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Year: 1879

At Vincennes, Ind, on the morning
of the 18th, the body of a woman attir,
ed in male dress was found lying dead
across the side-track of the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad, about 10 feet from
the west end of the platform at the Un-
ion Depot. She was lying upon her
face, and the only external sign Of in
Jury was deep scalp wound above the
5si tsml.s iw ,Sh Z tads ms4f5 f5I have an Ptsn e2
animation by physicians revealed the
fact that she had died of conclusion Of
the brain. The theory advanced for
her death is as follows: She is supposed
to have been acting the part of a male
tramp, either from some necessity or
design, and, true to her assumed call
inc, was engaged in stealing a ride up
on the night express east, and upon
nearing the station attempted to Jump
off while the train was yet in motion,
with fatal effect Nothing is known as
to her identity, unless a much-Solled
piece of paper evidently torn from the
margin of some newspaper) with the
following indefinite, almost illeegibIe
words written upon it in fair hand may
be so regarded:


"Mv name is Anne Mehan, Louis
vile. If any thing should happen me,
the party finding this will send me ="


The remaining all-important words
could not be read, even by the aid OF a
strong magnifying glass. The only re-
naming article which may lead to the
identity of the unfortunate young wom-
an found upon her person was a much
soiled silk handkerchief, of saffron
center and light blue border, having the
initials P. J. worked upon it in one
corner in white silk. She had on a
brown pair of jeans pants, dark coat
blue shirt, CATERS and straw hat. She
is Of decided masculine appearance, be-
inc about five feet high, squarely built,
hands large and coarse, features rather
pleasant and short, curly auburn hair;
apparently about 20 years of age.
Year: 1879

Hard water used for cooking pur-
poses coats the surface of meat or vege-
tables boiled in it with lime to such an
extent as sometimes to render them hard
to digest; this action results from the
presence of lime salts, and may be coun-
teracted by soaking the dried vegetables
over night, draining and cooking them
in fresh water; very soft water, either
rain or spring water, does not answer as
a substitute for hard water. Medium
soft water is the best for general cook
ING purposes, although vegetables boiled
in it without salt are often soft and
tasteless. Boiling water well salted
should always be used for boiling vege-
tables. Medium soft water makes the
best tea and coffee.
Year: 1879

TO make the hands soft and white,
one of the best things is to wear at night
large mittens of cloth filled with wet
bran or oatmeal, and tied closely at the
wrist. For the face, oatmeal paste is as
efficacious as any thing, though less
agreeable than the paste made OF egg,
alum, and rose-water. The alum
astringes the flesh and makes it firm,
while the egg keeps it sufficiently soft,
and the rose-water perfumes the mixture
and makes the curd softer.
Year: 1879

CONDITIONS OF TIE LEASE OF THE BURLINGTON,


CEDAR RAPIDS AND NORTHERN RAILROAD TO


TIE CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC.


The recent negotiations relative to leasing the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad
ended yesterday in the formal approval by the di-
recOrs OF that company of lease of the road the
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company.


The lease is subject only TO the approval the stock
holders and until that is obtained the road will re.
main in the possession Of the present directory The
negotiations were begun little more than three
weeks nGo between officers of the Cedar Rapids and
of the Chicago and Northwestern Companies. After
several conferences terms were greed upon, and a
preliminary lease to the Northwestern Road was
signed on August 20 by Frederick Taylor, presi-
dent of the Cedar Rapids Company Two days
later the lease was ratified by the directors of
the northwestern Road, and IA meeting of the direc-
tors of the other company was held on the follow
ing day. Ii was said then by President TAYLOR
that the scheme had been considered tavoraby by
the directors, but tnat formal action not taken
on account of an lnformality III calling the special
meeting. Several meetings of the Cedar Rapids
directors have been held since that tlme but no
result was reached until yesterday. During this
period rumOrs were circulated that other com
panes rivals of the Northwestern Road, had made
better offers for lease of the property and ID was
said also that one, the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy was buying the stock of the Cedar Rapids
Road


At the meeting yesterday lease to the Chicago.
Rock Island aud Pacific was ratlhed by
the formal vote OF the directors of the
Cedar Rapids Company. The president of that
company refused to make public the terms of
the lease or to confirm tue fact that lease had
been made. " For prudential and other reasonsr
he sad must decline to reveal the result OF the
meeting. "A prominent director OF the company,
who present at the meeting, confirmed the
truth OF the leasing OF the road, and the offices of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific. and of its
unsuccessful rival, the Chicago and Northwestern
nc concealment of the result was attempted The
terms of the lease are said not 10 be different from
those offered by the Northwestern Road. Besides
assuming the payment of the funded debt the Rock
nIs
the stock of per cent for five years and OF ) per
cent thereafter In perpetuity The dividends are to
be paid only on the issued stock which amounts to
S6,5O0.OOO There are said 10 be minor details
winch render the lease TO the Rock Island Company
| more advantageous than the Que proposed TO
the Northwestern Road. The only condition to
holders. This consent 1t Is said. VIII not be OBJ
tanned for several months.
Year: 1879

Our neighbors at Marshall had a
scare yesterday over the report ema-
mating from some fool or malicious
person, that yellow fever had made
its appearance in Shreveport, and, we
are informed by Conductor Able act
ually wanted to stop the train from
entering the corporate limits. We
can assure our neighbors that the san
itary condition of Shreveport at pres
ent, is 30 good as to be almost with
out . parallel. The authorities are
wide awake, and quarantine authori-
ties have been appointed, and will at
their outposts see that no traveller
from suspicious localities is permitted
to come within "catching distance" of
this city. Calm yourselves, neighbors,
for we can assure you that we are just
~ anxious to keep Yellow Jack away
from as, as you are to keep him away
from yourselves-6hrcuepor Standard
Year: 1879

An old negro man, left in charge of
a Memphis refugees residence, was
mysteriously murdered last Tuesday.
He was found lying in front of an
epen door with his head crushed.
Robbery was doubtless the object of
the murderer.
Year: 1879

Considerable excitement has been
caused in Ireland by the discovery
that number of insects which have
been fully identified as the Colorado
beetle, more familiarly known as the
potato bug. 1t is feared that these
pests will work great damage to the
Indispensable potato crop.
Year: 1879

Cur friend Belsom Of the Court
House I Exchange, has recently been
the victim of some unknown miscreant
who, probably to vent some secret
spite, has been during the last month,
shooting his live stock: Two of his
best mules, and two of bis steers have
been killed, being found shot by means
of a large sized ball. One more is in
the stable crippled in the same way.
There is no clue yet to this strange
vendetta, although the perpetrator is
closely watched.-N. Charles Herald.
Year: 1879

The contest in the Buckeye State is
growing hotter every day. The
Democrats are moving with great
spirit, present indications showing
that Gen. Ewing will ,ide safely over
the popular wave to the Guberna-
torial chair. With QhiD Democratic,
a clean sweep will he made for our
presidential nominee.
Year: 1879

A disaster on the lakes, says the
Winona Republican, twas caused by
too little water in the boiler, and too
much whisky in the engineer" The
latest version is that the engineer was
shot with radical campaign whisky.
Year: 1879

When as a representative of the


peoples interests, we were con-


fronted in the Conventio1 by the


embarrassing matter of tho settle


ment Of the State debt, we came to
the conclusion that we wO,nd detach


the sentimental arguments advanced


hy the supporters Of the payment of


the bonds at their facet. c., to


preserve the honor and credit of Lou


isiana--which in the most. eloquent


terms they contended was involved !;


and on the otherhand, also to set aside


the contra argument urged by the


scalers that principle required that


the fraudulent claims should be repu-
dated.


We found that volumes could be
said on both sides of this intricate
question, SO we reduced our decision
to a plain proposition.--to obtain
tho very best terms for the people.
In keeping with that view we voted
first for Capt. Kidd's majority report;
then for Judge Simon's fifty cent scale
and four per cent interest; then for
sixty-tive cent proposition; then for
a seventy-fve cent project. After sew
eral ballotings and counts, both in
caucus and in the Convention, it be-
came patent that none of these pro-
jects could succeed.


We had come to be firm, but not
mulish. We felt therefore that some
solution should be had in order that
the people might tnot be exposed to the
danger of having to pay the present
ruinOus rate of interest-seven per
cent. Thus it was that when the
proposition came reducing the inter.
est to two per cent for five years,
three for fifteen and four for the re-
years, or an option to the
bOndholder to take q scaled currency
bond to seventy five cents ut four per
cent interest, and we found that both
the friends of the payment in full of
the debt and the scalers, too, were
willing to end the fight on this basis,
we unhesitatingly decided that it was
our duty to vote for this settlement.


Whether the debt is scaled by strik-
ing at the face or at the interest, it
little how it is, 80 it is done.
The relief demanded by the people
is given them by the settlement con-
tanned in tho debt ordinance.


The question now is: will the peo-
ple adopt the ordinance and pay
tax of six mills annually, thus end
ing this troublesome matter, and pre-
serve the credit and good name Of the
State and save from bankruptcy
many honest holders of these bonds,
Or will they deliberately vote it down
to save one mill yearly, and by SO do
ing engage the State in doubtful liti-
CATION, ending possibly in maintain
ing tho present exorbitant rate of in
terest at seven per cent, besides ut
terly destroying our public credit,
md affixing on our people the stigma
If repudiation' 1


Is the object to be reached of suffi-
,ient value to induce our voters to
.dopt the latter course We think
lot, and believe that their calm and
sober judgment WILL prompt them to
ldopt the proposed ordinance.
Year: 1879

A special dispatch to the New Or
leans Times says q negro fiend who
murdered one white girl and raped
another in Claiborne parish last week
was lynched by al infuriated mob of
five hundred citizens.
Year: 1879

white maggots, that he ought to
be pleased in having his bread and
meat cooked together. We might
too, 60 on to speak of the agony last
ing seventeen days, during which
time those six hundred Confederates
remained in the hot days of August,
huddled together in the hold of the
steamship Crescent, drinking con-
densed water hot from the boilers,
each man being allowed space of
twelve inches wide in the berths to
lay in.


We might also speak of that winter
spent at Fort Pulaski, in the damp
casemates, without clothing or blan-
kets, where by order of Gen. Foster,
a ration Of one cup full Of corn meal,
and half pint full of pickles per day,
was the only food allowed us.


What we assert above is Gods
truth. 1t is time that these recollec-
tlons should be allowed to sink into
oblivion; but when it is proposed to
revive them in order to stir up. the
dying embers Of sectional prejudice
and passion, to be used as campaign
arguments for 1880, there are voices
in the South that will speak in vindi-
cation of truth and justice.
Year: 1879

1. Child two years old has an at
tack Of creep at night. Doctor at
q distance. What is to be done?


The child should be Immediately
uDdressed and put in a warm bath.
Then give an emetic composed of
one part of sntimony wine to two Of
ipecac. The dose is a teasponful.
If the antimony is net handy, give
warm water, mustard and water, or
any other simple emetic; dry the
child and wrap it carefully in warm
blanket.


2. Some ones nose bleeds and
cannot be stopped.


Take plug of lint, moisten, dip
ia equal parts of powdered alum and
gum srabic, and insert in the nose.
Battle the forehead in cold water.


3. Child eats a piece of bread on
which arsenic has been spread for
killing rats.


Give plenty of warm water, new
milk in large quantities.grue aud lin
seed tea foment the bowles. Scrape
iro rust off anything, mix with warm
water and give in large draughts fre-
quently. Never give large draughts
offluids until those given before
have been yomited, because the
stomach will not contract properly if
filed, and the object is to get rid of
the poison as quickly as possible.


4. A young lady sits in draught
and comes home with a bad sore
throat. .-...-


Wrap flannel around the throat,
keeping out of draughss and sudden
changes of atmosphere, and every
half hour take q pinch of chloride of
potash, place it on the tongue and
allow it to dissolve in the mouth.


5. Child falls backward into a
tub Of water and is much scalded.


Carefully undress the child; lay it
on bed. on its breast if the back
is scalded be sure all draughts are
excluded then dust over the parts
sealded with bi-carbonate of soda
lay muslin over it, then make a tent
by placing two boxes with a board
over them in the bed, to prevent the
covering from pressing on the scald;
cover up warmly.


6. Mower cuts driver legs as he
is thrown from seat. Put q tight
bandage around the limb above the
cut, slip cork under it in the di.
rection Of a line drawn from the in.
ner part of the knee to little out
side of the groin. Draw the edges
of the cut together with sticking
plaster.


z. Child has q bad earache. Dip a
plug of cotton wool in olive oil, warm
it and keep it out of draughts.
Year: 1879

The medium-sized boy enjoys his
mornings practicing baseball, aud
humiliates himself afternoons by
teasing his mother for half dollar
to pay for the broken glass next
door, with an earnest plea mot 10
let on before dad
Year: 1879

Thus spoke the Angel and the
Devil, in each Of whom instinct had
proved itself so much more power
full than interest; and ever since
then each has resumed his former
functions, and still the Angel pro-
tects the little feet for which the
DemOn ceaselessly spreads his
gnares.
Year: 1879

By a careful and oon.
tinued application for
8 time it may be solv-
ed. and we can but


think, when solved, a
not very great length
of time will elapse be.
fore the benefit of this
solution will be felt in
Year: 1879

Meantime not far from there a


chubby, sturdy, boy ef seven. COW


citing birds nest, had scrambled up


into tree. The Devil, like the An.
| gel invisible, hovered around, wish.
ing to approach and protect the
child from danger lest it should
break It's neck and go and be an an
| gel and with the angels stand, but
it is difficult for the angel of the pit
to vanquish his aversion to the So
ciety of such sinless little souls.


The boy placed his foot on a
treacherous bough, which sWayed and
cracked beneath his weight. Now
was the Devils time to lend him q
wing and hold him up, but from
sheer force of habit His Satanic Ma
jesty added trifie of pressure TO the
bough. it snapped, the boy fell head
long to the ground below and the
innocent soul auttered straight up to
the gates of Paradise.


VII.


A cloud came up in the sky and
the children went their ways, as did |
the Angel and the Demon.


''It is very clear to me-" said the
Angel, ''that all I'm fit for is to love
and protect the children. Statistics
are all very we'll for men, but for an.
gels they do not begin to answer.
Let me, therefore, continue to be
the guardian of innocence, feeble
ness and beauty; then if when he
grows up any one Of my wards insists
on courting perdition that will be his
lookout"


II never was cut out for a nursery
geverness." soliloquized the Devil
at the same instant, "for 1 cannot
bear children no matter how good
Or rather how bad they are. Let me,
therefore, continue to spread sRares
'or their little tootsies pootsies; +; If l
make no profit out of the young
,nes it will be hard if when they
grow up the tables of average ex-
of immortality are not
proved accurate"
VIII. }
Thus spoke the Angel and the :
Devil, in each of whom instinct had
proved itself so much more power
ul than interest; and ever since
hen each has resumed his former
Year: 1879

"Heavens-that is to say not
Heavens - exclaimed the Devil as
he laid down the treatise, II will be
that is to say, I've discovered the
biggest thing on ice-I mean on fire
and birthstone. If all humankind
should perish before coming to years
of indiscretion and go straight to
heaven that would be the end Of this
little winter resort. What 1 must
see TO, if 1 hope to keep abreast of
the times, is that no one shall die
before coming Of peccable age. What
an aGjectived fool 1 was not to see
this before 1t is not absolutely in.
cumbent upon me to turn dry nurse
to the little darlings. That would
be encroaching on the other angels
department but it is clearly souls
10 my pocket to see that the dear
children-Heaven bless them =
don't get into any more trouble than
1 can help"
Year: 1879

So soliloquized the two angels,
while on earth one mother, behold.
ing her frst-born attach a tin can to
a mad dogs tail, cried, "The very
devil is in that young one u and an
other, seeing the image Of its father
roll down a long fight of stairs in
company with a coal-scuttle, ex-
claimed, "If the Guardian Angel
had not had his wings around and
under thee 1 might have put away
thy little wagon thou wOuldst not
have needed it any more"


They were both wrong.
Year: 1879

Behold, therefore, the Guardian
Angel and the Enemy of Souls going
about their days work, each con-
vinced that it was his duty to change
his course of action, the Angel anx-
ious to see the little one break their
necks as speedily as possible and
the Devil on the alert to answer the
prayers of fond mothers that their
children might be spared to good
or, to speak more accurately. bad
old age.


Thoroughly permeated with the
spirit of their new characters they
stationed themselves In the Park of
a bright summers afternoon, when
along every avenue Of the great city
trOoped the joyous little creatures
that the Angel instinctively regard.
ed with pride, delight and ssIicitude,
and the Devil as instinctively with
gloom aad repugnance.


Among them in particular was q
golden'headed little cherub of four
years, around whom the unseen An.
gel lowered, in spite OF his resolu-
ton, like butterfly around a flower.
Escaping from its careless nurse,
the little thing had squeezed its
way through the iron railing that
surrounded a fountains basin, and
was tottering on the brink of the
water aud just about to tumble in,
when, just at the critical moment,
the Angel, yielding to its good in
stinct, with one touch of its pinion
pushed the child back and invisibly
melted its nurse to rescue it.
Year: 1879

"Great Heavens !" remarked the


Good Angel;" "what is this dis.
cover? The longer a human being
lives the less chance he has of reach.
ing heaven, whereas if he dies during
his years of innocence he infallibly
comes here. This being the case,
it is the height of absurdity on my
part to guard and protect the little
ones, and it is to their interest as
well as to ours that they should
break their blessed necks ere they
reach the age of temptation and sin.
What an arch.idiOt I have been not
to have sooner discovered this singu-
larly simple trath! Of course it is
not my place to push the babies
dow stairs or to tip over their peram-
bulators-that would be trespassing
upon the province of my honorable
friend the gentleman lin black from
down below. but hereafter 1 Ger.
tainly shall not put myself out to
spoil fun for the coroner"
Year: 1879

Once upon time there was pub


lished in the other world book, By


these esteemed bad, by those good.


It was volume Of statistics show


ing the ages of those who passed


from life ana their average destina-
tions, and it made very clear the
fact that the longer one lives upon
earth the greater the chances are
that he will sizzle 10 the DEVILS fry
ing-pau.


On the day that this book was
published not copy of it remained
unsold. Every one purchased it.
either to gloat over it or to anathe-
matize it, the result being the same,
of course, to the author and the
publisher. Not a being was there
in either sphere that did not read
this volume-its author was a sky
waiter in st. Peters custom house
and it is not difficult to imagine that !
the Guardian Angel and the Devil
devoured it's contents eagerly and
came to entirely different conclu-
siens concerning them.
Year: 1879

The Yazoo assassination continues to
attract much attention at Washington.
The mother and brother reside in that
city, and are overwhelmed with grief at
this foul murder. In political circles
the effort to make 1t appear that this
outrage was the result Of personal ami
mosities receives no credit. Even the
Democrats admit that the fear that Dix
on, through his great influence with
the colored race, would defeat the regu-
lar nominee Of the party, was the prime
cause of his slaughter That to allow
such movement to succeed would be 8
precedent which would bring to the
front a crop ofindependent candidates in
every election in the South, and result
in the total overthrow of thenow solid
Democracy which now rules supreme.
Some of the more out spoken do not
hesitate to say that, under the circum-
stances, the killing of Dixon has be-
come political necessity in order to
ensure Democratic success in 1880 in
that section of the state. Private advices
from Mississippi state that further
trou bles is anticipated. as many OF the


friends of Dixon swear they will aveng'


his death, declaring that his antago


mist feared to meet him on equal terms


but shot him down from behind before


Dixon had seen his assailant.
Year: 1879

Sixteen years ago woman at Bridge
water, Conn, was accused by mel gh-
Dor of stealing his watch, and her
house was searched. There was no evil
dence against her nor was she able TO
get satisfactory proof Of her innocence.
She prieved constantly over the matter,
and Of late, as she grew old and decrepit,
she feared that she would die without
beinp able to clear herself of the dis
grace. But the watch has now been
turned up by a plough, in a field where
the careless owner originally lost it.