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The Prince Of Wales.

All the people in Paris who have seen
or heard the Prince OF Wales appear to
be captivated by his courtesy and amia-
bility. Shortly after the opening of the
Exhibition he made an appointment with
the Hon. Mr.. Casey, President of the
Victoria Commission, to visit his section
aud taste the Aurtran wines. The
weather turning out inclement and the
glass promising no amelorati"n, the
Prince the night before sent an apology.
Mr.. Casey wrote to express his regret at
the rain having prevented his again see
ing his Royal Highness, ms at the end of
the week Legislative business obliged him
to return to Melbourne. He, however, was
glad that a fcllOw-coIonist would replace
him whenever it might suit the Prince to
inspect the Victoria section. Two or
three days after Mr.. Casey was surprised
by visit from the Prince, accompanied
by the Princess of Wales, the Prince and
Princess of Denmark, and the Grand
Duchess of MeckIenberg, to all Of whom
MIR. Casey was presented. The Prince OF
Wales said: "As you are going away
50 soon, we have got out of our engage.
meuts to spend a morning with you"
The party adjourned to the log hut in
the garden, and sat down att round
table. They tasted variety of Austria.
linn wines. At the end of long visit
the Prince said to Mr.. Clsey: pray con-
vey to the colony the interest l feel in
its progress, aud the pride | take in its
greatness. Also have the goodness to say
that whenever the Australians want me
to do anything for them they must not
hesitate to ask me-" A gentleman pres
ent said: "His Royal Highness is so aifa-
bic and unaffected that he never makes
one feel his high rank, and yet lie so
comports himself that you cannot forget
he is prince"
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TATTooING A Contagious DISEASE
One of the most curious cases Of spread
ing a disease Of offensive and contagious
character has lately been brought to
light by DIR. Maury, of the Philadelphia
hospital. The Polytechnic ReUiew says:
Attention was attracted to the case
sometime ago by the large number of
persons who were admitted to the hos
pital suffering from this disease, and
who had been inoculated with it through
the process of tattoong. Shortly there
after it was ascertained that at Reading,
Pa, some 200 or 300 persons had been
similarly inoculated, and that it was the
work of notorious vagabond, who
practiced tattooing as trade. Through
the efforts OF the police authorities this
person was shortly thereafter arrested at
The instance of the health officers of the
two cities. Medical examination re-
veaed the fact that he was afflicted with
the disease, aud it transpired that in per
forming the operation OF tattooing, he
was in the habit of mois:eniug his
needles, before charging with paint, by
placing them in his mouth, which was
filled with sores.
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Hickory, dickory, dock!
The mouse ran up the clock;
TIE clr ok struck one, and down he run,
Hickory, dickOry, dock.

TIE click struck one, and down he run,
Hickory, dickory, dock
The first aud last lines Of this charm
ing piece were returned with especial
cearness. The lecturer then ratified off
q string Of slang phrases, something as
follows:
"Oh, say you dry mp! Pull down
your vest! Dry up! Go West, young
man! Wipe off your chin, etc"
The next Performance was the singing
of Yankee Do IDLE by Mr.. c. NJ. Smith,
The first attempt was hardly successful,
only mere jumbc of unrecognizable
sounds coming out of the funnel. A
second trial was happier in its results.
Now" said Mr. Bliss, II will repeat
the names of some Of the prominent cit
izens'; and he rehearsed rapidly the
names Of J. d. Citon, Marshall Field,
George L. Dunlap, John V. Farwell, An
son Stager, etc.
The entertainment closed with cornet-
playing 10y Mr. Carey, which was per-
haps the most successful of the whole.
The tune was returned with wonderful
tidelity.-Chicag0 Tribune.
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Origin of the Cardiff Giant Fraud.

The great hoax, the Cardiff giant, was
conceived 10y one George Hull, tabacco-
mist of Binghamton, New York. 1t was
the outgrowth OF ContrOversary held
one evoning in 1865 between Hull and a
Rev. Mr.. Turk, of AckIey, Iowa, regard.
ing the former existence of giants in the
earth, in which the latter proved victor
ious, his ready tongue and loud voice
easily bearing down and overwhelming
his opponent. Hull retired at II late
hour; and beirg chagrined with his de-
feat, lay awake the greater portion of the
night, thinking of the extreme gUlIibility
of the world in matters where the Bible
could he cited as evidence, and in plan
ming how to turn this popularity to his
advantage. The result was, that lie de.
cided upon producing an image which
should, after being buried and oxhumed
pass muster RS fossil man of unusual
size, being assured that such men as his
late opponent in arguement would aid
not little in contributing to the final
success of the undertaking.
In 1868, having studied tie subject
carefully, and completed his arrange
ments, Hull associated himself with one
Martin, and proceeded TO Fort Dodge,
Iowa, to procure a suitable block FROM
which t" carve his image. An acre of
quarry-land was purchased, and work
commenced, but only to be soon aban-
dOned, owing to the extreme ffiability of
the stone, and the persistent annoyance of
the curious and inquisitive Inhabitants of
the neighborhood Martin, now thorough
" disguised, withdrew from the project (;
but Hull, hearingOf another gypsum bed
in a more retired locality, on the line
of tue Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad,
then in process of construction, went
thither, and the following Sunday en-.
gagged the foreman of the RIilroad gang
to employ his men in qnarrying out as
large u slab as the nature of the ground
would permit, paying for the labor with
barrel of beer. The result was u slab
weighing three and half tons, meaSur-
ing twelve feet in length, four in breadth,
and twenty-five inches in thickness.
With almost incredible difficulty and
labor the block was transported over forty
miles of terrible road to Montana, the
nearest railroad station, where it was
shipped to Z. Burghardt. Chicago, who
had been engaged to grave the image.
On its arrival at that city, it was moved
TO Burghardt's barn, which had been pre-
pared for its reception, and two men at
once set to work upon it-one, Edward
Sale, German, the other, an American
named Markham. 1t was Hull's desire
to represen, "man who had laid down
and died;' but, rs he entertained doubts
as to the universal acceptioa of the "fos-
sil-man" theory, it was decided to pro-
duce au image that might also pass for
an ancient statnte. This combination of
designs was the cause Of that curious
feature which attracted notice and pro-
voked discussion when the giant came to
be exhibited, viz, the lack of hair.-Dr
G. a. StOckaceN in Popular Science Month
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CLEANING POULTRY HOUSES. - The
cleaning and disintecting of the poultry
house should, of course, be done ottener
than semi. annually, but regular thor
ough cleaning out is in order in early
spring always. After removing all uten-
sils aud fixtures (and they should be all
moyable), carry out all the dirt and filth
that can be swept and shOveled. Then
follow with a good coat Of whitewash
90 over evory point of the surface, floor
and all. Then clean out all nest boxes,
pour little coal oil in the corners, then
whitewash them, together with perches
and everything 10 or about the house, and
put every thing in place again. Now
make ire ON the floor, if it be an earth.
en- one, as it should, or in an old iron pot
or kettle, if it is not, and burn half a
pound each of resin and sulphur in the
house, keeping all doors and windows
closed as tight as possible. When the
ire is burning well, throw some shavings
or rags, saturated with crude caIbollc
acid on it, and thus employ the fumes of
this best of all disinfectants. When all
is thoroughly done, open and veutilate
the house, and it will be ready for its Oc-
cupants, and be sweet and wholesome.
The house should have such cleaning
up three or four times each year 1t is
some trouble but it will pay.-NeU York
Tribune.
, 1878-08-15

In the thirty. third year Of Henry vi.
of England an act was passed, the pre-
amble of which recites that not long be-
fore there mad only been six or seven at
torneys in the counties of Norfolk and
Suffolk, in which time great tranquility
prevailed, but that the number had in
creased to twenty-four, to the great vex-
alton and prejudice of these said coun-
ties. The act provides to restrict the
number in Norfolk to eight and in Suf-
folk to six. 1t is believed that these acts
have never been repealed.
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THE PEOPLE OF PARIs.-A newspaper
correspondent who was at Paris on the
day Of the opening Of the exposition,
writes:
The police, on whom the Partisan is so
much accustomed to depend, were of
hardly any more use after the Champ de
Mars procession had gone its way through
the mud, than before. They were utterly
incompetent to deal with the assemblages
of vehicles and the mul,itudes Of meu
and women and children on the boue-
wards. Small blame to them, and small
need there was Of them. never fe,t
much inclined to join in the swollen pau.
egyrics Of Victor Hugo and lesser demo
crats on the mob OF Paris is a mOlel Of
political department.
But for once We may accept NJ. C6m.
enceau's remark iu reply to a fellow
deputy complaining Of the inactivity of
the police: "rhcrc was nothing to fear
from the people of Paris" In London
the morrow OF such day would bring a
tremendous catalogue of accidents and
crimes. have not heard in Paris Of Il
single serious accident, and the police re-
ports are no more swollen than usual. 1t
il impossible to admire too much or to
praise too highly the general bearing Of
the people OF ali degrees; their foreb,ar.
ancc, courtesy, good nature and ready
hel pfulness to each other. The toughest
of us, English, Americans, Germans, may
we'll admit and admire the sympathetic
quality in the French nature to which SO
much Of this astonishing triumph is due.
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Tribune

AN arteslan well, now partly COM
pleted at Pesth, Hungary, has reached a
depth of over one thousand yards, and
will be the deepest of its kind. 1t is in.
tended to supply hot water; at present,
that which is obtained has heat Of one
hundred and sixty degrees Fahrenheit,
and it is expected that the lower strata
will furnish water at one hundred and
seventy. eight degrees. The most curious
feature about this we'll is the adaptation
to it of automatic machinery for boring,
the water-power for which is supplied by
the we'll itself, BY this means the boring
has been conducted at double its previous
rate. The notion is entertained that the
abundant supply of warm water may be
used in cultiVating tropical plants in the
gardens of the neighborhood.
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Go to Yosemite.

The best and cheapest method of Wis.
iting Yosemite Is to take your own or
hired teams and plain camping outfit.
Young folks, middle aged and Old folks,
male and female, make up these camping
parties, which number from four to TWEEN
ty or more. CoDgenial people, who
know one another and do not mind
roughing it, can spend fortnight or
three weeks in a most delightful manner
on such trip. Masters Of their own
time and conveyance, they are independ-
ent in their movements, enjoy a'greater
range Of observation than it travelling by
rail or stage, have a jolly good time and
return. to their homes with renewed
health and vigor.
At Ia very triiling cost the Yosemite
trip can be made in this manner; camp
ing on the way, in the valley, and when
returning; while the value of the cool
air, the pure water, the physical recrea-
tion and profit coming from the out
door, active life, and the intellectual en-
joyment Of the wonderful forest and
mountain scenery Of the Sierra and Yo-
semitic cannot be estimated in dollars.
Yosemite is best reached from the San
Joaquin Valley, via Coulterville, thence
to the Bower Cave, Pilot Peak, Merced
Big Tree Grove,and Merced River Canon,
(all on the line Of the CJulterville and
Yosemite Wagon Road to tine wonderful
Valley.
The residents of our cities and towns,
onI our f,rmorc livinu within nngu lis-
tance Of the San Joaquin Valley, should
make this trip and reap the pleasure and
profit that comes from, it. Whenever
you Can make the Yosemite trip, improve
that us the proper time and season for
going there. The spring, summer and
fall each have their advantages; and, so
when you will, you are amply paid, and
will thank us for giving you the advice
to "go to Yosemite."-S. y. Tribune.
, 1878-08-15

WARNING TO AMERICAN GIRLs.-Olive
Logan relates that an American girl went
over to Paris with her brother the other
day, and the instant she was left alone
with her companion in the carriage, a
middle-aged Frenchman, insulted her
She told her brother when lie returned,
aud there was fearful outburst. The
Frenchman gave him his card, and said
he was deeply sorry, and would abide 10y
the decision of tho other as to the con-
sequences to ensue for his mistake, but
certainly he never suspected mademoi-
selle was a lady, as she was paintedl The
brother appealed to the best authorities
in Paris in these matters, to learn what
the code was under these circunst .nces,
and all the men of the Jockey Club told
him that if his sisters eycashes were
blackened and her cheeks roughcd, he
could have no redress, as these practices
were never followed by uns demOisel;e de
monde.
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A Little Love Story.

Among the emigaants who arrived al
New York from Rio Janerio last Wed.
nesday was Frenchman, Pierre Alag,
non, with his wife and his daughter
Catherine. They left France for Brazil
about two months ago, but were unlor-
tunate and came TO this country penni.
less. On the vessel as they complain,
they had insufficient food salt meat and
crackers at that-and suffered severely,
the father being 80 unwel upon his ar.
rival that he was obliged to go to the
hospital. Through the hardships and
privations of the voyage the Alagnon
family had one fast friend, an Italian
named Antonio Laporase, who did bis
utmost for their relief. In his ministra-
tions to the family he became acquainted
with the daughter Catherine, a modest
and rather pretty girl of sixteen. Their
acquaintance ripened into regard
Catherine could speak but little Italian
and Antonio but little French, and their
wooing was accomplished partially by
means of the little Portuguese they under
stood in common, utdoubtless withOutth
help of too much talk. Upon their ar.
rival in New York Antonio saw in Cath.
crime young girl unable to speak the
language Of her adopted country, whose
father lay helplessIy sick, and who had
outside himself, no friend. He asked her
to marry him at once. Knowing very
little what to do, he went to the interpre.
ter at Castle Garden, Mr.. w. Ii. McPher,
son, who endeavored to direct him
Failing in finding priest or minister tc
perform the ceremony, Antonio again
sought Mcpherson, telling him he mus
be married without further delay. Mr.
Mcpherson good naturedly accompanied
them on the elevated railway to the JET,
ferson Market Police Court Sunday af
ternoon, where, in a very simple cere
mony, Justice Smith, assisted by the in
terpreler, performtd the ceremony.
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A GERMAN woman of Plttsb lrg, about
so years of age, has worked at the traoo
of blacksmith, as helper TO her busbAna'
for the past nine years.
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EvERYBoDY's making such a howl
about the pacos of our daddies, that We
wish some of our subscribers wouia
hand in few specimens, SO We can tell
what they look like.--Shasta C'unV
Record.
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Cnrin1 HiwhhYnrS.

Persons whose taste prefer the laying
breeds of fowls-Leghorns, La Fleche
Hamburgs, etc, and whose premises are
limited to comparatively small confines,
are generally at loss how to crafty their
tastes and desires without too much ex-
peuse, and, at the same time, not being
an annoyance to neighbours; for it is a
well.knOwn fact that the poultry are far
better sCavengers than gardeners; and we
know cases where the predatory eXcur-
sionS of neighboriug fowls have been the
cause of much embittered feeling be.
tween neighbors who should have been
on the very best OF terms.
To prevent these highfyers from tres.
passing on forbidden grounds, some
breeders clip one of the wings Of each
fowl. This, undoubtedly, has the desired
effect, but it makes the birds always look
unsightly. There are others who build
the yards with Stats from sixteen to TWEEN
ty feet high. This is great expense,
and unless it be built in the best and
most substantial manner, every high wind
will claim part Of the fence, requiring
much time to repair it. A far better plan
is to arrange the yards so as to cover them
with stout fish net, such as has been used
in seining and has been discarded, which
can be bought cheap, and cover your
yards with this. Lith are sometimes
used to cover out. OF. door runs with, but
they are too costly, ana, besides, bend
and break with the weight OF snow and
ice. Tarred twiCe netting is much bet
ter Poultry World.
, 1878-08-15


Its fleece was white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to 60.
The instrument rambled and slurrei
little on the first part of this piece, but
came out strong and triAmphantly on
the last line.
After giving an imitation of STAN
mering person, which did not work very
successfully, the lecturer informed the
audience that Mr.. Edison, the inventor,
had lately struck new lead in the dis
coVerycf the carbon telephone. by which
people would be able TO distinguish
sounds at distance 50! ten feet from the
instrument. Already people had con-
yersed together between New York and
Washington. He then repeated into the
pbonograph the nursery rhymes:
The daily gazette., 1878-10-04

SOME years ago Mr.. Bertrand, en-
ployed i'll the French Ministry of the In
terror, invited a guest to his house, an
old college friend stricken by poverty.-
He endeavored to find him a position.
and, in the meantime, requested him to
arrange certain documents, giving him
the key of his desk, in which Law his lit
tie fortune Of $500 and some jewelry.-
On returning home one day lie found a
note from his friend, saying that he had
been tempted by "A demon, that he had
borrowed his money and jewels and was
Immediately to start for America. where
he would make fortune for both. 81
have made an exact memorandum. /" said
the note, 'of the property | have taken,
Keep tins letter as proof of nv crime
AT future day l will pay for it in gold. y
MIR. Bertrand subsequently lost his posi-.
ton, and retired to a cheap lodging. He
had forgotten his loss and tho,ieht nc
more of the thief, when recently he re.
ceiVed letter from him saying: sIn a
fortnight | shall be in Paris 10 see tbe
Exposition. In the meantime accent an
installment of $4,000 francs (S5O OOOl. to.
ward the restitution l owe you.n A
draft upon banking house was enclosed
Mr.. Bertrand, who had not the sliobtes,
idea of ever being recompensed, pbilo.
sophically accepted the situation. and
prepared to receive his friend with dua
honors.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-04
More Ex-OmciaIs Indicted.
PHILIPsBURG, n. j. Oct.

PHILIPsBURG, n. .J. Oct. 3.
The excitement over the wholesa ale
arrests of officials and ex-officals OF the
town of Philipsburg and of Warren coun-
ty is still unabated, and scarcely an Off
cial feels safe. la addition to the sixteen
who were arraigned yesterday DIR. II. NJ.
Cox, ex-Freeholder, is charged IN several
indictments for conspiracy to defraud the
county. He was held under bail in the
sum OF $4,000 Charles Strader, an ex-
Freeholder, was also indicted upon seven
counts for fraud and conspiracy. He was
admitted to bail in the S34 900. Next up-
on the list of arrests is ex-State Senator
Joseph b. Cornish, indicted upon two
counts and admitted to bail in $1,000
The total amount of bail under which the
alleged defaulters who have been releas-
ed are held is over S200,0O0. DIR. Matti-
son, ex-cierk of the Board of Freeholder
was unable TO obtain bail and was com
mitted.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-04
Riee's Reply TO Hampton.
WHAT 10 THOUGHT or 1T IN OFFICIAL
CIRCLES AT WARRINGTON.

WHAT 10 THOUGHT OF 1T IN OFFICIAL
CIRCLES AT WARRINGTON.
wAsHISoToN, Oct. 3-The reply OF
Gov. Rice, OF Mas sachusetts, to Gov.
Hampton, Of South Carolina, In the re-
quisition for Kimpton, has created some
comment In Administration circles. II
is stated that one of the points oil under
standing between Hampton and the
friends Of the President who brought
about the ljustmeut OF the political
complications iu South Carolina, was
that prose cutions for political causes
should not bs undertaken. The fact OF
Hampton's uneasiness under thisrestraint
has been called ~ the attention of the
President on several occasions.
1t appears the opposing factions in the
State are making capitai in their own
interests out of the apparent indifference
of Hampton to popular clamor.
In order to maintain his position
among the people ne is driven to at least
an apparedt effort to meet their demands.
1t was said by member Of the Admins
tration that this was no matter of theirs /;
that all that they expected from Gov
ernor Hampton was the fulfillment of his
part of the agreement which restored
South Carolina politics to their normal
condition.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-04

Our English cousins cannot teach us
much about work, but they are showing
us how TO play, and it 10 not improbable
that other outdoor sports imported from
Great Britain, the game of cricket will
in time become popularlzed. 1t has
made rapid strides in that direction with
in the last few years, and the interest ex-
cited by the VISIT of the Australian team
speaks well for the future.
"Pay as you go" is the well-known
Randolph specific for the pecuniary ills
that beset mankind but to have "to
pay" when they had no chance "to go"-
to the Brithish squadron balls what
the Newport taxpayers protested against
with all the emphasis they could give to
the subject.
Adviees received at Ogallala, Neb.,
yesterday, stated that the fugitive In
dIans, including about 100 well mounted
Warriors, would camp forty miles south
of that lost night, and cross the railroad
this morning. They had killed nearly
every white man they met on their route.
Dean Stanley arrived in Richmond
Yesterday afternoon. While there he will
be the guest of Colonel Archer Anderson
at whose residence he was To meet a num-
ber of divi nes and citizens last evening
at dinner. To-day he will visit various
places of interest.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-04

The FIRST THING that some police
men think of when they get little bit
excited is the revolver. That was the
way with Officer Weinburg, of New
York. He was escorting Edward Deyine
from the Tombs Court to prison yester.
day when Devine broke away and ran
into the crowd that pressed up and down
Centre street. Now, what did Officer
Weinburg do? Did he scoot across,
with his legs in the zigzag wake of the
fugitive, or Did he pull out his revolver
and pop away, expecting the ball to
follow in the zigzag wake, CAREFUL,
going around honest citizens Ofcourst
he did. But the ball, for some reason
didn't go around people. 1t took to tn,
first man il came across and settled into
the leg of Jacob Warren.-PhHadelphic
| Times.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-04
A CONNECTICUT DOCTOR.

Connecticut has great many divlnes
and some doctors. One of the doctors is
named Leonard j. Sanford, and it is a
name not likely TO be forgotten for sever
al weeks.
DIR. Sanford is Professor of Anatomy
and Physiology in Yale College.
One day woman called upon Prof.
Sanford on rather peculiar errand She
told him that in wagon, then standing
at his door, she had corpse, in barrel.
She wanted to sell 1t, and asked him if he
would buy. The Professor required a
certificate that the person died a natural
death.
The woman had none. She said the
corpse was that of IA man who had been
killed in fight under her window.
Yet a Professor in Yale College let this
woman drive away with the barrel, and
never troubled himself TO inform tho au-
thorities OF the occurrence.
1t passes human comprehension that
a man and woman could have conspired
TO Kill companion just to sell his body.
IL Is hardly more comprehensi BILE that
a Professor iu Yale College should have
done what DR. Sanford, according to his
own statement, did.-N. y. Sun.