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Year: 1879

A man who once did noble and heroic act has come to dreadful end. One day train was flying over the Pennsylvania Railroad at the rate of forty miles an hour. There was child, little girl. on the track, and she was suddenly dis covered when but short distance away. A glance was enough to show that it was impossible to stop the. engine before reaching her. It was only practicable to slow the engine and this to but lim- tied degree. The whistle was sounded, but the chi Id was deaf or bewildered and took no heed of it. There was but one thing to do and that the railroad engin- eer did. He crawled down the fender or ''cow catcher,'' and, while thus flying over the track he clung with one hand to the "cow catcher" and with the other in the nick of time he snatched the little girl literally out of the jaws of death and sped on with her in safety.

 It is sad to know that man capable of an act like this has met miserable end. Some time ago Grier, for such was his name, went out to Leadville to seek his fortune. He found employment at that wild place as barkeeper in 8 place known as the Merchants Restaurant. A short time ago one Ritchie, 8 liquor dealer from Arkansas, came to Leadville and made partial agreement with the owner of the restaurant to take an inter- est in it. The bargain was not yet con- summated, and there had been some pickering, in consequence of which the owner told Grier not to allow Ritchie to come into the place. Not long after this the two men came into collision, and one night few days since violent quarrel ensued. This was at the threshold of the saloon. A crowd had gathered at the sound of contention, but scattered at that of a pistol. Several shots were heard, and Grier fell to the sidewalk. He never spoke or breathed after his fall.

 In the desperate life of the frontier or of the new mining camp violent death is frequent, and it often happens that those whose career is thus cut short are dan gerous and murderous men whom it may be better for the community to lose than to retain. But that 8 man like Grier should die so, man full of courage and noble impulse, and one who, as we hear, was liked and respected by nearly all who knew him, is melancholy indeed. Such calamities as this suggest afresh regret that if men must come into per sonal conflict the custom were not prev alent in this country as in England of depending on natures weapons alone and eschewing those which give rise to such terrible and irreparable results.
Year: 1879

The official reports of the naval en- gagement off Iquique show that the wooden ships were outmaneuvred by the ironclads at every turn. The ram Huascar was admirably handled. She put the enemy between her own guns and the shore batteries and dropped a huge shell of three hundred pounds into the engine-room of the Esmeralda. The fight lasted four hours, and there was 8 high sea running, but the Huascar proved to be perfectly seaworthy. When the ram had done it's work and sent the Chllian steamer to the bottom, it was ascertained that the ironclad's losses were lnconsiderable, and that the armored sides had not been punctured. The Independencia also behaved splen- didly up to the time of striking the sunken rock. She had overtakon the Covadonga and was about to use her ram when the accident occurred. Her captain had brought her so close along side that the yards of the two almost in terlaced. Although the gunboat was quite heavily armed, her broadside had no effect upon plates of iron four and one-half inches in thickness and when she turned upon her side after striking the sunken rock, her men, standing knee-deep in water, gallantly returned the last broadside. It was fighting at close quarters, but neither ironclad went down like the Re d'Italia, which was sunk by an Austrian frigate at Lissa. Inasmuch as the sunken rock was not on the charts, the wreck of the Indepen- dencia was one of the chances of the sea which could not be taken into account in naval warfare. With this reservation, the ironclads appear to excellent advan- tage in this encounter. Neither their vulnerability nor their fallibility has yet been demonstrated.

 It cannot. be seriously questioned, however, that in the navies of the future the big gun will be on the small ship. The gunboats which have recently been built in England for the Chinese Govern ment can travel nine knots backward as well as ten forward, and can fight as we'll when retreating as when advancing. Each of these vessels has displacement of only 40 tons, and yet carries gun which can penetrate an unbacked armor- plate twenty inches in thickness. It may not be too much to say that heavy guns On lighter floating carriages, with fleet instead of a single bottom, will be the main element of the naval science of the coming generation.
Year: 1879

The driver of Hook and Ladder truck in Rochester, N. Y., tried an ex- pertinent to test the memory of the horse. Three years ago last December the city sold teara of mares that had been used for drawing the truck. They have since been employed by their owner in other work, but the driver had 8 chance and he led the horses into the truck house. They went directly to their old stalls and when gong was sounded ran out and took their accus- toned position at the tongue of the ma- chine
Year: 1879

A CAPTUEE.-A terrible pull at their net warned some shad fishers, who were plying their vocation below Fort Dela- ware, that they had something bigger than shad to deal with. One of them barely saved himself from going over the side of the schooner. It took 8 dozen men to pull in the prize, which proved to be turtle eight feet long, five feet wide, with 8 head twice as large as mans and room enough on it's back for half dozen cane-seat chairs. It attacked one of it's captors, who stepped on it, and it's weight was something less than 800 pounds"
Year: 1879

Did you ever know any person to be ill, without inaction of the Stomach, Liver or kidneys, or did you ever know one who was we'll when either was obstructed or inactive and did you ever know or hear of any case of the kind that Hop Bltters would not cure.-Ask your neighbor this same lestion. - The Bee.
Year: 1879

Special to the Star.


WASHINGTON, May 26.-The Legislative
Bill will be signed by the President of the
Senate to-day and Immediately sent to the
White House. The veto will come in to-
morrow. Two Republican Congressman
from the West called ON the President Sat
urday to learn whether he would sign a
modified bill repeating the Election Laws.


1t is said that their visit was with the
knowledge, if not the wsh OF several Dem
ocrats The President gave no intimation
of what he would do, beyond the bare hint
that he would sign bill requiring Deputy
Marshals to be appointed by the Judges of
the U. s. Courts


WARNER AND HIS BILL.


Warner claims that there is majority OF
the Senate in favor of some legislation on
silver, and thinks that his bill will soon be
under consideration in open Senate. In the
last Congress there were more silver men
proportionately thanin the House, but upon
the subject of additional legislation and in a
changed Senate it is quite certain the vote
will not be so large. The trouble will be
in getting the Senate Finance Committee
to report back bill of any character at
This seasjon
Year: 1879

Miss Matilda Lees Dods gave the initial
number of her cooking lessons at College
Hall Saturday afternoon to large audience
of ladies interested in the culinary art
The lecturer mixed and fixed UP in taste
full manner benvoise pudding, macaron
and cheese, lobster outlets, milk rolls,
apple fritters and a sweet omelette.


The ladies in attendance were each and
every one highly pleased with the instruc-
tions given By Miss Dods-


The lady gives her second lecture this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Year: 1879

you living The world does not need


YOU yet-you need the world. If you can
convince the world that you are necessary


to its we'll being, its happiness, its pleas
ure, its moral existence, then the world


will begin to claim you and make room
for you in the body pews with the softest
cushions and the easiest footstools. But
don't fall into the common error of sup
posing the world owes you a living. 1t
doesn't owe you anything Of the kind
The world isn't responsible for your be-


ing 1t didn't send for YOU, it never
asked you to come here, and in no sense


is it obliged to support you now that you
are here. Your living Is here-a good,
comfortable living. Plenty to eat, plenty
10 wear, an abundance of good, health
ful, hard work, ripples Of laughter and
Sprinkles of tears, hours of happiness and
moments of hcartache, days of labor and
nights of rest, duties to be performed and
rewards to be won; it is all here, son
disappointmentS. struggles, successes and
honors, but The world doesn't owe YOU
one of them; not one. You cant collect
your living as YOU would debt by sim
ply presenting your bill, or giving your
lawyer the account to sue. You have to
work for it, son. and work like a Trojan,
too. When you hear man say the world
owe, him living and he is going to have
it, make up your mind that he is just
making himself good excuse for steal
ing living The world doesn't owe any
man anything, son. 1t will give You
anything you earn, and YOU just look ont
over the world and know that all the
plundcr YOU can gather in 10y honest work
Is yours, and no more. Ii YOU can't get
any, why, none. of its yours, and if you
can reach out and carry away ten times
as much as your neighbor, why that Is all
yours, and he has no right to wait and
whine over his bad luck and want YOU TO
divide And, my son, in all human
probability, YOU will not want to divide.
| hope YOU may, but it very likely YOU
won't.
Year: 1879

And then remember, my son, YOU have
to work. Whether YOU handle a pick or
a pen, a whcelbauow or a set OF books,
digging bitches or editing a paper, ring
ing an auction bell or writing funny
things. YOU must work. If YOU will look
around YOU. YOU will see that the men
who are most able to work are the men
who work the hardest. Don't be afraid
of killing Yourself with oyerwork, son.
1t is beyond your power to do that. Men
cannot do that on the sunny side of thirty.
They die sometimes, but its because they
quit work at p. m, and don get home
until > a. m. It's the intervals that kill,
my son. The work gives you an appe-
tite for your meals, it lends solidlty to
YOUR slumber. it gives YOU perfect and
grateful appreciation of holiday. There
are Young men who do not work, my son /;
Young men who make a living by sucking
the end of cane; whose entire menta!
development is insufficient to tell them
which side of postage stamp to lick;
young men who can tie necktle IN eleven
different knots. and never lay wrinkle
in it, and then would get into a West
Hill street car to go to Chicago; who can
spend more money in a day than YOU can
earn in a month, son, and who Will 90 to
the sheriff to buy postal card and then
oD,,I, AZ tho office of a street commits
sioner for a marriage license. But the
world is not proud of them, son. 1t does
not know their name, even; It simply
speaks of them as old Soandsos boys.
Nobody likes them; nobody hates them !;
the great busy world don't even know they
are there, and at the great day of resur-
rection if they do not appear at the sound
of the trumpet, and they certainly will
not. unless some one tells them what it is
for and what to do, don't think Gabriel
will miss them or notice their absence,
and they will not be sent for or disturbed
Things will 90 on just as well without
them. So find out what you want 70 bc
and to do, son, and take of your coat ana
make dust in the world. The buster
YOU are the less deviltry you will be apt
to get into, the sweeter will be your sleep,
the brighter and happier your holidays,
and the better satisfied will the world be
with you.


| No, my son, the world does not owe
Year: 1879

He drew her hand through his arm al
most authoritatively.


Miss Bell, it seems as if | had al
ways known you, yet you say you neve
saw me before. Suppose we take wall
through the conservatory instead of en-
gaging in this waltz"


Into the fragrant semi dusk they went
where fountains tinkled and rare fower
bloomed, and the music came in veileC
sweetness and richness.


~ want you to be sure am right
Miss Bell, when | say have something
of yours. Look at me closely. Have
YOU never seen me before"


He bent his face near hers. II was
gravely smiling-and so tender and good
and Bell looked timidly at the smiling
yet stern eyes.


II am sure | never saw you before
Mr. Granville" "


Then have You ever seen this


He drew from his vest pocket sover-
eign-the very one with a tiny bit Clipped
off it, that Bell had given the tramp.


Don't YOU understand, dear child; !
had tlkcn a freak into my head that
would walk from town here, and it was
a grand walk, although it took three
days, and ruined my clothes stopped
at your cottage to beg a glass Of water.
You know the rest


Bells face was marvel at that mo-
ment.


I'm Your kindness and goodness you
gave it to me, Miss Bell and the little
act gave me an insight into your heart
that year of ordinary intercourse would
never do. | shall keep it until YOU buy
it back | have set a price on it, and II
ever you are ready to give II YOU can
have it.


He put the money reverently away in
his breast pocket, and took her out among
the crowd again strangely happy girl.


And before the summer roses had faded,
Bell paid the price Of the chipped soyer-
eisn-hcr own hcart-that Lionel Gran
Vile pleaded for so eagerly.


She is mistress of their house now,
and Rose visits her once a year, not
oitcner, because Bells husband doesn t
care much for her.


But the invalid mother has a lifelong
home amid the luxurics of Fcrnley Court.
aud Bell Is happier than the birds that
sing in the trees Of the big old park.
Year: 1879

Hold on to your tongue when YOU are
just ready to swear, lie, speak harshly,
or use an improper word.


Hold on to your hand when YOU are
about to strike, pinch, steal, or do an i'm
proper act.


Hold on to your temper when you are
angry, excited, or imposed upon, or others
are angry about you.


Hold on to your heart when evil asso-
ciates seek your company and invite you
to Join in their mirth and revelry.


Hold on to your name at all times; tor
it is of more value to you than gold,
high places, or fashionable attire.


Hold on to the truth; for II will serve
you well, and do YOU good throughout
eternity.


Hold on to your virtue; it is above all
price to you in all times and places.


Hold on to your good character; for ii
is and ever Will be your best wealth.
Year: 1879

BADLY NEEDED The Republicans of
California need frs:-class paper in SIN
Francisco devoted to their interests. The
Alta is Republican and good in its way,
but it is commercial and gives politics
secondary consideration the Post is true,
but an evening paper whose rews is old
when it reaches the interior the Call is
non committal and occupies the place of
u blank in political journalism the
Chronicle is Bastard and has forfeited, if


it ever had any claims to, the support Of
Republicans or decent people of any par
ty or class. TIE Sacramento Record
Union is fair sample of what is needed,
if it was only published in the metropolis.
Cannot the Republicans OF San Francis
co start good, decent morning news
paper in that city and make It success /?
There are thousands in the interior who
would gladly support such paper, who
are now forced to take the wishy~washy
Call or the dirty Chronicle, or do without
the news fIom that city. The times are
now ripe for Republican journalistic
enterprise in San Francisco, the success
of which seems to be assured.
Year: 1879

MARY CLEMENS pen portrait Of Soma
tor Hi is as follows: "lIe has been "A
Methodist preacher or class leader, and
"A certain aroma of sanctimoniousness
seems to emanate from his sandy face, or
10 hover over it like an aura. His
hair is sandy, touched with gray wit h a
slight fringe of tla same below his chin.
ills mouth is clean cut and resolute, his
nose not an impressive member, his eyes
light blue, with certain meditative, in
controverted light in them which shows
that he does considerable thinking, after
fashion of his own. Blaine is energet>
ic and spasmodic, shaking his iorefn ger
perpetually in speaking, while Hill whines
and drawls as if be were offering an in
cantation at prayer meeting or Dun
ker love feast"
Year: 1879

WELL REcEIvED.--E Every Republican
paper in California comes straight out in
favor Of George G. Perkins and the bal
ance Of the Republican nominees, and the
better class of Democratic journals con-
cede it to be strong ticket and one
which they hope to see win if the Democ~
racy must be beaten. 1t is generally
conceded on all sides that the Republicans
will come out ahead and they are con-
graduated upon the excellence of their
nominees who will after the first Monday
in January be the State Officers Of Cali
(ornia.
Year: 1879

A CORRESPONDENT telegraphs from
Wheatland that "it may be as well for
the public TO keep nm eye on events from
this quarter, as there is no intention on
the part of the authorities to let the mat
ter drop" The detectives are becoming
more and moro mysterious and cunning,
a proof that they daily know less about
the atfair.-Bee.
Year: 1879

Show us the young man who can
quit the society Of the young and
take pleasure in listening to the
kindly voice of the aged; show us
a man who is ever ready to pity
and help the deformcd show us n
man who covers the faults of Others
with mantle of charity; show us a
man who bows as politely and gives
the street as freely to the poor sew
ing girl as to the millionaire who
values virtue, not clothes who
shuns the company Of such as gather
at public places to gaze at the fair
sex, or make unkind remarks OF the
passing girl; show us a man who
abhors a libertine, who scorns the
ridicule of a mothers sex, and the
exposure of womanly reputation
show us man who never forgets
for an instant the delicacy due
woman as woman in any eondi-
tion or class-and you show us n
true gentleman.
Year: 1879




The self-made man is generally
an Independent, self-reliant worker
who deserves all he gets. Not so
with the sybarite who depends up
on outside help. Many a parent
labors hard and lives sparingly all
his life for the ! purpose Of leaving
enough to give his children a start
in the world as it is called. Setting
young man afioat with money
left him by his relatives, is like ty-
ing bladders under the arms of one
who cannot swim ten chances to
one he will lose his bladder and
go to the bottom. Teach him to
swim and he will never need blad-
ders. Give your child good sound
education and you have done en-
ough for him. See to it that his
morals are pure, his mind cultiva-
ted, and his whole nature made
subservient to the laws which gov
ern man, and you have given him
what will be of more value than
the wealth of the Indies.
Year: 1879

The exodus problem Is easily
stated. 1t is TO be embodied in a
single question: Can the colored
man become an independent farmer
in the West? The Waubansee col
ony may answer this question in
the affirmative. The Nicodemus
and Hodgeman colonies are failures.
Until the Waubadsee colony shows
the world that the colored man can
become a thrifty Kansas farmer, it
is senseless folly to send money to
the insatiate relief committees
whose only aim is to keep up the
excitement. The negro is not starv-
ing in the South. He has gone very
hungry in Kansas. Every dollar
Year: 1879

The events in Ohio last week are
the first of a long list of State move
ments which will eventually shape
the strategy of the Democratic par
ty in the Presidential election of
1880. That they may be thorough
ly understood by our readers, we
here give the platforms of the Dem
ocratic and Greenback conventions,
recently held in that State:
Year: 1879

The bill for the payment of ar,
rearges Of pensions was signed by the
President on Saturday last, and is now
a law. Under its provisions about
100000 will probably be required,
and this sum will have to be raised by
increased taxation. The necessary
laws to collect the money will probab~
ly be passed at the next session of
Congress, and it will be some time be-
fore there will be money on hand to
commence payments.
Year: 1879

The anti>Chinese bill passed the
House of Representatives at Washing
ton on Tuesday last. It provides that
no master Of a vessel owned by any
citizen OF the United States shall take
on board at any foreign port any nuns
.ber of Chinese exceeding fifteen with
intent to bring them to the United
Year: 1879

The Presidential in 1S40 in which General Har-
rson and President Van Buren, opposing candidates
distinguished by intense popular enthusiasm 1t
oratorical and musical campaign Every village
had its dozen of speakers and of vocalsts. An
amusing anecdote of that election gives modern illus
traon of the old fable of the lion put flight by the
braying of jackass.


A speaker discussing at mass meeting in West
Virginia upon the merits OF Gen. Harrison mil
tary commander Suddenly tall, gaunt arose, and
in shril voice that pierced through the crowd, called
out


''Mister mister l want to question y


g / shall be happy to answer any question: if can
piled the orator,


''We are told fellow-citizens said the quaint man,
addressing the crowd that Gineral Harrison mighty
great gneral but say he is of the of
gineras We are told that he defended himself bravely
Fort Megs but tell you that that occasion he
guilty of the Small Tai Aorement and / challenge the
speaker to deny it'll


u donl know my friend, replied the orator. "what
you by the Small Tail Movement


"pl tell you said the quaint I've got it here
in black and white Here is Qunshaws History of the
United Slates, Holding up the book and I'll read
what it says AT this critical moment Gen Harrison
executed a noreI movement Does the gentleman deny
that statement? I"


'No, go on"


''Well he executed norel movement Now here's


Johnson's Diconary'-taking small book out of his
pocket-and it says NOVEL, sfpdW taEe This the
kind of a movement Gineral Harrison was guilty of
Now I'm no soger and don't know much of military tic
tacks--but this do say, who n the face of the
enemy is guilty of Small Tasl Increment is not fit
to be President of the United States, and he shant
have my vote


And he didn't the vote of the village.
Year: 1879

Our readers, perhaps, will generally have heard,
ere this number of our paper reaches them of the
death of Major General Joseph Hooker and Senator
Zach. Chandler Each was over sixty-six years of
of age General Hooker had been invalid for
several years, but " Old Zach " was full of energy
to the last Both died suddenly, the former at his
home on Long Island, in the midst of his family.
the latter found dead, upon his bed at Chicago
hotel The remains of each were lying in state,
November 5, and viewed by thousands Of
people, the General at the City Hall of New York
the Senator at the City Hall of Detroit The names
of both will be favorably chroncled by the future
historian. They were honest in their convictions
of duty and devoted to the interests of Liberty and
Union.


The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power,


And all that beauty, all that wealth eer


Awaits alike the inevitable hour


The path of glory leads but to the grave.