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Year: 1879

The Board of Directors of the Home for Aged and
Infrm Hebrews met yesterday afternoon in the par
lor of that institution. the northeast corner of
avenue and Eighty seventh street 1t was expected
that action would be taken in the matter of
copting or declining the gift of $3.50 offered to the
Home by Mrs. A. L. Stewart through exJudge Hilton
After the meeting Mrs. President Stner informed the
writer that the subject had not in any shape
form and that the meeting yesterday was simply
the regular monthly for the auditing of bills &c.
To . question whether the subject of the proposed
gift would be discussed at any future time. Mrs.
Stincr expressed the opinion that the matter was
settled and that further notice would be taken of
Year: 1879

Excess of


serve above


legal


qnirements. $40 47s775 sll.275.55o Inc. s7oe.775


Foreign exchange was weak early in the week.
but toward the close the rate for sixty days sterling
bills advanced. partly by the amount of interest
falling due and partly by better advices from London


The gold department of the Stock Exchange
abolished after the first Of the year. and there
have been no quotations for gold since The London
price for silver is 59 per ounce and the bids at
Philadepha kept strictly secret it is impossible
to give the government price here Government
bonds have been very active and strong except for
the fve-twenties of 1867. for which two calls of
$10O00.O00 each were issued during the week, all
the hvetwentes Of 1865 have been called in. The
subscriptions to the four per cents continue
very large and very considerable amounts were SUBJ
scribed through New York banks by both financial
institutions and private investors.
Year: 1879




In the suu.,ner of 1888 tho Third
United States Artillery, commanded by
Colonel Gates, was enoamped at the
foot of the Missionary Ridge, engaged
in the removal OF the Cherokee Indians.
Ons day the colonel ordered out o
fatigue party to clean out the spring, o
beautiful fountain bubbling up at the
foot of the ridge. Shortly after the
sergeant reported to head quarters that
his men were all drunk. Says the COL
onel. You should not have let the men
drink whisky [ did not" replied the
sergeant, they drank nothing but water
from the SPRING" The sergeant and
men were ordered into the guard house
and o new detail ordered and lieutenant
placed in command with orders not to
let the men have access to any spirits.
Not long after the lieutenant reported
the men all drunk. The men were
ordered to the guard house and the
lieutenant under arrest. Another party
was ordered out. of which Colonel Gates
took the command. He took seat on
a stump 30 he could overlook the whole
ground, determined there should be no
getting drunk this time. But behold!
in short time his men were all drunk.
Ho was certain they had drank nothing
but water, which they frequently did,
getting down on their knees and drink.
ing from the branch JUS. below the
spring. The colonel was at his wits
end. The men were ordered to the
guard house, and he repairs to bis tent
to think. After weighing the matter pro
and con he had to give it up. and repair
ing to the guard house be told the men
that if they would show him how it was
done he would release them; otherwise
he would punish them severely. To
this they agreed. and took him to the
spring. Just below the spring in the
branch they unearthed fve.gallon Jug
filled with whisky, the mouth of which
was stopped with cork, in which was
inserted quill that reached to the bot
tom. When buried in the sand the
upper end of the quill was just above
the surface of the water, and when they
wanted to drink they stopped down, in.
serted the quill in their mouth, and
while apparently drinking pure water
were drinking pure whisky..and the Col.
sitting on the stump in plain view, was
none the wiser for it.
Year: 1879

How TO SEE THE WIND.-Take pol
ished metallic surface of two feet or more
with a straight edge-a large hand-saw
will answer the purpose. Take windy
day, whether hot or cold. clear or cloudy,
only let it not rain or the air be murky;
in other words, let the air be dry and
clear, but this is not essential. Hold your
metallic surface at right angles in the
direction of the wind-i.e., if the wind
IS north. hold your surface east and
west, but instead of holding the surface
vertical, incline it about forty five degrees
to the horizon, so that the wind, strik-
ing glances and flows over the edge (keep-
ing it straight, as water over dam.
Now sight carefully over the edge at
some minute and sharply defined object,
and You will see the air flows over as
water flows over dam. Make your OBJ
servations carefully, and you will hardly
fail to see the air, no matter how cold
the result is even better when the sun is
obscured.
Year: 1879

"Ha! hal there is blood on the moon!"
he cried, striking an attitude in imitation
of the tragedian he had seen at the thea
ter the night before. What ho! ye
black and midnight hag!' when his
mother suddenly walked into the bed
room and spoiled the whole first act with
trunk strap.
Year: 1879

TRAVELS IN TIE Holy LAND is the sub
iect chosen by Professor Fl. II. Harris for a
LECTURE at Sidney Baptist church tomorrow
evening. The well-known descriptive pow
ers OF the orator. and the charm he throws
around every subject which he touches, no
less than the deep interest felt in this far
away land, promise an evening OF elegant
entertainment 10 all who attend.
Year: 1879

ELECTION FOR TREAsURER.-At the cleo
ton for Treasurer tomorrow each voter
will have to show his poll-tax receipt for
1878. AS there is only one candidate the
CITY Committee did not deem it necessary
to have the list printed, as that Is always
attended by considerable cost.
Year: 1879

/. Resolved, That we recommend to the
coIored people OF this Stat that they petition
to school boards throughout the State for the
appointment OF coIored teachers when and
wherever they can be procured competent
to ill the position, that our children may
receive liberal education and know that
they arc the equals of all other people.
Year: 1879

The following was also adopted: :.


Whereas we have seen the effects and
benefits of the administration OF eX.Presi-
dent q. S. Grant in dealing to the citizens
of the United States the fair and impartial
protection OF the laws Of the United states,
thereby promoting harmony and goodwill
toward men; therefore be it


RESOLVED, That we do hereby endorse the
honorable ex-President for the nomination
OF the Republican Convention OF 1880, be-
Iieving that he is the man for the position.


JUDGE HUGHES UNCONSTITUTIONAL.


A resolution was also adopted declaring
Judge Huehes's decision in the Kinney case
unconstitutional, and resolving 'sto do all
in our power IN raising means for to assist
those who have the said case In charge, to
take it to the Supreme Court OF the United
States and obtain decision therefrom."
Year: 1879




Of some general propositions. The reve-
nues Of the State, in the main, are derived
from taxes imposed upon the property and
business OF the citizens Of the State. The
taX-aSsessors and the taX-collectors are lin
tied by the act OF the Legislature imposing
taxes. Neither can step one inch to the
right or left OF the line prescribed by the
taxing power-the Legislature. The reve-
nues of the State are not only derived I'M
der and by virtue of the authority OF the
Legislature, by which the power of the
ministerial officers are limited in the levy
ing and collecting OF said revenues, but
said revenues, when collected, are subject
to the will and disposition OF The Legisla-
ture under the Constitution. And as no
assessing or collecting officer of the State
can transcend the limits OF the legislative
will declared in the tax bill, so no d!sburs-
ine officer can transcend the Legislative
will. as declared In the appropriation Dill
or bills.
The 10th section OF Article \. OF
Year: 1879

hHs Of yesterday.


We are glad to be able to announce that
the authorities OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company have decided to Gegin,
At an early day, the manufacture of steel
ails at their mill in this city. Master OF
Machinery Davis was in the city yester-
day, and accompanied by his assistant,
Captain W. II. Harrison, made an official
visit to the works with view to max
ing the necessary arrangements. The old
rolls will be- used and some OF the fur
nSCes will be converted into Bessemers.
New hammers and other machinery will
have to be erected, and to accommodate
these the mill will probably be enlarged.
The alterations will be very costly and the
company expect to manufacture all the
rails used by them. The number Of men
employed cannot be told with certainty,
but it will be large. The bur and plate
mills will be run as ut present The work
Ot converting the old mill will be COM
menccd shortly, but the works will proba.
biz not be in working order before next
winter or spring. With the mills in iull
blast the prospect forour city is improving.
Year: 1879

NEw YoRE, June 1.-THE Western
Union melon was cut about p, W, and a
quarterly dividend Of /. per cent equal
to per cent per manufactured. The
stock instead OF further advancing, as
many believed it would, instantly tell
from llO to ll4l, but whether these were
sales Of real stock or short options Is not
known. Ono thing is certain, there was
no rush for the stock on the part Of inves'
tors when the share dividend Of II per
cent was announced, and there are not a
few who believe 1t will recede rather than
advance, On the whole the street is to be
congratulated that this bone Of contention
is out Of the way, as the stock has now a
more fixed position.
Year: 1879

Cadz Republican.


We have not seen time at the opening
of campaign within the past ten years,
when the Republicans Of Harrison county
were SO solidly and earnestly united as
they are at this time. In past years there
were frequently divisions OF opinion on
various questions, and sometimes good
deal Of doubt as to how some men would
vote. But this year every Republican is q
Republican, and speaks right out Specie
resumption Is an accomplished fact, and
there is no use in talking any more intla'
ton nonsense. AS to the Confederate
Congress, 1t Is a wearinesS and disgrace to
the Nation and tho Republicans OF Harri'
son county intend to help wipe 1t out Of
existence.
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon, the l6th inst, the Mason & Hamin Organ Company celebrated by dinner at Young's Hotel thetwenty fifth anniversary of the com mencement of their business, which by its own merits has grown to large pro- portions. At the start the capacity of their works was two or three melodeons per week, the best of which sold for about one hundred dollars each; their present capacity is over two hundred cabinet organs per week, and they are most of the time behind orders, while their best productions now command five hundred dollars each, and in excep- tional cases several times this amount. In numbering their instruments they have reached lo4 ,OOO, having actually made and sold nearly that number. Organs of their make have obtained an extraordinary reputation all over the world, and are sold in every civilized country where the tariff is not so high as to be prohibitory. Musicians recognize in them distinguished excellence in quality of tone, the result, in large meas ure, perhaps, of peculiar skill in uoiciag reeds, an art which originated with this company. But in every respect it has always been principle with them to make in each detail the best instrument possible and to sell them as low as pos. sible. The skillful carrying out of this policy has resulted in this great success Boston Journal
Year: 1879

The root of the evil with idlers of every grade and style, says an exchange, is that their early training was neglected. They were left to themselves. Few young people who are thus left will make any decided progress or do any thing to the advantage of anybody. They grow up like weeds, and struggle in every direction, and there are many young men who go through the forms of training and culture who reach man. hood in a state in which they are of lit tie use either to themselves or to any body else. They may even be sent to college, and may acquire great skill in the rowing of boats. It sometimes hap pens that they fall into the hands of inn practicable professors, who are them selves crammed full of various sorts of learning, but know not how to impart it. These professors frequently fit the boys for a life which is purely pedantic and for which the commercial world has no wish to pay. The great demand of the present day is for practical work. It is a reasonable demand, too. The world cares but little that the boy has passed through college, unless in his passage he has fitted himself for some branch of what is to be done. The world has no money with which to pay any man for being queer old hermit or an impracticable pedant. Nowadays if a man wants living he must work for it, and be willing to turn his hand to anything. He need not know every thing. If he have the thorough mas tery of any one department it is his capital. Making diligent use of this, he can acquire more. People who have boys to train cannot be too mindful of this. It depends on what we are now giving the boy whether he shall grow up successful business man or de- spised and dishonored idler.
Year: 1879

There's no disputing about tastes. Probably when the oyster and lobster were first seen. they were as little dream ed of as food as were sea-cucumber :" and cuttle-fish, both of which, at last, are now table delicacies to some tribes of men. Diet quite as strange-a sort of live macaroni, or rather Uernlicelli-is described here. The account is from Simonds' " Commercial Products ot the Sea-

 Perhaps the most curious fishery of all to our apprehension would be that of the pablo, which is carried on among the Fiji Islands and in some other parts of the South Pacific Ocean The pablo are small worms, three of four inches long, and the bigness of a fine straw.

 They appear every year for two days in October and November, at the last quarter of the moon, and are never seen at any other time, rising to the sur face at early dawn, and sinking again in a fe v hours, as the sun becomes power full.

 They swim with snake-like motion, twisting about the fingers of the natives, who plunge their hands into the water to know the exact moment of the worms arrival.

 l They appear in such numbers as to | cover the sea, and white object held a l few inches beneath the surface cannot be distinguished. The natives are thrown l into great excitement during the short time they remain in sight, catching them in nets and in prettily-made baskets. l As soon as the pablo have gone, the fishermen return to shore, where they feast upon the dainty morsels raw, or

 bake them in leaves of the bread-fruit tree, and send them as gifts to friends in less favored neighborhoods.
Year: 1879

Dig out four or five inches of soil, leav- ing the bottom smooth and hard. Turn out the pits on this bottom, so the soil may come in contact with every pit, and cover with about three inches of earth, so the whole is level. In the spring, at planting time. the most of them will be sprouted, and large number will have lost their shells. Pick out and plant i'm mediately in well-prepared ground. Do not crack the pits; however carefully it may be done, it is apt to impair the ker- mel. The plan we have given is that practiced by the most successful nursery men .-Prairie Turner.
Year: 1879

SALADS Tegetable-Six parts of po- tato cut fine, one part of turnip, one part of parsnip, one part of carrot, two parts of beet. Mix all thoroughly, and use any of the salad dressings for it.. Chickeaa-Boil tender four good sized chickens; when cold cut off the white meat and chop rather coarse. Cut off the white part of some celery and chop in the same manner. TotWo quarts and a pint of the chicken allow one quart and pint of the celery and a spoonful of salt. Mix well together and then stir in part of the dressing. Shape the salad in flat dishand pour over the remainder of the dressing. Garnish with hard boiled eggs, beets, and the tops of the celery. Lobster-Lobster salad is made the same IS chicken, using lobster in- stead of chicken, and lettuce instead of celery.

 BOSTON MEAT PIE.-Take cold roast beef, or indeed roast meat of any kind, slice it thin, cut rather small, and lay it with gravy, sufficiently salted and pep cred, in meat pie dish. Over the meat pour a couple of tomatoes and thick layer of mashed potatoes. Bake slowly, and you have fine meat pie.
Year: 1879

Paris, Jan. Though the coming
elections do not endanger the cabinet,
the ministers have perceived that they
ought to ask a kind of reinstatement
for new majority in the senate, and
have agreed upon programme which
will be submitted at the opening ses-
sion and which will insist that no re-
form shall be adopted without full
discussion.
Year: 1879

The circulation of the LEADER in
this city is now larger than it has ever
Leen. 1t perused in almost every bus
ness establishment and family circle.
Advertisers will please make note of
this fact.
Year: 1879

Ex-SEcRE1ARy BoRIE will also ac-
company Gen. Grant around the world.
1t is to be hoped that the gentleman
will find his sea legs on the trans
atlantic voyage SO that he can keep the
general good company. 1t will be re-
membered that while he was secretary
of the navy he went out on the Chesa-
peake on man-of-war for few hours,
and that Neptune levied such severe
tribute from him that he threw up
everything but his cabinet position.
Year: 1879

called about an hour after the request


was made. The woman began telling


him that she had kept secret locked in


her breast FOR years, and now that she


was going to die she could no longer


remain silent. She did not wish to go


to her grave as tho partner in 4 great


fraud. She then informed Mr.. Horton


that his wife Jessie was her daughter,


that she was the ilTegiimate child of


Reynolds, and that the secret which had


so long been kept was the cause of the


death of Mr.. Reynolds wife, who grievea


herself into an early grave Oh account


of the fraud which Reynolds was prac


ticin@ in paiming off Jessie as his legiti-


mate daughter. The woman informed


Mr.. Horton that Jessie knew nothing OF


these facts, that she was strictly inno-


cent, and believed herself the legitimate
daughter of Reynolds. She stated that
Jessie was born in Wilmington, n: G."
after Reynolds had married, and he


notified his wife that she must adopt
He threatened both the wife and the
mother of the child with death should
they divulg ge the facts. Mrs. Reynolds
died broken hearted after years OF grief
and shame.


Mark Horton, after hearing the story
of the quadrOon woman, at once went
to Reynolds and confronted him with
the facts. The latter did not deny the
statement of the woman, but told liOr-
ton that he had better remain silent, as
any exposure would bring shame on
both families. But Horton belonged to
an old-fashioned, hight bred family, and
pride was his most striking characteris-
itic. He notified Reynolds that he would
send Jessie back to him, with their
child, and that he would at once apply
for divorce. He then went back, to his
| home, called Jessie into a private apart


ment, and there told her the story of
| the uuadroon woman, who was then
| dying as he repeated the words she had
! spoken to him.


: The wife was struck with terror and
could not utter a word. She acted for


awhile as if she was bereft of her senses.
| When she became composed she found
! herself and child in her fathers house.
She at once became al object Of pity
and passes her time locked in her room
with her child.


This exposure broke up the Horton
! family, the old man selling out and re-
turning to North Carolina, and Mark
| having left a few days since for Cali
! forna-after the court had declared the
marriage void because of fraud. Rey
H'6lds is endeavoring to dispose of his


property, intending also to leave the


country. He is blamed by everybody
for tue misery he has brought upon his
unhappy daughter and the Horizons. He


attempted to induce his daughter to
contest the divorce suit, but she was not


in condition to appear in court. The
case brought together the largest crowd


ever gathered in Walker county.


SPECTATOR.
Year: 1879

National Associated Press to the Star.


CHICAGO, Oct 14.-The following extract
is from letter published here this morn
ing: II have fully identified the balloon
found near here last Friday night us one
belonging to and sent up by me from Wau-
kesha, Wis, on the afternoon of that day.
send you this to fully show whose balloon
it was. and that it was not the balloon used
by the veteran and unfortunate Professor
John Wise at st. Louis, who, in my own
opinion, will eventually show himself in
living shape. I earnestly hope l may not
be mistaken in the latter belief. Yours,
very truly, PROF HARRY CLARK,


"Aerouaut,"
Year: 1879

passed to get glimpse of him. At Cedar
Rapids, where he was the guest of General


the citizens attested their gratifi-
cation at having the distinguished guest
among them by serenade. A large special


train was required to bring him and large
crowd to the meeting in this city.
Year: 1879

The members Of the L. A. US held
special meeting at the lodge room on 5th
avenue on last Wednesday evening.
Several new members took the oath and
were admitted to the lodge. Although
this organization is as yet in it's infancy it
is by no means of little importance and is
creating considerable intercst,here.
Year: 1879

Many clergymen do not yet know where
the winter overcoats are to come from but
they feel a sweet and solemn faith that
they will get seventeen pair of slippers
each about Christmas, and that none of
them will fit. This is something, editors
rests easy over-slippers.
Year: 1879

About half past. three o'clock this morn
ing fire was discovered in the bassment of
No. 10 West Third street occupied by 80 cent
store. Thanks to efficiency of fire depart
ment, the fire was confined to the base
ment and was fully under control At half
past four.


An attache of the GLOBE reported seeing
light and hearing some one in tho rear
of the building about 2A.M.


A policeman was summoned and With
two or three GLOBE men a search was
made, but no fire discovered at that time.


The incendiary was then, undoubtedly,
preparing his work which developed an
hour and a half later.
Year: 1879

The members of the Manhattan Athletic Club
sembled in force at Chckering Hall last evening
with their friends to listen to DIR. J. w. Ran
neys lecture food and digestion The lee
ture was amply illustrated by series Of colored
stereopticon views Of the muscular and digestive
systems of the human body. The muscular system.
which furnishes motive power for the body, must be
properly nourfshed by fibre producing food. and
gradually developed by systematic exercises. Al
though walking exercises a large number Of the
muscles of the lower limbs and Indian clubs do as
much for the arms the work of rowing is better for
the development of muscular strength than either
club drill or walking


HOW FOOD SHOULD EATEN.


The great error OF Americans is their too hasty
msstication of food. and the speaker claimed that
the people Of this country injure their diges-
tive powers, and consequently ruin their
health. by imperfect mastication. He ex-
planned that food which is swallowed down
hastily, before it is properly mastlcated,
and moistened by the saival secretion provided by
nature for that purpose. becomes burden to the
stomach and overtaxes this vital organ with work
Men and women, too, who. after a hasty meal, rush
off to their daily. occupations. stihe the
efforts OF nature and shorten their own days.


series of tables shown to exhibit the nutritive
qualities of the different staple articles of food and
the proportions In which they should be TAKEN
to produce that perfect health which alone can make
life enjoyable and Joyous.