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Year: 1878

A man has sharper eye than dog,
or a fox, or tnan any OF the wild Crea.
lures, but not so sharp an ear or nose,
But in the birds he finds his match. How
quickly the old turkey discovers the
hawk, a mere spack against the sky,
and how quickly the hawk discovers you
il you hsppen to be secreted in the
bushes, or behini the fence near which
he alights


find | see almost without effort, near
jy every bird within sight in the field or
wood | pass through Ga fit of the wing,
nirt of the tail are enough, though the
Pickering leaves do all cOnspire to hide
them) and that with like ease the birds
zee me, though, unquestionably, the
chances are immensely in their favor
The eye secs what it has the means Of
seeing truly. You must have the bird
in your heart before you can find it in
the bush. The eye must have purpose
and aim. No one ever yet found the
walking fern, who did not have the walk
ing fern in his hand.


Nevertheless, tie habit of observation
is the habit of clear and decisive gazing !;
not by a first casual glance, but by a
steady, deliberate aim of the eye are the
rare and characteristic things discovered.
You must look intently and hold your
eye firmly to the spot, TO see more than
do the rank and file of mankind. The
sharpshooter picks out his man and
knows him with fatal certainty from a
stump, or a rock, or a cap on pole.
The phrenologists do well to lOcase not
only form, color, weight, etc, in the
region OF the eye, but a faculty which
they call ipdividuality-that which sep
aratea, discriminates, and sees in every
object its essential character. This is
Just as necessary to the naturalist as tO
the artist or the poet. The sharp eye
notes specific points and ditierences-it
seizes upon and preserves the individu-
atty of the thing,


Persons frequently describe to me
some bird they have seen or heard anC
ask me to name it, but in most cases The
bird might De any one of a dozen, or els'
it is totally unlike any bird found in thi


continent. They have eitherseen falsel,


or else vaguely. Not so the farm you'll


who wrote me one winter day that HI


had seen a single pair Of strange birds


which he described as PILLOWS: "The,
were about the size Of the 'chippie,' tn


tops Of their heads we're red, and tn
breast of the male was Of tn
same color, while that of the femal
{ was much lighter; their rumps wer
also family tinged with red. If | hav
, described them so that you would kno'
| them, please write me their names.
There can be little doubt but the young ol
) server had seen a pair Of red polls
: bird related to the goldfnch, and this
T occasionally comes down TO us in th
winter from the far north. Anotht
! time, the same youth wrote that he ba
: seen strange bird, the COlorot a sparrow
l that aliehted on ivnces and buildings |
: well as upon the ground and that wake,
! This last fact shOwed the youths di


eliminating eye and settled the case.


knew it to be species of lark, and fro


the time, size, color, etc, the tit-larI
But how many persons would have OI
served that the bird walked instead
J hoped? p Scribner's Monthly.
Year: 1878

A strange story comes TO us from down
the river. Mr. Frank Billings, an old
fisherman, near the upper lock of the
river, while running his trot line a few
day. since, found that he had hung a
msnster catfish. In order TO make sure
of his game he wrapped the lire around
his wrist. The fish, making desperate
efi5rt for liberty, upset the skiff. and the
fisherman, being unable to disentangle
himself from the line, was dragged under
the water and drowned before assistance
could reach hin. Some ueigbbors on
the bank witnessed thu catastrophe and
hastened to the scene, but too late.
They recovered the dead body of the
drowned man, and then secured the fish,
which was found to weigh two hundred
add twenty-five pounds. This statement
comes 20 us so we'll authenticated that
we can not doubt its truth.-LHar'
(Xy.) Democrat.
Year: 1878

Paris Cor Baltimore American


What is called the American colony
in Paris consists of about 200 families, q
large proportion of them from the south.
A great proportion OF them might be re-
garded almost as permanent residents. A
gsodly number OF them are people of
limited means, who find that they can
live so much cheaper here than in an
American city that they have concluded
to stay. One of these remarked to me
10 day; Il can live better in Paris on
$4,000 per annum than | could in New
York on $6,000." He then proceeded
to detail the difference. In
New York he would be regarded
as nobody unless he owned or
rented q brownNstone house at from
$4,000 to $4,000 per annum. Here he
could obtain suite of elegant apart
ments, in fashionable neighbOrhOod, at
from $500 to $1,000 per annum, and
make ~ good au appearance as any one
else in his sphere. In New York he
would have TO pay SO week for a
coachman, while here he could engage a
landau, with fine pair of horses, and a
liyeried fOotman thrown in, to be always
at the reasonable call OF his family, for
SO to $l5 per week Then he said he
could clothe himself and family at one
half the expense and much better
than he could in New York; that
servant hire was not half the
cost and the service better; that
there were always amusements here at
moderate cost, and cab to call to take
him and family home at all hours of the
night for two francs, while in New
York such luxury would cost So.
Then there was little or none of the
troubles 0! housekeeping in Paris, as a
family can be fed cheaper than il can
feed itself, if satisfied with French liv-
ing. But, he remarked, an American
can never feel cOntented or comfortable
in Paris until he goes to housekeeping
and orders his own food and prescribes
the mode of cooking it, A Frenchman
loves the table d'hote, but it is an
abomination to the American. As soon
as they get under their own roofs
they all fall back to the American mode
of living and luxuriate in griddle cakes,
mullins, hot rolls and buckwheat cakes,
all OF which Parisian would regard as
poison. They exercise the horrible
French patties, roast and stuff their
chickens instead OF broiling or frying
them, serve up their salad without oil
and let those who love oil oil it; they
eat their peas and beans and potatoes
with their meat, and mix thing:
generally, just as they did at home
They know exactly what they are
eating, and no longer shut their eyes
and swallow whatever is giver
them, without knowing very otter
whether it is fish, flesh or fowl. Wher
an American gets under his own roof he
is always happy in Paris, ard the ladies
especially become attached to it. Ii
short, he maintained that an income O
81, 600 per annum would enable mar
here to keep his family in as good a po
sition in polite society as could be done
at cost of $4,000 in New York; tha
there were certain expenses necessary t.
position that were not required here
and that fine showing can be made OF
of a limitad nurse
Year: 1878

to save himself from being struck by the
basket on reaching the ground He
thought that he was going to
fall distance of ten feet only Prof Gil
bert also says that although his ascension
was not successful, he felt confident that hs
had shown the Indianapolis people that he
had considerable of grit about him.
Year: 1878



 Shamoy skins are, as every one knows, largely used for many purposes in side lin1ngs of gloves, etc., and for clean ing purposes in many departments. It is not derived from the skin of the cha mois, as is sometimes ignorantly sup posed, from the sound of the name, which results from the process, but from the flesh side of the sheep-skins which have been split. The skins, after hay ing been passed in the ordinary way through the earlier processes of wash ing, etc., are soaked, first in lime water and next in mixture of bran and water, or in weak solution of sulphuric acid, after which they are beaten in Q mill till no moisture remains in them. Fish-oil is then poured over the skins, which are again beaten till they are thoroughly inn pregnated with it. This is done over and over again until the skins can re- ceive no more oil, and then they are hung for short time in room hearted up to certain temperature. They are then carefully washed in a solution of potash, which removes any oil that may still remain, about the leather; and thus we have the shamoy skin of daily use
Year: 1878

An American girl went over to Paris with her brother the other day, and the instant she was left alone with their com panion in the carriage, middle-aged Frenchman, he insulted her. She told her brother when he returned, and there was fearful outburst. The Frenchman gave his card, and said he was deeply sorry and would abide by the decision of the other as to the consequences to ensue for his mistake, but certainly he never suspected Madamoiselle was lady, as she was painted The brother appealed to the best authorities in Paris in these matters to learn what the code was under these circumstances, and all the men of the Jockey Club told him that if his sisters eyelashes were blackened and her cheeks rouged, he could have no redress, as these practices were never followed by u'se deneoiselle cy1 monde r N'
Year: 1878

this man says the description OF the men
who bought shovel and lantern in Cha,
than street, talIies exactly with that OF the
person who visited him and the detectives
are now after him.
Year: 1878

We give it to the readers Of the Times because
we have examined goods and prices and find that
the goods are superior in quality and make up and
what is most important, he offers them lower than
could be reasonably expected, in fact, for less
than jobbing prices.
Year: 1878

The last opportunity to visit Ocean
City, at reduced rates win be tomorrow
on the special excursion train leaving
this city at 6 o'clock a. m. Every person
who has not yet visited this famous
watering place should do so tomorrow.
Year: 1878

The text OF the letter written by Secretary
Schurz on the political assessment question.
and which has been adopted by President
Hayes as the rule to govern all the executive
departments and government employees
throughout the entire country, Is as follows:


Dear SiT-I have received your letter sub
mitting to me the following questions con-
nected with the circular received by You from
the Congressional campaign committee, ask
ing tOr contributions to the campaign fund:
Whether you are obliged to pay such contri-
Outlon, whether you are permitted to do so,
and whether your doing so or not will affect
your official standing and prospects In this
department.


.FTst-You receive your salary as an en-
ployee Of the government for certain services
rendered In your official capaeity-not as @
member OF political party. The salary SO
earned belongs to you, and, unless taxed by
law, 1t is In no sense subject to any ASSESS
ment for any object whatever. In return for
it you are expected to perform your official
duties faithfully and notwithstanding
more, In this connection have to call your
@ attention to the following statutory provision
18TH stat, p. 1863, sec. 81:


THAT oil executive officers or employees
OF the United States not appointed by the
President with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, are prohibited from requesting, Civ
ing to or receiving from any officer or en-
ployee of the government any money or prop
erty or other thing OF value for political pur-
poses, and any such officer or employee who
shall offend against the provisions of this
section shall be at once discharged from the
service OF the United States, and he shall also
be deemed guilty of q msdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be fined sum not
exceeding $780,


Second-You are as free as any other eiti-
zen to spend your spare money in any
legitimate way you please, and as your
political principles or your public spirit may
suggest, provided you do not violate the
above quoted provision of law, either directly
or indirectly.


ThtTd-Your contributing or not contribut~
ing, as above stated, will not affect in any
manner whatever your official standing or
prospects in this department.


@. SGHURZ,


Secretary Of the Interior.
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, June 26.-The HeratFs Column
bus Ohio special says that Senator Thurman
has stated that the Democratic party was
never. in better condition for contest than
this fall; their record In Congress has been
excellent; they had done much work. and of
that character which must be acceptable to the
people. They had strengthened their claims
the silver bill by stopping contraction Of
greenbacks, which was In effect the same as
the repeal of the resumption act, and de-
creased the expenses of the government. He
was satisfied that the Potter investigation
would do the Democratic party great good as
long as Hayes title is not assailed.


Resolutions will be adopted indorsing the
action Of Congress relative to the Potter in
yestigation and Hayes title, and thoroughly
indorsing the Presidents Southern policy on
the ground that it is sound Democratic doc
triup.
Year: 1878

versal OF that policy, restoring the rights Of
all on its ascendenGy to power.


Beso5ued, That there can be no legitimate
employment Of organized force In this coun-
try, except TO execute law,


MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC PEACE
No violence should be offered to obtain redress
OF any alleged grievance, but they should be
repressed at any cost until it can be secured
by legal methods.


We congratulate the country on the adop-
tion of O constitutional pacific policy and
local self-government in the South, so long
advocated by the Democratic party, which
has brought peace and harmony to that sec
tion of the Union.
Year: 1878

The New Orleans DEMOCRAT has an ex-
haustive article ON the subject of a constitu-
tional convention for Louisiana, and it's reason
ing is sound and forcible. The Journal held
all along that the patches proposed for the
present constitution would not meet the wants
Of the people and only tend to burden the
present constitution. The people want to wipe
out the past and begin anew, now that repre-
sentative men will have voice in fixing the
fundamental rules for the government Of the
commonwealth. In this section, so far as we
have ascertained, the general sentiment is In
favor Of the convention, and the only formid-
able opposition we hear Of at all in North Lou
isiana comes from Ouachita parish, and there,
we think, there was something slightly per-
sonal that intensified the division and gave
unusual importance to the local campaign for
delegates. The indications are that the Qua
chita delegates will be with small minority,
the convention men being at Baton Rouge In
such numbers as to leave no doubt about a
great victory. We agree with the DEMOCRAT
that the present constitution is not an ex-
preston Of the free and honest will Of the
people, who look forward to it's wiping out as
to new evangel.
Year: 1878

A NIT, Briggs arrived here this week from Florence, with a complete quartz mill which he is preparing now to erect in connection with the four-mill of Solomon Warner, n the valley in front of Tucson. The mill is of four. stamps and will be run by the same water power that runs the four mill.

 The battery is known as Thompson's and is based upon the theory that the two outside stamps of fve-slamp battery do as much work as the three inside ones. The four-stamps are there fore arranged in pairs, and Mr. Briggs claims therefore that his four-stamps and two mortars will do as much as six ordinary stamps. The capacity of the mill is represented at a power equal to the crushing of fifteen tons of Silver King ore daily. Arrangements have been made during the week to bring the necessary timber from the Santa Catarina mountains, and the mill will go up at once. It is the in- tenticn to work custom ores. Success to the enterprise.
Year: 1878

Congress at its last session voted an appropriation to defray the expenses of the next legislature of this Territory In the event that the body called to convene at Prescott next January, should be declared illegal, might it not be interesting for Secretary Gosper to know whether or not the Federal gov ernment would hold him responsible for illegal expenditures, after he has paid the expenses tten incurreds
Year: 1878

Education, cultivation and leg
islation each have their advo-
Gates as the special means of i'm
proving the condition Of the
agricultural masses. This much
at least is true, that cultivation
and legislation will be the better
if based upon education, since
that man who is not a good cult
vator himself, cannot be a good
legislator for his class. When
the agricultural class says "there
should be more farmers in our
legislative halls, since the inter-
ests of agriculture are SO closely
connected with the general pros
perity of the country" they tell
a truth that the candid profess
ional man readily admits. Yet
some of our best and ablest far
mers declare that they are not
competent to legislate against
the representatives of various
corporations.


The best stock you. can invest
IN is farm stock; the best shares,
plowshares; the best banks, the
fertile banks of rural streams,
since the more the latter are
broken, the better dividends they
return to the investment.
Year: 1878

form of social organization is


represented by them; no cnlight-
ened community can maintain
its social organization without
them, and we see no more rea-
son or argument against exempt
ing such institutions from taxa
ton than there is against the uni
versal custom of taxing one
mans property for the education
of the children of another man.
In fact there is a manifest dis
elimination in taxing the volun-
tary contributions of the people
to public uses. We believe no
State in the Union does it; and
while we denounce and threaten
no man for holding contrary
opinions, We should be false to
our own convictions if we did
not oppose it; and upon this is
sue we are willing to go before
the people as an Independent
candidate for Delegate TO the
Constitutional Convention, the
terrific threat of the Mtelligencer
Notwithstanding.
Year: 1878

1 -
A recent report in the Berlin
Borsen-Zeitung on the progress of
the German scheme for demone-
tizing silver shows that, accord
ing to the estimates of the best
authorities Of that country, there
still remain in circulation there
silver coins worth about S112,-
100000 in gold at the present
prices of silver IN the London
market. Should the Bland Sill
yer bill pass at this juncture we
can reasonably assume that a
considerable part Of this enor-
nous sum would instantly seek
an American market and be an
important tributary of that great
stream Of silver which foreign
nations would pour upon US
But there is another precursor
bearing on this matter even more
gravely. During the nine
months ending with last Sep
tember Germany exported to
England eleven million mint
pounds of silver, while during
the five years preceding that pc
riod she exported altogether on
ly ten million pounds. This
shows that Germany is rushing
her silver to a market, and that
the Bland Silver bill comes at
just the nick of time to suit her,
should it become law as early
as its INSCRIPTIONS promoters
desire.


With France and other Latin
states anxiously looking out for
a market for their great stock Of
superfluous silver; with Germa-
ny all ready to pounce upon us
with an amount of silver coin
more than double the subsidiary
coin we already have in cireula
ton, and with England herself
drugged with the metaland hope
full Of q western outlet-with
such a combination Of sinister
signs as this, it is strange that
intelligent men at the west and
south do not more generally
comprehend that the Bland bill
is nothing more than the bait for
vast silver trap which the
blundering infationists at WASH
ington are doing their best to
spring.-N. Y. Post.
Year: 1878




To THE EDITORS OF THE DISPATCH:


| avail myself Of the present
opportunity of writing UP this
section of King county, for the
benefit of the many immigrants
and others that are in search of
good farming land for the pur-
pose of making homes for them
selves. In this part of the coun-
ty, and within the sound of the
church bells and steam whistles
of Seattle, there are thousands of
acres of good farming land that
can be had for the taking. This
land is composed of what is gen
orally termed upland, and Is
covered with both hard and soft
wood. But there is scarcely a
hundred and sixty acres that can
be found in one body that has
not got at least forty acres of
swale and alder land upon it.
While the fir and cedar land is
interspersed with maple, ash and
alder, which proves conclusively
that it is good tillable land, and
will produce grood crops of vege-
tables, cereal and grasses on the
fir lands; while there are no bet
ter lands in the world for all
kinds of fruit that will grow in
temperate climate. zIe7


This section possesses many
advantages over other places
where there are vacant land. It
is bounded on the east by Sama-
mish lake, On the north by Sa-
mamish river and on the west by
Lake Washington, possessing a
shore line Of about fifty miles of
which the waters are navlgable
for steamboats,. Within these
bounds there are three settle
ments each having a school dis
trict organization. Two of these
district schools are now in ses-
sion, comprising terms of three
months each. So persons. COM
ing here will not have to- wait
a number of years before they
can enjoy the advantage of good
schools and society; but have
that privilege now.


While a great deal Of the land
is as rich as any Of the river bot
toms, there is no danger Of being
drowned out semi-annually, as
is often the case on many of the
rivers. Though we have plenty
of wild land here, l will say for
the benefit Of another class of
men, that there are no improved
farms to give away. And there
is nothing here to offer to any one
but hard knocks, and Il chance
to earn for himself and family,
if he has one, a home out of the
forest. And it is useless for the
chronic grumbler, and the per-
petual perambulator to come
here; as it is impossible for a
man to follow two callings at
once and be a success at both.
Any one desiring further infor-
nation may address Eagle Point,
Seattle. w. Z. EAGLE POINT.
Year: 1878

doubtful questions as to the mean
ing of his promise against himself.
I trust that there will be wisdom
enough at Washington to avoid him
dering our present hopeful progress
toward specie payments, and that
the laws of the general government
aud those of our ewn Stete on the
subject will continue to be, as they
now are, in harmony"