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Year: 1874

COwES August @, 1874.


once more the pretty little town OF COwes as
sumes it's picturesque and holiday appearance, for
place OF aieaden SKY and drizzling rain, defying
wsterproofs and umbrellas, we have fair weather
and sunshine as brilliant as the sunniest heart
could desire The change is not only welcome but
most auspicous for as this Is the birthday OF the
Duke OF Edinburgh when he completes his thir-
tierh year at an early hour this morning the royal
yachts, Victoria and Albert ana Alberta, with the
iron-clad snip Jealous, and nearly all the yachts in
the Roads. were dressed IN colors and most su-
perb picture was the result The American yacht
Enchantress was profuse in her bunting, and 1t
was evident that Brother Jonathan was de-
termined not to be behind IN the display OF
his LOYALTY TO the Sailor Prince OF England in
particular and TO the royal family in general.
Al twelve O'Clock the Jealous dred
royal salute bat as it Ia customary with the Royal
Yacht Squadron only TO salute Der Majesty, the
guns on the battery we're silent 1t is stated that
an afternoon party will be given on board the
Jealous 70 the members Of the squadron. and en-
yachts lying in the Roads.


This day was also appointed for the Cowes town
regatta and the usual attendance OF the members
of the royal family was anticipated. There was
an alteration in this part Of the programme in
consequence OF the casualties sustained by
ssme OF the vessels in the preceding races.
To supply the place Of tins race, which,
however is one in which little interest is felt, a
special one was arranged and one OF a rather
novel character 1t takes the form OF a


CONSOLATION PRIZE,


and is cup OF the value Of f1O0, the gift OF q
member OF .he club, for all yachts belonging to the
Royal Yacht Squadron which have never won a
prize in the United Kingdom during the last
twenty years. Now TINS appears to bear with 1t
something like reproach that any vessel
belonging to the squadron should have
been a racing vessel and yet for long
a period as twenty years have had such i'll luck as
to have been unsuccessful IN getting a mOdlcum
of honor during her career; but these liberal con-
d,tions admitted those vessels built within that
period which had been unsuccessful, and they ex-
tended even to one vessel, the Chandelier, which
In May last. The fonowing were the entries for
Year: 1874

TIE RACE.


At the appointed time ten O'Clock, all the yachts
we're at their stations with the exception or the
Fair RosamOnd, but 1t was not until ion. 15m. that
the prep pAratory gun fred the tide at this time
being slack, with the wind blowing fresh from tue
w. n. W. The course on this occasion was TO the
westward, and at l0h. 20m. precisely the starting
gun was fired. The spread oil canvas was l1m1ted
On this special occasion, Tor no balloon sails or
spinnakers were allowed, and the yacnts were re.
strcted to square sails, square tOpsais and main
topmast staysaiiS. The Nukteris got round hrst
and took the lead but the Chanticleer was soon
round and alter her IKE shot, and the Caprice
close on her quarter; the Daydream, Terp-
sichOre, Ayacanora and Ursullne forming a
compact second line. Before reaching Egypt
House the Chanticleer took the lead and parted
company with the others, going on the port tack,
and, by Keeping under the island, made a long
reach toward Lepe while the Ierpslchore ana
Eazee, which had become the second and third
vessels IN the race, chose the opposite tack, keep
ing TO the northward, and tEus obtaining the wind
ward position, the Daydream, AyacanOra and
Ursuline and Shark brought up the lee division.
At eleven O'Clock the Chanticleer made her first
tack, and when she was crossing to the nOrthward
she vas found to be leeward OF the two cutters.
II was not possible TO speak with certainty as to
which OF the yachts first rounded tie western
mark OF Lepe, but on the return TO COwes the
Chanticleer found to be the leading vessel. all
the others being long distance leeward. On COM
Ing abreast OF the squadron Castle the time taken
Year: 1874

Runaway AcoIDEST.-On Sunday after
noon horse attached to q buggy in which
two negro men were seated took fright on
Broad street and ran away. The negro men
were both thrown out and injured. The
horse, which belonged to Colonel j. L. Car
rnston, had leg broken, and the buggy
Ma. badly smashed.
Year: 1874

The TEMPORARY CITY HALL-Workmen
were engaged yesterday In removing the
fence around the new CITY Hall lot. ON broad
street, preparatory to work upon the tempo
taf5 building, which is to be commenced at
once ~
Year: 1874

A correspondence has been published be-
tween the father of an Oxford undergrad
uale and Archbishop Manning. The
young man had been two years member
of New College, Oxford, when he became a
convert to the Roman Catholic faith. He
wished, as did also bis father for him, that
he might continue his university course.
How ne came to change his course is told
in letter TO his father, in which he says:


''Since saw you l have been IN Lon
don TO see the Archbishop Of Westminster,
and TO learn from him the mind Of the
Church as relating 10 my future course
When had laid the whole matter before
him, assure you that l was much sur
prised to hear that the Holy See has ex-
pressly condemned the English universi-
ties as dangerous to faith and morals. This
being the case, the Archbishop could only
give me one reply to my question-an un-
conditional negative, and as l have sub
mitted my judgement to that of the
Church, the only course for me is to &C
quiesce in bis opinion"


Upon this the father wrote to the Arch
bishop to learn whether his son has right
" understood the Archbishop's meaning,
and he adds: 81 can scarcely think it pos
sible that Church protesting to encourage
learning should object to young man Of
21 completing his education at a Univer-
sity from which all sectarian teachings ex-
Glued" A reply was received from Arch
bishop Manning's secretary, in which,
without an express affirmation of the cor
rectness of the sons report, the father is
given to understand that the Church does
prohibit Catholics from studying at Eng
lish universities. The letter proceeds:
''The Archbishop desires to express,
through me, his sense Of the trial you have
at this time to bear. The cause oft cannot
beregarded by him except as benediction
FOR your son; nevertheless, he cannot re-
frain from expressing his sympathy with
you, who feel otherwise"
Year: 1874

There was an old man there from st.
Clara stranger in the city, who had
heard Of the dOings Of the Central station
court, and had come in to see for himself.
He had listened very attentively to the
other two stories, and after taking long
breath he commenced.
Year: 1874

A DANGEROUS SAFEGUARD. There has
been a gun standing behind a cupboard
in Pine-street residence for the past
eight years. 1t belonged to the occu-
pants tatherAand was set up there in a
loaded condition It's presence was
always an eyesore to the occupants wife
who shared fully with the sex their fear
OF firearms. So the other day, Friday,
we think-she induced her husband to
take it down and fire it off He had
never fired off gun which had been
loaded eight years; in fact, he had never
fired off gun at all; so he poked it out
OF window and took aim into the gar
den, without the taintest shadow of fear
His wife being afraid OF firearms, stood
behind his back and looked over his
shoulder with her eyes shut tightly. He
shut his eys too and then he pulled the
trigger. OF what Immediately followed
neither appears to have any settled idea,
He says he can vaguely remember hear
ing noise of some kind, and has an in
distinct impression OF passing over some
thing which must have been his wife, as
she was found between him and the win
dow by the neighbors who drew him out
oil the fire place. The fact that one of
inches, and that three of her teeth were
imbedded IN his scalp, seemed to indicate e
that in stepping back from the window
he had done so abruptly; and this con-
clusion, we are glad To say, was verified
by both on being restored to conscious
ness.-Lite in E0,t5tUy.
Year: 1874

If anybody has seen a black and tan
dog, answering to the name of Judge,
going down the street in company with
a hard shell turtle that wont answer to
tackle, as the dog can tell you if you
can get him to stop long enough, please
halt the eloplng pair, as they are the
property Of the editor OF this paper.
We are strongly attached TO the dog on
account OF his vagabondish, Bohemianish
habits. He knows every dog in Peoria
10y name, and is on intimate terms with
nine-tenths of the granger dogs that come
in under the wagons, and he knows more
of the inhabitants of this city than the
tax collector does. The turtle is more
recent acquisition. 1t was placed in the
back yard yesterday, and the dog spent
an hour and half trying TO entice it to
come out of its shelf ard be sociable
The old irOn-clad maintained his reserve,
however, until the dog crammed his nose
against the forward part Slad began to
snuff. The pair seemed TO come to some
understanding at once, for the dog made
an impetuous remark on very high
tone, and they both started on trip
after Donalson's balloon When the dog
jumped over Fishers barn we thought
he had struck the easternly current and
would go right through, but we learn
since that he landed and was seen saun-
tering along like whirlwind, the turtle
staying right by him. We should be
sorry to lose the dog now, as he has ac-
quired another important and valuable
quality. He knows more about turtles
than any other dog in the country, and
it is mighty hard to find real good tur-
tie dog.
Year: 1874

A clergyman in the north of Scotland
was riding along the road one day, and
had on cloak (Which he wore when the
elements without seemed to wage war
and dispute their claims to superiority
of rather an extraordinary make and
pattern, cape upon cape, like the out
works in a regular fortitication, so that
when the rain had got possession of one
told it had a fresh one to encounter. The
winds were trying their full power to
turn this tailor's barricade into ridicule,
and were assailing the shoulder turrets
in all directions, when an English gentle
came up, mounted on very spirited
horse, which had never been trained to
such sights, and took alarm, and almost
threw his rider "Why, man, said John
Bull, that cloak O yours would frighten
the devil" Weel. replied the minister,
that's just my trade"
Year: 1874

1t happened that Swift, having been
dining at some little distance from Lar
acor. his residence was returning home
on horseback in the evening which was
pretty dark just before he reached a
neighborng village his horse lost shoe
Unwilling to run the risk Of laming the
animal by continuing his ride in that
condition, he stopped at one Kelley's,
the blacksmith OF the village, where hav-
ing called the man, he asked him ii he
could shoe a horse with candle. NO,
replied the son of Vulcan; but l can
with a hammer"
Year: 1874

At the trial of burglar in New York
it became necessary to swear Chinaman
as a witress The question arose as to
whether he understood the nature OF on
oath. ASK him what he thinks will
become OF him it he takes ii laIsc oatn,
said the judge. The interpreter, after
dialogue with the witness. replied, He
says he could not go back to China, and
would have to stay in New York all the
time!' The court concluded that with
such an impulse to veracity he might
safely be sworn, and he was sworn ac-
cordingly
Year: 1874

The late Doctor Macadam used to tell
of tipsy Scotchman making his way
home upon a bright Sunday morning,
when the good folk were vending their
way to the kirk. A little dog pulled the
ribbon from the hand of lady who was
leading it, and as lit ran away from her
she appealed to tie first passer-by, asking
him to whistle for her poodle. No-
man, he retorted with that solemnity OF
yisage which only drunken Scotchman
can assume, Nv oman. this is no day for
whistlin ~
Year: 1874

A man who had recently been elected
a major of militia, and who was not over
burdened with brains, took it into his
head on the morning OF parade to exer-
else little by himself The field selected
.tor this purpose was his own apartment.
Placing himself in military attitude,
with his sword drawn. he exclaimed:
Attention, company Rear rank, three
PAGES, march, and he tumbled down
into the cellar. My dear, have you
killed yourself?" Go about your busi-
ness, woman" said the hero; what do
YOU know about warp
Year: 1874

A celebrated Scotch divine had just
risen up in the pulpit to lead the con-
gregation in prayer, when gentleman
in the front of the gallery took out his
handkerchief to wipe the dust from his
brow, forgetting that pack OF cards was
wrapped up in it. The whole pack was
scattered over the floor OF the gallery.
The minister could not resist sarcasm,
solemn as the act was in which he was
about to engage 20 man, mani surely
your psalm-buik has been ill-bund,
Year: 1874

A Hartford gentleman who had tarried
late at n wine supper found his wife
awaiting his return in high state OF
nervousness. Said she, Here I've been
waiting and rocking in chair till my
head spins round like top!" Jess so
where I've been" responded he; Its in
the atmosphere"
Year: 1874

A coxcomb, teasing Doctor Parr with
an account of his petty ailments, COM
planned that he could never go out with
out catching cold in mis- head, No
wonder returned the doctor; you al
WAYS 20 out without ANYTHING in it.
Year: 1874

An amateur sportsman went hunting
the other day. He only fired one load,
and brought all the shot home with him
in his left leg-all but four grains, and
his dog caught them in his ear. There
is such thing as being too economical.
Year: 1874

ing the unanimous opinion was that
the Republican candidate for Delegate
this year is pretty sure of an election
provided no fatal mistake is made in
the nomination. Jacobs and Kearney
were pretty generally discussed by the
outsiders, but without any apparent
spirit OF rivalry or hostility. The gem
eral conclusion seems to be that if the
contest is likely TO be close, it will be
best to nominate Kearney, as tits gener-
ally conceded that he could beat any
man in the Territory in the popular
vote, both sides the mountains, and his
nomination would be q concession to
the enstern part of the Territory. On
the other hand, there are many who
would Ike to see Judge Jacobs in Con-
gress, for various considerations: on
account of his conceded ability and on
party and personal account. His nom
ination, it is expected, would make
vacancy in the Office of Chief Justice,
which would be flied by the appoint
ment of Mr.. Wingard, which would
make another vacancy open to competi-
ton. That is the political gossip.


The Democratic Central Committee,
consisting chiefly of Gen. John Miller
Murphy. met at the rooms OF the Wo-
mems Suffrage party, and determined
to call straight-out Democratic party
Convention, to be held at Vancouver on
the 1st day of October. This rules out
every Conservative newspaper in the
Territory but the paper published by
the General himself, and the six or sew
en- hundred Republican voters who two
years ago joined the Democrats in a
movement which resulted in the election
of McFadden on oparty basis.
Year: 1874

The star q Centauri, in the southern


hemisphere, is found to have a parallax of
about one second, but no other star in the
celestial vault has been found to have
parallaX Of more than half second. In
quite a number of stars the parallax ranges
from two-tcnths to half second. Let US
see now what these measures give US for
the distance Of the stars. When star has
parallay OF one second, it shows its dis
tance to be Z little more than two hundred
thousand times the distance Of the earth
from the sun; with parallaX of half a
second, the distance is twice rs great; with
one of a third Of a seCond three times as
great. and so on, the distance being in
yersely proportional to the parallax. AS
there are only two stars Of which the par
allaX exceeds half a second, it follows that
with the exception of these the stars are
all more than tour hundred thousand times
as far as the sun. The sun being nearly
hundred millions of miles, this distance
amounts to about forty millions of millions
of miles. Hence the nearest known star is
twenty millions Of millions of miles; there
are about dozen Others Of which the dis
tanCe ranges from two to five times this
amount, while ali the remaining ones are
situated yet farther. You see that bright
star, a Lyra, now October y at little west
of the zenity? DR.. Brunnow has recently
determined the parallaX of that star to be
almost one-fifth of a second, consequently,
by the rule we have just given its distance
IS more than a million times that of the
sun, i. e., it is just about one hundred mill
lions of millions of miles.-Pspf. Simon
Aesec0y5ab an H0rDer's M,1g0ziuA
Year: 1874

cU7I love all men. There is in eve1y
man noble nature beneath, only they
cannot bring 1t out and whatever they do
that is false and cunning and evil, there
still remains the sentence of our Great Ex
ample, "Forgive them, for they know not
what they do.'
Year: 1874

At the time of the civil war the
Methodist Protestant Church divided,
the Southern retaining the old name,
and the Northern taking the name OF
the Methodist Church. Proposals for
a reunion have been favorably enter
tained on both. sides. A commission
of nine from each body has been ap-
pointed, with power to submit the
terms of union to a General Convep-
ton. The convention will meet in
Abingdon, Virginia, on the first Mon
day in May, 1873.


This is news to us as we nRder-
stand the Southern Church as hav-
ing at Louisville favored fraternal
relations, but at the same time
having declared that reunion is
undesirable and impracticable. The
Banner is generally well posted
and we will wait and see if it be
correct i'll this.
Year: 1874

MISSISSIPPI local editor: 'Once
more the Anglo-Saxon walks erect
his eye proudly beaming with the
glad light of triumph and his breast
heaving with the undying spirit OF
freedom. Once more the children
of tho Conqueror and descendants OF
Alfred and Edward glory in their
ancestry and fling the standards OF
white supremacy to the the fragrant
breezcs of of the Southland, ard the
shouts of the victorious and uncon-
querabIe Caucasian ascends in a
grand diapason to the eternal throne
of Liberty.
Year: 1874

We learn from the COURIER that
Judge Gillcnwaters in opening his
court at Blountville last week dis
pensed with his usual custom OF
opening with prayer. We are at a
loss TO account tor this. The puri~
ty and picty of the Judge Lave been
SO much sung in our ears recently
that we had begun 20 believe the
song. 1t is evident he thinks
0damn it," Perhaps between the
calls he has had to the ministry,
the Ecnch ard Congress, he has
"gctten the thing in such a devil OF
a fix" that he has forgotten to
pray. Then may be that while he
has been having the Judgeship run
by proxy he has concluded to have
his praying done by proxy too, and
that while he was opening court
publicly he had some brother
privately doing the praying,


Then perhaps, having heard OF
his old namesake dropping his
mantle of proPhesy, he has at
tempted to follow the example
Can any of these be true


Nay, we think not. Judge, die
we not tell you when you trailed
your pulpit robes and ran for office
ycu did bad thing, and did we no'
tell you when you trailed your er-
mine and went smelling over tht
District for a seat in Congress yoU
were simply making things worse
and worse 2 See how you came
at last to tell an unseeinly
and profanc anecdOte! And then
last and worst of all, you said tha
Roderick had the worst record yol
had ever seen-that such things a
he had done we could rot approve
ana should not endorse, and theT
YOU eOolly withdrew, and SOM
have asserted that sou made bar
gain that you wOuid "approve" AM
.Eendorse" the said Roderick thi
time if he would return the favo
next true. Now this looks to n
like a rather "unfriendly record
and see what it has led you to
You have abandoned prayer
Brother Gillenwaters! you are nov
only a politician and politician
will do these things!


Woes the race and woes the day,


That costs ones virtue, Gallant Ora
Year: 1874

a Series Of Interviews on That


Subject.
Tho Difficulty Of Getting Information
from Small Dealers.
They State Their Fears Of Being


Crushed Out.
Pretty General Agreement as to Where


the Trouble Lies;


Ut
Tho Large Packers Arc Trying
to DO Too Much.
And Send OFF Their Meats Before They
Are Properly Sailed.
Tho Inspectors Honest, but the System Of
Packing AL Wrong.
Year: 1874

Next in importance to the habit of
self-help we would place that OF per-
sOnal tidiness. We do not care to
guess how many American men and
women sit down to breakfast every
morning with their toilets half made,
the men without collar and cravat,
the women with unkempt hair, and
the children resembling the parents
I'm dress, rs much as in feature. "But
you see there are SO many things to
do In the morning-stock to feed,
cows to milk, fires to make, milk to
to skim, children to dress, breakfast
to get that one can't spend much
time fixing themselves up." All
very true but one doesn't 90 round
barefooted in the morning, or with
out washing face and hands, because
a habit the reverse of all that has
been formed. "My hair is combed
in the morning for all day before l
leave my chamber" said an elegant
house-keeper the other day, and She
keeps no girl; and we couldn't help
thinking the happiness her husband
must. have had Just in the one partic-
ular of seeing her every morning for
twenty years with smOothly-combed
hair, and neat linen collar, opposite
site him atthe breakfast table, and
of the order and cleanliness in the
household of which that one little
item was an index. That "clean-
illness is next to godliness," should
be early and deeply impressed on
every child, and It should be taught
to shrink from uncleanliness as II
shrinks from vice. 'sl n''s- 4"
Year: 1874

Two actors, who bore to each other
the most 'inveterate hatred, were to
perform in an opera, the one a knight
and the other disguised rs bear,
with whom the knight was to COM
bat. Everything went off very well;
they fought the bear, as 1t was fight
ing, was vanquished, and lay motion
less on the ground. But while the
very fine instrumental. music was Gel
ebrating this chivalrous action, and
attracted for few moments the at
tention of the audience, the victori-
ous knight Thought Il pity not to
embrace This opportunity, and there
fore struck his fallen adversary sew
eral times with the fiat side of his
sword. The bear bore it very pa
ticntly for some time; but when he
found 1t going too far he suddenly
sprang up, seized the knight, and
treated him so roughly that he fell
down half dead with fear. At this
instant 1t was the turn of the orches-
ira to be silent, and the knight was
to sing a bravura In honor of the
conquest. Everything was silent, the
circumstances had not been noticed


In the orchestra, the prUmpter gave
the signal, but, as the knight was
quite unable to sing, the bear, an
equally good singer, without much
ceremony, seated himself on the fall
en- knight and with y loud voice sang
the air to no small entertainment Of
the audience. 49, f...., -. -
Year: 1874

If you wish to cultivate a gossiping,
meddling .censorious spirit In your
children, be sure when they come
home from church, a visit, or any
other place where you do not ac-
company them, to ply them with
questions concerning what everybody
wore, how everybody looked, and
what everyone said and did and if
you find anything In all this TO censure
always do ft in their hearing. You
may rest assured, If you pursue a
course of this kind, they will not re-
turn to You unladen with intelligence; (;
and rather than that 1t should be
uninteresting, they Will, by degrees,
learn TO embellish In such q manner
as shall not fail to call forth remarks
and expresslons of wonder from you.
You win, by this courage, render the
spirit of curiosity which Is so early
Visible ih children, and which, II
rightlytlifected, may be made the
instrument Of enriching and enlarg-
ing their minds--a vehicle of mischief
which shall serve only to narrow
them. ...s.,. .tff..