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Books Among the Ancients.

The use of educated slave labor in
writing rendered books comparatively
cheep among the ancients. We learn
from Plato that in his time the works of
the philosopher Anaxagoras were sold in
the theater at Athens for drachma, or
about seventeen cents of our money, and
even it as some OF the commentators
think, only i single treatise of Anaxagor-
as is spoken of, this is cheaper than the
rate at which opera librettos or other
printed pamphlets are sold at our places
of public amusement at the present day.
The poet Martial tells US that his works
were sold in distant Brittany at price
quite as low as a good copy OF them
could be bought for too day in London.
1t is difficult In these instances to esti-
mate in modern currency the actual
value of books Or other articles of sale,
on account of the variation in the value
of the precious metals at different peri
DDS. Some writers on political economy
have assumed the market price of wheat
as standard of comparison il measur-
ing the value Of other commodities at
different historical periods, but as the
price OF -four within the recollection of
this generation has fuctuated between
the extreme limit Of $3.50 and $50 per
barrel at retail, this standard can scarce
ly be accepted as a sound basis for very
accurate calculations Besides, the val
ues of the ancient coins differed at diff
fereEt periods, and if it be stated that
the price of a particular book was a
drachma, we are at loss in determining
whether reference is made 10 the drach-
ma of the fathers or trade drachma.
But without engaging in such abstruse
calculations, it is enough to know that
books in the brilliant Athenian period
and under the Roman Empire were
much cheaper than they were at any
time during the first three centuries after
the discovery OF the printing press.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-21
Two Geneyras.

One Of The saddest casualties ever re-
corded is that Ct the death of two
daughters Of Mrs. Amelia Moench, first
assistant teacher of German in the Frank
lin school of this city. by being suffocated
in trunk. The little girls have for a
year past been with their father on a
farm four miles from Dixon, Mo- Mrs.
Moench spends her vacations On the farm,
and was prepared to go to her husband
and children Immediately upon the close
Of school. On Sunday evening she re-
ceived the following telegram from
friend living III Dixon:
On returning home last evening, Mr.
Mocnch found both the little girls dead in
trunk. Am going out to see
CT WALTER.
Unable to credit the awful news, Mrs.
Moench telegraphed TO the gentleman,
requesting particulars before the next
train. She was misinformed as to the
time the train left, and, before the next
train, she received another, saying that
her little girls had been buried, the ex-
IRENE heat Of the weather forbidding de-
lay. Your correspondent called upon
Mrs. Mosnch this morning. She had just
received letter containing full particu-
lars, but she had not Deen able to control
her feelings sufficiently to read it,
Mr.. Moench had gone to Dixon on
Saturday, and bis little girls called cheer
fully to him to hurry back, and, if he
wrote to their ma, to send her their love.
On his return he was surprised not to see
them awaiting them. He called. but re-
.ceived no answer. He went into the
house and saw the tray of the trunk sit
ing on the floor. A horrible fear flashed
over his mind. He opened the trunk
ard found the two girls. The younger
who was underneath, was evidently past
all hope, but the elder was still warm.
Not a neighbor was within half mile of
them. The father dashed cold water GA
the children and then rubbed them with
vinegar. and made every effort to restore
them to consciousness, and labored with
them until after one o'clock, when he
gave it up and sought help from neigh
Dor. The distance from the railroad sta
ton and telegraph caused the delay by
which Mrs. Moench was prevented from
ever seeing her little daughters before
their burial. Their ages were eight and
five years. The little girls were in the
habit Of playing hide-and seek, and had
often hid in the trunk separately. 1t had
been their habit when they saw their ia
Their returning home, in order to enjoy
the sport, 10 have him hunt them. The
trunk had no spring lock, and why they
were unable to raise the lid remains a
mystery, but it is supposed the heat over
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-21
Recent postOtfice Rulings.

Skates, reptiles, confectionery and soap
are unavailable.
Mail-carricrs cannot carry unsealed
communications outside the mails.
The Postoffice Department, wishing to
avoid any complication with the rivalries
existing between publishers, decline to
furnish information showing the amount
Of postage paid by any publications in
any one year.
The law providing for the forwarding
of letters at the request of the party adj
dressed, without additional charge for
postage, does not apply to printed or
third class matter
The addition OF the date on printed
circular by hand-stamp, subjects the
same to letter rates OF postage.
Advertising sheets, folded within the
issue of any publication, sent to regular
subscribers, subject the same to the rates
tor third class matter.
Hand-bills sent from the printer to the
party ordering the same must be charged
as merchandise, and postage paid at the
rate of one cent for each ounce or fraction
thereof.
"A puDlcau0n, III Ofder 10 avail ltSel1
of the pound rates, must be mailed at the
post Office nearest the claimed Office OF
place of publication. 1t may also be
mailed at other offices at the pound rates
to regular subscribers, by news agents
A husband cannot control the wife's
correspondence, nor can the wife contro
the cores ondence OF the husband.
Postmasters are exempt from militis
duty.
Private individuals cannot send any
communications in the mails free of post
age, no matter to whom it may he
addressed.
The words "please forward" on the
address side of the postal card subject
the same to letter rates of postage.
A postmaster may attend to business
for private parties, il it does not inter
fere with his duties as postmaster, it b.
chooses to do SO.
The erasure of an address on posta
card and the substituting of another doe
not make such card umailable = Western
| Postal Reyieao.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-21
A Boys History Composition

Henry vi. died one day with great sue
cess. He left three children who did not
care to go with him. Their names were
Mary, Elizabeth and Edward The last
was the'Ed of the family. He was boy.
His sisters were not Their father also left
Will. His will was stronger than all his
children. By will Earl Hartford was to
boss the State while Edward was young
he was only ten Years young. Hartford
loved the glass so we'll he became tumb-
Ter, and was called the Duke of Summer
set. He wanted the King to take the
Queen (of Scotland), but the trick was lost
because the Scotch refused to assist
The Duke was called the Protector be-
cause he protected his own family and
put verybody else away in the Tower.
The border men of England and Scotland
were those who boarded on the frontier
and bored each other almost to death;
so they had fight about Edward marry
ing their queen. The English attacked
them by water, which they couldn't stand.
History says thatthe Scotch loss was ten
thousand and the English two hundred.
History lies, probably. The government
tolu the people what 10 DellVe. III tDey
did as they were told, they must pay taxes
for their belief. If they didn't do So
they were roasted. Things were red ho..
Somebody told stories about the Protec-
tor and so he was taken to the Tower and
had his head chopped off. 1t was not
much of head, but he hated to part with
it. There was rising of the common
people, but they did not know what for.
Most of them got raised on to trees with
ropes around their necks. Some very fat
men were burned, thus making light of
their complaints. Now l guess it is time
for the little king to die. He was only
sixteen when he gave up the crown and
the ghost. England is not yet done, so
cannot finish the history yet.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-21
Never Forged Anything.

A successful business man says there
were two things which he learned when
he was eighteen which were afterwards of
great use to him, namely, 'snever to lose
anything, and never to forget anything
An old lawyer sent him with an impor-
tant paper, with certain instructions what
to do with it.
''But," inquired the young man, "sup-
pose lose it; what shall do then9'
The answer was with the utmost en-
phasis
''You must not lose it."
II don't mean to- said the young man
"but suppose should happen to?''
'But say you must not happen to! I
shall make no provision for any such oc-
currence. You must not lose it!'
This put new train Of thought into
the young mans mind, and he found
that if he was determined to do thing
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came them Immediately. Their faces
gave no indications that they struggled
orIsuffered, being calm and smiling.-St.
Louis Telegram to Chicago Tribune.
The Good Grandfather.


The other day, when a good citizen
wanted some repairs to his boots, and
stepped into small shoemaker's shop on
Antoine street, he was greatly astoni shed
to see boy about five years old playing
with revolver, while the old shoemaker
pounded away at his pegs as contentedly
sif Colonel Colt had never ex listed.
rs that revolver loaded? asked the
customer. as he hesitated about sitting
down.
''Yaas, suppose so,' replied the old
man, ''but Johnny wouldn't hurt his nice
old grandfather. would you, Johnny"
"Noap," briefly answered the boy, as
he poked stick into the muzzle of the
weapon.
''But he may shoot me!'' exclaimed the
customer, backing off
ooh, no, he won't! Little Johnny
wouldn't shoot the gentleman,
would hep
"Noap," was the soft reply, as the boy
blew down the muzzle.
"lm his grandfather remarked the
old man as the stranger sat down on the
edge of a chair and slowly pulled at his
boot. "Some grandfathers don't like
children, but can't get along without
'em. He's noble youth. that boy is,
and don't believe you could hire him to
shoot me for fifty dollars in cash--could
he, johnny?
"Noap,' whispered the boy, who was
now laying out all his strength in an
effort to cock the weapon.
The old man put piece OF leather to
soak. and had just received the boot
when bang. went the revolver, and the
whltewash flew from the ceiling above.
"Give me that boot-eive me that
boot!' yelled tie man as he grabbed it
and started for the door.
1T was nothing-nobody hurt-come
back!' called the old man, following
| after.
"You ought to be horse whipped for al
lowing such thing!' shouted the man
as he hobbled to box to sit down and
pull On his boot.
''No, hadn tho, l hadn't" protested
grandfather, still following. Johnny
said he would't hurt you, and he didn't
He's noble youth, that boy is. and you
can depend on what he says. Come in
there's no danger"
Johnny appeared at the door at that
moment, wiping the smoke out of the
barrel with his wet finger. and the old
man appcalingly said:
"Iohnny, tell this gentleman that you
won't hurt him for all the candy in town,
! would you?"
"Noap," softly replied the lad as he
hauled out his finger and wiped the grim
on his knee, but the man rushed off as
fast as he could go. Some men are just
that obstinate.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-21

On returning to the pony and advanc-
ing his bend to take the reins. the horse
SHE'D back in great alarm. For several
minutes he would not allow his master to
approach. Some of the odor of the adder
had attached itself to the gentleman's
hands, and the cautious animal, being
warned by his sense of smell, was afraid
that there was danger even in his masters
touch.
The horses nose is, as every boy who
has trained colt knows, one Of his
means of gaining knowledge. If horse
is afraid of an object, the best way to re
move his fear is to let him smell of it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-21
A Horses Sense of Smell.

An African pony, unlike Jobs war
horse, ''smelleth' not 'the battle afar
off," but he will smell poisonous snake
at sufficient distance to avoid him.
An English gentleman was leading his
pony one day in South Africa, when he
saw his Kaffir servant suddenly jump on
one side. Knowing that it was snake
that had alarmed him, the gentleman
dropped the reins and went forward to
kill it. 1t was a puff-adder, the reptile
which, it is thought, Cleopatra used to
commit suicide. Killing it with stone,
he examined its glands and found them
filled with poison.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-21
A PaW-Paw.
BY MAURICE THOMPSON.

In dusky groves, where cheeriy all day
long,
Mocking the nut-hatch and the cardinal,
The trim drab cat-bird trolls its titful song,
/ hear the mello v, golden paw-paws fall.
What lucious fruit! Scorned as oflittle worth
B y those who long for guavas of the South,
Figs and bannas. piniug that the North
Is barren of the luxuries OF the earth!
Fruit, that I sought in childhood, with a
mouth
Eager to taste thy wild delicious juice;
What orange grown in groves of Italy,
OF what pomegranate ripened in the dews
Of Grecian isles, would not now refuse
For the rare-havored, racy pulp of thee
-Sc,ib,acr for J2llu
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-21

he could 20 it. He made such provisions
against every contingency, that he never
lost anything. He FOUND this equally
true about forgetting. fla certain mat
ter of importance was to be remembered,
he pinned it down on his mind, fastened
it there, md made it STAY.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-21

That evening, in her luxurious home,
Nellie watched and listened in vain for
the familiar footsteps she had learned to
know so we'll; and she retired to rest at
last, sad and dispirited, and with dim
sense of impending trouble, that was yet
too vague to shape itself into connected
thought.
The next morning, as the family were
gathered around the breakfast table, a
servant entered the room with note adj
Or essed to s Miss Pomeroy." Grasping
it eagerly, spasmodically, Nellie tore It
open, and with blanched face read the
following laconic note:
Nellie: All is over between us.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-03

The amount due tho sinking fund for the
year was $50. .i20, ,OOl 80. leaving a deficiency on
this account of s14.629 .449.90.
Compared with the previous fiscal year the
receipts for 1878 have decreased sl1236. 707.92.
The decrease is principally due to the falling
Off in the receipts from internal revenue which
was probably caused by the agitation In Con-
gross for a long time. of the reduction of the
tax on spirits and tobacco, Tho expenditures
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-03
JOHN SHERMAN's REPORT
The Treasury Prepared 90 Begin specie Pay
ments the First OF January.

The revenues and expenditures of the
Treasury Department for the year ending June
80 1878 arc thus reported by Mr. sherman:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-03

This leaves surplus revenue ofS2O, ,799 55l90,
which was applied as follows:
To the redemption Of a. notes SC .. i3ii9 s25 ~
To the redemption oi fractional currency 5oo1jos 81
To the redemption Of Siy per cent bonds
Tor the sinking fund Ii9oo ~
To increase OF cash balance In the Treasy $3.50 ts %
rninl .... f,n roo alI uo
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-08
wHEzE THEY vvERE BORN.

Only one-half of the Senators and
Members of Congress were born in the
States they represent. The delegation
of ten States do not contain a single
native these States are Arkansas, Col
orado, Iowa, Kansas, Mihnesota, Ne
braska, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and
Wisconsin The only State represented
by its own sons alone is North Carolina.
The State of New York, out of a
delegation of 35, sends 25 natives of
the State to Congress and furnishes &c
of her sons to represent other States.
Pennsylvania has 25 natiYe-bor repre-
sentatives in her delegation, and fur
nishes 81 to other States. New Jersey
has 6 natives out of the 9 in her dele
cation, and she furnishes to other
States. Delaware has 2 natives out of
3 delegates. Maryland has 6 natives
out of delegation of s and she fur
nishes s of her sons to other States.
Virginia, out of delegation of IL,
has 9 natives and furnishes s of her
sons to other States. Tennessee, out OF
a delegation of II, has II natives, and
has furnished ii to other States. Ken
lucky, out of a delegation of II, has
10 natives, and has furnished II of her
sons to other States Mississippi, out
of delegation of s, has . natives.
Missouri, out of delegation of Is, has
8 natives, and furnishes l to another
State.
The States whose sons are most large
ly represented in Congress are: New
York, with 81 Pennsylvania, with 46;
Ohio, with 35; Kentucky, with p
Tennessee, with %; Virginia, with II
Massachusetts, with 16; North Caro-
lima, with IA Indiana, IS; Georgia
l3; Maine, II; Maryland, IL; Yer
mont, II, and Connecticut 10. AL
others have less than 10.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-08
A LESSON.

A little girl who had witnessed the
perplexity of her mother on a certain
occasion when her fortitude gave way
under severe trial, said: "Mother, does
God ever fret or sceld2"
The query was SO abrupt and startling,
it arrested the mothers attention almost
with shock.
"Why, Lizzie, what makes you ask
that question:"
"Why, God is good-you used to cal
Him the Good Man when was little =
and 1 should like to know if He evel
scoldsf"
"No, child. no."
"Well, I am glad he don't, for sceld
ing always makes me feel SO bad, ever
if it is not me In fault. don't thiAk
could love God much if he seelds."
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-08
wonAx.s AGES.
G. a. 8.


Helen Of Troy was over forty when
she perpetrated the most famous elope-
ment on record, and as the siege of
Troy lasted decade, she must have
been quite elderly when the in-fortune
of Paris restored her to her husband.
who is reported to have received her
with unquestioned love and gratitude.
Pericles welded Aspasia when she was
thirty six, and yet afterward, for thirty
years or more, held an undiminished
reputation for beauty Cleopatra was
past thirty when Antony fell under her
spell, which never lessened until her
death, nearly ten years after Levi was
thirty three when she won the heart Of
Augustus, over whom she maintained
her ascendency to the last. The extra
ordinary Diane de Peictiers was thirty
six when Henry ii. of France then
Duke of Orleans and half her agel be
came attached to her, and she was held
as the first lady and NEST beautiful
woman at the court UP to the period oi
the monareh's death and of the acces-
sion to the power of Catherine OF
Medicis Anna of Austria was thirty
eight when she was the handsonest
queen of Europe, and when Bucking-
ham and Riehelieu were her Jealous
admirers NiHon de L Enelos. the
most celebrated wit and beauty of her
day, was the idol of three generations
of golden youth of France, and was
seventy-two years cid when the Able
de Bernis fell in love with her. A rare
combination of culture, talents and
personal attractions endowed their pos
SCISSOR seemingly with the gifts of eter-
nal youth. Blanca Capello was thirty
eight when the Grand Duke francisco
of Florence fell captive to her charms,
and made her his wife, though he was
FIVE years her junior. Louis XIV.
welded Mme de Maintenon when she
was forty three years of age Cath
crime il Of Russia, was thirty-three
when she seized the empire and capti-
vated the dashing young 0rlsff. Up
to the time of her death tat sixty-seven)
she seemed to have maintained the
same bewitching powers, for the lamen-
tatiens were heartfelt among those who
had ever known her personally. Mile
Mar, the tragediene, only attained the
zenith of her power between forty and
ferty-fve, when the leTeliness of hel
hands and arms especially was cele-
brated throughout Europe. Mime. Re
camier was thirty-eight when she was,
without dispute, declared to be the
most beautiful weman in Europe, which
rank she held for fifteen yearS-.St.
E.,vis Dsmoerot
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-03-08
ne WANTED 4 DocroR.

One night last week a jollyeld German
farmer rode to Chestnut Hill from
Whitemarsh after /. physician for his
wife, who was very sick. He dismount-
ed from his horse in front of saloon
just as the boys inside had begun to
make merry over the first keg of beer.
He approached and looked cautiously
around the screen The foaming glasses
were held high above the heads of the
reyelers, as one Of the number pro
nounced toast appropriate to the oc-
casion.
The silent watcher licked his lip and
wished his errand had been one not re-
quiring 50 much dispatch. He was
turning reluctantly away when the
crowd saw him.
t.Hallop they shouted, ssthere's Fritz.
Bring him inf
He was laid hold upon and hauled up
to the bar, all the while protesting.
s1Peys, I was in a quick HURRY. Ole
woman sick like der tuyveL | vos
come mit der toctor, sooner as lightninlg' p
ssWell, you can take some beer while
you're here, and kill two birds with one
stone" was the reply.
Yaas, 1 kill Won chicken nit couple
of stones, und der ole woman die nit
out der toctor, don't forget myself Of
it, ehf'
's0h, she won't dis. You don't get
beer often, and you've got the ole woman
all the time. Fill 'en up again.
Yaas, got her all der time, but ex-
posen' she go dade, / dent get her any
more sometimes. It's better to 60 init
der toctor, seldom right away
But he didn't go. As one glass after
another was forced upon him by the
reckless crew, the object of his errand
was foated further and further from his
vision, until it was carried out of his
mind altogether, and his Foies. untinged
with anxiety, Joined in the drinking
songs, and arose aboYe all others.
Thus he was found By his son, late
that night. The boy grasped him by
the sleeve, and said:
sFader, COON home.
Fritz turned, and at the sight of his
boy great fear arose in his mind,
swept away the fumes of the beer and
brought him to a sense of the situation.
In an awe-stricken tone he asked:
'sYaweub. how yon was come here;
vas semedingS der matterF
'.Yaw," replied the boy
.sYell, spoke up aboud 1t. Vas der
ole vooman-was your mudder-s she
dadel I can shtand dem best. Don't
keep your fader In expense, poy. Shpid
it out Vas We a couple of orphanses,
Yaweubf'
sNein," answered the boy, you vas
anuder. A leedle baby COON NIT te,
house"
Fritz was overcome for a moment. but
finally stammered out:
''Vos dot sol I expose it was not 81
soon already. VelI-vell, in der middle
of life, we don't know vat's to turn next
up. Man exposes and Colt supposes
Fill up der glasses
The boy yentured to ask the old mar
why he had not sent the doctor
'sVy, did she want a toctorl Peter
she told me so. / got him pooty quick
Navarro mind, l safe more as ten dollar
toctor bill on dot baby. Dot vos a goot
child. Fill up der glasses. Whos ray
for dot little buck babyl We Won't GO
home till yesterday"
Fritz got home at last, and was in
Chestnut Hill again after a couple Of
days after some medicine. The boys
couldn't get him again, though he said
to them:
"You bate l tens to peesnsss now.
Philadelphia Bulletin.