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Year: 1877

The steamer Crescent City, several days overdue,
arrived at her dock last evening" too ate however,
have tho mails brought by her distributed. AS the
steamer Colon was advertised to sail At ten O'Clock
this morning. Postmaster James despatched a mes
senRer to the onice OF tho Pacific Mail Steamship
Company requesting them to hold that vessel Tor a
lew hours 10 give The merchants opportunity 10
complete their mall and answer the letters received
by the Crescent City. To TINS request the company
assented and tho Colon Will not until three o'clock
this afternoon
Year: 1877

From Berlin 1etter.


Prince Bismarck bowed before the
throne and presented to the Emperor his
speech, which he read, still keeping his
head covered with his helmet. The Prince.
putting the manuscript himself into his
Majesty's hand, recalled q laughable mis-
hap that occurred at the closing of the ses-
sion before Christmas. The Emperor
closed the Parliament, and was to make a
short speech. Prince Bismarck prepared
the manuscript and sent it to the palace,
inclosed in a rich crimson velvet case.
The lacquey receiving it imagined it was
a Christmas present for his Majesty, and
secreted it where no one could see it until
the eventful day should come, when it
should be laid upon the Emperor's table
or placed upon the Christmas tree, which
occupies as prominent position in the
royal palace as it does in the peasants cot
tage The time for closing the Parlia-
ment approached nearer and nearer, and
the failure of the Prince to fulfill his Gus
tomary duty excited some surprise at the
palace. Finally, on the morning Of the
closing day, when there was no time for
longer delay, a messenger was dispatched
to Prince Bismarck's palace to know why
the speech was not forthcoming. When
he returned with the answer that it had
been sent several days before, inquiries
were made for the person who received it;
the servant made his appearance, and,
much to his chagrin, brought forth the
supposed present from a spare room where
it was secreted with other packages that
had arrived for the coming festival.
Year: 1877

The Paris Figaro prints story which
may or may not be true, but is neverthe-
less good one. The scene oft was a
small street in the students quarter, where
a daily table d'hote was provided by wor-
thy dame to quiet and select company.
For three years past her hotel had been
regularly frequented by an ancient gen.
tleman who never failed to present him
self, morning aud evening at the hospita-
BILE board. He was always clad, winter
and summer, in the same enormous fur
coat, and was known to the students of
the immediate vicinity by the nickname
Of g the great coat man." He was mani
festly one Of those slaves of habit to whom
novelty is odious, and it seemed as if to
the end of his days he would go on break
fasting and dining at the same restaurant
and wearing the self same fur coat.


But one day to the surprise Of the
landlady, he announced his intention to
discontinue his daily visits. Hitherto he
had always been quite % regular in pay
ing his bills as in eating his dinners
But ho was no longer, so he declared, able
to afford this moderate expenditure. The
good woman was not, however, to be de.
Year: 1877

An old German woman, says the In
dianapolis Sentinel, who came here about
week ago from the land where the Swa-
bians dwell, and who had never seen a
steam fire engine, created quite a scene
at her abode, on South Delaware street,
during a fire. She had her dough set to
make bread for supper, but on seeing so
many people running by the house and
hearing the changing Of bells she in
quired what the rumpus was all about.
On being informed, she ran into the
house, got two buckets and then started
in the direction of the fire, having on
only short skirt and small sack, with
long blue hadkcrchief for head dress.
BY the time she arrived on the scene the
fire was extinguished, but directly
after she heard the alarm from Massa-
chusetts avenue and started for that
locality with other people. When she
arrived she talked in her native tongue
to all, and wanted to know where the
bucket bridge was. Some German lady
asked her why. She said she had come
with her buckets "to help put out the
fire the way they do it Schowobaland.' y
There all the burghers come with their
pals and form procession from the we'll
to the house aflamc.


Those on one side hand the water to the
others, and these empty the pals and re-
turn them. The old lady WAS shown the
engines and other apparatus. She thought
the engine was railroad 'masheen to
bring people to help to put out the fire.
She was disgusted with our system, and
did not get home until after supper. Her
husband was waiting for her at the door,
and was little angry because she had
not his supper ready. When she entered
the kitchen, nearly exhausted from the
long trip, she looked at her bread dough
and found that it had not risen. She
called her better half to look at it, and
said: "Yetz guckamold; dua bist ges-
cheider gewassa ais ich; ich bin gegange,
and du bist NIGHT gegange." "You had
more sense than l; went aud you did
not" The word gegangc is translated
as going, or, more freely, rising. Her
husband laughed at her remark until the
tears came from his eyes. 1t is unneccs-
sary to say that it was her first run to a
fire in these "Oonited Shtates," but it
will be the last one. Her appearance on
the street was one of the scenes that do
not occur every day.
Year: 1877

prived of her customer on such a palry
consideration. "Do not let mere ques
tion Of money stand in the way" she ex.
claimed; come here as you have beer
accustomed, and when times arc better
you can pay me if you choose" So the
great coat man continued to eat his
meals, and discontinued only the cere-
mony of paying for them. A few days
ago, however, the old fellow disappeared,
and was not heard of for several days. At
the end Of this period the worthy lady of
the hotel received letter from notary.
and upon opening it found that her Pc
nurious guest had just departed this life.
The first impulse naturally would be to
conclude that all chance of seeing her
bill paid had utterly vanished. But the
second line Of the notary's letter suggest
ed very different idea The old man
had left his benefactress legacy Of 49,
600 francs
Year: 1877

The colors OF dress ought to be in
harmony with the color of the hair, with
the hues of the complexion, and the gen.
eral character of the wearer, as we'll as
with the occasion on which the dress is to
be worn. Although the shades of hair
and skin are extremely varied, they can
be reduced to certain principal varieties,
as black, fair, red, chestnut, or ash-col
ored. 1t is very rare that black hair
goes with white skin, unless the hair it.
self is softencd down by the same cause
that has whitened the skin, so We may re-
mark in the English and Irish, whose
freshness is preserved by the dampness Of
the climate, and in the women Of Antwerp,
in whom the mixing of fSpanish and Flem-
ish blood produced clear complexion
combined with the hair of the south.
Hair and eyes of both are of brilliant
but not dense black which We find in
Spain and in Italy. The real bruno Of
the south has dull and warm complex
ion, ranging from yellow to olive, and the
pupil Of the eye, like carbuncle, stands
out on brilliantly white membrane.
Blonde beauties, such as were called
slionnes'' q at the Hotel Rambouillet, and
may be seen in Rubens' pictures, pride
themselves on rosy, delicate, and transpar-
ent flesh tints.


Chestnut hair matches best with the
color of complexion most commonly found
in Europe; its dulled and faint red is in
perfect harmony with that yellow min
gled with half tones Of blue-gray and
rosc-color which is the usual tint of the
skin.


Red and sandy hair agree with a white
skin, with dazzling complexion and eyes
Of chestnut color.


If fair hair he -colorcd, as if it were
covered with single layer Of dust, that
fine powder appears also to be sprinklcd
over the flesh, as to soften the eyes and to
subdue the brilliancy of the skin.
Year: 1877

The London E:rnminer relates the fol-
lowing anecdotc Of the late James Merry,
the English sportsman, iron-master, mil
lionaire and member of Parliament:


A favoritc pastime of our hero, in his
early days, was the pitting Of a dog against
Il badger. He and his chum in business,
procured celebrated badger that had
never been drawn by any dog. Edinburgh
sportsmen, however, sent a challenge, and
backed their dog against the badger what
in those days was esteemed heavy
amount, the sum of $500.


The owners Of the badger accepted
the bet, and the fight was to come off at
Linlithgow, half way between Glasgow
and Edinburgh on a certain day. To the
horror of our sportsman and his chum
the badger died, and died on the day just
before the day on which the affair was to
come off. To one of them the five hun
dred dollars was dead loss; but to the
other-who knew that there was hope
even when the signs Of life were gone
there was something yet to be done-as
we know we'll enough there always is to
them who have heart for any fate. So
he took the dead badger, placed him in
the we'll known box, proceeded to the
trysting place, prepared, if possible, to
save if only portion Of the money now
forfeited


On arriving at Linlithgow the men of
the defunct badger had their hearts re-
lieved by learning that the dog men had
come but had not brought their dog with
them; the warrior, however, would not
fail to appear the next day. This was ac-
counted an opportune moment by the
companion of our merry hearted hero to
propose compromise. The merry one
babe his friend keep his own counsel, or
wait to hear what the dog party might say.
They dined together; the all-subduing and
melting influence Of the much desired
Clyneleish brand promoting good fellow
ship and go.M will.


The dog party began to hint at drawing
the bet, rather than trying to draw the
badger. A kick under the table from his
friend intimated the. anxiety he felt to
close at once with any terms that might
he offered. That kick was responded to
by another still more vigorous. Finally,
the hackers of the dog offered fifty dollars
to cancel the bet. Kicking was again re-
newed, but our hero remained firm like
Horatius, who kept the bridge SO we'll
steadfast still in mind 1t was at length
agreed that the dog party should forfeit
three hundred and fifty-five dollars. The
banknotes were handed over and the mo-
mentous question was settled.


"I'm thinking we've got the better o
ye this time, jamie; oor dawg's got the
mango"


"1'm no sac sure about that" replied
the other; I" our badgers dead!'
Year: 1877

winter, and said he could 60 out on the
nilroad and pick up coal enough. He
Nd collected half bagful when the acci-
dent occurred. In the evening there was
neither fuel, light, nor food in the house,
and the widow sat beside the mangled
corpse with the window open to let the
moonlight in, that cost nothing. The FAM
=ly il entirely destitute.
Year: 1877

fault, promptly drew up
compact that they would the--s.orth con.
duct themselves as became ladies and
gentlemen, and honorably and faithfully
do all in their power to assist their in
structor in securing the order necessary to
a successful school. On receiving this
paper the committee at once reinstated
the principal in his former position, to the
general qualification of the community.
Year: 1877

At Old Prices.


Notwithstanding the increase Of the prices OF
all Tobaocos in consequence of the addition
al Revenue Tax, yet at this old stand you can
buy at the same low figures as heretofore.
Nineteen different kinds and styles open at


Retail.
Year: 1877

JUVENILE INSTRUCTION. - Ii is far
better and far easier to prevent the
making of many drunkards than TO re-
form one already made. If we wish to
influence public opinion, there is no
better way than to begin to teach the
children. In religious work the sun
day-school often precedes the church.
In temperance work, the instruction of
the Young should be made leading
feature in every community. The great
thing to be aimed at is the instruction
in first principles; the method of pro-
cedurc is secondary consideration.
Year: 1877

On Monday morning Oct. Is, we wish.
to leave here tor the lover Sound, had
quite parcel to carry and g bout at La
Conner so did not wish to walk to Muk-
iIteo or go from here in a small boat, as
that would prevent US bringing the boat
back from La Conner. ...


Fortunately, both the Yakima and
Nellie each were to leave early enough to
make the connection. The Nellie was
to leave first, yet the Yakima would
reach Tulalip by nine A. NJ. while the
Nellie would reach Mukilteo only short
time before the Libby. This last steamer
would require an hours time to get to
Tulallp from MukiIteO. Therefore we
Year: 1877

without exciting comment, ani as
much notice rs usual had been sent home
OF our whereabouts; yet without any
evidence OF our being in danger from
any source, only Of the fact .ht we were
away longer than intended, the very
improbable supp,aitiOn was currently
endorsed that VIZ had rgckles,ly yenturcd
somewhere ina small boat and were
already drowned. When we learned at
LIZ Conner Of this excitement, we imme.
diately telegraphed home and arrived at
Sthnwood in time to stop excitement
there. Left the same evening. arrived
at Priest Point Monday night about
ee' en- o'clock, would have gone imme-
diately up river were, it not the water
WAS low, current swift, tide out and the
run in would not take place until morn.
ing. Besides it was too foggy to row
across into the river, 50 we stopped the
rest Of the night ut Priest Point, where
we found quite number who had start.
ed to hunt us up; who when they found
their work unnecessary were almost an
cry because they could not drown u.s.


However we reached home the bext
day, found that their chiel cause Of anx-
iety arose from the fact that they had
received no papers further than those
noting our arrival in townsend, and
that no directions had been left for the
paper. On the other hand, we cuppOsed
they must be aware of the fact that it
would have been impossible to have
completed our first proposed trip, after
missing the Libby before Thursday OF
last week, there was no possible cause for
anxiety before that date, and had the
Dakota landed ut Townsend on Wednes-
day, we should have reached home on
Thursday. We had been calculating to
be home all this month, were anxious to
include both routes, but when leaving
home did not expect to, and when at
Townsend should have given one up, had
we mot supposed we could include tue
whole without extra time. II had been
so common IL thing for us to go on diff
eren. routes than at first expected, where
we would 10 gone longer than anticipa-
ted, that we never dreamed OF any spec
ial anxiety Tor our safety. As itwas, we
did more than twice the amount OF
work anticipated when VIC left home,
and was eoae twice asiong as We probably
should have been away, if we had gone
straight to LaConner In place Of Gam
BILE the first day from home II we had
done so, those We wished to see would
have been away from home and our trip
would have been practically failure.
We hope hereafter this will he a lesson
TO NIL never to take counsel Of their tears;
that the dangers OF travelling are trivial,
tho way we go, and the chances Of
delay ore innumerable; that we much prefr
all to leave US to take care Of ourselves
in such matters; that we are iht best
judges of how long il should take to
attend to our business, and that here
after there will be small danger Of our
family or relatives worrying about onr
whereabouts il others do not again
build up . supersrructure Of terror On
an unreal basis i'1.' az a3 IA
Year: 1877

A quail in Paris deserves mention
in print. The bird has been kept
for two years in cage with other
quails destined for the market.
Whenever a customer appears the
quail we speak of perches on Que
leg and frizzles himself up into a
fluffy bali. which is the sign of ill
ness in quails The customer looks
at him with disgust and says, No.
not that quail, the bird is sick :
and so this ingenious volatile lives
on in peace and comfort, while his
companions depart one by one to
their respective toasts
Year: 1877

The organization of the Fair association gives it the
PROMISES prudent and OF more per
prosperous than has characterized
County Fair exhibitions The association organized on
years basis and all the stock held by members who are
promptly All then that is needed i for
encouragement TO be extended to by the public W"
that citizen of Fulton County will feel common
pride and that surrounding neghbor
will lend helping hand by attendance, The present
will effort consistent with prudent economy
their approaching exhibition only the
Association but of beueft the general pab aud occasion
of pleasure and enjoyment TO all.


The COURIER will keep the public Informed from time to time
Of every the Association may BY OF adding
attractions the approaching exhibition The Fair home
institution designed for the Improvement advancement OF
immediate community but while this chief object the
will neglect opportunity the
pleasure, aud enj ymeut of all who may attend.


The exhibition opens Wednesday, Sept sOd continues four
days The friends of the Association eud favorable assist
by advertising the dates and occasion their friends aud
neghbors and the articles TOR exhi
bon and the general attendance OF everybody No entry ices
charged except sweepstakes The have also been
reduced and being cheaper
conveyance and from the grounds.
Year: 1877

The friends Of the Mississippi leSees
and the Southern Pacific railroad have
resolved to press their issues home at
he coming session of Congress. Rep
rssentative Gibson, of Louisiana, will,
il is understood, offer a resolution in
the house Democratic caucus declar
ing in favor of the rebuilding of the
lsvees, and the completion of the
5outhern Pacific road by the aid OF
,he Government The Southern mem
bers of Congress are almost uusni-
nous in their support of these meas
ures, and they seem determined tO
have them passed upon by Congress al
as esriy day as possible.
Year: 1877

The Arbitration bill will bo presented to
the President this morning for his signature,
which It will receive without doubt. Tho
.preaident will also accompany tho bill with
special message embodying his reasons for
signing the bill.
Year: 1877

Court. In Mother Of theso bills ia there any
provision for the relief OF tho Circuit and
Superior Courts OF this county. It may be
that this will DO dono by some other 1egisla-
ton not yet prepared.
Year: 1877

MoSTANA was never blessed with better
prospects for good crop than this season.
Spring came early, the weather is fine, and
rather seasonabe, and the farmers. buoyed
nm with hope, enter into their work with
unusual interest Yet, while this is the
case. while we would not do aught to deter
\ united ant, determined effort to produce a
large crop, nor 90 forward to meet troubles,
we feel that it is well to be cautious. The
season may prove very productive, and no
thine may occur TO bring about disaster, yet
the old pest. the grasshopper, is liable to
swoop down upon our fields ere they ripen
with grain, and domolisll our bright antici
pations. Ii is therefore quite essential that
our farmers take such precaution as will, IN
Il measure, protect them in such an event.
A great diversity Of crops should be soWn.
lust rs though we were certain the dreaded
pests would come, for should we escape they
are about as profitable as devoting our whole
attention to any special crop, and much
safer. There are a number of crops that can
be produced whether we have hoppers or
not. ana are about as remunerative rs any.
Every farmer should take the precaution to
soM literally of these, that he may not be
left destitute in the event Of hoppers. The
vast region of plains lying between us and
Minnesota may, tor aught we know, be
covered with young hoppers, which may
migrate Monanaward. We do not antici-
pate that this is likely to occur, but it is well
to be prepared. Inmany seasons, late soWn
oats have escaped the ravages OF the hop
pers and made good crops. 1t would there
fore be advisable for the farmer tossoW a
r.asonable acreage of late oats. This would
oe another means of a safeguard, and one
that would i'll nowise det;in the work OF che
farm or lessen the yield. 1t is at least well
to give these matters a littleserious thought


and be prepared for the worst, even though
our fears should prove groundless.
Year: 1877

RELIABLE information from Texas is un-
nistakable in its evidence that the plague is
threatening that State, and will make sad
havoc with its crops. 1t IS little early to
knonw regarding other sections, but it is Il
safe prediction to foretell that the hopper
is abroad and will. drop in on several sec
tions of country.
Year: 1877

La recent holiday lecture at tbr
Royal Institution, Irof. Tyndal speak
ing Of the painless death by electricity
remarked that Franklin was twice
struck senseless by the shock. Hr
afterward sent the discharge of twn
large jars through six robust men. WHO
tell to the ground and got up again
without knowing what had happened
neither hearing nor feeling tue dis
CHARGE. and Prestly, too, who made
many valuable contributions to cleo
trlcty, received the charge of TWO jars
but did not find it painful. Prof.
lyndall said this experience agreed
with his own, that in the theatre of the
Royal Institution, and in the presence
of an audience, he once received the
discharge Of a battery of Is Leydeu
jars. Unlike Franklin's six men, he
did not fall, but, like them, be fell
nothing; he was simply extinguished
for sensible interval. This may be
regarded as an experimental proof that
people killed by lightning suffer no
pain. Now, the measured velocity of
electricity is many thousand times
greater than the measured velocity OF
sensation In the nerves. Hence, the
electrical concussion reaches the center
OF lie without any possible announce
ment by the eye or ear or sense OF
feeling There is abundant evidence
that death by rife ball traversirg the
brain is for the same reason entirely
without consciousness or pain. A rife
ball, however is tortoise com pared
With the electric flash.
Year: 1877

The Electoral Commission has de
clded that the three electoral votes of
Oregon shall be counted for Hayes
and Wheeler. The members voted
unanimously against counting the vote
OF Cronlp, and by vote Of eight to
seven determined in favor of the Re.
publican electors. The Commission is
now .f4nctus o6icio, unless it should be
invoked TO pass upon the certificates
from South Carolina In that event,
its interposition would be mere form
since the Democrats do no: claim that
T'lden has any right to the votes Of
that State. There remain severa |
States in which objections will be made
to counting Of the votes Of electors on
the ground Of their ineligibiIity In
such cases. the two houses will sepa-
rate, and after debate which cannot
exceed two hours, will vote on the OBJ
jectioos Unless the two houses agree
in rejecting the votes, they will be
counted. From this it will be seen
how slight possibility there is that
anything can now occur to prevent The
formal declaration that Rutherford b.
Hayes is the president-elect of the
United States. 1t would probably be
possible for the Democrats of the House
if they saw fit to enter upon course
Of flibus'erins and delay the conclusion
Of the count until after the 4th Of
March, but while some Of them are ad-
visiog that this policy be pursued, we
believe that they will not be able to
secnre majority for such purpose.
We feel, therefore, that We may now
safely tender our congratulations to the
Republicans of this country, and es.
pecially to the Republicans of Wiscon-
sin who bore themselves so gallantly
in the late campaign, that their can
didates will be President and Vice
President of the United States for the
next four years. Sentinel.