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Year: 1878

During the recent cold snap in East
Bridgewatsr, Mrs. Withers suffered so
severely that she came to the determina-
tion 10 try every remedy for cold feet
which any one might suggest to her, On
Saturday evening, December 30th. Mr..
Withers being absent on visit to Chi
cago, her younger brother, q had young
man, holding the position of teller in tho
local bank, and noted for his fondness
for sinful games ot every description,
called upon Mrs. Withers. and when that
admirable woman bewailed the coldness
of the Baptist meeting house, told her
that he had an inialliblo recipe for keep
ing the feet warm in the very coldest
weather. He advised his innocent sister.
in law to pour halfa pint of Cayenne
pepper, mixed with two tablespoonfuls of
ground mustard into each Of her stock
ings, just before going to the meeting,
and assured her that if she would try
this cheap and simple prescription her
feet would remain comfortably warm,
oven il she were to put them under the
same table with those of Hon. Charles
Francis Adams. Mrs. Withers thanked
the young man with gulleess gratitude
that would have touched the heart of n
brass monkey, and instantly sent the ser
want to buy six pounds of Cayenne pep
per.


On the following morning, just before
the church bell rang she used the com
bined pepper and mustard in accordance
with her brother in-aw's instructions,
and walked to the meeting house with
out any Inconvenience from the cold
The service began, and though at first
Mrs. Withers felt delightfully."- warm, she
showed signs of uneasiness long before
the minister gave out his text. Just
when that eloquent preacher was well
under way, he was struck dumb with
horror at the unaccountable conduct oil
Mrs. Withers, who suddenly began to
dance in the widest manner and to
shrek, "Take them of - in the most
heart rendering tones. 1t was too late
in the season for snakes, and hence the
congregation jumped to the conclusion
that MIS-. Withers had gone mad. The
deacons promptly hastened to Eer relief,
but the more they tried to calm her the
more violent she danced. Finally she
broke from them, and tearing off her
shoes and stockings fed baretooted to the
nearest house. While tho congregation
watched her flight down tho aisle ard
wondered whether sho could break hole
in tho frozen river large enough for
drowning purpose, n sudden and unani-
nous desire to sneeze fell upon them
and for the next ten minutes the uproar
WAS dealening. At the end of that time
an elaborate pantomimc, and went home
firmly convinced that the days of demon
iacal possession and wtchciaft had re


turned. The next morning Mrs. With


ors took the earliest train for Chicago
, and tho wicked brother in law who wal
} frightened Mt the horrible success of hi,
; joke, started prematuroly Gpon his Euro


pean tour, leaving Mt least 81, 600 Of banl
assets which had he waited two week.
longer, he would have been able to tax,
! with him.


This teaches us that our little feet wore
never made to be tortured with mustard


and, that is better that one pet.on shouC
suffer from cold then that n whole con
gregation should sneeze Itself out OF III
collective boots.
Year: 1878

On Thnrsday afternoon Willie Hoyt, il little son of Rev. James P. Hoyt, while in his fathers b4rn at play, went to the door on the tho second floor and, by some means, either by leaning out too far or losing his balance while running fell from the door down to the ground striking upon stones, which injured the little fellow so seriously that when he was picked up by Miss Katzemyer he was unconscious, and the young lady thought the child to be dead. Willie was taken into the house, and with prop CT care and attention was restored to consciousness. There were no bones broken, and with the exception of sore ness Willie is all right.
Year: 1878

KING JOHN, of Abyssinia, who has
just resigned his throne in favor of his
successor, claims descent from Solo
mon. He throws additional light upon
some Of the transactions during that
historical visit to the wise man of the
Queen Of Sheba, by declaring her to be
his maternal ancestor.
Year: 1878

A lady says engagements are very
unsatisfactory sort OF atiairs, for It you
are not very polite and attractive the
gentleman thinks you do not care for
him, and you are afraid to be very
polite for fear the engagement might
sometime be broken of, when you
would be sorry to think you had wasted
so much sweetness on some other
wemans husband.
Year: 1878

A boy baby vas lately born Bremen,


Ohio, with three eyes and one ear. one
on the left side being where the ear


ought to be. This boy Is said to be
healthy, sound and bright as boy baby


can be. lie will probably be able to


see more ana hear less than other
bOve
Year: 1878

There was = period Of over one Mou-
sand years in the history Of this world
whes doors had no. .key-holes and cit
izsn could be seen feeling all over the
door without exciting the least suspi-
eion against his social standing.
Year: 1878

BE a good boy and don't break your
mothers heart, for then you woald lie
AL orphan in asylum, where you have to
listea to a couple ofsermons on Sunday,
and two Or three daring the week SAID
his mother. and that boy has been good
ever since.
Year: 1878

y gentleman having boasted that it
was easy enough to do railroad COM
panies cut OF their fares, and that he
had passed from one station to another
on certain read the day before without
a ticket, was approached By an officer
Of the road. The gentleman agreed to
tell Tor consideration II was paid,
and then the officer said: Now tell me
now you d.d it, 1 walked quietly
replied the gentleman.
Year: 1878

You're a coward, if afraid to tell the
truth when you should do so. You are
a coward when you insult the weak
You arc a coward, if afraid TO do right
if you shrink from defending your opin
ion. from maintaining that which yoI
know to be just and good; and you arc
especially SO ifySu know certain things
of yourself. and dare net swn them tc
Yourself.
Year: 1878

A large man, who sat on tho wari
fishing recently, gave his opinion with
regard to the hard times. He aaid the
trouble was that capital was opposed to
labor. aud no matter how anxious man
was to work, capital would make no
concession. lie wanted work HIMSELF
he said. and once he thought Of giving
up. but now his wife was able to take in


washing, and he would never yield.
He intended to say more, but he was
Obliged to ge of to attend ball match.
Year: 1878

From the Courler-Jonrnal


"Romola:' You perhaps do injustice
to the man who, while retaining his
love for his wife, confesses that he regret
ted his marriage He may have regret
ted it as much on his wife's account as on
his own. He may have been an honest
man, struggling hard to support his fam
lily. The man who has thick hide and
Il thick head never regrets his marriage.
He often loves other women as much as he
does his wife, and he never leaves off his
vices for the benefit of his family. Dying
between 40 and 45 years of age, he leaves
his family to the care of better men Or
perhaps the entire burden falls upon the
shoulders of the poor woman whom he
has never regretted" marrying. The
Rev. Collyer points to energetic men who
have married early and done well, but
anybody can point this asinine pulpiteer
to many worthy, hard-working, industrious
men who have married early and not done
well. The energetic" men are frequent
ly dishonest, as any observer knows
They are generally crowders, and often
when they get in, somebody is crowded
out. 1t is little satisfaction to man of
much heart to make his way by crushing
his fellows.
Year: 1878

In New Orleans, Vicksburg, Mem
phis and smaller towns, they have re-
fused to go away, as they might, and
as so many others have done. They
determined to face the dsnger-a very
formidable one, since very few of them
had had the fever, and q large num-
Der were new to the Southland so
challenge death In order to render the
service which they knew would be
sadly needed. Scores OF them have
been down with the psstilenee; many
OF them have died, but none have fall
tered or retreated. On some newspa-
pers only one or two journalists have
been left, but tue survivor or survi-
vors have kept religiously at their
work. Nor have they by any means re-
stricted themselves to their business
they have distributed supplles-msny
belonging to the Howards-sttend-
ed to the sick and dying, and worked
necessarily to relieve suffering, to
help humanity in every way possible.
They have seen death steadily ap.
preaching; they have looked him
calmly in the face /; they have fell
they must be victims. But they have
not blanched, nor abated effort while
they could lift voice or hand and, as
their fatal turn came they have
shown remarkable fortitude fighting
disease to the last, snd, when forced
to submit, yielding as dauntless mel
overcome, not as men conquered
The southern journalists deserve vel


Of the nation. They have been fear


fully tried, and their trial has brought
out all their virtues. They have
proved themselves to be men not lesi
than journalists, and very manly
men. They may have defects neithel
few nor small but surely lack o
courage and want of humanity ar
not among them.-N Y Times.
Year: 1878

Notwithstanding the number of
carts, and mOwing-machInes, and
horse rRkes, and other tools that we
see standing by the roadside or in the
field, the year round, most farmers
believe in the economy of housing all
these things. They know that iron
rusts, and that woodwork swells and
shrinks with the changes Of the at
mosphere. They think it is only q
question OF time that the new car
riage-house or shed shall be built,
where the scattered tools and vehicles
will have 3 permanent home. This
waiting to provide the needed shelter
is the most expensive kind OF saving.
The elements are all the while at
work, depreciatiDg the value Of the
wood and iron that are exposed To the
weather. A seyths aud snath hung
in tree through one season Is old,
warped and rusty. Stored in the tool.
room, it Is little changed in look or
value no repairs are wanted, and it
Is ready for use as soon as the grass is
ready. The new cart that Is left by
the roadside soon goes to pieces even
IL painted, the paint sOOD wears off
the gun cracks paint and wood, the
te7fA Jh6 sN'iS4Ifbes9-NAks- -Gna+sin--an-
menees, the joints become loose, the
fellOes and the spokes shrink In dry
weather, and the tire must be set
often 70 keep the vehicle In running
order. Farmers often OVerestimAte
the expense OF tool or wagon house.
II they have timber or building stone
upon their farms, very little money
need be laid out TO put all running
gear under cover. A roof and siding
to keep out rain Is the main thing.
Flooring is not needed. The bare
earth under all wooden wheels with
tires, II dry, will answer instead OF
plank. Just enough moisture is ab-
sOrbed from the earth to keep the
wheel in good condition. The tire
will not need setting so often. A
shed set upon q bank wall makes 8
good shelter, and is within reach Of
most farmers.-ABlericdH AgricuItu-
TiSf,
Year: 1878

In ,Scri6ncr's Magazine Mr.. Noah
BROOKS prints q number OF new anec-
dOtes OF Lincoln, elected by his Lin
anln- 80 iseannRs In fOTmor mum


"a young seGfieinsn II" Tennessee
was once travelling a country road,
mounted on q fine black racing horse
OF great value. His casual companion
was a shrewd old fellow, who was
know in those parts as q Yankee, and
rode rack k-o'-bOnes OF q horse appar-
eutly hardly able to stand on his feet.
The Yankee bantered the sOutherner
for horse trade, which cf course the
southeruer declined. The Yankee,
however insisted that his was very
remarkable horse, Of what was known
as the setter breed, which sets for big
game as q dog sets for small game,
and that as animals of this breed
are very scarce, his horse was accord
ingly valuable. The Yankee soon
had an opportunity to demonstrate
the truth of his statement, as his
horse had the peculiarity OF dropping
on all-fOur5 when touched in q certain
spot by the spur or heel of the rider.
The Yankee seeing deer on q knoll
not far away, touched his raw bones
in the tender spot, and, sure enough,
down he went on all fOurs, assuring
the southerner that there was game
ahead. The wOuld-be-hOrse.trader
told the southerner that there must
be game near by, for his horse never
set in that way except when on the
scent OF game. Immediately after,
the deer made its appearance to the
sOutherner, who succeeded In bringing
him down, and so much pleased was
he with the wonderful instinct OF the
horse that he Immediately swapped
with the Yankee, on even terms.
Soon after they came to q stream
which the Yankee, mounted on the
southerner's fine horse, crossed in
good style then standing on the
opposite bank he looked back after
his companion. The setter horse
had sunk, his head being hardly
above water his rider was dismOunt-
ed and nearly drowned. Reaching
the bank and blowing the water from
his mouth, he exclaimed Here,
you internal Yankee ! what kind Of q
horse Is this to drop on his knees in
The middle OF q stream !? Hush
hush y replied the Yankee, keep
perfectly quiet. That's 8 setter horse;
be sets for fish as we'll as for deer,
and / tell you there's game there = u
Year: 1878

A little over five years ago Michael
UBrien lefG his wife and four children
in Tipperary, and came to this coun-
try TO seek his fortune. For q while
he cOrresponded with and sent money
10 his family. Suddenly both letters
and rem ittsnces ceased, and they
heard nothing more from him until
recently, when his wife received in
formation that he had married again.
She Immediately resolved to seek him
out, and on Wednesday last she and
the children landed at Castle Garden
from the BOtl1id. She knew that he
had worked at one time in q dyeing
factory at GlenwOod, n. J., near Fort
Lee 4; so on Friday she took the boat
to the latter place in the hope of trac-
ing him. On the boat she met some
persons who knew him, and when
they heard her story they directed her
to the factory, where he was still en-
ployed. She walked up to where he
was working In ignorance which
must have been blissful and quietly
tapped him on the back. She
says he confessed his fault with
many tears and promised refOr-
nation, but she is reticent as to
whether any arrangement looking
toward a happy reunion was arrived
at. The Castle Garden officials are
Of the opinion that this is SO, and
that she Is trying to shield him from
the consequences CT his bigamy and
the wrath OF her rival. All she would
say yesterday was that she had not
seen him since Friday, and did not
know where he was. She had made
q living for her children st home, and
would do it again. she did not ap.
pear to be at all disturbed at Mi
chsel's misbehavior or by the outlook
before her. Yesterday morning the
Fort Lee wife arrived at Castle Gar.
den, looking for Michael. He mad dis.
appeared since Friday, and her inqui-
ries bad ELECTED the truth. She had
been married to him four years, and
they had Ole child. Her maiden
name was Kate Carlin. She ssid thai
she would willingly give him up Il
she could '.just get one look ut him.
| before he went. Judging from hel
manner, Michael had better not in
/ duIge her.
Year: 1878

GOod-by Is q hard word to say
sometimes. Let Us restore It In OuT
thoughts to its old meaning. When
we have 10 say with our lips, goOd-byi
let US say In our hearts, God be with
you. can speak to you and neal
you no more ; but my God cheer you,
and guide you, and keep you, and
bless you with his very presence. 30
let US turn our RoOd-by into q prayer.
1t will be easier to say then. I do
not say that our parting will have no
pain in ii, but cur gOOd-by will pour
q healing balm upon the wound
And can we pray q better prayer
Can we have a richer blessing than tC
have God really with US A?
Year: 1878

II yoT are a farmer be a good one,
Farm well. Have a good orchard,
good garden, good stock and an in
tslligent family. BE intelligent your
self, and thus secure the respect Of all
who know you.-PlOughBlan.
Year: 1878

The editor Of the Gardiner (Me.)
Journal has recently had a narrow
escape from death, his horse running
away as he hung in the wheel. He
thus describes his sensations. "Oh,
can't some of my spirit friends do
something to help me out of this
scrape beseechingly | said or thought.
1t was a prayer not laid down in the
books, and perhaps the form was not
staid or formal, Short as it was it did
me good. saw then crowds of fspirits
around me-part of whom l knew. L
do not see what they can do /
thought, and as they seemed to hover
round the front part of the wagon,
and over the horse, | wondered how
they kept up with him. Then /
thought perhaps they'll take the old
horse strength away-but | couldn't t
see very clearly how they we're to do
this--for Old Robin was hard Gus
toner to 'dematerialize. | probably
should have lived but few seconds
longer. The reins had worn off upon
the wheel just when my strength was
all gone. Had | died, people would
pitylngly have said it was horrible
death-but really suffered very little.
All the pain | have had up to now has
not been equal to what | suffered last
summer in day from the bite of an
insect The shock was such that my
nerves of sensation were benumbed.


had no fear. In fact there was


physical sort of feeling that


it was a bundle about three feet


long, with sort of handle to it
(Which was my left leg, probably,
that was bouncing along over the
ground, which | was trying to untan-
gle. Then there was another self who
had to take care of the wheel, untan-
gle the rein, talk to Old Robin, yell
to the dog, and attend to matters
generally; while the third self seemed
to do the thinking, and l kind of
liked that one the best. | had often
heard that in such crises as these
ones whole life passes in review be-
fore him, and | thought of that fact


but l had no such experience.
had only one regret for deeds done OIL
left undone, and that was that | had
neglected my usual custom of taking
accident tickets, and this regret an
ashamed of. My only thought was o.
my wife. The knowledge that | have
faced death unAinchingly is not with
out satisfaction to me, and there is
something that / feel, which / cal
not describe, that assures me tha
, there were more powerful influence


than my own aiding, comforting anC


sustaining me. My religious friend


will say it was the God Father, and


matters not what we call it, the feelin


is all the same. | do not feel G


sufficient consequence to merit God


special providence, but that lovin


friends from the other sphere ma
|. have comforted and sustained me


not repugnant to my common sense


and does not lessen my idea of tn


goodness and greatness of the Creator.
Year: 1878

preference and a protection over
those who stand out and demand dol
lar for dollar. If the charter is re-
pealed it will not be so much to defeat
the claims of this class as to place our
selves for a time beyond the reach of
mandamuses and to touch the bottom
of economical administration.
Year: 1878

1T is advertised in the morning
papers that mass meeting of com
mercial and business men, property
owners and laboring men of the city
will be held tonight at the Greenlaw
Opera House. The object is to ex-
press determination to preserve in
good faith, as a sacred debt of honor,
the funded debt of the city, and to
warn the holders of the unfunded
debt in any form that the city cannot
meet it, and unless they come for
ward and fund their claims the ex-
treme and dernier resort of repeal of
the city charter cannot be avoided to
rid the city of the unfunded debt.
1t is very well to encourage all who
hold old city bonds to come in and
fund at fifty cents on the dollar. 1t
will be better for them and for
the city, as it will at least simplify
matters and place all on the same
footing. If the charter is repealed to
get beyond the reach of mandamuses
for a while and to economic in public
expenses, we would rather take the
chances of the new bouds than the
old ones. Those who hold out too
long may find themselves left out alto
gether with cool recommendation to
fund if they want to at 335 cents on
the dollar. The funding scheme if car
ried out will enable the people to make
closer calculations for the future, al
though it will not give all the relief
needed. The phrase sacred debt
does not fall very well on the ears oi
the taxpayers. 1t has been used toe
freely to convey an idea of sanctity
The Supreme Court has decided that
$135,0O of the city bonds were lille.
gally issued. These should never b.
refunded or even recognized under
any circumstances. 1t is alleged there
are 100000 worth of other bonds OF
the same footing, except that no de


cision has been made as to them. Bu
it is good idea for the people to gel
together and discuss these matters
Perhaps we will be constrained to CRY
out, I" In a multitude of counsel ther,
is wisdom"
Year: 1878

The friends Of Gen. Hampton at a
distance are very anxious in regard to
his condition. They have been de-
ceived once Cypress dispatches, which
represented him as doing well UP to
the time of the amputation of his leg,
and naturally enough discredit all sub
seQuent favorable reports. There can
hardly be doubt that he ia in very
critical condition.
Year: 1878

WHEN the contract between the
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad and
the city is published we will have some
remarks to make. Meanwhile it is un-
necessary to 60 into an elaborate dis
cussion of the subject. We hope the
whole matter may be adjusted to meet
the views of all interested parties, and
so as to promote the prosperity of
Memphis.
Year: 1878

Bowling Green (Ky) Democrat


During the past few days an incident
has come to the surface, much to the
credit of the parties who are connected
with the affair. Among the men who
remained at the post of duty through
the yellow fever excitement of the
past summer and fall was Captain Kel-
ley, Of Bowling Green, day by day
taking his train into the very heart Of
the malaria at Memphis, carrying re-
lief to the suffering, and affording
means of escape to those who desired
to flee. Among the refugees going
North were a gentleman and his fami-
ly from Memphis, by the name of
Williams, who were particularly i'm
pressed with the kind attention paid
them by Captain Kelley, and it was so
ordered that on their return, after the
terrible fever was over, they were
taken into Memphis by the same con
ductor who had brought them out,
when they were still further impressed
by his thoughtful attentions. Being
people of property, they resolved after
arriving at home to show their appre-
citation of his manly conduct by pre-
senting him a bale of cotton from their
own plantation. They have accord
ingly done so, and the present is in a
warehouse in Memphis awaiting his
disposal.


But now for the sequel. Captain
Kelley is unconscious of having done
anything to merit reward, having only
done whathe conceived to be his duty,
and, with becoming modesty, is unwil-
ling to accept the cotton and use it for
his own benefit. He accordingly pro-
posed, we learn, to turn it over to the
Young Mems Christian Association to
be sold for the benefit of the poor Of
this city. Taken as a whole, the trans
action is one through every part of
which the spirit of real nobility is
breathing, and we are sure that not
only the poor only, but all our people,
will appreciate the generosity.
Year: 1878

This Department is the MOST IMPORTANT,
and we propose doing thorough WORK in build
Ing the groundwork tor future education.
Our system otnstruction embraces the latest
plans and most approved systems for
Year: 1878

CHICAGO, Dec. ia dispatch from st. Paul
says The only important business transacted by the
Lake Navigation Improvement Convention today
were the presentation or reports by the Com
nittees on statistics and Resolutions. Among
the resolutions adopted were ones asking nom
Congress an appropriation for the survey OF the
channels Between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. and
so much for the Improvement OF the present channel
and tho st. Clair Flats and the trot River in the
opinion Of the War Department be judicously ex-
prnded The coming season. also asking for an aPprOpri
alton to complete the survey Of the harbor at the head
OF Lake Superior and ITS early Improvement so as to
meet the present Increasing demands OF commerce.