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Year: 1879

Ihave recently been favored with the
sight of one of the famous jewels of the
world-a stone that has its history and
its pedigree and is celebrated in the
annals of the noted gems of Europe; |
have held it in my hands and admired
beneath the rays of the sunlight the
finest sapphire that is known to exist.
This beautiful and well nigh priceless
stone combines in singularly perfect
degree the leading qualifications of size,
shape, color and water. In form it is a
fiat oval, being about two inches long by
one inch and a half wide. 1t is cut
slightly en- cdboehon on top and into a
multitude of small facets beneath. Its
hue is perfect, being warm, idstrous
Marie Louise blue, not so dark as to show
black beneath the gaslight, but having
all the velvety 6oftness and purity of
tint that are required in really fine
gem of this description. Its weight is
800 carats, and it belongs to noble and
wealthy Russian family, in whose pos
session it has been for the past two cen
turies, and it has been placed by its
owner in the hands of one of the great
diamond merchants of Paris for safe
Keeping. One of the Rothchild family
has offered for it no less a sum than $780,
900, but the offer has been refused. {
asked the courteous gentleman in whose
care it has been left as to the actual
value of the stone. He told me that,
being, as it was, perfectly unique, no
precise valuation could be set upon it,,
but that he was inclined to estimate it
at some 100000. He also showed me
a string of enormous graduated pearls of
extreme purity and tineness the center
one was as large as q small cherry j and
he told me that the necklace belonging
to the noble Russian was composed OF
six similar strings Of equal beauty and
exceptional size. The great sapphire
was mounted to be worn as a brooch,
being s,irnounted with large diamonds
of some twenty caratse each. Its guardian
informed me that the pendant: belong
ing to its brooch was composed of large
pear-shaped sapphire, weighing sixty
carats, and set in diamonds. The whole
collection of jewels belonging to this one
family is worth over $4,000, 900. "There
is no such sapphire as that largest one,' .
continued my informant, "eyen among
the crown Jewels Of Russia. ] furnished,
myself two very. fine ones to the empress,
each weighing sixty carats, but they dc
not compare with this magnificent gem"
THE gentleman who spoke was well
qualified to give an opinion, as he is one
Of the few great diamond merchants of
the world. and is, moreover, noted ex
pert
Year: 1879

Sum marry because they think VIM
min will be scarce next year, and live to
wonder how the crop holds out.


Some marry to get rid of themselves,
and discover that the game was one that
two could play at, and neither win.


Sum marry for love without cent in
their pockets, nor friend in the world,
nor drop of pedigree. This looks des-
perate, but it is the strength of the
game.


Sum marry in haste and then sit down
and think it carefully over.


Sum think it carefrIly fust, and then
sit down and marry,


Nolman kin tell exactly where he will
fetch up when he touches calico.


No man kin tell exactly what calico
has made up her mind to dew. Calico
don't know herself Dry goods of al
kinds is the child of circumstances.


Marriage is a safe way to gamble; il
you win, you win pile, and il you loost
you don't lose anything.
Year: 1879

TJohn A. Haddock in the Philadelphia Tme5.l


In the year 1859, / made the cele-
brated trip with Prof. John La Noun
tain, from Watertown, New York,
which was the second longest trip
ever made by an air-ship, and the only
one I ever heard of where a second as
cension was made after remaining eight
hours at night tied up to the top of o
tree. Like Professor Wise's late aseerl-
sion, we started near night, and in the
same month in September. We Travelled
over four hundred miles in little over
four hours, but whittier we were being
borne, or how fast we were travelling,
we were as ignorant as two children, for
1t was a dark night, and in balloon
you can never tell your course of fight
unless you cansee the earth. Instead of
being thirty or forty miles from home,
as we supposed when we anchored to a
tall tree FOR daylight, we were 400 miles
from our starting-point, and instead OF
being in an inhabited country not far
from some friendly farmhouse, we were
in the great Bosketong wilderness to
Canada, which extends from the river
Ottawa on the South to the arctic circle
on the North. / viii not further enter
upon details, save to say that, after
thirteen days of the most painful abb
sence, we at last worked our way out of
civilization, two of the raggedest and
distrdit, but gladdest men that ever
lived. From that time three square
meals day, and store-ciothes, and tele-
graph Offices, all assumed new import
arlce to us, and Imade up my mind that q
balloon might be a good thing TO
g professors to fool around with, bu
for e steady thing" the solid earth wa
good enough for me."
Year: 1879

spirits have the power to return in
ghastly terrors, oh! will do so, and leave
her no single moments peace. 1t would
have been easy for her to have made me
happy, or at least contented. If could
remain alive, my life should be vowed,
exclusively, to vengeance on her. But
l am going fast. Be she accursed with
my last breathW Such were the last
words scrawled on this extraordinary
document by an obviously diving hand.
Year: 1879

The Hollister (Cal. Enterprise says:
The dangers incident to travel across the
trackles8 alkali plains Of the West, un-
less the traveller is familiar with the
route and well prepared for journey,
are well understood, yet people are found
who undertake the hazardous expert
ment, and many leave their bones to
whiten on the sands of the desert as q
consequence of their rashness. As Deo
Malcolm, who arrived in town Thursday
from his home in Tulare County, was
crossing the San Joaquin plains, he
found a man lying in the sand nearly
dead from thirst. He was unable to
stand or articulate; his tongue was so
swollen as to protrude from his mouth
several inches; his eyes we're wild and
CLASSY and his mind wandering Deo
moistened the mans lips and poured
water on his face, but failed to restore
him to consciousness. He then placed
him in his wagon, administering the
water from time to time until he reached
an alkali pool some eighteen miles dis
tant. The water being unfit to drink,
Dec took out his man and gave him
thorough soaking, which seemed to re-
vive him little. He then proceeded
with him about eight miles to Shaws, on
the Panoche, where there is an abun-
dance of fresh water. Here, after a
time Of careful nursing, the man reeov-
cred sufficiently to be able 10 talk and
walk, though still very weak and debili-
tated. He informed Mr.. ua1com that
he had spent few days in Hollister and
had started for Whites Ferry TO look
for job Of strengthening. He had
small canteen Of water, which he con-
eumed the first halliday out, and up to
the time when found had not tasted
water for forty-eight hours. It was the
merest accident that the man was dis,
covered. as Maleom was travelling an al.
most unused track The spot where he
lay was not far from where he remains
OF poor old man Jost we're found few
years ago-anotber victim to thirst and
exposure.
Year: 1879




This morning resident of the Tan
neries named Robert Dufin, ffty-two
years Of age, died from the bite of an
insect received last Sunday. The I'M
fortunate man then felt a sharp sting in
one of his arms, but whether it came
from fly or not he was unable to de-
tect. He rolled up his sleeve and per-
ceiyed that the bite was a poisonous one,
and soon sent for doctor, who did not,
however, apparently apprehend any
serious result. The arm, however be-
gan to swell, and the effect Of the poison
began to be felt on the system, where
upon the physician was sent for again.
He cut out the part where the insect had
stung the unfortunate man, but the oper-
alton came too late, and he died, as al
ready stated, this morning. A somewhat
similar case, it will be remembered, re-
sulting in the death of a young man
bitten by fly while out driving, oc-
CURED in this city about two years ago.
Year: 1879

A Hcgro named Elijah, who died some
time ago at Oxford, n. c., was famous
throughout that whole region for his
amazing strength. He was six feet four
inches high and weighed two hundred
and thirty pounds. He could take up a
barrel containing thirty or forty gallons,
stand erect and hold the bung to his
mouth and drink out of it; he could
throw an ordinary.sized anvil twenty
five yards; he could pull down" four
men with handspike at one time; he
could shoulder and carry log that
would make seventy-fre or hundred
rails, and could lift three-year-old colt
over an eight-rail fence. He once killed
a deer on Mayfield's Mountain with a
rock, overlook and dispatched black
bear with an axe, and caught and ham
strung a feTocious bull.


IN consequence OF the Hon-delivery
Of telegraphic message, the first in
formation that Scion GID family re-.
ceived OF the death of q daughter was
the delivery Of her eofined remains by
aha express company.
Year: 1879

tFIAlIllA tr'tFsJ IsuLel pltatsI


Charles Kaiser, who has the only hiTe
of bees in town, says that when he first
got his colony, his old CATS curiosity
was much excited in regard to the do
-ings of the little insects, the like of
which she had never before seen. At
first she watched their comings and 60
ings from distance. She then flattened
herself upon the ground and crept along
toward the hive, with tail horizontal
and quivering. 1t was clearly evident
that She thought the bees were some
new kind of game. Finally, she took up
a position at the entrance to the hive,
and when bee came in or started out,
made dab at it with her paws. This
went on for a time without attracting
the attention Of the inhabitants of the
hive


Presently, however, old Tabby struck
and crushed bee on the edge of the
opening of the hive. The smell Of the
crushed bee alarmed and enragedi the
whole colony. Bees by the score poured
forth and darted into the fur Of the
astonished cat. Tabby rolled in the
grass, splitting, spluttering, biting, claT-
AllA aAlto HI llfAAAlAl do a OEso 1tNNGA p uAA u
before. She appeared mere ball Of far
and bees. She was at length hauled
away from the hive with garden rake,
at a cost of several stings to her rescudr.
Even after she had been taken to q dis
tant part of the grounds the bees stuck
to Tabby's fur, and about once In two
minutes she would utter an unearthly
"yowl,p and bounce a full yard into the
air. Two or three days after the adyen-
ture Tabby was caught by her owner,
who took her by the neck and threw her
down by the bee-hiye. No sooner did
she strike the ground than she gave a
squaIl, and at a single bound reached
the top of the fence, full six feet in
height. There she elung for a moment,
with tail as big as a rolling pins when,
with another bound and squat, she was
out of sight and did not again put in an
appearance for more than week.
Year: 1879

himself. He would produce all re-
ceived or sent by him If they can be
found. There was nothing in them he
would fear the world seeing.


VIM. E. Chandler testified that he
left the major part of the kilograms
given him by Gen. Brady in the private
office of Gen. Butler. Another pack
age he took to the Washington office of
the New York Tribune.
Year: 1879

MAcMAHoN, president of France,
will go down into history as the great
bste noir of the French republic If he
continues threatening to resign at
every turn Of the republican majority.
Mac should understand that he lives
in republic and that majority is a
bigger man !" than he is any day.
Year: 1879

BY THE testimony printed ELSEWHERE
it is seen how Gen. Butler and the New
York Tribune got hold of the ciphe
dispatches. Butler is relieved of tn,
charge of supplying the Tribune peo
pie.
Year: 1879

Before you begin your heavy spring
work after winter of relaxation, your
system needs cleansing and strength
ening to prevent an attack Of Ague,
Bilious or Spring Fever, Or some other
Spring sickness that will unfit you fer
a seasons work. You will save time,
much sickness and great expense if
you will use one bottle of Hop Bittera
in your family this month. Don't
wait. See other column.
Year: 1879

1.-THE snake stories that are going
about are all too thin. Why just look
here. Last spring / went out into the
woods. l took along an umbreller,
which / laid down onto some rocks.
Well, sir, about an hour after went
to get my umbreller as it had begun to
rain little. took holt of the handle,
and as l gave it shove, something
began to tear, and as the umbrellcr
flew open live black snake fell to the
ground, split in two from its head to
it's tail. The confounded critter had
actually swallered my umbreller, and
| never noticed it until showed up
the dun thing and split the animile
from stem to stern"
Year: 1879

LeMoyne Institute for Freedom at
Nashville, Tennessee, and $4,000 to
the public library in his native town.
: HIS CREMATION DOCTRINES


In the year 1876 he was enabled to
test theory which long had engaged
his attention, and which is now in
separately associated with his name,
the cremation doctrine. By the will
of Baron De Palm it was provided
that his body should be cremated DIR.
Lemoyne had some time subsequently
completed his crematory, and it was
selected as the place for the strange
rites over the dry bones of this dis
tinguished foreigner The cremation
of Baron De PALMS body will be re-
membered by all newspaper readers
throughout the country. The next
body resolved to the elements at the
LeMoyne crematory was that of Mrs
Benjamin Pitman, of Cincinnati Dr.
LeMoyne was firm believer in the
cremation doctrine and ever ready
with strong and convincing arguments
to uphold his strange theory. 1t was
one of the pet desires of his life that
his own body should be cremated and
as stated above his wishes will be
respected


AS AN AGRICULTURIST.
Twenty years ago he abandoned the
practice of medicine, from which time
his principal attention has been devoted
to agriculture, stock raising and money
brokerage. His stock are amongst the
finest in the State He gave great
attention to the rearing of thorough
bred cattle, especially the red-Devon,
imported from England, and did much
to improve the stock of Washington
county.


His personal habits were not of a
character to especially commend him
to persons of aesthetic tastes. His
dress was anything else than stylish,
and his outlay in hair oil, toothbrushes,
etc, was meagre to a degree. Indeed
he had a thousand and one peculiari-
ties, but no matter what offense may
have been taken at these by over
sensitive persons, we have no doubt
that all who knew him will join with
one accord in wishing peace to the
ashes of the man who has done more
than all others to render the quiet
little borough famous throughout the
length and breadth of the land.
Year: 1879

Iris predicted by many of the peo-
pie here and elsewhere that Judge I.
T. Alexander. of Louisville is the
coming man for Governor. He is
said by those who know him. to be an
honorable, digniied Christian gentle
man, and a very intelligent thought
ful man F; if so, he is of the right kind
of timber for Governor.
Year: 1879

The House Committee on Appropria.
tons met this evening. A general inter:
change OF views indicates without dissent
a desire and purpose on the part Of the
members to perfect the appropriation bills
at an early day as possible. The subject
OF deficiency appropriation for the pay
Of Marshals and their deputies for the cur
rent fiscal year received more than incl
dental mention, and the opinions express
ed warrant the statement that this appro.
priation will be the first to be provided for.
Year: 1879

Successful advertisers admit that the newspaper
is the most effective advertising medium, and the
best agency for communication between people of
all classes


Judicious advertisers select those papers which
have established character and influence They
are read by thinking people and people of enter
prise-the most desirable in all communities to
reach byadvertising
Year: 1879

F1esole, e,-Fesulas of the Roman times,
we drove by a steep and winding
road one afternoon of the last days of
September.


The vista opens wider as we ascend,
and more and more we have the city,
parted by its silver stream, at our feet.
we have seen many cities of this old
world from high towers in the midst
thereof, piece at a look, but here a
great town and it's magnificent environs
are grasped at glance, are all in the
heart of the view at once. 1t was an
apple of gold in picture of silver.
And much more when the declining sun
threw over all canopy of crimson.
gliding dome and spire, and bequeath-
ing us his richest mantle as he bade us
for the night farewell. All FiesOle
thou vert long the peer and rival of
Florence, and thou lamentest that thou
art left with thy convent, and gray
church, and Cyclopean walls, to drear
and dingy lOnliness. But thou art the
glory of Florence still, for no one sees
thy mistress truly without seeing thee,
and the sweetest memory of all this
valley rests with blessed beDediction
on thy fair brow.


The twilight fades fast as, in return
ing to the city, we linger for few mo-
ments at the Protestant cemetery and
sigh a requiem at the graves of Mrs.
Browning and Theodore Parker. Only
the initials of the former mark her rest
ing-place, and the plain slab reared to
the memory of the latter has simply
the name with the dates of the life's
opening and its end. Neither had need
of epitaphs "Their works do follow
them" Yours sincerely,


II. L. FULLER.
Year: 1879

Call at our Drug Store and get tria
bottle of DR.. Kings New discovery
free of charge, if you are suffering with
a Cough. Cold. Asthma, Bronchitis
Hay Fever, Consumption, loss of voice
tickling in the throat or Lungs. This
is the great remedy that is causing SC
much excitement by its many wonder
full cures, curing thousands ofhopeless
cases, Over one million bottles OF Dr
Kings New Discovery have been useo
within tbs last year, and have glvef
perfect satisfaction in every instance.
we can unhesitatingly say that this is
is really the only sure cure for throat
and lung affections. and can cheerfully
recommend it to all, Call and get /
trial bottle free Of charge, or regular
size for 81, 90
Year: 1879

Do you know what it is to suffer with
Piles2 If sou do,you know what is one of the
worst torments of the human frame. The
most perfect cure ever known is Kidney
Wort. 1t cures constipation, and then its
tonic action restores health to the diseased
bowels, and prevents recurrence of the
disease. Try it without delay.
Year: 1879

No use of having the chills, no use of
headache or any of the ills that come from
a disordered or INACTIVE liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-wll
relieve the system and make you feel hk'
a new person. Try it and be satisf1ed.
Year: 1879

Frank Miler's Harness Oil and Blacking
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade OF
these goods is always standard aud their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in it's line. diff
Year: 1879

Especial to the Democratl


WASHINGTON, June 2.--The Mississippi
river bill has just passed the House. under q
suspension Of the rules, and Gibson and Rob
ertson are making strong effort to have 1t
taken up immediately by consent and put on
Its passage In the Senate


Robertson is sanguine that 1t will get
through the Senate tomorrow, II not to-day.
II is unchanged from the text printed In the
DEMOCRAT some time ago, but there is some
danger Of an attempt to amend 1t in the Sem
ate by increasing the number of commission
ers. II this Is done 1t may have the effect Of
beating the bill when 1t comes back to the
House, AC.B,
Year: 1879

and 1t was agreed that the Republicans In
the senate would stand by the President In
the contest est With n the malority A Western
party had gained Immensely by the mistakes
OF the Democrats thus far twas incredibIe.
he said, that men possessing the Judgment oil
some OF the Democratic leaders could fall into
He thought that the new bills would be pre-
sented In such shape as would warrant the
President In vetoing them again, and In 81
doing he would have the entire support OF the
party. II this should be the case, the Repub-
the scorching weather Of June. No definite
action looking to the line of defensive tactics
will be adopted by the Republicans till the
Democrats have matured their plans. That
was decided on this afternoon.


WARMERS SILVER BILL.
There Is fair chance that Warmers silver
bill will be allowed to sleep in the Senate
Mr.. Bayard, Chairman of that committee is
opposed to the bill, as are also Messrs. Nor.
rilI, Ferry and Allison This iS a majority Of
the COMMITTEES and sufficient to keep the bill
In committee indefinitely. There is but one
the committee from Its further consideration.
which is like ayote OF want OF confidence In
the committee.


THE TAX ON EXPORTED TOBACCO.


Senator Bayard will report, at to-mOrrow's
meeting OF the Finance Committee, resolu-
tion In which he will ask that the committee
agree to hear the addresses Of the tobacco men
on the subject Of the export OF tobacco in
bond


THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.


The House Committee on Commerce. has de-
cided to meet next Friday to hear arguments,
pro and con. on the Reagan inter-Sta COM
merce bill.


THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CASE.


The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections have decided to begin regularly next
Thursday the investigation Of the Kellogg
Spofford claims to Louisiana's chair In the
Senate.
Year: 1879

Memphis will very possibly be with
in two years the central point of big
speculation. Real estate will decline
to almost no value. 1t will be bought
up quietly by capitalists who can at,
ford to lose much more than they pay
for it. Yellow Jack will surprise the
country by Jumping into Canada, or
by mysteriously disappearing from
the continent. The reaction in Men,
phis will be greater than her decline.
All sorts of business will expand be-
yond precedence. Houses and lots will
will appreciate value so rapidly as to
eclipse the widest mania for Chicago
land. She will pay off her debts and
become bona fde city again before
the headboards in her grave yards be-
come old. The suggestions to burn
and forever abandon the city are more
sarcastic than reasonable. The fever
is as likely to depart suddenly as to
remain another year. European ci>
ties have been repeatedly ravaged by
kindred Affections, and as often have
recovered. Unequivocal immunity
from the fever next season would i'm
mediately render Memphis giant
among the Mississippi river cities.
She occupies a controlling situation
in a business point of view, andit can
not be changed. Misfortune is al
ways emphatic, but its opposite more
so. Men cannot be called foolish who
are removing their business establish
ments from the now desolated town,
nor is it absurd to assume that health
fulness will again. visit The regions
where it had reigncd. Some of the
very men who think they have left
Memphis never to return, will go back
and make fortunes there.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Year: 1879

The Prince Imperial is said to have
been fine gymnast, a good runner,
an admirable horseman, and accus-
toned to vault into the saddle with
the greatest ease without the use Of
the stirrup. His nerve and sure-foot-
edness were something wonderful.
Last year, when he had disabled his
arm by scald, so. that he was COM
PEELED to wear it in a sling; finding
himself on board the Osborne, he ran
along the bowsprit and back again as
though he were walking along road
"a feat which much surprised and
not little alarmed those who saw it.
Upon arether occasion, when some
friends were staying at Chiselhurst,
he suddenly appeared, no one knew
how, astride the topmost ridge at the
gable end of the house, aud suddenly
rising, ran along this ridge to the
other end. In fact, scarcely day
passed without some daring feat being
performed by him. - 81