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Year: 1878

''This life is like game of cards. W.
must play the hands dealt to us. and the
| credit is not SO much in winning as in play
ing poor hand well.''


"Whcn l hear man Dragging about
what he did last year and what he's going
to do next year, can tell pretty near What
he's doing now.''


Don't desp!se your poor relations
They might get rich some time, and then
it would be SO hard to explain the thing


'The reputation man gets for his an
cestOrs wants about rs much altering 10 iii
him as their clothes would.'


There is no woman stationed on the
face of the earth who tries 20 hard to do
right. and fails oftener, than the average
nother-in-law."


.'An enthusiast is an individual who be-
lieves about four times as much as he can
prove, and can prove four times as much
as anybody else will believe"


Failing in love is like falling down
stairs; its hard work to find out just how
the thing was ,:one.'


"A man who has been waiting for the
last fifteen years for something to turn up.
is still in the same business"


"A poodle is wOlnan's pet, and have
seen some would like to swap livings
with.' a@&


mice can live anywhere comfortably
but in church; they fat very slowly in a
church. This proves that they can't live
on religion any more than minister can.'


1.-The worst tyrant in the world is wo-
man who is superior to her husband, and
let's everybody know it,


Love is like the measles; You can't hav,
it but once, and the later in life we have it.
the tougher it goes with u.s.


''Great thinkers are not apt to lie great
whistlers. When man can't think of any
thing, he begins to whistle"


The man you can have to work on the
farm for nothing and board himself, just
about earns his wages"


/, '.Neatness, in my opinion, is one of the
virtues. l have always considered it twin
sister to chastity, but none work SO hard as
the victim, of ecstatic neatness. / have
seen neat person who would not let a
weary fly rest long enough on the best
wall paper to take breath, and who would
chase a single cockroach up and down
stairs until his legs were worn off,"
Year: 1878

"A great many people, not content with


their own, borrow trouble; and they keep
it SO long that, forgetting whence they at


t lined it, they go about trying to find


somebody silly enough to take it Oft theiz
hands.
Year: 1878

property with her husband, and SO
paid him half the value of such of
her jewels as she did not wish to
have sold. When this necklace
was valued the Marquis de Caux
refused to accept the estimate of
the expert and forced Mime Patti
to offer it at public sale. The re-
suit of the experiment will probably
make him willing to accept his
wife's offer.


NJ. Halanzier has tried to engage
Nicolini to sing for a short season
at the Grand Opera. But, as his
lordship refused to accede to any
terms whatever, unless "his Ade-
lina," as he calls her, was engaged
at the same time, the negotiations
came to naught.
Year: 1878

old and young. every week. is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
aETHODIsT belong to the best class Of
community.


We desire our business men to make noto
of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
tisingi for many good people seeing an ad-
vsrtisement in paper. especially their
church paper. take it as a guarantee of re-
spOnsibility. Such confidence SHOULD not tc
abused when it can be helped. We want.
therefore.
Year: 1878

ton of our government, and earnestly ask
that the British government be required, in
all respects, Immediately TO restore the
stdtu quo on the Keys, and also indemnify
the company for the wrong and damage on
the premises. The subject will at once
take diplomatic direction.


SPECIAL AGENT NUDGE, of the treasu-
ry department, denies that, as has been previ-
ously stated, that he charged incompetency
or dishonesty upon any government Q officers at
New York, and said he made no statement
to the effect that the government was de-
frauded No reflection was made upon any
inspector, with one exception, and in that
case the man had held the position for only
a single week, and was not familiar with
the duties required of him.
Year: 1878

A man with more ears than brains
heard his neighbors in Atlanta, Ga, de-
scribe an Internal machine, and forth
with took the hint and constructed one.
One night recently he carried his toy to
the front steps of a merchants residence,
and after setting it down, rang the bell.
When the portly form of the merchant
appeared in the doorway the visitor
pointed to the box and told him that a
plot had been formed to blow up his
house. The cigar-box was dropped into
pail of water and then opened. 1t had
a lining of white pine, and was divided
into three compartments, each of which
was packed with gunpowder and shot
and in the centred one were three
matches, placed so as to come in con-
tact with sand-paper when the lid was
raised. The merchant suspected al
once that the inventor of the machine
stood before him, although his visitor
pretended to have overheard in an alley
the details of the plot. The police ar
rested the half-witted fellow, and forced
him to admit that he had made the box


Times were rather dull, he said, and h'


bsd thought shss q titsis sseitsmsn


.,.shs hsfe ssss..ssssi
Year: 1878




A single glance at the ballroom last
night showed a scepe more like .tete a
la regence than anything else. Out of
the maze of gorgeous color it rose like a
glimpse of enchantment; there was the
gleam of faultless toilets, of purple fit
for Titan, of costumes fit for Rubens,
while the room with its throng of dancers
glowed like a cameo in the flush OF a
sunset. Into this room, glowing with
the brightness of Oriental hues, and
where the soft fall of dainty feet as they
whirled through the dance, sounded like
an echo from the thyme tangled grasses
the eyes of the spectator looked longest
and turned aside from with regret. Fol
around this bouquet of feminene lowell
ness, 50 rich in its splendid coloring, 81
proud in its cast, yet delicate..as the fair
est thought of sculptor when rendered
into the purity of the marble, one saw
in picture the mystical enchantman
of woman's beauty.
Year: 1878

The Augusta (Ga J Chronical says !;
" The Georgia Chemical Works, which
are OF very extensive character and
manufactures annually large quantities of
commercial fertilizers, are situated in
the southern suburbs of the city on
South Boundary Street This portion
Of the city is low and damp, and the
people living here have always been sub


ect to chlls and fever and other mala-
rial diseases. We say had been subject,
for Yesterday morning Mr.. Lowe, of the
chemical works, informed us that the
works had exterminated malaria in their
neighborhood. He contended that since
the company commenced operations it
had routed chills, etc, and that persons
living rear there who once suffered a
great deal, suffer now on South Boun
dairy no more The effect of the works
on the health of the country adjacent
had been as marked as it had beneficial.
There could be no doubt as to the cause
of the change, A practical test had
been applied in the buildings of the
company. Men had been employed
there who were ague-shaken and fever
fired, but who in a comoaratively short
time were entirely relieved Of the com
pamonship, Of their ma!arial friend. The
theory is that ammonia does the bust
ness" The Chronicle did not stop to
ask whether the people of the vicinity
preferred ammonia to malaria, taking il
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Year: 1878

HEALTH IN Hot WEATHER. The course
usually taken by persons in heated
term is, according to the London Lancet,
in direct violation of the laws of nature.
Pcrspiration is a moisture which nature
spreads over the surface of the human
body for much the same purpose as an
intelligent housewife sprinkles over her
butter cooler. But perspiration is check
ed by sitting in draughts, by wearing
very little clothing, and by q adopting
light colors for dress. The remedy is
taken for the disease, and through i'm
pending the processes Of nature, summer
colds and other allied evils arc contrac-
ted. "rhe conditions of health require
that, within very narrow limits, the TEN.
perature of the human body should be
the same, whether tie thermometer
should be 90 degrees in the shade or
sinks to few degrees below zero.
Year: 1878

The proceeds will be given to the fund which
the Young Ladies are now collecting for the
yellow fever sufferers.


Music by the Fort Smith Quadrille Band.


Old and young are invited to attend with
out further invitation.


Supper tickets, 80 cents.
Year: 1878

"That tnnon does not fit the mortise
by quarter of an inch," said an en-
ployer to young carpenter who had
just begun to work tor him.


:" l thought that for garden gate
you would not be particular, and it would
make no difference" answered the young
man.


But it did make difference. 1t made
Just the difference between the young car
penter having a steady summer job a,
good wages, and having his time unoccu'
pied on his hands


The employer found no further fault
but when the gate was finished he paid
the maker without another word and
dismissed him. The next day there
was another man in his place. He hap
pcned to he . man who thought it did
make difference how everything was
done; he always did his best; and KEEP
his situation to the end of the season.


SO it happens. Frequently some lit
tie thing, which was not expected to at.
tract attention, is noticed by some one
to whom the excellence of the work has
commended itself, and the man who has
made painstaking the rule of all his labor
is surprised by sudden and unlocked
for accession of good fortune. He has
been brought into note by some inconsid
cred trinle. which was well done mere
ly because it was his habit to do every
thing as well as possible.


On the other hand, many man whC
is lamcnting his i'll fortune, and don
know what to attribute it to, owes it tC
some such carelesness in the way o
doing his work and that which doomed
the young carpenter to a summer o
profitable idleness.- .-EXchang
Year: 1878

Eft A truly thororough temperance
man not only abstans from drink, but
from all aud every kind of vice. The
man who is addicted to the Supremacy
foolish habit Of swearing, is as truly an
Incorporate man, as he who is the slave
of his cups. In fact there is. more an
excuse for the drunkard, for he gratilies
the cravings Of iiendish appetite, while
the profane man neither benefits him
self or any one else.


A man ought never to get rid of his
childhood. He may put away childish
things and yet remain what is sweet and
beautiful in childhood. There is a sim
pie faith, and innocense and liberty OF
childhood W hich should be carried up in
| to and become the bloom of our mau-
hood. We are timid of the man whose
life brings with it none of the fragrance
of boyhood, who cannot be boy again,
whenever burdens Of maturcr years may
be laid aside.
Year: 1878

A cOuntryman stepped into The
County Court Clerks Office Saturday
and after sitting around short time
stated that be had marriage license,
which be wished to return. Deputy
Clerk Tom Jones, discovering that the
certificate of the one performing the
ceremony, ETC., was not filled out in
proper form, inquired the reason, re-
ceiving q reply, after some hesitation,
that the lady mentioned had gone
back on the fellow and concluded not
to marry him, consequently they were
of no service, and he was reQu sted to
bring them back.


They:Were taken back, but after still
sitting around the fire for awhile, with
an anxious expression on his counte-
nance, the countryman spoke up, cay
ing he wished another license for the
same man and different woman. The
blank was filled out, and Deputy Jones
asked him if he could write. He re-
piled in the affirmative, and was told
to sign the party's name, with himself
as security. He hesitated and stam-
mered in a confused manner for a
while, but finally managed to say that,
to tell the fact, he was the man who
wanted the license himself, but he
didn't want to acknowledge it.


He stuck his fist tremblingly to the
instrument and a friend standing by
was procured as his security, and he
went on rejoicing, saying that he was
going to marry this last woman just
to spite the other one, for whom the
first license was taken out.
Year: 1878

G.. w. A. Jackson, a brakeman on
the Alabama and Great Southern
Railroad, was run over at Chattanoo-
ga last Saturday morning and killed
outright. He was managing the
switches so a. to get his train out on
the main track, and was standing on
another track, when the switch en-
CINE of the Nashville and Chattanooga
Road backed down on him before he
knew it, there being dense fog from
the escaping steam. He was knocked
across the track and the engine ran
entirely over him, mangling him in q
horrible manner. He leaves young
wife, and was about - years Of age.
Year: 1878

Says the Elizabethton Momtaineer
of last week


AN interested inquirer wants to
know when the East Tennessee and
Western North Carolina Railroad will
be completed. Can any one of our
readers give the desired Information !?
We told him that if it ever was fin
ished it would be a memorable event
in the history of our country, and the
last tie would probably be laid in time
for the next Centennial."
Year: 1878

A SPECIAL dispatch to the Nashville
American announces the serious illness
of Congressman Riddle, of this State.
He has been suffering with dyspepsia
and diseased liver, and latterly his
mind appears so much impaired as to
fill his friends with alarm.
Year: 1878

THE CRISIS claims that Judge
Broaddus carried two townships at
the late election which was two bet
ter than nonc.-Trenton Republi-
can.


Nothing of the kind ever appear
cd In the CRISIS. Judge Broaddus
carried six townships in this county,
while the Democratic "bass-wood"
candidate carried but five, and the
present misrepresentation in Con
gress from this district carried only
two. We hope the Republican will
be more careful hereafter and not
mis- represent us, at least, not to as
great an extent as the Republican
member of Congress from this dis
trict, mis.reprosents his constituency
Year: 1878

THE relation of the Greecnback
party to the Democratic party is be.
coming one of absorbing interest
from q national stand point.-Jeiler-
son City Tribune.


Absorbing! That's the word. The
Greenback party has already absorb,
ed a good many democratic votes,
and the absorbing still goes on.
Year: 1878

THERE are Il lot of "taX jumpers"
in this county and especially in
ChilIicothe, that need attention, and
we will suggest one or two whole
some laws for their especial benefit
between now and the meeting of
the Legislature. A law that will
cut back is what VIC want.
Year: 1878

GLOVER made q heavy speech in
this c'y last fall. He proved to the sat
islaction Of all, that the country was
in deplorablc condition, but he
proposed no remedy. Like a doe
who informs his patient that he is
very sick, but makes out no pre-
scription.
Year: 1878

The members of the Legislature
who are in favor of Glover, will
make an effort to exclude from the
democratic caucus, many Vest
men, under the prctensc that they
are Greenbackers and styling .all
Grcenbackcrs that are in favor of
Greenbacks.
Year: 1878

an earnest conversation in low
tones.


AT last the whole party rose to
go TO supper, and the two were
brought back to themselves again.
They followed us slowly, and Just
as left the parlor | heard Booth
say, All! Bessiel Bessie can l
trust you utterly?' and her reply
came clear, but with a word of mel
ancholy in the tones


:" Even as Ruth said, so say / /:
Even unto death. -


We took our seats at the table
"a small round one. The supper
passed off pleasantly enough |
noticed nothing whatever excited
in Booths manner; he was unusu-
ally entertaining, and his laugh
rang out as loud and clear as any
man whose mind and conscience
were at perfect ease.


I" At last Booth arose from the
table. He made us all one of his
grand bows, and walked to the door,
and just as he passed out some rec
objection or memory seemed to
strike him, and he returned abrupt
ly to the table, and said to Bessie,
using a familiar quotation of Ham
lat.
Year: 1878

When the Ciisen wishes to again refer to the silly puppy" who runs the HERALD, we would suggest the following language used by California paper in expressing an opinion of rival. We hope we shall not be called upon again to crush the crawling mass of poison ous vituperation.
Year: 1878

-Messrs. Allen X Few have brought us q brick from the first kiln hurned in this valley. They expressed themselves much pleased with the quality of brick ihe soil produced. Their first job was building an oven for Julius, the baker. They are now doing some brick work for Asher & Ellis.
Year: 1878

Washington D. GGzstie.

 A profound sensation was created in the room of the Military Con- mittee of the Senate, when, in reply to a question by Senator, Mir. c. P. Huntington said, that whether there was any subsidy granted or not his road could not wait for the Texas Pacific 10 recover from its embarrassment, but would build on under such legislation as it could get if it was ho more than the right of way.
Year: 1878

yes or no, without the change of q muscle,


The sight was so painful that we sent him


away. and then asked the warden about


Inn. 1t seems that he was Well-to-do


freshman who lived in town near by, and


had a small piece of land In his garden
be raised vegetables, and was troubled by
thefts. One night he heard some one in
the garden, and he then said-for he has
never spoken since of it-he fred at ram
dom into the garden to frighten the
thieves away. Tt was so dark he coula see
nothing. Then he went back to his house
The next morning the body ofa young girl
10 years of age was found in the garden.
The charge that O'Donnell had fred and
killed her. He was tried, convicted. and
after his sentence for life he acted like q
man from whom every emotion of feeling
had gone. The vacant expression came
into his face, his hair turned white, and for
ten years his manner has been unchan. ed
lie does the work that he is told to like a
machine, and obeys the prison regulations,
but he never speaks except to answer yes
or no. He is known in the prison as the
dumb man. The petition for his pardon
does not come from him; he did not know
until summoned before the council, and
even when informed that his chances for
pardon were deemed good, his manner
did not change.


t ppears tlat strong point made By
the prosecution when he was convicted was
that he saw the g.ri, knew who she was al d
ma1iciopsly shot her; bat it has been lately
learned that he did not know her. Il was
All Hallow zen, and there is superstition
that lfa virgin places a cabbage over her
door upon that night, she will marry him
who first passes under the threshold. The
girl went to 0'DonnelI,s garden to get the
cabbage for that purpose, had never
been there before, as was alleged at the
trial, as showing Q Donnell's malice, and
was shot. These facts have been satisfac-
torily proved to the council, and Mr.
Haynes says there is no doubt that O'Don-
nell's pardon will be voted Boston Cor.
n. I. sur.
Year: 1878

When l first became acquainted with
Bishop Marvin was stationed in Jack
sonport, Ark He was there with Gen.
Price, and spent part of the time in
my office, reading, conversing, etc 1t
was, however, in the pulpit. and in con-
Quoting prayermeeting. that | realized
the greatness of the man. I was very
much impressed by personal narrative
which he gave in one of the prayer
meetings, and which showed the true
character of his piety He stated that
he had recently been travelling in the
wilds of ArkanSas-his mind was OPP
pressed, his heart sad He had been
driven from his family and home by the
invading foe, and could not hear of their
welfare, and it seemed to him that clouds
and darkness had completely enveloped
him. In this state of heart he ap-
preached an old loe-cabin in a very di-
lapidated condition As he drew nearer
he distinguished the sound of some
female singing Nearer, my God, to
thee He at once alighted and went
in, for the sound seemed to enter his
very soul He there found the singer,
a poor old widow woman, in the midst
of poverty, but who was happy in spite
of her loneliness and want He felt
and said that if am old widow in such
want could sing such song, that Ger
tainly he could. He gave to the wind
his fears-his full confidence in an over
ruling Providence was brought into
lively exercise, and from that day he
went on singing, Nearer, my God, te
thee" This simple personal narrative
made deeper impression on my MIND
than even the rich sermons he preached
and with which l was delighted. And
now doubtless he sings in nobler strain
as he gazes with ineffable pleasure upol
the glory of the Infinite, Nearer, m,
God, to thee This narrative was giver
the week before the terrible fight a
| Helena, Ark. EpsrIoS.


Jan. 81, 1873.
Year: 1878

Many people think that newspapers
are dear; that four cents week for
food for the brain, is too extravagant /;
but glass of whisky is manufactured
from about seventeen grains of corn,
the value of which is too small to be
estimated. A glass of this mixture
sells for dime, and if good brand, is
considered worth the money. 1t is
drank in minute or two. It fires the
brain, deranges and weakens the phys
ical system. On the same sideboards
on which the deleterious beverage is
served lies newspaper. 1t is covered
with half million type-it brings in
telligence from the four quarters Of the
globe The newspaper costs less than
the glass Of grcg, but it is not less true
that there is large number of people
who think corn juice cheap and news
papers dear.-True Democrat
Year: 1878

To cure freckles, CRATE horse-radish
fine, let it stand few hours in butter
milk, then strain and use the wash night
and morning. Or squeeze the juice of
lemon into half goblet of water and
use the same way. Most of the RENE
dies for freckles are poisonous, and can
not be used with safety. Freckles in


dictate a defective digestion, and con-
sist in deposit of some carbonaceous or
fatty matter beReath She scarf skin


The diet should be attended to, and
should be of nature that the bowels
and kidneys will do their duty. Daily
bathing with much friction should not
be neglected, and the Turkish bath
taken occasionally, if it is convenient
Year: 1878

A Congress of Beauty" is what ex-
cites New York now. Four hundred
women are on exhibition at one of the
places of amusement, and the attraction
is fondly announced as much superior
| to fox chase or baby show.
Year: 1878

The GoDDEss, OF LIBERTY.-The mys-
terious female, dressed in black, who
styles herself the Goddess of Liberty,
was at the White House again, and
clamorously demanded an audience
with the President, which she did not
get. She informed those who were in
hearing that she was the woman who
put President Hayes in the White
House, and that she will make him
bleed for ignoring her as he does.
Year: 1878

PoIsoN IyY-The following is said to be
specific against the poison ivy quite COM
mon in all parts of the country: Bromide
should be dissolved in olive OIL cosmolne or
glycerine, in the strength of teu or twenty
drops 0: bromide to ounce of oil and the
mixture rubbed gently on the affected part
three or four times day. The bromide is
so volatile that the solution should be re-
newed within tweDty.iour hours from its pre-.
paratou.