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Year: 1879

A physician, we will suppose, is
attending patient, plying him with
medicines, and he keeps getting
worse instead of better. The pa
tient, sinking under the pressure
of his physical ills, finally concludes
TO call in another doctor TO help
him out of his troubles. Having
made up his mind, he reveals his
intention TO the attending physician.
He replies, "If you call any one
else in, III wipe you out" What
would you think? Would you
consider it safe to continue under
his treatment?


We are informed that Jay Gould
said, when be was here last Thurs
day, that if Columbus didn't defeat
those Lincoln Il Northwestern
bonds, he'd have to "wipe her out" !"
Said it, not in a boasting manner,
and stating that he felt no enmity
to any one, but he didn't propose to
have any of his territory taken from
HIM.


1t is not an unusual thing to find
business men working to prevent
too great competition and cutting of
prices, and this seems perfectly
natural when the character of hu-
man nature is considered, but the
general public are benefited when
commerce is left perfectly free to
take er cut its own channels. The
ultimate result OF competition is
fair, living rates. The only good
in a monopoly, conducted against
the public interest, is as a make
SHIFT until better can be done. Jay
Gould don't want Platte county TO
vote these bonds, because he don't
want competition, and this he don't
want because the clear gains off this
people, every year, are a fortune in
themselves. Why should it be such
a mortal offence to I" invade" terri
tory that is tributary to the Union
Pacific? If their rates were reason
able, just, nay even anywhere this
side of extortion and outrage, con-
sidering the stringency of the times,
and the manner in which western
people i'm general live, why should
the U. p. fear? Why not rather
solicit the coming of other lines
If Jay Gould is not seeking and
reaping undue harvests from "his
territory" and "his people, why
make bitter objection and wage
deadly war against visiting roads?


The truth is, no other road that
has ever looked toward Columbus
has received tithe of the attention
from the U. p. that this has. They
are fighting it all along the line,
contesting every inch, raising every
objection, devising every scheme
that promises 10 catch dozen votes
or more.


They will defeat the voting of
these bonds if such a thing is in
their power, and because this is the
case it becomes every intelligent
man of spirit to work all the harder
for the bonds.
Year: 1879

Editors Dispatch: AS it seems to be de-
cided that the muddy water in the eastern
compartment Of the new reservoir will not
settle or become clear. would it not be bet.
ter to draw it off and put every pump to
work and refill it while the water in the
river is clear, and before 1t gets too low !?
II the pumping force is not sufficient ii
should be Increased, or. the object for which
the new reservoir was built will be of no
avail. Our citizens would gladly increase
the pumping force rather than be subjected
to the use OF such water ss they have been
supplied with since early in July last until
recently. QUERY.
Year: 1879

is 80 short that every moment possible Is
required In order to get through; and Dy
the time he can run TO the depot the train Is
ready to start. Trusting that these reasons
ito which We could add many more} for this
change may evoke response from our busi-
ness-men generally until the proper parties
to attend to this matter as it should be shall
do so, and that you win give it such atfen-
tion as you may think for the best interest
of business in our city,


We are yours truly, ....


OLIVER & ROBINSON.
Year: 1879

That fish may be scaled much
easier by first dipping them into
boiling water about a minute.


That fish may as we'll be scaled, !,
if desired. before packing down in
salt, though in that case don't scald
them.


Salt fish are quickest and best
freshened by soaking them in sour
milk. 1I


That milk which is turned or
changed may be sweetened and rem
dered fit for use again by stirring
in little soda. ~.
That salt will curdle new milk;
hence, in preparing milk porridge.
ETC., the salt should not be added
until the dish is prepared.


That fresh meat, after beginning
to get sour, will sweeten if placed
out of doors in the cold air over
night.


That clear boiling water will re-
move tea stains and many fruit
stains Pour the water through the
stain, and thus prevent its spread
ing over the fabric.


That tomatoes will remove ink
and other stains from white cloth;
also from the hands.


That tablespoonful of turpen-
tine boiled with your white clothes
will aid the whitening process.


That boiled starch is much i'm
proved by the addition of u little
sperm, or salt, or both, or a little
gum arabic dissolved.


That beeswax and salt will make.
your rusty fat-irons as clean and
smooth as glass. Tie a lump of
wax in a rag and keep it for that
purpose. When the iron is hot,
rub it first with paper or cloth
sprinkled with salt.


That blue ointment and Kerosene
mixed in equal proportions and apr
piled to bedsteads is an unfailing
bed-bug remedy; and that coat OF
whitewash is ditto for the walls OF d
log house.
That kerosene will soften boots
and shoes which have been harden
ed by water, and render them as
pliable as new. 9


That kerosene will make tin tea
kettles as bright as new. Satur'tte
, a wooden rag and rub with it. 1t
will also remove stains from and
clean vanished furniture.
That cold rain water aud soap
will remove machine grease, from
washable fabrics.
Year: 1879

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The death Of Harry Palmer, the
manager, has revived "reminiscences
or rTenrletta eoniag, thetamous sing
er, and more particularly of her sud
den and mysterious death in Mexico,
in 1854. She was said to have died
of Asiatic cholera; but some people
believe that she was poisoned, for
some unexplained reason, by IL color
ed sewing woman, while many be-
lieved and still believe that the drug
given her was II powerful narcotic,
and that she was really buried alive.
She was buried in great haste, as lis
customary there. when cholera and
yellow fever are epidemic; aud it is
recalled again at this late day that
after death her features presented
none Of the agonizcd distortion pecu-
liar to death from cholera; there was
no traces Of decay, while her face
."wore a glorifed and happy look"
Before the coffin was closed the
mouth relaxed, showing the two rows
of teeth, which so startled the attend
ant that she begged that doctor be
called to see if the prima donna was
not alive. This was not done, how
ever, and probably there will always
be doubt as to whether this. great
singer and beautiful woman met a
natural death, more particularly as
obstacles are said to have been thrown
in the way of an exhumation Of the
body. =.
Year: 1879

Near the old Stone Church, in the
vicinity of Staunton, Va, there is a
willow spring, which presents the
novel and mysterious appearance of
u stream of water rushing out of the


trunk of u willow tree-a spout in
serted in the tree about five feet from
the ground. The explanation ofthis
singular appearance is found in the
fact that many years ago a gentle
man conveyed the water from spring
II hundred yards off to trough by
the roadside through an underground
pipe. At the trough he bent the
pipe, and running it up through a
willow post about five feet, made a
hole for the water to run out by a
spout. In the course of time the vii


low post took root, and is now a good
sized tree, with several large branch.
es covered with leaves. And the wa.
ter flows on in cool limestone cur.
rent, exciting wonder and comment
in every stranger that passes that
way. it
Year: 1879

People in,general have avery in
adequate appreciation Of the pecuni.
airy value of taste. Taste measurably
supplies.a deficiency of means in.al-
most everything. How often do we.
see a cheap but .tastefully-planned
and arranged cottage exceeding in
attractiveness the spacious and cost
ly but .ill-contriyed. dwelling! The
between taste and the want
of it is strikingly manifested in the
laying out Of grounds and planting of
trees and shrubs. And it is also
manifest in other ways. One person
always appears well dressed; another
never. Yetthe one who is i'll dress:
ed may pay>his tailor twice as much
in the year as the other, So it is with
the dress of woman. One who does,
mot understand the adaptation Of
style and coIors may be loaded with
costly garments and finery, never APP
pear well dressed.
Year: 1879

I~IiIH~
He.saw that she was completely
lEiiiIlhis powyf, soitwas q vlfy easy
matter to persuade her into a secret
marriage, which he said no one must
know of until they both graduated.


She trusted.him entirely and kept
the secret faithfully.


The nnderhand part Of the affair
worried her constantly, however, and
began to. tell sadly OIL her beauty
lines of care finding their way into
.her once pure, happy face whose roses
now had vanished.


The change in Ally's looks, and
her nervous, anxious manner, some.
what cooled The ardor Ned; who, one
year.later, was Studying hardtograd
uate with high honors in June.


Ally's failing health also excited
the alarm Of her parents and friends
so they took her home from school
six mouths before she was to grad.
uate, with promise that she. might
return and spend commencement
week with Miss Bfidgman. +


In all these six months Ally had
heard nothing Of Ned seeley, and her
health was even worse than when
! she left school.


Bitterly did poor Ally repent her
secret marriage, but itmast be con
fessed that she looked forward to
meeting Ned with great pleas9res =,


This, then, was her reason for
wishing to take the journey. alone at
the beginning of this story: She
hadf no intention of going to Miss
Bridgman's on. her arrival at s.,
but would meet Ned, and.they would
lay their plans together.


u. The day she left her fathers hnnse
to 60 to s. alone was the day Of
Ned's commencement exercises, and
that evening as he was packing his
trunk, heTfeccived a little perfumed
note, asking for II meeting next dav
at'their usual trysting place and
signed "lour loving wife, Ally"


After considering all things, he
concluded to meet her and explain
that the marriage was only mock
marriage, and for her to returnt to her
father and never speak of it to any
one in all her life. So he sent her a
message to meet him at the depot,
as he would leave on the eight o'clock
train, and would have no time to
meet her elsewhere.


He could not deny it would be a
great pleasure to see her once more
and he even caught himself wonder.
ing how she looked and if she would
be glad to see him. He hoped SHE
would not take it hard when she
found out what victim she had
been.


Morning came and with 1.-THE gen.
'eral routine of dressing and break
fast, but somehow Ned'sappetite was
gone, and his friendly landlady, with
whom he was great favorite, was
anxious, fearing the meal did moi
suit him. 1t being his last meal in
the house, she had taken great pains
to have his pet dishes; but although
he had praised everything, she coulG
see there was something wrong, fol
he left the table with the meal un
touched.


The truth was, Ned Seeley was moi
at all bad, and his heart began to fail
him as the time drew near to ac
quaint little Ally with the dreadful
truth.


The train would leave at eight
and as it was now long past seven
he hastily bid his friends good-by
and, refusing any escort to the depot
started forth with heavy heart, and
feeling very guilty,


Ally had been waiting in the de
Year: 1879

PARKERsRURG, June ll.-Charles
Martin was examined before the u. 5.
Commissioner for the alleged robbing
OF the pOS;Ollice at Walker station.
The evidence not being sufficiently
strong, Martin was discharged. The
right party will no doubt be caught
soon.


In the bastardy suit between Jane
Sike and Jas. Bradley, in which the
former sued the latter for the support
OF her bastard child, OF which she
accused him OF being the father, the
jury found a verdict Of guilty, and
Bradley will now have to support the
child for the period Of five years. He
was placed under bonds for the due
performance OF the above decision in
the sum of 500.


The snag-bOat Woodruff, in dragging
for the wreck Of the old steamer Rebec-
ca, Just below the Railroad bridge caught
the Western Union telegraph cable and
broke il. All dispatches for day or
two have 10 be taken to Belpre, Ohio, to
be sent west.


A man named William Lane was
brought before the Court yesterday for
an alleged attempt 10 commit rape on
the person of Miss Jennie Martin. The
crime is alleged to have been committed
a short time since on Big Run, in the
upper end OF this county, when Lane
was arrested and placed under bond.
The bond not being large enough in the
opinion OF the Court it was enlarged
Yesterday, and Lane, failing to secure a
further bond, was committed for trial.
The Grand Jury brought in a true bill
against him Yesterday.
Year: 1879

DOVER. n. H., Sept. Is, 1870.


The New Hampshire State Fair will be opened at
Granite state Park tomorrow The rain of last
night laid the dust aud put the track in excellent
condition. A large number of entries have been
ceived and the indications that this will be one
the most successful fairs held In this State
There will be two daily, the total number Of
Year: 1879

SrRAws-The yelling of tho circulation Of The World
by than thousand copies within after
announcement of intention to reduce the price OF
this journal during the coming Gubernatoa
campaign be oleraby significant symptom
of the drift of feeling and opinion In this the issues
raised by the "Twmmany bolt' ut Syracusa-The World
Year: 1879

The New Orleans Democrat is
right in its lecture to the Picayune
and Times on the "abuse of journal
ism." We are emphatically opposed
to "C0urt Journalism" and society
gush in general. Too many Of our
Southern papers are quietly falling
into the abOminable habit complain.
ed of by the Democrat. The nui
sance should be abated.
Year: 1879

The duty of the convention will
be very plain. Their duty will be
10 look to and work for the general
interest Of the PEOPLE and not to
the wants Of the bondholders.-WeSt
Feliciana Sentinel.
Year: 1879

The members OF the Brooklyn Police Dee
partment ieel much interest in a bill which
was passed by the last Legislature increasing
the Police Pension Fund, and which i5 now
in the hands of Governor Robinson. This fund
is derived from several sources. the principal one
beng 10 per cent of the money paid 10 the Excise
Department for liquor licenses. The amount of the
Police Pension Fund last year was about $4,000,
and this was found too small to meet the demands
made upon it, There are about sixty pensioners, the
greater part of whom the widows and orphans OF
police officers who have died while on duty. The
law provides that after man has served twenty
years on the force he may be retired on half pay.
The amounts paid To the other pensioners are not
fixed by law, but may be changed by the Police
gummIssIOners, and in there were a large


..imber OF men on half pay these might be cut on
.ltogethcr. The number Of pensioners on half pay
only five and is purpOsely kept small II the fund
permitted IL is stated, a considerable number
of men who are really incapable OF DONG effective
service would be retired at once. The bill which
was passed gives the Pension Fund 20 per cent
instead of D per cent of the Excise money. Within
"A day or two II has been learned that efforts have
been made by some Of the charitable institutions
which receive part OF this money To induce the
Governor 10 withhold his signature. An Official
connected with the Police Dcpar ment SAID yesterday
that be hoped these efforts would be unsuccessful.
The increased amount was needed BY the pensioners.
but it was not deemed wise To seek money for this
purpose by taxation. Inspector Naddy and several
police captains nave visited Mayor Howell and
urged HIM 10 use his influence 10 secure Governor
RObiuson's signature to the bill.
Year: 1879

painter and professor or the fine arts re-
Gently sand 10 one his pupils Your picture Is not
oute up the composition Is too much to
lie lett OF the canvas besides tue expression Of tho
head OF the principal figure is httie strained may
add that this 10 me 10 De rather long Tho
pupil answered: But you must consider, SIR IL Is noe
vanished YETI.
Year: 1879

BY virtue of and in obedience to
an order of seizure and sale, issued
in the above entitled and numbered
case, l have seized and will offer
for sale at public auction, at the
door of the Coult House in Napo-
leonville, to the last and highest
bidder. on
Year: 1879

Matthew Flanagan, o laborer resides with his wife
and three children at No. II Ludlow street He has
been out of work lately and has found IL difficult to
avoid starvation. He left his family yesterday morn
ing in search of employment and returning at noon
found his wife washing. while baby two months old
lay asleep in cradle. Matthew sauntercd forth
again. and when he rcraccd his footsteps a second
time found his wife paralyzcd from liquor and lying
on the floor with the baby tightly claspcd in her
arms. The little thing quite dead, having been
strangled in its mothers embrace. The case was
reported to the Tenth precinct and the Coroners
Office notified MIR. Flanagan said that he was too
poor TO bury the infant. and, in consequence tho
Commissioners of Charities and Correction will
assume that duty.
Year: 1879

DID POLITICIAN enter Office without strong
determination to reform the public service and ever
leave the position with the conviction that his inen
tions had been successfully carried out


Never Orwell, hardly ever.
Year: 1879




PARKERsBURG, May 27--An outrageous
attempt at incendiarism occurred in the
lower end of this county few nights
ago. DR.. Curtis lives in the town Of
Wadesville, and some time during the
night the inmates of the house were
awakened-some say by the noise, 9th
crs by the smell of smoke entering their
rooms. They sprang from their beds,
and, ea deshabWe, made their way to the
outer air, to find the house just com
mencing to blaze up at one corner.
When the family got out of the house
they noticed three men running
rapidly for the woods, one OF
whom in particular was noticed as
being very large man, but in the con-
fusion no chase was made after them
until some time had elapsed, and then
they had disappeared, and no trace has
vet been found of them. The fire was
extinguished before much damage was
done. If the inmates had not been
awakened until few minutes later the
whole building would have been in
flames and the family burned to death.
Search is being made for the scoundreIs,
but with little hope of finding them.
No reason for this murderous act can
be given. as the Doctor is said TO be a
verv popular man in the community,
and is not known to have an enemy in
the country.
Year: 1879

PHILADELPHIA, May 27.-Investiga-
tion by Press reporter has brought to
light sad case of suicide, of which a
record was made yesterday. Harry
Ackley, young waif twelve years old,
was found in the streets last November
and committed to the House OF Refuge.
He was a lively boy, and beyond minor
breaches of discipline, he was not re-
garded as refractory or insubOrdlnate.
A week ago he was missing from the
line, and board found leaning against
a wall indicated that he had escaped.
He was subsequently found hiding un-
der q pile of lumber, however, and at
once placed in solitary confinement in
cell on the upper tier, utterly destitute
of furniture. The only light was
through ventilation hole in strip Of
iron that served as widow, and there
is never enough to see to read by. Here
he was kept on bread and water until
Saturday, with only fifteen minutes
airing each day.


On Saturday, as he was taken out for
his fifteen minutes offreedom, he begged
Pearce, the keeper, TO ask the Superin-
tendent to let him out promising better
behavior in thefuture. superintendent
Buckley was away, and the boy was re-
turned to the tomb. When Pearce
came at half past five with his supper,
he was hanging by suspender TO the
bars of the window, his feet resting on
the ground, for he had to draw himself
M and suffered a slow death by strang-
ulatiOn.


The end of the tragedy is even more
shocking, as in few hours later, for the
first time the boys parents learned that
he was not in Chicago with his aunt, as
they supposed he had been for six
months. The officers say they could
not find the parents, but did so quick
enough when they had corpse to get
of. The father said he was neither
criminal nor vagrant, and the mother 5
frantic with grief.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, May ACCUMULATION
is authorized of the statement several
times printed, that the President has
decided not TO approve the findings Of
the Court of Inquiry in the Fitz John
Porter case, and he will refer them for
examination and revision to the Judge
Advocate General OF the army.
Year: 1879

INCREASED MALIGNITY or THE FEVER IN THE


NEIGHBoRHooD OF KINGSTON, n. Y.


[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1


KINGSTON August 2. 1879.
The malaria typhoid fever in the vicinity of Wilbur
and Eddyville. already reported in the HERALD,
has not diminished. but 10 gradually increasing in
the number of its victims Four deaths have been
reported this week. the last being that Of Mr. James
Booth, leading merchant ut Wilbur who died this
morning. He had the best of medical attendance
and a council of physicians was held in his
Thursday, but he finally succumbed to the dis
ease. There at present from twenty five
to thirty persons afflicted to greater
or less degree. The warm. sultry weather
of the past few days has aggravated the disease.
Large pools of water from ten to fifteen feet Deep
caused by the freshet are now covered with green
scum. the malaria from which poisons the air for
some distance. A number of the residents that
were able have left to pass q few months elsewhere
till the danger of the fever is The suffering
poor WILL however. be Obliged to remain and abide
their The malaral section Is beyond the King
city limits.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, August 2 1879.
The following is the full text Of the recent order
issued by the Secretary of War in relation to the ex-
animation Of applicants for appointment as second
lleutenants in the army
Year: 1879

LOWED by THE EXPLORER.


The last heard from Nordenskjold was on the 3d
OF May. when news was received that the Vega had
arrived IN Bchrng Strait. all on board being we'll
That the first information received from him
since his detention OF many months in the Ice near
Keett Land. Measures were on foot at the time TO
send him relief vessels, whom the tidings reached
Year: 1879

STATE OF MISSOURI(


COUNTY OF GAsCONADE %


In the Probate Court in and for the County OF
GascOnade and State of Missouri


May Term, 1879
In the matter of the estate of Order of Pub
Frederik Meyerotto Dec. Hcation.
Frederik Stork Executor of the estate of Free
derik Meyerotto deceased, presents TO the Court
his petition, praying for order for the sale of
so much of the real estate of said deceased as
will pay and satisfy the remaining debts due by
said estate and yet unpaid for want of sufficient
assets, accompanied by the accounts, lists ans
inventories required by law in such case,
examination whereof il is ordered that all person,
interested in the estate of said deceased be nOti
fed that application as aforesaid has been made
and that unless the contrary be shown on or be
fore the first day of the next term of this Court TO
be held on the second Monday of August next, an
order will be made for the sale of the whole, or
so much of the Real Estate of said deceased as
will he sufficient for the payment of said debts;
and il is further ordered that this notice be pub
li,hed III some newspaper in this state, for four
weeks before the next term of this court
STATE OF MISSOURI !
COUNTY OF GASCONADE.


FRANCIS pncken Judge of the Probate court in
and for said county, hereby certify that tine above
the Elm referred 10, ae the same appears of record
in my office.


Witness my hand as Judge and the seal of our
said court. Done at Office in Hermann, in said
county, this 18th day of June a. d., 1879.


Francis Oncken.


Probate Judge.