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Year: 1877

On Friday night about midnight a
posse of between sixty and seventy-fve
men quietly entered our town, went to
the blacksmith shop, broke it open, pro-
cured tools and proceeded to the jail and
broke open the door. They went to the
cell in which George Jackson, the negro
ravisher and murderer OF the little girl
Corinna Hayes, was confined, and, break
ing open the door of the cell, they took
George out and departed. They carried
him south OF town about four miles, near
the Berlin road, where they chained him
to green saphng and there burned
him. The whole affair was conducted
SO quietly, except the noise made in
breaking open the shop, that very few
persons were aware of their presence
until they were leaving town. As they
were going off they set mp a loud yelling,
which was done to prevent the voice of
the negro from being heard. Some Of
our citizens saw them riding through the
streets, and, learning they had the negro,
followed them till they came to the place
of execution. When they arrived there,
however, the negro was burned to death
and the men all gone. Hamburg (Ark.) J
MOnitOr
Year: 1877

A regiment quartered at certain town
in Scotland had among them an expert
gymnast, who taught his brother sub
alterns how to walk across the barrack-
room on their hands. While engaged
one evening the door opened, and the
Colonel, stern disciplinarian, entered
the room, looked attentively at the in
verted company, shook his head gravely,
and departed without uttering a word.
An order to be on parade next morning
was the least punishment expected for
this breach of discipline. Some days
passed, however, and, no notice being
taken, it was thought an apology and ex-
planation should be offered by the prime
instigator of these unsoldierly move
ments. A reference being made to the
memorable night, the Colonel amazed
the intended -apologist by exclaimirg
Hush, Sergeant, would not have any
body know it for the world The fact
is, / had been dining out with an old
brother officer who had served with ne
in India, and pom my life ! had no idea
the wine could have had such an effect
upon me, but when 1 came to see if you
were all right in your quarters l could
have sworn that / saw you all upside
down."
Year: 1877

An engineer of the British navy, who
had served her Majesty faithfully for
fourteen years, was recently dismissed
in disgrace ON the evidence of parrot.


He was charged with stealing parrot
from Maj. Dooley, an Indian officer, who
was returning to England on the steam
ship Simoom. There were no fewer
than 200 parrots on board, all looking
alike, and the great point of proof was
the identity of the bird which had been
lost with that which had been found in the
engine room. The court-martial deter
mined to put the parrot on the stand.


1t was objected that the conversations of
the parrot in the absence of the prisoner
could not be received as evidence, but
the point was overruled. The parrot
testified in very gentlemanly manner
that ne had belonged to the Major, and
the engineer was sent away in disgrace.
Year: 1877

A very simple remedy for weak or sore
eyes is recommended, as follows Get
a five-cent cake of elder flowers at the
druggists, and steep in one gill of soft
water-it must be stepped in bright tin
or earthenware; strain nicely, and then
add three drops of laudanum bottle it
tight and keep in cool place then use
it as q wash, letting some of it get in the
eyes. Follow this and relief is certain.
Ii the eyes are painful or much sore,
make small soft congresses, wet in the
mixture, and bind over the eyes at night.
/ can warrant the above as harmless and
sure, having tried it in a number of
cases where other skill and remedies had
utterly failed If the eyes are badly in
famed use it very freely; and tea
made of elder flowers, and drunk, would
help cleanse the blood. Pure rock salt
and water will strengthen your weak
eyes if you bathe them daily in it. I
would earnestly advise you to avoid MKT
ures or washes containing mineral and
other pOisOns.
Year: 1877

An interesting experiment was made
last week at horse-slaughtering estab-
lishment at Dudley, with view of test
ing a new system Of slaughtering cattle
by means of dynamite, and thus putting
them out OF existence more speedily and
with less suffering than by the ordinary
pole-ax. Two large, powerful horses and
donkey disabled for work. were ar
ranged IN line about half yard apart,
under a shed, the donkey being placed
in the center. A small primer of dy-
Mantle, with an electric fuse attached,
was then placed on each of their fore
heads and fastened in position by piece
of string under the jaw. The wires
were then coupled up in circuit and at
tached TO the electric machine, which
stood about five yards in front. The
handle of the machine being then turned
an electric current was discharged, which
exploded three charges simultaneously,
and the animals instantly fell dead with
out q struggle. The whole affair was
over In ten minutes, and the experiment
appears to have been perfect success.
By this means, it is stated, even q hun
dred or more cattle may be instantly
killed by the same current of electricity


There cannot be a doubt that the pres
ent system of slaughtering cattle is open
to the charge of being cruel and barbar-
ous, and the slightest want OF skill on
the part of the slaughterer often sub
jects the unhappy beast to horrible tort
ure. Any attempt to extinguish life
painlessly is a step in the right direc-
ton, not only as regards cattle but also
as regards criminals sentenced to capital
punishment, whose case equally deserves
consideration. Pal Mall Gazette.
Year: 1877

The New York correspondent of the
Boston journal gives the following salut-
ary advice:


The short run of players, riflemen,
billiard champions, and men of sporting
life generally, is a remarkable feature of
New York life. Drink is at the bottom
of this. Men who indulge in the cup
can't control their nerves, and men who
can't do this go to the wall The bad
shooting of some men, of whom so much
was expected, resulted from their cup
indulgence. One of the best marksmen
in the city said yesterday that in rife
shooting the variance of hairs breadth
made the difference at the muzzle of one
foot in one hundred yards; and a man
must have absolute command of his
nerves. A man who would win must
not steam" Dan Mace, when he was in
his prime on the ford, drank only lemon
aje. heard him say: "a single glass
of whisky effects my nerves. Men who
drink on the road would not trust their
valuable teams to me if | was not in the
driving season teetOtaler." When the
billiard congress was in session the cham
pion player said: awe can't drink and
do anything. We have to abstain totally
from all stimulating beverages while we
play. We have season of preparation
We have to be clear and keep cool, or we
fail. The reason that so many eminent
payers pass out of sight is-they will
, drink. Then the nerves grow unsteady
and the eve fails, and all is up with the
player. The drinking goes deeper and
the playing worse"
Year: 1877

There are now one hundred and sixteen
women regularly employed in India as mis-
sionaries Besides these, the wives and
daughters of missionaries do great deal OF
excellent service.


A writer in the Independent makes
startling exhibit of the cost of teaching the
ology to Presbyterian aspirants for the min.
istry. He demonstrates that the annual cost
of teaching for the term OF seven months is
$562.67 for each student. There are fourteen
Presbyterian semnaries, which this writer
says could wisely be reduced to three, lie
insists that the surplus seminaries ought to
be sold, or given away to any body who can
make good use of them. The worst of it is
that these costly seminaries are like those of
most other denominations, crowding young
men into greatly overstocked profession
Year: 1877

One of the greatest defects of this age is the "fastness" of our boys and girls. And every bit of it is traceable back to the homes, where idle news-carriers drop in continually, and are permitted to un- fold their budget of gossip and scandal. Children hear more than is ever believed, and the winks, mods and hints that they catch at intervals excite their curiosity, and to satisfy which chances are not wanting. But to prevent betraying that they hear, they also learn to be very sly, so that, in time, they are able to build block-houses, make kites, or even pre- tend to study their lessons, and yet hear every word that is said. Is it wonder that by the time the reserve and purity of the mothers mind is worn out, the daughter is just in the same condition, with this difference, that, while the mother has family ties that serve as & check, and has the judgment of maturer years, the daughter is hampered by none of these, 50 that, as she stands at the threshold of lite, she is like a boat tossed out on the sea, without pilot, save her own desire, and the crew, instead of being all good influences of the past, are just the reverse. It will be miracle if she sails through safely, and if she should sink we must accept the penalty, and know that it is the work of our own hands.
Year: 1877

A lady, who has several grown sons and daughters, told me that when her first born boy was very young baby gen. tleman gave him half dollar. She told her husband that she would, with that, provide the little fellow horse to ride by the time he was twenty-one years of age.

 With the halfdollar she bought pig. She fed the pig with such scraps, etc, from the kitchen fas would otherwise have been thrown away, for she had de- termined that her husband should not incur any expense in the plan which she had adopted to get the horse. In about twelve months, when the pig had become large enough to be fattened for pork, she bought eight bushels of corn, promising the neighbor of whom she bought it that she would pay him when she had killed and sold the hog. So, in few months, the animal had reached such size that he brought about fourteen dollars.

 With part of this fourteen dollars she bought a calf, using the balance of the money to pay her husband all expense of keeping the calf, except the grass which it ate in the fields.

 In the course of two or three years the calf had grown so we'll that it brought thirty-five dollars.

 This amount. after paying all expenses not heretofore paid, was quite sufficient for the purchase of colt, almost ready to be put under the saddle; and by the time her little boy was six years old his horse was ready for him, but he was not quite large enough to take ride.

 Some of our young readers can act on this hint for themselves. A ten.y old farmer-boy may, if he will, turn a pig Cor something else, perhaps lamb, ) into a horse before he is seventeen.- Youth's COmDdniOn,
Year: 1877

A little warm breeze crept through Farmer Cheery's maple forest, awoke the trees from their long, long sleep, and they all began to shake hands and nod toward each other, whispering: Good i! Good! Here comes the spring!"

 Soon the warm air made them feel thirsty and faint; the tiny twigs con- plained to the branches; the branches told the trunks, and the trunks carried the news down to the roots. Maple trees keep all their provisions in an underground cellar; so the roots, find ing that, sure enough, the ground was no longer frozen and hard, began to feel about, and sent out little rootlets that gathered up the good things-just the kind they knew maple twigs loved best. Doesn't it seem funny that they can tell? The naples take one kind of food, the pines another, the birches an- other, and for each the rootlets pick out just the right ind from the same ground As fast as the roots gathered the food they sent it up to the branches-a very delicate, sweet drink; and still they sent more and more, the little twigs always taking the freshest, and sending back what was left over. The branches felt very much revived as they were fed, grew very social, and began to tell of the pretty dresses they would put on before long; red for the cool spring days, and afterward green for hot summer. They were merry planning their new ward robes, assure you; you could have heard it if you had had the right kind of ears.

 Farmer Cheery came in from his barn chores.

 ''I say, wife, it's growing warm Shouldn't wonder if the sap would run such weather as this; guess must tap one tree and see"

 So farmer Cheery took his auger and went out into the maple orchard. It didn't take him long to make little hole in one of the tree-trunks and put in little spout nor was t many minutes before drop by drop came the sap.

 "Ah! that's fine ' said farmer Cheery and he went home in haste. The next we saw of him he was driving of into the orchard with load of one hundred and fifty clean, bright, tin sap-bucket' and one hundred and fifty fresh littlt troughs Then, in each one of hi hundred and fifty maple trees h' bored hole and put trough in, and [ bucket beneath to catch the sap as i came dropping out. :, "Di6n'tit starve the poor little branch es waiting for their food Y''

 Oh, nol There was enough Tor then

 left--all they needed to keep them yer. fresh and make them grow. So many many pailsful ran up and down ever, day. that the one farmer Cheery tool

 would hardly be missed.

 l Every morning and night, for two O

 three weeks, the good farmer might b
Year: 1877

DIME novels are full of meaning to the impressible youth and maidenhood Of Chicago. When the impecunious young man of that place would marry above his station, and has no place in what the moneyed Chicagoans call their society, he enters intoa conspiracy with two or three of bis fellow-wretches to secure a romantic introd duction to the susceptible creature upon whom he has fixed his heart. His fellows, meeting Miss Green backs on the street, address her rudely, when up steps the would-be suitor, softly knocks them down--a performance which they have previously agreed to submit to-and offers the protection of his terrible arm to the young woman for the rest of her walk. Tho whole thing is 90 romantic that Miss Green backs is immediately captiyated, and il. a few weeks the happy pair are on their way east to be married.
Year: 1877

whether produced by indigestion, improper food
change Of water diet, too free indulgence Of ict
water, exposure to sudden changes of temperature
are Immediately relieved by it. One ounce added
in n gallon of
Year: 1877

free from serious objections yet palatable in


morbid appetite for itself and operate as an aseis.
tant to digestion, well perform the functions
Of a stimulant Such we confidently believe is TO
Year: 1877

FlatuleEcy, Sluggish Digestion, want of Tone and
Activity in the Stomach and Bowels, Oppression
after eating to be relieved by single dose
taken after each meal. A great want exists for
Year: 1877

This elegant preparation is prepared from the
TRUE Jamaica Ginger, combined with choice arc
matics and genuine French brandy. and is vastly
superior TO every other Extract or Essence of Gin
ger before the public-all of which are prepared
with alcohol by the old DIOCESE.
Year: 1877

elected member OF the Confederate
Congress, and was serving in that body
at the time OF the surrender Since the
war he has devoted himself closely to
his profession, having large and lucra-
tive practice.


Although q strong Democrat Col. Hal
!iday mas taken but little part IN poll
ties, and it was not until the recent Pres
identral campaign, when he acted as one
OF tue Democratic electors al large, that
he canYassed the State rs y public
speaker. In the Shenandoah valley,
where Col. Halliday is best known, he
enjoys extensive personal popularity. In
every enterprise affecting the interests OF
his section he has always taken all active
part. Colonel Halliday is strongly IN
favor of maintaining the credit OF his
State. though he would favor any we'll
devised scheme for the readjustment OF
the public debt
Year: 1877

The law prescribes that the official
.Iec,ion returns from each county shall
be sent on their way to the office Of the
secretary Of State within five days after
said election. Notwithstanding this, no
returns have yet been received At the
Cspitol. Itls further provided that the
Governor shall announce the result by
ptoclsmstion twenty days after holding
me election.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-In regard to
Louisiana, the President will not under
take to decide as between Packard and
Nichols unless he ID compelled to do 80
In consequence Of some open demon
gtration against the peace. He believes.
however, that Paokard's government
could only be sustained by the presence
of troops and that, as there remained
but two weeks OF his administration, he
would hardly feel justified In taking any
action, for his successor might not enter
tain the same Views as to the use OF the
military in support Of State authority ;


The President, In speaking Of the po-
litical status OF South Carolina and
Louisiana. said that the cases were ex-
tremely dissimilar, and could ha.dly be
treated under one general link Of action.
In South Carolina the contest has as
sumed such phase that the whole
army OF the United States would be
inadequate to enforce the authority of
Gov. Chamberlain; that the people OF
that State had resolved not to resort to
violence, but adopted mode OF resist
ance much more formidable and effeo-
tive than armed demonstration. They
have refused to pay their State taxes,
and 1t would be useless to sell cut their
property, as no one would buy It., and
unless Chamberlain could compel the
collection Of taxes it would be utterly
useless for him to expect to maintain
his authority for any length OF time.
This state of affairs must inevitably
result ia the abandonment Of all efforts
by Gov. Chamberlain to maintain him
self In the exercise of gubernatorial
functions OF the State OF South Caro-
lima.
Year: 1877

About ten ears ago, two broth
ers left their home in Illinois, and
went to California. The elder was
q man of the most steady habits,
and had received good business
education, but the younger was in
clined to be dissipated, and, indeed
had figured in so many scrapes at
home that his departure was not
regretted in his native village. The
two brothers lived for a short time
in San Francisco while they looked
for situations. The younger broth
er, however, fell into bad company,
and they separated by mutual con-
sent. The elder brother obtained
a situation in a wholesale store as
porter, and by his diligence and
steadiness so worked himself into
the confidence of his employers
that he rose from the position OF
porter to that of partner in the
firm. He lately purchased a house
on Bush street, married lady with
considerable fortune of her own,
and on last Christmas Eve he saw
three beautiful children around him
enjoying the delights of Christmas
tree. The family retired at mid
night, but the gentleman had hard
ly closed his eyes When he was
awakened by noise down stairs,
and moving steadily to the parlor
with a revolver in his hand, he saw
a man endeavoring to open the buff
fctt where he kept silver. LEVEL
ing his revolver at the thiefs head
he exclaimed, stop, or you're a
dead mani The jimmy dropped
from the burglars hand, who, fall
ing on his knees, cried out, "As
God is my judge, Robert, | did not
know that you lived here" The
gentleman then discovered to his
horror that the burglar whom he was
about to shoot was the younger
brother he had not met for nearly
ten years. That night the burglar
slept peacefully under the roof of
his forgiving brother, who assured
"a friend with tears in his eyes, that
he was about to give him employ
ment in his own store, aud that he
had never spent happier Christ
mas.
Year: 1877

1t is far easier to feign respect
when we do not feel it, than to ex-
press it when we actually do; for
which reason frank, straight-for-
ward people always appear hypo-
critical to suspscious ones. The
very fear of seeming deceltful
makes us seem so.


Some there are who gaze intent
ly into the well OF truth, but only
in hopes of seeing their own image
reflected there.


Fancy rules over two-thirds OF
the universe, the past and the fu-
ture, while reality is confined in
the present.


Men get fond of the very defects
of a woman they love-as they do
of chocolate and tobacco, though
horribly unpalatable at first.


Good sense is the body of poetic
genious; fancy, its drapery; mo
ton, its life; and magnetism, the
soul, that is everywhere, forming
all into one graceful and intelligent
whole.


Little minds rejoice over the er.
rors of men of genius, as the ow
rejoices at an eclipse.


GRAY hairs seem like the light o.
a soft morn, silvering over the even
ing of life.
Year: 1877

He that will be served must he
patient.


Who spits against heaven, it falls
in his face.


Nothing but a good life can fit
men for better one.


Three helping one another bear
the burden of six.


The fox knows much, but more
he thai catches him.


Money is well spent in purchas-
ing tranquility of mind.


Pardon and pleasantness are
great revengers of SANDER.


He that hath mouth of his own
must not say to another, Blow.


He who is pulled mp with the
first gale of prosperity, will bend
beneath the first blast of adversely


An able man shows his spirit by
gentle words and resolute actions
he is neither hot nor timid.


There is no man who is all the
time watching some one else.


The incapacity of men to under
stand each other is one of the prin'
cipal causes of their ill-temper to-
ward each other.


With love, the heart becomes 6
fair and fertile garden, glowing
with sunshine and warm hues, anc
exhaling sweet odors.


Those who excel in strength are
not most likely to show contemp
in weakness. A man does not de-
spise the weakness of a child.
Year: 1877

The Prince of Wales is the subject of aa keen suspicion as ever. The husband of one of his female fAvorites recently slOped with another mans wife; and re- ports of misunderstanding between the Prince and Princess enliven newspaper correspondence from abroad to an extent that indicates at least the popular belief.
Year: 1877

DOES VIM. Green think that editors must
always endorse what correspondents say in
their columns, or that they must agree with
him when he writes about that tiresome
subject, the peach freights? He talks like
n teapot in another column.
Year: 1877

were passed upon the death of Rev. s. S.
Sturges, and on motion the Presbytery ad-
journed to meet at the call of the modera-
tor or clerk during the sessions of the
Synod


The next stated meeting of the Presby-
terry will be at Delaware City on the third
Tuesday of April
Year: 1877

The beauty Of the ladies of Baltimore has
become the standard of comparison the
world over. They maintain that peculiar
clearness and richness of complexion by


the occasional use las required) of DR..
Year: 1877

has elected the ticket of the Gazette.


Well, let us look at this. The pro-


prietor and editor of the Gazette has


been for long years in. the. past an


earnest prohibitionist, but his party


OF Scott, this year, denounced the


temperance plank Of the State Re-
publican platform and while the
State platform Of the party did not
draw party lines on the policy ques-
ton, he in his call struck ont for q
sort of new and independent party,
whose shibboleth and distinctive rail-
lying cry was the policy. All this
was the result Of vigilant-
~ and carefully arranged compact
made with certain strong element
in Davenport which has been for
wears democratic. In this arrange
ment men werc put upon the ticket
who had been recently elected on the
democratic ticket If our memory
serves us. So there was formed in
Scott county sort Of Scott county
party within the party Of
the State, rejecting what it saw prop
er Of the State platform and adding
thereto.


This combination got back in
large part the strong Gcrman-Schurz
element in Davenport which had
been acting with the. democratic par
ty. If this sitting of the con victions
of the Christian gentleman of the
Gazette in order. that profit may. en-,
sne 10 creditable to him and q thing
Of which he is proud to boast, wc can
only say that wc.arc sorry to know
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