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Year: 1876

lr is asserted that the Sultan of
Turkey is much more intent on building
a grand mosque that is to perpetuate his
name than defending his empire from
the attacks made on it. Although
mcnaced with the greatest dangers, he
can scarcely be induced to attend to any
thing but dancing girls and professions
to the mosques. He was originally a
man of fair capacity, but is now so far
gone in dissipation, it is said, as to be
seemingly incapable of striking blow
for his honor and kingdom.
Year: 1876

DURING leap year the girl who counts
all the gray horses she sees, until she
has got up to a hundred, will be married
within a year, to the first gentleman
with whom she shakes hands after count
ing the one hundredth horse.
Year: 1876

A RECENT visitor to the Dismal swamp
describes it, in Forest and Stream, as
having lost none of the characteristics
which gave it its name. Bears are not
50 plenty there as when the region was
rarely penetrated by man, yet they still
afford sport for hunters. Lake Drum
mond, once believed by the ignorant to
be bottomless is really not in any place
more than fifteen feet deep. Its water
impregnated with the juices of juniper
and gum leaves, is of the color of wine
and is drunk as remedy by consump-
tives.
Year: 1876

The success of the new harmonic
system of multiplex telegraphy "A
charmingly simple name, by the way
cNcites the suspicion that our knowledge
of the powers and uses of electricity is
merely in its infancy. 1t suggests, more
over, an immediate application of the
fluid in a manner which will benefit inn
mensely all those large cities and towns
Of the country which are gifted with
musical taste. If the telegraphic appa-
ratus can be SO constructed rs to produce
notes 1t would seem an easy matter to
connect an operate company or Thomas
orchestra by wire with every town which
has telegraphc facilities, and make one
concert answer for all. 1t would be a
great saving to the performers. and the
wholesale character of the w rformance
would undoubtedly cheaper it consider
ably.
Year: 1876

THE country is being flooded with
pamphlets opposed to the Tom Scott
subsidy for the Southern Pacific rail
road. These bear no imprint of the
office of publication, but the stockholders
of the Union Pacific will probably find
big printing bill in their next treasurer's
Tcport
Year: 1876

81 have no time to read" is the CON-
mon complaint, and especially of women.
whose occupation was such as to prevent
continuous book perusal. They seem to
think, because they cannot devote as much
attention to books as they are compelled
to devote to their avocations. that they
cannot read anything. 1t isn't the books
we finish at sitting which always do as
the most good. Those we devour in the
odd moments, half dozen pages at
time, often give US more satisfaction, and
are more thoroughly digested, than those
we make particular effort to read. The
men who have made their mark in the
world have generally been the men who
have in boyhood formed the habit of read
ing at every available moment, whether
for five minutes or five hours


1t is the habit of reading rather than the
time at our command that helps US on the
road to learning. Many of the most cul-
tivated persons, whose names have been
famous as students, have given only two
or three hours day to their books. If we
make use of spare minutes in the midst of
our work, and read a little, if but . page
or paragraph, we shall find our brain
quickened and our toll lightened by Just
so much increased satisfaction as the book
gives US. Nothing helps along the mo-
notonous daily round SO much as fresh
and striking thoughts, to be considered
while our hands are busy. A new idea
from new volume is like oil which re-
duces the friction of the machinery of life.
What we remember from brief glimpses
into books often serves as stimulOus TO
action, and becomes one Of the most pre-
cious deposits in the treasury of our rec
objection. All knowledge is made up Of
small parts, which would seem insignifi-
cant in themselves, but which, taken to-
gether, are valuable weapons for the mind
and substantial armor for the soul. Read
anything continuously" says DIR. johnson,
land you will be learned
Year: 1876

an impossible wall between California
and the desert on this side. Some
thing of the danger or the splendor
which clings to the hill-tops seemed to
fascinate him; he would never give
them up. Away back eighteen years
ago, Snow-shoe Thompson carried over
the Sierras from Geona-done up in
the remnant Of check shirt-some
strange black material which was both
ering the miners who were working in
Gold Canyon, about where Gold Hill
is now. or perhaps below there. He
| showed the stuff to Professor Frank
Stewart who was then managing a
newspaper in Placerville, and asked
him what it was. Stewart said in
stantly, 'Sulphurate of silver mixed
heavily with gold Thompson car
ried the material to Sacramento and
had it assayed. and the result was sew
eral hundred dollars per ton in gold
and several hundred dollars per ton
also in silver. That was the COM
mencement of the Comstock. But for
that little circumstance it might have
been years before the wonders
which have been going on here
for seventeen years would have been
started. But the strong man who was
the harbinger of all the prosperity
which has succeeded the wonderful
discovery died in his little cabin
among the mountains, with only a
faithful friend or two around his rude
couch" A |
Year: 1876

AN ingenious Frenchman on Long
Island claims to have discovered a
sure means of destroying the potato
bug. Mix one gallon of prussic acid
with three ounces of rend rock, stir
well, and administer tablespoonful
every hour and half till the bug
shows signs of weakening. Then
stamp on him.
Year: 1876

! PHILANTHRoPY.-One of the claus
es of the English bill for the preven-
ton of cruelty to animals provides
that no animal shall be experimental
upon for the purpose of acquiring
manual dexterity in surgical opera
tions All the juvenile sawbones Of
England, therefore, if this bill passes
will have to acquire their manual dex-
terity on human creatures. But so
long as the dogs are safe humanity
can stand it.
Year: 1876

The annual report of the New York
cotton exchange shows great depres-
sion in cotton and cotton goods trades
for the past year. Cotton was lower
than at any time since the war, and


cotton goods lower than before the
war. The president Of the New York
produce exchange in his annual ad-
dress speaks hopefully of the prospect.
Year: 1876

That Tilden is able, that be has rem
dered good service in the cause of re-


form in his own city and State, and


that he cannot be justly assailed eth


er in his private or public character, l


readily concede. But the tide has yet
to appear that is to give substantial
promise of success. The platform OF


his own creation is masterpiece of
political cunning. 1t is full of appar-


ent manliness; of the most gorgeous
platitudes; of the subtle conciliation
of the most opposite interests, and
where 1t could be honest it is simply


sublime. None but Samuel j. Tilden
or Carl Schurz could have penned
such a campain platform. It will be


strong with the people. for it offers
healing for all of the many public
sores, and treats most of them with
the bold political surgery that must
command the admiration ofthe people.
Mcclure in the Times.
Year: 1876

By last steamer from San Fran cisco Col. James M. Barney re- ceived another one of those man. moth safes, from the "Hall Safe and Lock Co.," The one that he received last year, weighing eight thousand pounds, was the biggest thing of the kind that we had ever seen or heard of, Eut this one beats it, for it weighs nine thousand pounds. It is as large as a small house, and we should judge that six full grown men could stand up at full length in it, without crowding. We know some fellows who we would like to try it on. We would turn on the combination and keep them in while, just to show them how helpless they would be.
Year: 1876

THE Ehrenberg mail came in last Wednesday evening by the new route via Castle Dome Land ing, where a Post Office has been established. We are glad that service has been ordered on this route, as it will accommodate the people of the important region of Castle Dome, who have hereto fore been destitute of direct mail facilities.
Year: 1876

SAFE BROKEN OPEN AND TWENTY THOUSAND


DOLLARS IN DIAMONDS AND JEwELRY


STOLEN.


The officer post in front Of tho jewclry store Of
Mr. Franklin Horton No 42 Fulton street, discovered
through hole in the window shutter that the
open ami that all OF tho boxes and trays belonging
scattered around the In great confusion.
An alarm was immediately given and Captains Petty
and Williams and a number OF officers from the First
and Fourth precincts were soon at tho spot A thor
ough examination was then made OF the premises.
when Il was found that every article Of
value had been taken from tho sale Nothing was
left behind but tho silver plated tho show
cases The proprietor estimates his loss 500 0Co,
and states that somo OF the valuables not his
own, but left with him on sale an memorandum.


The plan OF operations OF the burglars is similar to
the one followed the robbery the cwelry store on
Chatham street, when they made away with nearly
$50 900 worth OF goods and suspected that tho
same parties are ut tho bottom OF both jobs The
building mex: door is untcnanted, and on the third
floor the thieves beg an their work BY means OF
chiscls and other tools which they left behind
hole Jug through the brick wall leading TO the
head Of a stairway IN No. ~ IL was made
just largo enough TO allow mans body pass
through Having got into the building they descended
70 ne nan way on me sroumu moor ana win an auger
hall from tue store. Wedges and Jmmes were then
brought bear the safe door and It soon gave way
The trays were taken out ani laid The noor behind
the counter, which fronts tho street, and there,
free IRON observation, their valuable
tents bundled up for carrying OF.
Some OF the trays we're carried out OF the
and cmpicd up stairs. The time Of the robbery
cannot be learned as tho store has been locked up
since Saturday night II probably done during
yesterday, us there evidence oil lights food or
cigar sIumps to be found about the place, which is
generally the when long job has been carried
out successfully. rhe store had gas burning and
fronts on Fulton street. which that locality Is a
lively thoroughfare both day and night on
account OF the great amount OF travel 10 and
from the Brooklvn ferry II Is supposed the
robbers procured "a key to the unoccuped building
tnat the booty carried out that way. They made
a clear escape, leaving nothing IN tho shape OF clew
by which TO trace them. "ps clean job and no mis-
takc,n said an officer, and he was right
Year: 1876

Tho body Of an unknown man was found last night
in the East River foot OF Thirty street
Deceased Is thiry-nvo years Of age, lve feet eight
inches In height, with black hair and small side whs-
kcrs Hc dressed In light pantaloons, black vest
coat and necktie. The body has the appearance OF
having been the water about week.
Year: 1876

James Bagget, Brooklyn coachman. was thrown
from his coach in Maiden lane yesterday by the horses
running away and, striking on his head, seriously
injured. He intoxicated at the timo. The police
removed him to the New York Hospital
Year: 1876

BROOKLYN AID


On Saturday Mayor Schroeder, OF Brooklyn, received
a circular letter from I. +. Davenport, Mayor Of the
yellow lever stricken city Of Brunswick, Ga and In
citation that place, soliciting aid The letter. which
vac Incorporated appeal 10 tho people OF Brook
lyn forth that half the population OF Bruins
wick down with the dread malady ard the supply
OF provisions Is exhausted Desututon and starvation
the people in the lace. They appeal in the
Of humanity Tor help Mayor Schroeder says-'lt is
hitting that we lend assistance to those who
suffering from yellow lever both in the city OF Bruins
my fellow citizens, and shall be pleased to be the
dium through which contributions may be forwarded
to the cities named.D
Year: 1876

The Times this morning has AN editorial
on the subject of the adventure of the sur.
vivors OF the ship stmthmorc, which con.
Guides: THE vessel which ut length ar.
rived to rescue her was IL United States
whnlcr on her course to the South Sen fish.
cries. Her Captain, we are told, gave up
the chance of the seasons profits for the sake
OF the poor creatures he found ut Croze,s
and who needed nm amount of care they
could not have received ifhc had taken them
with him. We are sure the English nation
will Judge ms it deserves Of the sacrifice to
which Captain Clifford submitted and will
not fail to do honor and something more
than bare honor to the deed of the man.
- LonRoa March 30H.
Year: 1876

WATER BOILERS ON SrovEs.-A brass or
copper vessel lined upon the inside, holding
several gallons, is usually found connected
with cooking stoves used in families As
this vessel is kept full of hot water, it is in-
pnrtant that no dclcterious agent connected
with the metal should he employed in its
construction. A recent analysis has been
made of . specimen Of timed brass plate
used for making these boilers, and it was
found that the tin contained 20 per cent of
lend How far this may serve to do injury
its impossible to say. 1t Is certain, however
that lead is an Objectionable metal to be
brought in contact with culinary utensils,
and hence the USE must he condemned. An


iron boiler lined with porcelain would be
much safer, and perhaps not more costly.
We understand that such vessel Is consruc
ted, and If so, it woull certainly he much
safer one to employ ms reservoir OF hot
water for const mt household use.
Year: 1876

Of thy life down yonder; hut thou shalt not
he admitted until thou INST in real earnest
accomplished something"


II should have said that in better words"
thought the critic, but he did not find fault
aloud; and for him, after all, that was some-
thing.
Year: 1876




The hungry boys once more assembled
around the State House in full force yester
day, notwithstanding it was well under
stood that the convention would do nothing
more than ASSEMBLE and adjourn. The
committee on credentials was still in ses-
sion and the word was that the third ward
contest was undergoing an investigation,
and that the second ward trouble had been
entirely cany assed, but the committeeman
would not reveal single item Of the p-o-
ceedings; yet it leaked out and was gen
orally believed that the members of that
committee Of eleven favored the Finnerty
Fitzpatrick ticket. As the committee and
all concerned are under oath not to divulge
any of the proceedings the reader must
take all stories with grains of salt.


Soon after midday Mr.. Emile O'Brien, q
member of the committee on credentials.
took his seat in the convention and stated
that as the committee was not likely to
finish its labors this week it would be well
for the convention to adjourn until next
Monday. His proposition was taken up and
carried.


This fact was Immediately proclaimed on
the streets, yet only few Of the hangers-on
departed for other scenes. This postpone
ment will give aspirauts more time to look
after delegates.
Year: 1876

start preliminary investigation. With .
little wholesome vigor applied to thorough
revision of the registration lists, in matters
of this nature, the theory that nomination
by the Democratic Parish Convention is
equivalent to an election would not be so
generally accepted as fact, as it now ap-
pears to be.


EXTRACT FROM CERTIFIED LIST OF CITIZENS


NATURALlZED IN SECOND DISTRICT COURT.
Year: 1876

Mr.. HIS. White, OF Marshall county,
tells us that the absorbing topic Of inter
est among the people in the country is
the Presidential question. It takes pre-
cedence over all other considerations
even business. People come to the rail
road from points several miles back regu-
larly every day to hear the news, and the
Wheeling papers are looked for with the
utmost eagerness and anxiutyt


The same condition Of the public mind
prevails all over the country. There
never was time when business every
where was SO neglected on account OF
politics as just now. In city, village and
country there is a feverish desire to hear
and discuss the latest phase Of the Presi'
dental question. The excitement prior
to the election was as nothing compared
with the present deep feeling in regard to
the final result. The New York Her
aid, Of Tuesday, speaking Of this state
Of the public mind, says that


"The people are to-day like swarm OF
bees which has lost It's queen. The
doubts, fears and anxieties which dis.
turb US are enormously costly. Wecould
pay fair slice OF the national debt with
what the country will'have lost through
the excitement Of the last week anil the
week or ten days which must yet elapse
before we can hope for definite settle
ment Of the Presidential question"
Year: 1876

IT Is a great pity that some Hayes
EIector in Vermont or Wisconsin cannoi
be counted out some wayor other. The
Democracy, despairing Of hoped for re-
suits in the South, would like. to put
Slippery Sam in by an accidental scratch
Of some kind, such as the mispelling Of q
name on Republican ticket, or some
slight informality Of like character that
could be taken advantage Of. To this
dire strait are they reduced these times
after having had SO many ROSTERS out
and after swallowing so much mean
whisky over bogus victory.
Year: 1876

For the Delaware Gazette.


MIR, EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE: After
all we have heard and written about
imitation and specie payments as a pa
nacea, or remedy for hard times, and
reliever for the panic, it all amounts
to nothing. All must admit we want
good currency basis of some kind;
but L do not know that it is very i'm
portant of what it consists, so long as
we continue our national custom of
banking, which think is very good.
But one thing we do want, and will
never have permanent success until VIC
get it, and that is uniform rate of IL
terest all over the United States, estab-
lished by Congress, and not to exceed
four or four and half per cent. at
most, and all Government bonds issu
ed after the passage of such law, to
be taxed half of one per cent. This
mode will bring all the money into
circulation, and you will not hear of
one hundred and fifty millions of dol
lars being locked up in banks and
saving institutions, by money-lenders,
to catch industrious, honest men, who
are temporarily embarrassed, and
finally ruin them by charging twelve
or even twenty per cent. bonus. This
bonus business will be broken I'D by
such law, and cease to work SO much
distress and ruin.


We want cheap money and plenty
of it; and the rate of interest so regu-
lated as to keep it in circulation, and
do good; not to keep it boarded up un-
til it can be let loose to destroy. The
cry by many is. "there is plenty of
money" and l believe there is; but
they say confidence is gone. What
has got it? What confidence is neces-
gary should man want to borrow ten
thousand dollars on real estate worth
twenty? What confidence is neces.
sary?


l want to say few words about
government. Government ought to
stand behind individuals in this respect,
and not before them. Government
pays higher rate of interest in gold,
than many Of the States allow, and the
borrower sells the gold for fourteen to
sixteen per cent. premium. Govern
ment ought also to pass law taxing
gold sales six per cent; remember all
these high rates of interest, all these
premiums, &C., &C., have to be paid
by the consumer.


We hear some people say, "give the
laboring man and mechanic work at
fair prices, and you will not hear talk
of haad timesl" There is where the
trouble comes from; it cannot be done,
put the money In circulation and then
it can and will be done. But if the en-
ployer cannot dispose of his goods of
manufactery to some profit, he will not
give employment; and let me say here,
if we had all the money in this coun-
try and Europe, and lock it up, it
would do us no good. Ten dollars in
circulation is better to the community
than one million locked up. But you
will probably say no one will loan
their money on the terms propose
four per cent. In reply, will say no
one will keep it on hand twelve hours,
after he can find safe place to invest
it; and let me tell you, capitalists will
lock for investments, and if they do
not like to loan at the above rates, let
them go into business with their
money; and every article we have to
purchase will be so much lower when
we do not have high interest to pay.


CIRCULATION
Year: 1876

The following were the receipts and shipments
Of the leading articles OF produce in this city
during the twenty-four hours ending at o'clock
On Saturday morning, and foE the corresponding
time last year:
Year: 1876

From the Lancet. .s. .


There is good reason to believe that dis
ease is occasionally disseminated through
the medium OF funerals. We have at least
one fairly authenticated instance in this
country of diphtheria being difused broad
cast through the crowding incidental, occa-
sonaIly, to the last ceremony. In
America this question is beginning
to receive much attention, and seve-
raj cases have been reported OF late
where the transmission OF the disease
from the corpse seemed highly probable.
The Suffolk District Medical Society sent
out four hundred circulars to medical prac-
titioners with view to ascertain the opin-
ion Of the profession on the alleged danger
Of permitting public funerals OF persons
who had died from diphtheria. Two hun
dred and thirty-nine answers were received.
or these one hundred and forty-three
writers express belief in the possible dan
ger of contagion at such funerals; seven
teen believe that there is danger from
funerals in the houses Of the dead, but
none in churches; twenty-nine fancy that
in the present state OF knowledge there is
no justification in prohibiting public fune-
rails; and eight record circumstances which
occurred in their own experience conhrma-
tory Of the proposition that peril may en-
sue, but the testimony these latter advance
is not quite satisfactory. The Society, after
due consideration, recommend that fune-
rails at the houses of those who have died
Of diphtheria should be private, owing to
possible exposure to the poison OF the dis
ease.
Year: 1876

Suspicion, Il lit lie of it, is most as
good as wisdom, but it is one of them
kind of diseases that men are not to
have small. 1t is like the measles
If they have it, they have it all
over.


a suspicious man is most always a
cunning man; and Il cunning man is
generally Il rogue.


What the happiness of a suspicious
man consists in | never could tell
1t is certainly not in friendship, for
he is afraid to trust his own brother;
it cannot be in conversation, for he
believes every man lies; nor in affec-
ton, for he looks upon the arjless-
ness, even Of children, as the germs
of fraud.


If man is born with this trait, it
is always the stoutest one he has got,
and about the only one, for suspicious
are like sheep sorrel, vinegary
weed, that runs every generous plant
out of the soil.


If man learns to be suspicious, it
only proves that he has been to bad
schools, where not much of anything
else was taught,


Nobody but fool would lay aside
all caution to undertake to go
through this world like lamb triSk-
ing his tail. but nobody but rogue
would learn any more suspicion than
he was actually obliged to.