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Year: 1877

j Wm.Felix Munster, said to be Mem
Der of the English House of Commons,
who was married in this city few months
ago, and who was residing at the hotel
with his wife, became separated from
her, and under the impression that she
was killed he became intensely excited
and evidently lost his mental balance.
About six O'Clock this. morning he went
to the room of friend at the corner of
Fourth an0 Olive streets and shot him
SELF The Coroner held an inquest, but
could not tdecide whether death was caused
by suicide or accident. There are vari-
Gus reports regarding the matter, one to
the effect that he knew his wife was
saved, and that he killed himself while
laboring under mental arrangement.
Year: 1877

The Kansas City Times offers an interest in the great Matrimonial drawing" if we advertise abou, half column of humbng for it and send them our paper fire. Not much Our drawing in matrimonial affairs culminated about seven years since and we ~re content We shall submit the proposi- ton of the Times to some of our old bache- for friends and if they take to the propos.- tion kindly and ray for the ''ad." all right it's go.
Year: 1877

FIDEITTY.-Uncle Sam, with his army of eighty thousand office holders. has not been troubled with single instance of bolting for higher wages. What s wonderful amount of fidelity ia displayed by the mar tyrs who are sacrificing time and suffering other inconvenieaces for the sake of their dear country. This fidelity is unsurpassed.
Year: 1877

Under the auspices of Neral Suasion Club,
the temperance meeting last night in the
City Hall was the most successful one that
has been held since the reform movement
commenced. Already over two thousand
persons have signed the pledge and united
with them in forwarding the interests of
temperance, and the greatest encourage
ment to continue the meetings is given by
the respectable community of the city. On
next Sunday, q grand temperance rally will
be held in the Opera House and special
invitation to those who have not already
Joined, Is cordially extended.
Year: 1877

The Rev. G. G. Ames, Of Philadelphia,
lectured last evening at the First Unitarian
Church on the "Divine Origin of Common
Sense"


The reverend gentleman stuck faithfully
to his subject and entertained his intelligent
audience for about an hour on that inter-
esting and important subject.


He is a fluent and interesting speaker
and should have had larger audience.
Year: 1877

The Suede ossd Fynn-B Song and OrGtoro


There was q perfect jam in the Opera
House last night, to hear the Swedish Lady
Quartette. The highly respectable audience
which greeted the lady singers, was no
more than q proper appreciation Of their
merit. There can be no doubt of the excel
lence of the singers, they are thoroughly
trained and naturally fitted to create SEN
sation. The coming in of the two blondes,
and two brunettes, to meet in the centre OF
the stage, as a sisterly quartette, to warblc
sweet songs of other lands, was tableaux
as striking as It was beautiful. It would
be difficult to single out the sweetest of the
ballads; but there was one SO strangely
weird, suggestive Of vikings, and Norsemen,
"The Coasting Song" that It impressed the
audience alike with its novelty and beauty.
"Good Night" was charmingly executed,
thrilling the hearers with its melody and
pleasing with It's fitness. Selma Borg, as
set forth on the bills, delivered an address,
choosing history as her themc-Finland
the matter Of the address. The lady, as q
stranger is entitled to kindness, but surely
she ought not to intlct such speeches upon
the "Swedish Ladies'" audience. Her speech
gave her hearers as much idea of Finland
as If she had spoken of Ojibeway. II
madam were to purchase, say ten neatly


written speeches upon some little known
subjects, commit them to memory, her adj
mirable manner would enable her to make


her speech feature of the entertainment.
She appears to be ignorant of the fact that
the Magyar and Finnish, languages are Of
Hunnish origin, and instead of being old,
were planted in Hungary and Finland in


the 9Th century, it was to verify the cognate
character aud common origin of these two
dialects with that Of Bockhara and Central
Asia, that induced the celebrated Vamberg
! to visit that region at the peril of his life


about twelve years ago. The concert was


very good, and gave universal pleasure.


The speech, save the delivery, was not good


and we feel we are acting friendly part in


thus informing the lady who spoke It.
Year: 1877

The alarm Of fire last night about $50
which was given at the Fame Engine House,
was caused by the appearance of bright
light in the southeastern part of the city.
The reflection was, probably, from the rolling
mill over Third street bridge.
Year: 1877

Not half the persons who lay shin.
giles have any correct ideas in regard
to making q roof that will be rain tight
during n driving rain storm. We
have frequently seen men shingling
who. when they would meet with a
worthless shingle, say once in laylng
two or three courses, would lay this
poor shingle among the good ones,
saying: ''It is only one poor shingle,
one shiugle cannot make q poor roof. !"
But ono poor shinele will make leaky
roof. II first-class shingles be employ.
ed and one poor one be worked in
among every hundred, that roof might
about as we'll have been without any
shingles. II any poor shingles he ne.
ed, let them all be laid together near
the upper part Of the roof. The best
% shingles will not make tight root
il they be not properly laid, while the
same Shingles would make an excellent
roof IL laid AZ shingles always should
be laid. Scientific American.
Year: 1877

From New York Herald.


"I thought I had in my pocket.
said Mr.. Beecher, at tho opening OF
his talk at Plymouth Church prayer
meeting last night, "a letter from q
lady. asking mo whether God did hide
his face sometimes from His people for
His peoples good. In one sense OF
the term that may be true; but IN
general sense / think ID in not. Mr..
Bsecher then explained al some length
why so many problems Of mental phi
losophy come up for practical solution
in the experience OF Christians and
churches. He showed that the ecstat-
ic state of mind was obtained by train
ing and an education of the soul that
could never be dispensed with. In
Nine. Guions experience there was
much tribulation; she was released
from that body OF death. her husband,
and went through many struggles be-
fore she reached that ecstatic state with
which her name was associated. Ho
then referred to the impediments that
persons voluntarily place in their way
toward advancement In spiritual life
Among these was the partaking OF inju-
dicious food. "More than two-thirds
OF the people eat too much. eat at
wrong times, and eat wrong things"
said Mr.. Beecher. I'VE should live
by rule and in accordance with what
we had TO do. For more than forty
years I have done this. i cannot afford
to indulge my Imagination very large
ly. cannot exhaust myself by going
into company. Saturday comes and i
have my Sunday before me. / have
Just to get and keep my body in that
state by which my mind 10 kept clear
and active, and 80 that il will work in
the best way, and that is the way i
make my sermons. What 10 the use OF
springing mp your nerves with strong
green tear Suppose O man swills all
night he deserves TO have the blue dew
lie the next morning. Then TO keep
this spiritual perception active you
must get rid Of morbid ideas. This
everlasting dwelling on one thought,
and that about Yourself. is q mistake.
A man can make dyspeptic OF him.
self very soon il he will only think OF
what 10 going on in his stomach after
he has partaken Of good meal. Then
some men 60 about as il they thought
themselves infinite sneaks. The char
acteristic OF q Christian is cheerful
ness, hopefulness aud goodness. No,
God never withdmws His face. The
sun never forgets 10 rise. You may, as
this morning, not be able 10 see it. but
il was because there was cloud be-
tween the earth and it,"


Mr.. Beecher concluded by saying
that he had not touched upon the ef-
feet OF conscious sins in this connec-
ton, because he had desired 10 refer
only 10 those points tina. were not gen.
orally spoken Of.
Year: 1877

Henry Ward Beecher, in his sermon on the
late Thanksgiving day, spoke Of the South in
a manner that shows he is repentant on one
point at least He said the South was a
great people" ruined, as he thought. by
slavery, which, it might be added, was forced
upon them to a great extent by the British
government; but now" he exclaims. " my
heart turns to them with zeal aud admiration. v
lle added:


al love them their noble conduct since
the war more, Infinitely more than wipes out
everything that happened before. Loud aud
prolonged applause Some men said 1t con-
travenes bun an experience to suppose that
YOU can ever have 10 America anything more
than humber Of provinces ruled by CEN
trail aud mouarchinl authority Well, III
their anomalous condition at the close Of the
struggle the Southern States wcro provinces,
but where in history have provinces ever acted
as did these deSpised States OF the sunny
South? The men of the South had stood up
for their convictions they were the victims
of the curse Of slavery, and plunged by II into
war. No men on the face Of the earth ever
carried themselves better or more nObiy.-
When ruin was their portion, and their for
tunes were poured into the open nav of war,
they rose to nobility that was sublime"


1t is said that at the announcement of these
sentiments "the church fairly shook with ap-
plsuse. aud Mr.. Beechcr was constrained to
apologize for the enthusiasm which bad car
ried him away from bis subject.
Year: 1877

pY DAVID sHEPgRo.
What's the use of always fretting
At the trials we shall find
Ever strewn along our pathway p
Travel on, and never mind!
Travel onward. working-hoping,
Cast 10 lingering glance behind
At the trials once encountered
Look ahead, and never mind!
What Is past, is past forever,


1t all iretting be resigned:
1t will never help the matter
Do your best, ard never mind
And if those who might befriend you,
Whom the ties of nature bind
Should refuse to do their duty
Look to Heaven, and never mind
Friendly words are often spoken
When the feelings are unkind,
Take them for their even value
Pass them by, and never mind
Fate may threaten, clouds may lower,
Enemies may be combined
If your trust in God be steadflst,
He will help thee never mind
Year: 1877

At the outskirts Of every Swiss
village, and near the foot of the
mountain, there is generally a self
acting saving machine worked by
water power, for the purpose of
saving the larger trees into balk
and board. From the extent Of
the forests and the numbers Of trees
felled, there is often as much timber
stored as would build the village
anew, Notwithstanding the chalets
Of the peasantry in some Of the can
tons are very large. This, which at
first may appear unnecessary thrift,
is in reality only Il necessary pro-
vision, by -eason of the numerous
fires which occur to the chalets Of
an Alpine village. Their fuel is
moi, stored, like our own, in sacks
around the dwelling, but, in
consequence Of the abundance
Of the material, separate chalets
Year: 1877

We call upon the friends OF the
Independent party to see that there is
full attendance at the State Conven-
: tian called to meet June Goth at
Faribault. They should not only at
tend themselves, but be sure to bring
.,me of their friends with them. We


DIV that in these hard-times money


Very scarce. and few feel like in


g,ring the expense Of u trip of many
miles to attend political convention.
But it must be remembered that un-
less the people are willing to make
some sacrifices for the right their
enemies will triumph. The whole
hope of the country to-day rests with
the independent thinking men of the
}, country. If they are true to them
selves they can bring politicians and
parties to their knees. If they are
not the multitude must hopelessly
suffer.
Year: 1877

We have time and again prophecied
that when the Money Power had fas-
tened it's grip on the throat of the
people of the United States it would
then proceed to disfranchise the labor
ing classes; and that it would
eventually reduce them to a condition
little better than serfs or poems. The
signs multiply that we were a true
prophet.


In the New England States they
have passed laws that any man re-
ceiving temporary relief shall be
thenceforth debarred from exercising
the right of suffrage; and as, in these
dreadful times. a large proportion OF
the most worthy and Industrious can
not obtain work, however much they
may seek it. but are driven to the
borders of starvation and compelled to
accept temporary aid, the result is a
sweeping disfranchisement of the
great body Of the people, and con-
centration of,the powers OF govern
ment in the hands of the wealthy few
thus reproducing on the soil Of the
United States the exact condition of
things now existing in Europe.
1t is a sad commentary on. human
nature that the same people who
clamored to extend the right Of suf-
frage to the half-civilized field hands
of the South, are now scheming to
withdraw the same great privilege
from their white bretheren of the
North whose sole offence is that they
have fallen into poverty through the
crushing weight of unjust laws.


In New York the same effort is be
ing made to rob the white. laborer OF
his vote. The Irish World says:


The first move toward it has gone
| through the Senate. The next move
will bring it before the Assembly
There, Just there, it must be killed
or it will go through all other obsta
cles--through to it's cOnsummatiOn
Nothing can avert it now but the
certainty of political death to any
man who will vote for it. Here a.
this point the true Democrat car
reach it. Not the true Democrat in
side of the Assembly-for his one vot,
will not do much but the true Dem
ocrat outside of the House. by
means, which let us illustrate by i;
brief colloquy:


| Representative and constituent NEE
on the sidewalk.


Good morning. How is your in


teresting family


"Well: but nothing the better o


that vote of yours in Albany: My sol


saws am 'helotized' now; whateve


that means. Ny daughter, too, say
Miss Smith is putting on airs. Sh


has discovered that her father is bet


ter than / ann


s.Oh well. my dear sir. we wante
to reform.


land Won remove me as the caus


of the corruption, do youl Remov
yourselves-remove the class you ar
retaining. You and they have vii
tually ruled the roost' heretofore
uand they were dividing the spoil
whilst was welding the pick Q


driving the jack-plane. Now, tax
notice. Ny vote is almost my onl
: property. If you touch it l will r,


gard you just as il you came to tax
) the coat off my back. And if can
get at you publicly, l can reach 70
!. personally. Do you understand whs
that means! Good morning.


But is not there "Fourteent
. Amendment behind all this! Wei
Year: 1877

~ a novelty in the marine line
was the arrival of a British ship at
San Francisco on the 5th inst. from
Liverpool RIA the Cape of Good Hope.
1t is the first arrival by that route on
record The voyage was made in 1856
days. and the captain thinks it is the
best route
Year: 1877

Two MARRIAGEs-To ordinary minds
marrying in state seems to be invasion of the
with ceremonv and disD,ay ef tc T y ing
persons to each other. The pOmp and circumstance
of royal marriages may be glorious enough a
pageant. but such marriages do not always bind
young hearts together and very rarely bind nations
in closer bonds of amity and friendship. There may
be grand corege under military escort. Outriders
and equerres cathedral services bishops and clergy
assisting, noble music. and the wonder of admiring
crowds. Yet somehow these weddings do not turn
out any better than average; rather in general
-frightfully worse sometimes. We in America have
not been called upon to moralize over such royal


shows. But wealth, even with us does special
casions the best TO be married with beating of
drums and bare of trumpets as IL were. When such
invite public comment Some yearsago the New York
sensation of the day was what was magniloquently
the marriage of q young American lady with a
wealthy Cuban The next marriage that was cele-
brated with lavish expenditure and vulgar oStenta


tion was that of daughter of " Boss Tweed. We all
know what money furnished the costly presents made
his official associates. Yesterday we chronicied the
marriage in England of the Duke of Norfolk TO Lady
daughter Of Mr.. VIM. H. Vanderbilt. The Duke Of
NOrtolks marriage an historical event. for his
peerage dates back more than four hundred years.


The New York marriage event o. an entirely
different kind, but was equally suggestive In its way


It sgnalized the rise of one man by his exertOns
rom poverty 70 enormous wealth, and the founding
of family TO take rank hereafter in the social scale
with the Astors and other milliOnares whose great
fortunes were made in trade or by successful ven
lures in stocks and sagacious purchases of real estate


In one generation the American Vanderbilt gained
for himself and transmitted to his son greater an
nual income than the English Duke of four centuries


and OF the two weddings the American with its pre-


mnary concert and its subsequent floral exhibition,
was the most brilliant and snowy II must be confess
sed that IL took great deal to marry the young
couple but If they enjoyed the fuss the feathers and
the publicity Others have no disposition or even
right to complain. There few people, we imagine
who would care to go through at such time so much
that was splendidly tedious. But the sacrifices upon
the altar of society and fashion are many and great
doubtiul-Bah. san. -
Year: 1877

A baptism at wedding is, as every we'll
regulated minister knows premature if not abnormal
worthy widow in Rockford, ILL.,, realizing the lone
sOmeness and fOrOrnness of her state of life recently
adopted promising fOundling. Not long afterward
she met a middle-aged gentleman whom she came to
like, and 10 whom she soon betrOthed. In order
that he might have the interest in the little wRf
which she herself felt, she made arrangements TO
her wedding guests understood the circumstances the
double ceremony promised 10 be as impressive as 1t
novel: and il would have been so If the poor
minister had not lost his head. The widow and her
snitor married in good form. but when the min
lister turned 10 baptze the fOundng he seemed to be
somewhat dazed. He hesitated, eoEghed. and finally
began the marriage ceremony for the child contin-
ing with extreme gravity until one Of the guests shook
his arm
Year: 1877

Routz's Celebrated Horse and Cattle
POWDERS Will If given 10 mileh cows according 10
dreetions increase the quantity and quality OF milk
twenty per cent and make the butter firm and sweet
Year: 1877

~ Recently, in England, an old
man ran away with young girl. and
to the great disgust of her parents they
were not caught until safely married,
and all the indignant papa could do
was to upbraid his daughter for marry
ing man old enough to be her father
much older. indeed, than he was him.
self. A few weeks of happiness, or the
reverse. proved enough for the young
bride, who incontinently ran away with
fellow she met at q foreign watering
place. There was, of course, q great
scandal. and her father came once moEa
to upbraid her with the enormity of her
behavior Really. papa" said the un-
reasonable young person, there's no
pleasing you; you told me before you
would not have minded if it had been
a young man. and now when I have
chosen a young man you are Just as
angry :" The father was disgnsted
with her moral obliquity and left her
TO her fate.


In what day is this we move


'Tis anything but funny.
To note how f.ithless people prove


With other peoples money.
'Tis vain te moralize and preach


Round tearth-stones, schools, and


affairs.


The time has come when law must


teach


A lesson to defaulters.
Year: 1877

Pleasure is seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes of gladncss are lcommonly kindled by unexpected sparks.

 Seeking to sootLe a ruffian by reason, is like attempting to blind q buffalo with garland of roses.

 The poet is the interpreter of the magic lore which he finds shut up in withered leaves, or expanded to the gaze of all in the mighty volume of the starry Armament.

 Of all the generous sentiments, that oflove of country is most uni versal.

 Love is but solitary leaf, but neither storm nor blight can fade it; like the perfume that dead flower sends forth, it is sweet when all the gay sunshine has departed; when all it's bloom is past, it has the fragran- cy of memory; it is the last finger ing beam. that glows long after sun and star have set--a refuge from the tempestuous and bcreavlng storms of life.

 Usefulness is confined to no sta tiou, and it is astonishing how much may be done and what may be eti'ec- ted by limited means, united with benevolence of heart and activity of mind.

 / Silence is the softcst response for 'all the contradictions that arise from Smpertinencc vulgarity and envy. /
Year: 1877

4 beaten soldier fears q reed.

 Better avoid blame than seek praise.

 Great men are spoken of for sev- entyhve days.

 The lower part of the candlestick is black. 1.-The nearer the church the farther from God

 There are people who have read Confucious and still have not read him.

 The skill of . poor man is not much believed in.

 When there are too many boatmcn the boat climbs mountains.

 Until polished the precious stone is not brilliant.
Year: 1877

The late commodore Maury shed much
light upon the trade capacity of the re-
gion of the Amazon in Brazil, which he
looked upon as destined to be one OF the
most lucrative in commerce. The Phil
adelphia Ledger calls attention TO the
same subject, and says that when once
the energy Of the American and British
merchant is intelligently devoted TO
opening this vast and productive region,
its trade will rival that of the East In.
dies. The chief tributaries of the ANA.
zon are the Madeira and Negro rivers,
the former flowing in from the south aud
the latter from the north. The conhu-
ence OF the Negro is in the heart Of
Brazil, and near its mouth is the town Of
Manaos, which has hitherto been chief
stopping place of the lines of steamers or
sail vessels from the upper portions of
the rivers and 'transshipped at its
wharves to other steamers trading TO
Para, on the bayou of that name, about
eighty miles from the Atlantic. Para,
probably the best known city OF Brazil
to the foreign merchant, for 1t equals
Rio .janeiro in commercial importance,
has been the trading port OF this great
river valley, whence have come the ships
OF the world. America, England and
Portugal have heretofore conducted the
bulk OF its commerce, and il has taken a
considerable amount Of American goods,
sent chiefly from New York and Boston,
aud transhipped at its wharves on vessels
g@ing to the interior. The costliness of
this transhipment is hereafter to be
saved, if it is possible to do so, for line
of American steamers is about to be es-
tablished to ply direct between New
York and Manaos, entering the main
mouth of the Amazon north of Para.
This line will probably receive sub.
sidy from the province of Amazonia, Of
which Mansos is the chief city, and it is
also said to have the sanction of the en-
peror. At the same time other Brazil
ian trade is not neglected, for the pioneer
vessel of new line between New York
and Rio Janeiro will sail from the former
city about the beginning of March.
Baltimore must look to her interests in
these new means of trade with Brazil
baltimore ,SUa.