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Year: 1878

TRAMrs are everywhere reported on
the move. You cannot keep too many
loads in your revolver or take too good
an aim when you shoot at them. Dis
patches from Davenport and other
points report Il general movement OF
tramps, large numbers passing through
the cities and others going around them
on their journey. This general cmigra-
ton is accounted for by the fact that
harvest hands are wanted in the section
being deserted Another theory is that
the tramps are on their way to attend
the general convention of the work
ingmen's party, taking in on their way
the communist picnics in ST. Louis and
Chicago,
Year: 1878

ONE of the most remarkable applica-
tions of photography is that by which
it is now made to register, and in the
most accurate manner, the mechanical
motion of the heart. The device by
which this result is attained is indeed a
triumph Of inventive skill. 1t consists
of a thin india-rubber hag, TO which a
short glass tube is attached; sufficient
mercury is poured into the apparatus
to fill the bag and a portion of the tube,
and the instrument is then placed over
the heart of the person to be examined
Arranged in this manner, every pulsa-
ton of the heart is indicated by a CORE
spending movement of the mercury in
the tube, and, by suitable Photographic
apparatus, provided with a moving
sensitive slip fpaper. a perfect registra-
ton of the extent and rate of the pulsa-
ton is obtained. The interesting fact
is made known by this process that the
fall of the pulse sometimes takes place
in successive horizontal lines, the column
reascending two or three times before
falling altogether.
Year: 1878

The Orientals are floating about a
good deal over Europe just now, seeing
what they can pick Up in the way of
western manners and customs, amuse-
ment, etc. The rich fellows among
them are looked upon as fair game.
They look so sleepy that the contem-
plation of them is perfectly delicious.
Some time since a London club, where
for gain, thought they had caught a
Turk, but he turned out to be a Tartar.
He had become quite noted in the city
as man of money, by name Lambri,
and he was known to be pasha. He


oiled sleepily into the club-rooms
and the lounging habitues exchanged
knowing glances in view of their
prospective good fortune. "Would the
pasha play at billiardsw Yes, he
would" "The stakes?' He would
leave that trife to his opponent, All
right. The sleepy Turk won every
game, and added materially to his crisp
bundle of bank notes. The club got
tired Of billiards. Some member sug-
gested ecarte. Yes, the pasha would
play few hands, although it was get
ting late. He played and carried away
all the money of the club. Would he
return some other evening and play at
baccarat? Certainly, he was always
happy to accommodate his friends at any
gentlemanly game. He went again
with his bundle of notes and sat down
to buck against a baccarat bank. All
the currency Of the club and bank
flowed into his hands, and then checks
were offered. He took them with the
same ease with which he captured the
currency. When they broke up he
promised them revenge some other
evening He came, but before he
would play he desired little mistake
to be corrected. Some of the checks
were returned to him with the words
"not sufficient effects" written upon
them. He did not know the exact
meaning of the phrase, but would like
to have the money. 1t was not paid,
and the Turk did not play that night to
give them revenge. Itwas their fault
they did not get it. The Turk was
willing. The club losta good customer
by their negligence of business. 1t
was a case of heather Chinee in high
life. The club bought Turk cheap
and paid for Tartar dearly.
Year: 1878

A Washington dispatch under date
of June 9th, says that the internal
revenue for the present fiscal year ag-
gregated $1O0,600,742. AS only two
business days remain in the year, 1t is
evident, even after all the returns are
received, that the receipts for the year
will fall at least eight millions below the
estimate,
Year: 1878

A Washington dispatch of June 27,
says the joint commission to consider
the feasibility of removing the Indian
bureau to the war department has fully
organized. Senator Saunders is acting
chairman. In conversation Senator
Saunders said that there would not be
any meeting of the committee at pres
ent, and that he intended to leave for
Chicago to-day or tomorrow, where he
will meet Senator Oglesby, who is chair
man of the committee. Messrs. Ogles-
by and Saunders will hold Il consulta-
ton, and will decide when and where
the first meeting of the committee will
be held. 1t is expected that the COM
mittee, or at least a part of it will visit
some of the western frontier posts in
order to take testimony in regard to the
matter.
Year: 1878

An event of importance for the future
OF Austria is the imperial sanction given
to all the laws respecting the Austro-
Hungarian compromise; and the diff
cult matter which occupied the depart
ments for more than two years may be
regarded as settled.
Year: 1878

A New Orleans dispatch under date
of June q, says: The News' special
from San Antonio says a special to the
Express from Ft. Concha says the mail
coach from Concha to Fort Davis was
attacked by Indians last night near
Pecas river and one passenger wounded
seriously, the stage escaping. This is
the first time the large stage has been
attacked in this vicinity, but it is not
unexpected, as the Indians entirely ig-
more the presence of military whom
they neither fear nor respect.
Year: 1878

To FARMERS Make your farm SO valua-
bic by constant Improvement, skillful cnl.
ture. good fruit orgsmental shrubbery, and
pleasant surroundings that no money will
tempt you to leave it. We think it should
be the settled purpose of every young man
20 put down his stakes for life, to make a
permanent home which he Will never wish
to part with till he is called to the better
land
Year: 1878

An OBSTINATE CoUPLE-They tell about
a msn in Maine who refused TO get up and
light the fire, and as his wife said she
wouldn't. they remained in bed thirty-seven
bonrs before the matter was settled How
nnble and how beautiful would have been
the example set her husband, how touchingly
would she have made him feel his meanness,
if she had risen and made the fire under his
beJ
Year: 1878


The Great Strike in England.
Rlotlns squsIohsd by the Military.
The Operatives Resolved to Resist


Reduction.
The House Of Commons Tired Of
the Discussion Of the Eastern


Question.
Year: 1878

Another terrible shipwreck has been added
to the long list of disasters upon the Atlantic
coast. A steamship freghted with near three
hundred human beings has gone to pieces
close to land and nearly two hundred prec-
Ious human lives are sacrificed. 1t was but a
few months ago that one OF the best ships in
the America navy suffered the same fate
and near the same spot. The losssof the
Huron was due to the error of her navigator,
the wreck of the Metropolis seems to have
been the result OF unseaworthiness. She
sprung leak, her pumps gave out and to
prevent sinking and as the only hope left she
was run ashore. The responsibility appears
at present to rest upon the owners who should
have known her condition and net have per-
mitted her to go sea. Her passengers were
laborers bound for Brazil and the suspicion
will arise that because they were not people
OF influence any vessel was deemed good
enough for them and not much trouble was
taken to examine her condition. Only a
thorough investigation can fix the blame
where it belongs. 1t is to be hoped that it will
be held and that no guilty man will escape.
Disasters of this kind are becoming altogether
too frequent. Preaching is we'll as far as it
goes, but only the certainty of punishment
for their criminal neglect will prevent avar-
icious owners sending rotten hulks to sea or
unskillful orreckless navigators running them
upon the rocks.


Travel by sea, it is true, is fraught with dan
gers which no human foresight can avert, and
no laws however stringent can entirely pre-
vent disaster from wind and wave. They
can do much however, and the statutes
which our legislators have from time to time
enacted for the better protection of life on
shipboard ale founded in wisdom. There is
little danger of throwing too many safeguards
around human life and as long as such caIam-
tiles as the Metropolis disaster are possible
the public will not brook the removal of any
of those which now exist. Rather will they
insist that more be added and that the sense
Of responsibility of those persons to whom
life is committed bs quickened by condign
punishment for any neglect of those precau-
tions which the law or prudence dictates.
Year: 1878

IF the British Paliament does not hurry up
the debate on the supply bill the Russians will
be in Constantinople before vote is reached.
At last accounts they were within twenty
four hours march and the trepidation of the
Sultan indicates that his means of defence
are very inadequate.
Year: 1878

THERE is proposition before the Lsgsla.
ture to repeal the dog law, and it seems to be
meeting with considerable favor. If the re-
peal means more dogs let some one in the
interest of humanity let loose "a score oil
swapping, snarling ours in the State House.


This will bring our legislators to their senses
and make them vote against the dog every
Year: 1878

ONE of the few debates of the session took
place in the Legislature Thursday, on the
Dill to set off Hurricane Island from Rock
land. The Cumberland county representa-
tiVes took hand in it and Col. Robie of
Gorham, delivered, in favor of the measure,
one of the best speeches of the session. 1t
was plain. logical statement of the reasons
why the bill should go through, and did
much to secure for it the large majority
which it received. On the same occasion
Prof. Young of Brunswick, made his maiden
speech in the House, and won universal com.
mendation
Year: 1878

lF there is any one thing thoroughly set
tied it is that strikes in these times work
ruin to tne strikers. The Lynn Crispins,
however, didn't think SO, and undertook to
compel their employers to pay them higher
wages than their business could affo.d. The
result has not been such as they bargained
for. Instead of higher wages they get none,
and are fast approaching starvation, while
the shops which they left are rapidly filling
up with other men. They will purchase
wisdom dearly, but it will be worth a good
deal to them when they again get employ
ment.
Year: 1878

THE Democrats have renewed their assault,
upon the army by cutting down still further
the appropriation for the West Point military
academy. They pretend to fear that the
army is getting top heavy with officers, and
will soon topple over, like an inverted pyra-
mid. Their experience from 1860 to 1856
furnishes much more probable explanation
of their action, however.
Year: 1878

THE life saving service evidently sadly
needs reform. Neither the Huron nor the
Metropolis got a particle of assistance from
the life saving station near by, and the cause
of the failure lies in the fact that the men te
whom this important and perlous service was
committed were totally unfit for it. Who Il
to blame for this state of things it does moi
yet appear.
Year: 1878

FERNANDO WOODS tariff bill stands very
slim chance of being adopted. The Eastern
men oppose it because it makes so large a
reduction on articles in the production OF
which they are engaged, while the freetraders
do not like it because it admits tea and coffee
free OF duty. Mr.. Woods attempts at legisla-
ton have almost invariably proved abortiye.
The Democracy had better look about for
another leader.
Year: 1878

we DO not read anonymous etters and communi
cations The name and address Of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

Dad out II the lims quaFFiss on the
Limestone Springs property will main
tain the institution.


1t ia said thai Mr. Cooper 10 willing
to spend a Sum OF money 10 establish
the Institution greatly In excess Of that
which be iS a1ked to pay for the prop
eTty.


The South can appreciate a generous
offer; hence we have doubt that New
YOrk's venerable aud honored philan-
thropist will fnd 9 suitable location for
the Institute which he intends to erect
In that section. Peter Cooper does not
rank among our millionaires by any
means, but his warm heart aud sterling
sense enable him TO accomplish more
good than q whole battalion of wealth.
Ter and more ostentalious men ever as
pire to. II was probably because be is
so valuable private citizen that the
people refused to make him President ;
and, at all events, be has the cOnsola-
ton Of feeling that he is happier than
either the candidate who won the prize
aud didn't get II, or the candidate who
got II without fairly winning It.
Year: 1878




We have learned tie particulars of n case
OF young nah who is being eaten mp by
interest at about as lively a rate as though
he we're being devoured by devil-fish. His
case Is a reminder of the horseshoe nail
problem. It appears that in 1876 the young
man, not then being of age, was the keeper
of restaurant in the city. On one occa-
sion he required some money. and lawyer
boarding with him loaned him $50, the
young man saying that, as interest on the
sum, he would not charge the lawyer for
his board until he paid hin back the
money. The lawyer said this was all right
and the next day brought the boy note, to
be signed by him, in which interest on the
$50 was charged at the rate of 81. 40 per
day, the lawyer saying this was about the
value of what be was eating each day. The
boy objected strongly to signing the note,
but was finally induced to put his name to
the paper. The lawyer went on eating
the boy not finding it in his power to keep
going and pay the $50--till the retaurant
"busted." Finally the young man, who
had gone to work in some restaurant in
town, was sued on the note by the lawyer,
who obtained Judgment with interest at the
rate of $1.40 per day. The young mans
wages, amounting to s116, wers attached
and gobbled, yet the note was far from be-
ing paid. Now the lawyer is going after
his victim again, and the principal and in
terest yesterday amounted to just $725.59.
not saying anything about what the lawyer
ate and S116 he got by attaching the boys
wages. s 8.S .la RI 1a2
Year: 1878




The following opinion Of the Judge Ad-
vocate General has been approved by the
Secretary of war, by whose direction it is
published for the information and guidance
Of officers of the army


The judicial power of Territory is
vested in courts established, directly by
Congress, or indirectly. by its authority,
through the Territorial Legislature, and no
doubt is entertained that the local courts
of Territory are fully empowered to cite
officers or soldiers of the army, stationed
within the Territory, to appear before
them as defendants in civil actions, as well
as to attach or take, in replevin or execu-
tion in such actions, personal property held
by such officers or soldiers, and not special
lys exempted from attachment, &c. Nor
can it, in my opinion, affect the exercise of
this power that the defendant is quartered,
or the property is held, upon military
reservation. In the present case, therefore,
am clearly of the opinion that the Terri
torial Justices court had jurisdiction Of
the acton instituted to try the title to the
article of personal property Ga sewing ma
chine) mentioned, as also authority to cite
the soldier directly before it, in the usual
manner as defendant i'll said action. and
to issue it's writ for the caption of the prop
erty, upon judgment against the defend
ant. Further, that the commanding Off
Ger Of the post-though it would have been
no more than courtesy to have advised him
of the proceedings and invited his cooper
ation-was not authorized to resist or OBJ
struct, in any manner, the execution of the
summons or process of the court. He
should, in my judgment, upon the soldier.
being cited to appear as within specified,
have caused or allowed him to be excused
from duty for the purpose, and upon the
service, by the Sheriff, of the writ requiring
him to take the property, should not have
assumed to exercise any control whatever
over the same, or otherwise to interfere
with the due course of law. 4
Year: 1878

/ hev finally cum to the conclusion that
lager beer as beverage is not intoxica-
ting. T2af @s -j


Ihev been told SO by German who said he
had drunk it all night long just to try the
experiment, and was obliged to go home
entirely sober in the morning I hev seen
this same man drink is glasses, and if he
was drunk, it was in German, and nobody
could understand it, @4k arE


It is proper enuf to state that this man,
who kept a lager beer saloon, could have
no object in stating what was not strictly
true. sa5 s 5sz a A
believe him to the full extent of my
ability. / never drank but three glass of
lager in my life, and that made my head
uptHist as though it hung on the end of q
string, but was told it was owing to my
bile being out of place: and guess that it
was so, for 1 never billed over wus than
did when got home that mite. Ny vito
thot [ was goin' to Gie and I was afraid
that | shouldn't, for it seemed as tho every
thing had ever eaten in my life was CON-
ing to the surface, and believe if my wife
hadn't pulled off my boots just as she did,
they would hav cum laundering up with
the rest. s-is-. -.


o, how sick wuz "A years ago and can
taste it now.


never had SO ,auch experience in so
short time. aE.....


If any man shud tell me that lager beer
was not Intoxicating sbpd believe HIM;
bnt If be shud tell me that / wasn't drunk
that mite, but that my stomach was out of
orde, shud tell him to state over in q few
words just how man felt and acted when
he was set up.


lf warn't intoxicated that mite, had
some of the most ratnral simtums that
man ever had and staid sober.


In the first place, it wuz about so rods
wide from where I had the lager to mi
house, and wuz jest over two hours ON
the road, and hole busted thro each one Of
my pantaloon neez. and didn't hav my hat,
and tried to open the door by the bellpull,
and hiccupped awfully, and saw everything
in the room trying to get around on the
back side of me, and sitting down on
chair, [ did not wait long enutf for it to get
exactly undor me when WIZ going round,
and sat down q little too soon. and missed
the chair about 10 inches, and couldn't get
up soon enuff IT, take the next one that
came along; and that amt awl, mi wife
sed was drunk as beast, and, as sed
before, began TO spin up things quite
faeely.


If lager beer is not Intoxicating 1t used
me most almighty mean, that know.


Still hardly believe that lager beer IL
intox lcating, for hav ben told so; and ]
am probably the only man living who ever
drunk emmy when his liver waz not plum.


/ don't want to say anything against a
harmless temperance beverage, but if ever
I drink emmy more it will be with mi hands
tied and mi mouth pried open. .Ss#


don't believe lager beer is Intoxicating,
but if remember rite, think it tasted to
me like glass of soap suds that pickle
had been put tew soak in.
Year: 1878

Mrs. Morrow's new stock of millinery
goods and pattern hats is now ready for in
specion and the ladies are in vited to
call and examine it. Choice goods Of the
latest design goods which will please and
which will be sold at reasonable rates. Store
in Dewitt's block, Third street
Year: 1878

of the adjoining farms had a right
to pass as far as the bridge over the
Anio, called the Ponte Salario. The
king made short work of the counts
right of passage, for he ordered the
road, or what traces remained Of it,
to be dug up and planted. When
the counts servants entered on the
disputed territory, his majesty sum-
moned the count before the crimi-
nal court, and had him fined for
trespass. There was then a trial
before a legal tribunal, and here also
the king triumphed, and the count
was cast. his witnesses not being
even suffered to give evidence. The
last hearing of this case was just
the day before the death of Victor
Emmanuel. Within ten days be-
fore his death he shot forty thrushes
and one woodcock in this villa, and
shot also an otter, which did
not surrender life until it
had received four balls from the
royal gun. Victor Emmanuel
was very fond of this villa, although
he never slept at it, and used to
watch the progress of the buildings
and Improvements with much in
terest. His dsughter-in-law, then
Princess Margherita, used to go
there frequently to spend a few
hours in the grounds along with
her son, the now Prince Hereditary.
The Count d'Heritz has lodged an
appeal against the late decision, and
will carry the question of a right of
way to the highest courts, and if
he eventually succeeds, the privacy
of the royal villa will be greatly in
terfered with, and the result may
be that the public will be admitted
and the grounds thrown open on
certain days, as is the case with the
Villa Borghese and the Villa Pam
phil Doria. This villa on the Via
Salaria must not be confounded


with the other royal villa on the
Vic Nomentana, where the Count.
ess Mirafori lived, and which be-


longed, it is supposed, to her.
Year: 1878

Five Thousand Copies


Are read by at least
Twenty Thousand People
old and young. every week. 1t is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
HETHODIsT belong to the best class Of
community.


WO desire our business men to make note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
dsingi for many good people seeing an ad-
vertisemsnt in paper. especially their
church paper, take it as a guarantee of re-
sPOnsibility. Such confidence should not tc
abused when 1t can be holpsd, We want.
Year: 1878

F. One ', of the most important revelations dis closed at the inquest in the case of the Prin- cess Alice disaster on the Thames, is that the man who was steering that unfortunate yexcur- sion boat at the time of the collision was an inexperienced waterman, who had never steered anything larger than tugboat before that fatal night.
Year: 1878

national service. The provisions now made
by States for the pay and equipment of their
so-calcd National Guards would, OF course,
be continued; and IL should be remembered
that where the entire militia of state
should furnish, by turns, the weekly or
monthly garrsons OF a onc-compnny, two
company, or even six-company post, the
duty would be divided among so many as to
be not much more serious SO far as occupy
ing time is concerned, than the annual camp
and muster


However, the question Of details would be
premature before the question OF system Is
first settled upon. system OF State mill
tias under army supervision and perform
ing national duties would undoubtedly weed
out many holiday soldiers, but it would
bring In stalwart strength, to be relied
upon the army and the people would be
brought into active sympathy, and the reg
ular force could be easily reduced to limit
far below even that now practicable.