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Year: 1878

By making a solution of Shellack
with boraX in water, and adding a
suitable portion of pure lsmphlack an
ink is producible which is indistructi-
BILE by time or by chemical agents.
and which, on drying, will present a
polished surface, as with the ink found
on the Egyptian pspyri.
Year: 1878

TIE statement that seventy mil
lions Of human beings ere starving to
death in four provinces Of China
makes little impression upon the we'll
fed people of our country. The mag
nitude of suffering and death which
these figures represent will appai us
If We reflect that these seventy mil
lions are men and women and their
children; that they are human beings
in their anatomy, in their thoughts g,
affections, hopes. fears and aspira>
tions, an d this almost countless
swarm is threatened with wholesale
starvation. Let US imagine every
man, woman aud child in the United
States and Canadas with only the
scantiest store of the coarseSt food on
hand and no hope Of repenishing it
and to this number add about twenty
millions more in the same condition ,
and We shall get an idea of the ex-
tent and growing horror of the CHI
nese famine. Take all the living
human beings on the globe. and here
are a sixteenth Of them in the fearful
extremity Of famine -Kn0xuW Tri-
B7gus
Year: 1878

A "Workingman," in communica-
ton to City Item uses the following
language. Had he written volumes he
could not have been more emphatic in
stating the condition of things in that
city:


New Orleans is laboring under a par
oxysm of penury. More mechanics and
laboring men are out Of employment
than ever before. The cry for bread
presses households sinnumerable. Many,
very many, unaccustomed to want, and
little children, for the first time are
learning to bear the agony Of hunger
and distress-God only knows what
will become of our poor mechanics and
workingmen who have families. or even
single men who are out of employment
by thousands, if something soon don't
turn up to afford relief.-[Sugar Planter
Year: 1878

PORTER AND PoPE.-Major- General
John Pope-who used to keep bis head
quarters in the saddle and his hind
quarters toward the enemy written
a letter, in which he says he "thlnks
that the inquiry recently ordered is only
be allowed to have the action Of the
court material examined in the light
of the new evidence which he expects
to present." Inasmuch as Major-Gen-
eral Pope was originally OF the, impress
sion that Gen, Porter ought to be drum
headed and shot, it would be fair to
presume that be has changed bis mind.


The peculiarity OF Pope was that ne
defeat { at the second Bull Run, and
wanted to shoot him for it, whereas the
man who ought to have been shot for
Pope's defeat ON that occasion was
Stonewall Jackson. L Vindicator.
Year: 1878

The weather during the past week
has been all that the planters could de-
sire. and they seem to have taken ad-
vantage of it. Most of them have been
engaged in laying by their corn. Roast
ing ears will soon be plentiful, and II
we can only be blessed with some good
showers, when the seed is forming the
Weld will be very abundant. With
plenty of bread and feed for cattle


horses, hogs, &C., our people will tino
themselves in a situation, such as they
have not experienced these many years
Year: 1878

Too EARLY.-It is the general inn
preston that short campaigns are the
most effective, and that it is now too
early to begin. 1t seems, however, that
the Democratic press is SLOW, to learn
that they have a different element to
deal with than in States where this
rule holds good, and that the enemy is
thoroughly organized to begin with and
have their emissaries at work in every
parish in the State. The man who
rests under the impression that the
Radical party is disorganized and de-
moralized is greatly mistaken. They
can rally their hosts in three days notice,
and it is no use to preach to the eie-
ment composing the party that the
Democratic ticket is the one fol, them
to vote. The Democrats must depend
on their own strength and in thorough,
early and perfect organization.-LMln
den Democrat.
Year: 1878

Our police jury has adopted uniform
for those who have been condemned by
the Court to work on the public road.
It is uniform and plain. That is right.
Let the culprit be distinguished from
4he honest laborer by his dress.
Year: 1878

We learn that the Executive Com
mittee of the Democratic party, presided
over by DIR. J. L. Estorge, met at the
Courthouse on Thursday with every
member of the Committee present.
Their proceedings have not yet been
made public, but we are assured that
the action unanimously agreed on was
in perfect harmony with the action OF
Varieties Committee and that there is
now no doubt of entire and perfect
unity of the party in the coming cam
paign.


AS our readers know we have con-
stantly urged this action and we be-
lieve there is no doubt that next week
we will be able to give the detail OF
call for a convention of the 'chote party
which will cause general rejoicing IN
every Democratic camp in st. Landry
Year: 1878

Ifanybody ever entertained any douot
about the fitness Of our present DISTRICT
Judge, for the exalted position he oc-
cupies, the present session OF our Court
should set such doubt at rest. Every
morning precisely at o'clock Judge
Hudspeth has been seen at his post, ana
the order has gone forth, Mr.. Sheriff
open Court From that hour, till some
times late at night, with a recess OF
only two hours at noon for dinner, he
has devoted himself to the exercise OF
his judicial functions. Ii at the ad-
iournment all the cases have not been
finally disposed of, no blame can attach
to our efficient Judge. District Attor-
ney Perrodin, it is needless for us to
say. has been as faithful in the discharge
of his duty. The work accomplished
speaks for itself. In less than a week
he tried and convicted some twenty
four individuals. Only two acquittals
and these of the same parties accused
of two different crimes. Who will say
that the law is not enforced in ST
Landrya
Year: 1878

Last Tnuro,ray night, Jeeh 1Nl,ita and cupied the boards at Sanford's Hall. The audience was large one, much larger than it was at first thought possible would be present considering the dark ness of the night. The opening exercises of the evening was an original poem by Geo. Pratt, who portrayed in rhyme the life and doings of Josh. The poem was . good one, but most of it's fine points were lost because Of the low tone of the speaker, and the noise made by per sons entering the hall. The lecture of Josh was on many points, and jumbled up so that the proper name for it would be literary hash. It carried out to the letter what it was designed to be, yet some of the audience did not relish the lecture, again some were pleased. Josh was dressed in an elaborate style, huge collar threatened to cut off his nose and would have done so probably had not the large spectacles that he wore guarded it from such an attack. He wore white cot ton gloves and made use of kerchief probably a hotel table cloth, and we would say that if any hotel has lost such an article they need enquire no further Josh is honest.

 The next lecture takes place Dec. 5th, in the Methodist Church, Sandy Hook. Subject Northern Italy, and will be illustrated by stereoptican by Rev. MT. McNellie of Bridgeport. See adver- tisement.
Year: 1878

Tuesday evening, 12lh inst, was very dark one. and added to the darkness Was the pouring rain, and bowling winds. Tom, tyou know the Tom that we mean ? was out that night and wore pair of GoW rubbers, and when returning homo, and near to it, Tom thought he felt his rubber slip of, hut as he was walking fast he got 4ome distance beyond the point where he thought he lost that new rubber. So he turned back and as near as he could .;unss it. made fer the spot to hunt up tho lost YuJAer, stopped down and commenced operation. Iie felt here little and there alittlc, He made long and short reaches, made half circles with his right hand, and changed off to his left, and reaching far away behind him fell back wards into the mud. This misbap added more trouble, Tom let go of his umbrella, and the wind carried it away. He raised himself, got on to all fours and then tried again, moving slowly toward home on the scent for that rubber and umbrella. Having gone far enough to be sure that he did not get so far when he missed the shoe he stopped long enough to get rest ed, and again started the raking but it was no use. He found the umbrella bat instead of the shoe he found mud enough on his back and hands to supply farm. Tom gave up the hunt. sadly renesting that the shoes had cost him seventy-five cents and he did not like the notion oi losing it. But he had spent time enough turning the mud of the turnpike into mud pies, 50 he went home entered the house, and on looking down to his feet was amazed to see that he had been fooline away an hour hunting for that which had not been lost, for there was the missing shoe on his foot. Tom says that the road in the vicinity of Judge c. c. Warmers house looked as if all the hens in New. town had nI0t ir, oe,a~nntinn and scratcbe( 1 for a wager.
Year: 1878

The annual meeting of the Ncwtown Library Association will be held Tuesday evening, Dec. 3d. As the election Of officers will take place that evening It Is to be greatly desired that every member Will be present.
Year: 1878

Lighter shade of q greenish brown was elegantly and showily trimmed with a bronze cream satin, it color that language fails to describe, so rich and so delight- ful to the eye. A very rich brocade satin black ground, with gold daisies and car dinal centre made the very new three- toned cOlors, now so essential in the

 most fashionable toilets trimmed this wonderful costume with grace and ele- gance my pen finds impossible to portray correctly.
Year: 1878

Ny mother is not fair when, long years ago,


childish woe;


No longer are her coral lips by spOrtlVe dlmples


crowned;


Her form has lost its airy grace her step it's eprngng
Her eyes, those deep and glorious eyes, at dark


and bright .
Shine with saddened lustre now veiled and languid


light, ,
Upon her noble brow are marked deep lines of grief


and care


And time has long since beached her wealth of sunny


golden hair.


Though step be slow, and eye be dim, and hair have


lost its tint


OF mellow brightness such as lights the gold just from
Though her sweet lips no dimples crown as in the


days of yore, ...
And lines of care are turrowed where I've them


not before; %
She yet retains precious gift, nharmed, unaltered


still;


How softly my grateful ear that sweet voice seems
And how as in the olden time ere Fate drove apart
Its tones 60 warmly pusng through the chambers OF


my heart!


Bright visions of the buried past around me seem to
whene'er [ hear those trembling lips pour forth in
What seems lay Of triumph DER the wrecks of cruel


Time '' ~ =
Her beauty is not that of YOUTH s of grander kind,
For in that gentle face read noble wOman's mind;
But if those features lose their CHARM such thing
ind forget the sweetest face twas eer my lot to see
long. long be left that holy charm In which may
The hottest charm of all to rae-the music of her voce
Year: 1878

Paris correspondence Chicago Tlmee.f


We we're at the Cafe Chautant the other
night. 1t is building somewhat larger than
the Corcoran gallery of art in Washington.
1t is q great place for music, songs and
dances. There was one very amusing fea-
ture. During one of the entire actes they
brought on an artist who was billed to paint
a marine view in six minutes, all finished for
hanging (the picture, not the artist.)


The canvass was brought on.


Out came the artist, quiet, nervous look
ing young man, about thirty years of age.


His colors were all upon the palette, and
his brushes were in his hand.


attention !" cried the director.


The artist seized huge brush.


AT signal the orchestral band struck up a
clashing, maddeningly nervous waltz.


AS the first note was struck the artist
of the canvass. Then a bit of blue, then
white, dash of purple shadow, and then,
with quick twirl of clean brush, dark
blue sea is dashed in against the horizon.


Two minutes gone.


The waltz goes on faster and faster. The
brush keeps time. A huge rock is sketched
in with burnt sienna and black. A light
house with vermilion range light is dropped
upon the top of the rock


Clash, crash, one, two, three, a boat under
full sail is thrown into the dim distance.
Clash, crash, one, two, three, and another
boat is dashed in. Light upon the waters is
thrown in with free, steady hand. A huge
brush then carefully blends the edge of the
masses, and with profound bow the artist
turns to cheering audience, gratifed that
he is through on time.


And the wonder is that the picture is start
ling good in its broad effect. 1t is strong
and clear. The colors are good, and not
muddily mixed. 1t was as good novelty as
ever saw at any show, and it beats all how
it amuses the French people,
Year: 1878

Mr.. Dusson, sheriff Of st. Landry relegraphed
to Gov Nichols that the parish Was quiet. and
heavy Democratic vote being polled.


A. G. Henry, of Oakland, Cal, treasurer of the
CiizAns' Relief Committee. sent a check for
slo35 50 on the Chemical National Bank Of New
York being a portion of a collection for the
southern relief fund. Seventy-flve dollars of
that sum is donated to the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum of Baton Rouge.


The Board of Health are desirous Of making
q close estimate of the death rate in the recent
epidemic of yellow fever, believing that their
present records place it at too high figure.
They have record of the burial certliirates
complete. and wish to know the correct mum Der
of cases of yellow fever treated by every Dhysi-
clan, in order to give each one due credit In the
lis. now in course Of preparation, and to make
up from the total cases ascertained an accurate
rate of mortality. Those physicians. therefore,
who have not made full report of their cases
to that Office are requested to do so as early as
nossjbta
Year: 1878

We received the welcome visit yesterday even
ing Of our friend and efficient Reporter of the
c. plain has Just returned from trip U D North,
undertaken for the b--neft. Of his health. that
had been much dllapidated by s vrre pro es-
sional labors. He is now in good health and
ready to resume the duties of his profession.
Year: 1878

The Board met in regular session, all the
members present and President Bell in the
chair.


The Clerk was directed to advertise for
sale the empty cement barrels in the Eden
Park Reservoir.


The Cincinnati Consolidated Street Rail-
road Company was given permission to re-
lay the curve at Main and Fifth streets.


The Engineer was directed to notify prop
erty owners of the. resolution to improve
James street, from Colerain to Fifth avenue.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


MANSFIELD, O., June 14.-The jury in the
Terrell trial last night brought in verdict
of murder in the second degree. Judge
Wright at once sentenced the prisoner to
the Penitentiary for life.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the STAR


INDIANAPOLIS June 4,-Mrs. Nancy e.
Clem was arrested here last night on war
rant for grand larceny. The charge is that
when note made by her was presented to
her for payment she snatched it, and would
not give it up. She will be remembered as
the woman tried some years since for the
murder of Mr. Young.
Year: 1878

After returning home he was suddenly taken
ill and went to bed, dying short time
afterwards. DR.. Obel, of John street, was
called in just before his death, but he could
give no aid. Coroner Stitch was notined
and will hold an inquest this evening
Year: 1878

The exultation of the successful party is
high but they are warned by their wiser
leaders that they must now pursue mod
crate policy or they will find their triumph
but short lived.
Year: 1878

A subcommittee of the House Common
Expenditures in the Interior Department
has been engaged in examining the officials
of that department relative to the expend-
iture of an appropriation Of $45, 900 made BY
the present Congress for the restoration of
models destroyed by the fire at the Patent
Office. The testimony devolved the fact
that large number Of persons were. paid
out of the money who were not employed
on the work, and as consequence the
fund was exhausted before the work was
completed and an additional appropriation
was asked for.


A disbursing clerk of the department
was shown to be the recipient of So 600 a
year while he is reported on the official
register as receiving but $1,000.


Wake Up, Susani


The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections yesterday decided to report ad-
versely upon the joint resolution proposing
Constitutional amendment to provide for
women suffrage
Year: 1878

The political orthodoxy Of that sturdy
Democratic paper the Belfast Journal, has
never been questioned. The Journal will
not accept the soft-money heresy which
some of the leaders are trying to force upon
its party. Here is a significant paragraph
from its latest issue which is commended to
the attention of hard-money Democrats in
the First District:


.sIn another column will be found report OF
the Maine Republican State Convention. we
must confess that we like the sturdy, uncom-
promising resolutions upon the currency
question which were there adopted. They
have directness and force very gratifying to
all who believe in sound finances and national
integrity, and who know that unless all human
experience fails, and the lessons of history are
reversed, the delusion of an inflated currency
is to die certain and early death. 1t is easy
to see that the Republicans mean to make
their fight mainly upon the currency q lestlon.
And that, it must be conceded, is the one I'M
portant, overshadowing issue-an issue upon
the decision of which Is to hang the future
prosperity of the country. 1t is to be regretted
that. while this square declaration goes before
the people of the State, large portion OF the
Democratic party, striking hands VIII tne
Greenback leaders, are endeavorlng 70 seduce
Democrats to their folly. They Will hnd tna'
the friends of honest money In the Democratlc
partv will find means 20 make their votes
count in favor of their belief"
Year: 1878

i HESE WOruS VI tlucly WdluiuS diO hou
the Cincinnati Commercial:


Another symptom that the people are drift
ing away from repu ublicanism is the develop
meDt of paper money fanaticism, the cry that
the Government stamp will serve all the pur-
poses of actual money. the deluson which loose
demagogues are asserting as an axiom, that the
Government must supply the people with cur
reucy, and that it should be adequate in
quantity, and as to quality "fnll legal ten,
DER" Now the truth is the Government should
not furnish currency at all, except in the form
OF coins of precious metal and certificates that
standard coin is deposited and to be had on call.
The issue of legal tender paper is simply the
most peremptory and dangerous form OF forced
loan 1t is an assertion by the Government OF
the right to take the property of the pc ople
without giving value for it-of taking houses,
lands, horses, grain, cattle and goods OF all de-
scrptions and giving for it-paper. This is a
terrible power. 1t should be associated with
the right of CONSUMPTION 1t is the highest
form Of the war power, and the notion OF tam
pering with it in time of peace is fraught with
danger. The urgency that the Government
should put forth this power in time OF peace Is
the product of misapprehension, opposed to
public integrity and peril to republican insti-
tutiOns.
Year: 1878

GEN. ANDERSON, the man of the iron
hoof, modestly proposes to celebrate a Demo-
cratic victory won in this District fifty
years ago by sending another Democra. to
Congress himself Ah General, that vic
tory fifty years ago was an honest, hard
money victory! And the man whom the
electors of the First District sent to Congress
did not turn his back upon the principles Of
his party, and discard the convictions of a
lifetime in order to get a seat in Congress.
He was an honest man.
Year: 1878

The Democratic candidate for Congress in
this District says the Democrats have ma
jority of more than million white voters in
the country. He entirely ignores the black
vote. Does he repudiate the constitutional
amendments?
Year: 1878

Braggarts are generally easy to be scared. A
French shoemaker fond OF boasting nothing
could frighten him, proved an exception to the
rule. Two young fellows resolved to put him
to the test, so one slammed dead, and the
other prevailed upon the shoemaker to watch
took his tools with him and worked beside the
CORPSE. About midnight cup of black coffee
was brought to him, and he was so exhilarated
by the draught that he struck mp merry song,
still plying his hammer vigorously. Suddenly
the would be-corpse arose and said in sepul-
chral tones: when man is 10 the presence
of death he should not siugr The shoemaker
was startled, but recovering his self possession
ina moment, he dealt the corpse blow on the
head with hammer as he uttered: "When
man is dead he should not speakr'
Year: 1878

we 90 not read anonymous letters and communI
catiohs The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
amunications that are not used,
Year: 1878

Tired OF telling men he had 10 room for
brakeman, the superintendent of Penusylva-
mia line, upon the appearance of a new appli-
cant, said: "You want to brake on this road.
DO you? Well, you eau sit down there. We
nave no vacancy at present; but we kill about
Two orakemen a day, and dare say in few
minutes L shall hear of some one losing an arm
or leg, and then you can have ths job" The
man thought he would not wait, and the would
be braBemen became scarce in that neighbor-
hood
Year: 1878

IT Is q somew hat curious cireum.
stance that mountain fires and q
very high temperature in Los An.
geles are frequently coincident.
Yesterday and the day before the
mercury ranged as high AS ninety
two aud the lurid gleam of the fires
In the mountains could be seen on
all sides. We undoubtedly have
warm weather without fires, but
such torrid temperature in Octo-
bsr Ia doubtless largely due to this
disturbing cause.
Year: 1878

IdQIers OF labor should occupy
.cSpsrieable portion OF the attcn-
tion of law making bodies. In the
third place. we hail with pleasure
a willingness on the part of man
OF such recognized political sagac-
ity as Butler to discover himself
from the fortunes of the Republi-
can party and identify himself
again with the party Of his youth
and early manhood. II is an omen
of evil for the. Republican and an
auspice of good for the Democratic
party that he has done So


There are some partizans who
are not without sort of sympathy
with what might he called the
"cussedness OF old Ben. One
can come in time to forgive the
larceny of silver spoon or 80. but
there is something fascinating
in the strabismic eye of
Butler, in "fine phrensy roll
Ing" and we should not wonder
II he were to prove to have over the
rank and file of the voters of Mas
sachusetts much such an influence
as the rattlesnake Is said to possess
over birds, by means of which the
latter are brought withln striking
distance. IF, owing to the demor-
slization his bolt has caused in the
Republican party of Massachusetts,,
We succeed in capturing stray
Congressman or two from the Bay
State, Wa shall regard his candi
dacy as an unmixed good to the
Democracy.
Year: 1878

TRE newspaper people have per-
petrated their last outrage ou Mr..
Fiiden. They have it that the old
gentleman is about to marry a
young and blooming St. Louis
belle. We lave great confidence in
the resources Of the rlghtfu!iy elect
ed President but We don't think he
is equal to such an emergency as
that, and we are unhesitating in
our belief that he would decline to
take any such chances.
Year: 1878

THE sensational story as tn the
cause of the death of Gen. Cotton
would seem to be be completely ex-
ploded by the card of his physi-
clans. We have arrived at such q
pass Of sensationaiism that it is
very hard to allow q famous man
to die natural death.