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Year: 1874

A NEW LEAD.-HOW many times does 50 go into 250,VSSoo2 It goes 5O09 times. Well, that is a good per cent, even for California. Will the best Head" ever struck pay as much? Certainly not. But there arg strong probabilities that an investment of fifty dollars made in the last Grand Gift Con- cert, in aid of the Public Library of Kentucky, will pay that per cent to somebOGV l. Why 1pt to one of us4 and then we have ou- Iy to wait to the 8Oth Of Novem- her for the result.

 ANSWERING LETTERS Some people are shametuliv negligent a0out answering Ieytois i,uti1- ing is more annoying. It is re. garded as the height of ill., breed ing to allow a letter which needs reply to go unanswered, and so indeed, it ought to be considered everywhere. This is a point on which parent should lay great stress to their children. They should be taught to consider it as rude not to reply to a letter which needs attention as to hand fork With the wrong end. The busiest people are generally those who are the most exact in this respect. The late Duke of Wellington, who, it will be admitted, had a good deal on his hands at differ eht times of his life, replied to every letter, no matter from how humble a source. Once, a clergy man, who lived in distant part of the kingdom, wrote to his Grace, on whom neighter he nor ms parish had shadow of claim, 10 beg a subscription to rebuild the church. By return of post came back a letter from the Duke, to the effect that he could not see why in the world he should have been applied to for such an ob- Iject; but the parson sold the letter as an autograph for $25, and put the Duke down for that amount among the subscribers.
Year: 1874

Shakespeare, you will remember,
saws that "Tbe morning cock crew
loud" | do not know that the divine
bard intended this remark to refer
especially to CoOley's rooster, but
it fits him with a singular exactness-
| do not know what the breed was
Black Spanish, believe-but ne was
the most animated, earnest, whole
souled. and vehement rooster any
where around. He turned out earli-
er and crowed louder than any other
rooster in the State Of Delaware.
be could crow oftener in a minute
He could hold on to the last note
longer. and begin again quicker than
any known barn-yard fowl; and be
would oftea wake up in the night aud
emit half a dozen yOeiferous sereeehes
in order TO make sure that he had not
lost his voice since sunset. When be
began to run up the scale in the
morning, he soon had every other
rooster within ten miles hard at work,
and | used to lie abed listening to the
vocal contest, a1d observing how
COoley's bird always got more noise
out Of his larynx than any other four
of his competitors. l shouldn't have
minded it he had been a little far
ther off, and slept later. But when
| live alongside Of a rooster that IS
cross between a fog-whistler and
steam coffee mill, the matter becomes
serious.


1t was useless to complain to Coo
lev about the chicken. He owed me
a prudge for banding his balloon to
slithers. So in defense, l procured
about q dozen torpedoes and pasted
them all over with -four. Then
strewed on q bed in my garden,
yhereon the bird was wont 10 dis
port himselfin the early morning. he
crowed q good deal that morning be-
fore I came down, but toward break
fast time ! noticed that his voice was
some what softened, and his vocal ex-
ercises less frequent. When went
out / found him standing upon one
leg, looking abjectly miserable, NOV
ing bis head from right TO left as II
be had something on his mind, and l
observed that the torpedoes bad dis
appeared. / moved toward him
with the intention of jumping bin
against something, when he sudden
" attempted to jump over the fence.
He fell short and struck the post
There was an explosion, and the
rooster-ohl where was be! A couple
of drumsticks were found by some
body out in the turnpike, and a stray
gizzard was picked up in the grave
ward. while q few bloody feathers
were scattered over Cooley's aspars-
gus bed, and that was al that was
ever known about il When tnls
meets Cooley's eye, be viii unoeI-
stand why that rooster disappeared,
and be had better take the news
camiy. No Spanish rooster shan IN
terfere with my rights as an Ameri-
can citizen.-Md1 Adeier.
Year: 1874

had been settled more than o
year upon nv coffee estate in the
wild jungles of Ceylon, when one
morning during the idle season, as !
stood before my bungalow, gaping,
stretching and wondering how /
might best amuse myself for q day,
a coolie servant came up to me, heat
ed and painting, and placed in my
hand the following note:


DEAR SIR: Will you come over
at once to my plantation, anu join in
the chase or hunt of o rogue ele-
phant, which is abroad somewhere in
this vicinity, aad committing sad dep
relations, to the great terror Of the
natives, who fear him more than
they do the Evil One? It is the duty
of every man who can bring Q good
nerve and rife, to turn out in de-
Tense, to say nothing Of the sport.
Hoping to receive a favorable an
swer through the bearer Monshee,
in case you do not bring it yourself,
| am, dear sir,


Yours, most truly,


CHAs. HOLLIsoswoETH,


Mango Hill Retreat


Nothing at the moment could have
given me more pleasure than this in
Yitation to set of in quest of a rogue
elephant-for the sport would Ger.
;ainly have the spice OF danger SC
necessary to quicken the blood that
had become too sluggish under the
enervating influence of the swelter
ing tropics


Tell your master / am coming
Monshee, said /, as i turned away
to get my rife and ammunition Tin
cIuding zinc balls, for lead is too sof
for an elephants head). and order m,
horse under saddle in the quickes
possible time.
Year: 1874

HERE is new game very popu-
lar in the country just now: A
young man takes a chestnut, cuts
round the hull with sharp knife,
and then takes one-half the chest.
nut in his mouth, and pretty girl
the other halfin her mouth and they
pull and the hull comes off. There
may be quicker methods of hulling
chestnuts, but none more soothing
to the feelings of the young folks;
and they don't get mad and dance
wildly around if the hull don't come
off for five minutes or so. Country
games are not to despised after all.
Year: 1874

MIR. Boucicault will reappear this evening at
Wallack's in q new piece-of course OF his
own composition. This gifted descendant of
the kings of France comes before us with
knightly ostentation, wearing his honors like
o crest, and reciting in his advertisements
small number of the plays he has already con-
tributed to our literature-ffty out of about
four hundred. Mr.. Boucicault proves himself
to be more voluminous author than Shake
speare, and we all know he is a much greater
actor. Shakespeare, as tradition goes, never
arose above the ghost in Hamlet" while his
modern representative always goes on the
stage as star. Mr.. Boucicault will be gladly
welcomed. He is an old friend, Of whom we
never tire. He has the good fortune to have q
Wallack stage for his drama and Wallack
audience for his hearers. This, indeed,
blue ribbon Of dramatic management, and
his theatre has become as much of an institu-
ton of the city as the Central Park or Me-
thuselah Havemeyer. The genius of tho
Wallack family seems to have descended from
the father, who is one Of the memories of the


Another noted event in dramatic circles is
the debut Of Miss Kate Field at Booths The
atre this evening. Miss Field is one of the most
accomplished, successful and worthy of our
lady writer's She is lady of high character
and talent, and accepts the dramatic profess
sion because she finds gifts leading her in
that direction, and because she is animated





the drama. If the management Of Booths
will do as well by this star that rises as they
did by Miss Cushman, the star which has set-
at least in New York latitude--it will con-
tribute largely to her success.
Year: 1874

Counting the Votes In Louisiana.


that frauds are again likely to be perpetrated
in counting the returns Of the Louisiana cleo
tion with view to cheat the democrats out Of
their victory, as was dono two years ago.
Those incorrigible plotters may as we'll
understand this thing cannot be done twice
with impunity. They mistake the period.
Neither tho politics of the country nor the
politics OF Louisiana are any longer in the
same condition as when Durell issued his mid
night order and Attorney General Williams
abotted Kellogg in usurping the government
Of the State. When that outrage was perpe-
trated the republican party Of the country
had just achieved its greatest VIC
tory in the reelection of President
Grant, and the democratic-liberal coali-
ton had encountered so prostrating .
defeat that neither the coalition nor either
branch of it seemed to have any future. The
Louisiana usurpers, supported by great
national party puffed up with the arrogance
Of victory. were SO strongly backed that they
felt that there was nothing which they might
not safely dare. But that structure of victory
has suddenly toppled down in ruins and can
no longer serve as bulwark for local frauds
The Louisiana usurpation is one Of the causes
by which the proud republican party has been
prostrated in the dust The party has
learned by humliating experience what it
costs to defy justice and trample on State
The honest indignation Of the people has
taught lesson which the Northern republi-
cans will not forget even if the Louisiana
carpet-baggers do, and the latter will be no
longer screened and shielded by great ma
tional organization. We warn them that II
they count in their candidates dishonesty
their triumph will be short Congress will
be in session in the course Of two or three
weeks. The republican majority will come
together smsrting under defeat and anxious
to do something 10 retrieve the situation. II
. fresh batch Of election outrages comes up
from Louisiana Congress will be likely TO
seize the opportunity to wash it's hands of the
whole scandalous Louisiana business. What
Congress did not do from justice it may be
constrained to do by fear of impending ruin.
It cannot afford continuance of that kind of
outrages, and will be compelled to protect
itself in sheer desperation. If this new fraud
is contaminated the republican majority in
Congress will inquire whether they have not
duty to discharge under that clause Of the
constitution which guarantees to every State
q republican government. So, Messieurs
Falsifers, take heed
Year: 1874

GREAT BRITAIN AND Mexico. The govern.
ments Of Queen Victoria and the President of
the Mexican Republic are just now engaged in
negotiations for an arbitration Of the Belize
border boundary difficulty. If the work can
be accomplished in an equitable manner it
will be good.
Year: 1874

THE CUBAN INsURGgNTs continue quite
active in their assaults on the Spaniards at
certain points. Then we have an account Of a
great loss of property in consequence OF a
sudden inundation; and again they appear to
be gambling in the gold market at Havana.
Bad enough, particularly when all at one
time
Year: 1874

TAKING TINE BY THE FonELocK-The House
Committee on Appropriations at Washington.
in working up the appropriation bills for the
coming short and last session Of the Forty
third Congress.
Year: 1874

of President Jackson to change his Cabinet


the Secretary Of State forced the retirement


Of all the other members by his own voluntary


resignation. We do not overrate the charac-


tor of Secretary Fish, or, to speak with entire


caution and precision, we do not overestimate


the opinion which Mr.. Fish's fellow towns
men have formed Of him, in supposing
him capable of following SO noble
and generous an example of faithful friend
ship. We will not pursue the suggestive
sequel of Mr. Van Buren's public career, be-
cause we do not wish to deprive Mr.. Fish of
the pure lustre Of unsslfsh and disinterested
action; and yet the subsequent rewards and
honors which fell to Mr.. Van Buren, are not
calculated to discourage this kind of gene
rosity. Certain it is, that Secretary Fish's
resignation now, followed, as it necessarily
would be, by the retirement of all the MEM
bars of General Grants present Cabinet,
would be regarded by the country, and espe-
cially by the republican party, as a noble and
heroic service to the country in an exigency
important enough to justify personal sacri-
fees. 1t Is an act which could not be ex-
pected of vulgar and commonplace polti-
clan; but this community respects Mr.. Fish
as high-minded gentleman and q patriot.
Year: 1874

Count Won Arntm's second Arrest.


The rearrest of Count Won Arnim, by order
of Prince Bismarck, and his imprisonment in
police station. is an unexpected event in the
famous and extraordinary contest which is
taking place in Berlin. The circumstances
under which Won Arnim was originally
arrested were so harsh that they first called
forth the surprise of the civilized world, which
inferred that he was guilty of a grave offence,
and then excited its indignation, when it was
found that he was accused only of retaining
documents, which, justly or unjustly, he
claimed as his personal property. His second
arrest only shows that Bismarck is resolved
to force Count Won Arnim into the most un-
favorable position, and is not content to
allow him the advantages he might derive from
freedom of consultation on the verge of his
trial. Yet if it was considered safe to permit
Count Won Arnim to remain at large under
bail, his rearrest without the preferment Of
new charges must be looked upon as an arbi-
trary and unjustified abuse Of power; not the
less arbitrary because the Count has been dis
charged from the custody of the police and
kept as prisoner in his own house. The re-
port from London, which we print to-day,
that the documents in dispute have been for
wardcd from England to the Count Won
Arnim, and will be presented by him to the
Emperor William, is very likely to be true.
and if SO indicates that it is not the Emperor
from whom he desired to withhold them, but
Bismarck, whose use of them he probably had
reason to distrust.
Year: 1874




ST The following sections of the
new school law are of interest to a
large number. and we publish them
for the benefit of all:


SEC. As. The clerk of each board
of education shall execute q bond
in an amount aud with surety to be
approved by the hoard. payable TO
the State of Ohio, conditioned that
he shall faithfully perform all the Of
fetal duties required of him. Said
bond shall be deposited with the
president of the board, and copy
thereof certified by said president
shall be fled with the county auditor.


SEC. 46. Each school district
treasurer or county treasurer, who is
sx-otficio treasurer of any school
district shall, before entering upon
the duties of his Office, execute a
bond with sufficient security, in
double The probshle amount of
money that shall come into his hands,
payable 10 the State of Ohio, to be
approved by the hoard of education,
conditioned for the faithful dishurse-
ment, according TO law, of all such
funds as shall from time TO time
come into his hands Said bond
when so executed and approved shall
be filed with the clerk of the board of
education of said district, who shall
Immediately cause certified copy
thereof to be filed with the county
auditor. Said treasurer shall report
to the board of education within ten
days after his settlement with the
county auditor, the amount of funds
in his hands for school purposes.
Year: 1874

Happy indeed are they, whose in
tercourse with the world has not
changed the tone of the holier feel
ings, or broken those musical chords
OF the heart whose vibrations are SO
melodious. &C tender, so touching in
the evening of age.


If you wish to live the life of a
man, and not for fungus. be social,
be brotherly, be charitable, be sym
pathetic, and labor earnestly for the
good Of your kind.


phe man who cares for nobody,
and for whom nobody cares, has
nothing to live for that will pay for
the keeping of soul and body to-
gether.


Innocence is q flower which with
ers when touched, but blooms not
again though watered by tears.


Passion gets less. and less power
full after every defeat. Husband en-
ergy for real demand which the dan
gers of life make upon it.


Permanent rest is not expected on
the road, but at the end of the jour-
ney.


The good man, like the mountain
top, looks beautiful because tits near
to Heaven.


Better he upright with poverty,
than unpriociplrd with plenty.


Remember that every person, how
ever low, has rights and feelings.
In all conditions let peace be rather
your object than triumph; value tri-
umph only as the means OF peace.


1t is not until the storms come
that we fud out the building and
the timber of vessel.


1t is a higher exhibition OF Chris
tian manliness to be able to bear
trouble than to get rid of 1t.
Year: 1874

TT The Chicago Inter OeeG" speaks
these approving and sensible words
in regard to the action of Congress
upon the currency question:


The magnificent vote By which the
populsr branch of the National Leg
islature ordered the S44, ,00O. 900 re-
serve to be added permanently to
the circulating medium of the coun-
try shows that this confidence was not
misplaced; shows that the Republican
party is as true to the principle OF the
greatest good to the greatest mum per
as it was patriotic and determines In
the darkest days of the late reoelllon'
The action of Me House Will be re-
ceived with th ,oksgiving, through
out the land; it wfil rsyive the waning
confidence of business men. 1t will
Stimulate and encourage thousands
Who had well-nigh abandoned hope,
and enable them to bridge the chasm
between the panic of last fall and
the revival OF industry which will
surely follow wise legislation"
Year: 1874

FA recent medical writer says:


Sleep whenever you can-any-


where when you get chance; the


great want of the age is sleep


This is not always safe advice to fol-
low. AS one of our tOwnsmen Says
an English contemporary knows to


his sorrow He was recently affiict.
ed with bad cold, and to cure him
self Cf it resorted to the remedy of
putting his feet in hot water, and
drinking a tumblerful of strong
whisky toddy, prescribed by an aged
and respected friend Of the family.
Having got everything in order for
carrying ont the prescription, be
sat down by the fire, his feet i'm
mersed in warm water, and .tum-
bier of smoking toddy by his side.
In this condition a sense OF enjoy
ment stole over him as lie slipped the
exhiIerating liquid, and hefell asleep.


His wife had gone to bed ana on
awakening about three O'Clock IN the
morning, wondered why she was
alone. Going down stairs she was
to find her liege lord asleep
in his chair. the fire out, bis feet
still immersed IN the water, over
which cake of ice was forming,
and an empty tumbler on the chair
beside him His cold is no better.
Year: 1874

sYHow very frequently do we see
the truthfulness of the following little
effusion verified in life:
There's many gem unpublished,


And many star unknown
Many bright bud perished,


Neglected and alone
When, had word been spoken,


In u kindly, gentle tone,
The bud had bloomed unbroken-


The gem had graced a throne.
Then oh, scOrn not the lowly,


Nor do him any wrong,
Lest thou crush an impulse holy,


Or blight soul of song.
Year: 1874

Every night the basement Of the Central
Church, ON the corner of Gasques and
Liberty streets. is thronged with che
friends Of .ha. institution. anxious 20 fur
nish substantial aid to the good cause.
Since the sixteenth instant. when the fair
commenced. the ladies' have been indefati-
gable IN their efforts to make a substantial
showing to the treasury. 1t is proposed TO
continue the tar until the seventh of
March. Among other noticeable features is
an elegant buggy and harness. which is be-
ing voted tor by the friends Of Colonel
James Lewis and Superintendent w. G
Brown. The friends of each contestant are
rally,ng all the strength they can, and i: is
still! an open question which Of these two
popular gentlemen Will win alike the prize
and the honor
Year: 1874

The Houston Mercury, an ever
welcome visitor at our sanctum, made
its appearance yesterday, much 10
the delight of all our employees,
among whom are several who have
"stuck type" on that paper IN the
days that are past. 1t makes hand,
some explanation of its previous non
appearance, and throws The blame
upon the post Office department.
Year: 1874

Col. De Gress was elected from his
Office on Monday last by order of the
President Of the Senate. This act
completes the wholesome Democratic
reconstruction OF the State. De Gress
was the smallest of the late Radical
horde, and the sequel has proven, the
hardest to be gotten rid OF.
Year: 1874


government are now met by war
rants upon tie Treasury, which are
worth only sixty cents upon the dol
lar. The day will come when the
State will have to pay them in full,
dollar for dollar, and the Governors
recommendation that these same cur
rent expenses he met by the revenue
now beng paid into the Treasury
from all sources, becomes measure
of the most vital Importance to the
State. These daily expenses must be
met from some source, or else the
wheels of our State government al,
once become clogged. Now we sub
init the question whether, as he re-
commends, it would not be far prefer.
able to retire the past obligations OF
the State, upon just and beral
compensation TO the holders OF such
obligations, and use the incoming
moneys. SO as to save the difference
between the face, and the present
market value of the paper OF The
State, thus saving nearly fifty per
cent. TO the State.


The present Indebtedness of Texas,
compared with her real worth and
promise, is indeed most insignificant
the only trouble Is, the revenues oi
the State, are not now available for
present requirements, owing to the
faulty financial policy of the late
Radical administration. We think
the Governors recommendation with
regard to the outstanding indebted
ness of the State are eminently Just
as we'll as wise course TO be pur
sued, and We doubt not, If his advice
is followed by the Legislature, w,
will soon have the satisfaction
to announce to our readers that the
paper of the State finds ready mar
ket at its par value, or SO nearly SO
as to amount in effect TO that figure
This measure will, no doubt, as h,
suggests, woik hardship to some
but, under the circumstances, is quit,
unavoidable, and, under a wise
and honest financial administration
will soon melt a@ay and be heard o
no more.


| We think Gov. Coke's suggestions a
to the danger OF utter demoralizatio
growing out of the depreciation of tn
paper of the State, worthy tn
thoughtful consideration of ever
citizen, especially of the members c
the Finance Committee, and of III
Legislature generally. In restoring
it to its par value, the vast host c
spectators who swarm round hur
dred per cent margin, will have "si
lently folded their tents" and hav
carried their stealings to other ant
more promising fields. The honest
thinking people of Texas will rang
themselves up upon the line marke
out by his Excellency, and he wi
receive the warm support of this clas
without single detection.
Year: 1874

The Frontier Indemnity Bill is again
before Congress. 1t is feared that the
vote on the bill to Indignantly the citizens
OF Oregon for Modoc spoliati0ns will
have an unfavorable effect on the present
bill looking to the indemnity of frontier
citizens of Texas, for losses sustained by
Indian raids.
Year: 1874

The Indianola Bulletin is crazy en-
the subject of division of the State.
I. is "lhe anything TO beat Grant,
flea, only with a new application.
This time it is anything to beat Gal
weston. Were the little fellow to
live to see that day, lac would be en-
titled to rank with Methuseia.