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Washington, July 6, 1877.
Rough on the Women Clerks.


Carl Schurz dismisses from the Inte-
rior Department twenty clerks, nine
teen of whom are women. / am not
prepared to say that it was not necessary
to dismiss every one of these women; |
only say that the proportion of the sexes
was more remarkable than that even of
Massachusetts, and goes some way to
prove the assertion constantly made to
me by women in this department that
Carl Schurz says che does not want wom-
en- in the department at all, and is 60
ing to clear them all out" l never
heard Mr.. Schurz say this, and l gave
him the benefit of the faintest doubt. 1
am not willing to believe that the hus-
band of Mrs. Schurz would lay a straw
in the way of any woman earning an
honorable living, especially in town
thronged with women who must work
or die. Only yesterday my sOft-eyed
neighbor told me of lady born and ed
ucated-One of those turned out of this
very department-whO came and offered
her her gold chain, SOUVENIR of better
days, as hostage for little plain sew
ing that she begged to do to keep her
self from starving. The pawn-shOps
are full of these treasures, while their
owners go from door to door begging for
work. Whole bureaus of clerks are dis
charged and sent adrift because there is
not a cent to pay them, and there is
no money because Congress worse than
wasted its time bullying and fighting
last winter, and because for political
reasons no extra session could be called
for months to come. In the face of such
facts, what do Presidential letters and
orders and Secretarial disquisitions OH
civil service reform amount to? They
amount to nothing. For there is not
one man of them all from the President
down who does not brush away his the.
ories of "reform" quicker than fly the
moment it bites his own interests
Mary Oen1ner IN the Cincinnati Com
| 1leTcidL
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Peace in the Family.

The following excellent rules, for pro-
noting peace in the family, have been
suggested:
Remember that our will is likely to
be crossed every day-so prepare for it.
Everybody in the house has an evil
nature, as well as ourselves-therefOre
We are not to expect too much.
To learn the different temper and dis
position of each individual.
To look on each member of the fam
lily as one for whom we should have a
care.
When any good happens to any one,
to rejoice at it.
When inclined to give an angry an
swer, to overcome evil with good.
If from sickness, pain, or infirmity we
feel irritable, to keep strict watch over
ourselves.
To observe, when others are suffering
to drop a word of kindness and sympa.
thy suited to them.
To watch for little opportunities o.
pleasing, and to put little annoyance:
out of the way.
To take cheerful view of the weather
and of everything, and to encourage
hope.
To speak kindly to the servants, anC
to praise them for little things wheI
| you can.
In all little pleasures that occur, t,
| put self last.
To try for the "soft answer that turn
eth away wrath"
When we have been panied by an un
kind word or deed, to ask ourselves
"Have 1 not often done the same ant
been forgiven?n
In conversing, not to exalt ourselves
but to bring others forward.
To bevery gentle with the young ones
and to treat them with respect.
Never to judge another harshly, bu
to attribute a good whenever we can.
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head, altered the cognomen of Martha
Marblehead to that Of Mrs. Jones,
thereby changing the perSOReLte of both
the maid and matron of Chehalem.
Homes were exchanged as well as
names, according to agreement, and
Mrs. Marblehead nee Jones found the
fact of governing the young Marble
heads a much harder task than she had
bargained for, while Mrs. Jones nee
Marblehead took up her duties in the
cosy little cabin of the ex-vidow with
an apathetic resolve to do her duty aud
abide the consequences.
The quartette had been one week mar
ried and all seemed well. Martha Jones
nee Marblehead had found her voice
once more, after months Of silence, and
sang snatches of song as in the days
agone. Gus came to see her daily. The
boy was never happy at home, and his
fathers marriage had not increased his
spirit of content.
"I heard the old man having a big
pow-wow with your mother-in-law this
morning, Sis, and guess what learned" ."
'I don't know. Anything concern
ing me?"
"I should guess so. Why do you
think it concerns you ?"
because, if it does, want to know
all about it,"
"Well, I can't tell any more, Sis.
You'll find it all out soon enough"
1t was all in vain that the young wife
piled her brother with subsequent ques-
tions.
ppm sorry for you, Sis" was all he
could be induced to say.
ITO be continued
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Women of Worth.

Yes, woman has become a power! |!
Look at our grand women in such
varied fields of usefulness: Martha
Mitchell, of Vassar College, welcomed
by the leading astronomers all over the
world as a peer of science, wields her in
fiuence in behalf of Woman Suffrage.
Look at Anna c. Bracket, the princi-
pal of the first school for ladies in New
York City, who openly speaks of the
old prejudices as nonsense; at DIR. Mary
Putnum jacob, who won the Boylston
prize from Harvard physicians for the
best treatise on DR.. e. H. Clark's own
speciality. These physicians did not in
their invitation to physicians exclude
women, and when they had unani-
mously awarded the prize, ignorant of
its authorship, and the envelope was
opened, which revealed the name of the
author, 10! it was a woman. In the
law, Miss Alta Hulett, of Chicago. The
legal profession of that city passed a
resolution-one of eulOgy-upOn her
character and career, which was no
empty compliment, but only recogni-
of ability and worth, which, while she
lived, they had been glad to help and
encourage. In Iowa | saw law sign,
'Foster & Foster" 1t meant Mr.. and
Mrs. Foster. They attended the same
law school, became interested in each
other, and finally became partners fol
life.
Going west from the Missouri River
the traveller sees little indication of any
Sunday, in the New England sense. Ii
San Francisco you know it only by the
louder noise of revelry, the larger at
tendance of public amusements. But a
Laramie City they have New Eng
land Sunday, and it is almost the only
place in the far West of which this car
be said. The right to vote was forced
upon the women, as it had been upOI
the negroes of the South. There they
were at once drafted upon the Crane
Jury. They said, "Our city is cursed
with liquor saloons, which make ever
the Sabbath hideous. There is a Sun
day law, which orders them closed
Let us enforce it.n The "gentlemen o
the jury" said, "better not; the mel
will disfranchise you if you do" The!
replied: 1--WE never asked for the ballot
and we will do our duty. An ordinanc
has been passed by the men compelling
the liquor saloons to close on Sunday
We will enforce it," They did so, an
the women stand by it still.
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CARE OF THE HAIR.-Keep the hair
clean, in the first place, and avoid the
use of pomades and hair oils. Nature
provides all the oil required to develop
its natural gloss and inherent beauty.
But she does not open the oil glands
without demanding some effort on the
part of the recipient of the treasure.
Continuous brushing is the price to be
paid, and this requires nothing but pa
thence and perseverance. Neither
should the time devoted to this purpose
be looked upon as wasted, for hair
brushing has a specially soothing and
quieting influence. Fifty strokes of the
brush before retiring will make the
stiffest and dryest hair plant and glossy
The experience is worth trying, and, il
persevered in, will doubtless prove sue
cessful, while the dose may be increased
with still more decided effect.
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NUMBER 46.

remember the few blunt remarks that
used to serve him as a speech, even
upon the most important occasions.
But we are only too glad that he is
making an impression abroad to be
jealous of the eloquence he has so re-
Gently developed in England, and trust
that, as an American representative, he
may be as successful abroad as in fight
ing his battles for the Union.
The Woodstock speech of Mr.. Cham
berlain creates little comment here
among our politicians, and it does not
promise to be an entering wedge to split
the ranks of the Republican party, il
we may judge by the effect produced
upon the Democrats here, as they are
quite Indifferent in regard to it.
FELIX.
Washington, July 6, 1877.
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There is nothing, no, nothing inno-
cent or good that is forgotten; let us
hold to that faith or none. An infant,
prattling child, dying in its cradle,
will live again in the better thoughts of
those that loved it, and through them,
in the redeeming actions of the world,
though its body be burned to ashes or
drowned in the deepest sea. Forgotten!
Oh! if good deeds of human creatures
could be traced to their source, how
beautiful would even death appear, for
how much charity, mercy, aud purified
affection would be seen to have their
growth in dusty graves!
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In England little girl has been ex
PEELED from Booton Apa National
School, for no other offense than refus-
ing to "curtsy" to the Wears wife. The
girl, who is only seven years old, is un-
der the guardianship of person who is
called a sturdy Independent, he having
adopted her; and the story is that he
told her, while she was to be very par
ticular in obeying all the school regula-
tiOns, not to ''curtsy" to the clergyman
or his wife. On her being asked by the
latter "where her manners WERE" she
assigned the true reason for emitting
the usual mark of respect, and the Vicar
then desired the schoolmaster 10 punish
her, which he refused to do. The mas
ter subsequently refused request to ex-
pei the girl, and the Vicar thereupon
expelled her himself. IL is added that
the final result of the affair was that
the schoolmaster found himself obliged
to resign his office, which he had held
for twenty years. On his doing so, he
was presented by the parishioners with
testimonials to the value of S400. There
is no other school in the parish to which
the little NOnconformist can be sent.
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Sending offerings to Rome is very
much like sending Goals to Newcastle.
The Pope's annual income from invest
ments is stated at $15,00O,0O0, which
makes him by far the richest person in
the world. How the money is spent
would interest many to know, particu-
larly Bismarck. This sum is large
enough for the owner to do much mis-
chief with it, and is sufficient to over
turn any government in Europe which
is liable to be undermined by bribery.
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A girl who can put square patch
upon a pair of pantaloons may not be
so accomplished as one who can work a
green worsted dog on yellow ground,
but she is of more real value in the COM
munitV
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Helen Chalmers, daughter of the great
DIR. Chalmers, is devOting her life to the
good of the poor of Edinburgh. She
dwells among them, in a lOw-roofed
building, on a street crowded with
drunkenness and misery. Her influence
is something marvellous.
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Sonoma county, California, produced
last year l, 400, 900 pounds of butter, val
ued at $4,000, besides 100000 pounds
of cheese, worth 100000.
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Statistics recently compiled in New
York show that, out of over 10000
children in that city below five years o.
age, 1900 die every year.
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The warden of Sing Sing prison says
that 1900 men are easier to manage
than 120 women.
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A Packer Institute girl recently
stunned a professor with this conun-
drum: "What did 10 die Of?n The pro-
fessor, after puzzling his brain for
while, gave it up, when he was stunned
bv the answer, 'tIo-dide of potassium"
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The United States army has had since
1775 only fifteen eommanders-in-chief.
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A board of engineers has been ap-.
pointed to inspect the waterfront OF
Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Gbe asew asort5west.

A Journal for the People.
Devoted to the Interests of Humanity.
Independent in Politics and Religion.
Alive to all Live Issues, and Thoroughly
Radical in Opposing and Exposing the Wrongs
of the Masses.
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Entered, according TO Act of Congress, in the
year 1871, by Mrs. A. ]. Duniway, in the Office OF
the Librarian of Congress at Washington City. ]
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Correspondents writing over assumed sigma
lures must make known their names TO the
Editor, or no attention will be given to then
communications.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1877-10-12

If you are out in driving storm,
don't attempt to hold the rains.
Snodgrass says, in his dry, sarcastic
way, that self-made men are apt to
worship their maker
A coroner's jury in Arkansas found
that n corpse came to Bis death "by
holding five aces.,'
Some genius being proposes to in
troduce paper shirts. But shirt made
out of story paper would have too many
tales. q.
A little boy was asked if be knew
where the wicked finally went to? He
answered that they practice law here
awhile and then 60 to the legislature.
A scientific authority states that
single female house fly viii produce in
one season 10000, 320. eggs. Great
guns What must the married ones do ?
When a woman makes up her mind that
hen shall not set, and the hen makes up
her mind that she will, the irresistible
meets the immoyable. and every law of
nature is broken or prevented
A kansas school marin has introduced
now feature in her school. When ono
Of the girls misses word the boy who
spells gets permission TO kiss her AS
result the girls are becoming very poor
spelIcrs, while the boys are impoving.
Two men we're riding in the cars on
the Danbury railway the other morning,
when ono asked the other if he had
pleasant place Of residence.
yes" was the reply; "we have
seven nice large rooms over store"
"0yer storc2 | shouldn't think
that would be quiet place"
"Oh, it is quiet enough. The folks
don't advertise"
Tom Merry, in the Seattle DispatcA,
tells the following amusing anecdote Of
Mark Twain:
One night it was showing terrible as
we walked up South G. Street, when
suddenly we heard our name called
Here was Mark Twain. wrapped in big
oyercoat. sitting on an empty dry goods
bex aud coyered with snow. "it's work.
ing bully" said be, in bis uncarthly
drawl. What's working r wo asked.
my dorg trap--O, no, guess no" /" 1t
seems that a man had opened a new drug
store, with night bell at the front. IIo
tied one end of rope to piece Of tough
beef aud the other 10 that bell Tho
dogs made it lively for that druggist.
however
Montgomery County sentinel., 1877-10-12
VOL. XXIIT.--N0. l2.
not that enough to make you move quick

not that enough tomake you move quick
or y
He did not move then, so as to arrive
dt the edge Of the pond before Alice and
myself When he did come, he threw
off hat, coat and boots and plunged in
| saw him grasp the white robes in tho
rays of the moon which was rising He
brought the pallid figure to the bank and
laid it gently down There was horror,
if not grief, in his face. ran to the
house for help, and we followed the
seeming corpse back to the home which
only a few moments ago Eudora Hell
stone walked out from in life and health.
"Will she live 2" was the question
asked by eager lips and eyes. That was
question all too difficult to answer
for there she lay immovablc, stiff, rigid,
and as cold as clay.
The housckeepcr had a sailor son vis-
iting her thought of him, so much
more capable of meeting tho case than
ourselves. Under his direction' | did
what Jane and Alice were too much ter
rifed to do; before long we had the salts
faction Of boholding our patient alive.
There were tears and embraces, but
gave none of these My business was
with Sidney Winter, and followed him
to the parlor, and relieved my mind great
ly by bostowng upon him hearty scold-
ing for uis reckless conduct which had
nearly cost life, and had doomed
young and happy girl to lasting mortifi-
cation, perhaps insanity. He heard me
through, and went back to the room where
Eudora was sitting up, but still pale-and
wrapped in blankets. A faint blush
warmed up her pale check as Winter
came forward and knelt before her.
Forgive me, Dora" he said humbly.
Forgive and love me. Mr.. Helstono
| ask you for your daughter :"
The father was agitated, even to tears,
but he gave no answer.
"Jaue, Alice, Julia !" continued Win
ter, plead forme. | have done wrong,
but | may be forgiven. May not, Mr..
Hclstonc Will you trust me with your
daughter"
Never did see man so humble. |
almost hoped that his proposal would bc
rejected with scorn, but Eudora's eyes
were lifted to Mr.. Hclstone's face, and
their fervid, pleading glauccs prevailed
over the fathers righteous resentment. |
declare upon the faith of lady, ! would
have refused him had | been Eudora
Helstone, if it had broken my heart.
They live very happily now. | won
der if they ever think Of that time My
namesake, Julia Winter, is now thirteen
aud inherits her mothers romance. Per-
haps one of these nights she may act
over that melodramatic scene, and revive
in her parents hearts the memory Of that
night. think of this sometimes Then
! find Eudora quietly mending coat
for her husband, or moving around gent
ly amid her little tribe of children, aud
wonder what she thinks now of drown
ing for her husband. "
Poor Jane poor Alice theirs is a
harder lot after all They watch over
the helplessncss Of insanity in their ia
ther, whose care soems altogether hope
less. Their lives are wasting away in
Intellectual efforts to comfort and console
one utterly inscnsble of their care.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1877-10-12
ANDREW SMALL ACADEMY.

rTaE next session of this Institution, a
BOARDING aud DAY SCHOOL for
Boys and Girls, pleasantly located at Dar-
uestown, Nd will opeu the first MOND1Y
IN September.
few more boarding pupils will be ereceiv-
ed. For terms, de-, apply for circular 10 the
principel. REV. G. N. CAMPBELL,
aug 24-fw Darnestown, Mont y Co., Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1877-10-12
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER l2 1871
= o ct ital.
AUTUMN.

BY the laggard sun greet,
BY the crispen leaves so fleet,
Hither, thiiher meath my feet,
Whirling. whirling.
BY the purpling of yon hill,
BY the swelling of the rill,
Gliding on to village mill,
Purling, purling.
BY the jays metallic note.
BY the spiderweb that float
From the tree-tops to the moat,
Shining, shining.
BY the dim, mysterious haze,
BY the forest all ablaze,
Crimson leaves with golden rays
Entwining.
BY the soughing Of the air,
Note OF joy or moan of care,
Fairy laugh or spirit prayer
Intervening
All are now the waning power
OF the sunny-summer hour
Over tree and shrub and flower
tlSSlFlhBs
Nature, prodigal of treasure,
O'er the vantage ground of pleasure,
Pours her harvest without measure,
In golden light.
The fulfllnent, 0 how grand
But, us falls into the hand
Luscious fruit with autumn brand,
Burning, bright.
Memories Of the days gone by
Will awake II bitter sigh,
And we turn fearful eye
At that call.
In our hearts sad reirogression
Bursts upon us the confession:
Pursuit is sweetrr than possession
After all.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1877-10-12
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-14
STOLEN JEWELS.

THE POLICE IN SEARCH OF A TRUNK SAID TO
CONTAIN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
WORTH OF JEWELS.
Mr. Allison, OF the arm OF Allison h Co., No. liz
Broadway, called tho Central ofncc yesterday and
reported 10 Inspector Dllks that trunk containing
valuable Jewelry had been stolen from OF tho firms
agents. and requested tho Of the police
aid in the property's recovery Detectives Dunn and
Van Erichen put upon the case and the following
facts were discovered Tho agent LETT Worcester.
Mass, q day two ago with this trunk, TO
which he had check attached and retained
dupiicat, check himself He got far Hartford,
Conn.,, with the property In The baggage all right
At this point il Is believed tho chock on the trunk
was changed by some astute thici who succeeded IN
getting he baggage car. THIS fellow whoever TIC
VAS must have know just what the agent was bring
ing tho trunk and had determined TO get possession
OF IL. Changing checks on trunk IN baggage car IN
this way Is old scheme Tor robbery and has proved
quite successful NJ different times.
On Saturday, at tho Grand Central depot. the thei,
who had put one Of pair OF checks on the valuable
trunk, demanded amt received H. He then hired
hack driven by man named Collins and drove 10 the
Putnam House, II Fourth avenue. Here he paid
1fiy cents TOR room, and having seen "hts
iusgaae' safely bestowed, went out to transact
SONS business. He had oecn gone about halt an hour
when another hacknnn called al tho Putnam House
and presented card on which was written an order
Tor tho strangers trunk. The stranger had as has
been noticed, settled tor bis room, the trunk was
given up TO the hackman. Where the stranger went
or met the backman puzzled the detectives very much
last night Incy exceedingly anxious TO tint the
hickman, whom tncy diu not believe 10 have been
pdrficeps crtmints At all
Inspector Thoruc- sent notice 10 all the station
houses that II tho hacknau Will report to Supcrn.
tcndent Wang no will be rewarded for his trouble.
The people AZ tho hVtcl and elsewhere estimate tho
value OF the MISSING property at $25, oo0 The name
given by tho man who stole The trunk was cnsrles II.
Brewster, OF Providence, H. l.
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ALMOST A FIRE PANIC.

THE APPALLING CRY HEARD AT TEMPER
AScE NETTING CATASTROPHE HAPPILY
AyoIDED-AEEEsT FOR THE CRINE OF ARSON.
by TELEGRAPH TO TEE HERALD.
WILMINGTON, DOL. May Is, 1877
A great temperance revival IS now progress here,
and the Grand opera House was packed with about
two thousand persons Mt temperance meeting, at
abou. hall-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mean
time a villain set lire 10 mating in the
csliar which Immediately sent volume OF smoke
among The audience, VIXEN terrible scene cnsucd.
APPALLING CRY
A general rush was made Tor The door amid tho ap.
palhng cry Of nre but owing 10 the courage OF the
persons conducting the meeting. who directed hymn
10 be sung. the audience canned down. They
nouuccu at the same time that the lire was put out
There several slight Injuries, but nothing
serious
man named " il.iam Baird has been arrested tor
the c-arson-whic oh Is a capital lcony here rne
same man tried md narrowly escaped conviction
Tor like offence about fifteen years ago.