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Year: 1878

i would respectfully inform those of
my friends, both here and at a distance,
who have any expectation of getting
thirsty, that I have just received a most
complete assortment of Pure liquors
ever imported to Lake Charles, which
/ am desirous of selling at wholesale
and retail at prices to iustify.both seller
and buyer My wines and hrandies are
unsurpassed, and my whiskies 1.-THE
Simon pure" Before leaving town be
sure and call around and take a parting
farewell. Lager beer, Scotch ale and
porter constantly on hand. ap4n4y
Year: 1878

Not that this was the dear, good
womans name, but Uncle Jakeway
called her so in mild derision; for she
made his life almost miserab BILE by be-
ing too smart in certain ways which
much affected his comfort-and hers
too.


"Punctuality," say the dictionaries,
is adherence to the exact time of an
appointment (pu,actus, Lat, a point. y


Mrs. Jakeway was never punctual
according to the dictionary, for she
was always half an hour, at least, too
early. If she was going away on the
seven o'clock train she would get up at
four a. m. to prepare breakfast, hav-
ing made everything ready the night
before, even to slicirg potatoes and
chopping meat.


The family had their smoking-hot
meal before five clock on the stroke
of six she started out, and in five
minutes reached the station, there to
spend almost an hour in the pleasant
atmosphere common to railway sta
tions.


If a stage journey to the little vii
lage where her old mother lived-be-
yond the reach of railways-was to
be made, Mrs. Jakeway sat with all
her "things" on for an uncertain
length of time, till the creaky vehicle
appeared, running to and from the
front door so often that she was tired
out before she started.


Sundays beheld her, staid and
starched arrayed in her very best,
bolt upright in chair, but fidgeting,
as her husband expressed it, 'like
buckwheat on a hot shovel" )" till she
heard the rumble of wheels coming
to the door. She was always first in
the Westinghouse, and had heard all
the news of the week before the min
lister thought of appearing.


This might have explained her ca
ger desire to be early at church, had
that been the only day in the week
that she showed such eagerness; but
a longing for news showed itself in her
daily life.


She made her sponge for bread be-
fore dark, when it would have been
better to have left it till nine o'clock
for as bread is an imperative substance
she had to get up before light to knead
it; and then Mr.. Jakeway must be
reused to kindle a brisk fire in the
oven, lest the loaves should become
sour before the oven was ready to
bake them.


Thanksgiving Day began with her
the week before and sometimes, with
in her husbands painfully excellent
memory, the turkey, so early killed
and prepared for that occasion, had
been spoiled by sudden spells ot
weather" for even November is ca
pricious in this climate and will have
fine warm days now and then.


The clothes for Mondays wash were
always put Gin soak" Saturday night
and consequently would sometimes
mil-dew to her disgust and surprise
and there was never any fresh bread
used in that house-one baking lap.
ped so far over on the other-lest by
any chance the bread might be "out.


Her gowns for spring were Away
bought and made in midwinter he
Year: 1878

A "hot box" had already delayed
the train, and they must make up by
faster running. Somebody's cow-as
somebody's cow is apt to-strayed on
to the crossing, and stopped there to
ruminate. This was enough to throw
a better train off the track, and it
wrecked this one usterly. ,..
When Mrs. Jakeway picked herself
painfully out of the fragments she saw
her daughter lying senselesa on the
bank beside the track.


But she was not dead, though her
weak spine had received such an in
jury that she was a lifelong invalid,
surviving only to be moved from her
bed to her chair for several years.
Perhaps it was as well for Mr.. ST.
monds; for a helplessly-feebls woman,
with weak back, an aching head. q
chronic dyspepsia, and the temper in.
evitable to such troubles, Is not help.
mate for any man. No doubt he was
much better off with the rosy, bu1on
Western girl he married sfterward,
who had no idea ofthe higher mathe.
matics, not much Of geography, and
less of spelling, but who was capital
housekeeper and CHEEKY, sweet.
humored wife and mother.


And perhaps it was also as well for
Florence Amanda. She was not fit
to be a wife or mother in any sense;
her education had untitled her for
such duties, and even as teacher life
would have been burden to her.
Now its term was shortened, and in
the few years that remained she
learned the best lesson Of life-how
to die. -.


But the burden of the sorrow fell
upon poor "Mis' Smart" though she
never heard that pseudonym again.
She did not cease to blame herself for
taking that early train, and she never
looked at her suffering child without
a bitter pang Of remorse.


No reasoning availsd to comfort her.
She tried to be submissive, as became
good Christian woman, and she set
herself rasolutely to curb her impa-
tience and fdgety spirit. Her home
became peaceful and pleasant to its
inmates as never before, but in her
heart lifelong sorrow remained. to
remind her that it is as bad to be
too early as too late.-Rose Terry
Cooke, IN Youths Companion.
Year: 1878

A KENTUCKY man who went to the
Black Hills wrote back to local pa
per, saying: "Offer premium at
your coming fair for the biggest fool
in the country. and III try and get
there in time"
Year: 1878

Girls, beware Of transient young
men never suffer the addresses of a
stranger; recollect that one good far
mer boy, or mechanic, is worth all the
floating trash in the world. The al
lurements ofa dandy jack with a gold
chain about his neck, and a walking
stick In his paw, some honest tailors
coat on his back, and brainless skull.
can never make up kind fathers
house, a good mothers counsel. and
the society of brothers and sisters /;
their affections last. while those of
such a young man are lost at the wane
of the honeymoon.
Year: 1878

MAY safely claim to be one of the few popular
4h remedies receiving the approval OF medical
gentlemen. who, in private, not only freely recon-
mend II but use 1t in their families in preference
20 any OF the preparations usually prescribed by


q" You are aware said n distinguished city ply
sician, " that my obligations TO the Mass. Medical
society are such that cannot publicly recommend
or prescribe the Radical Cure but since received
so much relief from the use of it myself, after a
thorough trial of the usual remedies, have pri-
yately advised its use. and presume have sent TO
your ore no less than one hundred OF my patients
Year: 1878

The veteran MdgdziHe. which long ago out9rtw
its original title of the NeJr Monthly Magazine has
not in the least abated the popularity IL at the
outset but has added to il in many ways. and has
kept fairly abreast Of the times, thanks To the
terpriSe OF the publishers and the tact and wisdom
Of its editors. For whatever is best and most read
able in the literature of travel, discovery. and fc
tOn the average reader of to-day looks 10 HdTDeT'S
Magazine Just as expectantly did the reader OF
quarter Of a century ago; there is the same admir-
able variety contents and the fresh and
SuggestveneSs in lis editorial departments now rs
then,-BOstOn Journal.
Year: 1878

To farm profitably one must think cor
rectly; and correct thought comes from re.
Election and training. 1t is the veriest folly
to expect from recent graduate trained
experience; hut we should ask for trained
mind which can quickly receive the teach
lngs OF experience, and fit it for profitable
uses. We do not ask, for our part, for our
colleges to graduate practical farmers; we
but ask that they graduate men educated to
act from principles, and to think correctly,
and in whom the charms of country lie
and the possibilities of a farming career have
taken root. When farming. practical farm
ing, has the sympathies of an educated class
OF men, there is everyshing to be hoped.
When men trained to think, and whose
thought is trained TO take expression in ac-
tion, enter upon the arena of farming life,
the possibilities of our soil and location are
to become developed to an extent little
realized. A class of educated farmers means
greater opportunities for the common farm
ers whose education has been derived from
tollsome experience and the conflict of trials.
1t means better and more practical lectures,
more useful agricultural societies, higher
toned agricultural press the exclusion OF
dead-beats from agricultural influence, and
a healthier tone in agriculture generally.
Education brings seli-respect and respect
draws to itself the respect OF others Sci.
entifc Farmer.
Year: 1878

When you have any heavy work to do, do
not take either beer, cider, or spirits. By
far the best drink is thin oatmeal and water,
according to the heat of the day and your
work and thirst: it should be well boiled, and
then an ounce or an ounce and half of
brown sugar added. If you find it thicker
than you like, add three quarts of water
Before you drink it, shake up the oatmeal
well through the liquid. In Summer drink
this cold; in Winter hot. You will find it
not only quenches thirst, but will give you
more strength and endurance than any other
drink. II you cannot boil it you can take
little oatmeal mixed with cold water and
sugar, but this is not so good; always boil it
if you csn. If at any time you have to make
long day, as in harvest, and cannot stop for
meals, increase the oatmeal to half pound,
or even three quarters, and the water to three
quarts If you are likely to be very thirsty. If
you cannot get oatmeal, wheat fonr will do,
but not quite SO we'll. For quenching thirst
few things are better than weak coffee and
little sugar. One ounce of coffee and halt at
ounce OF sugar, boiled in two quarts
of water and cooled, is very thirsl-quenching
drink. Cold tea has the same effect; but
neither is so supporting as oatmeal Thin
cocoa is also very refreshing, and supporting
likewise, but is more expensive than oatmeal.
DIR. Pdrkes.
Year: 1878

4
Keep current of air through the


room, but do not LET it strike the


patient. If the weather is cool have


q little fire. For disiniecting pur-


poses, slice an onion and put on q


saucer in tlls farthest corner of the


room from the patient. Change


daily.


Do not allow any one in room
except nurse. Be careful that no
conversation is had with patient or
influence that is likely to uxcite
him.


If patient has sick stomach and
vomiting in the first stage of the
disease, give a dose of ipecac. After
half hour, give 5 drops of nitro Inu-
riatic acid to q tumbler of water;
take little occasionally through q
straw or glass tube Do not put in
glass spoon of any kind of metal.
Battle over the liver teaspoonful of
same acid t., ] pint of wafer. Be
careful not to use anything but old
clothes as the acid ruins them and
causes them TO fall To pieces when
washed.


SECOND STAGE OF DEsEASE.


When fever goes off if patient isl
very week, u little brandy and
water and teaspoonful now and
then of champagne or ale is also
good. Second day after fever has
disappeared little chicken water
Or weak beef tea; once in two hours
a tablespoonful. Do not give any
bath after & o'clock in the evening |
The next day make broth little |
richer. with little rice or hurley
boiled in it. Repeat the same
routine as above directed. The
fourth day broiled beef-steak with
put any butter, which can be
;hewed without swallowing tlel
slightest morcel. Give no risen
Dre:pl until the ninth day has
passed. A soda cracker may bel
given four days after lever has
passed, but every caro- should M,I
aiken of diet for three weeks.


In case OF constipation during |
give a small dose OF /
Farrant's Seltzer or IN injection of
Year: 1878

fact as one side Of the present Pot
ter congress is of the existence Of
Mr. Cronin, from Oregon. The
great inventor digs away at his
work until nature is completely ex-
hausted, and then he tumbles into
bed for two or three hours of sleep.
This may be at morning, noon or
night, just as the fit Of WEAKNESS
seizes him. Not one man in ten
could do it and live. But Edison
has constitution like the cone
hoss shay" OF popular legend, and
he don't break down. He is Won
derfully tenacious, alike of health
and ideas. A friend who knows
him intimately tells me that when
Edison once gets into his head that
"a certain thing can be done, he is
going to demonstrate the fact,
though the heavens. fall. If he had
made a failure of life, we should
have said this was mere mulishness.
But, as he is a success, we may as
well call it great perseverance.
There is a vast difference between
tweedle-dum and tweedle.dee.
Year: 1878

like in her manners. It was great
fun showing her a looking glass.
She had never seen one before, and
was half afraid Of it, and ashamed
to show she was afraid.


She is a very dressy body-double
rows of cowries round her head,
besides copper, iron and ivory stuck
in her hair, and just above and in
front of each ear a tassel of red
and white beads A large neck
lace of shells was round her neck,
and round her waist a string Of
opal-colored singo-mazzi, and a
rope made of strings of a red-col-
ored bead.


Her front apron was of a leop-
ard skin, and the rear one Of col
ored grass-cloth, with its fringe
strung with beads, and cowries
sewed on it in a pattern; bright
iron rings were round her ankles,
and copper and ivory bracelets on
her arms. Her hair was shaved a
little back from her forehead, and
three lines, each about a quarter Of
an inch wide, were painted below.


The one nearest to the hair
was red, the next black, and the
next white; and to crown all, she
was freshly anointed with oil, and
looked sleek and shiny. Her upper
lip was perforated and a piece of
stone inserted, until the lip protru-
ded a couple Of inches, giving a
hideous expression to the face, and
making her articulation quite in
distinct.
Year: 1878

Every boy and girl should learn
to swim. A writer in the Ameri-
can Agriculturist offers the follow
ing suggestions, by obedience to
which the art Of swimming may be
readily acquired:


When | was a boy l learned to
swim by means Of a swimming
board. This is the safest method
possible. If corks are used they
may slip from around the breast
down beneath the body, throwing
the head below the surface, and
putting the wearer in danger Of
drowning.


Some country boys get two blad-
ders and then tie them together
with "a short cord, and use these as
supports. They are the most danger
Gus things possible for a boy to have.


The board is perfectly safe, and
one may learn to swim in a very
short time by using one. 1t should
be over four feet long, over one foot
wide and two inches thick, white
pine or cedar.


To use it, boy wades into the
water up to his shoulders, then TAX
ing hold of the end Of the board
he pushes it before him-towards
the land, and not into deeper water
springs forward with his feet and
throws himself fat upon the water.


This movement carries him along
a few feet. He then draws up both
his legs at the same time, keeping
the knees as far apart as possible
and then strikes out with both feet,
not straight backward, but side
ways, just asa frog does.


That stroke is made slowly and
is repeated again, dragging up the
legs slowly and steadily. The board
keeps the head above water. When
the leg stroke has been learned one
hand is taken from the board and
the stroke learned, or the chin may
be rested on the board, while the
stroke is taken with both hands.


This is very good plan, as it
compels the swimmer to keep his
hands under the water, which he
should always do, By-and-by the
board may be pushed ahead and the
young swimmer may swim after it,
always keeping it within reach.


When a number of boys go to
swim they should always have two
or three of these boards with them
for use in case Of any accident.
Year: 1878

with the music and paid Mozart his
one hundred ducats-a sum more
splendid than he had ever received
from the Emperor for the greatest
of his operas.


1t is to this incident that the
lovers Of harmony are indebted for
one of the most charming triAes,
the celebrated "0xen Waltz" a
piece of music still unriyaled.
Year: 1878

Clear thought and vigorous action de.
pend upon the perfect condition Of sys.
TEN resulting from pure blood. When
symptoms provocative Of dullneGs and
inactivity present themselves, then use
at once Dr. Bulls Blood Mixture.
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, Jan. l6.-A few days ago the
schooner T.. III. Pray was found floating in the
river having been Scuttled and Quilted of quile
a valuable cargo Ii was AT first supposed it
was the work 0f river pirates and that the
crew had been murdered, but il now turns out
that The captain Clark and the crew were the
guilty parties. The cargo was found yesterday
in an old schooner anchored on Communipaw
tlatS in charge Ot the late cook of the Pray


who made 10 n 1hpNa
Year: 1878

TROUBLE EXPECTED UNDERGROUND. A
Virginia City New dispatch says owing to
the recent imbrOgliO between the Alta and
Justice mines number of hired fighting men
have been sent down TO the level on which the
connection between the mines is mOmentarily
expected TO be made. Trouble is expected
when the drifts meet
Year: 1878

The SENATE COMMITTEE on public build
ingS and grounds decided this morning to in
trOduce bill for the purchase of the Freed
mems Bank building for the use of the Court
OF Claims. The committee will also report
back adversely the bill proposing TO remove
the national capital from Washington 10 St.
IouiS
Year: 1878

v

 We call the special attention of all who feel an interest In educational matters amongst us to the card of Prof. Doggett announcing the opening of the second term of his school.

 Prof. Doggett proposes to make his school supply T want long felt here, to-wit: to conduct school here at which our young ladies and gents can fully prepare themselves to enter the freshman, sophomore, or junior class at any of our colleges or seminaries.

 The course of study and training will be particularly adapted to suit and corr respond with the course in use at the A. I. U., so that any of our young ladies or gentlemen anticipating at tending that institution can prepare themselves here at home for entrance into the higher classes there. We give the school our unqualified recom- mendation
Year: 1878

We had anticipated much pleasure from attending this occasion. But being absent from our county we were deprived the pleasure. We understand it was a grand affair and a complete success. The various candidates for the Legislature were present and speechified to the tax-payers in attend ance. We regret that we had no re- porter present.
Year: 1878

A OdIus

 To THE VOTERS OF ILLINOIS TowN SHIP:

 GENTS: think it the duty of all candidates to express themselves on the finance question before they be- come sure candidate to let the peo- pie know what kind of man is offer ing himself to serve the people. As for the State indebtedness only ask of those who have the power, to re duce the expense of the State long enough to pay yearly portion of it's just debt until the whole amount is paid at the present assessment of tax. As for the court house 1 am in favor of building one most con- venient to the largest number of inhabitants; let the people subscribe liberally and then levy a tax suffi- cient to pay the remainder.

 Yours respectfully.

 JAS. A. NoRRIs.
Year: 1878

Three years ago the battle between hard
money and soft money was fought out in
Ohio. At the opening of the campaign the
infationists had decided advantage. For
months they had had nearly their own way,
and had distributed their papers and tracts
in every district of the State. But when the
scheme Of ''absolute money" came to be fully
and candidly discussed on the stump the err
rors and falacies of it were brought to the
attention of the people and The result of the
election was hard-money victory.


The same contest and the same result may
be predicted in Maine. The soft-money men
have led many astray by their sophistical ar
guments, but full discussion Of this theory
of "absolute money!" such discussion as we
hope to have before the campaign closes,
cannot but convince the majority of the con-
verts to the "Nationap' doctrine that they
have been deceived and misled. The contest
will be. not over the national banking system
which is not at this time in question, but
over the nature of money. When the bank
charters expire, as most of them soon will, it
will be time to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of re-
newing them. At present the issue is that
of fredeemable or irredeemable paper money,
the question is whether We shall make our
greenbacks equal in purchasing power to
coin, or whether we shall adopt system of
inconvertible paper currency, system which
has been often tested under the most favora-
bic conditions aud has always proved fail
ure. In this contest the hard-money men of
Maine may well profit by the experience of
their Ohio brethren and make their fight up.
on the following propositions which are in
substance those held, defended and proved in
the Ohio campaign of 1875:


First, that gold is a commodity like wheat,


iron or cotton--a commodity that all men, the
world over, long for, and have longed for
since history began, and, which they are will
ing to accept in exchange for whatever they
are willing to part with,


Second, that the government stamp on
gold coin merely indicates officially the
quantity and quality Of the bit of gold
stamped for the sake Of convenience.


Third, that any man, anywhere, would, if
necessary, eheerfQlly accept in exchange for
his goods gold ia ingots or Jumps, if satisfied of
it's firmness aud weight; but nothing but
force would induce him to take paper, even
green paper, that had not on it promise to
pay gold which he believed would be kept,
Year: 1878

Fourth, that gold is capital, intrinsically
wealth, as well as currency; but that paper is
not capital or wealth-it only represents it;
and if the representation prove false, the paper
is worthless.


Fifth that all the greenbacks in the United
States, if the promise to pay them in gold is
proclaimed to be false, will become worthless.
except to light fire or to furnish pulp for a
paper mill.


Sixth, that if the infationists establish the
principle of no promise on the greenback,
and no payment in specie, and a greenback
be merely bit of paper with the peculiar
quality of discharging debt, the greenback
will not long retain this attribute beyond the
time when existing debts are wiped out; no
one will take it who is nos obliged to, and
soon no one will offer it who respects him
self


Seventh, that where values are unsettled
by legislation or otherwise, capital refuses to
embark in any enterprise; it seeks only snug
and safe places, hides itself, goes abroad if
necessary, but cannot be obtained for paper;
consequently the indationists by their success
must defeat every object they pretend to
have, and exalt one, which they pretend to
detest-repudiation-a this would be of no
advantage.
Year: 1878

THE Bangor Commercial puts the name of
Alonzo Garcelon at the head of its columns,
and directly goes on to give reasons why he
should not have been nominated and cannot
be elected. Speaking of the Convention it
says:


There was little in the character and action
of the Democratic State Convention holden in
Portland on Tuesday last, to awaken conf
dence and hope in the hearts of the Democracy
of Maine, much less to arouse that energy and
enthusiasm SO essential to an earnest and suc-
cessful campaign. Neither the platform nor
the candidate are calculated TO warm into ac-
tive life an organic alton that was chilled we'll
nigh unto death, by the cold bath of Prohibi-
tion and Hayesism to which it was so mercl-
lessly subjected last year.


The Commercial will be lively reading this
summer.
Year: 1878

THAT was neat bit of satire by Congress-
man Chittenden on some of the financial
demagogues in Congress in offering his bill
providing that ''every father of a family"
shall make an estimate of the amount of
money needed ''to support his household
economically but comfortably" and that the
Secretary of the Treasury shall forward to
such father the required sum in greenbacks
every month.