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Year: 1879

a Novel Cure for Bright's Disease.


About twenty years ago daughter,
of mine-then about 6 years old-was
given up to die by the family physician,
who said that the disease was incura-
BILE, and that it was never known to be
cured, either in Europe or America
The physician, on giving the case up,
told my wife to give the child anything
that she wanted, and to make her as
comfortable as possible while she lived.
The child constantly called for beans.
SO my wife cooked some as quickly as
possible. not stopping to parboil them,
as is usually done, but boiled beans,
pork and potatoes together in the first
wnter, and when cooked she gave them
to the child to eat. The child then
went to sleep, and from that time began
to improve. She is now the mother of
two children. She is not troubled with
the disease unless she takes a severe
cold, and when that happens she at
once uses her old remedy, and it is al
ways efectual.


The physician who attended her called
a few days after the bean experiment,
and was surprised to see the change in
the child. He inquired what my wife
had done for her, and, upon hearing,
his surprise was increased, and he re-
quested an exact description of the
manner in which the food was cooked.
After considerable thought about the
matter he said that the only cause for
such an effect was perhaps that the
beans were cooked in the first water.
The physician is now dead or I would
refer to him to verify the facts Cor.
Net1 York Eue7aiaQ Post.
Year: 1879

THE following charge was given by Chief Justice L. Bradford Prince, to the Sheriff ard his deputies at Las Vegas recently. The spirit of it ap- plies here as well as in New Mexico, though the letter of the law is not the same:

 Officers-I have asked you to come here today for the purpose of calling your attention 10 the statutes having reference to your duties. You are to enforce the law against carrying dead ly weapons, and a failure to do so sub jects the offender to a fine of $50, yet this law is openly violated here in Las Vegas. Every difficulty that occurs in town grows cut of a violation of this law, which should be strictly enforced now that the influx Of population, brought by the arrival of the railroad. renders such difficulties peculiarly lia- ble to occur. It is your absolute duty to arrest every man found violating the law and take li,n before a justice, it involves too great danger of life. These people are subject to fine and if they cannot be taken before a jus tice, it is your duty to report their names to the district attorney.
Year: 1879

BY a letter recently received from Charleston, we get the information that the Tombstone mill is turning out bullion more rapidly than ever, that is to say bar day of over s2OOO each; also that the developments in the mine (TOugh Nut are showing better and better, and the management are particularly we'll pleased with the outlook.
Year: 1879

THE proprietor of Woodward's Gar dens, San Francisco, is dead. It is to be hoped the Gardens may continue to prosper. They are the Mecca of the rural editor; the spot from which he always dates one letter at least Wood ward, spare that Gardeni
Year: 1879

THINGS have advanced so far in Utah that the grandfather of an Eng lish girl who came over with a party of Mormons, dared to interfere with the proceedings at the Endowment House, and rescue his grandchild from forced polygamous marriage with one Hermon. This fact speaks loudly for the decline of the law-defying power in our neighbor Territory.
Year: 1879

WHEN they are all figured up the people of Maricopa County find their taxes amount to nearly per cent. of the assessed value of property, inde- pendent of the threatened railroad tax.
Year: 1879

This gentleman is the Land Com missioner for the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway. He is Tn on sense of the word slack or slack twist ed a. his name indicates, but double twisted, energetic, go-a-head man in settling up the lands of Arkansas, and has done more in that respect than all the immigration societies in the State. He has planted colonies of Germans, Polanders, and others along the route of the Railway. He has causad the "desert places to bud and blossom as the rose," and is still at work with zeal and energy that IS untlring, and that no other man has ever exhibited in the State; and if our Legislature will give him aid and encouragement he will have the whole country along the line, and as far as the land grant extends, settled np with population that have will, muscle and money to subdne and open the wild lands in the State To look back and see what he has accomplished Tn less than four years, we are lost in ainazement and won dor. He has expended large sums of money to carry out his immigra tion scheme. He neither spares pains nor expense to accomplish his purpose of filling Arkansas with an intelligent and hard working ener- getic class of farmers. W. D. SLACK, yes, hurrah for Col. W. D. SLACK.

 The above is from the Fort Smith Independent. We reproduce because it is but simple act of justice to ac- knowledge our appreciation of the great exertions made by Col. Slack in behalf of immigration of our State. And in this connection we would also say that full mede of praise is also due Superintendent Hartman and General Passenger and Ticket Agent Bennett, both of whom have always exerted them. selves to extend the utmost civilities to new corners who have visited this section of our State. With such men as Slack, Bennett and Hartman working for this section of the State we are certain to secure the lion s share of all immigrants who come to Arkansas.
Year: 1879

commcnce the manufacture of our own raw material, for 1t is now clear to all minds which have given the matter any thought that the profs is made by the manufacturer and not by the producer of the raw material.

 From the Junction City (Kan- sas) Union we take the suhjoined paragraph referring to Prof. Wm. $. Speer, who will be readily remember ed as the efficient principal of Gum Log Chapel school. We are glad to see that the ability and scholarly attachments of Prof $. are recogniz- ed and appreciated in his new home, and that he has found such a grand field for making himself useful

 Junction City has just been favor ed with another valuable acquisition to it's society and educational inter ests in the person of Prof. William s. Speer, father of Prof. H. c. Speer, principal of the Junction City Nor mai School and superintendent of the city public schools. He came to take position in our normal school and has already assumed the chair of natural science and theory of edu- cation. He will also be known as the senior principal, Prof H. c. Speer assuming the position of as sistant. The senior principal will devote his entire time to the normal school, giving it the benefit of his long and successful experience as an instructor in public, normal and academical schools. Nearly hls whole life has been devoted to this business, and as an evidence of his superior merits as an instructor we have only to point to his son, Prof. H. c. Speer, who learned the science of teaching from his father.
Year: 1879

Landlords should not permit their tenants to rent and attempt to culti- vate more than they can cultivate thoroughly. Over-cropping is the bane of the country--it ruins the land owner, the farmer, the merchant, and the renter. A renter should never be allowed to plant more cot ton than he can pick out with his own force. Keep up fences so that your renter or cropper can have no excuse for short crops or refusing to pay rent. Give them the best houses you can afford with plenty of good pure water. The better the buildings, fences, pastures, and other needfnl accommodations the better will be the class of renters you will have.--Atkins News.

 If all landlords would heed such hints as the above and govern them. selves accordingly, the farm products of the country would be largely in creased, and the failures among land owners would be less frequent.

 There is another point in addition to the above which we think it would be well for landlords to notice. It is this: Renters frequently run up store accounts which exceed the full worth of the crop long before the crop is made. In such eases there is no incentive for the renter to remain on the land and gather his crop, and in many cases he lays around and leaves it for the land owner and merchant to take hold ol 1t and make their rent and store bills out of the crop if they can.

 If land owners would watch the progress of the renters crops, ard see that tenants do not incur store accounts amounting to more than the crop will be worth when gath cred, they would thereby remove a | frequent cause Tor renters abandon ing their crops and leaving them for the land owner to gather

 It IS due the merchaDke%ho sup. plies the renter and enables him to make the crop, that the land owner should keep the merchant thus sup plying his tenants posted and pro. tect him from loss.

 It is a question fit would not be better for the land owner to become directly responsible for all supplies furnished tenants; for, he, having everything right under his own sight could always tell exactly how far to let renters go with store and supply accounts.
Year: 1879

Will not the present Legislature give the subject of fences in Arkan- sas some consideration? To sa ag- ricultural people, especially where the people are trying to both cnlti- vate the soil, and at the same time raise some stock, it is a matter of first importance that there should be wise statutory provision in regard to fences. Where stock is permit ted to run at large, as it is Ill this State, it is absolutely indispensable to the peace of neighborhoods, and for the avoidance of feuds between stock owners and crop growers, tsat there should be law clearly defin- ing the rights af each, and providing for tue arbitration or other adjust ment of all differences between the two.

 There is no encouragement for any person to try to raise stock, es- peciallv of valuable or improved breeds, if man with twelve dollar and . half crop, with two and a half rail high fence around it, IS per mitted to shoot, cripple and main stock, which, enticed by the waving grain, may step over the dilapidated excuse for a fence. And on the other hand it is discouraging and exasper- ating to man who has worked hard to make good crop, and has it we'll fenced, to have breachy stock des- troy the fruits of his labor

 There has been no little trouble in our county about this matter, and no little hard feeling has been engen- dered by the logging, shooting and maiming of stock. The matter has been discussed in our granges for the past year, and one of our best citizens and most enterprising farm. CTS and stock raisers, informed us few days ago, that the conclusion reached was that the best thing that could be done would be for the pres ent legislature to pass wise and just Statute requiring every farmer to have good and sufficient fences, and providing for the adjudication of all controversies and damages which may arise from breaking of fences by loose stock.

 We call the attention of the pres ent legislature to this matter, and remind them that they can legis- late on no subject more profitable than something to advance the agri- cultural interests of the State,

 We see the Committee on agricul. ture is composed of gentlemen from fine agricultural and stock counties, and perhaps that Committee could prepare bill which would be satis- factory and just to both stock-own CTS and crop growers.
Year: 1879

'

 Arkansas is in debtl Every coun. ty in the State, with perhaps not more than two or three exceptions, is in debt There is mountain of in dividual indebtedness resting upon 2 a large number of the people of the State.

 Times are hard. Money is scarce The price of all farm and field prod nets is low and unremunerative. We seem to have got right down to hard pan, and if ever there was time fol economy it is right now.

 All classes of people feel the pres sure and are economizing in there private expenses.

 Do our Legislators, now convened at the capital, realize that there is an imperative duty resting upon them to exercise the strictest econo- my in our public affairs alse? From the way they start out we fear they do not.

 The taxpayers of the State pay about one thousand dollars per day to meet expenses of . session of the Legislature. Allowing that the daily eaec;ona n ra civ ho,,ro lonu ;t one+ i, tue people one hundred and sixty six dollars per hour for every hour. Members should remember that ev- cry minute they consume in talking costs the people about two dollars and 6 half. Now let this be borne in mind, and let both houses come right down to business, and cease all fool ishness. Tine taxpayers of the State expect ali unnecessary expenses to be Topped of, and they will renem- Der the names of members who show disposition to squander their mon ey. If members want stamps and papers the people have no objection, provided they go down into their own pockets and pay for.them out of their big SIX dollars per diem salary. If the constituents of members want newspapers it will be much cheaper for them to subscribe for them and let the publishers prepay the postage, as they are required to do, than to have the cost, postage, and all, ad- ded to thelr taxes. Then what right has member to take ten or twenty copies of paper and stamps for same, and say the State shall pay for it? It is all wrong, and no matter how small thing it may appear to be, it should be stopped. The amount ta- ken out of the treasury this way each session would pav-the Govern or's salary proper for one full term.

 Legislating, at best, is an expens i've business, and he is the best friend to Arkansas and to the taxpayers of Arkansas, who remembers our inn poverished condition, the hard times, and the difficulty with which many taxpayers meet the demands of the collector, and works for a judiclous economy in public affairs.
Year: 1879

RAILROAD ENGINEERs.- Unquestion-
ably the bravest men in America are those
who stand upon the foot-boards of the To-
comotives which draw the fast express
trains. But few persons are aware, that
on the leading railways where connections
must be made, if possible, only engineers,
known to be brave and daring are given
engines on express trains, and MS soon as
the engineer shows the least timidity about
running fast he is taken from the engine
and given ol. one the freight train 10 run
Two such cases have occurred recently on
indianapolis roads. Railroad officers
state the first sign that an engineer is be-
coming timid is that he will be five or ten
minutes late, possibly half an hour, for
some days or nights in succession. He is
then called to account, and unless his
reasons are convincing, another engineer,
is given his engine to run few shines, and
should he bring the train promptly on
time the first named engineer gets freight
train to run until be braces up


L. is stated, however, that after an engi-
neer allows his tim idiiy to geta fair hold
he seldom so far overcomes il as to have
the bravery to step on an express train en-
gine and run it at the speed necessary to
make the time. Quite recently, an engi-
neer on one of the roads running West,
got an impression that some accident WAS
to happen to him, and one night, when
running fast express, he constantly lost
time. At the first station, when the train
stopped, the conductor berated him for
running SO slow. The engineer actually
shed teaIs, and owned that feAc had over
come him, and that he dare not run so fast,
and at his own request an engineer of a
freight which stood at this point OF meet,
ing was given the train to run through that
night, the Conductor telegraphing the
train master, asking that the request be
granted. The timid engineer has since
run freight train on the road.
Year: 1879

How TO JUDGE THE WEATHER.--The
colors Of The sky at different times are
wonderful guidance. Not only does Il
clear sunset presage fair weather. but there
are ether tints which speak with clear
ness and accuracy. A bright yellow in
the evening indicates wind a pale vel
low. wet a neutral grey constitutes a
favorable sign in the morning-an unfa-
vorabIe one in the evening. The clouds
are fall Of meaning 10 themselves. If
they are soft, underlined, and ieathery,
the weather will be fine il the edges are
hard, sharp and definite, will be foul
Generally speaking. any deep, unusual
hues betoken wind and rain while more
quiet and moderate tints bespeak .air
weather. Simple as this maxim are. the
British Board of Trade has thought fit to
publish them for the use of seafaring men.
Year: 1879

increased and unnecessary taxation for
the purpose of erecting new county
buildings"


1t will be seen that the chief of Mr..
Rodney's reasons are just such as every
citizen of Wilmington may be expected
to express, and no doubt they would con-
cur with him entirely il the Courthouse
were here instead of five miles away.
He cannot, therefore, ohject to their en-
tertaiping opinions that are actuated
from precisely similar motives. Now,
if a new Courthouse is built it is
supremely ridiculous to expect the peo-
pie of Wilmington, who will be
expected to pay fully three-fourths
of the cost, to agree to wasting their
money In erecting it in New Castle
The people of Wilmington have gone to
New Castle for great many years and
the people OF the county are not so un-
generous as not to concede that tuin
about is fair play.
Year: 1879

A rumor comes floating into this city
from Chrlstiana rejecting seriously upon
the character of prominent young
lady of that place and also upon that Of
a man of considerable prominence, also
of Christiana. The lady's father recent
ly died and left her seducer to admin-
istrate upon his property for the benefit
of his daughter. The man betrayed
the confidence thus placed in him and
began upon the fathers death his ma
chinations against the honor Of the
orphan daughter. The girls intimation
against the man led the people to sus-
pect and now as the truth is about to be
revealed there is much indignation felt
by the entire neighborhood.
Year: 1879

The large iron steamship "Decatur''
will be launched from the yards of the
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company on
Saturday about 1870 am. Those who
want to have a complete view # the
launch should cross Market street
bridge and proceed up the south bank
of the Christiana until they arrive op-
posite the works. 1t is something
grand to see the tremendous vessel pitch
into the water ard come right towards
the opposite shore or shoot up the
creek. There is much less danger and
a better sight from the southern bank.
Year: 1879

Anything that advances the good OF
our readers, or that is Of general inter
est or benefit to society We are always
glad to publish.


In this connection we would call at
tention to the street meeting to be held
at s O'Clock this evening, in Fourth
street between Market and Shipley, by
the Moral Srasion Association. Live
speakers, who know what they are
talking about will deliver short ad-
dresses; and glee club will lead the
singing. The moral suasion boys are
like a rubber ball, the harder you
throw them down the higher up they
90.
Year: 1879

For a first class boot or shoe made to
order call on J. Bell, No. 12l Market
street. His stock is all made at the
store by experienced workmen, which
are the best in the city. Mems CATERS
made to order from $3.50 upwards -
Give him a call at the popular boot and
shoe house, No. l2l Market street. A
general supply Of shoes always on
hand
Year: 1879

The Democratic constabies refuse to
arrest them, and the Gdzefte not only
approves their actions, but in It's despera-
tion 1t wrings its hands and screams


You lie, you villain, you lic."-Repub-
Ecdn.


We presume we need not tell our
readers that the whole Of the above para.
graph is false. They know it is so. They
have seen no such language in the
GAZETTE. The Republican has re.
peatedly used language as If quoted from
the GAZETTE and then denied It's accu-
racy and here it actually uses words
We never uttered, clothed with quota
tion marks to give the impression that
they were taken from the GAZETTE,
when, as our readers know, they never
appeared In the GAZETTE. Such is its
want Of honesty and truth. Is 1t any
wonder then that it assails every Demo-
crat that exercises his right TO labor for
the interests of the people and forward
the cause of the Democratic party !?
Certainty not. 1t will drag down and
slander every man 1t can to serve its
purpose; and this is one of the very
reasons why many good men who would
take an active part in politics refuse to
do SO. When doing his best he is as
sailed and slandcred without any regard
to truth or justice. That paper asserts
that there were five or six hundred Illegal
votes polled by the Democrats at the late
election. Everybody must know that
this is false; and yet it is repeated day
after day, without particle of proof to
sustain its assertions. That there were
Illegal votes cast we have no doubt. But
SO far as we can learn there were about
as many on one side as OH the other, and
of this we are told proof will be pre-
sented at the proper time. We do not
wish to take up the columns of the
GAZETTE with such discussions-they
do not profit the reader.
Year: 1879

Tu- sneech of President Litchtenstein
before the City Council and his expia-
nation Of the reasons why the salary Of
the members of the Board Of Revision,
could not consistently be increased was
clear and explicit, and made it so mani
fest that the salaries could not legally be
raised, that we have not thought it worth
while to refer to the matter. We do not
deem the pay sufficiently adequate
Neither does Mr.. Lichtentein; but there
is no doubt whatever that these gentle
men are city officers, and their salaries
cannot be raised while they are in office.
We doubt whether these gentlemen
should resign. They might not all be
reelected, although we have not heard
Of many complaints; or that any more
competent gentlemen could be selected
1t is a question with us whether the
duties of all of these gentlemen are
alike burdensome, or whether the labol
does not fall unequally. In that case
the salaries may be sufficient for some


and insufficient for others.
Year: 1879

ONE interesting popularity of the
ONO campaign is that the only party
which has not placed Union soldier at
the head of its ticket is the Republican
party, which so loudly insists that the
Union is in danger and must be saved
again by the use of Union soldiers al
'he polls. 1t would appear that they
are to be "used at the polls" in ever,
capacity excepting that of candidates.
Year: 1879

IHE Maine correspondent of the Bos-
ton Herald, an Independent paper, SAYS
Ihat the Greenback party has been
making great gains since last September;
that among the new converts are some
men OF considerable influence, and that
the Republicans are so respondent that


oniy one or two men are courageous
enough to desire the nomination"
Year: 1879

Until further notice the HERALD columns
will be open, free of cost, to our subscribers
throughout the Territory who desire to ad-
vertise for help. Pilgrims arc focking into
the Territory by rail and by river. The great
majority of them are looking for work. The
HERALD desires to lend them helping hand
in every way possible. Send in your ''wants,"
and We will give them publicity.
Year: 1879

THE Prescott Enterprise of the 7th is at hand. It says the money receiv. ed for lottery tickets by the Lottery Company is all safe. President Gold water is also out in a card, making no special defense of the lottery manage ment other than to say that he lis ready al any time to show to the people that I make no use of their money by using or loaning it, and that it will remain in my safe until "the proper time comes to hand it over to the holders of prize tickets. !" We are assured by many that NIT. Goldwater is an honorable man, yet if he gets into an unpleasant and un- profitable controversy over this miser- able and wrongly conceived lottery business, he will we feel sure admit that the punishment is not altogether undeserved.