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Year: 1877

A correspondent of tho Pittsbure Chronicle reads the following lecture to the husband of the day:

 Why don't somebody tell the husband of the day that he must come home to his wife with smile instead of the in. evitable scowl upon his face? That if he will be about half as polite to his wife after as before marriage, she will be grateful and astonished. That he must not be too tired to do little thing for her if she asks him pleasantly. That it would not hurt him or his dignity" to take the baby in his strong arms for a time while his wife rests her weak and weary ones That he must spend less money in the purchase of cigars and chewing tobacco and---something else, so that there may be more saved, or ex. pended upon home comforts. That if the mutton chops happen to be not quite to his liking, he might consider that his wife was probably so busy with some thing equally, or more important, as to have been unable to attend to the chops, and if he would pleasantly say, My dear, suppose you were too busy to look after the supper--I know it is all right when you are not" they will be all right next time, if such thing is possible. That he must learn to eject tobacco juice beyond instead of upon his shirt front. That moustache dripping with cream or coffee is not the most artistically beauti- ful sight in the world. That he must once in while, say twice year, or three times--I don't want to startle all tit married men into apoplexy--offer his wife reasonable amount of money for personal expenses. That when an amiable man loses his suitability over a cruet-stand. or a key, or shirt, or a table. cloth, or mustard-pot, he ought to be-well there Who ever saw an amiable husband ?"

 An American Prince in London.

 Mir. Jesse Root Grant writes from Lon. don to friend in this country;

 Of course you have seen in the papers the gratifying manner father has been received in England. It is rather nice thing to read about, but when you have to go out every evening to dinner at some dukes or earl's, and every afternoon at some lords, it gets to be what you might call bore. When one travels he wants to see the country, and study the manners and habits of the middle classes and not the fashionable, which is the same all the world over. It if rather amusing tho way l sp t~Aa tsd here, They consider me a prince, a.s sA all the dinner parties I sit ahead of all the noblemen; and the walters say Will his excellency have some fish ?' etc., and once l started to speak to some old fellow near me who did not hear me, and the waiter gave him-a punch, inter. rupting him in some conversation, and told him "his excellency" was speak. ing. have had to make several speeches at different banquets, and have had generally, miserable time.
Year: 1877

When lovely woman stoops to folly in Greece, she has the same inalienable right to perforate her betrayer that she possesses in the United States. Miss Canavassogion destroyed her destroyer, captain in the Greek army, shooting him in the public street She was promptly acquitted and conducted home in triumph by large and enthusiastic crowd.
Year: 1877

THE MIsrLEToE BouGH.-The Mistletoe
Bough at Mozart Hall next week promises
to be most enjoyable entertainment. The
charming little amateur actress Miss Ward,
OF Kentucky, has consented to remain in
the city long enough to take the part OF
Genevra, the bride, in the Mistletoe Bough.
She appeared in that character in New York
before an immense audience at the Academy
of Music, and was, indeed, the " star OF the
goodly company" All the papers OF the
city were loud in her praise, and our COM
munity will doubtless be glad OF an oppor-
tuni9y to greet her with full and appre-
ciatIye house.
Year: 1877

DIRECT IMPoRTATIoN.-W. ID. BLAIR & Co.
have received another lot OF that really fine TABLE
SHERRY, which they offer at e2.40 per gallon. The
quality Of this wine for the PRICE Is unsurpassed.
Year: 1877

SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 23.-The state
board of equalization this morning adopted
resolution calling upon the auditor for
a list of all swamp and overflow lands
granted to each country in the state under
the swamp land act.


The governor, attorney genera! and au-
ditor, after a long. deliberated and secret
session this morning, decided that Grand
Tower was not an appropriate location for
the southern Illinois penitentiary. The
commissioners to select site will look up
another location.


SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 23-The governor,
10 giving his reason for refusing to select
Grand Tower as the location for the south
ern penitentiary, says. awe have arrived
at the conclusion that the condition of its
elevation, in the sense in which it is used
in the law. is absent at Grand Tower.
There is a conflict of evidence whether the
particular spot selected is or is not free from
all danger of overflow by the high water
of the Mississippi river. The prepouder-
anse of the evidence is that it is above the
highest water of which we have any actual
record, but there remains for apprehension
that this place may at some time be below
| high water, or that at extreme high water
| IL Will De SO D6aFly OVeTuOWeu III. W e6TlOuS-
ly interfere with the drainage ora prison.
The following consideration, also, we think,
should have some weight: Inorder that the
penitentiary may not be financial burden
upon the state 1t is necessary that it be SO
situated as to secure the letting of the Ia
Dor of the convicts upon the most favor
able terms; in proximity, therefore to
some great business centre, is deemed an
important consideration which we do moi
think is adequately met by the location
named in your report.
Year: 1877

Colonel Kyd Douglas, in the Philadel-
phia Weekly Times, says the death of
General jackson was characteristic in
its singularlty. At night, when the
battle had ended just as he had achieved
what he believed to be the most sue
cessful movement of his career, he,
whom the enemy began to believe both
invulnerable and invincible, fell at the
hands of his own people. 1t is needless
to repeat the painful story of his wound
ing and death At first it was not be-
lieved his wounds were mortal and the
army thought, in the language Of Gen.
Lee, "Jackson will not-he cannot
die" but it was written. Pneumonia
lent its fearful aid to the enemy, and on
Sunday afternoon he closed his eyes
and smiled at his own spoken dream
"Let us cross over the river and rest
under the shade of the trees" The
dream thus spoken is yet unbroken ;
and his soul went out to heaven, up
lifted by sighs and prayer8, rising that
hour from altar and cIoister, all over
the south for his recovery. IS


On Friday, the 10th of May, 1868, his
body was taken tor burial to his home
in Lexington He had not been there
since he left it, two years before, at the
beginning of the war. Only two years,
and yet how like romance is the simple
story of his growth in fame. And now
he lies buried as he directed, sin the
valley of Virginia." and among people
he loved so well. 1t were better so.
He could not have saved the south, and
| IT was merclful that he should perish
first. The tender memory he left be-
hind him in the army, and the stern
| sense of duty he bequeathed his soldiers
will be told by this little incident with
which l close this unworthy sketch
| The army of Lee was on its march tC
Gettysburg, and the commanding gen
/ eraI had given strict orders for its dis
cipline in Pennsylvania. An Officer
riding 20 camp from Chambersburg
late at night, was halted by the out
posts. Having neither pass nor coun'
tersign, in his dilemma he bethOugh


him of an old pass in his pocket b0ol
signed by General Jack son, whose re
cent death huug like a cloud over thu
army. He found it aud handed it Will
confidence to the sentinel. The trIst'
fellow managed to read it by the ligh


Of match, and as he did so he seemed
to linger and hesitate over the sigma


ture. And then, as the light went GU


he handed it back, and looking up to


ward the stars beyond, lie said, sadl!
and firmly, Captain, you can go tt


heaven on that paper, but you can


pass this post"
Year: 1877

newspaper in New York. lie built
more telegraph wire than any individu-
al living, out Of his personal purse and
those who say that he built it only to
wreck Western Union forget that Gould
values early intelligence and is topo"
grapher, Finally he bought the great
est public work in tie United States,
and by employing The greatest legal
talent won a series of suits in the Su-
preme Court which made the Union
Pacific railroad, in spite of all predic-
tion, dividend paying property. This
road he appears to be protecting now
against the Texas Pacific and Union
Pacific combination, though some say
he has pooled in with them. Scott,
Huntington and Could would mean
business, if they all kept faith. The
operator in Gould always gets the bet.
ter of the tOpOgrapher.


Yet it is matter to provoke intpllec-
tual sympathy to note how utterly lone
ly this daring man has been through all
these years. lie has made no friends
and accepted none. Intellect is his
only hold on the human species. His
faith in Others is also a matter of spec
ulation. He has his amusements but
they are all preoccupied he has re-
finements, but they are not assuaging
society but he throws no shadow on
the floor, no more than Peter Schlemml.
He is Jay Gould, the social unsocial, le
Juif errant. Gould is personally ac-
quainted with almost all the senators
and leading men of the government.
He is clean in his address, not hard to
know. willing to listen to suggestions
and take them into consideration, and,
being reputed to have the secret Of
money making, men consent to know
him who would shrink to let it be
known.
Year: 1877

Placing the little hats all in row,
Ready Tor church on the morrow, you know,
Washing wee faces and little black fists,
Getting them ready and fit to be kissed;
Putting them into clean garments and white,
That is what mothers are doing tonight
Spying out holes in the little worn hose,
Laying BY shoes that are worn thro' the toes,
Looking for "a ments so faded and thin
who but a mother knows where to beglnl
Changing button to make it look right
That is what mothers are doing tonight.
Calling the little ones all round che chair ,
Hearing them lisp forth their soft evening


prayer


Telling them stories of Jesus of old,
w o loves to gather the lambs of his fold;
Watching, they listen with childish delight,
That is what mothers are doing to night
Creeping so softly to take last peep,
After the little ones are all asleep
AnXio ous to ii Ow If the cnidren are warm,
1ucking the blankets round each little form
Kissing each little face, rosy and bright
That is what mothers do night after night.
Kneeling down gently beside the white bed,
Lowlv and meelSy she bows down her head,
Praying as only a mother can pray, .
"God guide ana keep them from going astray O
Year: 1877

II might happen to any man to be
struck by lightning on his wedding day,
but for the groom to swOon. as happen
ed at a recent fashionable English we'd
ding, is amazing Apart from accident
or elemental interferences, the brides
groom is generally supposed to be the
only cool, one might say the only unin!
tere5ted party on the occasion, and to
keep his consciousness if not all his
faculties we'll within poise. He is not
on exhibition as the bride is, certainly.
Nobody takes a second look at his coat,
whether it be of the morning or evening
suit prescribed by English custom. He
has not undergone any particular dis
tressing anxiety about his general ward
roOe, nor has his life hang by thread"
for weeks before, as has been the case
with his betrothed. Neither is he con-
sumed with the fatigue of the toilet, on
this particular day. He can keep his
head cool and think how happy he is
with slight margin Of remembrance
for the time table Of departing railroad
trains.


Clearly if any one faints it ought to
be the bride, who comes to the altar
quite worn out with the preparations
incident to her part of the show. In
the n,omentous paraphernalia about her
she has no time to think of her own
happiness, not even solemnly of her
new life. She has been on her knees all
the day before, it iB true, but she has
been packing her trunks. II she were
not utterly worn out with the wardrobe
ceremonial, the modern girl would be
equal to the OCCASION in composure and
| cheerfulnesS. ''


For the world certainly grows less
sentimental. Mysteries and fainting
its are no longer necessary to prove
delicacy of feeling, and where Belinda,
a century ago, swooned dead away at
the slightest word of love, the more
frank American or English girl does
not regard herself as a victim of pur-
suit sin three Volumes" but faces the
situations as honestly as any man!
| When she has as much common sense
as she has frankness, she will consent
to have her wedding morning associated
with other memories than of the hair
dfessers and millners. Brides wear
their oldest gowns nowadays on we'd
ding tours and one of Mrs. Stoves
heroines directs her newly-made hus-
band to buy newspaper and read it
FIRST himselt before Offering it to her, as
the best method of Disgusting the fresh /.
ness of their new relation. 1t will be a
gain in many ways when the same re-
serve shall surround the church we'd
ding and it shall cease to be a spectacle,
and when the governing principle OF
! quiet simplicity that regulates the pub
lie appearance of most well bred people
shall Obtail in this.


The Earl of Annesley, who tainted at
The altar, leaving his half-wedded brlbe
to stand there alone, is unfortunate in
being the innocent cause of a thousand
newspaper paragraphs. But he serves
to call attention to the fact that swoon-
ing has gone out of fashion for brides,
and that the sensible among women do
not suffer their preparations to exhaust
them to the point of hysteria, but make
it a religious duty to keep themselves
on this and every other important era
in their lives in good physical and mem
tai tone.
Year: 1877

The LITTLE HKLPKRs.-The entertainment
to be given tonight at Reception Hall, City
Building, should on all accounts be literally
patronized. The bright little people who form
the company have taken great pains, under the
excellent supervision of Mr.. Purington. to
perfect themselves in their respective parts and
in the exhibitions hitherto given have shown
both talent and good training. The object for
whose benefit they appear-the Poor's Purse of
Preble Chapel-is an eminently worthy one
and deserving the consideration of all charita-
BILE persons. The entertainment will be very
pretty and interesting to both children and
adults. Two plays will be given beside recita-
tions and singing. The price OF admission is
only fifteen cents
Year: 1877

The Sun considers the Electoral Commits.
sion an unconstitutional body, but manfully
insists that those who do not think so
and have agreed to support its decision,
cannot back down with honor. This is
sound. Another suggestion of the
Sun that when the count is completed the
House should res solve that Tilden and not
Hayes was lawfully elected, is well enough
If it will afford the House any comfort. The
boy who whipped the other fellow only smiled
when the castigated youth said; 81 can't
whip you, but will make mouths at your
sister," BY all means let the Democrats in
Congress grimace TO their hearts content if
they can derive any comfort therefrom.
Year: 1877

Among those many buildings, of which we
know really so little, which go to make up an
Oriental town, there is none more remarkable
aud exceptional in character than mosque.
What is a mosque? 1t would seem a little
strange, considering its importance in Eastern
life, and the place it holds in it, how little
there is in the illustrative and architectural
way to be met with about it. 1t may be of in
terest to give general idea of one of these
buildings, the leading idea or plan being
pretty much the same all the Eastern world
over, mosques differing only in size and elabor-
ateness, more or less of detail and costlinsss.
parallelogram-and IN size from a few feet
across, as small at times as twelve feet, to 200
feet or 400 feet square, Most commonly,


though not always mosques of any size-tne
larger ones especially-consst OF an open
court, with fountain in the centre OF It;
Year: 1877

THE decision of the grand council of minis
tiers at St. Petersburg to mobilize the Russian
army as soon as peace is formally declared
between the Porte and Servia and Monte
negro, is significant step in the direction of
peaceful settlement of the Turco- Russian
difficulty.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu.
nications that are not used.
Year: 1877

If it has been the aim of the Democratic
filibustering Congressman during the last
week to make themselves and their party
ridiculous they are to be congratulated upon
their success. If, as is surmised by partial
friends. it was their desire to appear before
the country in heroic attitude, they are to
be pitied for their utter failure. The man
who dons the cap and bells, who plays the
fool before his fellow creatures, and by such
means achieves some great object, provokes
admiration for the courageous indifference to
opinion that permits HIM to appear like
lunatic and SO seize the prize for which sane
men would not dare to reach. Robespierre
calling in frenzied phrase for the heads of
thousand of his enemies, declaring that the
sun of French slavery must set in blood, is an
imposing figure. But Springer, declaiming
against the inauguration of President duly
elected, and calling for the heads of eighty
thousand ofice-holders, is simply very
funny figure. Springers mistake is in think
ing that Robespierre's frantic appeals fer
blood of themselves made him terrible char
acter in history, and that the same manner of
appeals will make Springer a terrible charac-
ter too. The French terrorist had behind
him nation driven mad by oppression. The
American filibuster has behind him a few
hundred spoilsmen driven mad at exclusion
from Office. The one is giant force, the
other no force at all. The Democratic Con-
gresham thinks a revolution can be effected
by brave words. The French Conventionist
knew that brains and Drawn were necessary,
and that only grievous provocation could
compel them to act. The one has made him.
self an ever.enduring name, the other has
made himself an ass.


The Democratic fillibusters have evidently
studied the history of the French Convention,
and have endeavored to apply its methods to
the American Congress. The result has
been a ridiculous parody, parody which
has amused the American people, and irr-
tated them at the same time, for they have
a strong objection to the selection
of the national legislature as the
theatre for SO absurd a display. Good
care will be taken by them that the parodsts
shall never have another opportunity on the
national stage to repeat the carnival of fools.
Year: 1877

The Grand Vizier is something of per-
son; he is in fact the alter ego of the Sultan,
all power passing through his hands. His
orders are called Jfrnaans, and his official resi-
dence is at the Porte's. When he is appoint
ed, he secures seal bearing the cipher of the
Sultan, giving him full power to command in
the name of the Sultan. This he wears on
his bosom as the sign of his dignity. When
he walks he is preceded by the ''three horses
tails" terminating in a golden ball, the mill
tary insignia. In the army he wears one OF
the three aigrettes from the. turban of the Sui
tan, the sign about which the troops are to
rally and defend to the death. He has also
the right of life and death over all Turkish
subjects. On the other side OF the shield, he
is not only the objecu of hate and Jealousy
without, but is liable to incur disgrace from
his lord and master; and disgrace is accom-
panied by either exile, imprisonment or
death
Year: 1877

TODAY Mayor Fessenden retires fron the
position which he has filled with SO much
honor to himself and so much credit to the
city. In conferring upon him the chief mag
istracy of Portland a well merited honor was
conferred upon one of the most deserving Of
its sons. The administration Of Mayor Fes-
senden has been careful and marked by a
discriminating regard for the best interests oi
the municipality. In leaving the position
which he chose no longer to hold he carries
with him the warm regards of all our people
and their thanks for wise and able rule.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1877

The Syracuse IN. w Courier
has an account of a man who lived


eighteen hours after his neck was
broken. That's nothing. We have


a man in Red Wing whose neck
was broken some four years ago,
and he still lives and is likely to for
| eighteen years to come, but his neck
is stiff. m 81
Year: 1877

To q man or woman without an appetite,
'.the best the market affords" presents lit.
tic or no attractions. The sooner such Il
hapless individual puts the gastric organ
In a condition to enjoy the edible comforts
which a bountlful Providence has pro.
yided, the more reason there will 10 to
feel grateful for the suggestion. To do
this, inVig0rate the stomach with Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which will enable
that organ TO digest properly, and, since
good digestion is the parent OF appetite,
give birth 10 a desire for food at the inter.
walls appointed by Nature. With chronic
want OF appetite are usually associated
nervousness, biliousness and constipation
three evils which are speedily overcome
by the Bitters. Ali persons oil 4 dyspep-
tic or bilious tendency should use this
hoalthiul tonic daily, or at least three or
fOur times a week. A pursuance Of this
course will soon iisure and confirm rad.
icaI change for the better in the condition
Of he stomach and associate organs.


cNdSW
Year: 1877

WE are gratihed 10 note the success
Of HoGE STOMACH BITTEEs, and hope
those explorers OF the Isthmus will not
fail to take some with them as q nccss-
sary portion to a complete outfit for
making the journey,
Year: 1877

the Fifteenth year Of Its publication, has
established itself In the esteem and con-
adenCe Of the people, by the plain and
fearless manner in which it deals with all
public questions, edltOrlally; Its success
and enterprise in gathering greatvarlety
and extent Of news by special telegraphlC
correspondence outside Of the full reports
of the Associated Press; by the attention
which it gives to the material needs and
the development of the natural resources


Of the South, particularly OF our own


State, and by its manifest determination


to hold no second place In the ranks Of


Southern journals m.
Year: 1877

A well.known young lady Of this city
recently made herself the victim Of . H.
diculous mistake. A handsome and
wealthy gentleman, whose acquaintance
she had just formed, invited her to attend
q dress party in his company. She &C.
cepted, and arrayed herself for the event
with unusual care. To her surprise and
modification he appeared, to escort her
to the party, attired in white linen coat.
She invited him to be seated and then
begged to be excused for few moments.
To her mother she stated the fact that she
would be ashamed to go with him il he
wore "that coat" 1t was finally decided
that she should ask the gentleman to pass
the evening at the house. Ashamed, but
determined, she told him that she did not
believe that any Of the gentlemen would
wear linen coats at the party; that they
had better not go; delightful evening
could be passed at home, etc. The gen.
tleman took the matter good-naturedly
and remarked, "Why. this is only my
duster." He revealed beneath it gar
ment of shining broadcloth. The lady
recovered from her modification sufh-
ciently to attend the party. but she feels
ashamed of her stupidity to this day.
Her companion was the best dressed man
there.-Hilsoaukss WiscOnsin.