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Year: 1878

A PLEASANT place in which to study
human nature is the New Jersey state
prison. An account of the tanning pro-
cess in that institution says; There
Is, first, the boot.heel. gag "a very pain
full instrument( second, the paddle
IAN instrument used to beat prisoners on
the bare flesh, inflicting intense suffer
ing); third, the stretcher' (Which is
equal to the rack of olden times The
mans feet are fastened to the floor he is
handcuAed, and by rope drawn up to
the ceiling as tightly as possible. From
five to twenty minutes of this would
make any one weaken fourth, alcohol is
poured on the prisoners back and set on
fire. In one case a man was twice
burned in succession so that tho hair on
his body crackled, and he was twice put
on the stretcher; ffth, the douche,'
which consists of pouring water from a
hose on the naked bodies of prisoners.
This creates the most agonizing pain, and
is apt to produce insanity"
Year: 1878

In 1873 the dollar of 4l2g grains vas at
a premium of three Per cent. over the
standard gold dollar; decentralization di-
minished its price to eighty.fve cents on
the dollar; q part of the loss has been
recovered by the reduction OF the annual
supply Ct silver; and if the old silver
dollar of 4l2! grains were restored to the
legal currency, it would sreedilS rise
again to par with gold. All men who
wsnt to add to the weight of the silver
dollar are enemies of that coin, and wish
to Danish it from the country.--[ Graphic,


COMMENTING Oh some interesting facts
from tho st. Peter insane asylum, the
ST. Paul Pioneer-Press says "It appears
that more than two and half times "a
many young men are stricken with in.
sanity as women, but as soon as they are
married the reverse Is the case, for after
that moro than twice as many women as
men lO'e their reason. What can be the
cause of this startling difference ?-for
the same proportion holds good in the
annual statements as well as the aggre.
gate report Of ali the years for which re.
turns have been made. What is the law
that governs this remarkable discovery ?
Certainly it would be of no use to induce
or compel young men to take dose Of
matrimony to save them from insanity
for in that case it would only increase
the number Of victims among the poor
wives. Or if the women sre 10 be saved
from insanity by remaining single, just
so many more men will lose their reason.
This is terrible dilemma"
Year: 1878

The most remarkable statement was,
as Senatar Beck declared carefully
and truthfully prepared" The proof is
in the official records. at will satisfy
the country" said the senator, and
ought to satisfy the bOndholders and
their advocates, that tney ought not to
insult a sufi ring people whose hard
earnings have gone to enrich them by
any complaint of want of good faith to
them in the effect we are making 10 save
the country from bankruptcy.


One Thousand million OF profits, and
vet the bondholders cry for more Let
workiDgmen see in this statement, the
truth Of which is beyond question, the
main cause OF the suhOrings which they
Year: 1878

recent lecture held at the Ru
um, at Vienna, before a large
Dr. Z. Levy proved that the
FRln is completely impenetrable
chemical contents of mineral
and that therefore the explana.


the effects Of baths in these
~ The numerous bathing.places
DC sought exclusively in the
OF physics and not in that Of
y This important discovery
" common views regarding the
cures effected by the various
springs, and explains in the
manner that, from a chemical
view, tae action of the most
waters must be one and the
Year: 1878

We cannot refrain frou expressing our graft
t1ie 70 those kind friends from whom we are
sllost daily receiving encouragement and
support IN the way of new Subscriptions 70
the GAZETTE for our Efforts IN furnishing the
people Of these Islands with a good reliable
aud readable newspaper We zSsgre our
friends that such evidences Of appreciation Of
our humble Efforts are grateful TO Us, and We
VIII take delight in continuing IN the course
We have marked cot for ourselves in the
management OF the paper, and trust to dis
osruinE 4E3 intelligent public for such CON
Dendanon as our Efforts 70 please nay war-
rant. We know full well that in "paEisnt
waiting, there Is No loss"
Year: 1878

~. The Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Enquirer boldly asserts
that there can be no doubt but that
John Sherman is trying his best to hide
the one anc two dollar bills, so that the
five d6llar bill will be the smallest note
in circulation. This is one of his steps
toward resumption: Tho danger that
the Senate will break up tho resumption
scheme by passing the House Repeal Bill
haunts him. The fact that silver has
been made available for custom dues.
and the interest and principal Of the pub
lie debt, makes it SO that the Secretary
will utilize tho legal-tepdcrs for many
purposes, and the next part of tho pro-
gramme is to retire them, or makH them
so valuable that they will not cdiiit i'll
for redemption, and resumption will he
Malc easy This opionion is based up6ii
the statement that Secretary Sherriian
says he will not pay out the first issHss
of dollars except for g8lM coin, or in the
purchase of bullion t1 Coin mort; Detause
that would discriminate against ths peo-
p,o who want them. Neither Will he
pay them out for INTEREST 8n tho public
debt or for current EXPENSES, Or in ex-
change for 1egal-tendef tntil he can get
ready to supply the demand lis rapidly as
it comes. This will hake the coin re-
ceipts at the cnstom-Roists gold receipts
for some months to co,iie. and give Sher-
man plenty of gold eein to pay all
coin demands as he goes along, without
disturbing the hoard of goid at the Treas
ury.
Year: 1878

three rooms in poor and comfort
less manner for s275 a year. and to
support such an establishment all
the members have to work ten or
twelve hours haily. For family of
six persons the cost is about 81 a
week-an amount but few families
can earn, as the depression of trade
and the reduction of time allow few
to do a full weeks work, although
wages are nominally a trihe higher
than five years ago. The state of
trade Is deplorable. Factories are
run and sales made at a loss, except
perhaps the silk and button indus
tries. Retail trade is somewhat more
prosperous.
Year: 1878

Old Time walked through the meadow grass
And spied the very prettiest lass


That youth did ere adore,


And by his scythe he loudly swore


Never to reap such beanty more,
And madly broke his glass,
But when he tried the maiden to WOO,
She laughed and asked: spray who are your
And since that day the shrewdest sage
Could never tell a-maiden's age.
Year: 1878

Henry" writes to learn why it is that one
side of moustache curls more easily than the
other. He says that the right side of his natur-
ally curls upward, while the opposite end as
naturally lops downward This is not nat
ural function of the moustachs. 1t is in the
training. If the owner of the moustache is un-
married, the curl of the moustache indicates on
which side of young lady he most frequently
sits. For instance, if on her right side the left
hand and arm having an office Of their own to
fill, the hand of the right arm is left free to toy
with that side of the moustache, and curling up
the end is its fayorite pastme. This is re-
versed if her left side is preferable to him. AS
general thing, it will be found that young
mems moustaches curl best on the right side.
Ii the wearer is married. the curl indicates on
which side of the church is his pew. If on the
right of the churcn, the curl will be on the left
or the moustache, as this position throws his
left elbow on the back of the seat, thus bring
ing the left hand to his face, when the fingers
naturally fall to work at once. The reverse oc-
ours II the pew is on the opposite side. Henry
can rely. on this information, as it is the result
of years of careful study and research in NOUS
tache statistics.-Danbury Ne1us.
Year: 1878

Paper emissions by the government are
of n nature so Liable TO abuse, 4 may say
SO certain to be abused, that the wiss om OF
the governments will be shown by never
trusting itseif w tn so seduciog and dan
gerous n power.o
Year: 1878

THIS Is the day we celebrate, or rather let
our children celebrate for us. 1t is emphat-
lcally boys holiday, for the young people
have its observances mostly to themselves.
That is fitting. The generation which will
soon fall heir to the great heritage be-
queathed to us by the fathers should be early
taught the high significance of the day.
Year: 1878

GLOVER, the great investigator, has at last
been caught himself, tits discovered that he
has been guilty of drawing pay twice for SER
vices, taking advantage of the carelessness of
the government to swindle it. That is the
kind of a reformer Glover is.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous etters ana communI
cations The name and address of the writer are in
leases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
municatons that are not used.
Year: 1878

CLARK ON POTTER, chairman of the fraud
committee, is accused by ex-Doorkeeper
Polk of attempting to induce Polk to make
appointments to office contrary to law. Pot
ter is Democratic reformer.
Year: 1878

entirely to have passed away. The former have
everything to lose and nothing TO gain by an ALL
auce with Butler, and they seem thoroughly to DC
convinced of this. The Democrats of Massachu-
sets like their party friends in other States ear


nesty hope and really expect to elect their aadidate
for the Presidency in 1880, and they know full well
that neither General Butler his earnest supporters
will ever be recognized by the National Democratic
party. The "spoils they might possibly secure IN
this State even if they helped to elect General But


Ter, would be of very little comparative value. The
Legislature will certainly be Republican and with
out the support of the General Court" Governor
is almost powerless The Democratic press of other
States Also has been so outspoken against Butler,
and 30 severe in its criticism of those Democrats
who have followed him, that the tendency Of those
who desire to stand well in tho party at large is to
stick to the old organize tion. z. l. W.
Year: 1878

To the Ed(tOr Of The Tribune.


SIR: see a call on uptown churches for
clothing for stricken friends at the South You who


find pleasure in the record of good deeds win be glad
state that weeks ago. and long before any appeals
made little band of sundayschool grs on the extreme
East Side, anticipation OF such demand, began work.
aud nave already fifty garments IN readiness for
their suffering sisters II every Bblo and sundaysehoo
class and every little band Of Young ladies in this
CITY would devote themselves TO this work for just two
weeks at once, they would sen1 help and comfort
TO hundreds of homes, and perform work that would
always be source of solid satisfaction to themselves
such an opportunity for little Sef-denal and work
for Christ with such positive and extensive and lmme-
date benefit. will seldom or never G. me 10 mem again
All the girls OF the class mentioned working girls,
and their gifts the result "a labor done IN tner hou
OF rest and recreation. last SIDE fAsIOh


Nslr- York Oct 10. 1873
Year: 1878

Duo dAosta. and large additional amount OF
royalty, will be present to assist" Twenty-Five
thousand seats will be prepared, and there is already
a brisk demand for them. 1t will be none too soon
to close the Exposition for the chill of Autumn is
already in the air and the leaves falling from
the trees in the Champs Elys6es.
Year: 1878

N, Y. Bulletin Of "Wednesday


A continuation Of the old, careful, con.
serva.ive policy is still to be observed
among the majority Of dealers and man.
utacturers, which tends TO hold in check
any serious speculative attempts, but
does not fully neutralizs current inauen.
ces Of a stimulating character and the
general market IL 10 better shape. The
more liberal movements reported on the
Eastern markets, and an unquestloned
greater showing Of interest among buy.
era here, coupled with rate relatively
higher At the primary than at the
distributiye and consumptive points, Sre
elements against which the most per-
aistent and earpest advocate OF low cost
tinds 1t diticuh to contend, and the turn
Of our market Just now Ia rather on the
upward scale. Among goodly portion
OF the trade the feeling still holds ground
that an addition to the cost OF wool Just
now must prove unfortunate In the
end 10 all who invest beyond actual
wants, and this therefore forms the
base Of most operations. The recent sale
Of lannels does not seem TO be considered
as likely to prove 40 beneficial 10 wool as
might At first be supposed inasmuch az
the rates obtained, while more cheering
TO the manufacturer, would not pay him
A margin were he obliged to buy his
material to-day; and, further, the amount
al stock distributed will satisfy great
many wants and make demand slack for
for some time. Taken altogether the
market appears to show at present
hardening tendency, but under constant
protest from the general trade, who con-
slider that advantage gained now must be
only temporary and a reaction likely to
place the situation worse than before.


From the monthly circular Of MesaIs.
Mauger & Avery We take the following:


"The opinion Of the trade as to the
value and prospect OF wool is divided.
Some have had great confidence In the
staple, aud have com peted eagerly to get
Il at the ruling prices in the country.
These, a. a rule, are now holding their
stocks at figures above the present quota
tions. Others, less sanguine, have bought
sparingIy and sold freely on arrival, and
they generally have but little now to offer.
The question is whether goods will ad'
vance so a. to admit Of an advance in
wool, or will manufacturers buy 10 sun
cieit quantities 10 establish q higher
range Of prices without any improvement


at Is admitted that the price Is deter.
mined BY the manufacturers, and by their
nurchmas during the coming month will
the market value Of oil grades be estab'
lished."
Year: 1878




The late delegate from Lewis county
made unique sort Of speech at Jack
souville on the..4th Of July. he dressed
up his old legislative hobby in the tail
feathers Of the American eagle and pa
raded it anew before the people on 1nde'
pendeucs Day. This was regular sell on
American patriotism.


But then Mr.. Arnold is sort Of mono.
maniac on the subject Of internal i'm
provements. Not improvements at his
own expense, either as an individual or
as a stockholder in some company, but at
the expense OF his fellow citizens who
happen to live In those counties where
the principal part Of the tax is paid. He
would have $l5O,0OO appropriated every
year to build roads and bridges
over the Dry Fork Of Cheat, or the
Big Fork Of Big Sandy, or the Catf.h
branch of the Pocotaligo, to be prihci.
pally paid by the people oil the Panhandle
and few additional counties. This, too,
notwithstanding our Constitution says
that "the power OF taxation Of the Leg
islature shall extend 10 provisions for
the payment Of the State debt, and inter
est thereon, the support Of Free Schools
and the payment Of the annual estima'
ted expenses Of the State"


is 1t any part Of the estimated e1pen'
ses OF the State 10 build roads and
bridges2 Should not those who own the
wild land OF the State, and are holding ii
on speculation, build their own roads and
bridges in common with the people Of the
country in which said lands are situated
Year: 1878

The men reached Milk river without
meeting any Of their enemies, and after
explaining to the Gros Ventres the object
Of their visit and receiving favorable
reply, started on their return. But on
reaching point between Milk river and
Beaver Creek, they were suddenly sur
rounded by large war party Of Blackfeet.
Hunecke and Lagree were brave men:
and would have fought to the death had
there been the slightest hope of escape by
resisting their foes; but they saw at once
that their only chance was to argue the
matter with the Indians: hoping to con.
vince them they were fri.lds and without
hostile feelings towards them.


Having seized the men and deprived
them of their horses and weapons, the In
dams squattered down in circle to de-
Hberate over the matter and listen to the
arguments advanced by the prisoners.
! The result of the council was that the
prisoners deserved death, being the friends
and allies of the Gros Eentres, but that In
consideration of the fact that they had
made no resistance they should be let
go.


The men were then stripped almost
naked and let loose, without food or
weapons. to face the fierce winters wind.
! The poor fellows no doubt were glad
enough to escape from their prosecutors
even with the almost certain prospect OF
perishing with cold, but they were not
permitted to live even upon these mlser-
able conditions. The fiends changed their
minds after the men had travelled few
wards through the frozen snow, and follow
ing them up butchcred them in spite o.


their piteous cries for mercy.


It was not until the following spring
that the writer learned the fearful fate Of
these IN ortunat. men, A party sent out


in search of them from Fort Benton


reached the Gros Ventre camp and was
there told that they had visited the camp


and started on their return home. Not
even their bones were ever found, but this
account of their death was toll to the
writer byfa Blackfoot Indian who CLAIM


ed to have been participator in thf


bloody deed.
Year: 1878

Typographical errors are often o
source of great annoyance to authors,
and nearly every one can recall some
very absurd ones. Yet it is matter of
great wonder that the text OF books and
newspapers is 80 comparatively free
from them. An octave page of Shakes
peare contains ON an average 1880 dis
tinct pieces of metal, and the misplacing
of any one would cause blunder. With
this fact in mind, the accuracy of our
printing is to be admired. An attempt
was once made to secure perfect edi-
tion of work by Camolus, published
in 1877. No care was spared to secure
the most perfect accuracy, but after the
edition was worked off an error was dis
covered. A printers widow in Ger
many, while new Bible was printing
at her house, one night went into the
Office to alter the sentence of subsection
to her husband, pronounced upon Eve
in Genesis iii, 16. She altered the SEN
tence "And he shall be thy Lord
(Herr) to "And he shall be thy fool
(Narr). For this liberty she lost her
life. Copies Of this edition have been
bought at enormous prices. An edition
of the Bible is known to book collectors
as the +" Vinegar Bible" from the ezra
tum which changed the reading " Para
BILE of the Vineyard" to " Parable Of the
Vinegar"
Year: 1878

We find this in New York paper: AS
DR.. Thomas Buzzard says, discomfort,
amounting in many persons to actual
distress, is experienced in sitting for a
Photographic picture. He thus describes
his own experience: The eye is fixed
upon certain spot, and, while staring
at this, vision becomes indistinct, sur
rounding objects especially, being lost
in thickening mist. A feeling of gid.
diness and even of fa:ntness is apt to
follow, if the sitting is at all protracted.
The suffering which he, in common with
thousands beside. underwent, suggested
to him the need of some remedy, and he
soon hit upon a simple contrivance
which obvieted every feeling of uneasi-
ness. He drew circle about four inches
in diameter upon piece paper, and con-
verted the circle into sort of clock face
by sketching in the Roman figures in their
usual sequence. Then the parer was
nailed to post about eight feet from
the position of the sitter. When the
operation of taking the picture began he
first placed his eyes upon the XII, then
upon 7, and so on, shifting the gaze lei.
surely from figure to figure, call around
the clock" There was no feeling OF
strain, weariness or giddiness. The pic
ture taken was free also of all appear
ance of constraint. There was no star.
ing expression, and the eyes were clear
and we'll defined. The hint is we'll worth
the attention of photographers.
Year: 1878

The extinction of many animals that
are known to have formerly existed on
the earth is subject which cannot very
easily be explained, says the Popular
Science Monthly, while the number of
them is greater than at first sight would
be supported. Various species no doubt
undergo gradual extinction by changes
which deprive them of their accustomed
food; but others seem to die out from
unknown causes. During the historic
period considerable number of animals
have been swept off the British Islands,
among which are the bear, the wolf,
the Irish elk, etc. In America, during
the comparatively short period of its his
tory, various species have vanished, and
others are following them. The beaver,
formerly so generally spread over the
whole of this country, is now only to be
found in remote regions. The deer and
moose are disappearing in the same
manner. The bison is very much di-
minished in numbers, and must ere long
become extirpated. The mastadon, a
creature of enormous bulk, has totally
disappeared, although, along with the
skeletons of them which have been dis
covered, there are evidences of their
having lived on food derived from plants
which are still existing. In other parts
of the world, the dodo and the moa have
persisted within the last few centuries;
and the apteryx is undergoing the same
fate.
Year: 1878

1t is easier to see small faults than
large virtues.


He is rich who is poor enough to be
generous.


The wisest of men is he who has most
complaisance for others.


A wise man seeks to shine in himself;
a fool, to outshine others.


The weakest point in every man is
where he thinks himself the wisest.


1t is the best proof of the virtues of a
family circle to see happy freside.


All SORROWS and joys here are but
temporary, 80 aim higher than them.


1t is easier to believe an ill report
than to inquire into the truth thereof.


Do good to all, that thou mayest
keep thy friends and gain thine enc
mics.


Have one settled purpose in life, and
if it be honorable it will bring you re-
ward.


Excess of ceremony shows want of
breeding; that civility is best which ex-
cludes useless formality.


Life is crucible. We are thrown in
to it and tried. The actual weight and
value of man are expressed in the spir-
itual substance of the man. All else is
| dross.


Wealth and want equally harden the
human heart, as frost and fire are both
alien to the human flesh. Famine and
glustony alike drive nature away from
the heart of man.


II you would be exempt from uneasi-
ness, do nothing which you know or
suspect is wrong. And if you wish to
enjoy the purest pleasure, do whatever
is in your power that is right.
Love is like hunter, who cares not
for the game when once caught, which
he may have pursued with the most in
tense and breathless eagerness. Love
is strongest in pursuit; friends hip in
DOssession