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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-02
FILLING THE THEATRE AIsLEs.

To THE EDIToR THE HERALD:-
attended the Fifth Avenue Theatre Saturday even.
ing, and occupied seat second row .'balcony."
noticed steps of tho ccntrc aisle crowded with per.
sons using tho Same for Seats met Mr. Fiskc, who,
in reply to my question: s'Why do you allow tho aisc
10 be occupied q? replied, The people too numcr-
and we cannot prevent IT." and stating, III
wanted get TO my seat TO jump down over the heads
OF those using the steps" well Others thought
the law forbids the crowdiug OF aises, and much
surprised At Mr.. Fiskc's replies One fact very
apparent, that IL any alarm Of nrc or any unusual
excitement mad broken out the loss OF life would havo
been considerable and all owing to the lack or
agcmeni or sufficient ushcrs MT Fiske does
rccocct this shall be happy to refresh
his memory. JAY STANLEY.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-02
frrom The nunalo commorciaLl

Tho Mormon Bible was printed at tho ofIicc Of Tho
Wayne Sent,as Palmyra, by Eebcrt GrnndII, at that
tlsne the temporary publisher OF the paper named.
romefoy Tucker, however, was the owner Of tho cs-
tshlishment which VAS conducted under hrs active
supervision. Both Mr.. Grandin and Mr. Tucker arc
dead. The prcof sheets Of the original Mormon Bible
we're read ~ Mr.. Tucker There arc few copies OF
this hrs saiiion Of the book now cxtant. copy
prvsefvea w Mr. Tucker u Ia possession OF his
sou. n. or Tucker oi the Troy 7imcS its mcchan
icsl execullon - erceieni the publication was not
underakcn ian time IN the slack business OF a
c0unuy pf1tng once but the job waa paid Tor al
fAlf profit deludrd lollow.rO Joe smith, Martin ar-
~. " Maecdon Wayne county, mor'gaging his iarm
raise the means lur that purpose. Tue venerable
Malor John Gilbert. siill living nj Palmyra, did tho
rf-ss work We very mufh doubt whether copies of
iho nrst edition ~ The Book OF Mormon could now
be optsined a. Palmyra or elsewhere. The only a,-
fhensic account Of the orgn aud progress oil Mormon
tsm "a contained Ia volume puhi.she by Appleton
Co some years ago Of which the late romcroy
Tucker aathof IL presents In detail the facts
ne.denfs and rersonagcs connected wih the rise Of
this siulcndous uosture, the author himself residing
m TIE same town with Joe smith, and showing all
about his proccedings aud methods OF deception.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-02
BOARDING HOUSE KEEPERS TROUBLES.

To EDITOR THE HERALp:-
No class or people suffer more at the present "hard
timcs" than boarding house Keepers and believe me
las speak from experience ana also from what others
take advantage of the cry hard times and grind tho
poor housekceper down TO the last cent in making
bargain and then expect tho bcst tho market Will
afford, gas and fire thrown in. Of course also furniture
and carpets, use OF them. tell you Mr.. Editor
do not make, at the prices people pay nowadays, q
living. Mrs PETTIBONE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-02
SCARLET FEVER DANGERS.

To EDITOR HERAID:-
Scarlet fever on the rampage now, ana as tho
in filthy condition and the sewers In this
city OF the best prevent this fearful disease
from becoming epidemic the Board OF Health should
take some precautions to stop its progress such
"A STEP IN TIME SAVES HINE.n
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-02

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Of your correspondents are making In
quiries in regard to waste OF Cr0ton water &c Why
not ask Commissioner Campbell how It came about
that no tho steamships to have charge OF the
MIGRANTS and all the they peasc9 This has
never been allowed by any former Commissioners, nor
by the Croon Aqueduct authorities when they had
elusive control Of the supply for Shipping
ONE WHO KNOWS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-02

To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
ton given by Commissioner and Chief Engineer Camp.
bell the scarcity of water which must act like sooth
ing syrup those people who pay increase OF Cro
every year in proportion to tho decrease
Of Croton water and the dangerous disadvantages
arising thcrcfrom. We are very generously told by
them that II Is only in isolated any scarcity
experienced, and Chief Engineer Campbell himself
lives district where during last and fall,
the water did not rise above even high the
kitchen foors ana not higher than the second
story night. According to their idea isolated
cases whole blocks, where the health and
lives OF hundreds OF thousands OF people
gercd by that excellent supply Of water given hem-on
the maps, &c, Of the engineers can substantiate
the truth OF these assertions by ocular demonstration
If the Messrs. Campbell desire. trust you will
give this space In your Compliant Book for the ben
eft OF these gentlemen. d.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-29
Several BOsOms with Single Thought.

An amusing incident happened on a
Kansas City paper the other day. Two
brothers, named Hart, were arrested
somewhere in the interior for obtaining
goods under false pretenses There was
unusual commotion and mystery among
the members of the editorial staff that
evening and each said unto the other,
:" I've got bully thing for tomorrow 5
paper-just you wait and see; ;" and, be-
ing asked what that bully thing was, de-
clined to go into further particulars
just then. Next morning the mystery
was solved. There was an editorial note
in the first column as follows:
Two Hart brothers were arrested yesterday
at -, for defraudng their creditors. They
were evidently, as the poet says, 1.-Two Harris
that beat rs one
Half way down the same page was an
other editorial paragraph, as follows:
Two Harts that beat their creditors like one
or even more, were arrested Yesterday at =.
Let us hope that the judge will, in the words
of Cicero, Soc ct tuem.
Over on the second column there was
display heading in big black type, Two
Harris That Beat Like One" away down
at the foot of the third column was
little item, surreptitiously inserted by
the advertising clerk, about two hearts
that beat as one; and half way down the
fourth was letter from "T. Y. Po.,
the acknowledged wit Of the composing
room, addressed to the Editor of the
Kansas City Whongdoodle, and asking
if that wasn't case of two hearts
(Harts) that beat as one? The differ
ent authors of this exquisite witticism
spent the morning in paying visits of
coincidence to each other, and remark
ing, with disparaging shifts, that it would
only be in accordance with fraternal
feeling and newspaper etiquette to let
another member of the staff know when
one intended making a damphool of him
self in a specific direction.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-29
Getting Square with the Captain.

A good story has been told of lisp
ing officer having been victimized by Il
brother officer, who was noted for his
cool deliberation and strong nerves
and for his getting square with hlm
in the following manner:
The cool joker-Captain Blakeney-
was always auizzing the lisping officer
a lieutenant his nervousness, and
said one day at mess: Why, nervous
ness is all nonsense; | tell you, no brave
man is ever nervous. Well, inquir-
ed his lisping friend, how would you
act, thpothing thell with an inth fur
thee thould drop itthelf in walled an
gle, in which you had taken thelter from
a company of tharpthooerth, and where
it wath thertain if you put out your
nothe you'd get peppered? How,
said the captain, with look at his
brother officers, "why, take it coolly
and spit on the fuse" The party broke
up, and all retired The next morning
a number of soldiers were assembled on
parade, when along came the lisping
lieutenant Lazily opening his eyes he
remarked to cluster Of officers, L
want to try an ekthperiment thith NOR
ming, and thee how ektheedingly cool
Tom Blakeny can be-" Saying this, he
walked deliberately into the captains
quarters, where fire was burning on
the hearth, and placed in its hottest
part powder canister, and instantly re
treated. There was but one door of
egress from the quarters, that opened
upon the parade ground. The occupant
gave one look at the canister, compre-
hended the situation. and in moment
made for the door, but it was fastened
on the outside Charlie, let me out if
you love mel" shouted the captain.
"Thpit on the canithter! y shouted he
on the outside. Not moment was to
be lost; the captain had at first snatch
ed up blanket to cover himself with;
but, soon dropping it, he raised the win
dow, and out he bounded, sans every
thing but very short undergarment,
and thus, with hair almost on end, he
dashed on to full parade ground. The
shouts which hailed him brought out all
the occupants of the barracks to see
what was the matter, and the dignified
captain pulled sergeant in front of
him to hide himself. "Why didn't you
thpit on it?" inquired the lieutenant.
" Because there were no sharpshooters
in front to stop retreat answered the
captain. 'All I've got to thay, then,
it'll" said the lieutenant, that you
might safely have done it; for I'll
thware there walnut thingle grain OF
powder in it"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-29
ght. Take it-divide it among your

right Take it-divide it among your
selves; and with it take my thanks
You see | am very weak-the excite
ment caused by my incarceration.
One OF the men approached me and
said:
We are robbers; we are in your pow
er, for we are not murderers. We came
for money, but"
| interrupted him,
No hesitation, sir; it is yours my
free gift-take it.
He then joined his companions, they
consulted awhile, he then returned and
said
Suppose, sir, that we were detected.
Our entrance may have been observed
the money found upon us-the condition
Of this afe-thus, you see, upon such
evidence we would be convicted at
once"
:" Will you place that chair before the
table and hell me to it? | am complete
ly uneryed. Seven hours in that safe
nearly killed me-"
The chair was placed as ordered, the
man who had spoken assisted me to it.
! took paper and pen, and while those
four stalwart, desperate men stood
gazing down upon me, wrote the fol-
lowing:
" For valuable service, l pay these
four men (for the soul of me / could not
write gentlemen) the sum of fifteen
hundred dollars. They rescued me from
a most horrible death, for which, in ad-
dition to this sum, they have my most
heartfelt thanks
Take that paper, sir, and if anything
should occur. come to me"
Thus was | saved, but it was many
weeks before [ fully recovered from that
night of horror.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-29
A COSSack and His Horse.
Cor. N. Y. Herald,

| was breakfasting in a restaurant
when all Of a sudden the door opened
with loud noise and Cossack rushed
in like hurricane After promenading
noisily around the tables, he pulled up
his horse before one of the guests, and
placed the animals nose on plate of
green salad, which had just been brought
out and which the horse ate with great
celerity. The man and horse departed
just as they came, without any person,
not even the proprietor of the establish
ment, saying single word Perhaps it
was because the Cossack held in his
hand the kinjal, whose strokes would
cost him nothing. Later on | spoke OF
this incident to the aid-de-camp of an
ALBANIAN, who simply laughed and said,
What surprises me is that the Cossack
did not make his horse get upon a ta-
ble.' Seeing that was astonished, he
called Cossack who was waiting in the
yard. The soldier came in on horse
back without hesitating. The officer
spoke but single word, and, in less
time than it takes me to write it, the
Cossack made his horse mount the bill
lard table. insisted on no more, fol
this experience was enough to edify me
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-29
Sunday in DeadwOod.
BLACK Hills Times.

On Sunday the people pour into Dead
wood from the adjoining camps, and dur
ing the day the streets have the appear
ance of national celebration. On clos
er inspection you discover that the
crowd is attactcd by an auctioneer, who
has mounted barrel and is crying his
wares the accumulation Of every kind
pawned property. On the other side
the prize package man holds out valua
BILE inducements to a gaping crowd, who,
after listening to harrangue OF fifteen
minutes, stand in awe, with disappoint-
ment stamped upon their features, to
see the fortune they might have pos
sessed had they only drawn the lucky
packet he displays before them. Then
the bands send out lively music from
the " free-and d-easys,' while the mer-
chants are busy bartering their wares
for gold-dust to the dusky miner. Ev-
erybody is on the alert, tramping to and
fro, in and out, and up and down the
mountains. Then, just around the cor
ner from this busy throng, the unpreten-
tious building occupied for a church
sends forth its echos from the three or
four score of worshippers there assem-
bled, and many are the hardy miners
who here take opportunity to thank God
for health and success; and all these, to-
gether with the confusion upon the
streets, and yelps of dog fights reverber
ate over the hills. When the weather
is pleasant, groups of two and upwards
are seen winding upon the towering bed
rocks, or climbing through the noun
tain pines. To one not accustomed to
this romantic region, such proceedings
religion, traffic, toll and pleasure go
ing to make up Sunday appear absurd
in the extreme. But such is mountain
life, and in brief time the most fastid
ious pilgrims from the more Athenian
regions will become accustomed to and
fascinated by them.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-29
LEONA.
BY JAMES G. CLARK,

LeOna, the hour draws nigh,
The hour we've waited so long,
For the angel to open door through the sky,
That my spirit may break from its prison and
try
It's voice in an infinite song.
Just now as the slumbers of night
Came DER me with peace-giving breath,
The curtain half lifted revealed to my sight
Those windows which look on the kingdom of
light,
That borders the river of death.
And vision fell solemn and sweet,
Bringing CLEANS of a morning-lit land;
saw the white shore which the pale waters
And heard the low lull as they broke at their
feet,
Who walked on the beautiful strand
And wondered why spirits could cling
To their clay with struggle and sigh,
When life,s purple autumn is better than spring
And the soul flies away like sparrow, to sing
In Il climate where leaves never die.
Leona, come close to my bed,
And lay your dear hand on my brow,
The same touch that thrilled me in days that
are fed,
And raised the lost roses of youth from the
dead,
Can brighten the brief moments now.
We have loved from the cold world apart,
And your trust was too generous and true
er'S dart
Was ranking deep in my desolate heart,
l was dcarer than ever to you.
thank the Great Father for this,
That our love is not lavished in vain;
Each germ in the future will blossom to bliss,
we kiss,
Never shrink at the shadow of pain.
BY the light of this faith am taught
That my labor is only begun;
In the strength of this hope have / struggled
and fought
With the legions of wrong, till my armor has
caught
The geam of Eternity's sun.
Leona, look forth and behold
From headland, from hillside, and deep,
The day king surrenders his banners of gold;
The twilight advances through woodland and
void,
And the dews are beginning to weep
The moons silver hair lies uncurled,
Down the broad-breasted mountainsaway;
Ere sunsets red glories again shall be furled
On the walls of the west, DER the plains of the
I shall rise in limitless day.
o! come not in tears to my tomb,
Nor plant with frail flowers the sod;
There is rest among roses too sweet for its
gloom,
And life where the lilies eternity bloom,
In the balm-breathing Gardens of God.
Yet deeply those memories burn
Which bind me to you and to earth,
And sometimes have thought that my being
would yearn
In the bowers of its beautiful home, to return
And visit the home of its birth.
'Twould even be pleasant to stay,
And walk by your side to the last;
But the land-breeze of Heaven is beginning to
play
Life shadows are meeting Eternity's day,
And its tumult is hushed in the past.
Leona, goodbye; should the grief
That is gathering now, ever be
Too dark for your faith, you will long for relief
And remember, the journey, though lonesome,
is brief,
Over lowland and river to me.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-29

w. 4. MELIEN, NJ. ID,
BARBER SHOP.

JOHN BURKE,
YENHE FASHIONABLE BARBER AND HAIR
Dresser. All the modern convcniences
known to the profession. Shop pOver Barnett g.
Cos Store, Main street, Independence, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-29
Qte 16nlltti'l,

Vim. T0MAN, Editor and Proprietor.
Office IN BlOOds Building, on the South Side OF
Main St., Four Doors from Bridge.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS:
&2.OO per Annum, In Advance.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-29

LeOna, the hour draws nigh,
The hour we've waited so long,
For the angel to open a door through the sky,
Ihat my spirit may break from its prison and
try
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-29

The belle of the season wraps herself
in bunting, and is complacently con-
scious Of being well dressed.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-05-05
FROM MICHIGAN.

Pontiac, April "a, 1876.
To he Editor Of the woKKISeMAN's ADyocArn
just as soon as the money power finds
itself confronted by determined Opposi-
ton. and in danger Of losing its power TO
plunder the community, it will set itself to
overthrow the republic and destroy the
popular liberties. 1t has long been Gov
ertly engaged in this work, and has made
many inroads upon the constitution. 1t is
endeavoriug to curtail the suffrage through
All educational test, 50 that tie masses that
toll in mines and factories, and have no
time to acquire education, shal' re disfran-
chised. 1t is intended that votes shall be
confined to the respectable classes
men who live on profit and interest, wrung
from the labors Of the wages serfs.
1t is therefore no time for the wages
class to wrangle about petty policies. The
only policy should be to escape from class
servitude as soon Ms possible. While we
have yet political liberty we must use it to
acquire industrial liberty, for an industrial
republic is the grand ultimate to be at
tanned.
Every co operative association is re-
public in miniature, based on an approx
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-05-05
FSOM KANSAS.
SCRANTON, Kansas, April ~, +"

SCRANTON, Kansas, April ~, II.
To ths Editor Of the woRKISoEAxs ADVOCATE
Allow me through the columns Of your
paper to inform your many readers the
situation Of affairs, on the track Of A. T. &
5. f. r. r.
The Carbon coal and mining company
offered reduction of one cent per bushel
to their men Of this place, 64 being the
price paid all along, which, If they sue
ceeded would bring he price,of mining to
81 at Scranton and Carbondale, and Usage
city cents per bushel, below a living for
dogs" OF course the men are resisting,
and subscriptions are being solicited for
those men, which have met with success
SO far. We acknowledge the receipt Of
S25 80 in cash from Usage city, as also
Sll 90 in merchandise. AS will be seen
none, but the Carbon men are offered the
reduction, one shaft OF about 29 or 80 men,
The dodge" is this, if the price is broke
at one point, as matter Of course all must
follow ia the wake"
will also state that the G. &. & NJ. Co.
one Of the most unprincipled and hesrtless
corporations in America, in our estimation
at least, are still advertising for miners az
they have always done, telling lies till
there is a surplus Of labor on the line It
would lie vel for all parties u consider
well before being led astray by the adver-
tisements of one W n Ewing. Superin-
tendent Of Z. e. 4 NJ. Z.
louis truly. MINER.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-05-05
Solid. Common Sense.
r NJ. Wins

An influential farmer In Champaign Co,
q. W. McElroy, under date Of April 18th,
writes as follows
The evils that we have to battle with grow
out OF excessive, improper and dishonest
Legislation. We have too many Legislators
IN our own State-204 members Now, II
we had left $50 OF these ut home five Or
SIX years ago We would not have needed
new State House, and so would have saved
so many millions in that item, and nearly as
much more IN pay to these extra members
together with the attendant expense Of 50
many and l do think that the 54 members
that would have been lett, prope ly divided
in the two houses, would have given az bet
ter Legislation than the whole DAmber did
In our National Legislature we have 366
members. Now We can very proitAbly leave
200 of these at home, and thus save annually
about 81 OOO. 90, for the additional number
create quite an item Of expense besides then
own pay. ! take the ground that what
would be left would give US better legislation
than the number nov in Congress l would
have it 80 that before any national act should
ccme into force and effect it should be re-
quired that It be ratified by . majority Of
the State Legislatures. This would tend to
keep down credit hIoblliers, railroad land
grants, resumption, and all other schemes
gotten up BY unpnnciPled men. for the pur-
pose Of making the few rich at the e. pence Of
the many.
We Deed to turn over n new leaf i'm the
management Of our Public schools. % n not
to change our books ofaener than once a ouar-
Yer. Our railroads need looking after How
cheap can work be done On . rnalrn=d COM
pared with work ON q fsFm Or IN thr wou X :
shop These are inPortAnt questions, but
with me NJ. eaally answered Both should
have an equal chance Comparing work on
the railroad with wosk On the q Fm, y should
ride % the railroad for Ons cent per mile. and
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-05-05

nation to equal rights. Our stock COM
panies are republics, 50 far as the share
holders are concerned. But there Is no
where republic of labor. 1t is held in
subjection everywhere by mOnied aris-
tocracy, which extends upwards from the
the one horse employer to the millionaire
railroad corporations.
Labor is in chains to day, a it was in
the ancient republics. Its tolls secure it .
bare suficiency of food and clothing. Its
surplus earnings are invariably transferred,
without consent, 20 employing classes, and
exhibited i'll brick factories, slave-pens
and palatial residences Ii is social out
law, kicked into the cod, to grovei in in
temperance, to become embruted by its
surroundings, and I'LL prisons and work
houses.
AS all the evils endured by the working
class How directly from their servile and
dependent position, their endeavors should
be perslstently directed towards industrial
liberty, and the abolition of class divisions
and class aristocracies. All that the wages
slave can now obtain is little more
or less wages, and q better or worse
ter. There ID no hope for labor under the
mastership Of hostile classes, because it is
the aim of these classes to get AS much
labor for as little wages as possible.
Organization of the working classes as
trades unions, or unions of any kind, will
give power to ultimately effect reforms
Of our government not only invites bnt
compels political action as the remedy for
all grievances but No remedy eau come
through the Republican "r Democratic
parties, for they have ceased to represent
anything but greedy politicians and hos
tile money power.
Labor must therefore organize, and, no
matter, whether III trades, OF other unions,
steadily keep in view and work for its
emancipation from class serfdOm For
industrial independence from class master
ship includes all other reforms, while mi
nor reforms which de not aim At this are
a waste of time and resources. A well-fed
and satisfied serfdom is not worth strug-
Cling for. Wages slavery is Of piece
with chattel slavery, and the first must be
destroyed as well as the last.
j. r BRAY.