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Year: 1878

vEGETINE.-When the blood becomes lifeless and stagnant, either from change of weather or of climate. want of exercise, irregular diet, or from any other cause, the Vegetine will renew the blood, carry off the putrid humors, cleanse the stomach, regulate the bow els, and impart a tone of vigor to the whole body.
Year: 1878

BDah now devotes one hour per day
receiving calls from people in sorrow
and distress and in need Of sympathy
and advice. = = = A little woman,
with a sharp face and long, thin nose
was admitted. She had been weeping.
There was Il quiVer to her chin as she
folded her fan, and she sighed with a
terrible drearincss as she took a chair
and began: "Mr. Joy, you see before
you the wreck of a once happy wife,


Once happy wife, but now perfectly
reckless, even about new hats. | see
madam-proceed,'' he replied.


"My husband is out every night till
almost midnight" she continued, as
the tears came. "Once he called me
darling; now he refers to me as Sarah
Jane. Once he patted my head and
praised me now can't come near him
eating onions again. 1t has been grow
ing on him for whole year and TO-
day | am the saddest woman in De
troit. What shall do-what can do -


He solemnly picked up the dictionary,
looked under the head of "Z' for Il
few minutes and closing the book
leaned back and said: Madam, | find
nothing in Noah Webster's writings
hearing on your case, but think see
the remedy. When you go home give
the house good sweeping, and don't
leave any apple cores or base ball clubs
in the corners. Then put on tidy
dress, pin a clean collar around your
neck, shine up your earrings, tie on Il
nice white apron, and as you hear the
old boy coming up the path tonight
strike up lively song and give him
the biggest smile you can and not i'll
crease the size of your mouth THAI S
my remedy, madam, and if you II try
it III bet you a wooden leg against Il
paper of pins that hell light his pipe
after supper, take a seat beside you ON
the porch and start out with pet names
containing four syllablesn


She was red in the face as she paused,
but she remembered that she had only
a hairpin in her head, one shoe was I'M
tied, and there were three grease spots
on her dress in plain sight, and she
cooled her temper and said: Maybe
it is my faalt, and III follow yonr ad-
vice"


ado, madam. Nothing so discour
ages husband as to come home at
night and find an old corset under the
table, a dog collar and a bear trap on
the lounge, and a slipshod wife hump
ing around with the campher bottle in
one hand and the biscuit pan in the
other, and wishing some peddler would
come along with cinnamon essence.
Good day, madam, come back if it
doesn't work"
Year: 1878

That the seat Of government shall be es'ab-
lshed at the city of Baton Rouge at the
voters of the State may determine at the next
ensuing election; those voting to locate the
State capital ut Baton Rouge shall indorse On
their tickets, For State Capital, Baton Rouge"
those voting to locate the capital at New Or
leans shall indorse on their tickets For State
Capital, New Orleans"


Strike out article one hundred and thirty
one.l


ACT NO "A, R. s. OF 1875
Year: 1878

The change of color produced in
agates, by artificial means, is said to be
remarkably successful, as carried on in
the mandatory at Oberstein, and is of
peculiar interest as showing the very
different porosity of different layers in
the agates, the least porous bands, it is
stated not being necessarily nearest the
CENTRE but dispersed irregularly through
the mass. By immersion for some time
il honey and water or olive oil, SO that
the pores Of the agate become mere or
less filled with substance to be carbon
lied, subsequent soaking Of the stone in
Buphuric acid produces difference in the
tints of the agate according to the porosi-
sy of the layers, the most porous becom-
ing black.
Year: 1878

That cold-bboded quack. John
Sherman wrote letter the other day
in which he said:


What is driving the people, to pau
perlsm. etc. is the insane warfare
upon capital. which, destroys conf
dence and prevents prudent men from
embarking in new enterprises. Could
any one expect sensible people. hay
ing property or money, TO embark 1t
in the hazards of trade in the face of
such rs are now quite common. and of
which this is specimen


At this point our country is more
prosperous than any in the world.
though many are idle and ont of en-
ployment. What is needed most is
confidence in the stability of values.
and this can only he secured by a re-
sumption of payment in coin.
This reminds us of the old clamor
that it was the Grange that had bank
rupted the railroads.


The bankruptcy begun before the
grange was started. and it continues
now long after the grange has ceased
to be a sensible factor in the politics
of the nation.


! Where was 1.-The insane warfare up.
on capital when the crisis of 1872
came and swept the land The
warfare upon capital was an out
growth of the crisis. not the crisis an
outgrowth of the warfare.


And who commenced the warfare !
Who made the bonds payable in coin
when by law they were payable in
greenbacks: thereby largely increas-
ing the burdens of the people Who
insisted that they must be paid in
goldi Who insisted that all debts
must be paid in 1879 in gold. Who
made war on the greenbacks to drive
them out of existence Who con-
tracted the currency from a billion
and a half to 500, ,0OO, 600!
And now foxy John turns around
and charges that the effects of this
Year: 1878

flavor OF the choice winter apples,
with the hardihood of the crab. It is
not too much to say that one such
tree would be worth millions of dol.
lars to Minnesota. Even now the
winter apples imported into our state
are said to cost million dollars an.
nually. What will it be twenty years
from now! These experiments will
cost the people of Minnesota ST. ZOO
per annum. or about one cent for each
voter. We do not know of any way
that the money could be better spent,
We have faith to believe that from
this state nursery varieties of the ap-
pie will be produced that will supply
not only Minnesota but all the great
northwest. Mr.. Gideon can at the same
time carry on experiments in the
improvement Of our native plums,
some of which. even in their wild
state. are very fine.


Mr.. Gideon is quite enthusiastic
over the results of the measure. He
writes us, since the adjournment of
the Legislature as follows:


FRIEND DONNELLY: Through you,
in behalf of the fruit interests of the
northwest, and in behalf of the happy
millions in coming time, made so by
the civilizing luxury of improved
fruits, let me thank your fellow sena-
tors. as we'll as yourself, and also the
members of the House who gave the
fruit bill their support. A bill, the
Inauguration of a measure. that in
my hands. l pledge you, shall rebound
to the honor of the state. and gen.
eral blessing to the fruit eating world
for all time to come.


With respect.


PETER M. GIDEON.
Year: 1878

make the Greenback party a Pomeroy
party, but the convention at Toledo
very deliberately. but very heavily,
sat down upon him. He now an
nounces determination to run sort
of a Pomeroy party of his own out
side Of the National party. We are
glad to hear of his resolution. Let
him have his own party in his own
way. Let him have party of his
own, with Pomeroy as its god. Pom
eroy need not be responsible for the
National party, and the National par
ty will not be responsible for Pome-
roy.


We trust harmony will prevail
among the friends of the Greenback.
We cannot afford to divide up on mi
nor questions while we are ourselves
a minority. Close up the ranks and
all move together.
Year: 1878

Here is an item showing the small
amount Of wheat on hand in the great
markets of the world. 1t seems to lis
that the price Of wheat is much less
than it should be:


MILWAUKEE, March l0.-The YES
sci men here anticipate little OF no
business during the early spring.
There is absolutely no demand for
charters, and no likelihood of there
being any before May ut the earliest.
The amount of wheat here is only six
hundred thousand bushels, not more
than u quarter the amount usually in
store at this season OF the year. There
will be nothing for vessels to do
before the middle Of May, and even
then freight rates will be rulnously
low. There are 50 many vessels here.
and 50 little grain, that vessel men
expect to see rates lower than ever
before.
Year: 1878

Even New England, which managed
to absorb most Of the national plum
der, is getting to the end Of the rope.
Here is u sample:


The sad story of a Vermont town:
concord is completely bankrupt.
The debt created by war expenses,
railroad buildings, ,etc.,is so large til at
the town would not sell for enough to
pay it, and people are removing their
stock and personal property SO rapid.
ly that the personal property grand
list of the town was but $s2.2OO last
year. and will undoubtedly be much
less this year
Year: 1878

are beggars--or the next thing to it
while in many. very many, Of these
brown stone palaces live people who
can not pay the interest on their
mortgages, who are destitute of busi-
ness. of money. and who exc out their
daily bread by sending to the pawn
broker such articles of furniture as
will sell. A late NJ. c., but a few
years ago a distinguished lawyer. the
pet Of the Catholics, has started out
and gone to the Black Hills to pick up
a living, while his family are now
East somewhere, living out Of sight.
Year: 1878

misgovernment produced the misgov-
ernment. Verify it is the old story
OF the wolf charging the lamb with
muddying the stream above where it
stood. But it won't 90 the people
are getting to understand the financial
issue.
Year: 1878

Police COURT, YEsTERDAY.-A charge
against Belle Harris of breaking into Eliza
Aliens house Oh June 18th and stealing a
lot OF clothing was called and continued on
account OF the absence OF some necessary
witnesses.


Edward Gilman was committed for five
days in default OF surety on the charge Of
being too drunk to take care OF himself.


Sam. Robinson, stated to be an old Of
fender, was UP for being q common thief
and vagrant. Sent to Jail for thirty days
in default OF $50 surety for his good be-
hayior.
Year: 1878

WHAT is MORE SATISFACTORY in purchasing
an article for use In your own family than to feel
assured aud satisfied of its purity, free from all In
furious Notwithstanding in which yeu have
full confidence? AS such an assistant for producing
light bread, biscuit. cakes, etc., we would suggest
trial Of the celebrated DooleYs Yeast Powder, and
rest assured you will be fully satisfied with its re-
suits and you will have the whitest sweetest, and
most hcal,hiul BAKING you ever had.
Year: 1878

With graceful acknowledgement OF the
compliment paid him, and humorous pro-
test against any insinuation that he was old,
Captain Wise said that he was full young
enough to enter into lively sympathy with
The feelings OF these young men in bearing
off the honors OF their societies. lie said
that there were only two methods OF max
Ing presentation speech-one to cordially


congratulate them and commend them to
their sweethearts, aud the other to give
them some sage advice. !.
He had intended to pursue the latter
method, but as he looked.on these medals
Year: 1878

A lady was the mother of a
bright little boy about three years
old: The whooping-co cough prevail
ed in the neighborhooa, and the
mother became very much alarmed
lest her boy should take it. One
night, after the little fellow had
beer put to bed and to sleep, a
jackass was driven past the house,
and when just opposite set MP his
he-haw, he .haw, hechaw. With a
shrek the little fellow was out of
his bed, screaming at the top of his
voice: "The whooping-co q
coming, mamma: the whooping-
cough is coming" He didn't catch
it that time. though.
Year: 1878

The next morning on my way down
town, called at Mr.. Harper's and found
him still alive, though evidently fast fail
ing. told him that had already ad-
vertised for information in regard to
Jennies residence, and hoped soon to
hear something from her. He was
much pleased, and expressed himself
very anxious to live long enough to ask
Jennie's forgiveness. remained with
him awhile, and stopped to transact
other business on my way down town,
SO that it was about noon before 1
got to my Office. AS entered, my clerk
said, "there is lady in your private
room, who has been waiting nearly an
hour to see you" / hastened to my
room and was both surprised and pleas
ed, for before me / saw the pleasant face
of the very person 1 most wished to see
Mrs. Jennie Bradley herself.


After cordial greeting, she said she
had read the notice in the morning pa
per. told her the situation of affairs
as far as was requisite for her to know at
this time, and in return she told me that
after finding it was impossible to obtain
a reconciliation with her father, she had
prevailed upon her husband to remove
to Chicago, and that for several years
they had lived there. Charles had come
on to New York upon business, and she
had accompanied him, and had only ar
rived two days since.


Knowing that Mr.. Harper would be
glad to see her, proposed that she should
at once accompany me and see him. To
this Jennie readily consented, and we
accordingly started Immediately. On
arriving at the house, we found that
death had again been there, and James
Harper had been called away without
the chahce to ask forgiveness of the
cousin he had wronged. His repent
ance was too late.


The rest of the story is soon told. 1
returned with Mrs. Bradley to the hotel,
where we found her husband, to whom
we explained matters. AT my sugges-
ton, they at once took up their abode in
the house which had been Jennie's
home in childhood, and ere long had
the pleasure of putting them in posses
sion of all the property which had been
left them. AS soon as possible, Charles
closed up his business in Chicago, and
made the old homestead their future
residence.
Year: 1878

The woman was old and ragged and gray
And bent with the chill of the winters day:
The street was wet with recent snow,
And the woman's feet were aged and slow.
She stood at the crossing, and waited long,
Alone, uncared for, amid the throng


OF human beings who passed her by,


Nor needed the glance of her anxious eye.
Down the street, with laughter and shout,
Glad in the freedom of 'sschool let out,''
Came the boys, like a flock of sheep,
Hailing the snow piled white ard deep.
Past the woman so old and gray


fastened the children on their way,
Nor offered helping hand to her,
So meek, SO timid, afraid to stir


Lest the carriage wheels or the horses feet
Should crowd her down in the slippery street.
At last came one of the merry troop
The gayest laddie of all the group;
He paused beside her, and whispered low,
"Pll help you across, if you wish to go.H
Her aged hand on his strong young arm
She placed, and so, without hurt or harm,
He guided the trembling feet along,
Proud that his own were firm and strong.
Then back again to his friends he went,
His young heart happy and well content.
She's somebody's mother, boys, you know,
For all she's aged and poor, and slow
And hope some fellow will lend hand
To help my mother, you understand,
If ever she's poor and old and gray,
. When her own dear boy is far away"
kAnd "somebody's MOTHER bowed low her head
In her home that night, and the prayer she said
Was, God, be kind to the noble boy,
Who is somebody's son and pride and Joy ~
Year: 1878

There was once little boy who went
to Sunday school regularly. and learned
all his lessons well. so that he had
great many Bible verses in his mind
III was a temperance boy. This boy
was on steamboat, making a Journey.
One day, as he sat alone on deck, look
ing down into the water, two ungodlY
gentlemen agreed that one Of them
should 90 and try to persuade him to
drink. So the wicked man drew near 10
the boy, and in very pleasant voice
and manner invited him to 20 and drink
a glass of liquor with him.


i thank ycu, sir, but never drink
liquor


'Neyer mind, my lad il will not hurt
you. Come and drink with me-


Wine is mocker, strong drink is
raging whosoeyer is deceived thereby
IS not WISE was the ready answer.


You need uot be deceived by it. l
would not have you drink too much. A
little will do you nc harm, and will
make you feel pleasantly


AT last it biteth like a serpent and
stingeth like an ADDER said the boy.
1 think it wiser not to play with adders.'


Ny fine little fellow, said the crafty
man, putting on a most fattering ir,
4 like you; you are no child, you are
fit to be a companion Of a gentleman.
II will give me great pleasure If you
will come and drink glass Of the bsst
wine with ME.


The lad locked HIM steadily in tie
eyes and said:


Ny Bible says, IF sinners entice,
consent thou nOt.'' This was
stunning blow to the tempter, and he
gave up his wicked attempt, and went
back to his companion.


How did YOU succeed" said he. %,
the fact is, be replied, that little tel-
ltw il so iull Of The Bible you can't do
anything with him.


And every boys mind and every
girls mind should be so iull of the Bible
that wicked tempters cannot do any
thug with them.


Now there is one verse which shows
that this i, just the right use to make Of
The Bible: 'Th, word have lid IN MY
heart, that l might not sin against
thee
Year: 1878

It's we'll for the women Of the house
hold to remember that the pleasant
evenings at home are strong an ,idotes
to the practice Of looking for enjoyment
abroad, and seeking for pleasure in by
and forbidden places f)r relaxation
and recreation will be INDUCED in somc-
how by most men, and happy are they
who find in the home circle the diversion
they need. A lively game, an interest.
ing book read aloud. or, in musical
families, new sony to be practiced,
will furnish pastlme that will make IN
evening pass pleasantly. A Little lore
thought during the day, little pulling
VI wires that need not appear, Will
make the Whole thing easy; aud different
way : and M ans may be provided for
making Tie evening hours pass pleasant
~, aud a time to be looked forward to
with pleasant anticipations.


We visited once IN a large family ,
where it was the duty Of each sister, in
lusG. to provide the evening" occupa-
ton. and there was pleasant rivalry
between them as 10 whose evening
should tc the most enjoyable. The
brothero catered iail into the spirit OF
The simple home entertainments, and
were as 10th to be Obliged to spend an
evening away from home as their slstere
and parents were sorry 10 have them
absent. Every Que spoke OF this family
is an dncomnionly united one, for each
and every member showed such Il slrOug
tachment for tie home to which each
one contributed so much pleasure.
Year: 1878

He DIED RICH. How hard some
men strive all their lives to have it said
of them when they have passed hence
He died rich!'


Relatives and friends who are loft
behind seem to consider it a sort of
compliment to the dead to dwell upon
the theme-'iIe died richv


Aud now comes up the question, Is
it an honor to man TO die rich? Is the
world any better for man to die rich
than il would be if the same man died
poorg Is the man any happier in the
next life on account oft?


If the spirit be conscious after death,
is it any satisfaction to that spirit, in
the other lie, to know that be has left
hundred thousand or two for his rela-
tives to quarrel over, and break his will
over, and on account of which they
are to be at swords points with each
othei through all time?
Year: 1878

BUFFALO, May 6th.-It is reported on
good authority that the contemplated inva>
sion of Canada by the Fenians is not idle
talk, and some estimate the force actually
drilling throughout the county as between
eighty and ninety thousand.


A new company has lately been formed
here. Their arms and equipments are to be
shipped from New York.
Year: 1878

Unremitting application will induce
disease unless the blood be kept constantly
plre and rich. For all hard workers the
remedy to keep the blood in the best condi-
tion is DR.. Bulls Blood Mixture.
Year: 1878

Our legislators will be called
upon this winter to suggest a
mode'of relief to our tax payers
AS matters now stand it is doubt
full if 80 per cent OF the taxes due
will be paid, simply because the
majority are unable to pay.
Year: 1878

The light colored butterfly flying
along lstlessly among the rows of cab
bages, apparently so harmless, is not
the embodiment of innocence-it is
worse than a tramp. The delicate
movements and quiet ways are apt to
deceive US into the thought that it is
only beauty and harmless innocence
thst fits before our eyes. But when in
a few days we find highways stretching
III irregular curves through our beauti.
full cabbages; when we cut through the
head brought in for dinner and observe
that we have dissected several disgust
ing worms our stomachs with disgust
cry out: ''From whence came thesep'
And that same delicately moulded, soft
winged insect that a few days before
executed such graceful movements, il
it had lived so long, would wink with
one eye at US and say, 81 did the mis-
chief, but what are you going to do
about it?"


This last question it would be well
for US all to ponder over. What are We
going to do about the cabbage insect
that promises to give us an invasion of
no small moment? Prof. Cook says:
''Catch the butterflies. Lay the pupal
under boards laid between the rows,
and pour hot water on the heads Of
cahhaOe In kill the 1arvapo In the
meantime it is well to bestir ourselves
and learn the habits of the insect, adopt
the best methods Of destruction, and
invent better ones if we can.
Year: 1878

We are nobody, then. # is curiousl
Only the slave Of the pen:
The place which we designate .'sanctum''


Is the lair Of beast, or a den
Our work any one could accomplish,
Just try it, dear sir, if you can;
Fou'l find that in one thing you're lacking.


lis the snap Of the newspaper man!
! have stood in the parvenu's parlors,


Where wealth 10 the eye is unroll'd;
Where mankind is put in the balance,


And weighed by the standard of gold:
The creatures of beauty and fashion,


Whose life is frivolous span,
Drew aside, as if there were contagion


In the touch Of newspaper man!
And / tho't, are my hands red with murder:


Do merit the signet Of Cain?
Nay, surely must be leper,


All marked with the hideOus stain!
But, no, there are more potent reasons


For putting me under the ban;
The sneer and the look say m only


Only newspaper mani
is il wrong 10 use paper and scissors2


is il crime TO get bread by the penn
Would Intellect shine like diamond


II newspapers never had been?
The man who absconds with million.


Is soon welcomed back from Japan;
While he whose page sparkles with beauty
is only a newspaper mani
I'm proud of my rank and my station,


As monarch is proud of his throne;
I've kindred in every nation,


And brethren in every zone.
he high, the rich and the naughty,


deny it to-day if you can,)
VIII fawn, for the sake of n notice


At the feet of newspaper man
wonder, sometimes, in my sanctum,
When alone with the work Of the day,
f we have right to the haven,


Beautiful, bright, far away
Will the angels who stand at the portals
To welcome. who ever they can,
Turn aside when they see Us, and whisprr
Hes Pnly newspaper man?'
Year: 1878

Young men cut out these rules
paste them in the inside of your hat
and read them three times a day
Women read those rules every morn.
ing to your husbands. They arc
worth perpetuatipg:


lfyou wish to be always thirsty be
u drunkard, for the oftener you drink
the more thirsty you will be.


fyou wish to prevent friends from
helping you along in the world be a
drunkard, for thatofitself will defeat
all their efforts.


"I you are determined to be poor,
be a dFunkard, and soon you will be
ragged and friendless.


If you wish to starve your family
be a drunkard; for that will consume
all of your money.


Ifyou wish to be imposed on by
knavcs, be a drunkard, for that is n
sure road to destruction,


If you would have no resources
when past labor but the poor.liouse
be n drnnkard, and you will accom-
plish it most ellectually,