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GERMANS PLAN FOR corRrISd By WHOLESALE
THE ARTIFICIAL HArcHISG MACHINE OUT
DONE.
A German has hit upon plan by which
large number of girls can be cOurted at the
same time in one room, and thinks parents
with many daughters will hail him as bene-
factor The invention is based on the theory
that ''courtship requires IA parlor, sofa,
subdued light and seclusion.' The inventor
constructed in his house n retiring room
STYLED 1.-The Lovers Retreat" This apart
ment is exquisitely furnished. Soft velvet
pile carpets cover the floor. Elegant couches
are placed here and there, and you sit
down the soft, swelling tones OF musical
box ascend from below and agreesbly startle
you. At one end of the room is bay window,
filled with all kinds OF plants, exhaIing deli
cious odors and presenting II rare picture OF
loneliness. Around the room are placed
three statuettes-one of Psyche, one OF Gu
pid and one of Venus. Through small
window in one corner Of the room, hlied
with pale-pink glass, Il food Of softly-tinted
light falls upon the statuettes and gives them
a ife-like coloring. In the centre of the
ceiling. which is beautifully frescoed is u
magnificent blush rose,
To IMPLY
that all that happens there is Sltj rosa. A
silver fountain IN tho centre OF the apart
ment scatters odoTiterous spray on the air.
golden basin receiving 1t as it falls. Senti-
ments from Schiller, Goethe, Shakespeare
and other famous poets are scattered among
the frescoe work. These thoughts that
breathe and words that barn" are arranged
according to their intensity. All bear on the
object of love. The negative sentiments are
painted on black ground, the next in order
on purple, and SO on, until the glowing ut
terances OF intense affection are imbedded
in the setting of warm crimson. These SEN
timents are numbered. AT one side Of the
door stands n statue OF Venus, and at the
other statue of AdOnis. On the extended
right hand of each rests n plate, and on that
plate are embossed cards, bearing numbers
to correspond with the sentiments ON the
walls. Nv means Of these cards and serti-
ments dozen mute lovers may converse at a
time without disclosing their secret thoughts
to strangers or interfering with the love
making of others. As proof that the Ger
mans plan is practical it may be stated that
his eldest daughter was married the other
day at the early age of -. Some OF the
girls are betrothed, and there are scores OF
applicants for the hands of the rest Just as
soon as they get old enough.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-12

SoxE Interesting figures come from the
San Francisco Mint (pf which our former
townsman. Henry L. Dodge, Esq. is Super
intendent). where from oue-haf to two
thirds Of all the coinage Of the country is
executed. The following table will show
the great increase Of coinage during the past
five years
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friday MORNING, JULY 12, 1878.

walton in Northern China since the existing
famine broke out there and the outlook for
the future Is very Encouraging, as the long
drought that produced the famine has given
place to rains which are so heavy and long
continued as to threaten serious damage to
the growing crops.
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A Fish Story.


WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH 4 FEW
GRAINS OF SALT.
We were making Il voyage from the
W. est Indies to New York, when the ship
fever broke out among the crew. One of
the sailors-among the first victims-was
accompanied by his son. n lad of fourteen
years, who was strongly attached to his
father, and remained with him day aud
night, and never could be persuaded 10
leave mis- sick father for a moment.
A large shark was seen every day fol
lowing the vessel, evidently for the pur-
pose OF devouring any one who should die
and be committed to the deep.
After lingering few days the slilor
died. As was the custom ut sea, he was
sewed up in a blanket, and for the pur-
pose of sinking him an old grind-stone
and carpenters ax were put in with
him. The very impressive service OF the
Episcopal Church, was ihrn read, and the
body committed to the deep,
The poor boy, who had watched the
proceedings closely, plunged in after his
father, when an enormous shark swallow
ed them both. The second day after this
dreadful scene, rs the shark continued to
follow the yeSSel-fOr there were others
sick in the Ship-one of the sailors pro-
posed, as they had Shark-hook on board,
to make an effort to take him. They fast
ened the hook to large rope. and. bait
ing it with 4 piece of pork, threw 1t into
the sea, and the shark instantly swallow
ed it. Having thus hooked him. by
means of MINDLESS they hoisted him on
board. After he was dead they prepared
to open, him, when one of the sailors,
STOPPING down Tor that purpose. suddenly
paused, and. after listening 4 few mo-
ments, declared most solemnly. he heard
n low, cultural sound which appeared To
proceed from the shark. The sailors.
after enjoying heartily laugh ut his ex-
pense, proceeded to listen for themselves,
when they were compelled TO admit they
heard a similar sound They then pro-
ceeded to open the shark, when the mys-
terry was explained. 1t appears the sailor
was not dead, but in trance; and his
sen, on making the discovery when ir-
side the shark, had. by means of his knife,
ripped open the blanket. Having thus
liberated his father, they both went To
work and righted up the old grind-stonc.
The boy was turning, the father was
holding on to the old ship-carpentcr'S az,
sharpening it for the purpose of cutting
their way out Of their Jonah-like prison,
which occasioned the noise heard by the
sailors. As it was the hottest season oil
the year, and very little air stirring where
they were ut work, they were both sweat
ing tremendously ErchdHge.
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Condemned Criminals.

c.sroN N Y July IO-Bresnanam, the Cotton
murderer. who is to he hanged on July 26, made a
full confession to-day.
HARRISBURG, Pa, July h.-The governor has
issued A warrant Tor the execution, ths 18th of
August of Kezckeok Shaeier, for tho murder Of
his wife
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News by Telegraph.
VERMONT NEWS.

ANOTHER DEFAULTER-HE FLIES.
NORTH Troy, VT, July &C. W. Morse,
ex-eollectOr Of the town of Newport, is
found to be a deiaulter in $1,000, and has
fed to Canada.
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EUROPEAN NEWS.
Germany.


uoEDEL SENTENCED To DEATH.
BERLIN, July lO.-Hoedel, charged with attempt
ing the lie Of the emperor, sentenced to death
to-day. lie pleaded not guilty. and asserted that
his Intention was suicide. There were thirty wit
nesses against him.
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THE EASTERN QUESTION.



LONDON. July lO-The Beaconsield ooup-d 'etat
has thrown into the shade all topics, but it is yet
too soon to Judge what direction the current Of
public opinion here and on the continent will
take.
The Vienna Presse says We cannot but hail
with sincere satisfaction this victory won without
bloodshsd by English policy over the Eastern ques-
tion. For the existence Of Turkey. so irail when
she herself is her cole support. will. under the
energetic protection Of England, he able to be main
tanned FOR long years.
The majority Of the Vienna papers speak in the
game friendly tone.
The Times Paris correspondence represents pub
lie opinion there rs about equally divided while
the press comments very conf citing. some
critics say France ought to be satisfied, IS 1t is
now shown that England has no designs on Egypt,
while others declare that England virtually has
possession of Egypt in securing Cyprus.
BERLIN. July 10 II Is uncertain whether the
subject OF the anglO-Turkish convention will be
brought before the congress, bu. its discussion by
the latter Is not considered up To today Should
this he the case, 1t IS believed the question Will not
raise material difficulties in the congress. IL IS
thought in fact that discussion Of the question
will be Of great advantage in promoting an under
standing among the powers
The German Gazettee declares that the oeeupa-
ton OF Cyprus cannot Hail To be greeted with ap
prevail in the interests of civilization and progress
IL believes Germany had been previously informed
OF the arrangement without, however, being asked
to pass an opinion thereon.
PARIS. July lO.-The Journal des Debats con-
sidsrs that England being unable to count upon any
assistance for checking the Russians in Asia, had
ST.. PsrkRsBUEa, July IO.-The Journal de st.
Petersburg says it is to be hoped the convention
will not come in collision with the peaeeHl work
proceeding at Berlin.
THE CONGRESS
BERLIN, July lO.-The Congress sat four hours,
to-day. II ratified the committees arrangements
in regard to BatOum and disposed OF several ques-
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CHINA,


SAN Francisco, July 9.-IIong Kong ad-
vices saw there is an unexpected acknowl-
edpment from the highest Chinese author
tiles of the efforts by foreigners to alleviate
the sufferings from the famine. Rain has
at last fallen in the northern provinces. and
faint hopes are entertained that the pro-
longed drouth with its miseries may end,
but up to this time there is no abatement OF
the distress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-12

''THE evil that men do lives after them,
and goes a-fshing, we may add, for their
scalps. 10 to speak, when they visit foreign
parts Oar friends in Quebec announce the
arrival there Yesterday of Senator Ed
munds, President OF the late Presidential
Electoral Commission. IN. 7. World,
Juiy 3D.
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Total in U. 8,
BOLD.

The coinage OF the last mentioned year
lending June Goth, 1879 was in detail as
tollows:
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so conclusively thrilled were their hands by
passion the strings walled under the wild
pressure Rakoczy's march became the
bowling of general indignation at the merci-
less cruelties of the conqueror. Never IN
my life have felt such poignant emotion as
at that audience Countess Bathiany was no
widow bereaved of all she had dearest on
earth-she was Hungary, crushed, bleeding,
trampled under foot by ruthless soldiery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

army to invade Atghanistan, with the ayowed
purpose Of annexation. 4 war undertaken
and carried on for the purposes acknowledged
IN this case could not command the approha-
ton Of the civilized world much less Of Chris.
tian nations. Might alone, not right would
approve it, The attitude of the Amer, who
having done nothing calling for war, much
less 70: the seizure of his territory leaves his
cause and the issue with God, cannot fail 10
command the admiration and sympathy of all
who love justice.
Already has there been a reaction in Eng.
land on this question. Some of her ablcst
statesmen, including Lord Lawrence, the
wiscst and best Governor General India has
had, rcpudiatc the hasty action Of the govern
ment and publicly characterize 1t as uncallcd
for and njudicious But lust OF territory is
one of the ruling passions of the present head
of the English ministry, and it is not probable
that Lord Bcaconsticld will reccdc This add,
ed to the fear that Russia will gain some adj.
vantage in the East, or somewhere else, will
doubtless overcome all objections, aad another
Afghan war be entered on.-N.I. OJNerror
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

A certain great dry goods merchant of Gin
cinnati is threatened with lunacy on the ques
ton, and he says he has nearly been ruined by
having so many ladies' stockings on his hands
The reverse OF that situation is oftener the
case, as the records of divorce cases satistacto
rily prove, and 1t is therefore refreshing tc
hear that in one case, at least, ruin Is likely to
cnslle out of the regular channel.
THE riskiest business in America says
this stocking handler us stockings; the infer
mai variety of stripes and bars, CrossWays and
lengthways, was bad enough; but thus en-
broidcrv is the devil, and no mistake Now
why lady wants all that beauty and elaborate
work in exactly the place which nobody is eX
pccted to see, is more than any fellow can tell
Their caprice about stockings is fantastic be
yOnd calculation and SURPRISING belief. Two
men have been sent back in the last month
from Chimnitz, made raving lunatlcs by the
fluctuations in taste in the stocking demand al
home This is strict truth. I'm almost gone
up myself: for Il mans head has to be bent
entirely on stockings. I'm tormentcd to death
and my wrclchcd life is one elongated hose
striped and embroidered. Between the top OF
my head and my cyendS Eve got twenty-five
thousand varieties. In church OF sunday
can't get my mind oil EN-. I'm wondering
what sorts everybody has on; the pulpit is
hung Win en-, anu tilc preacher plcaCilcN
about EN-
What causes this morbid state OF mind" -
asked the sympathetic reporter.
"Why, the constant fear of having on hand
"A hundred thousand beautiful stockings and
no legs to put in 'em. Why, one single fash
ionablc lady, whom could tell you of, has it
in her power 10 change the style of stockings
in ten minutes and break me all To flinders.
Mrs Smith, Brown or Jones can walk IN here
and ask for some new kind only invented by
her imagination, and then say contemptuous-
". oh, red embroidered in pea green isn't
chic Just now. Green and maZarine blue en-
hroidercd with fig leaves is the thing, or or
anCe blossoms for q bride And off they
tlouncc, and away go all my stockings down
to nothing, left on my hands, instead of put on
c-thc-the feet of the ladies. Stewart had
To sell twenty-five thousand dozen at less than
half the cost price IN Europe, because stripe
Was "a little too pronounced for the delicate
ideas of The women. It's dreadful, and will
certainly break and craze more people than
any sensation The world has ever known
WaMNgjn a CoDit,E
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

The traveller Humboldt gives an interesting
account of the first earthquake he witnessed
1t was at Cumana in South America. The
first shock came after strange stiffness. Ii
caused an earthquake III his mind for it over
threw in moment all his lifelong notions
about the safety of the earth He could no long.
er trust the soil which up to that day had only
one hought-universal, boundcss destruction
Even the crocodiles ran from the river Orino
co, bowling into the wood the dogs and pigs
were powerless with fear. The whole city
seemed "the hearth of destruction" The
houses could not shelter, for they were falling
in ruins. He turned to the trees, bu, they were
overthrow. His next thought was to run to
the mountains, but they reeling like drunken
men. He then looked toward the sea. Lo! 1t
had fled; and the ships, which few minutes
before were in deep were rocking on the bare
sand He tells us that being then at his wits
end, he looked up and observed that heaven
alone was calm and mistaken. Many strange
things are yet to come upon the word-earth-
quakes, overturnings, upheavings. But, amid
them all, the Book tells us, the Christian shall
look up to the heavenly one, Jesus Christ,
the same yesterday, and to-day, and forever"
and to his heavenly home cannot be moved.
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Women I'm Rattle.

Mrs. LcrouX widow of a lieutenant IN the
Forty eighth Regiment, British army, has just
died in England at the age of 80. From the
passage of the Douro, May -, lS09-she was
then only 19-ull The battle of Salamanca, Ju-
" %, 1912, she was the constant companion OF
her husband in Spain. An English paper re
calls the fact that Senator Gordon'S wife was
with him constantly during the civil war
that in the Burmese war of 1926 three young
and handsome native women of rank who
were supposed to be gifted with supernatural
powers 50 that no bullet could wound them,
rode among the lcvleS encouraging them to
fight against the English, and now, ON almost
every battlefield, the corpse of a woman is To
hc found among the slain. Sergeant Major
Cotton, in his Voice from Waterloo says
that there were many among the dead. and
that all of them wore male attire and were
known Ia bc rs martial in their bearing and as
courageous rs the ordinary rank and file. Just
AT the moment when Shaw. the life guarGSman,
fell MORALLY wounded, "aitcr having killed
nine of his steelclad opponents" a French
officer, whose horse had been shot under him.
seized the Icgimcntal ColorS of the 'ihirty-scc-
ond Foot which were carried bV Lieutenant
Bolcher. \ struggle cnSucd, and the French
man endcavorcd 10 draw his sword, when he
was wounded in the breast ny the thrust of Il
halbcrt and was Immediately after shot dead
by a soldier named Lacey. IL was in vain
that Major Toolc exclaimed when it was too
late, Save that brave fellow" and after the
battle the generous Major and Colonel Brown
discovered that the French huzLar officer
whom Lacey had shot was an exceedingly
handsome young lady
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

indianapolis Ne,cs: Gen. Mason, "foraudi
tor of state and George Shankln, "tor sccre-
tary of state" met in this city the other day,
and over dinner at the Grand hotel exchanged
views on various political questions. " See
here" SAID Mason, II find no difficulty in eX-
planning the difference between the financial
policy Of the democratic party and that of the
national party, It's as plain and simple to
distinguish as the difference between male
and female canary bird" 'ITh-how is that ?
How do YOU tell the difference between the
birds ?" inquired Shaklin. Easily enough
said the general. Put handful Of worms in
a cage; male bird eats male worms; female
bird eats female worms. See" "Well, but
how do you distinguish the worms" "Oh,
d-n it," exclaimed the veteran, wrathtully ris
ing from the table, I'm not telling a worm
story
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New slate pencil sharpeners, at osman X
llapcman's.
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The Amer Of .A-hauistln Is not To be SO
speedily reduced To submission rs was antici-
patcd 10 the Viccroy of India, who was 50
Guicl, 20 resent his action and To demand re-
traction, he has replied You may do your
worst, ami the issue il IN tod hand Ills
oilen>. was simply This that he did not choose
to receive into his territory an armed embassy
from the British Government, coming, rs II
was we'll known Ia make fresh demands of a
political, if not territorial, character. The
Empress of India (Which just now is Lurd
BcaConsIe.d) Chu>e To regard this as a cause
of war, and Immediately set about raising an
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HE SET I'm m


BJo".
Guyly the caudidatc
Scekcth the Tar,
Where THIRSTY citizens
Throng from afar.
Singing, "lu search Of thee,
Hither We come.
Candidate. candidate,
Set up the rum"
.lner.
Hark, It's the candidate
Fastening home;
Vainly the citizens
Seeking bin. roam.
Light is my pockeibook,
Lighter my vote;
Citizens, BO sOu dat,
Not II | knOw't. "-BosioA Giob,.
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in my airly days" remarked the old man,
as he shoveled coal into the schoolhouse bin,
They didn't use coal Ia keep w. school young
'uns warm, kin tell you" What did they
usey' asked boy near by. \ sad, far-away
look seemed 10 pass over the old man ; face AS
he quietly responded, Birch, my boy, birch"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

Edison the great inventor, in the matter of
the practical importance Of his inventions, has
a rival in Mr.. s. c. Salisbury, of Pittsburgh,
who proposes, not indeed, like Edison, to dis
pcnsc with fuel entirely hereafter in general
ing heat and to use electricity but to dispense
with wood and coal and use the waste materi-
al of petroleum. He takes the residuum of
petroleum and coal tar, mixing them to about
the consistency Of mOlasses, and conducts them
from Il barrel to the furnace by means of Il
small gaSpipc "As the fuel enters the furnace
ii comes IN contact with current of super
heated steam, which atomizes the liquid, so
that as 1t leaves the machine it induces the re-
quired amount of oxygen to enter and mix at
the point of ignition. Thus the atomized fuel
shoots in fierce but delicate spray into the
blazing furnace. The brick arches of the great
furnaces are kept at white heat, and pure
white flame flashes along the whole length,
registering heat of 5000 degrees melting pig
iron in ten minutes, instead of two hours, and
making liquid glass in two hours, instead of
sixteen All that there is to maintain this cX-
traordinary heat is the slight spray darling in
from the little tunnel, which comes just with
in the door, while the grimy coal HEAVIER stands
aside, looking on with the air of one whose &C
cupation is gone"
Mr. Salisbury promises in regard to his in
vcntIon that he evil make Pittsburgh the
grandcst manufacturing city on the globe, the
master of three great branches of industry, and
,rlnSS
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A TRAGIC ROMANCE.

AN LNocH ARDEN STORY ENDING IN DOUBLE
DEATH.
CARBoSDALE, Pa, July 25, 1878.
A tragic romance OF tho Buoch Arden school haa
just been enacted at Starrucca about nno miles from
this city. the Jefferson branch OF the Erie Rail-
way About two yonrs ago A. J. Van Astina, of that
place, convicted of au assault y man whom he
suspected Of intimacy with his wife and sentenced tor
term OF two years. He returned few days
ago. after serving the fun time. He found his wiio
living with the. man who had bsen the cause Of his
impriso nment, and as soon as he made his appear
the hush and pro tenn packed his satchel and dis
appeared On Monday Van Aistine was found In his
bed uneonsci ous and yesterday he died 1t has since
been dscov cred that he poisoned. To-day his
WHO iound in an unconscious condition, and
sue also been the victim OF poisoning.
sho says she does not know how by
whom they have been poisoned; aud her husband,
who had boon INTERCEPTED on the same subject be-
tore his tsastb, could not give ony information re-
death is laourly expected Popuior suspicion points
to her paramour although II "a impossible
to see how be could manage 10 commit u
double murder 80 adroitly; and besides, no has
bsion known TO be the place since
Van A'stine's return II rs quite possible That
conclu' led to both their lives BY ner hand
and a confession may DO expected before she dos.
Sarru eca, which has hitherto boon quio peacaabie
and Or 0per place. very much excited over the AL
far, Cd II the crime be traced 10 Van Alstine's
suppl inter In his we's affections there Is danger
that the present tever.sh state Of feeling the 70.
nance would end in triple tragedy without jadge or