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Year: 1878

For every disease Of a special nature which
he fails to cure. There is no failure when direc-
tions are strictly followed nor inconvenience
from business while using his treatment.
Niddle-aged men, many of the age of IS to
GO. suffer from nervous prostration, loss of
vigor, and weakening In a manner not to be
accounted for, and are ignorant of the cause.
DR.. Flattery guarantees a perfect cure and
restoration of physical powers. Women who
may be racked by pain and suffering from
many tronbl peculiar to their sex, can find
speedy relief and permanent cure by the
Doctors new treatment, the result of his
many years practice in their complaints.


e| Write full statement, and treatment
will be sent to cure any disease at home.
Consultation Tree and strictly confidential
DR.. Flatterys two diplomas can be seen at his
office. Address,
Year: 1878

The Crystal Springs Monitor now
says that its informant only meant
that the Legislature had received free
passes from the railroads, and cou-
strued that to mean bribery. The vic.
lent article in the Monitor was based
on very slender foundation, If that ii
oil there is of this charge.
Year: 1878

THE Washington correspondent Of
the New Orleans Times says Senator
Bruce has worked earnestly and intelli-
gently for the levee interests OF the
South, and deserve the thanks Of the
Southern people for his efforts in this
direction,
Year: 1878

Not long since widow living in
Virginia, New, received $500. She
took it to prominent stock-broker,
and asked his opinion as to the best in
vestment for the money. She was told
to buy Sierra Nevada, then selling at
5000, and Mexican at 800, and did so.
During the decline which followed i'm
mediately thereafter she was called up
on for more money, but was unable to
respond. She had, however, some rare
diamonds, which she had saved from a
high estate maintained by her husband
and herself in an early day of prosper
ity on the Comstock, and these she
gave in keeping to the broker, and felt
easy. During the late crash she was
again called on for more margins, and
being still unable to comply with the
request was sold out. She had lost her
$4,000 and her diamonds, which are
now worn by the brokers' wife. There
is no romance in the foregoing, but
rather an instructive reality, and but
one of many such now existing on the
COmstOck
Year: 1878

A gentleman who had leisure rainy
hour the other afternoon was led, while
considering the wear to which watch
is subjected to go into calculation of
the distance the secondhand travels in
year. The result, which nobody
would guess, is this: The distance is
240 feet a day, and nearly seventeen
miles year; in exact figures, sixteen
miles 1S9 rods and eighteen inches
not counting the extra quarter of day,
which should be counted, and which
adds sixty feet The watch is of the
ordinary size of Swiss pocket watch
the second dial being five-eighths Of an
inch in diameter. The sum is a simple
and easy one, which anybody can figure
out who chooses to give few minutes
TO it.-Hartford Times.
Year: 1878

The following story Is circulating
among the Connecticut newspapers


"Many years ago a son OF
Scotch lord, travelling In this cOun-
try, happened TO spend a Sunday In
Stratford, Conn. Finding the hours
of the day long and weary, he drop
ped into the church and soon be-
came more interested in the face
and voice of a young lady i'm the
choir than In the preachers sermon.
The impression made was a perma-
nent one. On inquiry he found that
she belonged to a poor family, but
was highly esteemed for her noble
personal qualities. He made her
acquaintance, which ripened into
respect and love. The young lady
was placed under the best educa-
tiOnal influences and afterward
taken to Scotland as the wife of the
young traveller. Prof. Benjamin
Silliman of Yale College, who was
born in Stratford, had often heard
the romantic story, but had never
learned the name Of the Scotch lord.
When he visited Scotland he met
one day at a dinner table Lord Ster-
ling and his accomplished wife. He
was charmed with the cOnrtly man
ners and the conversational gifts OF
the lady, which rose into positive
pleasure when he found that she
was the heroine of the romantic
story so often told i'm his native
town.
Year: 1878

In Italy no man or woman stays
under a roof any longer than is nee
essary. They early know what out
door air is. They never breathe an
atmosphere poisoned by stoves or
furnaces, but they grow up In the
sunshine and the breeze. Both men
and women, of all classes, possess a
kind of beauty derived from color
alone. The complexion is of rich,
healthy yellow, or olive, with glow
upon it like that Of ripe nectarine; {;
the eyes are Of sparkling black or
brown, the teeth white and regular,
and the luxuriant raven hair shines
like a piece Of freshly-broken an
thracite coal.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press TO the Star.


CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-The stone-cutters Of
this city to the number of four hundred or
five hundred declare their intention to go
on strike to-day, demanding an advance
of wages from 81 so to So per day. The
bosses refuse to accede. Tomlinson & Reed,
contractors for the new City Hall, are
among the most determined to hold out
against the demand and work on that
structure will probably be suspended.
Year: 1878

The nearer we approach the equa- tor the more frequent do we find ab- normal affections of the liver; but for remedy controlling such In any climate the Home Stomach Bitters has no equal.
Year: 1878

How TO MEASURE HEIGHT fol-
lowing suggestions will enable one to
measure the height of tree or other
standing object, near enough for prac-
tlcal purposes: Place a mirror in a
level position on the ground at little
distance from the tree. Then step back
ward until the top of the tree is re-
fiected in the centre of the mirror,
The height Of the tree equals your height
multiplied by the distance of the tree
from the mirror, divided by your dis
tance from the mirror.
Year: 1878

This work is of the most substantial and durable character,
and will compare favoraby with any public work Of like des
condition The roofs, which OF tn and which were In
my report for 1876 stated to be in bad condition. have been
thoroughly overhaued and putin substantial repair and afford
perfect protection .@ute.


In addition the above permanent improvements including
the yard have been made to the amount of 3O which
be accounted for until the expiration of the lease
Year: 1878

During the past year. yard has been added to the other
prison industries, in which several of the convcs
poyed and where leather Of the best quality and finish made


number OF conyicts also employed in other necessary
capacities about the prison, in the hall, kitchen, etc.


Ia CONDITION INSTITUTION HEALTH ETC


During the past year. the health of the
good the year previous The very fully and
Year: 1878

In this department the shoes by the conycs
ufactrred Boots and shoes the best quality made


This class of work of the best and the inmates thus engaged
under the direction Of foreman becoming excellent shoe
makers. ..... 4t.t.- i
Year: 1878

From Blackwood's Magazine.l


Being led into a small court of
the Castle of Pizzo, the doomed
man found a party Of soldiers drawn
up in two ranks. These were
MuraFs executioners. lie took his
stand as boldly as ever he had done
in the day of battle. He refused to
have his eyes bandaged; he looked
straight at the muzzles of the
pieces. "Spare my face; aim
straight at my heart" he cried to
the soldiers; and as the words were
uttered he fell dead, torn by the
bullets, but holding still in his
hand the miniatures of his wife and
children. The bluest blood in
Europe never coursed through a
brayer heart than that which lay
there stilled forever. If courage
alone could make nobility, here
was stretched the nonpariel of the
noble. From first to last his dar-
ing never failed


while the broken line, enlarging,


Fell, or fed along the plain,


There be sure was Murat charging


There be ne er shall charge again
But when we look beyond his deeds
Of arms, and his contempt of dan
ger, we find, with regret, that the
nobility was not in him to which so
courageous a heart would have we'll
corresponded. Disloyalty and per-
fidy were undoubtedly in his char
acter; weakness and folly pervaded
his conduct. He was such man
as revolutions and tumults only too
frequently raise to eminence; con.
spicuous for one excellent quality,
but without other qualities to keep
the balance of his mind. In calmer
days he, under the cold shade of q
settled order, might have been
known by a fame such as that O.
Shaw, the Life Guardsman-ht
might have cloven cuirassier tC
the saddle-having been good
natured, pleasant enough fellow il
a barrack-room or a bivouac among
those who do not pretend to
! knightly qualities. And can we
say that it was a gain to Murat, OF
to the world, that he was allowed
to rise so high! The chances
which made him king brought out
also his notable defects allowed us
to know him only too we'll. Hi:
memory cannot be wholly respected.
He has left a name which, though
it has electrified the world, YET
serves to illustrate the universally
of q proverb: Napoleon set on
horseback a beggar who rode to the
devil.
Year: 1878

A Party az which the Ladies' were


Dressed In Classic Greek Cos.


tunes.


London Letter to Cincinnati Commerciall


The rebellion against Puritanical
ideas Of life among the middle
classes, the culture of household
art, and of unconventional amuse-
ments, have to be carried on, as it
were, in social conservatories, and
it is carried on timidly enough
amid these vast hordes of Nav
worm, Chadband, Stiggins & Co.,
who are ready to pounce on any
thing pretty, from bouquet to a
theater. A lady has just made an
experiment at her house near Lon
don. She invited a large company,
in which every lady was to be
dressed in classical Greek style.
Nearly eighty ladies appeared, all
in this dress, the gentlemen being
in ordinary evening dress. The
hostess had been animated by a
desire to introduce the ancient
Greek costume into English draw
ing-rooms, but it is probable she
will be little encouraged by the result
of the first attempt. The Philis-
tines have already built up large
mythology about these fair Greek
insurgents. One story, for instance,
is that a lovely girl, being asked
what her upper garment was, re-
piled, "a POPULAR" the suppoSition
being that she meant her peplos or
peplum. OF course Mrs. GrundY
has told her catalogue of the expo
sures Of flesh and figure for which
she has such a keen eye. But in
fact, the general effect of the scene
was marred because Mrs. Grundy
had SO largely been employed by the
ladies as their dressmaker. Only
a few ba,l the courage to dress any
thing like tie Greek ladies Of an
tiquity the majority had simply
worn the costume over thick Eng
lish under-garments, which made it
about as attractive as if it had been
stretched over wires and wax at one
Of the Alexandra costume exhibit
tions. This necessity was especially
cruel where the lady happened to
be stout. The ancient Greek cos
tune was based upon an honor, not
to say reverence, for the female
form, which has no existence in
England. Its object was to display
that form, not to display itself. So
far as tissue and style are concerned,
many European costumes are as
much more beautiful than the Greek
as a stained window is than plain
glass, where the object is the win
dow-pane, and not transparency.
Climate and historic combinations
have determined the morale of
English dress, and the Greek party
has only manifested the strength Of
its position. Little by little the
dress is becoming more beautiful,
and more subordinate to the form,
but its future will hardly be a re-
naissance of any kind. However,
the experiment is one incident of
the struggle which the long Puri-
tanized middle class of England is
making to emancipate itself from
the Holy Empire Of Ugliness which
has SO long held its iron sceptre
over the North, and which seems
to have made the lower glasses over
into its organic subjects.
Year: 1878

Chamber Journal


During the winter evening, when
the children were engaged with
their lessons, our tame rat, Billy,
was usually to be found on the
table rummaging among the books
and catching at their pens, which
latter amusement be employed very
much after the manner Of kitten
running after a knitting-needle
drawn quickly up and down; but
as these amusements rather inter-
lsred With the studies, Billy would
occasionally be dismissed to the
kitchen, to which he had a great
dislike. He never stayed there
longer than he could help, but on
the first chance would rush up the
stairs and scratch, or rather, l
should say gnaw, for admittanCe.
Speaking of this gnawing leads me
to observe that one objection ] had
to receiving him was the fear that
he would be very mischievouS, but
fortunately never found him
SO. He had free access to a
pantry where a variety of
eatables, usually considered dear
to rats heart, were to be
found; but | never knew him to
injure anything, or even to cut the
paper covering Of any parcel, no
matter what it contained. No
doubt it was partly owing to his
being so we'll fed that he was not
driven to theft by hunger. | gem
orally scattered for him on the
shelves some grains Of rice or pickles
or starch, and to these he helped
himself when inclined. From soap
or candles he turned away in dis
gust, being far too well-bred q rat to
indulge in such low tastes, but he
dearly loved o bit of plum-cake
and, shall | confess it, he was by no
means a teetotaler. If ale was used
lot dinner, he would rush eagerly
about the glasses until he was sup
piled with some in spoon. | be-
lieYe, before he came to us, he had
been accustomed TO stronger po.
tations, in which, however, we
did not indulge him. | have
said he was not mIseAleyous,
neither was he, as mischief among
rats Is generally understood but
there is no rule without exception,
and Billy had a decided peuchant
for kid gloves. II any were left
9aEelessly about, he was sure to get
hold Of them and have the fingers
eaten off in a few minutes. / can
not tell how many gloves he de-
stroyed, until repeated lessons of
Year: 1878

this sort enforced more steady
habits. / must not omit to men
ton his love of music; when he
heard the piano he would rush to
the drawing-roem and spring to
the performers knee, where he
would remain perfectly quiet, evi-
IDENTIFY listening with much pleasure.
When he first came he was very
restless, seeming to live in a state
Of perpetual motion; but he soon
learned to come upon the knee to
be caressed and have his head
rubbed, which operation afforded
him intense enjoyment. He would
have lain in state of supreme de-
light for an hour if anyone would
have rubbed his head for so long.
Year: 1878

There is pretty Alpine hut inhabited
in the summer by the object Of his affec-
tions. That solitary life is one that could
only be made endurable by habit iron
nerves, and absolute Indifference to dan
ger. The girl lives alone among her cat


tie. She seldom sees living soul, ex-
cept her fellow servant who brings her
the fortnightly supplies, or some surIy


keeper who is sure to suspect her Of be-


ing in league with his enemies the poach-


ers. "She has to tackle the vicious bull


ingle-handed; she has to tame the COW


no longer the docile creature that would


come when she called her name, since her


calf has been taken away from her" She


has to protect herself and her frail habit


alton and her charges against snow


storms, thunder-storms, hurricanes and
swollen torrents. One can fancy how So


looks forward to a pleasant visit of any


kind, above all to the visit of a lover.


Yet II is significant of Tyrolese self-re-
stralnt under any circumstances that the
par to all appearances are absolutely un-
demonstrative, unless for what NAV be
read III their eyes. She does not even
offer her admlrer her hand, nor does he
seem to expect it. Yet should there be
rival suitors, and if the young woman is
fi'rt, it will be seen that his feelings are
the tiercer for being suppressed and af-
fairs are unlikely to be settled without
bloodshed.


The very indoor amusements of the
Iyrolese are rough and even savage,
though they seldom bear malice for any
thing that may happen. A writer and
traveller tells Of friendly struggle in an
lnn-parlor, where couple of companions
at drinking bout interlocked the middle
finger of their right hand,g resting the
elbows on the table, and struggled to
drag each other over. A muscle gave way
under the strain and one of them was
hopelessly manned for life; yet, when the
first sharp burst Of pain was deadeped
and the finger was dressed, the sufferer
gave his hand to the winner; and they
ended the evening amicably as they had
began it. So at the rifle matches. thew
show the same inhexible frmness Of
nerve and body. We took friend to
one OF them who was inclined to depre-
ciate these performances. The cynically
disposed spectator changed his opinion
altogether when he saw the marksmen at
work. He remarked afterwards that.
"had ne not seen it with his own eyes he
never would have believed that human
muscle and nerves could remain SO rigid
and apparently motionless." And the
shooting is the more admired that the
weapons are clumsy and antiquated. The
usual range is $50 yards, and he has
counted five consecutive shots in which
tive marksmen, taken at haphazard, fir
ing one after the other, hit each mark
the size of a sixpence." Such feats are
the more astonishing if we consider that
the marksman has no rest either for his
body or the unwieldy :ife
Year: 1878

bright as new. and while she was still
fresh boy came wading In and pulled
her from the mother roof. A little sorry
she felt, but no regret. She was going
now to fulfill her mission, to delight
some human eye. It was for this her
beauty had been given. So she rejoiced
as she went into the casket with her
mates, and rejoiced still more as she was
placed in a glass dish by sick girls
pillow. She spread her leaves, and look
ed her purest, and smiled her sweetest.
and when at night the poor girl closed
her eyes on earth to open them in heaven
the beautiful lily went with her in men,
ory, so sharing her Immortality.
Year: 1878

At meeting Of the Board Of Managers u the Cob
ton Exchange yesterday two amendments to the BY.
laws adopted ordered posted for ten days and
meeting OF the Exchange called to consider the same
on Monday. December y. at three p. NJ. The second
paragraph Of article 3. section II. which reads fol-
lows. WAS stricken OUTPUT member who Is In.
terested principal in any contract for the future
delivery OF cotton shall be competent 70 act brokns
in deciding any question of grade, quality or con-
dition OF cotton coming under such con-
tract" aud the following substituted therefore,
.Iut no member who is interested rs principal
or as broker who has served arbitrator in any
contract for the future delivery OF cotton. shall DO
competent to act as member OF the Appeal Commit
tee ON Classification in deciding any question ol
grade, quantity condition of cotton under such
contract" The second amendment to the bylaws
provides that the committee Of Ave future quota
tons shall be standing one, and that II shall meet
ut minutes past ten A. NJ daily for the purpose
OF agreeing the opening prices Of contracts for
future delivery of cotton, and shall transmit the SANG
to Liverpool. This committee shall also meet and
decide upon the closing prices.
Year: 1878

dint of main strength exerted by
some officers a way, after a fashion,


was slowly made for him, or rather,
it may be said, that the densely-
pressed, struggling throng, with


the helpless emperor wedged in its
heart, drifted gradually toward the
door. AS the fringe of the crowd
brought up dead against the wall
on either side the doors serious
catastrophe seemed imminent, for
women were shrieking because Of the
pressure, and the throng in its eager
ness to struggle within touch of the


emperor had lost all restraint or re-
gard for consequences, But ulti-
mately his majesty was extricated
from what were literally the en-
braces of his enthusiastic subjects,
and, when he had once got outside,
the tempest Of the pressure abated


within the building. Again, as he
reached the door of the palace, and
got out of his sleigh, the throng
closed in on the terraced portico
with irresistible impetuosity. All
seIf-command was lost. Men threw
their caps in the air, reckless of
their non-reccvery, clambered on
each others backs, struggled on
the balustrades of the terrace. The
carriage of the czarevna had fol-
lowed at some little distance the
cortege which accompanied the
sleigh in which had Travelled the
emperor and his son, the Archduke
Sergius. How her highness, whose
sparkle and brightness never de-
serted her in the turmoil in the
cathedral, got out or was got out
from that building, 1 cannot tell.
am certain that she never could
have struggled in the wake of the
emperor to the main door by which
he made his exit, and | believe she
must have left by a side door, es-
Gaping the seething throng in which
cEar and metropolitan, generals
and clergy, were swayed about like
corks in a whirlpool. AS her car
riage approached the terrace, the
population utilized it as a coign Of
vantage. Men scrambled on the
horses, the box, the roof, the wheels;
progress became utterly impossible.
A batch of cadets and students who
lined the foot of the terrace were
equal to the occasion. They opened
the carriage door by dint of i'm
mense exertion; they lifted out the
bright little lady who was clearly
in the intensest enjoyment of an in.
cident which must have been un.
: precedeuted, and they passed hel
from hand to hand above their
heads till she was lifted over thu
balustrades, and finally set down
on the terrace in front of the door


Her lady in waiting, the Countess
0praxin, followed her mistress
transported in the same manner.
Year: 1878

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 Esn to make note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
Using; for many good people seeing an ad-
vertisement in a paper, especially their
church paper. take it as a guarantee of re-
sponsibility. Such confidence should not be
abused whom it can be helped. We want,
therefore.
Year: 1878

The best and cheapest clothing
and furnishing goods can always be
found for cash at the Quincy Hall
clothing store, Ducommun Block.
You can dress stylishly and with
economy by buying your goods
there. oct31.tf