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Year: 1877

James Russell Lowell has accepted
the Spanish mission and will soon sail for
his post.


The treasury department has issued
circular saying: "You will exact from
steamboat inspectors strict fidelity to the
true intent and meaning Of the 18th rule and
the statute on which it is founded. The
duty is enjoned upon inspectors of frequent
visits to excursion steamers in order to have
personal knowledge that the equipments are
kept up to the original requirements, and
that the hull and boilers are entirely safe.


The register of the treasury recently
applied to the treasurer to subscribe in his
individual behalf for a 81 600 bond OF the
new four per cents but was refused, under
the law, which provides that no person ap.
pointed to the office of secretary, first comp.
troller, first auditor of the treasury, or reg
lister, should be concerned in the purchase
or disposal of any public securities of the
United States. The statute makes it "a mis-
demeanor for any clerk to carry on any
trade or business in funds of the United
States. The act in question is an old statute
of 1882 in the original organization of the
treasury department, and has heretofore
either been disregarded or construed into
prosecution of business in state or United
States bonds.
Year: 1877

Death cannot be an evil, for it is uni
versal.


Example has more influence than
authority.


Love those who advise, but not those
who praise you


One ungrateful man does an injury to
all who are wretched.


1t is safest for man to Judge favorably
of his fellow.creaturcs.


The tongue is little thing, but it fills
the universe with trouble


A mans temper is most valuable to
himself and he should keep it.


Frowns blight young children as frosty
nights blight young plants.


A cheerful face is nearly as good for
an invalid as healthy weather.


We may swell expect to grow stronger
by constant eating as wiser by constant
reading.


No charity should be extended to those
who are not as willing to do justice as
they are to receive it.


An utter contempt of public opinion,
and a sensitive regard for it, are equally
the ear-mark of fool.


We cannot conquer fate and necessity,
yet we can yield to them in such way
as to be greater than il we could


Harvest never comes to such as SOW
not; and 50 experience will not, unless
you do what God has commanded


We have nothing to enjoy until we
have something to impart. lie only
lives who is not Il reservoir, but Il foun-
tain.


1t is not until we have passed through
the furnace that we are made TO know
how much dross was in our composition.
The idea of heaven and an existence
hereafter is no more extraordinary than
the fact OF an earth and an existence
here.


A soul without prayer is like solitary
sheep without its shepherd. The tcmpter
sees it, and lures it away into lis snare.


The welfare of nation rests upon the
happiness which it enjoys within itself,
and its independence of all control from
without.


Ladies, the best way to beautify the
hand is to put a quarter in it and then
shake hands with some suffering fellow
crpntIlrp
Year: 1877

galloping after the hounds. But recently
an English lady, who enjoys what Is con.
sidered IN envia5le fame for skill and
daring in riding close to the hounds
and who il alsoa pattern wife and mother
has announced that she will risk her
life no moro riding on side-saddle, but
in the next scaion will ride masculine
fashion. Her announcement has set the
whole fashionable world to talking, since
she is a woman of spirit, and it is believed
she will do as she says. It she does she
will have followers without doubt, and
may be that this will inaugurate the long
expected dress revolution.
Year: 1877

New ORLEANS, June Con Tuesday
the Administrators adopted an ordinance
that all city work should be done by con-
tract. To-day large number of labor
ers assembled in front of the City Hall,
using harsh language and threatening
violence, but finally dispersed after adop-
ting a resolution requesting the Mayor
not to sign the contract ordinance. The
laborers apprehend the employment of
negroes if the contract system prevails.
Year: 1877

An elderly lady was relating the
other day in our hearing her experience
in going out to do housework in her
younger days. She engaged with a
lady in Columbia to do general house
work, no price being engaged upon,
and entered upon her duties at once.
About the first thing to be done outside
of the regular housework was to make
soap-having assistance in putting up
the leach, the rest of the work to make
a barrel of soap she performed her
self. Killing hogs came next in order,
she trying the lard, taking care of the
skins, and helping to make sausages.
Then came the butchering of beef, the
tripe of which of course must be saved,
and this she was required to dress
alone. She spun the warp for thirty
yards of all wool carpet, and in the
meantime the lady was sick, and she
officiated as nurse, did the washing,
ironing and cooking for the family. AT
the end of four weeks she was to return
home, and her bin was called for. Now,
gentle reader, what do you think she
charged for doing the amount of work
as narrated above? The first week
seventy-five cents, the second, eighty
three cents, and the last weeks one
dollar each, making three dollars and
fifty-eight cents for four weeks SER
vice. The lady thought the price de-
cidedly too high, and she threw off
twenty-five cents, leaving three dollars
and thirty-three cents for four of the
hardest weeks labor ever put upon a
woman to perform, and yet she never
struck for higher wages, but served her
time faithfully, and is to-day a hale,
hearty old lady, fast approaching her
four-score years, able to do her own
housework and lend helping hand to a
neighbc. in need, or wherever duty
calls. l
Year: 1877

We maintain, too, says Clarence Cook
In Scribner, that, in reality, man has no
need OF furniture, and that everything
he does worth doing could be done
without these adjuncts. In the highest
stage of civilization men will not need
either bed, a table, a stool or a candle
stick-things which, just now, he con-
siders to be of absolute necessity, but
which one people, the most refined, the
most intelligent and the most highly
civilized that has lived on this planet in
historic times, the japanese, to wit,
have shown can be perfectly well dis
pensed with. Indeed, in every age, the
more refined the race the less has it
thought furniture necessary, and it
might even be asserted, without much
fear of contradiction, that q people that
need great deal of furniture TO be
comfortable and happy Is in state, so
long as that need is felt, that can only
be termed barbarous. Man proper, man
in his highest condition of spiritual and
physical development, Is absolutely in
dependent of furniture; sits ON his heels,
sleeps on the floor, eats with his fingers
from dishes made of gourds and leaves
Tor, IL he prefers it, of wood exquisitely
lacqueredl placed on the ground; avoids
the necessity Of candlesticks by using
lanterns or by going to bed early and
sleeping late, and writes on his wrist
bands. All the noblest art, the most
exquisite decorative design, all the inn
mortal books, have come from people
or from individuals to whom things
have been unnecessary or unknown
And, therefore, to insist that man is
distinguished from the lower animals
by having furniture is not to say a
handsome thing about him, but to der
ogate from his dig>4ity. When we como
to clothes, however, we And the case q
different one. Clothes seem to 60 hand
In hand with mans development as q
social being, and every high tide in civ
ilization has been marked by great in
ventiveness. splendor and even luxury
In dress.
Year: 1877

A daily ration of green food Is actual
ly necessary for laying hens. Vegeta-
bles, either cooked or raw, are much
relished also, and serve in some measure
to supply the place OF green diet. Oni-
ons chopped fine and mixed with their
food arc exceedingly wholesome, and II
not a cure are certainly preventive Of
disease IN many instances. Growing
chickens are even more anxious for
green food than laying hens. They
crave it, and when necessary to be
housed from it on account OF inclement
weather, it should be provided for them.
There is no green food so wholesome
Tor them as onion tops cut up fine.
Year: 1877




A story Is told of a daughter OF a
prominent person now. in the lecture
field which is peculiarly interesting and
suggestive of unconscious wisdom. A
gentleman was invited to the lecturers
house to tea Immediately ON being
seated at the table the little girl aston
ished the family circle and guest by the
abrupt question.


"Where is your wife?"


Now the gentleman, having been re-
Gently separated from the partner Of his
life. was taken 30 completely by sur
prise that he stammered forth the
truth:


"I don't know ee IS
Year: 1877

A North German newspaper gives an
account of a discovery and invention,
by means Of which it is rendered posi-
bis wholly to overcome the force Of
gravitation so that man in the last
stages Of consumption will, by employ
ing it, be able to lift a body of any as
signable weight; he could, for instance,
easily draw up to the surface an IRON
clad that had sunk to the bottom of a
river, provided only the apparatus,
which consists Of slender wire, could
be made to girdle the ship so that its
ends could be brought into contact with
each other. Satisfactory experiments
with the invention are said to have been
made in the presence Of German army
officers, and as the price of divulging
his secret metho9 of accomplishing his
unheard-of results, the inventor-wht
is, by the way, South German-de-
mands the trifling sum ef $1,000, 900.
Year: 1877

What better school for manners than
the company of virtuous women; where
the mutual endeavor to please must
sensibly polish the mind, where the ex-
ample of the female softness and mod
esty must communicate itself TO their
admirers, and where the delicacy Of
sex puts every one on his guard lest he
give offence.
Year: 1877

The ladies of the west end Of st. Louis
are organizing social club to be COM
posed entirely Of ladies between the
ages Of eighteen and thirty years, who
will give during the fall season series
Of surprise visits, when all the members
will be disguised with false noses.
Year: 1877

pen could do muchi Let hesitate Perhaps.
after all, Mr.. Savage 10 reflect on the
Lord, but boast OF the wondrous morality OF the
Boston people That they should think highly OF
themselves is surprising but thar they should DO
regarded. even IN the widest eight OF houghtess dis
course, as occupying higher plane Of morality than
the Creator indicates degree OF progress in the New
England States tor which not been prepared.
And If the average morality" Of the Boston people Is
on this lofty plane, then how appallingiy good
Boston saint bel The fact is either Mr.. Savage
the theology Of the las, must be
reconstructed.
Year: 1877

Local political circles have had
something to talk about during the
Grover Investigation by the Senate
Committee at Portland The detailed
report of the testimony, as given to
the readers of the Oregonian by the
short hand reporter, contains, as usu-
al in such cases, large amount of
mere stuff, heresay, rumors, and vague
and random gossip foreign to the sub
ject of investigation. While there
does not appear to be any positive
evidence to sustain the charge of
bribery, evidence that would convict
in a court of justice, there is sufficient
circumstantial evidence to render it
morally certain that corrupt means
were used, by somebody, in the cleo
ton OF Gov. Grover to a seat in the
L. S. Senate from Oregon. The in
vestlgation originated in and is being
carried through by the desire to make
political capital. 1t is a little game
of politics, and. on the whole, dirty
looking business from any point of
view. Were it not that the sins of
politicians are these days so easily
condoned, there would be danger of
Grover losing his political head; but
as it is, it will only ache for time,
then assume its equilibrium and be all
right for another Democratic cam
paign. Investigation is becoming
fashionable. 1t is a sharp dodge of
politicians to give notoriety to some
body. If a member of Congress wants
to checkmate rival on the political
chess board, he calls for some kind of
an investigation. Done of course at
government expense. Informal, of
course, SO as to open the flood gates
and let in the deluge of gossip and
rumor, thereby concealing, under the
guise of an investigation, a flank
movement in politics. Such is the
sum and substance of the Grover in
vestigation, SO far as its managers are
concerned. If it shall in its reaction
aid the cause of honesty in politics,
so much will be gained for the cause
of truth.
Year: 1877




An ounce weight and q ton weight q


Iron win fall down a pit with equal speed
and in equal time. Until about three hun
dred years ago al the learned men In tht
world disbelisved and denied it,, Calico
an Italian, taught the contrary 10 the popu'
lar belief. The University Of Pisa chal
lenged him to the proof. The leading
tower Of that city was just the place fo1
such an experiment. Two balls were Oh
tanned and weighed, and ono was found te
be exactly double the weight Of the other.
Both were taken to the top. All Pin
looked on, and crowds Of dgnitaries were
confident that young Galileo, then obscure
and despised, but honored and immortalized
now, would be proved to be in error. Ths
two balls were dropped at the same instant.
Old theory and all the world said that the
large ball, being twice as heavy as the less,
must come down in half the time. An
eyes watched, and 10 all eyes beheld them
strike the earth at the same instant. Men
then disbeieved their eyes, and repeated
the experiment many times, but each with
the same result. The little ball was big
enough to destroy Q theory two thousand
years old; and had it been Is little - pea
it would have destroyed It just IS veil, OF
even more quickly.


But how vas th1s Did not tho earth
draw down the large ball, which was double
the weight Of the smaller, with double thu
force' Yes truly, but in drawing down
the large bali thsre was . double force Of
resistance 10 be overcome and as the two
forces acted in q given proportion on the
large ball, and in the same proportion on
the less, the velocity Of the two was equal,
though in bulk they were unequal Let
us suppose that there be two wagons, one
with load of Eve tons, and the other ten
tons, and that the unequal loads are drawn
by An equal horse-power-should not their
speed be equal, though their weight is un.
equally No; there must be double horse.
power to draw the double weight to obtain
equal speed Let ten-pound weight and
a one-pound weight fall to the earth at the
same time, and the earth must draw down
the heavier weight with ten times greater
force than the other, that they may hs-s
equal speed, and Ii does 80. 4 ton weight
Of iron and An ounce weight leaving the
top Of . pit 1t the same instant would
therefore ss tho same instant fall to ths
bottom.
Year: 1877

The dogs on Mount st. Bernard saved
the lives Of forty persons during the past
winter. At the distance Of an hours march
they can discover. through their wonderful
sense Of smell, whether travellers are on tho
mountain, and begin to howl as soon as they
Year: 1877

CLOSED UP.-Dr. Jester who has
for some time past been keeping an
ice cream saloon at 604 market street,
closed up his place of business on Thurs
day evening and left town. The Doctor
owed several small bills in this city but
says that he will cancel every cent of his
Indebtedness. He assigns as his reason
for closing up that the place was not pay
ing him and that it took all that he made
Ill selling his tooth paste and Indian root
IN the surrounding towns to pay the rent
of his store at the above place.


THE "WAsHY" ExCURs1oN.-The
excursion of the Washington Fire
Company,to Urcedmoor yesterday was
very successful and pleasant affair.
About 200 persons were ou the Cutter
and during their trip amused Them
selves in dancing. On the return trip
the storm caught them about five
miles below Philadelphia, forcing
them to abandon dancing ana seek
shelter which was very dhicult to
find as the Cutter is an open one.


LEG BRoKEN.-Mr. John Geary, who
drives the mail coach between Middle
town and Sassafras, had his left leg frac-
tured, on Thursday morning, by being
kicked by his horse, which became fright
ened, owing to the breaking of the har-
ness. He was conveyed to Warwick,
where he received the surgical assistance
of DR.. Wright, and is now doing well.


PREPARING TO OPEN THE CAMPAIGN.
A meeting of the City Democratic As
sociation will be held in the Jefferson
It1h 4, n II. =
on Tuesday evening next. There should
be large attendance, as arrangements
will be made for vigorous opening of
the approaching city campaign.
Year: 1877

The Honolulu Gazette, of February %,
contains an account Of remarkable
submarine volcano outbreak in Keala-
keakana Bay, near the entrance of the
harbor. Natives report that the erup-
ion occurred at 3 o'clock on the morning
of the Oath, appearing like innumerable
red, blue, and green lights. In the
afternoon several boats visited the erup-
ton, cruising over the most active part,
where the water was in state of pecu-
liar activity, boiling and appearing as If
passing over rapids or very much like
the water at He'll Gate at New York.
Blocks of lava two feet square came up
from below, frequently striking and jar
ring the boats. As the lava was quite
soft no harm was done. Nearly all the
pieces oD reaching the surface were red
hot, emitting steam and gas strongly
sulphurous. A rumbling sound was heard,
like that of rocks in freshet, caused no
doubt by the eruption of lava from the
submarine crater, which is supposed to
be a crack or line of rupture extending
at least mile from the shore. Another
rupture, doubtless continuation of the
submarine fissure, was traced inland
from the shore nearly three miles, vary.
ing in width from q few inches to three
feet. In some places water was seen
pouring down into the abyss below.


A severe shock Of earthquake was felt
by those living at Kaowaloa and Kell
during the night of the eruption, which
must have preceded the outbreak. II
was quite severe, but no damage is re-
n0rtad
Year: 1877

lOwensboro Special to evansville Courier'J


Little Burr Triplett, aged nine years,
and the con of Mrs. Helen ID. Triplett, of
this city, committed suicide by hanging
himself with rope. The cause of the
act was that he applied to his mother
for an apple, which being refused, he be-
came very angry, and going to the
kitchen secured piece of clothes-line
and repaired to the backyard, where he
securely tied one end of the line to a
tree, and making moose at the other
end, slipped 1t over his neck and swung
until dead. Burr was bright little fei.
low, and great favorite with every one.
1t is believed he was only attempting to
frighten his mother into a com pliauce
with his demand, and had no intention
Of taking his own life, but he went too
far.


The Triplett family are well known in
this city. A very strange coincidence
in connection with the suicide is the
fact that Burr Triplett, the father of the
boy, who died some years ago, Is supposed
TO have killed himself by taking poison
as he was found dead in his bed.
Year: 1877

A small quantity of either sulphate o.
iron, tannin, or chlorate of potash. put
dry upon the tongue, and allowed to dis.
solve there, once in every hour, have all
been found to be most efficient remedies
in the early stages of diphtheria. This
terrible disease appears under three vari-
eties of form:


1. There is fever, severe pains in the
back, bones and limbs, and very great
prostratien. There may be no soreness
of the throat, but on examining it small
white specks will be noticed on the tom
sils, but few or none on the rest of the
throat. These cases will recover under
any and every variety of treatment in
four to six days. The great, but false,
reputation of many remedies and physi-
clans, is based upon the necessarily
favorable results OF these cases.


2. Large patches of false membrane
will be observed, both on the tonsils and
back of the throat; but the glands of
the neck do not become swollen. The
majority of these cases will also recover
under very simple treatment, unless the
disease extends down to the windpipe,
which it rarely does.


3. Ihe malignant dlphtherla, with
swelling of the glands of the neck and
under the jaw, profuse and often offensive
exudations in the mouth and throat,
more or less discharge from the nostrils.
Chlorate of potash is disinfectant &c
we'll as curative remedy, and if given
pure and dry upon the tongue, every
hour, night and day, will rarely disap-
point the practitioner. A small dose,
every night, may act as a preventive
remedy. Sometimes tannin may be
given more readily than the chlorate of
potash. The sulphate of iron is rather
more irritant, and must be given in
smaller quantities. The main points in
the use of these remedies are to give
them dry upon the tongue, apd fire.
quently and regularly, both by night
and day.
Year: 1877

The most notable instance of religious
stir in New York seems to be IN the
Mariners Church of the Now York
Port Society, in the lower part of the
city. Since October, 1875, accessions
have been made unparalleled for num-
bers by any church In the city; seventy
were added on the last Sunday in
February.
Year: 1877

liz a letter to the Washington Ameri
can, senator George w Martin, of Ten
nessee, attempts to explain the mystery


" In the outset, to prevent mistakes,
l will state that l do not now exactly
remember the source from which I re-
ceived the knowledge | am about to i'm
part, but | am of opinion that il was
handed down by tradition. The spunrer
gourd belongs to the great gourd family.
and Is of the genus Legenaria. Soon
after tobacco and cotton were first cUIti-
waited in this country by the labor of the
African race, it was found that the sun.
ply of suitable vessels among the settlers
to carry water to the field was entirely
inadequate. Just at this time the large
fiat-bottomed gourd was used Tor that
purpose, and to distinguish it from anv
other gourd the negroes called it the
'punger gourd.' And now you have all
l know of the 'punger gourd, and will
see at once that the exemption was in
tended to protect the OrigiOators of the
word. With this explanation ! hope
the country will be satisfied, and if you
can find space for this, it would perhaps
be well to send a copy to each of the
supreme judges"
Year: 1877

ing back in worship of the bride. But
the lamp was blazing UP again; there is
a supply Of oil. A beauty beyond any
bridal beauty invests the wife, and it
shall grow more womanly, more Iu1uri-
ant, more enchanting, as the days sue
ceed each other and years progress, until
the soul puts on her garments of eternal
youth.