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Year: 1878

Kansas City is to have public park
at last. The remnant of the old ceme-
terry on Independence avenue is being
leveled by the mattock and converted
into II handsome plot, fenced. turfed
and ornamented with trees and shrub
berry
Year: 1878

The Rev. David Swing, whose trial
for heresy in Chicago was ono of the
religious events of the day, is soon to
withdraw from the editorial charge of
the alliance, although he will still be
n contributor as time and health per.
nit.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Fish has introduced bill in the
Assembly to prevent the use Of incendiary
language, which makes the use OF language
intended to incite riot or criminal vic.
lence against person or property. when ad-
dressed to any assemblage of people num-
bering twenty-five or more, felony punish
able with q maximum imprisonment Of two
years or q maximum fine of five thousand
dollars, or by both fine and imprisonment


The bill is framed on the model of law in
existence in California. Such a statute is
against the spirit of our government, which
is to place no restriction on free speech but
to punish unlawful acts when they are com
mitted The laws providing for the preser-
vation of the public peace are suf-
ficient to prevent any riotous and in
Year: 1878

"The Great International Congress of
Beauty and Culture" as it is called, is an
nounced to commence its session next Mon
day at Gilmore's Garden and to continue
for one week only. When our readers are
informed that at this congress are to be
decided the momentous questions of which
is the most ladyIile lady in the world,
which is the hndsomest blonde and which
the handsomest brunette, which is the best
dressed lady, which lady has the finest
head Of hair, the prettiest blue eyes, the
prettiest black eyes and the prettiest gray
eyes--they may we'll believe that in
comparison with the Gilmore Gar
den issues the discussions of the
Congress of the Powers in regard to
the future of the Dardanelles will
seem like petty tenement house quarrels.
Of course it viii be easy enough to select
the tallest woman and the shortest. the
heaviest and the lightest, the fattest and
the leanest, especially if the latter points
be referred to a committee of butchers.
But beauty, grace and culture, eyes. hair
and style are open to so much diversity of
opinion that war is far more likely to fol-
low the decision of this congress than to
result from the Mrs. Grundy seedlings of
poor old Mother England at Vienna or else
where.


But the ladies and the ladies' dresses,
hair, eyes and manners are not to
monopoize the attention of the con-
gress. A decision has to be reached
as to which is the best vocalist,
the best roller skater, the best dancer,
the best walkist and the best elocutionist
which is the most precocious of .precocious
Juveniles, the most talented of the talented
youths of "both sexes" as the bill says, and
tho most accomplished of accomplished
young ladies' BY the time oil these per-
picking questions are settled there will prob
ably be no field for renewal of the wild beast
show'or the monster concerts at Gilmores
Year: 1878

The republicans of Washington are easily
satisfied when they profess pleasant sur
prise at the conviction Of Anderson and the
prospect Of a similar result in the other
trials. The ground of their consolation, as
they explain it, is the fact that the case
made in court against the members of the
Returning Board rests entirely on the for
geries committed in the returns from Vernon
parish. The argument is that, had the
democratic votes thrown out in that particu-
lar parish been honestly counted, the repub-
licans would still have had majority in
the State, and that the republican claim
is established by the failure to prove fraud,
or even to offer evidence Of fraud, in other
parishes. This argument is. not merely
absurd but ridiculous. Let us suppose
that in divorce suit the offending party is
believed to have been miscellaneous sim
ner, but that in the trial the proofs relate
only to acts committed with one individual,
would this prove the innocence Of the guilty
party in respect to all the others? In crimes
committed in hope of concealment it often
happens that great deal more is true than
can be established by legal evidence. The
prosecutor goes into court with the instance
or instances respecting which his proofs are
ample and sufficient, not choosing to give
the defendant the advantage Of replying to
the weak parts of the case and thereby
obscuring the conclusive evidence and
confusing the minds of the jury. The con-
viction of the defendants on the Vernon
parish returns proves that the Returning
Board which committed fraud and forgery
in that case was capable of fraud in relation
to other returns. AS the object Of the fraud
was to give the State to the republicans it
was not in the character of the perpetrators
to stop at any amount of fraud necessary to
accomplish their purpose. If honest deal
ing with the Vernon parish returns would
have left the republicans an honest majority
in the State the frauds in that parish were
committed without q motive for on
that hypothesis they had no effect
on the result. It is difficult to
believe that even Wells or Anderson
would commit perfectly gratuitous and un-
necessary forgeries. AS the Vernon frauds
alone would not have changed the result in
the State they could have been of no utility
and would have had no motive except in con-
nection with other frauds in other returns.
We therefore advise the republicans in
Washington not to be very jubilant over the
fact that the prosecution preferred to rest
their case against the prisoners on charges
which they could support by direct legal
evidence. and did not choose to complicate
it with other charges in respect to which o
moral certainty could not be SO fully estab-
lished by legal proofs
Year: 1878

the Sultan it is highly probable that the
Russians will pursue this course; for
they do not mean to stand. in any respect,
at the discretion of England. But if the
Russians protest to the Sultan against his
consent to the entry of the British feet the
Sultan. will probably withhold his consent;
for, apparently, he has at length thrown
himself on the generosity of his open foe,
rather than continue his trust in an inter-
ested friend. Several facts point to the
likelihood of an understanding between the
victor and the vanquished, in virtue Of
which they equally regard England as an
unfriendly Power; and if there be such an
understanding the British commander will
have to fight his way to Constantinople or
accept Moslem snub that will not add dig
nifty to the present difficult position of the
English government


In view of these possibilities the condition
must now be regarded as critical. We do
not believe in the intention Of the British
government to fight. 1t meant from the
first to bully in the expectation that Russia
would cover before it. It is now satisfied
that Russia's intention is to accord all that
England has demanded, but it keeps up its
policy Of demonstration in order to make
England believe that it's menacing attitude
has coerced the Gear in this particular.
But whatever the intentions are the orders
for the feet to go to Constantinople, taken
in connection with the actual position of
the Russians and their present relations
with the conquered Power, may provoke
acts that the passion of the hour may render
irremediable.
Year: 1878

cendiary demonstrations the moment
they take an aggressive character, and
our recent experiences have shown that
incendiary language only serves as sort OF
safety valve to let off superfuous excitement
and is laughed at by those to whom it is ad-
dressed. The laboring classes of the United
States, under the influence of general educa-
ton, a cheap press and the active share and
interest of the people in political rule, cam
not be worked up, excited and misled like
the ignorant rabble of European coun-
tries. Our safety lies in the sound common
sense OF the American people, and such laws
as that proposed by Mr.. Fish, where they
are not necessary to the public safety, are
always Objectionable. If such an act should
be placed on the statute book Of the State
it is not difficult to foresee the abuses to
which it might readily lead.
Year: 1878

LORD DUFFERIN, in bis speech to the Dominion
Parliament, calls attention to the fact that
Canada has acquired nearly five hundred thou
sand square miles of territory from the Indians
by bloodless treaties. The mother countrys
plan of extending her territory is somewhat diff
fore
Year: 1878

lHE BRITISH OFFICERS in Canada are re-
ported to have received orders to hold them
selves in readiness to join their corps. If it is
too cold in Canada it is certainly too hot for
military comfort in Constantinople
Year: 1878

The POLICE COMMISSIONERS call attention to
the thirty thousand loads of matter they have
removed during the month, but fail to say
word about the one hundred and thirty thou-
sand loads they have left to breed disease and
death all over the city.
Year: 1878

BILL TO COMPEL the rapid transit compa
nies to Immediately complete their lines above
Fifty-ninth street is promised by the Railroad
Committee of the Senate. This is part of the
bond between the companies and the public, and
IL must be enforced
Year: 1878

The DECISION in one OF the courts yesterday
that a creditor in civil action under me-
chanics lien is entitled to order Of arrest
against the debtor is interesting and important
to large class.
Year: 1878

WHIsKEY was ANONYMOUSLY expelled from
the Capitol at Washington some time ago, and
the average statesman fell back Oh lager beer.
Beer has now been driven out and a short ses-
sion is almost certain.
Year: 1878

The bed is not only a place of rest,
it is especially our sleeping garment,
and has often to make up for privations
endured during the day and the days
work, and to give us strength for to-
morrow. You know all the different
substances and materials used for il.
They are the same as our garments are
made from. Like them, the bed must
be airy and warm at the same time.
We warm the bed by our body just aS
we warm our clothes, and the bed
warns the air which is constantly flow
ing through it from below upward.
The regulating strata must be more
powerful in their action than in our
day clothes, because during rest and
sleep the netamorphOsis of our tissues
and resulting heat becomes less, and
because in horizontal position we
lose more heat by an ascending current
of air than in a vertical position, where
the warm ascending current is in more
complete and longer contact with our
upright body. The warmth of the bed
sustains the circulation in our surface
to certain degree for the benefit of
our internal organs, at time when our
production of heat is at the lowest ebb,
hence the importance of the bed for our
heat and blood economy. Several days
without rest in bed not only makes us
sensible of deficiency in the recruit
ing of our strength, but very often pro-
duces quite noticeable perturbatlons in
our bodily economy, which the bed
would have protected us from.
Year: 1878

No well regulated family pretends to
do without hammer. And yet there
is nothing goes te make up an equip
ment of domestic establishment that
causes one-half as much agony and pro-
family as hammer. 1t is always an old
hammer, with handle that is inclined
to silver, and always bound to slip.
The face is as round as full moon and
as smooth as glass. When 1t glides of
a nail and mashes a finger, We unhesi-
tatingly deposit it in the back yard, and
observe that we will never use it again
But the blood has hardly dried on the
rag before we are in search of that same
hammer again, and ready to make an
other trial. The result rarely varies,
but we never profit by it. The awful
weapon goes on knocking off our nails,
and MASKING whole joints and slipping
off the handle to the confusion of man.
tel ornaments, and breaking the COM
mandments. Yet we put up with it,
and put the handle on again. and lay it
away where it won't get lost, and do up
our smarting and mutilated fingers ;
and, after all, If the outrageous thing
should disappear, we kick up a terrible
hullabaloo until it Is found again.
Talk about the tyranising influence of
bad habit! 1t is not TO be compared
to the family hammer.
Year: 1878

| The increase of the dOgfish in many
| European waters, and the consequently
| greater destruction of fish by these rob
bers, has led to many controversies
lately among the fishermen respecting
the means of destroying them. Some
of the mos; interested suggested the
| granting of a premium for each dogfish
killed. as the hunting does not pay for
the trouble of the catches, and very few
fishermen can be induced to make it a
special branch of their fishing. The
German Fishery Gazette describes some
of the methods used formerly in hunt
ing these fish. A very simple way of
hunting the dogfish has been used for
the last twenty years by alluring the
dogfish to come close up to the hunter,
stationed upon a sand-bank-by the
means of initiating their movements
when the dogtish is knocked down and
killed with cudgel. More than one
hundred are known to have been killed
in one summer by single hunter, who
easily enticed them upon the dry sand
bank. The hunters very seldom make
any use of the gun, as the sound of the
discharge disperses them at once; only
old dOgfish have TO be shot, as they are
too willy to be caught by the tricks of
the hunters. Another more ancient
method was by sharp-pointed spears,
| fastened to a chain, which was spread
around the edges of sand-bank upon
which the dogfish were accustomed to
assemble and sun themselves. The
spears were pointed inward, at a GER
tain distance from each other, and in
order not to tOpple over or fall back
ward, fastened 10 a small iron plate in
the shape of duck foot, the whole Sc
curely buried in the sand. The dogfish
arrive at the sand-bank as soon as the
water leaves the top dry, and settle
themselves inside the chain and spears.
these being still covered over by the
water. Before the latter get free of it,
the hunters arrive in a boat and make
noise, when the dOgfish, in trying to
get of the sand-bank, rush direct upon
the spears, and those NOT killed outright
are knocked down with a club As
many as twenty have in this manner
been caught at one time, but this mode
catching them has been discontinued
for smetime, partly because it was con-
sidered very cruel, and partly on ac-
count of the chains and spears being
lost frequently, if continuous stormy
weather prevented the sand-bank from
getting drv. An easy way of catching
the dOgflsh happens sometimes at the
mouth of the River Elbe and in the
North Watt, when they assemble upon
sand-bank, having kind of groove
running into it, which in these parts
occurs often. The hunters have only
to run their boat slowly toward the
groove and spread a sturgeon net at the
entrance, when most of the dOgfish get
entangled in the net upon their at
tempting 10 escape, and are then easily
! killed
Year: 1878

The buffaloes of India are dOmestica-
ted. Though uncertain as to their tem-
per towards strangers they are very
much attached to their keepers. Reared
from the day of their birth in the hut OF
their master they grow up with the
children and cling to them through life.
A buffalo bull will defend his master
from the attack of tiger, and buffalo
COW once saved her master by her at
tachment to him.


Among the prisoners taken by the
English troops, on the day after they
had thrashed a rebel chief, was man
with wife, mother and buffalo COW
He was not a soldier but a camp-fol-
lower. The women were let go, the
COW dashed into the jungle, and the
man marched of.


The march was 4 long, hot one,
through valleys and over hills. But the
buffalo never lost sight of her master,
though she would not come near the
soldiers.


While marching through the thick
Jungle, the man would now and then
give a call. Immediately the faithful
buffalo, answering with a grunt, would
come crushing through the thicket.
When she saw the redcoats of the sol
diers, she would stop, utter below
and disappear.


About the middle of the afternoon
the troops halted by the side of a small
stream. All were tired hot and hungry,
The native looking at the commander,
said,-


Sahib if you will unite my hands,
will give you all milk"


His hands were united, and he called
to his buffalo. She came out of the
jungle but would not approach the
troops.


Shahib," said the man, ''you must
let me go to her; she will not come
near you. / will not run away"


VERY welt" replied the officer,
You shall go to her. But mind, if
you run, this rifle never misses. You'll
drop dead before you've gone three
yards"


Taking brass drinking-vessel from
one of the men, the native went TO his
buffalo, milked her and returned. The
milk was very refreshing TO the tired
men, and the officer was grateful. He
determined to release his prisoner.


That evening the native was told to
be off. With low prostration he muir
INJURED blessing on the officers head,
and bounded into the jungle. The last
heard of him was his call to the buffalo
and her answering grunt as she ran TO
meet him.
Year: 1878

On a sultry day in summer,


When the air was parched and dry.
was dreaming by the seaside,


Gazing out upon the sky.
Here and there a tinge Of whiteness.
Flecked the deep ethereal blue,
But IN clouds Of gloomy darkness
Swiftly vanished either hue
Soon ] saw the hghtnings playing
Ger the crested waves at sea;
While the scenes majestic grandeur
Told tale Of love to me,
Which the loudly rolling thunder.


With its grand. yet awful roar,
Through the air reverberating.


Seemed to echo DER and DER.
But at last the storm was over.


And again the sky wss blue.
And again the clouds OF whiteness
Lent their beauty to its hue
Then went my way in gladness,
And my soul drank in the sight.
For. to greet my grateful vision,


Out of darkness came the light
Year: 1878

ii to keep ii from pulling back. Then
put up your string like telegraph wire.
but don'i let il touch wood. Whore you
wish to support 1t or make turn. run it
through q loop OF the same kind OF string.
but dont put the supporting loops closer
than is necessary 10 keep it up, and leave
The slIiug pretty loose TO allow for con-
traction when wet. Fasien up your
speaking tubes 81 each end OF the route,
and you arc ready 10 gable away. You
can bore large gimlet holes In your win
dow sash TO run the line out through.
keeping 1t from touching the sash with q
loop as described. The signal call is 10
drum on the parchment end of the can
with your fingers, or better. pick the
string like harp about foot from the
head They are very useful and inter-
esting - Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1878

a minister who had lost his child
asked another minister 10 come and
preach for him. He came, and he told
how he lived on one side OF river and
felt very Little inieres. iu the people on
the other side until his daughter was
married and went over there TO live, and
then every morning he went TO tho win
dow and looked over that river. and felt
very much concerned about that town
ana all the people there.


Nov. said be, II think that as this
child has crossed another nver. heaven
viii be dearerlto him THAI ever 1t has
been before" Shall we not Just lot our
hearts and affections be set on the other
side OF tho river? /. is but step, it is
bat vail; We shall soon DO in the other
world. II We have the Good Shepherd,
He will DC With Us In the dying hour, and
what wilt thou do If lie is not with thee
In the swelling OF Jordan
Year: 1878

The man with neck whiskers.


School girl who doesn't chew gum.


He who picks his teeth with fork.
The man who does not like to hear
himself talk.


Barkeeper who draws the froth at
the bottom"


Woman who can walk gracefully with
small heels.


Amau who considers bar bill debt
OF honor.


The man who can "smile and smile"
and be villain.


The man who takes out paper of fine
cut in crowd.


Young lady with mole on her arm
who likes short sleeves.


The man who never drinks anything
stronger than buttermilk.


A young man of twenty who does not
know more than man of fourty.


Young married man who doesn't
cringe when he wheels out his first baby.
An editor that is not capable Of run
ming his paper better than other people
that try to.


A man who can preserve perfect ur-
banity in party Of ladies when his sus-
pender button has just parted.
Year: 1878

A stranger sat in corner of the car
hence to New York, in an easy attitude.
his feet upon large black trunk. The
gentlemanly conductor, going his rounds,
at the first station politely informed the
stranger that the trunk must be put in
the baggage car. To which the stranger
nothing replied. At the second station
the displeased conductor, more decidedly
told the stranger that he must put the
trunk in the baggage car. To which the
stranger replied nothing. AT the third
station the vexed conductor more imper-
atively told the stranger that he must put
the trunk in the baggage car orit would
be put off the train. To which the strsn-
ger nothing replied. At the fourth sta
ton the irate conductor had the trunk
put off and left. At the fifth station the
modified conductor. addressing the stran-
ger, begged him to remember that he
only done it after repeated warnings. and
that it was solely the strangers fault.
To which the stranger laconically replied
"Don't care; faint my trunk!"-[ Bos.
ton Courier.
Year: 1878

ably towards the sex by marrying as many


wives up to four as he can support. The
Mohomadan of Africa is per 90, the high
est type ofIslam; and all recent travellers
agree in testifying that its conquests in
that land are very great Looking over
the great field, it is quite certain, that
while tbs Crescent is being supplanted by
the Cross in Europe, it is the emblem of
spiritual conquest and dominion in Africa.
Year: 1878

Yesterday after noon about2 o'clock Q
schooner whose name we could not obtain,
while going down the Delaware River in tow
Of tug-boat ran into dshing skiff oppo-
site New Castle, upset the boat throwing
the occupants, three men into the river, the
schooner hands render prompt assistance,
and rescued the men no doubt from wat-
cry grave. Who they were could not be as.
certained, but is was said they were fisher
men from this city.
Year: 1878

During the past month we have been
clearing our stock Of old goods, and are
now left with line of new and desirable
stvles for the Spring trade, Our store'
which is th most commodious In the city
Or State, occupying three floors, and with
enterprise back Of it. our intention is this
.ea.on to outdo all former efforts to make
tho Roston One Price Clothing House the
place to buy Clothing and Gents Furnish =. n.'h
ing m Goods. With the confidence Of tn PUB
lie that FIVE YEARS SQUARE DEAL
ING has not impaired, and our established
system of Cash and ons Price to all we
fsel assured the present season will prove
a successful one. Visit our store and look


at our immense stock Of Ready Made
Clothing for Men, Youths, Boys and Child"
rem. .rr
Year: 1878

Some years since it was discover
ed by the authorities Of railway in
Germany that q barrel, which, on be-
ing dispatched from a certain station
contained silge coin, bad, during iis
journey to its destination. been emp
tied OF is contents and filled with
sand. For some time no clue to the
perpetrators Of the robbery could be
discovered but at length a learned
professor having been consulted on
the subject, called in the aid Of the
microscope Aud this is bow the
thief was found out The professor
knowing that even though in the
very minutest degree, there was a
distinctive difference in the sand
found near the various stations along
the railway line, sent for SAMPLES IF
it from each of the places through
which the train containing the silver
coin bad passed. With the micro
scope be then carefully examined the
sample, compared il with the saud
found in the barrel, and thus identi-
fed the station from which the latter
bad been procured Having. in this
ingenious manner, found out the Sta
tion he wanted, little difficulty re-
mained-f5r the railway servants
employed at it, by one Of whom the
robbery had been committed, were SO
few 10 number thai the culprit was
readily detected.