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, 1880-01-02

DENVER, Col, Jun. l.-StAtfstics published this
morning show TINT tho year 1871 has bcen The
most prosperous ycnr Of Colorntlo's history. The
futures Arv fewer antl amounts less. Within
six mouths 1,500 now delers have opened up In
different brl,,.chcs Of trn1c+ Tic TURNER'S hnd
NIL unusually line scason, and arc 1t, cnsy 1lnun-
clal condition. ns arc u!l other interests In tho
state. City merchants haye received mitch put
rOnage that hos heretofore gone Enst. New
towns nre epriuglng UP IN every direction, Asld
all arc prospecting. 1iustncss in tho city
shows nm increase Of fully one-thtrd
over 1878. Heal estate v0!ucd Mt f:,101.
90 bus boen transferred. nyer 400 brick
md stone buildings erected. and ono hotel coat
Ing *5oo9o9. Cattlu shlp'nents fm.n the state
were 1900; wo1! !o III produced, 7oo.@
i'thor Kr1l!n incorporation: Tho n.ilr.,utl and
Telegraph companies have been extending their
l!MeS RAPIDLY. The tetal M mine psml.tstlon WIS
aloilo increases ncarly {D.Oo0.Wl In Lendyllle
the tnt,l u!nnunt Of ORES trented VIVA ITO, ,+9 tons.
md metallto !eal-the Ercitast pt8ti.i.tlt', over
known III 1y cnInI' Of its ltge IN tho history nf
eilver mining. Thu avesnge during tho ycar has
been lttt!o over us tons per tlny, worth $zi13
nor ton.
, 1880-01-02
Drunken Robins III Louisiana.


i Ivy IL North Loa!slana. During tho carly
berries, Ut which they atu yery fon1.-ntBolute-
~ KosHlnY themselves with thoin. When ! waa
u A,y remember III hayG C4lilBht u fuw nlmst
every, day, lying OIL thu 9rou1nl. apparently
atultiel Vi drunk, and It WIS quito coininutl for
tho little ,,cgrs+:s to watch tor and clutch them.
rnGia wero drunk, and Thought 1t was W, UNI
til o'le winter, nftar ! was grown. the F.,oins
enough 10 innku p!o discovered ono o1 the M
ground. stsn!ugIy drunk, though hu could ~.
hut mt worry fsr., caught hint. al4 upon sx;
WIN Ghina 'e MSrIes Ii Iio kcut xy lis Sm noats @il
opri,. but nade little s'oise, though b. osdently
tried to. THO leErtes could hu scG1s III tho
thnat. pressed two u three nf them Yla aud
iiuttprnv and whist!tnx, and when liberated tlow
away ~ Iapi,lly vi Il Motbtn9 ha4 esGr 1e$,l! tho
tho winter, tho moisture Ut tho ground ,puf*
= cherries. a..4 one ws.lax % then, sas!,ses
Thu Tubl1,s swallow thu berries Iii sAch Hu.s1itt-
tes sa u t!ll thu cTul ~ full thai ttthor rum
tho 'pcol,lihFs formation 1T tho H,sry, Or their
swelling. with tha moisture 9nd Wsf1nth. thsy
press ughlnsi the ~tndptl,o and produce pAFtlAt
strunkuMuon anl Aot lntox4cAtl6u;
, 1880-01-02
And Pass upon the Questions
Submitted to Them by
Garcelon.
Tho Governors Friends Incengcd
that lie. Took This Legal
Step,
As It Was Directly Opposed to
the Counsel Of the
Fusionists.
The etate-Houso Guarded Constantly, and
Military Companies Forming
Secretly.
THE COURT,
AN IMMEDIATE OPINION RI nE GtvEY.

AN 1MMEhtATE OPINION TN nE GfyEH.
Spfctaf Utpaiteh to The Chicago 7tfLunt
AUGUSTA. Me.. In1'. l.-Each pnrty to tho con.
test nK1tatin9 this State tavtnx completed a
hetry piece of work I'll tho closing hu1trs Ut the
last year, to-tlny has tern comparatively quiet
md lntnteresting. OF cu,,rsc tho tIoe1tnenta
which 'scrp Fent nfjrnnd 1nat night appeared hero
tn-tiny and hnvc given tho Rctiyo mcf, on either
slde something to think nbout- The KepibtIu-
ans nrp well IlctlsCd that tho Governor mud
Council hive subnl1ttc nny point to the Supreme
Court, a'ld havc degree of confidence thut, not
withshn,ding tho ingenuity c1erulsed In fsn1nlng
the tnserr1Wutfrtcs so rs to put tho Court in tho
position Ut witness who Is permitted TO 8tvo
only direct answers to s,,ch questions as the
lawyer conducting the examinations chooses to
ask,
THE COURT WILL. FIND
a way tn indlcnte its npln[oH concerning what
may lcKltttnately he done ,ln.ler tho Constltu.
ton and laws to sccarn Just declaration OF tho
results Of tho elections. The Court has been
summoned to meet ut 1nngpr at . o'clock to-
morrow morning. and 1t IL expected that III
opinion will be forwarded by Saturday, and per
haps 1t 1nay be promulgated TINT uay, for It IL
not supposed TINT the Inv on this subject Is ur-
fanflliu to tho Court There will be no argll-
tHents before the Court, but tho Judges arp not
preclllded from reading tho newspapers, md, u
they rcad thoae of to-day, they will got very
substantial notion OF the view OF the 1tcput,-
llcan Council. Certainly tho publication Of THU
work WIS timely.
10 ASSEMBLE TODAY.
BANGOR. Jun. 1.-Chicf Justice Appleton has
eatn1noactl NIL tho Associate Justices of tho Bu-
promo Court to assemble In this city tomorrow
Garccion.
, 1880-01-02
Dying Words.

T1FgtHM tNfE,l 1sNEfFIIF7xk,
1t ia probably nAtlis7tl thut ut tho Inst tho
scenes which Aaru inluie tl!u strongest ln,prra-
ss , Y! fs shol s6o Pc sttea Sn ~ " eMori IT. The ~
lust whisper s,lya his sIpiwahoea fsu lost; with
thu xtABu-tirjyer he IL "nn Il dnwtI-gr,p1o and
IL the MIR plys tho s.ilnr sys "uKht bolls hayo
aoundcl"; aMd tho s1bler IlAys Ills lust trump.
A little Rtrt tlieal hero few yuA,B nt,, antl, il
uni tiickerinB rlixu, B,nilo tMtiu u tho waii
fAcc, AIlA tho cllt whislUrte!s sTherea moro
lMalltit,ii tlowcrs" moment luter tic siniiu
bucuno tritiistixc III nn Eustorl, city, mt lung
ltgo, u Sister VI chatty WIS dying, alld ut lust
ffutil slIA,r sAo Np4llctI hcr Dyca d slil. I" 1t
ii straiiHu; uvery kind word thlt l4to spoken
IN llfe, every 4str that h'lea she'd, bus lctnu
living lower nrounsl ms, H.d they brlng to my
Repsi,s iii Incense tnet{AllQ,"
, 1880-01-02
AEGIIANIHTAN.

MAilDMED JAMS STIPULATION.
LONDON, jan. Ia dispatch from Cnbul, t'atcd
Dec, -, reports tint unonH tho stpulatlnns pre-
Bentct BY Mah0nlcl Jun as IL bnsiH for peace,
wcro tho return to IntlLa 1t tho british fcrco ut
Cab1t' u,'A that promise be givon to send back
tn tue An1ecr two british oiticera To reninin Mt
Cnbnl ns hostages for tho faiAllmcnt OF tho
promise.
HAKEn's MOVEMENTS.
The viccruy Of India tclcgrnrhA tn follows:
"Gen. IsolHrts reports, Dec. ~, that tho fnrco
under command Of Gen. Ikor, which left Cnli
l}ec. II. IL returning froln KOhtsta1i, lAy-
Ing destroyed unorposcd tho fort OF
tho rebel Chief Mirbacha, which was
f0nnl abandoned. Several Kahistan and LoYnr
Chiefs havo rendered their submission. Tic
e,iesry's losses In killed nnt wounded during tho
Inst fortnight arc estimated Mt 1000 On Dec. 20
Gen. bright snadc descent upon soine OF tic
Villages whose inhabltants had been prominent
in hasslsslng tho british outposta, md took them
by surprise. The weather Is fine, but very
cold"
, 1880-01-02


ar<ttat IHspatch Ia 7As CAteago Tribune. o.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Jun. 1.-The AtiJnlnlstrn-
ton hoEo, while 1t has tnken IN optimistto view
OF tho situation IN Maine, und In all lts public
uttor4l,ccs has expressed The opinion that tho
peoplo Ut Maiuo would settle their troubles
themselves, bus, ut the 'samo tiu,e been looking
up tho constitutional provisions In regard to
ct.aes like tho present, and tho laws passed. III
PURSUANCE OF them, aa well as tho pFccedents
and lcsnl Interpretations and has caused tham
u ho coilaed for uso. 1t has been suggested to-
day that 1t waa In anticipation Ut lust such =
contingency ,.s may ROW arise that this exa1n[o-
alton bus hten made, md, whatever tic PEtHt.
uelt H,Ay do II he Ia Gatllc,i uIpn to act hb Will
hu mtle to do 1t without much delay y co'lsi-
lug nowa from Maine within tho next tw0 days.
, 1880-01-02
BY MAIL,


0LADST0NE's T1lluMrltAL JOURNEY.
London Spectator. DE-. u.
Mlr. Glndstone's journey h0n,c wns like his
journey to Scotland, ,-unc long ovation. At
MUtherwcll, ut Cn1StAtrs, ut Earliale, ut Over
ho!n,c, Mt Preston, ut Wignn. at Warrington, md
ut Chester twhcre grcnt torchlight procession
WINS organixctll, slr. Gladstone w,ls mut by 1arKc
crnwds with tho grcnteat enthusiasm. At uluny
Of these places ho was compelled to deliver short
addresses. a,d Of thcso tho Mldress at WiYan w,ls
perhaps tho most effective, being trcnchant
commentary on Lord saaisbury's announce
mont TINT whenovcr thep WIS great
war In Europe, Enyland always seizetl
q bit ot Territory ut snmo point
giving hor specific 1pcl Influence over tho
l3lirsD nf tho Wllr. lin nskpt1 II Nthnr llntuns
hlt tho Slime right j. So, tho consequence n,tlat
ho n bltA,dy general ecrAtllblo mid chllt@ III
Chr1stellllo1n. indeed, tho ussertnn nr such Il
right was tho tlt,etrtnn nf political bandit, be
FIfi, T,athor ttlnn that Of HtAt4slnan. Hut II
other nnl0lls hE1l mt tho ammo right wlrro III,
We Eot ours u, pr1clMin Enthusiastically that VIZ aro
nut iH othgr men hrc, hut rnther hAV0 u right to
appropriate Whnt1y1r gives N8 tho rGslu1It in
1AIl,ct over thu courese Of European wAEaF Tint
IN difficult tn answer; but Lord Salisbury tlny ut
rnst shy TINT hu WIS not posiltK ~ tho phArisee.
Iic WnY rnthcr posing llkG tho KcntlcEnH,l WIN
kuasled, I'm tho publican. not the Fhurfseo,
thlLnk God!" 1fo WIS posing tIs one who dbl not
fuat und give Nthos Ut 1ll ho puSspsMHt. but pre-
fGrrt1 rlthGr tn fcAst and tAko tithCs Ut TINT
WhfCh feeble allies Itlssesacl.
, 1880-01-02


AUGUSTA. Nc, jan. 1.-Tho armcd guard at the
stRtc-liouso Ia thoro only In tho night time, nnd
then not to keep away any ono who tns buslncss
Mt tho Capitol. The authorities explain that such
forge Is doomed prudent on uccount Of threats
tnado In public meetings, md otherwise, Of
forclblc resistance to tho regularly const1-
tutel authority. 1t is very quiet hero
now. nothing Of public interest having
occurred. Tho FtfsioniEts and Republicans
will be hete I'll largo numbers by Saturday, II
10 cxpocted that the decision Of tho. Court, Il
Hanger, on tho questions ut Issue, will b8 rco-
dcrcd by Saturday. .
ANOTHER VI EW or IT.
13os1uN, inn. l-Spccials from Aug11sta stnta
that tho approaches to tho State-l1ouse arr
closely GUARDED. a1ld TINT tr1ned men. arH n1so
posted III vnrloua pHrta Of the interior Of tho
hitldlnH fur tho purpose Of aiIOrIpg tho authuri-
ties my protection thlt, may bo needed.
, 1880-01-02

source Tint clrctlnr noto s,ns brcn sfgnctl nnt1
will l,c iAsiscd by De Prcycinut. It will t3ccIars
iult tho new Ministry will reinn[n trtle to Its
fnrrncr InIttcnl traditions. nnl Will uphold tho
policy ut pence.
ntaMAltcK Musr GO TO BERLIN.
\ Berlin correspondent reports tbut Prince
ITrn,nrtk Ia expected 10 nrrisi: ft Icrlin Fray.
Tic Emperor hus specially requested him to
rnturn MtnE Of nrtit1Or TINT lilo climate Of Var
Kin Is not beneficial to tho tFfntr.
ELECTi1N IN MErz.
1iERLrN. Dcc 01.-Tho returns IT the clcc-
ttons in Mttx come ~ very slowly. md tho rn-
silt IL yet In doubt. thMtHh It. Is generally c0n-
ccslett that tho nntt.uer1n1n curnihtntes arc
elected.
EiflIftHTH.
Tho alleged cnptt.rc ut q .Nthiltst printing c.
RcrAtnI III forniKti prtss dispatches. t)nty of,,
iflAu WIS found. WIN wnA printing II Krnli hand
bill III favor Of H.cnsEn. ttti1 tho nrrcst Is con.
stAercI hero lls Of hU consequence.
, 1880-01-02

8rtelat Dispate4 To The Chicago Tribune.
DUBUQUE, ILL.,, Jun. l.-This morning tho conl-
munfty was startled over tho announcement of
tho tlcatll Of 4. 7. lsooi4 woll-known lawyor tn
tis city. lilo attended tho masquerade bull lust
plitcnt4i and crnpo OH his 1nor, ull which wcru
tho following words: "Etond u lead" It wns
evident fnDtn his Appearance that he hatl tukcn
puist ltlA actions 1T Iatg wcEo tht,sc Ut Il pBr-
s'n slightly derangoA. lle lopyes family wsl!
provided for,
, 1880-01-02


LONDON. Jan. IA Parta dispatch sayss At
tho reception to The diplomatic representatives
on New-Yeas'a Day, Prince Hohonlohc informed
De Fsoyclnot that ho was charzed by pslnoo
ntsmarok to express his Fc8rot at. tho roaI9na-
ton Of Count do It, WALLER, mud blu wlah u 9o,-
tinuo tho present cordial relations between
fEAnco and Qorunny. .9.:
.:.-.' -. NOT AcCkPTAut4E.
a lleFlIn coyrespondcnt s,1ya: It ia doubtful
whstaor Challcmel Laeoura' apIatntmont to nuo-
Goet Count DO Ut. Vallicr will be welcome hgru,
marek.
PEACRA1IH IATNHI1oHR-
The aamo correspondent hears from good
, 1880-01-02

- Nt1V f0Fk Herald, pft. H -
Tho New Testament Company uf tho American
Ntblu Revision COMMITTEES htlil thgS last meet
nKs N, Fri'lay md Saturday, a,Ml tlniShptl tho
seo*'tal spytslon of tho Hook OF ltevsatlou.. In
actiol. of tho isf.Is csinpny III shoir Ss,rk il
Ia expected thAt Tho. roxstti Now Testament will
bu l!nlshod And pnt''tahMl BY tho Engttsh vni-
sul centennial of tho publication, Ut WioklilleH
Mi9ls the il,nt complete tt,sa:fo Try r tho Pa
Tho Old Iestunent Company ut tbolr list
su&ato ruvised for tho tlEst tlni0, tho translation
Ut tho look OF J0h Ap tn x4., II,
, 1880-01-02
LEGAL.


-. MAsTER's SALE.
"a % ae Il IL bs Gtft fGaT ss It
s"f s@9 %; e3S sz Y: ss sss Ts'|sss s'ss's
o Ea.ssd Weston. 1repry q. Dc rorre.t, Robert t.
I: S$s$;' Iii
5Sssph :': X lhy!na.. Robert e. Martin. John II.
s sGEa II c2stss ssas; e I'll s sss% ess
Ess.t St.2 SS ;,.s wa.'ar
I.fPatsaa1se II Z decses II te dit Gaprs entered
4 y :ssSs iS''S 9: 'f$ |Si
NSSs% as % a|$.
sSs a5d :aejess = i.efslasftsr me,t!Snsd ana
JssS!y ,s y ~ s!5 tSs ssisse
hna e .s piSrs;Ess I'M t|'sssn rofs5f< iSaws
so vii sa s'se' wa!.ar ss '"| asas go e
%1I @ :'s s:* 4 81 s's!s
III iii sss$ Il i$ Ss
sey q ths st9 q Ia Ii, %hSis tke saiI Ha
sss s ts ssst
san* Il n0af may eus Ss s' % hs ts IT.
fsnses. otfor strac.arsst al dsS1. stStinn.:
sn ts sds: s Ii sss
s.ogs s1d ots5 shSps' hsld " asqufci for ass Il,
H ss :s .T4s Ss W sss; ss
eo Il faS sd s'd @ M
Ssnx sa M o ssa e.
s$: ss:x i III;
tSslsoi .na q! Ky psaps!iy tiancse. 1xlt*
ssa sss asssss! sa sa ap. 81
pgsi ~ N S1lasn II ny % its p
Psss!s: ss Ii III
ss sss
sh W. shs sa
sSad tiaek: is9ds srsaSas Saaii'ss% % asa propafty @
satSs !. 'sa q + r. ss q 5s
Mysr + I'D 51n2,nK n see sa;t.a;d 70 tho
lid saets san: ad Sssas ads M sssoms I'D
ss: 20 s H. y
spg 1ss sa S nMSp 81 s +: ssG nsss ~ tue property
sSss s:e:iSea III Hteps!Ey Ssns md belnx
sd s:ss1 II *a, s ecse coSSsny 4
III e s5 5tas ss sHs s@ ;
Ssa asa s r. sh assst e r. ss 5
70 any md all lhnd!, Depot. aid dopot ars,uids. @
rs III d III fsHss sssts
@ so Ta' ii s.oas sGsass I'D
lssd: snd - ~ I M snd
z Il sssa T.
Y .aa aaa 81 s. sS
n.tsris, provided " tad COMPANY. or ths Recover
IT sSsst9* ss !:iSs 9.
:5iHs r ::
q II soa:s
3!S,s :s ssS sdss, ,ae sse,ss
{assSi; S5 I'D sss III i
FA 4 WAfk&N Hallway tDUDat1F nitNAlG n
, 1880-01-02

Special UIsisiteh to The Chteroo Iribunt.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jun. l.-The annual sta
tistlt Ut tho tradc of 1lnltimorc, printed tolay,
show nn Increase In tho ynluo OF exports over
1878 rs 40 00. Tho Imports, on the other hand,
decreased $1,6sp,u0, The receipts Of wheat In
crcascd L., h01 ta1 bushels, nnd Ut earn 5U0lO01
bushels. The transactions nf tho Clearing House
show An i1,crcasG of $Vi ,U1,0D.
, 1880-01-02

ST. Louis, Jun. l.-ploasnnt Porter, q. M.
lb>1Eo, aa,l other Creck Indians arrived to-dny
from tho Mutton. They asu n committee AJ,-
polluted by tho Council tu boar to ConHrcss atHl
tho representative b4Nly of tho Mutton pratcst-
lug agallnst tho opoi,lng Of tho tnllHu Turtltory
~ lnmt9rnuon. They elnlta tho sentiment nf
Oklahoma. I'LL.
, 1880-01-02
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.

NEW Yonx, Jun. l-ArFlvcd. CtEcassla, from
Glasgow; Franco. from London; Wyosaing,
from Llvorpool, Boythia. from Liverpool; Par
nell n1l0ng tho passengers,
QuEENsTt,wN, jan. l.-Arraved, Wisconsin,
FROM Now York; CASPIAN, fruM baltimore.
, 1880-01-02

nlrfSn filfk 1DlHES ECH1ESukf.
1d1.nt)H, Ja,t. 1.-1)iring III tho Thy Mt the
sccno Of tho rccent bridge dIsastcr has tecn
suspended, owInB to 1,ostcrous weather. Tho
r!lwny authorities say thoro Ia little doubt that
tho bodies hnve been wAshcd seuwarf, md a
boat expedition Is being organizcl to searrh
for thenl.
, 1880-01-02

FRENCH AID FO1t IRELAND.
LONDON, Jun. l.-Thc Socicty OF Ut. Vincent
dc 1'nul, tn Frnnce, has resolved to have IL
special collection made In cnch t,f its CONFER
eccs to relteye tho distress In 1rtand.
, 1880-01-02

HNfEA1LE 4lQUBTMESf,
C0vETANrINorI.E, JAn. lit Is beloved that
Sir Austen Layarl will have iii interview with
tho Sultan to-tay. when arrangements will be
tn,te with view Of n compromise Of tho iIf-
{ere!lecs which hnvc grown out OF tho htfuir Ut
tho Gcr1nuu missionary mud tho condemned
priest,
, 1880-01-02

Japanese Top-SplnnlnE.
- 81. hlehaIas Jvr January.
At certain xeuan1ls Of tho yaar spinning on
gaxtA . Keoat part Ut tho leisure tlmo Ut ,Alucra-
W wv ~ stf9x ha; jaxxess ~ shs
, 1880-01-02

DUBUQUE, H., Jan. 1.-The Ifcrall this lnor1l-
ing publishes tho building statistics at tho city
for tho ycllr, which fopts up to within IL few
hunrt4l dollars Of Il round million,
, 1880-01-02

-
- .--s-x-F-tx--%-<-
EARROfI.T0NIH0T

CARRoLLToNlH0TEL,.
Daltlnors, Light, md lsrnststa.. baltimore; Nd.
Natss reduced 10 q tnd e d,ss .lAy, sqo1a!as 70
oc+4oa " soons.s Extra cha34t tor PaFlosa !Aths,
kaa double FYYu4, tefHFdlnE n s!9. lhe must c,n.
fsns sonsau99.R y ~ II MN 4 9sss TER e ~
Asassaf, b&!iGo1s, NJ. Ues,21 wv.
, 1880-01-02
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
Russian Matters Again As
suming an important and
Critical Phase.
Awcsting tic Military Suspected
to Dc Spreading Nihil-
istic Doctrines.
The Gar Paving tho Way to the
Ozarowitoh's Assumption
Of Power.
Gems. Baker and Roberts Severe
ly Furnishing the Cabulese
So1diery.
The Losses to the Native Troops
the Past Fortnight Over
5000.
The New French Minister to Ger.
many Reported Hostile
to Bismarck.
Searching the Tay to Discover Victims to
the Bridge Disaster Given Up.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-27
Annual Assay Of United States Coins.


The Philadelphia Record tells how the |
annual assay Of United States coins
struck of at the various minis during
the year was made in the mint in that
city under direction of the special COM
mission appointed by the President:
The coins tested were the representa-
tives of all those issued during the year.
From each delivery made by the coiners
in the several minis TO the treasury a
certain number are taken indiscrimi-
nately from the mass, sealed up in en-
velopes in the presence of the assayer
and treasurer and deposited in box
named a "pyke." This box has two
named above carries key. 1t can only
be opened in the presence of the officials
named. At the end of the year these
boxes are forwarded to Philadelphia
from the other minis and opened in the
presence of the assay commission by the
director of the mint. Each OF the coins
in the boxes is carefully weighed, and
any dimiHution from the standard
weight carefully noted. There is al
ways tolerance allowed in the weight
of the coins, which varies from one
fourth to one grain on each piece (the
smaller tolerance on gold and the larger
on silver).
After the weight of the single pieces is
ascertained the commission has a certain
number Of single pieces assayed separ-
ately of all denominations from the diff
ferent minis TO ascertain if the fineress
thereof conforms to the standard of the
law, which is one-thousandth on gold
and one and one-half one-thousandth on
silver. Any deviation in fneness from
the legal standard established by law is
noted. The coins are then melted in a
mass and assayed, for the purpose OF
learning whether the fineness of the
mass conforms to the standard. There
have been but two cases in the history
of the government where any deviation
has been found, and in both cases il
was mere accident.
Any willful attempt to debase the
coinage or belittle the standard weigh
would be discovered by the commission
and reported to the President. Tht
punishment for such an offense would
be imprisonment and disqualification
from ever holding Office in the United
States.
After the standard fineness and weigh
have been tested the commission exam
ines the different weight and balances
and the balances not only in the receip
of bullion but in their operations iron
one office to another. All the weighing
is done by a pound Troy weight, whicl
is in the possession of the mint in thi
city. This weight was produced by on
United States minister in London il
1897. 1t is the standard of all the Tro
weights in the country.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-27
Why are White Cats Generally Dear9

This is the question which an earnest
inquirer sends to the New York SIN,
and which is thus answered by the
philosopher of the Graphic: Assuming
the statement of the Sans correspondent
to be fact-and he says he can prove
tive beg to intimate that it results
from their being hit on the head by
bootjacKs oftener than any other kind
of cats. A white cat. standing and
singing on board fence, is discernihle
object, even in quite gloomy night.
1t constitutes a shining mark, and any
fellow in tolerable practice is very likely
to hit the animal before he has fired
away the last piece of portable property
in his bedroom. Conclusion of the
brain, as anybody knows who has felt a
watermelon or washbowl drop on his
head from a fourth. story window, is
certain to be followed by temporary,
if not permanent, deafness, and there is
no reason for supposing cats to be an
exception to the rule. Now, gray cat,
brown cat, and especially black cat,
| at an evening concert on dusky night,
or when solo serenading, like " Romeo"
under outlets" balcony. is much
safer. The enraged citizen who hits
any Vi GlltSe uluSb uO III JuSb DIS ~ cuiNDn
ferry boat hits its slip in fog, bya good
calculation as to The location of the
noise How difficult it is to knock over
cat with no better guide than her
music, varying as it does from an almost
ipaudible legato piano to high and
rapid staecato, is understood by all who
spend their nights in trying to sleep in
back bedrooms.
If it is thought the above explanation,
which in our opinion contains the sound
horse sense of the deaf-cat question
should be held to be insufficient
another occurs to us which can be useC
by itself, or cumulatively, as the cour
may decide. Now, in comparison with
the grand aggregate of all other colored
cats-that is, cats of all other colors =
white cats are rare. They are also
gentle, and hence much sought after n:
household pets. The children cry fol-
them, and they will stand more pulling
and hauling at the hands of the bah!
than the darker kinds. But nature viii
not permit the white cat to suffer al
things, so she defends them against tn
browning indignity of the domesti
pianoforte by leaving out their ear
drums.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-27
Accomplished Ladies', Maids,

Ladies maids in society must be &C
complished to judge from an advertise
ment in a Roman paper. A young lady
is wanted for that island who must be
from twenty to thirty years of age; dis
engaged, and of distinguished educa-
ton; very skillful with the needle and
in making up fine things. She must be
of sympathetic turn, of elegant figure
and pc sess linen and good clothes, good
enough for going out with and attend
ing her young mistress. She must send
her photograph to a signor in Rome,
who will personally inspect those young
ladies who present themselves to com
pete for the situation. A young lady OF
these accomplishments. beauty and good
clothes would not long keep situation
rs ladies maid in America. She would
soon be asked by the impressible Ameri.
can youth to resign her position as lady's
maid to become the mistress of his heart
and home.