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Year: 1878

Having fshed the lakes and streams
of New England for thirty years, says
writer in Forest and Stream, I have had
some curious incidents occur, and
thought the following might interest
your readers: While fishing on noun
tain stream, in swift water, 1 had rapid
bite, and thought I had hooked large
fish. On pulling out l had two trout on
one line, one strung on the gut, the
hook passing through his mouth and
out his gill and hooked firmly into the
side of the other. Fish No. 2 was ten
inches long, and, pulling sideways
against the stream, seemed much
larger fish. Second: While fishing in
what we call dead water on o stream in
New Hampshire, saw large fish go
up stream. / waited with fishermau's
patience for an hour or two, then I crept
up to the stream, and threw at venture
under an overhanging bough, and at the
first throw had the trout fast. | saw
that he was large one, and thought l
would play him. I then saw he was
pulling sideways. I shortened my tackle
and landed my prize, and then found
that had not hooked him, but in my
throw had cast the hook and line around
him, making a slip-noose. On my way
home, passing locksmith's shop. Laid
him on the old gents square, and he
stretched sixteen inches-not a large
fish, but large one for that place.
Year: 1878

sN peh6 VI tuC OoAs
Hush, cannot bear to see thee
Stretch thy liny hands in vain;
Dear, 1 have no bread to give thee,
Nothing, child, to ease thy pain
When God sent thee first to bless me,
Proud and thankful, too, wasI
Now, my darling, I, thy mother,
Almost long to see thee die.


Sleep, my darling, thou art weary


God is good, but life is dreary.
I have watched thy beauty fading,
And thy strength sink day by day,
Soon, I know, will want and fever
Take thy little life away.
Famine makes thy father reckless,
Hope has left both him and me;
We could suffer all, my baby,
Had we but crust for thee.
Better thou should perish early,
Starve so soon, my darling one,
Than in hopeless sin and sorrow
Vsinly live as have done.
Better that thy angel spirit


With my joy, my peace, were flown,
Than thy heart grow cold and careless,
Reckless, hopeless, like my own.
1 am wasted, dear, with hunger,
And my brain is all opprest;
I have scarcely strength to press thee,
Wan and feeble to my breast.
Patience, baby, God will help us,
Death will come to thee and me,
He will take US to His heaven,
Where no want or pain can be.
Such the plant that, late and early,
Did we listen we might hear
Close beside us-but the thunder
Ola city dulls our ear.
Every heart, as Gods bright angel
Can bid one such sorrow cease;
God has glory when His children
Bring His poor ones joy and peace.


Adelaide Proctor
Year: 1878

1t happened in this wise: They were
coming off the steamer across the plank
together. She was afraid the plank
would tip and she should fall. He said,
"Never fear. In that case we shall
die together" She looked into his face
and said, :If it's all the same to Provi-
dence, I should much prefer to live to-
gether." And the next week the knot
was tied.
Year: 1878

To do up old shawls,-Scrape one
pound of soap, boil it down in sufficient
water. When cooling, beat it with the
hand; it will be sort Of jelly. Add
three tablespoonfuls of spirits of tur-
pentine and one of spirits of hartshorn.
Wash the articles thoroughly in it, then
rinse in cold water until all the soap is
taken of, then in salt and water. Fold
between two sheets, taking care not to
allow two folds of the article washed to
lie together. Mangle, and iron with a
very cool iron. Shawls done in this
way look like new. Only use the salt
Where there ore delicate colors that may
strike,
Year: 1878

A railroad train robbery in Texas is
the latest The south bound train on the
Central was boarded at Allen station by six
mon on the Oath, who robbed the express
car OF $500. The train had hardly drawn
up at tho station when a man jumped into
the engineers cab, covering him and ths
fireman with revolver. Five other men
Year: 1878

The "Western Review of Science and
Industry" published at Kansas City,
has completed its first volume. Col.
Theo. S. Case, editor and publisher,
made a bold venture in attempting to
establish journal of this character so
far west of the centers of wealth and
culture, but in science as well as indus
try the West will soon be abreast of the
East, and We will no longer look to
New York and Boston for the sole
means of education. There is no rea-
son why thought upon subjects both
scientific and industrial should not be
as vigorous in the active West as in the
sedentary East. That such is the case
this magazine has already demonstrated,
and the vigor displayed i'll its pages
las been acknowledged and compliment
ed by the best scientific journals in the
land,
Year: 1878

J. P, Wall, of New York, has been
sentenced to fifteen years imprison-
ment for kicking his wife to death.
Hanging would appear better thing
for brute with so much murder in his
soul. Then the question comes up
again, if hell is not necessity?
Year: 1878

The debating society of the district
school in the most obscure corner of
Clark county, Ky, after an exhaustive
discussion, have definitely decided that
there is hell. The society is soon to
settle the question of the nature of cter-
nal punishment.
Year: 1878

The reconciliation of silver will not
revolutionizc trade-it will not, as the
Graphic says, bring about good times
at once; but it will serve as brake on
the trainof disasters; it will probably stop
any further shrinkagc, substitute hope
for despair, revive credit and turn us
from the darkness toward better time.
Year: 1878

THE CRY AppRopR1AT1oN ORDNANCE
The joint Committee on Finance of skhe
City Council have, it is stated, agreed upon
their appropriation ordinance, and will in q
few days present it to special meeting OF
the Council called to consider it. The ap-
portionment is considerably smaller than it
was last year, and has been arranged to
meet the deficit in the city's revenues.
Year: 1878

The Hickman CoURIER is bound to make
itself famous. 1t reminds US of = reck-
less sport who will drive at full speed
just as close to the brink of a precipice
as possible to not toppie over. The CouR-
IER aspires TO the leadership OF the Dem
ocrstic party in the First District, and
yet it is continually making suggestions
the most impraciicable, and reasons the
most unreasonable Its latest suggestion
is to hold primary election in August
in the Congressional race, and 'let the
two receiving the highest number of votes
run through. II Clinton Democrat.


The CoURIER's plan has been tried
in several districts of Tennessee, aud
has proved as oil upon the troubled
waters of local politics. Mr. Good
pasture, a distinguished democratic
Senator of that State, sought to have
this principle of party organization
grated into the Statutes as permanent
law, and only lost it by Il email vote in
a Legislature two thirds democratic
The truth is, while the plan of two
nominees in this District, fnsures the
success of the Democratic party. it
does not insure the success of any m
diridual Hence, the advocates OF
certain favorites, weigh it, not as
fair, right and honest plan, but will it
elect or defeat my man. The GoUKfEN
has no candidate--it don't care a whit
nor a whistle for Que nor the other, but
wants the will of the majority Of the
people. Our plan goes direct 10 the
PeoPte-at time when they are voting
any how for THAR county candidates
and they can then at their regular


August election express their choice


for Congress. Politicians may maneu-


YER against such plan-because the


will of the people, is the last thing


they want-but what candidate will


drge oppose it2
Year: 1878

The Great Investigation was begun
at Washington on Saturday, but there
was nothing ia the proceedings to
sustain the forebodings of revolution
and strife which the croakers have
been wildly indulging since this ques
ton was revived by the Potter resolu
tien. We cannot perceive that the
inquiry is likely to lead to any good
result, nor can We. understand how IT
is going to induce new rebellion
Ii is not a Southern issue any more
than it is Northern one; there is,
indeed, nothing sectional about it; it
is not even purely party question,
for, while it is opposed by some Demo
Gratis, it is favored by some Republi
cans. To get up rebellion there
mast be something to rebel against.
and section, party or faction TO sup
ply the rebels. At present the incl
ting cause is lacking, and it is not
perceptible where the rebels are to
come from.
Year: 1878

According to a correspondent of the
Pittsburg Telegraph, Orvile Grant,
Brother of Ulysses, is as certain that
his famous brother will be the next
President as he is of the fact he exists.
Year: 1878

The entertainment given in the new
ly finished audience room at the Ma
sonic Temple, last evening by Prof.
Becher was we'll attended. The char
acter of the entertainment was very
fine and highly complimentary to the
Professor as well as satisfactory to the
large number Of participants. The
programme consisted Of selections Oh a
piano, the rendition of popular airs by
young ladies and solos from number
ofyoung masters present. Violin sess
lrctions weie rendered by Master Char
les Hickman and Mr.. A. W. Aarink-
son. The exercises closed at a reason
able hour and all departed with an
additional impression Of the already
favorably known abilities of Professor
Becher as a musical instructor.
Year: 1878

DR.. Shadinger has removed his drug
store to the southwest corner of Scott
street and Gilpin Avenue, near the
depot of the city railroad. He is now
ready for business and those who live
in the vicinity wishing medicines
should give him call.
Year: 1878

There was one man on the ave-
nue. car the other rainy morning
who felt as if the weather couldn't t
be abused enough.


Don't you hate such weather
as this? be asked of a portly &C
quaintance opposite,


No, sir was the decided re-
sponse; I don't bother about the
weather. If it's fair, all right; if
it's foul, all right


But you can't like such morn
ing as this?'


"It's jast as good for me as any
other sort O. morning. was the
calm reply.


Z sand. you like to see rain and
mud and slush, do you?'


Yes; l am perfectly satisfied.


The grumbler vas out of pa
tience, but he secured revenge
sooner than be hoped for. In
getting off the car the fat man
slipped and sprawled at full length
in the mud, to the intense delight
of the other, who rushed to the
platform and shouted


d word-it's one OF
your kind Of morningsI Ifit was
one of mlne you'd have fallen on
a bed Of nice, clean, soft, white:
beautiful snow! Stand up, till ]
look at you 7


The fat man stood up. He was
mud from boots to chin. He
looked at himself and then at the
car, and feebly said:


I kin lick you and all the
weather in the country with one
hand tied behind mer
Year: 1878

W OOioSAe'S hSlS -uldQ0
from the flesh of the donkey. We
should have comparatively little
cause for complaint if the sole com
ponent Of this delightful comestible
was the body of our long cared
and respectable her, but in it
are remote possibilities and pro-
bable contingencies which would
seem to give value to the time
honored injunction of shut your
eye and open your mouth, etc.
And here let me pause for a mo-
ment to refute a SANDER indus
triously circulated and generally
believed, that the French rabbit
might be found roosting on the tops
of fences disturbing your dreams
at night. Never was there fouler
OF more unmitigated SANDER, The
gentle forester may be seen on
any market day on the top of a
basket with q string tied to his leg,
and the purchaser can follow him
from the moment that the axe of
the executioner decapitates him, to
the instant he is ready for the pot.
I take greater pleasure in exploding
this infamous libel on French
cuisine from the fact that the know
ledge of the allegation has often
filed me with serious and uncom-
Portable misgiving, but now / at
tack my rabbit tfricassee with a faittHfi@ e
that move mountains, and look up
on frogs as divine dispensation
with which a benefcent Providence,
in the plenitude of its power, has
comforted the children of men.


And now a word Of caution to
travellers. He who would tread these.
streets with unmeshed feet will
need to be wise asa serpent though
he can scarcely be expected to be
quite as harmless as a dove. IF in
your walks along the beautiful
boulevards, or through the delight
full maizes Of the Champs Elysees,
you meet female of especially
sanity countenance whose eyes are
fixed demuraly on the ground, and
whose face reminds of the angels (
which you may have seen oc1
casionally niched in cathedral
aisles, don't raise your eyes, dofG-
turn about, don't look over your
shoulder Or you are lost, go down
into your pocket at once for the
prayer book or Bible that your
wife or mother gave you when you
were about to depart from home;
begin with repeating TIL thirty
nine articles, and then side gently
off into the apostles creed or any
other Of those spiritual safeguards,
the anchors of which are supposed
to hold fast when your moral ark
is in danger. If you find yourself I
still dragging, try Glow doth the
little busy bee" or the first verse in
the last chapter of Ecclesiastes and
if, after all this, you still experience
signs of weakness, stuff cotton in
your ears, pull your hat oyer your
eyes, pack up your traps and start
for home, Paris is no place for you,
and even that universal panaces
saltpetre would scarcely avail In
your moral and spiritual preseFVs
ton. BROADBRlM.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


MAUCH CHUNK, Feb. 9.-Tbomas P.
Fisher, condemned to die for the murder
of Morgan Powell, was informed yester-
day OF the decision by the Board Of Par
dons refusing to commute the death
sentence to imprisonment tor life.
Although Fisher received the news with
apparent Indifference, yet it was mani
test that he was disappointed, as he has
been kept up by this slight thread Of
honA for month,
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


NEW YORK; Feb. 9.-The POSTS Wash.
ington special says: 1t is said here by
certain Democrats that an effort will be
made at the meeting Of the National
Democratic Committee on the 22d inst.
to depose Senator Barnum from the
Chairmauship, on the ground that he Ia
not in sympathy with the Democratic
party as a whole on financial questions,


but mas allied himself with a minority Of
his party. 1t is the opinion OF Western
Democrats that a Chairman should be
CHOSEN who represents a majority of the
Democratic party on the silver ques'
ti0n.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-A gener-
al order has just been issued from
the War Department which calls
the attention of officers of the
army to the section in the Army
Appropriation bill, passed at the
last session of Congress, prohibit.
ing the use of the army as posse
comitatus. except in such cases as
may be expressly authorized by the
Constitution or acts of Congress.
Year: 1878

HIAT lie HAD RECRUIrED.-Durine
The last year Of the war, when q
call was made for one year men
there WAS u young man in West
Virginia wGo had some aspirations
for military honors. Ho wrote to
the governor for q captains COM
mission to raise q company of onc~
year men He was sent n second
Eoutonants commission with privi-
lcSc OF captain if he got up the
company. He put up tent, hired
u man to beat the drum, and in n
few days he got ono recruit, and
that was all he got in month. Tho
governor, thinking that he might
have Il company raised, wrote to ask
him if he had u hundred good men
for q year. The lieutenant wrote
back that he did not have hun
drcd good men for q year, but he
had "ono d-n good man for
hundred years. "--Detrot Tree
Press.
Year: 1878

The latest cabinet rumor is that
Postmaster General Key is going
to resign and be succeeded by
Postmaster James, of New York,
tho mutual friend Of Evarts and
Conkling, while Evarts himself will
soon follow Keys example.
Year: 1878

TIE K1NEsranApH.-A writer in
Nnt'ue says that by combining tho
telephone with tho kinesegraph he
can produce talking picture which
will move and gcsticulate as a man
does when he is earnestly engaged
in speaking. Imagine twelve of
these animated pictures stepping in
to ask for that little bill
Year: 1878

and from paying tho samo.


Hc u enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of tho
State Of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority Of tho same:


SECTION |. That tho boards Of
county commissioners shall draw
orders Oh the county trcasurcrs for
all accounts against the county
which they have allowed, but they
shall draw no orders until after
the monthly report Of tho treasurer
has been received by them and
unless he has reported tho funds
i'll the treasury 10 pay the samo,
and the county commissioners shall
inform the county treasurer of tho
orders drawn, in whose favor, and the
amount Of the order in which thcy
arc drawn. a violation of this
section shah be deemed misde-
mcanor punishable, on conviction
thereof in any court of competent
jurisdiction, by fine and imprisou-
mcnt at the discretion of the court.
1t shall not be lawful for any
county treasurer to pay an order
of the beard of county commission
crs unless drawn III conformity
with this section, and it is hereby
made the duty of tho comptroller
general, III case Of any violation Of
the provisions Of this section which
may come or be brought to his
notice, to report the offender to
tho attorney general for prosccu-
tlon, or TO the governor for dis
misSal, us the case may be.


s5!:c. 2. 1t shall not be lawful for
any State or county officer to issue
any certificate of indebtedness
prosi'lcd, that this Act shall not
apply to Che issuing Of tickets to
Jurors OF witnesses for their attend
ancc upon the circuit courts.


SEC. 3. 1t shall not DO lawful for
any State officer to dlaw warrant
OF check for any public debt cx-
ccpt upon money then actually to
his credit in that amount in tho
bands Of somo bank or public
officer.
Year: 1878

Editors Dispatch: I would like through
the columns Of your valuable paper to call
the attention of the police to q crowd Of
BOYS and young men who make it their
business to assemble on the corner OF Fourth
and Jackson streets nightly and create such
a disturbance as to prevent sleep by those
who feel so inclined after the tolls and hard
ships Of the day. Hoping the police in that
portion of the city will give this matter
their earliest attention, am respectfully,
&c SUFFERER.
Year: 1878

FALSE ALARM OF FIRE.-At O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon, during the heavy storm
then prevailing, the entire Fire Department
Of the city was called out by an alarm from


Station 13, corner Twelfth and Main streets.
One OF the tremcn, who did not have key
TO the alarm boxes, went into the automatic
signal telegraph station and gave the very
startling information that the Gallego mills


were on fire, having been struck by light
ming. The operator forthwith turned to
his instrument and struck Station 13."
The alarm was not recorded very clearly,


however. and so III alarm was turned III ut
the regular station. Meanwhile the steam-
ers and truck and hose companies hurried


to the vicinity OF the basin and canal, where
bountiful supply OF water could be had,
the men believing that there was 4 sure
enough fire prevailing. The only smoke
or what was believed to be smoke-that
could be seen was the usual dust from 4
flour-miil. which was being famed out OF


the upper windows; and the only fire dis
covered was that OF i pile OF rubbish burn
ing in front OF Mr.. EXalfS framed struc-
ture on the edge OF the canal at the loot OF
Twelfth street. So the 1iremen went away
in disgust.


The officers at the mill say that it was
not struck by lightning, but that the bolt
came very close to the mill and was very
vivid. Persons outside the building as
serted that it was struck, but after careful
examination Of it in every part no evidence
OF the lightning was discovered.
Year: 1878

CoIES BRoTlIERS have taken every advantage Of
the recent heavy " forced sale in tie Dry Goods
iine and true merit always seeks i o"n rcwart!'
their recent Efforts wiz undoubtedly be crowned
with success. If Dry Goods are OF any value. or are
of any use they mus. find ready sale at the prices
they are charging fer them >ae their advertise
mrnt in another column.
Year: 1878

to 10 The 5irT1 Pb Of IL B


pp 81. Henry Holt q Co.


The system called the natural method which
has been employed for years in the study Of the
living languages is here applied ito the teaching OF the
ancient classics The idea first suggested to the
author in conversation with helate Professor Hadey
of Yale College who cherished strong conviction that
the method might used to equal advantage III learn
ng the ancient and the modern languages The natural


method as set forth by Professor Sauveur consists cs
sentially in the order OF study, beginning with
authors and ending with grammar, instead OF be-
ginning with grammar aud ending with authors
lie cites the testimony OF several distinguished PM
loogsts general scholars in support Of the system
which is certainly founded the principles OF common
sense as well as the deductions Of practical experience
NJ Littre the author Of the great dictionary Of the
French language, remarks in letter to the author
agree with you the utility OF first learning the IAN
guage and OF not coming TO the grammar until later
period BY this method, grammar ceases TO be ON ab-
straction difficult both in its conception and its applca-
ton legitimate place it becomes at once easier
more luminous and more fruitful" Mr. John Stuart
Mill had before expressed himself TO the same effect
"If boy learned Greek and Latin the same principle
which child learns with such ease and raldty
any modern language, namely by acquiring some 10
marity with the vocabulary by practice and repeti
tion, before being troubled with grammatical
rules, an average schoolboy, long before the
age at which schooling terminates would be
able to read fuently and with intelligent
interest any ordinary Latin or Greek author in
prose or verse; and woud'have a competent knowledge
OF the grammatical structure OF both languages" The
method is explained at length in NJ sauveurs brief
treatise with udclous directions for it's practical exer
else As a means Of acquiring the knowledge Of Ian
guage for purposes Of conversation the system is no
doubt recommended for its simplicity and accordance
with nature but whether II s equally servceabe ID
the study Of language manly for knowledge Of its


literature reading without reference to speaking or
writing probably be determined only by practical
experiment The subject is thoroughly and ably treated
IN the admirable work on Language as q Means of
Mental Culture and International Communication
q vols London, 1881 by NJ. Claude Marcel, who,
though Frenchman by birth and education writes Eng


sh with the precision and idomatc force Of native
Year: 1878

missioners shall cause said street to he cut
down and graded to a grade to be fixed by
the City Engineer such grade to be uni
form from Washington to Green street, and
the curbing and sidewalk paving now
along the eastern side of said street shall
be Ie-laid SC as to conform to The new line
thereof, and shall apporticn the cost of
said grading and rc-paving and curbing Of
said street amongst the property holders
on said street and against said Mayor and
City Council in such proportions as said
commissioners may deem inst.


SEC. 0. And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date y its
passage.


Approved March 90 1878.


JOHN LEE CARROLL,


Governor.


FETTER 5. HOBLITXELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.


EDWARD LLOYD,


President of the Senate.
Year: 1878

kccoBDIyG to Spanish dispatches the
|al number of Cubans who have sur
bdered amounts to less than thirteen
inbred men. That they have been able
|hold SPANS immense force so long at
h is not calculated toimpress the world


th very exalted idea of her army.