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The New York herald., 1877-01-13
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Mrs. General Sheridan wears blue silk.

Mrs General Sheridan blue silk.
In Paducah, KY, rabbits five for quarter.
"The Dutch" says critic, "were born engneers' y
Miss Anderson, the rising actress, only eighteen.
Redcsdalc is now an carl of tho county Of Northu-
bcrland.
The French owe to the English tho custom OF taking
MADEIRA with coup.
Said q Hndoo:-"These Englishmen know nothing
but to spin cotton and conquer the world"
Some one says that tho great of political
health is the right distribution Of responsibility.
The Emperor Heliogabalus took every morning for
his breakfast 400 oysters 100 ortoans and 100 peaches
David Dudley Field Congressman, sits in tho House
between stanton, OF Pennsylvania ana Fenn OF Idaho
sThc hardest workers in Holand,' II we may oe-
lcvc an English traveller, "are tho women and tho
dogs"
Nine rr6l said TO mayor at Dole, "whcn q man
cultlvaes the dnc arts you do ne does bctray
his country"
IL was Brillat savarin who said that niger bowls
wore disgusting because all abiutions ought to bc por
formed in privacy.
When Lord Derby told that no could cure his
gout by orsaking port and taking Gladsones claret
he said that he preferred gout
Mr. George Knapp has been connected with the st.
Louis Republican (onc OF tho hrec really great
papers OF the Vest for hity years
girl is far less intelligent and cultivated than the
Scotch Swedish Canadian SCHOOLGIRL as her letters
show.
The police OF Brooklyn seem 10 be instructed to ar
rest all persons attempting 10 carry bundles the
ferry. On Thursday night an cstimablc gentleman OF
Now York, who was carrying home bundle, was ar.
rested aud confined until the next morning IN Brook
lyn station house
swedcnborg was hvc feet ten, slim, and o! dark COM
plexion, though he was seldom without smile. His
clothes we're usually Of black velvet, and he wore
rufiles and sword, and carried gold. headed cane
HIS style OF writing opcroso Kant tried in VAN
10 correspond with him.
Miss Smith, daughter OF the latc Rev. DR.. W. A..
Smith, Of Virginia, s in England, teaching theory OF
the nervous system, IN which, she says thcro Is a
law OF harmony. In ordor TO bc always young ono
must rise at half past four A. NJ. walk a mile break
fast at halt past FIVE a. ~, dine at hapast NJ,
sup on bread and water at r. NJ and retire at halt
past seven r. NJ. She Is keeping herself young In
appearance.
Epcn,ng Telegram: cncciorth the robust bari
tone of General Stewart L. Woodford, as DIST rct
Attorney will awaken the echoes of the United states
courts place OF the piping treble OF George Bliss
stewart rs pretty good lawyer and pretty good
fellow Ho will wish to be popular District Attorney
and no possesses quality which ought TO make him
successful in tigatcnhe always tries hard to be
ON the winung sdc and generally succeeds II he docs
not aim high. Stoughton THINKS tnat he himself
might had the place, but waived in expectation
OF purpcr honors, in pursuit OF which we expect Ia
see public letters from his industrious goose quill
advocating the EXTREMIST republican claims about the
Presidential count"
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

THE WEATHER. Yesterday morning two areas
Of high pressure, one in the Northwest and the
other in the Southeast, formed the chief features
Of the barUmctric conditions. The northwestern
sdvanccd it's isobars rapidly toward those Of
the southeastern area and the intervening space
became ono of relatively low pressure, forming
mn elongated trough extending from the Ohio
Valley to Texas Within this area the pressure
did not fall hollow the mean Of 30 inches but as
tho centres Of high pressure on each sislc showed
81. 70 inches and 5000 inches respectively de-
precision was formed with all the usual results us
To wind direction and force and precipitation.
Like that one which Immediately prcccdc,l it tho
present trough will probably pass Oft the coast
rn,idly and be filed up ns it moves eastward.
The isothcrIn of zero extended last evening from
Bangor, Mo-, ~ Albany, N. T., thence through
Orslsnsburg and Toronto around the northern
slvro of Lakc Superior, southwark and west
ward through Omaha, and thence northwcstwarl
through Yankton and Bismarck into the
I;p,cr Missouri region. The sonthery bends
,f this line arc around the centres Of
highest pressure in Canada and the Mis-
gouri Valley, while its northwar,i curve indicates
slo influence on temperature 0f the centre OF the
depression already noted. Rain is falling in the
Mississippi Valley, with fogs ON the Gulf coast,
suow all over the lake region and slcct in the
eustcrn part of the Middle States. y storm
Dc,,trc is evidently moving eastward from the
Pacific coast. A temporary rise of temperature
viii occur II New York this morning, possibly
vith rnin a. snow, but will bc followed during
- ~ ~ clesdjusss and cold.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

VIZ PRESENT TO-DAY considerable Of the evil
dcncc that has been given in support of grave
charges made against the Superintendent of the
Childrcn's Fold. In orphan asylums, us in prisons
and madouses, the privacy which enshrou,ls the
whole internal management removes all re-
strnints excepting those of the highest moral
nature, and it is therefore, impossible to give too
careful heed to any complaints that may be made
against managers The Society for the Prcvcn-
ton Of Cruelty to Children could vastly increase
its usefulness by keeping skilfil spies on watch
over such institutions.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

JUDGE BRADY deserves the gratitude Of the
travelling public for his decision yesterday
against d railroad company and in favor of
man who was injured by defect of one of the
company's station platforms The desire of cor
porations to hold themselves irresponsible in
such cases is as dishonest as it is impudent, and
nceds frequent rcbuke in the shape of awards of
damages to the injured.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

tical methods of heating the cars they are
justified in requiring that the New York
city railroad companies shall comply with
tho reasonable demand of the people who
have bestowed upon them the valuable
franchises they enjoy.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

OUR OLD FRIEND, the Grand Duke Alexis,
made Fortress Monroe yesterday with his ship,
the Svetlana, and was welcomed in the hearty
aud noisy manner peculiar to the American tar.
But all this was only the beginning Of what
awaits him.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

OUR REpORT of IN interview with Mr.. Hill
will be found interesting, particularly as the
ginccr shows that the specifications regarding
bridge cable wires not only make way for
the reception Of wire below proof but for possible
and expensive litigation should any contractor
desire to be troublesome or dishonest.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 49, 1877.
NOTICE TO COUNTRY DEALERS.

The Adams Express Company run special news.
paper train over the Pennsylvania Railroad and It's
connections leaving Jersey City quarter past four
A. ". daily and Sunday, carrying the regular edition
Of the HERALD far West Harrisburg and South to
Washington, reaching Philadelphia at quarter past
Six A. n. and Washington at one p n.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

TRAVELLERS M RAIL must themselves take
care Of such moneys and securities they are
fortunate enough to possess Such is the moral
Of legal decision rendered yesterday.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

In THE ASTORIA BURGLARY CASE tho rog,ies
src falling out, but whether honest will get
their dues remains to be seen. When the job
was so Improbable that one of the operators re-
ccivcd but five dollars for his nights work there
cannot be much left to divide among the victims.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

How ARE THE MEN arrested yesterday for
abusing horses to he tried by juries Of their
peers while all the mcnagerie of savage beasts
ore out of tOwnl
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

LOVE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN does not
appcar to be sufficient ground for business trans
actions. Read "Blauvelts Traps and "Love and
DehtSr
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

VIZ PUBLISH this morning startling report Of
Irregularities in the accounts of o hitherto
trusted bank officer.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

WALL STREET YEsrERDAY.-Thc stock mar
kct was without general features. Gold advanced
from JOG to 1868. Money OH call was supplied
at q 5 q 9 per cent. Government bonds were
strong aud railway mortgages active and firm.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

From oar reports this morning the probabilities
IRE that Me wcather in Nes1 York. today ,ciH be
rloudy and scarmcr i's The morning, possibly Nth
light rain sno,c, tol1osced during the day By
r0pidiv fulyinq tenspcrat,src.
The New York herald., 1877-01-13

A WOMAN was the hero of the wreck of the
Island Belle.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
HOW THE RULERS DINE.

Marshal MacMahon is frugal and
never makes any observations on what
is set before him. He is not a great
drinker, but very fond of fruit.
Queen Victoria is not great eater,
but she likes beef and pastry.
The emperor of Russia is fond of
game. BE drinks plenty of Burgundy
and champagne.
The emperor of Germany drinks
anything he can -Marcobrunner,
Liebraumilieh and Reederer. He Is
a simple-hearted andmerry guest. He
likes beef and sweet dishes.
The emperor of Austria IS a serious
eater. He prefers beef and mutton to
poultry. He drinks Hungarian wines
and Bordeaux.
Victor Emmanuel has strong ap-
petite; loves small birds; does not
touch the boars he kills. Burgundy is
his wine.
The king of the Netherlands is a
splendid eater. Give him anything
and salmon, with good old wine. His
cellars are the finest in Europe.
The king of the Belgians has a
stomach no bigger than sparrow's.
Cannot eat much; larks will do and
old Burgundy.
The eX-kingof Hanover Alice ,,heas-
ants, grouse and smoked ham, Rhenish
wines and Moselle.
The king of Portugal is a miserable
guest; eats little, drinks less.
Alphonse XII. has brave stomach.
Plenty of poultry, veal, dessert and
claret.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
THE PoPE,s HEALTH.

Late accounts of the Pope's failing
health lead to the discussion of his sue
cessor. The cardinals, sitting in the con
sistory the other day, were evidently
alarmed about tFe progress of the Pope's
disease, dropsy, for they discussed the
arrangements for holding a conclave, at
which the Pope's successor is to be
elected, ten days after the Pontiff's death.
Up to the eleventh century the Pope
was elected jointly by the clergy and the
people, the supreme secular authority
requiring that the election should receive
its sanction. By a decree of Pope
Nicholas L., in 1859, the election of the
Pope was given to the Cardinal Bishops
people approving it. The decree Of Al
exander Ill, in 1179, vested the POWER
of election exclusively in the college of
cardinals, two-thirds of the body securing
the election. The council of Lyons, in
1874, prescribed the form of election, so
as to exclude secular or political in
Auence. The present peculiar relations
of the Roman See to the European pow
ers, makes the election of the next Pope
of great Importance. Interference from
Germany is feared, and also from the
Italian government, in consequence of
which the election in the event of the
death of Plus TX, will be held as expe-
ditieusly and secretly as possible.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
THE MoDERs FARM ER.

A New Hampshire correspondent of
the Manchester Juror expresses his
views an the desered farm question thus
bluntlv: "If farss have run down the
people who occupythem are long way
ahead in the race. We have got on our
farms to-day elias of people who can
cipher through th algebra, play the
piano and boast of acquaintance with
the fine arts. but thy can't work. They
have GOT fine mindsbut their bodies are
sickly, puny and wax. 10 talk the
matter plainly, we sve bred the bone
and muscle out of os families until we
have got kind of Eman Jerseys, fine
bred, mild-eyed. andhce to look at, and
put on exhibition, but so tender and
weak that they are neither for our
climate, our work, O9ur circumstances.
Our fathers worked kelve or fourteen
hours a day and neya yasoug2t of getting
tired We are used sheu ysess sssss,a.,assl
four hours our motlefsYnae es-~p lesei
and cheese, fed the pigs and <chlekehs'
did the milking, raised dozen dren,
made the clothing for the iamily, and
when shower vas coming, could rake
OF Load hay. Or wives want mald to
tend the baby and another to do the
housework, boy to do the chores, and
if we keep more than one COW, a cheese
factory to prevent the milk from spoil
ing. 1t is safe to say hat ten farmers
wives to-day cannot do as much work
as would two fifty years ago. As farm
ing people we are played out. II the
young farmer, who vans a wife to help
get living, instead Of enc to hang rib
bons on and pour patent medicines into,
would just so down to yur city and find
a good, strong, vigorous, industrious and
frugal Irish or Germa girl, he would
find his farm would Ply better than it
does now, and his CHILDREN would be
likely to be worth tentimes as much as
farmers as will be anyof the next gen
Grafton.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
H4NGLNG oN.

One was a parcel-boy and the other a
cash-boy, and as they halted under
an awning for a minute the parcel boy
asked:
Do you get the same old wages yetr'
" Yes, just the same"
Havn't you been presented with a
watch or cane, as a token of esteem ?"
Ne-not thing"
"Don't the boss ever ask you up to a
Sunday dinner ?"
Not a one"
"Never comes around and asks your
advice about the markets."
Never"
And he hasn't got daughter 80 iaii
in love with you and suici''S II Sne can !
marry you J."
No
Z" Well, 1 don't see why you stay there.
It must be awful humiliating to a boy OF
your temperament"
" So it is-it's Just awful on me, but
I'm hanging on in hopes of finding a
five-dollar bill on the floor and buying
all the rock candy can eat. Seems as
if | could taste it now-yum-good-bye.
Few people know how we boys suffer
day after day. Detroit Free Press.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
Tart ON BRET HARTE.

In criticising Bret Harte for too
striking resemblance between his latest
poem, " On a Naughty Little Boy
Sleeping" and a poem entitled " The
Toys" first published in the Pail Mall
Gazette, aEd afterwards repeatedly
republished in this country, the Boston
Traveller says:
The idea Of Mr.. Harte's poem was
plainly suggested by the other, though
there is little similarity in the language
or form of the verses. 1t is not the
first time that we have had occasion
to point out Bret Harte's indulgence
in this discreditable practice. He has
evidently written himself out since
coming east, and can only maintain
his position as an active HHe1'atelr by
trading upon the revamped idea of
others. Plagiarism may be excused
in the case of Shakespeare whose
mental alchemy transmitted the base
metal into the pure gold minted with
the royal stamp of genius, but where
the process is reversed, as in the pres.
ent case, there is no palliation for it.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
JUDGE HILrO7s ORDER.

In reality, to porsos thoroughly ac-
quainted with the busless of hotel keep
ing, and conversant with its exigencies,
the question is pureY one of business
policy. Such an xclusiveness has,
though more unobtrsively, been prac-
tised Tor years at variGs summer estab-
lishments, that couldoe named did the
occasion require, an' practised purely
upon business principles. Indeed, as
will appear from cOnulting the adver-
tising columns of tls Jewish Messenger
our Jewish fellow-citiens advertise their
exclusiveness openly n the cards of sum-
mer hotels. The Grand Central at Far
Rockaway claims patronage on the
ground of being a 90 irst-class Jewish
family hotel;" and, on scanning the
whole column devOed to hotels, the
very first thing that strikes the reader
is the expressed or implied intimation
sI,a4 -,.,.,4. h..+ LOWS Will be accommo-
several boarding hons>-S ape--a->--s.- ~.
summer patronage in that newspaper.
This fact is not instaaced in the way of
criticising Jewish hotel proprietors. 1t
would not be pleasant for a fervent
Methodist family to summer in house
wholly frequented by Presbyterians or
Baptists, or rice Uersa Hence, places Of
summer resort having an air or religious
exclusiveness are not at all uncommon.
Such are Ocean Grove in New Jersey,
Sea Cliff, L. l., and Martha's Vineyard,
Mass. Notably in the family hotels of
this city, it has always been customary
for the proprietors of such hotels to con-
suit the ideas of their guests in relation
to new admissions.-Hom1e Journal.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
MISS JANE RICH NORTH.

The event of the commencement of
Bates college, Lewistown, Me-, this year,
was the graduation of Miss Jane Rich
North at the head Of her class. She was
the valedictorian, and carried of the
honors over the head of thirty-eight
young gentlemen. Miss North is no
-rig either. She identified herself
beifg f4eseIIss 'aiIeSHtla 'dlRsse o5nGtszrs,
whether in physical sports or Intellectual
encounters, and when they won her
handkerchief or bonnet they went off
and up in honor of their achievement.
She declined to join base ball club,
but in gymnastics she was the peer of
the best.
1t was not, however, till the senior
year that the young men began to sus-
pect that it was the intention of Miss
North to contest for the highest prize.
Then a dozen or so of them buckled
dswn to their work, and studied late into
the night to overtake and pass the am
bilious lady. But all this energy was of
no avail. Miss North could extract
Greek roots and cube roots easier than a
dentist extracts teeth. She was letter
perfect in her recitations. There was no
problem too deep for her, no sentence too |
involved in her class-books. She rode |
triumphant over all difficulties and came
off smiling; and so it happened that she |
came to the front on commencement-day |
wearing the honors.-Cincinndh Com
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
pINNEN RIGHT DOwN.

A grocer doing business on Michigan
grand avenue was yeterday asked to
trust colored man one day for a
quart Of strawberries.
Can't do it-you'd never pay, he
replied.
III pay de money afore eight o.
clock in de mawning, earnestly con
tinued the colored man.
Perhaps you might, but | don't
believe it. If you have no money
now how win you nave any then.
Don't AK me, boss-I'll nave de
cash suah. Ize just perspiring to
death for the want of strawberries.
Does any one owe your" asked
the grocer.
-" No, sab. "
"Tnen how do you expect to get
any money ?"
"Oh, de pay viii be all right. "
81 guess not. You'll have to try
some one else.
Boss, you hez pinned me right
down to cold facts, " said the customer.
g l wants strawberries, an dey hez got
to come, an, derefore, let me say dat
| wasn't going out tonight to steal
chickens an sell 'em to git money"
"Ahl you WASN'T"
''No, sab, cause dun pulled 'em il
last night, an dey'll be sold to {
butcher dis evening. Oats de cold fact
-. an don't abuse my confidence. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
HE MADE HER MAD.

A tall young woman with a sharp
nose was raking up a yard on Masonic
street one day last week. She had her
dress tucked up, ridiculous handker,
chief tied over her head and looked
like fright generally. A cross-eyed
man dressed in a suit of light clothes
came up the street, and noticing the
woman, leaned over the fence and re-
marked:
"How sweet is the rosy-posyY
"Ehl what's that" exclaimed the
tall woman, looking up.
"How charming appears the loyeiy
popsy-wopsy with its dress turned up
replied the cross-eyed man. -
"Who're you talking to, any way :
said the tall woman, in great SURPRISE
and turning red in the face. :.
"My own ducky-lucky Is ex9uis'
itely transcendentaI with the handker-
chief," observed the crsss-eyed man,
winking mysteriously with his stralgn'
eye.
"It's my opinion you're drunk,
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
The OLD SILVER nollla

How dear to my heart are the coins Of my
childhood, -
When fond recollection recalls them 10
view;
Dads scanty gifts in an occasional piiId mood:
The hardly-gained pelf which my infancy
The old.fashioned copper, with green rust
cOrrOded;
The smooth-sided levy, the sixpences small;
The pilastered quarters, by leng use eroded
The old silver dollar, loved better than all;
The old silver dollar; our dad's legal dollar;
The bright, shining dollar, loved better
t8fs'
Its broad, cleaning disk hailed rs treasu
The promised reward Of long hours in the
field;
To grasp its dear form was exquisite pleasure,
The strongest and keenest that money
could yield.
How ardent seized it, with hands that were
itching,
And quick to the long pockets bottom it
fell
There carefully guarded from wasteful-be--
Till yielded at last TO the circusman's spell;
The old silver dollar; our dads legal dollar;
The bright, shining dollar, that they loved
so well.
How good from the huckster's grimed hand
to receive it.
AS pay for our butter, our eggs, and our
sass;
The crispiest bill could not tempt me to
leave il,
Though the hanknote-detector pronounced
II first-class.
Since now is discarded that loved legal
tender,
The tears Of regret viii increasingly fall;
AS fancy reverts 10 its size and its splendor,
yearn for the dollar loved better than Ill;
The old silver dollar; our dads legal dollar;
The bright. shining dollar, loved better
than all.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
CATCHING HAWKS

AS hawks are most destructive to
poultry, a method of catching and
killing these marauders will be in
order. 1t is a well-known fact that a
hawk will always light on some cons
picuous place close to the poultry yard,
from which to swoop down on bis VIC
Tins. Taking advantage of this, erect
a pole with fiat surface at the top
just large enough to hold a strong steel
trap. Fasten this trap by chain to
a staple in the pole, and await results.
No bait will be needed. for the hawk
will be quite certain to light on the
trap and be caught. A gentleman
who has tried this method has sue
ceeded in killing all the hawhs in his
neighborhood, and now can raise poul-
try without loss except by accident
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
PLEASANTRIES


gooo cvnErve~s-''.s q - ft--s 's-'s fhef q.
1Le choir, the ventilation, and the civil
ities Of the usher, but as TO the sermon,
Well, dunno"
"A colored wedding party gathered at
Hartford, Conn, recently, and waited
long for the bridegroom. a policeman
finally found him about TO take the cars.
q The times is so hard" he said, "I had
to give it up"
" Young men of the middle ranks
are getting so shy and hard to catch that
parents will have to begin TO offer chro-
mos along with their manageable
daughters" says the Turner'S Falls Re-
porter.
..Arbiter Housemaid
-" please, m, could ! 90 out this
evening? cause cook mex doors gotta
Language O. flowers Bee, ard she's re-
quested me to be one o the judges -
Punch.
A gentleman entered a bachelors
room, and looking around said Very
snug" Yes answered the bachelor.
" Rather too snug. But suppose ifI
had had better half might have had
better quarters"
my son." said mother 10 little
boy four years old, "whom above all
others will you wish to see when you
pass into the spirit worldl" "Goliah!"
shouted the child, with a joyous antici-
patton; "unless," he quickly added,
there's bigger feller there"
Ministers should remember that the
weather is growing very warm, and the
congregation which sits delighted through
two and one-half hours of q fve-act COM
edy can't possibly endure more than
twenty-five minutes of sermon and a
three-minute prayer There is a limit
even to human endurance.
The strawberry-shortcake festival
held by our church societies might be
rendered more interesting and attractive
by announcing that the young man who
finds the strawberry in his piece OF cake
Kill 3aIGntiil saJo.5JEdiss aSG8hu 5Rf. sRyss!!f
that sort.
Scene at the seaside Youth with
sad, love struck air-"O wilt thou net
be mine-my own dear bride / love
you deeply, fondly, passionately, wildly
I cannot live without you Say, oh,
say thou wilt be minel" Maiden, with
downcast eyes" Adolphus, is there
anything the matter with my dress L
saw the Smith girls just now look at me
curiously. Does my hair set all right ="
Adolphus discontinues his love-making.