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Year: 1879

Several Mexicans were in camp at
the mouth of Memphis creek, Utah
territory, and were lying about the
fire, when one of them, Telestoro Cru
Gas, saw a large centipede, fullyAine
inches long, travelling slowly over his
leg. Knowing that the least motion
would make it sink its deadly claws in
to his skin, without moving his leg he
got out his revolver and waited until
the beast had almost reached his knee,
when. slowly putting the mouth of
pistol to its head, he pulled and the
centipede was gone. But centipede's
claws are quicker than gunpowder.
Crucas began to cramp in a few min
utes, the track of the reptile along his
leg turned a brownish yellow, and the
place where it was killed swelled up
frightfully. Crucas rapidly grew
worse, and in little over four hours
afterward he died in greatagony. But
the most singular part of the story is
that the bullet from Crucas' pistol cut
a small nick in the foreleg of a mule
that was tethered near by, ana at day
light next morning the mule was also
dead, with its leg so swollen that the
skin had burst in several places.
Year: 1879

A great number of silver fractional
coins with holes in them are in circu-
lation, the mutilation having doubt
less been performed for the sake of
the triAing quantity of silver thereby
distracted. As such coins are not re-
deemed by the Government, they
ought not to be received as money,
and it would be well if they could be
refused by the public generally, SO as
to put a stop to the fraud.
Year: 1879

A new branch of industry, and a
very important one, has been opened
up in New York City. 1t is no less
an undertaking than the freezing of
fresh fish, on a huge scale, so as to
equalize the supply. At times the
market is glutted and fish are mere
drug; when this is the case they are
taken by the ton to these immense
freezing establishments, selected and
cleaned and frozen, and then await a
fair market price. Who will say that
the world doesn't move?
Year: 1879

Pitiful letters are coming from
many of the Mississippi negroes who
INDUCED in their Kansas propensity.
They are without means, have very
scant supply of hog and hominy, and
are fearful of the cold winter ahead.
Negroes can see less of the "end from
the beginning" than any other class.
Year: 1879

By the storm which visited the At
lantic Coast, in the vicinity of Cape
Hatteras, on Tuesday, a great deal
of damage was done, and Il number of
lives lost. At Cape Henry the storm
was SO violent as to blow several
panes of glass out of the light house,
thing never before known.
Year: 1879

There is a man in Lavonia who
may become an objecl of as much in>
terest to the scientific world as was the
Frenchman in Canada years ago, who
by gun shot wound laid open his
tsomach to inspection, and lived for
years, letting physicians observe the
process of digestion. The Livonia
man one day last week was kicked by
a horse which he tried to make jump
a fence, and wound inflicted on his
forehead through which the the brain
may be seen palpitating. The wound
ed man is expected to recover.
Year: 1879

Whew! And now the Mormons
talk of asserting their rights by the
sword, actually purchasing the equip
ments of war. If they do give the
C ,untry trouble the country is to blame
for it. The old story of the farmer
nursing the viper is very applicable.
Year: 1879

A sensitive man would rather face
a loaded cannon's mouth than have a
contribution box showed under his nose
when his sweetheart is eagerly watch
ing him, and he knows there is no
money in his pockets. That is what
makes so many of our young men LOOK
old and careworn before their time
Year: 1879

A little four-year-old going with
her mother to church the other Sun
day, saw The ltnghandled contribution
boxes passed With great wonder in
her face. and to the great amusement
of all about her. she broke out in the
loudly whispered exclamation: What
makes them pass those corn-poppers
round for, mama 2"
Year: 1879

Which should BE Treasured BY Old and


Young.


Did our young readers ever think how
little 1t takes to stain their character! A
single drop of ink is a very small thing,
yet dropped into tumbler of clear water
1t blackens the whole; and SO the first lie.
the first oath, the first glass, they seem
very trivial, yet they leave dark stain
upon your character. Look out Tor the
first stain,


II God hath given thee q son, be thank
ful, but tremblc at the trust He hath
confded to thee Be to that child the
image OF Divinity until he is ten years
old let him fear you, and until death lot
HIM respect you. Until he is ten wears.
old he hls master, until twenty his father,
and until death his friend aim to give
him principles rather than elegant man
ncrs, that he may owe thee an enlighten-
ed rectitude and not frivolous elegance;
make him an honest man rather thanla
man of dress


Gossip entails on those who encourage
1t absolute dishonor-we mean the dis
honor Of repeating conversations, opin-
ions, circumstances, not made under
promise vi seCTeCV, Dut WHICH nlRl
sense of honor would treat as contiden-
tial. if haply high sense of honor were
the rule. 1t is odd that one of the best
things boy learns at school is to eschew
tale-bearing and keep faith with his COM
panions, while one of the most common
practices of society is to betray the trust
contained in talk, and repeat to all what
has been told in implied confidence to
one. This habit OF repeating what we
hear is as fatal to the best intercourse OF
minds as to the finer feelings of integri-
ty.


Teach your boys that true lady may
be found in calico quite as frequently as
in velvet. Teach them that common
school education, with common sense, is
better than a college education without
it, Teach them that one good honest
trade well mastered is worth dozen beg
carly professions Teach them that
honesty is the best policy, that It's better
to be poor than to be rich on the profits
Of CROOKED whisky. etc, and point
youl precept hy the example of those who
are now sefierlng tie tormcnts Of the
doomed. Teach them to respect their eld-
ers and themselves. Teach them that,
as they expect to he men some day, they
cannot too soon learn to protect the weak
| and helpless.
Year: 1879

A good story is told Of the Rev. Myron
w. Reed. While out with u hunting
party several days ago, his comrades in
sisted upon his cooking the dinner, and
lett him in camp for that purpose, some
what against his wish. A large hawk
alighted IN the top of a tree hard by, and
moment afterwards the sportsman gun
brought him to the ground. He was an
cient and tough, and suited admirably
the compulsory cook purposes. lie was
Year: 1879

warm place five hours; then add one
and q half teacuptuls of flour and half
pint of warm water; let it rise again an
hour and a halt; then pour it into a we'll
creased pan and when light bake in a hot
oven ii il best cold Prize bread.
Year: 1879

A special from Greenville to the
Times-J ournal, dated April 8, says :
The elegant and magnificent steamer
City of Greenville arrivedat our wharf
promptly at 6 pm. yesterday, as had
been heralded by the telegraph, and
was greeted by the laundering of the
cannon and by the entire population
turning out en- masse to welcome our
handsome namesake, justly entitled to
be named the Pride of the Western
Waters. When safely moored the
expectant crowd invaded the boat and
all were enthusiastic in their praises
of this superb addition to the marine
of the great river. Amid a brilliant
galaxy of beauty, fringed by many of
the sterner sex, the gallant captain, as
the representative of the Anchor Line,
was presented by w. G.. Yerger, Esq,
on behalf of the citizens of Green
vile, superb setof colors, six in num-
ber, The handsome captain, the cyno-
sure Of admiring glances from bright
eyes of beauty, responded in a neat
and fitting tribute to the good people
of the city and to the great company
whose escutcheon is represented by
the emblem of hope, and ended by
giving a cordial invitation to all to
partakc of the hospitalities of the
boat, which was accepted. Amid the
exciting mazes of the dance and the
strains of sweet music the evening
wore away and all were happy. Along
toward the wee sma hours a mag
.ni6cent repast was spread, which was
duly appreciated by the company as
sembled, and amid the explosion of
many corks due tribute was given and
happy sentiment, fitting to the occa-
sion, was INDUCED in. The good peo.
pie of Greenville send greeting to the
people of st. Louis and congratulate
them upon another link in the chain
Of friendship that binds us together,
and return grateful thanks to the An
ehOr Line for the compliment Of nam
ing the brightest jewel in the coronet
in honor of our little city"
Year: 1879




FIVE hundred government en-
plOyes, truly loyal to their bread and
butter, held an indignation meeting at
Washington the other night to hear
incendiary speeches and pass fiery
resolutions because local company
had received a visiting Virginia com
pany, and neither carried the stars
and stripes. The visitors were uni
formed in the Virginia State regimen
tals-namely, suits of gray, with white
cross-belts and shakos. During their
march it was noticed that neither the
home company nor the visiting COM
pany carried the United States flag.
the Virginians having only blue flag
with the coat of arms of Virginia
painted on its gold. Captain Moore,
of the home company, said, when in
terviewed


"This entire movement is for political
capital. We have no right as company
to carry the United States flag. When
we had battalion we carried the Stars
and Stripes. Look at our armory. 1t is
covered inside and outside with the ma
tional emblem. That does not look as if
we desired to insult it"


The front Of the armory is covered with
three large United States flags and num-
Der of small ones. Stretched across the
street is an immense flag under which the
visiting company marched to reach the
armory.


81 have been an officer in the United
States army, and there is but one man in
my company who served in the Confed-
crate army. These gentlemen signifed
their intention of visiting Washington,
and they are our guests and we intend to
take good care Of them. care nothing
about the meeting tonight. 1t does n OF
give me the least concern


The stalwart clerks hope to hold on
to their places, and their party is Sc
hard up for political capital that they
constantly resort to perversiOns and
falsehoods.
Year: 1879

ANUTHEK case OF D0uthern reV0Iu-
ton: The Helena World says:


We are informed that Representative
Furbush will hardly return to Lee county,
as he Is behind in his accounts to the
amount of $500, which his bondsmen
will be called upon to make good. Fur
bush had an opportunity to do grea;
things for himself and his color, but threw
it away accomplished nothing, and
brought no merit to his credit side in the
end.


Furbush has been very popular both
among the whites and the colored
people, but couldn't stand prosperity
Year: 1879

from the Baltimore lMd.) American-rep.l


The HERALD yesterday devoted it's leader to chat
with Mr.. Tilden. in which he politely but firmly
informed that it is impossible for him to be
President and that the best thing for him to was
to relieve his party of the load of his candidacy.
This will be pleasant reading for the sage Of
Gramercy Park; but the advice though unpleasant.
is good.
Year: 1879

[From the Albany IN. " Times-dem.l


If the HERALD correctly reports Lucius Robinson
in his late interview at Emira. have to be
amazed at his modesty The Governor says. in sub
stance. that if the people wish to be understood
desiring, approving and rewarding "honesty and
economy in the State administration" they should
make it manifest by perpetuating his administration
He does not qualify this assertion by any admission
in terms that Tilden had any claims OF this
Sort but he has often mentioned the fact that that
statesman had 'inaugurated" honesty that he doubt
less supposed it unnecessary to repeat it Oh this
casion 1t is clear that he meant that all should
understand that his predecessors, away back to Sey
mour. were In theory and practice opposed to
..honesty and economy. We know that he dis
tinctly avowed such opinions of Governor Seymour's
administration throughout his last term of office.
but supposed that in his conversion to party
he virtually conceded that he then erred. Why did
he permit himself to pass tor u supporter OF Gov
ernor Hoffman il he knew that statesman dis
charging the duties of his position in disregard of
the principle of honesty and economy" and at
this late day, In eject denounce him unworthys
Year: 1879

From the Flushing Journal-dem.l
1t is possible that Governor Robinson may. after
all. not be the nominee. We can only hope for re-
stored harmony in the party that we may say in
November, ''We have met the enemy and they are
ours"
Year: 1879

murderous plan of starving only the
judicial branch of it. There they
would stand. They would recede no
further. Thatwas the last ditch. There,
by the eternal, they would cut off the
dogs tall But they did not. The
fiz2ling went on.


The next degree brought the pro-
gramme down from starving the whole
judiciary establishment TO starving
only the Marshals or National con-
stabulary. That was positively the
last" ditch. There were to be no more
last bitches beyond that. They had
fallen back from behind the ears to be-
hind the rump. They had fallen back
from the point where the tail and the
dog come together to almost the last
joint in the caudal extremity. There
should be no more falling back. They
had yielded all but about half an inch
of the tip end of the tail; they would
never, no, never,-well, hardly ever
yield any more! BY all the gods at
once, they swear that halfinoh shall
come off, or the Marshals may wait for
their pay until next winterl


To this at last has the great under
taking to give the people something
new to talk about for 1880 fizzled out.
The little atom of fizzling matter left
over will quickly drop out of sight, and
every partisan Alcibiades will soon
hear the people talking more vehement
ly than ever upon the questions they
made so prodigious an effort to evade
by giving them something else to talk
about. Chicago Times, { Ind. Dens
Year: 1879

freedomp OF what avail are the patri-
otic words, however sincere, of Senator
Lamar in Congress, if in the schools of
Mississippi book like this moulds the
feelings of the childrenP We do not
know how extensive the use of the book
may be, but we do know that such
works are not compiled for schools with
out knowledge of what is acceptable to
the school authorities. We may say
without hesitation that no correspond
lug work exists or would be tolerated
in any part of the country except in the
Southern States. There is a book of
Boston Orators, and The Rhode Island
Book, and similar publications, but their
purport is entirely different from this
They are no more sectional than the
history of State. They do not seek
to nourish " Northern" sentiment.
They are not "hand- books for "North-
ern'' students. They do not glorify
i" the North" nor, in a word, inculcate
disloyalty TO the national Union. We
regard sehool-boolx like the one that
we have mentioned as very signifi-
cant sign of the situation, and as a warn
ing not to be disregarded by patriotic
men. .-HdrpeT''S Weekly.
Year: 1879

TOLEDO, Oct. 15.-In the case
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company against the Wabash Rail
road Company, Judges Harlan and
Drummond yesterday decided that
the feature of the contract be-
tween the two companies, which
provides that all competing lines of
telegraph shall be excluded from
the railway company's right of way,
was contrary to the laws and public
policy of the United States and
void, II was held at the same
time that the contract made between
the Western Union and the present
railway company was still binding
on the present owners Of
the property, but that the first
named feature being void, the con-
sent of the railway company was
sufficient to the contract, the con
trary Notwithstanding.
Year: 1879

A LEADING Democrat in town is
growing pious. When asked yester
day, after reading the news from Ohio,
what he thought would become Of the
GLORIOUS old party" he replied
God only knows J"
Year: 1879

Tia volunles of tho Magazine begin with the
Numbers of June and December of each year.
When no time is specified, it will be understood
that the subscriber wishes to begin with the cur
rent Number.
Year: 1879

There are few things more devastating
than q goat-in the iront-yard. 1t lays
waste the flower bed and devours the Gro
quet arches, balls, and mallets. If there
are any iron chairs or lounges on the
front piazza, the goat is certain to nlbble
them, and seldom leaves them without
consuming q leg or two. What is the
best remedy for case of goat-in -the-front-
ward is still an open question. Any at


tempt to drive him out with clubs is sure
to end disastrously Either he tramples
down every vestige of flower or shrub, Or
he turns upon the driver and butts all
interest in life out of him. There was
once a globular man-one who was so fat
that his summit was as high above the
level of the sea when he was lying on his
back as it was when he was standing on
his feet. This man tried to drive goat
out of bis front yard and was butted for
several consecutive hours. 1t IS well
known that when goat has once knock
ed a man down he stands over him, but
refrains from resuming the attack until
his victim is on his feet again. The glob-
ular man was knocked down at the first
blow, and remained perfectly quiet; but
the goat, perceiving that his victim s
height remain ed undininished, imagined
that the attempt to knock him had fail
ed, and so went at him again. The per-
severance that animal showed did him
infinite credit. Having taken the con-
tract to knock the man down, he deter
mined TO butt it out on that line if it
took all day. Blow after blow was rained
upon the unfortunate globular person,
who was gradually rolled across the lawn
until he brought up against the wooden
casing around the cistern. 1t took the
goat nearly an hour to butt him through
this casing, but be ultimately succeeded
and when the man was subsequently tax
en- out of the water he was found to be
fiattened to q uniform thickness of two


inches He may, however, have beer


more malleable than an ordinary man.


/ AS for poisoning a goat all naturalis


agree that it is impossible. An anima


that can eat tin cans, boop-sk rts, board


ing-house heelsts aks, and mincepie t


any extent with complete impunit
Year: 1879

An inquest was held at Barnsley, Eng
land, October 10, in relation to the deaths
of two of eight persons poisoned by par
taking of bread pudding made at the
Albert Dining Rooms, Barnsley. A. II.
Allen, public analyst, testified that he
had examined the liver and kidney of
one of the victims, and the liver and
| lungs of the other, without find
ing any trace of poisonous metal
The materials used in making the pud-
ding had been carefully examined with
negative results. The glaze of the basin
in which the pudding was cooked had
been found to be free from lead or other
poisonous metals The pudding had
been very carefully examined and no
deadly poison had been detected. The
negative results of the chemical examina-
tious Tor various metallic poisons had
been borne out by the failure of either
pudding to produce purging or other
poisonous effects on a puppy which was
fed on the suspected pudding for two
whole days There were not a few cases
on record of irritant poisoning and death
being produced by mouldy bread Thus
horses have been killed in short space
of time after eating such bread in their
ordinary food. The symptoms were
those Of an irritant poison. In 1929 an
investigation was made in France into
the cause of illness due to eating bread
in particular state of mouldiness or
decay may not only produce symptoms
of poisoning, but actually cause death !;
and it was impossible to distinguish the
harmless from the dangerous kinds of
mould. As fungi grow very rapidly, it is
quite possible for mouldy bread to be
quite poisonous at one date, and to have
lost its poisonous properties two days
afterWard. One of the most poisonous Of
these fungi is ergot, which produces
symptoms very similar to those occa-
stoned by the pudding, and the reports
of the evidence in the present case have
caused an eminent toxicologist to ex-
press very strong opinion that the
presence of this fungus was the cause of
the poisoning. The witness stated fur
ther, that from experiments and observa-
tions he thought it clearly shown that
the pudding contained substance which
resembled ergot in all its chemical reac-
tions. The pudding was made of bread
said to be mouldy, and which was sew
eral weeks old and had been in contact
with ham, butter, and miscellaneous
scraps. Mr.. Allen then submitted ex-
tracts of letters from the leading tox-
biologists of the kingdom whom he had
consulted on the subject, and all of whom
agreed with him in his opinion as set
forth above,
Year: 1879

The best of all rules for successful
housekeeping and making both ends of
the year meet is "pay as you 60. Be-
yond all countries in the world, ours is
the one in which the credit system is the
most used and abused. Pass books are
the bane and pest of domestic economy,
perpetual plague, vexation and swindle.
Abused by servants at the store and the
house, disputed constantly by house
keepers and dealers, they are tempta-
tions to both parties to do wrong II
never had that" 1--WE neglected to enter
this = II forgot to bring the book"
Never mind, we'll make note of it,"
and SO it goes. But the worst of it is
that housekeepers are tempted to order
what they have not the means to pay
for, and when the month or quarter
comes for settlement they are straitened.
A family can live respectfully on very
moderate income, if they always take
the cash in hand and buy where they
can buy to the best advantage. Then
they will be careful first to get what is
necessary. Extra comforts will be had
as they can afford them. But it is bad
policy to buy on credit. No wise dealer
sells so cheaply on credit as for cash.


The table is the place for economy.
Good wholesome food costs little COM
pared with unwholesome luxuries.


The dress of family is SO much mat
ter of taste that it need hardly be said
it is ust as easy to be respectable in
clothing that costs little, as in that which
is expensive. To dress according to
ones means is the only respectable style.


One must have home, and in every
place there are dwellings suited to the
ability of the tenant or the purchaser.
When the rent, the food and the clothing
are kept within ones income, the margin
for benevolence, for luxury and for pleas
ure may be measured and used In these
as in other matters PAY as you CO."


Having made no debts at shops or
stores, and especially having paid SER
wants, workmen and workwome en- prompt
ly their dues, it is well also to carry out
the same punctuality and caution in do
nations. If.you would endow a profess
orship, and have the means, do SO but
do not give your note for it, promising to
pay the interest. That is not an endow-
ment; it is your promise to make it such.
If your circumstances are changed by
the force of events beyond your control,
you cannot redeem your promise. We
can point to many colleges, seminaries
and other institutions falsely supposed
to be endowed, and the basis proved to
be promises worth no more than the
scrap of paper on which they are written.


In all things "pay as you CO." Keep
out of debt as you would keep out of
prison. Try this plan through the year
1879, and see how well it has worked
when you review the subject in the be-
ginning of 1880. A-