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Year: 1876




Talking by telegraph has for years
been somewhat fgurative fact, but now
it seems as if it was positively reality.
Experiments have resulted in the trans
mission of audible speech through an or
binary telegraphic wire for distance of
two miles. The new science, or, per
haps more correctly, a new application
of old principles, is called telephony
The principle of transmission is the same
as that of the toy known as the lovers
telegraph. This toy consists of two tin
tubes, one end of each being tightly COW
cred with some membrane. Each end
of the string perforates the center of the
membrane, and ia secured on the inner
side by knot. When the string Is
drawn taut, although it may be thirty
feet long, the vibrations upon the mem
brane produced by whispering in one Of
the tubes are conveyed to the membrane
of the other tube, so that what is said by
a person at one end of the string is clear
ly heard by person listening at the
other end, the distance between the two
persons precluding the possibility of any
thing being heard through the ordinary
medium of sound transmission, the air.
In telephony electricity takes the place
of the string in the lovers telegraph,
with, however, far greater susceptible
ity TO the vibrations, and hence a more
extended power of transmission. Great
expectations have been raised by this
discovery, and its capabilities for the
transmission of sounds will be deter
mined by future experiment.
Year: 1876

Last August a Dubuque widower
prayed the mourners to nail him up in
the coffin with his dead wife, and then
he rode all the way to the grave in the
hearse, shrieking and wailing, and
jumped into the grave when the coffin
was lowered. They thought his grief
would drive him to the insane asylum.
Day before yesterday he was arrested for
bigamy .-HasOk- Eye.
Year: 1876

A GENTLEMAN living in the Highlands.
who for twenty odd years, has worn an
entire upper set OF false teeth. went
from hot room tho other morning into
the cold air without. the Thermometer
being II degrees below zero. when the
intense cold instantly snapped the plate
upon which his teeth were set breaking
it into two pieces.
Year: 1876

The witness continued his testimony, and said
that Deputy United States Marshal De Klyne
told him (witness) at one time to take 1900
oicars out Of n case In the Custom House aud
crrry them up to the United States Marshal's
once and witneaa did 40.


These cigars were taken to the Marshal's Of
Acc without any duty having been paid on
them witness said there was a law providing
that when the amount Of cigars received on
invoice was less than the invoice called for, and
the customs oflcer M ade a return that there was
not room In cases for the additional number
called for In the invoice, then the invoice
was taken to be wrong. and duty was paid on
the actual number OF cigars. In the above
trans ction De Klyne directed the ofhcer to re-
port tnat there was not room In the cases for
the 3,0cO which would be short after he had
taken these away, and have the Invoice made to
conform to the short. Witness said Joseph
Grinnell, a member OF the Custom House band,
was present at this time.


Q-Do they have band at the Custom House1 A.
TIey dld until few months ago.


Qwhat use did thev make Of bandf Alt was
used for political gatherings. serenades &c. and wac
taken about the country TO furnish music at political


q. nv MIR. Gibson-You have asked that you might
that you might have your data near at hand Did you
not say at nrst that to Washington to show
up thcee frauds to the 8 cretary OF the Treasury
Why did you not bring your papers with you TO sub
santiate your statements Al came TO tell these
things the secretary OF the Treasury him TO
send an agent TO New Orleans to Investigate the and
would have my data all there At the time.
Year: 1876

from the Lynchburg News.l


The farce in ended-Belknap is &C.
Quilted, two-thirds not voting for his
impeachment. A majority Of the Senate
thought him guilty; the country knew
he was guilty and the proof was abun.
dant. The President Of the United
States accepted the resignation Of an
officer Of his Cabinet when he was
bound to know that grave charges were
about to be preferred against him, and
thus saves him from punishment. This
Wheeler reformation; where will it
end II danger is ahead in the Navy
Department, will the President accept
the resignation of Robson Is there to
be no punishment for guilty officials
while the President is discharging every
Bristow and Jewell man in the Treas
ury and Postoffice Departments.
Year: 1876

lChicaRO TimesA


Many OF the House Republicans are
represented as "ashamed"N II the mi
nority report in the Robson, business,
and hence its burial without protest. II
may be fairly doubted whether Any con-
siderable number OF Republicans we're
ashamed" Shame is sensation not
known to the partisan in general, and it
may be fairly doubted whether sucS an
emotion could possibly come to hen
Injured as these are to all the abomina-
tions OF the political flesh for thess
many years. Such republicans as find
themselves glowing with shame can do
much to efface 1t by demanding instant
action on the report OF the majority, in
stead Of letting 1t lie over to swelter the
venom Of partisan malice through the
rappSS
Year: 1876

From the land of Bourbon, prize cat
tie and blooded horses we get singular
bit OF news. The first State convention
Of the Prohibitionists ever held in Ken
lucky met at Louisville to organize the
party for the canvass for the Presidency
Of the United States. Green Clay Smith,
the Prohibition candidate for President,
and a native Kentuckian, was present
and made speech. A State Central
Committee and electors were appointed.
and the platform OF the party read and
adopted. We hardly think the Prohi-
bitionists will carry Kentucky this
time.
Year: 1876

Mr.. EDITOR Please tell us how
Prof. Tice can predict the changes
in the weather. Y.


Rather hard question, apperent-
ly, but very easy of solution when
you understand astronomy and
philosophy. You first dlaw a cir
Gle and divide it into 1862 equal
parts, then su5divide into 1854
equal parts, reverse the digits, and
divide by the number marked by
the thermometer at II of the day
YOU wish it to rain. Then stretch
your horoscope so that the perehel-
ion of Mars shall inscise the plane
of orbit by an overplus of ? inches
to the square mile and the result is
the direction of the wind. Then
look in that direction until you see
a cloud coming up, get you a good
umbrella, and if it stays cloudy it
will either rain or snow before it
clears off. Storms always follow
the track of the wind, and clouds
are, under the new regime, indis-
pensable, so that you may rest as
sured that storms will not prevail as
long as it don't rain.
Year: 1876

He said he didn't care anything
about liquor, only the effects. He
never liked the taste of it. always
made him gag to drink it, and he
made up an awful face as he took it
down. But it was the effect he was
after. If it wasn't for the effects
he would never drink a drop of IL
quor in his life. He was a nice
young man when we first heard him
say that. He had health, good
looks, property, and a respectable
position in society. The only per
ceptible effects of his potations then
were the heightened color in his
check. increased brilIancy of the
eyes and vivacity in conversation
He was generous and liberal with
his money, too. and had {
''host of friends" Well, he kept OF
drinking for the effects, and he got
them, as every man will who keep:
at it long enough The last tim,
we saw him he was that pitiful ob
icct, human wreck: He was stand
ing at bar pleading for a drink OF
time, his trembling fingers being
unable to find a single nickel in til,
! 1,ocl-afs Of his raopad o,,v,,-~T I
He had kept on gagging over hi


whisky, and drinking for the effect


until he hadn't any effects lef
except those painfully apparren
ones, poverty, disease, privation AM
vanished respectability. Verify, h
cot the effects:
Year: 1876

Young Mr., Hamilton, living three
miles south of town, was so unfOr-
tunate several years ago as to lose
an arm in a sugar mill. A few
weeks ago a team ran away with
him and bruised him up terribly,
and now he has just made a narrow
escape for his other arm. He got
his arm caught in a wagon wheel
the other day and the team started
of, almost catching his arm, which
would have torn it to pieces. He
was not hurt, however
Year: 1876

Ladies who indulge in pin backs
are warned to let off brakes when
they venture on East Hill. There
are several places up there where
the architects, who laid off the mud
and the stepping stones, decided
thatswhoever crossed must take a
long step. When you come to these
places you will know them as well
as if a sign board was erected with
warning words written in blood Cor
mud } ''Loose your pin-back here. J"
Year: 1876

Grant is a prose-poet without the
gift of expression; a matter of fact
day dreamer whose visions come to
pass Courier Journal


No one has offered him any ~ex-
preston, or he would certainly have
had it. We suppose the 3rd term
nomination was the vision he saw
Ten to one he was drunk when you
took him to be asleep though.
Year: 1876

A merchant of Pulaski came to
this Office the other day and had the
audacity to tell US that if we would
call around at his store he would
make US a present of barlow.
Wrath seized upon us and vengeance
sat upon our warlike brow, and we
would then and there have bathed
our tapered hands in his ensan-
guined gore, but we concluded to
take the barlow, being as it was the
best bid we had.
Year: 1876

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thusl mean thai your sub
seription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested TO pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure In extending
credit to our friends and patrons. but
cash alone viii yay our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to strict cash
rule. We hope yon viii comprehend
and appreciate the necessity OF such a
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit Jour favor.


C8 We enter no new names on our
books without the money in advance.
Year: 1876

One Ofthe printers in the CITIZEN
Office in making a fire the other
morning found a nugget in the
ashes deposited from coal which
looked like and had the ring of
silver. He kept it to himself, threw
up his situation and asked that his
back wages be paid to him in the
ashes and cinders from the stove. As
soon as the trade was completed he
exhibited his nugget with chuckle,
strutted grandly out of the office
and put on his Sunday clothes, and
went to the silver-smith to have him
say that he had discovered a silver
mine. We confess that we felt bad
over the loss of our printer and our
valuable ashes, but we were not
/ kept long in suspence, for in fifteen
minutes the door softly opened and
he slipped back into the office, look
ing disheveled and worn, and asked
If he could get work to do. All we
could get out of him about his
silver mine was the mOurnful re
sponse, ''Zinc." He works now al
the case on half wages, and once il
a while his alabaster lips part and
mutter ''zinc." That night wher
he went to retire he pulled off hi.
socks and threw them in the fire, in
an absent mood, and muttered zinc,
and ever since the only words hC
can be induced to utter is a sepulchi
raj ''zinc." We don't know what he
means, nor what has become of his
silver, but we'll keep him until ht
RECEIVERS.
Year: 1876

The following anonymous scrap
was blown into this office by Prof.
Tice's storm last week:


Mr.. EDITOR The CITIZEN is GER
tainly no friend to East Hill mud, to
be always making light of it; and
you, sir, are a muddle head not to
know that we raise it to stuff heads
like yours and pretend that it is
brains, Now dry up.


EAST HILL.
Better use some of your stock on
youself. We'd rather have some.
thing that pretends to be brains
than to have none of any kind
What we've been laboring for all the
time is to get goa to "dry up"
Year: 1876

Where do the young men of Pu-
laski spend their evenings? At
card playing or idly sitting around?
1t occurs to us that it would be a
good idea for them to rent a room
for the Lyceum Library, have it
lighted every night, replenish the
shelves gradually, subscribe for
some of the best papers and periodi-
Gals, and make it a rendezvous for
literary enjoyment and profit.
young men need to take great care
of themselves and their habits, and
much, very much, depends upon the
manner in which they spend their
evenings. This would be prOfita


BILE to them and before long would
grow to be exceedingly interesting
and useful. Besides, strangers
would not have such antipathy to
remaining over night in Pulaski if
they had access to such a resort as
this. Suppose the Young Mems
Christian Association take hold of
this. It would be one of the best
works they could accomplish.
Year: 1876

Did the ladies of Pulaski know
this was leap-year? Now is the
time for some of you who have made
failures in the matrimonial business
under the old regtme to take the
bovine by hookers and mate of.
Why don't you have some fun at
least, by a leap year party or supper
or something-the ladies send the
cards and pay the expenses, etci
1t would be new and capital fun.
Year: 1876

patch militia to parishes infected with ku-
Klux, and in case such could not be carried
out, or might not have the desired result,
instructed the Governor to beg the federal
government for protection Of peaceable
citizens against overpowering organizations
of armed guerillas.


We do not believe that these evils can be
remedied by any punishment, of however
strong nature, as the spirit which causes
those deeds is not to be driven ont. There
is system, there is method in it, and the
ruffians who perpetrate such acts do not
act on their own account, but on the instlga-
ton of others.


In the latter part Of next month con-
vention OF the Gulf States for promoting G
emigration to the South is to be called, anu
it ought to be the most prominent task of
this convention to consider how to ami
hilate this spirit of hatred which manifests
itself, apparently, mainly toward quiet,
harmless and industrious German immi-
grants.


For as long as this evil spirit reigns in
the country, and every year Graves its sac
rifices by tho dozen and by hundreds, the
German Gazette Of New Orleans will con-
slider it the most criminal heartlessness to
invite our countrymen in Germany and
here in the Northern and Western States
to come to Louisiana.


Even if the American press of our State
may lay before the eyes of the members Of
the Immigration Convention" shortly to
be convened here the most glorious picture
of the splendid climate, richness Of coil and
many other advantages of immigration to
Louisiana, and may endeavor to establish a
belief that quiet and peace reigns in the
State, one single complaint, like the one OF
the German families driven from hearth
and home in West Felicians, smothers
all praises of the American press
penetrates the most distant corners
OF Germany, as we'll as Northern and
Western America, and tends more to scare
away the emigration to Louisiana than the
most extravsgsnt descriptions Of the dan
gers and ravages of the go much feared yel.
low fever.
Year: 1876

An nillustrated description is given
in Nature of an ingenious instrn-
ment recently invented in England
by C. W. Siemens. By its working
tue depth of the sea can be deter
mined without the use of sounding
line. Hung up in the cabin of Il
ship, it will at any moment indicate
what is the depth OF tue water be-
low. The principle of the co nstruc-
ton Of the instrument depends on
the variations of gravity which re-
suit from the interpositlon at sea OF
water. which has less attractive
force than earth for a body on its
surface, The density of the earth
determines that the attraction Of


gravity, and that density may be


roughly estimated at about the
average of surface rock, aud about
5 IL times that Of seawater, There
fore. if a ship could be weighed in
a spring balance it would be found


lightest when on the deepest water.
Year: 1876

PlNcHBAcK is not likely to nan
die 100000 voted him by the Sen
ate. There is not money enough
in the contingent fund Of that
body to foot the bill, and the
House committee will not agree
to its being replenished for such a
purpose. This painful fact starcs
the would-be Senator in the face,
and makes him feel the uncertain.
ty ofhuman expectations. When
refused a seat in the Senate his
wounds were salved by the idea
ola strong pull at the Treasury
but now the salve is ruthlessiy
rubbed oil, and his wounds bleed
atresh. Perhaps Pinchback may
enter the field again in Louisiana
and make himself whole though
the fears of his old political associ
ates in that State.
Year: 1876

The interest on the national debt OF
the United States is $lO3, 900, 600 year.
Before the war, that was about the
principal. What tax is that! 1t IS
more than twenty dollars upon every
voter In the country, if we take the
Ohio election as test. In little
over twenty years we pay as much as
the principal. But still the principal
remains. What terrible cancer is
interest.
Year: 1876

Informal Opinion by the Attorney


General.


National Associated Press to the Star.


NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-A Washington
special says: Before leaving for the
West Attorney General Taft stated that
after thorough investigation of the
question it was his opinion that after
the Electoral College had met in any
State and performed Its duties as pre-
Year: 1876

Every one has noticed how many sim
gular sounds are heard at night-nOises
apparently unexplainable, and cOnse-
quently mysterious. Many ghost
story has sprung from an unaccountable
noise many a person terrified beyond
measure by an unexpected sound at mid
night. Sir David Brewster gives an ex-
cellent account of a mysterious night
sound which would have frightened
many persons, but which proved inno-
Gently harmless when tested by steady
observer. A gentleman heard strange
sound every night, soon after getting
into bed his wife heard 1t also, but not
at the time when she retired, little
earlier than he. No probable cause
could be assigned, and the effect upon
the imagination became rather unpleas-
ant. He found, some time afterward,
that the sound came from a wardrobe
which stood near the head of his bed.
He almost always opened and closed this
wardrobe when undressing, but as the
door was little tight he could not quite
close IL. The door, possibly affected by
gradual changes of temperature, forced
itself open with q sort of dull sound
which was over in an instant. From the
lady not being in the habit OF using that
wardrobe, the mystery became asso-
ciated with her husband only. Had
they given way to imagination, and
ney er investigated the affair, another
haunted house would have been added
TO the long row already standing.
Year: 1876

For SICK HEADACHE.-Two teaspoon
fuls of finely powdered charcoal, drank
in half tumbler of water, will often
give relief to the headache, when caused,
as in most cases it is, by superabund-
ance of acid in the stomach.


For CRoUP.-Iake knife or CRATER,
and CRATE or shave in small PARTICLES
about a teaspoonful of alum mix it
with about twice its quantity of sugar, to
make it palatable, and administer IL as
quickly as possible. Its effects will be
truly magical, as almost instantaneous
relief will be afforded.


FLAxsEED LEMoNADE.-Pour one
quart boiling water over four tablespoon
fuls of flaxseed. Steep, not boil, three
hours; cover closely while sleeping
then strain, sweeten to taste, and add the
Juice of two lemons, putting in more
water if too thick to he agreeable. Thi
| il a good remedy for colds.
Year: 1876




scorch.


BUTTER SAUCE FOR MACKEREL.-Half
a cup of -four mixed with cold water till
a smooth paste; stir enough of this paste
into half-pint of boiling water over the
fire to form thick cream; add a little
salt, and stir steadily with an egg-whip
for two minutes; then remove from the
fire and stir in quarter-pound of butter,
two tablespoonfuls Of chopped parsley
and the juice of half lemon. Set it on
the back part of the stove to keep warm,
but on no account let it boil. No sauce
should be boiled after the butter has been
added, or it will have rancid taste !;
and to boil after lemon juice has been
beaten in will turn the lemon bitter.
Having broiled the fish, lay it carefully
into a hot platter with parsley, water
cress, or slice of lemon upon it, and
serve. DO not put the sauce over the
fish, but send it to the table in sauce
boat.
Year: 1876

IT is often remarked by strangers visiting
our State that we show larger proportion
of good horses than any other State in the
Union. This, we tell them, is owing to two
principal reasons: in the first place, we
breed from the very best stock and in the
second place, our people use theridan's
CdUatry Condition POWDERS, which, in our
Judgment, are of incalculable advantage.
Year: 1876

letter picked up by policeman


CAMBRIDGE, May 11.-Emmer: shan't
trouble you with my presence no more.
There is just as good fish left in the sea as
you are. don't care cuss for yer father.
don't care nothing for what say. don't
care much what do, yer seem to feel stuck
up above hoss-ca. driver, if my hands are
large my heart is too, want yer to under
stand that it is easy ter cry tears but at the
same yer heart may be tuffern pull strap.
am going ter leave Cambridge soon and
don't care where / 60. wish was dead
and wish yer father would pay me for the
Ulster collar he yanked off. He better be
careful how he intends to fire shotgun in
my body. i can git along If amt his son.
in-law. ! shan't trouble you no more, and
il we never meet no more iu the past have
done my duty. Good hi forever. JOHN.
Year: 1876

4 SOMERSET county (N. J. official the
other day was engaged in making q
levy upon the property of an unfortTi-
nate debtor, and bad ascended the hay
loft of The barn Tor that purpose. Sud
denly he found himself precipitated into
tie cellar, having fallen through par
TALLY covered hatchway, but he was IN
injured. Is soon as his eyes became
accustomed to the darkness, lie discov-
cred several barrels OF vinegar partly
concealed, and which bT1t for the fall be
would not have found.
Year: 1876

ing the Empire State and eleotIng the
next President, they have not impaired
them by anything they have done at
Saratoga. The nomination of Governor
Morgan is strong one In itself, but the
real strength of any party Republican
nomination in this conjunoture lies in
its fitness to secure party unity, and
from this point of view, IL from no other,
Morgan Is well selected leader Of the
State canvass. The nomination of Rog-
ers for the second place Is one Of the
best that could have been made, and the
ticket as whole will be very hard
one to beat,


The World says Saratoga has made
itself the echo Of Cincinnati. 1t is clear
that no man who is presented as the
candidate of o reform element in the
Republican party can receive the nomi-
nation. EVarts has gone to meet Bris tow.
The World does not consider the NOM
lnat1on of Morgan strong one, but says
he Is an acceptable offering for losing
campaign.


The Times and Tribune warmly In
dorsed the action of the Convention, both
as to the nomination and platform. The
Tribune says Governor Morgan declined
last night to say anything to the Con-
Vention, but authorizes our announce
ment that In reference to the call of the
party and his sense of public duty be
Will promptly accept the nomination.
Year: 1876

Last Saturday night Peter Silverna
gel, an elderly man of Columbus, OHIO
came to this city to visit Mrs. Gollingel
and family, who live at the corner ot
Baymller and Central avenue, and tt
attend the funeral Of friend, which took
place the next day. On Monday ht
drank too much, and was put to bed By
mis- friends. Nothing more was thought
OF him until midnight, when the barking
Of the house dog arousing the family
they went out in the yard and found ST.
vernagel lying on.the pavement under a
grape arbor, which he had crashed
through in his descent from his bedroom
WINDOW in the third story.


From the effects of his fall he died al
half-past yesterday afternoon. Squire
SchWab being notified, held an inQuest
on the remains this morning, the jury
rendering verdict in accordance with
the above facts, after which the body
was sent to the friends Of the deceased
in Columbus.