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THE ERA. j-Wfi; yt . . V KK PUBLICAN' WEEKLY NKW.S I'AI'EK THE CENTRAL ORCiAX OF THE PAKTY. PUBLISHED EVE It Y THURSDAY. (SEE RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION ON THIS PAfilL) V. 31. UKOWN, Manager. jr-ir- Job Work executed at short no tice ami in a style unsurpassed by any similar establishment in theMHi. ( f kick over the North Carolina Book store, corner of F.iyetteville and Mor trau Hlrvetn, first d.xwr south of the State RATES OF ADVERTISING : Ow. square, ono time, . - - $100 " " two time, . - - J 50 " ' three times,- 2 00 Contract advertisem. nu taken at proportionately low rates.1 r ' HATES OF SUasCUIITIOX: One year, - Six months, - - . - Three months, 2 10 i as 55 VOI. IV. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1875. NO. 51. .zr Invariably in Advance.- THE ERA. -. y ilVl w , - - I c f .IS' DIKECTOKY. L'niieu state i.oiemiuin. i-i, s.(irant. of Illinois, Presi- i it-M. Henry Wilson, of Mass., V. President. u ..,;it.,i Fili.orX. Y.,Se'yorstate. . .:, . ir,.l. STetary oi William W. Belknap, of Iowa, Secre tary of War. ;eonreM. Robeson, of New Jersey, Secretary of the Navy. Columbus Delano, of Ohio, Secretary ol the Interior. Kd wards Pierrepont, of New York, At'-orney ieneral. Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut, Post- tii.ister lieneral. Supreme Court of the I'. S. M.irrison R. Waite, of Ohio, Chief Justice. Vathan Clifford, of Me.. Asso. J ustice. Noah H. Swayne, of O., " 44 S.imue! F. Miller, of la., ' Pavid Davis, of 111., ' " Stephen J. Field, of Cal., " 44 William M. Strong.of Pa., 44 Joseph P. Bradley ,of N.J. 44 44 Waul Hunt, of N. Y'., 4 44 Court mtH'Ls first Monday in Dceeni- l r, at Wa-shiugton. ". r. ltcpreeutatiou iu Conyrefc. SENATE. A. S. Mcrrimon, of Wake. Mat. W. Ransom, ot Northampton. HOfSK OK REPRESENTATIVES. lt District Jesse J. Yeates. J. A. Ifyman. A. M. Waddell. Joseph J. Davis. A. M. Scales. Thomas S. Ashe. W. M. Bobbins. Hubert B. Vance. .'J 4-.li Mil I nited States Courts. Tlie stated terms of the, U. S. Circuit ari'l Phtrict Courts are as follows : I'niW-d States Circuit Court Eastern bisirict North Carolina Held in ltal eii;!i firt Monday in June and las( Mon day in Novoinlier. II. I- Bond, Circuit Court Judge; r.-Mil.-iice. Baltimore, Md. , ;... W. Brooks, District Court Judge, Kf.t rn ii.trict; resid. Elizabeth City r. S. Marshal, J. B. Hill; off., Raleigh N. J. Kiddick, Circuit Court Clerk; I'Uh-c, Baleigh. EASTERN DISTRICT COURTS. Klizabeth City, third Monday in April aiul October. Clerk, M. B. Culpepper; rei., Eliz. City. NewU'ni, fourth Monday in April 4111 h-tolnT. Clfrk, ;o. E. Tinker ; resi., Newbern. WiliningUm, first Monday after the f .mrtli Monday in April and October. Cl rk. Win. I.arkins; resi., Wilming ton. Marsha!, J.B. Hill, oflice, Raleigh. Iitru-t Attorney-, Bit-hard C. Badger; n -.ulfiu-e, Baleih. ANiunt, W. II. Young, Oxford. V. s. CI UCl' IT COCRT WESTERN DIST il. L. Ilond.U. S. Circuit Court Judge, raltimore, Md. K.Urt P. Dick, U. S. District Judge, Western District ; resi., Greensboro. ltobert M. Douglas, V. S. Marshal; I'llice, (Ireensboro. Circuit and District Courts in the Western District are held at tho same time. ;reen.sloro, first Monday in April an.l October. Clerk, John W. Payne; rei., lireons l)ro. NUteville, third Monday iu April and October. Clerk, Heurv C. Cowles; resi., Statesr ville. Ashe ille,tirst rouday after the fourth Monday in April and October. Clerk, E. 11. Hampton ; resi., Ashe- ville. Vir-il S. Busk, U. S. District Attor ney; residence, Asheville. Assistant, W. S. Ball, Cireensboro. 1 nited states Internal lleremie I. J. Young.Collector Fourth District, ('flie, Raleigh. 1. W. 1'erry, Supervisor Carolina, nth, Raleigh. "liarles Perry, Assistant Suiervisor, B-tI i-l,. 11 in. P.raiu-h Mint ol tho U. S. at Charlotte, (ovrriimeiit of North Carolina. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. ('rtis II. Brogdeu.of Wayne, Governor. Mm II. Neathery, Private Secretary. li- Y. Armtleld, of Iredell, Lieutenant lovernor, and President of the Senate. " .II. Howerton, of Rowan, Sec. of State. Divid A. Jenkins, of Gaston, Treasurer. A. D. Jenkins, Teller. lKnald W. Bain, Chief Clerk. John Reilly, of Cumberland. Auditor. "in. P. Wetherell, Chief Clerk. s- D. Pool, of Craven, Supt. of Public Instruction. Johu C. Gorman, of Vake, Adj. Gen'ral. T. U Hargrove, of Granville, Att. Gen C Kerr, Mecklenburg, State Geolo gist. R. Purnell, of Forsythe, Libra'n. "'nryM. MiUer, ot Wake, Keeper of we Capitol. OOVERNOR'8 COUNCIU The SecreUry ot State, Treasurer, Au'litor and Supt. of Public Instruct'n. i Institutions. The University of North Carolina Is Jjhapel Hill. The Institution for the "f and Dumb and the Blind ; the In ne Asylum and the State Peuitentiary t lUleigh. Ber4 of Edncaulea. Gorernor, Lieutenant Gorernor, DIRECTORY. owreuiry oi ouaie, j. reasnrer. Auditor, superintendent of Public Instruction I and A t tt rn o xr rinnoral vv ..,: i. i j -u vuustuuia i lit? .,... i u" Joaru oi -education. The Gover- uur" reaiueni, anu the Superinten- I lfint t Tlllli TnctmntiAn C -v .. .... .r the Board. Supreme Court. Richmond M. Pearson, of Yadkin.Chief Justice. Edwin G. Reade.of Person, Asso. Justice. Wm. B. Rod man, Beaufort, 44 44 W. P. Bynum, Mecklenburg,44 it Thomas Settle, Guilford, 44 Tazewell L. Hargrove, of Granville, Re porter. W. II. Bagley, of Wake, Clerk. D. A. Wicker, of Wake, Marshal. Meets in Raleigh on the first Monday in January and June. Superior Courts. Samuel W. Watts, Judge Sixth Judi cial District; residence, Franklinton. J. C. L. Harris, Solicitor, Raleigh. Wake County GorernnieiiU Commissioners Solomon J. Allen, Chairman ; Wm. Jinks, A. G. Jones, Wm. D. Turner, J. Robert Nowell. Sheriff S. M. Dunn. Superior Court Clerk Jno. N. Bunting, Treasurer David Lewis. Register of Deeds W. W. White. Coroner James M. Jones. Surveyor N. J. Whitaker. City Government. Mayor J. II. Separk. Aldermen First WardJ&a. McKee, iohn Armstrong, H. J. Hamill. Second Ward J. J. Nowell, W. II. Martin, Stewart Ellison. Third Ward P. F. Pescud, Jr., John C. Blake. Wm. C. Stronach, R. II. Bradley, J. C. R. Little. Fourth Ward II. C. Jones, James II. Jones, James H. Harris. Fifth Ward P. C. Fleming, J. Ruffln Williams, R. II. Jones. Treasurer Loo. D. Heartt. Clerk and Collector George II. Wil liams. Chief Police B. C. Manly. POETRY. For the Era. TI1K VIOIiKT. Flora was straying on a day And met with Cupid, in repose. His bow and quiver by him lay, And ho held with care a Persian Rose ; But sigh'd he deeply with regret For a little modest Violet. Venus, his mother, heard the sigh, And tried his trouble to compose; His pouting lip and tearful eye Gave moisture to tho Persian Rose ; And still he sigh'd the deeper yet For his own", his darling Violet. Flora and Venus tried to gain The modest Uowerct, and disclose How Cupid, dying with his pain, Had nearly killed a Persian Rose, And vow'd he never would forget His own, his loving Violet. They saw the floweret's rising blush And brought tho matter to a close ; Her leaves, in ecstasy, were flush With perfume from the Persian Rose In ono bouquet these flowers were set, Phe Persian Rose and Violet. Albion. Mat 29, 1875. MISCELLANEOUS. The Wreck of tho Schiller. Mailed Account of the Disaster by Mr. Ttenry Stern, a Pas- senyer. The New York Herald received by cable the following account of the wreck of the Schiller, given by Mr. Henry Stern, one of the first cabin passengers: For several days previous to May 7th the weather was thick and hazy, during which time it was im- possible to -take observations. At eight o'clock in the evening of that day there arose a very dense fog, and all sails were furled and the en- gine reduced to half speed. I went forward to the forecastle to look for he Scilly lights. I could see noth- ing, but I had been there scarcely an instant when I received a sud- den shock. We had run upon the rock. Three or four shocks fol- owed in rapid succession, when he ship stuck fast. I hastened kick to the saloon deck, and was met on the way by Smith von Schulhof and Walter together. We went into the saloon and desired to . . ... t . .i arouse tne women - anu cnnuren, who had all retired to rest. We went below with a light to look for ife nreservers. and with the aid of Ilerrae Zinkeisen distributed them to the passengers. I gave the last one to Mrs. Becker, of Philadel phia. In the meantime the sea began to break over the vessel, so that it was impossible to remain on deck. The captain was standing on the bridge and did everything within human power to establish order. He at first fired his revolver over the heads, then amonjr the sailors who refused to take up with the passen gers, but all in vain ; all discipline was at an end. There was a fearful sea" raging, the waves were irresist ibly rolling over the whole ship, and whoever could not cling to some firm object at a sheltered spot was pitilessly swept overboard, never to be seen again. At about 11 o'clock I succeeded in climbing up the mainmast, where I was at least protected from the immediate rage of the waved. Toward mid night the fog cleared up, and I saw the light of Bishop's Rock clear be .w.Uob ,.yj gicui uisiaufe. liui on nuui mier il ucvauw uarK again, 7, ' ' u,.,ti,,Ku13naur ming uuc trie wnite heads of the waves and the parts of the vessel . uiiiccx kept firing rockets and blue lights u e tu uiiju. us ouen as me rage oi me elements pernjitted it, in order to secure help from the shore, There were lights burning in the pavilion up to one o'clock ; then suddenly there came a tremendous sea that carried everything before it, and swept the whole house, with all who were in it. mostlv women and children, clean off the deck, w v I One heart-rendinsr outcrv of manv t V - ttf voices rose to the skies, then there was the silence of the grave. Many persons who had sought refuge on the bridgo were gradually swept away by the greedy waves, at last also the captain, who stood at his post like a brave man, as he was. At three o'clock one of the funnels fell our last available boats afterwards also the doctor and the first engineer were washed over- board. A boat was lowered, but it was staved and broken before it had scarcely touched water. An- other and more fortunate attempt was made by three sailors, who got safely away from the ship's side, but these men could not be induced to allow any others to get in. Soon after this the life-boat was launched from the starboard side, with Pole- man in command, but she careened over immediately, and caused the death of many of those who had got in. Ihey succeeded, however, in righting her, and she afterwards reached shore with ten persons, as- sisted by the first boat. In this boat, was Mrs. Joens, the only sur- vi ving woman, mere was a lear- m I ful slate of excitement and confus- ion on board. Many of the crew and passengers were intoxicated, one of the officers having celebrated his birthday that evening. Morning now began to dawn, and I counted about thirty persons hanging with me in the rigging of the mainmast. Kuhn was above me, ana oeneatn me there was Weste. The ship gradually went deeper and deeper, and began to ttle on one side, so that the waves went over the rigging. Between five and six o'clock our mast sud- denly snapped off, and we were all hurled down into the deep; and all, I believe, except me, who had saved themselves in the rigging, were either slain by the falling debris or drowned. Most of them were weak- ened by exposure and fright to such a degree that they were unable to make the least further effort, and apathetically submitted to theirfate. After being thrown down into the water I succeeded in catching two jt i . . ...51 ii : . . . r floating beams, with the aid of which I kept afloat, and was wash- et) toward the cliffs. As far as I can remember I had been in this condi- (ion for about two hours, when I saw a boat at last. I cried for help. They hearti me an(j jn a few lnjn. lltes I was saved. In the same boat T fmilul ooldbersr and Weste. The boat which saved us was from St, Atrnf ii.in,i rAuUxu Thomas deserves the hi rKst ,)raiso in c.vt.ry respect. An hlp so.imrtI, i.uurnreous and skill- ful, he did everything he could to assist those whoso lives were in trusted to him in the hour of dan ger. His sad fate will be lameuted by all who knew him. I must ac knowledge here, with great grati tude, theassisiance rendered me by an American captain at thb moment I most needed it, who recommend ed me to hold to the mast as the safest position until assistance came. We talked together a long time while we were in the rigging, hut after a while he succumbed to the cold and seemed unable to answer, and was finally ki led by the falling of the mast Christina Joens, the only surviv- ing woman, told t he Herald corres- pondent that she came from Schles- wig and had been on a trip to visit her old home. She was about to retire for the night with her hus band when the first terrible shock occurred. They both ran on deck and jumped into a boat just being lowered, whereby she seriously in jured herself in the side. The boat in which they took refuge was full of water and without oars. She drifted around in it for two hours, until she was picked up by Pole- man's boat. She was unable to give further details, having been in the boat filled with water for ten hours. Clawing OH'. - Yesterday, as a policeman was siroiiiig past a nouse on r roni ot. jasc, a woman, a year or two over imvuiK nci siccvra iuiic-u uP and her hands covered with flour, ran out to the gate and called to iiiin. It's a little delicate, she said as sne leaneu over me gate anu ineu to blush, but I'm a person that knows my rights, and besides, I'm all alone in the world and no one to advise me. Speak your mind freely, madam, replied the officer, as he tapped on the pockets with his baton. You know all about the law, don't you ? she inquired. Everything1, madam. I can tell you how to go to work in an ad miralty case, and bring you from that down through divorce, bank- ruptcy, arson, burglary, false pre- tences, hitching a horse to a shade tree and erettinjr intoxicated It's a little delicate, she softly in the morning said as she rubbed the floor off her at ,.re! atK1 1.sap to .m,ysell from each cheek. The operation was every four of us, a sheep apiece, and 311 and smashed hands, but as I said before, I'm all !?em , s a,lG Just ruinin ff- done at ten o'clock on a Monday, a pig to every one and one-half.-oats. Not long alone. eyser ? 'T i" , and the dressin was removed on 'toper's ll't-rA-fc. Trust me, madam repose confi dence in me, he replied, swelling out his chest Well, suppose you were a widow? Yes, madam. And supposen one of t lie board ers gave you a breastpin. I see, madam. And suppose he smiled at you, and sent you poetry, and asked you to ride out on Sunday; and the neighbors whispered around that you were engaged ? Proceed, madam I congratulate you No, vou lmisn't : for supposen, after all this, he suddenly began to claw off, and didn't smile on you any more, and didn't praise your cooking, and took another woman to the minstrel show ? Ah, the traitor ! Perhaps he has transferred his affections to some 0ne else. That's what I think. I know jts a little delicate, but I'm all aione in the world, you see, and I want to know if there isn't a law to bear on him. It isn't right to go anci encourage a lone woman like me and then claw off. He ought to be roasted alive, he iiaj j I don't know as I'd want him ar- rested, but I'd like to have you call on him and make threats. Tell him he's liable to State prison for ciawing off this way. I tell you jt3 a pretty serious thing to go and encourage a woman of my age and skulk around behind the hencoop all of a sudden. Isn't there a law ? Less see? I hardly think there is. Well, you can call on him. Take him alone look fierce have your handcuffs in sight. Just tell him that vou know all about it, and that j,m gooddiearted, pleasant, rich, and that he had better be care ful how he prances around, or he'll think a tornado struck him. The officer promised and she rub bed a cloud of flour off her hands and run up the nitli with a light heart. Detroit Free Press. Cuniois Phenomenon. On the night of the 2Sth of April last, a very remarkable freak of nature occurred in Pas-s al'Outre, at the mouth of the Mississippi river. Suddenly, in a spot close to the channel, where there had been .an unbroken sheet of water, an island, having an area of about eight acres, rose to the .surface, and continued to ri.e until it reached a height of eight feet. It now seems likely to remain as a permanent obstruction of the pass. The phenomenon is very interesting, but it is specially important in view of the fact that the Government is about to expend large sums of money for the con struction of jetties in one of these passes, and if such upheavals of the bottom of the river are to occur, there is a probability that the mon ey may be wasted. Baltimore American. 44 She who hesitates now is lost," was the motto adopted by the 4t girls' t side" at a recent spelling match in Cleveland. The Attraction of Gravitation. Old Keyser found Cooley's boy - the other day standing in a very siis?nicioim nosition under his best apple tree, with a stick in his hand, and a certain bulgy appearance about his pockets. Having secured him firmly by the collar, Keyser shook him up a bit, and then asked him sternly what he was doing there. ' " " Aint't a-doin' nothin' " said Cooley. I come over ver to studv " it rr That's entirely 'too thin ' " ex J " claimed Keyser. 44 Yes I did. I come over ver to study about Sir Isaac " "Sir Isaac! What in the thunder do you mean, anyhow ?" Wh Sir Isaac Newton AV h , if. in ou lpsson Tie was in an orchard and saw an apple fall and that made bim iuyent tho ,traction of gravitation ; and I come yer to see if it was so." " It won't do, sonny," said Key ser. lou're too enthusiastic about Sir Isaac; and besides, what were you going to do with that stick ?" "With this stick? This yer stick ? What was 1 croi n' to do with this stick ? Why, a boy gave me this stick to hold for him while he went on an errand for his aunt." " And where did that apple core come from there onihe ground ?" " That apple core that one lying there? The birds is awful on apples this season. I saw a black-bird drop Keyser bo awful mad when 44 What makes your pockets bulge out that way ?" 44 Mother made them pants, and they never did set right. Oh, that bulgin' place? Well, as I couldn't find out much about Sir Isaac here, I was just takin' two or three ap ples home, to see if I couldn't dis cover somethin', and to ask father to help me Mr. Keyser, what are you goin' to do? I'll never take another apple as long as I live! 'Pnn m r irrvvf1 T rr.n'- f" Thon KPVSPr flncnrpfl bim nnd Mr. Cooley's boy has knocked off on was a very superior version of the after life you may have friends Sir Isaac Newton and natural phi- mango-tree feat of the Indian jug- fond, dear, kind friends ; but never Insnnhv.nnd hPiSrlPvntincrbimPif fflera. He took an orange, cut it will you have again the inexpress- r , - f to other branches of knowledge. Weeping After Kissing. Mr. Punch has derived great amusement lately reading the com mentaries of sages of the English press on the following passage : And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted tip his head and wept Gen. xxix, 11. The following are the i m (IllierCllt explanations : tlIi Rachel was a jj.oo-1 looking girl, and kept her face clean, we cannot see what Jacob cried for." Daily Telegraph. 4IIow do you know but Rachel slapped his face for kissing her and he cried in consequence. "iMdies' Treasury. ; Weeping is frequently caused by excess of pleasure, joy and over- happiness; perhaps it was so in the case or jacoo. iiaratncrs (sci ence Gossip. 4'The reason why Jacob wept was Rachel's refusing to let him kiss her tho second time." Nonconform ist. "We are of the opinion that Jacob went because he had not Kissed Rachel before, and he wept because the time was lost." City rress. "The voung man wept because the damsel kissed him." Pall Mall Gazette. 4 'Jacob wept because Rachel en- . i- i courageu mm 10 kiss ner twice more, and he was afraid to do it." Methodist Pecorder. "Jacob wept because Rachel threatenel totell henna." Sunday Gazette. 4,IIe wept because there was but one Jtacnei ior nun 10 kiss. ClarAenicell Aeics. 44IIe wept for jov ; it was deli cious." Jewish Chron icle. "We believe that Jacob wept be- cause Rachel had been eating on- ions." uriiisn niaiumru. p . ? Cli T 7 "We believe that Jacob wept be cause he found that kissing was not halfsogoodas it is said to be." New Zealand Examiner. "A mistake it was not his eyes mt his mouth that watered." Jxidies' Chronicle. "He was a fool, and wept because ie did not know what was good for dm." English Woman's Adviser. jj wjh jve certain relief almost in "He wept because it was not time stantly Turpentine is also a sov- lPofnvo7heVeanv- ereign remedy for croup. Saturate thing beneath the starry firmament or the golden orb of day, in nature or in art, equal to the first kiss in sweetness and entrancing felicity? Our word for it there is not; and as Jacob had never kissed a pretty girl before, his first enjoyment of . m mm a j 1 ? f ? " the most ueiignuui p.easure oi me fa irlv "overcame him, and he wept for jov and blissful happiness."-' jov ana onssiui nappi Horsey Hornet. " We don't believe Jacob wept. Because he knew he could not fool the 4old girl' that way. He kis4ed her and went about his business." Daily Bull. A Wonderful Operation. A child was born in a well-to-do family, in Queen Ann county, Md., with the most remarkable tleform ity we ever heard of, having no nose nor upper jaw, containing six rudi- mentary teeth, turned up and solid to the forehead bone where itshould join to the nose. The throat was so exposed that all the motion ofswal- lowing and .tho windpipe could be easily seen. The most astonishing part is to be told that the chikl re" - tuveieu "om me operation auu uiu I 1 ! ueiormuy was removeu. "" uuu-nau oi uinn, a sneep The operation was horrifying in between two and three quarters, appearance to those who assembled Jh1 a pig to a baker's dozen. There to witness it. As the surgeon, Dr. are as many sheep as there" are Nor Charles Green, of Philadelphia, was wegians in Norway when they are cutting the upper jawbone from the all at home, and two and one-half forehead, the grating noise produced of them the Norvegians-are en was too much for their sensitive tied to a cow; they can have only nerves to bear, so one by one left one-eighteenth of a pig each. J)en the room until but one person re- mark has a cow for three persons, mained, and this a middle aged la- as many sheep as persons, and a pig dy, deserving of much praise for her for four and three quarter persons, generous and heroic conduct. The Prussia with her uniformity, has child had been bandaged to aboard an equal number of cows and pigs, before the operation began, and her firmness enabled the surgeon to complete what he otherwise would tria has a cow to fix person, and n have given up. She seized the board sheep and a pig to every five per to which the child was fastened r sons. Switzerland runs up to the and closing her eyes held out to the .Swedish standard on .cows, one to last. three and one half persons, and has The operation consisted in taking a sheep for five, and a pig for every, out a portion of the upper jaw six seven and one-half persons. Omit- tfith : thfi nnsfi was mailfi hv takinc ting the records of many smaller fl , from thpforphend. and the un- n formed hv takiner flesh the Saturday following, when it was found that the new nose, etc., were perfectly united. The child now presents as pretty a little face as any one would wish to see, the whole expression being changed, as it were, by magic, the children no longer running away from it, but showing particular fondness for its company. A Startling Metamorphosis. Some one who has been viewing the Siamese iueerlers says : 44 One I. . trick Which Minhmail performed i - open,and produced a serpent. This he took down into the audience, and borrowing a robe from one, cut the snake's heap off and covered it with the robe. When the robe was lifted again a fox was in place of the snake. The fox's head was cut off. two robes borrowed, and when they were raised, there was a wolf, which was killed with a sword. TMt rr inKni n n1 o T nr. rc ffl onnaor. J-itiu juuco imv iv jwpuiu ijjv4u- ed ; it was slain with a javelin. Four robes covered a most savage looking buffalo, that was killed with an axe. Five robes covered in part, but not altogether, a lordly elephant, who, when the swoid was pointed at him, seized Minhman by thp npntr nm traKprl him vin ent v up. He mounted feet foremost, and finally clung by his toes to the capital of one of the columns. Tepa da now leaped from the stage and alighted upon the elephant's shoul- ders. With a short sword he goaded people reiuseu 10 oeneve lis possi the beast on the head, until shriek- bility until positive proof was given inir. the unwieldiv animal reared of the animal by a living specimen upon his hind feet, twined his trunk j about one of the great columns, and seemed trying to lift itself from the ground and wrap its body around the great pillar. The music clashed out barbarously Norodom flashed forth a dazzling firework of some sort, and the elephant had disap peared, and Tepada lay upon the stage writhing in the folds of a great boa constrictor and holding up Minhman upon his feet." Curc for Lockjaw. A correspondent of the Scientific American recommends turpentine as a cure for lockjaw. lie says: "Let any one who has an attack of the lockjaw take a small quantity of turpentine, warm it and pour on the wound, no matter where the wound is, and relief will follow in less than one minute. Nothing better can be applied to a. severe cut or bruise than cold turpentine ; a piece of flannel with it and place the flannel on the throat and chest, -amlin very severe cases three to five ' f mav be drops on a lump of sugar maybe taken inwardly. Every family should have a bottle on hand." The e(y is siinpie and easily tested, r . In serious cases an application should be made under needful ad-. vice. Three may keep a secret-fif two cf them are dead. Statistics of Domestic Animals. An English professor has reported some curious statistics in regard to - ie proportion ox live stock to tho population in the most proud- nent countries in tho world. It appears that Great Britain 'has one cow to every twelve persons, a sheep for everybody, and one Pg for every six. France has a like proportion of sheep, a double share comparatively of cows and on,v one P1 to every six persons. ut-iweeii I 4 1 rw. r . r 1 rvr l..1T T I 1 1 one to every five inhabitants, be- sides a sheep apiece all round. Aus- countries it is interesting to know that we Americans have a cow for Tribute to A Mother. Lord Macau lay, the great essay hi and historian, wrote these words : 44 Children, look into those eyes, listen to that dear voice, notice the feeling of even a single touch that js bestowed upon you by that gentle imn(i t Make much of it while you have that most precious of all good gifts a loving mother. Bead the unfathomable love of those eyes; the kind anxiety of that tone and I 1a.1 liiTftf.ii iili.vh trniM tnM T iw, iiuwl-vu imiih wui j.aiu. in luieioveaiiu genueiiess kiyimicu upon you which none but mothers bestow. Often do I sigh in my struggle with the hard, uncaring world for the sweet, deep security I felt when of an evening, nestled in her bosom, I listened to some .1 il . 1. ...I, .!.. 1 (luiet taIe suitable to my age, read in her tender and untiring voice. Never can I forget her sweet glances cast upon me when I appeared asleep ; never her kiss ofpeaco at night xYears have passed away since we laid her beside my father in the old churchyard, yet still her voico whispers from the grave, and her eye watches over me as I visit spots long since hallowed to the 'j -wvm.w. Tho Kangaroo. That a kangaroo should be able to traverse the branches of a tree is so extraordinary a fact that many l i ii ... at the Zoological Gardens. Its rage was fitted with a large tree branch, such as is supplied to the leopards, and it was a very curious sight to watch the animal skipping about the boughs as lightly and securely as if it had been a squirrel. It re tained many of the habits of its wild state, notably that of sitting motionless for long periods as if asleep, but, when roused to action, leaping about with astonishing quickness. I imagine that these habits tend to its preservation. The dark-brown color of the fur bears so close a resemblance to the hue of the branches that, even when the animal isin a cage, and the observer knows where to look, he will not at once discriminate between the tree and the animal. Its habit of still-" ness will, therefore, account for its preservation from the eyes of ene mies, while its exceeding quickness and agility when in motion will en able it to escape from almost any foe except man. Trespassers. By the Rev. F. G. Wood, M. A. Of what good is it to learn? That we may become modest ; that we may occupy life with something better than those things to which our vanity prompts us; that wo may make ourseWes of some little1' use to our fellows, without exf'' ing gratitude from then.1 , The fellow & 'JorV.1 of bis Mjszsrj?' it
The Era (Raleigh, N.C.)
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June 10, 1875, edition 1
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