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Year: 1878

cotiers with filthy lucre that will part with them at the gates of Death, but to fill an aching void in the hearts of the distressed which will gain for them a crown beyond this veil of tears. J. NJ. $.
Year: 1878

Tho world is very much of the be lief that woman takes no leading part in life, but if ou will peep in upoh some domestic hearthstone, where one has life partnership with some man auout year and half old, you will find out mighty soon that man follows wherever duty calls, and the little leadlng that is necessary to be done is thrown In free with his board and lodging,
Year: 1878

A writer in the Popular Science


Monthly says: When we begin to


use telephone for the first time there


is sense of oddity, almost Of foolish


ness, in the experiment. The dignity


of talking consists of having listen


er, and there seems kind of absurdi-


ty in addressing piece of iron, but


we must raise our respect for the met


al, for it is anything but deaf. The


diaphragm Of the telephone, the iron


plate, is as sensitive as the living tym.


panum to all the delicate refnements


of sound. Nor does it depend upon


the thlnness of the metallic sheet, for a


piece of thick boiler-plate will take up
and transmit thesmotions of the air
particles in all the grades of their sub
tility. And not only will it do the
same thing as the tympanum, but it
will do vastly more; the gross, dead
metal proves, in fact, to be hundred
times more alive than the living mech
anism of speech and addition. This is
no exaggeration. In qnickness, in ac-
curacy, and even in grasp. there is a
perfection of sensitive capacity in the
metal, with which the organic instru-
ment cannot compare. We speak of
the proverbial "quickuess of thought, y
but the telephone thinks quicker than
the nervous mechanism. Let n word
be pronounced for a person 10 repeat,
and the telephone evil hear aud speak
il hundred miles away in a tenth
part OF the time that the listener woald
need TO utter it. Give man a series
II half dezen notes to repeat, and he
cannot do it accurately TO save his
ife; bet the iron pia.e takes them up, |
them to another plate hun
ireds Of miles of. which sings them


orth insiautaneously with absolute
precision. Tie human machine can
lear, and reproduce, in its poor way, |
'nly single series Of notes, while the
ron car Of the telephone will take up
whole chords and trains of music, and.


ending them by lightning through


he wire, its iron tongue will emit


hem in perfect relations of harmony.
Year: 1878

me-" The time did come, and now an
Englishman can scarcely say enough
Of the man who stands as the central
figure at the Berlin congress.
Northern rs lroad men, who have
recently travelled over some of the
leading Southern roads, are surprised
at the improvements that have been
made to their roadbeds In q few
months past Trains can now be run
safely over many Of the roads at
speed Of forty miles per hour. Two
years ago to run q train at twenty
miles per hour ON the Same roads
was considered reckless business.


Ex-Governor Seymour used at his
writing table, at Deerfleld, the chair
which long held Daniel Webster. 9th
er treasures owned by him are divers
Revolutionary documents and relics
executed in the early days of the set
tlement Of New York. He possesses
clock 3OO years old, which was for
merly owned by General Schuyler,
and had a place in the room occupied
by Burgoyne after the surrender at
Saratoga.


Some people believe they can think
faster on q railroad train than any
where else, the theory being that the
rapid motion quickens the action Of
the mind. Some influence Of that
kind may have affected . man and
woman who met for the first time
while travelling from sElmira into
Pennsylvania. They sat in the same
seat, fell into conversation, were ire
sistably attracted toward one another,
and at the end Of seven hourswere
married.
Year: 1878

know of no sight more charming and
touching than that of young and tender
bride in her robes of virgin white, led up
trembling to the altar. When | thus be-
hold lovely girl in that tenderness OF her
years forsake the house of her father and
the home of her childhood-and with the
implicit confidence ard the self-abandon-
ment which belong to women, giving up
all the world for the man of her choice;
when hear her in the good old language
of the ritual. yielding herself to him ''for
better or worse, for richer or poorer, in
sickness and in health, to love, honor and
obey, till death do US part" it brings to
mind the beautiful and affecting devotion
of Ruth-''Whither thou goest will go,
and where thou lodgcst will lodge; thy
people shall be my people, and thy God
my od."-L"ring.
Year: 1878

A printer sat in his easy chair, his boots
were patched and his coat threadbare,
while his face looked weary and worn with
care. While sadly thinking OF business
debt, old Morpheus slowly around him
crept. and before he knew it he soundly
slept; and sleeping, he dreamed that he
was dead. from trouble and toll his spirit
had fled. and that not even cow-bell toll
ed tor the peaceful rest Of his cuw-hide
sole. As he wandered among the shades,
that smoke and scorch in lower Hades, he
shortly observed an iron door. that creak-
ingiy hung on the hinges ajar, but the en-
trance was closed with red-hOt bar, and
Satan himself stood peering out, and
watching for travellers thereabont, and
thus to the passing printer spoke "Come
in, my dear, it shall cost you nothing, and
never fear; this is the place where cook
the ones who never pay their subscription
sums. for though in their life they may es-
cape, they will find when they're dead it is
too late; l will show the place where
melt them thin, with red-hot chains and
SCRAPS of tin, and also where comb their
heads with scraps of glass and melted
lead; and ii of refreshments they only
think, there's boiling water for them to
drink; there's the red-hot grind-stofie to
grind down the nose, and red-hot rings to
wear on the toes; and if they mention
they dou't like the fire, I'll sew up their
mouths with red-hot wire and then, dear
sir. you should see them squirm, while |
roll them over and cook to a turn" With
these last words the printer awoke, and
thought it all practical joke, but still at
times SO real did it seem, that he cannot
believe it was all a dream; and often he
thinks with a chuckle and grin, Of the fate
of those who save their tin, and never pay
the printcr.
Year: 1878

4 Southern paper says that some months
since a young lady, twenty-five years of
age, went into BotetOurt county, Va, from
an Il .,1ining county. and took charge Of a
school. The lady with whom she beard
ed soon thought she could see an attach
ment spring up between the school'marm
and her son of eighteen; but when she ap-
preached the lady on the subject, she was
told that her son was altogether too young
to be attractive in her eyes. SO she dis
missed all suspicion at once. Friday eve
ming the school closed, and on Saturday
the teacher left for home. Sunday morn
ing, after the rest of the family had left for
church, this young man followed on and
now they are one flesh. 1t seems that
when packing her trunk to leave, she took
care to put in nearly all OF his Clothes. and
had also made arrangements to have some
one meet him with conveyance few miles
from home,
Year: 1878




1t is said that the extravaganza of girls
is the chief reastt why so many young
men reniali single rather than marry girls
whom they could not supportiI their ante
marriage style. There never was more
absurd charge made than this. The aver
age young man is more extravagant than
the average young woman, and the young
man who is afraid to marry because girls
are extravagant is usually the most extrav-
agant of his class, and does not desire to
marry, because, in order to support a wife
and children, he would have to cut off his
own extravagances. In the majority OF
cases, the wife is the cause of actual saving
to the husband. Before marriage he lived
clear up to his income, saved nothin, and
owned nothing. After marriage he saves
money, because he is compelled to. and
usually c~fis the house he lives in. Be
fore marriage lie was not obliged to econ
omize, because he did not look beyond the
present, with its enjoyments. After mar
riage he is required to economize, because
he has to regard the future, with its re-
sponsibilities. With regard to the ques-
ton of expenses, this writer very well
says: "Girls' expenses are confined almost
wholly to their dress; young mems ex-
penses are confined-no, they are not con-
fined to anything; they run wild. A young
man of the class alluded to will frequently
spend as much in one night among his
companions, as would support wife for
week. Franklin said that 'One vice will
bring up two children Then, two vices
should certainly support one wife, and
most of the young men Of the day could
easily give up two, and still hare large
variety on hand,"
Year: 1878

story is told Of happy wife who.
when she was asked how she managed her
husband SO successfully, replied with a
roguish smile, my dear, feed him WE'LL -
There is great deal in that. Those wives
who are entirely dependent upon hired
cooks make a sorry show at housekeep-
Ing. The stomach performs very i'm
portant part in the economy of humanity.
and those who are forgctfnl Of this fact
commit q serious mistake. Even the lion
may be tanned by keeping him well fed.
Year: 1878

This is the season of the year when it is
important to know how to tell good egg.
A paragraphist says the snrest way is TO
place it in one hand and smash it with the
other. Ifan odor arises that leads you to
believe that bone boiling establishment
ard Limburger cheese factory have tele-
scoped the egg is not good, and you want
to throw it away and wash your hands.
Year: 1878

cigars,
Beer, Beer, Beer, Beef, Beer,


Beer, Beer, Beer, Beer,


Beer, Beer, Beer,


Beer, Beer,


Beer.


A little fellow being told by a young
man to get off his knee, that he was too
heavy to hold in that way, made quite a
sensation among the persons present by
yelling back-''Too heavy, hey? Sister Sal
weighs hundred pounds more than |, and
you held her on your knee for four hours
last night"


OF all the love affairs in the world, moth
ing can surpass the true love of the big
boy for his mother.-Gatua Journal. Yes:
but let little chit with a pretty face come
into the neighborhoOd, and see how long
that sstrue love" wifi hold him. The more
idiotic the young female, the more eager
will be that big boy to get away from his
mother.


An exchange has an article telling show
matches are made" We supposed every
body knew it was by taking young man
and young woman, equal parts, and let
them sit up together about six months.
telling them few times in the interval
that they should never have each other.
Still there may be other ways that we have
not hear1 of.
Year: 1878

Now that the Mineral Resources of Arizona are being rapidly developed, agricultural products will be in great demand and the Farmer will quickly find himself King, and while enjoying home comforts will reap largely of the golden harvest of the hardy rin"r. Prospectors who are searching the noun tains for hidden treasures it may be poor as Jobs turkey-will in a moment

 find themselves Bonanza Kings and be able to revel in luxury the rest of their days; but all men cannot become owners of rich

 minesl All men cannot become wealthy farmersl To the great mass of man. kind the price of pork and beans will still be an object.
Year: 1878

To the Voters O Arizona

 I very respectful y announce myself as m In dependent Peoples Candidate for Reelection to the 46th Congress. If l am elected l will strictly adhere to my former course, and with the advantage of passed experience, will labor to advance the entire interests of the Territory and her people. To this end I very respect fully solicit the support of all citizens.

 Respectfully,

 Tura IS-2 II S STEVENS
Year: 1878

About 10 o'clock, in the morning a
slight FIRE occurred on the roof of frame
house on Rodney street near Church.
Shortly afterwards words was sent by
means Of the telephone from the coal Office
of Ponder & Townsend at Fourth street
wharfto the Western Union Telegraph of.
fee that their lime house was an fire. The
companies we're soon on hand and extin--
gulshed the fire before any serious dam,
age was done.
Year: 1878

A Kentucky man who went to the
Black Hills. wrote back TO . local
paper, saying: Offer . premium at
your coming fair for the biggest fool
in the country. I'll try to get there in
time
Year: 1878

The juggler then asked for a sig-
net ring. Several were offered him,
and he chose out one which had a very
large oval seal, projecting well beyond
the gold hoop on both sides. This
r1pg he tossed and tumbled several
times in his hands, now throwing it
into the air and catching it, then shsk.
ing it between his clasped hands, all the
tine mumbling half-articulate words
in some Hindostanee patois. Then
setting the ring down on the cloth al
about half AIMS legth in front of him,
he said, slowly and distinctly in good
Hindostanee, 'tPing, rise up aBd got
to the rupee" The ring rose, with
the seal upPermost, and resting on the
hoop, slowly, with kind of dancing
or jerking motion, il passed over the
cloth until it came to where the rupee
lay on the remote edge; then it LAY
down on the coin. The conjurer then
said, 'sRing, lay hold Of the rupee, and
bring 1t to me-" The projecting edge
Of the seal seemed TO grapple the edge
OF the coin; the ring and the rupee
rose into q kind of wrestling attitude,
and, with the same dancing and jerk
ing notion, the two returned to within
reach Of the joggler's hand.-The Una
oersitU Ma0Qzine
Year: 1878

Col. Ben II. EPperson died at his
home in Jefferson, surrounded by his
relatives and friends, on the sixth of
September. Had he lived until the
third of November he would have been
81 years of age, a period usually in life
when one should be in full man.
hood aud vigor. But Col. Epper
sons death came at lhis age as q
result of unremitting devotion to labor
and an overworked system. Ben II.
Epperson was a native of Mississippi,
whence he came with his father to
Texas while yet a boy. He was
educated at Princeton College, and
studied Law with B. II. Martin,
leading lawyer of Clarksville. Elrly
in life he assumed a deep interest
in all things designed to advance
the interests of the country, and from
his earliest manhood took a great
interest IN politics. He was Wing
of the Henry Clay school, and at the
age of twenty-eight was brought for
ward by his party as candidate for
Governor of Texas, receiving a strong
support. He was time and again sent
to the State Legislature from Red
River county, and his wise
craftsmanship has been indelibly
stamped upon the political features OF
Texas.


To Col. Epperson Texas is as much
indebted as to any other man for her
magnificent system of internal i'm
provements. Contemporary with Iious-
ton and Rask and the fathers of the
State, and serving with Governor
Throckmorton in the House of Rep
resentatlves at the time when the lib
eral policy of appropriating lands to
works of internal improvement was
inaugurated, he threw the weight of
his talents and influence in favor of
the policy, and by his efforts and those
laboring with him more than two
Thousand miles of railway now ira.
verse the State, all constructed and in
successful operation, without the ap-
preparation of single dollar from the
public treasury. North Texas espe-
cislly will revere his memory as one of
her most useful citizens, and wherever
the Texas and Pacific road shall pene-
trate, the people along its line will en-
tertain grateful recollections of his
great labors in its behalf. He was an
ardent Union man in all the conflict
and discussion which Immediately pre-
ceded our great civil war. He met the
most distinguished secessfonists on the
stump, and always maintained his views
of the great questions involved with
all the fire and strength and anima-
ton of his nature; and as Whig and
q Union man he was placed upon the
Bell and Everett electoral ticket IN 1860
Nevertheless, he did not believe in the
power of the Federal government tC
coerce, and he went with the South il
its affliction, and did all in his power
for the success of the cause that wa
lost. During the war, and after it, hi
purse was open to the needy, and thou
sands of his substance were spent ii
relieving them. A grateful peopl'
elected him In 1866 to Congress
but he, with the others from Texas
were denied the privilege of taking
their seats. He settled In Jefferson il
1872, and was next sent to the Sat
Legislature by the people of Marion
county. His career has been one o
generous impulses and of noble pur
poses, and in his death Texas has los
citizen whose place it will be Difficult
| N fill
Year: 1878

TIE Creenback Candidate for the
State Senate from this district tries to
make capital againss Judge Terrell out
of the fact that Terrell & Walker are
the Supreme Court reporters. The
opinion Of the Attorney General of
Texas, Gen. Bone, and of MajOr
West is in opposition to any such idea.
They both say that the employment of
Terrell & Walker as Supreme court re-
porters does not disqualify Judge Ter
ren for the State Senate. Judge Duval
while Supreme Court reporter, held
the office of Secretary of State, many
years ago; while Hartley was Supreme
Court reporter he was member of the
Senate, and also Of the House OF Rep
resentatives at another time. The OBJ


lection is based upon the supposed ig-
norance of the people. Besides, if the
position of State reporter is an office.
Judge Terreli's election to the State
Senate would vacate it; but it il
hard to see how it would make any
difference to his opponent if the people
want his services, aohich they will Ger


ta;nly show on the fifth of November
Year: 1878

THE House of Bishops has formally
deposed from the ministry Bishop Nc
Crosby, and it is asserted that Ply
mouth Church would have had q like
chapter IN its history had such court
held jurisdiction there.
Year: 1878

1t has been aseertained that the very
best remedy for burns and scalds is the
application of common cooking soda or
any other alkali in n neutral form. which
will afford instantaneous cessation from
pain In all cases of superficial burning
this treatment will effect perfect cure in
few hours, and the severest burns and
scalds soon yield to it. At recent meet
ing of the Massachusetts Dental Society
in Salem, DIR. Waters, of Boston, gave
practical demonstration Of this theory by
test that required considerable nerve and
more faith in the efficacy Of the treatment
to put into operation. The Doctor dipped
sponge into boiling water and squeezed
it over his wrist, the water flowing around
the arm and encircling it with a severe
scald two inches wide. Not content with
this he dipped the sponge second time
and pressed closely on the under side of
his wrist for half minute, thus making
deep burn. He then applied bi-carbonate
of soda and laid over it a wet cloth, and
the intense pain was banished as by magic.
Next day the scalds, with the exception Of
the part purpOsely made so severe, we're
practically healed, only light discolOra-
ton of the skin showing where the water
had flowed, this, too, without second ap-
plicatiOn Of soda.
Year: 1878

WORTH REMEMBERING.-It is the pen-
ny saved more than the penny earned that
enriches; it is the sheet turned when the
first threads break, that wears the longest:
it is the damper closed when the cooking
is done that stops the dollars from drop
ping in the coal bin; it is the lamp or gas
burned low, when not in use, that gives
you pin-money for the month; it is the
care in making the coffee that makes three
spOonsfuls go as far as a teacup ordinarily;
it is the walking one or six blocks, instead
of taking cab or omnibuss, that adds
strength to your body and money to your
purse; it the careful mending of each week :
wash that gives ease to your conscience
and length of days to your garments; aud
last Of all, it is the constant care exercised
over every part of your household, and
constant endeavor to improve and apply
your best powers to your work, that alone
gives peace and prosperity to the family.
Year: 1878

songs In the night-Ohl sing to the weary


Who Anguish and pine for the coming of light
Tell them Of shores where the morn breaks eternal
Whose sands are swept ever by waves Of delight
Sing Of & love in its tenderness holy,


Which foldeth them closely unto its own breast
Queiling all fears and soothing all weariness.


flushing the tired heart sweetly to rest
songs IN the night-oh, sing TO the mouners


Who weep over graves and bemoan earthly los:
Tell them 50 lovingly how One hath lain there.


sweetning the bed as He came from the crossl
Bid them remember that though sown in anguish
There springeth from earthly bed fadeless and pure
Like flowers immortal, the souls OF the ransomed.


Into life that shall ever endure
Songs in the night-ohl sing 70 the fallen:


Breathe son thy tones-there is pain in the air
Remorse hath kept pace with each hour of darkness
Goading the soul on to gloom and despair
Tell Of Christ's eharify-not mans humanity;


go thou in peacer-bear His message oflove:
Tell Of the blood which flowed free to redeem them
From the soul of Saviour who liveth above
Songs In the night-oh sing TO the pilgrim,


Whose feet even now are approaching the shore
Sing Of the crown, triumphantiy telling


To those who have won it, joy eyermore.
With sandals all loosed. and jouneyings ended,


On ears enraptured shall burst welcome Homer
Rest shall be sweet in the smile OF The Father,


Ne'er from His presence and blessing % roam.
Year: 1878

PoTATo AND ONION SoUP.-Put four
medium sized peeled potatoes in some cold
water with little salt, and boil them until
well done and mealy, then drain and mash
them smooth, and add gradually a quart
of scalding milk Strain it through the
colander, to remove all Jumps. While the
potatoes are cooking. put a sraall table
spoonful of butter in a sauce pan and when
melted, put in three or four sliced onions,
and stir them until they are quite brown,
then draw them to one side and put in half
a teacupful of -four, and stir and mash it
until it begins to brown, when the onions
may be mixed with it, and when the -four
is of the same color add by degrees the
milk and potato; season to taste with pep
per and salt, and let it simmer for fifteen
minutes watching carefully that it does
not burn. Serve hot with dry bread cut
in dice and fried in boiling lard, (crOutOns)
and little chopped parsley.