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Year: 1877

New ALARM.-rhe police officers of
this city have all procured Banks v Bros
patent duplex call Or distress whistle.
The whistle consists Of two tubes, one OF
them being about half an inch shorter
than the other, and single mouth-piece
When blown, the wind passes through
two wheels, with teeth on tho top, and
produces very peculiar sound. AL
though when blowing them the sound
does not seem to be loud, but upon still
night they can be heard distance of tel
or twelve SQUARES,
Year: 1877

At the Clayton House, this evening,
Miss N. G. Wickham, of Philadelphia,
will give the second of course of read
ings upon which she entered last week
Judging from the success of her first read
ing the entertainment this evening will
be of the most delightful character.
Year: 1877




NEW YORK, July LIT is reported that this
afternoon an explosion occurred in the mines
OF the Brookheld coal company near Wheat
land, Pa, on the Erie & Pittsburg railroad
between Sharon and Newcastle, Pa. Fourteen
bodies have already been recovered. There is
said to have been between 80 and so men at
work at the time of the exploeon.


LATER.


CLEVELAND, o, July 1.-THE Brookfeld
coal mine disaster is not as bad as at first re-
ported. Later news from there place the num-
ber of dead at six. Twenty more were
nearly sufTocated. The coal from the Brook
field mine is hauled out by a locomotive engine.
This morning the managers Of the mine or
dered that anthracite coal be burned in the
engine furnace instead of soft coal heretofore
used. About II o'clock the engineer passed
into the slope. After being in short time the
men in charge of the engine became suddenly
affected 6y the gas from the hard coal, causing
them to fall to the ground in senseless con-
ditiOn. The engineer managed to make his
way back to the mouth of the bank and gave
the alarm, at which large4number of men
rushed into the bank to rescue their comrades
One after another they passed In, but were al
most Immediately overcome by gas and they
too fell insensible. After several had thus
fallen gang was organized to rescue those
who went in last and squads of four or five
passed in till they came to a fallen comrade,
when they would take him in their arms and
carry him out to open air. In this way 36 men
were brought out. six of whom were either
dead before reaching the mouth of the bank or
died Immediately after.
Year: 1877

CENTENNIAL SToCK'-Some weeks
ago, just after the decision of the Phil
adelphia Courts in regard to the Cen
tennial stock, Philadelphia broker
came down to Wilmington and offer
to buy up the stock at fifty per cent.
His offer was laughed at, by the hold
ers, who expected at least 10 or 80 per
cent. But since the the reversal of the
first decision by the Supreme Court of
the United States the laugh is on the
other side and while The b oher cong at
ulates himself that he could not buy,
the holders regret that they did not
sell.
Year: 1877

CoRoNER's INQUEsTs. y Yesterday af-
ternoon Coroner Rose summoned jury
for the purpose Of holding an inquest
who died from the effect of being burned
on Tuesday afternoon. The jury returned
a verdict of death from "being burned" !"


This morning Coroner Rose held an
inquest over the body of a colored child
in Hamilton street, who died last night.
The jury returned verdict that death
was caused by the pressure of the collar
bone on the lungs.
Year: 1877




SUPPOSE.


BY PHOEBE CAREY.
Suppose you're dressed for walking
And the rain comes pouring down,
Will it clear off any sooner
Because you scold and frown?
And wouldn't it be nicer
For you to smile than pout
And make some sunshine in the house
Where there is none Without
Suppose your task, my little man,
Is very hard to get,
viii it make it any easier
For you to sit and fret?
And wouldn't it be wiser
Than waiting, like Ounce.
To go to work in earnest,
And learn the thing at once! E
Suppose, my little lady,
Your doll should break her head,
y. Can y0u make 1t whole ~ eSy1ng ~
Till your eyes and nose are red?
And wouldn't it be pleasanter.
To treat it as joke;
And say you're glad twas dolly's
And not your head that broke.
Suppose some people have horse
And some coach and pair,
Will it tire you less while walking,
To say "It isn't fair7"
And wouldn't it be nobler,
To keep your temper sweet,
And in your heart be thankful,
That you can walk upon your feet?
Suppose the world don't please you,
Nor the way some people do,
Do you think the whole creation
Win be altered just for you?
And isn't it, my boy or girl,
The wlsest, bravest plan.
Whatever comes. or doesn't come,
To do the best you can?
Year: 1877

How TO RUIN SON.-Let him have
his own way; give him full access to
wicked companions; call him to no &C.
count OF his evenings furnish him with
no stated employment.


Pursue any of these ways, and you
VIII experience most marvellous de-
liverance, or will have to mourn over
base and ruined child. Thousands
have realized the sad result, and have
gone sorrowing to the grave.
Year: 1877

READ THIS.


For sale at the old Tobacco stand, Corner
Main and Augusta Streets, formerly occupied
by Armentrout, a large and carefully selected


Stock of
CHEWING AND SMOKING TOBACCOS,


At Old Prices.
Notwithstanding the increase Of the prices OF
all Tobaccos in consequence of the addition
al Revenue Tax, yet at this old stand you can
buy at the same low figures as heretofore.
Nineteen different kinds and styles open at


Retail.
Year: 1877

A CHAPTER ON MANNERs.-It is
vulgar to talk about yourself.


1t is a sure sign of bad manners to look
over the shoulder Of any one who is writ
ing to see what is written.


1t is bad manners to go into any per-
sons house with mud on your shoes.


1t is bad manners to go into any per-
sons house without taking your hat off.


1t is bad manners to usei your own
knife on the butter dish.
1t is bad manners to talk in company
when others are talking, Or to talk or
whisper in church.
1t Is bad manners to talk in company
to one or two persons about some subject
which the others do not understand.
1t is bad manners to stare at strangers
in company or on the street.
1t is bad manners to say ''yes" or "no"
to strangers, or to your parents, or to
aged people. Let it be ''yes, sir" and
"nO, SIR"


1t is bad manners to pick your teeth at
the table, and bad manners to pick them
with pin in any company.
1t is bad manners to comb your hair
and brush your clothes iu the eating
room.


| 1t is sign of low breeding to make a.
display OF your finery or equipage.
1t is bad manners to boast Of your
wealth, or your prosperity, or your good
fortune, in the presence Of the poor, or
in the presence of those less fortunate
| than you are.
Year: 1877

In an article under the above head
ing, in ScriJner tor June, DR.. Holland
says:


With the passing away of the theo-
logical essay, will pass away much Of
the necessity OF written dlscourses I;
and it will be noticed that very nearly
in the proportion IN which the charac-
ter of preaching has changed, has the
oral supplanted the written discourse.
We think it is seen now, with great
distinctness. that, in addressing mo-
tives, direct speech from heart to
heart is almost infinitely superior to
the reading OF pages conceived and
framed i'll the study. Ii instruction
were needed upon this point, the his
tory OF Methodlsm in this country
would furnish it in abundance. With
ministry contessedly inferior in
scholarship. at least in its beginnings,
but with direct address from every
pulpit to the heart and life, the suc-
cess OF this denomination has been
enormous. With high culture on the
part OF its teachers, its progress would
possibly have been wider, but they
have at least proved that the direct,
spoken discourse is u power which
every pulpit should assume and use as
soon as 1t can. The question whether
ayoung man who cannot acquire the
ability to speak well without reading
has call to preach is, to say the least,
an open one. AT any rate. this abili.
ty is what all divinity students are
striving Tor.
Year: 1877

1.-The child is nine" said the Daylight,


"For she is most like me
SO got thee hence, thou gray Night,


We've naught to do with thee
Her eyes are blue as my skies,


Her locks are like the sun;
She shall but sleep meath thy skies,


Whom my glad hours are done.'
"Not So" then spake the Nighttime,
''She's fair rs is my moon;
And her voice is like the love rhyme


My own bird sings in June
Her eyes are like the st az gems


Set far above the sun;
And her breath is sweet as the blossoms
That open when thou art gone.'
"Choosc thou me-" said tho Daylight,


"For all the world is mine
The birds sing in my gay light,


Like gold the waters shine
And mine are all the best flowers


That over the whole earth grow;
And mine are all the blithe hours


Wherein men come and CO.
Nay, be thou mine, said the Nighttime,
"For too can give thee gold
Paler indeed is my bright time,


Fainter, and somewhat cold;
But the lover loves my fay light


With me the poet sings best;
While the toiling children Of Daylight
Can use me but tor rest."
Then she answered, "While flowers sunlit,
While the bird and the humming bee,
And the eyes of playmates fun-lit.


Are joyous enough for me-
While burdens are light of bearing.


While sorrow is 10th to stay
So long, Leyond all comparing,


l will love thee BEST Day!
But, when l shall find a gladness


To all but myself unknown;
And when there shall come sadness
I needs must endure alone
When grief is too great for weeping
When bliss cannot bear the light
'Tis then. while the rest are sleeping,
That ri watch with thee, o Night !"
Year: 1877

AN Iowa tramp, who had just
filed a successful application for din.
ner at house Oh North Hill, got up
and left the table without eating a bite
because the man Of the house took
butter with his own kmfe.-[Burling-
ton Hawkeye.
Year: 1877

During the session of temperance
meeting in a neighboring town, one of
the persons who occupied the stage was
an enthusiastic deacon who frequently
interrupted the speakers by yelling,
'Thank God for that One gentleman
was called upon who rose and said:


"Ladies and gentlemen, l am heart
and soul in the cause, and feel that it
will be great benefit to the people of
this place"


"rhank God for that" yelled the
deacon.


''But ladies and gentlemen" he con-
tinued, 81 am sorry to say that it will
be impossible for me to address you this
evening


''Thank God for that, said the absent
minded deacon, and then the chairman
took him out doors, and had two men
sit on him.
Year: 1877

He liveth long who liveth well;


All else is life but flung away;
He liveth longest who can tell


OF true things truly done each day.
Then fill each hour with what will last:
Buy up the moments as they go;
The life above when this is past


Is the ripe fruit of life below.
Sow love and taste its fruitage pure;
Sow peace, and reap its harvest bright
Sow sunbeams on the rocks and moor,
And find harvest home of light.
Year: 1877

A gentleman who has just returned
from Southern California told us with
in the past week that large number
of families were about leaving that
part of the State for more northern
homes. Our informant is reclaimed
backslider himself; having gone thither
from this vicinity about two years ago.
He is heartily sick of his experiment,
and is now working in one of the
neighboring logging camps to raise
money to bring his family back.
He says he now fully realizes the value
of Washington Territory rood and
,cdter. Others will come to their
senses in due time and pine for the land
of wood and water. 1t 10 welL--Bei-
bingham Boy Mail.
Year: 1877

One of the company who is to guess
the proverb leaves the room the re-
naming players fix upon some proverb,
such as "All is not gold that glitters ;"
GA bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush y "Birds of a feather flock to-
gether ;" Train up child in the way
he should go" A miss is as good as a
mile" A proverb being chosen, the
words are distributed in rotation through
the company, each player receiving q
word which he must bring in the answer
he gives to any question asked by the
guesser. We will suppose the proverb,
"Train up child in the way he should
CO." to have been chosen. The first
person will receive the word "train, /"
the second cup" the third "a," the
fourth "child," the fifth "in, ;" the sixth
"the," and the seventh "way," and SO
on. The person who has gone out is
now called in, and begins his questions
with the first player, something in the
following manner: @. "Have you been
out to-day ?" Il. "No I must train
myself to like walking better than I do"
He turns to the second player. @. are
you member of the National Guard ?"
A. "No I gave it up some time ago. "
The third player has an easy task to
bring in the word q, but the fourth,
with the word child, finds his work
more difficult. @. care you fond of
reading?" A. ''Any child might
answer that question" Now, the
guesser, if he be a sharp reasoner, will
see that this answer is evasive, and only
given to bring in the word child. He
will, perhaps guess the proverb at once
and if he is cautious parsonage he will
go on and finish the round of questions
before committing himself by guess,
for he is only allowed three. If he sue
ceeds in guessing the proverb, he has to
point out the person whose answer first
set him ON the right track, who must
then pay forfeit, and go out in his
turn to have his powers tested.
Year: 1877

The Virginia (Nev. Enterprise says
About three years ago gentleman of
this city went East on visit to his old
home. One of his brothers there had a
bright and beautiful little son, not yet
two years of age. The boy-httle Ben
ny-soon became strongly and strangely
attached to his "Uncle Ben, from Wa
shoe," whose namesake he was. Uncle
Ben often took the little fellow in his
arms Iii the summer evenings, and, seat
ed in the porch talked him to sleep. At
such times he would point out the eve
ming star, telling the boy that far, far
away, Just under that star, was his home.
The child would look long at the star,
then for as long gaze up in the face of
his uncle, as though thinking of what a
bright and beautiful place his home must
be. At last the day came when Uncle
Ben was to leave for his home in the far
West. Little Benny knew this as well
as any one about the house, and, with
both eyes and ears, was on the alert. He
would not allow his uncle to be minute
out of his sight. Several attempts on
the part of Uncle Ben to steal away re-
suited in such fits of crying that he was
obliged to return and soothe the child.
However, the child wearied with crying
and watching, at last fell asleep in his
uncle's arms. When he awoke Uncle
Ben was far away. Long the boy looked
for his uncle. and often called his name.
Many times of evenings he was found
gazing earnestly at the bright star that
stood as guard over his uncle's home.
AS he grew, his love of the star deepened,
and he talked more and more of it and of
his uncle, both so far away at the edge
of the sky. Even when three years had
passed, and Benny was nearly five years
old, his belief in the story told him by
his uncle continued. Poor boy another
year was never added to his age. 1t was
his fate to die fearful death. By acci-
dent he was scalded over nearly his
whole body and lived but four hours He
seemed to read in the faces Of the dear
ones about him that he must soon die.
He bore his pain manfully, only uttering
an occasional moan. AS the shades of
evening deepened he was seen to turn
his face anxiously toward the window of
his room. At last he asked: els it
there-the star ?" He was told that the
star was there and shing brightly. Fee
bly, he said: "Take me to the window" !"
He was carried to the window. A smile
lighted up his face as he said: "Now I
can find the way to Uncle Benz can
see his start p He closed his eyes as
though wearied. The smile faded out of
his face. One moan, as he was laid on
his bed, and the light of his life had gone
out and up to meet and mingle with that
of the star he so long had watched and
| loved.
Year: 1877

The other day Pop Milo, relative of
Prince Nil1ita, felt irresistibly impelled
to go down and objurgate the Turks in
Niksich. He rode down from the heights
of Trebesch, armed only with his sword;
and, after indulging in flood of impu-
tations touching the character of the
Turks, invited the Niksich people to
send forth their most valiant champion
to single combat with him, at the same
time exposing his breast to show that he
wore no surreptitious armor.


But the Niksich men did not feel in
clined to come forth, and Pop Milo fell
q victim to Moslem barbarism by bull
let through his heart. He was fifty
years of age and considered the hand
soonest man in Montenegro. When he
fell, the Niksichers sprang forth, cut his
head off, carefully washed his face,
oombed his hair, and sent the trophy
back into the Montenegrin camp,-Lon-
don Examiner,
Year: 1877

Five strangers, mounted ON thorough
bred-looking horses, made their entrance
into this city yesterday afternoon, writes
a correspondent from Deadwood, in the
Black Hills. They were all large and
tough-looking citizens, each supplied
with new light-colored sombrero and
otherwise disguised with new clothing
throughout. They staggered about the
streets some time-a little too long for
their own good. About four o'clock a
young man by the name of May spotted
them as road agents-he having been
robbed by them about four months ago.
Upon making his discovery known to the
sheriff, that officer and his deputies went
o'clock three of the number visited the
post-office with the officers close ON their
heels. Young May was itching to turn
loose on them with his little gun, and as
one was crossing the street he recognized
him, when the fellow yanked his
revolver and opened fire. The first bull
let struck May in the left arm, an inch
or two below the elbow. The wounded
man was equal to the desperate emerg-
ency, and instantly pulled his shooter
and began to emptyit into the desperado.
They each exchanged four shots, when
the robber ran back to the post-office
and took possession of saddle horse
standing there and struck out for tall
timber. Hereupon the cry of " "stage-
robber was raised and general fusi-
lade was opened on the fleeing wretc /.
He attempted to bull-doze the crowd by
firing upon them, but the citizens of
Deadwood are not made of that kind of
stuff, and they sent at least fifty bullets
after him with good effect. One ball
entered his back, penetrating his right
lung and lodging under his breast boue;
another struck the horse in the stifle and
came out of his breast, going lengthwise
through him. The wounded animal
carried his wounded rider to within q
few feet of the top of the hill, near town,
when he fell and rolled to the bottom.
The robber jumped off and continued
his course, but was gobbled by the
sheriff and lodged in Jail. The other
two agents suffered arrest without re-
| sistence.


During the shooting, the street was
alive with people, and the affair created
indescribable confusion among the pill
grim portion. They took refuge behind
the first thing they could reach. Some
threw themselves into a sluce ditch al
the side of the street, containing six inches
of water. Many of the windows in the
vicinity of the affray are penetrated by
the flying missiles. The strangest fea-
ture OF the whole thing is that not more
men were injured. With the exception
of those mentioned, one other man re-
ceived slight flesh wound in the face.


The wounded man will probably re-
cover. The three captured are young
rangers from Texas. They refuse tc
talk with any one, but put in their time
by cursing everything and everybody in
his country. They are hard crowd
Two of the original number are still al
| large.
Year: 1877




1t is the admirer of himself and not
the admirer of virtue who thinks himself
superior to others.


Ignorance, simple, helpless ignorance,
is not to be imputed as fault; but very
often men are wilfully ignorant.


Men are found to be vainer on account
of those qualities which they believe
they have than of those which they really
possess.


Wherever there is much to offend,
there is much to pardon; and when there
is anything to pardon, be assured there
is something to love.


However many friends you have, do
not neglect yourself Though you have
thousand, not one OF them loves you
so much as you ought to love yourself.


No character will please long which is
uniform. To be always jocose is buf-
foonery; always pathetic, silly; always
wise, sententious; always grave, tire
some.


The truly great consider first how they
are to gain the appreciation of God, and
secondly that of their own consciences;
having done this, they would then will
ingly conciliate the good opinion of their
fellow men.


look upon every man as suicide
from the moment he takes the dice box
desperately in hand, and all that follows
in his fatal career from that time he is
only sharpening the dagger before he
strikes it into his heart.


1t is tho temper of blade that must
be the proof a good sword, and not the
gliding of the hilt or the richness of the
scabbard; so it is not his grandeur and
possessions that make man considera-
BILE, but his intrinsic merit.


No man can be the friend of another
unless he loves that other better than
himself; and to be able to love one an
other better than yourself is to empty
yourself of selfshness that you become
better toward all the world and in all re-
lationships.


Like a morning dream, life becomes
more and more bright the longer we
live, and the reason of everything ap.
pears more clear. What has puzzled us
before seems less mysterious, and the
crooked paths look straighter as we ap.
proach the end.


It is no small commentator to man
age a little well. He is good wagner
who can turn in a little room. To live
well in abundance is the praise of the
estate, not the person. 1 will study
more how to give a good account of my
little than how to make it more.


Meanness and conceit are frequently
combined in the same character; for he
who, to obtain transient applause, CAL
be Indifferent to truth, and his own dig.
nifty, will be as little scrupulous about
them if, subserviency, he can improve
his condition in the world.


knowledge of the world must be com.
bined with study, for this, Us well as
better reasons; the possession of learning
is always invidious, and it requires con.
siderable tact to inform without display
of superiority, and to ensure esteem, as
well as call forth admiration.


Garrulous men are commonly con.
ceited, and they will be found with
very few exceptions) to be superficial as
well. They who are in hurry to tell
what they do know, will be equally in
clined, from the impulse of prevailing
habits, to tell what they do not know.
Year: 1877

A little friend of ours, writes CORES
pondent, possesses, among other pets,
fine pointer dog and couple of pet
chickens that have been deserted by
their mother. The other day he fell
asleep while playing with the chickens.
AS he lay upon the floor, with his long,
golden curls streaming out upon the
carpet, the chickens nestled beneath
them. as they would have nestled beneath
their runaway mother. The pointer dog
was near, and for some time had watched
the proceedings with evident interest.
Finally he approached the sleeper,
poked the little chickens from beneath
the curls, took them gently in his mouth,
and carried them to his kennel. Their
juvenile owner was much alarmed upon
awakening and finding them gone.
Alarm was changed first to surprise, and
then to pleasure, upon discovering their
whereabouts, and the gentle manner in
which they were being cared for. The
dog seemed perfectly carried away with
fond affection for his charge. He would
gently caress them, and look upon them
with eyes beaming with tenderness. For
three or four days the little chicks thus
resided with their canine friend. At
night they would repose beneath the
hair Of his paws, and during the day he
was their constant companion-attend-
ing to their very wants with q human
care and solicitude. Finally, this unnat-
ural mode of existence seeming to disa-
gree with them, the chickens were taken
from their strange protector, much to
the latter's sorrow. The dogs conduct
could hardly be ascribed to instinct he
rather seemed to be impelled by hui
man impulse and affection.