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Year: 1878

REPORTS have been circulated in
New York to the effect that General
John c. Fremont and family had been
in actual personal suffering through
destitution and lack of food. Friends
of the family deny this, and say that
while General Fremont is in straight
ened circumstances and has had to give
up his home, his library, and even his
family pictures, the family is far from
actual want. At the time the house.
hold furniture and library were sold by
the sheriff, the Generals most intimate
friends did not know he was in straight
ened circumstances, the pride of the
family having kept that fact secret.
When actually driven out of his house,
General Fremont left the city, without
explanation, and sought employment
elsewhere. He is now in Washington,
it is stated, where Mrs. Fremont soon
will JON him.
Year: 1878

THE Graphic says that Thomas Mast
has drawn portrait of himself looking
through the Stats of hen coop and
screaming, "who has lost eight cents?"
Mast sticks to it that everybody lost
eight cents on the dollar by the restora-
tion of silver to its former place of
honor. If Mast was to make mistake
and say horse was fifteen feet high,
Harper's Weekly would have horses of
just that height every time for at least
year. Mast is immense on the
''stick,'i
Year: 1878

A farmer daughter, living near Cleve-
land, answer a personal in a newspaper,
entered into correspondence with the
unknown" finally met him, was mar
ried, went to the city to live, and re-
turned to her fathers house in two
months, dressed like beggar, and look.
ing twenty years older than when she
went away. Her husband was gam
bier and a loafer. This is a personal
romance in a nutshell.
Year: 1878

New York, May THE Associated
Press in regular session to-day express
ed deep regret for the death of Hon.
VIM. Orton, president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, character
izing it as calamity second only to the
death of one of their own number.
Year: 1878

THE New York Sun has at least a
moderate article on President Hayes.
1t comedies that the President ought to
have fair show, and virtually admits
that possibly he was fairly elected, after
all. Now, who can explain this change
of front
Year: 1878

AN English journal mentions an improve.
ment in shoppers for closing the discharge
openings of ladies' or vessels used in the
filing of ingot moulds, especially in the
Bessemer process. The device consists OF
q peculiar kind of attachment, whereby the
stoppers are rendered less liable to become
freed from the rods than when the Gus
tomary methods of attachment are en-
ployed To this end, there is formed slot
or opening extending from one side to
about the centre of the stopper, so that q
rod formed with a head can be passed
through the slot into central position in
the stopper. the remaining space in the
slot being then filed up with canister o,
refractory material. The rod is formed
with tee-head, and the slot is so formed
that, when the rod is placed in position
and turned quarter round, it cannot bs
drawn out of the stopper in that direction
of its length; the slot is also made wide,
inside the stopper than a. the outside, SO a.
to retain the filling material.
Year: 1878

a. ONE of the great tin establishments
In Bohemia, an alloy Of tin is now made
containing the greatest possible quantity
of phosphorus that the tin is able to retain
without losing any Of it upon repeated
MEETINGS, and this compound is employed
in the manufacture Of phosphorus bronze.
In the production of phosphorus bronze,
by alloying copper with phosphorus tin,
TO other precautions require to be OBJ.
served than in the preparation of common
bronze. As the different properties Of
phosphorus-bronze depend upon the pro.
portions of phosphorus and Of tin, two
kinds of phosphorus-tin are prepared. No.
contains five per cent; and No. l, two
and one-half per cent. of phosphorus.
These two kinds suffice to make the greater
part of all the desired mixtures. For
special purposes, however, there is made at
the establishment referred to, phosphorus
tin with any required quantity of phos.
phorus, not exceeding five per cent, which
is the highest possible limit. 1t is asserted
that phosphorus bronze may be manufac-
tured by the use of this phosphorus tin as
much as forty per cent. cheaper than that
nlready in use, while it will only cost eight
Ter cent. more than the cost of ordinary
Tin and copper bronze.
Year: 1878

In his very original work on "Found-
ing of Iron," Mr.. Kirk plainly asserts that
good melting can be done with almost any
fuel and in any cupola, if the melter un-
aerstands his business. In melting with
coke-according to this authority-the
helter cannot put in his iron IN as large
charges as he can with coal, because the
yoke is more bulky than COAL there being
bore bulk in the same weight, and conse-
9uently, if there be put the same weight
of coke between the charges of iron as OF
coal, the bulk of the coke will raise the
iron above the melting point, and the iron,
therefore, cannot be melted until part OF
the coke is burnt up so as to allow the
iron to come down to the melting point;
the result is that there ia not continuous
melting, but a delay between each charge
Of iron, and the iron will probably be dull
in the latter part Of each charge-equally
regular and faster melting, however,
can be done with coke, by putting in the
coke and iron in smaller charges.
Year: 1878

The Rebekah Lodge.-In the new lodge
OF Rebekah to be instituted next Thursday
all the officers will be ladies except the


noble grand and outside guardian, which
officials will be chosen from "the lords OF
creation" 1t has been suggested that the
! reason that the outside guardian is male
| instead OF female is not because the latter


would be anxious to be in the inner circle,
| but because the male members are too gal


lant to allow lady to occupy any post OF
eXnnsure or DANGER
Year: 1878

The ReUiUatS. was a very large
attendance at the Methodist church last
night. There were number OF penitents
and several conversions. The additions TO
the church since the revival began have been
large.


The eolored Baptist church last night was
crowded. There were nearly 100 at the
altar and several conversions. Since this
meeting begun there have been about thirty
persons received into the church.
Year: 1878

SMASH H-UP.-Yesterday morning as hack
belonging to Hicks's livery stable, on Third
street, was coming down Governor street,
the right fore-wheel came of aed frightened
the horses so that they ran some distance
before they could be stopped. The front
springs and the pole were broken and the
carriage otherwise injured.
Year: 1878

people. The furniture OF Mr.. Jordan was


somewhat injured by removal. Great


credit Is due the fremeD and all Others who
SO promptly responded and faithfully


worked. as it was only by their efforts that.
there was not a much larger destruction. OF
Year: 1878

Melbourne Argus, October Sd.


Intelligence has been received from
the island of New Britain of the mas
sacre, on April 10Th, of three Wesley
an mission agents, who were set upon
and murdered, and their bodies eaten
by the mountain tribes.


Eight of the teachers had expressed
their wish and determination to visit
the interior tribes of New Britain.
They divided into two bands in order
to cross the island at different parts.
Four of them started from Blanche
Bay, and the other four made the
northern side of the island their point
of departure. The Blanche Bay
party returned next day to their point
of departure. The other four teachers
also reached the plateau in safety, in
terviewed the natives, and were enter
tanned for the night in one of the towns.
A chief named Talili, who lived in the
low land, but who had influence in the
interior, sent a message to the town
in which the unfortunate teachers
were lodged for the night, beseeching
the tribe to kill them. When the
doomed men left the village next
morning the people followed, and,
calling upon all whom they met work
ing in the plantations by the way to
Join them in the deed of blood, at
length fell upon the unarmed, unsus
picious teachers and slew them in a
savage fashion. The bodies were cut
Year: 1878

A Boston family had remarkably
intelligent parrot, which repeated
nearly everything it heard, and which
some bad boys had taught to swear
awfully. 1t finally did little talking
except of profane character, and to
cure its propensity was repeatedly
soused in cold water and placed near
the stove to dry. During recent
storm some chickens had become very
wet and chilled, and were brought into
the house and put by the stove to re-
vive them. 1t 50 happened that the
parrot had just been ducked himself,
and after surveying the chickens for
some time he cried out in oracular
tones: Little id fools, been swear
ing
Year: 1878

,CAPTAIs RI. BLACK gave his bond
yesterday, and was regularly installed
as clerk and master of the Chancery
Court of Shelby county. He has six
years to serve, and will no doubt make
one of the most efficient and popular
officers that Shelby has ever had. He
has been in the Office almost ever since
the war, and by his gentlemanly bear
ing, strict attention to business and
intelligent appreciation Of duty has
won the esteem and high respect of all
who have had business of any kind in
the Chancery Court clerks Office.
Whether as an official or private
citizen no one stands higher in the
community.
Year: 1878

Kearney left Boston, Tuesday night,
for California, with his wife, two chill
dren and brother. He was seen off by
large crowd, among whom were
many workingmen, besides Others at
tracted out Of curiosity. Just before
the train left he made characteristic
speech from the platform Of the car,
and as the train moved off he was
cheered. He goes by way of Detroit
and Chicago, and his last words were
a denial that he was in any way asso-
ciated with Butler, or that he ever
received a dollar from him in any way,
Year: 1878

Work has been begun on the new
stone pier at Atlantic
City. The pier will extend from the
beach, at the foot of Arctic avenue,
into the inlet, toward Brigantine, a
distance of 500 feet.
Year: 1878

ONE day recently horse and cart, be-
longing to Mr.. B. S. Miller. were pushed
off the hill where grading is being done.
Fortunately neither horse nor cart were
seriously injured, though both rolled
some distance down the steep hillside.
This calls to mind the advice which we
rendered several months ago when Mrs.
ID. w. Smith and Mrs. A. Edmordscn
came so near being killed, viz: That
each grade OH the hill ought to be provided
with a strong fence along the outer edge OF
the road. The cost would be merely
nominal compared with the risk daily Oe-
ing run of losing life and property by
getting teams accidentally precipitated
over the brink.
Year: 1878

WE had the pleasure this week of meet
ing Mr. B. Fallows, proprietor of the
North Pacific Cheese Factory, located at
Chimacun. He was down in this section
on business. As an item in favor of this
factory, we willstate that we are informed
since It's cheese has been introduced in
Portland, it commands from five to six
cents per pound more than California
cheese does and that an order has come
from there for three tons. which order
will be filed within the next few days.
Year: 1878

On Tuesday the schooner Courser, while
getting "under way" from Union Wharf
got her anchor "touled" with the corner
of the wharf; and, as the tug Mastick had
hold OF her at the time, she came very
taking the wharf to sea.
Year: 1878

About nine o'clock on Wednesday
morning, the 2Gth ultimO, little daugh-


ter of John DELPHI, aged about four
years, was missed from the residence of
its parents at Shawmut junction, about
a mile and a half east of Ridgway,


Penn. All day long the grief-stricken
parents searched the deep woods which
surround the house for their lost darl-
ing, but to no purpose. The news
reached Ridgway about nightfall, and


without delay party of twenty or
more took to the woods and searched


until nearly midnight, with no better
success than that which attended the


parents during the day. Thursday


morning bright and early quite num-


Der Of our citizens renewed the search,
and, although it was kept up the


greater part of the day, the where
abouts of the child was a much of


mystery as ever. Friday morning no
one went into the woods, because the
ground had been gone over so thor
oughly that it was deemed unnecessary


to search further. The parents, bereft
of hope, and worn out by their pro-


tracted vigils, felt that they had seen
their little daughter for the last time.


while the impression was gaining
ground in the community that she had
either been abducted by the band of
gypsies that had been seen on our
streets a day or two before, had met
her death from exposure, or been foully
dealt with. But at this dark hour,
when hope had sunk low in the human
breast, the joyful Intelligence passed
from lip to lip that early on Friday
morning, as James Meehan and Charlie
Stafford were going up Moran run to
their log job, they heard, when about
two miles from Delph's residence, a
pitiful cry resembling somewhat that
of a child. Thinking it to be some wild
animal, they were about to proceed on
their way when the cry was repeated,
this time more distinctly than before.
Going in the direction of the sound,
they came to large log, alongside of
which lay the missing child, barefooted
and with nothing on brit a calico slip.
Suffice it to say that in short time the
darling was restored to the arms of its
sad-hearted parents, the household of
mourning was transformed into one of
joy, and the hearts of the community
beat with satisfaction over the happy
consummation of one of the most thrill
ing episodes in its varied and ever
changing annals.
Year: 1878

The Lancaster (Pa.) Examiner says:-
ga short time since the house of DIR. z.
w. Hiestand, at Millersville, was bur-
glariously entered while the family were
quietly asleep in their beds. The bold
intruder bored hole in the outer cellar
door, through which he managed TO in
sert some instrument and push back
the inside bolt. In the cellar he found
an axe, with which he cut hole in the
kitchen door at the head of the cellar
stairs, and so succeeded in unlocking
the door. In the kitchen he found and
appropriated to his own use pair of
boots and twenty-five cents of milk
money. In the kitchen was the doctors
dog-small and gentle-quite unable to
cope with a burglar, but, as the sequel
will show, possessed Of that sagacity
which often is more effective than mere
brute strength. After the burglar had
thoroughly inspected the lower pre-
cincts of the house, with the Indifferent
result above stated, he bethought him
self Of the more promising region above.
Bat no sooner had he opened the door
leading up stairs than the little dog be-
gan his part of the drama. Quietly had
chat dog looked on, while the villain
prowled about on the first floor; with
out any audible protest had he seen his
masters boots and the milk money of
his mistress stolen before his very eyes;
evidently the opening of the upstairs
door was what he had waited and hoped
for. Unostentatiously insinusting his
little body into the crack of the door
made by the burglar in opening it, the
dog passed noiselessly up to the doctors
chamber, and had told him of the
robbery below and the danger above
before the cautious thief had got half
way up. OF course the Doctor sprang
to the rescue on the instant and made
some noise in doing so. The burglar
heard the noise, hastily retreated and
made good his escape. But the house
was saved, and saved by the dog; saved
good deal more intelligently and
readily than the geese saved Rome. IL
will be some consolation to the foiled
burglar to know the cause of his ridicu-
lous fiasco, and to learn that DIR. HE
stand got good look at him, and will
have no trouble in Identifying him
when the time comes"
Year: 1878

''Tell me how men of your class live" "
asked a reporter recently of New
York thief.


''I've been crooked" the famous
robber said, "but now I'm square, I've
made it all up. If l should try,
couldn't mention more than five crooked
men of whom I have any intimate
knowledge. l always try to associate
with square men. | don't feel easy
with crooked man. | can only tell
you my own experience and that of a
few men like me. | never wanted a five
dollar bill off of any man. The most of
married, and they love their wives and
children, not only as well as other peo-
Pile love theirs, but use them a great
deal better. They set their hearts on
them. These children and often the
mother, know nothing of the fathers
way of making money. The crooked
man is often fearful of every body. He
must constantly be on his guard with
square men and with his own kind.
There is only one place in the world
where he can feel at ease. That place
is his home, and he learns to love it."


"Where do el ooked men liver"


"Many of them keep saloons hotels
In the suburbs of cities. The do this
for the sake of getting cover. 1t gives
them the appearance of regular busi-
ness, and they are also out Of the road
of ordinary observation. They can tell
better whether or not they are being
watched in those thinly settled places.
But for my part have always lived in
the city, open and plain. When l left
my last house | told the man when
surrendered the key, that if man pre-
sented bill there for a five cent stamp
he could cut off my arm. l never left a
neighborhood yet that | couldn't come
back TO in open daylight"


''If you wished to find a crooked man
in this city, and had to pace the streets
to look for him, what part of the city
would you visit?"


IL wouldn't know. | might find the
crookedist man that have known in any
respectable part Of the city. If you
mean sneak thieves and pickpockets,
you know just as much about them as
do. / know nothing about them. have
always lived in respectable neighbor-
hoods. My wife was always dressed
like lady, and the furniture in my
house was the best that money could
buy. My bed cost s4O0."


"Are the wives of crooked men
usually good women in their homes
and faithful to their husbands?"


"As rlle they are, but there are
some exceptions, as you might expect.
A crooked man Is apt to have his ups
and downs, and the wife's constancy is
sometimes put to severe tests. Some
times the wife learns to drink, and then
everything, children and all, go to ruin.
Ihave always hated drinking, especially
in women. A drunkard is no good to
any man., To you the life of a crooked
man may appear interesting, but to me,
outside of the special transactions in
which he may be engaged, it is quite
the ordinary thing"


show do crooked men first become
crooked? Do they inherit the disposi-
tion?" f


81 don't know how 1t was with the
Year: 1878

One winter morning, when the Mcr-


ced River was blue and green with un-


melted snow, l observed one of my


Ouzels perched on a snag out in the


midst of swift-rushing rapid. He


sang cheerily, as if everything was just


TO his mind, and while l stood on the


bank admiring him, he suddenly


plunged into the sludgy current, leav-
ing his song broken abruptly of. After


feeding a minute or two at the bottom,


and when one wonld suppose lie must


Inevitably be swept far downstream,


he emerged just where he went down,


alighted on the same snag, showered


the water beads from his feathers, and
at once continued his unfinished song,


splicing it together as if he had suf-
fered no interruption.


The ouzel alone of all birds dares to
enter white torrent. And though
strictly terrestrial in structure, no
other is so oinseparably related TO water,
not even the duck, or bold ocean alba
tross, or storm-petrel. Ducks go ashore
when they have done feeding in undis-
turbed places, and frequently make
long overland flights from lake to lake
or from field TO field. The same is true
of most other aquatic birds. But our
ouzel, born on the very brink of a
stream, seldom leaves it for a single
moment. For, notwithstanding he is
often on the wing, he never flies over
land, but whirls with rapid, quail-like
beat above the stream. tracing all its
winding modulations with great min
quite small, say from five to ten feet
wide, he will not try to shorten his
flight by crossing a bend, however alb
rupt it may be; and even when dis
turbed by meeting some one on the
bank, he prefers to fly over ones head,
TO doiging out over the ground. When
therefore, his flight along crooked
stream is reviewed endwise, it appears
most strikingly wasered-an interpre-
tation of every curve inscribed with

lightning-like rapidity in the air.


The vertical curves and angles of the
most PERCEPTIONS Alpine torrents he
traces with the same rigid fidelity.
Swooping adown the inclines of cas-
cades, dropping sheer over dizzy falls
amid the spray, and ascending with
the same fearlessness and ease, seldom
seeking TO lessen the steepness Of the
by beginning TO ascend before
the base of the fall. No mat
ter how high it may be, he holds
straight on as if about to dash head
long into the throng of booming rockets,
then darts abruptly upward, and, after
at the top of the precipice to
rest moment, proceeds TO feed and
sing. His flight is solid and impetu-
Gus without any intermissiOn of wing
beat,-One homogeneous buzz like that
of laden bee on its way home. And
while thus buzzing freely from fall to
fall, he is frequently heard giving ut
terence to a long outdrawn of unmodu-
lated notes, in no way connected with
his song, but corresponding closely
with his flight, both in sustained vigor.
and homogeneity of substance.
Year: 1878

Teach them self-reliance.


Teach them to make bread.
Teach them to make shirts.


Teach them not TO paint or powder.
Teach them to wash and iron clothes.
Teach them to wear thick, warm
shoes. r
Teach them how to cook good meal.
Teach them how to make their own
dresses.


Teach them to say "no, and mean it.
Teach them how to wear calico dress
es-and do it like queen.


Teach them how to darn stockings
and sew on buttons.


Teach them to regard the morals, not
the money of their beaux.


Teach them that good, round, rosy
rompis worth fifty delicate consump-
tives.


Teach them the essentials of life
truth, honesty, uprightness-and at a
suitable time let them marry.