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, 1876-02-19

TSrJuE not THE.SIGHT.-From an article
treating upon the Preservation Of the
Ewes the following We quote for the con-
sideratiou of our readers-par;iculaIly OF our
Young men Many become short sighted
ar an earIy age, constitutiOually or by sick
ness, or by imposing too much labor upon
thess wonderful organs. Ia health the eyes
will undergo much fatigue, but they are as
csnable of being overtaxed as the arms or
other limbs. Much reading or writing by
artificial light is very trying TO the eyes, es-
peeially i the light Is unsteady, too brilliant
or too weak. 4 good full light shaded by q
light blue globe, is the best to read or write
with during evening hours. Upon no con-
s;deratiun should q man read more than four
hours at once by artificial light, and he
sbouId give his eyes ten minutes rest after
he had read two hours this Is the experi-
euce We have gathered from not lew per-
a,,s Those who are blessed with strong
avss should not overtax them, as many yea
Inns students do by too much night study, OF
A. some merchants do by too much night
writing. There are instances on record OF d
sudden loss Of sight by strong men, who had
rsad and written by lamplight as Il theli
axes would never fail, and their vision never
lose It's power. The celebrated Euler l0a'
svesight by an imprudent night study IL
sone of his mathematical calculations. Iht
smoke of lamps is very hnrtful to the eyes
hence q good circulation Of AR : as necessary
fo- the ewes rs for the lungs The oeps! ss
ssrts that it is injurious to wash the eyes BY
Aiming the face in basin and opening the
TT in the water and recommends cold Tea
o;IL and water for bathing the eyes IL
r-,fsr.nee 10 water itself. 4 very weak so
in,;on of sulphate of zinc Is excellent tol
hIoo1sboot or sur ses infamed eyes; We hav'
D"x~r known it to fail in etfecting cure II
a few days
, 1876-02-19

HIGHEsT RATE or SPEED. The London
Engineer states that tbs highes; railway speeds
in the world are attained in England, and
that the highest of all is attained On the
Great Western railroad-the speed of the lat
ter being given roundly as fifty miles an
hour. Instances are given, however, Of
siKty-tive or seventy miles an honr, and the
Engineer believes that it would be possible to
Law the permanent way SO well, and to main
tain it in such excellent order, that trains
might travel on it with perfect safety at one
hundred miles an hour indeed, miles and
miles Of such tracks are now to be found On
most of the grea, lines, but nowhere can one
hundred consecutive miles Of p=rInanet way
in perfection be found; and as chain Is no
stronger than It's weakest link, 50 a few hun
dred wards of bad track would spoil for the
purpose Of travelling one hundred miles an
hour. a whole line. The really important
question, argues the Engineer Is, given the
line and the cars fit for it, what shall the en-
CINE be ike, and Is 1t possible to construct
an engine at all which, with a moderately
heavy train, VIII attain and maintain q We
locitT of one hundred miles an hour, on q
line with no grade heavier THAI, say one to
three hundred. After thorough examina-
,ion of the question in all Its bearings, the
E,Qsasr's figures prove that Il is absolutely
impossible to obtain q sped of one hundred
miles an hour on railway. if the resistance L
ANYTHING like one hundred and twenty
pounds per ton.
, 1876-02-19

An OLD MANS INFATUAIoN.-The con-
test IN Cincinnati over the will Of Timothy
KIRBY, (tbe i.ther-in-law Of Gen Banning
and Don Piatt,) who recently died very rich,
develops the fact that the woman whom be
regarded as his wife. although he gave her
money lavishly, often whipped him. " lie
came to my Office with broken arm"
physician testified, "and the fracture had
occurred several days before. He had told
his friends that the hurt came from fall oh
a.. ladder. but to me he confessed that the wO-
man. Mrs. Francis. had struck him with
club" Kirby seemed infatuated with her
and her abuse Of lin did not cure his Jolly.
The will teyises great amount Of property
TO Mrs. Francis, and bis children are Contest
ing On the grounds that her influence over
him was undue, and that his love for her a
mania.
, 1876-02-19

THE great popularity Of seal-skin
Jackets will receive a severe set back
from an incident which recently oc-
Cured in Liverpool. A lady wearing
one Of those fashionable garments
was waiting at a railway station
when polar bear who happened to
be passing in barrel, seized her
around the body and she was severely
squeezed before the animal could be
induced to release her. On the ac-
ton for damages against the EailWay
company, counsel for the bear excgs-
ed his conduct on the gound that ne
probably mistook the lady for a seal;
but the Jury gave the plaintiff $500
Hereafter We hope no lady wearing a
seal-skin Jacket will trust herself near
a barrel unless she knows what Is IN
, 1876-02-19

A PROMINENT Sacramento bachelor
received a GelicateIy scented billet
the other day, written in beautiful
female hand, claiming the privilege OF
the leap year, and expressing deep
admiration Of him, together with a
request to meet the writer in desig-
mated spot that evening. This he
did, and was met by richly appar-
eIed person who poured ont an lmpas-
stoned tale of love, TO which tho bach
elor gracefully responded, and raising
the veil, imprinted warm kiss be-
meath l.. At this interesting jInc-
ture The group was made the focus OF
the glare of half dozen dark Ian
terms, and the bachelor found himself
in the center of crowd Of laughing
acquaintances who had pat up Job,
and look at the lady showed her TO
be a man in WOmau's apparel a
supper made everything right, how
ever.
, 1876-02-19

MIX ApUL. ~ >lIoSs.-Iu lecture before the
1ei:co-Le,al Society in New Yo.k, Professor Dore-
mus argued that t liComo:ar Is practically useless
He sail: " Here is some milk obtained frorn a cow
this afternoon know 1t Is pure. Idipthe lactOme-
ter into and It stands AT les now pour some cream
nto the mix and the lactometer gradually sinks to
s. in pure cream, Now 1 take some Of the same
milk in which the instrument stands 1T los and pour
in water, an precisely the same result Is achieved
tie scale marks about 81. 50 that may have two
samples Of milk, one rich IN cream and the other am
plydilute with water, and the actOmeter shows pre-
ci.elv the same purty. I found, the other day, ex-
perimenting with "A sample Of pure milk that stood
- ma with the Iartume cr on removing the cream II
stsoI at 1885, thus leaving discrepancy ~hleh pen
IaIteI nay !nvi,ei-tIc addition Of oHe-Seyenth OF
water
, 1876-02-19

The VIRTUE oil rAsT DEIvING. One Of the worst
results OF the hard tim Is scen III tn iact thht
many Of our hardest worked business ana Pioies-
,i,ni men can no longer afford TO keep good horse
Af-sr day OF close application IN the office or ut
the desk. nothing C!s The fever IN the hCod more
than a good drive behind favurlte roadster no"
delicious the feels as your hot iace presses ho ~
- ,ytb ears tnrneI back 10 catch the signal the hon
est fellow levels down 10 his work. What NE
there !, in Oxygen as your lungs lnhs!e 1t when you
take the wind III your lace at f'tty clp now thg
cares OF this wr1 and the Ills OF TINS me '.t -,
rLot a sve-t content fills your breast Is you go
bowling Il ong One uf the Aealth'est customs u IA
Annarietn life Is that Of driving gooi horse II
keeps the nature fresh With the daily ssht oi 50
f,cnIties man who can be grCm 10 his wife after
satif.ctory drive Is 4 brute. such fel!o" aosh
deserve a wife or q home-Or horse either lOr tiA'
matter
, 1876-02-19

4 FAT FEE.-Peter Bentiy, the New
Jersey millionaire lawyer, who died not long
since, made his fortune out of one law case.
Soon after beginning hi. practice, Mrs Hill,
a widow of jersey City, had bequeathed to
her q water frontage of fifty acres where the
Nsw Jersey Central and Erie railroad Gspots
now stand. These powerful corporations
fought the widow and her young counsel for
twelve years. Mr.. Bently was defeated time
and again, but By pluck and perseverance he
at length won. He paid the widow $780,
900 at different times and became the owner
himself Of one undivided half interest In the
property. In time Mr. Bentley's acquisition
became the most valuable IN the State, 80
that it's pO=ess0r was enabled to retire from
his professiOn.-N. 7. Hssa!6.
, 1876-02-19

BFS HILLS FIGHT WITH YANCY.-Ihe eiitor OF
1S u IT,It ,b y alsl senator struck W;n- /. Nenry,
IT, i've eater ON tie hack Of the head with an ma,
stand IN the confederate cCDgTrs but Teps1ts er
story that during heated debate HUI eaei lIE; MI
liar. and the latter sprang forward TO stIlAe III
- IN vs. much the larger and stronger man,
and .nry the more active In the tail hs spine wa
;,-;,ri md he Law unconscJus on the floor, WIN
blood oozing flom his lips. He was taAen ava! anu
, - ir- rim, known Tor SIX months 1aney
p,IT, @ renTeT cred he dsoJpei from day to day became
boness lstless and vacant, and passed ctli! on
quietly away Says the i,,la DE as rs,,T %itI.- H
out hope Of the success Of the nou1l sr ,cb he
~ I,i-,,ed dav and night tOr twenty y-afe !e'iis'
, 1876-02-19

New MODE OF WNsHING.-The III eff
fects of soda on linen has given rise to new
method of washing, which has been exteu-
siveIy adopted in Germany, and introduced
into Belgium. The operation consists in dis
solving two pounds of soap in about three
gallons of water As hot as the hand can bear,
and adding TO this, one tablespoonful of tur-
pentine, and three Of liquid ammonia; the
mixture must then be well stirred, and the
lii en- steeped in it for two or three hours,
taking care to cover up the vessel containing
then: as nearly hermetically as possible. The
clothes are afterward washed out and rInsed
in the usual way. The soap and water may
be reheated and used a second time, but IN
that case half tablespoonful of ammonia
must be added. The process Is said to Gauss
n great economy of time, labor oud fuel. The
linen scarcely suffers at all, as there is little
necessity for rubbing, and its cleanliness and
color are perfect. The ammonia and lurper-
tine, although their defensive action i great,
have 10 injurious effect on the linen; AMI
while the former evalorates Immediately,
the smell of the latter is said TO disappear
entirely during the drying Of the clothes.
, 1876-02-19

HoN. ROBERT c. SCHENCK--The asso-
ciated press dispatch from London, stating
that the Daily Netcs has information that
writs have been served on General Schenck,
the American Minister, and other persons
prominently connected with the Emma Mine
Company, is zoo vague and blind TO convey
anv precise information. 1t can hardly mean
that Geaeral Schenck has been summoned as
a witness TO testify in the case, because writ
is not the form of proceeding which is adopt
ed in summoning witnesses Moreover, the
the other persons included IN the writ stand
in the relation Of parties or defendants, and q
writ issued against Albert Grant and includ-
inr General Scaench must regard lin as 4
nart7 and not a. q witness lie is Of course
protected by his diplomatic privilege If he
chooses 10 avail himself it; but he could
hardly afford to do tbs, since 1t would i'm
ulv hat he has ne goOd defense. and dare:
mol 90 into court and confront the accusation
1t Is to be presumed that he viii waive hi'
aiuloma,ic privilege, and trust tha; the same
| ordinations which satisfied President Grant,
/ secretary Fish and Mr.. Reverdy Johnson
viii suffice TO clear his honor IN an English
court Of Justice
, 1876-02-19

AGREEABLE PEoPIE.-Few people are
always agreeable in the unrestrained ontgo-
ings of their nature. Few people grow nat
urally into that rare perfection of character
and gracious develoPoment Of mental, moral,
and physical habits that the spontaneous eI-
precision OF theIngelVes Hill be always pleas
ing. Few are - unselGi-h and delicate in
their perceptions, that an instructive tact
and quick sympathetic Judgment, will show
them unerringly what Is kind and pleasant
to another Each one owes it TO himself TO
avoid bcfrg disugreeable- Each one owes to
another thoughtful kindness. Real charity
and all the gentle refining graces must be the
foundation Of good manners, tut it is not
sufficient 10 have them in the heart. They
must express themselves IN appropriate form.
There must be culture III character and cul-
ture in manners There must be reciprocally
cause and effect.
, 1876-02-19

The Chamber of Commerce at Los
Angeles, California, passed a resoiu
ton, favOring a donation OF public
lands. Sc, apart for railroad purposes
on the thirty-second parallel, TO that
railroad which will first complete
road across the continent on that
route.
, 1876-02-19
neat,, OF HcvcrdY .snl,rsnn.

ANSSPJLI February II. 1876.
DR. Steener, who iu!iue-l the b1Iy OF Rc-.rgiv
Johnson shortly after It Was found gives tie fol ow-
ing las theory OF the cause OF death: Nr john
son either stumbled over a p.e.,. oi coal or being
sielei w.th vertigo or ncip-nt symptoms Of apo-
rleNy, and striving 10 himself move toward the
west, staggering along by ne northely side OF the
Executive mansion and each -trp his body gaining,
additional momentum 80 that htvir: reached the.
dOOr INTO the basement, he sSayei md TO the
south ani + LIS head striking rp corusr OF the
granite base OF the Eousa which gave he first wound
~ the he Il. Reaching H. pavement Of rough cob
b!oStoneS, second wound was Ie e!vei IN front Of
the first. At this -Est nt, p.ob4bly, the homes Uf
the nos weTe fractured, Joint of the second
finger OF the right hand was c.SO.ited Whether
the subsequent Stug les may account f,r the abIa-
sions his knses AMI irrEs OF the left hand eau {
be positively asserted. lh- wounds IN the scalp
were accompanied v ith fractures externally. The
homes "f the er.niua and baSe OF the skull also with
a probable rupture of arteries at the base Death
lSt have resulted instantly.
Mr.. GWInn. attorney Gy-geueEGl Of the state, and
son-iu-law OF Mr.. johnson, IS OF OpOniUn he Was
s.iL-d tn vertigo and fell as he had Il similar at
tack, last HE thr,e hours, While attending trial IN
South Carolina several years ago.
u len the general ts~=nib met today It i'm
Ine4st-iy informed hy communication from GOV
C=r0il Of TIE death II Mr.. johnson Both houses
adjourned. They assemble in the hall Uf the House
at ) and then 60 10 the eX~cuiiye mIns ion and
escort the refurs to the drQut where they Will he
taken "a Baltimore ia q p-cll ear.
The Governor sL:i IN his Communication: Er.
johnson died from Uuaccouutlbie and unwIt-
!asrvt GrrIGtLt.
, 1876-02-19

The reports from the Black nus
continue to have a rosy tinge. IL Is
said that there are now twelve IGou7-
and men in that portion Of the black
Hills through which the Rap,a cLesa za
rms ms California Joe SAYS SS4 were
taken on. of one pan, there beng 0ns
nugget worth s20.
, 1876-02-19

CHEERsUl UlNEss.-CheeTfulness Is an excel
lent wearing quality. 1t has been called
the bright weather OF the heart. 1t gives
harmony 10 the soul, and Is perpetual song
yithou. words. It Is tantamognt to repose.
Il enables nature 10 recruit its strength /;
whereas, worry and discomfort debiliate 1t,
Involving constant wear and tesr.
, 1876-02-19

DURING the past years, great chahY eIa fHnifei
tsk,n place in the tea trade between the
~ "a i -i,-rh and steamship Ines, teas lIat
uei I- % ordered from China and japan N the gal1s i
rn were not received tins eouitry uI' sr, se
rst Part OF the following winter Now 's- iapndei
stcSlhs On Ia. - u, Iuue. and IN July the HlTAe'
- snpn.i with them The Telegraph = ~ :, ord
nuiT p5ut the condition OF the market o. 70 with
purchases made merchants oolni - b-,vy ex
each o'er raIysi n in terapln 50 long distance 'S
I,sual vy.V
, 1876-02-19
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

Democrats state COVE ni5bn is ,zlal - convene
IN the city II Salem, on WrineS lay Apri 26,h 1875
AZ u O'Clock a. NJ 70 select SiN Delegates % the
National DcfnocTatlc Convention, eiUl.lates for
Judges Of the supreme Court IA the S,s,nd, Third
and Fifth Judicial DistnCts AMI iCr Prosecuting
Attorneys in the several judicial Districts. and for
the tmnsactiOn Of such other business a. may be
thought proper. IL Is recommended that primary
and county cunventions IN the several counties Ia
held n follows Primary conventions, on saturday
April Sth. 1t O'Clock P NJ; and county cJnyentOns
on Saturday, April, Is at o'clock, N. Il Is ex-
pecied that IN counties where the time thus suggested
for holding primary conventions does not meet the
convCnence Of the voters, the proper committee will
tN different time. The following Is the appOEtiOn-
ment of delegates III SAID 0Ouvention-
, 1876-02-19

R CAsoS the representative OF tI1 ~ con.
Congres Sho mas ,,ssien, is sLort rotound, and rosy
gsniitE by birth, and printer Dy pm
is;o as HIS miIy er1igralel 70 US Tpn % te
he was quite boy AMI !ollsl Lle 4g ,he tirst to
caei seS,Io ' 'T Prominent position IN IN; tq0Ti p @ ala ns
o'l Of Ihe comny, and FsPefa'ss Session 10 of Goa
business man he liveS du.ihS s bis four wives.
, 1876-02-19
TEE MONTH OF FEBRUARY,

TssE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
The rivulets now begin to sing
Joyful songs Of the coming spring,
In oopse and wood the birds awake,
To seek their mates, and tier nests to make.
In the lane behind the tree,
Lurking, the hiri catchers see,
Oh, beware. have care
or the lined twig aud the snare'
Moist ana soft the ground is now,
Turn 1t over with the plough;
Dig and deIve and SOW the seed,
Busy are all hands, indeed;
Binding frost may come arrin,
Snow to cover hill and plain
Work away , while you may,
There VIII come time for play
Toddle out, my little mayl
Stick together while you can.
You Will want the cosy fire,
Want the tme that leapeth higher,
Though the bulls begin TO peep,
Winter ha,l, bat gone to sleep
Not for long, stern AMI strong,
Yet he'll stalk the fields among.
, 1876-02-19

1r bss been decided by three philosophers
Arm. Ohio, g" that the Lord has moth
o. - DO with the biles that break out on
t.IJer now and then.
, 1876-02-19

, Bo~ros clergyman advanced the s iaes
~ n.s 'sl W. srs destructive 10 female MOD
esty. " But little while ago, in ad.
"young ladies refused 10 90 up I s'sn, saam aux.
vance Of gentleman No" they SSe'A
ious to do so ="
, 1876-02-19

prRRY Tgon.s. delinquent subscriber, IS invited
10 an az this otoe If Sc are correctly informed
NJ Tbornas Iiyss somewhere IN the neghborhoot OF
- h,. ,he mater Of residence neei not prevent
bTs cSIlirS sli1 settlirs his scccGn,
, 1876-02-19
P0ETZCAL SELECTIONS.
HONE OF THE S0yy

VIII sing you song Of that beautiful land.
The far-away home Of the soui.
Where no storms ever beat on the giitterin strand
Mhiie the years o: eternity roll.
u that home OF the soul! in my visions and dreams,
It, bright jasper walls can see
Til ! fancy but thiuly the vale intervenes
Between the fair city and me.
There the great trees of life in their beauty do grow,
And the river Of life foweth by;
So nc death ever enters that city, you know,
And nothing that maketh a lie
o, how sweet it viii be in that beautiful land
So free from temptation and pain
With songs on our rs. and with harps in our han Is
To meet Cne another again!
, 1876-02-19
zen "a Baltimore IA Il p-c..tl ear.
.i.e Governor sad IN his communication: ",
lu-,u died from an uuaccouutsIbig and unwI
--v' G.-larLt.
B,LTI~oRE, Febuar- Il, 1876.
Mayor IatrOin TINS lSJrnn.g issued an order col
B>Lrr~onr, Febsuar* u, Il

Mayor Iatrobn TINS ISJrnn.g iSsUed order con
verr,, the city couhc "a extra sess'oa this even
ing, that tie municipal authorities may give eN-
l.s.ion tie greet lG, AIMED tne death oi
Mr. johnson. The fIgs on the puhlc buildings are
al hall mast Ia the Jlit-i States trict court
TIM Iuotu iu4 the 'e.sri @. Jui-,lH announced,
and the court At Uuce juuruel.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-19
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Arrivals and Departures.
IN NJ.

The Phoebe Record OF the 18th inst.
pays the following tribute to the mem
DRY of Daniel Morgan: Prom the
Eureka SENTINEL of the 10th, we learn
the sad intelligence of the death of Dan.
Morgan. The deceased WAS one of the
pioneers Of this state and California
and was much and deservedly respect
ed by all who knew him. one by one
the places of the old pioneers are be-
coming vacant, and ere many wears
most of the old timers will be sleeping
with their comrades. Peace he with
them now and then. They explored
and founded the grand empire OF
modern civilization which is nov
spreading its long and powerful arms
over the whole Pacific coast. The gal.
liant, big-hearted men, who first re-.
dnced the golden shores of the vast
western Ocean To the uses OF man.
VIII be long and gratefully rene,n-
bered in story and tradition. Nav
their memory remain green, for they
deserve it.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-19
THE LECTURE.

The court room was crowded last
.vep,no nv an attentive audience to
listen to Rev. Geo. b. Allen in his lee
tpro nm the "School Question" and
tho i" Bible in the Public School," The
position taken by the reverend gentle
man covers about the sa,ne ground as
advanced by the Order of United
A rericans, a society that has lately
sDrlnS into existence in the Eastern
| States, whose main Object is to keep
the Bible frOm the schools. On the
desk, in front of the speaker, were a
Bible and an American flag symbols OF
Christianity and patriotism. which.
during the course of his remarks, the
lecturer fer.ontly clasped to his bosom
with an invocation that each would al
ways find the defense now given to
them by the American citizens. lie
regarded the public schools as the
property, of all places of instruction.,
which should be free from any secta-
rian bias and prejudice; places that
should be unham pered and unpreju-
diced by any creed OF religious tenets,
and, as such, demanded the exclusion
of the Bible tberefrom. AS to our
State, no cause of alarm can be felt on
this question, as constitution pro-
hibits any sectarian teaching, and the
teaching from the Protestant version
of the Bible has been held by the
courts to be sectarian. Throughout
the lecture Mr.. Allen received the
closest attention, and at the close the
gentleman received hearty applause.