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another boy or another Ratchet within fit.

another boy or another Ratchet within fit
teen miles. Besides it occurred to him that
to be virtuous is to be happy. Just as
Washington turned to go in and get his
horse whip, our little hero burst into tears,
and, nesting among his fathers coat tails,
exclaimed: g Father, cannot tell lie. 1t
must have been FROST "My son, my
son. stammered the fond parent, as he
made pass for his offspring, "when you
get to be first in war and first in peace,
just cover your back pay into the Treasury,
and the newspaper press will respect you. -"
CRUELTIEs OF THE SEAL FISHERIES
Attention has been called at different times
to the bar1arous practices identified with
seal fishing. AT the breeding season, the
unfortunate animals are swooped down
upon in their ice bound retreats, and both
young and old indiscriminately slaughter
ed. The young seals yield but little oil,
and their skins are comparatively valueless;
and it is, therefore, from a commercial
point of view, inexpedient to kill them,
leaving sentiment altogether out OF the
question. We are glad to observe that
there is probability of an arrangement
being ratified which will ensure for the
seals close time, and save them from the
determination which now threatens. The
British Board of Trade is moving in the
matter, and the opinions of those con-
nected with the trade are being ascer-
tanned with view to ultimate action. 1t
is probable, says the British Trade Journal,
that an international law, binding on the
British, Norwegian. and Swedish Govern
ments, will eventually be agreed on, which
will prevent the subjects of those govern
ments from fishing for specified period Of
the year.
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The GlOries of Ancient Nineveh.

At the regular semi monthly meeting of
the Long Island Historical Society held in
the Chapel of the Packer Institute in
Brooklyn, Professor w. Henry Green, of
Princeton, read paper entitled ArchHo-
logical Researches on the Site of Nineveh. .
The Nineveh excorations were begun in
1912, but made little progress for several
months. The local Turkish officers be-
lieved that their object was either to find
treasure or to discover inscriptions which
would show that the country had formerly
belonged to some European nation, and
accordingly retarded the work by every
means in their power. The result of the
explorations was the acquirment of much
valuable and curious history of Assyria
and its ancient Kings. One of the most
noteworthy of these, Professor Green said,
was Sardou, who is also mentioned in the
Bible as a King of Assyria. 1t was during
his reign that the Palace Of Nneveh was
built.
Professor Green here gave complete
description of the Palace and its surround
ngs as far can be ascertained from the
ruins. The popularity of its architecture
was that the angles We're all right angles,
both of the Palace, the buildings adjacent,
and of the walls surrounding the CITY,
The walls are covered with slabs of gyp-
sum, on which are carved representations
of the King with his subjects meeting him
with gifts. Inside the Palace the walls
are adorned with similar ornamentations,
and also with tablets containing much OF
the history of the Kings of Assyria.-
There is a full account of the reign OF
King Sardou, from which it appears that
he was very enterprsing monarch, and
was always engaged in successful expedi-
tons against the nations near him. Among
other triumphs in the first year of his reign
he conquered the Samarians. There is
also a statement of the eclipses during his
reign, and one of these is mentioned as
happening about the time of the conquest
of Samaria. This eclipse has recently
been calculated, and found to have taken
place i'll the year 722 B. c., which is the
date given in the Bible of Sardou's victory
over the Samarians. On one of the tablets
is an account of an embassy sent from an
island "seven days distant " to congratu-
late the King on his victories, and it is
believed that that island was Cyprus, a
stone having been discovered there con-
tanning an ancient inscription referring to
those victories. The account closes with
the assassination of Sardou in the eigh-
teauth year of his reign.
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its end,-to see it done is to know how to
do it.
We have now lost one whole year in
pisciculture, and we hope the Commission
ers will not allow another year to pass
without paying some attention to our
money interest first.
We see by the papers that the Commits
sioners have Matched out and put in vari
Gus streams 10000 salmon. The same
amount of expenditure ($3, 600 would have
Matched as many million of shad and her.
rings, which in three years time would
give US some return. Salmon will not give
any for the next ten years. We shall
doubtless catch few occasionally and look
upon them as curiesities.
But the work will go on said fisher
man to us not long since. Let us wait
until the next Legislature, then we can fix
things as we please For our part we do
not agree to this. One year has already
been lost to us, and we do not wish by any
means to lose another. 1t takes too long
to restock our waters with even shad and
herring-all of three years, if not FOUR
to allow the whim of one man to rule.
We have more money appropriated for
fish than any other State in the Union; SO
far we have got less for it. Our appropria-
ton for fish alone it is true is doubtless
meagre, only 81, $50 per year for two years,
while the Commissioners get $4,000 for
the same time. 1t is not generally known
that Fish Commissioners in no other State
get any pay for services, only their expenses
paid out of the general fund. The report
of the California Commissioners for the
years 1872 and 1878, page "a, says: I'VE
are willing to give our time to it, and per-
haps it is not amiss for us to make this
report the means of saying that which
may not generally be known-our services
are aoittout charge Of any kind 10 the State
This, in substance, can be found in every
report from California to Maine.
With great pleasure we welcome Mr..
kent's article upon the culture of trout in
the last Farmer. Mr.. X. has saved us the
trouble of writing just such an article, to
prove that private enterprise is amply suf-
ticient for trout This is what Prof. Baird
said to us last Spring; Mr., private
enterprise is amply sufficient for trout
We will assist Mr.. Kent in enforcing that
fact upon our people by few quotations.:
In reference to fresh water fishes X r.
but as general rule the expense of feed
ing is such as to render the sale at COM
paratively high prices necessary for salts
factory result. Part II, Report U. s.
Commissioner Of Fish, Prot. S. r. Baird,
page 36. Trout ,cM pay better than fatten-
ing pigs.'-Trom Culture, By Seth Green,
page IS. Potomac"
*These figures are all wrong. The
amount of fish given would have brought
twice the amount of money stated. For
instance we have 2,s06. 900 behring's caught
by the OILERS, value IS, 421, when it ought
to have been ten times the amount. p
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TRICnINA.-Mr. Charles G. Boomer, of
Vevay, Switzlandcounty, Indiana, reports
to the Agricultural Department the result
of microscopic examination recently made
by him to determine whether pork in that
locality was affected with this parasite.
Out of 1877 slaughtered hogs examined, II
were found to be affected. Three of these
contained encysted trichina spiralis, and
eight various other forms. The parts ex-
amined were the ham, shoulder and ten
derloin. A magnifying power from 30 to
1C0 diameters most distinctly revealed the
parasite when present; higher power cut
off the light too much He also found in
the muscles of a rat he examined, trichina
identical with those in the flesh of the
swine.
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A YOUNG MAN DRUNK.-The other
night we observed young man reelng
along the street as Indifferent as if he was
doing something highly respectable and
honorable. lie was drunk, and young
man too. Tell that young man he is not
gentleman, and he would feel indignant.
Tell him he is unworthy Of public conf
dence, and that he is building up black
and degrading reputation, and he will point
you TO instances in which society winks at
drunkenness and pets and fawns upon the
favored votary Of the cui. False and fatal
excuse, young man.
You will find it so, and when the world
turns a cold shoulder on you, and you find
yourself a poor, friendless vagabond, you
will find out when you stand upon the
verge of dishonored grave and behold
the fancied orgies of thousand demons in
the cursed cup. Young man, be careful
how you tamper with liquor: you have
name aud character to form; you have a
destiny to fill; determine at once how
these all important matters are to be met.
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HORSE CAR BELL PUNCHES. Hart
ford Post states that the patent bell punches
manufactured at Colts armory are now
very extensively used on horse car lines,
especially in the large cities There are
about 1,5O0 in use in New York, 1,6Oo in
Philadelphia, 400 in Boston, 200 in Chicago,
$50 in Buffalo, 100 in Providence, $50 in
Albany, and 200 in Troy. In London there
are 600 in Use, 1900 in Dublin, and $50
in Liverpool. These punches are not sold
to the companies, but are loaned to them
at a fixed rate, and there are two punches
for each car. The punch which is used
to-day is turned into the office to be reset
for tomorrow, and in the meantime the
conductor employs the spare instrument.
a general rule is that every conductor is
compelled to deposit $1C0 with the com.
pany for the safe keeping and fair usage OF
the punches.
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EXCELLENT INTEREST RULEs.-For find
ing the interest on any principal for any
number of days-the answer in each case
being in cents, separate the two right hand
figures of answer to express it in dollars
and cents:
Four Per Cent.-Multiply the principal
by the number of days to run; separate
right hand figure from product and divide
by9.
Five Per Cent.-Multiply by number of
days, and divide by -.
Six Per Ccnt.-Multiply by number of
days; separate right hand figure, and di-
vide by 6.
Eight Per Cent.-Multiply by number
of days, and divide by 45,
Nine Per Cent.-Multiply by number of
days; separate right hand figure, and di-
vide by 4.
Ten Per Cent.-Multiply by number of
days, and divide by SO.
Twelve Per Cent.-Multiply by number
of days; separate right hand figure, and
divide by 8.
Fifteen Per Cent.-Multiply by number
of days, and divide by "a.
Eighteen Per Cent.-Multiply by num-
Der of days; separate right hand figure
and divide by2.
Twenty Per Cent.-Multiply by number
of days, and divide by Is.
Twenty four Per Cent.-Multiply by the
number of days, and divide by Is.
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KEE? UP WITH THE FASHION," Ma,
can l 60 and heal the negro serenaders
tonight ?"
"No, my dear, cannot think of letting
you 60 to such performances.
"Why, ma, everybody goes to hear
them, they sing such comic songs, and tell
all sorts of funny stories; you can't help
laughing all the time. l do wish you
would let me 60"
You must not urge me, Charley, for l
cannot throw away money on fellows who
go about disguised as negroes, singing
songs that have no good tendency, and
telling stories that are not calculated to
improve the mind, but rather to do hurt.
And more than that, l do not believe that
any Of the better class of society visit the
concerts"
Indeed, ma, then you are vastly mis-
taken, for heard Judge Browns boys say
they were there with their father and 81: :
tiers, and I saw Mr.. Smith, my Saba h
school teacher, go in last evening; and |
was in the store to-day where they sell the
tickets, and the minister of the Brook
Street Church came in and purchased three
Or four to take his family"
care you sure about what you tell me,
Charley"
"Yes, ma; and Mr.. Smith remarked
when he sold the tickets, that the concerts
were attended by very fashionable audi
ences.''
"Well, that alters the case, some; you
may go and tell your sister Angelica to
dress for the concert, and l will accompany
you; believe there is nothing but prayer
meeting at our church tonight. We must
keep up with the fashion,
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a New VERSION OF IT.-One day. in a
fit of abstraction, the juvenile George cut
down Bushrod's favorite cherry tree with
hatchet. His purpose was to cut-and Iun
But the old gentleman came sailing round
the corner of tie barn just as the future
father Of his country staIt ted on the retreat.
old Virginian, "who cut that tree down 9"
George reflected a moment. There WASH t
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/ LIVELY CONVERSATION At The DOOR
A Life Drama.
Scene, Corner Of Sixth & Market Streets,
Time One O'clock

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bottom Should
We
buy single of working three
STRANGER1snt that
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and stick Small buyers
STRANGERWel, purchase
rng
Yes, and perhaps n exchange
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HALL
will
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it
goods
purchase
purchase money We signed
SrRANGERWhy, that's thing What like?
HALL DooRKEEPERT in
Wait a and I'll
goes purchase
YAK HAIL. Re herein q~nan.
That material a~am~
precise I'M @eyd ar~mea syo rsrmdy Of psnA.S.
3D. ThH
uAo Of h1d ubryndl Teuannu dhUaa1u
@ ~ All min @a oaysGo@ GH Of a~Ja.
MNAMAKER BROWN
w a about the quality of goods?
label II
c made
srNANaEEAh this looks lovely
HALL DooRKEEPERWe
rules of business The people who don't believe
SrRANGER-Wen I'll
We think this sensible
OAK HALL excellent Clothing
our of
Clothing
getting Clothing Low
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GRAMMAR IN RHYME.

Three little words you often see
Are articles, a, an, and the.
\ nouns the name of anything,
AS school or garden, hoop or swing.
AdiectiveS show the kind of noun,
AS great, small, pretty, white, or brown.
Instead of nouns the pronouns stand,
Her head, his face, your arm, my hand.
Verbs tell us something to be done,
TO read, count, laugh, sing, jump, or run.
How things are done the adverbs tell,
AS slowly, quickly, i'll, or we'll.
Conjunctions join the words together,
AS men and women, wind or weather.
The proposition stands before
noun, as in, or through, the door.
The interjection shows surprise,
AS oh! how pretty-ah. how wise.
The whole are called nine parts of speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking, teach.
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- The young folks say, if | live until
/ am gray will never use any but MooRE's
Wilmington City Soap /
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THE PRAIRIE COUNTRY.

slS-" Mr.. Brads, you say you know the
defendamt-what is his character %
" For what, sir, spreeing or integrity ?"
" For integrity, sir"'
"Well, ali can say about Jones is that
if he's honest he's got queer way of
showing it, that's ALL"
What do you mean by that:'
" last this-tlat the nigh: before he
dimes on turkey, somebody's poultry coop
is always broken OPEN
THAT will do, Mr.. BraGs."
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Oar Column, $500 per inch for year for and
Wgutl, 20 and % per cent. additional. Three changes
Ill wed TO yearly advertisers without additional charge
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-10-30
FOREIGN.
THE wARwIcKsHIRE MINERS.

Sergeant Wheeler, Q. O., Of London,
has been chosen umpire III the arbitration
case between the Warwickshlre colliery
proprietors and their men. The miners Of
the Tamworth district who were formerly
connected with the Amalgamated Associa-
ton have joined the Warwickshire Union.
The majority Of the Golfers i'll the district
Of the late strike remain out Of work, the
pits being in such a state that work is alb
solutely impossible The difficulty with
the butties continues, and, unless some
thing is done, Is likely to keep the men
idle for considerable time to come.
THE NORTHUMBERLAND MINERS
Mr. hubert Kettle, who was appointed
umpire in the dispute between the miners
and coalowners of Northumberland with
respect to the mode Of working, has decided
in favour of the retention Of the present
mode of nicking the coal previous TO shoot
ing The men contented for the right to
blast the coal without first cutting it from
the side. We believe that this award will
affect the miners in several other districts
THE NORTH WALES MINERS.
At large meeting of GOLFERS delegates
at Wrexham on Friday, it was determined
to recommend all the miners in North
Wales to Join the North Wales Associa-
ton, and that the necessary steps be taken
to get the whole of the miners into union
without delay.
STRIKE OF THE IRONSTONE MINERS IN
wARWICKSHIRE.
Now that the strike of the Warwickshire
colllers Is at an end, and the men are pre-
pared to resume work as fast as employ
ment can be found for them, pending ar
bitration, there is difficulty with
stone miners in that part Of the kingd,
The men are opposed to the contract sys-
tenn they desire to work the pits in com
panies. coming themselves into immediate
business relations with the proprietors of
the pits, and not having to serve contrac-
tor. The contractors have weakened their
influence with the pitowners by having
made common cause with the miners dur
ing the strike, and subscribing to their
union. As to the men working in COM
panIes, whatever may DE possible in that
way by-and-bye, when the men are better
educated, the system, the masters believe,
Is not practicable now. However a meet
ing Of the mlneowners is about to be held.
when the difficulty, which is a sci ious one,
will be considered.
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Occupiers of Land in Ireland.

The agricultural statistics of Ireland re-
Gently completed for 1873 she " that in
that year there We're in that country 800 :
lIZ separate holdings being 5,04I less than
III the preceding year. The decrease was
IN the small holdings. acre fell to 81, 4
OH, decrease Of 2,777. The holdings
above l acre can be compared with the
numbers in l84l. Since that date the
total number has decreased % DER
cent The number of farms above | and
not exceeding acres has fallen to "a. O88
I'm 1879 decrease of rs 8 per cent the
number Of farms above and not exceed
ing 10 acres has diminished to l68 O4A a
decrease OF 33.5 per cent the number
ABOVE 10 aud not exceeding 80 acres has
risen to l3o, l63, an increase of TAI per
cent and the number above 80 acres has
Increased to I59 900. an increase of DOB 7
per cent. OF the total number If HOLDINGS
III 1883 per cent did not exceed | acre
IZ.2 per cent, We're above [ and not ~.
ceedmg acres $50 per cent, 8 to l5
acres 20 per cent, 10 to 80 acres IL 4
per cent, 5O to 90 acres "a per cent, so
60 lVO acres 81 per cent, 100 to 200 acres:
Ia per cent, 200 10 500 acres O2 per
SOhb. dDONe OUU acres.
More than 90 acres in evey 100 Of the
land comprising farms above 500 acres are
Dog or waste. AS the farms diminish Al
size the proportion under bog and waste
decreases until it amounts to only nar
cent on the smallest holdings. The aver.
age extent of the holdings not excaad-
ing L acre Is rood and % perches. and ~
farms above 800 acres, 1,::71 acres and %
Perches. As IN many instances landbold-
ers occuIv more than one farm. il has haaD
considered desirable to ascertain the nun.
Ter OF such, and it has been found that in
1913 the $50, 172 holdings were IN the
hands OF 0S9, O45 occupiers, or 2. 293 fewer
tnan IN the preceding year. There were
III 1919 gu, 15o occupiers, whose total ~.
tent OF land did not exceed l acre 65 o51
holding above l, but not exceeding 5 acres.
ioV'''o holding above but not exceeding
40 acres l24, Al holding above Is bnt
not exceeding 80 acres ; 60 99l boldin.
sooVe 81 but not exceeding 30 acres So
oS0 holding above 90 but not exceediny
iVo acres 2O,764 holding above 200 bnt
no, exceeding 500 acres, and 2. 368
holding above 500 acres The whole 500
Zoz holdings extended over 20 327 los
acres, Of which 1910, 745 were under crons.
~, 4oS, ySl we're grazing land, 13 475 fsI.
low. 80 600 woods and plantations. and
Oo, 34o bog and waste. The estimated
population q ireland in the middle of the
1873 was D. S27, 262. London Times.
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LABOR ITEMS.

Altoon has q successful cooperative
store.
Little Rock, Arkansas, has now =
powerful greenback club.
Eight hundred men joined the Evans
vile, Ind, greenback club.
Aouiinock and Perry cotton mills, of
Newport, have notified their help that
they will be obliged to cut down wages on
and after the 10Th inst. They have been
paving 29 cents. Cuts are As yards. The.
help willingly submitted to the arrange
ment, as it is more than Is paid elsewhere
in New England.
There seems to be prospect that the
Kitanning Rolling Mills will resume opera
tions. The old limestone well on the Nc
Nab farm, three miles north Of the town,
has come into the control of the iron men,
who intend to have it cleaned out, and if
sufficient gas is obtained, it will be con
Quoted to the works and used for heating
purposes Pittsburgh Commercial.
The journeymen bakers held meeting
in New York recently, to devise measures
whereby they should not be required to
work Sundays and at nights, The trade
is represented in that city by about 5000
lourneymen and apprentices. Thay claim
that they are obliged to be at the bakeries
from 16 to 20 hours day, and on Sunday
from 10a m, to the same hour on Monday
morning Many of the bakers work for
81 week, only So of which are paid in
cash. The remaining 50 are put down TO
the account Of board, and the board con
sistipg of two meals in each "a hours, and
the meals comprising only warm bread
and coffee, in the majority of the bakeries.
The convention decided to appoint com
mittee to confer with their employers, in
order that some proper understanding
may be reached.
At a recent meeting held at South
Arlington, Mass, the following resolutions
were adopted
Resolved, That the stand now taken by
the cotton operatives Of Fall River, in then
own defence, is a stand OF freedom against
oppression-of justice against injustice
right against wrong, and deserves the
earnest sympathy and generous help OF
their fellow laberors everywhere.
Resolved, that the humlliating condi
tipns sought to be imposed upon the oper
atives by the mill owners of that city, as
a passport to employment, is not only in
sulting to the manhood and honor of those
free men and women of Fall River mos
directly affected, but is base outrage
upon the dignity and merits of labor, anC
should receive the severe condemnation o
an indignant and aroused public sentiment