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Year: 1879

As we review the close of the fiscal
year, there is a general satisfaction at
the improved condition of finance and
trade ever the preceding twelve
months. Men OF business, who axe
taking backward glance at the situa-
ton, express themselves with entire
unanimity regarding the past, and are
hopeful as 10 the future. While the
activity that has been SO marked L fea-
ture of this years business begins to
show the customary relaxations pecul-
lar 10 the Summer months, there is a
universal belief that our progress In all
that makes a nation great has been far
more decided than the most sanguine
had reason 10 hope year ago; and
while in some minor respects there
might have been more Improvement.
yet the solid basis we have achieved
has been doubly satisfactory in banish-
ing all doubts of future prosperity.


While there has been an increase in
our exports of several leading staples,
and the general ma kets show a de-
cided advance over the average
of the business of the last two
years, our increased impor . are cited
as exhibiting a greater degree of con-
fidence in the enlarged purchasing
power of the people and afiordIng an
pie proof of our increased ability to in
dulge in many foreign luxuries where
hitherto we have often restricted our
home necessities. 1t is justly argued
that this tendency of the times must
soon develop broader scale of scale
of living and create more active in
| interchange of merchantile cOmmOdi-
| ties and manufactured fabrics, which
must necessarily result in a better de-
mand for money at more profitable
rates. While economists of the cyDiC
school may fail to accept this view OF
the situation, and deem our increasing
imports, as compared with those OF
last year, as unfavorable symptoms OF
our trade balance, it will furnish to
many others the surest signs of our
growing prosperity as nation.


Nor is this all. The shrewd mer-
chant and importer, far seeing and
quick to read Alright the signs of COM
ing prosperity, will gauge his import
alton of foreign goods thereby. Fol
him the rich harvest fields of the South
and West hold out bright hopes, fcr
with that assurance comes greater pur'
chasing power TO the people. These
importations mean, unquestionably
that there will be more active trade
In foreign goods next fall. and con-
sequent greater stimulus to the pro
duction and sale of domestic fabrics
And this will soon vitalize all the chan.
nals of trade
Year: 1879

Learn TO darn stockings neatly, and
then always see that your own are in
order. Do not let 4 button be of your
shoes minute longer than needful.
Ii takes Just about minute to sew one
on. and oh, how much better foot
looks In trinity button boot than it
does in a lopsided affair with all the
buttons off. Every girl should learn TO
make simple articles of clothing.
We know Il little Miss of seven who
could do all this, and who also made
the whole of blue calico dress tor her
self, aid pieced large bed quilt. She
was not an over-taXed child, either,
but merry, romping INDUCED, only
daughter. But she was "smart," and
she did not die young, either. Indeed
we have seldom known children ''too
smart to live" Very few die of that
complaint, whatever their grandmoth-
ers may think. So never be afraid a
bit of OVERRIDING the business. Help
all you can and study over the business
daily. Once get into the habit of look
ing over your things, and you will like
it wonderfully. You will have the in
dependent feeling that you need not
wait for any ones convenience in re-
pairing and making, but that you can
be beforehand with all such matters.
The relief to your weary mother will
be more than you can ever estimate.
Year: 1879

Il load Of fish on her back as wei as the
burden OF her babe, she heard wolf
howl in the forest, and terror quickened
her pace, although she was already fain
to sink with fatigue.


She was midway of the five miles OF
unbroken woods when the howl of the
wolf again smote her ear, and this time
other voices, one after another, Joined
in. The pack had gathered on her
trail,


She climb a tree, one would
say; but she DID not. She did not even
throw away her fish.


The wolves gained upon her moment
by moment, the great gray wolves of
the North, that stand as high as man
when they rear. Ii was a mile and a
half to the nearest house when she first
caught a glimpse of the approach of the
demons


She had for the last two miles walk
ed at her utmost speed: it was now
time to run. Yet still held firmly her
babe AMI her fish.


y quarter of 4 mile more, anu swift
iy as she lad passed il, the wolves
were within a few yards. She could
see their white teeth and hear their
laboring breath above her own. She
loosened and threw down a single fish,
and ran. The pack discovered rare
game, and fought together for its pos
session.


BY the time it was eaten the brave
woman had got a quarter ofa mile in adj
vance; but the pack were soon at her
heels again. Another fi,h checked them
and their snarls and yells,as they again
! fought each other for a bite of the saw
Ory fresh Goldfish, hurried the labor
iOus flight OF the weary woman.


Her baby, annoyed by the shaking il
had received from the rapid pace, at
length cried Justify, calling the wolves
to renewed pursuit In vain the poor
mother tried to soothe her infant, but
another fish was followed by a fresh
flight and precious delay of the pack.


Again and again the action was re-
peated, until at length the barking OF
two huge dogs alarmed the wolves,
while the almost exhausted mother ran
past the friendly brutes to the door Of
the farmhouse, thrown open to receive
her.


The great dogs are trained to their
duty, and no sooner was the fugitive in
the house than they also retired in good
order TO the same safe stronghold, leav-
ing the foiled wolves to rage outside,
and fall before the guns that were
speedily brought TO bear upon them.
The weary mother found safety and
rest, but whether she saved any OF her
fish tradition does not relate.
Year: 1879

But was too late There was sharp re-
port, a smoking pistol was dashed down at
my feet, and, with wild shrek, the crazed
Chichester rushed out of the house, through
the moaning pines, on towards the river.


Edith locked her sweet arms around my
neck.


He has killed me. Philip" she sighed
family, and with her lips against my cheek
she died


That was the end. My love-life was
over forever.


| understood now why my poor girl had
so abruptly left the operatic troupe that
night first saw her-she had seen Chich-
ester as she drove past the gate where we
were standing together, and it was from
him she was fleeing. The picture in the
dim old parlor was an ideal piece, and was
in the house when he bought it.


Chichester's body was found in a shallow
of the stream, with the white water-lillie,
drifting over his upturned face.


1t was well for me that he was found
thus, for | know not what rash thing |
might have done in the first agonies of my
grief, with poor Edith's young life calling
upon my love for vengeance.
Year: 1879

General John Beatty, on one occasion
when on long march regaled himself
with what he supposed to be tea, but
was in reality, tobacco juice, and had
been concocted from paper o. chew
ins tobacco which the General had
handed 20 the servant by mistake. The
General thought once or twice that the
S'tea" seemed slightly impregnaJed
with flavor of tobacco, but attributed
it to the fact that he mad been smoking
more than usual for some time before,
and that the tobacco taste was there
fore not in the liquid but in his mouth.
When the General returned from his
march, he happened to mention to his
servant that the tea tasted like tobacco
Juice, anu was astounded at receiving
the reply, lit is terbacker juice, sir"
"why, you must be an internal fool
john" said the somewhat hOrrItied
General, ''to give me tobacco juice to
drink ~ "Can'J help that, sir; you
gave me paper o. terbaeker and tole me
to make tea of l.. Did jest as you tole
me sir" The reasoning was eonclu-
sive, and the General was obliged TO
content himself with pouring the rest
OF the ''.ea" out Of his canteen.
Year: 1879

The fairest action OF our human life,


is scorn ng to revenge an injury;
For who forgives without further strife.


His adyersarys heart doth to him tie
And It's tirmer conquest truly said,
To WIZ the heart, than overthrow the head.
II We 8 worthy enemy do find


To yield to worth, it must be nobly done
But if OF bsser metal be his mind,


In base revenge there is no honor won.
Who would worthless courage overthrow,
And who would wrestle with a worth .ess foe
We say our hearts are great. and cannot yield
Because they cannot yield. it proves then


poor


Great hearts are dashed beyond their power


but seld


The weakest lion will the loudest roar.
Truths school for certain doth this came allow
High heartedness doth sometime teach to bow
A nobler heart doth teach virtuous scorn


To scorn to owe duty over long
To scorn to be for benefits for5orne;


To scorn to lie to scorn to do a wrong;
To scorn to bear sn injury in mind
To scorn free born heart, slave like to bind
But if for wrongs We needs redress must have


Then be our vengeance Of the nob,est kind
DO We his body from our vengeance save,


Aud let our hate prevail against his mind.
Wha. can 'gainst him 8 greater vengeance b.
Than make his fee more worthy far than he
Year: 1879

Thirty-three years ago, an Egyptian
desert snail was received at the British
Museum. The animal was known to be
alive, as it had withdrawn into its shell,
and the specimen was accordingly gummed,
mouth downward, on to tablet, duly Ia
beled and dated, and left TO its fate. In
stead of starving, this contented gastropod
simply went to sleep, in quiet way, and
never woke up again for four years. The
tablet was then placed in tepid water, and
the shell loosened, when the dormant snail
suddenly resuscitated himself, began walk
ing about the basin, and finally sat for his
portrait. Now, during these four years,
the snail had never eaten mouthful OF
any food, yet he was quite as well and
fiourisling at the end of the period as he
had been at its beginning.
Year: 1879

To think the more a man eats the fat
ter and stronger he becomes.


To conclude that If exercise Is good,
the more violent it is, the more good
is done.


TO imagine that every hour taken
from sleep is an hour gained,


To act on the presumption that the
smallest room in the house is large
enough to sleep in.


To argue that whatever remedy
causes one to feel Immediately better, il:
good for the system, without regard &c
ulterior effects.


To eat without an appetite, or to con-
tinue to eat after it has been satisfied
merely to crafty the taste.


To eat hearty supper for the pleas
ure experienced during the brief time
it is passing down the throat, at th'
expense of whole night OF disturbed
sleep, and a weary waking in the morn
ing.
Year: 1879




The blue waves of the Norman coast have boen the
scene of little drama quite worthy in its way of the
pen of Theophe Gautier. lady. prosecuted by
an unwelcome admirer. had given him q sharp re-
bun and the ungallant lover had retorted by in
suit addressed to her in the public streets. The lady
neither said nor did anything at the time. but
served to herself the right of revenge at suitable
opportunity. 1t will amuse some English readers to
hear what was the opportunity found most suitable
for the purpose. The fair avengcr of her own
wrongs appears 10 be an excellent swimmer and she
pastime in the open at Deppc. Then. swooping
out from the quarter OF the ladies' bathing
chimes and bearing down upon the unsuspecting
bather she proceeded to subject him to that playful
but eminently dsagreeable proceeding known in
English schools as "ducking." Laying her hand
upon the back Of his head, she held IL firmly down
under the water. and had no difficulty. notwihstand
long she liked. Every schoolhoy, how
ever, knows that the art of ducking to be
thoroughly successful should be practiscd with
good deal Of moderation, and that with
out the admixturc OF Ifudcnce the effects are
not unlikely to be tragic In this the rfymph
whose hand nerved with all the bitterness of
passion. went Just little too far, and reduced the
to state OF inconsistencies from which he was
with difficulty recovered. He was, however. dragged
ont alive. chiefly by tho assistance OF hts prosecutor
who saw her mistake in time, and took an early op
portunity, as well he might. of saying goodby to
Dieppe. His turn for vengeance has 10 seems, now
again come round and he has instituted proceedings
against the lady for attempt to murder him. The
actually likely to be heard at the Asszcs
they do not read severe lesson to this ungallant
prosecutor.
Year: 1879

Frank Thompson, clerk. thrty-nine years old.
was found at eight O'Clock Tuesday evening seated
on stoop in state Of intoxication in Chrystie
street. near Broome. He was locked up in the Tenth
precinct station house. whore hafpast seven yes.
terday morning 1t sscortancd that he was in an
insens BILE condition. An ambulance was sent for
but before s arrival the prisoner had expired in his
CELL II appears that the deceased had been out of
employ ment for considerable time and lived apart
from his wife. On Tuesday evening he went
to visit friends in Greenwich avenue, where he was
entertained with plentiful supply of liquor. After
starting for home, II he had any he met by two
friends who, seeing that lie was intoxicated, under
took to guide him to the residence of his wife in the
hope that shc would take compassion him and
give him shelter for the night. Their strength gave
out in helping him along and they left him ON the
soop in Chrystie street, going themselves TO notify
his wife Of his condition.
Year: 1879

PLAN FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF


OFFICERS.


To THE EDITOR THE HERALD


No one will dispute the fact that for the number of
men allowed by Congress for the navy the officers
in Of its requirements. Under the present
system of filling the vacancies for cadet midshipmen
the number graduated yearly is in excess of the
losses by death and by oil other in the line
1 desire to make suggestion as to how this
may be prevented At present each Congressional
district is entitled by law to have cadet midship
man borne upon the register for six years. II real
economy is desired by those having the appointing
power they should be willing sacrifice portion of
their political and other influence which results from
the privilege Of selecting candidates for cadet mid
shipmen. AS it Is too late for Congressional
legislation to affect the appointments for 1879 my
plan is to make no others for four years-that is,
until 1883; then one-half of the members of the
House of Representatives to have the privilege Of
selecting the candidates. the other half to have the
appointments four years later-viz., in 1SS7-the
alienation to continue in the future The Presi-
dent at each four year period as 1888, 1887 &c. to
be allowed 20 MI up the vacaneles N the ten ap


No vacancies which may occur from any cause
whatever sickness included) to be filled until the
regular time for the Congressional and Presidential
appointments. BY this plan there will be but a
single class Of cadet midshipmen at the Naval Acad
emy at one time. and the navy will receive fresh
instalment of young line officers once in four years.
The expense of running the Naval Academy
will be very much diminished. also propose
that the cadet engineers be put upon the same loot
years. As their entering examination is competitive
all question to Congressional and other influence
is out of consideration. Under circumstances
should there be at the Academy any ''turn backs" !"
unless there are the best of for supposing
that they complete the course in the four years
and if any circumstanced should fail they should
be dropped.


be reduced to the lowest standard OF numbers to
meet the actual requirements of the service


FEBRUARY 4, 1879. NAVY.
Year: 1879

EIGHT YEARS AND SIX MONTHS IN BRITISH Dun


MENr BY PRISON KEEPERS.


John Brady. another Fenian convict. arrived in this
city yesterday from Liverpool board the steamship
Erin. He was released from Mountioy Prison. Dub
lin. January 20. by an order from Dublin Castle.
dated January TO- condition that he should leave
the United Kingdom. When notified he said he
would go to France but this objected to- there
was likelihood he might soon return from there.
He then asked the director of the prison. John
Barlow that in he decided to go to America If he
would be allowed to go and his friends. Barlow
replied that he had sister stopping in
Dublin he might be allowed to see her. but
as for his friends in the county Meath such per-
mission could be granted the grounds of objection
being that he might alarm the country as reception
was intended to be given him. Brady was arrested
April 49, 1870. convicted June of the year. and
sent to Mountjoy Prison to undergo probationary
period of eight months. From there he was sent to
Spike Island, in Queenstown Harbor, and kept there
Mt hard labor for six years and four months. From
thence he transferred to Mountjoy Prison. where
he spent the remainder of the time to the period
to an act of Parliament of 1864 man sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment was allowed mitigation of
two years and four months in case nothing stood
against him.


OFFICIAL PERSECUTION.


BRADY was detained ten months longer IMAM ne
might otherwise have had to stay by way of extra
punishment for petty breaches of discipline for
which he had already suffered penance on bread and
water and in dark cells. The charge which Brady
was tried aud convicted was attempt to kill John
Ratcliffe magistrate of Kells, county Meath, and
extensive landlord. Ratcliffe had made himself
obnoxious to the Fenians. and when any one sus-
pected Of Feniansm was brought before him for
u simple assault he was accustomed to give him
from six to nine months i'll Jail. He also
denounced the Fenian organization through one of
the local papers Brady. who is tall young man of
about years, related the hard times he
had of it in the prison of Spike Island, where for
simply looking around in place Of keeping his eyes


to the front he was put for ten days and nights on
bread and water deprived for twenty days OF his lib
erty aud cut of from correspondence with his
friends. In Mounttoy Prison, because the
load Of sand in his wheelbarrow was not
as large the keeper thought he had a
right to carry, though he suffering
from illness at the time he put for twenty
days bread and water. after which he was locked
up for six weeks on threc-quarter diet. Numerous
other instances Of harsh and exasperating treatment
related to show how hard is the lot OF polit
cal prisoner at the other side OF the water. Brady
for the present is stopping ut Sweeny's Hotel and
will leave after few days for Chicago. He says he
left behind him in Mountjoy Prison two men named
Norris and Power. who have been there twenty eight
years for the murder Of keeper, and for whom the
late Cardinal Cullen pleaded hard to get pardon.
Year: 1879

New York, June 26.-The World
thinks the action Of the democratic
caucus yesterday is distinctly satisfac-
tory. Tacking repeals to appropria-
tions and refusing appropriations il
repeals are forbidden, is measure only
justifiable in the presence of imminent
danger, and it is impossible to make
the country believe that danger in this
case is imminent.


The San says the democrats will go
home leaving on the statute book every
election law that stood there four
months ago; not one line or letter has
been wiped out by their efforts. Dem
ocratic organs may object to the use of
the word surrender in describing this
humiliating outcome, but if there has
been no surrender, it is because there
has been no fight.
Year: 1879

London, June 26.--The Times, in a
financial article says: The silver mar
ket at the close yesterday was steadier
than during the whole past week. 1t
is stated in some quarters yesterday
that the purchase was for Austria and
it is even thought the demand for Aus
tria Is imminent. Trsrf


There is hardly any demand for India
but should Austria prove to be large
buyer the further fall in the price may
be arrested.
Year: 1879

New York, June 26.-Another very
satisfactory return of exchanges at the
clearing houses gives evidence that the
increase in the volume of business was
nearly as large in the third week Of
June as in either of the preceding
weeks this month. The gain in COM
parison with the corresponding week
last year, is two and three-quarter per
cent, and no part of this increase is
due to speculative dealings iu stocks at
New York.
Year: 1879

How TO Do UP SHIRT BoSoMs.-Take two
tablespoonfuls best starch, add very little
water to it, rub and stir with a spoon into
thick paste, carefully breaking all the
Jumps and particles. Add pint of boiling
water, stirring at the same time; boil half
an hour, stirring occasionally to keep it
from burning. Add piece of enamel
the size Of pea; if this is not at hand use
tablespoonful gum arabic solution (made
by pouring boiling water upon gum arabic
and standing until clear and transparency
or a piece Of clean mutton tallow half the
size of a nutmeg, and a teaspoonful of salt
will do, but it is not as good. Strain the
starch through strainer or piece of thin
muslin. Have the shirt turned wrong side
out ; dip the bosoms carefully in the starch
and squeeze out. repeating the operation
until the bosoms are thoroughly and evenly
saturated with the starch; proceed to dry.
Three hours before ironing dip the bosoms
in clean water; wiring out and roll up
tightly FIRST IRON the back by folding it
leugtnwIse through the center; next iron
the wristbands, and both sides of the
sleeves; then the collar-band now place
the bosom board under the bosom, and
with dampened napkin rub the bosom
from the top toward the bottom, smooth
ing and arranging each plait neatly. With
a smooth, moderately hot iron, begin al
the top and iron downward, and continue
the operation until the bosom is perfectly
dry and shining. Remove the bosom board
and iron the front of the shirts. The
bosoms and cuffs of shirts, indeed of al
nice, fine work, will look clearer and better
if they are first ironed under a piece o
thin old muslin. 1t takes off the first hea
of the iron, and will removes any Jumps o
starch.-Bnckeye Cookery and Practical House


keeping.
Year: 1879

THE plucllY little school ma'ams
OF America deserve great dead Of
credit, and very often they get it
Recently they were the subject ol
discussion in the British House Of
Commons, and in reply to a snecr-
ing remark made by Mr.. Miles as
TO their efficacy, Mr.. Plunkett, q
gallant Irishman, arose in their de
Tense. He said he had been in the
United States and there studied the
subject, and expressed his opinion
that ''it would be a great benefit to
this country if we could import two
hundred or three hundred OF those
American women teachers"
Year: 1879

A GREAT many facts 60 to show
that there are good prospects of a
steady rise in business. A writer
from London who pretends to have
watched the run of business SAYS !:
| find things III England much bet
ter financially and industrially than
they have been recently, and very
much better than one would believe
from the British press. La the city
it is generally admitted that trade is
reviving, and am told that in the
great manufacturing towns there is
a better feeling springing up than
has existed for many years" Such
is reported by the leading journals
te bs true also of the United States.
The revival Of business, though slow,
IS apparent and IS making sensible
propfess.
Year: 1879

ers who are now travelling through
the country operating a new game,


which is as follows: The sharper,
pretending TO be anxious to par
chase lot of poultry, contracts to
buy all the chickens the farmer has
TO sell. and pays che dollar down as
bonus. He then writes a receipt


for the dollar in lead pencil, contriv-
ing to snap the point of the pencil
just as he is ready for the farmer to
sign the receipt. PaIing a fountain
pen from his pocket he says !:
"Wel this won't break anyhow"
and hands it to the farmer, who
readily afixes his signature to the
paper The sharper .hen leaves,


promising to call again in q few
days for the poultry. The pencil
marks are then erased, and prom
issory note made out for any amount
that suits the fancy OF the sharper.