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Year: 1877

If you lounge down in a rocking
chair and tilt back across the toes
Of q man in a neat fitting boot,
don't ask him if he is hurt or say
anything else calculated to make
him speak, but just let him stand
up and smile for a few moments till
his voice gets under control. So
ciety is used to the ghastly smile
Of a man with tight boots, and
doesn't mind it, but the quavering
tones Of an anguish-stricken voice
are almost always calculated to
cast gloom over the entire COM
munity.
Year: 1877

W ELLINGTON han1 ApEH 20 !o't.


Ed. NEWS The home Of the G. Hopper first
dawned upon my sight on the 21th inst. My ez-
pectatiOns of a beautiful country have been more
than realized. It is the most beautiful country
Ihave ever seen. As far as the eye can reach, it is
one vast exPsnse of undulating prairie, spread out
before the vision, with here and there clump of
trees to relieve the wearied eye, while an occasion
al stream, flowing between its clean-cut banks,
fringed with a belt of cottonwood, blackberry and
willow, serves to make up the natural beauty Of
this land of the elk and buffalo.


The soil is black, rich and deep, and constitutes
in its composition one of the best farming and
stock countries in the U. S.


Six or seven years ago the red man roamed in all
his glory over this part of Kansas, in pursuit Of
his lawful prey, the buffalo, deer and antelope,
and the foot of white man, except the freighter,
the herder and tie hunter, had not pressed its
broad ezpanse. Now, there are over seven thou
sand people in the county of Sumner alone, while
all the counties in this part of the State are up
with it. Hundreds are coming here every year.


Eight or ten years from now, will see this one of
the finest counties in the State. Its natural facili
ties are well calculated to support dense popula-
ton It is well watered, and the only objection is
want cf timber. They will have sufficient Of that
to last until the cottonwood can be grown.


The farmers are very hopeful this year of good
wheat and corn crops. have ascertained that
hey are not nearly so much concerned about the
grasshoppers, as we are in Ohio. They have become
accustomed to them, and know how to deal with
them. There are plenty of them in some parts of
the State, and they are reported as doing some
damage, but all seem to think that the worst is
over.


The people here are all push and energy. No
idlers are needed, and none wanted. Money loans
at 8 per cent. month. The climate is delightful,
and your correspondent all D. K.


More anon. WGH
Year: 1877

Here is a little calm advice from
the Philadelphia Inquirer which
some hot heads would do well to
consider: The truth, which the
politicians would do well to see, is
that this revolution is the peoples ;
that President Hayes is but execut-
ing the popular will, and that it is
reaching to the supreme height of
folly and courting the most igno-
minious defeat, to attempt to turn
the tide of justice and reform which
the new administration has started
on the flow. The old leaders can
gain nothing by making catspaws of
Messrs. Chamberlain and Packard.
They may prolong the struggle for a
little while longer, but they cannot
win any point of advantage by it.
Their defeat will be only the greater
at the end. The wise, courageous,
quiet man at the White House, with
a government policy built upon the
rock Of justice, honesty, economy,
and public esteem, cannot be driven
from it by the few political leaders
whose selfish interests are hurt by it..
Let them recognize this as the peO-
ples administration in contradistinc-
ton to the politician administration.
If they are really shrewd they will
not try to turn back the tide, but try
to float with it.
Year: 1877

/ SciotO Valley RGylToad.


The Richmond Dispatch, in an
ouncing the commencement Of work
on the above road, says:


All very good. It insures a valu-
able-in the opinion of some Of our
most enlightened and sagaciOus cit
liens the most valuable-cOntinua-
ton of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad to the West and Northwest.
The publie-spirited citizens Of that
city, Ironton, will not suffer the
short intervening link between Hunt
iDgton and Portsmouth to remain
unfinished In fact they have prom
ised that as soon as there is positive
assurance that the SciotO Valley
Railroad is to be completed to Ports
mouth this short and inexpensive line,
running down on the north bank of
the river passing through their city,
shall be put under contract and ex-
peditiously completed. And then, in
the former language of an editorial
of ours, we shall see what we shall
see. The people of Richmond will
have the railroad, and can make what
they choose oft. This movement is
most auspicious. Tt fortunately pre-
cedes the coming of the delegation
of leading business men of the great
cities of the West, who are to meet
in Cincinnati and come by way of
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad to
Richmond, Norfolk and York river.
There is much to be seen on the line
of the railroad itself and in the safe
harbOrs Of our Virginia waters, and
when these gentlemen have seen for
for themselves they will begin to ap-
preciate the advantages of this line
for travel and freight, and will be
stimulated to the early completion
of all necessary railroad connections.


The western trade is already weav-
ing for itself a broad and expe-
ditious route over the ChesaT cake &
Ohio Railroad. The papers along
the Ohio give reports of increasing
large shipments of corn, -four, tobac
co, etc, for the railroad. The daily
increasing receipts at the James riv-
er wharves by and for the railroad
must convince the most casual OBJ
server that we are on the threshold
at least of new and largely increas-
ing business. The completion of
the Scioto Valley railroad will be an
assurance that the start which has
begun will not be checked, and q
! guarantee that the improvement will
be permanent.
Year: 1877

The Columbus correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial, in let
ter dated Saturday last, says:


The school book question has st
last taken q practical form. So long
as the opponents of monopoly in the
business of furnishing textbooks
for the schools limited their efforts
to absurd plans for embarking the
State in the bOok-maling business,
they were powerless to effect any
change. The unanimous report of
the committee of the House in favor
Of the passage Of Mr.. Perkins bill to
provide for inviting proposals from
publishers of text books, to furnish
such as may be adopted for school use
at competitive rates, presents the
question to the House IN a thorough
ly practical form, and it viii be a
Feather in the cap" of the General
Assembly if by the passage Of such an
act it shall secure the object sought
by the bill-a reduction of the cost
of books used in the public schools
to a price corresponding somewhat
to the reduction which has taken
place in the cost Of other articles OF
general use and necessity.
Year: 1877

The Vicksburg Herald says the
South is now wholly free, and has
been made so by the Presidents
straightforward course, and adds:
'The fact is indisputable-and we
are enc of those bold enough to an
nounce it-Mr. Hayes has done well
by our people, and he deserves well
of them. Let US encourage him to
continue in his course. Let US re-
fuse to put one obstacle in his way,
and let US refuse ever again to CO.
operate in any way with those hate
full fanatics who are to-day bitterly
opposed to the President because he
is kind and just to the South. If
we have the political sense that
should guide us in the future we will
not fail to encourage all men, no
matter to what party they belong,
who propose to treat the South
kindly and Justly"
Year: 1877

President Hayes declares his con
.fdence in the successful operation of
his Southern policy, and recalls his
utterances in his Gubernatorial cam
paign of 1875, and later in his let
ter of acceptance and inaugural, to
show that he is but carrying out a
plan which he carefully studied out,
perfected and put into working or
der. It is not an impulse with him.
It was adopted only after mature de-
liberation, and we believe it will
work.
Year: 1877

It is now ascertained beyond a
doubt that the grasshOpper eggs in
Southern Kansas are unproductive
Careful experiments have been made;
and in addition, the weather has been
warm enough to hatch them by the
millions had the eggs been good; but
not one of the pests can be found
Farmers are generally jubilant, and
a big crop of everything is looked
for.
Year: 1877

The Republicans of BelIefontaine
had an election for postmaster last
week. Captain Samuel Star was the
lucky man. But suppose the Post
master General finds the present in
cumbent to be a good trusty officer.
What then p Marysville Trib.
Year: 1877

The N. Y. Sun is so terribly mad
about the Electoral Commission
swindle, that it cannot be brought
around to commend anything Hayes
may do. Is this right? We think
not. Let us do all we can to
strengthen him in any good resolu
tions he may make or attempt to
carry out Van Buren ARK } Argus


Spoken like a frank and sensible
man, brother Wilcox, and we hope
you will live to commend many of
the acts of President Hayes, in his
wise and noble policy of restoring
true peace and harmony between the
North and South.
Year: 1877

The village of Utica, in Licking
county, with a population of about
one thousand, hasover eight hundred
signers to the Murphy pledge; and
the only saloon keeper in the place
has locked up his saloon and vamos-
Year: 1877

THE dog fish which Capt. Boynton en-.
countered while crossing the straits OF
Messina was bravely engaged by the
famous swimmer, who gave the feroclous
animal prompt and telling cash in the
head with the long knife he carries IN
his girdle. The fish turned and fled, but
not without giving its antagonist a
heavy blow with its tail which bruised
one of the captains shoulders.
Year: 1877

Miss ADELAIDE NELSON is said to cry
so heartily while she is playing Juliet and
Imogen that the briny drops drip down
upon her delicately tinted robes ana
spoil them, causing many renewals OF
the young lady's wardrobe.
Year: 1877

Every detail of his entree, SO to speak,
was carefully considered, ''the proper
ties" were all in their place, and they
were of the most striking and effective
character. A copy of the constitution
from which the great actor quoted, was
gilt-edged and bound in dainty form.
His nstes were written npOn cream-tint-
ed paper; everything was in order,
everything in its place. Mr., Conkling
was faultlessly attired. His coat and
vest opening down to the waist displayed
his chest and shoulders to the best ad-
vantage. His hauds, white as any mai
den's, were frilled with spotless linen
and his hair, the golden splendor of
which dazzled many beholder in the
days that are gone, was thrown back
from the broad, massive brow with a
studied carelessness which was the very
perfection of art.


ed two obstructing chairs out of his way,
and then he stood for amoment calm and
self-possessed, six feet and two inches of
manhood, filled to overfowing with con-
scious greatness. He was about to speak
indeed he had just opened his mouth
when page, "with frantic haste to gain
the proud mans appreciation" rushed to
his side with glass of water, For an in
stant he looked at the child as if he would
have crushed him, and then, remember
ing the audience, he gently waved him
aside and commenced his speech. Why
he rejected the water which the poor
little page offered him was soon appar-
ent, tor he had hardly commenced to
speak when his own body-servant enter
ed, bearing silver salver, upon which
was gold-edged cup filled with fragrant
tea, Having partaken of this, the sena-
tor went on with his speech.
Year: 1877

THE LAST RESORT TO RAISE MONEY.
One of our clergyman was called upon


a short time since for contribution to


aid in burrying woman who had died


in the southeastern part of the city. He


made the facts know to number of


ladies belonging to his church, who I'M


mediately raised money and such articles
as they thought necessary for the occa-
sion, and took them to the late residence
of the deceased. When they entered the
house they saw what they supposed to be


the corpse lying in the room, but instead
of Hncovering the head and looking at
the dead, as is usually the case ON such
occasions, they gave their contributions
to q member of the family, and left
Shortly after their departure one of the
ladies discovered that she had dropped


her glove, and returned to the house,
which she entered without knocking at


the door; when to her great astonishment
| she saw the supposed dead woman set
ting up in bed and counting the money


which had been given for her intermenf


This Is certainly great improvement on


all other ways to get money under false
pretences.
Year: 1877

The retention of any waste matter in
the system produces injury. The col
lection of "phlegm" or diseased mucns
in time of cold or throat affection should
be promptly removed. DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup does it more quickly and eff
ectually than any other cough syrup
made.
Year: 1877

The problem Of the times is how to reduce
expenses without giving up any of the comforts
heretofore enjoyed. Begin with your wardrobe,
cut loose from the old habit Of paying from $40
to $50 for suit, or IS to s12 for pantaloons,
when the same are made to order Of reliable
good and in style for just about half that price
at Gatzert's Popular Tailoring House, No 1s9
South Clark street.
Year: 1877

One Of the best laws Of England is that against
the adulteration OF food. Snow white improved
corn-starch is as pure as the new-fallen snow.
Snow white gloss starch is 80 per cent whittier and
stronger than that OF any other brand in the market
Year: 1877

Oh, what is happiness, when fear


Starts like pale unbidden ghost
That steals across the banquet hall


And spills the draught we long for most.
For when look at her il comes,


The fear that she may leave us soon
So perfect in the morning light,


How can the blossom last till noon?
The soft and shining baby hair


Seems but nimbus round the brow;
The sweet amazement of the eye


ASKS what they do in heaven now.
/ marvel what they do there, too,


Without her in that far, still land;
/ tremble lest turn and see


Great angles in the sunbeam stand
Great angles, whose departing wings


Shall spread "A shadow on the air,
Since having earth SO bright, fear


Heaven be not heaven without her there.


Harriet Prescott Spofford in Harper's.
Year: 1877

Wagner was received respectfully in Lon
don, but the people could not be brought to
listen to bis music 1t appears to have been
well performed, but the audience one by one
folded up their tents like the Arabs and
silently stole away, and by the time the con-
cert was over the listeners were very few.
1t was like the gentleman at the dinner that
starts to tell that capital story, and finding
his audience one by one diverting their at
tention to whispered conversations at the
other end of the table, finishes his capital
story by whispering it In the ear Of the un.
fortunate man who sits next to him.
Year: 1877

The Baltimore Gasoline Street Lamp
Company are endeavoriug to induce our city
to adopt their lamp for Illuminating ser~
vices. Two lamps have been placed on ex-
-hibition in this city, one at the City Hall,
and the other on King street, below Third.
They claim that the light produced is equal
to the best of gas, and far superior to that
with which our city is illuminated. The
lamps are already in use in New York, Bal
timore, Trenton, Jersey City, and other
places.
Year: 1877

Investigations made by DR.. Buisson,
a French physician, have led him to the
conclusion that an almost certain cure
for the bite of a mad dog consists in sub
jecting the patient daily to the influence
of hot vapor bath-134 to 144 degrees
Fahrenheit-for seven successive days,
for the purpose of throwing him into an
intense perspiration, and thus eliminat-
ing the poison through the skin. He
says that when the disease has actually
declared itself, it will be sufficient to
take one vapor bath, in which the tenn
perature is made to rise rapidly to SO
degrees, the patient keeping his room
until the case is complete. A few hot
bricks placed in pail of water, over
which the patient sits in cane-bottomed
chair, large blanket covering him in,
from his shoulders down to the floor, can
be easily arranged, and it is said to an
swer the purpose of a vapor bath admi-
rably The remedy is the result of the
personal experience of DR.. Buisson, he
having been subjected to the attack of a
rabid dog. and affected with all the
symptoms of hydrophobia. Having a
theory in regard to the efficiency Of
vapor baths in such cases, he tried the
experiment and found that when the
temperature reached 125 degrees Fahren-
heit, the symptoms disappeared as if by
magic.
Year: 1877

Trials have been made in Rome of
a solution of chloride of calcium as a
substitute for water in laying dust in
streets, and the results are said to have
been highly satisfactory. The damp
ness communicated to the road remains
for whole week The road remains
damp without being muddy, presenting
a hard surface, on which neither the
wind nor the passing of pedestrians or
horses has any effect.
Year: 1877




WARRINGTON, June 25-1he President, In
nm interview with Col Heating, Of the Mem
phs Appeal, said that he was very anxious to
visit the South and meet In their homes the
leading men Of that section. He felt conf
dent that spirit Of fraternity between the
two sections was rapidly gaining strength.
lie was pleased to learn that the treatment of
the colored people was much better than
when the professors Of Oberln College went
South to teach the negroes.


He did not say. however, when he would
visit the South. It is thought that he will go
ns far as New Orleans when he makes his con
templated trip.
Year: 1877

attributed to him by his eulogist.


Well, when this man of method had resolved TO
reorgsnize the Russian army, he first called to
his aid several Of The most accomplished students
OF The military art that Europe afforded Then
he took the army on paper and effected his reor-
ganization first with red and blue pencils, down
to the smallest details. There was no expert
mcnting, no practical trials on a small scale to
see how it would work. But when he had per-
fected his plans on paper he drafted them into
general order, explained the scope thereof to the
Czar obtained


THE IMPERIAL, ASSENT,


published The order and the thing was done.
Nothing was left Of the old Russian army except the
numerical designations Of the regiments, while in
it's stead arose 3 force whose organization in
theory at least, is as perfect az clockwork This
army consists Of fifteen army corps, Of which the
first, second and third are imperial guards, and
the remaining twelve OF troops of the line. OF
these the fifth and sixth corps are employed in


sedentary" or garrison duty, leaving the fourth,
seventh eighth ninth, tenth, eleventh and
twelfth corps for active duty. At the date Of the
publication OF the pamphlet under consideration.
the thirteenth. fourteenth and fifteenth corps had
not been moblzed, but inssmueh ss their desg-
nations have begun to appear in the reports from
the seat Of war, infer that they have since been
put on foot.


THE REGULAR RUSSIAN ARMY CORPS
is made up OF two divisions OF infantry and one
division of cavalry.


Each infantry division has two brigades, each
brigade two regiments and each regiment three
bsttalions Of FIVE companies and 1916 men-203
L. IL Iii
THE TOTAL STRENGTH
OF the army corps in infantry would thus be:
That is TO say, the brigade would consist Of six
battalions or 5000 men, the division of twelve bat
talions or 1880 men and the corps Of twenty
four battslions or o. 800 men-that is to say, in
fantry.


THE CAVALRY DIVISION


Of each corps consists Of two brigades, one Of
which is light and the other heavy. The heavy
brigade consists Of one regiment of dragons
and one Of lanoers, and the light brigade Of one
Hussar and one Oossack regiment. The Russian
cavalry regiment has eight squadrons or sixteen
troops OF about 100 men each ON the normal foot
ing, though they never seem to have that num-
Der mounted from the fact that the estimate for
"troop horses" is not found to exceed eighty to
the troop or 160 to the squadron Thus the ao-
tusl strength OF ths cavalry division would seem
to be about $500 men in the saddle, with perhaps
another 1000 in dismounted camp.
THE ARTILLERY OF THE CORPS
consists OF six 8-gun batteries Of foot artillery for
each infantry division, and two 6-gun batteries of
horse artillery to the division of cavalry. The
foot batteries have 200 men each and the horse
batteries 150, which would make the total force
of the army corps AZ follows.
Year: 1877

The remedy for spring diseases,
says Halls Journal of Health, Ly
whatever name, is: Eat less. We
do not mean that you shall starve
yourself, or that you shall deny your.
self whatever you like best, for, as a
general rule. what you like best is
best for you; you need not abandon
the use of tea or coffee, or meat, or
anything else you like, but simply
eat less of them. Eat all you did in
winter, if you like, bat take less in
amount. Do not starve yourself, do
not reduce the quantity of food to an
amount which would scarcely keep a
chicken alive, but make beginning
hy not going to the table at all unless
you feel hungry; for if you once get
there, you will begin to taste this and
that and the other, by virtue of vine-
gar, or mustard, or spruy, or cake, or
something nice thus . fictitious ap-
petite is ~aked up. and before you
know it you have eaten hearty meal.
TO your own surprise, and perhaps
that, or something else. OF those at
table with you.


The second step towards the effect.
ual prevention of all spring diseases,
summer complaints, and the like, is:
Diminish the amount of food eousum-
ed at each meal BY one foarth of each
article, and to be practical it is ueces-
sary to be specific; if you have taken
two cups of coffee, or tea, at meal,
take cup and q half; if you have
taken two biscuits, or slices Of bread,
take one and half; if yoa have
taken two spooDsful of rice, or hom-
my. or cracked wheat, or grits, or
fsrins, take one ard q half; if you
have taken a certain or uncertain
quantity of meat, diminish it BY a
quarter. and keep on diminishing in
proportion a. the weathe, becomes
warmer. until you arrive at the points
of safety and health, and they are
two: l. Until you have no uupleas-
ant feeling Of any kind after your
meals 2. Until you have not eaten
so much at one meal, but that. when
the next comes, you shall seel decid-
edly hungry.


Supplies being thus eirectually Gu.
on, that is, the cause being first re-
moved. Nature next proceeds to work
of the surplus, as the esgineer does
unw auted steam. and as soon as this
|surplas is got rid Of. We begin to i'm
'proveI the appe, te, the strength, the
health return BY slow and safe de-
grees, and We at length declare we
are IS well a. ever. 4
Year: 1877

In the quarries should you toll,


Make your mark;
Do you delve upon the soil,


Make your mark;
In whatever path you go,
In whatever place you stand
Moving swift or moving slow
With n firm and honest hand,


Make your mark.
Life is fleeting az a shade


Make your mark;
Mark Of some kind must be made
Make your mark;
Make IL while the arm is strong,
In the golden hours Of youth;
Never, never make IL wrong;
Make il with the stamp Of Truth
Make your mark.
Year: 1877

A SHASTA TRAoEDY.-John Schroeder,
an old German living on North Cow
Creek, in Shasta county was killed in his
barn and from all the attendant circum
stances no doubt shot by concealed as.
ssssin. The body was not found for two
or three days after the murder had pro-
baby taken place. The locality has not
a very favorable name, rs acts OF lawless-
ness and violence have frequently occur
red there heretofore. The affair in in
yolved in mystery.
Year: 1877

A YoU Nc fellow in love with widow
got SO jealous at n ball in Houston, Texas,
That be got a license and clergyman,
and, going to her home n little before day
informed her that she must marry him
then or he would kill his rival She
married him.