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Year: 1877

The Ironton Register draws the
following graphic portrait of a char
acter, whose existence is unfortunate
" not confined to that part Of the
country. Every candidate is &C
uuainted with him, and can testify to
the truthof the likeness:


Who is he? He is the mysterious
fellow, smelling of rum and tobacco,
who comes forth from the shades of
nowhere in particular, to tackle the
unfortunate candidate, for some cur
rency, more or less, in consideration
of the powerful influence to be exert
ed in behalf of said candidate. He
is a wonderful fellow, because he al
ways has some underlined and invisi-
ble constituency in the dim back
ground, who are waiting in profound
and earnest silence, the charmed
word he shall utter, whereat they
will appear armed with cleaning bal
lots to settle the destiny of mankind.
This power makes the blood sucker
an important character; but his
significance is increased by the fact
that he is not man ola single love.
His heart beats for more than one.
His sympathies are as widespread as
subsidiary coin and as prevalent as
lager beer. Election time 81 the hey
day of his prosperity, In his pocke
are little bits of currency, and hist
veins sing and sizzle as the alcohol
dances through them. He has been


to all the candidates, of all sides,
and most of them have experienced
his suction power to a less or great
er degree. It is sad, but so. But
| his occupation is now gone the de-
mand for his personal magnetism
has subsided and he is lost to sight
and memory dear. In gloom and
security he retires for another year,
and no one will miss him, until he
bursts the veil asunder, and reenters
the public arena as bright and re
| fulgent as a ransomed spirit but he
is a bad egg and every candidate
knows it.
Year: 1877

The Health Reformer for Decem-
ber is of unusual interest. Among
other valuable articles is one on
diphtheria, which describes a method
of treatment which has been found
almost uniformly successful in this
formidable disease. This article
alone is worth more than the sub
scription price for a year. The Re
former is increasing in usefulness
and popularity, and ought to be in
every family. The subscription
price is S1.OO a year. Specimen
copies can be obtained by address
ing the publishers at Battle Greek,
Mich.
Year: 1877

Has made the above diseases the special study Of
his ife and TO the treatment of these he brings al
his TALENT skill and long experience Il viii there
fore not surprise those who intelligent enough
to discern that physician who treats the diseases
Of one organ to the exclusion OF all others must
he superior to those who pretend to be equally
skilled In the treatment Of all diseases.
Year: 1877

SCHOOL LANTERN. FAMILY LANTERN


PEOPLES LANTERN.
Each style being the best OF class in The market
Catalogues Of Lanterns and Slides with direC
tions for using, sent on application.


Any enterprising man make money with a
Magic Lantern. r..
GE- Visitors to the Centennial Exposition will do
wisely to defer purchasing goods in our line until
they come TO our stores in New York. where tney
viii find greater variety and more moderate prices
and can select more at their leisure. But we have
a concession to sell styles of our goods in the
building of the Department of Public Comfort, and
those not coming to New York invited IL call on
our representation there. 0t


a1z- A fnl stock of Views OF the Exposition Build
ing and their contents.


June %, 76-nG -Ee
Year: 1877

The importance OF the system Its life
and death and the direct bearing which II has human
happiness Is thoroughly rocognzed its capabiiities mod
the danger OF 0vertaxng IT, whether through
thought study intense mental application BY the
eessve indulgence OF the sppetites and prcpenss
proper subjects tor consideration When the
expert who for long series OF years has
voted his whole time and attention to this study and Who


from his experience and practice has learned discover
the cause and promptly apply the remedy thus
avoiding painfully slow feeling after the truth
the inexperienced and annoying to the patient
who naturally wants to know without delay what
matter the extent OF the the probabli-
ties OF recupcration md the time required


striking example of value Of experience and
tcal observation well the usefulness Of the prompt
application OF suitable remedies found In the import
ant statement coming both from home aud abroad that
very large proportion OF those who suffer from mental dis
turbance and absolute insanity who
placed under treatment within after the FIST symp
toms have manifested themselves.


tho brain has become exhausted BY intense mental
II only its strength by being properly fed
nourshed by the of certain systematic methods II Is
precisely with the that preside
life The value OF this branch Of medical practice
ovcrraed for IL reaches marriage tho perpetu
alton OF family the securing o hereditary titles
and the retention OF estates In the same family.


From long and large experience in this direction.
able and by the thankful
probation OF OF the first families In the city and
nation and communicate much that pertains to the
exercise of department OF the system
the oil recovering its powers whether Of brain
appetite, propensity or passion
Year: 1877

A RoNr man was 81 busy talking
about taking arms in defense OF out
RACED liberty last week that he dill not
hear his wife call him to bring pail OF
water. but he escaped by crawling under
the garden fence.
Year: 1877

The Chamberlain usurpation in South
Carolina is repudiated by republicans as
well as democrats. At meeting of tax
payers in Anderson county on the 9Th
inst. John r. Cochran, the republican
state senator from that county, unexpect-
edly made his appearance and made "a
speech, in which he said; 81 advise and
entreat every man present, democrat and
republican, white and black, not to pay
one cent of taxes to the Chamberlain
government, levied by the Mackey House
for they are outrageous, illegal and frau
dulent. Although am as firm a belle
yer in republican principles as any man
present or in the state, still l say do not
pay one cent of these taxes, and for one
will first fight them in the courts of the
country, and, if not sustained there, I'll
spend the last drop of my blood before
l will pay one dime of them. I don't
believe Chamberlain will collect ten thou
sand dollars in the whole state, for any
man who pays them either gives it volun-
tarily to sustain an usurper or is a fool,
for they are illegal and cannot be enforced
l believe, gentlemen, that General Hamp,
ton is the governor of South Carolina, and
will so be without opposition in very
short time
Year: 1877

The removal of ths state capital from
Harrisburg to Philadelphia is still being
agitated with much vigor by the press o
Pennsylvania, and the Evening Telegraph
pro minent journal of the Quaker City
remarks that the only persons who are
interested in keeping the capital where it
is are the citizens of Harrisburg and its
immediate vicinity, but there can be no
doubt whatever that the interests of the
people of the state at large would be ma
terially advanced by removal to Phila-
delphia.
Year: 1877

Say Look! LOOK I'VE have had sent us
from largo retailer in Now York city quito
lot of LADIES BOOTS which arc little out
of style They will be sold ut about one fourth
Of their cost. Ask for job lot at


nv IS WADDEY'S, "a King ST.
Year: 1877

GEORGIA gave very small vote, only
about 10000, on the question of repudiating
some $S,000,000 of Bullock bonds, but they
were almost all one way-in favor of it,
which is bad for the credit of Georgia. In
South Carolina Governor Hampton spoke
very strongly of paying all honest liabilities,
but added that it would be the duty of the
state government TO ascertain what its.liabili-
ties are. No state can gain anything by re-
pudatlng debt incurred by its own agents
at the expense of innocent investors. Mime
sofa will hold an election next month to de.
eide whether the state shall settle with the
holders Of the two and quarter millions
railroad debt which was repudiated nearly
twenty years ago. II is not proposed to pay
the whole, but to scale it down more than
one-half. This is quite as dishonest as the
act of Georgia.
Year: 1877

TWENTY years ago the use of iron in build
ing ships of war did not exist in the British
navy, except in a few cases in which it had
been tried and condemned. The whole ca
reer of ironclad ships is comprised within
that time. Now no ship is built of wood.
Year: 1877

SOMETHING must be done to stop our CEN
tenarians from dying off so rapidly, or there
will be none left to add dignity to our Fourth
of July celebrations or keep alive the memo
ry of our late centennial.
Year: 1877

The above POOR fellow
has for the past year been
travelling i'm Europe for
his health, and finally at
the URGENT REQUEST
of his most INTIMATE
FRIENDS was induced to
return to the bosom of his
(pOliticaD family. For a
number of years he has
worn to his disgust @ &c.
100000 SUIT which he
now intends to dispose of
to the State Attorney i'm ex-
change for liberty.
Year: 1877

VyHIS is truly Of the most useful inventions of


IL this inventive age. Where this Alarm is placed
it is utterly impossible for Fire to pass its incpent
stage and get beyond control.
Year: 1877




Col. j. B.. Vinton, Sheriff OF Frio
county, brought in word of the killing
of two young men named Virgil Ridge
way and Frank Connolly Ridgeway
and Connolly and two hired men were
out on COW hunt, and had camped
near a Me xican's house. Connolly
went to Ridgeway and asked for $5
saying that he wanted to go down to
the Mexican house and gamble. Ridge
way gave him the money, but told him
not 10. stay long. Connelly left and
did not return rs soon as expected and
when he did return, Rldgeway told
him that he bad no further use tor his
services, and asked him to pay back
the So. Connolly said, "Maybe you
think you can make me pay II back"
Ridgeway said he could make him ,and
was going to do so. Connelly then
drew his six-shoQteI, and Ridgeway
picked up a Winchester rifle and
jumped behind tree, and both fired
at about the same time, and both were
struck in the bowels The two boys who
were with them ran off aud returned
with assistance, after being absent
considerable time. Both the wound
ed men had crawled off together TO a
pond at some little distance, where
they were found covered with mud.
C0nnelly dead, and Ridgeway mortalIy
wounded. Neither of The young men
was over eighteen.
Year: 1877

According to the 81. Paul Dispatch
Gen. Flower holds that the army should
not be reduced. We may add that this
Gen. Flower is the owner of steam
boat with fat contract for carrying
freight to army posts.
Year: 1877

By Telegraph to the GAZETTE.


WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The Presi
dent has been forced to abandon his po
sition in regard to excepting members Of
the republican national committee from
the operation of the recent order forbid.
ding federal officials to participate in pol.
ltics or hold any political position, and to
retrace his steps into the civil service lines
The matter was brought up at the cabinet
meeting yesterday, when very general
expression of sentiment ensued, and the
action of the President was reviewed in
its various phases.
Year: 1877

seemed as if the other had come back from
the dead. What followed scarcely needs
rehearsal. BY slow marches and great
caution, living on chestnuts and raw pan
theirs meat they reached the stockade.


A few months restored Leslie from his
wound; years brought peace and safety;
and ultimately thousand of settlers flowed
into the region. The pioneers farm
where once the little stockadc stood
so distant and alone, became village site
and wealth and distinction have fallen to
the Cochran descendants.


Whoever has heard the aged Leslie re.
cite this adventure must have been i'm
pressed by the emphasis which he placed
on "the three strange proyidonces by
which he was delivered First, had he
fallen anywhere but in the stream, the
Indians would probably have found him
where he fell faint or dead, aud tearing
off his scalp, would have crushed in his
skull with tomahawk, and departed.
Secondly, had it not been for the Indians,
the panther would have finished him.
And thirdly, the bullet that drew the
dripping blood from the neck of the horse,
so that the crimson trail did not cease at
the brook, saved his life by misleading his
pursuers.


In closing the story, he used to say, in
most solemn manner


death missed me by miracle, three
times in a single hour.
Year: 1877

Remarkable testimony as to the per-
meabilitY of the ground, and of the foun-
dation Of our houses, has been given by
gas emanations into houses which had no
gas laid on. know cases where persons
were poisoned and killed by gas which had
to travel for twenty feet under the street,
and then through the foundations, cellar
vaults, and flooring of the ground floor
rooms. As these kind Of accidents hap
pened only in winter, they have been
brought forward as a proof that the frozen
soil did not allow the gas to escape straight
upward, but drove it into the house. |
have told you already why l take the fro
zen soil to be not more air-tight than when
not frozen In such cases the penetration
Of gas into the houses is facilitated by the
current in the ground-air caused by the
house. The house, being warmer inside
than the external air, acts like a heated
chimney on its surroundings, and chiefly
on the ground upon which it stands, and
the air therein, which we will call the
ground air, The warm air in the chin
ney is pressed into and up the chimney by
the cold air surrounding the same. The
chimney cannot act without heat, and the
heat is only the means Of disturbing the
equilibrium of the columns of air inside
and outside the chimney. The warm air
inside is lighter than the cold air outside;
and this being so, the former must float
upward through the chimney, Just like oil
in water. 1t continues to do so as long as
fresh cold air comes into its neighborhood
from outside. As soon as we interrupt
this arrival the draught into the chimney
is at an end. Any other way of looking at
the action Of chimneys leads to erroneous
views, which have many times stopped the
progress Of the art Of heating and ventila-
ting.


Thus our heated houses ventilate them.
selves not only through the walls but also
through the ground on which the house
stands. If there is any gas or other smell
ling substance in the surrounding ground.
air, they will enter the current of this
ventilation. have witnessed case in
Munich, where not the least smell of gas
could be detected in the street, but great
quantity of gas found its way into the
ground floor room Of house where no
gas was laid on. In another case the gas
always penetratedin to the best heated room
and produced an illness of its inmates,
which was taken for typhoid fever,


The movement of gas through the ground
into the house may give us warning that
the ground air is in continual intercourse
with our houses, and may become the in
PRODUCER of many kinds Of dodgers. These
dodgers may either be found out or cause
injury at once, like gas; or they may, with
out betraying their presence in any way,
become enemies or associate themselves
with other injurious elements and increase
their activity. The evil resulting there.
from continues till the store Of these crea-
lures Of the ground air is consumed. Our
senses may remain unaware of noxious
things, which we take in, in one shape or
another, through air, water or food
Popular Science Monthly.
Year: 1877

AssYRIA.-Assyria was at one time
the greatest power on earth. Its capital,
Nineveh, is said to have been fifty miles
in circumference, surrounded by a wall so
thick that six chariots could be driven
abreast upon its top, and having fifteen
thousand towers, each more than two
hundred feet in height. The researches of
modern days have shown that these state
ments may be somewhat exaggerated, yet
there is no doubt that the city was of
colossal size. But its destruction was so
thorough that ramparts, palaces and tenn
pies were entirely demolished, "and all
that is left Of the first Nineveh is one
broken statue. History has no other ex-
ample Of so complete destruction"
Year: 1877

SIMPLE METHOD OF TANNING A LAMB
SKIN WITH THE Wool ON. .--Makea strong
soapsuds, using hot water; when it is cold,
wash the skin with it, carefully squeezing
it between the hands to get the dirt out Of
the wool; then wash the soap out with
clean, cold water; next, dissolve alum and
salt, Of each half pound in lot of hot
water, which put into tub of cold water,
sufficient to cover the skin, and let it
soak in it over night or twelve hours; now
hang the skin over pole to drain, when
well drained, spread or stretch carefully on
board to dry. 1t need not be tackled if
drawn out several times with the hand
while drying. When yet little damp,
sprinkle pulverized saltpetre and alum Gan
ounce each mixed together) on the flesh
side, rubbing it in we'll. 1t Is now to
hang in the shade for two or three days,
the flesh side in until perfectly dry. When
entirely dry, scrape the flesh side with
blunt knife to remove any scraps Of flesh.
Trim off all projecting points, aud rub the
flesh side with pumace or rotten stone and
with the hands. Prepared in this way, it
is white and beautiful, suitable for q door
mat, and also nice for the feet in sleigh
or wagon in cold weather.
Year: 1877

A lady writer in a recent number Of
New York journal, discourses ia the fol-
lowing style concerning her treatment of
rats and mice We cleaned our premises
of these detestable vermin by making
white wash hyellOw with copperas, and cover
ing the stones and rafters Of the cellar
with thick coating of it. In every
crevice where a rat might tread we put
crystals of the copperas, and scattered the
same in the corners of the floor. The re-
suit was perfect stampede of rats and
mice. Since that time not foot fall Of
either rat or mouse has been heard about
the house. Every spring a coat Of the
yellow wash is given to the cellar, as a
purifier as well as a rat exterminator, and
no typhoid, disentery, or fever attacks the
family. Many persons deliberately at
tract all the rats in the ncigoborhood by
leaving fruits and vegetables uncovered in
the cellar; and sometimes even the soap
scraps are left open for their regalcment.
Cover up everything eatablc in the cellar
and pantry and you will soon drive them
ont
Year: 1877

It is related that the late General John


Z. Breckenridge had son (Cabel) upon
his staff, and at the terrible charge Of the
Kentucky Brigade at Murfreesboro' chose
him to carry an order to distant part of
the line, saying in reply to remonstrauce
that he would not direct any officer to face
danger from which he would spare a
member Of his own family. The boy gal.
loped safely through storm of bullets,
delivered the order and returned unhurt.
II is now announced that he is to marry
next month the daughter of Lloyd Teyis,
now reputed the richest man in California
Year: 1877

Archbishop Mountain having been con
suited by George H. as to a fit person for
the See of York, then vacant, promptly
and wittily quoted scripture-"Hadst thou
faith as grain of mustard, thou wouldst
say to this Mountain pointing to himself
be thou removed, and cast into the Sea-
He got it.
Year: 1877

They were sitting together and he was
arduously thinking what to say, when
finally he burst out in this manner sin
this land Of noble achievement, and un-
dying glory-why is it that women do not
come more to the front and climb the
ladder of fame ?' 81 suppose" said she,
tying knots in her handkerchief, it's on
account of their pull backs. "
Year: 1877

MR. FLOOD, associated with J. M. Kirk patrick and others in Orc Blanco District, work for their new furnace. He reports their mines looking splendidly, and that they are taking better ore than ever out oi the Idaho mine. The ore is tested ire quently and they know about the value Of what they are handling every day. Mir. Flood says they expect 10 soon have their furnace in active operation on ore from the Idaho and Warsaw.
Year: 1877

DEPUTY SURVEYOR THEo. F. WHITE is due here any day. Soon after arrival he begin tho survey of public lands on the upper part or Arivaipa creek, on the san Pedro about old Camp Grant and in the .Gila valley east Of Florence.
Year: 1877

THE weather Of the week has been very fine and much rain has blessed the earth and gave new life to the people and all growing things. Monday a very fine rain fell, and on Wednesday night and Thurs day morning a still greater fall occurred the latter coming down steadily and soak ing the ground the deepest Of any rain oi the season. Early in the week there were sharp lightning and thunder and since then the air has been delightful. The rains are too late to help out Fall crops but they will start up the grass and per. haps supply the santa Rita and other Dla- | cer mines with water for working.
Year: 1877

on Monday-more strictly speaking on

 Sunday evening. We are informed that the general public are rather better pleas

 ed with this Feast than they are usually,

 and that the proprietors of games, etc., are somewhat disappointed. One thing is certain, and that is the arrangements Of the booths and grounds generally were

 superior to those for a number of years past. The weather in the main was pleas

 ant and the rain Of the Sd put the ground

 in good condition. Some of those who

 run games, have gone to attend the an-

 nual feast soon 10 open at Magdalena.
Year: 1877

TIE KNOXVILLE TRIBUNE.


We observe that Col. Flcmming
has again become the Editor OF
the Knoxville Democratic Daily,
which is the outgrowth and natuo
raj successor of all the press de


velopmeDts of that city for half a
century. The paper, very proper .
ly in the interest OF brevity, drops
all double names and is again call
cd the TRIBUNE, Col Charlton
has made the TRIBUNE e AGE fair-
ly ring with his energy and ability
during the short time he has been
alone Oh if. OF course, no man
can long run all the various de-
partments Of such a paper. So he
will now contribute to and manage
the agricultural and perhaps busi-
ness departments OF the Tribune,
and Col. Flemming will edit
Charlton has more absolute pluck
and bottom in him than any man
now on the Tennessee Press
Nothing less than downright fate
can tie him down. lie rides the
storm Of politics and financial up
hcaval like an editorial eagle, and
he will continue to shake East
Tennessee with the lever of truth
until Gabriel shall sound for Kim
his celebrated bugle.
Year: 1877

Few farmers consider that each crop that
is grown and removed from the soil has TAX
en- away so much strength and virtue from
it: that in the stalk and kernel is found the
concentrated richness that was in the ground
until transformed by the mysterious ways
of nature in its transformation. Nature asks
no aid from the husbandman, neither will it
quietly brook being plundered, but instead,
following each demand made upon it in the
way of crop, it is found reduced and worn,
and will not again attain to its former merit
until there is restored to it equally and in
proportion as 1t has been taken from 1T.


Rotation in crops is demonstrated as be-
ing not only best, but demanded; the con-
tinual growing and gathering from the same
field harvest of the same OR kindred pro-
duct. will in due time deprive the soil III that
field of the ability to produce that especial
article. as it has taken from the soil all that
;s necessary for the successful production OF
that crop, and either fertilizers must be sup
nl;ed. or the field will become wholly worth
less save for some other and entirely differ
ent kind of product. When crops fail OF
themselves, the failure can, as RUE, De
traced to the neglect of men, and mol TO the
a.fact Of nature, or mistake of the Creator.
,rha soil is provided in general state OF
,;ehness: if continual demands are made
upon it to produce, and no return offered IN
the way of remedies for its degchefa'ihs