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Year: 1877

the fault of the reporters always or
chiefly. They rush from the place
of meeting to the Office and, writing
out their report, deliver it to the
managing editor, perhaps at mid
night; he cuts it up and down /;
slashes out what little sense and
connection it had. and serves the
miserable remainder to the pubic, to
the infinite disgust of the speaker,
and with no sort of edification of the
reader. I personally know able and
learned men who will not look at the
reports of their own speeches. SO
mortifying is the picture made of
them. Some men will not speak
when they are exposed to this fear
ful penalty. And very few men now
think it worth while to follow up an
incorrect report with any attempt to
get the wrong righted. Let it go,
they say, it will be sooner forgotten
if left alone.


It is impossible to give a satisfac-
tory condensed report of a sermon
or lecture. A speaker may do the
work himself, but any one else will
omit what ought to be said, and say
the thing that might be left unsaid.
And that is the reason why sketches
Of sermons are so imperfect and
often positively bad. They do not
give the pith and gist Of the preach
er's work. They bestow more abun-
dant honor on the parts that lack
They are a failure.


You must not believe all you reads
In the newspapers, for, with the best
intentions and the greatest pains
taking, mistakes will happen. Es-
pecially is this true with regard to
reports of public speakers. You
may be entertained, and perhaps in
structed by the report, but the SER
mon may never have been heard in
a pulpit, and the unhappy preacher
would not know it was supposed to
be his, if it were not attributed to
him in print. IRENEUs.
Year: 1877

Civilization and hunger are iocompatible.-
All the virtue and graces Of humanity-cer-
tainly Of male humanity-fy before an empty
stomach. 1t may be possible for man 10 be
hungry aud amiable at the same time, but il
is no. safe for any wife to presume upon SO
unlikely an occurrence habitually. Ignorance
of this physiological truth has been the ruin
OF many an otherwise happy household. And
we NAV set il down, from both observation
and experience promising that our experience
10 this respect has been exceptionally happy
that prepandial discretion is the seyerost
test of a good WIFE Jus, before dinner is the
worst possible time to bother husband with
questions or complaints, or even with efforts
10 be aggressivey agreeable Then is the time
above all others when social silence should grace
the home, and make il seem to the tired man
the most delightful and restful place on Garth.
Half an hour Of quiet Just then is the best
possible preparation for the social enjoyment
of the coming meal. for then the nervous
tension and mental strain of business care and
snxiety can be gradually relaxed and the en-
tire system brought into conditions for en- Joy
ing food and the amenities of social soc iety.-
Yet how frequently does the wife choose that
particular time to speak OF her trials aud
troubles, the misconduct Of servants and chill
dren, the petty requirements OF the household.
or other things trivial or disagreeable, and
then marvel that her husbands temper is not
SO swee, as il ought to be The offence is
worse even than the introduction OF such to-
n;cs ni rnnal finn
Year: 1877

The Home and Farm says the easiest way
to get rid Of stumps Of trees is to bore hole
in the top, say OF two inches, and eight inches
deep. Put in the hvle one or two ounces Of
saltpetre; fll the hole up with water and plug
up tight, In the spring take out tho plug,
pour in half a gill Of kerosene oil, and set
fire to it. The stump will burn entirely up,
even to the smallest roots.
Year: 1877

Secretary Schurz expresses much
surprise at the statements which have
gained currency to the effect that the
board appointed by him to inquire into
the conduct of certain officials of the
Indian Bureau is treating them un-
fairly in not permitting them to be
present at the examination of witnesses
or to cross-examine the latter, and
that, on the other hand these privileges
are granted TO the accusers. He says
these statements are very erroneous,
and that they do himself and the hoard
great injustice. The investigation for
the present is conducted in secret,
because it is believed that this course
is most conductive to the disclosure OF
information which may lead to impor-
tant discoveries, and that a premature
publication of such testimony would,
in all probability, defeat the objects OF
the investigation. For these obvious
reasons neither the accused parties nor
the accusers are permitted TO be present
at the examination of witnesses by the
board. But the Secretary says that
every person accused will have the full
est opportunity to see every particle OF
testimony brought against him, as well
as free scope to cross-examine witnesses
before the inquiry is closed. Secretary
Schurz also states that two of the three
members of the board are from other
departments lone being taken from the
Department of Justice and the other
from the War Department.; and that
they are gentlemen of very high stand-
ing in their respective departments,
without the least prejudice or bias with
regard to the persons involved in the
investigation or in any way concerned
in it. The Secretary remarks that he
is determined to sift most thoroughly
the charges brought against officials in
the Indian Bureau, and to discover
abuses wherever they exist, but with
equal emphasis he adds that he will
give the accused parties ample opportu-
nifty for defense so that no injustice
shall be done to any one.
Year: 1877

In the great valley between the North
and South Mountains, in Pennsylvania,
commonly called the Eastern ridge, a
well was dug some years since In
Franklin, and another in Cumberland
county, thirty or forty miles from the
former, which led to discover! afford
ing subject for interesting speculation.
After proceeding in each instance to a
depth of about 36 feet the bottom of
these wells gave way, (but fortunately
when the workmen had retired) and a
torrent of water rushed up. A lead
was sunk with fifty fathoms of line
without finding the least obstruction.
They remain at this time untouched
and of unknown depth. The presump-
tion is, there is a subterranean lake In
that quarter, and how far it extends
under the base of the mountains, situa-
ted between the Susquehanna and
Pittsburgh, will never be ascertained,
unless by some terrible convulsion of
nature they should he precipitated in
the tremendous abyss.
Year: 1877

gherita, expressed her appreciation In a
present Of exquisite beauty and of con-
siderable value.


On the night of her benefit, verses In
her praise, printed on tinted paper,
were showered down on the boxes from
the upper tiers in thousands of copies.
All the elite of the ancient Tuscan cap
ital, the nobility and the professional
classes, were present, each one seeming
to vie with the other in the expression
of his enthusiasm. Such scene where
a child of S years Of age held one of the
most refined and intellectual audiences
that ever gathered within the walls of a
theater SPELL l-bound by the exhibition of
her histrionic talents, has never been
seen in any other country. Master
Barry, the English youthful prodigy
was of another style, and not to be
compared in qualities Of mind and
character with Gemma. While she has
brain she has good physique, and body
and mind seem to be fairly balanced,
one against the other. She Is a healthy
child physically and morally. Cavabere
Rossi, the great tragedian, predicts for
her splendid career, and that she will
improve with age until she becomes the
greatest actress the world has ever seen.
Little Gemma has an ingenious am
bition. She plays now to please those
most near and dear to her, but she will
soon love to delight the great world, to
feed on its applause, and to fascinate it
with her maturely developed genius.
Heaven smile on thee, little Gemmal
Thou art now the joy of thy parents,
the idol of an enraptured public, and
hereafter, if thy life is spared, the world
will be filled with thy fame. Naples
Correspondence of the Philadelphia
Press.
Year: 1877

Al writer il the London Lancet
remarks, few peop,e know the value
of lemon Juice. \ piece Of lemon
bound upon corn will cure i, in a
few days: it should be renewed night
and morning a free use of lemon
juice and sugar will alwavs relieve ii
cough Most people feel poorly in
the spring, but if they would eat a
lemon before breakfast every dav fer
a weok-w'h or without .ucar. a.
they like-ihev would find il better
than any ncdicinc. Lemon Juice used
according To this recipe will some
times cure consumption Put q dozen
lemohs into cold water and slowly
bring to boil !; boil slowly until the
lemons are soft, then squeeze until all
the juice is extracted aud sugar to
your taste ami drink. In this wav
use one dozen lemons a day. If they
cause pain. lessen the quantity and
use only five or six day until you
are better, and thrr begin again with
a dozen day. Ser using five or
six drzrn the r''icnj v y u..gn to gain
flesh aud enjoy food. Hold on to the
lemons, aud siill Use them very freely
for several weeks more. Another use
for lemons is for refreshing drink in
summer. or in sickness at any time
Prepare al directed above and add
water and sugar. But in order to
have this keep well. after boiling the
lemons, squeeze and strain carefully;
then to every half pint of juice add
one pound OF loaf or crushed sugar,
boil and stir a few minutes more until
the sugar is dissolved. skim carefully
and bottle. You will get more juice
from the lemons by boiling them, and
the preparation keeps better.
Year: 1877

An apprentice to Danbury under
taker was at party the ether evening.
lie had The enthusiasm peculiar to one
new in the business. The Young lady
who sat beside him trUk occasion to
observe that we were having very
warm weather. "DreadfulIy hot" he
promptly rejoincd, With the air Of a
man who knew perfectly well what be
was talking about. "lt's almost i'm
possible to keep a body over night
without plenty Of ice. You'd he sur
prised," be added with animation, "to
see how quick they turm"-Science Of
Health.
Year: 1877

There has been for number of weeks past not
little concern on the part of the public over the
prospective trial Of the members of the Return
ing Board, and inquiries have been frequently
made as to the method by which the members Of
the panel were drawn. The charge against the
Returning Board and the public interest felt in
the result OF the trial has made the case one of
the highest importance, and the people naturally
have observed closely its progress towards q
final solution. In order that the public might
become fully posted as to the method Of drawing
juries before the Superior Criminal Court, which
tribunal will try this case, reporter Of the DEN
ocRAr has mace it his business to learn the de-
tails of drawing juries and the result of his re-
searches he gives.


Under the law the juries OF the Superior
Criminal Court are now drawn by two commis-
sioners chosen by the judges OF the civil and
criminal courts. The commissioners now are
r. L. Bruce and Winnie Rogers, who were elect.
cd by the judges.


The mode Of drawing the jurors il for the
commissioners, with the criminal sheriff present
TO take from . wheel, sitter the names hare beer
Year: 1877

WAsH1NeToN. Nov. 19.-Maior Reno, who is
visiting Washington, was waited on by cOrre-
spondent concerning the implied charges made
against him on the account Of the Rosebud fight
given by Sitting Bull. He was not disposed to
discuss the subject at any length, and says he
sees no occasion for reopenng the question Of
the Little Horn. improperly called the Rosebud
battle. That question is we'll understood by the
officers Of the army who were engaged in it,
and by their superiors, under whose super
vision their reports passed.


He attaches very little importance to the state
ment of Sitting Bull to the Herald reporter.
published in Thursdays paper, especially to
that part of it in which the chief says that the
long-haired chief, whom he supposed Major
Reno to be, after crossing the Little, Big Horn
became frightened at the camp of old men and
squaws and papooses and retreated to the north
side of the creek.


He says briefly that on the morning of the bat
tie he separated from Custer with detachment
of three companies and a party Of scouts. and
with no further orders from him than to attack
the village of woods, on the south side. He
went off on trot and did as he was told, being
assured that Custer would support him Capt;
Benton was also ordered out with party Of
about 100 men. They attacked the village and
fought the Indians alb out an hour retreating to
the creek as he fought and finally he crossed a
short distance below his first position.
Year: 1877

Editor New York World:


ISb.-It was doubtless disappointment to the
many admirers Of Judge Black that he 80 Ions
humber nun 9 Of the nH Roh 1eca ~ Repes @ lie has
2een 2se Pesonrces for Invention tic Der
version, ytnperation and personal abuse. and
his long delay to employ these & against me Gre
these resources were failing him.


:, His pamphlet addressed to me. and Just pub,
lished in the SMn a and In par part in IT the 81 nWor!d
prehension. They must perceive that this-his
latest production-deyelops in full vigor the
qualities for which he was so distinguished
indeed, a very moderate knowledge Of natural
history should have taught them to expect this
for it is well known that as the fangs Of the
serpent become blunted by age, and its ability
quantity Of poisonous matter aecumuates In
proportion, and although it is discharged more
slowly and with less efficiency; the capacity OF


/ shall not trouble the public nor misuse your
columns by any attempt to initiate Judge Black
in these respects. | am not ambitious to share
although not difficult TO attain.


alluded in the Repie,o to his official acts and
to their consequences to our country at time
1t was in great peril, and he the Attorney Gen
eral and Responsible law adviser OF the govern
ment. He asserts that have falsifed and mis-
stated his opinion as such. and also the views
Of his chief, MIR. Buchanan, rs contained in his
message to Congress near the close Of his Presi.
Dental term.


Judge Black carefully abstans from present
ing quotations from these papers to sustain his
assertion. invite all who may read his article
to carefully peruse both OF these documents and
draw their own conclusions as to the accura-
cy of my statement that when rebellion threat
ened the nation with destruction, the President
and his Attorney General united in officially
declaring that this government had no constitu-
tional power to suppress the revolt by force.


Judge Black also denies that the highest
court Of Louisiana had determined that the de-
cision Of the Returning Board Of that State was
conclusive. and could not be revised or reversed
by its courts. A perusal of the case by me cited
in the RepteU, and reported by me In the twen-
fifth volume of the Louisiana Annual Reports
for 1873. page 268, will dispose OF this last dc.
nial.


He also insists that Chief Justice Church, oi
this State. did not write the letter quoted by me
By referring to the New York Times published
between the 10th and 14th Of February last an
authentic copy Of that letter will be found, dated
about the 10th OF that month.


Gently reminding Judge Black that with his
excellent constitution and a right use OF his
remarkable talent, guided by an improved
taste, he may yet hope to retrieve a reputation
not enviable for patriotism or for purity oi
style as controversial; and reminding him
also that even the most coarse and ignorant Of
men do not long reverence as their superior 6
person who in low abuse and brutality Of ex.
preston desccnds to their own level am. etc.


E. w. STOUGHTON.
Year: 1877

STILL UNDECIDED.--It is conceded
we believe, that a proneness TO the indul-
gencc of old Bourbon is Il strong symptom
of Democracy, but it appears there are
degrees Of difference which show when
the one so affected is not of that time
honored party. The question was raised
the other day, when II stranger who had
imbibed the Esprit of II " until he be-
came weary, first sat down and leaned
against post, and then spread himself.
\ disinterested crowd of observers at once
agreed that the stranger must be a sound
Democrat, and that opinion was not con
trovcrtcd until an old he Democrat came
up and at once entered dissent. His
grounds were that a good Democrat could
carry all the whisky he was able to soak
and still walk upright, while Republi-
can soon gets iloored. As no one present
had ever seen known Republican drunk
the proposition could not be disputed.
The question will be referred to p. V.
Nasty for solution.
Year: 1877

FIREs.-Two houses came. very near
destruction BY FIRE since our last issue
The residence of Charles Kuper at June
tion City caught fire on Thursday and
burned quite a place before the flames
were subdued. By turning on water
through the hose from the ditch the
house was saved had they been compell-
ed to carry water in buckets it would have
burned. The residence of Mrs. NJ. W.
Lowden also caught fire one day last
week but the fire was discovered in sea-
son to be easily subdued.
Year: 1877

OK THE WAR PATH.-An untutored
child of the forest, one Of the "noble red
men whom we read about but do not
often see, visited the home of the pale
faces on the occasion of our glorious an
nlversary to observe the proceedings OF
his civilized neighbor. Here the story
would have ended had he not by some
means obtained few nips of fire water,
which reused his warlike propensities at
once. In the host of pale faces before
him he saw only race of interlopers
who had stolen from him and his people
the fair land where once his ancestors
roamed with freedom, while their watch
fires blazed upon every hill. The thought
so worked upon him, that he put or his
war paint, armed himself with a couple
,oi brick bats and started in to avenge the
wrongs of his race. Fortunately for hi m
Sheriff Philbrook was at hand, and with
that hospitality so characteristic of him
invited the shaktaw " to accept an
apartment in the county hotel.
Year: 1877

"MANY FRIENDS. Now appears to
be the accepted time throughout the State
when at the request of many friends "
various gentlemen are putting themselves
forward tor various offices, from State
Senator down to Township Constable.
There is something rather ludicrous to us
about this "many friends" way of an
nouncing a candidate-probaby because
in past years we have known men to put
their names forward in that way who
could not secure Il respectable number of
delegates afterwards to save their lives.
OF late years we have none of that kind
of business UP here; when our boys want
an office they come out fairly and squarely
and say so.
Year: 1877

THE School BALL.-We challenge the
world to match the people OF Trinity
County for libeTality of spirit when any
public object is to be gained. The bal


given at the Theater last Wednesday
night, by the School Trustees and the
ladies of Weaverville in aid of the Schoo


Building Fund was the grandest affair OF
the kind witnessed in this place for many
wears. In fact we think the only parable
case was the great Festiva given by the
Ladies of this county in aid Of the San
tary Commission in 1861. The dancer,
ten o'clock tie Theater was filled to over
flowing, ladies and gentlemen being in
attendance from Minersville, Lewiston,
Douglas City, Jurction City Canon Creek
and North Fork. Fourteen set of quad
rifles were dancing at the same time fol
the greater part OF the night, and it was
not until broad daylight that the compa.
ny finally dispersed. Supper had been
prepared under the direction of a com.
mitteo of ladies named by the Trustees,
and was both excellent and ample. The
tables we're spread in the arbor adjoining
the Theater, and had to be set twice be-
fore the entire company were fed. The
utmost order and good feeling prevailed


al present having come there to enjoy
themselves and evidently they succeeded


/ is an occasion long to be remembered
by the participants. Financially speak
ing the Ball has been a great success


over one hundred tickets were sold at
s. each, the total receipts being $5l7 and
the amount to be added to the School
Building Fund, after paying all cXpen


ses, will be about $40. A Bar was also
run on the evening OF the Fourth, adj join
ing the Theater and the net proceeds,
S33, were given to the School Fund.
Year: 1877

CORONER RoCHE.-our popular friend comes
''on deck" once more will be by his card
htth This time, however it is not for the pur
pose OF asking political support, but TO thank his
frends and the public for the substantial evidence Of
their good will towards him, given in the last election.
He had tremendous OddS to fgh and before the cleo
many of his friends despaired of hs success
notwithstanding his great popularity among IL caSses
But it seems by the COroners admission in his card
that he had the ladies with him. and who with them in
his favor could fail
Year: 1877

The battle of the Boyne has been fought
King James are victorious. The Catholic
Irishmen of Montreal have had the proud
satisfaction of killing one man who was
striving to protect another from their vio-
lence, and of wounding q woman who was
guilty of the heinous offense of pinning
yellow lily on her frock. These glorious ex-
ploits were achieved too with no loss on the
part of the victorious party. The rout of the
enemy was complete, half his army being
dead and the other half in Mysteries. Here
after the twelfth of July will be red-letter
day in Montreal, for twas famous victory
and quite wipes out the disgrace of the
Boyne.


As to the merits of the quarrel between
Catholic and Protestant Irishmen few ex-
cept the parties to the feud will concern
themselves. The ordinary man is neither
anxious to keep King William on the throne,
nor to restore King James-indeed those
monarchs themselves have taken no active
interest in the quarrel. for two centuries now,
and his sympathy cannot be deeply en-
listed on either side when he sees two bands
of exasperated Irishmen trying to kill
each other because their grandfathers
fought battle two hundred years ago in a
land three thousand miles away. He cannot
bring himself to see the propriety of muir
dering man because that man chooses to
wear yellow horse-collar about his neck as
he walks the streets. Nor can he sympa-
thize with men who join in procession mere
ly to exasperate their countrymen by recall
ing the memory of a humi!iating defeat.


But at Montreal Thursday the Orangemen,
usually obstinate and ugly, acted with un-
usual good sense. At the request of the au-
thorities they gave up their parade, and made
no offensive public demonstrations of joy
over the old triumph. These concessions,
however, did not satisfy their opponents.
The Catholic Irish seemed determined that
the Protestant Irish should not even 60 to
church; and for attempting to do so men
were shot down. Unprovoked and brutal
assaults were made upon Orangemen who
had the temerity to appear upon the streets,
and there was no security for life lin Mon
treal that day. The Catholic. Irishmen in
this case appear. to have been the only ag.
gressors and wholly in the wrong.
Year: 1877

A VERY significant compliment is paid to
the enterprising and ingenious men who
have advanced the skilled industries of the
United States to their present position by
the British Judge of cutlery at the Centen-
nial Exposition. In his official report he
says: at would be foolish not to recognize
the fact that at Philadelphia Great Britain
was in the face of her most powerful rival in
manufactures"