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Year: 1877

The merchant who thought he could save
money by not advertising found that ne was
months unknown to the public he was able
TO discharge number of statesmen, whose
salaries he. saved. .--fieayatne {


Some men have just about such an
idea of economy. To refrain from ad-
yertising also saves them the trouble
and expshse Of laying ID a new stock
of roodseyery season, and gives tllem
plenty Of spare time TO dust up their
old stocks and keep them arranged on
tlleir sbelEes.-Richland Beacon.
Year: 1877

A young man and young woman
were found dead in cemetery at
Montgomery, Ala. A note written by
the man was found, stating that they
had agreed to die together. He shot
the girl and then himself.
Year: 1877

THE PHENOMENAL LIAR.-The indiviGu-
al, about whom crowd gathered in front
of Barnum's Hotel, on Saturday evening,
was tall, indifferently we'll dressed man of
about thirty. He was talking in an anima-
ted style, and the crowd about him were
listening intently. An american reporter
drew near and heard: 'There were just
one hundred and thirty-seven rattlesnakes;
great long fellows-every one as thick as
my arm, and they ratified their tails so as
to make more noise than a railroad train.
Attack them? Of course did; but l only
killed about twenty. The last one l had to
smash with stone, and you may believe
me or not, but thirteen snakes (alive and
rattling their tals) came out of the stomach
of the dead one and made for me; it was
too much, aud ran" Just at this time
the relator drew handkerchief from his
pocket, and with it there came a slip of pa
per, which fell to the ground The reporter
picked it up, but on reading, "Mr. F. B.:
This is the last quart of whiskey l will send
you till you pay for the dozen you have GOT
since Sunday" concluded that the story of
the snakes was, alas! TOO true, and moved
away to look for a man who could tell some-
thing about the elector from Oregon Bal
tnaOre Anaertcan.
Year: 1877

Cor HIS ANSWER Once in great
while man can stand on street corner in
Detroit and ask question which can't be
answered, but such instances are very rare.
Yesterday noon, when an old citizen made
an inquiry of a crowd at the post-office, it
wasn't second before he was being an
swered. He started out with the remark
that he was nearly sixty years OLD, and
ended by saying:


"Can anybody tell me why we have this
warm spell called Indian summer ?''


"Yes, sir" was the prompt answer. sit
is to give certain persons a chance to wash
up, and get on a clean shirt before winter
sets in for goodr'


The old resident coughed several times,
took another look at the sky, and moved
on. After he had gone about a block he
halted suddenly gr, red in the face, and
exclaimed:


"Come to think of it, l believe that
scoundrel meant to insult me- and | wish
had knocked him down."
Year: 1877

The following extracts from recent ar
ticle in Forest and Stream, contain some
useful suggestions:


"On an average horses require shoeing
once month. The length of time shoe
! will wear depends much on the kind of ser
vice horse is doing, and on the kind of
road he is daily travelling. A team horse in
heavy draught does not wear out as many
shoes as one used in hack; quick motion
grind shoes down more rapidly than slow
use. Some pavement is harder on shoes
than an ordinary road while the friction of
gravelly road wears them away rapidly.
Wooden pavement is but little saving to
the wear and tear of shoes, for the grit
and dust which become impacted in the in
terstices of the wooden block grind away
shoes like the friction of an emery wheel.
The hind shoes wear out first, and there is
more strain and friction on them than on
the forward shoes. 1t is impossible and i'm
proper for horse to wear shoes more than
six weeks, fer the growth of the foot short
ems the shoe, as we'll as changes the shape
otherwise. The neglect will cause the shoe
to encroach upon the soft textures of the
foot and produce lameness.


"There are but few practical mechanics
who have sufficiently studied the foot of the
horse. 1t is not enough to know the anat-
omy of the foot, and where to insert a nail
not to cause pain, but the foot should be
StnHp6 in bc ta+a Of,
mechanism of man has by artificial applian-
ces distorted it. The shape of the hoof of
the wild horse, or of one which has never
been shod, should be taken as model
The foot is then properly balanced, neither
too long nor too broad, but it has adjusted
itself to nature, and the muscles and ten
dons are not strained by travel Confine-
ment and unskillful shoeing change the an
atomical relations of the foot, and the best
judgment of the mechanic is often taxed to
correct the growing deformGy-from un-
skllllul shoelng. When reasoning, skill
full mechanic is found, the horse is safe in
his hands, for he only preserves the normal
shape of the hoof, and adjusts the shoe to
Plolecl IT, Inc frog IN the hoof OF the
horse is placed there for a particular pur-
pose, and should not be cut by the shoer.
If this is allowed. contraction and lameness
will follow. The shape and weight of the
shoe should be accommodated to the pur-
poses for which they are designed. The
track horse requires shoe lighter and with
out corks, while the draught horse must
have heavy broad shoe, with corxs to en-
able him to obtain foothold and travel with
the least possible strain"
Year: 1877

The Scientific american recently suggest
ed that the American custom of sitting on
the right-hand side of the carriage, and of
turning to the right on meeting another
vehicle, was wrong, and that the English
custom of turning to the left was correct
A correspondent of The Boston Transcript


insists that the change made in New Eng
land in the matter of driving. seat and turn
ing out was not without reason. The
driver seated on the right, and, always
keeping to the right, can see the dangers
and difficulties on his side of the road he
can keep his wheels from running into the
ditch and perhaps overturning him, which
in new country, with rough and unfnish-
ed roads, is a much more common danger
than that of collisions. Moreover, he has
the full command Of his whip, which he
cannot have while on the left hand side of
the carriage unless, indeed, he is left handed
Year: 1877

by the Supervisor, and by him disbursed for
maintenance. Since then, by force of the
late law, the earnings in his hands have
been paid into the Treasury and the dis
bursemcnts made therefrom.


EDUCATION


The State is making rapid progress in the
cause of education. The schools are free,
and this is now secured by the organic law
their support depends upon the two mill
tax, the appropriation of one hundred
thousand dollars the interest of the surplus
revenue, and such sums as are raised in ad-
dition by the local authorities. The Nor
NAL, Model and Farnum Schools were never
better managed, and the common schools
are steadily advancing in efficiency under
the Board of Education, the State and
County superintendent. An impetus was
given to the scholars by the Centennial ex-
hibit. The appropriation of four thousand
dollars was expended for that purpose, and
the exhibit, together with the valuable con-
tributions from the colleges and private
schools of the State, have done it great
credit. No special reference is necessary to
the different reports, as they need only to
be read to be appreciated. The School Ex-
hibit will be deposited in the State House
for public inspection, and it is the purpose
of the State Superintendent to encourage
further effort and emulation among the
scholars by supplementing it with meritori
GUS specimens of work.


The State taxes are two-fold, one for the
schools two mills on the dollar. which is
now fixture, and properly so; the other
the tax of one and a half mills on the dol
lar for general purposes, which yields for
the year 1876 the sum of nine hundred and
five thousand six hundred and seventv-eight
dollars and eighty eight cents 1905, CTS .S9)
Previous to 1873. this latter tax was one
mill. That year it was increased to one and
a-half, owing to the liberal action of the
State for the Insane and other benevolent
objects, chiefly the former. The half mill
has been continued since for the same and
kindred purposes The State has paid to-
ward the Morristown Asylum, from 1871 to
the present time inclusive two million two
hundred thousand dollars (S2, 200. OO0).-
Were it not for the arrears due the School
Fund, the necessity for an enlargement of
the State Prison, and the further needs of
the Asylum at Morristown, we could now
dispense with the half mill Next year
believe, with proper economy, the general
tax can be reduced to that extent at least.
and probably one-fourth of mill more.
cannot refrain from saying that the chief
burthens of the tax payer are in the conn
ties, cities and townships, particularly the
cities, and that in those municipal bodies
there is great field for reform. Let apv
one examine his tax bills, and he will see
at once how little of the amount he paws is
received by the State, apart from the school
Year: 1877

he street with u little sclf-con-
sciousncss at the thought Of having
q purse well filed with Russian
roubles, the result of the sale of his
last load Of hay at the camp. Before
he reached the shop, or had even
had time to take glass Of ruhiin the
little groggcry, he was met by
Cossack, who, without any ceromo-
ny, fell upon his neck and kissed
him with etlusion, eXclaiming to the
astonishcd peasant in broken Rou-
manian that he looked SO much like
his old father away off on tho banks
Of the Don, that the impulse to en-,
brace him was irresistible. 1t seems
that the sentiment was contagious
for tho peasant, after looking at tho
Cossack for moment, cried out
that TO called to mind tho pride of
the family who was away with tho Rou-
manian army at Kalafat, and tho
Cossack had to endure the embrace
in his turn. This could not last
long. of course, and after an ex-
haustiN O struggle to express his Joy
III language that was almost en-
tirely unknown to him, tho Cossack
took his leave, promising to sec his
adopted father in day or two.
When the simple old fellow went to
pay for his tea and sugar he found
he had no purse. Hc went imme-
diately to the mayor, but his would.
be son could not be found


A.. -. .-Ses---- -


An Untraveled Young Lady's Fright.


A Boston gentleman Just from
Chicago tells the following curious
and interesting story: Shortly
after the train started a young lady
named Emma Lehman, who was
travelling to her home in Temple
ton, Mass, attracted considerable
attention by her strange behavior.
Never having journcycl alonc be-
fore, she expressed some anxiety
about reaching her dostinyip safety,
which drew tho attention Of two
young men to her, who volunteered
their advice, and each recommends
ing different routes, they compli-
Gated matters to such degree that
before reaching Buffalo tho scnsi-
tive girl was badly frightened and
was i'll eSidont fear that she would
never roach Tomploton. On arriv-
ing at Buffalo she at hazard took
tho advice of one of them and loft
the train. Tho man whose advice
had not been taken thon accused
the other in the lady's presence of
trying to mislead her, which in
duced her to return to tho train.
She vas laboring under great OK
citcment and appeared to DO tenn
porarily insane AS the train
moved out of Rochester, without n
word she ran out on the platform
and jumped off. The train was
stopped and she was ovcrtaken by
the railroad officials ana induced to
rcturn. Guided by her subsequent
actions, the officials determined to
watch her. Aftor leaving Albany
she talked wildly and incohorontly
and tried several times to Jump
from the train, and ut last succeeded
while her guardians wore asleep.
Tho train, which was moving slow
ly, was stopped again and tho
young woman was captured whilo
running like deer down the track.
During tho rest of the journey hor
screams and struggles wero fearful,
and it required tho assistance Of
several mon to control her. When
the train arrived Mt Palmer she was
given in charge of the station agent,
who promised to sec that she was
taken to her homo in Templeton.
Year: 1877

There is one peculiar thing about the
politico-temperance party. The leaders
of it are able at times, to make an i'm
mense show of strength; at these times
they will talk loudly, threaten to smash
the other parties, and lead some people
to suppose that they are about to push
their own movement to success. But,
after all this, when election day comes,
they will get SO few votes that they are
mot worth counting, and are likely to
be put under the head of scattering"
Thus, at the Massachusetts, State Conven-
tion of Temperance clubs held in Bos-
ton recently there were no less than six
hundred delegates, and it doubtless
seemed to those who heard the speeches
and noticed the enthusiasm that the par.
ty could control the politics of Massa'
chusetts. Yet what very little figure
the party presented at the election Of
last month, when they had candidate
for President, as we'll as candidates fol
Governor in many of the Safes, includ


ing the State of New York.
Year: 1877

An Omaha livery stable keeper owned
q fine lot of coach dogs. Those dogs are
white, with black spots all over them,
and are noted for their docile, not to say
cowardly, dispositions. The dogs be-
longing to the ivery-stable keeper were
beset on all occasions by the other dogs
in the streets, and. as they are meek in
spirit, were as easily overcome as lot
of sheep. The livery-stable man stood
this as long as he could, when, one day,
he found large, white bulldog, and il
Immediately occurred 10 him what to do
He bought that dog, took him to his
stable, and there kept HIM till he go,
thoroughly acquainted with the coach
dogs. The bulldog was then sent to the
BARRIERS shop, and black spots were
neatly painted or dyed all over him, &c
that he looked like veritable coacl
dog, with a somewhat short nose and
elongated lower jaw. The next TIM
the carriage was sent out this mode
coach dog went along, ard the stree
dogs event for him." thinking the,


would have their usual sport and vic


tory; but in this they were mistaken


the bulldog waded in, and the way tn
hair, guitar-strings and sausage mea
few was caution. Since that time tn
!. coach dogs have been let alone.
Year: 1877

Captain Bunce, of the Leonida, is the
owner of a large Spitz dog, named Jack,
that was picked up in the middle of the
Sound several years ago, as he was swim
ming about, several miles from land.
On Tuesday the captain left the faithful
creature on the East Neck wharf by
some mishap, and Jack, seeing the ves-
sci some distance out in the bay, decided
to follow. As the vessel was under good
headway, little notice was taken of his
jumping off the wharf, as it was sup
posed he would soon return. The YES
sci reached New York that night. Moth
ing was seen Of The dog about here dur
ing the following day, but what was the
astonishment of the captain and crew,
on going up to the deck while the yes.
sci lay in her dock in New York on the
morning OF. the second day, to find the
faithful creature at his post watching
over the vessel in his usual manner. HI
was thoroughly exhausted by his lone
swim Of forty miles, however, and coult
do nothing but lie about and recruit hi
strength for two or three days. Hunt
ington Long Islander.
Year: 1877




A Texan, visiting this point, gathered
around him some of our citizens Mon
day, and entertained them with some of
his experiences in the Lone Star State
One incident told by him is as follows:


YOU'D hardly believe, now, what ]
am going to tell. In Texas we use raw
hide straps, or thongs, for traces, and in
wet weather they do stretch amazingly
Why, often in damp weather at home
I've hitched up two horses and drove
down the hill from my house into the
creek bottom for sled load of wood.
have loaded the wood and many times
driven back home and unhitched tht
horses and the sled would not be il
sight"


"How did you get the wood home
then?" asked an lnquisitive bystander


"Oh, I just tied the ends of the trace
together and threw them over a post
went knocking about my work and wait
ed till the sun shone out. Sometimes
would be more than two hours befor
that sled load of wood would get home
but you'd see her crawling up the hill a
last, gradually approaching as the raw
hide traces shrunk up into their prope
lengths. Yes, Texas is a great country
you bet"
Year: 1877

Some husbands never leave home in
the morning without kissing their wives
and bidding them good bye" in the
tones of unwearied love; and whether
il be policy or fact, it has all the effect
of facts, and those homes are generally
pleasant ones, provided always that the
wives are appreciative, and welcome the
discipline in a kindly spirit. Some hus-
bands shake hands with their wives and
hurry off as fast as possible, as though
the efforts were a something that they
were anxious to forget, holding their
heads down and darting round the first
corner. Some husbands will leave home
without saying anything at all, but
thinking a good deal, as evinced by their
turning round, at the last point of OBJ
servation, and waving an adieu at the
pleasant face or faces at the window
Some husbands never say a word, rising
from the breakfast table with the lofty
indifference of lord, and going out
with heartless disregard of those left
behind. Their wives seek sympathy
elsewhere. Some husbands never leave
home without some unkind word OIL
look, apparently thinking that such Z
course will keep things straight in theil
absence. Then, on returning, some hus


bands come home pleasant and happy
unsecured by the world; some sulky anc
surly with its disappointments. Some
husbands are called away every evening
by business or social engagements, som'
doze in speechless stupidity on a sof'
until bed time. 1t be may depended upon
however, that the home is the happies


where kindness, and interest. and polite
ness, and attention are the rule on tn


part of husbands-of course all the re


sponsibility rests with them-and temp
tation finds no footing there.
Year: 1877

When | was a boy / somehow got the
impression that the river Jordan was
four thousand miles long and thirty five
miles wide. 1t is only ninety miles
long, and so cooked that a man does
not know which side of it he is on half
the time. In going ninety miles it does
not get over fifty miles of ground II is
not any wider than Broadway in New
York There is the Sea of Galilee and
this Dead Sea-neither of them twenty
miles long or thirteen wide. And yet
when ] was in Sunday School 1 thought
they were sixty thousand miles in diam
eter.


Travel and experience mar the grand
est pictures and rob US of the most cher
ished traditions of our boy hood. Well
let them go. have already seen the
Empire of King Solomon diminish tt
the size of Pennsylvania. suppose
bear the reduction of the seas and tn,
river.
Year: 1877

JUST LIKE A WoMAN.-Dr. Mary
Walker got up the other morning in a
thoughtful, dreamy mood, her mind
dwelling on the "reminiscences of the
happy bygone days, and in an absent
manner she tried to put her pantaloons
on over her head, and she worked her.
self into fit of passion and vexatior
before she recovered and saw what thu
matter was. Then she sat down on tn,
side of the bed with the legs of thos,
navy blue breeches dangling around he
fair neck, and cried like woman 70
half ON hour.
Year: 1877

1t is stated that great distress prevails
at the Black Hills. The houses are of
the most fimsy character, and provide
very inadequate shelter from the cold;
provisions are held at extravagant rates
and many of the inhabitants are utterly
destitute. Their prospect is very gloomy
in view of the months OF severe winter
before them, during which very little
gold digging can be done.
Year: 1877

Burlington Hawk Eye: Last August a
Dubuque widower prayed the mourners
to nail him up in the coffin with his
dead wife, and then he rode all the way
to the grave in the hearse, shrieklng and
wailing, and jumped into the grave when
the cefin was lowered. They thought
his grief would drive him to the Insane
Asylum. Day before yesterday he was
arrested for bigamy.
Year: 1877

Mr.. Beecher doesn't believe a panie-
stricken audience can be saved in any
kind of building. When panic
seizes a body Of men the love of life
dominates every other faculty. Then
man is only an animal, and acts from
animal instincts. Put two thousand
men together on an open prairie, and il
they are panic-stricken they will tram
pie one another to death. They will
rush like herd of frightened buffaloes
and you might as we'll think of reading
the ten commandments to stop them a
TO control their fight.
Year: 1877

This.is the.end OF our grand council.
| am glad you came; let me advise you
to move as near the supplies as you
can, and next spring you can go to
your reservation. am glad you are
satisfied with White River. ] hope
you will all reach your homes safely
end in good health. Before you go.
the Secretary will give you ss many OF
the things You have asked for as he
can. Aud now l will be glad TO shake
hau'ls with each one Of you. and wish
you well.


The Indians then shook hands with
the President and Secretary Of the In-
terror, appearing satisfied with the re.
marks OF the President.
Year: 1877

Aud now az TO the things you have
asked for: You want trunks, overcoats,
aud money. The Great Council OF my
nation has put money and property for
you in charge Of the Secretary OF the
Interior. He can give you whate-er
the Great Council has authorized him
to give you. He will give you what he
can, and think he can satisfy you.
Year: 1877

Red Cloud next spork. He said he
had roamed the country over where he
now lived for fifty years and should
like TO save his agency at White Clay
Greek; that the ground he could not
give up. IL they could not be sent to
the Missouri River long tail rats there
would get into boxes aud destroy them.
Year: 1877

Washington is made illustrous by the
most stupendous monumental failure of
modern times. The commission cf engi-
neers appointed to inspect its foundations
report that it cannot be completed or
carried any higher with safety. 1t is
already out of plumb, and is SETTLING
down unequally upon its insecure foun-
datlon, and splitting and spalling with
the superincumbent weight.
Year: 1877

While the price of -four and bread h, r
suddenly advanced, it is some consolation
to know that coal is cheaper in this city to-
day than it has been since 1861, aud the
prospect is that it will remain SO for some
Time to come. The coal combination has
exhaustedlitself, and the people, once on the
bottom rail, are now on top.
Year: 1877

SUDDEN CoNvERsIoNs.-A great many people are opposed to sudden conversions. would like to ask you how long did 1t take the Lord to convert Zaccheus7 He certainly wasn't converted when he went up into the tree. He must have been con- verted somewhere between that time and coming down. hope we shall have few of those Zaccheas conversions. What did he dor He said he would give half of his goods to feed the poor, and to every man from whom he had taken anything he would restore four-fold. That would prob. ably take the other half. He had got al he wanted, he had got Christ, and his mon ey began to burn in his hands. He didn't want it. can see him going back to Jeri- cho, and going into his office and saying to the chief clerk, II want you to see how much have taxed that man." And he looks It over and says: We've taxed him too much by hundred dollars. Make out a check for four hundred dollars end send it to him." And when these checks began to fly around Jericho, these men, you can be sure, began to have confidence in the conversion of Zaccheus. s.-Moody.
Year: 1877

If you get fish bone in your throat, in society, it is ill-brcd to cough.-Ea. Yes, that's so. You should get the man next to you at the table to seize you by the heels and hold your head .downwards, while an- other pounds you on the back until the bone flies out. The remedy is very simple.