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Year: 1878

TIE SOCIETY OF WoMEN.-It is better,
wrote Thackeray,for you to pass an even
ing once or twice week in lady's
drawing-room, even though the convcr-
sation is slow, and you know the girls
song by heart, than in club or tavern,
or pit Of a theatre. All amusements of
youth to which virtuous women are not
admitted, rely on it, are deleterious in
their nature. All men who avoid female
society have dull perceptions, and are
stupid, or have gross tastes, and revolt
against what is pure. Your club swag-
gerers, who are sucking the butt of bill
lard cues all night, call female society in
sipid. Poetry is uninspiring to a Jockey I;
beauty has no charms for blind man !;
music does not please poor beast who
does not know one tune from another
but as a pure epicure is scarcely tired of
watersauCes and brown bread and butter,
| protest can sit for a whole night talk.
ing with well-regulated, kindly woman
about her girl Fanny or her boy Frank,
and like the evenings entertainment.
One of the great benefits a man may de-
rive from woman's society, is that he is
bound to be respectful to her. The habit
is OF great good to your moral men, de.
pend upon it. Our education makes us the
most eminently selfish men in the world.
Year: 1878

LIFE IN CoNsTANTlNoPLE.-T The peo-
pie of Constantinople are not yet re-
lieved from their tension. Wild rumoH
gain best growth at nightfalI, and every.
body retires in the most excited condition
to be calmed in the morning by new ex-
plantations. The city is now held in check
by firm hand, which may be that Of
Ahmed Vefik Pasha, but which bears a
strong resemblance to that of the
irTepressible Mahmoud Damad, who is
again attaining favor in high places.
The Government is in constant agony
Of fear lest some of the fiery patriots of
the city should take up bushwhacking
Russian soldiers, and so precipitate that
seizure Of the city which would force the
Sultan TO leave. There are plenty Of
Turks who openly denounce the Sultan
as Russian Giaour, and although there
is no reason to apprehend an outbreak,
one cannot help feeling that each day OF
quiet is more than we could expect
There are fiery bigots here who believe
and publicly declare that the holy stand
ard ought to be brought out; that the
Sultan should give all Islam chance OF
getting to heaven by a short cut, with
the alternative of hell in case of disobedl'
ence to the summons of the llhad (holy
war;. These men are the only really hope
full men one sees. Their only hope is that
after peace with Russia they will be able
to throw overheard all European inven,,
tions and return to the Koran pure ana
simple as the rule Of government In
fact, their hope is to wage successful war
against the nineteenth century.-Cor' o.
the NeD York. Tribune
Year: 1878

The Chicago Journal says the subject
Of color blindness is causing quite stir
among railway officials in that city at
present, and it is probable that series
of tests will take place at an early day
of the eyes of the engineers of the vari.
Gus railroads. An electric apparatus has
been arranged for the purpose Of testing
the accuracy of engineers optics regard.
ing signals by night or day. The subject
will undoubtedly also interest vessel men
and the travelling public. 1t is claimed
that not few railroad accidents a'e the
result Of color blindness.
Year: 1878

An Albany man, while sojourning in
Colorado for his health, had his obitu-
ary written up by mistake in the home
papers. Whereupon he wrote back cor
recting the error, and plaintively de-
scribing his experiences in that lively
country. He said: "There are three
undertakers in town, and as soon as
they saw the notice they all waited up
on me and were extremely indignant to
find me alive. One of them was very
boiSterous in his indignation, and insist
ed that / was trifling with the finer and
more sacred feelings of his profession,
and had particularly outraged his feel
ings, he being the father of a large fam
lily, and he absolutely declined to. leave
the house without an order for his kind
offices, to be used upon future occa-
sion. His terms are half cash. | will
say nothing of disgraceful fight be-
tween the Superintendent of the two
rival cemeteries on my account, and of
the flowers | had to pay for because they
would not keep"
Year: 1878

The Spanish proverb has it: "trd
is golden in the morning, silver at moo
but lead at night" Americans DO
seem to have heard of this proverb, d
to have made one from their own e
perience. Mostly they eat fruit at nlgl
and hence have net the sovereign Ia
of it that they would have if they n n'
eaten it at more proper times. Id
eat it as a dessert at dinner. This m
be the most proper time to eat drl'
fruits, but it is not the right time to
the juicy ones. The Spanish peoP
learned their proverb from eating u
very juicy fruits, like oranges. Ias ,.e,
should be eaten in the morning, III
before breakfast-not later than moo
Early in the day they will, if eate
prove to be the best possible medlcI
for the bilious.
Year: 1878

From the Cincinnati Commerciall


When at home do as the home 'unS
do.


old age comes on pace, in har-
ness, and at a good round gait,


All the worlds a stage, and money
makes the mare 90 before it.


AT many of the cheap clothing auc-
tions there is a great cry and little wool.


The ear of charity is as deaf as an
adder at work on long column OF
figures.


The blood of the turnip is the seed
of the church in some Of the stingy in
stances.


Women are generally pretty smart;
but they can not hold candle to a can
of kerosene with safety.


Virtue is its own reward; but lit
tie besides, that will buy something, is
generally quite handy.


The old hummer smelleth the bottle
from afar off when it is set up for free
treat to the crowd.


A word spoken in due season, how
good it is when it strikes the man with
the bill just about right.


The motto of the gay old bachelor
on the shady side Of life is, the Guard
dyes, but never surrenders.


The grinders should cease, because
they are few, and hand-organ music
isn't very popular just at present, any
how.


How doth the little busy wife i'm
prove each shining hour, and CAD around
the shops all day-at night done out and
sour.


He that touches pitch shall be de-
filed Herewith; and poker, seven-up,
and other games of that class are just as
bad as pitch.


And after the fire, a still, small
voice. 1t is that of the reporter sliding
around for the amount of the ,oss and
insurance.


When a man slips in to get sly nip
and finds crowd of his acquaintances
there, his first thought is, Defend me
me from my friends.


The fullness of a merchants store
is not indicated by the beggarly account
of empty boxes which he permits to
block the sidewalk.


-" Remove not the old landmarks" "
pleadeth the venerable tramp when they
bid him peel off and get into the bath
pool at the work-houSe.


God helps them who helps them
selves. The lunch-fend takes heart and
goes for what there is on the table, re-
gardless of Providential aid in the con-
tract.


The boy stood on the bnrning deck
that he had hauled from the fire where
his father had thrown it; but the old
man yanked him off and completed the
cremation of the vile cards.


-" beg of you, have you few cents
for starving man?n asked tramp of
a pedestrian ON Vine Street last even
ing. "Oh!" exclaimed the latter,
"you are only begging the question:"
and he passed on.


Father, at that critical period when
the down is appearing on the chin of
your boy; when his changing voice is
constantly getting out of gear; when he
is experiencing his first dreams of love,
and when he is peculiarly sensitive, be
careful in your bearing towards him,
and govern your temper; practice for
bearauce, for fear the son may 90 down
on your wrath, and you be cleaned out
at your old game.
Year: 1878

There is a class Of men who put in the
meagTe portion Of their time in picking up
untried horses, testing these, and putting
them into regular training, If they are
found to give fair promise. Such horses
are used for sporting during the year, q lit
tie money being won now and then from
green ones. But these jockeys concentrate
the main effort upon the fall fairs, and the
management is so manipulated that the
most liberal prizes are awarded on these
mere sporting nags. This sounds odd
when We consider the intent of the law
which gave birth to these agricultural exhi-
billions, but nevertheless it represents the
facts accurately.


In the Organization Of county and State
Agricultural associations, it was the pur-
pose that agriculture and the mechanic
arts be made most prominent, the principal
prizes to be awarded in these Interests, and
It is the manifest departure that has estrang-
ed 90 many farmers, and In an equal degree
precludes the enlistment Of the younger
portion Of the farming fraternity; at least
this has such q general application as to
take In the better class.


How the mOnOtODy would be broken II
the ever present suIky, heavy blankets and
driver, playing second to all manner Of Ill
shaped diminUtiYe hsrses-eveTythiDg in
fact that can beat four minUtes-in training
in town and at the road crossings, should
be replaced by the draft and business horse,
the object being to accelerate his walking
gait There would be a degree Of useful
ness and even novelty in this, that would
give It some prominence at the outset and
the horse Of useful size that could go into
the market and show walking gait Of five
miles to the hour, would command atten-
tiOn, and a good price. The work which a
team Of such horses would be capable Of
performing during a year, hitChed to a
truck or business wagon, over and above
what is accomplished by the slow unframed
walker, would represent no mean item, and
It is not extravsgant to say that the team,
through this accelerated gait, would earn
It's feed extra every week.


In the utter absence Of any effort, even
In 8 single instance, to breed fast walkers,
is not the field a good one to enter upon. By
breeding for a walking gait the capacity
for speed and usefulness in other directions
Is in no wise compromised, A fast walking
stallion Of good size and OF general merit,
who inherits the traits OF two or three good
walkers, his latest Of kin crossed upon
strong mares Oflike tendencies, would en-
sure no little certainty as to the swinging
strides within the capacity Of the progeny
to make.


In certain States (maInly southern) where
the saddle horse is extensively used, the
breeding Of PAGERS Is habitually praetieed,
and there is quite a demand for horses that
possess this tendency. This system Of
breeding ensures uniformity, or at least the
tendency to the popularity Of galtl.is such
as to render the progeny very apt pupils.
Year: 1878

Two remarkable examples are Oh
record Of persons who allowed them
selves to be hung for the entertainment
of an audience. An account of one Of
them is given in the Lancet Of Apri.
II, IS47. The mans real name was
John Harnshaw, but he performed
throughout England under the high
sounding professional title Of Monsieur
GOuffe. lie was an athlete, and among
other feats it was customary with him
to exhibit the process of hanging. Il
this performance he relied for security
on the strength of the muscles of the
neck and throat. lie had a rope with
a fixed knot which could not slip, and
passed both ends of the loop up behind
one ear. The whole act was so adTOit-
Iy managed that lie prevented any
pressure of the rope OH the wiudpipa
OF the jugular veins, and could even
sustain a weight of one hundred and
fifty pounds in addition to that Of his
own body.


On three separate occasions Harm
shaw mismanaged the rope, and be-
came unconscious, being luckily res
cued each time. DR.. ChOwne, who
writes the account, says very truly: at
cannot be doubted that, as far as SELL
sation and consciousness are concern
ed, Harnshaw passed through the
whole ordeal of dying; and, had lie
been permitted to remain hanging un-
ill actually dead, he would have passed
out of existence without further con-
.sciousness."


Now, this man stated, not with par
ticular reference to either accident,
but as common to all, that she could
hardly recollect anything that happen
ed to him in the ropes" that she lost
his senses all at once; the instant the
rope got in the wrong place he felt as
if he could not get his breath-as if
some great weight we're at his feet;
could not move only to draw himself
M: felt as il lie wanted to loosen him
self. but never thought of his hands.
And he added: You cannot move
vour arms or legs to save yourself; yo>-
cannot raise your arms; you cannot
think" lie did not see sparks Or light,
but had in his ears q rattling sound.
Year: 1878

Horace Mann talks to the boys as
follows:


You are made to be kind, boys-gen-
erOus, magnanimous. If there is a boy
in school who has a club foot, don't let
him knew you ever s;.w it. If there is
poor boy with ragged clothes, don't
talk about rags in his hearing. If
there is a lame boy, assign him SOM
part of the game which does not re-
quire running. If there is hungry
one, give him part of your dinner. If
there is a dull one, help him to get his
lesson. If there is a bright one, be not
enviOus of him; for if one boy is proud
of his talents, and another is enviOus
of him, there are two great wrongs.
and no more talent than before. If a
larger or stronger boy has injured you,
and is sorry for it, forgive him. All
the school will show by their counten-
ances how much better it is than TO
have a great fist.
Year: 1878

An excessive flooding with water st
fires, an ingenious automatic relief
valve has been devised for steam fire.
engines designed to give the pipe-man
full and instant control of the stream,
enabling the latter to shut off instantly
to prevent damage by water, to change
nozzles, or to move the hose easily, the
appliance thus largely increasing the
efficiency Of the engine to which it is
attached.


This valve, which is applied between
the pump or hydrant and the hose,
consists Of a barrel-shaped chamber,
with an auxiliary cylindrical valve
chamber parallel to this, and cOmmuni-
eating Herewith by two ports. A
double beat valve in this latter cham
Der allows, when open, the exit of
water from the main chamber through
an education port. 10 the stem of this
valve is attached a lever with ring
shaped termination floating freely in
the main chamber. The areas of this
ring and of the puppet-Yalves are so
propOrtiOned with respect to each other
and the cutoff nozzle at the end of the
hose line that, when the nozzle is open
and the current unObstTucted, the wat
er will pass through the hose; but any
stoppage Of the current by means of
the cutoff nozzle, or from a wall fall
ing on the hoze, ETC., allows of the
instant opening of the balance valves
and the discharge Of the waller through
the education port, which has a larger
nrea than the nozzle.
Year: 1878

"Really, my boy, it amt reasonable.
Let's go over to the Cosmopolitan and
take a hot Scotch and sit down by the
stove. 'POn my word, it makes my
blood run cold to hear you talking
about hunting, and fishing, and picnics
and other summer luxuries, and the
thermometer on the down grade like a
runaway stage team"


"Oh, but this is honest, just rs true
as that two and two make four"


81 don't doubt your word, my boy,
but honest Indian, your subject is not
appropriate to the climatic cOndi-
tons"


''But this is on the dead square"


well, if you must, you must; but be
quick about it, for 1 am freezing to
death"


well, you see, he went down on
Reese river one of those hot days last
week, and to which the frigid atmOs-
phere Of to-day is such a striking and
startling contrast, taking his gun along
in case he should see a feather or so.
You know snipe 'aint usually very
plentiful in this country, but, yCU may
believe it or not, the bank of the river
was Just covered with 'em. lie bla7 d
away, and blazed, and banged aid
kept shooting at them, till his ammu-
milton gave out, and when he came to
count his birds he had just 1I3 Of 'em.


"You don't say? I did not believe
there was so many snipe as that in
Lander county"


"Sure's you livel Well, he brought
'em home, and I met him coming up
the street, and lie asked me to go up
to the house with him to see his game,
and he would give me 4 few snipe for
He had the birds in two
barIey-sacks, and I, wanting to be
obliging-being as he was going to give
me some snipe-p1cked one of the
sacks up to the house for him. When
We got there we went into the kitchen
and he commenced emptying the sacks
out on the floor; and, you may believe
it or not, just as you dunn'd choose,
but Of that hundred and thirteen snipe
every blessed/UHcof them, all but two,
we're mOsquEtoes-NwO snipe and one
and &leven mosquitoes.
Year: 1878

1t is certain, writes a traveller in
China, that real Chinese dinner
would be a very odd thing in the eyes
Of stranger, especially if he were one
of those who think, as some people do,
that there is only one way Of living.
To begin dinner with the dessert, and
end it with the soup; to drink the
wine smoking hot, out of little china
cups, and have your food brought TO
you ready cut into small pieces, and to
be presented with a couple of sticks,
instead of a knife and fork, to eat
with; to have, instead of napkins, a
provision OF little bits of silk paper by
the side of your plate, which, as you
use, the attendants carry off; to leave
your place between the courses, to
smoke or amuse yourself, and to raise
your chop-stieks to your forehead and
then place them horizontally upon your
cup, to signify that you have finished
your dinner-all these things would
doubtless seem very odd and excite the
curiosity of Europeans. The Chinese,
on the other hand, can never get over
their surprise at our way of dining;
They ask how we can like to drink cold
fluids, and what can have put it into
our heads to make use Of a trident to
carry food to our mouths, at the risk of
pricking our lips or poking our eyes
out. They think it very drOll to see
nuts put on the table in their shells,
and ask why our servants cannot take
the trouble to peel the fruit, and take
the bones out of the meat. They are
themselves certainly not very difficult
in the nature of their food, and like
such things as fried silkwOrms and
preserved larvae, but they cannot m-
derstand the prediction Of our epi-
cures for high game, nor for cheese
that appears to belong to the class Of
animated beings.
Year: 1878

If I had known I'm the morning
How wearily all tls day


The words unkind


Would trouble my mind,
1 said when went away,
Ibad been more careful, darling,
Nor given you needless pain;
But we veX "Our own


With look and tone
We may never take back again;
For though in the quiet evening
Imay give you the kiss in peace,
Yet it might be


That never for me
The pain at the heart should Ceasei
How many go forth in the morning
That never come home at night
And hearts have been broken,
By harsh words spoken,
That sorrOws ne'er can set right.
We have careful thought for the stranger
And smiles for the sometimes guest
But oft for 'Our own"
The bitter tone,
Though we love ''our own" the best.
AhIlips with curse inpatient
Ali brow with that look Of scornl
'Twere a cruel fate,
Were the night too late
To undo the work Of the morn.


-[Australian Star.
Year: 1878

There is little misunderstanding
Elfin, who is ever nigh,
Thwarting every undertaking.
And his name is By-and-By.
What we ought to do this minute
Will be better done, he'll cry,
If tomorrow will begin it,
Put it off, says By-and-By.
Those who heed his treacherOus woO1ng
Will his faithless guidance rue,
What we always put off doing,
Clearly we shall never do.


CALLA LILY in Chicago Times
Year: 1878

He was cool, but there was q calm de-
termination IN hi. eye and face.


Listen to reason, gentlemen he
SAID. This man is no murderer. He
took the life of another 10 save his
own. What man In this crowd but
would do the same: l was at the table
when Slippery Dick was killed. He
drew his pistol in rage, and was about
to fire at the heart of that young man.
who killed him TO save his own life.
appeal tor justice, only. have proof
OF what l say. Jim, walk forward,
coward that you are. You were 1T the
same table with Us. Speak the truth,
Or you are dead man. You are a
relative of Slippery Dick, we'll know,
but If you tell a lie bullet will 90
through your brain.


jim walked forward and substantial
ted what his companion bad said, and
the leader of the gang coiled his rope,
and the crowd dispersed.


Young man. said the fellow who
had saved Charles C.'s life, you had
about played your last card here.
The rope business does not agree with
you. | can see that by the color OF
your face. A vessel leaves this port
for New York tomorrow. Depart with
1t. for San Francisco may not prove a
healthy place for you to live in in
the future. Take my advice, rum and
cards nearly cost yon your life. Let
them atone IN .Tnture.'


Charles G. took his advice He de-
parted for New York the following
day, and has never tasted liquor or
handled card since He is, to-day.
one of the most wealthy and prosper
Gus merchants in the city of New
Vork
Year: 1878

BIO HOLE Water was first run
through the flu me from Garden Gulch to
tbe " hole in the corner Monday even
ing, but very little sand and gravel was
nut through until Thursday afternoon
when good work was done. With fair
chance and the light kind of work at the
head Of the fume the hole can be filled
in two weeks. Considerable trouble has
been experienced from the water after
leaving the hole. First an old tunnel
broke through on the adjoining lot and II
cellar or two in that neigh bcrhood were
speedily filled with water. This was soon
damned and damage in that direction
ended. Later it was found that the tail
water on the back street was running
over bed OF loose gravel and seeping
through into the cellars further down
town. Boxes were put in to- day which
are expected 20 carry the water over
these places. On the whole people must
not expect to get the hole filed without
some inconvenience, and very little
public spirit on the part of those but
slightly injured would stop their growl-
ing. With few exceptions our people


w determined to have that hole filed


ljw that work has commenced and there
"a fair prospect of success. All damage
10 individual rights will be carefully
guarded against, butunavoidable injuries
Csnnot be prevented. Thus lar no dam
age worthy Of mention has been done.
Flerup!
Year: 1878

ASAD AND SUDDEN DEATH.-LNst
Tuesday afternoon about 5 o'clock Mrs.
Archlos Warren was taken suddenly i'll
and expired in less than half an hour
Living about mile from town, she was
dead before DR.. Lord, who was summon
ed, could get there. While the immedi
ate cause Of death is not accurately
known, it is supposed to have resulted
from an affection of the heart. Sudden
deaths in family are always hoart-roud-
ing, but in this case it seems to be more
sad than ordinary. Four little children
the oldest six years of age and the young
est an infant of only three weeks-are
left motherless. Mrs Warren was II
lady o! more than ordinary intelligence
and favorite among her acquaintances.
The stricken husband and four mother
less children have the deepest sympathy
Of the community. Her remains were
deposited in the buryiug ground Thurs
day afternoon, very large cOncourse
of our citizens showing their respect for
the departed by following her to the
grave.
Year: 1878

A BIG ONE.-The longest land notice
ever published in our columns appears
this week. 1t is the notice of application
OF the Nash Deep Gravel Mining Com
pany for Patent to five Placer Mines on
the head of Coffee Creek in the northern
part of this county.
Year: 1878

No MONEY IN IT.-This town is over
run with peddlers, bogus jewclry men,
etc, every one of whom will swindle you
if they get chance. OF course we don t
expect to keep any one from buying their
bogus wares or fraudulent goods because
the American people delight in being
humbngged and are willing to pay for it.
We know that goods can be bought
cheaper from our home merchants than
from itinerant peddlers and hucksters,
and people know it themselves. A man
wno never expects to see you again would
as soon cheat you as not and little rath