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Year: 1877

SMOKY STovEs.-There is a very simple
way of avoiding the di>agrecablc smoke
and gas which always rours into the room
when fire is lit in stove, heater or fire.
place on clamp day. Put in the wood
ana coal as usual. but before lighting til, m
Ignite handful of paper or >hayinss plac. d
on top Of the coal. This lroduccsa currc,n
o. hot air in the chimney. which draw, nm
the smoke and gas at once.
Year: 1877

One morning, not long aeo. n Bo.ton
lawyer was busily writing In his one
when a bright. rather good looking boy
stepped in, and inquired II he had any
waste paper 10 sell. The lawyer 4 4
kind-hearted man. though he has q ahaFp
way OF asking questions Turning
round and pulling out a large dnwef
which was stuffed full Of waste paper. he
said; will you give me two shillings
for thaig-


The boy looked at the paper rather
doubtfully for a aminute, and offered az.
teen cents"


Doner' said the lawyer, and the pa
per was quickly stuffed into the bows
bag, and the little fellows eyes sparkled
when he felt how heavy il was.


Not until the paper was safely slowed
away did the boy announce the fact that
he had no money.


No money! said the lawyer with a
frown, although there wasa q sly twinkle
in the corner Of his eye. How do you
expect to buy paper without any money!"


The boy was not quite prepared TO
state his plans, and was rather frightened
at the lawyers manner, so he made no
reply.


"Do You consider your note gOOd2"
asked the lawyer.


- Yes, SIR" r


"Very well; if your note is good, I'd
Just as soon have it as the money, but if
it isn't good do not want it."


The boy assured him that his word
was to be depended upon, so the lawyer
wrote note for fifteen cents, which the
boy signed in a clear hand, and, lifting
the bag of papers upon his shoulder,
trudged off down stairs whistling mer-
ry tune.


Soon after lunch the little fellow came
back, pulled out shabby little pocket
book, and announced that he had come
TO pay his note.


well" said the lawyer, this is the
first time I ever knew a note to be taken
up the day it was given. A boy that
will do that is entitled to noteand money
too" and, giving him both, sent
him on his way with smiling face and
a happy heart.
Year: 1877

FRE-PRooF DREss.-At recent ex-
pertinent in Silesia, four heaps, consist
ing of logs of wood, were arranged in
the form Of square, well covered with
shAvings and saturated with petroleum.
They were then set on fire, and speedily
became q mass Of flames. Into this fiery
furnace, the glowing heat Of which kept
the spectators at respectful distance,
stepped Capt. Ahlstrom, in his fre-proot
dress. He moved freely about in the
restricted space-some four feet square
formed by the heaps, leaning from
time to timequite unconcernedly against
the blazing piles, and, finally, taking
his seat upon one Of the heaps, glowing
with intense heat, hereclined there with
as much nonchalance as though it had
been Q sofa. He remained thirty minutes
in the flames without suffering in the
smallest degree from the heat. Next
day an experiment was made in the
Hohenzollern mine, with the view Of
seeing whether the apparatus would
avail in the event of an explosion Of IRE
damp or any analogous accident. The
principal of the gymnasium, who
volunteered to test It personally, de-
scended into space which had been
shut off from the rest of the mine and
filed with gas, and remained there for
twenty minutes without experiencing
the slightest inconvenience from the
poisonous atmosphere. Captain Ahl'
strom has sold his invention to Prussia
for so, 900 marks.
Year: 1877

Says the Omaha Herald. A dark,
swarthy individual, dressed in semi
Indian garb, was at the Union depot
yesterday making numerous inquiries
in very imperfect English dialect con-
cerning the name of G. G.. Gaskill, who
left some portion of Eastern Iowa for
an overland trip to California during
the gold excitement of 1851. This half
wild fellow claimed that he was about
five or six years old when his father
set out with his family for the over
land wagon trip to California. The
family, two years later, were in Arizo-
ma, and one night the Apache Indians
made an attack upon them and carried
him away, while the others made their
escape. Mr.. Gaskill has q very vivid
recollection of the battle, and also the
long wagon trip from Iowa, while he
has little or no recollection of the home
or Just where it was located. He was
carried away by the Indians and lived
with them, sharing the same neglect
and attention as their own children, un-
til he grew to manhood. He describes
his life as being pleasant and one that
he fully enjoyed. He became acquaint-
ed with the great chief Cochise and fol-
lowed him in many of his battles. He
painted, tatooed and besmeared his
skin like the savages themselves. until
now it has the same copper color. He
describes Cochise q being q great war
rior and a most wonderful savage. He
remained with these Indians until
about six years ago, when he was cap
tured by the Comanches in one Of their
battles with the Apaches, and with them
he led a wandering existence, first as .
captive and afterward as one of the
tribe. Last fall he became tired of
such q mode of existence and left the
tribe, and making his way towards the
Pacific Coast, made inquiries concern
ing his family. but failed to learn any
thing of them. In his wandering, no
madic life he had accumulated consid-
cradle wealth in the form of gold dust,
and on the proceeds of this he was trav.
cling in search Of his lost home knd
friends. No one seemed to be able to
give him any information, and he start
ed on his way East to prosecute the
search in Iowa.
Year: 1877

We hauled in the blue beauties hand owe


hand, and in couple of hours caught eno',gl


for our purposes, and then beat up agains


a stiff northerly breeze to the shark ground


off Great Point We anchored in about eigh


fsthoms of water, with rapid tide ant


lively sea, and, as one Of the preliminaries


smpted overheard the bloody water from


he barrels. This, of course runs dowr


with the tide, and the sharks, scenting il


follow up like hounds until they reach the


boat.


The tackle used in taking these fish con


sists of long, three-quarter inch line, tc


which is attached fathom of chain to pre-.


vent them from biting il of, as they will


often do without this precaution; and to this,


in turn, is fastened quarter inch hook,
eighteen inches long and eight inches across
the bend. This, baited with blueAsh, ID
flung overheard and allowed to sink as deep
as the tideway will allow, and the boat end Of
the line made fast to something solid.
Wo waited narhsna An hour. when our
skipper, who momenJ before was uozlng
in the stern, made frantic leap In the air,
and failing to stop his line from running
rapidly overheard, called Justify for help.
Three of us laid hold with him, and slowly
hand over hand, hauled In. Now we could
see the sharks white belly flashing as he
turned on his side, involuntary ascent, and
then with gurgling roar he broke water
close to US. Now he would attack the boat,
his jaws swapping together like bear traps,
and leaving numberless teeth sticking in her
sides: then he would roll himself over and
over, biting savagely at the iron chain, but
soon we hauled him clos" aboard, when our
pilot, by repeated blows with club, soon
laid him stiff alongside.


Shark fishing cannot he called sport;
butchery is more proper name to apply.
Sword fishing is dangerous and consequent
~ exciting Shark fishing lacks one iota Of
danger; and the putting forth Of sufficient
strength to haul one to the surface, and then
to beat his head to jelly, can hardly be
exciting. The sand shark is most frequent !
ly taken here, although the blue dog or
man-eater, shovel-nose, hammerhead. and
river shark are also sometimes caught. The
fishermen try the oil from their ivers by
letting them stand in the sun; sell the jaws
to visitors and che bodies to farmers for
manure. I forgot to mention the dogash,
another of the family, although much in
ferlor in size to the others, rarely exceeding
three feet in length. They are caught for
their oil, and the ivers are also "sun-tried.'
They are fierce biters, two men often taking |
nearly thousand per day. A hook with
out barb is used, as they are ugly custom
ers to handle, being arr,ed with spike
near the tail, which they do not hesitate to
Strike into any one foolish enough to handle
them. Forest and Stream.
Year: 1877

ave beseech you, brethren, to warn the
unruly, strengthen the feeble-minded, sup
port the weak be patient toward all men,"
How we need to be taught of Christ for this
mission. There is nothing so refining as
the grace of God. 1t sends ray OF light
here, soft touch of love there, and a sweet
breath OF heaven TO some fainting heart. 1t
is only the grace OF Jesus Christ which can
show us how to comfort the feeble and sup
port the weak. To be taught in this heav-
enly school should be accounted one Of our
dearest privileges. What gift of heaven,
indeed. Reaching forth the hand of love,
guided by the blessed healer, and pointing
to the never-failing fountain. OF this tender,
appreciatve sympathy we have many exam
plies in the life of our Saviour. 1t was the
widows son he raised to life and the only
brother OF two loving sisters. He said of
the suffering woman whom he healed, that
Satan had bound her, 10 these eighteen
years. All the pain and bitterness of that
long period he knew. Even the years of
weary waiting he counted He led his dis
ciples apart to rest, and called them by the
most endearing titles. He drew lessons
from the sweet flowers and loved the soft
whisper of the sea. He says to the heavy
laden, lest they should fear to come to him
with their little burdens, " am meek and
lowly of heart" To the fearful he says,
the hairs of your head are all numbered


How beautiful was his appreciation of the
sacrifice of the poor widow, when she cast
iuto the treasury her two mites, He did not
spurn Mary's gift, when she poured the oint-
ment on his head, but accepted it as the es-
sence of her heart, and an act of endearing


tenderness. His thoughts amid the agonies
of the crucifxion were for his sanity mother,


and of providing her with an earthly home.
The tender way in which he spoke the name


of Mary in the early dawn of that morning
in the garden, flooded her heart with the
} glad knowledge that it was indeed her Lord


Ministering to the needy of our substance is
pleasing to God, but it is a choicer thing tc
minister to the suffering heart, The word
: careessy intended to strengthen may fes
+ ter in the open wound. There are so many


ways in which Satan leads astray so many
, deep, winding ways where the feet may ge
i entangled so many hidden places where thu
D tears are falling How needful then tina
: Chrst's trusting ones, who have proved hi
$ love, should watch and cultivate this Lowell,
e grace.-Friend'S Reriew.
Year: 1877

People talk of the pleasures of shopping,
We never could see it in that light. Few
women have sufficiently strong health to en-
dure with comfort a weary days tramp from
store TO store while they supply the wants OF
the family, indicated by the long memoir
andum with which they go armed; conse-
quenty they become jaded, tired and con-
fused, and good deal OF money is often un-
wisely spent aud good many foolish aud
unsuitable things bought. Women fire.
quently suffer unjustly the imputation OF
extravaganza simply because they do not
systematize and plan their buying. To say
nothing Of the other perplexities of shop
ping, it is really no easy matter to make
ones selection from the almost infinite va


riety of materials and colors spread before
us, of that which shall be seryiceable aud
suitable, as well as becoming. Take, iol
instance, the purchase OF II new dress We
start out at the beginning of the season with
the intention of buying certain materia
at certain price, but As we examine The
army of "new goods and "latest styles,
we find perhaps, that it is quite out OF The
market, and our taste must be " educated


up TO the prevailing standard, and We arr
| sure to come home with something very dis
similar TO that which was in our minds el,
when we began our expedition. Even u
| buy a simple calico dress is u matter of mort


importance than IL seems. Oi these print


which are nothing TO us now, the one which
we shall choose will henceforth he ldentiiir,
with us, aud become u part of our history


IL will improve our personal appearance, an,
give us aud our friends pleasure, or II vii
be unbeeoming, aud so give an uniavorab


Impression OF US 10 others, ior a tasteful o


an Ugly garment impart, TO u9 more or les
Year: 1877

One of the grandest passages in old classic
poetry is the one in which representation
is given of the manner in which the tidings
of the fall of distant city were conveyed to
another with which it was at war. This was
done by lighting signal fires on successive EN-
inences; and the poet describes how on the in
slant the flames rose in the evening sky and
the glad news passed from hill to hill, from
isle to isle, from promontory to promontory,
from cliff to tower and mountain Steep till
the shout that arose in the streets of Argos
announced that their king was victorious
and that great Troy had fallen at last. The
Lord Jesus Christ expects that we shall keep
burning our signal fires that we shall be


like a succession of watchers stretching from
Calvary, the scene OF his triumph, to the
end of the earth. He would have us, in
this night of the worlds darkness, trim our
beacon fires, and shine forth in the earth,
declaring the glorious conquest once achieved
on Calvary, till the glad sound reach south
to Africa, north to Siberia and Lapland,
west over the wide sea and down through all
the Americas from Greenland's icy noun
tain's to Fuegian shores, and eastward till
the shout shall burst from the lips of eman.
cipated India, aud the voice of jubilee bt
caught up by the millions of China, aud the
sound shall ring through every isle of thu
great Pacific, till re-echoed by Norfolk Island
and Australia with all her gold.-Dr. A. N
SornerriHe
Year: 1877

Be patient with your friends. They are


neither omniscient nor omnipotent. They


can not see your heart, and may misunder-
stand you. They can not know what is best
for you, and may select what is worst.
Their arms are short and they may not be
able TO reach what you ask. What il they
also lack purity of purpose and tenacity of
affection; do not you also lack these graces Z
Patience is your refuge Endure, and in
enduring conquer them, aud ii not them,
then at least yourself. Above all, be patient
with your beloved Love is the best thing
on earth, but it is 10 be handled tenderly,
and impatience is nurse that kills 1t. BE
patient with your pains and cares. We
know it is easy to say and hard to do. But


dear child, you must be patient. These
things are killed by enduring them, and
made strong to bite and sting by feeding
them with your frets and fears. There is nC
pain or care that can last long. None Of
them shall enter the city OF God. A little
while and you shall leave behind you tn,
whole troop of bowling troubles, and forge


in your first sweet hour OF rest that sucl
things were on the earth. BE patient viii
your deferred hopes. The heart is sick, NJ
doubt, but sick hearts must take the toni
of patience. All that is worth hoping io


will come to the Christian. The hope itsel
is put iu peril by the impatence that weak
ems and prostrates your strength. Here
also, you have no better resource thai
patience. You will reach next year just a
soon by taking il quietly; the end OF you
preparation for hfe's work-your apprentice
ship or college course--will come OF itseli
The end of all your labor is not far beyond
and need not be sighed for or inpatient


expected. Clad in patience, you walk in a
Year: 1877




We admire punctuality, and We can have
but little patience with those persons who
are so regardless of it, even in little things,
as to continually break their word under
the impression that 1t is of no consequence,
it will all be understood, and amount to the
same thing in the end as many often say,
to excuse their everlasting habit of being
false to their word, There are some people
who seldom or never do as they promise.
They habtuate themselves to promise any
thing and everything, without the least
thought of fulflment, We could name some
persons OF this sort who in other respects
are worthy people but they cannot com
mand confidence, because their word is not
regarded. We can mention young men OF
promise who are constantly losing ground
with other acquaintances, solely by being in
attentive to their obligations and promises in
little things. man will soon ruin himself
III this way. In all business transactions, III
all intercourse with friends, in all engage
ments, let all do exactly as they say-bC
punctual to the minute. That is the way Il
make other people so, and to make then
trust us.-!Seiected
Year: 1877

A CHRISTIAN lives in two worlds-the
world OF flesh and the world of spirit. 1t is
possible to do both. There are certain
dangerous gases, which, from their weight,
fall to the lower part OF the place where
they are making it destructive ior dog to
enter, but sale for man who holds his head
erect. A Christian, as living in the world of
flesh, is constantly passing through these.
Let him keep his head erect in the spiritual
world, aud he is safe. lie does this so long
as the Son OF God is the fountain whence he
draws his inspiration, his motives, encour-
agemeut and rength.- George Philip.
Year: 1877

If it is true that, for the greater number
Of us, married life is the perfect life, it Is
equally true that, for Others of us, the single
life is the perfect life. In the case of men
it is superhuous either to illustrate it by iu-
stances, or to support it by argument; espe-
cially when we remember that the solution
of the question rests usually with them
selves. As for unmarried women, what II
dreary wilderness this earth would be with
out them In thousands of homes the
maiden sister or aunt is the very angel OF
the family, the childrens idol, the secret
wonder and delight even of those who too
scrupulously use her; by sick-beds and
death.beds divine consoler; the depository
of the sweet secrets of blushing hearts, the
tender friend of the old and the poor, and
the lonely Old maids, indeed Why, with
certain obvious exceptions, they are the
very salt of the earth, the calm aud sweet
life of the household that is so blessed as to
own them; their distinction, to be wanted
10y everybody; their reward, to be useful to
everybody their home-the snuggest, warm
est place in the hearts that can love. And
| if they have niche TO fill on earth, as none
can fill like them, many OF them shall have
a crown OF surprising brightness in heaven
Men and women, too, sometimes keep single
not so much because no one cares for them
but because they themselves care for Christ
first and most. The chosen solitariness o
an unmarried life is occasionally the sacri
fee OF self, secretely, but deliberately, laid a
the feet of him who pleased not himself
and it has, aud shall have its great recon
pense, The unmarried woman careth TO
the things of the Lord, that she may be hol


both in body and spirit" Presently she vii
find out and others, also, that the Lord ha
cared for her.-Sunddy Magazine.
Year: 1877

|ishment rent the air, but the sail
|ors were too well armed and too
numerous for the Spaniards, and
SO they got their money and re-
turned aboard ship, laden with
more gold than they ever before
had, and carrying their champion
in triumph. s7oiea Ua.7ss d. .z-B
Year: 1877

The will Of the rich man OF
the future will read: "To the
respective attorneys Of my chill
dren / give my entire estate and
worldly goods OF all descrip-
tion. Personally to the children.
and to my beloved wife, / give all
that remains." This instrument
will satisfy the family aud save
the trouble of proviaS the old
man insane.
Year: 1877

All Moon, a San Francisco
Chinaman, being on trial for mur.
der, was told by his lawyer that
the best defence would be an alibi.
The prisoner said that he could
arrange readily for witnesses, and
he did. Three of his country.
men swore that, at the time OF
the murder, he was at work in a
wash house; two swore .hat
he was asleep at home, others
would have sworn that he was in
other places had not the lawyer
interposed.
Year: 1877

A Baltimore lawyer, who found
his cupidity running away with
his conscience, put himself under
the blue glass treatment, and the
very next day client coming in
was only charged three quarters
OF the estate.
Year: 1877

OAOy Cdn tIlc L xTOUdOlAAtASo-


The Russians in the Hudson


River - All about Flowers :


Seeds, Plants and Boquets-


Moving a Landmark.


To the Editor of the Observer


New YORK, April 27, 1877.


Local events have this week
largely taken their color from
the bursting war cloud in Eu-
rope. Remote as is the actual
scene of action from us, we can
scarcely be said to disinterested
spectators to the developments
which the last few days have
inaugurated. Despite the ex-
pressed intention of the Europe
an powers to hold themselves
aloof from the strife between
Russia and Turkey, and thus
prevent the strife from being
more than a local one, the prob
ability is everywhere felt to be
strong, that unless the last alb
jcct appeal Of Turkey to the
treaty of Paris should prove of
some effect-and nothing could
be more unlikely-it will not be
many months beforej England,
Austria, Germany and perhaps
France and Italy, will be ranged
upon the side of one or the 9TH
er Of the present combatants.
The effect upon this country of
the stubborn general war that
would follow is easily to be
seen. The production of pro-
visions and of manufactured ar
ticles s practically asin g
throughout Europe, demands
upon the United States, the on
ly great producing nation left
with its hands free, for supplies
of every variety, would tax our
capacity to the utmost, and
give such a stimulus to our
manufactures as not even our own
war furnished.


With these ideas uppermost
in mind, Wall street and the
heavy manufacturing interests
have naturally been feverish and
excited. Gold has gone up
three OF four figures and bread
stuffs have followed suit. / pre-
sumo few are SO greedy and in
human as to desire to see the
whole of Europe plunged in
the horrors of war; but certain
it is that none Of us can help it
if such a state of things is
brought about, and therefore
need not hesitate to reap the
temporary harvest which It
would place ready to our hands.


The Russian fleet, which
brought the Grand Dukes to
this country, and which has
formed the great attraction to
the ferry passengers on the
North River for several weeks,
shows very evidently that it has
heard of disturbances on the





other side. On receipt of the
news of the declaration of war
the ships officers secured the
town for such members of their
crews as, having been allowed
leave to go on shore, had dis
ported themselves with the
characteristic abandon of Jack
Tar the world over, had got
drunk and been sent to various
limbos by the police justices.
The weather beaten truants
were reclaimed as rapidly as
possible, their fines being paid
out Of the treasury Of his i'm
perial majesty, the Gar of all
the Rnssias, and the feet now
lies with steam up awaiting and
rather expecting a telcgrapnic
recall to the Black Sea.


With the returning green of
our parks and trees attention
falls naturally upon the plant
and seed interests, which now
begin to be in enormous activ-
ity. Few people realize what a
business is done about here in
the raising and selling of flow
ers and seeds. Flower grow
crs estimate that within a rail-