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Year: 1876

A man who in the midst Of his family re
ceives bill larger than he expected, may
walk up and down the room and tear his
hair, and rove in his excitement and no
one blames the extravaganza Of his con
duct. Men in the stock market may be
wild with excitement as the prices are 60
ing up or down, and they are making or
losing money, and lis is only a reasonable
diligence in the pursuit Of business. But
the moment man wakes up to the neces-
sty of seeking the kingdom of God, or the
Church begins to be earnest about the sal
vation ofsouls perishing ofsin at her gates,
we are told that this is enthusiasm, fanati
cism, madness. The fact is, brethren, we
are dying Of respectabiIity Afraid to be
in earnest in the great work of the souls
salvation, lest we be reproached for our
zeal and earnestness, as if it were possible
for US to be too m ch in earnest when the
immortal interests Of ourselves and our
felIowmen are at stake. Our churches are
dying Of respectful ility
Year: 1876

When the evening shadows gather
B.. Round about our quiet hearth,
Comes oar eldest born unto us


Kneeling humbIy to the earth.
And with hands enclasped tightly,


And with meek eyes raised above,
This the prayer he offers mighty


To the Bouree OF light and love:
"Bless my parents, Oh my Father


Bless my little sister dear; ~.
While I gently take my slumber,


Be thy guardian angels near
Should no mornings dawn e'er greet me,
Beaming brightly from the skies,
Thine the eye Of love to meet me


In the paths Of Paradise
Year: 1876

"Head, by gracious skipp wins it
Well, let him have it this me-


Up jumps the employer


"Hold Jenny won thai last sixpence
fairly. If you hadn't give q to me, you
never should have driven E stage for me
again y
Year: 1876

The mud volcanoes of the Crimea are
situated midway between the village Of


Bulganak and the town Of Yenikale, and
consist of hillocks which are of color
between yellow and gray. Upon the
sides of the hillocks are to be seen nu-
mercus furrows, down which the mud
has made its way into the plain, and the
approaches to these volcanoes are rather
dangerous, as there is q risk of being
engulfed in the slime. The largest OF
these volcanoes has crater perfectly
round and about forty feet in diameter.
At the sides of this crater the mud is
very thick, while in the center it is
quite clear and very liquid. Bubbles of
gas, at tile rate of fifty minute at GER
tain times, are discharged from it, and
as they burst they emit sound like the
crack of rifle. 1t often happens that
oxen and camels which have found their
way to the edge Of the craters have been
drawn into them, and the Tartars who
inhabit that district state that the erup-
tions are dependent upon the state of
the sea, increasing in frequency and vio-
lence ss the sea gets rougher, and sub
siding as its goes down. Near this
group of vJlcanoes are others which
have been extinct for many years, and
which are now covered with a thick
growth of vegetation. The chemical
components are in all cases indentical-
sulphur, naptha, and phosphoric acid
being the main elements.
Year: 1876

A singular and inexplicable accident
happened at the plate-glass works at
Jacksonville, Ind. The watchman was
startled by hearing loud noise in the
setting-up room resembling the break
ing of glass. He feared that all the
glass in the room had been broken, and
on going there found about one thou
sand boxes of glass shivered. In the
room had been stored about thousand
boxes of glass. The boxes containing
the glass were standing on their erds,
about six inches apart, and by some
means they started falling like a row of
bricks, increasing with force as each
box fell and going as fast as a railroad
train until the end box WAS reached.
Nearly all the glass was broken.
Year: 1876

Curtis Gould remarks that tomatoes
seem to be. but little known in England.
A friend, noticing that there were toma-
toes exposed for sale in country town
at which he was staying, ordered the
hotel landlord to provide some for his
dinner, and, in answer to the question
as to how he would have them served,
replied, raw. Imagine his surprise at
finding, when the succulent fruit was
served, that the cook had scooped out
the entire inside of it, leaving but thin
rind to be eaten.
Year: 1876

In the recent report of the State geol-
ogist of New Jersey, some facts are men,
toned which show the danger of using
water from wells exposed to contaminat-
ing influences. The water from nine
wells in Princeton was analysed, and it
was ascertained that five of them con-
tanned free ammonia, albuminous matter,
and chlorides in excess and in tracing
the effects of these waters it was found
that in almost all cases diarrhea and
typhoidal fevers accompanied their use.
It is scarcely possible that the water of
any well can be pure when it is sur
by houses whose drains empty
into the contiguous soil.
Year: 1876

It is mistaken kindness in mothers to
excuse their daughters from all partici-
patton in the work OF the house, since it
deprives them of exercise that would
benefit their health, and of habit OF
usefulness, highly valuable to girls OF
all classes. II this has been the expert
ence of our readers, we would advise
them, whilst they honor the disinterest-
ed affection that has spared them all
domestic labor, to change their habits
on leaving school, and to make point
of taking care of their own chambers at
least, il the arrangements of the family
do not render further exertion in that
way desirable.
Year: 1876

and passed by the whole subject. Tksy
wished the disturbers of the public peace
to understand that. no,wi,hs. snSing the
spirit exhibited, they were too good patri-
ots ard too sir cere men to alloS that spirit
eith,- 70 control them or 10 serve as an ex
ample for them. They wished to maintain
the hoaor and character of the American
Union, and they would do it ii they were
allowed. One element in the House had
not been heard from in that discus
sio.-the element OF the Southern soldiery
in the late war, OF whom he was one. They
had sat in silence and taken the fire which
the gentleman from Maine had opened up
ON them, with no other feeling than
that of gratitude for having> es-
caped from so terrible an enc
my as he must have been during the
battles of the late war. That element had
not yet spoken, it could not be goaded into
discussion, on the contrary, it had exhib-
tied spirit which he believed the Ameri-


can people would not soon forget. II had


met a stream of hate and persecution, -


the swan meets the billows, with breast


of down. He knew some gentlemen who
had been engaged in the same cause with


him, who had not intended to vote for this


measure before that discussion, but who


now intended to support it, to set an ex-


ample of patriotism. If there were any


of them who still opposed this bill, he ap-


pealed to them to unite with him in doing


an act which could only promote harmony


and advance the interests Of the country,


and the peace and happiness Of the people.


Willis opposed the bill as unconstitutional


and denied that the faith OF the government


was pledged in the matter.


Hewitt of New York. and Chittenden
spoke in favor of the bill. Without taking


action on the bill, the committee rose and


the house soon after adjourned.
Year: 1876

ty-fve to q hundred dollars in money, the
,aost of them come back defeated, disguised
ard financially embarrassed" while the
few who succeed gain nothing bui the priv
lege Of working six weeks for barely
enoUgh to pay their hotel bills. TIE besi
Il 'nr that can happen to these men IS de.
feat, year after year, till they are made to
realize the folly Of sucii an empty chase,
and stay at home, where their time is
worth something to themselves and the
community. Leavenworth needs the labor
of all her people, and there is not busi-
ness man, mechanic or laborer, in the city,
who cannot save more money BY staying at
home and quietly attending to his own
business, than by filling the best subordi-
nate Office in the gift Of the Legislature.


We should like to see something done
that would put an end to this disgraceful
scrambling, at every meeting Of the Egis-
lsture, after Insignificant offices that are
no, worth the filling.
Year: 1876

1t is claimed, BY recent experiments
made in Brooklyn, that the desideratum Of
suitable steam street car has been attain
ed. The statement is that the generating
of steam is rendered absolutely free from
danger or annoyance; that the engine and
machinery can be applied to any cars now
in use; that the space occupied BY the ma
chinery il only twelve cubic feet that q
force equal to twenty horse power can be
applied, 90 as to clear the track OF snow II
required; that the control of the motion of
the car is more complete and instantaneous
than by horse power, and that by its use a
saving of one thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars per year can be effected over the ex-
pense incident to horse power. The ex-
pense of the machinery and all its attach
ments is stated at seven hundred and fifty
dollan to each car. These are pretty broad
claims to make, but po~sibly they may be
true
Year: 1876

The Project of Police at Paris, remarks


the RdH Mall Gasate, has lately issued de-


cree, with the object of meeting one of the


great requirements of the day, or rather the


night, in that city-.namely, might medical


attendance" At every Police office, doctors


who are willing to get up At night will in
scribe their names. The public may see the


list there all night, and choose any name
they please. A policeman will forthwith
proceed to the doctors house, awaken him
from his elumber, and give him ten-fr.uc
fee. This fee viii be reim-
bursed 10 the Municipality BY those
Who are able to afford it, but
those who cannot pay viii receive medical
succor gratis. Some such arrangement
would be of great service in London, where
deaths too often occur owing to the difficult
ty and delay that aries when . doctor is
suddenly wanted At night If telegraphie
communications were established between
the police stations and the houses of such
doctors ~ are willing TO undertake cases of
the advantage would be tvo-fold.
The police would be able to tell the public
where 70 find the dsctors, and the doctors
would be able to tell them where to End the
police. By Lzs blending the medical and
services, physical and moral
1ieeases would Be treated on one system, and
! double force being brought to bear upon
'ach Of them, their total extirpasion would
probably be merely question Of tine.
Year: 1876

THIRTEEN guilty distillers have submit
ted to their fate in Chicago. As only six
teen were indicted but three remain to be
tried II will be seen from this that the
Chicago triumph is to be as great victo-
nv az that at St ouis
Year: 1876

moral development of his children. This
army of knaves in high places is composed
of men of education, many of them are or
were gentlemen Of splendid education, they
belong to that generation of enlightenment
which was to be made moral by mental
EDUCATION.


Are We to have more education of this
sortf If 80, God help us. II all men be-
come educated devils, society will dis
organize.


Fhe Catholic Church has but one solution
for the problem of virtuous population ::
Train up q child in the way he should go
and when he is old he will not depart
from it. TRAIN HIM UP. Educate him,
morally as we'll as mentally. Train, exer-
else, educate his conscience. Teach him
what is right as practically as you teach him
arithmetic. Parents, we know, cannot,
even the best of them, do this. They must
have it done at school, and the total alb
sence of such education from the secular
schools of this country is the reason why its
moral character, like an uncultiyated field,
|is growing into q wilderness of weedsta and
briars.
Year: 1876

The Hon. Jefferson Davis last Tuesday
night delivered in the Exposition Hall
lecture for the benefit of tie Mexican War
Veterans. The Hall, as might naturally be
expected, was densely crowded with an
eager audience, many of whom had never
seen, and still more Of whom had never heard
the great leader whose fame is already
historic. 1t was quite evident as soon as
Mr.. Davis rose to his feet that he was la
boring under some special physical in
trinity. In fact, he had recently, by some
accident, sprained an ankle or received
other injury which rendered it painful for
him to stand continuously. Still, with
that infexible tenscity of character which
has always rendered him superior to
considerations of pain or danger, he kept
his position and enchained the attention OF
bis audience for about an hour.


Notwithstanding a physical debility
which was quite apparent, the Hon. speaker
showed that his voice was still firm and
powerful. His style of oratory is entirely
unimpassioned and free from ornament.
Figures of speech have but little room
given them in the discou' Sc of man who
means so much and wants to say it in the
shortest possible space. Still, plain and
direct as is Mr.. Davis style of speech, it is
evidently that of an orator, because it has
the power of fixing the attention of his
hearers. There is charm of interest in
all he says. 1t is the charm of strong
common sense and clear intellectual vision.
There is nothing confused, nothing incom-
prehensible, nothing uncertain In his
statements Or conclusions, but all through
o simplicity as transparent in its meaning
as it is convincing in its truth.


The distinguished orator spoke in glow
ing terms of the gallantry of those brave
men who dared to meet vindictive foe in
the heart of a hostile country, with odds of
sometimes seven to one against them. But
there was something, he said, still more
creditable to them than their military
heroism they came back empty handed.


The great ex President was listened to
with rapt attention, unbroken by any very
marked or noisy applause, but the manner
of the crowd in Withdrawing from the Hall
manifested the affection and veneration
they still entertained for one who had once
held in his hand the guiding star of their
loyalty, and who had carved for himself an
imperishable niche in the history of great
events.
Year: 1876

of buying five cents worth of good
meat for his cat. We haven't a cat
bat we've got four hungry mouths,
and the pound, or pound and half of
meat we got that way, did us a great
deaf of good, especially if We were a
little hungry for meat. You see, if
the butcher had known it was for our
own use, it would have only bought
half a pound. But the cat legend al
ways brings good piece. Sometimes
we get 80
Year: 1876

The programme Tor today's racing at Long Branch Is
excellent one The nrst race the July Stakes for
year ods thrce-quarters OF mile, has nineteen
entries and will be OF much interest The second race
Will be a mile and an eighth, with ten star,erA The
Grand Centennial race four mile ncass Tor all ages, is
the next THIS race has twenty subscribers at 500
EACH If $1,000 added OF which $1,000 goes to second
horse and $500 to tho hird and is post stake
positively toll what will start until the time shat


horses called the post but four were named


last night THIS should be good and one long to
be remembered. The days sport VIII con ,ludc with


dash OF a mile and half The following are q lew OF
the pools sold last night the several interesting
Year: 1876

AND cHELsEAs INTERRUPTED By AN ACCI-


DENT


The Harvard and Chelsea clubs played their return
game on the Union grounds yesterday afternoon in
the presence of about 400 spectators. while the
eighth inning teing contested Leods and Latham,
of the Harvards collidcd whilc running for . ny ball.
anu both were severely injured that It was found
necessary to carry them from the field This OF
course put end to the game both sides agreeing
cali draw, although, will be by the score,
tho Harvards had strong lead. and would unqueston
ably have the match but for tho unfortunate
accident to their left fielder and short stop The
Chelseas played very poor game throughout, will
be seen by the following 1gures-
Year: 1876

special meeting of the German Democratic
Central Committee was bcld last evening at Teutonia
Hall, on Third avenue, Michael Gross in the chair The
object OF tho meeting to appoint a committee to
draft resolutions ndorsng the nomination OF Tildcn
Hendricks and to prepare for work during the
psign. The committee was appointed and tho meeting
adjourned subject TO the call ol the char.
Year: 1876

Well, Mr.. Ii. f. Pickels comes to the
front again. He is to lead the forlorn


hope OF the Republican party as the
chairman of the State Central Commit
tee in the approaching campaign. Mr..
Pickels goes into the contest with full
knowledge of the utter prostration of
she party under the scandalous pecula-
sions Of its leaders and office-holders
and can have no hope Of success. and
but little heart to work for it after the
abuse that has been heaped upon him.
Harry is hard TO beat at this busines;
and ought no: 10 permit them TO use
Year: 1876

him now. He will be sure to lose cast if
he does. After telling his friends so
frequently and 30 clearly that there was
no prospect Of carrying the State or
the country, he cannotinspire confidence;
no one could, and il is never good policy
to work willing horse 10 death. Be-
sides Mr.. Pickels has repeatedly said he
wac out OF politics. He should there
fore decline; and his declinution should
be accepted. The editors Of the CONF
mercid, and Ners will be sure to denounce
him, as the cause of the party defeat,
although they have no hope of success.
Both these papers have been undertaking
him and doing all they could to destroy
his influence. especially with the negroes.
Under such circu instances what hope
can he orthe party have.
Year: 1876

All who are acquainted with Sheriff
Lambson and know his liberal disposi-
ton will believe that he has been even
too generous in supplying the prisoners
with good aud wholesome food, and
plenty of it. The fact Is living in the
Jail is entirely too tempting, " it was
more rough and unpalatable the pun
ishment would be more fully carried out
and prove more Of preventive of crime,
and deter the lazy scoupdrels from the
Jail. 1t is too good boarding house,
and is thus becoming a tax upon the
community. In Reading, Pa, the Jail
birds are taken out with ball and chain
and made TO work on the roads.
Year: 1876

A German writer thinks that the
Napier process for preventing the
incrustation of boilers is, after all,
better than any of the many which
have been brought forward as sub
stitutes that the water to be used
should be first analyzed, and, If
found to contain only the bicarbon-
ate of lime in suspension, there is
no difficulty in preventing it from
forming scale that the carbonate
of lime separates from the water at
q high heat, and is kept suspended
in the boiler while the water is
hot, but, when the boiler is stopped
it falls to the bottom in cooling, and
when cold it bardens, adheres to the
metal, and forms Il crust; that a
boiler using hand, fresh water con-
tanning carbonate OF lime has thus
thin layer OF scale formed every


night, at least accumulating to
thick, stony crust, which almost
prevents the passage of the heat
from the fire to the water. To pre-
vent such scale the plan has been
adopted of blowing of The water
freely every evening, about an hour
after the engine is stopped, aud
when the fire has cooled down, this
having the effect to discharge the
sediment which has been precip-
iteted, and prevents it hardening
and adhering to the metal. Al
though, however, this method OF
working boilers will prevent scale,
if the water only contains carbonate
Of lime, engineers are aware OF the
inadequacy of such plan to pre-
vent incruststion when the sulphate
of lime is the principal ingredient
in the water, because 1t does not
precipitate like the carbonate.
Year: 1876

The Republican National Conven-
tion will convene at Cincinnati, to-
morrow. The indications are that
the representation will be very full
and the Convention one of the most
earnest and enthusiastic that has ever
assembled. Like the majority of na-
tional conventions this one will be
divided In opinion as to the candidate
who should be nominated for Presi-
dent. BLAINE, BRIsTow and CoNK-
LING are the prominent candidates
and on the first ballot these three will
poll nearly the entire vote. What
shall follow is something no one can
with certainty at this hour say.


BLAINE will poll by far the largest
vote, but he will not be nominated on
the first and possibly on no succeeding
ballot. If BRIsTow and CoNKLING
could control their votes after the first
trial Of strength, one of them might
win the prize or they at least could
name the candidate. But In this res
pect BLAINE has great advantage
over his opponents. When the dele
gates cease to vote for CoNKLING or
BRIsTow, they absolve their allegi-
ance to them and will vote for whom
soever they please. BLAINE's sup
porters are his friends and he will
Year: 1876

Some wag, desirous Of playing
trick on one of the best citizens of Re-
no, telegraphed him to have some
salmon and fruit and other little fix
ings ready for the lightning train
when it arrived at the Depot Hotel.
How that busy gentleman hustled
about town in search of salmon will
long be remembered, but no such fish
could be found, and he was obliged to
be content with smaller fry In the
shape of dozen trout or so. He pur.
chased boxes ofstrawberries and cher
ries and piling all up in heap in
front of the hotel rubbed his hands in
glee and informed the boys present
that the train would stop in u few
minutes. Judge of his surprise at see-
ing the train slip past like streak of
creased lightning! He looked around
heard a subdued laugh pass through
the assembled crowd, and accepting
tne situation said, "Sold, by thundero
and invited all hands to smile, and
smile that crowd did with q ven-
geance. In case mistakes should Oc-
cur and the wrong man saddled with
the joke we beg leave to state that w.
r. Chamberlain, of the Depot Hotel,
.is not the man. We know this to be
the fact because he sent us word it was
another man just like him.-Carson
Tribune.
Year: 1876

Republic TO tenn with paragraphs CON
taifiing the effusive thanks Of the ed
itor to some lady for bouquet, which
sheds its grateful aroma through his
dreary sanctum, lighting IL up with
bright memories of the past that come
and go like the changing light and
shadows of a phantasmagoria. Ev-
erybody knows it is all lie, and in
eighty-nine years experience we new
er saw but one bouquet in an editori-
al room and il was a couple of prize
turnips lying in the wood box, but
bouquet paragraph is always good to
fill up with and it is always popular
especially with callow editors.
Year: 1876

The Yreka Union OF June I'd says:
Another heavy frost occurred on We'd
nesday morning, doing considerable
more damage to fruit and "sich like"
Vegetables suffered badly, and If We
have many more frosts 1t is doubtful
If we will have any vegetables till
Fall. New potatoes are generally in
the market before this time, but there
are none to be had yet. In converse
tion with prominent vegetable
grower of Hawkinsville the other day
he informed us that he had planted
two crops already this season, and the
frost had killed them both as soon as
they came up, and he was now con-
sidering whether he should plant the
third time or give it up In disgust.
Year: 1876

The anti. Chinese people about Car
son, Nevada, are becoming violent in
their demonstrations against the COO
lies and those who persist In employ
ing them. This Is the worst policy
that could be adopted. 1t will accom-
plish no good result at home, and it
will create sympathy for the Chi
nese In the East. A few armed raids
against the Chinese will at once de-
stroy all hope of Congressional aid in
relieving us of the Chinese curse.
Year: 1876

WE are afraid FRANK PIxLY will
do more to create the impression in
the East that the people of California
are more incendiarily frantic than le-
gally earnest on the Chinese question.