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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-20
rmE RIGHT OF sELF.DEFEsos.

An excellent old gentleman who held
to the theory of non-resistsnce in It's ex-
tremest form, was ouce asked-But Fa-
ther NJ, robbers should break into
your house, and there was danger oftheir
infllc,ng bodily harm upon yonr wife
and children; what would You do then2
No doubt, be replied, with flash Of the
eye that gave emphasis TO his words, 10
doubt, l should do very wrongl
What this worthylgenteman himseirc.
gardcd as verylwrong neither human nor
deviue law condemns. No man is re.
qliled to submit to Outrage or death at
the hands OF lawiess assailants. Much
less is be forbidden TO interfere, 10 any
necessary extent, for the protection fthe
helpless against brutal violence. Human
law explicitly recognizes the right to
main or kill burglar or higbwsyman
in the actual commission oi his crime,
whenever there is reasonable presupiion
arising out OF The circumstances OF the
case, that he viii add murder TO robbery
| If surprised or hindered il his work.
Strictly speaking, one has 10 right to
shed blood in defence Of property merely.
The life even Of a burRlar is sofmoFe yalue
than any property. But the right to de-
lend ones goods from lawless seizure is
uhquestionabe; and with burglar In
the house, or when suddenly attacked in
the opsn air, neither law nor good morals
require that wO should stop 10 draw nice
distinctions, or, by waiting to ascertain the
robbers Intentions, place our own lives 10
| jeopardy.
Bat there can be no doubt that both
Law aud morals demand that We should
believe ourselves, or Others who have 8
claim upon our protection, in actual dead.
ly peril, ia order TO make good the plea Of
jaslifsbIe homicide.
The courts have repeatedly decided thai
in all s0eh cases the proof OF imminenI
danger ma,t be fun aud clear. The kin
J ing OF humAn being is 90 terrible an &C
| that oaly the most urgent necessity car
Justify Il; and no man who pots propel
! estimate upon human life wilItake il IN
, less absolutely convinced that such 3 nee
eesiiy exists, even when reasonably sur
, that jury Of bis peers will Aeqnit him 0
c all blsme.
The theory Of self-defenee, is, however
e often pressed far beyond ibe limit "
hsTe indicated. Men Of nervous temper
E ament are apt to imagine themselves i
e danger ofieptimes when no real DANCE
' exists. They are swifs 10 shed blood j
4 supposed defence OF their lives; and pat
o lic sentiment never too severe In dealin
q wi,h such cases, Is growing lenieDt In i
y Judgement of.ihe act. The habit Of CARR
o Ing concealed weapons directly minister
e TO this unbsppy tendency. Many ma
who eonld successfully nee his own ksl
q -or for that matter bis legs-in secuIin
II bis psrsonsl safety, now whlps onl b
e revolver, sud in an instant adds anolb'
.. to ths long ed llss Of deaths By shoohn
E, which disgraees oar civilization.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-20

John @. Fremont, says the New York
San, used TO be called the pathfinder,
auda proud title Il was. Apparently his
wife, The Jessie Benton OF old. has turned
pathfinder, also, though in difIeIent
field OF exploration. She found In her
new Arizona home history class OF bic
boys and girls, the children of poor
parents, who had TO work out OF hours,
in order to get the time 10 attend school,
She was 30 pleased with their appear
anoe and pluck that she volunteered TO
help them. She writes:
1t was a great pleasure to me TO find
that | could add 10 the knowledge Of
these young people; that ! could make
real aud human TO them names and per-
sousges, that could link together one
event and one personality after another
until history became, not dry mass OF
names and isolated events, but connect
ed and yot broadening stream OF human
effort. cannot, of course, begin TO tel
you all | said TO them, but the thirty two
history talks | gave my Arizona flock
each Friday were panorama OF history
as my father had taught me to know III
as had realized in many spot Of classic
ground in Europe; as reading had en-
riched 10 with personal belongings and
lights, and as had seen il made both IL
France and in our own great trial time
For this, when they would thank me,
would tell them to thank my father.
acquired last winter q practical insigh
into the vast and spreading influence O
tho spoken word on receptive and willing
young minds. have never done any one
thing that gave me so much content II
TIE doing aud the remembrance.
What Mrs. Fremont has done 10 Arizo
ma other women have done much neare
home, aud tho Sun refers TO one sucl
case in i New England town whose higl
school itself would not be more missed
than the quiet lady who for years ba
gathered It's lads and lassies Into be
pators aud inoculated theU with he
own love for the best books, aud for III
stndy OF the wonderful world AROUND
them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-20
NO coLon-LiNE ~ HEAvES.

Perhaps no sermon that was ever
preached surpassed The effectiveness OF
the late plea OF the Rev. Plato johnson
TO bis congregation to lead godly HE.
lie said In part: Brudders de lub OF de
Lord am wonderful ting. Nobody
would link dat poor old dsrkey's life
was wuff much emmy how; but do Scrip
ture SAYS de fusl shall be last, and vice
yersey; and dat 10 de chief hold we hab;
for 'clude from dat sayin' dat de cullud
pusson which shines boots an charges
only de regular price, has topble show
for de mex world, though be haint much
oh q chance beah. From 'iglous pint
OF view, it's jusfs 'portsnt TO shine boots
AZ 10 run q fTst-elsss sAwmill. De Lord
be nebber axes you wat you ben doin',
but how ron ben doin' II and when you
get TO dc judgement day, some OF you
poor washer women, who wasn't meEn
bout de starch, bat put plenty OBJ IL in:de
clothes, will be fnlterin' oh your wings
/ IN ptfhuibtf NHtiS nO WV t'SH 49, '~
yer walt for yer mummy will be iookin'
Tor a shady spot, au' wisbin' be bad
Bit Oh ice. You know what Pse think
! los, IL dis timer Use thinking dat sotae
O. desc wlle folks wat imsgines dat deS
III bsb fedder bed Ia de Bex' world, and
Tree or four angels 10 keep de flies on
/ will dad when Jeyis IoOkIB' roub' ioi
dere reserved seats 10 glory dat dey's go
a cinder 10 dere eye, and can't see y
How'll you feel, witeiman, when yo'sel
mongsta q big crowd ob ornsy folks wal
ap in do family circle, while some por'
darkey, who did your chores like 40 boa
est man, Ia Quoted by de bebbeply usher
70 orchestra seat, rlgh, downelns 70 -
mews!c7 Al bow'il yon feel, bfadsier
wben dose angels Gay TO you, 'tAint ~
! matter what color you be, yonr name
been called, sa' wsss directed 10 sboV
you seat on DC plAtfornl Yer Ole biael
tsces'll sdiae ike de moon, and yoa'l
. feel ike ssrikin oai wid de double skniii
, right on De goldea pavement. Member
] sn ob 700, thai Il sin't de lpoeket booA
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-20

Some years ago, when Il was not an
uncommon thing, even 10 Scotland, for
challenges TO be given aud accepted for
insults, or supposed Insults, an kaglish
gentleman was entertaining q party at
Inverness with an account OF the wonders
be bad seen, aud the deeds he bad per-
formed in India, from whence hc had
lately arrived. lie enlarged particularly
upon the size Of the tigers he had met
with at different lines In bis travels and
by way Of corroborsting bis statements,
assured the company that he bad shot one
himself considerably above forty ieet
long. a Scottish gentleman present,who
thought these narratives rather exceeded
travellers allowed privileges, cooly
said that no doubt these were very re-
malkable tigers; but that he could assure
the gentleman therc were IN the noriher
part OF the countsy, some wonderful ant
mails, aud as an example he cl,ed lbs
existance Of a skate fish captured OF
rhurso, exceeding halt an acre in extent.
The Englishmap saw this was intended
as sarcasm against his own story 50 be
left the room 10 indignation, aud sent his
friend TO demand satisfaction or an apol.
ogy from the getlcman who had, thought,
insnlled him. The narrator OF the skate
story coolly replied, Weel, sir, gin yer
freend will tax feet aif the lengto o
bis tiger, we'll sec what eau be done
about the breadth o. The skate.
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nomeKnHr,sc ". HousrKnEPIse

While, In the main, we epdorse the
writer OF the following, there cannot be
too much stress laid on the fact that an
ill.kepl honss most inevitably breed dis
content aud discofd
The truest homes are often In houses
not especially well kept, where the COM
fort aud happiness OF the inmates, rather
than the preservation Of the furniture, 10
frs. consulted. The object of home is TO
be the centre, the point OF tendefest in
terest, the pivot on which family life
turns. The first requisite is to make II
attractive, SO attractive that none OF Its
inmates shall care to finger long outside
ns limits. All legitimate means should
be employed TO this end, and no effort
spared that can contribute TO tho pnrpose.
Many honses called homes, kept with waxy
neatness by painstaking, anxious women
are so oppressive in their nicely as TO ex
clude all home feeling from their spotIesa
precincts. The very name Of home II
81 anonymous With personsl freedom AND
relaxation from care. But neither o
these cau be felt where such mania fol
external neatness peryades the bouseholt
IS to render everything else snbservlen
thereto. Many housewives, II they see
Epeck on floor or wall, OF even scrap Q
thread or Bit Of paper on the floor, Tusl
q, It, aa II /, were the seed OF pestilence
which must be removed an the instant
Their temper depeods upon their mAlpte
nGnce Of perfect purity and order.
: there be Any failure on their part, or az
combination Of cireamstAnce agains
them, they fan into pathetic despai'
. aud can hardly be lifted out They q
. not zee that eheeriulness Is more needia
10 home than all the spollessness hat eve
. shone. Thslr deposition 10 wage VIC
. upon rnsculatsness Of any sort increase
! until they become Slaves ofthe broom an
+ dusl pan. Eeatness j. one thing, End
| state Of perpelasI house cleaning quii
j ! another.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-20

Oai Of this grows by degrees The feeling
ths, certain things and apartments are
too good ier daily nse Hence, chairs
aud sofa are covered aud rooms shat up,
save Cor special occasions, whsh they sfe
permitted 10 reveal their violated sacred
pess 10 m.aper that msrs every pre-
teuce OF hospitality. Nothing sboald %
bought which Is considered TOO hne for
the failes, domestic appropriation. Far
better Is the plainesi furniture, on which
the children can CLINT, than salin and da.
ma.k which mus, be viewed With rever.
once. Where anything i reserved OF
secluded, g dlsguisc lbe fact is extremely
dlalcnt 4 chilly sir wrAps Il round,
and ,be ropalsion of straugcpcss i ex'
perieucea BY the most iuseusihle
There are few persons who have not
visited houses whore hey hava been In
troducod to What Is known as The com
pany parior. They mnst retnember how
uncomfortable they were while sitting IN
Il; how they found Il almost impossible
to be at case, aud mainly for the reason
that their host aud hostess were not
themselves at case. Tue children were
watched With lyu1 eyes, lest they should
displaee or soil something; so that the
entertainment OF friends became very
much ike a social discipline. They must
recall, too, how sweet the fresh air seem
ed ont OF doors, aud how they inwardly
vowed on leaving that temple Of form
and fidgetness, that somahing more than
politenea would be required 20 incito
them to return
Home l. not name, nor form, nor
routine. II 10 spirit a presence,
principle. Material and method will
not, aud can moi make ii. II must get it's
light aud sweetness from those who In
habit ii, from flowers aud sunshine, from
the sympsthetic natures which, In their
exercise OF sympathy, can lay aside the
tyranny OF the broom aud the awful duty
OF endless scrubbing.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-20

and lis lsil was genily waving lks thai
of = cat.
Hope ci sscaps there seemed none. My
doam uss sealed, The panther bad me
a. snrely 10 BE power s tbough 81 that
pomeni bis claws were fastened in my
issh.
The sgouy Of those lev momeBis shall
remember TO my dying day. Il haunts
me In my sleep, and ofteu start up in
mF sleep, aud often start up IN alright,
dreaming that the terrible seeae Is being
enacted over sgGln
All =, once The aery eyes Of Ihcpanther
were iarned from me, and ared upon
some object liule 20 the right WhAi
could Il meaag what new danger was
approaching me from lbat diredionf BY
turning ms bead s li,lle, ! was enabled
Is ZEE what h wss. A man was creeping
towsfa me with a knife 10 his hand he
was not dozen paces from where ! lay,
ana st frst glance recognized him.
Il was tie man whom | had made up
my miod was villain In tho tavern the
uight before, and whom i-fcared all the
forenoon might be following me. The
presebginent | had bad was not ground
less, then. But had not counted on n
double danger.
Cautiously the villain crept toward me
with murderous look 10 bis face. A
glance showed Inc that one thing was
evident. The villain, while be sought to
murder me, was not aware OF his own
danger; Tor the panther no longer kept
bis eyes upon me. Il was watching every
motion OF the villain, aud each instant !
expected that il would leap down upon
him.
Lit would only do SO before he reached
my side, ii would prove my salvation,
Closer aud closer The yillai0 drew To-
ward me. Ouly moment more aud be
would be 30 near me that be could reach
me with his outstreiched haDd. There
WAS HOl Wulutut W Vc tosif AHu ""'
just on the point Of springing 10 my feet
when, quick as fash Of lightning, the
panther, cleft the air, and landed square,
ly upon the shoulders OF the villain, will
his claws aud fangs buried deep in bis flesh
A terrible cry OF terror and rage bursl
from bis lips as he went dswn, with hii
blood dying the earth. AT the same In
slant was upon my feet, aud drawing {
pistol sent bullet through the bead o.
the beast. II did lie work we'll, lhougl
even ia death the brute clung 10 his vic
tin, aud when at last the struggle WA
over, pulled It from the bleeding msn,
saw that II bad also done its work. Tb'
impress OF death was upon the villain
face, and in few moments he was dead
left them both lying there, aud bur
ried on TO the next settlement, where
told my story. With help | returned
aud the dead man was carried back to BIZ
home, whero no one seemed to care TO-
fate.
In my own home have the skin Of tht
panther stuffed, and should you eve
come my way, gentlemen, ] should b.
pleased to show II to you.
There, you have my story. Now, th
next.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-20

There was much gumpton evlneed BY
that particular darkey whose master wasa
surgeon, who had performed on another
darkey an operation requiringA degree
of skill. This latter darky was well-to-do
and the surgeon charged twenty-five dol
lars for the operation. Meeting the doc.
tor,s servant aiterward, ibis dialogue oc.
Cured:
Dat was a mighty steep charge OF The
doctors for cutting on me tudder day
How much did de boss charger
Well, Julius, be charge me twenty 1--WE
dollars.
Golong, niEgah, dat amt much charge
Well, be wasn't more dan three OF four
minutes doin IL, aud link fise dollars
was all be oughter took
Look.a.hea, Sam; you don't un'slah,
bout dat ting. You see de boss isve 10
spend great many year tarafngho,o =
use dat knife, an Il cOst him hesps
chimney. Now De fact atp dat be only
charge you five dollars for de haow h0w
Thafs it--tbe time and moueY TO lesrh
The kaOw h0W
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-20

Robert Bardette, the Burlington
Hawkeye man, gives the following
breir notice Of bis Drst newspaper exper
ience:
9 years ago found myself proof FsA'
der on the Peoria TRANSCRIPT, Previous g
thls bad received the educston that
Posria high school treat youugipeople TO
After awhile | started paper --lhe
Peoria Review, Iran Il two years. i
brought to me few cares, but 10 ,uneer'
tainty. knew that every Monday
morning that on lhe nsrt Saturday night
would not bAvs enough money TO pay
The hands. During my career ~ editor
ofihat wretehed sheet IL never dlsappotn-
ted nae 10 tsat parliealar--nos once.
Finaly the sheriff took me into partner
sbip, andwa 3 glorious Increase Of aetiv'
lay. lie was an epterprisiog man very
/ lie realized more in an hour thsn bad
10 Two years.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-20


Cornwalhs vas nol present q, The eel-
br,tlou of the event At Yorktewu nov,
tie tsgone. iis fsueus ef htesth.
There was plenty of.brealh "a the wotld,
enough 70 last hin two Or three handrcd
years. hug somehow q other be dlanI
SCENE able ,u collar i, lie Knocked
oa Tie went up The aame. lie Hvsd
long enough 10 get dreadfauy licked.
George Washington licked him. Geo
rge Warrington WAS = MoricAn Corn
WALL. was ndtsher uue Mchesu can
llck Eve BrItishers CornweIlis was
brave man, bn, be would spell sPpls with
q a. lie sald, 10 bis farewell speech 10
his army lilo hauy heyenl. BIZ hour
harms bare hupseceessial 10 llamerica, biz
bis hat hour hown hoplou thatwe snrteu.
der, or nrl hour seorn hapon owls appt
hus with ortible thrtaleuings. Loud
cheers aud crios of Morel M0rel This
was whn beat Cornwallis. When The
Acrieans assaulted bis worksitw ws. found
that be had used up all the IT, in his
speech, SO the Rriiishers bad none left
with which to make hsndgFsnAdes. But
that was bis misfortune. aud not his
fault. His heart was right bat bis aspir.
alton wac ghas.ly Tie Is dead aud
buried. AT least be WAS buried, bat
probably the medical students got away
with him long before he had been dead
great while. Dying, bo had hla revenge,
for he knew thar be had inflicted ono
centennial celebration aud dozen
speeches on the people of the United
ststes. But they can standit. Tho gods
made the MerieAns with fine lining 70
thoir ears, so they can 10 talked TO
lweniy-three honrs day and not mind
IL
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-20

when the old gentleman comes bone
aud finds bis daughters hays got his
slippers aud the essy chair and tho even.
Ing paper resdy for him, be realizes that
Il 4 the season tor fan opening OF Bic
pocket book
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VOLUME XIX.

nor ao oolor bat de share % as seal,
vets gib you right 90 iroht scat up
yender
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-20
NOW Is THE TINE
70 ga those
Old Clothes Colored

And Cleaned up for Summer Wear.
II E3I mAfs hen l0sk ~ vel ks rev ard nswE
b4ssna. We sh2A Feaa boz nsGfiy even wsak
iafsEE t6e spF4ag. AL eulors warranted fasa
staa g4sffK1teFF 20 ssFe aatzzfAcu1a. Drezstn
sAsMle bs uFrea betoTs asfaa, bus coats paste
sae 1skef gaois eka hs aYsA sithoat
D.KskEGkn&
goarrAl Oeiae.
Manchester. n. AVsil ipsk. is7s sFlT
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22

Bg A countryman, seating himself in
a fashionable restaurant with the inten-
ton of eating hearty dinner, summon
ed a waiter and made known his purpose.
The waiter skipped briskly away, and
finally returned with handsomely
bound bill of fare, which he opened and
placed before the guest, who pushing it
away, scornfully observed: 90, come,
now, you can't cram no literature down
me; vittals is what want-vittals, and
purity burned quick, too"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22
Hard on the Drummer.

In connection with drummers, the
ex-purser of one of our rival steamers,
who is now engaged as travelling sales
man, tells good anecdote at his own
expense. He, with some other gentle
men, recently stopped for the night at
the old brick hotel in Centreville, Md.
While snugly seated in the sitting room,
the voice of the landlord was heard
addressing the colored porter: "Any
arrivals, JohnY"
"Yes, sah."
How manyy"
"Three, sah,"
"Who are they ~
1.-Two gemmens an drummer, sab. -
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MN IN (N luely and speedily cured. Pain
III - W&"" less No publicity. Send stamp
NHM III NWW for full particulars. DR.. Carltou
0D 3 W v 200 S. Clark ST.. Chicago III.

FOB PRINTING OF every description neatly
" and promptly executed at Reasonable Rates
at the Bloomfield Times Steam job Oflce.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22

b7r A lady remarked to popular
divine that his sermons were little too
long. "Don't you think so ~ said she
-"just littlep"
"Ah, dear madame" replied the di-
vine. "I am afraid you don't like the
sincere milk of the word"
"Yes, do,'' said she; but you know
the fashion, nowadays, is condensed
milk"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22
Can't Get Enough.

"Young man." said stern old pro-
fessor to student who had been charged
with kissing one of his daughters
"young man, don't get into that habit.
You'll find that kissing is like eating
soup with fork" How so, Sir ?"
asked the student. Because" answer
ed the old professor, "you can't get
enough of it,"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22

BY Corn Bread" said the Irish
waiter, "we haven't got; an isn't it
corn bafe ye name"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22

BaT AT recent performance in the
New Haven Opera House, as number
of students left their seats between acts,
good lady was heard to observe:
I" Amt it too bad those fellows have to
go home and go to studying ?"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22

gg My little seven-year-old girl"
writes a friend, twas in the sitting
room alone with her uncle, and dream
lily looking from the window. Without
turning her head, she said Uncle
Horace, eight and seven make fifteen,
don't theyY' He replied that she was
right. Then, said she, in half solilo-
guy, it is only eight years before L
shall have beau, and, oh dread it,"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22

ca" Are you building air-castles in
Spain, Mr.. JonesY ?" said landlady to
a boarder, who was thoughtfully regard
ing his coffee-cup. mo, madame; only
looking over my grounds in Java"
replied Jones.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22

az A bright boy was walking along
the street with his mother, and, observ-
ing man with peculiar hitch in his
gait approaching, he drolly exclaimed,
" Look there, mammal See how that
poor man shutters with his feet"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22

E5sr " This bread is sour" said Jones
at the table, recently. YES" rejoined
Smith; it's our bread If we pay for 1t;
and the landlady looked relieved.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22

Rg" Ma, lend me a pencil; 1 want to
draw some ladies' C Draw some ladies
Why, Johnny, this is Sunday" " Well,
I'll draw them in their Sunday clothes"
Proposition declined, with spanks.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22

ey- At the battle of Shiloh German
officer rushed up to Gen. Grant and said:
"Sheneral Shwartz's battery is took"
We'll, sir" said Grant, "you spiked
the guns before they were taken ?"
'.Vat scpike dem new guns? No,
Sheneral, it would schpoil 'em.''
"Well, then, what did you do ?''
"Do2 Wy we went right in and took
'em pack again."
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22

TsTATE NOTICE.-Notice is hereby Civ
~ en-. that Letters of Administration on the
Perry county, Pa, deceased, have been granted
to the undersigned, residing in the same town.
ship.
An persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make payment, and those having claims VIII
present them duly authenticated TO the under
signed for settlement without delay.
WILLIAM SINGER.
Administrator.
LEWIS POTTER, Attorney,
April ], 1879. 6t