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Year: 1878

DIR. Fletcher says: A mans first
necessity is to find a woman physically
able to support the cares and duties which
attend that position. Solomon, who from
a large experience with wives ought to
know what constitutes a good one, de-
scribed his favorite wife as one who spun
wool and fax and took care of the house,
etc.; in short, he means to say that she
shall possess a large share Of physical
potency 1t is the power to do. without
which no woman deserves the name of
wife. Within the past decade some
regarded this advice of Solomon's, and
have since repented. But young men
are fast becoming more careful and wise
in the matter. They are learning that a
pretty face and form, though doubtless
desirable accompaniments, are not the
whole requisites of good wife. 1t is
true that there are some thoughtless ex


ceptions among the young men, but they
are simpletons. But above them are
| thoughtful men, who do not and will


not fall in love blindly, but who are look


ing for the wife which Solomon com


mends, and who will not be satisfied


without such one. do not wish t.


reveal any ones secrets, but / have ha(


men say to me when talking upon tn


subject of this discourse, Girls, nova


days, are too frail to marry" Does an,
one think the young man to blame VIII
says this and then stands aloof from tn
marriage altar? Surely not. And doe
the young lady who is too weak to swee
her own room, or to make her own toilet
think that such young man will haste


to propose? If SO, she is mistaken
young men of to-day are fast becomin
wise through the experience of thei
unfortunate frieLds.
Year: 1878

A LADY in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, while
walking along the bank of large creek
about month ago, slipped and fell
into the water. She was an expert
swimmer and in short time would have
been on shore had she not been caught
in a mass of weeds, which completely
paralyzed her lower limbs and rendered
her farther advance toward the sh re
without assistance impossible. She
managed to keep her head above water
for hours and cried for help until she
was hoarse. She eventually tainted,
and, from that time until she was res
cued by a gentleman next morning, she
remained unconscious. When she was
found a log of wood ioated on the water,
and on it her head was pillowed, thus
preventing her from drowning. How
the portion of the tree trunk came to be
under her head is a mystery. The gen.
tleman had to work for an hour before
her neither extremities were released
from the weeds. She had been in the
water nearly twenty hours before help
came.
Year: 1878

ONE hundred and fifty thousand dol
Lars have thus far been expended upon
the construction of the Keely motor ap-
paratus, while over a million and half
have changed hands in the rise and fall
of stocks. Keely is now making his ar
rangements for final test, and when
everything is in order, he proposes to
invite Edison and others to his laboratory,
and either blow the whole affair through
the roof or demonstrate his claim to be-
ing the greatest inventor that ever shed
blessings upon humanity. The general
impression is that the motor machine is
like Orpheus q. Kerr's cannon.
Year: 1878

ened them that they ran into pass
with only one outlet. He built fires
along the mouth of the outlet, and heap
ing enough fuel on to keep them burn
ing for hours, he rode to town and hired
thirty men to build strong fence at the
hole, thus keeping them in the inclosure.
He has slaughtered great many, but
there are about one hundred yet. He
would like to hear from the managers of
menageries and others who desire ami
mails of this class
Year: 1878

THE single STATE is no diminution of
the beauties and utilities of the female
character; on the contrary, our present
would lose many of the comforts, and
much, likewi,e, of what is alb olutely es-
sential to the well-being of every part OF
society, and even of the proper home,
without the unmarried female. The
of social and private happiness as the
married woman. The utilities OF each
are different; but it is vulgar nonsense,
unworthy of manly feeling, and DIS
creditable to every Just one, to de-
preciate the unmarried condition.
Year: 1878

In the regions Of eternal snow and
ice, whersltha only beast q hnrasn
is a dog, the cold is sometimes SO in
tense that sharp icicles form between
the claws of the canine sledge pullers.
This causes most serious obstacle
to the speedy progression of the dogs,
and would after q few days, render
them utterly unfit for the laborious
duties, as the icicles grow larger and
larger as they go on, until the poor
creatures are quite unable to stand.
The older dogs, however, will every
now and then stop and bite off the
icicles from their feet. Not SO with
the novice. He trudges YEARLY
along; every step he takes adds to his
fortune, and after o time every i'm
print of his foot on the snow bears a
red stain from his cut and bleeding
paws. At such times the dog boot
is called into requisitiOn by the dri-
yer, principally for policy, but Occa-
sionally, let US hope,out ofhumanity.
The dog boot is generally made of
raw hide, and is simply shaped like





a small bag or pocket. This is drawn
over the foot of the animal and made
secure by tying it around the ankle
with a leather string. Thus protect
ed, if the surface Of the snow is pret-
ty level, these wonderful Esquimax
dogs will travel at the rate of forty
miles a day for many days in success
e;on
Year: 1878

A long haired Indian was seen in
all the gorgeousness Of black clothes,
plug hat, fan and umbrella. Let the
government equip all the tribes in tho
same manner and the Indian prob
lem will be solved, They will feel too
overwhelmingly shoopish to think Of
fighting.
Year: 1878

The man who constantly wears a
tooth pick in the left-hand corner Of
his mouth may have been loved by
some ono when a very small child,
but plenty Of people can be persua-
ded to take a solmen oath he has never
boon since.
Year: 1878

A man who tainted at n camp
meeting was sadly disappointed. He
expected that q dozen men would
rush up pull whisky TASKS out Of
their pockets and give him whisky
to revive him. Tho TASKS were
forthcoming, but they didn't contain
enough liquor to moisten his lips.
He tainted too late in the day.
Year: 1878

We understand it. Since some Of
his "perks" were cut of, we have
heard that Gen. Sherman has been
living in momentary dread of having
his baggage seized for board. We
are pleased to learn, however, that
before the General of tho army left
for Texas the other day, he was able
to get his wardrobe into his valise
and move off in style becoming his
station. tf
Year: 1878

The Countess Joanncs Moore, the
sweet singer of Michigan, hastily
flung of the following the other day;
"If you are a little pale think Of
joiner and the whale, and the fright
onod place of Jonor whom he thought
himself q gOner.'
Year: 1878

You can't plant cats too early, nor
is it possible to get too many in n
hill. You may not raise anything
else that season where the cat is
planted, but in the meantime tho
cat would not have raised anything
either, and that is where tho onor.
nous profit comes in.
Year: 1878

An examination is now being made in
to the accounts of certain ex-city official
and has resulted, it is stated, in the dis
covery of number of financial discrep-
ancies. Friends of the accused say that
these discrepancies will be found to have
resulted from his official care.essness and
not from criminal intent. A thorough
investigation will be made and the facts
of the affair be presented to Council at
an early day,
Year: 1878

According to the tables in the arithme-
tics, four rOOds make one acre, bat We have
known one acbsr to make one rude. The
acher WAS on his foot and his friend tram
were, aud thereafter the friend was cor
nere6.
Year: 1878

DAYS ago CHANGED to have to wait an hour at


the Nation ofiioe to correct the proof ot poem
of mine that WAS to appear iu the next morn
in E's paper. He came in while was at WORK,
aud sat down on the table where was writ
| ing and began to talk. Before long told him
| my name. and in an hour, by the time the
| printers devil came up for my proof, We knew
| each other as we'll as if we had lived in the
house together for years. speud more of my
| time in his rooms now than in my own. The


fact of my being his cousin, and of bis trusting


me, hf 9 altered my position with the heads OF


our party. / have passed the Rubicon now,


YOU may depend upon tha'; aud Eileen, a-oon,


/ 6on't think YOU are the girl TO think the


| worse OF me for it, or to shrink in your heart


from any consequences you may have to race


ou my account. l wish you could have heard


q speeoh of D'Arcy's last night, when be told


| us out that he was not one of those tame NOR


alists who hold that liberty is not worth a


drop of blood, and that if it could be proved to


him that an insurreotion was practicable he


would vote for it that hour. Stay, will mark


the report of his speech in the Nation am


sending. 1t has just come in, and have


glanced through it; and even tanned into black
aud white, the words have such ring with
them that know what they will do to you
You will sprirg 6 from your seat and begin to
pace up and down the room, aud your face Will
glow, and you will look what you are, every
inoh his cousin. You have better right to
feel the words than have all the other 1rishwo-
: mon whom they will thrill to-day for, Ellen
though you will hardly understand how it can
bs 90, they partly come from you. He wat
: sitting in my room waiting to walk down with
I me TO the nall NnSEo ltHt NoS
3 held, when the post brought your weekly let
q ter. Up TO the moment of my. opening and
{ reading it, We had been talking over thG
' quarter ACRE clause in the new Relief Act
!. which was to be tho subject of D'Arcy's speech
o and as o sort of comment on its working,
i read your description of the aufferinge of tht
L small holders in the valleys round Eagle
o Edge 1t did not strike me that there was 81
70 much in what you said-it was nothing bu
, what We all knew (only too welN, and had hear
D from q hundred quarters but perhaps in th
), excitement Of political indignation We have no
beon realiHing the misery of those Who are do
10 ing nothing, but suffer. At all events, you
y instanoes Of what you had seen yourself seeme
Z 60 move him beyond anything. Before ha
& read many sentences he covered his face Wit
Year: 1878

A few days ago we mentioned the arrival Of
nearly 800 head of Texas CATTLE brought by
boat by way of Red river, which were only
seven days on the way from San Antonio.
The steamer Texas reached here yesterday
from Shreveport with 444 head of cattle
which Is an unusually large shipment the
largest that has been received from that
source for long time.
Year: 1878

reduction that the revenue would have been
greater II the tax had been lower. and that II
the rate should now be reduced to 16 cents a
pound, the result will justify the argument
in favor of q more reasonable excise.
Year: 1878

THE GAG FOUND IN BARNEY FEnRoN's MOUTH


ACCOUNTED FoR.


II will be remembered that when the body Of Ber.
nard Ferron, the boatman, was recovered from the
waters of the Erie Basin q rope was iound in the
mouth and fastened the back Of the nead forming
gag John Wright, tho youth VINO admitted that he
had murdered Fcrron. denied all knowledge Of tho
gag. He said that when he dropped the body
OF his victim overheard he weighted u
with old iron, but did place gag
In Fsrron's mouth either before or after
no killed MIN. Tho police Of Brooklyn havo since
ed that about week alter Ferroc was killed his
head discovered near the surface oil the water oy
thrcc young OF this city, who were rowing in the
vicinity OF the basin. Having rope In tho boat they
fastened about the head OF the dead boatman with
the intention OF towing the bouy 10 the shore. The
body was heavily weighted, however, that
tncy were unable TO accomplish their purpose, and
the rope the back OF the head leaving the
pieco around It which was found by tue police. On
their return TO this city the young men met boy, to
whom they related tho story Of the discovery
OF the body. The boy, upon arriving
at the loot of Hicks strect, repeated the
story 10 Mr. Sccley, who has boAtnouse there. MI.
Seeiey stated the police what he mad ncard, and
they alter dtiigcnt search have succeeded In nnd-
ing the young above alluded TO, and verified
story. The portion oi tho rope which they IRON
the pieces passing around the head produced W
the young men and u corresponds exactly with the
portion iound Ia tho mouth oil the deceased.
Year: 1878

TIE REDUCTION NOW LOOKED UPON AS DEFEATED


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEi


WASHINGTON, june 9.-The Internal Revenue Bill
upon which tho House has been engaged for sew
eral days this past week, may be looked upon as
substantially defeated After the passage of the
Deficiency Bill yesterday, an attemptiwas made by
those who are anxious TO reduce the tax on to-
baceo to call up this bill and have it acted upon;
but the opponents, most of whom are Republicans
flibustered against it, and the House finally took
recess without reaching it. Even if il should pass
the House, Of which there is dOubt, il will never
come out OF the Senate Committee ON Finance.
Year: 1878

XLIVtb Congress had no right to surrender its con-
sttutional duty of counting the electoral votes
that il dId not do So and that il is still within the
power of Congress to count the votes
Year: 1878

OF HIS SERVICES To THE COUNTRY.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl


WASHINGTON, June 9.-The Secretary of theNavy
in taking official notice of the retirement of Rear
Admiral Ammen from active service in the United
States Navy. has written him very complimentary
letter. Admiral Ammen was one of the most dis
tnguished officers in the line of the Navy during
the rebellion. AS a schOolmate of General Grant he
continued to be an intimate friend of the ex-Presl-
dent. He was selected to take charge of the Bureau
of Navigation at the beginning of Grants first Ad-
minisration and his services in connection with that
bureau and the inter-Oceanc canal surveys across
The Isthmus of Panama have been of very great
value. Admiral Ammen viii retire TO his farm near
Washington. The following isO copy of Secretary
Thomnson's letter:
Year: 1878

Lo am weary of all


Of men, and their love and their hate
l have been long enough Life's thrall,
And the toy ola tyrant Fate.
would have nothing but rest,
would not struggle again;
Take me now to thy breast,
Earth, sweet mother Of men.
Hide me, and let me sleep;
Give me Il lonely tomb,
So close, and so dark and SO deep,
| Shall hear no trumpet OF Doom.
There let me lie forgot,
When the Dead at its blast arc gone 4;
Give me to hear il not,
But only to slumber on.
This is the fate crave,
For look to the end and see,
If there he not rest iii the grave,
There will never be rest for me.


The .S}pctut0r.
Year: 1878

OOOPkk AVENUE september Ia loios
To the RditOr Of the Ledger:


| thought was doing my full part in
calling the attention Of the committees
to the purifying power of fire for disin-
fecting the city. But when the heads Of
committees became satisfied Of this fact,
and learning also that the farmers and
others we're willing to make contribu-
tions Of wood for the fires. was appoint
ed to carry out this object.


Twas told that there could not be one
cent spared for the wood, except to hall
it from the depot, as the sick, the camp,
the doctors, etc., were consuming all
their resources.


nevertheless started out to do the
best could and in doing so met with
many hindrances-frst, for posters to
send along the lines, and to wait for an.
sWers from railroad agents, etc. And
when the wood is hauled ii is a job to get
men to load it on the cars for nothing.


And now comes sumner; Messrs
Conn, Prestidge and Willis are on the
committee for the purpose Of soliciting
wood for the destitute. Many of the
farmers say that they don't object to
send wood to the sick and those that
cant leave, but they say that no wood
can be sent as long as there is an able
bodied loafer hanging around your city
getting sustensnee. This will interiors
with the wool contributions, unless it i
removed. t


To make these contributions lively an
efficient there ought to be a separat
worker on each line of road and river
soliciting subscriptions and seeing th
wood put on the cars and boats, for thi
work is too much for one man TO de-
; And for this work each one ought t
have a good horse under him.


As for myself have been trying
! help the city all knew how, and al
, only sorry that the committees did ne
. 20 into this good work before. Anyhoy


I am willing to offer up this poor life


this sanitary cause. At present | fe


very unweIl r
Respectfully, THos. CUBBINs
Year: 1878

Two things are pretty conclusively set
tied by the vote of last Tuesday through
out the United States, and they are that
the people of this nation are in favor of
sound money and National honor, and
that the exhibitions of political devil
ment which have been witnessed through
odt the South do not find a welcome
along the Union and liberty loving peo-
pie of the North. The gentlemen of that
section who are running the Red Shirt"
Clip .igps and virtually disfranchising a
million of voters for whom they get cred
it in their representation may as well
learn first as last that solid South"
will make solid North, just as long as
they see fit to invite the division. and
that the constitutional rights of all the
people of the Union must be guaranteed
before sectional feelings. and animosities
can be removed There are statements
published in all the Northern papers, es-
pecially the Republican ones, from their
own correspondents in the South in re
gard to the outrageous conduct of the
Democratic leaders to get control of
States and districts which are politically
opposed to them These correspondents
are reliable, responsible gentlemen. and
their statements are as they should be,
believed by their readers at home, and it
is utterly idle for either the Northern
or Southern Democratic press to attempt
to deny or belittle them


When we read from the pens of such
men as DR. Redfeld, III. v R Of the
Commercial. concerning the proceedings
of the armed raiders of South Carolina
during the past few weeks, we know we
are reading facts and that to deny them,
is simple falsehood. They are unwilling
ly cerroborated by every issue of such
rabid rebel sheets as the Charleston Cou-
rier which cannot but exult over the CON
quest which armed force is making for
the Democracy of the State. The very
admission that demand is made for
division of time at meeting of political
opponents is sufficient to politically damn
the party making it. And yet this is the
regular studied course of proceeding
among the boasted lovers Of free govern
ment in the State of South Carolina,
Louisiana and other of the Southern
States where Republican meetings are
attempted Suppose such thing as this
should be attempted by either party in
the North. The party making it would
not get votes enough to give it a respect,
able funeral


During Grants last1term and the reign
of the so called carpet-bag governments
in some of the Southern States, the ex-
cuse for political persecution and ostra
cism was that it was essential that the
white people should obtain control of
their local governments. No such ex
cuse now exists, and there is not State
in the Union more absolutely free from
all outside interferences or influence
either Federal or otherwise, than South
Carolina, and never has her disposition
to overrule the constitutional rights of
her citizens been more pronounced than
during the campaign just closed An in
teIligent man need only to read the re-
! suit to understand the matter thoroughly
A State which has given within few
years thirty thousand Republican major
ity cannot now elect single Republican
Congressman and but three members OF
the State Legislature, and give Repub-
Year: 1878

On Sunday afternoon last two young
omon Dean, aged about 2l years, and
George Dobson, year or two older, went
out hunting but neither knew of the
other being out Young Dean laid down
alongside OF a fence at clearing to watch
Tor turkeys, when Dobson came slipping
along, and seeing Dean, mistook him Tor
deer and fired. Running to his fallen
game, he was horror stricken to find he
had shot a man. The alarm was given,
and Dean was carried to the house OF
Joseph Knepp, the blood meanwhile
squirting from hole in his back DR.
Swigart, of Banneryille, was sent for,
when it was found that the ball had pass
ed into the right lung a little below the
shoulder blade, passing downward and
forward. An examination was made iD
front, and the ball was felt lying under
the skin, it having passed directly lhro
the right lung. Young Dean was yet
living on Monday morning, but there
was no hopes of his recovery. The agony
OF Dobson when he found out what he
had done was beyond all description -
He begged the bystanders to take Deans
still loaded gun and shoot him. His own
gun he smashed to pieces on rock


Young Dean had been urged by his faith
er not to go hunting on Sunday, but he
did not heed. Dobson helped to carry
the wounded man, and then fed. and
bas not been seen or heard OF since.
Year: 1878

Whatever opinions men may have as
to the time of the Lord JESUS Christ,
there can be but one opinion among
Christians as to the Importance of being
found in that day as faithful servants,
doing the work the Master has given us
to do. This was never more clearly and
forcibly illustrated than in the incident
often related, and always with good effect


The 18th OF May. 1850, was remarkably
dark in Connecticut Candles were
lighted in many houses, the birds were
silent, aud disappeared; and domestic
fowls retired to roost. The people were
Impressed by the idea that the day of
judgment was at hand This opinion was
entertained by the Legislature, at that
time sitting at Hartford The House of
Representatives adjourned; the council
proposed TO follow the example Colonel
Davenport objected. THE day of judg-
ment," he said, lis either approaching, or
1t is not II it is not, there is no cause
for an adjournment, if it is choose to be
found doing my duty, l wish, therefore,
that candles may be brought"


This was the attitude in which Christ
warned his disciples to be found There
is no need OF anxiety about it; he who is
to live is prepared to die, and
to be ready for death is to be ready to
meet the Lord. Watch, therefore, for
ye know not the day nor the hour when
the Son of Man cometh.-lN Y. Observ-
er.