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Year: 1877

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1t Is only broken doll,


That found by chance to-day,
Battered, and shapeless, and torn,
And carelessly thrown away.
And you would hardly dream
That this idle, senseless thing,
Could have the power to move me so,
And with sorrow my heart to wiring
So well recall the day


When this same doll was new
And brought delight to the little heart
with mother-instinct true.
And think, with weary pain,
OF the childish noise and glee,
And how oft was vexed, impatient and tired
And failed all the good to see.
o, could but surely know,
That my sins were forgiven above,
That my little child. II she thinks Of me there,
Thinks Of me only with iovei
Could but see the gardens fair
Where her tender feet have strayedl
But only can see the daisies white
That grow where my darling is laid.
Col pity the mothers hearts
That ache with loss to-night
Aud teach IA all to read with faith
His hardest lessons Alright.
1t is only a broken heart
That bear on the wings Of my prayer
To the throne Of a tender, plying love
May it ind acceptance therel Selected.
Year: 1877

Husbands and wives, parents aud children,
lovers, friends-all have to say goodbye,
now for longer and now for shorter term |;
now for days and now for eternity. But,
whether short or long, it is fact which
forms part OF the very existence of man
the messenger born into the world coinci-
dent with himself, and dedicated to the task
OF bringing with him pain and leaving be-
hind him sorrow-the castigator armed by
love himself with the knotted thong, and the
more tender the love the more dear the
lash. If it is only goodbye for time, and
speedy onlook of meeting, there are many
precious compensations, and the dear re-
membrance of the beloved but not bewailed
absent is threaded through with pleasant
thoughts of love and hope-of sweetest
memories and as joyous forecasting, like
pearls and golden beads strung on sable
thread. We shall meet again" OF all
the words TO conjure with, this is the most
powerful, and helps the soul over the rough
pass of absence with the firmest and most
consoling touch. Nothing equals it for
power of comfort not even the knowledge
that the dear absent ones are happy and TO
those who love truly, it works as a charm
on wound, soothing the path of the smart
If it cannot close the gaping edges. We
shall meet again" Seas may be between
the loving, and distance may lengthen time
into what seems an unbearable extent but
ave shall meet again sounds like the far
off voice of the Watchdog when the wan
derer is lost in the darkness of the painless
moor, the bewildering depths OF the lonely
wood, 1t is a voice that guides him TO the
safe security of home, and is an earnest of
the reward to come when the weary journey
is over for wherever those who love may
be, if divided, the journey is weary aud the
separation painful, if also the hope of re-
union is consoing. One may be in the sun.
shine of the fervid South, the other under
the gloomy skies of the chilly North but
there will be something in the heart of this
last that will stand instead of bright blue
skies and wealth of flowers, OF the poetry
and the art that seem TO cast halo round
every circumstance of life just as with the
other all the beauty and poetry will have It's
sting in the absence of the beloved, aud its
greatest charm is the hope of reunion. Else
the most beautiful country in the world
would lose its power of fascination-thC
pain of sentiment would be greater than the
pleasure Of sensation.-Seiected
Year: 1877

Let no Christian woman sit down with
folded hands longing for some work to do
for Christ, some interest in her life, some
use for the energies with which God has en-
dowed her. while she has even one servant
in her house who does not believe in Christ
as her Saviour. Many women in feeble
health ,oeep because they cannot go forth
and work as others do, and yet here is field
ready for the harvest, and they need not
leave their bed or their chair to work in it.
We labor and pray for the salvation of our
children and friends; we give our money
towards the evangelization of the far West
and foreign lands; we attend to the tempo
raj wants of the destitute around us, and
our good-natured Bridget or Ann has no con-
science Of her own, and without fear of de-
lection will not hesitate to lie and steal. If
we detect them in anything, it is so easy to
turn them away and hire others, and so the
mischief increases, and Bridget, turned away
with loss of character, no one knows what
will become of her. Is it not our duty as
miStreSSes to speak words Of advice and warn
ing to every servant that enters our home,
and shall we not have to render an account
of this, our duty, at the last day? o Chris
tian women while we labor and pray for
friends and relations, and give our money,
our prayers, and our time to every good
work, let us never forget our servants, but
show them by our words as well as by our
example how great an interest we feel in
them, and that "we have been with Jesus
and learned of him.-Eiizd Graham.
Year: 1877

The recent developments in connection with Life
Insurance suggest the Importance of careful
discrimination in the selection of Companies upon
the part of those contemplating insurance.


Among the Companies entitled to unlimited
confidence the
Year: 1877

No THIRD PARTY.-The Nashville
c ,rrespondent of The Philadelphia
Times says: As TO third party l see
n, evidence # it here 1t is democrat
On one side and republican on the oth-
or with a few uncertain fellows shit
ino about between them, with 10
pace TO 90 and call home, and as apt
to land in one party As the other when
the pinch comes. Was there an cleo
tion next week between a straight re-
aublican and straight democrat, l
think every Southern State would De
found on the side Of the democrat.
Behind all the good feelingrfor Hayes
which We find on every side. the truth
remains that as between the Two par
ties the South is democratic And 1t
will he solidly on the democratic side
in 1880. if the Northern democracy
stick together and look down this
yay for assistance
Year: 1877

WHEv a woman can feel a mouse
crawling along her spinal column. and
vet stop to think whether she has strip.
ed stockings, before keeling over IN a
fit, she is at least qualified to ENJOY
the elective franchise.
Year: 1877

The Portland " Standard" in last
Fridays issue, says: ave have
carefully read Governor Ferry's mes,
sage to the Washington Territory
Legislature. It is good document
and full of interest to the people OF
that great Northwest. On the fish
ing question the Governor is in full
harmony with the people Of Oregon,
and we trust that some Legislative
action will be inauguratsd by ths,
Territory and adopted by Oregon
which will perpetuate this great com
mercial interest to the people Of both
Oregon and Washington Territory
He truthfully touches upon the great
richness of that Territory and its
bright future.
Year: 1877

From Virginia Enterprise: 1t is no wonder that times are hard; rather, we think, it is strange that there has not been a universal crash and univer- sal anarchy before this. The worst feature of all seems to us to be the growing distrust and animosity of the poor towards the rich. In their dis tress they look upon those who have a competence, and grow to think there is no justice on earth. This feeling is being famed into flame by dema gogues everywhere. The leader of the riot in PIttsburg was arrested and put in jail. A reporter of a newspaper in tervlewed him and Tom Scott the same day. Scott was dressed in a $30 suit without an ornament of any kind visi ble, save plain black ribbon on which was suspended his watch. The chiel of the strikers, however, was resplen dent with a massive diamond breast pin. The one was man who was car rying in his mind day and night 8 business which gave thousands of mer their food and clothes; the other was an enemy of society who was deter mined to live by his wits.
Year: 1877

Each daisy underneath your feet Should count itself thrice happy sweet; Each purple troduen clover head Should thank you, even when 'tis dead. How blest is every twisted strand Of rope enclrcled by your handi Now up little; fasterl sol While through the soft June air you go, I wish that might always stay Below you. as am, today, Keeping you far above all care That other women have to bear; And, high in air though you might be, YOu always must come back to me.

 lsHE.l Dear heart, if June staid all year long, If twisted ropes were always strong, 1T daisy bloom and clover head Were never brown and wIthered; If ever robin in the tree Did not look down and wink at me, And say, That creature tries to fly, But knows not how to soar on high;" If could bring these things to pass, Then should stand upon the grass, And above your head would swing. But life is quite another thing; Since one of us on earth must bide The other should not leave his side.

 -Apple,on's Journal
Year: 1877




1t is not to be wondered at that the
average dairyman Of our State is puzzled
to know what to do for the best. Prof.
Wilkinson tells him plainly that nothing
but shallow pans and subearth ducts will
do. while Prof. Hardin is equally certain
that deep pans GO inches, sunk to the
rim in water, at a temperature Of 80 deg.
alone insure the largest yield Of the best
quality Of butter; and now both Of these
are overtopped by the new Cooley system,
which proposes TO enclose the milk in q
deep narrow can, with a water-tight lid,
and sink it under water, which is carefully
kept at low temperature by the use Of ice.


Our own experiments satisfy US that
both extremes are right, provided, certain
rules, as unalterable as those Of the Medes
and Persians, are observed. At tempe
rature above 60 deg. deep cans will not
do; the milk will usually sour before all
the cream reaches the surface. When
this temperature is unavoidable, shallow
aud broad pans will give the best results.
When cold water is abundant and the
means of keeping it at 80 deg. or lower
are at hand, it will be found that cans,
twenty inches deep, and eight or nine in
diamter, win save much labor, and at the
same time make quite as much and better
butter. Those dairymen whose situation
is covered by the first case should be eau
tious in the use of deep cans. It is no
doubt for the want of a proper observance
Of these simple rules that we now have
conflict of sentiment rs to the compare
tive merits of deep and shallow setting
Philadelphia Times.
Year: 1877

A SNEEzE-As a rule, sneeze is the
warning nature gives that some part Of
the body is exposed to a cooler tempera-
ture than the other parts, and that the
sueezer is catching cold" Next to the
warning, what Is the use to sneeze? 1t
throws open the pores of the whole body
and induces a gentle perspiration in
a word, it throws off the cold. A child
rarely sneezes more than twice-perspira-
tioa is readily induced in youth; an old
man, on the contrary, sneezes half dozen
to q dozen times, with loudly explosive
Catalogue" 1t is harder to set him per
spring. When one is sitting by an open
window and finds himself sneezing nature
tells him he is taking cold. He should
get up instantly, walk about, and I..ke a
full tumbler of cold water to keep up the
gentle perspiration that the sneezc set in
motion. If he does this he will not be
telling an hour after that he has a reold
in his head" or chest, or lungs.--Dr. E.


Weaticorth.
Year: 1877

A New CEMENT.--A new cement for
glassware has been discovered, which is
said to have the quality of being unaffected
by boiling water. 1t is also free from
another Objectionable feature of china and
glass cements, as it does not disfgure by a
dark line along the junction. The method
of making this cement (Which must be
used when fresh, is to add to FIVE parts of
a solution Of gelatine, one part Of solution
Of acid chromate Of lime. The articles,
after the broken surfaces have been united
with this cement, must be exposed to
strong sunlight for few hours; and mean
while should be held in the proper position


under considerable pressure from wire or
string. A fracture thus repaired in
glassware is said to be hardly perceptible.
Year: 1877

Gov. Hampton is fine specimen of
physical manhood, stands full feet high
in the clear, barring boot heels. His form
is willowy, but well knit and compact
His complexion is swarthy, tinged with
enough Of the roseate hue to indicate a
good liver-one who does not intend to
die in debt to his stomach In his move.
ments he is quick, and his manners are
graceful. His eyes are a deep brown,
almost black, and they sparkle with good
deal of animation. They are expressive
eyes, of the kind which reflect the finer
feelings. His hair is black, though there
are places where the grey is making sad
inroads. He wears side whiskers and a
mustache, the latter ending where the for
mer begins, something after the style of
Senator Burnside, though the whiskers do
not stand out so prominently as do those
Of the Rhode Island Senator. Both mus
tache and whiskers are tinged with Just
enough grey to serve as remainder of the
inroads of time. He wears a faultless
white shirt front, with pearl buttons, an d
n full suit, the coat cut frock. He is of
that class Of men who have attractiveness
which is noticed in crowd.
Year: 1877

Thanks, and a thousand of them, to that
unknown genius who entrusted trunk,
with hive Of bees in it, to the tender
mercies Of Syracuse baggage master, the
other day. The company will pay for the
bees and the doctor thinks his patient will
be around again in q fortnight or SO.
Year: 1877

The best way to treat disagreeable peo-
pie is to be very agreeable to them; then
IT may be as when the sun touches the
clouds, they are scattered aud borne far
away, the bearish elements Of these charac-
ters will be melted in the warm influence
Of our kindness. As
Year: 1877

Plant TREEs.-Now is the season of the
year for planting trees. and we trust that
those who have heretofore been careless in
this regard viii improve the opportunity A
few years ago Walla Walla was q dreary
looking place. Now it is one of the prettiest
towns on the coast, and all because some Of
our people had the enterprise and good taste
TO plant trees and shrubbery. Let the work
of urnamentation be continued until every
private residence within the CITY limits is
surrounded with trees aud -hrubbery.
Year: 1877

SHIPMENT OF WHEAT - We notice q
steady stream of wagons passing down Main
street, all loaded with wheat This grain is
delivered at the railroad depot, and thence is
transferred TO the River. At the time the
boats resumed their trips it was estimated
that 5000 tons of grain and flour awaited
shipment Since thar date 1t Is safe TO esti-
mate that fully five thousand additional tons
have been delivered at the railroad depot.
Year: 1877

Curious Sight at ~ New Jersey Wharf


Osirfches, GiraTss and Eleph ants Dang


ling in Mid Air.


A novel sight was witnessed at the
Bremen dock at Hoboken yesterday
afternoon, the occasion being the land
ing from the steamship Main of half q
dozen giraffes aud other animals, inn
ported by Reiche 4 Brother, for the
Coney Island Aquarium. The animals
were captured in the Nubian Desert,
and consisted, besides the giraffes, of
two young elephants, two leopards, two
large ostriches, and a great variety of
birds. They were accompanied from
New York, by Mr.. Paul Luhe, who
assisted in their capture, and who was
on hand yesterday, helping in their
debarkation. The lifting of the ami
mails out from the hold of the ship was
witnessed by large number of people,
but the landing of the ostriches and of
the giraffes was the most interesting.
The large birds, with their thin necks
and small heads towering above their
great bodies, struggled and tried to es-
cape as they swung in the air while
being raised from the ship and let
down on the pier. Their strength is
something marvellous, but the novelty
of the situation rather consisted in the
fact that they had to be landed with
rope and tackle and with band round
their bodies, as with the leOpards, ele-
plants and giraffes. The smaller birds
were first landed, and these and the
leopards were sent to Coney Island
early in the afternoon. Then came the
elephants, two saucy fellows, weighing
probably six hundred pounds each.
They were kept on the pier during the
greater part of the afternoon, but
seemed anxious to investigate the
wonders of the great country where
they are to make their home, The
last of the animals to be landed on the
dock We're the giraff.s. With their
long necks and towering heads sway
ing above the band which held their
bodies, and their legs spread out below,
they presented very laughable pic
ture as they came in sight over the
deck of the vessel. With one excep-
ton scarcely a struggle was perceptible,
and they seemed to regard the whole
operation as mere matter of course.
Up they went from the hold until
sufficient height was obtained, and
then they swung gracefully over the
sides of the ship and patiently allowed
themselves to be placed prOstrate on
some straw on the pier. When the
band was removed they were required
to rise, but nothing could be more
awkward than their first attempt to
walk after the voyage. Every step
was stride. The poor animals seem-
ed to regard the whole process of walk
ing as unnatural and unnecessary but
it was not long before ease and grace
replaced the awkward attitudes; and
as the six giraffes communed together
ON the pier, after the thing was over,
they seemed to be of opinion that the
only course to pursue was to be good
natured about the matter. Two of the
giraffes go to the Aquarium, in Thir-
ty-tifth Street, and the others to Coney
Island. All of them seem happy,
however, that their long journey from
Central Africa is ended, and well they
may be, for they were fOrty-five days
in the Nubian Desert on their way to
the coast, and many weary weeks on
the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, and
the Atlantic Ocean.-[N. Y. Herald.
Year: 1877

FARE ON THE TwENTY-rHIRD STREET FERRY.


To rnK EpIrcR OF THE HERALD:-


lam resident OF Greenpoint and frequently patron
ize the Twentythird street ferry to New York On
turning from New YORK about quarter Of nine O'Clock
on Sunday evening" with my vile and two children
zone years old and tho other one year old the
ticket collector the Office made pay two cents
eacn tor tue children On inquiry at the olce on the
Gree ppoint side was informed that they charged
cents all children ave years DID, aud tie col
lector there told mo there must be some mistake but
the whistle had Just blown ior the boat co. and my
wife aud child already on the boat, tho collector
knew f should stop TO expostuiate should lose tho
boat and be Obliged to walt half hour for the next
one. l put this down outrage on those who
patron zc the ferry, and do hesitate say that
person corporation who ID guilty OF such an action
would do anything despicable. In their notices Of
rates OF have never seen anything 10 reference
10 the two cents for children A GREENPOINTER.
Year: 1877

Probably our advertisers will think


it none of our business, says the De-


troit Evening News, that as long as


they pay for their space they should


be permitted to fill it as they wish,


but we are really anxious that adyer.


tising should pay those investing in


it; and this leads us to call attention


to a fault which many commit, to the


prejudice of their own interests. We


would, at any time, rather not have
mans business than take his money


without receiving full equivalent for


it in increased trade.


The fault we speak of is indefinite
ness and desaltoriness in the prepara-
ton of advertisements. If new
store is opened, it may be well enough
for Jones, Brown IL Co., to enumer-
ate in their earlier advertisements the
various lines of goods they keep, but
after the public have become well
aware that they are in the hardware
or dry goods business something diff
ferent is needed. Then the announce
ment must be made to contain nesrs,
in order to be read and acted on.


Who would regard the news column
of a newspaper which dealt only in
the broadest generalties, reporting
day after day facts that the public
were already aware of OF course,
no one would read such a paper. 1t
is the freshness and striking character
Of the news which draws readers and
makes q newspaper. sought for, and
just the same principle applies to adj
vertisements. The business man, to
benefit fully from them, must make
them contain something that the peo-
pie want to know-fresh and detailed
information. Bold and ingenius dis
play will never. alone effect the object.


In . long and observing experience
We, have noticed that people pay little
attention,to generalities. A dry goods
dealer may advertise from now till
doomsday that he keeps a full line Of
cotton, linen and woolen goods, silks,
velyets, ribbons, laces, etc., and OBJ
serve very little increase in his trade,
but let him announce that he has
opened a case of cashmeres which he
has marked at % cents a yard below
the previously current rates and see
how his store will be thronged. But
it is not necessary always to cut prices
to make advertisements tell. A lead
ing Chicago book-hOuse fills its adver-
tising space with price lists of all the
new publications of the day. All
bookworms read them with interest,
and no doubt weigh the prices in
their minds till they are impelled to
go to the store and purchase. In
other departments of trade there are
few advertisers whodo not have some
thing in their stocks that graphically
described would draw hosts of people
to their stores to inspect if not to pur-
chase, and inspection COMMONLY leads
to purchase.
:: The aim should be to interest the
public. 1t ne doubt requires
thought and study, but this positive
news feature is essential to the profit
ableness of the advertisement, and
can ALWAYS lie depended ON TO pay
handsomely.
Year: 1877

Last Thursday morning Miss Sas
rah E Vaughn, who lived ten miles
east of here, in Carroll county, was
looking at some workmen bore a
well. when one of the upright poles
fell and struck her ON the head, knock
ing her senseless. She lived about
twelve hours after the accident, but
did not regain consciousness.
Year: 1877

SHEEP INSTEAD OF DOGs.-The Lynch
burg Firginian says: "Wc met yesterday
with gentleman from Georgia who is in
search OF suitable tract Of mouutatn-land
upon which to raise sheep upon'a large
scale. Its conceded that the eastern slopes
Of our Virginia mountains afford the finest
opportunities upon the continent for the
prosecution OF this most profitable in
dustry. What a commentary is it upon
our want OF thrift and intelligent hus-
bandry that no attention whatever,
except In rare instances. is given to this
subject. We raise dogs instead OF sheep
and nine in ten OF them are miserable,
NANCY ours at that. Lambs six months old
sell in this city at three dollars. In Rich.
mond and Baltimore at much higher figures.
An ordinary sheep will yield annually from
six to eight pounds OF wool, worth forty
cents per pound. Where can you point to
such profits from any Industry Why do
not our politicians, instead Of Grating about
the traditions OF the grand old Common
wealth, crate about sheep? There would
be more common sense and real patriotism,
in their orations If they would thus crate.
II there is spectacle calculated to excite
contempt it is alegislator Jealous about the
State debt and the State credit, and too stu
pid or too timid to eXterminate the dogs
which eXterminate the sheep"
Year: 1877

AN UNFIT ALpERMAN.-The Court OF AL
dermen Of the city of London have resolved
by Il vote Of nineteen to one that Sir John
Bennett is not person tit and proper to
support the dignity and discharge the du-
ties Of an alderman. Sir John Bennett was
recently elected for the ward Of Cheap after
an active contest and by close vote. He is
a Radical, and, though the Court Of Alder
men disclaim any political motive, his reiec-
ton will probably cause considerable feel
ing and party controversy. ,.'