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Year: 1879

ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.-The Ogden
Freeman gives the following advice to
young men: before you get married
young man, be sure and examine your
girls tongue. If she has long slim
tongue that turns up at the edges, don't
marry her. That girl will worry your
life out asking you questions about your
business. II she has a short thick
tongue. beware of her, as girl with that
kind of tongue will tell oil the neigh
borhood lies about yourself and family.
If she has medium sized tongue, give
her wide berth. This kind of tongue
is cross between the two above de-
scribed tongues, and is considered on the
fence, and you will never be able to tell
which way she will jump. If the young
lady is without tongue, marry her i'm
mediately or she will forget she prom
ised you her hand in wedlock. and is
liable to go back on you at tho altar.
Such girl. however, il you are success
full in closing the contract, is worth her
weight in gold, and will make you good
and true wife,"
Year: 1879

Mr. D. T. Elmore one of the most care ful, and thorough mining prOspectors on this coast, and q gentleman whose word may be fully relied on, is now in Pioneer district Ar:Zona working claim located sometime ago by himself Under date of December 23, Mr. Elmore writes to the St0ct Report, an interesting account of an enormous gold find," just struck in that section. He says: About one week ago the assessment work was begun on a claim known as the 'Surpriser and it looks as though it would surprise its owners. In running cut to get under large silver cropping parallel vein was found carrying large quantities of gold. The rock is completely covered. The miners thought it was pyrites of iron at first but it soon proved to be the genuine article They made an assay yesterday of a piece which showed no free gold, and the result was Sl3,15O in gold and S41 in silver. This ledge appears to be % inches in width" This is about as imnortant discovery as has been made iii Arizona, since the enormous finds in the Tomb stone district were first brought to notice That pure gold lodges existed there no one has ever before had any doubt, but heretofore there have been but few dis covered-none we believe in Final County, fhe location of the discovery of which MT ElmGre writes Of the silver mines in the district MT. Elmore says: "Thc Silver King mill is working steadily and the company ought to be paying dividends regularly. l do not know why it isn't The Eureka Mine, at q depth of l00 feet, is taking out @l00 ore The Big Pete is taking ont large quantities of high grade ore, much Cf it aSsayIrg up in the thou sands. Work is being prosecuted on this mine night and day The East Union, Copper Top, Oakland and many other claims are showing up well-lnd it won't be long before you will hear of heavy bull lion returns from this section, outside the Silver King property" MT. EmOrc adds, further, that d few of the most promising of the mines there are being bon1ed tU Eastern parties.-Stoct Report
Year: 1879

feel under increased obligations for the patronage so liberally accorded me as the successor of the old and successful house of Wn B. Hooper & Co.,, and while ac- knowledging this fact, allow me to add that those dealing with me will find as complC e a stock as was ever offered by the old firm with all that is new and desirable in addi- ton.

 JAMES M. BARNEY.
Year: 1879

empty Procuring assistance he started back, and about 200 yards from the house he found the victim ly- ing near the road he was taken home and lived until abont ten o'clock. but did not gain his consciousness. Word was sent 10 town and officers and physicians started out This nlornining the officers took the trail which they found some forty or fifty yards down the road from where tl.e body was found. Here were signs where tho murderer sat down Hon the ground evidently waiting for his victim. The tracks led to the house of man named Wilcoxson some three miles in the roundabout way of the tracks The same tracks were made from the house to the scene of the murder and back The assassin made the first third of his journey in his boots or shoes, after which he went to the scene of the III Ills DttIC kCCt-

 At tho inquest this morning, sev- eral witnesses were examined, Mr Wilcoxson's testimony was in sub stance as follows:

 Mr. Wiilcoxson testified that on last evening, while himself aad fam fly were at supper, they saw Mir Luke Monihon p:;ss by their house in his wagon, going in the direction of his home \ few moments prcvi- ouS, young man by the name of Kellor had got up from the table and asked little boy to go with him up on the ditch. The boy gave his con sent and kellor told him to go on and he would catch up in short time. The boy started and Kellor went around the house and was not seen again until late in the evening. The boy went to the ditch, and while there heard something that frightened him, and he returned to the house to get his shotgun, so that he might re- turn and see what was in the brush. Not finding the gun in its usual place, he asked his grandmother il she knew where it was, and she re- piled that she did not.

 The jury adjourned to meet in town at o'clock D. m-

 This morning John Kellor was arrested, charged with the crime He is now confined in the county jail. He.declarcs his innocence.

 The Coroner's jury is in session as we go to press.
Year: 1879

What shall we eat +? Not ex-
clusively vegetables as some of our
modern health reform ers and WISE
acres would tell US, such food be-
ing only fit for the lower order of
animals. Look at the lion as a
meat eating animal and the ass as
vegetarian, consider the vast su-
periority of the former in muscular
strength and physical power.


Therefore if you would be like a
lion, eat meat--if you are an ass,
eat vegetables. The tiger, meat
eater, is a match for the huge ele.
phant, vegetarian.


The most active and beautiful of
the fish tribe are those that subsist
upon each other. Now it seems a
self.evident fact that the most suit
able food for man is that which
contains all the essential properties
and in exactly the same proper
tions of which our own physical
system is composed. AS the i'm NOR
tai Pope correctly says, "The
proper food for man is man, And
although it is out of fashion in
these degenerate days for men to
eat each other, yet it seems clear
that such a diet is more capable
than any other Of building up the
most perfect physical organization
and of developing the highest form
of life. (See Darwin.)


But aside from the great import
ance of this subject as u hygienic
measure, there are other motives of
the highest import, which urge
upon US its adoption, considered
from a humanitarian standpoint.
The adoption of this measure of
reform would relieve society of all
its burdens. 1t would effectually
settle the Chinese question, with
out any legislation by Congress
or the abrogetion OF the Burlingame
treaty. Let them come to our
shores, the more the better. They
would all be eaten. By abolishing
this beneficent policy we could
turn the tables on the thousands of
tramps that infest the country and
utilize them in the same way. And
all our criminals might be thus dis
posed of, so that all those relics of
barbarism -jails. chain gangs,
prisons and penitentiaries-would
be no longer needed. Now here is
a plan by which all the veXed
questions of the day that are even
now threatening the peace of the
community and the prosperity of
the government may be surely and
effectually settled = simply by
eating. We should agitate this
subject and inaugurate as soon as
possible this much needed reform.


And may we not hope that the
time will soon come when the sur
plus population will he so thinned
out that there will be good room in
the world to getaround and breathe
easy in; when there will no longer
be ten men TO Revery dollar, nor
forty working men to every job of
work; when men will love each
other in the true sense; when all
the ills Of life are ended; feasting
instead of famine; smiles instead
of tears.


THOMAS TIMOTHY TUGMUTToN.


[We think it would be good
idea to begin the reform suggested
above by roasting and eating
Thomas Timothy Tugmutton, but
we are afraid that that PERSONS
carcass is too thoroughly saturated
with tobacco smoke and whisky TO
make the experiment an agreeable
one. Tugmutton is superior TO
Nautilus in at least ono respect.
The latter dwelt upon the growing
inconvenience of a redundant pop
ulation, while the former suggests
remedy.-EDIToR HERALD.
Year: 1879

Notice was taken in recent issue of this pa
per of the experience of a large shoe manufac-
turer of this State, who advertised in Boston
and New York for twenty-five shoe filters to
work in his factory, offering full current rates
and steady work. The advertisement brought
one application.


About the same time q Boston firm adver-
tised for bookkeeper, and the next days mail
brought 347 answers.


During the same month an advertisement
for clerk in Detroit paper brought 100 ap-
plioations the first day, and greater numbt
of letters and personal applications the neal
day.
An advertisement for week in the same
city, calling for good carpenter, brought only
four replies.


1t is altogether probable that in any consid-
cradle city in the land, an advertisement for
bookkeeper or retail clerk will bring fifty times
as many replies as an advertisement for fair
workman in any trade.


1t is also probable that in any and every city
the average earnings of clerks are nowhere
near so large as the earnings of workmen of
average skill in the various trades.


Further, it is fairly certain that, with equal
capacity. industry and thrift, the young man
who learns any trade will achieve reasonable
competence sooner than the young man who
sticks to GegbiqGs %Ahge t'eorfhaRGfs afer nioRe
numerous in the trades than behind the coun-
ter or at the desk.


Why is it, then that the boys all want to be
clerks? Why is it that intelligent parents en-
courage them in looking for a chance to "get
into business and in looking down on mechan-
ical employments-as though there could be
any calling more wretchedly mechanical than
average clerking? Why is it that teachers al
most invariably train their pupils to "look
above" mechanical pursuits?


What the country wants now is workmen-
intelligent, industrious, thrifty workmen;
men who can do skilfully the work that
waits for the doing-who can invent new
crude resources of the land, and for converting
crude matter into life-sustaining and
life-enrching wealth More gsooena clerks rhSra and
are too MANY of them. And the pro-
fessions, so called, are almost equally crowded
wirh men who have nothing to do There
never was a time when ability to do something
real and practical was worth so much as now.
Yet our young men swarm after clerkships
Why is it?- Scientific American.
Year: 1879

Gentlemen, we want to address you per-
sonally. You intend, no doubt, to vote next
Monday in good season. That is well. But
when you have done that you have done but
half your duty. You have often attended
meetings at our City Hall to rejoice over VIC
tories won by our party. Did you ever re-
fleet how much hard work it had cost a few
faithful men in the party to canvass and get
out the vote that won the victoryP You may
say .'What can 1 do? vote the whole tick
ct. What more can 1 do?' We will tell
you what you can do. You can begin this
day to talk to your neighbor, and you can be
at the polls all day next Monday. We can
pick out twenty men in each Ward who, il
they will attend to the matter from now un-
til next Monday night, can add three hun
dred to our majority. 1t is your duty, Re-
publcans, to do so. We are confronted by
a mob. The whole aim of this fusion busi-
ness is to unsettle business and destroy the
credit of the country. You must attend to
this matter. Don't leave it to the few who
year after year worked so hard for the good
cause, but make the fight yours.


Business men, it is your duty to do this.
Working men, it is your duty to do it. In
the past you have been the men who have
given your time to help the grand party we
are all so proud to belong to. If we win
next Monday we shall never hear anything
more of the Greenback humbug. Let us
''give long pull and a strong pull, and all
pull together for the cause of honest money
and equal rights. Then victory will be ours.
Year: 1879

To the bewildered Democrat who speaks i'll
another column we have no advice to give. We
certainly cannot reconcile argus pastand Ar-
aus present, nor bridge over the chasm be-
tween Maine Democracy as it was and as it
is. This Democrat has found the true way
for him to follow, and we have faith to be-
lieve-nay, we know-that many Democrats
will follow the same path. As he says, that
is the only way they can save themselves and
their party from degradation. The PRESS
does not pretend to take any interest in the
welfare of the Democratic party, but it does
think that for the good of the whole country
and of men Of all parties, the sooner this
currency question is taken out OF politics
and legislation the better. The only way to
do that is to secure Republican success in
Maine and Ohio, and so drive the Democra-
cy to the adoption of hard-money platform
and the abandonment of the currency issue
next year. We are very glad to see thatmany
Democrats hold the same opinion, and are
glad of their support. Very likely their OBJ
iect is to further the interests OF their party
in the future. But we are not disposed to
question their motives.
Year: 1879

The Greenback Labor Party in this State is
so thoroughly in earnest that it spent an entire
day in Utica in discussing nice points OF order.
This is as it should be, for the party is the
rendezvous of the army of the discontented-
those who think the sky should be made green
and the grass blue, and man should be done
over into some other sort of animal, all ac-
cording to act of Congress. When there is
much to be done, much depends upon starting
exactly right If the creation of the universe
had erred on any points of order, it might not
be done yet; but there was only one in the
work We are informed that the delegates
we're full of motions, and all spoke at once.
A like phenomenon has been observedin grass
hopper conventions in meadows And since
the new absolute money which is to bring the
millennium right along is to be made Gas pa
tent specifications put it) ''of any suitable ma
terial," so that it is cheap and green, why
not adopt the grasshopper? Grasshoppers can
be easily issued in any volume necessary to
meet the wants of trade; they would fulfill an
important function Of currency by circulat-
Year: 1879

THE Argus yesterday talked about Ma
tional Banks sucking up the earnings OF
labor Three years ago it was compliment
ing the banks for their patriotism in favor
ing the return to specie payments, which, as
the argus then remarked, was against thel'
own interest as far as money making was
concerned, but was in the interest OF labor
The Argus had made no entangling alliances
then and had no motive to deceive.
Year: 1879

AN Albion correspondent of the Lewiston
Journal, who himself voted the Greenback
ticket last year, writes that there are forty
men in the Unity representative district, who
last year voted for Smith, but this year will
vote for Davis.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer are In
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publica-
ton but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
mumcations that are not used.
Year: 1879

Says the New York Witness:


Many life has been lost because
the left hand was neglected. The
large majority Of men do not use
1.-THE Of the power they possess. Their
talents are mostly in napkin. Oae
of the wealthiest men in Wall street
to-day broke down in business good
many years ago. He went into an
Office where be was acquainted, aud
said to the members of the firm that
be had no bread for his family. 'I'm
ready to go messages for you, or per-
form any other servicen He hung
up bis coat there and commenced
work around the lowest rung in the
ladder. Previously this mans check
was accepted anywhere in the street
You may be sure such man gradu
ally mounted up. Over in Boston q
likeminded man fell out He was
without bread, and soon would be
without shoes unless be walked up
and stirred his energies. He was
bookkeeper, and at one time earned q
handsome salary. What did be do !
This be did: He took cotton-hook
and went dowa TO the wharf 10 load
and unload cotton al so much an
hour. Behold, another man with
grit. The owners Of the cotton and
the ship eyed this hero. Soon the de-
cree went forth, Come up higher"
He resumed the quill aud laid aside
the cotton hook. Discoursgement
never weakened the Boston boy
Winners with hanging lips and chick
en-hearts; who cure their troubles
with the bottle or the pistol, are pitt
fol creatures who should never have
been born
Year: 1879

Can't you? If you only knew how
long l have loved you, think you
would


He waited patiently but she made
no answer


A moment more be bent over her
and kissed ner, while she slyly kissed
him in turn.


So before long there was we'd
ding, and the world of Applebow
went to church to witness it, and q
few wondered "wbat Miss Lee could
see in Dan," and others whispered,
"how well be looked, and how happy
be seemed"


And young Morris-now engaged
to plain Miss Green, who had the
most money-shut himself up that
day with his cigars. under plea Of
a bad toothache, and was in no pleas
ant mood for long days after.


As for the brief courtship, it vas
not repented of at leisure, for if there
was happy couple and happy
home they were 10 be found at the
farm-now happy and
homelike as mortal dwelling NAV be.
Year: 1879

Choice flowers are sent across the
continent from California by a novel
method, which is described as fol.
lows: A large potato Of California
variety, the largest in the world, was
cut in two and part Of the pulp
scooped out of the centre of both
pieces. Into the halves were laid
the Occidental bloom and the po.
tato was joined together again with
"trip of thin paper about the edges.
The moisture from the potato kept
the Covers fresh during their journey,
and their color was as beautiful on
reaching their destination as when
FIRST plucked- The odor, however,
was gone from the flowers, snd they
gave forth . decidedly 'Potatoish'
scent. We presume q scooped-oot
pumpkin would answer the purpose
equally ss well, and afford greater
room for storage.
Year: 1879

An hour spent with 8 good book Z
always 80 much solid and substantial
gain Fire, food. mistake or accident
nav rob as Of car material posses
sions, bot they cannot get q, the gol-
den treasures of the immortal mind
Year: 1879

We parted one eve at the garden gate.
When the dew was on the heather,
Aud promised my love to come back TO he
Ere the pleasant Autum weather.


That we twain might wed


When the leaves were red,
And live and love together.
Hhe cut me treas from her nut-brown hair
And i kissed the lips OF cherry,
Aud gave her ring OF old-time gold
With stone like the mountain berry


As clear and blue


As her eyes were true
Sweet eyes, 30 bright and merry
THE wealth OF my love is sll have
To give you, - she said in turning,
The gold THAT weArs-like the radiant stars
In yonder blue vault burning"


And took the trust


As lover must
Whose soul for love is yearning.
Fate kept us apart for many years.
And the blue sea rolled between us;
Though kissed each day the nut-brown tress
Aud made fresh VOWS TO Venus


Till sought my bride


And fate defied
That failed from love 10 wean US.
| found my love at the garden gate
When the dew was on the heather
Aud we twain were wed at the little kirk
In the pleasant autumn weather;


And the gold that wears


Now soothes my cares,
Aud we live and love together.
Year: 1879

young fellow, while the young woman
burst into tit of hysterical weeping
What dye want to stop an talk gossip
fur when you see I'm In sech an all
fired hurry. Why sqLirc-Jee-rooz-
lum ~


And he jumped clearin the middle OF
the room as a heavy tread on the stairs
terminated ina tremendous kick against
the door.


The next instant an elderly man. who
never had a taste Of anti-fat in his life,
who was about three feet broad at the
shoulders, who was wheeling so terri
fically that he couldn't speak, and car
ried a walking stick that looked like
the flend of dea h,,walked into the room
a step or twoand halted, gazing at JUS
tice Trulock, the girl and the young
man In turn, as if undecided which Of
the three to immediate first, while the
Justice gazed upon the singular tab
leaux with unutterable feelings. FL
nally the old man, with terrific snort
of defiance, made step towards the
young man, who eluded him by dodg-
ing nimbly behind the Justices desk,
then the old party captured the weep
ing girl, tucked her arm inside his own
and trampcd wrathfully down the
stairs and so out of sight. The young
man followed slowly, after peeping out
of the window, with infinite caution, to
see that the old man was not lying in
ambush at the foot of the stairs, and as
lie passed out at the door he turned
mournful glance on the Justice, and
said pathetically:


"See whatye've did, Jedge; dad slam
the thunderin' luck, see what ye've
been and done with your gol twisted
prevaricashin. But I'll bet you yoke
of red steers I'll marry that gal yit, if
I've to git up at O'Clock in the morn
ing to do it. Dog gone it, Jedge-"


But he was down the stairs and ont
OF hearing, and it seemed to Justice
Trulock that the Office felt quiet and a
little lonesome when they had all gone
away.
Year: 1879

The use of snow when persons are
thirsty does not by any means allay the
Unsuitable desire for water; on the con-
trary, it appears to be increased in pro


portion to the quantity used; and the
frequency with which it is put into the
mouth. For example, person walking
along feels intensely thirsty, and he
looks to his feet with cOveting eyes; but
his good sense and firm resolutions are
not to I've overcome so easily, and he
withdraws the open hand that was to
grasp the delicious mOrsel and convey
it into his parching mouth; he has sew
en- miles of a journey to accomplish, and
his thirst is every moment increasing;
he is perspiring profusely, and feels
quite hot and oppressed; at length his
good resolutions stagger, and he par
takes of the smallest particle, which
produces most exhilerating effect. In
less than ten minutes he tastes, again
and again, always increasing the guam,
tity, and in half an hour he has gum
stick of condensed snow, which he mas
ticates with avidity, and replaces with
assiduity the moment it has melted a
way but his thirst is not allayed in the
slightest degree; he is as hot as ever,
and still porspires; his mouth is in
flames, and he Is driven to the necessity
of quenching them with snow, which
adds fuel to the fire. The melting snow
ceases to please the palate, and it feels
like red-hot Goals, which, like a fire-eat-
er, he shifts about with his tongue, and
swallows without the addition of fsaliva;
he is in despair, but habit has taken the
place Of his reasoning faculties, and he
moves Oh with languid steps, lament
ing the severe fate which forces him to
persist in practice which in an un-
guarded moment he allowed to begin.
believe the true cause of such intense
thirst is the extreme dryness Of the air
when the temperature is low. In this
state it abstracts large amount of
moisture from the human body. The
soft and extensive surface which the
lungs expose twenty-five times or Oft
ener every minute to nearly two.hun-
dred cubic inches of dry air must yield
quantity Of vapor which one can hard
ly spare with impunity. The human
skin throughout its whole extent, even
where it is brought to the hardness of
horn. as well as the softest and most
delicate parts, is continually exhallng
vapor, and this eXhalatiou creates In
due proportion demand for water. Let
a person but examine the inside of his
boots after a walk in the open air at a
low temperature, anu the accumulation
of condensed vapor which he finds there
will convince him Of the active state of
the skin. often found my stockings
adhering to the sOles of my Kilby's
boots after a walk OF a few hours. The
hoar frost and snow which they con-
tanned could not have been there by any
other means except exhalation from the
skin.