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Year: 1876

1t is as unnecessary for child to die
of scarlet fever as it is that it should be
blind with cataract. Let us see AT
any time before the body has finished its
Intellectual struggle we are able to help it,
not by wonderful medicines, but by the
knowledge of anatomy, and the applica-
ton of common sense. We consult the
sympathetic nerye, and do What it COM
mands US to do. We must give this child
salt when it wants II; we must give it
acid when it has fever and anxiOusly
Graves it-not vinegar, but lemon juice,
because the first coagulates albumen, and
the latter does not, on account of the
surplus of oxygen which it contains. To
initiate the soothing mucus in the intes-
tines, which is now wanting, and to give
some respiratory food at the same time,
we add some gum-arabic. To restore
and relieve the injured nerve, we apply
moist warmth.


In practice we can fulfill all this With
the following simple manipulstions Un-
dress the child and bring it to bed at the
very first sign of sickness. Give it, If it
has already fever, sourish warm lemonade,
with some gim-arabic in it. Then cover
its abdomen with some dry flannel. Take a
well-folded bed-sheet, and put it in boil
ing hot water; wiring it out by means Of
dry towels, and put this over the whole,
and wait. The hot cloth will perhaps
require repeated heating. According to
the severity of the case and the stage of
its progress, Precipitation will commence
in the child in from ten minutes to two
hours. The child then is saved; it soon
falls asleep. Soon after the child awakes,
it shows slight symptoms Of returning
inclination for food; help its bowels, if
necessary, with injections Of oil, soap
and water, and its recovery will be as
steady as the growth of a green house
plant, if we'll treated.


Ofcourse, if the child was already dy-
ing, nothing could save it, or if it has
already effusions in the lining of the
heart or braiu, it is much better that it
should die. But if the above is applied
in due time, under the eyes and direction
of a competent physician, will guaran-
tee that not one in hundred children
will ever die of scarlet fever. / know
this will startle some of my headers,
especially those who have lost children al
ready, but shall go still further. main
tain that a child will never get scarlet
fever if properly treated. If child has
correctly mixed blood, it will not catch
the disorder if put in bed with sick
child. This is still more startling, but
nothing is easier of proof.-GOod Health.
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the New York o.
serUer writes: Il was surprised to witness
the Intelligence of some of these useful
animals. They are employed on the
public works, and their enormous
strength enables them with apparent
ease to draw stones of great magnitude,
and, what IS more, place them where
needed. They are used in the construc-
ton Of bridges, and will work in the
water all day. They will push stone
as carefully as a gang of men. 1t is in
teresting to see these huge animals move
about until they get a secure place to
stand, and then exert their amazing
strength in moving stone just as the
mason waves his hand. In the large
timber yards of India these useful a6i-
mails are very extensively used. 1t is
only necessary to watch one for little
while to be satisfied of the wonderful
strength as well as sagacity of these ami
mails. They are employed in drawing
and fitting the huge logs used in ship
building. They viii draw large logs over
very rough roads from the forests. They
8Sill take up a log weighing two tons
ON their tusks, and hold it in its place
with their proboscis, and carry it appar-
emily with more ease than fifty coolies
would. When one of these sagacious
animals has brought you log from
pile, you may send him for tile next log
by merely pointing atit, and he will toll
patiently all day, and make piles Of
logs as nicely as u gang of men could do.
They are always very careful not to in
jure their tusks, especially not to break
them near their heads. One man, who
had a large lumber and timber yard, said
it took over year to teach his elephant
the lumber business; but he added that he
never forgot. These trained elephants
will sell in India for from 500 to 5000
rupees each, depending upon the sagacity
of the animal. S
Year: 1876

Fastened to the telegraph poles in
New York City there are five hundred
and forty-eight little houses, in each OF
which dwells an invisible spirit with
greater powers than the fairy godmother
who made carriage for Cinderella out Of
pumpkins and horses out of mice. They
are built of iron and painted green, and
look for all the world like post-oftice
boxes. Indeed, 1 have been told that
honest country folks visiting the city
sometimes almost wrench them to pieces
with their umbrellas in trying to get their
letter in.


Under the caves of these little houses
there rs a bit of glass window, behind
which is a blind with some printing on
it, and the printing says that key to
the door may be found at the bakers or
the tailOr's or the shoemaker's over the
way. But the possessor is forbidden to
loan it, unless there happens to be fire
in the neighborhoOd and the spirit is
wanted to go on an errand. So, in order
that he may have peep within, we will
enlist the services of friend of. mine
who is city fireman, and who carries a
duplicate key in his pocket.


When the door is opened, we Look into
the frontroom; let US call it the pArlor,
and, like many other parlors, it is cold
and bare. The only furniture is little
knob projecting from one of the walls.
The back room, which the fireman opens
with another key, is much more interest
ing, however; aud it is here that the
wonderful spirit is imprisoned in curl
-ous-lOoking little machine, with brass
eog-wheels, levers and springs, which is
set in motion by that simple knob in
front. q


He is on duty all the year round. Pull
the knob, and he will fly like flash of
lightning over the wire that enters the
house from behind, telling the firemen
throughout the city that they are wanted,
aAd where. His name is Electricity, and
his house is called a fre-alarm tele-
graph-bOx. So you will see that 1 am
writing something more real than fairy
story, although the facts have to relate
are about kind of giants and dwarfs.-
81. Nicholas.
Year: 1876

Nile. Titiens reappeared at the Brooklyn Academy OF
Music last night in the role Of Leonora in "La
Favorita" after short season of week in Balti
more good house crested her second appearance in
Brooklyn and there was much enthusiasm as could
be expected from the said and solemn denzens OF our
eister city. The the same at the Academy
Of Music in this city, and included Signor Brgno as
Fernando, and Signor Tagliapietra Aphonso
Our commentaries the rendering Of the work
when 1t was sung in New York embrace
everything necessary TO be said OF last nights perform
ance Mile Ttiens shows but little after the hard
work Of the last month On Wednesday evening she is
to sing In Newark, and Friday evening and on
Saturday she will appear at the Academy OF Music AT
the matinee she will probably repeat the role OF Leonora
IN LA Favorita - but Friday she appears a part
in which she has not yet been heard in this country
Donna Anna IN "Don Giovanni
Year: 1876

The management Of the Olympic Theatre continues
to pursue with satisfactory results its policy ofiurnish
ing weekly novelties in the matter Of variety pro-
gramme and TO augment the same by occasional
long sketch burlesque The chief feature Of last
nights bill extravagant burlesque Of julius
Caesar by the manager Mr.. Poole Il is not difficult TO
conceive OF situation in which any OF the characters
OF ofShakespeare's splendid tragedy might be made 70
move In udicrous sphere especially when the dresses
and surroundings Of Caesar and those who con-
spired against him are in large measure
preserved their actions and motives only
being localized. Degrade Caesar to the level Of an
overbearing ward politician, make Cassius hungry
ofce-seeker and Brutus who lived and died for glory
mere shoulder hitter" surround them with
scramblng Senators, and then let them light the po
ltca battles OF the Fourth Sixth ward After the
stump orators dign6ed and manly plan, and you have
a good opportunity for dstorting TO = laugh
able degree the conduct of even the best be-
haved OF Romans This is about what has
been done with the noble picture now in process
of such successful representation at another house in
this city. But the proane hand that retouched the
tragedy has done more for Brutus sings comic songs
with the gentle Porta, the consprators 10 the
lean and hungry Cassius, joining the chorus TO the
general amusement OF the audience The performance
affords opportunity for many good local hits and
ends with the startling tableau entitled the bills
"rhe Roasting Of the Body Of Brutus on the Plans
OF PhIlpDlV
Year: 1876


Possessing all the best attributes of first class negro
minstrel entertainment and the public will well
come one-the Twenty-third Street Opera house,
where the lamented Dan Bryant was wont to shine
has reopened under auspices that augur well for Its
future The performance givenby the California
Mnstres last evening replete with every feature
that could contribute to its success and is but just to
state that more enjoyable programme with more tai
ented artists to carry it through has not been pre-
sented in this city for many day. Mrth marked by
refinement vocal and instrumental selections
OF the highest order scenes and sketches
full with genuine humor, and, In fact . flood
of novelties abounding in all the racy and harm-
less elements which go make up that desideratum
the public nowadays eagerly look for characterized
the entertainment from beginning to the end The FIRST
part concluded with capital dioramic illustration OF
Bunker Hill in 1876, fac simile of the bell Of liberty,
New York harbor and tableau Of the Goddess Of Lib
erty The second part was devoted to the many
speciaties for which the numerous artists engaged
distinguished The management, 1t is stated, in
tend to keep a constant of novelties before
their patrons is therefore, almost unnecessary
predict the result An amusing afterplece, Fun on
the Old Plantation" brought the performance TO a
close
Year: 1876

THE ROTTEN POLES TO BE CUT DOWN. BE-


GINNING MADE by THE POLICE BOARD.


By order of tho Board of Police tho captains OF a
precincts yesterday submitted to the superintendent
reports of all dangerous trees aud telegraph poles in
the city. The Commissioners mean that tho work Of
removing them shall proceed without delay
Year: 1876

with becoming meekpess, aud con-
tinues TO speak to the poor as well as
the rich but respectable.


The exhibitors were busy yesterday
removing their goods from the grounds
The success was so much beyond even
sanguine expectation that everybody
Is perfectly delighted. But there is a
vacancy in the air now the bo, don't
know what to do with themselves, for
the pageant has faded. 1t left substan-
tiai results, however.
Year: 1876

RICHMOND, August 10, 1876.


Some time since you advocated a reduc-
tion Of the grade on Main street from
Seventh to Fifth streets. Is this grade
heavier than that OF Ninth street, or Of
Main below Twelfth? II not, am satisfied
that an extension OF the horse-car track up
Main to connect with the present track at
Laurel street would solve the transporta-
ton problem in Richmond, as far as the
WestEnd is concerned. Let the cars be la
belled "Main street" and ' Broad street "
respectively, and that populous part Of the
city south OF Main from Fifth to Laurel
would have borse-car facilities which they
are now denied, and the patronage would
be source of income to the company.


To residents in the vicinity Of Monroe
Park the saving in time in this Main-street
route would be Of great advantage.


Respectfully, WEST MAIN STREET.
Year: 1876

GENERAL LEE, on .TRAvELLER."-We
have received q very fine photographic
engraving OF General Lee on Traveller
from Colonel French, secretary OF the Lee
Memorial Association. 1t is taken from
life, is very good picture, and is sold for
the benefit of the Lee Monument fund.
Year: 1876

Last Day Of Grace yesterday was the
last day allowed by the ordinance In which
dogs and goats can ruin at large without the
owners having paid their license tax. All
OF these ANIMALS found running at large
hereafter without medals on will be killed.
Year: 1876

from all creditors and. with the Company reorgan-
lzed, the road Will probably be completed to deep
water on the eastern end, and connection made on
the western end with the great railroad system OF
the West North West, and Southwest.
Year: 1876

. The solid good sense as well as the brilliancy
Of Bob lngersoll appears in his handling of
the financial question in his speech at Terre
Haute, as follows:


There are some other questions. One is the
question of finance. Everybody you ever
heard on the subject was dry, 1 presume.


Our greenback gentlemen tell us that the
government in some way supported US, and
Can 10 some way furnish US money. do not
understand it that way. The government does


not support us. We support the government.


The government is an everlasting chronic old


pauper. Everybod has to throw in bis share


for the support of the government and every


body does throw it except Tilden. daughter


and cheers. The governmensis simply an agent


to carry OUT your will The idea that you can


live upon your agents, upon the men you em-


ploy; that they can make your money for you


You might as we'll say that my hired man could


issue certificates of my indebtedness to him


for me to live on. (Laughter.) They tell me


that the government can make money upon its


sovereignty; that that makes money.


The other day saw piece of silver bearing


the sovereign stamp OF Julius Caesar. julius


has been dead about two thousand years. but


that piece of silver was worth Just as much as


though Julius Caesar was at the bead ct the


Roman legions. Was it his sovereignty that


made it valuable? Suppose he had put his SOW


regnty on piece of psper; it would not have


been worth any more than a Democratic plat
form after election. But they stick to it that
the government can whack a little sovereignty


on a piece of paper. What is the use of SOW
ereignty on oue-dollar bills? Why not make
ten dollar bills? Why not make million dollar
bills at once, so we Can all be millionsires? If
the government Can make money, why don't it
make what money it wants, take the taxes out
and give the balance to as? loud laughter }
Why should the sun get candle from us?
Mr.. Greenbacker, If your doctrine is correct,
say IN AXE all the money you want, take the
taxes out, and send me my share. (Renewed
laughter)


Now, it seems to me, il our Government can
make money by impressing its sovereignty on
piece of paper. don't you think it is heartless
ana cruel to be following us day after day, with
bayonet behind us and saying: "Pay your
taxes or We will put this bayonet into YOU?
Let me ask you another question. Is it pos
sible that certificates of indebtedness can be a
basis of wealth, especially to the debtor? Mr..
Greenbacker, why don't you 60 one step farther
and make law that every man shall take
every other mans note? Then we would have
| all the currency we desire. There is this
! trouble in the greenback currency; you have
| got to have something to measure values. That
| which measures the value of anything must Do
| of the value of the thing it measures. La otner
| words, a dollar in gold will buy the same
| amount of labor in every other direction that it
| took to make that dollar, taking into account
| the work that was done digging Tor the gold:
| You have got to have standard OF value OF
| the thing you measure, otherwise there can be
no measurement
Year: 1876

stale should meet with certain, condign and
enectual punishment" ought to approve
very heartily any policy which is honestly in
tended to secure free and full vote in the
South. We have firm and abiding faith
that Hayes will have majority of the cleo.
toral votes this year even with the South
united against him, We should be patiently
submissive to Tildens accession if it ap-
peared that our happy anticipations were
without foundation and that he was fairly
elected. The thing which all thoughtful men
dread even more than defeat is doubt as to
the result OF the general election and the
alarming possibly bloody controversies
which would be sure to ensue.
Year: 1876

which would give them majority without
New York.


On the other hand giving the Democrats
the entire South and Indiana, there are not
states enough remaining to save them with
out New York. In BRIEF the Republicans
can win without New York the Democrats
cannot.


If the Democrats succeed at all it must be
by fraud and violence practiced in Florida,
Mississippi, Louisiana and South Carolina.
These states cast q electoral votes, and with
out them Tilden and Hendricks stand no
chance whatever. In every one of them
there is an actual majority of Republican vo-
tiers. In the last three the majority is very
large. Itfollows therefore as a matter OF
fact that Tilden cannot be elected. The only
possible contingency in which he can acquire
possession of the Office of President is by the
submission of the people to the outrage of
DISTINGUISHING majority of the voters of four
states. 1t is to be hoped that this question
never will arise to disturb the tranquility of
the Republic.
Year: 1876

THE Massachusetts, Democrats are iDtelli-
gent fellows. In the Fourth District Thurs
day night they nominated Judge Abbott for
presidential elector. Next day they had the
pleasure of receiving letter from Judge Abb
bott reminding them that as he is a member
of Congress he is constitutionally ineligible
to the Office of elector. Evidently they never
read the Constitution, which they profess to
regard so highly.
Year: 1876

THE contest in the October elections was
quite as much for the possession of the next
national House as for electoral votes, and on
the Congressional vote the Republicans won
a signal triumph, gaining enough districts in
the two states of Ohio and Indiana to give
them one-fourth of the number of members
requisite TO be secured in order to overturn
the present majority. If other states do as
well the number of Democrats in the next
House will be small.
Year: 1876

A FOSSIL track.has been found near Hart
ford, Connecticut. Is is the impression OF
mans left foot in stone of the soft muddy
formation found in many places on the banks
of the Connecticut river, and is supposed to
have been made by Senator Eaton.
Year: 1876

We do rot read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The namt and address of the writer in
s cases Indispensable, not necessarily tor publication
but as a guaranty CT good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
ncatjons that are not used.
Year: 1876

and says that even sensational novel would
not dare to make its heroine express such
wishes in reference to her lover. Had Mr..
Burritt but kept quiet concerning his remark
able discovery people would never have
known what an awful fool he is.
Year: 1876

We are informed 10y resident Of the Sno.
qualmic valley, that when he left, last Sunday
morning, the snow WAS 10 inches deep the
greatest depth 50 far, this season, in thu t
vicinity, docs not cxc Ell one foot.


We were two miles from town last Mon
day and measured the snow in the woods
where the ground was level and found it
only two inches, and We believe that 10 be
the greatest depth Of snow fall thus far this
wiutcr in this vicinity. There Ia not par
ticle Of snow or ice in sight ot town when we
goto press. The sun is bright the ground
unfrnzcn and dry for the time Of the year
play in the streets as well as in mid summer.
Year: 1876

We regret to learn that our,fricnd W.T.,
Ballou has been under the weather for few
days past from an attack Of rheumatism.
We are glad to he able to state that he is
doing an excellent business as shipping
agent. He says that he now is doing the
best financially, that he ever has done in the
Territory. Billy has kind heart, good
word for nll We wish him success.
Year: 1876

Mcssrs. Hall & PauIson not only keep u
large and we'll selected stock Of goods usual.
ly found in Il furniture store, but they are
also prepared to manufacture furniture to
order in style equal to any eastern house.
See their card in another column.
Year: 1876




a RACE WlrH An AvaLANoHE. It
was four years ago last winter. I
was coming down with 3 train loaded
with cattle. The weather had been
bad for weeks and the snow lay deep,
but was melting of fast ii the warm
weather that had lasted nearly
week. The ground was saturated,
and noticed that things looked shaky
on the mountain. / was feeling my
way along carefully, thinking the
track might spring, as the bed was
wet and sloppy, when, just as got
around tho point Of this ridge, and I
looked up and it seemed to me that
the whole mountain above me had bro
ken loose. For hundreds Of feet wide
the hillside was in motion and charg-
ing down on me. The slide started
100 yards above the track and was
coming right down on me like light.
ming. Rocks, trees and snow-drifts
plunged down the face of the noun.
tain with a laundering roar, and
seemed bent on overwhelming us and
burying us in the canyon thousands
of ieet below. l was never SO close
to death before, although | have had
my share Of perils on the road For
moment was stupefied, the danger
was great and escape SO hopeless, but
only for moment. determined not
to die without an effort, but clapped
on all steam, while the breaks were
thrown off at the same time. You
can see for yourself that the grade is
heavy here, and can believe that we
made fast time. The engine seemed
to know her danger, and to gather
herself for an effort. She leaped quiv-
cring and snorting, down the grade
in the maddcst race ever saw. Down
came the avalanche like lightning di.
rectly upon US, throwing up clouds Of
flying snow and splinters and rock,
and away flew the engine like thing
OF life and bcautv, as she was. drag.
ging the cars like the wind down the
grade after her, abreast the slide.
But it seemed doomed to be all in
vain. The avalanche came faster ev-
cry moment. It was almost upon ue.
The rocks began to bound against the
cars and over them, and the train wax
hidden in cloud of snow. But we
were flying through the air now; the
wheels seemed never to touch the rail.
and just as | was giving up hope the
engine rushed past that little pointiof
land just back there where the little
ravine comes down. This turned the
current of the slide, so to speak, lit
tie, and was our salvation. The en-
gine rushed past the point just as the
slide reached the track, and big
pine, uprooted in the edge Of the ava
lanche, fell across the next car to the
last one and crushed it The track
was swept away like . cobweb in q
gale, the couplings of the car broke,
and the cars fell into the chasm left in
the wake Of the slide and were
carried down the river, thousand
yards below. What there is left Of
them lies there yet. the jerk made
the engine and train jump the track,
but she kept on her feet, and we got
off with few bruises. That I &C.
count one Of tho greatest dangers l
ever met in my twenty rears of rail.
roading.