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Year: 1878

Bulgaria must have a king-that is clear.
But General Grant, like the calm, well
poised Ulysses he is, has taken passage for
the remote Cimmerian regions of the Asiatic
coasts has lashed himself to the mast and
plugged his ears with wax or cotton that he
may not hear the sweet voices of the sirens
who invite him to come to Tirnova and turn
over new leaf in his life by decorating his
brows with royal diadem and taking in
his sword-wielding hand the sceptre Of the
sovereigns that swayed those parts Of the
world ere the Ottomans had dragged them
selves out Of the slime beyond the Bam-i-
doonah, or the Muscovite princes dared say
their souls were their own in the presence
of the wild warriors of the Golden Horde.
It was naturally great disappointment Of
the Bulgarians to lose their chance at the
man who is to them the best known of our
heroes. We have, however, q hundred other
heroes, as we have told them, and as our
subscribers in Tirnova will repeat to the
public there. Moreover, we have what will
perhaps serve their turn as well, if not even
better than heroes-men trained in the arts
OF CIVIL SOVerumeut, WlSe III poIlticaI COLI
ception, capable, adroit, even great, in all
the elements of administration. We have
great many that we could spare, from
Blaine to Ben Butler and from Kearney to
Tilden. Many Of them have been named
by u.s. We have recently invited Mr.. An
drew III. Green to accept this throne, and
not have the Bulgarians disappointed in
their appeal to land Of forty millions Of
sovereigns, and we shall not name any
others just at present out of delicacy to-
ward Mr.. Green, who needs time to reflect
upon the point. But our delicacy toward
this candidate need not prevent our many
correspondents from proceeding with their
nominations, for we hope to have list that
will make Bulgaria howl with delight.
Year: 1878

THE WEATHER.--Thc trough Of low pressure
which yesterday extended from the Gulf to tho
lakes has moved eastward to the Atlantic coast,
with moderate winds, snow and rain. West
ward the barometer rises rapidly and is highest
from the Lower Missouri to Texas. IL is falling
again in the Northwest, with gradually rising
temperature Except in the latter district the
winds are from tho north and west, following
the direction and undulations Of the trough
Of low pressure referred to above The rain
areas were limited in extent to the Middle
Atlantic and Lower New England coasts and a
small section of the South Atlantic States
Snow fell over the lake and central valley dis
fricts westward Of the Missouri and over Mani
toba- Moderate freshcts may be expected in
the Ohio and its tributaries. The weather in
England is cold. 1t was showing in London
yesterday. Tho weather in New York and ts
vicinity to-day will be cold and cloudy, with
light rain or snow. Tomorrow it will be cold
and cloudy.
Year: 1878

the South would have been broken. The
South has been SO perfectly united
only by resistance to a common danger.
When President Hayes SO cordially de-
clared his purpose to respect local self-gov-
ernment in that section he was met more
than half way by responsive Southern feel
ing. But when it was discovered that the
republican party did not indorse his policy,
and that he was reduced to a state of polti-
cal isolation, the South felt that its rejoicing
was premature. Had Mr.. Hayes been sup
ported by the republican party the South
would have abandoned its united posture Of
resistance, and its white citizens would have
been split into opposing political factions.
This would have been the best security for
the political rights Of the negroes. With
two parties Of white men soliciting the
negro vote each side would take good care
that its own colored supporters had their
rights, and between the two all colored
citizens would be protected. There is really
nothing to unite the South and make it
politically 'solid" but the attitude Of the
republican party, which repudiated the





began his administration. The old mo-
tiye--the protection Of property in slaves -
has become obsolete, and the agricultural
South would naturally unite with the agri-
cultural West if tomenters Of strife, like
Senator Blaine. would keep quiet


The election of liberal and patriotic
Southern citizen to the Presidency would
perhaps do more to harmonize and
strengthen the Republic than anything else
that could happen. The South would re-
gard such an event as full recognition of
its political equality, and once relieved
from the badge Of inferiority it would
forego its sectional narrowness and become
national. If it should SO happen in the
next Presidential election that an eminent
and universally respected Southern citizen
should be run on one side, and General
Grant, with his views ripened and liberal
lied by time, experience, and study of for
eign institutions, should be run on the
other side, the very contest between two
such candidates, no matter which might be
elected, would soothe and moderate and so
far toward extinguishing the sectional pas
sions which Mr.. Blaine is endeavoring to
stir up.
Year: 1878

off as his rival. where all the world may see
that it is fair. AS Courtney has already ac-
commodated him once by going to Canada
itwould be only becoming and right on Han
lans part to select some course in this
country. There are quite number which
would easily fill all the requirements. Let
Courtney give Hanlan the opportunity to
choose one forthwith Otherwise Hanlan
will have time to get engagements enough
to fill mp all next season, and this would
seriously endanger Courtney's chances Of
ever becoming champion.
Year: 1878




Ventilation.


If the Board of Education is really anxious
to discover the best system of ventilation
for school buildings why does it not do SO
Several years ago sum Of money-five
thousand dollars, we believe-was allotted
the Commissioners for this purpose. They
certainly do not mean to say that the amount
is not large enough to experiment with, for
with the hues and dir connections that al
ready exist in many school buildings there
could be a dozen different systems tried at
an outlay not exceeding five thousand dol
lars. There is no mystery or magic about
ventilation; the whole business consists in
constantly exhausting vitiated air and sup
plying it's place from the pure atmosphere
out of doors. There are several ways of
sucking or driving bad air out of rooms,
and either of them, when in operation,
compels the admission of air from outside.
Other systems depend upon forcing pure
air into the rooms and driving out that
which is bad. 1t would be matter of great
satisfaction to know which of these methods
is the best, but as none of them are bad and
most Of them are cheap they should be
tested to the full extent of the appropria-
ton. It is barely possible that the Board
hesitates because none of its members or
employees are competent to decide upon the
relative merits of ventilating systems, but
if this is the case small portion of the ap-
preparation would secure the services of
specialists such as the legal custodians of
other large buildings are not above employ
ing. The Board will be everlastingly dis
graced if, through its incompetence and
carelessness, this appropriation has to be
recalled to the treasury because no use is
being made of it.
Year: 1878

In Eastern Pennsylvania the inquiries
made for the HERALD relative to the condi-
ton and prospects Of business have not
brought forth uniformly rosy replies. 1t is
the country of coal and iron, and these cy-
clopaan industries have been unable to
accommodate themselves to the times with
the ease of the smaller interests. The
great clumsy giants have gone down from
the hill Of inflated prices with heavy steps,
they would bring down the whole country
side along with them. But they are on the
solid ground Of "hard-pan" now, or very
near it, and though they send forth
terrific growls it must be remembered
that it is vigorous pinch which reaches
giants consciousness. The coal giant is in
gloomy state of mind. He is waiting to
know if his combination will hold, and in
the thought that some of the mines will
take out as much anthracite as they please
and so force others to still lower prices if
the latter would compete for the trade, he
cannot say that next year will be
profitable one. The iron business has
not the same difficulty to contend
with but disturbance in the coal trade
naturally makes it a little uneasy. In most
OF the man ufacturing lines it expects to do
well. The manufacture Of steel is, how
ever, advancing steadily in importance and
is making fair profits. Iron shipbuilding
has received momentary impetus. In
these general conditions it is not surpris-
ing that surplus capital is timid. Real
estate, whose value depends so much
on confidence in the future, has not inn
proved. In this important section it would
then seem that hopefulness is terminating,
but confidence has not taken possession OF
the business mind.


Along the upper Hudson the reports
point to better business for next year,
this years having been larger than last
without an increase Of profits.
Year: 1878

IT WILL BE SEEN from the article on another
page that the surface roads are in no danger of
being driven into bankruptcy by the rapid
transit companies. All the lines even those in
direct competition with the steam roads, do
ing an excellent business and reaping q hand
some profit on the capital invested in them.
There is enough for all, and If the old lines
orc beaten in the race il will be their own fault.
Year: 1878

The MURDER UP TowS yesterday morning
Of the unfortunate man Malloy by the scoundrel
whom he had assisted and supported and whom
he endeavoriDg to lead into better life
when lac met his death, poor return tor
his extreme generosity and kindness To the
crime of murder is added that Of the basest in
gratitude.
Year: 1878

that rich, kindly community is publicly
disgraced by condition of affairs which
would have seemed abominable even in the
Middle Ages. And what assurance is there
that the majority Of such institutions in the
United States are not equally bad? Let
humane citizens investigate for themselves.
Year: 1878

FoRTY-sEvEs DRUNKARDs were converted by
Murphy yesterday This is, of course a great
gain to the cause of temperance but unless the
great revivalist makes better time it will take
him fifty or sixty years to recruit his total ab-
stinence army of five hundred thousand men.
Year: 1878

PROFESSOR ADLER dropped into prophecy yes
teIday with prediction Of the death OF the
Jewish race. If the Professor weaild only be
good enough TO fix the time he might possibly
place the Hebrews under something Of an obi
Year: 1878

JUDGE HILTON may well withdraw the offer
of that fifty thousand dollar reward for the re-
covery Of the remains OF the late Mr. Stewart.
The police seem to have forgotten all about it.
Year: 1878

suited ip tho overthrow of the
party resonsible for it. In Paris it
would have produced revolution.


When tho matter is fully investi-
gated it will be be discovered that
the outrages at the North more than
counterbalanco any irregularity that
may have existed IN the much ma
ligned South. "a.
Year: 1878

DEMOCRATS DRAGGED FROM THE POLLS


AS soon as each voter who had
registered upon papers issued in
the year 1868 presented himself lie
was arrested and dragged from the
polls, unless known to be in favor
of the combination ticket, when he
was not molested. Early in the day
the men were. arrested, and taken
away to. intimidate others. When
this result had been accomplished
those coming later were told that if
they did not vote they would not be
interfered with. If they did vote
they were arrested on the spot. In
many cases those arrested were taken
in the first place to tho Republican
headquarters of the district and
from there to Davenport's rooms.
The others were taken there di-
rectly.
Year: 1878

Well, dear little mortal,
Set down on life's partial,
With never a question Of choice or @
will;
Small pilgrims. set out
On journey Of doubt,
With your shrine at the top ofa trouble
some hill,


Look about with those eyes


Full of sweet grave surprise,
And say what you think of the world
now you're in it:


Is it best worth your while


To meet life with q smile?
Or frown, that you ever we're forced tC
begin it?


All, Life" is the name


Ofa curious game,
And whether we smile child, or whether
we frown,


We must each play in turn,


Though we scarcely may learn
The rules of the game till the cards are
thrown down;


'Tis queer hurry skurry,


Full ofbo'her and orry,
For each player comes in with some
trick Of his own;


But the secret OF winning


Lies all in beginning,
So be sure ,ou are right, child, then
Play it alone"


Lucy M BliRn, CleyelaRd, Z.
Year: 1878

proved that detection had been prepared
for. And he was never traced-or had
the means to bribe those who we're sci
on his track,


Ida Halifont lived through it all. She
lives to day in the quiet house beside
the river, but no one has ever seen her
smile since that hour. No one will ever
see her smile again; and from her deep
est slumbers she often starts in terror
fancying that she sees uplifted menacing-
| above that cruel, terrible arm marked
with the blood red stains There is nc
hope of happiness for her, for she never
can forget that this arm has also EN-
braced her.
Year: 1878

ing locked, it was broken open and he was
found dead in his bed. An empty bottle,
which had contained morphine, indicated
the agent he had selected for his suicidal
purpose, an indication confirmed by the
autopsy held at the inquest. Williams was
twenty-one years old, son of a physician at
Muskegon, and was engaged to a young
lady of Ann Arhor, to whom rumor says he
was TO have been married the day of his
suicide.


SECRETARY EvARTs has written letter
to John Welsh, our Minister to England,
in which the question whether the Halifax
Award shall be paid is seriously copsid-
cred. There are some grievances that
must be considered before the money is
turned over. The proviso attached to
the appropriation leaves the matter of
payment discretionary with The President,
and dependent upon the results of the cor
respondence, which can hardly be COM
pleted by the time fixed for the payment,
on account of new complications which
have arisen, growing out of the attack
upon our fishermen off the coast of New.
foudland. 1t is held by many that formal
Endorsement of The acts done by the local
authorities in driving off our fishermen are
really equivalent to decision by Great
Britain that the local laws of her colonies
NAV control the terms upon which our
ships can fish, and that these may over
ride the terms of the treaty. It is held
that these local laws virtually prohibit
American fishermen from enjoying the
benefits for which we are about to pay, and,
therefore, it is deemed exceedingly doubt
full whether payment will be made until
more satisfactory conclusions are reached
than seem to be promised under the present
state of correspondence.
Year: 1878

During the campaign of 1909 Napoleon
arrived at Brun, in Moravia. He had
to pass the Old Gate. A steep ascent
leads to this gate, contiguous to which
are several houses; one of these was oc-
cupied by a mechanic as dwelling and
workshop. Among his journeymen was
native of Tyrol, an industrious and
worthy fellow, but, like all his country
men, furious enemy to Napoleon and
the French. On the morning when the
Emperor rode to the Speilburg the
Tyrolese was missing. His comrades
were just talking of him when the ap-
prentice entered the shop and mentioned
that he had seen the Tyrolese at the
window of the loft. This awakened
curiosity, and the master went up to
the loft to see what he was doing; he
found him kneeling at the window, with
a gun ready cooked lying before him,
and his eyes fixed on the road by which
Napoleon was to pass. AS the house
stood on the declivity of the hill, conse-
quently lower than the gate, the EN-
peror on horseback, at the moment when
he came up to the gate, would have been
ON line with the window where his
humble foe had posted himself; and the
distance would have been SO small that
scarcely any marksman, and least of all
a Tyrolese, could have missed his aim
A few minutes after the master had diS
armed his workman Napoleon passed
the gate and rode down the hill. Hi;
destiny was not yet accomplished.
Year: 1878

The man who is scrupulously polite
and respectful to all women in public
but habitually saves coarse manners
and vulgar language for his own wife
and daughters, is no gentleman. He is
only an impostor. The young man who
oils his hair, puts sweet odors upon his
pocket handkerchief, and bows with
charming eloquence to Miss Arabella
Spriggins and her lady friends, and goes
home to sneer at his mother, and treat
her with familiar discourtesy, is a
pinch-back imitation only of gentle
man. Genuine good manners and
gentle breeding should begin at home.
As a rule the men in a community who
are the most trusted are the best men.
When a mar opens his front gate only to
see his wife's face at the door radiant
with pleasure, and hears the shout from
the eager children. Papa is comingl"
it is safe as a rule to lend that man
money. He is honest, and will repay il
if he can.
Year: 1878

A discovery has been made in En-
gland which should excite some atten-
tion in this country. 1t is to the effect
that diseases can be spread by the dis
tributiCn of impure milk. The discov-
cry was the result of an accident, as
most discoveries are, and was caused by
the putting of strong disinfectant in
a drain near a dairy. The next day
disagreeable taste was complained of
in the milk, and Investigation led to
the discovery that gases from the drain
pervaded the dairy, and were readily
absorbed and held by the milk.


This fact led to experiments which
disclosed that the germs Of typhoid
fever could without difficulty be dis
seminated in this way, and convincing
proof was furnished when an epidemic
in certain town was traced back to a
similar cause. In this connection il
may be mentioned that during the past
summer a Northern village, located
among the mountains, and formerly SO
healthy that it had become quite sum.
mer resort, was afflicted with an epi
demic of typhoid, and the only way in
which the invasion could be accounted
for was that case of typhoid fever had
occurred in family which usually sup
piled the residents with milk.


That this fluid is a convenient medium
for storing and conveying gaseous poi
sons is now pretty we'll established
and since, in this country particularly
there is no intelligent system of drainage
outside of our cities, and since dairiel
are frequently located in the lowlandl
and in the easements of buildings, it il
fair to presume that much of the malari;
with which people are inoculated il
brought to them in their milk. This il
subject which might properly be ex
amined by our scientists on this side o
the water, and such Improvements sug
gested as will contribute largely to tn
public health and safety.
Year: 1878

The complete details of the recent
robbery of the Manhattan Savings Bank
in New York show it to have been one
of the most skillfully- planned opera
tions that has ever been known in the
records of crime. 1t may be observed
at the same time that there has never
before been crime committed that was
so absolutely free from the chance of
detection, either in its perpetration or
after its commission. The seven masked
burglars were as secure as if they were
robbing lonely farm house, with not
another house for miles around, instead
of bank in the heart of great city, in
broad daylight, with people constantly
passing and repassing who could look
directly into the room where the thieves
were at work. 1t is one of the most
startling curiosities of crime, that these
seven men could enter this bank in day


light, unrerceived, overpower a family,
and obtain the keys and combination
that guarded millions of dollars in cash,
bonds, and securities, enter the bank
and spend an hour or two, in plain sight
from two streets, packing up its assets,
and then leave it through an exit into
one of the most frequented streets of
the city, and escape with their booty,
without attracting the attention of any
one, although several patrolmen and
citizens passed and repassed the build
ing and locked in, as was their wont, to
observe the time by the clock on the
larger vault which the thieves at that
very time were wrecking. The circum-
stances Of this bold robbery argue either
an incomprehensibl lack of observation
upon the part of those whose duty it is
to have their eyes open, or the posses
sion upon the part of the thieves of in
visible powers not hitherto known out
side of the Arabian Nights. Had a
writer of fiction invented similar sitaa-
ton for his villains, the book reviewers
would have accused him of Inconsistency
and want of fidelity to nature.
Year: 1878

WE NEVER heard of its doing any
good for a lover to browbeat woman
into loving him. According to all that
we have ever read in tales or hist ory,
love does not come by browbeating. In
fact, browbeating is more apt to repress
than to encourage love. Sometimes a
dashing, audacious act may turn the
scale of an obdurate woman's heart in a
wooer' sfavor, as in the case of William
the Conqueror, who, in fit of rage at
the object of his passionate love, excited
by her obstinate refusal to accept his
suit, pulled her from her palfrey in the
street on public market-day, and
rolled her in the mud until all her
finery was spoiled, and then, mounting
his horse, rode rapidly away. This
unique style of wooing took the lady's
fancy, as she soon after permitted
Billy-then Duke of Normandy-to pay
court to her as an accepted lover, and
subsequently become his wife. But we
would not advise our modern lovers to
insist too stringently on pursuing this
course. AS a general thing, fascinating
maidens will object to being pulled
from their palfreys and rolled in the
mud.
Year: 1878

Deceitful and artificial people are gen.
orally caught in their own traps. They
deceive themselves more than they de-
ceive others. They may feel great COM
placency in view of the success of their
doings; but they are in reality casting a
mist before their own eyes. Such per-
sons not only make false estimate of
their own character, but they estimate
falsely the opinions and conduct of 9TH
ers. No person is obliged to tell all he
thinks-but both duty and self-interest
forbid him ever to make false pre-
lenses,
Year: 1878

THE recent gale at Philadelphia shat
tered the glass roof of the elephant
house at the Geological Garden, and a
female elephant trod on one of the frag-
ments, receiving painful wound. She
set up long, loud, and dismal howl of
pain, and rolled necessarily on the
ground. She was secured by ropes, and
a surgeon lanced the wound, removed
the glass, and in a few minutes the ami
NAL was on her feet again, looking as
amiable as lamb.
Year: 1878

A MAN was lately before London
Police Court for attempting to commit
suicide by jumping off a bridge into the
Thames. He pleaded that he had lost
his wife and two children in the Prin-
cess Alice disaster, and was desperate.
His wife was produced in court, and
said that she had no children. He then
explained that he had been drinking
with friend who had lost his wife and
children, and his sympathies were SC
exercised that he got confused, and
thought it was his own case.
Year: 1878

SIMON GRANT has bought tract of
land on the Northern Pacific Railroad
for the purpose of starting community.
He is a wealthy Scotchman, and will
devote his entire fortune to the enter
prise, which he has been planning many
years; but he intends to be the high
priest of the region-said to be strange
worship of the sun-which is the basis
of the movement. Thus far he has
only a score or so of followers. He
has chosen place in what is fast becom.
ing thickly settled farming region,
and is confident of success.
Year: 1878

The new port about to be constructed
at Boulogne, France, will be the most
beautiful OF any on the coast of that
country. Four magnificent revolving
electric lights will be erected at the ex-
tremity of the breakwater, and there
will be bells rung by the waves in case
of fog. The lights will be strong enough
10 illuminate the harbor and to be seen
from the English coast. Until now there
has been no port with more than two
lights.