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Year: 1878

At Pittsburgh, Pa, there was an e1'
citing accident recently, while the rail
road show of the Sells Bros. was making
its advent into the city, The cages OF
the menagerie were loaded on fiat cars.
a projection near the Point bridge
struck the cages and overturned three OF
them, containing a rhinoceros, lion and
black bear. A large crowd Of people
had been attracted to the spot, and fol-
lowing on the heels of the accident there
was an incident that made the people
scatter like leaves before the wind. The
rhinoceros escaped from his cage, and
at q fast gait started up the railroad
track. No one was particularly desirous
of being in his way, and consequently
everybody cleared out or got IN secure
positions. The frightened and exasper-
ated beast soon encountered a locomo-
tive, at which he made q lunge, and
from the pilot tore off an iron bar with
as much ease it would have ripped away
a strip of board. Then he dashed at a
freight car, in the side of which he
knocked big hole. Mr.. Kelly, his
keeper, finally caught up with him, and,
catching him by tho ear, attempted to
lead him away, but he refused to obey.
Kelly then leaped ON his back, and was
treated to ride Of several hundred
wards. The showmen eventually sue.
ceeded in lassooing the rhinoceros, and
with the aid of half a hundred men he
was forced into box car, from which a
transfer to his cage was subse-
ouently made. The bear displayed
his agility by running up an
inclined plane for some distance Pc
fore he was captured. He would doubt
less have reached the top. had he been
let alone,
Year: 1878

How few persons there are whose
lives are governed entirely from pr1nn'
ple rather than inclination. Even those
of us who may be endeavoring to live
for high purposes. come far short OF our
aspirations; alas how very tar short:
How often we find our convictions OF
right and duty questioning if it might
not be as we'll for US to yield to molina
ton, Just for the time, promising our
disturbed consciences that we will make
up for the present indulgence by more
vigorous self-denial and stricter attention
to duty. Vain, falacious reasoning OF q
weak nature | we can never make up tor
one neglected opportunity, one mis-
spent hour, one wrong, selfish act. Once
past. the opportunity unimproved, the
hour wasted, the act committed, 1t ls
beyond our reach TO recall, except IN
thoughts of regret. We may atone tor
it, but we can never change the past:
Alasl how painfully we are aware OF
this fact. Then should we all endeaVor
the more earnestly to make our lives
embodiments of principle; for we al
know that, after all, the path OF duty
though sometimes rugged, ls not Win
out sweet pleasures; and let us never
follow our inclinations, if they would
lead us away from right. Then shall we
be permitted at the last to look back
upon our lives with satisfaction, feeling
that we have "done what we could, "
and that our Father regards us with
approval.
Year: 1878

The taste, skill and industry Of the
daughters of the family can hardly be
put to better use than in devising and
executing floral and vinal adornments
for the home. II the porches and YER
andahs are not already furnished with
vines, don't delay another week, but put
in some roots of woodbine at once. What
q comfort it is in the hot days of summer
to have vine-curtained porch in which
to sit. Then there is the arrangement
of Aower-baskets to look after. For
fifteen or twenty cents each very SER
viceable wire baskets can now be had,
and half.dozen of them filed with
suitable plants and vines will go great
ways towards rendering the door.yard
and porches attractive Rose culture
ought to be added to the accomplish
ments OF our girls. A rosebud garden
of girls" is very pretty poetry; but Q
garden.bed of roses, with bright girl
tending it, is an equally pretty fact
Golden Rule.
Year: 1878

Walter Scott tells story Of boy who
was with him in school, who always
stood at the head Of his class. 1t was
the custom of the scholars to change
places in their classes, according to fail
ure or success in recitation; but though
Walter was number two, he could not
get to the head, because this boy never
missed. But Walter noticed that he had
a habit, when puzzled by hard ques-
ton, of twirling button on his jacket,
and this seemed to help him to think
out a right answer. Walter, more
through mischief than any worse mo-
tive, cut off the button slyly one day, to
see if that would make any difference.
The lesson was a spelling lesson, and
several boys at the foot missed hard
word. 1t came round to the head. The
boy instinctively put his hand to the
button. Itwas gone. BE looked down
to find it, grew confused, missed the
word, and Walter went above him. The
boy never got to the head again, seemed
to loose his ambition, settled down into
second-rate scholar, and never accom-
plished much in life. Walter Scott de-
clared that he often suffered sharp re-
morse at the thought that he possibly
spoiled the boy for school and for life
by cutting off the button that had done
such sood service.
Year: 1878

Look most to your spending. No
matter what comes in, if more goes out
you will always be poor. The art is not
in making money but in keeping it; lit
tie expenses, like mice in large barn,
when they are many, make great waste.
Hair by hair heads gets bald; straw by
straw the thatch goes off the cottage,
and drop by drop the rain comes into
the chamber. 4 barrel is soon empty if
the top leaks buta drop a minute; when
you mean to save, begin with your
mouth; many things pass down the red
lane. In all other things keep within
compass. Never stretch your legs
farther than the blankets will stretch,
or you will soon be cold. In clothes,
choose suitable and lasting stuff, and
not tawdry fneries. To be warm is the
main thing, never mind the looks. A
fool may make money, but it needs q
wise man to spend it. Remember 1t il
easier to build two chimneys than to
keep one going. If you give oil to back
and board, there is nothing left for the
savings bank. Fare hard and work while
you are young, and you will have a
chance to rest when you are old.
Year: 1878

A man in dilapidated clothes is
said to have spoken as follows to a
San Francisco Newsletter reporter
at the recent mechanics fair: "Ycu
see that case Of elegant silk embroid-
cred drawers down there; we'll,
t'other day they had a rattle, and
l won a par of $S5 drawers, white
cloth worked with pink rose-bands.
I've got 'em on now. / take in the
grand promenade, but these people
look with disgust at this Internally
off coat and blamed tart pair OF
pants. They don't know what's
inside; they don't know that l am
half way better dressed than the
biggest swell here. They don't
realize that beneath this rough ex.
terror beat is the noblest pair O
drawers in America"
Year: 1878




TT HAVING come to our knowledge that
some parties who had fed the city at the out
break of the epidemic have returned, con
tracted the fever and died. it is my duty, by
resolution Of the Howard Association. to warn
all Refugees that. owing to the fact that we
have all we can do to nurse and care for those
who are here. If they come back to the city
before the epidemic has been officially declared
over. they will do so at their own risk and
with almost the certainty of having to provide
for themselves in case Of sickness. Our pres
eut obligations are as many and as Weighty as
we can carry. and we cannot, without break
ing down. assume any more. REFUGEES
MUST NOT RETURN. The fate of those
who have should be warning to ali.


A. ID. LANGSTAFF,
pPeRtdewt HOWard AgsoeiattOu.
Year: 1878

WHEN a Methodist minister is
ordained he afirms that he is''called
by the Lord to preach the gospel. .
Now, the LEDGER does not wish to
be considered profane nor blasphe-
nous, but it would like to know il
the Lord "called" them at the be-
ginning of the epidemic when they
left Memphis like the "devil was
after them" We mean those, Of
course, who cit out"
Year: 1878

1T would really appear that our neigh
bors east of the mountains are on the
verge OF another Indian outbreak. The
INDIANS are armed for the contest and will
undoubtedly, at the first dawn OF spring,
be again in war paint and off on raiding
ana numbering expedition against the
whites. In view of this fact the settlers
should organize military companies every
where throughout that vast section of
country and be prepared in case an out-
break occurs, of which there is now every
probability, to nip it in the bud and thus
save the country from such scenes of MUIR
der aud destruction as they were called
upon TO witness last summer.
Year: 1878

LAST week some parties were travelling
through the woods and brush ut Nootsack,
IN Wlmscom county, when suddenly they
came upon the remains OF a human being.
which were in so advanced state OF de-
composition that the flesh had nearly all
fallen from the bones of the bouy. Al,
inquest was held on Monday, and the jury
found some papers near the remains which
convinced them that the body was that OF
a former telegraph operator at that place,
who came up missing about two yeaas
since and WIS never heard of. The bones
were placed in heat coffin and decently
burled.-Couricr.
Year: 1878

The condition of the wagon roads lead
ing into Walla Walla is such that the tar.
mcrS cannot haul any wheat TO town, and
the warehouses are nearly empty. On the
last down trip of the Gate she had but
tifty-two tons of wheat
Year: 1878

There was real dead man at Paris
clearinghouse, and after he had been
taken to his last lodging, it got about
that he was in the unseemly habit OF
paying nightly visits to the room in
which he died, and for long time re-
mained tenantless in consequence. At
last it was taken by student, who
laughed at the idea of the place being
haunted Annoyed at his incredulity,
two of the dodgers arrayed themselves
in sheets, and glided into the room one
night at that witching hour when grave
yards are supposed to yawn. With
silent step, and slow they stalked
around the bed, until happening to
glance behind them, they beheld a
sheeted figure watching their move
ments. This was more than they had
bargained for, and they were out of the
room almost before they knew it. Next
morning they settled with the landlord
and departed, never thinking their in
tended victim had OWNED their inten-
tions, and paid them in their own coin.
They were not quite equal to the occa-
sion
Year: 1878

The sky was cloudless and the atmos-
phere wonderfully clear. The range of
vision extended for probably one hun
dred miles in every direction. The
mountain north and west stood out clear
cut against the sky, and the plains to the
eastward stretched away until they
seemed to mingle with the horizon. 1t is
a rare occasion when distant objects can
be so clearly and distinctly seen from the
Peak. There was no haze or mist to
cloud the view in any direction. There
was perhaps no special feature observa-
BILE in the eclipse, as noted from the
summit, which could not be seen from
any point on the plain below, except
such as might arise from the clearness
and rarity of the atmosphere incident to
the elevation. This clearness and the
absence of moisture doubtless gave
great advantage for scientific observa-
ton and for the use of astronomical in
struments.


But there was no point, probably,
within the entire limit of total observa.
ton which afforded such an opportunity
for noting the approach of the shadow
of totality, or which gave an equal op
portunity for taking in at single SWEEP
of the eye such an extended area of the
earth's surface.


To the unscientifc observer, the mos
remarkable phenomenon observable from
the summit of the Peak was the ap
proach of the shadow of totality
from the north, its swift passage, anC
the sudden burst of sunlight which fol
lowed.


1t must be remembered that tn,
movement of the shadow from north t,
south was at the rate of about thirt,
miles per second, and it was necessar,
that one should have stretched beneath
him wide expanse of the earth's sur
face in order that the eye could seiz,
with a glance the line of the approach
ing shadow, and followed it as itrushet
away to the southwark. This advan
tage an observer who stood upon TIL
Peak possessed.


General Myers had very kindly ad


vised our party where and how to loo


for the coming shadow, and we had take


our station on the northern edge of tn


summit several minutes before tn
period of total obscuration of the sun
Year: 1878

The evening of the third day of the
case an intoxicated man, smelling like a
horse blanket, and carrying dyspeptic
carpet-bag, stopped a street car at the
corner of West Water and Wisconsin,
streets, and stumbled in. 1t was one
of those summer cars, with canvas back
curtains, one of those refrigerator cars,
that makes cold chills run up your
trousers legs to look at them. A colored
barber was standing on the back plat
form, and the intoxicated man hauled
his carpet-bag to him and went in,
reeling up into the corner as though
looking for something. "Gimme a
lower berth in the middle" said he to
the colored man, as he felt around in
the corner for the door-knob to the
drinking fountain. The colored man
laughed and told the man to take seat
in the middle of the car. There were
only few people in the car-an old
man going to the depot, a young couple
coming home from picnic and an old
maid going to-the Lord only knows
where. The drunken man. who was
evidently from the country in attendance
upon the peol-boxes of the races, pulled
off his boots and said to the colored man,
can't yer going to make up my berth ?"
The old maid took out her smelling
bottle, and acted as though she was
going to faint. Well, it was enough to
make her faint. His stockings were old
enough to vote, and his feet could have
been condemned by the Board of Health.
He pulled off his coat and vest, tried to
hang his hat on the b.ll-cord, when the
driver saw him, and, leaving the mules
he came in and took the man by the
shoulder and said, "None of that,
Boss" The man, who evidently i'm
agined he was behind the curtains of a
sleeper, said: "Shay, con(hic)ter, ]
want to be woke up at Camp Dug's,
sure" and he began to make the pre-.
liminary movements toward taking of
his pants. Sliding his suspenders over
his shoulders, his hand had just reached
his waistband, when a scream struck
him dumb, and the old maid pulled the
bell-strap, and as the car Stacked up
she jumped of, yelling for a policeman
The driver reasoned with the man, told
him he was on a street-car, and got his
clothes on and pointed out the depot tt
him. AS he took his carpet-bag ano
went off, with one boot in his hand, try
ing to button up his vest with his othel
hand, he muttered: If that woman
had kept her curtain pulled down
wouldn't have been any tr(hic)oublec
at ALL" And he wandered off into the
night.
Year: 1878

JOHN BROWN, the trusted servant
of the Queen, is said to owe his popular
ity to the fact that the majority of Eng
lish servants, from the palace to the
plain residence in England, are great
sticklers about their proper duties. The
butler would see the kitchen ON fire
and the cook the pantry flooded before
interfering in saving the property of
their employer, simply because 1t was
not in their department. John Brown
is above such narrow prejudices. If
her Majesty has to go any where, have
any thing done from a cup of tea to the
packing of trunk, from the selection of
horse to the purchasing of book,
John Brown is always ON hand, ready,
able and willing to bound over all the
barriers of red tape and formal depart
ments, and get and do these things, or
see that they are done promptly and
properly. In this readiness and un-
tiring attendance, he has ingratiated
himself with the good Queen, who fully
values his honest energy and integrity


and who has thus made him her favoritt
gillie. He knows his place and keeps it
He earns his pay and pockets it,
Year: 1878

1T is not often that immortality can
be purchased for so small sum as one
hundred francs. The opportunity to
live forever on marble tablet, with the
donors name thereon in letters of gold,
is offered TO all Frenchmen by Monseig-
neur Dupanloup. The tablet is to rest
eternally in the Orleans cathedral. The
Bishops object is to raise one hundred
and fifty thousand francs, in order to
defray the expense of ten painted win
dows illustrative of the life of Joan of
Arc. The Bishop addresses a most spirit
stirring appeal to the faithful, in which
he calls Joan a warrior, victim, and a
saint. 1t is true that the Church burnt
her, but it was done by mistake, or else
in friendly way, in order to make her
a martyr.
Year: 1878

g. P. SANpERsoN, the officer in
charge of the English elephantcatching
establishment in Mysore, says that ele-
plants travel in herds and in strict In
dian file. When calf is born, the herd
remains with the mother two days; the
calf is then able to march and can cross
rivers and climb hills with the assistance
Of its dam. They are fine swimmers.
Mr.. Sanders says that herd of seventy
nine which he sent across the country
had the Ganges and several of its large
tidal branches to cross. In the longest
swim they were six hours, without touch
ing bottom. After rest on sand bank
they completed the swim in three more.
Not one was lost. Twice around an ele-
plants foot is said to be his height, and
generally this measurement is correct.
The size is generally exaggerated.
The largest Mr.. Sanders ever saw was
nine feet ten inchesh high at the shoulder
Year: 1878

some one gives the following table of
the order in which men give up their
luxuries under the pressure of hard
times: Books go frst-the book trade
Aattens under panic; illustrated papers
next, and then daily papers. If the
pressure continues, the trade in pianos
and fine furniture falls off; but the
laboring classes begin to contract on the
furniture from the start. Next it begins
TO cut off fine clothes and jewelry, and
then it's getting pretty tight. Put on
another screw, and tea and coffee suffer
then all the fine groceries; and then the
incest kind of produce. If the screw
still tightens, when the worst comes to
worst, and there is no help from God or
man, the whisky and tobacco begin to be
cut off. But the dogs about dead when
IL comes to that.
Year: 1878

A man clad in new, but poorly fit
ting suit of store-clothes. and bearing q
heavy look of trouble around his mouth
and across the brow, went into Fourth
street restaurant yesterday, and taking
seat apart from all other diners, showed
his hat under the table, sighed deeply,
and called for soup.
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


The attention OF tho Board Of Health called TO
intolerable nuisance existing almost every day In
the vicinity of Eighteenth street aud about Eighth
and Ninth avenues. AT any hour and especially at
night, the people that vicinity liable 10 sofoca
by the presence IN the ar OF an exceedingly pun
gent and dsagreeable odor, resembling that from n
gus works IL rs the general bonef that the gas CON-
pany foot OF the street Is Responsible Tor tho
smell. IL is most distressing and noxious nuisance,
aud should loEg since have been abated l nope our
efficient Board oil Health Will not long delay IN giving
its attention the matter. The gas company may
claim that Is matter ot necessity; but
this not true 1t Is the result no doubt OF care
lessness or stinginess. RESIDENT.
Year: 1878

To TAE EDITOR HERALD


desire to call the attention Of the authorities to the
fact that from sxynrst street to Sxtyfourth street.
Park avenue neither side of the road rs paved The
result that when 1t rains SHOWS people are
Obliged TO walk mddie OF the street, or else By
walking the sidewalks get their clothes wet and
muddy. ! believe there is an ordinance compelling
the Board TO pave the sidewalk. J. ~ A.
Year: 1878

The new band stand on Winthrop street, beau
tifully and artistcaly decorated for the occasion,
was on last evening ded Gated to music and its
ministries by the Augusta Cornet Band. On each
appearance of this organ ization improvement is
noticed in the manner and sty lie of their accom-
plshments. If they continue to PROCESS, they
will soon rank one of the best bands in the
Gtata
Year: 1878

We have received copy of a programme of
grand vocal and instrumental concert, given at
LudiDgton, Mich, which was participated in by
Miss Fannie Allen, formerly of Augusta, who is
now one OF the finest Sopranos of the West, as her
many eastern friends will be glad to learn. The
Allen family is well known in this vicinity, and
it will be gratifying to many here to know that
they are prospering finely in business and in every
other respect Ludington, their present home, is
a lively city. They have got all over the "hard
times" and enjoying the coming tide of
prosperity
Year: 1878

Mr.. George Gilbert of this city, workman in
the large saw mill. east end of the dam, met with
a bad accident on Wednesday evening He was
under the mill holding lamp for fellow work
man, who was fixing pulley. The other work
man had stepped up stairs moment after block
ofwood, and while he was absent the accident oc-
Cured. A revolving shaft was near by, around
which bad been wound some cord TO prevent the
belt from chafng and wearing out. The end had
become loosened, and end hanging. Gilbert
put up his hand, while the shaft was revolving,
intending to pull off the hanging striug Instead
of that, however, the string wound itself around
the index finger of his right hand pulling off the
end of the finger, and drawing out the chord two
thirds of the way to the elbow. The finger was
also almost pulled out at the third joint. The ul
ma and radius of the arm were also broken. The
finger was amputated, and the ratient must now
rest for a couple of months.
Year: 1878

Very much has been written about neat
ness in women, and in print it looks very
easy, with plenty of calico dresses, linen
collars and cuffs, and bright ribbon bows.
The papers say young men are used to
seeing girls look neat before marriage and
year after are surprised to find they have
slovenly wives. How righteous woman's
blood boiIs at that word Not one woman
in ten becomes a sloven by choice. IF her
husband is farmer his first thought in
the morning is to swallow his breakfast as
early as possible and go to work, If his
wife stops to pin on collar or comb her
head, he thinks it lost time, and tells her
to hurry up, in half-fretful tone A rail-
road man, blacksmith, clerk or merchant
will do the same thing and hurry away to
business,


After breakfast comes the household
cares, with little crying babe ever and
anon breaking in upon the duties of the
morning. The clock points to eleven and
now the morning wrapper must do duty, or
husband will wonder what she has beenat
to mako dinner so late. He doesn't seem
to notice how she looks if everything is
right about the dinner, but if she is late,
though neatly dressed, baby sweet, and
house all in perfect order, he has not a
word Of praise, or a smile, but sits down
very sober to wait.


These are facts that every woman knows
to be true, but they have a deeper shading.
The dresses, collars and cuffs which WON.
en- are expected to have without stint, more
frequently sNm up in two or three changes
The wife's money comes through the hus-
bands purse and sometimes he forgets tc
undraw the string for a long while. The
old dresses get shabby, the shoes slip-slop
and the once tidy wife is a sloyen.


How about the men on this subject oi
ueatness2 The farmer, the mechanic ths
teamster, the miner, the clerk, have work
that causes them toperapire freely. Wher
evening comes they sic with their wiye
and children, in their soiled garments, an,
think themselves good enough for an,
company that may come in. Their hand
are only half washed, their faced unshave.
for two weeks, and hair combed With thei
fingers.