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Year: 1877

The hot weather last summer affec-
ted even the herring fishery. The fish
ermen off the Scotch coast had been sup
piled with sea Thermometers by the
Scottish Meteorological Society, and
they found that during one week when
the sea water showed temperature of
IS deg. to 50 deg. no fish were caught.
But when the temperature fell to 50
deg. the herring were caught in great
abundance. Indeed they fi0eked 10 the
land in such numbers that many nets
were taken u the bottom with their
weight, and fishermen lest considerable
sums from this odd mishap. The ac-


tion of the Society has produced impor-
tant Tesults,-The entirely new discov-
cry has been made that the herring
love cold water, and in seasons when
the temperature of the sea water rises,
they keep away frCm the land, in deep
er water, between the fifteen to eigh-
teen fathOms for which the nets are
calculated. The colder the weather
the greater is the take of fish; 1875.
year when the water was considerably
and continuously waImer than 1874,
having been a poor year, while the lat-
ter was a better one. This action of the
fish makes it probable that it likes
given range of temperature, neither
too high nor too low. In cold water
this belt of agreeable temperature is
found nearer the sun-warmed surface,
and the fish creep inshore. Many sin
gular facts relating to this fishery are
known. Ii thunderstorm occurs. the
fishermen expect good catch on that
day, but the next day they will get
none except in deep water, and the
supp0sitiOn is that the fish are leaving
the land. The herring has a strong
sense of locality, always returning to
the same ground. Experienced dealers
can tell by inspection in just what sea
or loch given lot of fish were cauglt.
Year: 1877

comforting a comfortable living upon n
poor clergyman with a large family. or
relieving some professional man who
had known better days; ''in such cases
the parties relieved were often kept in
ignorance of the source from which
their succor fowed.' One afternoon,
while driving in cab from Downing
street to his honse in Hamilton place.
he left some valuable papers in the We
hicle. A few hours afterward the cab
man returned and restored the missing
documents. He was desired TO call
again in few days, and when he
obeyed the invitation he was told. to
his intense delight. tnat he was the
proprietor of cab and three horses,
which the Chancellor had bought him
as reward for his honor and prompt
tude.-TeMpie Bar.
Year: 1877

Although Victor Emanuel is physi-
cally vigorous, rising every morning
at five and taking a stroll in his garden
before breakness, he is not without
superstition. He had not been long in
the Quirinal Palace before he discovered
4 trap in his bedroom. 1t communicated
with a vast gallery, in which the King
and his attendants walked for twenty
minutes without finding an outlet. 1t
seemed however to lead to the castle of
st. Angelo. His Majesty declined to
investigate the matter, and ordered the
trap door to be brieked up.


Soon afterwards he discovered a
secret door in the wall which communi-
Gated with narrow staircase leading
to the roof. 1t, too, was bricked up,
but since this discovery, we are in
formed, that whenever His Majesty
sleeps at Quirinal two huge black dogs
also sleep at the foot of the royal bed.
They obey no one but the King. never
bark; and would strangle, without any
parleying, the hrst person who entered
the room
Year: 1877

And now comes the Denver Times
with this story concerning the unpa-
relied sagacity OF grasshOppers: "A
gentleman who has watched the grass
hOppers with an interest born of an
earnest desire TO understand their hab-
its, with view of benefitting humanity
in this part of the world, declares that
the 'oTthop' is superior in intelligence
to most of the families of the animal
kingdom, and in proof of this assertion
gives the following as the result of his
personal observations Last summer,
in order to preserve his wheat field
from their ravages, be flooded his
bitches with oil. 1t had a good effect
for some time, destroying millions OF
the newly hatched hOppers. and he went
about congratulatiDg himself on his
success, when he discovered that they
were not coming over as usual, and on
examination found that they were
moving along the ditch III a dense
column. Following the direction taken
by the dense column, he found that
they were crossing at point where the
railroad passes over the ditch, three
miles from his wheat, covering the
sleepers and rails and moving up on
ON the other side. thus avoiding the
oily tide. This bridge was besmeared
with oil. and again the hoppers were
iianked. But, like Mary's lamb, they.
waited patiently about, until a train
came along. The friction OF the wheels
left a space on the rails less than an
inch in width entirely clear of oil, aud
the hoppers, retiring to point where
the track bad not been smeared,
would mount the rails and proceed
carefully along the center of the iron,
carefully avoidin the oil on the edges,
and it therefore became necessary to
station a boy at the bridge to carefully
smear the track with oil after the pass
age of every train. Thas far the story
has every appearance oi probability 70
one acquainted with the unparalleled
cunning of the insect, but when q vet
eran reporter present at narration
took up the thread and asserted that
when thus finally foiiei, The hOppers
chasged their line OF Warch. proceeded
TO the nearest station and took possess
ion of train, waving tie conductor
aside with all the check of the oldest
veteran eXcursionist of the Indiana
editorial fraternity, We were convinced
that there was some mistake about the
matter"
Year: 1877

4 writeri in au Eng says
that the great neglect in. not providing
water for dogs to drink no doubt is the
cause of frequent hydrophobia. They
do not throw off their heat by perspir-
alton like many other animals, but from
painting and throwing out the tongue.
lie says there are many dogs kept in
Portugal, and there are not many in
stances of hydrophobia, although the
climate is much hotter than ours. 1t is
there understood to be a municipial
regulation 10 cause troughs or vessels
to De provided near each house Contain
ing supply of water. There would be
little fear of dogs going mad were they
regularly supplied wirh water, unless
bit by some other animal.


Shoe leather has been made from
~ Craan RAJ
Year: 1877

Shrink not from woman of strong
sense, for if she becomes attached to you,
it is seeing and reviewing different quail
titles in yourself; you may trust her,
for she knows the value of your conf
dence; you may consult her, for she is
able 10 advise, and does 30 at once, with
the firmness of reason and the consider
alton of affection; her love is lasting.
and it win not have been lightly won,
for weak minds are not capable Of the
.oftiest grades of passions.
Year: 1877

II is a real pleasure to witness the heart
Of old Scotia warm up towards this coun-
try in the honors it bcstows upon Gen.
GRANT as its representative His reception
at Glasgow was truly hearty and cnthusias-
tic. Indeed, in point of warm hospitality
the Scotch people have eclipscd the best
efforts Of other sections of the Old World.
The reception during the day was followed
by a magnificent banquet in the evening, at
which Gen. GRANT let himself loose in un-
usual volubility. He fully explained the
Alabama claims negotiation and Geneva
award in an admirable speech Mr.. An
DERsoN member of Parliament from Glas-
gov, took occasion TO intimate in his re-
marks at the banquet that the United States
got the better Of Great Britain in the Ala
bama claims negotiation, which was fol-
lowed on his part by m expression of the
hope that this country would return the
surplus Of eight millions which had not
been distributed.


In his response General GRANT fully ex-
planned the negotiations and repclled the
intimation that this Government had
sought or obtained any unfair advantage
in these negotiations and award that fol
lowed. He also explained the reasons that
had controlled the action of Congress in
Withholding portion Of the award from
distribution. 1t came TO the conclusion
that ii was just to pay the absolute los, .
before admitting the claims of insuranrC
companies which were partially compen.
sated by premiums. Gen GRANT contcnded
in his remarks that there is not money
enough to pay fer all the property
destroyed, and justice required
that the uninsured owners should first he
compensated. He further expressed the
opinion that the residue of the award will
yet be equitably distributed among thosc
whose claims had been postponed until
cases Of greater hardship were met, If
insists that for every ship destroyed the
United States is entitled to damages, and
the fact that ship was insured by an
American company could not relieve Great
Year: 1877

New York city has an organization known
as the Union League Club. 1t Is social in
its character, with political proclivities and
yet there is not enough of its social tenden-
cies TO render it companionable, nor Of its
political characteristics to give IL influence
or secure TO It much respect beyond the mu-
tual admiration of its own membership. II
occasionally does n clever act, but oftener
makes itself ridiculous by the absurdity Of
its performances. HORACE GREELEY onco
characterized this club by terms fir more
pungent than ornate, but we never heard
his opinion on that subject severely criti-
cised.


The Union League Club has recently un-
dergone political revival, and is now on
the war-path for the scalp Of Senator CONK-
LING. Every member Of that organization
seems to have considered himself alluded
to personally when the Senator referred to
the 'man millincr," and they rose to arms
almost simultaneously, and made formal
declaration of war against the offending
Senator. A public meeting has been called
at Cooper Institute, in which there will be
a terrible illumination Of pent-up wrath.
No doubt resolutions Of the most pungent
character will he passed, which will be de-
signed to annihilate Senator CoSRLING, or
MAIN his political carcass for life, and yet
we apprehend that "thc war will not come
up to the high-sounding plane of the
manifesto" The doomed Senator will
"still live in the confidence and respect of
the Republican party Of the State of New
York, and we think in the affections Of the
American people. If the Senator had
ever appeared in any other role than that OF
straightforward, consistent and devoted
Republican, then he might be exposed to
the shafts of his adversarics, but he is in
trenchcd in good faith, and hence cannot
be reached effectively.


The Union League will gather no laurels
in this embittered crusade. CoNKLING will
survive, and these Leaguers will discover in
the end that they are as harmless in this
fight rs they have always proved themselves
to be when arraycd against the Democracy.
They are better for dress parade than for
actual war. We await the result Of the
fight with bated breath.
Year: 1877

Reports OF newspapers directly inter.
ested in the coal trade go to show that
there are deposits Of real anthracite coal
in New Mexico, which needs only that
great necessity, capital, to be brought out.
A description Of the quality of coal taken
from mine in that country is given in
the Pottsville Journal. " About $50
tons Of coal have been taken from the
first mine. It shows all the qualities Of
true anthracite, contains SIS per cent
oil fixed carbon, and when burning shOws
only the short, blue flame Of carbonic
oxide. The steam boiler OF the engine
propelling the New Mexico Mining Com
pany's stamp mill has been successfully
heated by it. A hundred pounds brought
to Santa Fe were used by Mr.. Bruckner
in his assaying furnace, in order to test
the heating powers practically. He found
that white heat was reached in a very
short time, and that this lasted about
thres times as long as that produced by
an equal weight Of charcoal, as the mate.
rial does not choke in the least"
Year: 1877

The committee appointed to investigate
whether any officers OF the Board Of
Health were interested in mail contracts
have reported that Doctors Keene and
Bliss have an interest in the Mail Con.
tracing Co.
Year: 1877

All seed is in the sower's hands
len Thousand Sewers through the land


fsssed needless on their way;
zen thousand seeds in every hand


or every sort had they.
Ihey cast seed here, they cast seed there.
They cast seed everywhere.
The land forest straightway grew,


With plants of every kind
And kindly fruits, and poisonous too,


In that wood could you find
For trees grew here, and trees grew there
And trees grew everywhero
Anon, as many year went by,


Those sewers came once more.
And wandered meath the leaf-hid sky,


And wondered at the store
For fruit hung here, and fruit hung there,
And fruit hung everywhere.
Then plucked they many berry bright,


None could their right deny;
And some ate TO their long delight


And some ate but to die,
While some plucked here, and some plucked


there,
And some plucked everywhere.
Nor knew they in that tangled wood


The trees that were their own;
Yet as they plucked as each one should,


Each plucked what he had sown.
SO do men here, so do men there,
SO do men everywhere,
Year: 1877

A French paper tells of some singular
experiments made by Prof. Verneuil and
others, of Paris, upon patient who had
swallowed a quantity of acid, and whose
esophagus was entirely closed in con-
sequence. To supply him food they
were forced to cut an aperture directly
into his stomach. The operation was
successfully made, and the patient, who
is otherwise entirely well, has ever since
been receiving nutriment through a rub
Der tube fitted into the opening. The
food is reduced to an easily-digestible
form, such as broth or fnely-chopped
meat and vegetables, and is forced
through the tube with small pump.
All communication between the mouth
and the stomach has ceased. The op-
portunity presented by this remarkable
case for scientific investigation and ex-
pertinent has been turned to account.
Prof. Charles Richet states that he has
found that meat, fat, and vegetables
were digested by the patient in three to
four hours. The digestion of milk was
complete within two hours, while water
and alcohol disappeared in less than
quarters of an hour. Food is not
taken up by degrees, the volume OF the
meal remaining in the stomach without
material alteration until near the close
of the digestive operation, and then dis
appearing entirely in few minutes,
leaving only few undigested morsels
visible. Valuable and interesting in
formation is expected frqm the observa-
tions yet to be made in this case.
Year: 1877

The Constantinople correspondent of
the Philadelphia Press writes The
life Of q soldier is natural one to the
Turk. 1t is no privatiou to him to live
on scant fare, to sleep in the open fields,
to march for days in the burning sun,
and to undergo fatigue and privations Of
every kind. He is educated to spirit
of resignation and self-denial. His
house is as simply furnished almost as a
tent--a loosely-spread carpet OF mat ON
the plank floor, a tripod for the repast,
and divan around the walls for sitting
and sleeping, VoiIa touts" as the
Frenchman would say. This is all that
is necessary to comfort, minus the CHI
bouk and an occasional finian of coffee.
His greatest luxury is water, pure,
fresh, sparkling water, which he can
drink by the goblet Even this natural
want he can forego if Allah wills it. A
Turkish army can be kept in the field
and fed for months on what would starve
Christian troops, or reduce them to such
state of attenuation as to render them
unfit for military duty. The Turkish
stock has been modified by intermar.
riages with the Circassian race, but the
old Tartar instincts seem to be ineradi-
cable. They love nomadic life, and
they are never happier than when they
are up in arms and fighting for the faith
of the Prophet, OF for beauty and booty.
Year: 1877

DR.. Bowring said at Liverpool, the
other day, that there is no lady in China,
who aspires to high position, who does
not look upon it as a great accomplish
ment not to be able to walk. 81 have
seen beautiful women carried to their
marriage ceremonies on the backs of
their slaves, wholly unable to walk from
one end of the room to the other. Not
long ago an English lady, friend of
mine, was introduced into high society
in Canton, and the Chinese ladies, not
having seen an English woman before,
were very curious to look at her feet.
They said 1t is very strange; she has
very good manners. What a wonder it
is that such savage as that should be
able to behave herself in good society |!
Look at her great feet What could her
father and mother be thinking of to let
her grow to this size, and to let her
feet grow with her person
Year: 1877

The land tortoise has two enemies
man and the boa constructor. The
natural defence of the tortoise is to draw
himself up in his shell, and remain
quiet. In this state the tiger, however
famished, can do nothing with him.
The shell is too strong for his jaws or
paws. Man, however, takes him home
and bakes him, and the boa constructor
swallows him shell and all.
Year: 1877

THE editor OF the farkersourg Sent'nel
has brought himself to assert that "those
papers that argue against an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature evince the pro-
foundest stupidity" Since out of the
fifty or sixty papers in the State but
three are found to favor the extra session
this is but another case of the one juror
who found himself in company with
elsven stupid and perverse men who re.
fused TO be convinced by him.
Year: 1877

Among the many letters we see pub lished by people seeking their fortunes in the Black Hills, hardly any recon. mend going there, and nearly all con- tam expressions like these taken from letter written at Troy City, May F;

 This place is about two miles from DeadwOod, and 1 have been down to look at that place My advice to you is to stay away from the Black Hills. Thousands of people are wandering about who can get nothing else 10 do. Murders and robberies are of nightly occurrence. Placer mining is already played out, and the only good prospect the country has is in the development of quartz lodges. The indicati 4s in this direction are undoubtedly very en- coUraging, but capital is needed for that work.
Year: 1877

LEwIsBURG, ARK, Sept. 24, 1871

 EDITOR DEMOCRAT: I am always glad to see 8 copy of your excellent paper, but the issue now before me which speaks so distinctly on the finance question, has a clear ring of defiance to your assailants that en- lists my warmest admiration. l am not sufficiently versed in the intri- cacies of this financial problem to give me the right to pronounce a positive opinion, and l am only re. cording my approval of the clear and distinct manner in which your views are given to the public-presenting, as you do, the figures upon which you base the faith that is in you. Your tables amount to a direct challenge to those of contrary views, and if those who assail your position cannot prove that you are wrong, it will not be for the lack of an oppor

 tunity to do so. This is mode of warfare that meets my appreciation. A mans words may be misconstrued or distorted, but not so with his fig

 ures. They cannot be laughed out of existence. There they are: if correct, they proclaim the ruth; if in error that error can easily be proven. You have taken the right way of demonstrating the correct ness of your theory, and your manly stand for the right will give the DEMOCRAT stronger claim to public good will and general approval.

 went out to the Carroll farm on Sunday to inspect that semi State institution. 1 found Mir. J, C. Ward in charge as agent for the lessee. He has about one hundred convicts at work, and cultivates some eight hundred acres of cotton, which Mir. w. thinks will yield a bale to the acre. The conyicts give evidence of being humanely treated, while being made to labor in atonement for the damage they have been to tn State
Year: 1877

To know the length of stitch in sowing grain.

 A shoe for the foot of hill. A tongue for the mouth of river. A brush for the tooth of drag. Fingers for the hand of time. A hat for the head of lake. A collar for the neck of a bottle. Speech from the tongue of wagon.

 Specs for the eye of a reedle. Eyes for the head of pin. A handkerchief for the nose of Q teakettle.

 Sheets for the bed of an ocean. A key for the trunk of a tree. A hair from the head of drum. A feather from the wings of tho wind.

 And last of all, some one to spin the top of . mountain.
Year: 1877

The editor of the Kennebec journal, it is said.
has gone a fishing and the editorial columns of
the paper are being run by Bro. Emery of the
Commercial Portland Arqus.


What republican is editing the Argus,
that it should now be found defending the
title of President Hayes? As specimen
of the articles of the democratic editor
that was, we call attention to an article
in our columns copied from an Argus of
February last. Has the democratic editor
of the Argus "gone a fishing" and left a
republican to fill the editorial chair
Year: 1877

authorized the issue of legal tender notes


by banks or individuals it never author
lied issue of any form of money. What
it authorized was the issue of paper prom


sing to pay money, leaving every man
free to accept each bank note or reject it
in the payment of debts at his pleasure.
The greenback has far greater powers
than that. Every man is compelled to ac-
cept this paper promising to pay (but new
er paying) dollars of money. The issue
of greenback notes, made legal-tender in
payment of private debts, stands. there
tore. wholly and distinct from all bank
note or other description OF substitutes
for money. The greenback when pre-
sented. no matter whether it is worth
twenty. or ninety or one hundred cents on
the dollar, is payment, absolute and final.
The acceptance of the national bank note
is optional.


In regard to one object which the Con-
rress Hall convention had at heart ii and
the fcsutilItlODlslS dIt as Ol's hC = ph7
vention called for the same money for the
bondholder and the laborer. That is the
financial condition which the hard-money
men are seeking to reach, and which they
have really attained. They aim to make
the greenback promise to pay dollar
equal to the gold dollar, so that the labor.
er when he gets six dollars for his work
can purchase as much with it as the cap
itai,ts can with the coupon he has just
cut from his government bond. And the
hard-money men have so tar succeeded
that they have brought the greenback
promise for dollar within four cents of
the gold dollar. Unless they are baked
in their efforts by misguided though we'll
meaning men like those who made up
the Congress Hall Convention they will
accomplish it too by the agency OF the
very act for the repeal of which the "cur-
rencv reformers" SO Justify cry.
Year: 1877

We learn from undoubted authority
that it is the purpose of the new man
sgement of the Martin White Company
to erect u cupel furnace Immediately
says the Ward Reflex. and that it will be
ready within thirty days, After its erec-
ton only fine bullion will be shipped,
which will go through Wells, Fargo Il
Co. from that time on. Everything that
is presented below in the shape of checks
is being paid. Nothing more could be
reasonably desired. The entire new
Board of Directors are reported to be
men of unlimited means, and we have
every reason to believe measures will be
taken looking to the energetic working
of this company's mines.