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Year: 1876

Put it on at once, first week in November,
a good substantial, oldfashioned, home
made, loose, red, wooden flannel shirt, and
do not lay it aside for thinner article, at
least until the first day of May, even in the.
latitude of New Orleans. Wear it only in
the daytime, unless you are very much OF
an invalid then change it for a similar one
to sleep in-letting the two hang alternate
ly on chair TO dry in warm room. But
why wear flannel next TO the skin in prefer
ence TO silk or cotton Because it is warmeri
it conveys heat away from the body less
rapidly does il so slowly that it is called a
non-conduetor it feels less cold when we
touch It to the skin than silk or cotton. A
good deal has been said and written about
silk being best on account OF its electrical
agencies but all that is guess-work. We
are blind leaders of the blind when we talk
about that subtle agent; and until we know
more of it, 1t is the greater wisdom to be
guided by our sensations Another reason
why woolen flannel is better is, that while
cotton and silk absorb the perspiration and
are equally saturated with it, woolen gar
ment conveys the moisture TO the outside,
where the microscope, or very good eye
will see the water standing IN innumerable
drops. This is shown any hour, by covering
a profusely sweating horse with a blanket,
and letting it stand. In short time the
hair and inner surface of the blanket will be
found dry, while the moisture will be felt on
! Che outside. II we would be wise we must
Year: 1876

In the pocket-book OF Hon. stephen Allen,
who was drowned when the Henry Clay was
burned on the Hudson, several years since
was found printed slip, apparently cut
from newspaper, of which the following is
a copy. II is worthy 10 be engraved on every
Young mans heart Make few promises.
Always speak the truth. Never speak evil
of any one. Keep good company or none.
Live up to your engagements. Never play
a game of chance Drink no kind Of intox-
icating liquors. Good character is above all
things else. Keep your own secrets, If you
have any. Never borrow if you can possibly
help it. DO not marry until you are able to
support a wife. Keep yourself innocent II
you would be happy When you speak to a
person look in his face. Make no haste TO
be rich if you would prosper. Ever live
(misfortune excepted) within your income
Save when you are young TO spend when you
are old. Avoid temptation through fear you
may not Withstand IT, Never run into debt
unless you see a way to get out again.
Small and steady gains give competency
with tranquil mind. Good company and
good conversation are the sinews of virtue.
Your character cannot be essentially injured
except by your own acts. If any one speak
evil of you let your life be so that no one
will believe him. When you retire TO bed
think over what you have been doing during
the day. Never be idle; if your hands can I
be employed usefully attend to the cultiva-
tiou of your mind Read over the above
maxims carefully and thoughtfully at least
once a week"
Year: 1876

CArroRyIA WryE.-Taose who make
the experiment usually find that
the so-callei California wine is little
better than that much vinegar. The
reason for the inferior quality Of
California wine WE are rot prepared
to give, but the fact remains that the
wine that comes from that State
would try he stomach of an ostrich.
Referring to the inferior quality Of
this wine, the Sacramento Union says:


"There are not above three or fopr
brands OF California wine deserving
of any serious consideration at present.
Whatever the cause, it Is certain that
our grapes produce very crude and
heavy and earthly havors, as mike
the light wines OF Southern France
as shark meat l. unlike halibut. 1t Is
Of course quite possible and even
probable that time and more careful
training may remedy these defects,
and that this viii be so seems To be
certified by the fact that the best
wines a. present come from the neigh
horhood of Los Angeles, where he
culture Of the grape has been carried
on the Longest. As yet, however,
very little has been accomplished in
this direction"
Year: 1876

BooTH, who Is now engaged in shak
Ing the bloody shirt in Indiana, last
Year accused the republicans of keep
ING that Carmen above ground only
TOR the purpose Of keeping themselves
in power.
Year: 1876

JUDGE JACOBS has received the republican
nomination for delegate, and from present
appearances vii represent this territory in
Congress for a second term. Daring The
twenty odd years that have elapsed since the
organization Of this territory, Jacobs has
shown himself the least worthy delegate on
the list, and yet he is compiimeuted or
second nomination At best the delegate ex-
eriS but lutte influence in shaping legislation,
and It Is consoling TO know that if We are 10
be represented by putty head like jacobs
ne amounts 70 nothing mo-e than the Ry on
the cart wheel Annexation TO Oregon Is
now the expressed wish Of every well wisher
oi Walia Walla Valley.
Year: 1876

SAYS the Phoebe Record "If our Salt
Lake exchanges wish to make US perfectly
happy. it could easily be done. 1t is a
i-uisance to rs when in quest of news to
run into nest of local advertisements,
and in many cases in display type. .
When the Tribune puts on d new dress.
it will endeavor to please the Record, and
in doing SO will also please its editors in
remedying the faulty makeup of which
the Record complains. Smaller type,
smaller display, more reading matter,
clearer print, and faster presses, are
what we are now aiming at The in
creasing business of the Tribune demands
it.-SGH Lake. Tribune
Year: 1876

Tp.vELEp Docs. The captain of a Ma
,ant boat has a fine curly dog which
.,aver misses making trip with his mas
.ar If he can help it. He likes the hustle
snd little excitementof getting under way
and going on shore again as well as old
sa;loTs love the sea. He is quite sociable
snd we'll acquainted with the regular pas
sanoers. They know his pecnliarities
ord he knows some OF theirs. If he does
not raonlarly "beg" he is still sharp
anonob to "hang around those who are
rsther literally disposed. He generally
oetc his penny or fivecent piece and then
off he bounds to the refreshment-table
and laws it out in cake as orderly as a
how He would scorn to eat it off the
Amor like dog which had never been
.anobt GOOD manners. He hunts up his
master and puts the cake in his hand and
tban stands by and decorously eats it.


niece by piece. as it is broken off for him.
Another smart Yankee dog had taste
for visiting. He goes down to the depot
and steps aboard the train without the
customary little ceremony at the ticket
Office. and when it reaches the right town
bounds off aud pays visit to some fam
ily friend of his master. He never makes
a mistake about the town or the train.
and is such fine, intelligent fellow, he
ALWAYS meets with welcome. He. usu-
ally spends two or three days on his
trips, and no doubt picks up considerable
dog lore in bis travels. do not know
whether the mightier dogs show him any
attention on his return, but he is on good
terms with them all.-Presbyteridn.
Year: 1876

THIS year will be great year for the
American nation. 1t is leap year, Presi-
dental election year and the Centennial
anniversary of our independence. and
for the purpose of giving us rest during
SO much excitement there will be one ex-
ira Sunday, or fifty-three in all.
Year: 1876

A YOUNG lady Of Virginia City dropped
her handkerchief in the street last Satur-
day, and it blew close to the dangerous
end of mule The young man who
picked it up will not send her his photo
graph for few days. as he don't look
we'll with his chin under his ear.
Year: 1876

TO oBvIATE the trouble of arranging
their hair every day and to save the ex-
pense of maid, many ladies who glory
In the fact of being fashionable wear
q wig. The wig is dressed by profess
slonal wig-maker once month, and thus
every new fashion can be kept up with.
This Is not slander on the sex, but a
TACT, and can be proved in open Court.
Heads and wigs are ready.
Year: 1876

ally restore thedouble standard of gold
and silver by allowing The coinage OF
the full-valued silver dollar TO be un-
limited tender with gold except as to
debts specifically payable in gold coins
of the present standard.
Year: 1876

The Republicans of Ohio are greatly
alarmed, and with good reason, at the
detection from their ranks of large mum
bers of so-called greenbackers in the
manufacturing and other districts.
Leading men of substance and charac-
ter, who are not infationists, but who
regard resumption at fixed day as i'm
practicable are openly deserting their
former colors. Many of this class who
are disguised with Grantism and with
the corruption of the Republican party,
will vote for Tilden, while another
class, believing in "cheap money" "
may throw away their votes on Peter
Cooper.


Garfeld's nomination in the face of
his glaring venality, is an insult to the
moral sentiment of Ohio without regard
to party. He was caught with the
Credit Mobilier scrip, which was the
price paid for his votes on that and
other jobbery. And it was proved be-
fore the investigation, not only by
Oakes Ames' testimony and diaries,
but by his own handwriting, that he
committed deliberate perjury. He
swore positively that he had no interest
in the Credit Mobilier, and that the
bribe which he received was only O
loan. Yet while the investigation was
actually going on, he went to Oakes
Ames and claimed that he was entitled
to more money than had been paid to
him for his share of the corruption, and
made detailed statement of the divi-
dends and cash to establish his demand!
That paper was produced before the
committee, and Cakes Ames told bow
it came into his possession.


Garfield. as Chairman of the Appro-
priations, carried through three and q
half millions for the Washington Ring
in six weeks, and was rewarded not only
with fee of $1,000 for corrupt con-
tract procured by his his influence, but
with other substantial tokens of Boss
Shepherds partiality. This man, thus
notorious for venality, for the sale of
his public trusts and for fragrant job
berry, is nominated again for Congress
by the machine which he has hitherto
controlled through the power of the Ad-
ministration.


He is an acknowledged leader of the
party, and, in the event of success,
would aspire to be Speaker of the
House, which is now disgraced by bis
presence. It is no wonder that honest
men in Ohio, who followed the Repub-
lican standard while it represented
principles and integrity, are weary oi
supporting rogues and thieves as lead.
ers, and turn hopefully to; the banner of
Reform.


They see John Sherman, who entered
Congress poor and has pursued no pro.
fession or business since then, grown
into a millionaire with o princely in.
come to illustrate how profitable are the
ways of Washington to those who pull
the wires of legislation and change
their financial policy to suit the bond
holders and combined capital. They
see Bingham representing the United
States in Japan, and appointed right
on the heels of the investigation which
proved him to be one Cakes Ames'
chosen confederates. There is a revolt
against these iniquities now, but there
will be revolution in November.
Year: 1876

others that are thereby disturbed and
set in rebellion.


There seemed to be kind of honest,
let-alone, let-live, and let-love, every
where apparent-no sign of sharping or
trickery, neither among boys or men;
and q little trading in different shops
confirmed this good impression. There
was q plan showing of goods with a
communication of price without many
words; no attempt at making you think
that black is white, in regard to mater
ial, color, or fashion; no winking of
the eyes to excuse the conscious telling
of a falsehood. It was refreshing-a
real nerve-rest, that allowed general
relaxation of soul to think that, in the
first lookout, one need not be on the
lookout.


It may have been an exaggerated i'm
preston on the good side-a kind of
Utopian impression, that we did not re-
main long enough to dissipate; but I
could not, in contemplating the people
generally, help fancying that every
Scotchman was rather satisfied with his
lot, with his land, with his people, and
with himself, that he would agree to
banker after the fesh-pots of no other
country if he might only be permitted
to live and die Scotchman in Scotland.
He seem little like the old lady that
was in a perpetual state of gratitude.
After having enumerated, as a part of
her lot, about all the ills that can befall
q human being, she still held it as
great grace that she had two teeth left,
and, as still greater, that they were
opposite each other.
Year: 1876

Sundays REPUBLICAN contained bio
graphical sketch Of Mr.. Hayes, wherein ap-
peared the rather startling announcement
uated in lS42 and was married in 1882"
After this, when anybody chooses to dis
pute the ability of the Republican standard
bearer, let it be recOllecJed that any man
who can graduate and be comfortably mar
ried at the age of ten is q man of more than
ordinary talents.-New Orleans Times.


1t is evident that it does not require
man of more than ordinary talents to dis
cover and comment on simple typograph-
ical error. We are satisfied that Governor
Hayes was born to be President, and that
fact is good enough for us at the present
time.
Year: 1876

the South at largo will produce the Same
happy results everywhere where slavery
once existed. If, however, this wheeler
compromise in Louisiana has been used as
Republican means to Confederate end,
and that end the overthrow first of the Re-
publican administration at Washington, and
finally the overthrow of the Republican
party in Louisiana, then the same influences
which have produced these results will IN
der Republican auspices at Washington con-
firm both by establishing the Confederate
power on yet flmer basis in each Southern
State and throughout the Union. But be-
fore we reach this possible consequence We
meet lion In the path. May not the 'com-
promise policy" inaugurated By the Repub-
Iican convention at Cincinnati, give of fact
a fatal impulse to the political reaction
against negro citizenship and the Repub-
lican reconstruction of the South, which will
form the chief campaign capital of the
Confederate Democratic party in the sp-
preaching contest. And if We should
ton in 1876 on the issue Of reconcilia-





ton and compromise, will it be worth
while to have any further discussion
Of the question whether the Confederate
power will be confirmed or not in
each Southern State and throughout the
Union! Will not the vote of the negro be
solid for all time by such a popular verdict
from the n North9


In every case. go as the election may, be
the effect of Wheeler compromise Repub-
publican administration at Washington
what it may, be the issue in the approach
ing Presidential election what it may, there
lies along the far distant political horizon of
this country long black line of threaten
ing clouds. Keep your vision fixed steadily
upon it, and you will see this cloud ''lift,"
as it were, now and then and lash a. if look
ing out with flaming eyes upon an enemy's
country. Place your ear on the ground and
you will hear the low rumbling Of the
suppr sssed storm which sleeps in that
cloud. If you ask wnat all this means, |
answer that it is the same storm which
swept the South into flame and blood from
1861 to 1865. It is the same storm which
in 1866 renewed its strength when Andrew
johnson formed his alliance with the Con-
federate power. 1t is the same storm cloud
which but lately covered the entire North
with it's fierce shadow. 1t is an echo in the
New World of the French revolution. Let
no one underrate the tremendous power of
this public feeling nor the ability and
daring Of the man Of revolution, who can
Of that portentious cloud. For the present
We leave it. May it's awful energy never
be again called into play. B.
Year: 1876

No woman will love man the better
for being renowned or prominent
Though he be the first among men. she
will be prouder. not fonder; Is is often
the case. she will not even be proud
But give her love. appreciation. kind
ness. and there is no sacrifice she
would not make for his comfort and
contsnt. The man who loves her we'll
is her hero and her king No less .
hero to her, though he is not to any
other; no less q king. though his only
kingdom is her heart and home 1t is
. mans own fault if he is unhappy
with his wife. in nine cases of tsn. 1t
10 very exceptional woman who will
not be oil she can be to al attentive
husband. aud = very exceptional Que
who will not BE- very disagreeable if
she finds herself willfully neglected. It
would be easy to hate = man who, hav-
ing bound . woman To him. made uo
effort to make her happy. hard not TO
love one who is constant and tender,
and when . woman loves she always
strives to please. The great men of this
world have always been wretched in
their domestic relations. while mean
and coAlsnon men have been exceeding
ly happy. The reason is very plain.
Absorbed in themselves. those who
desire the worlds applause were caro-
less Of the little world st home. while
those Who nod none Of this egotism
strove to keep the hearts that were
their own aud happy in their tender
ness. IiaJuma Baptist.
Year: 1876

There is no more important branch
of ''preventive medicine than cook
ing. Bad cooking may cause a dwind-
ling of the race, ruination of the tenn
per, and deterioration of the morals.
Good cooking, on the other hand, is
accompanied by national prosperity
and domestic bliss. So say the promot-
ers of the national training school of
cookery, who are undoubtedly right in
the main, and are deserving of all im-
aginable success. Now cooking is both
an art and a science. For it's progress
as an art we are not generally concern.
ed, although our profession would I'LL.
doubtedly suffer in pocket should fine
art cookery go out of fashion. "Ele.
CANT dishes are generally Whited
sepulchers, and the fore-rumners of
blue pills and other correctives. The
bulk of people live in big cities, and if
we were asked to name the most pre-.
dominating characteristic of our urban
population, we should say ''dyspep.
sia.''. Those who spend their days in
dark Offices, chambers, or consulting
rooms, and keeping their noses ever.
lastingly upon their respective grind
stones, seldom know that digestion
should wait on appetite. Hitherto
their dinners have not been SO skill
fully prepared as to demand the least
possible effort from jaded stomach
but let us hope that the national dis
grace of indigestibility will no longer
dim the brightness of our hospitality.
and the number of patent medicines
| which are sold so largely in this coun
try as aids to digestion will undergo q
rapid diminuation.-Ex.


10 cultivate the tuberose, that most
beautiful of all plants. put the bulbs il
six-inch pots, three in each, and use {
mixture of equal parts turfy loan
peat, and leaf-mold, and place it in th.
pit. Give very little water at first, ani
as they commence to grow freely in
crease it and keep near the glass
When they begin to push up theil


1ower-spikes they will of necessit.
require to be placed where they will
have sufficient space for the proper de
velopment of the tall spikes. Thes'
will come into bloom from August t.
October, when they will require TEN
perature ranging from 60 degrees to z


degrees, the latter being preferable
If wanted to bloom earlier, the pot
should be placed in a warm pit and o.
a hotbed the temperature of which
about Is degrees, to start them i
growth more quickly.
Year: 1876

Take piece OF canvass, of size
desired, such as coffee sacks are made.
Cut Il quantity Of black and colored
cloth i'll circles of various sizes. max
ing sufficient, when one is laid upon
another, to cover the entire mat. Sew
the large lower ones down on the can
vass. and the upper ones keep in place
by taking four stitches from the center
across each side. using coarse colored
cord or twine finish by making tufts
of raveled carpet, yarn or zephyr on
the top of each cluster of circles. U.s.
ing various bright colors. TO make
these. pass 4 strand up through
the center, and winding quantity
around two or three fingers or Il piece
of card, lay the bunch across the top
of a circle, and passing the needle and
strand down through it again, (near
the spot where it was drawn up), pull
it firmly down until the tuft is drawn
together, when fasten by taking a
stitch or two on the under side, and
proceed to the next circle. When all
arc done clip the tufts into round half
balls or buttons. These mats may be
made of old cloth, and are not only very
handsome but durable.


Another good mat is made by taking
piece of Brussels or ingram carpet
for a center. then finishing with a
border of cloth Of any and every des-
cription, plated together in broad
bands. and sewing this long pieced and
braided strip round and round the mat
until of desired size. Coffee sacks,
worked in with coarse yarn or strips
Of bright cloth. making figures, flow.
ers. ETC., are really handsome when
carefully done.
Year: 1876

A veterinary surgeon writes to the
Country Gentleman that his experience
with sawdust is that it is the best bed.
ding to be had for horses or cattle. 1t
Is superior to straw in many respects.
1T is 4 much better absorbent than
straw, and much cleaner. For paw.
ing horse it is much better, as it dis.
places the bedding only where the foot
touches the floor of the stall, while
straw, being long, is displaced general.
ly by the act of paving.
Year: 1876

FoR Book BINDING or Ruling, go to
THE ARGUS Bindery. No better work
can be done in this vicinity. Prices reason
able, Work done quick, Leave orders at
The ARGUS Counting Room, opposite the
the Post Office.
Year: 1876

n Electro -Galvanic Battery combined with the
n celebrated Medicated Porous Plaster, forming
the grandest curative agent in the world of medi-
tofore In use. They accomplish more in one week
thsn the old Piasiers in whole year. They do not
palliate, they CURE.
Year: 1876

+mentS in consultation, when Judge Bond
said, as was understood substantially:
g The first question is, whether this court
has Jurisdiction ito appoint receiver in
this case, This question will depend upon
the allegations in the bill and answer,
without reference to the affidavits. Upon
this question the court will hear you gentle
men tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock" IS


TO which hour the court adjourned. :.
Year: 1876

the same time leaves to the recording acts
their legitimate power and effect. We con-
clude, therefore, that the acknowledgment
in this case before Garnett was sufficient to


authorize the record Of the deed to Con-
Year: 1876

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, IT WILL Non
l Rust or crack and costs only tribe more than
common iron pipe Is positively THE BEST thing
for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HASS


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