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Year: 1877

Some time ago, in Tunis, a Siciian
athlete Of Rinaldo's circus excited gen.
eral admiration by his manly beauty
and feats Of strength. He was in the
habit Of overcoming a Ion during the
performance, which. however, was
trained to succumb. The Bey of Tunis,
hearing Of this, sent him an offer Of
thousand ducats if he would kill lion
which he possessed. The proposal was
accepted, aud on the day appointed the
Bey and a large company gathered
around the pit where the lion was kept.
The beast had been there three days
without food, and was furious. The
iron door Of the pit opened but instead
OF the athlete, trembling dog was
thrown forward, which timidly took
refuge in a corner. The lion, who was
at distance, turned in surprise at the
humble intruder. His tail ceased to
lash his side, his roars ceased, and he
sat, with paws extended, contemplate
ing his victim. Propelling himself for
ward upon his belly, he finally made
spring. The dog, however. who had
watched him with a vigilant eye,
sprang in the opposite direction. The
lien seemed astonished at missing his
prey, but after rolling over few
times made another jump, which was
also avoided. Pity for the dog induc-
ed the Bey to order cord to be low.
cred for him, aud while the lion was
gyrating preparatory to renewed
spring, the dog intelligently seized the
cord with his teeth and was drawn up.
AS he ascended the lion sprang again,
but was too late. AT this moment the
Sirilian appeared, calm and fearless.
He was in rich circus costume, and
carried heavy mace. He took his
position in the same corner previous
ly occupied by the dog. At first the
lion did not perceive him; but, on
turning, his eye. expressed a vague in
quietude.


He slowly withdrew a few steps,
watching his enemy with furtive and
sidelong glance. The Sicilian, on the
| contrary, looked straight in his eye
and watched every movement. The lion
evidently had misgivings, but, impell-
ed by hunger, sprang upon the man
with a terrible roar. The Sicilian slip.
ped aside with agility, and, before the
paws Of the lion touched the ground a
violent blow from the mace upon the
head laid him insensible. The mace
was raised for the death blow, when
.the Bey interposeG. He offered the
man another thousand for the life of
the beast. 1t was accepted, and the
lion was allowed to recover.
Year: 1877

A teacher after reading to her schOl-
ars a story Of generous. child, asked
them what generosity was. One little
boy raised his hand and said, 81 know
its giving to others what you dOn't
want yourself"


We often find that an eloquent
speaker is like a river-greatest at the
mouth.


BE it ever so humble, there's no
place like home for the poor mans
summer resort


The fences around Washington are
'shll full of Ohio men, patiently await
ing their turn.
Year: 1877

The London Times, in speaking of
the Eastern question, says: 1.-The su-
premacy of Great Britain is not en-
dangered; ut the same time there are
interests not threatened by the progress
of the war, except so far as mutual CO.
hesion of the whole Ottoman empire is
threatened, which can be more strongly
prote cted than they are by acts not in
any degree savoring of the character of
war. We are not going to allow our
interest to be bound up with the main
tenance of the Ottoman empire in its
integrity or independence. It will be
found when Parliament meets that the
communications the ministers will have
to make in both houses are not inspired
by that terror which now disturbs the
mental vision and distracts the judg-
ment Of so many"
Year: 1877

The Case of Senator Paterson.


Columbia, Dec. 20.-The question of
sending to the United States Senate al
the evidence taken against Senator Pat
tcrson by the investigating committee
of the South Carolina legislature was
discussed in the state senate yesterday.
It was stated in the discussion that
Senator Butler had informed his friends
that it would be impossible for him, in
view of his obligation TO Senator Pat
terson, to present the report of the in
vestigating committee TO the Senate of
the United States. 1t was deemed best,
therefore. to pass n resolution TO send
the report to Vice-President Wheeler,
with the request that he will submit
the same to the Senate.


One of Gov. Hampton's friends said
authoritatively that the former was
quite willing for Butler to reward Pat
terson as best he may, but whatever
settlement is made between the two
Senators, Coy. Hampton does not think
that his administration should be par
ty to il.
Year: 1877

Las Vegas, Dec. 20.-The coach COM
ing south was stopped at Apache Hill,
between Union and Cimarron last night
by two men. While one was guarding
the driver and passengers, the other
went through the coach. They only
got one dollar from the driver and three
dollars from one of the passengers.
The robbers told the driver that they
would also take in the coach going
north.
Year: 1877

Whenever you sre In doubt which Of
two things to do, let your7decision be
for that which 10 right, Do not waver,
do not parley; but square up to the
mark and do the right thing Boy!
when you divide that apple WITH your
sister, be careful not to keep the largest
half yourself Young man! don't sneak
out of the basement door because ycu
want to escape your fathers eye
NJ dam let not the most trifing deceit
pass current in those little acts which
make up the sum of your life No mat
ter who you are, what yonrlot, or where
you live, you can not afford to do that
which ia wroru inmoJ


The only way to obtain happiness and
pleasure yourself, is, gto do the right
thing. You may not always bit the
mark, but you should, nevertheless, aim
at it, and with every trial your. skill will
increase. Whether you are to. be pfais-
ed or blamed for it By others, whether
it will seemingly make you richer or
poorer, or whether no otherperson than
yourself knows of your action, still, al.
ways, and in all cases, do the right thing,
Your first lesson In this viii glow easier,
until finally doing the right thing will
become habit, and to do wrong viii
seem an absolute impossibility.
Year: 1877

Desirable and beautiful as sound
teeth are, there il no part Of the bod
les OF young children that is so almost
universally neglected by parents.
Scarcely one child in a hundred has
regular, sound teeth, and the proper
ton Of those that are covered to u
greater or less extent with an unpleas-
ant coating is equally great. A very
little care ON the part of parents would
largely obviate this difficulty, but the
misfortune i that few parents are will
ing to exercise such care. And this
is especially the, case in America
where dentistry thriyes more vigor-
ously, perhaps, than in any other
country, and all because parents are
neglectful of their chiliren's teeth.
The regular. daily use OF the brush,
without any other dentriiicc than pure
white CASTLE soap, and the removal Of
II misplaced tooth or two, would, in
most instances, not only give pearly
whitepess but regularity, both com bin
ing to greatly enhance beauty, wheth-
err in man or woman, and especially
woman.
Year: 1877

How many thousands are there
whose energies are paralyzed by bor-
rowing troubled If they are not very
unfortunate to-day, they are certain
they will be so tomorrow. They spend
20 much vi their time groaning. that
they have but little LETT for the per-
formance of the duties of life. Such
are not the men to whom the world
commits important trusts, and whom
it is ready to assist. II you tell the
world that you are going To fail in any
Undertaking, it will be sure 10 take
you at your word And men are most
apt 10 help those who need it the
least. If you are weak, do your best
to be cheerful.
Year: 1877

Human nature has no essence more
pure, the world knows nothing A,Sye
chaste, heaven has endowed the hu.
man heart with no feeling more holy
than the ispeeent alferuen % "a young
virgins soul. The warm language Of
the sunny South is too cold to shadow
forth even a faint outline Of that ear
thusiastic sentiment, And providence
has made the richest language poor in
the same respect, because the depth II
hearts that thrill with loves emotion
are too sacred for common coltempla-
tion. Yes, the light Of a young mai
den's frat love breaks dimly but beau
tifuly upother Us lhs silver lustre OF
a star glimmering through the thickly
woven bower, and the first blush that
mantles her check rs she feels the pri
mevial influence is faint and pure rs
that which rose leaf might east upon
marble. But how rapidly does the
light grow stronger and the flush
deeper until tie powerful efiulgencc
of this one irradiates every corner Of
her heart, aud the crimson glow of the
other suiluses every feature of the
countenance.
Year: 1877




A great many wiseacres laugh at
what is called graphtomancy, or the
art Of judging characters by handwrit.
ing, and yet all acknowledge that
handwriting does indicate something.
Every one allows a difference between
man and woman's hand. We hear
people speak of vulgar hand, a gen.
tlemanly hand, aud so forth. II had
once" said Archbishop Whately, "a
remarkable prof That handwriting is
sometimes, at least. an index to char
acter. 1 had a pupil at Oxford, whom
| liked in most respects, greatly; there
was but one thing about him which
seriously dissatisfied me, and that, as
| often told him, was his handwriting
1t was not bad writing, but it had II
mean. shutting character in it, which
always inspired me with feeling of
suspicion. While he remained at Ok
ford ! saw nothing to justify this sss.
picion; but transaction in which he
afterwards engaged, and in which |
saw more Of his character than | had
done before, conyinced me that the
writing had spoken truly" a still
more remarkable case was that of DR..
Dash, q celebnted graphiomancer.
While visiting the house Of a friend he
met lady who very much pleased
him. His hostess, knowing that he
was mistaken in her character. pro.
cured slip Of this lady's writing
(having ascertained he had never seen
il, and gave it to him one evening as
the handwriting Of friend Of hers she
wished him to decipher. The next
morning at breakfast the lady whose
writing he had unconsciously been ex.
amining made some observation which
peculiarly struck Mr.. Dash as SEEM
ing to betoken very noticeable and
truthful character. lie expressed his
admiration Of her sentiment very
warmly, adding at the same time to
the lady Of the house, "Not so, by the
way, your friend and he put into
her hand the slip. of writing of her
guest which she had given him the
evening before, over which he had
written the words, "Fascinating,
false, and hollow-hearted.' The laiy
of the house kept the secret, and Mr..
Dash never knew that the writing on
which he had pronounced So severe
Judgment was that of the friend so
greatly admired.
Year: 1877

THERE is very strong feeling against
the ''supper party" to be given by the
City Council Tomorrow night in COM
memorstion of the 50th anniversary Of
the Brandywine water works. Such
things always give displessure. They
are costly and cannot be made general !;
they are, therefore, unfair to the tax
payers, and add to the general expendl-
ture. Mems favors are often secured
through their stomachs. An extrayagant
dinner leaves nothing to show for the
money il costs, and therefore 1t is wan
ton waste in public body, that cannot
be commended. We are sorry that the
Council had not omitted this part of the
celebration although a celebration of
the semi>centennial of the Brandywine
water works is certainly appropriate on
the completion of.the new reservoir
Pure and wholesome water, such as we
have enjoyed from these works for fifty
years, is great blessing to any people,
and one over which they may well rejoice
and be merry. Bat little music and
little burnt powder would have been
quite as effective and delighted the young
and the masses much more than the
dinner could do.
Year: 1877

NOT So,-A correspondent asks us if
Senators Salisbury and Bayard do not
own stocks in the newspapers, and
whether these newspapers do not fire.
luently contain articles laudatory of
these gentlemen and their course in Con-
greSs and without waiting for an
answer proceeds TO comment upon the
matter


Senator Salisbury is the heaviest stock
holder in the Deiarafeaa, published at
Dover. and is considered the owner. We
lave been constant reader of that eX-
cellent Democratic journal, but never
have seen an article in it "laudatory' of
him. Senator 8ayart may have an in
'erest in paper in Delaware; but we
have no knowledge pf the matter. We
think that the rumoT that he has is not
rue. 1t is true that be united with sew.
eral gentle men few years ago to get m
a paper by stock subscriptions. But
that movement never had any greater
success than to procure a charter from
the legislature. The most active leader
n the enterprise, however, after being
rewarded with the treasuryship OF the
county poor, died defaulter to tn,
treasury of the county poor 10 the ton,
Of about - 100


Senator Bayard never was iuterestet
n the GAZETTE 10 the interest of rel
cent; whatever il has sad of him ha
been said without his knowledge an,
wholly gratuitous Oh our part. Since w,
are under no obligation TO him for an,
favor whatever In fact we do not be
lieve Senator Bayard has an interest il
any newspaper in Delaware or anywher
else, and we have therefore as is usua
with articles without a responsible
name consigned the communication I
our waste basket.
Year: 1877

BEAUTIFUL AND ELEGANT.-The sale
of silyerware in the Masonic Temple to-
night will be found by our ladies to en-
brace many of thc most beautiful and
elegant articles that can be found. The
sale will be conducted with an eye to the
convenience of the ladies and they will find
it pleasant to be there. We hope they Will
be able to resist the temptation to buy toe
much. But Christmas is approaching and
the most appropriate and useful articles
FOR a present To wife or daughter will bt
offered and sold cheaper than they We're
| ever before. And then our polite and cour'
teous friend, Cushing, is the crier. He is
always pleasant and considerate, and neveI
deals in offensive jokes; as some of our
visiting auctioneers have done.
Year: 1877

HAPPINESS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE
PEoPLE.-Our Washington correspond
ent says: "The happiest Senators at pres
ent are Conkling and Patterson the one,
because he feels that he has beat the
President, the other, because he has beat
the penitentiary.


1t may be true that Conkling has gain
ed triumph and thereby been made
happy. But it is disgracefal that the
Congress of the whole nation should be
delayed in its acts to enable Senator
Conkling to manage the political wires
IN New York in such a way as to render
his reelection to the Senate secure. 1t
is not creditable to that body that he is
allowed to clog the wheels of govern
ment, and embody the Senate in battle
array against the President and the whole
executive department, so as to enable
him to gain political victory. No man
who had particle of patriotism would
for moment dare attempt to counteract
the efforts of reform and stop the pro-
gress of the civil service, to secure his
own election. To do this Mr.. Conkling
has wasted, we have no doubt, almost a
million dollars worth of the time of
Congress, and in this way applied the
peoples money to his own aggrandize-
ment. In what is he better than Patter>
son we have yet to be convinced. We
verify believe that if the Democrats
should make rigid investigation they
will find that within the past ten or fif-
teen years the Senate has been controls
ed by men who were as bad, if not worse
than horse there's and that they could
be as readily prosecuted to conviction as
Tweed has been. And yet these are the
men who talk loudest of the dishonest
dollar, and the honor of the nation.
Year: 1877

The "DoLLAR OF THE DADDIEs" is
likely to turn upon the men who at
tempted to ridicule the American men
and women whose labor and patriotism
made it the most influential coin of its
day. 1t produced commercial navy
greater than that Of the "Mistress of the
Seas" and no one thought of hurting
contempt upon it, until the agents of
foreign houses, such as Belmont, started
the slang, and then it was picked up by
thoughtless people and braiHless asses of
the press and hurled about in such a STYLE
as to make the illiterate and the youth
believe the Fathers of the Republic were
guilty of something very tritfing, and
their works were not such as could be
commended. All this cf course was
gratifying to the silly brokers and money
changers, such as the Master scourged out
of the temple. But We tell these silly
people whose purses are plethoric of gold
from the deeds of death and daring OF
the last two decades, that no man outside
of New England who votes against the
"Dollar of the Daddies," or the remone-
tization of silver, will be reelected to
Congress. So long as the American Re-
public lasts she will of right dictate to
the world what her circulating medium
shall be. If the nations don't like the
silver they take from us they can re-coiu
it, just as they did formerly, and just as
we recon foreign silver and gold.
Year: 1877

THE war between Gordon and Conk-
ling we are glad to see has ended in
smoke. They were not such tools as
to fight, and we hope the Government
viii terminate its trouble with Mexico
in like friendlyAway,
Year: 1877

DANGEROUS CONDITION OF HARLEM BRIDGE.
To THE EDITOR HERALD:-


Allow to thank the Commissioners Of Parks for
tho folding gates placed on the Hariom Bridge at
Third avenue. While their hand is In ! hope they
will forget tho approaches to the steps either
side which have been so dangerous ever 81 nee the
construction OF the bridge. know Of ono instance
where man walked over, had his skull fractured and
was killed tho spot. My business takes me
the bridge at all hours OF the night In several
stances have saved intoxicated persons from walk
ing over, they thinking themselves all right G. S.
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR HERALD:-


shull we skating In Central Park during .ho
approaching wnterf Can 1t be possible that this
joymcnt to bc taken from the people9 The Com
missioncrs should understand that skating Is the
chief attraction OF Park in winter and II is piece
OF gross injustice to deprive SO many people Of the
greatest privilege tho Park can offer.


FREE FOR ALL.
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-


Cannot something be done to compel tho Corporation,
which ought TO keep the sidewalks clean TO do SO
Ash barrels line Beaver Wall aud Broad streets from
one end to tho other. The barrels full that
their pour tops and the air IL filed
with nne cnders, pieces OF coal and The like.
JUSTICE.
Year: 1877

Situated about fourteen miles, southwest
of Clintonville, Venango county, is well
which, for volume of production, surpasses
anything yet discovered in that country.
The well wPs completed upwards of month
ago. No oil was found, but au immense
gas vein was encountered at the place where
oil was expected, Before abandoning the
well owners resolved to draw out the casing
This was attempted in the usual way, but
the casing stuck about foot above its for
mer resting place. As it was elevated to its
present position, the fresh water from the
upper part of the hole rushed into the well
at the bottom of the casing in great quantity
As it did so, the gas raised it to the surface
of the earth after sending it forty feet above
the top of the derrick. There it continues to
gush, and may for all time. 1t is estimated
that at least 10000 barrels Of water are
thrown out daily. 1t is truly remarkable
RHsburg Dispatch.
Year: 1877

UNPRINCIPLED PERFoRMANcE-A citi-
zen, who should be preparing himself for
the unknown life beyond the grave instead
of being up to such tricks, rem we'd the set.
ting from his big gold ring the other day,
leaving marked and decided vacancy. He
gets on a street car, holds the hand 50 that
the ring must be seen, and pretty soon a
man bent forward and remarks.


Excuse me,sr, but you have lost the set
ting from your ring"


$50 have" replies the owner as he looks
around the floor.


Every passenger began to peer around and
the man who made the discovery finally
asks


"Was it valuable set ?'


at was thousand dollar diamond" is
the calm reply.


There is another moment on the part of
the passengers. Some look along the seat,
some under it, and some made dive for
pearl buttons and other small objects


"When did you miss it?" asks the first
man as the search weakeus little.


"a year and a half ago, when I was tend
ing campmeeting in IllinoisS" is the sad re-
ply,


Then every passenger straightens up, every
eye looks into vacancy, and not the faintest
smile can be seen on face. A person board
ing the car just then would wonder what
great man in the city had just died, and il
the passengers were on their way to take g
sad farewell look at his remains.-D Detroit
| Free Press.
Year: 1877

He had forced open the drawer, taken out
the money and was looking gloatingly at the
crisp green bills, when I stole behind him.
| had just raised the poker to strike him
when he glanced around.


My God 1t was Clarence Davarges.


Hang it now suppose I'll have to kill
this pretty'-he seized me BY the throat and
uttering a faint cry I sank down. Just
then Jack, my own dear Jack rushed in. /
heard oaths, blows, fierce ggling-then
all was dark.


For the first time in my life tainted


when | recovered, Jacks face was bend
ing tenderly over me, and Jacks voice ut
tering loving words. I put my arm about
his neck and cried like weak baby


Aren't you hurt Jackp


Not a bit, dearest. Davarges is disabled
though, with a pistol wound in his leg.
Tisn't very severe, but it will prevent his
escape.


But how came you there?


why you see, when we parted this morn
ing, Nell, I thought I'd never see you again !;
but tonight after came home, made up
my mind to come around and try to make
up 1t was pretty late, between nine and
ten, when | came, and who should | see
prowling around but Davarges Thinks I,
What does he want If he's comes court
ing why don't he go in instead of peeping
in at the Window


l rather thought he was scamp, because
when was in the city yesterday the chief
of police told me that they had reason to
think that noted gambler and 'blackleg
had come up in these parts He gave de-
scription, and it suited Davarges perfectly,
all excepting a mustache And, by-the-
way Nell, that silky mustache you so admir-
ed, was false and fell off in our scuffle!


We'll, | said l saw Davarges prowling
about, and thought I'd see what he was up
to. He looked in at the window at you,
and heard him mutter: The deuce take
1t She is at home after all What the
deuce made her say she was going to
her grandmother's for? Now suppose I'll
have to wait till my pretty birds asleep


so he sat down under one tree and sat
down under another. We both saw you
when you opened the door and looked out.
After you had been in bed about an hour,
Davarges forced open the sitting-room win
dow and crawled in. While he was in the
Office lighting the lamp, also got in at the
window and concealed myself in the closet
and-well, you know all the rest


Jack, said tesrfully, You'll forgive me
for being naughty and wayward, and you'll
believe me when | say that | loved you all
the time, won't you p


We'll, ma'am, Jack said he would, and
we've been happy ever since. And this is
my story, ma'am-my only romance.
Year: 1877

In the life of the good man there is au
Indian summer, more beautiful than that of
the seasons richer, SUMMER, more sublime
than the most glorious Indian summer the
world ever knew-it is the Indian summer
of the soul. When the glow of youth has
departed when the warmth of middle age
is gone, and the buds and blossoms of spring
are changing to the sere and yellow leaf !;
when the mind of the good man still vigo-
rous, relaxes its labors and the memory of a
well spent life gushes forth from fountains,
enriching, rejoicing, fertiizing then the
trusttul resignation of the Christian sheds
around a sweet and holy warmth, and the
soul assuming heavenly lustre, is no long
er restricted to the narrow confines of bust
ness, but scars far beyond the winter of
hoary age, and dwells peacefully and hap
PLY upon the bright spring and summer
which await bim within the gates of Para
disc evermore. Let us strive and look trust
ingy forward to an Indian summer like
this.