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Year: 1878

A CURIOUS case as to the rights of the
finder of lost property, whose owner is
unknown, is reported from Rhode
Island. The plaintiff bough ht an old
safe and offered to sell it to the defend
ant. The defendant would not buy it.,
but agreed to take it and sell it if he
could, using it himself in the meantime.
While it was thus in his possession, he
found roll of bank bills inside the
lining. No one knew to whom they be-
longed. The defendant therefore con-
cluded to keep them. The plaintiff, up
on learning of the discovery of the
money, demanded the return OF the safe
lust as it was when delivered. The de-
fendant returned it, but without the
bank bills; whereupon the plaintiff sued
for their value as money found. The
Supreme Court held that the finder was
entitled to retain the property as against
the party who put the safe into his hands
for sale; and the authorities generally
maintain the right of the finder, in this
class of cases, as against all persons ex
cept the real owner.
Year: 1878

The following incident of the rebelrIa
lion in Japan is related in 3 Yokohama
dispatch to the New York Herald: "'p


A curious and touching storyiis told
of brave, high-spirited girl, daughter ,
of one Of the most distinguished Of
Saigo's generals, who was found after Il
the last battle was over lying dead in
the moat of the castle with the ghastly
head of her father inher right hand and 4
in her left the, deadly knife with which
she had taken her own life. She was


attired in garments of the richest and
most expensive quality, and had evi-


IDENTIFY undertaken the dreadful, last


and highest duty jenjoined upon her by


her hopeless parent with. the most lofty


sense of its overwhelming Importance


and an unshrinklng faith in its absolute
necessity if her fathers honor and name
were to remain unsullied in the recoi-ri
lections of men, The steady hand and
firm purpose that sacrificed her father
failed not when she drove the knife INTO
her own heart or stood Tbravely up TO
receive its thrust from. a. retainer's


hands. Such an exhibition OF lofty
courage, splendid spirit Of self-sacrifice,


and a stern sense Of duty lights ap the


terrible shadows OF that fierce contest


about the monastery moat with glory


which time can never dim. pFhe UNI


known Japanese lady has won 9 place


among the real heroes of the world. 1t
| was Of such stuff that the leaders OF the
fatal insurrection were made It is a


pity that 50 many gallant and heroic
| p,op foil In s,Ich a EhopelnSS, 0Ontf St, tOr


they were of the very best blood OF Ja-
Lpan, and struggled from aih6stthe frst


against dishearteningsoddss hnH 4nlAfo
Year: 1878

If you dream of stuffed oyster-shell,
dancing in its ulster to the tune of
" Hold the Fort" while a club-footed
Indian looks on and chews gum, it is a
sign that it is going to rain when your
blonde cousin gets married. Of it is a
brunette cousin, you have got to dream
something else )-Puck's Dreana-book
Year: 1878

NEW York Feb 2o.-At thee thirty seventh
commencement Of the medical department of
the University of the City Of New York last even
attentive audience was present Chancellor
Crosby presided, and the Rev. DR.. John Hall
addressed the graduating class.
Year: 1878

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 While Dr. Kennedy has proved himself an excellent -pby ysician, and discovered the most valuable medicine ever offered to an afflicted public, 1t must not be forgotten that he de- servedly stands second to none in this country as surgeon" gx

 For instance, we would cite the case of Mir, Abram Ellsworth, of Port Ewen, Ulster G., N. 7., who had suffered for more than TwEN- TY years from the pain incident to a disease involving the greater portion of the left thigh bone, and during all this time he had been kept in blissful ignorance by the many doctors who had treated him of the real cause of his suffering He often expressed to the author of this article that he had not experienced the pleasure of one whole nights sleep in twenty years. Although a Cripple, and suffering pain and the inconvenience of carving an almost useless limb, he has acquired competency far beyond what most of men would have done under similar circumstances. MT. Ellsworth was induced to consult Dr. Kennedy, who at once realized the situation and plainly and frankly told the sufferer thak the disease had so far advanced toward the body that nothing was left for him to do but submit to amputa- tion of the leg Consequently, on the 18th of May, 1871, in presence of, and by the assis- tance of several medical gentlemen, Dr. Ken nedy amputated the leg, about three inches be- low the hip joint. The bone was found to be perfectly rotten from one end to the other, and thus proved the correctness of Dr. Kennedy's diagnosis. MT. Ellsworth made a rapid recoy- cry, and remains to this dag the perfect pie ture of health.

 Dr. Kennedy does not hesitate to say that the happy result of this and ether cases of a similar character was due to the use of the Favorite Remedy. It was this medicine that purified the Blood It was this that regulated the Liver and Kidneys, and thus gave tone and strength to the system which had become facilitated by the disease, and in this way pre- venting a return of the disease which necessi- tated so dangerous an operation.

 Favorite Remedy is now for sale by all our druggists, at One Dollar bottle. 34-4W
Year: 1878

In spite of the Butler defeat of this year, Massachusetts Republicans seem aware that they are to be on their good behavior. or that the day of reckoning will come twelve months hence. Butler made his fight mainly for eecn- omy in the management of state affairs If the Republicans fail to keep up to their cleo fion promises, for at least an equal local re- form, their day of power will be brief and the demagogue will have his opportunity.
Year: 1878

with equal facility circlet OF waterproof cells each
provided automatic valve, Bs TO be easily IN
hated and yet have all independent OF each other
that the bursting one would not affect the rest would
probably be simple and efficient device ds could DC
asked for The conditions to be met are efeWsmpleiy,


ghness portability buOyaney and cheapness. II these
fairly well met the single City OF New-Iork would
furnish market for thousands Summer. The In
ventor could not fail OF ample reward financially In
addition to the gratitude of the entire community
Year: 1878

MESsRS. Waterman a. Katz are putting
in new foundation under their wharfand
warehouse. The old piles were nearly
gone, but the present job is substantial
one and fair to last tor some time.
Year: 1878

Christmas Day brought the youngsters
home with burst of joy and gladness; all
tender parental emotions gushcd ont 10 suit
the time; all the grOwn-np, worldwcary
,coplc in the house felt that their innocent re-
joicing would bring n new, purer atmosphere
into it for these few 1ectng days. II is not of
the world we are weary we can bear its changes
with philosophy, but not the upsctting of the
dinner hour; the occupation OF Plcvna by the
Russians did not disturb the calm dignity of
our bearing on the street, but the possession
of the house by giggling girls and uproarious
bows drives us ont in an ill-temper with
Gods and men. On other days in the year
balmy peace dcscends upon the dwelling at 8
o'clock every morning, when they are off to
school; their father reads THE TRIBUNE over
n late breakfast, and his wife chooses her
dress for the afternoons reception III calm. be-
niyn silence. Now, Z" that boy " is cracking but


tcrnuts over the drawng-rOom carpet. and n
gang of his companions are sliding down the
banisters shouting Sankey's hymns. There is
q smash among the old Satsuma ware in the
cabinet; there is mOlasscs candy on the door
knobs there is n sound of smOthered wrath from
the kitchen. What effect has revolution in





Tenders are called in and treated with patience,
as rational human beings. Father and mother
try to enter into conversation with them


What kind of strange lingo is this? School
nicknames, school jokes, hot zeal, the depths
of despair, wild triumph concerning the ver-
lest silly trihcs. Presently the adult brains
begin to ache; they feel that it is a vain effort
for the giant to accommodate his pace to the
dwarf-and they Danish the boys and girls out
of sight, and Try to put them out of mind.


Now the fact is that the children usually
look forward to this home, and these talks
with father ard mother, with an odd longing
compounded of clinging to their old childish
feeling and a sense that they, too, are now
adults fit to be companions. They go back to
their rude fun, but the sense of slight and
modification is deep and abiding They will
grow with each holiday further away from us !;
their habit of thought more alien, their conf
dence more difficult to gain. Just now, in these
rare holidays, is the turning time in every
young life. We have pushed them from our
knees in the nursery to the care of teachers
and the influence of outside cOmpani0ns it is
they, not we, who are making men and
women of them. If we would have any
hand In the moulding, it must be done
now. Don't nag your returned school girl
about her silly friendships, or her bad
French accent; nor worry the lad about
his slips in grammar and legs sprawl
ing in everybodys way. First, get close
to the child's heart through his foolish oon-
fidences, and then breathe into 1t what true
ennobling influence you will Minor faults
will disappear from the outside of the oharac-
Year: 1878

settlers in the reconstructed States has never
been uniform it has depended partly upon
the native good sense Of the local population,
partly upon the character Of the immigrants
themselves and while it is undoubtedly true
that in many parts o. the South all white
Republicans are treated with contempt and
Injustice. there are other regions where the
bona-fide settler receives q cordial welcome.
We make a great mistake if we assume, as
some of our Over-zealOus friends seem
inclined to do, that the whole South
is one smOuldcring firc-heap or nan
smothered rebellion and inextlnguishaDie
hate. Tempers and opinions differ at the
South, as they do elsewhere. We are danger
ously mistaken too if we assume that the man
who was loyal during the war is, as matter
of course, n better citizen now than the Con-
federatc brigadier Loyalty is noble thing.
but il is not the sum of the virtues. Robert
Smals was good Union man and Randall
Gibson was hot rebel; which has done since
the peace the greater credit to his party ana
the greater service to the Union


1t is important for us to keep our heads
clear in considering this Southern question,
because there is danger that the North may
fall back into the error of the reconstruction
period. The Republican organization has been
broken up in the old slave States, and as we
see the solid South, bent upon plunder ana
reputation, marching. arrogant and threaten
ing toward the National Capitol, too many OF
us begin to wish that the carpet-bag admins
tratons were back again, to complain that IN
permitting them to be overturned we have
broken down q safeguard of the National
Treasury and the National honor, and to
ask if there is not some way of renstaing
Them In point of fact, they were not broken
down by the act of the Federal Adminlstra-
ton they fell by their own fault and II so


little trace of Republicanism in the South Is
left after Their disappearance, it is because
they made no use of their long lease of power
to build up party, and convert the negroes
into an intelligent, self-reliant political con-
stituency, but abused it solely for schemes OF
piagc. The Republicansm which we have
now to encourage and develop at the South
must be composed of very different elements.
The old leaders. who led the party to such
disaster and shame, must give way to com
mandcrs of another sort.
Year: 1878

ter as last years dead leaves from the tree
when the healthy blossoms come. But for tho
sap which gives life to this human tree you
are responsible and that is your business now
rather than old Chinese pottery, or receptions,
or even the iise and fall of empires in Europe.
Year: 1878

ings, and of policemen and others outside,
goes to show that the noise first heard was
like loud explosion, though none of the en-
ployes in the factory admit that there was
great report. The finding of two more oodles
probably completes the list OF revelations
which the ruins can make, and it is to be
feared that the immediate cause of the disaster
will remain undiscovered.
Year: 1878

The OLD DEPARTMENT CLERK.-There
is something charming in the deep and
abiding affection with which the memory
of an old government official clings to the
home that he left long years ago, and to
the people who, amid the more pressing
cares of the bnstling, pushing world, have
long since forgotten him. To hear him
speak of "my state" you would suppose
him to be an important factor Ia its local
politics, a conspicuous figure IN It's social
life and not unknown IN It's business cir
cles. But if you were to go to the place
of his nativity, to the locality whose peo-
pie, scenes and incidents are the staple of
most Of his conversation, and ask about
him, the Oldest inhabitant would scratch
his aged head and ponder long before he
could evoke from the caverns of memory
the fading name and dim form of the
youth who left that section I'm the earlier
and better days of the republic to accept
clerkship IN Washington. 4 pleasing
illustration of this peculiar phrase of
Washington life is venerable gentleman
who came here in early manhood, and has
never returned for even short visit to
his old home. Time has lent many an
embelLshing touch to his recollection, and
"distance lends enchantmentt to the view"
Year after year, AS he has fondly and low.
ingly described the many attractions of
"my state, some new feature would ap-
pear in each attempt at word-palnting,
until there is nothing Of the good and
beautiful to he added As with glerining
eve and voice trcmulous with emotion he
tells of his surrounding ''at home" you
seem to hear the songs and see the gay
plumase of topical birds; the odor of
SPICES is borne Oh the air of an Italian
Spring morning the palm and the iis-tree,
the orange and pineapple grow in rank
luxuriance beside the apple, the ounce
and the pear Every product Of earth and
water that can cheer the soul of man Is to
be had there without the toll and pain
that usually precede rich possessions. 1t
is veritable paradise on earth, and You
wonder how any one ccald be tempted to
leave it. He came from Arkansas
Year: 1878

A wild rose by the wayside hung,
Dew -giittering on the morning air,
A pure, scarce conscious perfume flung;
l looked, and found the howeres fair
So fair, / sought with sudden zest
To wear its beauty on my breast
The trembling petals 1T my touch
\ sweeter, subtler fragrance shed;
Tis strang l loved that flower so much,


And-it was dead.
In that high mood when thought hath wing.
And finds alone its speech i'll song,
l struck an old harp's slumbering strings,
And drew an idle hand along
Nor deemed the careless chords had caught
The life note that my spirit sought,
Till sudden on my startled ear,
Its dream created accents woke.
Aiack, bought the rapture dear


The string had broke.
| heard a wild bird on the s.,ore
Singing a wild song 10 the sea;
And bold the burden that it bore,
And sweeter than all else to me
So sweet, | Gagged the bird to hear
His magic minstrelsy more near.
Untamed, the captive's swelling throat
In one sal song his whole soul cast;
Too well | know his lovliest note


Had been his last.
And yet, while memory hath power
To count the hours too vainly spent,
The fragrance of that faded flower.
That harps last dying music, blent
With the wild birds weird death song, Will
Haunt every waking moment still,
Teaching my heart the bitter cost
OF all the eye of hope hath seen,
Of all that life hath Won and lost
Year: 1878

To REMOVE WALL PAPER. Wet a
cloth in pretty warm water and dampen
the paper all over. Let ii remain some
fifteen or twenty minutes, We. again thor
oughly, and then use a dry cloth to rub
the paper off Sometimes it will peal of
easily; again it viii roll up only as far as
you can rub it. On wood it adheres very
closely. On plastered walls the second
wetting will soften the paper SO that it
will peal off almost entire All wall paper
ought to be removed and the walls washed
in weak lye or cnpperas water before a
new paper is laid, as this renders the
room sweeter and preserves the new pa
per much better. Where grease spots
have been, it should be washed thoroughly
In hot soap suds, or the grease will strike
through the new paper in short time.
Year: 1878

WITH VARIATIONS.
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild air,
Ring out the hateful reign Of Wrong;
Ring in an impulse pure ami strong,
With strength to do and soul TO dare
Ring out false views, in false words decked
Which seek for Fraud softer name;
Ring in the burning blush of shame
Our country's ancient selfrespect.
Ring out the sycophant whose pen
Defends the creature of the hour
The fraudulent appointing power
Ring in Il manlier set of men
Ring cut the spirit which condones
Triumphant crime, and makes success
The offset to all wickednesS;
Ring Courage in, in thunder tones
Ring out the lust of pelf and place;
Ring in the love of honest ways;
Ring out the unelected Eayes;
Ring in freedom loving race.
Year: 1878

WH1sPEGINGs FOR BAeHELoRs--None
hut the married man has home In his
old ace none has friends then but he'
none but he lives and freshens IN his
green old age, amid the affections OF wlfe
and children. There are no tears shed
for the old bachelor; there is no one IN
whose eyes he can see himself reflected,
and from whose lips he can receive the
unfailing assurances Of care and love. No,
the old bachelor may be tolerated for his
money; he may eat and drink and revel
as such do; and he may sicken and die IN
hotel or a garret, with plenty OF atten-
dance about him, like so many cormorants
waiting for their prey; but where are the
moistened eye, and gentle hand, an6iov-
ing lips that ought to receive his last
farewelll He will never know what 1t Is
to be loved, and to live and die amid q
loving circle. He will go from the world
ignorant of the delights of the domestic
fireeide, and on the records OF humanity
his life is noted-a blank
Year: 1878

A sEEDY old chap thinks that it is very
strange that the number of men who are
willing to lend You FIVE dollars IS so out
rageously small in comparison with the
number who want to borrow that amount
Year: 1878

IT cast gloom over an entire church fair
the other night when the minister's son
walked up to the grAb-bag and prize-cake
table and demanded that the game be ex-
planned to him before he bought his chips.
Year: 1878


IA Society has been organized in Lon-
don. having a two fold object, assisting
women to enter the legal profession
and teaching the principles of law at
schools. At present there is nothing
to hinder women from prac:icing as
conveyancer, except indeed the very
heavy fees which have to be paid on
being articled to solicitor. This new
society proposes to defray in part these
fees where there is any lack of means
on the part of the intending pupil.


Secretary McCrary has issued an i'm
portant order to his department which
will save the Government q good deal
Of expense. He directs that the per
diem allowance to travelling agents be
reduced to 80 50 q day, and the pay
rnent of parlor car fares be prohibited.


The physicians of Baltimore have
been trying to decide whether q doctor
can advertise in the newspapers With
out degrading the profession. It might
have been argued against advertising that
che man who does not advertise always
has mora time tor solitary communion
With his books.


The ladies OF the higher class
in Spain are fast ceasing TO at
tend the bull fights.
Year: 1878

We have heard enough of this swash


out the excellence of pedestrian e1c
ereise and the grea: amount of good
Bertha Won Hillern and O'Leary are
doing by melting people to walk. Ped>
sstrianism in country where it rains
nine days a week can never become
popular and general; and besides, wha,
is wanted in this country is not a race
of men who can walk 500 miles in 2, $50
hours, SO much as q race Of men with
five arms apiece and a row of hooks up
and down the back. SO Trey can carry
their wives shopping home without
paying for one seat and taking up the
whole street car.
Year: 1878

A Chicago woman drank whisky until
she was raving drunk. Her Affection
ate son gave her chloroform to keep
her from harming herself. and she be-
came so quiet as to alarm. The family
physician was called in, and pronounce
ed her as dead as door-nail. A wake
was organized and the hour for burial
was approaching, when the woman
opened her eyes and mouth and asked
what all the fuss was about. The fu-
neral was postponed.
Year: 1878

posed sinking, the amounts to be made
equally, in cash payments if necessary, TO
at least one million for each company. They
are thereafter each to pay into the United
States treasury one million dollars per year
in semi-annual payments, until the year
1900, when the bonds endorsed bv the gov
ernment become due. Interest is to be
accumulated semi-annually, at the rate
of six per cent year upon
all amounts thus placed to the credit
of the sinking fund, and these payments are
to be in lieu Of the requirements ofthe pres
ent law, as to the annual payment of five
per cent of the net earnings, and the reten-
ton of one half of the earnings for the gov
ernment transportation. The balance found
due TO the United States by the companies in
the year 1900, is to be paid in so equal semi


annual installments, together with the in


terest of the deferred payment, at the rate
of the interest which shall equal the rate


then being paid the government on the ma
jority of its securities.
Year: 1878

The following is a full text OF the long
bond bill as passed


Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES Of the United States Of liner
ica, IN Congress Assembled. That in lieu of
the amount of per cent. bonds of the
United States authorized to be issued by act
of July IA, 1870, the secretary of the treas
ury Is hereby authorized and directed to
issue a sum not exceeding S1oo,ooo,ooo in
coupon bonds of the United States of the
denominations of $25, $50 and $l00, and OF
equal sums of each, said denominations to
be redeemable in coin fifty years from dat e
of their issue, bearing interest PAYABLE semi
annually at the rate of per centum per
annum; and said bonds shall be exempt
from taxation in like manner as those in
place of which they are to be issued. :.


SEC. 2. That said coupon bonds shall be
made payable to the order of the person
who shall pay the money therefor and the
name of such person, or his or her assignee
or of any subsequent assignee and his or hei
residence shall be registered as the owner
of such bond in like manner as if the same
was registered bond, and such coupon
bonds shall be transferable only by assign
ment duly acknowledged before and certi