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Year: 1878

CHATTER VI.


There was no time to be lost waiting for
explanations, for Mrs. Phelps was too queru-
lous to allow any one else's convenience to
be consulted when she desired their presence
or aid. She was thin and worn, the result
of disease no more than of fretful, fault
finding disposition. She allowed her hus-
band not one instant's rest, but kept him
continually employed doing her bidding,
and she repaid him with frowns and COM
plants. Her daughter scarcely dared to
approach her, for she was declared "pest
and torment" Poor little May; her life
was one continuous struggle between the
caresses of an over indulgent father and
scolding mother Will Phelps had changed
more than seemed possible. His face was
deeply furrowed by the lines of care and dis
appointment, for he had found to his sorrow
that forbidden pleasures bring harvest of
remorse. He had married Kate Mason in
an hour of beguilement, when entirely fasci-
mated by her wit and sensual beauty, but
deeply had he regretted his unlucky choice.
No sooner was the vow spoken that bound
her to him than began an endless round of
jealousy and upbraidIng. Too late he saw
his mistake, and if with his life he could
have purchased freedom, gladly would he
have made the exchange. But sense of
manhood and honor born of memories of
Maggie had kept him by Kate's side. When
May was born his heart seemed to flow to
her as natural current, and thenceforth he
never answered his wife's foolish suspicious
or paid any attention to her continual muir
murs against him. When she had finally
succumbed to the insidious foe consumption
he started with her, in vain hope of finding
healing in some part OF the world. They
wandered in every cline, paused at ever
tabled point of health, and finding no relief
at last came as a last resort to the springs
amid the Colorado mountains. And here,
broken and wretched, backed with disease
and consumed by mental strife and warfare,
Mrs. Phelps was fain to rest. Miss Maggie, /"
as everybody at the institution called her,
trusted TO her changed appearance and her
position to keep her safe from Mr.. Phelps
recognition. and she was secure. He did not
recognize her at all, but leaving his wife and
child to her care he went away to attend to
some little details of the journey they had
accomplished, nor did he return until safe
in their own room the nurse left them.
Ms Phelps as usual began TO complain, but
her voice was too weak to expend it in need
less talk and she was forced to be content
with making every one miserable. She
ordered them all from her room, sending for
the nurse to come and keep her company.
Willing to do all that was possible for the
dying woman, Maggie went to her and
whiled away the long dull hours of weariness
with her pleasant chat She talked OF every.
thing but the past, and in no way did she
communicate her knowledge about the
party. At length Mrs. Phelps spoke OF her
husband. and though il was ungenerous she
sorely abused him for faults that existed
only in her imagina ion. "He doesn't love;
me that is the reason he leaves me, so long
Ah well. know the reason, and will gel
even with him when get better. How soon
Year: 1878

Who does not know him, the man without
future, whose life is spent on playground,
and who finds sport in all that comes across
his path? His thoughts rarely peer over the
boundary of to day; it is of the same stuff
on the other side; and for the rest he has
the philosophers instinct that nothing is
more certain and less worth looking after
than the unforeseen-a Nihilist as sure of
his Nirvana as the devoutest follower of the
divine Sakya NUM-. The man who will not
look forward-what more is be than life
annuitant-if you like, a soul annuitant?
For his hopes to come are no bigger than a
butterfy's But let him tell you he is no
nonentity yet a while, and 80, believe him,
he is not the least important figure of the
nineteenth century. Why, he is represent
alive man, the exponent of this blase age.
Without futurel He is a present wonder
all the more, ar evergreen that acknowledges
Year: 1878




The gold bugs who ask for the coinage for
one year of silver dollars of 434 grains are
playing confidence game. They know that
such dollar could not circulate if the price
of silver bullion advanced on cent an ounce
in London, and all that might be coined of
that weight would have to be exported or
put into the melting pot and
coined over again with less weight
This whole clamor for. heavier dollar
than the regular one is dishonest and tricky.
No sincere friend of silver remonetizatisn
will be caught in any such trap, or support
any proposition OF the kind. The old dollar
is just the right weight. Let gold come down
to its level of value, as it must do when sill
yer is received as a full legal tender. and
then there will be no necessity for changing
the weight of either coin.
Year: 1878

We are gliding where the meadows
In their crystal beauty glow;
Through the forest where the shadows
Lie asleep upon the snow;
Where the naked oaks, ashiver,
OF the stinging cold complain
To the half-imprisoned river


Tearing at It's icy chain.
Where the frozen brooklet fingers
Till the winters reign is DER,
And the willows wiring their fingers
AS they crouch along the shore;
Through the silvery light that glances
Where the mail clad hills arise,
Till they shake their ashen lances
In defiance at the skies.
Oh, was ever joy completer


Than the sleighing time compels?
Was there ever music sweeter


Than this singing of the bells?
Was there ever lighter motion
Than this gliding of the sleigh,
Like shallop on the ocean


With its wake of flying spray?
Not cloud is ia yon far height
AS it arches blue and fair,
Anu the lrOSb, ike lTOZcu starlight,
Trembles downward through the air,
While the moon above us hanging,
Earthward turns her silver bow.
Don't you hear her arrows twanging
AS they fall upon the snow?
Love may pine in melancholy


Where the tropic breezes blow,
But he laughs to scorn such folly
AS he flies above the snow,
Where the blood with very madness
Through the bounding pulses swells,
And the he art in rhythmic gladness
Times the music of the bells.
Lewisville, Ind, Feb. 4, 1878.
Year: 1878

Whatever happens, never forsake a friend.
When enemies gather, when sickness falls
upon the heart, when the world Is dark and
cherries. is the time to try friendship. They
who turn from the scenes of distress betray
their hypocrisy. and prove that interest only
moves them IL you have a friend who
loves you, who has studied your interest
and happiness. be sure to sustain him IN
adversity. let him feel that his love was
not thrown away. Real fidelity may be
rare, but n exists in the heart They only
deny its worth and power who never loved
a friend or labored to make a friend happy
Year: 1878

Last Saturday, in company with several
gentlemen, we took ride to the Wyandotte
| hydraulic mines to witness working of
Granston's hydraulic elevator. The bed of
the ravne is neatly level, and though the
| gravel is quite rich, yet, owing to the want
Of fall, it has been very difficult to work it.
| But with the elevator the difficulty is en-
| tirely overcome, and the earth was rushing
through the tlume at rate astonishing to
behold. 1t was the first time that we ever
saw aIth washed up hill, and yet it is so
simple and easy that the wonder is no one
ever attempted to do SO before. One box is
placed in the cut. into which the earth and
gravel is driven just the sam' as III any
other hydraulic mine Bat II the over end
of this first box is second short box, set
deeper in the bedrock, and on the top Of it
is what is termed 81 grizzly or iron rods
close to each other. The object is that the
earth, water and DIRT may fall through the
iron bars into the second box. while the
large rocks are caught on the iron bars.
The water flows but couple of feet in the
second box, when it enters a round iron
pipe when it is struck by volume of wa
ter discharged from pipe. the nozzle of
which is inserted in the top of this first
pire, and away goes the water, earth and
gold mp an incline Of ferty-tive degrees, un-
til it is discharged into IA flu ne fifteen feet
above the bedrock, where an abundance of
rock may be found further down the ravne.
ANY person who has saeu wer flushed
has seen the whole thing. 1t is on precise
ly the same principle. The only difference
is that the sewer usual. descends little,
while the box through wbicn the earth and
gold is driven by the wat.r turned up. 1t is
astonishing with what force the small rocks
rush through the pipe. BY this process
all the hard Jumps are we'll pulverized.
The claim is paying we'll. After running
twenty hours, one of the boxes was cleaned
I'D and found to contain $40 worth Of gold,
though so would have been considered
good pay. With this new elevator there
are hundreds of acres of good land here in
Butte County that will pay very well. that
now cannot be mined except at great ex-
pense in cutting fiume through the bed
rock Orortlle Mercury, March 2sth.
Year: 1878

/ From the Boston Advertiser


/ a considerable audience assembled in


fremont Temple recently to hear tlie story
| of the ADDICTION of Charley Ross from the
/ lips of theFboy' father, Mr.. Christian X.


Ross of TIliiadelpllia. With but slender


indofseuiehts as an orator and entirely


without platform experience (this being


his first public experience), Mr.. Ross was


obliged to depend solely on the intrinsic


interest os his subject. ard his own personal


connection with it; but these were sufficient


to engross the attention of most of his


hearers j an hour and half He simply


narrated the circumstances of the abduc-


tion, .gaYes general account of the efforts


a.teaagg anapoers, 2ead extracts from
| the correspondence with them, and finally
alluded briefly to the death of Mosher and
| his associate, the confessed abductors.


Since their death, he said, ,altho' he had con-
tinued the search unremittingly, no infor-


nation of Charley's whereabouts had been
obtained. He believed the boy to be
alive but whether alive or dead he intend
ed to seek him until he knew his fate


Nj. Ross aun0unced at the beginning of
his lecture his belief that it was the design
of the kidnappers in case they were sue
cessful in extorting a ransom for Charley


to make a regular business in such trade
in human life. Nearly every letter from
the thieves contained evidence of such
design. Having this conviction he refused
fer long time to compromise with them,
feeling that to do so would expose every
maa's family to the same terrible danger.
It seems however, that at last he entered
into an agreement tU pay certain sum OF
money, in consideration of which his boy
was to be restored. The arrangement was
that he was to take an express train leaving
Philadelphia for New York at midnight,
and on arriving at New York take a Hud-
son River Railroad train aud ride to AL


bany. During the railroad ride he was to
stand on the rear platform Of the last car
with tho money in q vaise, and when he
saw a man on he track making a certain
signal he was to throw off the valise. lie
took the trip, but saw no signal, and was
afterward Informed in a letter from the
kidnappers, that seeing newspaper report
that. he had gone elsewhere to see.a boy
said to be Charley Ross, they had not sent
their agent with the money. Thus vanish
ed, perhaps, ghe last opportunity Of recover
ing the stolen boy.
Year: 1878

Excess of expenditures, $27l Is
In addition to this, it must be borne in
mind that the Committee of Publication has
its Office in the building, the rent of which
elsewhere would be at least SlOO.


There are generally some slight expendi'
lures each year for repairs; but as the build
ing is in excellent order, the amount required
for this purpose is very small.


CHANGE IN THE EARNEST WORKER.


The fourth resolution of the report of the
Standing Committee, which was adopted by
the General Assembly, is as follows:


"That the Earnest Worker shall here
Year: 1878




II it were not so hot we might write ex-
haustive article to show by a co Omparison Of ther-
mometers that Hew-YoJk IS after all one of the
coolest places on the continent All around us the
mercury leaps upward in the tube, tho western
wind brings death and madness, the breezy praires
are strewn with cOrpses, the pitiless sun glares
furious from the sands Of the still sea- and scOrch
ing Jersey sirOccO blows clouds of premature
mosquitoes into the pine plank hotels which shrivel
and crackle in the heat BY the suress beach. 'Tis
by no means 30 bad with us. HOtf Yes, to be sure
eighty OF ninety or so, or maybe ninety-ive or
six but there are waters all around us
that temper the burning blasts the fatal
wave that swept over ST. Louis left 80 much of its
eroeness in The lakes and rvcB that there was lit
tie terror in it when it reached our island city.
Sunstrokes have not been 50 many, and deaths have
been very rare Our streets are shaded during a
great part Of the day; there are large, well-dar-
kened rooms IN which one can lounge comfortably
in Eight costume; we are not condemned 10 dine in
starch and woollen at the 1y-blown table of
crowded country boarding7house; we can read
Mr.. Is editorials every day fresh from the ice,
and on the breezy heights of TIE TmBUEE's top
floors-but we forbear. Why should we give the
unhappy peighbor foretaste OF the future life
Eternity is long enough.


The admirable telegraphio reports of the weather
bureau. supplemented by the untIring newsgath-
erers OF the press, have rendered the country
great practical service during the progress Of the
torrid wave Visitations of this kind arc much
easier to bear when their coming is foretold. Dis
patches from Sc. Louis several days ago warned
those who could escape TO flee, and those who must
stay behind TO order their affairs that work might
be easy, and their diet so that their blood might be
cool. Besides, an evil that has been expected and
heralded in advance by bulletins of horror and ex
ctement generally turns out 10 be not so bad one
feared
Year: 1878

IF the public mind isn't in too great sim
mer to care what the rainfall has been in
years past, OF will be in years 30 come, Mr..
Diapers statistics obtained at Central Park
may claim attention. They show that there
was an increase in the annual rainfall of this
locality up to 1869, and that since that year
there has been just as steady a decrease. This
diminutiOn is thought likely to continue for
some years rIff .
Year: 1878

Hayes win Maintain His Rights If AS


sailed-The support OF the Army Pro-


mRised HIm.


NEW YORK, June 14.-Gen. Sherman made
d very remarkable after-dinner speech yester-
day at the meetign OF the West Point alumni
Abiding to the possibility of an attempt being
made to disturb the Presidents title. he de.
clared that Mr. Hayes, although mild man
the nerve TO maintain his right If it was as
sailed, and that in doing so he would have the
support of the army This sentiment drew
forth burst of applause from the students.
as well as from the young graduates.
Year: 1878




WASHINGTON, June 11.~-At the Cabinet
meeting to-day the proposed International
Silver Conference was discussed, and the
President expressed the opinion that it would
be one Of the most important incidents Of his
administration, and stated his intention to
appoint as commissioners from the United
States men OF national reputation. The bill
remonetizing silver and authorizing an inter-
national conference, provided that 1t should
meet within six months after the passage OF
the act, which time will expire In July. and
the President has decided to send message
70 Congress asking an extension OF time for
six months more, and an appropriation 0f
money to pay commissioners for the United
States. He will also ask authority to ap-
point a secretary and clerk to the commits
sion. Various persons have been suggested
for appointment but none have been decided
upon. It Is probable, however, that two OF
the five commissioners will be w. s. Groes~
New York
Year: 1878

PANAMA, June 6.-The new ministry have
taken charge OF the respective portfolios, and
apparently all is going to the satisfaction OF
the public. The want OF rain In the Depart
ment Of the Interior continues to produce a
great scarcity of provisions, and In some
quences. The crop in the entire department
are failure and provisions are very high.


The epidemic still continues. It is called O.
sort of intermittent fever; nevertheless those
who are attacked die on the third or fourth
day as Of yellow fever.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Kellogg is described by some of the
correspondents as being very much fright
ened at the prospect before him. We should
presume that the prospect would not be al
together agreeable to Mr.. Kellogg; but really
he has SO much and such distinguished COM
pany in his misery, that a certain quality of
cheeriulness would not seem quite Impossible
to him. MIR. Kellogg has been SO long accus-
toned to stand this sort of thing in solitude,
as it were, that the mere fact of having a
large and constantly increasing crowd to
share his more recent woes can hardly fail to
be somewhat in the nature OF balm.
Year: 1878

A few days since the New York Sun stated
that Senator Hill was opposing the BIZ is
subeidize a line Of steamships between New
York and New Orleans and Brazil, and that
his opposition was the result of bis being f1es
paid attorney OF the Pacific Mail COMPANY,
When the statement was made we pronounce5
il a slander, and the vote upon the bill shows
that we were right. Instead OF opposing the
measure Mr.. Hill voted for it, as did Cen.
Gordon and number Of Democratic Senn-
tors Augusta Chronicle
Year: 1878

Golden Medical Discovery
Is Alternative, or blood cleansing.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Pectoral.
Golden Medical Discovery
Is Cholagogue, or Liver Stimulant
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Tonic.
Golden Medical Discovery
Year: 1878

In the Probate Court,
OF the County of Los Angeles,
State of California.
ORDERsTO SHOW CAUSE WHY Or


DER OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE


SHOULD NOT BE MADE.
In the matter of the estate OF Thomas
Year: 1878

Yesterday morning the workmen at the
reservoir on account of the heat refused to
work unless their wages were increased.
They received 81 per day and they desired
an increase of rs cents which 1t Is alleged
was refused and the men.squit work in
body. We received our information from
one of the hands, but Mr.. Kennedy has
stated that there was no strike but that
work was simply discontinued on account
of the heat.
Year: 1878

The Regatta will be resailed this morn
ing on the Delaware River, over the same
course, from the mouth of the Christiana
creek to Reedy Island buoy and return. It
is hoped that there will be a fair wind, so
that the boats may get over their course be-
fore dark,
Year: 1878

PORE LEO XIII has already begun to
fail in health, according to report. If
the present Pope only succeeds in liv-
ing through as many such reports as
his successor did, the papal power is
assured for long time to come.
Year: 1878

Berlin, June 13.-The government,
with view to the suppression of the
social democracy, intends to enforce u
more rigid application of the passport
regulations, and a similarly strict en-
forcement of the laws relative to the
press and public meetings will also be
enjoined upon all the authorities in the
country; A woman and two men were
to-day sentenced to imprisonment for
REASONABLE utterances; the woman to
four years, and one of the men to two
years and the other eighteen months.
Year: 1878

IT is a queer circumstance that the
uniforms now worn by the New York
police were manufactured in San Fran
cisco, while the San Francisco police
board has just sent to New York for
uniforms, for the police of that city.
Year: 1878

Bonn Emperor William and Nobel
ing are improving in health. Modelling
did not make an entirely fruitless blow.
He has the satisfaction of knowing that
the civilized public takes almost as
much interest in his condition as it
does in the Emperor's. The names of
both are sent flying over the country
together.
Year: 1878

THE monarchical parties of France
are determined to make what capital
they can out of the recent stroke at
the life of Emperor William by the So
cialists. 1t is a card in their favor,
and they propose to play it where it
will do them the most good.
Year: 1878

will be in better condition to boy this
fall than at any time since the panic.
The indications are that by September
vast amounts Of wheat viii Be sold In.
stead Of being held, as was the case last
year, and that a, least aGty millions Of
dollars will thereby be put in eircnla-
ton.


There is, at the lowest calculation, s
half million Of this money to be saved or
lost 10 the Nail Association between the
ln Of August and the lst Of January. The
first question Is, will it be saved or
thrown Awsy' The next question il, what
will be the consequence Of throwing it
avay?
Year: 1878

FURTHER testimony in the Wander
bilt will case proves conclusively that
the old commodore was thoroughly con-
trolled by spiritualists. He was even
advised as to business measures by the
supposed spirit Of his dead wife.
Year: 1878

70 Indian Incendihrleo.


Associated Press Dispatch.


Hat Creek, Oct. S.-Messengers ar
riving at Camp Robinson this afternoon
report the prairies as having been set
on Hre thirty-five miles northeast of
Hat creek by the band Of Indians that
was said to have crossed the Sheridan
road day before yesterday. The at
mosphere southeast and east of Hat
creek is black with smoke, and the
smell of the burning grass is easily dis
cernible. A large tract Of country
must be on fire, as the stock is coming
from that direction on to this range.
Year: 1878

Some of the citizens of jackson,
being anxious to know Judge
Sneed's views on the subject of tax
alton and the public debt, the editor
of the Dispatch addressed him a
letter on the subject and received
the following in reply to the letter:


"Repudiation is foul word that
should never be named among hon
est people. A State, once dishon-
ored-like a woman's virtue once
defiled-is dishonored forever. All
the holy waters of Jordan can not
make it clean again. But low taxes
and suspended debts, at such a
time as this, do not mean repudia-
tion. A State, like a man, or cor
poratlon, may compound with
its creditors without dishonor. The
just debts of this commonwealth
ought to be paid to the uttermost
farthing, if it could be done. But
it is the perfection of folly to think
of such a thing now. In twenty
years, immigration and deYelop.
ment will have added millions to
to our taxable wealth. But in the
meantime what is to be done2 The
first duty of State is to itself. Its
government must first be main
tanned; next, it must discharge its
honest obligations, if possible. If
this be not possible, let it COM
pound with its creditors at such a
figure as the people can pay and
the creditors will accept. If no
compromise be practicable, then let
the debt stand suspended until the
better day that is coming, and, in the
meantime, let a sinking fund be
created upon the tax that will not
oppress the people, for the future
extinction of the debt and interest,
as far as it will. This will show a
just and honest disposition among
the people, and will tend to bring
about a spirit of accommodation on
the part of our creditors. No man
who knows the proud people of this
commonwealth dare proclaim that
they would consent to repudiate an
honest debt. No, sir! The whole
question in a nutshell; The wealth
lest of our people are too poor now
for high taxes"
Year: 1878

You can get the RURAL SUN, publish
ed at Nashville, and the CITIZEN for 1915
per annum. The SUN is the best Agri-
cultural and Live Stock journal publish
ed in the South or Southwest, We get
it in exchange every week, and do not
hesitate to make this endorsement. AS
for the CITIZEN, we refer to our long list
of subscribers as a test of its merits.-
Send us SO rs and have both sent to
you. apr25-ly