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Year: 1876

The Housekeeper. says: There is more to
be learned about pouring out tea and cof-
fee than lnost ladies are willing to believe.
IF those decoctions are made at the table,
which is by far the best way, they require
experience, Judgment and exactness if
they are brought on the table ready made,
it still requires judgment SO to apportion
them that they shall prove sufficient in
quantity for the family party, and that the
elder members shall have the stronger cup.
Often persons pour out tea who, not being
at all aware that the first cup is the weak
est, and that the tea grows stronger as you
proceed, bestow the poorest cup upon the
greatest stranger, and give the strongest
to very young member of the family who
would have been better off without any.
Where several cups of equal strength are
wanted you should pour little into each,
then 90 back, inverting the order as you


fill them up, and the strength will be ap-
portioned properly. This is SO well under
stood in Egnland that an experienced pour
er Of tea waits till all the cups OF the com


pany are returned to her before she ILLS
any a second time, that all may share i
alike.
Year: 1876

A CHAMELEoN's ToILET.-Young Tiff
any's chameleon shed its skin this morning.
When my attention was first called to it,
thought it was an imposture-for the
little reptile looked just as if it had on a
little night-gown of fine lavender-colored
muslin. tied or tucked in at the neck and
top of the tail. This strange garment
gradually parted in openings. While this
process was going on, the chameleon,
which was on the floor, and had thread
tied around it, held at one end by Willie
Tiffany, would very unexpectedly and sud-
denly make vigorous little rushes and darts
across the floor, to the length of it's string,
and to the great discontinue of the ladies,
who were gathered around it, watching
the shedding process. On such occasions
the ladies would run screaming to corner
of the roora-the suddenness and rapidity
of the small varmint's" movements
whenever he started, seemed to deprive


them of all presence of mind. The ehame-
leon got hold of what he could of this cast
off garment and tried to swallow it. Upon
examining segments Of tho cast skin under


magnifying glass, it was seen to be full


of perfectly circular holes, arranged in the


most regularly and orderly manner, and
texture resembled that of q crown of .


bonnet, though not quite SO close. Hart
ford Times Florida Letter.
Year: 1876

How GAMBETTA LOST HIS EYE.-A pas
sage in the New Testament says: If
thine eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast
it from thee.' Leon Gambetta, the in
vineible republican agitator, is said to have
deliberately destroyed his left eye when he
was a boy at school, if not exactly in
obedience to the divine command, yet
because he disliked to study the language
in which the mandate was originally writ
ten. Gambetta hated Greek, and did his
utmost to get excused from studying it.
But when he found that his entreaties were
Of no avail with his father, he threatened
to destroy his vision. Gambetta pere, a
stern. resolute man, who deemed it wise
fathers duty to thwart the whims OF an
obstinate boy, was immovable, and he told
Leon he could pluck out his eyes it he
chose, not, of course, supposing for one
moment the possibility Of such thing.
Enraged at this wholly unexpected answer,
Young Gambetta tore his left eye from its
socket, and informed his father that his
right eye should go to keep company with
the left if there was no other way of escape
from the study of the hated language


Happily for France, lis father, recognizing


the indomitable viii of his own, at once
yielded the point.
Year: 1876

emily it would have been had the
relation of the parties been reversed,
and the woman the criminal instead
of the man. The chances are, in
a case Of that kind, that the man,
even if he had been the cause Of
committing the crime, would have
deserted her in the last extremity,
and left her to bear her disgrace
alone, and probably have felt Sc
cret JOY that he was able to place
the blame all on her. But then,
man can't be blamed; lis old fore
father, Adam, set him the example
years ago.
Year: 1876

Our Cofees are all roasted
and ground on our premises.
Our ground COfiees are cut up
in a Steel Mill. which Rranu-
lates them without powder
iug, and are. in consequence,
free from dust. Only fine
favored Cofees are used By
Us for grinding.


Our Roasted Coffee trade Is
constantly increasing, owing
TO the fact that all our Coffees
are carefully selected for their
body and fine flavor, and as
we roast in the best style Of
the art, using our own Water
Power, and roasting three
times a week, they are always
fresh and fragrant when sold.
WAT. DEAN IL CO.,


1s9 Poplar st.
Year: 1876

TRAITS OF THE SHARK.-When all
the blubber and fat has been removed
from the carcass of the whale by the
Trinidad fishermen, it is usually towed
out, and allowed TO drift with the current
as bait for shark, while large canoes,
filled somewhat in the style of whaleboat,
follow 1t, TO harpoon any of those fish
that may come within range. Shaking
is rather good sport in itself, and is at
the same time very renumerative, on ac-
count of the quality Of oil that may be
obtained from the liver. The shark ia
killed much in the same way es the whale,
being first harpooned and then lanced till
1t was exhausted, after which its liver is
cut out and placed in the boat.


The liver is four or five feet long, and
large one will give as much as fifteen
or sixteen gallons Of oil. Though sharks
In these parts are numerous, yet accidents
while bathing, or even when boats are
swamped at sea, are rare and they will
not touch a human being, even when in
water alongside whale that is cut ND.
Several instances are we'll authenticated
where persons have thus fallen amono
them and escaped injury, the shark pre-
ferring the blubber and flesh of the whale
TO human flesh. No doubt if the person
Immersed was wounded, so as TO cause
blood 10 How, sharks would eat him as
readily as the whale. When in great
numbers they will eat one of their own
kind that has been severely wounded,
and on such occasions rush at the BODY
80 hereely as To force IL above the surface.
Year: 1876

Too LIBERAL.-The Austin ReDeIte
relates the following;


" A young gentleman of this city ac-
companied young lady to church last
Sunday evening, and when the contri-
button plate was handed around, he
thought he would be high-toned and
with ar airof oh, I've got money to throw
at the birds, he chucked ten dollar
piece into tho plate. The next day be-
ing Monday and 'steamer-day,' his
washer woman spoke a little piece to
him, and he found that he needed some
money in his business the grafton of his
laundress convinced him that she must
have coin. SO no went to the deacon,
or vestryman, or whatever the collecting
official OF the church is called, and told
him he had made mistake. He said he
had dropped tendolar piece into the
plato in mistake for quarter, and he
asked for S9.75 change. The deacon
told him he was sorry but their were no
draw backs in that church and the lib
eral young man was obliged to sell his
Pictou at sacrifice in order to appease
the angry feelings Of the lady who does
mp his linen"
Year: 1876

THE provident Indian covers his hat
with dirty handkerchief to protect it
from the snow. The improvident In
dian hasn't got either hat or handker
chief. The provident Indian is the one
that is successful at poker. When the
red man CANDLES he plays for all that's
out. AS the boys" say, he's blooded;"
and when luck is against him he plays
OIL hat, coat, boots, horse, wife, every
thing. When he has had run of bad
luck and the weather IS as severe as that
OF to-day he lays down behind wood
pile and takes his solemn oath that he
Will never touch another card as long as
he lives, but soon RECEIVERS from bis fit of
dependency and hunts n job to earn
money with which to again WOO the tickle
Reese RiUer ReUetuc.
Year: 1876

Yesterday morning Burlington lady
who lives out on West hill, was moved,
by reading the "city lyric" on the sub
ject, to 60 down into the cellar and see
how the moisture was. She did not go
down, however, for the water was there
before her and had been there all night
and had driven the rats out TO higher
ground, like the poor people in Happy
hollow. She had not more than opened
the door when great rat sprang between
her dress and pet-oh-ur-oh-skirt,
and scrambled up TO an kneasy resting
place. The next instant the lady had
him in her nervous grasp, holding dress,
skirt and rat with desperate grip, de-
spite the wriggling and squriming Of the
rodent. And back into the kitchen she
went and the matinee opened. The lady
is good church member and has never
taken lesson in dancing in her life, but
she waltzed across the kitchen and gal
loped through the sittiDg-room and
polkad back into the kitchen where
she jigged and shufiled and pirouotted,
never missing a step and furnishing her
own music all the time, while her sister
and three children ran afrer her Shrek
ing and wailing for help under the i'm
preston that she had gone mad, and be-
seeching her to tell what was the matter
She told them, at last, when the orches.
ira was out of breath, and when she told
them they all shrieked in chorus and rar
out Of the room, but returned, climbed
upon the table and begged her TO turi
the rat loose. Perish the thought, she
said. In all her wild dance, while striv
ing to quiet her nerves, she had clung t.
that rat. 1t had caused her too mucl
fright TO escape now. She held on t.
him as the Democratic party hold on tC
Belknap, and she wasn't going to let &c
of him till the heaGsman was ready. A
council of war determined that the bes
way to kill the rat was TO put him in +
bag and pound or drown him. Tn,
lady ordered the galleries cleared, anC
then, with many shrieks and trembling
but determined hands, she emptied Tho
rat into the bag her sister had given her
and called in the family. When the
house was again in session, the rat was
chased into corner of the bag, the lady
who had captured II put her foot on the
bag TO keep him in his place, and hel
sister poising the heavy poker over tho
rat, took good aim, raised the poker higl
above her head, shut her eyes and avert
ed her head, so that she might not SCI
the carnage, and then, summoning al
her strength, struck the deadly blow
A loud, piercing scream that curdled thu
blood with the intensity of its agony
followed the blow, and as the executionel
opened her eyes she beheld the untortun
rat catcher ar the other end of the room
seated on the floor, swaying to and fro
nursing her bruised and beaten foot
while the rat, greatly frightened by TIN


noise, ran out of the bag, jumped on tn


baby's head, scared it into conyulsions
leaped from the baby on to the table
Topped into crock of butter, scrambled
through pan Of milk, jumped off the Ia
BILE on to the window-sill, and then raj
under the house 10 conceal its emotion
| -BuTlinqtOn HdUk- EUe
Year: 1876

AN up town man, who believes in self
Improvement, suggested to his wife re-
Gently that they should argue some oues-
ton frankly and freely every evening,
and try to learn more of each other
The question for the first night happened
10 De, whether woman could be ex
pected to get along without Spring hat.
and he took the affirmative but when he
was last seen, he had climbed up into the
lfter him. Wy
Year: 1876

Much has been said about the 60
ahead-itiveness Of the Western people,
but there is many man in the region OF
Chica go who has been known to stop
short in the midst Of an important job
just to watch an Illinois girl tying to
climb hay stack. -ByoohiyR argus.
Year: 1876

The intelligent juryman has turned up
in Cincinnati. This is the latest, as
vouched for by the gazette: " We, the
Jury, find that the said Louis Fillman
came to his death by shot accidentally
went off by himself by killing cat by
shooting the same and when she was not
dead instantly by striking the cat with
the breach of the gun and the load dis
charged itself"
Year: 1876

A GENTLEMAN in this city has a pair
OF pantal oons which were worn by one
Of his ancestors hundred years ago.
They are made of home-spun cloth except
the seat, which is OF thick leather. 1t
is inferred from this that the original
owner was book agent. Noroich Butte
fil
Year: 1876

TASTES are constantly changing. The
girl who had no appetite for onions at
d'nner-time can be seen actively engaged
before large dish full after the young
man has taken his departure at night.
Year: 1876

A MAN has been found who does not
complain at the laws delays. lie lives
IN house which is the subject Of law
suit and, having been ordered by both
hugants to pay no rent to the other, he
hopes the contest may continue for years.
Year: 1876

I'll should die tonight.
My friends would look upon my quiet face
Before they laid it in its resting place,
And deem that death had left 1t almost fair ;
And laying snow-white flowers against my


hair


Would smooth it down with fearful tenderness,
And fold my hands with lingering caress-
Poor hands SO empty and so cold tonight
If should die tonight,
My friends would call to mind, with loving


thought,
Some kindly deed the icy hand had wrought;
Some gentle word the frozen lips had said;
Errands on which the willing feet had sped
The memory of my selfshness and pride,
My hasty words, would all be laid aside;


And so l should be loved and mourned
tonight


If should die tonight,
Fen hearts estranged would turn once more


to me,


Recalling other days remorsefully;
The eyes that chill me with averted glance
Would look upon me as Of yore, perchanco,
And soften in the old familiar way
For who would war with dull, unconscious


clay


So might rest, forgave by all, tonight


Oh friends pray tonight,
Keep not your kisses for my dead, cold brow
The way is lonely-let me feel them now;
Think gently of me I; | am trayel-worn
My falterlng feet are pierced by many thorn
Forgive, o hearts estranged-forgive, L plead!
When dreamless rest is mine, l shall not need
The tenderness for which long tonight
Year: 1876

MINE SoLD.-The mine known as the Me- KiAnon & Goodwin, on the War Eagle ledge Peck District, was sold on Saturday last by Rod San Francisco, for S15,OO0 in gold coin The money was paid, decd made and recorded on Saturday, and the parties to the transaction started out on Sunday to make a transfer of the property. We understand it is MT. Goes inten- ton to sink 200 feet on the mine immediately, after which he will decide what to do next. This thine consists of a thousand feet along the War Eagle, and has been worked for two or three years by McKnnon and Goodwin as gold mine by arrastra process, and has always yielded good pay. So that now with the proceeds of this sale added to their earnings in the past gives them quite handsome stake. l. is be-

 cved that the War Eagle is an extension of one of the Peek series, and that at depth sufficient to bring them to level with the Peck they will find it to be a silver mine of great richness. The gold mines of all this region prone to run into silver when the water level is reached, though this may be an exception to the rule, as in other cases the silver ores have been sulphu- ret in character whereas the Peck and the Another party was hard on the heels of Mr. Coe, intending to purchase this mine, which is con- sidered by mining men cheap bargain at the price, but arrived two days too late. We had talk with McKinnon, on Sunday morning, and he informed us that he and Goodwin had other ground ou the same ledge which they propose to develop, and which may prove as good as that they have sold.
Year: 1876

Chicago. March S.-The Tribune's Wash ington special says the friends of Orville Grant assert that there is no justification for connecting his name with the sale of post traderships in the West, and that he was never interested directly or indirectly with any of the traderships except the Indian leadership at Fort Peck, Dakota, which he voluntarily gave up a year ago, after losing several thousand dollars. Orville Grant de- nies, in the most positive manner, that he was ever party to the disposal of any tra- derships, but affirms that he attended solely to his own legitimate business, which had become so unprofitable that he was glad to surrender it to others at a loss of nearly all the capital invested. Grant says he is ready for the most searching investigation by a picked committee of Democratic members of Congress.
Year: 1876

Coop FRIDAY AND EASTER SUNpAY-It will hardly be necessary to notify Christian con- munity that this is Good Friday, day of Especial fasting during Passion week in commemor ation of the sufferings of the Savior that day after tomorrow will be Easter Sunday, the day in which is coIumemorated Christ's resurrection from the dead
Year: 1876

We have been trying for year 10 get ihe time |of the smiling of steamers from San Francisco |fcr the month of the Colorado, for publication

 Rs an accommodation to shippers here, and have

 Failed, but will make another effort. Nothing seould be sent over the telegraph line Press sdispatch that would be of more importance to |khe business community, and yet the operator at San Diego appears to be entirely oblivious to <this important matter
Year: 1876

So great is the excitement over the recent discoveries at Pikes Peak, and so rich all the country thereabouts, that citizen of Colorado Springs, as a joke, reduced a stone jug in mortar, carried the powder to an as- sayer, and was much surprised to find the jug yielded at the rate of ST S2 to the ton. The assayer is evidently determined not to let the new district suffer for want of favora- ble reports.
Year: 1876

Remember Dr. Magruder's Sale to-Eorrow. Another such chance will not occur soon to buy at auction such choice lot of goods. Ambu- lances will be around town 10 take the ladies and all others who wish to attend the Sale.
Year: 1876

THERE is great waste Of sentiment
Just now over this amnesty business. 1t is
of but little consequence whether JEFF.
Davis is pardoned or not so far as it con-
Germs him or any one else Of this genera
ton The Union-loving people can afford
10 forgive everybody now in their strength
ard the exuJcrance ofthcir joy over the cen.
tCnnial of tho birth of the nation. But this
is n0t the question TO be considered. What
we should inquire into now is the effect of
i general amnesty upon the stability of
our Republican institutions in the future
What kind al Republic will we have in
1876 If we GO on allowing officers in the
army and members Of both houses of
Congress and civil service officers to plot
treason against the Government to which
they have sworn allegiance, and when
that treason is ripe let them resign their
positions and quietly go over and take up
arms against US and fight US as
long as they can, and then return
once more to their old places?
Can we expect a Government to be
lasting toward which we exact no more re-
spect than this? Is not such conduct
making of this popular form Of government
of ours a mere toy, q plsything? No man
who yielded to the voice and entered the
service of treason, while under the oath to
serve the Government OF the United
States, ought ever to have had his disabili-
ties SO removed as TO permit him to resume
his old position f.hOnor. trust and profit
under the Government. This general re-
moval of disabilities does not attach the
slightest odium to treason, unless it is
coupled with the conditions Of request for
pardon and the oath OF allegiance. These
conditions should precede all amnesties.
But officers in the army and navy and
members of Congress should have been ex-
cepted even from these conditions. What
guarantees have we that the same game
will not be tried again at the first favor
able opportunity! None in the world.
Now, in all seriousness, we ask if this is
not making the Government of the United
States too cheap? What will be the i'm
preston made by this amnesty record upon
the minds OF the next generation in regard
to the crime of treason? What penalty at
tachcs TO il? Disfranchisement for ten
years! An expenditure of one million of
lives and ten thousand millions of treasure,
and no odium, no capital punishment. 1t
is saltogether too cheap.
Year: 1876




The Hon. L. Q. c. Lamar spoke in the hall
of the Honse of Representatives last evening.
His address was filled with the usual Demo-
cratic abuse Of the Republican Administra-
ton, both State and Federal. The Democ-
racy were given large share of praise for
their noble and heroic action in the recent
election, and then just complimented on gene
raj principles. The Senator explained his eulogy
on the death of Hon. Charles Sumner. He said
that when he first took his seat in Congress he
saw that his situation as Southern Represent
atiye was a delicate and difficult one. The
people of the North suspected the motives of
the South, and no Southern man could reach
the Northern ear. Just at this time bril-
liant Northern man, one dear to the Northern
people, departed this life, and it occurred to
him that while the Northern heart was shaded
and soitened with sorrow he might deliver
message Of sympathy from the South and at the
same time establish her in the affection of the
North. lie meant every word he spoke on that
occasion. Charles Summer ina gined he was act
Year: 1876

THERE are some Southern Republicans
in the House who feel compelled by their
past record to vote for universal amnesty,
including jeff Davis. But they do not
feel compelled to assist the Democrats in
DISTINGUISHING and degrading the Republi-
can side of the House by refusing to them
universal amnesty. The rules of the
House are rigid and plain. The custom of
the majority has been to accord to the
minority the right Of amendment. No
bill passed within the past fifteen years ex-
cluded amendment; but now it is proposed
by a Democratic majority to exclude the
minority from that right, and the Southern
Republicans do not propose now to lose
their identity in the House by yielding it.
Mr.. Randall may as well understand,
then, that he can have vote on his bill
if he will yield the privilege to the minor
ity Of voting on an amendment. If he
declines this he will find his two-thirds
vote 4 rough and rugged hone.
Year: 1876

THE New York Sun says the notorious
Oklakoma job" has been introduced into
Congress again, "and it is safe to say that
ian opening for land grab will be found
concealed among its provisions. If the
Pirate of the Press will point out that
"Iand grab we will give it prominent
placc,
Year: 1876

Chill and Henderson are how talked of as
available Democratic personages for the Pres
idcntial nomination. "Andersonyille and legal
impudence." A pretty pair Of political birds
a very pretty pair.


In Ohio if a man trips over a awheelbarrow in
a race for a street-car and rolls along the
paving for a rod or so, bringing up against
hitching post, or swears, he is fined $50. This
seems little too high.


\ large pond of water in Alabama recently
disappeared with loud rumble, and left moth
ing but a hole through which the water
poured. A detective is hiding near the en-
trance watching for Tweed.


The New Haven Jo'ptml says that the Demo-
Gratis in the House are having an up-Hill-job
of it, which is very pldac, and will incline
them not to be quite so precipitate in their
Hill-arity over their supposed strength.


The more the authorities investigate the
dynamite horror tine stronger is the evidence
adduced that the city of Boston met her terri
BILE fate by this fell destroyer through the
iendish scheme of the inhuman Thomas.


If the young man who smokes one cigar a
day will cave the amount in one hundred
years he will have one hundred dollars, and
can marry that girl and settle down to the
quiet enjoyment of domestic bliss. All that
it will require is 4 little patience, you know.


Spain intends to grant amnesty to many of
her felons on the occasion Of the anniversary
of King Alfonso's entry into Madrid. While
she is doing this We suggest the idea of send
ing BurrieI, the Cuban butcher, in exile to fill
one Of the vacancies that will be created by
this amnesty.


Mr.. Blaine requested that if there were any
Democrats in the House who had been ILL
treated in Northern prisons they arise