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Year: 1876

CURIOUS OHlNEsE CUSHIONS Miss A. Z.
Stafford, IN q recent letter, speaks as follows
Of some curious customs prevalent in China


1T Is very common to meet blind men on
the streets OF a Chinese city, but blind wo-
men are not seen 50 frequently. Why is
this p | asked Of an old missionary one day.
On. was the answer, when a child becomes
blind, II glrl it Is almost sure TO die, for
no care Is taken to preserve the life of such
a worthless creature. 4 boy can be taught
to do more things for support, 50 he is al
lowed to live Then she told me history
that she knew to be true. Several years
since little girl was very sick with small
pox, and when she got well it was found
that her eyesight was gone. This was hard
but even her own mother said that she ought
to be killed, that as she was blind she could
not be taught to cock, sew and keep house
in order, 50 that when she grew up no man
would marry her, her parents would have to
support her always.


Day by day the hard-hearted woman talk
ei in this manner to her husband until he
consented to get rid of the child. He call
ed the little thing to him one day, and tax
ing her by the hand, led her toward a pine
thicket on a hill at some distance from her
home. In this thicket be intended to leave
her, to be eaten ty wolves or to die Of star
yation As they walked along, however,
he t,gsu to think how cruel it vas to thus
treat his child, and at last he turned back
home and told the mother that be had rather
work harder and keep the little one. She
I did not like it much but had to submit.
/ This girl is now fifteen and has learned to
/ do 50 many things that there will be no
trouble in getting her a husband and the pa
rents will not have TO work for her much
longer.


met woman not long since who had
/ lost a dear little baby by death She loved
/ it and wished it might be buried. But this
l. not the custom in China. If a baby
dies its soul is thought to be that of an enemy
I Of the parents who came into the world to
cause expense and trouble, and then die, OF
| it is a soul which had escaped from hell be-
fore it had endured its tull punishment and
had been captured by the gods and sent
back Therefore dead baby is seldom OF
never given coffin or grave. In some
cases il is thrown into a canal or a river, OF
tossed out on the hills for the dogs or birds
to feed upon. So this woman begged in
vain. They took il from her arms and cast
II outside OF tne CITY. NOT long aiter .
Christian family living near lost child and
the missionaries buried it decently. having
pray er and singing at the grave. The poor
healhen mother did not dare to go to the
funeral for fear of her husband, but she sal
at a distance, watching, and she said after.
ward- oh, it seepied so good so much
better than our way She wants to be q
Christian, but is afraid of her friends Ii
is considered especially unlucky to bury the
body of the first child.


There is a strange custom IN some parts
of China called sweeping the baby away.


When it dies priest comes, and after many
Year: 1876

WHY EX-GOVERNOR JEwELL WAS ASKED TO RE-


s1aN-HE DISPLACED REPUBLICANS TO PRO-


VIDE FOR DEMOCRATS AND REFUSED TO


TAKE HINT.


Boston, July 20, 1876


Solon Carpenter writes from Washington to gen.
tleman in Vermont, In regard TO Governor Jeweli's
leaving the Cabinet, as follows:-


The reason for the dismissal was known to Jewell
and has been discussed by him and tho President, as
well as In Cabinet meetings some time previous 70 tne
requested resignation of the late Postmaster General
although Jewell states he knows nothing OF 1t II APP
pears that when Governor Jewell accepted the position
in the Cabinet which he has now been called upon so
suddenly to vacate he said 10 the President that he
wished for the privilege OF keeping men IN bis oiice
whom he found by experience TO be reliable and accom-.
plshed clerks matter what might be their political
preference, merit being the only criterion. To this
the President said he should have no objection and in
fact had always believed in that for the best
interest of the government Jewell then goes TO work
and appoints democrats, OF whose capacity for work he
knew nothing, and in many cases dspaclng republi.
cans who had good records in the office for tho pnr-
pose OF making room for the new appontees. This
becoming known to the President the matter was
brought up in Cabinet meeting The course pursued
by Jewell met the unanimous dlsapproval OF the Cabi
net and the Postmaster General was given time to take
the matter into consideration Whether he considered


is not known but he certainly failed to act In
accordance with the hint given him, and after
reasonable time had been given him his resignation
was requested, and OFF came his official head


Perhaps 1t ought TO be stated that Mr.. Carpenter
holds oficc under the President and speaks as that
high official would be likely to do Of this matter.


This official Washington writer adds:--


Jcwell's record In Office has not been Of the most
approved type, whio his assumptions of reform and
revolution have been frequently noted. He has apcd
reform and fallen short OF its accomplishment fco
pie In Washington who have watched his career both
in public and social lic compare him to the comet,
which shines with great enugencc at arst sight, but
quickly pales before the public gaze The political
the newspaper correspondents amounts to nothing,
and is LOT what the President aiming at by the
cha
Year: 1876

INTERMITTENT FEvER is so common in
the country as scarcely to need comment.
The causes which produce it are such as
cold, irregular living, over exertion. low
spirits, night air, exposure to miasnatic
exhalatiors, &c. ln large cities where
edge tools and agricultural implements are
manufactured, the grinder protects bis
lungs from the injurious effect of the DUST
flying off the gricdstone by wearing a
respirator. The coal miner ere he deseends
the shaft provides himself with safety
lamp to guard against fire damp. Now it
is equally necessary for those who are
brought 10 contact with any of the causes
leading to intermittent fever. to provide
themselves with that we'll known and
highly esteemed remedy against it, the
| HOME STOMACH BITTERs.
Year: 1876

WINNING GOLDEN LAURELs. w were
very much surprised TO learn the other
day of the growing popularity of DR.. King
New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs
and Colds. Asthma aud Bronchitis, where
ever introduced, this wonderful remedy is
rapidly gaining in favor Why be without
it when your cure is as certain as you live


1t is sold by all druggists, aud is even
given away in trial bottles to the afflicted.
Year: 1876

this state. if the election is fair. at about
$4,000. Radicals claim, but / fail to see
their grounds for the assertion, that the
negroes who are joining Democratic clubs
will not vote the Democratic ticket. For
my part, cannot see, after witnessing the
enthusiasm among the darkeys, how any
one can hope or imagine they will vote
otherwise than the solid Democratic tickets.
Year: 1876

is to the stomach. It is their nourishment
and strength. The constantcry of all the
organs is for blood. more blood! Faint
ness and lauguor ensue in some one or
in all the organs whenever this demand
is not satisfied.


Exercise IS often recommended for n
want of action or torpor in The various
organs of the body, aud very justly. For
instance. it is recommended Tor torpor
OF the bowels; but mere motion can have
no effect in awakening the peristaluc
action of the bowels; it is only by the
agency of exercise in forcing fresh sup
plies of blood into the coats of the intes-
tines, thereby giving them new life and
yigor, that the peristaltic motion is in
creased. People can never be made to
take 4 proper degree Of exercise Until the
necessity and the beneii. OF i. are clearly
demonstrated This will constitute 4
sufficient and permanent motive. Labori-
Jus GAEINlSS N4la tuCu bfGA ~ NAluSA anu
praciiced by the weak and fragile
Health, strength and happiness very much
depend upon the agency OF muscular ex-
ercise in the propulsion of the blood. 1t
is we'll known that the right arm and
hand, as well as the right leg and foot,
are both larger aud stronger than the
left. This eflectis the result Of the greater
exercise which the right arm and leg are
subject to; that is, the muscles OF that
side meet with more full and constant
supply of blood. and are consequently
enlarged and strengthened. The circula-
ton of the bl ood will always require the
agency Of muscular exercise, Tor The
health Of the body and the full develop
ment Of its organs. Neither the brain,
the stomach nor the lungs can attain
their full strength and size without it.
Weakness and imbecility will lurk some
where.
Year: 1876

which they stood was momentsrily
threatened with destruction.


Meanwhile the first warehouse was
being rapidly consumed Soon the root
fell in, thou the fcors. aud a moment
after the massive iron front came
laundering down with crash which
reverberated far up and down Broadway.
filling the street with o mass Of red-hot
iron, crumbling bricks, and burning
timbers. By this time the next ware
house was wrapped in flames and soon
followed the fate OF its neighbor. encum.
bering the street still further with its
ruins. Then occurred the saddest part
OF the whole disaster. Into the gap
made by the fallen buildings. rushed 4
party OF brave fellows. clambering over
q pile of still red hot bricks and smoking
ruins and gaining a position which was
tenablo only by their being covered by
stream of water from a hose in the bands
of their comrades in the rear. Intent
upon their work, they did not observe
crumbling side wall which first swayed
a little and then ;oppled oyeron to them,
burying six in its ruins. Their comrades
sprung to their rescue, and soon dug out
tour Of them alive, but more or less
injured. The bodies OF the other two
who were instantly killed, were also
recovered. This sad event cast gloom
over the whole body Of men at work. but
they redoubed their exertions and soon
had the fire under coutrol. This was
not accomplished, however, until ten
buildings had been destroyed, the fire
having extended to Crosby Street in the
rear and to Grand Street on the north.
The loss involved was something like
three millions of dollars, which was bad
enough, but it was only due to the
superhuman exerlions OF the Fire
Department that the connagration did
not assume the proportions of another
Chicago. Altogether the spectacle was
grand and terrible one, and was well
calculated 10 make n lasting impression
on The minds of the many thousands who
witnessed Il. II.
Year: 1876




The benefit OF muscular exercise is
we'll known. but the manner in which the
system is benefited can only be known by
an illustration of the physiological phe.
nomena. The whole illustration depends
upon one simple, obvious fact. In bleed
ing at the arm, for instance, il the fingers
and forearm are put in motion, the quan.
tity OF blood emitted from the orifce is
instantly aud sensibly increased. The
amount of blood which flows through the
veins by the addition of this motion OF the
muscles, is doubled or trebled in the same
time. Every body knows the necessity OF
keeping person still who is bleeding at
the nose, the lungs, or in any other part
OF the body. shall be sufficiently un-
derstood | trust without going into a
description of the circulation of the blood.
When the whole body is in motion, the
same proportional increase in the quantity
of blood takes place in all the veins
Twice or three times the ordinary amount
of blood is sent into the heart in the same
time. The heart, compelled to receive
the blood, propels it Immediately into all
the organs of the body, the lungs, the
brain, the stomach, the liver, the bowels
sc. The organs being thus doubly Ted
by the agency of the muscles upon the
blood vessels, are actually increased IN
size, in the same manner as plants and
trees are increased in size. by increasing
the amount of nourishment which they
imbibe.


The great increase in the size OF the
muscles. especially in the size OF the
muscles of the forearm and legs in people
who exercise constantly aud laboriously,
is known to every one. A corresponding
increase in size takes place in all the other
organs OF the body. In opening the body
OF man brought up to labor, we may
observe that it is not simply his muscles
which are enlarged; his brain, his lungs,
his heart. his stomach, his liver, bowels,
bones, aud every other part. are all
of size corresponding to the greater
size OF his muscles. Yes, the brain of the
laboring man is as much larger and
stronger than the brain of the inactive
man, as his muscles are larger and strong
er. The organs of his body have been
more constantly and abundantly supplied
with blood than the inactive man-pre
missing that he has received an ample
supply OF food. The broad and ample
chest of The active man only expresse:
the magnitude of the lungs and the hear
which it contains; the broad back anc
well developed abdomen only show the
ample size of the organs which they en-
viron. Exercise by itself, has no tendency
10 increase the size of the body in gen
eral or OF the organs in particular.
should say its tendency was to diminisl
its size. Neither is it by mere jactitatioi
or motion in itself considered, that tb'
body is benefited. The main use OF cx
ercise consists in its agency in supplying
the organs with a greater amount o
blood. Blood is to The organs what loot
Year: 1876

ments that have heretofore existed between some Of
the Western lines being dissolved If true the
fact precedes another railway


A Washington telegram this afternoon says that the
House has agreed committee Of conference on the
District Of Columbia 36s bond bill


other items relating TO currency affairs In Washing
ton will be found under their appropriate head


The annual meeting of the stockholders Of the East
ern Railroad is in progress In Boston There is
large attendance and excited discussion. Several
plans for relief presented without definite action
as yet


Treasurer New proposes to resign his present posi-
ton at an early day and resume his banking business
in Indianapolis


NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Sal rs
Year: 1876

JEFF. Davis is Of NO consequence to the
Democratic Party. When the Democrats
in Congress moved for general amnesty,
II was supposed both parties were favor
able to such q measure. as many Of the
leading newspapers of the Republican
party had openly favored such a course
to promote:the sentiment Of good feeling
that appeared to be growing between the
North and the South; and rs it was
the Centennial year, it was thought best
to omit no one from the participation in
the general jubilee.


But Blaine and his hackers, negroes
and whites, hoped to throw back the tide
Of good feeling, and rekindle the smould-
ering fires Of hostility, fer party effect;
and hence JEFF. Davis was made use of,
notwithstanding, to make q martyr Of
him, was to distinguish him as the great
est Of all the Southern leaders. The
South would show but little manhood, if
it submitted to accepting of amnesty
on such terms, and SO the matter has fall
len, until three. more votes can be had to
take the place Of the three negro votes
which Blaine used to defeat a measure
which he voted for last year and which
even Grant recommended, and that
would have done more to restore good
feeling and generous trade between the
sections than anything else that Congress
could have done.


This measure received the votes of
nearly two-thirds Of the members of the
House, had only the three negroes Blaine
appealed personally to refused to vote,
the act would have been passed.


To defeat this excellent measure
Blaine reviewed all the worst acts of the
war, and Of course there was rejoinder.
The southern people were invited to send
members to the House, and of course
these gentlemen were not expected to set
there and listen to such language, and
falsehoods as Blaine used and not reply


These speeches resulted in the letter
which we publish elsewhere from JEFF.
Davis. 1t has caused another howl from
the Administration Press. They are fools
enough to suppose Jefferson Davis could
be 80 unmanly as to allow all that has
been said Of him to 60 uncontradicted.-
The better part of the Republican press,
as well as the Independen.Pres however,
speak of it as dignifed reply, compos-
ed in a condensed and mastery style, for
which its author is remarkable.


Blaine and his hackers may deny it as
much as they please, it is a fact that
many of the Confederate prisoners. at
Fort Delaware were starved, and men
are now living who talked of it at the
time, as if they knew it personally.


When Confederate prisoners were
brought through this city in the cars,
looking as if they had been starved. gen.
tlemen were fobid to speak to them. and
cursed as rebles and traitors and threat
ened, if they offered them q cake, a glass
OF water or piece of bread to eat
Every body who remembers the terrors
OF those days remembers also the scan.
dalous conduct of the Radicals.
Year: 1876

TO those who contemplate buying
sheep this summer or fall, would sug-
gcst the Importance of getting them OH
early, before the feed becomes too old
and tough. Sheep shipped from 4 dis
t:nce will he more or less reduced and
must be recuperlted before winter,
which is very difficult to do III the lat
ter part Of tile season without tame
pastures to range them on. l should
regard sheep driven on foot across tle
prairie in Il careful manner, giving
them time to feed along the way, worth
so cents more per head than the same
sheep would be if shipped from a dis
tance OH cars.


have purchased for parties in this
vicinity about 700 sheep, and learning
about this last and most disastrous raid
of hoppers, I concluded not to start
them on the 10 ID until gave notice to
the people of this vicinity that 1 could
bring from one to two thousand more
if parties here desire to purchase. l
could afford them at a less price if the
whole could be included in one drive.
l am now prepared to offer sheep de-
livered here ut 1925 to $3.50 per head
if ordered i'll time to be brought with
this flock. j. AMEs.
Year: 1876

The ADVANCE has a circulation of
about. GOO, an unusually large circula.
tlon for frontier county paper. This
large circulation is due chiefly to the
peoples appreciation of live and out
spoker, newspaper, and also largely to
the efforts of a Political Ring to crush
the paper out, = a..


This circulation is SO large, 80 out of
proportion to Il county of 5000 ;popula-
ton, that we can afford to cut down
our list 100 to $50 and still have good
business for il place of this size. And
in view of the fact that we have again
met with quite check from the grass
hoppers, and that we have in all proba-
bility a dull winter before US, we have
determined toreconstruct our subscrip-
tion list. A. large proportion of our
home subscribers are owing us from 81
to S., and we shall carry them, espe-
cially the farmers, rs long rs possible.
But we say frankly that unless most of
this is paid between now and winter,
land we believe that most of it will Ike, J
we shall he compelled to strike quite a
number Of names from our list. It will
be no small undertaking to carry 600
subscribers through the coming winter,
if we have to wait over for our pay.


Some of our subscribers have adopted
the plan of paying SO cents, or for a
quarter year, 1T time, and thus keep
ing up without feeling the outlay. We
commend this plan to all who feel that
they cannot spare a years or Il half
years subscription 1T once. Those who
are one year or more in arrears are re-
quested, if they cannot pay all, to pay
part and get an extension.'' We will
take anything in payment that can be
readily turned into money.


We have number of subscribers who
have agreed to pay us in wheat or its
equivalent after threshing. We invite
each of these to drop in and see us, OF
to drop us a line, and state just what
the prospect is of being able to deliver
the quota Of wheat at the time stipu.
lated.


There is another class of subscribers
to whom we wish to say a word. Some
of those whose names are OH our books
have taken sides against us in our con-
troversy with Political Ring and the
paper which that Ring is endeavorine
to establish. To all such we say, dc
not hesitate to withdraw your names
from our list. Come i'll and pay up
We will treat you courteously, foI, like
Homer Of old, we
"Wclcomc the coming speed the going guest
We have subscribers enough and tc
spare.


70 all our subscribers we say, como
III and see us and let us have Il frank
talk about the situation.
Year: 1876

J. G. Depue returned a few days since
from Spirit Lake. lie reports the ont
crop very light, corn nearly ruined and
wheat about half crop. The grass
hoppers have laid their eggs there very
thickly, and people feel about as they
do up this way.
Year: 1876

Now is the time to collect your maga'
zines for the year, while yet in good or
der, and have them made into a hand
some volume, handy for winter reading.
THE ARGUS BINDERY has excellent
facilities for this kind of work, and for neal
and sarviceable binding has no superior
Prices to suit the times. IT,
Year: 1876

Cornelius Devinc. hack ariver, was committed ior
trial At the Fyseventh Street Court yesterday on
charge Of stealing gold watch. chain and KEYSTONE
worth In all about $500 The property belonged 10
Philip G. Schaener. Massachusetts, citizen, who had
come with some friends on a visit TO this city On
Tuesday night the party hired carriage, driven by
the accused and about city until two o'clock
A. NJ Finding themselves At that nour locked out or
their lodging house they hired the coach for the re-
mainder OF the night, and instructed the driver TO
did until O'Clock yesterday morning when they
stopped at the Museum to the an finals Schaefer
ned In the carriage he still under the in
huence Of liquor He robbed at that me, but the
property subsequently found upon the accused
when arrested He he had taken il Tor safe keep
ing
Year: 1876

AS Woodward avenue car was going
north the other evening a young lady and
an old gentleman as sole passengers, she
exhibited symptoms of impatience at the
slow progress made. The car had to halt
for team on the track, and she would have
got off but for the gentleman, who said;


"It's for only half minute-don't beim-
patient


Then the car waited two minutes on a
switch, and she put her head ont of the
window. walked up and down, and was on
the platform when he said:


'There comes the other car. You seem
so impatient that 1 am led to believe that
some Of your family are sick. Is it sop


"Fhey are all unusually well, 'she replied,
as she took her seat again.


One block more and the car left the track.
She waited half minute to see if it could
be hauled on sgain, right away, andRthen
she started to go.


'iIt will be all right in minute, protest
ed the old gentleman.


Cant see it, she curtly replied.


"Then you will go?"


~ will


''And it amt sickness?"


'See here" she said, standing on the low
er step,''if you are dying TO know the cause
of my hurry will tell you. My fellow is
to be at the house at s. 80, and I'm not GO
ing to run the risk Of losing good offer
for all the old men and all the street-cars
in Detroit There does that make you
feel any better"


He pondered over it as the car slowed
around and bounced and bobbed, and he
concluded that she was perfectly correct,
though little impudent. Free
Press.
Year: 1876

To the extent of more than four millions
month, land more than fifty millions a
year, the Democratic charge is proved to be
false by the official statements Of the public
debt. For some months the amount saved
each month has been applied, not to the
payment of interest bearing debt, bur to the
payment of debt bearing no interest and
used as currency, or on which interest has
ceased, and this fact proves the falsity Of
another Democratic charge, that nothing is
being done to prepare for specie payments.
Mem York 11.ibu1ae.
Year: 1876

Reading railroad shares show some re.
covery from the recent severe depression.


A Boston tea firm have adopted the idea
of giving to every one who purchases any
thing at their establishment cup of fine
coffee with rich cream.