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Year: 1878

The East-Indian thieves are the most
expert in the world. The quarter
master-sergeant of a regiment, at this
station was a very corpulent and heavy
man. One night his house was entered
by robbers, who not only cleared it of
every thing portable that was lying
about, but absolutely stole the very bed
clothes from under the fat sergeant him
self and his sleeping family. without
disturbing one OF. them. When they
awoke in the morning they were lying
on the bare mattresses. This is COM
mon trick with East-Indian thieves, and
the way they manage tits this:l The
robber, before he enters q hsuse or tent,
first strips and anoints himself all over
with oil-whichiis donesihI Iorder,that,S sin
case any person, should be awake and
seize the Intruder, he might be enabled
to slip likea an eel from his grasp. Thus
prepared, he creeps into the dwelling as
noiselessly as possible, The nights in
India, are generally very close and OPP
pressive, and the sleep of most people,
although heavy, is uneasy and disturbed.
Of this the thief takes advantage. He
quietly crouches down close under the
bed, and with a. feather gently tickles
the nose of the sleeper, who, half-dozing,
rubs it and turns on his couch. While
he is doing this, the sheet on which he is
lying is withdrawn little from under
him by the thief. When he is fast
asleep again, second application of the
feather causes another turn, and again
little more of the sheet is pulled away.
The thief then goes on the other side,
and the tickling is continued until the
sheet is completely withdrawn from
the unconscious sleeper. The oper-
alton takes some time, but is always SC
nicely managed that there is no case on
record of the slumberer being awakened
while the robbery was going forward.
Year: 1878

The German language is full of words
that can only be pronounced when
broken up into sections that will not
loosen the teeth, but the average Ameri-
can will always have his doubts whether
anything can be crowded into a dictiou-i
airy that he couldn't handle good deal
easier sometimes than he cansay /" No r.
in the full vigor of hisnative vernaculors
plug hats logged along together, like.
economy and comfort. And now the
Government proposes to try it on by
sending a large consignment of stove
pipe tiles to the Grow Indians. The
standing army will have to be considefa-
bly, increased before they can be made
to wear them.
Year: 1878

The enormous increase of the acreage
of land under wheat, and the truly mag
nifcent yield of that grain promised
from States like Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska,
and Minnesota, furnish some of the most
striking indications of the pace at which
agricultural development is proceeding
in the United States. The fears ex


pressed in some quarters that more grain
will be raised than can be marketed are
born of the very intoxication of coming
abundance. "Just another good har-
vest" has been the cry of those who
thi4k,that trade RECEIVERS too slowly


and confidence fails to keep pace with
the growing resources of the country
And now nothing short of cataclysm
Year: 1878

1T is not the man who goes to church
three times ON Sunday, and gives S2S a
week to the Foreign Missionary Society,
who thinks of the future without trem-
bling; but the man who has an ash box
emptied into garbage cart on the wind
ward side of him without swearing him
self or wishing for profane friend to
be present.-BaltimOre Press. ...
Year: 1878

of nature can prevent us from having
such harvest as will stand unequaled
in the country's history. If that solid
addition to the national wealth fails to
give the wheels of commerce new i'm
petus, they must be harder to start than
we have any reason to suppose.
Year: 1878

her TO enjoy the society of the young
lady. it was noticed that she was ex-
tremely angry. l shall not divulge
the shameful story The confidence
reposed in me is sacred. shall only
say that the daughter failed to appear
IN society for whole week, and when
she did appear there was the mark of =
scar over her right eye. evidently the
work of no gentle fingers"


The writer speaks at some length of
the ladies' in the Treasury Department.
and somewhat in the same vein. Poor
creatures" she says. II looked in upon
them and pitied them. the other day.
Not all of them, perhaps, we're worthy
OF pity. aud some Of then were evident
ly so light hearted that they needed
nothing Of the kind. Others were sad
faced and seemed lonely. notwithstand-
ing their safsieiency Of company. Trey
are a very good set. take them rs they
run. and am convinced that the slsnd-
.ers about them put III circulation by
malicious persons some years ago are
totally untrue. They would Re even
more untrue now than they were then.
I hate to say it. but did not see a
pretty or . winning face in the entire
department. Some of the faces were
really rcpulsive. while all OF them we're
bleached and old. II had been said
that whenever . Senator or Represents.
tive loses his wife he immediately be-
thinks him of the Treasury ladies. 1t
is not so. The instances to this effect
are the exception-the very remarkable
exception. While the Treasury ladies
are certainly good. quiet creatures, and
while they are entitled to great credit
for their industry, and often their
sacrifice OF self for Others they are the
last ones which Q majority of the
wi;lowers of Washington would look to
for consolation"
Year: 1878

The Golden Troupe is coming and
will show in Mexico, October 2Sth,
29th and 30th. They have q better
troupe than ever, and the best band
on the road. They have new plays
and new costumes. The kattoon
(Ill J Weekly Gazette says:


During all this week our amuse-
ment loving people have had the
pleasure of u succession of the best
plays presented by the popular Gold
en- Theatrical Troupe, with the de-
lightfui star actress, Bella Golden,
in the principal characters. Mrs.
Golden is certain ly deserving of the
high favor in which she is held
wherever she appears. All her rep
reservations are thoroughly perva'led
with the spirit of the true actor, in
which all self consciousness is sunk
out of sight in the action and emo
ton, the ensemble and the language
of the character The geniaI and
gentlemanly Golden, and in fact all
the balance of his. troupe, give her
such support as renders every play
presented satisfactory and entertain
ing. We are safe in: saying that
nothing in the dramatic way comes
to our city that is superior to the
Goldens. We should not forget to
add that Gibbler's popular band OF
musicians are with Golden and add
much to the interest of their per.
tOrmances. They will be at the
opera house tonight and Saturday
night, and on Monday evening viii
give benefit for the yellow tevel
sufferers upon invitation of the East.
ern Star Chapter of our city.
Year: 1878

Our friend Day seems to have had
quite a time at the fire the other
night. He says, ''we was awakened
from our heavenly slumber" (very
unfortunate for him indeed) "by the
omnitious cry of fire" 1--WE never heard
of fire having an "omnitious'' cry
before). He says, CARRYING on the
square we found the fire was out, as
it had been discovered before it got
much start, and a single bucket OF
of water had did the work" Would
it not be a good thing for every
house in town to keep a bucket OF
water like the one that discovered
this fire, and ''had did the work"
before the editor ~ reached the
place of "danger!" Was that a
bucket of Greenback water, or con-
glomeratedP"
Year: 1878

We was absent from the city last
week and left the office in charge of
the typos, and the boys made some
mistakes all of which we take upon
ourself and will try and do bett.r
hereafter. Mexico Union.


"We was" better stay away all the
time, and get some one else 10 do the
jack planning.
Year: 1878

Parties wanting lumber of the best
quality for the least money should
give ID. n. Evans a call. He has a
full line of building material. He is
also the best builder and contractor
in central Missouri. ard parties
thinking of building should give hum
q call.
Year: 1878

The Grand Fair and Festival for
the benefit Of the Catholic Church of
this city will come off on the oath,
25th and 26th OF October. This is
good cause and should be well
patronized.
Year: 1878

The facilities OF the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed In California outside of San
Francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates.
Year: 1878

The best and cheapest clothing
and furnishing goods can always be
found for cash at the Quincy Hall
clothing store, Ducommun Block.
You can dress stylishly and with
economy by buying your goods
here. oct3l-tf
Year: 1878




louisville Evening News.l


Many years ago there came to this
city from Ohio a handsome German
girl, who found employment with
family near First and Green streets.
Her expressive language, personal
beauty, rich voice and magnetic per-
son made her a general favorite.
When she saw any one suffering, her
eyes would grow soft with a beauti-
ful, mysterious radiance, as she ex-
tended a helping hand. She seemed
in good spirits at times, yet there was
something about her general demean-
or that told that her poor soul was
groaning beneath the burden of a
mighty sin-really a calamity. and
known to the laws OF society as
crime. Society is cold and heartless,
and rules with an iron rod.


This was twenty-five pears ago.
The fair young girl grew up to wom-
anhood, and as woman OF the town
her name was known as Annie Cook.
Her real name remains as much OF a
mystery here as the nameless sin that
drove her from the scenes OF happy,
joyful childhood. At one time she
might have returned, like the dove to
Tho haI a
frowning world. The leading char
acteristic CT her life seemed TO be to
help the suffering. When she lived
in this city, on Madison street. poor
family became helpless with the
smallpox, and this woman was found
at their bedside administering to
their wants. Notwithstanding her
life she endeared herself to many OF
the people here. Shortly after the
war she became dissatisfied and went
to Memphis. Nothing more was
heard Of her until the yellow fever
soourge OF 1873. She then threw her
house open tnat mad been dedicated
to shame, volunteered as a nurse, and
watched over the dead and dying like
ministering angel


The generous public approved ST.
lently, Of course, Of her noble deeds,
and she lived on through years of
sorrow. the same strange rnvsteri-
Gus woman, until the breaking out Of
the present scourge, when she again
discharged her women, offered her
house as a hospital. and her services
as nurse. Yesterday the wires
whispered the news OF her death.
Poor, ill-starred, misguided woman
Whatever her sins may have been she
has laid them all down with her life.
and may we not hope that her
chances for her life Of happiness "up
Year: 1878

The following is from the Seymour
Times. Democratic paper: Every
Republican congressman who voted
for the salary grab and took his
crooked 5000. fell as low as Lucifer
by the grab. But the statesmen on
our side are harder to. kill. Daniel
of the Wabash has reached the SEN
ate with that five thousand plastered
all over him, aud the honest farmers
! OF our grand old party-the honest
yoeman who wouldn't steal a nicklc
for a kingdom, are going to carry
him safely in again. We have got
the bulge on 'em and we will carry
him in, steal or no steal, tho there's
not one of us, who, IL upon jury,
wouldn't send a poor man to the
penitentiary for nine years for steal
ing q hundred pounds Of bacon. You
see we are honest, but when 1t comes
to party we stand up to our man.
We're bound to-"
Year: 1878

Variety is necessity of life. The man
that lives upon one Kind of food must de
teriorate in body; the student who gives
all his Thought to one idea will become
crochety; while the devotee to single
phase OF religion will in time be bisot.
which is but another name for mono
maniac. Saneness is the border-land OF
insanity.


There ia ntahS d man ilvias life of ex-
cessiye toll or OF itileness. of so fixed a
routine that he is partially insane. 1t
should be the aim of every man to so ar
range his lite as to bring into it good de-
gree Of variety, if he would secure physi-
cal. mental, and moral health. In this par
ticular, division of labor often works mis-
chief to the individual, however advantay-
eous it may be to the community. Imay-
inc the stupidity that must creep over the
mind of man who spends year after year
pointing pins! 1t may be well to enquire
as to whether or not the social and b,isi-
ness framev k of society is not doing
much to reduce some Of its members to a
state little better thaa 9}onomania.-JoAa
Year: 1878

Stay, lay nj home, my heart, and rest;
Housekeeping hearts are happiest,
ror those that wander they know not where
Are flll of trouble and full Of care;


To stay at home i, best
Weary and home.ick and distressed,
They wander east, they wander west,
And are bailled and beaten and blown about
By the winds Of the wilderness Of doubt;


To stay at home is best
Then stay at home, my heart, and rest;
The bird Is safest in its nests
Der all that nutter their wings and fly
hawk is lowering in the sky!


To stay al home is best.
Year: 1878

Special to the Star.


SPIRITS IN BOND.


WASHINGTON, March 19.-The prospects of
the House bill extending the time for pay
ing tax on spirits in bond for passing the
Senate are regarded as excellent. Up to
this time no opposition in the Senate has
been developed, and it is supposed that the
Finance Committee will to-day take up the
bill and decide to report it favorably.


THE BANKRUPT LAW.


The bills to repeal the Bankrupt law are
now before a subcommittee of the Judici-
ary Committee, of which Judge Lynde, of
Wisconsin, is at the head. Despite all eff
forts to quicken the work of the sub-com-
mittee, it shows great tardiness in acting on
the subject The Senate committee is also
delaying action. 1t is believed that if the
matter could be got to vote the repeal bill
would pass the two Houses.


THE TARIFF BILL.


The Committee on Ways and Means is
working the Tariff Bill into an excellent
shape and if the measure can be passed it
will work a great reform. The work in
volved has been very arduOus. Messrs. j.
R. Tucker. Of Virginia, and the Hon. Ran
dali Gibson, of louisiana especially have
rendered invaluable services in guarding
Southern material interests and standing up
against the demands of the Eastern pro-
tectionsts. 1t is doubtful whether their
places on the Committee could have been
supplied. Mr.. Burchard and Mr.. Sayler
have also been specially useful, and the
whole Committee has turned out better
than was expected.


THE DooRKEEPER OF THE HOUSE.
There seems to be no doubt of the fact
that the Committee on Civil Service
Reform will report in favor of the dismissal
of Col Polk, the present Doorkeeper of the
House. 1t is also reported that the Com
mittee will favor the temporary discharge
of the duties of the Office by the Sergeant
alarms, the object of such interregnum
being to prepare and pass a bill providing
some additional rules and regulations fol
the conduct of the office. 1t is probable
that the Republicans Will, as a
party, vote solidly for Colonel Polk's
removal, and that with the Demo
cratic vote divided they will effect it. 1t is
the general impression of candid men that
the course of removing Colonel Polk is
harsh and unjust, considering all the cir
cumstances. 1t is not pretended that he
has received cent improperly. His in
| tegrity stands unassailed. Whatever errors
or Irregularities may be laid at his door are
attributable to the fact that the force under
him was insufficient for the public service
and that members pressed him to make ap
pointments in excess of the number author
ized assuring him the House would make
it all right.
Year: 1878

The general discussion-medical and
otherwise-about Bertha Won Hillern's
health seems only to have stimulated the
interest in the famous German girl, and the
indications are that the opening of her fare
well exhibition at Greenwood Hall, this
evening will be grand ovation, Mission Hill
lern believes that her facilities for knowing
about Miss Won Hillerns health are
quite superior, and she very
readily consents to any reasonable medical
tests thatcan be taken without loss of time.


The hall will be open all the time, from
the start to the finish at II o'clock to-mor-
row evening.


That the public in general may be able
to witness the little pedestrian, the admis-
sion has been placed at 25 cents.
Year: 1878

oils and the Supreme Court Mean


to DO Justice.


National Associated Press to theStar.


New York, March ia Herald special
from New Orleans says it has been asked by
many whether the Anderson decision af-
fects Mr.. Wells case. 1t may be stated au-
thoritatively that his case will be opened as
soon as possible and every effort made to
push it. 1t is thought that there is much
stronger case against him than against An
derson, and that there are far greater
chances of his being punished Both Wells
and Anderson have powerful friends in the
State, and outside even of the Republican
party, and the decision of the Supreme
Court will have the effect to strengthen the
efforts in their behalf. There is better and
more hopeful feeling among. Republicans
here. They are beginning to believe Mich
oils and the Supreme Court intend to see
justice done them in all matters, and they
begin to express more interest in the future
of the State
Year: 1878

Mrs Mary Palmer, age thlrty-tOur, with her
three children lived at No 231 West Nineteenth-st
Her husband is away and she supported her family
by washing. She had been working hard OF late, and
compained of the heat and pain in the region Of tho
heart Yesterday afternoon she called in one OF
the neighbOrs said that she felt very i'll, lay
down and soon after died Her physician, DIR.
Roof, who reported the to the Twentieth Street
station House SAID that he found an empty laudanum
phia and from the circumstances attending Mrs Pil-
mers DEATH suspected that she had taken laudanum
to end her life The neighbOrs in the house said that
audanum was usually kept the nantel and was used
10 soot he the toothache of her children As she
aeshy woman and had been working hard during the
past few DAYS they thought that death had been caused
bv overwOrk aud heat Coroner Flanagan will hold an
iu0uest.
Year: 1878

The composing room, where the pages are made
up is on the top floor Of THE TRIBUNE building;
tbe STEREOTYPE room is in the subbasement or press
vault. eleven stories below. AS soon as page is
ready the table containing it Is wheeled to the
hoist-way at the of the cOmpOslng-room, where
hangs shallow iron box just big enough to hold the
form. The box being tilted forward on piyots,
meets with mathematical exactness the top edge Of
the table; the form is pushed into it, square of
blanket is laid on the face of the type to
protect it; the cover is closed and fastened J;
and the box, tipped back to vertical
position is rapidly lowered to the vaults. There it
is met by another iron-top table on wheels, like
those up stairs the he ght of the table and position
of the box being calculated with such precision that
when the cover Is raised and the box tipped for
ward the form is easily shipped upon the table.


The stereotype room is a long and narrow vault
communicating directly with the press-roOm. In
one corner is brick furnace, with pot OF melted
metal; around it placed tue iron casting-boxes


opposite Is a wooden form, upon which are
piIed sheets of paper; beyond is iron
table. with a hollow top, heated by steam, and
two screw presses--like large copying presses
over it; and further back are num-
her Of separate pieces Of machinery whose
purpose we shall explain presently. -Four men
are usually employed in this room. When
page arrives from the cOmpoSingrOOm, the first pro-
cess is 10 rid il of the water with which it is drip
ping. 1t is wheeled across the room and pushed
upon the hot table (which is exactly the height OF
the movable table, even to linel and in two min
utes it is dry enough for working. To prepare the
matnx, q sheet Of thick, soft, unsized paper is
coated on one side with paste composed of
the best starch, and over this is laid a sheet
of tissue paper. A polished iron roller. passed
over it by hand, removes wrinkles and leaves il
perfectly smooth. pile of paper is thus prepared
in advance and kept wet. The page of type. re-
moved from the hot table, is now brushed over
lightly with little olive oil, and one of the pre-.
Year: 1878

sioners, and with them to examine all the
special contracts which the roads here rep
resented have made, with view of arriving
at a basis for the restoration of the Old tariff
or the establishment of new one.


A joint meeting Of the board of trade and
citizens of Omaha and Council Bluffs was
held in Omaha Wednesday evening to pro
test against the passage Of Chaffe's bill in
congress concerning the Union Pacific rail-
road. A special train brought over 200
Council Blufts citizens. The court house
was filled. The resolutions, enthusiastically
adopted, declare that the intent purpose
and effect Of the bill is a serious and perma-
nently damaging blow at the business in.
terests, advancement, devclopement and
prosperity Of the entire northwest that the
bill is intended solely for the benefit and ad.
vantage Of certain private corporate inter
csts, and the representative in congress o.
the northwest are requested to bring all
their influence against the passage Of tho
bill.
Year: 1878

PROFANITY is most decided proof that
those who indulge in it are wanting in
one of the essentials of decency, leaving
morals out of thequestion entirely. With
in the past ten OR fifteen years profanity,
like smoking or drinking, has increasedata
fearful rate. Not many years ago it was
an UNUSUAL thing to hear oaths rolling
with startling freedom frcm the lips Of
boys and young men. But such is not the
case now. Go where you will the sensi-


bilities of decent people are shocked by
profane and obscene utterances, and what
adds to the shame is the fact that mere


boys and youths are those most addicted


to this vice. .a .a.


1t isa sad refe ction that such is the
fact, but there is no getting over it, and il


becomes a. matter for the serious considera.
tion of those who assume to take charge
of the morals Of the community, or rathel
those who are striving to improve them.
Year: 1878

A FARMER near the town of Faribaul
caught couple of tramps setting fire tt
his harvesting machine in his wheat field
He fred and killed both of them. Tht
report says that he gave himself up, bu
was released, from which it is tobe inferred
that the killing of tramps who fire har-
vesting machines is regarded by rural
Minnesotans in the light Of very justifa-
Bile homicide. Ittoes not seem to beexast
ly the thing that farmers who are pestered
by machine burning tramps should take
the law into their own hands, bat it is tol
crab y certain that ifall the Western farm
ers who are pessered by such people will
be as quick on the trigger and as sure Of
aim as this Fairbault farmer was, this
business of burning machines in the in
terest of laborers who do not want to labor
will very speedily be put an end to.