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Year: 1878

"Mister no doubt you have all the
learnin' that's required in a school
teacher. But it wants more than learn
in TO make chap able to keep school
in Cranberry Gulch You'll soon find
that out if you try. We've had thre.
who tried it on. One lays there ih the
grave yard another one lost sn eye
and lett the last one opened school
and left before noon time for the good
of his health. Now you'er slender
build. and all your learnin' will only
make il the worse. for all our young
folks are roughs aud don't stand DO
nonsensel"


This was what the trustee of the
district said to my friend Harry Flotee
when he made application for the
vacant position of teacher.


"Let me try know | am slender.
but sm tough, aud I've a strong will
said Harry.


aust as you like There's the
school house, and I'll have notice given
if you want it done !" said tho trustee.


II do !" said Harry. And I'll open
next MONDAY, at A. N.


The notice was given, aud there
was good deal of excitement in the
gulch. and all along the Yuba fats.
More than fifty young people of both
sexes made excuses to drop into the
tavern to get sight of the fellow who
thought he could keep school in the
district. and many a contemptuous
glance fell on the slender form and the
youthful face ofthe would be. teacher.


Eight o'clock Monday mornin Z
came. and Harry Flotee went down to
the school-house with the key in
one hand and valise in the other.


"All ready to slope If he finds we'er
too much for him ! said a cress-eyed,
broad shouldered fellow Of eighteen.


The school-house was unlocked and
the new teacher went TO his desk.
Some of the young folks went to see
what he was going to do. though
school was not called


Harry opened his valise and took
out a large belt Then. after buck
ling it around his waist. he put three
CcIt's navy revolvers there, each of six
barrels, and a bowie-knife eighteen
inches in the blade.


Thunder lie means business !"
muttered the cross-syed chap.


The new teacher now took out q
square card. about four inches each wsy
walked 10 the other end of the school
house and tackled it up against the
wall. Returning to his desk. he drew
. revolver frou. bis belt, and quick as
thought sent ba II after ball in the card,
till there were six balls in . spot not
much larger than a silver dollar.


By this time the school-house was
half full of large boys and girls. The
little ones were afraid to come IN.


Then the teacher walked halfway
do wn the room with the bowie
knife in his hand and threw II
with so true band that !,
stuck uivering in the very center Of
the card.


He lett it there, and put Two more
Year: 1878

Several years ago, says New York letter, the young wife of successful business man became acquainted with an artist of some note, and the acquaint- anoe soon ripened into intimacy. TT e merchant was away at business every day, and the artist had free access to his house. He visited it almost daily and was received by the unfaithful wife. At length one of the house servants stepped in as third party. She informed her mistress that she knew exactly how mat ters stood, but sLe was willing to keep her knowledge to herself for fair con- sideration. The woman saw that she had person to deal with who could not be fooled. She proposed plan that would suit both we'll. A month later the servant was installed as owner of neat little fancy goods store. From that time forward her mistress was 8 frequent visi- tor. She always called to buy some- thing, but she also always received letter with her purchase, and she gener- ally left one as we'll The letters she re- ce1ved came from the artist and those she left were for him. They related solely to street appointments, which were sell dom neglected. The appointments were made for parts of the city in which the parties were unknown, and it was not likely that they would be noticed. This was kept going for several years, and the woman's husband never had an hiking of it. Then the woman fell ill, died and was buried, with her husbands tears fresh on the coffin, and to th1s day he does not know that she was false to him. The artist was also taken away by death soon after, and the blackmailing servant failed in business, her chief resource be- ing gone, and became servant again. Th1s is merely skeleton sketch of an affair which, had it been known two years ago. would have made lively stir in the social world. l--l-- .--'
Year: 1878

The Bryant Literary and Musical Society
met at the residence of Miss Lizzie Emmick,
43 West Liberty street, last night. The OBJ.
ject of the meeting was to transact business
relative to the Society, and to consider the
propriety of giving public entertainment
for their friends some time next month.
The Society includes among its members
some very fine musical and literary talent,
and the entertainment whenever given will
no doubt prove success
Year: 1878

The Board of County Commissioners held
regular meeting this morning all of the
members being present


The following was adopted unanimously:


Resolved, That in accordance with the
opinion of the County Solicitor and the At
torney General of Ohio, the sum of 81 900
be appropriated out of the County Fund for
the payment Of all witness fees in cases of
Year: 1878

The Board met in regular session. all the
members present and President Bell in the
chair.


Permission was granted to the City and
Suburban Telegraph Company to erect u
line of poles on Sycamore street, from Third
to Liberty street. and to II. Schmidthorst
to extend the sewer on Belts street.


The Clerk was directed to notify the I.
M. Railroad Company to repair planking
between the rails on Pearl, Eggleston
and Front street; and also to transmit 4
resolution to Council providing for the inn
provement of Straight street.


The claim of John McDemorrow for bro
ken stone, used by the Water-works, was
refused


The Engineer was directed to raise the
curbs on Vine street, near Shields.
The engineer of the Water-works was di
rected to notify all plumbers, and those Ell.
gagged in putting in hydraulic elevators 10
discontinue turning off and on any public
or private stopcock without written per-
nit
Year: 1878

The County Commissioners held regular
meetiBgto7day.


A communication from Treasurer Fratz,
relative to the present arrangement of day
and night wachmen at the Courthouse for
the guarding of the Treasury, and request
ing That instructions be issued to the effect
that the day guards relieve the night watch
at such time that there will be no interim,
as existing now between reliefs, was put on
file.


The bid of R c. Philips & Sons to refloor
Year: 1878

An Indiana farmer wanted to borrow a
gun from neighbor for the purpose of
killing some yellow birds in his field of
wheat, which were eating the grain. His
neighbor declined to loan the gun, for he
thought the birds useful. In order to satisfy
his curiosity he shot one of them, opened
its craw and found in it two hundred
weevils and four grains of wheat, and these
four grains the weevl had burrowed.
Year: 1878

cion of hostility to her interests,we
have the following account Of the
way in which he was received:


"M'me de Pompadour was alone,
and standing by the fire. She re-
garded me from head to foot with a
hauteur which shall be craven in
my memory to the last day of my
life-her head on cne side-with-
ont making me any reverence, and
measuring me in the most imposing
manner in the world"


The volume is we'll worth the at
tention Of students Of history and
collectors. RICHARD WHITEING.
Year: 1878

men and women are sad caricatures
of humanity.


Women bear their bondage more
easily than men, for one never sees
a woman in public try to relieve the
pressure on her poor, pinched sides;
but one seldom talks ten minutes
with a man withoutseeing him run
his fingers around between his
pinched neck and infexible collar
Of seryitude. The muscles are
always demanding room to expand
and contract-always want space
in which to move-and this fashion
does not allow. The man tries to
relieve the cramped muscle, but
must obey fashion, and so is fidgety,
and shows his discomfort.


A mans throat requires, and
should have, no clothing but his
beard and his garments should
never fit so closely around the neck
as to prevent the escape of heated
air arising from the body. An
athlete, to become such, bares his
neck and bosom to sun and wind
and the man whose chest is buried
under a marble slab the hottest day
in summer is about certain to be-
come a dyspeptic. But as if this
were not enough, they must needs
exclude light and air from their par.
boiled bodies by wearing heavy
black broadcloth suits while The
thermometer is ip the nineties, al
the same as those worn when it il
in the twenties.


But the most absurd part of {
mans attire is his head -gear-tht
unaccountable things he wears OF
the top Of his head, alike in
prairie-storm or an over-heated rail
road car. The badness of about
one-third at forty does not teacE
them anything They go on sacri
ficing hair and head to hat; and {
shiny, stiff, air-tight steeple on hi
Uranium is the crowning glory of
mans life,


Take it all in all, / cannot Sc,





that women Would gain anything
by adopting masculine costume
and think the brethren may be a
ease in their possessions. Ever
Mary Walker declines its adoption
and no other woman is likely tt
dispute for such prize.
Year: 1878

There was great struggle for the relics Of the Moody revival at New Haven. The chairs of the Tabernacle were sold; the pulpit brought high price land such was the com petition for benches that many of them were sawn in two and carried away in halves hy en- thusiastic but economical bidders. And when nothing more remained that was auctionable, the crowd took to a good-natured pillage, in the course of which bits of electric wire, the mouths of speaking tubes, and even nails were confiscated." Nothing escaped sale or capture but the reporters chairs. Nobody was quite enthusiastic enough to imagine there could be any pious electricity left in them; and, having no emotional value. they were given gratis to the poor souls who had so long occupied them.
Year: 1878

Louisiana has been enacting a law prohibit ing sales of liquor on Sunday. The grocery men are naturally opposed to any such inva- sion of the rights of the citizen, but the law is said to be quite popular and effective, never fheless
Year: 1878

The Springfield Republican says that the prominent Democrats Speaker Randall has been putting on the Potter committee are not very grateful for the distinction. They think he is trying to kill off few competitors in the next race for the Speakership, in advance.
Year: 1878

Rebellion has broken out in the Ridgefeld Methodist choir. The minister tried to trans fer his choir to the pulpit end of the church, but they stuck to the gallery.

 It is pretty evident from the foregoing, and many like incidents, that such singing as there may be in heaven wont be done by old choir members.
Year: 1878

South Carolina Episcopalians have been so amending their church canons as to prohibit women from voting at parish elections The Woman's Journal reports the proceedings of their convention on this matter in full, and they are very curious. Mr. J. J. Pringle Smith advanced the following reason for the disfranchisement of female church members:

 It is my earnest opinion that the question before us is nothing more nor less than the in- trOductisn into this State of that terrible doc urine of W0man's Rights, which is doing SO and which threatens like some huge tidal-wave tO sweep over this entire country.

 The Rev. Thomas Gadsden thought that of eOurse women ought not to vote in the church:

 At the last Easter election at this church he had opposed their voting, and had considered that if there were only three or f0ur male vot- CTS that number was quite sufficient to consti- tute valid election ot wardens and vestrymen. It does nc doubt seem hardship that when a Lady is deprived of her husband by death she is to be at the same time deprived of the right of a voice in the affairs of her church but 1t appears to me that this Convention should ex- press itself in decided opposition to this grow ing spirit of Woman Suffrage and 1 think at this special time we would not seriously inter- fere with the parishes by allowing the ladies t0 be present at meetings, and confning the right of voting and discussion to the men.

 So the amendment passed, by the unanimous vOie of the clergy, and with only two dissent ing votes from the laity; the women who had begun to exercise their privilege under the old canon are silenced and disfranchised; three or four male voters can elect wardens and yestry; and society is safe for some time longer in South Carolina.
Year: 1878

There has been another death from that boorish kind of amusement, the ''callithump. At Wallace, Ind, recently, bride who look ed out of window to see what was going on, had her face so torn by the wad of a musket fired close to her as to cause her death.
Year: 1878

The hard times prevailing here are said to be no worse that those of foreign countries, after all English iron and cotton mills are about as badly off as ours, and the Continent is no luckier Perhaps returning peace Will bring back something, at least, of the old time nrOsperity
Year: 1878

Tm other day 10 Congress Senator
Burnside brought up his bill to remove
color distinctions IN the army, but II
4waS laid aside. Nothing was done
with Il, and we do not believe any
thing ever will be done with 1t. The
RadioalS have . majority in the Senate
but they do not care for the colored
man, beyond the extent to which they
can make political use Of him.


While the color bill was up, We no.
lIes that Senator Bruce made some very
sensible remarks. he said he wanted
to zee the color line drop out Of the
buIInaM and politics Of the country
he desired no special advantages foE
the men ofhls class. lie thought them
sssable Of paddling their own canoe
snd II not that then they ought 10 sink
We are glad to see that Bruce is in
favor Of the cOlored men padding
their own cAnUe-the old root hog Of
die principle enunciated by Horace
Greely. II is good doctrine.
Year: 1878

VIZ are informed that q portion oil
the road between here aud Big Black
river ct Halps Ferry, has not been
worked more than once ort vice since the
war. We allude 10 that portion near
est the Ferry. 1t is grown up so that
the read In many places is too narrow
for two vehicles to pass each other, al.
though The statute requires that the
public roads shall be kept sixty feet
wide. Ia wet weather the road gets
very bad, and 10 the Summer 1t Is cut
up with washes. A bridge this side Of
the Ferry has eight or nine Aoor
plankS missing, and is dangerous We
hope the Board Of Supervisors will at
tend 10 this matter when they meet.
Year: 1878

In another column we print an i'm
pOrtanG circular just Issued BY the Com
missioner OfImmlgraIion for this State.
We do lbIS In the interest Of our read
era and Of course without pay, because
WO know the Legislature never al.
lowed the Commissioner any funds To
pay for such necessary work.
Year: 1878

The Daily Evening Standard will
make lie appearance in Shreveport on
the first Of May. II will be Democrat
10 In politics, and proposes to give all
the news Of that portion Of the South.
Hnai-
Year: 1878

Delegates this morning passed bill to submit
to the people the question of calling a conven-
ton. 1t l. thought that the Senate will concur.
vention, Ia to force such q settlement Of the
debt as they desire. The gubernatorial veto
stands in their way. They would take that
power away from the Governor.
Year: 1878

The proposition for the free coin
age Of the silver dollar will be found,
upon careful consideration, to involve
an absurdity. A law providing for
free coinage would enable the holders
Of bullion to have eighty-three cents
worth coined into dollar, making a
clear profit on every coin of about IA
cents. Instead Of the Governments
making profit on the coinage, as at
present, private spectators would
make 1t. 1t Is better for all the peo-
ple-the Government--to get the adj
vantage Of the transaction than to put
1t In the hands of a few men. Let
silver be purchased for coinage at
present and until some step be taken
to relieve the present embarrassment.
Year: 1878

A STRONG case for the unseating Of
Butler as United States Senator from
South Carolina is made out sn the re-
port of Senator Cameron, of Wiscon-
sin, representing the views of the ma
jority of the Senate Committee on
Elections. It Is shown that Corbin's
election was valid as the act of a quo
rum of the legal Legislature, while
the body which assumed to elect But
ler had not legal quorum and was
not legal body. In the light ofsuch
facts 1t is expected that the republic
ans of the Senate will vote to sustain
the position taken by the committee
and unseat Butler.
Year: 1878

JUDGE EDMUNDs' bill to regulate
the counting of the votes for Presi-
dent and Vice. President, or some 9TH
or bill touching this matter, which
will relieve us from the great danger
we encountered two years ago, ought
by all means to pass this session. We
trust and believe that the republican
members of Congress will labor faith
fully for the passage of some law up
on the subject that shall give relief.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON gossip now is that
Attorney General Devens is certainly
to resign soon; that he does this be-
cause of his distaste fer the duties Of
the place. The uncertainty Of these
Washington surmises leads US to say
that 1t is not best to rely upon them.
Year: 1878

Success in life doesn't come by q
stroke Of good luck, but by hard
work and by shrewd tact. Mr.. Jon.
athan Sturgfs, an eminent merchant
OF New York, gave two or three facts
from his own life, which are sugges-
tive to young men:


"One of my first lessons" said Mr..
Sturgis, twas in 1913, when I was IL
years old. My grandfather had . fine
flock Of merino sheep, which were
carefully tended during the war Of
that day. I was the shepherd boy
and my business was to watch the
sheep in the fields. A boy who was
more fond of his books than the sheep
was sent with me, but left the work
to ME while he lay under the trees and
read. I did not like that, and finally
went to my grandfather and COM
planned Of 1t. I shall never forget
the kind smile Of the old gentleman
as he said:


"tNever mind, Jonathan, my boy
if you watch the sheep you will have
the Sheep


"What does grandfather mean by
that? I said to myself. I don't expect
to have sheep. My desires were mod
crate and fine buck was worth .
thousand dollars. could not exact
ly make out in my own mind what It
was, but I had great confidence in
him, for he was Judge and had been
10 Congress in General Washington's
time so I concluded it was all right
and went back contentedly to the
sheep. After I got into the field, I
could not keep his words out Of my
mind. Then 1 thought of Sundays
lesson--'Thou hast been faithful
over few things; l will make you
the ruler over many things I be-
gan to see Through il. Never you
mind who neglects his duty; be you
faithful, and you will have your re-
ward


II received a second lesson soon
after. l came to this city as . clerk
to the late Lyman Reed. A merchant
from Ohio, who knew me, came to
buy goods, and said, Make yourself
so useful they cannot do without you.'
l took his meaning quicker than l
did that of my grandfather.


"Well worked upon these two
ideas until Mr.. Reed offered me q
partnership in the business. The first
morning after the partnership was
made known, Mr. James Geery, the
old tea merchant, called to congratu-
late me, and he said, you are all
right now. have only one word of
advice to give you-be careful who
you walk the streets with That
was lesson number three"


And what valuable lessons they
are! "Fidelity in little things; do
your best for your employer; care
fulness. about your associates" Let
every boy take these lessons home
and study them well. They are
foundation stones of character and
honorable success.
Year: 1878

THE Gazette, published at Las Vegas,
toward which is now being pushed the
Kansas, Colorado 81 New Mexico Railroad
Gate A, T.; & S. F,) thus indicates that
roads approach to Arizona, The road
will not be thrown any to the eastward of
the meridian of the present terminus at
Trinidad. From there it comes south to
Las Vegas which is nearly a full degree
west OF Trinidad, and from here it will go
as near as may be directly southwest
through natural passes to the Gila. The
route is southwest all the time, and al
though the topography of the country
may cause it TO have southern direction
in places, it never bears to the east. 1t is
just as important however to go south as
west in order to reach the Southern Paci-
fip
Year: 1878

THE principal reason for fastening the
completion of the Southern Pacific Railroad
is not generally known to the public But
we can give it. The directors Of that
impOrtant railway corporation have finally
become convinced that the mining situa-
ton in Arizona is no longer a problem
The permanency of the ore deposits is an
assured TACT. No one has ever doubted
the richness of the great mines which have
been brought to the notice of the public.
The bullion shipments from these mines
left no room for doubt. But now the most
comDetent mining authorities on the Coast
have pronounced the Arizona ledges per
manent. This permanency not only as
sures the success OF the mines-it means
success for the most important railway
enterprise on the Coast We hazard the
prediction that within twelve months
Arizona will witness a mining revolution
of the most exiting character. Hitherto
prospectors have figured most prominently
in the development of Arizona. The rail-
road will bring capitalists to the 'front.'
Stock Report
Year: 1878

IN a late number Of the San
Francisco Bulletin it is stated that
in Alaska have been found the
only deposits of anthracite coal
on the Pacific Coast. This is not
the case; immense beds Of it ex-
ist near the Yaqui river, Sonora,
and within 100 miles of GuaymaS.
This coal has been repeatedly ana
lyzed and proved to be a genuine
anthracite, free from sulphur. A
specimen of it is now in the SEN
TINEL office, and its character is
readily recognized by any ex-
perienced coal dealer or miner.
We have already published full
description and analysis of it.
These Sonora anthracite beds are
destined to play very important
part in the development of the
base metal mines of southeastern
Arizona. 4 railroad from Tucson
to GuaymaS is an affair of the
near future. Then there will be
brought together, at tide water
on a perfect harbor; lead and cop
per ores and anthracite coal; the
results Of such a combination are
not difficult to predict:
Year: 1878

THE S. 2. r. r. Company has shown q
liberal spirit toward miners and prospect
Or5 on the California Desert. Every pos
sible assistance is given to prOspectors,
and every station has orders TO let them
have what water they need. Now that
cool weather is coming on this liberality
bids fair to bear fruit. Already we hear
of several prospecting parties being fitted
out to examine parts of the desert that
have not heretofore been prospected
owing to scarcity of water. Before Spring
we expect to hear of many newly discov-
cred mines out that way, which will give
the railroad big freights in return for a
little water and kindness.
Year: 1878

CONSIDERABLE gold has been coming
ia of late from the different placers
around Yuma. As the weather gets cooler
more miners tempt their luck Work has
been going on continuously for years at
the Carga Muchacho placers, and the
amount of gravel that has been handled
there is marvellous. We have seen some
sixty odd ounces Of good coarse gold that
has come in during the past week