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Year: 1877

Clear thought and vigorous action de.
pend upon that perfect condition Of
system resulting from pure blood. When
symptoms provocative of dullness and
inactivity present themselves, then use
at once Dr. Bulls Blood Mixture.
Year: 1877

grand array Of specialists to be found in
the land, in the course of which he show.
upin very ridiculous light the irnor
ance Of many people concerning these
specialists and Of their supposed abilit,
to treat one part Of the body or one de-
rangement Of the human system, without
reference to the general pathology o
the patient, He mentions the case o.
lady who at one and the sam,
time was taking strychninc, iron and
phosphorus from one doctor "to build
up her nerves." and aconite, belladonnu
and digitaliS from another doctor 'tC
lower the action Of the heart" and who
applied TO another specialist for some.
thing for her lungs.


This is not bad hit at certain class
OF people who are continually expert.
menting with great variety Of doctors
for real or imaginary ailments, spending
more money in so doing than would be
required to secure the services Of some
eminent medical man, and in the end re.
ceiving no benefit whatever but often.
times doing themselves much harm.
Year: 1877

WHEELIEG AND ELM GROVE RAILWAY
ExrENsIoE.-An ordinance granting the
Wheeling and Elm Grove street railway
the right OF way over Chapline and llth
streets, from the intersection Of ChapIint
and 10th streets to Market street, was
passed by the City Council last night
The object OF the company in extending
their line from the Capitol building t1
the lower end OF the Second Ward Mar.
ket, we understand, is to accommodate
the citizens OF East Wheeling and Fulton
and all others living along the line Of the
road, who desire TO attend market. This
extension will besides be great conve.
nience to persons residing or having busi.
ness in the upper portion Of the city, tax.
ing them about six squares farther than
the present terminus OF the road.


For u city Of its population, Wheeling
is now we'll supplied with street railway
facilities. A Martins Ferry man can
take car at the ferry landing in North
Wheeling and ride to Benson's Ferry, a
distance Of more than three miles, and by
crossing the ferry can continue his jour.
ney to Bellaire on the line over there.
Then the Bridgeport line connects with
the main line here, and also with the
Wheeling and Elm Grove line, which
latter will run into the country a dis.
tance OF about six miles.
Year: 1877

OMAHA, NEE, March l6.-The Mis-,
souri, river is Just now full OF floating ice
the result OF the recent cold snap, and an
immense ice gorge has formed in the big
bend, in north easterly direction from
the Smelling works, causing the stream to
rise at that point, and overflow the bot.
tom on the Iowa side for over n quarter
OF mile. The water pours down over
the Iowa banks into the main channels
forming series of falls from four to six
leetin height and over two hundred in
number, At one place the falls are from
forty to eighty feet wide and about six
feet high. This cut of is what has been
expected for several years; its having
been mn undisputed fact that it must
come sooner or later. 1t has long been
thought that the Missouri would make
this cut of and thus form new channel
where this great body Of water is now
rushing. 1t may be that the gorge will
make permanent cut and thus allow
the water to resume its old course. The
hard frozen ground may also, prevent n
new channel from being made.
Year: 1877

The announcement is made that on the
first of the year new weekly paper, to be
called "The Peoples Advocate" will make
It's appearance. Its views "shall be In
accord with the moral and temperance
sentiment of the community" F,..
Year: 1877

On last Monday two men were in
this city showing a couple Of bears
the largest We ever saw, they walk
on two legs, dance &c. They ale lii
tie like men, they would do most
anything for money.
Year: 1877

Talk about quail sating if seme
one will furnish rs With the 30 birds
about which there is so much talk,
We will eat them in the so allotted
days and oD the last day We wili
throw in a good sized turkey.
Year: 1877

By reference to the proceedings of the
the council can be seen the action taken
in regard to re-incorporating the village.
We should judge from the expressions OF
the committee, not having examined the
charter, that the new charter is just what
the village needs, and We hope the bill
sent to the Legislature will be speedily
passed. Wednesday was the last day on
which bills could be introduced, and the
rule requiring one days notice before the
introduction of a bill gave rise to some fear
that perhaps the bill drawn might reach
Lansing too late, but in order to avoid
this, w. s. Humphrey telegraphed Rep
representative Macarthur, Tuesday, to give
notice of such bill, and we are pleased
to announced that on that day he gave
the requisite notice, as we see from the
Legislative Journal, which insures the
introduction of the bill, and we have no
doubt but that it will be passed.


The bill provides for the first election
of village officers under the new charter
on the second Tuesday in April, and also
provides that the present incumbents
shall continue in office until their sue
cessors are elected. After this first
election, under the charter the village
election will be held early in March.


The change of charter, should one be
made, will necessitate the election of new
officers throughout on the second Tues
day of April.
Year: 1877

The concert given by the Sunday


school of the Congregational church last


Thursday evening, at the church, ex-


ceeded the most sanguine expectations


of the many friends of the school. The


church was filled to its utmost capacity.
and the members of the school entered


heartily into the performance, and all


was rendered in an excellent manner.


The little ones were the main feature
in the entertainme Mt. and surprised all
by the manner in which they rendered
the narts assigned them. and showed
that they had been carefully instructed
and trained. Too much cannot be said
in praise Of their efforts. The general
expression, so far as we have heard from
all present, was that it was the most sue
cessful concert yet given by the school,


There was 10 price of admission charged
at the door, the school depending upon
the liberality of those present, feeling
confident OF liberal response, and in
this they were not disappointed. y col
lection was taken up ut the close. and
the handsome sum of $40 10 was realized.
1t is proposed, we believe, by the school
to give another concert in about four or
five weeks. The school is greatly in
need of additional library books, the
present library not being sufficiently
large to supply all Of the scholars who
now attend, and the school is constantly
increasing, which makes the demand
more imperative, and the money raised
at these concerts it is designed to use for
this purpose. New siging books have
been ordered for the school, and the
money raised Thursday evening will be
devoted to the paying for them. 1t is eX-
pected they will be received next week.
Year: 1877

Now we ask our readers to care
fully scan these figures. and then ask
theNselyes whether it is possible to
cYfry on the business of this country
An gold or silver, with sucha drain
upon us as is herein exhibited. Gold
is simply an article of merchandise
like wheat, produced from the ground
like wheat, and finding its chief mar
ket abroad. like wheat. What would
be the condition of the business of
this country if wheat was our only
currency? There would be times
when it would be abundant. as ROW.
and business would thrive; then there
would come periods when all the
cranaries would be empty and univer-
sal bankruptcy would follow.


We ought to have a standard of val
ues and a medium of exchange which
Year: 1877

AS the time for the election ap-
proaches the Pioneer Press is begin
ing to play its usual role Of party in.
dependence, by patting the poor or.
ganless Democracy on the back. and
quietly leading it by the nose onto the
republican platform. 1t says:


In Minnesota both political parties
have steered clear Of the deiusions
which have led astray one or the 9TH
er. or both. in some of the western
states In lower attitudes. The gen
eral tendency OF public opinion in
Minnesota on the currency question is
IN decided opposition to the green
back nonsense and always has been.
Inc greenback party has no following
mere and does not number a single
man OF influence among it's leaders or
Id It's ranks that anybody ever heard
Of.


Ism t that cool assumption Of su-
perlorlty on the part of the unknown
nobodies who edit the Pioneer Press2


It says:


II during the hard times, when al
most any wild and foolish nostrum
finds wide acceptance among the dis
tressed classes, the greenback party
In Minnesota was so insignificant as
Year: 1877

4 friend writes us from Dako ta
county asking whether we would adj
wise the nomination Of a greenback
county ticket in that county this fall.
.Certainly. The old parties respect
nothing but votes.


We received Il big vote there last
fall. when we ran for congress on the
Eyreenback ticket; and this fall with
three tickets in the field, and a full
7canvass, we can carry the county.
hut suppose we don't, what harm can
defeat bring us equal to the injury
the cause will suffer from u failure to
defend our principles at the polls


by all means let us have green
back ticket in every county in the
state. Let us give the enemy the
best shots in the locker; ndShe that
is not with us is against us.
Year: 1877

John Sherman now insists that re-
sumption must be accomplished within
one year and four months from this
date. and he says it can be done with.
out any shock to our country, which
he declares to be the most prosperous
in the world.


Here IS the way he talked in the Z.
S. Senate, January %. 1909:


"The appreciation of a currency is
far more distressing operation than
Senators may suppose. Our own and
other nations have gone through this
process before, and always with
sorest distress. For eighteen wears
the notes of the Bank Of England were
practically a legal tender, and upon
them as upon our greenbacks was
based currency issued by the coun-
try banks. When the war was over,
measures were slowly adopted for an
appreciation OF the paper currency to
the gold standard. 1t is only neces-
sary to appeal to the histories Of the
time to show the disastrous effects.
Small traders, debtors and laborers
were reduced to the soreSt distress.
The loss to thom was far greater than
the actual depreciation of the curren-
cy for all confidence and trust were
lott. The only compensation to Great
Britain was the rapid fall in the rate
OF interest. from the abundance Of
idle capital. and her ability to reduce
the rate OF her public debt within a
short period to three per cent.
Ii Senators wish other examples of
the severe process Of passing from a
Year: 1877

-ast year the Iowa Democrats
adopted the hardest of Hard Money
platforms. This year they show their
good sense by adopting the following
resolution


IS. We favor the retention of a
yreenback currency and declare
against any further contraction, and
we favor substitution of greenbacks
for national bank bills"


Now let the Democracy of Mime
sofa 80 and do likewise.
Year: 1877


TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


have read with interest your comments relating to
the heating OF the our city railroads and trust
your agtatng this question viii be crowned
with success But would 1t not be well for the man.
ayers tho various lines to inspect their cars and dis.
card tho winter such OF them really
unfit from age9 was obliged to ride yesterday
Of the NO. 10y oi the Grand street, avenue


and West Thirty ourh street line, and It was at the
risk of my life. The fitted with false slat
floor winch was reeking with black mud, Inning the
whole OF the car und evident that this
had not becn cleaned for DAYS was compelled to
ride from Grand street ferry TO Thirty fourth street,
the front sash OF the car; SAID sash was split
OH 10 ur inches tho top and two inches ut the bottom
on one side. Tho bottom oil tho sash rested on two
round screw and streak OF daylight was visible
under It, Added to all the misery aud risk OF this
Journey tho car was provided with the open sas
Seats with no covering them. strongly recon-
tho Board OF Health TO inspect this car, as IT Is
clearly detrimcnt to health 10 any person who may
chance TO ride on It. y. f. Il.
Year: 1877

1t has just transpired that the notori
GUS Anderson, of the Louisiana Return
ing Board, who left here few days
ago, carried back with him to New
Orleans commission as Special Depu
ty Collector of that port, issued to him
at the instance of the President. II
cannot he contended that the appoint
ment of person to an important and
responsible position who is under Grim
inal indictment is an example of civil
service reform. Anderson boasted al
40 that the President would have made
him Collector if he had desired it.
Year: 1877

THE adjournment of the French Assembly
will give Minister Jules Simon an opportunity
to follow up his brilliant victory for the new
Cabinet by making preparations to meet the
concentrated opposition he is likely to en-
counter when that body reconvenes. The
Bonapartists, the Clerical party, the Radicals
and the Gambetta Republicans may be ex-
pected to unite in opposition to the new
Premier. But in the meantime he uay so
conduct affairs as to disarm them in advance.
There is no doubt but that M. Simon is a
safer, truer and better Republican for France
at this iuncture than either of the class of
Republicans that oppose him. He believes in
holding what has been gained and making
sure progress even though it be slow. He is
clearly the man for the time.
Year: 1877

EX-REPREsENTATTvE WHITTEMoRE, who
was forced to resign his seat in Congress for
selling cadetship, is beginning 20 be '.re-
former in the affairs of South Carolina. He
is now member of the State Senate, and a
few days ago made speech in that body as.
serting that 100000 of the bills of the Bank
OF the State, entrusted to special committee
some years ago to be burned, were not burn
ed but were stolen BY the committee.
Year: 1877

We DO not read anonymous letters and commune
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve conmu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1877

Gov. Connor's address, delivered to the


Maine Legislature yesterday, calls tor a care


full perusal by every citizen who desires to in


form himself as to the present condition of


public affairs in the State and their course


during the year just closed. The address is


not a long one. Fortunately Maine has little
disagreeable history to be told, and her rulers


find few grievances to submit to her people.


The State is blessed with good laws, has the


wisdom to select good men to administer
them, has fair share of material prosperity,
and has quiet and happy history.


The address is a modest, thoughtful and
scholarly production characteristic of the cul-
tured gentleman from whose pen it proceeds,
and who has filled the chair of the chief
magistracy with so much dignity and credit.
The condition of affairs is briefly set forth,
and certain suggestions are made which will
commend themselves to the Judgment and
good sense of our citizens. The reports from
all departments of the state government are
satisfactory. The finances are on a good
footing, the debt has been materially reduced,
and the assurance is given that the rate of
taxation can be cut down half mill without
interfering with the sum necessary to be
raised to satisfy the requirements of the
State for the current year. The Attorney
Generals report shows that the abolition
of the death penalty has not been followed
by an increase of crime, and the Governor
justly finds in the fact matter for graduation.
1t appears that the reduced appropriation for
soldiers pensions has proved insufficient, and
an appropriation to the full amount estimated
oy the Adjutant General is advised. The
Governor does not see the way clear yet to
agency. A careful supervision of the free
high school system is advised, and the renewal
of Institutes is suggested. The opinion is
given that the savings bank tax should not
be reduced more than one-fourth of one per
cent The state institutions are all doing
well. The Governor makes certain rec.
commentators in regard to the amendments
of the election laws correcting technical mis-
takes which call for the careful attention of
the Legislature. Some changes are advised
in the construction of the State house, en-
larging its limited accommodations. The
work of the Fishery Commission is heartily
praised.


In conclusion the Governor alludes to the
Presidential complication, and in fitting
words expresses his confidence in the patriot
ism and good sense of the people of the coun-
try, and in the strength of republican form
of government to withstand the severestrains
to which it must be from time to time sub
jected.
Year: 1877

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersgned by Stanley T.


Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming represent our
Year: 1877

BLACK AMI. GREEN TsA.-Green
and Black Tea are produced from the
same plant, though the botanists we're
long at issue about this matter. The
idea Of green tea being dried upon
copper is proved to be popular falla.
cy, for the tea would be favored and
spoiled in the process !; besides the
bloom can be given by harmless means.
DR.. Lettsom by the way, thought it
was given by vegetable process. Mr..
Ball, who has written . practical vol.
ume on "the Cultivation and Manufac.
ture of Tea," describes an experiment
made by him, proving that tea, may be
dried black and green, at once, in the
same vessel and over the ssme fire, be
divided the pan, and the leaves on one
side he kept in motion, and the other
quiet-when the latter became black,
and the former green; thus proving
the difference of color to be not de.
rived from any management Of heat
but from manipulation, the heat being
the same in both cases.
Year: 1877

The reapportionment question has
been brought up in the Legislature.
It is maintained by some that the
Legislature has the power to reappor-
tion at this time; that the provision
fixing the time is directory rather than
mandatory and that the failure of the
Legislature to do its duty last year is
no reason for any such dereliction this
year. We have no opinion regarding
the corstitutionality Of the proposition
but if it is found that the power exists
to reapportion at this time it would
be an act Of justice to the frontier to
do so.
Year: 1877

The London Spectator says that
one of the most interesting inferences
to be drawn from the records of the
Arctic expedition appears to be that
the total abstainers-at least, those Of
the total abstainers who had been in
the habit of total abstinence for some
time before the Arctic expedition
were apparently much less liable to
scurvy, and able to do much more
work under exposure to great cold
than those who took the ordinary pro.
portion of alcohol.
Year: 1877

Farmers are fast learning the lesson
that four feet are better than two
wheels; that q good way to market
grain is to walk it to the purchaser ;
that corn put on legs is enhanced in
value; that true economy is practiced,
when only the valuable portion Of q
crop is put upon the market, and when
that crop is put into meat, or its con-
dition is such as will by one other step
produce it, he has extracted from the
Offering Of the soil the gold and left
the ldross. Again, the raising of cat,
tie, swine, sheep and herses precludes
the necessity for 80 much machinery
and expense in preparing for the har-
vests, and leaves the soil richer and
the owner more OF profit.


It seems but the morning-its very
dawn at that-of the stock interests Of
the great West; the problem of mar
keting the cattle product has been
satisfactorily solved another step in
the great search for economy has been
found; the farmer saves BY reducing
grain to animals and making them
take themselves to market, and the
shipper has found that the carcass can
be prepared and landed in foreign
markets in even better condition than
when starting. and the carrying Of all
the refuse saved; and to-day We can
furnish England with beef cheaper
than she can procure it from her own
slaughter pens. It gives an unfavora-
BILE outlook to the stock interests of
our English friends, but yet we are
the meat market Of the world, or are
fast becoming so; and Johnny Bull can
turn his attention to other matters
properly belonging to his island home,
while We supply him with his round
r0asts !. and porter-house


We c.n now ship slaughtered meat
across the ocean; bear that in mind !;
it is no gess work, We do it; and the
demand for accommodations to do it
extensively will make the facilities
forthcoming. Instead Of sending the
corn, oil cake and other products that
England buys to feed her cattle in its
bulky condition, let us concentrate it
all in the animal, and then send the
carcass only; thus furnishing at the
least possible expense the meat which
they make 80 attractive market for.
They want good beef, will pay for it,
and Of this fact let breeders make .
note It costs no more to send sweet,
tender ard desirable meat than its op.
posite, and it will command a much
larger price. There is no limit to the
demand, and the improvement IN quail.
ity Twill only add to the consumption
and consequent amount required.-(
Factory & Farm.
Year: 1877

The ladies Of Wheeling did their part,
and did 1t handsomely, to make the baby
show, yesterday afternoon, an entire sue
cess. The list of entries was very large
and it embraced Q sufficient variety OF
the little Jumps of mortality to accoumo-
date every taste. The attendance of citi-
Gems was great. In both these regards the
exhibition was successful The only draw
back was found In, the nall used for the
purpose. 1t became evident several days
ago that the largest hall in the city
would be far too small TO hold the mass
Of people who would press for admission,
aud q second hall was secured, to which
was consigned all babies under one year
old; but even after being thus re-
lieved, the main hall was much
too small; and what was al
most as bad, its ventilation was not equal
to the demands of the crowd and of the
weather. The long, double rows of little
innocents. all dressed in simple and ele-
giant taste, sweat and sweltered IN the
arms of the nurses, and while most of
them stood the infection with the forti-
tude becoming the little martyrs they
were, few entered their protest IN Ian.
guage not to be mistaken.


1t is much to be regretted that some
such fne hail as the hall of the House of
Delegates for instance, could not have
been procured for the occasion. With
such hall, the show would have been a
most enjoyable and satisfactory one. The
public, aud the managers of our favorite
charitable institution as we'll, owe q debt
OF gratitude to the many mothers of the
city and vicinity who contributed their
labors and loaned their dsrlings to the
afternoons entertainment.
Year: 1877

That the workmen who have lett the
service OF the Baltimore and Ohi) rail
road have the sympathy OF the peop.e
along the line from Wheeling TO Baiti-
more. We have ample evidence. But
what :can they do? The company has
decided TO reduce the wages. and th're
sre thousands OF others ready and willing
10 ill the vacant places. Why should
they not nave chance to do so? The
strikers have right TO abandon their
work if they think the pay insufficient
but they have no right to throw
any obstacle r the way OF the accept
snce by others of the work they decline.
The sympsthies OF the pub lc are natu-
rally and rightfully with those it believes
70 DO oppressed. But that sympathy
should be confined within lawful limits
sad we believe in this strike on tue b.
i o railroad both the strikers and their
sympsthisers have manly acted with
marked moderation. A few ringleaders
only have committed acts of violence
snd tried to inclte others thereto.