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Year: 1876

Among the many exemplary traits oi the honey-making race is their fidelity to their friends. Their instinct resolves them all into something like "humane society" the instant fellow-bee is in trouble. A lady in Providence relates the following story: Her father once brought home a molasses hogshead, to be used as water tank. One washing day her mother said

 "Let's throw the suds into it, to soak the molasses from the bottom"

 The instant she had done so she ex- claimed:

 "Oh, I have drowned hundreds oi of our neighbours bees"

 The hogsbead was black with bees that were busily appropriating the sweets from what they must have considered an enormous blossom. The good lady made haste with her skinner to skim the bees from the top of the water, and spread them on board in the sunshine but they seemed drowned and nearly dead and she was very sorry.

 All the bees that were around the hogshead had flown away at the dash oi the water, but in few minutes they returned, accompanied by scores ot others. Then began curious work. They immediately went to work upon the unfortunate bees, turning them over and over, and working upon them con, stantly with their heads, feet and an tenn@. The result of their busy labor was that one after another gave signs of life, retched it's limbs and wings, crawled out and dried itself in the sun, and flew away. The lady said that there was half pint at first, and that there remained only about dozen hopeless cases beyond the humane efforts of their brothers.
Year: 1876

rescued men. It is moment of awful suspense when the first of the rescued men is swung off the rock and dragged upwards. At length he reaches the top little brandy is poured into his lips, and his first words are "That was an awful long haul, but, thank God, I am saved." One by one eight are thus drawn up, and without accident reach the summit safely. But the ninth is not yet rescued. He is mere youth, and without shoes or hat, drenched and shlvering, he is clinging to shelving rock at short distance from his com- panions in distress. Doubts are enter talned as to whether it is possible to save him. But the gallant Moores makes another cast with his rope, and the youth has just enough strength left to pass it around his body and swing himself clear of the overhanging cliff. He IS drawn up more dead than alive, but the brave rescuers have now the happiness of knowing that by their courage and skill all are saved. The men had been on the rock ten hours and half, and what long agonizing hours they must have been to them, expecting each wave to hurl them into the deep In the village to which they were borne they met with the utmost kindness and attention, and all have recovered. A more wonderful deliverence has seldom been witnessed, and the heroic men who accomplished it merit the highest praise. The gray dawn was appearing as the last sufferer was drawn up, so that the work was done during the darkness of stormy night, and when the cold was intense. Who will doubt after this that there are brave and generous hearts among the stout fishermen of Newf ounaland?
Year: 1876

A correspondent writes the Ledger: "The trouble with me is, that cannot stick to anything long enongh to make it successful I can,s begin at new business with great deal of energy, but after while I get disgusted with it, and then go at something else, only to get disgusted again. And so it goes. What am to do9 have tried all sorts of business, but nothing seems to suit. |"

 The only thing for such person to do, is to make choice of some busi- ness and stick to it, or else have his life q perpetual failure. The pretense that he cannot continue at any kind of busi- ness is sheer nonsense. He is simply unwilling to sacrifice his own selfish in clinations. He does not like work of any kind. He amuses himself with 8 new occupation while the novelty lasts, but when that is worn off, and the busi- ness becomes work and not amusement, he gives it up. That is the plain truth of the matter. There are plenty of such people, and they generally end their days in poverty.
Year: 1876

Mary Hewitt, in her Frederika Bremen and her Swedish Sisters" re- peats the pleasant story of university student at Upsala in the early part of the present century. He was the son of 8 poor widow, and was standing with some of his college companions in ono of the public walks on fine Sunday morning. As they were thus standing, the young daughter of the governor, good and beautiful girl, was seen approaching them on her way to church, accompanied by her governess.

 Suddenly the widows son exclaimed {: "I am sure that young girl would give me kiss."

 His companions laughed, and one of impossible Thou an utter stranger, and in public thoroughfare It is too absurd to think of

 Nevertheless, I am confident of what say" returned the other.

 The rich student offered to lay heavy wager that, so far from succeeding, he would not even venture to propose such thing.

 Taking him at his word, the poor student, the moment the young lady and HUI 0oUCAOnnO AnO kStsSo0eAs AOAOWcu tu0u1, and politely addressing them, they stop. ped, on which in modest and straight forward manner, he said, speaking to the governors daughter cit entirely rests with Broken to make my fortune. "

 "How so2' demanded she, greatly amazed.

 "I am poor student" said he ''the son of widow. If Broken would con- descend to give me kiss I should win a large sum Of money, which, enabling me to continue my studies, would relieve my mother of great anxiety"

 If success depend on so small a thing" said the innocent girl, "I can b 1t comply :" and herewith, sweetly blushing, she gave him kiss, just as if he had been her brother.

 Without @ thought of wrong doing, the young girl went to church, and after wards told her father of the encounter.

 The noxt day the governor summoned the bold student to his presence, anxious to see the sort of person who had thus dared to accost his daughter. But the young mans modest demeanor at once favorably impressed him. He heard his story, and was so we'll pleased that he invited him to dine at the palace twice a week.

 In about year the young lady mar ried the student whose fortune she had thus made, and who is at the present day a celebrated .philologist. His amiable wife died few years since.
Year: 1876

Mark Twain was disappointed in Niagara Falls. That's because he did not go over them.

 Oregon pays her governor the same salary Michigan pays hers, and yet Oregon's governor is little bit of man with no voice at all.

 A Canadian hotel keeper says that If he varnishes a chair and puts 1t in his bar-room every one who comes Ill is sure to make for that seat, no matter how handy others are. .... ..-...sr

 The late MT. Astor didn't believe in good clothes, and he was worth $45, ,000,- GOO. Those of us worth only million or so have a good excuse now for wear ing last years overcoat.

 A man can fully appreciate the terrors of winter when he awakes near morning and finds the bed clothes on the floor and himself engaged in gigantic struggle to crawl under his shirt.

 The Atlantic continues, as usual, to swallow up a vessel and passengers about once a week. The sea nominslly causes the trouble, but Of course there are women at the bottom of it.

 If some of the COWS around the coun- try only knew how their owners were lying about the quantity of milk they give the said COW would put hind foot through new milk pail. .-.......

 If you were a Washington clerk now you'd get down awful early in the morn ing, work like fun and endeavor to prove to your superior that the government would lose thousand dollars minute by getting rid of you. ...s
Year: 1876

A young man who had entered the National Theatre, in Washington, in an intoxicated condition, seated himself in the dress circle and soon fell into pro- found slumber. When all the spectators had retired he slept on, none having thought of waking him. When he did open his eyes he found himself in dark ness and alone. He attempted to make his way to the door. but in his bewilder- ed state fell over the dress circle railing to the parquet below, distance of about eighteen feet. His head struck one of the chairs, which laid open the flesh and inhictel severe wound on the right side of his face just below. the temple. He was also badly injured about the back and side. Three chairs were broken by his rapid descent. A carriage was procured and he was taken to his home.
Year: 1876

The Virginia (Nev.) Chronicle says : A Plute squaw is study of patience and cheerfulness under adverse circumstan- ces. The happiest face in town was probably that of an old leather -colored female sitting on a pile of stiff mortar before building going up in the burnt district. The lower end of the board upon which her youngest was strapped was stuck into the mortar so that she was released of that care. Her next, a red faced shaver of three years, warm and dirty in Q coat of squirrel skins, gnawed the undecayed side of an apple, and the old lady herself sat with her lap full of garbage, picking out and enjoy ing the tid-bits, while the family cur re- newed work at her feet on the we'll pol ished bones thrown to it.
Year: 1876

About this time look out for fires which might have been prevented by a little ordinary care, is never an untimely warning. but it is especially timely at this season of the year, when untried heating apparatus and that which has become imperfect or untrustworthy by serveal months of disuse, is taxed to its utmost capacity in stores and dwellings.
Year: 1876

BUTTE CRY, February /. 1876.


Money, the great motor of the world, is
rather scarce nere this winter, causing toler-
ably tight fit about the instep Of this big
Butte, but as there IS ''good leather" in the
thing, it is able to stand the strain and con-
tinue onward in its giant strides of prosperity
and renown.


There is great activity among the quartz
ml'.ers in developing their silver and copper
interests, as they have now perfected ar
rangements with the First National Bank of
Helena for the disposal of their shipping ores,
and receive their full payment for the same
during the winter and summer as fast as de-
livered on the dump, contracts to that end are
now made with eight different mining com.
Year: 1876

A remarkable incident, says the To-
ronto Globe, occurred at Brown & Halls
saw-mill, in Acton, while a pine log
was being sawed up into lumber. The
outside slab and one board had been
cut off, and while the workmen were
turning over the log they were sur
prised to see large toad poke his head
out of hole in which he was imbed-
ded, and where he had barely escaped
being cut up by the saw. How the
stranger got there was a mystery, as he
was completely encased in the wood,
with no possible means of ingress or
egress. As the log was the fourth or
fifth from the butt of the tree, his posi-
ton must have been at least fifty or SIX
ty feet from the ground, and he had no
doubt grown up with it from infancy,
being probably hundreds of years old.
The animal was quite flat and nearly as
large as a mans hand. He was perfect


ly blind, but when taken from his bed
he made use of his limbs to crawl away.
The tree was perfectly sound, with the
exception of decayed spot of about a
foot in length below the hollow place
in which he was imbedded. How did
he get there. and what did he live On
Year: 1876

Buckwheat is used for food for man
and domestic animals in various couh-
tries of Europe. In some parts of the
United States it is extensively grown
for fattening sheep and swine, but it is
generally used i'm this country for hot
buckwheat cakes during the rigors OF
winter. Its fattening qualities are SUI
perior to most other grains. 1t is used
i'm various ways in different parts of
Europe. The flour is commonly mixed
with that of rye or wheat in most parts
of the continent of Europe by both
public and private bakers. In SaxoDy,
Bradenburg and Silesia buckwheat
forms part or whole of all the three
daily meals OF the lower class, and at
least two of the daily meals of the
wealthiest classes. The dish of boiled
buckwheat flour is the staple food of
the peasantry in iious parts of Ger
many and other countries of Europe
and various preparations of it figure
prominently ON the TALES of the rich.
Millions of German and Austrian peas
ants not only thrive upon it, but are as
healthy, handsome and vigorous race
as any i'm Europe.
Year: 1876

just come into vogue that he had great
difficulty in tearing himself away. At
my father's table one evening the cor
versation turned upon the relative No.
its Of the different kinds of wine. Port,
Claret, Burgundy, were criticized in
turn, but Fox, who considered alcohol
the test Of excellence, said, (which is
the best sort Of wine leave you to
judge, all / know is no sort of wine is
bad" Earl Russell and Admiral Sir
Augustus Clifford are the only persons
Of my acquaintance, now living, who
besides myself, had personal access to
this great statesman. Lord Eversly,
when small boy, had the advantage
of hearing him speak in the House of
of Commons, but he does not appear to
have highly appreciated that eloquence
which so electrified the rest of mankind,
for he cried out, "What is that fat gem
tleman in such passion about?"-
Lord Albemarle's Recollections.
Year: 1876

A worthy wife of forty years stand.
ing, and whose life was not made up OF
sunshine and peace, gave the following
sensible and impressive advice to a
married pair of her acquaintance. The
advice is so good and well suited to all
married people, as well as those enter
ing that state, that we here publish il
for the benefit of such persons:


Preserve sacredly the privacies OF
your own house, your married state,
and your heart. Let no father or mother,
or sister or brother, ever presume to
come between you, or to share the joys
or sorrows that belong to you two alone.
With Gods help build your quiet world,
not allowing your dearest earthly friend
to be the confidant of aught that con-
Germs your domestic peace. Let mo-
ments Of alienation, if they occur, be
healed at once. Never, no, never speak
of it outside, but to each other confess,
and all will come out right. Never let
the morrOw's sun still find you at vari-
ance. Renew and renew your vow; it
will do you good, and thereby your
souls will grow together, contented In
that love which is stronger than death
and you will become truly one.
Year: 1876

When Catherine III. and her success
sors amused themselves at Peterhoff
the water-power was taken into service
to play practical jokes on unwary peo-
pie, which cannot be called enjoyable.
In one retired nook there stands gi-
gaDtic mushroom, large enough to have
a bench around its stem. As soon as
anybody undertakes to seat himself
upon it the water streams out of the
whole periphery up to the spreading
top, enclosing the captive in a spiashing
cylinder. To rise again stops the flow
of water, but people have not always
the presence of mind to think of that.
In another secluded spot there is what
is called the Lovers Seat" and here
came upon a poor boy in rather dis
agreeable plight. Under the spreading
elm the branches of which are artfully
interviewer with water-pipes, there
stands bench, just wide enough for
two, with bed of flowers in front,
which contains some artificial and
some natural shrubs and two huge cast
iron thistles. Some fun-loving individ-
ual had enticed the boy to sit down
there and turned on the water, which
was pouring over him from all direct
ions, from the branches of the elm, the
back of the bench, and from every
branch and thorn of the shrubs. 1t
must be an ardent love indeed that
would survive such dousing. In the
boys case there was no tender flame to
overcome, aid he bounced from his seat
with a yell and fled across the park, his
cowhide boots causing sad havoc among
the flOwer-beds, while his dripping gar
ments secured him plenty of elbow
room wherever he struck gaily-dress-
ed crowd. .- emf.
Year: 1876

A writerin the London Nusical World
says Arecent cursory description OF
the well known Mozarteum, from the
pen Of an Intelligent correspondent of
daily paper, mentions the fact that
amongst the interesting relics of the d.
vine composer exhibited to the public
gaze at Salzburg, is drawing of his
ear, showing an abnormally large bell,
as though nature intended him to be a
gifted listener. 1t is noteworthy that
In all portraits, except those painted by
the sun itself, next to the boots, the ear
seems opresent to the painter the great
est difficulty. 1t is rarely one sees a
shoe beautifully drawn-perhaps it is
still rarer that the ordinary covering
Tor the feet presents anything that can
be made beautiful, even by a skilful
craftsman. With the ear the observer
can not help remarkipg the same alb
sence of individuality. Anything will
do for an ear, and daub or two, that
would with equal propriety represent a
dried fig or an oyster, would do duty for
the above organ. In calling attention
to this matter, venture to submit the
results of some of my own observations,
in the hope that something more may
ELECTED on this, as believe, most inte-
resting question. And shall be ex-
tremeiy glad if any person who is of
opinion that my conclusions are prema-
ture or erratic will kindly contribute
the result of his or her individual ex-
perience. Small ears are invariably
under great disadvantage. Large ears
are usually indicative of a more CON-
prehensive taste. A narrow harp or
harp-like opening always denotes a good
ear for music. If the harp is very reg
ular you may safely prognosticste a
correct intonation. For a singer, the
rim must be very even, and the circle
unbroken. Any protuberance on the
rim of the ear will occasion slight dis
crepancy of intonation; the singer will
not be at all times alike. Some have a
double harp; this is dangerous to the
success of the singer. A perfect double
rim is, on the other hand, highly ad-
vantageous. This is, however, open to
the weakness of being satisfied with
sweet sounds of any kind. The ear
without rim is the most dainty and
difficult TO please. 1t appears to receive,
almost, as it were. by selection, only
the best sounds; ordinary sounds have
no attraction for it. These are few of
the leading features of the ear. Seeing
that we have the cast ofpianists' hands.
would it not be as instructive to have
casts Of composers ears? Surely the
one is as important to the musical stu
dent as the other.
Year: 1876

Many women seem to take real pleas
ure in martyrizing themselves, and de-
rive solid enjoyment from the fact OF
having something to fret about. 81
won't ask my husband or my boys to do
my chores" says one of these self
elected sufferers. "If they don't think
enough of me to do them without being
asked, will do them myself as long as
| can, and then somebody else will have
to do them" Yes, my good woman,
there is just this martyr spirit that
commenced with. Your husband has bis
head full of projects, and if the water
pail were right under his feet, he would
not think to fill it; and the boys, "bless
their hearts," believe in the old adage,
"All work and no play makes Jack a
dull boy" and would tumble over said
pail to get out doors and have a game
of tag, or frolic with the dog, before
going to work. They do not mean to
neglect mother; they have no idea of
being unkind; they are not in the least
10 Dlame; only when her willing hands
are at rest will they see their mistake,
and perhaps not then. A gentle hand
upon the shoulder, a pleasant ''fill the
pail" would always insure its being
done. Supposing they grumhle little
AS they probably will-that won't
hurt you half as much as bringing wood
and water, or carrying other heavy
burdens. Any man would rather do
the chores than know his wife is over
worked. But he knows nothing about
the thousand little things connected
with a woman's everyday labor. He
attends to his own business (or ought
to-, and expects us to do the same. For
getting little things are not intentional
unkindness, neither should we consider
it to be so.
Year: 1876




They had quarrel Sunday evening. He got
mad aud swore he'd leave her. Then she got
vexed and told him he could do as be pleased
He left. The rext night he came around
again. He asked to see her alone She readily
complied. She was all of tremor. He heart
went out to him in a gush of sympathetic love.
She stood ready to throw both arms about his
neck and cry out her joy. There was not much
color IN his face and his voice was husky. He
said:
II have been with You six months, Matilda.
and l tried in all that time to do what was
right" He paused an instant to recover the
voice which was faltering rapidly, while her
trembling increased. 81 know that have cot
considerable temper, and that do not control
1T always as l ought. But have tried to be
faithful to you, tried to do everything that |
thought would tend to make you happy And
feeling this, have called tonight to see if YOU
wouldn't be kind enough to give me a sort of
testimonial to this effect, so that could show
1T to any other young lady might want to 90
with. 1t might help me-"


He looked at her anxiously. All the color
LETT her face in flash. She made a great
effort to swallow something which threatened
to sutfocate her. Then she spoke:


You get out of this house as quick as van
can, you miserable whelp, or my father shall
kick you OUT


:, He didn't toy with time. He left without
the testimonial.
Year: 1876

1T is held by most people who have visited
Philadelphia within the last few weeks that
not man alone is interested in the wonderful
display there. The Centennial fever has ex.
tended to the insect world, and it is believed
that every mosquito in the country is now
visiting the great exhibition, closely inspect
Ing the exhibits and mingling socially with
the crowd
Year: 1876

Hoar has shown in his admirable letter pub
ished yesterday, Batter is in no sense in ac-
cord with the principles or platform utter
ances OF the Republican party-in fact is in
open and notorious hostility to them. There
will be an opportunity for all who like to vote
Tor Judge Hoar, a clean, eminent and able
man. If they cannot elect him they can at
least thus register their protest against But
lerism; as he says they can "stand and be
counted as not consenting TO his election"
Year: 1876

We do rot read anonymous letters and commur.i-
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nicatons that are not used.
Year: 1876

He denied that the house was above
the law.


Mr.. Hurd stated that he had just
been Informed by the sergeant at
arms that he had appeared before the
Judge this morning, and that the hear
ing of the case had been postponed
until next Tuesday, He therefore
gave notice that he wonld call the
previous question.


At three O'Clock the house ad,
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