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Year: 1877

Cobwebs have been applied to various uses. The delicate cross hairs in the telescopes of surveying instruments are fine webs taken from spiders of species that are specially selected for their pro- duction of an excellent quality of this material. The spider, when caught, is made to spin his thread by tossing him from hand to hand, in case he is indis- posed to furnish the article. The end is attached to a piece of wire which is doubled into parellel lengths, the dis tance apart exceeding little the diam eter of the instrument. As the spider hangs and descends from this, the web is wound upon it by turning the wire around. The coils are then gummed to the wire and kept for use as required. About century ago, Roa of Langue- doc, succeeded in making pair of stockings from the thread of a spider. They were very strong, and of beau tiful gray color. Other attempts of the same kind have been made; but Reau- mur has stated that the web of the spi- der was not equal to that of the silk worm, either in strength or lustre. The cocoons of the latter weigh from three or four grains, so that 2,034 worms pro- duce pound of silk; but the bags of the spider, when cleaned, do not weigh above the part of a grain.
Year: 1877

The movement for the abolition of capital punishment in Italy has already been partially successful. In France a movement in the same direction has been initiated. Some forty odd promi- nent Deputies, including Louis Blanc, have submitted bill, in which they give the following reasons for abolish ing the guillotine: '"That the right to intlict an irreparable punishment inn plies an infallible judge; that to inflict death is bad way on the part of society of intoxicating respect for life, and, con- sequently, of arresting the arm of the murderer; that the spectacle of the blood shed by the executioner hardens perverse hearts, and is an obstacle to that refinement of manners which should be the result and is the sign of an advanced civilization; that the pun ishment of death has been condemned by the greatest criminal lawyers; that the countries where it is abolished have only had to congratulate themselves on it's abolition; that the punishment of death, in word, produces effects in every way contrary to those expected by it's partisans.
Year: 1877

Vestris l., the famous dancer, re- mains on history as the most coloss- ally, comically vain of artists. Intoxi- cated with applause, he considered himself the greatest genius of his time. ''There are but three truly great men in Europe," he would say, "my- self, M. de Voltaire, and King Freder- ick." To his infinite egotism, his son and successor Vestris H., added an immense capacity for rebellion against authority. Twice he was sent to pri- son, the second time at the personal desire of Marie AntOinnette. This is how it happened. In his efforts to dis play the height of his genius to the people of England, he injured one of the tendons of his right foot. The ac- cident, though it did not betray itself in his walk, was sufficient to prevent him from dancing with the grace. the vigOr and the perfection which placed him so far above all his rivals. On his return to France he found that the king of Sweden was the guest of Marie AntOinette. The queen was naturally desirOus of exhibiting to her visitor the most distinguished of her artists. Ac- cordingly she sent a message to young Vestris, begging him to dance before the king of Sweden as we'll as he could she was aware of his accident-if it were only few pas. The young artist returned reply that he could not af- ford to venture his professional repu- tation by appearing when he was not at his best. The queen had seen him at the opera and observed that he walked with perfect ease, so she sent him another order a third, to each of which a similar reply was returned

 The upshot of it was that young Yes tris was sent to the prison of La Force and kept there till he had completely recovered the use of his foot. The news was announced to his father 'Ha !" said Vestris l.; "then our house and the house of Bourbon are at last | face to face It shall be war !"
Year: 1877

date. A woman must be very near, in- deed, akin to an angel, who, after her husband or some other near male rela- tive has for years laughed to scorn her complaints of agonizing neuralgia-tel- ling her it 'sis all fancy, ""only nerves'' (could it be anything worse? ?, that she would never have it if she did not think about ,or if she took more exercise, or if she did something, or other totally out of her power todo-does not, sorry as she may be that he should suffer, feel cer- tain satisfaction when the enemy seizes upon him, and he is made to feel what she has endured.

 The absurdity of mems utterances never seems to strike them when they gravely affirm that no one can possibly gauge their suferings from an ordinary cold in the head. There is no offence so great as to try and persuade man that, disagreeable as it may be, it is but temporary inconvenience, which in very short space of time will pass away, leaving not a trace behind; he regards this simple exposition of fact as most unfeeling, and bemoans himself piaintively that no one cares whether he is i'll or not. He believes firmly that he is model of fimness under suffering. The women about him will be wise if they abstain from irritating him by any refutation of this preposterous fallacy. It may be admitted that it is difficult for them to hold their peace when they see him deliberately making himself ill by eating or drinking what he knows from experience will disagree with him. It is not easy to be compassionate to the fit of gout brought on by drinking sweet champagne, or to manifest sympathy with 8 headache produced by over-in- dulgence in pickled salmon or lobster salad. But the victim will never allow that imprudence has anything to do with the matter, and persists in regard ing himself as the martyr of cruel fate. II London World.
Year: 1877

Making fool of ones self is with many people part of their education al experience in life. Once brought to the experimental realization of the fact, one is apt to be wiser ever after.

 A man generally makes a fool ot himself by wasting his money, or be- lieving in mines and companies, that are but traps for the unwary, or by losing his temper at critical moment.

 A woman manages to do the same thing through the means of her tongue or her heal :. She talks herself into trlbulation, or she gives her love to some worthless creature who becomes the bane of her life.

 It is over an empty purse that man generally stands and clenches his hands and mutters, "I've made foo of myself" It is over her empty heart that woman usually walls forth the same words.
Year: 1877

A meeting of hands and meeting of voices touch and tone where two spirits one; chord that dear heart, still rings and rejoices; And makes you my own by the life thus be- A meeting of souls, where meeting were mad

 ness If joy were not equal and love lived alone i; When we clasped-did we not ?-in the arms

 of our gladness,

 To wonder and wake with the joys that we

 own.

 Then speak, with that voice which, so musi-

 cal mated,

 Has welded it's soul to the garment of song, And finger, O love, till, with spirit elated, listen and live with life growing long. And tell me that waiting shall never divide us, That want shall not waste. and death shall

 not dim

 The affection that glows. and the trust that

 has tried us

 The life that leaps up of the darkness so

 grimI Else silence, o silence dare not invoke it In stiffness to die, if your dumbness would

 kill; To wait in despair, while no gladness can

 choke it,

 And cry unto you with a want never still. It is heart unto heart, is it not, o my Treas

 ure2 It Is life lost in life, is it not-ten me true Or have 1 but found to have lost without

 measure

 My faith and my fortune, my heaven in you? Then why did you smile from the eloquent

 dreaming Of eyes lost afar in reluctant reply; And why did you whisper one word of sweet -4 seeming,

 To finger in hope, and but finger to die? No, no till you speak am bound to dissem- 4g ble, - --- -t And say to my heart 'tis glory but hid; To wait on your words with trust that will

 tremble, ,-.z-+-. j.. .. -s Sustaining me still till your answer forbid.
Year: 1877

National Associated Press to the Star.
WASHING rON, Nov. 1.-Delegates from
the Letter. carriers Convention yesler-
day visited the Capitol and waited upon
various Senators and r representatives.,
by whom they were received cordially.
On every side encouragement was gwen
them as to the passage OF their bill. The
outlook for its passage during the pres
ent extra session is not very cheerful,
but 1t will undoubtedly be called in the
early days OF the regular session, with
fair prospects OF success.


Resumption Repeal.


The vote in the House yesterday OH
the repeal of the time fixed by law for
specie resumption was generally re-
garded as a test vote, and while the
strength OF the opponents of resumption
was not as great as was supposed, 1T
was demon strated that the measure will
finally pass by arespecta b e majority.


The silver Bill.


The Banking and Currency Committee
will proceed at once to the cOnsldera-
tion of the bill remonetiZing silver, which
they hope to have ready to report to the
House im Immediately after the repeal bill
has been disposed Of. The spriuging OF
these bills upon the House Will, 1T Is be-
lieved, prevent any adj Jurnment OF the
extra session.
Year: 1877

A STATE WORK HoUsE.-In another
column will be found communication
arguing in favor of the doubtful project
Of State Work House, " proposed to he
erected under bill now in the Lower
House of the General Assembly. We do
net think the wisdom Of that body so
low as to require aid from rs to point out
the danger that lies hidden in its sec
tons. They are manifold, and would
surely be evolved as the work progressed.
We inpune no ones motives of course in
the proposition. But the passage ofsuch
a bill might very easily prove the "hair
to the camel's back We would be no
alarmists. But in the next two years the
Democratic party may have quite enough
TO carry without the State Work House
bin.


There is wisdom in pushing such
measure in these anomilous times. Sus-
sex county does not care TO pay the
enormous interest on such building. 10
keep three or four prisoners; Kent does
no: either. They DO not need it. Ii
would be better for them 10 do as the
United States does-pay the board Of
their convicts, in capital cases, than al
tempt to build Work House for them.


New Castle County now seems to need
something of this kind. But who knows
that she would need it when the house
was erected and the machinery bought.
!! would take about two years to get such
a prison as IS proposed built. Before
tia: time, should Tilden be inaugurated
President, we shall hope 10 see much of
TIE crime pass away. Much Of it is a
pz-t Of the drtt in the receding Of the
Wa. We hope that with a change in the
national policy the whole Southern
country will be put 10 work. and to repair
and get into operation the immense
Taste that has been going on there for
t1e last decade will take every idler from
the Border States. Bummers We hope will
C!sappea-. and the inmates Of the Jail a.
Sew Castle probably De reduced 10 less
tEan score.
Year: 1877

IT will be seen by our report Of the
proceedings Of the Board of supervis'
ors that q very appreciative reduction
has been made in the county tax levy
for this year, and were It not for the
fact that the payment of old debts, con-
tracted In the days OF Radical extrava-
gance, has to be provided for, the levy
for 1877 would be less than fifteen
mile. The whole expense for bridges
for the year is only $4,000, which would
not have paid for more than two OF
three bridges under Radical rule, and
this is but fair sample Of the econom'
ical manner In which the affairs Of the
county have been administered by the
present Board. With two years mOrt
of such management the county will b,
out Of debt and taxes will be so low q
to be scarcely felt.
Year: 1877

The report which Is being circulated
that | will not be candidate for
County Treasurer, 10 case a certain
party secures the nomination for that
office, a, the Primary Election, is un'
quAlifedly false, and calculated to mis'
lead the public, For the information
Of all, l desire to say, will be a candi'
date for County Treasurer no matter
who will be the nominee Of the Pri
mary Election. MARTIN KEARY,


Alt
Year: 1877

WE have received the North Ameri'
can Review for September and Octo.
Der. Our readers are aware that this
is one Of the best Reviews in the world,
but this number seems to us to surpasS
any number we have seen this year, in
the character and weight Of the lead
ing articles. We have already noted
the contents in previous issue of the
HERALD.
Year: 1877

TIE Governors must have had an
uncomfortable time at the Exhibition
Building In Philadelphia, the other day.
The Times Of that city says that the
crowd seemed to regard them as ex-
hibits themselves, pressing close upon
their heels, cutting of their passage
commenting upon the plain and even
someWhat careless hsbillmenls Of one
or two Of the dlgAiLaries, and otherwise
showing their appreciation Of the faCI
That never before had 90 many Gov
ernors been with them at once.
Year: 1877

Well, Tom, my boy, must say good-by
I've had a wonderful visit here
Enjoyed it, TOO, as well as could
Away from all that my heart holds dear;
MAYBE I've been a tIihe rough
A little awkward your wife would say
And very likely I've missed the hint
of your city polish day by day.
But somehow, Tom, though the same old roof
Sheltered both when we were boys,
And the same dear mo;her-love watched Us both
Sharing our childish griefs and joys,
Yet YOU ere almost a stranger now;
Your ways and mine are as far apart
As though We never had thrown an arm
About each other with loving heart
Your city home is palace, Tom
Your wife and children are fair 10 see;
YOucouFdn't breathe in the little cot,
The little home, that belongs to me
And am lost in your grand large house,
And dared with the wealth on every side,
And hardly know my brother, Tom,


In The midst Of so much stately pride
Yes. the concert was grand, last night,


The singing splendid but do you know,
Ny heart KEEP, longing, the evening through,
For another concert, so sweet and sio"
That may be it wouldnh please the ear


of one SO cultured and grand as youj
But to its music-laugh IL you will


Ny heart and thoughts must ever be true
shut my eyes in the hall last night


(FOt the clash Of the music weared me)
And close my heart this vision came


The same sweet picture always see
In the vine-cad porch Of a cottage home,
Half in shadow and half in sun,
mother chanting her lullaby,


Rocking rest her little one.
And soft and sweet the music fell


From the mothers lips, I heard the COO
Of my baby girl, as with drowsy tongue
She echoed the song with GoO-a-goo"
Together they sang, the mother and babe,
NV wife and ch i'd, by the cottage door.
All that Is the coacert, brother Tom,


Ny ears aching to hear once more.
so now good-by. And wish you well,
And many years Of wealth and gain
You are born 10 be rich and gay


am content TO be poor and plain.
And go back my country home
With a love that absence has strengthened too
Back to n concert all my own


Mothers singing and babys coo.
-Harper's Mdgaz inc.
Year: 1877

The warm weather Of the past few days has
softcned things considerably. In the Fox river,
the water has risen slightly and the ice broken
from the ruins of the dam TO the junction with
the Illinois. The lee thou gh thick is quite rot
ten, and seems not at all dangerous.
Year: 1877

from the Presidential election Of 1875;
The National Democracy must be
cleansed, purged from the mammom
of unsighteousness, before It can a.
gain be successful. There is no longer
a. Southern question. The s'bloody
shirt is being buried at Columbia and
New Orleans. and the Southern States
have no longer any deep interest in the
hard money Democracy, fact that
became fully manifest during the last
hours Of the forty-forth Congress.
There is, therefore, no difference in
principles between the two parties as
they now stand. The Republicans
are in power, and the Tilden Democ-
racy can show the people no reason
why they should not remain there.


The Democratic party, it is very
plain. can never return to power I'm.
less it carries the Western States, and
it is equally plain that the Democratic
party can never carry the West unless
it turns the money changers out of
the temple and removes that night
mare from Western industry. Be as
sured of this fact. Should the party
prove to weak to kill off ShylOck


Shylock will certainly kill the party,
Year: 1877

The other day, in reply to inquiries
pronounced by Judge Emmett and Jo-
seph Goar Esq. we gave our reasons
for thinking that the Supreme Court
of the United States would, if the ques-
tiOn ever came before it, rule that the
Legislature had the legal right to pro-
vide for the payment Of interest upon
the old Railroad bonds, without SUBJ
mitting the question to the people.
We gave this opinion as a lawyer and
we think we were right in it. At the
same time we must not be understood
us asserting that the Legislature has
any moral right to take such step IN
the face of an overwhelming public
sentiment against it. And therefore
we think that the resolution OF the
independent Convention. the other
dav. requiring all candidates for the
Legislature to pledge themselves to
vote against any proposition for set
tlement which is not to be first sub
mitted to the people, was eminently
Just and right.


Sooner or later the bonds will be
settled on some equitable basis; but
people, not the Legislature, should de-
eide what the settlement should be.
Year: 1877

The Independent State Convention,
united. harmonious and enthusiastic
body. Those who attended it were
not oflice-seekers or spoil hunters;
TREY came together to maintain
certain great principles of government
which they believed to be essential to
the prosperity of the country and the
preservation of free institutions.


There seemed to be a general feeling
that the convention was not ready to
make nominations at that time: and a
state central committee was therefor
created with power to select a ticket,
or.-if they deemed it advisable. to
call the convention together again
Through one process or the other we
will have a ticket in the field this fall
and all the indications are that it will
receive vastly increased vote over
that of last November. There is nc
presidential issue to distract pupGt
attention; and no United States Sena-
torial or Congressional canvassers tt
food the state with corruption
money. Under these circumstance:
the people will investigate the finan
cial questionable only politica
question now before the American
people-and we have faith enough tt
believe that majority of the peopl,
will adopt the views of the Indepen
dent party and vote for its candidates


We would infer our readers to tn,
convention published in another col
umn.
Year: 1877

cents on the dollar. they ought
to have been satisfied to get their IN
terest in gold or silver and their pay
in greenbacks worth ninety five cents
on the dollar. They have no right
to first insist On gold and silver coin;
and then insist on gold alone; and
then insist on an increase in the val
lie Of the gold dollar; and then insist
on contraction and ruin to make money
more valuable A


Is it not ''crowding the mourners!


If the bond is Of such All india-rnb
Der nature may not the people take tt
stretching it for their own benefit.


1t is dangerous to drive good ma
tured people too far.
Year: 1877

At late meeting of the stove manu-
facturers of the country at Detroit,
Michigan, the President denounced the
ineffective and expensive advertising that
had been much indulged in by the trade,
the tawdry Autographs and other SEN
sational machinery, and recommended
instead the more exclusive use of the
best newspaper. eff we would make
the best possible use of our money, he
continued, ''we should patronize ably
conducted and responsible newspapers.
The newspaper is immeasurably the best
medium open to our trade; the most lib
eral and expert advertisers testify as to
its value, and in the employment of its
columns we would find a means of es-
cape from wasteful, undignifed and in
effective methods, to which SO many re-
sort in their eagerness to secure atten.
ton and patronage"
Year: 1877

OPENING THE CoosA.-The work on
the shoals at Ten Islands has been pro.
crossing very rapidly this fall. Old
man Abe Green, who was the founder
of Greensport, and who has lived Mt
the head of the shoals ever since the
woods were burnt, and before the Indi-
ans went to Arkansas, (and who never
has believed that those rocks could be
taken out of the Coosa), has been con-
verted by the power Of dynamite.
After seeing them slip a little of the
new explosive between the crevices OF
the rock and lift out a whole ledge at
a blast, he believes now that they could
blow the bottom out of the river Or top
off OF the mountain If they wanted to.
In short, those who have witnessed the
work at Greensport have no doubt
about the practicability Of opening the
Coosa, or making q channel through
any sho,l on 1t. Even the hard gneiss
at Wetulnpka will yield to the power
OF Itstlztaega Reporter.
Year: 1877

Colonel Ingersoll, In bis farewell San
Francisco lecture, counsslsd young men
to 60 to their homes of sn evening like =
ray of light. md II he does that let
the house meet him like howsy In bloom.
Let US divide the good thingp Of this world
let US divide the sorrows, and let the man
bear most, for he is strong. II seem that
nowadays people give up courting when
they get married. They are like young
men who have gone through college and
have got certifcate-that they have got
an education and they do not study say
more. They have got through. Ths best
way is to keep courting tight straight
ahead. Take Just as much pains 70 look
clean and manly. and be full Of love.
Think how you used to talk, end how full
of love you were when yoa went 70 80
her; now you 60 homo moping. and you
wonder how It is that yeur wife Il not in
raptures. 1t applies TO both sidss. tell
you soap Is great thing 70 make people
love each other. / can think Of no better
way to live in this world than to be sur.
rounded by those you love and those that
love you. 1t 10 not necessary to be king
to DO happy. provided you are tho king Of
one heart. believe In giving the woman
all the rights that l claim for myself.
Some people say, do you want them to
vote ?" That Is their business-not mine.
If they want to vote am too much OF .
gentleman to stand In their way, and
upon some questions they would give =


better decision than men-upoa peace and
war, for instance. 1t 10 objected that
they do not understand the politics Of
this country? Who has mastered the. pol
iiics of this countryp / wsse to $50 mare
happy homes, more kindness, moro ten
derness, more real affection, il tho houss
of this world. There is no happiue0 IN
this world unless with the wonan you
love. And now. when say that marriage
Is the grandest and the -Aghsst insttlu-
ton among men, and when I cay that no
man 10 man who will not live up 70 that
contract, then 1t will b hoped that ono
day, when have left San Francisco, you
will not hear the slander that Am in fa-
vor Of free love.
Year: 1877

resentative Confederate soldier for his Cabinet.
member of the Tennessee Legislature writes that
only one in it is opposed to an acceptance by
Mr. Kew, and he only because he fears that it Will
build up an Administration party there which VIII
sweep the State. Another Tennesseean writes that
he now believes President Hayes better man than
Mr.. Tilden and that the country is better of for
having him President A minister writes that he
has in preparation sermon upon the subject, IN
which he will hold mp President Hayes as Chris
tan gentleman worthy of the esteem and conn
dcncc of the Southern people. Indeed, it is evident
that the appointment of Mr.. Key, and the liberal
course Of the President toward the South arc work
ing a revolution down there; and it may result in
building up an Administration party in which the
Hunker Democrats will be left ont on one side and
the carpet-bag agtators on the other.