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Year: 1878

A candid mantle confectioner.


Waiting to be whipped is the most
uniateresting period in boyhood.


An Indiana man stopped his paper
because it had not contained circus
advertisement for three years.


A wicked cotemporary says: sThe
ordinary idea of hell is place of intense
heat; the Hottentot's place of extreme
cold the Boston mans a place where
there are no goldfish and beansF'


Two wealthy wood carvers in Massa-
chusetts have founded home for desti-
-tute members of the craft. Why dou't
some of our wealthy poets found home
for destitute poets. This could be done
by roofing in one or two continents.


Since Edison invented the telephone
and phonograph he has more orders for
new inventions than he can attend to.
One party wants him to invent bone
less shad; another asks him to turn his
attention to gas meter that won't al
ways lie in favor of the company; a third
desires pocket book that will always
contain dollar or two; and while he is
about it he might as well infuse some
of his inventive genius into a flight Of
stairs that won't creak like all possessed
when a man sneaks into the house at
midnight.
Year: 1878

Yes, sir"


"The prisoner was employed BY your
partner in your absence, aud was ar.
rested about the time of your returnf'


'Sueh is the case"


"Have you ever seen hinf


"Or met him in your travelsP


e Ii he will turn his head this way
can tell better"


At my bidding, Gilbert turned and
faced the witness.


The effect was electrical. Mr.. MangIe
turned red and pale by turns.


"One other question, Mr.. Mangle," 1
resumed. "Do you recognize in the
prisoner young man from whom you
won thousand dollars at poker while
on your travelsl' and l named the time
aud place ut which the prisoner had
met with the misfortune.


The man of iron virtue hesitated
worse than his more amiahle partner
had done. He was halting between a
point blank lie, which might entail the
penalties of perjury and the truth,
which would cost him money.


Cowardiee performed the Office of
conscience and the truth came out. The
firms money, which George Gilbert had
lost, had been won by the senior part
her; aud the court instructed the Jury
that, IS the SUM in question had actual
ly been delivered To one of the Joint
owners, who was bound to account to
bis associate, the prisoner could not be
convicted.


God bless you. Dir. Parkeri'' fal-
tered the happy little wife al knew
you would bring us out all right"


It was evident the truthful woman's
nature gave me all the credit Of result
in which achievement my share had
been next to nothing.


The lesson was not lost on George
Gilbert. His first false step was his
last and the richest fee ever received
was the heartfelt gratitude of his noble,
faithful wife.
Year: 1878

The discontented class in the East
now complain that the silver bill has
not improved their condition in any
way, and that money is as scarce as
ever. These people have peculiar no
ton of tie laws of currency. They
suppose that money is kept from the
hands of those who earn nothing be-
cause there issnot enough to go around.
Let the mints coin an abundance of
short weight dollars, or the Govern.
ment presses run of no end of paper
promises to pay, then they believe there
will be such currency pressure that a
portion will be injected into every
household in the land. They do not
understand that money only flows where
there is exchange to require its presence.
No man gets money unless he has some
thing to give for it.
Year: 1878

A WOMAN who had spent tho greater
part of the day ia going to auction sales
concluded she would attend service at a
fashionable church in New York on her
way home. Wearied and wern out, she
soon became oblivious to her surround
ings, and was only awakened by the
rustling of the congregation as they
arose to receive the benediction. See
ing the minister's hand raised in the
air, she waved her handkerchief at him
and said, in firm, clear voice, "Ill
take the green washstand if you will
throw in the bowl and pitcher"
Year: 1878

A lady writer in the Washington
Capital has not very high opinion of
her sex, if we may judge of her feelings
by the suhioined: "One woman's hand
is always lifted against another, if she
thinks the other is getting along. If I
was on trial 1 would not be tried by a
jury of women, for if my bonnet was a
little more fashionable, or my face lit
tie more attractive, then the twelve in
telligent jurywomen would sit down on
their sister women instantly, if not
sooner"
Year: 1878

A MAN may face death with compOs-
ure and adversity with smiles, but the
chances are that he will hop and swear
when he discovers that twenty-cent
silver piece has been palmed off on him
for a quarter.-Pstck.
Year: 1878

IT is very true that George Washing
ton never told a lie, but then his
wife never made him say he would
spade up the side flower beds and the
verbena mound in the front yard, before
he went down to the Office. -Hasckege.
Year: 1878

Probably the most remarkable case
ever tried in this county, and one that


has perhaps attracted more attention
ana excited more comment than any
other, was that of Flora a. Spurlock
VS.. Charles w. Green, for annulment
of marriage contract We cannot
learn that the case has any precedent
in this state. The complainant is the
daughter of Rev. NJ. Spurlock, Metho-
dist preacher now stationed at Kewa-
nee, and formerly at Geneseo; and the
defendant is Methodist minister sta


toned at Fairyiew, Fulton county.
The parties were formally married
nearly two years ago, and lived togeth.
er as man and wife, having one child
born to them, now nine months old.
For some time past the complainant
has not lived with the defendant, and
recently she brought suit for annul-
ment of the marriage contract, on
the ground that she had entered into
it under duress of her mother, and
against her choice and protest. This
she swore to on the witness stand,
testifying that she had never loved the
defendant, and had not willingly mar
ried him; that he was and had always
been repugnant to her; that her parents
had all of the time known this, but
they had persisted that she must
marry him, and her mother had watch
ed and guarded her to that end; that
her letters to Green had been written
or dictated by her mother, and filled
with expressions of affection that she
conld not voluntarily make; that she
had loved another man, and had pray
ed for death and contemplated self-de.
structiou rather than submit to it land
finally had been wearied out, and,
Worn and distracted, had submitted
herself an unwilling partner in the
marriage ceremony, but did not con-
consider that in spirit she had ever
been married TO Green.


Mrs. Spurlock, the mother of the
girl, appearing as witness for her,
fully corroborated this testimony in
all essential particulars, astounding
the crowd of spectators by solemnly
avOwing i'll all its particularly her
own part in this extraordinary bust
ness, and pleading belief that she


was doing right, and securing her
daughters happiness and well being.
The popular impression left by such


testimony was in the highest degree


unfavorable, and there is not heard
anywhere any dissent from that i'm
preston.


After the submission of this and
other corroborative evidence, the de-
fense consented to a verdict. Mr..


Green testified that he had never
known of the facte testified to by the


mother and daughter, and that he had


no desire to hold an unwilling wife,
and only wished to guard his own


honor and reputation from a reproach


that he didfnot merit. Accordingly,


verdict was rendered. annulling the


marriage, and declaring it void that
is, that the marriage had never exis-
ted; that the parties were not in law


husband and wife when they lived to-


gether. and that the child was not born


III lawful wedlock. That such decree


should be desired, seems to us almost


as incredible as that mother should


have thought she was pursuing a
righteous course in competing her


daughter to marriage that she loath-


ed.-Kesoanee Independent.
Year: 1878

THHRR have been at lesst dozen tel
Wrams sent to CaliforniA lately II ref.
rence 70 wade Hampton. ons-haif OF
which have been contradictory Of the
other half. First II was reported that
he waz thrown from . mule and badly
injured. Next his being injured vas al
Pretense to give him an excuse for nor
signing certificates Of elvctioA for per-
sons who were frauduicatly elected to
ofnce al the November election. THIS
last 10 good sample Of tho stories that
che intelligent and veracioas agents Of
Associated Press are in tho habit OF get
ting hold OF and sending to California.
The next news that comes is that Hamp-
ton has had his leg broken by being
thrown from a mule. Then that his
being thrown from his mule was Dem
ocratic lio, but that he had broken his
leg and had nearly recovered. Then
again he was going to have his leg am
Uutated and that there was serious dan
ger that he would not survive the oper-
alton. There have been good many
kilograms sent lately which il the per-
sons who sent them believed them to
be true. that fact indicates that they
possessed very small stock of intelli-
pence.
Year: 1878

THs Eursks SsrnaeI II Just q little In.
oonstent In vhaA il says about the bull.
ion.tsx penalties which still remain due
the State from the Bonanza miue own
ers. 1t says:


There was some excuse Tor The Leg.
lAture Of two years ago. With three years
Of litigation staring the State in the
face, to Offer to compromise on the
basis Of the cancellaticn Of these penal
ties, but none whatever for t6e State offi-
eials after tho case had been won in the
court Of last resort


And because the State officials agreed
that there should be stay OF proceed.
ings in the matter of the recovery OF
those penalties until after the meeting
Of the legislature, the Seafinel says there
was neither sense nor consistency in
that action. Now, Mt the time that ar
rsgement was made. the argument used
by persons occupying the position that
the Sentinel does in regard to this
matter, was that the mine owners had
already paid the full amount Of their
delinquent taxes together with the costs
Of litigation, and that these penalties
being more than ordinary tax. payers
we're required to pay. they simply asked
that there should be stay of proceed
ings until the Legislature colud have an
opportunity to say whether they should
be compelled to pay them or not; aud
because the State officials agreed to al
low the Legislature an opportunity to
pass upon the matter the Sentinei ac-
cuses them Of lack of sense and consis.
tency. But it certainly does appear q
little inconsistent in that paper to abuse
those officials for being opposed to
complying with the wishes of the Bo.
nanza people in regard to the modifica-
ton OF the law and then 60 on and sc.
cuso them OF lack of sense for grant
ing them this comparatively small and
reasonable request. We wish also to
call attention to the quotation from the
SeniiHei given above which refers to the
proposed modification OF the bullion tax
law by the last Legislature as propos.
al to compromise with the Bonanza
people Oh the basis of the cancellation
Of penalties. 1t is hardly necessary to
call attention TO the fact that there was
no basis OF that kind ever mentioned in
connection with the legislation which
was sought to be had on tho subject at
the last session OF the Legislature. II
there was We have never heard Of it
before.
Year: 1878

The recent election has naturally re.
opened the question Of the Wardership
OF the State prison and we notice the
journals of the State, with singular
unanimity endorse c. G. Batterman,
the present incumbent, as the most
proper person TO succeed himself. Be-
longing as we do to the minority party.
suggestions from such source respect
ing such matters will perhaps carry but
little weight with the victors, neverthe-
less the further endorsement Of a polit-
ical opponent, can do tho g. ntleman no
harm. The management OF the Prison
under Warden Batterman's administra-
ton has been judicious and effective,
receiving the unqualified approval OF
all familiar with the methods OF i'm
provement and system OF government
instituted and perfected under his man.
agement. The marked success attend
ing his efforts in the entire management
OF the Prison affairs since his induction
to the Office of Warden 10 In evil
dence that he is peculiarly adapted for
the position, which together with the
valuable experience acquired during the
time he has already had control, rem
ders him, in our opinion, moro eligible
to that responsible position than any
other person whose name VIC have
heard mentioned in connection with tho
Wardenship.
Year: 1878

There seems 70 be . good deal Of an


certainty about the future moven
Of the individual whose name appears
at tho head OF this article. A few dayn
ago il was announced that he Was COM
ing to the United States very soon, and
that extensive preparations were being
made to give him series Of grand re-
eeptions at tho principal eastern cities.
II was also said that the Marquis OF
Lorne and the Princess Louisa were TO
be invited. and it was added that il Was
confidently expected that they would be
present. But it seems that tho General
perhaps not being fully aware of all the
honors that were intendOd to DO show
cred upon him, has embraced the op-
portuni;y which has offered OF making
voyage to British India and China, as
a deadhead in government war vessel,
which has been kindly placed at his
disposal for that purpose by the Secre-
tary OF War. or course i: is repre-
sented that this particular vessel was
about to make the voyage in question
for the purpose Of looking after the in
terests of the United States, but it will
most certainly be the case that during
the voyage, those interests will be
second in Importance to the will and
pleasure of General Grant. It has al
ways been the especial weakness OF
Grant to he constantly accepting pres
ents and fayors which compromise his
Independence, and subject him to criti-
cism. and it seems that that weakness
Is still influencing his actions.
Year: 1878

Tho December number Of tAS Popular
Science Monthly, contains an article
headed Fever Factories, by F. L. Oswald,
II. D., in which II il stated that the
vital and material losses Of the Southern
States by the Yellow Fever during the
last year. would equal those occasioned
to the country by the Mexican War.
The theory advanced by this writer Is
that the causes of the disease are moro
objective than subjective; that is that
the spread OF the disease and it's viru-
ience depends more upon the sanitary
condition Of the people themselves. and
their dietetic habits than upon the sani.
tary condition of the locality where the
disease occurs.


Now, although this is a point to which
very little reference has hitherto been
made by writers on the subject, and
almost the entire attention Of persons
who have investigated it is bestowed on
tho matter OF qunrruntining the dis
ease out of the country, the writer OF
this article shows pretty conclusively
by facts and arguments that the posi-
ton he takes is the correct one. 1t is a
well known fact that the liability Of a
person to take the smallpox or to have
the disease in IA severe form depends
upon the condition of the system, aud
that the persons who are in the habit
Of using tue most nourishing and slim
ulHting diet. although they may have
every appearance OF tho most robust
health, are the persons who are most
liable to take the disease and are the
ones who have il in its severest form,
1t appears that yellow fever in this
respect acts in exactly the SANG way
that small pox does, and it should be
impressed upon the people who live in
localities where the disease is liable TO
be introduced, that unless they shall
accustom themselves to the use OF a
more vegetable diet and get tho general
health Of the people into better con-
dition to resist the disease, that not
vithstanding all the quarantine pre-
cautions that can be taken, the country
will bo liable to repetition Of the
horrors which it has suffered during
the last season.
Year: 1878

The present Office OF tho Bonanza
firm at the Con. Virginia works will be
made the grand central Office for their
numerous mines on the Comstock. The
business Of the North Consolidated
Virginia will hereafter be transacted at
this central Office. The Office is already
connected by telephone with the G. and
G. shaft, and another telephone line
will soon be put up to the Ophir and
out to tho North Con. Virginia shaft.
Similar lines will doubtless soon radiate
to the Gould and Curry, Savage. Hale
aud Norcross and other mines aud min.
ing works north md south on the lode.
Thus at the central Office they may al.
most instantly communicate with clerks,
foremen. and superintendents Of mines
either north or south, nnd in this why
save the legs Of several messengers.-
Enteprise.
Year: 1878

THIS cynical paragraph is from Puck.
" You should not always judge by ap-
pearances. Because man gracefully
and smilingly yields his seat to lady
the moment she enters the crowded car,
you must not Immediately rush to the
conclusion that he is the very soul OF
gallantry. II you take notice. you will
almost always find that he was going to
get OF at tho next corner, anyhow"
Year: 1878

The Now York H,rdd thinks u Tai.
mage was compelled 10 live for month
or so on the Thanksgiving fare Of slice
OF contentment dressed with tho sauce
OF n cheerful spirit, which he suggested
to his congregation on Thursday last. lie
would hardly be in a mood to run
around that city aS midnight.
Year: 1878

Senator Bruce hos lstoly spent two
weeks in Paris. Ho says ho spent a
great portion OF that time in company
vita General Grant, and also says that
General Grant seoms wiser and greater
man now than when he was President
That does not soem at all STANCE bo.
caus there was certainly some room for
improvement.
Year: 1878

In in row in faro room at Silver
Reef two men, Henry Clark and Sykes
Griffin were killed. 1t appears that
Grifiiu was dealing the game ani the
trouble arose on account Of one of the
Clark boys, there being two brothers OF
them present insisting on betting Mt the
game without putting up tho money.
Griffin shot Clark twice and when he
fell the other Clark Knocked Griffin
down aud ho fell on top Of the Clark
that was shot. His pistol was then
take, from him by Clark aud he was
shot aud had his skull fractured by
blows with the pistol. Both men are
dead and Jimmy Clark has been arrest
ed and held under 3 800 bonds.
Year: 1878

New YORK, July 1S.-A special dispatch from
the announcement that all the citizens of
South Carolina accused of offences under the
kuklux law, who have left the state on account
OF prosecutions against them pending in the
united States courts, may now return with
safety TO their homes, where they can reside
without fear of further molestation. upon the
single condition that they be peaceful and law
abiding citizens"
Year: 1878

AN EVIDENCE OF THE POPULARITY of the
four per cent loan, and the extensive manner
in which it is being taken, is the fact that the
subscription today was one million one hun
dred and ninety-One thousand and nine hum
dred dollars.
Year: 1878

WORK FOR EX-SoLD1ERs.-Gen. John C.
Robinson and James Tanner, of New York
representing the Grand Army of the Republic,
are here to induce the President to urge the
employment of exsolders upon the public
works to be prosecuted by the government.
Year: 1878

SAN FaANcIsco. May ?.--The conn
ty committee of the Workingmen's
party held two meetings one TINS
afternoon. the other this evening
TO consider the conflict with kear-
ney and organization for the coming
campaign. kearney was roughly
handled by many OF the speakers.
branded as disturbing element in
the party and accused Of running
the organization in his own interest
and selling out his influence with
the party for coin. Resolutions were
adopted severing connection with
Kearney and providing for continu-
ing the organization without regard
to him, and urging the executive
committee to depose him from the
chairmanship. 1t was also claimed
that the county and central commit
tees were the lawfully and properly
constituted organizations, and that
all ward clubs should proceed in
the manner designated by such com
mittees to elect delegates to the
county convention for the purpose
Of putting up ticket for the consti-
tutional convention. and if in any
clubs kearney can command sutii-
cient influence to sway their action,
then all having the interests of the
party at heart should be urged to
sever their connection with such
clubs and connect themselves with
others who were working in lawful
manner. kearney's manner of pack
ing and bull-dozing the clubs ana
meetings for the purpose Of carrying
his own ends was severely dwelt
upon. and he was repeatedly de-
nounced as void of principle. homes
tv and reason. There seems no
reason to doubt that the breach be-
tween Kearney and the legitimate
organization of the party is bepond
repair.


New YORK, May 5.-The Tribune
has this: The British naval force
in the Pacific is exceedingly weak.
While the Pail Mail Gazette ques-
tions whether Russia, by breaking
through the declaration of the treaty
of Paris, can do English commerce
much harm out of the Pacific, it
comedies that unfortunately the
government seems even yet scarcely
alive to the exigencies Of the occas-
ion. The Triumph, though iron
clad, is a poor substitute for the
Ghah and other vessels being Sant to
Year: 1878

The Board of Health met last evening
at the call of the President,to take action
on nuisance in the Tenth Ward in
shape of watery cellers on Reed street
between Franklin and Harrison streets.
The Committee of the Ward was in>
structed TO have the nuisance abated.
The Board then adjourned to meet on
the third Monday in March, unless
called by the president during the
intervening time.
Year: 1878

Dispatches from America, reporting
apprehensions of communistic out
break, having been received in London,
and attracting considerable attention,
the Times says: If, as we will not an
ticipate, the United States is destined
to 20 through social crisis of this
kind, we shall doubtless hear again, as
we used to hear, a great deal about the
evil effects of democratic institutions
some fifteen years ago. If, however,
it is the weakness of institutions like
those of America to give tolerant en-
couragement to all sorts of expert
ments, in social and political organiza-
ton, it is their strength to be able to
survive them, to profit by their sue
cess, and to be Little worse for their
failure The fabric of American soci-
ETY. is so strong that it can sustain
with little or no injury, shocks which
would be fatal to weaker and more
etlete constitutions. In the United
States freedom of discussion is the
safety valve through which great deal
of superhous political steam escapes.
Americans have political sagacity
enough to distinguish sharply between
Incorporate or even revolutionary
speech and rebellious action. They
have unbounded liberation for the one


but have never shown any great pa
thence of the other We do not doubt,
if they have to deal with any danger
ous form of communism, that they
will deal with it effectively. The so
cial fabric OF the United States is IS
capable of successfully resisting such
attack as that of any state in the world.
Year: 1878

The Sacramento Bee notices a new
process for drying fruit. which was
accidently discovered. The suporin-
tendcnt of the Placcrvillc foundry.
having placed some apples in the cold
air draft of the furnace, found that
after :ew hours exposure 90 the cur
rent they were cured in very supe-
rior manner. FurthereXperiments led
to the belief that this mode of driving
will be found preferable to the hot air
process, as it saves the expense of
fuel, and the blast of cold air frees
the fruit from moisture without the
possibility Of burning it. The result
is said to be much more satisfactory
than even that produced by drying,
while the time required is much less
and the work can be carried on with
out regard to weather.