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Year: 1878

MI. Rollins was instructed by the Senate
committee on the District of Columbia this
morning to rnnOrt adversely bill in relation
to paving the avenues, streets and alleys of
WaShinSl ION.


The Senate has passed the bill to prevent
the sale OF oleOgmargerine in the District, and
it is now on the House calendar, but with
hardly any chance of being acted upon this
session.


THE NOMINATIONS FOR JUSTICES.


The Senate committee on District of Column
bla met this morning and considered the
nominations for justices of the peace of the
District. The clerk of the committee was
sent to the Attorney Generals office after the
original papers on which the nominations were
made. He also visited the District Commits
SiOners and District Attorney Riddle to obtain
their opinions upon the nominations. Another
meeting of the committee will be held this
afternoon, at which the nominations will be
acted upon. 1t is likely that an adverse report
Will be made upon three or four of the Justices
who are Objectionable to the Commissioners
and the District Attorney. 1t is not likely that
the committee will llmeet until the nominations
for District Commissioners are sent to the
Capitol.


Ldter.-The Senate District committee this
afternoon reported adversely on the nomina
tiOnS of Wall and Weaver.
Year: 1878

AN ARMY OF TRAMPs.-An army of trampS
has come down upon us within the past few
days, and last night the police reported not
less than one TO two hundred in the city. On
Thursday night no less than eighteen arrived
in one car on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
and squads OF two to half dozen were found
In other cars. The police and the railroa 4
authorities were last night striving TO invent
a method OF getting rid of them.-[ Ctnabeg-
land Nd y CfClSdn, June 10Th
Year: 1878

THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS to-
day adopted resolution to ask authority of
TIE House to sit during the recess on and after
September lst, in New York city, with view
to examine into the subject of the reorganiza-
tiOn of the New York custom house.
Year: 1878

IT will be seen, by the report of
the Wine Growers Meeting, pub
lished elsewhere, that prompt and
decisive action will he taken on
the contemplated Reciprocity
Treaty with France, which is in
reality a conspiracy to kill Ameri-
can wine and brandy making.
From the energy and capability Of
the gentlemen who have the mat
ter in charge, reinforced as they


will be by mass meeting, we en-
tertain no doubt but that the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate, the President and Secre-
tary Of State will he made 10 see
this whole matter ip its true light
of a blow at American productive
industries. 1t is one thing TO pro-
pose such u treaty and an entirely
different thing to carry it through.
Year: 1878

The Aita, commenting upon a
paragraph which appeared in the
HERALD, says that there Is no
probability of immediate work on
the Southern Pacific Arizona
wards. In five-line item in our
local columns we yesterday stated
that Col. Hewitt had received in
formation from railway head
quarters that construction was to
begin at once from Yuma East.
We are therefore justified in as
suming that the status in quo is at
an end and that railway construc-
tion will shortly begin with the old
energy which characterized the
Southern Pacific two years ago.
The statement of the Post that the
Southern Pacific will probably stop
at Tucson agrees with Information
which we embodied in our leader
yesterday.
Year: 1878

THE Directors Of the Horticul-
tural Society did very sensible as
well as graceful thing yesterday
when, in recognition Of the signal
cordiality of the daily press of Los
Angeles, displayed at every stage
of their enterprise, they resolved to
countenance no ephemeral Fair
sheet. The fact is that the daily
press of Los Angeles is doing yeo.
mans work for this section, and
whatever advertising is done, or
publicity is sought, during. or as
an Incident of the Fair, should be
In their columns. Established
Journals are the proper and the
best mediums of advertising and
transient sheets, which live but
for day aud vaciliate in character
between mushroom and leech,
should be sternly frowned down, as
they have been by tho Horticultu-
raj Society.
Year: 1878

the outlook Is so good all round The
compass, but Southeastern Arizona
seems just now to monopolize most
of the travel and prospecting. Ar
izona is making vigorous efforts to
take her place amongst the leading
bullion producers OF the East; and,
in Mr.. Valentines next exhibit,
we expect to see her rank next after
Utah
Year: 1878

Beg their and the public that they
LARGEST CHOICEST stock of DRY GOODS FANCY
GOODS imported Los Angeles Our New York
MOST STYLISH goods
unprecedentedy low
O o goods in the following departments
Year: 1878

'EILa time for placing candidates in the
field tor the November election draWes near.
and it is the duty of every party man to see
that good men are placed upon his ticket.
Where this is the case it matters not
which ticket is elected. the interests of the
country will be protected. The best man
for Il public office says an exchange is not
always the most popular man, albeit Il GER
tain degree Of popularity is practically es-
scnta to his election. Fitness for an office,
by education, by experience, ability, tact
and practical good sense, along with ull-
flinching integrity and steadtastness to
right principle, may bring with it certain
personal characteristics that preclude the
highest degree Of favoritism with the mass
ses of the voters. Indeed. men possessed of
the best qualifications are quite likely to
fail of the prominent exhibition of those
elements that are most attractive to the
lnultitude. Popularity, therefore, is not the
chief criterion for the selection OF the best
man, and the question whether Il man can
be elected is not the first inquiry with intel
ligent voters. The election OF unfit men Is
honorable neither to the candidate himself,
nor to the people who vote for him. 10
both parties it is shame and Il burning dis
Year: 1878

SpRoUrED POTATOES. y our correspondent
INQUIRIES if potatoes with the sprouts broken oil
will do for seed. They WILL and the sprouts
will be renewed. But in producing sprouts
tho potato is partly exhausted, and the plants
will not be so strong az if they had never
sprouted at all; for tho same reason that the
plants from small potatoes arc not so strong as
those from large ones. If your correspondent
will plant alternate rows with tubers that have
had the sprouts broken off and with seed that
has been kept cool and pot sprouted, he will
find the latter to yield the most potatoes, if he
will measure the product Of each If he guessea
at the amount ho will not perceive much dill
ference. The best way to manage sprouted po-
tatocs is to preserve the sprouts on thep. Gar
ry the potatoes carefully iuto the field just as
they are, without pulling the mass apart, and
as carefully take out each potato, without at all
touching the delicate shoot, and plant 1t either
with or without cutting, aud cover carefully;
the crop will be both earlier and larger
COuntry Gentleman.
Year: 1878

A Dry OUT LOOK THUS far the
weather has not been at all favorable this
season for the mines. People hereabouts
are yet hopeful, however, that the future
may have good storms in store for US, as
was the case last Winter when we had
10 storm of any account until the latter
part of January. On the other hand it
is claimed that California never had two
seasons much alike and that it is
unreasonable TO expect shat two successive
Winters should be the same. Miners in
all portions Of the county have their
claims in the best possible condition tor
working and intend to make good use Of
the water when it does come. One thing
in cur favor yet is that we have only had
3 inches Of rain this season, while last
year, up to this date we had nearly 13%
inches.
Year: 1878

So IT Is.-A friend writes all the way
from Lower Trinity, to inquire: "Is it
not surprising that there should have been
so many iunatics Mt large in the State,
Q5O l believe) and that they should all
have been elected to the Constitutional
Convention ?" 1t is indeed most sur
prising, and it will be still more surpris-
ing if they accomplish anything as a
Convention.
Year: 1878

STAGE ARRANGEMENTS Tho first
buggy under the new arrangement on the
Weaver and Reading route arrived here
Wednesday. As we understand it the
trips will be made during the Winter
with the buggy and four horse stage
from the Tower House each coming all
the way through on alternate days.
Year: 1878

A NICE RIG.-Mke Hall came in with
flying colors on Thursday-new four
horse rig-new horses, new harness,
everything new. The light wagon, or
buggy which is to run on the alternate
trips is also a convenient affair for the
transportation Of mail and express matter
and one passenger. The G. & o. Stage
Company are running the line in good
shane.
Year: 1878

THE JOINS. John Hawk, John
Day and John Smith took hunt one
day last week which resulted in their
getting so much game that they were
obliged to take Jim Anderson (who was
found, like Cncinnatns, at his pow,) and
his team to convey it to Junction City.
The trio Of Johns started large black
bear near the head of Fred Hans ditch
on Clear Gulch, and it was finally treed by
Their dogs in spruce, where his bearship
rested some sixty feet from the ground.
He was soon brought from that eleyation
and the body dragged to the head of Eel
ter Gulch to where II wagon could be
taken
Year: 1878

OFF FOR HOME Charley Tucker, of
Oakland Point, who has been at Dixon
Bar during the past two or three months
left here Thursday morning intending to
spend the Holiday season at home and
then return to the mines. Charley looks
as healthy and rugged as a bear.
Year: 1878

PRIVATE SCHooL.-Parents should
remember that Mr.. Il. V. Seward will
commence term of Private School at
the Grammar School House on Monday
next, and also that it is best to have
their children commence at the begin
ming of the Term.
Year: 1878

n. o. Broody, crIIzrn Of Robeson,
Berks county, Pa, thus recounts an ad-
venture he had with a snake. The
snake raised right up out Of the grass,
and stood taller than | am, directly on
its tail, with its wide jaws expanded
and tongue darting from its throat like
streaks of lightning. 1t only took me a
second to see all this, and if my hair
did not stand square on end at that mo-
ment, hope never to stir again. In
my fright had dropped my scythe,
with which might have slashed him
through; but fortunately another idea
came to my mind at the moment. had
myself met these internal critters be-
fore, but not so large, and | made II
grab for the snake with my hand, ta-
king him directly below the head. !
tried to spit in his mouth, and had
gathered together quite good dose of
tobacco juice, but just as spat the
snake made one terrible jerk and lodged
the spittle. Next momenl l felt him
wrapping himself around my legs and
Thea began struggle! Do you know
that he pinched me so tight that | be-
gan to fear he was going to cut through
the flesh on my bones, and he clamped
my legs together so tight that they
hurt me. held on to him with all my
might so that he could not bite me, Ia
king him now with both hands, and
forcing his head away from me at arms
length, tried to spit in his mouth a
second and third time, without success,
and as felt my own strength gradually
diminishing while he seemed to be draw
ing his coils tighter around my legs,
called for help which was answered by
my wife, who came running from the
house. told her to pick up the scythe
and cut the snake through below my
hands. She lost no time, and drawing
the blade between my body and the
twitching reptile she made cut and |
threw the head, with about a foot of
the body, from me in the grass, while
the coils around my legs instantly be-
gan to relax, and in few moments fell
to the ground, twisting and spinning
around like an eel. took the scy the
from my wife's hands and then cut the
piece into three or tour sections, My
clothing was all covered with blood
The marks where the snakes coils had
been around me are still plainly visible
on my legs, and are as black as pot.
There are five on one Of my legs, and
four Oh the other We afterwards laid
all the pieces of the snake together and
found 1t measured feet inches"
Year: 1878




continued for several days, even up to
January l, 1862, the trembling of the
earth had not ceased. The effect of
this eruption was to materially alter the
shape of Vesuvius. deepening the old
crater aud forming several new ones.


The nature of fhe present eruption
remains to be determined; but 1t is
thought it will be one of considerable
violence. The base of the new cone is
now covered with lava, which Is flow
ing down the sides of the mountain in a
stream of considerable size. Much alarm
is felt in the villages at the foot of the
mountain, the inhabitants of which are
prepared for flight at the first appear
ance of danger.
Year: 1878

By Willow Brook, beneath the hill


Stands quaint and gray the old grist mill
Spring mosses on its steep roof grow


Where broad their shade the willows throw.
The pond near by is clear and deep,


And round its brink the Alders sweeps
The lily pads spread gay and green
The lilies white and gold between;


While grinds the mill with rumbling sound
The wAter-wheel turns round and round
Among the reeds the musk-rAt dives;
And swift the swallow homeward flies
The robin sits in cedars near


Where Willow Brook runs swift and clear
The children by the school-house play,
Where slumberous shadows softly stray
And warm aud low the summer breeze
Ia whispering thro' the willow leaves
While grinds the mill with rumbling sound
The water-wheel turns round and round.
The crows now wing their southern way
The squirrels In the nut trees play;
With n erry shouts the school boys runs
The mountains blush meath autumn's sun
Their grain they bring adown the hill,
The farmers, to the old grist mill
And. faint from far DER hill and dale
Falls on the ear the threshers fail
While grinds the mill with rumbling sound
The water-wheel turns round and round.
Long years have come and passed away;
The mill with age is gaunt and gray;
The roof gaps wide TO rain and SUM-
With cobwebs thick the walls are hung.
The pond is overgrown with weeds
The marsh-wren builds among the reeds
The night winds thro the willows moan
The school-house gone, the children grown;
The farmers sleep where wild flowers grow
Who brought their grain 80 long ago,
When ground the mill with rumbling sound
And the water-wheel turned round and round
Year: 1878

If one book must be singled out and
doomed never to receive decent typo
graphical treatment, says R0sSiter
Johnson, it should have been any other,
rather than the Bible. | should like to
see what would be the effect of giving
it fair chance. | believe it would be
read if it were made readable. We
ought to have one edition Of it without
marginal references and without foot
notes-unless in the rare cases where
these are absolutely necessary. Where
the italiotsed words are necessary to
complete and idiomatic rendering they
should be printed in plain Roman;
where not thus necessary. they should
be dropped. Instead of verses we
should have paragraph, and all iigurea
or other indications of the verses ab0l-
ished. Conversation should be printed
il broken paragraphs, with quotation
marks, just as in a novel. Poetry
should be printed as poetry. Instead
of being crowded into one volume, the
book should be i'll four or five moderate
duodecimo volumes, with large type
and good paper, so that it could be at
once held without firing the arm and
read without straining the eyes. FL
nally. this book should have 8 good ana
lytical index. A oumbrous concordance
is not an index, and does not serve the
purpose of one. If presented in such q
form, the Bible might be enjoyed as lit
erature and perhaps better understood
! rs divine authority.
Year: 1878

Every boy and girl should learn to
swim. \ writer in the American Agri-
eulturist offers the following sugges-
tons, by obedience to which the art of
swimming may be readily acquired:


When was boy, l learned to swim
by means of Il swimming board. This
is the safest method possible. If corks
are used, they may slip from around the
breast down beneath the body, throw
ing the head below the surface, and
putting the Wearer III danger of drown
ing.


Some country boys get two 5ladders
and then tie them together with short
cord, and use these as supports. They
are the most dangerous things possible
fer boy to have.


The board is perfectly safe, and one
may learn to swim in Il very short time
by using one. 1t should be over four
feet long, over a foot wide, and two
inches thick, made Of soft white pine or
cedar.


To use it, boy wades into the water
up to his shoul ders, then, taking hold
of the end of the board, he pushes it
before him towards the b, nix. and not
into deeper water-springs forward with
his feet, and throws himself fat upon
the water.


This movement carries him along a
few feet. lie then draws up both his
Iegsat the same time, keeping the knees
as far apart as possible, and then strikes
out with both feet, not straight back
ward, but sideways, just as frog does


The stroke is made slowly, and is re-
peated again, drawing up the legs slow
ly and steadily. The board keeps the
head above water. When the leg stroke
has been learned, one hand is taken
from the board and the stroke learned,
or the chin may be rested on the board.
While the stroke is taken with both
hands.


This is very good plan, as it COM
pels the swimmer to keep his hands
under the water, which he should al
ways do, By-and by, the board may be
pushed ahead, and the young swimmer
may swim after it, always keeping it
within reach. When Il number of boys
90 to swim, they should always have
two or three of these boards with them
for use i'll case of any accident
Year: 1878

The world grows green on thouaand hills.
by thousand willows the bees are humrning
And a million birCs by million rills
Sing OF the golden season coming.
But gazing out on the sun-kist lea.
And hearing thrush and bluebird singing,
/ feel that the summer is al for me,
And all for me are the joys il is bringing.
An for me the humble bee


Drones his song in the perfect weather.
And just on purpose to sing to me
Thrush and blueblrd came north together.
just for me- in red and white


Bloom and blossom the fields Of clover,
And all for me and my delight


The wild wind follows ana plays the lover.
The mighty sun with a scOrching kiss,
have read, and heard, and do not doubt il,
Has burned up a thousand worlds like this
And never stopped 10 think about it.
And yet | believe he hurrics up
Just on purpose TO kiss my flowers.
To drink the dew from the lily-cup
And help them to grow thro golden hours
know am only a speck of dust,
An individual mite, Of masses,
Clinging upon the outer crust
OF little bah Of cooling gases,
And yet, and yet, say what you WILL
And laugh, if you please At my lack of reason.
For me wholly and for me still
Blooms AMI blossoms the summer season.
Nobody else has ever heard
The story the wind to me discloses,
And none but | and the hummng bird
Can read the hearts of the crimson roses.
All, my Summer. my love, my own!
The world grows glad in the smiling weather,
But all for me, and me alone,
You and your court come north together


Ella Wheeler.
Year: 1878

Clean, sweet water, is absolutely IN
dispensable to the production OF clean
sweet milk. The spores of fungi and
germs of infusoria taken by drinking
stagnant water viii pass into the blood,
causing fever, and appear in the milk
secrelions. making them unhealthy for
food. Be sure the COWS have pure
water.
Year: 1878

AS the minister of a country Church
in Georgia was about to marry a couple,
lady objected on the ground that the
intended bride was not of age, and her
parents were ignorant of the act The
clergyman said it was not legal OBJ
lection, and decided to pat the matter
to vote. A unanimous aye! by the
congregation was the result, and the
knot was tied
Year: 1878

\ Jersey widower. who had taken
another partner, was serenaded on his
wedding night. The parties brought a
phonograph, in which was preserved
some of the objurgations of his first
wife. and when they it going under his
window the happy bridegroom broke
out into cold sweat and crawled up
the chimney Oh a bridal tour.
Year: 1878

Count Rumford, by boring cannon
within water. so heated it by friction
that the water was made to boil, while
he actually boiled piece of beef in it.
The temperature of nine quarts was
raised from 81 degrees TO l70 degrees in
an hour, while in two hours and half
the water boiled.
Year: 1878

Plant grape vines, for there are few
plants that do 50 we'll in a variety of
SOILS and climates. while there is no
more delicious fruit, or that may be
cultivated with less trouble; and yet
none is more commonly neglected by
the farming community.
Year: 1878

The disagreeable and suffocating eff
+eet produced by lighting friction
match, is due to the fact that when heat
is applied TO the sulphur it infames and
combines with the oxygen of the at
mosphere, forming sulphuric acid gas.
Year: 1878

a New Hampshire man, as the story
runs, lost his watch in field in Lake
Village While picking blackberries,
three years ago this summer. The 9TH
er day, while taking walk in the same
pasture, he lighted his pipe and threw
the match upon the ground. Through
habit he put his foot upon the match
to extinguish it, and there saw the
watch which he had lost. lie wound it
up and it has run since with old-time
regularity.
Year: 1878

Good clean food, and clean surround.
ings, make nice-tiavOred and nouriSh-
ing eggs and poultry. The favor of
the flesh of the fowl is very much af-
fected by the food eaten. The health
of the bird also depends on this and
clean quarters and pure air. With a
shelter from storms and the scorching
sun, to DO enjoyed at will, there is
nothing better than to give poultry free
range in the open air.
Year: 1878

THE END OF A DOGS QUARREL
And English lady sends US the follow
ING story: One day a Newfoundland
dog and a mastiff had sharp quarrel
over a bone. They were fighting on n
bridge, aud over they went into the wa.
ter. The banks were 50 high that they
were forced to swim some distance be-
fore they came to a landing place. 1t
was very easy for the Newfoundland ;
he was as much at home IL the water as
a seal. But not so for poor Bruce; he
struggled and did his best to swim, but
made little headway. The Newtound-
land dog quickly reached the land, and
then turned to look at his old enemy.
He saw plainly that he was likely to
drown. So, what did the noble fellow
do but plunge in, seized him gently BY
the collar and keeping his nose above
water, tow him safely into port Il
was funny to see these dogs look At
each other rs they shook their coats.
Their glance said as plainly as words,
Wen never quarrel again.
Year: 1878

We know not how soon the sands OF
life shall run out; we know that we shall
ever stand again upon the verge OF
another year. The fancy that now
pens these lines may be soaring in some
high scene Of existence; and many an
eye that will read them, may be viewing
more glorious visions that the human
Imagination can bring forth, before this
time next year. None of us can read
the closed page Of the future, therefore
we must do our best now, and leave all
the rest with God; hanging with the
faith of little child upon our Fathers
love, knowing that His promise will be
fulfilled.


We trust We shall mount up with re-
newcd strength to do battle to ouI
enemies, these passions Of ours that so
clog at every step we take. The world
tries to teach us very injurious lesson
1t is to be hoped none of us will learn
to be selfish. utterly lost in self. We
hope self-interest may never gain the
supremacy over our love for ZONE
another
Year: 1878

the banks of Newfoundland, W,


two hunered fathoms of cable out aud
sails clewed, was suddenly found to be
under headway. 1t was soon discovered
that huge whale Of the lineback species
mad got his tail entangIed in the cable
and was hauling the craft at the rate OF
fifteen knots an hour, and growing
more and more excited was keeping his
course to the sea. The whale finally
tore away by breaking the cable.