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Year: 1878

In the course of a recent lawsuit In
New Haven, Conn.,, some interesting
and important facts were disclosed
bearing upon wages in general, and
upon carpenters wages in particular,
during the last Is years. The suit was
brought by carpenter to recover the
balance due on an unpaid wages ac'
count extending from the year 1859
to the fall OF 1876. The agreement was
that his employer should pay for his
work at the prevailing prices, and, as
the payments were made piecemeal,
without any settlement during the
whole time, the account naturally be-
came long and confused one. 1t was
submitted to the consideration Of
committee of carpenters, who prepared
the following table OF carpenters
wages. which was put in evidence on
the tiial: . .s
Year: 1878

Have you ever reflected upon the
very many funny things we dc, for
which we can give no particular rea-
son? How is 1t that we do not give
five cheers, four cheers, two cheer, one
cheer? Why Is that we give three
cheers and no more? Who can tell?


Why is that the majority of people
use their right hand in preference to
their left, and cannot help smiling at
those who use't the latter?


Why is II that a man cannot see
bundle of tOothpicks without helping
himself when he does not need them
at all?


Why is 1t that small boy cannot let
the thin-waisted wasp fly In peace,
without furiously going for 1t with his
new straw hat; OF why Is 1t that the
small girl always insists upon Juggling
home kitten that has not even learn
ed how to open its eyes?


Why Is il that when any one asks u9
how many days there are in certain
month, we always say to ourselves:


Thirty days hath September,


April, June, and November?


Why Is IL that We turn to the right
instead Of the left, which Is more pref
cIdOIc, II uuOBNCO hOOtu saw
many accidents On railroad and high
way? The driver always sits upon the
right of his vehicle; In turning to the
right he is farthest away from the wag-
on he passes, and unless he is an expert
cannot tell how close he comes to the
wheels of the man who goes by him,
whereas, II he turned to the left side
he could look straight down, see to the
of an inch how close he was
an obstacle, and thus
avoid 1t. The engineer runs upon the
right hand track, and sits upon the
right hand side Of his cab. The long,
narrow locomotive, with its sand tow
Or, belfry and smoke stack is in front Of
him, cutting off his outlook and impe-
ding his observation. He can view
only his own track, while the opposite
track, save at q distance, Is almost
wholly unseen by him. ION some
railroads the reverse is the custom.)


Custom, owing to causes we know
not of, has established these curious
and, from observation and
we utwittingly do thousands
Of things that sre, to say the least fun
ny, and that We cannot possibly ex-
plain.
Year: 1878

There Is no reason to distrust the sc'
curacy of these figures, made up by
careful, competent men. Nor do we
see why the state OF things they repre-
sent should not be substantially repre-.
sentative Of the current rate of wages in
most of our New England cities and
large towns. Like them, New Haven
is large manufacturing place in pro-


portion to the population, and the pay
of the laboring elementisa q factor always
felt there to be of decided Importance.
The omission of certain years in the
absence of reliable statistics for the
same. One curious circumstance dis
tion of all laboring men. In 1861, the
War year, the average carpenters pay
was $1.75 per day. Immediately after
imitation began to tell upon the currency
and upon all articles of substance. so
that most of the latter, involving near
ly the whole cost OF a mechanics
living, was about double. And yet it
was not till March, 1854, that the daily
pay of the same mechanic rose more
than 25csnts above his daily pay in the
table we presume In due to the
in March, 1861. That is the inevitable
effect of cheapening currency-it in
fiates nearly everything else before it
does labor, thus compelling the labOrer
for years to pay toll on all he pur'
chases, while the capitalist Is thriving
on an easy system of marking his
goods. That state of things, although
It might have been mitigated, Originat'
ed In the overwhelming necessities of
q civil war; but what would be thought
of the sanity of a workingman who
should try to revive it now, when we
are so close upon the condition OF nor
NAL soundness again? tl -


As to the present figures OF the New
Haven table, they would seem to in
dicate that the working man is little
better off than he vas In 1859. His pay
Is a little higher, and the prices OF most
living articles are. about the same.
Taxes are somewhat higher. Probably
a greater difference In the cost OF sup
porting family-a mechanics or any.
bO,ly's else-is to be found rather In
the style of living than in the mere
cus Of household necessities. We have
all gone ahead in style In the last
twenty years, and it is hard to come
down 10 just reluirements.:B But in this,
too, the people have made decided
progress, and we shall yet see the
equilibrium restored. fta.a " -. r.''
Year: 1878

WHILE demagogues are bursting themselves
in the effort to discredit and destroy the Ma
tional banks, we make a few suggestions for
the consideration of thoughtful men. ",''a


Every National Bank note lost, destroyed
by fire or otherwise, is SO much gained by
the Government. ...r - .... d.


The bank note of 1, bloken National Bank
is just as good as the note of solvent one.


The National Banks pay to the General
Government and the States seventeen mill
lions per annum in taxes. Isa .s


The three hundred and twenty-five mil
lion of National Bank notes are taxable and
yield to the States a revenue of eight millions


If you destroy the National Banks, and
substitute taxable greenbacks for Ma
tional Bank notes, you lose twenty five mil
lions of revenue in the effort to save eighteen
millions of interest. More than this, you ex-
empt the money of the country from taxa
tion, and put the burden on real estate and
dutiable goods. More than this, by abolish
ing the banks you compel them to call in nine
Year: 1878

Secretary Sherman stated the reality OF the
SILVER matter in his speech at Toledo in a few
words. All the resolutions for silver and all
the perversions OF history can not get around
these simple conditions-namely: Silver and
gold can be made to circulate together either
by limiting the issue Of silver when the value
of silver coins is less than the value of the
gold coins Of the same denominations, or by
adjusting their weight so that their value
shall be the same. This is all there is of it.


And inasmuch as silver has become very vari.


able in value, so that the effort to readjust SO
as to equalize values would be an incessant
disturbance, the only way we now know TO
have both silver and gold is to restrict the
amount Of silver Likewise he stated the
conditions Of the volume of paper money,
which no legislation can change. With specie
payment on demand, the amount which will
stand in the circulation will be just what will
result from these conditions. Circulation can
not be forced. With specie pay meut the vol
ume of paper will regulate itself, and no law
prescribing the amount can prevent this self
regulation. And we remark that the notion
that paper circulation ought to be forced to
the utmost expansion that the specie basis
can sustain is quite modern idea.-Cin. GaZ.
Year: 1878

AND RESOURCES.


Sharp county was established
by the General Assembly OF
1868, and is bounded on the
north by the state of Missouri,
on the east by Randolph and
Lawrence counties, on the south
by Independence county, and
on the west by lizard and
Fulton counties. Its population
is about nine thousand, Since
the establishment of the county
all of the necessary public
buildings have been erected and
are paid for. The face OF the
country is generally undulating,
though diversified with rich al
luvial bottoms and flat uplandS.
In many places the hills are
lofty enough to be called noun
tains. The arabic lands are suS-
ceptible Of producing large
yields of cotton, corn, wheat,
rye, hay, oats, potatoes, tobacco
and field crops generally, while
vegetables Of nearly every kind
may be produced to great per,
fection, and all fruits adapted
to the climate attain the highest
degree of perfection under prop
er culture. That portion Of the
land which is thought to be un-
| fit for cultivation, on account OF
the stones which lie principally
upon it's surface, produces, each
year, a luXuriant crop Of wild
grass upon which large numbers
of cattle thrive and fatten dur
ing the summer months, and
which, in many places, could be
proftably saved as hay. On ac-
count of the splendid range the
barrens afford, and their adapt
ability to the production Of the
tame grasses, stock raising and
sheep husbandry could be pur-
sued very protitably, especially
so on the lands last mentioned,
a large portion Of which can be
had under the i. S. Homestead
law for almost the asking.


While on this subject we may
add that we are informed by a
gentleman engaged to some eN-
tent in the wool business, that
the wool from our common grade
Of sheep brings almost as good
a price in the market as that
produced on lands costing fifty
dollars per acre and upwards,
and where the sheep must be
fed daily. 1t therefore seems
that North Arkansas offers in
ducements to the wool producer,
superior to any other country.


Sharp county is well timbered,
excepting in the barrens. Sur
rounding Evening Shade is a
large scope Of country covered
by yellow pine, which is cut by
the saw mills in the vicinity In
to excellent building lumber.


| Health in this country is very
good indeed. We will venture
to say that no country in the en-
tire southwest surpasses it fol
healthfulness--the malarial and
bilious diseases so prevalent in
a large scope of the west being
very rare here, except in very
mild form in the densely wood
ed bottoms.


Scarcely a neighborhood in
the entire county is without its
church house, which is generally
used by each denomination, and
a great interest is manifested in
the cause of education. More
schools are sustained in the
county at present than ever be-
fore, and some Of a high order
Among these may be mentioned
the Evening Shade College, To-
Gated at the county seat, and the
Ash Flat Academy, twelve miles
north of this place.
Year: 1878

A young man stood listlessly Watching
some anglers on bridge. He was poor
and detected. At last approaching a
basketfilled with wholesome-looking fish,
he sighed:


"If now / had these I would be happy.
I could sell them for good price, and
buy me food and lodgings"


81 will give you just as many, and Just
as good fish," said the owner, who had
chanced to overhear his words, "if you
will do me trifiing favor"


'And what is that 2" asked the other.


"Only to tend this line till 1 come
back, 1 wish to go on short errand."


The proposal was gladly accepted. The
old man was gone so long that the young
man began to be impatient. Mean while
the hungry fish snapped greedily at the
baited hook, and the young man lost all
his depression in pulling them in; and
when the owner of the line returned, he
had caught large number. Counting
out from them as many as were in the
the basket, and presenting them to the
young man, the old fisherman said:


" ful6ll my promise from the fish you
have caught, 10 teach you whenever you
see others earning what you need, tc
waist no time in fruitless Wishing, but
east line Tor yourself"
Year: 1878




Whene'er we see man


Who's wise beyond the rule;
We ask who is there can,


We ask who is there who'll
Take his place another day,
When his soul has passed away
Out Of all this world Of clay
When the weird fates his life-thread sever
And he is lost to US forever?
To us it seems as though


The world could scarcely stand
The course of things scarce go
Without his guiding hand;
Strong the wide world to direct,
Reconciling every sect,
Keeping evil courses checked
A hand that's strong enough, and clever.
To keep the worlds course straight forever.
But when he gains the bound.
When runs his earthly race,
Another man is found


Straightway to fill his place;
Just as though it we're to prove
Others can the world make move
In its old accustomed groove
The world, that would survive him never,
Still rolls on Just the same as ever.
We learn lesson here;


We find We, after all,
Who think ourselves 50 dear,


Are only very small.
Though we do our best to-day"
That our praises men may say,
And we remembered aye;
Yet, notwithstanding our endeavor,
Our deeds and we are missed scarce ever.


domestic Monthly.
Year: 1878

The doctors of Detroit don't take O
joke as kindly as they might. The
other evening citizen of Woodward
avenue went block out of his way TO
put his head into doctors Office and
call out:


"Man at the corner OF Woodward
avenue and Elizabeth street got bad
fit -


The doctor put on his hat and hast
ened to the corner indicated, hoping that
he might not be too latesto save human
life. There was no crowd and no excite
ment, and as the M. D. leaned against
the lamp-post to catch his breath, he saw
man sitting on the curb-stone bathing
his feet with cold water. The boot
which he had drawn off stood beside
him, and the man was saying:


"Blame that shoemaker; blame that
boot-ah--yes, blame 'em


1t was bad fit. After two or three
minutes the doctor saw that it was. What
b thoughts were no one will never know
but as boy came near running a
velocipede against him, he growled out


About ten thousand men in this
town ought TO be taken ont and SHOT II
EzDstrot FTeo PTsss,
Year: 1878

Cooking by means of solar rays has
been tried successfully at Bombay, and
an apparatus has been contrived to cook
chops and steaks in the open air as well
and expeditiously as over an ordinary
fire. The apparatus consists of a copper
vessel, timed inside aud painted black
outside, with a glass cover enveloping
the vessel with an inch of hot air, and
fixed on to the bottom of conical re-
fector lined with common silvered sheet
glass. If properly covered over it will
retain The heat for full three hours and 0
half,
Year: 1878

TIE rising youth feels the need OF an
Invention that will instantaneously alb
sorb lighted cigar. aud save him the
trouble and danger Of putting II in his
coat pocket when he unexpectedly meets
sither Of his parents.
Year: 1878

Parents in quest OF a frstclass school for their
daughters will do we'll to investigate the claims of this
celebrated Academy. For thoroughness In every de-
partm emit education Mount de Chantal ranks
preemnentIy high Great attention is given to perfect
the pupils in writing and speaking Frencbwith iuenoy
For those sufficiently advanced, it s the language of
their recreation hours The purity of accent aed
acquired in this Iustitution
have been subject of surprise to the native Parsian
The for the superiority Of music is SO wide
spread as to have made the Academy almost national
one. One feature. in particular, that should recon-
mend Mount de Cbantal to the sensbe parent 10 the
exercised to form the pupils to views and hab
its of economy render them really practical and
useful of society in after years Simplicity in
dress 10 enforced by rule.


These facts united by the exceedingly moderate rates
of board and tuition Ct9tO per Annum) will, trust
secure this school large and desirable patronage
ia the future as it has enjoyed in the past.


For further particulars apply for prospectus to the
Drectress of Mount de Chanta Academy of the Vsita
ton, near Wheeling, West Virginia. Aul1 3m
Year: 1878

We never see ourselves more clearly
than when we kneel under the crucifix in
the Sacrament of PeDance; and the oftener
we kneel there, the clearer grows the light
of the knowledge of self in the presence
of God aud at the feet of Jesus Christ
Cardinal Manning.
Year: 1878

A risky experiment was tried at a Paris
theatre. In the ballet the leading dan
seuse came forward waving an olive
branch. Then all the flags of the world
were waved by the corps, except that Of
Germany. Then the premiere danseuse
displayed the German flag. The recep-
tion given it by the spectators was very
cordial.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press TO the Star


New YORK. Nov. 2.-The announcement
that Dean Stanley would preach in Trinity
Church yesterday was sufficient attraction
to fill the stately edifice to its utmost ca
pacity. A full choral service appropriate
to All Saints Day was celebrated and the
Dean preached from the first verse; first
chapter, First Epistle of St. Paul to The
Corinthians, his subject being the unity of
all the Churches He dwelt at some length
on the relation of the American to the
mother Churches and of the obligations of
was rendered reception by the Method
lists last evening, and will on Sunday preach
in Grace Church. He sails for England
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


SAN Francisco Nov. CLARA Morris and
her husband say the statement concerning
them published by the Dramatic News is
utterly false. MIR. Harriott has ordered his
attorney in New York to bring suit for libel
against the News
Year: 1878

Cincinnati may justly point with pride
to her palatial business houses, and it Is
with pleasure we record the completion Of
another, which is an ornament to our city
and will prove a decided attraction TO visit
ors. This splendid edifice. which is due to
the energy and business enterprise Of
Messrs. Aims & Doepke, has just been
erected at the northeast corner of Main and
Canal streets, and the structure is marked
addition architecturally to that portion OF
the city, towering above all the houses in
the vicinity.


The building is L.shaped. 1t would have
been a square if the whole block from The
canal to Hunt street could have been
bought AS it is the building has front
on Main street of thirty-eight and half
feet; on Canal of one hundred and tifty
feet; on Hunt of sxty-fve feet. The dis
tance from Hunt to Canal is one hundred
and two feet All this space is utilized on
every floor there being no partitions. The
Canal and Hunt-street fronts afford an
abundant supply of light


1t is a handsome structure without. aud
is fitted within with all the convenienceS
that can be found necessary in all establish
ment of this kind. The chandeliers are of
handsome pattern, of brass. The stair
ways run up at the angle and are
wide and easy. Besides there is
passenger and freight elevator.
The basement will be the carpet
room. On the first floor and second floors
the retail business will be carried on. The
third and fourth floors will be dcvo'ed TO
the wholesale business. and the fifth floor
to manufacturing On Monday The stores
of the firm, one opposite the new building.
and the other farther up Main, Opposite
Twelfth street, will be brought together,
and the new store will be open TO the pub.
lie.
Year: 1878

If you are gaining little every day,
be content. Are your expenses less than
your income, 80 that, if it be little,
you are yet constantly accumulating
and growing richer every day? BE con-
tent, for as concerns money, you are do
ing well. Are you gaining knowledge
every day? Though it be but little BY
little, the aggregate of the accumula-
tion, where no day is permitted to pass
without adding something to the stock,
will be surprising to yourself. Solomon
did not become the wisest man in the
world in minute. Little by little
never omitting to learn something, even
for single day-always reading, always
studying little between the time OF
rising up in the morning and lying down
at night-that is the way to accumulate
a full storehouse of knowledge. Finally,
are you daily gaining in character? Be
not discouraged because it be little by
little. The best men fall far short Of
what they wish to be. 1t 10 something,
it is much if you keep good resolutions
better to-day that you did yesterday,
better this year than you did last year.
Strive to be perfect, but do not become
gloomy 80 long IA you are approaching
nearer and nearer to standard at which
you aim. Little by little, fortunes are
accumulated; little by little knowledge
is gained; little by little character and
reputation are achieved.
Year: 1878

From the Central New Jersey Times.


Kerosene oil is one of the products de-
rived from refining crude petroleum as
it comes from the we'll.


The oil is always more or less danger
GUS, according to the amount of volatile
gases left in it.


Every lamp filled with the fluid is La
BILE to explode after burning several
hours.


But no explosion will ever happen with
the lamp full.


A simple test is to place tablespoon
full OF the oil in saucer and apply a
lighted match; if the oil ignites, is is un-
safe; never use it. If it does not take
fire it is not necessarily safe; because the
temperature of the oil in the open air is
not so great as that in a burning lamp.
The only reliable test is one made by
slowly heating some oil in which a ther-
mometer is placed, constantly noting
the number of degrees and applying a
lighted match, not to the oil but to the
vanor, if any, just above the surface.
If the oil flashes below 1909 reject it.


This flashing point is the temperature
at which the oil emits an infammable
vapor, and depends upon the quantity
of naphtha or gasoline in the oil. This
point should always be higher than the
temperature that the oil ever reaches in
lamp, which is often 100.
| Cautions. l. Keep the metallic parts
of lamps clean and the air passages open.
2. After lamp has been burning
three or more hours at one time, never
re-light again, till filed.


8. In extinguishing the light, turn the
wick down quite low and allow few
seconds to intervene before blowing out
the Pickering fame, or, better still, do
not blow it out, but let it flicker" out.
Year: 1878

1HE manufacture of buttons is largely
carried on at Bethel and Gaysville, VT.
The material used is the vegetable ivory,
which is an exceedingly hard, fine
grained nut, grown on the Isthmus of
Panama. 1t is about the size of an Or
dlnary hens egg, and after the bur and
shell are split off it is white and solid
1t Is split by circular saw into several
pieces, from each of which different
sized buttons are turned by machines,
which pares but sides at once. The iyor,
nuts cost 800 per ton.
Year: 1878

Gold took bound upwards yesterday CLOSING
at 1921, Charge it to the silver bill agitation.
Mr.. Hugh Dolan died of asthma at his resi-
dence in this city yesterday.
The weather yesterday morning reminded
Us that winter had not passed away.
No one who attended the auction sales yes
terday would have ever thought that money
was scarce or times hard


The splendid steamer Elphnstone, $500 tons
is bound to Portland from Glasgow, to load
with grain for the latter port.


Rev. Mr.. Dalton spoke at st. Stephens YES
try last evening upon the Christian faith as
contained in the apostles creed.


The Atlantic base ball club give their first
ball at Lancaster Hall next Wednesday even.
ing.


The case of John Goddard did not come up
in the Municipal Court yesterday morning as
the bond was given for his appearance at the
May term of the Superior Court


Messrs. Daley & Enfer were discharged on
the search and seizure process yesterday. Now
the question as to the return of the liquors
comes up.


A seaman from the Cedar Croft, and two
from the Eliza Everett, lying at Union wharf,
were taken to the United States hospital yes
t9rday, on account of injuries received on the
voyage of the vessels hither.


Mons D'Omer who perforuaed the feat of
cutting an apple in halves while resting on his
wife's neck, at Music Hall under Wards man
agement, cut little too deep in New York the
other evening and now his wife has bad wound
on her neck.