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Year: 1878

In view OF the peculiar state of facts existing
in the case, and the good standing of mir. LEMON
az an attorney before this Department, as well
as his apparent good faith in this entire trans
action, am OF the opinion that IL would be
proper 10 allow the transfer TO be made.
Year: 1878

To q person Of sentiment no gift con-
fers the pleasure or touches the feeling
that does the gift of . ring. In En-
gland the plain gold ring is universally
reserved for the wedding ring, and
whenever an Englishman sees such .
one on . w0man's left hand. be Of course,
supposes her to be married. 1t is q
pity we do not observe the same Gus
tom. Marriage is such high and holy
and awful solemn relation. that i: might
well have its own peculiar badge all to
itself. But with US young girls con-
stantly wear plain gold rings, and that
even on the wedding or third finger on
the lefe hand. The diamond ring. too.
is almost by common consent the 'en-
gageucnt' ring. and in the solitaire
form certainly Il ought to be sacred to
this Office. At least unmarried women
under thirty five ought not to wear the
solitaire diamond ring. nor should they
ever have the bad taste to purchase
themselvss one. If they inherit such
mig from their mother let them wear
=. Il they CHOOSE, when they consider
themselves hopelsssly welded to the
sansse estate. But in general this most
beautiful OF all rings should be reserved
~ the gin Of hsppy love. There are
varieties enough Of splendid gems to
Choose from. and diamonds nay sur
round or De- set themselves in rows or In
ciusters. Let. then. the young girl
beware how she assumes the solitaire
d'smond ring. lest, having placed one
on her finger herself. she will find no
neure lover Who will place . second
there On the other hand, true lover
vail not be satisfied with giving her
whom he hes chosen before all the
world any symbol less precious thar
snis OF the truth and purity of the faith
he had pledged her.
Year: 1878

AEE-.NILI OItIi DU.fNs

 Everything in the Photographic or Ferrotype line executed in the Best Artistic Manner, and upon the most reasonable terms. Crayon Work speciality. Come and zee me g. my new Gallery.
Year: 1878

Special Dispatch to the Register.


CLARKsBURa, March 22.


In Yesterdays REGISTER l find state.
ment that some tea sent from this place
to Prof. Dwight, of Wheeling, for analy-
sis has been found to contain arsenic. The
tea was sent as you state, but it had not
been used by Judge Camden. The
family of Judge Camden (the Judge and
his son were absent at the time) were
made sick by food eaten at breakfast
under circumstances which aroused sus-
picions that poison had been used.
The tes was prepared for dinner
but not partaken of by the family on &C.
count OF the suspicious already aroused.
The affair had been kept quiet here until
the publication in the REGISTER, so that
q thorough investigation might be made
of the matter. There had been no diff
Guilty between the family and servants, as
stated in the Standard, nor is there any
known motive on the part of anybody
for the attempted crime. Therefore the
greater the anxiety TO discover, if posi-
bic, if any outside party hat anything
to do with it. +.
Year: 1878

speech than comports with decency, hints at a
concerted attack by the impecuuious upon
their better conditioned fellow citizens. The
fact is, however, that very large msJorlty OF
the bonds of the government are held by saw
irgs banks and moneyed institutions, the
shares of which belong to people OF moderate
means. There are very few OF the wealthlest
men in this city who carry any considerable
amount of national securities Most of them
own real estate to a heavy extent The Astors
are immense holders of landed property. Their
incomes have shrunken up wonderfully and the
taxes they have to pay are huge. Apart from
the wickeduess of attempting to array the rich
against the poor its folly is so palpable that it
is amazing there should be any liberation OF 1t
on the part of rational men. Tho panic has
borne much more GENEROUSLY on the afiuent
than upon those whose means are moderate.
Expansion of the currency would prove a far
greater calamity to the multitude who possess
little than to the capitalists of the land. Capt.
tai indeed can always protect itself. Those
who control it never have any great difficulty
in adapting themselves to whatever exigencies
may happen to arise. If danger threatens they
can lock up thsir funds. When order reigns
aud there is promise of stability they are very
glad to put their money where it will find re-
murerative employment The supreme need
of the hour is the restoration of confidence in
the good faith of the people. As soon as they
leave off speculating as to the possibility of
evading the scrupulous fulfilment of the
plighted word of the national government and
accept the self-evident proposition that there is
no way of conquering fortune except by honest
industry, the last hindrance will be removed to
the setting in of that flood tide of prosperity
Of which the present condition Of the country
is perfect augury. o G.. YARMOUTH.
Year: 1878

The Republican Town Committee will meet at the
Town House in Windham, on TUESDAY, the 18th
inst. four o'clock p. m and all who arsinterested
to meet with the committee and take part in the
business Of the meeting.


Per order of Committee.
Year: 1878

Since writing the above L notice that our
most worthy Mayor, who labors SO efficiently
moved to improve the promenades and it is to
be hoped, that the people, and city government
will fully sustain him,
Year: 1878

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 12.-The trouble at the
shops of the Mil lwaukee & st. Paul railway
assumed a new phase today. Saturday night
the men who quit work at noon held meeet-
ing and resolved to accept the reduction, At the
same time protesting gainst it. They went to
the shops as usual this morning, but found a
notice posted on the door that those who with
drew from the service Saturday are hereby noti-
he'd that the company is not disposed to furn-
lSh them with employment until further notice
nor until such time as mutual understanding
shall be had


The men then assembled at their hall, where
speeches were made by several members and
resolution passed declaring that this is not a
strlk put lockout. A committee waited up
on General Manager Merrill but no def mite re-
suit was reached, and another conference was
appointed for tomorrow. Between $50 and 400
men are out ia consequence


The officials of the railway say that the
reduction only affected those who were
receiving more than 50 30 per day, and that 10
no case did it exceed per cent. it being done
more to eqnalze the pay than anything else as
the entire savings to the company aggregate
only 1921 per month; that the trouble is caused
by few sgitators who themselves have been
receiving the highest wages paid by the COM
paDy, but they have trough the union compelled
others to stand by them. Assistant General
Manager CAN'T says that owing to the failure
OF the wheat crop the Company would be COM
pelled to reduce the expenses rather than DIS
charge part of their force. They intended as
has been the custom in such cases of late years
to work on short time thus giving all their
men chance to earn something. Heretofore
this arrangement has been entirely satisfactory
to the men. Gault thinks that the difficulty
will be amcably settled at to-morrow's con-
ference
Year: 1878

Postal cards are very handy to use and
withal a great convenience, but the
chances that one of them will fail to reach
its destination are much greater than In
the case of letter. This is not because
of any fault on the part of the depart
ment. but the result of carelessness on
the part OF the sender. There being no
privacy TO the cards, and the messages
they bear being generally of minor i'm
portance. leads the postoffice officials to
treat them with little consideration when
once they go astrsy. Bushels of them
are burnt every month in this city" said
a clerk in the Boston postoffice, recently.
" We make no effort to return taem to
senders, but simply throw them aside"
The slips which will consign postal
card to the lin DO of the unredeemed are
many. Anything Except stamp stuck
to either side; failure to put the address
on the eide designated for it, and the
writing of anything except the address
on the stamped side, are among them. A
good plan is to first address the card and
then write the message. Large numbers
of cards are daily received at the various
Offices with no written or printed address
IN the proper place.
Year: 1878

Coined money was known among the
Chinese as early as the eleventh century
before Christ. but their inability to COM
prehend the principles upon which a
currency should be based, led them
into all sorts of extravagances, which
have been attended by disorder, famine.
and bloodshed Coins came at last to
be made 80 thin that l 900 of them piled
together were only three inches high
then gold and silver were abandoned
and copper, tin, shells, skins, stones,
and paper were given fixed value, and
used until, by abuses, all the advantages
to be derived from the use of money
were lost, and there was nothing left for
the people to do but to go back to bar
ter, and this they did more than once.
They cannot be said now to have g coin
age; two thousand nine hundred years
ago they made round coins with
square hole in the middle, and they have
made no advance beyond that since.
The well-known cash is cast-brass coin
of that description, and, although it is
vqlued at one mill and a half of our
money, and has to be strung in lots Of
one thousand to be computed with any
ease, it is the sole measure of value and
legal tender of the country. Spanish,
Mexican, and our new trade dollars are
employed in China; they Tass because
they are necessary for larger operations.
Science Monthly.
Year: 1878

Hard times always have q soft side TO
them The fool OF King Charles cried
when he went down hill, but laughed
when he went up. Being asked why, he
said; If am going up hill now shall
be able to go down next, but if / am
going down now, shall soon have to
climb" The country has some things


to groan over; traffic is thoroughly at a


loss in its circulation manufactures are


bankrupt; and yet we never had q more


bountiiul harvest than in 1877. The land
teemed with every variety of pro-
duct There was enough aud 70 spare


for every citizen of the union. The
difficulty evidently had risen from the
fact that too small a proportion of our
population has been in the direct line of
production. The plentiful or super


abundant provision of nature fell |
lavishly into the hands of smaller num- /
Der than it was intended, for. That we
have land enough to provide comfort |
and competence for every one who will
werkis selfevident. The lazy viii be
badly off under all circumstances, and
neither nature nor Deigbb)r can make
them permanently contented or happy.
This the pressure of the times Is at last
driving the people TO recognize. Men
can live, and live well, on the land, if
they are willing to work and use ocon>
omv. The demand for farms, either to
buy or to rent, is vastly on the increase. !
While rents drop continually in the
cities, and town lots are unstable at any /
price, farms do not anywhere beg for


occupants and workers. This is not /.
notably true in the east, where the ten
dency has been for years to press toward
the cities. Young men are less ambitious
of rapid wealth, simply because they have
become satisfied that the avenues are
closed. They must learn to he patient:
laborious and saving. 1t costs less not
only cashwise, ,kbut demands less exhaus-
tion of vital force to live in the country.


This ebbing of the human tide carries


back to the farm life, intelligence, and


knowledge of the world accumulated in
the centers of trade and thought st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Year: 1878

A correspondent of the Raleigh OBJ
server, writing from Meorehead CITY,
coast of North Carolina, says: Last
week there was tbs most exciting and
dangerous whale fight that has ever oc-
Cured on this coast. 1t was with some
difficulty that the captain of the crew
could get his men to obey orders. When
the first bomb was fired into the whale it
failed to explode. This made the whale
furious, when at this instant he struck
one of the boats and knocked it some feet
above the water. The captain then
fred another bomb; this failed of explo-
sion; the fight was still getting more
furious. The third bomb was fred and
Year: 1878

Gently they have been excited by the


Liberia movement, and they are in a


mood, as race, to change in hopes OF


bettering their condition. This Is an
evidence of improvement in their mental
condition, and evinces spirit of enter
prise. The Liberia movement will not
ne success, but we are inclined to the
opinion that the movement to the states
west of the Mississippi river viii be as
formidable as that of the whites which
sweeps annually across the Mississippi
river at Memphis.


While out hunting during late storm,
a Texan encountered a herd of bewildered
buffaloes, numbering one hundred grown
ones and about forty calves. The snow
lay upon the ground TO the depth of
foot. He was alone, but after several
days hard work he secured the entire lot
in a natural corral in the bend of a
stream, and, proceeding to the nearest
town, sold them to an enterprising dealer
for five hundred dollars.
Year: 1878

night my standing place has been this red
hot floor. Sleep never came on me for a
moment that might forget this horrible
burning floor. Look at my burnt and
bleeding feet. Let me go off this burning
floor for one moment--only for a short
moment. Oh! that in this endless eter-
nifty of years l might forget the pain
only for one single moment" The devil
answers her question. Do you ask for a
moment--nOt for enc single moment dur
ing the never-ending eternity of years
shall you ever leave this red-hot floor"
Year: 1878

exploded near the heart. This conquered
the monster. The blood spouted some
ten feet high, and as the crew rushed up
to stick their lances in him, the blood
fell in showers upon them and their
boats. The fight was witnessed by an
other crew stationed about seven miles
above them. They looked on with de-
light, only wishing they could get into
such bloody contest. The whale was
forty-two feet long and extremely fat.


This fish will probably bring about 5000.
Year: 1878

A Scotchman who had gone back to
his country after long absence, declared,
after going To the kirk, that the whole
kingdom was on the road to perdition.
The people" he said, "used to be re-
served and solemn on the Sabbath, but
now they Look as happy on that Gay as
on any other"
Year: 1878

INDIVIDUALITY IN DRESS.
should a woman whose arms are deplor-
ably thin wear sleeves which are so
tight that the unhappy arms look still
thinner Why should women who are
not quite straight wear tight Jackets
which show what they ought to hide E?
or why perch themselves on high heels
which increase the deformity? Why
should women already too broad-shoul-
dered aud not too upright in carriage
call attention to both facts by a little
cape, the line Of which is carried from
shoulder to shoulder, cutting the body
i'm two and increasing the effect Of the
roundness of the back Why, again,
DO women from whom the slenderness
Of girlhood has passed away, or who,
perhaps, have never possessed il, persist
in wearing garments fastened lightly
round their bodies and why do wOm-
en- who are neither young nor pretty
make themselves objects of remark by
initiating the Duchess Of DevoDshire in
her hat, seeing they can rival her IN
nothing else Why do women, old and
young, disfigure themselves by wearing
little scrap of net across the upper
half of their faces, which neither soft
ems nor protects the face, but only
makes it look patchy ? We pause for
q reply.-LOndOH Queen.
Year: 1878

The art of pleasing is more based on
the art of seeming pleased than people
think Of, and a woman disarms The
preJudices OF her enemies by the unaf-
fected delight she appears to take in
themselves. You may think very in
OF a woman, but, after all, you eanuot
speak very i'll Of her if she has assured
you hundred times that you are among
her dearest friends.
Year: 1878

Florence Nightingale is sixty years
old, and so enfeebled by age aud illness
that she is almost a prisoner in her
room. Ii Is one of the hardest things
IN the world to think of Florence
NlghuDgale as an old woman. Mems
minds have formed a picture Of her
that will not grow Old.-HdVkeye
Year: 1878

Notwithstanding It was legal holiday
yesterday the Payton trial was continued,
with the consent of all concerned. The
principal testimony was that of DR.. Whit
taker, who stated that he considered the
prisoner as the victim of emotional in
sanity but still capable of knowing right
from wrong.


This morning the defense in the Payton-
Stickley murder case closed the examina-
ton of their witnesses on the insanity plea,
and at noon the Court adjourned the case.
The State will next bring in its rebuttai
testimony.
Year: 1878

deposited only day or two before the SUD,
pension took place.


PRESIDENT BELL, of the Board of Public
Works, has caused the soda stand, at Lin
coin Park, to be fitted up and heated for the
purpose of providing suitable place for
skaters to put on and take off their skates


ABOUT 10:30 oclock this morning hors
attached to a buggy started from Walnut
and Fifth streets, and at Fifth and Vine
struck iamp-post, almost entirely de-
molishing the buggy. The horse continued
to run until he had reached the elbow Of
the canal, but during his course twelve
year-old boy named Herbert Browning,
living on Clark street. Mary Brown, seventy
eight years of an age, and an old gentleman
who refused to give his name, were struck
and more or less injured.
Year: 1878

The Board met in regular session. all the
members present and President Bell in tho
chair


The weekly payroll of the Water-works
amounting to s., 400, was ordered paid


The Engineer was directed to report to
the Board an assessment ordinance for tho
improvement of Price avenue from Mt
Hope Road to Hawthorne Place
Year: 1878

be given Miss Edmonia Lewis the we'll
known colored American sculptor. During
the evening life-size bust of John Brown,
the work of Miss Lewis, is to be presented
to Rev. Henry Highland Garnet one OF the
best known leaders of the colored race and
veteran Abolitionist. The bust will be
unveiled by Miss Lewis, who is about to re-
turn to her work in Rome.
Year: 1878

There is a horse railroad between Troy and
Lansingburg, distance Of three miles. Re-
GENTLY q stage line over the same route was
established, by way of opposition. The
stages have the appearance of cars, and the
wheels are arranged to run easily on the car
tracks, which are always used by these odd
vehicles Indeed, the stages are SO large
that fully loaded, o pair of horses could
hardly draw them on the pavements, and the
drivers manage to be always Just ahead OF
the cars. The railroad company has begun
lawsuit to settle the legal point involved.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Guillotte. Clerk OF the Sixth District


Court said yesterday that the writ Of injunc-
ton relative to the sale OF the public markets
had been served unsigned on Mr.. Cavanac and
the Mayor through error Of the deputy
sheriff, who delivered the unsigned writ to the
defendants and made his return on the back of
the writ signed. without discovering his mis-
Year: 1878

One night last week at party In Toronto
young man was frightening some OF the
young ladies by his daring exhibition OF a
revolver, when the weapon was accidentally
discharged, the bullet entering the young
mans side, infcting a serious wound. We
have said great many harsh things about
these young men whose revolVers contain
more than their heads--but we retract every
thing now, At last a revolver has been found
that knows which man to shoot. May its
tribe increase.
Year: 1878

At 3 o'clock Monday. while Mr. Murt Wheat
Icy was boating piece OF iron on the tug boat
Jerry. the iron struck him In the left eye, which
unfortunately in all probability will cause him
the loss of his eye.
Year: 1878

As among the things physically posi-
bic, it is now considered easier for camel
to go through the eye Of a needle than for
a rich man to make will that cannot be
broken. New York Mail.
Year: 1878

.'Ten dollars fine for driving over this
bridge faster than walk" 'What does
that mean n asked a little indianapolis
boy, who was riding with his father
Father explains: "If we whip up and go
fast the policeman will stop us and take
us to the mayor, and he will not let us go
till we pay $40" Silence in the carriage
Meditating boy speaks: papa. if it
wasn't for the policemans and for God
what lots of fun we could have, couldn't
we ~
Year: 1878

The demise of this venerable poet and
veteran journalist will make deep i'm
preston on the immediate community in
which he has dwelt so long, and will ex-
cite melancholy interest throughout the
country of which he has long been one of
the most eminent and honored citizens.


Although Mr.. Bryant's enduring fame
will rest chiefly upon his productions in
verse, poetry was only his recreation-an
intellectual pastime amid grayer employ
ments. The chief occupation of his life
was that of journalist, or rather of apub
licist, ,forhe aimed rather to guide the pub
lie judgment than to furnish the commu-
nifty with news. He was an editor of tire
Ecening Post for more than fifty years,
and during this long period his influence
was always actively felt in the politics of
thecountry. Every journalist has reason
to be proud ofa profession which SO gifted
and illustrious man did not think un-
worthy Of his abilities.
Year: 1878

The Millers of Minnesota may not
all be aware of the fact that mill stones
are now made Of glass, aud are said to
be doing as good work as the best
burrs. This discovery is by German
miller, and the finest -four is produced
by them with less heating than the
French burrs


In order to make such stones, blocks
of glass from six to twelve inches side
are cast in q shape similar to the
French burrs, but more regular and
uniform; they are connected with
cement in the same way, and dressed
and furrow. cut with picks and pointed
hammers; but We believe that diamond
dressing machines might be profitably
applied. It is said that these mill
stones, made of Jumps Of hard glass, do
not wear away faster than burr stones
Stones Of Al feet IN diameter, driven
by six horse power, ground go pounds
Of -four per hour. and did it while re.
naming cold. The grist is drier
looser. and the hull more thoroughly
separated from the kernel than is the
case with other stones.
Year: 1878

Tho keeping power Of -four depend
largely on the care bestowed upon the
wheat before it reaches the miller's
hand. The wheat should not be al
lowed to stand in the field exposed to
lrenching rains, or housed in damp
state. 1t is quite generally agreed
that the bran Of wheat sours first, aud
the'high grade aours, fro n which
every vestage Of the hull has been re


moved, retain their freshness longest.
Ii wheat is perfectly dry when put
into the bin or garner it will keep u
long time without cheating" but it
will keep much longer time if stored
where a current OF fresh air is admit.
ed. Flour will keep bes. in cool,
dry, airy room. In the summer, -four
should not be stored either in a celler
or garret, but in roome where there is
free circulation Of fresh air. Flour
should not be stored with grain or other
substances which are liable to heat, as
it has been known to SPOIL from being
stared in contact with such articles.