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Year: 1877

James Robbins, Of National avenue has
been missing for three days, but there is
no anxiety around his house to learn his
fate. His wife knowus what caused him
to disappear, aud she is willing to let him
get ready to come back. Robbins married
lone widow about four months ago. and
they had not been welded two weeks when
he gave her a beating She overlooked it
then, thinking he would soon tone down,
but in a week more be BACKED her ewes.
In brief Robbins turned out to be brute
of a husband, and the ex-widow had the
sympathy of all the neighbors. She is said
to be meek and humble in spirit, and Rob
bins had no excuse for his brutality Four
or five days ago he knocked her down and
started off up town, and the wife crawled
over to butchers to see about having
Robbing arrested. The butcher. who
weighs one hundred and ninety pounds and
has a fist like maui, knew a better way
than going to the police, and he unfolded a
plan.


When Robbins reached home that even
ing the house was dark and the butcher,
dressed in woman's clothes and with his
jaws tied up, sat in the rocking chair.


"Why in blazes isn't supper ready ?"
howled Robbins as he stood in the door.


The butcher groaned.


''Grunting around again, are YOU !"
shouted Robbins whats the matter
now ?"


The butcher groanod again.


''You feel too high toned to answer me.
do you = growled the wife beater. "Wen,
we'll see about that. Just take this, will
your


He struck out but the disguised butcher
caught his wrist, sprang up, and there was
fun In that cottage. He choked Robbins
almost to death, tied him up in hard knots
and united him, drew him around by the
heels aud hair, and finally picked him up
and tossed him over the fence into the
mud. The wife-beater had kept up steady
yelling from the first attack, and as he rose
from the mud and sped down the street he
seemed to think that Sitting Bulls whole
fighting force were after him At eleven
o'clock that night he entered a Michigan
avenue saloon and told story about six
men robbing him, and half an hour later,
as he was prowling around a shed to find
place to sleep policeman heard him say
ing


Nose smashed, eyes bunged up, sore
throat, bruised all over and awful sleepy!
What deceiying person widow woman
is.''
Year: 1877

gag which | invariably use when the cul-
prit is too demonstrative. Now. when n
person is hung, as they do in some coun-
tries, what can be more sickening than to
see his SWOLLEN black tongue protruding
from his mouth [ devised a contrivance
to prevent this. To that end | use a small
piece of iron whose front part is thick
enough to resist all efforts of the prisoner
to spit it out. In the thin back part of
this iron is a sort of thorn half an inch
long. As soon as the prisoner comes in
sight of the gallows, and gets SO frightened
that he begins


TO CRY AND VAIL,


| make him open his mouth, double up his
tongue, ard quickly and firmly press the
oirn upon it. Then | shut his mouth
quickly. He is gagged, and the thorn of the
iron keeps his tongue from protruding after
he is dangling in the air The thorn makes
his tongue bleed, and froth and blood na-
turalIy appear ON his lips but it is always
wiped off with a sponge saturated with
laudanum. The gag facilitates the cul-
prits suHocation, and the gurglirg noise in
his throat is unavoidable Weak-nerved
humanitarians, like Professor Paukowitch,
had better keep away from executions.
tullgrOwn men and women, even if their
nerves are utterly unstruug by anguish and
the fear OF a violent and disgraceful death.
possess, after all, truly, wonderful vital
ity, and to deprive them Of life is not so
very easy task
Year: 1877

Marshall Jewell is typical Yankee,
"smart as chain lightning, and cute as
they make EN- even in Connecticut, Gov.
Jewell, according to report, came it over
the Russians while Minister to that coun-
try 1t is said as a matter of feet that
Gov Jewell, while Minister in Russia,
found out the secret Of the famous Russia
leather The secret is the result of the
use of birch bark tar, with which the skins
are dressed in place of tallow aud greese


the latter being so largely used as food
among the lower classes. This tar, which
is carefully saved as it exudes from the wood
when burned, was first used as substitute
for wheel grease in Russia, as it is to this
day, and then for the filing and dressing
of skins BY system of careful inquiry,
and literally following his nose during
his visits to some of the great Russian
tanneries and curriers' shops, Mr.. Jewell
found this compound in a great ket-
tie, ready for use, and thus the mystery
was solved. 1t is not expensive, costing
about SO a barrel, and he Immediately or
dered ten barrels and sent them to various
leading leather manufacturers in this coun-
try with instructions and the result is that
genuine Russia leather goods are now made
in America, and doubtless will soon be sold
at nearly fifty per cent. below former prices.
Year: 1877

Farmere should have an eye to their
seed potatoes fot planting next spring.
The experience Of thousands Of farmers in
various sections of the country goes to show
that large potatoes for seed are no better
than medium sized ones, only that, in dry
season, if planted whole, they sustain the
plants by the moisture in them better than
smaller potatoes. 1t is not advisable to
plant the small ones they should be fed
out, but select those for seed that are rather
too small for marketing. But in rich
SOIL and in a sufficiently moist season, po-
tatoes no larger than walnuts viii produce
good crops. Some years ago l planted
some potatoes, new aud dear variety, no
larger than filberts, and the product was
as good as when | used large seed but the
ground was heavily manured, and the
season was favorable When one buys anv
of the new varieties in small quantities, and
desires to produce the largest possible crop,
each potato may be cut into as many pieces
as it has eyes, aud one eye may be put in
a Till Two to three hundred pounds of
potatoes may thus be grown from one
pound of seed
Year: 1877

JOSH BILLINGS says: There IL but
phew things on the face of this earth more
worthless than poodle, and yet | am
glad there is poodle, for if there was not,
there IL some people who wouldn't have
any object in living, aud have nothing to
love
Year: 1877

his breast heaying conyulsively, and his
face becoming dreadfully contorted Froth
and blood were oozing constantly from his
mouth, and he presented a spectacle which
| never want TO behold again At last all
was ready, and the executioner pushed him
off. He swung to and fro for minute,
when one Of the executioner's assistants be-
Gan to turn him round slowly, evidently
for the purpose Of choking him to death,
while the executioner himself, every few
seconds, put his foot on the shoulder Of the
swinging wretch, in order to tighten the
rope. Another assistant wiped the frothy
and bloody lips Of the victim, whose face
had turned purple, and whose eyes threat
ened to burst from their sockets, with a
sponge fixed on d stick After the culprit
had been turned round at least twenty
times. lie
Year: 1877

The undersigned would respectfully in
form the citizens ofStroudsburg of u nd vicinity
that he is now fully prepared to do all kinds
OF Paper Hanging. Glazing and Painting.
PROMPTLY and at short notice, and that he
viii keep constantly on hand a fine stock OF
Paper Hangings Of all descriptions and at
low prices. The patronage of the public
Is earnestly solicited MAY l6, 1872.
Year: 1877

LAST ACTS OF AssEMBLy.-The Public
Printer has provided the clerk Of the Hust-
ings Court with complete set Of the last
Acts OF the General Assembly OF Virginia,
and he Is now prepared to issue them to the
magistrates Of the city. ,g
Year: 1877

THE OpERA.--The two renditions given
OF .sOur Heiress' by the amateur COM
pany yesterday were highly creditable to
the performers, bnt were not, however,
very remuneratiVe. There was good
house ut the matinee, but the opera was not
as we'll presented as on the two former occa-
sions. This was 10 great measure owing
to the discord in the orchestra, one OF whose
members was not q responsible party. !.


The night performance was beautifully
rendered, and was the crowning effort OF
the series of entertainments. The whole
company deserve the highest praise for
their spirited acting, playing as ttey. did to
q small house. The monkey (Which char
acter was admirably personated by Master
Becher) was SO unfortunate as to have his
tail rudely torn OF by the savage detective
Ninper. In conclusion we must congratu-
late each and every member Of tue troupe
for their beautiful and faultless acting on
their last performance. sue.
Year: 1877

ACCIDENTAL SHo0TISG.-A little boy named
Angus Byerly was shot and painfully though
not dangerously wounded Yesterday by
playmate, Willie Angus, while the latter
was shooting at pigeons with breech-load-
ing rife. The bail entered in the back and
zane out in the breast not more than an
sycb or two above the heart
Year: 1877

a Sensible Custom HouselOMccr.
Springfield Republican,


Collector Simmons apparently doesn't
sympathizs with the whining Of some
of his fellow federal Office holders and
their sore headed sympathizers over
the civil service reform order as des
t1uctive to the Republican party.
What he says is worth quoting again
for its bard sense and It's complete
answer to what is popularity called 'the
great moral lesson of the Ohio result"
"The idea of the great Republican party
of Massachusetts, being in jeopardy.
on account of the non activity OF few
hundred federal officials, is to the last
degree nonsensical and absurd. If the
party in our State be reduced to this
dependence, th ere is little help for its
future"
Year: 1877

Msjer.W Walker at the St. Louis Store
has Just received large invoice of fine
old .whiskies. The old standard Ken
lucky Sour Mash and Willow Run and
Pennsylvania Rye are GALL we'll known
and popular brands. Saloon men will
do well to examine this stock.
Year: 1877

THE PATENT OFFICE F1RE-sAvING TIE
MODELs-sETTINa THINGS TO RIGHTS.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 25.-A large force Of
men are at work in the two burned wings
of the Patent Office to- day picking out
models that were not entirely destroyed.
Many of these models are in comparatively


good condition, inasmuch as they were
mainly composed of iron which escaped
melting by the heat. Another large force


Is at work restoring to their proper plAces
records and books which were removed yes


terday.


In the unburnt portions of the Patent


Office employees are at work replacing


models in their positions. Several of the


bureaus are attending to regular work as
heretofore. There are several dremen on


the roof of the building, in case any fire


should still be under the roof. All the fine
fresco.work In the Patent Office room has


been damaged by water.


PROSPECTS OF EXTENDING AMERICAN
TRADE.


In response to the trade circular recently


transmitted from the Department of State


to our consular officers, an interesting re.


port on the prospects for an extension Of
American trade in eastern and central Ger
many has been received from the United
States Consul General 1t Frankfort on the


Main.


After fully reviewing the obstacles to this


increase, such as the attachment of the


German people to fixed customs, and their
disinclination to accept innovations which
imply change of habits, and the manner
of doing things which have come down
from generation to generation, the Consul


General feels assured that all such obsta-
cles will readily yield to the great law OF
profit and pecuniary interest which governs
commerce, and that is peculiarly favorable


for the introduction and sale Of American


productions in that part Of Germany the ex-


listing plethorr of coin, the languishing state
of skilled production and the low rates of
duty prevailing specially invites our pro"
ducers and manufacturers to find profts-


BILE market there.


The best and surest way to command this
extension of trade, in the opinion of the
Consul General, would be by the establish-
ment of q central depot at Frankfort, where


American goods and manufactures would


be constantly on exhibition; this permanent


depot or exhibition to be attended by re-


sponsible agents, men Of strict integrity


and financial responsibility, to solicit sales


and carry out all the rules necessary to the


full success Of any active legitimate enter,


prise.


A compliance with these rules, and an


accommodating spirit towards the peculiar
Year: 1877

Last night, between eight and nine
o'clock, John McCahertY, a brakeman on a
shifter was coupling coal car to the shifter,
near the Delaware junction, and had his
breast severely injured. He was taken to
his home near Ninth and Walnut,
Year: 1877

After few days. during which th'
President had greatly enjoyed the out,
spoken fraBkness and fearless nature oI
the acquaintance picked up by the way.
side, be inquired of young Morgan what
be could do for him


What would you like to be when
you arc man. my fine fellow ?" be
asked.


II want to be a colonel" was the
answer. in which Charley persisted in
reply to the question when put to him,
until one day playfellow was brought
to him in the shape of young midship-
man When. after enjoying the society
Of bis new acquaintance for a short time,
the President once more questioned him
as to his wishes in regard TO his future.
he made up his mind, with his custom
aFy decision. that nothing but the navy
would meet his desires


To his great delight. Mr. Jefferson
told him that bis wishes in this respect
could be grati6ed The sequel to the
story is easily told The boy entered
the navy. and served his country nobly
during the rest Of his life. And Com
modore Morgan. 1 am told by those
who knew him, always preserved the
honest simplicity of character aud fear
lessness which so ATTRACTED Tom" JEFF
farson when he met the outspoken
Charley Morgan on the Virginia high
way
Year: 1877

This is one of the most beautiful anC
highly fragrant of the early wild flowers
of our hills. 1t is sought after every
spring; by the young folks of our town,
and. if transplanted to our gardens,
would make one Of the most desirable
acquisitions to any collection. Many
attempts have been made to transplant
the arbutus, but we have heard of no
one who has been successful. We there
fore clip from the New York Herald
the following directions for transplant
ing it. and heps some of our lady friends
will preserve the same until spring,
give it fair trial, and report the re-
suit:


"A writer whose name was not fur
nished says:-"I prepared border Of
ground on the north side of my wood
house, one foot in depth and composed
of one-third leaf mould from the woods.
1t is so placed as to receive at the bot
tom a portion of the drip from the caves
of the shed 1 then procured from two
of my friends. in different parts of the
country, boxes of plants taken up with
a good supply of earth adhering to the
roots and carefully packed in moss
Along with these packages of plants l
also procured boxes of the earth in
which these plants originally grew :
This soil was spread over the surface of
the border and the roots of the new
plants were carefully imbedded in it
The border was well vatered, and after
ward mulched with leaves and moss
A few of these plants died in the course
of summer, but the most of them lived
and Aourished. as though they had not
been transplanted. The following spring
found them in good condition, and dur
ing the first half of May they furnished
a fine display of blossoms The arbutus
requires partial shade, degree of
moisture at the roots, soil free from
clay and composed largely of sand and
leaf mould. To make the matter doubly
sure the plants should have fair start
in the soil to which they are indigea-
Gus. In the winter they should have
a light covering of leaves and evergreen
boughs."
Year: 1877

A popular minister had just finished
an exhortation, strongly recommending
the support of very meritorious insti.
tuition. The congregation was numer.
Gus snd the chapel was crowded to ex-
cess. The discourse being finished, the
plate was about being handed around to
the respective psvs, when the preacher
made this short address to the awaiting
congregation: From the sympathy /
have witnessed in your countenances,
and from the strict attention you have
houored me with, there is one thing
that l am afraid of-that some of you
may be inclined to give too much :
Now, it is my duty to inform you, that
justice though not SO pleasant, should
always be prior virtue to generosity
Therefore, as yeu will all be immedi-
ately waited upon in your respective
peWs, | wish to have it thoroughly un-
derstood that no person shall think of
putting anything into the plate who
cannot pay his debts" We need not
add that this produced an everAOwing
collection.
Year: 1877

"Odd come shortlies never do well, y
said an old lady to me one day


"Will you please tell me what odd
come shortlies are ?" l asked.


"Well," said the old lady, II mean
aay odd acquaintance that you pick up
in an irregular manner-haven's been
properly introduced-an know moth
ing about their antecedeRts. They
never turn out we'll Did you ever
know them to do SO ? Think my dear. "


thought. I had at first dashed at
the conclusion that the old lady was
wrong. but to the question replied
laconically. mo, ma'am, they do not. +"


Yet to whom does the con6diug heart
of woman turn as to an "0dd come
shortly 2" You travel in the car with
her and she borrows your magazine
and lends you her travelling cup, and
you confide to each other that it does
not make you i'll to ride backward, and
liking the color Of her eyes. you cement
a friendship, because Of the surprising
coincidence that her little boy is the
same age as your little daughter, and
that they both like cream cakes Why
is she more likely to turn out badly
than if she were your second cousins
daughter? | can't tell you | don't
know; but she will After she has
called on you, and borrowed your water
proof and your silk umbrella, and beg
ged a letter of introduction to the pas
tor. and hopes you will call to see her,
and wondered that such congenial souls
never met before. strange things will
happen; your waterproof and silk um-
brella will be that were TO you. and you
will miss the little verde antique from
the etagere. and never see the purse
that was lying Oh the table again.


These people do not always vanish
so mysteriously. 1t is the mission of
many of them to become bores-to
come. on the strength of the fancy"
they have taken to you, to breakfast
and to stay to lunch and afterwari to
tea-to look over your shoulder while
you write or read and to ply you with
questions until you could shriek-to be
always communicative without having
anything to communicate" and to be-
come as unbesrable in the end as was
SiDbad's Old Man of the Sea.


know her p cries some long suffer-
ing friend. "How | pity you How did
she get introduced 2" Then you re
member she was not introduced at all
She called one morning to hope thai
"her canary did not trouble you by
singing SO much, because if it did. she
would send it away, much as she loved
it"


So sweet of her. you know. Yebto-
day. when you look at her, you repeat
the old lady's Yankeeism and say,
"Odd come shortlies never turn out
vel" .-Erchange.
Year: 1877

To BE LOVED There is nothing SO
sweet as to be loved By love, We mean.
Of course, the true, pure love which is
not thing of the senses but of the soul
love that is the outgrowth of good
ness. What will net one risk, or dare,
or forsake for it? Is any journey long
that has love-kiss at the end of it p
any duty hard that csments the bonds
between two hearts To be truly loved
is the great reward life has to offer
And any one who has heart and doesn't
mind showing it, who can put aside sell
6shness and be true to others, can win
love To have people temporarily in
love with you needs only beauty To
be 6eloUed. one must have truth, ten
derness. constancy, and responsiveness
Be good and do good. and despite all
that is said about this worlds ingrati-
tude, some one will love you.
Year: 1877

MOTHER AND SoN.-Thers is no tie
in the world more beautiful than that
which binds a mother aud a son grown
old enough to be her protector A
daughter loves her mother, indeed but
she sees all her defects, as one woman
always does sec those of another. No
doubt, with the unconscious arrogance
af youth. she exaggerates them But
the son loves the mother with an ideal
love-he sees her as a man sees a wo-
man that is to say. through certain
halo of mystery Reverence is in his
feelings for her, and at the same time
a sense of her need Of his care-he is
at once her knight and her son. He is
proud of her and fond of her at the same
time. Her image is sacred in his mind.
She may not be better than other wo-
men; but she seems so to him
Year: 1877

FAvoRs If you want to be happy,
never ask a favor GtUe as many as
you can, and if any are freely offered
it is not necessary to be too proud to
take them but never ask or stand wait
ing for any. Whoever asked favor
at the right time To be refused is a
woeful stab to ones pride. 1t is even
worse to have a favor granted hesita-
tingly. We suppose that out of a hun
dred who petition for the least thing
if it be even an hour of time-ninety-
nine wish, with burning. cheeks aud
aching hearts, that they bad not dono
so. Don't ask favors of your nearest
friends. Do everything for yourself,
until you drop. and then if any one
picks you up, let it be because of his
free choice. not from any groan you
utter. But while you can stand, be a
soldier Eat your own crust, rather
than feast on another's dainty meals I;
drink cold water rather than anotbsr's
wine The world is full of people ask
ing favors, and people tired of granting
them. Love or tenderness should never
be put aside, when its full hands are
stretched towards you; but SO few love,
so few are tender. that favor asked is
apt to be cruel milestone around your
neck, even if you gain the thing you
want BY the asking. As you cast your
bread On the water, and it returns, so
will the favor you ask. if unwillingly
granted, come back to you when you
least expect or desire Favors conce-
ded on solicitation are never repaid.
They are more costly in the end than
an overdue usurer's bill.
Year: 1877

Herbs may be planted out from seed
beds. or after dividing the roots. Some
onion sets may be planted-shalIots,
&c. Sow also a small bed of parsley.
1t is long coming up. and must be soWn
as early as possible to have it in time to
garnish spring Lamb, and to season fried
chicken and early peas.


We look upon this month as the be-
ginning of the gardeners, busy months,
and no time ought to be lost in favor
able or proper weather, to plant and
SOW, with a view to forwardness of the
plants, and to save time, when more
pressing time comes in spring. In
most cases it is likely that success will
attend the early bird, but if our efertn
fail, we must MT despair or greive, but
not minding the trifing loss, commence
again, and do our best to repair any
losses we may have sustained. Energy,
activity, and being a little ahead Of
time, and our neigbbcgs never yes
brought distress on any man, provided
he does not succumb under an accidental
failure. If the work now done fails,
renew yeur efforts with double energy.
Year: 1877

pledge again II took him some time
to recover his place in the church, but
| have had the pleasure of seeing him
restored. He is now. more than ever,
a devoted worker in the church. and
the cause Of temperance is pleaded on
all occasion. Can you wonder, then,
that never order strong drink for a
patieDt now
Year: 1877

An eminent judge used to say that,
in his opinion, the very best thing ever
said by a witness to counsel was the
reply given to Missing, the barrister,
at the time leader Of his circuit He
was defending a prisoner charged with
stealing donkey. The prosecutor had
left the animal tied to a gate, and.
when he returned, it was gone. Miss
ing was very severe in his examination
of the witness. "Do you mean to say,
witness the donkey was stolen from that
gate 2" 81 mean to say. sir, giving
the judge and jury sly look, at the
same time pointing to the counsel, "the
ass was Missing