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Year: 1879

In current novel the heroine agoni1e5
over person In boots as follows


"From the crown Of his stately head to
the soles Of his arched feet had the power
been mine to embody in mortal form the
high and splendid ideal that haunted M
mind.


"seeing him face to face, could I make
myself stone and feel not blind and see
not7


"When first in his presence, as he EN-
braced the children and turned his eve on
me, my heart stood still. was stricken ns
though god had come down for mortals to
adore.


"Better had looked on death that day
Better | had taken to my heart grim death,
with his bare bones and sghtless eyesl
Better l had laid my living lips to Death
mocking mouth, and sunk with him to tho
grave and the graves worms, than looked
and loved as looked and loved that fatal
day."
Year: 1879

Two ofotir neighborng exchanges are at
deadly enmity. In order to politically Grip
pie his opponent, the one charges the other
with being in favor of shooting Norman
prophets. Now, we are in no humor to take
issue on this knotty moral problem, but do
feel safe in asserting that any Norman
prophet who has more than one dozen wives,
during these dog-days, ought to be shot-to
get him out of his misery!
Year: 1879

--"The subjective order Of your thought
does not correspond with the objective order
of the phenomena" This is the latest way Of
telling person that he wanders from the
straight path Of truth.
Year: 1879

-Whea dog snsps at fly that has been
fooling around him tour or five hours and
misses IT, he feels just like girl who pours
the full tide OF her affection over young
man and suddenly discovers that it won't
soak in.
Year: 1879

The following letter explains itself:


Dear Doctsr- You did good turn for me
oace; you saved my life. To be sure you
left me minus leg in doing it-but life is
sweet even with but one foot to hobble
through the world with. 1t was down At
-; it was bloody day but glorious
one! You remember how-but beg par
don, always torte' myself when l get to
talking about. these old times. This is what
want to tell yau One morning last week
awoke feeling very strange. For long
time my liver had been rebellious, but had
anticipated no trouble But that morning
l discovered tnat my stomach had Joined in
the revolt, and a lively skirm!sh was being
carried on, that threatened TO end in hard
battle. The suddenness of the revolt nut
the head quarters in confusion, and all seem.
ed hopeless till, suddenly, like one of those
flashing orders of Grant. came the command
Get DR.. Piercs's Golden Medical Dis
covery and Pleasant Purgstive Pellets ~
and courier was immediateleN dispatched
for them. Now, what ! want to say is this.
l feel like volunteer, who has just receiv-
ed his commission, or, better still, as we'll as
Grant did when he held Lees sword And
I want to advise all who suffer from rebel.
lious liver and stomach to fight it out on
this line, and they will surely be victorious


An OLD VET.
Year: 1879

St. Louis. Jan. 2S-Considerable more
ice aoated down from the gorge above the
bridge this afternoon, and at one time the
whole mass from bank to bank and nearly
a mile in length moved. and the indications
were that it would break up, but it lodged
against the bridge piers aud now remains
there. Tugs have been butting at it since,
but have made little headwsy in breaking
itup. The gorge at and below Arsenal
island remains solid and is not likely to
move Immediately.


Two barges belonging to the steamer
laden with salt for this city sunk Sunday
night about thirty miles below here. The
number of steamers. bsrRes. wharf boats,
tugs and other river craft in this harbor
and along the river front 10 probably be-
tween forty and nfty, but none Of them of
very great value. About 9 o'clock Tonight
Year: 1879

The undersigned takes this
to the people of Yankton particularly and his many
friends Dakota and Nebraska the
patronage which has been bestowed upon late firm
DUDLEY HAWLEY through the many years in which
that firm has carried business in this city, and he
desires call the attention these friends that
the people generally to the enlarged facilities
sve assortment and commodious which
firm had provided and which the Dudley
& Hawley, possesses.


of Tin Copper and Sheet Iron Ware
tablshment equal in all anything
tent.


to the Hardware trade Of the which
to to this point spare effort to
make it for the Of people within this region to pur
chase their Hardware Tnware Sheet Iron ware
Stoves. and all other articles in this line from


Yours gratefully and respectfully


GEO. e. HAWLEY


Union Block, Third st.
Year: 1879

A sure cure cure for warts Make a
paste of willow ashes and strong vim
egar.


TO take fresh paint of woolen
garment, rub the spet with stale bread.


To clean tinware: Dampen a cloth
and dip in common soda, and rub the
ware briskly.


To make hands soft: Mix honey,
olive oil and almond meal; use when
washing, then wear gloves


Carbolic acid may be used with sat-
isfactory results during the summer
months to destroy ants and as disin-
fectant.


Wash your face and hands twice or
three times a day in oatmeal water
will keep off the tan and keep kthem
from chapping.


TO take the brown discolorations off
of cups in which custards are baked:
Rub with damp flannel dipped in the
best whiting


One egg beaten thoroughly and
stirred into quart of coffee, while a
little warm after roasting, will be all
that is needed tor settling.


How to keep pickles without brine;
Pics and wash your cucumbers, put
them into glass cans, put in one Or
two small pepper pods, fill the can
with good cider vinegar, seal tight and
put in a cool place, and they will al
ways be ready for the table.


A cure for whooping cough-a tea
spoonful of castor-oil to teaspoonful
of molasses. Give teaspoontul OF
the mixture whenever the cough is
troublesome. 1t will afford relief at
once, and in a few days will affect a
cure. The sams medicine relieves the
Group, however violent the attack.
Year: 1879

The man who gets the maddest at
a nepspaper joke on himself, is the
same who goes round showing TIE
paper to everybody he meets when
the Joke is on some other fellow
GSteubenville Herald.
Year: 1879

announced below in their various departments and IL Il
their intention to close the balance of their fall
winter stock they have reduced their prices in many in
stances to less than half the original cost
Year: 1879

action was taken by the authorities of the
several States to abate this nuisance? In
many sections of the country it is unsafe for
women to 60 ont, day or night, unattended
by q strong escort. Even men are assaulted
upon the public highway, robbed of all of
value they possess, and left bleeding or
dying. Houses are entered and despoiled,
and in case any person has incurred the dis
pleasure of tho fraternity his property is
ruthlessly destroyed or his stock mutilated.
When the genus first developed some sym
pathy was felt for it. It was thought
that the tramps were forced to their pereeri-
nations by lack of employment in the cities.
This was, to certain extent, the case. But
of late years the tramps have increased in
numbers and in audacity. The ranks have
been recruited by all the lazy, criminal and
good -for-nothing elements of society. They
have been blotches upon the surface of the
cities until they were driven out. They will
not work If the opportunity offers itself,
preferllng to beg, steal and rob. Occasion
ally one is found who is not wholly bad, but
their average is very low. As matter of
self protection, something should be done to
restrain them or to abolish them altogether.
Several of the Eastern States. by means of
stringent laws, have succeeded in ridding
themselves of the presence of this very un-
desirable class, and if other States will fol-
low their example there may be hope that
the race will be exterminated. Cities are in
manner protected by their police, and by
the S ate and municipal vagrant laws, but in
country districts no such protection is aft ,rd-
ed, and therefore the farming community is
more in danger than any other. We sincere
ly trust that something will be done, and
that right speedily, for the protection of the
lives and property of citizens from the dep
relations Of the army of tramps who are
overrunning us.
Year: 1879

All men and women of modern times, If
not themselves heroes or heroines, are hero
worshipers. They seem to be afflicted by
craze for the notorious. Sometimes it is q
person of royal blood who is the idol Of the
hour, sometimes it is man or woman dis
tinguished in art or letters, anon it is an
actress or opera singer, and again it is q
reigning beauty. England and America seem
to be equally affected with the craze, which
is often senseless and always foolish. The
tour of Gen. Grant in foreign parts has
given many people an opportunity to crafty
their passion in this respect. He has been
feted and feasted in all parts of the world,
and worshiped with q devotion akin to
ldolatry. The latest phase of idolatry
that is now raging ia England and
threatens America is tho honor paid to Sara
Bernhardt, the French actress and artist.
Though woman of notoriously loose moral
character, she is is the lion-or lioness- -of
England. She has been received with the
utmost cordiality by the nobility, has been
taken to their homes, made the favored asso-
ciate of their wives and daughters, and load
ed with ,aresses by royalty itself. A person
with blue blood coursing through her veins
could not enjoy greater honors than are
heaped upon this woman, the unmarried
mother of four children. A few of the LON
don papers undertook to criticise such obse-
quiousness, but we're soon given to under
stand that it was none of their concern,
and abandoned the business. And now il is
announced this pet of the British aristocracy
is coming to this country, where she will
no doubt be received with the same
fulsome adulation that has greeted
her in London. If not, our people will
show more good sense than has heretofore
characterized them.


| We are to be treated to almost as great q
sensation in visit from Mrs. Langtry, the
famous Jersey beauty. European CORES
pondents of all the Eastern journals have
heralded her projected visit much as they
would announce the coming of some noted
operatic celebri ty, giving long descrip ions
of her personal appearance, together with
accounts of her conqests in London society.
She promises to be the best advertised wo-
man who ever came to America. and if some
enterprise g Snowman will secure control of
her for the season and exhibit her through
the country, at so much peep, he will
no doubt make speedy fortune. Tru,,
she is neither actress, singer nor reader, but
literally travels ION her shape" She does
not expect to make money, for she is
wealthy already, but is apparently crazed for
admiration. She will no doubt receive
plenty of it here.


There is, however, something revolving in
this public advertising of personal charms.
It offends our sense of dellcacy that should
be inherent in womankind. No woman OF
true refinement, except she be an actress OF
public singer. would make display of her
self in such manner, and we would like t.,
see public sentiment educated up to tht
point of frowning upon such exhibitions
They are not becoming or modest, and we
hope to see very few of them.
Year: 1879

He Loans e1sO In tho Usual Way and ID


Neat Dome For.


The nice young man, with plausible ad-
dress but depraved heart, called the turn on
the guileless granger again on Thursday,
and it cost the latter exactly $l2O to be
victimized BY the old-fashioned confidence
game. The story is so familiarly known to
metropolitan readers that there is no especial
occasion to enlarge on the modns operandi
OF the bogus check "racket,'' and the cir.
cumstances connected with the present case
as related by we'll known railroad official
yesterday, may be briefly stated as follows


During Thursday forenoon an elderly man
entered the union ticket Office at the corner
ot Third and jackson streets, and enqnlreG
the price of ticket to Boston. After co l.
siderable talk about the rates of fare, during
which he gave his place of residence along
the line of the St. Paul & Pacific railaoad, 6
second class ticket was procured
tor Boston, his intention being to
AXE the 1885 train east ove]
the Oh cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul road
A few minutes before the train left the Cal
IN which the old gentleman sat was entered
by genteel young fellow, who seated him.
sell oy the farmer, manifesting his sociabil
lty 6y engaging in conversation. With the
garrulOus penchant for talk, customary with
old age, the old gentleman disclosed the in
formation that he was going to Boston, and
strange as the coincidence may seem his
young companion was travelling in the same
direction. The latter stated that he was
travelling salesman for the carpet house o1
Lowell d Co., with whom the old party was
we'll acquainted.


just before the train left a man stepped
nurrledly into the car, and tapping the
young man on the shoulder, said that he haC
draft on the latter for $125, and as be
vas going west it must be paid Immediately
The young fellow produced an order from
Lowell d Co., for $3.50 which was payable
At Milwaukee, stating that it was impossible
to raise the ready money before reachina
that place. Realizing the prediciment of hi
TREND, the old gentleman proh-red the
money asa loan until the train reached Mil
waukee, and after some hesitation the none,
was accepted with profuse thanks
Immediately after the lmportunate creditor
had left the young llow excused himself
for moment. you know, for the purpose Of
buying paper, and, as newsbuys were
scarce, he is probably looking for that paper
vet. The victim, who should have know1
better, went East, and the description of the
man answers to that given by the victims te
the previous operations.


While GLOBE reporter was conversins
with the railroad official who related the
aoove, on Third street yesterday afternoon
the latter caught glimpse of one Of the
operators" to the above transaction turn
ing the corner of Third and Robert street.
IN the direction of the levee. Immediate
chase was given the confidence man. bu,
conceallng mself in some out-of-the way
corner he succeeded in eluding capture.
Year: 1879

The story of combination between Til
den and Ewing is promptly denied by the
latter gentleman, who states that he simply
paid Mr.. Tilden friendly call, and that
nothing concerning politics passed between
them. This is about as we expected. The
story was palpably a canard, and we cannot
understand how any sensible person could
give it credence.
Year: 1879

GEN. MILES has been checked in his laud-
able effort to rid our Northwestern frontier
of the menaces of the hostile Sioux by or
ders from Washington. That redoubtable
warrior McCrary thought Miles was making
too strong an effort for star upon his shoul-
der-straps, and has decided to curb his
youthful exuberance. But where will be the
blame when Sitting Bull and his horde de-
scent upon some frontier settlement and
massacre all the inhabitants? Will McCrary
father it2
Year: 1879

THERE is great scarcity of small bills
now in circulation, not more than twenty
millions of one and two dollar bills being
now out. There has been no commensurate
issue of coin, and as consequence mer-
chants find great difficulty in making change.
There has also been a considerable contrac-
ton of the currency as a consequence of q
withdrawal of the small notes.
Year: 1879

A MALICIOUS contemporary asserts that
Hayes never intended to appoint Ramsey
Secretary of War, but only rendered it to
him as a compliment, supposing it would be
declined. Hayes was mistaken. Ramsey
never throws anything over his shoulder, un
less it may be friend for the purpose of
conciliating an enemy.
Year: 1879

A WAR between the Turks and Greeks is
said to be imminent. If, when they get to
fighting, they will exterminate each other
they will confer benefit upon all of Europe
by removing the chief causes of contention
that have SO long existed.
Year: 1879

The authorities of Switzerland prohibited


any public demonstrations on the occasion
of the burial of the exiled bishop of Pader-
born, who died recently, tbrou n fear of in
curing the displeasure of Russia. They
have q queer way of looking at things in


Europe. A person may receive the atten-
tions of his friends during his life, but if
they attempt to testify their grief at his
death they are met with an official interdict.
Year: 1879

phant hunt, There was on old building
that had formerly been used as mill,
near the pond, and in this the young
men took up position. Then a man
named Fletcher, towed the elephant up
to within fair gunshot, and, at signal,
the young men all fired at his eyes.
Raising his trunk, he ran to the build
ing, and threw himself against it. 1t
trembled, but withstood the shock.


If you ever want to see sight, look
at an elephant when he is ugly. More
than two hundred bullets were fired
into him. He at last turned and ran,
half blinded, to piece of woods, the
two dogs yet following him. In the
woods he stood still, and, as it had
grown pretty dark, we left him.


In the morning we returned with
greater force, and with some guns of
larger calibre. We found him yet in
the woods, and almost in the same
tracks in which he stood the night be-
fore. He was shot at as he stood. Then
he turned and ran into the mill pond
While he thus sought safety in the
water, slug penetrated his brain
through his eye, and killed him.
Year: 1879

DR.. j. G.. Holland, in Scribner's
Monthly for March, comments upon the
late noted temperance gathering at the
residence of Hon. William E. Dodge, in
New York city, which included gentle
men with wine drinking habits, con-
Guiding as follows: "Our reason for
writing this article is to call attention
to the fact that there is something about
this habit of social wine drinking that
kills the motives to work for temper
ance among those who suffer by coarse
and destructive habits of drink. Tenn
perance is very rarely directly labored
for by those who drink wine. AS rule
with almost no exception at all, the
man who drinks wine with his dinner
does not undertake any work to keep
his humble neighbors temperate. AS a
rule, too, the wine drinking clergyman
says nothing about intemperance in his
pulpit, when it is demOnstrably the
most terrible scOurge that aff1icts the
world. There seems to be something
in the touch of wine that paraiyzes the
ministerial tongue on the topic of drink.
We fully understand the power of So
cial influence to hold to the wine cup
as the symbol of hospitality. 1t is one
vi tuO hOSG IclcHtioSS ucSpOblSluS ITOLI
which the world suffers, and exactly
here is its worst result. We do not sup
pose that very large number of drunk
ards are made by wine drunk at the
table in respectable homes. There is a
percentage of Incorporate men made
undoubtedly here, but perhaps the
worst social result that comes of this
habit is its paralyzing effect upon re-
form-its paralyzing effect upon those
whose judgments are convinced and
whose wishes for society are all that
they should be. 1t is only the total alb
stainer who can be relied upon to work
for temperance-whO ever has been re-
lied upon to work for temperance and
gentlemanly wine drinkers it is safe to
conclude that not one will join hands
with him in temperance labor-with
Judge Davis awful facts sounding in
his ears-who does not cut of his OWL
supplies"
Year: 1879

Dear Miss This is an important
epOck into your life. The lst thing to
make good quire singer is to giggle
little.


Put up your hair in curl papers every
Friday mite soze to have it in good
shape Sunday morning. If your dad
dy is rich you can buy some store hair.
If he is very rich buy some more and
build it up high onto your head then
git high priced bunnet that runs up
very high, at the high part of it, and
git the milliner to plant some high
grown artatishels onto the highest part
of it. This will help you sing high, as
sOphranO is the highest part.


When the tune is Civ out, don't pay
attention to it, and then giggle. Gig
gle good eel.


Jones, which sets on the I'd sect from
the front on the left-hand side, has her
bunnit with the same color exact she
had last year, and then putup your
book to your face and giggle.
Object to every tune unless there is
Il solOw into it for the sOphrano. Coff
and ham good eel before you begin
to sing.


when you sing SOlOw shake the ar
tatishels off your bunnit, and when you
come to a high tone brace yourself back
little, twist your head to one side and
open your mouth the widest on that
side, shet the eye on the same side,
jest triple, and then put in for dear
life.


When the preacher gifts under he'd
wey with his preachin, write note on
to the blank leaf into the fourth par
of your note book. That's what the
blank leaf was made for. Git sumbody
to pass the note to sumbody else, and
you watch them while they read it, and
then giggle.


If anybody talks or laffs in the con-
gregashun and the preacher takes notis
of it, that's a good chants for you to
giggle, and You ought to giggle "a great
eel. The preacher darsent say anything
to you bekaus you are in the quire, and
he can't run the meetin' house at both
ends without the quire. If you had a
bow before you went into the quire,
give him the mitten-you ought to
have sumbody better now.


Don't forget to giggle.
Year: 1879

spring a coat of the yellow wash is
given to the cellar, as purifier as well
as a rat exterminator and no typhoid,
dysentery or fever attacks the family.
Many persons deliberately attract all
the rats in the neighborhood by leaving
fruits and vegetables uncovered in the
cellar; and sometimes even the soap is
left open for their regalement. Cover
up everything eatable in the cellar and
pantry and you will soon starve them
out. These precautions Joined to the
service of good cat will prove as good
a rat exterminator as the chemist can
provide. We never allow rats to be
poisoned in our dwelling; they are so
liable to die between the walls and pro-
duce much annoyance.