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Year: 1875

A SEAL IN THE HARBoR.- Yesterday after
noon considerable interest was created 10 the
vicinity of the wharyes of Locust and Feis'
Point by the appearance of a seal 10 the river.
It would come to the surface at frequent inter
walls and disport gaily around until some pass.
ing vessel would pass near enough to alarm
the creature when it would dive down and re-
main under the water until it would be safe to
venture up again. From Henderson, aud
Chase's wharves its tics were witnessed by
large number Of persons. 1t was also seen
early yesterday morning quite near the steam
ship piers at Locust Point When first seen
the animal was supposed to be dog, but its
actions soon disclosed its character. No efforts
were made to capture the seal, owing to the
want of means for the purpose. Mention has
been made of seals having been seen 10 New
York Bay for the last few weeks, bu, this is
the first instance related of one having ap-
proached SO near Baltimore, though they have
been seen IN Chesapeake Bay.-Bahimore
american.
Year: 1875

The decision of the Supreme Court
i'll the case of the fnircraity rs. Nc
Irer is a cause for heartfelt con-
graduation to every we'll wisher of
North Carolina. The University is
once more in the hands of ats friends,
beggared it is true aud despoil~d of
its revenues, it's buildings dismautled
and its grounds desolate, but tor all
that still dear and still warmly cher
i,hed in his heart of hearts by every
true North Carolinian.


Yes The University is once more
in the power of its friends. Solomon
Pool is no longer master there and
can no longer write himself it's "Presl
dent" and this is matter OF congratu-
lation. But not only is the hand OF
her enemy taken from her throat. Her
friends may now strech forth their
hands and raise her from the shame
and disgrace and degradation Ill
which she has been sunk for seven
wears. And this is a cause not Tor
congrafulat alone but for sens
of great responsibility as we'll and for
brave unfilnt hing determination.


But the task of rebuilding the Unit
versity and restoring it to its former
high estate will be no easy one. Time
and patience and labor and money and
zeal, unfagging zeal and untirlng de-
yotion will all be needed. But truly
the object ie a noble one. 1t may we'll
be the highest ambition of any North
Carolinian to have it go into history
that he was instrumental IN the resto-
ration of our University to it's former
reputation and usefulness; for long
generations to come will bear him
III grateful remembrance.


Fortunately at the head of the Board
Of Trustees. just declared by the Su-
preme Court of the State to be the
lawful guardians of the University We
have one Of North Carolina's most
d stingnished sons, one who, perhaps,
m ore eminently than any other citizen
of the State, combines ID his own
p4rson all those excellencies of head
and heart that are essential to the po'
sition. And in saying this we only say
| in pubic what we have often said IN
Year: 1875

The report of the Massachusetts
Board of Education shows that sixty
thousand chi!d.en IN that State are
growing up III ignorance. That is
about one-ffth Of the whole number
of children between FIVE and fifteen.
This IS fearful exhibit in so popular
a section, where private instruction Is
SO easy of access. and where the pub
lie schnols provide amply for all. One
reason for the amount of ignorance in
Massachusetts is the demand made by
factories on youthful labor, the scauti-
ness of wsges in manufacturing towns,
and the necessity of all the members
doing something for the support OF
the family. The remedy for the evil,
according to the Boston Post, lies IN q
stringent factory act and law for
Year: 1875

A RELIC OF THE PASTA gentleman
called at our Office yesterday and showed
rs copy of the York (Pa) Gazette of June
3rd, 1915. Among it's many interesting
items we found the following from our
ancient Borough, which he kindly permit
ted US to transfer to our columns, and which
we doubt not will prove interestingto our
readers:


"NorfoN Nay 24h,-NoreIty.-W were last
evening for the first time gratifed with the
sight of a Steamboat entering our harbor.
This distinguished stranger is called the
Washingto commanded by Captain O'Neale,
and owned by company of gentlemen at
Washington We were in hopes that she was
intended to ply between this place and Rich
mond, but understand she is destined for the
Potomac. On her leaving New York many
were doubtful that she would not be able to
perform the voyage but she has made the
trip in perfect safety without the smallest ln-
jury, and in period of only fifty hours Her
cabin is superbly fitted up with every conVen-
ience for the comfort and accommodation OF
passen gers, and she is on the whole an object
that cannot fail to delight the eye ard inter
est the understanding"


With the finest steam lines on the Allan
tic coast it is curious and instructive to
compare the present with the past, as we
can do in the light of the paragraph we
have quoted.-Norfolk Landmark.
Year: 1875

ENLOOR RSTAIN-We have just manufactured
"a fresh supply of the above article, which
has given such great satisfaction to all of our
customers who have tried it. In color, it is of
rich dark walnut, and it is prepared all ready
Tor Immediate application. Shipped to the
country in any quantity desired. Sold by the
pint or gallon by


oct 26 JANNEY s. co.
Year: 1875

unless for hunting down cleTgymcn and
to cruelty women? Letters which passed
with no thought on the part Of the writer,
except in confidence reposed in her friend
and pastor. have been thrown before tie
world in altogether different light from
that intended.


Judge Porter's address was interrupted
by recess.
Year: 1875

ARsoN.--The Salem papers giveI an
account of the arrest Of two young men
at that place on the charge of arson


Their names are Parrot and Hincklin,
and one of them has confessed that he
and others have fired several of the
buildings burned in that town within
the past year or two. We understand
that they were both held to answer the
charge. and uLtil the matter is investi-
gated we do not deem it best to preju-
dice their case by giving some ugly ru-
mors that are afloat. From the reports
published it seems that the proof Of
their having fred the old tannery bull
ding in East Salem recently is quite
clear. Their action seems also to have
been prompted by some wantonness.


The Record of last Saturday says that
young Hermas Hicklin or Hencklin, was
up before the Recorder this morning,
and waived examination. He was held
to answer at next term of circuit court
in $4,000 bonds. 1t is the opinion of
all that his fall is the result of bad in
as he stands very we'll at the
University, and seems to have the re-
spect of all who know him. He was
doubtless made to believe that it lwould
be great fun to burn down an old de-
serted building like the tannery.
Year: 1875

T The attempt to lobby through
the New York Legislature bill to
change the laws of evidence fer the spe>
cial benefit of the defence in the Beech
er-Tilton case, was . 'reprehensibte
thing, and it is gratifying to see that it
has at last failed. Both paaties would
come off with less discredit, in the end,
by contenting themselves with that mea-
sure of uncleanness which the estab>
lished rules of law enables them to pour
on the world, and should refrain from
adding the indecencies Of legislative
lobby to the case. Itis to be hoped the
result of this first effort of the kind will
admonish others not to try it, or that
al subsequent efforts will prosper in
the same way as this one.
Year: 1875

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ city of Los Angeles intends making the
following improvement on Temple street,
from its junction with Spring and Main streets
to and including its intersection with Fort
street:


Said Temple street shall be graded in the
following manner: The roadbed shall be
prepared by cutting down or filling up to
sub grade eight inches below the established
grade along the center line of the street and
in such manner as to give II slope of one foot
in so to wards the cutters. The roadbed hav-
ing been prepared along the whole of one
block and having been accepted by the City
Surveyor, the contractor shall surface the
same with cement gravel to the depth OF
inches.


The cutters shall be feet wide and paved
with granite cobble stones in. long; the CEN
ter of the gutter shall be 10 inches and the
sides shall be inches below the top of the
sidewalk, thus giving ii Il concave shape; the
whole to be thoroughly set in sand and to be
we'll rammed.


The curb shall be of 3x12 redwood, spiked to
posts of redwood 4x4 and three feet long, set
in the ground feet and the inside of fhe curb:
said posts to be feet apart; the top of the
curb to be placed inches below the estab-
lished grade.


The sidewalks shall be Sfeet wide and filed
in or cut down to within two inches of the es-
tablished grade, as may be necessary, and
shall then be covered with planking inches
thick spiked to longitudinal sleepers 3X4 dis
tant and feet from outer edge of curb and
to the curb. Or the sidewalk may be made of
brick covered with one inch of asphatum, if
the property-holder should so prefer.


The cutters shall be continued along the
junction of Buena Vista and Temple and
along the intersections of New High and Tenn
pie and of Temple and Fort streets


The work to commence at the lower end of
Temple street and to be prosecuted only upon
one block at a time. mrl0 l0t
Year: 1875

Among the rulings Of the Postoffice De-
partment are some that read queerly enough.


s'The postal law does not exempt post
masters from working ON the public roads. y
Ladies; garters in packages not exceed
ing twelve ounces, are subject. to q postage
of two cents for each two ounces Pack
ages of human hair not exceeding twelve
ounces in weight may be sent by mail at the
rate of two cents for each two ounces. I"
ssA husband mas no right under the postal
law to control his wife's correspondence. y
s.1The initials or the name of the. sender ON
the wrapper of a newspaper or other printed
matter, in addition to the address, subjects
the package to postage ..tIoney-bees are
considered proper matter for transportation
by mail" printed matter, written upon
the wrapper Of a package Of printed matter
subjects the entire package to letter post
age '.When q lady holding the position
of Postmaster marries and changes her
name, a Vacancy is created. =
Year: 1875

Prom the Worcester Spy.


Old DR.. Strong, of Hartford, was not Of
ten outwitted. On one occasion he had il
yited % young minister to preach for him,
who proved rather q duh speaker, and
whose sermon was unusually long. The
People became wearied, aud as DR.. Stren G
lived near the bridge, about the time for
commencement Of the afternoon service, he
saw his people f1ocking across the river to
the other church. He readily understood
that they feared that they should hear the
same young man in the afternoon, Gather
ing up his wits, which generally came at
his bidding, he said to the young minister :
s'My brother across the river is very feeble,
and know he will take it kindly to have
you preach to his people, and if you will do
SO | viii give you q note to him, and will
be as much obliged to you as would to
have you preach for me, and want you to
preach the same sermon YOU preached to
my people this morning" The young min
lister, supposing this to be a commendation
of his sermon, started off in good spirits,
delivered his note, and was invited to
preach most cordially. He saw before him
one-half of DR.. Strong's people, and they
had to listen one hour and a half to the
same hurn-drum sermon that they had heard
in the morning. They understood the joke
however, and said they would never under
take to run away from DR.. Strong again.
Year: 1875

A private letter from an officer at Fort
Sill, Indian Territory, gives the following
account of an ingenious expedient adopted
to aid some soldiers in a straight:


Corporal John Smith, of the Fortieth In
fantry, with four men, was employed on
some detail some twenty-five miles from
this post. While thus engaged he was sur
prised by body of some hundred or more
mounted Indians, he thinks either KioWas
or Comanches, from this reservation. As
their purpose was Enthusiastically hostile, he
and his men lost no time in taking the only
available shelter, and old buffalo wallow,
where, in very uncomfortable, constrain
ed position, they managed to protect their
bodies and keep their enemies at distance
for the day and night. The next morning,
however, their suferings for want of food
and water became rather serious and some
thing had to be done. Corporal Smith was
equal to the occasion; taking piece of his
white shirt, the only substitute for paper
he had, he wrote note describing their
situation, secured it with care to the neck
ofa small, shaggy, mongrel dog which had
followed them from the fort; then batter
| ing up a canteen, he fastened it to the ami
mails tail and let him go. The dog, to
quote the CorporaIs own expression, 'just
bumped himself" The Indians, taking it
to be mere act of bravado, l presume, made
no attempt to stop him, and within two
hours from the time he started the dog
reached the post. Succor was Immediately
sent, and the brave Corporal and his men
brought in-the Indians making off at the
first sight of the rescue party, at the dis
tance of several miles"


----z~.S--
Year: 1875

IF Prosessor Tyndell drops in upon you
at the News office, / wish you would ask
him why it is that when yawn everybody
near me feels an irresistible desire to yawn
and will yawn in spite of everything. The
mystery in which this phenomenon is en-
veloped ought to be dispelled. | venture
to say that nine people out Of ten when
they read this paragraph will want to
yawl.
Year: 1875

vafIetF UF8MatIc EIuD W8tIuees


On Wednesday, August 4, matinee per
formance will be given at the Academy Of
Music for the benefit Of the Louisiana Re
lief Association. The club will play the
spectacular drama Of the "Sea of Ice, =
scenery for which was expressly painted at
the Academy. A matinee by amateurs will
be something of q novelty. and will doubt.
less draw a full house.
Year: 1875

He took the evening train up from
Cleveland, and in looking through the
cars discovered female sitting alone in
seat, and it instantly occurred to him
that she might be lovely. Aveil dropped
over her face, but there was no reason to
suppose that she was not good looking,
and he gallantly raised his hat and sat
down beside her, remarking with a lovely
smile:


cts lonely travelling alone"


She Just murmured a reply, but the
accent was captivating, and he was won
at the start.


He was practised in all the arts OF
polite tactics, ond spoke to her softly OF
this great, desolate world, with appro.
pirate illusions to human hearts. He
told her how he had hungered and thirsted
after the affection of true heart, and
had yearned to feel the breath of the
heavenly flame of love.


No, he sighed, he had no wife, no one
to love and caress him, and mind his
srlspenders and when he inquired il
she was treading the path of life single
and alone, she murmured SO pensively ani
sad that he felt compelled to put his arm
on the back of the seat least she should
fall out of the window-which was closed


They reached Norwalk, and just Al
the train stopped he heard grating
kissing sound close to his ear, and thel
the words:


"Y-o-u villain YOU old hypocritica
s-i-n-n-e-r, I'll make you think you'v
Year: 1875

If you want something for your kitchen
floor, firm, warm and durable, from
which spots can be easily removed, which
can be shaken, turned, and be as good as
new again for several years, use rag car
pets. They can generally be obtained
of carpet dealers at from sixty cents to
one dollar yard; but often smoother
and handsomer article can be made at
home, at least ready for the loom. For
this purpose save the old clothes-old
flannel, sheets, and under garments, old
dresses fact, everything which will
make long strips. Old clothes of good
colors are doubly valuable. Calicoes not
too much worn are excellent material.
Cut into strips about an inch wide, sew
end to end, and wind Gmoothly into balls
of about one pound weight. Allow from
one and one-fourth to one and one-nalf
pounds of rags to square yard OF car
peting. Collect all odd pieces of any
color for the mosaic or hit-and-miss
stripe. Cut and mix these thoroughly
before sewing, SO as to make this stripe
as uniform as possible. A few pounds
of remnants from a woolen factory, or
soft istings, of any needed color, make
nice stripe, and require little sewing.
Do not put too much black into kitchen
| carpet, as it is not strong color and
shows the dust more than any other
color. A stripe of several shades of red
brightens up carpet wonderfully-and
who objects to a little brightness in the
kitchen? White woolen rags take anice
cochineal red, white cotton a durable
green from fustic and logwood set with
blue vitriol. A cinnamon color may be
dyed with copperas. Select coarse
strong warp of some dark color-brown
and slate colors are good-allowing one
pound of warp for every three and one
fourth yards of carpeting. Keep the
exact weight of rags and warp, to COM
pare with weight of carpet when re-
turned, and employ a good weaver.
Many prefer kitchen carpet put down
with rings, as it can thus be easily taken
up and shaken.
Year: 1875

regular banking hours of the day, at the
immediate close of business he appeared
as an entirely different character. Then
he was "hal fellow well met" with
everyone, and his iberality in any other
country than California would have ap-
peared mania. He built a palatial resi-
dence for his own use in beautiful val
ley twenty-five miles south of San Fran
cisco. There he entertained a constant
stream of guests. The gardens were il
Illuminated nightly with variegated col
ored lamps, and the residence was an
Oriental palace in its sumptuousness.
The cost of maintaining this prodigal
home was $4,000 a year. There is a
limit to everything human. An excess
of enjoyment is certain to be followed by
its proportionate depression of spirits,
if not of actual suffering; and SO, too,
the persistent mania for speculation,
however great the means at command,
and however apparently successful fol
the time being, must inevitably result,
sooner or later, in disaster and ruin. In
no case has this principle been better il
Illustrated than in the story of Ralston.
His vanity had been increasing with sue
cess till death itself was preferable to life
with the certain reverse which at last
overlook him.
Year: 1875

There is curious experiment which
any one who is the possessor of a rooster
can try for himself with success, and
which has never been positively ex-
planned. 1t is an ancient one, in fact it
is two hundred years and over old, since
it was commented upon by Kircher in
1916. Still it is none the less curious,
and almost as much subject of specu-
lation now as it was when first observed.
1t is performed thus: Select dark col
ored table with smooth top; place it so
that narrow streak of sunlight will fail
across the surface. The sunlight is not
absolutely material to success, but we
have found the desired result to be more
quickly obtained when it is present.
Then set the rooster ON the table, and
hold his head down so that his beak
comes in contact with the wood. Now,
with piece of chalk and in the sunlight
draw line straight from the bird s beak.
Move the chalk very slowly, and by the
time the line is couple of feet in length
the rooster will fall into cataleptic or
trance-ike condition; and, although the
hands are removed from his body, he
will remain pr1rfectly rigid for minute
or two. 1t is said that black line on a
white surface will produce the same
effect. Hens may be similarly treated,
but it takes much longer to get them
into the trance state, it being necessary
to hold the head down several minutes
before they come under the influence.


This phenomenon is termed hypnot-
ism, or the result of curious sleep-pro-
ducing property incident to the fxation
of the attention upon some bright object.
1t is by some considered partial para
lyzation of the brain. The same can be
done upon human beings. The person
should fix his eyes steadfastly on any
glittering object, say disk of silver ia
per, fastened on black surface and
brought within ten inches of his face,
for about twenty or thirty minutes. A
state of torpor intervenes, during which,
if the limbs be gently raised, they viii
rigidly remain as placed. Surgical opera
tions have been performed under these
conditions without causing suffering to
the patient. Scientific american.
Year: 1875

What is said about Ralston's ostenta-
ton is exaggerated. He had the animal
passions of Fisk, but the public was not
RECALLED with the disclosure. He had no
love of uniforms, militia, or the appear
ance of his name in print. The San
Francisco Chronicle sent a reporter
down to Belmont to describe one of his
dinner-parties, and was set outside the
house. He had an adherence of news
paper publicity, and particularly eau
toned me, and sent my friends to en-
treat me, not to make my enjoyment at
his place matter of newspaper report.
He said to me: "This is banking con-
cern, and there are gentlemen in it older
and abler than I am, who are entitled to
the respect of being mentioned. I don't
want jealousies to arise in the bank" AT
the same time he stayed in the city after
banking hours to explain to me how the
bank originated, and what its province
was,-" Gath"
Year: 1875

A Washington correspondent says the
statement is made upon high authority
that the forthcoming message of Presi
dent Grant to Congress will contain q
most urgent recommendation that the
Indian service be turned over to the man
agement of the War Department. This
is accepted as an evidence that the Pres
ident has finally become convinced that
at least some of the frauds charged upon
the present management of the Indian
service have foundation of fact. The
President has always been in favor of
having the control of the Indians vested
in the War Department, but has had a
desire to give the peace policy people a
fair opportunity to demonstrate their
peculiar fitness for the work, and now
that they have failed SO miserably, he
will use all his influence to secure the
adoption of the system which he is con-
yinced is the better one.
Year: 1875

The Indianapolis doctors are the most
enterprisipg of any of the country, and
they deserve vote of thanks from the
profession for new discovery. They
have succeeded in imparting a genuine
case of fever and ague to dog, and they
hope by iudicious management of the
an iwal to introduce the disease into gen
eraI society wherever the canine race is
to be found. The increased practice
they will thereby obtain warrants the be-
lief that there's millions in if,
Year: 1875

The following rules are given by which
the weight of cattle can be ascertained
approximately by measurements: Take
the length of the back from the curve of
the tail to the fore-end of the shoulder
blade, and the girth around the breast
just behind the forelegs. These dimen-
siors must be taken in inches. Multiply
the girth by the length, and divide by
LA. If the girth is less than three feet,
multiply by eleven; if between three
and five feet, multiply by sixteen; if be-
tween five and seven feet, multiply by
twenty three; if between seven and nine,
multiply by thirty-one. If the animal is
very lean, one-twentieth must be de-
ducted-and if very fat one twentieth
must be added. Another rule is: Take
all dimensions as before, in feet, and
then multiply the square of the girth by
the length, and that product by 1856.
The result will be pounds. If you de-
sire to know what an animal will dress,
multiply the live weight by the decimal
sos; the product approximates to the
actual net weight, very closely.
Year: 1875

flame, you old owl"


He looked around just far enough to
get glimpse of pair of flashing eyes
and the face of his wife, who had mur
INJURED so fondly to him along the jour-
ney. A sudden spasm seized him,
but he managed to accompany her from
the train, and as they moved into the
darkness toward home her flashing eyes
lit up his pale face with spectral effect.
Huron County (Ohio) CHronich.