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Year: 1878

The parent of insomnia or wake fitness is in nine cases out of ten a dyspeptic stomach. Good diges- tion gives sound sleep, indigestion interferes with it. The brain and stomach sympathize. One of the prominent symptoms of a weak state of the gastric organs IS disturb ance of the great nerve entrepot, the tde brain. Invigorate the stomach, and you restore equilibrium to the great centre. A most reliable medi- cine for the purpose is Hos- tetter's Stomach Bitters, which IS far preferable to mineral sedatives and powerful narcotics which, though they may for time exert a soporific influence upon the brain, soon cease to act, and invariably injure the tone ot the stomach. The Bitters, on the contrary, restore activity to the op. erations of that all-important organ, and their benefcent influence IS re- flected in sound sleep and tranquil state of the nervous system. A wholesome impetus is likewise given to the action of the liver and bowels by its use.
Year: 1878

Yes Betsey Ann could never hold her tongue. would "blab out,n all she knew. So one day she fell in with old Aunt Polly Baker, who had been sorely afflicted with chills and fever for several years and could find no relief. Betsey Ann volunteers to say that there WAS Q remedy that would cure her sound and well, an,l that it did not contain any bad med icine, that it did not make "thunder in the head, that it fairly etore up'' the chills, root and branch and work ed them out through the liver and bowels, and that the article was known as Days Ague Tonic. Aunt Polly was cnred very soon thereafter. -Feb14.
Year: 1878

The communistic idea of the Stte


helping the laboring classes is a great
error. All such schemes tend in
the most direct way 10 the demoraliza.
tion Of the laborer himself, by reliev-
ing him of the necessity of laboring
and sacrificing, which, in the order Of
nature, all must undergo, as the con-
dition Of the rewards that attend on
industry and economy. IF any class
Of individuals can obtain capital by
simply asking for ii, it is idle to ex-
pect that they will exhibit the self-de.
nial and forethought necessary to the
accumulation Of capital. When all
the motives for practicing these vir.
tues are removed, is it reasonable 10
suppose that a class, naturally improv-
ident, will voluntarily attempt to i'm.
prove their condition? Capital can
only be created by labor and saving.
If every person in the nation were to
start of on the first day of next month
with an equal sum of money, those
only who had thoroughly learned the
art of saving would retain and add to
their pecuniary wealth. Nothing can
help a man who is not determined to
help himself.
Year: 1878

Prof Stewart, of San Francisco,
puts forward this theory as to why
earthquakes have become rare in that
region: "At all seasons of the year
there is vastly more moisture in the
air in the Atlantic States than in Cal
fornia, and | firmly believe that our
overcharged coast is being constantly
relieved of its plus electricity by the
iron of the overland railway, and that
California earthquakes are now appear
ing in the form Of frightful tornadoes
and electrical storms east of the Rocky
Mountains"
Year: 1878

If the Southern policy was adopted
only as a shrewd political move to dis
integrate the Democracy and to bring
to the support of Republicanism the
sufirages ofrespectableSouthern whites,
we must consider it on an altogether
lower plane than that one of lofty pa
triotism and advanced Craftsmanship
to which the eulogies of Mr.. Hayes
have assigned it. Regarded as a par.
ty measure adopted in the interest Of
Republicanism, the Southern policy is
unquestionably failure; regarded as
a measure reformatory of the evils en-
gendered by carpet.bag government,
it is, without doubt. a great success.
.-[New Orleans Picayune.
Year: 1878

A Frenchman is interpreting Indian
names. He says the Sioux Indians
name their papooses after events hap.
pening a. the time of their birth. As
illustrative of this peculiar trait, Red
Cloud is known to have taken that
name from the fact that the Western
sky was overspread with red clouds at
the moment of his birth; while the
bringing in of captive horse with a
spotted tail gave TO another Chief the
cognomen of Spotted Tail. Sitting
Bull received his name because buf
falo bull was, by a lucky shot, thrown
upon its launches in sight of his moth
er's resting place at the natal hour;
while the struggling of fractious po-
ny furnished title for the re,loubta.
BILE Crazy Horse.
Year: 1878

A very remarkable incident occur.
red on the voyage of one of the ice
ships lately arrived at Bombay from
America. The vessel was struck by
lightning, and the electric fluid pass
ing into the body Of the ship through
the foremast, pierced a hole some ten
feet ia diameter through the ice, melt
ing about thirty tons and setting fire
to and slightly burniDs some of the
beams Of the ship in its passage.
Year: 1878

BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL! lit takes
a Chicago reporter To scatter the flow
ers Of language. Says one: 80
while the palace car was shifting from
one track to another. and the tireless
wheels, unsaied by leagues of travel
over mountain, river and prairie, were
ringing a response to the tap of the
brakeman's hammer. ere they should
whirl in myriad revolutions along the
last stretch OF the vast iron way, a
glimpse was gained Of costly robes,
heavy with gems and jewels, and stiff
with the quaint and cunning Orna-
mentation Of the Orient"
Year: 1878

Camping and fishing" says the
Ithaca IN. " Journal, "ean obtain a
good light by soaking a common brick
in kerosene oil, and on being suspend.
Ell with wire and ignited, a brilliant
light, lasting for half an hour is OBJ
tanned, This is said by those who
have experimental with tito be great
ly superior to the torch in general use
Year: 1878

Newspaper paragraphers are expect.
ell to get up fresh jokes every week,
but a circus clown can run the same
old joke four million years and always
find fools to laugh at it.-[Wanen-
burg Press.
Year: 1878

raised, with rigid regularity. These tithes
alone return the Church an income Of 81 ,200,-
900 q year. Most of this money is spent in
missionary work and in bringing converts
over to this country. Of course, with such
large missionary fund, there is no lack OF con-
verts. It is calculated that just 5000 Mormons
arrive in this country every year from
Europe At this rate, the Mormon popula-
ton in Utah and the surrounding country
will number not less than 1000 in 1890, su11l-l
eient to form two Or three States OF the Union
Whether these Mormous are allowed to Or
ganize States or not they will form such
powerful community in the very heart OF this
country that the Federal government will lind
it impossible then to interfere with them. Ii
Utah was q Southern State or had an electoral
VOTE it is probable that the Republicans
would see the necessity Of employing United
States marshals and arresting leading cltl-
zens, but as it fortunately is O. territory with
out vote or congressman, tho government
thinks it scarcely worth while to punish the
Mormon bigamies and murders.
Year: 1878

A number Of leading gentlemen OF this city
are endeavoring to collect a fund for the bene-
fit Of that small remnant of the Barnes family
which the yellow fever spared. OF the many
sorrowful stories, born Of the epidemic, none Is
sadder than that of this family. They came
here to settle among us with the brightest
homes for the future. There was no chance
for escape; the fever attacked them among
the very first long before the epidemic threat
ened to be serious. One by one they died !;
first the father died, and then five children
in the very bloom Of youth followed
in rapid succession. They came here
to stay, and they will stay in the
cemetery where their six graves are, side
by side Of happy family Of ten there are
| left now only the wife and three children,
without protector or support, dependent on
the charities of the world Our people have
not been lacking In charity during the late sad
epidemic. The fever is gone, but the time
for charity Is not gone with it. 10 this un-
happy family, the worst sufferers by the epl-
demic, something is due. It is impossible to
restore the lost loved ones to them, but suffer
ing and want can at least be prevented
It is to be hoped this appeal will be heark
ened to. A subscription list will be found a.
this office for those who may desire to con
frih hrf
Year: 1878

We had the pleasure yesterday Of meeting
in our office Mr.. CIincker, of Chicago, the
Superintendent Of the Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Company. This gentleman visits
New Orleans on business of his company.
The Atlantic and Pacific has been Of inesti-
mable value to this city in reducing the
rates of telegraphing, and it should be liber-
ally sustained It is by this line that the tel
egraphic dispatches Of the DEMOCRAT, now
unreservedly conceded to be the best in the
South are received.
Year: 1878

The Gentiles of Utah have cause to De
alarmed at the expansion of the Mormon
Church in that and neighboring Territories.
Instead of losing by the death OF Brigham
Young. the Mormons are to-day stronger,
richer and more powerful than they have
ever been, and are increasing SO rapidly in
numbers that the Mormon question WILL
within very short time, be most serious
one to the Federal government. The Church
of "Latter-day Saints" is probably the rlcn-
est on the globe. It collects from Its follow
ers it's tithes of one-tenth Of all the produce
Year: 1878

fever this year will make the same showing
that the deaths from other diseases than the
fever fell far below the average. This is due
to the fact that all diseases partake of the
character of the fever in epidemic years, and
that many persons dying of slow diseases
we're carried off precipitateIy by the fever.
Year: 1878

The Governor of Wisconsin must order
new election, because some patriot Jailed TO
have his vote recorded at the recent election
In one of the representative districts the re-
suit was q tle This shows the Importance OF
q single vote.
Year: 1878

a ; --s s


T Every farmer living ina fruit growing
district ahould keep few swarms Of
bees enough at least to furnish honey
for his own table. There is an abun.
dance of honey material in the flower
garden, in the meadow, in the orchard
and in the vineyard to support half a
dozen swarms of bees on. each farm in
the neighborhood But more especially
should they be kept in sectious where
the culture OF the vine is made speci-
Atty, for there can be no better honey
food than ripe grapes. tits true that
the honey bee has not been provided by
nature with any means of puncturing the
skin OF sound fruit. but there is always
more or less fruit with broken or cracked
skins, Sufficient for the bees to carry
away As far as any difficulty might be
concerned, q few lunches could be picked
each day and placed where the bees
could find them, the grapes first having
been bruised or the skin broken, FIRST
in the spring, would be tho wild and tame
flowers, then the fruit flowers, then the
ripe fruit, and finally, lasting until late il
the fall, the grape crop From this it is
easy, tvssee how the hives would be filel
with honey, and the pleasure of having
white comb honey for table use saying
nothing of what would be sold, woul,


more than repay the cost and trouble.
Year: 1878

Anything new or fresh this morning ?"
a reporter asked in railroad office.


Yes, replied the lone occupant of
the apartment,


What is it," queried the reporter,
whipping ont his note book.


Said the railroad man edging toward
the door, THAT paint you are leaning
against"


Such are the loads a newspaper man
must bear -keokuk Constitution.


To make picnic lemonade a bar
rel, fill it with water, put in two pounds
of sugar, add one lemon, and refill with
water as often as the barrel is empty
Buffalo Express.
Year: 1878

EDITOR ARGUS:-Thc pioneers Of Chin
acum valley are men and women of edn-
cation and refinement. and it is very desir-
able that many more should he added to
their nuUIberS; for as home-Scckng seems
to he the desire of the masses, we cannot
do better than call their attention to the
hundreds OF broad acres now lying dor
mant beneath the hand OF Nature, await
ing the AK Of industry. so that the forest
may be made to "blossom as the rose"
Jungle to fade" and broad fields to take
the place of the matted bramblc thicket.


We require population, for with it and
an increase in our cultivated soil new
avenues of industry will be developed. and
wealth will rebound upon us. We extend
a welcome to any and all who come
among us with the determination to re-
main and build homes for themselves and
their progeny. There are. In the neghbor-
hood. many young men just commencing
to lay the foundation Of permanent home
which will one day be- valuable and may
excite the envy of the passer-by. We
may. for instance, take glance at the
farms, which were settled upon twenty
years ago. covered with timbcrand under
brush so that there was scarcely room for
the passage of a mosquito. To-day, by
the indomitable energy and perseverance
of those early pioneers, those farms are
the pride of our settlement, and the
wealth Of our country; so, too. will it be
with those that are now under way. The
log cabin will gradually give place to the
pretty frame building which dots the
landscape Of our cities, and the tinklng of
COW bells, with the merry voices of child
rem. will be heard where now roams the
wild beast of the forest.


The future looms up before us with
bright horizon. traught with many changes
for the better, especially as new enter
prises are put in motion, providing sure
and ready market for the tillers of the soil
increasing our facilities, instrumental in
the circulation of capital among us, Great
ing employment for hundreds of idle hands
and bringing happiness and wealth to ali.
The question may safely be asked, what
need we more? T.
Year: 1878

IT is hoped that all those intend
ing to secure passage on the steam
er Goliah to Olympia, on the coming
Fourth Of July, will register their
names at Miller's jewelry store be-
fore next Tuesday, as there are not
enough yet to secure her services
and the matter must be decided by
that time.
Year: 1878

CoRRRcTIoN.-Last week in speak
ing of the acting Vicar General for
this diocese, of the Catholic Church,
we gave his name as Father Richards
instead of Father Younger, as il
should have been.
Year: 1878

The GLORIOUS FoURTH-Need we remind the
reader that this is the ever glorious Fourth of
Julyf just one hundred years ago, it was two
years after the Declaration of Independence was
promulgated. Did You ever think of thati Did
You ever think of another thingi No other
event of worldwide Importance ever occurred
on the Fourth of July. The event of July 4th,
l776, was like clap of thunder-it drowned the
noise of everything else that might ever occur
on Fourth of July. Perhaps none of us will
ever live to be signers of the Declaration of In.
dependence one hundred and two years ago.
But let rs do the next best thing-have as good
time as possible now. This is our Fourth of
July oration.
Year: 1878

WANTED Republican newspaper in Troy. One
that will not wait until the Convention to ascertain
who the Republican candidate is.-Bmletin.


Yon hit rs in the right place that time, Broth
er. The only plan we ever knew to find out
who the candidates were, was to wait until the
Convention nominated them. If any other kind
of paper is wanted, no doubt the Bulletin is
open to proposals, as usual. 1t can get up a
NEW ticket to order, at least once a week.
Year: 1878

EY@ The two papers ofTroy-the Chief and Bulletin
arc now engaged in warfare the Doniphan
County bond question. The bonds were and lille
nal. The Chief thinks they should not be paid for
the that they are Illegal The Bulletin wants
them paid because of some petty spite against the
Board of County Commissioners, who are working
work against the interests of the citizens of its
town and County is unworthy of the support Of the
peOple.-Hoiton Recorder.


The Recorder understands the man to a nicely.
That is just exactly what he is doing. Yet there
are citizens of the County, who pretend to be
interested in its welfare, that allow him to black
mail and bulldoze them into supporting the
Bulletin. But men cannot helpi if God Almighty
gave them 10 backbone.
Year: 1878

PROVIDENCE
Mr.. II. r. STEVENS


Dear SRI have been a great sufferer from dropsy
was confined to my house than a year Six months
of the time entirely helpless L was Obliged to
have two to help in and out Of bed was swollen
l9 inches larger than my natural size around my waist
suffered all could and live. 1 tried all remedies
for Dropsy had three different doctors My friends all
expected would die many nights was ex pected 10
die before morning. At last Vegetine sent me by
friend never shall forget the first dose. could real.
ize its good effects from day to day; was gettng
better. After had taken some or bottles could
sleep quite well nights began to gain now quite fast
After taking 10 bottles could walk from one part
of my room to the other. Ny appetite good the
dropsy had at this time disappeared kept taking the
Vegetne until regained usual health. heard of
great many by using Vegene after got out and
was able to attend to my work: / am n carpenter
and builder will also say that it has cured an amt
of my wifes of Neuralgia who had suffered for more
than 90 She says she has not had any neuralgia
for eight months have given it to my children for
Canker Ha,nor. have doubt in my mind il will cure
any humor it is great cleanser Of the blood it is safe
to give child. will recommend it TO the world. Nv
father is 90 old and he there is nothing like il
to give siren 9Th and life aged person. cannot be
too thankful for the of it. 1 am,


Very gratefully yours, JOHN S. NOTAGE.
ALL DISEASES OF TIE BLooD.-u VEGETIyE will releye
pain cleanse purify and such diseases
the patient to perfect health, after trying different phy.
sicans many remedies and suffering for years is not
Why Is this medicine performing such great cures 1t
works In the blood in the circulating fluid 1t truly
be called the Great Blood ParSer The great source Of
disease originates in the blood and medicine that
does not act directly upon it purity and rcnoyate has
any just claim upon public attention.
Year: 1878

% Thomas Helm has been appointed Re gis-
ter OF the kirwin Land Office. Col Phillips
may hnd that it would have been more profit
able to have kept faith with those who came to
his rescue before, than in trying to regain lost
ground by the appointment of set of new re-
cruits
Year: 1878

'SMoN SAYS WIG-wAG."-In answer to our
charge, that the editor of the Bulletin refused to
vote for a competent Democrat for Judge in
preference to an incompetent Republican, on the
ground that he "could not vote for Democrat, -
he replies that he did vote for the Democrat,
and has witness to prove it. Now, which side
is he playing off ont At the time, he took great
credit to himself as a staunch Republican, for
voting for Hubbard, in the face of such bitter
opposition. A year ago, he endeavorsd to draw
around him, as his friends and supporters those
Republicans who stood by Hubbard, because he
had also supported Hubbard, and was true
blue In the last County canvass, one of his IA
vorite charges against Bnrkhalter and the Chief
was that they had opposed Hubbard, and assisted
to elect Democrat. Now be says he has wit
ness to prove that be was deceiving and lying to
those Hubbard men. We have no doubt that he
has witnesses to prove that he is now lying to
the Democrats, if occasion should necessitate his
topping over again. Which side did you sell
out, anyhow; and which one are you lying toi
Year: 1878

S The Troy Chief has entered upon its twenty
second year. Sol Miller one of the best newspaper
men, and also of the hardest workers in the State
consequently, the Chief takes front rank among
Kansas Journals We hope it will live to be at least
three score and ten.-Guurd Press.
Year: 1878

EFAt the drawing room reception
held by the Princess Louise and Marquis
of Lorne at Montreal; the Princess wore
the same costume So at Halifax The
folio wing decree was published in the
newspapers. signed by Colonel Littleton,
the Governor Generals Military Secre-
tary: ladies are to wear low necked
dresses without court trains, and gentle
man are to be in full dress. Ladies
whose health will not admit of their
wearing low necked dresses may, on for
warding to the A D c in writing a
medical certificate to that effect, wear
square cut dresses Dresses fastened up
to the throat are not to be worn"


The Governor General certainly has
a fool spot somewhere his makeup.
Year: 1878

cF Everybody is willing to saw his
prayers when lie is in tight fix andsees
no other way out. The Lord is the last
resort Of come people and theirreligion
is after the fashion OF the sailor who
prayed and said, "O Lord, I haven't
asked anything of you for fifteen years,
and il you'll get me ashore / won't ask
anything for fifteen years more" The
little shoeblack also had q system OF the
ology after which great many take pat
tern. He told an iuquiring missionary
that he always said bis prsyels at night,
because he was asleep and didn't know
what might happen; but never in the
morning, because any bright boy can
take care OF himself in the day time.
Year: 1878

WAsHINGTON, May 1.-THE compromise
Pacific Railroad bill introduced In the Senate
several days since by Senator johnson, OF
Virginia, has had the effect to discourage the
friends of the Scott scheme to such an extent
that they have lost all hope of pushing their
measures through Congress this session,
which is a virtual abandonment of the field to
the Southern Pacific. This latter company
will now continue building their road east
from Fort Yuma. The bill now pending be-
fore Congress grants this company the right of
way through tho government reservations.
1t Is expected the bill will pass sometime next
week.


also pass before the end of the session, and the
question of a Southern Pacific road and who is
to build it will be finally settled
Year: 1878

BROOKLYN, May 11.-At the regular weekly
prayer meeting of Brooklyn Tabernacle last
evening, MIR. Talmage took as the subject Of
his talk Communism He began by saying
that the great grizzly monster which had
been on the other side of the water had with
in the past few days waded the seas to Amer.
lea. 1t was Communism; a theory which
was: what you cannot get lawfully you can
take anyhow. Whenever there was a differ
ence in brain there would be difference in
all estate. Violence would tear down, but
would never build up. The President and
governors would do we'll when they planted
loaded cannon in the streets that were blocked
up with the Commune mass.
Year: 1878

New YORK, May H. The second annual
bench show OF dogs Of the Westminster Ken
mel Club will open Tuesday at Gilmore's Gar
den and will probably be great success.
Over ono thousand dogs will be on exhibition.
Year: 1878

New York, May 1.-THE Herald says the
sudden flush Of hope in the minds of the
Fenians that their coveted opportunity has
come at last, and that as soon as war breaks
out between Eng land and Russia they will be
at liberty to enlist in the Russian service for
an invasion of Canada, is as wild freak Of
lunacy as ever got possession Of an empty
brain self-advertised to be let unfurnished
The idea Of the doughty Fenans that there
will he a call for their valor and
n scope for their deadly hate of Eng
land as soon as war is declared
Is sheer moonshinc and nonsense The alb
surd way OF jumping at conclusions Is n fresh
proof of their ignorance and wrongheadedness
The conquest of Canada by the United States
would be q brief holiday campaign II we
desired to annex it, but we do not want
Canada. No true American desires to seize
and possess It,; The Fenans are a set OF con-
ceited, mischief making donkeys, who will be
sternly repressed and punished if they at
tempt to invade Canada in the pretended in
terest of Russia We are confident nothing
is further from the intention Of Russia than
to abuse American friendship by encouraging
violations of our neutrality laws and subsi-
dizing these shallow-pated Fenians.