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Year: 1878

THE CAPTURE OF HYENAs.-The fol-
lowing mode Of tying hyenas in their den,
as practced in Afghanistan, is given by
Arthur Connolly, in his OUerid3,d Joul-
nal, in the words of an Afghan chief, the
Skirkaroe Synd Daond When you
have tracked the beast to his den you
take a rope with two slip knots upon it
in your right hand, and with your left
holding felt cloak before you, you go
boldly but quietly in. The animal does
not know the nature Of the danger, and
therefore retiros to the back Of the den,
but you may always tell whore his mead
is by the glare of his eyes. You keep
moving gradually toward him on your
knees, and when you are within distance
throw the cloak over his head, close with
him, and take care he does not free him,
self. The beast is so frightened that hC
covers back, and though be may bite thu
felt, he cannot turn his neck round so Il
to hurt you, so you quietly feel for hi
forelegs, slip the knot over them, and
then, with one strong pull, draw then
tight up to tho back Of his neck and ii
them there. The beast is now your own
and you can do what you like with him
We generally take those we catch hom
to the krall, and hunt them on the plair
with brides in their mouth, that our dog
may be taught not to fear the brute
when they meet them wild"
Year: 1878

A Practical JoKE.-A sense of the
ludicrous is very enjoyable thing, but it
may be too highly developed occasionally.
This seems to be the case with an Eng
lish farmer who has recently appeared
before the courts. He was sitting in the
parlor Of an inn, one evening reading the
news, when his eye CHANGED to tall on the
sleeping form off man with a long beard
lie went to the fire, and, lighting piece
of paper, deliberately applied it TO the
sleeping mans beard. There was bright
rushing flame for second or two, the
man sprang to his feet in agony; the
joke was complete, and the farmer roar
ed in ccstacy. The unfortunate sufferer,
who happened to be the village tailor,
knew that the farmer was man OF Sub
stantial means, and sued him for DANA
ges. During the entire trial the farmer
fostered his sense of humor, and laughed
unproriously when 1t was stated that the
plaintiffs beard was originally eighteen
inches long. He did not laugh so hearth
ly, when he was called upon TO pay a
thousand dollars and costs.
Year: 1878

In speaking of persons faults,


Pray don't forget your own;
Remember those with homes of glass
Should never throw u stone.
If we have nothing else to do


But talk of those who sin,
'Tis better we commence at homo


And from that point begin.
We have no right to judge man


Until he's fairly tried;
Should we not like his company


We know the world is wide.
Some may have iAults-and who has not
Tho old az well as young;
Perhaps we may, for aught We know,


Havo fifty to their one.
I'll tell you of bctter plan,


And find it works full we'll,
To try my own defects to euro


Before OF others tell
And though | sometimes hope to DO


No worse than some | know,
My own shortcomings bid me let


The faults of others go.
Then let us all, when we commence


To slander friend or foe,
Think of tho harm ono word may do


To those we little know;
Remomber curses sometimes, like


Our chickens, roost at home.
Don't speak of others faults until


We have known all our own.
Year: 1878

A FAMILY living in tho suburbs of this
city own gaunt, hungry looking mon
grol canine, who sometimes amuses him


self by jumping up and tearing tho cloth
es rs they hang on tho clothes-line. Sew
eral times the lady of tho house has un-
dertaken to chastiso him for the otlense,
but he can outrun her and escaped bis
just deserts. This time tho lady thought
she would fix him, so sho took in her
washing, united one end OF the clothes
line, which is about sixty feet long, and
tied it about the neck OF the dog, led him
to the center Of tho yard and began to
apply a cowhide to his exterior. The dog
began to take considerable interest in the
affair, and ran around the lady twice and
then set off to the other side OF tho lot,
and as the rope had been twice wrapped
around the lady's neither extremities, with
one end hitched to post ten feet from
the ground, and the other around tho neck
Of the dog, it formed the hypothenuse OF
a right -angled triangle, with the feet OF
the lady resting about midway between


the extromities OF the perpendicular and
base. Whenever she would make an at
tempt to assume a perpendicular attitude,
the dog would regard the attempt as u
hostile movement toward himself, and
would attend strictly to the business of
keeping the line taut, bowling in wild
dsmay all the time. The screams Of the
lady brought neighbors to the scene and
she was released. The masculine mem
bers of the family attend to all tho dog
whipping now .-Sd1lta Rosa Democrat.
Year: 1878

CHEERFUL WOMEN. In marrying
men should seek happy women. They
make great mistake when they marry
for beauty, or for talent, or for style the
sweetest wives are those who possess the


magic secret Of being happy under any
and all circumstances. Rich or poov.
high or low, it makes no Gilference-the
bright little fountain bubbles up, Just as
musically in their hearts. Nothing ever
goes wrong with them-no trouble is too
! serious for them to make the best of it. !"


Was ever the stream Of calamity so dark
and deep that the sunlight OF a happy
face falling across its turbid tides would
not wake an answering gleam? Why,
then, joyous tempered people don't know


half the good they do. No matter how
cross and Grabbed you feel, no matter it
your brain is full of meditation on "atllict.
ing dispensations, ana your stomach
with medicines, pills and tones just set
one of these CHEEKY little women talking
to you, and we are not afraid to wager
anything she can cure you. The long
drawn line about the mouth will relax
the cloud of settled gloom will vanish,
nobody knows whore, and the first thing
you know, you will be laughing. All,
what blessings are these happy women !
How often their little hands guide the
ponderous machine of life, with almost
an invisible touch How we look for
ward through the weary day to their fire.
side smiles No one knows, no one ever
will know until the day of judgment re-
veals how much we owe to these helpful,
hopeful, accomplishing, happy women
Year: 1878

THE Chicago Journal comes out man
fully against the proposition to import
Coolies to displace the striking shoe
makers. 1t says: SIN the first place,
it would be a gross outrage, at any
time, to honest and respectable labor
ing men to bring cheap Chinese labor
in competition with them, and 1t would
be especially so under present circum-
stances, when those workingmen who
have employment are obliged, by the
hard times, to labor for mere living
wages, and when so many of our work.
ing classes are unable to obtain en-
ployment at any price. ''Live and let
live" should be the general principle
that should actuate all the employers Of
labor towards their employees. Besides,
1t Is very evident that the introduc tion
OF the "heathen Chinee'' element into
this country, as exemplified in Califor-
MIA, would be as impolitic as it would
be mischievous. We trust that Chicago
viii steer clear Of it. 1t would be a
source Of irritation and trouble. Evil,
and nothing but evil, would come of it.


we already have a surplus of respect
able labor, and the idea of rendering
It's condition still more trying by the
introduction of servile heathen labor
should not be seriously entertained for
moment" Sound doctrine that.
Year: 1878

IT is said that some difficulty was
experienced in obtaining an executioner
to despatch Hoedel.. Finally a respect
able butcher of Berlin volunteered. He
did his work well and refused any re-
ward whatever,
Year: 1878

been practicable to get through Congress
a Oili authorizing the payment of any part
OF tnat fund to persons fairly entitled toit
9ucn oeing the result in the case of the
french claims, how can any man give way
70 the fantasy Of imagining that Congress
could ever be brought to pay for three or
four millions of slaves emancipated bv the
lrreversibie decree of great civil war?


Inc expectation that the public debt of
the United States can ever be repudiatcd
Is equally vain. 1t belongs to the same
category of semi-luuatical terrors as the
phantom of communism with which the
timld and the foolish among us are oeca-
sionally frightened.-N. Y. San.


Senator Thurman says the Democratic
party was never in better condition for
contest; that its record in Congress was
excellent; that it had done large amount
OF work which was gratifying to the peo-
PIE and that the Potter investigation will
neip the party, especially since the title of
Hayes is not to be assailed.


After having gerrymandered the States
oil Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York.
SO as to secure a Radical majority for
Congress, the Republicans are complaining
because the Democrats of Ohio gave them
little of their own medicine. Let them
complain Nobody is going to cry about it
Year: 1878

Adviees from the Eastern Shore TO the
Editors Of the Democratic Advocate, rep
resent that since certain of the farmers of
that section have threshed out their. wheat
crop, it turns out to be not as good as it
was supposed to be before harvest. The
ChestertO'oa Transcript says The yield,
generally, is not so good as last season, but
from this opinion there are some disseu-
ters. Fultz wheat is turning out so badly
that some Of our farmers viii discard this
variety entirely hereafter.
Year: 1878

THE SILVER DoLLAR.-The new silver
dollars, which the Philadelphia Ledger
says are accumulating in the Treasury,
would be very acceptable if sent this way.
A writer in the Ledger asks-"Is the
reason not found in the antagonism of the
Secretary of the Treasury, he having de-
creed that it shall only be exchanged for
gold While gold commands any pre-
MUM is such exchange probable? And is
not the restriction virtually modification
of the spirit of the law authorizing the
coinage and issue of the silver dollar ?"
Year: 1878

The HagerstO'oH Nail passed the fiftieth
anniversary Of its existence on the 4th
instant. For half century it has pur-
sued the even tenor of its way, and is now
one of the largest, most respectable and
useful journals in the State. May its
shadow never grow less.
Year: 1878

Business is so dull that it is proposed to
suspend it altogether until the first of Sep
tember, and all hands take a respite for
two months. Then when it is resumed,
perhaps it will be little more lively.
Year: 1878

SHALL IT BE BUIErA

 The fever is pretty much done 3 way with for this year. Are we to have repetition, another Fall3 What is to prevent its

 Let us not deceive ourselves, and try to be- lieve that nothing is required to prevent fur ther trouble To the best of my knowledge and belief, and I have taken great pains to know whereof speak, there have occurred in this town. the present autumn, forty three cases of well marked typhoid fever, thirty three of which originated within the village limits, and nearly all of these latter in very circumscribed portion of the village. It seems to me there can be no reasonable doubt in the mind of any that there must be some local cause for such serious outbreak. These cases were generally severe ones, such as are likely to occur in an epidemic from local causes. believe there is no doubt in the mind of any medical man in this vicinity, that these aoere occasioned by faulty condition of things which might and ought to be remedied. If this is so are we doing our duty to ourselves and the community by folding our hands and letting the matter drop?

 am not desirous of saying anything that shall have tendency to do us harm or that shall make people afraid to take uptheir abode with us on the contrary, 1 desire simply to state plain facts, that we may be able to cor rect our sins of omission and commission, and become more worthy of the reputation for sa- lubrity which Litchfield has heretofore enjoy ed.

 am not prepared to say exactly what ought to be done, but do believe that unless some thing is done to make this village more health full we shall all of us have occasion to regret it in many ways. Surely we have enough sickness and suffering that is unavoidable. Let us see to it that we do not have any that can by reasonable precaution be prevented. Let us not be penny wise and pound-foolish. Let us not fiatter ourselves that we can let things remain as they have been during the past summer without suffering serious c0nse- quences.

 The matter of proper drainage is confessed ly difficult, and of course somewhat expensive, but there are certainly no insurmountable ob stacles in the way of the good drainage of village 80 finely located as this, and the sooner we put our shoulders to the wheel and do what is necessary in the premises the better. 1 hope this matter will be agitated until some thing that is radical shall be accomplished in the way of putting this beautiful village in healthful condition.

 exist here as was permitted this last summer, believe to be not only unwise, immoral, un- christian and indecent, but crying shame and disgrace to the place.

 A WELL W1sHER OF THE VILLAGE.
Year: 1878

Those who suffer from disorder or inaction
of the liver will never get the upper hand Of
the unruly organ 80 long as they use such
irrational remedies as blue pill. calOmel and
podophyllin. But from the tried and popular
medicine, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, they
may expect relief with certainty Of obtain-
ing it, The influence Of the bitters upon the
great hillary gland il direct, powerful and
speedily felt. The relief afforded is not spas
m, die, but complete and permanent. The
faliowness Of the skin, furred appearance Of
the tongue, indigestion, eostiveneEs. head
ache, nausea, pains through the right side and
shoulder, in fact every accompaniment OF
the obstinate complaint are entirely and
promptly removed by course Of this inesti.
mablc medicine, in behalf OF which testimony
is constantly emanating from every quarter
and from all classes Of society.
Year: 1878

The town of Black Diamond.
CAL, enjoys the distinction of being
the only walled town on the Pacific
coast. 1t has a high fence sur
rounding it, and the only entrance
is gate, over which is an inscrip-
tion warning the public Of a So
fine upon any person who leaves
the gate open.
Year: 1878

We are glad to announce to the
people that our reduced force in
the composing rooms of the
LEDGER have received accessions,
and that we can confidently prom
ise full and readable half-sheet,
replete with local news, from this
time forward, and as coon as. posi-
BILE the publication of a full-sized
paper will be resumed. The time
when this can be done depends, of
course, upon the duration of the
epidemic which has devastated and
desolated our city. We hope and
pray how soon the worst may be
passed and ordinary business re-
sumed. The shadows of our mis-
fortunes will long follow us, but it
will be duty to the present gene.
ration; and the age in which we
live, to forget and distance
them as soon as possible.
This has been a rare and sad vista
tion, one from which we may learn
lessons of great value. The knowl-
edge and experience obtained at so
sad a cost of life may bs utilized
in future for the benefit and per-
manent welfare Of the human race,
We have been and are graphing
with one Of the great problems in
YoIng the future of the Mississippi
valley. Upon The solution depends
its'early or retarded development,
its prosperity or degenearcy. The
press, as an agency of thought and
energy, is struggling to its part and
cannot afford even in these perilous
times to suspend its high and i'm.
pOrtaut work. The LEDGER, which
is an outgrowth of modern ideas,
and the necessities and opportuni-
ties of the recent past, is full Of
vitality and determination even in
this hour of distress, and is better
prepared than ever to serve a use
ful purpose on behalf of the peo-
pie and the times. We hope soon
to chronicle more cheering news
than for the past few days, and to
soon put on a brighter face.
Year: 1878

1t would seem that the only way
to secure an honest horse race in
this country is to run the horses
loose on the track, mob the pool
sellers, egg the judges, and throw
the drivers over the fence,
Year: 1878

A Troy man who received a fifty
dollar bill frem New Orleans
left it lying on his Office desk to
He hasn't been bothered
with it since, nor did the thief catch
the fever.-[Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1878

When the coroner jury arrived on the
spot where the body OF the woman was
found in the water near MingC, on We'd
uesday, it was in such an advanced state
of decomposition, that the matter of ex-
animation was no pleasant undertaking
Owing to this il WAS impossible 10 tell &C
curately the age of the woman, though
she was probably under thirty. She had
on the third finger of her night hand, 3
gold ring with small red set, one esr
ring IN the left ear, black over.gown
and calico shirt, white under-c.oth-
ing. pair of corSCts, and dark
stockings, and was about five feet, five
inches in heighth. The jury returned s
verdict of death by drowning, As it wss
impossible to elicit any Of the facts rela-
tive to her getting into the water


Who the woman is, Is not Of course
known, but the strong probability is that
It was one of the enigrsnt party lost in
the Ohio at Pittsburgh during the winter.
Year: 1878

There is no abatement Of the pressure
on the government works, the activity
which prevails in every department can
not be expressed in detail, being created
by general demand for munitions and
stores. The first issue Of preserved meat
AID biscuits to troops at Woolwich in
place Of ordinary Tations was made yes.
terdsy This has been done to sccustom
the men 10 the tare, which will in case Of
war become their daily food.
Year: 1878

Weary of life and sad at heart,
From the worlds highway roamed apart,
Through wood and wilderness. far away,
Till near the close of the dying day
l came to shadowy river side
And the wailing water was wild and wide
Where black-sailed shallop bore me across
To the Silent City nf Thanatos.
oh, a singular city it is to see
As any that in the world may be!
And strange community bide therein,
Unyexed by the mad worlds fret and din;
For they dream no more, or know, for ave,
The cares that wither, the hopes that die,
Nor touch Of sorrow, or pain of loss,
In the Silent City of Thanatos
And the houses all are straight and low,
Where shoulder to shoulder sleep friend and


foe,


And marvellous sculptures, white as snow,
Clean in the moonlight, row ON row,
And scored in the rock with curious care
Are the records of those dumb dwellers there,
lnwrought with hieroglyph, scutcheon and


boss,


In the Silent City of Thanatos.
And the kings of the earth, though never so


high,


With the vassal hither shall come and lie:
And the warrior, glutted with half the world.
Here shall find his banners furled,
And his arrogant armies como to halt
In the silent biyouac of the vault
And pride and pomp be but as dross,
In the Silent City OF Thanatos.-Gollen Rule.
Year: 1878

On the shores Of Null, one Of the
western islands OF Scotland, crag over.
hanging the sea is pointed out as the
scence Of a tradition which would form
an excellent subject for either picture or
poem. Some centuries ago, the chief
Of the district, Maclean of Lochbuy, had
a great hunting excursion. To grace the
festiv1ty his lady attended, with her only
child, an infant then in the nurses arms.
The deer, driven by the hounds and hem
med in by surrounding recks, fled to a
narrow pass, the only outlet they cuold
find Here the chief had placed one of
his men to guard the deer from passing,
but the animals rushed with such i'm
petuoslty that the poor forester could not
Withstand them. In the rage of the
moment Maclean threatened the man
with instant death, but this punishment,
was committed to flogging in the face
of his clan, witch in those teudal times was
considered degrading punishment, fit
only for the lowest of menials and the
worst of crimes. The clansman burned
with anger and fierce desire for
revenge.


He rushed forward, plucked the ten
der infant, the heir of Lochbuy, from the
hands of the nurse, and bounding to the
the rocks, in moment stood on an al
most inaccessible cliff protruding over
the water. The cries Of the agonized
mother and the chief at the awful jeop-
ardy in which their only child was placed
may be easily conceived. Maclean I'M
plored the man to give him back his son,
and expressed his deep contrition for the
degradation he had, in moment of ex-
excitement, inflicted on his clansman.
The other replied that the only condition
on which he would consent to the restitu-
ton was, that Maclean himself should
bare his back and consent to be fogged
as he had been. In despair the chief
consented, saying that he would consent
to anything if his child were but restored.
To the grief and astonishment of the clan
Maclean bore his insult, and when it was
completed, begged that the clansman
might return from his perilious position
with the young chief. The man regard
ed him with smile of demonic revenge,
and, lifting the child above his head,
plunged with him into the waters below.
The sea closed over them, and neither, it
is said, ever emerged from the tempest
GUS whirlpools and basaltic caverns that
yawned around them, and which still
threaten the inexperienced navigator on
the shores of Null,
Year: 1878

Recently occurred the anual execution
day in China, when seven prisoners were
decapitated This does not represent
the sum total of those who suffer the cap
ltal sentence during the year, for all bur
glars and highwaymen are speedily put
out of the way. The ordinary criminals
only are reserved for day specially ap-
pointed, shortly before the winter solstice
There are some curious cutoms in con-
nection with these executions. The night
before these unhappy men are brought
out to die a regular jollifcation takes
place within thegloomy precincts of the
prison. The doomed men are loosed
from their chains, and have a feast
spread before them, with as much wine
and meat, etc., as they desire. The feast
ing goes on all through the night, and it
is not until the time of the starting of the
procession draws near that the shackles
are put on.


At the appointed hour each criminal
is put into cart from which the cushions
and the cloth covering have been remov-
ed, SO that the unhappy man looks as if
he were in a cage on wheels. His ap-
pearance shows thar, however he may
have Jared during the previous night, his
general prison fare has not been over
abundant. The road from the Hsing -pu
to the execution ground is through the
Swen-chihmen. Through this gate the
emperor never passes. From the gate to
the ground the distance is about two
thirds ola mile. About midway there is
wine-shop, which for the last two hun
dred years has supplied the criminals
with as much spirit as they like to drink
SO that the most of them are in state of
lntoxication when the fatal moment ar
rives. The ground was called the ''veget-
able market" Its large portion of the
east and west street OF the Chinese city


One very peculiar system is that all the
men conveyed to this place are not ex.
ecuted; three OF four out of ten are taken
back to the prison to bear part in sim
liar procession the next year. When the
men start from the Hsing-pu not one oi
them knows whether he will be beheadeC
or not. OF those thus reprieyed, eigh
out Of ten will be reprieved the following
year, after which the sentence will bt
commtuted into banishment If the mar
escape for one year only, tits thought te
be an act OF imperial grace. A list o
those executed during the year and o1
their crimes, is burned by the emperor or
the alter of heaven at the winter solstice
he is thus suppose, to inform heaven o
the manner in which he has used its dele
gated authority.
Year: 1878

To any one sending US club of Fifty
Subscribers to the GAZETTE, accompani-
ed with seventy five dollars in cash, be
ing the amount for fifty copies of the
GAZETTE at ONE DOLLAR AND A HAIL per
copy, we will give late improved new
Howe Sewing Machine, the cash price
of which is twenty-five dollars, all over
the world. This offer is made simply
as an inducement for neao subscribers,
and not as a pecuniary motive.