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Year: 1879

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The bark from which these forms Of qui-
nine are extracted pays no tag, SO the man-
ufacturers have the raw material free OF all
burden, and are on perfect equality with
the manufacturers of all other countries.
No ciuizized nation in the acorld places any tdz
on Quintne SAFE tile United States. It is lit
orally blood-ta1,-a tax on sickness; q
tax on the pains Of human existence; a tax
on fever-stricken persons. It is, in fact, q
tax on human life. Pay the tax or die, is
the precept Of the law.


This tax is not tax for the support Of the
Government. It is not tax to raise money


to pay pensions, or to pay interest, OF to pay
the public debt, or to maintain the army Or
the navy, OR to support the judiciary, or the
executive or legislative branches Of the Gov
ernment. It is not q tax to improve rivers
and harbors, Or 10 subjugate, civilize, or
Christianize the Indians. It is not tar to
raise revenue for any honest, intelligent,
humane, Christian purpose. It is tar upon
human life, upon human infrmity, and hui
man suffering. It is tax rs malignant as
that upon cup of cold water to the thirsty,
or a crust of bread to the hungry.


A few days ago day was devoted BY the
House Of Representatives to the introduction
of new bills, and nearly 1,400 were intro
duced. Such torrent Of bills was never
witnessed in any other Legislative body in
the wide world. It IS to the credit of the
members, however, that Of these bills about
thirty proposed the unrestricted repeal Of
the tax on quinine. All honor to the movers
of these bills! The only regret is that
each and every member Of the House did
not propose similar bill, and that such a
bill was not then and there taken up and
passed unanimously.


The iniquitr Of this tax is two~fold. It is
iniquitous and cruel for any purpose, but it
is, ,doub1y SO when it is levied for the special
profit Of half-a-dozen persons who for nearly
twenty years have been given this enormous
benefit: The price of quinine is now high
everywhere, but in this country it is,worse
because Of the tax, which no other Govern
ment is so unfeeling as to exact. Here
every man pays IN average tax of so per cent
on each grain Of qulnine that is used This
ta1 does not go to the Treasury: but goes to
the manufacturers in Philadelphia, and New
York, and Boston, for their profit. The
whole country is taxed to enrich few men.
Congress sends tax-gatherer to every
hospital and bedside and demands of evory
fever-patient blood-money before he can use
q grain Of quinine. Let us hope, SO in
famous is this tax, that even the present
Democratic Congress will, soma day, in
lucid moment, pass bill abolishing the tax
IN quinine. A grateful country will be
thankful for that net of justice and mercy.
Year: 1879

The trial Of PETER E. STEVENS, for the
murder Of his child-wife in June Of last
year, was brought to close yesterday, and
the case submitted TO the jury in powerful
Ind eloquent argument By state's-Attorney:
A1n1s. At the time of going to press the
fats Of the prisoner was uncertain, the
twelve men into whose hands it had been
confded being still out.
Year: 1879

Tennessee hasgotrid of half the principal Of her
State debt and nearly half the interest Of the re-
matnder: Paying BY compromise is almost as
good and more respectable than reputation.
Year: 1879

II person is to be shot at simply because be
cannot play as well us some other actor, will it
establish the precedent for shooting m opera
singer because she fails to sing as well as another
famous priIna donna? II GRAY had been here
while ago be could have used his pistol where It
would have done the most good among class
Of artists Who are constantly in brotl of some.
ant
Year: 1879

A clever boarding house proprietor upon
the West Side has adopted the ingenious though
simple device Of allowing the young man who
occupies the hall bedroom in the third story his
washing In consideration OF his lying in wait for
intending boarders Of his sex, and saying that
there is bully table in the house, that there is
just the pratriest widow boarding there whom it is
worth Sc. so week to sec Glide down the ban
pistefs OF the stairs,
Year: 1879

Faith by works is never SO strikingIy Illus
ingly keeps his No. foot in the clutches Of No.
boot because the shoemaker (who was bound to
work off those boots after haying had them
in stock ,for three years. had assured him
that they were just his it, though they might be
O little tight FOR dav or two.
Year: 1879

1t is said that the suite of the Ger
man Empress (who is no friend of Bis
marck) during their recent stay in Eng
land made unpleasant remarks about the
great Chancellor. They described him
as declining in reputation and rapidly
decaying in physique. Corpulence is
rendering his huge form more unwieldy
than ever; puffy and unhealthy us the
look of his flesh; no Kissingeu can avail
against that enormous appetite, which
consumes largely of every thing, but
especially of bread, and cheese, and
beer.
Year: 1879

PARIS, June 20.-Intelligence of the
death of the Prince Imperial was read here
with general incredulity, and some of the
early editions of the papers published the
rumor with scofiing illusions as to its i'm
probability. Subsequent dispatches ds-
PEELED the delusiOn. The effect produced by
the news was deep and widespread. Even
radical republir ans expressed sorrow at the
death of the Prince. The agitation of the
Imperialists and Bonapartists was intense.
The question as to the succession to the
claims possessed by the young Prince is now
generally discussed: II the provisions
serted by Napoleon Ill. for the transmission
of the hereditary right to the imperial crown
are preserved, the succession will fall on
Prince jerome, second cousin of the Prince,
but it is impossible, in the opinion of the
Imperial party, to unite that body in iiny
movement in favor of Prince jerome.
Year: 1879

The Chiuse Question has beeen brought
fairly before. Congress by the presentation
of report by the House Com mittee on
Education and Labor. The report accom-
panies proposed bill, which restricts ship
masters from bringing more than fifteen
Cinnamon into this country on any one
"trip. The report proper consists princi-
pally of discussion of the constitutional
right Of Congress to enact such law and
statement of the necessity for restrictive
legislation. The constitutional question
is discussed from the higher law" stand
point, wbiio the arguments in favor oi
restriction are those with which the read
ing public is already familiar.
Year: 1879

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING New
YoRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and others
to stop at when in New York is the Grand
Union Hotel, nearly opposite the Grand
Central Depot, kept on the European plan
you therefore only pay for what you get.
Everything is first class, and prices mod
crate, adapted to tbs stringeDcy of the
times. You save the expense of carriage
hire, and by leaving your baggage check
on the counter of the Hotel, your baggage
will be delivered in your rooms, fifteen
minutes after the arrival of the cars, free
of expense. We advise you to give the
Grand Union trial.
Year: 1879

Of the thousands who die annually ol
consumption, how many there are who
could be saved by timely care. The very
best remedy is SLoAN's LACTo PHOSPHATE
OF LIME, IRON & COP LIVER On.


1t is SO delicately favored that even an
infant will take it willingly.


The Philadelphia hospitals use it with
great sucaess. Get bottle Of it. mwi
Year: 1879

DAN in the right side, under the l edge of the ribs, increases on pres sure; sometimes the pain IS in the left side; the patient is rarely able to lie on the left side; sometimes the pain is felt under the shoulder blade, and it frequently extends to the top of the shoulder, and IS sometimes mistaken for rheumatism in the arm. The stomach IS affected with loss of appe- tite and sickness; the bowels in gen eral are costive, sometimes alternative with lax; the head IS troubled with pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy sensation in the back part. There is generally considerable loss of mem- ory, accompanied with a painful sen sation of having left undone some thing which ought to have been donc. A slight, dry cough IS sometimes an attendant. The patient complains of weariness and debility; he is easily startled, his feet are cold or burning, and he complains of prickly sensa- ton of the skin; his spirits are low; and although he is satisfied that exer- else would be beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely summon up fortitude enough to try 1t. In fact, he dstrusts every remedy. Several of the above symptoms attend the disease, but cases have occurred where few of them ex- isted, yet examination of the body, after death, has shown the LIVER to have been extensively deranged.
Year: 1879

power. We repeat, there is no proof
whatever that the powers of the cleo
ton laws were in any single instance
used with any other effect than to re-
strain violence and prevent fraud.
There is no evidence that any class of
persons, who were really entitled to
vote, were anywhere prevented from
voting; and if, in any Individual case,
injustice was done through the error
OF Judgment of any official, there is
no evidence whatever that such iso-
lated errors were intended to affect, or
that they were, in fact, anywhere so
numerous as to affect the result in any
district. 1t follows that the result Of
the election was affected only by
restraining Democratic violence and
fraud-by checking in some measure,
for example, the operations of mobs
and rife-clubs at the South, and Of
repeaters in Cincinnati and other cit
les, and the use of thousands of fraud
ulent naturalization papers in New
York, the issue Of which was the most
notorious and daring crime of the
Tweed Ring.


The Republicans may thank Mr..
Southland. Two strong and deeply
rooted feelings will govern a clear
majority of the voters of this country
in deciding upon the issues raised by
the Democrats. The majority of the
people have an intense desire to sus-
tain vigorous, self-denying, national
government. They are for the Union
against rebellion, State rights and null
LITIGATION in every shape or disguise.
And the majority of the people have
also an intense desire to stop the car
rying of elections by fraud and vio-
lence. They are for free and honest
vote as the only basis upon which self
government can stand. Mr.. Southland
and his friends will find that they
have once more fatally mistaken the
temper of the people, as they did when
they favored secession in 1861, and
when they called the war a failure in
1864.
Year: 1879

We have been much surprised as
well as grieved i'll observing, in the
reports of recent criminal cases, the
levity of those who have committed
the awful deeds the lightness Of feel
ing and, in some cases, even merri-
ment of mind which they have exhib-
tied, some of them in the very face Of
the retribution which was to follow
A few days ago a negro named Robert
Jones was publicly hanged at TarborO,
N. c., for the murder of a white man.
"On the way to the gallows," the re-
porter tells us, Jones talked, laughed,
and poked fun at the Sheriff. He
dwelt long on his religious experience,
and said he was going straight to
heaven" Before his execution he
partook Of some wine in remembrance
of Christ and of his brethren, and
then ended the scene by a general
handshaking. Miss Duer, whose
name and deed filled so much
space in our dailies for couple of
weeks lately, and who was convicted
Of manslaughter and sentenced to pay
a fine of $500, is reported as being in
very good spirits, and about to take
the lecture-feld on the strength of
the notoriety which her crime has
brought her. Latrimouille, French
man who has just been condemned to
death for the murder of a poor, de-
fenceless girl, constantly wore through
out his three weeks trial so broad a
grin that he received from the States
counsellor the nickname of the Grin
ming murderer" Apparently the
whole matter presented itself to him
in the light Of a huge joke.


We are at loss how to account for
such conduct under such dreadful cir
cumstances. Perhaps, if we analyze
carefully the cases cited, we shall come
to one of two conclusions. Either the
consciences of such persons have been
so deadened by sin as to fail to recog-
nize at all adequately the intense GRIM
inality of their deeds, or they have de-
ceived themselves upon the question of
what God regards as true repentance
for such deeds, and on the ground of
which he grants his pardon. We do
not wish even to seem to limit the in
finite mercy of God, but it has occur
red to us, in reading instances of this
kind, that it is possible that it may
sometimes be offered too uncondition-
ally under such circumstances. 1t is
Just as well as merciful provision


that such criminals should have the


benefit of all the religious advice and


help they can wish, but the man who
Year: 1879

administers such help and advice needs
to be particularly careful lest his in
tense sympathy and anxiety for the
criminal should lead him to forget the
conditions upon which alone pardon
is granted, and so permit the criminal
to deceive himself, and be injured in
stead of benefited by him. Evidently
the man who laughed and joked on his
way to the gallows thought he had a
Christian experience, and was prepared
for death, but it is quite as evident to
all that he was dreadfully mistaken.
Nor does that case stand alone. We
are constantly regaled by a certain
class of our daily papers with the dy-
ing speeches of condemned murderers,
who tell us in a glib and unctuous
manner, that would be exceeding
nauseating if it were not so intensely
sad, about their repentance and their
certain hope Of heaven, while every
circumstance of their manner and
spirit contradicts their words. We
certainly do not mean to say that
those who so kindly and with so much
sollcltude try to prepare such persons
for death are responsible for this, but
we do think that they ought always
to be extremely careful to prevent
these unfortunate persons from deceiv-
ing themselves, and falling into such
sad mistakes. They ought constantly
to remind them that while God is
infinitely merciful, he is also infinitely
just, and will by no means forgive sin,
under any circumstances, except upon
thorough and heartfelt repentance.


As for such persons as Miss Duer,
the sooner her attempts to make capi-
tai of her disgrace are put down by
the public quietly ignoring them and
leaving her to retire again to obscure
ty, the better it will be both for her
and the public.
Year: 1879

One Sabbath afternoon a worthy
minister, observing by the time he
had reached the third ''head" of his
discourse, the drowsy disposition of
several of his hearers, quietly remark
ed: in the third place, those of you
you who are awake will notice" etc.
Year: 1879

This, dear children, is a Chinese
shoe; see how little it is; what mar
row sole it has" "''I'll bet it amt as mar
row as Deacon IS. Father says
his soul will fall through a crack in
the floor some day and get lost" was
the shrill comment of boy who was
given to sharp listening. The Super
intendent put the Chinese shoe in his
pocket, and requested the school to
sing Pull for the Shore"
Year: 1879

When the hour for the commence
ment of the Senate's session arrived to-
day, the members of both political par
ties were still in caucus and not a single
Senator was present in the Chamber
except the President pro tempo"e, who,
nevertheless, commanded silence by a
rap of his gavel, and the chaplain offer
ed prayer, invoking the "Divine bless
ing upon the deliberations OF this 0ody.' y
During the prayer, Senator Hill came
in, and at its conclusion, the President
pro tempore, glancing at the empty seats
made novel variation in the customa'
ry formula to adopt it to the OCCASION
and said: "The Senator from Georgia
will now come to order and the secre-
tary will read the journal of yesterday s
proceedings"
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon between A and
5 o'clock as James A. B. Handy, resi-.
ding at No. SIG Walnut St., was stand
ing in front of his residence with sew
eral ladies young man by the name
of Davis Patterson passed by and used
insulting language at the party. The
young man then went up Walnut st.
as far as Taylor and kept constantly
looking down the street. In a few mo
ments more he walked down Walnut to
Sth St. and stood on the corner. The
ladies in the meantime had gone into
the house, but Mr.. Handy stood at the
door. The young man again passed
the door, and turning back said to Mr..
Handy "you are the man want" and
at the same time used very insulting
language, and pulled off his coat dared
Mr.. H. to go out into the street. At this
juncture of the proceedings officer Nc
Ilheney appeared on the scene of the
disturbance and taking the young man
in charge, conducted him to the hail.
Mr.. Handy was under the impression
that the young man had been drinking.
At the hearing last evening Patterson
was fined 81 and cost.
Year: 1879

Lille Ives proprietor and Rebecca
Dehring, an inmate of house OF III
fame at Fourth and Walnut streets
were arraigned at the police Court
last evening. The former was charged
by one Peter Quinn, with keeping a
tippling house, house of ill-fame and
both we're charged with the larcency
of SIG, the property of Peter oulnu.
From the evidence given it appears that
Quinn went to the house Saturday
evening drunk, and after remaining
there for several hours he left. Peter
testified to be in the house and after he
had left he missed his money. On re-
turning to the house he was refused
admittance. He did not know who had
taken the money from him but said
that it had been stolen in the house.
After hearing several witnesses and
there being no evidence to show that
any of the inmates took the money the
charge of larcency was dismissed. The
charge of keeping house OF ill-famt
was proven, and the proprietress were
req quired to pay $50 and cost. Rebeccs
Dehring was discharged as there was
nothing proven against her.
Year: 1879

We were informed by a business man
of this place, that while on a visit tc
Coney Island last Sunday, he saw a
circus in full blast. There were also
games of all kinds in progress, such as
billiards, bagatelle, croquet, cards and
dominoes. There were also brass bands
PLAYING in different parts of the Island
Songs were sung and dancing to string
music going on, and beer was drank
freely. In fact the whole affair remin


ded him more of the Fourth of July thar
the Sabbath. Sodom and Gomorrah
could scarcely have been much worse
Year: 1879

The Directors of the Washington
Fire Company have made complaint
against the Delaware Fire Company to
Chief McCrea, for misconduct on
Fourth street near Poplar while return
inc from the alarm Of fire last Thurs
day evening, by whooping, shouting
and trying to run them in the gutter.
The trial will take place this evening
before the chief.
Year: 1879

Out at tie Pine Bridge Indian Agen-
cy they are having just now an inter,
esting illustration of the excellence ol
that declaration of a Democratic Con
yfess that United States troops shall
not be used as posse comitatus. Ger
tain white men have stolen nearly six
hundred horses from the Indians at
that point, and although the stolen
stock was at different times driven OIL
in full view of the soldiers in the neigh
borood, the latter have not dared to
interfere for the protection Of the
Indians. The Democrats intended
that the measure shonld give immunity
to ballot-box suffers, but the party
will probably not be distressed to find
that it enables horse thieves to oper'
ate without peril to interference.
Year: 1879

Expose yourself day and night; eat too
much without exercise work too hard with
out rest; doctor all the time take all the
vile nostrums advertised, and then you VIII
want to know


HOW TO GET WELL.
which is answered in three words-Take Hop
Bitters. See other column.
Year: 1879

The TRIBUNE seconds the motion
of the Democrat that regular party
nominations be made for city off
GERS this spring; believing with our
neighbor that such course is most
likely to result in tie election of
better men, and give much more
general satisfaction than can be
hoped for from the hands of indis-
criminated mobs such as usually
form peoples" conventions, made
up of or controlled by the worst
elements Of both political parties.
Year: 1879

PLATTEyILLE Witness GAS B. w.
Moore was returning from Platte
vile last Saturday evening about
dark, after crossing the Platte River
at McKee's mill, one of his horses
began to stumble. MIR. NJ. got
out of his wagon and found that
both of the front feet of the horse
were nearly off at the hoof joint like
if they had been unjointed with a
knife, the feet turned up in front,
only little strip of hide about one
inch wide holding the hoof and leg
together. The horse went about
ten PAGES after which the feet came
OFF; not being able to move any
more he had to kill it on the spot.
Mr.. Moore has the sympathy Of the
neigbborhood, as he has lost several
horses lately. lie is a very hard
working man"


Several cases similar to this have
been reported from the northern
part Of the State.
Year: 1879

Do not neglect To cut seed potatoes ten
days or two weeks before planting.


In cqrrinq a roast of beef, two forks. set
some distance apart, will hold the piece
much better than one.


Three poo,ds Of brown sugar contain no
more saccharlne substance than two and
Onehalf of granulated.


Smoked meats should be prepared by the
middle of March, and hung away in II dry
place; ham should lie enclosed in paper,
beef in linen.


Don't Saorc.-The way to stop it is to
keep the mouth shut and this can be done
if the habit is encouraged. Persons only
snore because they open their mouths.


For neuralgia nothing is better than fast
ing for two or three days; lying at full
length in the sunshine in your room, is ex.
cellent, but the room should be warmed.


Stains on wall paper can be cut out with a
sharp pen-knife, and a piece of paper so
nicely inserted that no one can see the
patch. In putting on new wall paper,
always save the remnants.


Common shoe backing mixed with castor

oil also, the best black ink mixed with the
white of an egg, will give ladies' and chill
dren's fine shoes color and shine without
rubbing off on their dresses.


oil paint.brushes can easily be cleaned by
soaking awhile in kerosene oil, then rub
blng back and forth on a board, using the
kerosene as you would paint. Then wash
well with soft soap, soda and hot water.


Every housekceper should get a bottle of
ammonia before the annual house.cleaning
begins. 1t will save an immense amount
of elbow grease. In cleaning paint, mot
where varnish has been used washing
dishes, removing stains, cleaning Windows,
&c, a spoonful will work wonders. Ex'
perience will teach how large the spoon
should be. Try it.-I'ha Farm Journal


A ,OaH that has been whitewasl,ed may
be papered. Scrnpe off any Of the lime
which may be loose or inclined to fall ;
then with whiteYash brush give the wall
coat of glue water-onehalf pound OF
glue to three gallons Of water-this 'he
paperhangers call sizing After this dries
put on the paper; the glue sticks to the
lime and the paper sticks to the glue.