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Year: 1879

One of the main causes of the rise In
silver was the publication of letter to
the Under Secretary Of State for India
giving the views of Lord Odo Russell,
the British Ambassador to Berlin, in re-
gard to Germsny's coinage policy.


The letter confirms the announcement
of the German Governments determi-
nation not to sell any more silver at pres
ent. The letter further states that the
German Government has 10000, 900 in
silver on hand, which will increase dur
ing the suspension of sales and it is add
ed on the authority of Lord Odo Russell
that il is generally believed by financial
men i'm Germany that the Government
Is preparing to introduce and adopt the
double standard as in France. This
news may be quite correct for the eco
nomic vas aries of the German Govern
ment in all directions are unknown guam
titles, aud we may be prepared to accept
tie preparation of any folly after what
the past few years have revealed.


Still it would be we'll to receive the
news with caution, for more reasons than
one. The belief of financial men IN
Germany is hardly sufficient ground on
which to come to the conclns on that sill
yer will be remDnetized forthwith. As
a whole, however, the tendency of the
extracts contained in the parliamentary
paper where this letter appears is to show
that recovery in the value of silver is
quite probable.


That Germany will case to sell till
the price lises again is also very likely,
for the loss so far has been rather severe.
She is b. sides behiudhand with her sill
YER coinage, quite apart from any ques-
ton of double standard, aud in the end
may not have much more to sell. The
production of silver, moreover, has been
far less in the proportion to gold than is
popularity supposed and its consumption
is greater than those who advocate the
adoption of bi-metaism for England
have allowed for. All this fully justifies
the opinion that the depreciation of sill
yer has been unduly great, but it by nc
means follows that an immediate and
great rise is to take pace.
Year: 1879

A STRANGE STORY The drama which
has been revealed by the murder of a
plain farmer at Passaic, n. j., is the fa-
miliar story, through in strange, ver-
sion Of that brutal cupdity and sordid
ness which are sometimes found in a
most repulsive form among the lower
classes OF a rura population. Here was
an old man afraid of his life while in the
the company OF his son and his son IS
vile, and drinking only milk and water
because he could do his own milking and
draw water from the well, and thus be
sure that he was not TO be poisoned.
Here was the son, sullen brute, of
whose creation ms a character many a
writer of fiction would be proud His
standing grudge aga inst his father seems
to have been that while the father lived
the son could not have his money. Peo-
pie who ha6 seen the two together many
times at work in the field never saw the
son speak to the father; for four years
before the mothers death he did not once
speak to her. This was the fathers own
statement Just before he was murdered,
and ar old servant confirms it in strik
ing way by saying that the mother, just
before her death, evidently knowing the
bascncss Of her son, yet longing, as a
mother might, for single word from
him, actually offered to give him money
if he would speak to her. This extraor-
binary animal refused. The last touch is
put upon this grotesque and horrible pic
ture by showing that the son followed
hi, father for four days before the muir
der, carrying everywhere, on the farm,
in the house, at The table, an AK, and pre-
serving all the while the silence of q
hesdsman.


This strange group continued to live
quietly under the same roof until the
father fears were realized, and be was
butchered-by whom it is eAsy to guess.
And all this passed, not against dark
Russian background and in the pages OF
"Henry GTevilie," /" but in a pretty New
jersey village lying dozen miles from
Now ork.-N. y. Tribune.
Year: 1879

TIE dearly beloved wife of French
man recently deserted him for another
man. Did he follow her and falling on
his knees beseech her for their ch.l-
dren's sake 10 return? Did he take
down the old double barreled gun, shoot
his wife and her lover, and knock him
self on the head with the stock Did
he set himself up for msanthrope or
woman hater, or institute suit against
somebody for ever SO many cipher's
damages Not much. He merely caus-
ed it to be published that he had drawn


$4,000 in lottery, and his wife was
back next morning before break fast. y
Year: 1879

THESE are the days when man wakes
up from dream wherein he swung in
hammock meath the spreading branches
OF an orange tree, eating ice cream and
strawberries with fan in his hand and
chunk of ice under his head, to find the
bed-clothes off and hear shrill voice
yelnng to him to get up, start the kitchen
fire and thaw out the pump,
Year: 1879

THE TEST OATH.
How the Republican StaIwarts
Prevent the Repeal Of the


Test Oath.
Fears That the Measure Will Go Over
Until the Regular Session.



The Warner Silver Bll-Bayard Triumpbs
Over She Friends Of Silver.
Year: 1879

CINCINNATI, June 1.-THE Ohio Editorial
Association will arrive here tomorrow morn
ing and spend the day in business session.
The following morning the citizens and the
local press reception committee will take
them In charge. They will attend concert
featuring establishments, drive to the ae,r work
house, house Of refuge and other public insti-
tutions, and ID the evening be given ban
quet at the Highland House, when plates
will be spread for between 400 and 500 persons
Year: 1879

Col. P. Donan, of the Bentonville, Ark,
Advance, gives the following explana-
tion Of the little unpleasantness that took
place between himself and l.. P. Cum
ningham at Neosho few weeks ago:


Friday. February Z, while stopping at
the same hotel with Cunningham in Ne
esho, Irecelyed a message from him ask
ing to see me in his room. Unarmed and
utterly unsuspecting. walked into his
room, spoke to him, and carelessly drop
ped myself into a chair, partially turn
ing my back to him as did SO. In a
moment l found cooked revolver at
my head, with q demand that sign some
paper on the table instantly or have my
brains blown out Standing as the would
be assassin was, partly behind me. one
glance satisfied me that it would he i'm
possible to knock the pistol from his
hand, and satisfied ME that he meant as
sassination. for which gave him cred
it for just sufficient courage. Sitting
down, unarmed. with his cooked revol-
yer to my head in such position that I
could not possibly reach It. he had "got
the drop" ON me completely so simply
said: Certainly under the circumstan-
ces I think would sign almost any
thing" and signed it without knowing
or caring what 1t was. just as | would
have signed note for Fl ty thousand
dollars or surrendered my purse to a
James boy, or other highway man, under
similar circumstances. 1t was my first
experience OF the kind. and am Tree to
admit that there is powerful persua-
sive influence on an unarmed man in u
cooked six shooter. at eighteen inches
range, even in the hands of the most
coWardly assassin.
Year: 1879

iLlVefmOre tCOl ).deralQ.l


The wife of certain we'll known ran
cher living near this place has got the
true grit. Her husband was away on
business a whole week recently, and
one day while he was absent the pump
gave out The nearest neighber lived
u long distance, so she hoisted up the
pipe herself. and found that the trouble
lay in the suction leather. which was foo
much worn to work properly. Away
she went and cut new one, using the
old one as pattern. On returning. she
found that large sow had fallen into
the open we'll. Nothing daunted, she
got a strong rope, made a slip.noose,
hshed it around the squealing porker,
and then lifting as hard as she could.
made the end fast to the curb, thus rails
ing the animal partially out of the water
and preventing it from drowning. She
the rope, and in less time than it takes
to tell it. that hog,


All dripping with freshness, arose from the


well.


But before the rescue OF the parent
animal two OF her offsprings crowding
too close to the curb, probably to SYM
pathlze with their mothers distress, lost
their balance and were now floundering
around in the water at the bottom. In
stantly the hog was rescued. our heroine
set about the recovery of the pigs. She
procured ladder, which however,
though long enough to touch the water.
was not long enough to reach the bot
tom OF the well. Necessity in the moth.
er of invention, and procuring fence
raj she thrust 1t through the top round,
resting both ends on the curb. Then
climbing down the hanging ladder she
rescued the two pigs, bringing both
safely to the surface. This done she
quietly completed the job by putting in
the new suction leather. lowering the
pipe into the well, closing the curb and
pumping water tor her weeks washing
Year: 1879

In view OF the belief that short dresses
will ultimately be worn. manufacturers
have produced marvels in the shape OF
stockings. Indeed, many are quite works
of art. But the embroidery on some oi
them is more elaborate than beautiful.
while others are just as tasteful and
pretty; in tact, stockings now form an
important item in the toilet. The old de.
sign OF spear-head is considered too
simple looking for the present style
Hose of black silk or Lisle thread. EN-
broldered with white or colorsd floss
silk are always IN good taste. The new
kinds are embroidered up the front, and
not at the ankles, rs before. Very small
flowers. such as forget-me-nots. look TAI
prettier for the instep and leg of stock


ing than roses almost as big as sunfiow
ers, which are not at all uncommon
Spun silk and cashmere silk hose car
now be bought in every new and deli
cate shade. to match the costumes witt
which they are to be worn. Pale pink
blue. beige. and caroubler are the mos
popular colors.
Year: 1879

The successful Inauguration OF grain
transportation by the Missouri river from
Kansas City last season, is bearing its
fruit. A project is now on foot. between
our capitalists and a well known trans
portation company, to put in i line oil
barges the coming summer. to make u
trip every five days. The average
amount to be carried will be from TO-
600 to 10000 bushels according to the
stage of the water.


In addition to these there are two or
three other parties proposing to put in
fleets. and two of them, we learn, are
now building their boats on the Ohio
river. There is nothing SO successful
anooosc
Year: 1879

According to the report of the COM
missioner of agriculture. it would cost
the people 5000, 900 to rebuild all the
rail fences in North Carolina. As they
are continually perishing the cost of
keeping them up is probably greater
than the entire cost Of running all the
departments of the state government.
Year: 1879

It is one of the majestic prerogatlves
OF q man that he can marry any woman
he pleases. Ii the truth of this state.
ment is questioned, we may possibly be
induced to add that he must please hel
or he can never marry her.
Year: 1879

Memphis is said to be in an admirable
condition to invite the plague or the yell
low fever. Bayou Gayoso. into which
the filth OF the city IS poured. Is as foul
as ever before. The alleys are filthy,
the wooden pavements rotten and the
back yards filled with garbage of the
most offensive kind
Year: 1879

IT is a great outrage for the Demo
cratic Congress to give few official
crumbs to Southern men in the organi-
zation of the two Houses OF Congress.
The offices, of course, are part OF the
Ioyal inheritance of the northern States.
A southern man ought not to have an
office and especially a Federal office.
1t is imprudent and dangerous. Itwas
monstrous enough for Southern men
40 wrench a few Southern state Offices
out of the hands of the loyal northern
ers, but when they come to taking two
or three of the clerical places in the
House and Senate the situation gro VS.
alarming We tremble for the fate OF
the nation when such things are tolera-
ted. 1t should be understood that
there are enough men in the north to
fill all the Offices in all sections of the
Union, both State and Federal, and il
q Southern man takes an Office he i'm
perils the peace and quiet of the coun-
Try. He should not Do it
Year: 1879

The Clarion announced a short time
ago that the Federal Office-holders of
Jackson would soon start paper. Is
this to be the Know Nothing Organ we
predicted several weeks ago. The
Know Nothing's of the State ought to
have an organ to infuse new life into
ita Dartv.
Year: 1879

The New York World says as the yellow
fever is not likely to wait for the regular
session of Congress in December, before
visiting our shores, we hope the stalwart
organs of the North will not insist toe
severely upon the Revolutionary conduct
Of Mr.. Chalmers, of Mississippi, in insist
ing Saturday that Congress ought to take
up the quarantine question during the pre-
sent extra session.
Year: 1879

THE evil of carrying concealed weapons
is being commented upon by the press of
the country from Maine to Mexico. The
people seem to be thoroughly stirred up on
the subject. The different State Legisla-
lures will no doubt pass very stringent
laws where such laws are not already in full
force and effect
Year: 1879

There is pocket telephone stretch.
ed across from the house Of young
man in this town to the window Of his
sweetheart just opposite. They are to
be married soon, andit is touching
.,pht 10 see the little sparrows perch on
the string and pick at the .taay as IL
slides along.
Year: 1879

A TOUCHING INcIDENT.-A lady IN
the street met little girl between tw
and three years old, evidently lost, and
crying bitterly. The lady took the ba'
by's hand, and asked where che was
going.


Down town, to find papa was the
sobblng reply.


What is your papa's name" asked
the lady.


His name 10 papa


But what is his other nsmes


What does your mamma call him p


she calls him papa persisted the
little creature. (


The lady then tried to lead her along.
saving. You had better come with me
I guess you came from this way


Yes; but don't want to go back:
want to End my papa replied the lit
tie girl, crying afresh ss il her hear
would break.


What do you want Of your papa'
asked the lady.


1 want to kiss him.


Just at this time q sister Of the child
who had been searching for her, came
along aud took possession Of the little
runaway. From inquiry, It appeared
that the little ones papa whom she wal
so earnestly seeking. had recently dice
and she, tired of waiting for him Il
come home, had gone out TO find him.
Year: 1879

A Chicago woman is going to try to
keep her mouth shut three thousand
quarter hours. If this new departure
should become epidemic what a mighty
peace would settle down upon tbs trou-
bled land!
Year: 1879

A man may be day-dreamer be may
take ne interest in everyday affairs ; In
the busy world he may be as drone in
hlve-but just step on his pet corn.
and see how quickly he will wake upl
Year: 1879

The pleasure of going shopping with
your wife is not enhanced when you are
Obliged to stand like a craven image
for three mortal hours till she comes
right back meanwhile every clerk IN
the store looks at you as suspieiously
a. ifyou were a shop litter waiting for
a good chance 10 operate.
Year: 1879

idea Of the Wal. dance from them. a
we'll ss the grunt. Those three bufs'
loes would 90 up among those cedar
and Bill would rear up against one, pu
his fore legs around it, and bend u
down to the ground. Then the other
would Join him. and they'd all stand
over the bent sapling. Suddenly. at g
given grunt. they'd jump away, and, o.
the sapling sprang up with q switch


they'd start in a circle around it, on
behind the other. jumping stiff legged.
coming down on all four feetat time
and at each jump all grunting.


L want to say that | think it will pas
to breed buffaloes. think good idea
would be to have buffalo ranches in tn"
buffalo country. where the calves could
be collected and domesticated. and
whence they could be shipped to the
East. If something Of this kind isn't
done. the buffalo will be exterminated.
Year: 1879




Succession Of seraphine Verret.
Notice is hereby given to all
parties interested in the succession
of Seraphine Verret or having
any opposition to the application
OF Leon Feray. to be ap.
pointed administrator of the said
succession to file the same in writ.
ing in the office of the clerk OF
Court at the court house in ten
days from the date hereof.


Given under my hand and seal
this lst day Of February 1879.


LAsTE BRoUssARD, Clerk.
Year: 1879

HABITS OF THE FLORIDA ALLIGATOR


Although alligalors are very clumsy, their
quickness in some cases is remarkable, rs
when in the water speed of from five to
eight miles an hour is made, and Oh land
they are able to throw themselves over
half circle, using the fore feet for n ful


crum, striking their enemy with their tail
with tremendous force. In getting food
the alligator shows II remarkable degree
Of cunning. Fish are acceptable. and ia
catch them IL number of aligators form
in line, driving the fish before them into
cove OF inlet. Then each alligator makes
y rush, catches a fish in his open mouth,
rises to the surface, tosses the fish into the
air, ut the same time eXpellng the water
nv current of air drawn through the
nose, and is ready to belt the fish when il
falls. Owing to the formation of the teeth
the alligator cannot maSticate his food


but bolts it in small chunks. The gullet
is not large. Prey of size is concealed
until it begins to putrefy, when il is sought
and devoured. The largest animals arc
attacked if they get into the water, drag
ged down and drowned Last spring a
large OK went into the waters of Lake
Jackson. not far from Tallahassee, to
drink. An alligator fastened to the foreleg
of the animal, crushing the hone. The OK
struggled on shore, dragging his antago.
mist with him. AT this time the shore was
black with alligators, attracted by the
smell of blood, and some crawled upon
the bank. The OK fought valiantly. tossing
one of the monsters high in the air. From
the effects of the fall it lay on the ground
stunned II considerable time. But the
wounded OK again got into the water, and
a mammoth alligator closed on his nose
and dragged him under. .-Sauannab Ne,cs
Year: 1879

He STAYED MEsMERIZED Recently IL
York street family entertained II number Of
friends, and among the guests was II
Nicholas street young man with mischief
in his eye, and who has penchant for
practical joking. There was also in the
party n Sussex street merchant, who
boasted during the evening of being able
10 put the strongest mind in the room
under the influence of mesmerism. 1t
occurred to the Nicholas street young man
at that moment that he could have a jolly
time, and his eye twinkled. and smile
beamed over his flce rs he announced
himself ready for the sacrifice. The mer-
chant commenced the operation, and in
less than two minutes concluded that he
had the Nicholas street man under con-
troll. He was allowed to think SO. for his
subject performed all sorts OF odd tricks
at his suggestion, much 10 the amusement
of the company. Half an hour later the
merchant considered that it was time to
restore the young man to his senses but
he soon discovered that he was powerlcss
to perform the act, and, 10 all appear
ances, had lost control of his subject.
When he had been under the influence an
hour the merchant began to get scared,
and so did the company, who looked upon
the affair as a genuine transaction. Finally
a docter was sent for, but before he arriy-
ed the young man had kissed all the
young ladies in the room and scattered the
company about in every direction. When
the doctor reached the house he had fully
recovered and it was not until few days
ago that tho cat was let out of tho Bag
OttaVG Citizen.
Year: 1879

RAINING TREEs.-At The cape of Good
Hope, near Table mountain, the clouds
come down very low now and then with
out dropping in rain. At such a time if u
traveller should 60 under tree for shelter
from the threatening storm, he would find
himself in a drenching shower, while out
in the open. away from and tree or shrub.
every thing would be as dry as IL bone


The cloud or mist is rather warmer than
the leaves. you see, and so, when it touches
them, it changes into clinging drops, which
look like dew, fresh drops keep forming; /;
they run together; and, at length, the
water drips off the leaves like rain. And
this process goes on until the clouds lift
and the sun comes out again. .-Jack in The
Pulpit, 81. Nicholas for May.
Year: 1879

A BATH IN TIE DEAD SEA.-A CORE.
spon lent of the " ashington Star. who has
had II bath in the Dead sea, describes his
experience as follows:


The water which is quite clear. and
nearly the color of the Niagara river below
the falls, seemed to me little more bitter
and salt than that of Salt lake, although
brighter and more attractive to the ey,
when seen close at hand. Its supporting
power struck me AS a little greater. also
than that of Salt lake, as the difficulty o
swimming was greater on account of the
inability to keep ones feet under water
So larg" quantity of salt is held in solu
lion hat the water has what is called, Il
"ropy' appearance, much like plate o.
we'll made tapioca soup. observed, how.
ever, that when we came out of the watel
there was not so large deposit of sail
crystals on the body as after bath in Sal
luke, and the feeling of the skin, instead o
being dry anu prickIy, as expected. was
rather oily and sticky. Our dinner thai
night was seasoned with salt made from
Dead sea water by solar evaporation. i
was lit lie lighter in color than the bes
article Of brown sugar. Its crystals wert
large and hard, and, though foreign sub
stances were present in considerable quan
tity, it was not unpleasant to the taste.
was told that two quarts of the water will
produce one quart of salt, but this is prob
tby an exaggeration. To complete the
statistics of this remarkable body of water
| may add what many of my readers may
already know that there is no living thing
of any kind in it; that even the driftwoot
brought down by the floods in the Jordan
is speedily cast upon its shore; its length il
about 40 and its greatest width about II
miles; that 1T is over 1900 feet deep at the
deepest place, and the immense quantit,
of fresh water poured into it daily is un
doubtedly taken up by evaporation. as its
great dep h below the basin of the Medter
ranean must preclude the idea of subter
ranean outlet
Year: 1879

HOME AGAM..I am through with the
east for this season. And probably the
grateful east draws a sigh of relief as it
echoes that it is also through with me.
My impressions of the gorgeous orient
and its people have been made at Il rate Of
about forty miles IN hour. haven't seen
half rs much of it or them as want to,
and | know that closer acquaintance
will only deepen and perfect the pleasant
impressions | have already formed OF
them. More cordial welcome or more
courteous, generous treatment they could
not have extended me, and | look back
now, and will look back during my sum
mer loiterings, over my forty days in the
east as the pleasantest pictures in my win
ter pilgrimage. 1t is wonder to me that a
country so full of warm hearts should be
so addicted to snow drifts. But the snow
drifts never affected the temper of the
people. .-Bwflette, IN H. Burlington
HaUheye.