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Year: 1878

From the Boston Advertiser, Nov. H.


few weeks ago German by the maine Of STAR
becker employed in the forge department Of tho
Dover Stamping Company. Cambridge, made tine
victim of practical joke that has since resulted in
his becoming insane and being incarcerated in the
lunatic asylum at Worcester The facts in the
cleaned from trustworthy source briefly fol-
lows In the department where Starbeckcr was en-
ployed are several young men who were acquainted
with his eccentrcitics, and frequently made him the
butt for all petty jokes. One day of the gang took
the German aside and told him that in certain ce-
ctery in Longwood there grave in which
several thousands Of dollars buried. together
with the body of man who had peculiar religious
belief while in life and which corresponded with that
of Starbecker. He was led to believe that by visiting
the cemetery on certain night and repeating por-
tons or his creed all would be made clear 20 him, and
the money would be his He proceeded to act on the
suggestion Of the fellows, and dark night walked
over, accompanied by them, to the cemetery,
directed and went to grave in remote part OF the
yard Here he told TO knecl before tombstone
and repeat the names OF certain gods and when
the name 0t the right ono was reached he would
know ALA spirit would appear and designate the
hiding place Of the money. While engaged in his
devotions one Of the young men approached the
stone enveloped in white sheet. This had the
effect of frightening the man, who started to run
away: but he had proceeded only n few yards when
hc ran into the arms of figure clothed in black
cloak. The poor fellow fell in tit. Recovering
from this he started on keen run for home, reach
ing il about midnight. nearly dead with fright From
that night Starbcckcr has been less affected
in his mind. He 1Ias neglected his work, aud seemed
TO be impressed with the idea that the money would
be his timc Last Saturday he went TO the fac
tory with lot of documents drawn up in German.
and wished them translated into English 1t then
found that he insane and yesterday he taken
20 the asy lum. The young men--pntrick Crowley,
Barney Welsh Patrick Flood and Daniel Hayes---are
much concerned over the affair and heartily wish
themselves out Of it, starbccker has wife and two
children.
Year: 1878

Christian Scnna milkman Of Seventy-sixth street
and avenue A. was found yesterday morning by Officer
Reley, Of the Nineteenth precinct. lying on the
ground at tho foot Of East Ftythir street the
river very much under tho influence of liquor. and
bleeding from scalp wound. II was ascertained by
Detective MCGOWAN, shortly after his removal. that
he fell while intoxicated in the early morning and
thus receivcd his wound. from which he died last
nirht ut Bellevue Hospital.
Year: 1878




Almost Every Community.
Farminstsn (Me.) Chroaicls.


He was the manager of the
church fair, and one morning he
walked into the newspaper Office
and said:


"Want an item this morning?"


"0f course" replied the editor,
whereupon the visitor laid the fol-
lowing note upon the table:


"The ladies of street
church will give a festival at their
vestry hall next Friday evening.
Literary and musical entertain
ments will be provided, and sup
per will be served to all who desire.
The ladies in charge of the affair
have much experience in such mat
ters, and are sure to provide a
good time. The admission will 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:


ooh, / see an advertisement"


"No, not an advertisement. We
prefer to have it go into the local
column" replied the manager.
And seeing the editor looked skep-
tical, he continued: at will inte-
rest a great many of your readers
and help good cause; besides, we
have spent SO much money in get
ting up our entertainment that we
canAot afford to advertise it with
out increasing the price of the
tickets. In such a matter as this
we ought to be willing to help each
other"


"Well," said the editor, 'if it
goes into the locals, l suppose you
would reciprocate by reading a
little notice in your church next
Sunday" The visiting brother
asked what notice, and the editor
wrote and handed him the follow
ing:


''Ihe Weekly Chronicle for the
coming year will be the best and
cheapest family paper in Maine,
Its proprietor has had much expe-
rience, and has all the helps which
a large outlay of money can pro
cure. His paper has a larger circu-
lation than any other published in
the connty, and is to be furnished
at only two dollars. 1t is certain
that no one can spend that amount
OF money to a better advantage. BE
sure to take the Chronicle, and sub.
scribe for your friends"


The manager hemmed and hest
tated, and then said solemnly that
he doubted whether it would be
ludicious 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 even
ing of the entertainment.


eyes," said the editor, "but it
would attract more attention in the
middle of a sermon. 1t will inter
est a large number of your congre-
CATION and help good cause, and,
besides, so much money is spent
upon the Chronicle that / don't see
how the owner can afford to print
handbills to advertise it without in
creasing the subscription price. In
such a matter as this we ought to
be willing to help each other"


Then the gentleman saw the sit
uation, and went straight out, with
out leaving so much as a compli-
mentary ticket,
Year: 1878

come the greatest Indian chief. As
to their hostility to this country, he
said his people now believed it to
be useless to resist the soldiers long
er; his brothers were but few; they
could not live here and be happy ;
they were going, therefore, to the
land of their White Mother Queen
Mother) and live peacefully among
themselves.
Year: 1878

Twenty Thousand People
old and young. every week. It is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.


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


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
Using; for many good people seeing ss I'd.
vertissment in a paper. especially their
church paper. take it as guarantee Of re-
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not bs
abused when it can be helped. We want.
therefore,
Year: 1878

RetuFm 10 American SOIL.


A reporter of the Cleveland TO-
Plaindealer has had an interview
with Two-Bears, one of the mem
bers of Buffalo Bills dramatic
company and a veritable Sioux
chief. He was one of the delega-
tion of Sioux chiefs who recently
conferred with President Hayes at
Washington. He appears at all
times in his native dress, and, as
may be supposed, he is subject to a
good deal of annoyance from his
inquisitive white brother. He has
variable disposition and frequently
appears morose and downcast, which
is supposed to be caused by the
numerous wounds which he has
received in battle, giving him con-
stant pain. He informed the re-
porter that a white man in his
place would have been dead long
ago.


What do you think of the way
white people liye?" was asked.


"It is all strange to me-" answer
ed the chief, "and there are many
l don't understand. The white
brother has been kind to me, and
when go back to my people l will
have much to tell them"


When informed that Sitting Bull
was again in the United States he
appeared in deep thought for a mo-
ment, and then advanced a very
probable theory. He said that Sit
ting Bull was ambitious and desired
to be a great chief. He believed
his object was to induce his red
brothers Of all tribes to go with him
to the British Dominion, where the
buffalo was plenty and where they
couldSlive in peace. Sitting Bull
would:then be at their head and be-
Year: 1878

The French government will not ex-
hibit itself nor allow to be displayed at
the coming exposition, any war material
or invention which it has lately adopted,
or which it thinks of adopting for the
army or navy.
Year: 1878

IT is said that in New York the owners
Of large yachts of 800 or 400 tons bur-
den, have come to the conclusion that
they are not convenient either for fast
sailing or pleasure, and the consequence
will be an entire revolution in their size
and style.
Year: 1878

A NEW mode of heating the cars on the
New York elevated railway has been ex-
perimented with. On both sides of each
car, under the seats, are placed inch and
quarter steam-pipes. These run
through galvanized sheet-iron cylinders
about five inches in diameter, the space
between the pipe and the cylinder being
compactly filled with fine sand. The
pipes are connected with the locomotive
boiler. While waiting at a station,
steam is forced into the pipes, and the
heat is taken upand radiated by the sand
in the cylinder. The New York papers
represent the experiment as having been
quite successful.
Year: 1878

Among the reports upon the introduction


OF this system submitted to the House of
Representatives is a valuable paper from Pro-
fessor j. E. Hilgard of the Coast Survey from
which it appears that it is used in all meas
urements by that. bureau. He thinks it
could readily be adopted in the coinage and,
after some preparation, by the Customs Bu-
reau. lin the Internal Revenue Depart
ment he suggests that as the government is


the beneficiary, it is due to the people not to
needlessly inconvenience them, and that 1890
would be soon enough to introduce the change
there. As to its adoption in all business, he
thinks a longer time should be given, as the
substitution of a new unit would make an
embarrassing change in all kinds of machin-
cry and patterns, a change which it would be
impracticable to effect at once, and difficult
and expensive to effect at all. The real es-
tate of the country also, is laid out
IN feet and decimals of feet and the
substitution of the metre would have to be
made in all deeds and titles. 1t will be nee
essary to educate whole generation in the
new system before the change can be accepta-
BILE. One remark of Professor Hilgard is very
acute and worthy of attention. at has ever
been the practice of the Anglo Saxon people
to make laws in conformity with customs,
not to create customs by compulsory laws" j..
Year: 1878

GLovER's investigating committee has
found rival in Waddell's. Waddell has just
discovered that one of the mail contractors
was in the habit of lending considerable sums
OF money in times past, to certain clerks in
the contract Office. The name of one of
these was ascertained, and of course it was
supposed that a Republican clerk had been
captured. Upon sending to the Department
to find him and learn his history, the ardor of
the search was suddenly cooled by the discov-
cry that he had been dismissed for cause
some time since, and had been in the employ
one OF the Democratic committees at the last
session as an expert.
Year: 1878

HERE is another illustration of the econo-
my practiced by the Democratic House. In
addition to the delay in reaching the pension
cases, caused by the Democrats reducing the
force OF clerks, another obstacle to the final
issue OF large number of pension certificates
in cases now ready, is the failure to appropri-
ate enough money for printing the necessary
blanks. The supply is now exhausted, and
soldiers must wait the will of the Democratic
House.
Year: 1878

The Neao Era says that Baltimore bank
cashier has stated that his bank did not have
TWO hundred dollars in gold when it resumed
and began to pay out gold over its counters.
Perhaps the Era has no objection to name
the bank and the cashier. Unless it does so
people may think it is not telling the truth.
Year: 1878

We DO not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

An Indians suicide is unusual,
but a brave recently took his own
life at Eureka, Nevada. He was
disconsolate over the death Of his
squaw, and being almost helpless
with rheumatism, he opened a
vein in his arm and bled to death
before he was discovered.
Year: 1878

One Of our citizens says there is
nothing really astonishing about
the Rhode Island man who is alive
with two bullets in his head, for he
has daughter whose head is full
of balls and parties all the time
Montague Lumberman.
Year: 1878

REPRESENTATIVE PAGE, Of Califor-
MIA, created no little excitement yester-
day in the house by introducing bill
providing that after March, 1879,
South Carolina should have but two
members of congress, owing to the
frauds and Intimidation practiced in
that state. This bill Is in pursuance Of
the authority granted in the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution. While
there is abundant ground for offering
the bill, both as to authority and cause,
there is no hope whatever of it passing
in the present house or the next house.
In the first place the democracy will
not vote away three of a membership,
and again they will not admit to ex-
tensive fraud or intimidation. Still.
the bill will have its political effect,
and that is what Mr.. Page is after.
Year: 1878

half 50 successfully. The Republican party
owes a thousand thanks to Glover and his
committee. In the matter Of the Potter in
vestigation the party must thank Mr.. Potter
and Speaker Randall and all who voted for
the investigation, for so ordering the inquiry
and limiting its scope, so constituting the
committee summoning and examining the
witnesses as to leave no doubt of a predeter-
mined purpose to discover fraud. Here has
been such an exhaustion of ammunition as
Republicans owe these gentleman thanks for
demonstrating so satisfactorily the soundness
of President Hayes title and the hollowness
Of the fraud cry They have instituted the
inquiry in their own way, have appointed
their own committee, and taken every advan-
tage. Net result thus far, one liar, whom
they have to dismiss as soon as possible for
fear they will get tangled in his testimony
themselves. By the adoption of the resolution
disclaiming any purpose to disturb the Presi'
dents title, which they refused to listen to
before they had heard Anderson's testimony,
they confess the miserable weakness of their
case. Nobody but themselves could so ef-
fectually have disposed of their own case.
They have fired off all their powder.


In all this they have done the country
service, as well as laid their opponents under
obligations of gratitud:. These people have
been disturbing the peace for years with their
clamor about Republican dishonesty and
incompetency, and their boasts of what they
could do if they were only permitted the
chance They've had it now. twill be wise
to dismiss them without giving them an op-
portunity to repeat the CHASTITY experiment.
N. Y. Tribune, 18th. ........ ... ...i
Year: 1878

The Boston Board of Health has
issued the following as a circular, send
ing it to every house in the city. It
deserves a careful reading: .-s li.-u


Scarlet fever is like smallpox In Its
power to spread rapidly from person.
It Is highly contagious. The disease
show Its first signs in about one week
after exposure, as general rule, and
persons who escape the illness during
q fortnight after exposure may feel
themselves free from attack. Scarlet
fever, scarlstina, canker rash, and rash
fever are names Of the one and the
same dangerous disease.


When a Case OF scarlet fever oc-
ours In any family, the sick person
should be placed in room apart from
the other inmates Of the house, and
should be nursed, as far as possible, by
one person only. The sick chamber
should be well warmed. Its furniture
should be such rs will permit of clean
ing without injury, and all extra
articles, such as window drapery and
wooden carpets, should be removed
from the room during the sickness.
The family should not mingle with
other people. Visitors to an infected
house should be warned of the presence
of dangerous disease therein, and
children especially should not be adj
mitted.


On recovery The sick person should
not mingle with the well until the
roughness of the skin, due to the
disease, shall have disappeared. a
month Is considered an average period
during which isolation Is needed. The
clothing, being used by the patient or
nurse, should be cleansed by boiling
for at least one hour, or il that can not
be done, by free and prolonged exposure
to out>dOor air and sunlight. The
walls Of the room should be dry rub
bed, and the cloths used for that pur-
pos4 should be burned without previous
The ceiling should be scrap
ed whitened; the floor should be wash.
ed with soap and water, and carbolic
acid may be added to the water-one
pint to three or four gallons. The in
fected clothing should be cleaned by
itself, and not sent 10 the laundry.
Year: 1878

In the constellation OF the Great Bear
is the "Dipper," composed of seven
bright stars, two of which are called
the pointers, for the reason that line
drawn through them would always in.
tersect the pole star, which Is about
283 deg. north Of the upper star (of the
two called the pointe,s). A writer in
the Hartford Times says:


There is something remarkable in
the fact that large group Ofstars in
the northern heavens, !caring no re-
semblance whatever to bear, should
yet be so called; and what is
still more remarkable s,that this great
region of stars should al rays have
been known by that name Ivy all ma
tions of the northern hemisphere of
the earth, however remotely situated
from each other, or TO whatever period
we may go back-back until we be-
come lost, without record or tradition,
and still wondering that the name and
place of the constellation should yet be
all aglow In that far, far, misty past.


Great physical changes on the earth g
surface have occurred In the ages that
have gone, thereby separating and iso-
lating nations that once knew each
other. Each nation after the cata-
clySm occurred probably kept its ira
ditiOns, though il became lost to its
once neighbOring peoples, and thus we
have probable reason why the Asiat-
ic, the Egyptian and the American In
dian are all, at the same time, familiar
with this northern constellation and
its name.


The Great Bear is pictured on the
old Egyptian hemispheres as stately
marching westward around the pole of
the heavens, and Is placed in a very
high latitude, and In fact directly over
the home of the polar bears of the
earth. Was II intended to tyrify the
region? Ifso then the Egyptian was
familiar with tho horne Of the animal.
Or was 1t some mirage, projecting a
vast image Of the animal upon those
misty palar skies, that gave rise to the
thought of so placing II?


This constellation can be seen on any
clear night throughout the year, in
this latitude, except the stars located
in the BEARS paws. Thousands of peO-
pie have watched that part of it called
the dipper, and noticed Its handle high
above the pole star, then again sweep
ing around westwardly, and then seen
low on the Northern horizon, swing
ing around to the east ,and again above
the pole, and on 10 the west-all ac-
counted for by the earth's daily mo-
tion on its axis-causing an apparent
movement of the constellation west
wardly around the pole OF the heavens.
Year: 1878

During the seventeen years confine-
ment Of this strange prisoner at Sainte
Marguerite. st. Mars, who brought him
to the fortress, was replaced by Mon
sieur de Bonpart, as Governor. The
daughter of the latter, just emerging
from childhood to womanhood, grew
up with this mystery about her. She
had seen the graceful figure Of the
masked prisoner promenading at night
upon the terrace and at worship In the
chapel, where he was forbidden to
speak or to uncover his face, the SOL


diers in attendance always having
their pieces pointed toward him If he
should attempt to do either. She dis
covered that her father always treated
him with the greatest respect, serving
him bareheaded and standing. His tn
bic service was of massive silver, his
dress of the richest velvet, and he wore
the fiuest linen and the most costly
lace. She had heard her father acci-
dentally speak of him as "the Prince"
No wonder that his sad fate occupied
her thoughts by day, and his uOble


figure haunted her dreams by night.


She, too, was very young and beau
tiful, and their eyes occasionally met
in chapel. He sang beautifully. and
was very skillful performer on the
guitar. 1t is said she climbed the
rocks under the castle terrace aud sang
sweet songs to the poor captive. Thus
a romantic love sprang up between
them, and as IL gained strength the
young girl dared to purloin the keys
from her father, and so obtained access
to the prisoner. When the Governor
discovered his child's treachery he was
struck with the greatest dismay. His
oath was binding upon him to put to
death Immediately any one who had
spoken to the prisoner. But she con
fessed her love for him, and pleaded
Year: 1878

And now there is claimant to
Wheeling. He is a moderate man,
however, and generously offers to let
the Wheeling people off if they will
just hand him over a million dollars.
His grandfather was a revolutionary
soldier who had patent given him
of tract of land on the Ohio river, on
part Of which the city of Wheeling
now stand. The important family
documents revealing this fact have
long been In the possession OF the
claimants sister, who only recently
discovered their value. Of course they
were at once submitted to the inspec-
tion of the best legal talent, and Of
course the best legal talent expressed
the opinion that the claimant could
read his title clear to millions of dollars
worth of property. The claimant,
however, is getting on in years, and
does not want to be pestered with
law suits, 30 he offers TO take a million
and call it square. Next.
Year: 1878

All men who avoid female society
have dull perceptions, and are stupid
and have gross tastes. and revolt
against what is pure. Your club
swaggers who are sucking the butts
of billiard cues all night, call female
society insipid. Poetry is un' nspir
ing to yokel; beauty has no charms
for a blind man; music does not
pie as q peer beast does hot know
Une time from another; but as true
epi"ure hardly ever tires of water,
sauce and brown bread and butter, |
protest | @ IN sit for a whole night
talking to a well-regulated, kindly
woman, about her daughter Fanny,
or her boy Frank, and makes the
evenings entertainment Oae of the
great benefits man may derive from
a woman's society Is that be Is bound
to be respectful to her. The habit is
Of good TO your morals, men depend
upon H. Our education makes US at
the best eminently selfish men in the
world, aud the greatest benefit that
comes to man from woman's society
is that he has to think Of somebody
TO whom be is bound TO be attentive
and respe ec;ful
Year: 1878

When you dream of ring-tailed
monkey sitting en- an obelisk and
with its left hind foot scratching q
boil in the middle of his back, of the
eighth potentialiJy and Of two years.
standing, Will, an unsophisticated
savage stands near chewing gum, it
is sign that you will meet q cross.
eyed girl the next time you go hunt.
ing tor racoons 10 reservoir.
Year: 1878

John Adams once said TO Washing.
ton that If be hadn't held his tongue
be would not have been the great
man lie was. Perhaps that's the
reason We have no great women in
this country.