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Year: 1877

The FIRST meeting Of the Bar Association since tho
SIMMER vacation held last evening at their rooms
No. West Twcnty-ninth street. There not
more than sixty members present Tho SECOND Vice
President Charles W. SANFORD. occupied the chair.
The secretary announced the death OF Mr.. Smedburg
but no official action was taken


one OF tho me mpers introduced resolution CON-
mend,ng the OF the Court OF Appeals IN the
rules prescribed for admission to the Bar Tho resolu
ton was put 10 the meeting ana lost by vote
OF IL TO Id The question being asked a TO
tho resolution an old gentleman In tho TAR
part OF the room stood up and said that all
present had been admitted under the old rules and
he did not like TOO many restrictions put on
the young men who wished 20 adopt tho profession,
and besides he was totally opposed TO distnction
made by the Court Of Appeals lato rules between
counscliors and atsornsyA without any further dis
cussion the meeting adjourned.
Year: 1877

Editors Of the Dispatch:


Gentlemen,-Please say in respect to the
" "closing exercises" Of Bellevue school that
the names OF those who took part therein
were not given in the programme because
it was not deemed desirable to put an edge
to the disappointment Of at least os many
more pupils who were equally deserving
for having prepared pieces for the occasion,
which were necessarily left out, but be-
tween which and those selected there was
difficulty in choosing among the merits Of
them all.


Lam sorry that your reporter did not get
seat on the stage, which was not under
my control. Respectfully, &c, i3e6


PRINCIPAL BELLEVUE SCHOOL.
Year: 1877

OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES NOT
LIABLE TO STATE INCoME-TAx.-ln The case
OF a United States official, who tested the
right of the State to make him pay the In
come-tax, Judge Guigon has decided that
said officer is not liable to taxation on ms
income under the laws Of this State.
Year: 1877

lin Is like the letting out OF waters, at first
a trickling stream finger might stop, at last
a flying flood sweeping man and his works
alike into ruin. Sin Is fire; at first spark
a drop might entinguish, at last a confiagra-
tion taking cities on its wings, and melting
primeyal rocks into dust
Year: 1877

The lazy youth who was told ITO get out OF
bed and go to the ant, thou sluggard," re-
piled that he always talked business with the
head of the family, and when he was hard
up went to bis uncle.
Year: 1877

"NOs }. {, .''''


"Then let us go at once to his house,
in Chancery Lane, and see about it."
They started off. The morning was
now advancing, and the Under-Secretary
began to feel that there must certainly
be something wong. Keeping his
thoughts to himself, he devoted him.
self to fastening his companion. Reach
ing the house Of the chief clerk of the
Crown Papers, they found him in the act
OF stepping into his phaeton for country
holiday.


"Did you send the reprieve to the
coiners at York?" demanded the Under
Secretary, almost breathlessly.


The clerk turned pale, and replied:


"Great Heavens! can it be possible? I
have forgotten it, and left it locked up in
my desk"


The excitement created on all parties
by this revelation was very great.
'This is terrible!" cried the Under
Secretary. "Nothing but fleet express
can save the lives of these men,


II hope that it may be ordered" said
the chief clerk of the Crown Papers.
"You have my authority for it. See
that the respite is sent off without the
delay of an instant"


Thus instructed, the chief clerk drove
away in his phaeton.


"Takcn altogether" said the Under
Secretary to his companion, as they moved
away, this affair is most mysterious and
impressive. If the lives of these men are
saved, it will be through the means of a
dream, which forced me from my bed last
night to the Home Office, where my atten-
ton was arrested by the entry in my
memorandum book in regard to this re-
prieve. will relate all the circumstan-
ces to you, and from this hour shall lbe-
lieve in the influence Of Dreams"


The Sequel may be soon told. Prepar-
ations for execution of the crimes were
made, and, as an expected reprieve did
not arrive, it was announced to them that
the hour of death was at hand. By this
time the reprieve was on its way by ex-
press. The time was short, and the 81 light
est delay or accident would prevent the
distance being overcome before the exc
cution. The criminals were led from the
prison, and were now in the act of mount
ing the cart which was to convey them to
the scene of the last act.


At this moment the express arrived,
and the cry went up:


"A reprieve-a reprieve!"


When the singular facts in the case be-
came publicly known, they caused a most
profound impression throug ghout the
whole country, and led to such investi-
cations that the men had their sentence
commutcd to Imprisonment for life.
Year: 1877

The detectives of the coal and raihoad
companies of Wilkesbarre are gathering in
the strikers who have been prominent in in
timidation and other interference, and not a
day passes withoat arrests and the county
prison is fast filing up with accused. A writ
of habeas corpus was granted on the 18th, for
several who were held for contempt of court.
Interference with the operation Of the Gen.
trail Railroad Of New Jersey, which being in
the hands ofa receiver istechnically under the
control of the United States District Court
Year: 1877

II


1t is hard to foretell the result of the
intrcn which at this time is being brought
forward relating to the increase of the regu-
.ar army. The subject is now one Of general
discussion in almost every department of the
government. 1t is now claiming the earnest
discussion Of the most prominent men in
Washington in both military and civil life. It
is safe to predict that strong move in that
way Of legislation will be accomplished at the
next session OF Congress, and the very urgent
advocacy made for improving the prcsedt con
dition Of the army will not be in vain. 1t is
somewhat a master of difficulty to correctly
ascertain the Presidents views on increasing
the present number, but it is thought that he
favors such movement Us we'll as a number
Of members Of Congress-.
Year: 1877

The cabinet on the 18th, authorized
Gen. Terry and civilian in The government
service to represent the United States in treat
ing with Canada for the return Of Sitting Bull
and band. Col. Corbin has been appointed
secretary of the commission.
Year: 1877

The President contemplates making a
change in the Indian policy and will adopt
the Canadian plan, which is entirely different
from our own, the Indians being treated as
subjects Of the dominion government and not
as members of an Independent nationality.
Year: 1877

Albert Fink, the commissioner having
charge Of western bound freight from New
York, sent communication on the 18th, to
the representatives of the trunk lines, stating
the the Wabaah railway had been found guilty
ofcarrying freight below schedule rates. Fink
therefore directed that no more freight should
be sent by agents Of the trunk lines over the
Wabash railway until further notice. He also
stated in his letter that it was reported th q
the Canada Southern had been cuttiug ra tes
and although he had not yet received positive
evidence to that effect, he feared the report
was true. Wabash officials here deny that
they violated the agreement as to freight
rates.
Year: 1877

How FAR WILL BEES Go FOR HONEY 3
The aboYe question, we believe, has
neverdbe3n satisfactorily answered. A
bee-k9eper once tried the old expert
ment Of dusting his bees with flour as
they left the hive. then rode to heath
seven miles away, where he discovered
his white bees busily engaged in collect
ing honey. This experiment, however,
cannot be relied on, for the simple
reason that pollen, with which bees are
frequently completely covered, bears a
close resemblance to flour, and might
readily be taken for it when the bees
are on the wing. Tt is our belief that
they seldom venture more than three
miles from home, for we have known
them to be in starving condition when
another apiary only four miles away was
fourishing and gathering stores rapidly.
1t has in recent years been proved by
Italian hybrids that queens have met
with drones which were known to be at
least three miles away, but this will
scarcely apply to worker bees fitting
about from flower to flower; they must
become weary before they are four or
even three miles from home.-[Rural
New Yorker.
Year: 1877

Whose raiseth and traineth a horse
for the Lord is counted in the number
of those who give aims day and night,
in private as we'll as in public. He will
find his reward. All his sins will be
forgiven him, and never will any fear
come over him and dishonOr his heart


Let your colt be dOmesticated and
live with you from his tenderest age.
and when a horse he will be simple,
docile, faithful, and Injured to hardship
and fatigue.


If you want your horse to serve you
on the day of trial, if you desire him
to be horse of truth, make him sober,
accustomed to hard work and inaccessi-
BILE to fear. =.


Do not beat your horses, nor speak
to them in loud tone of voice; do not
be angry with them, but kindly reprOve
their faults they will do better there
after, for they understand the language
of man and it's meaning.


If you have long days journey be-
fore you spare your horse at the start !;
let him freqaently walk to recover his
wind. Continue this until he has
sweated and dried three times, and you
may ask him whatever you please, he
will not leave you in difficulty.


Use your horse as you do your leath-
ern bottle; if you opeS it gently and
gradually you can easily control the
water within, but if you open it sud-
denly the water escapes at once, and
nothing remains to quench your thirst.


Observe your horse when he is drink
ing at brook. If in bringing down
his head he remains square, without
bending his limbs, he possesses sterling
qualities, and all parts of his body are
built symmetricallY,


-Four things he must have broad
front, chest, loins and limbs; four things
long-neck, breast, forearm and Group
four things shOrt-pasterns, back, ears
and tail.
Year: 1877

Our friend Emanuel Phillips has sue
cumbed, for awhile, to hard times and
credit. Having bought considerably on
credit, and sold still more on credit,
and being unable to collect what was
due him, he had to surrender the goods
ON hand to satisfy his creditors, while
ne is left with uncollected claims. We
hope, and believe, that he will soon be
able to reopen his store under more
favorable auspices
Year: 1877

WILL SELL THE FURNITURE AND LEASE OF a
l. loroom house on South Side. all In good repair;
mouse doing Eond business. aud only suitable for
lady: cheap rent; will take part cash The rest month
Carrier IS. City.
Year: 1877

Saratoga Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.l


We fell in with a colonel Of the
late Confederate unpleasantness.
the other day, who gave us a Gu.
rlous story Of a romantic and inte-
resting experience. The overflow
of the leyees on the Mississippi
drowned out his store and goods.
and reduced him in a short half
hour from independence to poverty
last spring. Then he camo North.
as to q land Of promise, where he
would find the friends of his pros
perity, where he would find the
friends of his prosperity and obtain
assistance. lie got as far as Balti.
more, and from there became a
tramp and walked to New York.
When he arrived in that city lie
had thirteen cents, which he in
vested in clean paper collar and
had his boots BACKED. Having
known BaldY Smith in better DAYS,
ne called on our police commits
sioner, and, poor and seedy as he
Was, met with fine reception and
got some money, after other friends
had refused to recognize him or
give him a cold potato. For some
weeks he wandered about New
York seeking for something to do,
and one Of his friends Miss Kel-
logg) remembering him in the days
of old as her entertainer and pat !
ron, presented him with suit of
clothes. AT last he met accidentally
a gentleman formerly of the South. |
who is a Wall street broker, who
gave him a starter" in stocks. !
and to-day the colonel is at Sara,
toga with a fast horse and several
thousands in cash. Such are the
ups and downs of life. Let us
look carefullya at a tramp before we |
kick him out.
Year: 1877

n III Il


cd with signal Fidelity.


The story of Evangeline is re-
peated with wonderful fidelity in all
its details in the experience of a
young French girl, resident of
Marseilles. She was engaged to a
sailor to whom she was to be married
on his return from voyage to New
York. He did not return, and after
a year she got berth as stewards
assistant on one of the Havre
steamers to come here in search of
him. On the passage a rich Amer
ican lady became interested in her
story, and resolved to help her find
out her lover. 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 as
to his whereabouts. She returned
to New York, and one day while
standing at a Broadway crossing,
waiting her turn to get across, she
saw the objecto her long search on
the other side. She shrieked his
name and ran into the middle of
the street, but policeman caught
her from the wheels of the string
of vehicles.


"Angel of God there was none"
and she never again saw the Gabriel
she had SO long sought aud so near
ly found. She learned then that
he had sailed for San Francisco,
and so went overland to California
to meet him. Arrived on the Pa
cifc coast, she found that her loyer
had fallen overheard Just outside
The Heads ard been drowned.
Meanwhile the body Of 3 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 pub
lie cemetery. A water-sodden
pocketbook was taken from the
dead man, which contained only q
few letters written in French and
unaddressed. The girl hearing of
this went 10 the coroner's office
and found that the letters we're hers.
The waves had tardily and partially
recompensed her devoted search,
and she was abla 70 find the grave
Of her lover.
Year: 1877

Twenty Thousand PEOPLE
old and young, every week, II is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.


We desire our business men to make note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for toe coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adyor-
tisingi for many good people seeing an ad
vertisement in paper. especially thoir
church paper. take it as guarantee of re-.
sPVHoioiii'S' sum commence should not be
abused when it can be helped. We want.
therefore.


Tha Advertising Patronage
Of such business mar and frns as we can
recommend to our friends and the public
without compromising tho character Of the
paper.


Our Terms shaII be In Harmony


With the BusIuoss Outlook.


Send in Your Pavors.
Year: 1877

In an interesting article in a recent num-
Der of Hqrper's Bazar, the writer says:
American women take vastly better care of
themselves than formerly. They have
more acquaintance with hygienic laws and
hold them in far higher esteem. The days
when they exposed themselves to damp
ness and wintry cold in thin slippers and
silk stockings; when they abstained from
fannels next TO the skin; when they
pinched their waists to semi-suffocation
when they sacrificed comfort and health to
what was conceived to better their appear
ances-those foolish and unhappy days
have gone forever. They have barely been
known to the rising generation. Our
women now have no mawkish and morbid
notions as to themselves; they no longer
think that to be unhealthy is to be attrac-
tive; that invaldism and interestingness
are synonymous; that pale faces and COM
pressed lungs are tokens of beauty. They
dress seasonably; they wear thick boots
and warm clothes in bad and cold weather
they allow themselves to breathe freely,
and they find their looks improved, not
injured by the wholesome change. There
are exceptions to many of them, doubtless
but the rule is as we have described, and
the exceptions are constantly diminishing
1t may be safely said that all sensible
women. are becoming, if they have not ye
become, converts to nature, and that they
heed her behests, recognizing the grea
principle that what is not natural can no
be beautiful.
Year: 1877

The old man who always responds at the
wrong time is on hand at the Sterling
camp ground this year as usual. Thursday
evening clergyman, referring to sinners
in his prayer, used this expression: "We
see them suspended over hell" "Glory be
to GodF' rang out the response with all
the enthusiasm of an old-time Methodist -
Fftehburq Sentinel.
Year: 1877

rare, though the period Of abstinence
these Welsh miners endured is con-
sidered the longest which man is capa-
bic of sustaining under ordinary con-
ditions They were able to drink the
dirty water in the mine, and water it


is we'll known, has great influence
in retarding the effects of starvation


They obtained little sustenance also
by sucking the grease that stuck to
the bottoms of their candle boxes, but
they ate nothing during the whole ten
days. Still they retained so much
strength that when the iron pipe was
pushed through the wall and the wa
ter began to rise in consequence of tie
escape of the air, they were able
promptly to plug up the aperture ;
and one of the men even wished to
walk when he was taken out, but the
doctors refused to let him. There
was only one of the FIVE about whose
recovery any doubt has been express


ed at the date of our last advi :
ces. There are still four men to be
accounted for out of fourteen who fail
ed to make their escape when the wa
ters broke through, and these are un-
doubtedly lost.-Neav York Tribune.
Year: 1877

No more loss of Life or destruction Of


Property by the explosion of Kero


Sene.


1t is fearful to think that during
the short space Of year, there were
over $4S.000,O00 worth of property
destroyed in the United States, by the
explosion ofkeros ne or coal oil lamps !;
ye the destruction Of property is moth
ing compared TO the loss of lie. No
less than 900 men woman and child
ren, came to an untimely end during
the past year by the explosion Of lamps,
to say nothing Of those persons who,
after terrible sutierings have at last
recovered, but were disigured for
life.


No wonder then that we say
Good News to Every Family" when
Professor Thompsons Non Explosive e
Lamp Powder is guaranteed to render
the worst kerosene as safe as com
mon candle and prevents the breaking
and smoking Of lamp chimneys.


In a few day's the agent for this
county, Conrad Differ, will visit the
famili~s for the purpose OF introducing
this very necessary household prepar-
alton, when for the trihing sum Of 20
cents package can be procured which
may perhaps be the means of saving
life and property. ~
Year: 1877

THE loss Of trade as compared with
that of last year in the Georges Creek
region is steadily being made up, and
we will probably he permitted to re-
port an increase in few weeks. The
Clearfeld region continues to show a
decreased out-put.-Engineering and
Mining Journal.
Year: 1877

WHEN fond mother can go into a
schoolroom and whale six-foot teach.
er for whipping her boy it is not wise
to say that if she were in politics she
she could not run primary meeting.
Year: 1877

How Do You SWEAK.-The wit
ness had served in ore Of the Indiana
regiments and come home from the
wars with both arms shot off. He
lost one at Fort Donaldson and the
other at Lookout Mountqin. When
he came forward to testify the clerk
commenced to administer the oath.


You solemnlv swear


Stop! StopF interrupted the Judge
(newly installed) with overpowering
dignity. The witness will hold up
his right hand when he is sworn.


Your Honor, replied the clerk
meekly, the man has no right hand.


Then let him hold up his left hand.


If your Honor will remember, the
witness has no left hand either. He
had the misfortune to lose them both
in battle.


Perhaps the clerk thought BY this
last bit of information to bring the
Judge down from his. height of dis
pleasure but he reckoned without
his host.


Then tell him to hold up his right
leg. A witness cannot be sworn in
this court without holding up some
thing. Silence all Of you This
court knows the law and will main
tain it,


The witness was sworn on one leg.
Year: 1877

TEE PATH OF SAFETy.-There is
but one road to happiness and pros
perity, for either individuals or d
nation, and that is economy and faith
ful persistence in the legitimate paths
Of business. The riches that come in
an hour generally go i'll an hour, and
do more harm than good. Hence we
call upon all good people to unite in
an effort to stay the tide of wild ex-
cess. Leta a man be frowned upon in
society when it is known that he is
living beyond his means. Let all no.
BILE and true women express their dis
trust at the extravagant and indecent
display of the followers of fashion.
And so shall the nation lie saved from
the mill stone that has dragged other
republics to destruction; SO shall our
young men find larger and nobler
devotion than that of money, and
moeestv and dignity shall not wholly
desert American womanLood.
Year: 1877

Now that the pacifcation policy
has proved success in the Black
Hills, vigorous effort should be made
to supplement- it with the policy of
work or starve." There is no rea-
son why Uncle Sam should be more
indulgeut to the able bodied Indian
than any other able bodied tramp.
Year: 1877

A THouGHTLEss YoUTH.-Ruskin
thus speaks of thoughtless youth "A
youth thoughtless, when all the happi-
ness of his home forever depends on
the chances of an hour! A youth
thoughtless when the career OF all his
days depends on the opportunity of a
moment! A youth thoughtless, when
his every act is a foundation stone of
future conduct, and every imagination
a fountain of life or death! Be
thoughtless in any after years rather
than now; though, indeed, there is
only one place where man may be
nobly thougLtless - his death bed
Nothing should ever be left to be done
there.
Year: 1877

Some one speaking of the great
lesson of life, which we all must learn,
says: "Of all the lessons that hu-
manity has to learn the hardest is to
learn to wait. Not to wait with fold
ed hands that claim life $ prizes with
out previous effort, but, having strug-
gled and crowded the slow years with
trial. see no result as effort seems to
warrant-nay, perhaps, disaster in
stead. To stand hrm at such u crisis
OF existence, to preserve ones self
polse and self-respect, not to lose
hold or relax effort, this is greatness,
whether achieved by man or woman,
whether the eve of the world notes it,
or it is recorded in the book, which
the light of eternity shall alone make
clear to the vision. Those who stand
on the high places of the earth under
stand not what necessity, what suffer-
ing means. They know not what it
is to noble mind to be obliged, like
the worms, to crawl upon the earth
for nourishment, because it has not
the strength to endure famine. Life
moves around them with so much
grace, splendor and beauty, they drink
life's sweetest wine, and dance in a
charming intoxication. They find
nothing within them which can en-
able them to understand the real suf-
ferings of the poor; they love only
themselves, and look at mankind only
in their own narrow circle"