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Year: 1877

In these days men die suddenly, and in
many cases they testify with their last words
that they were dubbed to death by police
men. AS this statement is not one that Can
be secuted for improbability the authorities
yield to public opinion as much respect as
is implied in ordering an Investigation Of
the case. How do they investigate? BY
post-mortem examination. In these investi-
cations the Coroner or the sawbones who is
the Coroners assistant proceeds secu.de'n
drten to search for Il cause of death in
the unpleasant body. Now, cause
of death in q dead man may be found
in every organ, and the only question
with the operating sawbones in such case
is with how small cause shall he be salts
fled. There is, in fact, scarcely any one
who has endured the physical vicissitudes
of life for many years who has not in his
system the organic evidences Of actually
existing if latent disease, or the traces and
crippling consequences Of former disease;
or in whom, if actually dubbed to death,
rangements that the ignorant might not
connect with the clubbing, but in which
the eye of the capable medical man
would see the process by which
she clubbing caused death. Yet
the patent processes of our Coroners
Office, its Investigations for concealing the
truth, move on the assumption that if any
arrangement OF great organs is to be found
therefore the man died from the derange-
ment and not from the clubbing. But the
doctor who prostitutes his position to q con-
cealment like this is an accomplice of the
homicide To say that q man died from
heart disease does not prove that he was not
beaten to death, for he might have gone on
for twenty years but for the few brutal
blows which taxed the feeble organ beyond
it's powers and to say, as is said in the last
case, that u man died from udema of the
lungs is to leave the real cause of death
absolutely untouched.
Year: 1877

EVERY ENTERPRISE started in this CITY now
particularly an enterprise in the least calculated
to accommodate the public, has to run the
santlet OF all the monopoles through the
courts. The new cabs in connection with the
Elevated Railroad afford the latest case in point
when they were put OH the stage companies
flew to arms, or rather to the courts. They were
convenience to the public, which, of course
The stage lines could not tolerate. Corporation
Counsel Whitney's opinion gives the obstruc-
tionsts setback which will be Us UNIV elco,nc to
them as it will be acceptable 70 the public
Year: 1877

pie who are interested could be awakened.
we believe citizens ticket, on platform
of improvement for the city, could be
chosen this fall; and then we might hope to
get necessary Legislation to prepare the city
for the coming revival of business
Year: 1877

In the Palace of Justice, at Rome, they
take you sometimes into chamber with
strangely painted frescoes on the ceiling and
around the walls and upon the floor, in all
kinds of grotesque forms. You cannot re,
duce them to harmony, you can not make out
the perspective, it is all bewildering maze Of
confusion. But there is one spot upon the
floor of that room, and only one, standing
upon which every line falls into harmony !;
the perspective is perfect, the picture flashes
out upon you, instinct with meaning in every
line of panel. You can see at that point,
and that only, the design of the artist that
painted it.


l believe that this world is Just as bewil.
dering a maze, looked at from every point
except one. | look back upon the records of
history; look upon the speculations of
science; | endeavor to gaze into the future
of this worlds career wherever turn am
opposed by the mysteries that hem me in and
crush me down, until take my stand at the
foot of the cross. Then darkness and dis.
cord become light and harmony; the mys
terry is solved; the night that shut me in be-
comes radiant with the divine light and glory.
At the foot of the cross art, science, litera-
ture and history become at once to me di.
vine, glorious and blessed thing. And SO
| claim for my Lord his rightful dominion
over all the works of His hand We will
gather all the beauties Of art, and all the
treasures of music, all that is brightest and
best in this world, and will lay them down at
his feet: for Worthy is the Lamb that was
slain to receive might, and majesty, and
riches, and power, and honor, and glory"
His is the scepter, his is the right, his this
universal world.-Dr. Manning.
Year: 1877

The dream of mortals is of time coming
when cares shall cease to infest, anxieties to
oppreSs, every wish be gratifsd, and they
shall stake solid comfort"


Many waste all their lives in the vain pur-
suit of this dream, which, like the will-o' the
wisp, leads them sad chase over the bog
and fen and morass, eluding them to the
last. A few Thoughtful souls arrive season.
ably at the wise conclusion that not in this
world will the time ever come when, without
any dregs of bitterness, the chalice pressed
to our lips will be of full comfort only. We
must take the bitter with the sweet as we 20
along.


Contentment is not an outward growth
Its roots spring from the very depths of the
soul, and are nourisbed as we'll by rain as by
sunshine, by sorrow as BY joy. When once
one has resolved within himself to take life
as it is and make the best of it, then he may,
even in tribulation, take comfort, though the
majority of people do not prefer to take it in
that form.


The delights of lite, like pleasant weather
throug b the year, are scattered all along the
way, and unless we enjoy them as they come,
the opportunity once past never returus. 1t
is all very we'll to provide for rainy day,
but that man is very foolish who allows him
self to be soaked by drenchng rains that he
may save his umbrella for some future storm.


Pleasure taking is not nearly so much pro
vided for among earnest, intense, energetic
American people as it should be. We live
altogether too mucn in the future, too little
in the present. We live poor that we may
die rich. We get all ready to be happy, and
when we are quite ready, iufrmity or dis
ease or death steps in and the chance to take
comfort in this life is gone. five only could
be content to se,ze upon the little pleasures
that lie just outside, and often within our
daily pathway, they would make large sum
total at the end of the three score and ten.
Far too many of US scorn pleasures that are
cheap and near and within our grasp, and
complain because we cannot have such as
are costly and remote and inaccessible. But
Year: 1877

When Agassiz visited Oxen, the great
German naturalist, the latter showed to the
young student his laboratory, his cabinet, his
magnificent library, and all his varied and
costly scientific apparatus. At length the
dinner hour approached. Oxen said to
Agassz, " Sir, to gather and maintain what
you have seen uses up my income. To &C.
complish this l have to economize in my
style of living. Three times in the week We
have meat on the table. On the other days
we dine on potatoes and salt. l regret that
your visit has fallen on potato day." And
so the naturalist, with the students of Oxen,
dined on potatoes and salt.


In the charming biography of Mr.. Tick.
nor one meets many similar instances, in his
intercourse with the scholars of Germany
He found men of worldwide fame living
with the utmost frugality, that they might
devote time and means to scientific research.


This is Self.denial; it is denying the lower
self for the sake of higher. And can any
one fail to honor and reverence it


And what is Christian self.denial? 1t is
denying a lower self for the sake of the
highest impulse man is capable Of, love to
man, love to Christ.


Do not the times call US to this? On
every hand there is suffering; and yet there
is ample means. If the people of God were
willing to do, for the sake of Christ and His
cause, the very thing that Oxen did for the
sake of science, would there be any lack?-
National Baptist.
Year: 1877


WOndrOus the day, of ancient days the crown,
When. all with one accord, Chrst's own wert


waiting;


Some it may be- with weary hearts debating,
"WAen viii his blessing, promised US, come DOWN.
Some sad weak hearts, afraid to trust the promise
Some striving, praying" Lord, forget US mott
Though in thy trial thee we all forgot,
Master, withhold not now thy presence from US u
None, in that dread hour, looked for brighter glory
Than they had known with him in Gahlee;
Though all had seen him from the grave set free,
Solving in light the old prophetic story.
But then came down the rushing mighty wind,
Filling with awe the house where they were sitting
Tongues as of FIRE, words to all hearers fitting;
Power every soul with heavenly cords to bind
"Oh come that day once morep' hear men pray.
o tsithless men did BE one day foretellP
Was it for that he bore the pangs Of hell
To bless his own one single passing day.
What say The prOphets2 ''In those latter days
will pour out my Spirit upon all"


Wonders in earth and heaven shall befsll;
Young men shall prOphesy, and old men praise!
Why are our days not sll one Penteeost2
Heaven oveIaows with blessings o dead earthl
He calls, who bade dead Lazarus come forthi
Children of God, come forth to save his lost
Come, then, with one accord of prayer and praise;
Wait upon God, with faith that he is true;
Ask him, "What wilt thou, Lord, that weshall dO?'
Then may all days be PentecOstal days.


Family Treasury.
Year: 1877

if we would only magnify the little things
that make life pleasant as We do those that
make it unpleasant, the cup of our JOY would
continually overflow. We complain of cloud
and storm, but do we rejoice in the Sunshine
and fair weather? We grieve at the cold
ness of friend, but do we value fully the
fidelity of those who remain true? We count
the hours when sickness prostrates US, but
how many days of health pass utterly uu-
noted and without thanksgiving? We mourn
passionately for the dead, while we neglect
the living whom tomorrow we may weep as
dead. 1t ia we'll for US to heed the saying of
the wise man: "There is nothing better than
that man should rejoice in his own works;
for that is his portion; for who shall bring
him to see what shall be after him ?"--N Y.
Tribune.
Year: 1877

The BEAUTY OF QUIET LIvEs.-It is said
that when ThOrwaldsen returned to his ma
tive land with those rare and wonderful
works of art which have made his name i'm
mortal, chiselled with patient toll and glow
ing inspiration, in Italy, the servants who
unpaCked them scattered upon the ground
the straw which was wrapped around them.
The next summer fowers from the gardens
in Rome were blooming in the streets of Co.
penhagen, from the seeds thus borne and
planted by accident. So Christ's lowly, quiet
workers unconsciouSly bless the world. They
come out every morning from the presence
of God and 60 to their business or their
household work. And all day long as they
toll they drop gentle words from their lips,
and scatter little seeds of kindness about
them; and tomorrow flowers from the garden
of God spring up in the dusty streets Of
earth, and along the hard paths of toll on
which their feet tread
Year: 1877

"a courtly, gallant and chivalrous race,
says writer, shave these same Howards
proved themselves from generation to gem
Grafton. An Earl of Arundel acted in Ben
Jonson's sMasque of Hymen' when it was
acted at Court"


Another Earl distinguished himself in
the Lords by passage at arms with Lord
Spencer. Said he, '.When these things you
speak of were doing your ancestors were
keeping sheep" Whereupon my Lord
Spencer retorted somewhat weakly. though
to the point, "When my ancestors were
keeping sheep yours were plotting treason. :"
Perhaps this may have been true in the
however, the Towards have nicely equi-
poised loyalty to their Church and to the
throne.


MODEL LORD.


The last Duke was a strong liberal, but
then he lived in days before the education
difficulty had cropped up, and he was
withal so modest nobleman that he
declined the Garter on the ground that, as
Premier Duke and Hereditary Earl Mar
shal, he had honors enough. His son has
already won golden opinions. The good
folk of the old town which is the appanage
of his castle will tell you that he is the best
of sons, the least pretentious Of landlords,
and will doubtless prove himself the wor-
thiest of bridegrooms. Neither is he the
less worthy of honor in Protestant eyes for
being SO good Catholic. He has built q
splendid church for the retainers Of his own
creed, and menAoutside the Roman pale re-
spect him for his thoroughness.
Year: 1877

BURGLARY Daniel Ward broke into the store of B. Ellis X Co, last night, was caught in the act and handed over to the Sheriff The prisoner was examined to-day before Justice Cate, and held to answer the charge before tho next grand jury. Bail was fixed al Sl ,500, which he was unable to give, and was sent to iail.
Year: 1877

We often hear beef contractors declare their inability to furnish Uncle Sam's troops with beef for less than fifteen cents, per pound, and knowing what good beef cattle cost. we think nothing can be made at A less figure. Still the Indian Ring contract, in Arizona, is being furnished al the small sum of three and half cents per pound. This is all owing 10 the Irrquisiies being the main part of the contract.
Year: 1877

ARRIvNs.-Quite number of miner, from Lynx Creek, have been in town during the past few days. making purchases al the different storrs and have dropped consider able gold dust with our merchants Money comes in from all directions and times are not so very bad after all Prescott does twice the business of any two towns in the Territory
Year: 1877

FAT SHEEr.-We learn from our differ ent butchers that sheep, this spring, are exceedingly fat, in fact the meat is so perforated with tallow that it is not relished by lovers of mutton. Quite a contrast be tween sheep in California and those of our Ter ritOrv
Year: 1877

great many strangers have put in an appearance during the last few days, and although we have lived here for thirt zen years we must confess that every other per son VIC meet on the streets are strangers and unknown tn ns
Year: 1877

Harvest at Salt River will commence in about tive weeks, and as there are some few loose men around out of employment, we would advise them to emigratc to that sec ton anu help the farmers out through har- vest and perhaps help themselves.
Year: 1877

AN IMPORTANT DECIsIoE.-The re-
cent decision Of the Supreme Court ofthe
United States in the case of Lexington,
XIV, bank against the Adams Express
Company, is probably one Of the most
important to the general public ever
made. 1t determines that individuals, or
companies or corporations doing the bust
ness Of common carrier cannot by any
agreement, writing or contract whatever
between the owner Of the article to be car
Tied and a common carrier employed to
transport it, reduce or avoid the full La
balHy the statutory or common law i'm
poses on common carriers. The Court
says that it makes no difference what the
carrier puts in his receipts attempting to
modify his isbility-they do not affect it
in the sliFhtett degree. The law ires the
liability and the carrier can make no cen.
tract to alter it because, the Court says
"haying taken up the occupation its fixed
lrgal character cannot be thrown off by
any declaration or stipulation that they
should not be considered such carriers. -
The duty of y common carrier is to trsns-
p 'rt a7d deliver 20 ely, and he is made by
Jaw to insure all failure to perform this
duty, except only such failure as may be
caused by a public enemy or ty act Of
Col"


In this specisl case the common carrier
employed railroad to convey his goods
and the railroad met with an accident
which produced fire and the goods were
destroyed The carrier tried to avoid re-
eponsibiiity because the owner of the
good hsd stipulated that be would not
hold the carrier responsible for the dan
gers Of railroad transportation or fire =
Sacramento Bee.
Year: 1877

A BAD OUTLOOK. - Reports from
Alaska are not Of the most assuring
character. Since the withdrawal Of the
troops the Indians about the settlement
have been very bold and defiant, and the
settlers are in dread Of an outbresk.-
There are but few Americans there and
they are completely at the mercy Of the
sayages If the latter should rise.
Year: 1877

THE Grand Jury Of the Third Judicial
District Court wanted to see the records of
the Probate Court Of Salt Lake county,
to ventilate the Illegal divorce business.
Judge Elias Smith, full fiedged Mormon,
would not let them look. Then comes
the Judge Of the first mentioned Court,
fines Smith $500 and gives him warning
that if he does not allow search made
through the books he will be arrested and
punished.
Year: 1877

MIcA.-We see that mica from the
mines Of that material in Nevada is being
exported. In coming down the Hum
boldt river in 1850, fellow traveller took
us down to place on the river where the
mica was very thick, TO see the fine
gold" Many OF the cmigrants didn't
know the difference, but believed the
mica to be the veritablo dust.
Year: 1877

Parties are now mining in the bed OF
the Carson river in search Of the quick
silver which is supposed 10 have found
its way to the bedrock from the mills in
the vicinity. As tho river has not been
rs low for so many yesrs, and there has
therefore been no opportunity to proepect
its bed for a long time, it is not unlikely
that those engaged in so doing now will
make it pay.
Year: 1877

W. II. LEWIS of Henderson, KY, de-
clncs TO qualify for Councilman, having
used money to secure his election without.
until afterward, knowing that in taking
the Official oath he would be obliged to
swear he had not done so He now thinks
he cannot afford to add perjury to the
came Of bribery.
Year: 1877

THE President was swinging around
the circle in Tennessee when last heard
from. The approaching Congress ought
to make it lawful to kill the Chief Magis.
trate if caught outside Of the District of
Columb;a
Year: 1877

A NOVEL feature OF the camp meeting
near Guerneville Senoms county, is cot
tsge Of three stories in hollow tree
The cavity OF the tree is thirteen feet in
diameter, afIording ample room for
lodging house.
Year: 1877

and il set both punches to popping.
1t was dreadful mean, and dangerous
| too, but nobody could help laughing e
see the long legged fellow jump and yell
and clap his hands on his pockets, and
| Jerk them off again. In about two min
! utes he hadn't any fire-crackers' nor pock
| cts, nor any coattail to speak OF lett
He declared he would lick the fellow
that done that" but nobody could tell
/ him who il was.


In the evening we had sky-rockets
and Roman candles, and serpents, and
wheels, and all the flaming. fiery things
you can think Of, and besides that some
thing that none Of you city bred boys
ever saw, they are so dangerous.


whats that-fire bloonsH
No-fire balls. They were cotton balls
about twice as big as a base ball made OF
cotton wicking wound tight.


They were soaked full Of turpentine,
and when it was fully dark they were
thrown into the wide village street The
men would pick them up quickly, and
throw them high and far through the air.


Fifty Of them all at once in the air.
with the flames roaring and streaming
behind them makes a more splendid
sight than all your fireworks nailed on
to a frame. They looked just like young
comets shooting through the air. with
long tails Of fire aud smoke. 1t didn't
burn the mems hands because the cotton
itself wasn't on fire, but just the turpen-
tine.


We young chaps kept out of the road.
cause we were afraid OF being burned. or
run over by the men chasing fire balls.


Finally one OF the balls was thrown
Wild and fell on the dry shingle roof OF
the old red store. and lodged behind the
sign; and before anybody saw it or
thought what it would do, the roof was
all on fire


There was no engine nor hose-only
the town pump and few tin pals The
crowd rushed for these. but lOund there
was no ladder to get up. 1t looked as
though the store must burn down; but
just then a tall. young fellow sprang out
of the crowd. put his arms and legs
around the wooden awning post, and
climbed up like a squirrel. From the
awning he pulled himself up to the cor
nice and on to the roof of the building
next to the fire, and cried out:


Throw me a ropeP


They got a coil from the store and
threw him one end OF it,


Hitch on your pals of waterT he
yelled again.


As the pals were tied on, he drew
them up and doused them on the burn
ing root and in ten minutes the fire was
out.


When he slid down, they saw it was
the green lad that the boys had been tor.
meeting in the morning.


And then they all gave him three
cheers, and the men bought him a new
coat. and stuffed him with ice cream and
strawberries, and bought him ever so
many fire crakers and voted him brick
besides. And we all went TO bed tired
out, and used up. and got up cross and
good for nothing the next day, just as
you will do this year
Year: 1877

The children of poverty My heart
bleeds when | think Of them; the chill
dren simply covered by rag; the chill
dren Of famine and Of starvation; the chill
dren of drunkenness and the children Of
crime. fotsam and jetsam upon the wild.
rude sea of life, the children in alleys,
the children that crouch in corners when
they hear the unsteady step of drunken
brute Of father; the children, too, OF
the rich, that have no liberty-these
little children that are crushed, that are
trampled upon, that are frightened
pity them all from the bottom of my
heart. What right have you to tyrannize
over child2 / have very little respect
for man that can not govern a child
without brute force. Think Of whipping
cbildrenl Why, they say that children
tell lies. Yes, coward c. is the mother
of lies. Tyranny is the father OF lies.
Suppose a man who is as much larger
than you as you are larger than a FIVE
year old child, should come at you with
a pole in his hand: who broke that
plateY You would tremble your knees
would knock together. and you would
swear you never saw the plate, or that
it was cracked when you got il.


Think of a member of the Board Of
Exchange whipping one of his children
for prevaricating Think of a lawyer
beating his own flesh and blood because
he evaded the truth. Think Of a dealer
in stock punishing his child for setting
ahoat false reports. What an inconsist
encyl Think of i'll If you should here
after whip your child. wish you could
have a photograph taken when doing so,
with your eyebrows corrugated with an.
ger, your cheeks red with wrath. and the
little child shrinking, trembling crouch
ing and begging II this child should
happen to die. wouldn't il be sweet in
the autumn, when the mapleleaves are
turning to gold. and when the scarlet
vines run like a sad regret out of the
earth-wouldn'tit il be delightful to 20 and
sit on the mound that covered the flesh
you had beat, and look at the photograph
OF yourself in the act Of whipping that
child2


Now, think Of it-think of it; and, if
all say to. night will save one blow from
the tender flesh OF infancy, | am more
than paid.


/ have known men to drive their own
children from their doors. and then get
down on their knees and ask God to
watch over them. ] will never ask God
to do a favor Tor a child Of mine while
can do it. Never. Another thing
There is nothing in this world like being
honest with these children. Do not pre-
tend you are perfection; you are not
and, if one of them happens to tell sto.
nv, do not let on as il the whole world
was going to burst. Tell them honestly
you have told thousands of them.-TCoi.
Bob" Ingersoll.