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Year: 1878

The impending marriage in the House
of Hohenzollern gave rise to some un-
foreseen difficulties which have caused
attention to be directed to other customs
of the house it might be advisable to ab-
olish. Thus the ceremony OF lending
the Grown jewels to the bride for the
wedding and returning them the same
day to their chests is to be discontinued.
Regarding this custom Alexander Won
6ternberg relates in his "reminiscences a
joke of Frederick William the Nv. After
the wedding Of the daughter of Prince
William with Maximilian, of Bavaria.
and after they had retired. il was found
that costly fan was missing. The car
risge with the rest Of the jewels was
ready to return with them, but the King
would not allow it to leave till the fan
had been found, All search was in vain
and the King, in spite of all representa-
sions. went to the bridal chamber, and
in feigned voice demanded the fan. In
spite of the reiterated assurances of
husband aud wife that the fan was not
in their room, the King insisted upon
their looking for it. AT last the fan was
found; the Princess just opened the
door and passed it out, WITH few re-
marks that were the reverse Of compli.
mentary to the King. Aonther custom
was the dispensing of costly garters at
the bedroom door. This is also to be
discontinued. Altogether the master OF
tn. ceremonies is to arrange quite new
programme
Year: 1878

The old Catholic priesthood in Ger.
many is eagerly awaiting the expected
synocial decision as to the celibacy of
the c'-rey, and some OF them, by marry
ing now. are anticipating its being favor
Year: 1878

Two daughters of William M. Tweed
have just been defeated in suit against
the knickerbocker Life Insurance com.
pany to compel the issue to them of
life policy of $4,000 taken out by Tweed.
A clause in the original policy prevented
the insurer going to sea without leave.
Year: 1878

A SIMPLE method of postal delivery is
said to prevail in a Spanish provincial
town. Those who expect letters come
to the postotfice and form queue. The
postmaster then hands all the letters he
has received, in basket, to the first
conner, who looks through them leisure
ly, takes his own, if any, and passes the
basket to the person Immediately behind
him, and this goes on until the basket is
emptied or the queue exhausted.
Year: 1878

The foothills of California are at
tracing unusual attention, and many
are thinking of settling there in prefer
cnce to the valley. The climate, free
dom from ireshets and malaria, the
abundance of wood, the purity of water
and the superior quality of grapes, and
other inducements are beginning to be
appreciated. -
Year: 1878

Neither OF tho tab les herewith given OF the Inter-
national Association the National League Includes
games that unavoidably prevented, with the ex
ceptoE OF such OF them play ed of and fact
nlado public


METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIP


An association mas recently been organized In this
city under the OF the Metropolitan Association
II comprises only clubs that have good records
thus lar this season. These however, must belong 10
thus city, have their local habitation within u
radius OF twenty miles OF New York city. At present
thore are oDly some seven ciuos within this arena
As, however, clvse, exclusive bodice organized for
amusement are not ana cannot become popular. it Is
quite likely that al the meeting body Will
have been enlarged. Already the clubs OF the body
havc been contesting Tor supremacy. Along with
gaming tho championship OF tho organiZation, the
winning club Will be the recipients OF u silver ball and
a beautiful wnip pennanL Tho following Is q table
giving their record to date


METROPOLITAN DETAIL TABLE.
Year: 1878

THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.


This 10 the senior of the two professional bodies.
Both OF them composed OF players who devote all
their time during the summer TO the game. For
several years only limited number OF men were OF
the class known as PROFESSIONAL Ihe most oil these
were he found within less than a dozen orpaniza-
tons. some OF them mad asquired reputatioss as
excellent players. which were not confined TO the
United Staea To give up thsir favorite am use
and, with some Of tnem their only means OF liveli-
hood, and retre from the stsse OF action, more
Year: 1878

lNIrSlhld (Nev.J Entefprlse.J


A few days ago young feline of the
polecat species took possession OF small
cellar adjoining Joseph Grigg's cabin, hear
the Troy mine, North Virginia district.
Griggs speculated for some time in what
way he could get rid Of the vermin without
having his winters supply of ham. bacon
and potatoes permeatcd with the pungent
aroma peculiar to the animal. According
ly he determined to make friends with the
Intruder, and, by way OF conciliation, he
passed up to the skunk, who was perched
on one # the upper shelves, a savory ir1or-
sci Of raw meat, which was eagerly de-
voured. After feeding the animal in this
manner for two or three days, he became
so tame that he would eat out of his hand
without fear. Yesterday Griggs carried
board into the cellar, with which he made
a bridge from the shelf to his shoulder.
Mr.. Skunk, tempted by choice morsel OF
boiled beef, walked on to the board, eating
all the while out of his entertainers hand.
Griggs lacked slowly out of the cellar;
carrying along with him the board, with
its precious burden, ant. drew a long
breath of relief as he landed the skunk
safely on the ground outside the cabin.
His young dog. coming along just at that
proceeded to interview the little
animal, and, when last seen, was making
for the foothills, and plowing up the snow
with his nose,
Year: 1878

Most people would like to be handsome.
All cannot have good features-they are as
God made them; but almost any one Can
look well, especially with rood health. II
is hard to give rules in very short space
but in brief these will do:


Keep clean-wash freely. All the skin
wants is leave to act free, and it takes care
of itself. Its thousands of air-hOles must
not be closed.


Eat regularly, and sleep enough-not
too much. The stomachs can no more
work all the time, night and day, than d
horse: It must have regtilar work and
rest.


Good teeth are help to good looks
Brush them with n soft brush, especially
at night. Go to bed with cleansed teeth
OF course to have white teeth it is needful
to let tobacco alone. All women know
that. Washes tor teeth should be very
simple. Acid may whiten the teeth, but
it also takes off the enamel and Injuries
them.


Sleep in cool room. in pure air. No
one can have cleanly skin who breathes
bad air. But more than all, III order to
look well. wake up mind and soul. When
the mind is awake, the dull, sleepy look
uasses away from the ewes.
Year: 1878

cleveland Ohio LeadA., Oc, cal


'lt is avery curious thing said an old
staTer to Leader reporter recently. chow
small things otter turn the scale in close
elections. You hear some of these people
to-day talk and You would think that there
never was time until recently when such
thing as partisansiiip was known. Why.


| can remember when it was much worse
than now. For instance. when Salmon p
Chase was running for Governor the first
time. he CAN'T, l remember: during the
canvass. to a little rural town i'll MOnt@om-
cry county. | was travelling with him at
the time, and we were both to speak in .he
evening. Mr.. Chase had not been feeling
very well all day. and this fact, together
with what followed from it, did him much
more good than both our speeches. 1t
happened in this wise: An honest farmer
had come some ten miles over the country
on pufptse tt sec the Governor, as lie was
even then called. He saw him, but was
not satisfied: lie determined to diiie with
him, in order. he said, to see what the
Governor would eat. Mr.: Chase, not feel
ing well, as have said, did not care to
par.ake of regular meal. and so simply
ordered some bread and milk. The farmer
was delighted. Chase is The man tor Gov
ernor,' he said to his friends. He only
eats bread and milk. He is no stuck up
teller. He is the farmers candidate by ali
means,' and the story went all through
the county and eyen beyond. The enthusi-
astic farmer would tell it with all the need
the votes were counted it was ascertained
that the Wing majority was much larger
than it had ever been in that county be-
fore. and Ill on account of that bread and
milk supper.


"Talk about fickleness of the people.
You don't know anything about it. Why.
knew of Il man who was defeated for
Congress once simply because he had his
beef steak broiled instead Of fried, as the
generality of people do. 1t was down in
York State. long ago, when it was not
thought the thing tor candidate to can
vass his district in his own behalf. He
must just sit down at home, and if he We're
elected. well and good; if not, he must
consider it the direct interpostiOn of Prov
idence. you know. Well. Il man was nOmi-
mated, and during the canvass he took a
short trip on business across his district.
stopping one noon at Il way-side inn.
Here he ordered dinner. and not being eX-
acly well. asked for a piece of steak broil-
ed on the Goals. The gaping rustics took
it up as a crime. Word went forth from
one end of the district to the other that the
Whig candidate did not eat his meat as the
rest of humanity did. but had it cooked
upon the Goals, something after the plan OF
a savage. They would vote for no such
man to make laws Tor them. And he was
defeated on the broiled meat issue"
Year: 1878

Sound ice ten inches tht*k VII bear
pressure 81 1000 pounds to the square
foot.


A thimbleful of gunpowder will spill
stone tour feet square into small pieces


One thousand laths will cover over K
yards Of surface, and eleven pounds OF
nails will put them on.


The curvature Of the earth amott1its to
seven inches per mile. A man six fee,
high cannot he seen ten miles.


The crust CT tlte earth was made by
liquid cooling; and strange as it may seem
the mountains are the newest:
The world can maintain sixty thousand
millions of people. 1t has never had more
tnan two per cent. of that number living
at any time on its surface.
Eight bushels of good lime, sixteen
bushels Of sand. and one bushel Of hair.
will make enough good mortar to plaster
lG0 square yards.
One thousand shingles. laid four inches
to the weather, will cover one hundred
square feet of surface. and five pounds of
shingle nails will E,sten them on.


One-fifth more siding and flooring is
needed than the number of square feet OF
surface to be covered. because of the lap
in the siding and matching of the floor.


To remove finger marks from looking
glasses put a few drops OF ammonia on a
moist rag, and it will :fialse short work of
removing all grease, fly specks, or other
dirt.


Lemon juice used as gargle is said by a
French physiciatt to be specific against
diphtheria and similar throat troubles.
which he has successfully used for eighteen
years.


Sound moves about thirteen miles in a
minute. so that if we hear slap of thun-
der half a minute after the flHsh. we may
calculate that the discharge of electricity is
six and half miles off:


1t is not generally known, but should be-
that handful of -four thrown on burning
oil will quench the flames instantly. The
next time you have Il lamp explosion try
the experiment and see how Ike a charm
it will act. 1t is we'll worth remember
mo
Year: 1878

A farmer OF York, Pa, recently set a
trap to catch a cunning fox which had


been annoying him considerably by its


midnight visits among the poultry. At
fourteen successive visits to it he found the
trap sprung, stick OF wood between its


jaws. and the bait eaten up. The circlln,-
stance, SO often repeated, surprised him.


There were no other tracks to be seen but


his own and those of the fox, and who
sprung the trap was a question that puz-
zled hi n sorely. By continuing to rebait
the trap he hoped to catch the author of
the mischie,. On the fifteenth night he
found Fl he old fox hung to it by the
nose, and in his mouth was stic. OF
woods aae
Year: 1878

The members of the grange are beginning
to understand that there is something more
than dollars and cents to accrue from the
grange. They are beginning to talk of sub
jects concerning the farm. They are begin
Ing to study their calling, and are trying to
profit by the experience Of each other.
Year: 1878

Now if the greenbackers want n good
greenback in place ofa poor one-if they
want one that will do the most toward
supplying their wants-they should in
dorse the Republican policy and act
with that party. For under that policy
the greenback has advanced from less
than forty cents in value TO be on par
with gold.-AlJany (NY Journal.
Year: 1878

Possible professional pride had some
thing to do with the curtness of this de
NAL. Besides, the artist did wish to re
tain his quaint prize. Mr. Culworthy
replaced the jar, and soon quilted the
studio, which was the artists room in :
| hotel at Geneva.
Year: 1878

A practical movement in the line of
theatre reform as being made by its
friends in Paris, where serious attempt
is being made to abolish the use of rich
toilets by actresses on the stage.


King Albert of Saxony is said to be by
no means idoliEed by his subj ects, who
say he is not a statesman, general OF
anything else Of Importance in particular
merely king, living more for him
self than his people.


Victor Emanuel, who did more than
any potenate in Europe TO encourage
their breed, was possessed of $4,000
horses at the time of his death. OF these
the present King of Italy will sell large
number, as economy will be the ordel
of the day with him, owing to desire
to pay his fathers debts, if possible
without applying to the country.
Year: 1878

The SANGUINE BRIDE.-A not unu-
sual kind of bride is that sanguine Great
ure who believes that life is now to be
all honey and butter, and that never a
cloud will cast its shadow over the sun
ny sky. All is so new-and it will new
er grow old! Holiday time has come
in perpetuity, and there are to be no
more painful lessons of duty to learn,
and no more (iisagreeable tasks of self
suppression to fulfill Tempers, disputes,
peevishness, anxieties, are buried be-
meath the sugar and the almond of the
wedding cake, and lie is to be fairy
tale, where ''they live happily for ever
after" finishes the picture. ALI the
buttons will keep sewed to the shirts,
and there never will be pair of socks
to darn. If children come they will be
born like so many doves, and give no
more trouble than covey of cherubs
fitting about the house. She looks for
ward to halcyon sea which not the
faintest ripple is to disturb, and in her
world blights and storms are to be un-
known. Her also we pity, poor, self.de
ceiving creature-taking life as she does
at such false angle, and looking at the
dust and ashes of inevitable decay or
sure disappointment through spectacles
of such deluding rose-colOr. She has
not the faintest idea that her husband
will ever cease to be her lover, and she
imagines that the poetic exaltations of
the courtship-the raptures of honey
mOon-are to continue far into old age.
OF the sense of reality she is absolutely
destitute; and her reasoning faculties
are lost for the time in the rainbow
lined cloud of hope and exultation.-
Perhaps her marriage has taken her
from an uncongenial home, and she is
elate and full of hope in consequence
She was in bondage to an unloved step
mother; she was governess working
hard for small pay and less considera-
ton; and the love of her husband, the
newness and independence and pleas
antness of her own home have over
powered her common sense-at least for
the time. Reality will waken her up
soon enough, poor soul! Meanwhile
we, who see the FOOLS paradise in which
she Is living, feel sorry for her, and anx-
ious to know how she will bear the
waking which has to come to her as to
others--ay as sure as death has to come
to us all.-LOndon Queen lsV % {
Year: 1878

A Boy WHO KEPT HIS PROMISE
Thomas H. Benton, who was so long in
public life and consequently surrounded
by many temptations, in the following
tribute which he paid to his mother,
shows that he was boy who kept his
promise:-


My mother asked me never to use
any tobacco, aud I never touched it
from that time to the present day; she
asked me not to game, and I have not,
and cannot tell who is winning or
who is losing game, that can be play
ed. She admonished me, too, against
hard drinking, and whatever capacity
for endurance may attain in life, at
tribute it to having complied with her
pious and correct wishes. When 1 was
7 years of age she asked me not to drink
and then I made resolution of total
abstinence, at time when I was sole
constituent member of my own body,
and that have adhered to it through
all the time, owe to:my mother"
Year: 1878

Workmen are now engaged in removing
from the base Of the Washington Monu-
fnent the accumnlations and debris of a
quarter of a century, preliminary to the re-
sumption of work upon that long-neglected
and dreary pile of masonry. We fear that
we are destined to see the completion of it
in accordance with the modified plan; the
discordant and barbarious conception of
the Pantheon at its base having been re-
placed by Mead's terraced and balustraded
esplanade and the proposed height of 600
feet for the central obelisk having been re-
duced to 485, at which elevation it still will
overtop the highest structure now existing.
But as the spire of Cologne Cathedral will,
when completed, rise some 26 feet above
our republican monument and there is no
knowing what superior aerial heights the
effete monarchies of Europe may think it
worth their while to attain with steeple or
less, if the money holds out, to the great
republican obelisk, in order that it may
still stand pre-eminent in this respect If in
no other. The gentlemen of the Washing
ton Monument Association if they really de-
cline to submit to public competition the
form which this conspicuous testimonial
should ultimately assume, and if they real
ly retain the essential features of design
made some 80 years ago, when there was
little or no art in the country, will doubt
less save themselves an infnity of vexation,
labor and delay, but they viii have irrecov-
erably lost a great opportunity. We again
on behalf OF the high interests of art, COM
mend this subject to their careful revision.
I5 may not yet be too late.-AmerieGn
Arc1itect.
Year: 1878

The following was related by a Catholic
priest, Father H, who ID his mission
work in Southern Colorado and New Mexi-
co met with many extraordinary people
and incidents. On one occasion he happen
ed to hold services in small cut of the
way chapel where the varied duties OF jani-
tor were discharged by a gentleman of Irish
descent During the service child was
brought for baptism. It may not be gener-
ally known that in the Roman Catholic rit-
ual the priest, before touching the child
with water, puisra little salt in the water
in the presence of the congregation. The
janitor, however, had prepared the water
beforehand, according to his own idea as to
the proportion of salt, when the priest, hav-
ing omitted to place the salt in readiness,
whispered softly to his attendant :


Pat, will you please to get the salt ?"


Pat responded in an audible whisper from
behind his hand "Sure an put it in al
ready"


Father H, not fully understanding.
repeated his request.


Again Pat replied, more aadibly than be.
fore, and with slight dudgeon in his tone ::
"Sure an put it in I tell ye."


g. But the ritual demands that the priest
should perform the ceremony before the
congregation" explained Father H,
considerably annoyed at the janitor's OBJ
stinacy.


The Trishman procured the salt and, hand
ing it to the priest, electrified him as well
as the congregation with the remark, de-
livered in surly growl: ze


"Here ye are. Bedad yecan make pickle
of it if ye want to-
Year: 1878

The astronomers who viewed the eclipse
have disagreed as to the results, and the
people of the world, in consequence, are in
painful state of doubt as to whether or
not we are all to be frozen to death in short
order. DIR. Draper says the sun is "quies-
cent" but apprehends no climatic changes,
while Prof. Lockyer declares that the sun
is losing its energy, and that decided and
serious climatic variations must follow.
The only thing for the layman to do under
this state Of affairs is to lay in stock of
candles as provisions for his table against
the day when the fire of the sun goes out.
That is unless he has faith in DR.. Draper.
In that event, while his more timid neigh
Dor is laying in stocks of skins and fat
meats, he can improve the shining hour to
buy said neighbor's possessions at a COM
Portable discount. But seriously, the re-
suits of the observation were of most re-


narkable character. Some of the disclos-
ures are said to have caused general sur
prise. The official reports will be awaited
with much interest.
Year: 1878

There is one disease the inhabitants Of
Washington are largely subject to which is
comparatively unknown IN other cities,i. e.,
dismissal from Office. 1t is epidemical, and
returns like the cholera at fixed periods, yet
is ever lurking around or suspended over
the heads of the hard worked, nervous en-
ployees like the sword of Damocles. Since
the adjournment Of Congress, the short ap-
propriations for certain bureaus have crea-
ted quite a CONSERVATION. The heads of =
these bureaus, having hearts, are often
sorely tried to choose between their clerks
where, as rule, nearly all are worthy
so they sometime go carefully through their
list and "dock the pay" of some to keep
all employed. Last week this process was
being gone through with in some section of
the Treasury Department. One poor man,
with helpless family, whose 81, 600 was 10
be cut down, was quite distressed, but to
his delight it was paid as usual, and his
surprise was very great when it was ex-
planned to him that one of the ladies, whom
he scarcely knew, requested his deduction
to be placed on her 81 200 salary; she could
better live on what was left than he could
care for delicate wife and little ones; she
had requested her name not to be known,
and was greatly confused when the grateful
fellow-clerk came to thank her. | am sorry
do not know it; / would write it in itaI-
ics.


) Right here is good time to say that the
ladies in the Department life, taken as a
class, are very superior women. Frequent
ly of most pretentious families, nearly all
well educated, their bearing and costumes
are exceptionally pleasing and genteel.
The many jeers arising from narrow view
of life and political jealousy fall UNDECIDED
at their feet. They are worked very hard,
and though comparatively well paid,a large


majority have dependents upon their earn
ings, which, when sub. divided, leave only
pittapce. Every year some of them step
out of the dull vexatious routine of depart
ment life into the artists studio, the green
room, or become independent by author
ship, and not few have married into
wealth and official position. Ba-
err
Year: 1878

BY the request and advice of several
of my friends In various rarts of the
county, 1 have consented to place my
name before the people as candidate
for the Office of County Clerk, subject
to the wishes of the voters of Lake
county, at the coming election--irre-
spcctive of political views. My own
political views are too well known to
render 1t necessary to define them here.
l have never before been a candidate
for any Office of u political nature; but
believing that can attend to the du-
ties of Clerk, without detriment to my
regular business, 1 pledge myself, II
elected, to fairly, honestly and faithful
ly discharge the labors and responsible
tiles Of the position to the very best OF
my ability.


CUAS X. RADCIJFFE.