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Year: 1876

4 queer case of mistaken identity has
| Just come to light which curioaslv illus
trates how little reliance can be placed
upon the Identification of bodies found
IN the water, even by those who are sup
posed to know them well. On the 7th
Of June a body was found in the water
near Faughn's Bridge, which connects
the city of Portland, Me-. with the neigh
bor aS peninsIlli of Cape Elizabeth a
stone weighing about fifty pounds was
| fastened around the neck, and altogether
it looked like a case Of foul play, III spite
of the verdict of suicide which was given
by the coropor's jury. The clothes and
general appearance Indicated that the
body was that Of II sea-faring man, and
it WAS thou3h5 by some to be the body
of Capt. Bort. 3. Gordon, who had been
missing since he sailed from Portland,
Me, i'll the previous September His
wife was sent for from Greenwich, NH.
and she identified the body as that of
her husband, and it was buried in the
family lot.


But there were people who clung to
the belief that Captain Gordon was not
dead, and reports became current in
Portland that he had been seen on board
a vessel in New York, subsequent to tie
finding OF the body at Yaughn's Bridge.
The matter was Investigated by New
York newspaper reporter, and the result
was that the supposed dead and buried
Captain Gordon was found alive and
well on the schooner Nellie e. Sawyer,
where he filed the position of mate.


According to his story, there is some
family difficulty at the bottom which
has caused lis long absence from his
faEily. He sailed for St. Martins year
ago, and returned to Portland in Sep
tenber. He says that his wife had
squandered or made away with his prop
erty, and had left him several hundred
dollars in debt lie made no attempt to
see her, but sailed in the Nellie f Saw
yer for Philadelphia. There he was ta-
ken sick and went to the Marine Hospi-
tai AS he did not recover, he went to
Cuba and nearly died on the passage
While in Havana he lad an attack Of
ship fever, and when he recovered sailed
for Mobile. On the passage he was
wrecked on Chambers Island. Reach
ing New Orleans he went into the hospi-
tai and reached New York about two
weeks ago, where he first heard Of his
supposed death and burial, which he
says is q ''p1it up job on the part of his
WIFE His wife identified the hndy hy
11cu1ls of u sour Oh The shoulder He
says he had no such scar and that il was
done to get rid of him. During his alb
sence he had written twice to his wife,
and now he says he is going to New
Hampshire to see her.
Year: 1876

INVISIBLE INE.-The most curious of
all kinds of invisible ink is that from
cobalt. 1t is very singular phenome-
non that the figures traced out with this
ink may be made to disappear and reap
pear with pleasure. This property is
peculiar to ink obtained from cobalt, for
all the other kinds are at first invisible,
until some substance has been applied
to them reappear; but when once they
have reappeared they remain. 4 very
pleasing experiment is produced by the
following Dissolve cobalt into nitro
1Ilslriatic acid then take drawing rep
resenting winter scene, the trees ap-
pearing devoid Of leaves, etc, put On
the leaves with this ink, and when held
to the fire the drawing will appear IN
all the verdure of spring.
Year: 1876

A sure shot for potato bugs is to
take paper of fne-cut tobacco, put it
in a hogshead and fill up with water.
Then catch what bugs you want, tie .
few bricks to their necks and drop
them in it.
Year: 1876

Would man frequently calculate
his income and expenditure, he would
escape many e bitter reflection. for
he must be lost to every generous feel.
ing of pride and honorable principl.
who wantonly incurs debts which hs
cannot discharge.
Year: 1876

uHu rus u u6ftuuHcy ~ DyteH IIuUuS
NUT one-half pound of Soap into small
~ shavings, and dissolve in five gallons
of hot water, and then put in as many pie
ces of clothes as the solution will cover, let
them soak 5 or 10 minutes; then little
hand rubbing will make them rs clean as
hours of hard machine rubbing would do
with ordinary soap.


When clothes are not much soiled no
rubbing is required


Wiring them out of the solution, then
treat them the same as though they had
been washed in the ordinary way.


When one lot of clothes is removed from
the solution, replace with another.


sS This Soap is warranted perfectly free
from anything injurious, and careful ana
lysis has proved that its ingredients cannot
njure the finest fabrics 1t is also an ex-
cellent Shaving Soap. For cleaning Paint,
use sponge or cloth saturated with the
solutions 1t will leave the paint bright and
uninjured; the repeated use of it on painted
wood tends to make its glossy
For removing Paint, Grease Spots, &c,
from Clothing, dip one end of the Soap in
hot water and rub on the soiled spots; then
with linen towel and warm water, wash
the Soap Oft; if the spots are of long stand
ing, repeat the operation.


This Soap being very dry and pure does
not dissolve easily, but must be Thoroughly
Boiled in water to make it dissolve
Mouselin de LANES, Cashmeres, Woolens,
Flannels, &c, are rendered soft and
smooth, but should not be boiled.
All fast colors are made bright and clear
with this soap. Dresses can be washed
without ripping.


P. S.-To get the full benefit of this
Soap, it should always be dissolved in boil,
ing water, and the solution used while
warm. Manufactured only by


EDWARD REID. Sole Pronrietnr
Year: 1876

The gold mines of Georgia, which
have long been known and worked,
are said to have produced some twen-
ty-6ve to thirty millions of dollars.
Until lately no very modern method
of working the mines has been used,
but this has changed, and they are
now being worked with good machin-
cry, controlled by intelligence and are
said to be yielding well. DR.. George
Little, State Geologist, has defined the
gold yielding territory more distinctly
and more fully than was before known
and he thinks that the proper work
ing of the mines over greater section
than it has heretofore been supposed
will find satisfactory reward.
Year: 1876

world. knew you were there all the
time, and Mrs. Hayes and / had all that
conversation to fool you. A frateraal
spirit of harmony should 'pervade you
and me at the beginning of the second
century of our existence as a nation that
we may make it permanent as an era of
good feeling, and period of progress,
prosperity and happiness. Win you come
round and see me at the State house be-
fore you send off your letter to the
World | shall be Olsen gagged at 5 80.
You might like to add brief description
of Mrs. Hayes. You have an unusually
good chance to take notes now. The
Herald man admired her peculiarly when
her countenance was lit up by ripping
CLEANS oil emotional holocaust, be-
lieve was the word he used-but myself
prefer it in repose'


We then parted, Apprehending that
he may try to play jim Blaine on me
think it wise to mail this letter in ad-
vance.


PAUL PRY.
Year: 1876

How TO GET ALONG. stop to tell stories in business hours.

 If you have a place of business, be found there when wanted. No man can get rich by sitting around stores and saloons.

 Never "fooP' in business mat ters.

 Have order, system, regularity and also prOmptness.

 Do not meddle with business you know nothing of.

 Do not kick every one in your path.

 More miles can be made in a day by going steadily than by stopping.

 Pay as you go.

 A man of honor respects his word as he does his bond.

 Help others when you can, but never give what you cannot afford to, simply because it is fashion able.

 Learn to say, No. No necessity of snapping it out og-fashion, but say it firmly and respectfully.

 Use your own brains rather than those of others.

 Learn to think and act for your- self.

 Keep ahead rather than behind the times.

 Young man, cut this out, and if there be any fallacy in the argu- ment let us know.
Year: 1876

Oiuy "hu SHeS, anu OOuBiuS-you
fought for tho Union for the sake of
the Union; you who ceased to fight
when the battle ended and tho sword
was shoathed we have nor quarrel
with you, whether Republicans or
Democrats. We felt your heavy arm
in the carnage Of battle; but above tho
roar of the cannon we heard your
voice of kindness, calling, "Brothors,
como backW And we bear witness
to you this day that voice of kindness
did moro to thin tho Confederate ranks
and weaken tho Confederate arm than
did all tho artillery employed in tho
struggle. We arc hero to corporate
with you; to do whatever we can, in
spite of all our SORROWS, to rebuild the
Union; to restore peace; to bo bloss-
ing to tho country, and to mako tho
American Union what our fathers in
tcnded it to bo: the glory of America
and blessing to humanity,


But to you, gontlemon, who sock
still to continue strife, and who, not
satisfied with tho sufferings already
ended, the blood already shed, the
waste already committed, insist that
wo shall be treated as criminals and
oppressed as victims, only because We
defended our convictions-to you we
mako no concessions. To you who
followed up tho war after tho bravo
soldiers that fought it had mado peace
and gono to their homes--to you wo
have no concessions to otfor. Martyrs
owo no apologies to tyrants And
whilo we are ready to make every
sacrifice for the Union, even secession,
however defeated and humblod, will
confess no sin to fanaticism, howovcr
bigotcd and exacting.


Yet, while we mako to you no con,
ccssion, we come even to you in no
spirit of revenge. We would multiply
blessings in common for you and for
us. We have one ambition, and that
is to add our political power TO The
patriotic Union men of tho North in
order to compel fanaticism to obey the
law and live in the Union according
to the Constitution. We do not proc
pose to compel you by oaths, for you
who breed strife only to get Office and
power will not keep oaths.


Sir, We did the Union ono great
wrong. Tho Union mover wrongod
the South; but wo OF tho South did to
the Union ono great wrong; and we
come, rs far as we can, to repair it.
We wronged tho Union griovously
when we left it to be soizcd and rent
and torn by tho men who had de-
nounced it as 80 covenant with hell
and league with the devil" We
ask you, gontlomon Of the Republican
party, to rise above all your animosi>
ties. Forget your own sins. Let us
unto to repair tho OWLS that distract
and oppross the country. Lot us turn
our backs upon tho past, and lotit bo
said in tho future that ho shall bo
the greatest patriot, the trucst patriot,
the noblest patriot who shall do most
to repair the wrongs of tho past and
promote tho glorios of tho futuro.-
Applause on tho floor and in the gal
lorios.l
Year: 1876

Some people who were ascending
Mt. Washington by the elevated
mountain railway, saw what they
supposed to be couple Of balloons
rising from the other side, and be-
gan to cheer the aeronsuts, but 1t
turned out to be only the ears Of
a western man who was toiling mp
the carriage road. They were tho
tallest mountain ears ever seen In
that region.
Year: 1876

Any person possessed of ordinary
powers of observation cannot fail to
discover great deal of unnecessary
work, which, by little forethought.
might be dispensed with. l do not
now speak of those who fail to pro-
vide for themselves with proper i'm
plements for doing work, and in this
way waste time enough each year to
more than replace them with the best
and most approved patterns. l intend
to speak of inconveniences, some of
which exist on almost every FARM
All are said to have their failures in
some particular, no matter how we'll
arranged their busineas may be as a
whole. have seen premises apparent
ly well ordered otherwise, which were
provided with neither post or hook
where visitor could hitch horse.--
Not one in hundred is provided with
horse shed. l know an old man now
four score, who has always drawn his
manure and produce through a deep
slough. between his barn and field.--
Ten dollars expended in labor would
have made good road. The saving
in single year would have more than
repaid the outlay, to say nothing of
the increased comfort OF all concerned.
A neighbor has for years drawn his
bay on wood wagons which would not
carry more than. half load. The cx-
ira time wasted in loading and unload
ing, every year, would furnish coed
and convenient hay racks.


l knew a man who drew all the
water for his stock ia leaky milk can
, attached to a rope. More than half
the water escaped before reaching the
trough. / once knew whole neigh
borhood who depended on one long
car which went the rounds as each
ore hauled out manure, or did any
wo k which required cart to be til
ted. have walked hundreds of miles
ont of my way, when tired, to cross
stream which lay between the house
| and pasture. We afterwards bridged
! it at very few dollars expenses
/ have known n whole highway dis
trict to turn out for years to avoid
stone, which has since been removed
at an expense of only eight cents
These are only few of the marked in
stances which have come under my
observation. No one can fail In look
ing about HIM to detect multitude of
similar cases. Although each may be
only triAe in itself, the aggregate is
[ lormous. The remedy lies with
each aud all of us, to correct such
faults in our management. The saving
effected would be found large. The
influence excrted, by so doing, would
accomplish great good. 1t should be
born in mind that time is money
Whatever tends to take up our time
unnecessarily is really waste of
money. The amount of loss will be
| Just as much as we could earn in the
time needlessly expended al the cur
rent rates paid for such kinds of labor
Country Gentleman.
Year: 1876

superior and mine and by the authority OF tho Great
Jehovah" IL thought u added the officer, ''that no
little of when ho said this, and says, guess
I'll take you IN any how. am an officer ana IT'S very
queer there's going to be an explosion that don't
get no orders When was taking HIM to the station
house be sad to me- You too damned fresh alto
gcther, and I'll just put tho incest head on you that
you ever saw when | get you before the Cominis-
sioners.' let him talk and took HIM to the station
house. but when took him to court this morning none
OF the people whom he scared would appear against
him, and the Judge had TO discharge him. suppose"


James Marvin was taken yesterday morn
ing before Judge Otterbourg at the Fifty
Street Police Court and officer Eagan mado a
complaint against him, in which was en-
bodied tho details given in The foregoing
account. Judge 0ttcrbourg asked the prisoner
what his business was, and he said that
he worked in coal yard and lived ut Seventy-fourth
street. near Avenue A. When asked II General New
ban inhabitants OF First avenue In regard to the pre-
tended explosion he said but that he had been told
to DO SO by gentleman named Williams connected
with the Wikesbarro Coal Company, who told him
TO work First avenue until she was sick " Judge o.
terbourg said tha; he regretted that none OF those
whom lie had malicously injured would come forward
to sustain complaint against such malicious person
that he might be able to punish HIM thoroughly for
his contemplate meanness, but he cautioned him that
II he won't around again telling people
such awful lies about the blowing up
that II he came before him again on any such CON-
plant he would give him blast that would blow him
TO D!ackwcll's Island for some months. The prisoner
then suienly left the court with his head down. HIS
rascay colleague has not yet boon caught, but will
possibly be apprehended to-day.
Year: 1876

PRKPARING THE sYPHoN.


The works al He'll Gate quite uninjurcd by tho
terrible storm Of Sunday night, and work went
usual yesterday 1t feared the powerful wind
blowing against the Golfer dam when combined with
in from the Sound would lift tho dam from bed
permit the river to flow in and I'LL the excavation.
Nothing of the kind however, occurred and tho only
Inconvenience resulting from the storm some
what greater leakage than usual. General Newton
early the grounds yesterday and remained for
time IN consultation with Captain Mcrcur Early on
Saturday the were Obliged TO quit work, having
disposed OF oil the dynamite and other mater al on
hand General Newton then ordered several thousand
pounds of dynamite from Mr. Warren who had already
filled hts contract and that material will DO ut tho
wharf to-day The officials In charge OF the work are
anxious to prevent body learning the quantity
of explosive material about the place. but IT Is pretty
certain that there 3S 900 pounds OF dynamite
rendrock aud vulcan powder the mlnc, and that
several thousand pounds moro of vulcan powder ar
rived yesterday. Workmcn were employed all day IN


fitting up tho syphon by which the excavation Is to be
slowly flooded. Tho svphon Is long enough to reach
from tho floor level up to point midway
between low and high water, where II bonds ut right
angles and runs horizontally through the Golfer dam
into the river distance OF twenty feet, and then
turning down again at right angles reaches al
to its bed. When the time for flooding the mine
valve at tho top Will be opened while the tide
pressed up through the syphon forcing tho air out at
the bottom end in tho shaft. Oncc started thus the
water will continue flow when the lido falls be-
low the lever Of the horizontal portion. This contr
vance will be ompeted to-day. Workmen wore also
engaged IN suspendng tho wires along which tho ex
podng spark will be when all Is prepared II is
Stated the daughter Of General Newton Will touch
the key which Is send the spark Its mission Pro-
cisely where she whoever is 10 IRE the mine Will
stand has not yet been dacded upon but It will be Ut
some point along tho shore cast OF tho shalt
Year: 1876

By American Press Association to the STAR.


IOWA CITY, May 5.-It has been cold
and stormy since the list Of May, and
this is rainy and cold day. The farm
ers are much discouraged in their farm
work by the backwardness OF the sea-
Gnn
Year: 1876

Did you ever see, far, far awy from
you, the beautiful purple mountains,
and set forth to seek them, with a


vague feeling that upon them the


world must seem more beautiful, more


romantic than it does upon the plain


But as you go on, though the roads are
hilly and there is some climbing to be
done, you discover that you never
reach the mountains-those wonder
ously beautiful mysteries that smile
upon you from afar, You tread COM


mon earth and Chamber over common
rocks. The trees and bushes grow
even less beautiful; they are stunted


and rough; there is much that is
troublesome in the path, and you can
not believe that you are higher above
the earth than you were. Far away,
still lies the beauty and the mystery


far away, far away; and about you only
mire, and dust, and stones, and COM


mon herbage. Even should you mount
to some highest peak and look back,
you would find the beauty in the valley
you had left, not on the rugged noun.
tain where you stood.


And so in life. Climb where you may,
to whatever pinnacle, you never reach
your beautiful mountain. Where you
stand, anothers eyes may be fixed now.
To him it has the beauty, the mystery,
the charm it once had to you. You


have only proven to yourself that the


beautiful mountains are yet farther
away. And, alas living feet never
freach them, but must forever press
common earth. Oh, the golden noun
tain of Wealth! Oh, the glorious


mountain of Fame, purple as an en-
peror's robe! what say those who
stand upon them! Only this:-''They


were hard to climb.''


And that most beautiful and roseate


mountain which now ascend hand in


hand, after the wedding ring is on !!


All well, there is rest and peace there


often, when both hearts are true; but
lit is not what it seems to the boy, and
girl who yearn for it as they stand to-.
gether in the sweet valley Of first love.


We never reach our beautiful noun
tains. Wenever may. Yet they make


the valley beautiful and we would be


worse than we are if we did not see


them as we do; unhappier, if they did
not arise in all their splendor above


these stony, common paths Of ours, to


tell us what might be, if not what is. !
Year: 1876

The trial of tho suit of Henry Weed against
the Mutual Bonent Lilo Insurance Company Of Newark
presented new phase OF homieiia insanity. The plain


m ia the assignee OF policy for 10000 tho life OF
James l.. Benedict issued in 1864 In 1867 Benedict
shot himself The policy contained the usual provision
against suicide the plaintiff claimed that Benedict
was not deliberate suicide but laboring under mental


disease which cased the act The Courts recognize tho
distinction and former trial the jury found for the
plaintiff The General Term Of the Superior Court
Year: 1876

n examine tho evidence attached thereto taken by sa
Committee and that right of said Spencer to the seat
ne now holds my inquire into. and his Claim 'heroo
bs declared invalid and said seat be declared yacaA
Year: 1876

The following are the words of the Cente d nial hymn sung by the chorus of nine hundred voices:

 Our fathers God! from out whose hand The centuries fall like grains of sand, We meet to-day, united, free, And loyal to our land and Thee, To thank Thee for the era done, And trust Thee for the opening one. Here where of old, by Thy design, The fathers spake that word of Thine Who SC echo is the glad refrain Of rended bolt and falling chain, To grace our festal time from all The zones of earth our guests we call. Be With Us while the new world greets The old world, throngipg all it's streets, Dwelling all the t1iumphs won By at or toll beneath the sun; And unto common good ordain This rivalship of hand and brain. Thou who hast here in concord furled The war flags of 8 gathered world, Beneath our western skies fulfill The Orient's mission of good will, And, freighted with loves golden fleece, Send back the argonauts of peace. For art and labor met in truce, For beauty made the bride of use, We thank Thee, while withal we crave The austere virtues strong to save, The honor proof to place or gold, The manhood never bought or sold! Oh! make Thou us, through centuries long In peace secure, in justice strong; Around our gift of freedom draw The safeguards of Thy righteous law, Aud, cast in some diviner mold, Let the new cycle shame the old!
Year: 1876

comprehensive view may be taken of them all Is from the summit of Georges hill, on the western margin of the Exhibition grounds; and here the spectator will find the machinery and agricultural halls in the foreground, and the main building and art gallery in the distance. Looking at them from this point, it will be seen that the northern faces of the main and ma chinery buildings are in a line; that they are divided by an avenue, but connected by covered way and that the length from the extreme of one building to the extreme of the other is very great-more than two- thirds of a mile. Running along the northern length of these buildings is a boulevard one hundred feet in width, which is trayersed by a double line of narrow gauge cars, for the accommodation of visi- tors. Three hundred feet back of the main building, their centers being in a line, stands, the art gallery. Next northward, and on the further side of Landsdowne val ley, which is crossed by bridge, is the horticultural building; back still of it, northernmost of the principal structures, is the agricultural building, and midway be- tween this and the machinery hall is the building for the exhibition to be made by the United State government.
Year: 1876

dred days. Previous to his arrival in the city, he is met on the train tho matter by what road he may come) by a messenger of the association, who will locate him in one of the rooms, and give him a card showing exactly how to reach it, and have his bag gage forwarded to him in the shortest pos sible time, either by street car or by special conveyance. The coupons will be accepted by the proprietor of the house in payment for his accommodations and unused cou- pons will be redeemed at the central office of the agency.