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Year: 1879

It is no secret, says the London Examiner, aged Emperor and Empress of Germany. about which SO, much fuss has been made, have been anything but happy. The disputes which arose between the first royal and then imperial pair extended far beyond the palace walls, and were matters of noto- riety to ,a all their subjects. The Empress Augusta has, ever since 1871, been steadily and persistently intriguing against the all powerful Bismarck. and succeeded on more than one occasion in causing quarrel be- tween him and his imperial master, but the the willy Chancellor has invariably got the best of the Empress in the end, and has in- duced the affectionate husband to Send away hisloving wife for a few weeks at a time, so that her temper might cool and she might, far away from the atmospheres of courts, have opportunities of remembering that he who made her what she is is not to be trifed with. o It is @ remarkable but not } unusual fact that the Emperor William and his spouse were always most affectionate when separated by many hundreds of miles. Distance, we suppose lent enchantment to the view each entertained of the other. The occasions on which the display of con- jugal love was most lavish were when the Emperor had to announce another bloody victory and the death of another myriad of Frenchmen. His emotions, then found vent in. fearful despatchef in which the blessings of Heaven were called down on the sancti- fcation of twenty years of falsehood and the murderous execution of the needle gun

 Then, and then only. Augusta was his dar- ling; but when opportunities were afforded for meeting again at Berlin, bickerings broke out -afresh, and the happy pair had to separate in order to avoid giving the amused populace the spectacle of home quarrels between their august and semi divine master and mistress
Year: 1879

4 THE opinion has recently been expressed D by Prof. Pierce, and excited much interest

 in scientific circles, that to reach its pres Gent cooled condition, the earth must have required about 100, 100000 years, and that the heat from the sun, at the present rate.

 with the supply of meteors considered,

 shows also that about the same time must I have elapsed since it began it's radiation.

 The heat now derived from the direct me- teors is, he says, about the same in amount as that which comes from the sun-they fall into the latter, whose heat is maintained by them, and their heat is radiated back to the earth: more accurately, the direct heat from meteors is about ninety per cent. of that from the sun. Prof Pierce also says that large amount of the heat of the sun is due to the contraction of it's mass again.

 if ssmeteors did not fall into the sun, the temperature of the earth would fall to POO or 300 degrees below zero; the heat of space and of the earth, in part as shown by night temperature, is caused one half by meteors-the7 mass of the sun is enlarged by them, and the orbits of the planets are be- coming less eccentric. .. sa.....l -...t
Year: 1879

The wild waves came tumbling in from the sea And whiten the beach with foam; ff But when will they whiten my life to me

 By bringing my sailor home? ......,ts .. When the tempest roars, and the sea runs fast My hearts with my boy away, , ,,s.a.4 And see him high op the bending mast., ,.,-r Or low in the drifting spray; And I wish him safe in my arms, and then That he never would go to sea again. o, a mothers heart is a constant spring

 Oflove, with it's pain and joy; 2H And how much of both to her life will bring

 The love of her sailor boyI

 have wondered oft if the oceans strife

 Is taking his love from mo,

 And whether the wish of loving wife

 Would hold him from going to sea F9 +i@ g But I'd give his loveAthough the gift h" sore To the wife who'd win him to stay on shore.
Year: 1879

man who is not ashamed of himself need not be ashamed of his early condition. It happened to me to be born in a log cabin, raised among the snowdrifts of New Hampshire at period so early that when the smoke first rose from its rude chinlney and curled over the frozen hill there was no similar evidence of white mans habi- tation between 1t and the settlements on the river of Canada. Its remains still ex- ist 1 make an annual visit. I carry my children to it to teach them the harlships endured by the generations which have gone before them I love to dwell on tender re- collections, the kindred ties. the early atfec- tions and the narration and incidents which n,ingle with all I know of this primitive family abOde.-DlnieL Webster.
Year: 1879

A chute is laid from the rivers brink uI
the steep mountain to the railroad, and,
while we are telling it, the monster logs
are rushing, laundering, flying down the
declivity. They come with the speed of a
thunderbOlt and somewhat of its roar. \
track of fire and smoke follows them-fire
struck by their friction with the chute logs.
They descend the l, 700 feet of the chute
in fourteen seconds. In doing so they drop
200 feet perpendicularly. They strike the
deep water of the pond with a report that
can be heard a mile distant. Logs fired
from a cannon could scarcely have greater
velocity than they have at the foot of the
chute. Their average velocity is over one
hundred feet in a second, throughout the
entire distance, and at the instant they leap
from the mouth their speed must be fully
200 feet per second. A sugar pine log
sometimes weighs ten tons What mis-
sile, How the water is dashed into the
air. Like grand plume of diamonds and
rainbows, the feathery spray is hurled into
the air to the height Of hundred feet. 1t
forms the grandest fountain ever beheld.
How the waters of the pond foam and
seethe and lash against the shorei One log,
having spent its force by its mad plunge in
to the deep waters, has tloated so as to be at
right angles with the path Of the descend
ing monsters. The mouth Of the chute is,
perhaps, fifteen feet above the surface of
the water. a huge log hurled from the
chute cleaves the air and alights on the
floating log. Youknow how bullet glances,
but can you imagine saw-log glancing
The end strikes with a heavy shock, but
glides qnickly past for short distance,
then a crash like the reverberation of artil-
lery, the falling log springs $50 feet verti-
cally into the air, and, with a curve ike a
rocket, falls into the pond seventy yards
from the log 1t struck.
Year: 1879

There was comIcal scene at railway
station in Birmingham fortnight ago. \
young English couple had been in the habit
of meeting together on one of the platforms,
in order to exchange words of tender i'm
port. They met, as some young ladies and
gentlemen have way of dong, without
the knowledge of their parents or guardians,
and an irascible aunt of the damsel, hearing
of the clandestine courtship, went down to
the station in a towering rage, determined
to ferret out the whole matter, and chastise
the offenders in a manner that they would
not forget. The fond lovers came together
as usual and promenaded over the well
known and to them almost sacred ground.
But Just when the young man was appar-
emily breathing his tenderest sentiments into
the willing ear of the blushing maid, whacs
came gingham umbrella on the top of his
head, and the ardent swain had narrow
escape from measuring his length upon the
pavement. The old lady, not content with
assaulting the lover, turned upon her niece,
and served her in a similar manner, the
gingham being flourished vigorously fol
several minutes, to the intense amusement
of crowd of spectators.
Year: 1879

A Topeka man named Schmidt has
the full outfit of a Cheyenne Chief.
The head dress is trimmed in the most
fantastic style, having a small buffalo
horn fastened to the front while the
trail. which is very long, is covered
with eagle feathers, so graded in size
as to place all the longest ones at the
top and the smaller ones along the trail
until they reach the ground, and every
feather has tip of human hair attach
ed to it. The shield is of buffalo hide,
stretched on hoop, and is painted in
the gaudy manner usual with the Indi-
ans. The hoop is fringed all around
with the scalps of Ctes, Comanches
and five white women. The quiver is
very long and made of otter skin, and
its contents are finished up in better
style than even Indian arrows are us
ually; they are unusually long, as is
also the bow. There is also spear in
the outfit which was in the Custer
fight, and which is rusted with blood.
Ii and the shield were the property OF
the brave. Wolfbelly, who sent them tC
Mr.. Schmidt with the message that he
had killed many white man from be-
hind the shield, and that the spear was
dipped i'm the blood of the white braves
who were killed in the Custer fight.
Year: 1879

Literally, the life of young Archibald
Fergus was hanging, for ten terrible sec
onds, by single thread. He was a shep-
herd lad, dwelling in valley near Dun
bar, and familiar with every mountain path
and towering cliff of that picturesque loca-
lity. In one of his hillside rambles his
keen eve discovered signs of an eagles
eyrie upon a narrow edge that jutted out
from the face of a steep precipice. He
summoned four or five of his young
companions, and, having provided them
selves with a strong rope, they proceeded
to climb the mountain with the purpose to
capture the eaglets. To scale the precipice
was impossible, but they, by circuitous
route, succeeded in reaching the top of it,
and from the overhanging brink they could
look down upon the ledge below, where the
eagle had built its nest. The only way to
reach this ledge was for one of the party to
be let down till its level was reached; for
the edge of the rock fairly overhung its
base. and there was not so much as shrub
or crevice to which to cling. Archibald, as
the leader of the expedition, assumed the
perilous task of the descent; and looping
one end of the rope so as to afford himself
a seat, he secured the other end around an
immense boulder and permitted himself to
be let down by the strong hands of his COM
panions, who had performed that service
for him on many a similar expedition. In
that way he had descended to within few
feet of the ledge, when he heard the whirl
of wings and the rush of heavy bodie:
through the air, and he knew that the par
ent birds were Fastening to the rescue oi
their Young. An eagle, male or female


knows no fear when its eyrie is attacked,
but enters at once into combat with the in


truder. Archibald knew this well enough


and he had taken the precaution to thrus


his dirk into his girdle, with which he fel


quite able to defend himself against the fu


rious onslaught of the feathered foe


Drawing the trusty weapon, he awaited th'
attack and had not long to wait; will
screams of rage the eagles pounced upoT
him. Protecting his eyes as best he coult
with the sleeve of his coarse shirt, he strucl
rapid and well aimed blows at his winget
assailants, and succeeded in thrusting tn
keen blade into the throat of one and int
the bosom of the other, so that, after few
swoops, they abandoned the contest an'
clupg, bleeding and dying, to the ledg


where there eaglets were waiting them
Archibald sheathed his dagger; and look


ing up, shouted to his friends, who ha'


paused while the fight progressed, to con
tinue the decent But, in looking up,


terrible sight was revealed to him. for h


perceived that, while thrusting at the eag
les, the keen edge of his dagger had cut th


rope so that all the strands except one wer


severed The strain upon that singl
strand was such that he could see that


was yielding, parting, about to be snappe
Year: 1879

How is the cunning little creature to be
caughtl The answer is simple; man :
brain is bigger than rats; set your cum
ming against his, and you will win here
is one plan adopted by a gentleman who
had tried the usual traps in vain In
store-room was barrel of maize-flour, of
which the rats were enormously fond, and
their habit was to climb up TO shelf, run
along it, leap down on the head and feast.
Good. Our friend took another barrel, and
of the head he made a trap. lie took 1t
out, and treating il as globe, he made a
wire North and South pole, which, when
placed in corresponding holes in the cask,
allowed the lid TO spin round easily on It's
pivots, and return directly to its natural
horizontal position. When ready this cask
was placed in the stead of the flour cask,
its head fixed firmly, and covered thickly
with the sweet Indian meal The rats came
leaping down as usual, toasted, and went
away. This was kept up for couple OF
nights, fresh flour being placed on the head,
and duly eaten. Then came the Nemesis.
The next night that barrel was half-tilled
with water, the head glued and thickly
sprinkled with flour, and then left loose,
swinging so easily that on the first leaping
down there was a slip and a scramble, fol-
lowed by hollow splash, but the lid re-
sumed its position, covering the drowning
enemy, and placing itself ready to entrap
the next. For months that trick succeeded
well, four OF five rats being taken each
night, and the place was at last cleared.
Year: 1879

With successful return TO specie pay
ments question which has been coming
more and more into prominence during
the last five years, requires to be answered :
How shall we invest our surplus capital
For many years it was quite the fashion
for the workingman and woman to look
upon the savings banks of the country as
.he chief bulwark against hard times, and
from a sixpence, up, deposits could be
made and interest secured.


But the long period of depression, and
the lesson il has taught, has changed all
that The vast number of failures among
the savings institutions of the country, and
the wrecks of little fortunes that were
numbered among the hoardIngs, have
shown most conclusively that some other
way in which surplus money could be
safely invested, and yet pay an interest, is
a necessity of the hour.


Without reverting to the unpleasant
banking history of the past ten years in de-
tail, it is enough to say that it has been
abundantly proven that no private institu-
ton. of whatever name OF character, can
pay an interest on deposits that are subject
to check at sight. Money, to pay profit,
must be profitably invested; and this can
not be done by savings banks, where it is
liable TO be called for at any moment. In
brief, it is impossible to loan money, and
at the same time keep it on band as the
records of all the defunct and suspended
banking institutions show. This fact has
come to be well understood, since the
financial agitation first began its career.
What. then, shall we do with our surplus
savings


In England there is an advantageous
opening for investments in the Postal saw
ings. and in France there is a somewhat
similar institution, of which working men
and women largely avail themselves; but
in the United States the nearest parallel is
the Government loan. What the depOsitOr
wants, primarily, is safety - absolute
safety; and this he secures in the Govern
ment bond. The whole wealth of the
nation is pledged for payment. The honor
of our people is staked on their redemp-
ton No private institution can compare
for moment with the advantages offered
by the Government in its bonds. The
people have already proved this, by the
way in which they have subscribed TO the
-Four per Cents. True, the amount of in
terest is not large, as contrasted with the
rates offered by many savings banks, but
it is certain. and the principal is safe.
That Congress has done wisely in author
izing the putting on the market of bonds
of small denomination is now conceded,
and il is in this direction that our surplus
savings will gravitate.
Year: 1879

\ man, armed with a long iron hook,
pulls open an iron door. and you gaze with
awe into the Dantesque heart of a huge fur
mace, the white-hot contents slowly turning
round, and ever falling in cascades of vel
low fire 1t is found that at the works on
Devon, sulphur in the pyrites is enough to
keep the furnace, when once heated, burn-
ing without other fuel. The products
Here it is, a white heap of several tons of
it lying in an open shed, where everybody
passes by. 1t is something like fine flour.
One of the men dips his thumb and finger
loosely into the white powder, puts guam
tity into the palm of his other hand, and
brings it to be looked at precisely as mil
Ter shows a sample of -four, smoothing it
with his fOrefinger. One expects every
moment to see him test it with his tongue
child probably would, but the miner
knows better All this white heap is ar
senic More than 1000 tons a year are
sent out from this one mine, to be used
mainly in those brilliant modern dyes by
which our women and children can dazzle
the sunshine at cheap expense. Are they
safe to weari My chemistry books do not
plainly say yes or no. But in one book |
chanced to open, | find the following re-


marks: "Arsenicus acid-white oxide OF
arsenic, or white arsenic. This substance
is of the highest importance as being the
frequent agent of criminal or accidental
poisoning. There are few substances so
much to be feared, it being almost tasteless.
1t can be mixed with articles of food and
swallowed without discovery, and there is
no practically efficient antidOte." This in


nocent looking white powder, this potent
and fatal substance of which your chemist
must not sell you dose without entering
your address in book, of which three
grains weight will kill a man, was lying
by one of the ordinary roads of the mine,
in the open shed, in heaps breast-high- |
was assured that no kind of harm ever
comes of all this, save skin eruptions to the
work people, and these rarely, but it gave
one a shiver to see those white mounds.
Year: 1879

police, and raided the house. After q
slight resistance they were captured


When they found out who their captore
was they threatened me with vengeance
dire, if they ever escaped; but they never
did, for there was not one of them but had
committed enough crimes to condemn
them for life


\ few weeks after the gang were sent to
prison ! took opportunity to show some
visitors the house, and explain the secret of
the ghost. In the room where the appari-
tiOns appeared | showed them secret
door, and behind it was an alcove- This
was the place where the robbers had hid
den themselves every night, and, when the
curious came to see the ghosts, they fright
ened them away by means of a magic Ian
tern. My tale is done.
Year: 1879

Only from day to day


The life of a wise man runs;
What matter il seasons far away
Have gloom or have d uble suns
TO climb the unreal path


We stray from the roadway here,
We swim the rivers of wra h


Aud tunnel the hills of fear.
Our feet on the torrents brink,
Our eyes on the cloud afar.
We fear the thing We :hink


Instead of the things tn At are.
Like a tide our work should rise.
Each later wave the best
To day is king in Disguise.


To-day is the special test
Like sawyer's work. in life


The present makes the flaw,
And the only field for strife


Is the inch before the saw.
Year: 1879

More than one hundred policemen met yes
terday to confer about formal protest against the re
duction 20 per cent their pay recently resolved upon
bY the Commissioners. Captain McCullaghS Suggestion
that q petition 10 the Board Of Police requesting
TOR the TO employ counsel was adopted
The assessment this purpose limited 10 - fOr
each member Of the force The petition VIII be sub
united TO the Board to-day.
Year: 1879

PITTsBURG, Penn, Jan. PA special to
The Chron,cle from Turkey CITY, Clarion County says
fire broke out there early this morning and the
water works beng frozen up the fire spread rapidly IN
all directions and hour and half the best portion
OF the town was in runs.
Year: 1879

The Postmaster at Blackville, S. c.,
was Objectionable to Hamburg Butler
and his Democratic admirers in that
region, and they undertook to secure
his removal by the simple and direct
process of assassination. He was OBJ
jectionable because he was a colored
man who had the grit to stand up for
his rights, and also because he had
superseded a young woman who ran the
office chiefly as Democratic campaign
auxiliary. When the Blackville Post
master was shot and dangerously
wounded, the local authorities, being
Democrats, and therefore in full SYM
pathy with the plan of removal, re-
fused to render him any assistance, or
to bring his assailant to justice; and if
the latter is punished at all it will be in
plain violation of the doctrine of State
rights and by the centralized power of
the Federal Government. While the
slow process of justice is going forward,
there is another and eminently desir-
able mode of redress within the prov
ince of the Postmaster General to en-
force, and that is the closing altogether
of the Post-office at Blackville, and it
is gratifying to know that this will be
done if necessary in order to convince
these Rebel bulldozers that in shooting
the Postmaster they have fired upon the
Government of the United States, which
is able and inclined to resent the indig-
nifty in suitable manner. This plan
was tried once in similar circumstances
in Mississippi, and was entirely sue
cessful in bringing the Yazoo chivalry
to a fitting sense of National suprem-
acy so far as post-offices are concerned,
and it would doubtless work we'll in
SOuth Carolina
Year: 1879

The Republican party must from this
time forth wage an aggressive warfare,
such as it did from 1860 to 1865, for il
has nothing to defend but the National
welfare, and that can be done more sue
cessfully by aggressiveness toward the
common enemy than in any other way.
Its cause is just, and now let It's line of
battle be wisely and judiciously planned,
and its forces be pressed on to victory
in every State throughout the North
and West. The South is given over to
oppression, outlawry and crime, and
Republicanism has little to hope for
from that quarter. For season intim-
idation and awe accomplished mischiev-
Gus and even dire consequences to Re-
publicanism and to the Nation. The
enemy took advantage of this unfortu-
nate condition of things, and went
through the land shrieking fraud and
corruption, with hypocrisy becoming
the author Of sin, until liberaland cred
ulous men were deceived, intimidated
and swerved from their political pro-
priety.


Time, reason and experience, how
ever, are working a cure. The false
uOOuSi JIlS bIlChSIJ anu Illo ny pOcIlSg
of the Democratic party have at last
been exposed, and the truth is begin
ming to break with force upon the pub
lie mind. The Republican party is
rapidly rising with the emergency to a
mastery of the situation. 1t is arous-
ing everywhere throughout the country
to high sense of duty and to an asser-
ton of its Legitimate power. The rebel
brigadier, the champion of States
rights, the blatant demagogue, the
knave, the communist, the hypocrite
and the murderer each and all have
enlisted on the Democratic side, but in
spite of all these combined the Re-
publicans will soon enter once more
upon full and entire rule of the Gov
ernment in all its departments. The
people-that is the loyal men of the Ma
tion, and they are in large majority
are not prepared to entrust the destinies
of the Republic to the hands of those
who have pledged their lives and their
fortunes, to say nothing of their sacred
honors, to destroy it. They are be-
ginning TO understand the hypocrisies,
sophistries and deceptiOns practiced by
the Democrats, and are nerving them
selves for the contest which is TO decide
the future of this imperiled Nation.
Democracy must be put where it can
inilict no harm, and every Republican
energy must be concentrated toward
that end, In no other way can the fu-