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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05
PEIkILS OF PHECOCITv.

Ballet mentions one hundred and sixty
three children endowed with extraordinary
talents, among whom few arrived at an
advanced age. The two sons of Quintilian
SO vaunted by their father did not reac,,t
their tenth year. Hermogenes, who at the
age of fifteen taught rhetoric to Marcus
Aurelius, who triumphed over the most
celebrated rhetorieians of Greece, did not
die at an early age, but at twenty-four
lost his faculties and forgot all he had
previously acquired. Pic6 di Mirandola
died at thirty-two, Johannus Secundus at
twenty-five, having at the age of fifteen
composed admirable Greek and Latin
verses and become profoundly yersed in
jurisprudence and letters. Pascal, whose
genius developed itself when ten years
old, did not attain the third of century.
In 1871 child was bornat Lubbock, named
Henri Heinneken, whose precocity was
miraculous. At ten months of age he
spoke distinctly, at twelve learned the
Pentateuch by role and at fourteen
months was perfectly acquainted with the
Old and New Testament. At two years
he was as familiar with geography and an
cient history as the most erudite authors
of antiquity. In the ancient and modern
languages he was proficient. This woa-
derful child was unfortunately carried of
in his fourth year.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05
A HORSE PROTECTING A DOG.

To what extent the horse may be en-
dowed with any power of reasoning may
be a question; but the intelligence that
he sometimes exhibits is certainly some
thing more than instinct. Some months
ago a poor dog, having been pelted with
sticks and stones by cruel boys until his
flesh was bruised and his leg fractured,
hmped into a stable. In one of the
stalls was an intelligent young horse,
which seemed touched by the distress of
the dog. He bent his head and in
spected the broken leg; with his fore
feet pushed some straw into corner of
the stall, and made a bed for the dog.
One day, when the horse was eating the
bran mash which formed part of his
food, he gently caught the dog by the
neck, and, with his teeth lifted him into
the trough. For weeks the two friends
fed together, and the invalid grew
strong. At night the horse arranged a
soft bed for the dog, and eneircled him
with one of his fore feet showing the
utmost carefulness. Such humanity
might well be emulated by the human
race.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05
CURIOUS FRENCH ExPEnGMEsrs.

A curious as well as interesting series
of experiments made in France show ap-
proximately that the heaviest load a
man of strength can carry for a short
distance is 319 pounds; all man can
carry habitually, as for example, SOL
dier his knapsack, walking on level
ground, is 132 pounds an extreme load,
it would seem-or he can carry an ag-
gregate of 1918 pounds over 1920 feet as
a days work, under like circumstances.
If he ascend ladders or stairs as do hod
carriers, then he can carry but 12l
pounds continuously, and his days work
cannot exceed !, ,232+ pounds raised 1890,
feet high. With regard to the effort
and the velocity with which a man can
produce by pulling or pushing with his
arms, it has been found by these ex-
periments that, under the most favorable
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05

CocoANur PEARL-lt is noticeable
fact in science that the origin of the
cocoanut pearl is to This day matter
of uncertainty; neither the chemical
nor microscopic characters which it
presents being sufficient to indicate its
source or mode of formation. Thin Sec
tons, examined under the microscope,
show that the pearl is composed of numer-
Gus regularly concentric laminae, adhering
pretty firmly together; these layers form
groups differing slightly in tint, and, near
the exterior, are often exceedingly thin;
the centre is, occupied by semi transpar-
ent mass resembling the surrounding
layers, and no foreign nucleus is found.
The general mass is made up of radiating
bands of crystalline fbres, inclined at
different angles in contiguous bands. 1t is
thought probable that the great hardness
of this pearl Is due to the peculiar crystal
line arrangement, with little organic mat
ter. binding the whole together firmly.
Some have supposed it to be the product of
some disease. The concrete lamination
might seem to require longer time than
the rapid growth of the cocoanut would
admit of; but, in the case of animal calculi
of similar composition, and of such as can
be made artiicially, these layers, whether
Resulting from successive dispositions, or
from process of segregation, may be ra-
pidly formed.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05

THE PROPERTY OF INFUsoRIAL EARTH
which enables it to take up five times its
own weight of liquid, and to suck it up
rapidly without becoming fluid, has
led to its substitution for the filter
press to considerable extent in
Germany; 1t being simply necessary to
surround the filter with a layer of dry
infusoria in order to obtain, in a. very
short space of time, the same resnlt that
is attained by ordinary filtration in days
or even weeks. Simple drying restores
to the infusorial earth its absorptive
power. Owing, too, to it's great volums
and slight weight, it is employed also
for packing very fragile objects and
glass apparatus, &C., ard mixing with
plaster OF Paris for making light casts
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05
he Merry While You May

sThere is a crook in every lot"
shadow, on the road
Through which we Journey on to rso'4
A happier abode.
As surely as the evening comes
To close the eyes OF day,
WITH grief appear; and SO, my dear
Be merry while you may.
We cannots say to Joy, Remain"
Nor unto grief, "Depart;"
The morning and the hight mus so'
To every human heart,
And though the twilight hour dispels
The cheerful, sunny rays,
Shed not tear, but oh my dear,
Be merry while you may.
The sky may not be always bright
The sea not always calm,
Nor breezes bring an argosy
OF spices or okbalm.
'Tis time enough to weep and mourn
When sorrow has it's day;
And you'il agree it's well to bo
Right merry while we may.
Along the shores Of life the tides
Have ceaseless ebb and flow;
And through the year the seasons have
Their time to come and go.
Then LET us make the best of life,
And II not always gay
Or full of glee, why shouldn't we
Be merry while we may
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THERE is great comfort in the fact that
the assets of the closed Miami Savings
Bank are reported all good, and that the
loss to depositors will be slight. We re-
gret failure in Cincinnati at all, but if
there must be one it is consolation to
know that there have been no great losses
on account of worthless assets.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05

spect to inches and ounces, in buying OF
selling, to the extent at least of knowing
the exact number over or under the stated
measure given or received. People with
such ears would, in most cases prefer
retail to q wholesale business.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05

WELLS, of New Orleans, thinks that
instead of employing a lawyer he will
just tell the Judge and District Attorney
that they are couple of scoundrels, and
the jury that they ase set of perjured
villains, and then let them convict him
without defense. This course can be
commended for its cheapness to the
public,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05

Mr. FoorE, as an Investigator, will not
be satisfactory to the public. He is an
Independent member only ON unimpor-
tant occasions. When independence is
needed he is the most subservient of the
lot. Foote has lost his grip.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05

circumstances, and for continuous work,
an effect cannot be gained exceeding
from 2e.4 to 80 pounds raised from 1.s
to Ia feet per second, or about one
eight horse power.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05

GOLD yesterday touched the lowest
point reached since the war. This is not
lust what Eastern men expected.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05

MARDI GRAs is a pleasant day, but not
quite so lively in Cincinnati as it was
two years ago.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05

IF Hoffman is to be investigated let
Council do it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05

ANDERsoEs pro pects of a pardon are
not bright.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-05

CINCINNATI WEsTwooD (NARRow-GAUGEl L
Daily, except Sunday.
Leave c., II. g. d. Depot, 6:l3 ann, 6:1S nj.
Leave Robb's fWestwoodD, 1858 m, 1888 a nas
$3.50 p IN and 5:0Spm.
Leave Brighten 6:43 n 1858 IN, Ass p m ank
6:33 IN.
Sunday trains
Leave Robb's (Westwood), S:53 a m, 1888 rHc
and 5:23 pm.
Leave Brighton, 1O;os am, 2;Os pm and Cos p tn.l
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08

THE astonishing fact that our exports
during the past year exceed our imports
in value by over S2OO,0O0,OOO calls atten-
ton to the other fact that the country is
suffering, not from poverty, but from a
plethora of everything really valuable,
combined with lack of markets for the
disposal of the surplus. a nation which
has more factories, more machinery,
more skilled laborers, more railroads,
more agricultural produce, more land in
cultivation, more animals to work it and
more labor-saving contrivances than il
ever had before, and more in proportion
to population also than it ever had, can.
not be called poor Official figures show
that the increase has been greater in the
seven years since 1870 than in the ter
years between 1860 and 1870, which every
body cites as years of high prosperity
The aggregate quantity of land under
cultivation has increased from 80, 900 ,OOt
acres in 1870 to 12O,OOO,O0O in 1877; tha
is to say, we have 10000, 900 acres NOR,
under the plough in 1877 than in 1870.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08
MAY -. 1878.

ILLEGAL VoTING.-It appears that
grave charges are made against large
number of citizens for voting illegally at
the school election on Saturday. In the
Fifth Ward, we are told, Mr.. Henry
Conrad went into an Investigation of the
matter under the impression that he had
received majority of legal votes; but
unfortunately for him the result was just
the reverse. 1t is said his opponent, DIR.
Grimshaw, was found TO be clearly elect
ed, fewer illegal votes having been re-
Among the names of the illegal voters
is that of Mr.. Solomon Hersey, of the
Republican. This is perfectly awful, in
view of the lectures which that gentle
man has been bestowing upon the read
ers of The Republican, all aimed of course
at the Democrats.
Mr.. Grubb, of the Ninth Ward, is de-
sirous of contestng the election of Mr..
Farrell, charging that the latter is not
elected by legal votes or a fair count. 1t
is very easy to determine this matter, we
presume, by counting the ballots and
comparing the poll lists with the collec-
tors books This should be done, in fair
play; and we doubt not that Mr.. Farrell
is quite willing that the ballot box should
be purged of any foul votes and fair
and honest return be made to the Board
Indeed we hope that the Board will take
it upon itself to institute an examination
of the vote in all of the Wards. Let us
know if there is any more illegal votes
polled than such as has already been ex-
posed. As a matter of precaution, and
to deter many honest people from COM
mitting a wrong, without thinking of the
consequences, this matter ought to be
agitated and forcibly brought before the
public attention.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08
PUBLIC SALE
Real Estate!

=, VIII be sold at Public Sale, on Thursday
tne Sth day of May next, com mencing at
O'Clock. p. M, on the premises on the
south side OF Market street bridge, the fol-
lowing described real estate. being the pro-
peTty OF Margaret Ehart, TO wit;
NO. l. A lot of land situated on the south
side of Market street, being luO feet front,
and running back TO deptn OF 3s3X feet
with a two-story frame dwelling house and
stable thereon erected.
No. 2, A lot of land situated near the
above, being l.5 feet 4 inches front on Mar
vet street. and running back 800 feet lk
inches, with Il double two-story brick
dwelling house, brick stable, and frame
carriage house, thereon erected.
NO. 8. A triangular lot, with a front on
Market street of 205 feet 8 inches, and run
ming back 429 feet 81 inches, with two two
story frame houses, thereon erected
The plot OF the grounJs of the above PRO
PeIty can be seen at the Auction rooms OF
street.
Terms and conditions made known or
day of sale.
l., W. STIDHAM 4 SON.
aplf-eodtmaldtma9 Auctioneer.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08
EurIaud,a Broad.

Great Britain in 1S42 the average was
SO pounds; in 1886, As pounds in 1850,
it was so pounds; in 1854, nearly 73
pounds in 1860, it reached 119 pounds /;
and in 1862, nearly 1856 pounds. Then
il fell off for a number of Year,, sinking
in 1865 to SO pounds per head, but usual
ly being much more than that In 1875
it was 1877 pounds; in 1876, 167 pounds
and in 1877, more than 2O6 pounds per
head of the whole population of the
kingdom. 1t will be seen that the for
eign breadstuffs now used are more than
two-thirds of the whole supply required
Even hundred years ago, when wages
were low and money had a much higher
purchasing power than now, the price
of wheat was nearly as high, nominally,
as now; really, it must have been much
higher. From 1860 to 1890 the average
wholesale price of wheat was Sl.42 a
bushel. In the last ten years of that CEN
tury the price was S1.75, wholesale, too.
In the first twenty years of this century,
while the war with Napoleon was In
progress, the average price was fully
a bhat PGllOu, lOWGNtIt
England had a badly deprecated cur
rency, and the gold value OF wheat may
not have been much above 50 bushel.
Since 1920 the price has rarely been low
er than Sl.5O, and 81 gold value here)
has been very common. In 1864 the price
sank to S125-always wholesale-which
is very low for wheat in England. In
the last ten years the average price has
been about S1.70.
Bread in England is usually sold and
rated by the quartern loaf, which should
weigh four pounds. The half-quartern
loaf, however, is the more common size.
In many places in London the four
pound loaf is selling for eleven and
twelve cents. That, however, is motor
iously of a poor quality of flour. No
good bread sells at less than fourteen
cents quartern, and the best is sixteen
cents-just four cents a pound. Crack
ers are nearly twice as dear in the United
States.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08
SHERIFFS SALES.

SHERIFF'S SALE.
- BY virtue OF a writ OF Levari Fac'as,
70 me directed. Will be exposed TO public
sale, at the
LAFAYETTE HOTEL, si1 shi pley St.,
kept by John J Dougherty, in the city OF
wilmington, New Castle county, Del, on
SATURDAY,
THE 11th DAY OF MAY, 1873,
Al O'Clock. p. M, the following described
Real Estate, viz
All that certain lot of land with the brick
Dullning thereon. situate In the city OF
Wilmington aforesaid, bounded and de,
scrlbed as follows, to wit: Beginning at the
southeasterly side of Market street between
InIrd and Fourth streets at q corner of q
lot ate of Edward Grubb, deceased al the
distance of "A feet from the northerly side
OF Third street, the.ce alopg line of said
lot south 81 degrees east 90 feet and 10 inches
thence parallel to Market street aforesaid
south 80 degrees west "A feet to the norther-
ly side of Third street aforesa d, thence
along the same north o. degrees west Is feet,
thence north 81 degrees east 20 feet l-2
inches, thence nor h 5S degrees west rs feet
10 Inches to the aforesaid side of Market
street, and thence thereby north 32 degrees
east 70 feet l-2 inches TO the place of be-
ginning, be the contents thereof what they
may.
Seized ana taken in execution as the
property of Thomas Y. Den 9rmat dI @,
surviving mortgagor and I. t's, and To be
sold by
ISAA AC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriff IS Office. New Castle, April 18th,
1910. ap25-3tawts
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08

THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CESTRAr
Committee held meeting in Dover
on Tuesday, and organized by electing
James r. Mitchell of Kent Co., chairman,
and James l.. Wolcott, Secretary. They
fixed upon Tuesday the 9th of August as
the day and Dover for the place, for
holding the State Convention. The
Craftsmanship ofthe Committee belonged
to Sussex by routine. Her committee.
man present waived the county's claim
and preferred to have committee from
the most central county.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08

THE WORKING people, had better not
let the travelling demagogues carry them
away Those of them who followed a
movement led by the young lawyer who
defrauded the city, a few years ago, will
remember that they only got themselves
into trouble by doing so. If threats are
INDUCED in, or property destroyed, no
work will be offered to those who are
now craving it. Every man who utters
sentiments calculated to make the wicked
fools commit acts of incendiarism should
be arrested and put in prison.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08

CHERfFF'S SALE.
- By virtue of a writ of Levarl Facia -, to
me directed, will be exposed to Public
Sale, at the
HOTEL OF JACOB HYATT.
In the Village of Newport, in Christlana
hundred, New Castle county, Delaware,
ON SATURDAY,
THE 11th DAY OF MAY, 1873.
AT II O'Clock, A. NJ. the following describ-
ed Real Esta.e, viz
All that certain messuage or tenement
and tract OF land situated IN Mill Creek
hundred and county Aforesaid, bounded
and described as follows, to wit:
beginning at an old spanish oak stump n
corner of Charles - land, thence by
said land according TO the present position
OF the m lgnetic needle south thilIy-six x de-
grees and forty minutes east twelve chains
ana Ninety Inks to a stake marking the
corner of Jacob Bowman's land, thence by
said BOwman's land north sixty-seyen de.
grees and six minutes east twenty-four
chains and eighteen links to the iddle of
Ine Puollc Road, thence along said road by
lands of Joshua Barker and Jesse nishop
north twenty degrees and forty.fiye min
utes west nine chains 81 I-2 links and
north 80 degrees 40 minutes west two chains
ana ~ Inks 10 a stake marking the corner
OF Thomas Springer's lot, thence by the
same south IS degrees and 45 minutes west
three chains fifteen and one-half links to
another corner thereof, thence by lands of
william bishop north 80 degrees and 10
minutes west l6 chains and II links to a
stake In the line of Samuel Temples land
thence by the same south SO degrees and 50
minutes west II chains and "a links TO the
place OF beginning, containing thirty-nine
acres of land, neat measure, be the same
more or less, with frame house and fran 0
barn, thereon erected.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of John w. Lynch and Mary Ann,
his wife, and l. t's, and TO be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB Sheriff
Sherif's Office, New Castle, April I'D.
1878. ap2t-3tawts
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08

1T is stated in some respectable jour.
mails that from eighty to ninety thousand
Fenians are drilling for the invasion OF
Canada. If this is so it is disreputable;
the government should putits foot on any
such movement within our borders, and
shoot down any man that attempts thus
to involve our county in war with Eng
land
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08

WHY do men hate labor? 1t always
affords more happiness than idleness
does. In it there is always to be found
pleasure; and the gain that it always af-
fords never fails to bring satisfaction.
But how utterly barren of all good, is the
waste of the time of Incidence and a
thriftless life?
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08

WE believe there were no iemiiohns
elected to the Board of Education. 1t is
pity there should be any run for public
offices. And there would not be if pa
rents would teach their children never to
vote for one. 1t is greatly to the interest
OF all Democrats that such articles should
be excluded from party contests.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08

JOHN SHERMAN's talk about bringing
about specie payment is the purest ego
tism the country has had imposed upon
it. John is as arrant knave as ever
breathed.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08

NJ OTlCE.-By virtue of an act of the
~ General Assembly, passed at Dover
FEB. 22d, 1917, l hereby give notice to hold.
ers of Delaware State Bonds, that l shall
attend At the Philadelphia National Bank
In the city OF Philadelphia during the bus
secular days of July, 1878, prepared TO re.
deem and pay off all bonds from Nos. 13l
TO 100 both inclusive, of the densm inatior
of one thousand dollars each, of the issue
OF the bonds of the State of Delaware un-
der date of Jan. LIST, 1865, and that from and
after the said first day Of July. 1873, the In
terest on said bonds will cease.
THOS. b. GILES, State Treas.
Ofice State Treasurer, Dover, May lst
1TS.-2tawtjylst
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08

Mrs. Stowe says $4,000 will cover all
her profits from "Uncle Toms Cabin.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-08

'S~a~J NN si'S
HOTEL OF JOHN ELLIOTT,
In the Village of Christiana, in White CLAW
Creek hundred, New Castle county, Della
ware, on
FRIDAY,
THE 10TH DAY OF MAY, 1873,
At2 O'Clock, Z. M,
The following described Real Estate viz :
All That certain messuage or tract OF land
formerly know as the Red House Planta-
tion. situate in White Clay Creek hundred
New Castle county and State OF Delaware,
bounded and described as follows, to wit
Beginning at post standing In the middle
of the Chrtstiana Road at Ogletown being
corner of No. IN the general plan of the
property of Joseph James and Benz. Ogle,
thence along the lines of said No. and
along the middle of Elk river road south
sixty-six degrees and a half west 8 4-lO
perches south o. degrees west II clio perches
south 81 degrees west 46 8. 10 perches south
6A degrees west 66 perches south So degrees
west 80 perches to a post of said No 1
standing in said road and in a line of sam
uel BradfOrd's land, thence along said line
with 3i1 degrees, and east 567-lO perches
TO corner stone OF Matthew Patton's land
thence along his line south 33 degrees east
o o9-lO perches TO white oak, south l3 de-
grees west 100 6-l0 Perches TO q post thence
along the lands late of Moses White and
others north 10 degrees east g. 10 perches to
white oak south 46 degrees east is perches
to post, north 76 degrees east "a perches 10
,s"ooe sum anu souIu oJH degrees east "a
40 perches TO a corper white oak OF Daniel
worms land, thence along a line formerly v
OF Joseph Pearce's land south 50 degrees
east u pc rches TO new corner post OF No,
| on the general plan Aforesaid stand ing in
| said line thence along new line of No. and
No. north 164 degrees, west 1893 perches to
| a new corner black oak sapling and north
l;2 degrees west 1873 peIches to the place
OF beginning, containing two hundred acres
more sr less, with a frame dwelling house.
frame barn and other out buildings
Seized and taken in execution az the nro-
perty OF James X. G. Oldham and Eliza.
his wife, and t. Us. and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, New Castle, A pril 2Oth.
1910. ap23-3tawts