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Year: 1878

Food-Fishes will soon be fully restocked
in the waters of all the large rivers of this
country, if the work of the United States
Fish Commission shall continue to meet
the success of its early experiments. The
Commission has been at work for FIVE or
six years, but the first two years were main
ly devoted to an investigation of the sub
ject committed to their charge. Then the
work of propagating fish began, and about
four years ago the process of stocking the
headwaters of the interior with foolish
was fairly undertaken. California salmon
have been widely distributed, and reports
of the size reached by some captured spec
linens show that the experiment is sue
cess. Equally favorable reports have been
received of the growth of two hundred
thousand young shad put in the headwat-
ers of Allegheny river, in the western part
of New York, four years ago. The calcu-
lation was that they would travel to sea
before reaching maturity, making trip
Of two or three thousand miles, would stay
there for three or four years, and would
then attempt to ascend the rivers toward
the region Of their youth. The time has
arrived for verifeation of this calcula-
ton, and we have intelligence that shad
were caught this spring near Louisville
while making their way up the river, and
that the number was sufficient to supplant
in the market the shad brought overland
from the Potomac. The fish Matching
boxes on the upper Delaware have been
arranged so as to be lifted up and down,
partly out of and in the water, by steam
driven machinery, and the aeration of the
eggs thus secured is said to have produced
yield of twelve million fish, where other
wise scarcely one million would have been
Obtained.-PhiladeIphia Ledger.
Year: 1878

The cold weather which we have been
recently experiencing has been character
lied on all sides as "seasonable" and ''very
healthy" When one is shivering even
with all the wraps possible to be carried,
ii is little irritating to be assured of the
healthiness of the weather and its season.
ableness. We are not prepared, however,
to cavil at the assertion of cold being in
season. Undoubtedly bright, clear, cold
days are more pleasant and cheerful-look-
ing than the dull wretchedness of the
gray days, that have no movement along
with their grayness, that are characterized
by muddy lanes in the country, and doub-
y muddy streets IL town.


But that the cold is healthy is utterly
untrue. Cold kills; it lowers the vital
powers even of the strongest. A hale,
well-fed, well-clothed man in the prime of
life, capable of taking active exercise, and
so stirring up his circulating organs to in-
creased action, may be able with pleasure
to himself to Withstand the effects of the
cold; but he does this because he is already
in god health, and possessed of the means
of keeping himself so. He is not made
well by the cold. On the other hand.
when the powers of resistance to the lower
ing effects of cold are feeble, as in the case
with with infants and with old people, the
cold catches hold of them, and the death
rate of those at the beginning and the end
of life is unusually high while the cold
prevails.


The temperature of the body is lowered
by poor and deficient food; and when, in
addition to the scanty meals which are the
normal lot of many poor people, the cold
of the atmosphere comes to lay its heavy
burden on them, they die in increased
numbers. On one day in last week five
inquests were held on the bodies of per-
sons who had died from the effects of cold
acting on frames already weakened by
want of food. Good food and warm cloth
ing can alone enable the human body to
resist the destructive effects of cold, and
those who deal out at this season soup and
meat, Goals, and flannel garments, are real
physicians of the bodies of poor men,
women, aud children, and deserve the
blessings Of those ready to perish.


Nor is it only in causing death that the
cold weather shows its i'll effects. People
who tell you that the weather is "healthy,
almost in the same breath will say that
they never knew a time when so much
illness was about. Coughs and colds,
rheu..atisms and bronchitis, are familiar
ailments in almost every household, and
the bitter east wind almost literally cuts
into the skin and the delicate air passages
of many suffering creatures. The well
come that is given to the least appearance
of thaw, or to any tendency of the wind
towards warmer quarter, is convincing
proof, if there were no other, that the
sayings about the healthiness of the cold
are purely conventional, and are borne out
by no correspondence in fact
Year: 1878

is the entrance to the cathedral. We
must ascend the belfry tower, from which
we have grand view of the city, the dis
tant mountains, the river, stretching far
away to the west through the green
valley.


From this point you look down into the
gardens of the city and into the courts of
the houses, paved and filed with flowers
and orange trees. The cathedral below
you looks ike village Of low buildings
covered with tile, and gives no indication
OF the beauty within. One object in the
distance attracts your attention. 1t is
massive bridge across the swift river. Its
arches look little irregular, for they have
stood for twelve centuries on foundations
laid in the swift current by the Romans.
This cathedral is the finest and most COM
plete specimen of Mohammedan architec-
ture in Europe. But there is one thing
to mar the unity of the grand structure.
In 1923 the Bishop, Alfonso Marique, not
satisfied with the low roof of this immense
mosque attempted to add to it by building
up from the centre coro, grand in itself
and beautifully ornamented and rising into
a lofty dome. Charles the v. well de-
scribed this change when he said to the
Bishop: "YOu have built here what YOU
or any one might have built anywhere
else; but you destroyed what was unique
in the world"


Seventy years were employed in build
ing this coro. 1t has 109 stalls for the
choir and clergy, and over every stall are
most beautiful carvings in wood, illustrat-
ing Scripture scenes of the Old and New
Testament, beginning with Adam and
Eve. The wood is mahogany, and some
of the scenes have fifteen figures in relief.
most exquisitely done All the sides of
this lofty coro are most elaborately wrought
for fifty feet high in this fine wood-carving.
with lifesize figures of the Saviour and the
Virgin Mary above ALL


The immense number of columns rang
ed over this great space of 400 feet BY
$50, give the singular appearance of aisles
running in every direction. They form
nineteen longitudinal and transverse aisles,
and look in the dim light like forest of
precious marbles, jasper and porphyry.
Year: 1878

Paris is essentially a city of ease.
Everything is easy; life is easy, society is
easy, amusement is easy, economy is easy,
extravaganza is easy, labor is easy, idleness
is easy, and art is easy. You can live as
you choose. If you are poor, and can only
pay the rent of a little apartment on the
fifth floor in some back street, no one
thinks worse of you because of your mod
est home If you have natural tastes, you
can adorn it in thousand ways utterly
unknown elsewhere. You can get literally
for two or three pounds various bargains
in furniture that are elegant aud artistic.
You hang dainty muslin curtains at your
windows, you deck your mantelpiece with
white muslin drapery, you place few del
icate and cheap otgets dart about your
rooms, a pot or two Of day-blossoms
on your balcony, and you have home
that is as pleasant to the eyes as to
the conscience. No one in the wide
world of Paris will dream of reproaching
you for your unassuming household. Your
friends will call in upon you in the even
ing for quiet chat-leavened, it must be
owned, with scandal-they will be quite
satisfied to 90 away without bite or sup,
as the saying is; and if you offer them
cup of coffee or tea with biscuit, viii
consider your entertainments orgies


If some one drops in to tea unexpected
ly, you need be in no turmoil. You have
but to send out, and ten chances to one
that you viii be able to procure soup, and
dish of meat and vegetables cooked-and
nicely eOoked-in your own street. At the
last moment your coffee falls short You
send to the milkman's or cremerie for the
essence of coffee, which they keep ready
made, and which is excellent Fruit of
all kinds is sold in the streets, and no one
thinks it derogatory to buy peach for
penny or half-penny at barrow. have
seen gentlemen of unmistakable blue blood
aud handsome aristocratic appearance and
presence conducting vivacious arguments
with costermongers over the goods dis
played in their carts; and know of no
bleman ofimposing name and distinguished
appearance who does not consider his dig
nifty endangered by carrying home bag
Of fruit, and even at times-let me whis-
per it-an artichoke or tomato.
Year: 1878

The Gala lily, roots of which may be
procured of any florist, is one of our finest
plants for houses growing when properly
treated. The best method we have tried
is to procure an earthen jar-suitably dec
GRATED on the outside if desired, by paint
ing or FASTING on of frieze or flower pic
ture, or by paper open work covering.
In this place rich mold, some five or six
inches deep, and in this set the Gala plant.
Now put on the top of this model layer
Of clean, coarse sand about TWO inches
deep, and on top Of this some small peb-
bles. Then fill the jar with water and re
place as evaporated, so as to always have
the water several inches deep above the
pebbles, Place in warm and sunny win
dow, and the plant viii throw up large,
luxuriant leaves, to be followed by the
magnificent bloom What is still better,
the flower stalks will be sent up in sue
cession so as to afford a nearly continuous
series of flowers. A few minnows intro
duced into the water viii usually thrive
without further care, and afford pleasing
study.-Scientifc american.
Year: 1878

An exciting incident happened in a re-
cent review Of Austrian cavalry by the
Emperor and Empress. About 10000
cavalry we're in line, and charging down
in a mad gallop to salute the sovereigns,
when a little four-year-old child, escaping
from her mother, ran directly in front of
the rushing horses. The Empress scream
ed and everybody expected to witness the
instant death of the child, when a trooper
in the front ranks bent forward from his
saddle, seized the child without slackening
speed, and placed her at his saddle bow
The crowd cheered the gallant deed lusti-
ly, and the Emperor taking from his neck
the Cross of the Order of Marie Therese,
hung it upon that of the soldier
Year: 1878

There is cold dark land, an island far
in the north-in the Northern Ocean
which is called Iceland The people there
know nothing of green woods, nor tall
trees, with outspreading branches, nor of
the birds that fill the air with their songs.
Iceland has only one bird-the Elder
duck. The down which the Elder duck
has on its breast is very valuable, and it is
for the sake of this that the birds are
protected and cared for by the inhabitants.
When the duck builds her nest all she
wants is a few twigs or some sea-weed,
and the outside is ready, but not the in
side. The tender mother knows very well
how to make her children comfortable.
She herself plucks off the soft down on
her breast and lines her nest with it; then
lays her eggs right in the middle of the
nest, so that they sink deep down and are
hidden, sheltered and kept warm, even
when she flies off for little while.


But the cold is not the worst enemy.
\ morning comes when the mother flies
away in haste to snatch her breakfast, and
when she returns both eggs and nest
have vanished. She at once begins all
again, and comes home once more to find
the bare walls of her nursery. Now she
has no more down; her breast is quite
bare; what can she do? The father at
once comes to her aid, and willingly yields
his down to preserve his family. This
time they are not disturbed. The lee
I, ndar, Lno,r tb,t 80 ~oLLoJ - XII
time, the faithful parents would fly from
the island and return no more, SO they will
not cheat themselves of next years profits.
From $500 to $500 is given for each
nest, but as the feathers are very light
there is large quantity in each. The
feathers are afterwards sold at high
price and the eggs are kept for winter use.
The feathers are used for quilts, and as
wadding for coats and mantles.
Year: 1878

THE MODERN YOUNG MAN.-Jennie
June says that money is not so often the
reason why young women marry elderly
men as people imagine. She says that
the young man of to-day is not the desir-
able husband that the young man of fifty
years ago was; he is not so thoughtful,
sober, pains-taking and conscientious; he


lives at a club, has no love of home life
nor desire to build up character and repu-
tation as a man and citizen; his ideas Of
life are bounded by the theatre and the
doings of his little set, and in many cases
his ambition is to own a racer and be on


Intimate terms with the ballet Natur-
ally mothers "shrink from entrusting their
daughters to such youths as these, even if
they have the opportunity, and are better
pleased to bestow them on older men
men who have sown their wild oats; who
know how little of real value there is in
the temporary excitement of pleasure;
have, perhaps, been married once, and
have learned to value home and the guar
antees it affords for permanent happiness, y
Year: 1878

a poor old man in country village had
been in the habit of receiving from the
parson of the parish pint of milk daily.
At his death the poor man left will, in
which he bequeathed the daily pint of
milk to his brother.
Year: 1878

An exchange speaks of a man who re-
Gently bit another mans thumb of in
quarrel The paper does not say where
the man came from, but the Kennebec
journal thinks he must have been from
Gnawthumberland.
Year: 1878

WOMAN THROUGH AND THROUGH
| heard a conversation recently between
young lady in society and the represen-
tative of leading society paper 1t was
at charity ball; the girl was pretty and
exquisitely dressed She went up to the
young gentleman and said: "Now, Mr.
don't you put my name in the paper, nor
tell what had on. have worn this
dress once before and it's horribly old.
was going to have a French dress from
Worth's, but it didn't get here, so 1 had
to wear this Now mind, don't put my
name in the paper, bat if you do, send me
six.-MilsCauhie Sentinel Boston Letter.
Year: 1878

Devotion to public opinion was evinced
by lady aged eighty, who married man
of corresponding age because, she said, che
comes about my house so much that if
don't marry him people will talk p
Year: 1878

A servant of the Rev. Rowland Hill
suddenly died, and his master preached
his funeral sermon to numerous audience,
in the course Of which he mentioned the
following anecdOte Many persons present
we're acquainted with the deceased, and
have had it in their power to observe his
character and conduct. They can bear
witness that / speak the truth when as
sert that for a number of years past he has
proved himself perfectly sober, honest,
industrious and religious man, faithfully
performing, as far as lay in his power, the
duties of his station in life, and serving
God with constancy and zeal; and yet this
man, this virtuous and pious man, was
once robber on the highway. More than
thirty years ago he stopped me on the
high road and demanded my money. Not
at all intimidated, | argued with him. /
asked him what could induce him to pur-
sue so iniquitous course of life II
have been coaehman, sir" said he, 'but
am now out of place, and not being able
to get character, can get no employment,
and am therefore Obliged to resort to this
means of gaining a subsistence. l de-
sired him to call upon me; he promised he
would and kept his word. | talked fur
ther with him and offered to take him in
to my service. He consented; and ever
since that period he has served me faith
fully, and not me only, but he has faith
fully served his God. And instead of
having finished his life in a public, igno-
minious manner, with depraved aud har-
dened mind, as he probably would soon
have done, he has died in peace, rejoicing
in hope, and prepared, We trust, for the
society of Just men made perfect.
Year: 1878

Soon after the death of st. Cyprian,
aboat the middle of the third century,
eight Christians fell into the hands of the
prosecutors at Carthage. Ia letter still
extant they tell US that they used the timo
of their Imprisonment to fit themselves for
heaven by communion il prayer and CHAR
ity, and found their loathsoms dangeon q
paradise of delight. Charity was ever on
their lips and in their actions. Flavian,
heroic degree that, when they were all
suffering from hunger, he used to save a
portion of his scanty pittance that there
might be mere for the rest. But this
charity shone brightest in the hour of death.
Two of their number died in prison. TIE
rest were led out to be beheaded, except
Flavian, who was spared for the time, and
remained full of grief at tbs separation.
But his brethren did not forget him. Just
before Lis head was struck off, Montanus,
one among them, prayed aloud that Flavian
tore in two the bandage for his eyes, and
left one half for him. In three days Fla
Wan was beheaded. He blessed the Chris
tians who stood by. if. they kept the unity
of the Chnrch and the bond of charity
Then he bound his eyes with the other
half of the bandage which Montanus had
bequeathed to him, and knelt for the stroke
of the sword.


We can see from the history of these
martyrs how entirely their persev erence
hung upon the exact observance of charity.
One of them had some slight difference
with another on a matter of prudence. In
vision he seemed to stand in the white
robed army of the martyrs but when he
looked at himself he was stained With the
black mark of his fault. He awoke, and
was reconciled with his brother.
Year: 1878

Austin Correspondence Galveston News.


The popular fury in rural districts against
horse thieves is thought to be by deni izens
of cities senseless and out Of proportion t.
their offense.- Why wher- i-eEse- :I+ef-is
caught he is generally strung up to The
first convenient limb, while the homicide
is carried to Jail with favorable prospects
of proving self defense ana escaping pun
ishment, is very plain to me, since have
looked somewhat diligently into the ircom-
plete and unsatisfactory criminal statistics
of our State. There are now some seven
hundred and fifty indicted horse thieves,
fugitives from justice, at large, and perhaps
half as many more in jails and in the peni-
tentiary. But whore one horse thief is
known and indicted, near about one hun
dred get away with the atolen horses, or
at least where the thief who steals one horse
are stolen aud no clue of thief or horse is
afterwards obtained. About Austin they
seem to be organized and succeed month
after month in getting away with the
horses of farmers, stockmen, and city
people. The thieves are unknown and
the horses are never recovered. If their
success here is q criterion of their general
success throughout the State, then the pro-
portion of one hundred successful steals to
one failure and exposure is certainly
within the bounds of truth, and on that
hypothesis they have stolen one hundred
thousand horses IN Texas in the last three
years. The magnitude of their operations
and the difficulty of checking them, then,
will explain the fury of their victims
against such as fall into their bands.
Knowing their game to be desperate, they
prepare for extremities, and are rarely
caught without fight and bloodlettipg or
both sides. Hence, sherilfs are not usually
very enthusiastic in their pursuit. Own
ers of stolen stock ATE about their only
pursuers, and when overtaken by such the
reader will readily infer that due course of
law will not be had. 1t is believed that
the exodus of outlaws from the cattle dis
tricts of the West, driven to tho country
east of the Colorado by Halls Police aud
the Frontier Battalion, has given an
increased impetus to horse stealing, and
that an organized band of hundreds are now
operating in Middle Texas. The loss of
farm stock in eome localities is fearful.
Farms are rendered useless, ard families
depeudfDg upon CrUps- tHe-tfe~isg g
season passing away without being able to
plant or SOW.
Year: 1878

An Englishman went into a church in
Rome the other day, and as a service was
going on he sat quietly down, placing his
hat on the ground beside him. After
waiting little while, and as there seemed
no immediate prospect of the ceremony
coming to an end, he thought he would go
and reached for his hat, but was stopped
by an unseen arm which grasped him from
behind. Thinking that probably some
custodian of the church wished him to
remain till the conclusion of the service he
again waited.


Presently he again thought of going,
again reached for his hat, aud again the
unseen arm firmly prevented him. Con-
vinced that the service was really some
important cne which his leaving would
disturb, the Englishman again waited for
about quarter of an hour. AT the exPi-
ration of that time he determined to depart,
in spite of etiquette. So he again reached
Year: 1878

Nicholas, called of Flue from his native
village in the Swiss canton of UnterWaldeB,
was born in 14I7. His childhood was
marked by zeal for prayer and penance.
Returning late from the fields he would
turn aside to soma solitary place to be
alone with God; and he tasted vigorously,
in spite of his parents fears, four days a
week. At the age of thirty he married,
and brought up in singular holiness fam
lily of ten children. In this new state his
hunger after prayer did but increase not
content with the day, he would steal out
at midnight to pray in aneighboring church
till dawn. AS brave soldier in more than
one war, and as counsellor and judge in
wonderful example of holiness. When
fifty years old, following the urgent call of
God, he left home and family, a1d retired
to the mountains above Flue. Here God
enabled him to lead an extraordinary life,
Year: 1878

for his hat. Again the hand grasped him,
ing efforts, o voice behind him exclaimed ID
in English 81 beg your pardon, but that
is my hat yOu are taking" And this WAS
the fact. Our hero had been detained all
this time because each time he wished to
go he had reached in mistake for the hat of
another stranger, placed in close proximity
to his own.-London Examiner.