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Year: 1877

On the old school book, in its rusty nook.
With q fearful eve Igaze: = H., -
Come down, old friend, for an hour we'll


spend
In talking of bygone days,
gaze once more, as in days of yorc,
On the task that vexed the brain:
The lessons done and victory won,
And feel I'm a child.again.
And l seem to stand with a youthful brand
In the old house on the green;
hear the fun ere the school begun,


And join the gladstone scene.
take my place with sober face,


O'er the well carved desk bend,
And hourly pore DER the antique lore
Of thy wonderful page, old friend.
Then our cares were few, and our friends were


true,
And our gricfs were rare and light:
Inc world was naught $50 We fondly


thought)


But region of pure delight.
But time has sped, and our path has led
Through the dark and fearful scene;
And passed away arc the good and CAV,
Like the old house on the green.
But we'll sing no more of the days of yorc,
For the tear drop in the eye;
Sleep on, old book, in the dusty nook,
AS in years that have glided by.
No guilt we trace in thy honest face,


But mine of gold within
Enriched the youth, as they sought for truth
In the old house on the green.
Year: 1877

This is the cry In every town and vii
lage throughout the entire country from
Maine to California, and still there are two
sides to the story, for nine out Of every
ten of the men who cannot find anything
to do, would not accept work at fair
wages if offered them. As sample OF
their earnest endeavors to find work, we
may cite recent instance occurring in
Indianapolis, Qnd) where several thou
sand men demand work or bread: The
proprietors of stone quarry at Vandalia
offered employment to large number of
these, and free passes were given for the
railroad. Eighteen accepted the passes,
but only five used them, and not one Of
the latter went to work. Is sitany wonder
that business flags and capitalists prefer
to loan money at three per cent. rather
than risk it where they will be at the
mercy of Trades Unions and untrust-
worthy laborers generally? No sooner
does man get the foundation of build
ing fairly under way, than the masons
and other laborers employed strike, and
force him to pay higher wages or lose
that which he has already invested.


A few days since the foundation stone
for new silk-mill was laid in Paterson,
N. j., and the next day the operatives in
all the other mills struck, declaring that
if business was good enough to insure the
building of another mill, it was certainly
good enough to pay better wages in those
completed; and this is the way it seems
to 60 in all branches of business, the Ia
borers blocking up the path preventing a
revival of trade and better times generally.
1t looks very much to US as though it was
the poor who were making hard times,
instead of capitalists and bloated mon
opolies; = at least, we know it is 80 in this
city, if not elsewhere.
Year: 1877

From the Toronto Globe


No family has had a more sudden rise
in so brief time than that of the present
King of Denmark. Little more than
dozen years ago Prince Christian ofSchles
wig -Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg was
one of the most obscure of the European
Princelets. It is true that he was the ac-
knowledged heir Of King Frederick VII.
of Denmark and the Duchies. But this
cousin was man in the prime of life,
little older than himself; Ii e was not next
in the succession even to the Danish throne,
and it was always possible that the resign
ing sovereign might revoke the nomina-
ton given to Prince Christian in favor OF
the Dukes of Sonderburg Augustenburg,
who had better legal title. It was al-
ways possible too, the King might marry
legally his morganatic wife, the Countess
Danner. The late sovereign had no love
for his successor, and provided very spar
ingly for his wants, so. that the heir.pre-
sumptive to the Danish throne was reckon
ed poor even in the thrifty capital of Den
mark. Indeed, if Copenhagen gossip ia
dozen years ago is correct, money was SO
scanty in Prince Christians household
that the Princess used to walk home
from the Court balls in order to avoid the
expense of a carriage.


Now all this is changed as if by magic.
The eldest daughter Of the King is Prin-
cess of Wales, the second is wife Of the
Czarowitch Of all the Russias, and the
younger son is King of Greece. The Co.
bures and the Glucksburgs between them
will soon be represented on well-nigh
every throne in Europe. It is only fair
to add that nobody could have borne q
sudden change of fortune better than the
Princess Alexandra.
Year: 1877

10 tie eulIOr OF the SUN.-S1r: Wllle
reading the Ssm of Sunday, June 18th, I
found the article upon "csts." I beg
leave to differ as regards the danger of
having the animals around, especially at
night. When child I lived on the Hud-
son, and had cat that I used to play
with, dressing him up like baby, rock
ing him to sleep, and feeding him from
bottle. He was several times taken from
me, miles away over the country, but he
always returned, hungry and dirty, ap-
pearing contented to be with me once
more. Instead of struggling when I
dressed him, he would en- Joy the opera
ton, lying quiet as long as I remained
with him, but if tried to steal away he
would drag himself after me, hampered
as he was, by his long dress trailing, and
his paws through the sleeves.


When was ten years old, slept alone
in a room across the hall from my sister.
One night she was awakened by hearing
singular noise, and listening for mo
ment discovered that it proceeded from
my room. Entering, she found this cat
lying on my chest, with its mouth close
to mine, drawing in my breath with a
long, slow, sucking motion, producing a
horrid noise. Its eyes were like balls of
fire. My sister drove him away with
violence, he showing fight, and tried to
arouse me. was nearly unconscious,
and it was some little time, my sister af-
firms, before showed any signs of
life.


The cat remained with me, and was as
much Of pet as ever, only he was never
allowed in the rooms after dark. I have
never felt fear Of cats. They seem to
be charmed by my voice and touch
even the widest of them. Notwithstand-
ing, I should advise every nurse and
mother never to leave a child alone in q
room with cat, more especially at night,
for they do suck the breath of children,
and it would take only short time to
render child past any help, as shown by
my case. I also believe the bite of an
angry cat to be exceedingly poisonous. A
young lady friend of mine was bitten by
strange cat, and thought she would have
to lose her arm, the bite, apparently harm.
less, swelling, and the irritation reached
the shoulder. It was truly venomous
wound.


The cat I have now will try and talk
to me, rubbing his head against my face
and climbing from the floor to my shoul
der, by my dress, and yet he will bite anc
scratch me sometimes, when he feels like


it, and would draw blood if I did no,


keep on the watch, and punish hin


every time. I never tease him, so he ha:


no excuse, and is the most amiable CA


existing, apparently; therefore, urge, d.


not let children have kittens as play


things to squeeze and throw around, fo]
! they are not safe. AUNT1E KATE,
Year: 1877

and young Mast was forever banging
around Eytinge's table. Of course I did
not venture to let him do much on paper,
but still was in hopes of one day seeing
him prominent member of the family.
Then Eytinge seeded, went over to Har-
per's, and Mast went with him. Mast is
great artist, of course, and paid we'll
now, I suppose, since he receives so much
the drawing. ast,however, labors under
the same difficulty that the music pupil
with too good an ear does. He had so
much natural talent that he could never
school himself to the proper appreciation
OF detail. To this day, in fact, Mast can
not draw a hand" =.
Year: 1877

The first submarine cable was that laid
across the Strait Of Dover, twenty seven
years ago. 1t parted next day, and the
first working cable was laid, in 1851, on
the same rouse. The network of cable
has now extended 50 far that when Asia
is united to America by cabling the Paci-
fic, the electric girdle around the world
will be complete from east to west, as it
now is between north and south,
Year: 1877

The Secretary Of the Navy has issued a


general order promulgat'ng the decision Of
the New Jersey supreme court, in the case Of
Arthur Martin, in regard to the eight hour


law, to the effect that eontrscts fixing Or giving
Year: 1877

different length Of time as days work are
legal and binding upon parties making them,
and in accordance with that decision he says,
under this construction of the law regulating
public labor, the department has fixed the rate
OF labor for mechanics, forcmen, leading men
and laborers on basis of ten hours day. All
workmen clecting to labor only eight hours q
day will receive proportional reduction Of
their wages
Year: 1877

Postmaster General Key, in converse
ton with Tennessee congressman, said it
was impossible that there could be more per-
feet accord and harmony than existed in the
cabinet, not only on the Southern policy but
on all questions. He said the president and
cabinet were thoroughly satisfied with the po-
litical situation; that the entire opposition to
the administration came from extreme wings
Of the two parties; that the moderate men in
congress who constitute a majority, would
rally to the support of the president. Mr..
Key said that no suggestion has as yet been
made to take the circuit judgeship, made
vucant by the death of Judge Emmons-
Year: 1877

H1ye6 C6hte#r11t3d 88UtneFn TONI.


The President states that he has not
yet decided upon the time which he will make
his visit to the South. Some of his friends
have suggested that by making the proposed
visit to White Sulphur springs about the 1st
of August, he will have an opportunity to
meet more of the representative men of that
section than he would by an extended trip.
The President says, however, he wants to see
the Southern country, to meet not only the
leaders but the people themselves. If the
President can so arrange it, he will make the
trip in the latter part Of August or fore part Of
September.
Year: 1877

wonder now if any one


In this broad land has heard,
In favor of down-trodden boys


One solitary word?
We hear enough of "woman's right"
And "Rights of working men,"
OF equal rights" and nations rights.
But pray just tell us when
Bogs rights were ever spoken of?


Why we've become so used
To being snubbed by every one,


And Sighted and abused,
That when one is polite to us,


We open wide our eyes,
And stretch them in astonishment


To nearly twice their size
Boys seldom dare to ask their friends
To venture in the house;
1t don't come natural at all


To creep round like mouse.
And five should forget ourselves
And make little noise.
Then ma or auntie sure would say
"Oh my those dreadful boys"
The girls bang on the piano,


In peace, but if the boys
Attempt a tune with fife and drum;
It's stop that hOrrid noiser
THAT hOrrid noiSe" just think of it;
When sister never fails
To make a noise three times as bad
With everlasting scales
1nSulted thus, we lose no time
In beating Il retreat;
So olive go to romp and scar,
And scamper i'll the street.
No wonder that so many boys
Such wicked men become;
'Ttrere better far to let them hare
Their games and plays at home.
Perhaps that text the teacher quotes
SOmetimes-"Train up a child
Means only train the little girls,
And let the boys run wild.
But patience, and the time shall come
When we will all be men.
And when it does, l rather think
Wrongs will be riphtpd thnn
Year: 1877

At the festival ola re.ormatorv institution
gentleman is reported to have said: II
0v'rcamc the appetite by recipe given me
oy one OF the good old physicians. The
prescription is simply an orange every
morning. ~, half hour before breakfast.
Take that. said the doctor. and you will
want neither liquor or medicine have
done so regularly, and find that LIQUOR has
become rcpu!sivc. Vhr taste of the orange
Is IN the saliva Of my tongue. and it would
he as well to mix water and oil as rum with
my taste" ''''
Year: 1877

True charity is not merely tho charity Of
giving aims. of clothing the naked and
feeding the hungry but the greater M tbe
more difficult and more elevated charity of
J9dgng fayorably the errors of others
charity so seldom practiced.
Year: 1877

Prof Swing the executive preacher Of
Chicago did ample justice to women in his
sermon last Sunday, although he stopped
short OF female suffrage. He held that
woman has nothing to gain from politics.
She is powerful as an inspiration. "She
has not been the warrior on the great
battlefield of life, but the trumpeter to in.
spire the legions. She moved through the
age OF chivalry astrange impulse, the moving
spirit of each contest of knights and the
theme of each harpist. What was mighty
poYer in romance can be mighty power
in religion. She fills our churches,
nils our prayer-meeting rooms, she
writes powerful moral literature. she
invades all streets and byways in her er.
rands of mercy, and against the attractions
OF fashion and idleness, is almost queen of
the empire Of religion and charity.


Under the broad confessions of her rights
which the present has made, the inner
moral sense Of woman so long denied or
repressed has burst forth in new power"
Year: 1877

He used to visit her every week; but he
don go there any more now, for when the
old gentleman came into the parlor they
We're sitting six feet apart, it is true: but
the shoulder of his coat had enough white
powder on it to supply a nursery for a
Year: 1877

K. c. Brown, foreman in THE CITIZEN

 printing office, left that office about elev-

 en o'clock on Sunday night last, to go 10 his residence, and some twenty minutes

 afterwards was found In a senseless condi-

 ton and bleeding fIom & number of

 wounds on his head. From appearances

 # would seem that his sssailant or sssail- ants attacked him on Pennington street near Main, as Mir. Brown turned around the corner to go up the former street to his home. The whole matter at present is shrouded in mystery. Mir. Brown is one of the best of citizens, has few if any enc mics, is one of the most temperate of men and a popular man generally with all. He does not appear to be seriously injured but his head is badly cut and bruised. The blows which he received not only rendered him temporarily insensible but have con fused his remembrance of everything even for hours preceding the attack, so there seems no hope of his recalling any circum- stances which would furnish clue for detection of his assailaDts. ThIs is great pity, for if there is any one thing that would render Mir. Browns future life sat isfsctory 10 himself, and please his friends, it would be to find out the cowardly scouR- drel who did this thing.
Year: 1877

SoMe of the Papago Indians are having a lively drunk just south Of town. Some body sells them liquor and whoever does so, is guilty of crime and ought to be put in the penitentiary for life. Without some paid police for the purpose of fer reting out the scoundrel. who sell them liquor. it is doubtful if there ever will be any successful prosecutions. Congress ought, no less in the interest of the pub lie generally than that Of the Indian, make an appropriation for maintaining Indian police on every reservation or among every tribe. Experience on the San Car los reserve, shows conclusively what good can be done by paid Indian police well managed
Year: 1877

LIKE all earthly things, the Prescott En- terprise is changeable. There was a time when a discovery of an error in grammar or in the construction of a sentence, in a straightforward, honest letter from prom inent public man, shocked the grammatic- al soul Of the Enterprise to the core. To show the marvellous change in this respect the Enterprise can now swallow such a specimen Of English as Vim. H. Hardy's late letter without a grimace or wrench Of its grammatical bowels.
Year: 1877

MEssRs. William Zeckendorf and David Armstrong have leased the Yellow Jacket gold mine for term Of six months, and intend to work it energetically and with such systematized care and economy as will insure satisfactory profits. Mir. Arm strong is a miner Of experience, aHd before coming to Arizona some months ago, was engaged in Panamint and vicinity. For some time past he has been superintend- ent Of the work on the Yellow Jacket mine and therefore knows exactly what kind Of mine he has leased. Like all who have examined 1t. he regards the mine rich one, and there is hardly a doubt but 1t soon will be proven one Of the most valuable on the Pacific Coast
Year: 1877

Our stock has been selected with greet care by one Of the firm of most

 EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE and with especial reference to the require ments Of THIS MARKET We are conn., dent we meet the necessities of our custo- mers al as REASONABLE RATES as any house in the Territory.

 To examine our stock and PRICE ost goods, will be to purchase.

 FULLY. OCHOA aCO.
Year: 1877

For a long time Mr.. Elijah Brown,
aged about 65 years, living at Crooked
creek, has not been in his right mind,


and has not only threatened suicide, but
has made three attempts to take his life,
the last one of which occurred last Sun
day night and terminated in his death.


About a year ago he attempted to shoot
himself, but was prevented by by
stander. Seven months ago, when his
son, James r. Brown, killed himself, the
old man said he intended to do the same
thing at the first opportunity. On Sat
urday night last Mr.. Browns family
sent word to Mr.. David Harris to come
over, as Mr.. Brown intended killing
himself. Mr.. Harris went over and
found Brown digging grave by the
side of that of his first wife, while a
lighted candle sat on the side of the
grave and a shotgun was laid near by.


Harris asked him what he intended do
ing, and he replied that he was going to
kill himself; that he was digging his
own grave, and wanted to be buried
lust as he was found in the grave, with
out any coffin; asked Harris to do the
shoveling in of the dirt, and to tell ev-
eryone that he was in his right mind,
and that all the world could not prevent
mis- killing himself that no one was to
blame for the act but his own family.


Harris stayed with him until the candle
burned out, when both returned to the
house. Brown at once got another can
die, put some fresh caps on his gun,
and started back to his digging. Harris
then went home and Mrs. Brown went
out and watched the digging. The
grave was finished about II o'clock that
night. 1t is not known whether he at
tempted to kill himself with the gun
that night CT not, although that was his
first intention, as he returned to the
house shortly after the grave was fir
ished. Here he fixed string to his
rifle so as to discharge it himself, but
for some reason he gave that idea up.
Sunday he came to Carmi and purchased
dram bottle of morphine, went home
and carried some boards out to his grave
to cover his body with, and then finished
up all his preparations for death. About
10 o'clock that night he handed his little
grandson 25-cent piece, and imme'
diately swallowed two-thirds of the bot


tie of morphine. He lived until 5:2s
the following evening, sleeping all the
time. Brown was in comfortable cir


cumstances, and appeared sound on ey
cry subject For the last year or SO ht


has quite frequently said that he intend
ed to kill himself Cdrnai (IJL) Times
Year: 1877

same of sugar, half pound of butter,
one whole egg and the yelk of another
make stiff paste, roll out thin and cut
with biscuit-cutter wash the tarts
with the beaten white of the egg, and
strew over them some powdered sugar
and cinnamon, and lay few blanched
almonds on top.


ORANGE CAKE.-One cup sugar, one
half cup butter, whites three eggs, one
half cup sweet milk, one-half cup corn
starch and one of -four, two teaspoonfuls
baking powder. Bake in layers. For
jelly, beat white of an egg to a stiff
froth; stir in two thirds of a cup pow
dered sugar and juice and grated rind of
an orange.


To HAvn tuharnsa bulbs bloom in win
! ter in our Northern climate, it is neces-
sary to keep them in a cool, dry place
until late in summer, then pot them as
you would for forcing them early in
spring. If the bulbs do not show signs
of growth keep them just where they
have been kept all winter until July,
August, or September; then start them,
a few or many at time, as you may de-
sire.


BUG PoIsoN.-Take one pint of tur-
pentine, one pint of alcohol, and one
ounce of gum camphor dissolve the
camphor in the alcohol, and then add
the turpentine, shaking well before
using; use largesize sewing machine
oiler to put it on with /; fill every crack
and crevice with it before taking the
bedstead apart, and it will remove both
the vermin and their eggs.


Two YARDS of mosquito bar or netting
can be bought for 25 cents, and if placed
over children or persons sleeping in fly
time during the day it will save vast
amount of annoyance. Try it, mothers.
Take three small, smooth sticks three
feet long, notch one end of each and tie
them together, and extend the other
ends around baby to keep the netting
| from the face. This will serve the pur-
pose well, unless you have something
| better


OATMEAL MUsH. the water in
your saucepan boiling hot sprinkle in
the meal very slowly, to prevent Jumps !,
stir constantly when you have added
sufficient meal set the pan on the back
of the range to simmer slowly; stop
stirring in the meal when it is not quite
as thick as you would ike-it swells
when cooking let it simmer for ten or
fifteen minutes stir occasionally add a
little butter and salt to taste. Serve
with cream and sugar.
Year: 1877

The melstrom on the coast of Nor
way, whatever may be said to the con-
trary, is in actual existence, and is often
dangerous. Vast whirls are formed by
the setting in and out of the tides be-
tween Lofoden and Morken, quiet at
high and low tides, but most violent
midway between. Small vessels are not
safe near it at the time of its strongest
action, even though the weather be
clear and serene; and though large ves-
sells may pass it then in safety, yet In
stormy weather it is extremely danger
ous even for them, for at such times gales
from the sea and land breezes sometimes
force two mighty opposing currents into
collision. The wihirls do not swallow
up the vessel, but toss it about till it
fills, or is dashed upon the shoals, a
Year: 1877

EAfLI hlSlNG Of IhE Ldhh II


FILL4CT.


A French ornithologist has taken
the trouble to find out at what
hour during the summer the
commonest small birds wake up and
begin to sing The result of his in
quiry shows that the earliest riser of all
is the greenfnch, who probably imagines
that he may make up for the thin
ness of his voice and the monotony of
his strains by being fist in the field. AT
any rate, he tunes up and gets to work
at his feeble piping at about half-past
a. M, some hours before the more ro-
bust and melodious species of fnches
are ready for work. The second to put
in an appearance is the blackcap, who is
to be heard at half-past 2 or thereabouts;
and half an hour later the quail makes
his first attempt at musical perform,
ance. 1t is nearly 4 o'clock, and the sun
is well above the horizon, before the first
real songster appears in the person of the
blackbird The vigorous notes of this
performer are to be heard about half an
hour before those of the thrush; and the
chirp Of the robin is about the same
length of time before that of the wren.
Finally, the house-sparrow and the tom
tit occupy the last place on the list
Hitherto early risers have always beer
exhorted to take the lark as their e1
ample; but the lark is shown to be com
paratively a sluggard. He can never be
heard, like the greenfnch, actually be
fore the break of day; and, except on s
very sunny morning, it does not appear
that he "rises," in any sense of the
word, until long after chaff1nches, lin
nets, and number of the hedge-roV
birds have been up and about. Pal
Mall G0-eff4