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Year: 1879

The shrewdness and business capacity
that have made the Yankee the first OF
traders and promise to turn this country
into the workshop Of the world received
Il striking and happy illustration the
other day. The scene was hereabou Is
the characters rising young merchant
and pretty woman. Hs had an effect
ion for her, she liking fer him, 80 they
became belrothed. After time she
found out that she didn't love him well
enough to marry him, and the match
and he staggered under it; and he fought
well for himself, protested that his life
was ruined asked ifshe could not learn
to love him, and in ali ways did the pro
per thing. She was lmmovable, how
aver, AID he sadly and reluctantly took
his leave. While his eyes were full OF
gathering tears he bsde his fAltering fare
wells, then closed the door upon his hopes
A moment later he opened it., stepped
back into the room, and, with tears in his
voice, brokenly murmured, II hope this
will make no difference about your com
ing to the store, Miss; and that your
mother will continue to trade with us.
shall be happy to give the usual discount.
Our stock is large and varied, our aim 20
please" And the door shut finally, leav,
ing him alone with his grief YoTtck
in Portland Press.
Year: 1879

lea, andpromised to marry his friend
when l return. He complied and l got
my maid to gossip with one of the ser
wants in the hotel, and by chance she told
her your history, as her sister worked for
your mother.


"Just before l started for England, an
uncle of my mothers left me fifty thousand
dollars in my own right, which my step
father could not touch. had it trans.
ferred to New York, and determined to
save myself with it. Hearing OF you
adopted the plan of getting you to marry
me. When we returned to England my
step father commanded me to fulfill my
promise. showed my marriage certi-
ficate. He swore, but he saw his case
was lost; had outwitted him. l did
not leave him to protect my sister from II
similar fate. l never expected to meet
you. intended to have you sue for a
divorce us soon rs he should die, and it
would not endanger my safety"


but this intention will never be carried
into effect" Doctor Pomeroy exclaimed.
You W i'll be mine forever, Ellen?"


"Yours forever |" she answered.


And when they went to see his mother.
there were no three happier people to be
found in the world.


Years have passed since then, and Ada
finds a home with her sister, who never
repents that she was saved from fate
worse than death, by strategy.
Year: 1879

A recent libel suit in Moscow, in
which city the author of quarto volume
was subjected to a most ignominious pun>
i>hment, very forcbly reminds one of the
inestimable blessing enjoyed in country
in which the freedom of the press is Il
guaranteed and established right. The
facts in the case referred to are MS follows:


In The above-named city good y sized
book was published in vindcation OF the
rights of the subject. The work contains
ed singing sarcasms aimed at the venali-
ty of the officials, with many satirical and
humorous allusions to bribe taking and
other iniquties. Even the Gar himself
was handled without gloves, his acts were
fearlessly denounced and powerful ar
eument WAS adduced in 5ehalf of the
rights of his subjects. The maladminis-
tration of law was set forth in strong,
plain language.


The book attracted general notice, but
rested and thrown into prison. After Il
short and summary trial his production
was pronounced libel, and he was con
demned to "eat his own words" or suffer
the punishment of the knout. This ter
rihle instrument Of torture is in the shape
of long whip or sc"urge, and is COM
posed Of many tough thongs of thick,
hard skin plated together and interviewer
with strands of stout wire. The criminal
is stripped and is firmly bound to two
stakes which are sufficiently wide apart to
admit the free motion of the head. The
blows are laid upon the bare back, every
stroke cutting like knife. and soon the
victim of the stourge is II shapele>s mass
of blood and flesh. One hundred blows
are equiva lent to death sentence. Th s
was the alternative of the unhappy au-
thor


The day fixed for carving the sentence
Of the court into execution arrived. A
platform was erected in one of the public
squares of the city Bound hand and
foot, the victim of despotic power was
seated in the center of the platform. An
immense concourse OF people had gather
ed to witness the strange spectacle. The
imperial provost, the magistrate, the
physician and the surgeon of the Gar
were in Attendance. The obnoxious book
had been separated from its binding,
and as an act of grace, the margin had
been cut off. III caves were then rolled
up, not unlike cigar lighters. And there
they were. hasketful. Now the meal
began. Amid roars of laughter from the
ignorant and degraded populace, the pros
vost served the author leaf by leaf with his
own production, putting the rolls Of pa
per one by one into his mouth. He slow
ly chewed and swallowed one third of his
book, when the med ical gentleman con
cluded he had received into his stomach
as much of the nnutrItlOus material as
was compatible with safety. He was
then reconducted to his cell to digest his
meal. The two following days the same
scene was enacted, until every leaf was
swallowed, and rs a matter of fact he was
compelled to literally eat his own words
and feast on his own fun.
Year: 1879

On BATHINa.-Hall's Journal of
& for it says on the subject of bathing d:
E'Once a week is often enough for man
10 wash himself all over, and whether in
summer or winter that ought to be done
with soap, warm water and hog's hair
brush, in room showing at least seventy
degrees Fahrenheit. Baths should be
2taken early in the morning, for it is then
that the system possesses the power of
reaction in the highest degree. Any
#kind of bath is dangerous soon after a
meal, or soon after fatiguing exercise. No
man or woman should take bath at the
c'ose of the day unless by the advice of a
Family physician. The best mode of
keeping the surface of the body clean,
besides the once a week washing already
men toned, is as follows As soon as you
get out Of bed in the morning, wash your
face, hands, neck and breast into the
ssms basin Of water put both feet at once
FOR about minute, rubbing them briskly
all the time then with the towel, which
has been dampened by wiping the face,
feet, etc, wipe the whole body we'll, fast
and hard, with mouth shut and chest pro-
jec.ing. Let the whole thing be done in
less than five minutes. At night when
you 60 to bed, and whenever you find
yourself waKeful or restless, spend from
Two to five minutes in rubbing your whole
body with your hand. so far as you can
reach in every direction. This has a
tendency to preserve that softness and
mobility OF skin which too frequent
Washing will always Destroy"
Year: 1879

says: Among the Imperialfsts and Royalists
great Indignation Is expressed at the action
OF the Paris municipality in voting 100000
francs for the'relief OF destitute Communists
The vote is considered as the first step In a
long course OF pandering to revolutionary
conduct which will lead to deplorable results.
The comments made are that the men who
burned the city, killed the archbishop and
priests, and committed innumerable out
RACES, are now to become pensioners Of the
municipality which they sought to destroy
but In Republican circles, even those Of rather
moderate opinions, very opposite views are
expressed, and the action of the municipality
Is regarded with approval and as an ordinary
act OF discreet charity.
Year: 1879

to be held In Music Hall In this city, has been
fixed at June II TO June ID, inclusive. The
central committee last night appointed all
subcommittee and perfected the preliminary
arrangements for the festival.
Year: 1879

Singular stand Taken by senator Bayard
in Opposition Thereto Violent Denun-
citation Of His Course by Prominent
Dem0crats-senat0r Thurman the
Foremost Senatorial Champion Of
RAnuIar RIYhfA
Year: 1879

Mr.. Hickson, general manager of the Grand
Trunk road, has been in communication with
the government at Ottawa, respecting the Or
ders In the council In regard TO importation in
to and transportation through Canada of Unit
ed States cattle. The government intimated
that if the Western states would take the nee
essary steps to guard against the contaeion
spreading into their territories. which are at
present free from it, the government will use
all their Influence with the Imperial govern
meHt to permit the shipment of cattle from the
Western states through Canadian ports, and
they have fair prospect of success. Pope, the
minister of agriculture, has spared no exertions
to amel crate ths evil effects Of the recent
action taken in England, and is now in con-
slant communication with the authorities at
Washington with view of getting them to
take active steps to prevent the spreading of
the disease in the states. The Washington
government has ordered an agent to be ap.
pointed at Portland to give clean bill Of health
to cattle shipped from this port
Year: 1879

The following was received from the Law Court
Saturday afternoon:


CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


Susan d. Boyd VS.. Samuel L Carleton. This
is be of right of dover the part of plaintiff in
the tract of land on MnDjoy Hill occupied by
some fifteen residences, and Carleton's was made
test case.


Entry: Judgment for demandant for her dover
to be set out to her as directed in the accompanying
rescrpt.'


Rescript The plaintiff is entitled to her dover in
the lot described in be- writ to he set to her ac-
cording o the present value ihereof excluding the
increase in value by of impr made on
sal l0 by .he deteu ant or his grantors since the
time wntn her husband a.iened the parcel of which
said lot is part, bu not excluding the increased
value by reason of improvement male by the owners
of other lots carved out of the for parcel
their grantors She is entitled to have her dover as
signed In the lot held in severalty by this defendant
precisely as though that lot had been aeued oy the
husband distinct estate, and by separate con-
yeyance


Judgment for demandant, for her dover accord
iDgly,
Year: 1879

ODD FELLOWS RELIBF.-At a nesting of
the DAD Fellows Relief held Tuesday night it
was voted to pay the assessment on Micah
SIMPSONS death out Of the fund and notify
the members, but the Secretary w.s ordered
not to notify the members after the next
death before paying the money out of the
fund As The bylaws read that the members
must be bottled first it is thought the Tues
days vote was out of order and meeting will
be held tonight to decide that question
Year: 1879

No sale of Dry Goods in the city of Port
land has ever created so much interest as the
bankrupt sale at the store formerly occupied
by A. . Leach. The store is constantly
crowded full Of customers. fe8dtf
Year: 1879

Roll up a piece OF paper, pamphlet
to make a tube about nine to twelve in
ches long and an inch or SO across. Put
this tube to your right eye, and look
through at some object. .attentively keep
inp both ewes open. Now hold up your
lett hand with its back toward you, ana
bring it near the lower end OF the tube,
looking at your hand with the lett while
your right eye is fixed on something
through the tube. Ii you hit the right
position, which you can do, putting tne
edge of the hand against. not over the
lower end of the tube, you will be sur
prised to see very clearly the things be-
yond. 1t is very easy, but most sur
prising little experiment, and Will please
old as we'll as young people. You Will.
OF course, wish to know why this is So
why there seems to be a hole where
there is none. The scientific journals
are talking about this, but their explain
ations would hardly suit youngsters


We usually look at the same thing
with two eyes, and the two images MAKE
one in our mind, Here we separate tn
two ewes in an unusual manner, and tn
mind brings together the circle mad


by tube for one eye and the hand see


by the other, and makes one OF them
You can vary this in several ways. l
when looking through the hole in tn
hand, you stretch out the left thumb, ST
that it will be seen by the right ey


through the tube, the thumb will appea


to be directly across the hole in you
y hand, Instead OF looking at your han'
: use card; make black spot on tn
J. card as big as halt-dime, and look
:. it as before, the black spot will appesi
g to be floating in the center OF the hol
with nothing to hold 1t there: Anoth'
y variation is to make round hole in tt


card OF the size OF the half-dime; loo


at this hole with the left eye, so that Il


real hole will be within the imasina


hole, the hole will appear exceeding


bright, and surrounded by a ring
} | shadow.
Year: 1879

The election in Maine resulted in a


Republican victory. In that State it


requires a majority of the whole vote


cast, to elect the Governor and State


officers. If neither of the candidates


receive such majority, the Legislature


has to choose from among those who


were voted for by the people; conse-


quently the Republican candidates for


Governor, and other State officers, hav-
ing received a few votes less than ma
jority, were not chosen by the people,
but will be elected by the Legislature
/ in which the Republicans have a major
/ ty. AT the last election, more by acci-
dent than otherwise, the Democrats and
! Greenbackers combined, had a maiori-
ty in the Legislature, and by a COM
promise, in which the Democrats were
given the Governor and the Green
hackers the other State officers, a Dem
ocrat was elected Governor of that State
for the first time in forty years. We
have not expected any other result in
the election just past, and consequent
ly are not disappointed in the result,
by which Maine returns to her allegiance
to the Republican party


If Mississippians can draw any
lesson from the Maine election, it
can be no other than, that this is
no time for a division in their ranks. |
The Radical Republican party will |
have to be fought in the Presidential
campaign next year. 1t is closing up
its ranks, with the most bitter and |
vindictive of its leaders in command, !
and the Northern States are one by one
falling into line. The recollections of
Radical rule, and the warning we are
day by day receiving, from Northern
elections, should be sufficient argument
of the necessity of our standing together
as one man. There is no hope for the
South except in the Democratic party.
must not be the first South
ern State to turn Its back upon the only
friends we have north of Mayson and
Dixon's line
Year: 1879

The journal, the able organ of the
Democracy of PontOtoc, comes to hand
with the ticket nominated at the recent
primary election in that county. The
nominee for the Legislature, Hon.
Jefferson Wilson, is legislator of ripe
experience and ability; has often been
tried by his people and has never been
found wanting. The ticket, We observe,
among other good names, bears that of
our esteemed co-laborer of the journal.
We have every assurance that the
ticket will be triumphantly sustained at
the polls in November /; and that the
good old historic county of Pontotoc
viii prove herself worthy of her past
record of devotion to Democratic prin-
ciples and the best interests of the
Year: 1879

Here is the very quintescence OF
bulldozing and lawIessness. 1t is in
the Houston Patriot, one of the leading
Greenback organs of the State:


Greenback men you must learn to shoot.


ron must make up yOur minds TO kW. Nothing
VIII check this hellish spirit of intolerance bu
lead Prepare for it. Sleep not on your arms.


"You must make up your minds to
kill" Suppose this utterance was
found in a Democratic, instead of a
Greenback, paper, how ''Rome would
howl :" We have no language strong
enough to condemn this invocation to
bloOdshed and lawlessness. "Make up
your minds to kill, quoth this leader of
the mongrel hosts who are seeking to
supplant the reign of peace and order
which has been inaugurated in Missis-
sippi by the Democratic-C Conservative
party. Our advice is to cultivate peace
and goodwill; resort to the peaceful
methods and discipline and organiza
ton; and appeal to reason, and not to
force. ''Make up your minds to kill"
only when it is necessary to protect
your life from the ruffian or the assassin,
Or your family affairs and household
gods from the incendiary's torch. "Let
US have peace"
Year: 1879

IF Henry Gully, on trial in Mississippi.
ana ms associates in the murder of the Chisholm
family, escape justice through the potency of
Politeal sympathy, the effect on the next
PRESIDENTIAL election, i'll favor of the Republican
ticket will not be smalI.-New York Sun.


But he has been proven not guilty
and consequently acquitted now what !?
Are we to hang a Gully in Kemper
county anyhow to appease Northern
hate ? VIII nothing satisfy the average
Northern voter except the sight of
Mlsslssippian swinging upon gallows !?


Please excuse US from accepting the
effect against the Republican ticket upon
any such terms. Nothing would afford
us more qualification than to have
a Democrat elected President next year
but we cannot afford the pleasure at
such cost. No innocent man. be he
ever so humble, will be hung in Missis
sippi to satisfy the demand of the North
for Southern blood.
Year: 1879

IanoIa star.


There are two colored men on our ticket
This is all that was asked. They are in the
highest degree representative men Ned
Hightower represents the colored men of
the old regime, and J. T. Settle those of
the new. This seems to fill the bill. The
colored race has fair and full recognition az
an important and necessary factor in our
political system. Thus they have an Ion-
portunity of expressing their appreciation
OF political equality and fraternity.
Year: 1879

liz our neighhors, the Independent
and Comet, do not cool down and have
peace between them, they will, before
the canvass is over, reach the point
where pistols and coffee are necessary.
Year: 1879

THE testimony given by Mrs ChisoIm and
her surviving son, Clay, will make interesting
reading in the NOrth.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
erat.


Why will not the testimony on which
Henry Gully was acquitted make inter
esting reading also. Is nothing in
teresting in the North but that which is
abusive of the South?
Year: 1879

Call at our Drug Store and get a:tria
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
free of charge, if you are suffering with
"a Cough. Cold, Asthma, Bronchitis
Hay Fever, Consumption, loss of voice
tickling in the throat or Lungs. fhis
is the great remedy that is causing SC
much excitement by its many wonder
full cures, curing thousands ofhopeless
cases. Over one million bottles of DR.
Kings New Discovery have been used
within tbs last year, and have given
perfect satisfaction in every instance.
We can unhesitatingly say that this is
is really the only sure cure for throat
and lung affections. and can cheerfully
recommend it to all, Call and get {
trial bottle free Of charge, or a regular
size for ST 90.
Year: 1879

There is but very small proportion Of
the women of this nation that do not suffer
from some of the diseases for which Kid
Eey-Wort is a specific When the bowels
have become costive, headache torments,
Kidney out of fix, or spiles distress, take
a package, and its wonderful tonic and
renovatingGpower will cure you and give
new life.
Year: 1879

are considered to be most beautiful. En-
nuied bachelor butterfly. have you ever
seen a Circassian belle? Fly at once to
that wondrous cline, and you will learn
that the secret of much of their beauty lies
in the liberal use of SOZODONT, which
was introduced there years ago to make
their teeth beautiful.
Year: 1879

No use of having the chiIls, no use of
headache, or any Of the ills that come from
a disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
a new person. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879

SENATOR SARGENT is almost rs much
Of a Godsend to the Associated Press
fellow as General Fitz John Lager.
Now, it appears tha. the Senator will
not take u trip in Government ship, his
health having been restored. According
TO the very latest intelligence, he is
coming back to California b run for
Vice President on the Grant ticket.
That settles the ticket. But as the OBJ
ject Of the announcement is evidently TO
hurt Grant, why didn't the Associated
Press man nominate Gorham. Then
he would have made us happy.-StOek
Exchange.
Year: 1879

An Eastern paper does not approve Of
jokes about the economy Of the White
House, and says that when the whole
country feels poor Il Is not becoming in
the President to initiate q royal court"
Initiating royal court is just what the
President is doing. Kings and Queens
receive large salaries with the under
standing that they are to be expended
in unfolding the dignity Of their office.
They spend little in that direction
and salt down the rest. Hayes receives
S5O. 900 u year, spends less than $I0..
600, and will retire from Office with at
least Sl6O,00 of the peoples money in
his pious pockets. 1t is surmised in
certain quarters that His Ercellency aud
Her Majesty of Britain are saving their
salaries for the purpose Of starting a
fashionable boarding house on Fifth
avenue. His EIceilency would come
nearer TO realizing the ideal of highly
moral and respectable boarding mistress
than any public official We know off,
Stock Exchange.
Year: 1879

IT having been announced by West
orn paper recently that IIiseack, the
prominent Republican candidate for
Governor Of New York, was willing to
bet large amount that Tilden would
not live year, the Louisville Courier.
journal says: "a strange story comes
to us that the mental and physical con.
dition Of Grant Is really precarious, and
there is every likelihood that ho will bo
in nobody's way next year." This in.
duces tho sntirical World to ask: els IL
possible that the battle cry Of tho next
Presidential election is to DO Go Il, ye
cripplesl
Year: 1879

JUsT before daylight the merry ring of
the revolver broke upon the stiffness Of
the night, shot after shot was fred. max.
ing six distinct reports-when our re-
porter rushed TO the scene and found
two miners who had been discussing
the ownership of a mining claim through
the medium Of a revolver. They ap-
peared perfectly satisfied with the result
especially the one with slight hesh
wound in the Arm. refusing to give their
name. but saying it was settled. They
left Mt tho double-quick. We followed
in hopes Of ascertaining who they were.
but they lodged us.-Bodie Neps.
Year: 1879

VIZ have seen no response from tho
Poet of the Sierras with regard to the
charge made by contemporary that his
children in this city are in such needy
circumstances TIM. the oldest girl has to
appear in the ballet. This is true. The
great versifyer might temporarily lift
his gigantic mind from the contempla-
tion of the misories OF the poor Cbinn.
man to tender contemplation Of the
unhappiness OF his own family
Exchange.
Year: 1879

THE new "wave" dance Is creating
quite sensation. The gentleman puts
his arm clear around and hugs her as
close as bear could hug tree. Thus
melted into each others arms they go
hopping around the room like saw


mill gate. They say they have mover
yet had dance whore they could hug
a girl so absolutely close-whore they
could put on the arm pressure and
bring her up so close that they could
feel her heart beat against their vests.
Year: 1879

The Reno Gazette is now throe .ycar-
old. and is one OF the sprightliest
journalistic infants OF its age, in the
State. That it may live to become
broad shouldered six footor. is our sim
cero wish. II its physical pabulum is
half as nutritious as its mental, its 70.
bust aud healthy stature Is already
assured.
Year: 1879

The State Of Illinois wants more con.
vic,s. There arc not enough in the
Joliet prison to fill the contracts made
for labor 10y the State, and unless there
is an increase of crimo or the State can
borrow n few hundred convicts, the
State will have TO pay siGO day to
cover this want.