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Year: 1878

Many mothers are either compelled to
stay away from church and theatre, or
take their babies with them. A poor
woman took her little one in her arms to
hear a famous preacher. The loud voice
from the platform awoke the child and
made it cry, and its mother got up and
was leaving the hall, when the minister
stopped her by saying, sMy goad woman.
don't go away. The baby dosen't disturb
me.'' sit isn't for that, sir, I leave" she
replied, with a perfect unconsciousness of
sarcasm; '1ts you disturbs the baby
Year: 1878

Turr's Hair Dye contains neither or anything
else injurious. No bad odor; harmless as mountain
spring water; easily applied and acts instantly More
of it used than of all others combined Is Murray St.
New York.
Year: 1878

Having determined torchange my line Of business
somewhat, offer for sale my herd (nine in num-
ber) of Thoroughbred Jersey Cattle, at reasonable
terms. These cattle areNof the very best families of
this breed, and are all recorded in Hadwin's Am
erican Jersey Herd Book. will sch the whole or
part of the herd at private sale, at any time be-
tween this and the Helena Fair, buff not sold be-
fore that time they will be Sold at auction during
the Fair, due notice being given OF the day and
hour of sale. LEN LEWIS.


Camp Baker August 21
Year: 1878

the undersigned would respectfully announce
nat he will bea candidate for the Office Of Sheriff
and Assessor, subject to the; decision OF the
N.agher county Democratic Convention


JACK MCGOEY..
Year: 1878

st. Narclssus WAS consecrated bishop of


Jerusalem about the year $50. He was


already an old man, and God sttested bis


merits by many miracles which were
long held in memory by the Christians of
Jerusalem But his very virtue made him


enemies, and three wretched msn charged
him in the presence of the Church with an


atroc'oas crime. They confirmed their


testimony by horrible imprecations the
first prayed that he might perish by fire,


the second that he might be wasted by


leprosy, the third that he might be struck


falsely. The holy bishop had long desired


life of solitude, and he withdrew secretly


into the desert, leaving the Church in


peace. But God spoke for him Who would


not speak for himself. The fret of his
accueers was burnt in his own house, the


second became leper, she third confess-


ed and mourned over his guilt, but the


very extremity of his contrition deprived


him of sight. When Narcissus returned


to Jerusalem, another bishop sat in his
place but ~ tue cntreary of his flock he
resumed his office. Hs died in extreme
old age, bishop to the last; for God, who


had protected his good name, sent him, by
| revelation, a coadjutor to share his bur
den when he was unable to bear it alone.
Among the many miracles of this Saint
one is recorded which illustrates that came
confidence in God which sustained him


under caiumny. One holy Saturday in the
| church the faithful were in great trouble,
| because no oil could be found for the laDps
| which were used ia the Paschal feast. St.


Narcissus bade them draw water from a
| neighborin2 we'll when the water was


brought TO him lie prayed over it, and


full of faith in God, told them to PUT il


in tho lamps. 1t was changed into oil, and
! long after some of this oil was preserved


at Jerusalem in memory of the miracle.
Year: 1878

back to his room after the return of the
same feast, he would have remained per.
fectly content without it for the rest of his
life. He never thought himself other than
poor mepdicant admitted through cbRri-
ty, and unworthy To receive aught that
was given To him.
Year: 1878

A wise Dartmouth student has
been in the habit of bracing up the
conscience of his washerwoman by
writing at the end of his wash list
"Honesty lie the best policy" Blu.
he rather overdid the proverb.b .busi-
ness the other day. His clothes
were unusually dirty, so he wrote,
Labor omnia vincit." She evil
IDENTIFY knew q proverb or two, even
If they were not classical, for he
found written on the paper when
returned, "Money makes the mare
po.u
Year: 1878

EXTENT OF THE MISFORTUNE UNHAPPY


STATE OF ITALIAN POLITICS.


% .he pross St ths kn9S @


mer correspondent al ConStantinOpe.


Since the day of Count Cavours death in
Turin. | have never seen the population of
any city so utterly stunned by 4 sudden blow
as the Romans appeared to be when the Off
moved every doubt as to the fearful loss the
nation sustained. Certainly the transition
from father to son could not have occurred at
more trying moment. The ministers of the
late sovereign have been maintained in their
Office by his young successor but what minis
ters! A cabinet which was mere rehash of
an administration fallen only few days ago
under an irresistible outburst of public indig-
immense parliamentary majority brought to-
gether by fair means or foul at the recent
election, and hampered by variety of rash
engagements which it had shown itself neither
new session OF parliament and an address
from the crown, but the latter must come from
new king who hardly knows anything about
bis late fathers ministers and does not much
like the little he knows, and is supposed to
harbOr views and principles i'm opposition to
those attributed to them. Ii ever there was
need of a providence to shape the ends rough
heWn by man, it certainly is felt i'm the posi-
ton in which Italy has been put by the death
OF Victor Emanuel, coming so unexpectedly at
the beginning of a most Unsatisfactory minis
terial crisis and almost hopeless division of
parties in an unfairly elected and still more
unscrupulously corrupted parliament. Per-
sOnally, Humbert comes to the throne under
favorable auspices. He has been lately well
behaved, methodical, of wisely saving dis
position. free from debt, i'm spite of incessaRt
calls upon his resources. Like his father. he
was good soldier and processes sound liberal
principles, besides which, unlike his father,
he above all things abhOrs subsection to the
priests.
Year: 1878

A COUNTY TREASURER TO BE SUED.-Tha
finance committee of the Cook county Ull}
board has decided to enter suit against Lewis
e. Huck, late county treasurer, for the recoye-
ry of $1,000 the amount which the Third
National Bank owed him at the time of his
Year: 1878

TIE bsst receipt we know Of, if you
want TO be miserable, is to think about
yourself, how much you have lost, how
much you have made, and the poor pros
poets for the future. A brave man with
any soul in him gets out Of such pitiful
ruts and laughs at encouragement, rolls
up his sleeves, whistles and sings, ard
makes the best of lite. This earth never
WAS intended for Paradise, and tho man
who raises above his encouragement and
keeps his manhood will only be stronger
and batter for his adversties. Many q
noble ship has been saved by throwing
overheard its most valuable cargo, and
many man is better and more humane
after he has lost his gold.
Year: 1878

AT Rochester (Mich. J they have good
way OF advertising the fools who stand on
the church steps after meeting to stare a.
the ladies. The following card is con-
stantly kept standing in the columns of
the Era Of that place; "The Donkey
Club, of this village would respectfully
inform the young ladies especially and
the public generally that they have made
ton on the steps Of the Methodist Epis-
copal churcI- the members locating
themselves on either side of the main en-
trance-on Sunday evening next. Posi-
tions taken Immediately after the close OF
the religious exercises within"
Year: 1878

TIE phrase, Letting the cat out OF
the bag" has a thievish ancestry. 1T
was formerly trick among country
folks to substitute cat for a sucking pig,
and being it in bag to market. If any
gresnhorn chose to buy pig in a peks
that is, a blind bargain without exam
ming the contents of the bag-sll very
well but if he opened the bag, he let the
cat out of the bag, and the trick was dia-
covered" And SO the phrase passed ints
common use as applying to any one who
lot out secret.
Year: 1878

WHILE Adam and Eve were yet in
Eden, when our fair young grandmother
knew there WASH t another living soul in
all the wide, wide world, but herself and
her snoring husband, we didn't suppose
she ever went to sleep without first eok-
ing under the couch of moss and leaves
"for man." and rousng Adam from
his Hrst sweet nap 10 ask him if he was
sure he had locked the front doore
Year: 1878

In response to an editorial remark in
the Virginia Chronicle, that the said
journal had received no authentic in
formation as to Governor Bradley's
intention TO acquire the unenviable dis,
tinction of third-termer," the Footiighl
administers the following we'll merited
rebuke:


"The Chronicle knows that Governor
Bradley is a candidate for re-nomina-
tion, and to pretend it does not, speaks
badly for the influence and Knowledge
OF the organ (?) Of tho Democracy of
Nevada 1t claimed some time ago
that it had information to the effect
that the Hon. Jerry Schooling would
not appear before the State Convention
for denomination, which was untrue
and we defy it to show any authority
written or verbal to that effect. Its rs.
ser;ion in regard to both men are untrue,
for although tho FoOtiiykt is small and
does not claim to be "the organ OF the
Democracy OF Nevada" it has most
certainly by its stoadfast endorsement
and support OF Democratic principles
won the respect and confidence OF the
leaders of that party, and through their
information and with their consent has
already made known to the public the
position Of the two honorable gentle
men referred to, and il IL bitter COM
nendntion on the Chronicles Democracy
that pe should be admitted into the
councils of the party. while it stands
alone at the outer gate. and publishes
articles OF doubtful veracity, from the
stray grains Of questionable information
which it gathers. The truth of the mat
tor is, that paper will il possible OPP
pose Governor Bradley, providing he
receives the nomination, and will take
IA an excuse 'tho third.term PROPOSE
tion.' 1t will play its old dishonorable
undemocratic trick, of supporting part
of the ticket aud opposing those whom
its bonanza master directs 1t to. But il
wont do, it is already in bnd odor with
the Dem mocracy and this Fall decides its
political fnte-it must be either truly.
thoroughly Democratic, or bonanza
nonenity." ...


The course pursued by the Chronicle
with respect to the Bullion Tax Bill is
still fresh in the memory OF its readers,
and as tho FooHigh truly obserYes. its
profound Ignorance regarding a sub
ject OF which the balance OF the people
of the State are fully appraised, is q
bad sign"


There arc mono so blind as those
who will not see, and the remarkable
obscurity Of vision with which the ChroH-
'cic is still afflicted. will, we fear, prevent
the official Journal OF the Democracy
OF tho State from discovering what are
the wishes of its reputed constituency,
next, Fall. 1t is now clearly evident
that the bullion tax issue is to be again
brought TO the front, ard the indica-
tiors Rro that the Chronicle. i stead of
Occupying the position Of an influential
journal. will again sink to the dis
graceful level of n corporation organ.
Year: 1878

Ihe hog cholera is doing good deal OF
obstruction in the vicinity of Champaign.
Large numbers of men have lost from five
to ten hogs each. Mr.. w. W Taft near
Mansfield, has recently lost sixty or sew
enty, and there seems little hone of saying
any OF bis stock. The aggregate loss will
be very great.
Year: 1878

The bill prepared by Comptroller Kelly
to provide for the payment of the city debt
is the first sound and practical financial
legislation that has been proposed by the
city Finance Department for years. 1t puts
stop to the pernicious system of renewal
and ''bridging over" to which we have been
subjected ever since the explosion of the
old Municipal Ring. We have now a
gross funded debt, in round numbers,
of one hundred and twenty-one millions !;
twenty-one millions payable from the sink
ing fund and one hundred millions payable
from taxation. There is in the sinking
fund enough to pay the twenty-one
millions and eleven millions over or
course the first amount must be held
sacred for the redemption of the bonds
specially payable from and secured by
the fund. Mr.. Kelly's bill proposes
to continue the sinking fund and
pledge it to the payment Of the
entire debt of one hundred millions now
payable from taxation, as well as of the
improvements now outstanding or which
may have been confirmed or commenced
before the passage of the act. For this
purpose there will be the surplus of eleven
millions already in the sinking fund the
future accumulations, now made larger than
they formerly were through the in
creasing Of the city revenues appro-
priated to the fund, and tho amounts
of assessments collected or to be
collected for local improvements made,
confirmed or commenced prior to the pas
sage of the act--all of which are to 90 into
instead of issuing new ones in their place
and thus extending our paper, as it were,
or 'bridging over" which has been such u
favorite policy in the past, they are
to be paid by the collection OF not
more than one million from direct
taxation in any one year, and the
balance from the sinking fund. Thus the
entire amount Of the present funded and
temporary debt is provided for without the
reissue Of single bond. In future, when
ever new debt is incurred provision is to be
made simultaneously with the issuing of
the bonds for their redemption in given
time by the imposition of an annual tax
sufficient for the purpose, and which is to
form separate sinking fund for that
special object.


We cannot too strongly commend this
proposed law, the provisions of which are
in accord with the policy long urged on
Mr.. Kelly's predecessor by the HERALD 1t
would bring us at once to healthful fnan-
cial condition. The old debt account
Year: 1878

Victor Emmanuels death seems to have
profoundly affected the mind of all Italy,
and this is tribute of esteem and admira-
tion that is strictly personal, for there prob
ably never was an occasion wheh the death
Of reigning sovereign was SO entirely sep
arabic from any perturbation Of the
government machinery. In the enthusias-
tic reception of the Prince who ascends the
throne is to be seen an evidence that the
pleasant memory in which the dead King is
held is not treasured in any apprehension of
the reign of his successor, but is simply and
honestly an expression of the sympathy of
the nation with the qualities so conspic-
uously exhibited in the lie of the
man who now lies in state in the OUR
inal. These evidences of her regard
for the dead sovereign are creditable to
Italy for Victor Emmanuel was the best
type of a constitutional king that has been
seen in Europe He never fancied that he
had his hand on ratchet that controlled
the movements of the world but he watched
events to take advantage of them for the
good of the nation whose government he
administered. That people comprehends
and admires n sovereign of this quality is
an evidence Of the wisdom Of their percep-
Year: 1878

The business failures that have recently
occurred have naturally given rise to an at
tempt to create panic in commercial and
financial circles on the part of those who
are always on the alert for an opportunity
to depreciate values and undermine conf
dence for the sake of profiting by the ex-
citement. There does not, however, appear
to be anything in their character to occasion
any alarm. No substantial, we'll established
houses seem to be in any difficulty or
danger. We are not now in such position
as we occupied in 1878, the tendency for
the past four or five years having been tow
ard contraction and economy. The credit
of the country will be benefited in the
long run by the exposure and explosion of
practices which have taken the appearance
Of legitimate business, but which are
as nearly allied to downright swindling
as anything can we'll be. The more
thoroughly unsound, inflated concerns
which court public confidence under
the gnise of honest dealing can be
weedcd out of commercial community
the less danger there will be Of financial
panics. Some individuals may suffer in the
process of purifcation, but the victims will
be mainly found among those whose
standing is not of the safest or the best.
1t is q healthy sign that in the heavy
stock sale made yesterday good prices
were realized for desirable securities. The
fact is that we have got rid in great meas
ure Of the evil of overtrading and wild spec
ulation, and the shock OF few failures,
however embarrassing to some individuals
and houses, is not likely to be felt in q
serious manner throughout commercial and
financial circles.
Year: 1878

would be closed, rs it were, and the neces-
sity of providing for the payment new
obligations by regular annual taxation
would make us cautious about our
expenditures. We have already turned
the point of increasing debt and are
able to show this year gratifying reduc-
ton. If the Comptroller's bill should be-
come law we shall see our debt decrease
year by year, and the necessity of meeting
our outstanding bonds Us they fall due in
some proportion by taxation and OF impos-
ing yearly tax to form a fund for the re-
demption of any future bonds we may
issue will have the effect to make us more
economical in our annual governmental ex-
penditures as we'll as more cautious in in
curing new debt.
Year: 1878

The discussion about the future life and
punishment does not seem to wane at all.
Not less than score OF pastors or public
speakers have announced this theme in one
or another aspect of it, for consideration to-
day, notwithstanding other scores have
gone over the field during the last few
Snbbaths. Mr.. Talmage will lead off
with contemplation of the mythical as
pect of the subject, and then will
prove it to be q tremendous fact in Gods
universe. Mr.. Sweetser will bring it in in
his presentation of the Universalist creed.
Mr.. Macarthur will inquire into the nature
of future punishment, to redeem from
which the Saviour was pierced. Mr..
Hatfield will discuss it in connection
with second probation, the Bible
Year: 1878

direction of the two companies now engaged
in erecting rapid transit roads in New York
are fair enough, SO far as they go but we
would wish to have them more explicit,
particularly on such important points
as night accommodation trains and the
comfortable seating arrangements of the
cars. Every doubt can, and we believe
will, be dissipated by the honest manage
ment of rapid transit, the full practical
recognition of the peoples rights and of the
companies obligations to community
which has clothed them with so many priv
ileges and which promises such handsome
reward to enterprise.
Year: 1878

THE Power or Music has been illustrated by
some novel experiments to determine its effect
Oh the inmates Of the Blackwclrs Island Lunatic
Asylum. The first trial demonstrated the i'm
portant fact that sweet sounds can reach where
81 spark of reason fingers in the ruins of the
mimi and awakcns there some transient mem
ory. If music Possesses this power its influence
should take the place of that resulting from fear
OF physical restraint
Year: 1878

SECRETARY SHERMAN denies the report that
notice has been served to the Syndicate Of a
desire on the part Of the government to terin-
nate the contract with it. No one has been
authorized to speak for the department OH the
subject
Year: 1878

We have had another robbery since my last
communication this time, Mr.. Will Griffith
was the sufferer.


Messrs. McCollin & Reynolds from the Penn
sylvania Institution for the Blind gavean enter
tainment on Friday of last week, at the college,
It was well attended and very interesting.


New Castle must be jolly place for whisky
and men capable of imbibing it. We had
three representatives of that city in town on
Tuesday. All came in the same wagon, and'
when they were we'll soaked, one of them
started home by himself, driving at good
pace, while the others went down the middle
Of the street in pursuit, yelling Stop that
horse" At last some one stopped the team,
and the foremost and less intoxicated runner
coming up climbed into the wagon and sad
aAin't you ashamed? Drove away and lett
your brother p' and bipl he struck him a
crack on the back Of his head. When the
third brother came up, they went at it indl-
scriminately, each striking the one nearest to
him. The last seen of them they were recon
ciled, and passing round their Doltles ~ !"
very affectionate manner.


Last week, call was issued for mass
meeting to be held, in the interest of a lyceum
and reading room, at the college on Saturday
evening. It seems that some of the speakers
thought it was held to organize town hall
company, and the result was curious mixture
Of town hall and lyceum with little reading
room for seasoning The mixture might DO
well for hash, but some people don'tlik hash,
because it is too suspicious. Another meeting
will be held at the NJ E. Church on Friday
evening, in behalf of the lyceum, and if any
body says town hall, it would be best to shoot
them down upon the spot.


NE WARKER.
Year: 1878

grasped the horses main and
swung himselfinto the saddle while
the animal was running.


His escape seemed easy enough
now, as all the Indians were on
foot, but, unfortunately. before he
had ridden more than a hundred
yards, and while looking back to
see if the Indians were following,
his horse stumbled and threw him
down a steep ravine.