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Year: 1879

THERE was never a more heroic de-
votion to duty than that displayed by
Albert Lyman, who had charge Of the
As during the great fire in Reno. While
the FIRE was spreading in the direction Of
his house. where his wife and two little
children we're alone. he stood at his post
working the pumps as carefully as II he
had no other care. With tears in his
eyes he told a man near by that he dian't
know but his house was burning and his
loved ones in it, but he could not leave
TO attend to them. He stood in the very
FIRE itself, near Judge Marshall's house,
until his cap began to burn and he was
forced to give up the fight. Such an act
stemps the man hero and his name
should 90 the rounds. True to the spirit
of poetic justice, his house was spared
through all its neigbors went.-Reno
Gazette,
Year: 1879

THE introduction Of the rabbit has
been curse to the British colonies in
the South Pacific. On the plains it IL
possible to keep them under, but In
rough cruntry they drive out everything
else. Thousands of pounds have been
expended in Australia on their destruc-
ton. and even then the slightest relax
alton of vigilance gees them make head
again at a terrible rate. New Zealand
seems to be suffering quite as much,
and more than one bill has been intrs-
duced to deal with these pests. Moth
ing short of combined effort on the
part of the settlers will ever upreot
them where they have once fairly got
q hold
Year: 1879

AT the conclusion of this address the
owner of the animal came forward and
apeogized ier the rude manner and harsh
expressions Used by his mule toward the
very large and respectable audience oi
adopted ellow-citizens- ladies and
gentlemen. He thanked them on beha II
of his long-eared property for their in
diligence of his plain talk, reminding
them that freedom Of speech within the
bounds of license was one of the buwarks
of American liberty. He also advised
the audience that the mule did not COM
prehend within the criticism any order
loving and law-abiding citizens, of either
foreign or native birth. and did not ex-
empt from caustic denuneiation any
idle, good for-nothing, worthless human
ass, whether native or foreign born; that
his mule, having retired from politics,
did not desire their votes, nor require any
of their small advertisements for his
support.
Year: 1879

A DocToR Of Coventry has been sent
to prison for four months, at hard la
Dor, for neglecting is attend to sick
child when summoned, although he
contented that the case was not repre-
sented to him Of urgent, and furnished
evidence that the child's life could not
have been saved IL he had promptly
attended it.
Year: 1879

SEC. 8. Nothing in this act contain
ed shall be constructed to take from
the county court its jurisdiction to try
and punish any of the ofenses describ-
ed in this at.


SEC. 8. Whenever any tramp in
this state shall have committed any
ofense described in this act, any sher-
if, deputy sheriff, high bailiff, or jus
tice of the peace Of the county, or any
constable, grand juror, oyerseer Of the
poor, OF selectmen of the town, or any
constable, grand juror, overseer Of the
poor OF policeman of the city in which
such ofFense is committed, may with
out any warrant, and it is hereby
made their duty, to apprehend such
person and take end retain him in
custody, at the expense of the State,
in any place within the county, in the
discretion of the officer so arresting.
until opportunity shall have been Civ
en- to some proper complaining or in
forming officer of the town, city, or
county where such offense was COM
mitted, to prepare and file with the
proper magistrate or officer Of the
court his complaint against such often
der, and it is hereby made the duty
of the officer making such arrest to
give notice to the nearest complaining
or informing officer of such arrest,
and the nature and circumstances of
the offense charged and it shall be the
duty of such complaining or inform
ing officer to forthwith file with the
proper magistrate or court his COM
plaint OF information against such of
fender, and to prosecute the same


SEC. 10. In all prosecutions before
a justice of the peace or municipal
court for violations Of the provisions
of the third section Of this act, the
cost shall be audited and allowed by
the court suditor for the county, and
paid from the state treasury in the
manner provided for in other cases
where in prosecutions before a justice
of the peace, the costs are to be paid
out of the state treasury.


Sec. II. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.


SEC. u. This act shall take effect
from its passage. Approved Nov. 26
1873.
Year: 1879

Memphis Ledger. Our Washing
ton correspondent suggest that Col.
Casey Ioung's prominence may make
him speaker Of the next House of rep
reseptativcs. He richly deserves the
honor, and would FIJI the position with
great dignity, propriety and efficiency,
but we have 10 idea that he has any
such aspirations On the floor of the
house where for two terms he has
served his constituents and country so
well he Will doubtless be content to
work on as usual in his quiet and cffec-
tive way.
Year: 1879

notwithstanding the low price OF.
cotton, tits stated that the work
ing people of Southwest Georgia,
both white and black, are as a gen
eral thing, better OF than they have
been any time since the war.
Year: 1879

He MRDIrATEs OVER THE OYSTERS
1t was rather late yesterday morning when
Mr.. Willaby got up, and he was vague
ly conscious of a confused recollection of
things, but he didn't say much and tried
to appear as cheerful as he knew how
Presently breakfast was announced, and
the family took their places at the table,
but Mr.. Willaby was amazed, as he sat
staring at six little round wooden boxes
of axle grease ranged solemnly in front of
his plate


"Where under the sun, he said, with
a puzzled intonation, "what in thunder
where did all this axle grease come
from and what is it for:'


"Oh, is it axle grease asked his
wife, with charming simplicity and inno-
cence Just triAe overdone. You said
last night when you brought these cans
home that they were oysters and would
be nice for breakfast, | thought you
had better eat them right away, as they
didn't smell as though they would keep
very much longer"


And then Mrs. Willaby removed the
cans and her husband sat and looked at
the teapot and thought so long that his
coffee was cold as a rich relation when
he thought to drink it.-Ioledo Blade.
Year: 1879

The other morning while seven or
eight old and reliable citizens were hold
ing down chairs and boxes in Michigan
avenue grocery, and unanimously agree
ing that this was the greatest country on
earth, a stranger entered and said


Gentlemen, | suppose you are all IA
miliar with politics."


ave are they replied in chorus.


"And you know all about the funda-
mental principles of liberty


1--WE do"


"Well, I'm glad of it, for I've made a
bet with fellow back here as to how the
reading of the Constitution begins. One
of you just write me down the first ten
words.


While he felt for stub of pencil
every man began scratching his head and
cautiously cycling his neighbor. One
began muttering: "Now lay me-
and a second said something about "Re-
solved, and a third wrote on the top OF
a cracker box: "On motion, it was vot-
ed that-that-' There was a great
deal of coughing and sneezing and
and nose blowing, when boy came
in and said the strangers horse had
run away. He rushed out, and seven
faces frightened up and smiled, and seven
men took fresh chews of tobacco and
tried not TO look too important when the
grocer said:


The Constitution? Why, every one
of you can repeat it by heart with your
eyes shut-of course we can.
Year: 1879

There exists in Denmark a singular
institution, established mainly for the
benefit of the daughters of the nobility.
When a man of wealth is blessed by the
birth of daughter, he causes her to be
enrolled at this institution, paying a very
small sum, with fixed annual payment
of a moderate amount When the young
girl reaches the age of twenty-one she
not only finds herself in possession of a
very nice little income, but she has a
right to occupy and enjoy fine apart
ment, well furnished, in an elegant house,
with parks and gardens, and her COM
panions will be ladies young or old, who
are members of the association. 1t is
not obligatory upon member to reside
longer at the chateau or more frequently
than suits her convenience. If the faith
er dies and the young girl IS unprotected
she has an asylum at once, even if the
subsequent annual subscriptions are not
liquidated, and when she attains her
majority her annual income commences.


If she should die or contract marriage
her interest in the association passes to
the general fund. If she should be mar
ried when she is twenty all that is paid
by her father accrues to the association,
and it is this source of income that enables
the institution to demand only a small
annual subscription, which renders it
easy for father to meet the demand,
with the assurance that if his daughter
cannot be married without a marriage
portion, she will at least be in the enjoy
ment of a comfortable home for life.
This institution has been prosperous
at Copenhagen for sixty years. The
features of the plan are somewhat singu-
lar, and not adapted to this country in
some particulars, but the plan of COM
mencing with the birth of daughter to
provide for the old age of the infant is
rather commendable. 1t is life insurance
to the very letter.
Year: 1879

When the widow Coe married Jason
Carter she brought him no money at all;
ONLY small, stony farm in NoPpit, that
had been her fathers and two wild boys
of ten and twelve wears growth. Jack
and Dan were hard subjects for a step
father TO rule. and Jason Garter found his
hands fun. Naturally he was d quiet.
gentle. persistent man; in his youth he
ran away 20 sea. and Tor fifteen years he
had been a common sailor, which had
pretty we'll knocked the quiet ont of and
the persistence into him In this time
he had learned 20 swear, Is "a matter OF
course. though he had been strictly
brought up, and went to church and Sun
dav school always His father would
have used the rod, but he also was spared
the trouble. for both father and mother
had died before Jason came back, and
when he had found they were gone he
never went back 70 Tol!and, but after he
got tired of Sca-going took-to peddlng
notions about the country and at last
married the widow Coe and settled down
in Noppit.


He had stopped swearing long ago for
under dear old Father Taylor teaching
he had been converted between his last
two VOYAGES and though profanity had
become a habit with him, he had con-
quered it at last, after years Of patient
endeayor. and now was 50 gentle, and
pleasant, and pious, that Phebe Coe
thought her last days would be her best
DAYS.


He had come 20 know the widow COe
from being an old shipmate of her brother,
John Wires: who had also left seafaring
because he had injured a knee, and be-
cause too lame to climb rigging; 50 he
set UP q small shop in Boston, where he
sold tobacco, twine, and other odds and
ends. but he had been married and had
one son, called Jenison. This boy was
about the age of widow Goes youngest
son, for her brother had married soon
after she did. and when Jason Carter be-
gan the peddling business, John Wires
had told him 10 stop when he went
through Scranton and see his sister. The
children were small and their father living
when Jason first saw them, and they
| learned 10 look for Uncle JaSe' every
spring and fall with delight, for he al
WAYS brought them marbles, tops, candy,
| strings. and made them bows and kites,
sure passports to boys heart. So when
their poor drunken father died and the
widow found herself without a penny,
she moved over to Noppit to live with
her father, and when he died, too, leaving
all he had, the farm from which he
scratched d scanty living, and she found
herself alone and helpless, she listened
fayorably to Jason Carters proposal, for
he was as tired of his wandering life as
she was Of her loneliness, and married
him. The boys were glad, for they loved
him, as they had never loved their own
father, and Jason was Is good 70 them as
if they were his own, though certain
thrill of emotion shook him when his
baby daughter came, that never had
troubled that worn old heart in any emer-
geucy OF Jack and Dan. But then Celia
was a girl; OF course that made II
\ different,


Jason, when compared with his prede-
/ ,.s>ar. wa, as As mild AID pleasant round
f the a3a,e a spglng day alter stormy
winter. He became useful and promi-
nent member in the NOppit church, and
Year: 1879

in an ice boat, he had both his legs 50
badly frozen that amputation was neces-
sary, and he did not long survive the OPP
Grafton.


Thus ended the lives of two of the
pioneers of northwestern Maine, men of
fortune, who could have lived at their
ease in their native England, but who
came to this country to give their chill
dren better chance to attain position
and fortune than they could have had at
home, but only to meet with pecuniary
loss and disappointment Theirs are ex-
ceptional cases, however.
Year: 1879

From the Leadyille Eclipse.


Five years ago young man
whom We shall call Smith, because
that is not his name, was married 10 a
beautiful girl in one OF the interior
towns Of Iowa. Smith was then only
% years old, aud, though intelligent.
well edusated and active, was only a
clerk in q dry goods store, depending
upon meager salary for subsistence.
Common prudence should have dictat-
ed to the young couple the propriety
OF waiting, but they loved each other
and laughed at the iuture. The father
OF the young lady was one OF the pio.
neers OF the town. rich, haughty and
purse proud. He was enraged at the
match, and coarsely told the young
lady that she had made hard bed for
herself and must lie on il.


With an amount of money ridicu-
lously small, considering his wealth,
he dismissed her finally. The couple
went to housekeeping, but with all
their love and economy failed to make
both ends meet. The money which
the young wife brought was expended
during the first year, and love, which
Laughed at locksmiths," flew out of
the window when poverty came in at
the door. Misunderstanding bicker-
ings and quarreis followed each other
in rapid succession, aud finally il seem
ell TO the unhappy pair it vas impossi-
BILE for them To live together, and after
a somewhat more violent scene than
usual, Mrs. Smith took her babe and
went TO her fathers, only TO have the
door shut in her face. Returning to
her own house she found that her hus-
band had left note stating that she
should never see him again. In fit of
desperation she sold the stock Of furni-
ture, placed her babe in charge of her
husbands parents, with enough money
to make il comfortable for a year. and
started for large city TO make n living
This was only little more than year
ago.


The old story Of young, refined
aud unprotected female in a large city
was re-enacted in her case. She fell,
and in three months had become reck-
less. Always fnding plenty of ad-
mirers, she drifted from city TO city,
occasionally sending little money for
the care of her babe, which she loved
with passionate tenderness. During
all time. however, she never forgot her
husband, having learned that her love
had been clouded, not extinguished.
Last week she arrived in Leadyille. As
she descended from the coach she no.
ticed in the throng Of bronzed faces
one that seemed strangely familiar,
though covered with an enormous
beard. IL disappeared and she went to
her lodgings with strange feeling OF
unrest aud isolation. The next day
walking down town she again encoun-
tered that face and met a glance that
caused her TO tremble. In another in
slant both her hands were seized and
she knew that her husband, whom she
had never ceased 10 love, stood before
her. He had come to Leadville imme-
diately after their separation. had pros
pered and supposing that she was still
at her fathers. was about starting for
home with sufficient means to establish
himself in business IN their native
town. She told him all, he forgave all
and the next day the strangely united
couple left 10 begin new and happier
life.
Year: 1879

The credit system sometimes brings
results least anticipated by those who
trade in il. A Scotch farmer was dun
ned by a wagon-maker Of the ambitions
village OF Drayton, Ontario, to pay for
vehicle purchased from him; to
which the canny Scot pleaded inability
in consequence OF the scarcity of mon
ey. Being pressed for the debt by his
creditor, who said that he had a note
becoming due in few days, which the
amount Of the farmers debt would en-
able him to meet, he was told very
naively by the farmer that sooner than
see him stuck he would lend him the
amount from fund which he had ly-
ing by for note-shaviug, provided he
would get some substantial neighbors
TO back his note, and would only
charge him l2 per cent. for it. He no
doubt thought IL was poor system
that could not work both ways.
Year: 1879

Two valuable lessons, not from text
books, are taught at West Point
strict honesty and truthfulness. A ca
det guilty of lying is expelled. There
is no hope for him, and there ought TO
be none. or all mean and detestable
vices falsehood is the meanest and most
detestable. A cadet guilty of dishon-
esty is expelled. Dishonesty and false
hood go hand in hand. They are twin
vices. No young man who should
show the faint of these vices goes
throggh West Point il the authorities
can help it. BY extreme circumspec-
ton a youth whose imagination is too
lively for his judgment may OCCASION
ally get through, and even rise to COM
paratively high command in the army
afterward; but he certainly must walk
with great care while passing through
West Point; and, as TO the honesty Of
its graduates, as a class, that, fortu-
nately, is beyond dispute.
Year: 1879

Tux MIssIoS or CHARLEY Ross. go
Mr.. Christian Ross lately wrote con.
cerning his lost child: "Mrs. Ross and
myself would both be only too glad 10
know that our dear Charlie is safe in
Heaven than 10 be tortured by the
dread that he remains in charge Of
people who may lead him into life Of
misery aud crime. While we have
suffered beyond what any mortal can
understand, yet we have the com
fort 10 know that many a little fellow
has been rescued from want and mis-
cry through the search for our Charlie.
and we believe the public have reaped
largely the benefit OF the sacrifice We
made, for had compounded the crime
I feel certain we would have bad our
son long since; but declining 10 do so,
have suffered and the public have
been benefited. for I do not think a
child will be taken soon again for
ransom.
Year: 1879

A Bn or HmroRY. Richard C0ur
de Leon was the most stylish man in
England of his time. When he put on
his tin helmet and cast iron ulster, and
a pair Of laminated steel boots, aud
picked up a club with an iron knob and
steel spike in the end, aud set forth on
a cru aie, the fashionable society of
that day considered him just dressed
20 kill" And so he was. And one
day VII g was dressed mp that way
fe'l lied him havkeye.
Year: 1879

Bf REV. GEO. IL. kRAhER
Christ will take the throne of glory


When he comes,
And eclipse the deeds of story


When he comes,
All historic crash Of thunder,
Vells OF romance rent asunder,
All Will cease to be the wonder


When he comes.
Sin and Death will lose their power


When he comes,
And demons piss their ruling hour


When he comes,
Clouds will march with storm and rumble
Piles OF empire then will crumble;
Crests Of PRIDE he then will humble,


When he comes.
They will strike the tents OF sadness,


" hen he comes,
And will leave these fields to gladness,


When he comes,
Truth will have her camptires beaming
Wounded error will be screaming;
Heavens armies then be cleaning;


When he comes.
Hope will sec her great tomorrow


When he comes,
He will wipe the tears OF sorrow


" hen he Gomez,
Heavy hearts will leap with lightness,
Day of stainless hue and brightness,
There will shine on robes of whiteness,


When he comes.
He will gather us together


When he comes,
Crecds nor churches will us sever


VIII n he comes,
As the streams flow on to oUean,
There to lose diuided motion,
So in him will meet devotion,


When he comes,
We will meet the saints now sleeping,


When he comes,
We will cease for them our weeping,


When he comes.
We will see their shining graces,
And rejoice in their embraces,
But to HIM will turn all faces,


When he comes.


In BIBLE BANNER.
Year: 1879

The public meeting at the Library
Room this evening ought to be well
attended. The object sought to be ad-
vanced cOmmends itself to the favora-
BILE consideration of all publlc-spirited
citizens, and requires nothing at our
hands. Let every gentleman and
lady in the city friendly to this most
worthy enterprise be present to-night.
Year: 1879

eourtship? And if they objected then and
Jailed, why did they marry? If men will not
give up such habits at the solicitations of their
sweethearts, it is not likely they will be per-
suaded out of them by their wives; therefore
think it unwise for a woman to risk her happi-
ness by quarrelling with her husband over a
iault the existence and extent of which she
knew and perfectly understood before she took
upon herself the duties of WIFE"


A few traits of George Sand-Her custom
was rather to praise than to blame, and she
criticised alike impartially the work of friend
or foe. She had been in her time great beau
ty "My features" she says, "were we'll
formed, but have never tried to give them
expression" Her face was handsome rather
than interesting; her features bore the stamp
of Grecian regularity; her voice was faint and
without any ring. In conversation she was
the reverse of Partisan. She was incapable of
dazzling the mind with esprit" by brilliant
play upon words by unexpected sallies and
ready answers. Mental fencing was unknown
to her, and she very seldom said anything wit
ty. Her writings contain very little humor;
she was mostly inclined to taciturnity She
was better listener than talker, and what she
had heard was often reproduced in her works.
Your mind is sluggish" Musset is reported to
have said once in allusiOn to her colloquial
IalllhSs. In common, perhaps. with other
writers who are much absorbed in their works,
she had another remarkable popularity. "If
L had not had my works on a shelf before me-"
she says, 81 should have forgotten them even
10 the title-page. You may read half a volume
OF one OF my own romances to me, and with
the exception of one or two principal names,
should never know it had been written by me.
If were suddenly asked for my opinion
one of my own books, could sincerely answer
that did not know it-that must first read
it before can say anything about it," She
alleges this popularity as the reason why in
her memoirs she says nothing about the subject
and tendency of any of her own works. She
scarcely even quotes the titles OF some of them.
Leopold Katsher, in International Review
for August.


A southwestern woman writes: Regarding
politics that cry about the serfdom of women
is utter folly. both read and talk politics,
and gentlemen seem pleased to converse with
me on that subject. My husband is a profess
sional and did not care for politics before mar
riage, but is now staunch Republican. read
to him evenings and 1 always pick out the
most stirring editorials to read to him and urge
him to attend caucus meetings and elections.
He used to say, 'Oh, I don't want to go to O
caucus; don't like the associations But L
told him If all the good men would go the Of
hce-seekers would not have so much influence
and politics would be purified. 1 do hate to
spare him even one evening, and he comes
home smelling strongly of tobacco smoke, but
conscious OF having done his duty"