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Year: 1877

h correspondent of the Montreal Ga- zette gives the history of codfish from the moment, when, on the hook of the fisherman it is dragged from it's native element, till it disappears down the hu- man throat on the banks of the Amazon, the Parana, the Tagus, or the Pc.

 After few expiring wriggles-and it is comfort to be informed by natur- alists that fish are almost insensible to pain--the cod is flung from the fisher- mans boat upon the rough stage where it is received by the cut throat, who with sharp knife, lays open the fish across the throat and down the belly, and passes it to the header This opera tor proceeds to extract the liver, which is dropped into vessel by his side, to be converted into cod d-liver-oil. He then extracts the entrails and wrenches off the head, and throws these into another receptacle, to be preserved for the farmer to mix with hog and earth, thus forming most fertilizing compost for his fields. The tongues, however, are taken out, and also the sounds, and these, fresh or pickled, are an excellent article of food.

 ''The fish is then passed to the split ter, who, by dexterous movement, cuts out the backbone nearly to the tail, and thus lays the fish entirely open, and cap able of being laid fiat on it's back. This is the incest part of the operation, and the splitter always commands higher wages than the rest of the operators The salter next takes the fish and washes it we'll from all particles of blood, salts it and places it iD piles to drain After laying the proper length of time it is washed and spread to dry on the flake, which is formed of spruce boughs, sup ported by framework resting on up- right poles. Here the cod are spread out individually to bleach by exposure to sun and air, and during this process re- quire constant attention.

 "At night, or on the approach of rain, they are made up into little round heaps, with the skin outward, in which state they look very much like small haylocks When the bloom or whitish appear ance, which for time they assume, comes out on the dried fish, the process is finished, and then they are quite ready for storing. On being conveyed to the premises of the exporting mer- chant, they are first 'culled' or assorted into four different kinds, known as, "Merchantable, Madeira West India, and Dun or broken fish The first is the best quality, the second grade low CT, and the third still grade lower, aud the fourth which is incapable of keeping is used at home. The cod sent to hot countries are packed by screw power in- to small casks called 'drums;' those
Year: 1877

An Englishman told an Irishman that porter was his meat and drink, and soon after Pat found him, having become heavily loaded, lying in ditch. After surveying him for some time, he exclaim- ed "Arrah, my honey, you said it was meat and drink to you; by my soul, it's much better thing for it's washing and lodging toop'
Year: 1877

The OLD.FAsHIoNED MOTHER
Thank God some of US have an old
fashioned mother. Not woman o
the period, enameled and painted
with her great chignon, her curls anc
hustle whose white, jeweled hand:
never have felt the clasp Of baby fin
gers; but dear, old fashioned sweet
voiced mother, with eyes in whose
clear depths the love light shone, and
brown hair threaded with silver, ly-
ing smooth upon her faded cheek
Those dear hands, worn with toll,
gently guided our tottering steps in
childhood, and smoothed our pillow
in sickness; even reaching out to us
in yearning tenderness, when her
sweet spirit was baptized in the
pearly spray of the river. Blessed is
the memory of an old fashioned moth
er. 1t floats to US now, like the
beautiful perfume Of some woodland
blossoms. The music of other bios
SONS may be lost, but the enhancing
memory of hers will echo in our souls
forever. Other faces will fade away
and be forgotten, but hers will shine
on until the light from heavens por-
tails shall glorify our own.


When in the itful pause of busy
life our feet wonder back to the old
homestead, and crossing the we'll
worn threshold stand once more in
the low, quaint room, so hallowed by
her presence, how the feeling Of child
sh innocence and dependence comes
near to us, and we kneel down in the
molten sunshine streaming through
the western window-just where, long
years ago we knelt by our mothers
knee, lisping Our Father" How
many times when the temper lured
us on has the memory Of those sacred
hours, that mothers words, her faith
and prayers, saved us from plunging
into the deep abyss Of sin Years
have filled great drifts between her
and us, but they have not hidden
from our sight the glory Of her pure,
unselfsh love.
Year: 1877




the gallery.


Order ! cried the judge.


What all insane demand ! said the
husband. My wife cannot undres:
here.


4 have nothing to do with you, sir
in this matter, but only with the com
plainant. Be so good, madam, as te
give me the dress immediately. am
in great hurry; my affairs are ur.
gent, and cannot wait a moment
longer


The pleasure of the audience at the
expense Of the lady increased with
every word, until it was hard to en-
force any approach to quiet, so that
either party could be heard.


Do not jest any more about it.
will hur.y y, and send you the dress as
soon as possible.


I am not jesting. l demand from
the representative Of the law my own
property-that dress, said the officer,
raising his voice.


The judge, thus appealed to, de-
cided promptly.


The officer is right, madam. You
are obliged to hand him over the
dress on the spot.


1 cant undress myself here before
all these people, and go home with
out any dress on, SAID the young wo-
man, with anger and tears.


You should have thought Of that
sooner. Now you have no time to
lose. Either give up the dress Of
your own ccord,-or-,A nodl that
could not be misnterpreted brought
to the lady's side two officers Of JUS.
tice, who seemed about to take upon
themselves the officer of my lady s
maid.


Take your money back, and leave
me my dress.


oh, no, madam that dress is now
worth more than two hundred rubles
to me.


How much do you ask for it?'


Two thousand rubles, said the Off
GER, firmly.


4 will pay the .um,' the weeping
lady's husband responded, promptly.
1 have here five hun red rub!es-
Give me pen and paper and l will
write an order upon my banker
for the remaining fifteen hundred,


After he had written the draft the
worthy pair withdrew, amidst Lisses
from the audience.
Year: 1877

Josh Billing says: "If you are go
ing to give a man anything. give it to
him oheerfully and quick. don't
make him get down on his knees in
front of you and listen to the ten CON-
mandments and then give him five
cents.
Year: 1877

Once we made bet with a lady
friend that the first time we passed a
certain hotel, we should hear them
talk horse To prove it we started
together to pass the hotel in question
and Just as we got opposite the door,
one man said to another, "Bill, do
YOU remember the OIL, heavy black
mare?' That settled it she paid for
the ice cream that night. If you
don't believe this, ask L. S.
Year: 1877

don me-


A murmur ran through the gallery,
evidently from the people taking
sides with the defendent, and against
long traixs in general, and the lady in
particular.


The judge called to order, and
asked:


Are you satisfied with the defen-
dant's explanation?'


Not at all satisfied. demand two
hundred rubles in payment for my
torn dress


Defendant will you pay this sum-


I would have paid it long before
this had l been in a position to do so.
Unfortunately, I am poor. My pay
as an officer is all l have to live on.


'Yol hear complainant, that the
defendant is not able to ray the sum
you demand of him. Do you still
wish the complaint to stand?'


AN unbroken silence reigned
throughout the hall, and the young
officers breath could be heard coming
hard.


/ wish it to stand. The law shall
give me my rights.


There ran through the rows Of pso-
pie mnrmur Of Indignation that
sounded like rushing water.


Consider, complainant, the conse-
qnences Of yonr demand. The de-
tendant can be punished only through
being deprived Of his personal liber-
ty, and by that YOU could obtain no
satisfaction, while to the defendant it
might prove the greatest injury in
his rank and position as an officer
who is poor and dependent upon his
pay. Do you still insist upon your
copplant?'


i still insist upon it..


The course the affair was taking
seemed to have become painful to the
ialy's husband. He spoke with his
wife urgently, but, as could be seen
by the way she Leld up her head aud
tie energy with which she shook it,
quite uselessly. The judge was just
going on to further consideration Of
the case, when a loud voice was
heard from the audience:


4 will place two hundred rnbles at
the service CT the defendant. >


There followed a silence, during
which a gentleman forced his way
through the crowd aud placed him
self bv the young officers side.


Sir, am the Prince W., and beg
YOU will oblige me by accepting the
loan OF the two hundred rubles in
question:


Prince, am not worthy Of your
kindness, for | don't know if | shall
ever be able to pay the loan, answer
ed the young man in voice tremu-
lous with emotion.


Take the money, at all events. |
can wait until you are able to return
it,


Thereupon the prince held out two
notes Of hundred rubles each and
coming close up to him, whispered a
few words very softly. There was a
sudden lighting up of the officer S
face. He Immediately took the two
notes, and, turning toward the lady
handed them to her with a polite
bow.


4 hope, madam, you are satisfied.


With malicious smile she reached
out her hand for the money.


yes, now am satisfied


With scornful glance over the
crowd Of spectators, she prepared to
leave the court room on her hus-
bands arm.


Stop, madam said the officer, who
had suddenly become like another
man, with firm and confident man
ner.


What do you want?'


The look that the young woman
cast upon him was insulting as posi-
BILE.


I want my dress, he answered,
with slight but still perfectly polite
bow.


Give me your address and I will
send it to you.


oh, no, my dear madam, I am in
the habit of taking my purchases
with mo at onca Favor m with the
Year: 1877

MAY they always live in peace and
harmony, was the way a Yankee
marriage notice wound up; but the
oompositor who couldn't read manu-
script very we'll, put in type and hor-
ri6ed the happy couple by making
it read MAY they always live on peas
and hominy.'
Year: 1877

The other day when a resident Of
Cass avenue hired a boy to carry III
ton Of coal he forgot to make bar
gain, and when the job had beer
completed he inquired:


We'll, bub how much do owe
you?'


oh, I dunno replied the boy.


Cant you name a sum-


I could, l 'spose, said the lad
hut mother said if left it to you c
get twice what the job was worth


He received enough to convince
him that truth always pays.
Year: 1877

A BOYS COMPOSITION OK ICE.-1
like it best Ice is good for great
many things. 1t is good to skate on,
and it is sood to make ice cream. |
like to skate. Sometimes ! lend my


skates to Lizzie Jones, and she lets
me buckle them on for her. She wears
striped stockings, with red and blue


and whit, stripes running around
them, and her legs look like stick
of candy. Father says ice is good in
cobblers. l don't know why it is
better in cobblers than other ways


| suppose | shall be a great deal wis
er when l grow up. like ice cream
with plenty Of vanilla in it. There
is more ice cream in summer than
there is in winter, and more ice in
winter than in summer. There are
heaps OF things | cannot understand.
Mother says if l eat too much ice
cres m it will make my stomach hurt


| eat all l want, but | am caerfuul
not to eat too much because mother
tells me not too. When next winter
comes Lizzie Jones and / are going to
skate some more. There will not be
any more winter until after the sum-
mer comes. The seasons are mighty
odd in this country. Sometimes win
ter comes before summer, and some
times summer comes before vinter.-
Spring always comes after winter
Father says | may have a new pair
of skates next summer. When | get
to be a man l am going to pour red


stuff on the ice, to VAIN it, before [
put it in my mouth like father does.
Year: 1877

Great was the amaZement of all
England when at the close of the last
century William Murdoch discovered
the use of combustible air or gas. So
little was the invention understood
and belieyed in by those who had not
seen it in use that even great aud wise
men laughed at the idea. 'IfOw could
there be light without a wick ," said a
member of Parliament when the sub.
ject was brough. before the House.
Even Sir Humphrey Davy ridiculed
the idea of lighting towns by gas, and
asked one of the proprietors if they
meant to take the dome of st. Paul's
for gas meter. Sir Walter Scott. too
made himself merry over the idea Of
illuminating London. by smoke, though
he was glad enough, not long after, to
make his own house at Abbottsfor,l
light and cheerful on wintry nights by
Year: 1877

+ Surprise is the essence of wit, but
some how when man is climbing
down ladder in an awful hurry and
never finds out that one of the ronnd
is gone until he tries to step ION it
with both feet, it never seems very
tunuy to him,
Year: 1877

The TOIling of the Bells Led william Con.


nelly to Death-The Narrow Escape oil


an Assistant Engineer.


quarter past O'Clock Sunday morning fire
broke out in the roof Of the unoccupied frame
house situated at the corner of Urquhart and
Annette streets.


This property Was owned by James Patrick and
the flames were extinguished with damage OF
$3.50.


NARROW ESCAPE.


As one of the assistant engineers of the Fire
Department was running to this fire bis fine
wagon upset on Chartres street. and he was pre-
cipitated TO the ground, but fortunate y escaped
uninj njared.


KILLED EN- ROUTE TO FIRE.


As Hope Hope Hook and Ladder Company No.
WAS on its way to the same fire, when on An
nette street, between Marais and Villery, q
young man named VIM. Connolly, who was riding
on the truck, was precipitated to the ground, and
one Of the hind wheels of the truck passing over
his spine he Was mortally wounded.


The unfortunate young man was taken TO q
drug store on Elysian Fields street, where he ex-
pired almost Immediately on arriving. The de-
ceased was not fireman, but was in the habit of
running to fires with Hopes men. He was an
employee Of the Weed Sewing Machine Company,
at the corner Of Dryades and Canal streets.
As soon IS he died the sad news was told his
family, and the deceased was taken to bis late
residence, corner Of Vaudeville and Victory
streets.


Connolly leaves mother and sister to mourn
his untmely end.
Year: 1877

dividend of twenty-five per cent could be paid
by the 1st of October, and another of fifty per
cent be made in three months, without the
sale Of the costly bank building. 1t Is
thought depositors will lose from five to ten


per cent. The officers say If they could have
been allowed time to arrange their own al
fairs, everything would have come out right.
Year: 1877

The contractor all tlmes month from the
commencement the contract be required 10 keep
hand subject the control OF the department. not less than
900 900 finished cards. that each and every reqnstiOn


from the Department may be promptly filled as soon as re.
celvcd.


tractor expiration OF the any time dur
existence furnish an extra quantity OF CauS not ex
ceeding supply Tor three 90 months.
Year: 1877

A lady writes for the "Home Jour.
al" some pointed truths on the OBJ
servance of which we believe many
may find happiness. She says 1t is
the failing of many of the busy "Mar-
thas" of the day that they do not take
time enough to make themselves hap
py. In the hurry and rush of every
day duties. they are laborious and
pains taking for everybody's benefit
except their own. Now this is a
great error and works q great mis-
chief. They wear out too soon.
They break down physically and
! mentally, and life becomes a bundle
of infrmties when it ought to be
only in its MONDAY prime.


Now happiness can be made to
turn on very little hinges. The
world is full of small pleasures
which skillful cleaners can pick up if
they'll but keep their eyes open to
observe them. Of course our lasts
vary, and what is pleasing to one
might be q matter of utter indiffer-
ence to another. You might care
nothing for this tiny spray of "spring
buties" which lie on the paper as |
write, but to me they are like an open
page in the pleasant book of my
childhood's history. l will take a
moments time to rejoice in them, to
look at the delicate tracing of pink
on their pearl. white petals, and to re-
call the old delight l use to feel in
every vein when the April woods
were all carpeted with their blossoms.
| shall be the happier all day for this
small bouquet my little girl has
brought me. And I believe, too,
that people are better for being hap
pier. 1t is so hard for unhappy peo-
pie to be good or to make others
good with whom they associate. The
worry gets into the voice and the
words, and they sound snappish and
rasping, and we all know how that
affects us. Did you ever pass by a
house and hear mother scolding her
child? Did it make you any happier
or betterr What do you suppose
the effect was upon the child's ma:
ture?


Another mistake, is to keep the
best rooms shut up in gloomy state
for chance guests, while you conclude
that any room is good enough for
your every day use, provided it is
tolerably "handy." Don't do it..
Nobody deserves the large, airy
front chamber as much as you-no-
body needs it so much. Make it as
CHEEKY and inviting as you can.
Make it cool aud shady and with
sweet flowers all the summer time,
and warm with q nice stove in the
winter. We all of us need ssclusion
at times. 1t rpakes us better and
happier to rest alone for a little
space, when one can take up book
or paper maybe, and have no curious
eyes glanoing in upon us. We can
many OF us "plan work" twice as
we'll when sail by ourselves" Have
your one room, the best you can sf-
ford, and as pleasant as you can make
it. Let it be your kingdom where
you rule supreme, and take up your
apples to pare there, if you like it
better than the hot kitchen, and ask
nobody's leave either. Take time to
be happy and to make yourself com.
Portable. ....
Year: 1877

The result of the naval court of inquiry
in the Huron case substantially confirms the
opinions of those interested in that melan-
choly disaster, that the loss was mainly
attributable to bad seamanship and bad
navigation. The officers responsible for il
have expiated the offense with their lives,
and it is too late and would be uncharitable
now for censure. 1t is to be hoped, how
ever, that the conclusion of the court of in.
quiry will not only serve to make other
commanders more careful hereafter, but
will call the attention of naval authorities
to the value of good seamanship and navi
cation, which seem to have been con.
siderably moderated since the introduction
of steam. This finding of the court will
not bring back the lamented dead but
ought to result to the benefit of the living
similarly situated.
Year: 1877

CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.-The Peninsular
Ne,0s has column and half editorial in
commendation of the honorable course in
Congress of Representative Williams, and
styles him the "best representative" with
possibly one exception, the people have had
in Congress for twenty years. In anticipa.
ton that the politicians will wish to rotate
him out at the close of his second term as
is usual, the Ne,0s thinks it will be wise for
the people of the State, and especially the
agricultural classes to see to it, that no man
is allowed, yet awhile, to surpersede Mr..
Williams in this position.
Year: 1877

THE married ladies take as great an in
terest in the gossip around town as do the
old maids.


OVER 1000 loaves of cake awaited the in
cision of the Christmas knife yesterday
morning in this town. The quantity of
cookies we will not undertake to enume-
rate.
Year: 1877

The New York San, in an able article
ombatting the constitutional author ty
claimed for the Commission, concludes
its article thus:


What powers, then, does this Com
mission possess7 No powers under the
constitution, for the constitution does
not contemplate the existence of such a
body; no powers under the law, for the
law creating it is clearly unconstitution-
al.


There is just one power which this
tribunal possesses: that is the power to
adjourn SINE die The sooner that is
done the better. The sooner the Judges
Of the Supreme Court return to the
Bench, and to the discharge of their
proper duties, the more of that respect
from the American bar and the Amsri-
can people, which has hitherto atten d.
ed them, will they be able to carry back
with them.
Year: 1877

In the argument of Messrs Stoughton,
Matthews and Evarts, before the Elec-
tOral Commission, they admitted the
fraudulent and false con nting of votes IN
the Florida case To Offset this admis-
sion they affirmed that the thing was
done in accordaoce with the forms of
I.w and for that reason il must sta n d
good in court 5ach was the sophistica'
argument of the leared counsel for the
Republicans. They claim such holy
reverence for mere formal legal techni-
caIities that they are willing to see a
State defrauded of its choice and the
country cheated out Of a Presidential
election.
Year: 1877

This State has also been referred to
che Commission aud will be fought over
by the learned counsel of the respective
parties. This week will decide the vote
of this State. All is in doubt as to the
final result The House may yet have
to elect the President and the Senate the
Vice President, or new election may be
held. The country is still swinging in
the circle Of extreme doubt aud peril.
Year: 1877

OCTOBER ~, lOT'


The health of our city is not good.
We have three or four patients quite
sick.


Farmers are going ahead gather
ing there crops and sowing wheat.


Our school is still increasing in IN
terest, aud is adding unto it daily
those who wish to be educated.


Our merchants have not vet order
ed their Fall stock of goods. We
think if we have another sudden
change in the weather, as on last
week, they will spur up; though
they have just received a quantity OF
salt, perhaps enough to save the town.
Well, the matrimonial ball has
been rolling considerable the last
week. Mr. Thomas Woods, of Tree
Year: 1877

On the margin Of your paper indi-
Gates that your time is out, or will ex-
pire with the next paper. Remember
our rule-CAsI ALWAYS N ADVANCE.
If not renewed We take it for granted
you do not want the paper any longer,
and your name will be dropped from
our list. We intend to publish the
best paper in West Tennessee, and
the more subscribers We get, the bet
ter we can make the paper. Let ev-
cry one renew and bring another with
him.
Year: 1877

From the very lowest to the anest
makes known to us. We will sell it
as low as it can be bought anywhere.
Besides, we have a practical tailor in
the house who will cut goods free OF
charge bought of US. Come to the
cheap cash store.


HARRISON, DoNNELL & Co.