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Year: 1879

Tn every profession indeed in every department.
o. science and kill Is always acknowedge head
some one no in bold relief among his fellows
sort OF leader In study and treatment Of deainess
catarrh diseases Of the throat Dr. Lghth Of New.
York cry occupies just the position above described


The nsidOus offensive disease known as caaIrh which
has bane Of thousands and thousands Of s


crers and gwen up hopeossly ncurabe in great many
instances by hosts medical fraternity has by his pa


ent and thoou Oh CATION into ts character deep
search into the nature medicine adapted TO It's and
the invention perfect and most appropriate instruments
the application OF remedial agents to the parts Affected
been taken out OF the catalogue ncurbe diseases
readily succumbs his skltu and scientific treatment
Indeed he has often effected radical and perma
nent had abandoned hopeless and
where but skill resnt would have been premature
death lifetime OF suffering.


In calling attention TO the long array o! testimonials OK
published below from OF our leading citizens We
feel that Dr. Lighth unqualified praise for his
earnest endeavors reduce his special branch OF medicine
to an exact science order relieve human suffering m)re
readily surely than it has been done heretofore
Advertiser.
Year: 1879

A sad though curious case of alleged theft
came 10 light Oh Tuesday in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
aud resulted the and Subsequent confinement
on the ship Colorado OF f. j. Waugh VINO has been In
the employ of the Government for many years. Naigh
is about thirty eight Of age and heretofore Ias
had excellent reputation HIS iatDer has been FOR
many years CAPTAIN Of the watch in the yard and Is
highly esteemed Waugh gamer, and received
a salary Of 81 500. The Navy Yard officials were rcti-
cent eserGny as to the cause of his arrest, but IL Is
ported hc has appropriated 70 his own use material
belonging 10 the Department Waugh was taken on
hoarl the Colorado, where he will be detained until
word has received the Secretary Of the Navy
VINO has been informed of the case
Year: 1879

From Kendalrs Treatise on the Horse.


Eight to fourteen days after birth the
first middle nippers of the set of milk
teeth are cut; four to six weeks after
ward, the pair next to them; and finally
after six or eight months, the last. All
these milk teeth have well defined body
neck and shoulder fank, and on their
front surfaces grooves, or furrows, which
disappear from the middle nippers at the
end of one year; from the next pair in
two years, and from the incisive teeth
(cutters) in three years.


At the age of two the nippers become
loose and fall out; in their places ap-
pear two permanent teeth with deep,
black cavities, and full sharp edges. At
the age of three, the next pair fall out
At five years old the horse has his perma-
nent set of teeth.


The teeth grow in length as the horse
advances in years, but at the same time
the teeth are worn away by use. about
one-twelfth of an inch each year, SO that
the black cavities of the nippers below
disappear in the sixth year; and those OF
the corner teeth in the eighth year; also
the outer corner teeth of the nipper and
lawer jaws just meet at years Of age.
At years old cups leave the two CEN
ter nippers above, and each of the two
upper corner teeth have a little sharp
protrusion at the extreme outer corner.
At the age of ten the cups disappear from
the adjoining teeth; at the age of eleven
the cups disappear from the corner teeth
above, and are only indicated by brown
ish spots.


The oval form becomes broader and
changes, from the 18th to the 10th year
more and more into triangular form,
and the teeth lose, finally, with the Goth
year, all Regularity. There is nothing
remaining in the teeth that can afterward
clearly show the age of the horse or justi-
fy the most experienced examiner in Civ
ing positive opinion.


The tushes, or canine teeth, conical
in shape, with a sharp point and curved,
are cut between the Sd and 4th year;
their points become more and more
rounded until the ninth year, and after
that more and more dull in the course
of years, and lose, finally, all regular
shape. Mares have frequently no tusks,
or only very family indicated.
Year: 1879

1t is very remarkable that the greatest
minds have their foibles and little weak
nesses as well as the smallest. You
would hardly expect such a man as Glad
stone, for example, to have what we
Americans call "kinks" and yet he seems
to be full of them. His knowledge OF
Greek is so perfect that he is apt to con-
found even Professor Blackie, of Edin-
burgh, who has made it the speciality Of
lifetime. He is thoroughly versed in
all political and social topics, and is in
it's best and largest sense a ripe scholar.
And yet he has taken a notion of late
that tea and coffee are the bane of man
kind, and writes letters to prove that one
of the demoralizing influences of the
nineteenth century comes out of the cof-
fee and tea pot. He declares that Eng
lish beer is virtue in comparison with
the vice of English breakfast tea; that if
the world ever comes to bad end, it
will be in consequence Of this immortal
tea-drinking which pervades every rank
of society. Well, if we were to obey the
commands of all the reformers who wish
to MAKE the world better, we should re-
form ourself all to pieces in a short time.
The Americans say that one should drink
nothing but cold water, while the French
man declares, with a shrug of his shoul-
ders that it is unreasonable to ask him
to drink what he uses to wash his hands
and body-namely, this selfsame cold
water. Gladstone would interdict tea
and coffee, and so deprive our old ladies
and spinsters of the one enjoyment of
life. In the millennium we shall settle
all these vexed questions by drinking
what we please, and not too much OF
ANYTHING.
Year: 1879

General Grant, in private letter to a
friend in Washington, received yesterday,
says that he does uo5 except to be in
Washington until about the Christmas
holidays, unless something in connection
with the inter-oceanic Nicaragua canal
question should call him there sooner.
The letter is mainly devoted to the canal
question, and shows that the General is
in earnest in his determination to do
everything within his power to further
his work. The projectors to the canal
scheme have taken hold Of the matter
earnestly, and are doing all that is posi-
BILE to effect proper organization for the
purpose of securing from the government
of Nicaragua the necessary concessian to
inaugurate the work.
Year: 1879

CRUEL INTENTIONAL Berlin genius
has invented an instrument for turning
over the leaves of music. If this machine
should come into general use what dispo-
sition could be made Of the average young
man in high shirt collar and hair parted
in the middle who at evening socials
stands up at the end of the piano and
turns over the music for the lady perform
er? He appears fit for no other purpose
under the suln-or moon, either.
Year: 1879

A new feature in the way Of q suspen-
sion bridge was recently seen across
the Housatonic river, q short distance
north of Falls bridge. 1t was single
thread of q spiders web suspended
from tree on one side to some object
upon the other, between 300 and 400
feet in length. How did the creature
manage to get it across? tits conjectured
that the engineering spider must have
calculated the distance, spun a thread
of the required length, and then at the
right moment have thrown it out, when
it was carried on the wings of some ia
voring breeze, to the opposite side,
where it became attached. What was
the spiders object unless to seek some
retired spot to prey, or else to seeknew
adventuresi It is not known whether
the spider persisted in the attempt at
crossing, or whether it gained the shore
in safety.-Ne,o Milford CT } Ray.
Year: 1879

TIE peculiar pebbles known in Aus
tria as the travelling stones have long
been regarded as great curiosities.
Similar ones have also been discovered
In Nevada, almost round in shape, and
as large as a walnut. The cause of these
stones rolling to common point from
distances of three or four feet is the
lodestone or magnetic iron ore of which
they are composed.
Year: 1879

The manly elements of Mr.. Forests
character thade him at all times the
ready champion of the weak and de-
fenseless. He was especially chivalrous
in his conduct to women. This one
instance is sample: He was return
ing from New York after a successful
engagement in that city, and seated op-
posite him Id the Sat were tive young
ladies. They were travelling without
male escort. When the cars stopped at
Newark a person entered and took a
seat Immediately back of the ladies.


He was of the loud class, full of paste
jewelry, impudeti6e And bad manners.
The latter was soon painfully apparent
with reference to the ladies. He in
dulged in offensive language, and
seemed to think the whole matter was a
good joke. In a short time the Ian
guage and the conduct of the man and
the evident distress of the ladies arrest
ed the attention of Mr.. Forrest. He
left his seat and, facing the obnoxious
passenger, said!


@Wil you pleass 3acats your seat? ?
You are offensive to these ladies'"


"Guess not" replied the man, with
the coarse and rude expression of a
bully and a rl1fian; I have paid for
my ticket, and will sit where I please


But" answered Mr.. Forrest, and the
color mounted to his cheeks, "your
ticket does not give you the right to
insult ladies. That you have done, and
will give you five minutes to vacate
the seat and the caf. If you prefer to
leave both by. the window, remain, and
you can be accommodated"


Mr.. Forrest then drew his watch from
his pocket and buttoned his coat. The
ruffan took another glance at the deter
mined eye and stalwart frame Of his
opponent, and with fnurmured threats
of vengeance left the car. The ladies
had no further annoyance from him.


This is an authentic anecdote of one
whose whole life was, in many respects,
romance.
Year: 1879

NONE of us wish to change our iden-
tity for that of another; yet we are
never satisfied with ourselves. The un-
known has always charm, and, unless
blinded by miserable vanity, we know
ourselves too well to appreciate our
special characteristics at very high
rata
Year: 1879

The Story OF the Balloon Found in the


Vicinity OF milwaukee,.


MILWAUKEE, Oct. ia balloon was
found last evening on Green Bay road, five
miles north of Milwaukee. 1t came from o
northeast direction. Considerable excite
ment has been caused over the discovery, as
it is supposed by some to be the Pathfinder
balloon. 1t weighs 107 pounds, and is ten
and half inches across the valve; cordino
three and one-sixteenth of an inch thick.
canvass only one thickness. The basket has
been cut off close to the neck of the balloon.
The cording is mostly white colored. There
are no letters to be seen on the canvass, al
though they may have been effaced, as it is
IN quite rotten condition. This can hardly
be the Wise balloon. A similar balloon haa
been sent up in Wisconsin at county fairs
and this probably is one of them. The
balloon would stand forty feet in height and
have carrying capacity Of two or three per-
sons. H'
Year: 1879

for there and in that vicinity dwell
some Of the most intelligent men Of the
age. The extremes Of intelligence and
besottcd ignorance are more frequently
met with IN the older states than in
these remote territories so recently peo.
pied from among the more enterprising
classes of other localities, and he who
says or writes that our people, as a
whole, are marrow minded and ignor.
ant OF "low tastes and DESIRES" says
or writes himself Ounce Of the first
water, aud all such had better remain
away from us aud where their culture
as they term their real stupidity, can
find stronger affinities and more in
number,
Year: 1879

is q victory for which frontiersmen have
occasion to rejoice under the circum-
stances that really they were an er-
parte committee, and have received bat
little other than erparte testimony pro-
duced by the Indian bureau alone. The
officers Of the army have not been
anxious to have the transfer, but haze
been conservative, only giving it as
their opinion that it would better sab
ssrye the interests of peace, while tho
whole Indian bureau, from Schurz
down to the lowest employees at the
different agencies, have ineesssntly
labored to prevent thc transfer, aud
have produced before the committee
nine .tenshs Of all the evidence that said
committee have taken upon the question.
Much Of that evidence has been from
men who have not now nor never had
but little more knowledge Of Indian
Character than has resident Of Paris
who never went out of the limits of
that city. We say, then. that to have
a committee thus constituted and thus
informed equally divided upon the
question OF transfer is a triumph, and
it is an omen OF better time coming.
Tho telegraph intimates that this posi-
ton Of the committee clearly augurs nc
transfer during this short session, but
predicts a sure transfer at the next
Be that as it may, one thing is certain
the power of the Indian ring is on the
wane. and the walls OF their strongholds
are tottcring, and sooner or later nus


fall like all other false theories of gov.
ernment of either the Indian or ths


white man where the people have intel


ligence and become determined to aver


throw an extravagant and rotten sys
| TEN.
Year: 1879

The Railroad thermometer is up to fever
heat, bets are being made by some people
OF both towns, as to where the Mil.
waukec road will cross the Sioux and TO-
cate its depot Some believe that the line
will be as surveyed last season down the
School section creek, and the Depot estab-
llshed upon some portion Of the Hyde
farm east of the Court House, as certain
parties have purchased the land since an
interview was had with a railroad official
at Sheldon.


Saturday morning last the line down
Nelson Creek via Dan Carpenters place at
the base of the bluff, was extended to a
point upon the table rise in Lower Canto
west of John NJ. Carpenters residence,
crossing the Sioux near Mr.. Rowleys' res
idence IN Beloit, the levels were taken and
the engineer party returned to Patterson
vile


The line has been permanently located
to Rock Mills, and we are informed that
the work of cross sectioning the line from
tn" latter place is now in progress, but a,
the date Of this writing (Monday) we arc
unable to state which OF the lines down the
bluffs, School Section or Nelson Creek,
will be adopted.


The uncertainty Of the matter is aggra
waiting as well as embarrassing to onr busi
ness men, who have long ago resolved to
locate at which ever point the road should
run. There are several gentlemen from
abroad who are waiting for the settlement
of the matter before purchasing and builc
ing. Residents of both places claim te
have assurances that their place vii
be the fortunate one, but we certainly are
at sea, and cannot tell until the engineers
return, or approach the point west of Rock
Mills where the divergence will occur fo1
either the Nelson or School Section creek
route.


This week will probably determine the
matter. The Eden route has been abau
doned as the engineer say.


1t Is evident that the company are pre-
pairing to build quite distance this sea
son at least one hundred miles, and in an
| ticipation business is reviving and large
immigration is expected. We hope ii
justice to property owners and those who
have invested in days past, and labored tc
build up their towns that this suspense
will be at once removed and united effOr
result towards the building up Of towr
upon the Sioux that the natural facilities
warrant, and that could be maintained b,
the proper joinder OF enterprise ant
means.
Year: 1879

can be obtained at low prices, with
good Government land a short dis
tance from the lake free to all
healthy, undoubted, and in indisputable
permitting the settler to reside
here all the year, thereby saving a
yearly expense that has to be incurred
by many orange growers in Flor
ida, of going North during the sum
mer months, considerable item to a
man of family. Now, with these
many advantages possessed by Lake
Weir, as stated, why cannot I can
didly and knowingly claim, that right
here, on the bank OF the beautiful
Lake Weir, the newcomer will find
as many if not more of qualifications
necessary for location to possess, to
make a future home and orange
grove as any place in Peninsula
Florida Now i'll conclusion, 1 will
say, that having asserted nothing in
this communication but what l be-
lieve to be true, 1 do not propose to
hide the paternity ofmy assertion by
writing over non de aJotnae, hence, |
sign my own name,


I. L. CARNEY.
Year: 1879

The Cincinnati Enquirer has evidently
got it all planned to have Thurman and
Sherman the respective nominees for Gov
ernor this fall. The Enquirer is bound to
have an Ohio man in the White House, even
if it has to be Republican. If Thurman
and Sherman are the candidates for Gov
ernor the one who is elected will have a good
send-off for the Presidency, and if Thurman
should happen to be defeated the Enquire,
could tell him that it was little bit of retri-
button because he was not dutiful nephew
of his uncle when the eminent fog horn was
last before the public.
Year: 1879

BEN BUTLER, it is said, aspires to become
the Democratic candidate for governor of
Massachusetts next fall. The party doesn't
fancy the idea of supporting him again, but
prefer some man more in accord with the
principles of the party. Ex-Gov. CASTOR
will probably carry off the nomination, but
if he does it is limited that Ben will devote
his attention to fixing the legislature with a
view to his election to the United States
Senate. We are afraid Old Strabismus is
doomed to disappointment. His political
race has been run, and the most graceful
thing he can do is to retire from the public
gaze. The blank space he would occupy is
more acceptable to the vision than it would
be if filled by his ponderous corporosity.
Year: 1879

SHERMAN has a hundred and thirty ght
millions of coin reserve for the redemption
of legal tender notes-forty per cent. of the
whole amount outstanding, and says he can't
get along with less amount. Yet it ap-
pears that for the five months past he has
been called upon to redeem but little over
four millions of dollars in coin. It seems
to us that the coin balance on hand is al
together out of proportion to the demand
upon it.
Year: 1879

Military discipline is somewhat queer
whom viewed by civilians. It is SO queer
that civilians can hardly comprehend it.
This observation is brought out by the re-
port that comes by authority from Wash
ington that tho recent court martial that
tried Gen. Hazen for cowardice on COM
plant of Gen. Stanley is to be re-convened
at Governors Island for the purpose of
passing censure upon the latter. The mem
bers of the court we're satisfied, as we're all
those who heard the testimony, that there
was great deal of truth in the charge, yet
warrant conviction. Under these circum-
stances the court did not deem it necessary
to censure the accuser although acquitting
the accused. But it appears that such q
course was required by military etiquette,
and therefore the court has been recon
vened.


1t seems to us-but of course we do not
claim to be au fat in matters of military
etiquette-that the proceeding noted is en-
tirely unnecessary. It was proved by Gen.
Hazen's own testimony that he strayed from
his command during the battle of Shiloh,
and travelled about in the woods for six OF
seven hours in search of his lost comrades


He finally turned up in another corps, several


miles in the rear of his own, and narrowly


escaped drum-head court martial for de-
sertion. His excuses for becoming separat


ed from his command were so ludicrous that
the gravity of the court was completely up


set, and there was not member of it but


believed that the most arrant cowardice lay


at the bottom of the "accident.'' Still the evi


dence was not conclusive enough to warran
conviction, and therefore the person who
brought the charge, on evidence sufficien


to convict him morally before the Who'll
country, is to be censured for his conduct
- There is good deal of humbug abou
= military etiquette. It exacts outward re
spect for men who are not deserving of il
:. Under pretense that the discipline of th
army requires mutual respect between Of


fcers the regulations forbid one officer fro1
exposing the fraudulent character
. another's pretences to the respect of his az


sociates or the community at large undo
a penalty of public censure. Great IS ct
- quette, especially as practiced in the army.
Year: 1879

DADDY TAFT seems to have the best Of
the fight thus far in Ohio for the Republi-
can nomination for governor. The old man
was once power in Ohio politics, and it
looks very much as if he had got his second
wind. We dislike to see an old gentleman of
Daddy's parts put up for target with the
certainty of being hit, but as he seems to
ike the amusement, we have no right to
oororjoir
Year: 1879




The Chicago socialists, who miscall them
selves workingmen, spent last Sabbath in
psrfecting their organization and endeavor-
ing to induce the trades unions throughout
the country to unite with them in a demand,
to be made simultaneously on the 4th of
July next, for reduction of the hours of
labor to eight in each day. They did not at
the same time propose to submit to pro-
portionate reduction in their pay, but in
sisted that the prices now paid for ten
hours work should be paid for the reduced
labor. The question of the injustice of the
proposition-of demanding hundred dol
lars for eighty dollars worth of work-was
not considered by the meetings, for the per-
sons injuriously affected by the proposed
change are capitalists. and socialist pro-
ceeds on the theory that justice is one
sided questionable capitalists have no right
to it.


We predict that the pending effort of the
socialists will prove a failure, for no re-
spectacle body of workingmen will be found
to give it their support. Neither will the
employers submit to such an unreasonable
demand. The men who sacrifice situations
which return them comfortable living ani
enter upon strike that will inevitably re
suit in their discontinue, will have onl,
themselves to blame if they are brought t.
want A tird in the hand is worth two il
the bush, and even if the demands of tn
strikers are ultimately successful, it woul
require years to compensate for the losse
sustained during strike that will be pre-
tracted and expensive for all concerned.


A suggestion that, if adopted, would OF
viate many of the difficulties that are CO,
tinually arising between employers and en-
ployes, may be offered. In all cases whe
such thing is possible work should be pa
according to the amount done instead of |
the day. Such plan is just both to Il
master and the workman. The one receiv
more pay for good days work than for
poor one, while the other pays only for t
work accomplished. Piece-work is an
centive to industry and proficiency in a
occupation. If it was in general use few
disputes than now would occur, and be
employers and employed would be bett
satisfied.
Year: 1879

West Agriculturist: There is
more money made and more
money saved by the farmers
adopting the cash system in
all their dealings than is Of
ten made from the profits of
one crop. Farmers generally
sell their produce for cash,
and they always should do it;
and they should endeavor to
raise such crops and stock as
will bring in a cash income
throughout the different sea
sons; then you can always
buy cheaper for the cash and
you will be surprised at the
end ofthe year to find so great
a saving.


The credit system has been
agreat tcurso, ,and if the grange
can successfully bring about
IA cash system which they so
ably advocate, that alone will
more than repay the entire
cost of the organization.


With the coming of the
New Year let farmers uni>
versally, with one accord ad~
opt the cash system and prac-
tice it. Never buy what you
cannot pay for. That system
is adopted by European far
mers, and is strictly lived up
to there, and they save by it
a handsome profit every year
Then, ,too,every farrnershould
keep an account of all sales
and purchases, to see what
pays best and where the mo-
ney goes.