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Year: 1878

In the atmosphere experienced here during the
summer months, the lethaigy produced by the heat
takes away the desire for wholesome food, and
frequent perspirations reduce bodily energy, par
tcularly those suffering from the effects of debli-
ting diseases. In order TO keep a natural health
full activity of the system must resort to arlf-
cial means. For this purpose Schenck's Sea Weed
Tonic is very effectual few doses will create an
appetite and give fresh vgor to the enervated body


For dyspepsia, it is invaluable. Many eminent
physicians have doubted whether dyspepsia can be
permanently cured by the drugs which are gener.
ally employed for that purpose. The Sea Weed
Tonic in its nature is totally different from such
drugs. 1t contains corrosive minerals or acids


in fact it assists the regular operations of nature
and supplies her deficiencies. The tonic in its na-
ture much resembles the gastric juice that it ID
almost identical with that fluid The gastric Juice
is the natural solvent which, in healthy condition
of the body causes the food to be digested; and
when this juice lie not excreted in sufficient quanti


ties indigestion, with all its distressing symptoms
follow. The Sea Weed Tonic performs the duty
of the gastric juice when the latter is deficient


Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic sold by all Druggists
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, July GA heavy rain
this afternoon put an end to the labor
troubles at the Washington monument.
Early in the day the presence of large
police force was necessary to preserve the
property of the contractor; 10 other por-
tions of the city gang of men visited
those engaged at less than $l.50 per day,
and persuaded them to quit Various
rumors are afoat of men being shot for
resisting the police,
Year: 1878

New YORK, July 27.-A Pittston dis
patch says the Penna coal company s
miners and laborers have effected new
organization, appointed committees and
arranged for meetings at several mines,
that delegates may be selected to form a
general committee to lay their demands
for increase of wages before the company
the men say they acceded to a reduction
OF 10 cents a tor, year ago, upon the
promise of restoration of wages as soon as
the price of coal would warrant; the min


ers claim the aggregate advance in price of
coal is upwards OF one hundred per cent.
Year: 1878

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING New
YoRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and others
to stop at when in New York is the Grand
Union Hotel, nearly opposite the Grand
Central Depot, kept on the European plan
you therefore only pay for what you get
Everything is first class, and prices mod
crate, adapted to the stringeDcy of the
times You save the expense of carriage
hire, and by leaving your baggage check
on the counter of the Hotel, your baggage
will be delivered in your rooms, fifteen
minutes alter the arrival of the cars, free
of expense. We advise you to give the
Grand Union a trial.
Year: 1878

SAN Francisco, July 26.-Lit Ming
Cook, who arrived in the steamship City
of Toxic, to take the position Of the Chi
nese Consul at this port says, the Chinese
Government has DO desire to abrogate
the Buriingame treaty, nor does it feel
any fear for its subjects in the United
States. believing this government has the
will and power to protect them. He also
stated the Chinese Government had given
the subject of emigration to this country
much thought. and did not care to have
more of its subjects come here than can
find employment,
Year: 1878

ATLANTIC CRY, N. j., July 27.-Gen.
Garfield appeared in the Potter committee
room short time this morning, entirely
recovered from his sickness. lie took
leave of the members and friends and
started for home.


ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July 27.-Ex-
Congressman Morey resumed the witness
chair. and gave it as his impression that
if the Packard government had been rec
ognized in the first place as the Kellogg
government had been, and had the presi-
dent said he intended to maintain the
Packard government, and given to it the
necessary moral support, there would have
been no troable 10 maintaining it.


Witness incidentally said he had one or
two interviews with the president at great
length, during which witness argued that
the withdrawal of the troops from New
Orleans and not maintaining the Packard
government would be the destruction of
the republican party in the south, The
president took position that the republican
party could no longer maintain that policy
which had lost New York to the repubIi-
cans and the party had become weaker 10
consequence, therefore the good of the re.
publican party demanded change. The
president treated the subject as of national
concern.


Witness said so far as he knew no re


turns had been thrown out by the return
ing board on inadequate and insufficient


proof. There was movement to make
| Nichols governor even to the extent of
violence. General Butler interposed, say
ing; and in this Nichols had the president
and MacVeagh commission. The witness
Temsrked, i wish, gentlemen, you would
distribute the questions among others.
Gen. Butler-We have been asking


many OF them because it is so rare that we
| have an honest witness Witness: There
are many Of them ii you would only look


after them, | find the people of Louisiana


as honest as there are any where
Year: 1878

ST. THEODORE T1RO1 MARIlh'


St Theodore was born of noble family
in the East, and enrolled while etill youth
in the imperial army. Early in 3O6 the
emperor put forth an edict requiring ell
Christians to offer sacrifice, and Theodore
had Just Joined the leg ion and marched
with them into Pontus, when be had to
choose between apostacy and death. he
declared before his commander that he
was ready to be cut in pieces, and offer up
every limb to his Creator who had died
for him. Wishing to conquer him by
gentleness, the commander left him III
peace for q while that he might think over
his resolution but Theodore used his
freedom to eet on fire the great temple of
Isis, and made TO secret of this act Still
his Judge entreated him to Tenounce his
faith aud save bis life but Theodore made
the sign of the cross, and answered: "As
long as / have breath l will confess the
name of Christi After cruel torture, the
Judge bade him thiuk of the shame to
which Christ had brought him. "Ihis
shame" Theodore answered, 81 ana all
who invoke II name take With joy" AT
night his cell was full of light, and beaV-
enly voices Joined with his in the praises
of Christ. He was condemned to be burnt.
AS the flame rose, Christian saw his soul
rise like a fash OF light to heaven.


An officer questioned Theodore about
the Son of God whcm he served, and said
he rreferred tho service of his own empe-
ror. Theodore made answer would
that YOU bad light to know the Son OF
God. Then you would leave darkness, in
which you lie, and fight for the King of
kings"
Year: 1878




st. Placid was one of the first and most
beloved disciples of St. Benedict, to whom
he was related by blood. He was born in
Rome, in the year SIS, of @ patrician fami-
ly, and at seven years of age was taken by
his father to the monastery of Subiaca. He
was present with st. Benedict when the
latter caused the miraculous appearance of
spring of water by his prayers; he was
still child when st. Maurus walked upon
the water to save him from drowning in
the lake; and at thirteen years of age he
followed his sanity abbot to the new
foundation at Monte Casino, where he
grew up in the practice of a wonderful
Rusterity and innocence of life. He had
scarcely completed his twenty first year
when he was selected to establish mon
Rstery in Sicily upon some estates which
had been given by his father to ST. Benedict
So great had his reputation already become
that his journey to Messina was a success
siea of miraculous cures of PeEseas " he
had been attracted by his name. He spent
four years in building his monastery, and
the fifth had not elapsed before an inroad
Of barbarians burned everything to the
ground, and put to lingering death, not
only st. Placid ard thirty monks who had
oined him, but also his two brothers,
Eutychius and Victorinus, and his holy
sister Flavia, who had come to visit him.
The monastery was rebuilt, and etili stands
under his invocation.


Manucha, the pirate captain, when he
had destroyed the monastery of St. Placid,
ordered the monks to be brought before
him every day, nGd subjected them to all
kinds of torment. When be saw that the
Saint was joyful in spite of his sufferipge,
and ceased not to praise God, he COM
manded many blows to be given him on
the mouth with a stone ; then when he did
not even 80 prevail, he caueed bis tongue
to be cut out. But Placid only spoke the
louder, giving thanks to the Lord for that
which he suffered for His cake.
Year: 1878

painful rupture, while the cincture, intend
ed for his support, tecame in his hand an
Instrument of torture, which pierced his
emaciated frame. He could not take one
single step without danger and suffering,
yet he would never use carriage; bat
promptly aud on foot attended every SICK
call. Once when he wac carrying the
V'aticum, and storm had extinguished
the light, heavenly light encircled him,
guided his steps and sheltered him from
the rain. But as rule his sufferings
we're unrelieved by God or man. In bis
last illness he laid upon the hard boards,
praying for good death, and assaulted by
demons tempting him 10 despair. At last,
on November ION. 1908, after a final
conflict with the Evil Ono, he died in
peace


On the last day of his life St. Andrew
rose, in spite of his sutfsrings, To say Mass.
He was in his eighty ninth year, and SO
weak that be could scarcely reach the
altar. yet none liked to til wart the purpose
of the holy old man. He began the
"Judica," and fell forward in fit of
apoplexy. Laid on a straw mattress, he
foamed at the mouth, and his whole frame
was coDVuised in agony, while the fend in
visible form advanced to seiz9 his sOul.
Then, his brethren prayed and wept,
the voice Of Mary was heard, bidding the
back to hell The fend sluuck back in
despair. A calm and holy emile settled on
the feature of the dying Saint as, with q
CRATE fnl salntsIiop to the image of Mary.


he bTeathed forth his soul to Cad.
Year: 1878

Pambo chose from his youth the austere


fe of solitary in the desert. Full of
the fear of God, he was never seen to smile
or to lose his recollection; he never spoke
without pray and when consulted upon
| any spiritual matter, he humbly replied
that he did not know what to say, and
then he took time to pray and to reflect.
He sometimes waited three montbs before
giving an answer, until God taught him
what he should s&y. The brethren in
consequence received his words as If they
came from God. When a solitary asked
f it was not good to praise others, he an
|Bwered "1t is still better to be silent"
For three years Pambo prayed that God
would not glOrify him on earth; but this
prayer was not heard, for his face often
appeared SO majestic aud brilliant as to
dazzle thoee who looked upon it. St.
AthanAsius sent for him to testify in Alex
andris to the divinity OF Jesus Christ, end
Received him with great honor. With
other solitaries Pambo was banished by
the Arians to pagan island, where they
converted all the inhabitants. At his
death he said be had always lived by his
own labor, and had never said a word he
had repented of, but yet he seemed not to
have begun to serve God. He expired in
peace about 307.


Pambo left the world 30 young he
had not learnt to read. He asked a soli-
tary to teach him some psalms by heart.
His first lesson was the words: "I said


will take heed to my ways, that / sin not


With my tongue" He was so struck by


this that he said it was enough, and he


would come back for another lesson when


ne knew it. He did not return, and six


months afterwards the solitary met him
and asked him why he did not come. He
said he had not yet learnt his fret lesson.


IN after life he told a friend it had taken


nlm nineteen years to master it.
Year: 1878

TRaMwAYs.-The almost impossible cOndI.
iion Of the roads in many parts Of the west for
the past six months has led TO movement in
favor Of improving the main roads by build
ing tramways upon them. Thecost is estlmat
ed at 5000 a mile, which at the rate Of less
than a dollar an acre. would not be a very
heavy expense in comparison with the benefit
in a thickly settled region.
Year: 1878

unbroken save by the singing of birds, music
of falling waters and the murmuring ripple of
the stream as il courses through the gorge"


This we shall call the Cathedral" for here
we find every appendage necessary for church
purposes. Nearly in the center is a large clear
pool, which answers for the "baptsma font"
while from the rocks above, sparkling like dia-
monds, drips water enough to keep ii full, and
when seen in the sunlight these droppings are
perfectly radiant. Those who believe that
without being dipped" no one can be
saved, may enjoy their bath in the crys-
tai lake at the foot Of the Bridal Veil" or in
hcripplng stream that goes murmuring along
in the center of the gorge,


Leaving this spot-the CathedraI'-which
seems 10 me to have more of the sublime re-
sembance of the tabernacle of the Supreme
than any have yet seen, and deserves Il greater
pen than | can WELD to do it Justice, we pass
on and finally reach the omega" or Upper
Ravinc as il is called; but which might be
called the "Rotunda."


Here we find IA miniature Niagara, or that
which has been named the Bridal Veil" beau
tifhl and perfectly regular, exquisite and grace
fu as even Minnehaha's laughing water Ten
or fifteen feet above there appears small cas-
cade which seems to break the water before il
reaches this one, where, after graceful bound,
il leaps distance of some fifteen feet and
thence over this precipice, and being dashed
into spray forms a charming contrast TO the
dark rocky walls surrounding and finally
finds rest in the dark gloomy lake in the center
Year: 1878

The July number Is unusually attractive,
both on account of its many bright pictures
and its pleasant summer stories. The full
page frontispiece represents group of chill
dren at the seaside looking at sea gull, and
the story in explanation conveys good lesson
for the young. The account of the Cattle
Train, by Miss Alcott is also an eloquent plea
for humanity To animals.


Any OF above publications may be seen at
the bookstore of Osman & Hapeman, where
single copies are for sale and subscriptions re
ceived.
Year: 1878

Promptly at half-past three Carr
yer stepped easily on tho track, and
having four beautiful Winchester
rifios on the table at his side. He
began firing at glass balls to warm
up his guns and get himself in con-
dition, making the scoro of seventy
six out of ninaty.-five. Mr.. George
Taft, of Albany, was throwing the
balls, and the Doctor told him he
must throw them higher or he would
ruin his reputation. It was new
business for Mr.. Taft, but he got
the knack of throwing them high in
the air. After warming up the
Doctor performed the feat of break
ing eighty..ive out of 100. After
which ball was sent rolling away
on the track, over eighty yards
away, and q bullet made the feath-
ers fly from it in n twinkling, which
called forth cheer upon cheer from
tho large assomblage. The next in
order was fancy shooting. Glass
balls wore thrown in all directions /;
it made no difference where they
went, they were hit all the sumo.
Carver US, "Oh ! do throw them
up higher" when a member Of the
club stepped forward who is an ath~
lete, and whirled the balls sky high.


Doctor says, "rhat's good send
EN- up )" and the higher they went
tho more they were broken. Coin
shooting was next in order, and
from the number Of silver dollars,


half dollars and quarters thrown in
the air for good long hour it was
marvellous. 1t appeared Us if every
lady and gentleman on the grand
stand wanted their money shot
away by Carver, and, in fact, most
of the coins went singing over tho
fields, not to be found by those
present. A large number were
recovered, however, and it was diff
cult to RESTRAIN the numerous offers
Of silver to be shot at as mementoes
of the OCCASION. One gentleman
remarked that they had better
throw up needle if nothing smaller
could be found. The rush after the
coins as they fell at a distance was
truly comical, and reminded one of
a parcel of boys scrambling for PEN
MES. Ladies and gentlemen became
excited, and all thought his shoot
ing marvellous. The gentleman
Year: 1878

The Newberry Ne'os says there is
a gentleman in that county who
does not drink water between the
months of April and November
and during the hottest days he OK
perienccs no thirst after taking o
cup of coffee for breakfast.
Year: 1878

The York Democratic Executive
Committee has issued q ringing
address to the people of that county,
A. S. Wallace is the Radical county
chairman, and they are going to run
over him and his party roughshod.
Year: 1878

threw up their canes and they we're
cut in twain. Load pencils, match
safes, and in fact everything they
could lay their hands on was freely
offered. The police force became
excited, and Captain Mullany and
Sergeant Murphy of the force threw
their bat1ns in the air and had them
shattered by Carver's bullets, as
there was no Use for them in such q
select gathering. Carver says Jer-
sey is q good place, and never before
did he witness such sacrifice of sill
yer and property. He thinks New
Jersey must be wealthy, if it is
across the river. The enthusiasm
during the coin shooting was i'm
mense, and the repeated applause
showed the appreciation of the
audience.
Year: 1878

A recent town election in Illinois
shows that al American citizen CON
be too little q politician. The
farmers wore so busy getting in
their hay and attending to things in
general that they forgot all about
the election until they woke up the
next morning and found that lot
of roughs, who had no farm work
to do, had elected q convict just
out of jail to the position Of police
magistrate. The Governor is being
importuned to withhold the com~
mission, but whether he does this
or not, the farmers of that town
have probably received a lesson on
the duties Of citizenship which they
will not soon forget.
Year: 1878




showed the appreciation of the
audience.


WONDERFUL SHOT.


While shooting, swallow came
flying overhead. It was one shout,
"Shoot that bird |" and it was done
inst,lnter, after which small three
cent piece was thrown up and sent
spinning to parts unknown. Many
a gentleman present lost their dol
lars, halves and quarters, but they
appeared to be just as well satisfied,
and were ready to offer more. After
over ono hours work on coins he
said, "I think the wealth of New
Jersey is pretty we'll sacrificed in
81, II PERIOD and then began shoot
ing at bricks, making the dust fly
at every shot. On his time shooting
he did not do as we'll as usual. Tho
cloudy, hazy atmosphere was against
his doing good work, and aside from
that, tho parties throwing the balls
were entirely too slow for quick
work. After this he had balls
thrown at his head, and shattered
them also bricks once more, Then
he took his Parker shotguns and
broke balls right and left at sixty
and eighty yards away, and even
when two balls we're thrown from
one hand both were brol1on before
reaching the ground. In shooting
with q rifle from his hip he made q
better record than ever by breaking
ovcry ball that he fired at, and was
highly applauded, He did good
two hours work, and when he quit
all were anxious to see moro Of it,
Tho audience we're delighted with
tho exhibition. The Gun Club are
highly delighted with the great
success of the shoot, and wero
thankful to tho Herald for the
notice that had been given,
Year: 1878

F1Nn1Na FAULr.-It i. the easiest thin Q
in the world to find fault. 1t is easy to
say that nobody is honest. It is easy to
say that the church is to blame for il. Il
is easy to say that the church would be all
right if the minister would preach and do
As he ought. But it isn't easy to look on
the best side, to see that there are hun
dreds Of faithful preachers, thousands Of
honest. sincere men and women, countless
acts Of justice, charity and humanity
which outweigh oil the grumbliug of all
the grumblers, 60 that it is really only the
finest dust in the balance. Let US be fair
and cheerful. The world is not all wrong.
Everybody isn't a rascal. Our neighbo1s
are not trying to cheat US. The church
is doing work for the world, and even the
GROWERS are not half as dissgreeable as
they seem,
Year: 1878

next world, aud it is better for me to lose
the favor Of princesses Of this world than to
forfeit my crown in the world to cone"


The officer laughed, and gave to John
the riding habit to mend. When the task
was finished, the officer informed John
that the Princess and the Dutchess were
much pleased with the manner be b ID
done the work, and especially With bis
conduct, and expressed themselves willing
to help him when necessary.-[Cardff
Mail.
Year: 1878

DEAD.-The hoy, Richie Dockery,
whom we last week referred to as being in
preGarious situation resulting from Il
tall at the school house. died Sunday
afternoon. Upon inquiring we find that
his death was not directly attributable to
his having been pushed over the bank at
the school house as stated in our last
issue. 1t appears that on the 11th instant
while playing with other boys, he was
thrown from the bank and somewhat
bruised but inasmuch as he continued
at school during tho remainder of the
week, playing as usual and apparently
not suffering, it is likely that he was not
hurt to any considerable extent by the
Ml. On the following Monday however,
he fell from fence and received inju-
re' resulting in conclusion of the brain
from which he died. On Tuesday he
was buried in the Catholic Cemetery
with imposing ceremony, the remains
beng followed to their last resting place
Oy large concourse of citizens and all
The school children. While his death,
" before stated did not directly result
Hom the fall at the school house, the
injury there received may have had
something to do with it and is sad
warning to our boys to be more careful
III Their play. The afflicted parents CT
U9 dead boy have the full sympathy
o' The community.
Year: 1878

ALL FooL's DAY.-Next Monday is
the first day Of April and we presume
will be celebrated in the usual Manner
In this connection we may also add that
it is regular quarterly settlement day,
about which, however, there is no fool
isbna.c