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Year: 1878

BALTIMORE, Jan. ga meeting was held here
to-day by tobacco manufacturers representing
q tax paid to the government of 1888 600 annu-
ally. The meeting was for the purpose OF pro-
testing against any change In the present tax Of
tobacco, and was called in view Of the fact that
Hon. g. G.. Henkle. member OF Congress from
the Fifth. District OF Maryland. has urged the
Maryland Legislature to pass resolution favor
ing the decrease in the tax.


letter opposing this was submitted by Mr.
}. Hall Pleasant. The letter was adopted and
copy authorized to be sent to the legislature


Resolutions were also passed adverse to any
increase In the tax and setting forth that any
agitation at present in regard TO the tax would
retain the present restrictions On leaf tobacco
Year: 1878

New YORK. Jan. 22.-William H. Vanderbilt
appear at the inquest on the body of Mathew
Riley. who died from injuries he received by
being run over by Vande bilt's team about two
months ago. Riley was an old man, and had a
large family dependent upon him for support
The killing was free from any carelessness or
neRligenre on the part OF Vanderbilt, and
throughout the mans Illness he was very at
tentiYe to him
Year: 1878

Arrangements for the proper cele- bration of the 4th of July are occu- pving the attention of the various committees We anticipate d good time and feel assured that nothing will occur to depreciate the public stock of patriotic pleasure.
Year: 1878

Globe, just now Is experiencing an afflux of immigration. The outside world, since the establishment of a newspaper here. is evidently aware of the fact that we have silver Eines that will do to bet on. Recent arr rivals are but the begiRhIng of the end.
Year: 1878

LEARN TO CooK.-An English lady
who can cook eDlsrges in a lively letter
10 the Standard on one ofthe real griev-
ances Of the present day, to wit, the
number OF utterly useless and idle young
wives, who, being incapable themselves,
spoil their servants, and then wonder
that the husband leaves the ill-cooked d
meat, perhaps ill-served also, TO dine at
his club. They say contemptuously
they were not brought up 10 that kind
of thing, and consider il beneath them.
This lady replies that she was not
brought up to il either, but she denies
that it is beneath any gentlewoman 10
try and contribute 10 the comfort OF
those around her. If she need not
absolutely work with her own hands,
the mistress Of house should certainly
have sufficient knowledge to direct her
subordInates, or they will soon discover
her ignorance and become insubordi-
mates. Nor need the absolute perform
ance of these duties interfere with other
pursuits. This lady confesses that after
pastry and cake-making in the morning
her hand is sometimes TOO tTemuIOus
for her fayorite oil painting or 10 help
her husband IN the preparation OF OBJ
jects for his microscope. but 1t Is easy
enough to find some other occupation
when this is the case; and she has not
lost her love for art, nor her apprecia-
ton of science, because she IS happy
enough to be lady who can cook.
Year: 1878

LOVE MAKING. - False modesty


frequently .deters women from their
share of love making. From fear
of being considered over-bold,
they are apt to be over-shy, and
thus discourage attentions which
they secretly desire. Women are
as well entitled as men TO express
theirzlove, only each sex has its
own way-man with words and
woman with manners. The one is
quite as expressive as the other
and, in either case, the more deli
cateiy7 expressed the better. A
woman who does hot express her
attachment by her manner cannot
expect to be loved. 1t is altogeth-
er a foolish, because it is a. hypo-
critical practice, that cf pretending
to be different to those whom she
really and legitimately loves. Oh
course she ought to conceal excess,
because til a weakness we want
to cure but preference is legiti-
mate feeling which may be always
modestly manifested by any wom-


.Efz-5es IS. tsft s
Year: 1878

Il is the duty of every one TO take
some active part as an actor on the stage
OF life. Some seem to think that they
can vegetste, as it were. without being
anything in particular. Man was not
made TO rust ouI his lite. IL is expected
he should ''act well his part" lie must
be something. He has a work TO per.
form which il is mis- duty to attend to.
We are not placed here to grow up, pass
through the various stages of lite, and
then die without having done anything
for the benefit OF the human race. Is
man 10 be brought up in idleness7 Is he
to live upon the wealth which his an
cestors have acquired by frugal industry
l. he placed here TO pass through life an
sutomatonP ? Has he nothing to perform
as citizen of the world A man who
does nothing is mere cipher. He does
not fulfil the obligations for which he
was sent into the world. and, when he
dies, he has, not finished the work that
was given for him TO do. He is mere
blank in creation. Some are born with
riches and honors upon their heads. But
does it follow that they have nothing to
do in their career through life? There
are certain duties for every one to per-
form. BE something. Don't live ike
hermit, ald die unregretted.
Year: 1878

A rich msu had cheated poor widow
on. Of q fold which mad belonged 10 her
husband. and which was the only prop
erty she had, iu order 20 make his own
garden larger. a day or two after the
poor woman met him in that very field
with an empty sack in her hand. With
tears in her eyes she said to him. "Sir, |
wish you would give me just as much
earth out OF the field as would ill this
sack" The man laughed and said, IL
can't refuse such foolish wish as that"
The widow filed the sack with earth, and
then said, "And now, Sir, am going TO
ask you to help me Lift this on to my
shoulder ?"


The man had no wish to do this. but
the widow begged him so hard that he
was obliged 10 give way. But when he
tried to lift the sack. he found il was too
heavy for him to move. He told the
widow so, and she said, "Oh, sir, il you
find only one sack OF earth too heavy,
how you will be able to bear the weight
OF this field, which holds a thousand
times as much earth, upon your con-
science at the day OF judgment p The
man trembled At these words, and gave
her land back to her again.
Year: 1878

--"Henryn writes TO learn why it is
that one side of moustaehe curls more
easily than the other. He says that the
right side of his naturally curls upward.
while the opposite end as naturally lops
downward. This is not natural function
of the moustache. II is in the training.
II the owner of the mous'ache is unmar-
ried, the curl OF the moustache indicates
on which side of q young lady he most
frequently sits. For instance, if on her
right side. the left hand and arm hevin
an Office Of their own 10 fill, the hand of
the right arm is left free to toy with that
side OF The moustache, and curling up the
end is its tayorite pastime. This is re.
yersed if her left side is preferable to
him. As q general thing, il will be found
that young mems moustaches curl best on
the right side. II the wearer is married,
the curl indicates on which side OF the
church is his pew Ii on the right of
the church, the curl will be on the lett
OF the mustsche, as this position throws
his left elbow on the back OF the seat,
thus bringing the ,5lt hand to his face.
wi an The fingers naturally tail TO work
At once. The reverse occurs il the pew
is on the opposite side. Henry can rely
on this information, as it is the result of
years of careful study and research in
mustache statistics. cs.-DdisbUry NecS.
Year: 1878

EHterpTise COurlcT.


Last Wednesday evening as the
south bound freight train on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad was CON-
ing around the curve near Oakatib-
bee switch, the engineer, Mr.. Gee.
Spicer, noticed IL woman walking
along the side of the track. He
had no idea that she would get IN
the way of the engine, but just be-
fore the train overlook her. she
jumped Oh the track aud turned
her face toward the rapidly APP
preaching engine. The pilot trip
ped her up and she fell forward OH
1t, bruising her head considerably
bnt otherwise receiving no serious
injury. AS soon as possible the
fireman ran out on the engine, and
succeed in dragging her up out Of
danger. She was brought to this
place, and DR.. George was called
in to see her. She told several diff
ferent stories at first, somewhat
contradictory, but from what We
can learn, her name is Eliza Gilbert,
and she lives about two miles north
of Meridian. She says that her
husband whipped her which caused
her to wander away from home,
and she has no idea what caused
her to get in the way of the train.
1t was thought at first that she
was crazy, and some were under
the impression that she was under
the influence of whisky at the time.
From all we eau learn the latter
theory seems most probable. She
was sent up to Meridian Thursday
much improved.
Year: 1878

Two or three days since tramp
entered the room of woman at
Taylor's depot and committed u
nameless outrage upon her. The
woman was in bed with her infant
child only three weeks old. Not
satisfied with his fiendish work the
wretch beat his unfortunate victim,
leaving her for dead. These brutal
assaults upon the innocent and
helpless merit only one punishment
death OH the spot. Identifica-
tion beyond doubt! then death at
the nearest limb should be the pen
atty. The youth of the land should
be- taught to SO regard it, to so
deal with it. La the face of this
great crime Judge Lynch should
occupy the bench, and Death the
jury box.-Houy Spriags Reporter.
Year: 1878

A correspondent writes as fol-
lows to the Columbus Independent:


l send you herewith remedy
for that horrible disease, caucer,
which l believe IL certain cure. A
friend of mine in Louisiana has been
cured by the use of this remedy,
and "a gentleman in South Missis-
sippi to whom he gave the recipe
has also been cured. Please publish
for the benefit of suffering human.
ity.


Use the extract of sheep sorrel
prepared as follows:


Gather the sheep sorrel when
green, place it in mortar, beat it
up very fine, express the juice and
strain it i'll order to get rid of the
lint and trash. Place the juice in
a deep plate and set it in the sun
until it evaporateS to the consist
ency of molasses or honey. Spread
the salve thus produced on piece
of kid, or on linen cloth, and ap-
ply to the affected part, renewing
it two or three times day. This
application, in two or three days,
will cause the ulcerous part to
slough off, after which apply
simple ointment to heal sore.


This remedy is sure, and causes
considerable pain, but is otherwise
harmless. 1t the patient has the
nerve to stand the pain it produces
it will effect a radical cure.
Year: 1878

+, The Detroit Free Press believes
that the man who can invent IL
smooth pavement which will not
rot or pulverize, can become a mil
lionaire in a few years. And while
heis inventing the pavement let US
suggest, for those who have not
signed the Murphy pledge, that he
put some sort of an attachment to
it that will prevent it from flying
up and hitting man on the back
of the head.-Heraad and Iresby-
ter.
Year: 1878

The effort now being made to secure a
change of District government and prop
erly-adjusted division of the burdens of tax
paying is met by an insidious hostility
which cannot be concealed much longer,
and which, when exposed, will show how
much stronger is the love of position with
some patriots than Of the general welfare 1t
office-holding patriot under the District
government to have the wishes of tho
people answered at this time. A change
in tho form Of government is LA
BILE to displace the present horde
of Democratic and rebel officials, and
jeopardize those weakened Republicans
in position who have been praying good
Lord and good Devil until they scarcely
know which is which, and where they most
owe their fealty. There is not holder of
position in the District government to-day,
be no Republican, Democrat, or Confederate,
who heartily espouses the cause of the
people and favors the bill which passed in
Committee of the Whole, and was then
slaughtered In the House. The reason is
apparent, and the mischief they are doing
with Members in season and out of season,
is equally apparent. A change in
the form of the government endangers the
positions Of this hungry crew Of officials,
who have no care how heavily the tax-pay-
ers are hardened il they can only enjoy the
emoluments of their present positions.


This is u matter for the Taxpayers Of this
heavily -burdcncd District to consider well.
They can lily afford to have their interests
entirely subordinated to the personal bene.
fits of lot Of officials of questionable use.
fulness to the public good, and If the pend,
ing measure before Congress should fail the
cause Of that failure can, in great degree
be traced to that cause Let the bill pass
aud then let these leeches take their chances
under the new regime.
Year: 1878

THB New York World still treats tho
bogus NINEs-CoNKLINo interview as gem
uine. Perhaps MINES has found further ro-
ward and favor In the Worids eyes on ac-
count Of his political treachery. 1t 10 u
habit Of the Democracy to overlook personal
baseness In any disreputablo Republican
traitor whose treason and ingratitude may
be used 10 bolster up Its waning cause.
But with duo regard for tho character of his
services lot him be ranked alongside FRANK
MOSES, OF South Carolina, OF placed At the
top Of the black list of infamous tattlers.
Year: 1878

THF textbooks used in nearly, II not all
beach the doctrine that the war for secession
was right and that the idea of maintaining
che Union by cosrcing the States is wrong.
BY all means. just for Cancellation, you
know. let Us encourage these hot-beds Of
treason but If Wa want perpotuity of good
government let us discourage them. Re-
publcans who are inclined to vote for the
William and Mary relief bill will DO well to
study this suggestion.
Year: 1878

BANNING's committee is fearful that their
bills for the reorganization and pay Of the
army will not pass as separate measures 50
0he endeavor is to be made to saddle ono or
both of them on to the army appropriation
bill In this manner they hope to revenge
Fhemselyes
Year: 1878

FRANTIC appeals come from the South
fbr the repeal Of the bankrupt act That
section having gone through bankruptcy
and wiped out iA war obligations, it is salts
fed But how abont the North, with its
impending financial orisisp This Is truly q
sectional paragraph.
Year: 1878

LET the people understand distinctly that
for all practical purposes Of taxation and
economy in expenditures the Government
Is now under Democratic control. The
tax bills as well as appropriation bills must
originate, holds the balance of power against
both the Senate and the Executive. This
fact cannot be too wei, understood, for it
shows exactly where the responsibility rests
for the taxation and appropriation blunders
of the past three years With this leverage
the Democracy has pried its way into the
remotest corner Of the Executive Depart
ments, and insidiously crippled the admin
istration OF the Government
Year: 1878

Ir SMoKED.-A French Prince
once sent an aid camp to a pain
ter, remarkable for his love Of jokes
and his ideness, commanding his
presence. The officer went and brot
The artist with him. A picture was
given him to copy and he took it
away with him. 1t was a painting of
house. In few days the officer
went to the painter to see what pro-
gress he had made, and having re-
turned, acquainted the prince that
all was done but one chimney, on
which the painter was then employ
ed. Some days pas ed and the pic
ture was not returned. The prince
resolved to go himself. He did so,
and found the painter still at the un-
finished chimney.


why, how is this ? said he
All this tine employed at one CHM
ney?'


4 have been obliged to do and
unto it several times.


For what reason said the
prince.


4 found, rejoined the artist,
that it smoked.


The Prince laughed heartily and
took his leave.
Year: 1878

Almost every pleasant afternoon a
gray haired, placid looking old man
can be seen on the western piazza Of
the farm house, frequently with
grandchild on each knee. 1t is Mr..
Wilson, who often thanks God that
one of his daughters married only
farmer
Year: 1878

1t is we'll enough to hang up chro-
mo with God Bless Our Home on it !,
but it will do no harm to help on the
matter by little less fretting. A great
many people ask the Lord TO do what
they wont lift their little finger to do
themselves.
Year: 1878

Seeing is believingl Such is an old
saw, not usually called in question, and
yet itis exceedingly fallaciOus. A great
many phenomena seemingly true by
the eyesight are not true at all. IgnO-
rance and prejudice have led to very
extraordinary mistakes. We speak of
the sun rising and setting, because it
appears to do so, but it neither sets nor
rises. The earth turns in front of it
like a roast turning before the fire. A
COnjurer will clearly show you that he


VIII bring any number of eggs out Of
an empty hat. He only brings them
out of his sleeve, where they were
cUnningIy concealed. Aud so on with a
great may other delUsious, all seeming
ly fair and abOve-bOard, but in which
we are imposed on either by our senses,
or some faIIacy in reasoning. Less than
two hundred years ago, courts Of JUS
tice were hanging, burning and tOrtu-


ing thousands Of old women for being
witches-all on a sort of evidence
which in the present day would only be
laughed at. The world now knows
better than to believe such trash; but it
took long time to learn; and even yet
this highly-experienced and much COM
plimented world occasionally falls into
the most absurd crazes, or perhaps we
should more correctly say, there are
large numbers of tOlerably educated
but credulOus people, who, with a taste
for the wonderful, are ever ready to be-
lieve in any kind of nonsense that turns
up. These worthy individuals are, of
course, not without excuse. Starting
with the principle that there may be
forces in Nature which science has as
yet failed to disclose, we should be eau
6ous in asserting that any particular
phenomenon that seems Incompetent
sible is a result of mere illusion or i'm
posture. Let every mysterious demon
stration, they say, be impartially in
quired into. Quite correct. The mis-
fortune, however, is, that before the
matters in question have been exam
ined impartially by the light of science,
the craze gets ahead, and many persons,
weakly allow themselves to be carried
away by their feelings, get painfully
compromised, and are by the more cool
and cautious part of mankind set down
as little better than-fOols. Very hard!
But the warning offered is useful. If
people Of good standing will believe in
absurdities without proper examination
they must take the consequences.
Year: 1878

You must be a very able man, as
nearly all the milliOnaires are.


You must devote your life to the get
ting and keeping Of other mems earn
ings.


You must eat the bread Of careful
ness and mustrise up early and lie down
late.


You must care little or nothing about
other mems wants, or sufferings, or
disappOintments.


You must not mind it thatyour great
wealth involves many others in pow
eTty.


You must not give away except for a
material equivalent.


You must not go meandering about
Nature, nor spend your time enjoying
air, earth, sky, or water, for there's no
money in it.


You must never embark in any enter
prise that will build up the place you
live in, but wait until the public spirited
nell have built railroads, etc., then buy
the stock at a discount.


You must never give to the widow or
orphan a thought, or consider that they
have any claims upon your humanity or
charity.


You must make money your god; in
terest your faith, and large possessions
the heaven you cOvet. And, when dy-
ing, leave a few pence to heaven.


You must not distract your thoughts
from the great purpose Of your life with
the charms of art and literature.


You must not let philosophy or re-
ligion engrOss you during the secular
time.


You must not allow your wife and
children to occupy much of your yalu-
able time and thoughts.


You must never permit the fascina-
tons Of friendship to inveigle you into
making loans, however small.


You must abandon all other ambf
tons or purposes, and finally


YOumust be prepared TO sacrifice ease
and all fanciful notions you may have
about tlstes and Iuxuries and enjoy
meHts during most, if not all Of youI
natural life.


If you think the game is worth the
candle-yOu can die rich-sOme Of you
can,-The Critic.
Year: 1878

Young men out of business, says the
Rome Sentinel, are frequently sadly
hampered by pride. Many young men
who go West take more pride than
money, and bring back all the pride,
and no money at all. A young man
that works for his board" no matter
what honest work he does, has no rea-
son for shame. A young man who cuts
the bread Of idleness, no matter how
much money he has, is disgraeed.


Young men starting in life ought to aim
first Of ALTO find a place where they
can earn their bread and butter, with
hoe, ak, spade, wheelbarrow, curry
comb, blacking-brush-nO matter how.
Independence first. The bread and
butter question settled, let the young
man perform his duty so faithfully as
to attract attention, and let him con-
stantly keep his eyes open for q chance
to do better. About half the poor
proud young men, and tWo-thirds the
poor discouraged young men, are al
ways out Of work. The young man
who pockets his pride, and carries an
upper lip as stiff as a cast-iron door
need not starve, and
stands a good chance to become rich.
Year: 1878

Da1rying is rapidly growing rural In
dustry in California. The time was,
says the Bulletin, when it was gener-
ally believed that the climate Of Cali
fornia was not favorable to making
good butter, but it is now known that
no State in the Union can make better
butter, OF keep it good longer than they
can. Wherever alfalfa grows rapidly
the year through, as it does on river
bottoms, the dairy season is practically
perennial. On this clover, or on hay
made from it, COWS keep up a good flow
of milk the year round, and are only
dried up to allow of the necessary rest
and recuperatiOn. Large quantities Of
empty frkins have been shipped from
the East, and all that have been made
by local cOopeTs have been used,
and still the demand for something
to pack butter in is unsatisfactO-
ry. But a few years since Califor-
mia shipped the frkins from the
East, not to pu butter in, but to get
the butter that came in them. 1t now
wants the empty frkins, and will re-
turn the well filed with butter Of a
quality superior to that formerly re-
ceiYed.
Year: 1878

In Germany they manage this little
pastime in a very pleasant way. When
a couple meet after eating philOpena
together no advantage is taken Of the
other until one of them prOnOunces the
word ''philOpena." This is the warm
ing that now the sport is to begin. Let
us suppose that a gentleman calls upon


= lady. She invites him to walk il,
and at the same time speaks the tails
manic word. If he accepts the offer to
walk in he is lost, unless she removes
the ban by telling him to go away. If
she asks him to take off his hat, he
must resoIutely keepit on; if to be seat
ed, he must stand; or if at the table she
should hand him any article which he
accepts, she wins the forfeit. During
all this time he endeavors to take her by
surprise, for the acceptance of any offer
from the other wins the game, Both
are constantly exercising their wits to
prevent being canght, and the sport Of
ten goes on all the evening. Perhaps
the gentleman brings little present
and says, knowing that shall lose
my philopena, have brought it along
here it is" If she is caught off her
guard by the smooth speech she lOoses,
for he Immediately claims forfeit. If
neither wins at the first meeting, the
sport is continued to the second, and
it may happen that half a dozen parties
meet at the same time, al anxious to
win of their phiIopena partners, so that
the scene often becomes IUdicrOusly
amusing! It's diamond cut diamond"
in very truth.