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Year: 1878

There are many ways in which We can
annoy our friends without intending 10
do 30. \ few of these are easily stated.
Never call upon people out Of season.
in business hours. Idle persons are apt
to have too little consideration for those
who are busy. Call upon business people
on business in business hours, but not for
a long friendly chat on matters and things
in general. Call upon your neighbOTs in
their homes at such hours as they will be
prepared to receive you, and not before
they are down stairs in the morning, or
while they are at dinner or Just as they
Gre going to bed Never stop people
upon the street if they appear to be in
a hurry, and buttonhOle them for ten
or twenty minutes. Neither is it good
taste, when you see two persons engaged
in earnest talk, to step in and enter upon
miscellaneous conversation. A mans
ordinary instincts ought to know at once
when his company is desired and when
it is a nuisance. 1t is also a great i'm
pertinence to strike in with something
entirely foreign to the subject when one
is in the midst of a story or statement,
or an argument, and to persist in talking
about this, that and everything" to
one 10 is trying to read the morning
paper, or book or anything else. When
ever man is so absorbed that he does
not care to reply to what you say, it Is
time to stop talking. There are legion
of other annOyances, equally trying /:
Carelessness in keeping appointments
keeping other people waiting your own
convenience; coming in late to church,
or the concert, or the lecture, and always
in creaking boots; delay in answering
important letters; borrowing new books
rom the owner before he has had time to
resd them, and returning the same at a
late date, perhaps never; scribbling foolish
comments on the margin always de-
pending upon neighbOr for a sight OF
the daily or weekly paper when you are
as well able to pay for it as he is; learn
ing to play on musical instruments in
the ull hearing of sensitive and nervous
people. But we may as well stop here.
From your own experience you can com
plete the list.
Year: 1878

Army officers who have recently ar
rived In Omaha from Montana report the
condition Of afaits among the Indians
there as good, aside from the possible
trouble in the north, in an invasion OF
Sitting Bulls warriors They state that
the Indians on the reservations are peace
ful and well behaved and feel very friend
ly toward She whites. A prominent Off
Ger predicts that if the territory is free
from Indian troubles for three years, it
will make wonderful progress and rank
IN its resources and promise for the future
among the first of the territories. Every
day the mining resources of the territory
are found to be still more wonderful.
Authentic accounts from men who have
seen the mines are, in many respects, more
wonderful than the fictitious ideas told
of this and some other mining Tegions.A
poor man secured possession not long
since of a small undeveloped mine about
seven miles from Helena. Although
called mine it consisted simply of hole
in the ground about ten feet square on
the surface and now about 10 feet deep
During the month Of March the mine
yielded its owner a profit of $45, 900, and
at the present time has averaged 5000
per day. This immense yield of gold was
obtained by the most primitive means,
the metal being found in rotten quartz.
which was dotted and spangled with it,in
a free state. The implements with which
the gold was obtained were simply a lot
of heaRy stones, with which it was
pounded out of the quartz. Other mines
have been discovered almost equally
rich, the gold existing in a free state in
rotten quartz, which is readily crushed
Specimens of the GRE have been brought
to Omaha and exhibited here. Montana
is making equally rapid progress in its
agricultural interests. The country Is
filling up with great herds of cattle and
sheep, and several new ranges have been
recently located there by cattle men
Thers is an immense amount of valuable
product of different kinds destined tc
come out of Montana, and the merchants
Of Omaha should secure their share of the
business. 1t is worth looking after
TOmaha Herald.
Year: 1878

Walter Brown & Son, New York, send
&C the Utica Herald the following sound
suggestions on what is necessary for
wool growers ifthey would secure better
price


There is no doubt that the wool of
New York state is, in strength, texture
and working qualities, equal to any grown
in this country, and the whole reason
why it is sold in the markets 80 much
lower than woods from Ohio, is on account
of the great loss in shrinkage from dirt
and grease, in preparing it for the cards
at the mill.


The 6rst point considered by the man
u'acturer in bnying his raw material, is
the probable cost of the wool scorched,
and the nearer the wool is brought
to that consideration, when he ex-
amines it, the more surely can he
calculate that cost, and the more willing
pay the intrinsic value for such wools,
where the chances of a mistaken iudg-
ment are diminished, than for greasy,
heavy parcels, on which it is more diff
cult for him to calculate the loss in
shrinkage.


Another feature of the case which the
growers should consider, is that with
heavy, half washed heeces, when some
months elapse before they go into con-
sumption, the grease becomes "set" in
the staple, and the additional trouble and
expense to the manufacturer in render
ing them clean must naturally reflect
back upon the grewer. In this connec-
tiOn We would mention that the farmer
should not let his sheep run too long af-
ter washing and before shearing, other
wise the grease will start out again and
in time give the wool yellow and un-
lightly appearance.
Year: 1878

We are sure our readers will thank Us for
calling their attention to the very handsome
advertisement of the Excelsior Manufactur-
ing Co., OF St. Louis, as IL would be useless
for Us to try to say anything in favor Of their
grand Charter Oak Cooking Stove. The very
word suggests the thought of a well cooked
meal followed by easy digestion, vigorous
health, and desire to have and TO do plenty
of real work, to say nothing of the comfort
of a happy, contented household.
Year: 1878

I want to say word about "hard
times" No matter what the financial
policy is, no matter what party has
the power, there is only one remedy
for hard times and that is to restore
the proportion between the tlllers of
the soil and the trades and professions
which existed thirty years ago. When
We accomplish this we can revive the
times. Our American people, born
and bred on farms. have felt that
they could not pursue the occupation
of tlling the soil; that they must be
merchants Or professional men. There
is hardly merchant in this city who
has not been overwhelmed with solici-
taions for positions for boys in count.
ing rooms or stores. The tilllng of
the soil is the only remedy for hard
times and it is the remedy that must
come before we cal find relief. Our
young men should take Horace Gree
ley's advice and $50 West" or back
to the old farms. &c. Beard.
Year: 1878

The foundation of this pretty addition
to the toilet table is very strong
card or wooden box: on the lid of this
are arranged five smaller boxes. The
foundation box measures twelve inches
long, seven inches wide and two inch es
deep. The centre one oft he small boxes
on the top is larger, than the four others
the latter are all one size they must be
carefully fixed to the lid of the founda-
ton by strong glue. The boxes may
be made by glueing pieces of thin card
board into the required form and lining
them with tin foil; they with the foun-
datiOn are next covered with the sepa-
rate petals of fir cones fixed with glue ;
acorns, oak gals, the shells of beech
nuts, small fir cones, and seed vessels
are arranged on the lid of the foundation
according TO taste. A small round pin
cushion is fixed to the lid of the centre
box which is ornamented to correspond
with the foundation. The outer cover
ing of beech nut with little of the
stalk attached is glued to the centre of
the lid of each of the little boxes to
form handle to lift it off with. The
center box serves as receptacle for
small articles of jewelry; the others for
powder, lip salve, pins. &c. The foun-
dation will answer for glove or hand
kerchief box after the whole is COM
pleted it should be vanished with good
copal varnish.
Year: 1878

The English are not singularly in
ventive people, but when new idea
does strike them it is painfully elabor-
ted. a portable steam saw which re-
quires four men to lift, and several
minutes TO adjust it TO the tree, has re-
Gently been tried near London. 1t is
said to be capable of cutting down an
elm of three feet thick in eight min
utes, and some sapient gentleman pro-
nounced their opinion that it was a
perfect success, and would be of great
service, particularly in clearing Ameri-
can, Indian and Colonial forests. We
wonder whether these judges have any
idea of the short time that il takes four
Canadian axmen 10 drop 3-fOOt birch
or maple, and of the accuracy with
which it is made 20 fall wherever the
choppers may please? Even a couple
of expert axmen could, we imagine fell
"3-fOot elm" in less time than il
would take to get this new machine in
to position. Yet the sage of Hawardeu
chops away with an implement some
thing like a cross between a bill hook
and meat axe, and has only very re-
Gently heard of the american chop
ping AK" which, he is graciously
pleased to remark, "seems well adap-
ted TO its purpose" What the lumber
man who knows the "points" of an
axe as the trainer does those of horse,
and who keeps its edges as keen as a
razor, would say TO such a dilettante
member of the craft might be amusing
to us and instructive to him.
Year: 1878

During the war of 1872 Captain Seth
Barney, resided at Erie, Pennsylvania.
He volunteered and was in the service,
and while the British had command OF
the lake, before Perry's battle, Septem-
ber 10, 1913, he would sail his little
craft from port to port, and evade the
vigilant British cruisers, and had seve-
raj narrow escapes of being taken pris-
oner. He made, however in safety MANY
trips to Buffalo, and brought sup
plies for the American fleet then build
ing az Erie. One shareholder of the
Diligence having no home OF his own,
spent much of his time on the vessel,
and was always exceedingly anxious to
stand his watch at the helm; but while
the Captain was willing to indulge


him he was afraid to trust him. One
night after reaching Detroit River, with


a head wind, it was found that no head
way could be made, Barney went to
the bows and dropped anchor, deciding
to lay by until the wind should be pro-
pitious and told the watch to ''turn in"
Then he approached his proprietor and
told him he could stand trick If he
Year: 1878

wished, as the boys were very tired.
and stationed at the helm, and was told
by the captain to steer by certain star
in full view. and keep a sharp lookout
for lights, and if any were seen, TO call
him. Barney then turned in and took
a good nap Until he heard the breeze
rattling among the sails and riggings
when he got up and going on deck,
asked the steersman how he got along.
g We must be near Detroit" was the
reply. "Call the boys, says the cap
tain. "Oh, never mind" said the
owner; 4" let them sleep; they are very
tired, and | can do anything you want
DONE" +" Very well, then," says Bar
ney, 20 to the bows and raise the an
Choir. This was too much and the
would be sailor after that never wanted
to hear of his standing trick at the helm
for four hours, while the schooner lay
at anchor, and never liked the skipper
after that. Barney boarded several
winters with one of the owners of the
schooner and was always in debt to him
before winter was half over. The
landlord was a good horseman and as
judge of horse flesh had few
equals but he knew very little about
oxen. Finding it necessary to buy a
pair for his own use, he employed Isra-
Ell Miller, cattle dealer and customer
of his, to secure him a good yoke. A
few days after that Miller drove into
the yard, and called the landlord out to
examine his purchase. The landlord
was highly pleased and paid for the
oxen, and Miller took his money and
went down street While this was be-
ing done Barney went to look at the
cattle(Of which he was no judge came
back to the bar-rOom and asked the
owner what he paid for them and
how old they were? Being told they
were six years old, he asserted that
''they are a great deal older than
that for they had not single tooth in
their upper jd,rsl" The landlord in great
Htstc Ncut 10 the Ddrn, uiiur lHc tAdiH-
ination, and found the Captain had told
him the truth, and in a great rage
started after Miller, and gave his Opin-
ion of him in words harsh and severe.
Miller, who had been posted by Barney
told him an OK never had single teeth
in their upper jaw. The other said that
was lie and he could prove it by Cap
tain Barney; but when called upon him
they do say he discovered that he had
been sold. Barney's habits were not
good, and sailor-like he ever lived up
withhis income, and after driftingon the
lakes many years, drew a land warrant
from the government for his services,
and located 1t in Wisconsin, and proba-
bly, ended his days there as be has not
been heard from for some time, but he
was in his day known to almost
every resident of Erie and vicinity.
Year: 1878

1 stood alone in the porch last night,
And watched the moon rise over the lea,
TIL the shsdows waved in the silver light,
And the night wind sighed to me-
And down in the garden paths knew
That last years leaves were lingering yet
Leaves that had taken the sun and dew
of days l would fain forget
I found no peace in the summer night:
old JOYS" l said, ''like the leaves lie low
And caunot rest in this tranquil light"
So wept. and turned to go.
! stood again in the porch at morn,
While the boughs shook down their spark


ling spray,


And the sun rose over the sprineing corn
And the fields of scented hay.
A vain went by with its fragrant load;
The WAGNER whistled loud and clear,
But heard step on the quiet road,
Aud knew that my love was near.
Blow, morning wind, DER the sun-lit slope,
And carry the dead leaves out of sght
For my heart beats high vi. h its new-found


hope


All why did doubt last night
Year: 1878

In the winter season the Esquimaux
live in huts built of snow, and we may
imagine what must have been the neces-
sity and distress that could first have
suggested to q human being the idea of
using such an unpromising material as
means of protecting himself from cold.


Be that as it may, the snow "igloe," or
hut, affords not only security from the
inclemency of the weather, but more
comfort than either stone or wooden
buildings without fire. The construc-


ton of them requires considerable tact,
and is always performed by the men,


two being required for it, one outside
and the other inside. Blocks of snow
are first cut out with some sharp instru-
ment from the spot that is intended to
form the floor of the dwelling, and
raised on edge, inclining little inward
around the cavity. These blocks are
generally about two feet in length, two
in breadth, and eight inches thick, and
are joined close together. In this man.
ner the edifice is erected, contracting at
each successive tier, until there only
remains a small aperture at the top,
which is filled by slab of clear ice,
that serves both as q keystone to the
arch and window to light the dwelling.
An embankment of snow israised around
the wall, and covered with skins, which
answer the double purpose Of beds and
seats. The inside of the hut presents
the figure of an arch or dome; the usual
are ten or twelve feet in
diameter, and about eight feet in height
at the center. Sometimes two or three
families congregate under the same
roof, having separate apartments COM
with the main building, that
are used as bedrooms. The entrance to
the "igloe is effected through wind
ing covered passage, which stands open
by day, but is closed up at night by
placing slabs of ice at the angle of each
bend, and thus the inmates are perfectly
secured against the severest cold.
Year: 1878

A grocer on Carr street yesterday
placed on the sidewalk in front of his
store a sugar hogshead, which he had
Just emptied The adhering sweets at
tracted myriads of flies and few honey
bees, which seemed to think they had
found bonanza. A vagabond looking
dog was lying down in the shade of the
sugar hogshead, and was pestered much
by the flies, which found the dogs nose
a good place to roost after they had
filled themselves with sugar. After the
dog had wearied himself out by his
Intellectual snaps at the flies, he buried
his nose between his paws and took the
annoyance philosophically. At length
bee came humming around him, and
being bigger game, the dog concluded to
go for it, and watching his opportunity
snapped at it and caught it in his mouth.
Then he made sudden spring to his
feet as if he had just thought of some
thing that he had to do in hurry, and
the hair all over him raised on end
as if he had been electrified. Then he
pranced around for moment shaking
his head frantically as if he were worry
ing q rat A little black object dropped
from his mouth which he looked at
inquiringly for brief instant, and then
started off in haste to see man around
the corner, bowling dismally as he went.
The man was not there and the dog
came back and once more made an in
spection of the little black object that
lay on the sidewalk and poked it timidly
with his paw. He perhaps wanted to
be able to recognize one of those little
things if he should ever encounter one
of them again. After satisfying his Curl
osity he went and laid down again with
a sort of grin-and bear r,it-you-o old.fool,
giving vent to his feelings occasionally
by a subdued, canine sigh, So Louis


Re1laLhhonn- U ~ nm ----- ----
Year: 1878

His name was John Ct GOODWIN Emerson
and his works and days we're these:
tending pegging machine in a New
England shoe shop, and thinking much
of Patience Lowering, the primary
school teacher. When the six o'clock
whistle brought welcome release from
the weary clatter of the pegging machine,
he betook himself to the society of
Patience or books. That is, Patience
would not always receive him, and then
he read books in species of mad fury.


Patience Lowering seemed in some
manner above him. He knew this, and
had wisely thought to raise himself to
her level. Finally the time came when
the word that was in his heart came out,
and upon a suitable occasion he told her
that he loved her, and had hoped to
make.her his wife.


The result was peculiar and most un.
happy. This modern maiden met loves
advance with kind of iron clad COM
mon sense, and bluntly told him his
income was insufficient. Her own earn
ings were enough for her support and
little more. She lived in comfort and
had some leisure, to say nothing of an
occasional taste of the drama and music.
AS his wife she would have none of these,
besides many household cares, and that
sort of thing.


Did she not love him ? She looked at
him with a sad smile, and said, 81 will
not say whether love you or not per-
haps--perhaps not" Seeing that he was
greatly cast down, she added, playfully,
Am not worth winningP Why do you
not try ?"


"What can 1 do2" said he bitterly.
" I am only mechanic"


She made no reply for moment, and
then she said, slowly, "That is nothing
I mean, it is nothing against you.
The point is that you must be more. It
is not for me to say what or how. You
are a man. ] make no promises, but
you may win me-if you cam"


With this she turned away quickly
and walked on alone before him, leaving
him standing in the middle of the rural
lane where they had been walking. He
saw her put up her hands before her
face, but whether it was in shame or
grief he could not tell. 1t was both /:
shame that she had been forced te speak
so plainly, and grief that-But, really,
her grief was so mingled with other
sentiments, that it was part sorrow and
part hope.


The young man gazed after her till
she had disappeared, and then he
turned aside to the stone wall that
bounded the lane, and looked out over
the wide expanse of very fine turnip
field. There were millions of turnips in
majestic row, rank beyond rank, their
plume-like leaves waving as an army
with banners. OF these ten thousands.
one alone attracted his attention. It was
mighty turnip, fair to see, and of
goodly size and shape, It was the king
turnip of the field, and the disconsolate
lover studied it with interest.


1t is q curious fact that sometimes.
when the mind is suffering from o great
shock or sudden revulsion of feeling,
the most trivial things absorb the atten.
ton. Tt is as if the. will was too weary to
trouble itself about directing the mind,
and any chance object absorbed the
Year: 1878

Meterologists tell us that there is
some truth in this popular notion, and
the reasons they give are these A
rainbow in the morning is seen in the
west when the east is clear. 1t is indi-
cative of the advance of the rain-cloud
toward the observer, and, moreover,
from the time at which it happens
morning-it points to the increasing
moisture of the atmosphere. Wet and
stormy weather is the natural sequence
of such coniuncture of circumstances.


On the other hand, when rainbow is
seen in the evening, we have reversal
of these circumstances, for the bow ap-
pears in the east when the west is clear;
the rain-clouds are receding from the
observer, and the atmosphere is becom-
ing dryer. Fine weather necessarily
follows. ga i-7p a t3Ii
Year: 1878

The time of day at which rainbow
appears is generally regarded by farm
ers, shepherds, and others accustomed
to outdoor work as weather-sign thus,
if it appears in the morning it lis looked
upon as the precursor of wet and stormy
weather, but if it appears in the evening,
then it is thought to precede dry and
fine weather; hence the following dog
Year: 1878

Among the assets of bankrupt Ken
lucky farmer was an elephant, which he
had bought at an auction sale of circus
property year before, and which had
doubtless hastened his financial disaster.
Year: 1878

THREE BOYS DRAWN INTO Coal CHUTE
AND ONE OF THEM SMoTHERED.-The William
Penn cOlliery, i'm Pennsylvania. was the scene
of a thrilling accident last Saturday. A num-
ber OF boys, engaged as slate puilers, were
amusing themselves by riding down long
telegraph used to convey the coal from the
screen to the chutes. AT the same time the
men under the breaker outside were drawing
the coal out of the chute into the cars. The
boys, unmindful of their danger, kept sliding
the telegraph into the chute. Suddenly the
suction made by the coal being drawn from
under into the cars caught three boys and In
twinkling they disappeared from sigat. One
of them-John Rice-was smothered 10 death.
The other two were badly bruised,
Year: 1878

yesterday in the Lewis will case at Hoboken-
experts seem TO have concusiyely proven that
marriage certificate previously offered in
scribed three or four years before there ex-
listed the unmistakable steel plate from which
the original blank of the certificate was taken.
III rogues must steal dates let them beware of
the seeds" says an old Arab proyerb. of the
truth of which this is only one example An
important suit in this state was decided by
discovery that the water mark of the paper
on which deed was written was not brought
into use until some wears after the date of the
instrument. And the English story is familiar
OF the wanton and superflnOus perjurer who
pretended to have been the witness of a will,
and declared that the testator had put his seal
over sixpence. The seal being removed the
sixpence was found, but il was of more recent
date than the will.-tN. T. World, Is h.