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Year: 1878

| DRahiHg ON the Field OF
Battle.


In conversation with General Long.
street concerning the Confederate gene
rails with whom he was associated, he
said Do you know General Robert
Toombs, of your State, was one of the
bravest and most dashing soldiers that |
ever saw on any field ?'


&C He was pretty hard to manage, was
he not ~


Yes, sir at first. He had literally
no idea of subordinaton. He was born
to rule, aud had been carrying out the
purpose of his birth pretty well up to
the time he entered the army. 1t was
hard for him to give up his lordlv habits
even then.


81 remember characteristic instance
in which General Toomhs figured. sent
out his brigade on picket duty once. OF
course, the discretion OF placing the
brigades was IL the hands OF the proper
officers. Toomfs had been out that day
dining with Mary lander named Dennis,
who had been one of his colleagues
during his congressional career. They
had good old wine for dinner, and
Toombs was riding home feeling like Il
lord.


Suddenly he ran against his brigade
on picket duty. He was very much
angered.


go Who put you here " he shouted


He was answered that it was the
orders from headquarters.


GO Well, by, my orders are that
you come back to camp. Pm not going
to have all the picket duty of the army
put on my brigade. Come alongl"


And, sure enough, he led them back
to their camp. AS soon as heard of it
|, of course, ordered him under arrest.
As was the custom, he was simply Or
dered to ride in the rear OF his brigade.
thought everything was going Off all
right, when suddenly an officer came to
me and told me that we should lave q
revolt in the army, il did not interfere
asked him what he meant, and he told
me that General Toombs was riding
along in the rear of his brigade and ex.
hortins the soldiers against the oppression
that had been practiccd toward them and
Hlln. MY lulofHldhI Saiu INC sOluleTS
were getting very reckless


81 ordered General Toombs back to
GordonsviIIe. kept him there day or
two, when, having received very hand.
some letter from him, ordered him to
the front again. lie came as fast as his
horse could carry him. When he reached
us, General Lee and myself were TO-
gether, consulting about the opening of
a battle, which was just then pending.
As General TOombs rode up and saluted,
| stated that / would take great pleasure
in sending a courier with orders restoring
him to his command. He spoke up rap
idly, and said that as a charge was
imminent, he would like to lead it, and
hoped that he might be the bearer of the
orders himself


81, of course, consented. In a few
moments Toombs's brigade. passed us,
hurrying to the charge, and Toombs
flying in the front like comet leading
them to the assault. He was as dashing
soldier as ever went on c battlefield,
and a hardy and impetuous fighter. -
Atlanta (Ga. Constitution.
Year: 1878

A CURIOUS candle used in Alaska is a
fish eight inches long, almost transparent
and very fat, the fat being pure white
and very sweet. The Indians dry this
fish, then light it at the tail, and it burns
with clear, sparkling flame, which the
wind will not extinguish.
Year: 1878

A DOCTOR in Brooklyn, who has made
study OF the subject, makes the rather
startling announcement that not one
person in three has legs OF equal length,
and it seems that as a general thing left
legs are the longer. This will no doubt
account for the difficulty that men some-
times have in getting home late in the
evening. The difference in the length of
the legs is stated to be quarter of an
inch. This is probably one of the rea-
sons that person describes a circle when
lost in the woods.
Year: 1878

Two soldiers of an Auglo-In rcgi- ment near Lucknow, left their encampment to indulge in bath. They had 8 portion of jungle to cross, and in doing so, the foot of one of them slipped into hole. This proved to be an old elephant trap. The soldier got his foot withdrawn from the trap, though at the cost of his shoe, which the closaness of the branches caused to come of. On looking down to see whither the shoe had gone, and if it was recoverable, he beheld a-sight which made him shake from sheer horror. Through the opening made by his foot he saw an enor- nous boa-constrictor, with its body coiled up and its head curved. watching the opening above, and evidently prepared to dart on the falling prey. Hurrying from the spot, the two soldiers informed their officers, who repaired to the trap with fire arms The creature was still there, and had most probably remained in the place for 2 long time, preying on the unfortunate animals, great and small, which tumbled into his den Ball and swan-shot soon brought the reptiles Ifa to close, and it was pulled out of the hole, It proved to be fifteen feet long, and about the general thickness of mans thigh.
Year: 1878

The musk-ox measures only about five and half feet from the tip of the nose to the root of his tail, elosly approaching in size the smallest of Highland cattle, but is much stouter in proportion and more con- pactly built, it's structure differing in the shortness and strength of the bones of the neck and length of the dorsal processes which support the ponderous head. Its weight is usually greatly over-estimated by travellers and writers, being placed ap proximately at seven hundred pounds Three hundred pounds would probably l>e nearer the weight of the largest This error is doubtless due to the apparent size of the animal, which, owing to the huge mass of woolly hair with which it is covered. has given rise to the common statement that it rivals in size the largest of English bullocks The outer hair or fleece is long and thick, brown or black in color. frc- quently decidedly grizzled, and prolonged to the knees, hanging far below the mid dle of the leg. Underneath this shaggy coat, and csvsring all parts of the ami nal, though much the heaviest upon the neck and shoulders. is found a fine soft wool of exquisite texture, of bluish drab or cinerous hue, capable of being used in the arts and of forming the most beautiful fabrics. .-s.-
Year: 1878

A jovial young sailor just landed from sea,
Who had made long voyage, and now felt himself


free
To see his old mother, made haste to his home,
And happy was she when she found he had come.
Now Johnnie" said she, you must tell what you've


seen,
For you've sailed round the world and to India have


BEEN"
So he told her of many most wonderful things,
OF chNmelionS and dOlphins and fishes with wings
And of those same fishes which flew on the Ship
How many they captured whilst on this long trip,
OF the dolphin when dying in changing its hues,
The sword fish, the saw fish, and other such news.
Now Johnnie, nay boy, would you fool your old


mother?


If you must tell such yarns, let it be to some other
'Tis want of respect, which feel due to me
I'm afraid you're corrupted by going to sea-"
No, mother, you're wrong, for I've told you the


truth,


And all sailors are not vile corrupters of youth
Now you know that we went through the Suez Canal
And in the Red Sea one great wonder befen:
The wind died away and we brought the ship to,
And we prayed for breeze that would push her right


through.


We hove up our anchor when right on the luke
We saw strange object just caught on the hook
We hoisted it on deck and scraped it quite clean;
Twas full of strange marks, such as we'd never seem
Our Mate being scholar, and spurred up by zeal,
Right quickly made Out-twas an old chariot wheel "
&" Yes, Johnnie" she cried, can well understand
For Pharaohs great host never did reach the land.
With his chariots and horsemen, and stout men at
arms


He followed Gods people to bring them to terms.
And that wheel proves the truth of our great Bible
story,


How that host was o'erwhelmed for Gods honor and
| glory"
| q
Year: 1878

How TO PUT UP PIcKLEs.-The season is
now at hand when every housekeeper is
about "putting up" the years supply of
pickles. And there is nothing in the
world so aggravating to thrifty housewife
as to find on opening her pickle jar, that
instead of the firm, crisp and refreshing
pickles, so much desired and looked for.
ward to, she has for her trouble, time and
money, simply a mass of soft, tasteless and
insipid rubbish, that has been rendered so
by the use Of vinegar lacking proper
strength or containing all sorts of mineral
acids and deleterious substances. Pour
boiling salt water over the pickles, using a
handful of salt to one gallon of water; let
them stand over night, then drain them
off thoroughly and cover them entirely
with pure cider vinegar; let them stand a
few days, then scald the vinegar, pour it
off and cover them again with fresh vine-
gar, cold spice to taste; small piece of
alum may be added to improve the color !;
keep your pickle jar we'll covered and you
will have fine and crisp pickles for years.
Year: 1878

The following is Mr.. Halls letter of acceptance:


FREDERICA, August 14th, 1878.
GENTLEMEN Il have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of the letter in which you have informed me
of my nomination by the Democratic State COnven-
ton, which was held in Dover the 9th instant
the candidate of the Democratic party for the Office Of
Governor of the State of Delaware.


accept the nomination with a consciousness of the
grave duties and responsibilities which it imposes
but with earnest desire that one will have
sion to question the wisdom proprety of the choice
made by the Convention.


The principles enunciated in the platfrom adopted
by the Convention command my hearty approval,
and should my nomination by the Convention be rat-
fed by the people shall endeavor to perform all the
duties appertainng to the high office of Governor of
Delaware in such a manner as will be most condu-
Give to the welfare and prosperity of her people


The voluntary unanimity with which my nOmina-
ton was made will always be to me q source of per-
sonal qualification and pleasure and for such mani
festation of public confidence desire to express
through you my profound gratitude to the Conven-
tion and the people represented thereby.
am your obedient servant,
JOHN w. HALL.
To George Gray Samuel Townsend Jas. r. Mitchell,


James L. Wolcott, William II. Scribner and Paynter
Frame, Committee.


Ga For additional County and State Iems see second
page
Year: 1878

A New CURE FOR BURNs-It has been
ascertained that the very best remedy for
burns and scalds is the application of COM
mon cooking soda or any other alkali in a
neutral form, which will afford instanta-
neous cessation of pain. In all cases of
superficial burning this simple treatment
will effect a perfect cure in few hours,
and the severest burns and scalds soon
yield to it. At a recent meeting of the
Massachusetts Dental Society in Salem, DR..
Waters, of Boston, gave practical demon
stration of this theory by test that re-
quired considerable nerve and more faith
in the efficacy of the treatment to put into
operation. The doctor dipped a sponge
into the boiling water and squeezed it over
his wrist, the water flowing around the arm
and encircling it with a severe scald two
inches wide. Not content with this, he
dipped the sponge a second time and
pressed closely on the other side of the
wrist for half a minute, thus making deep
burn. He then applied bi.carbonate of soda
and laid over it wet cloth, and the intense
pain was banished as by magic. Next day
the scalds, with the exception of the part
purposely made so severe, were practically
healed, only light discoloration of the
skin showing where the water had flowed !;
this, too, without a second application of
soda.
Year: 1878

They soon grow old who grope for gold
In marts where all is bought and sold
Who live for self and on some shelf
In darkened vaults hoard up their pelf,
Cankered and crusted DER with mold.
For them their youth itself is old.
They nc'cr grow old who gather gold
Where Spring awakes and flowers unfold;
Where suns arise in joyous skies,
And fill the soul within their eyes,
For them the immortal birds have sung:
For them old age itself is young!


C p. CrGnch, in ScriJncr.
Year: 1878

Steel pens are manufactured from the
best description of steel that can be OBJ
tanned, that made from Swedish iron being
usually employed in its manufacture. For
making steel pen, the metal is first rolled,
while red-hot, into plates about three feet
in length and four inches broad. The
plates are annealed by being made hot and
slowly cooled, and all oxide is removed
from their surface by immersing them in
diluted sulphuric acid, which dissolves it
away. The plates are then rolled into
sheets the thinness of a steel pen. These
sheets are cut into pieces, and are after
wards punched out into fat pieces, the size
and shape of the future pen, care being
taken, in doing this, that the length of the
pen should correspond with the fibres of
the metal. The hole at the end of the nib,
and the side Sits that give fexibility to the
pen are now made, and are cut at a small
press. Although in its present state the
steel Of which the future pen is made is so
soft that it may be bent between the fingers
like lead, yet it is not sufficiently soft for
process it has to undergo before it assumes
a perfect state, and then it is again softened
by annealing. This is performed by again
exposing them to heat and allowing them
to cool slowly. When this is done, the
name or trademark of the manufacturer
ornamental device, or other impression is
stamped on the surface of the metal. UI
to this time the future pen is perfectly fiat


1T Is now made to assume its curved state
For this purpose it is placed in q grove be
meath a press, and convex die descending
| powerfully on it bends the metal in the re
quired shape. The pens are hardened BY
exposing them to a white heat and theI
suddenly throwing them into a vessel o


oil, any oil that may adhere to them beinj


afterwards removed by shaking them in


cylinder. 1t is now necessary to temper tn


metal to the degree of elasticity required


for writing. For this purpose the pens ar
placed in a cylinder closed at one end


which revolves over a charcoal fire thi


process being not unlike the manner il


which coffee berries are roasted. By bein


exposed to this heat the surface of tn


steel changes its color. 1t becomes grey


straw.color, brown and, as the process


continued, deep blue. The pens are the


placed in a metal cylinder containing tn
: powder from broken crucibles, sand, &c


and caused to revolve rapidly, by whic


means the surface of the metal become


perfectly clear and bright. After this th


backs of the pens are ground. This
done by applying them for an instant, on
by one, to the surface of revolving vince
Then the slit between the nibs is cut, b
means of small dye press. The steel pc
} is now finished, and only requires to /
colored brown or blue, by exposure to he;
until it assumes the tint required. III
pens are then vanished, by being dippe
, into shellac, dissolved with spirits of wiz
, or naphtha, and exposed to modera
! heat to dry them.
Year: 1878

Chancellor Salisbury last Thursday morning an
nounced that further hearing upon the rule to show
cause why an injunction against William Bright Ct al
for allowing dancing at the Bright House. Rehoboth
would be given on September 1st, until which time
the case is postponed The Chancellor states that he
did not care to jurisdiction of which he had
such grave doubts and he therefore, as the case did
not appear to him urgent said, he would take sufi-
cient time to consider it we'll Thspractically settles
the dancing question for this season. at least as by
the time decision is rendered the hotel season will
he over
Year: 1878

About two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, the 18th
nst man went to the stables on the farm of George
G. Lobdell, near Wilmington, saddled and bridled
one of the horses and rode away. A number of per-
sons saw the man take the horse out, but from the
openness of his operations supposed that he had been
sent by the farmer and that it was all right. The
horse was seen afterwards between Hares Corner and
Red Lion ridden by anegro
Year: 1878

An explosion occurred in one of the rolling mills
of the DUPONT gunpowder works. Wilmington, at 345
o'clock last Thursday morning Fortunately no per-
son was i'll the mill at the time and consequently no
lives lost and one was hurt was Just about
what is known as changing" time, when there is
always man in the MILL and had the accident oc-
CURED five minutes later there would doubtless have
been loss of life 1t is not known how the explosion
happened
Year: 1878

CUPPOSE the reader takes trip with
~ me to the pretty town of Saxton on
a pleasant day in the middle of May
Having arrived there we will go to one
of the cosy cottages and take a peep into
one of the chambers. AS we approach
the door voice asks:


How would cherry blossoms do ?"


Another moment of silence, then
another voice replies, doubtfully:


&c We might try"


The picture we see, as we stand upon
the threshold of this chamber,is pretty
one, and explains itself. Four young
ladies, chief among them Miss Meeta
Wilson, surround girl who stands be-
fore dressing-glas not looking at her.
self, far too pre-occupied and agitated
for that, standing there because she was
told to, and because, however she may
on ordinary occasions be capable of
thinking for herself,o this morning she
is only an automation in the hands of
her four gentle tyrants. A very charm
ing automaton Miss Anne Wilson ison
this occasion, as fresh and lovely girl
i'm her bridal dress is sure to be. Anne
is neither beauty nor a genius, but she
is an amiable and pretty girl, and
fortunate one, moreover; for she has
captivated one of the most desirable
young men in the town of Saxon. In
deed, Doctor Eugene Thayer could have
chosen wife from any one of the old
city families. To be sure, he was not
rich; but then his connections were of
the best, his education was excellent, his
person agreeable. He belonged to
medical family of high repute, his
father, grandfather and an uncle all
having been doctors, and eminent in
their profession, and though but a few
years in practice, he already had nearly
monopolized the business in the town of
Saxton. If few still clung to old Doc
tor Marston, and preferred experience to
talent, the majority had perfect faith in
the sharp-eyed young physician, who
loved his profession to enthusiasm, and
who had also the benefits of his ances-
tors. Doctor Thayer was sure to be
rich some day, and to have a name
which would vie with the names of his
father and grandfather, who were every
where quoted as authorities both in
pharmacy and surgery.


There had been good deal of debating
by the doctor and his lady's family over
this wedding. Both had large cireleof
acquaintances, and both had limited
means. Both, moreover, had common
sense and good taste. 1t would certainly
be very pleasant for the young people if
all their friends could witness their mar
riage, and offer congratulations on the
Year: 1878

darkest depths OF His hidden consciousness. 10 d.
VINE sttribute flowing from His divine essence, by
which this divine science also dows from HIS own
perfect personality. "He knew what in man"
philosophical instructive, practical equipment which
had been acquired by experiences. Was this deeply
seated power, that glance Of the divine eve which
pcnetrates beyond these confuences whore the
ctanter oil humanity cannot reach, or that which
shows man 10 the student o men by lis sagactyf


OUTLINES OF RKsEMBLANcE.


think that cursory view Of the subject will give
US very satisfactory answer 70 begin with, my
text more than implies that HIS knowledge OF human
There are certain great outlines Ia which all men re-
sembe each other; hut In some others each man has
his secret pecuarties oil which be aware,
Tor the man himself thinks It tncreaibe that they
divuge ana make them clear to him. rnero are not
only certain mental and moral workings, but an end
less web OF ntricaces and enuleBs cew oi decets
which show The exposure TO be loo accurate, The So
sacity TO he too profound. and the nuelity TOO un
broken 10 allow the informant 10 suppose that the ex
pose be the product oi native power. That which
lays upon every inclination OF the WILL every conflict
oi conscience and every resemblance oil the under
standing must be the science OF God and not the
study OF man.


OF mans heart which u Is Impossible that second
man should conjecture and much less know. den
could not endure that tncir follow men should know
them as they know themselves Such searchings OF
thought would invade the prerogatives OF humanity
tseli by rendering the discoverer more Than human
and the discovered ess-yet every man lives In pub
lie before CHRIST. Whom He accuses OF native
ruption and radical deceptveness In the heart there
10 self-accusipg within which ratihes tho afrma-
ton; that tho inncr tailies exactly
persuaded that II Is not the perception OF man which
startles us, but that the soul dctector is God.
Year: 1878

Gods house in the moment Of It's destruction.
One Of our most common ngures OF speech
IL to personify a church eplrc pointing up
ward 10 heaven. Inst Sunday evening II was Tor q
few minutes . beacon OF FURNISHED gold. unmoved
and radiant In the 0re, still looking upward until the
moment OF dissolution came May II not connect
Itself In our minds with the attitude that should be
the Christians in the hour OF calamity nmoved
and serene-ookng upward TO Him who has said,
"When thou walkest through the hrc thou shalt not
be burned sether shall the flame kinde upon tnecs"


In closing Dr. White sad:-rh last public service
that was held In the dear sanctuary was the Sunday
scnool prayer mectng and the breaking forth oi the
flames interrupted the Bible class gathered, as It's
custom. Tor second study OF the lesson before
Ing service. What was that lcssonf Who is there
that has not since tho Gre recalled the golden text OF
last Sundays lesson With II closed OF the
sanctuary have lost and II shall be golden text
through the ycar-"Joash was minded TO repair the
house OF the Lord"


IL is hoped that with due diligence by next
autumn u church will be prepared, not less suit
able convenient and comey than that which We have
lost IL shall be our united PRAYER 10 God that HIS
presence may manifesty abide with this congrega-
ton in the new temple in the old, IRON the ashes
OF which IL shall arise