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Year: 1878

A soldier in CrOmwel's army,
passing with his comrades over ST.
Mary's bridge, Derby, observed a
young girl ladIng water from the
river. In the spirit Of frOlic and
mischief, he threw large stone, in
tending that il should startle her by
making a sudden splash. But it
struck her on the head, and made a
hideous wound. She fell into the
river. The soldier did not wait to
see that she was rescued. lie gal
loped on, feeling that he had been
guilty Of q wantOn murder. The
unknown consequences Of his folly
preyed upon his mind. His con-
science was always upbralding him.
Years after, when discharged from
the army, hesettled down In Derby.
He took a public house, and after "A
short acquaintance witha woman of
mature. age, got married. Very
soon after he saw his wife combing
her hair, and inquired how she got
that great scar which distiguTed ono
side Of her head. She replied
"Some wretch OF a soldier had once
nearly killed her with a stone, but
if she ever caught that soldier she
would pay him Off for IT," It il nor
recorded bow she treated her hus-
band when he confessed being her
assailant or how great was his relief
when the haunting thought Of wan
ton murder was removed from his
mind. He was one of the Ave troop
ers who rode under the oak where
Charles was hidden at BOscabcl.
From this soldier was descended
Mr., Hutton, the wcll-knOwn anti
quarian Of Derby, who related the
above,
Year: 1878

To note all the progress made by the Jap
anese within the past ten years, would require
more space than We have to devote to the
subject, and yet the progress made by that
nation within the short period mentioned, is
almost marvellous.


The Japanese, as people, seem to have
walked up to the necessity of throwing of
their e1clusiveness, and Of admitting into their
country not only al the modern mechanical
and scientific improvements Of the western
world, but Of availing themselves of the aid of
men Of learning and mechanical skill, SO as TO
facilitate the work Of reform as much as pos
sible.


To this end the japanese have invited gen
tleuen Of all grades Of learning to come to
their country to instruct the people in every
Year: 1878

COOKING TAUGHT IN THE LONDON soHooLs-In-
struetion in practical cooking is part of the new
system in the public schools oil London This com
parativey recent innovation has cost a struggle,
and many sensible persons advocate it on the
ground that, while the school board spent a great
deal Of money for instructions IN ornamental
branches, the interest in and knowledge of the
common practical arts of household life were losing
ground. The London School Board has taken the
responsibility of making domestic economy part
of the regular school eouFss lessons are given on
food and its preparation in every girls school, and
for advanced classes; there twenty kitchens
established in different parts of the city filed with
suitable appliances, and presided by skiIlful
teachers OF the culinary This is what We call
practical education, that should form part of the
education OF girls Of every nation Where proper care
is taken to qualify them for wives and mothers We
hold it be essential for young woman to learn
the art OF cookery, it is for young to learn
the art and mystery of any trade calling out OF
which he expects 10 make livelihood. Every girl
should be taught how to cook, SO that when she
assumes the responsibilities of a wife, she will be
able TO superintend even if she should not do the
work, and thus save thousands of dollars in lite
time, whilst she will confer upon her husband and
family one of the choicest blessings, namely: well
cooked vict1als, which vii promote health, and
confer comfort, and make home, sweet home in
deed
Year: 1878

How TO BE 4 MAS.-Wheu Carlisle was asked
by young person to point what course of read
ing be thought best to make him 4 man, replied, III
his Characteristic manner. The letter is too long,
We quote only the concluding paragraph: "In con-
elusion, will remind you that not by books alone,
or by books chiefly, does man become in all parts
a man. Study to do faithfully whatsoever thing in
your actual situation, then and now, you nd either
expressly or taetly laid down to your chArge-that
is your post and stand in 1t like true soldier ST.
lenty devour the many chagrins of it, all stua-
uons have many, and see you aim not to quit it
without doing all that it, at least, requires of you
man perfeets himself bE work much more than by
reading There are growing Kind of men that can
wisely combine the two things; wisely, yaliantly,
can do what is laid to their hand in the present
sphere, and prepare themselves withal for doing
other wider things, if such lie before them"
Year: 1878

THE New York Sun labors hard to
prove that the millionaires of the coun-
try will be using their all powerful infiu-
ence to secure the nomination and elec-
tion of Gem Grant because he, above
all other Presidents, would use the
army to protect the property of his
friends. This is nice scheme to de-
feat the Generals nomination.
Year: 1878

The Springfield Mass Republican is
responsible for this story: Years ago
the Boston and Albany Railroad made
rule that passengers should not ride
on tickets intended to b. used in the
opposite direction from tnat in which
they were journeying. One dav the
conductor came to well-dre.sed mid
dle.aged lady, just after leaving Wor


ceSter on the sestern bound express,
who handed him a ticket from Palmer
10 Worcester. He protested that, al


though very sorry, the rules of the
company woulden't allow him to take
that ticket for moment The lady said
she had bought it in good faith, but
had never before had an opportunity to
use it. ana intimated, with studied pol
iteness, that all such regulations were
senseless. And finally she remarked ;
81 am willing TO ride backward all the
way,if that will b. any comfort to you.


he took the ticket.
Year: 1878

MgssRs. EDrToRs In this day when


the real dignity of humanity is often
overlooked, and so many thousands in
manufacturing towns are only valued


for the physical strength they have


with which to serve few Of their fel


low creatures little more fortunate,


and a great deal more selfish than


themselves, 1t is a cause for thanks to
God for raising up such an instructor


in social science as Joseph Cook. His


ann is to bless at once the employee


and employer, and both classes crowd


his auditorium. He wakes them up to
conscience by saying Your daughter
is not at the looms, but her grand
daughter may be-" Pace thoughtfully
to and fro in the city slums, for your
descrndents may live there. In Amer
lea the children of Lazarus may rise to
the position of Dives, and those of
Dives may sink to the level Of Lazarus.
Under Republican institutions the in
terests OF the rich man are every man 5
interests, and tie interests of the poor
man are every mans also. Such is the
Of American society, that the
cause of the working girl is the cause
OF the parlor on Fifth Avenue; the
cause of the poorest shop-boy is the
cause Of the millionaire, the cause of
the woman hind the whirling wheels
Of trade, laboring under unspeakable
and bringing into the
world offspring tired from birth, is the
cause of the most luxurious household
that to-day kaeels about any family al
tar on Beacon street, or of late lifted up
thanksgiving in any happy New Eng
land house" Such is a partial intro
duction to lecture on Sex il indus.
try" which every one employing fe-
males ought to read and profit by it
il they do not want to continue that
"inhumanity to men (and especially
women) that makes countless millions
Year: 1878

A few days ago City Treasurer Vim
cent wrote to gentleman in San Fran
cisco, who had son living in this city
informing him that his son was very
sick and had no means to take hin
home to die. The Treasurer this morn
ing received letter from the gentl.
man, requesting him to take care of tn,
young man, and that letter would
soon be forwarded.
Year: 1878

A novel suggestion in the way of
funeral reform is made by cores
pondent to a French newspaper. He
suggests that bodies might with ad-
vantage be buried in the sea, which he
considers to be the natural cemetery for
the dead. He proposes that funeral
boats, large enough to contain several
bodies, be periodically despatched from
convenient places on the sea shore, and
that the bodies, be committed TO the
deep at such a distance from the land as
will prevent all possibility of their
interfering with the public health. Tine
japanese, in fact, have already adopted
a similar system. One Of their funeral
junks was recently reported about one
hundred miles north of San Francisco.
There was not living person on board,
but number Of corpses were found,
some shackled together. They must
from their appearance have been dead
at least month. Many of the bodies
were dressed in costly materials. There
was no food in the vessel, and appear
ances indicated that the craft and its
CHASTITY burden had been left to the
mercy of the waves, or else had acci-
dentally got loose from those entrusted
with the duty Of sinking the cOrpses.
Year: 1878

Judge -, of the Judicial District
OF Arkansas, had brought before him
convicted felOn TO be sentenced. The
opportunity to Improve" the occasion
was not to be lost, and 50, after the
usual demand for reason why sentence
should not be pronounced, his Honor
slowly and with genuine feeling ad-
dressed the prisoner: NV poor fellow.
you are about to go to the penitentiary.
You are required to give up everything
which the great world values; your
fGmily-and, instead, to take for your
associates only felons like yourself;
your h0me-and To take instead what
can never have the semblance of
home; your lrHl-and so be subject 10
order of men who have no sympathy
with you. Even your ordinary cloth
ing you will exchange for here his
Honor hesitated, and raising his left
arm, pointed TO it with the indeX-finger
of the right handl-you will exchange
for striped clothes, the stripes running
not lengthwise, like these, but So
round and round ike cOoH'S taii.'
Year: 1878

The pine apples we get here are so
unlike those that ripen on their native
soil, instead of being plucked green,
and allowed to mature with time, that
they do not taste like the same fruit.
The Bahama pines enjoy an axellent
reputation, especially those of New
Providence and a new industry has re-
Gently sprung up in that island which
cannot fail of appreciation by lovers of
fine fruit. Ii is preserved in tins when
fully ripened, and sent off in perfect
condition. Quantities will soon be
shipped to the L. States large factory
for preserving it having been establish
ed at Nassau. Ii is said to be almost


delicious as when gathered from the
plant, and ought to be a welcome inn
provement upon the fruit we have been
accustomed to eating here. Delicious
as the pine is at its best estate, the
first particular account given of it was
by Oviedo, the Spanish historian, in
1918. The Netherlanders were the
first to raise it in hothouses; but it was
introduced into England at the end of
the seventeenth century, and has been
extensively cultivated there. 1t is not
more than seventy years since it re-
ceived attention in Continental Europe.
The English claim that, as raised in
their hothouses, it is better than when
grown in the open air in the West In
dies; but those who have tasted it in
both places will not be likely to agree
with them, particularly since so much
attention has been bestowed upon it in
the Bahamas -..---.
Year: 1878




Many rude instruments have been
collected by modern travellers, and are
but little changed from their ancient
forms. The drum or timbrel Is made OF
thin baked clay, somethingiu the shape
of bottle. with parchment stretched
over the wider part. On being struck
with the finger, I lis instrument makes
remarkably loud sound. These rel
les are lodged in the London Scriptu-
raj Museum, and are all ticketed with
the texts they serve to illustrate. This
arrangement is very judicious, and
gives great additional interest TO the
sacred objects while under inspection.
The distaff was the instrument which
wrought the materials for the robes of
the Egyptian kings, and for the little
coat" which Hannah made for Samu-
ell; by it, too, were wrought the cloths
and other fabrics used in SolomOn's
Temple. Nothing can be more simple
than this ancient instrument, which is
a sort of wooden skewer, round which
the flax is wrapped; 1t is then spun on
the ground in the same manner as a
boys top, and the thread wrought OF
and wound upon reel. ''Quei ns," or
stone hand-mills, of various sizes, hive
been repeatedly found in connection
with Roman, Saxon, and other ancient
remains in England They are still to
be met with i'm constant use over the
greater part of India, in Africa, and
also those districts of the East which
are more particularly associated with
Holy writ. Ii may be worth while 10
mention that this description of mill is
an improvement upon the method of
simply crushing the corn laid on Nat
stone held in the hand. The '.quern''
is a hard stone, roughly rounded and
partly followed, into which another
stone, which has a handle, is loosely
fitted. The corn required to be ground
is placed in hollow receptacle ,and the
inner stone is moved rapidly round,
and in course of time, by immense la
Dor, the wheat etc., is ground into
flour. The Scripture prophecies men-
tion that of two women grinding at the
mill, one shall be left and the other
taken-the twO-handed mill will ex-
plain the meaning Of this passage.
Year: 1878

Brussels, Belgium, is chiefly known
in America from being the source Of
product of that article which the ladies
are fond of describing as ''real lace"
Lace, in these modern days, makes its
presence known in Brussels by appear
ing in myriads of shop windows, and
tempting the eye and threatening the
pocketbook on every side. Itis a great
sight to visit lace factory and see the
patient workers fasnioning this lace,
which looks so fine but involves such
terrible labor. The girls begin work
at six years of age, and gradually ac-
quire proficiency in handling the bob
bins or plying the needle until death or
wornout eyesight ends their toll and its
tediOusness. | was shown one piece of
lace that an old woman was working
inches, yet in this space there were
over four hundred threads, each at
tached to its bobbin, all of which she
was skilfully twisting, turning and
fastening among the thousand or more
pins stuck INTO Il cushion which formed
the plan of the work. This looked diff
fieult enough, yel was told that only
the eOarser laces were made in this
way, and that the finer ones had all to
be made with the needle and by hand,
and there were other patient toIlers
using their needles with thread as fine
as hair to work out the gossimer IA
brio that had such an electric influence
over the female mind Talk of the
''Song of the Shirt that ''stitch stitch
stitch, " though hard enough, is moth
ing to this. There they worked, twen-
ty-iive women, of all ages, in room,
some of them bent almost double, Others
with magnifying glasses, some with
strange, nervous twitches, that con-
vulsed their entire bodies every time
they took stitch; yet all patient and
plOdding, and hoping that some day the
slow weaving of the tedious web would
end. Near them hung the medals of all
the international exhibitions to attest
their proficiency, including the medal
and diploma from Philadelphia in 1876.
These were the workers in the house,
but there were besides nearly 5000
others outside who did the work at
their homes. In the wareroOms the
sight of carrying about these almost
priceless laces by the armlOads, and
tossing them over counters regardless
of their great value, was calculated to
create the same impression on the mind
as the sight of men shOveling gold
about in the Bank of England. Ii was
certainly unique. The thread of which
this lace Is made is spun from the finest
flax, and the best grows just outside of
Brussels, near Halle.
Year: 1878

OF all the myriad moods of mind


That through the soul come thronging,
Which one was e'er so dear, so kind,
So beautiful as longing?
The thing We long for, that we are,


For one transcendent moment
Before the present poor and bare,


Can make its sneering comment
StiIl. through or paltry stir and strife.
CLOVIS down the wished ideal,
And longing moulds in clay what hfe
Caryes in the marble real;
To let the new life in, we know


Desire must ope the portal;
Perhaps the longing to beso


Helps make the soul immortal.
Longing is Gods fresh, heavenwsrd Will
With our poor earthward striving;
We quench it that We may be still


Content with merely living;
But would we learn that hearts full scope
Which We are hourly wronging,
Our lives must climb from hope to hope,
Aud realize our longing.
All, let US hope that to our praise
Good God not only reckons
The moment when we tread his ways,
But when the spirit beckons
That some slight good is also wrought
Beyond self-satisfaction.
When we are simply good in thought,
Howe'er we fall in action.
Year: 1878

During the late rain storm in North
western Pennsylvania, Mr.. George
Randall, whose house was upon the
bank of the creek at North Springfield,
Erie county, suffered the loss of all his
earthly possession, which, though not
large. vet like the widows mite"
constituted all his living, and narrowly
and almost miraculOusly escaped with
his life. Mr.. Randall's family consists
of wife and child about two years of
age. At about O'Clock Mr.. Randall
was awakened by the rushing of the
waters, and on arising and drawing on
pair of overalls lying Uear, he COM
menced picking up things from the
floor, and placing them on the table, TO
protect them from the water which
had commenced to enter his house.
SuppOsing the worst was past he made
no attempt TO escape. In an instant the
tidal wave caused by the breaking of
the dams above, struck his dwelling.
and it fiOated away and was dashed
with such violence against the railroad
embankment that it was crushed like
paper house and the inmates hurled
into the seething flood. The current
caused by the waters rushing through
the aqueduct, which was now nearly
or quite full, drew in the shattered
fragments of the house. The strug-
Cling family were swept through the
aqueduet, a distance of some fifteen
rods, and on emerging AT the lower
side the husband deserted the wife
holding the child clasped in her arms
floating near him. Fortunately at THAT
instant log came sweeping by, and
seizing it with one hand and his wife
with the other, they drifted down with
the current until they struck cluster
of willow trees and affected a landing
where they remained till rescued the
next morning, The wreck occurred
about half-past three. and the rescue
about half-past five in the morning. At
early dawn it was discovered that the
house was gone and search was imme-
diately instituted for the inmates. They
were soon discovered and no time was
lost in providing means for the rescue
The telegraph operator, fastening
rope about his body, one end of which
was held.by the spectators on the shore,
plunged into the flood and reached in


safety the trees where Mr.. Randall and
family were. The rope was then fas-
tened at both ends, and Mr.. Randall,
tying his child upon his back, started
for the shore, which he reached with
his precious freight in safety. Return
ing in a similar manner, he brought
his wife to the shore, and thus the
whole family were rescued, but nearly
in as destitute circumstances as when
they made their advent upon this mum
dane sphere.
Year: 1878

The penalty OF popularity is envy.


The penalty of thin shoes is a cod.


The penalty of tight boots is corns.


The penalty of a baby is sleepless
nights.


The penalty of public dinner is bad
wine.


The penalty of marrying is a mother
in-law.


The penalty of a pretty cook is an
empty larder.


The penalty of godfather is a silver
knife, fork and spoon.


The penalty of kissing baby is half
a dollar-one dollar if you are liberal
To the nurse.


The penalty of having hauneh of
venisOn sent to you is inviting dozen
friends to come and eat it.


The penalty of interfering between
man and wife is abuse, frequently ac-
companied with blows from both.


The penalty of remaining single is,
having no one who cares a button for
you, as will be abundantly proved by
the state of your shirt.


The penalty of buying very cheap
clothes is the same as that of going to
law-the certainty of losing your suit
and having to pay for it.


The penalty of a legacy, or fortune,
is the sudden discovery of a host OF
poor relations you never dreamt of, and
of a number of debts you had quite for
gotten.


The penalty of lending is-with a
book or an umbrella, the certain loss of
it; with your name to a bill, the sure
payment of it, and with a horse, the
lamest chance of ever seeing it back
~ In ear1nd
Year: 1878

ours soonest in the young and robust,
their vital organs being accustomed to
greater action than those of persons
past the adult age. In the foregoing
cases, the lives of the sufferers may be
said to have been in dormant state,
the natural functions being in great
measure suspended, and the exhausted
condition OF the frame, as in state of
disease not permitting the action of
the stomaehic juices When death from
hunger occurs in persons of good health
of body, the pangs they indure are tru-
ly dreadful Hunger and intense thirst
are felt at an early period; the nervous
system becomes disordered; the cOnser-
vative power of the constitution, dis
tressed by want of nourishment, urges
the absorbents to prey upon the intes
tines and delirium and madness often
conclude the scene.
Year: 1878

The dead letter Office is an interest
ing place to visit not at all like living
letter Office, but large room containing
many tables at which sit clerks examin.
ing, sorting and arranging the piles of
correspondence that have come to naught.
Some open the letters, which are then
passed TO others for examination, when
those containing money are passed on to
clerks whose duty it is to make memo
randum of the contents Then the whole
is freshly re-enclosed to return to the
sender; and in case it doesn't find him,
it comes back to Washington. 1t is
interesting to note the contents ef the
moneyed letters. Small pieces of siver
and currency are plentiful, and some
times bit of silver will have piece of
currency wrapped around it, so carefully!
The banknotes range all the way from
one to twenty, and perhaps higher, but
that was the largest one we saw. Who
would be so careless as to let a twenty
dollar note go astray? It must have
been lovely woman for the direction, on
all the letters we glanced at, was in
feminine chiregrsphy. The many articles
which have failed to find an owner and
have returned TO the dead letter Office,
such as jewelry, embroideries and all the
little things that are sent by mail, were
until recently kept on exhibition, and
formed quite curious museum but
they are now packed away preparatory
to being sold by auction Washington
Cor. Hartford Times.