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Year: 1877

A lady engaged in teaching the rudl.
mental branches to wealthy people OF
neglected education in New York has
been giving some of her experience in a
series of articles in the New York 1ete-
orana. Among others taught by her
we're a wealthy couple, of whom the
writer says:


But of all the cases of neglected edu-
cation which were brought within the
range of my personal experience, per-
haps the most interesting to me, and the
most touching, was that of nice and
matronly woman who appeared at my
rooms one day literally blazing with dla-
monds, with fifty dollar bonnet on her
head, and a twenty hundred dollar
cameTs hair shawl on her ample shoul-
ders. Though thus overloaded with
ornament the woman was not really vul-
gar. and after she had talked with me a
while I really liked her. She made a
confidant of me at once she told me
her simple history and her strange posi-,
ton. Fourteen years ago she had
been a chambermaid and her hus-
band had been private coachman,
both in the service of the same
family they had married, and her hus-
band had taken to his old trade of car
penter, and from carpenter he became
a builder, and from builder million
aire. He was now the fortunate owner OF
one of the finest houses on - avenue,
in New York, and his sons and daugh-
ters were being educated at the best
schools in the country. But up to this
date he had enjoyed no spare time to ac-
onire any knowledge save what was alb
solutely necessary to his business, while
his wife had remained as ignorant as at
first. Now the loving and worthy couple
began without any false pride to procure
it. Without further ado, without the
slightest pretense at reserve or mystery,
the worthy couple invited me to call
that very evening. There I met in a
private parlor two people waiting for
me, and only two-the wealthy builder
and his wife. found him as frank and
as hearty as had found her, and be-
fore that evening closed I had given my
Joint pupils their first lesson. They
we're docile as babes, and there was
something dramatic in the contrast be-
tween wealth and their ignorance, and
something pathetic in the humility with
which those successful worldings re-
ceived instruction. They studied as
though they were in country school
house under the eye of a village peda-
gogue. Taught them English grammar
principally. also corrected their pro-
nunciation, and, I trust, improved their
spelling and their penmanship. Above
all, I fatter myself that I won their
friendship, for I found them friends
worth having
Year: 1877

Some times laugh will occur in the
serious minded congregation of a Con-
necticut church, as on recent Sunday.
The clergyman desired to call the atten-
ton of the congregation to the fact that,
it being the last Sunday of the mo ath,
he would administer the rite OF baptism
to children. Previous to his having en-
tered the pulpit he had received from
one of the elders, who was quite deaf, q
notice to the effect that as the children
would be present that afternoon, and he
had the new Sunday school song books
ready for distribution, he would have
them there to sell to all who desired
them. After the service the clergyman
begun the notice of the baptismal ser
vice, thus: call of those having chill
dren and desiring to have them baptized,
will bring them this afternoon. At
this point the deaf elder, hearing the
mention of children, supposed it was
something in reference to his books, and
rising, said: Cali of those having
none, and desiring them, will be sup
piled by me for the sum of twenty-five
cents each.
Year: 1877

An Auburn, Me-, lady recently invited
a select company to take tea, and "iaid
herself OUT on cake for their enter
tainment. But after one taste each guest
declined to indulge further, and when
the lady herself tasted the cake she was
surprised to find it unpalatable. The
articles entering into the composition OF
the cake were examined In turn and
found oil right, the stove was taken down
and found in perfect order, and the mat,
ter seemed likely to remain enshrouded
in complete mystery, when dose OF Gil
of lemon given to her sick son during
the night revealed the fact that her sew.
inc machine oil had been mistakenly put
in the lemon oil bottle and mixed care
fully into the cake,
Year: 1877

Japanese jugglers do some wonderful
things. They will take an ordinary
pegtop and set it spinning in the air,
then catch it in the hand and transfer it
to the keen edge of a sword blade, max
ing it traverse from hilt to point, and
back again by inclining the weapon, the
top spinning all the while. Another feat
is performed as follows They set top
spinning in the air, and then throw the
end of the string toward it, causing it to
wind itself with the string, the other end
being retained in the hand, SO that the
top returns to the one hand properly
wound, and ready to spin again.
Year: 1877

Inc VIE
She who sleeps upon my heart
Was the first to whit;
She who dreams upon my breast
Ever reigns within it.
She who kisses oft my lips,


Wakes their warmest blessing;
She who rests within my arms
Feels the closest pressing.
Other days than these shall come,
Days that may be dreary-
Other hours shall greet us yet,
Hours that may be weary;
Still this heart shall be thy throne,
This breast shall be thy pillow;
Still these lips shall meet thy own,
AS billow meeteth billow.
Sleep, then, on mine happy heart,
Since thy love has won it
Dream then, on my loyal breast,
None but thou has done it;
And when age our bloom shall change,
With its wintry weather
May we in the self same grave
Sleep and dream together.
Year: 1877

Many parents who have sons and daugh-
ters growing up are anxious for them to get


into good society. This is an honorable
anxiety, if it interprets good society after
some lofty fashion. Parents, your daughter
is in good society when she is with girls
who are sweet and pure and true-hearted !;
who are not vain and frivolous who think
of something besides dress, or flirting, or
marriage; between whom and their parents
there is confidence; who are useful as well
rs ornamental in the house who cultivate
their minds, and train their hands to skill
ful workmanship. If society of this sort is
not to be had, then none at all is preferable
to a worthless article. See to it that YOU
impress this on your children, and, above all,
that you do not encourage them to think
that good society is a matter of fine clothes,
or wealth, or boasting to be somebody. As
you value your child's soul, guard her against
these miserable counterfeits and impress
upon her that intelligence, and simplicity
and modesty and goodness, are the only le.
gal coin. The same rule holds for boys as
well as for girls. You would have these en-.
ter into good society Do not imagine that
you have accomplished it when you have
got them in with set of boys whose parents
are wealther than you, who dress better
than your boy can afford to, aud who pride
themselves upon their social position. Good
society for boy is the society of boys who
are honest and straightforward, who have
no bad habits, who are earnest aud ambi


tious. They are not in hurry to be men
! They are not ambitious for the company Of
shallow, heartless women, old enough to b,
their mothers, and are not envious of theil
young friends who fancy there is something
grand in dulling all the edge of their heart'
hope upon such jaded favorites There il
nothing sadder than to see either young
men or women priding themselves upon thu
society which they enjoy, when verify it il
Dead Sea apple that will choke them Will


its dust, when they need some generous
juicy fruit to cool their lips and stay th'
hunger OF their souls l--Christidn Register.
Year: 1877

Tree PLANTING.-The work of planting
eucalyptus or fever trees along the right of
way of the Central and Southern Pacific
railroad, recently begun, will probably oc-
cupy two years. They will be set out in
triple rows along the entire length of both
roads, and along the branches as far as prac-
ticable. The principal object is to secure
a constant supply of the best possible wood
for telegraph poles and railroad sleepers, as
well as an increase in the amount Of rain
fall. Sleepers of eucalyptus rostrata have
been known to last over twelve years, and
have heretofore been imported from Austria
lia -Four distinct species will be planted
congenial TO as many kinds Of soil.
Year: 1877

NEEDS ATTEETIoN.-The petition of
various citizens for another inletltoIthe
sewerat Ninth and French streets
needs attention at the hands OF City
Council. After every rain the streets
in that vicinity are badly washed
with water which cannot flow into
the sewer on account of the small size
of the present inlet.
Year: 1877

A special correspondent of the Olympia
STANDARD" writing from Hartford, Conn,
under date of August l. 1877, says that New
England has seen her best days That her
soil is worn out and sterile and that her fac
tories are closed because manufacturing is
done cheaper in the west where New Eng
land capital is no longer needed Many
farms in Vermont and New Hampshire have
been deserted. All the cities and towns are
badly in debt, from lending money to rail-
roads and making costly improvements
The city of Hartford is in debt to the amount
of SIS, 100000. The correspondent says:


Let the incoming State of Washing
ton and the growing towns and cities
of her territory beware of getting into
debt. Real estate here, from this cause,
can be bought for about one half the
amount of the value five years ago
This condition of affairs makes it ruin
Gus to the owners. Men who were
good for 500, 900 then have gone into
bankruptcy on account of shrinkage in
real estate. The people of New Eng
land have begun to look toward the
Pacific Slope as land flowing with
milk and honey compared with their
own sterile soil. The writer hereof re
members we'll when it took three weeks
to reach Ohio, the then wilderness of
the West, Look at Ohio to-day!


There are many men who would
gladly leave New England for homes
in Washington Territory, but they
know nothing of the great Northwest,
and more who do not have the means
of getting there, but necessity may
drive many to some expedient for
reaching those shores. One hundred
thousand copies of a newspaper like the
Standard, setting forth the claims and
advantages of your Territory, circulated
in New England among the laboring
men, would add 10000 settlers to your
population. New England is overflow
ing with hard-working men and good
mechanics, who know comparatively
nothing of the great Northwest.
Year: 1877

A writer to the Oreyonian from
Hillsboro draws the following picture
and conclusion. 1t will bear reading
by the members of all prosperous CON-
munities:


Grumblers should have their atten-
ton called to the self-evident facts of
the past, that instead of the ewe-necked
cayuse and half-bloods that were plen-
tiful before the Inauguration of our
fairs, we have now on almost every
farm an admixture of the very best
bloods OF America, from the fine trained
speeding horse to the stolid old Clvdes-
dale, from the long-horned Spanish COW
to the Ayreshire, or pure Durham; from
the long-nosed swine to thrifty breeds
of pure blood. So in all departments
Sheep or poultry contribute alike of
their better qualities to the wealth and
happiness of these same grumblers.
Have the farmers been benefittedl Now
mark the change in the last twelve
years: In Washington county the far
mer's life was one of constant toll and
drudgery then. Nowhe is gentleman;
he rides upon his sulky and gang plow
with spring seat; he can ride and sow
or drill his grain, ride and harrow and
roll the ground, ride and cultivate his
fallow, ride and cut and bind alone, sin
gle handed, the entire crop, ride and
haul to the machine or to market, and
the family behind a spanking pair of
blooded horses, in an easy sprIug buggy,
ride to town and spend the money.


In view of these things the entire
country should be re-energized; and push
with might and main for greater bene-
fits, as though il were an individual en-
terprise, and spend less time trying to
see the Devil in everything. We can't
now stop if we would. Lewis d Clark
might possibly have hid for while the
first pulsation ever felt "where rolls the
Oregon" But the machinery of civil
zation and society are under too great
headway to be ever stopped. The best
we can do is to direct it for good or
evil.
Year: 1877

Mr. Editor:


wish to say word concerning the
boys and girls, but should perhaps first
state that am not family man, mere
ly sustaining the relation of uncle to
Helen's children. 1t is commonly
thought that youth is the happiest peri
cd of life;childhoodd dn san uninterrupted
round Of joyousness, and freedom from
perplexing cares, and sorrows that
crowd upon our maturer years: but my
impression is the young folks have their
own individual ills to endure, and
whether for the little c.osses they bear,
there is a crown, is question for phil
osophers. "Away at school they are
away from home," is quite solace to
the parents of wayward, impetuous
boy, and his mischief-loving sister,
Helen's are a sample of those of whom
/ speak. School vacation is here and
my hurly-burly little relatives are
trooping in and out, completely de-
moralized, and exercising their mag
niticent lung powers with an energy
appalling to a quiet, peace loving old
gentleman like myself. They are un-
stable as water-possessed of the de-
mon OF delight for the time, in min
ute or two they are probably invostiga-
ting the comparative strength of each
others stoicism and hair both at once
Bathed in tears, each comes to Helen
with his own version of the case and
each one is severely reprimanded and
threatened with punishment. The
offense, oft repeated, is hardly visited
by the inAiction of the punishment l
am not content to disparage my sisters
management, though the children in her
family may be uncommonly rude and,
for ought l know, require an uncom-
mon mode of discipline l protest
against the fixed custom in many fami-
lies of habitual harshness, scolding and
growing. The chief existence under
such circumstances is not real living
Faults are not weakness and, faults
have their remedy when weakness has
not The youngsters uniformed habits
and ways need nurture and moral and
social cultivation. Deal kindly with,
and admonish him gravely, yet gently.
Parents must appeal to the inherent
qualities of reason and love in children
if they expect them to be willing and
obedient.


Any other government of the juvi-
nile department of the family will
surely mar the future well-being Y il
does not lead to disaster and ruin.


nav~. D.
Year: 1877

Splurge doesn't pay. Spready we'd
dings generally end in poverty and
divorce, and great big parties and
such like things. when given in the
spirit of "highfalutin," may generally
be pointed to as prophetic signboard,
indicating ultimate bankruptcy. Peo-
pie of solid wealth and real good sense
do not do over.much Of that sort OF
thing for the mere sake Of "msking a
spread" Look around among your
acquaintance and see If they do
[Chicago Journal.
Year: 1877

The story Of Evangeline is repeat


ed with wonderful fidelity in all iis
details in the experience Of young


French girl, a resident Of Marseilles.


She was engaged To sailor to whom
she was to he married on his return


from a voyage to New York. He did
not return. and after year she got a


berth ~ a stewardess' assistant on one
Of the Havre steamers, To come here
In search Of him. On the passage a
rich American lady became interested
Ia her story, and re,elved 70 hs'p her
end out her lever. In New York she
learned that he had gone to Canada.
For months she Travelled about the
Dominion, sometimes close on his
track, and again losing every clue to
his vhersabouts. She returned TO
New Yosk, and one day, while stand
ing at Broadway crossing waiting her
turn to get across she saw the object
Of her search on the other side. She
shrieked his name, and ran into the
middle Of the street, but q policeman
caught her and saved her from the
Vheejs Of the string OF vehicles. "An-
gel Of God there was n6ne," and she
never again saw the Gabriel she had
90 long sought and so nearly found.
She learned then that he had sailed
for San Francisco, and she went over.
land u California to meet him. Ar
rived on the Pacific Coast, she found
tkss her lover bad fallen overheard
Just outside the Heads and been
drowned. Meanwhile, the body Of a
young man dressed in sailors clothes
was cast ashore on the beach. carried
TO the Coroner's Office, and. not being
identified. was inferred in the public
cemetery. A. wster-sddea pocket
b1k ,wss taken from the dead man,
which contained only . few letters
Wvistea In French and unad1ressed.
The girl hearing Of this, went to the
Coroner's Office and found that the
letters were hers. The waves had
sardily and pa'tially reconpenssd her
devoted search. and she was able To
find the grave Of her lover.
Year: 1877

Ifyour life has been SO irreproach'
able as to leave your enemy no oppor
tunity for detraction without invent
ing a calumny against you, consider
what a comfort it is that malice can.
not hurt you without the aid of false.
hood, and where this is the case, you
may trust to the fairness of your
character to clear itself IN the end.
Year: 1877

That clergyman ossiu IsdisnsPc-
lie. who. while preaching his sermon
one Sunday evening, perceived a
young man and young woman under
the gsliery IL the act o, kissing each
other behind a hymn book, did not
lose his temper. He did not fly into
an unseeming rage, and call upon the
ssxtoa to rush up the aisle and die
band the rioters. No! He remained
calm. He beamed mildly at the Of.
tenders over his spectacles. and when
the young man kissed her the fifteenth
time he merely broke his sermon short
of in the middle Of Thirdly" and
offered = fervent prayer in behalf Of
"the young man with the pink neck
tie and the maiden in the blue bon
net and gay shs~l y Who ~efe profan.
ing the sanctuary by kissing one an
other in pew No. S." And all the
congregation sid "Amssl' Then the
young woman suddenly pulled her
veil down, and the young man sat
there aud swore softly to himself. He
doss not 90 to church as much now as
he did.
Year: 1877

An old married woman is running
against young girl for superintsnd-
ent of Schools in Shasta county, Cali.
fornia; and shasta jus, fly around and
howl to get the men to listen To a word
she says. and it is thought that even
her own husband is going to vote for
the opposition candidate.
Year: 1877

The reports from the Agricultural


bureau bring comfort and cheer at a
time when the country would seem to
require all the encouragement it can
receive. This year we shall be able to
export not less than 100, 900, 900 bush
els Of wheat, Or 10000, ,000O bushels
more than ever were exported in any
previous year. Already the winter
wheat is safely harvested, aud the
spring wheat is in most promising
condition. For this immense reason
ably anticipated surplus of wheat We
shall mall probability havean excellent
commercial demand. Our chief COM
petitor in the British market has been
Russia. Last year the United States
forced Russia 10 take the second place
in the marts Of the world. even when
Russia had all Of her ports open, and
was interested in obtaining all the
money she could for the approaching
war. This year the crop of Russia is
less than last year, and even suppos-
ing the Baltic ports to remain open,
she will be at a great disadvantage in
competing with the United States.
The yield of cotton is also estimated
to be about 100000 bales. All this
implies an impetus 10 industry gener-
ally, unless there is some more Of the
recklessness and madness practiced
which has SO often perverted the good
results which should legitimately flow
from natural bounty.
Year: 1877

l. cave them. Charlie and Henry were
bitterley grieved at his departure, and
declared it burning shame that he
should 60 before the chestnuts were
ripe.


Rath came over to the window
where Ret was standing.


Ret, amt you sorry to have Max
60 away?' he said, in low voice.


No. she said, briefly, ard turned
and walked out of the room. But
something in her face made Rath $
eyes flash. He turned quickly to
Max.


GO find her. he whispered.


Max went to the door. Ret had
gone. lie saw her little figure wind
ing in and out through the shrubbery
Of the meadows. She was walking
fast.


He followed her, so far behind that
she did not hear him, and keeping
from sight, in case she would look
back. On he went, over the clover
and mallows, past the knoll where the
golden violets grew, and through the
brentwood. Ret didn't stop to swing
on the birches. Passing through the
wood, she sprang over the silent wind
ing little brook, and knelt down by
the meadow spring. Max thought it
a place fit for the betrothed of fairies
The sunshine fell on the golden sand
beneath the crystal water, and the
wild pink roses growing beside it were
reflected in it.


Ret knelt down by the spring.
Was she repeating the charm of the
place? Max stole nearer and nearer.
He was close at her side at last, and
she did not see him. Bending over,
hi, face was reflected in the water,
and then lie saw what Ret was doing.
She was bathing away the tears, or
trying to, for they fell as fast as she
bathed away their traces.


oh, dear oh, dearT t she sobbed,
as if her heart was breaking.


Suddenly she caught sight OF Max's
face in the water, and dropped breath
less. Then she turned her astonished
fearful face upon him. The young
man broke into H low, merry laugh.


Ret, Ret, he sail, there is no
use in you repulsing me any longer
Fate has taken the matter in hand -
We have looked together in the mead
ow spring, and you must marry me.
For some reason---of coarse it was
the work Of the charmed place--Ret
made no more objections, and when
Bath, came to find them, two hours
later, be discovered them happily be
trothel. So much for the meadow
spring.
Year: 1877

A lawyer was cross examining
high spirited woman, who was evil
IDENTIFY a match for any man, while
her husband sat sheepishly listening.
The lawyer was pressing a question
urgently, when sae said, with FIRE
flashing from her eyes:


You needn't think to catch me ;
for you tried that once


Madame, have not the slightest
desire to catch you, and your husband
looks as if he was sorry he did,
Year: 1877

A rom :rtic reason is given for the re-
cent fidelity of the Sioux chief, Spotted
Tail, to Government, although he has no
cause to love the whi'e men. He had
daughter who fel: in love with young
officer at Fort Laramie, but she was de-
serted by him, a"d eventually died of a
broken heart. Her influence over her
father was so overinastering that he VOW
ed on her death bed that he would make
peace with the whites, since it was her
wish. and would never again take up arms
against them. When the treaty was
made he asked to have the coffin contain
ing her remains brought into the council in
order that her spirit might witness the
ful6llment OF the VOW. For many years
the old chief yearned to have her grave
near his wigwam; and his wishes were
gratihed last July. when her remains were
reinterred in the cemetery near Spotted
Tail Agency. When Genera Crook
headed off new war by surrounding
and disarming large force of Indians
near Red Cloud Agency on October 10th,
1876, he deposed Red Cloud and made
Spotted Tail chief of the Sioux. General
Crook, in his official report to Gen. Sher-
idan, spoke OF Spotted Tail as the only
leader who has the nerve to be friend
to the whites.