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Year: 1877

0ne Of the great industries Of Bur
nah is the timber trade. The teak
wood; which is the CHEF timber Gu.
and shipped, is very heavy, and re-
qu;re5 prodigious force to handle it;
and as the Burmese are not far
enough advanced to use machinery
for the purpose, they employ ele-
plants, and bravely do the noble
beasts perform their task. In the
timber yards both at Rangoon and
AZ Maulmain, all the heavy work Of
drawing aud PilIDg tie logs 10 done
by them | have never seen animals
showing such intelligence, and train
ed to such doeility and obedience.
In the yard that we visited there
were seven elephants, FIVE of which
were at that moment at work. Their
wonderful strength came into play in
moving huge pieces Of timber. l
did not measure the logs, but should
think that many were at least twenty
feet long and foot square. Yet a
male elephant would stoop down,
aud run bis tusks under q log, an5
throw his trunk over it, and walk of
with it as lightly as a gentleman
would balance his bamboo cane on
the tip of his finger. Placing it on
the pile, be would measure it with
his eye, and if it projected too far at
either end, would walk up to it, and
with gentle push or pull make the
pile even.


If still heavier log needed TO be
moved on the ground to some part
of the yard, the mahout, sitting on
the elephants head, would tell him
what to do, and the great creature
seemed to have perfect understand
ing Of his masters will. He would
put out his enormous foot and push
it along; or he would bend his head,
and crouching half way to the ground,
and doubling up bis trunk in front,
thTow his whole weight against it,
and thus like ram, would "but" the
log into its place or if it needed to
be taken a greater distance, be would
put chain around it, and drag 1t off
behind him. The female elephant
especially employed in drawing, as
having no tusks, she could not lift
like her big brothers. but could only
move by her power of traction or at
traction. Then using her trunk as
deity as a lady would use her
fingers, she would unite the knot CT
unhitch the chain, and return to her
master, perhaps putting out her trunk
to receive a banana as a reward for
her good conduct. 1t is very pref
ty sight, and gave US new idea Of
the value of these noble creatures,
AID of the way in which they can be
trained for the service of man.
Year: 1877

TESTIMONY OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE
OF GEORGIA. have used Simmons Liver
Regulator for constipation of my bowels, caused
by temporary derangement Of the liver. for
the last three or four years, and always, whom
used according to tho directions, with decided
benefit think it is good modicine for the
derangoment of the liver-st least such has boon
my personal oIparience in the use Of


HIRAM WARNER,
Year: 1877

We learn there is gentleman in town
who is thinking of starting store at
Park Place, on the Skykomsh river.
We have long wondered that such an
openingas the upper country furnishes,
should have so long been unoccapied.
With splendid farming country to sup.
port it, two roads leading to Snohomish
City, large number of fine farms in the
immediate vicinity, and the river naviga.
BILE for light draft boats Z months in the
year, we should think would make Park
Place desirable locality for store.
Year: 1877

Prot. King, the Magician, gave two of
his entertainments in town this week.
Although no notice had been circulated
he had quite an audience, the first night.
Some OF bis tricks were very clever, AS
hne as we have seen ON this coast
Year: 1877

SNo. ouAL.LI- -ME--is the correct way
to spell that word: and to pronounce it,
speak the first syllable, imagine there is
something offensive in your throat, and
hawk and spit out the second. then let
your voice slide musicaly over the rest,
and with practice, you will gstit perfect.
Year: 1877

BY the hotel registers we learn that
there are, on an average, about IS board
era at the two Hotels. There are several
men boarding at private families, and
some who board themselves. or the
whole number, there are about 90 idle
men in snohomish city, at prsent.
Year: 1877

HELP THOSE WHO TRY TO HELP THEM
sELvEs.-Mrs. Day is prepared to do all


kinds of plain sewing. and as she has only
her labor to depend upon for livelihood
and for the support of her children, she
asks the kind people of this city who may
have work which they wish done to give
her trial. This is case which should
interest all our benevolent disposed citizens.
Let any who have work of this kind which
they wish done take it to Mrs. Day. =
Year: 1877

tGrace Greenwood in New York Times.]


There are now, believe, about dozen ex-
Confederate Generals in the United States
senate On the whole, they are interesting
enee. No Southern heroes are. About
them there is q composed and melancholy
consequence which our more commonplace
military men have never attained to. The
dignity of bravery and h-breeding. They
wrap themselves in it as in q mantle. 1t
may be sombre, but it is royal, like
the "inky cloak" Of Hamlet They have
less fussy conceit than some OF our
heroes, and more quiet assurance-tak
homage cody and as a matter of course. I
once met on the summit Of the Righi great
Union general who seemed in doubt whether
the matutinal crowd had come out to see him
or the sun rise. Now Confederate hero
of all the brave Southern leaders who "laid
down but did not surrender" their swords
with Leland have come into the Senate
pour passer te temps, till the occasion comes
to take them up again-there is none to be
put before that same Gen. John B. Cor
don, whose hot and hasty words have
been so cleverly explained away, In
the war he was an uncommonly valiant
man. Southern orators and Northern
Democrats have told us all about it. We
the great and gallant struggle. 1t is set down
In the Congressional Directory" Just eight


One more would have proved that he pos
sessed as many lives as a cat, and all nine de-
voted to the service Of his State. Yet, after
all, his military renown has of late years
been almost overshadowed by his fame as an
orator, his tact as q politician, and his bold
dash as an advocate Of the rights and inter
ests of his State. One of his greatest exploits
in the Senatorial arena occurred in the Forty
fourth Congress as late, believe, in that
stormy session as March 2, and was "a famous
victory"-the result OF admirable political en-
cheering allude to the passage under his
energetic management of "Senate bill 1T, tc
authorize the Secretary of War to adjust and
settle claims Of the State of Georgia against
the government on account Of the Western
and Atlantic Railroad" This was the first
title of the bill. 1t was afterward amended
and made to read somewhat more modestly
"A bill to authorize the Secretary OF War te
open and readjust the settlement m ade by the
United States Government with the Western
and Atlantic Railroad of Georgia"
Year: 1877

Ex-senator Doolittle, Of Wisconsin, who
practices law in Chicago, made speech at a
recent meeting in that city, in which he pre-
sented some startling figures as to losses that
would result to this country by the single
standard:


The great evil of the demonetization of sill
yer is not so much that it reduces the value
OF silver, as compared with gold, but that it
increases the value of gold. The great mon
etary giant which has performed this work
through all the centuries-the monetary work
of all civilized countries-is being double
handed. One hand is gold, the other
is silver If YOU destroy one hand,
the other must do double work. There
work. Therefore, of necessity, if you de-
monetize silver, gold must perform all the
work of gold and silver both. You know
that there is estimated now to be about
Year: 1877

In order to marry his cousin Mercedes, the
formal cons Consent Of his own mother 9TH ae then 'as oi
the Council Of State of Spain, then of the
brides father and mother, the Duke and
Duchess of Montpensier, then last of all, get
a special dispensation from the Pope for the
marriage OF cousins,
Year: 1877

New YORK Dec. %. The announcement was
made late this afternoon that a receiver had
been appointed for the Jersey City Savings
Bank. No statement of liabilities assets has
yet been made. he bank has been in opera
tion only one year but was thought to be solid
Year: 1877

Experience has done little for the
average business man u. it it has not
taught him the benefit of advertising.
l never met a man who had been sue
cessful in a large measure but that
printers ink could claim very large
share of the credit of his success. But
while everything goes TO show the
great value of advertising, one needs
but to dabble very slightly with science
before he learns that it is only judici.
Gus advertising that pays. To write q
good advertisement is no easy task /;
the accomplishment can be numbered
among the sciences. In looking over
the advertising columns of paper I
am not only interested in the matter
but in the manner in which it is pre-
scnted, and l have often found myself
enyying man the happy manner in
which he presented his business to the
public more than did the possession
OF his business.


Among the merchants who patron
lied the Republican at time when ]
! was closely studying the ways and
Year: 1877

and by means of a rope which he had
with him, he let himself down. into
what he considered the upper story of
building of enormous size. There
were at least q dozen different, apart
ments, some Of them very large. The
floor was of solid cedar loxs, hewed
and fitted close together. While CROP
ing his way from chamber to- chamber
over huge piles of rubbish and debris,
Remine came to an aperture opening
down into the dark and dismal depths
below. His curiosity to examine this
subterranean cavern was very great
but fearful that he might stumble over
the ghosts of some of the old Aztec or
Toltee builders, he finally abandoned
the undertaking, and, ,;eaving the ruins
behind, started up the Miguel in his
search for gold. He found good placer
indications in the bed Of the stream at
almost every point, and fully convinc-
ed at last of the mineral wealth OF the
country, he retraced his footsteps,
reaching Silverton the latter part of
August. Early in the spring of 1877
several expeditions were organized to
thoroughly explore and prospect the
new country, and the result of their
observations only confirmed former
reports, and stamp the Minguiei as one
Of the most wonderful mining districts
in the United States. The bed OF the
stream, as well as the banks On either
side, are one vast placer. ...oan sae.,1
Year: 1877

Colonel Ingersoli in his new lecture
says: Il will never ask God to take
care of any of my children unless
am doing my level best by them. I
will tell you what [ say TO my chill
dren. 1t is this: $50 where you
may, do what you will, there is no
crime you can commit, there is no
depth of infamy to which you can
sink, that can shut to you my door,
my arms or my heart. As long as +
live you shall have one sincere frienrj
Another thing. There is nothing like
being honest with these little childr, n.
DO not pretend you are perfection.
You are not. If you find one of your
children has been telling a lie, don't
let on as if the world was going 10
burst. Tell him honestly that you
have told hundreds of the a, aud it
doesn't pay. You can't play any
George Washington business on this
generation, and the sharp eyes of chill
dren will look through the robe of
hypocrisy. Some pc, ,p.e will say that
will do for rich folks aud not for poor.
It's just as easy to wake child with
a kiss as with blow
Year: 1877

| Cincinnati Breakfast Table.


Jest ye fellers fall right back an let


body out, or thereIl be music, he re-


piled to the army Of hackdrivers at the
depot, dragging his bride through the
crowd, to the infinite danger of her
slender arm. I'm q man that reads
the papers, and 1 know all about ye and
yer low-lived tricks on strangers. Ye
may skin come people, but We don't
rob me without rumpus,' and lead
ing his timid partner to the other side
Of the street, he told her to freeze to
the bitching post while he went to
look after the baggage. He soon
struck bargain with a hand express
man, and after helping him with the
trunk into the cart, and trying the key
in the lock to be sure he had the right
one, he told the sable propeller to keep
him in sight,and giving him to under
stand that if he undertook to 'scoot up
ary back alley with that 'ere box he'd
never live to see specie resumption,
he went back to his Polly and found
her in tears. frightened almost out Of
her senses by a crowd of boys and ex-
press drivers gathered around her, en-
gagged in a vociferous competitive test
as to who should have the honor of
conducting her to her destination.
Her gallant groom recovered the bas-
ket from couple of fellows who were
trying to make it go in two directions
at the same time, and choking a boy
till he gave up the satchel, he showed
his hat over till it rested on the right
ear, took the basket in one hand, the
satchel in the other, and telling Polly
to wipe her eyes and come along. or
everybody at the tavern would think
she wasn't happy, they set off up Pine
street. BY this time the darkey had
got half way up the hill, and fully be-
lieving they were about to lose the
trunk, which contained all the store
clothes of both parties, they set off ON
dead run with dozen small boys
and three dogs chasing in the rear
the boys filing the air with remarks
suited to the occasion, punctuated by
the barks of the ours.


Hold on thar ye long-legged, black
skinned roustabout !'yelled the enrag-
ed bridegroom, bounding thirty feet
ahead of his companion. Drop that
'ere trunk, or I'll break every solitary
ho,o ;,, NOR old ln;nn r,,bba, oo,L;s.
ye liver-colored son of darkness!'


The darkey, hearing hubbub in the
rear, looked round, saw the commo-
ton, and stopped the wagon until the
breathless couple came up, the bride
gasping and crying, and wishing she
was home.


BY some special providence they at
length brought up at the Grand Hotel,
made their way into the exchange, ask
ed the porter and pretty much every
body else if the landlord was about,
and then seeing a benign old gentle
man with silvery hair and beard, pac-
ing the thing with head down and
hands under his coat-talls-


There he is now,' said Zeke, and 10
him they at once made their way, and
set down their traps at his toes.


Il say, MisterGrand, hats the show
for few days. board and lodgin' with
We? We have no team to look arter
Jest our two selves-kim In on the
keers.'


There's the man you want to see,
said Mr.. Grand, pointing to the desk.


We'll, I'm real downright glad to
Year: 1877

In view of the fact that the probable
war between Russia and Turkey, will
take large amount of bread and meat
from this country, our Southern far
nners should increase their production
of these necessaries.
Year: 1877

Mr.. Hflisman, painter from New
Orleans, has done nice job of painting
on the Methodist Church in this place.
The granting on the pews is the best
thing of the kind we have seen here for
many years. We understand that he
intends to locate here permanently. His
work is as cheap as it is well done.
Year: 1877

John b. Cough, in lecture, said he
was in church in Strange city once,
and the sexton showed into the same
pew another person whose looks Impress
ed Mr.. Cough unfavorably. The
stranger had face like mottled soap;
his face twitched as if sheet of light
ming had run all over it, and every now
and then his lips would twist and give
utterance to a strange spasmodic sound.
l got as far away from him as l could.
Presently the hymn was given out, and
the congregation rose to sing:


Just as am, without one plea,


But that thy blood was shed for me.
I saw that the man knew the hymn, and
said to myself "He can't be SO dis
agreeable, after all" I got nearer. He
would sing. 1t was awful; positively
awful. never heard anything like it.
And occasionally he would make that
strange noise with his lips. Then he'd
commence again and sing faster to catch
up with the other singers, and perhaps
he'd run ahead. They came to the next
verse. He'd forgotten the first line, and
while the organist was performing the
lubClluItC, uS ltducu UONdlu IlS llll
whispered "Would you be kind
enough to give me the first line of the
next verse 2" I did so:


Just as 1 am; posr, wretched, blind
"That's ii" said he, "I am blind-God
help me and the tears came running
down his face and the tear lids quivered,
"and 1 am wretched-and I am para
lytic." And then he tried to sing:


Just as 1 am; poor, wretched, blind.
At that. moment it seemed to me that I
never heard Beethoven symphony in
my life with as much music in it as in
that hymn sung by that poor man,
whom Christianity had made happy in
his lot.
Year: 1877

DR.. Chenery, of Boston, has lately
discovered that hyposulphite of soda is
the specific remedy against diphtheria-
that so much dreaded ailment. which of
late years has carried off many valuable
lives. He reports very large number
OF cases Obs within his own practice)
eaved by the use of this remedy. The
dose OF the hyposulphite is from five to
fifteen grains or more in syrup, every
two to four hours, according to age and
circumstances. It can do no harm, but
If too much is given it will purge as
much as the patient can bear without
purging is a good rule in the severer
cases. The solution or mixture can be
used in doses of five drops to half a
drachm in milk. The amount for thor
ough stimulation is greater than can be
taken in water. The doctor usually
gives it in such doses as can be easily
taken in milk, using milk besides as q
food for small children. One fact, how.
ever needs to be borne in mind, namely,
the hyposulphite prevents the digestion
of milk and it should be given in less
than an hour after taking the medicine
They may be used alternately, however
without interference, in sufficiently fire.
quent doses.
Year: 1877

The Hartford COurant contains the
following Twenty-Five years ago young
man III New Haven was engaged to marry
young woman there. For some reason
she transferred her promise to marry, if
not her affections, to another person.
The first suitor, who was respectable
mechanic, disappfoved of the match and
declared that his rival was a disreputable
person who would lead his atfianced a
wretched life, and that while he could
surrender her himself, he would rather
she should die than marry that man.
Accordingly; and as he said solely to save
her from the awful fate Of such degrad-
ing marriage, he killed the girl. He did
not attempt to conceal his deed he JUS
titled it, and regarded himself as the
savior Of the girls happiness. He was
tried for murder, and acquitted on the
the ground of insanity, although he
stotitly denied that he was insane, and
said that he had acted upon his cool con-
viction of what was best for the girl, and
was ready to suffer the penalty of the
law for the homicide. Acquitted, he
was remanded to the county Jail by the
court he remained there seven or eight
years, all the time protesting that he was
in his right mind, and that the State
should either hang him for murder or re-
lease him. He was then transferred to the
State prison at Wethersfeld, by what
authority it does not appear, under no
sentence. There he has remained until
this day, i'll the same state of mind, ap-
parently rational on all subjects except
that he insists that he had right to kill
the girl to save her from dishonor and
that if the State thought otherwise it
should have punished him as murderer
This is the story Of Willard Clarke, who
has now petitioned the Assembly to re-
move him from the State prison to the
insane asylum at Middletown.
Year: 1877

The WAY OF Ir.-He was an ek>
traordinary marksman who discharg>
ed his rifle at a moving object III the
thicket so as 10 miss it If 1t was a
calf, bat to hit if it was a deer. After
him, evidently, the radical eight of
the Hayes returning board took pat
tern-tO decide in such manner in
every case so as to bag the game if it
was radical, bat to miss it if it was
democratic All Of them committed
perjury, and three of them dishonor
the bench of the Supreme Court OF
the United States.
Year: 1877

a DELUsIoN AND A SNARE-In the
conclusion of his great argument be
fore the electoral commission, ex-Sen-
ator Trumbull referred TO the action
OF Congress in 1872, in voting not 20
count the electoral vote of Louisiana.
Congress then went behind the Gov


ernor's certificate, and It's committee


reported that the vote had never been
canvassed by any authorized body.
and the vote of the State was pjpct-
ed. Trumbull read Gov. Warmoth'S 5
certificate in that case, and said that
This one thing was certainly settled by
Congress there, AMI That was The
Governor certificate the same As
that known as "No. II in the case J
might be ovecruled by the concurrent
acii9n of the two Houses The re


port of the committee was that The
vote had not been properly canvassed.
Now, We propose 10 show that the
vote of Louisiana has never been cam
vassed, that the pretended canvass Is a
fraud, that the papers are forged, that
the returns are altered and falSfied,
and would like TO know whether a
count under such circumstances is any
better than a count made by persons
who had not any right TO count. If
the action of Congress is good for any
thing in that case it must be binding
on the commission. That was the
meaning when this commission was
created- II will be a delusioD, and is
a snare in the estimation of the whole
people, if the question is to be decided
on a technical ground that the com


mission has nothing TO do but to add
up the returrs. 1t will not only over
turn the decision by Congress four
years ago, but will overturn every
principle OF parliamentary law from The
beginning of time, so far as we have
any record of it." Ard the eigh. re-
publican mem bers of the commission
are perjured scoundrels and ought TO
be hung to the nearest lamp post.
Year: 1877

He who boasts of being perfect is per-
feet in folly. 1 have been a good deal
up and down In the world, and / neither
did see either perfect horse or a per-
feet man, and I never shall until two
Sundays come together. You cannot
get white flour out of coal sack, nor
perfection out of human nature: he
who looks for it had better look for su-
gar in the sea. The old saying is, Life
less, Faultless.' OF dead men we should
say nothing but good, but as for the liv-
ing, they are all tarred, more or less,
with the black brush and half an eye
can see 1t. Every head has a soft place
in it, and every heart has its black
drop. Every rose has its prickles, and
every day its night. Even the sun
shows spots and the skies are darkened
with clouds. Nobody is so wise but he
ity Fair. Where I could not see the
FOOLS cap have nevertheless heard the
bells jingle. AS there is no sunshine
without some shadow, so is all human
good mixed up with more or less evil;
even poor law guardians have their fail
ings, and parish bodies are not wholly
of heavenly nature. The best wine has
Its lees. All mems faults are not writ
ten on their foreheads, and it is quite as
well they are not, or hats would need
wide brims; yet, sure as eggs are eggs,
| faults of some sort nestle in every mans
bosom. There is no telling when a mans
sins may show themselves, for hares pop
out of ditch when you are not looking
for them. A horse that is weak in the
legs may not stumble for mile or two,
but it is in him, and the rider had better
hold him up. The tabby cat is not lap
door open, and we will see If she is not
as bad as the kitten. There's fire in
flint, cool as it looks wait till the steel
gets knock at it and you will see.-
Everybody can read that riddle, but
it is not everybody that will remem-
ber to keep his gunpowder out of the
way of the candle.