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Year: 1878

On the coast of Normandy the women
ore tough and hard to kill. A few weeks
ago the wives of three fishermen, having
filled their baskets with shell fish, were
going home, when they found them
selves suddenly in the midst of dense
fog, which prevented their seeing land.
But they knew their way, and walked
on. This was about six o'clock in the
evening. When they thought they were
near home they were surprised by the
tide. They walked as long as they
could, but at length had to stop. Tue
water was then up to their knees. They
had to remain in the water till the tide
receded, the fog being still dense. They
screamed as loudly as tn y could, but
heard no voice in reply, and they were
finally overtaken by the morning tide.
Meanwhile their husbands were running
up and down the sands with lighted
torches, screaming with all their might ;
but neither party saw nor heard the
other. At last the fog cleared away and
the tide ran out, and the three fisher
mems wives we're rescued, after having
been in the water twenty-five hours,
and during a night when the frost had
bitten every tree in the neighborhood.
They did not seem to feel much the
worse for their adventure, and were in
clined to laugh over it.
Year: 1878

A writer in the Popular Science
Monthly says When we begin to use
telephone for the first time there is
sense of oddity, almost of foolishness, in
the experiment. The dignity of talking
cons SITS in having listener, and there
seems kind of absurdity in addressing
a piece of iron, but we must raise our
respect for the metal, for it is anything
but deaf. The diaphragm of the tele-
phone, the thin iron plate, is as sensitive
as the living tympanum to all the deli.
cate refinements of sound. Nor does it
depend upon the thinness of the
metallic sheet, for piece of thick boiler
plate will take up and transmit the notion
of the air-particles in all the grades OF
their subtility. And not only will it
do the same thing as the tympanum,
but it will do vastly more; the gross
dead metal proves, in fact, to be hum
dred times more alive than the living
mechanism of speech and addition.
This is no exaggeration. In quickness,
in accuracy, and even in grasp, there Is
perfection of sensitive capacity in the
metal, with which the organic instrument
cannot compare. We speak Of the pro-
verbal "quickness of thought" but
the telephone thinks quicker than the
nervous mechanism. Let word be pro-
nounced for person to repeat, and the
telephone will hear and speak it hun
dred miles away in tenth part of the
time that the listener would need to
utter it. Give man series of half
dozen notes to repeat, and he cannot do
it accurately to save his life but the
iron plate takes them up, transmits them
to another plate hundreds of miles off
which sings them forth instantaneously
with absolute precision. The human
machine Gun, hear, and reproduce, in its
poor way, only single series of notes.
while the iron ear of the telephone will
take up whole chords and trains of
music, and, sending them by lightning
through the wire, its iron tongue will
emit them in perfect relations of
harmony.
Year: 1878

A French cook named Paquette set out
from village Oh the upper Ottawa,
Canada, some time ago, to walk to Cat
ineau Point through the snow, having
supplied himself with provisions enough
to last him several days. He proceeded
quietly on his journey for the first day,
but on the second, a binding snow storm
came on, and he lost his way. At tho
end of the third day, the provision bag
gave out, and he had not the slightest
idea of his whereabouts. On the seventh
day he had grown so weary that he was
unable to walk any further. He lay
down in a snow bank and made up his
mind that there he would have to per-
ish. He had been there but few min
utes when horse and cutter came in
view, and he had barely sufficient
strength left to hail the driver. He sue
ceeded, however, in the end, and it
turned out to be priest, to whom he
told his story. The priest drove him
to the parsonage and gave him some
thing to eat. Ho then left him alone at
the table whilst he went outside to look
after his horse, and when he returned,
found Paquette lying on the floor writh.
ing in agony. He had eaten too much
and died before p physician could be
sgmmoped
Year: 1878

The star known as Groombridge,


though in the category of fixed stars,


moves at the rate of not less than two
hundred miles per second. With this
speed it cannot be stopped in its career
by any star which it may approach, or
compelled to form an orbit around q star
or star group. Whence originated this
enormous velocity? The combined at
traction of all the stars known to astron-
omers would not confer it. It must have
begun outside of our visible universe.


The star will pass through that universe
with unchanged course. We knowneither
whence it came or whittier it is going.


AS to the proper motions of other stars,


they are so different in their direction
and speed, that we must conclude that
the stellar universe has neither the sta.
biity nor the regularity of our solar
system. But these and other considera-
tions--in fact, all modern scientific dis.
ooveries and research-~point to the con-
olusion that'our universe had q beginning
and will come 10 an end y
Year: 1878

The process of making the hollow
rubber balls used by children for play
things is quite curious, and may be in
teresting to those not familiar with it.


A Holyoke writer thus describes it:
The upper room of the mill is prepared
to push this branch of the business for
few months, and it will probably turn
out some $1,000 dozen of those balls be-
tween January and June. These balls
have a solid surface, are made by q
different process from that of making
the soft rubber balls which are perfor-


ated by an opening, and, of course, are
much more firm, durable and elastic.


The sheets of rubber prepared for the
balls are cut into strips of double convex
snsRss The esgess 81 tbs strips
and naphtha, by which they are joino a
firmly together, three of the strips being
used for one ball. This part of the work
Is done by girls, and skillful girl can
earn about $1.50 per day. When the
strips are joined together, the ball is
very near the shape of Brazil nut.


Before the last opening is closed, a small
quantity of carbonate of ammonia is put
inside, which, when subjected to strong
heat, will make the rubber expand and
fill out the ball mold. The opening is
then closed with the adhesive mixture,


and it is placed in an iron mold of the
size and shape of the bali desired. The
molds are packed into frames in which
they are subjected to the heat of the
vulcanizer. They are kept in place in
the frame by iron rods along the side,


and, when the frame is full, iron plates
at the ends are screwed down tightly
upon the molds to hold them in place.
These iron plates are about three-fourths
of an inch thick, and SO strong is the
expansive force of the rubber in the
molds that they have bent this thick iron
into curve. If one of the molds should
work out of place while vulcanizing is
in process, the molds will fly out with
a noise like the report of dozen pistols,
and the work is spoiled. The action of
the heat does the rest. When the molds
are opened they contain the perfect
round balls, with no mark of the places
where the pieces were placed. The
slight ridge made by the mold is ground
off by a stone used for the purpose, and
the ball is done. This is but one pro-
cess of rubber work. Besides the hollow
balls are made solid balls of rubber, etc.
Year: 1878

He but waters his soup who takes
many words to tell short story.


Friends are won by those who believe
in winning.


He who has no taste for order will be
often wrong in his Judgment and seldom
considerate or conscientious in his ac-
tions.


Some people are like eggs, too full of
themselves to hold anything else.


Many people find their own happiness
in forcing themselves to be unhappy.


When you are alone watch your
thoughts when in the family circle
watch your temper when in society
watch your tongue.


The real wants of nature are the
measure of employments, as the foot is
the measure of the shoe. We can call
only the want of what is necessary pov-
erty.


Haste turns usually upon matter of
ten minutes too late, and may be avoided
by habit like that ofsLord Nelson, to
which he ascribed his success in life, of
being ten minutes too early.


Manners are the shadows of virtues
the momemtary display of those quail
ties which our fellow creatures love and
respect. II we strive to become, then,
what we strive to appear, manners may
often be rendered useful guides to the
performance of our duties.


The most agreeable of all companions
is a simple, frank man, without any
high pretensions to an oppressive great
ness one who loves life and understands
the use of it; obliging alike at all hours;
above all, of a golden temper, and stead
fast as an anchor. Fer such one we
gladly exchange the greatest genius, the
most brilliant wit, the profoundest
Year: 1878

Night came down o'er all the earth,
And took the tired Day,
And clasped her tightly in her arms,
And bore her far away.
The moon like some vast lighthouse seemed,
Far up il the Milky Way;
The glistening stars, like tiny barbs,
At anchor round her lay.
And like single silver thread
That twines in some dark curl,
The river wound through trees and brakes.
A cleaning band of pearl.
heard the soft low dip of oars,
Like weary slow heart-throb;
And the wavelets Tapped the bow OF the boat
A low half-broken sob
And on that night, so long ago,
Ayision wondrous sweet
Came to me in its fullest Joy,
So perfect and complete.
o golden dream why did wake
To find it past and gone?
The dream was like glorious day;
The waking, cold gray dawn.
IWere better far that had died
Believing it were true,
Twere better far to sleep for aye
Beneath the sky so blue,
Then live, when each long weary day
Seemed longer than before;
When life is but constant pain
A wound unhealed and sore.
The river still flows murmuring on;
The stars are just as bright
AS when the vision came to me
That restful summer night.
The same2 Yes. alone am changed.
Oh God each weary day
/ wish that had died the night
The vision passed away.


-Hd,per's Magazine
Year: 1878

Again, as I have already shown that
the total potato product of this country
is nearly certain to reach 200 million
bushels as the average for the next de-
cade, it will be seen that if the above
figures are extended so as to meet this
case of the total product then it will be
found that the annual potato crop of
the United States is equivalent
Year: 1878

The Republican urges the Republicans
to abstain from paying county or State
tax unless the Legislature alters the cleo
tion laws to accommodate the Republican
party leaders and enable them TO pay the
taxes OF the negroes by wholesale, and,
by carrying off the receipts and reprodu-
cling them on election day to vote the
negroes as they please as so many sheep.
As Democrat We protest against any
such dictation. If the Republican Con-
gress would repeal the Enforcement laws
and permit the collectors to approach the
negroes and collect their taxes without
the danger of being brought before the
u. S. Courts on the false oath of any
black fellow, prompted to commit per-
jury, as was done in the case against Mr..
Given and the Levy Court of this county,
we might be induced to favor some
change in our State election laws. But
until the Enforcement laws are repealed
we shall not consider it safe for our col
lectors to be required to travel through
the swamps and back alleys, to hunt up
negroes to collect their taxes.


No one prevents the negroes from pay
ing their taxes. They can 90 any time
and do 1t, and we invite them to com
mence at once. The sooner they do so
the better. They will not be allowed to
vote without doing so ; and they know
it.. They have from now until March to
pay up and get on the assessment list,
and if they refuse to comply with the law
it is their fault. Their taxes are made as
light as possible, only being about so
cents a year. But the constitution made
in 1882 requires that every voter shall
have paid tax within two years and
as the whites have to comply with the
law, we don't see why the negroes should
be exempt from doing so 70 enable Re
publicans to get into political office.
Year: 1878




We do not include California in the
list, because she has not voted this fall
We assign Florida to the Democratic
column, though it is not yet quite certain
1t belongs there.


The foregoing are not guesses. They
are presise statement of the actual W.
tlhg OF this year, with the electoral votes
OF the several States appended. The
iootlnSs show a majority of 81 for the
Republicans. If we put the votes of
California in the Democratic column, il
will still leave a majority of 45 for the
Republicans.


We were told Mr.. Tilden was one of
the wisest statesmen of the age. His
character for integrity and honesty was
pointed to as being untarnished. His
views on all economical questions were
such as were most calculated TO lead TO
lower taxation and to improve the moral
atmosphere of the Capital, which has be-
come a den of political corruption and
social venality. He ought to have more
of the sympathy of the people to-day
than he ever had. The wrong that has
been done him and his party ought to be
wiped out. If, therefore, his party can
not carry New York, with him as a lead
er, there would seem to be a narrow
chance for its electing the President in
1880.
Year: 1878

messenger was sealed up with the returns.
In the case of Missouri the name of the
messenger was not signed with the name, of
the other electors. The North Carolina
package did not have the outside certificate,
it being enclosed in an envelope as in the
Massachusetts case.


Thus if the technicalities were strictly OBJ
served the electoral votes of other States than
Louisiana would have to be rejected. But in
every case as in that of Louisiana there was
no violation of the intent of the electors.
The votes were given as designed by the
electoral colleges. 1t should be borne in
mind that the original aud genuine return
from Louisiana was the one upon which the
Commission based Its decision. The unwill-
inguess of the Democrats to affirm their in
tenton not to question the title of President
Hayes was due In part no doubt to their hope
that they might profit by the Louisiana irreg-
ularity. They must now find other pretexts
for their revolutionary attempt.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address Of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used,
Year: 1878

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen. Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon US by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
Year: 1878

The Republican senate added seven
and a half millions to the Snndry Civil
bill sent I'm by the Democratic House.
The Senate also refused 70 concur in the
House bill for the reorganization Of the
army. which would have made II more
effective by the two thousand lighting
men, and saved six millions by the re-
duction Of the number Of do-nothing Of
fccrs on high salaries. Such is Repub.
lican cxtravagaDce.- vincenncs Sun.
Year: 1878

speaking of gal" i" remarked n printer
last evening in 9 street beer-saloon,
talking of solid cheek, | never saw a
man who had more of it than Pete
Bliyens, of Kansas City. Three of us
used to room together there in 1872
One night in July (it was 30 hot that if
you'd chuck water on the side OF house
it would sizz like so much hot irony we
concluded to 20 down and sleep on one
of the timber.ratts on the river Well,
we got on the rat with our blankets.
Just before turning in Pete B.iyens said
he guessed he'd cool off by taking swim.
knew the current would snatch him
right under, but didn't want to give him
any advice, and he dived off the raft
The undertow caught him and sent him
out of sight in about three seconds. AS
soon as we saw he was drowned, me and
the other chap went for his effects. We
found eight dollars and halfin his pants
pocket and an old watch. We took
them up town anu soaked the clothes fol
nine dollars and the watch for twelve
dollars. Then we, went around town OF
sort of jamboree and spent the money
About five o'clock in the morning W,
were drinking up the last dollar wit
some of the boys at the Blue Corner
when who should walk in but Pete him
self, in an old suit OF clothes that he,
borrowed Of man three miles down tn
river And hang me il he didn't dt
mand his clothes, and next day he wa


round dunning us for the paltry eigh


eight dollars and hal. The gall


some mems enough TO psralyzs a Louis


ana alligator. p Virginia Nev.) Chror
!, icip
Year: 1878

There are but few men who are as
foolish as they are thought to be, and
less who are as wise az they think they
are.


"Nature abhors vacuum" therefore
she fills some beads with sawdust.


at is only a step from the sublime to
the ridiculous" and it is only the very
wise who can take the step and get back
again.


Tue hardest dollar for man to get is
too often the one he needs the most.


The man who dies the richest is the one
who leaves the least here and takes TIE
most with him.


True philosophy, like true philanthropy
is work OF deeds, not words.
When see man VINO is over'aDxioul
to prove nything, | am very apt to thinl
be is not very certain about it bimself
| thank God that there is one tbint
that money won't buy, and that is TIN
wag OF dogs tail.


No man ever became great simply Dy
accident; accident has often opened I'M
way.


The multitude gaze at the epau.ets
the few at the man who wears them.
| Young man, what you get IN thl'
world you have got to win' ana man
kind are hard taskmasters ana SLOW
pay. ro,h., m.,v folks
make is they are continually betting
on to,morroy and letting to'day go BY
default.


Mos. of us are happy not so much be
cause we have got horse and buggy Il
ride in, as because tho other fellow ha
, got TO go on foot.


1t is easy enough to learn by expert
ence, but to profit by it is what's th
J matter.
Year: 1878




Washington, Nov. 22.-The southern
and western democrats who have ar.
rived here, generally favor the platform
for the democratic party for 1880,
having the following as its prominent
planks:


First, Retirement of national bank
notes and the substitution therefor Of
United States treasury notes.


Second, Full reconciliation and free
coinage Of silver dollars.


Third, The payment of bonds in
strict accordance with the letter of the
law under which they were authorized
to be issued. a- 81


1t is believed by soft and silver money
men that these propositions will secure
the united support of all who are op-
posed to the continued ascendancy of
the republican party. There is but one
sentiment among the few democrats
who have arrived here in reference to
the first on redeemable currency, and
that is one of unqualified opposition to
this feature in the platform Of the ma
tional party. Silver men assert that
they are for double standard, but il a
single standard is insisted upon, that
standard must be the silver dollar.
The opinion of silver men is that the
silver and United States treasury notes
will furnish better currency for the peo-
pie than gold, government paper and
bank notes.
Year: 1878

OWING to the hurricane raging of
the northeastern coast, the safety of the
sarmatian and the distinguished per-
sonages aboard was feared. The English
squadron was to have gone out to meet
the Sarmatian yesterday but the storm
was too great.
Year: 1878

MONTGOMERY BLAIR is off color as
usual. He has written column letter
to prove that Tilden is the only availa-
BILE democratic candidate for 80. And
he advances the somewhat novel theory
that the democrats of the north owe
their rout to an attempt to throw Til
den overheard. Wonder if Mont. has
heard of such a thing as solid south.
Year: 1878

The scenes oflast summer are rem embered
only toe well by our people. Since then
these interlopers have shown their hands
and what was taken for q workingmen's
demonstration, spasm of popular despera-
ton, has been discovered to be the work of
these American Nihilists. They did the
numbering. the burning, the plunderins,
and were leniently dealt with under the i'm
preston that they were workingmen. We
might have known that American working
men commit no such waHton crimes and
wicked follies as started this land a veay
ago. But we had not become familiar
enough with French communism to recop-
nize it through the blood and smoke and
blaze of that exciting period, and blank
cartridge were fired over the heads of the
crowd because the authorizes preferred to
deal tenderly with misguided men and to
use gentle measures to restore order.


There will be no blank cartridges next
time. lfthese professional European roiters
ann assassins do not like this country or IT'S
government they need not come here and
had better get out of it. The hand of the
republic is light upon the law abiding and
the honest, but the indignation of the Amer
lean citizen is heavy, fierce and fearless
when 1t is aroused.
Year: 1878

The favorite minstrel troupe, Carncross
& Dixie, will be at the Opera House, this
evening, with programme entirely differ
ent from the one they presented when they
were here little over month ago. It has
only been necessary in other days for it to
be announced that this company would
exhibit, and crowds would 90 to see them,
and no doubt they will be greeted with q
crowded house.
Year: 1878

Yesterday a small colored girl, living
over Third street bridge, was shot in the
knee by the accidental discharge of what is
known as ninety-nine cent pistol, In the
hands of small boy who, with some COM
panions, was out bull-frog hunting.
Year: 1878

At the Polich station last evening Jack
Carpenter was arraigned for kicking up .
disturbance around Second Street Market.
As Jack been too fond of doing things like
this of late he was sent over the bridge for
80 days.
Year: 1878

James Rooney, who was run over several
weeks ago by the cars at the foot of Lord
street, is now rapidly improving, and will
be able to be out much sooner than his ply.
sician supposed.
Year: 1878

During the past month we have been
clearing our stock of old goods, and are
now left with a line of new and desirable
styles for the Spring trade, Our store,
which is th most commodious In the city
or State, occupying three floors, and with
enterprise back of it, our intention is this
season to outdo all former efforts to make
the Boston One Price Clothing House the
place to buy Clothing and Gents Furnish
ing Goods. With the confidence of th pub
lie that FIVE YEARS SQUARE DEAL
ING has not impaired, and our established
system of Cash and One Price to all, we


feel assured the present season will prove
successful one. Visit our store and look


at our immense stock of Ready Made


Clothing for Men, Youths, Boys and Child