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Year: 1878

Everything conducive TO the better
condition of the baby is sure TO attract
attention; and hence it is that DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup is becoming more and more
appreciated, as IFS wonderful influence
in subduiDg the diseases of babyhood
becomes recognized. Price 25 cents.


Nothing tries the patience of man
more than 10 be sitting on sofa in a
dark room with pretty girl, and to be
compelled to listen to her brother CIV
ing the history of baseball club.


An Indiana girl says she finds Doth-
ing SO good for the complexion as rub
bing her face on a young mans vest.
The young man must be inside OF il,
though.
Year: 1878

Iagar fingered in the corridor until
Sir Henry and the doctor entered the
sick-room Then she followed them in,
unobserved In passing in she noticed
letter lying on the floor. Intuitively it
occurred to her that this piece of writing
whatever 1t was-might enlighten her
mind in regard to the mystery OF an
hour ago; so, STOPPING quickly. she
picked it up and concealed it in her bo-
som. Hagar knew that it was mean
thing to do. and felt little guilty; but
she wanted to get even with the woman
she hated SO intensely, and would do it
if possible. The first glance from the
doctor told but too plainly the painful
truth: that with his patient the end of
lime was drawing near. and the beauti'
tai sufferer would soon be released from
vital pain. The husband raised her head
gently and pil!owed it on his breast-that
true, faithful breast. where that beauti-
iul head had reposed so oft and lovingly
and where also. alter one brief mo
ment, 1t will recline no more. Berenice
placed one OF the baby's tiny hands in
one OF Florence's. and murmured almost
inaudibly. "love and care Tor it." Then


smile of ineffiuble sweetness wreathed
her lips, slight sigh hoated upward


heuvenward, then all was over. The


light of life was extinguished, and the


soul had already passed down the stream


of eternity, and was waiting in the har


Dor of celestial peace for ndmittancc IN


to the city OF the ransomed. where win


ter aud storms never come to cloud III


sky of eternal bliss


| will leave, for a time. the house Q


mourning leave the stricken man to tn


care OF Him who heals all earthly sorrow
leave the dark haired, dark hearte


woman. scheming and planning still


Lastly, will leave faithful old Hagar o
the ale,t, watching and waiting Tor
time when the wrong shall be righte'
. and the guilty receive the just rewar
: which shall be meted out to them.
Year: 1878

A SILENT SrRANaEn.-A stranger
sat In a corner of car hence to
New York, in easy attitude, his feet
upon q large black trunk. The
tlelnanly conductor, going his
rounds, at The first station politely
informed the stranger that tho


trunk must be put in tho baggage
car. 70 which the stranger moth


ing replied. At tho second station
the displeased conductor, more
decidedly told the stranger that he


must put the trunk in the baggage
car. 70 which the stranger nothing
replied. At the third station the
Vexed conductor more imperatively
told the stranger that he must put
the trunk in the baggage car or it
. would be put off the train. To
which the stranger nothing replied.
At the fourth station the irate con-
ductor had the trunk put, off and


left At the fifth station tho


Modified conductor, addressing the
stranger. begged him to remember


that he had but done what his duty
required he had only donesit after


repeated warning, and that it was


solely the strangers fault. To
which the stranger laoonically re-


piled: "Don't care 'taint my
trunk r. -Bostoae Courier. :


Pay your subscription to THE
Nzws AIp NseaIh 81
Year: 1878

When the average American feels
the tightening grip of hard times
accompanying him about, he CON-
mences to economize. First, the
contribution box suffers. He thinks
the heather in foreign climes can do
without instruction "until times
get better" The next blow is at
his minister; he economies vigor-
onsly on his spiritual adviser, and
asuages the prickings of conscience
by d mental promise to shell ont
literally for the church when times
get better. Through all this he
smokes the usual number Of cigars
at the usual price. No economic
ing on these luxuries, you know.
The next point of economical at
tack is the newspaper. If he is
taking two dailies he drops one,
and if one daily he drops to per-
baps semi-weekly, and if a semi
weekly, then a weekly.


Not long ago a man with a 10
cent cigar in his mouth and five
more in his pocket, remarked that
the times were so powerful hard
that he would have to stop his
daily paper and put up with a
weekly. Now, one cigar would
buy three copies of his favorite
paper; but, keep your soul, the
idea of cutting off smoke to gain
literature, was not to be thought Of
for moment. Nobody but a news
paper man, with his own bread and
butter at stake, would suggest such
a diabolical thing.
Year: 1878

A distressed mother writes to a
newspaper for advice, which she
gets thusly: "The only way to
cure your son of staying out late o
nights is to break his legs or get
the girl he runs after to do the
housework."
Year: 1878

Little boy, If you have any relics
about you, keep them. Perhaps,
some day, you may be the father of
your country, when that old pair
of pants with the baggy knees, and
that torn coat with the worn-out
pockets, will be hung up In q glass
case, beside your once priced pop
gun and your favorite alley-ter.
Year: 1878

The quiet girl is generally worth
studying, and will frequently astOnish
those who pretend to understand her
by rising to heights, when she is sum
moned thither, which are UnapprOach.
able to her complacent and cOurted
critics. Yet 1t may happen that quiet
girls of the best type may lack the wit,
The adaptability to that with which
they have no sympathy, the glibness,
and that unlimited faith in themselves
which must be possessed by those who
desire to attract the notice of the more
shallow portion Of society, who believe
in noisy girls. All quiet girls are not
endowed with genius and the virtues,
for some are simply fools who would be
noisy enough if they could find any
thing to shy. But we protest against
the habit which prevails of sighting
quiet girls and speaking i'll of them be-
fore they have been fairly tried, and of
paying sickening homage to the con
ceited chatterboxes of little moral
sense and principle. Viii noisy dam
sells will often turn out TO be gaudy i'm
posters, many quiet ones will amply re-
pay the time, trouble, OF love which
any one may bestow upon them.
Year: 1878

An old tUrkey-raiser gives the fol-
lowing experiment: -Four turkeys were
cOnfneI in q pen, and fed on meal,
boiled potatoes and oats. -Four others,
Of the same brood, were also at the same
time confined in another pen, and fed
daily on the same articles, but with one
pint Of very finely pulVerized charcoal
mixed with their fOOd-miXed meal and
boiled potatoes. They had also a plen-
tiful supply Of broken charcoal in their
pen. The eight were killed on the
same day, and there was q difference Of
one and a half pounds each in favor Of
the fowls which had been supplied with
charcoal, they being much the fattest
and the meat greatly superior in point
Of tenderness and flavor.
Year: 1878

So certain is the crime of listening to
carry its own punishment, that there is
no pointed prohibition against it; we
are commanded not to commit other
sins, but this one draws down its own
correction, and woe be to him who in
fIinres it'll
Year: 1878

It is said that the pain caused by the
sting of hOrse-fy may be instantly
alleviated, and the swelling which often
accompanies it speedily reduced, by
simbly rubbing the injured part with
the Juice Of an onion
Year: 1878

Wire ropes for mines, elevators and
the transmission Of power are now
being made Of the comparatively new
alloy, phOsphOr bronze. These ropes
are said to retain their pliability after
long use, and toresist the action Of the
corrosive waters found IN mines.
Year: 1878

The cabbages on the Island Of Jersey
grow on stems to the height Of
ten or twelve feet. They cut off the
lower leaves for the cattle, and hence
one can walkUnder the vegetable itself,
as beneath a tropical grove Of palms.
Year: 1878

A Danbury man describes a church
festival for raising money as an opera
ton wherein one half the church buys
berries at fifteen cents a quart and sells
them to the other half for dollar.
Year: 1878

Experience demonstrates that not
move than one in three or four Of Our
native COWS transmit their milking
properties, While, on the other hand
Il thoroughbred bull Of a good strain
will transmit his best qualities nine
times out Of ten. This is an unSnswsr-
BILE argument in favor of the use Of
thoroughbred sires. Grade sires are as
uncertain and unreliable rs common
native sires.
Year: 1878

An English undertaken, to prove that
he was palrOnized by famous people,
exhibited in his show window the lid Of
the coffin in which Titiens was to be
buried. He had a card attached bear
ing the great singers name and the fact
that he was hOnOred with the patronage
of her friends. What comes next?
Year: 1878

Experiments in the manufacture Of
artificial mineral waters were made
as early as the sixteenth century, but
they have been produced in protection
only within the past fifty years, since
chemical analysis has become an opera
tiOn of minute exactness. These Wa
tiers have some advantages over natural
mineral waters. The supply Of the
latter exported from the springs Of
Continental Europe is inadequate for
the demand, and most natural waters
lose materially by bOttling.
Year: 1878

The manner Of milking exerts a pow
erful influence on the prOductiveness
Of the COW. A slow and careless milk
er, or one whose treatment is harsh,
viii soon dry up the best Of COWS. The
animal must be approached gently,
never struck or abused, while the ope-
ration Of milking should begin gradu-
ally, steadily increasing in rapidity,
until all is drawn. If the milking is
performed in the s,aIl, it is a good plan
to feed at the same time with roots or
bay.
Year: 1878

Nothing but ultimate ruin stares


that farmer in the face who does not


pay personal attention to all the


most minute details of his farm.
There are a thousand small leaks
about The management of an ordinary
farm, that If not closely attended to
will surely bring the most hard work.
ing farmer to ruin and bankruptcy.
Nine.tenths of the sinking farmers can
attribute there present distress to no
other cause than a lack of close at
tention to small details of the farm;
a close supervision of machinery and
tools, the stock and their feed, a
place for everything and everything
in its place. No one is as much in
terested in attending to these duties
as the boss. Such course would
in a few months, or year or two at
most. enable many farmers who are
now on the down grade, to again be
gin to ascend. If heroically persever-
ed in, it will surely make headway
against what now looks so hopeless.
A fear of sunburnt hands and face
dirty clothes and boots, and a desire
to have reputation that he does not
work on the farm. has been fruitful
source of loss to many farmers. A
course of this kind once entered on,
will be hard to depart from.
Year: 1878

Pious and fashionable New York
society does not consider dancing
proper in Lent, but as rythmic exercise
of some kind is necessary, even during
a penitential season, pious and fashion
able society disports itself upon roller
skates TO the lascivious breathlngs of
q select orchestra.
Year: 1878

A traveller in Deadwood says that


he saw such a picturesque turnout


as this "The half breed horses in


harness were shaggy, unkempt tel


lows; and the long haired saddle pony


hitched to the rear of the wagon by
4 striped horse-hair lariat, tugged and
pulled, now this way now that, as
though the experience was new one
to him. Upon this wagon was pile
OF elk, deer and antelope ;while from
on top, and frowning upon you was
the ugly mug OF grizzly. The driver
"sat with careless ease and grace us
ing Bruins broadside for seat,
one leg crossing the other; little
moccasined foot resting on the side Of
the wagon box; one gloved hand hold
ing the lines, and the other caresslng
the polished barrel of a revolver
This attractive person was q young
woman of the following description:
"Rather small of stature, with an ex-
rounded and beautiful figure,
to advantage in the soft, Or
namented buckskin suit. The face
vas one hard to describe it might
belong to a well-developed beardless
youth, or in other garments and places,
to comfy lass of twenty. In the
finely rounded outlness, ripe red lips
and dimple chin, lurked a suspicion OF
femiuinity which was heightened by
Year: 1878

4 WONDERFUL SH0T.-A marksman has arisen in California, by the name of Dr. W. F. Carver, who is likely to mako Bogardus hang his diminished head. The latters shooting is done with shotgun, and the spreading of the charge in it's passage through the air allows a large margin for innaeuracy, but the doctor shoots with rifle. which necessitates complete accuracy. Among his recent feats at Denver. Col, were the breaking of 90 glass balls out Of TOT thrown into the air from a trap. breaking a flying ball with the rife turned upside down and resting upon his head; break ing another by standing with his back to the object, and shooting over his shoul- der by the aid of a small hand looking glass which he held in his hand. Another hall was also broken without sighting, the rifle being held against the shooters hip and being guided in some mysterious manner. The crowning feat of tho exhibition was shooting at a ball thrown into the air to height of 20 or 90 feet. missing it with the first shot, relocating the rifle and breaking it before it reached the ground. The quickness of his move ments in removing the exploded cart ridge from his gun, replacing it with a fresh one, and again aiming and firing. is said to be marvellous.
Year: 1878

AWFUL AcCIDENT.-We are called
on 10 record another OF the hundreds
of deaths that annually occur in this
country from the handling of kerosene
oil. On Wednesday night, Mrs. join
sr, a widow Of this city, was filling q
tin kerosene lamp while the wick was
burning, when the lamp exploded, and,
as usual, the miserable woman was In.
slanlly wrapped in flames. Her shrieks
brought the neighbors to her assist.
snce very soon, but their help was fa-
tally retarded by fierce dog In the
yard which had to be fought with q
fence rail before they they get could
into the house, and they we're too late
10 afford her any help. Mrs. Joiner
died yesterday morning early after
terrible suffering. She was as robust
and healthy q woman TO ell appearance
as we ever saw, and yet from q little
carelessness, che was hurried into eter'
nlty.-[ columbus Independent.
Year: 1878

TEE Southern members Of Congress
have at last agreed to act together tC
secure needed Southern improvements
The bill to report a suitable plan tC
protect the valley Of the Mississippi
river from overflow, and 10 improve
The navigation Of this great National
stream, is the fret result Of the under
standing. 1.-THE South will go little
farther and cooperate with the West
more good fruit will be gathered.
Year: 1878

A individual calling himself Lamphear, and
employed in selling lamp burners, engaged
board at one Of our private boarding houses Tor
a week, the time to expire last Saturday night.
On the night previous, however, he gathered
up LIS traps and lit out, not by The door, lest
he might disturb somebody, but by the window
OF his room. This man may have an alias or
two for convenience, but would be readily known
by an extremely bald head for one Of hIs years,
being probably under 40 years, and is Of me-


dunn height, rather genteely attired aud well
proportioned, as well as by tle traffic in which
he is engaged. He is travelling towards Detroit
and will no doubt practice the same roguery In
the various towns along the road.-Niles Rep.
Year: 1878

REFORM SCHOOL FOR GIRIs.-rwo years sco
Henry Willis Of Battle Creek wrote series OF
articles advocating the establishment, by ths
legislature, Of state reform school for girls.
He argued if boys needed the fostering care OF
the State, that justice demanded that girls
should be accorded equal rights in this respect.
The friends OF humanity saw the necessity for
such school, and during the last session of
the legislature there was much talk that euch
measure should be passed, hut nothing definite
was done. From that time to the present
there has been more or less public discussion
OF the subject, and at the last session OF the
board Of supervisors OF Ingham county Alder
man Van Buren, Of this city introduced a reso-
luton, which vas unanimously adopted re-
questing our members of the Legislature to
labor for the establishment OF such a school.
The need for such an institution is unques-
toned, and there is general movement now
going on to bring about favorable action by
the legislature A petition now beng clrcu-
lated at Detroit asks the legislature not only
10 estaDhsn such a school, but to put il under
the specific control and management of women
This petition, after setting forth the justice OF
equal reformatory influences for girls with
boys, says: Every instinct of self-preserya-
ton, every claim OF humanity, every consldera-
ton of duty to the criminal and unfortunate,
seem to us to unite to urge upon your honor
able body the most earnest aud careful atten-
ton 70 the subject, the wisest and most bepey-
olent action in Its behalf. We pray that 10
consideration Of undue retrenchment or of
sectional jealousy may be allowed to hinder
action on 20 important a matter, from whose
long neglect the innocent suffer with the guilty,
while no hand is out=tretched to save many
just entering the road to perdItlon. Lansing
Republican
Year: 1878

DAIN in the right side, under the
L edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe-
tite and sickness; the bowels in gen
eral are Costive, sometimes alternative
with lax the head is troubled with
pain. accompanied with dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally considerable loss Of mem
ory, accompanied with painful SEN
sation of having left undone some
thing which ought TO have been done.
a slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains Of
WEAKNESS and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of prickly sensa-
ton of the skin; his spirits are low
and although he is satisfied that exer-
else would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex-
listed, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
Year: 1878

The new tax law passed at the
late session Of the Legislature pro-
vldes penalty of five per cent. on
personal property taxes to attach on
March 1st, but owing to the fact
that the law was not approved until
March 11th, State Auditor Whit.
comb has decided that the penalty
does not attach to 1877 taxes.
Year: 1878

We learn from the Owatonna Re
view that a new German paper is
soon to be started in that city by a
Mr.. John Hunger. The name of the
paper is to be Minnesota Post, and
will make its appearance in about
three weeks. We hope that the
people Of Owatonna and vicinity will
not Of hunger OUT the enterprising
editor.
Year: 1878

tons, and was the disease in former
days introduced from abroad, and
then naturally propagated in the
absence of sanitary care and pre-
caution?


A statement represents the dis
ease spreading at night as if from
house to house; that it attacks
premises wholly free from exposure
to contact, and that of the thou
sands Of persons who left the city
in the afternoons and returned in
the day time during business hours
only, no one was attacked. 1t is
supposed to extend in some form Of
malaria near the surface of the
earth, inasmuch as the public Jail,
being surrounded by high wall,
escaped infection.


The news from Memphis and
New Orleans indicates that the
spread of the disease at this time is
without precedent, and flight from
the locality, in view Of the probable
length of warm weather, is thu
wiSest measure of safety.
Year: 1878

The Washington ID. o. Gazette
of the 18th inst. pays the following


merited compliment to our present
member of congress; "The peO-


pie of Memphis, Tennessee, district
will stand greatly in the light of
their own interests if they fail to


return Hon. Casey Young as their


national representative. During
his services in congress he achieved


a position in influence and popu-
larity attained by few young mem
bers. Coming here with the forty
fourth congress, unheralded and
comparatively unknown, with no
former experience in legislation, he
at once took up the line of a
steady advance, and by the close
of the first session no new member
ranked him in sterling ability
and widespread influence. His
speeches were not numerous, but
always to the point, and of a char
acter shadowing forth ability and
craftsmanship of a high order. His
laborS for his people and the
advancement of their material in
terests, speak for themselves He
secured for Memphis a custom
house that will cost a million dol
lars. He obtained an appropria-
ton to protect the river front Of
Memphis, Of $4,000 more; and
for a survey of the Mississippi,
with a view of ascertaininga proper
method of reclaiming the alluvial
lands on the Mississippi river from
overflow, an additional 5000. No
former representative ever accom-
pliShed SO much. If the people Of
that district wish their material in
terests promoted, they certainly
cannot afford to lay aside a trusted
and well-tried public servant who
has done so much for them, and is
capable of doing so much more,
and risk the chances of taking up
any man Of inexperience, however
great his capacity or superior his
merit; for these rare qualities net
unfrequently plod a weary way in
our national councils before making
themselves known and useful"
Year: 1878

The board of health declared the
yellow fever here an epidemic this
morning. This is a mere matter ol
form, we presume, as everybody
knew it days ago. The suggestion
for everybody that can to go away
is timely, although some days be-
hind the press. Great bodies move
slowly.
Year: 1878

We publish communication
from prominent citizen of Col
liervilIe to-day, who justifes and
explains the quarantine at that
place. We cheerfully give him a
full hearing. The public now has
both sides, and we have no desire
at such time as this to 60 into
further controversy. One remark
and we are done: The difference
between a Memphis and a Collier
vile quarantine is this, Memphis
is liable to yellow fever any year il
appears at New Orleans; Collier
vile is not liable to the contagion,
and as far as our recollection ex'
tends, never yet had a sporadic oil
even an imported case.