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Year: 1877

1t is a most excellent rule in life, for


those who would keep out of trouble,


and keep themselves too out of the


reach Of injurious busybodies, to have


their eyes and ears vide open, and their


mouth shut. They may see all that is


to be seen, and hear all that is to be


heard but they need not tell to others


all that they may wish to hear. These


are schening times. People are not


what they were tw nty years ago The
struggle for life and wealth has become
so fierce and intense, as to have broken
down many of the scruples that once
governed it. Matters spoken of in con-


idence, or words dropped incautiously
in chance conversation, are not always
accorded the privacy they are entitled
to. They are too often used without
remorse, wherever they can be used to
the advantage Of one, or to the detri-
ment of another aud in this way a man
who has honest schemes ef business in
hand, or who may have the misfortune
to have unhappy secrets IN his house
mold, or in his personal circle, fre-
quently finds the world coguizant of
them ali, without scarcely knowing how
it obtained the information. An up
right, just. and honorable person, who
chances to come into possession of a
knowledge of his neighbours private
affairs, EIll lock his lips upon it, and
suffer no one else to obtain it from him.
But all men do not possess this high re-
gard for others, and the only safe rule
in dealing with such persons, and in
deed with all persons, is to keep your
own counsel-couverse freely and geni-
ally on ordinary subjects, but on grave
personal matters cultivate a careful re-
ticence If you have important bust
ness projects in hand, keep them to
yourself, or. at most, limit the know
ledge Of them to the few trusty friends
on whose discretion you can rely, a0d |
whose advice and assistance you may
need There are few successful buai-
ness men VINO do not make this an in
flexible rule 10 their operations. 1t
saves them infinite trouble, and is one
of the secrets of their success.
Year: 1877

|! A BEAUTIFUL PREsENT.-Mrs. John Nor
ton Yesterday sent to the Retreat for the
Sick a stand or table with six arms, each
arm holding a pot Of flowers, In the centre
was stand containing aglass bowl Of gold


fish, and above it q miniature fountain. The
present was for the children's ward at the
Year: 1877

THERE was large and very At
tentive audience at the street SER
vice yesterday. DR.. Lane was tho
speaker. There was also a good At
tendance in the hall of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Year: 1877

A party of gentlemen from the
city yesterday visited the scene of
the late murder with a view to find
out if the assassins, in their haste,
might not have left some traces be.


hind than might lead to their iden-


tity. The place where the crime


was committed is one OF the most
lonely character surroundings
impress the visitor with sensation
akin to fear, the rustic of leaf or
crack of branch under the tread of
some animal causing an involuntary
start and gaze in the direction of the
sounds. It is located about one and
q half miles southeast of the city,
on the road leading to Todd's place.
The murder was evidently committed
on the road-the body being dragged
to the right and thrown down a cam
yon, odging in its descent against a
tree. The theory that the murder
was committed in the city and the
body afterwards removed to the place
where it was discovered is exp!od
ed, from the fact that it would have
taken at least four able bodied men
that numkero hours to carry tito the
place; and it is hardly probable there
were that number connected with the
transaction, or that they would have
removed the evidence of their crime
to so great distance. The correct
theory would seem to be that some
person we'll acquainted with the char
acter of the country in this neighbor-
hood, started at night from the city
with Haagenson. ard when they had
reached a spot that from its very ma
ture was not likely to be much fire.
quented, killed him and dragged
the body down the canyon, where,
only through a mere accident, it
might have remained years without
heing discovered. After making dill
gent search the party conld only find
several scraps of white tissue paper
near the place where the body rested,
evidently used as wrappers for the
spoons which the murdered man had
purchased from the peddler.
Year: 1877

The Grand Jury has adjourned until the 18th, when we shall try and give them something to ponder over. In the mean time our readers are al liberty 10 guess what the subject" will be.
Year: 1877

FALSE AGArN.-We care nothing, person ally, for the ftl'ehooi published in the En- tcTprisc. on "Wednesday. with reference to the cditorShip of the MINER, SIS these who read that paper, under its present manage mon., all understand that it feeds upon falsehood and the truth k not in it; but in as much as Mir. Butler is not tine editor of the MINER, nor is he responsible in any way for a single word that occurs in its colums, he has requested Us to make the correction, as by his and our silence it might place him in the attitude of assuming q position to which he does not aspire, and a dignity to which he is not entitled.
Year: 1877

N. Wessels is ia.t town from the Tiger P, and says they expect to strike the ,e this week. when they will be pretty satisfied as to the value of the mine

 system of prospecting adopted by

 Helm, is 8 thorough one, aud when I tap the vein at thc depth of about N hundred feet they vii know what it
Year: 1877

AN ADDRESS TO III h 5 &c a
Do you want to purify the ystem'
no yon wsnt something to strengthen you
DO You want good appetite?
DC YOU want to get rid of nervousness
DO you want good digestion?
Do you want to sleep well |! ,.o
Do You want to build up your constitution
DO YOU want brisk and vigorous leeilhg


If you do, thke
Year: 1877

From the Pail Mall Gazette


1t is announced from China that we
are shortly to expect II visit from anoth
cr Chinese giant, who is, as he ut pre-
sent stunds, considerably taller than
Chang, and who i%still growing. I'M
like Chang whose limbs were well form
ed and firmly knit together, the expected
giant. Yaou Shan by name, is shamb-
ling and lOoSejointcd man, and his
head is out of proportion small to the
tall frame which it crowns. Altogether
his appearance is peculiar, and his way
of accounting for it is not the least pecu-
liar thing about him. According to his
own story, at the age of eighteen he was
no taller than other youths of that age !;
but it Glanced that one day while fish
ing in stream near his fathers house
in Kwangse, he caught strange-looking,
smooth skinned fish, and unfortunately
for himself, incontinently cooked it and
ate it. Almost Immediately afterward
he was taken i'll; and when after some
weeks, he rose from his bed of sickness
he found That an immense impetus had
been given to his growth, which, how
ever, did not cease with his illness, but
became even more marked as his strength
increased. When last measured he was
s feet 3 inches tall, and by latest accounts
was still adding height to his stature,
When asked how he accounted for his
head not having grown in proportion to
his body, the giant, who appears to be a
man OF ready resource, replied "Why,
you see, l only ate the body of the fish.
A dog snapped up the head, which I
threw away, and his head grew to such
an enormous size that they were obliged
to shoot him."
Year: 1877

From the Shreveport Times.


We were yesterday informed by Mr..
Smith, living on Quapaw bayou, that
while he and his son William, aged 13
We're ont in the woods on Monday after
noon last. driving up their cattle, their
attention was attracted by the bleating
of calf some distance from them.
Thinking probably that the poor animal
had begged, they started to its assistance.
They had gone short distance down
the bayou when they discovered n year
ling, about two years old, in the coils of
a huge snake, the body of which was
suspended from the limb of black gum
tree about twenty feet from the ground,
and which projected from the bank i'm
mediately over the water. Mr.. Smith
and his son were almost terror stricken
Mt the sight, and stood speechless for
several moments, unconsciously watch
ing the movements Of the huge reptile as
he twincd himself around the already
dead body Of the yearling, and at every
coil of the snake they could hear the
bones of the calf break,


After coiling itself around the lifeless
form of the yearling and crushing every
bone in its body, the serpent let loose
its hold from the tree and dropped down
alongside its victim, and began licking
it all over, preparatory, it is supposed, to
swallowing it. About this time Mr..
Smith, recovered his senses, and alter
watching the monster snake open its
capacious mouth several times, he fired
on it with his rifle, striking it on the
head, and was quickly followed by his
son, who discharged double barrelled
gun loaded with buckshot Both re-
loaded as quick as possible and again
fired on his snakeship. In the mean
time the reptile had coiled itself into
huge mass, and was making kissing
sound that could be heard fully one
hundred yards, and was protruding his
forked tongue several feet. After dis
charging about dozen volleys each,
Mr.. Smith and his son succeeded in des-
patching one of the largest snakes ever
seen in louisiana, and, probably, North
America. 1t measured thirty.ono feet
in length, and the body measured ten
feet from the head, thirty inches in
circumference, and about the centre of
the body fortytwo inches. 1t has a
regular succession of spots, black and
yellow, alternating, extending from its
head to its tail while either side is
deep purple. Mr.. Smith has no idea
what kind OF snake it is but thinks it
must be of the boa constructor species.
No doubt this snake has for many years
inhabited that section of country and
deprecated upon the young calves and
animals that came within its reach. The
skin of this huge snake has been pre-
served, and will be sent to Shreveport
andput on exhibition.
Year: 1877

the wharf and plunging into the water,
succeeded in bringing the drowning
boy safe to the wharf, where they were
both helped up. The Ashen boy was so
far exhausted that it took some time to
resuscitate him.
Year: 1877

Professor Tyndall says "that the shock
which would be created were the motion
ut the earth to cease would be sufficient
not only tn set the whole earth on fire
and melt it, but also to convert it into u
whole mass of vapor.


The heat would be equal to that derived
from the combustion OF IA globes OF coal,
each equal to the earth in magnitude.
And ii after the stoppage OF its motion
the earth should fall into the sun, as it
assuredly would, the amount OF heat
generated by the contact with the sun
would be equal to that developed by the
combustion OF $500 worlds OF solid
carbon
Year: 1877

In one of the recent skirmishes near
Plevra, young Russian officer was seen
standing just behind one of the batteries
waving his sword and boldly encour-
ageing his men to stand their ground.
Over and over again he rallied the
troops who were pouring out of the
trench. but it was of no use; the fire
was too heavy for any human being to
stay and live, and at last be stood for
more than a minute absolutely alone,
save for the dying and the dead piled
in heaps around him. 1t could only end
one way amid the storm of bullets
which were raining round him thick as
hail; one at least found Its way to that
noble heart. and he fell dead. As the
Turks swept over the parapet and dash
ed past the spot where he lay, the colon
Ell, struck by the boys extraordinary
courage and devotion, gave orders that
he should be decently buried. In the
evening he reported to the commander.
in-chief that the body was that of a
girl.
Year: 1877

Husbands Request.


Cincinnati Times.l


Some time since very promi-
nent and wealthy citizen was taken
suddenly and seriously i'll. The
family physician was called in, and
he at once informed the sick man
that he could not probably live
more than forty-eight hours at the
outside, and if he had any worldly
matters to attend to, the sooner the
better. A well-known lawyer was
sent for, will was made, signed
and attested, while the various
members Of the family with friends
stood around sorrow stricken at the
terrible calamity so soon and unex-
pectedly to fall upon them.


The sick man showed by his ac-
tons that there was some burden
upon his mind, some dreadful Sc
oret which he did not want to carry
to the grave with him, SO at a given
signal all but the heart-broken wife
and attorney were requested to with
draw from the room, and when
alone the dying man related how a
certain young lady of L. street
had been the recipient of his fa-
vors and caresses for years, and that
as a last resort he desired her to
receive the sum of ten thousand
dollars rs a token Of his respect.
The wife, who had always consid-
cred her husband the most loyal of
men, to be trusted at all times and
before all others, was at first as
founded, SpeechlesS-but finally re-
covered from her surprise, and
promised to obey the wish to the
letter. The husband died the next
day, had a magnificent funeral, and
on last Monday the widow called at
the residence Of her deceased hus-
bands mistress and paid the ten
thousand dollarS-to the surprise
and delight of the frail creature.
Year: 1877

not perfect, but try to be; let
whisky, tobacco and vulgar COM
pany alone; spend your evenings
with your wife; live a decent Chris
tian life, and your wife will be low
ing and true-if you did not marry
a heartless beauty, without sense or
worth; if you did, who is to blame


if you suffer the consequences!
Year: 1877

There is nothing In the outlook TO indicate
that the strike disorders are likely TO come
10 speedy end further than the fact that
some Of the railroad companies have yielded
to the demands OF the strikers. II is not inn
possible that some compromise may be ef-
fected between the men and the companies
upon all the blocked up roads, but the dan
ger is that If such settlement is not speedily
reached the trouble may get beyond rail-
road circles, and that the unemployed and
the lawless may institute a communistic
raid upon property in many of our large
cities. a warning note comes already
from Chicago TO this effect. OF all the
arrests made by the police in Baltimore
II is stated that not one has been a railroad
man. The mob there was made up largely
of the dangerous" classes, watching an op-
pOrtuniiy for plunder and pillage. So far as
the differences exist between the EMPLOYERS
and The employed a good many people think
mat an understanding ought to be effected
Dy arbitration. IL will in the opinion Of
thoughtful men, who have no sort of sym
pathy with mob law, be a proper thing
for the railroad companies to do to revise
their plan of ecOnomizing expenses, and
not make the burden Of reduction fall so
largely upon the poorer class os employees.
Let them begin the reduction at the other
end, and cut down the salaries of the high
OAiVeIS " no get S-7,"b per year and palace
cars for their personal use, instead OF the
pay Of the men who get less than s. per week
for the support Of a family. Let them tide
over the hard times by carrying something
less 10 The surplus account" or to the paw
ment OF ten per cent. dividends, and not by
cutting down the pay OF the hardest worked
of their employees TO a starvation figure. 1t
is 10 surrender for the railroad companies to
reconsider any action manifestly unjust, and
10 base IL on ground of equity that will
enable them to 20 before the country with
reasonable claim for sympathy in case of a
disOrderly strike.
Year: 1877

THE DISTRICT COlLlLLSSI0yERSHLP.


The tune is rapidly approaching when
the President cannot longer delay the sp-
poinEment of Commissioner OF the Dis.
rriGt OF Columbia in the place Of General
kErCHAx. and our citizens should be NOV
ing in the direction Of getting one who
would be acceptable to the majority. We
heIieve that President HAYES would regard
the wishes Of our citizens in the matter OF
If they were respectfully sub


uitre,L What is the best mode of giving
expression to that opinion is . question to
be now cnnsidered, whether by petition or
MISS meeting. We are in favor Of a
MISS meeting Of business men and tax
payers VINO have n vital interest
IN the prosperity and well beng
1f the whole District We don't mean a
MASS meeting Of all citizens-not such gath
erings IS We have had in years past, and
which were more disgrace to cur people
th m 0thsrwiss-but a Meeting Of our earn
est. practical business meu, when visws
can be interchanged; where politics will
be entIrsly ignored; where some good man
cnuld be agreed upon. A recommendation
frum such gAthering as that would not


ilil To have It's weight with the President


THB REPUBLICAN is not, and will not.
be the advocate Ut any particular man, OF
any particular party. But we would most
ehssrtaIly support any one recommended
Year: 1877

THERE ARE people In Washington, as we
suppose there are In every city, who are never
satisfied unless finding fault. The latest
cause of complaint is that the District Com.
missioners have awarded the street sweeping
contract to Mr.. WRIGHT. We take II that the
object Of making q contract ut all Is to have
clean streets. Mr.. GLEASON tried It with his
tooth-brushes for year, and was failure.
Before that Mr.. WRIGHT kept the streets In
Year: 1877

would not on any consideration
forget the first two or three years of
my married life. I was settled on a
salary of $500 in the county of Dear
born, and the town Of Lawrenceburg,
Ind, and with $500 of it came East
and married my wife, and got back to
Lawrenceburg with lS4 cents in nv
pocket [ lived in the second story
OF house that was without a door
yard in front, but that unfortunately
had one in the rear which was the pigs
common. One of the rooms was NV
cellar, my kitchen, and my dinins-room
Altogether. The other was my bed
room, my library and my parlor, alto
eether. In those two rooms [ spent
the first two or three years of my mar
rled life; and every day was problem;
every day we set in battle array tie
question of economy; every day we
studied to make the most out of the
least, and to make expedients satisfy as
when we had not the substance. 1t
was very active play; and as [ was
young and handsome. and my wife was
young and discreet, we to this day look
back with pleasure to those early years
of married life, in our small quarters
OF two rooms, when (now J. am confess.
ing, | may as we'll tell the whole), I
wore Judge Burnett's clothes, and our
carpet was given to US, and our cook
Ing stove was given to US, and every-
thing IN the rooms was given to US.
II the articles of furniture were oddlv
matched, 1t was no fault of ours; for
they came from different persons who
had different ideas of housekeeping.
And yet, little as there seems TO have
been to feed the Imagination, I look
back upon those happy years, and
would not part with the memory of
them for countless gold.
Year: 1877

1t will be gratifying to many yer
good people to learn that United Stat.
Senator Ferry is slowly but surely in
proving, and that he is likely to sur
vive the very severe illness threusA
which he has recently passed.
Year: 1877

One of the most prominent real estate men
in Leavenworth-one who has done a very
large business in loaning money for eastern
capitalIsts-said TO US Yesterday that there
was no demand at all for money, among
farmers, this years. Heretofore he has had


no difficulty in placing all the loans he
wanted to make, on good farm property,
but this season the farmers seem to have all
the funds they need, and don't want 10 bor-
row. This, We take it, is one of the very
best signs of the times. In this country,
where agriculture is the basis of all busi-
ness, we are all interested in the welfare OF
the farmer, and the fact that our farmers
are IN easy circumstances. augers good
times for all other classes OF the community.
Year: 1877

A traveller in Texas reports a new decree
of table etiquette. He discovered few
blonde hairs in the soup, and he though ht
the landlord would feel very bad about it,
but that gentleman merely remar ked, as he
excayated perishing fly from the butter:
"All ask is, Judge, that you don't fish em
out with your finger. IOn have got to use
a fork. 1t is one OF the rules of the house
that no ntleman is expected to put his
finger in the vitiles. This amt no railroad
town, but when it comes to style and tone
we carry off the blue ribbon every time the
horn tOOtsn
Year: 1877

The Lawrence Standard copies our article
of few days ago, about Summers battle
flag resolution, and the recent order OF the
Secretary Of War, and says:


The following is from the Radical Republi'
can Leayenworth TINES. Ii will do for a
Republican TO say, but never for Democrat


The Standard ought to know by this time
that it will generally ''do' for The TINE
to say Just what it pleases. We never wan'
to say anything but what ought to be said
and whenever that will not ''do" We make
al,v
Year: 1877

by a large number OF his friends in the
Senate, that they would not support him in
a policy of resistance, will have subduing
effect upon him if anything can. 1t will
have, too, reassuring effect upon the coun-
try. for the Marshal can do nothing with
out the Senate except by violence, and that
he actually contemplates violence the
world will be 10th to believe until COM
,.allad IN
Year: 1877

There is young lady in Hartford, Con-
neticut, who could


-"Be happy with either,


Were 'tother dear charmer away"
Her hand Is sought in marriage by an old
man and his son, and while she likes them
both she can't decide for her life which to
take. The son is about her own age and
poor. while the father is rich and has res
cued her from life Of poverty by adopt,
ing her as bis daughter.
Year: 1877

and also spoke of the Commonwealth" as
the Inurderer's organ. The Times" will
answer editorially, tomorrow, thati propo-
ses to thoroughly sift the matter both as to
the completely OF Baker in the killing Of
Swayze, and also as to whether or not Baker
had such reputation as was liable to be
damaged in the sum of $4,000.
Year: 1877

What is more invigorating than
good hearty laugh? The world is sad
and careworn enough. 1t learns more
than enough of crimes and misery
through the press. All manner of de-
bauchery and misfortune is served up
hot, as though about the only thing
people cared to read was that which
would create shudder from horror, or
disgust at the Inconsistency and weak
ness OF frail human nature. 1t never
hurt us to laugh. We feel indebted
as much to the wits as to the philoso-
piers of the world and while we may
be able to contribute little ourselves,
we shall set apart column each week,
to be devoted to what appears to us to
be especially amusing. 1t has been
said of Mr.. Lincoln, that he used to
keep one or two volumns Of such
writers as Artemas Ward, Philander
Doesticks and Josh Billings, lying near
at hand, and when weary and perplex-
ed he would take one up, and, after


indulging in hearty laugh at theirdroI-
leries, resume his work.