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Year: 1876

The influence of the imagination in the
stimulation of disease has often been proved.
1t was in France, believe, that an expert
ment was made upon a soldier who, being
condemned to die for some infraction Of
military discipline, was handed over to the
scientists as living subject. He was
placed in u hospital, and told that all
around him were patients suffering from
smallpox. Although this was not true,
the man was soon taken violently sick and
displayed every symptom of the disease.
Instances tending to establish this remark
able domination of the mental faculties
over the body are not rare, and a story is
going the round of the newspapers which
may be cited in this connection:


A young man in indianapolis went into
a drug store and asked for fifty cents worth
of strychine. The druggist gave him a
harmless powder, and he swallowed it. He
then explained that his affections had been
blighted, and he had taken the poison to
get even. The druggist told him that there
was not fifteen minutes life in him, and
that he was beginning to fade about the
eyes already. The youth sank to the floor
and sweat streamed from his brow. He
was becoming very sick, mentally, and
bodily, and appeared to be dying. The
medicine-man became alarmed at the effect
of the dose, and examined the jar from
which he had taken the powder. 1t was
"sugar Of milk" sure enongh-perfectly
harmless, and yet it was producing
spasams. As last resort the young man
was informed that he had taken no poison,
but instead very harmless powder, a
bushel Of which would not kill. The in
formation put stop to the dying business;
he revived, got up and walked out of the
store disguised, promising, however to give
the coroneran early job. 1t was the opinion
of all the bystanders that the mere imagi-
nation of poison in his system was really
killing the youth.
Year: 1876

CHILDREN READ THIS l-"Don't write
there" said one to lad who was writing
with diamond pin on pane of glass in a
window.


"Why not ~ said he.


Because you can't rub it out"


There are other things men should not do
because they cannot rub them out. A
heart is aching for sympathy, and cold
heartless word is spoken. The impression
may be more durable than that Of dia-
mond upon the glass. The glass may be
broken, but the impression on the heart
lasts forever.
Year: 1876

To STIPFEy LINEN-Such articles as
collars, cuffs, ETC., which require to be
made very stiff, should be starched in the
following way: Mix a tablespoonful of
starch with enough cold water to make it
smooth, then turn on enough boiling water
and boil it ten minutes; then add bit Of
white wax the size of three-cent piece and
teaspoonful Of alcohol. The spirit is to
increase the stiffness and help to retain it.
The wax is to prevent the starch from
sticking to the iron. If the fiat iron still
sticks to the starch rub hard soap gently
over the bottom of the iron. Put the
collars, cuffs, ETC., into a tin pan and place
in warm spot by the stove or range, to
become very dry before putting away.
Year: 1876

There is sphere in which woman has
moved with ever-increasing usefulness, and
with none to dispute her right to be there.
In the Church of God she has found a
field for all her powers. There her best
culture and her fairest laurels have been
secured. On woman Christ conferred the
greatest possible boon, for he restored to
her her long-forfeited rights He gave her
the consciousness of selfhood, implying
that moral responsibility for her own char
acter which has transformed her inward
nature and changed her position in the
family and in the State. In lifting woman
from that enforced servitude to which
heathenism had reduced her, our Lord
lifted the race. He inaugurated a revolu-
ton which will not cease to roll until the
Gospel, through woman's love, patience
and fidelity, shall have triumphed in every
land. The chief working force in our
churches and Sabbath schools are women,
as the main body of teachers everywhere,
in schools and seminarios, are women who
have been called oSGod to this high voca.





ton of teaching. The nature and value of
their service in the divine kingdom can
neither be defined nor estimated. Paul
was not forgetful of those women who
labored with him in the Gospel, and by
his grateful courtesy in recognizing their
connection with his apostolic efforts to
plant and noursh churches has set an ex
ample which every pastor may well im-
tate. Without discussing the question
whether there should be deaconesses in the
modern Church-although we think they
ought to bet is enough for our present
purpose to say that those women who wish
to adorn the doctrine of godliness, and to
exercise their gifts where the most endu-
ring good can be effected. should be en-.
listed in the ranks of that sisterhood which
in every particular church is engaged in
doing the Lords will.
Year: 1876

CHEAP, But COOP, COOKERY =" Jennie
June" expatiates on the need of more
light on the subject Of good cookery. She
says: If | had the time to be phianthro.
pist, would 60 into the penny tract bust.
ness, and turn out millions on what to eat
and how to cook it. would be the apostle
of oatmeal and soup. A pot of warm com.
forting oatmeal and pitcher of milk,
would take the place of the piece of bread
and cold pork, or cup of weak tea, which
now does duty in so many poor houses for
that meal. Ifpoor people could once learn
the value of oatmeal, and how to extract
all the good from such meat and vegetables
as they can afford to buy, the knowledge
would be worth more to them than a rise
of wages or a reduction in the hours OF
labor, and worth more to the labor of the
whole country, by improving its quality,
than any change which politics could
effect.
Year: 1876

Be decent first and heroic if there be
time to dress yourself. That is the decision
of the staid old magistrates at Woodbridge,
Eng Jones was plying a towel in bath
ing machine at Felixstowe one morning
after a bath, when he heard shouts for a
boat hook from house rot far off. Jones
fancied that somebody was drowning, and
being a good-natured soul and an expert
swimmer, ran along the shore for about
quarter of a minute, and plunged into the
breakers to rescue-a bathing suit, which,
being somewhat inflated, resembled a help
less and corpulent fellow w-creature. Now
Jones, in his reckless zeal to save human
life, had been so indiscreet as to leave his
clothes, his bathing dress, even his towl
behind him, and his chagrin at finding the
clothes without anything but air inside was
so overpcwering that he lost his head, and
instead Of putting on the floating suit he
tucked it under his arm and swan back to
his own toweling. Unfortunately, a London
attorney was on the ground with his wife
and family and they were dreadfully
shocked. Was there not an act of Parlia.
ment to protect the public against such
indecent exhibitions? Well, there was.
The magistrate could not fine him on con.
viction, but would have been compelled to
send him to prison. Jones seemed to be a
well-meaning fellow, and mercy should
season justice; they directed him to sub.
scribe e5 to the Suffolk Hospital. This he
refused to do, and the case is now in the
courts. Poor Jones He may as we'll let
the next man drown.
Year: 1876

DECORATING ADINNER TABLE.-The grace
tul decorations of dinner table, though il
may, in the highest degree, partake some
what of the character of an art in its
simpler expression is within tho capabili.
ties OF any one. A bouquet Of choice
flowers, a bunch of ferns, SO readily and
cheaply obtainable, when placed on the
dinner table enhance the pleasure of
meal. A few sprigs of parsley arranged on
dish is an ornamentation which gives
additional zest to food. Between lobster.
even unadorned, when served with care,
and one slung on the table, there is exactly
the difference which exists between the
same shell-fsh seen on gentleman's table,
and the crustacean when exposed for sale
on the fsh-dealers slab, Even in such a
trivial thing as the serving of food to the
guest, something of proper taste and
good breeding may be made manifest 1t
is treat to watch deft cook serving
dinner. tits triumph of practical skill.
Year: 1876

VEAL CHEEsE.-Take out the bone from
shoulder of veal. Cut into small pieces
and stew until tender, with just enough
water to cover. Take away all the gristle {;
chop the meat very fine, and return to the
liquor it was boiled in. Then add one
pound cold boiled pork, chopped very fine;
one spoonful Of salt, one teaspoon each Of
pepper and mace, and variety of sweet
herbs and two well-beaten eggs. Put ali
into an earthen dish, cover with a nlate
and bake one hour, To be sliced and eater
cold, A nice relish for lunch or tea,
Year: 1876

One Of the curiosities Of the Emperor Of


Russia's palace at Tsarskoe Selo is the Horse


Asylum, where the Imperial chargers live
IN snug quarters when they are no longer
fit for use. Near the comfortable stables
Is the cemetery, where the history of MANY
famous steed may be read in the inscrip
tons on the tombstones. The rooms
which present the greatest historical
interest are those which were occupied bv
Emperor Alexander l., and which arc
shown exactly as he loft them; and the
chamber which is considered as the great
est curiosity is the room in which all the
walls are of amber. Beyond the garden, in
front of that part of the palace occupied by
their Majesties, is little island in which
there is Russian cottage, garden, cow.
house-in short, complete establishment
on diminutivo scale, arranged for the
of the Duchess of Edinburpb
when she was child.
Year: 1876

MS coat preparatory to laying Il out
for repairs, there's nothing that makes
his conscience get upon its hind legs
quicker than the sight Of the letter his
wife gave him to mail more than two
months ago.
Year: 1876

d Some day in the distant future the
little niger in the barber shop who
silently holds out his hand for ten cents
for striking mans nose with his brush
broom will be laid away to rest and kat.
nip planted to hide the spot. ''s>'-'
Year: 1876

Peter O'Rsily was one of the pioneer min
ers of Washre and one of the disuoverers OF
the Cumstock Silver Mines--one OF the men
who turned up TO the light of day that gilt.
tcring ore which was the first Of over $780,.
100000 since taken from the great vein they
hit upon.


Before going to work on SiS.mile Canyon,
ut the head of which the great discovery
was made, Peter o'Rcily mined on Gold Can.
yon, long and large nyine heading on the
opposite side oi Mount Dayison, a mile south
of the canyon first named There he
wrought with pan and rocker at washing
placer gold from the sand and gravel Of the
bed and bars Of the canyon.


Pete" was fond OF rambling away alone
alnong the meandcrings of the stream in
search of rich spots, where he could be by
himself ard mine in his own WAY. Provided
he could find few "culors' (small specks OF
Gold) he would dig and pan away for days,
quite confident that his luck would at last
lead him to the right spot and that in the
end his labors would I've richly rewarded.


Pete was not only spiritulist, but was
also firm believer in luck and all manucr
of signs and omens. The last mining he did
on Gold Canyon was when he started in 10
prospect bar where he already found II
"squatter' in the person of frog, which
frog began, in short time, to give him a
great deal OF trouble.


He constructed small dam or reservoir
to turn the small rill running into the ravinC
into ditch leading to his panning-hole near
the bar The reservoir held but about a
dozen hogsheads OF water, and it was soon
sitter this was complete and filed that Pete
first had notice OF tho presence on his claim
Of the frog. lie had sunk bit almost down
to the bedrock, and had washed uut two or
three pans of dirt that yielded well. He was
filling his pan with some particularly fine
looking gravel, when he heard n small
squeaky voice sing out, struck it Z"


Pete was at that moment deeply absorbed
in the work in which he was engaged, and
the shrlI, squeaking voice sringing out So
near ut hand and asking II question that 81
exictly chimcd in with the train of thought
running through his he,' 50 startled him
that his pick almost fell rom his hands. lie
prckcd up his ears and looked about in all
directions to sre whence proceeded the chce'
ry little voice. He half expected to see Il
little, red.mnntlcd fairy standing in som,
neighboring clump of willows or pecring
at him through 4 TUT Of rank grass grow
Year: 1876

sCFEEs IN COURT AT THE CLOSE OF THE
GREAT TRfAL-TEE vERDICriN WASH


INGToN.


Spc ial Dispatch to the Times.


ST. LOUIS, February 24.--To-day
the great trail of General Babcock was
brought to sudden termination.
Judge Dillon's charge wits II very leng-
thy document, making about eight
columns of closly printed matter. He
consumed the entire morning session
in reading it, and to say that it was
favorable TO the defendant is mild
assertion. He seemed to not only be
in sympathy with Babcock, but a
strict partiality was observed in every
sentence for him and those interested
with him. The court was adjourned
after 12 o'clock, and the jury was
taken in charge by the United States
Marshal and escorted to the jury room
the court re assembling the Marshal
informed the judges that the foreman
declared they were ready to report, A
breathless silence pervaded the room
The defendant stood and viewed the
twelve men, who were soon to decide
his fate, with II look of anxiety that
only one in his situation could wear.
1t was scene that we seldom witness
Upon the Judge asking the foreman
for the verdict he answered that the
jury found the defendant not guilty.
The news spread over the city like
wildfire. Extra editions of the several
papers were issued from all the offices,
and the excitement was intense. As
TO speculation we can only say that the
opinion Of large number is, that it was
certainly the most hurried verdict
ever known. Immediately after the
verdict being rendered the jury were
discharged. Scenes in the court room
of defendants counsel congratulating
themselves with the jury were notice
able also the defendant shaking hands
with the twelve men who had just
pronounced him not guilty of one of
the highest crimes and misdemeanors
that it is possible to be charged with.
The Verdict ut the Capital-All Sorts of


wild RumOrs Afioat.


WASHINGTON, Februaey 24.-The
acquittal of General Babcock at St.
Louis to-day has caused great rejoicing
here among his friends and among
army people generally. The prevailing
impression previously was thatt he
jury would disagree, and therefore a
good deal of surprise is manifestedat
the result.
Year: 1876

Your reporter was fairly astounded Sat-
urday at the fact that every citizen took off
his hat to him. He walked complacently
and observantly up Hull street, and on
every side were manifestations OF homage
that he was entirely unexpected to receive.
He finally found out thst it was due to the
States announcement that the Dispatch
representative had been made sachem Of
the Manchester Press Club. Such an honor
was as unexpected as it was, SO to speak,
undeserved. The Club is just yet in its in
cipiency, and il zeal, intelligence, wealth,
and religious fervor can attain success, the
Manchester Club will yet become one OF the
institutions OF the Old Dominion.
Year: 1876

The Richmond and Danube Railroad
Case.-The decision in the above case was
rendered by Mayor Chiles Saturday morning
in substance as follows: That the company
should pay fine Of 800 for obstructlng
the streets with its tracks, and that the
tracks should be removed. An appeal was
taken by the company to the Hastings
Court
Year: 1876

TWEED HEARD FROM AGAIN.-A we'll
known gentleman of this city day or two
ago received letter from member OF his
family who is now travelling in Europe.
Recently, while on the road between Flo
renee and Leghorn, in Italy, the corre-
spondent stopped to buy some fruit. While
there she was attracted by seeing Tweed
and q companion whom she at once took to
be an American. She inquired who Tweed
was, and was told that he was wealthy
American who had lately come to the villa.
The companion must have been his cousin,
who is referred to in the telegram from Ma
drid published on Saturday.
Year: 1876

inauguration BaH.-We acknowledge
with thanks the reception Of an invitation
to the Inauguration ball to be given at Nun
nally's Hail., on the corner Of Eighth and
Hull streets, on the evening Of the 10Th in
slant. 1t will be grand success if we may
Judge from the elaborate preparations al
ready being made.
Year: 1876

MILITARY RE0RGANIZATIoN.-It is stated
that the old Lee Guard is to be re6rganized
and that pretty new zouaVe uniform will
be adopted for fatigue duty. A full band
will also be organized for the company.
Year: 1876

The number of inquiries coming IN to
US every day, as to whether our State
Executive Committee intends to call a
meeting of the citizens OF West Virginia
on the Sth of January, requires us TO say
,bot tho committee now have the matter
under advisement, and at the proper
time will take such steps as the occasion
reouires. We know that there is very
General desire on the part OF the conser-
vative people OF the State to have an op-
nor.pnity TO assemble in meetings ana
express their indignation at the outrages
which have SO recently been perpetrated
unon the country. This is natural iee!-
ino and in these matters the people are
generally ahead of the leaders. But we
csn afford to be patient little whlle'
with the assurance that our Executive
committee will act promptly when the
time arrives for action. 1t is not soSo-
lutelv necessary that the meetings shol-a
be held on the Sth of January, though
that would be an appropriate day. 1t


,;,bt hs better TO wsit until the meeting
OF the Legislature, which is on the loth,
and perhaps by that time the report OF
the Congressional committees will be H.
s,d we will have all the facts before us.
One thing can be relied on, ard that Is
opr West Virginia Democrats are ready
to respond to any call that may be made
On them, and whatever course OF action
ou- brs,hern in the great Northwest
may agree upon they can depend on US
We therefore say to our friends, rest
easy. and it will be all right IN gooo
Year: 1876

NEW ORLEANS, December 2l.-From
present indications neither of the investi-
eating committees will complete their
work here before the first of February.
The testimony taken before the House
committee to, day was very lengthy and
tedious. While the Democrats are
elated over the testimony of President
Wells, the Republicans claim that
it did not injure their cause.
There is considerable apprehension of
trouble on the 9Th of Jsnua-y, when the
Governor is to be inaugursted. Both
Packard and Nichols will be inaugu-
rated, as the Republicans will not oppose
the inauguration of Nichols, but should
he attempt to exercise the functions OF
the office he will in all probability be
resisted and call be made for more
troops, eleven hundred of whom are now
stationed here.
Year: 1876

From che instructions which
Gen. Sherman has given to mar.
shals as to the extreme of their
powers in employing the military
in elections under the infamous
order of Taft, it appears that he
has very properly and wisely placed
some limit and restriction upon the
arbitrary powers of these officers
His order is in substance as fol.
lows:


"Otlicers commanding troops
summoned to aid marshals O,
sheriffs, must judge for themselves
whether the service is lawful or
necessary, and compatible with
their ordinary duties. They must
limit their action absolutely to
proper aid in the execution Of the
lawful precept exhibited by the
marshal or sheriff. If time per.
mits every demand should be for
warded to the President for his
ofuer, ana IN all cases the highest
officer, whose orders can be given
in time to meet the emergency
will alone a71ume the responsibility
of action.


This would seem to place a,
least some discretion in the hands
of the military officers command.
ing, and to restrict even them to
some extent in their action. The
truth is it must be extremely dis.
gusting to high toned military Off
GERS Of the army and navy to be
placed under the absolute control
and direction of petty marshals and
sheriffs as prescribed by Taft's in.
structions
Year: 1876

The work has been begun after long and careful preliminary labor and with the most ample resources for carrying it on to a successful termination.

 None of the original stereotype plates have been used, but every page has been
Year: 1876

Which are introduced for the first time in the edition have been added not for the sake of pictorial effect but to give greater lucidity and force the plantations in the text They embrace all branches of science and of natural history, and depict the most famous and remarkable features of scenery architeo ture, and art well as the various processes of me chanics and manufactures. Although intended for instruction rather than embellisEment pans have been spared to insure their
Year: 1876

Forming in fact anew Cyclopedia with the same plan and compass tits predecessor, but with far greater pecuniary expenditure, and with such improvements in it's composition have been suggested by longer exnariepce and enlarged knoWledge.
Year: 1876

Have been made by the indefatigabie explorers of Africa.

 The great political revolutions of the last decade, with the natural result of the lapse of time, have brought into public a multitude of men, whose names are in every ones mouth, and of whose lives every is curious to know the particulars.

 battles have been fought and important sieges maintained of which the details yet preserved only the newspapers in the transient publications Of the day but which ought to take their place in
Year: 1876

Within the last ten years the progress of discovery in every department of knowledge has made a new work of reference an imperative want.

 The movement of political affairs has kept pace with the discoveries of science, and their fruitful appca ton to the industrial and useful arts the fence and refinement f social llfe Great wars and consequent revolutions have occurred, involving na- tiona changes of peculiar moment The civil war of our own country, which was at its height when the been ended and new course of commercial and in- dustrial activity has been commenced. Large sions to our
Year: 1876

The custom among elderly gen tlemen of making a common carrier of their plug hats has become so common that the spectacle of respectable elder in church with a red silk handkerchief. two letters. postal card and corner of plug tobac- co on his head no longer raises the ghost of a smile in the congregation. -
Year: 1876

Last August Dubuque widower pray ed the mourners to nail him mp in the coffin with his dead wife, and then he rode all the way to thegrave in the hearse, shrieking and wailing. and jumped in the grave when the coffin was lowered. They thought his grief would drive him to the itsane asylum. Day before yesterday he was arrested for bigamy.
Year: 1876

Stokes, who at one time was suspected

 of shooting Fisk, is now in Pennsylvania

 where he is interested in new kind of pavement. It ought to be a good pave- ment, for the way of the transgressor is hard.
Year: 1876

This city IS now enjoying comparative quiet. You no longer hear the window sash go up with an angry bang at m.. and female voice that cuts the air like a buzz saw, declaiming, Montgomery Ad- ans Brown. you may jerk out that bell wire. or kick in the door. but when you married me, you married woman who doesn't scare" And now if Russia wishes to scoop in Turkey we are all prepared to stand by calmly and give our undivided attention to the -Brooklun Aro1s.
Year: 1876

sT would rather vote for the devil than for you, "was what an American sovereign told a candidate Tn Main Street saloon last night. "But in case your friend should not come forward" said the una- bashed aspirant for office. might then count upon your assistance?"