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Year: 1877

A CINCINNATI man has drawn the specit-
cations of cannon that will shoot round a
mountain, and intends to apply for patent.
He took the idea from the line OF curvature
produced by the rotary motion OF base ball,
and also from the similar curve that billiard
ball can be made TO make by dexterons
twist of the cue He specifies the cannon and
the ball that will make the complete circuit
of a mountain mile through at its base, aDd
destroy everything in its path. The inven-
ton has not yet been tested, and he doubts
whether anybody can be found brave enough
to try his boomerang blunderbus. Ifit works,
it will not be safe for the gunners, and there
fore he feels pretty safe in announcing the
invention as perfect success. The greater
the belief in it the more difficult it will be to
find operators, and the safer he is.
Year: 1877

AT THE PlcNIc-On Saturday. at Rob
ert's bridge. there was an immense crowd.
variously estimated at from 1900 to 5000
people We learn it from the best author
ity that there was less rowdyism than is
usual on such occasions--that in fact good
order obtained fhroughout on the camp
ground The attendance on Sunday was
not so large. but was quite up to the aver
age on such occasions.
Year: 1877

The GOLDSMITH RASGE-5oId by John
Briggs. is the most economical, heats up
the room less and is the equal ct least OF
any otlier stove or range as baker or for
any other purpose for which a stove or
range is used. A fail complement of tiM-
ware goes with each range. Call at John
Briggs store and see for yourself. 81
Year: 1877

The French FREE MASoNs have long
been divided upon the question as to wheth-
er a belief in the Grand Architect OF the
Universe should be dogma of their order.


At the recent Masonic convention IN France
the second clause of the constitution, winch
ran thus: Free Masonry holds TO the prln-
cipIe of the existence of God and the lmmor-
tality OF the soul" was altered by an IN
mense majority TO, "Free Masonry holes 10
the principle Of An absolute freedom OF con-
science and to the brotherhood Of mankind.
1t excludes no one on account of his belief.
Year: 1877

SSow.-Between two and three inches OF
snow fell here five days ago, and there was
an unusually severe frost for a light or
two. Ice, to the depth Of nearly an men.
was formed. More recently the weather mas
moderated, and it looks now, however, as
though it might be pleasant for some weeks
to consolidate AyIancke.
Year: 1877

GILMAN, the New York forger, just sent
to tie State prison, was up to the date OF his
conviction treasurer of the State Prison Re-
form Association. Gilman Will now :. know
how it Is himself"
Year: 1877

EE Until near the middle of the last
century there was an officer of the Court
Of England styled "The Kings Cock
Grower" whose duty 1t was during the
whole Of Lent to crow, instead OF cry.
as watchmen did, the hour. The in-
tention OF growing the hour seems to
have been to remind sinners of the effect
the third crow of the cock on Peter
The FIRST Ash Wednesday George H.,
then Prince of Wales, passed in Eng
land, on his sitting down to supper, q
person advanced before the chaplain
said grace and crowed Past ten o'clock
The astonished Prince mistook the Ger
emony for an insult, and was about to
rise from the table in rage, but he was
informed that what he misconstrued as
an affront was nothing but an act of Ell.
quette practiced from the time Of the
Tudors to that Of the Stuarts. This
absurd practice was long since discon-
tinued.
Year: 1877

HDoes it ever seem to you, kind
reader, that the Allwise Father has for
gotten this world which be has made5
Do you ever, seeing poverty and suffer-
ing on every hand think that He comes
but slowly to the relief Of the children
of men When next you have the
shadow OF such feeling as this, just
take hold and do what you can yourself.
The Almighty never instructed you to-
wait to see Him do His work. he only
expects you to do your own. Not ny
hasty alms, neither felt nor remembered,
may you labor, for aims giving is most
frequently the promoter Of idleness, but
by kind words, hearty sympathy, COM
slant watchfulness how and when and
where you msy wisely lift some burden
from the shoulders Of the weary. Ones
your mind set faithfully to this. task, eli
your doubts as to the wise oversight Of
the grest Supreme will fade.-Rsms 6sns
tinel. sss-i aw44 II H'L
Year: 1877

London Times.-The first condition
Of good government is that the whole
community should, upon due occasion,
have the power of over-rdling the wish.
es, sentiments and ideas even Of its
most considerable sections. This duty
may arise on at least two grounds
either that the concession demanded
affects the interests Of other sections Of
the community and would be injurious
to the common welfare; or that It would
be clearly injurious even to those who
demand 1t.
Year: 1877

The Prefecture of Police itself could
only report that the worst offense against
Dubois was his breaking Jail ; it was for
this that be had been 80 reentlessly pur-
sued and 80 often arrested there was no
reason Why he should not be pardoned


He was, for the next weeks Gazette
des Tribunaux contained this announce
ment:


"We have the satisfaction of announ.
cling that this unfortunate prisoner has
been liberated and that Her Majesty the
Queen has presented him with a sum of
money sufficient to prevent him for the
rest of his days from again falling into
misery"


We never heard of Dubois after this,
and it is pleasant to think that at last he
found rest, peace and comfort. .
Year: 1877

At the police Office he was identified
and ordered aside to be returned to the
gslleys. He gave up to the police sum
Of 1000 francs belonging to the regi
mental chest, with which be had been in.
trusted to make some purchases at Bon
dy. Brincart, the colonel Of his regi-
ment, made the most earnest attempts to
secure his release, but all in vain. The
mighty fabric Of the First Empire was
falling to pieces, and officials had some
thing more important to think about
than the case Of private soldier-an
escaped convict.
Year: 1877

How WOMAN DRIVES A oK.ADid
you ever see woman try to drive o
tack? She holds it between her first
and second fingers and pushes it little
ways into the carpet. Then with the
other hand she takes up the hammer,
always with the wrong side down. She
hits three or four delicate blows, not
raising the hammer half an inch from
the head of the tack, but pinches her
fingers, lets go and hits it sideways, SO
that it enters the floor on bias. Then
she pulls it out, selects another tack
from the box, and sticks dozen into
her hand while doing it. Finally, with
an effort, she makes the point clinch the
floor, and with one blow she settles the
matter by knocking the head off.
Year: 1877

THE best scarecrow is a suspended
looking-glass. Take two small, cheap
mirrors, fasten them back to back, at
tach cord to one angle, and hang them
to an elastic pole. When the glass
swings in the wind the suns rays are
reflected all over the field, even if it be
a large one, and even the Oldest and
bravest of crows will depart precipi-
lately should one Of its lightning flashes
fall on him. The second plan, although
a terror to crows, is especially we'll suit
ed to fields subjected to the inroads of
small birds, and even chickens. 1t in
wolves an artificial hawk made from a
big potato and long goose and turkey
feathers. The maker can exercise his
initiative skill in sticking the feathers
into the potato SO that they resemble
the spread wings and tail of the hawk.
It is astonishing what a ferocious-looking
bird of prey can be constructed from
the above simple materials. 1t only re-
mains to hang the object from tall,
bent pole, and the wind will do the rest.
The bird will make swoops and dashes
in the most headlong and threatening
manner. Even the most inquisitive
of venerable hens have been known to
hurry rapidly from its dangerous vicin-
ity, while to small birds it carried un-
mixed dismay. .-ScientJfc- AMERICAN.
Year: 1877

SEVERAL Sundays ago a collection
was about to be taken up in the church,
and, in the absence of one of the col
lectors, frisky young man volunteered
his services, and handled his hat with
great industry and success. When he
got near the door he was about to go
out with his hat full of money on his
head, when the minister said solemnly:
"Young man, if you leave here with
that money you'll be id" The young
man, however, left in hurry, and as
he shut the door behind him, a worthy
old bachelor, with a voice in F sharp,
who had put a dollar in the hat, piped
up to the minister: "Well, if he amt
gone with it, RI be id"
Year: 1877

The CANKER WoRM.-A communica.
ton to the American Farmers Club on
this subject explained that there are
several species of the canker worm,
which is sometimes also called the span
worm; all of these are very destructive
to the foliage Of the trees they breed
upon. If undisturbed, they mature in
about month, when they are IN inch
in length. They have an ingenious way
of letting themselves down by a spun
thread to the earth, into which they
crawl and remain during the winter
season. With fine weather the matured
insect makes its appearance as q moth.
The female, which is wingless (the male
has wings), crawls up the trunk of the
tree and lays its eggs among the
branches. These appear to be glued
over with q substance that is water
proof. Its mission over, the moth dies,
and in due time the eggs left behind
hatch, and the worm begins the destruc-
.tion Of the foliage. The remedy for this
pest is to watch the trees and tear out
the nests as soon as they make their ap-
pearance.. Bunches of hay or straw sat
urated with coal tar or other tar or oil,
and tied closely about the trunk of the
tree, were recommended as prevent
ives. These hands should be examined
often during the season of maturing,
that the insects can be taken from them
and destroyed.
Year: 1877

HoRsKrEN, when they speak of check
ing up, mean the head drawn up by
tight rein fastened SO that the horse
must work with the head in acoDstrain-
ed position. The practice is barbarous.
All want of checks is to keep the head
in a natural position. Any straining
beyond is hurtful to farm horses. Tight
checking is absolutely cruel. We need
a Bergh to look after horses all over the
country. For my own horses l dispise
checking up in the sense that horsemen
use it. Any restraint that prevents the
free use of the head within such limits
as ease of action requires is to be con-
demned. -E2mirG Gazette.
Year: 1877

CLEANING CARPRTs-The subject of
carpets and disease, says a writer in an
exchange, is one I am often troubled
about. They are so continually quite
overlooked in cleaning rooms where
contagious diseases have been, and are
doubtless the means Of carrying disease
10 others. I use damp cornmeal and
salt. To sweep q carpet thoroughly
with broom, take pint Of meal and q
half pint Of salt and moisten them
together with Just water enough to keep
the meal from flying about, not wet
enough to stick to the carpet, sprinkle
pretty thickly on one side Of the room,
and sweep straight across; add little
more meal as the dust begins to hy-this
cleans the carpet nicely, too. But for
daily sweeping use carpet sweeper.
this efectually gathers up the dust,
shreds and particles Of lint which usual
ly fly furiously and must settle down
on to every particle Of furniture in the
room, and then be removed with the
dusting cloth. I have found the carpet
sweeper grand helper all around,
saving dust, labor and weary backs.
Even in the sick-room it can be used
slowly, and thus guard against the noise
which sweepers make. The cost Of it
viii certainly be made up to the woman
who has many rooms to sweep. think
u will sweep a room sufficiently four
times out Of five; the fifth time 1 use the
eornmeal and salt and good broom.
Year: 1877

WHEN you seeayoung fellow standing
on a corner with far-away look in his
eyes and bit of yarn on each of the last
two fingers of his hand, you may be toll
erably sure that he has just begun keep
ing house, and that he is muttsring to
himself, "Chopping bowl, eggs, clothes
line-that's the thumb and first two fin
gers. Now, what did she want on the
other two fingers p
Year: 1877




A PECULIAR GENRRE4.-One Of the
late Gen. Changarnierls peculiarities
was horror of tobacco. He has been
seen at home, where he was otherwise
the kindliest of hosts, pursuing unfor-
tunate smokers even into remote cor
ners, harrassing them, reducing them,
partly by pleasant banter, and partly
by serious expostulation, to sullen sub
mission, and bringing them up in tri-
umph to tine drawing-room. In fact, in
this particular respect he seems to have
treated his guests as a stern but father
ly old colonel might treat parcel of
subaltefns. An old story is told of-him
in the time when he was himself a sub
altern. He and two comrades had been
dining together; and they had dined so
well that one Of the comrades, overcome
with wine and the heat of discussion
which ensued, lost his head and struck
Changarnier, who turned deadly pale
and felt that he must fight somebody.
But he was far too generous to fight his
intoxicated friend. He left the room
without saying o word, went into Q
neighboring coffee. house where the stu
dents of the place were wont to assem-
BILE, and administered couple Of cuffs
to the first unofending student he
came across, and when swords were
drawn, followed this outrage up with o
severe wound in the shoulder. He then
returned to his friend, who had no re-
collection of anything that had oc-
CURED, and said to him: "What bore
you arel You've obliged me to run a
poor devil through the shoulder who
never did snything to me-. It's perfect
ly ridiculous" And so the two en-
hraced, and no more was said.
Year: 1877

The Commercial complains, and says
the favor of advance copies Of the Cover
nors message was not sent to them, and
intimates that this discourtesy on the part
Of the Governor and Secretary of State in
hot furnishing them with advance copies
of the message, was on account OF thelr
"politics." This cannot be true, as The
HERALD was not favored with advanced
sheets and therefore did not publish any
portion Of the message, although all con-
nected with the management Of The HEB
AID are Democrats at Gall times and under
all circumstances" Secretary Grubb to tn
contrary notwithstanding
Year: 1877

May this new year bring needed labor to
all willing hands which desire it, that now
soften in dependent idleness. Remember
tho year through that there is no real hap
piness except in useful employment, and
that the blessing for which man should
most give thanks is work to which he is
hest adapted,
Year: 1877

IT is now shown from the most authen-
tic sources that there is clear majority Of
1915 white over negro population in Lou
isiana, = fact that ought to silence the sense
less clamor Of the Republicans
Year: 1877

Numerous theories, some pathetic, some
grotesoue, some merely ingenious, have
been advanced concerning it, and finally ii
was agreed that it was Norman-French
and so fraugnt with hidden meaning that il
was useless to search for the key to the
mystery; but the other day the practical
Joker, from whose fertile brain it was spun
told them to pronounce it rapidly and
they would find i, was only French
spelling of that exhortation to indepen
dence. "Paddle your own canee."
Year: 1877




BOTH SIDES.


New ORLEANS, Jan. 2.-The Senate Investi-
eating Committee resumed the investigation of Ouacha
Parish this morning b. f. Jonas and r. III. Marr, at
toneys of New Orleans, who took active part in the
Democratic testified to the efforts OF Democratic
leaders have peaceful and fair election and that the
general policy of the party directed to that end in
order TO prevent the Returning Board from seizng upon
that preteyt for throwing out votes They contradcted
the statement OF Bourges in reference to the
incendiary speech of Gov. McEnery at
Baton Rouge. and said while it was an aggressive
one nothing said about assassination
Marr was examined at great length. Among other
things he said that he in common with many Others mad
thought that elective franchise should not have been
given negroes without some property or educational
qualifications, that they beginning to think
for themselves and listen to argument they will become
an important political element Richard Banning
(coorcd) then testified that he and Others had taken an
active part in the for the Democrats because
they thought any change would be for the better.
Charles T1we the former of Eliza Pinkston, re-
peated his testimony already published in reference to
her character and as 10 who had killed her husband.


The Senate subcommittee to-day heard the evidence OF
Frances. wife of Paul Johnson (coorcd of East Baton
Rouge in reference TO masked men coming to his house
and asking him to sign paper and accusing MN OF or
ganizing armed company and then tying rope
around his and carrying him off, and to her never
seeing HIM again until found with his eyes picked out by
buzzards. Witness said all the men concerned were
masked except two, whom she recognized but notwh-
standing pressed to give their names and assured
by Senator Wadegh of protect m she refused, as she
knew she would be killed if she revealed them The
greater portion Of the session of the Senate sub,
George Klenieter in reference to East Baton Rouge
witness gave great deal OF hearsay evidence Ihe
principal points of his testimony that he had been
ordered anonymously quit buying seed cotton and he
had done he knew Of no intimidation had belonged
to the Knights Of the White Camelia, but not to the
Two-nnetyeight Society, although most OF the young
men the latter and wear badges had always
heard It was political society. ESQUIRE steve sims
(cOlored) of teTenh Ward that atarty ot 2ocn
came to his house night and made him give up his
official books Harriet BcrtaIn cOOrcdl said her nus
band last February received "a note which sad: Gel
ont of your house God will let you, or we VIII
hang YOU by The neck" Witness said that the house was
a.tcrward fire, but beng wet did not buIn, ana
that her husband then fired at ana came near being
killed Both the Senate and House subcommlttees ad-
iouncd until evening. The House suD-c0nilttee nom
Ouochita Parish is snOw-bOund at Jackson, Miss.
Year: 1877

NOW A FAvoBITE IDEA OF THE DEMoCRATs-A


GREAT RESPONSIBILITY RESTING on THE PARTY


WHICH FORCES 1T.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-Just now the favorite So
luton of the Presidential complication is to hold
new election next Fall, and to allow the President
Of the Senate, whoever he may be after the 4th OF
March. to administer the office ad interim. This is
TO be brought about according to the gossip of the
Hobbies and cloak rooms at the Capitol by the Dem
ocras in the debating the questions arising
in the progress of the count until the clock strikes
the hour of noon March A. when it is claimed the
whole operation of counting the votes necessarily
ceases Then the Senate is TO proceed at once to
swear in its new members and elect a presiding
officer. By the time this is accomplished message
will be received from the Secretary of State an
nouncing that there is a vacancy in the office OF
President of the United States The newly-elected
President of the Senate will take the oath OF office
before the Chief Justice, who will of course be in
waiting with his gown on, and he will then jump
into a carriage, drive to the White House, and set
the wheels of Government in motion.


The feasibility of this method of settlement is as
serted by the Democrats who say that unless the Re-
publicans should again set up the abandoned claim
of the right of the President of the Senate to count
the votes there is no way in which declaration OF
the election of Hayes can be arrived at against their
opposition. The Senate has no rules to limit debate
and now that the Joint rules are abrogated, there
would be nothing, they think to keep them from
talking day and night to kill time and
prevent the completion of the count. Ii
may well be doubted, however, whether the
Democrats would be willing to take the
odium of resOrtlng to proceeding almost revolu-
ionary in order to gain the opportunity of making
another fight before the people next Fall. The
party which forces election will be held re-
sponsible for the continued prostraion of business
which another political campaign would involve.
The business men of the country will be likely
to punish it severely by refusing it their support.
Should the Democrats decide, however, to take the
risk it is a question whether they could carry out
the programme. At present most Republicans ap-
pear to think they could but there are some who
say that manifest attempt to delay the count SO as
to prevent its completion would be a violation OF
the mandatory provision Of the Constitution that
"the votes shall be counted" and that nasmuch as
the Constitution overrides all rules 1T would be the
duty of the President of the Senate to interfere,
check the debate and order the count to proceed.
This is a matter which will be a good deal talked
about during the next few days. AT first sight
there would certainly seem to be strong argument
in favor of a power existing somewhere to hinder a
minority Of Senators from carrying through con
spracy TO break up the election of a President OF
the United States.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-It is understood that
some OF the Democrats OF South Carolina have requested
their friends in this city urge upon Congress the re-
cognltion of the Hampton State Government This re-
ouest has been considered, and some difference OF
opinion has been found exist in regard to the proper
steps to be taken Some of the Southern Democrats say
that Wade Hampton claims and they believe him to be
the legal Governor of the state, and TO nave
been regularly inaugmrated. II now any one in
the State ia opposng his authority and preventing
his Administration from performing its leading fhnc


Ons they declare that his course is not 10 appeal
70 Congress but directly the President, under those
nroyislOus OF the Constitution and laws OF the United
States which authorize the Executive OF a state when
he legislature is not III and cannot be convened,
10 call upon the President TO assist him III supprcssng
nsurrectiOn and domestic violence. II Is not known
course the would pursue should take cognzance
of the matter.
Year: 1877

The SUPREME COURTS ORDER TO THE cANvAssERs'


TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Jan. 2.-The Supreme
Court met yesterday and ordered the State
to answer by o'clock TO the plain language oil the
late writ by canvasing and counting and adding up te
vote cast at the election for Governor ana reporting VINO
received the highest vote for such ONCE ohitts ID
h orn apv votes cast for any other person for any
,ber Office the cases OF Presidential electors and mem
bes of Congress not being matters properly before the
court The board made return at O'Clock. The coui-
M for the reator asked until to-day TO examine the re-
turn. and the court adjourned TIL today.
Year: 1877

by the men that year the engneNryers had some
complaint to make and instead OF laying them before the
head OF their department. they communicated through
committee with Mr.. Hckson. the general manager The


strikers alege that the leaders Of this movement were
singled oit for dismissal at the recent reduction in the
number of the c0mpanys employees. They also maintain
that as engineers pad by the trip, the reduced
number OF Journeys should he divided among them until
a revival OF business gave them full employment again.
The railroad officers their part, hold that the
many has the right reduce the number OF engineers
and fremen whenever it is its interest to do SO.
Year: 1877

CISCINNATI, Jan. 2.-Tbe work of removing
ordnance from the st. Louis Arsenal TO the Rock Island
Arsenal and elsewhere was completed last night, the
work having been accomplished in five days BY the most
strenuous exertons Eight hundred pieces Of artillery
were packed and shipped o the East. while great qnt
ties OF and pistols sent to the Rock Island
Arse