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Year: 1878

1t was finely said by Socrates that the
shortest and most direct road to popularity
is 'for man to be the same that he wishes
to be taken for" People are egregiously
mistaken if they think they can ever attain
to popularity by hypocrisy, by mere outside
appearances, and by Disgusting not only
their language but their looks. True pop
ularity takes deep root, and spreads itself
wide, but the false falls away like blossoms;
for nothing that is false can be lasting.
Year: 1878

Peter Woods, who is credited by the police with
being a notorious burglar, was found last night by
officers Dicko and ilmore, OF the Tweuty-hr pro-
cnct, IN tho hallway Of the house No 553
First avenue bleeding from stab wound the back
and was removed to Bellevue Hospital. When ques-
toned by the police as to how he by the injury
ho declined to make any statement. Tho surgeons ut
tho hospital after examining the wound that is
very dangerous one, and Tint they OF Opinion
that tho point OF the weapon with which he was cut
has penetrated the left lung O1cor Gilmore saw the
wounded man running through East Twenty -eigh tn
street apparently In great hurry u few minutes
before he was found In the hallway.


According to the statements made by the police
Woods is hardened criminal, and has served q term
OF five years. imprisonment IN Sing Sing for burglary
which lie was caught In tho act OF porpetrat,ng
1t Ia believed that he either wounded by
companion during quarrel or one who had
discovered him In the act OF committing felony aud
with whom he had struggle Captain Murphy, with
present shrouded IN mystery.
Year: 1878

seem, Mr.. Saunders has been "for ten
years" urging American farmers to plant
tea, and has at last made one convert
Commissioner LIE Due We advise Saun-
ders to be content with this success, drop
his tea hobby. and attend to the distribu-
ton of the stale seeds and staler informa-
ton, in which he assists the Commissioner
of Agriculture. So long as he keeps quiet
and attends to these simple duties he may
escape the observation of the reformers IN
Congress, but we still entertain hope that
the ridiculous department of Agriculture
may presently be abolished; whereupon LIE
Due and Saunders will be at liberty to
plant tea to their hearts content, and to
form a partnership with Colonel Sellers If
they want to.
Year: 1878

Although the chances of the opponents OF
debased coinage are not very fair as the
votes are counted in Congress, they con-
tinue to make wax vigorously against the
proposed iniquity. In she United States
Senate yesterday Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware,
made nm elaborate and lucid argument
against the people -plundering scheme of the
silver men. BUTT is doubtful ifany argument,
however based on knowledge of the laws Of
national finance, would be of practical value
in either house of Congress, for the silver
advocates are either men who have their
immediate interests to serve in this matter
or they are men who have somehow got it
into their heads that the passage of law
to plunder the people will assure them in
the future unlimited popularity and
so argument will not change the
determination they have made rs to
their votes. An important memorial to
Congress was voted yesterday by the New
York Board of Trade which recites facts that
already show the mischievous operation of a
silver currency an operation that will be
aggravated by law that enforces the circu-
lation of silver, against which it is now pos
sible to make some provision. One provi-
sion that will be open to merchants after the
law is passed is the increase of prices in
commodities SO as to give an equivalent for
the reduced value of the, new dollar.
Year: 1878

The International Regatta Association of
London has made two mistakes, one in fix
ing July as the time for the meeting, the
other in selecting the Putney course as the
place 1t will be impossible to decide the
championship of the world at the sculls
then, because Courtney and Trickett will
probably be matched to row for that honor
on Owasco Lake during that month, and the
absence of these two would of course make
the contest one of little interest. Nor
would it pay them to go to the expense and
loss of time necessary for trip to England
for so small prize as 81 ,OOO especially as
they may row here for $4,000 But more
serious objection is the place named. The
Thames from Putney to Mortlake is time
honored water; that cannot be denied.
Nevertheless it is not q fair course. AS
crooked rs the letter S, a stranger may study
it faithfully for month, and still be igno-
rant of its most dangerous eddies and shall
lows Should two boats be rowed abreast
from Putney Bridge to a line at right angles
with the course of the river at the Ship
Tavern, Mortlake, one would have longer





track than the other. This fact alone is
fatal to all fair rowing on it. But the rules
under which English races are rowed make
it worse yet If, early in the race, the
rover can get ahead of his adversary he
may throw thirty. five or forty swirls of
lumpy water under the latter's bow, while
he himself has smooth water all the way.
So doing he also gets and keeps shorter
course than the other can possibly take,
and yet avoid this wash. The mere bald
statemen of these facts makes it clear to
any fair-minded man that this course is no
place to row such important races as these.
The Thames, too, is SO narrow here that
many entries must necessitate heats, and
no better proof need be brought of the
glaring inadequacy and unfairness OF these
than the victory of the Beaverwycks in the
Centennial races. Unless straight course
can he had broad enough for all competitors
Year: 1878

Last night Mr.. Gladstone spoke against
the money vote demanded by the English
government AS given in outline his argu-
ment is cogent and effective statement of
the reasons why the House since the armis-
tice should not vote the money. 1t is not
marred by rhetorical extravagance, and
made probably deep impression on the
House, for Mr.. Claiborne Hardy, in his effort
to break it's force, danced an oratorical horn
pipe on the theme of the necessity for this
support in the presence Of Europe "armed
to the teeth" AS the Russian occupation of
Constantinople was the danger most regarded
in the defence of British interests, and as
that danger is absolutely provided against
by the fact of the armistice and can only be
revived by England's defeat Of the terms of
the peace, it is evident that the vote of the
money is not only not necessary to Eng
lands safety on this point but might i'm
peril the present immunity of the Ottoman
capital. Mr.. Hardy's answer on this topic
indicates that England will stake all her
hopes in the conference on the eff
fort to maintain the present status of
the Dardanelles. If Austria finds herself
in the conference free to make an anti-Rus-
sian bargain with England her support for
the British project may be purchased at
the price of British support for Austria's
views rs to the Danubian provinces. But
it's far cry to Lochiel, and Austria may see
many reasons ere the conference meets why
it will not be wise for her to play so freely
into England's hands; while England
herself con fairly doubt whether on
the whole view of her interests it
would be we'll to leave Bismarck SO
entirely unrestrained as he would be if
England and Austria were Mt war with Rus
sia. All the Powers that could by any
license of speech be regarded as allies of
Russia have been invited to discontinue
their operations on account Of the armis-
tice, but no communication on this point
appears to have been made to Greece, from
which it is to be inferred that Russia does
not consider herself i'll any way interested
in that operation.
Year: 1878

the savings bank for ready use in emer-
gencies.


Secretary Sherman's proposal is valuable
only as admitting the propriety of the gov
ernment doing something for the better
protection of savings. The laboring classes
are indebted to him for having, in his an
nual report, called the attention of Congress
the organization of some plan for the col
lection, safe keeping and profitable
employment of small deposits by the
people," ''No object" he said. ''could
more strongly appeal to the considerate
judgment of Congress. The heavy losses
that have been sustained through savings
banks whose funds have been IMPROVE
IDENTIFY loaned on insufficient security have
inflicted far greater injury upon the deposit
tors than would a similar loss suffered by
persons engaged in banking or commercial
pursuits" Nothing could be more judicious
and timely than these remarks, by which the
Secretary prefaced his lame and impotent
recommendation. We printed yesterday
communication on the subject of postal saw
ings banks in which the writer makes an in
genious proposal as to the method of con-
Quoting their business. But whatever may
be the merits OF such a use of stamps as he
proposes it is question of detail to be con-
sidered and discussed after Congress shall
have evinced willingness to take up the
subject for efficient action. 1t will no
doubt be easy to improve the details of the
English system when it is transplanted to
this country
Year: 1878

THE WEATHER. conditions changed very
rapidly yesterday with the general southwark
movement of the area Of high pressure that over


ay the whole region of the United States east of
the Rocky Mountains. Such decided change
within twenty hours indicates considerable
disturbance of the atmosphere both north and
,outh respectively of the lakes and Gulf. The
pressure has fallen from New York westward to
Denver, Col, with increasing cloudincss in the
Northwest. Elsewhere, except on the South
Atlantic coast, the weather has been generally
clear or fair. Light snow has fallen in Tennes-
See and rain from Northern Florida along the
coast. The pressure has continued relatively
low eastward of that region. With the falling
barometer in the Northern districts the tempera-
turc has risen very decidedly especially in the
Northwest and West. Southwesterly and south
erly winds prevail except in the districts east of
the Allegheny Mountains and East Gulf States,
where they arc northwesterly. The weather in
New York and its vicinity to-day will be warmer
and partly cloudy or cloudy. Tomorrow il will
he warm and cloudy, possibly with light rain.
Year: 1878

Mr.. DicKIE, u millionaire druggist, died some
time ago. and, as may be supposed, an attempt
Is made to prove his insanity. No matter what
disposition he makes of his property no million
naire need expect to escape a trial Of this kind
after death. And he will bc fortunate if he is
allowed to escape until then.
Year: 1878

THE EvIDENcEin Justice Dutfy's impeachment
trial thus far shows that there is II very grave
difference of opinion between the witnesses for
the prosecution and the Court officers as to what
was actually said and done in the proceedings
which are the basis of the case.
Year: 1878

The New BOARD OF EXCISE wish the liquor
dealers to distinctly understand that if they
want their money back they will have to find
Murphy or his old associates, which makes their
prOspccts rather blue
Year: 1878

If THE COMMITTEE of the New Jersey Legis-
lature decide to hold the investigation into the
charges against the State Prison keeper, Mott,
with closed doors, they may well aband Oh it
altogether
Year: 1878

WATER.-One of the greatest luxuries is the
possession OF ample supply of clear water and
this luxury few people In Now oreana have although
the city is situated the banks Of the Father OF
Waters. True, q Water works Company has
just been organised with grest privileges but 1t Is
possible that 1t viii have more specially In view the
making Of money for its stockholders than the supply
ing Of our citizens with water and feel sure shAt
people will, for many to come. In the
past have to buy water a$ so cents kogshead unless
they avail themselves Of tho fne bargains Mr. p. A.
Murray is Offering in the line Of oisterns We speak
the subject because there 10 just time enough sf
before the long dry season commences. to catch full
supply Of rain water. MT. Murray keeps constantly
hand lot of cypress csterns of from 1000 to
gallons capacity of the best material and workman
sbip and 10 at All times prepared make eisterHs
order short notice. That his work is the best and
always gives perfect satisfaction is proved iess by
his high standing in this community, where he has
labored for long and is well known than by the
fact that thousands his csterns in daily here
and throughout the country. We also state that
he received the highest premiums at the two last State
Fairs and at the Southern States Agricultural aud In
dustrai Exposition in 1876 Price lists will be sent
application.
Year: 1878

To us as we'll as TO the lady readers of the
MORNING STAR of the most interesting features Of
tn paper has always been its advertisements. We
in fact go further and that this feature has
not only been of the interesting but aGo
of the most profitable for d concerned To because
it furnishes about onehalf the cash to
the running expenses of the paper to the advertiser
because he thereby anicstes directly with st
least ten thousand people every week. telling them
exactly what he wishes them co know and to
readers because 1t shows them who the erprslnE
men of the community, the who wido awake,
in bnsness point of view it tells them where they
find at low prices, what they may happen to need
Thus AL are benefited and pleased


Among the most liberal contributors to this depart


sht is the enterprising house Of E. Il. Adams Bro
whose spended cry goods establishment, 594 Magazine
street, is well known and pAtroniEed by friends
resident in the country we'll those who live in
The Adams Bros have magnificent stock of arSt
cass reasonable goods always hand their prices
and their clerks polite, and the visitor invariably


Rds that every statement Ade in their weekly card
in the sTAR s fully sustained by the actual facts
developed by = visit to their store.
Year: 1878

1t is an old argument of the blind and
rebellious heart against the providence and
goodness of God "The wicked prosper,
and the just are needy and oppressed,
therefore God has no care of those whe
He has made" And the answer is as old
Some wicked people seem to prosper for a
little time and then all at once lose all.
Some just people are overborne by misfor-
tune for while and then get a sudden
and eternal triumph. Moreover, as class,
the wicked do not prosper in this life. The
drunkard skaters the body he pampers,
the impure die prematurely, thieves fall
into poverty and prison, the extertioners
and cheats never know peace in their
eagerness to gain and their anxiety to keep.
There is moIe joy in martyrs dungeon
than the world can give. God will own US
dispute the ownership as we may. Strife
against Him is woe. Peace with Him ID
jOy.-CathOlic Columbian.
Year: 1878

were not permitted to even speak to each
other at any time, Sundays or other occa-
sions. He himself and all those who had
been and those who were still in prison for
Fenianism had been made to feel not onlv
cipline, but all that vindictive malice and
prejudice could do to aggrevate their pun
ishment, aud deprive them of every rem
edy against madness and hope of ever
leaving prison otherwise than debilitated
in mind and body for the remainder of
their lives.


At the conclusion of the address the en-.
tire audience again rose to do honour to the
man who had suffered so much in conse-
quence of his love for his country. Sew
eral minutes elapsed before the enthusias-
tic cheering ceased and silence was again
restored.
Year: 1878




Horatio scymour says that
protective tariffs are only form
of cOmmunism-taxing one class
of citizens for the exclusive ben
eft of another class. We regard
as one of the most senseless and
odiOus forms Of aristOcrisy the
claim to special privileges per-
tanning to the place of residence
in common territory as para
mount to personal merit. The
claim to special consideration on
account Of birth, wealth, educa-
ton or ability, is tolerable in
comparison to the clam to po-
litical position solely on the fac
titious circumstance Of residence
in q particular section of a COM
mon district.
Year: 1878

Every person in the community is houn d
self-in crest as we'll as social obligation to gvs
the preference to articles OF home production over
those OF foreign manufacture, all other things be-
ing equal. No country can prosper with the bal
ance Of trade against them, and it is a perpetual
draft upon the ir resources, to buy abroad what
can be produce at home cheaper and better.


Malt Liquors


Have become articles OF general consumption
here as in every other part OF the United States
and the demand Is constantly increasing. The
fact has been demonstrated in all Western com.
munities that tho decrease Of the use Of ardent
spirits, and the consequent decrease ,of drunk
eness, is in proportion to the substitution of
wholesome beer. No country is better adapted
to the production of good beer than this The
climate is favorable, the hops produced are Of the
best quality, and barley is abundant. There is
no part Of the world where better quality OF
draft beer is produced, free from all deleterious
drugs, than by the North Pacific Rail-
road Brewery. at steilacoom, the North
Pacific Brewery, and the Seattle
Brewery at this place. Neither of these
Brewsr es resort to the practice of "docto ring''
to give their liquors flavor or the appearance of
age. which cannot be guaranteed for any of the
articles imported from California or elsewhere,
1t is therefore prudential sanitary measure, no
less than political economy to patronize our ONE
breweries aug26 tt.
Year: 1878

When the system is run down to
that extent that you pass sleepless
nights, are nervous and irritable,
have gloomy forebodings, sour
stomach, sick headache and coated
tongue, do not enroll yourself as
high private in the rear rank, under
General Debility, but cheer up and
try Whites Prairie Flower, The
Great Liver Panacea, now for sale
in every city and town on the Con-
tinent. No medicine ever COM
pounded is half its equal for the
cure of DYSPEPSIA and LIVER
COMPLAINT. It has a specific
power over the liver, and by curing
the liver. Dyspepsia and all other
diseases arising from it, vanish as if
by magic. Sample bottles are sold
at the small price of % cents that
will convince you of its merits.
Large size bottles IS cents, for sale
everywhere. m29-3m-d&w
Year: 1878

might lead to u railroad connec


ton with the East, giving US an
advantage of 700 miles in dis
tance in competing with San


Froncisco for the Asiatic trade.


The Portland capitalists are of


course against us, for nothing is


more certain than that on the
completion of our railroad not


less than one-third of the entire


present trade Of Portland would


be diverted to this place, and
u much greater proportion in
the near future. With no capi-
tai at home, but the little that
has been earned here, we have
heretofore labored under the
very great disadvantage Of hav-
ing the representative capital of
the Pacific coast actively inter-
csted against us, and this has
deferred capitalists from abroad
from seeking the information re-
1uired before making invest
ments of any kind. We cannot
be kept out of sight much longer.
Year: 1878

How TO MAKE POULTRY MUsH-Yes,
"Poultry Mush." We have not yet pat
ented this preparation, so we will give it to
the public at once-not some of the mush
but hO,0 to make it-for fear some enter
prising man, woman or child may patent it
and start big factory for its preparation


To lay well and thrive correspondingly,
fowls must have meat, III some form, to
supply lack of insect food, as we'll as to
keep up the necessary amount of heat to
protect the fowls from cold. The "Scrap
Cake" made from the refuse scraps from
the soap boilers. answers a very good pur-
pose when stood ur in the poultry house
for the fowl IT. But a better way
to utilize 1t is TINS. Break up quantity of
it into small pieces, put them into large
boiler, with plenty of water and boil
thoroughly; when this is done, stir in
enough corn meal to make thick mush,
boiling it well, and then dip out into pans
to cool. You can boil enough to last a
week or two, and we can assure you it will
be greatly relished by the fowls, giving
them, in this " Mush," both grain and food
diet. And this is the Poultry Mush y
par excellence.-,State Sentinel.
Year: 1878

FERTILITY OF DAIRY FARMs.-In refuting
the often expressed opinion that the soil Of
dairy farms becomes poorer by the abstrac-
tion Of phosphates sold in the milk, the
american AgrieuLturist gives the following
figures "0ne thousand pounds of milk
contain about three or four pounds of phos
pilates, of which nearly the whole is phos-
phate of lime. OF this less than half is
phosphoric acid FIVE thousand pounds of
milk. therefore, contain but seven and one
half pounds of phosphoric acid, which may
be taken as the yearly consumption, in
this way, of each COW. As wheat bran con.
tains 2.9 per centum of phosphoric acid, il
needs only that about two hundred and
fifty pounds of bran yearly to replace the
draft upon the soil There are Few dairy
cows that are fed less than this quantity Of
either bran or some food equivalent to it
and it is pretty certain that very little, i
any, phosphoric acid is really taken from
the soil of dairy farms. On the contrary
to say nothing of the supply IN the soil
which slowly become soluble, there is gooc
reason to believe that every well-kept dair.
farm becomes gradually richer in phos
pilates every year"
Year: 1878

COUGH SYRUp-Put five cents worth
OF pine pitch into pint OF water. Let it
simmer until the water is well imprcgnated
with the flavor Dip out the gum which
remains undisSolvcd and add honey enough
to swcotcn, and nakc thisesyrape Strain
this and bottle. Dose, a teaspoonful four
or five times day, according to the sever
ity Of the cough. 1t will afford speedy re.
lief
Year: 1878

Radica committee here, in the desperation
OF its throcs Of death, are trying their fee
bic best to suborn the crime Of wholesale
murder, and fail only because the supply Of
courage is not equal to their resources in
money, and their nerve of arm not on a par
with their iiendshness of heart Wash.
iHyton Past.
Year: 1878

A LIVING PETRIFICATIoN.--A man
named John Bass has been discovered at
Cambria. Niagara country, n. V, who
has not a joint in his body. lie went to
bed in 1857, and has never been out of it
since. He ran as captain OF canal boat
between Buffalo and Rochester in 1850,
and was getting stiff then. When he
could not do any work he had to quit
canaling, and then went TO Bookkeeping.
His joints kept getting sitter and sitter.
The doctors could do him no good, and
at last he had to give up, and, after
twenty-one years, he has been abed al
the farm homestead of his family between
Lockport and Lewiston. His trouble
commenced with pain in the. bottom ol
his right foot that tumbled him to the
ground. The foot commenced to swell
and got to be almost twice its natural
size. Stiffness in the joints followed


Now Bass is literally bone man. There
is no moro bend to his legs, arms and body
thRn there is TO marble statue. His
arms are as fast to his sides as if they
were nailed there. For eight years after
he went to bed he could move his arms,
hut the joints finally became solid bone
They have to feed him with spoon. His
Jaws are as immovable as his other joints
There is space between his teeth that is
just wide enough TO get food through. In
1860 he became blind. His mind is sotnd
but ne spesks with difficulty.