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Year: 1878

1t cost Western man $75 for saying
''stop my paper" for in consequence of its
being stopped, he did not see the notice of
a delinquent tax sale at which his own
property was sold, and it cost him money
enough to have paid for thirty-seven and
half years. subscription to the paper, in
order to get out of the scrape.
Year: 1878




Thirty years ago soarce o native
family existed in New Zealand but had
a pleasant trophy of prowess in the
shape of an snemy's bone worked up as
bracelet, earring, or fish hook.


Fireworks and fire signals were in use
in japan and China centuries ago, and
Yokohama has pyrotechnist to- day in
the person of Hirayama Ginto who is
likely to become world famous.


Liberia has a debt of million, on
which they cannot pay interest. Though
the soil is fertile, they are unable to
produce sufficient food for home COM
sumption.
Year: 1878

rigats, lawfully and peacefully,


but he refused to draw the


sword against the flag Of his


country in such a quarrel. And
] though offered high command


by both the beligerents, he
steadily adhered to neutral
course. So, after being twice
Delegate and once Senator in
Congress, and occupying the
second place on the Presidential
ticket, Gen. Lanes political ca
reer by his own choice came to a
close.


Since the civil war commenced
he has remained in entire seclus-
ion to shut out as far as possible
from sight and hearing the mis-
cries and ealamities of his coun-
try. And since, by the ordeal of
battles, the two vexed questions
OF State rights and slavery have
been settled forever, he does not
regret the settlement, though
against him, but the blood and
treasure 1t has cost his country
to arrive at it. 1t is generally
supposed that men who fail to
attain the highest object of their
ambition, or are thrust from
high places, retire to brood
over and lament their fall. While
this may be so in most cases L
am certain it is not in that Of
Gen. Lane, for he is certainly as
happy and cheerful now, per-
haps more SO, than when cares
and great responsibilities weigh
ed upon him.
Year: 1878

A novel will case was recently


brought before Judge Warren
in Dublin. The testator was ly-
ing i'll with typhus fever, and
sent tor two persons whom he
intended to name as his execu-
tors. They objected, however
to 60 into an infected house, and
4 table and chairs were there
fore placed outside the window
of the sick mans room in such a
position that he could see the
persons sitting at the table. As
a means of communication be-
tween those outside and the
fever patient, . boy who had
already suffered from typhus,
and was therefore considered
fever proof, was selected for car
rying instructions to the will
maker. The testator executed
his will by making his mark
under the observation of the
witnesses, who attested the exc
cutlon IN the sight of the testa-
tor. When this was done he was
removed to the hospital, and
there died. The validity Of the
will was called in question on
the ground that it was not duly
executed. The Judge pronoun-
ced in favor of the will, remark
ing that he saw no reason for
requiring executors to expose
their lives to needless risk.
Year: 1878

BITTER CREAM AND BUTTER Some
one asks: what is the cause of bitter
cream and milk have always lived on
needs air. In warm weather, If cream Is
covered closely forly-eight hours. on first
removing the cover there will be An un-
pleasant odor. and If thus continued for
several days, 1t will grow bitter. and con-
stquenily The butter made from such cream
will be bitter also; but let the cream stand
uncovered. and stir II every day, and It 10
never bitter or unpleasant. The remedy
is very simple l never have any bitter
milk but | always leave it uncovered,
and probably think that is the reason. In
taking care of milk and cream, neatness
and fresh air are indispensable -" Annt
Nina" in Congregati0natist.
Year: 1878

When spending q few holidays In the
HiR Rhlands last Summer. was witness of
somewhat peculiar incident. Accom-
panying the worthy farmer with whom /
was staying TO the hay field one morning,
the reapers discovered partridge sitting
on her eggs right in the way of their
scythes. As they could not proceed with
out her being removed. the farmer gently
lifted her and placed the eggs. ono BY
one, IN his hat, to carry them to q place
of safety the poor bird being in great
distress. watching every movement With
futtering wings and palpitating heart.


thinking, no doubt. we intended robbing
her. No sooner had she seen the last egg
safely removed, than with q cry Of de-
light. she flew on to his shoulder, and


leaping down on the bat containing her
eggs. carefully spread her feathers, and
remained sitting upon them until they
were placed out of all danger under one
OF the hayricks. On going to see how
she Jared in her new abode in the even
ing. we were surprised to see her sur
rounded by a numerous family. This
bird continued about the farm oil the time
the brood remained by her, and at last
got so tame that she would feed with the
poultry. But alas puss made such havoc
among the chickens, only seven out Of
the twenty-three which were hatched
coming TO maturity. Whenever they got
the use of their wings they disappeared.
and have probably ere this time gone the
way OF all fesh--Scotch paper. trs
Year: 1878

A Danbury grocery-frm have taken the
agency for hammock. One Of the arti-
cles they have hung at the front, in the
shade OF their porch. They hung it there
a. an advertisement, but numerous peo-
PIE have got into it to see how IL worked.
1t hung so low they could easily sit IN II,
and undoubtedly the motion was aTreea-
BILE and comfortable. But the erocers did
not fancy this performance. especially A.
the hammock-sitters were not hammock
buyers. Saturday afternoon they re-
moved the loop to one end from the
hook and fastened it ny . bit Of twine
instead. Shortly after a man came in
for two quarts of molssses. It was
put In his pail. and paper tied over the
top. as he bad forgotten to bring cover.
When he passed out he saw the hammock.
With that keen intuition peculiar to New
England man. he saw at q glance It was
something to get into. He sat in Il. Then
he swung backward and lined his felt up.


Then the twine fastening gave way. He
had the pail OF molasses sitting on his lap,
and there was dog sitting nnder the
hammock. neither the dog nor the molas-
ses expt cted anything, any moro than the
man himself did; IL was . terrible sur.
prise to all of them. The man and the

dog lost their presence of mind, and even
the pail lost its head And when the man
went down he hit the dog with bis heel on
the back, and the dog was 80 wild with
terror and amazemeDt that it set up yell
and fed madly down the street, having
first taken the precaution to bite him IN
the leg. and to tip up tier of wooden
water-pails. When the pals went dowB,
lot Of hoes were carried over with them
aud that started a box Of garden seeds
mounted on box, and they In turn
brought away pile Of peck measures
whose summit was crowned with . pyra-
mid of canned tomatoes. 1t was dred-
iul shock TO the man; the molasses WAS
all over him, and the garden seeds had
adhered to the molasses. and looked like
huge gingerbread full of caraways, than
any thing else Danbury NeaOs.
Year: 1878

THE committee of thirteen appointed
by the last Democratic House caucus
to revise the army reorganization bill,
have completed their work, and will re-
port next week. The bill is essentially
the same as that heretofore proposed
by representative Banning, and which
he proposes to make party measure.
Year: 1878

STARTING IN TIE WoRLD.
an unwise parent labors hard and lives
sparingly all his life for the purpose Of
leaving enough to give his children a
start in the world, as it is called. Set
ting a young man afoat with money
left bin by his rich relatives is like tying
bladders under the arms OF one who
cannot swim, ten chances to one be will
lose bis bladders and go to the bottom.
Teach him TO swim and he will never
need the bladders. Give your child q
sound education, and you have done
enough for him. See TO II that his
morals are pure, his mind cultivated,
and his whole nature made subservient
to laws which govern man, and you
have given him what will be Of more
value than the wealth Of the Iudies.
Year: 1878

They tell very good story on dea-
con in a neighbOring town. He thought
he recognized young lady friend lead
ing a little boy up the street, and step.
ping to her side he asked, "Why, Mary,
where did you get that child =. The
scarlet face instantly turned TO his was
that Of an eDtise stranger, and her quick
reply fully satisfied him. Il came by it
honestly" was all she said, and the
good old man had something to think
about all the way home TO dinner.
Year: 1878

DEAD LETTER OFFICE ROMANCE
Until recently, writes Washington
correspondent, there has come to the
Dead Letter Division Of the Post Office
Department, with the regularity of the
daii malls letter bearing the post mark
of an eastern city and addressed simply
philip Gregory, Esq.," on the envel-
ope, but without any direction to indi-
cate whittier it was intended to be sent.
These letters were dated the day of the
year, beginning my own darling Phil
ip," and ending ''your faithful aud al
fectionate Mary"


They were strangely tender, always
trustful, never upbraiding They ever
bore the assurance OF her faith in his
love, and in the belief that he would
some day come back to her. They were
in the handwriting and language OF
refined and cultured lady. AS the years
went Oh the lines grew tremulous with
age, but the love they uttered was
young and strong and constant. AT last
they came no more, aud loss was felt
in the musty Gimness of the dead letter
files by the toilers there. as if some old
friend had been stricken by the hand of
death.


There being nothing in them to indi-
cate the residence OF the writer they
were destroyed, being OF mo value. :"
Thus every day in the year, from the
morning Of Tnaidenhood to the evening
of old age, did this daughter Of tears"
send forth letter TO DER lost lover,
hoping one might chance to NEE. him !;
but he never came and she went down
to the shadows of the unknown, trust
ing him still If it was form OF ILL
sanity, would there were more OF il in
the world.
Year: 1878

Money was fairly active again today, and BAL
per cent was about the lair rate on United States
bonds and 5a,7 on miscellaneous collateral. We
annex quotations of commercial rates Of discount,
the market being dnll
Year: 1878

of the drivers and the voices of men a.
they inquired the distance to the river.
Toward morning our train moved
again. Silent and sad, and almost
noise!essly, We moved along by the
starlight, until the day began TO dawn,
when we struck the deep sand ten miles
from the river. AS if snuffiup the
water, the cattle bent themselves to
the yoke with renewed vigor, and
finally we could distinguish the green
trees skirting the margin of Carson
river. and soon Ragtown loomed upon
our strained vision. Dashing madly
into the water. the cattle plunged their
noses ints the element and drank until
they were bloated and listless.


Preparations were made for the
funeral. A coffin was constructed of
the remains of . wagon.box. the grave
dug. and the toil-worn enigrants
gathered around the grave. No word
was spoken no funeral service said
but sadly and silently we laid her down
in the cold earth.


Many tear dropped on that coffin.
The women sobbed, aud the children
seemed to weep for sympathy. Moody
and silent the husband gazed upon it
all. No tear moistened his eye-no
tremor shook his frame and smoothing
off the grave with spade, and sticking
down stick with her name and age,
he departed TO the camp.


In day or two We moved again.
He smoke of the road-the catfle tho
weather; bnt no one who did not know
would have imagined that the partner
of his life had been laid in the grave
so recently. Poor man. Poor chill
dreu.
Year: 1878

Father Ryan, the author o. this exquisite poem
styled the Poet-Priest O: the South, and re
des in Mobile. Alabama


wax down the Valley OF Silence.
Down the dim yoiceless valley alone
And hear not the sound Of o footstep
Around me, but Gods and my own;
AID the hush Of my heart Ia a. holy
As hovers where angels have fown.
Long ago was 1 weary Of voices


whose music my soul could not win,
Long ago was weary Of noises


That fretted n soul with their din,
Long ago was weary Of places


Where met but the human and sin.
walk In the world with the worldly,
Yet crave what the world never gave;
And said, in the world each idol


That shines like o star On LIES wave,
Is toned on the shores OF the real


And sleeps like dreem in the grave.
And still did pine for the perfect.
And still found the false with the true;
sought mid the Human of Heaven.
And caught mere glimps OF its blue:
And 4 signed when the clouds Of the Norts
Vailed even that glimps from my view.
And toiled on, hsart.tired of the Human,
And groaned mid the msss of men
TIL knslt long ago ut an altar.



walk down the ALLEY Of Silence


That lies far beyond human ken.
Do you ask what found in the Valley?
'ris my trysting place with the Divine,
And fell ct the feet of the Holy


And around me a voice said "Be mine =
And then 70 pc from the depths Of my soul
An echo, MY heart shall be thine"
Do you ask how live in the Valley?
weep. and I dream, and pray,
But my tears are as sweet as the dew-drops
That fall on the roses in May;
And my prayer, like perfume from censer
Ascendeth to God night and day.
In the hush OF the Valley of Silence
l hear sll the songs that sing,
And the music foats down the dim Vale,
Till each inds Q word for q wing;
That 10 men like the doves Of the deluge
The message Of peace they may bring.
But far on the deep there are billows
That never shall break on the beach,
And have heard songs In the silence -
That never shall float in the speech.
And have had dreams in the Valley
Too lofty for language TO reach.
And have seen thoughts in the Valley.
All, me How my spirit Was stirred?
They wear holy walls on their faces.


Their footsteps can scarcely be heard;
They pass down the Valley like Virgins,
Too pure for the touch Of word.
Do you ask me the place Of this Valley.
To hearts that are narrowed by care
IL lieth far between mountains.


And God AID His angels are there:
And enc is the dark mount of sorrow,
And one the bright mountain of prayer.
Year: 1878

Time and again the warning has been reite-
rated in these columns concerning the danger
OF housing tramps on the cell-room floor of the
police station. 1t has been stated, over and
over, that these tramps if any of their broth
erhood, or any criminal they chose to help in
escaping, were locked up in the cells, could SO
connive at and assist the prisoners that a gen
eral Jail delivery was at all times imminent,
Thursday evening witnessed Q practical at
tempt of this nature. Thomas O'Brieu. COM
Hitted yesterday for larceny, was locked up on
the evening before. Before being placed in q
cell, he was searched, and every thing that
would aid his escape was taken from him.
The cells are insecure at the best, being only
protected overhead by wooden bars, stretching
across lengthwise above. During the night
some one of the vagrants passed in knife to
OBrien, who proceeded Herewith to hew his
way to liberty by cutting two adjacent bars,
through which he hoped to squirm to compare
tive liberty on the cell room floor, and escape
altogether when the tlamps were dismissed in
the morning. If O'Brien had been deep
male+actoc, it would have been all the same.
Year: 1878

The Baltimore Bulletin recently sug-
gested that Delaware, Maryland and New
Jersey pool their issues in order to
secure a strong front in the next Demo
cratic Convention, and present Senator
Bayard as Presidential candidate. The
German Correspondent of the same city
Gan influential German paper in late
issue speaks with high approval of Sena-
tor Bayard's recent speech, and adopts
the suggestions of the Bulletin 1t adds
Connecticut to the list and says:


''Bayard would beyond doubt carry New York
and the united South in addition. That he has SO
small a State behind him is good, then not SO
many cousins Will have to be provided for. Mary
land and New Jersey would thereby regain their
former Importance in the Presidential elections
whilst, in the other case, they would continue to
play the part Of unnoticed satellites"


Senator Bayard would be the ideal
President of many Democrats and aside
from party considerations would be ac-
ceptable to almost any one. His integ-
rity and his ability are alike unquestioned
But 1880 is yet good ways off, political
ly speaking.
Year: 1878

The Philadelphia Times gets in neat
one on Ben, in the following cat last
Butler and jeff Davis stand once more
on the same platform, as they did at
Charleston eighteen years ago. The gew-
gaw will play and the tom-t tom sound
while the long lost brethren embrace
and weep great tears of joy. Thus does
time at last make all things even"
Year: 1878

Ben Butler has been accused of steal
ing good many things, and now State
Convention is to he added to the list


solon Chase is driving "them steers"
through New Hampshire. Whoa haw !
Year: 1878

There seems to be a disposition to restore
capital punishment IN Iowa, the Senate
having passed bill to that effect by nine
majority. The statistics on the subject
gathered respectively by the opponents and
the advocates of hanging are SO conflicting
that it is impossible to form an opinion as
to Iowa on the subject from figures alone.


But there is one thing certain, that hang
ing is most disgusting relic Of barbarism
and It is fact beyond cavil that the aver
age numbers have been less, all things con
sidered, in those European communities
where capital punishment, has been abol-
ished, than In the anteeedent period O
strangulation for homicide.
Year: 1878

This evening delegates from the various
companies will meet in Convention, at the
Washington engine house and, endeavor to
come to some decision for the nomination Of
three men for the following positions, chief
engineer, assistant engineer, and second as
slstant engineer. If no decision Is reached


to night, It is thought that the nominations
win be thrown into Council, but, no doubt,
the candidates will be named this evening,
Year: 1878

An English lady received notice from her
lady's m aid on the ground that, she had no
fault to find with her mistress or her wages,
she had always been accustomed to an es-
tablishment where there were two tables,
one for the upper and one for theunder ser
wants, and she could not think Of sitting
down to dinner with a housemaid OF
kitchen maid"
Year: 1878

The Gold Bugs, whoprohesied all m amer
Of disaster TO the country, If the Silver bill
passed, ought to ask forgiveness from the
people whom they attempted to mislead
Gold within fraction of par, and business
reviving, instead Of the gloom they said
would come.
Year: 1878

The citizens OF Duluth, st. Paul, Min
neapolis, and i'm fact the whole North
west, have already commenced making
preparations for grand onslaught upon
Congress to secure large appropria-
tion for the further improvement OF the
harhOr at Duluth. They are in earnest
about the matter, and we may safely say
that they will not fail i'm securing what
they ask. They never have failed. The
citizens Of Cheboygan can learn lesson,
and beneficial one, if they will take the
pains to look xat the way the Duluth
people work. We will venture 20 say
that not fact connected with tho COM
meIce of Duluth will fail to be present
ed I'm the best shape to every member of
Congress. Already these statistics are
being collec ed. Since the first efforts
made to secure the commencement of
our harbor improvements what has been
done by the citizeus of Cheboygan to
collect statistics regarding the import
ance of our harbOr TO give our Congress
man a lever to work with. We expect
our member of Congress to work for us,
and have right to expect this. but we
have no right to expect him to spend his
time to ascertain such facts relating to
the importance of our place. Every fact


relating to the business of this place, the
knowledge Of which would give him
material to influence legislation, should
be furnished by our people. IT we ask our
Congressman to work for us, if we ask


Congress to make all appropriation tor
the benefit of this harbor. they have a
ris Int to expect that we " i'll furnish facts
concerning the business transacted here,
as a basis of our claims. If the facts
concerning the business of Cheboygan
and its rapid increase could be properly


presented to Congress we have no fears


but that we shall receive from that body


all that We ask, and what the business of
place demands. The question is. shulI


the 'sinews of var" be furnished to our
Congressman? Many places of less i'm
pOrtance than this are receiving much


larger appropriations simply because
their applications are male in better
shape. Ii we put in such claims rs we
are enabled to. By the business which is
done here, we can secure what we should


have, if not, we cannot.
Year: 1878

The total represents the amount that
the people have invested in the District
of Columbia and which is not taxed. In
lieu OF taxation the government pays one
half of the running expenses Of tho Dis
trict government. The United States
owns all the streets, avenues. and parks
in the District, and is proprietor OF near
ly one-half the acreage OF the District.
Year: 1878

1t cannot be said that the Democratic nomi-
nations for Congress in this region reflect
honor upon tue party. But that is not the
worst. These nominations are discreditable
to the chief commercial city of the country,
and involve, If approved by the voters, a
surrender of Its vast business interests and
of the precedence in legislation to which
such city is fairly entitled. 1t is notorious
fact that for years the splendid concentration
of enterprise and intellect, wealth and COM
mercial power, seen in the cities of New York,
Brooklyn, Jersey City and their suburbs. has
been most pItifully and contempiby repre-
sented in Congress. In the Senate it has
been compelled to look for representation Of
itS interests to Messrs. Conklrng, Herman and
Fenton. from other parts Of the State. In the
House it has been almost voiceless and power
less, and the few members of marked ability
and high character who have at times
tried to give dignity and usefulness
to its delegation have usually been
Year: 1878

There can be no excuse for building an insecure
arch. Although 1t is not always easy to ascertain
just how great load given structure Will bear,
1t is centuries since the essential principles OF the
arch became sufficiently we'll understood to make
the building of ordinary spans comparatively easy.
Given a solid foundation, proper material and the
length or the chord at the base of the arch, and it
requires no great skill in engineering to determine
what the shape and thickness Of structure should
be in order to support itself and the load that is to
be placed upon it. If it falls there must have
been bad engineering bad construction, or bad
material There will be no difficulty in DIS
covering the FAULT in the arch at Forty
second-st. and FiIst-aye. which fell second
time on Sunday morning. Its insecurity was
notorious, and had been noticed even by per
sons who were not experts, and it's certain fall had
been predicted by civil engineers several days be-
fore it occurred. 1t is a disgrace TO the Depart
ment OF Public Works and to the city, that after
one fatal accident. the cause of which it was easy
enough to discover the engineer and contractor
should have been allowed TO go on with their work
without correcting former mistakes. After this
second warning lot the proper authorities see to 1t
that the work IS not patched up again. and that
man-trap is not left on East Forty-second-st. in
which more lives will be lost.