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Year: 1878

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When she was born, maybe


the morning stars sang together


for joy; now, a large handsome


lady of eighteen summers, the


admiration of her parents and


at whose presence more than a
dozen admirers would bow sub


missiyely to earth if it would
aid them even in securing the


promise of an evening walk


two months hence.


! Among this vast multitude


of admirers are men of various


avocations, from the humble


shoemaker to those who have
attained the highest profession


al honors.


But present or absent, these


persons could never induce her
to make any selection or dis
tinction; her only reply would


'te that 81 have determined not
to join heart and hand with any
till my years have numbered
twenty" This being so often
and emphatically uttered by her,
these admirers began SEEM
ingly at one exclamation to say,
"We'll hunt another fish; there
are as many in the sea as were
ever taken out" Now we see
her at twenty still arrayed in
fashionable costume, but that
one, this one, nor the other one
are not bowing and putting on
bewitching airs before her. But
she is not entirely forsaken yet;
there is a fellow from Nashville
calls occasionally, another from
Memphis perhaps. These calls,
however, arc made more for
convenience than for specially
being in company with the fair
one. So with this hand she
plays till she has placed herself
on the list of sold maids" as
we are sometimes called, and
who are the happiest people liy-
ing, "If y That word always
was in the way of some one, and
has kept a many worthy girl
from getting a husband. The
above, however, is our expert
ence briefly given of the mate
rial that maids are made up of.
Now, young ladies, those of
you who are matrimonially in
clined, allow me to urge you to
be cautious in your selections,
be brief in your decisions with
old acquainted suitors, and last
but not least, hold transient
men at arms length, for gray
hairs are honorable when we'll
kept. JENNIE GRAY.
Year: 1878

1t was only a month ago that
he promised to love, cherish and
protect her, and yesterday
morning when she asked wheth-
er she should split up tie head
of a flour barrel or steal an arm
ful of kindling from the back
yard of their next neighbor, lie
rolled over with his face to the
wall and told her to go to thun-
der.
Year: 1878

A woman may change her mind.


A lady in Cleveland obtained d.
yorce from husband on the ground
LOT cruel and inhuman treatment,
and now petitions to have The di-


vorce declared void for the reason


that she was mistaken.
Year: 1878

She was romantic, and he was
practical. She remarked dream
lily that her soul was troubled
that the forebodings of fate were
running through her head. And
be coldly advised her to use .
fine tooth comb.
Year: 1878

RESUMPTION NO "SHocK. The talk about
the shock of resumption is mere vaporing
Trade and industry stood the shock when the
dollar was fluctuating from one to twenty cents
q a5rpashsvs sdu thoroughly discounted in its
successive steps than the appreciation of the
dollar has been since the passage Of the re-
sumption act. Those infatioaists whose mad
ness has the most method probably anticipate
no shock whatever, and yet, from their point
Of view, they are right and consistent in dread
ing the formal completion of resumption.
Under the combined influence of the densess
ignorance of financial laws, the recollection of
the delights of flush times and the confusion OF
mind which the use of inconvertible paper
always produces, the mass of inflationists con-
found money with wealth and prosperity, cher
ish the seductive delusion that the Govern
ment stamp gives money its value and main
tains it in circulation, aud hence believe the
issue of sufficient Government paper of full
legal-teHder quality absolute" money they
call it-would be the universal panacea. Upon
people possessed of this delusion argument can
have no more effect than a moral thesis could
upon hungry tiger.-N. Y Times.
Year: 1878

nomical times of the fathers, or to the wild
period of imitation that followed the war?
The resumptionists have nearly stranged this
Money Power which has done us so much
harm. Shall we compel them to let go their
hold on its throat, and turn it loose upon us
again9 The effective foes of the Money
Power are those who are seeking the speedi-
est possible return to stable standard of val
ue and to the use of the money of the world.
Between them and the men who are blindly
and unconsciously working for full restora-
ton OF that Money Power, the people are
called to choose. Their choice should not be
for moment doubtful.
Year: 1878

CONSIDERING that the greenbacks are
within cent of par and that their apprecia-
ton is due to the near prospect of resump.
ton it is quite evident that their value is
owing to resumption and not, as the Green
hackers claim, to their legal.tender quality.
They always had that, but it did not bring
them to par. On the contrary at one time
they were not worth fifty cents on the dollar.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and commun' j.
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve con-
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

The Republicans Of the several cities and towns of
the First Congressional District of Maine and all 9TH
persons who opposed to the Democrats obtain
ing control OF the next House of Representatives are
invited to send delegates to District Convention to
be held in
Year: 1878

die is drawn with much dramatic feeling and
evident fidelity. The story is well written with
good feeling and thorough understanding of
the situation, and is to be commended as a
very valuable and interesting setting forth of
the present condition of society at the South.
Year: 1878

In the Trilemms the author offers three
propositions, among which, he AYERS, choice
must be made; these are endless punishment,
or entire restoration, or the survival of the
fttest. He holds to the latter doctrine, which
it might seem there will be, as in Selkrk's
dominion, none to dispute. Who are the
fittest will still be the open question, to be
decided between free grace, election, faith
without works and faith with works unless
indeed all come to agreement on the sweet,
strong, heavenly common sense of the writer
in the Apocrypha who says, "And therefore
be not curious how the ungodly shall be pun
ished and when; hit inquire how the righteous
shall be saved, whose the world is and for
whom the world created"
Year: 1878

Tho intermediate World, by Rev. Dr.. Town.
-end, sets forth in style adapted to present
thought the docrine of hades or paradise
now to be known as cool, quiet way-place,
where one may east off the old soil of travel
and, forgetting heat and WEAKNESS, don his
better attire before presenting himself in
company where he hopes to find acceptance at
his best. very comfortable book is this for
those who dead step into the dark and are
glad in finding reasons, strong enough certainly
to convince many an earnest mind, that
place, more or kss familiar to their earthly
experiences, await them, where their eyes may
gradually grow puh and strong to bear the
great light and heavenly vision beyond.
Year: 1878

The subcommittee of the Potter inves-
vestigating committee arrived this morn
ing and commenced work this afternoon,
opening their Investigation with Baker
county. That and other counties will be
investigated while waiting for McLin.
Several witnesses from Columbia county
will be here tomorrow. There is but
little local interest felt and only small
Year: 1878

A very remarkable scene was presented in
Auburn prison at an early hour on Tuesday
evening, when Marie Roze Mapleson, the


we'll known prima donna, visited the institu-
ton and sang in the presence of nearly all


Of its inmates, embracing upwards Of twelve
hundred convicts. An incident of this char
acter has occurred but once before, and that


was on the occasion of the visit of Jenny


Lind. A letter from one of the gentlemen


present depic-s the scene as extremely touch


ing On tire arrival of Marie Koze she de-


sired to know if all of tho prisoners were


present, and being answered IN the negative
by Keeper Wells she requested that even
those who might be in solitary confinement


should, as a special privilege, lie permitted
TO come into the chapel and join the other


convicts in listening to the music which she


proposed to sing The request was accorded.
and the poor fellows, some of them for the
| first time in many years, were permitted not
only to look once moro on the face of a


beautiful woman, but hear again from an ac-


complished artist the sweet notes that re-
minded them of the innocent days of youth.
The chief. selections of Nine. Roze were


"Sweet Spirit Hear my Prayer and the


"Sweet Ky 1nd By and the writer of the
letter states that even the most hardened
! criminals were stirred to tears. After this


the fair cantatrice made tour of the institu-
ton, the prisoners meanwhile being retained
| in the chapel, and on her return she sang


the old familiar air "Comin' Thro' the Rye"
Meanwhile some of the most intelligent


among the convcts had been permitted to
prepare testimonial of thanks, which was
! duly signed and presented to the lady. 1t
| closed with the following quotation


God sent his singers upon earth


With songs of sadness and of n.irth,


That they Nigh touch the hearts of men
And bring them back to heaven again.
There can be little doubt that every one


OF these twelve hundred prisoners worked
| with cheerier hearts all that day, and that


the poor fellows in solitary confinement
especially will for long time recall and enjoy


this fresh ray of sunlight.
Year: 1878

Washington Special to Chicago Tribune.


Inquiries arc made from the West whether
legal tenders will be redeemed at the sub
treasures, and, if not, how it can be claimed
that resumption will be completed Jan. l.


cannot be authoritatively stated to- night
that it is the purpose of Secretary Sherman
not to redeem at all Western and Southern
sub-treasuries, but there is the best semi
Official authority for the statement that he
will execute the clause to the resumption act
which requires the redemption of legal-tend-
ers at the office Of tho assistant-treasurer at
New York only, although the law does not
prohibit him from, redecming elsewhere. It
has been urged by many friends of resump-
ton that


RESUMPTION WOULD BE EMBARRASSED
by any restriction, which would make the re-
demption of legal-tendsr notes possible in
the city of New York alone. These persons
insist that the work of redemption will be
greatly aided if the assistant tTeasurers OF
the United States throughout the country
were authorized to exchange gold for legal
tenders. Persons who within q few days
have had repeated conference with Secretary
Sherman say, however, that he is determined
to execute the resumption act in every par
ticular, and that he has no discretion except
to redeem at the sub-treasury at New York
alone. contrary course, it is claimed,
would weaken the government by scattering
its resources, and by making it more possible
for combinations to be formed to organize


RUNS UPON THE TREASURY.


This point is ono that was strongly dwelt
upon in the committee which drafted the re-
sumption act, aid it was decided that the
secretary of the treasury should have the
power to redeem at one place only. The
treasury people say that the incompleteness
of resumption would not be apparent. The
process at Chicago, Cincinnati, Boston, and
New Orleans would be this: Legal-tenders
would not be redeemed in coin at these sub
treasures, but coin drafts on New York
would be given for egaltenders, and re-
sumption would come about in this way.
Indeed. the language of the resumption act
is mandatory, that legal-tenders shall be re-
deemed at the New York sub-treasury only.
The act says: "On and after Jan. l, 1879,
the secretary Of the treasury shall redeem
in coin the United States legal-tender notes
then outstanding on their presentation for
redemption at the Office of assistant treasur-
er of the United States in the city of New
York, in sums of not less than $50" It
will, of course, be maintained that this can
not be construed to prevent redemptions at
all the sub-treasuries, but the law does not
require it,
Year: 1878

How ONE MAN WAS TAKEN IN.-An Indian
York recently by a sharper, who palmed him
self on his victim as Mr.. Johnson, a fellow
church member. The twain spent the even
ing together at the theater, where the man of
should leave for home the next evening with
$1,000 in checks and drafts. At that time
Johnson met him at the depot with a hand
as Mrs. johnson, and whom he willingly prom
1sed to escort as far as Cleveland, where she
was going to visit relatives. The woman
the merchant repeated his confidence in re.
gard to the wealth he carried. Both it and the
woman were missing when he reached Buffalo,
and 1t was found that she had got off at Roch-
ester, where she was arrested and allowed to
depart, after restoring her plunder, which she
mad taken from under the pillow of her too
eonndlng guardian as he slept in an adjoining
Year: 1878

great deal of excitement and no li5.le un-
comfortable apprehension have been created
In insurance circles by the recent announce
ment that the Mutual Life Insuran nee Company
ha1 concluded to reduce its rates thirty per
cent. As might have been expected, this or
any equivalent change is exceedingly un-
welcome TO all who cannot or dare not follow
its lead in this particular, and has come in for
no eng OF adverse comment and condemna-
ton. In fact, it has already been charged
with injustice to its old members aud an
lnequltabe discrimination against them for
the sake OF attracting new business: and GER
tam parties conspicuous chiefly for their un-
familiarity with the facts of the case, have
Ialher lngenlOusly and plauSibiy figured out
Just how much the company must necessarily
lose upon each dollar of premium received
upon this supposititious reduction. No degree
or kind OF Misrepresentation that may be in
dUlged IN will do more than disclose the ani-
mas OF the company's asSailants and gra.
tultOuSiy advertise Its unprecedented, and,
especially at this time, very welcome liberaity


No one conversant with the history and un-
qualified resources of this grand old company
doubts its ability to reduce its rates even more
Than thirty per cent. and be as sound and sub
stantlal as ever An immense breadth of base
and careful conservative and economical
diversity OF mortality expenses, as well as
great uniformity in the percentage of return
premiums, or, as they are persistently mis-
called, dividends. For many years past the
amount OF such repayment to the holders of
continued premium whole life inSuranceS has
aggregated about as much as the alleged re.
QucllOn In TACT this emlnently conservative
cid company has been collecting. investing and
using much larger premium than its neceSsi-
ties required, and has preserved entire equity
by returning the redundant portion. SO long
as his process continues with its accustomed
m0nGtony, it made no essential difference to
the company whether it collected the entire
premium and repaid thirty per cent. of it, or
collected seventy per cent. And during good
times it made little difference to policy holders
But it makes deal of odds just now to the
people. who want to insure, and who can turn
over this thirty per cent. to profit in their
busIneS several times in year. The company
which is just as progressive as it was thirty
hve years ago, and as alert to accommodate its
plans. to suit public needs, if no sacrifice of
principle is involved-proposest to permit ap-
pllcants for insurance to hypothecate their
expected dividends to the extent of thirty per
CENT; that is, to pay seventy per cent. and
fOregO the usual dividend at the end of the
year. The much condemned reduction is, it
will be readily seen, no reduction whatever,
nor device to insure new members cheaper
than old Ones nor one whit a departure from
the accustomed uSageS and ancient landmarks
OF this venerable institution. There is nothing
in it that can injuriOusly affect the financial
relations OF its members, present and pros
pectiye, or innOvate the Interchangeable actua.
rial structure OF its smachinery.-[N. Y. WeeEly
NC1TS, y 'o
Year: 1878

TIE INJURIES RECEIVED BY Mr.. BANCROFT
at Newport consist of a severe scalp wound,
and his right shoulder and ribs are badly
hurt, His skull does not appear to be in
jured, and his mind is perfectly clear. The
horses of his carriage ran away while he was
driving them; he guided them safely for three
miles, but in turning corner the momentum
upset the vehicle, throwing him out. Last
evening the patient was restless, with in
creasing pain. The physicians have not yet
aScertained whether any bones are broken.
Year: 1878

ASPHY MATED WITH GAS.-At Scranton
Pa, young man named Henry Ferber met
with singular death Tuesday evening. While
repairing leaky gas pipe in the cellar of W.
from jet, and it is supposed he became
aSphyxiated from Inhalation of the gas which
rushed forth in a strong volume. Mrs. Con
nell, noticing the presence of the suffOcating
fluid in the parlOr, sent the servant in the eel
lar to tell Ferber to shut it Off at once. She
gave the order to the dead man, and returned
with the remarked that he laughed and looked
annoyed, went down to the cellar herself and
found Ferber lying dead beside the open gas
nine o.
Year: 1878

6rAt recent discussion of the subject of
corporal punishment by the school board of
Sheerness two of the members got so excited
that one OF them broke his umbrella over tt g
others head, and was in turn kicked down
Year: 1878

As the happy couple were leaving the
church the husband said to the partner of
his welded life:


Marriage must seem dreadful thing to
you Why, you we're all of . tremble, and
one could hardly hear you say i will"


Il viii have more courage and say it
lsoder next time, said The blushipg Ride.
Year: 1878

A st. Louis gentleman, known as .
a writer, has just returned from Balti-


more, bringing with him the stone which
marked the grave of Edgar A. Poe be,
fore the remains Of the p5et were remov-
ed to their present resting-place beneath
a monument, and also part OF the COT
fin containing them. The relics were oh


tanned from the sexton who had charge
of the removal OF the body, and curl
ous interview was had with him. The
sexton was asked what was the condition
of Poe's body when the grave was open
ed-what it looked like The answer
revealed a curious fact not heretofore
made public. The sexton said that all
that remained Of the body was mere
skeleton, tolerably well preserved, and, !
he added, "when the head was moved
the brain ratified around inside just like
lump of dirt" His idea was that the
brain of Poe had dried into bal, which


rolled about in the cavity. The stone
brought to St, Louis is small sandstone
slab, with number on it to designate
the occupant of the grave, and stood
over Poe's coffin for years The wood
Of the coffin Is, Of course, somewhat de-


caved. 1t has been suggested that tht
relics would form q desirable addition te
the collection of the St Louis Mercantile


Library, and it is possible that they may
be donated to that institution. e
Year: 1878

Il is but just to say that the firm OF
Steele ,& PRICE were the FIRST to place in
the market articles for culinary purposes
that are strictly pure and wholesome
Their DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
has obtained its popularity and extended
sale by the purity Of the materials.
Year: 1878

TNorK-Lctters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full name aud address TO
insure attention. Compainauss who unwilling TO
comply with this rule simply waste time IN writing.
Write only on one side OF tho papcr. -ED HsaALD.l
Year: 1878

Inc Claim Agency party is afraid the anti
Cancellation spirit will ruin its business.


Ihe alleged backbone of the winter was
a good deal like that OF the Adm inistration.-
worcester Press.


There is nothing to be done by cheap
words; it is desperate fight between the
North, trying to keep, if it can, what it so
hardly won, and the South iTying to steal
Year: 1878

MAST makes great hit in the current
Hdrpers Weekly with his version of the
bondholder who relieved US when we were
strangling. Now we tell him that he was
fortunate to get his head out of the wolf s
mouth, and that is reward enough.
Year: 1878

Mr.. TILDEN is out of politics,ls he? There
was once an old rat who found an uncommon
fine cheese, and burrowed there, and gave
out that he had become a hermit and was
done with the world and its follies.
Year: 1878

we DO not read anonymous letters ana commum
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
out as guaranty OF gooo faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used
Year: 1878

FANCY the horror of Minnesota at the
thought that it must pay its debts! Only
the wisdom of Senate that knew the willy
ways of wicked creditors saved the State
from wild extravaganza if not crime.
Year: 1878

A QUESTION of considerable interest to
Odd Fellows, or at least to those of the Fra
ternity who belong to relief associations, has
come up in New Hampshire, in connection
with the will of, a deceased member. The
relief provided in this case was to be given to
the family in the following order sunless 9TH
erwise ordered in writing by the deceased
member" Wife first, then children, then
father, then mother, and so on. In the will
of the deceased he gives Gall the rest and res
idue of his property and estate, including the
whole of whatever sum or amount may be
due him or his executor from the Odd Fell
lows Mutual Relief Association" ETC., to his
mother. The question presents itself: "Is
this fund assets in the hand of his executor,
which can be used to pay debts of the de-
ceased ?" 1t is contended that it is relief,
not an asset, going to the wife wholly unless
the deceased member ip his lifetime ordered
its payment to his father or other of the regu-
lar beneficiaries; that said member had no
power to direct that the funds should be paid
to an executor, and that he had no testament
tary power at all over the sum.
Year: 1878

Yesterday evening party Of
Mexicans, consisting of one man
and three women, who were re-
turning from the celebration in
this city, met with an accident, by
which two of the women, a girl and
a married woman, were seriously,
perhaps fatally, injured. When
near Rudio station the horses be-
came frightened at the locomotive
Of the train for Wilmington; and,
proving unmanageable. they SHE'D
over to the track and were struck
by the engine. Both horses were
killed, the wagon demolished and
the occupants thrown violently on
to the road. A vehicle was pro-
cured by the conductor of the train
and the injured persons sent to DR..
Kurtz, who sent them to the Sis
ters' Hospital, where he examined
their injuries. The unmarried
woman sustained a fracture of the
skull and other Injuries and will
probably die. The married woman
was hurt in the back aud the flesh
of one of her arms for some dis.
tance was cut open to the bone
Both sufferers remained uncon-
scious from the time of the acci-
dent until the Doctor left them.
We were unable to learn the names
of any of the party.
Year: 1878

the problem. Take again the
Temple at Karnac, where Bunsen
says there is q hall four hundred
and fifty feet long by over three
hundred feet wide, In which the
Cathedral of Notre Dame, the third
largest church in the world, could
be set down without making its
presence very noticeable.


Take it for all in all, the lecture
was q very happy success and
netted handsome sum for the
stricken bepeficiaries.