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Year: 1879

SETTLRD.-The questions as to
whether gold or silver shall form the
legal-tender currency Of the country
may be considered as settled. The
great quantity of gold that has been
pouring into the United States for the
last six months has rendered all such
questions of little importance. The
two precious metals, it is said by those
who have made finance study, flow to
the same centre; where silver is demand
ed there gold is sure to flow also, and
thus the equilibrium of the two Yinds of
money is maintained for curr rency as a
natural consequence, just as it has also
been found that the earth yields about.the
same quantity in value of each metal
each century. These provoking and
embarrassing questions have, therefore,
been removed from politics. Every
Democrat in Delaware placed himself
square on the platform of gold and sill
yer for legal-tender money in 1878 ;
and now the whole country is coming to
that position. The flow of gold from
Europe to the West for grain, meat and
other necessaries of life to satisfy the
needs of Europe is giving the agricultur
alists better currency and more reli
able one In plenty, and they are not 81
blind as not to prefer the real gold ant
silver to the representative greenback
nus the public mind is coming to TIN


oia democratic ideas of currency.


The election in Ohio, it is declared


has sesled what has been termed tb


oho idea'" viz: the adoption c


greenbacks or treasury notes for III


ho'es oi the National Banks. On thi


question the Democrats a.e greatly d
Year: 1879

to the people of Yankton particularly, and to his many
friends throughout Dakota and Nebraska for the
DUDLEY & HAWLEY through the many years in which
that firm has carried business this city, and he
desires to call the attention Of these friends and that of
the generally to the enlarged facilities exten
sive assortment conodous which the late
firm had provided which the Dudley
& Hawley possesses.
In the line of the Hardware trade in the manufacture
of Tin Copper Sheet Ware claims
equal all anything the north
est occupying three grand roons 25xOO in
tent.


In the ure constant application business hopes
the Hardware trade of the which naturally trb
utary this point here shall spare
make for the interest Of the people within this region
chase their Hardware nware Copper and Sheet ware
Stoves, and all other articles in this line from


Yours gratefully and respectfully


GEO. e. HAWLEY,


Union Block Third st.
Year: 1879

THE fatal embrace of England may be
noticed in the fate Of the Bonaparte fami-
ly. The FIRST died as her prisoner in
solitary confinement, the second as her
guest upon her soil-the third and last as
sold ier in her service.
Year: 1879




The humorist of the New York Times
tells this tragic story of the opening of
the new Opera-house in Lynn, Mass.
The vanishing of the perforated wood
en- seats, ii appears, was neglected until
the last moment, and then Il quantity of
varnish was hastily purchased of Mr..
Brewster, one of the leaders of the anti
Opera-house party. The narrative then
proceeds: The house was vanished
on the last day of October and on the
next evening it was opened by the new
Pinafore Company. Every one of the
700 seats was occupied, and 1t must be
admitted that among the audience were
many of the leading citizens of the town
and their wives and daughters. The
first act of the play was listened 90 with
the most serious attention, and when
the curtain fell not a single person went
out for cloves. The manager was de
lighted, and remarked to the leading
actor that he had never seen as intelli-
gent an audience in the whole course Of
his life. The second act was received
with the same quiet and attention, and
there was even a look of painful anxiety
in the face Of several of the men in the
audience. Sir Joseph began to feel an
nOyed at the solemnity of the audience,





took him for an undertaken and believed
they were attending a BANKED funeral.
At the end of the act there was the same
absence of any apparent thirst among the
young men that had been noticed after
the first act, and the actors began TO en-
tertain gloomy doubts rs to whether beer
was attainable in Lynn. The play came
to an end and the curtain fell amid n
silence as of the grave. The orchestra
rose and departed, but the audience sat
still. The manager came to the foot
lights and announced that the play was
over, and, rs the announcement had no
apparent effect, begged to be informed
whether the opera-house was a deaf and
dumb asylum, or whether he himself
had suddenly become stark mad. Ii was
then that Esquire Standish bcckoned
him to his side and explained that the
audience would gladly retire if any way
could be devised of separating them
from the seats. No less than eight gal
Ions of turpentine were bought of Mr..
Brewster that night, and used in de-
taching the ladies from the seats, TO
which the undried varnish had glued
them When the ladies had all disap-
peared, the male part of the audience,
with many irreverent eNclamatiOns and
cries of anguish, tore itself loose and
went home through the back streets.
The Opera-house has remained closed
ever since the opening night, and it is
the belief of Lynn that Mr.. Brewster,
who mixed the varnish, and was subse-
quently found in his shop at II o'clock
at night, ready to sell turpentine in
quantities to suit purchashers, deliber-
ately brought about the catastrophe That
broke up the 'Pinafore' season at Lynn.
Year: 1879

The Farallone Egg Company several
years ago attempted to kill the sea-hons
which frequented those barren islands
for their oil and skins. They built try
works and went to considerable expense,
but it was found that the oil obtained
from a carcass did not pay for trying it,
and the only disposition that could be
made of the skins was to sell them to
glue factories. The best return they
got from the carcass was from bristleS,
or whiskers, and the livers. Both of
these were sold to Cinnamon The
former they make use of to clean their
opium pipes, while the latter is chopped
up, put into a mixture of alcohol
and another fluid, and ministered rs a
radical cure for many acute diseases


The company accordingly gave up the
plan of sea-lion hunting, but the effect
of their brief warfare upon these animals
was to drive drOves of them over to the
rocks about the Cliff House and neigh
bOrhOOd of the Heads. In consequence
of their being protected by law in these
localities they have doubled and trebled
in number within the past three years


The sea-liOns are a very expensive
luxury. 1t is probable that they con-
sumo more fish than are caught in the
bay for food, and If they continue to in
crease in the future as in the
past it will be but a few years before the
waters of the bay will be destitute of
fish. Formerly these animals seldom
came within the Golden Gate, but now
it is very common thing for passen-
gers on the Oakland boats to see their
misunderstanding heads rise from the
water with large fish in the mouth
they give it a shake, bite out piece,
drop it, and then diving again, catch it
and, rising to the surface, take another
nibble until it is consumed. 1t is certain
that something shonld be done to dimin-
ish their numbers. If the Legislature
was to offer a royalty of from seventy
five cents to 81 per skin it is thought by
many interested in our fish supply that
it would be an economical act. As it is
now, the sea-lions are protected by law
no one being allowed to modest or kill
one within a mile of the Cliff House. An
effort has been made on several occa-
sions to repeal this law, but at the first
intimation of any thing in that direction
the lobby in Sacramento has been rein
forced by delegations from a certain
stratum of society which history tells us
has had more or less influence with leg
islation since the days of Mare Antony.
The consequence is, the law is still upon
the statute-books, and the sea-liOns con-
tinue to increase, while the fish supply
prOpOrtiOnately decreases.-SGiS Fran
GcScO Call, Noe. 13.
Year: 1879

my death. But that would be a lie. I
curse her; and if spirits have the power
to return in ghostly terrors, OH l will
do so, and leave her no single moment's 5
peace. 1t would have been so easy for
her to make me happy, or at least con-
tented. If / could remain alive my life
should be vowed exclusively to ven
geance on her. But L am going to my
rest. But she is accursed with my last
BREATH" Such were the last words
scrawled on this extraordinary document
by an obviously dying hand.
Year: 1879

OYSTER SALAD.-TO one large can of
cove oysters, take half teacup of liquor
from the oysters, half teacup each of
vinegar, butter and powdered crackers,
yelk of four eggs, one teaspoonfui of
mustard, salt and pepper to taste. Break
the yelk of the eggs, add the tu ter and
oyster liquor, and the crackers; place
on the fire and stir constantly until al
most done, then add the vinegar and
mustard. When sufficiently thick pour
the dressing over the oysters, garnish
with hard boiled eggs and parsley.
Year: 1879

There are tender-hearted masters who
will never let go from them a faithful
old brute who has served them long.
The dumb creatures, dog, horse, COW, or
cat, can never understand why they are
sold or sent away, and there is always
something pathetic in their efforts to get
back to their familiar home


Away up among the hills of New
Hampshire, lived a good old doctor,
who had a good old horse named Dea-
con. Day after day, for many year,
these two went up and down the hills
together, TO carry medicine to the sick
people, who lived often many miles
apart. But the horse grew old faster
than his master, and as his knees be-
came weak, he would sometimes stum-
bic and fall in going down the steep
hills. So the doctor said he must have
younger horse, and he sold old Dea-
con to a farmer, who lived 80 miles
away. They harnessed him before two
other horses in a big team, and when he
started away from his old home he
turned his head away round, and gave a
long whinny, as if he knew he was look
ing upon it for the last time, and was
bidding it 'goOd-by." He entered up
on his new work at the farm without
any complaint, and faithfully drew tn
heavy plow back and forth across tie
long field, or bore his share of the lo5d-
ed team. No one suspected him of be-
/ ing a sentimental horse. One night, a
/ ter all came up from work, the horses
were turned loose to feed upon the grass
| in the yard. In the morning Deacon
was missing. His new owner started in
! search of him, taking the direction OF


his old home. After riding 20 miles, he
came to a farmhouse, where the farmer
| told him that early in the morning, as
/ he was going to his barn, he had seen
Deacon come trOtting over the hill, with


his head up and his neck covered with


white foam. He was in high spirits


for he was saying to himself, /" 1 shal


soon be at home again But the farm


er caught him and tied him in his barn


and so he was taken back, in what dis
appointment who can tell?-COngregG


tiO9GEiSt.
Year: 1879

COLD and wet do much harm to young
stock and stop the growth, which is
rarely commenced again until the warm


shed in the pasture viii furnish useful
protection, and small supply of rich
food is of value in keeping up the thrift.
Year: 1879

AT the moment the steamer Arizona
struck the iceberg, many of the passen-
gers were in the cabin in high spirits,
listening to a young lady who was seat
ed at the piano, playing and singing
- 4 Life on the Ocean Wave Upon
the laughter, applause and song came a
mighty crash or stunning blow, as if the
ship at full speed had charged against a
perpendicular rock. The CONSERVATION
that ensued was terrible. The COM
partment system saved the ship.
Year: 1879

BAKED PIG.-Take a pig about six
weeks old, nicely prepared, score in
squares, and rub lard all over it, make
a dressing of two quarts of cornmeal
salted as if for bread, and mix to a stiff
bread with boiling water; make into
pans and bake After this is baked
brown, break it up, and add to it one
fourth pound of butter, pepper to taste
and thyme. Fill the pig till plump, sew
it up, and place it on its knees in the
pan, which fill with as much water as
will cook it. Basic it very frequently
with the gravy, also two red pepper
pods. Turn while baking same as tur-
kew, and continue to baste till done.
Year: 1879

John Roach has begun the construc-
ton at his Chester yard. of miniature
ship which will be borne in the Grant
parade. The little ship is thirty-fve
feet long, four and half feet breadth of
lean, and is a perfect model of the
City of Pekin, one of the largest vessels
ever built in this country. 1t will
have four masts, two smoke-stacks and
carry several boats in its davits. The
little City of Pekin will be nicely paint
ed, trimmed off in nice style and will
form prominent feature in the line.
The men building it are making rapid
progress, and they will have the vessel
ready by the 18th inst. 1t will be
hauled by two or four fine large horses.
We would have been pleased to have
heard of some such movement amongst
the shipbuilders of Wilmington.
Year: 1879

from the Philadelphia Record.I


The custom is said to have lately
grown up among young ladies Of
good social position in England Of
having various devices tattooed in-
delibly on one or other Of their legs.
Ehis peculiar freak of the aristocracy.
of Great Britsin has been made pub
lie through all advertisement an
nouncing the mysterious disappear
ance Of well-connected young lady.
But III this very advertisement is
displayed comical want of know
ledge OF the customs of this country.
The friends of the missing girl evil
IDENTIFY believe she has fled to America.
and they tell us she can be identified
by cross in tattoo on her right leg.
This is doubtless an infaliible sign,
but who is to make the investigation
which shall reveal the fair runaway
If aboriginal styles Of dress prevailed
here, as our British cousins evident
ly think they do. all would be easy
enough, but when the very c'ocking
of damsei's hose is largely a matter
of conjecture to the most assiduous
of lOokers-on, how coald even Paul
Pry among fashion writers get at the
cuticular ornamentation beneath the
silk Z The task is hopeless. Tho
missing maiden might wander among
us with both legs figured like pair
of Cleopatra's Needles, and we would
not be the wiser for it. We must
have more extended bill of partic-
ulars. A squint, a wart on the left
forefinger, even rawberry mark
on the nose, would serve to establish
her identity, but SO far as the pictur-
ed leg is concerned, she has ''the re-
ceipt of fernseed" and walks invisi-
bile.
Year: 1879

There are loves-and loves! and you say you


love me,


And calmly ask me to be your wife;
And you promise by all the stars above me
To guide and cherish and guard my life.
But down in your heart is some old love lying
That shall make your promise slow. dull


task9
Ii go, in vain is your pleading and signing
Tout ou kien is what ask.
Do::you love me better than all things human,
With that one worship that each life knows?
Or simply because am woman.
And can sew on buttons and mend your


clothes?
Oh, WOO me not In that business fashion;
/ cannot and will not give my hand
Unless you give your hearts best passion,
Tout on Rien is what demand.
Her earthly life and her hopes of heaven
(Since he lifts up or drags her down.
Unto a husband is freely given


When q woman accepts the wifely gown.
Youth and health aud freedom and beauty
She gives to his babies, as mothers must.
And holds it all as q sacred duty,


Born Of the holiest love and trust.
Let your loves measure be empty, or heap 1t,
1t is all or nothing between us two;
Give me the whole OF your heart, or keep it
Tout ou Rien-Rlen ou Tout.
Year: 1879

To the Editor of the Globe.


Will it be in order for reader of your
paper to offer through its medium a protest
against the unwise, unfair and unjust action
of the Minneapolis board of education in
cutting down the salaries of our most ad-
vanced and experienced school teachers
Just at this time, when the city council have
been increasing the pay of our police force
and many of our city officers. Does the
board expect the teachers to live after the
style of the Chinese, and still be able to in
struot the rising generation in refinement
and polish?. If popularity is the object
sought they have certainly struck the wrong
track, for every person but one with whom
I have conversed upon the subject (and I
have conversed with dozens) think the re-
duction an outrage If teachers of languages
and the sciences are to be put on a plane with
kitchen and shop girls, those who are rais-
ing daughters had better bear in mind that
education is of no account except for the
pleasure its possession gives-a lu1ury-but
Of no use in the gaining of livelihood.
am glad to see there is iberal-mlnded
minority in the board, and there are other
members that should expect better things
of, but of one or two nothing different
could be expected. A little loyalty to our
city and it's widespread reputation as good
place for people to come to educate their
children, and sense of right and justice to
those who labor for living would right the
wrong threatened, and give satisfaction to
not only nine tenths of the laboring classes,
but ninety out of every hundred of the tax
payers of this city. Respectfully,


MINNEAPOLITAN.
Year: 1879

Miss Emma Schermully, daughter of F.
Schermully, had a narrow escape from death
by drowning Monday night. Accompanied
by Jules Duel, of the St. Croix Post, she had
started for home at the conclusion of the
play "TEe Phoenix by way of Staples mill,
but finding the road flooded by the heavy
rain they turned back and started up the
railroad track, having to cross the trestle
work on the plank laid for foot passengers.
The water at this point is very deep, and the
plank on which they were walking fully if
teen feet above it. The night was very dark,
and they we're compelled to use the utmost
caution. When half way across vivid and
binding fash of lightning dazzled Miss
Schermully, and making q misstep, she fell
into the water, uttering piercing scream as
she fell. Realizing her danger, and without
moments hesitation, Mr.. Duel courageous
ly leaped into the water to her assistance.
On coming to the surface he perceived her
by the aid of flash of lightning about
four feet distant, and swimming to
her bade her not to catch hold
of him or she would prevent him from saw
ing her. With admirable GOODNESS she pass
lively submitted herself into his hands.
Swimming with her to alog, he attempted to
assist her on to it, but found it was impos-
sible on account of the log rolling. Seeing
q rope hanging from one of the spiles,
against which was log, he assisted her to
it, but every time she got on to the log it
rolled, throwing her Off. After the sixth or
seventh trial they both succeeded in getting
on the log, he steadying it by aid of the
rope. Mr.. Duel then began to call for as
sis'ance, and was luckily heard by Joe
Carli and Otto Hospes, who we're going
home by the same route. These gentlemen
tried to get a boat, but failing in this, got a
rope, with the assistance of which they res
cued the exhausted and thoroughly drencted
couple from their perilous position. The
GOODNESS with which Miss Schermully con
Quoted herself during the half-hour she was
in the water, is indeed praseworthy, while
Mr.. Duel is to be especially commended fol
his heroic conduct.
Year: 1879

w AShlNOION, ~ u, Ccpt- 1osS-


EDITOR STATEsMAN:-Th entire radical
press is complaining of the aoqulttal of
Gully, of the murder of Cornelia CHS
holm. The entire republican press may
be right, bnt the subject should be con-
sidered fairly Ten. Woodward, of New
York, who attended the trial for the pur-
pose of observing it, says that all the
laws were adhered TO, that the jury was
fairly and impartially drawn, and that the
Judge, if partial at all, leaned to the
side of the prosecution, and ruled against
the accused. With these facts it is al
legged that the verdict was against the law
and the evidence. This, as every one
will see, is merely difference Of opinion
between the jury who tried Gully. and
some other persons, such as occur IN every
in all criminal trials everywhere in which
the public take much interest. The effort
to make political capital out of this trial
in Mississippi is as ridiculous as ths same
effort would be over like trial in Massa-
chusetts- The administration by erimi-
nal courts should be exempt from all
political influences, of course, and 1t Is as
much for the interest of one party as
another, to make it so.


Jefferson Davis has Just written letter
in which he declines to be candidate for
United States senator from Mississippi.
He does not say positively that he will
not accept it if elected,


Washington is to have fair grounds and
a race course unexcelled oy any in the
country. All the arrangements may not
be completed this season, but by the tall
of 1880 they viii be. Before the civil
war, this was in sOms sense a racing
center, and the best horses in the country
came here. simply because here was the
capital to ran or trOt on what vas cer-
tainly an inferior track. Nov the whole
district is engaged IL an effort TO secure
not only race course equal to any, but
suitable grounds for such annual fairs as
are held elsewhere There is every as
surance of success Texas, Maine, Min
nesota, South Carolina, na,-every section OF
the eountry-will yet send its stock and
agricultural products to this city for eIhi-
bition- Den.
Year: 1879

"IT was in the China seas" said
weather-beaten old tar Zone of the men
had got so badly hurt by fall that he died
the next morning. We sewed ham up IN his
hammock, put couple of shot to his heels,
laid him on plank, and stood around the
gangway waiting for the captain to read the
funeral service before sliding him overheard.
But the captain didn't come, somehow, and
so Bill Buxton, who was bOssen that voyage,
and who was lost the next year when the
Emerald went down. he just steps up, lays
his hand on the body. and said he:


Ashes to ashes, dust TO dust,


If God won't have you, the devil must,
and with that he gave the plank tip. the
poor fellow slid into the water, and that vas
all. The captain felt pretty bad about it.
and had us all piped aft to hear the funeral
service read that afternoon, but somehow il
seemed to NE as though it was too late to do
any good.
Year: 1879

THE SENATE AS ABLE AS EvER.-Though
there IS still some rubbish on both sides OF
the senate. yet, in proportion to its number.,
what single chamber Of any legislative body
in the world is superior to it in ability, e1-
perience and capacity for dealing with ques.
tions of practical legislation, and questions
involving the discussion of great fundamen'
tai principles of government, Taking them
all in all it is doubtful whether the senate.
rial debates in the DAYS of Webster, Clay
and Calhoun disclose greater power and abil.
ity than will be found in the discussions OF
the senate during the coming two years. In
compafi;;:ss- the present with the past, 1t y
well to remember i'll these eariief days wh..
Daniel Webster said or did was but small
part Of the senate proceedings. Ii one is dis.
posed to study the congressional debates Of
the present day ha will find much to excite
his admiration but to do this properly one
must fight his personal and party prejudices.
Year: 1879

During tho past week the mir in the
south drift has been SO impure tha,
work had TO DO suspended for the pres.
ent. No work has been done except
cleaning out md cnlarging the drifts,
which, when completed, will render
the mir pure. Work in the face OF the
south drift will bo resumed about the
first OF next week.
Year: 1879

On the north l5Ufoot level are dcvcl-
owing a vein Of ore averaging l6 to 20
inches in the face Of drift. There is no
change in the slopes on the 200 foot
level. The winze that is being put
down from this level Is on strong
ledge OF good ore. The station at the
200 foot level will be completed to-day
and the work Of drifting north will
commence at once.
Year: 1879

The enst drift Of the iOO-ioot level is
looking well; the east winze OF the 800
foot level is down Go feet showing two
feet OF fair orc in the bottom. No
change Of importance in tho upper
levels.