, 1878-06-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

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for the month of May, 1878. as obtained
from the Office Nf the u. s. Signal Service
in Olymria; Mean barometer 30:e3; high
ct s0ISi; lowest, 29.S0S; mean tlprmonf-
ttpr b5. .16, highest on the 9th, 81 deg. i;
TO.S5 deg; greatest daily range Of temper
atire 40 deg; fetal rainfall 1856 inches;
prevailing wind s. W.; total movement
of wind. maximum velocity 81 miles;
number OF cloudy days OH which rain fell
10; cloudy days on which no rain iell 3;
clear days s; lair days 10.
"A certain parson. who was also school
teacher, handed problem to iis class In
mathematics the cIher day. The first boy
took II, looked at Ii awhile and said. I" l
pass" The second boy looked at 1t
awhile and said. ~ tern it dowR." The
third boy looked AZ II awhile and drawlcd
out. II can't make It," "Very good
boys" slid the parson; "we will cut Tor
a new deal'' And ti,e switch danced like
lightning over the shoulders Of those de-
praned ycuag Riathematicians.
The defeat at Randall by Dill, through
his friend Senator Wallace, Is tho first
hard blow received by the Democracy
since the Introduction Of the Potter resO-
luton; which Randall favors. but which,
If the signs do not err, will be the means
of losing the next House Of Representa-
lives TO the Democrats. There Is no tel
ling where boomerang is going to strike
after II Is ohee thrown.
Hon. John Sherman, Secretary Of the
Treasury, has written very strong
letter 10 the Potter Committee. demand
ing to be heard upon the Louisiana elcc-
tiOn business. He says, "iI0t only my
sell, but my associates of both political
parties, acted honestly and properly. and
IRON q sense OF public duty" and de-
Inailds fair aud candid scrutiny OF the
whole matter,
Once more. the sublime has been con-
verted into tho ridiculous. The iiIvestlga-
tion which was originally intended to ollst
Mr. Hayes from the presidency and to In
stall Mr.. Tilden IN the Office. has degen-
Grated into trumpery attempt to revive
interest IN the partisan scandals of the
election In 1876, with poor Tilden's
chances OF resurrection more slender than
ever.
During the recent earthquake in yene-
znela, tile waters OF the River Tuy be-
came heated TO such u degree that the fish
lett 1t In disgust. The returned traveller
who told about "A country where the geese
flew about already stuffed and roasted,
aud where nicely broiled fish could be
caught with hook and line, may not
have lied alter alb
Seest thou the son of folly? He run
meth to and fro from morning until night.
He sweatcth much over the LEFT eyebrow,
and destrOyeth the paper, collar. His
time Is consumed In attending to. other
peoples business. He gets neither cop
pers nor thanks.
Among the wheat producing States,
Iowa takes first rank, Minnesota second,
Illinois third aud Wisconsin fourth. Ohio
raises the most winter wheat, and Illinois
the most corn and oats. Pennsylvania
raises the most rye, and California the
most barley.
The Cincinnati '"rimes" thinks It a re-
markable circumstance that some half q
dozen members of the Ohio legislature,
originally opposed to the election of STAN
ley Matthews for senator, changed their
minds and voted for him, and have since
been appointed to office.
There be three things that make much
noise, yea four cause misery; new baby,
a midnight cat one horsc-politician,
aud a woman with big mission and little
meat. These also are vanity and make
men use cIlss words.
Farmers would find it not only proflta-
BILE but entertaining If they would adopt
the practice of an intelligent farmer In
Kentucky who devotes the yearly products
OF Que acre of his farm to purchasing read
ing matter for his family.
A good man and n wise man may at
times be angry with the world, at times
be grieved at II; bur, be sure. 10 man was
ever dscontented with the world II he did
lis duty In 1t.
A careful computation of the cost Of Kill
ling Indians shows $Il 1925 each. II the
JOB was let out nt CONTRACT the price might
be reduced considerably.
Every man has rules for the children Of
his neighbors, Int wien I've comes to deal
with his own children, verify the leather
Is Oh the other hoof
The McGibeny family are concertizing
in Dcs Moines, Iowa, meeting there popu-
larity aud success.