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Year: 1877

and his money. Both were gone. What
should he dof How could he meet his as
sociates of the N. B. Club7 He ran to the
captain and begged to be put ashore, but
much to his sorrow his request was denied.
If he had not been 30 exhausted, he would
undoubtedly have jumped into the river
and tried to swim ashore, but now he knew
it was useless; 80 he sat down and began
to cry. He was thus giving vent to his
| feelings when the father of the little girl,
who had just left her bedside, came look
ing for him; Jimmy begged him to get the
captain to put him ashore, and informed
| him of his loss and all about the Club.
The gentleman told him 1t was useless
to try to get the captain to stop the boat,
and he would therefore have to stay on
| board until next morning, when they
would reach their destination. ''Bat do
not worry about your loss," said he, "for
1 shall make it good to you many times
over besides, / want to know all about
you, for you rescued my darling child, my
only daughter, at the rick of your own life,
and when strong and able men stood idly
looking on. feel that can never repay
you."


jimmy protested that he would accept
nothing but the money he had lost. Finding
he could not get ashore, he dressed himself
in the clothes that were borrowed for him,
ate hearty supper, and received quite an
ovation from all on board. During the
evening he told the gentleman the history
of his short life, and promised that after he
had seen his friends and given them their
money, he would come and visit him at his
home.


Imagine the joy of the N. B. Club when,
after an absence of two days, Jimmy re-
turned, dressed like gentleman, and
handed them their money. Then he related
his adventure, and told them of his promise
to visit his new found friends. At Jimmy's
request the boys agreed to continue the
meetings of the Club while he was away.


Jmmy's absence was rather longer than
he had expected. for his friends pers uaded
him to stay day after day; and when, at
last, he insisted that his business would
be ruined if he did not at once go back to
it, he was somewhat startled By the pro-
position that he should not return at all,
but remain with the gentleman as his
adopted son.


Jimmy had become very much attached
to the friends who bad treated him so
kindly, and could not refuse their generous
offer he only proposed one condition
that he might take leave of the N. B. Club
which condition was readily granted.


Jimmy had to make one more speech to
the Club, and that, as you may suppose,
was full of good advise. Nor did he after
wards lose sight of his old comrades, and,
though living in q happy home himself, he
often helped them by money and sympathy;
and years after, when they had grown to
be men, there were many pleasant meetings
of those who had first formed the n. B.
Ciub.-Young Catholic.
Year: 1877

This is the master Who but be
lWhere did you think to hnd MN y
Here III the cradle. Come and see.


why, surely we have to mind him
Wait-you must be as still as death


He is sleeping now so sweetly.
One hasn't the right to draw ones breadth
Till be is awake completely.
should he want the weddin' ring from her hand
mo matter if he would lose it).
There is not LADY in all the land


Could have the heart to refuse it.
Should he choose to reach for crown, I say
ut ia gold, and be could not break it),
Why, is there king in the world to-day
Who would not let him take its2
What cardinal would not lend him his hat,
To give him minutes pleasure
And where is the good gray beard, as to that
Which be could not pull at leisure
......But here be is ! do you see his eyes
Now what do you want ? 1t may be
He will hear you, afler his first surprise.


There's nothing you want ofthe Baby
But every thing is his, you know


And no matter whose the rest is -
From the blue little bird that chirps so low
To the oak-tree where its nest is
II is only sgork that you want, indeed


Could you do the work Of twenty,
The Baby will give you all you need.


Ask him be has work in plenty


HRS. S. H. B. Plat, in HarPer's Bazaar.
Year: 1877

ENOUGH IN One BED. Immigration
to the State of Michigan was so great
during the years 1866 that every
public house was filed every night with
travellers wanting lodging. Every trav-
eler there at that time will remember
the difficulty of obtaining bed in the
hotels, even if he had two or three
strange bed fellows.


The Rev. Hosea Brown. Methodist
minister, stopped one night at one of
the hotels in Ann Harbor and inquired
if be could have a room and bed to
himself. The barkeeper told him be
could, unless they should be SO full as
to render it necessary to put another
man in bed with him. At an early
the reverend gentleman went to bis
room, locked the door and soon retired
to his bed and sunk into a comfortable
sleep.


Along toward midnight be was arOus-
ed from his slumbers BY loud knocking
at bis door.


"Hallo ! you. there r he cried,
ttwhat do you want, there now 2"-par-
ticular stress on the last word.


"You must take another lodger. sir,
with you, said the voice of the land
lord.


What! another yet ?"


"Why. yes ; there is only one in
here, is there not 2"


"One why here is Mr. Brown and
Methodist minister, and myself, already,
aud 1 should think that enough for cne
bed, even in Michigan"


Tho landlord seemed to think SO, too,
and left the trio to their repose Char
lOttesviUe Chronicle.
Year: 1877

A BITTER LESSON FOR HER.-A dark
haired, slender young girl, with large
brown eyes and pleasant face, stood
at the prisoners dock in q New York
police court. She was neatly dressed,
though her attire was we'll worn, and
she stood with bowed head. while an
occasional sob shook her slender form.
Two other female prisoners stood in the
dock with her. The one on her right
was bold-fac woman, dressed in
cheap but gaudy 6nery, bedecked with
tawdry jewelry and evidently familiSr
with her surroundings. The other was
an old woman in dirty rags, which she
scarcely held upon her shoulders with
one thin and grimy hand Her eyes
were bleared and her face bruised and
bloated.


The Judge looked at the strangely
assorted trio. Then be said to the
weeping girl:


How is it that SO young a girl as you
should have come to this 7"


II did not intend to get drunk,
judge" said the girl 81 went to a
womau's house and we drank some beer
together, and somehow don'tremember
what happened after that until ! found
myself in the cell


"How old are you p


II am going on sixteen. sir"


Sixteen How do you like your
neighbOrs Look to your right: that
is your next step. 1t won't take very
long for you to reach that stage if you
continue as you have begun. Now.
look to your left that is nearly the
end of the downward path"


The young girl sObbed, but said moth
ing.


'You are young, resumed his hon
OIL. "This is your first Ofense I hope
it will be your last. You can 60"


The girl left the courtroom With
hanging head, but the woman on the
right laughed and the woman on the
left lesred as they waited for their turn.
Year: 1877

As we have seen. fresh milk is the
best food for the young calf, and the
most natural method Of taking it is for
the calf to draw it from the udder Of its
mother. But there are many consider
ations that come in to prevent this ma
tural method among the 100000 dairy
men Of the United States. This natural
method is only practicable among the
breeders ofpure-blOoded and high-priced
stock and if such breeder of high-blood
is located in dairying district where
milk is valuable, it is quite unnecessary
that be should feed new milk longer
than two months. After that period
the calf may be fed upon the skim milk
and linseed or fax seed Cruel, with an
excellent chance of growing prize ami


NAL. In two months the calf will have
made an excellent start and be ready
for the modified diet. And if the calf
is to be taught to drink, it is better to
do this when ten days or two weeks
old. Il will learn easier at that age
than later, and the COW will give more
milk through the season than if the calf
is permitted to suck longer. The milk
being fed warm from the mother, the
calf will make a growth not perceptibly
different from one that sucks. This
blooded calf should have the free run of
a dry yard, with little hay or grass to
eat. that it may early develop its first
stomach and chew its cud A small
field of grass in Summer is still better.
When the time comes for feeding skim
milk, the ration may be made about as
nutritious as the new milk by adding to
it fax seed Cruel, made by boiling a
pint of fax seed and a pint of oil meal
in ten or twelve quarts Of water Mix
this in equal parts with skim milk, and
feed blood warm. Let the calf have its
fill twice per day, at regular times, un-
til six months old During this time
teach it to eat few oats, and in case
of tendency to scour, give, for a meal
or two, in the milk, a quart of coarse
wheat -four, sometimes called BY farm
ers, camel. It will be perceived that
the oil Of the fax seed will make good
ahe loss of the cfsam in the milk-in
fact it is ration as rich as milk itself !;
and we have seen calves raised upon it
quite the equal of calves running with
the dam. We have also used fax seed
and pea meal to make the Cruel to mix
With the skim milk, and it has proved
an excellent combination Cor. Ma
tional Live Stock Journal.
Year: 1877

On WEDNESDAY, MA Z 70, 1911. /.


This dryer was invented for the purpose Of
saving a part of my own crop of peaches in
1875. Thousands of baskets Of fruit had
rotted in my orchard The Smocks and Late
White peaches were ready to dry when be-
gan, yet the peaches dried after that with
common stove without crate bars, sold for
two hundred dollars. I improved the dryer
greatly in 1876 and this year, and claim that
Il will dry fruits and vegetables SO that they
will be nearly as light and rich in color when
they are dry as when put fresh in the evapor-
ator. That which darkens more fruit than
all else, is the vapor that is thrown of in
drying, and remains in the dryer until it
passes through all the fruit in the way to the
outlet.


NY invention by the use of tubes takes the
greater part Of that moisture out Of the main
chamber without its passing through the
fruit, and also supplies DRY HEAT to every FIVE
trays continually, thus retaining the natural
color OF the fruit by quick drying. When
the fruit is nearly dry it is slid into mllder
heat in the finishing chamber.


The following certificates show what is
thought by those who have seen the fruit for
two years:
Year: 1877

And everything in line. Our wagon will call at the
residence of families and deliver whatever may be ordered
We keep Family Market and all orders will be promptly


attended to by the propretors. Pork Bologna and all
kinds Of Sauages kept constantly hand and made TO
order ljell LOUIS MOHR s co.
Year: 1877

THE voting on the Ewing bill shows that
the danger of defe-ring specie resumption
and of imitation are in proportion to the DEM
ocratic ascendency. OF the 1873 members
who voted against resumption, 1O7 were
Democrats. But perhaps the most signifi-
cant fact is brought out by the vote of mem
bers from the South. The great and only
hope of the Democracy is the solid South, for
without the South it would be weak and
feeble enough in national affairs. Now the
old slave states furnished no less than 76 In
favor of violating the national pledge, and
only 13 against it. This is far from being a
hopeful showing. If the South means any,
thing by its new professions Of loyalty it
should not continue The conflict by warning
on the nations solemn obligations to pay al
its Indebtedness, dollar for dollar, in good,
sound money. When we look at the vote of
the Western members we find it nearly even
" divided-40 voting for imitation and 43
against it. This shows that the sentiment in
favor of hard money is still on the increase in
section where the financial heresy was once
pretty strong. The home of reputation is
now the South, which is also the hope Of the
Democracy.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous etters and commuDi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1877

IT is considered likely by persons connected
with the trade in China, Japan and England
that the cultivation of tea will speedily be
proceeded with in the New World. The
plant (botanically, Thea Sinensis) is said to
thrive in the Southern and Western districts
of the American continent quite as well as
Ga Etlc csIrr sue or tne 7 acInc-Iuueeu, geu-
orally almost anywhere within forty-fve de-
grees of the equator this hardy shrub may be
grown in the open air. The process of its
culture is very simple, but the preparation of
the leaves and their gathering has to be care
fully attended to. These are no great diff
culties, however, seeing that considerable
portion of the tea now consumed in England
is produced and manipulated in Assam, in
the northeast of British India, and that for a
long time past all the tea used in the Empire
of Brazil has been native there, Nearly
twenty years ago an attempt to produce tea
in Pennsylvania was regarded with great in
terest, but fell through from want of funds,
we believe. The Pacific section of this coun-
try, however, is probably destined to produce
tea largely, and among the immigrants from
the Celestial Empire now in California
there doubtless are great many whose ac-
quaintance with the tea producing processes
may be advantageously utilized.
Year: 1877

Half an hours practice on the piano every
day will bring on fatal attacks of paralysis in
eight months. This is lie, but il the press
will kindly assist in giving it the widest crculs-
tion grateful people will neither misinterpret
nor fail to reward the generous and humane
motive which prompts the item.)
Year: 1877

In view of large, and it may be sudden,
demand for gold, the Bank of England lately
raised its rate of discount from three to four
per cent. After fortnight's trial this proved
unable to restrain the outflow of specie from
the Golfers of the bank. Therefore, another
turn of the screw has raised the rate of dis
count to five per cent. There are two staples
of American produce which England must
have and, just now, can be supplied with
only by the United States. These are cotton
and breadstuffs. Formerly, before we began
to manufacture our own cotton and our own
metals, the trade with England was more
easy than profitable to us. English capital
and labor worked up our raw materials and
sold them to US at from three to tour hun
dred per cent. profit. The balance of trade
was then in favor of England, and we often
had to send heavy remittances in gold to
square the account. Noac, manufacturing
for ourselves, instead of paying, we have to
receive a large amount of gold from Europe


If they take, as they must, our cotton and
breadstuffs, they have to pay for them, not in
muslins, calicoes and cutlery, but in hard
cash. Thus it has come that the Bank OF
England is AFRAID of great drain of gold to
pay off British Indebtedness to this county.
Year: 1877

Americans never make two bites at cherry
when one will suffice. The same vessel that
sailed from an American port the other day
with cargo of arms for the Turks also took
numerous letters of sympathy directed to the
Russians.
Year: 1877

not the worst; every effort is made TO ex-


cuse it, and 10 show that it is not felt or If


felt it is attributed 10 accident, not to de-


sign and this Is not only easy but natural


IN the house Of friend we will not there


fore, believe that what is so natural in the


house of another is impossible at home, but


maintain without fear that all the courtesies
OF social life may be upheld in domestic so
cieties. A husband as willing to be pleased
at home, aud as anxious to please, as in a
neighbor's house, and wife as intent on
making things AS comfortable every day TO
her family as on set days to her guests,
could not fail to make their own home
happy. The sweetest, most clinging affec-
tion is often shaken by the slightest breath
OF unkindness, as the delicate rings and ten
drills of the vine are agitated by the faintest
air that blows in summer. An unkind
word from one beloved often draws blood
from many a heart that would defy the
battle-axe of hatred or the keenest edge of
vindictive satire. Now the shade, the
gloom of the face familiar and dear, awakens
pain. These, in the elegant words of the
preacher Read, are the little thorns which,
though men of rougher form may make
their way through them without suffering
much, extremely incommode persons of a
more refined turn in their journey through
life, and make their travelling irksome and
unpleasant. How careful we ought TO be
not to darken and mutilate the sweet i'm
ages of hope and Joy and peace, that might
gild the curtains of our companions life,
by suffering these spots to mingle with
them-these shadows of upas leaves to be
in the stream. OF all cruel words
or deeds, those that would darken hope are
the most cruel.-Seiected
Year: 1877

The STORY OF CHRIsT.-The many CEN
turies i'll all their pages of religious expert
ence-and what numberless pages they are,
and what record upon them tell us that
it is all vain to contend much for doctrines
or ideas that stand far away from the press.
ing need of man. The world will not listen
to such foreign thought. All the past tells
us that man will listen to the truths of re-
pentance and virtue and faith he will listen
to the story of Christ; he will Join in the
music and prayer of the sanctuary; but all
else he will pass by in coldness or trample
under foot. AS human nature rose up in
the ages gone, and dashed through theology
as the MONDAY sun smtes mountain fogs,
aud found only a simple religion, so the
human soul to come after us will utterly
neglect the details of to-day aud will try to
find on the grave-stones what we find on the
tombs of the old saints, that we lived aud
died i'll Jesus Christ. Fortunate shall we be
If other years, looking back, shall see i'll us
any marks of Christian love and Christian
honorl As to all other ideas, the marble
that points out our dust may be left blank
S,ctng in Chicago Alliance.
Year: 1877

The most careless reader has probably


been struck with the contrast between the


delivery of this sermon and the delivery of


the Law on Sinai. We think of that as


fiery law whose promulgation Is sur


rounded by the imagery Of thunders and


lightnings, and the voice Of the trumpet


sounding long aud waxing louder and louder.


We think of this as flowing forth in divnest


music amid all the calm and lovelness of


the clear and quiet dawn. That came dread


fully to the startled conscience from an un-


seen presence, shrouded by wreathing clouds,


and destroying fire, and eddying smoke ;
this was uttered by sweet, human voice,
that moved the heart most gently in words
OF peace. That was delivered on the DESC
late and storm-rent hill, which seems with
its red granite crags 10 threaten the scprch-
ing wilderness this on the fowery grass of
the green hillside which slopes down to the
silver lake That shook the heart with ter
'ror and agitation this soothed it with peace
and love And yet the new commandments
of the Mount of Beatitudes were not meant
to abrogate but rather to complete, the law
which was spoken from Sinai, to them of
old that law was founded on the eternal
distinction of right and wrong-distinction
strong and irremovable as the granite bases
of the world. Easier would it be to sweep
away the heaven and the earth than to de
stroy the least letter, one god, or the least
point of a letter, one projecting horn,.--of
that code which contains the very principle
of all moral life. Jesus warned them that
he came not to abolish that law, but to obey
and fulfill; while at the same time he taught
that this obedience had nothing to do with
the levitical scrupuosity of supersttious
adherence to the letter, but was rather
surrender of the heart and will to the inner
most meaning and spirit which the com
mands involved. He fulfilled that olden law
by perfectly keeping it, and by imparting IA
power to keep it to all who believe in him,
even though he made its cogency so far
more universal and profound.--E'drar's
" Life Of Christ"
Year: 1877

= A real old fashioned hail storm passed
over the city this afternoon between three
and four O'clock. Pretty nuch all Of
the glass in the windows on the south
end Of our printing Office was brekenout;
and we learn that a good deal Of glass
was destroyed in the windows Of houses
fronting on the south side of the streets,


otherwise but little damage was done.
After the storm had mainly ceased, a.
though some rain was still falling, Pc
culiar electrical discharge occurred at the


Sheridan House. It was like the dis
charge of six FOUNDER, as instantaneous
and Complete as an artillery shot. Aparty
of ladies' and gentlemen were just step
ping into the government ambulance to
take the downri boat. At the dis
charge the team sprang out and one of
the ladies just upon the steps was thrown


violently to the ground. She was con-
siderably shocked but we learn was not


seriously injured. -
Year: 1877

LOGS LOST. We regret to announce
that the boom Of Fields & Austin, on the
Skykomish, parted during the night of
Monday last, and as the Pill Chuck
boom was not hung, many of their logs
went to sea. Their loss is not very
heavy as they had not fairly got under
way at their works.
Year: 1877

WORK on the new church, as well as
al out door carpenter work, has been
suspended for over week on account
of the heavy rains. As soon as the
weather permits all work will be re-
smnel.
Year: 1877

HIoH WATER.-An unusual thing for
this time of the year is the present fresh
at on the river. The river is bank full,
and at the present writing, March 10Th,
Is rising rapidly, This will be good
thing for all our farmers, as the melting
of the snow in the mountains 80 early,
will prevent heavy rise in June, sea,
son OF the year when, if the water is
high, it is not desirable to have our
bottom farms flooded; as it is it can do
NO damage to farms so situated.
Year: 1877

LOST small lot Of lumber, belong
ing to the Presbyterian Church now
being built in this place, was swept off
the wharf by the sudden rise of the
river. It had recently been landed from
the steamer and most of it will be lost.
Year: 1877

There was once a woman who said
she wanted the board whereon her
dead husbands body was laid, made
into a bench, so she could sit on it
and mourn forever. Six weeksafter-
ward she was married to another
man. Then she took the board for
a wash-bench. Feet.
Year: 1877

A stout Philadelphia woman who
sought seat the other evening on
the top of an empty -four barrel found
herself moment later doubled up
inside of it, with her head and heels
alone protruding. She was extrica-
ted with considerable difficulty, and
wants no more of that kind of hoop
skirt.
Year: 1877

A young lady engaged to be mar
ricd, and getting sick Of her bargain,
applied to friend to help her unto
tho knot before it was too late 90
certainly he replied "it's yoryeasy
to untio it now, while it's u beau
knot"
Year: 1877

Some very stylish morning dresses
have been made recently of black
foulard, dotted with white and trim
mod with white lace, white pearl
button and white ribbon. The lace
and buttons are put upon the square
cuffs, pockets and collar; the bows
down the front, and there is a cas-
cGde of luce oxtontiug tho whole
length Of the back.
Year: 1877

A YOUNG married couple Of South
Hadley Mass, were to be treated the
other evening to q Charivari. Just as
the performance began hackney coach
was summoned to the door, and Q man
and woman passed out OF the house,
entered the vehicle and drove away.
The crowd, concluding that their vic.
Tins had fed, dispersed without further
disorder, only to learn the next morn.
ing that their jest had been turned on
themselves, and that the persons who
went away in the coach were two
friends of the married pair who adopt
ed that ruse TO dispel threatened an
nOYance.