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Year: 1877

How to get sleep is to some persons
a matter Of high Importance. Nerv-
Gus persons who are troubled with
wakefulness and excitability, usually
have strong tendency of blood to
the brain,. with cold extremeties. The
pressure Of blood ON the brain keeps
it in stimulated or wakefil state, and
the pulsations in the head are often
painful. Let such rise and chafe the
body and extremeties with brush or
towel, or rub smartIy with the hands
to promote circulation, and withdraw
the excessive amount Of blood from
the brain, and they will fall asleep in
few moments. A cold bath, or
a sponge bath and rubbing, or a good
run, or a rapid walk in the oIen air,
or going up and down stairs a few
times just before retiring, will aid in
equalizing circulation and promoting
sleep. These rules are simple and
easy of application, and may minister
to the comfort Of Thousands who would
freely expend money for an anodyne
to promote Natures sweet resiorer,
balmy sleep
Year: 1877

For farmers and those who live in
localities where people can retire at s
or 8 o'clock in the evening, the old
notion about early rising is still ap-
propriate. But he who is kept up till
ten or eleven or twelve o'clock, and
then rises at six, because of the teach.
ings Of some old ditty about "early to
rise" is committing a sin against his
iown soul. There is not one man in
ten thousand who can afford to do
without seven or eight hours sleep.
All the stuff written about great men
who slept only three or four hours n
night is apocryphal. They have been
pat upon such small allowance occa'
sionally, and prospered; hut nobody
ever yet kept healthy in body and
mind for a number of years with less
than seven hours sleep. If you can
get to bed early, then rise early. If
you cannot get to bed till late, then
rise late. 1t may be as proper for one
to rise at eight as it is for another to
rise at five. Let the rousing bell he
rung at least thirty minutes before
your public appearance. Physicians
say that a sudden Jump out of bed
gives irregular motion to the pulses,
1t takes hours tn get over too sud
den rising. 1t is barbarous to expect
tchiliren instantly to land on the cen.
ter of the floor at the call Of their nur-
ses, the thermometer below zero. Give
us time after you call us to roll over,
gaze at the world full in the face, and
look before we leap.
Year: 1877

Up in New Hampshire, where ]


used to live when boy, (says Cover
nor Noyes,) there was an old deacon
who was great deal more pious than
honest. He was nm old hypocrite, and
when he had done a particularly mean
thing he eased his conscience by going
out into field, along one side of which
was n stone wall, and kneeling beside
it, prayed the Lord to topple it over
on him il he had done any thing often.
sive 10 Him or wrong in His sight.
Well, the boys found it out, and one
day, when we saw the deacon making
for the stone wall, we got on the 9th


er side and waited. He knelt down
according to his usual custom, and
went through his usual formula, clos,
ing with the petition TO have the wall
toppled over if he had done anything
wrong, Aud we toppled it. Jump
ing out from under the stones, the old
man cried out in tones of mingled dis


gust and alarm -"Good graciou,
can't you tell when man is joking?'
Year: 1877

We never can tell what's going to
happen in this w,rll. The gul who
this year Is working zephyr dogs on a
young mans slippers may next year
be working half soles on the old mans
palits
Year: 1877

TO-DAY being New Years holiday no
work will be done ia our establishment,
and consequently no paper will be is.
sued Tomorrow The counting ROOM
however, will be open for the reception
Of orders and advertisements.
Year: 1877

mulating in the Bank Of Eng
land for nearly seventy years,
and now amounts to nearly
twenty millions of dollars in
hard cash. As the recipients
Of this intelligence are all in
very moderate circumstances
the sensation produced among
them by this Arabian Nights
sort Of Information may be i'm
agined. 1t seems that one Rob
ert Sheppard in 1910 placed the
fund which was the nucleus of
this mammoth fortune in the
Bank of England to the credit
of a sister. Her. elopement
caused an estrangcment be-
tween them which lasted some
years, and all his subsequent
efforts to find her were unsuc-I
cessful. At his death, heirs to
himself or sister We're advertised
for, but none appeared, and the
money has remained untouched
till now. What lucky accident
threw the clue to these Brook
lynites in the way of the pub
lie administrator in England is
not known. As it is, every per-
son of the name of Sheppard for
a hundred miles around is pick
ing up his ears and licking his
lips in hopes of getting a slice
OF that fat inheritance. 1t is
very much to be feared that had
this taken place in this country
some one would have managed
to get his hands on a treasure
of this size which had begging
for such a length of time.


RADIx.
Year: 1877

1t is exceedingly difficult for
one to form a satisfactory opinion
as to TIE real state Of tue contest
now going on in the East, in
which Russia and Turkey are the
principal actors. The intelligence
received from there is so varied,
and often contradictory, that Il
satisfactory conclusion is almost
impossible. One day it is this
way, the next day it is that way;
this movement bas been made, and
then it has not; a battle has been
fought and then it has not; the
Russians were defeated one day
and then we are told they were
not; and so it goes from day to
day. Most of the reports that
reach US come through sources
uniriendly to the Russians, and
may, therefore, be regarded as
colored to some extent By the
media through which they pass.
This much, however, may be re-
garded as true: there is war, and
it is being waged on quite a large
scale. All the countries of Europe
are deeply interested, some for
one reason, some for another, and
all the great Powers, as they are
called, are busily engaged in try
ing to prepare as best they can
for whatever may turn up.


The latest news from the seat
of war is to the effect that tn =
Russians had captured Abraham,
taking sixty guns with large a.
mount Of military stores, but had
been repeatedly r,pulsed with
great loss in attempting 10 cap
ture Kars.


Reports from Constautinople
say the Turkish authorities have
proclaimed a holy war against the
Russians. This is what every
well informed man would have
expected from the first. and it
may have very marked inAu-
ence on Mahommedans in other
countries and bring many volun-
teers to their assistance. 1t is al
so reported that another change
in chief rulers at Constantinople
may be looked for at no distant day
rather it may occur any day.
Year: 1877

A little friend of ours, writes cores
pondent, possesses, among other pets' o
fine pointer dog and a couple OF pet
chickens that have been deserted by
their mother. The other day ne ten
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 III
which they were being cared for. The
dog seemed perfectly carried away WITH
fond affection for his charge: lie w9ufu
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 nc
was their constant companion-attend-
ing to their very wants with human
care and solicitude. Finally, this unnat-
ural mode of existence seeming to dlsa-
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 !, ne
rather seemed to be impelled by hu-
man impulse and affection.
Year: 1877

watched as they stood together there,


And couldn't help pausing to wonder


he, with his wealth and stylish air.


Would marry that widow down yonder.
She did look pretty, and happy too;


Gf were man I'd love herr
Her hair shone like gold, and her eyes were
AS the summer skies above her;
Her baby sat Growing upon her knee,


A bright little year-old prattler;
And now if tell what saw that day,


You must never call me tattler.
saw him stoop down. close, close to her face,
Twas almost too curioas, maybe,
thought he was going to kiss her, I'm sure,
But he only kissed the baby.
saw him again, as he came one day,


And they went to the church together;
/ watched from my window over the way,
Twas beautiful, sunshiny weather.
She had pink dress and a bonnet Of white
She didn't wear black any longer.
As all this burst forth on my wondering sight,
Curiosity kept growing stronger;
And SO L just put on my bonnet and shawl
And went down, although twas bot;
The church door was open, and when got there
The parson had just tied the knot.
Tn sure don't know how it all came about
But it might have been just this way, maybe;
I think that sometimes he made mistake,
And kissed her instead Of the baby.
Year: 1877

It 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 vainar 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
a 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 iocose 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.


I 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.


It 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 little well. He is good wagoncr
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 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, con
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, as 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
we'll as call forth admiration.


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

The Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise says :
About three years ago gentleman of
this city went East on a 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-little 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, ns though thinking Of what a
bright and beautiful place his home must
he. At last the day came when Uncle
Ben was to leave for his home in the far
West. Little Benny knew this as we'll
rs any one about the house, and, with
both eyes ana 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 80 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: "Is it
there-the star?" He was told that the
star was there and shing brightly. Fee
bly he said: "Take mo 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 star" 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
ont and up to meet and mingle with that
of the star he so long had watched and
loved
Year: 1877

To CLEAN BLACK LAcE.-Place the
lace on clean table; have one teaspoon
full Of powdered borax dissolved in q
quart of hot water; take soft brush and
Use the borax water freely; after all the
grease spots or soiled places have been
removed, use plenty of warm water with
a sponge; go all over the places 30 as to
rinse off oil the bora1 water place the
lace-while damp, and after picking out
nicely-between pieces of old black silk
or cashmere, and press with warm iron
until dry; be careful not to use hot
Year: 1877

There is something refreshing in the abso- lute astonishment that visitors to printing office sometimes display at the commonest things. What is that black-looking thing standing up in the corner2" is sometimes asked by an unsophisticated observer; and the nearest typo answers: That Is the printing office towel We always stand it up in the corner"-Tribunc.
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR OF THE HESALD:-


Why cannot ST. Johns Guild and other charitable
associations purchase coal from dealer in the vicinity
of where the coal to be delivered thereby saving
least 81 per in the cost OF carriage? am confident
there are enough charitably disposed in the coa
trade doing business different portions Of the city
who could and would deliver all the coal needed for
charitable purposes at cost, If their attention
called TO it and their cooperation desired. TO initiate
the movcmentf those Interested are in favor of and
willing 10 try it, propose 10 sell and deliver within
reasonable distance OF my yard coal nt the following
priccs-Re stove coal, ton or half ton quani
ties at 81 70 whiio ASH 81 3o in quarter ton guam
titles at the of IS 20 and $4 so respectively.
Yours truly COAL.
Year: 1877

Not Made According TO Contract.
National Associated Press to the Star.


NEW YORK, May Sit is understood
shat the Commission that Investigated
the cause of the fatal accident at the
Post.ofiice, decided that the truss sup
porting the roof had not been made ac.
cording to the terms of the contract,
and the party in charge had been remIss
in his duties by not insisting upon be
contract or making the truss fully equal
to the model, which was sufficiently
strong to bear the weight Of the root.
Year: 1877

There are few traps for the female sex
more deadly than the side-saddle, and
no one of any sense grieves at the decay
of the the 'noble art of horsemanship,"
as long as the art cannot be practiced ex-
cept at the imminent risk of the ladies
doing so. English people are devoted
horsemen, and the ladies, as well as the
men, take the highest pleasure in gallop-
ing after the hounds. But recently an
English lady; who enjoys what is consid-'
cred an enviable fame fof skill and dar-
ing in riding close to the hounds, and
who is also pattern wife and mother,
has announced that she will risk her life
in no more riding on a side saddle, but


in the next season will ride masculine
fashion. Her announcement has set the
whole fashionable world to talking, since
she is woman of spirit, and it is believ-
ed she will do as she says. If she does,
she will have followers without a doubt,
and it may be that this will inaugurate
the long-expected dress revolution.
Year: 1877

aass


The war correspondent of the London
Times gives the following camp sketch:-


"Then came new dance, and when it
was over we had out some horses of diff
fereut breeds to look at--ugly little
beasts, some of them, but showing good
poi evidently animals that endure
much work. On speaking of the riding
of the men and the training of the horses,
our hosts offered to show what the Cos
sacks and their horses can do. In about
a minute a straight run was cleared, a
fur cap thrown down, and instantly a
string of horsemen charged at full gallop.
As they neared the cap each in turn
swung himself round in his saddle, so as
to reach the ground with his hand, and
'snatched at the cap. There were many
misses, as there are at tent pegging, and
some tremendous falls; but whenever the
rider fell, though he rolled over like a
ball, he kept hold of the bride, and his
little horse stopped short in full career. ]
threw down little forage cap that was
wearing and offered piece of money to
the man who should pick it up. 1t was
missed once, but seized by the second
rider and held up in triumph. Then we
sat down outside the colonePs tent to
drink wine and tea, apparently without
any apparent reason for one or the other
except that the evening was warm ant
that the tea and wine correct each
other.
Year: 1877

From the san francisco Mall.


Those who say that the Chinaman is
unclean in his habits and averse to the
application of cold water, should have
been in the vicinity of Lotta's fountain
on Sunday morning, a little before o.
clock. They would have seen two Chi
namen stop at the fountain, deliberately
undress ON the stone flags surrounding it
produce each piece of soap and Two
towels, and take a prolonged and very
thorough wash. They were surrounded
by the time they had dried and dressed
themselves by at least one hundred and
fifty spectators, some of whom followed
them down Kearny street on their return
to the Chinese quarters. Luckily for
the bathers no policeman made his ap-
pearance during the bathing performance
The event will no doubt increase the
popularity of the fountain as thirst
quenching apparatus.
Year: 1877




For a couple of days last week the
grain market and all breadstuffs were
somewhat affected by reason of the block
ade upon the railways growing out of the
strike among the employees. 1t was
thought that prices would largely advance
and if the difficulties continued for any
length of time there would be such
scarcity that the figures would simply be
exhorbitant. The troubles, however, be-
gan to subside on Saturday and the ma
ket was easier, and yesterday, by reason
of the arrival of large quantities of bread
stuffs, prices again declined, There is
now no occasion for any excitement, and
as the railroads are all now carrying
freight, the figures at which such articles
are held will be about the same as they
were before the trouble broke out over
the country. The consumers can now
rest easy that no more will be asked for
-four than week or ten days ago.
Year: 1877

word of only four letters, yet how much
OF significance is contained in it. Gone J
what depth of meaning that little word
conveys to the heart, is only known to those
who have fcit, rather than seen its power.
The vacant seat at the table, the empty
chair in the parlor, are silently saying
gone, gone from the paterna roof to seek
home elsewhere--to be an actor in the
scenes of life. The empty coat-sleeve hang
ing by the side of him who has literally
given part of his very being for his country
is constantly saying, gone. The pallid fea-
lures and emaciated form of him who, hav-
ing sacrificed health and vigor on the altar
of freedom, has just as truly given his life
for his country us one whose life is already
extinct his manly strength, and firm elias


tic step, are gone and he looks forward al
most with eageness to that time when he
will be called to that better land where
there is rest for the weary. Desolate homes
and grief-stricken hearts speak but too
plainly of departed loved ones; the flower
which God has lent to us for short time,
not given--that mother or sister, in whom
we always have found ready sympathy
either in joy or sorrow-has gone to meet
her reward that father or brother, upon
whose strong arm we have leaned, lies pow
erless-these do all say to us in ever to be
remembered tones-gone, gone to that coun-
try from whose bourne no traveller ever re-
turns. Nor is this all. Most of us who
have reached years of discretion can see, in
glancing back through the vista of years, OPP
portunities for doing good passed idly by.
Those opportunities are gone, and though we
strive never so hard to redeem our character,
time once past never returns. Does some
enthusiastic boy or girl say, if | had mint
of money you should see the good | would
do. 1t is true, money is source of great
good if properly used, and it is equally true
that vast amount of good may be done
without it. Be our circumstances ever so
humble, we can render some service to those
about us, and every time we benefit another,
even slightly, we benefit ourselves far more
partly because it helps to cultivate our
virtues, and partly because it is more blessed
to give than to receive. A pleasant smile
accompanied with a word OF cheerful SYM
pathy, bestowed upon one who feels that the
world is wide, and he is alone; a word of ad-
vice given in right spirit to a wayward
one few words of Christian encourage
ment to a sin-sck soul and hearty God
bless you-these are not without their re-
ward Then let us fervently ask God for
ready hearts and willing hands to do His
work. for we read, lnasmuch as We have
done it unto one of the least of these my
brethren, we have done it unto me-