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Year: 1879

[NoTE.-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer full name and address to
insure attention Complanants who are unwillingt to
comply with this rule simply waste time I'm writing.
Write only on one side OF the paper.-ED HERALD
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD


Would it not be well for the officers of the elevated
railroad to sell tickets in packages-say 100 for SIS?
At the station whore get every morning the
stairs full of people from top to bottom and it
takes at least ten minutes to get ticket. This plan
might possibly prevent of the overcrowding
at certain hours Of the evening. HARLEM.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR HERALD:-


Why should school teachers pay less fare on the
east side elevated road than other working women
AS general thing teachers get higher salary than
women engaged in any other business, and fail to
see the fairness OF the rule. WORKING WOMAN.
Year: 1879

To THE EDrTon THE HERALD
few mornings ago signalled one of the cars Of
the Eighth avenue line but the driver refusing to
stop was dragged through the mud for some dis
tance before the conductor could stop the car.


CLERK.
Year: 1879

The Pottsville Miners Journal has
an account of coal mine that took
FIRE in 1885 and has been on ere ever
since. The vein that is burning is
called the "Jugulsr,r and the surface
crop was first worked in 1853 by
Lewis E. Dougherty, st place called
Coal Castle, one and half mile
west of what is now known as Mount
Laffee.


The coal taken out was of excellent
quality and the mine very productive.
1t was the custom to keep huge
CRATE filed with burning coal just In
side the mouth, to keep the water in
the cutters from freezing. Such a
CRATE was 10 operation in the upper
drift of Mr.. Dougherty's mine in the
winter of 1885. On Saturday nigh,
the CRATE was filed with an unusual.
ly large quantity of coal, and the
miners went to their homes. On the
following Monday morning, when the
mine was visited, i, vas found to be
filed with flames.


1t is supposed that the Ere in the
CRATE became communicated to the
timbers, and, moving along the upper
drift, was, by means of an air-bole,
carried into the lower drift. Efforts
were made to arrest the flames, and
repeated for some years, but at length
the mine was abandoned. The FIRE
has continued without interruption,
and the coal has been consumed for a
half mile in every direction. The
ground has caved in in many places,
leaving great chasns that vary from
fifty to one hundred feet in length
Travel over the burnt district is ex.
ceedingly dangerous to any one not
familiar with the country, for in
many places great holes are only COW
cred by . shell of burned earth three
or four feet thick The only external
evidence of the great conaagration
that is going on underneath the
ground at that point, is the total ab'
sence of vegetable life and the ex
treme heat of the ground.
Year: 1879

Hens are early risers and do not
like standing around on ole foot
waiting for their breakfast The
morning meal with them is the most
important one of the day The hens
are cold and hungry, and for that
reason give them some kind of warm
cooked food Fowls win eat almost
anything. if it is served up right
Boiled potatoes, turnips, carrots, any.
thing in the vegetable line, mixed
with cornmeal, or bran and shorts
seasoned with pepper and salt, and
fed warm, viii make any well reguls
ted hen esckie with satisfaction
Feed few handfals of wheat screen
ings 81 noon, and at night give {
liberal feed of whole grain Of some
kind
Year: 1879

1t is fun to wstch man endeavor.
ing to raise the cork out Of the neck
Of "a lax bottle The cork generally
comes out pretty hsRd, especially
when il is covered with sealing wax
and somehow or other the ink 6ies ur
in his face and Ill over his shirt front
that il, if be has on new shirt
II the shirt happens 20 be old and Of
no use the ink fies over his shoulder
and dsbbles the wall
Year: 1879

nth the gloss and freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thickened, falling hair
checked, and badness often, though
not always, cured by its use. Moth
ing can restore the hair where the
follicles are destroyed, or the glands
atrophied and decayed. But such as
remain can be saved for usefulness
by this application. Instead of foul
ing the hair with a pasty sediment, it
viii keep it clean and vigorous. Its
occasional use viii prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling of, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances
which make some preparations dan
gerous, and injurious to the hair, the
Vigor can only benefit but not harm
it. If wanted merely for a
Year: 1879

At the recent special session of the
Grand Lodge, |. Q. OF Good Templars,
held in Dover, the following resolutions
of respect were unanimously adopted
as a token of appreciation of the SER
vices of Rev. A. D. Davis who had serv-
ed the order as their chief officer for
the past eight years with an interval of
but one year.


Resolved, lst, That the Grand Lodge
in special session convened to fill the
vacancy caused by the removal of
Brother Rev. A. D. Davis from the
State, by the election of another G. W.
G. T., do hereby express our sincere
regret at having lost such an energetic
and earnest worker in the temperance
cause in the State and in our order par
ticularly; for the past thirteen years
have his labors been felt in our midst,
and we pray Gods blessing may rest
upon him wherever he may 60.


Resolved, ID, That the thanks of this
Grand Lodge be extended to Bro. Davis
for his long and faithful labors in our
cause and we also express our sympa-
tiny in every work in which he may
be called to engage in his new field of
labor.
Year: 1879

An attache of the REPUBLICAN, called
on a Market street merchant yesterday,
and asked: "How is business %
swell, | do not know whether my ad-
vertisement in the REPUBLICAN, did it or
not, but did far more business on last
Saturday than have done any day
since have been here, which is about
ten years; and ! took in over twice the
amount Of money that did on the same
day of the same month last year The
great beauty OF it is that it was all cash, ,
and not one dollar was charged, so you
may rely upon Inc for having a large
advertisement in your next double
sheet"
Year: 1879

About II o'clock this morning,
horse belonging to F. T. Sawdon, hitch
ed on Second street near King, ran of, a
boy frightening him with some brooms
he was carrying. He broke loose, and
tore along Second street at the top OF
his speed, to his stable at Second and
Poplar streets, where he stopped with
out doing any serious damage.
Year: 1879

The Mary Dooley who swore in the
Marion vs.. Jefleris case at this term of
court is not the daughter Of Patrick
Dooley, corner of Second and Walnut,
her name being Mary Ellen Dooley.
Year: 1879

EVERY THING IN READINESS FOR BAR.


NUNS "owN AND ONLY"


The liveliest place 10 be found in or
around Wilmington this morning was at
the show grounds Eleventh and Madison
streets. The big tents were pitched early
this morning, and after the parade, the
cages con Mug the animals were driven
inside and CT aims stretched around them
to keep curious people from If ing the
CANVAS and peering IN.


Outside the lot every thing was hustle
and confusion. There were several noisy
peanut men, and the side shows were
numerous, but did not attract many peo-
pie to look at their fabulous exhibits. All
So med to be waiting until the big show
would oprn.


Late in the forenoon couple of
diminutive bootblacks were called b. the
|. monade yender, who told them TO shine
his boots on these terms Each TO take 4
boot and the one who did his work quick
est and best to get the dime for the job.
| It was a good thing for the lemonade
man to do, as II attracted a large crowd
and made business good. When the
bootblacks got through the enc who lost
the money got angry and the two had q
rough and tumble fight which was ended
by the appearance Of policeman.


The whole show is contained In three
large tents to all of which one ticket ad-
nits the bearer. Everything is in readi-
ness and from the appearance OF things
at present the attendance will be very
large. Many people have come from a
distance and of course all Wilm ng.on
will turn out.


This morning at the fair grounds, a
the preparations tor the show was goin.
on, an accident occurred that is thought
TO be serious. One of the spirited stal
lions In turning suddenly is said to have
knocked young man down and stepped
on MIN, breaking one Of his limbs ant
otherwise injuring him. His name coul,
not be learned during the forenoon, ant
the attendants at the circus refused Il
tell. 1t is thought that he was not per
manently connected with Mr.. Barnum.


A lady from the country, in comm
up Market street, had her pocket picke'
Of So. The police should lookout fo
the light gentry and prompt
arr ST all whom they suspicion of bein
pck-pockcts. People, at the same time
should be wary and watchful.
Year: 1879

There is nothing like being cheerful at a
funeral. While a company were waiting for
the minister, who was late, it suggested
| that one of them, an elocutionist, give them a
recitation. he gravely and recited with
great dramatic effect ssThe Raven'
Year: 1879

DIStrIctS.


Atlanta Constitution.


The dispatch that was published in
the Consultation of yesterday relative to
the killing of the Mormon elder who
was engaged in an attempt to get up
COLONY for Salt Lake City, has history
back of it.


For several years the section of
country adjacent to where this killing
was done has been infested with Nor
mon apostles that have spread their
Infamous doctrine right and left. About
two years ago two Of these priests or
elders came into Floyd county and
spent some time about Floyd springs,
and in Lower Chattanooga. They
were audacious and aggressive, and in
vaded household after household for
the purpose of preaching their poly
gamlc creed. They made many CON
verts, and, it is said, carried away a
colony of fifteen or twenty persons,
many OF them reputable and well-to-do
people. One man that we happen to
know Of made up his mind to 90, and
determined to sell his farm. His wife
declared that she wollld go with him.
They offered the place at $1,000 when
it was clearly worth 50, 500, and sold
we telleve, at even greater sacrifice
than this.


1t appears that sort of headqu arters
| fol these travelling elders is established
Oh Or near Lookout mountain. Here
| they have a sort of settlement, from
whence the elders issue for their
tramps through the rural districts, to
which all the converts, male and
female, are sent until crowd oftwenty
or thirty is collected, when they are
sent on to Salt Lake City. 1t is said
that several squads, amounting to
several hundred in ali, have been
drained from the Tennessee and North
Georgia and Carolina country within
| the past six or eight years.


Of course the greatest indignation has
been felt by the country people at the
work of these men. Daring, plausible,
and full of argument and persuasion,
they undermined the most stable char
acters and carried grief and consterna-
ton into many household. A sturdy
farmer once said to US: II would shoot
man just as quick for talking polyg-
amy to my wife or daughter as | would
if he tried to seduce her." This feeling
has been shared by many, and it is real
| ly a wonder that there has not been
trouble before. The argum ents used
| by these apostles of Brigham have not
been, as might be supposed, on the line
of sensuality or lust. They have rather
been pleased to talk about the fertile
Year: 1879

At a meeting to discuss the state of
India, held in London last week. John
Bright said that if it were really neces-
sary, as now, to expend more than half
the Indian revenue on the army, it
seemed to him it would be almost better
to confess failure, and say that the gov
eminent OF a great empire in Asia by
rulers sent from England is impossible,
and ought never to have existed. The
speech excited much hostile comment.


The following extract from a London
letter to the Nation is interesting in con-
nection with Mr.. Bright's speech: Cali
parties are beginning to perceive that
our administration of India has result
ed in grievous failure. So far from
winning the confidence and affection of
the people, every year finds them more
dlstrustful, more entirely alienated from
us. We have taxed them to their ut
most powers of endurance, and what
alienates them from US even more than
our exactions, is the hard, arrogant,
and unsympathetic character of the
Englishman. An Englishman is so en-
tirely convinced of his right divine to
rule over dark-skinned races that he
cannot understand that this divine
right Is not equally apparent to the
dark-skinned races. They, he thinks,
must rejoice in being ruled over
by such an admirable creature as
he is, quite as much as he rejoices in
doing the ruling, or, rather, great deal
more; for the Englishman cannot be
said to rejoice in ruling over the Hindu.
In general he merely draws his pay,
does his official work during office hours,
and then banishes the Hindu from his
mind almost as completely as if he
were not in existence. But the Hindu,
the Englishman thinks, does, or but for
the deep depravity of his nature would,
regard his ruler with overfowing love
and reverence. The Hindu, it need
hardly be said, is animated by no such
feelings; nor can any one who has been
long in India doubt that the population
there would welcome any change of
masters as al least a change from mas
tiers whom they hate"
Year: 1879

valleys of Utah, the lavish fruits and the
luxurious crops, the fine city of Salt
Lake, in which every Mormon had part
ownership-in short, the pretty pastoral
life wherein the richest valley of earth,
with little work and powerful and con-
tented life, was offered to all corners.
This picture won the fancy of many a
poor farmer who had scratched for
years in the scanty soil of our hills at
home, and could hardly keep body and
soul together, and of many woman,
young and old.


There have oeen many threats made
against these itinerants which they have
not tried to turn away by soft answers.
Inspired by sort of fanaticism, they
have been without personal fear, and
have been careless of threats or posi-
bic convert, nothing could turn them to
one side until they had exhausted all
persuasion or made a full capture.


1t must not be understood, however,
that we have recited the above for the
purpose of excusing the killing Of
Standing, in Catoosa county the other
day. That killing seems to have been
almost without excuse. The mob of
ten or twelve men had no right to halt
these men for the purpose of whipping
them, and it will be hard to make it
appear that there was any real need of
killing one man who had snatched up
a pistol and demanded the surrender"
of twelve or fifteen armed men. He
could have been disarmed without be.
ing shot through the head. The killing
was done outside of the law and should
be punished.


Gov. Colquitt received dispatch
from gentleman at Catoosa Springs,
yesterday announcing that the killing
was "a cold-blooded murder" and ask
ing that reward be offered for the
perpetrators. 1t is said that the names
of the crowd who halted the Mormons
can be easily obtained. The governor
has not yet received full enough par
ticulars to justify him in taking action
in this matter, but he will probably offer
reward as soon as he gets accurate in
formation as to the nature of the kill
ing, the locality, etc. We understand
that the remains of the dead elder left
yesterday for Salt Lake City. 1t is also
said that there were several converts,
or almost converts, starting to the poly
gamic faith when the shooting took
place, and the spell of the argument
was broken.
Year: 1879

The Toronto Globe says that every
person who desires to settle in any
part of the Canadian northwest where
there is the slightest hope of his ever
being able to get his products to mar
ket must now pay at the rate of 81 or
81 5O for his preemptlon right to his
second eighty acres.
Year: 1879

The trouble at West Point Is over
The order summarily dismissing six
cadets for nazing had the effect of re-
storing good order, SO that extreme
measures will not be necessary toward
six other cadets whe were accused of
participating in the hazing frolic.
Year: 1879

Mr.. WALTER, NJ. P, the leading pro-
prietor and now the actual chief of the
Times newspaper, found it necessary
the other day to write letter to the
Times, complaining that it had made a
mess Of speech of his in the House Of
Commons and making the necessary
corrections.
Year: 1879

A GRAssHoPPER over four inches in
length was brought to The SiEuer City
New Times office, the other day. 1t
was entirely green in color, with the
exception of the wings, which were
spotted with white. 1t looked more
like bird than an insect, and was sleek
and fat.
Year: 1879

RAPID progress has been made to-
wards the completion of the historic
Hotel de Vile in Paris, and it is be-
lieved that early in 1881 the Municipal
Council and the various bureaus will
be able again to take possession of their
old abiding place.
Year: 1879

"What is the chief drawback of =
divers life?" was asked OF Coolan, a
professional diver.


"Well, should call it the uncer-
tainty. For instance, you go down into
ninety or one hundred feet of water,
with nothing between you and the sur
face except that little air pipe. Ii it
should break or leak, or get cut, it is all
up with you. As long as that whizzing
noise at the back of the helmet keeps
up, you are all right; but let 1t dwindle
or stop, and there's only one thing to
do, to make tracks out of there"


"Have you ever had IL break with
your"


81 have had the noise stopped as
udick as you'd shut off steam. | didn't
stop there long, you can bet. l was
down in fifty feet of wa'er, and 1t t0ck
the liveliest kind Of scrambling to get
up in time, The pipe had broken at
the top, but one of the tenders put his
hand over the break, and they managed
to send me down a little more air as |
was coming up. The air inside of the
helmet grew hot and thick, and by the
time got to the top | was gasPing like
fish out of water"


Next to the air pipe, the diver looks
most carefully after the little pane OF
glass which covers his face. The iron
rods, two vertical and two horizontal,
which protect it, are made and fitted
with especial care, so as to afford the
greatest amount of protection consistent
with a clear view. The breaking OF
this glass Is generally equivalent tc
immediate death, the rush of the water
within being apt to choke the victim in
stantly. Peterson tells of a case on the
Atlantic coast. in which diver was
drowned by the breaking of this glass
The man was exceedingly nervous, ant
APT to lose his head when he got Into
difficulty. Especially he dreaded the
breaking of his face glass, and for this
reason had it made unusually stout
One day, while working in'the hold o
ship loaded with railroad iron, Ii,
jammed his helmet against the THU
bottom edge Of n rail. The glass WA
shattered. The green water rushed II
with tremendous force, and stranglet
him before he could make an effort t
get out. Peterson, cropping his way
through the dark hold, stumbled upoI
the body of his unfortunate mate
doubled up around stanchlon.


In diving for the Submarine Compan!
of st. Louis in 1871, Peterson himsel
met with an accident that well nigl
proved fatal. He was employed mt Por
Leavenworth In the Missouri River il
over fifty feet of water. While at tn,
bottom of the river the bell in which b,
was at work was overturned, the bel
boots which he wore being torn com
pletely of him by the violence of tn
shock. The current was running at th'
rate ofseven milesan hour. lie retained
Year: 1879

1t has long been known that the green
parts of plants are able in sunlight to
decompose carbonic acid, and absorb
the carbon. TO decide the question
whether plants can take up carbon in
any way except through their leaves j..
W. Mol undertook a series of expert
ments. which led to the following re-
suits. Leaves and parts of plants kept
continually in place free from car
bonic acid never form any perceptible
quantity of starch, even if in immediate
contact, by any over or underground
part of the plant, with an atmosphere
much richer in carbonic acid than in
the air. Hence the excess of carbonic
acid that is at the disposal of any por-
lion you choose of a plant, never causes
the production of sensible quantity OF
starch In a leaf or part of leaf united to
il. if the leaf is kept In a space free
+, ON carbonic acid. The formation of
starch in leaf in open air, is not has
tened when any other part of the same
plant is in place containing more car
bonic acid than the atmospheric air.
The carbonic acid at the disposal of the
roots of a plant in the soil, neither
causes the formation of starch In leaf
excluded from carbonic acid, nor per-
ceptibly hastens it in the open air.


--rhe wheat crop of Texas this year
| ,n,nta tn ID 900 600 hnRhels.
Year: 1879

A young man in Toronto has a very
clear knowledge of the danger of at
tempting to flirt with female pedes-
trian. One of these walkers stopped at
an inn there last week without making
known her powers of speed and endu-
rance and the clerk of the inn showed
her a great deal of attention. At last,
one afternoon he proposed to take a
walk. She consented at once, saying
that she was longing for a ramble.
"Let me know if go too fast, he said.
She soon took the lead and began pace
of five miles an hour. Her gallant
companion kept up by great eXertiOn,
but when she increased her speed he
proposed to return home. She protes-
ted that she was not in the least tired
and on they went. When about a dozen
miles hal been walked the clerk felt
that his gallantry must yield, and he
dropped down and confessed that he
could not take another step. His com
pauion then turned back and walked 10
the inn, saying that she would send n
carriage for him. The young man now
thinks that he will take years prac-
tice before asking another young lady
to have stroll with him,
Year: 1879

the same in your place. And she
wished him goodnight and left him.


Oscar turned and tossed on his bed
for many weary hour that night be-
fore he went to sleep. In his heart of
hearts be saw clearly that his courage
had not stood proof, and from his lips
rose the neglected thanksgiving for his
protection from all evil.


lie never forgot the lesson, and when
in after years he became brave sol
dier and celebrated man, his favOrite
saying, "Unproven courage is no cour-
age at all, but all true cOulage comes
from trust in GoD.
Year: 1879

The case OF A. Retzger against Alfred M. Wood.
revenue collector of Brooklyn. occupied the atten
tion of Judge shipman yesterday i'll the United
States Circuit Court. This an action brought to
taxes paid by express carriers and made
test suit tor about ,hrtyhve of similar nature.
The sum claimed in this suit is small, but in the
claim made on the part of the plaintiff that he
was simply common carrier going from place to
place. and in nowse liable to the government Before
this question argued Assistant District Attorney
Hill who appeared for the defence made a motion
to dismiss on the ground that the suit was not
brought within the statutory time Judge Shipman
decided that this motion well made and ordered
verdict Tor the defendant.
Year: 1879

A decision was rendered by Judge Choate yester-
day. the United States District Court in the libel


in admiralty of the schooner Job NJ Leonard against
the steamer Arragon. The action was to recover
$50 ZOO damages for collision between the vessels
OF Long Island, in 1877, by which the schooner was
sunk. The decision awarded the libellants onehalf
the damages caused by the collision and reference
was ordered to ascertain the amount.