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Year: 1877



 A railroad incident occurred recently on one of the East India lines, which was as startling as it was singular, and may be said to be. one of the most mir aculous escapes on record. A train was approaching bridge on curve. When the bridge came within sight, at a distance of three to four hundred yards, the engine-driver was horror struck to discover that it was completely in flames. Finding his break power totally useless in the emergency, he jumped off, as did also the fireman, just as the train entered upon the burning bridge, over which it rushed with un- abated speed, through continuous flame that rose furiously above the height of the railroad cars. The wooden sleepers were on fire, and parts of the rails themselves were red-hot. Tle whole train, composed of number of cars, passed safely over, and not pas senger was injured or scorched.
Year: 1877

The Scientific American renders good service and is scientific in the best sense, in advising tired and exhausted workers to rely upon sleep rather than resort to '"stimulants." During sleep, with the brain in state of rest, the process of recuperation goes on undis- turbed, and the needed nutriment is appropriated from the blood. "While," i" it is affirmed, "mere stimulants supply nothing in themselves, they goad che brain aud force to a greater cOnsump- tiOn of it's substance until that sub stance has been so exhausted that there is not power enough left to receive a supply, just as men are 80 near death by thirst and starvation that there is not power enough left to swallow any thing and all is over. Such counsel and admonition from an exponent of scien- titic truth of acknowledged authority is welcome and timely aid to the tenn perance reform.
Year: 1877

HAD HIM THERE.-A reverend sports man was once boosting of his infallible skill in finding a hare. elf I were a hare said a Quaker whoiwas present, s'l would take my seat in place where I should be sure of not being disturbed by thee from the first day of January to the last day of December. "Why, where would you go?'' ''Into thy Study,"
Year: 1877

TURNED WHITE IN A SINGLE NIGHT.- Here's another warning. A man down town refused to stay home after an early supper and help his wife white wash the back yard, and his black hair turned white in single minute. His wife's painful awkwardness with the brush caused the sudden change.
Year: 1877

Many a man, raised from poverty and obscurity to wealth and honor, can trace his rise to civility it is sure to re- produce itself in others, and he who is always polite will be sure to get, at least, as much as he gives. We believe it was Macaulay who defined politeness to be benevolence in small things. The French, who are nothing unless satiri- cal declare politeness to be the zero of friendships thermometer.
Year: 1877

LA LITTLE BOY of our acquaintance, who had just learned that the names Jack and John were used interchange ably, took occasion not unnaturally, to call his sisters attention to picture of ''Jack the Baptist"
Year: 1877

CHEESE ToAsT.-Take a slice of good rich, old cheese, cut it up into small pieces, put it in a tin or iron stewpan, and to one cup of milk add three eggs 1; beat eggs and milk together and pour on the cheese; set it on the stove, and when it begins to simmer, stir briskly until it becomes thick curdle, then pour over the toast and carry to table.
Year: 1877

SUFFERED CRAB OR LoBsTER.-S,ice quite small, or pull into flakes with a silver fork, the flesh of either fish; put into saucepan with few bits of good, sweet butter lightly rolled in flour, and heat it slowly over a gentle fire; then pour over and mix thoroughly with it from one to two teaspoonfuls of made mustard smoothly blended with table, spoonful or more of common vinegar add to it seasoning of cayenne and salt; grate in little nutmeg, and when the mixture is well heated, serve im- mediately, either in the. shell of the
Year: 1877

To Cook TERRAPINs.-Pu the terra pins alive in pot of boiling water, where they must remain until they are quite dead; then divest them of their outer skins and toe-nails and, after washing them in warm water, boil them again until they become tender, adding handful of salt to the water :; then take off the shells and clean the terrapins very carefully, removing the sand-bag and gall without breaking pieces and put them into saucepan, and season with salt and pepper to your taste, adding quarter of a pound of butter to each terrapin and handful of flour for thickening., After stirring a short time, add four or five tablespoon fuls of cream and half pint of good Madeira to every four terrapins, and serve hot in deep dish.
Year: 1877

SPRAINs.-Hall's Journal of Health gives chapter on sprains.- which may contain useful hints to sufferers from them. Sprains or strains of the joints are very painful, and more tedious of recovery than a broken bone. What we call flesh is muscle; every muscle tapers down to kind of string, which we call cord or sinew. The muscle is above the joint, and the sinewy part is below it, or uice versa, and the action is much like that ofa string over pulley. When the ankle, for example is ''sprained," the cord, tendon or liga- ment Gall mean the same thing) is torn in parts or whole, either in its body, or from it's attachment to the bone, and inf1ammation-that is. rush of blood to the spot-takes place as instantly as in case of a cut on the finger. Why? For two reasons. Some blood-vessels are ruptured, and very naturally pour out their contents; and, second, by an infallible physiological law, an addi- tional supply of blood is sent to the part, to repair the damages. to glue, to make grow together, the torn parts. From this double supply of blood the parts are overllOWn, as it were, and push out, causing what we call "swell- lng'-an accumulation of dead blood, so to speak. But dead blood cannot repair an injury. Two things, then, are to be done; to get rid of it, and to allow the parts to grow together. But if the finger be cut, it will never heal as long as the wound is pressed apart every half hour, nor will a torn tendon grow together if it is stretched upon by the ceaseless movement of joint :; therefore, the first and indispensable step, in every case of sprain, is perfect quietude of the part; a single bend of the joint will retard what nature has been hours in nlending. It is in this way that persons with sprained ankles are many months in getting we'll. In cases of sprain, then, children who cannot be kept still should be kept in bed, and so with many grown persons. The swelling" can be got rid of in several ways; by bandages, which in all cases of sprain should be applied by a skilful physician-otherwise mortiti- cation and loss of limb may result. A bandage thus applied keeps the joint still, keeps an excess of blood from coming to the part, and by its pressure causes an absorption of extra blood or other extraneous matter. Another mode of getting rid of the swelling is to let cold water run on the part injured for hours.
Year: 1877

ASPARAGUS SAUCE. - Boil dozen heads of asparagus in salted water till tender; drain and chop them. Have ready pint of drawn butter, with two eggs beaten into it; add the asparagus and season, then squeeze into it the juice of half lemon. The drawn butter must be hot, but do not cook after putting in the asparagus heads.
Year: 1877

The Model United States Life Saving
Station Building, which was on exhibition
at the Centennial Exposition, is now being
erected at Sea Grove, Cape May Point
This will be the finest station in the United
Stated, equipped with the best apparatus in
the service. The keeper is required to be
thoroughly drilled in the knowledge of the
use of life saving apparatus and to be com
petent to explain its uses and workings to
those interested. The Government already
has its Signal Station there, and a first class
light house, and to these are to be added
the Model Life Saving apparatus and build
inc
Year: 1877

A case of great destitution is reported
from Bridgeport, in Gloucester county, New
Jersey, which came near resulting in the
death of woman named Woods, from cold
and starvation. Mrs. Woods, about a week
since, gave birth to child, and the nurse
remained with her until the beginning of
the year, when she left. Some three days
afterwards the neighbors noticed that no
one had been seen moving in the house; so,
on Wednesday night about ten O'Clock, a
lady went into the house and found Mrs.
Woods nearly dead. She procured aid, and
after hard work upon the poor woman, she
was finally restored to such condition that
she could speak, when she stated that after
the nurse left she was too i'll to take care of
herself, and as she had but insufficient bed
clothing and no fire, and could give no
alarm, she prepared to die. In the three
days in which she was alone the only food
which the woman was able to procure was
three crackers. The infant lived, but was
also in a feeble condition. The husband of
Mrs Woods is wood chopper, and is now
engaged in Maryland, near the coast, and
has been shut off from communication with
the main land by the ice, so that he knows
nothing of the condition of his wife, No
effort has been made TO inform him of the
facts. In the meantime, the woman is be-
ing cared for by the neighbors.
Year: 1877

If Governor Tilden is not inaugurated it
will not be from any want of assertion of
his claims to the Presidency. He is not
troubled with an excess of modesty himself
His speech at Albany upon the occasion of
the Inauguration of his successor, Hon.
Lucius Robinson, was as much as to say to
the whole people of the United States,
"Now you can not really afford to dispense
with the official services of such a clever
fellow as | am. See what have done for
New York; how l have reduced taxation,
and what marvellous changes in the civil
service l have wrought. y Cincinnati Com
12aercinL
Year: 1877

Another political campaign will soon
open. Both the parties in New Hampshire
are already marshaling their forces for the
struggle of next March, which, from pres
ent indications, will be one Of the most de-
term ined political contests that that State
has ever known. The fact that the three
Congressman from New Hampshire may
possibly determine the complexion of the
next National House of Representatives
will, in itself, be sufficient to stimulate both
parties to do their best to carry the State.
Year: 1877

The fact that the municipal indebtedness
in the pre-eminently Democratic city of
New York increased more than three mil
lion dollars during the last year will not
commend Democratic management to the
average axpayer.--Agbamy Eoening Erpress.
Year: 1877

The SPECIAL COMMITTEE appointed some
time since To make an investigation of the
plates in the Treasury department for printing
fractional currency 10 see if any have been
lost from the department, have examined the
Office OF the controller of currency, Wnere
everything was found all right, and are now
examining the TreaSurer'S office.
Year: 1877

OUR MEXICAN FRONTIER TROUBLEs.-The
special committee of the Senate to investigate
the Mexican question, of which Senator Conk-
ling is chairman, held its first meeting this
morning. All the members of the committee
were present. General Sherman was before
the committee giving testimony after three
O'Clock. He does not appTehend any serious
results with Mexico but Believes that the best
wayto prevent trouble is TO reinforce the army
on the Rio GraDdp
Year: 1877

When fruit does harm it is because it
is eaten at improper times, in improper
quantities, or before it is ripened and ct
for the human stomach. A distinguished
physician has said that if his patients
would make practice Of eating couple Of
good oranges before breakfast, from Feb
ruary to June, his practice would be
gone. The principle evil is that We do
not eat enough fruit; that we injure its
liner qualities with sugar; that we drown
them with cream. We need the medical
action Of the pure fruit acids in our system,
aud their cooling, corrective power
Medical Journal.
Year: 1877

A Frenchman has invented dress for
deiying fire. It is believed to be made
entirely Of sponge, which i soaked Just
before use. The part which covers the
head must be made sufficiently large 10
contain the airneceasary for breathing while
the operator is at work.
Year: 1877

Lucy Stone writes Of the Mexicans of
Southern Colorado: "They have no
plows, but stir the ground with crook
ed stick instead. When they thresh
their grain they lay it in large circle,
and turn on to 1t a flock of goats or
horses. 1 have seen them use both.
Then two or three men drive the ami
mails round and round and round, till
the wheat is trodden out. Then the
straw is thrown up with g. broom, fork or
stick, and the chaff is thus blown away.
After this the women wash the wheat
which is to be for family use. That
which they sell goes without washing y
Year: 1877

We have learned from reliable gen.
tleman that report has been received at
Fort Lincoln that the willy Joseph has es-
capped from Gen. Howard by the way of
Henry's Lake, Miners Pass and Boteler
Park: and is nov on the upper Yellowstone
and moving towards the mouth of the
Muscleshell, and that Sitting Bull had,
with all his forces crossed the line and
was moving down Milk River IN the di-
rection of Joseph's apparant objective
point. Ifthese reports be true Joseph
and Sitting Bull are evidently making an
effort to unite at or near the mouth of the
Muscleshell. 1t is also reported that a
large number of the Standing Rock In
dians left that Agency night before last.
A courier was sent from Fort Lincoln
night before last with orders to General
Miles to rendezvous his entire command
at Fort Peck and after reaching that point
to use his: own discretion, General Stur-
gis is on the Muscleshell with the 9TH
Cavalry, numbering about four hundred
men and the entire Crow nation. The
evident intention Of Joseph and Sitting
Bull Cf this report proves to be true) was
to catch Sturgis between their forces and
reenact the Custer massacre, but s'The
best laid schemes of mice and men,
And should these hostile chiefs succeed
in forming union at or near the mouth
of the N1uscleshell, General Miles and
Sturgis will probably both be there to
witness the hostile marriage and furnish
the music for a grand war dance.
Year: 1877

One of the happiest gatherings Of the
season was the sociable at the residence
of Mr.. Fairchild on Wednesday eve
ming. Every one was made welcome
and the occasion will be long remem-
bered.
Year: 1877

London, May GA correspondent
says that the army clothing factory at
Pimlico is being worked without inter-
mission and numerous shifts employed.


There is general conviction in mil
itary and naval official circles that we
are on the brink of war.


Arrangements have been made for
the embarkation of $4,000 men within
six days, if necessary, and 10000 more
within fortnight.
Year: 1877

From the starving city of st. John there
comes cry for help. Its people are home
less and famishing. Fire has swept over the
town and left only ashes and crumbled stone
and brick to cumber the spot where forty
eight hours since stood great warehouses and
buildings for civic use and the homes of
thousands of men and women. The long
accumulating fruits of industry and enter
prise are gone, and the once fourishing mart
of trade is now but a heap of blackened
ruins.


The loss of property, the cessation of en-
ployment, the utter prostration of business
are not the only calamities. The homeless
people are actually starving. There is not in
all the ruined town shop where mouthful
of food can be got The need for relief is
immediate and pressing. In their agony of
hunger the famishing multitude are crying to
the charitable world for relief Our duty is
plain-so plain that our citizens need no pub
lie reminder. Already helps on its way to
St. John, and that sent is but earnest of
further relief to come. 1t is peculiarly fit
ting that Portland should be earliest in the
field for relief, for her sympathy is quickened
by the fresh memory of similar suffering, by
gratitude for generous aid in her hour of
extremity, and by the close ties, in business
and social relations, which bind her to the
stricken city. She does not forget that
eleven years ago when her fairest squares
were covered with the canvas tents that
gave partial shelter to her houseless people
the Provincial town was prompt and gener-
Gus in aid; and her grateful people, though
obligation which insists upon gift for gift,
feel a profound gratitude for the brotherly
help so cordially extended, and are glad,
while lamenting the melancholy opportunity,
to discharge a portion of the debt of Chris
tian charity which we all owe, each to the
other. In the presence of greater suffering
than our own we deeply feel the worth of
genuine sympathy and quickly extend it.


Nor are the claims of st. John for SYM
rathy confined to Portland. Tnat city has
strong and peculiar claims upon our country,
for it is a child of the Republic, well-born but
long-disowned. 1t was founded by American
loyalists who from sense of allegiance to their
King abandoned home and kindred rather
than take up arms against him. In these
days, when we so readily condone conspiracy
and rebellion, we can easily forget the bitter
memories of that conflict whose echoes now
fall so family on the air, and only remember
that the people who left our shores so long
ago are our kin and of that good old English
stock from which we are so proud to be de.
scended. Indeed, in that descent is the sur
est hope of St. John; for rich experience
teaches us confidence in the pluck and endur-
ance, the splendid staying powers of men of
Anglo.Saxon race; and we kno,o that a town
founded by the sons of Vikings holds more
life in its ashes than the fabled bird Of an
cient story.
Year: 1877

On the principle that 1.-THE early bird catches
the worm, some of the most sagacOuS dealers
In Holiday Goods are already arranging their
displays and getting ready To make their at
fractions known to the public. IL Is 4 well un-
derstOOd fact that the best customers are those
who make their holiday selections early. while
stocks are full and fresh, and when they can
be properly waited on. Dealers who would
secure this desirable trade should. therefore,
be prompt TO give the widest possible publicity
to such Inducements as they propose to hold
out to purchasers seeking bargains. We need
not add that the advertising columns of The
STAR are the recognized medium for all CON-
municatiOns Of this class, but We may be par
doned for reminding business men that the
loss of a days trade before the holidays can
never be made up after they have gone by.
Those who commence earliest are consequently
least likely to have to carry over a portion of
their stock Of goods until next season, with
the risk of being out of style shOp-worn, and
ultimately sold below cost to prevent a total
loss of the investment.
Year: 1877

II looks little as though Brick Pomeroy
made mistake when he sought to put away
his wife because of her desire to appear upon
the stage. She is very promising actress,
who has indeed already achieved considerable
success and had he been content To be her
devoted husband, he might, through her his
trionic ability, have occupied a position before
the wOrld-a sort of reflected or borrowed
prominence. to be suTe,-mOre creditable to
himself than any he is likely ever to achieve by
his own efforts.
Year: 1877

1t is evident that there is a good deal of ap
prehensiOn in Congressional circles that we
are drifting into war with Mexico. and it is
evident. too. that very large proportion Of
our Congressman look with positive disfavor
upon a war with that country. For all that, 1t
Is very likely 10 happen.
Year: 1877

Those W bo have never personally inspected
the lower level of our mines may obtain some
idea of the degree of heat to be found therein
By vtsitug,the Savage works at the change Of
Shift. Ihs men packed together as close IS
they can stand on the stsge-are popped mp
ont of the ehaft all steaming rot, tor all the
world like - bunch OF asparagus just lifted
from the pot. They mako their appearance In


cloud OF steam that pours up continuously


from the 'depths profound and are olnly
seen until they step forth upon the floor OF the


works. As the meA land and separate each


carries with him for half q minute his little
private cloud OF vspor AS this passes oft tue


man is seen TO be naked from the W alst up, his
SKIN as wet as thongh be had just been lifted
on of pool of water The men bring MP with


them-besdes the steAm-an amounG OF heat


that may be felt by the spectator as they pass.


All this is at the top of the shaft, where 1T is


considered quite cooI-what then, must 1t be


hundreds OF feet below, where the men started
from-dowu where the water stands at lo7 de-
grees Fahrenheit Down there no steam Is
sseu-it is too hot for it. 1t is only when the


hot. moist air coming up from the lower re-
Rions strikes the cool air toward the top OF the
shaft that it takes the form of steam. DoWh


there where the men come from you must keep
! your hands off the pump column and the pipes
! aud il you pick up any iron tool You WI
| at once put it down without being told to DC


So Down there they handle things with
gloves on, or wrap rags about the drills the!
are guiding and iron apparatus they ar


moving, aud down there, too' yen Will learn Il


keep your mouth shut after you have drawn


few mouthfuls of hot air into your lungs.


PerspireR 1t is no name for it. You ar
like o sponge that is being squeezed. You aE
ready to believe that you have ten million
| pores TO every square ipch OF surface, or q
many more as any authority may mention, ant
that all these pores are as big as the cells of
f honey-oomb. You go for ice-water and
: almost seems to hiss as it passes down you
throst-you keep going for it, and thus, in
3 short time, ind out what becomes of the ton
and tons of ice that are daily consumed in tn
D mines. Remain below among the miners fo
e an hour two, aud when you are hpall
o popped out at the top of the shaft, all red no


and steac:ing, among the other asparagu
g sprouts, you will appreciate the beauty, th
q light and GOODNESS of the upper world
Year: 1877

A cordial invitation is extended to all ladies,
whether they intend to purchase simply SatiAfy
their curioSty 70 visit Levy BrOS store seS and
5s7 Magazine street, tomorrow, and during the whole
of next week, to examine the fine stock Of goods
just received.
Year: 1877

As measure of the success with which
the Society for the Preservation of the Irish
Language is prosecuting it's labors, it may
be noted that at the meeting of that body
on Tuesday it was announced that the first
three editions of the Irish Primer, lately
reviewed in our leading columns, had been
exhausted. We observe that more than
one of the branches of the Home Rule
Confederation of Great Britain have made
the study of Irish one of their leading OBJ
iecta.