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Year: 1879




A Springfield (Mass.) correspondent OF
the Boston Herald vouches for the truth
of the following charming little ro-
nance


Several month ago a man at Dubuque,
Iowa, advertised in an Eastern Massschu-
setts paper for a wife. Among a swarm
OF answers which he received were two
from two girls in this city, who replied
just for the fun of the thing. One of
them represented herself as young wild
ow, and her lively account of herself and
her Gil cumstances was very largely fcti-
tious, especially that which told very in
cidentally, as if it was Of no consequence
Of the snug sum Of money left her by her
dear departed. She never expected to
hear of the matter again, but that was the
one letter out of all the adv vertiseis receiv-
ed which struck his fancy. He wrote to
the supposed widow" (who, in fact, had
never been married, and who was then
earning her living with her needl le); pho>
! tographs were exchanged the letters
grew more and more affectionate. until the
young woman, realizing that the affair
was no longer joke, wrote to her new
found admirer and told him frankly OF
her humble circum stances.


OF course he admired her all the more
and at last he came from Dubuque to this
city to claim her for his bride. Instead
Of the sleek and intelligent and
manly individual whom she had expected
from his letters and his photograph, what
was her vexation to see person of decid-
edly seedy appearance, wearing an old
sloucn hat, and appearing altogether un-
attractive. Well she refused him, and
he, chiding her bitterly for so doing after
all the pains he had taken TO win her, re.
returned alone to Iowa. suppose he had
not left the house before she was sorry
such is the flexible characters Of female
afiections-and 1t is certainly true that
she was very sorry, indeed, before he had
put thousand miles between them. He
wrote no more, but the distressed young
woman wrote. or got friend 10 write, to
the pastor Of the church he attended, and
to various persons in Dubuque, to find out
what sort Of man this was-something
she ought to have thought of in the first
place. The replies were uniformly COM
plimentary, and every one only increased
har hot ba .;rl
had refused good match"


Never word came from him, and at
last she swallowed her pride, reopened
the correspondence herself, and told him
how she had misjudged him and how
sorry she was that she had. Promptly
came manly reply, from which she dis
covered that, when lie visited her here,
he had intentionally made himself as un-
attractive as possible, from romantic
notion that she ought to take him for
what he was and not for what he wore.
OF course they were married, and the
poor sewing girl has for her husband one
Of the leading citizens Of Dubuque, and
for her home one of the finest mansions
in Dubuque. This true story ought to
havoa moral Of the negative sort-name-
ly, that young girls are not to infer from
it that it s safe for them to answer matri.
monial advertisements, for where one
case of this sort has, like this, happy
issue, there are ten Witch lead to unhap>
piness or something a good deal worse.
Year: 1879

1T often happens that man is willing
to pay a compliment, even when he is
unable to pay his other debts. A compli-
ment, however, may look like ths honey
OF the bee, and yet conceal the sting Of
tho wasp. A certain lawyer was com
PEELED to apologize to the Court. With
stately dignity, he rose in his place and
said: Your Honor is right and l am
wrong, as Your Honor generally Isl"
There was dazed look in the Judges
eye, and he hardly knew whether 20 feel
happy or fine the lawyer for contempt of
C0urt.-N. Y. Herald.
Year: 1879

THIS IS So.-Young man.-do not put
on your hat and go cut and spend the
only dollar you have in your pocket till
you realize that it is better to save to- day
than to want and fail tomorrow. 1t is
better to have a few days provisions
ahead than TO 60 hungry or be forced to
dispose of fruit before it is ripe. No one
will be so good or so bad to you as your
sa1f
Year: 1879

DOGS chased deer into the town of
Beebe, Arkansas, and in the excitement
OF the moment three ministers who were
passing along the street pulled out seven>
shooters and began firing at it. After the
deer was down fourth man cut his
throat with a bowie knife, which be
pulled from his boot; but he WAS only a
deacon.
Year: 1879

TIE women in Kansas vote at the
scheol elections. At recent election at
Usage City one woman went up to vote.
but before she got through telling the
judges what time her Willie had with
the scarlet fever when he was only two
years old, it was time to close the Do lis
ard she had forgotten to deposit her
hallOt
Year: 1879

A MAN saw ghost while walking along
a lonely highway at midnight. The
ghost stood exactly in the middle of the
road, and the wayfarer, deciding to in
vestigate, poked al it with his umbrella.
The next instant he WAS knocked twenty
feet into a mud-hole. Moral: Never
poke at large white mule when its back
is turned.
Year: 1879

A CHICAGO exchange strikes the nail
fairly on the head: Never go where
you are not wanted! If a man wants
you to come to his place of business he
will invite you through an advertisement.
II is wrong TO intrude on privacy"
Year: 1879

At meeting of the Union League Club last even
ing ie was resolved that May 1. 1880, when tho
lease Of its present quarters will expire. the club
shall into q house to be built at the north
east corner of Fifth and Thirty-ninth street.
It had been expected by tho members that action
OF this kind would be recommended by the
Building Committee. ~ = circular hal been
issued by the committee two or three days
before embodying resolution to that etect. A GER
tain portion OF the club. however as stated in yes
terday's HERALD. not in favor of the proposed
move and issued circular protesting against II.
When the commttee's report had been submitted.
and Mr. Wales had made short speech in support
of it. the sentiment of the club was seen to be so
strongy'in favor OF it that great debate followed.
A vote was taken. when ~ were found TO be
opposed the removal and l74 counted In favor.
and the Secretary declared himself to be unable TO
count all who voting on that side commit
tee then appointed consisting Of the Executive
and Building committees to draft and execute lease
Of the premises.


Mr.. Hamilton Fish. tho president. delivered ad-
dress congratulating the club its prosperity the
occasion being the first which he had occupied his
position as president.
Year: 1879

At half past ten p. NJ the fire was gotten under
troll and there Is thought to be fear of its spread
ing any further though the Fire Department have all
they can do the night through. One after another
the walls have fallen and narrow escapes
occurred with the firemen. but no one seriously
injured Thousands of people lined the streets and
heights overlooking the fire. Toward midnight the
people were moving back into their houses.
Year: 1879

The friction of the large driving betin the works
of the New York Dye Company at the foot of Greene
street. Greenpoint, set fire to loose sawdust
near it yesterday and the flames communicated to
the works proper The damage 70 stock and building
reaches 81 500, fully covered by insurance.
Year: 1879

THE telegraph says that the close of General Stanley's case .left the impress sion of weakness. The New York Tribune characterized his course as unsoldierly, and the plea of his course, that he is not required to prove the stories on which his accusations of General Hagen rest, as very dirty law yer's work.
Year: 1879

By reference to our telegram from the Front" it will be seen that on Thursday the track was already laid beyond Maricopa, and is being pushed forward with vigor This would seem to settle the mooted question as to whether Maricopa would become a terminus for any length of time. We have long since ceased to think it would be. Hurrah for "all rail to Tucson, Tubac, Tumacacori, and to-
Year: 1879

THE railroad question receives a lit tie Tightening up this morning from the report, on good authority, that the rails are actually down four miles this side of Maricopaville, and that the grading is eleven miles further on.
Year: 1879

TIE Recorder of Pinal county says he did not surrender the books and records of the Board of Supervisors to the new clerk from the fact that Mir. Stewart, the new clerk, was not prop erly qualified to receive them.
Year: 1879

THE Tiger mine is without doubt an excellent property. The Enterprise says there is great demand in Prescott at the present time for Tiger stock and scarcely any to be had. The miners who are at work in the mine are investing their money, as fast as they get it, in stock, which certainly speaks well for the prospects of the Droperty.
Year: 1879

SINCE the announcement made by a New York religious weekly, a few months ago that it would give a pocket pistol to each new subscriber, it has more than doubled its circulation in Texas and Kentucky. - NorristOwn Herald.
Year: 1879

periments; but, with the carbon, whose


non'conducting resistance and nou.lusi.


bility are still greater, it not only gener.


ates heat, but light Of beautiful, mellow


and at the same time brilliant, radiance,


Edison has ascertained that fully nine.


tenths Of the velocity force Of the electric


current correlates into light, and but one.


tenth into heat, upon striking the carbon


horseshoei whereas, In the combustion OF
gas, fully nine.tenthS thereof is given out
IN the form Of heat and only one.tenth in


light And this is why electric force can


be converted into light cheaper than gas
cam but for heating purposes gas would
be at least ten times better and more
economical than electricity.


The Tribune contends that Il the price Of
gas Is forced down by the new electric
light to one'third even Of present prices,
the effect will be 10 create an enormous
demand for gas for heating purposes. It
will then come into universal use in do.
mestiC economy as heater. The gas
companies are already considering this
question, and contemplating the enlarge.
ment OF their works for the manufacture
oil the vastly increased amount which will
be used in stoves, CRATES, and in various
other ways where the electric light can be
OF no avail. There Is no danger that any
one will warm himself by lightning, or
cook by 1t. Gas will be cheaper than
any other fuel, will cook better, will save
on the purchase Of coal and wood, will do
away with smoke, dust, SCOT, and dirt, can
be lit instantly, and shut off as fast.
While, therefore, Mr.. Edison's invention
may be a great blessing to tho world in
the way OF better and cheaper illumina-
lion, there is no reason for holders Of gas
stocks to get in panic. Gas has too many
and too valuable uses to be shut out even
by the lightning.
Year: 1879

PROHIBITION IN GEoRGIA.-A recent letter
from Atlanta, Ga, to the Columbus Enquirer,
say:-"The prohlbltionists seem to be getting
sale OF liquor In small towns have been passed.
McDuf1ie county has been forced into the
stra1ght-Jacket of total abstinence A bill
that after the LIST OF next January no spirituous
liquors shall be sold outside Of towns and cities
and In them only under certain restrictions
The majority Of the judiciary committee OF the
senate have reported against the bin, but the
minority are for 1t. There VIII be enough SUP
port OF it to make AN Interesting debate
Year: 1879

SALE OF A RAILROAD STOPPED.-In the r. 8


Circuit Court at Philadelphia yesterday Judge
Butler gave decision on the application Of
counsel for Hester Clymer, surviving trustee
Mountain Railroad Company, asking that the
foreclosure proceeding under the mortgage be
referred to master for further examination.
The decree OF sale previously made was
amended and notice required to be given Of
the sale in New York, and In Philadelphia


Dauph1n and BerkS counties, Pa
Year: 1879

Work at the machine shop of the p.
w. Il B.R.R., in this city, at the present
time is very brisk. In order 10 repair and
rebuild number OF their locomotives
they are obliged to work both day and
nipht
Year: 1879

A saloonist in one of the large east ern depots could clear his saloon of loafers in just one minute by placing on the hot stove, a ball cartridge from which the powder had been extracted. The other morning an ungainly-loOk- ing chap, who seemed to have been frostbitten by contract, and whose old overcoat was too ragged to even tangle the cold, dropped into the place in a qulet way, and at once tried to sur round the coal stove. The salooniSt asked hlm if he didn't want a hot drink, and he replied:

 "Oh, 1 guess not-I'll thaw out by the fire after an hour or two"

 Pretty soon a hint was given him that he could buy a ten-cent cigar for five cents, and that reminded him that he had a clay pipe and some tobacco in his pocket. The saloonist thereupOn determined to scare him out, and while fixing the fire, he placed one of the de- ceivers on the stove and leaped away, with the exclamation that some fiend had conspired to assissinate him. The stranger rose up, realized the peril, and called out: |" How long fore the darned thing will shoot off" You haven't a minute to live if you don't get out doorsm was the wild answer, as the Saloonist made dive for a rear room.

 "Pete Adams" began the stranger, as he shook of his old overcOat, "yOu haint got tarnal thing live for, and you might as we'll go under now. when collins are cheap. Brace up, old boy, and die with your boots On-whOop 7"

 Picking up a stool, he knocked the hot-water can off the stove at the first blow, and he was whaling away at the beer tables, when the saloOnlst rushed in, and screamed out:

 Fly, fly, or you're a dead manm

 Welcome. King of terrors r' whOop- ed Peter, as he tossed a table clear over the barkeeper's head.

 Three or four men came in to help secure him, but before they had sue ceeded in tanning him down behind the coal-box, they had bumps and bruises enough to last them for a month

 I'm the clothes-pin that never flies from nothing nor nobody" remarked Peter, as they finally let him up and sought to get $20 damages.

 He hadn't a red cent, and when he had jumped through a back window and cantered down the alley his faded and ragged overcoat alone remained to tell that he had been there.
Year: 1879

At a recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the Etna Mining Com pauy, (operating in Globe District, a resolution was unanimous ly adopted that there should be no as- sessments levied upon the capital stock of the company for one year from that date.
Year: 1879

THE great Asiastic plague is pene- trating Russia from the East and Eu- rope is thoroughly alarmed It has made its appearance at intervals of centuries and at every visitation swept of many millions of people.
Year: 1879

THERE IS a burden of care in getting riches, fear in keeping them, tempta- tion in using them, guilt in abusing them, sorrow in loOsing them, and a burden of account at last to be given up concerning them.-Matthew Henry.
Year: 1879

Governor Coke, of Texas tells the fol-
lowing story;


81 never saw such atown as Washing
ton. When l came here to attend the
special session of the Senate purposely
went to quiet place, gave orders if any
body called have their cards sent up to
my room, and that the outside door
should always be kept closed, which
would compel callers to ring. Well,
would you believe it, few nights ago !
was sitting in my room, when in rushed
two gentlemen, unannounced. Said one
of them Governor Coke, | believe.
How do you do Governor Coke" Their
manner disconnected me little, but L
answered as pleasantly as l could: y es,
| am Governor Coke a; but how
in the world did you get in
my room?' They answered cheerfully
.Oh! the lower door was opened, and we
just wa ked right up | then told them
it would please me if they would go
down stairs, ring the bell and send up
their cards in the regular way. They
both went down stairs and did as told
them, and then sent them word that
was not in"
Year: 1879

The other afternoons wholesale milli-
merry agent, who had been soliciting or
ders and making sales in this city With
out license, rushed in to the store Of q


lady milliner on Third street near KiDG


in greatly agitated state of mind. He


said he was being chased by policemen
and wanted chance to escape. He
had several bundles in his hands, and these
he threw behind the counter and vaulted


through an open window in the rear of
the store room. Unfortunately for the


fleeing drummer, the yard below was
eight feet under the window, when he
was only calculating on about three,
The result was he fell sprawling upon
the bricks and injured himself quite se-
yerely. After lying in seclusion for .
few minutes, he was told that his pur-
suers had not appeared, when he took
his bundles and with sheepish and de-
jected air passed down the street The
last thing about the affair was that the
drummer was not pursued at all but
having noticed two policemen standing
near, his guilty conscience needed no ac-
cuser and he fled as already described. :
Year: 1879




sunsircke eauscd by excessive heat and especially
the weather Is muggy' IL Is more apt to the
second third or fourth day Of heated term than on the
hrst Loss of sleep. excitement. close sleeping
rooms debility, abuse OF smulants predispOso to It, is
apt 10 attack those working In the and especially
between the hours OF eleven o'clock In the morning aud four
O'Clock in the afternoon On hot days thin clothing
Have AS cool sleeping rooms possible. Avoid loss
OF sieep and all unnecessary fatigue f working in
doors and where there Is artihia hcataundries. &c
that the Is wo ventilated II working in tho
sun, wear light hat mot black as absorbs hea straw
&c aud put inside OF II the head wet cloth large
leaf frequently lift the hat from the head and
that the cloth Do check but drink
what water need to keep as pcrspiration
vents the body from being ovorhcacd Have, whenever
possible. an additional shade. thin umbrella when
walking, canvas board cover when working In the
when much fatgued do not go to work but be
cused from work, especially after eleven o'clock In the
morning very hot days. f the is Ia the
III feeling of fatigue, dizziness. headache
exhaustion occurs. work Immediately, lie
down In shady aud cool place apply cold cloths to and
pour cold water head and neck IT Is
by the heat send mcdatoy for tho nearest good
physician While waiting for the ply sican give tho per-
cool drinks OF cold black cold coffee "
able W swallow IL the skin hot aud dry sponge with
cold the body and limbs and apply to the
head pounded Ice wrapped In towel other cloth II
there Is ice at hand cold cloth tho ead and
cold water IT, we'll the body. III the
Is pale faint aud pnse feeble let HIM inalc aonis
ior few seconds give him teaspoonfu Of aromatic
spirits of ammonia in two us of water with
llp sur
Year: 1879

From the Burlington (vt.) Free Press, July ILL.,


The present s the first strictly Polar expedition to
start from the Pacific coast and attempt the route
through Behring Strait. From Sebastian Cabor's
voyage. nearly four hundred years ago. the Green
land sde for obvious reasons has been the favorite
route. Still. few voyages have been made the
course the Jeanette is now to take. Behring made
three voyages 1723 1929 and 1741 during the first
OF which he sailed through the strait known by
his name. and later in ITS. Cook reached latitude
20 deg A min. but was compelled by the vast
quantities OF ice he encountered to return
to the Sandwich Islands to winter, where he
killed short time later McCluroiin 1880 DEM
onstrated the possibility Of getting around the
northern shores of the continent with vessel but
he left the great space TO the north OF Behring
Strait as much blank the maps as it was when
Captain Cook went up three-q quarters of century
before and turned back after reaching latitude 70
deg As min. The highest point reached by the Vega
(Which demonstrated the ticablity of the north
east passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific along
the northern shores of Asia) was n deg. AZ mtn..
and the northern point gained by any explorer
Pole is 800 miles beyond-and this reached one Of
the very few great geog raphcal problems remaining
will be solved. Beyond tho latitude OF 70 degrees on
Behring Strait hardly anything s known. A branch
of the Japanese Warm Stream enters the Arctic Sea
through Behring Strait and 1t Is believed that 1t
emerees on the other side OF the Continent through
Baffin's Bay The drift of the ice is consequently
northward this side and southward on
the other circumstance which adds
in case the ship meets with an accident
which compels the party to take to the ice.


The purpose Of the explorers is to proceed IL the
the ice will permit them, and then to
60 In sledges. Whether or not they attain their
ultimate goal they WILL unless great and unfore-
seen accident intervene add largely to geographical
and general knowledge-for their voyage is over .
new and xplored route; and whether or not they
plant the United States dag ut the North Pole. they
will reflect lustre on their country and credit on
themselves, and their commander will be worthy OF
ranking with Kane and Hall and Hayes.
Year: 1879

Bread Soup: Take large coffee


cup of stale bread d-crumbs-rolled as


finely as possible and having ready in
a skillet 4 tablespoonfuls Of boiling


butter, throw in the crumbs and fry as
thoroughly brown as possible without
burning; this accomplished, fill the
skillet two-thirds full of boiling water,
and then add or 3 medium sized pOta-
toes, pared and chopped fine, a couple
of onions, a handful of rice, barley,
pearl wheat, or oatmeal, or a little of
each, 2 or 3 cabbage leaves, dried or
canned corn, tomatoes, or in fact any
or herb you may fancy in
soup, taking care not to use enough of
any one article to predominate; boil
until the rice, corn, or barley is done,
add q pinch of dried parsley or sum-
mer savory, and stir into the whole
paste made of one heaping tablespoon
of flour, with sweet milk enough to
form batter, or better still, make the
paste thick enough to drop from the
spoon in tiny dumplings.
Year: 1879

"A pinch of salt and a small piece of
sperm about as large as a hazel-nut--
more or less according to the quantity
of starch--added to boiling starch i'm
proves it much, especially when it is
designed for shirt, The salt
keeps the irons from sticking and the
sperm imparts q gloss.
Year: 1879

The lecture at the Wesleyan College
on Saturday evening last terminated
the exercises of the year. President vii,
liams stated this and returned his thanks
to the young ladies of the institution
and to others who had aided in giving
to these weekly entertainments the hell
which has made them the success they
are. He said that the venture had
been highly satisfactory one, and was
one from which great amount OF gooo
had been obtained. They had always
been well attended and the interests il
them by the friends of the college had
never abated.
Year: 1879

For the republican.


MEssRs. EDIToRs: The citizens of the
7th ward are growing impatient at the
seeming in difference of our City Coun-
ell in segard to the petition presented a
month ago asking for the sale Of meat
from wagons in that district. Tley
ask it not only as y favor but demand
it as a right considering the few city
privileges tAat they have, no pavements
and plenty of bad streets, at times bot
tomless with mud. For years they
have had their meat brought to their
doors. TO have this convenience cut
off by men that are not interested i'll
that part of our city is an outrage upon
their rights that will not be endured
So members of the Council look to
their interests as theirs will undoubt,
edly be yours. Z.