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Year: 1878

He was the orfulcst liar ever seen,
said Cooley OLeary, as we returned
from his friends funeral. Why, he
told me once that he lived Oh small is
land in the Pacific ocean, on which there
was volcano. And he said that there
was an active demand out in that region
for watermelons, so he went into the
business of raising them And he said
one year his whole crop failed except
one melon, and that kept on growing at
such fearful rate that it crowded him
off the low land and up on the side of
the volcano, which generated steam and
caused an explosion which blew up the
whole concern to atoms, and shot HIM
400 miles out to sea, where he was pick
ed up by whaler He used to tell that
the one great mistake of his life was
that he didn't drive a plug in the crater
of the volcano so as to make it water
tight, and then slice open the watermel
on and come sailing home on the half
she'll


He would lie. He said that once he
was cast on an iceberg, with no baggage
but pair Of skates and hshing-pole,
But he skated around until he came
across a dead whale, frozen into the ice.
SO he took off his shirt-it was night
for six months that year up therefore
it into strips for wick, run the strips
through the Bamboo fishing rod, stuck
the rod into the fat of the whale, and
lit the other end. He said it burned
splendidly, and the iceberg reflected the
light so strong ly that it was bright as
day for forty miles around, and one yes
sci ran into the iceberg, thinking it was
lighthouse He said he sold the ice
berg to the Captain for $4,000, and the
Captain split it up and took it home and
made 200 per cent. profit disposing OF 1t
to ice companies.


"Lie? well, sir, he beat any man /
ever came across Told me that once,
out in Nevada, mountain lion attacked
him, with his mouth wide open. He had
presence of mind enough to grab it by
the tongue and pull. The lion roared
with pain, but he did his level best pull
ing, and pretty soon the tongue began
to give and the tail to shorten, and di-
rectly out they came, the tongue and
the tail in one continuous string. He
said he had 'em at home and he showed
EN- to me, but my belief is they were
only three or four cow-hides and bull
tail dove tailed together.


He was astonishing as truth crush
cr. Said he served on a gunboat during
the war which was very small and light,
while the mortar on the deck was very
large and heavy, and he said the first
time they tried to fire a fifteen-inch
shell the shell remained stationary,
while the recoil was so great it fired the
gunboat four miles up stream and land
ed it in tree. He was liar, but now
he's dead I reckon he'll ketch it,


There was no doubt about it; MIR.
O'Learys friend was very successful as
a constructor OF energetic works OF fic-
! tinn
Year: 1878

We have shown to our own satisfac
ton that it is possible for everybody to
be agreeable if they will h5 e the will.


But how are they to be agreeable :?
Well, there are many ways Of making
yourself agreeable, which will be easily
discovered when you have had sufficient
practice in the ways of society and OF
man.


Some one has well said that the true
art of being agreeable is to appear well
pleased with all the company, and rath-
er to seem well entertained with them
than to bring entertainment to them.


This is a good plan for one who has
no great confidence in his conversation
al powers.


A man thus disposed may not have
much learning nor any wit but it he
has common sense and something friend
ly in his behavior, it conciliates mems
minds more than the brightest parts
without this disposition and, when a
man of this turn comes to old age, he
is sure to be treated with respect.


1t is true, indeed, that we should not
dissemble or fatter in company but
one may be very agreeable, strictly con-
sistent with truth and sincerity, by a
prudent silence where he cannot concur
and pleasing assent where he can.


Now and then you meet with a per-
son so exactly formed to please that he
will gain upon every one that hears OF
beholds him, This disposition is moi
merely the gift Of nature, but frequent
ly the effect Of much knowledge Of the
world and command over the passions
Year: 1878

This destructive insect, which some
times succeeds in cutting off half and
sometimes nearly the whole OF crop Of
wheat, oats or barley, belongs to the
very family of parasitic chalcid flies
which are as rule beneficial to agricul-
ture A few of them make gals in the
stems of plants, and the maggots, in
stead Of feeding off the juices Of living
insects which serve as their hosts, prey
on the juice of plants. Such is the ia
nous joint worm, or Eurytoma hordei.
This is native insect 1t is little,
shining, black, four winged fly, little
over a line in length, with the knees and
feet pale yellow The hind body is at
tached by a slender pedical to the thor
ak, and the male antenn9 are provided
with tufts or verticils of fine hairs
When the wheat or barley is about eight
or ten inches high, their growth is often
checked, the leaves turn yellow and IL
regular, gall-like swellings arise between
the second and third joints of the stalk,
or in the Joint itself. In November, in
New England, the worms transform in
to the pupa state, living through the
winter unchanged in the straw, or re-
manning in the stubble in the field. In
Virginia, where the joint worm has been
fearfully destructive, the maggot does
not transform until late in February or
early i'll March From early in May I'M
til the first week in July the flies issue
from the gals in the dry stubble and
are supposed to Immediately lay their
eggs in the stalks of the young wheat or
barley plants.


From knowledge of the habits of
this insect it is evident that the prudent
farmer by cooperating with his neigh
bors can successfully cope with the in
sect if he and they are careful to burn
the stubble in the autumn and spring,
and carry on the process for several
successive years over large tract OF
country. Flowing in the stubble in this
case does not injure the insects, as with
their hard bodies they can work their
way out of the earth. The joint worm
has several parasites, members of its
own family, and 1t must be pleasant
sight to the agriculturist, however it
may strike the moralist, to see the mem
bers of this large family falling upon
and destroying one another, and in such
an atrocious way, too. Indeed, our sole
dependence for protection against noX-
ious insects is the literally intestinal
wars by which their numbers are kept
down to moderate figure-N. 7. Her.
aid
Year: 1878

Washington Cor Cleveland Herald.


Until recently there has come to the
dead-letter division of the Postoflice
Department with the regularity OF the
daily mall letter bearing the post
mark of an Eastern City, and addressed
simply, "Philip Gregory, Esq" on the
envelope, but without any direction to
indicate where it was to be sent
These letters were dated with the day
of the month and year, beginning, My
own darling Philip" and ending, Your
faithful and affectionate 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 a fine and
cultured lady. As the years went by the
lines grew tremulous with age, but the
love they uttered was young, and strong,
and constant. At last they came no
more, and loss was felt in the musty
dimness of the dead-lettcr files by the
toilers there, as if some old friend had
been stricken by the hand Of death.
There being nothing to Indicate the res
idence of the writer they were destroy
ed, being of mo value" Thus every
day in the year, from the morning Of
maidenhood to the evening of old age,
did this daughter of tears" send forth
a letter to her lost lover, hoping one
might chance to reach him but he new
er came. and she went down into the
shadows of the unknown, trusting him
still. IF it was form of insanity,
would there were more of it in the
world.
Year: 1878

ion that excision followed by an appli-
cation of lunar caustic was the best and
surest preventative, and where this was
not practicable, the employment of the
actual cautery From the detail of cas-
es presented, the popular idea that it
was an affection coincidcnt with the
hottest days of summer the dog days,
as they are often called, was altogether
exploded, and in fact it seems now to
be chiefly prevalent in winter The
same is probably true of the United
States. Since Christmas five cases have
been recorded in the different newspa-
pers of the country, the last being that
of little girl, who died of hydraphobia
the other day in Lehigh, Pa, from the
effects of bite received from pet
Maltese kitten. According to the ex-
perience Of Mr.. Youatt, cats are almost
as liable to the malady as dogs
Year: 1878

What Caused the Death of Victor EN-
manuel and Thiers-And Pho Mono?


Paris Correspondence World, Feb. s.


The journals have sung their dirge


or said their word over the king OF It.
ally. The Moderate Republicans praise
him for his respect for the Constitution;
the Radicals hint that Humbert may be
his only successor the Clericals are
disposed to praise the Pope for outliv-
ing him, as if that were not virtue he
would have been glad to initiate, and


the Universe notes with gloomy JOY
that his dying wish was to make his
peace with the Church he had despoiled.
All this, however, may be taken as
matter of course. The one absolutely
new thing on the subject has not yet
found it's way into the papers, but is
said in society, and it is that the King
died of his interview with Gambetta-to
be quite plain, that Gambetta has the
evil eye" This most original ''certifi-
cate as to the causes of death is now
going the rounds, and there are many
people who think that it affords the on
ly rational explanation of the sudden
ness Of the event Gambetta, as you
know, has something the matter with
one eye that gives him most sinister
cast OF countenance, and it is easy
enough for superstition and malevolence
combined to take his for an expression
of pure diablerie. The eye has done
the business" | heard an old gentle
man saying in a salon last night. 'Lis-
ten Victor Emmuel is well, nor very
old, and more than robust in constitu-
ton. Everything seems to promise
him long life. Gambetta goes to It.
ally. visits him, returns to France, and
then, on sudden, we have news of the
King s illness, side by side with the tel
egrams giving an account Of the inter
view. In day or two he is dead
man, What has killed him That eye!
Do you want another instance of it's
power Well here it is :: A few months
ago, Theirs, too, though very old, was
in good health. He rose one morning
at the usual time, walked and worked
in the usual way, and then sat down to
breakfast before taking the train for
Paris to meet a certain man from whom
he had been long estranged, but with
whom he had been lately forced to form
a kind of friendship of political interest
They had met once or twice; they were
to meet again on that very morning for
a discussion of serious import. At
about the same hour Theirs was to set
out from St. Germain the man was to
set out from his house in Paris for the
hotel in the Place St. Georges, wherein
the interview was to take place. Theirs
fails to keep the appointment, for, al
most at the moment of starting. he is
held back by a sudden seizure the man
alone is true to the dismal trust. He
waits at the Place st. Georges until a
messenger brings him news Of the death
of Thiers, when he goes quietly home.
Now who is the man ?-Gambetta. Do
you want anything more than that p
we all assured him that we did mott
more earnestly than the rest.
Year: 1878

At the end of November and the be-
gining of December all England was ex


cited by statements, which appeared in
all medical journals, that hydrophobia
was so frequent that it had almost the
character of an epidemic. The people
were the more startled because the ter
rible anguish of the victims was detail
ed with extraordinary minuteness, and
the physicians unanimously declared
that in no case where the blood was
thoroughly vitiated by the virus was
recovery possible. 1t did not at all
follow that every bite of an animal affiic-
ted by rabies would be followed by the
disease, but upon the occurance Of any
such accident it was the universal opin-
Year: 1878

The present Khedive of Egypt is Ish-
getic Mohammed Ali He was born in
1880 and succeeded to the Viceroyalty
in 1863 The title Of Viceroy was chang
ed in 1868 to that Of Khidervi, or Khe-
dive, as it is better known. While
lshmail is much to be commended for
the many improvements visible in Egypt,
he is equally to be condemned for the
extravaganza of his own and his son S
establishments. The Khedive sustains
upward of twenty palaces, in which he
supports in luxury three proper wives"
and three hundred women of the harem


Each OF the grown Princes Of the
blood also has his separate palace and
retinue of servants. | am unable to
state how many horses the stables of
the father and sons contain, but they
are numbered by hundreds. 1t is said
here that recently the expenses of the
Court were much reduced by the dis
charge of many servants and other
moves in the direction of economy, but
there is still room for further wholesale
retrenchment. The country is already
DalkIupt, anu from present indications
the financial condition promises to be
worse before it is better The yield of
the crops depends entirely upon the
overflow OF the Nile, and this year the
inundation was extremely unsatisfac-
tory, thereby rendering poor harvest
certain, A miserable fellah, or husband
man, stated that his annual tax is four
soverelgns per acre, an amount which
can leave but little for his own subsist-
ence. In the cities business is duh, and
travellers, who constitute an important
source of revenue, are very few this sea-
son. Added to all these adverse circum-
stances is the drain of men and money,
incurred by Egypt's contribution to the
force of Turkey in the war with Russia.
And yet the Khedive must have three
hundred wives, twenty palaces, and all
his clothing from London.
Year: 1878

cannot reasonably expect healthy
permanent revival Of business and trade
The settlement of these questions, and
their Punishment from the halls of Con
gress and from the politics of the coun-
try, will be as effcacious in restoring
healthy trade and business throughout
the entire land as the silver dollars that
it is possible to put into circulation by
legislative enactment. [ therefore hope
the pending bill may become law and
prove apermanent settlement of the
silver question.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Sedly Taylor communicates to
the Physical Society process for max
ing sound waves visible to the eye. A
hole cut in piece of card board is filled
with film of soap in glycerine, just
thick enough to produce bands of color.
This card is fastened to a tuning fork,
which is thrown into vibration by vio-
lin bow, when the colored film is immed-
lately thrown into vibration sand vortex
rings and square bands of color are pro-
duced on the screen.
Year: 1878

Chickering Hall was crowded to overflow
ing last evening on occasion OF the Junior EXhib
ton OF the College OF the City of New-YOrk At s
O'Clock every taken, and every available stand
Ing place filed. orations delivered the follow
Year: 1878

President ECkert SAYS in The repOr tnaI IO IVVVVT
alton of the agreements with the western UNION cie-
graph Company up this tme IL is believed that tue
OF the Atlantic and Pac:tc COmpunys properly
will derive income thercfrOm equal TO the net earn
nrs OF the Western Union Company investment Of
equal amount and tuat this Will he greater than
could have been earned by either company without sc
agreements. Referring to the Benedict SUIT Mr. Eeker





This still pending and notice has been gwen 10
the directors Of the Western Union Company Al they
will be held personally liable for any payments made
under saIG agreements, In his suit should be sls
tanned. The ground OF his action Is technical ana the
purpose of 1t is evidently other than the pro.
lection Of his interest in the Western Union
Company, which is proved TO have been ben
Gifted and not injured by the agreements. The counsel
of both companies as well as their directors aud OH
ceTs are confident of the maintenance OF the agree
bn for prudential reasons the payments aceiug
under them nave been suspended pending the detcln
nation of this suit"
Year: 1878

that ne accomplished. In "The Hour and the
Man " Mr. Herman told the story OF Robert Morris,
and described the sacrifice Of his fortune TO provide
supplies Of food and ammunition for the American Army


Mr. Perrin presented the humorous aspects Of under


graduate under the influences OF the tender passion


Musical selections were performed by the college
orchestra, conducted by Mr.. Weber OF the Glass of
1880 This orchestra is association of the
students OF the college II was formed last Autumn and


made its first public appearance last evening Its play
Year: 1878

GENERAL SATISFACTION OVER THE CLOSING OF THE


FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS CONTRACT.


Members of the Syndicate yesterday ex-
pressed satisfaction with the completion of their con-
tract fer OF 49 per cent bonds 1t is under
stood that arrangements are being made Tor sale OF
portion the remaining &c. 100000 in this country NJ
the advanced price IO2e gold and accrued interest
When it was determined advance the price OF the
bonds Secretary sherman advised OF the proposed
action and notice was also given TO hm that thc
Syndicate would the entire remainder OF the 95O
600 600 for European account


A member Of the Syndicate said, yesterday that the
contract was virtually closed and that twice the amount
of bonds originally subscribed for could easily be sold
He also stated Secretary Sherman had decided not
10 offer any AZ per cent bonds for SALE his nten
ton being offer Ouy tho per cent bonds He added
that the available gold here had about 81 been used III
making the Syndicate purchases. and to prevent any
further advance in gold on account of the transactions
in 4o per bondst proposed to draw On
countries for the residue of the subscription lie ex
pressed the belief that the Rothscbds could easily dis
pose of the $4,000 Ala per cent bonds now in pos
session of the London agents of the Treasury Depart
ment the market there being fuy strong for United
States Government securities the American market


Jesse segman also q member Of the Syndicate, sald
that Il was q matter OF no concern now how soon Con
gress passed the Phillips resolution TO annul the Syndi
cate contract as the virtually at an ond o
the taking OF the entire %5OOOOOOO. He declared tdI
Secretary Sherman had shown rare financial aDlty I'D
owed him dabt OF gratitude. .
ing back the remaining 4l2 per cent ponds until June Oh
July the ground that they will command at least lO3
by that time This opinion, II Is stated Is not Tue pre-
the present advanced price the entire amount viii
be sold in a short time.
Year: 1878

The narrow margin that separates the two
great parties in the new House of Represe ntR-
tives, which in case of accident or absence
may throw legislation into the hands of the
Greenbackers, who stand between them, is
likely to exercise an important influence on the
election of Speaker. Even if the Democrats
have triaing majority above the Republic aus
and Greenbackers combined, it will require
better discipline than has heretofore been wit
messed to hold it steadily in hand.


The next Speakership will be in the hands
of 3 few men, who may, at the very outset,
put their party in false position before the
country. Even the most pronounced Bourbon
will remember the lesson of the recent cleo
tions, and, with his eye fixed on 1880, strive to
do his best, in bigoted and narrow way, to
remove the pref judices against his class. The
South, with the mastery of numbers control
ling the Democratic organization, and mainly
in the hands of skilful leaders, will not be apt
to demand the Speakership, though there is q
class of the rule ruin order who care moth
ing for expendiency, aud care everything for
themselves.


While the South, therefore, is likely to bs
content with the Clerkship of the House,
and share in the minor places, the great
Office of Speaker, which of late years has
grown to be in legislation q commanding
power wholly unknown to the Constitution, ,
and never felt until within q comparatively
recent period. may be bargained away by o
few selfish or sehemiDg politicians whose per.
Year: 1878

In order to guard aGainst results utterly cub
versive of health 1t is absolutely essential that the
grand horoughfsre OF the systemthe bowels


should be Iecpencd speedily possible when they
become obstruc ed. If they not, the bile is uis
rected into the blood the liver becomes torpid viscd
bilious matter gets into the stomach and produces
Indigestion headaches ensue and other symptoms
produced, which prolon cation of the exciting
only tends to aggrAvate The aperient properties of
Hostesters Stomach Biters constitute a most useful
agent in overcoming construction of the bowels, and
promoting a regular habit of body. 1t is Infinitely
superior to The drastic catbatcs frequently used for
the purpose since it does not like them violently
but natural, painless effect which does not
impair The of ii o evacaatory organs which it
inyi ates ips.ead Of weakening TIE stona and


liver also, indeed the entire 81 stem is gthened
and regulated by it.
Year: 1878

A PATIENT WAITER The folio wing story of
On unpardouable practical joke on a trnstful
yonng woman is told by the WAtertown Times ::
v" young man from this city visited Car
thage Photograph gallery recently. The artist.
whom he knew, was out and while waiting
for his return girl from Champion came in
to get her picture taken. The young man told
the customer to be seated. He then pointed
the camera at her, and slid down airs. Oae
hour and fifteen minutes afterward he return
Just as he had left ker. Supposing everything
was all regular. she inquired how mnch longer
she would be obliged to look prettyi
Year: 1878

EFFECT OF THE 1MAGINATIoN.-As strange
case is that of Henry C. Ershman, living
near the boundary of the county, near
Sweetwood, who is the owner of considerable
property. Up to within several weeks ago
he was hale and hearty. Notwithstanding
his abundance of this worlds goods he gen
orally wore one suit of clothes during the
week and on Sunday. Several weeks ago
he was startled because he imagined that
very offensive odor either came from his
ears OR mouth OR the pores of his skin. He
was greatly alarmed, and imagined he was
sinking into galloping consumption, and
was gradually decaying. He was unable to
sleep, became haggard and emaciated, and
even his friends began to imagine that his
end was near at hand. He dressed himself
regularly, and was determined to keep on
his feet. He went in the fields and in the
woods determined to fight down his disease,
but wherever he went the same dreadful
stencil and feeling came over him. Finally,
an old woodchopper met him in the woods
one day. The woodman had long talk
with him, and he stood quite close to exam
inc him. Then the woodman asked the
sick man for his coat. It was examined
The woodman carried it away twenty yards,
and it was discovered that the stencil fol
lowed. The coat was thoroughly examined,
and dead mouse was found in the lining.
The mouse had by some means gotten in
the lining of his coat and died there, and
it's decaying body caused the unpleasant
eff1uvia. When this was known the sufferer
gained courage, and as he slowly realized
what imagination had done, he rallied and
was soon on the road to health.-Reading
(Pd.) Eagle.