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Year: 1878

VERY STRANGE.-The rapid in
crease Of insanity is a subject of fire.
quent comment and no little alarm
Asylums every where are crowded to
overhowing, while in nearly every
county poor-house number OF in
sane patients are kept. The follow
inc is an account OF strange
occurauce recently happening in a
neighboring county:


One Of strangest occurrences On
record took place a few days ago
some miles west Of Jamestown in
Grant County, Wis. A German
farmer named Mat Johnson, together
with his wife aad his brother, John
Johnson, all became insane at the
same time. John Johnson, who is
also a married man, resided at some
little distance from his brother Mat.
The latter first showed dangerous
symptoms at night,when both he and
his wife arose, dressed themselves in
their best clothing, and went into
their fields to pray. They continued
this for a day or two, neglecting
their stock and their Eve little chill
dren. Finally their condition was
discovered by neighbors, who at
tempted to quiet them, but Mat arm
ed himself with an AK and threat
ened to kill anyone who came near.
His mother and younger brothers
tried in vain to coax him to be quiet
or to permit them to cara for his
Year: 1878

There was a lady, fair, who wrote
A little violet-scented note
And when her lover would have kept
The treasure close, its fragrance crept


Into the air, and did betray
That something sweet was hidden nigh,
Making the folks in pleasure cry:


"Why, who wears the violets to-day 2"
And more than this, the true love stole
Out Of the note and filled his soul,
SO that where'er he went he took
Such lender courtesy, a look


So gentle, peaceful, grave and true,
That ladies' insensibly were wooed
When bear him to some finer mood


Ya went their way, and scarcely knew,
Whoseepirit, whether his or theirs,
1t was that wore the violets airs.
Since Hidden gifts do SO prevail,
1t need not that should unveil
The mdal of my little tale
But wewill part its leaves to get
This ore veracious violet -
If you 10 love the breath of spring,


A wdld that peace and Joy refine,
Make tue and sweet each unseen thing,
The secret thoughts the deeds unknown,


For these by ordering divine,
While taught of ours is rudely shown,
VIII bfathe blessing all may own.
Year: 1878

T'HE afternoon services had ended,
i and the congregation were arrang-
ing themselves for the benediction, when
the parson descended from the pulpit to
to the desk below, and said, in calm,
clear voice:


"Those wishing to be united in the
holy bonds of matrimony will now
please come forward"


A deep stiffness instantly fell over the
congregation, broken only by the
rustling of the silk, as some pretty girl
or excited matron changed her position
to catch the first view of the couple to
be married. No one, however, arose, or
seemed in the least inclined to rise.-
Whereupon the worthy clergyman,
deeming the first notice unheard or mis-
understood, repeated


C Let those wishing to be united in the
holy bonds of matrimony now come
forward"


Still no one stirred. The silence be-
came almost intense, and a painful sense
of awkwardness among those present
was felt, when young man, who oc-
cupied vacant seat in the broad aisle
during the service, slowly arose and de-
liberately walked to the foot of the altar.
He was good looking and well dressed,
but no female accompanied him. When
he arrived within respectful distance
of the clergyman he paused, and with a
reverent bow stepped to one side of the
aisle, but neither said anything, nor
seemed at all disconnected at the idea of
being married alone.


The clergyman looked around for the
bride, who, he supposed, was yet to ar
rive, and at length remarked to the
young man, in an undertone:


"The young lady, sir, is dilatory."


Yes, sir.


"Had you better not defer the GER
emony ?"


:" i think not"


DO you suppose she will be here


CT, STRIP said the young man how
should | know of the lady's move
ments 2"


A few moments were allowed to elapse
in this unpleasant state of expectancy,
when the clergyman renewed his inter-
rogatories.


. Did the lady promise to attend at the
present hour, sir ~


What lady 7"


Why, the lady, to be sure, that you
are waiting here for.


" did not hear her say anything about
it, was the unsatisfactory response.''


8 Then, sir, may / ask you why you
are here, and for what purpose you thus
trifle in the sanctuary of the Most
High 2" said the somewhat enraged
clerical.


s. came, sir, simply because you in
vited all those wishing to be united in
the holy bonds of matrimony to step
forward, and happened to entertain
such wish. am very sorry to have
misunderstood you, sir, and wish you,
a very good day"


The benediction was uttered inA
solemnity of tone very little inH 8
cordance with the twitching of ths =
nerves, and when, after the CHI
closed, the story got amongst
gregation, more than one "A
that the young man who n II y
be united In the holy IA
mony had been oblige3


out wife.
Year: 1878

The stupid asses. No mention was
made OF either the Mayor or the Chief OF
Police. How soon their hatred OF these
Democrats prompted the editors Of f..
Il. and Commercial 10 hold the picture
up to the gaze of others. Why
did they not look in the mirror of life
themselves and See the dcbauched i'm
aginary parsonage in command of both
the police force and their proposed paid
fire department combined. And See too
the hurrying TO and fro, amid the glare
Of light, while the clangor of bells rung
out at the midnight hour. Reader WE
make no prophecy. We are sure you will
not agree to part with our splendid vol
unteer fire department to incur 50 terri
bic risk as the +. E. and Commercial
proposed in its issue of the day before il
seized upon the paragraph Of the GA
zETTE and put it forth as depicting Off
GERS of this city. How swift the evil
thinker is to see evilintent. Ifthat para
graph will call the reflection of our sub.
stantlal citizens the condition which our
city might be in with police force and
pad fire department united, it will effect
most excellent purpose.
Year: 1878

THE Secretary of the Treasury is said
to have stated the amount of silver
change now in circulation is about S43,-
100000. The amount of paper currency
in circulation before its redemption in
coin was about s45, 1000, 900. The mints are
not now coming subsidiary money and
have coined but a small amount since the
passage of the Silver act. The quantity
in circulation will not be too great if it
is redeemable on demand, The general
belief is that the country can carry S5O,.
1000 with this provision.


The readers of the GAZETTE will
understand from what is ssaid above how
easily John Sherman could have glutted
the market with coin had he seen proper
| to issue third of the coin he has locked
up in tho Treasury. Ii s43,O00,0O0 Of
silver will satisfy the people as it seems
to have done, the effect could be imagin-
ed if forty millions of gold were added to
| il
Year: 1878

MORE CoRRUPTIoN.-It has been un-
earthed in Washington by the investigat-
ing committee that the national bank
notes have cost the government about S28
per 900 sheets, while the greenbacks
have cost over S74 for the same proper
ton, discrepancy which is said to be
extraordinary in view of the fact that
the work on each class of notes is almost
identical, if it is not easier and cheaper
for the greenbacks. The committee will
show to the House in their report that
the bureau retained the printing of this
paper money against outside companies
by system ofsubterfuge in the bids.
Year: 1878

WHY DOES THE Republican hesitate ?
Why does it not make up its statement
as to who got the S2,400 allowed by the
Levy Court for printing and stationery ?
Please show to the public the fact that
over 5000 of that money went into the
pockets of Republican stationers and
printers, if you please. We have nc
doubt the GAzBTTE could have furnished
it loper cent. cheaper. But county officer,
required blank books, ledgers, &c, ant
that was not in our line. We did not ge


it as the Republican hoped to show
After it has done this let it give us fai


statement of what it has received from
the City Council. One good turn de
serves another.
Year: 1878

FROM We hepHOucua, Q DeStUuug'


"Well we have no complaint to make.
We have never received an ything but the
most courteous and gentlemanly treat
ment from the heads of the police depart
ment, and we would farther say that adj
mirable order prevails, and but few out
RACES of serious character occur. While
it Is possible what the Gazette says is true,
the police force from the head to the foot
is as good and efficient as could be ex-
pected from a Democratic administra-
ton"


There it is. How easy to draw the fire
of the tool. Let the police force cut that
out and paste 1t up until the election eve
comes round, and hold the Republican to
its words. The Republican eliminated
the reference of the GAZETTE to the
union of the police force with paid fire
department, which suited its vacilaung
purpose no doubt.


The GAZETTE does not need its advice
to aid it out of any "difiiculty." When
the time arrives for the GAZETTE to
enter the contest for tho election of a
Democratic gentleman to the Mayoralty,
it will show the Republican how that
difficulty" if any exists, will be solved.
Year: 1878

How o woman can manage to SIT bolt
upright and not change position. lsok'
ing neither to tho right nor left. during
n sermon in church. passes the under
standing. A man will sit on u picket
fence all the afternoon to see u ball
match. but put him in church pew foI
three quarters Of AN hour anal he will
wobb,e all over the seat.
Year: 1878

A MAN ought never to get rid of his
childhood. He may put away childish
things and yet retain what is sweet and
and beautiful in childhood. There is a
simple faith, an innocence and liberty
ofchildhood which should he carried up
into and become the bloom Of our man
hood. We are timid of the man whose
life brings with it none OF the fragrance
of boyhoed, who cannot be coy again,
whenever burdens of mature years may
be laid aside.
Year: 1878

A FULTON, n. Y ;, man laid his finger
on the table ia front of buzz saw TO feel
the msmeatum of air. The saw was GO
ing so fast that the teeth were not to be
seen. His finger was taken off While
he was looking at it the foreman caIps
with the question, How did you do it?"
"Why, put my finger down So" an
swered he, placing the ether ferehnger, as
he thought, well away from the teeth.
To his horror, the saw took that one, too,
clean off at the second joint.
Year: 1878

A SUPERSTITION which is rslgiously
observed in Bohemia is that it is unlueky
for n lover to visit his sweetheart except
on Thursdays and Sundays. The saving
in lights and fuel is simply incalculable,
and the young womeH Of the country,
being thus enabled to get five nights
sleep every week, preserve their singular
beauty for many years.
Year: 1878

AN old lawyer says that whenever a
witness under cross examination takes to
frequent splitting he is lsing, and takes
to expectoTation just to gain time to think
Otherwise witnesses rarely spit while
giving testimony.
Year: 1878

A GEORGIA horse thief serving out a
ffteen-year sentence escaped the other
day, leaving note to say that he could
have left at any time, but had come to
the conclusion TO act honest and work out
few years as penance, but as the SEN
tsncs was SO long his heart failed him
and be begged to be excused.
Year: 1878

s.-The thirty fourth
annual convocation of the Protestant
Episcopal convention of the diocese of
Pennsylvania, began its session the Sth
with large attendance of clerical and
lay deputies. The principal business
was the reading of the Episcopal ad-
dress by Bishop Stevens and the nomi-
nations for standing committees. The
Bishop stated that he would sail for
England on the 10th inst. to attend
the Pan-Anglican council July 2. His
address strongly denounces the threat
ened communistic movement in this
country, expresses alarm at the efforts
of the communistic leaders to bring
about a conflict between labor and
capital which can only result in de-
struction, and exhorts the clergy to
study this question of social science
and to strive to create more healthful
sentiment.
Year: 1878

REP bBLIcANs OUGHT TO VIM
An exchange says: We ought to carry
the next House of Representatives.
We ought to make such demonstra-
tion throughout the North as will show
that the Republican party is as vigor-
Gus and resolute as ever. We do not
find Republicans anywhere ready to
drop their banner, There is nothing
tempting on the other side. The re-
cord asd tendencies Of the Democracy
repel thinking and patriotic men.
With the character and blunders of the
present House, the argument against
them is irresistible. No Republican
anywhere can desire or tolerate their
success.
Year: 1878

Work wastes a man. Brain work
draws upon all the system. Provision is


made for the regular wear, nut not for
an irregular waste or complete exhaus-
ton. Men need bodily and mental
recreation. Food does much. No man
need be idle for an heur. Idleness Is
not recreation. But no man can put
himself to a particular kind of work and
keep constantly at it, without weakessing
his capabilities for other employment,
and also for that special work to which


he has devoted himeell.


Business men must learn that it Is not


so much the strong pull AS the long pun
that does the whole life work A man


might break his back or rupture himself
by an attempt to lift & warehouse, ana
he would fail. But he can begin at the
| TOP and remove every piece OF WOOD
every brick, every bolt, until no sign OF


the warehouse remains. But he must
do this in detail, and take Intervals o.


rest to accomplish the work.


| It Is lust so in business of any KIND
| No great fortune is to be made in Gay
But there are days that requireIthe cool
est. healthiest brain, and the iuii


strength of manhood to carry the bnsl-


ness man safely over, or to give such m


pulse to his business as shall push MN
| FAR forward. If he be worn out ca y


those days of crisis will be his rum
Men must learn the great value o


wise rests. pauses, breathing places


The horse must not be lashed up a lont
hill from the bottom to the top ln'


wheels of the truck must be scotcne'
. until the beast of the burden taKs
, breath. Our city railway companies q
not take horse and drive him from th
{ Central Park to the Battery, BACK an


forwards. day and night. getting all me
can ont of him at once. That would 2
/. q fools economy, which the satirlst ria ~
t cnles in the fable OF cutting open u
$ goose that laid the golden egg daily,
t am not talking morals, am tai.ln
t business sense. As an Investment IN


money point of view, whether ms
s believes or not in the Jewish SaDDa.n
= the Christian Sunday, nature has wlle1s
+ the law of rest as the law OF activity
4 every man. Rest is as necessary "
y tiviIv as activity is to rest. When 1he
!. is a given and limited supply o. wa
i to run a mil, it is sheer folly to pe PVu
: ing il over wheel which Is stoppeu
" Instructions. Quit feeling that you
d working when you are only spiliing -
Of life.


le Let our business men live mucn
le living long. To live long they mls1 I
C. wisely. Wisdom is knowing the eaI
j. | biIity. Of the machine you work. =
Year: 1878

A GIRL in Hartford was sent to store
the other day to buy some lace. The
clerk, after putting up the package,
said: "Well, there are two and hall
yards at ten cents yard how much
does it come to = To which the Miss
tepiied well, am not going to tell !;
/ have to study arithmetic all the rest of
the week, and am not going to bother
my head with it Saturday."
Year: 1878

will lose your steam, or burst yonr
boiler, il you attempt to drive by five
power engine machinery which requires
a ten horsepower to move it.


Racreatel Have your evenings for
other work, reviving brain work, puri-
tying heart work Take your time for
the couRtry. Iu the old myth, whenever
Anteus was wounded, fell, the touch Of
his mother Earth renewed him. Go in
the summer and roll in the grass. You
will not come back to your work any
greener. Have your Sundays, not for
drumming up customers nor in writing
up books, but for the rest of body and
mind and soul. Have your little benev-
'olent pet schemes, some poor family to
help, some little sweet dower OF goodness
'ln a hidden nook to cultivate, almost
anything that is not your regular, every
eay routine of business.
Year: 1878

CoMpLAIET is made that deer are
ruthlessly slaughtered in the Adirondack
wilderness, during the fall months, by
the use of dogs, in defiance of the game
laws, which prohibit the pursuit of deer
with dogs at any time. 1t is said that
at least four hundred deer have been
daily killed during the fall months
this year. at this rate, soon the deer
will be wholly exterminated.
Year: 1878

IN Paris lingerie as well as dress in
,clnes toward division. just rs short
dresses a'e worn in the morning and
trained dresses in the evening, narrow
and fiat plain linen collars are used for
morning, and deep lace collars, ruches and
fichus Tor evening wear. Formerly s
plain linen collar was worn with the
handsomest velvet dress in the morning
as well as in the evening; formerly, too
lace collars were worn in The morning
Fashion at present more sensibly suits
the lingerie to the dress, and regulates
che latter TO suit the hours of the day
Year: 1878

The whites of two eggs well besten;
then mix with pure water I've melted
ice), add one table spoonful OF orange
flower water and a little sugar las much
as is apt to make the bowels worseG give
a table spoonful every hour. II VIII
cuie the worst case OF cholera Iniantum,
the egg coating the bowels aud healing
them
Year: 1878

To the kind consideration of printers we commend MT. J. M. Ballesteros, who has this week resigned his position as tore- man of TIE SENTINEL office, and gone to California for his health. He grew to manhood in this town and learned his business in thls office. Any old resident of Yuma will endorse his integrity, indus try and intelligence as heartily as we do.
Year: 1878

A BROTHER of Indian Agent Hart, of the San Carlos Reservation went up on the stage leaving here un Thursday morning. He goes to relieve hIs brother while the latter makes visit East. Agent Hart re- signed his position scme time ago, and several agents have been appointed to succeed him, but none of them were willing to accept. Finally Agent Hart withdrew his resignation upon promise of increased compensation and a leave Of absence. The two brothers look so much alike that one may be readily taken for the other.

 This is not q good year for Indian Agents.
Year: 1878

HEAVY rains falling last week on the mountains on the San Diego desert, sent down floods of water which washed out the railroad track, in places; for thirty miles, between Ogtlby ard Mammoth Tank. The train leaving here Friday afternoon could not get through, but catne back the next day to feed its passengers aud to take new start. It reached Los Angeles on Monday night at ten o'clock The damage was very extensive though nowhere serious The railroad men are entitled to much credit for the dispatch and thoroughness with which the repairs have been made Every man here that wanted work was offered it at S125 per day and board, and hurried to the front. Under ordinary circumstances this would have been God send to large class of our laborers; but as watermelons are now ripe that class takes things little easy.
Year: 1878

The pleasing picture of the Iowa hero
inc, who had two pickerel under harness
and was drawn by them up and down q
pond in a beautiful little boat, was the
sweetest fish story ever clipped with an
exchange editors shears. But who
shall say that the ingenuity of the local
chronicler has got to the end of its tether
aud devised the sweetest possible fish
story? Here is The Whitehall Tinaes
for instance, with a romance of the
queen of the speckled beauties. A man.
has an artificial trout pond with at least
5000 fish, each weighing from half Il
pound TO two pounds, more or less. He
also has little girl, five years old, who
has succeeded in training the fish SO that
she can go to the edge of the pond and
with q handful of crumbs feed them
from her chubby hand. They have
learned to jump out of the water and
snatch worms from her fingers, and they
are extremely fond of their little mis-
tress. One day she lost her balance and
pitched headlong INTO the water where
it was deep. She says that when she
went ''way down" she called Justify fpr
help. Her cries quickly attracted hef
parents, and they were horri6ed at sees.
ing the little girl floating upon the sur
face of the pond. The father rushed to-
the waters edge and reached out for his
pet, and as he raised her from the water
a perfect solid mass of trout was found
beneath her. These faithful subjects Of
the little queen, as she fell, quickly
gathered beneath her and thus showed
their love for their mistress by bearing
up her body until aid arrived
thus preventing her from meeting
watery grave. 'Tis beautiful tale, but
the next file from the Far West may
have another still lovelier. .-NetO York
Tribune.
Year: 1878

While all the world has been revel-
ing in fish stories of all grades, Detroit
has modestly held back, but now it steps
forward with its fish story which, accord
ing to the Free Press, has the advan
tage over many other fish stories bY
being true. Three Detroiters sat upon
the upper Walkerville wharf, Opposite
Detroit. One caught perch and strung
it ON a string, letting it remain IN iIs
native element. On hauling up the
string to attach a second perch it was
found that large pike had swallowed
the first perch and was doing what little
it could to swallow the rest OF the string
and get away on pressing business. BY
careful work the pike, with the perch
inside, was landed and the fishers cams
to Detroit with their prize. The


proved to he three feet long and we'


nine pounds. This is Detroit's fish


and if can be proven true,
Year: 1878

Musty coffee-pots and tea-pots may be
cleaned and sweetened by puttinga good
quantity of wood ashes into them and
filing up with cold water. Set on the
stove to heat gradually till the water
boIls. Let it boil short time, then set
aside to cool, when the inside should be
faithfully washed and scrubbed in hot
soap suds, using a small brush that
every spot may be reached, than scald
two or three times, and wipe till well
dried. 1t must be desperate case if the
vessels are not found perfectly sweet and
clean if this advice is strictly followed.
Pots and pans or plates that have been
used for baking and grown rancid may
be cleansed in the same way. Put the
plates into pan with wood ashes and
cold water, and proceed as above stated
If no wood ashes can be had, take soda.
If cooks would clean their pie-plates and
baking dishes after this fashion after
using, they would keep sweet all the
time.
Year: 1878

A gentleman who recently travelled
over a VIGOROUSLY slow branch railroad
declared that it is the safest road in the
country, as the superintendent keeps
boy running ahead to drive off the cows
and sheep.
Year: 1878

Congressman Fosters epitaph is thus writ
ten by the C0uter-]ourndI: LET him pass
out His race is run. His comb is cut. His
goose is cooked He will never cagort in
Congress again. When he is beaten, as ne
will be, for Governor of Ohio that will be the
end OF him. We shall then no longer hear OF
Charley Foster"