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Year: 1879

"Thev tell me Leadville is pretty
hixh up," remarked q Denverite to a
visitor from the carbonate field. "High
up!" CALCULATED the other;"well, I should
sav. The air is so thin that you've got
to fan it into corner to get square
breath. Why, I live sorter in q valley,
but many time when I went home at
night I had to push a cloud from the
door to get in.
Year: 1879

that politics are wholly unconnected with
his coming here. He found that his health
was net improving at Caprera and thought
the mineral springs near Civita Veec hia
might benefit his gout Garibaldi, replying
to the syndic who visited him on his arrival
said he did not himself know the reason Of
his visit. Some say Gsrlbaldi came to Rene
to die.
Year: 1879

the streets, and he did not appear to be
afraid. Oh, what useless fellows those de-
tectives are! I stood by one all night while
he said he would give 81 900 to know where
my husband was and in iPhiladelphis they
searched the house without avail in which
my husband was hiding. was with him
up to the night before he was killed. We
stopped at an East Side hotel near police
headquarters. That very night he talked
about the Ross case, and said that If any one
should steal his child he would have the
sooundrel's life. His death found me in q
sad condition. had not q dollar, but
managed to bury him. A month after l
buried my baby-the sixth of the children
bore Mosher. -. -


81 can never be impatient or unkind to
Mr.. Ross, but wish he and MIR. Walling
would help me to accomplish the aim OF my
life Ito free my brother. They have said
that he is innocent, and they, do not know
how yearn to get him away, and then go
somewhere and be at peace. would, if l
obtained important information for Mr..
Ross, take the next train for Philadelphia,
and I have never deceived him. He has
tried to entiap me, but at last he admitted
that it was in vain, and that he believed me.
The last time saw him he wanted, as usual,
to know if 1 could remember somethins, {,
which would help to lead him to his child, OF
if I had heard anything new.


ssDo I believe that the child lives3 Why,
my faith in his existence Is a. fEm ~ Mr..
Ross. Yes, Sir; the boy is alive, and you'll
see that Mr.. Ross will one day get him.
Year: 1879

TACTICS OF HIS COUNSEL FOR THE PROCURING


OF NEW TRIAL-THE JUDGE TO RENDER A


DECISION TO-DAY.


PHrIADRLPHIA Oct o, 1879.
At the opening Of court this morning the case Of
John Cannon. charged with negotiating stolen bonds
was called. The prisoners counsel asked for short
delay, so that certain witnesses from New York
could be produced. The District Attorney objected
and when the Judge finally determined to go OH with
the trial. the prisoner counsel refused to take part
in It, The trial proceeded, and when the testimony
for the prosecution all In tho prisoners counsel
refused to address the jury. Cannon then asked
TO examine witnesses himself. but he remained mute.
Finally Judge Briggs charged the jury. and in ten
they returned verdict OF guilty OF uttor-
ing and publishing the forged bond, and Of having
forged coupons his possession with intent to sell
them.


The prisoner counsel i'm IN mcdiatey made q motion
for trial, the groun1 that tho prisoner had
been improperly tried, without being given All op-
portunity to obtain his Witnesses.


Judge Briggs said that he not the slightest
In the trial. but would give tho prisoner until
two oclock to show, by affidavit, that he had wit
he desired to have examined. before no would
pass upon tho motion.


Tho District Attorney asked that tho AFFIDAVIT, IL
any should be made, should DO in writing that q
prosecution for perjury might be insti upon It,
Finally Cannon made affidavit that certain wit
nosscs could bo produced IL proper time wero
based The Judge will deliver q written opinion
IN. mn
Year: 1879

The Coroners jury assembled at the
Almshouse yesterday afternoon to hold
an inquest over the body CT the little
child found on the City Railway last
Sunday morning. The evidence taken
showed conclustveIy that the childs
death was caused by exposure. The
jury are still after more evidence and
an attempt will be- made to discover
the person who placed the child in the
road.
Year: 1879

The boat race Of which mention
has already been made and the course
given will be participated in by lar
ger Number of boats than was at first
anticipated, the first and second class
will have a conrss Of 25 miles. The
boats will leave the mouth of the creek
at nine o'clock.
Year: 1879

This morning about nine hundred
people went on the excursion to Allan
tic City. The corps made short street
parade before boarding the train. There
were fourteen cars on the train some of
them being reserved for persons at Lin
wood, Lamokin and Chester.
Year: 1879

I'm his sleep. When the doctors errand was known
doubt aud dismay tell the throng. and
one by one they began to make excuses
One had Just come from the Penitcntiary: another
had to wash his shirt before morning; third WAS
left-handed, and merry old sailor hoped down
beneath the gaslight and barred his to the lancet
1t of best piIewood decorated with tho and
stripes. II reckon I'm lfe from smallpox said he;
and his logic was held unan 'werable.


DREADED IMMORTALITY.


An artist, who there. wished to immortalize his
weather beaten i'll the pages of illustrated
paper. 1t the first time that the old tar ever sat
for his portrait and he at first hailed the rough out
line with boisterous mockery but the lines took
shape. as every seam began to stand out on the
paper, his amusement deepened into awe, and
his into something like fright, and, taking
refuge in corner, he refused to sit any longer.
Meanwhile the towards and laggards had been driven
in from their various shelters by ferret-eyed
tramp, who displayed astonishing zeal in the pur-
suit. eve been told. said one OF these loiterers.
done. and divl would disobey the leadin' Dublin
doctors" and his faith in the Dublin faculty in
no way shaken until he found himself on the side
walk outside the station house. Finally the Jealous
scout who had performed these services excavated
from bundle of rags faded gaunt and hollow
eyed woman, whose rugged cheeks marked
her profession. "Is is show you my arms?"
said she; ''aint lady?' And rising in her wrath
she fastened her books with hairpin and was
walking for the door when she suddenly turned on
the tramp. and, turning mp his sleeves with q
dramatic gesture, showed that under cover of his
zeal he had himself escaped the lancet This pcrfidy
met with its just rcwsrd The Magdalen was rein
stated; the Judas fired OUT"
Year: 1879

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past tweStvfour hours In CON-
parison with the corresponding date OF last year. as
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy
HERALD Building. No. 2ls broadway
Year: 1879

I've a letter from thy sire

 Baby mine, baby mine; He's coming home or he's liar,

 Baby mine, baby mine; He is now chuck full of wine. And ne's feeling mighty fine; He had better hiue his sign,

 Baby mine, baby mine. He had better come in soon,

 Baby mine, baby mine; I've been waiting since high noon,

 Baby mine. baby mine; am waiting with broom, I will chase him round the room, While his nose shines through the gloom

 Baby mine, baby mine.
Year: 1879

1t is only on rare occasions that the people
of Schuylkill county take any stock in ghost
stories and when they do the witness must be
of unimpeachable character and not given to
exaggerating. Such story, however, comes
from reliable authority at the foot of Broad
Mountain, on the Centre turnpike, and those
who have heard it are inclined to believe it.
The two young men who had their hair curl
ed by the appartion are James r. Porter
and Henry Redinghouse. On one occasion
they drove out of Newcastle to visit the
house of friend named Kirshlings' who
lives on Broad Mountain, and they left Kir-
shilings' about II O'Clock for home. After
driving mile or SO, Redinghouse noticed
that the horse was trembling violently and
evinced desire to stop. He applied the
| whip freely and under its influence the horse
moved on few yards but then came to a
standstill and refused to be either coaxed or
driven further. While the occupants Of the
wagon were debating who should get out and
lead the horse, Potter locked down the road
and to his horror saw strange white object
rise out of the ground. Redinghouse saw
the apparition about the same time but sup.
posed it to be COW. The horse now became
perfectly wild and uncomfortable and the
wagon was backed off the road until the hind
wheels rested in a gully. In the meantime
the spook took the form of a gigantic man,
clothed from head to foot in white, aud


marched toward the now thoroughly fright
ened men with majestic strides. When the
figure was within about fifty yards Of the
wagon it stopped, and beckoned the men
to approach. 1t is perhaps unnecessary to
say the invitation was not accepted, although
Porter asserts that he did not feel as frighten'
ed then as he did when the spook vanished


The figure remained in the road about ten


minutes, Mr. Porter thinks but Reding-


house is confident that it was there much


longer. The men also differ in their stories


about the way the ghost disappeared. Port
er, who by the way seems to have been the
lion of the party, states that after remaining


in the road about ten minutes it walked slow
ly to the west side and melted into cloud Of


mist that foated away on the midnight air


On the other hand Redinghouse affirms tina,


the 'spook,' afler walking to the side of the


road disappeared in the ground and out o.


the hole through which it made its exit came


the cloud of light smoke that Porter saw watt


ed away by the wind. Redinghouse also want
| it distinctly understood that the apparitioI


was at least 10 feet high, had green eyes an'


wore long top boots, but Mr.. Porter remem


bers none of those characteristics of his ghost
} ship. After the figure disappeared the mel
whipped up the horse and drove to New Gas
tie, where they told their strange story before
going home. Both men were sober wheI
, they reached New Castle, and they state tina
no liquor had passed their lips that night
Although this road has been travelled a
. all hours of the night, that is the first stor.
. of the kind ever located in the vicinity o
. Broad Mountein, and consequently many per
t sons do not accept the story as gospel. Potts
. viAe Journal.
Year: 1879

Sir said the poor woman, will you be
pleased to give me little money to buy
some bread for my hungry children My
husband has been drinking for the last three
weeks, and left me without morsel to give
these poor innocents, or any fuel to keep
them warm and then she wept bitterly.


Where do you live, msam p said the
gentleman.


In the garret of the old Phenix Hotel,
SIR


How long has your husband been sd-
dicted to drink p asked the gentleman's
WIFE


About three years


Madame, rejoined the generous editor,
Il am truly sorry for you, and of course shall
bestow upon you such charity as think you
Will you relate your misfortunes ?--I always
feel a deep sympathy for the unfortunate


Mine Is a sad story. 1 was bro't up in
affluence my father was wealthy mer-
chant In Chatham street. My husband was
also rich when we we're married. We took
tour to Europe aud returned home, and we
lived happily and prosperously for two years.
Mr.. Brooks was gay and fashionable young
man. He spent his money freely, and we
lived extravagantly. Three years more and
he was considerably on the declining ground
and finally, by high living and unnecessary
expenditures of money, we were dispossessed
of our home and reduced to abiect poverty, l
and then my husband took to drink, and now
am beggar, with these children depending
on my success for living. And as such l
beseech you in behalf OF my poor little
children, to bestow upon me such charity as
you feel disposed to give


Her story was told and met kind re-
sponse from generous heart. The lady Of
the house recognized the poor woman ; but
she did not yet feel disposed to make herself
known, but ushered them into the dining
room, and sat down with them to warm
supper.


'Madame,' said the lady, what was your
maiden name?'


Ellen Dupree.'


oh Ellen, have you come to this p
1
gratitude and surprise, that she could not
utter a single work. She thought the lady's
voice was familiar one she had heard II
before, but could not remember when OF
where and after long time she murmured


q think have known you in time, but ]
can't remember your name. What is your
name, my good lady?'


Mary Crossmsn was my name when
knew you.'


Mary who p


Mary Crossman.'


MY God Who is your husband p


oh he's nobody but printer


The poor woman remembered being in
troduced, before her marriage, to Mr.. Viii
liams, and she remembered, too, how COOL.
and indiferently she treated him on tina
occasion. Yes, nobody but a printer wen
like dagger to her heart. That printer
was now her benefactor and her friend.
| Young ladies, if you marry an industriou
and intelligent young man, and becom
We ealthy in your old age, you do we'll, but
you marry a vain, foppish dandy, of the moi
J compos mentis order, and should be brough
from affiuence in youth to beggary in oil
age, you do worse.


Remember that, ladies, and make tn
proper improvement.
Year: 1879

A teacher in one of the public schools
was startled the other day at the answer she
got from one bright little fellow. On the
blackboard was the picture of an ostrich,
and the teacher described its great strength
and powers of endurance, closing by saying
it was the only bird upon which a man
could ride.


Il know another, spoke up little chap.


well, what is it itY


"A lark


Unsuspectingly the teacher asked


How can you prove that, Johnny p


All know about it is said the boy, that
mother every little while says fathers off on
lark, and when he gets home he looks as
if he had rode awful fast.'-lSprinqfeld Re.
publican.
Year: 1879

The old-fashioned method of plowing un-
der manure has become obsolete. Good
farmers now no longer follow old fashions
because they are old but having become
used to think for themselves, and knowing
much more of the science of their art than
was known score of years ago, they are
ready to strike out new paths for themselves
The common method with manure now is,
to keep it as near the surface. and to inter-
mingle it with the soil, as much as possible
We have discovered that in feeding plants
we must not only place the food within easy
reach of the roots, but must also supply the
best food in the best condition. These con-
ditions are secured by thorough mixture
Of the manure in as finely divided q copdi.
ton as possible throughout the upper three
or four inches of the soil.


The best practice is, to spread the manure
upon the plowed ground and to work it in
with the harrow. This is most convenient.
ly done by having manure in fine condition.
Fine manure may be made In two ways ;
either by piling it and rotting it in the heap,
or by using only short litter. 1t is found in
practice that it pays to cut the litter with a
fodder cutter, so that it will not only absod-
ing more of the liquid manure, but that it can
be easily spread when fresh. The ordinary
harrow will then mix the manure with the
soil in the most effective manner. With
long manure the work is not so easily done,
but it may be accomplished by presevering
The manure will be drawn into heaps, doubt
less, but by freeing the harrow and spread.
ing these, and narrowing again, and again
if necessary, the desired result will be at.
tanned. There are some improved kinds OF
harrows which do this work much better
than others. The sloping-tooth harrow acts
favorably by pressing the manure into the
soil, and drawing the earth over it t the
flexible chain harrow has the same effect
but the steel disc harrow not only does this
but it cuts and breaks up the long litter, snd
reduces it to fragments. This harrow con
sists of a series of thin, sharp. edged discs
which revolve upon axles in different d.
rection from that Of the movement of tn,
implement Each disc thus not only cut


into the soil behind it, this latter effect be
ing assisted by the concave saucer shspet
form of the disc. The result is very salts
factory either when sod has been turnet
down land this comes under the head of ma
nuring) or when coarse manure is to b,
spread the soil, is left in very favorabl
condition for sowing or planting. Thes
short hints may be found sessonable at an!
time, because the making and use of ma
nure is work of every day in the year il
one way or another, or should be.-Ameri
can AgricuAurist.
Year: 1879

We must remain az yet some little In
doubt as to the methods employed by the
old artists to perfect these miracles Of taste.
We have, however, the absolute certainty
that these ancient masters were familiar with
the diamond, and that their best work was
made by using this, the hardest of all sub
stances, as tool. A splintered fragment of
the diamond served as scraping tool, and
they we're we'll acquainted with the drill.
Prehistoric man worked drill at the very
commencement of his existence. A pheni-
clan gem-a lion attacking bull-shows
how the drill was used. A number Of cir
cular depressions are found in the gem, which
mark the extremites of the figures. This
was done not only for the sake of effect, but
but. to show the artist the limit of his work
as TO depth. After the holes we're sunk, the
artist united the various portions ofhis work
as to depth. After the holes we're sunk, the
artist united the various portions of his work
by scratching. Now the use of the diamond
point or splinter, fixed in a style or iron
socket, allowed a certain fexibility Of hand
ling, which our modern processes Of gem
engraving do not permit. To-day the work


is done by means of minute rotating disk
of copper, which Is whetted with OH and
diamond dust. On the least application Of
the substance to be cut to the disk, it is the
disk which bites into the stone. The differ
ence in manipulation is. then, that to-day it
is the stone which goes to the tool, and not,
as in olden times, the tool to the stone. 1t
is more convenient, then, in 1879, to bring
the cart to the horse. 1t can now be readily
understood why, In modern work, time and
labor being spared (the art conception not
entering for the present into the subject
why this work of to-day is inferior to the
art which is past. 1t is purely a mechanic
al process now, for a rotating disk will no
more draw lines which have feeling than
will photographing processes paint pictures.
1t has been stated that we are not entirely
acquainted with the methods employed by
the old glyptic artists. This becomes quite
evident from this fact, that their best work
seems to have been both cut and polished
at one and the same time. To-day we have
no tool, no substance, which will accomplish
this double feat. Mr.. King, dwelling or
the diamond point, says Its extensive use is
the great distinction between the antique
and modern work.'-Barnet Phillips, in
| H1rper's MdqGzine for iSeptember.
Year: 1879

There is some humor in Texas. The 9TH
er day man brought out forlorn, spawned
looking steed and addressed the citizens
thus


Fellow citizens, this is the famous horse
Dandy Jack. Look at him.-Hes perfect.
If he were sent to the horsemaker nothing
could be done for him. What shall have
for the matchless steed p


What will you take for him p yelled the
crowd.


two hundred dollars


'Give you So


Take him. never let $l95 stand be-
tween me and no horse trade.
Year: 1879

Ten years were past. A man and his wife
were seated before blazing fire. The even
ing was extremely cold, and the wind blew
fiercely and keen. Yes. and the editor Of
the Tribune" was housed, with his wife, in
their stately mansion, furnished in the best
style, and lighted brilliantly with costly
chandeliers. They were the happy parents
of four intelligent and interesting children.
1t was about the hour after sundown and the
bell had rung for tea. A rap was heard at
the street door and upon opening it, there
stood woman, pale and detected, and ap-
psrently not far from the grave, She had
with her three ragged children, shivering
with cold. The gentleman and his lady
kindly asked them in to the fire.
Year: 1879

The shadow Of the mountain falls athwart the low


ly plain,
And the shadow Of the cloundlet hangs above the


mountains head
And the highest hearts and the lowest wear the


shadow Of some pain,
And the smile is scarcely fitted ere the anguished


tear is shed.
For no eyes have there been ever withoutsa weary


tear
And those lips cannot be human which never heaved


q sigh;
For without the dreary winter there has never been


ayear.
And the tempests hide their terrors in the calmest


summer sky.
SO this dreary life is passing-and we move amid It's


maze
And we grope along together, half in darkness, hall


In light;
And our hearts often hardened by the my steries


Of our ways,
Which are never all In shadow and never wholly


bright.
And our dim eyes ask beacon and our weary fee,


sguide.
And our hearts Of all ifes mysteries seek the mean


ing and the key;
And cross CLEANS Ger our pathway, on it hangs


the crucified,
And He answers all our yearnings by the whisper


'Follow Me-"
Year: 1879

How long will it be before you get this
work done p said lady to an apprentice
who was painting her house. We'll, l don't
know, ma'am,' said he the boss has just
gone to look for another job. If he gets it,
I'll be done tomorrow, but if he don't Pm
afraid it'll take me all next week.
Year: 1879

Rash, sinful man. said upbraidingly the
chaplain to the prisoner, suppose you were
to die now, what sort of conscience would
would you die with, ehr p 'Oh. my con-
science is as good as new never used it q
Bit said the prisoner, proudly.
Year: 1879

The Vienna Tdg6LdH published the
following proclamation addressed to
the Czar of Russia by the Revolutionary
Committee just before the recent at
tack on his life:


To MIR. Alexander Nicolaievitch:


The warning and threatening letters,
as well as the sentences which we the
invisible delegates of the murderously
oppressed Russian people have sent to
the various dignitaries of the present
despotic Government in Russia belong
as rule to the preparative work, and
for that reason neither yourself nor
any member of your family appears in
the slightest degree menaced by our
executive organs. In the first instance
we wish to clean out in its lowest and
filthiest corners the Augean stables of
despOtism; to free the people from ad-
ministrative persecution which throws
them guiltless into prison, and there,
without compassion, chastises them
and allows them to suffer from hunger
and thirst, and then leads them to the
gallows or sends them to the polar re-
gions to work in the mines. We sit in
Judgment, and shall be compassionless
in the exercise of our office, and shall
recoil from the use of no means which
may lead us to our object, which is the
eradiction of the hellish brutality OF
despotism through fire and sword.
The victims cry out to their execution
ers, nlorituri te sGlutdnt," and If you
Alexander Nicolaievitch, refuse to heal
our warning voice, to put an end to this
tyranny, we hereby declare to you that
tyranny will be beaten in the den.
Your system in Russia is rotten to the
core. Our almost boundless resources
are ruined, Your army of functionaries
is gang of cruel and unsuitable
thieves. Your Judges are sham to
Justice. Your Coroners, Police Mas
ters and Generals are 80 many sa-
traps worthy of Xerxes or Darius
Wherever we turn our eyes we see
naught but stupidity, mingled with
cruelty, wanton waste combined with
the most merciless spoliation of the
people. For army alone you reserve
your fatherly care. You are getting
into dangerously deep waters Alexan
der Nicolaievitch. Therefore we warn
you, but spare your life.


The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Year: 1879

TALK about war prices and times not
being any better than they used to be.
It's nonsense. Go out on the street
and buy a asuSstitute now, and then re-
member what you had to pay for the
one you sent down to the front in 1864.
Times no better, indeed! Why, you can
buy awhole battalion of cavalry, horses
and all, for what that one substitute
(and he deserted at Mound City, cost
you fifteen years ago. -HasOk- Eye.