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Year: 1879

Statements are made with q good
deal of positiveness that Senator
Christiancy will resign his seat in the
Senate on the Cd of March next, and
is then to be nominated Minister to
Brazil; that ex.Secretary Chandler
will succeed him. and that he will
be on hand to be sworn in as soon as
the Senate meets, either in sxtraOr-
dinary or its regular session.
Year: 1879

The session of Congress is getting
so far along that it is very doubtful
whether any provision is made by
this Congress for counting the elec-
toral vote, and thus avoiding the
dangers of a disputed President.
Year: 1879

When an Austrian cavalryman
falls from his horse and breaks his
leg, he is sent to the hospital until
he is cured, and then sentenced to
Imprisonment for a year for his care
lessness.
Year: 1879

PRESIDENT HAYES has made bad mess of it, in his order setting apart lands on Salt River for the Pima Indians His or der includes ev cry acre of land in the very heart of the great irrigable district of Arizona to which citizens can not show legal title. No step could have been taken more completely calculated to stifie the growth and prospGrity of Phenix and its surrounding country. Nothing could have been done that would more efec- lively destroy, in Arizona, all sentiments of humanity or sympathy for the Pimas. They have suffered many hardships and some injustice, for which they were en- titled to compensation and remedy. But to place these wretched' brutes in and around such progressive place as Phoenix is to expose them to the inevitable conflict between barbariSm and civilization. It brings us face to face with the proposi- ton that Indians and Whites can not live upon the same ground. The Indian must go! The sooner the betteI Indian Ter ritory is the place for i'm now.
Year: 1879

Now GIVE Fremont a rest, dear sister of the Citizen Pretty soon he will recom- mend transfer of Department Head quarters to Camp Lowell; or do some thing of that sort, that will give you some insight into his true character. You will then be surprised to find him possessed of immense ability and of signal integrity, This impression will be strengthened when the rigorous winter ard rareffed atmos- phere of Prescott shall havc gwen him pneumonia and erysipelas enough to make him favor removal of the Capital to the balinier climate of MariaOpa Wells Now go slow for while. Don't bite off more than you can "chaw;" and don't say more than you can take back.
Year: 1879

T1NEL has courage enough to show miners and settlers a dan ger lowering oyer their interests, that they may take steps to avert it. To demo ince us for doing that is as wrong as it is to applaud men who seek to lull our people into a false security by denying the danger.
Year: 1879

out Of The civil war. This proposition in
cludes, of course prohibition against the
payment of loyal as well as rebel claims /;
and the PicdypHe, for the sake of making
some political capital for the Southern
Bourbons, proposes to rob loyal claimants
of their privilege Of obtaining justice from
the Governments This Enthusiastically
selfish proposition it expounds as follows;


The existence Of these claims and the pcrti-
nacity with which they are pressed are con-
tinual source of irritation to the country, and
are calculated to bring unjust discredt ON the
South. The bare fact that they are called
southern claims is enough to arouse sectional
feeling and revive sectional animosity.
Year: 1879

this country. However, in view of all these
facts and circumstances we are reluctant to
believe that there is not sufficient power in
Republican principles and sentiment on the
Pacific coast to vindicate themselves, Chinese
or no Chinese
Year: 1879

ONCE again BEN BUTLER has assumed
the championship of the principle that the
private rights of an individual citizen must
be respected in the nquisitorial proceedings,
sometimes called investigations, of the
House Aud once again BEN BUTLER is
inconsistent with his past record
Year: 1879

In the appropriation bill as passed by the
House the salaries of the Assistant Attor-
neys-General are equalized. This was
right. There is not particle of reason
why the Assistant Attorney General for the
Post.OfIice Department should receive
smaller salary than the other assistants
There is not an officer connected with the
Department of Justice upon whom is de-
volved higher degree of responsibility or
greater amount of labor than the Assist
ant Attorney-Generol for the Post-Ofice
Department.
Year: 1879

THE New Orleans PioayHne thinks tho
people of the Southern States cannot do
better than to support an amendment to
tho Constitution absolutely prohibiting in
future the payment Of any claims arising
Year: 1879

A FREAK OF NATURE.-There is now
living near Midlothian, in Chesterfield
county. an old negro man abont sixty
years of age who during the war lost all
of his teeth by accident. and several
years ago, to his amazement and won
der, and to the utter astonishment of
all who knew him, complete set grew
out again, and is pronounced to be an
improvement upon the fermer set
This, perhaps, is one of the most re-
markable freaks of nature on record.
The negro is at present living with a
Mr.. Robertson, a prominent citizen of
the county, who will vouch for the ac-
curacy of the statement, and who has
employed him during the time.-Pe-
tersbuTg Post.
Year: 1879

A QUEER WEDDING TRIP.-On Tues
day last wedding party in high life
came off at Carpenters, in this county.
Why it may be termed a wedding in
high life is because it occurred on top of
the high mountain directly opposite the
station. After the wedding ceremony
was performed the newly married cou-
pie made somewhat novel start in life.
From the top of the steep mountain they
concluded to go to the station on hand
sled. The time for starting came, and
their friends, after helping to fix them
and their baggage solidly on their sled,
gave their sled a push, and away they
went, shooting over the ground at the
rate Of forty miles an hour. Half way
down they turned sharp curve, when
to their horror they discovered a span
of mules not far distant coming UP the
mountain. They saw at a glance that
there was not room enough to pass those
mules, and that the mules would not
have time enough to get out of the way.
And what made matters worse, there
was high embarkment to the road
However, they did not hesitate as to
what was to be done, for stop they
couldn't, and to strike in among the legs
of those mules they well knew would be
to get kicked out of this world at once
John, the husband, of course, was the
pilot of the sled, and bracing himself to
meet the rapidly approaching trouble,
he exclaimed:


"NOw, Maria, as you swore this morn
ing to cling to me until death, I would
advise you to give extra fastenings to
your arms around my waist, for over the
bank we must CO."


Let her slide, John I'm praying fol-
both of u.s." responded the faithful wife.


And John did let her slide, by bravely
turning the sled to one side and letting
it shoot over the embankment, down q
distance of twenty feet into snow below
carrying with it bride, groom, and
carpet bags in one promiscuous heap
Fortunately, the snow was deep enough
to break the force of the fall, and nothing
serious, save the smashing of Johns new
hat, followed. Even this would not
have happened if Maria bad not fasten-
ed her teeth on the rim of it just as they
were about making the plunge over the
embankment Suffice it to say that the
wedding party gathered themselves to-
gether again in little while and resum-
ed their bridal trip, John occasionally
pulling off his tile to see if any improve
ment could be made in his appearance,
his only words of censure being, ''if you
had allowed that hat to fly, my darling,
it would have taken care of itself."-
WillianaspOrt Pa, Bulletin.
Year: 1879

A young couple were found out at the
'front.' gate one night this week locked
In each others arms. They said the
cembination was lost. and they couldn't
get Id, because the janitor was asleep.
Year: 1879

A newspaper proprietor advertised for
an advertisement canvasser, and his test
of the applicants fitness, when they ap-
pcarcd, was to tell them to get out of
his office or he would kick them out.
Several timid young men turned tail and
left him with great disgust; but one,
more brazen-faced than the rest, nothing
daunted by the threat. coolly sat himself
down and sworc he would not go until
his testimonial had been read So he
locked the door, put the key in his pock
ct, and handed in his paper "Ah," said
the advertiser, you'll do, | can see. /
enough for me. No one will ever sue
cecd as an advertisement canvasser who
will be influenced by threat to be
kicked ont of any Office. You evidently
understand your business
Year: 1879

WE have made arrangements with


w the Proprietor Of the RICHLAND
BEACON, one of the most popular coun-
try papers in Louisiana, by which we are
enabled to offer both it and the CAPI-
TOLIAN, to cash subscribers for the ex-
tremely small sum of $500 year. This
is the best offer ever made to those who
may wish to take two good papers, either
of which are worth the price. Any per-
son getting up a club of ten subscribers
to both papers will receive both of them
one year free Of charge.
Year: 1879

A gentle, spirituelle woman who can't
go out into the back yard to hang up the
weeks washing for fear of catching cold,
will gallivant all over wet beach for
two hours in bathing suit, and flop
around in the suit whole forenoon.
Year: 1879

Time flies, but about this time of the
year flies take their time in flying off
ones nose when they know you have
both hands full of type, disregrarding
all modern combinations of cuss words
that practical printer can coin in the
space of five minutes.
Year: 1879

When the girl who has encouraged a
ysung man for about two. years suddenly
turns around and tells him she can never
be more than sister to him, he can for
the first time see the freckles on her nose.
Year: 1879

ter he had been released, he turn to
Shepherd, one of the deputy collectors,
and said: shepherd, l want to warn
you now that if you ever come over
these mountains again you are dead
man' Mr.. Robinson says that the Or
ganization seemed to be perfect, and that
the mountaineers sank out of view like
shadows at a sign from their leader, or
came in the front at his call. 1t will
probably get to be interesting before
the men are disabled, if, indeed, they
are disabled at all. We learn that in a
skirmish with another crowd of distil-
lers, Deputy Shepherd was shot in the
face and neck on Saturday night last
This trouble occurred in Rabun county,
but we have no particulars from the
scene of action.
Year: 1879

WHEN shall we have done with this
leading Of GRANT around on exhibition,
and feeding him IN publleP lie says he
wants something to do. There are
thousands of others IN just that FIX, who
ARE saying less about II. We will give
him fair wages to travel privately and
correspond for the Bristol NEWS.
Year: 1879

A certain young lady who was little
behind hand with her autumn outfit, sur
prised her parents the other day by ask
.ng why she was unlike George Wash
ngton. When they gave it up she told


hem because she had no little hnt-vet.
Year: 1879

our neighbors of the legal persua>.
SION OF Chattanooga are kept among
Us IN attendance upon Supreme Court
80 long that they will soon begin to
iearh city ways, and We can't see how
'ney will manage to content them
selves to return.
Year: 1879

Among the many other arrrang. =
ments for our coming Fair, the last
week in the month, it is suggested by
some OF the dog fanciers of the city
that bench show be arranged for.
It is known that some eight or ten
fine pointers and settlers can be mus
tered in the city for entry, and it is
more than likely, if inducements were
offered, more could be drawn out.
The points of exhibition will be the
good breeding, and also field trial. It
could be made an interesting feature.


The noon train yesterday had a good
lot of emigrants aboard, bound for the
far West. Emigrant Agent VIM. Kerr
sold about Is tickets.
Year: 1879

PROBABLE VETO BY THE PRESIDENT.


The President has received the army bill as it
passed the Senate yesterday afternoon. He
will act on it early next week. The republicans
are certain that he viii veto the measure, and
the democrats are hopeful that he will not
Presidents action will be, 1t looks very much
as II the democrats will be disappointed.
Year: 1879

~ bright lad from Japan says that on his


fathers pace-which Is on a large plateau
! surrounded by high hills-is IN artificial


fish pond hi it are great many fish of
species he has not seen here, thut arc about
| foot long, and very beautiful in color and


form, They are as playful and as tame as
tho kittens on our hcarths. One of his ia


vorltc anluscments was going to this pond


and knocking OH the edge of the tank with
some hard substance to make noise, when
every head would be turned in the direction
of the sound, and every fin employed in
making for him, the fish expecting some
treat from bis hand. If, to tease them, he
threw nothing In at first, but put his empty


hand into the water with his fingers all
spread out, they would all gather round it


and seize his thumb and fingers in their
mouths, till he had as many fish rs lie had


thumbs and fingers. playfully swapping and
do. But this paradise Of the Japanesd fish
was often r,ldcly broken in upon, for 1t was
not kept expressly as plaything for boys,


but was the source which supplied the fish


for tho table. Whenever fish is wanted for
the dinner, the cook goes to the tank and


knocks, and when the poor unsispcclng


things swim up to her, she catches such of
them as please her. and before they know
where they arc going, she has them in the
pot or pan on the fire. '!'I H".


This young japanese expressed much sur
prise at seeing cranberrics eaten at table,


and said that in the IN o,,,tains Of Japan
| they grow very large and beautiful, but arc


never cooked. An old mans occasionally
! goes up to tho mountain and picks a large
! basket Of them, which he brings on i. his


shoulders down to the town. Here the boys


Chase the fight to crowd d ,hcir r pockets @ Win Win


them. And what use do you think they


make of this otherwise useful fruit9 d The


boys blow the glowing berries through rat


tan tubes, as our boys blow white beans


through tin ones. That's 7phat cranbcrriea


are used for in Japan. where they grow in
great perfection, y NI-.--. ~ NNt
Year: 1879

CUNSIIPAIIUN,


Only with regularity OF the bowels can perfect
health he enjoyed. II the constipation is OF recent
date a SINGLE dose of TUFTS PILLS will suffice,
but If it has become habitual one pin should be
taken every night. gradually esscuing the fire.
quency Of the dose until REGULAR daily movement
Is ootai.ed, which will soon fellow.
Year: 1879

General Crooks escape from death in
the prairies was a narrow one. With
two friends he was goose-shooting in the
Platte valley, Neb. The party were two
miles from the farm house where they
made their headquarters when "bliz-
zard' or binding snow storm suddenly
came up. General Crook shot goose,
and in attempting to get it lost his hat.
In following it he dropped through an
ice hole. The water fortunately was not
deep, but it thoroughly chilled him. He
recovered his hat, and remarked that he
was cold and numb, and would return to
the house. A few minutes afterwards his
friends also started, shaping their course
by the rivers course. One remarked
that he felt uneasy about Crook, who, he
feared, might have missed his way. The
other rejected the idea, but during a
slight cessation of the storm the first
sportsman insisted that he could see the
figure of a man behind them. A loud
shout was sent up and repeated again
and again. Finally Crooks figure was
recognized as he came staggering up,
and it was discovered that he was we'll
nigh chilled to death. His ears and
feet were frozen, his neck was covered
with ice, and he was unable to speak
aloud. His comrades helped him to the
house, and for two or three days he was
unable to proceed further his friends re-
naming with him. He had become con
fused, and, travelling in circles, had fallen
into the river a second time, when he
discovered his mistake and rapidly re-
traced his steps, but none too soon to
save his life. Crook has always prided
himself on being able to endure severe
storms without any protection but an
overcoat, and in many Winter campaigns
has set his men rare examples of endur-
ance But for his friends, however, he
would have tested his physical powers
once too often.
Year: 1879

In the Senate, yesterday, Vice Presi-
dent Wheeler presented resolution
adopted by the National Workingmen' s
Association, declaring:


That we look upon the introduction of
labor-saving machinery into the various
mechanical departments of the Govern
ment as pregnant with evil and danger
Gus to the prosperity of our people, and
perpetuation of human liberty and honest
respectability, and result in depriving
many soldiers widows and orphans of an
honest living, and have tendency to fill
our charitable institutions with Dependent
cies and our prisons with criminals, and
that the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
of the of the United States be furnished
with copy.
Year: 1879

THE KIND OFFICES OF FLArTERY.-Nothing
tends to check the development OF the mind
and character Of the oung SO much as what
used to be called setting down." Unless people
are preposterously conceited, or intolerably
forward, snubbIng is bad regimen. You
might as well think to rear flowers in frost as
to educate people successfully on reproof and
constant criticism. Judicious hattery is one OF
the necessities Of life; as necessary as air, food
or water.-London Truth.
Year: 1879

We are out TO call it is New Years night.
And the merry girls and the mellow light,
And the joyful cheer abound,
And we find them all IN jolly plight,
AS the jouaI joke goes round,
And we pledge them nov.


In New Years vow,
And kiss them under the mistletoe bough.
Oh. the sweet perfume, and the howery band,
And the merry laugh from Fairy laLd,
AS we claim the forfeit due
And beneath the arch, as we shake the hand,
We will plight the truth anew,
And we pledge them now,
In New Years vow,
And kiss them under the mistletoe bough.


7. L.
Year: 1879

DAIN in the right side, under the
| edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe-
tite and sickness; the bowels in gen
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally considerable loss of mem
ory, accompanied with a painful SEN
sation of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains of
WEAKNESS and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of prickly sensa


ton of the skin; his spirits are low


and although he is satisfied that exer,
else would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrust'
every remedy Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but case,
have occurred where few of them ex
listed, vet examination of the body


after death, has shown the LIVER tC
have been extensively deranged.
Year: 1879

On or about August 18th, expect to occupy the
Large Double Store now building for me in Denver,
at which time propose to consolidate my two Stores
reduce my Stock to the lowest possible point previous
to removal and to avoid paying transportation will
from this date offer my entire well selected stock


At Cost -At Cost 7
Year: 1879

April FOOLS Day! The gamln was in
his glory. He was an early bird in the
morning, looking for some miserable hu-
man worm upon whom he could prev.
And he found him without much diff
Guilty. Standing at street corners, he
and his compatriots would curiously ex-
anime every passer-by. Woe betide the
natty youth who, dressed up in flashing
style, looked superciliously at the crowd.
Forthwith he was taken down." and
he was only too glad to escape minus a
few feathers.


The favorite dodge was for one of the
boys to rush up to man, with hand
kerchief in his hand, and to jerk it as if
he had just snatched it out of the vic
TINS pocket. Of course the man would
run after the supposed thief, and be pur-
sued in his turn by the brotherhood
Fortunate for him if he recollected the
day and stopped short to laugh good
naturedly, for otherwise he might have
raced for a long time yet, only to find
himself laughing stock, in addition to
a tired-out, breathless apology for hu-
manity.


A rich scene was witnessed in Park
row. A man was slowly walking along,
apparently in deep thought. Suddenly
bootblack ran past him, striking the
gentleman's pocket, and then putting his
hand in his own pocket, as if he had
stolen something and slowed it away.
The man didn't stop to examine his
pocket, but pursued the urchin. He had
run but a few PAGES when yell behind
him caused him to stop. In a moment
he was surrounded by patty of boot
blacks, each of whom leveled little toy
pistol at him. The scene was so alb
surd that people stopped and laughed
till the tears rolled down their cheeks.
The stranger, instead of taking the joke
in good part, grew angry, but this only
spurred the boys on to further efforts.
In vain he tried to capture one of his
tormentors. They were like cells. FL
nally, as climax, one of the bootblacks
came up with a lordly air and offered
him pistol, saying that 1.-THE boys
wanted to fight him fair"


Down town the frisky broker played
innumerable jokes, and many bags of
flour were scattered over their natty
garments s-Ne,C York Express.
Year: 1879

People VIII Talk.
You may get through the world, but twill be
very slow,
n you listen to all that is said as you 60;
You'll be worried and tretted, and kept In q
stew,
For meddlesome tongues will have something


For people will talk.
II quiet and modest, you'll have 1t presumed
That your humble position is only assumed;
You're wolf in sheen's clothing, or else you're
fool
But don't get excited, keep perfectly cool


For people will talk.
II generous and noble, they'll vent out their
spleen,
You'll hear some loud hints that you're selfish
and mean.
II upright, honest, and iair as the day,
They'll call you a rogue In a sly, snealcing way


For people will talk.
And then Il you show the least boldness of
heart,
Or slight inclination to take your own part,
They will call you an upstart. oonceited and
vain;
But keep straight ahead, don't stop to explain,


For people will talk.
If threadbare your dress, or old-fashioned your
hat
Some one will surely takc notice OF that,
And hint rather strong that you can't pay your
way
But don't get excited whatever they say


For people will talk.
II you dress irf the fashion, don't think to
escape,
For they critcise then in different shape;
You're ahead of your means, or your tailor's
unpaid
But mind your own business, there's naught to
be made


For people will talk.
Now, the best thing to do is to do as you please,
For your mind, if you have one, will then be
at ease.
Of course you will meet with all sorts of abuse,
But don't think to stop them, it amt any use


For people will talk.


-WGllinlford Forum,
Year: 1879

The Eureka Assembly will give the
first pic mic Of the season on tomorrow
(Tuesday) at the Rosendale Park, when
a good time is expected. Now that the
month of May has arrived the Eureka
intend to celebrate it in having jolly
good time.
Year: 1879

No few articles marked less than cost
to draw trade at the glass and lamp
store, PIT King street. Everything IS
uniformly cheap. The glassware is
clear and heavy and the prices can't he
touched by any other firm. 2l7 King
street, above Second.