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Year: 1878

As THE happy couple were leaving the
church, the husband said to the partner
Of his welded life: "Marriage must
seem dreadful thing to you; why, you
are all Of n tremble. and ons could
hardly hear you say twill. 81 VIII
have more eoursge and say u louder
next time." said the blushing bride.
Year: 1878

TENDER DAUGHTER.-A curious and


touching story is told of brave, high
spirited girl, daughter of one Of the
most distinguished of Saigo's generals,
who was found after the last battle was
over lying dead in the meat of the
castle with the gastly head of her father
in her right hand and in her left the dead


ly knife with which she had taken her
own life. She was attired in garments of
the richest and most expensive quality,
and had evidently undertaken the dread
full, last and highest duty enjoined upon
her by her hopeless parent, with the
most lofty sense of its overwhelming
Importance and an unshrinking face in
it's absolute necessity, if her fathers
honor and name were to remain unsul-
lied in the recollection of men. The
steady hand and firm purpose that sac
rifced her father falted not when she
drove the knife into her own heart or
stood up to receive its deadly thrust
from retainer's hands. Such exhibi-
tion of lofty courage, splendid spirit
of self-sacritice and q stern sense of


duty lights up the terrible shadows of
that fierce contest about the monastry
moat, with glory which time can never
dim The unknown japanese lady has
won place among the real heroes of
the world. 1t was of'such stuff that the
leaders of the fatal instruction was
made 1t is pity that so many gallant
and heroic men fell in such a hopeless
contest, for they were of the very best
blood of Japan, and struggled from al
most the first against disheartening odds.
Year: 1878

People suffer great deal of pain un-
necessarily. Among tortures that need not be
endured are those inflicted with the rheuma-
tism and gout since the acrid element in the
blood which produ IS them by contact with the
may be eliminated by the use Of that matchless
depurent, HostetterS Stomach Btters, before
the infammatory symptoms are develoded to
any great extent. When it is considered what
excruciating tortures rheumatism inhicts, and
what tendency it has, when fully developed,
to attack the heart the advisability OF an early
use Of such reliable antidote becomes at once
apparent. The rheumatic virus is expelled
from the blood by the increased action Of the
kidneys-which act as strainers-produced by
the Bitters, and the sufferer will find, il he uses
this supreme defensive agent, that he will be
protected against return Of tho agonizing
complaint Dyspepsia, fever and ague liver
and bowel complaints and mAladies, are also
cured by this admirable remedy.
Year: 1878

IT is with extreme regret that


we find ourselves called upon TO
chronicle the death of Hon. F. A.


Mac Dougall, Mayor of Los Angeles.
The deceased Mayor was gentle
man in every respect-one of the
olden time. There was a rare per-
sonal pleasure in being thrown in
contact with him. A man of large


means, and with private interests


which sometimes clashed with


those Of the public, he always sub.


ordinated the former to the latter,


and approved himself in every act


q faithful representative Of the peo-
Pile. His manners were suave and
winning, making personal inter-
course with him at all times highly
agreeable. During his lifetime he
held a number of important public


trusts, amongst the rest represent


ing Monterey county for some
years in the Senate of California.
He will be followed to the grave to-
day by the unaffected sorrow of the
whole people Of Los Angeles
sorrow which will be mellowed by
the fact that he had almost attain
ed the three score years and ten
which the Psalmist has affixed as
the limit of ordinary human life.
Year: 1878

AND now the whole Pacific Goa.


u waiting With fear and anxiety TO


nnd out whether this is bonanza
yoar or year which shall record


the biggest swindla ever known
even Of region which has had its


diamond sensation. There is Just


one thing in favor oe those who


have cast their fortune on I'll g
throw Of single die-Sierra Ne.
l-and that Ia that California


has SWyays been the beneficiary of
zs14 y 4 Providence. When the
Beicher and Crown Point bonanzas
were uncovered they were painfully
needed. Everything was tagging
and contingent on new discoveries
then. So of the "big bonanza"
which was discovered later. They


were all lied when they came,
and they came when they were


needed. The fact Is that California


would never have been developed
agrIculturally at all If it had not
bsen for her rich placers. One
thing fitted into another. The
abounding riches of our cations and
dry streams would have been ex.


hausted, and the country would


have been abandoned, had it not


been for the discovery of our quartz
gold mines. When these halted
the discoveries in Nevada-a closed
borough called State of the
United States. but absolute.
~ owned in San Fran
cisco--came In to help US
~ realization of the fine
thing we have in our State, and
onr hydraulic mines were super
added as q new hostage to fortune.
This State has really been the
spoiled darling of fortune; and her
luck has been so great that we be-
lieve. as we need a large bonanza
1t this stage, in order to make |
things pleasant, that we shall prob
ably find 1t in the Sierra Nevada;
or, II not there, rnaugre the dis
charge Of the miners In the Consol-
idsted Virginia, somewhere in the
neighborhood of that historical and
wonderful mine. Wherever it is
found it will just meet the present |
requirements of the Pacific Coast,
which. like tue rest of the world
iatterly, has been sadly dropping.
Year: 1878

OWING to the late hour at which
the nominations were made last
night we withhold comment upon
the several municipal tickets till
our next issue. AS whole the
Peoples ticket is such as should in.
spire confidence in the voters oil
Los Angeles. fit is heartily sup
ported by all the elements which
assisted In its formation it can
easily be elected.
Year: 1878

In faith. it becomes your immediate duty to
subscribe for this, the first publication of the
kind west of the Mississippi, for the extremely
low subscription price brings 1t within the
reach OF all, while it makes necessary large
substitution list in order to meet expenses,
Year: 1878

It might still be necessary to take the paper,
to learn our tactics-the best method OF hin
derlng our progress.


Subscribe Now at the beginning of the
new year, that you may have the paper from
It's first number. Send silver or gold (sl) IN
registered letter or postal order for 81 %, o.
81 25 in currency. Address
Year: 1878

There is possibility that you may not fully
understand our principles and doctrines, and
TO take our paper for n year, which many could
afford out of mere curiosity to do, would be
sure method of becoming fully informed con-
corning our fifth, our works and our hopes.
Year: 1878

over the Inauguration of q boys first pants pockets, as there IS over tho laying of q corner stone, bnt tliere is more things put in it.

 An Iowa editor, who was impel- led to give up his seat to lady m a street car; described it as being crowded out to make room for more interesting matter"

 He thought he had married a spirituclle young creature with es- thetic tastes. The first Sunday morning she ate three platefuls of baked beans and two sections of brown bread. He says it was the most enthusiastic esthetic taste he over met with since he saw the lion in the circus fed.
Year: 1878

Below we publish n letter from the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Franklin, and the ,endorsement of some of the best citizens of Franklin, county which explains itself. We think the. action is perhaps the wisest and best that can be taken at this late
Year: 1878

At the Valmont Anniversary Grange
meeting Judge Housel read the annual
address to the National Grange meeting
and it was noticeable how much it dwelt
on the intellectual, moral and social i'm
provement of tho members of the order.
It reminded US of Prof Swings tribute
to the future of farming, uttered in a
recent discourse, as follows:


According to all the poets, and even
philosophers, the possession and culture
of land has always been an ideal destiny,
Whenever Homer or Ovid or the modern
verse-makers have touched the farm, their
harps have walked up as under new IN
spiration. Now, the poets have never been
behind humanity, but always have been
marching far in front of their nations,
singing songs SO lofty as to be prophesies
50 the poets who have touched the ploW
and the sheaf and the cottage and the
vine, have been prophets harping out the
glory Of : ,.5sequent centuries. 1t may be
that our times are drawing near the fulfill
ment. of these SibyIline leaves, and that
the time is at hand when farm on the
Mississippi or La Platte, or in the
perpetual spring of Florida will be
as noble as law Office or a clerkship, OF
an interest in a commercial house. In
deed, this coming farm in its power to
take young men away from temptation
and to build up happiness and honor will
rival the pulpit itself as a public means
of reform. Indeed, the new fashion
that shall make young men place their
small or large capital in land will come to
our sinful society In all the benefcience
of a gospel The railway and telegraph
have terminated the isolation and solitude
of the agricultural life; have Joined the
good of the city to the countrys pure
air and isolation and peace.


That ideal farm is coming along OuI
labor troubles, our over-supplied pro
fessions, our idle lawyers and doctors and
preachers, our book-keepers with nc
books to keep, our teachers with nc
schOol-house, our politician with no nom
ination or election, our banks with nc
capital or integrity, all these ills Of 80
ciety will make it look out and see the
blessed land which made Anlaeus a giant
while he kept his feet well upon thi'
mother earth. It may be that while so
ciety is trying to change its fashion, i
halting between two opinions, is clingine
to the dead old and fearing the living
new, ills will come and loud complaint
such as filed the ship of Columbus wher
the waste of waters lay around, but LEI
US bless God that our sailing millions car
look out from the present and see
continent whose hills and prairies shout {
welcome.
Year: 1878

]


He was the manager of church fair,
snd one morning he walked into the
newspaper Office and said:
"Want an item this morning2"
"0f course, replied the editor. Where
upon the visitor laid the following note
upon the table:


'The ladies of the-Street church VIII
give festival at their vestry hall next
Friday evening. Literary and musical
entertainments viii be provided, and 3
supper will be served to all who desire,
The ladies in charge of the affair have
much experience in such matters and ara
sure to provide good time. The admiss-
ion viii be only fifteen cents, and it Is
certain that no one can spend that amount
to better advantage. Be sure to go and
take your friends" !"


When the editor had read it, he said /:


"Oh, see, an advertisement"


"No, not an advertisement. We pre-
fer to have it go in the local column,
replied the manager.


And seeing that the editor looked skep-
teal, he continued


at viii interest great many of your
readers, and help a good cause; beside,
we have spent so much money getting up
our entertainment that we can't afford to
advertise it without increasing the price
of the tickets. In such matter as this
we ought to be willing to help each
other"


"Well," said the editor, 'tif It goes IN
to the locals, suppose you would reeip-
rocate by reading little notice in your
own church next Sunday"


The visiting brother asked what notice,
and the editor wrote and handed him the
following:


"THe Weekly Chronicle for the COM
ing year will be the best and cheapest
family paper in Maine. Its proprietor
has had much experience and has all the
help which large outlay of money can
procure. His paper has larger circula-
ton than any other published in the coun-
Try, and is to be furnished at only 50. 1t
s certain that no one can spend that
mount to better advantage Be sure


take The Chronicle and subscribe for
your friends"


The manager hemmed and hesitated,
and then said, solemnly, that he doubted
whether it would be judieiOus to read
such notice, but suggested that if it was
printed, copies of it might be distributed
at the door of the vestry on the evening
of the entertainment.


"Yes," said the editor, ''but it would
attract more attention In the middle of
sermon. 1t will interest large number
of your congregation and help good
cause; and besides, SO much money Is
spent upon The Chronicle that 1 don't
see how the owner can afford to print
handbills t. advertise it without increas-
ing the subscription price. In such
matter as this we ought to be willing to
help each other"


Then the gentlemen saw the situation.
Maine Chronicle.
Year: 1878

The Reverend had been an army chap
lain during the war, and while we were
hunting for road that would lead to
Hamilton, he told a story about two dy-
ing soldiers which interested me in spite
of my feet. He said that in the PotO-
mac hospitals rough pine collins were fur
nished by the government, but that it
was not always possible to keep up with
the demand; SO, when a man died, if
there was no coffin at hand he was bur
ried without one. One night late, two
soldiers lay dying in a ward. A man
came in with a coffin on his shoulder,
and stood trying to make up his mind
which Of these two poor fellows would
be likely to need it frst. Both of them
begged for it with their fading eyes
they were past talking. Then one Of
them protruded a wasted hand from his
blankets and made a feeble beckoning
sign with the fingers, "Be good fellow ;
put it under my bed, please" The man
did it, and left. The lucky soldier pain
fully turned himself in his bed until he
faced the other warrior, raised himself
partly on his elbow, and began to work
up a mysterious expression of some kind
in his face. Gradually, irksomely, but
surely and steadily, it developed, and at
last it took definite form as pretty sue
cessful wink. The sufferer fell back ex-
hausted with his labor but bathed in glo-
ny. Now entered personal friend of
No. 2, the despoiled soldier. No. 2pleaded
with him with eloquent eyes, till pres
emily he understood, and removed the
coffin from under No. Is bed and put it
under No. rs. No. 2 indicated his joy,
and made some more signs the friend
understood again, and put his arm around
No. rs shoulder and lifted him partly
up. Then the dying hero turned the
dim exultation of his eye upon No. !, and
began a slow and labored work with his
hands; gradually he lifted one hand up
toward his face; it grew weak and
dropped back again; once more he made
the effort, but failed again. He took a
rest; he gathered all the remnant of his
strength, and this time he slowly but
surely carried his thumb to the side of
his nose, spread his guant fingers wide
in triumph, and dropped back dead.
The picture sticks by me yet. The " sit
uation is unique.-Marb ISoain.
Year: 1878




A discharge under the insolvent laws
Of one State win not discharge the insol-
vent from contract made with a citizen
of another State.


Common carriers are not liable for ae-
cidents or detentiOns arising from the vis
mayor, which human power and forecast
could not provide against.


When A consigns goods to B to sell
on commission, and B delivers them to @
in payment of his own antecedent debts.
A can recover their value.


At an auction or sherif7s sale bidder
may retract his bid at any time before
the property Is knocked down to him,
no matter what the condition of the
sale.


Permanent erections and fixtures, made
by mortgagor after the execution of
the mortgage upon the land conveyed by
It, becomes apart of themortgaged prem
ises.


An agreement from the holderof a note
to give the principal debtor time for pay
ment without depriving himself of the
right to sue does not discharge the surety.


Under the rule caUeat empter a seller
of goods, chattels or other property, COM
mits no faud in law when he neglects to
tell the purchaser of any flaws, defects or
unsoundness in the same.
Year: 1878

It is evident that if the piano is to re-
main in good order for many years, good
care must be taken of it. The instrument
should be closed when not in use, in order
to prevent the collection of dust, pins, etc.,
on the sound board however, it must
not be left closed for period of several
months or longer, but be opened Occa-
sionally, and the daylight allowed to strike
the keys, or else the ivory may turn
yellow. Any hard substance, no matter
how small, dropped inside of the piano
will cause rafting, jarring noise. 1t Is
in every case desirable that an india-rub-
Der or cloth cover should protect the IN
strument from bruises and scratches. The
piano should not be placed in a damp
room, or left open In a draft Of air


dampness is its most dangerous enemy,
causing the strings and tuning pipes to
rust, the cloth used in the construction


of the KEYS and action to swell, whereby


the mechanism will move sluggishly, or


often stick altogether This occurs
chiefly in the summer season, and the
best pianos, made Of most thoroughly.
seasoned material, are necessarily affected
by dampness, the absorption being rapid.
Extreme heat is scarcely less injurious.
The piano should not be placed very neaI
to an open fire or heated stove, nor over
or close to the hot air furnaces now in
general use. Moths are very destructive
to the cloth and felt used in the piano,
and may be kept out of 1t BY placing q
lump of Camphor, wrapppd in soft paper,
in the inside corner, care being taken to
renew it from time to time. Many per
sons are unaware of the great Importance
of having their pianos kept in order, and
only tuned by competent tuner. A new
piano should be tuned at least once every
three or four months during the first year,
and at longer intervals afterward.
Year: 1878

In these days all men and women read
something, but the trouble is that by
reading IN a singlevein, which so strongly
appeals to their individual tastes and
personal idiosynerasies that it is not study
at all, they lose their power to study any
thing else. The rule for successful and
profitable reading would, IN the light Of
these facts, seem to be to read only what
one does not like to read. That reading
which costs no effort and necessarily
diszipates the power Of study. is that
which we should indulge In only for
recreation, while that which we know to
be important in itself, and in its bearings
upon broad knowledge and culture, should
most engage our time and attention. The
trouble IS, not that we do not read enough,
but that we read so much of that which
simply pleases us as to destroy our power
to read that which viii edify and enlarge
us. There are many aspects IN which
newspaper reading Is preferable to much
that IS considered essential to high culture.
It is undoubtedly dissipating to the



power of study, but 50 is any other read
ing which is pursued as a passion 1t
has this advantage: that It never detaehes
the mind from supreme interest In the
affairs of to-day. There are studies which
separate a man from his time-Whieh
shut off his gympathies from the men and
the movements around him There Is
kind of dilettanteism which rejOices in
housing in dark corners for the euriOsities
of history or art, which is wise about
great nothings- -wise about brie-a-brae'
wise about antique gems, wise about coins,
wise about classical antiquities wise
about old books ofwhose contents it knows
little, wise about dead and useless things,
and foolish enough to plume itself upon
its wisdom.-Dr. Holland, IA Scribner.
Year: 1878

A friend once described to US an exc


eution which he witnessed IN Paris, out
side the walls of the city prison and IN
the public street. It took place in the
grey of dawn, and at the precise hour in
dicated in the sentence. A squad of


soldiers fled out Of the gates, and in a
twinkling put together the machinery of
the guillOtine, some of them sprinkling
saYdust on the pavement while it was
being put up. Before this was fairly
finished the gates swung open, and the
criminal and exeeutioner and the spiritual
adviser marched out. Whatever religious
exercises were essential had been attended
TO within the prison. The criminal, with
his hands bound behind him, and cap
drawn over his head, was led forth, his
body bent forward over the carriage,
which, as he pressed it, shot forward on
noiseless wheels, and the knife fell with 8
glitter of Its keen, polished edge, the head
dropped into the basket awaiting it, the
body was placed in a coffin, the machinery
taken down, the sawdust swept up, and the
whole scene was over. Within 10
minutes, by the watch of the witness,
every trace of the execution was over,
The soldiers, the priest, the executionef
had disappeared, and there was not even
drop Of blood upon the pavement to in
dicate that a tragedy had been there
enacted.
Year: 1878

"Speaking about mules" remarked a
sixfooter in Arkansas, as he cracked his
whip at market, " I've got mule at
home which knows as much as I do, and
I want to hear somebody say I'm half
fool" No one said so, and he went on.
I've stood around here and heard men
blow about kicking mules till I've got
disgusted When you comes down to
kicking, want to bet on my mule. A
friend came along and took dinner with
me the other day, and as he seemed a
little dewn-hearted, I took him out to see
Thomas Jefferson, my champion mule.
1 was telling the good man how that
mule would flop his feet around, and he
said he would ike to see a little fun
He'd passed his whole life in the South,
but had never seen mule lay his whole
soul into big time at kicking. Well"
he said, after borrowing some tobacco,
" I took Thomas out of the stable,
backed him up agin hill, gin him a
cuff on the ear, and we stood by to see
the amusement. It was a good place to
kick his durndest, and what dye s'pOse
he did2 In ten minutes by the watch
he was out of sight In five more We
couldn't feel him with twelve foot pole,
and-and-" the crowd began toye1 and
sneer, and the narrator looked around
and asked: " Does anybody think I'm
lying? Would ] lie for one mule2
Right here under my arm is pound of
tallow candles which are to light the hole
for to go in after Thomas and I got
word not an hour ago that the hind feet
of a mule were sticking out Of a hill
thirty-nine miles as the bird flies from
where my mule went IN. Tn shal1y on
religion, gentlemen, but our family never
had liar In it,
Year: 1878

Two old people were sold the other
day at the church door at parish IN
Quebec, incumbered with farm, to the
highest bidder. They handed over their
property to their children, on condition
that so long as the old people lived these
children should lodge and board them,
wash and mend their clothing, furnish
them with outer garments and linen,
shoes and headdresses, all suitable to
their condition take them to divine
service on Sundays and feast days, and
bring them hOme; place a horse and We
hicle at their disposal on demand; fetch
and fee the priest and doctor when de-
sired keep in good order the best bed
reserved for them until the death OF the
survivor; allow them access TO all build


ings and land they may wish to enter
satisfy all their necessary wants, splrltuai
or corporal, and in time OF sickness tnr-
niEh them With due Injuries aud finally, !,
At their death bury them m the parish
Cemstery, provide an ordinary funeral
service and Q memorial service at the
end Of the year, beside having ten low
masses chanted for the rspOse Of their
souls. The new possessors Of the prop
srty failed, and now the property u
offered for sale, subject to the charges N


the deed Of donations. This Is . very


common practice in Lower Canada and


many Of the contracts made Wouie y


worth reproduction, if only to show how


carefully old habitants, dispOsing Of their
property, provide for such (not) uneOn-
idered triaes as clay pipes and nutmegs.