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Year: 1878

Most people would ike 70 De nano-
some. Nobody denies the great power
which any person may have who has a
handsome face and attracts you by good
looks, even before word has been spok-
en-. And we see all sorts of devices in
men and women to improve their looks.


Now, all cannot have good features
they are as God made them-but al
most any one can look we'll, especially
with good health. 1t is hard to give
rules in very short Ispace, but in brief
these will do:


Keep clean-wash freely. All the
skin wants is leave to act freely, and it
takes care of itself. Its thousands of
air-holes must not be closed.


Eat regularly and sleep enough-not
too much. The stomach can no more
work all the time than horse. 1t
must have regular work and rest.


Good teeth are a help to good looks
Brush them with soft brush, espec-
tally at night. Go to bed with cleansed
teeth. OF course to have white teeth it
Is needful to let tobacco alone. All
women know that washes for the teeth
should be very simple Acid may whit
en- the teeth, but it takes off the enamel
and Injuries them.


Sleep in cool room. in pure air. No
one can have cleanly skin who breathes
bad air. But more than all, in order
to look well, wake up mind and soul.


When the mind is awake. the dull,
sleepy look is away from the eyes. I
do not know that the brain expands.
but it seems to. Think and read. not
trashy novels, but books and papers
that have something in them.


Men say they cannot afford books,
and something do not even pay for a
newspaper. In that case it does them
little good, they feel SO mean while
reading them. But men can afford what
they really choose. If all the money
spent in self-indulgence, in hurtful in
diligence, was spent in books or papers
for self-improvement, we should see a
change. Men would grow handsome,
and women too. The soul would shine
out through the eyes. We were not
meant to be mere animals. Let US have
books and read them, and heed them


A House OF Our OwN.-Next to be-
ing married to the right person, there
is nothing so important in ones life as
to live under ones own roof. There is
something more than a poetical charm
in the expression of wife writing to a
friend, who says:


1--WE have our cosy house; it is thrice
dear to us because it is our own. We
have bought it with the savings of our
earnings. Many were the soda foun-
tains, the confectionery saloons, and the
necessaries of market we had to pass
many time my noble husband depriv-
ed himself of the comfort of tobacco,
the refreshing draught of beer, wore his
old clothes, and even patched-up boots
and l, oh me made my old bonnet do,
wore the plainest clothes, and did the
plainest cooking. Saving was the order
of the house. and to have home of our
own had been a united aim. Now We
have. There is no landlord troubling
US with raising the rent. There is nc
fear harbered in our bosom that in
sickness or old age we will be thrown
out of house and home, and the money
which otherwise would have gone fol
rent is sufficient to keep US comfortable
in the winter days of life"
Year: 1878

Been In general for twenty years.
Everywhere proved the most SAFE, SIMPLE,
ECONOMICAL and EFFICIENT medicines
known. They are Jnst what the people want,
saving time and money, averting sickness and
suffering. Each single specific the well tried
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. 1873.
THE PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN POLICY UN-


CHANGED UNDUE SATISFACTION OF THE Stall


WARTS


In spite Of the widespread publicity given the re-
port that the President has changed his so-caled
Southern policy there is nothing Of late in either the
Presidents acts words to justify such an assertion
The interview In the National Republican. in which
he is represented as making . departure. is
partisan report Of series Of sentiments
dropped from time to time in conversation
with its author and other callers at the White House.
strung together expressed at audience and is
specifically wrong the italicized portion where Mr..
Hayes is quoted as saying that he was reluctantly
forced to admit that his experiment was failure.
Friends OF the President say that he is willing to
father in general way the expressions and senti-
mcnts the Of the reported interview. hut that
he dsclaims altogether having acknowledged the
failure of his policy


1t is said that all this sensation originated with
Messrs. Zach Chandler and Don Cameron who visited
the White House and got the President to make very
easy promise, namely that he would enforce the
ut the last election.


Notwithstanding the Presidents repoEted change Of
base the serenity Of the White House continues to
exasperate such spirits Senator Kellogg and j. Hale
thing yet for the party and so expressed them
selves at acommingling Of numerous Southern re-
publicans at Of the hotels here this afternoon.
Year: 1878

are still the most thorough and seareh- ing cathartic medicine that can be employed: cleansing the stomach and bowels, and even the blood. In small doses of one pill day, they stimulate the digestive organs and promote wig orous health.

 AYERS PILLS have been known for more than quarter of q century, aEd have obtained a worldwide reputation for their virtues. They correct dis casGd action in the several assimila- tive organs of the body, and are so composed that Instructions within their range can rarely withstand or cvade them. Not only do they cure the everyday complaints of every body, but also formidable and danger ous diseases that have batfied the best of human skill, While they produce powerful effects, they arc, at the same time, the safest and best physic for children. By their aperient action they gripe much less than tke common purgatiyes, and never give pain when the bowels are not intiamed. They reach the vital fountains of the blood, and strengthen the system by freeing it from the clements of weakness.

 Adapted to all ages and conditions in all climates, containing neither calomol nor any deleterious drug, these Pills may be taken with safety by anybody. Their sugar-coating pre- serves them ever fresh and makes them pleasant to take; while being purely vegetable, no harm can arise from their use in any quantity.
Year: 1878

Detroit is thoroughly alive TO the
importance of making herself a large
railroad center and her Board Of Trade
is taking grett intr st in the oppose :
extension Of the Wabash road TO that
point. The Post and Tribune says
"Of all roads proposed, or possible,
this is the most important one for the
grain trade Of our market. and the
Board Of Trade are disposed to give
the project every possible encourage.
ment. To this end a committee was
appointed by the Board TO take such
action as they may deem proper. The
extension Of the Eel River Valley rail.
road was also favorably spoken Of as
another feeder for our market, almost
equal 10 the Wabash route"
Year: 1878

The two following fair articles
on the National Bank system. will be
read with interest and profit by those
who desire to understand the system so
long discussed and often misrepreseDt-
ed. The first article is from the st.
Paul Pioneer Press, one of the ablest
papers in the west. The second is
from Hon. Geo. Willard. one of the
Greenback leaders of the party in
Michigan during the campaign last
fall:
Year: 1878

THE Betting companies are being
belted pretty heavily in a financial sense.
Monday it was the Boston corporation,
yesterday it was one in New York. But
the Boston collapse sort Of unstrung
the concern Of Gotham, as the former
did some ugly ''gutting.''
Year: 1878

AND still the wires are burdened
with the sickening tales Of Louisiana.
But the committee is examining An
derson by proxy, and that gives one
shade Of variety. The investigation Is
absolutely stale, fiat and improbable.
Year: 1878

TIE National Greenback Labor Par
ty Of New York assembled in conven-
ton at Syracuse Tuesday to adopt a
platform and nominate State ticket.
An adjournment until this morning
was effected in order to give time to
the committee on credentials.
Year: 1878

A dilspidaisd individual stood gazing
at a huge pile OF wstermelons in front
of q Woodward avenue grocery until bis
mouth watered. and be made bold to TO-
mark to man who was selecting one
for dinner


"I wish bad fve cents to eet small
melon. I haven't tasted a melon Tor
over two years"


Tho gentleman promptly handed over
q nickel, and went ON with his selection:
About the time he bad his melon picked
out he saw the vagrant coming out of .
saloon near by. and he called out;


81 thought you wanted that money 10
buy q melon"


$50 I did," was the very courteous
answer. 81 told you I hadn't tasted
whisky for over three. Therefore 1 gave
whisky Q show TO catch up with melon.
and start of square. Nothing mean
about me. sir. Good-by f-D'hoa Free
Press.
Year: 1878

NOTHING will sooner make q mans
eyes shoot hre. his brain whirl and his
heart fiop up against his palate than to
lose his balance on his available Lex
whils trying to stow the other away In
his dual garment.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Jefferson Davis has outlived all of his
sons. and when he dies the family name will
become extinct His oldest son. jefferson
Davis, Jr., who died near Memphis the other
day OF yellow fever, had scarcely passed his
twenty first birthday. and though he did not
inherit the intellectual ability Of his father,
he was o young man Of considerable promise,
Early in the summer and before the fever
broke out. young Davis went North with his
sister and her husband. The latter returned
for some purpose and was stricken down with
the fever When his wife heard Of it she in
sisted upon going to him, and young, jeff nc-
Companied his sister. Before tho hus-
band was convalpscent his wife was
attacked Young Davis nursed his sister
through her illness, and in u few days she
became the nurse and he the patient. Four
days later he died. In 1864, while Mr.. Davis
was President Of the Confederacy. he re-
turned to his residence dae day from q short
visit to the Capitol, and found lying in one Of
whom he had left but an hour or two before
the picture Of health. The child was but five
years Of age, and during the absence Of the
family fell from q rear balcony to q paved
yard beneath and crushed his skull. He


lived but 81 short while. This boy (Josepl)
was tho most intelligent Of the family, and Il
special favorite with all the great men who in
those days freuuentcd his fathers house. He
was a bright boy, and the whole city Of Rich
mond mournPd his death. Willie, the young
est son of Jefferson Davis, was born in Rich
mond during the war, and died when but
three or four years OF age. There arc now
left but two children. both girls. The eldest,
Maggie was married about a year ago. and
it was while caring for her that young jeff
met the terrible destroyer. Miss Winnie the
other daughter, is still at school.
Year: 1878




The effect of Mr.. Conkling's
solemn but eloquent words, and Of
the whole scene, was greatly mar
red by the vulgarity Of Western
member Of the House, who stood
near the orator munching apples
during the most impressive por-
ton of the address. It vas also
noted that a person who was not a
member Of either House showed
not only presumption but all
ignorance Of the usages Of the
Senate by occupying the chair Of
tho dead Senator, which, out Of
respect, is always allowed to re.
main vacant on such occasions, IN
Y. Tribune.
Year: 1878

TEMHER-A cheerful temper III
o house is like perpetual sunshine
gladdcning and enlivcning every
one, in the presence of which you
forget your troubles and would be
ashamed to remember your annoy
anccs; but q bad temper spoiIs
everything.
Year: 1878

Perhaps the most unreasonably ferocious
act committed by the Paris Communists in
1871 was the double murder with which
they began their criminal orgy. General
Lecomte was good soldier Of the regular
army and that was his offence. General
Thomas was not soldier enough for that to
hurt him, as he was only National Guard
general but he was republican, though
not red republican. Moderation was his
offence. By the wanton murder Of these
two men the Communists began their de-
fiance Of law and humanity. Despite oil
the executions that followed the fall
of the Commune that first butchery was
never fully expiated /; but now, seven years
later, one Of the perpetrators is in the hands
of justice. Captain Garcin. who escaped
from France. was condemned in contumacy;
but he has been foolish enough to return
and is caught. They have no sentimental
humanity in France on points of this na-
ture Eras of good feeling are unknown.
Garcin will be shot. There are some execu-
tions that are the more effective for coming
very late and this is one Of them.
Year: 1878

AS the negotiation with regard to the
Conference now stands in Europe that
proposed panacea for many ills is evidently
''off." England's preposterous demand as
to the form in which the treaty should be
submitted for consideration is the cause.
That Russia would assuredly refuse to con-
cede that demand was plain, and could not
have been doubtful even in London when
the demand was made. Her Majesty's
Ministers may therefore be held to have
made a demand which they knew must, if
insisted upon, render the Conference impos-
sible. From that fact naturally arises the
inquiry, Did they. wish to prevent
the Conference? 1t is not altogether
unlikely that that was the real pur-
pose of the demand made. Journalists
in England reason sincerely and with some
cogency that it is greatly to England's ad-
vantage that the Conference should be held,
and that it's failure will be SO clearly to
Englands disadvantage that she should
sacrifice for it anything but substantial
principles" But the government may not
take the same view. One of the least doubt
full results of an assembly in conference of
all the great Powers would be to show the
'friendlessness and helplessness of England
in the presence OF Powers animated by pur-
poses inimical to her welfare. Greece and
Belgium would be her only friends. and
that demonstration would not be very
tories in their two years Of endeavor to re-
store British prestige on the Continent And
what tells against the Ministry is what the
Ministry do not mean to have exhibited just
now if they can prevent 1t. AS to conse-
quences beyond that demonstration they
either do not care for them or they reason in
the vein attributed in the dispatches to Ber-
lin paper-that war will not result, but that
the two governments will continue enor-
nous preparations for war, and thus wage
q sort Of financial campaign, in which Eng
land, as the richer Power, will be far the
stronger. II they reason that way in
Berlin they certainly may in Lon
don, and in that vein Of reasoning it
would be clearly England's interest to
upset the Conierence.project. But this rea-
soning leaves out of view the facts in the
case that are Of greatest moment. Un-
deferred by the judgments Of q Conference
or bywar Russia will carry out all those parts
of the treaty which can be reconciled with
the good will of Austria; and as the Sultan
must feel that England's failure to fight i'm
mediately is her ultimate abandonment of
his cause he will throw himself into Rus
sia's hands and will make with his late foe
whatever. treaty is demanded as 10 the
Straits Russia will thus secure through
England's inactivity oil she wishes. and her
great ornaments will not have the precise
fate sketched in Berlin. England is richer
than Russia, but the maintenance of great
armies is not in despotism simply dnan-
cial question, as it is in England.
Year: 1878




The vote of the Senate yesterday on the
question of the removal Of the Superin-
tendent Of the Insurance Department does
not disappoint expectation. although
there arc many who will. question the.
justice of his acquittal. Superintendent
Smyth is q republican. His deputy,
who would have succeeded to his functions
until new Superintendent was appointed,
is democrat. The consequence Of his. re.
moval would have been to put democrat
in charge of the department, and the re-
publican majority Of the Senate did not de-
sire this result. Since, with the deputy
legally in charge, there would have been no
absolute necessity for appointing new
Superintendent, Governor Robinson would
probably have made no concession to the
republican Senate. He would have sent in
the name of democrat, and had his first
nomination been rejected the name Of
another democrat, and so on without end,
the Governor preferring to have the
democratic deputy continue in charge
rather than nominate q republican as the
head of the department. The only possible
chance of having republican in charge of
the Insurance Department lay IN acquittiDg
Mr.. Smyth, and this is the real ground Of
the vote in his favor An acquittal from
such motives is, Of course, disgraceful but
what better could have been expected from
unscrupulous Albany politicians? party
which has for three sessions unblushingly
defed the imperative requirements of the
should lose it's majority in the Legislature,
could not be expected to condemn re-
publican for malfeasance in office when the
certain consequence would have been to
surrender the Insurance Department to
democratic control
Year: 1878

be drained Of her able-bodied man popu-
lation by war between England
and Russia the province would be just as
secure from attack by the United States MS
If the whole border was lined with artillery
and bristling with bayoncts. In such a
contest popular sentiment in the United
States would be divided, and possibly the
prevailing sympathy might be with Russia.
But certainly our government would take
no side in the quarrel, and our relations
with England would be more friendly and
considerate in her hour of peril than at any
other time
Year: 1878

1t is noted by people who watch events
in Rome that the new Pope is brushing
away to n very great extent the cobwebs
with which che Papal world became some
what overgrown in the time of his pred
ecessor. He seems TO have no respect for
venerable rubbish; and usages, Offices, ex-
penses and quarrels which have no other
excuse for existence than that they
were countenanced and continued by the
infalliblo prelate who lived long enough
to dote are oil swept away with ruthless
hand. This course seems very likely to be
followed in the case of the quarrel with
Germany. Not even the promulgation of
the dogma of infallibility was greater
blunder than the quarrel with the great
man who ruled in the new empire


Such quarrel was never justified
but once in the history of the Church,
and that was when Rome was strong,
her enemy helpless and human
reason buried in the moral miro of the Mid
die Ages. To repeat such quarrel in this
age, with Rome at tho mercy of every
breeze, and her enemy the one absolutely
resistless Power in Europe. was piece OF
Year: 1878

In the news from Mexico there is, it will
be observed, q remarkable silence on an inn
portant point. There is no account Of any
revolution. The absence OF an account of o
recent revolution from any pretended news
from Mexico might ordinarily be deemed q
sufficient ground for suspecting the genuine
ness Of the news but this news is genuine
nevertheless 1t will be remembered by the
constant reader that it has now been the case
ior some mon tbs that the Mexican news has
been without this evidence that the Mexican
people were in their customary health and
spirits. This disappearance from Mexican
chronicles Of their liveliest item dates
from about the time when Diaz became
the supreme ruler of the country, and


evidently one fact is related to the other.
Diaz makes stupidity and calls it peace.


He wants the outside world to recognize
him as the ruler Of his countrymen because
he prevents them from indulging in those
airy antics that have hitherto made them an
inexhaustible source Of entertainment to
everybody. 1t is great mistake to allege
as reason for doing anything the precise
reason why we ought not to do it. Diaz is
q dull nuisance. He does not amuse us
himself and will not let the other Mexicans
amuse us. He seems to pretend that
Mexican history. ought to be part of
the sober political story of nations.
Now, the true purpose of Mexican history
is to indicate the absurd side of all history.
1t has been parody and should be o
parody to the end, and to attempt to give
it any other character is like singing "Jim
Grow" to music from Norma" But
though there is no revolution in this last
news there is something almost as lively
there is general advance all along the
lines on the United States Minister. We
have no doubt he deserves it, though we
cannot say what he has done. We sin
cerely hope the Mexicans will make it hot
for him and lively fol. everybody. This
dulness in the Mexican news is intolerable.
Year: 1878

THE WEATnER.--With the exception of the
Northwestern region all the districts Of the
United States east of the Rocky Mountains have
q low barometer. The centre of lowest pressure is
moving ENTHUSIASTICALLY over the Lower Missouri
and Central Mississippi valleys, and the axis


OF the barometric trough lies from south
west to northeast from Texas to Upper
Canada. Rains have fallen west Of tho
Allegheny range and in the northern
part Of the Middle and New England States,
as we'll rs on the Gulf coast. Snow fell ut few
places in the West and Northeast during the
early hours Of yesterday, when the tenn
pcraturc was lowest. Beyond the Missis-
dppi River the temperature has fallen
somewhat, with gradually clearing weather
and brisk to very high northerly winds In the
upper lake region the temperature is low, but
has risen. The winds circulate around the
centre Of disturbance in the Mississippi
Valley, those to the eastward of the centre
being southcrly and warm, while those
OH the northward are northerly and north
easterly and cool The weather in New York
and it's vicinity to-day will be cloudy and warm,
with rain. Tomorrow it will be cloudy and
cnnlcr. followed by gradually clearing weather.
Year: 1878

CoNcREss.-The unusual spectacle was pre-
scnted in the House yesterday of members on
both sides voting against their party in con
tested election case. In the Massachusetts con-
test Of Field versus Dcane General Butler voted
against the republican contestant, Mr.. Field,
while several democrats voted for his admis-
sion. At the close of the roll call it was found
that Mr.. Field had majority of one, but the
Speaker tied the vote and defeated him. The
passage of bill to prevent the introduction of
contagious diseases and of the Consular and
Diplomatic bill formed the only other important
business Of the session.
Year: 1878

TIE QUEENS COUNTY HOUNDS were out yes
terday, but the meeting was not q very great
success. The large number Of spectators shows
the constantly growing interest in this class OF
sport.
Year: 1878

OUR EASTERN Trout spawn in autumn, but
those brought from California three years ago
are now going through that interesting perform
ance at the State Matching establishment. They
promise to be u valuable addition to our fish
suIl,lr
Year: 1878

ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SHIP, the Constclla-
ton, with goods for the Exposition, sailed yes
tcrday. The accident to the Wyoming will be
repaired this week, so that she will arrive in
ample time for the opening
Year: 1878

CONTESTANT has, of course, appeared to
dispute the probate oil the will of the late Mr..
Wood. 1t is said he is in no way connected
with the deceased, but that is only SO much the
better for the lawyers