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!;';HHAVERTISER. THE ADVERTISER. N 1 " u,hed everyThureday by fABBEOlEIK & HACffiEB, Proprietors ADVERTISING KATXS. lw m :b Cm 12s . 74 MaFksraon'a Block, p Stairs, gBDWNVILLE, NEBRASKA. i t m Terms, in Advance: 6W. one year.. eopy..txmontUT Oae cpy. ttoree months- 89 80 . 1 A SO ,r i DimS ATTEB OS EVERY PAGE From the Inter-Ocean. iiTBROUCn NIGHT TO LIGHT." BT S. X. B. A weaver, f finding at his loom ono day. Wrought with uncertain hand some strange neklgn; X tangled mesh It scorned. llneblurrlngllne, Tjnuulted contrast warp and woof astray. Sometimes he paused and pushed the work away. -Xno tasfc I hopelww." said he.and helghedk got patiently resumed, and one by ono tno broken threads were mended. When 'twas done Ha turned the frame, and lo! upon that aide X radiant slht his Btartled eyes did greet. Wbat seemed confusion had been hidden law. And the designer's dream at last he aaw, Ksultiuz lovely, perfect and complete ! Like that old weaVer,4trSftea. fmt with xva weave- the f abidpjy hXcgiirs! l And ur lfrnorinaffgew through the yeans n tad most lnc1mraoas:ithre3as--harUi)cHot- tJ Strife Broken Ara'jltlon, and entangled Love. jlnt Hope, contrasting with Intense Des pilr. Dirk hues of.sorrow all these things are there. Dot when the Day shall dawn on heights above, gome gracious light npon our work may shine. Revealing clearly how the Master's hand Guided harmonious each discordant strand, A.ad from the human fashioned tho divine. A DINNER A5D A KISS. I have brought you dinner, father,' The blacksmith's daughter a!d. As he took from her arm tho kettle And lifted ls shining lid. "There's not any pie or pudding, 3o I will glre.you this;" And npou his toll-worn forehead Bhe left the childish .ls. The blacksmith took off his apron. And dlnod in happy mood. Wondering much In the savor Hid In his humblefood. "While all about him were vision Full of proplietlc bliss; Bat h never thought of magla In hi llttlo daughter's kiss. "SThllo ihe, with the kettle swlnglug. Merrily trudged away, Stopping at hlht of a squirrel. Catching some wild bird's lay ; And I thought how many u shadow Ou llfes chequered path we should miss If always our frugaldlnuera Were seasoned with a kiss. ftEKl.AND ASD THE ESQ,UI- juauj:. by joseph gifford. Greenland Is supposed to be an is land, and is under Hie control of the Governtneul of Denmark. It proba bly will remain i-o for hii indefinite period, aa mi oilier nation is likely lo quarrel with that little kingdom over an barren and tin fruitful a possesion The iuterior is covered by un immense glacier the mer de glace- formed by the snow winch has been falling and alternately melting ami lreez;ug for ctnturie, until converted into layers of ice thousands of fret in thickness It even fills up the valleys between the liillt. and. as the geologists tell iir, it ever moving liKe a river, only this la a river of ice. It spreads out into the coves and inlets, and there, worn by the action of the waves. gre.l chunk are separated from it mid borne by the currents eeawurd. These huge "chunks," some of them mountain high, are tt.e icebergs which, floating down into our southern waters, in summer time, occasion frequent. spells of cild weather during that h. aon. Arctic travelers de-cube as a most beautiful sight these mountains of crystal, floating alousr, glittering in the sunlight, innumerable cascades, over which rainbows play, leaping from their side. ftreeulaud was so named by the Northmen who first discovered it, centuries ago, and who. coming them selves from a somewhat sterile and forbidding country, were inclined to be favorably tin pressed with every ooat they touched upon, however rocky and uninviting, so it bore traces of vegetation. In our minds, how ever, the name is closely associated with enow and ice, ami. in fact, ice is Ihe etaple j rodurtion of that distant and desolate region. The Esquimaux, or natives of Greenland, are a curious people, liv ing more like rabbits in their bur rows than like human beings. They are short of stature and dark com "plexloned. and dress in shaggy, clum sy apparel, composed chiefly of bear klns. Their huts, sometime of ftnow, but miiro frequently built of stone, are round in shape, the roofs arching and made of large fl it stone overlapping each other. The inside, lined With soil, gives at a distance the sppearanceof a little hillock. A pas sage way, nr tunnel, ten feet long and Wry narrow, leads to the one apart ment within. Titis is generally about eight feet in length hy seven in breadth, and very low. Instead of a chimney, there is an aperture in the roof where the smoke can escape, though often the only fire is that of a lamp, a rude contrivance of soap stone, Baucer-shaped. the oil of walrus fat, and the wick of dried moss. This frequently nerves for both warmth nd light. Conking by this lamp i so ""w a process, that the rood is usually eaten raw or in a frozen state. The flesh of the walrus is the chief article of food. A walrus hunt is the most exciting occurrence in Esquimaux life. Here and there in the frozen bays and inlets there are always to he found spaces kept open hy the" action of the titles and .urrents. To these the walrus crowd in great numbers to get air. The hunter, cautiously ap-proa.-hlntr a herd of them as" they port in the water, throws his harpoon at one, burying it in the animal's body. The walru. in it mad strug gles to be free, breaks up the surround- me ice so that the hunter i obliged constantly to retreat for foothold. A eecond harpoon is thrown, and then a third, the creature meanwhile pluutring and f-""ideri c in the va ter, and withnfs foaming mouth, rolling eye-ball, ureal tusk, and the stiff brtstlp above them, looking, a be is called, the "lion of the sea." he struggle often lats for several noitrs. jthe animal at length becoming exhausted. Seats are also can eh t at thpie .. wreathing holes in these great lee fields. A net'-Vrork of loops of walrus lino is fastened to the edtre of the iee. in these the seals get entangled and are drowned. The polar bear is not so ferocious a t as is commonly supposed, rarely s . y m '.' ' " ' -.- i - .- - T " "' ' ' . I ESTABLISHED 1858. i Oldest Paper in the State.! showing fight Have when closely pur sued. Touching incidents are related of its deotion to its young when sur rounded by the dogs and hunters. An Esquimaux chief is one who has distinguished himself by his prow ess lit hunting. Skill in this accom plishment is thn standard of excel lence among these people, and it is only the good hunters who go to Up ernavik. the paradise of the Green landers a verdant isle in the midst of a boundless lake, where there is no night and no winter, and where dwells the Great Spirit. Torngasoak the Mighty. Next to the chief in dignity is the Angekok, the priest or counselor. At the trials he act as judge and decides upon the ca-.es. whu-h are never of a very difficult nature, as the E.qul mattx are mostly of a peaceable di-po-hitiou and have few quarrels among Uicmelves.- onii'time one will ,ac- .- ctiseJii. ueiirhUuui uiiltiuie kWeJtl JHr'Pr Hi?TTrine.vKre.,TSn trvey 'fHWt.ininieitewircwie'AXiseKOfii t lie plain tiff-and defendant, each beijig ills own lawyer and pleading hi ease with what eloquence he can com mand, and then it p mains for the judge to pass sentence, either upon the arcused or, if wrongfully suspect ed, upon the accuser. Perhaps the penalty is to iro fur a time with his head uncovered, that Is. without the hood, a very important article of ap parel itiUhat climate, or to be depriv ed of some dish, rabbit or a favorite part t the walrus. Such penances are also imposed upon thoe who lose a relative. At the funerals the mourning is meohauical.-oiie begins to weep and .the others folio'w suit. It is the place of the most distinguished of the com pany to wipe the eyes of the chief mourner. Over the dead stones are laid, and a cairn, or conical pile of f.tones, forms a rude sort of mouu meiit. Durinjvthe ceremony of buri al a lamp is ktpt burning outside the hut of the deceased. In the arctic regions, as many of you kuor. the summer Is one lonjt day of six mouths, and tie winter one Jong night of six mouths, though actual darkness lasts only about three nfmiths. When this darkness slowly lessens, and the sun rises, the people are glad to turn out of their kennel like abodes and welcome his return. They gather about tires of peat nnss, built on the rock, or betake them-r-elves to hunting, which is suspend ed during the winter, save when the moonlight are very bright. The children play with hat ami ball, the bats being seal-ribs. The lads Miraiii b!e about the upper ledges of the cliff, catching auk in a wrt of net work bnket made of seal-skin trlng. This i attarhod to a wooden pole, and when the birds come flying from their nests in the crevices of the rocks. till trap i ready to receive them. Lower and along the sheltered cove there Is much searching for elder down. This i the soft white down which the eider duck-pi ui'k from her breast to cover hr egg with anil keep them warm ft I only by robbing the net that this substance, so highly valued in our markets, i obtained ; the feather- plucked from the bird when killed lack that peculiar softness which be longs to the di wn thn procured The resources of the Esquimaux ar- few, but those they make the most of. Their tents are seal kms ; the kayak, a irail bark used hy the fishfimen. j covered with the same. Seal-skin strings and walrus line answer them in place of twine and hempen rope The sinews of the reindeer serve for thread. Their tools for sewing, ami some of their weapons for hunting, are chiefly composed of bone. The runners of their sledges are of whale bone. Fleet footed dogs mere do mesticated wolves serve instead of horses. In place of the rifle they have the bow and arrow and the spear. At the Danish settlements along the counts an attempt has been made to civilize the-e people, but away from the settlements they still retain iheir primitive customs, and are. as we have seen, but a lower order of be ings. What Xext? A WOMAN ON MATT CARPENTER. There is something remarkably en gaging aud devil-may-care and out spoken in this jolly Mr. Worldly -Wi-eman of the Senate. There is ev en o certain magnetism of good hu mor and good living, genius and gen iality, about him. He is a Webster, with the dignity aud decorum left nt. a reminds one of Sheridan ami Rochester and the Marquis of Donegal and other splendid old spendthrifts and good fellows of whom this penurious. Puritanic age and country are not worthy. We are a little khockcm iv sumc rem-i-ments he utters, but we ralher like him for speaking them out. aud not concealing them or glossing them ov er We know ju-t where to mill him every time. Hi moral epidermis does seem to he a little thickened by law and' politics and Washington as sociations, he issoe- mfortaldy uncon scious of the damage he may be doing himself by hi ingenuous admission, and cherful recklessness of state ment. .He never know when and where he i- hurt. He reminds me of one of Governor Hunt's tittle amp stories. He that i the Governor described n poor white family of Mis souri, careless, shiftless, aud intolera bly lazy, the daughters of which were aceiHtnmed to go barefoot till fhe aoles of their feet become hard like unto horn. One of these young ladies, on coming home, one day. from a lone tramp in the rain after the cows, was standing on the hearth (Irving her clothes, when her old mother drawled out, "Sal. t liar's a live coal under yer -foot." The girl slightly turned her head, and drawled back. Which foot, inam mv om Grace Greenwood. PILLOW CASES ANtl SHEETS IN HlCiH LIFE. There was a horrible collection of pectres at the Coates' House on Tuesdav night : one hundred and fif ty people or more aemlded a per concerted arrangement, all incognito, to dance and rejoice in silent mani festations of satisfact on. Thl party wa as novel a it was unique nnd in teresting. Ft had been selected with great care from the fairest of ladies, and the most graceful and gallant of maMculhies. and it was only when they all appeared attired in such ghostly attire as sheet, with pillow oaes over head, and musks ovr face, that our reporter fled the scene, for i'Splrlts. when they please. ran edhprRcs nwnmp. w both: osort And uncompoumted la their essence pa re J Tcn did thi wild scene present it self. There glistened the brlghte-t of eyes, sparkling Ith wit, and laden with flm drnnnim? evelids shaded hy I the profuse drapery of a pillow case, bespoke the presence of a bashful swain, cheery laughter, brilliant wit and repartee, half stilled neath a lin en sheet. All this, and more, min glpd with imperii music, made the Coates' House a scene of pleasure and mirth as novel aa it was enjoyable. Ladies ami gentlemen who were pres ent unite in praise and commenda tion of the most elegant repast served by Mr. Fish to the spectres, who manifested their substantia! mortali ty by the justice they did to the goodj chepr set. before them at the Instance of the ladies and gentlemen consti tuting the large anil pleasant houe hdd at the Coates House. Kansas City Time. CURIOUS GAUDKUs OF ATfTIQUtT? Y. BY JULIA TIIAYEa. The, world1 first great achievement iw":iHmW6SHgkrdeiil-w,;.3'wjM durtaur -. , i - 31 -J1 A TV the Seven Wonders of -theVor!d. They were devised aud constructed fur the gratification of AmytK, wife of Nebucliaduezzar. who, homesick aud weary with the contemplation of the flat, uninteresting Babylonian plan, continually pined for the wild mountainous beauty of her Median home. These gardens more properly term ed elevated thuu "hunging'' were constructed in this wie: A huge artificial mountain of earth was raited to the hvighth of 400 feet, every side of which was terraced, at regular distances, and connected by stairways. These terraceti were sup ported by arches, which rose one above another until they overlooked the famous walls of Babylon. With in these arches were grand and spac ious apartments, where extensive view. of the surrounding country were commanded. In orlei to give a firm foundation to the soil, and to con tine it. moisture, the upper arches were first covered with a pavement of stone, then followed u layer of reeds mixed with bitumen, another of ce mented bricks, aud over the whole a sheeting of lead, upon which a con siderable depth of rich soi wa laid. The upper terrace contained an im mense reservoir, the water of which was obtained from the Euphrates, by means of hydraulic engines, and could be diatributed wherever needed. In time sightly hill arose, dim for ests of .ntately trees invited secIuion, rivers ruhed foaming over rocky beds ; silvery cascade rippled, and fountains gleamed ; Velvet masses of verdure, teeming with the rarest flor al gems of the East, captivated the ye with their beauty, am) bewitched the Menses with their intoxieating in cense,; while, crowning this magical creation, the royal resilience of the King stood in the midst like a palace of enchantment. Whether or not Amytis was suffi ciently appreciative of this mammoth achievement for her ake. is left to conjecture, but we hall try to think she wa thoroughly satisfied, ami sighed for nothing more. But there have been other curious gardens, which many of my young readers may never have heard quite so much about. In every zone ae found floating In lands. They are formed by turf-mas--!-es which, being detached from the land, are held together by gra-es. weed and tangled roots, and drift hither ami thither, the sport of every pa-sing breeze, continually adding to ther accumulation. These islands form into group, and are in time covered with plants, tree, shrubs, and, not unfrequently. even animal life. To this novel mean of transportation is often a'trinuted the otherwise unaccountable iulroduc ion of certain species of large animal founl upon many of the South Pacif ic islands. During the fourteenth century, the Aztecs, a tribe of native Mexican, tor thewatit of sufficient land, invent ed floating gardens, or chlnamp'iK up on which were cultivated nearly all the flowers and vegetables that 'sup plied the ancient city of Mexico, former! v called Tcnochtitlnn. The oViginal idea o this invention was supposed to have been suggested to the Aztec by observing the float ing islands of Lake Chalco. Certain it i. their own artificial islands were constructed as nearly after the same manner as art can imitate nature. Large pieces of turf were joined by reed, rushes, knotty ami intertwin ing roots, and then covered with a sediment taken from the bottom of the lake. These raft-like llatid. of ten firm enough to hold a hut, were o.x.n miverted into rich gardens, sev- ra! of which were gem-rallv under the charge aud cultivation of one In dian. who towed or propelled them about at pleasure, by means of a long pole adapted to that purpose. These gardens were often two or three hundred feet In length, about twenty in breadth, and had a depth of soil sufficient o nourish trees. They were separated from each other bv narrow dikes, and usually orna mented with a beautiful border of flower, or a hedge of rose trees. We can imagine tint, a they lay on the 'learning bom of the lake, the ef fect wa not unlike that of emerald set about with jewels of pearl, ruby. ..ni.htfp il fid tortttZ. fun ' ...... - ,-- . p truces. If any. now remain of these once remarkable chinampas of Mexico. The awful prophesy of Tibih ha been fulfilled enueerning the over throw and otter annihilation of Bab ylon in whne oblivion the fsmou Hanging Gardens lie buried. Not a vestige marks the place where they once stood. What Next. Take a wing." gushed a young and pompou upstart."-extendinghi bent arm to a senlble young lady, at the eloe of prayer meeting. -Not of a gander." she quietly re her plied, and mother. walked home with "Good morning." mM printer to the head of a flourishing family. "Have you anv daughters who would make good ty pn setters V ' -,- "No ; hut I have a wife hat would make a very good levii." c' M I 1 A Cleveland hoy crawled undpr a lounge to avoid a whipping, went to sleep, and two hundred persons searched for hours to find him. When heas fouiid hi mother kissed him awVpiii him to bed. tj-iy There are forty lawyers practicing at the bar of the Bourbon Count;, Kv.. District Court. Ex. There are more than forty who prac tice at a Bourbon bar in this city, and take "sugar in tbero." u SO. vast, aMl-viiWKOHWtWWSSM! tliat lJie:jrfli1itig,rartleilH OTfcbyt; Ion have a&KiPliilU histivMWe'nV BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29. 1874. THE NEWS, Death rtbc Siamese Twins. Earthquake, Murder and Sui cide in California. Fires Great Loss of Property. A Sliatingr Party Drowned. The Union Depot at Chicago In Ashca Five ttiilluingri on Stair Street CouBumcil itflue Woiueu K.lllttd ad Uurued. :r??3&-wti mtAt' - . : - - ," CnzCAprcJans2Q. Between .3 and .-rwttwoKrinrs'mTJrninKTrTrrTFnrinfceTiiTt; h UUnmii'Ceimal .DepUfcUUilsItijCf 4Hupikl.1iyjtlHMi'ap,:'L'eMtrHlf laiinoiaeijMj.mmChJejwoBirr liugton and Qtiiucy railroads!' "the f ot of Lake street, and in a short time made such progress as to defy the fire department, and was entirely consumed. The total Ins- wa about $62,o(K), not including about 30. 1 pieces ot boggag in the baggage room of the Illinois Central Co., and which is appraised is appraised at about 10,000 In ad dition to this baggage the Illinois Central estimates its losses at $20,000. The C. B. Q road estimate their loss at $15,000. The Eullinaii Palace Car Co, at $35,000. aud the Michigan Central at $12,000 While this fire was in progress and claimed the attention of the fire de partment, the bell sounded again, and the announcement wa made that a large stone front block on State street was also on fire. It was nearly 20 mihtltes before an ermine reached the ground, ami the flames made such progress that five building were con sumed. The total loss by this fire fonts up $129,400- Bknninotu.v. Vf.. Jan. 20. The knitting mill of H E. Bradford was burned this aft. ruooii, the fire ticlitir caused by the leakage of a gasoline pipe. The gas ignited from a the boiler fire, and exploding, destroyed an adjniuingsewiug room where nine women were at work. They were In stantly killed or burned to death in the fire which followed, and many others were injured, s-ouie shockingly. The card and sorting rooms were saved. The loss was about $100,000. Partially insured.. Cincinnati. Jan. 19 A special to the Enquirer from Charleston. West Virginia, reports d great fire in that city, commencing at 3 o'clock this morning, in Egan's block, acd des troying in three hours all the houses on the square hptwppti Capital and Virginia streets, except the Kanawha Valley Bink. the Masonic Temnle. and the Courier buildings. The los- s estimated at $100,000; insurance I aooiiL w.io oviij. Boston. Jan. 19. Seavey &. Co's stamping and Japanning works, at Cambridgeport. were burned thl morning. Loss, $00,000; insurance, $30,000. Phbms. N. Y.. Jan. 19. Duhhins ki's paper mill burned lat night. Lns. S20.00H. The proprietor perish ed it. the fiumes. and many of the workmen were badly burned. Death of the Slamei Tivlna. A speciel from Richmond tnake. the announcement of the sudden ileuth of the Siamese Twin, on Sat urday tire 17th inst.. attheir residence at Mount Very, Surry county. North Carolina' Chang wa partially paral yzed lat fall, and on Friday tiighl he became worse, nnd expired sud denly about four o'clock Saturday morning. Eng became so terribly shocked that he raved wildly for" a while. -Thi attack wa fodowed by what seemed to be a deathly stupor, and In two hour. from the death of Chang. Eng breathed hi lat. The wives and families of the twins are in the deepest grief, the children, many of whom are deaf mutes, expressing their sorrow in the most pitiful man ner. Earthquake, Slitrder and Suicide. San Francisco. Jan. 19. Another slight shock of an eartnquake was felt to-day. This afternoon a terrible tragedy occurred at a house ou Commercial street. A man whose name ha not yet been learned, entered a hotel and "murdert'il a young woman. Annie Towes, with a razor, after a desperate struggle, and then killed himself with the same weapon. Itis believed he was her husband. Latkr. The name of the murder er and suicide thi afternoon was Ran dolph Mitehel. and ttie victim his wife Anna Mitehel. who ran away from him in Wisconsin, recrtitly. and came here. He followed, and when tdi- re fused to live with him again, he killed her and himself. An Appalltug Catastrophe. A Chicago Tribune special from Grand Rapids. Mich., says there is a report there that while forty young people were skating on the river at Burr 0-ik, on the Mich "man Central railroad, one of the party broke through, and the rest of he party, some twenty-seven or twenty eight., gojim to the rescue, all broke through and were drowned The report, how ever, lark. confirmation, and no par ticular are known. False Teeth and 9Iolassca Candr. A Newark (N. J.) husband brought home a hunk of molasses candy for his wife the other evening. His wife wears falt'e teeth. The candy was ot an adhesive nature. She helped her self to a gent rous hunk, and plauti d both rows of teeth in it. There they remained. S'.reliuous were herefTort.s to release them, but she was not suc cessful. She wanted her mouth free thatshe might say something to him. She wanted to say something to him that the candy not only prevented, but the tone of which from its promi Unt quality it debauched. But she could not get her jaws apart. Then s ie went to the sink and dropped the whole mass, teeth am! candy, in a basin. Again she looked at him a if site wa on tne point ot saying sr.nje thing he would be Interested in. but everj' effort wa broken up and des troyed by the orphaned jaws. Imag ine a woman a direot descendant of Eve In such a fix. "Think of the mighty thoughhVsurgingnnii battling through her brain; think of'the tor rent of eloquence bursting from her throat with a roar, and striking out into the sir a vapor; think of the blazing eyes, the distended nostrils, the. trembling frame; the nervous hands. Picture her thus, tearing the miserable candy from the glistening teeth, and comprehend if you can. O man ! the velocity which the freed teeth were slapped Into their place, and with which that wretched man subdued Ills merriment and tore out of that house. Danburg News. MISTAKES. A tiny maid once found a neat Of nfew-born mice; And filled with childish horror least. By grim device The house-rat should the place Invest, She sought advice. Her ten -y cared brother, if ho mast, Would take their care. That nltflit he. told the boys with gust. l$?t How p did fare; - . " - r. nLthior mmoonwd JdB'vlarV tract -cri sttfeHHr. .. ..'- .rft'm1 "WAX. ""Spoc.ft jw t 1 1 1 tie h nptk or at m.4- l-BTMii trwting. bared To those who, hud wenlltmt came. Would ne'er tmve cared Save that, mayhap, mal clous game Might worse have fared. OUR NEW YORK LETTER. The' Labor Qnestton -Tammany' De mnndu Vlne A Puuuy Incident Business. Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser. New York, Jan. 2lth, 1871. THE IABOKtiHS' EMKUTB. The threatened demonstration of the unemployed laborers of the city took place ou the 14th. It amounted to nothing. An eflort ha been made for weeks to incite the laboring popu lation to riot and violence, hut wit i little effect. The real laborers look ing with-fliirpicinn upon the orators who were bellowing at their meet ings "Who i he. ami where dops he work ?' became a very common que. tinti a to the red-nosed individuals who were making spread-eagle ap peal in behalf of "we laborers." And, as it never could be ascertained that the red-noses had evsr illumina ted any shop or factory, or other place of labor, their claims to bt! L,uhdu'ered laborers were scouted. Nut with standing the inflammatory appeals to the laborers out of work to join in a demonstration Tuesday, and "de mand bread," presenting the "altern ative of blood," only three or four thousand gathered in Tnmpkiu Square, and of these hut few were la borers, that Is. regular laborer. They weie agitators, whose ideas of prop erty were exceedingly vague men wlm believe in the' docfrine that the man who has saved something by in dustry and sobriety, shall share it with the man whose ititemperunee and laziness has prevented him from saving anything. These fellows, mostly foreigners, met with red flags and badges, and that was till. The police ordered them to disperse a few of them showed tight, and were promp'ly knocked down, and the re-t the orators being first ran for sweet life. And that ended it. Thi-ty of the agitators were arrested and com mitted to jail. They were all foreign ers, which fact ha significance. There are in New York thousand of Eng lish, French ami German commun ists, who are working vigorously to organize the labor of the country in to a raid upon capital; but the real laborers are steadfastly opposed to anything of the sort, and the move ment failed. The prudence and good sense of the laborers saved the city a terrible riot. TAMMANY'S DKMAHPS. Tammany has no idea of giving up the ghost, or of relinquishing a sin gle iota of its former power. The so ciety has been somewhat modest for a year or two, but the elections last fall going Democratic . as they did, gave it new courage. Tammany proposes to take charge of the courts again, and. as the first step, has divided up the appointments, without consulting the judges. One Miemou, represent ing Tammany in the Twentieth As sembly District, notified Judge Hack ett that one Deputy Clerk and one of ficer of his Court had been assigned by Tammany to his District, and that he should designate the two men. Judge Hackett wa somewhat sur prised at this. He couldn't ijnder statid what the ring of thieves, head ed by a gambler, had to do with mak ing appoiptinetits of officers in his court, and ))c jjo told Jr. Mierson. Thereupon Mr Mierson waxed wroth and notified Judge Hackett that, when the time came, Tammany would go for Ju ge H.irkett's-.calp. You see what chance New York ha for decent courts, so long a a mob of rum-mill frequpnter. dare to dic tate appointments like these. WHAT WE DBINK FOB WINE. This is shaking among the dry bones that are habitually moistened with wine. Yesterday a case came before one of the courts, which turn ed upon the genuineness of a favorite brand of wine. What do you sup pose the Sherry drank in the country is made of ? Read, ye wine drinker.. An analj'sis of a "standard" brand showed that It was composed of forty gallons of potato spirit, fifty-six gal Inns of water, four gallons of capill aire. anil ten gallons of grape juice. This delectable mixture makes fort3 dozen quarts, which sell in the mar ket at $38 per dozen. Rather a profit able business for everybody, exppt the consumers they need stomachs glass-lined and hacked with fire brick. The fact is there is but little actual wine Imported. The Sherries are adulterated with sulphuric acid, and strengthened with alcohol, the Champagnes are made of cider and alcoholj Port is a villainous decoction, and so on through the list. Still the fastidious drinker smacks his lips over his sulphuric acid, its price and its foreign name Commending it to him. Not one of them can be induced to touch the real wine, made from real grapes, grown in America. AN INCIDENT IN THE EXPERIENCE OP AN ACTRESS. Actresses, as a rule, retain their maiden names after they are marriedt tiie reason being that having made their reputation Iwfore marriage, a change of name would he injurious. Out of this practice a very funny in cident occurted last Saturday night. A well-known actress, a respectoble woman, and the wife of an excellent actor, is still -known ty her maiden name, we wlH isay, jkgne ortonr SllVhad lHeuyn!rfngt jrTtji'sjremerit; Iriiladefptiia, her Husband at the eimH llitig one JU" Pyddfene& They were to meet in New York. Sat urday night. The lady arrived at 8 P. M.. and went to mie of our best ho tels, the proprietor of which knew her and her husband. He was in the office at the time, and registered her name. "Miss Agnes Morton." and as signed her a room. At 11 P. M. the husband arrived and registering his name. "John Smith," looked over the register for tne room assigned his wife, aud rushed thither a any loving hus band would w!u had been separated from his wife two Months. Now all the hotels keep a watch in the halls to see that no improper characters get into the rooms, and this watch in this hall wa an exceedingly conscientious Irishman. Seeing the man enter a lady's room, he went to the office. "Who is In 213?" "Miss Agnes Morton," answered the clerk in charge. "Whew." whistled the watchman, "he the mother of Moses, there's a mon in that room." "Is there?" queried the clerk, who did not know the parties; "we will see about that.' And up they wertt. ttat-fat. "What do you want?" from a mas culine voice within. "We want you." The door opened and a gentleman in dishabille half appeard in the door way. "What are you doing in this room?" demanded the clerk. "I assigned 312 to you." "Doing in this room ? Why. I pro pose to occupy it with my wife." "Wife! Too thltt." replied the clerk. "We waiiLnone of this here. Dress you rcl rami jjfet out'."" And tell the lady to get on her duds and get out, too. And be very quick about It." "But, man." said the embarrassed actor, that lady within is my wife, and 1 am her hushniid." "Oh. bother." said the clerk. "I know all about it. I haven't time to waste on you. 'Miss Ag.ies Morton, ' Jt.hn Smith' it won't work. Get out1. You ought to be ashamed of yourself." By this time the lady got an idea of the situation, and set up a scream, the hii-band relapsed into profanity, while dressing himsclf.and the watch man went ofl" to answer a call some where ele. The husband got his clothes on and reasoned with the clerk. He told him his wife wa an actress, that, they were both known to the proprietor. By the way where was the proprietor? "Gone to his house in Harlem." Well, the upshot of it was that the clerk was staggered though not con vinced. He finally consented that they should stay till 'morning when he would investigate further, and he went below. A few minutes after the watchman pased the room, supposing, of course that the man had been ejected. The unfortunate actor had discovered "that a valise had not been sent up, Htid he was making hi wa to the office to get it. The watchman saw him. "Ye are prowlin about to get in that room agin, are ye? Come with me, my foine feller. I know yer r(om If I did roight I would kick ye inter the shtreet, hut I'll fix ye. Come wid tne. ye dirty spalpeen." And he collared him and dragged him to 312. and thrust him in, lock ing the door. "I'll have no more bother wid you to-night," he remarked, as he walked away. "And out ye go in the morn ing." The next morning, of course, ex planation were made, apologies ex tended, and a pleasant dinner com pensated ffir 'he annoyances of the night. But the luijy protests that from this time henceforth, while her name will appear on the bills as "Mi-s Agne- Morton," on hojej registers It shall appear a "Mr. John Smith." and that the Mrs. will be writteu as boldly as possible. BUSINESS coutinues to improve. The jobbers are selling a great many goods, thej report collections fair, and altogether the prospect is good, annl the signs in dicate a better late winter business than New York has had for some years. Let us hope it will so prove. PlETBO. A Mr. Duhm run a large stove tnre up at Eagle Harbor, and the Marquette Journal says: "He must h'ave an extemuve trade, for we have heard his name mentioned In connec tion with all the stoves and stovepipe we ever put together, here ot else where." A Pennsylvania manufacturing es tablish merit has been discharging men for telling falsehoods. Thi plan, if generally carried out, would be apt to paralyze the Industry of the country. I VOL. 18 -NO. 31 CALIFORNIA. Curlens Climate California Skate ltange. The tract of country known as the Slate Range Valley is probably one of the most-curious that Southern Cali fornia can boast of. It is there the Immense deposits of borax were dis covered something like a year ago, and at that time the whole lower or central part of the basin was covered with a white deposit, breaking away in some places in large flHdii reefs, ill others resembling the waves df the ocean, and in still others stretching out for miles, in one unbroken level, from which Uie sun reflected in rays with a glare almost unendurable. But one of the most singular fea tures In connection with this section was the absence of ruin or moisture; the da3ereeyersuniii'atid hot, the h gifts rffioul oVw'HTid generally warm. -For "more than ftveyears.'t iaid4y-ltH44se wh ojaht Inkunw. tliere.had been no rain .there, -unlU me three months, when the sjielt was broken."' Suddenly.' an'd with scarcely any warning, rain commen ced to fall, and for thirty hours It Orttite down steadily and unceasingly, tin ccbmpnuled by wind, but yet a thorough drenching rain for two or three days it remained pleasant. wiien suddenly a waterspout wasseen winding its way through the valley. It came in a zigzag course across the tipper end of the lake, striking the range of hills on the eat side and eouring rap dly along them. The cannon and -gorge were soon filled wirh water, which pniired from thent In fearful volume and sprend Itself nut upon the bottom. In ashort time if wn over, and denizen of the place now look for another dry season of nveypars. a WHIPPING A PH1NCE. Nathan Lord, afterwards a promin ent ship master at Portsmouth. N H., was a lad on one of the privateers cap lured by a British frigate during the Revolutionary War. Onedayuyouug midshipman came near the prisoners, who were having an airing on the deck, and spoke siieeringly of "the rebels." Young Lord, being a lad of spirit, retorted, "If it were not for your rank, sir, I would make you take back that insult." "No matter for my rank," said the gallant though arrogant young officer; "If you can whin me you are welcome til ill. It." The challenge was pagerly accepted and the two had a regular sailor's set to The Yankee Wa victorious, and the Englishman acknowledged him self beaten; and. shaking hands with his opponent, sain: "You are a brave fellow; give me your name und I will not foiget you." At the end of the voyage oil the prisoner, with tho except ion of Lord, were sent to prison. The Admlial sput for him. and informed him that the young Duke of Clarence, a son of his Majesty, George III. the young mMshipmati whom he had fought. .had requested that he be set at large; that he wa at liberty to go into any part of the kingdom, and that the Duke had placed u 5 note at his ser vice. Oi' HOW TO PLUCK POULTRY. I have known person on market day to go out Jlml kill twelveor fifteen fowl, and to bring them into a room where there would be half-a-dozen women and boys pulling a few feath ers at a lime, between thumb and forefinger, to prevent tearing them Now. for the benefit of such, I give our plant Hung the fowl Ik the feet by a small con!; then wiUi a small knife give one cut aero the upper jaw opposite the corners of the mouth: after the blood ha stopped running a stream, place the point of the knife in the groove in the upper part of the mouth, run the blade upinto theb.tck part of the head, which will cause -t quivering and twitching of the mus cles. Now I your time, for every feather yield as if by magin, and there is no danger of tearing the most tender chick. Before he attempt to flap, you ca'i have him as bare as the day he came out of the egg. Journal of Horticulture. m SUGAR PROM SAWDUST. An exchange say that it is report ed in England that a French tirtnt a di-covered a method of making artifi cial sugar from materials so cheap that it can be sold ut a farthing a pound. Concerning which the Man ufacturer and Builder say: "When we consider that sawdust Is cheap and rich in lignite, which by chemical treatment with mineral acids may be changed into grape sugar, we would not at all be surprised that the above report turns out to be true, and the sawdust is the material from which this cheap sugar is obtained. Chang lug old linen rag into sugar is a we 1 known chemical expe irnent. Such rag are almost pure lignite, while sawdust aNo consists of lignite, how ever, wl h some oilier I ogre- ients, eaily removed. From raga to suw dtirit'l. but one step." A New Method of Packing Ratter. A Michigan dairyman has Iatel3 published his method of packing but ter. He tias oaken tubs, with heads at each end. They are 14 inches in diameter at the top. Oiuchesut bottom and 1U incite high, in packing, a cambric bag is made to fit the tub. The butter i packed in .the tub as it stands ou the small end the sack be ing long enough to extend above the edges of the tub a. id Is pressed down firmly until within an inch and a half of the top, when a circular cloth is laid over it, and a layer of fine salt placed on it. The head is now put in its place, the tub turned up, and the butter In the sack, of course, falling down to the bottom, leaves a space all around It. which i filled with brine poured through a hole in the small end. When full the hole is corked up tight. The butter float in the brine and is effectually preserved from the air, and will keep for an almost in definite period. JIoclc Mince Pie?. One-half cup of butter, one cup of molasses, one cup of sugar, onu-half cup of vinegar, one-half cup of wine, one cup of boiling water, six crackers, one tablespoonful of rjiinamon. Scald fifteen minute, then put in plates and hake. This quantity will make three pies, and not one person in twenty .would suspect there was no meat in them by ihe taste. m Some int'Ifti-R savsr "Cheer un. cheer up. it's a long lane that ha no torn." don't we Know uv ur course I it's a long lane that ha no turn. How 1 perfectly alisunl to expect a fellow to "cheer up" oecauseat ng lane uasuo turn! We decliue to cheer up for any such reason. ftoos 30 09 XOS as 99 IMS Cegsladvcxttseaents atlegal fates: Oae sqaat (lQllneor Nonpareil space. be lessjarst laetrttoa f 1,00; eachsubsequeatlasertteB, sec. 4AHtraasc!ent advertlseBseaU aawtb pals fortnadvar.ee. OFFICIAL AfcJSR OF THE C0USTT j THE REPUBLICAN JAHTT. The Republican party shows nS" signs of decay. .If its members make mistake-., they manifest a wllliagnesa to rectify them. If Its servants Tail te accord their wishes, the masses of th party quickly make their disapproba lion felt, aud the response it prompt and satisfactory. The salary' bill o the Forty-second Congress waa universally condemned. The Forty third Congress has repealed It. The nomination of Attorney General Will iatrti to the Chlet Justiceship was not favorably received by the Senate ot the people. It was withdrawn by the President at the request of Ml". WiJI ijtm liirtiself. The nomination of Mr. dishing to the same position waa re ceived at first wiili a feeling rtf dnubt. His fitness In legal attainments and' experience was universally admitted f but hia-jiilon on great political slMiiMmJu mav noeaiblv.-ctttna b$iftJuBvreme Cotirtjor, jjeclslon were H1- Meantime a. 8trnur, ikrhtwWlPBwShvji on "his secret MsiHf v which renHtd all doubt, and' ..Presi dent Grant hastened to withdraw hfe name. These are striking events In the receht history of the great reforni: party of the nation. They show that' its President, its Senate, and it Con? gress are in accord with the people, and that they sit in their several plai ces to carry out. so far as In them Ifes the w shes of the ultimate supreme authority in the land the masse er; the legal voters. Not since the clo Ing scenes of the great acts of fecon" structlnn has the Republican party how"!! its representative character so strikingly as during the last month. If one branch of the government makes a mistake another branch has tens to rectify it; if all err, the great body of the party the rank and file asserti Its right to judge and Its au thority to condemn ; and the alacrity with which the Republican party or--ficials bow to the dictates of this grentf tribunal of the people constitute to day, as it has constituted during ita' whole hhtory, the-ecretof Its tenure of power. The rugged vigor, thd quick vitality, aud the sustained pur pose of the Republican organization, act a5 it i acted upon by the raoraL' and political sentiment of the people are exhibited in bold relief by Its r cent history. Inter Ocean. m m A Present that Cannot Be Aeteptei Except by Act of Coagreii. The Department of State Is in pos session of a magnificent sword, sent by the late Catelar government of Spain as a present to President Grants It wns left at the American legation at Madrid hy Gen. Sanchez Bregna,. Castelar's Minister of War, and for warded to the United States by Gen Sickles through Gen. S. W. Crawford. It is a superb Toledo blade of rare' worko auship, and of the finest met al and temper. On one side is a list of the battles In which Gen. Grant figured during the rebellion, and un the other the words, "Let us have peace " The hilt is what is known a the basket pattern, and instead of having been cast, it was carved en tirely by hand. The scabbard is oC polished' steel, without any ornament. Under the Constitution, neither the President nor any other officer of the United States can accept a psesenfr from any foreign government, and it will require an act of Congress to en able Gen. Grant to become the poa spor of this splendid sword. Phila delphia Press. i mi "Women." says a communication to the Chicago Tribune, "always go to extremes. They never have any thing hut what they wish it was big ger. Given woman a ten-story house and she will sigh for an attic. If I had only some place to store things, you know! Do you know why water falls went out of fashion? It was be cause they got so big they could na longer carry them. Don't you remem ber, at first they were no bigger than your fi-t; then they were a big as your two fist; then the size of sugar bowls; and then they grew-rapidly tn dinner, market, and bushel basket size; and their proportions and weight were so cumbersome that they sud denly went out. Itwassowlth hoops, Our daughters commenced with keg hoop and wound up with the hogs head, and then they went out. Then came the hustle, which grew so rap idlv that it at lat took four spiral hed- sprl g to make it stick out; and, now. like Toby' candle it is nicker ing nut. And now cornea buttons. Ml Belled Wheat. Boiled wheat, either for a breakfast or supper dish, eaten with milk or sugar and cream, or dressed with burs ter, milk and a little salt, it bard to ba excelled. Persons who have not eat en of thu dish, will be surprised how it Is relished by all. especially by dya peptics, and other of delicate diges tive organs. Select clean seclected red or white wheat ; soak for ten hnqrs then put the wheat Into a cotton sack,, then place the sock into a kettle and boil three or four hours until the wheat cotnmencpe to burst- When cooked add salt, sndany of the abova dressjng aa to taste. A country fellow entered one of tho New York banks, and walking un to the cuqiiter. exclaimed: "Here I am; I want you to take a fair look at me." Without a word further he strode out. The next day the same customer re appeared, uttered the same words, and again disaDDeared. The third day, at about the same time, he walk ed in, and advancing to the teller a desk, threw down a draft payable- three days arter sight. "iNow," saja he, "you've eeen me three times; I want the money for it." The stringency in the egg market. is painful. There has been a large falling off in deposits of late, many of the hens having entirely suspinded. while others are holding on to the!; reserves. It I thought, however, that nearly all will be able to resume in the spring, when the crops begin to move. Peter Van Dyke, an old chap- who died in New "Hampshire the other day, worth $140,000 In cash, requested in his will that no one"shouId snufr fie and shed crocodile tears at his fu neral, but ever him over and then hurry home to fight over his money.' Joh Billing saysr "I will state for the information of those who hav en't had a charrce to lay in s?krit wis dom ns freely az I have, that one single hornet who feels well can break; nr o irhnls namn.muaflno ' m mt i ' A Nevada clergyman had to vacate his pulpit without Waiting to tender his formal resignation, because he waa "so nic- that he wouldn't even hold One Inch- Three Inchw SUJnchea, , .... Twelve Inches. 0ae.Celu8iB. IfirO 15 00- f 460 f SCO 3W 4 00 8 60 10 00 SCO 6 00 10 GO 30 00 8U 10 CO 21 08 KO0 isw ao oej 36 00 aaw rr !Jl I 'iii S I t 3 at Cr fir 3'. 1 tt-'i JP-f-- tr. -3 SI JH t - sc 51 CI "l 3111 31 1 i