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Year: 1878

CHEESE FACToRY.-We learn, from a
citizen of SnohomiSh County, that num-
Der of prominent gentlemen in that place
propose clubbing together and starting a
cheese factory. They desire to secure the
services of n competent man to take
charge of the practical workings OF the
institution. 1t is designed to get the pro-
posed factory in operation early next
spring.
Year: 1878

As DIR. Thomas Buzzard says, discom-
fort, amounting in many persons to ac-
tual distress, is experienced in sitting for
Photographic picture. He thus de-
scribes his own experience: The eye is
fixed upon certain spot, ani, while
staring at this, vision becomes indistinct,
surrounding objects especially being lost
in a thickening mist. A feeling Of
giddiness and even of faintness is apt to
follow, if the sitting is at all prolonged.
The suffering which he, in common with
thousands besides, underwent, suggested
to him the need of some remedy, and he
soon hit upon simple contrivance
which obviated every feeling of uneasi-
ness. He drew a circle about four
inches in diameter upon a piece of paper,
and converted the circle into a sort of
clock-face by sketching in the Roman
figures in their usual sequence. Then
the paper was nailed to post about
eight feet from the position of the sitter,
When the operation of taking the picture
began he first fixed his eyes on the XII,
then upon l., and 30 ON, shifting the gaze
leisurely from figure to figure "all
around the clock" There was no feel
ing of strain, WEAKNESS or giddiness.
The picture was free also of all appear
ance of constraint. There was no star
ing expression and the eyes were clear
and we'll defined. This hint is well
worth the attention of photographers
Ne.1 York Times.
Year: 1878

Those who believe in omens, saw one
of very singular character when the
queen last reviewed the troops at Alder
shott. As she drove up an attempt was
made to unroll the national flag from
its standard, but it would not unroll-
something was the matter with the roll
ing block at the top. They tugged atft,
but the flag only fell to half-mast, and
still would not unfold. An artillery
man tried to climb the pole, but slipped
down again, to the great amusement of
the crowd which now had gathered. A
highly -tattoed sailor climbed and reached
to within four feet of the top, but he
could 90 no further, and slipped back to
the ground. Meanwhile the queen had
passed on, but she was neither followed
nor greeted by the small crowd which
found greater attraction in the pole
climbing sport. At last commander
came and wrathfully gave orders that
the flag should be wrapped around the
pole. This was doue, and the queen Of
England reviewed her troops without
any cheering vision of that flag which
has 20 long borne the battle Of the
breeze" "Trivial as the incident was
in ITSELF" says Moncure d. Conway, "a
good many spectators felt that it was q
little pictorial illustration or symbol Of
the military condition of England gem
erally."
Year: 1878

CLEVELAND has what is called a "Diet
Dispensary" which furnishes food for
the sick. Great care is taken in the
healthful preparation of food, and it is
furnished to those who cannot pay for
it, gratis. The society is supported by
subscription, each member paying four
dollars year.
Year: 1878

The japanese have record of all
earthquakes in the larger cities of the
empire for the last 1900 years. The
number of slight shocks is very large,
and there have been l49 destructive
earthquakes during that period. There
were twenty-eight of these latter in the
ninth century, and sixteen have occur
red in the present century.
Year: 1878

The ancient Greek philosopher Her


aclitus. who has been the subject Of
Lassalles studies for long time, used
a great many metaphors to designate his
principle Fire, current, justice, strife,
invisible harmony, the bow and the lay
were his favorite metaphors Searching
for a symbol to represent the principle
of Lassalle's life, one is involuntarily re-
minded of the philosophers metaphors.
In one of his letters, speaking i'm
patiently of the slow development Of
events. Lassalle uses the expression
my glowing soul. Among thousands
of persons who use this phrase. which
has become q common figure of speech,
Lassalle was the only one who could
speak about his glowing soul without
exaggeration in his nature there was
indeed something Of the burning quail
ties of fire. His glowing love Of science
and of learning his parching thirst for
justice and truth, his kindlmg inspira-
ton, his strong self-consciousness, his
great vanity, his courage his rejoicing
in power - everything in him was of the
same flaming and consuming character.
He was the bearer of light and Of flame.
Like Lucifer himself he carried his
light courageously, defiantly ; he placed
himself in the full brightness Of the
TORCH which he bore to illuminate the
world = g&and oseur ct grand poseur.


The bow and the lay united. formed
the symbol of the ruling principle of
Heraclitus world the lay represented
harmony, /. C. perfection of culture, and
the bow with the deadly arrows Of light
represented activity and anihilation.
Year: 1878

Yes, kiss me lovingly, while in your eyes
A tremulous passion | see.
Out of whose depths a perfecting faith
Daily shall come unto me.
Whisper just one little word in my ear
Spite of the gulf now between;
Something of hope in your voice may recall
Visions of what ''might have BEEN
Purely twill thrill through my life with a tone
That never can die, my darling, my own.
Yes, kiss me lovingly, lest l regret


Almost unconsciously, too,
All the high hopes of my wOmanhOods dreams
Tenderly lavished on you.
Rapturous thoughts, so joyous and free,


Unrestrained ever by trust:
Feelings that only full heart could give
Out from the love it hath nursed,
Purely twill thrill through my life with tone
That never can die, my darling, my own.


= POmerODs Dem.
Year: 1878

their cunning inventiveness and shrewd
wit was in Lassalle, in whose soul
the greatest abilities were reposed, the
motive power of activity and the
giver of expression to every one of his
actions. His strong desire and capaci-
ties of activity were not of the pure
enterprising impulse which animates the
Anglo-Saxon or American citizen, and
which is amply satisfied with a practical
production and arrangement of things
it was an impulse to search for opposi-
ton, and could only exist in the presence
of difficulties A German poet who had
once seen Lassalle in the theatre, told
me: " He looked like the personifcation
of defiance; but there was such a power
Of activity expressed on his developed
forehead, that one ight not be aston
ished to see the man conquering a throne
for himself" Thus Lassalle's character
was in the very essence a power which
sought for difficulties and conquered
them, and which employed all the cana
cities of his nature for its purpose; de-
liberatedness, ambition, combativeness,
domineering and az unfinchine forti-
tud6 at Holding bis own in decisive
moments


When Lassalle was a youth of about
sixteen years of age, there arose diff
Guilty in his family which disturbed the
peace and the harmony of his parents
house. The youthful Ferdinand took
upon himself to settle the matter; he
raised his voice against the will of his
seniors, and restoring the wanted peace
of the family by his energetic interfer-
ence conquered for himself the position
of family chieftain. When he was for
the first time imprisoned at the aye of
twenty-three, he would not submit to
the order of prison. he dealt out his own
orders to the guards, and if the latter
desired to make him feel their authority
he caused them grievances and com
PEELED them to yield. At that time he
became aware that his sister had sent a
petition in his behalf This displeased
him as humiliating. He addressed
a letter to the King in order to dispel
all misapprehensions regarding the deed





of his sister. There was something OF
a Caesar in the youth who was destined
to be considered Catiline by timid cit
liens, at his ripper age. He was born to
WELD power, he was stamped to become
a ruler Fate having refused to grant
him the crown of a prince on the author
ity of nobleman by his birth, for he
was son of despised race and born a
citizen of the middle class he became Il
thinker, a democrat and an agltatOr III
order to conquer by these means the
position which was denied him by birth.
We do not mean to say that Lassalle fol
lowed up consciously this programme.
There are many things which CON
sciousness considers as its aim and
nature uses them only as means. The
nature of Lassalle yearned for pow
er significance. yea even for the pomp
Year: 1878

Every now and then we stumble upon
nervously inclined people whom we can
scarcely approach without giving offense
in some way. Such people are In state
of chronic sffiiction, somebody is always
coming short in treatment of them. If
you look at them it is q stare if you do
not look at them it is slight. There Is
no safe way with the over sensitive but
a straightforward one. If you try TO
avoid one corn, you are sure to tread on
another. The suspiciously-exactiB
person is one of fne-spun ingenuity


He can piece your words into & sense
you never dreamed of; he can make q
chain of circumstantial evidence strong
enough to hang yea from occurrences
the most innocent. Almost everything
you do has a suspicious meaning. Now,
the highest sort of q gentleman is one
who can overlook such ungentiemanllness
in others. A politeuess that stands ever
on the watch to exact an equal pollteness
in return Is more annoying than q
generous rudeness. No man is more
uncomfortable than he who not only
weighs his words and gestures, and
me 4sures the exact significance Of bis
sm les and frowns, but who mskes you
fee. that he is also weighing and measur-
ing your motions. Such one may
think himself q gentlt man, but he Is
enly q social collector of customs in 8
gentlemaD's shell. A true gentleman Ii
not careful 70 keep the balance even.
Year: 1878

time opposed by the Turkish authorities,
and why many thoughtful Turks saw in
it source of danger. Young Cretans
who could read wonld get hold of Athen-
ian newspapers, and be set against their
sovereign, the sultan. However, the
stream was too strong to be thus damned
up by selfish rulers. The desire of the
Cretans for schools had to be met in some
degree, and even before the troubles
which began in 1866, Ismail Pasha had
made considerable concessions in regard
to Cretan education. It would now be
difficult TO find a family of the better
class in the whole island which has not
either secured some sort of teaching for
its children in Crete itself, or sent them
to Greece to be taught.
Year: 1878

ENGRAVINa on glass is now done with
the aid of electricity. The glass is first
covered with concentrated solution of
potassium nitrate, and the design IS
traced with fine platin point connected
with one pole of battery.
Year: 1878

A POET in the Cornhill Magazine,
wishing to write that his wife was out
beyond the brook. found that BROOK
would not make the rhyme he wanted
therefore he thought he would substitute
for it the word burn" which means
brock, although "burn" ,es not sound,
to unaccnstomed ears, like water of any
sort. So he wrote, My little wife is
out beyond the burn" It made pretty
lire, snd it did we'll enough until the
newspapers began to copy the poem. An
intelligent compositor soon feIl afoul of
it. He thought, "WeT. here's an error,
sure; that word burn ought to be
barn. of course;" so he changed it to
"barn." Now the poem begins, my
little wife is out beyond the barn I'm
agine the poet as his eye falls upon this
cold blooded murder.-FC Courier Journal.
The Cretans are reported to be very
esger in the matter Of education. They
are not very learned themselves, but thew
wish their children to learn, and as the
teaching is necessarily in Greek, it binds
the young folks all the closer to
their mother country of Greece.
This is why such teaching was for long
Year: 1878

AMONG many interesting relics in ard
about Monterey, Cal, is the wreck of the
old brig Natalie, the veritable vessel In
which Napoleon made his escape from
Eiba. This slowly decaying wreck is
safely anchored in the sand by the new
wharf
Year: 1878

IT is Lot two years since the Custer
massacre took place, yet The Wilderness
in which it occurred is now populated by
farmers who are rapidly turning the
desert into cultivated country. A
town of nearly Ole thousand inhabitants
has risen where Gen. Miles encamped on
Tongue river in 1876; in fact the whole
cOu ntry which Sitting Bull occupied is
now taken up by hardy pioneers who are
planting civilization where barbarism
fourished such a short time ago.
Year: 1878

A QUANTITY of well executed coun-
terfeit trade dollars has been captured at
Cincinnati. They are composed of block
tin, bismuth, and pulverized glass. They
POSSESS pretty nearly the standard weight
and have the exact color and the true
ring of the real dollars. The only means
OF detecting them from the genuine is by
means of weigher, or by pressing them
between the teeth, when the glass which
they contain emits cracking sound.
Year: 1878

Did he not have any faultsP Perhaps
he did. Perhaps the habit of riding on
the cars without paying his fare was an
indlscretion. At any rate it carried him
Off and has not brought him back. Mon
day, with his usual devotion to science
and art, he followed Holmes the artist on
board the cars, and doubtless would have
followed him to Bangor, but they but him
out the cars at Augusta. Sympathizing
friends tried to induce him to 90 on board
the dummy and come back, but he would
not ride in any but regular trains.
Tuesday we went to Augusta in search
of the wanderer The depot men had
seen him, and said they tried by all sorts
of winning ways to catch him, but he
evaded them. Said they chased him as
much as mile, and tried the blandish-
ments of a tishnet, in vain. The last they
saw of him he Wds going up jdH hiH !
What a tale was this for the ears of low
ing father! Going up Jail hill! Poor
Spot you'll not be lonesome, but it would
be better for YOU to be again sleeping in
innocence in on sanctum. Wherever you
go. may loving hands caress you, and
loving ears learn the language you could
so aueatIy speak to us--lor You could al
most talk.


Ii any one finds Spot and will bring or
send him home we will pay an ad ralorem
reward OF ten per cent. for his recovery.
He is all white save one ear and part of
his face, and few spots on his back. He
is lame at times


Probably ere this he knows all the best
eating g-houses, and the most liberal meat
sellers in Augusta. Tor he was not above
associating with any one who was liberal
of good feed. If we never see him again,
we will remember him lovingly till we
and he meet in the hunting grounds of
the Beyond and we believe that his going
away was an error of his head rather
than his heart. Gardner Journal.
Year: 1878

Twenty Thousand People
old and young, every week. It is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.


We desire our business men to make nOto
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible Advor-
Using for many good people seeing an ad-
verti'ement in paper, especially their
church paper. take it as a guarantee of re-
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not TO
abused when it can be helped. We want.
therefore,
Year: 1878

SENATOR BLAINE, in recent speech, is
represented as saying that the cur
rency is the question Of questions; every
thing can wait until this question is set
tied; everything must wait" We beg
leave to differ with the honorable Senator
on this abstract proposition, We are con
strained to the belief that the constitu-
tional rights of the American citizen is the
question OF questions with the American
people so long as there are more than half u
dozen States in this Union in which the
right Of opinion and suffrage are tramplcd
under foot and abridged. The rights of
citizenship arc of the hrsi Importance In a
proicsscdIy free country, An American can
better afford 10 have his money at dis
count than to have his equality before the
the law discounted by the shotgun of
the bull-dozer, aud yet there are more than


OOOOOO citizens to-day in this Republican
Government who are abridged of their


rights OF citizenship by force and intimida-
Year: 1878

WE have often been struck by
one popularity of our people. We
seem to take precious little account
Of developments in our midst which
would excite any other community
to enthusiasm. Just now splendid
petroleum deposits are being an-
earthed. We have also unmis-
takably stumbled on coal, which is
being sold In our streets. Mines
Of gold and silver of fine promise
are being developed. Three things
of this kind, in almost any other
sect ion, would excite the people to
q fine phrensy. And yet we take
it all with the utmost placidity.
We quietly allow companies to be
organized In the UP country to
bring our oil to the surface. AL
though fuel has been dear and
scarce hereabouts we are not in the
least elated by the discovery of
coal. AS for gold and silver, that
Is an old story to US, and has the
flavor Of a twice told and jejune
narrative. Really, this record is not
creditable to this community. We
should show that we sympathize
in development and that we are
ready to put our hands to the
plough share ourselves. Who
would be free themselves must
strike the blow" Who would be
rich must get down to the hard
pan of labor ard energy and help
things along. 1t is high time that
we should rouse ourselves.
Year: 1878

From the New York Sun


Both the Czar and his uncle, the
Emperor of Germany, have twice
narrowly escaped being shot; but
the deadliest and most nearly sue
cessful attempt upon the life OF the
former was of more insidious
kind and is still known to only Il
very few persons, even In Russia.
There is in the Winter Palace a
chair, fixed upon o. stand, original
ly constructed for the Gar Nicho-
las, who was wont to mount In this
fashion his Cabinet, on the third
floor of his palace. On one occa-
sion, after q state dinner, the pres
enJ 6zar, instead of taking his
seat in the chair as usual, offered
the place to lady of rank, who
had been the friend of his mother.
The Countess, flattered by the
compliment, took her seat at once;
but she had not risen many feet
when the chain snapped, and down
came the chair with a terrific
crash, fiinging out its occupant
upon the floor with broken limb
and other serious injuries. The
dismay of the company was ex-
treme, and all were loud in express
ing their thankfulness that the
Gar himself had so narrowly
escaped catastrophe, which,
however, no one looked upon in
any other light than that of a very
unfortunate accident. But one of
the Imperial pages, shrewd
young fellow, who had himself
witnessed the "accident," took the
earliest opportunity of examining
the broken chain, when he at once
perceived that 1t had been sawn
half through, close to the staple.
The announcement fell like a thun.
derbolt upon the assembled gran.
dees, and not moment was lost in
calling up the palace servants for
examination, when 1t was found
that foreign lackey, who had en-
tered the service some months be-
fore, and had, up to that time, an
excellent character, had unac-
countably disappeared. The affair,
however, was hushed up, and to
this day many persons who are ac-
quainted with the story consider
the whole occurrence either imag-
ination or purely accidental.
Year: 1878

A screech owl took possession of
a bex at Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
the other day, in which a pair of
martins were building their nest,
and when they returned would not
let them enter. The birds soon
flew away and returned with a
" hole army of companions, each
bringing in his beak piece of
mud, with which they Theoretically
sealed the entrance of the box.
When the box was opened a few
days later, the owl was found to
be dead.-Scientiic american.
Year: 1878

Certainly no complaint with reference
to the comparatively few claim firms
into whose hands the principal business
had centered and who were able to per-
form the increased labor without a cor
responding increase of compensation by
reason of the well-known fact that a
large business can be done more cheap
ly than small business. But now
comes the act of June 10, 1873, not only
reducing the fee to attorneys in all
classes of cases to ten dollars, but re-
pealing the provision of the former law
which gave the fee only in the event of
success and provided that it be de-
Quoted at the pay office and sent to the
attorney of record. There being no
security that the fee will be paid, those
claim offices that have been do
ing the business so satisfactorily,
are hesitating about filing claims at all.
Many of them are demanding the fee in
advance, as they clearly have a legal
right to do. This works a hardship to
claimants, as many of them are poor
and unable to raise the money. On the
other hand the reduction of the fee be-
low fair and Just allowance in GER
tain classes of cases practically pre-
vents the prosecution of such claims


No attorney can be compelled to do a
piece of work for less than it is fairly
worth. He is privileged to and will
decline all cases in which the labor in
yolved is worth more than the legal al
lowance. This works positive hard
ship to all whose claims are thus re-
fused. So far as such persons are con-
cerned the pension laws might as we'll
be repealed. 1t is very poor satisfac-
ton to the dependent father or mother
to be told that they are entitled to pen
sion, on account of the service and
death of their boy, whilst law is in
force that prevents them from secur-
ing the skilled labor necessary to the
procurement of their Just dues. We
cannot believe this Objectionable law
viii long remain upon the statute book.
1t must be stricken off and replaced by
a law that will do exact justice to all.
What we have said is in the interest of
no party. 1t is not party question.
1t is question of public faith--the just
and fair administration of the pension
laws.-CJevelGnd Voice and Post.
Year: 1878

1t is seldom that more painful at
tempt to commit suicide is heard of
than that which was developed in Ken
sington yesterday morning. Some time
| in the forenoon the family of Mr.. Z. w.
Johnston were attracted to a grove on
the property of Hutchinson, near at
hand, by the peculiar conduct of num-
her of dogs. They were barking and
running around some object hidden
from view by a large log lying near the
edge of the wood. Upon proceeding to
the spot wretched spectacle met the
gaze. Upon his side lay an old man
clothed in wet and tattered garments,
almost dead. He appeared not to no.
tice those around him, nor the noise
made by the dogs, but his haggard and
sallow face gave evidence OF some lin
gering animation. He was carefully
removed to the residence of Mr.. John
ston, where dry and comfortable gar
ments were substituted for his misera-
BILE apparel. During these operations
he remained perfectly speechless and
motionless. But after stimulants had
been administered he revived sufficient
ly to tell his story, which proved most
pitiable one. He said his name was
Thomas Lolchine, and that his age was
! tifty-four. He had been out of work for
long time and had searched in vain
for some kind of employment Goaded
to desperation by his i'll success, he re-
solved to die by starvation. proceeded
to the spot where he was found, and lay
down with that resolution. He had been
there for eight days, in all the pelting
storms that have taken place in that
time, yet his purpose was not shaken
nor his determination altered. His APP
pearance thoroughly confirmed his
statement-his eyes were sunk deep in
to their sockets, and his bones were al
most protruding through his skin. On
ly with the greatest effort was he able
to tell his story of suffering and the
cause which led him to so desperate a
step. He was subsequently removed to
the city in vehicle and brought before
Squire Peters, who after administering
a tumbler of brandy and water, had
him conveyed to the Jail, where, under
a strict regimen and careful nursing, he
may probably recover in time. But he
is so far reduced by abstinence and ex-
posure that his convalescing will be
necessarily slow.-LOndon (Ont. Free
Press.