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Year: 1878

DoE'T yop wish yo. knew what you
could get that would cure that fever and
ague which has fastened itself on you and
is almost shaking the life out ofyou2 Just
get bottle of Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic.
Take wine-glass full three times a day
and you will lind that it will subdue the
most obstinate. 1t is suufailipg in its effects,
pleasant, wholesome and agreeable, and
It's purity is guaranteed,
Year: 1878

1t is certainly blessing to have
safe, reliable and cheap remedy for
coughs and colds near at hand at this
season of the year, DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup has eminently proved itself to
be such a remedy.
Year: 1878

increasing. New York city once possessed
only one-fifth Of the wealth Of the State. This
1t soon Increased to one fourth; now It is more
than all the rest OF the State.


Nor is this all. 1t has been found that less
than 300 persons own over one-half OF all the
real estate Of New York city While the city
is increasing In wealth at the expense Of the
country, a few persons within the city are alb
sorblng all the wealth of the masses


Such is the alarming condition OF affairs de-
veoping In this country. America seems to
be rapidly assmilating In this respect to Eng
land, where some 300 persons, mainly noble
men, own all the land of the tight little Isle.
It is this landed wealth that has enabled the
peerage OF Great Britain to maintain Its priv
ileges powers and political influence. Whether
we will draw still nearer to England and de-
velop moneyed aristocracy Is yet to be seen i;
the millionaires Of the North, grown fatby the
war, appear to hold ON to their money as
tightly as English peers. Neither the panic nor
the hard times can take their money from
them. Nor Is this wealth now limited to one
generaUon but 1t is handed down from father
to son and kept together In one lot as In
the Vanderbilt case, just as the English noble
man keeps the property In the family by the
law OF entail.
Year: 1878

The bark AZor left Charleston Sunday will,
= cargo Of $50 negroes-emigrants 10 Africa
who went out under the auspices OF the
Liberian Exodus Association. The utmost
excitement Is represented to have existed
among the negro population. and the ship
was 30 crowded that 1t had to be unIoaded
several times before the number could be re.
duced to that allowed by law.


Those who were forcibly detained will
doubtless prove the fortunate ones before
long. This exodus scheme Is. no doubt
another cold-blooded speculation on the igno-
rance and credulity Of these poor people, as
the Freedman's Bank affair was. and it
would be as well for the government to
watch It's operations.


There is abundant room and work for them
In the South, and much better future, as in
.dividuals and as race, here, II they will only
goto work and consent to assume the position
IN Life to which they are honestly entitled,
Year: 1878

The concentration of wealth In the hands O
few persons is still steadily going or
IN this country and threatening our re-
publican institutions as they have never
been threatened before. When the panic
and hard times came 1t was generally
thought that these would serve at least
any good end in cutting down and de-
stroying the mushroom growth of men who
had made their fortunes by the war. Instead
Of this being the case however, the hard
times seem to have had exactly the opposite
effect from what was expected. and affect and
injure only the poor.


New York, OF course, makes tho most alarm
Ing exhibit Of this tendency OF capital to con-
contrate In the hands of few OF any State In
the Union. New York city Is rapidly acou-
mulating all the wealth of the Empire State,
and Indeed of the whole country. The nine
hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants Of
Manhattan Island own moro property
than the s,soo.ooo people Of the rest Of the
State; and this disproportion 70 constantly
Year: 1878

The Ohio Legislature is In a quandary over
the resignation OF one Of its members, one
O'Connor, who is charged with being an ex-
convict OF the Michigan penitentiary. O'Con-
nor denies the charge, and yet he insists on
resigning, while his party friends insist just
as strongly that his resignation be not ao-
cepted and that he undergo an investigation.
In similar case the United States Senate
paid no attention to like charge made
against certain individual claiming a seat
In that body-which he did not get but not
for that reason.
Year: 1878

Tweed left no will, and simply because a
will would have constituted a judicial con-
fession that he had property In his own right
and name. Some years ago he disposed Of
all his available property TO his son. but 1t is
said that he was really insolvpat at the date
OF his death. His attempt to escape cost him
SEQ, 900, and his lawyers s4OO 600 more.
Year: 1878

John A. Logan does not wish to be placed
ON the list OF retired Brigadiers. He was
even more bitterly opposed TO being placed on
the list Of retired Senators; but we fancy that
an admiring and grateful country will not be
40 insistent in this instance as In the former.
all tho ffmn
Year: 1878

McCoskrey resigned too soon; he should
have heTd on, like Beecher, II he proposed to
deny the soft impeachment. A man who
happens TO be bishop can do great deal
more efficient lying In a matter Of this kind
than one who has been, but is not any longer
Year: 1878

The brain of a horse seems to entertain
but one thought at u time for this reason
continued whipping is out of the question
and only confirms his stubborn resolve.
But IL you eat by any means change the
direction Of his mind, give bim new sub.
iecs to think Of, nine time out If ten YOU
viii have no further trouble IN starting
him. As simple trick as little pepper.
slOnes. or the like. thrown back on h,.
tongue. will often succeed. by turning his
attention TO the taste in his mouth. a sim.
pie remedy is to take compile Of turrs ul
common wrarpiDg-twine. such rs groccrs
use, sround the fore legs Just below the
knee. tight enough for the horse to feel
and tie In . buwknot. At the FIRST cIuck
he will generally go dancing Of, aud after
going short distance. you eau get out.
remove the string to prevent injury to the
tendon in your further drive; or tie a
string tightly around bis ear. which will
serve TO divert bis mind to forget his stub
borness. London Garden.
Year: 1878

A TIER having given the cash plan of doing bus- A ness in this place thorough trial for the past SIX months am prepared to say that am we'll satis neo with and have the best evidence that my pat rons are also have just received car of the best Mlchlgan Flour and w1ll let each of my customers nave barrel of at six and half dollars provid assortment of all goods usually kept at country store and will not be undersold on any article.

 ORLANDO SWIFT.

 4-]W Warren Conn,
Year: 1878

Az old lady from tho country. upon
seeing plaeard in q store window an
nouncing .'one price for ALL" was
nightly disappointed when she went In
and discovered that instead OF being
able TO buy all in the window for one
dollar aud half. she must pay "one
price" Tor one article. And now you
cannot disabuse her mind Of the idea
that some storrkeepers will lie.
Year: 1878




A noted expert furnishes the Stock Ex-
change the following data regarding Julia :
/ made a careful examination OF tue
mine day before yesterday. found no in
dieation of oy- in levels above the lS00-foot
level. This level shows a strong body Of
low grade ore.s extending from 100 feet
south Of the shaft to the north line, devel-
oped hyde cross-cnts driven westerly from
the lateral drift Its general character,
and that of the surrounding rocks, indi-
cate that il is merely ths top or apex of an
extensive body Of ore from the 1900 level,
incline shaft follows the formation at an
angle OF ij degrees To the 2000. Here we
find the foot wall well marked and defined
by strong body Of clay coursing north
east and southwest. the ledge lying to the
east. A drift south from this point has
been driven in vein material for a distance
OF $50 feet, cutting the vein at an acute
angle, and its face approaching so near the
quartz that 1t tapped and drew on the nat
nral water that always accompanies ore
bodies OF the Comstock, and flooded the
level for short time. The flow has ex-
hausted the supply and the level is now
dry. The water was intensely hot. the
formation soft. One hundred feet south
from the shaft the diamond drill was driven
in easterly for % feet, entering the ore at a
distance Of As feet, the drills giving assay
values Of a very encouraging nature. When
the water broke in at the face Of the drift
tire drill was still in high grade ore. A
cross-cnt was started at this point, follow
ing the drill, and driven Is feet; also an
other, q feet south from the shaft, is in
five feet. The material in these cross-cuts
is porphyry, quartz and clay, giving low
assays-similar in character to that sur
rounding all the rich ore bodies on the
Comssock. Work has been resumed and
IN short time the problem will be solved
Ny opinion is that il will prove averitable
bDunuza NsN
Year: 1878

The CRANBERY AS A HOUSE PLAN
The common cranberry is mos
attractive plant when properly cult
waited in pots, and can endure a good
deal of neglect which would be fata
to other plants. A compost of muck
and sand is the proper material for
putting it in Although usually re-
garded as aquatic in its nature, it will
not do to have the soil saturated with
water. What it requires IS that water
be within reach of its roots, aud that
the soil shall be one through which
water can lise readily by capillary al
traction. Let the pot stand in about
an inch of water and it will thrive
better than at any greater depth. The
cranberry roots readily from cottings,
or it can be propagated by bending
down the sprays and covering them
with the moist compost. 1t is beauti-
FIJI at all times Of the year, and espec-
tally 80 after the fruit commences to
ripen. Its red berries will remain on
the vine for g long time and are high
lv ornamental.
Year: 1878

WouLDNT SAW WooD. -"Saw
wood! saw wood tor my dinner!
said the tramp, with look of horror.
"Not much | won't 1t Isn't that |
object to labor. ! yield to no man in
respect for the God-given privilege Of
earning my Sweat--I mean sweating
my earnings-that is to say, breadlng
my earn, by the brow of-you know
what I mean. | am ready, nay, anx,
ious to work. Give me some hay to
spread right out here in the snow.
Show me where there is stone wall
to lay-behind. Anything but help
ing in the most distant way to devas
tate the mighty forests of this broad
land, that the Almighty meant to
gather moisture and induce the revlv
ing rain to fall upon the parched earta.
Why, do you know that this continent
is doomed to become an arid desert if
this destruction goes on? It's fact,
and won't be party to it. No for
ests, no rain-everything dry-dry as
l am l decline the responsibility for
it. Tell me you've got some coal to
carry in, and I'll see if l can't send
you boy to do it, but no wood saw
ing for me if you please"
Year: 1878

1t is hard ior young mother who
has not yet overcome the wayward
tendencies Of her own youthful nature
to realize the influence she exerts over
her little ones. She IS continually
surrounded by critical imitators, who
copy both her morals and her man
ners. AS the mother is, 10 are her
sons and daughters. If u family Of
children are blessed with an intelligent
mother, who is dainty and refined in
her manners, and does not consider it
necessary to be ono woman in the
parlor and an entirely different person
in her every day lie, but who is a
true mother, and always tender,
charming woman, you will invariably
see her habit of speech aud her pleas
ant manner repeated in her children.
Great, rough men. and noisy, active
boys will always tone down their vol
ces, and strive to step quietly, and
to be more manherly, when she stops
to give them kind word or pleas
ant smile, tor true mother will never
fail to say and do all the kind and
pleasant things she can that will in
any way help to lift up and cheer
those whose lives are shaded with toll
and care. The mother Of today rules
the world Of tomorrow. Think Of it
when you are tempted to be trettul
and impatient and guard well your
home treasures.
Year: 1878

A Dutchman in the Pennsylvania
oil regions let his lands to an oil com.
pany on condition OF receiving ono.
eighth of the oil procured. The well
proved to be pretty good one, and
the farmer began to think the oil men
should give him a better chance, and
ventured to tell them 50. He said
they ought to give him one.twelftb.
The arrangement was finally made,
with the understanding tina. the
Dutchman was not to tell any one
All went smoothly until division day
came, when our friend was early at
hand to see how much better he would
be off under the new bargain. Eleven
barrels were rolled to one side for the
oil men, and one for him.


"How's dish ?" said he. 81 tnk l
was 70 get more as before You have
made some mistake"


The matter was explained to him
that he formerly got one barrel out of
every eight, but it was his proposition
to take one out OF every twelve. This
revelation took him aback. He
scratched his head, looked cross and
relieved his swelling breast of feeling
of selfreproach by Indignantly re.
marking:


"Well, dat ish the first time as ever
l knowed eight was more as dwelve." "
Year: 1878

A singular instance of the ingenuity
of birds was noticed at Detroit the
other day, when two robins were seen
to be toiling away at small toy
basket, which had been lett in door.
yard. Evidently thinking it would
make a palatial nest the birds were
pulling ..and dragging it along over
the grass, but were unable to get hold
oft in such way as to fly oil with it.
They according left 1t, but soon re-
turned with string about eight feet
long, which they drew through the
basket and, each taking one end in its
bill, flew briskly away with the basket
hanging on its swing between them.
Year: 1878

crotchets. his talk a continual flow
OF brilliant, startling, shocking,
absurd, revolutionary, quaint, rev.
erent sayings. He seems to be a
human locomotive without break
or stop-cock. He watched the SPAR
rows on the green and the pigeons
that circled over the park; he fol-
lowed the children with his eager
eyes and seemed to pine after them,
himself big, oyergrown boy. An
inexpressible sadness came into his
face sometimes, and then it was
tender and sweet as a woman's.
One cannot help feeling a deep
sympathy for the man, who with
more poise and steadiness of ma
ture, with a mental equilibrium
which has either lost or been de-
MED, perhaps with better regulated
nerve gauges, might be one Of the
ablest and most brilliant men of
the age. 1t is q terrible reflection
on our medical science that it has
found no way of restoring such a
man to the world and to himself.
Year: 1878

An American is always astonished
with his hotel bills in Europe, es-
pecially as to the numerous extras
that are attached to them. First
comes the charge for the rooms;
next one franc to one and a half
per day for attendance to each per.
son; then the inevitable "bougle"
(candle), which are to be paid for
whether burnt or not. Here at Nice
there is an additional charge of
from one to two francs per day to
each person for servants in the din
ing saloon. When you depart your
chambermaid, the waiter and the
baggage-men all expect to be feed.
Besides this, you will find in your
bill a charge for taking your bag
gage to your room and bringing it
down again, and when you reach
the depot the omnibus man expects
a fee for experimenting the. de-
livery of your baggage, although
the omnibus charge is in the hotel
bill also. The European plan of
hotel. keeping, when the extras are
all added, foots up from four to six
dollars per day, provided you take
your meals in the hotels, and in
London, if you take your meals
elsewhere, the charge for the room
is double.
Year: 1878

ness l would gladly do it, but so far
as in me lies, cheerfully do toward
it what | can. | certainly feel you
never had any dishonest intention
in taking that parasol. You are
honorably discharged, and if you
will come here tomorrow l will
take complaint from you against
the offenders. | would take it to-
day, but you have gone through
enough for this day."


Mrs. Coles and her friends were
in tears, and as soon as the, justice
finished speaking they all crowded
about her and shook her hands
warmly. Mrs. Coles seemed ready
to faint. She was taken home in a
carriage.
Year: 1878




quence.


Mr.. Train said, among other
things in his address the other
night from the stage of the Broad
way Theater, that it was great
mistake for the Coaching Club to
turn out in these times with four
m-hands. He inaugunted the
Commune in France, and there
was not two-horse carriage to be
seen afterward. In sixty days from
nov there would not be a two
horse carriage in Central Park.
The present system of picking out
all the best men TO fight was a mis-
take. Some men were sent to stop
cannon balls, and the cripples left
to propagate the race. The social
evil would never cease until the
marriage Swindle stopped. Mission
aries were.swindlers, for the same
boat that took them out carried
rum and tobacco for the natives.
Stewards Hotel was u failure. The
estate was bankrupt. Bob Inger-
soil was a fraud, for he divided up
his money with the Young Mems
Christian Associations. Tom Paine
was a drunkard aud a deist, not an
atheist.


A man rose in the audience and
said that Mr.. Train was a liar A
great part of the audience stood up
to see who made the assertion, and
there was u very lively passage of
words. Mr., Train asserted that he
Year: 1878

liked Mrs. Smith so well that she
intended to stay with her after her
time was out, if Mrs. Smith would
allow her. There is no doubt that
Mrs. Sothern will receive Just as
humane treatment as is possible,
under the terms of penitentiary
discipline.


Captain Nelms wrote her that he
would permit her to bring her baby
with her, and said, furthermore,
that he had succeeded in getting a
position with Captain Smith for
her husband, who might come on
with her if he desired to do so. A
gentleman of this city provided
money with which "Bob" could
pay his expenses to the camp.


Mrs. Sothern and her husband
ard child, accompanied by her
guard, got off the train on the side
opposite the ladies' saloon, and went
around to it in an unexpected direc-
tion. This caused a stampedein pur-
suit of the poor woman. The crowd
rushed right after her, and every
man tried to get the best look at
her. She was attired in black
dress and wore a dark hat and black
veil which hung so as to partially
obscure her face. After the party
entered the saloon they were met
by Colonel j. w. NelmS, principal
keeper Of the penitentiary, who
gave some directions as to their dis
position and convenience during
their brief stay here. While they
renamed in the saloon the men
and boys outside clambered around
the windows and stood all over each
other in the desperate effort to geo
the convict. Some of them climbed
on cars and overlooked the scene.
1t was feared at one time that they
would storm the door and have
their own way in spite of restraints,


Several gentlemen were admitted
to the saloon and conyersed with
Kate Sothern and her husband.
The woman seemed naturally reti-
cent and did not say much. In
appearance she is not particularly
striking, being tall and slender and
with rather delicate features. She
looked pale and weary last night,
and seemed to dislike the notoriety
Of her reception.


Bob Sothern is a robust and ra-
ther fine-looking man Of twenty.
eight. The baby was also the OBJ
ject Of the wild curiosity which
bubbled over on everything con.
nected with the unfortunate fam
| lily. Mrs. Sothern's manner was
very calm, though her expression
was serious, if not sad. She was
carried away on the Macon train
at IL o'clock. She will reach
Sandersville to-day. We learn that
Mr.. Sothern has arranged to get
work near his wife and they will
not be separated.


Many curious letters have been
received upon the subject of this
case. dp o


Charles Herbst, Of the Macon
Library, writes about "braye Kate
Sothern.


An Augusta man rasps Governor
OOlquitt for condemning "this no.
BILE woman to punishment that is
worse than death" He goes on to
say that he is preparing a petition
for her full pardon.


Another writes: "Every true
husband in Georgia should admire
Mrs. Kate Sothern-the woman
who knew her rights and had the
courage to maintain them"


1t is notable fact that the gov
ernor did not receive a single letter
ASKING that the sentence Of the law
be executed, The universal weight
of petition was on The other side.
i
Year: 1878


I'll be at the window as he goes by.


As he goes by
lie III lit his head to look at the sky,


The western sky,
To see if the sun has set for iair-


And suddenly there
Against the sky in the golden air


He'll see pair
of familiar 'yef; and shall see


As he looks at me
A sudden smile and a nod. maybe;


All this in three
Or perhaps four swift minutes-then.


All then.
In another moment the world Of men


For him, or. when
The street is turned, different face
To take my place.
While by my window here retrace


Zach line Of the face
Which smiled at me as IL passed me by


With glance Of the eye
ThatsWept me in with the western sky,


The sunset sky.
To morrow | ,hall be at tbs window when


lie asses again
He will smile and nod-and then, ah then


The same old stsry over again
mora Perry, in Sunday Aft rnOon for June
Year: 1878

was not altogether iudicious and in fact
so much an argument for free trade that
it will drive away some members who
wished to support the bill as prepared.
Geo. Banks has the floor to reply to
Mr.. Wood.


The new Doorkeeper, Gen. Field,
profiting by the unfortunate examples
ofhis predecessors, proposes to manage
his Office in his own way, 1t is already
evident there is in him none of that
amiable weakness which caused the
downfall OF Col. Polk. Besides men,
bers Of Congress, warned by the past,
will be less clamorous in their demands
for place under the new official. They
will not demand that he make ten 60.
in. five and leave something over.


REX.
Year: 1878

Laying aside the thought Of our own


rest and com fort, let us look little


higher. For the childrens sake zoe.


mast make the most of ourselves. Many


an unseltish mother has said.. "Oh. l


cannot take all this time, there. are so.


many things to do for the, children"


She does not realize that she may do.


more. for them in the end by cultivst-


ing BSGkab than if she spends all her


time cd hes.dnd cooking. A gener-


osity wfIcH makes the recipient weak


or selfish is not a blessing but curse.


Have you not seen grown up. sons who.
snubbed their mother'a. opinions in
the same breath with they called her
to bring their slippers?. The meek lit-
tie woman has "trotted around"i to
wait on them so long that they have
come to think that that is all she is
good for. Their sisters keep Ma" in
in the background because she hasn't
a bit ofstyle," and is so uncultivated,
forgetting that she has always worn
shabby clothes that they might wear
fue ones; that her hands have become
horny with hard work that thai theirs
might be kept soft and white for the
piano andthat she has denied herself
books and leisure that they might have
both. And there are other children
too noble for such base ingratitude.
who feel keen sense Of loss as they
kiss the dear witherd cheek and think
how much more Of woman mother"
might have been if she had not.shut
herself away from the culture and sweet
companionship of books.-ScribHer for
april