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Year: 1878

In August 1875 the Fellows of the
Geological Society were supplied with
subjectfor discussion of more than usual
interest by the arrival in the gardens of
living manatee. A specimen intended to
have been shown alive had been received
a few years before, but it died before it
could be exhibited, though it gave DR..
Murie an opportunity of making a dis
section, the results of which were pub
lished in the eighth volume of the Zoolog-
ical Society's transactions. A real liv-
ing manatee, however, the animal which
was the foundation of all the pretty and
sometimes doleful legends of mermaids,
caused much excitement among the
frequenters of the gardens. The tank
enough for it to sit up" on its tail,
and show itself in the position which
led sailors to speak of mermaid comb
ing her hair. AS the ungainly looking
animal appeared in its tank it was really
difficult to form an idea how sailors. ex-
cept after day ashore, could see in it
anything that should suggest a mer-
maid such as poets, turning sailors
rough language into verse, have so often
described. Now there is another living
manatee in London at the Westminster
| Aquarium. The glass tank in which it
is placed is entirely above the level of the
floor, and the water, which is fresh, as
the animal, though marine often swims
far up rivers, is kept very clear. The
depth of water given the Aquarium
specimen has at present hardly allowed
of its tull display in the mermaid po i
ton, as the tail ought to be allowed to
get quite free from the bottom of the
flank. There seems, however, to be room
tor much water to be added. There is
4 as it is, quite enough room for it to show
its head well above water with its body
nearly erect. One aipper slightly


thrown up gives the traditional han6


looking-glass, and the gentle padding
of the other when seen in clear water


gives the hand holding the traditional


comb. The harp introduced in some


drawings, however, does not exist. Thil


snecimen, like that at the Geological


Gardens, which lived but few days, il


from Demerara, and at present is in gooC


health. The curious lateral working o.


the prehensile clips" was especial,


noted by Professor CARED in the speci


men at the Gardens. What furthe


may be learned from this specimen it i


too soon to say as it was placed


in its tank only late on Thurs


day; but it affords an INSTRUCTIVE


example how traditions are based oil
distorted facts. Those who wish I,
look up what has been written on tn
natural history of the manatee will fin'
in addition to the better known accounts
an article in the American Naturalist fo
May, and a paper on the proceeding 0
; the Academy of Natural Science o
Philadelphia for 1875. Sir Emerso
. Tenant, in his "Natural History Q
Ceylon," alludes to the way in whic
this animal gave rise to the mermai
, legend.
Year: 1878

SAN Francisco hoodlums-always
dangerous class-seem to be more ag
gressive than ever at the present time.
A single issue of the Bulletin of that
city records five separate outrages by
gangs of these rufians on the previous
day, which was Sunday, by the way.
The most serious was row at Saucelito,
where gang of seventy-fve attacked a
picnic party, and the leader was shot
through the head and killed by police
officer. Three of the other four cases
were low assault or robbery, and the
other was that of young boy whom a
band of hoodlums caught and tied to a
fence and amused themselves by rubbing
mustard into his eyes.
Year: 1878

The Emperor Williams physicians
have issued long statement in regard
10 his condition. They ascribe His
Majesty's relatively slow progress toward
recovery to the great loss of blood and
appetite, to the shock to his system, and
to omental depression. His power of To-
comotion Is small. His hands are help
less, and he can only eat with assistance
His pb ysicians, however, are confident
of his recovery by the influence of time
and exercise
Year: 1878

DR ERASMUS DARWIN said that the
works of Homer are supposed to have
done great injury to mankind by inspir-
ing them with love of military glory.
Alexander was said to sleep with them
sJwsys under his pillow,
Year: 1878

OF course everybody thought last
on an open side track, and got into un-
usually close quarters with the earth,
and they will hardly be prepared for Mr..
Proctor's statement that the earth was
then in apogee, or at the furthest limit
of its orbit from the sun, and over
5000, 900 miles further away than she
will be next December, when we will
be swearing that we never saw such an
Arctic wave as that then sweeping over
the land.-Toledo Blade.
Year: 1878

MODELLING, the man who attempted to
assassinate the Emperor William, is de-
scribed by an English writer as having
been very clever, but a very disrepu
table boy at school. He was selfish,
mean and cowardly. He thought of
nothing but the acquisition of money
and power, and used openly to aver that
these were the only two things worth hav-
ing. His school-fellows knew him to
be clever, but his teachers could make
nothing of him. They set him down as
narrow-minded, obstinate, and mule
headed, and utterly unable to understand
more than one side of any question.
His two distinguished passions were g
love for notoriety and craving for the
possession of destructive weapons.
Year: 1878

YoNKERs had Fourth of July orator,
who said: And while the heart of the
nation continues to throb, while the
hollyhock of liberty dissimulates its fra
GRANGE over the aria of our domain,
while the gratitude of the free-born tons
of soil mean sons of toil-reealls the
heroism of those who bought and fled
excuse me, 1 should have said fought
and bled-for us, so long will we cherish
the noble beresy bequeathed to us by
our bat-riotic posterity."
Year: 1878

lew spectators were present on the range yes,er-
day. Tho greatest excitement prevailed among them
IN regard the ISSUE Of the match ana It's relations
TO the record OF last year Every shot wos watched
with anxiety, and the bulletin board, on which
parsiive table OF the two years work prepared,
was object OF constant attention.


ENTERTAINING TEAM.


After the shooting was over the members of tho
.sain, the officers OF the association and some Of
their trends sat down TO dinner at the club house.
The AFFAIR was quite informal No speeches were
made, but ample entertainment was found by all In
discussing the vlcissitudcs OF tho "walk over"


The members si the team were also privately enter
tanned by some gentlemen in New ork last pighk
The Boston members will leave Tor home day.
Year: 1878

The facilities of the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside of San
Francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us Will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates.
Year: 1878

A vigorous plant IN spring gives sure


promise of the best results in autumn


With equal certainty it may be foreseen
what boys and girls will make the strongest
marks upon the age and command the
highest respect and esteem of the COM
munity. BY their mental and moral tastes,
they foreshadow their approaching character
and positions. When young people despise
parental restraint, hate school rooms, scorn
good book or paper, and are seldom
seen pursuing any useful and serious
studies calculated to subserve the pur
poses of manly life, but instead are seen
wasting precious hours in the haunts of idle.
ness, folly and dissipation, it requires no
prophet to predict that these are the ones
from whose ranks the paupers, beggars and
tenants OF our prisons are to come, and this
too, at no distant day. The fact is as ineyi.
table as any law of nature. Stones were not
made to swim in the water. Ignorance and
vicious habits are millstones to anvbodv's
neck.


On the contrary, when you see a sober
minded, steady LAD or lass, who respects the
authority of father and mother, whose seat
IN the school room is regularly occupied,
who loves good book or paper, and prefers
TO spend time IN the company of those from
whom something useful is to be learned.
rather than in the society of the idle and
g1ddy, who remember the Sabbath day to
keep it holy" and is habitually attendant
on the means Of the moral and religious, as
well as the intellectual culture. we NAV
know. as well as anything can be known.
that they are the ones who, whether they
occupy public positions or private stations
only, will be esteemed as the wise and hon
oraole OF their generation. We beg of our
young readers of the Sentinel to think on
these things"
Year: 1878

We are floating on the river of time,
Noyagers together we noiselessly glide.
Drifting away to that beautiful cline
Eye hath not seen on the other side.
Yesterday saw us step down from the shore
Into our barks al the dawn of the day
Others to-mr rrow will follow us DER
For none the glad light of the morning will


stay.
We are midway out ON the river of time,
And drift with the tide that we can not re-


sist;
1t is sweeping MS on to an ultimate CLINE
That Is hid from our vision in far-folded


mist;
Manhood has stamped it's stern seal on our


brow,


Life-llke swift panorama moves by,
Sunshine and shadows are over us now:
is II life, or pale death, in that westering sky
We have almost crossed DER the river of time: !:
The wind and the pillows have left us q


wreck;
What steals from yon mist like some angel


wrought chime;
May we still look with courage and hope


from the decke
Aged and silent and gray we have grown,
Battered our barks, our sails they are riven,
Yet we feel we are coming to friends we have


known
= When we entered the gateway of death and


0fheaven.


Hartford Times
Year: 1878

RARE and beautiful plants today at Bailey's
auction rooms on Exchange street are to be
sold. The stock is from the we'll known con-
servatories of Calvin Bros of Boston, and we
are assured that it will be very finely selected.
The large stock of last week was from the
same firm and attracted general notice. We
advise general attendance.
Year: 1878

The main cause of nervousness is Indigestion
and that is caused by weakness Of the sto mach :.
No one can have sound nerves and good health
without using Hop Bitters to strengthen the
stomach, purify the blood, and to keep the
liver and kidneys active, to carry off all the
poisonous and waste matter Of the system. See
other column. juu24eod&w1w
Year: 1878

1t is curious fact that nearly every
lov-r of the weed. in the purchasing of
a cigar. that the darker and stronger it
is the better is the quality. This is q
fallacious idea, which cigar manufaot-
urers have eagerly availed themselves Of.
The natural color of the very finest
quality of the leaf is light brown;
while the nearer the color approaches to
dark hue, the ranler is the quality and
flavor Manufacturers have prepared
old and damaged tobacco by coloring it
evenly artificislly, and when the cigars
are boxed, while they all look alike and
of the same color, they may be made up
OF a score of entirely different qualities
of refuse tobacco. They are also in the
habit OF spattering the cigars with strong
corrosive acid, which takes the coloring
out OF the stained tobacco, and leaves
the little bleached spots on the cigars.
Now, on genuine quality Of leaf if the
spots occur naturally, it is a sign oi
extra fine flavor, and connoisseurs know
it. The cigar maker has not hesitated
to adopt the above means OF deceivine
cigar smokers. With light coloret
cigar it is impossible to deceive q smoker
and the flavor and strength is on OF
average, greater than in dark coloret
cigar.
Year: 1878

"Been at work for no other partiesl'


"No; but | have been saving money,
and invested it from time to time to
good advantage


"Well, sir, what will you give to settler
Of course you cannot pretend to say you
have acquired this property from what
you have saved from your salaryI You
will not deny that you have pockcted a
great deal Of money belonging to the
railway--at least fifty or sixty thousand
dolIarsl Now, sir, what will you give to
settle, and not be disgracei, n you Ger,
tainly will be if trial is brought, and
you are compelled to give up the prop
erty you profess to own, but which in re-
aity belongs to the CJmpanyt'


"Well, Mr.. Manager, had not thought
of the matter. For several years have
been running my train to the best of my
ability. Never looked at the matter in
this light before. Never thought | was
doing anything wrong. have done moth
ing more than other conductors; tried to
earn my salary and get ii, and think I've
succeeded. | don't know that owe the
Company anything. If you think do,
why, there's little difference Of opinion,
and don't want any trouble over it. |
have a nice family, nice father and moth
er; relatives all of good standing; they
would feel bad to have me arrested and
charged with dishonesty. 1t would kill
my wife. She has every confidence in
me, and the idea that would take Il
penny that did not belong to me would
break her heart. l don't care anything
for the matter myself; but ON account OF
my family and relatives, if you won't say
anything more about it, I'll give you say
"a dollar. ."--ChamberS' journal.
Year: 1878

There is something very touchjn, :,
the respectful affection and carr. wi,h
which old age was, and is still, treat el in
France. Not only the parents, bu, tbn
grandmother's SalOn is the point Of ro.
union of the whole family, viaing with
each other who should best please anI @
amuse the old lady. They never hiIad
Whatever the occupation or amusemont
to come in first and delight BonEe U,Tn
an and Ho Taate by their pretty .oj,ets
and he rewarded by the somewhat oyao'
gerdted admiration they elected. R1,
the old lady really thought her grand.
daughters marvels Of beauty and Grace
A very marked feature of French Old ago
is its JeiareIIlGnce to the young. an i'm.
possible word to translate, for It i, neitb.
er good nature, kindness, nor indulgence
Rather an habitual state of the mind
disposed to admire aud approve. This
tone OF feeling is but natural for chill.
dren to their parents, and the Young to
the old are almost universally dutiful
and Gtfectionate. Well do | remember
how pretty used to think the slight in.
clination and kiss Of the hand held out 70
them, which prefaced the morning EN-.
brace to Bonne Hnman. Our own royal
family is the only one in England where
| have seen this graceful custom prevail.
If young women and girls knew how
much charm and c0nQlGtterie there is in
this manner to their elders; how much
younger they seem, how their grace and
softness gains by contrast with old age,
they would not in their own interest in.
dulge in the Get-Out-of-the- e-way old. Dan.
Tucker style which obtains so much in
our society at present. Even the young
men were full Of attentions to their aged
relatives. They really loved them al.
most as parents. When the Prince Con-
sorts Life first appeared, we all wondered
at the deep grief lie expressed for the
death of his grandmother, relationship
scarcely taken so seriously with US.
adorable et adOnee was the phrase used to
me only few months ago by a young
Frenchman Of the modern set about the
venerable mother Of his parents. 1t
must be said that the grandchildren were
often brought up in her house, and that
she being much younger than the same
relative in England, became almost a
friend and confdant to these young men,
who found in her that experience in the
past and sympathy in the present which
made her society as charming to them as
it was to those of her own age.-Nac-
millan'S Magazine.
Year: 1878

saw much in the manners and Gus
toms of the English people that might
be held up for imitation, But what is
the use of speaking of itl Is the aver,
age American mind open to instruction
by any other people or tongue nnder the
whole heavqn2 And shall l not be set
down as unpatriotic and snobbish, if
venture to eulogize England and the Eng
lish2 Even so. But that does not alter
the fact. l do not want to change our
political or religious institutions: they
are the result of the ripest experience
and the concentrated wisdom Of precede.
ing ages. But as in reforming the Church
from Romanism the leaders rejected some
good things for the sake Of casting out
more than that was evil, so we in our
revolution have revolved so far as to re.
gard our own ways the only good ways,
and all that we left behind US as posi-
lively evil and intolerable.


The more communion we have with
England, the better we will esteem the
people and their institutions. Ifhappiness
were an object, which it is not, it were
just as easy to find it in Old England, as
in New England, in Yorkshire as in New
York. There is more and higher cul.
ture in the fields aud in the homes Of the
wealthy English than in any other coun,
try among people of the same social class
and to mingle with the intelligent Eng
lish people, in their eight little ISLE" is
one of the highest pleasures Of foreign
travel.


They are not accessible. They have a
reserve which they suppose to be digni'
ty. They get it from the existence of an
aristocracy, and every man, whether born
into the charmed circle or not, wishes t.
be exclusive, that he may appear unto
men to be something more than he is
But that reserve raelts in minute when
he comes into social contact with broth
er man. 1t is foible of Englishmen,
as familiarity is fault of our people.


An English gentleman introduced
himself to me at the hotel where we met,
and the few hours of my stay were made
very pleasant by his agreeable company.
Learning that was to visit the part OF
the country in which was his residence
he insisted upon my going to his house,
though he would not be there, that his
family might have the pleasure, sc. And
he made point of it.: wrote to his fam
lily that | was coming and when called
for a moment at the door, | was received
as friend, and they were positively dis,
appointed when l declined to stay and
enjoy their hospitality. Such is not an
isolated case. Another English gentle,
man did just the same thing. These are
in proof that behind that thick coat OF
digniied reserve there are just as warm,
genial and generous souls among Eng,
lishmen as in every other land where
Christian civilization reigns.-Dr. s. l.
Prime in tie Observer.
Year: 1878

AN INTELLIsENT MARE.-A liveryman
on West Madison street, Chicago, says
the Times, owns mare which hates a
policeman as the devil hates holy water.
The animal is naturally vicious, but her
particular dislike to the knights of the
mace originated in this wise: While
being driven along State sire. t, some two
years ago, the mare perceivng that the
lines were little slack, made sudden
dash through the crowd into Madison
street, knocking pedestrians right and
left. She encountered an obstacle in
the shape of big policeman, who ap-
piled his club to her "snoot" in a vgor-
Gus manner, causing her to sit down on
her tail. The intelligent beast seemed
to notice that the chap who dubbed her
wore blue clothes and brass buttons,
and ever since then the sight of one of
those fellows throws her into rage, and
she drops her head and goes for him. She
has become so rabid of late that when
ever she is taken out OF the stable she
imagines it is Tor the purpose of turning
her loose after the police force, and as she
darts away, she keeps her eyes peeled for
the ''peelers." Her owner says she is
getting so bad that he is afraid to hire
her out to stranger. ,
Year: 1878

One dark night recently three men living
near Caseyville, on the Indiana side Of


Ohio, started to go over the river in skiff
which had been lying against the bank for


several days. They got into the boat and
the oarsman pulled vigorously for the


other shore. When about sixty yards


from the bank the man in the bow sudden


ly cried out that he heard the hiss Of rat
tie snake in the boat. This caused thrill


ofhorror to run through all, and in a fash
the oars were stopped and all sat listening,


but not sound was heard. They con-


cluded that it was o false alarm and the
oars began to rise and fall. Again the man
q in the bow uttered the warning and again
q the boat was stopped and ell listened in
i dire fear, but no sound was heard. The
skid was then pulled across the river to
7 Cassyville, where the man at the stern
jumped ont into the, water, afraid to g


through the boat. Procuringa lantern al
the hotel they went down to examine tht
7bost and found Q rsttlesnate with clever
grattiss coiled under the oarsman's seat
The deadly reptile was dispatched, h


the intense relief Of his fellow passen
/ -" ....--'- ~ - -.
Year: 1878

BURGLARS EXPLODED THE VAULT of the
night, but failed to open the safe. Citizens
hearing the explosion went to the bank and
the burglars had fled. Two of the burglars
were arrested Yesterday in New Haven
Year: 1878

The GENERAL APATHY on the subject of
foul air is Illustrated by the statement of Mrs.
J: G. SwisSheln in letter to to the New York
Tribune: She states that she some time ago
invented and patented a method of supplying
pure air to furnaces by bringing it from con.
The system met the approval of scientific men
who examined it, but no one engaged in put.
ting up furnaces could be induced to try it :
the inyariaAle reply being that, People don't
il is hot
Year: 1878

DIVORCES IN MAINE.-Judge Virgin of
Maine, while hearing divorce suit in SacO,
last week, said that he intended to be very
stringent thereafter in such eases, as the
courts OF Maine were granting divorces at
the rate OF one thousand year, there having
been an increase from five hundred to one
thousand within five years. He added that il
matters went on in that way there would soon
he no married people in the state
Year: 1878

THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.-A meeting
of the Senate committee on library was held
to-day for the purpose of considering propo-
sition TO build a new structure to accommO-
date the Congressional library. Only four
members of the committee We're present. No
decision was reached. Another meeting of
the committee will be held tomorrow.
Year: 1878

IMPORTANT TO Persons VISITING New
YoRK.-One OF the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants aud others
10 stop at when in New York is the Grand
Union Hotel, nearly opposite the Grand
Central Depot, kept on the European plan
-youfherefore only pay for what you get.
Everything is first class, and prices mod
crate. adapted to the stringency of the
times. You save the expense of carriage
hire, and by leaving your baggage check
on the counter of the Hotel, your baggage
will be delivered in your rooms, fifteen
minutes after the arrival of the cars, free
of expense. We advise you to give the
Grand Union a trial.
Year: 1878

Frank Miller's Harness Oil and Backing
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade of
these goods is always standard aud their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the Oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in its line in the
country. dwtf
Year: 1878

OF the thousands who die annually Of
consumption, how many there are who
could be saved by timely care. The very
best remedy is SLoAN's LACTo PHOSPHATE
OF LIME, IRON & COP LIVER On.
1t is so delicately favored that even an
infant will take it willingly.


The Philadelphia hospitals use it with
great success. Get bottle oe it. mwf
Year: 1878

been done. a large apple tree in the
rear OF the house was CARVED some dis
tance to the north Tie west side of my
burn, large building standing forty tret
west of the house, had been carried 100
slne south, aud the south s'de one han.
,lred feet further south. Tue roof was
carried east three hundred feet beyond
Mr.. Hugh's house, neiglbor The
three chimncys on my house had flag


stohe slabs on top of them. One of these
tlag stones was carried east. one west and
another south, showing that the hLrri.
cane or cyclone, or whatever it may he
called, was whiring round and round
through the air, my opinion being that
it was column of water and wind turn


ing in cOrk-screw form. think that the
force was over eight feet from the ground
as my large chicken coop being eight
feet high and standing behiad the house
was not injured in the least. I forgot to
tell you that my horse was hi,ched in
the stable Mt the time and nothing was
found of him uutil halt pest ten o'clock
that night. lie was brought home at
that time cut and bruised quite badly.