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Year: 1877

The following description of an Esqui-
maux wedding is given by writer
Shortly there entered, in perfect silence,
cortege drawing dog sled, in which
was seated the high priest of the tribe,
and more villainous looking object
never beheld. He was smeared with
oil and coloring matter in stripes, which
gave him the appearance of a Chinese
joss. On his head was tiara of bears
claws, surmounted by an enormous polar
bears head. On his shoulders were
placed, erect on end, two large walrus
tusks, fancifully decorated with strips
OF red flannel, which had been obtained
from the clothing of drowned sailor
washed ashore. The lower part of his
body was covered with other skins, over
which were spread number of young
seals, all alive and barking In the right
hand he held o spear, which he waved
aloft in theatrical manner, while with
his left he motioned to the bride and
groom to approach him. The whole con-
course arose and with shouts of gladness
capered around the priests chariot. This
he submitted to for space of ten min
uooS, anu tnen, LuPeIlously waving nls
spear, commanded silence. The groom
was now commanded to PROSTATE himself
upon the earth on his back, and the
bride directed to place her foot upon his
throat, which she evidently did with re-
luctance. While in this position the
priest instructed the groom that such was
to be his fate, trodden under foot by
men, should he ever prove untrue to his
plighted troth. He was then permitted
to rise, and directed to approach the old
chief, who placed spear at his breast,
telling him it would be his doom should
he prove untrue. He was next directed
to his father, who, producing a fishing
line, informed him that he would choke
to death his offspring should he prove
unfaithful. 7 hen, to cap the climax, he
was directed to face the entire tribe, who
brandishing their spears, yelled at the
top of their voices vengeance on him in
the event of unfaithfulness. At this
juncture the groom, apparently over.
come with emotion, dropped on the
ground, and bowing his head to the
earth, cried; "I will be true" unit
raised to his feet by the bride.
Year: 1877

Those who have visited the New York
Aquarium have probably noticed that the
two tanks containing specimens of picker
ell and catfish are situated side by side and
connected by a two-inch pipe through
which the water circulates. One day re-
Gently by some means the wire protection
which covers the mouth of the pipe fell
off, and pickerel, evidently of an in
quiring turn of mind, Immediately took
advantage of the circumstance to make a
tour Of inspection of the tank occupied
by about O dozen catfish. The scene
that followed was amusing in the ex-
treme. The catfish, at the sight of the
intruder, forsook the upper part of the
tank and crowded together in one corner
at the bottom, moving nervously about
as if in council. The pickerel, although
considerably larger than any of the cat
fish, showed from the first by his beha-
vior that he had made mistake and in
stead of swimming gayIy round and re-
calling himself with few catfish at once
showed respect for his little friends,
which was surprising. Nay, more so
far from desiring to force his company
upon those who clearly could dispense
with it, he with delicacy that was re-
freshing in one usually so rude kept him
self so near the surface of the water that
he appeared desirous, if possible, to get
out it it. The sequel explained all this
sudden assumption of refinement, for
presently the largest of the catfish left
his little crowd of friends at the bottom
of the tank and, after q few turns round,
boldly rose to the surface and took O
good look at the pickerel, who appeared
not to be aware of his presence. The
catfish soon made himself known, for af-
ter taking another turn or two, as if to
gather force, he made rush and butt
with all his force at the pickerel and
then retired to his corner. The effect of
the blow upon the pickerel was if he had
been electrified he dashed wildly in all
directions, except in the neigL borhood
of the catfish, and at length subsidized to
his original position. Thus ended round
one, which was but prelude to others
of like character, which was as kept up
for over an hour, when the pickerel re-
versed the position in which fish usually
swim as a signal of defeat and without a
struggle yielded up the ghost. Strange
ly the pickerel, although larger than the
catfish, which he could have swallowed
with ease, from first to last, made no
show of resistance, and allowed himself
to be butted to death without an effort
to resist or to punish his tormentor. The
sight of the catfish had taken all the
bully out of the pickerel, who, however,
showed no signs of the punishment he
received, for not scale was damaged
and torn fine was the only token of the
late encounter.


MORAL. bullies think of the fate
OF the pickerel and be careful how they
rely upon a reputation for brute force,
and especially beware how you. venture
into other peoples houses without per-
mission of the owner. -Neao York
Herald
Year: 1877

VI tuG


People generally imagine that when
dog is ''mad" his disease is Immediately
characterized by furious manifestations
and frantic movements. This is false
idea. Often quite the reverse takes
place. An affectionate dog will not be-
come ferocious and estranged in q single
day; it is by slow degrees that the transi-
ton comes. But even in that first
period, from the moment that the first
symptoms Of hydrophobia show them
selves, the saliva of the animal is,
yirulet. Beware of dog which begins
to be sick. All sick dogs, as principle,
must be suspected. Beware especially
of one that is sad, morose and seeks for
solitude; one'that does not know where
to rest; one that goes and comes, ram
bles about, snaps and barks without
reason, whose looks are dull and gloomy
and whose bright expression is lost.


Beware of the dog that looks about and
attacks imaginary phantoms. Beware
of one that is suddenly too affectionate.
asking for your caresses by his pitiful
and repeated cravings. The mad dog is
not of necessity hydrophobic. He is not
afraid of water, and he will not run away
if one offers him drink He will drink as
long as he is able to swallow. Rabid dogs
have been known to swim across rivers.
The bark of the mad dog is thoroughly
Characteristic. Instead of the normal
and successive barks it is hoarse, lower
in tone, prolonged and not so strong.


After the first bark, made at full strength,
n &c Hxra civ airbt ~ how
Immediately succeed, lower in strength
and thrown out from the throat The
bravest and strongest dog will, in the pres
ence of mad dog, show cowardice and,
instead of attempting to fight with him,
will try to escape. The rabid dog is
always violently impressed and irritated
by the sight of animals of it's own species.
It is generally believed that the mad dog
salivates abundantly, that he froths at
the mouth. This is a serious error. The
salivary secretion is increased in hydro
phobia only when the disease is at its
paroxysms. The cat may become rabid,
but fortunately seldom. Set it down
fortunately, for the rabid cat is more
terrible and more dangerous than the
dog The rabid cat knows its master no
longer. It aims its blow at the face


The danger from mad dogs in the winter
is about the same as in the heat of sum-
mer. In the spring cases are more fire.
quent and in the autumn less frequent


Sensitiveness to pain is greatly diminish
ed in the mad dog. When whipped,
burned or wounded he does not cry nor
utter any complaint. The mad dog runs
away from home, but after two or three
days absence he returns to die near his
master. The surest way of preventing
the effects of rabid inoculation from the
bite of mad dog is the immediate eau
terization of the wound with the actual
cautery or with burning gunpowder or
some other caustic agent. If the eau
terization cannot be done Immediately
after the bite, one must, while waiting
wash the wound, press it thoroughly to
squeeze the blood out, suck it with the
lips (spitting out the liquid immediately,
compress the edges of the wound, and, if
possible, apply aligature about the limb
to arrest the circulation of blood. =
Philadelphia Herald.
Year: 1877

Exactly why she had come there she could
not tell. 1t was more to crafty an old longing
than for any definite reason, though she had
persuaded herself into the belief that she had
business at Shelford. At any rate, upon the
anniversary of that day, eight years ago, when
she had waited under the yew-tree to say good
bye to Mr. Scrope, Alice Jervis stood with her
hand on the wicket gate, quietly reviewing her
life, and once again asking herself whether love
or pride had had the greater part in her de-
csion.


The branches of the yews were waving gently,
theroses we're rustting their silyer-tipped leaves
and the white moonlight fell upon the graves.
Still with her hand upon the garden gate, she
looked toward the church, trying to believe that
Year: 1877

A writer in the Baltimore Bee is of
the opinion that black-eyed ladies are
most apt to be passionate and jealous.
Blue. eyed, soulful, truthful, affectionate
and confding. Gray-eyed, philosophi-
cal, literary, resolute, cold hearted.
Hazel-eyed, quick tempered and tickle.
A woman is either worth good deal or
nothing. II good for nothing, she is not
worth getting jealous for if she be a
true woman she will give no cause for
jealousy. A man is brute to, be jealous
Of good woman fool to be jealous of
n worthless one but is a double foel to
cut his thsoat for either Of them.
Year: 1877

A Philadelphia judge decides that railroad
company is not responsible for baggage further
than to check it, pound it to pieces, and pre-
serve an ordinary watch over the trunk handles,
Year: 1877

not have revealed to poor. homeless Joe a
brighter prospect, he fondly believed. He
have home and friends? 1t seemed too
good to be true and he could not frame the
few sentences of acceptance, but the lady
understood him perfectly. She let him go
into the kitchen and wash and gave him
some clean. warm clothing, and you would
not have recognized the dirty, ragged beg
gar lad in the boy who sat by the fire watch
ing the sleeping children or springing to as
sist as best he could in evening chores. 1t
was an experiment to benefit poor. mis-
erable tramp, but it succeeded, as projects
immortal soul was saved and Christ fold
the worth of that
Year: 1877

Come, brothers, fill a flowing bowl,


Ring the glasses, yours with mine,
Aud let the chorus fuller roll,
Cheering the heart, filling the soul


Pass the laughing, kissing wine!
Overhead now swing your glasses,


Radiant with the rosy wine,
Nirthful as our loving lasses,
Drink their health as round it passes,


sunny as the good old Rhine!
We leave behind us all our books,


All our tutors learning fine;
We viii not sit like ancient rocks,
Mopiug ever in dusty hooks


We will quaf the glowing wine.
Let him who will read day and night


From his bones the flesh will pine,
And from his eyes will fee glad sight;
But for as tits our delight


To learn the lore that comes with wine
Now, brothers all, sing loud and long


See the glasses how they shinei
And to old Bacchus cheers prolOng
For all those glorious words of song


Hurrahi for the grand Rhine wine.
Year: 1877

The first milk the COW gives after calving
nary milk, and is called colostrum. 1t is in
its nature slightly purgative, and is in
tended by nature to clear the intestines of
the young animal of that peculiar secretion
which fills them at birth, and which 10
called meconium. Putting the newly-born
calf to a cow that calved two months ago
would be almost sure death to the young
one. No kind of physic can be substituted
for the first milk of the COW.
Year: 1877

Tho ssssons OF tho National Convention OF American
Beekeepers were concluded last evening Some very
valuable papers on tho subject OF bee culture have
been read before them, and that was new and
interesting has been disscm mated among those on
gagged In honey production IL decided to hold tho
next session OF the Convention this city the third
Tuesday IN October. lS7a
Year: 1877

Henry Norfolk the Anne Arundel county
wife murderer, who will be executed on the
2lst instant, has confessed his guilt. The fol-
lowing is his horrible narrative:


81 left home on that Saturday morning Ten
minutes before o'clock, my wife leaving
about The same tune. She went over to the
tobacco bed, taking different direction from
myself ! went from lhe house right down
where Stallings was plowing; crossed the
bridge aud went up the meadow towards the
tobacco bed. We both got to the tobacco bed
pretty much about the same time. cut The cab
bage plants. Some words might have passed
between US, but nothing unpleasant. My wife
did not expect me there. gave her the basket,
she said she did not think there was enough,
but she started on, and after she got out Of the
woods told her TO come back and | would
cut her more. just ms she turned TO leave the
tobacco bed the first time | attempted to raise
the club to strike her, when she was under
the same tree where she was killed, hut
my heart failed me then ! called her
back and cut the rest of the plants. She only
came to the fence when she came back the
second time. After the plants were cut she
started for home again. ! was behind her,
and just as she got to the tree struck her on
the left si3e of the head, holding the club in
both hands Her bonnet was on then, but
few Off at the first blow, and remained on the
ground as it fell The basket fell of her arm
aud did not overturn, aud she fell with her
face TO the ground. She tried TO get up and
| saw her full face, and then | struck her four
or five blows more. She never uttered a word
| or cry after the first blow. | went from there
Immediately to the tobacco bed where Stall
lings was picking with the colored boys. !
got there between nine and half-past niue
o'clock Before | went to the tobacco bed
went to Morliug's fence and cut one pole and
put it on the fence picked on the tobacco
| bed until went TO dinner, between half-past
eleven and twelve Stalling was about the
middle of the bed when got there, and COM
menced to work right alongside of him, and
finished the breadth before we went TO dinner
On my way to dinner | stopped at Mrs. Stall
lings' to get an yeast cake which my wife asked
me to get before left home that morning. /
had been thinking of killing my wife three or
four months before did so, and made up my
mind on the Wednesday previous to the Satur-
day of the killing. On Wednesday cut the
club at the wood-pile with my hatchet; ii
was a new hatchet, but was CAPPED. The axe
shown in Court had nothing to do with cut
ting the club. After had cut the club put
it in the corn house, where it remained until
! Saturday morning. When took ii out when
started for the tobacco bed, and when |
passed Stallings, who was plowing in the
field, had it down my pants leg, and took
il out after crossed the bridge. When got
over the fence at the corn house had the club
and axe in my hand"
Year: 1877

AN ODD GEN1us.-The Burlington (Vt.)
Press says a queer genius lives at East
Burke-a man who probably has not spoken
to another man directly for the past twenty.


five years. He will talk with q woman or a
minor, but never with man; even his own
sons, as they arrive at twenty.one years of
age, are talked to no longer. When he can
do no better, he will talk to the stove, or
horse, or whatever else happens to be near,
and say: "Old horse, you tell Mr.. Smith l
want to buy his farm" Mr. Smith can speak
for himself, but will only get an answer as he
hears it addressed to the "old horse" This
eccentric individual will allow no man to sit
at his right hand; he will sooner stand up or
leave, and has often stood up through church
services when be could find no seat without q
man at bis right hand. He speaks in meet.
ings, and is quite an earnest, interesting
speaker.
Year: 1877

make some amends for the outrages she has
perpetrated on US, and Congress will refund
the "cotton tax" to tho South. With this
money We will pay off the State debt. Very
little money will then be required to run our
State government under the reform and re-
trenchment" plan, and we can easily raise
this from the "phosphate royalty" No taxes
being necessary, none will be levied. AS a
reward for pointing out this scheme will be
sent away on a "Foreign Mission. with a
large salary and perquisites, and will return
by the time Ninety-Six has Court House
and the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad
has re.captured the escaped convicts and COM
pleted the connection with Augusta. Hav.
ing no taxes to pay, all the immigrants will
rush to this State, and I will find my land in
Fort Pickens worth not less than five hundred
dollars an acre. Everybody will be happy
and getting rich.
Year: 1877

Mrs. Ralston, wife If the San Fran
cisco banker, has gone to Europe 10
educate her children. We trust she
may bring them up to emulate his
splendid energy and to avoid the mania
for speculation which wrecked the life
of one of the ncblest men that ever
graced great city with his presence.
Year: 1877

FINALLY, In order to preserve the
party intact" and to save it from defeat
and disaster, is 1t necessary for Republic
ans to deny their past, turn their backs
upon the record, eat their own words,
and mount the platform of their enemyf
Chicago Inter Ocean


That's it exactly. Now, come to the
confessional.
Year: 1877

Go 10 Hsrper's ferry and sop at the
"Mountsln View" Hotel and ask for q
cup of coffee, and find out
how they make it, and then
make it the other way, sad you certainly
will have good cup of coffee.
Year: 1877

with that read in running order it would ray us
to give twenty FIVE per cent advance on our
rents. We would then


MAKE MORE MONEY


at that than we can do row at a reduced price for


Rep.-Do you think that the draft ST. Louis
has has made on our business has decreased the
cation with Texas prsperty would soon show how


Mr.. ST. de- sir, frmlyl If you step to the
door. | think can show It to you tthe reporter
and Mr.. Himms stepped to the front door of his
stores, said There, you see, sir standing here
we can count on the other side Of the street
three vacant stores that will probably be vacant
ali the winter. They rented last year or the
year before for from 500 to $3.50 per month now
you can get them for SIS or near that. With all
these facts


STARING THE PROPERTY HOLDERS
in the face, 1t seems singular to me that there
should be such opposition to q business neees-
lords.


ment looking toward the early building Of the
Pacific road no interests were more vitality at
stake than those OF the owners of real estate
What was needed was the recovery of the busi-
ness every merchant knew our city had lost
siuce the start Of the st. Louis roads running
down into Texas. Stores showed 1t, the streets
showed it. and our whole city evidenced it,


MIR. r. A. GONZALES
was next interviewed Mt his cigar establishments
at the corner of Common and Camp streets.
Mr.. Gonzales expressed the warmest sympathy
with the building Of the Paciiic road, and re-.
iterated the same arguments used by Mr.. r.
Simms. He said that he would willingly in
crease the rent he is now paying by one-quar-
ter If the Pacific road was finished. I'm fact"
said he. If some change Is not brought about,
of necessity will make New, York or St. Louis
my headquarters. and only keep war. house
in his city. for his climate is peculiarly bene.
fetal to newly made cigars.


He then said that where in 1879 he sold 10000
worth over his counter now $500 was considered
good days sale. and all on account Of the fall
ing off in the Texas trade. Where you saw
before crowds of our neghbors coming in every
day" said he, Just look at our arrivals from
Texas now. They don't come and they will not
until they get the facilities the trade OF the pres
snt demands"


As this matter is perhaps one of the high
est consideration ut present, the opinions Of q
number of our leading merchants will be given
from day to day
Year: 1877

1t was the most orderly and uneventfu cleo
ton ever held in the city, and the police found
Of the day was the number and appearance of
the electoneerers Of the Workingmen's party.
Uniformed with neat white badge, with the
to swarm about the polls, especially In the Ger
man wards, and the effectiveness Of their work
told fearfuly against the Republican party. In
what is known as the Irish wacds they did not
ma ke much headway however, and to this fact
is due the success of the democratic ticket.
Year: 1877

court went into effect, that there ex- isted before the late fire eight drug stores selling and giving away liquor, wholesale and retail, to the public at large without limit and without license, and as suppose to he great delight of the gentlemen representing the order of Good remplars of Dardanelle.

 That this law as assumed has built up the Dardanelle Institute 1 leave those to answer who know that til Professor Morrow lately took charge of the Institute it was in miserable decay--the liquor law notwi hstand- ing, and it has oEly been through his untiring industry and most liber- al expenditure of his private means in improving the grounds and build ings and employing competent as- sistance, that the school has now become the pride of it's patrons. And now assert and defy the gen. tlemen to prove the contrary that aside from Professor Morrow's en- ergy and influence not one student has been added to the school by the Prohibitory law.

 That large majority of the peo- pie of Dardanelle are opposed to the repeal of the law, positively deny ---and as part proof of the denial, at the last fall election two-thirds or three-fourths of the votes were cast in FAVOR OF LICENSE.

 New brooms, proverbially, sweep clean and the instance before us on- ly adds another to our common ex- perience, that late converts over-act their parts. For myself in the form ation of opinions on questions of Public Policy have brought to my assistance such means conformation as were within my reach, and have not usually formed those opinions to be abandoned from fear, favor or affection, and do know, that in no instance have 1 ever abandoned the bad habits of degraded life to become the PROPHET OF NEW REvELA- TONS and grown crazy over a hobby, nor have 1 got behind any associa- tion, however laudable, nor any person however "credible" to attack any mans character or acts. Espe- cially have l never done so in his absence without naming the accuser anu giving chance to defend.

 J. T. HARRISON.
Year: 1877

THE New York papers Of yesterday gave
long accounts concerning the birth of three
girls-born within IN hour of each other-in
that city. The interesting part of this narra-
tive is that they have one mother. Strange 10
say, as Is always the case, she is poor woman +,
her husband, SIMON FINKEIsToNE, being a
tailor This poor SIMON received the con-
gratulations Of his friends with shake of the
head and doubtful smile. The home where
the triplet birth took place is q tenement on
Elizabeth street. 1t is described that the bare
floor was strcwn with patches and strips Of
cloth, and that on the woodcn-bOttomcd chairs
were strewn the tailoring work. One Of the
reporters, in his detailed account, says "On
bed, looking very pale and weak, but greet
ing friends with faint smile, lay Mrs,
FINKgLsToSE. Her husband leaned care.
fully over her and turned down the edge of a
coarse blanket exposing to view the top OF
tho head and the face of little, blinking
babe Then he turned down the edge of a
blanket in another place and n second babe
was visible. This one having been covered NJ
again, he searched in a bundle OF clothing mex
| to the mother, and when his hand was with
drawn a third little face was seen dowI
through the hole left in the clothing" Their
is one good thing to record of New Workers
They have hearts full of charity. Money pro
visions, clothing and medicines have pourc'
into the house of SIMON FINKELsToNE sine
the advent of the triplets. 1t was rcporte'
that the mother and babes were prosperinl
Does it not seem strange that these freaks O
nature or blessings from GOD always come I
the dwelling of the poor mani Can the wis
one tell US why is this thus?