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Year: 1878

lis lawful mean" in the Kansas City
Journal to explode that little postage game
which iis neighbor, the Times, invented a
short time ago, and has been enjoying SO
much. Why do you want TO go and tell
that its a fraud ? 1t doesn't do you any
harm, and seems TO afford him power o
comfort" Then why not let him keep it
what do YOU want to knock it over for?
Year: 1878

The most remarkable railway accident
on record happened not long ago on the
Northwestern Road between London and
Liverpool. \ gentleman and his wife
Were travelling in a compartment alone.
when, the train going at the rate of sixtv
miles an hour, an iron rail projecting from
car on side-track cut into the carriage
and took the head of lady clear off and
rolled it into the husbands lap. He sub
sequently sued the Company for damages,
and created great surprise in court by Civ
ing his age al 30 years, although his hair
was snow-white. Ii had been turned from
jet-black by the horror OF that event.
Year: 1878

Seventy hours without food or drink was
the recent experience of a tramp who stole
a ride on a freight train from Hannibal
No, to Toledo. O. He hid himself in a
car Of wheat, and when he tried to get out
he found the door sealed. His last thought
as he became unconscious, was that he was
to be dumped into the vast cayerns OF the
Wabash elevators.
Year: 1878

The Pennsylvanians have resolved TO ask
congress TO declare that any alteration OF
the existing tariff would be unwise and in
expedient. TLere is not much probability
that this propo o.ition will he adopted in form;
it is rather too bgassy; but the pis-iron
lobby is numerous, noisy, and doubtless well
supplied with money.
Year: 1878

IFUFU county UIObe.I


Dodge City wants and needs bank. The
need is severely experienced by our mer-
chants and business men, who are anxious
to aid and assist any man in the establish
ment Of bank at this place. Many town
and city in this country, that don't do half
the business that Dodge does, supports a
bank. More money changes hands In Dodge
City in one year, than in most other towns
in Kansas.
Year: 1878

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Owing to the bad and almost impassab!e
condition of the roads, but few farmers
can come to town. How long these bad
roads are to continue is only matter of
conjecture but the "oldest inhabitantr il
firmly convinced that We never had such a
siege of mud since the settlement of the
country by the whites.
Year: 1878

A gentleman whose sheep have been iroubl-
ed with scab, says that he is having but little
trouble in curing them up without losing
any. He uses decoction of tobacco as a
wash, and is careful not to feed too much
grain. Good shelter, careful feeding and
tobacco juice does TIE busiress.
Year: 1878

The Tribune, and the gold lovers general.
", can rest assured that the people
OF the country have made up an
opinion in favor OF double standard oj
gold and silver. No dallying of Congress.
or veto by the President, can turn them
aside; they have made the demand in no
uncertain voice and further, they will Get
what they ask. The sooner the newspaper.
and the Eastern capitalists quit howiirg
"rpudiation," and charging DISHONEST
upon the suffering wealth-producing portion
of the community, the better it viii be for
them and the country at large. 1t NAV do
very well to roast the goose for the bond
holders dinner when the crop Of susline, =
Year: 1878

The speaker of the Kentucky house is a
thirsty soul, but he so far recognizes the
force OF public opinion as to have the page
bring ''his'n" in silver goblet As the
color OF the fluid cannot be seen, the pleas,
ant deception is INDUCED that it may be
water
Year: 1878

The young daughter OF the Crown Prince
of Germany, who was married last evening,
is the first grandchild OF Queen Victoria
who has entered into the matrimonial es-
tate. There are about thirty more of them
to follow her example. The stock of other
available Princes and Princesses will hard
" hold out
Year: 1878

A good story is told of gentleman who
is a member Of the order of the Red Ribon
of thi. city, and who has been travelling in
the country on business. and among other
things vaccinating. During our smaII-po
troubles in this city, red flag was required
to be hung out OF the building as warn
ing of danger, and for every one to keep out
Of the way. This gentleman had pinned on
his coat a small piece of red ribbon, the
badge of the society Of which he is mem
Der, and i, was with difficulty he could get
within speaking distance Of any one, they
fearing he had the smallpox and had hung
ont the suggestive signal.
Year: 1878

ANY one curious TO know where the
money OF the Eric Railway goes, may find
partial explanation Of an otherwise OBJ
scure subject in the fact that since May,
1879, over $4,000 has been paid to law
Year: 1878

The Lord case has been settled to the
satisfaction of all concerned Mr. Lord is
allowed his reason, liberty and 4 beautiful
wife, and his children mfortable income
and handsome stepmother
Year: 1878

New YORK, Jan. ia Harrisburg
dispatch says that yesterday a resolution
was offered by Representative Long, for
the appointment of joint committee of
the senate aud house to inquire into the
circumstances of the riots, and to ascertain
the causes as we'll as tho results of the
same, and to report the result Of their
investigation to the legislature. 4 very
spirited debate followed, after which a
motion to indefinitely postpone the subject
was carried by small majority. Not
withstandisg the defeat the supporters of
the resolution are confident Of considera-
ton and passage within few days. The
dispatch says the resolution was offered as
the beginning Of an effort to make the
state responsible for the payment Of the
damages by the riots last summer.


The fire in the shaft No 7,near Pittst0n,
continues to rage. and the fears are that
the props and brattces will be burned
away, and the roof fall in. Immense veins
of coal, hundreds of feet below the sur
fuce have become ignited. Work in the
neigbboring vein is suspended.
Year: 1878

FrTz JOHN PORTER has written a
letter to Washington complaining of
the conduct of Gen. Hunter, one of the
members of the commission that is re-
hearing his case. Probably Gen. Hum
ter does not act as though the object
and purpose Of his labors was to find a
way to reverse the sentence against
Porter. Z But it seems a little early for
the ingenious Porter to commence a
newspaper war upon the commission,


to in fact renew his whining. He
ought at least to keep still until the
commission has reached decision. !
Year: 1878

No MAN with particle of sympathy
for men in misfortune would hesi-
tate to sign a petition requesting Mrs.
jerks to let up on the fraud COM
mittee. Potter and Butler are no
doubt guilty, but their punishment has
already been severe.
Year: 1878

John brought ruin and death to ants in a
drunken brawl. He placed alcohol with.
IN reach Of some industrious workers. aud
soon they fond that they needed it to
stimulate them for the accomplishment
of their heavy tasks. Life took on new
color as they quaffed; trouble fed away,
and presently they did not care for any
thing. When they were nearly helpless
and stupid, Sir John meanly placed them
in nest where they belonged, and soon
there was such time as the parrot had
with the monkey. Signs Of the greatest
excitement in the hill were seen, and anon
the battle ragged upon the plain. The
drunkards fought as well as they could,
but they were no match for the total
abstaincrs; they could not stand straight
or bite to any purpose; the demon had
mounted to their gangli and stolen away
their ability. Their heads and legs were
bitten of, and a large number Of them
were dragged to puddle near by and
ANONYMOUSLY drowned as an example to
the young, and warning Of what they
would have to expect if they should ever
yield to the temptation of wine, whisky
and crambambuli.
Year: 1878

The crop and statistical report Of the
Tennessee bureau Of agriculture is just out.
II states that the ravases of rust threatened
to be very disastrous to wheat, but in the past
ten days the prospect has improved to some
extent, and although a considerable part Of
the crop has been cut of, yet large increas'
cd average will make the yield probably about
threc-fourths Of an average crop. The fruit
cropis more abundant than for several years,
md corn, tobacco and other crops are doing
we'll a fifth Of the tobacco crop has already
been set out. While tobacco planting is
carly, efforts will be directed toward making
good crop rather than large one. The
average Of cotton is much smaller than that
OF last wear
Year: 1878

I am no teller of stories, says Haz|itt
yet there is one belonging to Dnrlcigh
House Of which happen to know some of
the particulars. The late Earl of Exeter
was divsrced from his wife, woman Of
foshion and of somewhat more gayety of
manners than ''lords who love their
ladies' like. He determined to seek a
second in an humble sphere Of life, and
that it should be one who, having no
knowledge OF his rank, should love him
for himself alone. For this purpose he
went and settled incognito, under the
name of Mr.. Jones, at Honet, an obscure
village in Shropshire. Ho made over
lures to one or two damsels in the neigh
borhood, but they were too knowing to
be taken in by him. His manners were
not boorish; his mode of life was retired
it was odd how he got his livelihood and
at last he began to be Thought highway
man. IN this dilemma he turned to- Miss
Hoggins, the eldest dru3hter of a small
farmer at-~hose house he lodged.


Miss Hoggins, it would seem. had not
been used to romp with the village
clowns; there was something in the .,atln-
ueI VI lue1c 4ultC Dut tCCtutTIC guest
which she liked. Having inspired her
with that kind Of regard which he wish
ed for, he made honorable proposals to
her, and at the end of some months thev
were married, without his letting her
know who he was. They sat off in Il
postchaisc from her fathers house and
travelled across the country. In this
manner they arrived at Stamford, and
passed through The town without stopp-
ing till they came to the entrance of Bur
leigh Park, which is on the outside of it.
The gate flew open, and the chaise drove
down the long avenue of trees that led
up TO the front Of this fine old mansion
AS they drew near to it, and she seemed
surprised at where they were going, hel
husband said.


Well, my, dear, this is Burleigf
House; it is the house 1 promised te
bring you to; and you are the Countess o.
Exeter2'


1t is said that the shock of this dis
covery was too much for the young crea
ture, and that she never recovered from
it. 1t was sensation worthy dying for
I never wish to have been q lord bu
when l think of this story.
Year: 1878

Potted Ptgeons.-After cleaning and
washing the pigeons, put very little wa
ter in kettle and put in the pigeons; let
them simmer gently until tender; then
remove the pigeons, keeping them hot,
and if there is not enough gravy in the
kettle, add little more water; put in a
piece of butter large as an egg, salt, pep
pep, and sweet marjoram;. let all these
boil together; thicken with little dust
ing Of flour: then put back the pigeons,
and let all boil for a few minutes SO as to
season them; have some pie-crust cut into
diamonds, put them around the edge Of a
platter, and pour birds and gravy in the
centre.
Year: 1878

The Toronto Leader says that private
infor nation from Buffalo amply confirms the
truth Of reports as to the Fcnian organizations
in that city, although the extent OF the prep
arations has been greatly exaggerated as well
as the number OF men engaged in the business,
and calls upon the government to strenghth-
en- the defence of the frontier. It says that
under the pretense of economy the militia
have been starved, the defences of the coast
and of the lakes utterly neglected, and there
not only exists minimum ofprotection,b but an
actual temptation to raiders to try their luck.
Year: 1878

the Court, the defendants counsel offered n
motion fOrcontinuance, the Court overruind
the motion for continuance, and orde1d
the case to go on trial. The defendants
counsel took bill of exceptions to the rub
ing of the Court The next move will bo
for change of venue, and if that is not Oh
tanned, a trial upon the merits of the Case
will be had, and it is the opinion of many
that lie will be acquitted,
Year: 1878

A meeting of the Trustees of the Cincin-
natl Southern Railway was held last night,
at which Mr. Alex. Ferguson was instruct
ed to draw the form Of advertisement for
the completion and lease of the road The
report will probably be made tomorrow.
Year: 1878

The Mobile Railroad Company are com
planned of this time by the Board of Under
writer's. A delegation from that body, headed
by our revered friend, NJ. Musson, Esq, visited
the Mayors office yesterday to ask that the
company be required to comply with the city
ordinances in order to permit the fire extln-
gushing apparatus of this city to run along
Elysian Fields street with some security
against danger to the life of the tiremen and


1t appears that the Mobile Railroad Com
pany have almost monopolized Eiysian Fields
street in several ways. The present com
plaint is against the cutting Up of the street
ground. for the improvement of their track
bed to the utter disregard of the rights of the
owners of vehicles who traffic along the
street, and, as is said above, of the needed
convcniences of the fire department. a
Year: 1878

young man was strolling on Canal street
yesterday. enjoying the invigorating air and
disporting himself generally on tho boulevard.
He had reason to feel proud and happy, for the
breath Of the heavens was pure. and three
beautiful ladies sailed under his escort Ga the
way bird fancier with trained canaries, at
traoted the attention Of one of the ladies' and
the party had to stop to Witness the perform
ance. The trainer W very eloquent and witty
after his own wav. aud the only criticism TO be
made Is that 1t was always the same bird who
performed oil the tricks. Presently the trainer
loaded Il small cannon and announced to the
breathlessly eXpectant crowd that he was
going to have his f,vorite bird shot In
fa t the canary was dressed for execution and
placed in an armchair before the cannon's
mouth. Before proceeding any further. how
ever, the Snowman passed the hat around for
contributions. The happy young man. who
dime in the hat and two other unsonhis,icated
Youths deposited q nickel apiece. whereupon
the bird man placed the luere in his pecket, de-
clared that he would not shoot his bird for tho
paltry sum Of twenty cents. aud began imme-
dtatefy packing up. Slowly the crowd retired.
sadder but wiser, particularly the imprudent
nart Of it that had given up ts boarded wealth,
thinking that not even In bird fancers could
confidence be repose1. and that this world is
but "fleetng street show"
Year: 1878

Lovers of the national game will do well to
visit the ball grounds at Ogden Park this
evening at 8 O'Clock, as there will be Il lively
tussle between two first class nines-the r.
i. Lees and the Lone Stars. Since their or
ganzation the Lone Stars have played four
games, and have succeeded in taking their
opponents into camp every time The Stars
are determined to come out at the end OF the
ball season with a clean record. The other
mines here are very sanguine that they can
beat the Stars. The Lees, we understand,
have still further strengthened their nine by
the addition of one or two more strong players,
showing that they are determined to defeat
the Stars il it can possibly be done by any OF
the local PLAYERS.
Year: 1878

By a lnpsns pe,ma we said In yesterdays
paper that f. McGloin, Esq, stated that An
returns were opened. It should have read
that Mr. McGlofn had no positive recollection
of his presence at that particular time, but
remembered that he noted his presence just
afterwards. His impression was that he was
there at the time.


Many complaints have been made regard
ing a nuisance on Bolivar street, between
Poydras and Lafayette. An abandoned char
acter there SO disturbs the peace that ladies'
cannot pass without being insulted 1t should
be stopped.


The proprietor Of the Algiers cigar depot.
the Algiers tea and coffee depot, have issued
a circular binding themselves to give 10 per
cent of their earnings for one week for the
benefit Of the families OF the crew OF the miss-,
ing McA lister
Year: 1878

The undersigned respectfully petition the
Legislature now in session not TO call - eonyen-
tion oil tho people for the purpose Of altering
or changing the existing constitution OF the
state. as Che same can be reached through
Legislative action, and thus avoid an expense
the State cannot afford.


Therefore we bumbly pray the Legislature
to propose such changes In Tho organic law OF
the State as may be necessary 10 promote the
public good the Same to be submitted 10 tho
people for ratification at the next general
Year: 1878

Henceforth we will give column daily
to correspondence upon any proper subject
for discussion. 1t 10 expected that commu-
nications will be written on one side only
of the paper, and accompanied with the
name of the writer. The HERALD is not to
be considered as endorsing or being in any
way responsible for the opinion Of cores
pondentsin this column.
Year: 1878

A schoolboy was asked by his teacher
to give an example Of earnestness. He
looked bothered for moment, but his
face frightened like the. dew-drops glist-
ening on the leaves of the rose in early
morning, as he delivered himself OF the
following happy thought: When you
see boy engaged on mince pie till mis-
nose touches the middle plum and his
ears drop on the outer crus,s, you may
know he has got it,
Year: 1878

DR.. Whately, in his elements Of
Rhetoric" tells clerical students that if
they would avoid ''clergyman's sore
throat" and bring the truths they are
appointed to teach home to their hear
ers, they must speak in their natural
voice The advice should be needed
by all who would cultivate the art of
reading, or acquire a pleasant and forci-
BILE style of address.


1t is sad fact that, Notwithstanding
the increase of teachers of elocution,
our public schools turn out few good
readers. Anyone can satisfy himself of
the truth of this assertion.


Let him take from among the pupils,
or recent graduates, of public school, a
dozen boys and girls, and at different
times set them to reading prose
or poetry He will find his ear and his
taste panied by the thin, unnatural voice,
and by the want of difference in tones
to express the ights and shades of the
thoughts while the forced emphasis,
recurring like the regular strokes of a
hammer upon an anvil, emphasize moth
ing, because it emphasizes so much.


1T is not reading" he will say. Il
don't know but it may be elocution, but
it is not the reading l should care to
hear if were sick or weary, and want
ed my mind diverted. For it fatigues
me-"


That is just the fault-it wearies,
and the cause is in the unnatural voice.
Good reading may be made to afford
more pleasure to the household than
any other accomplishment. II would
rather said Edward Everett, that a
daughter of mine should be good read
er than skillful pianist" Yet good
reading derives its greatest charm from
perfect naturalness of tone and manner.


A clerical friend once asked Whately
for an opinion as to his reading of the
Episcopal church service. "Well, then,
said the doctor, IF you really wish to
know, l should say there are two parts
Year: 1878

Carefully prepared statistics show
that there are over six hundred thous-
and drunkards in the United States,
and that seventy thousand die annu-
ally who 60 to the grave of a drunkard.
Every year one hundred thousand men
and women are sent to prison under the
influence of intoxication, while three
hundred murders and four hundred sui
cides occur from the same cause. Two
hundred thousand orphans are annually
thrown upon the charity of the world
by the curse of intemperance. Nine


tenths of our crime and seven-eights of
the pauperism is the immediate result
of whisky, and that at a cost to the
government-besides individual want
of not less than $6O,O00OOO every year.
Year: 1878

You are a coward if afraid to tell the
truth when you should do so. You are
a coward, when you insult the weak
You are "A coward, if afraid to do right.
if you shrink from defending your opin-
ion, from maintaining that which you
know to be just and good; and you are
especially coward if you know certain
things Of yourself, and care not to own
them to yourself.
Year: 1878

Every emotion of the human heart
has been wreathed in poesy except, per-
haps, the feeling of joyous complacency
that comes to man when he finds he
has lodged the conductor of crowded
street-car, and got the start of soulless
monopoly to the extent of nickel.
Year: 1878

The heavy toll of human life which
England is already beginning to pay for
her possession of Cyprus can surprise no
one who has seen what the Greek cities
of the Levant really are. The grim old
provelb that "the plague lives in smyr,
ma all the year around" aptly describes
these hotbeds of filth and pestilence:
and Nikosia situated on the low ground
at the loot of steep mountain ridge
that completely shuts out the health~
giving winds of the north, is the worst
conceivable place for men fresh from
cool, breezy England. If the eastern
Jamaica" is not to rival its namesake's
destruction of life, the precautions
already adopted in the latter place must
be employed at once. CHARTERED in
cantonments along the higher slopes,
over which the fresh sea breezs plays
incessantly, the troops will be safe from
the sweltering heat below, with its in>
separable fever; and Sir Garnet Wolse-
ley, after his experience of Burmah, and
the African coast, is the man for such g
Year: 1878

One of the lions OF Lake Minnetonka
is Crane Island. Nobody lives on it but
the cranes. And, siDgularly enough;
you never see or hear OF crane on any
other island on the lake. But on Crane
Island, which is heavily wooded, there
are millions and millions and millions of
'em. The boats that ply on the lake run
close to this islanu and whistle to scare
up the cranes for the amusement of the
tourists. The cranes used to live in daily
terror of the whistles, and when they
were blown the startled birds would fly
up in dense clouds, shutting out the light
of the sun and making the whole lake
so dark that you couldn't see torch-light
procession on it. But they are more
accustomed to it now. When the Hattie
Mays whistles were blown the other day
only few of the birds came out. One
was very large, petulant old fellow,
who stretched himself above the tree
tops and said: CAV, give us a rest.'
And several impertinent young cranes
advised us to ''go and chaw iron," and
to Ego sun yourselves" But even this
was very amusing, and the passengers
enjoyed it immensely. There are cranes
on this island more than two hundred
years old. Some of them are sixteen feet
high.
Year: 1878

There are several wrong ways of wash
ing the face and but one right. Towel,
flannel, sponge are all out of place where
the face is concerned. The hands only
should be used. Doctor Wilson's direc-
tions are Fill your basin about two
thirds full with fresh water; dip your
face in the water, and then your hands.
Soap the hands well, and pass the soaped
hands with gentle friction over the whole
face. Having performed shis part of the
operation thoroughly, dip the face in the
water second time, and rinse it COM
plets ly; you may add very much to the
luxury OF the latter part of the opera
tion by having second basin ready with
fresh water to perform a final rinse"
But the care OF the complexion requires
that not only the face, but the whole
body shall be daily subjected to the bath.
The sponge bath is, perhaps. the best, and
the temperature of the water must be
regulated by the sensations of the bather.
and by the season of the year. No one
can deny the charm of clear, soil color
In the cheeks and lips, and it mn lie an
incorrigible complexion, indeed, that
will not yield TO the measures that /
have recommended - Casselps Maga-
zine.