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Year: 1877

WALL STREET YEsrERDAY.-Thc stock market
was not as active us OH the two preceding days.
and there was an almost general decline in
values. The coal stocks, however, were little
stronger. Gold opened and closed mt 1O47s
business being done at that figure and at 1O4a4
Government aud railroad bonds were quiet and
steady. Money on call loaned at u 3 per cent
the former being the closing price.
Year: 1877

the spring campaign against them, and no
doubt there are honorably dangerous enter
prises awaiting the Army of the North. We
hope the lessons of last year will not be for
gotten, and that the. Sioux will be SO
handled that they will be glad to accept
peace at the price of total disarmament.
Year: 1877

THERE Is A SUGGESTION abroad that the city
officers should accept smaller salaries, that
money may be obtained with which to pay for
lighting the lamps around the statues of Frank
lin and Lincoln. The originals of the statues
were patriots and statesmen, so our local poll
ticians are utterly incompetent in any way to
throw light upon them.
Year: 1877

from the United Kingdom during the earlier
months of this year and 1876 gives new evidence
of the growing intelligence of the people OH the
remedy for hard times The average decrease is
very great, and with one exception the increases
are on articles of absolute necessity.
Year: 1877

AT LAST HOTEL SERVANT has been killed.
Every traveller knows of many that deserve
sudden death, and it is to be regretted that the
victim in this case was guilty only of doing his
duty, when SO many could be found whose only
attention to their duties is of the nature of
neglect
Year: 1877

CROOKED WHrsKEY was made straight in
Judge Blatchfords court yesterday, and the
government has learned from the course of the
great case, which was decided against it, that
even pardon will not always make convict
give damaging testimony against his friends.
Year: 1877

MINISTER MAYSARD's DESCRIPTION of the Tur-
kish navy, which we publish today, is quite inter
esting, but if it were to contain all the stories
that are told on the Continent about the ncapa-
city of the Turkish naval officers it would be the
funniest State paper record.
Year: 1877

THE OFFICERS OF THE LAW are determined
that orr citizens shall have pure water Six of the
men who have been adultering water with milk
and selling it under the name of the latter bever-
age were yesterday fined by Judge Sutherland
Year: 1877

REMEMBERING THE UNDESIRABLE COMPANY
and final end to which the Scriptures assign cx-
tortioncrs it is not strange that some good pco-
pie on the east end OF Long Island say uncom-
plimentary things about the owners of "a SANITY
Year: 1877

CHOCOLATE CusrARp.1One quart Of
milk, one cupful of white sugar, three eggs,
a quarter OF pound Of chocolate: Beat
the whites of two Of the eggs SO that you
can turn the dish over without spilling /;
as the milk begins to boil, place the whites
on it fer moment then remove to e
platter, and make the custard as follows !:
Crate the chocolate and stir it INTO the
milk on the fire as it thickens, add the
sugar and the rest of the eggs, well beaten ;
stir constantly few minutes NIL your
cups, and on the top of each place some
Of the cooked whiteS Eaten when entire
" cold.
Year: 1877

CURRENT WNE--To ten quarts of juice
add five pounds of sugar; pour through
cloth into stone jar after four or hve
DAYS add three pounds more sugar .kin
it every day when through fermentmg;
no,1r into a clean wooden cask let Il 10
main until the end of March when bot
ted place it in dark, cool place take
care to lay the bottles down, TO prevent
bursting.
Year: 1877

After the ark had been out about
two weeks, the wife of the captain
began to get tired and restless, and
anxious to be once more on dry
land. Hence she fell into a habit
of every now and then calling out
to her husband, and inquiring if
there were any signs of clearing up,
etc, and as he always answered
mo" Ghe would in despair add,
d" Abr and so it went from hour to
hour and day to day.


One night the wind came out
from the northeast and made things
very lively on board. The jib clew
lines were all parted; the topsail
binnacle was carried away and the
main sheet blown into pieces no
larger than five-cent handkerchiefs.
OF course the cold man" was kept
busy and was not in the best of
humor. He had just hailed the
lookout and asked if he had seen
anything of Gay rat" and received
in answer "Nay rat, sir"-had
just ordered Shem, who was steer
ing, to "keep her off two points, "
when Ham came on board and re-
ported that the largest elephant had
broken loose, and insisted On taking
his trunk into the camel's depart
ment, who in turn had got their
backs up about the interview. The
various beasts had taken sides in
the quarrel, and there was grand
row generally. Just as the captain
had persuaded the elephant to go
back to his own room, and had
checked his trunk in order to
pacify him, there came voice,
"Any signs Of clearing up, dear ?"
1t was raining then literally in
sheets. To the inquiry was given
the usual reply, and to the reply
was added the usual "Ah," only in
a sadder tone than usual.


1t was a little more than the old
man could stand, and yelled ont,
"No,' 'Ah,' No. 'Ahp tits nothing
but No. 'AhP all day long. You
had better call me Noah and be
done with itw and he went below
to splice the main brace, which had
parted. And so it was that the
captain of that first great ship came
to be called "Noah."


The study of the origin of names
is one of great interest, and it is
rather remarkable that so little at
tentiou has been paid to it. Almost
any name can be traced to tits prob
able origin. Thus "Snashpiper,"
the Smasher of piper, or "Tugmnt-
ton," he who was celebrated as a
tugger of mutton. Why not APP
point a committee to ascertain the
origin of all names? 1t would be
as useful as many other researches.
II Max Adeler.
Year: 1877

Chambers Journall


The training of wild beasts for
exhibition purposes is an art re-
quiring much patience and discre.
ton to insure success. The trainer
commences by feeding the animal
from the outside of the den or
cage; then ventures to enter, keep
ing his face steadily towards the
animal, and avoiding any violence.
Rough usage is abstained from as
much as possible, as itrouses the
=" dormant demon" in the creature.
Lions like tickling and stroking,
and may be tickled into submission
when they could not be compelled.
An old trainer once said:


To get a lion to lie down and al
low the trainer to stand on him is
difficult. 1t is done by tickling the
beast over the back with a small
whip, and at the same time pressing
him down with one hand. BY rails
ing his head, and taking hold of
the nostril with the right hand, and
the under lip and lower jaw with
the left, the lion by this pressure
losses greatly the power of his Jaw,
so that the man can pull them
open and put his head inside the
beasts mouth. The danger is lest
the animal should raise one of his
fore paws and stick his claws in the
venturesome trainer. If he does,
the man must stand fast for his life
till he has lifted the paw.


About sixty years ago, when Bal
lard's menagerie was halting on the
road near Salisbury, a .lioness
escaped from one of the caravans,
and before she could be recaptured,
attacked aud tore one, of the horses
of the Exeter mail; but she was re-
captured, nevertheless, by the cool
ness and daring of the keepers.
Soon after this, Ducruw, the ao-
.complished equestrian, engaged
Atkins lion, tigress, and hybrid
cubs as additional attractions to his
circus. This achievement of rear
ing the progeny of a lion and tigress
was much talked Of at the time.
The novel family were exhibited
before royalty at Windsor Castle,
and then at Bartholomew fair,
where a keeper lay down in the
den, with the lion on one side, the
tigress on the other, and the cubs
disporting near him, ending by
lying down on the lion, with the
tigress lying on the man.


The historically famous "Lions
in the Tower" gradually ceased to
be a source Of wonderment when
Year: 1877

passing before her enraptured eyes.
All at once to the astonishment of
all, she raised her little hands in
the attitude of listening intently,
changing her position continually
and seeming to listen with all the
power Of her being. She continued
in this state for nearly three hours,
seeming perfectly unconscious cf
all surrounding objects and sounds.
She seemed to gently rouse from
this condition. She opened her
eyes, and, seeing her mother stand
ing near, a sweet and heavenly
smile passed over her face. Her
mother stopped and asked her If
she heard sweet music. Nellie had
spoken before of hearing music
when in her sinking spells.


And now comes the strange and
miraculous story of this little daugh-
ter of atfliction as related to me by
herself:


at seemed as though was walk
ing through pleasant country till
came to a place that surely was
heaven. There were streets all
paved with gold, and such beautiful
fountains as clear as crystal, that
seemed to rise up and then fall in
bright sparkling drops. laid down
on soft, grassy bank to rest, near
a fountain, where my grandpa who
has been dead six years came to me
and said should go back to the
care of my little sister till she was
large enough to take care of herself.
My little brother, whom l had never
seen, came to me and told me he
was my brother, and he played such
sweet music for me on a golden
harp. A crown Of gold encircled
his head. He was all dressed in
cleaning white, and so was grand
pa. And he did not look so old as
when here, and his eyes were per-
feet, not blind of the one he used
to be. His voice sounded SO fa-
miliar. n


Then, oh l can hardly tell, /
saw Jesus allerobed in white, daz-
zling crown upon his head. He
sat on such a beautiful high seat
that was ON a raised platform. All
seemed of gold, and there were
beautiful trees, flowers, streams and
fountains Of clear water around the
throne and everywhere. Angels
we're flying around, bright crowns
upon their heads, and golden harps
in their hands, and they played the
sweetest music that ever heard.
felt SO sorry at first when grandpa
told me | should go back, and take
the place of my dear mother and
she should come. When / first
seemed to get to this beautiful
place the sweet word, Welcome,
Welcomed echoed all around.
saw so many things that words fail
to tell them now. The angels said
they would cure me that | should
take no medicine, and l know ]
shall get WELL"


Since these notes were first taken
down, Nellie has improved rapidly,
has walked and been outdoors, and
seems in a fair way to get well.
Year: 1877

Great reliance has been placed on
the use of the tungstate of soda to
render scenery in theaters nom
inAammable. 1t appears that there
is considerable uncertainty in the
action of this salt, and hence a
danger of being lulled into a false
security in its use. In lectures at
the royal institution its supposed
efficacy had been demonstrated be-
fore audiences, and DR.. Wright
caused one of his assistants, clothed
in a muslin dress that had been
prepared with the tungstate, to walk
about in the midst of flames. The
experiment was repeated by DR..
Wright at South Kensington, and
then, much to his astonishment,
the dress took fire and was entirely
consumed. BY what seems some.
thing more than mere good fortune,
a dummy had been substituted for
the man in this last experiment.
Why the tungstate failed to prevent
the clothes from taking fire, is not
known. 1t is believed that no
mistake was made in applying it.
Year: 1877

TESTIMONY OF TIE CHIEF JUSTICE
or GEORGIA.--I have used Simmons Liver
Regulator for constipation Of my bowels, caused
by temporary dorangoment Of the liver, for
the last three or four years, and always, when
used according TO the directions, with decided
benefit. think it is q good medicine for the
arrangement Of tho livor-at least such has boon
my personal experience in the use Of it.


HIRAM WARMER,


of Iucfioo of
Year: 1877

young gentleman from a semi-rural
town has relations living in the city. and
the other day he came down to make
them a short visit. In the evening he
went out te call on young lady ct his
acquaintance, aud she proved SO ir-
reslstible that he did not leave her untli
one o'clock in the morning. When ne
arrived home he quietly let himself ln'
and espying light through the crack IN
the door, supposed that some one oi the
family had thoughtfullv left light burn
inc for him, and so he quietly removed
hls boots. s,ealthily entered the room, and
found his amazed self standing in the
presence of a large and brilliant party.
No explanation was needed. The boots
in bis hand, the sheepsh expression on
his face, told the whole story, and hole
in the heel of his stocking added greatly
10 his pleasure. Rochester Democrat.
Year: 1877

WHAT KRUPP CANNON BALL DD.-The
Shah of Persia one day expressed longing
for Krupp cannon in the presence of the
Russian Minister, and the Gar Immediately
sent one of the monster cannon-a 300-pound-
er-to his ally. The present was landed at
Enzili, on the Caspian Sea, but it took a
months labor by a regiment of the Persian
army to get the cannon to Teheran. Arrived
there day was appointed to fire it The
Court and almost the entire population of the
city assembled Bang! went the cannon,
away scampered half the multitude, and down
tumbled the minaret off one of the city gates,
near which the gun had been placed, But
there was another disaster. In an hours
time a messenger arrived from q village five
miles away, and reported that its inhabitants
were bewailing the loss of their mosque. The
ball from the cannon had struck the building
and ruined it. The Shah was 80 dismAyed by
the effect that he never permitted the cannon
TO be fired again.
Year: 1877

The Tribune, in commenting upon
the proposition to establish a college in
China, based upon the traditions OF our
western civilization, compliments the
Chinese by saving with some truth:
Education occupies a higher place
in the state than il does with us,
and in their art, the integrity OF all
their handiwork, their respect for learn
ing, their selfcontrol, and fine courtesy
they have reached higher plane of
civilization than the Anglo-Saxon."
When it adds, however, that; Their
religion has in it broad basis of sublime
truth, both in its conception OF the
Deity and Of human brotherhood" 1t
does not speak with knowledge. The
educated Chinese are what we would call
Atheists, being disciples of Confucius,
who recognized neither God nor future
state, and whose religion was system
af morals based on reason and human
experience. Buddhism, in lite purity, is
also atheistic; and these two forms OF
so-called religious belief embrace the
great bulk OF the Chinese people. There
is, however, in China, form OF belief,
bigotsd and superstitious, and not unlike
our own spiritualism and these three
religions, dwelling side by side for several
thousand years, have resulted in mixed
creed, so that the average Chinaman is
about as much confused concerning his
real belief as the ordinary non.church
going Christian. No doubt the faith Of
China may be best described as fetichis-
tic. The Emperor is brother to the son
and moon, and the all encompassing
canopy of heaven is worshipped instead
of any personal god. 1t is misleading to
say ii,al Cinnamon generally have any
such idea Of deity or god as is under
stood by those terms in christendom.
Year: 1877

An interesting sight, says the Dundee
EreRing Telegraph was witnessed OIL
West Ferry the other day in desperate
fight between IA seal and huge salmon.
The combatants were not above hun
dred wards from the shore, and the en-
counter was therefore plainly seen. For
mere than an hour the fight lasted, the
seal all the while dashing about in the
water after its agile prey. During the
progress of the fight the salmon was
tossed many times into the air after the
fashion of cat with mouse. Ii was
then seen to be a very large fish. After
the fish was fairly exhausted, for the
seal was the victor, the seal rose fire.
auentlv TO the surface of the water with
its prey i'm its mouth, the salmon, how
ever, not being yet dead, as the move
ments of its body plainly indicated.
Whether or no the seal swallows its
prey whole is not known to the writer ::
but to spectators of this mornings fight
rhe protracted nature of the battle
seemed to have origin i'm some desire on
the part of the seal not to injure its prey
or break it with its teeth. There are
large numbers of seals in the river at
the present time. Between seventy and
eighty of these animals, many of them
very large and of different colors, were
seen summing themselves at low tide on
Abertay Sands one day last week.
Year: 1877

The Puritans have been blamed be-
cause people have not stopped to con-
sider their real aims and the conditions
of their existence, because they have
not tried to put themselves in their
place. The Puritans acquired their
land not merely by royal patent, but by
the abandonment of home, of civiliza-
ton, and of every comfort. In place
so dearly bought they had an inalien-
able right to do as they pleased, and ii
pleased them to try great political
experiment. They had entered into
the land and possessed it, and there, in
the wilderness, they founded Puritan
State, the asylum for men of their race
and religion. In their new country il
further pleased them to make Church
and State one, and they believed that
whoever touched one touched the other,
and therefore they defended both with
all their strength. They did not come
to the barren shores of Massachusetts
Bay TO obtain for every papist, fanatic,
and hereto freedom to worship God
after his fashion; they sought freedom
to worship God after their own fashion.
Whoever interfered with them, OF
threatened the existence of their gov
ernment by attacks on Church or State,
whether it was Charles the First OF
Roger Williams, they resisted to the
uttermost, and. if they had the power,
punished the assailant by exile and
sometimes by death. By every law OF
self-preservation, by every law of COM
nonsense and common prudence. and
with all justice i'm so doing, they acted
strongly and well. No doubt theii
Judgment often erred, for they were
human and fallible. No doubt they
were often harsh and narrOw-minded
| if tried by our standards or by the
standards of such contemporaries "a
Francis Bacon or John Selden. Yet II
is folly and weakness to make apologies
for them, for they need none. The
Puritans of Massachusetts, acted accord
ing to their best lights, and they acted
like wise. brave men. They built up q
strong, enduring state, the cornerstone
of great nation. All these men neeo
is the exact and severe justice of his
tory. and sooner or later the judgment
of history must become the verdict Of
mankind North American Rerie,e.


!
Year: 1877

he came back again, breathless. He
had never been known to run before.


In his hand he held paper as large
as the cover of a geography. This he
handed to the Judge. The Judge looked
at it curiously. Then at the paper
again. In a moment he looked up and
said:


''Clerk, administer the oath to this
boy"


Dan was sworn.


cannot repeat his testimony here,
but be sure it was drolly worded and
disjointed enough. 1t made everybody
laugh, even while it interested them
profoundly. The substance of it was
that on the day when the forged check
was passed he was taking photographs
between the hours of II m and y. m.
Among other pictures lie made one of a
man standing i'm the window of build
ing on the opposite side of the street.
The man that he photographed was the
prisoner at the bar.


WIS a
buzz i'm the Courtroom. The prisoners
pale face flushed, and he gazed upon
Dan with look of joyful gratitude.


But there was still very important
question to be settled. AT what time
exactly was that photograph taken ~
Dan took the picture and looked at il
closely.


'There's the clock on St. Luke's
Church, up there in that corner there, -
said he, pointing to the place and hand
ing the picture back to the Judge.


The Judge looked again, holding the
paper up to the light and turning ii
carefully around.


''By the dial, here" said he, lit was
just l o'clock at the instant when the
picture was taken"


The jury and the counsel now exam
ined the photograph minutely. Ii could
not be disputed; there was the identical
man, and there he was, not in the bank
at the moment when the forged check
was passed.


The teller WAS once more placed upon
the stand. He was confused by the ev-
idence he had heard, and was by no
means As positive As he was before. Al
last he reluctantly admitted that ne
might be laboring under a mistake
And upon that he retired into the
crowd with an appearance of great
chagrin.


Dams triumph was complete. He
was hero. People forgot his strange
dress and his Withholding head, and
actually .'liOnized' him. The prisoner
was discharged. He instantly went to
Dan, and seizing both his hands, eX-
claimed.


"You have saved me. You shall
have anything you want. | cannot 20
enough to show you my gratitude.
From that moment Dams star began
to rise. He had money to continue his
experiments, and he eventually discov-
cred process by which he succeeded
in obtaining the richest and most dura-
pie photographs that are now taken in
Wexford. He still keeps the old camera
that made his fortune.
Year: 1877

Formerly imitation pearls were col
ored with quicksilver, this dangerous
metal being introduced into minute
glass balls to give the required shade OF
color. Tradition says that Joaquin, a
rosary maker in Paris, living towards
the middle of the seventeenth century,
distressed at the dangerous nature OF
goods he was continually selling TO the
public, was one day strolling on the
banks of the Seine. He saw floating on
the surface of the water shining sub
stance, the use of which Immediately
flashed into his mind as a substitute for
the quicksilver. Having, by the help
of fisherman, secured the glittering
substance, he found il was only small
fishes. But he took them home, di-
vested them of their minute scales, and
henceforth used only this innocuous
material to produce his pearls. At that
time these artificials were coated on the
outside; now the coating is put upon
the inside, and the process may be de-
scribed as follows: \ number of hollow
beads of thin, transparent glass are
blown with lamp, and drop OF ''pearl
essence" so called, is blown into them,
and spread about by rolling the beads.
This pearl essence is obtained by scrap
inc off the scales of the bleak or CypriRus
alburnus. a fresh-water fish, and repeat
edly washing them in pure water, until
the whole of the foreign and animal
matter is removed. To these, after they
have been thoroughly washed, little
quantity ofthe solution of sal-ammoniac
is added to prevent putrefaction, and
then the preparation is ready for use
In employing it, however, the addition
of little isinglass or parchment size
will cause the varnish to adhere well
and minute traces of carmine, saffron
or Prussian or Paris blue may be
thrown in. so a. To communicate red
dish, velIowish or blush tinge, in imi-
tation of the same shades IA they may
be noticed in fine pearls. The essence
thus described has become regular
article of trade, and is chiefly prepared
for the French and German manufae-
turers, at Eberbach. on the Neckar
River in Germany. In old times the
pearl-makers had to buy the fish and
prepare the essence themselves. About
seven pounds of fish scales will yielo
one pound of the genuine moist pear
essence, and to furnish these would re-
quire 10000 fish. Whitebait are now
said to furnish better scales for th'
"eSsence" than the bleak do. The
scales of the roach and dace are alst
said to be good for inferior artificials
At one time there was a large trade IL
the commodity of artificial pearls, When
necklaces were greatly worn in Eng
/ land. and fish scales were in such de
mand that from one to five guineas :
quart were paid for them. The strong
clear scales of the corvinO fish - the
| SpdTus chiIensiS-are excellent for the
purpose indicated. SO are the COLDER
scales of the kingfish, the cdltiPecd, anC
the large ones of the pirarueu fish ol
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