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Year: 1877

COPS PROMISE To ABRAHAM.-The fol
lowing anecdote is related in connection
with this promise 81 A person called on a
Christian woman, and in the course OF con
yersation remarked, you are happy woman
all your children deciding for God She
replied, 1t would be all the same, though
there were IA hundred OF them At this th,
visitor expressed surprise. She then said
When God came to me with his gospel h,
said, will be thy God, and | took him a
his word, and found him good to IT. ant
he added, | will be God to thy seed afte
thee took him at his word in this too
and he cannot disappoint me-"
Year: 1877

and few articles in the DRY GOODS line all for cash, paying in currency. shall be satisfied, providing receivea liveral patron- age to sell these good at a moderate profit. have different grades or qualities of the same article. and will mention a few articles and the lowest prices which can sell them al, and invite the public to call, whether in want Of anything or not, to verify the truth of this advertisement. Remember. times have changed, and as the popular prejudice runs in favor of lower prices than now. il can be crafifie1
Year: 1877

The Indian Commissionership has been offered to F. R. lIoyt of New York and he has accepted the trying position to act as big Captain of poor Lo. We hope he will be more active than his predecessor, Mr. smith and see that the Indians get that which appropriated by Congress for thoir relief
Year: 1877

Blessed is the rich aunt. She shall
have three invitations to dine on Thanks
giving day, and verify she shall have
that which is best of white and dark
meat, and abundance of stufing. But
the child of poverty shall be left out in
the cold, where the herring is found
Yea, the cracker shall also be his por-
ton. - Rome Sentinel
Year: 1877

In East Boston. a few weeks since. was
borne to the grave, maiden wife Of mot
less than twenty years Of age. Her hus-
hand and lover. u young man Of twenty
three, was q mechanic. They had loved
each other from childhood. and were 20
have been married some six or seven months
since. when she was prostratsd by cunSump>
tion. ---Nea rly all bis leisure from labor
was passed ut her bedside. cheering her
with prospects Of restored health aud life
Of happiness but the fell disease was too
firmly implanted in her to leave any hope
Of her recovery. When the physician IN
formed her that death was inevitable, she
expressed desire to partake Of the Lords
Supper. and her wish was gratifed. Her
lover procured a carrisge. sat by side, and
bore her in his arms to and from the Lord :
table. She returned to her bed never
again to leave it in life. About fort
night before her death. she said that she had
only one earIly wish uugratitied, she de-
sired to be united to him who had loved
her so long and 30 truly. in the hope Of be-
ing his in heaven. lie could deny her
nothing-he married death. Bolstered up
by pillows, and supported by the embrace
of her mother. was united 10 her lover; her
e,ble voice was hardly audible in respond
ing to the questions Of the marriage cere>
mony. After the performance of the sad
rites, she said she would die contented.
From tben until she passed away, she was
unable to speak above a whisper; but she
appeared happy. and though wasted to skin
and bore. q pleasant smile left its impress
on her face as her soul returned to God
who gave it. s<F.


Many cases have been recorded Of peo.
pie being married on the brink Of the
grave. to accomplish some material end
such as to give legal title toproperty, or
to render an act Of long delayed justice !;
but rarely or never have we heard Of poor
people marrying under such circumstances
purely for love. The stern realities Of
life press SO hardly upon the laboring poor,
that the finer feelings Of their souls have to
make way for the cares and toll Of proyid-
ing for the wants Of the body. -sa@s-s


The only legacy which this affeciiopate
maiden left ber husband was lock of her
hair, aud a fayorite copy Of the Bible.
Year: 1877

THE AGE OF ROCKS. AT the first meet
ing session Of the Liverpool Geological
Society, the retiring president delivered
the annual address. The subject Was an
interesting one, being calculation of the
amount of solid matter removed annually
from the surface of England and Wales
in solution in rain or river water. The
result of the calculations, which were of
an elaborate nature, showed that it would
take thirteen thousand years to move in
this manner one foot Ill depth OF the
solid matter over the entire surface of
England and Wales. This calculation
was compared with others. AS throwing
light on the age of sedimentary deposits,
the calculation taken. together with the
amount of matter brought down annually
in river water in the form of mud. are
extremely interesting, and the president
deduced from them that the minimum
amount of time which surely must have
elapsed since the first sedimentpry rocks
we know of were laid down, is, in round
numbers, five hundred million years,
thus supporting the views Of Lyell, Hut
ton and other geologists as to the i'm
mense age OF the world.
Year: 1877

from the New York Herald. Ian. 10TH


The order issu. in the Prusslan army
is significant part Of the days news. 1t
forbids, officers on the active list from
taking service in the Russian army. This
implies that there is some more or less
active movement of that sort on foot with
Prassian officers, and that all others may
take service except those on the active
list. It also implies that the authorities
in Berlin, though resolvsd not to spend
thaler of German money unnecessarily.
nor to venture in the quarrel between
Russia and Turkey "a single bone of Il
Pomeranian soldier" are yet SO uncer-
tain of the direction events may take that
they deem it necessary to keep their act
ual army in thoroughly effective condi-
tiou. 1t is not in the remotest degree
possible that any strictly German inter-
est can be involved while the war retains
the character of a conflict strictly between
the two nations. But there may be q re-
volt in the Polish provinces Of Russia,
which Germany, out of regard to her
own tranquility. would doubtless be
willing to suppress. Austria may also
forget political discretion so far as to he
led away by the Hungarian enmity to
Russia. In either of these contingencies
it would be proper to have the Prussian
army ready.


In this as in nearly every incident re-
ported from day to-day in the foreign
news. the common presumption is that
the negotiations will end in war. Indeed.
the Conference may be regarded rs "
body called to endeavor to prevent war
ctherwiaa nssjspltieNsYa-. So far.as now.
appears, to have failed in its mission.
Turkey. under the influence probably of
English advice, is convinced that her
military resources are fully equal to II
conflict with Russia, and is disposed to
make the experiment. In former collis-
ions of those Powers Russia, when sue
cessful, has had so little to spare that
knowledge on the part of her opponent
of her real condition might have induced
a persistency that would have changed
the result, and the collapse of Turkish
power has been due ever to the want of
warl!ke spirit, but always to the failure
OF the organization of really great military
resources. With her struggle directed,
as it evidently WILDE, by highly educated
and capable English officers, there is little
reason to believe that Turkey will fail
through any OF the Causes that have af-
fected her failure hitherto, and the war
il it begins. will certainly be well sus-
tanned conflict.


No adverse decision has yet been made
by the Sultan's government on the prop
sitions of the Conference. and this lis, so
far as it goes, favorable sign; but the
likelihood is that the Grand Vizier, en-
couraged by English opinions of Turkeys
military resources and sustained by the
unyielding element of fMoslemism. has de-
termined not to except the scheme of re-
forms proposed in their actual shape. and
the Conference cannot SO far abandon the
position it has taken as to modify them
to such an extent as would make them ac-
ceptable.
Year: 1877

AS she sat sewing on the boys buttons
she sighed, "Thank Heaven the season
for climbing trees is over !" In minute
she gave sudden start and continued :
But the season for sliding down hill on
nothing has Just arrived.
Year: 1877

AN exchange says that n society has
been formed in Siberia which compels
all males to marry when of age. and
makes the wife the head of the family
and the husband marked subordinate.
There are good many families in this
commonwealth that are run on the ST.
berian plan.
Year: 1877

The late General Bartlett, after having
been several times wounded, wrote to the
lady of his choice releasing her from her
engagement, ana-it was she who wrote
the memorable words, "I'll marry you
if there's enough left Of your body to
hold your soul" He lived happily and
left five children.
Year: 1877

A MAN in Cincinnati owned pet par
ther. He went off recently with his wife
and family for visit OF couple Of days,
leaving the pet panther and his mother


in-lhw to keep house. On his return


bis grief can be imagined on the dis
covery that it was the panther that WAS
dead, not the mother-in-law. The Old
lady had talked the poor animal to death
Year: 1877

Fun AND CHARITY.-An Amado-
Democrat who had no better judgment
than to bet on Tilden, paid his bet last
week by giving the winner wheelhar-
row ride. Then membering he had
made n similar bet with lady he called
on her with the one-wheeled buggy
She wanted to back out but the Assem-.
bIed crowd was in for fan SO she took her
place and preceded by band of music
the procession set forth. The ride was II
quarter of mile and during its progress
hnt was passed through the crowd and
forty dollars realized for the benefit of n
| poor fellow who had his foot crushed by
mining accident short time previous
! lv
Year: 1877

THE Bender Family were arrested
agnin week or so ago, this time in Tex
as. But the arrest proved to be n wrong
one of course. 1t IS now asserted that
not one of the Bender family is living
that the old man, his wife, son and
daughter We're lynched by n party of Wig
ilants in trying To escape from Kansas
The statement is based on the confession
Of one of those who participated in the
Iynchng, and the facts have been in the
possession Of fGovernor Osborne ever since
the occurrence.
Year: 1877

Colorado, the Centennial State, has
taken the lead in doing away with the
cunibrous Grand Jury system. The
County Judge and two Justices of each
county form All intermediate tribunal
between the examining magistrate and
the trial jury. New States have the
benefit of the experience of older ones
20 guide them, and arc rot very slow
in starting out ideas of their own:
Year: 1877

OS TIE Wigginton and his
attorneys seein to think they don't stand
much Ofa chance before the Supreme
Court of California, but place great re-
lance on hin. getting his seat from the
House OF Representatives. They think
that seven democratic majority will do
almost anything.
Year: 1877

FRiEDLASDFa, the great grain buy
er has suspended. The suspension will,
it is feared work greatly to the injury
Of the farmers of this State. His fail
IRE is said :" be caused by his turning
Granger and tanner too much on hi.
own hook in the San Joaquin Valley.
Year: 1877

LpTs OF 'EM.-Dccordng to the Sono
RI independent the entire male pnpula-
tion of Tuolumne county is running for
Sheriff and they will have to import can
didates tor other offices from elsewhere
All on account of the dry season we pre-
slime
Year: 1877

THE war cloud in Europe is gathering
again, Turkey having refused to accept
the protocol. The outlook would seem to
presage that if RUSSIA was in earnest, it
will not be long ere hostilities commence.
1t is full time that the brutal Turks,
whose atrocities have illed the heart of
Christondom with horror. we're driven
from the soil and dominion of any part
Of Europe.
Year: 1877

THE SUPERINTENDENTs DENY EMPHATIcALLY


ANY EFFORT TO COMPEL EMPLoYxs TO


CONTRIBUTE TO POLITICAL FUND.


Tho auditor IN charge OF the FIRST DIVISION the
general superntendents OF divisions and tho supern
tondents OF departments and stations OF the Now
York Post ONCE affirm that they have not been
ordered requested by the Postmaster hold or at
tend any meeting tor tho purpose OF considering the
subject OF assessments Tor political pur.
poses; that they have received intinaton direct
indirect that tho Postmaster desired that any such
meeting should DO hold any sucn assessment or
contribution levied, solicited collected; that they
have not directly or indirectly demanded or solicited
or carrier employed in their respective divisions de-
partmcnts or stations, and that all
contrary are absolutely false They further allr
That meeting, attended by n humber oil the super rn
tendents was held on the 9th day Of October; that
such meeting was held by previous agreement among
themselves and without tho knowledge OF the Post
master; that at sald meeting no proposition was
offered or adopted to evy solicit collect any
meut or contribution from any clerk carrier other
person employed at the Post Office or at any o the
ume; ana mat those among the superintendents who
nave Contributed toward dolruyiug the expenses Of
either party IN the present political campaign have
done 30 unullcally and individually aud the
else o private right which they presume no person
will be disposed TO question


Postmaster James has gwen tho most positive in
structions 10 the various heads OF departments not to
allow any one, under any circumstances TO collect
money LOT polltical purposes IRON any cmploye in
the Post once, and iorbdding them 10 countenanco
result oil pressure. He he tho
Presidonts civil service order out to the letter.
Year: 1877

Hath dog eOnsciencei" quoth the
corporal. 81 had had this dog for sew
eral years, and had dnever, even in puppy
hood, known him to steal. Neverthe-
less, on one occasion he was very hun
cry and in the room where / was read
ing and he was sitting, there was with.
in easy reach a savory mutton chop.
was greatly surprised to see him
stealthily remove this chop and take it
under the sofa. However | pretended
moi to observe what had occurred and
waited to see what would happen next.
For fully quarter of an hour this
terrier remained under the sofa with
out making a sound, but, doubtless,
enduring an agony of contending feel
ings.


Eventually, however, conscience
came of victorious, for emerging from
his place of concealment. and carrying
in bis mouth the stolen chop, he came
across the room and laid the tempting
morsel at my feet. The moment he
dropped the stolen property, he bOlted
again under the sofa, and from this re-
treat no coaxing could charm him for
several hours afterwards. Moreover,
when during that time he was spoken to
or patted, be always turned away his
head, in a ludicrously conscience
stricken manner. Altogether do not
think it would be possible to imagine a
more satisfactory exhibition of con-
science by animal than this; for it must
be remembered, as already stated, that
the particular animal in question was
never beaten in his life.-JourRal of
lScieace.
Year: 1877

Toward the middle or latter part of
September. generally, the robin, which
has heretofore been merry and jubilant
in song, becomes silent and finally dis
appears. If the weather continues cold
he remains away, but the first warm,
bright day brings him and his COM
rades out in force. And 'they make
hay while the sun Shines by devour-
ing all the worms and insects they can
find, which leaves no time for any thing
but satisfied ehirp now and then. The
amount that a robin will eat in day is
something remarkable; for it is esti-
mated that he ingests more than forty
one per cent. of worms Cor insects) more
than his oWa Weight, besides gravel and
water.


But where does he secrete himself
during the interval between his leaving
and reappearing7 His favorite resort
is the thick growth of high brush in
some low lands or swamp. Here he
remains in very quiet state, seeking
for what food he can find, and waiting
for the warm days to come when he
can fill his empty NAV. The two or
three notes that he utters are feeble
and lonesome.


Later in the season the robins con-
gregate in flock, and either retire south
or remain in the swamp woods until
the spring.


As they move from place to place
during the night, or very early in the
morning, their sudden appearance and
disappearance is accounted for.
Year: 1877

Sit appears that in the seventeenth CEN
tury, when the city of New York was
but little more than a village, there
was for long time no system of light
ing the streets. On dark nights, each
citizen who ventured out of doors was
expected to provide himself with Ian
tern; and at long intervals one might
see a lighted lamp hung in front of the
door of some wealthy citizen.


1t was not until I697 that the alder
men were charged to enforce the duty,
that every seventh householder in
the dark time of the moon, cause
lantern and a candle TO be hung out of
his window on pole, the expense to
be divided among the seven families"


This was probably considered an ex-
cellent way of street lighting at the
time. But what a change would one
of the aldermen of 1857 find, could he
now follow on some moonless night the
double line of gas lamps extending
from theBattery to Fordham,a "a distance
of fifteen miles! Who would not like
to accompany him as he silently passed
over the well paved way, once SO wild
and swampy, and to see his astonished
gaze as the long lines of lighted lamps
revealed tall fronts of stately marble
stores and brown stone houses; and on
through the beautiful Central Park.
and-still further, over well made roads
out into the open country beyond it,
vet still within the .city's limitsf Do
you think that the ancient alderman
would recognize in the great new, city
the quiet village that he once knew
and loved f-St. Nicholas. /,


john b. Cough has been lecturing
on temperance for thirty-five years.
Year: 1877

Kingsley's muscles and senses were
far more vigorous than the rest of his
constitution: looking only to his
strength, he was fit for an athlete;
looking only at his temperament, he
was filter for q monk. His brain, or
his personality, as we may choose to
phrase it, was steadily on the side of
the robust and active element, but was
never impervious to the other. Hence
all who were really intimate with him
were struck by the union of the most
exquisite tenderness with manliness
that often seemed aggressive. Hence,
too, his personal prediction for mys-
teal writers, even when he felt bound
to protest against what he thought
their demoralizing quietism. Hence,
too, one is tempted TO guess, an impulse
to complete his conversion by renounc-
ing his love, an impulse which may
have been the stronger because the
sense of unwOrthiness, which is to be
found in all true lovers, was very
strong in him. 1t is hard not to suspect
some personal animosity in his repro
baton of Interpretation ofweddedlov
for himwas the onedamning sin ofwhich


asceticism. Another consequence of
kingsley's constitution was extreme
intellectual impatiece. The importu-


nate muscular energy which made
mental application in itself penance,
became comparatively manageable by
by the help of tobacco, which he
learned to prize at Cambridge, though
we find that when he had long been
hard working country parsOn he cOnld
not work at writing when the weather
nterfered with energetic exercise. But


the exuberant vitality asserted in itself
in another way-he threw himself read
lily into combative attitude, and con-
demned before he understood. After
reading ten lines of Palmer on the
Church, he was sure that the book was
Year: 1877

o, rosebud garland of girls


If the whole glad year were May:
If winds sang low in the clustering leaves.


And roses bloomsd always;
If youth were all that there is Of life;
II the years brought nothing Of care and strife
1t were easy to sing song for you.
Yet o, my garland Of girls


Is there nothing better than May
The golden glow Of haryest-.iIae,


The rest Of the autumn day?
This thought give you all TO keep:
Who soweth good seed sh&n surely reap.
The year grows rich as it groweth old,
And life's latest sands are it's sands Of gold.
Year: 1877

saw smoke from fires in the direction cf
the forks of Clearwater and he is of
the opinion that this smoke is caused
by the hostiles whom he thinks are
moving in that direction. Basha and
a boy who was with him as cook for
his train were killed in the fight with
Howards command. s+ss.seta
Year: 1877

The Triumph Truss Is a marvel OF
mechanical ingenuity and accuracy and
hence if properly adjusted Will hold any
Hernia in practice, when the Triumph
Rupture Cure, will infalibly and speedily
cure it. These wonderful appliances are
sold at 1915 Chestnut street, Philadelphia
and 334 Bowery, New York where the
Gnteed. Send 10 cents for Descriptive
Book to either office If
Year: 1877

An exciting scene was witnessed in


the aquarium at the winter gardens a,
Southport, England, the other evening.
| owing to the escape of one of the large
sea lions. Tue two specimens which are
now on VleWi in the aquarium have been
Kept in late quarters of the seals,


where hollow is formed by the ar.


rangement OF rockwork, on the TOP OF


which are iron rallings. After the Wis.,
tors had departed the other evening the


sea hon, leaving the lioness in her den.
scrambled up the rockwork and cleared
the iron railings with bound. Fortu-


nately some OF the attendants happened


to be about, and they imme diately in


formed The curator, VINO, appearing on


the scene, f@uad the runaway with both


his fore filppers resting on the handraits
OF one OF the show tanks-the saliva run


ming freely from his mountaineering
with evident relish the codlng and other
fish swimming in it. The securing OF
him was not little difficult matter


seeing that 1t was not advisable to Sc
force considering the rarity of the crea-


lure and the probability OF injuring 1t,
portion OF the iron railing was taken


down In order that he might the more
readily be driven again Into his pond,
One man was stationed there armed


WIN large broom to prevent the llon-
ess from following her oumpanion's ex-
ample. An exit door is situa ed near


" the pond, by which the attendant


Was TO escape il they succeeded In drtv-
Ing the runaway back. Four men with
Year: 1877

The Holly Tree Inn.-work on the
Holly Tree Inn, is progressing very
rapidly. The roof is now being nnt
on, and it is thought that the building
will be ready for occupancy in the
course of month.
Year: 1877

A LITTLE RAIN.-Our people went to
bed Monday night with clear sky and
clear conscience. Toward morning the
music of the rain drops was heard on the
roofs and for awhile 1t seemed as if the
rain which has so long kept aloof was at
last upon us. But the storm did not last
long, though drizzle kept up during the
forenoon. The storm did not amount to
much, only 3S 100 Of an inch Of water
falling.
Year: 1877

a certain extent; but from his re-
marks it would appear as though
the white man was the least friendly
of the two. What would be most
needed, said he, after having settled
the Indians and made Of them an ag-
ricultural community, would be to
place a strong guard over them
and protect them. They have jeal-
ousies and little enmities between
the tribes or bands, but nothing of
a serious nature, and for people
living in complete idleness they are
remarkably peaceful. The general
was not informed as to what the
government meant to do in the way
Of change, but it might be that the
policy which had been found SO
successful in the Indian Territory
would be followed among the In
dians of the Northwest. There is
nothing at all, said he, to prevent
the Indians from being made an
orderly community, and one per.
fectly self-sustaining.