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Year: 1876

A Burlington naturalist, last Sunday,
while investigating the causes and effect
of the poison Of wasp sting, nobly de-
termined to make Of himself martyr to
science, and accordingly, handed his
thumb TO an impatient insect he had
Gagged in q bottle. The wasp entered
into the martyr business with great
deal of spirit, and backed up to the
thumb with an abruptness which took
the scientist by surprise. He was so
deeply absorbed in the study of remedies
that he forgot to make any notes of the
other points in connection with stings,
but his wife wrote paragraph in his
notebook, for the benefit of science, to
the effect that the primary effect of a
wasp sting is abrupt, blasphemous and
terrific profanity, followed by an intense
desire, fairly amounting TO mania, fol-
ammonia, camphor and raw brandy.
Year: 1876

Tom Scribbles was bankers clerk,
On salary rather small,
SO that he seemed for ever short,
Though he was very tall.
OF handsome form and winning ways,
He loved TO cut dash
He kept the bankers cash accounts,
And often kept his cash.
One day the banker said to him.
Dear Sir, the thing is queer
And though I'm buying stock all day,
I've never much In store.
In fact know, beyond doubt,
With me you've been too free,
And as you give me drafts for checks,
I'll check your draughts on me.
You must have thought me very blind,
Your errors not to see
But took note OF you, and find,
You've taken notes Of me.
Your services need no more,
Yorr tricks will never do,
You long have made the change for me,
I'll make the change for you.
Another matter, sir, 1 feel


To speak Of would be right;
Although your habits are so loose,
They often make you tight.
And when you should be at your work,
With all your might and main,
The figures which you try to pen
Are all penned In your brain.
In hopes that you would alter, sir,
I've kept you here this long;
But though you do write well at times,
You're often doing wrong.
To tell the truth, can not now,
A word speak in your praise
Yet tits not strange took with you,
You have such taking ways.
You're at discount now, and
No interest take in you;
Your time is up-I'll not extend
You're more than overdue.
Alas for Scribbles, there he was,
OF friend and place bereft;
And as he could not stay and write,
He turned away and left.


-Indianapolis Herald
Year: 1876

The International Typographical
Union is making good progress in the
work of erecting monument to Horace
Greeley. The granite work of the base
will be com pleted by the middle of next
month, and the bronze figure IA colossal
bust) will be cast by the 1st OF Septem-
Der. The first proposal was to make
type-metal statue, and several thousand
pounds of old type were received for the
purpose, but il would not stand exposure
to the weather for any length of time.
The total contributions thus far received
toward the monument amount to $3,-
233.76,
Year: 1876

The New York courts hold that the
sender of postal card is responsible for
any chance publication of its contents,
Notwithstanding post-ofiice employees
are forbidden to communicate the con-
tents of such card. A libel, therefore,
written on a postal card is actionable,
they hold, if it accidentally falls into the
hands of any person other than the one
addressed.
Year: 1876

JAPANESE lacquer is said to be sub.
stance extracted from a tree. 1t grows
in the north of Japan, and the gum is
prepared and sent to all parts of the
country. 1t is rank poison while soft.
Many people cannot endure the smell,
or pass workshop without suffering. A
great deal of skill is required in making
the gum harden and set. When set it is
waterproof and perfectly harmless; it
stands heat, and is tough and hard.
Wood, leather, metal, and paper fabrics
take lacquer easily.
Year: 1876

go at that price to one At the present Ring rates
But if railroad companies choose to be selfish.
arbitrary, and short-sighted, the sooner they
cut their own threats the better for the pubic.
Year: 1876




RETRENcHMENr;-The Democratic
members Of Congress seem to be deter
mined to make retrenchment in the ex-
penses Of the government "a!l along
the line." Wherever an opportunity
is presented they take advantage of it,
and somebody's Office is made little
less valuable. Their latest attempt in
that direction is a resolution adopted by
the House Committee on Appropria-
tions to reduce the Presidents salary
to its old status-$25, 900. Unfortu-
nately, should bill to that effect be
passed by both Houses, and become a
law--that is if Grant did not veto tit
could not operate upon the present in
cumbent Of the White House on account
Of a Constitutional provision.
Year: 1876

q rough Jail, where were confined some
eighty or ninety prisoners. Some had
been convicted Of forgery, and some Of
embezzlemcnt. some of larceny. and
one, Palmer, of murder, who paid the
penalty shortly afterward, on the scaf-
fold. The greater portion of these un-
fortunate men once belonged TO the
horse-racing fraternity | bad seen
enough to con eince me that what the
old man told me was true: 1.-The only
men who bet on horse. racing were fools
and roughs.' % came out into the
street a wiser, if not better man,
than if had staged in the club-room
of the jockey ring


l think if the gentleman with the
big pocket book was as we'll acquainted
with the results of horse.racing as l
have been, and had the opportunity to
witness the destitution it invariably
brings without doing any good to any
body. he would not be surprised that the
red-faced old Englishman declined to
bet. and perhaps lose the little ihatch
be has left on his pate.


Although I have seen great many
race courses started in far more -four
ishing condition than the one at Mid
dletowD, and all come to grief for want
of supporters, yet the old mans maxim
is still fresh on my mind, and the sight
saw in the jockey club ring establish.
ment will ever prevent from betting on
horse races the


RED-FACED OLD ENGL1sHMAN.


I'VE give place to the above because
we believe every man should have the
privilege Of reply. Our English friend
however, appears to be laboring under
a mistake. The P. A. d P. Associa-
ton is by no means "horse racing So
ciety," and though racing on small
scale is joined with the exhibit of farm
products and stock. yet betting and
pool-selling are strictly. fol hidden by
the charter and rules of the Association
Every precaution has been taken to pre-
vent the evils of which the gentleman
complains and if men make covert bets
among themselves the Association is in
no way in fault and the betters have
only themselves to blame for their loss
es The communication. however, car
ries a wholesome morsl with it, and we
heartily commend it to the attention Of
our readers, especially to those disposed
to bst--on anything. A timely heed
to its notes of warning may save them
from many of the ills related therein.
They may not indeed fall to the felon's
cell or reach the murderer's scaffold,
but they run dangerous risk of losing
their property and reducing themselves
aud those dependent upon them to much
distress and want, besides greatly cor
rupting their own morals and injuring
their credit and standing in the COM
munities in which they reside.
Year: 1876

The New York Sun hits the nail on
the head in the following; "The ques-
tion Of questions before this Congress is
retrenchment and reform. 1t comes
home to every mans fireside, and ap-
plies with equal force to the great ope-
rations of government. All the elec-
tions for two years past have greatly
turned upon that issue and the Demo-
Gratis are largely indebted for their
present majority to its advocacy. The
committee on appropriations will do well
to make haste slowly, and to guard
every point as they 60 on The coun-
try is with them"
Year: 1876

A TIMELY HINr-Under this cap
tion several Of our county papers have
been commenting upon recent letter
from Samuel Townsend about the arrest
and Imprisonment Of petty thieves and


filing up the Jail with them. The
case Of "a poor colored man" is cited
eho stole bucket Of coal, was arrest.
Year: 1876

At the special request Of number Of
Senator Bayard's personal and political
friends, we publish, though late, the
full text of his address made at the
banquet given by the Democratic club
Of Philadelphia at the Girard House on
the 9Th inst. 1t is an admirable ad-
dress and commends itself to the atten-
ton of all our readers.
Year: 1876

THE World notes with evident sat
isfaction that Grant has not Withdrawn
from the third term track as was re-
ported 1t says: "Grant's friends are
at work showing that his nomination is
a necessity to the party, for the reason
that he is. as they claim, the only man
who can keep the negro vote of the
South from leaving the party"
Year: 1876

William Whitaker Barry, a London
lawyer who was an enthusiastic pedestrian,
and had written several books about his re-
markable tours afoot, was last fall lost in
the mountains of the Tyrol. He registered
at hotel at Krimme, and said that he was
going to walk over the apex of the noun
tain, 5000 feet high, to Kasern, on the
other side. The path which he took is only
used in summer, and at that time the
weather was cold and snow was falling. He
wore thin clothing, and, under all the cir
cumstances, the exploit was foolhardy in the
extreme. On the way up the mountain be
met shepherd who was coming down, and
who tried to dissuade him from going any
further but, although darkness was gather
ing, snow storm was commencing, and at
least five hours Of fast walking would be
required to take him TO his destination, he
persisted in his attempt. He was never
seen after that, nor has his body been found,
although extensively searched for.
Year: 1876

To enable our readers to comprehend At
. glance the general result Of the vote
throughout the Union for President we have
prepared the following recapitulation table,
showing the electoral vote by States, made
mp from the latest figures and estimates re-
ceived up TO the hour Of going to press with
this edition (2:S0A- M Fuller returns NAV
vary this to some extent. but in the main -
opine it will be found reliable
Year: 1876

DURING visit to San Xavier in the ear ly part of the week We noticed that while The upper portions of the old Mis- sion church, are as compact and firm KS when built, the walls near the ground are being worn away slowly but surely and that the front fence for a considerable distance is supported by only thin lay Ter of mortar. Nothing will cause more certain and comnlete ruin to the notable old building than this eating away of the foundation. A single days work in & month would be amply sufficient to stop tue decay and keep the structure strong and permanent. This church, the finest of its kind probably in the United States, belongs not to Tucson alone, but to th, whole Pacific coast, and it would be more than a shame if anything should destroy il that could be prevented so easily. We sincerely trust that those in whose charge the church rests will favorably regard thi, suggestion.
Year: 1876

Tucson has this week been visited by Mr. Geo. II. Rice, representative Of the Southern Pacific Railway Company. he having arrived on Tuesday and remained until yesterday afternoon, when he lefl for other Arizona towns to the north and west. He left san Francisco Novem Der II. and went via Mazatian, La Paz, Guaynas and Yuma. His instructions directed an inquiry into all the important subjects which bear upon railway buSi- ness, and especially those of present and future support for B completed road. This tural and stock resources, as also what ever diiiiculues lie in the way Of each; merchandising now with the outlook .Or such trade; the general feeling oi the people upon the subject of speedy railway connection with the Pacific coast; To look at the general surface Of the country so as to form 9 judgment as Co where road should run across Arizona; and in gen eral to SD post himself sS to be able to an swer quite explicitly and reliably all ques- tions that the directory Of The company may ask him.

 MT. Rice k authorized to say that the road will reach the Colorado by February 1877; that it will come tO Yuma; that Il will cross .his Territory and it is believed al an early day, but just when will largely depend upon the resources O; the Territo- " and The assistance The company may reasonably ask. The road Is now within ll5 miles of Yuma and everything is ready for active and immediate advance work save the steel rails now six weeks over due from Europe. On arrival, tracklaying will at once commence and the river be reached as soon as that remarkably ener- getic company can do it.

 Mir. Rice is active and no doubt a. thorough Hs any man can be in the time allotted him for this trip. That he iS IL led for such important investigations will not be doubted by any who comes in con tact with him. We are not authorized to give any of his impressions. but feel safe in saying that his expectations and there fore those Of the company are fully met and believe that his report will not only be highly valuable to the company hn also 10 thls Territory. The very fact thai he is necessarily cautious, will add 10 the value of whatever he may say Of a favorable character His presence in Inc capacity outlined, k ihe most encUurag- ing Of all oui many railroad prospects, and seems to ioretell the early and business inspiring whistle Of the iron horse in Arizona.
Year: 1876

THE pubic generally and especially the prospectOr aud the miner should read Lord N Williams to days advertisement Of the receipt Of fresh supply Of the best Condensed milk, which can be bought from them as low as in New York.
Year: 1876

A poor, weak thing is the body Of
an oyster. apparently incapable of do
ing anything at all. Yet, what mar
velous house he builds around his del


icate frame. When an oyster is first
born, he is a very simple, delicate dot,
as il were, and yet he is born with
two shells upon him. For some un-
known reason he always fixes himself
upon his round shell, never by his fiat
shell, and. being once fixed, he begins
to grow-but he only grows in sum
mer. Inspect an oyster closely and it
will be seer that it is marked with
distinct lines. AS the rings we OBJ
serve in the section of a trunk of a
tree denote years of growth, so do the
markings on an oyster shell tell us
how many years he has passed in his
.'bcd" at the bottom of the sea. The
way in which an oyster grows his
shell is a pretty sight. have watched
it frequently. The beard of an oyster
is not only his breathing organ, i. c,
his lungs, but also his feeding organ,
by which he conveys his food TO his
complicated mouth, with its four lips.
When the warm, calm days OF June
come the oyster opens its shell, and,
by means of his beard begins building
au additional story to his house. This
hc does by depositing very, very fine
particles of carbonate of lime till at
last they form a substance as thin as
silver paper, and exceeding fragile.
Then he adds more, till at last the
new shell is as hard as the old shell.
When oysters are growing their shells
they must be handled very, carefully,
as the new growth of shell will cut
like broken glass, and a wound on the
finger from an oyster shell is often
V ry poisonous. sds H.t .5.. lEaa'
Year: 1876

Hamburg, although. for aught know
he had heard of it, though it was hard
ly possible, for his letter is dated on
the very day this transaction took
place at Hamburg. He says not one
word about these various occurrences
which the Senator from Indiana has
been accustomed to bring to the atten-
ton of the country so often and SO
forcibly, and so earnestly. -saeA
Year: 1876

than reality. Instead of following any Of
the approved methods of self-immolation,
this inventive suicide determined to behead
himself. He procured proper cutting IN
strument; suspended it, guillotine fashion;
arranged a system Of supports connected
with cord placed in such proximity to
lighted candle that in a certain time the
flame would cause the axe to fall and final
ly lay down with his neck directly under
the knife, burying his face in towels stepped
in chloroform. Everything came about ex-
acty as planned by the artist, and when Mr..
Moore was sought by his friends his body
was found to be in two parts, the impro-
vised guillotine having done it's work as
perfectly as he desired.


The horror of this recital is 80 set off by
wonder that man, sane or insane, should
conceive and execute such deed, as to lose
much Of its tragic force. 1t will not
do to deny that Moore was crazy
because of the thought and intelligent care
shown in all his preparations, for madmen
have, in many cases, been remarked for
their especial intellectual shrewdness. AS
a matter of fact we believe it is admitted
that all suicides are not necessarily insane,
and the significance of the case of this
self-beheader is the GOODNESS with which
he devised his novel method, and made
every calculation, even to the end, unassist-
ed. Can any man in the full, natural con-
dition, imagine the feelings of Moore
as he moved about his CHASTITY work at
last, everything ready,-when he lay him
down under the ghstenlng knife,-what
then WAS the feeling of this lonely crea-
ture? Was 1t fear, or relief, or hope?
Year: 1876

Suicide has always been problem and
from all that we can see must always re-
main one, and yet there is constant de-
sire to speculate upon it. Like many an
other matter connected with mans being.
the question seems never to grow old, how
ever often it is discussed, for while all NAV
be agreed upon the worthlesaness to society
of the individual who thus shirks his re-
sponsibihties to it, there is kind, of fascina-
tion in the thought of deliberately welcom-
ing the life beyond. That the assumption
of bravery by the suicide is mere fallacv is
well understood by every right minded per-
son. On the contrary the suicide is the rep
resentaEive coward, tho man of all others
whom the healthy mind gives the .unenvia-
BILE distinction of fearing to face the re
buffs and disappointments which in great
er or less extent are in store for every per-
son who passes the portals of child
hood. Aud yet too great confidence
in this matter is not desirable, for it is
quite impossible for any one to say whether
he will continue strong against the miser-
les Of life to the end. Many wretched
suicide has, in happier days, inveighed
these uumanly takings-off as strongly as
his fellows, never dreaming that his own
time of fatal weakness might come. Sure
ly, charity was never more worthy Of hu-
manity than in rejecting upon this pitifuI
lapse of man from the high estate designed
by his maker.


But whether We join in the popular
notion that every man who commts suicide
is at the time insane, or whatever view be
taken of the subjec, such case as the
self-murder of Mr.. Moore IN Indiana. re-
Gently, must be allowed to be one Of the
very straugest incidents Of the day, and to
be entitled to more than the summary at.
tention which, in view of their frequency,
is given to this class of cases. The un.
happy person referred to took the most
deliberate and ingenious mean.
Of getting rid OF an existence
which he assumed cost more than it wal
worth. His preparations to this end seen
more like nightmare Or fever dream
Year: 1876

The pieing Of two of cur pages, yesterday
afternoon, was a most inopportune occur
renee, but did not prevent our printing the
news from Cincinnati. AS fast as the most
important dispatches came they were
worked up and given to the waiting and
anxious public in advance of any other civ
paper, and in the seven successive additions
which were put to press the whole story
was told, save the nomination for Vice
President, which was received at too late an
hour for us to handle in our crippled condi-
tion. Wilmington was as well supplied with
the news as any other cities distant from
Cincinnati aud for this the pubic, as well
as ourselves, are under obligations to the
Western Union Telegraph Co., who fur
nished the result of the ballots in advance
Of the press and even special reports. The
messengers were noble helps to the news
papers in the promptitude with which they
delivered the kilograms, and this recogni-
ton of their labors is due.
Year: 1876

As reporter passed a North Hill
schoolhouse yesterday, says the Burling-
ton Hawkeye, a studious-looking lad
emerged from one of the doors with a
worried expression of countenance and
ambled round to the rear of the build
ing, closely followed by a companion
who popped from behind the fence. The
two sought retired nook where the
studious lad backed up against the wall
and reaching his hand behind him into
that department of a boys clothing
that is patched next after his knees, he
drew forth heavy buckskin init and
again another. As he readjusted his
deranged garments he WINGED trifle,
and rubbing little lower down on his
anatomy gave vent to the remark,
They're pretty good, Jenny, but he
missed 'em seven times"
Year: 1876

to put it on the stove. Then, when the
milk gradually approaches the boiling
point, she must pour into it the acetic
acid and the alkali, and when these in
gradients are thoroughly mixed, she will
find that the milk has separated into
coagulations of Olein and casein. If the
milk is pure, no water to speak of will
be found in the can; but if it has been
watered there will be large deposit of
water. Thus she can infallibly tell if
the milkman is honest, or if he is addict
ed to adulterations, and in the latter
case she will of course have nothing
further to do with him. This plan is so
simple, and so perfectly satisfactory,
that Professor Doremus deserves the
thanks of the public for bringing it to
their notice.


Still it may occur to some persons
that when milk has been submitted to
the acid and alkali test it will not be in
precisely the best condition for use. Our
curiosity as to its degree of purity will
be satisfied when we see it separated in
to coagulations of olein and casein, but
when we proceed to make coffee with
olein, or to mix pancakes with casein,
the result will be decidedly unsatisfac-
tory. 1t is very delightful to be told
how to separate milk into cOagulations,
but it still remains to be told how we
are to reconvert the coagulation into
milk again. 1t is by no means certain
that milkman, whose can of milk we
may have thus separated into its COM
ponent parts, may not insist upon dam
ages, while if we buy milk of him first,
and test it afterward, we accomplish
nothing, except the mere qualification
of our curiosity. The more one re-
fleets upon Professor Doremus' test, the
more evident does it become that its
employment necessarily spoils the milk,
whether the latter be pure or impure.
But it would be unfair to find fault with
him on that account. All he intended
to do was to supply us with an infallible
test of the purity of milk. UnquestiOna-
bly, he has done so, and it is not his con-
Germ if people do not like to have their
milk brought on the table in the shape
of coagulated olein and casein.