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Year: 1879

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A Jewish Maiden.


1t was the night Of the first
pass over in Ebypt. She was
the first born to her Hebrew
home. She lay sick Of Il fe
yer. But she had heard the
order that came from God
through NJ oses, about sprink k
ling the blood on the door
posts. She knew that the
death angel woulG pass along
at midnight, and that wher>
ever he saw not the blood he
would slay the first born.-
AS the evening advanced and
she heard the family feas,ing
in an adjoining ro"m, she be-
came intensely anxious about
that blood. She crieda at lengh
Father, father, it is nearly
twelve o'clock, are the door
posts sDrinkled 2 Yes, my
daughter,' he replied, 4 or.
dered it done an hour ago.
But father she cried again,
are you sures Father, you
know that my life depends
upon it, and l would like to
see it with my own eyes Fa>
ther won't you carry me to
the door that [ may look ups
on the blood? She persisted
in tins plea until the father,
to crafty her, took her in
his arms to the door. They
! looked and 10, HE blood was
not there. He to whom the
order had been given had
neglected it, Easily may we
imagine how they fastened
to bring the precious drops
and sprinkle the door. Scarce
ly had they done so when
they heard the rustIing OF
wings and knew that the
death angel had passed by.


We do no! know whether
the legend Is true or not. We
hope it is, and that The mar
den, three or four thousand
years ago, did save her life
by seeing to it that the blood
of sprinkling was actually
applied. Bnt whether she
did or not you ought to do
50. That pass over blood OF
sprinkling represents the
precious blood of Jesus, shed
for MS. Has :l!at blood been
applied to your conscience?
Like the maiden. see to it; ii
might have been neglected.


Ii she had not seen to it,
she Would have been .smitten
that night. Will you see to
If at anon
Year: 1879

SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF NO


TONS AND MILLINERY GOODS DESTROYED by


FIRE AND wATEE--A FIREMAN BLINDED.


From the uppermost door Of the five story build
Ing Nos 4s3 and 4s5 Broadway last night came puff
of smoke little after seven o'clock A few minutes
later dense volume rushed out. and as the alarm
was ringing in the engine houses the red glare OF
the flames was thrown along the thoroughfarc. Tho
building is an immense structure, extending back
ward block. where it becomes Nos. 53 and IS Mer-
cor street. large amount of valuable goods was
stored in it, and the recollection of the disastrous fire
Of couple of weeks ago Just across the way led those
who earliest the scene TO summon sn
unusually large force OF fremen Three alarms
struck in rapid succession, and while the streets
were resounding with the rumble of the engines
couple of special calls for others still further were
sounded. At halfpast seven O'Clock the flames were
coming out of the windows the Mercer street side
and shortly after they leaped from those on Broad
way. while the smokc rose in u dense volume
from the roof. Over of engines were putting
In the streets below this time and the building
perfectly swsrming with fremtn.


A GALLANT FIGHT.


II soon was found that to imprison Jthe flames In
the upper story would require the efforts
as could conveniently work sent into
Che burning rooms. II was hard fight
the remen mad with the confagration in that sitting
place and all did not escape unscathed Edward
Mccartney. OF Engine No. 80, directing o stream
upon the burning walls. where the fire had burned
through and avalanche of cndcrs was being
driven down the hatchway. when just over his
head the flames burst out and swept the
ceiling quite hercey. At onco came the order
to turn the stream upon the point OF danger,
and, as Mccartney lifted the hose and sent the
masonry and woodwork fyng. lot of br rning NOR
tar fell upon him. portion struck him in tho face
burning his eyes and rendering him for the moment
perfectly sightlcss. He carried out and sent
to the eye infrmary. at Thirteenth street
and Second avenue where Dr. Oppcnhcrncr
expressed his opinion that the patient will probably
lose one eye least he believes the bali of IL to
be broken. Fireman Edward ATechan also caieht
in the blazing debris and burned about the eyes,
but not severely enough to prevent him performing
duty.


Meantime tho other portions of the building had
becn dolugcd with water. and IL became manifest
that the fire would exhaust itself above. About half
past eight the flames could not be seen from the
Street and soon after they extingushcl alto :
gciher. Then the damaged contents Of the building
were examined. and II was found that. from
their peculiar susceptibility 20 injury by
nrc or water, tho losses would reach
pretty high 1sure. William Ii. Lyons
Year: 1879

For the benefit of our sheep.
raisors, we print the following from
the Richmond IVhig:


Let mo publish to the sheep-rais.
ing world a remedy against the de.
struction Of sheep by dogs, which
was given mo short time since by
n highly respectable and valued
friend, himself an extensive wool
grower. 1t consists simply in
placing on one sheep in every ten
of the flock a bell of the usual size
for sheep. The instinct Of the dog
prompts him to do all his acts in n
sly and stealthy manner; his at
tacks upon the sheep are most
frequently made Mt night whilc
they are at rest, and the simulta-
neous jingling Of all the bells
strikes terror to the dogs; they
turn their tails and leave the sheep,
fearing tho noise of the bells will
lead to their exposure. The ratio
Of bells may be made to vary ac-
corling to the size of the flock.
Year: 1879

DR.. Motley, after threo years and
n half spent in n voyage Of scien-
tific exploration around the world
says the voyage left a deep i'm
preston of the smallness of the
earth's surface. We live in the
depths Of tho atmosphere as deep
as the sea animals live in the
depths Of the sea. Like these We
can crawl up into the shadows, or
mount at peril in balloon; but
the utmost extent of our verticle
range is no greater than we can
walk horizontally on the earth's
surface in n couple Of hours. If
there were land tho entire length
Of tho equator, it might be possible
to run around the world in n train
in loss than three weeks. A walk
of about four miles n day would
bring q man from Bchring Strait
to Cape Horn in about seven years.
The earth as n competent part of
the universe, may be compared to
a small isolated island on its own
surface. As, in tho course of ages,
such an Island develops its own
peculiar insular fauna and flora, so
probably on the surface Of the
earth alone has development Of nj
trogcn occurred in manner 10
produce the various forms Of an
imal and vegetable life.


Six Illinois vagrants got into n
light over q wallet found in tho


'ad by one, and after five of them


their eyes bunged, the sixth


of with the wallet 10 find il


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Year: 1879

country favoring any relaxation of the au-
thority of the government in the protection
of elections from violence and corruption,
believe it demands greater vigor, both in
the enactment and in the execution of the
laws framed for that purpose. ANY op,
preston, any partisan partiality, which
experience may have shown in the work
ing of the existing laws, may we'll engage
the careful attention both of congress and
of the executive in their respective spheres
Of duty, for the correction of these mis-
chiefs, as no congressional election will
occur until after the regular session of
congress will have been held. There seems
to be no public exigency that would pre-
clude reasonable consideration at that
session of any administration details that
might improve the present methods de-
signed for the protection Of all citizens in
the complete and equal exercise of the
right and power of suffrage at such elec-
tions. But with my views both of the con-
stitutionality and the value of the existing
laws, cannot approve any measure for
their repeal, except in connection with the
enactment of other legislation, which may
reasonably be expected to afford wiser and
more efficient safeguards for free and
honest congressional elections.


LSigned RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.


Executive Mansion, May 90, 1879.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, May 28.-The declared
intention to proceed with chartered
boats to remove negroes from the Missis
sippi Valley under the alleged advice and
promised protection by the president,
created much Indignation among memb bers
of theMississippi and Louisiana delegation.
Several members representing these dele
cations have called on the president since
the publication Of the Conway interview,
and protested against the use OF bis name
in the matter The president, however,
assured those calling that he had not ad-
vised any one to make such a movement.
His only declaration was that the naviga-
ton of the Mississippi river should be
tree, and must remain unmolested, The
president expressed the opinion that while
any citizen, white or colored, had per.
feet right to migrate from one portion oi
the country to another, it would certainly
be very unfortunate for large masses ul
colored people to proceed to one only par
ticuEar section of the country, and if they
saw fit to remove in his opinion would bt
better if they could be generally settled
throughout the entire country. He ex'
pressed no opinion as to the policy or Wis
dom of the exodus.
Year: 1879

HAGERsToWN, Md, May 2S-About
O'Clock this morning fire was discovered
in the lower floor of the Washington
House, in this place. Before the alarm
could be given tho fire had gained such
headway that the flames rushed up the
stairway, completely cutting off all escape.
There were upwards of 60 persons on the
register, besides the regular boarders
nearly all of whom were compelled to es-
cape By climbing down the porch pillars.
Several Of those who escaped in this way
sustained serious injuries by falling. One
man made rope of his bed clothing and
attempted to escape in that way from the
fourth floor but the rope broke as he
reached the third floor and he is now lying
in a critical condition. A child of the
agent, of the Cumberland Valley r. R.,
while climbing down the porch from the
fourth floor, fell. and is supposed to be
fatally injured. Two bodies have beer
found in the ruins, burned to crisp, one
of them is L. Troxell, of Cumberland, and
the other one is unknown. There are siz
persons missing. supposed to be burnt ant
in the ruins. Fifteen persons are injured
seriously, from falling, and about twenty
slightly injured.
Year: 1879

Ladies, you cannot make fair skin, rosy
cheeks and sparkling eyes with all the cos
metics of Franee.or beauti6ers of the world


while in poor health, and nothing will give
you such good health, strength and beauty
as Hop Bitters. a trial is certain proof.
Year: 1879

Alarge number of bets were made that he would
walk his last mile in eight minutes eight and quar-
ter and in eight and half He never entertained a
thought that he could make the last mile in eight
minutes, but his friends perfectly wild and
hardly knew what they doing. He sang out to q
personal friend who made heavy bet in his hearing
that he could make the last mile in eight minutes
that he was fool He made his first thirteen miles
last mile. 1t will thus be that he had Sm to
spare. The distance made in Ali. 22m. $685., which
is the best time made in the State by Rhode
Islander.
Year: 1879

great reverse Of fortune before it was completed.
1t has, however, since been finished and is now
one of the many beautiful ornaments of the city.
A ride of 81 miles toward the east through as
fertile and beautiful country my eyes ever
saw, brings us to Turin, for time the capital of
the kingdom of Italy. On the way our train stops
at Magenta, the scene of the battle which gave
liberty to Italy, and where the President of the
French Republic, Marshal McMahan, at that
time the worlds hero, by his bravery and strategy
won the great victory and was then created Mar
shal of France and Duke of Magenta. A monu-
ment, few grassy mounds, and some nearly OBJ
scured earthworks are all that remain to remind
us that on this fertile plain, where see waving
corn, vines and fig trees, nearly 1900 men laid
down their lives on that bloody day, eighteen
years ago.


Even more than Milan is Turin modern city,
for like most of the cities of northern Italy it has
been repeatedly, destroyed by the vieissitudes of
war. For this reason, while it is a beautiful and
prosperous city, it has but little of interest to the
traveller. Victor Emmanuel had his home here,
and it was his favOrite residence until his death.
The Palace, the Armory, the new Synagogue, and
the many beautiful drives about the city are all
worth the notice Of the traveller.


We were pleased with northern Italy, with the
enterprise and ambition of the people, and most
of all with the confidence which they seemed to
have in themselves to again become united and
powerful nation. 1Oung Italy mas snaken Oh tne
dust of her former dead ages, and arising in all
the hope and vigOr of the newly found life, is
making rapid strides toward regaining what she
lost while she slept and many who read these lines
will live to her again as ofearly times, power
among the nations.


do not feel that can conclude this series of
letters without thanking my many readers for the
interest with which they have perused them and
borne with my imperfect attempts to place before
their minds what many of them have not as yet
had the pleasure of seeing with thier eyes. From
the first have most painfully realized how i'm
possible it for me in the narrow limits to
which it was necessary to restrict myself to begin
to do justice to the many things of interest in the
places mentioned, and it has often been with great
regret that have been obliged to leave unnoticed
things in which l was greatly interested and
which | am would have been enjoyed by my
readers. As look back on the work have tried
to accomplish, my highest hope is that while l
may have interested and benefited somewhat
those who have followed me in my wanderings
over portion of the old world, have excited in
them desire to know by study or travel, more of
the nations of the past, and of those achievements
in art and civilization which are the pride and
common heritage of the entire Caucasian race.


o. r. BURCHARp,


State Normal School, Fredonia n. Y.
Year: 1879

qas~ He had broken his promise to marry the
girl and her father wanted money consideration
to help heal a wounded heart. The young man
said he would consider reasonable proposition.
"Well, then" said the irate father, who was seek
ing justice for his daughter, "young man, how
does dollar and half strike yOuP
Year: 1879

EDIroRs AND THEIR PRIvILEGEs.-The courts
are beginning to take notice of the relations of an
editor towards persons with whom he is brought
into confidential relations. Rochester news
paper man, who was called upon to testify as to
the manner in which he obtained certain informa-
ton published in his paper bearing on case at
issue in court, declined to answer, alleging that a
disclosure by him of the name of his informant
would seriously injure him in his business. As
the information had been impaired to him under
the pledge of secrecy as to the informant, he was
as priviledged as a lawyer who had received dis
closure from his client. The court took his view
of the case.
Year: 1879

Quite a number of quandom Pres colt friends have bought property in this citY; fully sustaining our views that this is the coming city of Ari zona. They all say this valley looks moro like home to them than what they have been used to, for the past two or three years, and feel agreeably surprised at the country here
Year: 1879

Lightning is caused by the approach of
two clouds to each other, one being over
charged and the other underchargei with
electricity; the fluid rushes from the FORM
er and discharges itself into the latter.
until each contain like quantity. Light
ming clouds vary in altitude, being often
three or four miles from the earth; and
sometimes they are so close that their
edges actually touch it. If the cloud be Il
long distance off. the electrical fluid meet
ing with great resistance from the air,
diyerts it into eccentric courses and causes
what is known as fork-lightning. Sheet
lightning is Occasioned either by the re-
Election of distant and imperceptible fash
es, or several being intermingled. When
man is struck dead by lightning. the elec-
trio fluid passes through him, and by pro-
ducing violent shock on the nerves, in
simultaneously destroys all vitality. Thun-
der arises from the concussion of the air
closing Immediately after being separated
by lightning; if the peal be broken, ir-
regular roar, it is a sure sign that the
lightning cloud is great distance off; as
some of the vibrations of air, necessarily
travelling much quicker than others, reach
the ear first, and coming at different periods
occasion long continued rumble. Light
ming is seen sooner than thunder can h.
heard, because the former travels mil
lion times faster than sound.
Year: 1879

There is a greater loss in suffering veg
etables 10 stand thick than most cultivators
are aware of II does require considera-
bic nerve to commit indiscriminate slaugh-
ter upon fine growing plants. For in
stance, here are ten beautiful melon vines,
Just beginning to run, with fruit blossoms
forming Now, who has the bold hardi-
hood to draw them all ont but three or
four, and throw them willing away? Who
can take beets just as their tops give evil
dcnce of roots below, and separate them
to ten inches ? 1t is hard matter, we con-
fess. and it is not properly done one time
in twenty; but to have bulbs. tap-roots,
melons, cucumbers or squashes, it must
now be done. and the increased vigor of
the remaining plants will repay the troub-
lie. Then fall to and spare not no tar
rooted plant or bulb should stand so thick
that the hoe will not pass freely between
them. No vine should have more than
four or five plants left to hill.


Strap beans look so pretty growing thick
that we hate to disturb them; but il you
would have the bushes yield their pendant
treasures, thin out to ten inches We
know nothing that win bear as thick plant
ing as English peas; in place Of thinning
them. shade the ground around them now
that they are in bloom and in pod, they
will continue in fruit much longer; the
shade enriches the land, and saves culture.
Most gardeners plant seeds too thick, trust
ing to thinning ont in their growing state.
but alas they look so uninviting, and
plead so earnestly for life. that de egenerate
and inferior plants are the rewards of our
false philosophy.
Year: 1879

Vice-President at the next election, which
would be exactly equal to the number of
electors to which New York and Rhode
Island are now entitled.


Although it would probably be too much
to expect the Democratic Congress to
sacrifice their ill-gotten majority through
any such devotion to the commands of the
United States Constitution, which each
Member and Senator has solemnly sworn to
obey and to enact laws to enforce; yet, if
they could be influenced to make the ap-
portionment which they are sworn to make,
they could console themselves for the loss
of power that would ensuc to their party
with the reflection, that they would have
established more natural proportion be-
tween the head and the tail of the Great
Copperhead Anaconda which now rears its
crest in the place where loyalty aud patriot
ism, in mistaken generosity, failed to place
the heel of justice upon the monster aud
grind it into dust
Year: 1879

Gratis are here also in charge of their ele-
phant They begin TO discover the extent
of the dilemma which their stupidity has
brought to their care and response
bility. They begin to hear the voice Of
public opinion, and find that it is
not in accord with their stupid and wicked
policy, and now they are seeking some door
of escape from the full measure of their
responsibility They hold caucuses, and
the more they caucus the more and more
they feel the awkwardness of their situa-
tion, and thus they are cropping through
darkness and fog of their own creation to
find a way out of the wilderness of their
own choice. Blinded by narrow party pre-
judice and actuated by the most sordid
cupidity, they are gradually developing
their own "true inwardness" and with
the rope that has been payed out to them,
they are fast hanging themselves before
their countrymen. Verify, their last estate
promises TO be worse than that which at
tended them before the rebellion. They
have learned nothing by experience.
Year: 1879

Next TO breaking down the safeguards
which the Republican party has placed
around the ballot-box in the interest of
honest elections, the Democrats enlist their
efforts in Congress in the cause of pay and
"provender.' They are now acting in the
double capacity Of vandals to destroy, and
chiBoRieys TO fish up from the purleus of
Government the rags of position and the re-
wards of Office The laws stand in the way
of Democratic fraud aud corruption in our
elections and they must either be removed
altogether OF SO emasculated underlmodif-
cation that they will be ineffective and
worthless rs safeguards On the other hand
the family is out of meat, with an enhun-
gered and starving, so to speak, army of
henchmen, who are belcaguering the Ma
tlonal Capital and clamoring for office, or
Jobs, or contracts, or some other drippngs
in the way of patronage, by which the hun
cry horde can be fed at public expense.


This seems TO be the present condition of
the Democratic party as 1T assumes the re-
sponsbilities of the legislative branch of
the Government. That il is greatly per-
plexed, annoyed, and embarrassed Is not at
all strange for no party ever had in its train
such a hungry swarm Of retainers as are
now clamoring around the Democratic camp
and making the very mir vocal with their
demands for share of the lOaves and
fishes of Democratic favor and patronage
from which they have been held at bay
under the penalty of their unwOrthiness for
nearly two decades, Then again, that party
| is greatly embarrassed now by sudden dis
covery of the fact That in their hot haste TO
do something, without knowing just what
to do or how to do it, they have plunged
headlong into a grave blunder by making
an extra session an absolute necessity. They
had blundering leader in SoUTHARD,
who has ever had an itching to
do something, without wise compre-
hension or sound Judgment as to what
was good policy, and who, under this pig
headedness loaded their appropriation bills
with crude riders, which would have been
nm outrage upon the public welfare had
they succeeded, and which were promptly
unloaded in the Senate. The House, having
been infected with the stupidity of SOUTH
ARD, mulishly refused TO pass the bills
without these obnoxious and blunderinl
riders, and hence Gams the necessity for ai
extra session.


! The extra session is here, and the Demo