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Year: 1877

Madmen in France are vastly more ferocious than elsewhere, or there are graver faults in the treatment and cure of them. It is not long since ghastly tale was told of a misunderstanding siege in his house against whole company of gendafmes and regiment of the line, several of whom he killed. They set fire to the thatch and burned him to death A pendant to this story comes from Saint Omer, in the Pas de Balaia. A dangerous lunatic named Lepretre was being taken to the asylum by the police; he escaped and plunged into the river. They caught him, and entered a house near by to dry his clothes. Thence he escaped again, clim bed "a tree, and thus reached the Lavoir Sainte Marie, which has 3 tower forty or Nifty feet |high. To this point Lepretre made his way When they tried toA follow him he tore, to pieces chimney, and threat ened the gendarmerie with bricks. They sent for the firemen, who poured the heaviest streams of their hose upon the tower, to no effect. Night came, and Lepretre was left in peace under guard. Next day his fury was as wild as ever, and the least mOvemento of those below a shower of bricks whizzed about. It was resolved to leave him, in the hope that cold and hunger would produce their result. All the country side had gathered to witness this extraordinary blockade. Three days passed without change. They offered him food in which strong narcotic had been mixed. He took it without effect. A gallant trumpeter of the Eighth Regiment tried to storm the tower. He fixed a ladder inside and mounted. As fast as they could be thrown the bricks came show ering on him. He was knocked sense less from the ladder and carried off. The sub-prefect remonstrated, and the general gave his word that no harm should be done to him if he would give way. In vain. Then, with cruel inns patience one fails to understand-seeing the poor fellow could do no harm up there, and sooner or latter must yield a squad of soldiers wereI ordered up to fire. One ball struck him on the shoul- der and one on the head-those from the chassepot; on the hand and knee he was wounded by revolver bullets. Sim ultaneously an attack went on by esca- Jade. Lepretre lost none of his courage or his passion. Though thus badly hurt, he smashed up the balustrades to find new weapons. But at length his footing gave way in the chimney, and he fell headlong to the ground floor. They seized him ultimately, and carried him to the asylum.
Year: 1877

For centuries the large cemetery at Scutari has been used not only by the Musselman population of the Asiatic villages and towns of the Bosphorus and the Marmora, but also of Stamboul and of the European side. The tombs are unusually numerous, being placed close to one another, without a foot of the cherished ground heing lost. A cypress tree is planted at the head of every new tomb. These tombs consist of narrow, flat stone slab, at the head of which is a short, thin marble pillar, surmounted by carved turban or fez :; in the absence of one or the other of these head-dresses, one generally finds the flower of the lotos, indicating that it is the tomb of woman. In the mid dle of the stone slab small square basin is cut out, in which the relatives of the deceased throw milk, sWeetmeets, and flowers. The first is soon devoured by the dogs, the flowers will soon fade away, and these small basins gradually fill up with rain-Water, and form an ever-ready fountain for the pigeons and the army of small birds which nestle in the trees. As for the slab itself, it forms a most convenient couch for some street dogs, numbers of which have made the cemetery their domicile, for there they not only enjoy the shade in Fsummer, the protection from the cold t in winter, and abundance of water, but they constantly have the chancs of en- | toying a dainty feast off dead true believer. On account of the neglect with which the Turks bury their dead, and also because of the popular super stitiOn that the dead should not have too heavy burden to lift up on the day of the resurrection, the graves are not even foot deep, which is very con- venient for the dogs, especially if a heavy rain sets in, and causes the earth to fall down.

 In Turkey, death is divested of the solemnity and terror with which it has been surrounded by Christianity. It is considered, not only in theory but practically, as being only a transtory state, and, for that reason, neither to cause grief nor joy. Besides, the Turks l have a strange matter-of-fact way of considering the loss of their nearest relatives or friends. They argue that if the.deceased has led'a good life, he is sure to go to Mohamet's paradise, and, therefore, that his death should not be deplored by his friends; and if he has led wicked life, he is sure to go to ''Seitan," and that his removal from among the living ought to be matter of congratulation and not of grief. Therefore there is no mourning 2, no display of grief,on the death of the nearest relative, and the Turks, who on all other occasions proceed with such despairing calm and slowness, display then only feverish activity to get rid of the dead. Scarcely have the ablu- tiOnS ordered by the Koran been Der

 formed than the body is hoisted on the shoulders of four of the nearest rela- tives, who start at running pace for the nearest burial ground, where after short prayer given by the Imam (priest,) the body is consigned to the ground, often two or three hours only after death,
Year: 1877

That equable state of the mind which is un- ruf1ed by trifing incidents, and looks on the sunny side of things in general, is the result of healthful state of the brain and stomach. The dyspeptic and nervous invalid may-al- though this is rare indeed-feign eheerfulness, and may bear the harrassing symptoms which persecute him with an assumption of heroic
Year: 1877

CLOVER seed may now be sown on the wheat. This plant will thrive nearly all over the Southern States if care be taken with it. A liberal dressing of superphosphate with the seed will help both the wheat and the clover. If sown alone, peck of seed to the acre will not be too much. -.-
Year: 1877

THEY tell of a prominent grocer who carried to a funeral an umbrella on which was conspicuously painted the business of his house, and held it over the preachers head while he conducted the service
Year: 1877

SOMEBODY remarks that young ladies look upon boy as a nuisance until he is past the age of sixteen, when he generally doubles up in value each year until, like colored meerschaum pipe, he is priceless.
Year: 1877

In EXPLANATION. - We This waol,
publish the proceedings of the Board Of
Supervisors. AS we have not done 60 cor
several sessions perhaps word Of ex.
PLANTATION is proper. The law provides
that the Supervisors shall cause to he nub.
ilshed fair report of their PROCEEDINGS
The JOURNAL and the Board disaoreed
over the matter of payment, the Board
seemingly of the opinion that the services
OF the JOURNAL were of small value
Since then, as our readers are aware. tao
JOURNAL has simply let the Board alone.
and we think it is,manifest to the pec,de
OF the county that in furnishing an ac-
count OF. the doings of officials and infor.
nation OF kindred nature its services
are important and of value. So far ne
this matter has gone, the JOURNAL and
the public have not proEted anything nor
do we suppose has any Supervisor
Hereafter we shall publish the proceedings
OF the Board regularly, and also all that
the welfare of the county demands, but
VIII present no bills against the county
therefor. This is all we have now or will
have to say, and it ought to be too plain
to be misunderstood.
Year: 1877

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.-T The at
tenion of everybody interested in the Sc
lection of n good Road Overseer for
Weaverville District is directed to the
card of Paul Trombach which will be
found elsewhere. Paul has consented to
become candidate at the request of many
citizens, regardless of politics, and thinks
he can run the Fox into the Busch and
get way with the office. He will give
the regular nominees a close race.
Year: 1877

COUNTY TREAsuRER.-No nomination
was made by the Republican Convention
for County Treasurer. There was no
candidate seeking the position, and the
Convention did not care to bring out ono
simply for the purpose OF - tilling out the
ticket" "Gnti will have a walk over
the course this wear.
Year: 1877

DEMoCEATIC NoMINEE.-The card of
Julius Busch, regular Democratic Nomi.
nee for Road Overseer in the Weaver
vile District will be found in another
column. Julius is an old resident, will
undoubtedly fill the position To the best of
his ability and deserves the support of his
personal and political friends.
Year: 1877

THE SPIEGELBERG EsTATE.-Else-
where will be found notice appointing
It day for hearing the petition of Fred
Frey, asking fora confirmation of the sale
OF the interest of Henry SpipgeIberg's es-
tate i'll tie Bulychoop and Occidental
Quartz Ledges. The property is in pro
cess ot development and bids fair 10 be
one of the best paying mines in the coun-
ty. Unless bids are received, ten per
cent higher than that for which the sale
is asked to be confirmed exclusive of TIE
cost Of n resale, it is probable that an
order confirming will he made. Ii the
old man Spiegelberg we're living he
would not have taken ten times the ap-
praised value for the interest, but such
was not to be his fate.
Year: 1877

The Committee reports having been
received and adopted, and nominations
for County Officers being in order, the
members of the Convention resolved to
go into caucus, that they might canvass
the claims Of the several gentlemen talk
ed of for official positions and take such
measures as they deemed would insure
the nomination of the best men. For
this purpose it was decided that the eau
Gus should not confne itself to those al
ready named, but should select from the
body Of the party those whom they
thought best qualified for the offices, and
tEen insist upon their standing the nom
ination.


For County Clerk, Sheriff, Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction aud Sur
veyor, it was unanimously agreed that
the present incumbents had given entire
satisfaction to the people of the county
and that they were deserving of tho in
dorsement of the Cor vention and re cleo
ton by the people.


For County Treasurer, it was decided
that no nomination should be made, and
in this decision the caucus was largely
Influenced by their judgment in reference
to the Endorsements previously made, in
asmuch as Mr.. Griffin the present Treas
urer, although of the opposing pnlitical
faith had been an efficient and satisfactory
officer.


For District Attorney (the most i'm
portant of County 0fices) the caucus in
sisted upon the nomination of L. p.
Lovejoy, whom they agreed was best
qualified by previous experience for the
Year: 1877

The MlddletoWn Transcript says.


Some of our growers seem determined
not to yield In their demand for cheaper
transportation for fruit. Several gentle
men in this vicinity who have for years
been heavy shippers by rail are now car
rying their peaches to Odessa and ship
ping them to Philadelphia by barge,
under the convoy of steam tug, which
runs daily from that place. Some of
these gentlemen haul their peaches from
right alongside of the railroad, making a
haul of three or four miles where less
than half would reach the cars. The
inducenient for this is the difference OF
freight. From Odessa to Philadelphia
the freight by boat is six cents per basket
the peaches being delivered at the wharves
and there is seldom any carriage to pay on
them. BY rail the freight is eight cents
and the carriage four-making difference
between boat and rail of six cents a
basket


From the neighborhood of Smyrna and
Clayton many growers are carrying their
peaches TO Rothwell's Landing and Bonn
bay Hook, whence they are carried by
the Pierrepont, at the rate of 5 cents per
basket, and no carriage, and from points
further down the river we understand
are being shipped across the bay to Bay
side. OH the Jersey side whence they are
carried by the N. j Central railroad to
Jersey City. What the freight is by this
route we are unable to state.
Year: 1877

Mrs. Sarah Hale, the veteran editor
and able writer, will soon celebrate the
fftieth anniversary of her editorial life.
An erroneous statement that she was
now only eighty-twO years old has been
going the rounds, which we wish to cor
rect by saying that we are personally
acquainted with her, and know her to
be nearly eighty-nine. And yet her in
tellect is strong aud clear, and her in
terest in human affairs generous and
lively, and her heart as warm and fresh
as in her palmiest days. She is in good
health, aud is so sprightly and enter
tanning in conversation that an hour
spent in her parlor is real luxury-a
literary feast. She lives with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. DR.. Hunter, and she often re-
marks playfully of her, "My daughter
is as careful of me as if were a choice
bit of china or glassware, easily broken"
In her presence one fOrgets that she is
almost ninety till she herself reminds US
that she is waiting for the angels. She
is constant student of the Bible and
an indefatigable worker. Some of her
best poems and books have been writ
ten since she was eighty. We never go
into her presence without gathering
fresh inspiration for higher and nobler
ife.-ChristidR Woman.
Year: 1877

WITHOUT A NEwSPAPER.-Noth
presents a sadder commentary upon the
present condition of society than the
large number of families, both in town
and country, but more especially in the
latter, that subscribe to no paper of any
kind. Hundreds and thousands of fam
lilies are thus growing up utterly ignOr-
ant of what is transpiring in the world
around them-ignOraut of the mighty
events of the day. But who can tell the
vast amount of injury that is being in
dicted on the rising generation-thOse
who are to take our place in the busy
world at no distant day-growing up
without any knowledge of the present,
or any study of the past, this ignorance
too, being imbued into them by the
sanction of those who should, aud doubt
less do, know better, did they only
think of the injurious effects of their in
sane course. Let the head of every
family think of this, and place in the
hands of those for whom he is RESPONSE
ble the means of acquiring some knowl-
edge of the moving panorama in which
we act our different parts.
Year: 1877




An old man, says the Virginia
Chronicle, observed his son preparing
himself for ball, and thus advised him
regarding the prospects that would pre-
sent themselves:


"You see a woman at ball and she's
all frizzled and rugged out in silk, and
powdered and painted wherever her
skin shows itself. These surface crop
pings look pretty well, but if you locate
on the strength of 'em, you'll get fooled
every time. A woman of that kind is
just like a salted mine. Don't you take
any stock in her. She won't wash. If
you want to prospect such a location
little further, slide up and take an assay
of her conversation. All, my boy
Three per cent. of her intelligence,
twenty-five of fashionable etiquette, and
the rest frivolity, conceit, Ignorance,
and vanity mixed up in about equal
parts. Drop her right away. Such
rock won't pay to mill. If you got a
patent for the claim you'd never see a
dividend come out of it as long as you
lived. The assessments to keep the up
per works in repair and the lower levels
from Gavin in would land you in the
poor-house on lightning express"


The old man shook the ashes out of
his pipe, and continued:


Sometimes you strike plain girl in
a common sort of dress. She won't be
good looking, maybe, and won't have
any airs. The surface indications won't
show much, but before you have pros
pected long you're likely to come to
some good indications thapll pay to fol-
low up-rich stringers on conversa-
tional quartz and spurs of intelligence
showing up finely the deeper you go
down. Soon you'll strike a well-defned
vein of solid practical sense. That's the
sort of mine to freeze to. Locate it as
soon as possible and get out your patent
papers, and you have a regular bonanza
to fall back on for the rest of your life.
If you think the good claims are all
taken up, you are badly fooled. This
towns full of 'em. Pm an old pros
pectOr and pve travelled round good
deal. If my time wasn't taken up with
my own mine, know where there are
lots of prime locations only waiting for
some practical miner to come along and
develop. A wOman's heart, Tom, is
mighty curious thing. Take it in all
its dips, spurs, angles, ramifications and
sinuosities, and it's more of a puzzle
and mystery than the whole Comstock
lode. Some fellows try to work it, and
by pure luck strike it rich right of in
places where old experienced prospect
Ors never s'posed there was anything.
Getting the title of the property amt
the only thing; it's keeping up the
property developments, and seeing that
! it is properly developed at all times.
Some of these domestic mines require
an awful lot of machinery, and some of
'em can run on about nothing. When
ever you get one of 'em and find you
can't run it to advantage, the best thing
to do is to throw up your job as super
| intendent and shut down the works."
Year: 1877

Smith College for women, at North
ampton, Massachusetts, has a course of
study as severe as that of any college in
the country, and its standard of admis-
sion is so high that comparatively few
young women avail themselves of its
advantages. 1t is stated as a somewhat
singular fact, however, that during the
two years since it was opened there has
been only one case of sickness among its
students, and that was contracted out
side of the college. The students live
quietly, regularly, and have plain,
wholesome food. Consequently they
can bear the strain of hard study.
Year: 1877

A Californian, whose wedding day
was fixed, did not appear at the ap-
pointed time and place, but sent note
to the clergy man, saying that he had
Just received letter from his wife in
New York, and thereby had his mind
recalled to the fact that he was married
several years before-a circumstance
which had entirely escaped his memory
Year: 1877

How easy it is for one benevolent be-
ing to diffuse beauty all around him;
and how truly is kind heart fountain
of gladness, making everything in its
vicinity to freshen into smiles!
Year: 1877

Some New York papers have been
stating that an epidemic was raging
here, and yet our city was never
more healthy than just at present.
Our death and sick rates are less than at
this season last year, and we are at a
loss to surmise the object of reporting
falsehoods. Washington compares fa-
vorably for healthfulness with any
other city of it's size in the Union, and
under the vigilant watchfulness of the
board of health, no epidemic can rage
here. In the past it has always stamped
out both smallpox and typhoid fever,
confining each disease to the one case
first appearing, and we feel assured that
such will be the case in future, so long
as the board is given its present plenary
powers to check sickness arising from
general cause. No city has purer
sources of supply for it's drinking water
than we. Our sewerage system is as
near perfect as tide water will permit.
Our streets are as wide and cleanly as
they can be made, and we see no reason
for change from our present healthy
standard, and certainly no ground for
reports that we have an epidemic of any
kind. FELIX.


Washington, D. c.. July 1S, 1877.
Year: 1877

- Mr.. EDIToR:-I have noticed con-
siderable controversy in the papers


between the peach growers of our State


and the different railroad officials IN re4
gard to the transportation Of peaches In
which the latter appear TO have the best
side of the question or at least they have
1t in their power TO carry out their de-
sires regardless of the wishes or interes ts
of the peach growers of our State. Why is


this SO? Is it that the created Is superior
to the creator? This must be 80; II not
the creator has failed to put in force the
power resting in 1t. have also noticed
In this controversy it has been said that


the President of the Railroad Company
has In the past advised our people to in
crease their peach orchards and that the
Railroad Company would give them in
creased facilities and advantages for get
| ting them to market and from what


has been said by some of the peach
growers it would appear that they have
failed to do so. The Railroad Company
appears to be master of the situation at
| present and can dictate such terms as


suits themselves regardless of the inter-
| ests Of our people, and they even 60 SO


far as to say to the people of Delaware
engaged in peach culture how they shall


conduct their private business. Are


there no means of correcting the evil
| complained OF? 1t does appear to me


that sovereign State has the power to
regulate any matter Of difference that
| may arise between itS citizens and any
corporation of its own creation. The
late decisions of the Supreme Court of


the United States known"as the Granger


cases" settles all this difficulty aud it


rests with our people to rectify the past


mistakes which they have made. All that


IL required is little cooperation ON the
Dart of the farmers of Delaware. they


are the large majority of the people and


If they will only give this matter q hrtle


attention can very soon settle all the ex-


isting difficulties. Let the farmers be


united, make up their minds what il
Justly their rights, ask for nothi ng more


and say to the Railroad Company this


and nothiog less will satisfy us. Start
out with determi nation to accomplish b
u your rights, look well to the agents you
select to represent you in the legislature


of your State; see that their interests are


identified with your own; be sure tn at the


men selected to carry out your wishes


are not in the least interested in railroad


property either as holders of stock ol


bonds, and that they are not in the reno


test way connected by pay or otherwise


with any railroad enterprise. Let them b,


men of integrity of which you bav,


plenty in your profession. See that suct
men are elected " hen this is done i thinl
you will have no further cause to com


plain OF the dictation Of railroad ofh
ciab. Will you as farmers for once do tha
which you owe to yourselves that is t,


attend to your own business by beginning
at the time to select your represents
tives of the future who are to correct tn
! evils complained of? Do it while 20
, still feel the smart of the Railroad Com
, pany's lash. WIN. DEAN.
Year: 1877

Oh, trifling tasks, so often done,


Yet ever to be done anew
Oh, cares, which come with every sun,
Morn after morn the long years through
We shrink beneath their paltry sway
The irksome calls of every day.
The restless sense of wasted power,
The tiresome round of little things
Are hard to bear, as hour by hour


It's tedious iteration brings;
Who shall evade or who delay,


The small demands of every day
We rise to meet a heavy blow


Our souls sudden bravery fills
But we endure not always so


The drop by drop of little ills;
We still deplore and still obey


The hard behests of every day.
The heart that boldly faces death


Upon the battle field, and dares
Cannon and bayonet, faints beneath
The needle points of frets and cares;
The stoutest spirits they dismay-


The tiny stings of every day.
And even saints of holy fame,


Whose souls by faith have overcome,
Who wore amid the cruel flame


The molten crown of martyrdom,
Bore not without complaint away


The petty pains of every day.
All, more than martyrs acreole,


And more than hero's heart of fire,
We need the humble strength of soul


Which daily tolls and ills require;
Sweet patience, grant us if you may,


An added grace for every day.