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Year: 1879

The wife of Garibaldi was a heroine in
her day, and the event may well be chroni-
cled with the deeds of daring which mark
the career of her distinguished partner. In
all the biographies of t.e Italian soldier and
patriot she is alone mentioned by her
Christian name of Anita She was bru-
nette, with black, piercing eyes; of beau
tiful figure and queenly majesty in her
department; active, daring, high-spirited
and in every respect worthy of her husband.
Her courage was remarkable. \ short
time after her marriage, she participated in
an engagement at sea with her husband, re-
fusing to 90 ashore, and during the flight
insisted on remaining on deck, where she
armed herself and cheered the men. In
the heat of the battle she maintained posi-
ton near the gunners, fiOurishing a saber,
and inspiring the men to deeds of val0r,
when she was, at last, hurled to the deck
by the wind of passing shot which killed
two men near by. Garihaldi sprang to her,
believing that he would find her corpse,
when she arose 10 her feet, covered with
the blood of the men who had fallen at her
side, but quite unhurt. Garibaldi begged
her to 90 below and remain until the action
was over. Il will 90, was her reply,
''but only to drive out the sneaking towards
who are skulking there for a moment be
fore she had seen two or three men desert
their posts for place of safety. And, GO
ing below, she Immediately reappeared,
driving before her the men filed with shame
at being thus forced to duty by resoluie
woman. She remained in the heat of the
battle to the end and after the struggle
accompanied her husband in all his under
takings, and died while flying with him
from the Austrians.
Year: 1879

On the goth of April, about two O'Clock
A. NJ, there was some very heavy thunder
and lightning, and a terrible shaking was
plainly felt near Tallulah, Georgia On
the next day it was found that the north
east side of Chattooga Mountain, four miles
northeast of Tallulah, Habersham County,
Ga, sloping down to the ChattOOga River,
at an angle OF 45 degrees, the top of the
mountain being about POO feet above the
river, was gradually sinking. party OF
men visited the mountain last Sabbath, and
found that it was not sliding but sinking.
There was break near the top, and at one
place over the top of sloping ridge was a
perpendicular rock, the depth of which was
about sixteen feet and the extent thirty or
forty acres The bank was in the shape Of
horseshoe, the toe being at the top of the
mountain. Trees were standing with their
tops downward, and the roots and large
stones were seen on the mountain About
three years ago we felt a severe quaking at
night. The night was clear, aud it was re-
ported that Devils Pulpit" was shaken
down. An old gentleman living near this
mountain informs us that a large crack was
discovered about the time of the quaking,
but little notice was taken of it until re-
Gently. Some fear is manifested by those
living near the mountain. Ii is not uncom-
mon in Florida for large bodies of island to
sink. but | don't think il common in a
mountain country, as our mountains are
nearly all composed of rock.
Year: 1879

\ San Francisco lady, who was recently
united in the bonds of matrimOny to dis
tinguished looking but exceedingly myste-
.ious stranger, has discovered that instead
of being a Mexican grandee her lord and
master loods after physicians horse and
buggy for $50 a month. After deciding
that it would be wiser to go home and get
her meals regularly than to stay with the
coachmen and starve, she sent him the fol-
lowing pointed epistle:


81 am deeply sorry that hunger and other
circumstances over which | have no control
compel me to write you this note. | find
That you are utterly unable to provide for
me, and as am at present unable to pro
vide for you, will have to leave you, and
return to that happy home whence you stole
me, and once more fill il with the Sunshine
of love.


''fIad | known that you expected me to
live on the morning breezes for breakfast,
the trade winds for dinner, and the evening
fogs for supper, would have honestly told
YOU that nv constitution would not be equal
10 il, even where the atmosphere is so Odor-
ous and substantial as in this hotel in Tar
Flat, and would have declined to become
your wife.


''If you shall ever marry another lady i
trust you will remember the advice of your
first wife, and that the domestic menu will
consist of pudding made of plums rather
than the north wind, and pies of pumpkins
rather than of zephers; in short, that you
will provide her with bill of fare rather
than with bill of air. If you meet me on
the street hereafter pass me by as a perfect
stranger, for if you do not | will be COM
PEELED to give you the cut direct,
Your wife, Mary"
Year: 1879

In preparing the famous Russian leather
for book-binding, the hides to be tanned
are first laid to soak for three days and
nights in a solution of potash to which some
duicklime has been added. The potash
used is made of the tree called in Russia
ilim, the elm; it is purified, so that it is Of
a brown color and earthly appearance
about twelve pools of this, each poOd being
equal to thirty-six English pounds, and two
pools of lime for one hundred skins. By
means of their tongues, when the causticity
Of the alkali is found weak, longer sOlu-
ton is allowed. When the skins are taken
out, they are taken to the river and left
under water for a day and night. Next
vedro of dogs dung is boiled in as much
water as will soak fifty skins, the latter be-
ing put into this solution when IT is at the
heat which the skins can bear, and in this
they remain one day and night The skins
are then sewed up water-tight; about one
third of what the skin will contain is then
filed up with leaves and small twigs, chop
ped together, of the plant called tOloknanka,
or bearberry, and the skins filled with
water; they are now laid one on the Other
in a large trough, with heavy stones upon
them, 50 as to press the infusion through
the pores of skin IN about four hours. AZ
ter this the skins are taken to the river and
washed, and are ready for the dyeing, The
whitest skins being laid aside for the red
and yellow leather
Year: 1879

Not long ago Captain Chadwick, of the
tug boat Alpha, shot strange marine mon
ster near Western Bar, on the coast of
North Carolina. What is it I Some say
turtle, some devil-fish, and the captain him
self is of the opinion that it was old Nick
in person, andhereafter sinners may have no
fear of punishment in the internal regions.
In fact, everybody who hears about it has a
different theory, and no two persons can
agree On what it is and where it belongs.
The Smithville pilots say that his Satanic
Majesty has been seen off the coast for the
last twenty years, and he has never met
any one who was bold enough to attack
him until the gallant tar of the Alpha hove
down on him and put an end to his career.
Captain Chadwick sighted the ''thing,
about eight miles off Western Bar and i'm
mediately steered toward it. When with
iu a short distance of ii he fired at il with
his rifle, the ball passing through its neck
and killing it. 1t required six men with
their utmost strength, TO pull it over the
rail, and it is estimated that it weighed six
or seven hundred pounds The animal was
seven feet long by three and half feet
wide. On the back was hard black shell,
like turtles, with three ridges running
lengthwise The head was as large as a
water bucket, and in the mouth, extending
down into the throat, were rows of soft
teeth. The tail was not more than eigh-
teen inches long, and projected in three
prongs. The fins and feet were like tur-
tie, with the exception that there were no
claws.
Year: 1879

'Camaron" fishing is a pursuit highly
thought of in the Island of Mauritius.


''Camarons" are species of cray-fish OF
fresh-water prawn which are plentiful in
every river and stream in the colony. They
are of a beautiful blue-black, with claws
set at the end of feelers quite out OF pro-
portions in length to their bodies, and a
number of black legs, which, when spread
out at the bottom of stream, give them
something the appearance of great spiders.


They measure as much as six inches in
length, and large one will turn the scale
at quarter of pound. When boiled they
turn dark red, and are almost universal
dish at every Mauritian dinner-party. They
are in season during the summer, when the
rivers are low, and the chasse aur CANA,
rons is made an excuse for many pleasant
party in the woods. Ladies are indefatiga-
Year: 1879

bic fishers, and add a charm to parties
by their presence. The mode of proceed
ing is very curious Arrived at the river
side, generally pretty English hammered
brook, twisting and turning in the usual
vagrant fashion of brooks between high
banks, the party are handed over to score
of old I)igue,trs, poachers, and g,tdrdiels,
who have already got ready the fishing
tackle. This consists of rods of thin bam-
boo six feet long, one end supplied with a
slip moose made from the root of the wild
indigo, which is stiff enough to remain open
in the water, while it is sufficiently plant
to run together with the least pressure.
Provided with one of these apiece, the
fishermen are taken to the waters edge and
planted in all sorts of queer positions over
the likely pools, some astride of trees which
have partially fallen, others on the shelving
bank, supporting themselves by sticking
their heels well in the soil here and there,
wherever the water gives promise of CANA
rons. The bait is maniOc made into paste
and spread at the bottom of the stream.
The paste is of the cOnsistence of thin
dough, and portion of it is wrapped in a
caladium leaf, lightly folded and dropped
dexterously into the water, when it falls to
the bottom, carrying the paste with it,
which gradually floats out and lies along
the gravel. Now comes the period of ex-
pectancy. The glare of the sun on the
water reflects the shadows on its surface
like looking glass, and the eyes weary of
piercing the clear water, now ruitied by a
puff of wind, fill with tears, and see strange
things, as if in a dream, under the water.
Every stone is magHified into a camaron,
the bits of fallen sticks blackened by lying
in the stream, assume the shape of the
creatures claws, and the moving water adds
life to the fancy At last camaron makes
his appearance, crawling lazily, and begins
TO pull in the manioc with his claw. The
old piqueur who is looking after you grows
excited, and points and whispers At the
most you can see some black lines ZigZag-
ging along the bottom, and to catch the
animal you must push the moose gently un-
der his tail till it is over his middle, and
then with smart jerk secure him. Added
to the difficulty of seeing him, the camarOn
is cunning, and has a dislike to his tail be-
ing interfered with, and so plants it firmly
on the ground and defies you to get the
moose under it. An impatient movement
and he is off with rapidity quite astonish-
ing, and each following attempt finds him
more 'touchY." But patience will at
length be rewarded, and with final jerk
the camaron is pulled out struggling vio-
lently, and transferred to pot carried for
his reception. So the sport goes on: CANA
ron after camaron is persuaded to lift his
tail, and pays the penalty in the pot, till
the sun gets too hot and the camaron refuse
to leave their cool holes under the bank.
Then the chaSSeUrs retire TO the ''hangar


for breakfast, and spend the rest of the day
as best they can till the piqueurs come to
announce that the game is feeding, when
the party turn out and catch as many more
as they can before night sets in.
Year: 1879

The merry birds are singing.


And from the fragrant sod
The spirits OF q thousand flowers
Go sweetly up to God;
While in his holy temple


We meet to praise and pray
With cheerful voice and grateful lay,
This Summer Sabbath Day,
We thank thee. Lord, for one day
To look heaven in the face
The poor have only Sunday;


The sweeter is the grace.
It's then they make the music


That sings their week away.
Oh, there's q sweetness infinite


In the poor mans Sabbath Day!
'Iis as burst OF sunshine


A tender fall of rain,
That set the barest life a-bloom.
Makes old hearts young again.
The dry and dusty roadside


With smiling flowers is gay:
It's open heaven one day in seven,
The poor mans Sabbath Day!
'Tis here the weary pilgrim,


Doth reach his house Of ease;
That blessed house, called beautiful"
And that soft chamber, peace"
The River Of Life runs through his dream
And the leaves of heaven are at play
He sees the golden city gleam,


This shining Sabbath Day
Take heart, We faint and fearful.


Your cross with courage bear:
So many face now fearful
Shall shine in glory there
Where all the sorrow is bsnished,


The tears are wiped away
And all eternity shall be


An endless Sabbath Day
All there are empty places,


Since last We mingled here
There will be missing faces


When we meet another year
But heart to heart, before We part.


Now altogether pray
Thst We may meet in heaven to spend
The eternal Sabbath Day
Year: 1879

That which has existed with any con- pleteness in consciousness leaves behind it, after its disappearance therefrom, in mind or brain, functional disposition to its reproduction or reappearance in consciousness at some future time. Of no mental act can we say that it is writ in water.n Something remains from it whereby its recurrence is facilitated. Every impression ofsense upon the brain, every current of molecular activity from one to another part of the brain, every cerebral reaction which passes into movement, leaves behind it some modi- fication of the nerve elements concerned in it's function, some after effect. or, so to speak, memory of itselfin them which renders its reproduction an easy matter, the more easier the more often it has been repeated, and makes it impossible to say, however trivial, it shall not in some circumstances recur. Let the eX- citation take place in one of two nerve cells lying side by side, and between which there was not any original specific difference, there will be ever afterward a difference between them. The physio- | logical process, whatever be it's nat ure is the physical basis of memory, and it is the foundation of the development of oul mental functions. s.-Moattlsley.
Year: 1879

of curling~irons is still more objection able. Anything which tangles and cuts the hair is bad in the extreme, and It Is to be regretted that mothers draw so heavily upon the capital of their ehil- dren's hair instead of using the yearly increasing interest of it's beauty and value" One disastrous result arising from the prevalent custom of allowing the hair to flow uneonfined down the shoulders has been in some eases disease of the spine or other ills of kindred nature. 1 his has been attributed to the heat of the hair when it is thick, and, as the hair is a non-conductor, the constant warmth of it about the neck and silotil- ders becomes weakening agency that betrays itself in some miserable form The scalp of the head should be always kept clean. The hair should not be brought in contact with very sharp comb-teeth; it should be carefully and well brushed and loosely coiled in one of the becoming fashions that abound at present, without being injurious to the growth or beauty of the hair or detri- mental to the physical structure in any way.-&. Louis IGmes-Jougnal.

 Household Hints.

 A spoonful of sugar, added to dried corn when seasoning, improves it.

 To restore elasticity of rubber springs, bands, etc., place the rubber bands or springs in hot water.

 A small spoonful of molasses added to buckwheat batter each morning will make the cakes temptingly brown.

 Crockery with gilt bands or flowers should not be wiped. It should be washed quickly, rinsed and drained until dry.

 In making an Irish stew, the suet should be chopped finely and the dough kneaded as lightly as possible. The less it is kneaded the lighter the crust will be.

 Fish and other dishes often come upon the table very greasy. The way to pre- vent this is to place brown or white paper over them, letting it touch the greasy surface. Paper absorbs fat.

 To prevent odors from cooking, put a few pieces of charcoal, tied in cloth, into the pot where onions, cabbage or meat are boiling, and the house will not be filled with the offensive odor.

 If you get your boots wet through, when you take them off and set them by the stove to dry, fill them with oats or corn, or something of the kind, and in the morning they will be found to have dried without shrinking, or stiffening, which is always so unpleasant.
Year: 1879

Near the village of Fratel, on the frontier of Spain and Portugal, Theresa Maria, who was carrying her husbands dinner to him in the fields, was told by a little shepherd boy that wolf was prowling about the place. Wishing to see one for the first time in her life, she put down her basket and climbed up to a high place to which the boy directed her. There she saw the animal in the act of devouring lamb. The shepherd boy began shouting and throwing stones, to see whether it would let go its prey and the wolf in its fury then attacked the poor little fellow, jumping up at his face, tearing the flesh from his jaws, and throwing him upon the ground. The woman, seeing the boys imminent dan ger, in an impulse of heroic self ran on the wolf wholly unarmed, seized tight hold of fhim, and then, after strug- gle, contrived to blind him with stone, and eventually killed him. Meanwhile the boy whom she had rescued ran, wounded as he was, to seek help in the village. While several villagers were coming up, armed with guns. stones and sticks, to kill the beast and save the woman from its fangs, she was returning to the village covered with blood, and with her arms, hands and face terribly wounded. She said that at times she was on the point ofbeing overcome, but con- trived to keep the animals throat in the close hold of her left arm, while hitting him hard on the head with stone which she was able to pick up. She was taken tc the Niza hospital. A month afterward she died there of her wounds, and the shepherd boy has since died of hydro. l phOhia
Year: 1879

"When we started from Pier No. l
this morning." said Capt. Al Foster
last night, after he had returned from
his Thanksgiving Goldfish expedition,
"we had on board 128 passengers. The
William Fletcher is not a large boat,
but she could carry this number very
comfortably. Some of them wanted to
run to the south ard; but the weather
was so fine and the water SO smooth
that made up my mind to 60 to east
'ard, thinking we should get better
fishing there. We hove off to Hog Inlet,
and fished for an hour; but though
nearly every one had line over the
side, nobody even got bite. This was
rather discouraging. For three years
no such thing had occurred with me
before, and didn't know what to make
of it. At last hauled up the anchor
and run further to the south. was at
the wheel myself, and we were between
the shores of Sandy Hook and Rocka-
way; and about eight miles southeast
of the Highlands, when l saw a jet of
water rise into the air about half a
mile ahead. 1t was followed by anoth-
er and another of the same kind.
knew at once that it was caused by a
whale, but as the spout was not more
than twelve feet high, 1 thought it a
very small one, as a full-grown whale
usually throws up the water about forty
feet. However, large or small, knew
it would be a curiosity to my passen-
gers. Nobody on board had noticed it
but myself; so, after had pointed it
out to my brother, told him to send
the boys forward to have look at it.
1t was almost dead ahead, and with
very little alienation of the steamer S
course bore directly down upon it.


The whale continued to spout at in
tervals, and though he did not send the
water higher than at first, l began to
think, as l got closer, that he was not
quite so small as ! had supposed. He
frequently threw his body half way out
of the water, and l could see that he
was black. When we were within 8
quarter of mile of him judged that
he was about fifty feet, but the nearer
approached the larger supposed him
to be. At last 1 slackened speed anC
ran very slow toward him. He made
no effort to get out of our way, anc
seemed to be Indifferent as to whether
he came in collision with us or not
The passengers were greatly excited
and wanted to see him still closer; 81
to satisfy them ran on until there wa'
not more than fifteen feet between oul
bow and the whale. Suddenly h
whirled around and swan across ou


bows. Up to that point l had beer
keeping little to one side of him, so a
to pass without touching him, but nov
l saw there was great danger of col
lision, and as the creature rose high il
the water l was able for the first tim
to see nearly his entire length. At tn


very lowest estimate he must hav


measured eighty feet, and some of tn


passengers, good judges of such mat
ters, were satisfied that it was not les
than $50 feet long. Itwas clear that
would never do for us to strike such


monster as that, so / threw the whee


hard-a starboard. and just shaved b


his tail. 1 tell you there were NO


many inches tu spare.
Year: 1879

81 have seen a good many whales in
my time" added the Captain, "but
never one so large as that before. Nor
have ever seen one, until this morn
ing, nearer than half mile from
where l was. The water, Just where
we saw this fellow, was deep, but had
he run in toward the shore on either
side he would soon have been aground.
may say that after this experience we
found other fishing grounds and very
successful, catching a great many cod,
and more blackfsh than l have seen
taken on any excursion l have made
this season. My brother caught one
weighing eight pounds"


Several of the passengers who were
in the William Fletcher corroborate
Captain Fosters story of the whale
N Y Sun
Year: 1879

The method of dispensing justice and
carrying the law into execution in Ca
bul seems to be somewhat primitive,
Judging from the following incident,
which is supplied by a correspondent
of the Lahore paper: In quarrel be-
tween two artillerYmen, and by sort
of accident of a kind that sometimes
happens on purpose, the bayonet of
one man became implanted in the stom-
ach of the other, inflicting wound that
resulted fatally. The friends and rela-
tives of the deceased declared that they
would only be satisfied by the life of
the delinquent being left in their hands,
and according to the usual custom in
such cases the prisoner was made over
to them to do what they liked with him.
1t was Immediately agreed that hang
ing was the most appropriate, and all
the necessary preparations for the GER
emony were completed, when one of
the relatives, more bloodthirsty than
the rest, demanded the privilege of
cutting the unfortunate mans throat.


At this interesting period of the tragedy
the Colonel of the prisoners battery ar
rived on the scene with bag of Rs.
1000, which obtained an instant re-
prieve for the moribund artilleryman.
Year: 1879

Guinea fowls will keep all bugs
and insects of every description off gar
den vines. They will not scratch like
other fowls or harm the most delicate
plant. Their eggs are valuable. and
they lay oftener than the common hen.
Year: 1879

Benjamin Franklin wanted the
turkey selected for the emblematical
bird of America instead of the eagle
and this it will be remembered, was a
long, long time before trade dollar
was thought of.-Rochester Herald.