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Year: 1878

on tree to attract the attention Of any
I passer-by, he lay down and was frozen 70


death. When the body was recovered he


lay with one hand on his heart the other
containing a compass.


The half breed who found his body


read by his tracks in the snow the whole


history of this fierce fight for ife-read it
with the same ease that YOU read the ac-


count from the page before you. There


was not footprint OF mark any where
but formed link in the chain of evidence


They knew from the varied hardness Of


the snow ABOUT the man. 5 tracks lust how


long before they had been made from
the length OF the stride when he was walk
! in5 deliberately and when eXcitedlv, and


adduCed therefrom the state of mind he


was in at the time. They knew he had


not taken proper precaution To sustain bis
falling strength, because the leather Of his


mlttens and m0ccaSin tops, which he


might nave eaten, was untouched. ltWaS
easily comprehended by these experienced
PLAN -dWellers, too, that the poor Victim,
On realizing himself rs lost, must have
grown 50 excited as to lose his presence


Of mind, or he would have known his
necessary general position with reference


to the river and nave acted otherwise than
he did. With his practical knowledge of
! the use Of the compass and of the conn
try over which be travelled, he could have
| brought himself to any point he chose
But the dread terror of being lost had de
prved him Of reason in three days. The
| time required to produce this effect varies
with different mental constitutions
Year: 1878

REPREsENTIvE REED has been winning
golden opinions by his addresses in Ohio.
Speaking of a speech he made at Conneaut
the Cleveland Leader says he delivered a
mastery and unanswerable address on the
financial questions now before the country.
The very able speaker took the precau-
ton Of proving all his statements as he went
along, and the sophistries of the rogue money
school can never meet with any acceptance
in communities where this able gentleman
has an opportunity of speaking. The State
Central Committee deserve our hearty thanks
for sending us SO splendid speaker and so
able reasoner as Mr.. Reed"
Year: 1878

MAIL robbers are having things pretty
much their own way in seme sections of the
country. The Postal Department recently
asked for guard to protect the mails, but it
was refused A Democratic Congress made
the use of United States soldiers for any such
purpose illegal.
Year: 1878

GOVERNOR CoNNoR has certainly done
himself proud in the matter OF judicial ap-
pointments. The selection of Judge Symonds
tor the vacancy on the Supreme Bench mer-
its and receives universal commentator.
That court which has always had the respect
and confidence of the people of Maine will
be strengthened by the advent of its new
member. Judge Symonds brings to it ripe
scholarship, profound learning in the law and
an exceedingly important practical expert
ence, derived from his six years of service in
the Superior Court.


The appointment of Percival Bonney, Esq,
as Judge of the Superior Court Tor Camber-
land county is also a good and commendable
thing. He is thoroughly educated aud
trained lawyer, with clear and well-balanced
mind suited to judicial labor. 1t would be a
hard task for anybody to follow Judge Sy.
monds in the place, but Judge Bonney will
bring to the work qualitie, which promise
success. He is an upright, straightforward,
conscientious man, whose sole purpose and
impulse, in every case, will be to do the right
and just thing. He will make an excellent
,Judoe
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The anne and address Of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return OF preserve COM
munications that are not used
Year: 1878

tbun oefOre, and therefore II cannot be good money


IL that lar argument? AS material Tor the manu-
fucturo Of ware silver Will have only the value which
that uso can give II; but when stamped with tho
quality OF money aud made legal tender for the pay


nent OF all classes OF Indebtedness II becomes tho
active agent Of trade aud commerce, measures
value and discharges dcbts, and 10 such use becomes
correspondngly more important TO society and moro


valuable. We're gold stripped Of The quality o money
what would be The ELECT upon Its value do not


believe the pcnnyweght of gold IN the beautiful wine
cup IL as useful TO society nor valuable as
tho same weight OF gold In the stampea
coinage which does its busy work IN the
channels OF trade, ana the demonctizatio of
gold wond demonstrate that fact. 4 have hereto.


lore said that silver has become important product
OF this country, and inasmuch the world recognizes
1t as q money medium OF exchange cannot SEQ why


We should not utilize our large product that metal
10 the greatest extent that may be found prac cabe


lty value as money 10 this country too great bo
thrown away Should experience prove that OF
the increased production OF silver there will be per-


manent and important difference between silver and
eold Congress Is clothed with ample power to provide
the proper and adequate remedy. II Is objected 10
tho restoration Of silver money that It viii be
IN bad faith toward the public creditors


II thought that possible would not favor
restoration, however important to our IN
!erests l might esteem II. My juogmon,,
however, 10 SO entirely satisfied that / have no
anxiety upon that question. The question IL scttod
by the tar reading OF the Public Crouit act OF 1869 and
the Reiundne act OF 1870 A. the date oi the former
in Treasury notes; but II was contcnded that
because OF the circumstances attending the creation
OF the debt would not be proper construe the
laws, and that payment ought TO DO made paper
To remove doubt and settle all controversy the act
was passed. IL pledged the faith o the United states
TO payment IN coin. opposed the measure
would 90 TO make the law read that the shall
DO paid In coin. Tho bill passed and became law
Thcreupon the dcbt became payable only IN com,


IN gold coin alono, bot In silver coin as we for the
silver dollar was then a part OF tho coin of
The country, II was honored In law
aud commsrSs as gold. Next came The law Of July
Year: 1878

IT has been discovered by Minnesota farmers that two acres of sunflowers will supply family with fuel through a long winter. The wood of the stalks and the oil of the seed make roaring and cheerful fires.
Year: 1878

REV. DR NEWMAN says Grants position on the Presidential question is this: He does not want a nomination, would pull no wires and use no in iuence to that end. He would, how ever, in answer to popular request, con sent to become a candidate for a third form
Year: 1878

FREEu ANY PERSON WHO WILL. II make and forward me a list of the names or reliable persons Of their ac- quaintance who wish to procure an InStru- ment, either Piano or Organ. I will use my best endeavors to sell them one, and for every Plano l succeed In selling to their list within one year, l will credit them with SlO. and for every Organ Ss, tn be applied on payment or either Piano or Organ: and when it amounts to a sum sufficient to pay for any instrument, seicc- ted al the lowest wholesale price, will immediately ship the instrument, free, or after any amount iS credited the balance may be paid me in cash and will then ship them the instrument They need not be known in the matter, and will be doing their friends real service, as shall make special offers tO them, selling a superior instrument for from one-halfto tvo-thirds what Is ordinarily asked by agents. Please send me list at once, and after you have made inquiry. you can add 10 it. Address.

 DANIEL. r. BEATTY.

 Washington, h.
Year: 1878

THE UNDERSIGNED DESIRES TO

 inform the residents Of the Picket Post and all vino may have occasion 10 visit that beaGtifui mountain village. that she as leased the building farmerly known as The
Year: 1878

[ lon took place on sunday, and was very
impressive denomination. The procession
while the crowds that thropged the streets


through which it posed were probably larger
| than any that have been seen 10 Ddblin since
the O'Conpell GER .nary. On Tuesday the OBJ


sequies of the illustrious deceased were per
formed in the pro cathedral and the spectacle


was, of it's kind. the most impressive ever


Witnessed in that sacred edifice: All tae b sh-


ops of Ireland, with two exception 3, one Eog'


lish Bishop, eight hundred of the clergy, aeou'


lar and regular, drawn from every part Of Ire.


land, the Lord Mayor and several members OF


the Corporation, and q large pumber of other


leading pub men, were conspicuous amongst


those in attendance. Ol Tuesday night the


remains of His Eninence were inferred in the


Church of the Holy Cross at Clonlifa, where


there was another very significant 6emonstra.
tion of respect and reverence for the deceased
Prince of the Church.


Editorially. the Dublin Nation says:


At such time as this the mind Of
Catholic Ireland wells upon the many great
and smiable qualities of head and heart pos
sessed by the lamentsd prelate, and remembers
with especial gratitude the vast Improvement
be was Instrumental in effecting in matters OF
Church organization and disc pline, and the
immense impetus he gave to devotional prac-
tices in this country. With regard to another
class of affairs, he was not always in harmony
with the feelings of his people; but every one
knew that his views were his own, and that
he took none of his Inspiration from the
foreign misrulers of his native land. He never
was one of their admirers, and it was notice.
able that whenever he deprecated illegal forms
of resistance to their rule be based his argu-
ments. not upon it's merits, but on certain
Scriptprsl connsels and oblig He would
have written in just the same way if Catholics
were bsing dragged in to be deyoured by wild
beasts in the Castle Yard. He was no oourti-
er; he had talent for intrigue, and no love
of ostel tstiop his habits were simple and his
pety was profound. Withal he possessed great
firmness of mind and moral courage which was
absolutely indomitable. By those of his clergy
who came more immed ately into contact with
him he was greatly beloved, and by all he was
looked up to as q wise and just yet gentle
ruler.


Full of years and Of honor, rich in his record
of good works, blest by his exercise Of many
virtues, he has departed from amongst us to
enjoy his eternal reward, and not soon will his
memory be fJrgotten in the Church of which
he was so faithful servant, or in the land of
which he was 80 distinguished and loving a
son.
Year: 1878

The DRY GOODS MUSEUM 1t would be
difficult to exaggeras. should attempt to describe
their appreciation of the iAtterinR their
n selecting stock with which of inteli
gent and refined ladies have honored Messrs.
Z. II. Adams & Bro, by emphaticAlly pro.
nounoinG their display OF elegant articles wholly
unsurpassed by other exhibition of kind
city One of those fair critics recently them that
the multiplicity of attractive fabrics manifesting
superior taste in their selection, to be found in
many pretentious establishments in our metro
polls were less comprehensive and fascinating
than the picturesque combination adorning
their single store. They confidently invite
any who may be sceptica concerning the accuracy
the foregoing to interoGate of their fair
visitors In view OF the reputation they have above
indicated been fortunate enough to win among those
whose appreciation is desirable, think the title
constituting the heading hereof will be deemed appro-
pirate, and confident that those valued customers


whose compliments have been encouraging, will
invite their friends who have rot yet visited the
Museum, admittAuce to which, unlike other museums


Is entirely free Except from temptation to spend
money , to lose no time IN Eeehing opportunity for
beholdIng spectacle which rarely, ever, falls to
win the admiration OF those possessing refined
Year: 1878

FURNTT URE.-Now that the epidemic is over
and people IettliDG dawn to business they
should not lose sight Of the comforts of homo. To
make a house cozy ard comfortable good and elegant
furniture lie indispensable and this be secured in
better place than at Montgomerys great Furniture
Emporium In the MoreVque Building, corner Of Camp
and POydras streets There can be found as large =
of furniture and French plate mirrors is to be
seen In any establishment North South and at
prices 90 low as to command the attention of pur-
chAserS The firm. which has long occupied leading
position the trade is resolved not to be underSod
Special attention is called to the imported Vienna bent
woodwork which is sold at MOntGomery'S At New York
price, For further details see advertisement in
another column.
Year: 1878

We have thought Of ii plan OF
paying off the national debt in six
weeks. Let the Government levy
q light tax, not exceeding 3 mills
on the dollar, on all poetry written
in tho United States, and let every
poet name the value OF his own
poetry. That will do it, and We
won't charge the Government a
cent for it either-[ Burlington
Hawkeye.
Year: 1878

An exchange declares that q man
who will read a newspaper three or
tour years without paying tor IT,
will pasture a goat on the grave OF
his grandfather.


Correct. We have few Of that
class on our list, the time of whose
"taking of we parently await, in
order to write up their obituaries.
Year: 1878

The thrill of rapture which pass
es through man when a pretty
girl puts her pretty arms around
his neck and kisses him, is not pre-
csely the same us the feeling which
takes possession of him when he
rolls up hls sleeves to wash in the
morning and ascevtains that there
is no water in the pitcher.-[ Puck
Year: 1878

The New York "Herald" has been
advocating change in our systom
of government, or, rather, in one OF
our methods, so far as to allow mem
bers of the cabinet to hold seats in
congress, although without being
members of it. 1t is not easy to see
why mode of administration should
be rejected because it is followed in
Great Britain, provided it be desira-
BILE. AS the "Herald" puts it, "At
present, when congress wishes tn
know the reasons for an act of the
administration, ii adopts a resolu-
tion asking for information. This
is answered at the convenience of the
cabinet minister concerned; and,
usually, before the reply is printed,
public interest in the question has
ceased, and if wrong has been done
it is no longer possible effectively to
expose it; or, if the policy was right,
the defense comes too late, and ir an
ineffective shape" If, for example,
the secretary of the treasury could
set forth tie financial policy
of the government in speeches upon
the floor of the house it certainly
would be better than to do the same
from the stump in his own state.
1t would be more in keeping with
the dignity of the office, and more
satisfactory to the country.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star


GALEsBURG ILL.,, July 13.-Late Thursday
night, while Martin O'Connor was riding
with lady of this city, he was followed by
a woman named Spaulding, who tried to
induce him to leave the lady and go with
her, which he refused to do When he left
the lady and started to walk home the wo-
man Spaulding followed him and shot him
in the left breast near the heart The
wounded man walked about four blocks and
fell to the ground dead. The woman also
shot herself, but is not dead. There is no
hope of her recovery however, as she is
thought to be bleeding internally.


The cause of the crime is thought to be
jealousy. The murderess and her victim
were once man and wife, but were divorced
a few years ago, since when she has watched
him closely, and once before tried to shoot
him
Year: 1878

To large and complete stock of Summer Goods select FROM
The immense trade have had during the last three weeks cleaned
out of lines staple goods compelled put
extra force of hands to make the lines of goods out Of
We would advise all who have not already purchased Duse Lus
ter Coat White Vest article they may need in Summer
Clothing to do without delay, for at the prices selling
those goods stock will be closed out and positively will
not be able to repen it full force of hands work
making up goods for early fall trade.


MONDAY, July 18th, from to o'clock p. m.
remember the time-we will sell 300 pairs of
MEMS PANTS for SOC per pair, worth from 81 to
81 So to 300 different customers
Year: 1878

Stop spending so much on fine clothes. rich food and style. Buy good. healthy food cheaper and better clothing; get moro real and substantial things of life every way, and especially stop the foolish habit of running after expensive and quack doctors or using 50 much of the vile humbug medicine that does you only harm, and makes the proprietors rich. but put your trust in the greatest Of all simple, pure remedies, Hop Bitters that cures always at a tritiing cost, and you will see better times and good health. Try fl once. Read Of it in another column.
Year: 1878




An important discovery has Just
been made in regard to changing
the appearance of canary birds.
While an o street lady, noted
among her friends and acquaint-
ances for her love of birds and
flowers, was recently visiting lady
friend on Fourteenth street, the
conversation turned on the sub.
ject Of household pets. Incidental
ly the resident Of o street ex.
pressed regret that her birds were
greatly troubled with insects,
which were difficult to destroy.
Her friend thereupon related her
experience with chickens and tur-
keys, and in the kindness of her
heart advised the o street lady to
apply drop of coal oil to the head
of each one of her pets, assuring
her that the remedy would be ef-
fectual and complete. The same
evening the loving guardian Of the
tender pets dipped the tip of her
little finger in a cup of kerosene
and applied the fluid according to
directions. What was her aston.
ishment next morning on finding
her cages inhabited by baid-headed
cansries. 30 transformed In appear
ance that they were hardly recog-
nizible. The lady declares that the
effect of kerosene, when applied In
that way, Is extremely ludicrous,
and that one Of the birds, since the
transformation, actually resem-
bles q nice old gentleman of her ac-
quaintance whose head is also des-
titute of natural covering, but
whose badness Is doubtless the re-.
suit of some other cause. The lady
will not apply for a patent for the
discovery.
Year: 1878

Give your daughters thorough
education. Teach them to prepare
q nourishing diet. Teach them to
wash, to iron, to darn stockings, to
sew on buttons, to make their own
dresses. Teach them to bake
bread, and that good Kitchen
lessons the apothecary's account.
Teach them that one dollar is one
hundred cents; that one only lays
up money whose expenses are less
than his income. and that all grow
poor who have to spend more than
they receive. Teach them that o
calico dress, paid for, fits better
Year: 1878

The Corriere, of Venice. tells oil
some English travellers staying at
a hotel in that city who took a
supply of tea with them, the ladies
of the party indllging in their fa-
vorite beverage punctually at five
every day. Some more English
arrived at that same hotel, ac-
quaintances of the first party. The
conversation turned one day on the
difficulty of getting good tea in
Venice, when the later arrivals
expressed their surprise at the
very excellent tea their landlord
supplied them with at half-past
five every day. TO convince their
lncredulous friends they invited
them to join them at that hour, but
after a long delay, eked out with
many excuses, the landlord was
obliged to confess that the tea sup.
piled to English party mo. was
made by pouring boiling water
upon the tea leaves sent down by
party No. l.
Year: 1878

In the cabin Of the steamer st. John,
coming up the Hudson the other even
ing, sat a sad, serious looking man,
who looked as if he might have been a
clerk or bOOk-keeper. The man seem
ed to be caring for a crying baby, and
was doing everything he could to still
its sObs. As the child became restless
in the berth, the gentleman took it in
his arms and carried it to and fro in
the cabin. The sObs of the child irri-
tated rich man, who was trying to
read, until he blurted out loud enough
for the father to hear:


what does he want to disturb the
whole cabin with that d-baby fOr?7


Hush baby, hushl" and then the
man only nestled the baby closer in
his arms without saying word. Then
the baby sObbed again.


"Where is the cOnfOunded mother
that she don t stop its nOise?" cOntin-
ued the prOfane grumbler.


At this, the grief stricken father
came up to the man, and with tears in
his eyes, said: II am sorry to disturb you,
sir, but my dear baby's mother is in
her coffin down in the baggage room.
I'm taking her back to her grandmOth-
er in Albany, where we used to live"


The hard-hearted man buried his
face in shame, but in a moment, wilted
by the terrible rebuke, he was by the
side of the grief stricken father. They
were both tending the baby.-FI0m Eli
PerkiqS'S Nel0 Book.
Year: 1878




Those who have never personally in
spected the lower levels of our mines,
says the Virginia City, (NeV. Enter
prise, may obtain some idea Of the de-
gree of heat to be found therein by Wis
iting the Savage Works at the change
of shifts. The men-packed together
as close as they can stand on the cage
are popped up out of the shaft all
steaming hot, for the world like a bunch
Of asparagus just lifted from the pot.
They make their appearance in a cloud
Of steam that pOurs up continuously
from the "depths profound" F" and are
dimly seen until they step forth upon
the floor Of the works. As the men
land and separate, each carries with
him for half a minute his little private
cloud Of YapOr. As this passes off the
man IS seen to be naked from the waist
up, his skin as wet as though he had
just been lifted out Of a pool of water.
The men bring up with them besides
the steam, an amount Of heat that may
be felt by the spectator as they pass.


All this is at the top of the shaft,
where it is considered quite cool; what,
then, must it be hundreds Of feet below
where the men started frOm-dOwn
where tbe water stands I57 degrees
Fahrenheit2 Down there no steam is
seen-it is too hot for it. 1t is only
when the hot, moist air, coming up
from the lower regions, strikes the cool
air toward the top Of the shaft, that it
takes the form Of steam. Down there
where the men come from you must
keep your hands off the pump column
and the pipes, and if you pick up an
iron tool you will at once put it down
without being told to do so. Down
there they handle things with gloves
on, or wrap rags about the drills they
are guiding and iron apparatus they are
moving, and down there, too, you will
learn to keepyour mouth shutafter you
have drawn a few mOuthfuls Of hot air
into your lungs. Perspire? 1t is no
name for it. You are like sponge
that is being squeezed. You are ready
to believe that you have 10, 900, 900 pores
to every square inch Of surface, or as
many more as any authority may NEIL
ton, and that these pores are as big as
the cells Of a honey comb. You go for
ice-water, and it almost seems TO hiss
as it passes down your thrOat-yOu
keep going for it, and thus, in short
time, lind out what becomes Of the tons
and tons of ice that are daily consumed
In The mines.
Year: 1878

Virtually, the Democrats are sur
rendering to the Greenbackers, and
the latter promise everywhere to be
the more formidable enemy Of the
Republican party. Originally indie
pendent of parties, they have drain
ed the Democracy until it oonfesses
that its only hope lies in its ability
to make terms with them; and
though their drain upon the Repub-
lican organization is lighter, itserves
to suggest misgivingsas to the prob
able result in constituencies whose
partisan complexion IN ordinary
times does not admit a dOubt.-[N.
Y. Times.