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Year: 1878

A man who lost his good character
some time ago was severely hauled
over by some of his former friends
81 know it, boys, l know my char.
actor is gone, lost entirely" And,
he added, rather pointedly, its too
confounded bad, for it was the only
one in the town worth saving"
Year: 1878

GOLDEN COFFEE.-A cotemporary
gives the following: Far two per
sons. take four heuping teaspoons o
ground coffee, tie up in a piece o.
Swiss muslin (leave room for expan
sion), pour on one pint boiling water
cover close, and set on back of stove
ten minutes. Beat one egg thorough
ly, divide it into two coffee cups, add
the usual quantity OF sugar for each
Hold the coffee urn high up, pour the
boiling coffe on the egg, add the warm
milk, and with the golden foam
standing above the rim Of the cup
you have pretty picture to look at
and will think you never knew how
good coffee could taste before.
Year: 1878

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The entire country was startled last
week when Informed OF the Tevolu-


tionary action OF the New York and


Boston banks in com bining to drive
The silver dollar out of circulation


and thus attempting to nulIify u ld,O
| of tie land No law ever enacted by


Congress received such deliberate


searching and exhaustive criticism as


the law re-enacting the silver dollar
as legal tender money. That great


struggle demonstrated beyond q


doubt that the people demanded that
the old silver dollar should be remon-


etized; il also demonstrated that the


gold clique in Europe and America


were its bitter and unrelenting oppo-


nents.


The Prairie Farmer as an agricul-


tural Journal has never forgotten that


the politics of the country is outside


of its mission. We have studiously


avoided the rock On which many ag-


ricultural papers have run, and given


our untiring energies to the develop


ment of the agricultural resources of


the nation. We have been cOntented


with giving our leaders the political


news but have purposely left the dis
cussiou of political questions to poll


ticiaHs and the political press. where


il properly belongs. The actions of


New York and Boston in combining
to drive the silver dollar from the cir
culation as money, and thus. in fact,
again demOnetize silver and restore
gold as the sole monetary standard. j.
not a political question nor is 1t even
per &c, financial question. It ia a.
unhOly and arrogant combination for
the purpose of nullifying q LdtO OF the
land; as such it should be smas he'd,
without reference TO the intrinsic
merits of the controversy between
the single and double-standsrd of
coin.


A few years ago the great railroad
corporations of the country had |
grown so overbearing, selfish and ex-
acting, resting upon fancied vested |
rights" the timidity of courts and |
the corruption of legislatures. that
they considered themselves above the |
law and beyond the power of the peo-
nj fn nr l.fn 10
people rose when their exactions
could not be longer borne. trod them
under foot and procured recognition
Of the power of the creator over the
creature which we think will not
again be questioned. w warn the
men and institutions of New
York aud Boston To beware! Ia your
you may pull the temple
down upon yourselves. and you may
be the principal victims. You say
you will excOmmunicate from COM
merce as far as it lies in your power
any one of sufficient temerity to ig-
more The financial bull.


Inc time Das gone Uy ln thls Iauu
for brute force TO be successful,
and the capitslistic class should un-
1erstand that the people will neither
permit the laws To be deliberately
trampled upon nor themselves treat
ed as ignorant chattels. You have
made in this bull, gentleman,
stronger argument against your use
fulness and your good intentions than
greenbacker or Fl list have ever made.
We advise you to take heed lest you
antagoniZe the country against the
present financial system (Which is far
from being a bad one, for you may
wake up some morning and find that
you are no longer national bankers.
only brokers.
Year: 1878

Whenever a man begins to feel tn AZ
he is so great that the country is
standing ont in the middle of the road
waiting for him to come by, it Is about
time for his friends to look up some
soft place in lnnatic asvinm to lay
him down in CHM. Breakfast Table
Year: 1878

History is getting fearful ripping
up nowadays. and sketicism is taking
deeper root. 1t won't be long at this
rate before we shall hear that the Old
Oaken Bucket which hung in the well
was nothing but an old tin pail full OF
toles.
Year: 1878

a crehulous woman. hearing'a great
deal about preserving autumn leaves
put up some. but afterward told a
neighbor they were not At to eat, and
she might as we'll have thrown her
sugar AWAY
Year: 1878

70 JUDGE KELLY confirms the rumOr that he
will decline denomination to the Fort rtJ-sixih h
Congress at the hands of the republicans o
the 4th Pennsylvania district. 1t may be the
Judge would prefer denomination from the
Dc W national party.
Year: 1878

EARL RUSSELL NOT DEAD.-A false report
OF the death of Earl Russell was received by
cable yesterday. The latest dispatch states
that he is much better. He is in the Sfth wear
of his age.
Year: 1878

In Paris correspondent of the Balti-
more american got up early in the
morning, and rode about the city on the
top of street car in order to see how
they kept Paris so clean. He writes:
"The housekeepers bring out all their
rubbish and pile it up in the street, one
pile for every four or five houses. 1t is
no sooner emptied than the rag pickers,
who swarm the streets with their bags
and buckets and hand carts, pounce up
on it and gather up all the fragments OF
paper, rags, or metal to be found in the
piles. They seem to take away one-third
of the rubbish. Servants are everywhere
to be seen with broom and bucket in
hand cleaning off the fronts. The
streets are being sprinkled with hose,
and an army of men and women with
birch brooms are sweeping the streets.
On the boulevards, horse brushing ma
chimes are in motion, and the garbage
carts are removing the piles thrown out
by the housekeepers. Men with hose
are watering all the roots of all the hum
dreds of thousands of trees on the boule.
Yards, and taking up the gratings no ss
TO loosen the earth ground them!
Year: 1878

A treasure up tree was seen in the
watches of the night by pedler who
was sleeping in farmhouse in the
Shenandoah Valley, Va. He told his
dream to the farmer the next morning,
and on three successive nights he had
the same vision. Then he prevailed
upon the farmer to accompany him to
the forest, where he pointed out large
oak tree as the one he had seen in his
dream. 1t was apparently sound at the
butt, but about twenty feet up a limb
had been broken up. The farmer did
not feel like humoring what he supposed
to be superstitious whim, put the old
fellow seemed to have confidence in his
vision, and offered one-half of the spoils
if he would help him cut down the tree.
When the tree fell IL ere was rattle Of
coin near where the limb had been
broken off, and small hollow was
found there. BY a little chopping a
larger cavity was found, and within was
mass of silver. Both seemed wild
with delight, and on counting up found
that the pile amounted to $4,000. The
pedler expressed his unwillingness to
carry around so much silver in his
pocket and inquired where he would be
likely to get greenbacks for his share.
The farmer having considerable money
in his house, Immediately transferred
to the pedler so, 800 in paper money
and took charge of the entire bulk of
silver. The pedler disappeared, and
when his partner attempted to pass some
of the silver, 10 it wac counterfeit. He
was the victim Of q RGng Of eoinersi
Year: 1878

There is an anecdote related of Rubini,
the great tenor singer, which illustrates
the peculiar form of the human voice.
In an opera by Pacini, called ell Tails
mano," in which Rubini was singing, he
had to sing phrase in which a high
B fiat occurs, which he was accustomed
to attack and hold out with great power,
to the delight of his audience. The
public focked to hear this wonderful
note, and never missed calling for rep
etition of it. Rubini had already sung
the note on seven previous occasions,
each time twice, and on one evening,
when an admiring audience waited for
the production of the wonderful note.
Rubini was dumb. He opened his
mouth, extended his arms and tried to
to utter the note, which would not come.
The audience cheered, applauded and
encouraged him in every way, but the
obstinate B. flat refused to be sounded
One more effort, and the force of his
powerful lungs overcame the obstacle,
and the B-fat rung among the audience
with brilliant vigor. But something in
the mechanism of bis voice had given
away, and, though feeling acute pain,
he continued the scene, forgetting his
suffering in the triumphant conquest he
had obtained. When he left the stage
he saw the surgeon of the theatre, who
examined him and found that, in the
exertion of producing the obstinate note,
he had actually broken his collar bone.
Exercising little caution in his acting,
he positively sung through the remain
der of the evening with broken clavi-
Gle, very few of the audience discovering
that he had suffered any injury in bis
endesvor 10 please themJ
Year: 1878

A letter in a Panama paper tells how
hard whale fought, that was pursued
by whaler's crew. The writer says:
"We lowered our boats for whales. Mr..
Martin, our first innate, soon fastened to
a large one, which stove his boat slight
ly, but this one was soon killed and
brought along side. In the meantime,
the second mate, Mr.. Hancock, had
chased the whales long way off to lee
ward, and fastened to an eighty-barrel
50. The whale actsgaP stgaPt1g agry stag9y in &&fPiRs
least noise from the boat he would rush
toward it, lashing the sea with his flukes
and obliging Mr.. Hancock to keep at q
respectable distance, he being alone at
the time, and his boat stove and leaking
badly. Every time Mr.. Hancock would
try to get near the whale, the monster
would rush toward the boat. Some
times he would raise his head out of the
water and appear to be listening for the
least noise, turning slowly round and
then all at once down would go his head
and up his tail, and the sea would be
lashed into foam. In short time the
third mate arrived on the scene of
action, and was ordered by the second
mate not to fasten to the whale, but to
play 'loose boat;" that is, not being en-
numbered with line fast to the whale,
he could more easily row up to or away
from him, and could watch for favor
able opportunity to shoot the monster
with bomb lance In the mean time
the ship was running down toward them,
and the mate at the masthead reported
a boat stove, as Mr.. Hancock had set
the signal which indicated that fact.
Capt. Kelly then sent Mr.. Martin in the
fourth mates boat to assist in killing
the whale. On his arrival at the scene
he went boldly on and fastened, when
suddenly his boat was badly stove and
capsized. Mr.. Hancock picked up the
crew, and the first mate went into the
third mates boat and again attacked the
whale. No sooner did the monster hear
the sound of the approaching oars than
he made for the boat at great speed, and
before they could get out of the way,
struck them, staving in the boat and
capsizing it. Fortunately the whale
was quiet for few moments, enabling
Mr.. Hancock to pick up the men, but
none too soon, for Just as they had stern
ed off short distance the whale again
attacked the stoven boat, seizing it IL
his mouth again and again and shaking
it as dog would rat; then up would
go his tail and fragments of the boat
oars, etc., would fly high in air.


Mr.. Hancock went to the ship, anG
soon returned with another boat. AL
this time the whale was rushing frs
here and then there; at one moment OF
his head land at another on his tail. Tht
only thing to do was to lay off and shoe
bombs at him, but it was difficult iot
to get near enough to him for the bombs
to be effectual, his body most of The
time being perpendicular. The frs
mate was fortunate enough to shoot
bomb into the right spot, which soo1
killed the whale.


The writer of these lines has followed
whaling since 1849, and has never seer
but one whale fight SO determinedly a
this one, who no doubt would hav'
attacked and stove the ship had it beer
near enough. The Ann Alexander an(
Essex were both stove and sunk b.
sperm whales.
Year: 1878

is'all forced out. In this diving-bell, or
whatever you may call 1t, the spider
afterwards lives: here he takes all his
prey; and it is his home. There is air
enough in his cocoon to allow him to
breathe, and he lives just as comfortably
as if he was above the water.
Year: 1878

perplexity as to how early copies of the vol
umes as they severally appeared could reach
Philadelphia in advance of the authorized edi-
tion as issued in Boston by Messrs. Little,
Brown & Co. The only way they could account
for it was that the proof sheets must have been
stolen from their printing office and immedi-
ately forwarded to Philadelphia A strict
watch over them was accordingly kept. In
short time the mystery was explained. A
young man, printer from Philadelphia, who
had lately entered their employ, was appre-
hended, and complete set of the proofs of
the coming volume wet from the press found
on his person. He was let off with light
sentence of twenty days imprisonment, as he
pleaded in his defence that he took the sheets
simply for the purpose of reading them, as it
was the custom of the workmen to do.
Year: 1878

New YORK. April ia despatch from
New Hampshire Iowa, says that Theodore Til
ton last night stated that Mrs Tiltons card was
a surprise to him, and that he had no agency
in its origin or preparation or publication, and
that there had been no overtu1es whatever for
family reunion, and that he is going to Europe
alone, and that this is the first and last state
ment he will make on the subject.
Year: 1878

Messrs. j. Tygert 81 Co., are com
palled to still further enlarge their ca
paclty to meet the public demand for
the "Star Bone Phosphate" They
have just had erected an additions al
building 80 by ITO feet Two story,
making their factory now 110 by las
feet. They have also put in new en-
gine and boiler of the capacity of
eighty horse power, also u crusher,
bone mill and plaster mill. They are
now prepared to grind all the material
they use in the manufacturing of
Phosphate. The get the plaster rock
direct from Novo Scotia. and reduce
it to the powder state al their mill as
they do also the bone, obtained mainly
from the west. -Dsldwdredn.
Year: 1878




About noon to-day, an Italian came to
the peanut stand Of Louis Cardanella, at
Fourth and Market streets, and stated
that there was q countryman of theirs
down town who had plenty of money,
and that he was crazy, and was over the
bridge scattering 1t about. AT the same
time the stranger displayed large sum
of money both in notes and gold.


After they had conversed awhile the
stranger induced Louis TO go ann take a
drink which he finally consented to do.
One drink led to another until Cardi nell
la was slightly intoxicated, and then the
stranger learned that his intended vic
tenn was the possesor of about $500. AT
ter he had sgained this information he
told Louis that If he would go and get
his money. they would induce the sup
posed crazy man to go to Philadelphia,
and then they would rob him and share
the plunder.


Under the plea of consenting, Louis
started off, and having seen the game
played once before, he went to Joseph
Daniels, and told him the circumstances,
and he in turn procured the services Of
Officers Gibbons and Cannon, who ar
rested one of the parties in Lobdell's
They were taken to the city cells and
locked up. When searched about $500
of good money was found upon their
persons.


The counterfeit money was thrown
away, and up TO this time has not been
found. The game which they intended
to play, was to get Cardanella, to Phila-
delphia, and after mixing his money
with the counterfeit to return the bad
money and keep his.


Determinec 10 Marry.


Early this morning young couple
called at the police station, and asked TO
see the Mayor, the Mayor being absent
they remained there until after 10o'clock
when they proceeded 10 Esquire Brady's.
Previous to there going there the mother
and step father of the girl called at the
police office, and desired to have the
young man arrested for abduction.


1t appears from what co uld be learned
of the case that the young man whose
name is John Widdoes, has for some
time past been paying attention to the
young girl whose name Is LYDIA Hamil-
ton, and that h.r mother is bitterly op-
posed TO them being married owing TO
the age of the would be bride, which is
fifteen years. Not liking the opposition
of the mother, the couple by some means
went to Chester last night, and engaged
a room at one of the hotels where they
remained all night, and returned to this
city this morning.


When they appeared before Esquire
Brady he informed the M other, that
there was NE law in this State for adul-
try, and that there was abducnsn in the
case. The mother then demanded the
custody of her child, which was accord
ed her. The young girl exclaimed en-
phatically that IL am bound to have
him, and you can't stop me-" The mother
then said she could consign her to the
House of Correction, and the girl replied
that it would be better than living at
home.
Year: 1878

ModjeSkR first played Camille here-almost re-
deemed the subject. To feel love which
ought not TO be felt. and accept love
which ought not to De accepted, is-always ana ID
svitably-to prepare the way for bitter misery and
undyfDg anguish. From that resufcom remOrse, from
selOrture from pam that nothing cure, aud that
all the and pleasure upon earth can only for
while alleyiaethere Is Is no escape This lesson
this and not another lis taught by MOdieskas Camille
There in the representation last night a certain
dumbness Of despair which it is not exaggeraton to
describe beautiful and infinitely pathetic. The mis-
cry was such as fallen angel might fee-the utterance
of 1t such only the gentest Of women and the most
of dramatic artists could Modjeska
is greatest the third act Of this pecen the interview
with the father who represents Fate, and the parting
with the who represents love and happiness She
Is however absolute image OF magnificent wretch
edness. and then OF deliriOus anguish in the stormy
fourth act and she supplies the pure.
holy, beatinc death that needed element
Of pity consolation and religious faith which
alone can make the aeted sacrifice justihable. The
explation is felt TO be then cOmplete; and
from that death-bed the awed thought rises into
trembling hope of heavennto the sacred feeling that
sin may at last be washed away and the soul that earth
has stained be made white with the Divine pardon. II
anything could reconcile Judgment to the admis
sion OF drama which befogs moral perception and
perDexes all sentiments Of right ana duty Camille
does, 1t would be the embodiment Of its heroine
by MOdjeska She was more Ike a spirit than woman
last night; she the ideal of native purity, lost
through passion and struggling the light of in


finite mercy. The spectacle really eudes our words
Tear only give its ghtful hOmageThe character
Of Armand sustained by Mr.. Frank Clements, an
English actor who appeared here for the first time He
Is a fine, manly person, and acted armand with judi
cious repression in the early scene and real passion
in the welknOwn climax Of the piece He is rough, In
method, perhaps; making transitions too rapidly and
ipfo Vvbip If nnfp pqg A
descend with grace. But he showed himself to be u
gentleman in breeding, and in talent and cult


vation We have already given the full cast-upon
which there is time for comment " Camille ."
will, doubtless, keep this stage during the whole OF
ModesEa's engagement-extendiDg to the 1ltL OF No
Year: 1878

We were somewhat disappointed In General
ButerF agricultural address at south Weymouth Agri
culture fascinating STUDY. aDounds IN subtle
suggestions to the lover Of nature and the student OF
science looked forward with impatient desire TO
see how SO feeund, ingenious and playful a fancy as
General Butler Is known 20 possess, would gId ana
adOrn every prOsac aud utitnrian product II did
appear to be outside the range Of possibilities that
he would evolve theory for The production Of nat


cabbages uud pumpkins by which the honest farmer
could be relieved OF some OF that and toll which
cOrrugatcs his brow and covers his hands with horn
great discovery of that realm OF agriculture
remains be made, and General Butte s studies IN lhe
various methoGs OF making something OF nothing
must have ftted him FOR sharp look behind the po-
tency matter into the sphere OF the imaginative and
the emotional, where would be found the secret mat
could make piece Of cheap paper inscribed This Is
cabbage" nutTive and fragrant as the product OF
honest toll We confess that t sad disappOint-
ment 10 us TO put of with criticism Of Junketirg in
place Of grand snbme trick that might be played ON
Nature i'm tae interest OF worthy and suffering class.
Year: 1878

There WAS something splendid IN the sue
cess OF the NeW-YOrk Republican Convention. 1he
errors previous eonceis and prejudiees OF factions
were inanfuy recognized, and generous reconcile
lion look place that will give the party tremendous
DOW er IN tue state and aid renew and strengthen iLs
inorl force IN the country AZ large.
Year: 1878

If New-YOrk has no reason to dread the
reSuuutOu OF specie payments tLere As certainly no
oeT STATE In the Union which need dread that event.
IN the capital OF NewY0rk is not afraid OF posslnle
crisis CERTAINLY tine capital OF other State need be
afraid N the agricultural interests OF hew-lOrk DO


moi finch certainly those Of no other STATE have reason
IA fncb Here Is tho great stake, Ony for capital
but for Iabor Here teu let the battle for honest
and constitutional currency be fought with cOurnge
and LIgh purpose bettng the Empire state and cha
iengIng the cniilatiOn Of every sister State.
Year: 1878

TRIBUNE OFFICE Oct. l. 1 n m.-The cloudy and
partly cloudy weather yesterday was accompanied by


steady barometer during the greater part OF the day.
there being slight fall in the afternoon only. The tenn
uersture has risen The amount OF moisture the air
has been diminished.


Warmer and clear or partly cloudy weather may De
expected IN this city and vicinity to-day.
Year: 1878

With a few notable exceptions, the large
advertisers Of four years ago large advertisers TO
day Amid the bus less wrecks OF the past four years
only those who understood the value OF printers ink
have safely wthstOOd the storm.
Year: 1878

1t happened near New Libson. North
Missouri, and the Journal thus relates it:
In an adjoining township last week q
double marriage occurred in the some
house, and the wedding festivities
we're celebrated in the old-iashioned
stvle, and the joyful way naturally
prompted by the blissful eveut that mad Q
a double couple happy. About midnight
both brides retired to rest. and in half
an hour thereafter the newly. made hus-
bands followed suit. By some strange
mishap each gentleman made his way to
the wrong room, and actually occupied a
bridal couch to which h. had no claim
Strange as it may seem, the mistake was
not discovered until daylight, when one
of the ladies shreked her surprise after
vigorous fashion. A general hubbub
was the result. and at last accounts the
brides were disconsolate. All sorts of
schemes Of reparation were proposed,
but it appears that no tangible plan for
undoing the double mistake was arrived
at The above episode actually trans.
pred as related.
Year: 1878

A man, whose eyeslgnt Is not good,
was recommended to try glasses. He
says he went and took four at the near
est drinking saloon. and the result was
that his sight was 10 much improved
that he could see double.