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Year: 1878

WHAT A KkUPP CANNON BALL DID,
Tie Shah of Persia one day expressed a
longing for a Krupp cannon in the pres
ence of the Russian Minister and the
Car Immediately sent one of the mon
sier cannon--a 800 pounder-to his ally.
The present was landed at Enzili, on the
Caspian Sea, but it took II months labor
by regiment of the Persian army to get
the cannon TO Teheran. Arrived there IA
day was appointed to fire it. The Court
and almost the entire population Of the
city assembled. Bang went the cannon,
away sCampered half the multitude, and
down tumbled the minaret Of one of the
city guies, near which it had been placed.
But there was another disaster In an
hours time messenger arrived from n
village five miles away, and reported
that its inhabitants were bewailing the
loss of their mosque. The ball from the
cannon had struck the building and
ruined it. The Shah was so dismaycd by
the effect that be never permitted the can
non 10 be fred again.
Year: 1878

The only branch of labor which is not
overdone, and which offers independence
and fairly remunerative reward for toll
and economy, is that of the farm. But
it is not attractive. Those out of work
in the cities and towns don't want TO return
to the farm. The most of them would
rather live on charity and in miserab Q
squalor than try to make living by cuI-
tivsting the earth. They are infatuated
with the sights and sounds and dissipa-
tions of city life.


There is room in the Northwest for
farmers and farm hands; there are thou
sands of comfortable homes for men and
women, and for families, on the farms of
the West, Northwest and Southwest. 1t
does not require much capital, b1lsit res
quires resolution and Willingness 70 live
soberly and honestly; and men and
women who are now living in cities in
squalid poverty, dependent on public
charity, with families growing up in pau
perism, might find happy and plentiful
homes beyond the cities if they could
free themselves of the fascination of city
life.


How to induce this starving, destitu te
surplus labor of the cities to take the
healthful, remuncrative employment
which is offered them on the farms, is
question worthy of the profoundest con-
sideration. No revival of business in
our day is likely ever again to furnish
work and wages to the vast surplus town
population now idle, and to the myriads
on the farms of Europe waiting the sig
nal Of reviving times to flock to the cities
of America.
Year: 1878

GENIUS in the poet is like the nomad
Of Arabia, ever wanderer, still ever
makes home where the we'll or the
palm.tree invites it to pitch the tent.
Perpetually passing out of himself and
his own positive circumstantial condition
Of being into other hearts and into other
conditions, the poet obtains his knowl-
edge Of human life by transporting his
own life into the lives Of others. Bull
rer Lyti0a.
Year: 1878

EVEN the most refined and polished
of men seldom conceal any Of the sacri-
fees they make, or what il costs to make
them. This is reserved for women, and
is one Of the many proofs they give of
their superiority in all matters OF aiiec-
ton and delicacy.-W Willmoh
Year: 1878

The telephone is growing fast in the
favor of the people of this city. Ponder &
Townsend, coal dealers, intend erecting a
telephone connecting their yard Office, at
the foot of Fourth street, and their branch
office in the Almond building.


Mr.. Westbrook, manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, is now testing
the feasibility of constructing a telephone
between this city and New Castle. .a
Year: 1878

The Young Mems Christian Association
have been holding series of revival
services In Rodney street Chapel during the
past week. There has been 50 much
interest manifested and chapel so croyded
that the association have decided to continue
them for another week. Christian workers
are especially invited to attend.
Year: 1878

To night a concert will be given, in the
Oper House the proceeds to 60 to the poor
of tbs city under the charge of the Society
of St. Vincent de Paul. The high charac-
ter of the performance, are such. that we
can assure our readers, they will find
most enjoyable entertainment and at the
same time, be helping noble charity.
Year: 1878

The steam pleasure yacht recently
purchased from parties in Jersey City, by
club of twelve men In this city, the
yacht left Jersey City, N. j., yesterday
To day being the day fixed for the opening
OF the Delaware and Raritan Canal, the
yacht will pass through on It's way to this
city, which 1t is expected to reach about
Wednesday.
Year: 1878

PFalile Farmer.


The season is now approaching in the
North, and will follow day to day as we go
South, when tender plants that have
bloomed during the summer in the garden,
will be killed if not attended. Very often
we have a cold snap which will be followed
with week or ten days of genial weather.
Thus a white frost will often kill tender
plants and flowers, while little care would
serve to make the garden gay, and more
careless cultivators will be mourning the
loss of their floral beauties. We have
lately given directions how to revive ten
der plants injured by frost. The better
way is TO save them from frost before it
comes. This, q slight covering will do.
Ali that is necessary is to prevent radiation,
and it is surprising how slight a covering
will answer; newspapers, orsheets weighed
dow n SO they may not be blown away, an
swering admirably. In the case of running
vines, etc, the covering may be tackled
around them, removing the same as soon
as the sun appears unless the wind be cold.
Indeed, cold wind often does serious dam
age. Thus, tender climbers should always
be planted where they may not be severely
blown about.
Year: 1878

The corset had its origin in Italy, and was
introduced from that country into France


by Catherine de Medicis. Mary Stuart


and Diane de Hooters did not, however,


follow the fashion, but it was of once ad-


mtted by all the ladies of the French court


that it was indispensable to the beauty of


the female figure, and was, therefore,


adopted by them The corset was in th ose


days in its infancy, and it assumed more


of the rough character of a knights. cni-


rass The frame was entirely of iron, and


the velvet which decorated the exterior


hid frightful and cumbersome machine.


This state of things, SO detrimental to
health and the cause of SO much inconyen-
fence, not to say torture, did not last long,
and the artisans of these days contrived to
give more pliability and lightness to the
metal, and prepared the way by degrees for
whalebone. But as reformers are always
slow, the cold iron continued to clasp the
warm hearts of the fair wearers for long
time in it's embrace, and even contrl yes to
Tue pTeSeub 0dy, huutl bHe naino vi oaao
and who can blame it's pertinacity The
corset found favor in the eyes oi Louis
XIV. In the following reign the corset
WAS threatened with Punishment from the
toilet. Fashion took simple and rural
turn. and was almost guided by the taste
of Boucher, in whose pictures many OF the
court celebrities figure as shepherds and
shepherdesses. But the painter departed,
and fashion returned to the pfim eccen
tricities of former times. During the
revolution the corset was again forgotten,
and under the Directory it was completely
interdicted by the fashionable world. The
bellies of the day took classic turn and
aped the Roman dress-the toga, sandals,
etc. The Empire dethroned the classic
fashion, but without taking the corset in
favor. High waists were in favor, and Ia
mode reveled in taste certainly the re-
verse of prudery. With the fall of the
Empire also fell the waist, and then came
also, as NECESSITY, the return of the cor
set.
Year: 1878

The Reverend had been an army chaplain
during the war, and while we were hunting
for road that would lead to Hamilton, he
told story about two dying soldiers which
interested me in spite of my feet. He said
that in the Potomac hospitals rough pine
coffins We're furnished by the government,
but that it was not always possible to keep
up with the demand, SO, when man died,
if there was no coffin at hand he was buried
without one. One night late, two soldiers
ay dying in a ward. A man came in with
coffin on his shoulder and stood trying to
make up bis mind which of these two poor
fellows would be likely to need it first.
Both of them begged for it with their fading
eyes-they were past talking. Then one
of them protruded wasted hand from his
blankets and made feeble beckoning sign
with the fingers, "Be good fellow put it
under my bed, please The man did it,
and left. fhe lucky soldier painfully turn
ed himself in his bed until he faced the
other warrior, rais d himself partly on his
elbow, and began TO work up mysterious
expression of some kind in his face Grad
ually, irksomely, but surely and steadily, it
developed, and Ill last it took definite form
as pretty successful wink. The sufferer
fell back exhausted with his labor but
bathed in glory. Now entered personal
friend Of No. 2, the despoiled soldier. No. 2
pleaded with him with eloquent eyes, till
presently he understood and removed the
coffin from under No. rs bed and put it
under No. 2's. No. Q indicated lis Joy, and
made some more signs; the friend under
stood again, and put his arm around No.
2's shoulder and lifted hlm partly np Then
the dying hero turntd the dim exultation
of his eye upon No. Land began slow and
labored work with hi, hands; gradually he
lifted one hand up taward his face it grew
weak and dropDed lack again; once more
he made the effort, but failed again. He
took rest he gathered all the remnant of
his strength. and this time he slowly but
surely carried his tAamb to the side of his
nose, spread his gannt fingers wide in tri-
umph, and dropped back dead. The pic
ture sticks by me yet. The Z situation 7 is
unique. - Mark Iaoain.
Year: 1878

From the Hamilton, Ont, Spectator.


On the arrival of the 1:50 New York ex-
press train of the Great Western Railway
here recently, the men engaged in testing
the car wheels and running gear of the cars


were surprised to see man slowed away
upon the trucks of one of the sleeping cars
"a position in which it is as much as ones
life is worth to ride even the shortest dis
tance. The policeman in charge of the sta
tion was informed Of the circumstance, and
at once arrested and searched the man, find
only six cents in money and some papers
on his person. On being question the man
said his name was Lenox and that he had
been working in Emmett. where he had re-
ceived telegram informing him that his
wife was lying at the point Of death in Buff
falo. Monday morning he left Emmett,
paying his fare to London, beyond which


point his money ran out. Being determin-
ed to reach Buffalo somehow, and not know
ing of any means Of doing the journey so
quickly except by rail, he slowed himself
away on the truck under the car, and there
he remained until discovered at Hamilton.
Let the reader, if it Is possible, form con-
ception. the faintest idea, of the perils of
such a journey, and then it may be possible
to understand what the poor grief stricken
German must have suffered. The distance
between London and Hamilton, by the
Great Western Railway, is s54 miles, and
the slightest change of position on Lenox's
part, or the least obstruction on the track,
would have launched the poor fellow into
eternity at once. And then think OF the
agony he must have suffered from the dust,
sand and debris thrown up by the swiftly
flying train, and the great tension on the
nerves and sinew by being compelled to
maintain his hold on the truck. The po-
liceman said he would not risk a journey of
100 yards in the position Lenox Was for tile
whole of the Great Western Railway, and
where is there another who would do so for
what is commonly called "mere love ?"
Year: 1878

sometimes wonder that the human mind


In searching for creations hidden things
Should miss that high intelligence which springs
From that which is not seen, but is OWNED.
Does knowing much of Nature make US blind
To natures better self? The Greek could see
A conscious life in everv stream and tree
Some nymph or god Our broader faith should find
A life divine whose fine pulsations roll
In endless surges through the secret veins
Of earth and sky, which hidden still remains
Save to the instinct of the reverent soul
Should know that everything from lowest sod
To farthest star thrills with the life of God.


T. B. Bacon In the Atlantic Monthly
Year: 1878

Very frequently we see newspaper CORES.
pondents admonshed to write on one side
of the paper only, if they Wish to see their



articles published, and it must be admitted
that this is a very wise rue, but Of course
it has its except )ns. For instance, we re-
ceived "pome'' Monday evening, and had
she been careful to write on one side of the
paper only it is very much to be feared that
her literary effort would have found congo
NAL fellowship in the waste basket, but un-
der the circumstances we cannot refrain
from giving a specimen stanza from each
side. The poem was headed The Coun-
try" and the poetess struck her gait as fol-
lows:
Year: 1878

A bird sat in the hawthorn tree


In bonnie May,
And, oh! he sang so cheerily


The livelong day;
For, while the sun shown bright above,
He sweetly caroled to his love


A bridal lay.
We stood beneath the hawthorn three.


Ny love and /,
And listened while the brides song


Went rioating by;
And Is he rang his wedding chime
Our joyous hearts beat merry time,


And sang as high.
A bird sat in the hawthorn tree


In Winter bare,
And dropped his sad head wesrily-


No mate was shere;
HIS little heart with grief Was crushed.
His song of hope forever Aushed


In mute despair.
1 stood beneath the hawthorn tree,


But all alone,
And through its leafless boughs the wind


Made dismal moan,
The dirge-like music seemed to raise
A requiem to those blissful days


Forever gone.
Year: 1878

TIE Semi-Tropic has the following in reference to the Southern Pacific railroad and its extension: All the engines and rolling stock on this end of the line have been carefully over. looked and thoroughly repaired for the season of heavy work that will soon commence. We learn that there will be two pusher engines stationed here to help the trains over the heavy grade of San Gorgonio Pass. The hot weather is about over and the Bantas cutoff is nearly completed, so that, putting this and that together, we may reasonably hope for immense activity on the eastern extension with in q week or two at farthest. When they do commence we may look for q repetition of the rapid building that characterized the struggle between the Union and Central Pacific.
Year: 1878

SAYS the Los Angeles Heruld: .: The Southern Pacific Railway arc in earn- est in their intention to push across Arizona forthwith. Large shipments of the ties are on their way to Will mington to be used in bridging the distance which separates Yuma from Tucson. There is no doubt of the fact that the Southern Pacific people intend tO build eastward until they meet somebody coming west from that section. Their right to lay track in Arizona cannot be disputed. The concession procured from the Arizona legislature nearly two years ago is now the law of the land, through the failure of congress to rcscind it. The laws of the United States provide that where congress neglccts to repeal law of q Territorial legislature within one year from its passage the act becomes valid. Stanley Matthews introduced such q repeating act in the United States senate. IL passed that body but failed of passage in the house. There is, therefore, no lc- gal obstacle to the progress of the Southern Pacific to the New Mexico line, and the presumption is that, with the opening of October, they will push for Tucson at the rate of mile q day. Superintendent Hewitt informs us that the Southern Pacific Railway are shipping sixty thousand railway ties to Wilmington, to be used in building the road through Arizona. Two of the vessels contain ing these ties are now on the way to that port.
Year: 1878

THE people of Hollister are satis- fled that there would he greater pros perity in that section if it had a few artesian wells. The Enterprise makes q strong appeal iE that behalf It says: Let our farmers, if they indi- vidually feel unable to engage in the undertaking, band together in the several districts of the country and bore for artesian water. We would suggest the cooperation plan, for lin nnion there is strength" By organ izing a system of this sort, we have not the slightest doubt but an abund- ance of the pluvial substance could be obtained at a very small outlay

 and the advantages to be derived would be incalculable. It is certain ly suicidal policy to lay on our oars and expect nature to do it all for Us

 It is true, in some portions of the county it would require deep wells, but with the improved machinery now in the field, this Is but a trivial excuse to deter people from making ah effort, The San Felipe District is igstlY termed the Eden of the county. The cause of its wonderful fertility and beauty can be attributed directly to the many flowing wells which abound. Then by all means organize whiles't is yet day" and prepare your farms to meet any emergency.
Year: 1878

IS speaking of the Presbyterian church in Tucson, the Star says: " It is the only Protestant church, with the exception of two Methodist churches in Prescott, within a radius of zoo miles," The Methodist church organization in Phenix was formed long before those in Prescott, and arc now constructing q building upon which they have already spent over two thousand dollars, and will re- quire as much again before compile tiOn. As mention has been made of this church buildIngIn these columns several times before, the Star must have omitted it through malice, as it surely could not have done so through ignorance.
Year: 1878

Preserve the privacies of your house, marriage state, heart, from father, mother, sister, brother, aunt, and all the world. You two with Gods help, build your own quiet world ;every third or fourth one who draw into it will form a party, and stand between you two. That should never be. Promise this to each other Renew the VOW at each temptation {; you will find your account in it. Your souls well grew, as it were to- gethcr, and at last they will become as one. An. if many young pair on their wedding day knew this se- cret, how many marriages were hap pier than-alas they are
Year: 1878

TIE Enterprise states that Irish potatoes do not do well in Salt River Valley, on account of the heat or long dry spells. People living here know the statement to be false, but it is as good as could be expected from the source.
Year: 1878

We understand from reliable source
that the joint committee OF the legisla-
ture which has been in session at various
points along the line Of the Baltimore q
Ohio road, hearing complaints against
the company as to excessive charges and
determinations. have agreed to reporI
that under their charter and by the law
Of the State the company are forbid
den from charging any greater sums
from any point on their roat
between Wheeling and Harper's Ferry
to Baltimore or Wheeling than they
charge from Wheeling to Baltimore, oil
from Baltimore to Wheeling. That il
that the transportation for shorter dis
lance shall not be greater than for long
er distance. For instance, II the comPa
ny charge IS cents per hundred from
wheeling to Baltimore they can charg'
no more from Fairmout to Baltimore
and the same rule applies also to western
bound freight.
Year: 1878

Curing A D-According to
an article in the ''D'itish Medical Journal"
it has been found BY DR.. Rrnger that the
tincture of capsicum in ten drop doses is
the best remedy TO counteract that craving
for alcohol which is the curse Of all inebri-
ates, preventing their return to rational
conduct. This remedy has been tested by
other physicians, and they report very
'avo'ably in regard to it. They give sever.
Al instances Of men Of yarious ages who,
ha'f-mudd|ed, hung around low drinking
saloons, OF at home, and who. when thu


liquor was shut up, would pick the lock,
or when money was taken from them
would tppie on credit whenever they had
a chance.


The best way to administer this remedy
is to commence with five drops in little
syrup Of orange peel before meals, increas-
ing the dose Of capsicum tincture to twelve
drops. In one month most Of them be.
came quite different men, changing from
half idiots to men who attended to their
business, and took an interest in all that
was going on in the world, which they
before, being confirmed dtunkard., did
not, according to the habits Of tho latter
class Of uu!or,nnates.
Year: 1878

The latest story Of brave though
chi|lIike form. faithful at the post Of duty
comes ffom Ohio. He was the son Of a
village editor, and, having discovered
broken rail just outside Of the town, sat
for five hours on fence near BY waiting
for the train. 50 that he might be the
first to carry The particulars Of the accident
to his father. Such devotion to the
pa,ernaI interest is very affecting.
Year: 1878

We love 10 lie beneath the shade
And Quaf the cooling lemonade;
We love 10 feel the cheerful ants
Crawl calmly up our summer pants
We love 10 see the appleworm
Prone on our shirt front, squeam and squirm
We love TO watch with placid eye
The doodlebug come tumbling by;
We love TO hear in distant bogs
The rueful rumbling of the frogs;
We love 10 hear the Shiny snake
Wind in and out Of the verdant brake;
We love TO hear the crispy cry
OF bumbling bees bumS bUmbling by;
We love TO scent upon the tlr
The balm of squashbug bal ming there;
With ivy trailing all the land,
And poison oak on every hand,
Far from the city's dusty stiife,
How sweet 10 lead a rural life!
Year: 1878

= In 1860 the per capita circulation of
currency in the United States was 500.
1t is now $l4.60 per capita. According
to the theory of the greenbackers we
ought to be twice as prosperous as we were
in 1860 But we are not. There may be a
great deal of paper money and a great
deal of misery in the country at the same
time, and the quantity Of one is not de.
termined by the quantity of the other.
Year: 1878

Whilst Adam slept God from him took
A bone, and as an omen,
He made it like a seraph look


And thus created woman.
He took this bone not from his pate
To show his power ample,
Nor from his feet 10 designate


That he on her might trample.
But from his side 10 clearly show
How much he should protect her,
And from near his heart 70 let him know
He always should respect her.
He took this bone, crooked enough.
Most crooked Of the human,
To let him know how much crooked stuff
He'd always find In woman.
Year: 1878

SPENCER WROTE OF july -
Then came hot July, boiling like to fire,


That all his garments he had cast away;
Upon lion raging yet with ire,


He boldly rode. and made him 70 obey;
CIt was the beast that whilom did foray


The Nemaan forest, till the Amphitronide
HIM Slew. and with his hide did him array ,
Behind his back scythe, and by his side.
Under belt he bore a sickle circling wide
Year: 1878

There will be q desperate struggle
between the two main factions of the
party in the convention, which is lia-


bic to result in a rupture, aud send


the party into the campaign In Grip
pied condition. Should this be the
case, and should the much talked of
fusion between the greenback and
democratic elements be effected-as 1t
undoubtedly will-the republican ma
.jority will be reduced to cipher in
the next election.-FTemont Herald,
The Herald is a leading Democratic
paper of the State and doubtless knows
what attempt is being made for a "fu-
sion between the greenback and DEM
ocratic elements" AS the democrats
are In the minority In the State. and
are ever ready to grasp at any straws
that may give them an increase OF
strength and perchance victory, or
partial victory, that element would
doubtless fuse with the greenbackers,
or with Sitting Bull even. But there
is another element-the good staunch
old Republican element-hundreds
of whom believe in greenbacks-that
will not be humbugged by their old
enemy. Warren and such as Warren
may make arrangements for fusion,
but they will fail to call out a respect
able vote of the real greenback ele-
ment of the State.