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Year: 1878

There are many who mistake the love
of life for fear Of death.


Fancy runs most furiously when a
guilty conscience drives it.


A royal soul may belong to beggar,
and beggarly one to king.


Very few persons have sense enough
to despise the praise of fool.


A doctor may learn to cure by killing,
but men never learn to tell the truth by
lying.


No man is always wrong. A clock
that does not 60 at all is right twice in
the twentyfour hours.


Courage, the commonest Of the yir-
tues, obtains more applause than dis
cretion, the rarest Of them.


Let not one failure discourage you.
He that has had fall may stand as up
right as he ever did.


Love can excuse anything but mean
ness; but meanness kills love, and Grip
pies even natural affection.


There is no one else who has the pow
er to be so much your friend or so much
your enemy as yourself.


That only can with propriety be call
ed refinement, which, by strengthening
the intellect, puri6es the manners.


To all men the best friend is virtue;
the best companions are high endeav-
ors and honorable sentiments.


Many peoples lives are not worth the
market value Of the iron in their blood
and the phosphorus in their bones.


The majority Of women are little
touched by friendship, for it is insipid
when they have once tasted Of love.


In some tranquil and apparently ami
able natures, there are often unsuspect-
ed and unfathomable depths Of resent
ment.


The tear Of loving girl is like dew
drop on the rose but that on the cheek
of wife is drop of poison to her hus-
band.


OF all monarchs, nature is the most
just in the enactment of laws, and, the
most rigorous inpunishing the violation
of them,
Year: 1878

In st. Nicholas for July, a boy tells
how he made tar marbles on very hot
day and filled the pockets Of his new
suit and his hat with them. Pretty
soon, of course, the marbles melted and
the tar streamed all over him. Afraid
to go home, he first slipped off to his
aunts we'll and tried to pump water and
clean himself. The story goes on:


Creak-creak- creak-went the pump
handle, which did more work that after
noon than in half dozen days wash
ing.


Creak -creak -creak! But the tar
only became harder and harder, until [
was encased in sheet armor, like the fa-
nous Black knight. Presently, my
cousin Jenny, an especial friend Of
mine, hearing such continual pumping,
and becoming anxious for the family
supply of water, came out to see what
was the matter. Seeing small figure
curled up under the spout of the pump,
drenched to the skin and black as Othel-
10, she stopped down to investigate the
phenomenon. Oh, what was my despair,
when she discovered who it was, and in
what plight!


To say she laughed would be to give a
feeble idea of the peals of laughter that
succeeded each other as she stood and
looked at me. She would try to control
her merriment for moment, only to
break forth afresh, until she was obliged
to sit down from sheer exhaustion. Ev-
cry time she glanced at my woe-begone
countenance, and drenched condition,
she would go into fresh commissions of
fun. At last she recovered breath suffi-
cient to inquire into my case, and to as
sure me she would do what she could
for me; but she soon found, to my des-
pair, that what she could do was not
much to my relief. The clothes could
not be got off, and certainly they could
never be got clean. She did manage
with strong pair of shears, to cut of
the pockets in my breeches, and then
fearing my mother would be alarmed
she bade me 60 home, and she promised
to secure, me against a whipping.
I fancy she thought this last promise
would be easily kept.


Somewhat comforted, took up my
Year: 1878

would bring dollars worth Of food or
anything else. though it would pay a
dollar Of debt? The '6at" can give val
ue to nothing, but it can force a credit
or to take less value for a greater, by
virtually outlawing him if he does not.
The rebels did that, but they couldn't
make their money good for anything
but debts.
Year: 1878

CHILDREN should not be kept out of
school for slight causes. IF schools are
worth anything they are worth patron
izing. 1t costs as much to keep school
for four or FIVE pupils as for twenty-five
or thirty.


Although it may sometimes seem
quite necessary to keep children out Of
school to work in the house or in the
field, yet it is true that in SO doing par
ents rob them of that which is more
valuable than money or land, defraud
the nation of that intelligence without
which it cannot prosper, and help to
waste the funds which the State, in its
wisdom, has set apart for the education
of the young.


1t may seem a small thing that the
pupil should be kept out day or two
now and then, but there is such thing
as momentum in school work, as we'll
as in mechanics, and when the work is
interrupted this momentum is lost. A
child can learn as much to attend school
regularly for twelve consecutive weeks,
as to attend every other week for a year.
Year: 1878

TAKE NOncE.-We call the attention Of ad-
vertisers in the Troy Bulletin to the foot that
they are being charged four prices for the work.
The prices for public printing are very nearly
the same ss country newspapers have establish
ed for regular advertising. The editor of the
Bslltis put in proposition to do the County
printing at one-fourth the legal rate, and says
that he could afford to do it at that. If he can
afford it, why does be charge regular advertisers
four times that amounti Why does he charge
his friends and voluntary patrons four times as
much for their work as he offers to work for the
public at large fort
Year: 1878

A SPECIMEN We have several times spoken
Of the persistent effort that is being made to or
gsnizs o distinctive Grecnback party in this
County, party that will be left without an is
sue, IL the two leading parties Of this country
carry out the measures nov before Congress, -
It 10 likely they will do We have also referred
to the number Of persons engaged In the move
ment who have no conception Of finance, and who
would still he impecunious, If greenbacks grew
on trees. IL we should ASSERT that many Of them
EXPECT, IL their ideas are carried out, that Gov
ment would seud agents through the country
sowing greeubacks broadcast, that every man
might pick mp what he wanted, perhaps it would
be thought that we were trying to ridicule them.
But we are informed that at least one individual,
who is active and somewhat prominent in the
Greenback movement, actually insists that what
the country needs, and what must be accom-
plished by the Greenback party, is that Govern
ment issue sufficient amount of greenbscks to
make every man in the United States present
of 81 900, which shall be done, and the money
thus put in circulation This, he thinks, would
drive out hard times, and put every man op q
sound financial footing. Such mon do not seem
to comprehend, that il greenbacks were never 50
plenty, men would have to work to own them,
and that the only way to bring them would be
to raise somthing to exchange for them. 1t
would be a glorious country, if men could spend
their time in greenback tomfoolery, and Govern
ment wsuid furnish them with pockets full Of
money, without any labor on their part Green
backs would be valuable under, that arrange
ment. This, we suppose, is the millennium that
"Bunknm," of the BEiletia, sighs for.
Year: 1878

~ The snarling cur at Iowa Point, who vents
his fatulence through the columns Of the Bale
tin, acknowledges that he was the beast We re-
ferred to, in our recent item in relation to 'cru-
city to animals" and proceeds to squeal through
o column and half of the Bulletin for our bene-
fit. If the dirty cog would gather his faulty
about him, and take care Of them, instead of try
ing to palm himself of upon respectable young
ladies Is single man, he might be held in more
respect BY the community, and avoid such hu-
milistions as the one we recently recorded. Now,
bark MS column or two on that, and then send
to Saline County, Missouri, for pedigree.
Year: 1878

a The Falls City papers kick at what We
said, two weeks ago, about their city being on
the decline. We know nothing Of the facts, but
simply stated what was told MS BY several per-
sons who were in . situation to know. One
thing We are sure Of: We have no desire to see
Falls City decline in prosperity.
Year: 1878

The Board of Trade held regular meet
ing in their rooms to-day.


A resolution was adopted that the Gin
cinnati Board of Trade hereby expresses its
appreciation of the kind feelingsand friend
ly interest manifested by the management
of the Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad in
offering, free of charge the use of portion
of the A. & G. Railroad Passenger Depot to
the Cincinnati Southern Railway, pending
permanent arrangements for the transaction
of business of the said Cincinnati Southern
Railroad.


A resolution was adopted that the subject
of protection of our river navigation from
foes of ice be referred to the Committee on
River Navigation with instructions to re
port the best means for the accomplishment
OF that object.


Resolved, That the subject of leveeing
the Mississippi River be referred to the Com
mittee on River Navigation to investigate
and report at the Board of Trade whether
such levees are not an injury rather than a
benefit to the navigation of said river. .
Adopted.


Speeches were made in regard to the de-
feat of the 81, 900, 900 levy on Friday, and on
the question, What was to be done to com
plete the road?


On motion of Mr.. Kirby the Committee
on Railroads was appointed to make a re-
port at the next meeting on this subject.


Adjourned
Year: 1878

Christ. Wolter, German tailor about
fifty four years old, who lived with his wife
and two sons at No. 10 Ringgold street, COM
mitted suicide this morning by shooting
himself through the mouth


About o'clock his son Henry found him
lying awake in bed He was toldW go and
get his breakfast. No sooner had the SON
reached the kitchen than he heard the re-
port of gun. He rushed back to his
fathers room, and found him sitting on n
chest with an old army musket near bim.
The musket had seldom been used When
Wolter was picked up by his wife it was
found that the bullet had taken down
ward course after entering the mouth His
death was instantaneous.


The deceased had for the last two months
been under medical treatment for bead
ache, which troubled him considerably.
Coroner Stitch was at once notified, and
held an inquest


The jury rendered verdict of death from
suicide by shooting, the same being due tz
disease of the brain.
Year: 1878

The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela.
tons considered the bill to send a commit.
tee to the Island of Corea near Japan, with
view of establishing an American Consul.
ate their The Committee will decide the
question next Tuesday.
Year: 1878

On the 18th of September, 1876, a man of middle age and gentlemanly sppearance-his face beaming with pleasure-entered Dr. kennedy's office and inquired of the patients in waiting if the Doctor was in. Being an- swered in the affirmative. he took a chair to await his turn for an interview. In due time the Doctor reached the stranger and said:

 Well, my good friend, what can l do for you ?" Whereupon the stranger replied: My name is Washington Monroe. live in Cat skill, Green county N. r., and have come to Rondout for no other purpose than to see and thank you for what you have already done for me-by means of your medicine, the Favorite Remedy. As l see you are very busy I will state the facts of my case in as few words as possible. For many yearsI had suffered from a complaint which the physicians whom 1 consulted concerning it agreed in calling it Gravel l excessively employed some of the most noted doctors without obtaining any per manent relief, and for a long time my case was regarded as hopeless. All who knew the cir cumstances said l must die. Finally, my wife induced me to try bottle of your Favor ite Remedy, which she had somewhere heard of or seen advertised. Without the slightest faith in it, but solely to gratify her, bought bottle of druggists in our village. I used that and two or three bottles more and-to make long story short-I am now grateful, happy. and Gas far as know) as healthy mas as there is in the country.

 Since then have gone on circulating my story and recommending your medicine to. others of my acquaintance whom I knew to have suffered from Kidney and Liver con- plaints and although the assertion may be doubted by the ignorant and incredulous, I assure you, sir, and through you the public, that the Favorite Remedy has done it's work with similar completeness in every single instance. 1 thank you, Doctor, for your med icine, and rejoice in the good fortune which led yeu to discover and circulate it and it is my hope, and that of others know, that you may be spared to introduce the Favorite Rem edy into every part of the country. It is just what suffering mortals need. You are at lib- erty to make mention of my case in any way you may think best, and trust some other sick and discouraged mortal may hear of it and try the Favorite Remedy, as did.

 MT Monroe's case-although remarkable is only one of many similar ones which might be cited, were it necessary. To those who ordinarily call in question the genuineness of the mass of medical testimonials, it may be worth while to point out the fact that the city in which the Favorite Remedy is manufactur- ed. and can be easily contradicted if untrue in any particular. Remember the name: Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. Price. Ono Dollar. 3S-4w.
Year: 1878

postmaH stood with puzzled brow,
Anc In his hand turned Ger and DER
letter, with address 30 strange


AS he had never SEEN before.
ne Writing cramped the letters small,
ana by boys rough hand engraven;
ne words ran thus g To Jesus Christi
And underneath inscribed, 4" In Heaven /"
The postman paused full well he knew
NO mail on earth this note could take
And yet twas writ in childish faith,
,,l. And posted for the dear Lords sake.
With careful hand he broke the seal,
And reV'renty the letter read;
was short, and very simple, too,


FOR this was all the writer sand:
Ny Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
I've latelyFIost my father dear
Mother Is yerv, very poor,


And life to her is sad and dreaf.
Yet Thou has promised m Thy word
That none can ever ask in vain
For what they need of earthly store,
IL only asked in Jesuh' name.
" So am writing in His name,


To ask that Thou will kindly send
Some money down; what Thou canst spare,
And what Is right for US to spend.
l want so much to go to school;


While father lived always went,
But be had little, Lord, to leave,
And what he left ia almost spent.
81 do not know how long twill be
Ere this can reach the golden gate;
But viii try and patient be,


And for the answer gladly wait"
The tidings reached that far-off land,
Although the letter did not go,
And straight the King an angel sent.
To help the little boy below.
Oft to his mother he would say,
knew the Lord would answer make
When he had read my letter through,
w Which had sent for Jesus sake"
Ali happy boy, could you but teach
Ny heart to trust my fathers love,
And to believe where aught's denied
lis only done my faith to prove.


-fChTistian at Work
Year: 1878

The Anglo~American Times, published
in London, says:


The consumption of corn in Europe is
now large, but will be presently enor-
nous when the means of carriage are
supplied, for from the center of the great
valley of the Mississippi to London,
Bristol, Liverpool and to the ports of the
continent, the transport may be by water
Maize cannot afford costly transport but
it will pay all concerned when the advan-
tages offered by the river system Of the
valleys are turned to the best account.
The London general omnibus company
feed their thousands of horses almost
entirely on corn-meal, for tired horse
thus gets his foed in a substantial form,
easy to digest, and not requiring, as with
hay, for the horse to be long on his legs
before he can eat sufficient quantity.
It is the best means of fattening animals
The question was how to get it to market
with q profitable margin. The opening
of the mouth Of the Mississippi, through
the ietties formed by Eads, solved the
problem, and now are to be seen the dis.
iointsd efforts of those who seek first to
take advantage of the change. In one
place the antiquated means of carriage
placed difacuItyin the way in another,
the tonnage is not forthcoming, while
ships lie idle in European ports, that
would be glad of a full cargo at a reason
able rate. But these obstacles will soon
be smoothed away as capitalists become
assured of the fact that great and per-
manent supply can be relied upon with
certainty in a word, that new trade In
grain has been opened up the whole river
to St. Louis, upon which to ground their
operation; for that basis being gwen,
numerous subsidiary articles will also
find their way. 1t may be added, the
belief along the river is, the great house
of the Barings have taken up the subject
and that to their operations much of the
activity is due.
Year: 1878

Ia England they are adopting horse
shoe made Of cowhide and known as the
Yates shoe. 1t is composed OF three
thicknesses of cowhide compressed into
a steel mold, and then subjected TO a
chemical preparation. 1t is claimed for
il that it lasts longer and weighs only
one-fOurth as much rs the common iron
shoe that it will never cause the hoOfs
to split nor have the last injurious in
huence OF the foot; itrf quires no caulks /;
even on asphalt the horse never slips.
This shoe Is 50 elastic that the horse 3
step is lighter and surer. It adheres so
closely TO the foot that neither dust nor
water can penetrate between the shoe
and hoof.
Year: 1878

THE Countess Miradori, morganatic
widow of Victor Emmanuel, is still fee.
bic, but in no danger Of dying, despite
the published reports Of her death. Al
soon as she RECEIVERS, she viii be prevailed
on by Superior authority" to go out
side of the kingdom and live. The pre-
sent king was violently opposed to her
marriage with his father, and never has
tolerated her or her children Sue has
been prohibited from raising the royal
arms over her house or decking herself
out in any kind of royal tOggery.
Year: 1878

Hrs wife caught him with his arms
around the hired girls neck, but his
courage even in this extremity never
forscok him " 1 suspected some one of
stealing the whisky on the preserves,
Jane, for some time, and you know her
breath would have told if che was the
guilty party Baltimore Sun.
Year: 1878

Mir. Vim. Smith of the Vulture, who has been in San Francisco for some time making sale of his mill and mining property, has returned. The sale did not come off we understand for the reason that protest against purchasing tho property was filed with the party negotiating the purchase, by some of the old Vulture crew, who still clain. certain rights in the premises Dr. W. w. Jones one of the present owners still re- mains in San Francisco, and it is possible that the sale may yet come of.

 TIE SNOW. THE SNow.--The wind, which for three days past, "bIew as 'tw'd blown its last, !" finally ceased during last night during a smart shower of rain, which afterwards turned to snow, and astonished the people this morning by spreading out before them a landscape white as a picture of Lapland in midwinter- Six inches about represents the depth Of the bright crystals early in the morning, which the points of an April sun sat to work to reduce to liquid form; and throughout the day there has been quite a contention between the source of supply and the influence of the approach of sum mer as to which should succeed. The clouds have continued to send more snow but the sun has as consistently licked it up.
Year: 1878

direction of the Secretary Of the
treasury, with the execution of the pro.
visions Of this act, and shall frame all
needful rules and regulations for that
purpose, which rules aud regulations
shall be subject to the approval Of the
President But such rules and regula-
tions shall not conflict with or impair
any sanitary or quarantine laws or regu-
lations Of any State or municipal au-
thorities now existing or which may here.
after be enacted. " The surgeon general
is required upon receipt Of information


of the departure Of any vessel, goods or


passengers frOm infected place to any
port in the United States to Immediately
notify the proper State or municipal and


United States officers of the threatened
port OF destination Of the vessel and
prepare aBd transmit to the medical
officers of the marine hospital service


to collector of customs, aud to the
State and municipal authorities in the
United States, weekly abstracts of the
consular reports and other pertinent in.
formation received by him Whenever
at any port of the United States any
State or municipal quarantine system
may now or may hereafter exist, the
officers or agents of such system shall,
upon the application Of the respective
State or municipal authorities, be su.
thorized and empowered to act as officers
or agents of the National Quarantine
System, and shall be clothed with all the
powers Of United States officers for quar-.
antine purposes, but shall receive no pay
or emolument from the United States.
Year: 1878

base Of the moonlith, and up again
to the jacket on the other side.
Thus, then, during the few minutes
it will be suspended vertically be-
fore being lowered to its base, it
will stand in the band as if in a
stirrup, and the more its weight
presses on the band the tighter it
will make the jacket grip.


The column, as we have ex-
planned, will be hoisted horizontal
ly, bat when it has reached the
required hight the supports under
the base will be removed, and base
being slightly in excess of the rest
(2t tons), the whole stone will
slowly revolve on the trunnions till
it hangs direct over its appointed
spot and about four inches above it
1t is then simply turning on the
taps Of the hydraulic presses, and
the column will sink into its base
in about two minutes.


GA small gap will be left in the
center of the base, so as to enable
the iron band to be removed, but
when this is done and the gap filled
up with granite blocks all viii b
completed"
Year: 1878

ton or a Chopin waltz, but their
prevailing tone is not in this direc-
ton. And, as they are mostly sue
cessful, the inference ia plain.
There is but one publication in the
country devoted exclusively to the
interests of the lovers of good mu-
sic. 1t is printed by a Boston firm,
and its sphere is among the higher
walks of the art. A friend once
congratulated the editor upon the
success Of his magazine among the
cultivated classes.


"I like your paper" he said; at
is very popular"


"No, sirl" snapped the editor
with indignant yehemence. alt is
not popular, and l wouldn't pub
lish one that was."


The incident only goes to show
that there are classes among music.
writer's as well as in other branches
of business or art ; and that, while
the cheap class makes the money
and chuckles in its sleeve, the high
toned one hangs to its dignity, and
is content. with fame alone.
Year: 1878

While a mere girl of seventeen
she was arrested and confined for
two years in Lithuanian prison
without even the pretense Of a trial,
and for no other reason than that
she was a school friend of the sister
of a political censpirator. AS it
was found impossible to allege any
ofense against her she was at last
liberated. She had scarcely reached
home when she was again seized by
virtue of an administrative order.
She was not even allowed time to
take proper clothing with her,
and might have died from cold had
not gendarme taken pity upon her
and covered her with his great
coat.


For seven years she remained in
the hands Of the police, who re-
moved her from house to house
and prison to prison. On her final
release it is not much to be won
dered at that she formed a re-
solve to exact vengeance against
her chief persecutor. This deter
mination was strengthened by &C.
counts Of the barbarous hoggings
of other political prisoners. 1t was
with the double object of calling
attention to those cruelties and
avenging her own wrongs that she
shot the chief project. We must
not be surprised that the students
sympathized with her, even the
draymen of Southwark would have
done so.