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Year: 1878

DooToRs, Sun AND AIR.-The air of
the rooms we live in is more or less
alive with germs. Sunlight with air
will kill them, sunlight without air
won't kill them consequently sunlight
and ventilation are essential conditions
of health, and there must be at least
two hours of sunlight to produce effec-
tive results. 1t is neither necessary nor
desirable to allow the scorching sun to
pour through our windows all day long,
but we must have enough of it to keep
our homes sweet and fresh, or we must
suffer the consequences. We may keep
our houses open till ten o'clock in the
morning, and close them during the
heat of the day, reopening them in the
afternoon when the noontide feryors
are over. The amount of good round
doctors bill for attendance on q case OF
dintheria or TYPHOID fever will amply
suffice to put wire netting over all .our
doors and windows, SO that no trouble
some insect can find entrance, while
sunlight and air may freely distill upon
us their blessings.
Year: 1878

A HORRIBLE DEATH FROM THIRST
A story of most horrible death from
thirst comes to us from near Grays0n.
A Young man had been employed as a
hand in the harvest field got on spree
at q saloon about ten miles from Gray
son, last Wednesday afternoon. The
saloon is kept by quite an extensive
rancher, during the busy season only,
and is literally patronized. The young
man got pretty drunk and wandered
down the road about mile from the
saloon and lay down and went to sleep.
He was seen lying there the next day
by persons who passed with teams, but
no attention was paid to him, on the
supposition that he was only drunk and
not worthy Of attention. During the
day, Thursday, he frequently asked the
passers by for drink, but his appeals
were unnoticed, being. considered the
requests of. a drunk for more drink.
delirious, but no notice was taken OF
him. The second day, Friday, his tongue
protruded from his mouth and was
much swollen, and the piteous appeals
were still made. Finally a tender
hearted butcher passed that way, and
he saw that the man was suffering hor-
ribe agony. He lifted him to his wagon
and took him to Grayson, where he soon
died. 1t was ascertained that he died
from thirst. He lay nearly two days in
the hot, scalding rays of the sun, helpless
and doomed. The inhabitants of that
vicinity are said to feel terribly over
the occurrence. It seems quite natural
that they should. Whether a cor6ner's
inquest was held over the young man
or not, our informant did not learn.
The authorities of Stanislaus county
apparently have considerable business
on hand if they feel inclined to do it.
1t does not appear at this distance that
they are doing it-[Stockton California;
Herald. $3.50 es* ...: -s
Year: 1878

Mention was made some days ago
that locomotive and ten mud cars had
been taken to Mrs. Smedes' plantation,
on the Teche, below New Iberia.


It was ascertained this morning that
some seventy men, with the locomo-
tive and cars, are busy at work on the
extension of the Morgan railroad.


Two negroes were killed by lightning
at Preston Bend, Texas, and the belief
among their people was that they were
objects of divine wrath. A revival of
religion was the immediate consequence,
and nearly every negro in the county is
convert.
Year: 1878

some such shades where. instead Of using


a knife, the lines were pricked with pin


Or with large needle. When the parts
of the shade are all done bind them with
narrow ribbon or gilt paper pasted on,
and join them together. This may be
done by making hole at each corner of
each gore and tying them together by
means of narrow ribbon passed through
the holes. liza larger shade is desired,
six pieces may be made, but five will be
sufficient for the ordinary size. The
effect ofsuch shade will, when the lamp
is lighted, be found equal to the finest
bisque or porcelain transparencies. For
windows cut the board in rectangular
shape and proceed in the same manner
with your picture. We have seen
head of christ and Madonna and child
beautifully executed in this easy art.
work. Your knife must be sharp and
your hand steady. 1t is we'll to fasten
the work to drawing board, as artists do
their drawing paper, to hold it in place
while doing it, since this insures more
regularity in the strokes Philadelphia
Times.
Year: 1878

Among the pretty things for the par
lor which may easily be made at home
are lamp shades and window Transparent
cies cut from bristol board. For lamp
shade take FIVE pieces of bristol board,
three inches wide at the top and five at
the bottom. and sloped like dress gore
on both sides. On each of these sketch
lightly in pencil, or if your skill is not
equal to this, trace with impression pa
per any simple picture you please.


Flowers, leaves, a spray of any sort, a
vine with leaves, grapes with tendrils are
all effective and pleasing patterns
Vick's or Bliss catalogues furnish
abundance of pretty designs. After the
pattern is traced take sharp pen knife
and cut through each line, taking care to
leave enough of the board intact at the
base of each, SO as to prevent any part
from being wholly detached and SO fall.


ing out. The design may be colored on
the reverse if desired, and for this no
skill il necessary-bold stroke and dashes
Of color answer perfectly, provided there
is no blurring Of the links. We have seen
Year: 1878

the slate is to be referred to and the work


done as there suggested. ~


A CORRESPONDENT of the Rural New
Yorker, speaking of the shiftless method
of farming in the west, says: at is tie
unsurpassed fertility of our soil that
leads to this. It needs no manure for
its first crops, and the few years in which
it produces we'll without it are Just suf-
ficient time for farmers to acquire lazy,
improvident habits about taking care of
their manure. It is common thing to
hear them ridicule eastern people about
their economy in saving, composing and
applying their manure to their lands.
Another trouble is, there are too many
producing corn, and the supply seems to
be greater than the demand in about five
years out of six. Every farmer here is
expecting to make money to pay his
taxes, improve his farm, and pay the
accumulated debts of years, by growing
on half-wornsout old soil foul with cookie
burrs, twenty and twenty-five cent corn.
Year: 1878

According to single analysis reported


in Prof. Johnson's How Crops Grow


the ash of corn cobs contains forty-se ven


per cent. potash. four per cent. magnesia,
and nearly four and one.half per cent.
phosphoric acid, which would indicate
that eobs are very valuable as fertilizer
but the amount OF ash in corn cobs is
exceedingly small, being only about one
halt of one per cent, or eleven poundsin
a ton. This would give about five pounds
of potash, worth not far from half a
dollar. The best use we have ever known
eobs to be put to as a fertilizer was as
bedding for calves. The cobs were placed
several inches in thickness over the floor
of the pen in which calves were kept
loose through the summer. The tramping
of the calves broke the cobs into small
fragments. which would decay readily in
the soil, while, as a clean and comfort
able material for bedding, they could
hardly be surpassed. At least, that is the
report of those who have used them. A
bed of dry cobs a foot deep would absorb
large quantity of urine before becoming
foul or unfit for bedding, and after being
thus saturated, would prove quite valua-
BILE as fertilizer. Cobs are, undoubtedly,
of some value as food for cattle, but much
depends upon the facilities one has for
preparing them. It will not do to pay
much corn as toll for grinding cobs, if We
regard them according to their chemical
value; yet, when cobs and corn are
ground together, the meal for feeding to
animals may De worth nearly as much,
practically, by weight, as cornmeal. The
cobs make the meal lighter, and, perhaps,
more digestible. At any rate, the gastric
juice of the stomach will more easily be
mingled with the cob.meal than with
clear corn.meal, which, if ground fine, is
apt to lieyery compactly when taken into
the stomach without other food. Like
wheat shorts, ground cobs have a me-
chanical effect upon corn>meal in the
stomach, acting as divisor and separator
of the particles. rn-cobs also make
pretty good fire kindlings, when dry, land
in place Of better material may be worth
saving fer this p rpose.-[N. Z. Farmer.
Year: 1878

After cheertully abstaining from read
ing the many theories suggested, we are


forced to the conviction that more money
is needed, in fact we have felt the want


of it for many years but have refrained


from public declaration. There has


been such a prolonged estrangement be-


tween ourselves and any large family of


money, that any sudden companionship


would create a painful embarrassment on


our part in its presence, almost as much


SO as in its absence, and we don't hesitate
in the belief that such is the feeling Of


many now enlisted in its enlargement


The idea isto induce large immigration


of currency regardless of any particular


value. 1t would then be much easier to
pull out pound than the present trying
custom of borrowing an ounce. Noone
will deny that during The confederacv it
was rather hard times, and that the only
soft thing in circulation was the money,
Then the Incorporate walked into sap
house and demanded an inyigorating
toddy. The merchant independently
replied one hundred and ten dollars per
tod. The consumer, without hesitation,
says, "there's your money!" and the
moonshiner says, "there's your tod"
Thus were privations escaped, and the
pangs of proverty unknown. True it
was poor grub, poor clothes, poor sap,
and poor money. but there was wealth
of it in quantity, and everybody was an
aristocat from pecuniary standpoint.
AS for silver being obnoxious as an
article of pocket transportation, we can
soon become accustomed to that incon,
venience. We know great many per-
sons who are footsore carrying around an
empty pocket, and we believe they could
be reconciled to tenantry of a few silver
dollars. You can't keep up aight heart
with light pocket. The scene needs a
little dark shading of currency to make
it enjoyable. -- Barney Hughes.
Year: 1878

Take one cup of butter and lard melted
together, add one cup New Orleans molasses
stir into this one cup each of sugar and cold
water, two large teaspoonfuls ginger, two
eggs beaten, and four cups of flour, having
in it three large teaspoonfuls DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER. Bake in moderately hot
oven.
Year: 1878

TIE Southern democratic newspapers
eagerly grasp the sensational rumor that
Associate-Justicc BRADLEY is to be I'M
peached; but they fail to see any inpro-
prirty in the active interest in tie Title In
vestigntion betrayed by Associate-Justice
FIELD in his recent visits TO Judge BLAIR
and Representative SPRINGER. The less
they say Of Judge BRADLEY's alleged par
tisanship as member of the Electoral Com
mission the better it will he for them, for it
is well to forget the fact that while he did
SHOW some inclination iou non partisan view
of the case, Judge FIELD pcrsistcntly adj
hcred to the Democratic view The truth
is the Republicans, as partisans, had much
good reason to complain Of Judge BRAD
LEY, while the Dcmuvl.,ts had no fault ia
find with Judge FIELD History will record
this fact as an illustration not Of Republican
but Of Democratic suh-crvicncy to partisan
diCt.tIun.
Year: 1878

country over is decidedly in favor of the
Title Investigation, and the Washington
organ of the Democracy has fairly yelled
itself hoarse, demanding that it should be
begun without delay Meanwhile LAMAR
and GORDON tightened the straps Of their
the inquisition. The outsiders of the press
were at a loss to explain this hesitation
until they learned from THE REPrBLICAN
that it was occnsiOned by a fear of scli-cX-
posure on the part Of Democratic managers.
Now the party whip has been applied, the
wagon, and load is going headlong, pcll-
mel, to-
Year: 1878

A DISGRACE TO THE STATE.-The worn
and tattered old carpet on the State Library
floor is a disgrace to the State and ref1ec-
ton on the Committee on the Library.
Surely the State is not so poor that she can't
afford new carpet once in every fifteen OF
twenty years on the Library floor, when the
legislative halls are fitted up every two
years
Year: 1878

RED RIDING HooD.-This interesting lit
tie comic opera will be repeated at the The
atre Friday evening, June 2Sth, and Satur-
day matinee. The bad weather the evening
OF its last performance caused many to miss
seeing it, and it will therefore be repro
duced as above.
Year: 1878

y AUcTIoN-DAY AT THE POLICE COURT


Yesterday was auction-day at the Police


Court, and Sergeant Chalkley sold large


number OF articles which had been collected
at the Police Court during the past ak
months. The sum OF sl0.S0 was realized.
Year: 1878

One of the saddest cases of drowning
that has occurred lately in this vicinity,
occurred yesterday, just below New Cas-
tie, the victim being joseph, youngest
son and child OF Mr.. and N rs. James
Morrow.


Since vacation, the young man had been
spending his time at the farm of his IA
ther near Newark. Yesterday he In
company with number Of young friends
about his own age conceived the idea of
having a pic mic, and early In the MORN
Ing they met at a place about two miles
below New castle.


During the morning the unfortunate
victim together with several OF mis- COM
panions, went into the river for the
purpose of bathing. The tide being low
at the time, every thing passed Off with
out an accident.


Later in The atterneon they again
decided to go in. and young Morrow,
who could not swim, made no allowance
for the tide rising, hut plunged in, aud
III a moment he realized his fatal mis-
take, and commenced TO sink. Two of
his companions one of them named
John Russell went to his assis ance but he
pOihS oboub tnclT tHDTtS proved 10 De Vi
no avail. Young Russell clung to him
until The drowning boy dragged him
down twice, when he was obliged TO let
go his hold, and seek his own safety.
During his struggle for life the young
man did not utter an exclamation, but
sank Out of sight for the last time with
out u terng word. Word was brought
to this city of the sad affair, and his bro
theirs immediately LETT for the sceue of
the accident, and procured help for the
purpose of searching for the body. The
body was found shortly after O'Clock
and brought to his ate homelin this city.
The unexpected taking off Of their youn-
gest child has almost cIazed his parents
and their grief can better be Imagined
than described, as he appeared to be their
pride, ,and the joy especially of his molhei.
The large number Of friends OF the fam
lily will deeply sympathize with them
In their sudden afiiiction. He was in the
l7th year of his age.
Year: 1878

[NoTE-Letters intended for this column must b
accom- panied by the writer's full name and address
insure attention. Complansnts who are unwilling %
comply with this rule simply waste time IN wiring
Write only ON one side of the paper ED. HseALp.l
Year: 1878

template for moment the reorganiza-
tion of our finances upon paper basis
No people ever have, or will, prosper
under it. Andrew Jackson once said
"There never was, nor never could be.
use for any other kind of currency
than is redeemable in specie. except
for spectators and gamblers for stocks,
and this to the utter ruin of the labor
and morals of the country. A specie
currency gives life and action to the
producing classes on which the pros
perity of all is founded"


Money is but the measure of values,
and value alone has purchasing price.
Currency, whether redeemabe or not
serves as measure or medium, only
to the extent Of lis value That value
is fixed by the invitab!e law OF trade,
and we can not escape it if we would.
The courts will not permit us, in the
time of peace, to discharge our obi ga
tions by any other rule.


Treasury notes, which are not re-
deemable in coin, or made legal-ten-
der, can be useful onl y as device, to
obtain from the producer the fruits othis
labor Currency which mas no re-
demptlon passes at once to heavy
dicoant, and the people who use it
have an uncertain standard, bearing
upon its face, however, the stamp of
dollar, when really it is not.


This delusion MAJ do for those who
have no fixed aim or purpose, except to
play upon the interests of the country,
but it would not be in accord with the
high standard of national honor, which
trust is to govern the Republican
party, or the masses of the people.


We may be beaten at elections, we
may be driven from both houses of
Congress, but there is one thing we
must do, we must preserve the honor
and integrity of our party SO long as
we have an organization to make a
declaration of principles


But we will not fail. The struggle
through which we have passed has
been too severe. We have reached
the bed rock from which we departed,
and we must not swing from it again,
nor must the country be driven into
bankruptcy by the payment Of South
ern claims. We should guard rather
than dishonor our Treasury, and the
people will sustain US.


Bu. gentlemen, | must not detain
you longer. [ am deeply impressed
with the responsibility you have placed
upon me. Experience has taught me
that Congressional campaign in this
district is no idle ceremony, but [ con-
sole myself with the fact that no gen.
tleman of higher character or greater
honor and ability can be placed in the
field against me than [ was compelled
TO meet two years ago.


Gentlemen, again thank you.
Year: 1878

Lord BeaconsfeId will provide that
he shall be buried in theJ ew 'sgraveyard
at Mile End. 1t was by trick of the
poet Rogers that he was baptized. A
Jew who knows him well says that
Beacons6cld has respect for Christi
anity, because Christ was a Jew and
Virgin Mary was Jewess.


SIGNS OF WEATHER.-Dew is
sign of fine weather, and is never seen
except under cloudless sky. Wind
and clouds are sure preventves of dew,
from the simple reason that clouds are
able to retain some of the solar heat;
and as they can give forth warmth,
the radla' ion from the earth is checked
and warmer temperature preserved.
Wind cvaporates the moisture as fast
as it appears; and if the wind is west
erly, there is little dew or cloud to be
seen. The contrary is observed with
an easter y wind, but west wind
blows over a vast expanse of land, and
having lost its vapor, dries up any
moisture it may come across; whereas
an east wind, crossing the Atlantic, is
full ofvapor and sheds dew on all sides
These remarks Of course apply chiefly
to particular localities, but the influence
of a west wind may be seen in the
spring. Dew is more copiously depos-
tied in the spring and autumn than in
summer, as there is usually a great
difference in those seasons between the
temperature of the day and night; in
the spring, however, there is small
deposit Of the dew when west wind
prevails; but in autumn, during the
soft influences Of south and east winds,
the earth is covered with moisture:
1t has also been observed that there is
a greater formation of dew between
sunset and midnight.
Year: 1878

Following is an extract from the ad.
dress of President Hayes delivered at
the State Fair last week at Madison.


Some of our good friends think
that our currency is not cheap enough
They tell us they want currency cheap
er than gold and silver, and of such
quality thai it will be good at home,
although it may not be good abroad.
Truly, that must be very desirable
quality of currency-a currency that
will always stay by you. Let US talk
about that little. The champion of
this currency tells US that they ought
to have piece of paper which by act
of congress, should say "one dollar"
upon it, and be worth one dollar in
this country. "Of course We do not
want it counterfeit" they say. l am
afraid it would not be great while
after it was issued before it would not
be of sufficient value to counterfeit
[Applause and laughter.] They
would have the dollar printed on good
paper, good looking picture, showing
good engraving. What does such
dollar cost? They say they want a
good currency. With us that means a
coin dollar.


We know what such a dollar costs,
that it represents a days work or a
bushel of wheat. Does paper dollar
represent any such unit of labor? No
the cost of it's production is less than
one cent for each dollar bill. Herein
we certainly have great saving,
saving of ninety-pine cents over the
silver or gold dollar that costs bushel
of wheat or days labor, as we have
seen. Now, as it costs no more to
print the word"two" than the word'one"
let us improve the opportunity and
make the bill read "two dollars" and
Year: 1878

A SAD Loss.-The Memphis cor
respondent of the Chicago Tribune tel
egraphs under date of Saturday, Sept.
7:


The most marked death to-day was
that Of the Rev Charles G.. Parsons,
Rector of Grace Church and Chaplain
of the Chickasaw Guards. He was
West Pointer and served gallantly in
the Union army through four years of
war, coming out of service as Colonel
Of artillery. He was the idol almost
of the youth of Memphis, and has won
upon the hearts of our city as no stran-
ger has ever done in The space of two
brief years. He is martyr to his
zeal and bravery during this terrible
plague. In his death is presented
paradox which should touch the hearts
of nation. He died for the people
against whom he had fought.
Year: 1878

nor SALE at the Wagon and Carriage
l. Paint Shop of W. E. Jones, First St.
The Centennial tops are adjustable to any
kind of vehicle and make a perfect sun
shrde and storm protector at a moderate
price Clarke's Carriage umbrella can be
used on every kind Of vehicle with an open
seat. and is easily changed to any angle
They supply a want long felt. Come and
examine my large and complete stock of
these goods. Prices low.


w. E. JONES, lst Street.
Year: 1878

tened upon the Treasury through favorit-
ism, and all such barnacles should be cast
off, A transfer of the Indian Department
to the War Office, would at once sever these
odious combinations from the service, and,
unless new rings should be formed 1t would
be freed from that class Of corruption.
That would take time, and in view of'past
developments they are not likely soon to
fasten themselves upon the new relation.
1t seems to be the only way in which ex-
isting scandals shall be wiped out, and a
better character fall upon that branch of
the public service. II is time the augcan
stable was swept. IfhLlf that is imputed
to the Indian Bureau is true, there is
abundant reason for a change which will
divorce the interests of the Indians from all
now connected with them. Hence new
deal is desirable. The public interest can.
not suffer thereby. II may be greatly pro.
NOTED. The experiment is worth trying
Congress should act promptly and efficiently
in that behalf Make no delay.
Year: 1878

This Government is being besieged again
for reciprocity treaty with the Dominion
Of the Canadas. We have enjoyed the
luxury of one treaty of this character, and
unless the handle Of the jug, which, under
that arrangement, was all ON one side. can
be attached to both sides equally, we don't
want another Reciprocity should be, in
fact, reciprocity, and to be so, both con-
tracing parties must be assured in equal
benefits. That Canada should desire to lind
free market on this side the line for her
lumber and agricultural products is not
very strange. That the Dominion would
be willing to reciprocate by admitting
American products that she does not want
is very probable, but is she willing to throw
her fisheries open to the free enterprise oi
American fishermen, and open her markets
TO the free introduction OF American manu-
features and products that will in any do
gree compete with her own? If so, then ii
may be advisable, perhaps, to entertain a
proposition for another reciprocity treaty
but not otherwise.