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Year: 1879

In China, where the opium habit
ruins and destroys many men annually,
the efforts of the government to abolish
or diminish the use of opium have re-
Gently been more energetic than ever.
All these efforts have been in vain, as were
those of many years previous. The Pekin
government have at last determined to
take the final step in The business, and
an edict has been issued, which goes into
effect next year, making the use or sale
of opium punishable by death. 1t is
hard TO say, how the edict will be met by
the ten million opium eaters of the Ce-
lestial Empire, or what proportion of
them will come to this country to enjoy
their fascinating custom.
Year: 1879

occupy them, was first publicly
announced soon after the treaties
Of 1866, by which portions Of the
territory were ceded back to the
United States for certain SPECIFIC
purposes. About two.thirdS o1
the total area Of the territory,
covering the western and north
western parts were left in the
hands of the government, for the
location OF other tribes Of friend
ly Indians. The first attempt to
occupy this part Of the territory
by white settlers was made III
1871. In October Of that year
the Indian agent who had charge
Of the Usage Indians reported
that about 500 people had occu-
pied that part Of the territory
intended for that tribe. in the
spring of 1872 the number had
increased to 1900. They were
all, however, finally driven out,
and the Osages took possession
of the land, and have since held
it ia peace. The excitement re.
Gently stirred up by adventur-
ers and railroad agents will die
out with the expulsion OF the
few hundred who intruded upon
the forbidden territory. 1t is
not probable that others Will
make the attempt to settle IN
that section against the orders
of the military authorities. The
proper way to bring the territory
within the reach Of white set
tiers is through legislation at
Washington. LawlesS raids will
accomplish nothing, and may,
indeed, delay action on the part
Of Congress.-St. Louis Times
Journal.
Year: 1879

al lana once mas Issued


blowing circular, addressed


listers and receivers Of dis


land Offices:


WASHINGTON, D. c.,


April 10, 1879.


Our attention is called to the
SYisions of the act of congress
Setled can act to provide ad-
Wonal regulations for home
9nad and presumption entries
y public lands" approved Mar.
rs 1879, copy herewith.


d Hereafter no person claiming
to enter public land under the
homestead and pre- emption laws
will be permitted to make final
proof until notice has been given
as required by said act.


Any settler desiring to make
final proof, must first file with
the register Of the proper land
office a written notice Of his in
tention to make final proof.
Such notice must describe the
land claimed, and the claimant
must give the names and resi-
dences Of the witnesses by whom
the necessary facts as to settle
ment, residence, cultivation, etc,
are to be established.


The filing Of such notice must
be accompanied by a deposit Of
sufficient money to pay the cost
of publishing the notice to be
given by the register.


Upon the filing Of the notice
by the applicant, the register
shall publish d notice Of such
application, once each week for
a period Of thirty days, in a
ewspaper which he shall des-
lgnate, by an order written on
said application, as published
nearest the land described in
the application, ana he shall
also post said notice in some
conspicuous place in his Office
for the same period. A COmpli-
ance with the law will require
the notice to bepublished week
ly five times, because four pub
lications would not cover q
period Of thirty days.


The notice to be given by the
register must state that aPpllca-
tion to make final proof has
been filed; the name Of the ap-
plicant; the kind Of entry
whether homestead or pre-emp-
ton; a description Of the Land,
and the names and residences
of the witnesses, as stated in The
application.


TO save expense, the register
may embrace two or more cases
in one application, when it can
be done consistently with the
legal requirements Of publica-
ton, in a newspaper published
nearest the land.


When proof is filed that no
tice has been given in the man
ner and for the time requiEed by
said act of congress, the appi-
cant will be entitled to make
final proof, as provided by the
laws in force at the date Of the
approval Of said act


The proof thatrequisite notice
has been given will be the certi-
icate of the register that the
notice Of the application Ga copy
of which should be annexed TO
the certifcate) was posted by
him in a conspicuous place in
his Office for a period Of thirty
days, and the affidavit of the
publisher or foreman Of the
newspaper that the notice
"a copy of which must be an
nexed to the afidavit) was pub
lished in said newspaper once
each week for five successive
weeks.


The proof Of the publication
and posting Of the notice must
be filed and preserved by the
register, to be Forwarded to this
II L Il L.
Year: 1879

LOR. D. D. l2mO. pI. 4o2. Harper Brothers


The incidents in the history OF the great
Hebrew lswgiver. recorded in the simple narrative
OF the Od Testament are here turned to excellent
count for the illustration OF the doctrines OF religious
faith and the enforcement OF the principles OF practical
morality DR.. Taylor does not indulge any learned
JisqusitOns; he makes attempt by critical discus
sion relieve the subject from fancied difficulties; but
with remarkable ingenuity and effect applies the teach
ings OF the history the interests aud duties
ollie. An impressive example of his method Is found
in the lessous he derives the construction Of the
tabernacle IL affords him. in the first place, yalu-
able hint with regard to the building OF modern
churches. The Jewish people contributed literally TO
the completion OF the tabernacle. They all gave some
thing No class was excluded The rulers
brought precious stones the princes furnished teams
for the transportation OF the fabric; the men
acacia wood and brass aud silver, and gOd the women
offered their mirrors for the brazen laver. But the
tabernacle was raised without debt and herein
the preacher, lesson to our modern congregations
II better have baptismal font Of crockery that is
paid for than 20 in debt for one Of marble. 1t is
better 20 have a plain building without debt than
splendid specimen VI Gothic architecture with mort
gage. Another excellent practical lesson insisted on
by Dr. Taylor is that of thOroughness Of work Every
thing about the tabernacle made as perfect rs pos
sbe The loops and hoops Of the curtains received as
much care as the Of the covenant No bad work
covered up with what looked like an ornament We
want to-day preaching Of this gospel of honesty
Dr. TAYLOR repeats an auecdote OF domestic servant
who went speak 10 her minister about joining the
Church Aer testing her experience OF the change Of
heart hc said: That is all very WELL but what proof
have yOu that you have been really convertedT' After
hmomenjs thought, and with slight blush on her
cheeks she replied, "wen. sir sweep under the mats
now" lesson that needs TO be learned by heart even
n we nave to 90 Moses and the prophets for the in
etructiOn.
Year: 1879

4 little ginger put into sausage meat
improves the flavor.


If your coal fire is low, throw on
tablespoonful Of salt, and it will help il
very much.


To clean wooden cloth. take equal
parts of spirits of hartshorn and ether
Ox-gall mixed with il makes it better.


In boiling meat for soup, use cold
water to extract the juices. Ifthe meat
is wanted for itself alone, plunge in
boiling water at once.


Oil walnut furniture with raw linseed
oil, rubbed with a flal mel cloth. then
polish with dry piece OF flannel; be
careful not to put too much on


To prevent meat from scorching dur
ing roasting. place basin Of water in
the oven The steam generated pre-
vents scorching, and the meat cooks
better.


To keep the hands soft, mix honey.
almond meal and olive oil into 3 paste;
use after washing with soap CASTLE
soap is best for use; it viii cure scratch
or cut, and prevents any spot


If those who black their own stoves
will grease them before blacking they
will find it prevents them from rusting.
Add n pinch of brown sugar TO blacking
just before applying. This causes IL TO
stick. and il polishes much easier and
with hall the labor.
Year: 1879

The accident recently in the litho-
graphic establishment OF Restein Broth
ers, corner of Seventh and Dickinson
streets, has resulted in death. Among
the persons employed in the works was
\ girl named Jennie Hall, a lively, Vi
vacious miss, fifteen years of age, who,
with view to frightening her COM
par ions wrapped a lock of her hair
around small shaft, playfuily remark
ing that she was going to curl her hair
by machinery. The act had previously
been condemned by those in the estab-
lishment, and the thoughtless girl was
warned against repeating il.


Jennie lived with her aunt ut I,1s9
South Thirteenth street, and had her
dinners sent to her. One Friday, while
the machinery was stopped during the
dinner hour, Jcnnie's dinner was
brought to her as usual by little girl.
Instead of eating it ut once she chatted
Tor awhile with the child who had
brought it TO her, and then repeated the
imprudent act of pretending to curl her
hair on the shaft, which WAS in motion.


oNtI Slit lcNh Va
her hair, which was short, on the shaft,
thinking it would slip off again as it did
before. She had no sooner committed
the fatal act than she cried, :. Save
mel"


The little girl who had brought the
untasted dinner, caught Jennie by the
clothing and chung TO her with death
like grip. In an insant the unfortunate
girls hair had become so firmly wound
around the shaft SIS to tear the scalp
from the back OF the head TO the brows.
The blood streaming over tile sufferer s
face presented q horrible sight. while her
piercing cries could be heard Il block
away. As soon us possible the steam
was shut off and the shaft stopped, hut
the poor girl was then free from the
horrid entanglement. She was at once
conveyed to the Pennsylvania hospital.
where every effort was made TO relieve
her sufferings and to preserve her life.
She retained her consciousness until
eight O'Clock on Saturday morning.
when, to relieve her agony, she was
put under the influence of an9s. hetics.
Modification subsequently set in. and
at few minutes before twelve O'Clock
on Saturday night Jennie had paid for
her imprudent act with her life.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Year: 1879

Burdette. the Burlington HGickeye
funny man, is travelling about the coun-
try, lecturing and writing letters 10 his
paper. While in Johnstown, Pa, he
was taken through the Cambria iron
works. His description Of the MANNER
in which wire is made there is an anus
ing bination of fact and fun:


Did you ever see them make wire?
1t is simple enough. j can make it now
You start in with a great ingot of steel
that will weigh as much as the new
courthouse, and you come out with a
tiny thread of wire, fine as boys mus
tache. And il is done quickly. The
work runs on like the days on \ thirty
day note. After the wire comes from
the roughing rolls-you know what they
are, of course; / do--you just take a
kind of an iron paddle, very heavy and
strong, but very sim liar in shape to the
one made of shingle, upon the broad
end of which you used to sit. while your
gentle mother held the small end in her
active hand. The iron paddle Of the
Gautier iron works is perforated with
holes, very large at one end and very
small at the other. You beat and file
down the rough, large wire until you
get il pushed through one of these holes,
thon the reel takes bold of il, and you
wouldn't believe me if told you how
rapidly that wire was reeled up, sent
through another and another process
until it was ready for the market. Ali
the steel for the Brooklyn bridge is made
here, every pound ofit. went in to see
them galvanizing the wire for this
bridge. Formerly, this wire was all
coiled as soon as it came through the
bath. Coiled hot, it cooled in the coil,
and its tendency was to remain coiled.
You have often noticed that when you
were swearing at bit of wire you
wanted to straighten out. They used
TO have sixteen machines at the Brook
lyn bridge, just for Strengthening this
wire. But now they DO things better
than that at the Gautier company's
works. They trot the wire along about
one hundred and fifty feet between the
bath and the reels; il cools while il is
straight, and its tendency is to keep
straight and TO spring frob the coil. If
you go to the Brooklyn bridge now you
viii find these sixteen machines for
strengthening wire as idle rs Il colony of
Tamps. It is very simple process /
might have thought of it myself, but /
didn't
Year: 1879

This question, like that Of slavery,
must he taken up and dealt with
UnQueStionaby there must be sum.
mary, decisive and final action taken
10y our government if we would be
rid of this caukcrous evil.


The recent agitation Of the Ques.
tion has had the effect Of rousing all
the bad blood Of the Mormon leaders,
and Of causing them to defy the
United States authorities with all
their might. They express supreme
contempt for the powers that be at
Washington, and will not submit to
laws which govern other American
citizens.


AS there can be no doubt that 20.
ligamy is wrong, and that our laws
respecting it arc just, the only ques.
tion now remaining to be solved is
whether or not our government has
sufficient power to successfully as
sert End maintain its supremacy over
all its citizens. The only wonder is
that such relic of barbarism as
Mormonism has been tolerated on
our continent.
Year: 1879

The Olympia transcript" still
insists that every newspaper which
failed to join in its howl about Hall
being prosecuted, and his arrest be
ing due to the planning of the Fed
eral officials of this Territory, is
'prejudiced, unprincipled, Sc. Gum
has been the mouth piece of another
so long that he cannot understand
how a newspaper man can be indie


pendent aud impartial. Acting apon
his already morbid tendency, and
measuring others by himself, he
deems it absolutely necessary to rep
resent the ARGUS as being in a pre-.
dicament similar to that of the
transcript" He ransacks that
which corresponds with the brain OF
ordinary men, for seemingly plaus


ible excuse; at last his prompter tells
him that the ARGUS doesn't abuse
the Customs officials of Port Town.
send, and that therefore it must be
their organ. All, bright idea thinks
he; SO, accepting this logic, he pub
llshes to his readers what would bc
considered malicious falsehood
were he strictly accountable for his
statements. The fact that he sets
himself up for a judge of our NOR
ais, and demands that we come To
HIS warped and inconsistent stand.
ard OF character matters little, for
the reason that he actually thinks it
smart and that it really does amuse
the public little. His defense OF
Hall, like all Ex PARTE affairs, has
been o'erdone sufficiently to defeat
its OBJECT. IL Governor Ferry and
Others had not been first the objects
OF persecution by Hall, that fellow
and his friends would not have
blamed them for working up the
case against him. Whether Hall is
guilty or not (Which seems doubtful,
as the evidence in identifying him
was confiicting') he evidently does
not dare to tell who he really is or
to identify himself in any way.
Year: 1879

Tortured in every joint with inflammatory
rheumatism, is prospect which may become
a melancholy fact If the twinges of the dread
disorder are not checked at the outset Per.
sons of rheumatic tendency find Hostetter'a
Stomach Bitters useful remedy, nor do they
encounter the risk in using it they DO from re-
sorting to that active poison Colchicum,
which is often employed to arrest the malady.
The use OF the Bitters is equally as effective In
its results, and is attended with no risk
There is ample testimony to prove the medL
cine possesses blood depurating qualities Of
no common order. besides those of tonic
and general Alternative. 1t stimulates the ac-
tion of the kidneys and promotes the removal
from the system of impurities which develop
disease, and are fraught with serious danger
Fever and ague, dyspepsia, debility, nervous.
hess, constipation, DC, are remedied by 1t.
Year: 1879

For one cent purchase a postal card and
send your address to DIR. Sanford, 169 Broad
way, Now York, and receive pamphlets by
return mail, from which YOU can learn wheth.
c; your liver is out Of order, and if out OF or.
der or is any way diseased, what is the beet
thing in the world to take for It.
Year: 1879

Certainly one is not wise II he purchases an
organ before obtaining the latest catalogue
and circulars OF the Mason s. Hamlin Organ
Co. See advertisement, and send postal card
asking for them and they will come free.
Year: 1879

Cool WILL BETWEEN THE People OF THE
STATE.-Wc deem it essential to say o wood or
so to the people of South Carolina upon the
above subject. God knows we do so in no spirit
of dictation but simply as citizen having moth
ing to ask and nothing to seek but peace aud
good will between oil classes and sections of our
fellow-cItizens and of the State we own and
cherish as q common mother We fear our un-
ofhce-seeking people are losing sight of the
common good in the personal partisauship we
are indulging in in some localities. To shout
for this or that man is catching, and depraving
as we'll. We may in the end lose sight of South
Carolinn and our supreme welfare in the angry
personal broils into which we may fall. Wearc
the best of us but human, and when the feeling
OF opposition is fully aroused we may wreck
world in betting on n fly. Verbum sat.





The SMALLEST OF FBABEs.-Mrs. George Fromm
of New York, has just become the mother of q
boy baby, which weighed at its birth eleven
ounces and three-quarters. The head Of the
child, although smaller than o small apple, is
covered with an extraordinary growth Of light
brown hair The features are regular the eyes
bright and clear, and the skin is fine and deli
cate. Tho arms the thickness of an ordi-
nary little finger, and the fingers are the size
of extra large pencil leads. The nails although
not much bigger than u good-sized pinhead, are
perfectly formed. An ordinary luncheon basket
is an ample cradle for the babe. His height at
birth was inches, and breadth across the
shoulders p.
Year: 1879

A Docs INTELMGENCE.-AN Naugatuck
Conn. restaurant keeper owns four two
months-old pups of choice breed. Before
daylight the other morning he heard an
unusual noise and discovered them on the
railroad track in company with an old
bird dog named Charley. The pups were
running up and down the track frolicking
and having good time. 1t was almost
time for the three o'clock train, and the
old dog was nearly frantic in his endeav-
ors TO get the little ones off the track.
He would seize one by the nape of the
neck, carry it off the track to the middle
of the street and then return for another !;
in the meantime the first would be back
again and all the pups seemed to be
enjoying the sport hugely. At last the
old fellow sat down apparently in despair,
but it happened that he was only devising
Il plan to get the little rascals home, for
after minute or two he ran up to one of
them, seized it us before, and bore it off to
the street. Then when he put it down he
watched it few seconds, and when it
started back for the track again he grab
gave it sharp bite which made it howl
with pain and start for home. He pro-
ceeded in this way with each separately,
then followed after them. Occasionally
one would try to turn back, when Charley
would seize it and infict another bite.
The whole proceeding occupied the old
dog upward of an hour, and after getting
them all safely at home Charley went off
short distance in front and lay with his
head on his forepaws watching the little
truants till daylight.
Year: 1879

BISMARCK AND Ills Doc" My dog!
Where is my dog?" were Prince Bis
marck's first words on alighting on the
platform of the Westbahn railway station
last night and sure enough, there he was,
the sleek quadruped who so seriously
imperiled the precious existence of Prince
Gortschakoff during the congress. With a
bound Sultan, who had travelled second
class, was at his masters side, covering
him with boisterous manifestations OF
canine affection, and not taking the sligh-
est notice of Count Andrassy and Prince
Reuss. who kept a respectful distance
until Sultan had satisfied himself that the
Prince was none the worse for his journey.
The meeting between Connt Andrassy
and his illustrious guest was cordial one,
and arm in arm they walked to the court
carriage, private brougham of the
emperor's that was waiting to take Prince
Bismarck to the hotel where he is stay
ing.


Hardly were the two statesman seated
and ready to start ere down went the
window on the near side, and stentorian
voice cried out, Mein hund! Wo ist
mein hund?n If anything had befallen
that blessed dog while Prince Bismarck
attention was momentarily turned in an
other direction, it is my firm belief that
it would have been all up with the Austro,
German alliance, and the incensed chan.
cellor would have taken the next train
back 10 Berlin. Sultan is, however, an
experienced traveller, and has a very good
notion of how to take care of himself. In a
twinkling he was at the carriage door,
and, assisted by two court flunkeys, he
sedately took his seat on the rug at the
feet of the two gentlemen inside. Judge
of the stupeiaction of The crowd assembled
outside the Hotel Imperial on seeing the
four legged occupant of the court broug-
ham leap out with II bark, and, contrary
to all etiquette, greet the nearest bystanders
in most unpleasantly demonstrative
style. | never saw such ridiculous sight
in my life. People fled in all directions
for Sultan has bad reputation.


lie nearly upset the congress by an
unustifablo attack upon the Russian
plenipotentiary, and since then he has
manned one of the Berlin foreign office
officials for life, because he sat down on
the chair usually occupied by Prince
Bismarck. The worst of it is that he is
not the genuine historical favorite of the
chancellor, but only spurious limitation
Sultan-the original Sultan-1 learn was
poisoned couple of years ago, and
nothing can shake Prince Bismarck S
conviction that it was two social democrats
who did it. This is no banter of mine
but well authenticated fact known tc
every Berliner. 1t is, doubtless, to pre-.
serve Sultan the second from similar
fate that six Berlin detectives arrived las
night. and, together with the police o
Vienna, have taken unwonted measures o
precaution in the neighborhood of the
Hotel Imperial. They were certainly no
wanted for the safety of Prince Bismarck
who runs no risk whatever. .-LOnd01
Telegraph
Year: 1879

he sees his mother going out, and petition
to accompany her, it will be better to say
No." or d" Yes" at once; for he will re-
ceive with ease an immediate but kind
refusal, when, probably, he would cry
bitterly at a denial, after his expectations
had been raised by suspense.


When a child is to go to bed, we ought
not to fret him for the last half hour, by
saying every few minutes, =" shall soon
send you to bed--Now, my dear, it is time
to go-Now, | hope you will go;"-but
let him be told that, at such q time he is
to 60 to bed, and wher that time arrives,
no common excuse should prevent it.


BY such measures as have been recon-
mended, accompanied by a quick sympa-
thy with the peculiar characters, and
peculiar inirmities of children, much may
be done toward forming among them a
habit Of good temper. But such is the
irritably both of the mental and bodily
constitution in childhood, that with our
best efforts we must not expect unvarying
success. From some hidden cause, gener-
ally to be traced to their bodily state,
many children, perhaps all occasionally,
are prone TO certain fretfulness or irriut-
bility which will battle every attempt to
overcome it,and which, therefore,is is rather
to be borne with than opposed-never to
be humored.