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Year: 1878

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The Colorado River (not our Texas
C Ilola lo). is noted for ''swirls,P SO call.
ell. They occur everywhere, but only
at high stages of water. A pebble
rises from the bottom and breaks with
a slight sound on the surface The wa
ter at the point begins rotary motion,
SO small that an inverted teacup might
cover it. Larger and larger grows the
circle, till a surface of forty feet in di.
ameter is in motion, spinning around a
funnel-shaped hole in the center, two
or three feet across at the top, and
coming to a point in the depth below
Often a large tree floating down the
stream is caught, and its foremost end
thrust up into the air twenty or thirty
feet, while the other passes underneath
the exposed exd to be slowly drawn
down again and to di appear. Three
soldiers-deserter from Camp Mohave
passing through the ravine in a skifr
Immediately below the fork, suffered
their craft to pass into swirl. One Of
the crew, at the first intimation of dan
ger, threw himself overheard beyond
the charmed circle, and as he swan
away he turned his head and saw the
boat spin around until one end, being
drawn into the vortex and the other up
heaved in the air, it slowly sank as il
revolved into the turbid bosom of tbs
river, its human freight to be seen ne
more, for the Colorado River does no
give up the dead-no corpses lodge OF
its shores.
Year: 1878

WAS THERE.-"Y wasn't there
when they dealt out hair, was you q
said red-haired man to bald headed
man in railroad car Eyes, I was
there, said the man with the
skating-rink on the top of his head,
Il was there, but they offered me a
handful Of red, and I told them to
throw it into the coal-seutt,e to kindle
the fire with.
Year: 1878

The following are the celebrated docu-
ments made famous by the testimony of
James l.. Anderson before the Potter
Committee, and which found u repository
in the keeping Of the immaculate senator
from Ohlo, Stanley Matthews. The doc
uments bear upon their face sufficient
evidence OF the damnable character of
all the parties thereto
Year: 1878

DETROIT, April 29.-Early this morn ing the gas main leading into the De troit Free Press office exploded The gas ignited, and instanianeously fired the whole bnilding The presses were stopped and the forms of the paper saved The building could not be saved. Twelve presses and all of the machinery were more or less injured. About S40,0O0 worth of material in the job room was entirely destroyed.
Year: 1878

TREEI! ANY PERSON WHO WILL II make and forward me a list of the names Of reliable persons Of their ac- who wish to procure an instrG- ment, either Piano or Organ, l will use my best endeavors to sell them one, and for every Piano I succeed Tn selling to their list within one year, I will credit them with Sl6. and for every Organ 8, to be applied on payment of either Piano or Organ: and when it amounts tO a sum sufficient to pay for any instrument, seiec- ted at the lowest wholesale price, will Immediately ship the instrument, free, or after any amount Is credited the balance may be paid me in cash and l will then ship them the instrument. They need not be known fin the matter, and will be doing their friends real service, as l shall make special offers 10 them, selling a superior instrument for from one-half to two-thirds what is ordinarily asked by agents. Please send me a list at once, and after you have made inquiry, you can add to it. Address,

 DANIEL F. BEATTY,

 Washington, V. J.
Year: 1878

some years ago Prof. Maury prophe-
sled that any alteration in the direction
of the Gulf Stream would reverse the
history of the world. According to
European meteorologists this change is
taking place, and the mighty oceanic
river is slowly but surely moving west.
The temperature of America is gradu-
ally growing warmer at the expense oi
northern Europe. ..
Year: 1878

a Sundry English papers are discussing
the question whether England has ever
derived any solid advantages from the
conquest OF India, and a member Of the
House OF Commons recently remarked
that 1t had been of far less value than
the invention OF the steam engine.
Year: 1878

The Burlington Hawkeye says: IA
standing advertisement in q newspaper,
set boldly out, attracts q good deal ot
attention and becomes transhxed In the
mind Of the reader. 1t may not be
noticed at first, but after awhile the
lines grow familiar to the eye and be.
come stamped upon the mind. The
advantage is made apparent in this
way. The subscriber in the course OF
time wants something in the line Of
goods kept by the man whose advertise
nnent he is familiar with. He naturally y
visits that advertisers store and buys
what he wants, for though he may
never have been inside the place be-
fore, he feels thoroughly acquainted
with everything about it, aud free
from that embarrassment which no
one likes to show when out on y shop
ing tour. A good advertisement kept
constantly in paper is like a finger
board in q cross roatl--itI removes all
difficulty In finding the right place.


To which an exchange adds the fol-
lowing: "The above Is all very true,
aud we may add more. Some OF our
patrons say, Il don't want standing
advertisement (; will invest in locAls.'
Isut few men in the hurry of business
attend to sending In locals to q weekly
paper regularly, and much Of the time
Is not represented. This western co1n-
try is constantly being peOpaed with
new customers. They, come with
money aud stop with acquaintances.
The country paper Is the first thing
that is asked for. II the judicious ad-
vertiser is represented with u judicious
advertisement, he may profit thereby,
but II his face in the way OF type has
been omitted, and the locals forgotten,
as they often are, the new conner when
ne goes to purchase his outfit will look
for the sign Of the store which he saw
announced in the standing ads. They
are taken as an index to business places
Just as much RS the painted sign or
goods displayed in front. Locals in
connection with an advertisement fire.
quently changed arc good, but the two
should go together, and in the end are
the most profitable"
Year: 1878

The candidates for the different county offices are about all out. Their names will be found in the advertising columns of this paper. But little more than month and a half remains before election, and it is time the people began considering the qualifications of the different can didates. The efficiency of a govern ment lies in its officials, and if the people choose wisely a good admin istration follows. Each candidate is heartily endorsed as the very best man for the position. This is a question to be decided at the polls, for just as certain as the citizen takes an independent thought of the matter the best man will receive the certii- cate of election. At the last election the vote in several cases was very close. In the coming election it is expected several of the candidates will run an even race, and in such cases it is the duty of every person to go to the polls and cast his vote for the man, in his opinion, best quail fled to perform the duties dependent on him. See that your name is on the great register, as only few days remain for that purpose an it should be attended to without delay.
Year: 1878

AJ uiSl luOuSuI lueIC IS SOuie- thing horrible in the caption of this article, but in this day of advancing reason, when the existence of Deity is in great dispute and every princi- pie of religion resulting from belief in God is threatened with annihila- ton, such a thing ss child-murder should be regarded as a very tame tame affair. There are very grave reasons, too, why child-murder should be tolerated and become widely prev alent. A few of these we desire to set forth, and we hope that in any community where perfect license in assailing the Divine character and attributes is allowed and indulged in there will be like disposition to bear with us in so slight a matter as the ''strangling of the innocents."

 It is a well known though as yet an unaccounted for fact that among human births the female element largely predominates over the male Were it in the power of parents generally very few, if any, females would be procreated. The reason for this lies in the social status of woman as fixed by the common laws of society. The sex is made virtual ly powerle ss in raising itself upward from social diversity In reducing its members to such diversity nearly every mans hand is used and in keep ing them down every woman joins all her efforts of might, mind and tongue with the sterner sex. This being the state of things, is it at all wonderful that parents do not desire female children? The later years are devel- oping most decided and injurious moral laxity in the marriage tie. In some of the states and territories get ting married is so frequent and pro miscuous that it is accounted as little of as throwing of a last months waistcoat to put on a new one today. Ini these evanescent bonds, when broken, woman is the principal suf- ferer. Generally all the reproaches, l if there be any, attaches to her and no matter how prohigate the husband may have been, the fact of her being mated with him casts a stain upon her that death alone can efface. Should there be children resulting from such broken marriages the care of them usually falls entirely upon the moth CT, or failing this she is separated from them and doomed by such a separation to a life of anxiety and hopeless misery.

 The care of children interfering so much with fashionable enjoyments is another reason why child-murder should be generally practiced. This, however, we believe is the last among the causes which impel many women to destroy their unborn children.

 If it be true that we are amenable to no power except our own convictions of right and wrong'for our actions in life, then it is clear that much of the most severe human misery may be avoided by the general practice of child-murder. Were we a Colonel Iugersoll we would embody this mat ter in our onslaughts on Christianity and urge it as a means of mercy to- wasd the millions of unborn humani ty who, with its merciful quietus would swiftly pass without any expe, rience of life's pains and miseries in to its ultimate and inevitable end oblivious nothingness.
Year: 1878

Seven months ago we launched the HERALD enterprise upon the uncertain sea of journalism with considerable fear and trembling, realizing that we possessed neither the age or expert ence usually required to make such ventures a success, but with courage and determination we laid our hands to the helm and set sail alongside other concerns supposed to be so much better manned, and notwith- standing the unfair and uncharitable efforts of some of our contemporaries to run us ashore, we are still sailing with colors flying and ballast su ffi- cient, we think, to enable us to baffle all coming storms. Financially, we have succeeded beyond our most san- guine expectations. The HERALD outfit is out of debt and has on its books a large and first-class credit which is rapidly being turned into cash.

 That we have made mistakes we are free to confess, and who of all earthly beings does not sometimes err? Our friends have been forbear. ing and have given good counsel, and we thank them for it and shall bene- fit thereby. That we have enemies we know, but we do not fear or care for them. We shall give all our time and talent to the HERALD and hope to go on to still greater success and have no doubt of obtaining it, even though it may be through free ex, hibition of cheek" and the exercis of "pure cussedneSs." We thank thu citizens of Phenix and the friends O the HERALD generally for the earnest and liberal support they have givel 1t, which has enabled us to enlarge and improve the appearance of the paper. With continued support an patronage on the part of this commu nity in particular and the friends O the paper generally, we shall n doubt make the HERALD the larges paper in the Territory within brie length of time, pride to Phenix an q power in protecting and buildin up her interests.
Year: 1878

THE postmaster general will stand no
nonsense about deficiencies in his de-
partment. He is right in warning the
house that he will discontinue the post
al car system unless provision is made
for its support. This system has be-
come so perfect that 1t is recognized as
an invaluable, not to say Indispensable,
department of the postoffice. There is
no doubt that the house will make the
necessary provision for its continuance.
1t dare not deprive the people of such
a benefit,
Year: 1878

PLUCKING GEEsE.-It is said that all
created living beings have some use in this
world, and it seems to be the part of the
goose not only to feed man, but to make
for him pillow Of down on which to rest
when weary, and to soothe his aching brow.
Let me ask how all this can be done, if the
goose is not allowed to fulfill his destiny ?
Why is it that his life is prolonged so far
beyond the generality of feathered bipeds
If his feathers are not to be plucked only
at death, why do they pluck their own
feathers once in two months through the
Summer, at which times they are ripe for
the harvest? IF the feathers are tried too
soon, they will be bloody on the ends, and
will come hard, and plucking will be pain
full. Not so when ripe, and this is evidently
a design of Providence. Now let us look
at the value of goose. One will yield one
pound Of feathers per annum, if plucked
in the right time, without injury to the
goose. Most people pluck four times q
year, but that is once too much. Three
pluckings give ample time for the goose to
get well feathered for Winter.
Year: 1878

The undersigned having taken charge of the above
name hotel, has put it through thorough revision
and refurnshed it with beds, carpets furniture
&C., is now prepared to accommodate the travelling
public in every respect. Especial attention will be
gwen TO all, whether permanent BOarders or transient
Customers


The subscriber has had varied experience in con-
ductlng Hotel which will enable him to secure the
approval OF every one who may give him a call The
Bedding and Chambers will be especially attended
TO- and the Table will be equally So


THE BAR
Is replete with choice liquors and of the best and
Purest brands. and my experience in this branch of
!e business Justiies me in announcing that the Bar
Is not surpassed by any on the Peninsula


HACK.


"A Hack will be run to the principal trains No
charge to guests of this hotel Other persons will be
conveyed for 10 cents each.


THE STABLE
IS IN chorge OF an experienced hOster and persons
leaving hOrses in our charge may feel assured that
they VIII receive the best attention.


Ihere is Livery Stable connected with the Hotel
rates.


may 29-u p. p. COLLINS, Proprietor
Year: 1878

The Agicultuist for the month of August
is at hand and is an excellent number.
The following items are from its hints for
work in August"


Green Fodder not required for feeding
should be cut and cured for winter use be-
fore ripening. A well worked crop of
fodder-corn may very well be followed by
fall grain or turnips. No piece of arabic
ground should be left idle.


Artificial Fsrtihzers.-Experience gained
the past season goes to show that liberal
manuring is the most economical. We can
see in the past harvest where five dollars
worth moro fertilizer per acre would have
given twice that value in grain. There can
be no doubt that artificial manuring must
become part of our settled practice in the
future, and making few careful expert
ments will give valuable experience as to
the use of these fertilizers.


Ccws.-Now that pasturers are dry and
bare, provision Of green fodder will be
found acceptable. When green fodder is
given, a regular ration of one ounce of salt
daily should be supplied. A COW giving 10
to II quarts of milk per day, will consume
so pounds of green fodder with 4 quarts of
grain, every "a hours. Where green fodder
is provided, it may be well to keep the
COWS in a dark stable during the heat of
the day. The past month the writer has
found a considerable difference in the yield
of milk in favor of this midday shade and
rest.


Reclaiminy Waste LandS.-No farmer can
now afford to let any of his land lie idle,
especially swamp lands, which, when re-
claimed, may make the richest part of the
farm. The present month is a good time
for the work. Drains may be opened, and
brush cut now will rarely sprout again. In
doing this work, tits best to clear thoroughly
as one goes. The portion begun should be
grubbed levelled, plOwed, and, if desired
sown to grass before a second plot is touch
ed. BY finishing an acre or two, something
effective is performed, and there will moi
be the Encouragement and dissatisfaction
felt as when large piece is begun and lef
unfinished.
Year: 1878

Fruits gathered in the afternoon are less
acid than when gathered in the morning,
because fruits are ripened by the CONVEX
sion of the acid they contain into sugar,
and, since this requires the aid of light and
heat, the intervening hours between morn.
ing and afternoon produce the difference
in their ripeness.
Year: 1878

There is nothing that will induce early
laying in pullets better, if as well, as to be
fed with bones pounded in pieces of
proper size. 1t strengthens them and pre-
vents leg weakness, which is often seen in
cockerls. But for chickens intended for
exhibition we would not recommend its
use, for it is conceded that growth ceases
when the pullet begins to lay. In these
cases bone dust will be found to answer
better, as it does not have the same effect
on their tendency to lay.
Year: 1878

|
Governor,


Lieutenant Governor,


Secretary of State,


State Controller,


State Treasurer


Surveyor General


Superintendent of Public instruction,
Representative in Congress-


Justice OF the Supreme Court


Clerk of the Supreme Court.
Also for the selection of State Central Committee and
for the transaction of such other business may properly
come before the Convention.
Delegates to said Convention apportiOned from
aocbao pfya fO
Year: 1878

Amateurs who are troubled with tla
red spider upon their fucllias and Won
der, without satisfaction, as to the cause
OF the dropping of the leaves, will find
some consolation in this advice of the
American Farmer: IF they look on
the ouJsiue on tIIe IedveS Carefuiiy, Wnen
the nrst signs of distress are noticed,
they might discover the cause in the
shape of almost irfinitessimal insects,
called red spiders, which suck the juices
entirely out of the leaves of plants upon
which they are allowed to remain. They
increase very fast in high temperature
and dry atmosphere. The remedy is
clear water forcibly applied to the foil
age, more particularly to the under side,
as often as necessary. Syringe plants
freely in the morning before the sun
shines upon them, and in the evening
after the sun has gone off them. Clear
water and the syringe are great aids in
Horticulture" Some recommend tobac-
co smoke, but unless great care is ex-
ercised its use involves danger, and
those not accustomed to its use are al
most certain to injure the plants at the
first trial. A small amount of carbolic
soap in the winter will help very much,
but too much should not be allowed to
fall upon the earth in the pot.
Year: 1878

From the Tedesco rocks on the outer
point at Swampscott, recently, there
was scene of awful sublimity, says a
letter written in the Boston Transcript.
A heavy surf during the Gay had been
rolling in upon the beach, and breaking
with magnificent effect upon the rocks,
while the broad eXpanse of the ocean
was white with the foam of a million
caps which were dashed into spray by
Une gaze. as the nIgnE came on ana
deepened, the wonderful phosphores-
cent light, far more brilliant than any
thing ever seen upon our shores, was
displayed in a pageant of indescribable
beauty. AS far as the eye could reach
along this rocky coast the breaking surf
was turned to molten silver, and then
to deepest emerald, and then to the mi
nate sparkling fires one sees flashing
from a coronet of diamonds in artificial
light. 1t was sea of glittering gems.
The crest of every wave was line of
massive silver, and the seething waters,
changing from palest blue to most bril-
liant green, emitted a light which
cleaned upon rock and grass, and was
reflected upon the clouds above. At
midnight, at the full tide, the splendor
of the scene was beyond words. Wave
after wave broke upon the line of rocks,
showing wall of colored fire. forty,
and at times even fifty feet in height,
the ocean seemed ahame. The crest of
every wave was a corruscation of gems
sparkling with more than rainbow hues.
The intensity Of color, all luminous
with phosphorescent fire, was far more
wonderful than that produced by any
mechanical chemistry.
Year: 1878

Cultivate singing in the family. Be-
gin when the child is not yet three years
old. The songs and hymns your moth
er sang, bring them all back to your
memory, and teach them to your little
ones; mix them all together, to meet the
similar moods, as in after life they cc-1e
over us so mysteriously sometimes.
Many time and oft in the very
whirl of business, in the sunshine
and gayety of the streets and
amid the splendor of the drives in
park. some little thing wakes up the
memories of early youth-the old mill,
the cool spring, the shady tree by the
little chool-house-and the next in
slant we almost see again the ruddy
cheeks, the smiling faces and the merry
eyes of schoolmates, some gray-headed
now, most ''lie mouldering in the
grave" And "the song your mother
sang" springs unbidden to the lips, and
soothes and swetens all these memo
ries.


At other times amid the crushing
mishaps of business, merry ditty of
the olden time pops up its little head,
breaks in upon the ugly train Of
thought, throws the mind into another
channel; light breaks in from behind the
cloud in the sky, and new courage is
given to us. The honest man goes
singing to his work, and when the day s
labor is done, his tools laid aside, and
he is on his way home where wife and
child, and tidy table, and cheerful fire.
side await him, he cannot but whistle
or sing,
Year: 1878

Perhaps our plan of wintering roses


says writer in the Philadelphia Times,
may be useful to some other amateur.
l had hot-bed frame net in use, and
after loosing my roses in the house
year after year, l concluded to impro-
wise small cold-pit. sank in the
ground very large dry-goods box,
over it l placed a hot-bed frame and
sash, put the potted roses in the box,
and the thing was done. AS the cold
grew intense, / drew up earth around
the sides of the frame, and covered the
sash with an old piece Of carpet, and
did not then see the roses until spring,
when they were we'll watered, the car
pet removed, and the plants left under
the sash for two or three weeks before
removing. have practiced this meth
cd for three or four winters, and with
perfect success. The plants fairly jump
when the sun strikes them in the spring
and they are in healthy growing coh-
dition when transplant to the border.