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Year: 1879

tion; it may adopt the policy of
gathering all the Indians ON reservations;
it may adopt policy of dealing with them
as scattered and roaming tribes; but adopt
what policy it will, it should have the
disposition and the ability to enforce
that policy without leaving its success
dependent on the spasmodic vigor
of tho Indians in their spurts Of
opposition to the government. The gov
ernment should maintain troops enough in
the Indian country to bear down and dis
courage opposition, and to save the gov
ernment from such humiliations as have
repeatedly overtaken it during the last
three or four years. We need in
the Indian country force largo enough
to make every encounter with the Indians
victory for the government. II such n
force were maintained for a few years. if,
for few years, every conflict with the saw
ages resulted in crushing victory over
them, the overpowered and disheartened
Indians would give in and bo submissive.
1t is preposterous to maintain barely
enough troops against them to enable them
to defeat us as often as we defeat them.
Year: 1879

THE WEATnER.--But very little change has
taken place in the meteorological conditions
throughout the country since yesterday, Tho
depression which started in the West yesterday
is now moving over the upper lake region. aud
will probably 90 into Canada on account of the
high pressure which continues TO dominate
over the weather in the New England
Middle and South Atlantic States. The
temperature has slightly ialcn along
the Atlantic coast, but has risen in tho interior
" the country. The weather is cloudy and
threatening in the lake regions and Minnesota
aud the Western Gulf Statcs East OF these
districts it Is fair. Heavy rains have fallen in
tie Northwest, where also brisk winds were
frequent. Tho weather in New York aud it's
vicinity to-day will be fair, with stationary
temperature and increasing clou,Iiucss. To-
morrow it will bo cloudy and cooler.
Year: 1879

Preparations are going forward for the
Hanlan-Courtney race on a scale heretofore
unequalled in this if not IN any country.
grand stand, nearly half mile long, to-
gether with al observation train accom-
panying the rowers all the way, and itself
likely to be almost milo long, will provide
ample accommodations for thesthousantls
who will flock to see what promises to bo
race of such exceptional interest. Within
few hours ride of Chautauqua lies nearly
all of Ontario--H inlan's own province as
we'll as tho whole oil region, tho
cities of Pittsburg, Buffalo, Cleve-
land, Erie, Rochester, Auburn and
Syracuse and countless smaller towns
and villages, while already fares arc
being reduced SO as TO bring the trip
within the roach of oil in these localities.
But little more than nights ride out of
New York, the excursion from here should
also be fixed at figure which would mako
il easy for tho hundreds, and even thou
sands, who would like to see the race, to
pass a day or two by this cool mountain
lake. 1t Is gratifying to know that tho two
scullers have shaken off their various aches
and pains and are rapidly getting into good
shape for tho hot work of the 10th. Tho
mishap to Hanlan's craft shows the neccs-
sity OF each man having plenty of suitable
boats on hand, ready for use at q moments
seems likely to prove SO rare o piece
Year: 1879

TIE ANDRE MONUMENT was placed in position
yesterday, with an inscription which does full
Justice to the unfortunate soldier without
offending American patriots. Now that honor
has been done TO the memory of gentleman
who was nevertheless enemy and n spy
perhaps some of our milionnaires will place
memorial stones over tho almost forgotten
graves of some of our couutry's defenders.
Year: 1879

DISCARDED STRAW MATTRESSES form the
p latest variety of rubbish reported as being de-
posted in our harbor. AS the reason for their
being thrown overheard from ships is what it is
the companies should be made to suffer to an
exemplary degree.
Year: 1879

YALE AND HARVARD are to be brought face to
face again and in most unexpected way. In
the coming polo match between the Buffalo and
Woodstock clubs the players from Connecticut
arc all Yale graduates while their opponents are
all Harvard men,
Year: 1879

was SO foolish. Will you forgive me
Charlie %


Darling, do not blame you. The
spirit of the times had got into you,
that was all"


''But we should have been quite as
happy if we had taken lower position.
We might have kept each other then,
and now


She broke down utterly. and could
say no more, but the stricken man man.
aged to lay his hand caressingly on her
head.


"God bless you, darling, and let us
meet again some day and finish together
the life that we have begun here


These were Charles Leighton's last
words. He soon became unconscious
again, and remained SO until he died
CHTSsccUyE WooLly.--------
Year: 1879

Swiftly glide our years; they fellow
each other like the waves of the ocean.
Memory calls up the persons we once
knew, the fences in which we once were
actors; they appear before the mind like
the phantoms of night vision. Behold
the boy, rejoicing in the gayety of his
soul; the wheels of time cannot move too
rapidly for him; the light of hope dances
in his eye; the smiles of expectation play
upon his lip; he looks forward to long
years Of joy to come; his spirit burns
within him when he hears of great men
and mighty deeds he wants to be man;
he longs to mount the hill of ambition.
to tread the path of honor, to hear the
shout of applause. Look at him again;
he is now in the meridian of life; care
has stamped its wrinkles upon his brow
disappointment has dimmed the lustre of
his eye; sorrow has thrown its gloom
upon his countenance he looks back upon
the waking dreams of his youth, and
sighs for their futility. each revolving
year seems to diminish something from
his little stock of happiness, and he dis
covers that the season of his youth, when
the pulse of anticipation beats high, is
the only season of enjoyment. Who is
he of the aged locks? ? His form is bent
and totters; his footsteps move more
rapidly towards the tomb he looks back
upon the past; his days appear to have
been few, and he UUufesses that they
were evil; the magnifcenee of the great
is to him vanity; the hilarity of youth
folly; he considers how soon the gloom
of death must overshadow the one and
dlsappoint the other; the world presents
little to attract and nothing to delight
him. Still, however, he would linger
in it-still he would lengthen out his
days-though, of "beauty's bloom" of
"fancy's fash" of "music's BREATH he
is forced to exclaim, 81 have no pleasure
in them" A few years of in6rmlty,
inanity and pain, must consign him to
idiocy or the grave-yet this was the
gay, the generous, the high-soulcd boy,
who beheld the ascending path of life
strewed with flowers without thorn.
Such is human life, but such cannot be
| the ultimate destinies of man.
Year: 1879

Gold turks in every aim Of life;


1t sways the lofty and the lowly,
And shrouds beneath its sable lall
Each aspiration high and holy.
For 1t we utter earnest prayer,


And solemn VOWS are made and broken,
And beauty barters faith and hope,


And bitter scathing words are spoken.
Gold cannot add one hours life,
Or buy loves holiest caresses;
1t cannot stay the silver streak


Time blends with beauty's auburn tresses;
1t cannot bring the loved one back,


So rudely torn from our embraces;
It cannot smooth the wrinkled brow


Scored deep with grief-s relentless traces.
Gold cannot bring youths ruddy glow


Back to the cheek Of fading beauty;
1t cannot hush the STILL small voice


That hints OF oflong-neglected duty;
1t cannot heal the broken heart,


Throbbng with some unbounded sorrow;
For words that wiring the soul to-day,


Gold cannot bring relief tomorrow.
Then let us spurn the glittering bribe.
Nor breathe for it one sigh of sorrow;
Gold can at last but gild the bier;


Or buy the pail that want must borrow.
The lowliest heart in all the land


Is rich indeed beyond all treasure,
If truth and virtue, hand in hand,


Have been through life its rule and measure
Year: 1879

Shelton M. Thompson, who weighs
200 pounds. stands six feet three inches
in his CATERS, and is thirty years old,
created a great sensation at Flint the 9TH
er day. He called at the house of Chas.
Smith, was recognized as an old &C
quaintance, and he seemed as sane as
any other private citizen. Bedtime came
and he was assigned couch and babe
"good night" A little later he appear
ed again and began to relate sad tale
of domestic troubles. He said he was an
outcast and wanderer. Suddenly he
became excited and threatened suicide.
A neighbor who happened in tried to get
him to leave. At this the man pulled
out large knife and attempted to cut
his own throat. 1t was then necessary
to call in the sheriff and his deputy.
They responded, and all fell upon him
simultaneously, but he seemed possessed
of the strength and fury of demon, and
hurled them to the floor as if they were
infants. Sheriff Phillips struck him twice
in the face with a pair of handouts with
all his might, and officer Miller struck
him terrific blow with heavy hickory
club, but the blows seemed to make no
impression upon him. He then started
up the stairs, followed by the officers,
who drew revolvers upon him, but before
they could fire he knocked them down
stairs in mass, and disappeared quick
ly through door leading into a large
garret. Here he intrenched himself,
barricading the door and blocking the
stairway with bedstead. All night eff
forts were made to dislodge him, but
they were of no avail, and at daylight
he was still "holding the fort" armed
with large knife and heavy club.
The neighborhood was aroused by his
yelling, and by nine o'clock the house
was surrounded by an excited crowd Of
several hundred. Various stratagems
were tried by couple of doctors-one
allopathic and the other homeopathic
such as suffocating him with gas, am
monia, etc., but his dexterity at hurling
clubs rendered it very unsafe for the man
who took the lead with the squirt-gur
and chloroform. Throwing red pepper
into his eyes from outside window wa:
also tried, but unsuccessfully. Every
little while some one would volunteer tt
90 up and fetch him out if dozen OF
more would 60 with him, but it was not
until the forenoon was nearly consumed
that the requisite number of volunteer
was obtained. The prisoner had nov
nearly exhausted his stock of clubs an(
had broken up the bedstead for ammu
milton. This left the stairway clear, an(
a joint rush being made up the stair
and through the scuttle hole from tn
outside, the prisoner, faint with ammoni;
and chloroform, was overpowered, hand
cuffed and borne to Jail in triumph.-De
troit Tribune.
Year: 1879

RELIEF FOR NEURALGIA.-As this
dreadful disease is becoming more prev
alent than formerly, and as the doctors
have not discovered any method or med
icine that will permanently cure it, We
simply state that for some time past q
member Of our family has suffered most
intensely from it. and could find no sure
relief from an article which we publish
ed. recommending the application of
bruised horse radish to the wrist for
toothache. AS neuralgia and toothache
are both nervous diseases, we thought
the remedy for the one would be likely
to give relief to the other. SO we made
the application of horse-radish bruised,
and applied to the wrist on the side Of
the body where the disease was seated,
which gave instant relief to severe at
tack of neuralgia. Since then we have
applied it several times, and with the
same gratifying results. The remedy il
simple, cheap and may be within the
reach of every one.-Enchange.


Courting is good enough; we never
will say word against it. But its ten
dency is to make man narrow-minded
He can see no good in the sex excepting
that resident IN his inamorata none 81
pretty, so sweet. SO kind, SO everything
as she; her eyes are the brightest. he
hair the glossiest. her every act abov'
compare. Now witness the broadening
effects of marriage. Not many moon
shall have waxed and waned ere he find
that other women are just tri6e goot
and pretty, and not altogether sour


that their eyes are not wholly lustreless
or their hair without gloss; that thei
acts. many of them, are not withou
charm. Broad and broader will grow
his views as the years revolve, until a
last be shall find himself admiring score
and scores of women for the very trait
he had supposed Ann Maria to exclu
sively possess.-Boston Transcript.
Year: 1879

A commercial traveller, while taking
a stroll in the streets of Peoria, noticed Il
Young lady in phaeton who was driv-
ing a restive horse. He stopped for
moment, caught the lady's eye, quickly
stepped in front OF the horse and ten
dered his services as driver. The lady
blushingly accepted, and the conse-
auence was an exchange of names, a
pleasant ride. somewhat tender good
night and pledges to learn more of each
other. On the following evening the
lady drove down town and found the
gentleman in waiting, and another joy
Gus ride was taken. The commercial
traveller went his way, but returned in
the winter to meet the fair maid at a
party and to devote himself to her. Her
father went to Chicago and learned that
the young man had been divorced under
questionable circumstances. lie went
home to put an end to the whole affair.
His decision was communicated to the
young lady, and by her taken very much
to heart. For time all communication
between the lovers was shut off. But
there was stolen meeting after while
and an elopement was planned. On the
eventful morning she rose, breakiasted
and Joined lady friend in drive, and
never once thought of her lovers last
letter, which she had left under her pill
low. Meanwhile the chambermaid Wis.,
ited the young lady's room in the course
of tie mornings work, and finding the
letter delivered it to her mistress-the
Young lady's mother. That discreet
matron read it, and, discovering the plot,
kept her daughter at home during the
day. The commercial traveller, after
making all the arrangements for elope-
ment and marriage, was sorely disap-
pointed when the girl did not appear.
He resumed his drumming, a more
cynical man.
Year: 1879

The sun goeth forth TO war,


And he rides on the MONDAY hot;
His culver is full and his sword is BARE


And he searches each secret spot
Where dew-drop may hide himself away,
And he bends his bow and he seeks to slay.
But behind the terrible sun,


Like a bride on pillion set,
Comes the sweet west wind riding on,


And with fingers cool and wet
She touches the arrows as they fly,
And blunts their points ere they leave the


sky.


The covering dew-drop knows


Her voice and is less afraid;
The clematis and the pink wild rose,


They smile content in the shade.
If the kind west wind we're not there,
TO smile at each other they would not dare.
Straight into the room she flies


When the sun beats hard on the blind,
And she sings us comforting melodies
And bids us not to mind.
What should we do, where should we flee.
If the west wind came not to you and to me?


Susan Coolidge, in IHdepsndent.
Year: 1879

The Senate Committee on Commerce
had long session on the New York
Customhouse nomi nations yesterday but
came to no decision. 1t is expected they
will be disposed Of to-day.


No confirmation has been received in
Washington of the report that Sitting
Bull has crossed the Canadian boundary
into American Territory.
Year: 1879

The great egg bird of the North sea is
the arrie, while its southern cousin sup
plies the people of San Francisco with 8
liberal quantity of its gayly-colored eggs
taken from the Farallons; indeed, the
arrie is the only sea-biTd of real economic
value TO man throughout our whole
northwest and north. It is probably
safe to say that the numbers OF these
birds which assemble at st. George are
vastly greater than elsewhere on the
globe. Az a faint but truthful stste-
ment of the existing fact, the following
NAV be said: When the females begin
TO squat continuously over their eggs,
slong by the end of June and the first Of
July, the males regularly relieve them,
taking turns in keeping the eggs warm.
Thus they feed alternately, going out to
sea for that purpose. This constant going
out and coming in during the day gives
rise. At regular hours in the morning and
evening, to a dark girdle OF these birds
living lust above the water, around
and around the island, in an endless
chain of more than a quarter of mile
broad and thirty miles In length! This
zseat belt of flying arries represents just
one-half of the number of these birds
breeding on the cliffs, for only those arries
are in the circling column that are OF,
or relieved by their mates for the day
from the duty Of incubation.
Year: 1879

A letter from st. Petersburg says of
the plague in Russia: It has spread in
the southern provinces at a rapid rate,
and thousands upon thousands have died
with it in the last five days. The vic
Tins when taken live only about two
hours and turn black all over as a negro.
All the physicians that were ordered to
take charge of the sick have died within
twenty-four hours after their arrival.
The corpses are burned and so are the
houses in which they die. Whole towns
have been laid in waste in the past few
days, and the government has placed
Gordon of soldiers around the infected
provinces SO that the people cannot get
out and spread the disease, and any who
attempt 70 break through the Gordon are
shot dead on the spot. The people are
beginning to feel uneasy all over the
empire, but the government, of course,
does not allow the news to get out, and all
reports are suppressed; but the worst of
all is nobody can get out of the empire.
The Austrian and German governments
have placed double Gordon of soldiers
along all the frontiers, preventing all
persons from entering their territory
from Russia. All persons from Russia
by railroad are stopped at the frontier
anu ACbfNAhC0 IWCL1J Ii AeNA SA14O'
Their baggage and clothing are disin-
fected, and if they prove all right after
q lapse of twenty days, they are permit
ted to cross the border. During the
twenty days quarantine the people are
housed in large sheds and barns, without
any accommodations or comforts. OF
course a knowledge of this fact keeps


people from travelling. There is no pos
sibility of slipping out anywhere. The


government is doing all in its power to


prevent the disease from spreading, but


if it is not stayed soon their victims may


fall by thousands daily. It is much
worse than the yellow fever was in the
south last summer. 1t was brought here
by q Tartan soldier q month ago, who,
OF leaving Turkish territory, pulled of
from the body of a dead Turk on the


battlefield handsome silk shawl, which


he tied around his body. On arriving
in his native town he presented the


shawl to his sweetheart--a young lady


about nineteen years of age. She tied


it arouud her body and danced about for
Joy in a room in which were some


twenty-five people. In two hours she
died; and in five hours after the intro
duction of the shawl into the room the


whole party of twenty-five had died-all
turning black. In three days the whole
town, containing eleven hundred people,
had died, with the exception Of forty


three persons who had fed in time. From
this town the pest commenced spreading
all Oysr the country,
Year: 1879

The following good advice should be
read by all men and women, especially
the latter, who are more subject to colds
than the sterner sex. SAYS DR.. Robin
son, of the Bellevue hospital, New York
city. eff you start to walk home from
a downtown ofnce," he said, "and carry
your overcoat on your arm because the
walking makes you feel warm, you are
liable to take cold. Therefore don't do
it. If you should take the same walk
after eating a hearty dinner your full
stomach would be a protection to you,
but even then my advice would be, don't
take the risk. A person properly clothed
may walk in q strong wind for 8 long
time without taking cold, but if he sits
in a room where there is slight dTaught
he may take q severe cold in a very few
minutes. Therefore don't sit in a room
where there is draught. Unless you
are affected by peculiar nervous condi-
tion, you should take cold sponge bath
in the morning, and not wash yOursef in
warm water.


Plunge baths in cold water are notrec-
commended, neither is it necessary to
apply the sponge bath all over the body.
Occasional Turkish baths are good, but
those who have not taken them should
be advised by physician before trying
them. Warm muEers worn about the
neck do not protect you from catching
cold, but on the contrary, render you
extremely liable to take cold as soon as
you take them of. They make the
throat tender. Ladies ought TO wear
warmer flannel underclothing than they
now do if one may judge from the articles
one sees hanging in the shoW-WindoWs Of
the shops. People take cold from inhaI-
ing cold air through their mouth Oftener,
perhaps than by any other way. Ladies
dress themselves up in heavy furs, 60
riding in their carriages, and, when they
get home, wonder how they got that
cold. 1t was by talking In the cold open
air, and thus exposing the mucUous
membranes of the throat. The best
protection under such circumstances was
to keep the mouth shut. If people must
keep their mouths open in chilly at
mospheTe, they ought to wear filter.


Above all, be careful Of your Sfeetlin
cold, damp weather. Have thIck Isoes
on YOUR shoes, and if caught out In q
rain which lasts 50 long as to wet through
your shoes despite the thick soles, put on
dry stockings as soon as you get home.
But in cold. wet, slushy weather, do MT
be caught out without oveTshoes. Rub
bers are unhealthy, unless care is taken
to remove them as soon as you get under
shelter. 3 They arrest all evaporation
through the pores of the leather. Cork
soles are a good invention. When you
90 into the house or your Office stteI
| being out in the cold, don't go at once
and stick yourself by the register, but
take of your cost, walk up and dowI


the room 8 little, and get warm grsdu


ally. Warming yourself up over {


register just before going out in ths


cold is one of the worst things you car


do. Never take a hot toddy to WsrE
yourself up unless you are at home anC


don't expect to 60 out of the hous'


again until the following morning. Il


short, make use of your common sense


and thus emulate the lower animals"
Year: 1879

Because In q day o. my days to coms,


There Waiueth grief to be,
Shall my heart grow faint and my lips be dunn
In this day that is bright for me
Because of subtle sense of pain,


Like a pulEe-beat, threaded through
The bliss of my thought, shall dare refrain
From delight in the pure and true?
In the harvest field shall cease 10 CLEAN,
Since the bloom Of the spring has fed +?
Shall veil mine eyes 10 the MONDAY sheen,
Since the dew of the morn hath spedf
Nay, phantom Ill, with the wsTning hand,
Nay, ghosIs of the weary past;
Serene, as in aTmOr of faith l stand,


Ye may not hold me fast.
Your shadows across my sun may fall,


But as bright the sun shall shine;
For I walk in q H9ht that re cannot pail,


The light of the King divine.
And whatever he Eend from day to day,


I Am sure that His name is Love;
And he never viii Let me lose my way


To my rest in his home above.
Year: 1879

You will not be sorry for hearing be-
fore Judgment.


For thinking before speaking.
For holding an angry tongue.
For stopping the ear to 8 tsle-bearer.
For disbeIieTing most of the Ill re-
toTts.


For being kind to the distressed.
For being patient toward everybody.
For doing good to all men.
For asking pardon for all wrongs.
For speaking evil of no one.
For being courteous to all.
Year: 1879

A DAUGHTER ef the late Brigham
Young was ssked recently in Washing
ton how she had been treated at the eap~
ital. Her reply was By members of
congress and the press very well but by
christians badly"
Year: 1879

IT is not such very unpleasant thing
rtO be a prodigal son when the old man
has s comfortable mansion and big pile
of bonds and securities. But the prod.
who has no wealthy dad to fall back up
on must just stick to his husks or bust.