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Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


There is lot of miserable people in East Thirty
seventh street between First and Second avenues who
make il their vocation steal the ash barrels tin
pans and other vessels used for the same purpose.
Cannot the police put stop to their operations:


CLEANLINESS.
Year: 1879

lNoTE.-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full name and address to
insure attention. Complainants who are unwillingto
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.
Write only on one side of the paper.-ED. HERALD
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR HERALD:---


Please ask the Belt Line Car Company to put their
in little better condition. piece of carpet on
the seats aud little straw the floor during this
cold weather would be greatly appreciated. And when
this is done let them instruct their conductors to keep
the front doors closed. RIDER.
Year: 1879

A parasol may be a good article with
which 10 scare chickens and, clear side
walks, but does not prove successful in
soaring historical rabbits" as three
brave women of this city can testify from
experience. After seeking shelter in .
residence on First street it was decided
that they would never again assume the
role Of mulcteers.
Year: 1879

subject that these perfunctory langushings anu
jubiations are not only obtrusive and offensive 10
the honest and homely dignity OF the occasion, Dut
foreign TO tho character of the English people.


And there ia precisely the point OF interest
in such occasion as thls-apart Hoih
the natural sympathy and goodwin at
taching to the marriage OF two young people
whose position in the world attracts attention.
What Is the feeling reused in England by each
fresh appeal of royalty to the peopieI Large
classes are beyond question steadfasty loyal IN tine
old sense. Their loyalty Is not only ready hcqn-
cscence in form of government, but sentiment OF
personal goodwill to the Sovereign ana the royai
family. The ruling classes have it-and by the
ruling classes | mean those who exercise
political power-have it in large measure
Their feeling Is not one OF ecstasy on tue
one hand nor of mere courtesy on the other;
hut cordial and sincere far as it goes Inc
Princess Louisa is heartily welcomed "a the oride
Of the Duke of COnnaught. But the oracles VINO
sneak for the nation seem TO forget here as IN TOO
many other cases. that the nation does not consist
wholly Of ruling classes or well-tO-dO shopkeepers'
II would be quite worth while TO find out whether
the masses beneath them have any feeling ID luc
matter, and if 50 what il is. For they also must DE
reckoned with and the day IS not far distant Wheh
they who are now without power Will acquire
share of it, And the feeling of large proportion
possibly majority, of the so-caiied work
ing classes who now have the suhIase
is but very mperfecly expressed in the daily Jour
nails or in any other organ of opinion. There Is a
lack Of evidence as to the thoughts OF some millions
Of grown Brions and it really seems "a If some OF
the amazing industry devoted to descriptions OF the
wedding preparations might advantageously be
spent on this other not less important subject


CIV. s.
Year: 1879

RAlLhOADS AND ECONOM1.


THE RAILROAD INVESTIGATION ABOUT TO BEGIN


-LEGIsIArIYG FOR NEw-YoRK


The investigation of the alleged discrimination by
railroads is to begin to-day. The bill placing the
Register Of this city under salary yesterday excited
lively discussion, The fee system was denounced
as demoralizing Another bill to secure the com
pletion of the Capitol has been introduced. The
Assembly Committee on Cities is about to report in
favor OF transferring street cleaning in this city to
the control of the Department of Public Works.
Year: 1879

The present Committee Of Claims
of the House has made a fine record
for industry and careful attention to
the business referred to it. 1t in
veotigated and reported at the 'ast
session over two hundred Gases,
some of which were very important,
and involved much careful and
profound inquiry. The chairman
Of the committee, Hon. John M.
Bright, is an ornament to the State
which sends him here, and we are
truly rejoiced to see that he has
been triumphantly reelected. At
the recent election he carried every
county in his Congressional district
over three opponents, receiving a
very large majority over all COM
bined, Notwithstanding the vote cast
was light. This was compliment
he richly deserved, for no one has q
better record, or is more noted for
faithful and conscientious service.
Withal, Judge Bright bears Il spot
less character, and blends most hap
PLY the qualities of the statesman
with the virtues of a Christian. We
see that the Fayetteville (Tenn.)
Express noninates him for q seat in
the Senate, and wo judge from his
popularity at home that the position
Is not beyond his reach.
Year: 1879

During the good times, so called


which existed just before the panic


of 1873, 4 fav0rite delusiOn of many


people in rural localities was that
TO have q railroad in their neigh.


b0rhood was rather more benefi-


cial than to discover a gold mine.


New roads were projected faster
/ than engineers could survey the


lines, and the town that had no


row of chalked stakes crossing it


was considered to be entirely out of
/ the world. For once the capitalists


who clutch at everything that has
money in il were too stnpid to per-
ceiye the golden opportunity that


was waiting to be gTasped, so the
towns along the lines cheerfully
voted large quantities of their own
bonds to assist in building the roads.
| The transaction seemed, financially,
the simplest and safest i'm the world.
A town gave its bonds in eX-
change for an equal quantity, at
face valuations, of railway bonds or
stock the interest on the latter was
to pay that on the former, and the
principal of the one was 10 Offset
that OF the other. Slowly, how
ever, it dawned on the minds of the
forefathers of the a nbitious ham
let that, although in,e. est on bonds
was promptly paid out of the local
treasury, there was q delay, which


became chronic, about the payment
of interest or dividend on the rail-
way securities held by the town.
a railway can pay interest only out
of its net earnings, whereas of the
roads completed not one-half could
earn running expenses, while many
have yet to behold their first rail.
A science peculiar to railroad build
ing enabled many a company to
pay several times as much for its
road and rolling stock as any possi-
ble trade could ever yield a sur
plus upon, and in most cases the
towns learned that the securities
they had taken in exchange for
their own yielded nothing but as
se-sment. Fhe end was a power
full sentiment Of disgust with rail-
roads and everything connected
with them, but disgust never filled
an empty treasury, so at present
some hundreds of towns are search
ing the law for lOophOles of escape.
Some of them may be successful
upon technical points, but the gen
oral result is bound to be the same
which Overtakes every one, conn
munity or individual, who pays
cash for prospects. The towns, at
best have been sinking money in
possible improvements. In many
cases they have been wild specula- /
tions. but the law is powerless to
annul any contract merely because
one of the parties was blind, care
less or stupid. The dance which is
over may have been a silly one, but
still the piper must be paid.
Year: 1879




For some years there has been in
the Hadley a wild animal which
has been q terror to the people of
that community. Last Sunday
morning Esquire James Herd went
to his hog pen, where he found and
killed it. 1t has been heard in that
section to cry like a young mule,
but when it was shot 1t made a
noise like that of a fox. 1t is twenty
inches high, three feet two inches
from end of tail to the tin of his
nose, and looks like a cross between
4 wolf, fox, dog and coon; has q
thick, heavy neck like bull, Is of
a pale yellow color, with long hair
on his neck, which curls somewhat
like the name of lion, and other
features not common to animals of
these woods. What is strange about
it Is that the hounds would not
chase nor have anything to do with
it. 1t was in good order, and from
its being in the hog-pen it is sup
posed that it had for long time
been feeding on the swine Of the
neighhorhOod. AS Barnum said,
"What Is it ?"
Year: 1879

a New York letter says: "Un-
favorable advices are coming from
many Of the southern cities that
have interest to pay on their bond
ed indebtedness on or about the
first Of January. Their creditors
ale largely in this city, and natur-
ally there is no little anxiety In con-
sequence. Up to this time there is
no assurance that even New Orleans
will be able TO raise the less than
five hundred thousand dollars to
meet the January coupons on the
the State debt, while from Charls-
ton, Savannah, Macon, Memphis
and other points there are imita-
tiOns not less discOuraging. Mean
while there is great deal of tele-
graphing between here and there.
One of the leading banks in this
city is understood TO be a large
holder of the New Orleans obliga-
tions alluded to, and it has about
given up the hope Of seeing the
money. The bad effect of this loss
of credit by these southern commu-
mites will be a serious drawback to
their prosperity for long while to
come. In some cases, ii is feared,
creditors will have TO submit 10 u
ruinous scaling down of their obli-
cations, or run tho risk Of losing
everything by repudiatiOn."
Year: 1879

WE give this recipe for cleaning
clothing for the benefit OF our many
readers: Put a teaspOonful of
ammonia in a quart of warm soap
suds, dip a cloth IN II and 10 over
your soiled clothing, and see how
rapidly the dirt will disappear; no
scrubbing Is necessary.
Year: 1879

There Is no denying that, as a
a rule, the editor is expected to do
more for nothing, to give more for
the money, to expect less thanks,
or even acknowledgment for favOrs
done, than the lawyer, doctor, cler-
gyman, merchant, mechanic, and
farmer. This does not hold good,
as is generally supposed, of the
country press alone, but also OF the
journalists Of the cities, great and
small. Most of the subscribers to a
newspaper, be it daily or weekly,
though they get their full moneys
worth and something more, are
fully impressed with the idea that
they have an inalienable right to
dictate the course of the paper that
"they take"


These people would never dream
of threatening to withdraw their
patronage from q grocer because, on
public or religious affairs, he enter
tanned or expressed opinions at va
Rance with their own. They would
never think of asking their tailOrs
to throw in vest because they paid
for coat; they would laugh at the
idea of advising a lawyer how to
conduct a case; yet, they think it
the most reasonable and natural
thing In the world to tell the editor
that they will stop his paper if he
continues to oppose resumption or
imitation, refuses TO find fault with
the national administration, or alb
stain from praising it, as the case
may be. When they find it to their
interests to advertise they deem
themselves badly used If the editor
does not promptly and smilingly
comply with the request for local
or editorial notice, highly favorable,
of course.
Year: 1879

DESPITE his welI-known partial
ity FOR yellow metal, it is source
of great satisfaction to John Sher-
man to realize that, in case of run
for gold, he can get behind a pile OF
twenty or thirty million new silver
dollars and say, "Come on with
your greenbacks here is the coin
nominated in the bond. - H1sh-
Li10t0n Post.
Year: 1879

No more attention is paid by the citizens
of this community to the windy blow
made by those newspaper men who
say so much about that fraudulent printing
contract, than would be given to bowling
hungry cur that had been severely beaten
Dskotsians are shrewd enough to understand
why the yelping commenced and why i, is
kept up. These great reformers( y have ee-
cured private bill made out tow E. Cation
and are trying to make the Kidder democrats
l. e. Tripp republicans, believe the territory
has been robbed. As tar.as the Press is con
cerned the legislature gave it contract ard
it fulfilled it, OF course il these virtuou,
editors were offered couple Of hundred
dollars more for thing than they asked
they would not take it. We will venture
to say that Secretary Hand. if called upon
to make an official report by any authori,,
or respectable source, would reply BY
clear and comprehensive report satisfactory
to all.
Year: 1879

Judge Langher then continued the case Till
Tuesday, when he will hear the argument
on both sides. In a conversation the Judge
said he understood and appreciated the i'm.
portance of the case. and recognized the
wide attention 1t would attract If the tele.
graph company desired to make it test
case. He would not commit Mr.. Brown
to jail. but If 1t became necessary in the
progress OF the case to infict punishment
on him 1T would be merely nominal.
Year: 1879

ST. LOUIS, Nov 14-There is move
ment among millers here to close their
mills until the price of wheat declines.
Two mills were closed to-day and two more
will shut down as soon as the wheat they
have on hand is ground This action will
probably become general. The principal
reason assigned for this is that -four is
below the price of wheat and can only be
made at loss. Many milIers have already
lost heavily on contracts made when wheat
was less than dollar bushel, and they
see no profit in the immediate future.
But little -four has been shipped from here
the last three weeks, and large amounts
are 10 store, more than enough to supply
all demands for some time. The millers
are satisfied there must be decline 10
wheat pretty soon. At all events they
will not purchase until prices fall or there
is margin on -four.
Year: 1879

You have allowed your bowels to be-
come habitually costive, your liver mas be-
come torpid, the same thing ails your
kidneys, and you are just used up. Now
be sensible, get package of Kidney
Wort. take it faithfully and soon you will
forget you've got any such organs, for you
will be we'll man.
Year: 1879

A liberal reward is ready for any one
who can essentially improve Warner s
Safe Bitters as pleasant and permanent
ly effective tonic, blood purifier and pre-
ventive of diseases. 1t is good for all
diseases
Year: 1879

No use of having the chills, no use OF
headache, ,or any of the ills that come from
a disordered or inactive liver. One hot
tie of this old aud reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
a new person. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879

MlDDLEBURG, Nov. 15.-The Sopho-
more, Freshman, and Senior and Junior
classes. have gone into voluntary suspen-
sion. The faculty has suspended two
lower classes and probably will suspend
every student engaged in rebellion. The
trouble grows out of the alleged unjust
action of the faculty toward member of
the Sophomore class
Year: 1879

Frank Miller's Harness Oil and Backing
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured The grade OF
these goods is always standard and their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one Of the Oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in its line. diff
Year: 1879

cows, and several of our farmers
have been able 10 sell off their sur
plus COWS at satisfactory prices,
The cows, we understand, are to 60
to a dairy farm near Cameron.


We see that the Greenback crs at
Chillicothe were defeated in the ci-
ty election, but we hope are not
conquered nor discouraged. All
Greenbackers should remember that
we are laboring to overthrow an old
and powerful institution, and that ii
requires untiring energy and indom-
liable courage to overcome such Il
monster as we have to deal with and
bring about such q revolution in the
financial world, as we are now
laborlng for. The masses Of
the people have travelled tho old
hard money way so long that many
of them are prone to love tho old
ways, though they know them TO be
burdensome and impractlcable, rather
than take up new and better way.
We policy we are laboring to es'
,obllsh cannot be brought about in
a Jay, but may require years of in
.ossant toll; therefore, let not mi,
nor defeats and backsets dampen
our ardor, but rather spur us on
knowing that right is right, and
right the day must win.
Year: 1879

lis a well known fact by every lady


who keeps house that broom hung up
will last as long again as one standing
on the floor, saying nothing of its being
much more tidy and handy, as you al
ways know where to find it. When the
lady of the house has new broom, she
ties string to the handle and hangs IT
up on A nail or hook. 1t is good deal
of trouble, and takes time, as you nave
to take hold with both hands to hang 1t
up. For this reason, the broom is not
hung up half the time, as the string soon
wears out, and that is the last of hanging
1t up. But with this little device, 1t Is
lust as HANDY TO HANG UP GOuR
BROOM as it is to throw it into the
corner, as it is done in an instant. AL


dress Post-otiice Box 45l. Price 20 cts
Year: 1879

Our old friend Charley Kyle has a
lot of very fine melons at his stand cor.
of Second and Market streets, which he
is closing out at very low rates. Give
him call and he will bs sure to select
you an extra fine one. He is particu-
larly accommodating to the ladies'.
Year: 1879

A gentleman, who was exceedingly
averse to that little animal denominated
a mouse, was one day travelling, and, as
night set in, put up at country inn.
After supper he retired to his room,
carefully examining the corners and crev-
ICES to ascertain if there were any holes
from which these little marauders
might be likely to issue forth, but, find
ing none, he divested himself of his
wearing apparel, and consigned himself
to the guardian care of Morpheus.
After sleeping soundly for about three
hours, he again became conscious of bis
existence in this world of transitory
bliss, but being somewhat in dreamy
state, he had no clear perception as to
what might disturb his disordered
imagination. As he was thus lying,
midway between sleep and conscious
ness, he heard something 60 pit-pit-pit-
pit upon the table, which closely ap


proximated to the head of the bedstead
on which he was sleeping. He listened
more attentively, and observed, very
softly to himself, "As I live, this house
is beset with those Internal mice, and
there is one now gnawing at something
on the table," So saying, he slipped as
noiseIessly ont of bed as possible, and,
feeling for his boot, took hold of the toe
part of it, and, the heel upraised, very
softly approached, on tip.toe, his in
tended victim. When close enough to
be in striking distance, he again listen
ed, and, to his delight, found the noise
still there !; he then raised his arm, and,
with unerring precision, let fall the heel
of his boot upon--his own beautiful
gold repeater, that he had placed upon
the table on going to bed, that had
made the noise, and which now lay
smashed and destroyed.
Year: 1879

Good humor is rightly reckoned q
most valuable aid to happy home life.
An equally good and useful faculty is a
sense of humor or the capacity to have
little fun along with the humdrum
cares and work Of life. We all know
how it brightens up things generally to
have lively, witty companion who
sees the ridiculous points of things and
who can turn an annoyance into an oc-
casion for laughter. 1t does great
deal better to laugh over some domes-
tic mishaps than to cry or soold over
them. Many homes and lives are dull
because they are allowed to become
too deeply impressed with sense of
the cares and responsibilities of life to
recognize it's bright and especially it's
mirthful side. Into such household,
good but dull, the advent of witty,
humorous friend is like sunshine on o
cloudy day.


While it is always oppressive to hear
persons constantly striving to say witty
or funny things, it is comfortable, see-
ing what brightener little fun is, to
make an effort to have some at home.
1t is we'll to turn off IN impatient ques-
ton sometimes, and to regard it from a
humorous point of view, instead of be-
coming irritated about it. "Wife, what
is the reason I can never find a clean
shirt ?" exclaimed good but rather i'm.
patient husband, after rummaging all
through the wrong drawer. His wife
looked at him steadily for moment,
half inclined to be provoked; then with
comical look she said: II never could
guess conundrums; I give it up" Then
he laughed, and they both laughed, and
she went and got his shirt, and he felt
ashamed of himself and kissed her; and
then she felt happy, and 80 what might
have been an occasion for hard words
and unkind feelings became just tho con-
trary, all through the little vein of hu-
NOR that cropped out to the surface.


Some people have peculiar faculty
for giving a humorous turn to things
when they are reproved. It does just
as well oftentimes to laugh 8 ings off
as to scold them off. Laughter is better
than tears. Let us have 9 little more
Of 1t at home. Saturday EVeni,sg Post
Year: 1879

Up here in Minnesota, it is the thing
to wear great, overshadowing, over
whelming, vast, illimitable fur overcoats.
The latitude demands it, fashion has de-
creed it, and everybody that can afford
it wears one. Now the fact is, it hasn't
been nearly so cold in Minnesota as al
most anywhere else. The weather is
not severe. An ulster is burden, and
a good, ordinarily overcoat is all that a
man needs. Imagine, then, the suffer-
ing of the Minnesotian who goes prowl-
ing around in fur overcoat while the
thermometers laugh at him and the
prickly heat breaks out oil over his back
and drives him wild. If he goes into a
store, the sight Of red hot stove makes
him tremble. He takes up as much
room as three men, and the hotter he
gets the more closely he buttons his
overcoat around him, and affects to be.
lieve that everybody else is slowly freez-
ing to death, and that he is the only
comfortable man in the State. They
may be, and I really suppose they are,
really necessary up bere at times, but
since I have been in tie State have
learned to rity the men who have in
herited or acquired fur oyercoats. Iput
a borrowed one on the other day and
wore itwhile I walked a couple of blocks,
and Just before died of sunstroke, they
pulled me out of it. Extracts from the
diary of a reformed lecturer. ]-Burlir1g'
tom Hawkeye.