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Year: 1877

Some very extraordinary properties have
been discovered in the earth in New Jersey.
1t seems to be an infallible cure for chronic
diseases, for rheumatism. wounds, bruises
and corrupting sores. The earth application
is very simple. The earth is bound on to the
limb and changed once day. Some very
extraordinary cures have been performed,
and people carry off quantities of the earth
and apply it at home. 1t can be found, not
only by the acre, but by the mile. 1t is as
good for animals as it is for men,. A farmer
bad hog that was fearfully lacerated. 1nt1a-
nation set in and the hog was turned out to
die. He crawled to hollow filled with swash.
He ]aiu himself down and continued to wal
low; in three days the inflammation was gone;
the animal began to eat, and in less than
week was perfectly cured. Whether the
medical properties are chemical or mineral, no
one can tell as yet. The farm on which this
remarkable earth is found is owned by
New York merchant. His friends already
distinguish him as the ''Mud Doctor. BUR-
leigh, IN the Boston Journal
Year: 1877

Almost every quality of conceit and weak
ness is combined in the impulse which makes
men speak when there is no occasion, and 60
on speaking long after they have said all they
had to say. Even if business is going on
just as man would wish it, yet he feels that
he has it in him to clench the nail already
driven in by a telling remark, or to illustrate
what is being done in way that will secure
for him the affection and respect of the
audience. He never reflects that even as he
is the reverse of grateful to speakers who
waste time with talk that is not essential, so
his neighbors can scarcely endure his own
gentle platitudes. s.-London Neaos.
Year: 1877

Russian girls frequently amuse themselves
at this time of the year (Christmas) by at
tempting to discover what sort of husband
will eventually lead them to the altar. A IA
vorite manner of doing this is by so-called
divination. The amorous female who is tired
of celibate life sits, in the mystic hours of
the night, between two large mirrors. On
each side she places candle, and then ca
gerly watches until she can see twelve reflect
ed lights.


If the fates are propitious she ought to dis
cern the husband she desires portrayed in the
glass before her. Another method of divina-
ton is to have supper laid for two. If the
young lady is still in luck, the apparition of
the future husband will come and sit down
beside her; but in order to secure success the
girl must not divulge to any one her intention
of thus attempting to dive into futurity.


There is story told in Russia to the effect
that the daughter of a rich farmer was in love
with a young lieutenant, and he, suspecting
that she would have supper laid for two,
climbed the wall of the garden, and, sitting
down by her side, partook of the prepared
banquet, the girl being under the impression
that it was his apparition and not the real
simon pure. On leaving the room the officer
forgot his sword, which he had unbuckled
before he sat down to supper. The girl find
ing the weapon after his departure, hid it in
the cupboard as memento of the visit.


Later on she married another suitor, and
he, fancying that there was some rival who
supplanted him in his wife's affection, and
one day discovering the sword, was confirmed
in his suspicious and killed her in fit of
passion.


Sometimes the inquisitive husband-seek
will take candle, and, melting the wax,
pour it on the snow, after which she strives
to discern in the hardened substance the like
ness of him she seeks.-Capt. Bunaby's Rsae
to KiUG
Year: 1877

Personal Appearance OF Governor " ellis.


''Gath" writes to the Graphic of Welt to
Governor Wells and General Anderson:


Wells is q thick-set old man, with face Of
mingled candor and cunning. He has thick,
gray hair, head of great surface on the top,
hazel eyes, not large but prominent by their
color and the deep shadows in them, and a
skin pale with age and some temporary in
trinity. He has slight fever. He is dressed
in gray clothes, plain and moderately neat
l think he uses glasses when reading his ad-
dress is always respectful and his language
conciliating, although tiger-like nature is
ever just out of sight or nearly visible. There
are two beds in this room, plain beds-one
for Anderson, the other for Wells. At table
in the center of the room both men were
reading, writing and keeping their temper.
When they understood who was, both men
received me cordially.


Anderson is a man of somewhat finer type
than Wells, but not of the same natural
strength Wells is man of nerve, leader
ship, and some vanity of purpose. Anderson
is rich planter. The North is guiltless of
the origin of either men. Such as they are,
they are southern, stock and branch. They
are typical Southerners, yet, strangely,
aginst their neighbols, and, as it appears,
both men are unflinching, unselling. rank
Republicans. Jau h


Governor Wells is curiosity. His eyes
are wide apart, and of dark hazel color,
with heavy and restless meaning in them,
like one pursued or run down, and with ever
lasting WEAKNESS as the condition of life. He
may yet be the victim of the assassin, but it
will not be without struggle if he is aware
Of r.
Year: 1877

In Brentford town, of old renown,
There lived Mister Bray
Who fell in love with Lucy Bell,
And SO did Mr.. Clay.
TO see her ride from Hemmersmith
Bv all it was allowed,
Such fair Outsides are seldom seen,
Such angels on cloud.
said Mr.. Bray to Mr.. Clay:
You choose to rival me,
And court Miss Bell. but there your court
No thoroughfare shall be.
Unless you now give up your suit,
You may repent your love;
who have shot pigeon match,
Can shoot turtle dove.
SO pray before you WOO her more
Consider what you do;
If you pop aught to Lucy Bell,
I'll pop it into you.
Said Mr.. Clay to Mr.. Bray:


Your threats quite explode;
One who has been volunteer


Knows how to prime and load.
And so cay to you, unlesss
Your passion quiet keeps,
!, who have shot and hit bull's-eyes
May chance to hit sleeps.
Now gold is oft for silver changed,
And that for copper red;
But these two went away to give
Each other change for lead.
But first they sought friend apiece,
This pleasant thought to give
When they were dead they thus should have
Two seconds still to live.
To measure out the ground not long
The seconds then fOrbore,
And having taken one rash step,
They took dozen more.
They next prepare each pistol pan
Against the deadly strife,
BY putting in the prime of death
Against the prime of life.
Now all was ready for the foes;
But when they took their stands
Fear made them tremble, so they found
They both were shaking hands
Said Mr.. C. to Mr.. B.:
Here one of US may fall;
And like ST. Pauls Cathedral now
Be doomed to have ball.
| do confess did attach
Misconduct to your name,
If withdraw the charge will then
Your rdmrod do the same?
Said Mr.. B l do agree,
But think of HOnOurs Courts!
If we 90 off without shot,
There will be strange reports.
But look, the morning now il bright,
Though cloudy it begun;
Why can't we aim above. as if
We had called out the sun?
So up into the harmless air
Their bullets they did send;
And may all other duels have
That upshot in the end.


1ThOs. Hood.
Year: 1877

The result in Colorado was adverse to woman suffrage, as we had anticipated. Since the enfranchisement of the negro, the current of feeling has run against ex- tensions of the suffrage. Seeing all the evils of carpet-baggery at the South and Irish domination in our cities, people do not stop to consider that woman suf- frage is conservative movement, raising and not lowering the suffrage.
Year: 1877

Fred Douglass talks to his race in the following sensible way:

 The question with us is. will we work as hard for ourselves as we once did for our masters? If we don't we will go to the wall, for liberty is as essentially state of hard work as slavery is of disgraceful slOth. lt is only by hard labor that we can ever catch up with the white race, and by initiating their virtues instead of their vices. Emigration is . delusion and a sham. The white race is everywhere on tha face of the globe, and we could not gee away from them if we would. z
Year: 1877

1t is said to be doubtful whether Mir. Morton will ever be able to resume his seat in the U. S. Senate. No one expects him to be present ct the extra session. If the Democratic claimants are admitted from Soath Carolina and Louisiana, the Republican majority left will hardly be more than one or two. and those even may nok all be present.
Year: 1877

The Triennial Convention of the Epis- cOpal church is now in session at Boston. The most important measure before them seems to be c proposition for changing the name of the Church by striking out the words. Protestant Episcopal" from it's present name. The High Church. men claim that theirs is the only dixinaly authorized church in the country, and they claim every baptised Christian in the land as Q member of it. IndieaEaons are that the movement will be R-H
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON Uaisa A wild-syed
youth rushed in yesterday. to tell US
that he had just discovered tho meaning
Of this talk about tenure Of Office. etc.
He said IL means that II you are not
fixed tenure position pretty firmly. the
chances are nine out Of tenure removed
10 make rosm for some other fellow.
Year: 1877

another State Boarder. .-Thouias White
(colored), who was tried at the June term
Of the County Court for feloniouslyl break
ing into a store at Granite and stealing
about S100 worth OF goods, found guilty,
and sentenced TO the penitentiary for six
years. will be escorted to that institution
to-day. Execution of the sentence Of the
court was staid for thirty days in order to
allow counsel time to apply for q new trial.
Year: 1877

THE SCHOOL BILLs.-There are now
two bills at Dover to change the law
governing our Public Schools.


Last night the Board of Education was
IN session, and by unanimous vote
passed resolution denouncing and re-
jecting one of these bills. While
this was being done, the City Council,
which was in session also, had the same
bill under consideration, and after an
amendment proposed by Mr.. Paynter,
changing the property qualification for
membership to the same as that of City
Councilman, it was unanimously passed.
Thus we have the two bodies hold direct
ly opposite views on this important mat
ter. This is much to be regretted. Both
bodies are largely Republican in politics.
But from our school affairs politics is de-
sired To be excluded. And we shall so treat
the matter in any reference we may make
TO it.


The bill approved by the Council has
some good points, in our judgment there
is one or two however, from which we
dissent. We find there is great objection
TO reducing the number of the Board be-
low twenty; another objection is to
-electing the President of the Board by a
vote of the people cf the city. 1t is very
likely that the gentleman who drew the
bill did not consider that it would cost
considerable trouble for a gentleman
nominated for President to have ten sepa-
rate tickets printed for the wards; there
being no pay attached to the Office, it
will be difficult to find men competent
who will accept of it. When the Board
was constituted of small number, they
were no better educated. at present in
the choice of a larger number, all classes
are represented, and we are more sure OF
getting enough competent men to run the
Board properly. The chief objection
now is to the cost and ifthe present Board
had been more economical there would
have been no objection raised to it.


We object entirely to the Board being
allowed to mortgage the school property
This never ought to have been done. And
the legislature ought not to allow bond.
to be issued to pay off the present mort
gage without supplementing the act will
a clause prohibiting such mortgages in
future.


The bill presented by Senator Ray
could very readily be perfected into an
excellent charter for the Board, that
would be acceptable to all parties.
Year: 1877

The Baltimore Gazette thinks the
chance of there being vacancy in the
PRESIDENTIAL office is not at all inconsider-
able. We think it not at all probable.
We despise the fraud by which Hayes
will be put into Office. and tear that it
will set precedent that may destroy the
popular faith in the ballot. For surely
there is no use in holding elections in all
the States for Presidential Electors if q
Return Board in any State be allowed tc
hold back the returns and throw out
enough votes to give the election tc
whom it pleases, or sell its vote for CON
sideration.
Year: 1877

There is great doubt about the grounds
OF the new reservoir being fit for such a
purpose; at all events there is no need of
completing that work for two years to
come; and the legislature might with
great propriety refuse to grant the loans
asked for. In two years we will be bet
ter able to finish the work. In the mean
time let larger pipe be put downOrange
street. This alone would add largely te
onr water supply.
Year: 1877

SENATOR THURMAN's resignation of his
position on the Electoral Commission
would have had no effect upon its rulings
lnaSmuch as he belonged to the seven
and not to eight. His resignation was
on account of sickness, and his sickness
was on account of disgust. Senator Ker-
nan, who succeeds him, will have but
little to do.
Year: 1877

An indianapolis communist writes to
one OF the newspapers that among the de-
mands OF the communists are, That man
who takes interest on money shall be
hanged by the neck till dead y; that nobody
shall be allowed to make money but the
Government; that there shall only be direct
taxation. etc This is probably correct
statement OF the case. 1t is warranted by
the resolutions adopted in New York, Bal
timore, Cincinnati. St. Louis, Louisville,
and other places where the communists
have held conventions. The only thing
omitted from the formal platforms is the
proposition to hang, but as that is about the
only way in which the communists coulu
enforce their peculiar demands, 1t 1olloWs
that the lender and borrower must both be
executed in order to stop paying, and re-
ceiving interest on property loaned.


The communists cannot stop with hanS-
ing those men alone who take interest on


money, because this is merely one form OF
business in which the same principle Is
applied in manifold other shapes. The
man who takes interest on money which
he loans is simply using the accumulation
OF past labor, OF thrift and industry, to earn
him more money. This is the economic
process in all forms OF business. 1t is an
investment OF capital for profit with risk,


like an investment in land, dry goods, 4
factory, horse, livery-stable, or any
other commercial, industrial, productive.
or transportation business. If every man
must be hanged by the neck TIL dead who
loans his spare funds for use, then any other
man who loans any form OF property for use
should likewise be hanged by the neck till
dead for money Is property. Gold or silver
are us much property as coal, cotton, or
corn. Bank-notes and legaltender notes
are also property. II Il man converts his
surplus earnings OF any kind into money he
has as much right to the use OF that property
as il it were in some other shape, or
in the original shape Of the product he
produced. II he has no right to use
it for profit, then other men who
retain their savings in other forms should
likewise suffer the penalty of death for
making profitable use OF them. II the
accumulation is in the shape Of house, the
man who owns it must suffer death il he
takes rent for its use. The communist
claims the right to move in there, and live
without money and without price. Ii the
surplus earnings are invested in horses
and carriages the owner must let them free
OF charge, and " uSuriouS" hYery-stable
keepers must be strung up to the nearest
Iamp-posts. The house-owner must lend
his house free OF rent; the manufacturer
must lend his shop and machinery free OF
compensation the p0ssessor OF capital VINO
has it IN the form OF cash must lend his mo-
ncy free or interest; the farmer must let
his farm without getting rent. They are all
engaged in the same pursuit OF charging for
the use OF their property, and oil alike must
be hanged By the neck till dead il they con-
tinuc il.
Year: 1877

EXCURSION To- MORROW DowN THE RIVER.
The never-tiring and evcr-cnergetic ladies
OF Centenary Methodist church are busy pre-
pairing for another OF their charming eX-
cursions down the river to Old Point, Nor
folk. Portsmouth, and the Soldiers Home.
The experience they have had in getting up
these affairs enables them to provide every
thing that can be thought OF for the COM
fort OF the excursionists, and this their last
one can but prove highly enjoyable to all
who participate.


The excursion will start ut : O'Clock
on Thursday the 23d instant, and will
return the next day. Arrangements have
been made with the proprietor OF the
Hygcia Hotel so that all who wish to stop
at Old Point will be comfortably provided
for
Year: 1877

The HANDS FOR HART'S STATUE OF CLAY.
Major Boykin yesterday received from Flo
renee, Italy, the hands made there from
Hart's original model to replace those OF
the statue OF Clay which were destroyed or
distigured by bad boys. Mr.. Hart under
took the work OF making these hands only
a few weeks before his last illness, but being
unable to sec it completed provided in his
will that it should he done by Il faithful
workman whose skill and fidelity he knew
we'll. The bands are elegant specimens OF
the caryer's craft. and are cut ont OF mar
BILE OF purcSt white.


The broken hands are to be taken oh at
the wrist. Just under the hem OF the coat
sleeves, and tho new ones put in their place
Il delicate and somewhat dangerous opera
ton. The making Of the hands cost $500 in
gold: the freight about $50 more. To put
them in place will cost from 800 to $50.
The Governor, however, does not propose
to have the hands affixed ut present. lie
will wait until the Legislature meets, in hope
that it will provide for removing the statue
from its present exposed position to one OF
safety.


By some it is proposed to remove the Clay
statue to the portico OF the Capitol-an att
mirablc suggestion, provided the portlco Is
made accessible to the people.


II the portico is kept shut up to the gene
raj public, as at present, the statue might is
we'll be boxed up and stored away in the
basement OF the Capitol.
Year: 1877

In his extremity the Turkish Sultan threat
ems to raise the sacred banner of the Prophet,
about which not only all the turbaned men
but all orthodox Mussulmans are commanded
to rally. Its unfolding would be the signal
for the outbreak of a religious war such as
this unbelieving century has not seen and
can but family anticipate; the call for the
Faithful to rise in arms for their menaced
religion and to put the unbeliever to the
sword. The call would be greeted with ardor
from the Danube to the Ganges, from the
Gates of Hercules to the Gate of Tears, and
all Mohammedans, save only those of the
hereto sect of Persia. would respond with
alacrity to the summons of the Successor of
the Prophet and Commander of the Faithful.


The SaWak -SlterU, or Standakd of the
Prophet, is black flag made of the curtain
which hung before the door of Ayeshah. the
favorite wife of Mohammed. 1t was first
used as standard by Omar, the conqueror
of Jerusalem and the founder of the Sara
cen empire, who assumed in addition to the
title of Caliph or Successor, that of Enir-
al-Mumenia or Commander of the Faithful.
The sacred standard passed with the empire
into the hands of the Abbasides, and next
to the Fatimite Caliphs of Cairo. At the
close OF the sixteenth century it was brought
into Europe by Amurath III, and deposited
at Constantinople. There in chapel, called
the s'Hall of the Noble Vestment." it now
is, covered with forty-two wrappings of green
silk and perpetualy guarded by twelve Emirs
with constant prayer. With it are the stir
rup, the sabre and the bow of Mohammed.
The SaWak.SherG is seldom brought out to
the light Of day. The green banner which
is frequently confounded with it, and which
is unfolded at the beginning of every war,
is quite another affair, and has attached to it
no sacred associations.
Year: 1877

THERE is no confirmation at present writ
ing Of the report that Austria had called upon
England to unite in enforcing the Treaty of
Paris for the preservation of the Ottoman
Empire in its integrity. If such movement
is ever made, it is rather too early to render
IL probable now,
Year: 1877

DIR. REDFIELD, who has been examining
the mat er, says that after the apportion-
ment of 1880 the "Solid South" if it is
solid, is no longer so formidable. That ap-
portionment will largely increase the power
of the West and Northwest, but the South
will scarcely hold its own. The time will
soon pass when the South can elect Presi
dent with the aid of what votes she can get
in the North.
Year: 1877

The conduct of the Democratic portion of
the South Carolina Legislature seems to be
very partisan and proscriptive. There is no
doubt that such conduct, if continued, will
hasten the reorganization OF the Republican
nartY there.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1877

Emerson has habit Of writing down every
good idea that strikes him, even getting up in
the night to jot down some valuable thought.
We once commenced this plan, but after spend
ing few weeks without sleep had to give 1t mp.
Year: 1877

The report that the emperor of Germany is
to retire from his position among the effete
monarchs of the Old World and become q
drummer of Boston firm is an error. 1t
arose from the fact that he has received eighty
foreign orders; but no such brilliant future
opens before him, and he will probably go
down to the grave an ambitious but disap-
nointed man.
Year: 1877

One of the Vassar College girls discovered
new comet few days ago; and she was so
mad when she found that its trail was several
billions of miles longer than her own tina. she
declared that hereafter comets might go shoot
ing through unknown space for ten thousand
years before she would discover one of them.
Year: 1877

The new parasols are very pretty little toys
but how in the world can two people camp un,
der one of them for hours, silently listening to
the poetic murmurs of the waves anu cautious
ly holding each other by the hand on the sea-
shore? good old-fashioned umbrella beats Q
gross of parasols for that business.
Year: 1877

In the Senate. Mr.. Morton spoke an hour,
when ill health interrupted him; he main
tanned that the President OF the Senate had
mower to count the vote, and Hayes was
elected, and declared the bill was yielding
Year: 1877

collectors Office and advance five
per cent OF your taxes. 1t is a
small sum for each Of you only
one-twentieth of the whole amount
you each owe but you will proUe
thereby, and the proof will be her.
al led from New Orleans to the
world, that you are actually sup
porting the Nichols government.
Come up and pay the five per cent
at once. 1t must Be doae.