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Year: 1877

Kyle the well known and popular dealer
in ice cream, confectionery, cakes and
fruits, i. now at his accustomed stall in the
new Second Street Market House. where
he will dispense these luxuries during the
hot season. With his usual urbanity and
well known politeness and CHEEKY good hu
NOR he will serve all his customers prompt
ly and do his utmost to lessen the bnrden
of life by doing the squarething tC all his
fellow men. He will also supply parties
and pic MICS with ice cream, and orders can
be left either atnis stall or at his house.
north east corner of Sixth and Orange street.


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Year: 1877

A man who saw the partial destruction of the
Omaha bridge by cyclone describes it as a
dense black cloud coming down stream, carry
ing forward water column standing on the
river with it's head in the clouds. In front the
air is filled with hail, streams of fire run along
the iron bars and columns of the bridges but
the moment the whirlwina water column
strikes it the whole is lit up by binding
electric glare, the bridge vanishes, shoots up
to great height above the piers, aud then is
dashed with inconceivable velocity back into
theriver. Large stones are torn ont of the rip
rapping, and shoot up perpendicularly Sky
feet to the top of the railroad grade This de-
scription is regarded by many as fanciful; but
Prof. Tce, of St. Louis, says it is not, and
adds: II " as charged with laboripg under an


illusion when, in the summer of 1858, as
serted that the steepe of the Baptist Church
first shot up into the cloud. Not until tie
architect declared that it must have been SO.
and could not have been otherwise was the
correc ness of my statement admitted. The
architects opinion was based upon the fact
down by braces twelve feet long into the
tower, and this braoed frame was pulled up
and out without disturbing stone in the tow
or. The large stone cross in the Calvary Gem
etery, weighing several tons, that went down
in the North st. Louis tornado last year, went
up frat, for there was the upright iron dowell
that had been in the socket of the shaft.
Houses always go down when caught in the
vortex of q tornado, but those caught in the
centre invariably fret 60 up. When, in the
East st. Louis tornado, the cloud snatched up
q locomotive, carried it over pond, and drop
ped it down, right side up. the wise by tradi-
tion pooh -poohed at the assertion that it was
carried, and declared that it was blown into
the pond, notwithstanding not q trace of such
action could be seen in the smooth and level
sand over which it must have rolled if such
had been the fact. How did it happen, then.
that the tiny electric cloud that was arrested
over Langley pond, South Carolina, on the 18th
of August, 1874, formed waterspout, which
lasted for about ten minutes, in which time it
lifted to the clouds over 214 600 tons of water,
and the cloud, immensely enlarged and dis
tended, walked off with it without spilling q
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Year: 1877

Have removed their ofice the commodious ground
floor OF the building No. 159 COMMON STREET,
formerly occupied by the New Orleans aslight Co.


In making this ouncement they desire express
their thanks to those CT their who
thus far extended their aid to this great enterprise
while sgain appealing to the entire community to
promptly forward and subscribe in accordance
with their means in order TO enable the Directory to
push with renewed vigor tho work already 30 far ac
compshed to completion.


Every facility will be gven application at the
office to impArt the information required to convince
every that the OF the road is assured as
the OF 3575 900 is reached, either in sub
scptious to the first mortgage bonds to the stock
of the Company


In order to place their securities within reach of
classes of people, the Company have issued scrip
limited in amount to:5lOto and made receivable either
when pres. nted in of $780, for freight
"r passage completion Of the road. This scrip is
divided into notes $50 500 $40 and s5 transfer able
by bearer thus enabling all aid in this
important work, the of which will largely
douLd to the interest of woman and child
in this city.


With regard TO the frstsmortgage bonds,
doubt their being first class Investment apart from
the collateral advantages which will be derived by the
esdnts Of this oty and that they will be regard ed
by moneyed institutions, the Company refer to
alton made short time since by the Presi
dents of nearly all Banks and Insurance Companies
of the second mortgage per cent bonds of the
Company, when such an isEue was contemplated.


To show the confidence felt by these institutions in
the proposed road tt cir cers the second
mortgage bonds of the New Orleans Pacific Railway
Company as q "frst-class seven Per cent per annum
interest paying investment" and say they will be
received by their several institutions security for
loans with much readiness any other per
security OF the State of Louisiana; they unhesia
tngly commend these bonds for Investment"


With this nducement, supplemented by the assur.


&oiv lIlIan
to place tho entire road in working order when this
seemingly small shall have been provided for and
further that instead Of second mortgage, first mort
gage six per bonds substituted citizen
who really desires the prosperity of this city, which
has long retarded by the simple want Of proper
communication with the almost resources
of Texas Arkanaas and Northern Louisiana, fail to
respond promptly to this appeals


E. b. wHEELOCK,


re23 I'm President New Orleans Pacific Railway Co.
Year: 1877

PIECE of flannel is better to wash the
face with than sponge. The slight rough-
ness cIeanses the pores OF the skin, and pre-
vents those little black specks. which so many
people complain of, and try every remedy but
the righ; one (soap and water and rough
toweH to cure. It is not we'll, however, to
rub the body too hard with a coarse towel or
brush.
Year: 1877

Every boy should know how TO swim,
and girls, too, for that matter. How
many trsgedies would be avoided If
youth would but acquire the simple art
Of learning how to swiml 1t has been
well said that man is the only animal
that loses himself in the water. As the
season OF swimming is at hand, we ap.
pend directions for acquiring the art of
swimming, as furnished 10y correspond.
ent OF the american Agrielturist.


When | was Il boy | learned to swim by
means ot a swimming board. This is
the safest method possible. II corks are
used they may slip from around the
breast down beneath the body, throwing
the head below the surface, aud putting
the wearer in danger of drowning. Some
country boys get two bladders and then
tie them together with short cord, and
use them as supports. They are the
most dangerous things possible for boy
to have. The board is perfectly safe, and
one may learn to swim in very short
time by using one. 1t should be over
four feet long, over foot wide, and two
inches thick, made Of soft white pine or
cedar.


To use it boy wades into the water
up TO his shoulder, then taking hold of
the end of the board he pushes it before
him--towards the hank, aud not into
deeper water springs forward with his
feet, and throws himself fiat upon the
water This movement carries him along
few feet. He them draws up both his
legs at the same time, keeping the knees
as far apart as possible, and then strikes
out with both feet, not straight back
ward, but sideways, just as a frog does.
The stroke is made slowly, and is re-
peated again, drawing up the legs slowly
and steadily. The board keeps the head
above water. When the leg g-stroke has
been learned, one hand is taken from the
board and the stroke learned, or the chin
may be rested on the board while the
stroke is taken with both hands. This
is very good plan, as it compels the
swimmer to keep his hands under the wa
ter, which he should always do. By-and-
by the board may be pushed ahead, and
the young swimmer may swim after it,
always keeping it within reach. When a
number Of boys go to swim, they should
always have two or three of these boards
with them for use in case of any acci-
dent.
Year: 1877

All honor to the name of the immortal
Jenner, who sleeps in his quiet grave on
the green cliffs of Folkestone. What a
glorious morning 'for England, home,
and beauty" was that of the 14th of May,
1856, the birthday of vaccination On
that day matter was taken from the hand
of Sarah Nelmes, who had been infected
while milking her masters COW, and this
matter was inserted by two superficial in
cisiOns into the arms of James Phipps, a
healthy boy of about eighteen years of
age. He went through the disease in a
regular and satisfactory manner; but the
most agitating part of the trial still re-
mained to be tried. 1t was needful to as
certain whether he was free from the con-
tagion of smallpox. This point, so full
Of anxiety to DIR. Jenner, was fairly put
to is ssueon the first Of the following July.
Smallpox matter, taken Immediately
from a smallpox pustule, was carefully
inserted by several incisions, but no dis
ease followed. Now, by this one simple
and brave experiment upon the lad james
Phipps, DIR. Jenner established law
which the experience of millions upon
millions of human beings, in generations
since, has only served to strengthen. 1t
is wonderful, too, to think that there can
be a single individual in these islands who
cannot see, at glance, the simplicity,
beauty, and truth of this law. There is
no contagion in the world so certain and
sure as the contagion of small.pox-not
even that of hydrophObia or rabies in
the dog. The very emauations or exha-
lations from the body Of any one sick of
the smallpox, is breathed by a healthy
person, are, in many instances sufficient
to induce the disorder; and yet there is
this healthy young boy, James Phipps,
who receives the smallpox matter into his
very blood, and still he does not take the
disease l-CdsSeil's Magazine.
Year: 1877

There must be some wise reason for
everything. Therefore, there must be
one for the musquito. 1t is hard to be-
lieve so; but / came to the conclusion,
the other day, after battle with very
savage one, that they were sent to pre-
vent any one from being even for mo-
ment contented with this wicked world.
When the baby is in the crsdle sleeping
the sleep of innocence, do they not bite
his cherubic nose and waken him to
shrek and cause his mother, who has just
declared that she is "rid of him for an hour
or two, thank goodnessW to feel like
shrieking alsoG


Do. they not come at the time when ma
ture is brightest and people likeliest to
he happy2 Do they not sting the lone
fisherman, and change rejoicing in his
magnificent "bite," to misery, because OF
their bitesl


Do they not hum fiendishly between
ones eyes and the pages of delightful
book, and cause one to lose interest IN
the bewitching heroine and gallant nero
just as they areabout to go down together
in the briny deep, or just as the c,uei
rival is creeping up behind with dag
gerl And do they not fendishly pers,e-
cute those otherwise blessed people-me
lovers who take moonlight walks, aRa
cause them to cease kissing each othaf,
in ordertoslap themselvesi Veal know
they do. Evidently, musquitoes were
sent here for the purpose of giving happy
people something to be miserable about
Mary Ryle Dallas, in N, y. Ledger.
Year: 1877

A TorcHrxG JscrpEMr or Maternal
Love.-Some months ago lady was
committed to the Western Lunatic
Asylum as patent, one phase OF her
insanity being almost complete silence.
She appeared TO know or notice no one.
A few days ago her little daughter,
prattler not yet two years old, which
she had not seen since she was bereft OF
her reason was brought TO see her. The
mother bad greatly altered in appear
ance, her hair being cut of and the
change in her mental health bad been
reflected in her features, but the child
sprang 10 her at once, and clasping her
round the knees buried her face in her
dress, crying, "It's my mamma-my
own, own mammal" The mother hardly
noticed the child, but the little one
climed iuto her lap and commenced
stroking her hair with its little hands.
all the time grooming my own mammal"
In little while the mother began tn
notice il, and shortly the maternal feel
ing reasserted itself in close clasps of
recognition and affection. Since the
visit the patient has undergone marked
mprovement.-Si0 Si0unfon HindicdfOT.
Year: 1877

IVE the undersigned beg leave to in
w form you that we have associated
ourselves together in the Mercantile bus
iness ut KNOXVILLE, and have re-
turned from the city with full line Of
Goods which we have now opened and
invite your examination. We propose to
sell Goods upon the closest living profit
for the cash or trade, excepting only
those who deal regularly and pay prompt
ly, upon thirty, sixty and ninety days
time. We cannot do business upon the
old system of twelve months time. Both
duty and interest to ourselves, as well as
our customers, forbid it. We hope, BY
strict attention to business, an earnest
desire to please and give satisfaction, to
merit and receive your support.


All kinds of marketing, including corn,
received in exchange for goods.


Respectfully.


MELVIN & STRIDER.


Unionville, Nov 3, 1877. If
Year: 1877

for several days the big rat declined
and ventured no further than a
heads length beyond the hole.
Finally he took courage and rushed
out for the morsel thrown by the
feeble hands; still he made as little
delay as possible until the time grew
ripe for closer acquaintance. The
invalid gradually induced his rat
ship to make nearer advances, and
he began to linger after the daily
meal and gambol about the floor
until the first strange footstep fell
upon the threshold, and then he
was off like a flash. Then it be-
came one of the poor sick girls
whims to have her rats daily por-
ton specially laid by, and the fierce
looking and anomalous pet at
length was coaxed to run up the
side of the table and nibble his
dinner beside his kindly mistress.
Even then he could not be induced
to stay if the most stealthy football
was heard near the door. At last
he permitted himself to be fondled
without any treacherous resistance,
and the sick girl had not the least
fear of him. lie was never heard
at night, nor was there any other
rat about the premises. Then the
feeble hand could serve the strange
pet not longer, nor could the poor
girl be left alone long enough to
assure the tanned rodent that it was
safe to come out. She died, and
all efforts to call him out of his
Tlace we're unavailing. The sick
girl had had him in a tame con-
dition for nearly six months.
Year: 1877

Apropos OF what Mrs. LiyermOre's late
lecture on the above important question
said, the Davenport Democrat thus sen
sibly makes answer


Teach them selfreliance.


Teach them to make bread.


Teach them to make shirts.


Teach them not to wear false hair


Teach them not to paint and powder.


Teach them to wear thick, warm shoes.


Teach them how to wash and iron clio
thes.


Bring them up to do marketing for the
family.


Teach them to make their own dresses.


Teach them how to cook a good meal Of
victuals.


Teach them that dollar is only a
hundred cents.


Teach them to wear calico dresses-and
Do it like a queen.


Teach them to say no, and mean it or
yes, and stick 10 it.


Teach them how to darn stockings and
sew on buttons.


Teach them to regard the morals, not
the money, Of the beaux.


Give them q good, substantial, com
mon-school education.


Teach them everyday, dry, hard, prac-
tieal common sense.


Teach them all the mysteries Of the
kitchen, the dining room and the parlor.
Teach them that q good, round, rosy
romp is worth fifty delecate eonsumptives.
Teach them to have nothing to do With
incorporate and dissolnte young men.
Teach them that the more one lives
within his income, the more he will save.
Teach them accomplishments-musie.
painting, drawing If you have time and
money to do it with.


Teach them 70 cultivate q garden, and
rive a road team OF farm wagon.
Teach them that God made them in his
'Wn image, and that no amount of tight
aeing viii improve the model.
Teach them the essentials Of life, truth,
onesty, uprightness-and at a suitable
ime let them marry.
Year: 1877

One day, just after King Solomon had


written a column Of solid nonparell wise


and moral proverbs, he took his eldest


son BY the elbow, led him down the back
stairs of the palace, through the back yard
past the woodshed, out into the alley, back
ed him up behind Ahitophel's woodpile,
looked warily around to see that no one
was listening, and whispered into the
young mans ear: my son, little Office
in a spread-eagle life insurance company
is better than cartload Of preferred stock
his chin, shut one eye, ana gazed at his
in silence. Three years after
ward, when the Great Hebraie CONSOLIDATE
ed Stormy Jordan Life Assurance Com
pany, Of which the intelligent young
prince was president, went into bankrup-
toy, the young man was able to let his
father, who was little short at the time,
nave 275,000 sbekels for ninety days on
1is simple note Of hand.-Bw5ington
HaWkeye
Year: 1877

leapea over the fence and got a square
look at his victim. His quiet grin faded
into look Of woe ana misery and murder,
and getting his eyes on the boy with the
red necktie he ran him four blocks and
under carpenter shop before till, small
voice whispered that he had better hold
0r
Year: 1877

The world over it is an admitted fact that
the Singer Sewing Machine is the popular of the
many candidates whose claims have been presented to
the public in the last twenty years. This is not
opinion it a fact well established any fact
be- for have at hand the figures which prove
given number of years the Singer Company has sold
more machines than sold by three four of the
leading opposition companies combined Enormous,
however, as have heretofore been the sales OF the
Singer Company it has always been source Of regret
that the prices charged for their machnes though
greater than those of others above the
poor people, to whom they would have proved
inestimabie blessing. Now however, even this occa.
son for regret removed the Singer Company have
recently made tremendous reductions in the prices
all machines which may be estimated by tn g fact
which give merely in illustration, that the $40
chimes have been reduced TO $40.


We recommend visit to the Compsnys elegant
rooms IS Canal street. Of Chartres to all who
desire information concerning the Singer Machines.
There they will meet the less than liberal
agent, Mr. s. E. Rundle. who will offer suoh terms As
will enable all to secure Singer who desire So
Year: 1877

the old Primary and intermediate; and while they
retail at but little half the cost OF the Old Series
their text exually full and reliable. The beauty
of the maps unsurpassed and their fulness and
accuracy exceed even that Of the old series.
Year: 1877

Some three years ago the authorities
OF Pennsylvania distributed to various
sections of that State quantities of the
spawn of ish called the Cslifor-
Ma Salmon. Among other places
favored WAS q locality IN
Greene county, on one OF the branches o.
Big Wheeling creek Some OF this
spawn was then deposited in u small
brook, and the matter was noticed at the
time by correspondent OF the REGISTER
Siace then We have heard nothing fur
ther from the venture until last Satur-
day Several gentlemen, residents OF
Elm Grove. who are so familiar with the
fish which inhsbit Big Wheeling creek
that they know each Individual fish
therein at sight, discovered the other day
some strange faces" among the tnny
tribe These new corners are little tsds
yet, not more than the length of q finger,
but they show by their actions
that they are perfectly able to
take care OF themselves While these
gentlemen were watching them they
were seen to attack other minnOws quite
rs large as themselves and successfully
wrestie them to death, when they would
quietly sit down and make meal of
the victim. These new fish have appear
ed in great numbers IN this stream, and
sre recognized as the California Salmon.
They are much the shape OF the lake
salmon which are brought to our markets,
Hat, dsrkish in color with slight stripes
or spots, resembling in some degree the
salmon trout OF the sea- In the streams
OF California and Oregon they grow TO
immense size, specimens OF this
variety having been captured
ON the Pacific coast weighing
80 to 80 pounds but, then, everything
grows on an exaggerated scale in that
land of gold and big pears. Its believed
that they will reach, in our streams, the
comfortable size Of say to 7 pounds,
and possibly at times tough old one
may be caught weighing y to 10 pounds.


Now if the sportsmen along Wheeling
creek will combine, rs they should do
without delay, and take measures to pro-
tect the salmon crop they VII soon have
an abundance of sport as well As many
u toothsome meal, Tor this Is gamey
fish.
Year: 1877

New YORK, June 30-The commls-
sion on the custom house reduction sp-
pointed BY collector Arthur have re-
ported. They submit Two lists one OF
men OF the greatest ability and import
auce in their divisions, another OF men
not ranking SO high, but men whose loss
would be severely felt. The COM
mission think that the reductions
must be considerably less than jay 5
commission recommended Or great
detriment to the public service and de-
Law to business will result
Year: 1877

4 fair estimate of the crop of these
zen acres would be 500 tons. Five
hundred tons of thimothy hay would
cost $4,000, and as this 500 tons of
chopped fodder will answer the same
purpose as the timothy hay it is easily
seen that every community can thus
raise its own meat at about half the
cost to import it.
Year: 1877

vienna Cor Philadelphia Bulletin.


Lighted by a taper in the hands of one
of the Brothers we descended to the
gloomy crypt in the old Church Of the
Capucines, where Austrian ROYALTY is
buried. In the dim light we picked our
way through many metal caskets.
occasionally having horrible sensation
by hanging against one and being
startled by the noise Of the contact with
such an object in such place. At the
extreme end of the repulsive vault
the long-robed monk halted. and in
French indicated that we we're beside
the casket Of the Archduke Macmillan.
Emperor of Mexico. Poor Macmillan /
The victim of the man who presumed
TO hang the trappings of imperialism on
the borders Of the Republic; the brother
OF the Austrian Emperor, who exchanged
q happy home and high position for the
fatal illusion Of a mOnarch's title. The
schemer, driven from his throne, dies an
exile, and the victim is brought home
to lie among his people. The love that
was borne the Archduke is evinced by
exquisite offerings Of fresh flowers
tied with broad white ribbons EN-.
brOidered with gold which are constantly
renewed on his coffin. Not far from
where Maximilian rests is the plain
casket containing the remains OF the
young man called Napoleon III. He is
close 10 his grandfather, the Emperor
Francis ], and directly beside his
mother, the wife Of the great Napoleon.
The most conspicuous casket in the
crypt is the ostentatious piece Of silver
bronze which incloses the great Empress
Maria Theresa. The vault of tho
Church Of the Capucines contains the
bodies Of the royal family the Cathedral
Of St. stephen, their bowels. and the
Church Of the Augustines, their hearts.
In the latter the rows Of silver urns il
which the hearts are placed can be seen
by looking through q grating i'm the
door Of the cell. As one stands in the
dismal place, surrounded by the cofins
Of the dead, the sight Of the urns pro
duces strange impression. II i a
luxury to escape from the depressing
sepulcher and again feel the warmth III
the genial summer sun.