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Year: 1878

The greyhound runs by the eyesight
only, and this we observe as fact. The
carrier-pigeon flies his two hundred and
fifty miles homeward by eyesight-
namely, from point to point of objects
which he has Marked but this is only
our conjecture. The fierce dragon fly,
with twelve thousand lenses in his eyes,
darts from angle to angle with the ra-
pidity of flashing sword, and as rapid
ly darts back, not turning in the air, but
with clash, reversing the action of his
wings, and instantaneously calculating
the distance of the objects, or he would
dash himself to pieces. But in what
conformation of the eye does this con-
sist? No one can answer.


A cloud of ten thousand gnats dance
up and down in the sun, the minutest
interval between them, yet no one
knocks another headlong upon the grass
or breaks leg or wing, long and deli
cate as they are. Suddenly amid your
admiration of this matchless dance, a
peculiarly high-shouldered, vicious gnat,
with long, pendant nose, darts out the
rising and falling cloud, and settling on
your cheek, inserts poisonous sting.
What possesses the little wretch to do
thisP Did he smell your blood in the
May danceP No one knows.


A carriage comes suddenly upon q
flock of geese on narrow road, and
drives straight through the middle of
them. A goose was never yet fairly run
over, nor duck. They are under the
very wheels and hoofs, and yet somehow
they contrive to flap and waddle safely
off. Habitually stupid, heavy and inao-
lent, they are nevertheless equal to the
emergency.


Why does the lonely woodpecker,
when he descends his tree and goes to
drink, stop several times on his way,
listen and look around before he takes
his draught? No one knows. How is
it that the species of ant, which is taken
in battle by other ants to be made
slaves, should be black, or negro ants?
No one knows.


The power of Judging of actual dam
ger, and the free and easy boldness
which result from it, are by no means
uncommon. Many birds seem to have
most correct notion of guns range,
and while scrupulously careful to keep
beyond it, confne their care to this
caution, though the most obvious re-
source would be to fly right away out
of sight and hearing, which they do not
choose to do. And they sometimes ap-
pear to make even an ostentatious use
of their power, fairly putting their wits
and cleverness in antagonism to that of
man for the benefit of their fellows.
We lately read an account, by natur-
alist in Brazil, of an expedition he made
to one of the islands of the Amazon to
shoot spoonbilIs, ibises and other of the
magnificent grallatorial birds which
were most abundant there. His design
was completely baffled, however, by a
wretched little sand-piper that preceded
him, continually uttering his tell-tale
cry, which at once aroused all the birds
within hearing. Throughout the day
did this individual bird continued his
self-imposed duty of sentinel to others,
effectually preventing the approach of
the fowler to the game, and yet manag-
ing to keep out of the range of his gun.


ga WOman's Mistako 8, 10 q rau
Year: 1878

How He COT THE PAss-There are those who are
consttutionally opposed to granting favors to their
fellow beings-an Uncomfortable class, who deserve
consideration from any one. Then there are those
who continually thrusting their favOrs upon
OtherSa class almost uncomfortable to get along
with especially the recipient of their attentions is
invariably left undera sense Of obligation But there
is class of favors which may be accepted without
any such feeling since they cost the giver nothing.
either in time money, yet are invaluable to the
cipient poor fellow who had been badly injured


in railroad accident out West drew the line ad-
mirably. He was a brakeman, and had been hurt in
the discharge of his duty His home in the East.
and the road which he had served passed him to the
terminus of its line. The next day the same and
also the next: but at last he to superintendent
who hestated. The poor fellow pleaded his case.
He was railroad man. He had been hurt at his
post lie had been passed by all the other roads.
An very we'll" said the superintendent; but I
can't see my way clear to give you pass. If you
were working for farmer. and were to get hurt in
his employ, would you expect another farmer 10 get
out his team and take you to the next town." No.
sir, said the brakeman not that exactly but il he
was hitched up and going my way should think he
was mighty mean if he wouldn't give me ride. "
| He got the pass.
Year: 1878

FkOM THE FRENCH OF BERANGER.
Wasted and sickly and mean,
On this ball of an earth l was flung,
Too little. in fact, to be seen,
was Stitled at once by the throng;


And there went up wall


From my lips so pale:
The good God said to me, sing,
Sing, poor little thing!
Splashed by the rich mans wheel,
As whirling it passed me by,
was taught to know and to feel
How insOlence rides on high;


1t cut like knife


Into spirit and life;
The good God said to me, sing,
Sing, poor little thing.
l could not, any more than my betters,
Live either on grief or Joy,
So put myself into the letters
OF a small but certain employ;


birds heart l had,


But ate like lad:
The good God said to me, sing.
Sing, poor little thing.
Love came to tighten my woe,
Like a sunbeam in cloudy weather
But love and youth you know,
Must take their flight together.


am old, l am old,


And my heart is cold:
The good God says to me, sing,
Sing, poor little thing.
To sing, or do myself wrong,
Is the task that is set me here:
IwOuld like, as pay for my song,
The love of the hearts | cheer,


When friends unite,


And the wine is bright:
The good God says to me, Sing,
Sing, poor little thing
Year: 1878

country exchange asks: rs it better to kill a
hog in the light or dark of moOn?" That depends q
good deal on the ownership of the hog; if it belongs
TO your neighbor the dark of the moon is decidedly
the best time to aSSaSsinatc it.
Year: 1878

We recently had talk about the efficacy or onions.
and here is more of it, They prescribed for cold
in the chest and rheumatism Just make onion favor
fashionable and everybody will use it.
Year: 1878

Come now, let all of us who are thinking Of buying
wives diamond rings and gold watches for Christ
mas pause moment and reflect that barrel of flour
will make a whole family happy.-Frse Press
Year: 1878

The usual adjournment of Congress over the holi-
days is a kind dispensation enabling the people to
enjoy the pleasures of that festive season without
being disturbed by apprehensons as to what our
national Legislators might do.
Year: 1878

The first danger threatening young
men. said lecturer, WAS .hallowness,
the result of the great hustle and in
tense activity of the times in which we
live. In the multiplicity of business
they fail to perfect themselves in any
one thing, and thus make the full de-
velopment of individual capacity i'm
possible. He advised young men to be
masters, at least, of something
Another danger arose from mlscon-
cepllon Of the true elements Of success.
Money is too often associated with the
ideal Of success. and false notions pre-
vail on the subject Of gsntility. He had
been informed that throughout New
England at the present time it is eI-
tremely difficult to persuade young men
to become mechanics, farmers or labor
ers. They are all 6lled with the idea
that they are gong to the big cities, and
on Wall street, or similar places, they
are somehow very soon TO make large
fortunes. This is an unhealthy con.
dition of affairs. Hc noticed when his
church was repaired that tho workmen
we're foreigners, many Of whom received
from 90 to 81 day, whereas many well
educated young men are very glad to
get employment at $40 a week. If
wealth and sentility are the chief OBJ
iects Of work, then soon will arise a
disposition to attain them at any means.
All honest work is honorable.
Year: 1878

On the Uniontown Express, which
left Pittsburg at 6:30 O'Clock on Wedns-
day morning. and of which Conductor
McCutcheon has charge, were two men
who gladdened the heart Of the news
boy on the train by buying from him a
couple of books, worth twenty five cents
apiece. in payment for which each Of the
men rendered counterfeit half-dollar
and received a quarter change. The
newsboy did not notice that the money
was counterfeit, but the two men evil
IDENTIFY conceived the idea that they were
detected or were about to be, and when
this side Of CoulterSvills they made
haste to disgorge, in quiet way. And
they did disgorge. No one noticed
when they did it, but they quietly sue
ceeded in throwing nearly, if not quite,
a bushel Of the spurious coin off the
train. A few minutes later party Of
laboring men walking down the track
found few scattered pieces Of the coin,
which they eagerly picked up and pock-
eted. A little further on they came
across the heaps of glitteriug stuff, and
quickly emptyiug their dinner buckets,
they filled them up with the spread,
eagle solid circles. One man secured
nearly peck Of the stuff aud thought
he was wealthy. The first lntimation
that the officers Of the train had OF the
affair was when the newsbey ccmmenc-
ed to count his gains at the end ofthe
trip. Conductor McCutchecH remarked
to him that two Of the half dollars he
had were counterfeit. And investiga-
ton which was instituted yesterday led
to the discovery ofthe fact of the finding
Of the spurious coin on the railroad by
the laborers, which had been thrown
overheard by the showers OF the queer.
A couple of pieces Of the money which
were shown to the reporter last even
ing were very poorly executed, greasy
and light, but had rather clear ring.
Year: 1878

Pills may sometimes fail to act or The
liver. but sawln. wood never will.


Make yourself necessary. Young man,
and your success is certain.


Anger always hurts US more than The
one we get mad at.


About as low down as a man can get
and not spoil is to live on his w!te's
reputation.


| don't bet on prccocious children {,
the hucklebery that ripens quickest is
the quickest to decay.


Everybody seems to think himself
moral half bushel to measure the
worlds frallties.


When you strike oil, stop bosring.-
Many a man has bored clean through
and let the oil out at the bottom.


Next in point of meannoss to doing
an injury is to do man favor and
every now and then remind HIM oft.


The man whe is honest from policy
needs as much watching as a hive Of
bees just ready to swarm.
Year: 1878

PO E:TlC AL.





EXPLANATIONS.
At church sat within her pew


Opsw!


But there heard
No pious word,
saw alone her eyes Of blue
Isav her bow her head so gracious
grsciousl


The choir sang,
The organ rang,
And seemed to oil the building spacious.
could not hssr the gospel lore


Olsw.


Ny future bride
Was by my side;
found all else mighty bore.
And when p.alea forth the organs thunder
Othundcr


fixed my eyes


In mute surprise
On her whose beauty was wonder.
To see that maiden was most dear
O dear


And she was mine
Joy too divine
For human words to picture here .
Her love seemed like prayer to bless me-
o bless me


Before she came
Ny life was tame;
Ny rsrest JOY could not oppress me.
The service was done, we sought the shore
o shore


And here we walked,
And sadly talked
More sadly talked than e'er before.
Thought she was type Of goodness
o goodness


But on that day


Iheaid her say
Plain words, whose very tone was rudeness.
We strayed beyond the tlde-mills dam
o dam


She Tilted me,


And now see
That woman's love 10 oil sham
Year: 1878

He was fully six feet tall, yet he
Strengthened up and exclaimed, Talk
ing of short men. look at mep And no
one could tell what he meant until he
turned both pockets wrong side out and
gasped. Who is there in the crowd
that III lend me a quarter!
Year: 1878

A little boy in a Sioux City Sunday
School put poser TO his teacher. The
lady was telling her class how God pun
ished the Egyptians by causing the first
born in each household TO be slain. The
httle boy listened attentiyely, and at
the proper interval mildly inquired !:
what would God have done if there
had been twins.'
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON. June I5.-The docu
ments sent to the house Of representatives
by the president at the instance Of the
Potter Committe embrace all the commu
uicatioDs to and from the Louisiana cons
mission, in charge Of the department Of
state; all have been heretofore published
The president and secretary Of war, to
day, decided TO grant the telegraphic
request OF the governor of Oregon and send
arms and ammunition TO citizens who are
being raided by the Indians on the eastern
frontier.


The conference committee on the Mexi-
can award agreed upon an immediate
pro rdto distribution. except as regards the
| Neil and Labra claimants, whose case will
be reopened, but not so as to appear to be
| the opinion of congress regarding them.
| The report of the committee of confer
ence oB the army appropriation bill as
finally agreed on. leaves the army at
%, 900 men, The section transferring the
Indian Bureau from the interior TO the war
department is striker out. The organIza-


ton rf the army is to remain for the


present as it is, but a commission is 70 be


appointed to consider and report IN this
subject to congress. The clause relating


to the use of the army as posse c0aaitdtU'


is amended by omitting the words except


when specially authorized by law.
Year: 1878

matter, directed me to communicate to the
House of Representatives the information
sought 10 the resolution of your committee
for such disposition by that honorable
body as shall seem to it meet, have the
honor to be, sir, your obedient servant.


WILLIAM Nj, EVARTS.
Year: 1878

It supplies food for thought, and mat
ter for conversation. In its exposure
of fraud and villainy, the uuwary and
young are placed constantly on theii
guard. In its narrative Of the conse-
quences Of wrong. doing, Of vice and OF
waywardness, the young are warmed
Its accounts of the progress of every
good work, and Of the extension OF
the Redeemer's kingdom, rejoice the
heart of every Christian.


"a we'll conducted paper cannot be
read every week without exercising
beneficial influence over the mind and
character of the reader, and 1t is an
important and necessary educational
influence which cannot be found else
where, neither in school nor in COL
lege. Let all the advantages which
these offer be obtained as far as possi-
bic, but at the same time let not the
valuable influence Of the newspaper be
slighted.


IF such be the character and infu.
ence Of the newspaper, it follows that
it is the duty of every father to place
one or more of the best papers he can
find in bis family, and then endeavor
to introduce them into the homes OF
his neighbors. The feeling Of duty
which would lead man to seek the
welfare of his fellow men, and to en-
deavor to do them good, will prompt
| him to make great efforts to place in
their houses an agency so mighty tor
good as a well-conducted newspaper:
Year: 1878

NJ CELIA THAxrEn.
o Pilgrim, comes the night so fast
Let not the dark thy heart appall.
Though loom the shadows vague and vast,
For Love shall save VS. all.
There Is no hope but this to see
Through tears that gather fast and fall
Too great to perish Love must be,
And Love shall save US all.
Have patience with our loss and pain,
Our troubled space Of days so small;
We shall not stretch our arms in vain,
For Love shall save US all.
o Pilgrim. but moment wait,
And We shall hear our darlings call
Beyond Deaths mute and awful gate,
And Love shall save US all.


-[Scribnor for March
Year: 1878

To the Editor Of The Tribune.


SIR: We men at the West do not want to
make a code OF financial morals for ourselves. The
great majority OF Western people are farmers, and
II have given friends at the East any reason to
doubt honesty, Will try both by words ana deeds
to regain their confidence and good name. The
season has been favorable, the crops have
been abundant, and believe the men OF
the West are both able and willing TO meet
their responsibilities In good faith. and pay 100
every dollar they The fields are as FERTILE
the grand the sunshine Is nvigoratng and
AT the East aud there Ia nothing but extravagance dis
honesty and Incidence to prevent from being as hon
Year: 1878

ing thereon, the Chickasaw School Fund from
time TO lime distributed by the State TO said
county, and which was ordered by the Board
of Supervisors of said county to be loaned out
at interest.


SEC , Be it further enacted, That the Board
of Supervisors of said county are hereby au-
thorized and required to take bond from the
Treasurer of said county with good and suff-
cient security, to be approved by them, in dou-
BILE the amount of the money so due the county,
conditioned that he will faithfully discharge
his duties under and by virtue of this Act
anu that he will account for such of said
unds, as he may collect, according to law.


SEC. BE it further enacted, That this Ac
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.


APPROVED January 26, 1878.
Year: 1878

According 10 the accounts inst 70
ceived from Silver City. Green was
dealing faro at table in one of tho
new gambling shops which have sprung
with the town into life, and Young
Leslie Mccoy, the son of judge Mccoy


was playing. The limit of the game
according To this report, was two dol
lars and fifty cents, but Mccoy per-
sisted in pressing the limit and i'm bet
ting more than the rules permitted. A
running quarrel was kept up for some
time. At last Mccoy made bet Of
three dollars and seventy. five cents and
then when he lost undertook To reclaim
one dollar and twenty-five cents, claim
ing that he should retain all over the
unit. Iere the quarrel became ferocious
Green demanded the money, but McCov
said that he could not have it-that no
man could take il. Considerable swear.
ing was INDUCED in on both sides.
Frank Potterfeld, who is also a gam.
bier, occupied the lookout chair. and at
this Juncture drew a revolver This was
move fraught with doubly fatal copse-
quences. Potterield had no sooner
brought his weapon TO light than Nc.
10Y produced one, and il became
evident that blood would be spilled nm
less some one backed down. On account
OF lame hand Potterfeld was unable
10 use the revolver. Grasping the
situation in twinkling, Green.snatched
fotterheid's weapon, and in the flash of
an eve had leveled il at his antagonist


Inc room was crowded when the quarrel
began, but, AZ may well be imagined
there was now a general rush for the
door' as well there might be. Very few.
II any, were actual witnesses of the con-
Met. The fight was of short duration
but furious. The two men were on on
posite sides Of the deal-table. and could
almost have struck each other with their
weapons. In much less time than il re-
CURED To tell the story the occurrence
had come 10 an end. The guns i'm the
hands OF both the men were raised al
most simultaneously, and both fired nj
very nearly the same time, the barrels
oil the two pistols tapping across the
table. Whether either ball took effect
does not appear, but il seems quite
probable that in the excitement both
missed their aim, close as they were To
each other At any rate. three shots
were hred by each of the parties before
the dreadful duel came to an end. when
the crowd rushed back, TO find both
men reeking in blood Mccoy was
lying across the deal-table, and had al
ready breathed his last. The bullet
which had proved fatal had gone direct
TO the seat of life, passing through the
heart Mccoy had also given his
antagonist ball in the head, which if
1t does not prove, or has not proved,
fatal, will give Green great trouble. and
be the cause Of disfguring his counte-
nance for life. Green was shot in the
leit eye, the ball ranging down and
coming out under the right jaw.
Year: 1878

Some years ago the custom of tird roce
voting was very general in this country.
No man WAS afraid to vote 40 be pleased
or to let every ybody know how he voted.
Then came the era of thin-skinned patri-
ots. The sAcredness of suffrage must be
preserved; every man must vote as he
wanted to, without einglinfluenced by
the fact that other people would know how
he voted. No matter how he may have
promised Jones, the candidate, or how
Smith, his own employer, might want him
to vote, he could deposit his ballot ac-
cording to his own private wish without
any ones being the wiser for it. He could
lie out of it afterwards if Jones or Smith
should interview him on the subject, but
the vote would be and remain the ex pres
sion Of citiEen's will, All the tame.
Year: 1878

To any one sending us club of Fifty
Subscribers to the GAZETTE, accompani-
ed with seventy five dollars in cash, be-
ing the amount for fifty copies of the
GAZETTE at ONE DOLLAR AND HAIL per
copy, we will give late improved new
Howe Sewing Machine, the cash price
of which is twenty-five dollars, all over
the world. This offer is made simply
as an inducement for nea0 subscribers,
and not as pecuniary motive.
Year: 1878

This action Of the widow decided
her son to carry out bis murderous
resolution. The following night he
again entered bis mothers bed
room, and. finding her asleep. with
one blow or the hatchet he killed
her. lie then took the body, which
he dragged to the grave he had pre-
Year: 1878




One night, while his mother slept,


be armed himself with hatchet and


silently approached her bed. When
his eyes rested on the author Of his
being his resolution was shaken. He
gazed on the face he had long loved
and respected. The sight was too
much for the childish heart, and,
bursting into tears, he fell on his
knees before his mothers bed.
There the morning light found him
stretched in slumber with The dead
ly hatchet still clasped in his tiny
hands. When his mother rose she
was terribly frightened at the sight.
She awoke the boy, who explained
his presence by a pleasant fable,
and then took the opportunity 10
once more beseech his mother to
dismiss her lover and return to the
path of honor. She, however, lost
her temper, and, ordering the child
to hold his tongue, dismissed him
cuFtly. @ ttt
Year: 1878

Everybody must talk about some
thing. The poor fellow who was told
not to talk for fear that the people
would find out that he was a fool,
made nothing by the experiment.
He was considered a fool because he
did not talk. On some subject or an
other, everybody must have some
thing to say, or give up society. OF
course, the topics Of conversation will
relate to the subject of knowledge.
If a man is interested in science he
will talk about science. l he is an
enthusiast on art, he will talk about
art. If he is familiar with litera-
turo, and an intelligent and persis-
tent reader, he will naturally put
forward literary topics in his con-
vorsation. So with social questions
or religious. Out of the abundance
of the heart the mouth speaketh.-
That of which the mind is full-that
with which it is furnished-will
come out in expression.


The very simple reason why the
world is full of gossip is, that those
who indulge in it have nothing else
in them. They must interest them.
selves in something, They know
nothing but what they learn from
day to day in intercourse with, and
observation of, their ncighbors.-
What those noighbors do-what they
Say-what happens to them in their
social and business atfairs-what
they wear-these become the Ques-
tions of supreme interest. The per-
sonal and social life around-this is
the book under constant persual, and
out OF this comes that pestiierous
conversation which we call gossip
The world is full of it; and in u mil
lion houses, all over the country,
nothing is talked Of but the personal
affairs of neighbors. Gossip is al.
ways personal confession, either Of
malice or imbecility, and tho young
should rot only shun it, but by the
most thorough culture relieve them
selves from all temptation to indulge
in it. 1t is low, frivolous, and too
often u dirty business. There arc
country neighborhoods in which il
RACES like u pest. Churches are split
in pieces with it, Neighbors are
made enemies by it for life, In
many persons it dogonorates into d
chronic disease, which is practically
inCurablo, Let the young cure il
while they may.
Year: 1878

A Sunday school teacher was tell.
ing her scholars the other Sunday
about a bad boy who stole a hundred
dollars, when she was interrupted by
one of her auditors with the quorryi
"And how the dickens did ho got
such u bully chance9o