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Year: 1878




The nearest ever came to down.
right row." said Mr.. Webster. "was with
Mr.. William Pinkney, Mr. Pinkney
Was the acknowledged head and leader
Of the American bar. He WAS the great
practitioner at Washington when | was
admitted TO practice in the courts there.
| found Mr. Pinkney, by universal con-
cession, the very head of the bar-a law
yer, OF extraordinary accomplishments,
and wiihal a very wonderful man. But
with all that, there was something about
him that was very small. He did things
that one would hardly think il possible
that a gentleman of his breeding and cul-
lure and great weight as q lawyer could
do. He was very vain man. When
he came into court he was dressed in the
very extreme OF fashion-almost like =
dandy. He would wear into the court
room his white gloves. that had been put
on fresh that morning. and that he never
put on again. He usuSllY rode from his
house TO the capitol on horseback; and
his overalls were taken off and given TO
his servant, who attended him. Pinkney
showed in his whole appearance that he
considered himself the great man OF that
arena. and that he expected difference to
be paid to him as the acknow ledged lead
er OF the bar. He had great many
satellites-men. of course, much less
eminent than himself at the bar, and OF
less practice-who flsttered him and en-
ployed him 10 take their briefs. and argue
their cases, they doing the work. and he
receiving the greatest share OF The pay.
This was the position that Mr.. Pinkney
occupied when entered the bar at Wash
ington.


IL was lawyer who had my living to
get and | felt that, although l should
not argue my cases as well as be could.
still, if my clients employed me, they
should have the best ability had to give
them, and should do the work myself.
| did not propose to practice law in the
Supreme Court by proxy. | think that,
in some pretty important cases l had,
MIR. Pinkney rather expected that | should
fall into the current OF his admirers. and
divide my tees. with him. This l utterly
refused TO do. In some important case
q have forgotten now what the case was
Mr.. Pinkney was employed to argue it
against me. was going to argue it for
my client myself.


Il had felt that. on several occasions,
his manner was, TO say the least. very
annoying and aggravating. My inter
course with him, SO far as had any, was
always marked with great courtesy and
Difference. regarded him as the lead
or of the American bar; he had the rep
utation. and justly. He was very grea'
lawyer. On the occasion to which
refer, in some colloquial discussion upon
various minor points of the case. he
! treated me with contempt. He pooh.
Year: 1878

then the mule put on another squirt, until
at last it became entirely demoralized by
the explosion of ten-inch she'll. almost
under its belly. Every glass in the
squadron was leveled at the spectacle.
The driver got off his seat, took the ami
NAL by the head, whirled it around once
or twice and started up the beach once
more. Fort Sumter flashed and famed,
Battery Wagner belched and Numbered.
and still that daring driver urged his
mule along. though the way was swept
by at least thirty guns.


At last he reached bis destination. but
be could not stay there, and in moment
he was turned around and exhorting that
animal to do bis level best. The mule
did not need to be told to step out. for in
its rear there was roar and racket, and
about its ears were flying sand and scrap
iron, which seemed 10 stimulate its feet.
ness. Down the hard beach flew the
mule, the light cart bobting and sway
ing, and the drivers arms rising and fall
ing as he dealt out lash after lash. At
last they neared the friendly shelter OF
the sand hills. In another minute they
will be safe, but just as they near the
place TO turn aside. & she'll came scream
ing from Sumter. Every body could see
the huge mass OF iron as it roared
through the air. 1t struck the beach
directly in the rear ofthe mule, and with
bound it overlook il and exploded with
terrific violence. A general exclamation
is heard from Dahlgren's flag ship, where
the Admiral and his staff are earnestly
gazing at the adventurous mule and his
daring driver. Fort Sumter ramparts
are black with men, they, too, willing
witnesses OF Yankee pluck. Along the
swell OF Morris Island. and covering
every elevation, can be seen tho Union
soldiers. who stand with bated breath,
anxious and full of suspense, and every
eye inteutly taking in the scene. When
the shell exploded q circle OF smoke hid
the mule for moment, but when the
smoke cleared Mr. Mule had his ears
laid back. and. with head down and legs
lAshed wildly out. ne was making kindling
wood of the cart, which had been badly
demoralized by fragment OF the shell.
Presently the driver is seen limping to
the mule; in q second the mule is free
from the cart, and with the driver on bis
back, and a farewell whisk OF his tail,
disappears behind the cover of the hills.


The thousands of boys in blue unite
in long and hearty hurrah; the sailors
wave their hats and shout themselves
hoarse, and, hsrk the rebels have caught
the infection, and are cheering, too
Hartford TImes.
Year: 1878

That the clothing made at NJ. Cogan s. Sons
popular establishment 10 Canal street. Is as we'll liked
BY the mcmbers Of the Fire Department and those OF
our many Irish organizat by the public in gen
eral, has been proved beyond The shadow OF doubt
during the month For time previous to the
4th of only all the large regular force OF the
establishment kept hard at work day and night
but help had to be called in to get the many
pairs doeskn pants and other articles ready for the
scores of gallant hremen who gave Messrs Cogan =
Sous the preference. again has the same kind OF q
run" been the store by those preparing for
todAy's turn We do not will those who know
thing about the business. think this ztranGe On


the contrary it perfectly NATURAL for people will bny
where they be best suited to quality of. goods,
style of cut excellence OF workmanship and cheapness
in price Besides Cogsn Sons employ large num-
Der deserving people in the manufacture OF
their goods thus keeping in circulation here all the
money paid whereas in other places three onTths
OF the amount paid for clothes goes to Northern fac
tories advise all to read the Advertisement Of this
popular house. which lie published another page and
| then all and give trial order.
Year: 1878

MONEY TO LoAN.-By an advertisement on
the fifth page days STAR it will be seen that Mr.


Maurice j. has opened loan Office at 43 Baronne
street Here persons in need of loan can be accom-
unodated at moments notice. and at low rates as
are offered by any chartered institution in this city


As urty Mr will take stocks, bonds furniture


ew.lry guns pistols and other property, and
will retain all pledges year. so as to give their
owners ample time to redeem them. Parties not wish


ing TO call person have their derS attAnded to
promptly by addressing Mr. Hart, through the post
office As this kind Of business is OF very delicate
nature Mr. Hart promises that all communications and
transactions will be considered strictly confidential,
and his character thoroughly reliable man lie 60
we'll known this city that his simple promise will be
universally accepted the best guarantee of
Year: 1878

soil in dry weather to make it take in
water from the atmosphere, is all wrong,
for soils do not absorb water from the
atmosphere except in the form of dew.
When crust is formed upon a soil by
rains, it should be broken up to prevent
evaporation, which is very active
through such crust. But the soil
should be stirred very shallow at such
times; stirring deeply and often with
cultivator in dry weather tends to dry
the soil by exposing large portions of it
to the drying influences Of the atmos>
phere, but shallow stirring after q
crust is formed is like cutting q lamp
wick just above the oil. The connection
ia broken in both cases. The best soil
for conserving moisture is that made of
material which within themselves have
fine tubes from the top to the bottom,
through which the moisture low down
can be carried for the use OF plants. The
poorest soil for holding moisture is that
with fine surface, capable of great
evaporation, everything loose, coarse
sand, incapable Of carrying up water to
the surface soil; though such a soil can
not dry quite as rapidly after rains as if
the bottom sell had a greater capacity
for SUCKING down capillary moi sture
Soils need plowing and cultivating to
keep these capillary tubes active and in
order. A dormant soil, like that of an
old moving field or pasture, is acted upon
by every rain, like mason work under
the mason's trowel. The chinks in the
soil are constantly filling. We should
plow to break up this mason work, and
to multiply these water tubes.--[Profes-
sor S. w. Johnson.
Year: 1878

J.J. Bisdsell, of "Clover Huller" fame,
says in the Clover Leaf: My observation
in regard to clover and clover seed rails,
ing has been greater than that of many
on account of having followed threshing
fffefzaa 5FeHth fPe=ieE P te te nv ir1~e1a tiou,
and many seasons have run four machines,
I have always noticed that whenever we
found LOB where there was large yield,
that it was where the seed had been sown
one bushel to five or six acres, mown the
last days of June, and plastered after the
first crop had been taken of. have seen
a field when one>half had been mown and
got off before July |, and the balance of
the field not till two weeks later, and the
seed that was started first yielded three
and . half bushels per acre, the difference
three bushels. This, you see, ,wasquite loss
tothe raiser, and the hay first sown was
equally as good as that which was mown
last. ! have raised seed myself that went
four and half to the acre. have also
taken clover from the field in three differ
ent conditions, aud laid away in the dry,
for the purpose of knowing when was the
best time TO cut seed clover. The first
state was when dead ripe; second, when
handsomely brown; and third, still
greener. When thoroughly dry, I
rubbed out the seed and put the three
piles on q plate, and could see no differ.
ence. That which was cut the greenest
was just as plump as that which was
dead ripe. This shows that the head re.
ceives enough sustenance from the stalk
after it iscut to fully mature the seed,
and, when cut little greener, you can
save almost every seed. Always turn
when the dew is on so that the bolls will
not rattle off.
Year: 1878

Sand, unlike clay and muck, has no
pores for holding water. In sand the
water is held between the particles; in
Clay and muck it is held both between
and within. This is why muck and clay
shrink by drying, while sand does not.
A soil to be in the best condition for re-
ceiving and holding the proper quantity
of water for plants should be naturally
compact. but light at the surface, and
firm beneath. The old custom, taught
by early writer's, of stirring the surface
Year: 1878

Two simple chemicals should appear
on every toilet table the carbonate OF
ammonia and powdered charcoal. No
cosmetic has more frequent uses than
these. The ammonia must be kept in
glass, with glass stopper, from the air.
French charcoal is preferred by physi-
clans, as it is more finely ground, and a
large bottle of it should be kept on
hand. In cases of debility and wasting
disorders it is invaluable. To clear the
complexion, take teaspoonful of char
coal well mixed in water or honey for
three nights; then use simple purga-
tive to remove it from the system. It
acts like calomel, with no bad effects,
purifying the blood more efectually
than anything else. But some simple
aperient must not be omitted, or the
charcoal will remain in the system, a
mass of fostering poison, with all the
impurities it absorbs. After this course
of publication, tonics may be used. The
use of charcoal is daily better understood
by our best physicians, and it is power
full, and simple enough to be handled by
every housekeeper. The purifying pro-
cess, unless the health is unusually
good, must be repeated every three
months.


A quarter of spoonful of ammonia in
half glass of water, taken every night
and morning, will prevent the decay of
teeth, sweeten the breath and is less
injurious than the soda and magnesia
many ladies use for acidity of the stom-
ach. A few drops of ammonia will
purify and soften the hardest water.
Year: 1878

Il is pleasure to commend an article of a
thoroughly reliable character, and we do not
hesitate to do SO in speaking of DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER, which an experience of
over ten years convinces us is the best and


most reliable baking powder in the market.
Year: 1878

CHICAGO, July Sth.-An Inter-
Ocean reporter had the following
interview with Theodore Winters,
of California, regarding Mollie Nc
Carty:


Question-What do you suppose
was the cause of the mare being
distanced? Answer-Well, the
heat was intense, the atmosphere
close and the mud which covered
the track frightful. Ten Brock
has the reputation of winning
every race that he runs in the mud.
My little mare could not do any,
thing in such mud, when the heat
was SO oppressive as it was. was
surprised that she did so we'll under
the circumstances. There is an in
side track, which was perfectly dry
and clear, but no amount of talking
on my part could induce the man
agement to allow it to be used.


Q.-What was the cause of that
arbitrary management? Do you
think money had anything to do
with it? A.-Well, 1 have my
doubts about the subject, and do
HoI IKE 10 say anylninp OH luaC
score.


Don't you believe some one
tanpered with the mare A.-No,
l do not; do not. remember ever
having seen the mare in better
condition. She was just as fine as
she could be.


Q.-Where is the mare now
Al left her in Kankakee


Q.-What do you intend to have
her do during the remainder Of the
season? Al sold her to Budd
Doble on the 22d of last May, and
have no further interest IN her.
Another reason for the mares los
ing was that she was badly ridden,
and badly managed by the jockey
who has always had charge of her
heretofore. 1t seems that he lost
his head entirely from excitement.
Year: 1878

: Paris Letter to the New York World


A day or two after hearing this 1
found an opportunity of taking
Victor Hugo's opinion of the ques-
tion. The substance of his counsel
to the States, delivered with much
earnestness, was: "Don't lose your
heads. Be moderate," he said; sin
dealing with the authors of this
national scare. Suppose you have
communistic agltators among you;
well, it is q misfortune; it Is an
evil, but do not give them the tri-
umph and your brother
Republicans of Europe the
shame of seeing you forget your
self-possession. The world expects
this example from you. You are
bound to do it by your own past, by
the noble principle of mercy and
forbearance in dealing with mis-.
guided men, on which you acted at
the close of a memorable struggle.
You must show sthem that real
democracy can be as generous as it
is brave. You have shown it in
great civil war; you must take care
not to fail to show 1t in what at the


worst is but a political consp tracy.


am sorry to hear of the alarm of
the public and the general outcry
in the journals. A people in that
frame Of mind are apt to think that
1t may as we'll be cruel just for once
for the sake of example. Any despot
can prosecute, fine and imprison
in the name of order; only great
and wise government, strong in the
support of the people, can temper
it's force of repression with pity and


liberation. You have grand op-


portunity and responsibilities to


match; you are called on to deal,
for the fret time in your history,


with the social danger; you must


most strenuously take care, for all
our sakes, that you do nothing un-


worthy of yourselves. Europe has


often looked to you for something


new; give it an American novelty


in this highest department of in


vention-the art of governing


through the sell-control of the gov


erners."
Year: 1878

Golden Medical Discovery
Is Alternative, or blood cleansing.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Peetoral.
Golden Medical Discovery
Is CholaGogue, or Liver Stimulant.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Tonic.
Golden Medical Discovery
Year: 1878

1t often happens in the history of nations,
as in the history of individuals, thai they
do not know when they are well off. When
we were spending money faster than we
earned it we stuck feathers in our hats and
strutted, filled with windy notions of our
wealth and Importance. Now that we are
earning money faster than we spend it we
are afflicted with the dumbs and walk
around with our heads down. AS there
was no sense in our exaltation, so there is
no sense in our despondency. Now. on
the eve of specie resumption, is good
time to resume our right minds.-Phild-
delphiG Record.
Year: 1878

An old woman in Athol, Mass, who had
been boarding Mexican dollars was sur
prised 10 find she could not pass them for
more than 80 cents, and declared that she
would hold them another generation rather
than to sell them for that.
Year: 1878

l am glad to call your attention to the
able report Of the superintendent. The
weight of authority which his experience
gives him, rs well rs the Importance of
the subject, should insure Il careful con-
sideraLion of the ten specific recommenda-
tons which he makes Tne third seems
to be proper safeguard against unlawful
payments of public money. Whether the
fifth, sixth and seventh would produce in
all localities the beneficial results sought
for may admit of question. Whatever
action you may take on the subject of edu-
cation, it is desirable to give, ~ much as
possible, II character of permanency to our
policy.
Year: 1878

REDUCE CHURCH ExpENsEs.-One means
of remedying the present condition of affairs
lies in the exercise Of timely and judiciOus
economy in church management. There is
a great deal of archaeological extravaganza
which ought to be severely cut down. Not
only in New York and the larger cities, says
the Rev. DR.. Taylor, but all through the
country, in village and hamlet, there is man
ifest tendency on the part of churches to
exceed their means, and to 90 further than
the church across the way can afford. Keep
down the useless expenses, lop off the extras,
put the pews at the lowest possible rates, and
make especial provision for single sittings in
eligible parts of the building; and further,
provide free sittipgs for those who through
misfortune are unable to contribute to the
support of the church. In this way we shall
hear less of the charge that the gospel is not
preached to the poor, and churches will not
become liable to the reproach of furnishing
gospel which can only be had for money.


Presbyterian.
Year: 1878

not be settled over that congregation, but
pass on to some other.


How would DR.. RobiDson's idea that the
Spirits call is always and only through the
votes of members of the church, and never
through men that make no profession, apply
to the call of the missionary from the hea-
then !? Shall we say the truly called foreign
missionary hears no wailing cry from those
poor perishing outsiders? But if the hea-
then can call affectively to the inmost heart
and conscience Of preacher, why may not
the outsiders in congregation at home unite
with church members in giving such call ?


ANDREW MELVILLE
Year: 1878

error. During that period when the paralyzing
hand of disease lay heavy upon him, the Divine
Father spared his reason for many days. In those
long days Of honest earnest introspection, the light
from heaven so filed his mind and heart that his
thoughts were mellowed into the sweet tenderness
of al-embracing charity. He carried no resent
ments to the grave-it is meet that none should
follow him there His battle.axe of controversy
was melted down by the fervor Of divine love, and
the spendor of his genius paled only in the triumph
of his faith. As he came into the world in the
body SO he passed out of it in the spirit-a little
child w. P. HARRISON.


Washington City, March, 1873.
Year: 1878

From the Sp rt Of kansas.


1t has been matter of surprise to MS
why our farmers do not make more use
of the Usage orange hedge for fencing
in their farms and inclosing their fields.
That this hedge plant is hardy and will
stand our summers drouth and winters
cold remarkably well is proved beyond
doubt. That it makes u good and per-
manent fence, if properly set out and
cared for, is equally certain. That it
can be more cheaply constructed than
any other fence Offering equal security
is well attested fact. Themuin reason
why this fence is so little used is, we
suspect, the length of time that it takes
to establish it so that it will answer the
purpose of turning stock. In those
counties where there is no nerd law the
cultivated fields must be secured at
once, against the depreciation of cattle,
and the farmer cannot wait for the slow
growth Of the hedge to attain an end
that must be realized atonce Still, the
board or rail-fence first constructed will
in few years decay and need replacing,
and what kind of fence can be made
more cheaply to take its place than the
Usage orange?


The land for the line of the fence
might be broken some time in the sum-
mer or fall. A man with a good team in
single day could turn over the sod of
a strip mile in length and wide enough
for setting the plants. Another lays
work in the early spring would suffice
to prepare the ground for the reception
of the plants. Six days work If deft
hand would be enough to set them out.
The plants themselves would cost not
over ten dollars. If the plants were
such as they ought to be and were care
fully set out not onoin hundred would
fail to live and grow. The first cost of
preparing and planting 800 rods would
not exceed Is cents rod, The neces-
sary labor of cutting back and trimming
the hedge for the four years, requisite
for its firm and permanent establish
ment, would not cost more than the
first setting, so the whole cost of the
fence would at these figures amount
only to about 36 cents per rod.


If the above calculations are accurate,
and We do not think they can be far ont
of the way, the osage orange hedge
would be cheap and give general salts
faction. We know that many attempts.
to grow this fence have proved failures;
but these failures have uniformly re-
suited from want of due care and atten-
tion in the selection of living plants.
Where there has been a strict compli-
ance with these three conditions of sue
cess, which have been limited at, we do
not believe that failure could happen
in one case out of twenty.
Year: 1878

A disastrous fire in New York, last
week, destroyed thirty thousand white
wash brushes. Nothing SO disastrous to
the character of public men has likely
occurred before in several centuries.
Year: 1878

1t seems to be understood among the
communists of Chicago that the striking
season will open earlier this year than
last, and that the first outbreak may be
expected in about month from this
time.
Year: 1878

-lr is asserted that single lamp.
turned down so as to burn low will
poison all the air Of chcmbrr long be-
fore morning. a lamp should be allow
ed to burn brightly OF bc extingui.hrd
especially so in the chamber Of the
sick:
Year: 1878




The Senate Finance Commit
tee to-day authorized Mr.. Alli-
son to offer with its sanction, as
an amendment to the Silver bill,
his provision for an international
money conference to fix a COM
mon ratio of value of gold and
silver. The determination Of
this ratio is not, however, a con-
ditlon precedent to the eprovislons
OF the bill. On the contrary the
bill, if enacted, is to go into effect
Immediately and the conference,
if agreed to, will be held subse-
quently.