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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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;
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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
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