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Year: 1877

I had friends whom loved in that far of
and pleasant England. My heart bled as
I thought of them, and I tried to Danish
such ideas from my mind, but could not
Again and again they would return, and
lived over all my happy life at the old man
or house, which is my home. At last,
when the sun had finally gone down, and
full red moon had swung itself up the
horizon, staring wildly at me, and fell
into heavy sleep, which was more stupid
ity than sleep. Thus | spent the night,
alternately waking and falling off into a
sort Of trance. | thought it likely that
should fall q prey 70 some wandering beast,
but | was not troubled by the thought
But Heaven had decreed that they should
find some other food that night.


"In the.earliest light Of the morning, be-
fore the sun was up, became conscious
that some one was kneeling by my side,
had laid a cold hand wet in water upon my
head, and was holding drink to my lips
I started wide awake at this, and looked
vaguely at the girl-for it was girl, the
one whom | had seen lying at the feet Of
the tiger in the gully.


with her, and looking down at me with
mute horror in their faces, were the half
dozen men of my command. They lifted
me upon stretcher, and put an awning
above it; then they travelled slowly along
to the village where had left them.


"The girl had not been materially in
jured by the tiger, but was in swoon
when I first saw her. She had reused up
to life in time to see the tiger gallop off
down the gully with me in his mouth, and
she had hurried back as we'll as she could,
with the natives who had come out with
me, and told my men. They had tracked
me there, not expecting to find me alive.


II never saw human being so grateful
to any one as that girl was to me. Through
all my long illness at her village she tend
ed me with entire devotion, and it is just
as true that she saved my life as that |
saved hers. I know that [ should not
have survived that day. work if it had not
been for her. AS it was, it was almost a
year before / could enter again upon active
duty.


"You remember that woman who came
to the camp some six months ago--that
handsome native woman, with the beautl:
ful eyes? Yes? Well, do you wonder that
| was angry when some of you made a
agreeable joke about my knowing her
That was the woman who found me that
morning. She is married, and was going
off up the country and came to bid me
good NV, fnr Goar she shnn1d s4ounr SOC me
again.


"Now, gentlemen, I have only to hope
you may never suffer what I did in that
twenty-fogr hours"
Year: 1877

Christ's whole life was failure, judged
by the conventional standards of earth
Dying at thirty-three, he stood by his cross,
hated by the rabble, scorned by the mighty
and learned, pitied by Plate, deserted by
the few timid ones he had taught to love
him. And yet, in all the ages since, the
cross has been the symbol Of victory. And
this outcast one reigns over q kingdom of
thought and hope and love, in comparison
with which the empires Of Caesar or Ma
poleon seem dwarfed and small. We see
at last that the grand aim and end Of hu-
manity is the culture aud development Of
the moral, the godlike in US. Now light
breaks. The radiance Of this thought
bursts through the heavy rolling of clouds
that have darkened the world; and where
was only chaos an orderly creation and a
meaning appear.
Year: 1877

France being a market at the fixed
rate of l51-a market always open
to oil nations l51 was enforced
on every nation. Neither in England
nor in America. neither at Constan-
tinople nor at Calcutta, were people
willing to give more than ISL Of sill
yer for 1 of gold, nor more than
1 of gold for l53s of silver.
The legal rote Of France was
the regulating rate of the whole
world. II was in this manner that
the relative value of gold and silver
always remained stationary in the
world-sO stationary, indeed, that in
English statistics the quantity of sill
yer could always be impressed in
gold sovereigns. A gold sovereign
always represented the same weight
of silver.


Now, however, the old bi-metallic
constitution is no longer at work in
Europe. The German law, which
put stop to the ceinage of silver in
all the States of the Empire, placed
Holland, then France, and all the
continent, under the necessity Of en-
tirely suspending the fabrication OF
silver money. France now coins
gold alone. Europe is making q mo-
no-metallic experiment.. Here is
the sole cause of depreciation Of sill
vera Nowhere does the law any long
er link the valne of silver with the
value Of gold, hence the reason why
the value Of silver will no longer
have any fixity.
Year: 1877




The Ring organ stated last week that
the investigation Of county accounts
was not nearly complete, which seems to
have created distrust in the minds Of
many, that there may still be something
wrong, and that the particular anxiety
of the Ring to have men of their own
choice elected to take charge of the
books, arises from the fact that it is
desirable to keep something covered up.
Men who; get their nomination and
their election, through the especial eff;
forts: Of the Ring would be very likely
to spread the mantle of charity: over a
deficiency, in a careless way without
perhaps giving the matter a close ex-
animation. 1t will do no harm to have
4 change.. 't,.*:.sI assn Ill i a'sfz.sst,ll
Year: 1877




We hear of men who do not intend
to vote at the coming election. 10 all
such, we shy Go not fail to 80 to the
polls and vote. This is one of the most
important county elections we. shall
have for many years. If the ring are
thoroughly routed, Ringism in Mobiles
county is at al end. The office and job
hunters will have to change their tao
tics and will give up their Internal pur-
suit of men whom they cannot use to
help them get their hands into the coun-
ty Treasury.


The ring will have every one of their
men in battle line on election day and
every vote of theirs will be polled. Ii
the people are beaten it will he through
their own indifference.
Year: 1877

The Ring organ says that a promi-
nent farmer Of the west end of the
county declared recently that ''Mlller
had the brains and the money and was
bound to win." Wedonot believe any
thing published in the Ring organ. If
the thing eyer was said it Was said with
reference to the two newspapers merely
and not to politics. In that sense, ev-
cry man in the county knows it to be
true and the very worst enemies of the
ADVANCE confess that it is so.
Year: 1877

Elsewhere Will be found communi-
cation from an old soldier, and a true
Republican, urging the people to vote
the Peoples Ticket. The ticket which
is there presented is the out.and-out
*Anti-Ring ticket, clear Of Ring at1ilia-
tions all the way through. Should the
people elect it the Ring would be fin
ished in this county for good, and would
hereafter be compelled to change their
tactics and show some regard for the
wishes of the large element whc have
opposed their methods and their
schemes. The hungry set of Office and
job hunters, who have, with brazen
faces and licentious tongues, abused
their opponents and claimed il superior
right to I'LL the offices and jobs, would
he laid aside and taught a lesson which
would make the n wiser and better men.
Year: 1877

The following explanation appears in the
Rome Sentinel:-The gentleman who left
the church SO suddenly last Sunday was not
sick, as his friends feared at the time. That
forenoon Just before service, he visited his
barn to see that his horse had been properly
cared for, and finding new laid egg, he
put it in his coat-skirt pocket. The recol-
lection that the egg was still in his pocket
prompted him to steal away from the con-
gregation to make Investigations, and we
regret to ray that his worst fears were
realized. .~.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE Seere-
tary of War received from DIe1ei,
Morgan county. New York, a prop osi
tion 10 furnish sufficient means IT five or
six per cent interest per snnum to pay
the army irsm the first Of July till the
srmy appropriation bill passed. but the
Secretary declined the offer on the
ground that be cannot enter into any
such contract without violation o: the
law. He, however, tsvors the plan
to so advance the pay to the
,ficers of the army, but desires
it understood that the War Department
can have nothing to do with the trans.
action, which must be purely private
mstter between the officers and
the frm. He expressed willingness to
do all in his power to aid such an ar
rangement provided be can do So With.
out vioiating the law and has referred
the question to the Attorney-Gsneral,
as TO what extent he can take part in the
transaction.
Year: 1877

Instructions have been sent TO our min.
lister at the City OF Mexico, who will
give particular attention to the subject OF
raids into Texas for cattle stealing, with
view to their prevention: The former
administration WAS powerless to prevent
such raids. The present is in no better
condition and, therefore 1t becomes ques.
ton of how far our government shall go
for the protection OF our citizens on the
border, and for the punishment of offend
ers. Four years ago, when Gen. Mcken-
sic porsUed marauders into Mexico, the
Mexican Minister here strongly protest.
ed against the invasion OF Mexican soil,
but our government gave no apology or
excuse for that officers conduct. The
feeling of the Administration is that our
citizens must be protected from these
raids, if not by the Mexican government
by our own, aud therefore the conduct OF
Gen. McKensie may become precedent
for action in future.
Year: 1877

raises them above the reach of sus-
picion, becomes more evident each
day. Outbreaks OF fever are con-
tinually being traced to well-water,
which, from contamination, has
become a poisonous fluid, bringing
disease and often death to those
who drink it. The latest case of
this description has just occurred
at Galashiels, where there has been
an alarming outbreak of typhoid
fever, which, according to the Brit
ish Medical Journal, is believed to
have originated in public well in
the market place, from whence a
large number of the public obtain
their supply Of water. The result
Of ANALYSES that have been made
Of the water Of this and other wells
in the neighborhood shows that the
water in question contains organic
matter in considerable quantity.
Under these circumstances the well
has been closed against public use.
1t is to be regretted that the analy-
sis was not made and the well closed
before instead of after the outbreak
of fever. The mere fact of men
being largely used by the public is
quite sufficient reason for the sani-


tary authorities Of the district in


which the well is situated to keep a


watchful eye on its waters. The


principle Of leaving well alone"


is about the most dangerous that


can be adopted as regards these old
parochial denominations.
Year: 1877

A correspondent of tbe Southern
Plantation writes as follows about
the flower of a we'll known plant:
| have discovered a remedy for pull
monary consumption. 1t has cured
a number of cases after they had
commenced bleeding at the lungs
and the hectic flush was already on
the cheek. After trying this remedy
to my own satisfaction l have
thought philanthropy required that
| should let it be known to the
world. 1t is common mullen,
stepped strongly and Sweetened with
coffee sugar, and drank freely. The
herb should be gathered before the
end of July if convenient. Young
or old plants are good dried in the
shade and kept in clean bags. The
medicine must be continued from
three to six months, according to
the nature of the disease. 1t is very
good for the blood vessels also. 1t
strengthens and builds up the sys-
tenn instead of taking away the
strength. 1t makes good blood, and
takes inflammation away from the
lungs. 1t is the wish of the writer
that every periodical in the United
States, Canada and Europe should
publish this recipe for the benefit
Of the human family. Lay this up
and keep it in the house ready for
use,
Year: 1877

twenty Thousand People
old and young. every week. It is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class of
community.


We desire our business men to make note
of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to seeD our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adyor-
tisingi for many good people seeing an ad-
vertisement in paper. especially their
church paper. take it as a guarantee of re-
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not be
aouseu "hen IL can pe helpeu. we want,
therefore.


The Advertising Patronage
of such business men and firms as we can
recommend to our friends and the pubue
without compromising tho character of the
paper.


Our Terms Shall be An Harmon


with the Business Outlook.


Send In YOur FavOrs.
Year: 1877

II with evils as with money. Guard
well the little ones and the big ones will
take care of themselves. In the matter
of health, many ailments creep in through
the pores of the skin. One way to prevent
this is to use B. T. Babbitt's Toilet
Soap, which is SO poor and admirable a
toilet and bathing article that it prevents
aud not facilitates the approach OF dis
ease.
Year: 1877

OMAHA, Feb. 24.-The ice in the river
at this point is rapidly disappearing
The ferry boat Irene was sunk by the
breaking up aod is probably total wreck
She cost originally, S28.00O.
Year: 1877

NEW YORK has had her carnival,
and if we must believe the dispatches
relating to it, and there is no reason
that we should not do so, she has dis
tanced New Orleans, her great rival in
these affairs, and brought it to some
thing nearly akin to the carnivals of
Rome and Paris. Perusing the tele-
graphic account of the same sends us
back into those halcyon days of the past,
when the "Co,c-bellions, and the
",Strykers,' of Mobile and New
Orleans, were the standard features of
the Christmas and New Year weeks.
There are those who are among us to-
day who remember these institutions of
the South with pleasure, and no doubt
there are some among us now who were
members of one or the other of these
societies, and took an active part in the
pageantry and pomp of the occasion.
New York was all excitement and full
of the inspiration Of the hour, and held
high carnival indeed.
Year: 1877

THE Russians are once more in
marching order. This time there are
three columns Of them, and not as be-
fore, an extended line. Ostensibly they
are going towards Giurgevo, Sunmetza
and some other point, with name to
hard for us to pronounce. The proba-
bic danger would seem, therefore, that
they propose to cross the Danube some-
where. The object of all this march
ing will be to break the Turkish line,
and separate the corps at Widden from
the main army. It seems to us that
they attempted something of that kind
not very long ago and got badly hurt
themselves.
Year: 1877

THE great fires of Michigan are
being duplicated in the state of New
York. Clinton Mills, on Monday
morning, was thriving village, to-day
it is levelled to the ground. Not a
single house is left standing, and its
people were found this morning hud-
died together out Of the way of the
heat about a mile west of the Mills, in
a perfectly destitute condition.
Year: 1877

TUESDAYS steamers carried away
two hundred and fifty thousand in gold
coin, and to-day, when you are reading
this, like amount will be on its way
across the ocean, outward bound from
New York to Europe.
Year: 1877

THE Hebrew syndicate, in New
York, deny emphatically that there is
any truth in the statement relative to
the raising of money for the Russian
government; the equivalent to be the
control of Palestine by the Jews, on
the event Of its being conquered.
Year: 1877

THE New York Chamber of Com
merce banqueted the President of the
United States on Monday evening last.
Considerable speech making was in
dulged in and the entire affair was
decided success from beginning to end.
Year: 1877

At a meeting of the bOndholders of the
lnd.ana Division OF the Chicago. Danyiie and Nincen
mes Railroad hold yesterday this city, the Committee
appointed 10 confer with Committee OF the Illinois ID
vision reported that the two Committees had been
unable to come TO any arrangement The report recon-
mended that s2OOO or 900 be raised 10 pay the ex
penses OF the raroad that the Raccoon Valley Branch be
completed and that arrangement be made with one of
the railroads leading Chicago for connection with that
city, All this it was thought could be done at net cost
OF about SI3OOOO There 45 good coal mines ON the


line of the Iauana Division, and three lines were ready
make 10 furnish the Cme'go connection
After considerable discussion OF the matter, the COM
nttee WAS continued with power 10 close contract with
the Illinois Division, OF any other line it might deem
advisable.
Year: 1877

TRIBUNE OFFICE, Julyl11-1 a. m-The upward ten
dncy OF the barometer continued throughout the day
Yesterday The thermometer stood at the same hight
as on Monday until about noon. when a slight fa took
place late in the afternoon there was rise or seYeIa
degrees The temperature for the day however
was only little more than degree and ahaf higher
than Monday The amount OF moisture III TIE a h'0
been diminished. =.


For tnis city clear partly cloudy weather may be
eEDected to-day.
Year: 1877

To bury potatoes in the field, select
place little elevated, and dig down
as low as you can drain the excavation.
1t may be two feet, one foot, or a few
inches, according to the drain that will
command it. Suppose that you have
200 or 500 bushels to bury, the bed
should be made about eight feet wide
and as long as necessary, with the po.
iatoes four or Eve feet deep in the
centre When all ore 10 position,
take long rpe straw aud set against the
sides Of the heep thick enough to she d
rain Then throw earth against the
sides Of the pila six or eight inches
thick but none at the top, where the
straw meets. as an air.hole must
be left open here ill about the time
when the ground may DO expected te
freeze, When thick covering of earth
all over must bo applied. 10 cold eli
mates, as in the Northern States, this
covering should be from fifteen to eigh
teen inches thick; and il the straw is
well applied, the potatoPs will stand
any weather that may be expected
This system is better than to put them
into deep pits as was the custom fifty
years ago.-T. B, Miner, in the
Horll,
Year: 1877

RICH DIsCovERIEs.-A Mexican recently discovered lead about fifty miles east of Prescott. and located the same for himself and Mir. John c. Campbell. Assays have been made at the different assay offices in this village of the ordinary ore picked up on the surface of the lead, and each agree in putting the value at $500 per ton. The lead is about six feet wide, and Is traceable on top the ground for about mile. The name of this new discovery is the Mexican Several parties have been ont to this now discovery and made locations, and all agree that it k "big thing"
Year: 1877

C. P. Lowell has shown us a sample of his tin roofing, which is certainly a very convenient and good article, and will un- doubtediy do away, to some extent, with shingles. Where there is darger of fire, this new invention will become universal. X whole roof can be carried in q small wag- on, therefore mill men and others at dis distance would have but little trouble in transporting whole roof
Year: 1877

Coop CRoPS.-Our letters from PhTnix all agree in representing the prospect for n large yield this season as being excellent. With the large amount of grain under culti- tivation and the prospect for large yield we may reasonably expect to see the price of flour decline so that people can afford to eat hrnal
Year: 1877

WEArHER.-The weather for the last few days has been cold with high winds, similar to those which have visited this section in April, since the Territory has been settled by the whites. These winds have become so universal every spring that but little conse- quence is attached to them by old settlers.
Year: 1877

The fine brick residence in West Prescott, which is being built by Paul Weber. Esq, Is fast drawing to completion. The site selected by Mr. Weber is one of the most desirable in this village, and when his house is com plcted will take the lead of anything in this Territory
Year: 1877

We have Rot heard whether the Board of Supervisors have accepted either of the plans for the county buildings, and in fact, we are in the same boat with many leading tax-pavers of the county-that Is, we do not care for the present whether plan be ac- ceptcd or not What we do want to see k good roads built to our mines. We cant d without roads half as we'll as we can ex- travasant buildings, which some people feel pride in seeing built, just to to look upon aS ornaments
Year: 1877

No one resnedy b loader
called for BY the necessities OF
the American people than o
surc and safe cure for Fever
and Ague. Such we are now
enabled 10 offer, with q perfect
certainty that II will eradicate
tha disease, and with assurance,
Year: 1877

Yesterday afternoon a wedding occur
red at the well known resort Of Peter
Spahns, on Second street, between Monroe
and Adams, in which the contracting
parties were Mr.. Heebner of Philadel-
phia, and Cassie, daughter of the proprie-
tor.


OF course such an event does not oc-
cur every day and the father of the bride
reasoned that the event should be cele-
brated as should be the marriage of the
daughter of such well known citizen ~


Accordingly large number of invita-
tions had been sent out to the large circle
Of friends known to the family, to meet
the happy couple in the evening. In or
der that all should properly enjoy the
themselves couple Of musicians were
engaged to furnish music to those who
desired to trip the light fantastic; when
night had thrown her mantle over the
earth the friends gathered and congratu-
lated the newly married couple, after
which they were invited to partake of
that which makes people forget their
trouble, and drive duh care away-whis-
key and beer.


Dancing followed and about midnight
several who had partaken of the flowing
bowl too often began to get noisy, and
they were elected out into the street





threats, and use vile language to-
wards those within, in such loud man.
ner that the neighbors who were gently
sleeping were rudely awakened and COM
PEELED under the force of circumstances
to hear the language used.


A police officer who had been present
during the evening, and who was there
at the time the trouble commenced, was
asked why he did not crack the noisy
mn hn mil Inh
upon going up to them he informed
them that if they did not keep quiet he
would have to arrest some of the num-
Der. Thereupon one of the number de-
fed him and threatened that if he arrest
ed him he would have the buttons taken
off of him in very short time.


The officer returned to the house and
the outside party continued their noise
until about 8 O'Clock in the morning,
when they departed home. 1t is strange
that this den of iniquity cannot be bro
ken up.