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Year: 1879

1T is AN ESTABLISHED FACT THAT
QUININE or CINCHONIDJA will stop Chills,
and for this purpose there is no better rene
dy. But it is also an established fact that
they do not remove the cause that produces
the Chills. For if they did, the Chills would
not return on the 7th, 14th, 2lst or 18th
day. Then is it not money LOST to attempt
to permanently cure the ChiIls with Quinine
or Cinchonidia, a, when they do not remove the
cause from the system that produces them
For until the cause is removed, the Chills will
refrIrn ba
Year: 1879

One of the most eminent pianists in
London having suffered much from the
irrepressible conversation of drawing
room audiences, devised the other day
a means of giving little lesson to the
town. He arranged with his violin, his
violincollo, and the rest that the music
should come to sudden stop in the
midst of the loudest passage of the piece
at q given signal from him. 1t was
done.


The bawling and shouting voices
were left, in the twinkling of an eye,
high and dry, as it were, upon a shore
of silence. Joyous, clear, and distinct
above them all rose a voice from the
foremost seats, the voice of lady-but
no, tortures shall not drag her name
from me! And these words were ring
ing upon the startled air: "We always
fry ours in lard !"-LOnd0n World
Year: 1879

sleeping-room. There was nothing very
novel in this, but there was something
odd in the fact, always noticeable
at the same time, that the cat would be
lying stretched out upon the kitchen
floor, and that she paid no attention u
the escaping rat. DR.. Bennett men
toned the odd circumstance to his wife
and she suggested that, as the rat hac
only one known way of escape from the
kitchen, he should slip in quietly, close
the hole and kill the depredator, The
suggestion seemed a good one, and q
few nights ago DR.. Bennett slipped
quietly to the kitchen door to see if he
could catch the rat inside. He opened
the door without making a noise, and
looking in saw something which rather
startled him. The cat was stretched
out upon the floor as usual, purring
contentedly, and there, sucking away
like kitten, was the rat, remaining at
its place until the visitor made move
ment, when it darted away, escaping by
its usual route. No effort was made TO
kill it. DR.. Bennett thinking it too
cruel a thing to bereave the cat of an
adopted child, after taking away her
own offspring. The Doctor is certain
of what he saw, confident that his eyes
did not deceive him in regard to the
singular circumstance.


To which a correspondent of the same
paper adds the following:


noticed your remarks this morning
concerning a singular occurrence of a
cat nursing a rat at the residence Of
DR.. Bennett, S04 Washington Avenue,
and, as it is quite likely some may
doubt the occurrence, | desire to state
that the same thing occurred at my own
residence in Louisville, Ky, some 20
years ago. had cat that gave birth
to a litter of kittens in an empty barrel
in the cellar, and few days thereafter
a half-grown rat was discovered nurs-
ing the same as the kittens, and con-
tinued so to nurse as one Of the kittens
for a! week or ten days, according to
the observation of myself and family.
1t all of sudden disappeared, and the
cat became as disconsolate over its dis
appearance as if she had lost one of her
own litter; and, strange to say, few
days after the rat disappeared, myself
and family were one afternoon sitting
in our parlor when, to our great sur
prise, our cat came walking in with the
lost rat in her mouth, alive, and she
was as much elated as if she had found
a lost young one. We watched her
maneuvers, and she carried the rat up
stairs into ballroom in the third story,
placed it on q bed in said room, and
then went down to the cellar and car.
ried one by one of her kittens up to said
room and nursed kittens and rat there
together for week or more, when the
rat disappeared.
Year: 1879

y The longer I live, the more do !
become satisfied that nothing is so good
for people who are in deep trouble as
real hard Woodwork that not only
occupies the hands, but the brain; work
on which one lavishes the best part of
the heart George Eliot.
Year: 1879

Always offer ladies the right hand.


Ladies do not talk across the street.


Walk around a lady's train do not step
across it.


Much underseoring in letter is mean
ingless and vulgar.
In bowing the inclination of the head is
alone necessary.


The well bred are free from pretense or
superciliousness.


Nothing is more vulgar than finery or
jewels out of place.


Never pass an acquaintance without a
SALVATION Of recognition.


The custom of sending flowers to funer-
ais is growing in disfavor.


The true gentlewoman causes all to feel
perfectly at ease in her presence.


More than three in family should never
accept general invitation.


A hostess should command silence from
her guests during the performance of mu-
sic.


A gentleman should not shake hands
with lady until she has made the first
movement.


No woman can dress well who is igno-
rant of the three grand unities-her sta
ton, age and points.


Gentlemen are not expected to take off
their hats when driving incline their head
is sufficient.


It is false notion to suppose that gen.
tlemen may not leave a lady until relieved
by some one else.


Airy fabrics are suitable for balls. Rich
ly trimmed silks are suitable only for
those who don't dance.


Under his parents roof a young gentle
man should never devote an entire evening
to but two or. three ladies.


A married lady extends her hand to a
stranger brought to her home by friend,
as an evidence of cordial welcome.


In marriage ceremony the bride stands
at the grooms left, so that when they turn
to leave she may take his right arm
Year: 1879

7'ennyson writes and rewrites most of his
poems three or four times over, or rather
prints them three or four times over, for the
poet laureate rarely uses pen except to
write letters. He moves about on his lawn
with that Texan hat of his, with his pipe
or cigar, or stretches his legs upon garden
chair and muses.. taking an hour or two
very often over couple of lines, and all the
morning over single verse, and this, when
complete, is set up in type at 8 private
printing office. Thus line by line the poem
is built up in type till it is finished. A
couple Of proof are then pulled-one to go
into collection OF original drafts which the
poet laureate keeps as a literary curiosity
to see, perhaps, what his first ideas were,
aud what form they took-and the second
to revise throughout, line by line, werd by
word, for no man is more critical in the se-
lection of his phrases, and the poem is re-
set. This, with possibly few additional
alterations in the margin, is the form in
which we see the poem and although the
prices the poet laureate receives for his
idyls and songs look large, especially in
comparison with tine prices poets have been
glad to take from publishers, they are BY
no means large when compared with the
labor Mr.. Tennyson puts into his work.
Year: 1879

Considerable work Is being done in the west
park of the Capitol, The old stone tagging
leading from the Pennsylvania avenue Gu
trance to the Capitol steps has been taken up,
and the walk is being reaid with artificial
stone, in colored tiles, with low granite
coping on each side. Worklnon are also en-
gagged in digging deep and wide trench lead
Ing from the air duct on the House side, about
is to continue the duct underground and cree
a tower at the end, with the view of ensurng
a supply Of fresh air for the Hall Of Repre-.
sGntatives This work makes IL necessary TO
take up large sewer aud carry 1t around the
duct.
Year: 1879

A little colored boy, not moro than five years
old, was detected in the act of roobing the
money drawer of the cigar stand at Harvey
& Holden's last evening One Of the en-
pIoycs took him to the Fifth Precinct Station,


where he received lecture from Lieutenant
Kelly, and was alterward turned over to his
grandmother, who announced her intention of
giving him something he would remember"
Year: 1879

Do good and throw it into the SEA; If
the fish know it not, the Lord will.
Who fears God need not fear man. If a
man would live in peace, he should be
blind, deaf and dumb. small stone
often makes great noise. A foolish
friend is at times a greater annoyance
than a wise enemy. If thy foe be as
small as a gnat, fancy him as large as
an elephant. A friend is worth more
than a kinsman. If my beard is burnt
others try to light their pipes at it. The
dogs bark, but the caravan passes.
You'll not sweeten your mouth by say
ing Honey" They who know most
are offsnsst cheated. More is learned
from conversation than from books. He
rides seldom who never rides any but a
borrowed horse. The fish that escapes
appears grester than it is. Trust not
to the whiteness of his turban; he
bought the soap on credit.
Year: 1879

"There were two men got into fight
in front of the store" said North end
man at the supper table, and l tell you
it looked pretty hard for one Of them.
The bigger one grabbed cart stake
and drew it back. thought sure he
was going to knock the others brains
out. and Jumped in between them"


The family had listened with rapt
attention, and as the head paused in
his narrative, the young heir whose re-
spect for his fathers bravery was i'm
measurable, proudly remarked:


"He couldn't knock any brains out
of you could he father p


The head of the family gazed long
and earnestly at the heir, as if to de-
tect evidences of a dawning humorist.
but as the youth continued with
great innocence to MUNICH his fourth
tart, he gaspsd and resumed his sup
mar
Year: 1879

with my class. | have thought it all
over, and l believe l can do it. know
L can, mother, if you will only e t
me.


Mrs. Kimball had great faith in
her son. Ofcourse she gave her con-
sent and at the beginning of the fall
term he was admitted to the school.


He did not make haste to advertise
for work. But the tall boy might
have beenseen looking down, thought
fully, at the feet of his fellow-pupils
Year: 1879

THE Dela,cdrean, Senator auIsbury's
paper, so far from favoring the suspen-
sion of coining the silver dollar says the
recommendation of the President and
Secretary of the Treasury to do this
"will no! be likely to meet with favor
either in Congress or the country. 1t is
certainly very singular idea, that with
paper circulation of nearly or quite
700,0O0,000 dollars, we have too mucL
coin in the country with which to secure
its redemption when we have all toll
less than half the amount in coin."


I'VE have less coin now than England
France or Germany, and not half enough
to secure the redemption of our paper cur
rency if it were presented for paymen'
True, 1t Is not likely to be SO presented
butlt Is the part of wisdom to be ready fol-
such an emergency. This idea of suspend
ing the coinage of silver originates with
the interests that secured It's demonetiza
ton In 1873 and that opposed its remone e
tizat'oh IN 1873. They would perhaps,
they 'uid, suspend The mining of both gol,
ana sitoer and tock II up in he bo,Oels of IN
earth, so that the value of the money


their possession might be enhan ced, and
ike the coal operators, increase the pric
Year: 1879

THE Democratic politicians Of Indiana
are unanimously of the opinion that II
the movement of the colored people to
that State is intended 10 strengthen the
Republican vote it will prove a great
failure, 1t is estimated that two thol =
sand colored men have already reached
that State, but the way in which they are
being introduced is creating detection
among the white Republican voters
which is going to prove troublesome.
This is what the Democratic politicians
say, but, like all other politicians, they
| may be mistaken.
Year: 1879

Of their wares by creating Q scarcity In
In the market. The argument that the
people do not want silver, and therefore
its coinage should be Suspended, is neither
honest or true. The people do not want
either silver or gold for the ordinary
transaction Of business. because It IL more
convenient to use paper as medium OF
exchange, but they do want both gold and
silver as coins OF the country into which
paper currency can be converted at their
pleasure. because they know that the
value OF paper circulation depends upon
Its prompt convertibility upon demand.' .'
Year: 1879

The way to get credit is to be
puncsual; the way to preserve it is
not to Use it much.


Trust no mans appearance; ap-
pesrauces are deceitful, perhaps as
sumed for the purpose of obtaining
credit.


The rich ere plain; trust him, if
anyone who carries but little on his
back.


Never trust him who flies into a
passion on being dunned, bat make
him pay quickly if there be any vir-
tue in the law.


Whenever you meet man who Is
fond Of argument, you will meet one
profoundly ignorant of the operations
Of the human henrt.


Mind your own affairs. Let the
errors you see in others manage
ment suggest correctness in your
own


The true secret Of living at peace
with all the world is TO have an hum
bic opinion of ourselves
Year: 1879

When Pompeii was destroyed there
were very many buried in the ruins
of it who were afterward found in
very different situations There were
some found who were in the streets,
as If they had been attempting to
make their escape There were some
found in deep vaults, as if they had
gone there for security. There were
some found in lofty chambers But
where did they ind the Roman SEN
tinel? They found bim standing at
the the city gate, with his hand still
grasping the war-weapon where he
had been placed by his captain And
there, while the heavens threatened
him /; there, while the earth shook be-
meath him there, while the lava
stream rolled, be had stood at bis
post; and there. after thousand
years, be was found
Year: 1879

A little four year old woke up very
early one morning, and seeing he
'ull moon from the windos, be iuuo-
Gently remarked II should think it
was abcu; time for Dad TO take that
moon in.
Year: 1879

my slow going friend,n said the
lady laughing II am going to reply
that luckily you didn't welt wait for
ner tardy letter of Introduction


Il have something to tel you
madam" feebly ariiculsted Mederic,
who very well comp-ehended that be
must hurry up bis denpument il he
did not wish bis comedy to be chang
ed to melodrana. The genuine pro.
Year: 1879

"'My Partner has been in of your pigeon-holes


for seven months'' Such the accidents OF life.


An interesting dramatic event this evening Will


be the production of Hamlet at the Standard


Theatre. Mr.. Bandmann is understood to have IN


troduced number of novel features in the play that


are calculated to excite more less criticism. The


character of the melancholy Dane is one which he


has personated many hundreds of times, and 1t Is
claimed that his interpretations are different from
and yet effective those of Irving, Booth or
Fechter. Some idea of the novelties OF scenic
action may be had from the following summary
In the first act scene first. the entire depth OF the
stage is used and for the first time in America
snow scene is introduced. In scene second py a
mechanical contrivance. complete change taxes
place in the sight OF the audience that turns night
into morning and displays room in the CASTLE
Hamlets business in this scene is also SAID to
be original. In scenes fourth and hftn other
novel effects employed. In act second
Rosencrantz and Guidenstern are discovered
among a number of courters awaiting the Kings
arrival and not Mr.. Booth and others have made
tho picture. and thus new meaning in Hamlet is
suggested or explained. The play scene in act third
has it is said, likewise the merit OF novelty. Mr
Bandmann claims that it has never been 80 repre-
sented on any stage within his knowledge. He also
states that the manner in which Opheliss body is
brought ut the end Of the fourth act is an orig
inal idea closes it effectively than as 1t Is
done by Irving. Booth or Fechter. His piece de re-
sance from spectacular point of view. is reserved
until the fifth act. where in the burial scene is the
representation of Catholic funeral. with its pro-
cession of priests and singing acoiyte boys courters
and religious accessories. The drinking OF the
poisoned cup the wounding of Hamlet and Laertes
and the killing of the King are all features upon
which Mr.. Bandmann and under his instructions.
the scenic artists said to have expended much
care. that the production Of the play. from be-
ginning to end is likely to elicit from Shakespearean
students and old theatre-goers interest that is
not always felt in the well worn tragedy.
Year: 1879

The reasonable, temperate tone of Secretary
Schurz's reply to Governor Pltkin's excited
letter the other day is significant sign OF
the wholesome change III public opinion with
recard TO the Indians. The Government rs
well as the people begin at last slowly TO rec
ognize the fact that they are human beings to
he dealt with in peace like men and fought
like men, and not an abnormal sort of beast.
TO be alternately pampered or abused, In
order to keep them from their beastly work.
The return of the white women and children
unharrned by the Utcs will go far to convince
the public that the red man can carry on war
with some civilized and humane restric-
tions. Governor Pitkin appears to have
been scared beyond Lis own control by the
vague rumors about him of danger Miss
Meeker, too, maddened by the sight Of
her fathers death. wrote frantic letter
demanding instant vengeance "on the red
devils who long ago should have been BAN
"ished from the face OF the earth" Much,
however, must be pard0ned to woman
frenzled by grief. The Administration, much
TO its credit, has not been moved by these APP
peals, nor by so-called public opinion among the
border settlers, TO begin war OF determination.
Border settlers are too frequently trespassers
ON Indian rights, and are no more fit To decide
this matter than was "a STAKEHOLDER to judge
impartially OF questions between the white
man and the negro.


IL should he remembered. too, with
all our regret for the murdered Meeker,
that the immediate occasion for present
difficulty with the Utes seems to have
been his taking their land for his own
purposes, and summoninc United States troops
to help him. The Indians when wronged have
no redress In the courts nothing but the
sword. II the Administration. by its firm,
temperate action, succeeds in obtaining peace
ably the surrender of the guilty Utes. 1t will
have saved the country the disgrace of
Year: 1879

Tonight at Cooper Institute additlohai
proof Will be given of the earnest desire o.
President HAYES and the Administrations ana
all who bear especial sympathy with them, that
Nj. Cornell shall be elected Governor Of New
York. Secretary sherman viii continue the
good work which Secretary Eyarts began last
week. Ii is needless to say wiat
welcome Ncw-York, the financial centre
of the continent will give to the man who.
10y his courage ard capacity. wrought out To
Its conclusion the work of resumption. But our
salutation need not be given on that ground
alone. great as his services were. Before he
was Secretary of the Treasury, MIR. Sherman
was ior many years Senator of the United
States, and before that, III the carry
life of the Republican party and when
he was himself young man. ne
was for several terms member OF the lower
branch oi Congress. In this uninterrupted
public career of nearly twenty-five years he
has been known to the Republicans OF the
whole Union as a man of courage and conNic-
tions. fearless champion of freedom, ana u
strenuous advocate of public honesty. lie mas
earned the good opinion of all kepuohcahs oS
a lifetime of earnest work-malntaining ne
publican doctrines III Congress ana eNecu'ine
Republican policies in the Treasury. lie comes
now also as the most conspicuous representa-


tive of a great State which has just achie'eu
a splendid Republican victory. He should have,
and will have, an enthusiastic welcome
Year: 1879

Loui.iana votes for President tins year
That Is to say, tie Legislature will have the
mower under the Constitution about to be
voted on 10 choose the Presidential electors, and
il is expected that that power will be exercised
The effort that is to be made to carry the
Legislature for the Republicans should have
the hclp from the North that is asked, and
plenty of it..
Year: 1879

There will be perfect flood OF moral forces"
from the barrel this week.


The Young Scratchers have published IN the
Democratic organ another appeal for funds They
ask for at least a thousand dollars more. What is
the troublc3 Have the Iilden- Robinson agents dis
covered that there IL no necessity for wasting
further contributions upon so harmless an ln5urrec-
tlOa
Year: 1879

The cornsr stones of which there
will be two, in the new hall about
being erected at New Castle, will b-
laid On Monday, the 29th inst. There
will be one laid at one end of the fouu-
dation with Masonic eeremoni-s in the
morning. and another at the other end
by the Odd Fellows in the afternoon
As general invitation has been ex END
I'd to the members of both orders Of
this oity to be present on the occasion.
The day will b. big one in the city Of
New Castle.
Year: 1879

Logan's arrest for treason, and only re-
Trained from serving it in order to allow
Logan to 60 to Washington and make a
compromise, through which he became a
leader in the union army. Had he known
this fact, which Marshal Phillips can no
doubt verify, he might have placed the
bloviant Illinoisian in very uncomfortable
predicament. He based his accusations on
current rumor, however, and some of them
were slightly removed from the truth, and
as consequence he gave Logan the oppor-
tunity to deny their truth, which ought to
suggest to Lowe the Importance of being
sure of his facts before making his state
ments.


Not content with making haphazard
charges, however, Mr.. Lowe proceeded
to make himself further ridiculous
by sending a challenge to the
swarth Senator from Illinois
and when no notice was taken Of that very
foolish document, posted him as tone who
knows how to insult but not how to satisfy
gentleman" We have no doubt whatever
of the Justice of loves conclusion as to Lo-
gan yet we are forced to the conclusion that
Lowe has shown himself to be one who
knows how to roar like lion but not how to
disguise his prodigious ears. In the contro-
versy he has come out second best, for he


who, in these days and in this country, talks
| of fighting a duel writes himself down an ass.
Year: 1879

with Duchess. The common mind is
bothered in trying to settle the question.
There was culpable reticence regarding the
Jones-ian traits and an amiable considera-
ton of family interests; there was an aris-
tocratic indifference to the exasperating
ordeal of genteel commoners in finding out
the luckless Jones for themselves, and there
was the charitable design not ''to spoil her
chance of getting place. Whether to
pity Jones as the victim of "high-toned''
persecution-nay, conspiracy-or to l1n-
peach the Duchess with the most plebian
dealing, aggravated by repre-
hensible inclination to guard tho in
terests of those abundantly able to
take care of themselves, that's the quandary.
The middle ground of regeneration, IN
turning the flighty and uncomfortable Jones
into the homes of old England, armed with
such potent credentials, is distressing, but
the self justification is the rub. 81 thought
it perfectly right to give her the character
did, although thought her out of her
mind,' and the jury falling in with the same
spirit of exoneration, and possibly with
similar absence of mind, declared that "from
first to last her grace had never said any
thing about this young woman but what she
honestly believed to be true" Conservative
Britons could do no more than that, although
they might have had qualm or two about
the quality Of the truth which was equal to
so many emergencies.


The average American reader will observe
striking dissimilarity between the late
Artemus Ward and her grace the Duchess o.
Westminster. He was willing to sacrifice
his wife's relations in the service of hi
country, but she was dcsirous to spare he1


family the service of Jane Jones, ''who wa


off her head,' and perfectly willing, even t


written endorsement, to foist her upol


s'strangers to find out for themselves wheth


er there was anything the matter"