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Year: 1878

CAoUTCHoUC MAKING ON THE ANA
zoN.-Narrow paths lead from the hut
through the thick underbrush to the soli-
tary trunks of the India rubber trees; and
us soon rs the dry season allows the wood
man goes into the seringal with II Ratchet
in order to cut small holes in the bark, or
rather in the wood of the caoutchouc tree
from which n milky white sap begins to
flow through IN earthenware spout tasten-
ed to the wound. Below is Il piece of
bamboo which is cut into the shape of
bucket. In this way he goes from tree to
tree until, upon his return, in order to
carry the material more conveniently,
he begins to empty the bamboo buckets
into large calabash. The contents Of
this are poured into one of those great
turtle-shells, which on the Amazon are
used for every kind Of purpose. He at
once sets to work on the smoking process,
since, if left to stand long, the gummy
particles separate, and the quality of the
India rubber is hurt. This consists in sub
iecting the sap, when spread out thin, to the
smoke from nuts of the Mauassa Urucury
palm which, strange to say, is the only thing
that will turn it solid at once. An earth
enware "bowl without bottom" whose
neck has been drawn together like that of
bottle, forms kind of chimney when
placed over heap of red-hot nuts, so that
the white smoke escapes from the top in
thick clouds The workman pours a
small quantity of the white, rich, milk
like LIQUID over kind of light wooden
shovel. which he turns with quickness, in
order to separate the sap as much rs pos
sible. Then he passes it quickly through
the dense smoke above the little chimney,
turns it about several times, and at once
perceives the milk take on II grayish yell
low color and turn solid. In this way he
laws on skin after skin until the india rub
Der on each side is two or three centime-
ters thick and he considers the plancha
done. 1t is then cut upon one side, peel
ed off the shovel, and hung up to dry,
since much water has got in between the
layers, which should dry out if possible.
The color of the plancha, which is, at first
bright silver gray, becomes more and
! more yellow and at last turns into the
caoutchouc as it is known in commerce.
A good workman can finish in this way
five or six pounds an hour. The thicker,
the more even, and the freer from bubbles
the whole mass is, so much the better is
its quality and higher the price.-Scrtb-
ner'S Magdsine.
Year: 1878

DON'T STIMULATE TIE YoUNG.-If you
give to II healthy man of twenty, who has
never tasted it. either Il cup of tea OF coffee,
it will keep him awake all night. If you
give to one who has never drank ferment-
ed or distilled liquors, IL glass of beer,
wine, or weak whiskey and water, it will
make him more or less dizzy, and perhaps
give him headache. If you persuade
one who has never smoked, to try n cigar


it will probably nauseate him, and for a
time make him severely sick. Now. what
is the conclusion from these facts? Sim.
ply that tea, coffee, fcrmented and distilled
liquors and tobacco are in their nature
medicinal; are. in brief, drugs, and that
at least while the body is growing, while
he still has superabundance of vital
force it does not need either the preserv.
ative properties of tea or coffee, or the
digestive and tonic ones of wine, beer OF
of brandy, or the soothing one of tobac
co. to keep it in health and well-being
but that, on the contrary, when the youth
| full system is in its natural state and either
is offered it, disturbance, more or less pro
nounced, is the result. What terrible
responsibility, then, do mothers and fa
theirs incur who from babyhood allow theil
little children to drink tea and cotfee-nay
before the little things think of asking fol
it, tempt them to sip it out of their owl
teaspoon!
Year: 1878

Truth will never die; the stars will grow
dim, the sun will pale his glory but truth
will ever be young. Integrity, upright
ness, honesty, love, goodness, these are
all imperishable. No grave can ever en-
tomb these immortal principles. They
have been in prison, but they have been
frecr than before those who have enshrin-
ed them in their hearts have been burned
at the stake; but out of their ashes Other
witnesses have arisen. No sea can drown,
no storm can wreck, no abyss can swallow
up the everything truth of God. You
cannot kill goodness and truth and integ.
rity and faith and holiness; the way that
is consistent with these must be the way
cverlasting.-Rev. C. P. Spurgcon.
Year: 1878

flI'"hlM' COMES THE NIGHT so EAST


BY CELIA THAXTER.
. Opilgrlm, comes the night so fast?
Let not the dark thy heart appall,
Though loom the shadows vague and vast,
For love shall save lis all
There is no hope but this to see
Though tears that gather fast and fall:
Too great to perish love must be,
And love shall save us all.
Have patience with our loss and pain,
Our troubled space of days so small;
We shall not stretch our arms in vain,
For Love shall save us all
Opilerim, but moment wait,
And we shall hear our darlngs call
Beyond deaths mute anl awful gate,
And love shall save us all


-S'rijaer FOR March
Year: 1878

As my mind reverts back to a quarter of
a century ago have faint idea of seeing
these designs placarded upon the walls,
with groundwork which was very dark,
but cannot tell the plan or substance en-
ployed in their creation. I don't think
he met with good success, for afterwards
we learn of his crossing the ocean and ap-
plying himself to study under the tuition
of the most eminent painters in the conn
try of his birth; and suppose made great
proficiency in the art he had chosen.


At the end of three years, think, he
returned to his adopted country, and
auncned his tiny bark upon the waves of
an uncertain sea, with many doubts and
fears, I apprehend, of the future. Slowly
and securely he assembled the scale of fame.
Every production that emanated from his
artistic hands added new laurels to his
brow. The exquisite and enraptured
sightliness of his mountain scenery, with
It's vividness, transports you in imagina-
ton TO the base of these giants that lift
their hoary heads into the azure sky, SEEM
ing to hold converse with the inhabitants
above The wildness and subimity of
these delineations thrill you with awe and
admiration, and you stand in luxurious
apartments confronting these complicated
beauties of natural scenery, without under
going the hardohips and perils incident to
a journey of thousand of miles away, into
the very heart of the uninhabitable regions
of those majestic handiworks of God.


He has, through arduous and much toll,
reached the pinnacle, and amidst the con-
stellation of the bright luminaries that
gladden. the earth by their presence-in
his sphere-he sheds his beams throughout
the civilized world and the people in re-
turn pay homage to the distinguished tai
ents of our former townsmen, Albert
Bierstadt. VIII E.
Year: 1878

A novel way to raise money to purchase
u church bell was recently projected and
carried out by an ingenious young man OF
Kentucky. He circulated slips of paper
about the room, asking each lady to sign
her name (ostensibly to compare the hand
writing) which was promptly done with
out any idea OF the object. Then he wrote
above II promise to pay Il specified number
of kisses on demand and sold the slips Al
auction. They yielded quite sum, though
whether the unwilling signers honorec
their drafts is not recorded.
Year: 1878

The "Luncheon is an informal style oil
reception and has recently come into
vogue, and one was held by Mrs. John ia
cob Astor last Saturday. Commerce par
ties y is another way Of entertaining a
small number of friends, and can be held
in the evening, while the "kette drum y
is an afternoon affair. The luncheon i.
held from | to 3 o'clock. Many stylish
ladies desire it to be understood that they
are at home Mt luncheon time and are GLAD
to sec any of their friends who may honor
them with call, At such times the lady
of the house may take the head of the ta-
BILE, and if no gentleman be present hel
daughter may carve. Young ladies arC
now often called to this duty, and | have
seen one of their number dissect IL roas
turkey in very expert manner. At these
luncheons the servants are generally
sent out Of the room rs soon as the covers
are off, in order to remove any restraint
from conversation There is often NOR,
real enjoyment in such gathering thar
in grand party; but the latter is II tiXe(
feature in society,". and every tirst.clas
family must give at least one " season
This makes them very abundant at tht
present tme.-NclO York. Letter IN ROCh
ester Den0erut.
Year: 1878

foresight and sense to comprehend the signs of the times" which uner-

 ringly point to q revolution in and change of control of the affairs of this Territory in all its activities.

 In all new countries, during the periods of rapid settlement and de- vclopment, there are frequent changes of the controlling forces. The men

 who to-day are at the front, leading the van of settlement and civilization as captains, colonels and generals, are tomorrow serving in the ranks and other strong and restless spirits have become the leaders. The men of courage and capacity, guided by a wise discretion, realizing that this is 8 free country in which all men have equal rights, regardless Of the hide bound" laws or m gre custom and the limits laid for them by the old timers, will in spite of Earth and Hell wig gle their way to the top and front.

 IL is a fixed fact that the stronger physical and mental force will over come the weaker The incoming tide of humanity, vet to occupy our mountains, hills and valleys, will possess the mind, money and muscle which will eventually take the con irol of affairs entirely out of our hands unless we are willing to join them in the onward march to high CT civiliza ton and a wiser manage ment of public affairs. There need be no jealousy of heart or conflict of thought between the new and old settler, and indeed there should he none.
Year: 1878

Johnny Cum, of the CHizen, is again on the war-path after the Gen eral commanding this Department, and the entire command under him. The bump of combativencss on this boys head must be as large as that carried on the head of Texas bull. No one acquainted with General Will COX doubts for a moment his willing ness to use all the forces in his con- mand to protect the life and property of the citizens of this Territory, con sistent with the law and orders which he is bound to respect and cbcy-
Year: 1878

Our neighbor Tyng, of the Sentinel, publishes a card saying that he has not hired the Enterprise to attack him, as the Miner hath it. Your card is unnecessary, Mr. T., as all men well know that one newspaper man does not require pay to be induced to at tack and abuse another. Do you sup pose that Beach has paid Marion anything for attacking him? We reckon not.
Year: 1878

For the week ending August 30, S53,6O6 3t in bullion was shipped from this Territory by way of Yuma. We take this item from the Sentinel. It will not be long at the present rate of development of miues in Arizona before that amount will be shipped daily
Year: 1878

From the officials of the Enngrants' Hospital on
Wards Island there to the Coroncrs office on
Saturday night. notification that man who had
attempted suicide lying there in very precari-
condition. Ten days before he had taken q
quantity of Paris green for the purpose of scfde-
struction. Medical assistance was summoned and all
sorts Of expcdents sought to destroy the poison But
IL had been taken In quantities too large to be easily
got rid Of. and when the victim of his own rashness
had anguishcd for week at his brothers house
his relatives thought II prudent to have him removed
to the hospital


Coroner Woltman on Saturday night found man
of twenty-nine Herman Schmidt by name, in semi
unconscious condition. After q while he rallied,
said he was native OF Lmburg, in Germany, and
had come to this country In August last. He had


first gone to the residence of his brother at No C3j
Ninth avenue. where he followed the business Of 0
butcher. Dishcartened by troubles he did not dc.
fine. he grew tired OF his condition and determined to
end his life by taking poison. With this view he had
swallowed q quantity of Paris green which he had
procured, where. he would not say. That was all the
statement he able to make when inscnsibility
. prevented further speech.
Year: 1878

The recent annual reports Of the horse car COM
panies. made in pursuance Of law to the State En-
gineer have again called general attention to the
enormous and lucrative business done by these cor
porations. From careful consideration of these
reports, as well as from a diligent inquiry
among the representatives of the various
horse companies, most curious and in
structive statistics have been CLEANED in ref
erence to the workings of the street railroads
of this city. In the outset however it is important
to remove popular error which the horse car CON-
panies have gladly allowed to spring up. They had
given out during their whole bitter fight against
rapid transit that the elevated railways would vrtu-
ally ruin them and to use the popular phraseology


skill their business The figures to be presented in
this article will show conclusvely that the elevated
railroads. when complete, will only slightly
duce the fabulous gains of these corporations. which
promise to be in the future fourishing in the
past. "Even now,' said well known railroad
man last week. "the Third avenue and Sixth avenue
horse car companies are making bigger profits
on their investments than the elevated railways. The
cost of the horse lines is of course. infinitely
smaller, and their running expenses very much
lighter. At the same time their traffic has suffered
comparatively small decrease. that the stockhold
of the best lines still pocketng from twenty
to fifty per cent profit their original Investments
1af more tnan tne ecvateu rOauS ciu nope 10 gam.


EFFECTS RAPID TRANSIT


panstaking investigation confirmed the above
statement IN the main The only horse car line
which would at present be likely TO exhibit the full
effects of elevated railway competition is the
Sixth Avenue for the Metropolitan Railway has now
been running over its tracks for six months.
The Third elevated road is still incomplete
and has been running only along portion of the
avenue, that the horse line has not yet felt the
full effects Of rapid transit competition What has
been the decrease in the receipts of the Sixth
horse line for these six months is most interest
ing question. The company is obliged to make
turn of its monthly receipts to the Comptrolers
Office Not having yet made their return for Novem-
Der the figures for only the first five months
cessible but those for November will probably not
vary materially from those for October the conditions
of the street travel being very much the same during
these two months. The following the receipts of
the company from June to November as compared
with the same months Of the previous year.:
Year: 1878

Olive Logan reports new and expensive stock
ing 1t is to be of lace, " open work from the
toe to over the knee, and so transparent that
ladies will have to wear silk stocking under it,
Once let the American women see them," says
Miss Logan, and they'll all die but what
they'll have them, until some new folly comes in.
and then you won't be able to sell pair at one
fifth their value 1t would not be wise to
question this assertion. Olive Logan is an Ame-
rican woman herself, and she knows.
Year: 1878

THE HICKs-LORD GOssIP.-A rumOr has been
current for the past few days that a separation
had occurred, or was imminent, between Mr..
that the monthly payment had been made
them for the rents to which they were entitled
as heretofore, and it was also learned that the
couple had been taking their usual carriage
exercise in the park no longer ago than the
day before yesterday. Ex-Judge Fullerton de-
clared the report absurd and had every reason
to believe that there was no foundation for it.


That was also the opinion of the lawyers who
acted for the sons of Mr.. Lord.-[N. Y. Star,
9th
Year: 1878

THOSE fiendish Chinese seem always to
have been running the laboring man and steal
ing his thunder. Just now. while many labor.
Ing men want the government to issue un-
limited paper money, and think the idea is a
his committee that the Chinese have tried the
experiment three times-and failed each time.
nv Ror0J6
Year: 1878

BALTIMoRE. August 26.-Judge John A.
lnglls, chief Judge of the orphans court of this
aged sixty five years He was a native of this
city, but at an early age removed to South
carolina, where he was prominent citizen.
and occupied important positions on the bench
OF that state, being a judge of the court of
appeals, and afterward chancellor of the state


He was president of the state convention. and
the war he returned to his native city. en-
tered on the practice of law, and was after.
ward made judge of the orphans court. In
his personal and social position Judge Inglis
was without reprOach ''
Year: 1878

NEWPORTS LADY DRIvERs.-Scaroeiy an
afternoon passes but one sees or hears of some
break-neck encounter down near the end of
the avenue, where the road is more free from
carriages. The lady drivers stand in fear of
nothing; cut and slash at their horses with
whip and rein, and wouldn't object in the least
to running over you and knocking you sense
less and your buggy to atoms if you chanced
has already driven two noble animals to death.
and will soon put another hOrs de combat un.
less some merciful providence lnterVenes.-
LIST. LO2iiS ReDaiblicGn
Year: 1878

GENERAL CUSTER'S STATUE.-A private ex.
hibltiOn of General Custers statue was given
by the sculptor, Mcdonald, in his studio in
Booths Theater building this morning. 1t is
&A inches in height, exceeding by just quar-
The size is what is called heroic size, much
larger than the statue Of Lafayette at the
southern end of Union square. The attitude
left foot resting upon low tree stump, the
right leg extending behind. but at no great
distance, the heel Slightly raised from the
grasps sword, and the left is bent before the
chest in an attitude of defense, which is
meant to be followed Immediately by attack.
The costume is the ordinary military costume
OF a general, with helmet and helmets cord.
brace of empty pistols lie on the ground in
the rear. The head, besides being uncovered.
has the hair shorr. The destination of the
statue is West Point, where it will be unveiled
next 4th of July.-[N. Y Express, eth.
Year: 1878




NESS DEPRESSION.


The Congressional labor investigating CON-
mlttee continued its sessions in New York
Hinchman, formerly merchant of Brooklyn,
gave as his impression, founded upon ObServa-
tion and statistics, that there were too many
persons engaged in manufacturing pursuits
and too few in agricultural industry, and the
remedy, he thought is in diversion of the
population OF cities to the agricultural districts
and the contraction of manufacturing.


Mr.. F. B. Timber, well-knOwn New York
merchant, said in trip around the world in
1876 and 1877, he found the same complaint
everywhere of depressed industries, nnremun-
erative business and distress among the work
ing classes. He believed the primary cause of
this universal labor depression was the devel-
0pment OF steam and electricity. He thought
with production, and the country was now
about entering upon a new era of prosperity.
he thought the laboring classes should seek to
limit the number of hours of labor, or in other
words, increase the price which must be given
for doing certain amount of work, and also
to limit the tremendous competition which
they sustained from machinery: He believed
that there was substantial basis for the dis
satisfaction which existed among wOrkingmen,
and that the legislation in the last quarter
OF century had been more largely in the in
been in the interest of the people; also, that
that the poorer and middle classes were SuS-
tanning more than their share of the taxation
necessary to the support of government. Wit
ness thought the Importance of the currency
question was overrated by those who were
camoring for all increase of the circulating
medium. AS regarded the tariff question, while
1t was no doubt true that class interests were
to some extent favored at the expense OF the
gereral public, it was, in his opinion, better to
let it stand it is than to be constantly tinker
ing at it. He thought that legislation might
do something in the way of lesSening intem-
perance among the laboring classes by taxing
heavily all spirituOus liquors, and something
might be done by substituting lighter class
of stimulantS for those heretofore so largely
used. Witness, in conclusion, was opposed to
the system of speculation wherein vast guam
titles OF property was sold when it was known
that 1t would never be delivered. 1t was simp-
~ gambling, alike injurious to the country and
to the working classes.
Year: 1878

TIE NEXT SESSION of the Potter investiga-
ting committee will be held in this city some
timein october. 1t is not thought the session
will extend beyond a fortnight, when the con-
mittee viii adjourn until the next regular
session OF Congress in December. The eX-
penses Of the committee, it is said, have already
exhausted the appropriation made therefor
and a deficiency appropriation will have to be
made to meet the committees obligations.
Year: 1878

wv WARRANTO AGAINST THE UNITED
says Deputy Attorney General Gilbert is about
to procure writ Of quo warrantO from the
venango County. Court against the corpora


following grounds: That the company is doing
business within the county of McKean where
no company is authorized to do business of
that character: that it is common carrier,
and has violated its duty as such by refus n
to receive and transport petroleum. when
offered 1t for that purpose by certain persons,
partnerships and corporations; that it has
and transportation of petroleum, so that some
shippers are compelled to pay much higher
price for it than others do for the same service.
Year: 1878

Men, as a rule, are easily attracted


by beautiful face, but still 1t is an
internal beauty of character, by which
a woman can exert the greatest
amount of influence. A tlue-minded
man, though at first enamored by the
glare of personal beauty, will soon
feel the hollowness of its charms
when he discovers the lack of beauty
in the mind. Inestimably great Is
the influence q sweet-minded woman
may WELD over those around her. 1t
is to her that her friends would come
In seasons of sorrow and sickness for
help and support -one soothing touch
OF her kindly hand would work won-
ders on the feverish child, q few
words let fall from her lips in the ear
of a sorrOwing sister would do much
to raise the load of grief which was
bowling its victim down to the dust in
anguish. The husband comes home
worn out with the pressure of busi-
nss %a and sds4 sslng oaI ifFab9ss k9s with tthta tbs
the cozy sitting-room and sees the
blaze of the bright fire, his slippers
placed In readiness by loving hands,
and meets his wife's smiling face, he
succumbs in q moment to soothing
influences, which act as the balm Of
Gilead ON his wounded spirits, that
are wearied with combating with the
stern realities of life. The rough
schoOl-boy flies in rage from the
taunts of his companions to find solace
in his mothers smile; the little one,
full of grief with its own large trou-
BILE, finds q haven of rest on its moth
er's breast; and SO one might 60 on
with instance after instance of the in
fluence a sweet-minded woman has in
the social life with which she is con-
nected. Jdmss' Magazine.