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Year: 1879

In the South the number of small cot
ton factories is increasing rapidly, espe-
cially in Georgia and South Carolina.
They are mainly run by water power in
neighborhoods where there is small
population which would have no other
employment during certain seasons of
the year. 1t has been found that colored
boys and girls are quite dexterous at the
spindle, and that where the little mills
are located there is much more peace and
order than in hamlets where there is no
industrial attractions for the idle. The
cotton is near at hand, the running power
is cheap, the workmen are attracted by
the novelty and by the opportunity to
labor under sheltering roofs, the warps
command ready market and the profits,
relieved of much of the expense of heavy
Year: 1879

1t is most surprising thing to see a


deer get upon its legs-at home, / mean,


and when he would prefer to be alone.


Watch 4 COW at the same operation. La
borious elevation ofone end, then Of the


other; then q great yawn and d cracking
Of joints, and a lazy twist Of the tail and a


mighty snort Of bovine satisfaction, and
she is ready to go to pail Or pasture. But
she don't bulge, mind, without the regu-
lar formula. How does buck start for
pasture when you drive him up il the
morning, why, he lies with his four feet
under him, and when he is ready to 60
il IS like Jack getting oat Of the box.
The tremendous eztensor muscles con
tract with all the power facility, rest and
warmth have given them, and the plump
body tike / well inflated rubber ball pro
PEELED By vigorous kick, flies lightly
into the air. The simile il borne out as
it seems about to descend light as
thistle down it nears the earth; another
giant impulse from an unseen power


crasb-and again it describes its light
parabola; crack-thamp p-bamp -thad ]
thud-~each time fainter than the last,
and your surprise is all that remains.
Year: 1879

s eobbIer N Os9rnia1a Iii39in9 one even:
ing placed new tub under a dropping
spring, il order to try if it would hold


water, when he came in the morning
found itso heavy that IL could rdly
move it. At first, the superstitious no.
tons that are apt to possess the minds
Of the ignorant made him suspect that
bis tub was beWitched but at last perceiv.
ing shining fluid in the bottom, he went
to Laubaeh, and showed it to an apothe-
cary, who Immediately dismissed him
with small gratuity, and bid him bring
some more Of the same stuff whenever he
could meet with it. This the poor cooper
did, being highly pleased with
his good fortune till at length the affair
being made public, several persons formed
themselves into society in order to
search further into the quicksilver de-
posits, thus SO unexpectedly discovered,
and which were destined to become the
richest Of their kind in Europe.-cthuos-
bers' Journal.
Year: 1879

Some men use words as riaemen use


bullets. They say but little. The few


words go right to the mark. They let you
talk, and guide your face and eyes on and
on, till what you say can be answered in
word or two, and then they launch out
q sentence, pierce the matter to the
quick, and are done. Your conversation
falls into their minds, as a river into a
deep chasm, and is lost from sight by It's
depth and darkness. They will sometimes
surprise you with q few words that 60
to the mark like gunshot, and then they
are silent again as they were re-loading.
Such men are safe counsellors, and true
friends, where they profess to be such.
10 them truth IS more valuable than
gold, while pretensioa j. to- gaudy to
deceive them. Words without point to
them are like titles without merit, onl
oetraying the weakness Of the blind dupes
who are ever used to forward other men S
Year: 1879

itia was at once organized and called out,
which had the effect Of keeping the In
dams in check for while, but they soon
recommended their bloody work, as will
be shown in future sketches.
Year: 1879

A desirable residence on Sixth street, between
Mulberry and Pearl. Seven large rooms, good
well, ciStern, and brick cellar; shade and fruit
trees on the place. Will be sold cheap for cash
Inquire at the residence.
Year: 1879

One of the wonders of New York is
Central Park, and the wonder of Central
Park is the camera obscura "Octagonal. !"
1t is little eight-sided building. sur
mounted by a small turret furnished with
a movable lens. Directly under the tur-
ret is table about five feet in diameter,
with a highly polished surface, and on
it the scenery of the park and surround
ing country is reflected from the lens
with marvellous distinctness. Even the
country on Long Island, across the East
river, is plainly visible, as if one were
looking at it through telescope.


The room will accommodate about u
dozen people at time. It is darkened,
and the only light admitted enters
through the lens and is thrown on the
table. It is Il most marvellous sight.
One may see his friends in any part OF
the park. The slightest ripple on the
lake, or the movement of the leaves on
distant trees, is vividly shown on. the
table, and all the varied and beautiful
colors are preserved in the moving, min
iature picture. Detectives repair to the
"Octagonal when suspected parties
are supposed to be in the park. A man
or woman sitting or walking half 4 mile
away cannot escape the eye of science.
Among the many objects to be seen are,
Masonic Temple, the Catholic Cath
edral, the churches of upper New York,
and fhe Palisades Of the Hudson, each
Appearing in turn as the turret revplves.
When one wishes to examine particu-
lar portion ofthe park, the superintend-
ent gives. the machine q turn. and the
spot appears on the table, while the be.
wildered spectator thinks of Aladdin and
his lamp, and wonders why, if the days
of enchantment have really come. the
magician does not transform the dingy
room into palace worthy of such splen-
did scenes.
Year: 1879

The Savannah Me,Os says: Although
alligators are very clumsy, their quick
ness in some cases is remarkable, us
when in the water speed of from five to
eight miles an hour is made, and on
land they are able to throw themselves
over half q circle. using the fore feet tor
a fulcrum, striking their enemy with
their tail with tremendous force. In
getting food the alligator shows re-
markable degree of cunning. Fish is
acceptable, and to catch them anumber
of ailigators form in line, driving the
fish before them into q cove or inlet.
Then each alligator makes a rush,
catches fish in his open mouth, rises to
tho surface, tosses the fish in the air, at
the same time cxpelling the water by a
current of air drawn through the nose,
and is ready for the fish when it falls.
Owing to the formation of the teeth the
alligator cannot masticate his food, but
bolts it in small chunks. The gullet is
not large. Prey Of size is concealed
until it begins to putrefy, when it is
sought and devoured. The largest ami
mails are attacked if they get into the
water, dragged down and drowned.
Year: 1879

The lemon tree is a native of Asia,
although it is cultivated in Italy, Por-
tugal and in the south of France. In
Europe, however, it seldom exceeds
dimensions of the smallest tree, while in
its native state it grows to over sixty
feet in height. Every part of this tree is
valuable in medicine, though we rarely
employ any Of it but its fruit-that is,
the lemon itself; and every one knows
how to employ this, as in lemonade-to
squeeze the juice into cold water; this is
the shortest way; or to cut it in slices
and let it soak in cold water, or to cut it
in slices and then boil it. Either way
is good. Lemonade is one of the best
and safest drinks for any person, whether
in health or not. It is suitable to all
stomach diseases, is excellent in sickness
in cases of jaundice, gravel, liver COM
plants, Inflammation of the bowels and
fevers. 1t is a specific against worms
and skin complaints. The pippins
crushed may also be used with water
and sugar, and be used as a drink.
Lemon Juice is the best anti-scorbutic
remedy known; it not only cures this
disease, but prevents it. Sailors make a
daily use of it for this purpose. Iadvise
every one to rub their gums daily with
lemon; juice to keep them in health.
The hands and nails are also kept clean,
white, soft and supple by the daily use
of lemon instead of soap. 1t also pre-
vents chilblains. Lemon is used in in
termittent fevers, mixed with strong, hot
black coffee, without sugar. Neuralgia
may be cured by rubbing the part affected
with cut lemon. It is valuable also to
cure warts, and to destroy dandruff on
the head by rubbing the roots of the
hair with it. In fact, its uses are mani
fold, and the more we employ it exter-
nally and internally the better we shall
find ourselves. Natural remedies are
the best, and nature is our best doctor, if
we would only listen to it. Decidedly
rub your hands, head and gums with
lemon, and drink lemonade in preference
to all other liquids. This is an old doc
tors advice.
Year: 1879

He had recently purchased new
necktie and donned it for the first time
on Sunday morning. 1t was one of the
small black ties, with a villainous rub
ber loop. During the singing of the first
hymn it suddenly fell off, but before the
choir had finished it was safely back in
its place. During the singing of the
hymn preceding the sermon it fell into
the preachers lap. In vain he tried tt
get it back. The button lodged the loop,
and the rubber snapped at the button.
The preachers fingers trembled with
nervousness; the last strains Of the organ
faded way, the audience sat down pre-
pared for the customary Sunday nap.


To say that the preacher was nervous
gives but a faint idea of the situation.
In vain he tried to screen himself behind
the narrow desk; red and rcdder grew
his face, his fingers were dancing |
over his neck and throat trying in vain
to lasso the elusive button with the
elastic moose. The small boys snicker
reached his ears like the crack of doom;
the heads of the singers began to peer
over the choir rail to see the cause Of the
delay, while the preachers face glowed
ike scarlet and his fingers searched with
tremulous uncertainty for the evasive
and treacherous button. The audience
seemed to swell before him into multi


tude; q great sea of eyes watched his
confusion; the first patterings of the
great storm of laughter, that was surely
coming, began to fall upon his ear; the
rubber snapped in mockery, the gold
button still led the loop in a vain chase;
more and more the trembling fingers in
tertwined themselves in laundering
clumsiness; the contortions of the face
became more marked, the scarlet hues
deepened into the hot glare of a contlagra-
ton; existence became a burden, and
the preachers chair u greater instrument
of torture than the rack of an inquisitor.


At last the crisis came. Rising up,
holding the crumpled but triumphant
tie in his hand, the preacher asked to be
excused, retired to his private room,
where before the glass in single moment
the deranged toilet was adjusted. He
will buy his ties earlier in the week, and
will go on dress parade before compe-
tent official before venturing on the plat
form. His experience may lead that
parish to the appointment of a dignitary
who shall examine the ministers as the
wheel-rappers do the cars at the stations
to see if they can 60 in safety. One more
experience would result either in flight
or apoplexy.-Chrtstia7a Leader.
Year: 1879

White SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va,
September 30.-The horrible details OF
an atrocious attempted murder and
suicide, which occurred in the extreme
portion Of Greenbrier county, w. Va,
have Just been received here. Mr..
Frederick Harvey, who resided near
Muddy Creek, left hshOme few morn
ings ago, telling his stepdaughter that
he was going to attend religious meet
inc at Emaneul Church. On his return
home ne approached his stepdaughter,
seized her blythe hair and told her he was
going to cut her throat. She took this
sanguinary remark in the light OF a joke
and fairly laughed at him. In another
instant she realized the horror OF her
situation. The glitteripg blade Of a
knife flashed before her eyes and she
felt the sharp sting of the weapon in her
neck. Then began fearful struggle for
life. Harvey held her with the grip OF
a maniac, from which she found 1t i'm
possible to release herself until she was
fearfullv vashed and stabbed. She re-
ceiyed six wounds on her head and
neck, two of which partly severed the
windpipe. Two were on the side
of the neck, one of them just grazing
the carotid artery, one commencing on
the side OF the face, passing over and
cutting off the lower end of one ear,
passing around the head and stopping
lust behind the other ear, and small
cash across the bridge OF the nose. Be-
sides these she received two gashes on
the shoulder, one hand was cut across
the palm to the bone, and the fingers on
both hands were badly cut. Although
covered with gore, she succeeded in
freeing herself from the mans grasp and
escaped barely with her life. The
would-be murderer then cut his own
throat from ear to ear and expired in
stantly. 1t is believed he was insane.
The woman can hardly recover.
Year: 1879

\ resident here some time ago.

 while excavating an old building for the purpose of making a cellar, found two skeletons, one of grown person land the other of a child. The build linz is sixty feet in length, interior, and eleven feet in width, built of box ado

 bes. It had three partition walls, built

 of the same material. The walls are

 about two feet thick. The skeleton of lthe grown person was found about six

 feet beneath the surface of the ruins, almost intact. The skull was we'll shaped, except for a small protuber-

 ance about where PhrenOlOgists To- cate amativeness. The teeth were

 small and sound. Placed near the skull was found a small Olla, contain ling what seemed to be the thigh bones of turkey. After the skull was taken from its place, hair was discovered (which on examination was found to be brown. But when exposed a short ltime to the air it became so much dust The skeleton of the child was found in a niche in the east wall, se- lcurely closed by a thin rock nearly two feet square. The building had levidently been burned at some time, las all the timberS which were used in its structure were found in charred condition. The timber used was the cedar Who were the people who once

 must have been so numerous from the mouth of the Gila to its source? How

 many millions must there have beeny

 We cannot answer these questions.

 The whole valley at one time was thickly studded with buildings. I

 have read, 1 think, the history of ali

 the aboriginal races of the Continent, and 1 can find nowhere a record of any race that had the prOtuberance aforesaid. At first when 1 saw this malfOrmatiOn l believed it was caused

 by some accident to the skull, but since, l have been assured that it was

 hereditary to the race. The prOtu-

 berance was about the size of a hens egg. We know this race cultivated

 the soil, because we find corn about the size of the small sweet, pumpkin Or squash seed, seed which is the exact counterpart of our hemp, and HuiliClOuS hlhuo VI StChS lCSClnDllu1 our melon varieties. We must be- lieve that they had beast of burden,

 because we find the teeth of someI animal, they must have been very large. The first European that visited the Gila was Father Nisa, the romano ing priest, in 1539, and he was the first to write about the prehistoric civiliza- tion to be found in Arizona and New Mexico. He says that the traditions of the Aztec were full of stories rela- tive to the old civilization, and itsl fabulous wealth. Historians differ in opinion, but many believe that this people were extinct before the Aztec race knew anything about this coun- try. The tradition of the Apaches isl that they have been living here about 900 years, and that when they came they found the ruins about as we find them. If such is the case, it may havel been several centuries previous to thel arrival of the Apache, when this peO- pie abandoned the country or was des- trOyed.

 The foregoing is a letter written from Richmond, Grant county, New to the Grant County Herald, and contains information which, if true, cannot fail to be of great interest to antiquaries.
Year: 1879

An accounting officer of the Treas ury, who passes upon the various ap- prOpriatiOns, remarked to your cores pondent that, although he had been many years in the Treasury, the thirst for appropriations this year exceeded anything in his experience. He said our legislation, where money was in volved, was becoming very vicious, and unless the people put a stop to it there was no telling what the result would

 be. He said that the law-making pow Ter seemed to regard our debt as noth- ing, and went on appropriating money as if we did not owe a cent and were five times richer than before the war, when as a matter of fact the people were less able to bear the burdens than then. Yet as a matter of fact, the public debt is a mortgage upon every

 mans property to the extent of ten per cent of its value, for the true gold >yalue of property was today in this 'country not over twenty billions of dollars. The assessed valuation by States is very much less than this, and

 less than it was in 1870. being then

 about fourteen billions, and now about twelve billions. Taking the assessed

 value sas a basis, and the public debt is about fifteen per cent. of the entire wealth of the cOuntry-a mortgage upon every mans property.-Washing- ton Special to Cincinnati Commercial.
Year: 1879

REFERRING to the paragraph recent " published in some of our territorial papers to the effect that the Utah Southern would be extended south ward into Arizona, and toward Quay mas at once, the Alta says:

 The Utah Southern Railroad Com pany have more money and less brains than we imagine if they have decided upon any such course. Prescott is 360 miles due south from Nephi, and any railroad route between the two places would be at least 450 miles long, run ming through a rugged, desolate. and unpopulated country, with a nowhere for a terminus at each end The sup position that the Mormons have S10- 100000 to invest in such a venture must have had its origin in an imagi- nation uncontaminated by familiarity with vulgar considerations of cost and profit.

 " Sit still my heart, sit stillw Does any one dare call our Prescott "a mo- wheregn
Year: 1879

WE learn from Mir Zabriskie that quite an important strike was made last week in the Tough Nut claim also, that the new shaft on the COnten- tion mine is now in a body of ore beautiful in appearance and very rich in quality. We hope soon to be able to give our readers the result of the first run in the new mill on ore from the first of the above mentioned claims.
Year: 1879

The Table

 Is always supplied with an ample variety

 Of well-cooked food No exaggeratiOn in this. Stage passengers and travellers by there understand It, and to them all un- acquainted with the fact are respectfully referred for information
Year: 1879

1t is dirty thing for Charles Foster to do to
abuse the solid South" after he has won ap'
plause from liberal minded men for daring to say
that the South had reason to cry cut against the
partisan expressions of the Republican party. 1t
was during the grinding times Of re-
constru, ton when Foster went down to Louisi
ana a. one of committee TO look into thingp; and
we must give him the credit of acting on his hon.
est impulses The wrong inflicted by bis party was
too fragrant and rank he couldn't stand II, and
he spoke out boldly against 1t. But what does
this same Charles Foster mean by now abusing
the men Of the South for attempting to bring
by their own efforts as legisla-
tors, the most legitimate OF Inethods-the very
amelioration that he once said ought to be brought
about, and by the Republican party such con-
duct as this is unworthy a low, pot house polih'
clan what shall we say Of q man OF Chaties Fns,
ters reputation, who Is guilty OF ltF-Ctreta"d
Plain DeGler.
Year: 1879

Six Persons Killed and Thirty Injured-TerrI.
BILE Scenes


Hagerstown, Nd, May 29-About two o'clock
this morning a FIRE was discovered in the lower
hoor of the Washington House In this place. Be.
fore an alarm could be given the fire had gained
such headway that flames rushed up the stairways
completely cutting off all escape.


There were upwards Of sixty persons on the
register, besides the regular boarders, nearly all
Of whom were compelled to escape by climbing
down the porch pillars. Several Of those who es.
capped in this way sustained serious injuries by
falling. One man made rope Of his bed cloth
ing and attempted TO escape in that way from the
fourth hoor The rope broke as he resched the
third floor, and he Is now ying in very critical
condition child of the agent of the Cumber.
land Valley Railroad, while climbing down the
porch from the fourth floor, fell, aud is supposed
to be fatally II jured. Two bodies have been
found In the ruins, burned to a crisp. One Of
them is L. Troxell of Cumberland, and the other
one is unknown. There are six persons missing,
supposed to be burnt, and in The ruins. Fifteen
persons are injured seriously from falling, and
about twenty are slightly injured.
Year: 1879

The Best Family Ne,ospaper,
Publishes both the religious and
secular news that is desired in any
family, while all that is likely to
do harm is shut out. It devotes
four pages to religious news, and
four to secular.


The NEW York OBSERVER was
first published in 1923 !; and it is
believed to be the only instance
OF a Religious Newspaper contain-
its even course for ftty-sir yars,
without a change Of name. doc.
trine, intent, purpose, or pledge
from the date Of its birth.
Year: 1879

A YOUNG PAINTER RUN DOWN BY A TUG WHILE


FISHING IN THE EAST RIvER-HIs CON-


PANION ESCAPES.


William Pearsall. aged twenty-one. nephew Of
Pearsall Bros butchers, corner of Forty-seventh
street and Eighth avenue drowned off Astoria
yesterday under peculiarly distressing circum-
stances. About noon yesterday young Pearsall and
q friend named Charles Mccoy in small
boat anchored in midstream nearly opposite Ninety
ninth street. engaged in lobster fishing whom they
suddenly observed o tug towing schooner bearing
down upon them. Before they had time to raise the
anchor the tug, which had not sackened its speed,
struck their fra craft and, capsizing it, threw them
into the water. Mccoy, after u dctcrmined effort,
rescued by tho deckhands tho tug. Pearsall. who
was al excellent swimmer, caught hold of rope
which was dangling from the schooners side and
shouted Justify for help; but for some unexplained
reason no assistance was rendered him, and becom-
ing exhausted he loosed his hold and was drawn
into the vortex beneath the schooner and drowned.


When the sad occurrence became known in Astoria
much sympathy was expresscdfor the deceased, and
the action of the pilot of the tug in not stopping when
the collision occurred denounced in bitter
second precinct at late hour last night. The tug
was ascertained to be the Wellington, from New
London, bound for Jersey City. When Mccoy was
picked up he asked to be landed ut Astori, but the
ing instant to II Pcarsall came to the surface
OF the water.


Up to tho time Of going to press the body had not
been recovered and the relatives of the deceased
in the deepest state of anguish at his loss.
Pearsall ut the time of his death was dressed in
black diagonal coat spotted with paint. and wore
woollcn trousers and low shoes. He painter
by occupation.
Year: 1879

and to Others their honest convictions. and II in
dictment could framed and persons convicted for
every piece OF gossip there would DC NO end to ndct
ments OF that nature.


Prosecutor Woodruff began his reply by u lengthy
allegory IN which he compared the accused to
number of snakes in the grass stretching out their
heads after prey but withdrawing them whenever
the heel of an honest man appeared to crush them.


Mr. Parker responded at length. the argument TAX
ing up part OF the morning and all OF the Afternoon
counsel referring to each other in mplmentary
terms Judge Dixon stated that he would announce
his decision this morning the opening Of Court.