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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-11


wilkins, Mrs dillis, assisted by Misses Smith
and Randolph.
The surroundings are charmingly decorated
an abundance of natural flowers like everywhere
else being tastefnlly arranged on the tables, and
wreaths of evergreens, mingled with lilies. en-
twining the oolonades OF the hall. Coming ur
the southern side Of the hall the postofioe
is met but we failed to meet the doubtless fairy
like postmistress, who must have been engaged
elsewhere at The time. Coming back to The
starting point the following tables are met:
The 81. George. made especially attractive
by it's long festoons of evergreens and flowers
stretched from column to column. Mrs
Scratcheley, Evans aud Lagrave have the booth
in lcharge. and are assisted by Misses Bullitt
Bradford Yienne and Evans.
TRINITY cHArEL's TABLES,
adjoining, look as busy as q beehive. The
managers are Mrs. ]. X. Bell, Lindsey, l.. H
Weeks, Oh. L. Cotton and H. Lee, and they are
assisted by Misses Efie Hazard, Mamie jackson,
Kate Jenkin', Kettle Buckley, octavis Chelle,
Amanda Woodwork, = Nelson, Katie Wells, Ada
Mitchell, Mary Flanagan and Emily Turner.
Trinity Church, which comes next, is repre-
scented by Mesdames. 7. T. White. Frederick A.
Armstrong, Thos. Walker, James Phelps and
VIM. Hartwell, assisted by Misses Mary Ranlette,
Mary Chaffe, Amsnds Hunter Putnam, Corinne
Oze, Florence Oze, Katie Buckner.
The tables were ~ elegantly arranged and
adorned as elsewhere, and were also laden with
flowers and all that the hears could wish to COM
fort the inner man.
From sheer exhaustion, and with the hope that
we will he rgiven for any deficiencies, we must
close this cursory glance at tn, delightful enter
Civ, for the benz ii of the orphans of
the Protes ans l. Episcopal Church of our city.
THE BALL.
At the close Of the tsbleaux the eastern hall
was cleared Of the chars and stools, and the
door siyen up to the children to devote them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-05

THE report of the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry is very decided on the question of resump-
ton, and the views advanced in regard to
that topic will command the appreciation of
hard-money men. On other points the re-.
port is not so satisfactory. The recommen-
dation that tie limit of the greenback circu-
lation be kept at $500 100000 and that law
be passed er'nitting the reissue OF legal
tender notes to that amount, will not be fa-
vorably received in financial circles. 1t is a
hazardous experiment, for no one knows if
this large amount can be kept at par with
gold; if it cannot, our second state will be
little better than our first. Neither will there
be approval of the suggestion that suspension
cf the redemption of greenbacks be author
lied under certain circumstances. A curren-
cy which is only convertible in name cannot
be made sound. The silver scheme of Secre-
tary Sherman will do as little good as it will
harm, for with the varying value of silver it
will be found impractieable to coin dollar of
silver which shall for any time be equal to
a gold dollar. If, hswever,it be made redeem
able in gold no harm can come.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-05

Our manufacturers are crowding England
in many ways. One of our recent successes
is in the expectation of sole leather. The
Shoe and Leather Reporter says concerning
this; There are few tanneries in England,
and they can almost be counted on ones
fingers, in which only oak bark is used, and a
long time taken in the manufacture; this
leather deserves all that can be said in favor
of its excellent qualities, and it was such
leather that originally gave England its repu-
tatiOn. But by far the greater proportion of
the stock now tanned in England is of
widely different character. Valonia, myra-
bolams and gambler form the bulk OF the
tanning material; with these leather of
most excellent appearance is made, but one
which, for wear, cannot be compared with our
hemlock sole. This is point which has been
insisted upon by our tanners for more than
a score of years, but not until within the las.
five years has it met with general acceptance
abroad. Now it is conceded by the leading
boot and shoe manufacturers both in England
and on the Continent, and ii is on this basis
that our large export business in hemlock
sole leather has been established.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-05

The time of the Servian army seems to be
chiefly passed in reviews. Prince Milan
looked them over-again Sunday and exhorted
them to do their duty-that is to drill dill
gently. This is well, for review does not
hurt soldier half as much as battle does
and is a good deal better for his clothes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-05

OUR silver men who are so fond OF the
Latin Monetary Union should take warning
by its ways. The countries of the Union
have agreed that the silver coinage of the
present year shall be limited to one-half that
of 1916. This regulation allows about fifty
six million francs for the five countries.
France, which has the right to coin half this
amount has not coined any. Switzerland
and Belgium have both suspended silver
coinage, Switzerland having done nothing
that way since 1874 Only Italy and Greece
have availed themselves of the privilege
This does not speak volumes for the double
standard.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-05

IT will cost far less to see the Paris Ex-
hibition than visitors to Philadelphia were
compelled to pay. Single admissions are one
franc twenty cents) and season tickets a
hundred francs tive nty dollars.) Were board
and transportation as low most of US could
afford to 20.
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TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE

the advance; on the contrary our financial
situation has improved. The greenback has
but to advance three cents more to reach par.
II no trouble was made by the nine cents ad-
vance, how absurd to believe that ruin will
come, as the repudiationists claim, Of the
three cents advance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-05
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. s.

We do not read anonymous etters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
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EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon US by demanding
credentials Of every person claiming to represent ou
ournal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-05

tKERAMos brought Mr.. Longfellow
$4,000, or about ten dollars line, it is said
Poetry is profitable art-if the poet be at
the top of the heap.
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PURE SPICES.
SUNDRKES.

Large assortment of fresh Candies. per lb 20
also large assortment Of English and American
picked Mustards. &c SC sc. Ketchups, Jellies
Jams Sauces and every thing usually kept first
class Grocery, all at the correspondiDgy low cash
prices.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-05

THE best dollar for the working man or
any other man, is the dollar that will buy the
most The gold dollar fills that bill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-05

SINCE June 1876, the greenback dollar has
advanced in value from IS. to 81 cents. The
country has suffered no hardship because of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-05
The Finances.

Annual Report OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-05

By the report Of Secretary Sherman 1t ap-
pears that the ordinary revenues from ell
sources for the fiscal year ending june 30, 1877,
WAL folloma.
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st. Stephens Christmas Sale.

This A Afternee0 and Evening the ladies of
St. Stephens parish will hold their Annual Christ
mas Sale, In the Vestry Rooms Of the church. As
old st Stephens was the first to inaugurate these
Christmas Sales many years ago, so II has continued
to keep them up to the standard which has given
the fairs of this parish SO high and well-melited
reputation. de5d1t
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THB WRITER

rs very useful to all men in business. The labor
IL OF letter-writting is done away with, and
beautiful printed sheet substituted, with much
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is of great importance.
The TYPE Writer can be seen in operation at the
General Office Centennial Block, Exchange Street.
dec4d3t MERRITT c. BEALE, Agent
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
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by THE
"WarWick Musical"

FANNY MARSH'S THEATRE,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5th,
Commencing at 8 O'Clock.
Tickets for sale by the members, and by j. e.
Sturgis a. Co.; Ira Stockbridge; Dresser Mcclellan
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-07
Prehistoric Men.

The Kansas City Academy of
Science has made some very Interest
irg discoveries of mounds on the bluffs
north of and about four miles distant
from Kansas City. As yet, only one
Of these mounds has been opened.
Judge West discovered skeleton
about two weeks ago and made a re-
port to other members of the society.
They accompanied him to the mound,
and not far from the surface discover
ed, and took out tie remains OF two
skeletons. The bones are very large
so large, in fact, that when compar-
ed with an ordinary skeleton of mod
ern date, they appear to have formed
part of a giant. The head bones, such
as have not rotted away. are monStrous
in size. The lower jaw of one skele.
ton is in a state Of preservation, and is
double the size of the ordinary jaw.
The teeth in this jaw bone are large,
and appear to have been ground down
and worn away by contact with roots
and uncooked food. The jaw bone
indicates immense muscular strength
The thigh bone when compared with
that Of an ordinary nodern skeleton,
looks like that Of horse. The length,
thickness and musclar development
are remarkable. But the pecu.iar
part of the skeleton is the frontal
bone. 1t is very low and differs rad
ically from any ever seen in this sec
ton before 1t is y narrow but rather
heavy ridge of bone which, instead OF
extending upwGds, as it does now in
these days of civilization, receded back
from the eyebrows, forming y flat
head, and thus indicates a low order
mankind. 1t is the oplblou Of the
scientific gentlemen who are making
these discoveries that those bones are
the remains of prehistoric man.
They do not resemble the present ex'
isling race of Indians, nor are tine
mounds constructed upon pattern oil
model known to have been in use by
any race OF men now in existence III
America. The bodies are discovered
in sitting posture in the mounds,
and among the bones are found stone
weapons, such as bInt knives and flint
scrapers, all of them different IN shape
to the arrow heads, war hatchets and
other stone tools and weapons known
to have been in use by aboriginal In
dians of this land when discovered by
the whites.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-07
PO ETR Y.
MARCH.

All, surly March you've como again,
With sleet and snow, and hail and rain
Cold earth beneath dark sky above you,
What have you, pray. to make LID love you
No month is half 80 rough as you,
December winds less harshly blew
What churlish ways what storm-tosset
tresses
Your presence every one distresses
Haste, haste away! We longing wait
To greet fair April at our gate.
Cold earth beueath, dark sky above you,
Surely you've naught to make us love you
"Ah, see these blossoms |" he replied,
Tossing his hail-torn cloak aside,--
Though other months have flower a-many.
Say, are not mine as fair as any?
See, peeping from each dusky fold,
The crocus with its cup of gold;
Violets snowdrops white and Silly,
Sweeter than any summer lily;
And underneath the old oak-leaves
Her fragrant wreath the arbutus waves
Whatever sky may be above me.
Surely for these all heats will love me p
[St. Nicholas for March.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-07

my acquaintance. who lived upon
Rincon Point. The houSe stood &
a little distance back from the street,
in a beautiful garden. I walked up
between clumps Of myrtle and fuchsia
to the door, and rang the bell. In
stead of answer, there was savage
bay giant dog sprang around the
corner of the house, and rushed at me
with every sign of furious attack. ]
faced him, stood still, and said, II am
a friend of Mr.. -, and have come
to visit him. You must not suppose
that | mean any harm. | shall wait
to see f the bell is answered ; you
may stay and watch me. | am not
afraid of you" The animal paused,
listened intently, but was evidently
not entirely convinced he still growl.
ed. and showed his teeth in rather an
alarming manner, Then I said, 81
shall ring once more if there is no
answer, | shall go away. He follow
ed me up the steps to the door, glared
fercely while | rang, and would un-
doubtedly have dashed at my throat
had I made suspicious gesture. AS
no one came to the door, / finally said,
81 see there is nobody at home, so |
shall go, as | told you | would His
growing ceased f; side by side We
went down the walk, aud when | had
closed the gate he turned away with a
single digniiied wave of the tail, which
| understood rs a combined apology
and farewell.
Brehm, the German naturalist, gives
a very curious account Of a chimpan-
zee at the Geological Garden IN Ham
burg. He satisfied himself that the
animal understood a. much human
speech as an average child OF two aud
a half years old. For instance, when
he asked, "Do you see the ducks @
the chimpanzee would look about the
garden, passing over the geese and
swans, until he found the birds indi-
Gated. AT the command, $50 and sit
down !! uttered without and infection
Of voice or glance towards chair, he
would promptly obey on being told
"You are naughty he would hang
iIio iiS-~, =.
tress and he very soon learned to
express his affection by kisses and
caresses, like the children whom he
saw.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-07
, NORTHERN RAILROAD.

1876, WINTER ARRANGEMENT 1876
IN and after Dec. A, 1876, Passenger Train
" will run as follows
UPWARD TRAINS.
Day Express Train leaves Concord at l0.47
AM. and Accommodation Iraiu at lO.52
A.M*for White River junction, connecting
it'll train for Well River, st. Johnsbury,
warton, Newport, Willoughby and Magog
Bakes, Stanstead, Quebec, Bath, Littlcton,
Lancaster, and theWhite and Franconia
Mountains. Also, withtrains for Mont
pelier, Mansfield Mountain, Burlington, st.
Adams, Rouse's Point, Montreal, ogdens
burgh, and the West.
AcCoMMCDATIoN TRAIN leaves Concord at
$3.50 P. M.* for White River Juncticn& Bristol.
EVENING EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Concord
Meeting with trains for Montpelier, Burling-
ton, st. Adams, Rouses Point. Montreal,
Og1ensburgh, and the West, and with Wood.
stock X. X. for Quechee, Woodstock, etc.
%Or on arrival OF trains from Bostn, Woor-
cester, Portsmouth, Portland, &c.
DOWNWARD TRAINS
tMoRNING EXPRESS TRAINleaves White
River Junction for Concord at l.50 A. NJ, or on
arrival of trains from Ogdensburgh and Mon
treal. This train is run to Boston on Sunday
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves White X
Junction for Concord at 600 Al
+BRIsToL TRAIN leaves Bristol for Cuncor,
at 7.50 A. NJ. and Franklin at 9.O5 A. NJ.
rMAIL TRAIN leaves White River junction
for Concord at 1885 P. NJ, or on arrival O
trains over the Vermont Central, Passumrsic
and White Mountains Railroads.
DAY EXPRESS TRAN leaves White RIvel
Junction at 5.l4 p. H., or on arrival of trains
from Montreal and Ogdcnsburgh, Brattle
boro, Keene, Bellows Falls, Windsor, &c.
connecting at Concord with train for Man
chester, Nashua, Lowell and Boston.
tThesc trains connect ut Concord will
trains for Manchester, Lawrence, Ports
mouth, Portland, Nashua, Worcester, New
York, Lowell, ard Boston.
GEO. f. TODD, Supt.
Concord, n. H., Dec. lst, 1875.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-07
''Watching and Waiting. >

[The following was one of the last,
if not the very last Of the religious
songs set TO music by the late p. p.
Bliss, who in connection with Ira D.
Sankey, was the writer of so many Of
the gospel hymns which have come
to be so popular in our churches and
Sunday schools, and who with his
wife was among the victims at the
awful tragedy at Ashtabula.
When my final farewell to the world have
said,
And gladly lie down to my rest
When softly the watchers shall say "1Ie is
dead"
And fold my pale hands DER my breast;
And when with my glorifed vision at last
The walls Of the ''city" sec,
Will any one then at the beautiful gate
Stand waiting and watching for me
There are little ones glsncing about in my
path,
In want of a friend and guide
There are dear little eyes looking up into mlne
Whose tears might be easily dried;
But Jesus may beckon the children away,
In the midst of their grief and their glee,
Be watching aud waiting for me /?
There arc old aud forsaken who linger awhile
In the homes which thei: dearest have left !;
And few gentle words, or an action Of love
May cheer their sad spirits bereft;
But the Reaper is near to the long-standing
corn,
The weary will soon be set free,
Will any of them at the beautiful gate
Be watching and waiting for mo
Oh should be brought there by the bounti.
full grace
OF Him who delights to forgive;
Though bless not the weary about iu my path,
Pray only for self while live,
Methinks / should mourn DER 10y sinful
neglect,
l; sorrow in Heaven can be,
Should no one love, at the beautiful gate,
Be watching and waiting for me.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-07
How TO Control a Boy.

A woman with long chin and 9TH
er marks OF personal beauty called at
the Central Station at an early hour
and introduced herself to Bijah as q
widow woman and the mother of a
twelve-year-old boy whom she could
not control.
Cant control him, eh p mused
the old man, as he scratched his
head. "What is his worst feature ?"
"Well, l can't keep him in nights
she replied.
"Can't eh ? And you want to
know what I'd do if he was my boy T.
eyes"
"Well, I'll tell you, madam. In the
first place Id order a car load OF rail
road iron. When | got it I'd lay the
boy on the floor Oh his back, and then
I'd pile the bars this way and that
way, and across and up and down till
/ had tour tons holding him down,
and then Id sit down on top the heap
and ask him if he felt like whooping
around. Z"
"But isn't railroad iron quite cost
ly 2" she cautiously inquired.
"Well, it's good deal cheaper than
it was, madam, but fyou cant afford
to try that plan why don't you get an
auger about four feet long and bore ii
through your boy, and into the back
door 2
:It might kill him, Mr.. JOY"
very likely, but isn't it better iol
you to kill him now than for him tc
wander out West in his middle age
and be choked to death with a cheap
rope
''Theu you would kill him now
would you7"
81 would
Il don't see how I can, and yet i
may be the best way" she said, ant
the tears fell so fast that she dropped
her veil and went out. -[Detroit Free
! Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-07

The Nursery for March is very
pleasant combination of the instructive
and entertaining, both adapted to juve'
nile minds. Astronomy and drawing
and grammar are brought down to
the conception of the little folk:.-
The excellence of this little gem of a
magazine lies in its entire adaptation
to the minds of those little people tor
whom it is intended. Address John
L. Shorey, SO Bromfeld ST., Boston,
Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-07

- Vick's Floral Guide a beautiful
Quarterly Journal, finely illustrated,
and containing an elegant colored
Flower Plate with the first number.
The first No. for 1877, just issued in
German and English
Vick's Flower & Vegetable Guide,
in paper 50 cents with elegant cloth
covers Sl,OO.
Vicks Catalogue--3oo illustrations,
only 3 cents. Address, James Wick,
Rochester, n. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-07

From the Troy Daily Times,
Feb. 26 MIR. Ferguson had been
absent some two years and returned to
find very pretty baby in the house,
some three months old. He was nat
urally puzzled, and he said, "Naney,
how is this p blue Glass !! said
Nancy with a joyful countenance, land
the stiffness that followed her words
was SO profound you might have beard
a pin drop.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-07
Pimple S q!

will mail (Free) the recipe for preparing
u simple VEGErABgE BALM that will remove
TAN, FRECKLES, PIMPLES, and BLoTcn.
rs, leaving the skin soft, clear and beautiful
also instructions for producing luxuriant
growth of hair on bald head or smooth face.
Address Ben. Vandelf & Co., Box bl2l, No B
Wooster ST., n. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-03-07

An Indian said, when he first
heard of it. be was much surprised
that the white men killed their Savior;
but since he knew them better, he
wondered they didn't steal his clothes.