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Year: 1877

watched as they stood together there,
And couldn't help pausing to wonder
If he, with his wealth and stylish air,


Would marry that widow down yonder.
She did look pretty, and happy too;


Qf were man I'd love her D
Her hair shone like gold, and her eyes we're
As the summer skies above her;
Her baby sat growing upon her knee,


A bright little year-old prattler;
And now if l tell what saw that day,


You must never call me tattler.
saw him stoop down, close, close to her face,
was almost too curious, maybe,
thought he was going to kiss her. I'm sure,
But he only kissed the baby.
I saw him again, as he came one day,


And they went to the church together;
I watched from my window over the way,


Twas beautiful, sunshiny weather.
She had pink dress and a bonnet of white
She didn't wear black any longer.
As all this burst forth on nay wondering sight,
Curiosity kept growing stronger;
And so just put on my bonnet and shawl


And went down, although twas hot;
The church door was open, and when got there
The parson had just tied the knot
Tn sure don't know how it all came about,


But it might have been just this way, maybe:
think that sometimes he made mistake,
And kissed her instead of the baby.
Year: 1877

The Belfast Journal does not favor


making an issue. as has been proposed by


some Democrats In this State, against the
present prohibition law. He thus states
| his views:


II Is doubtful whether even the intensity


OF the cider law ought 10 suffice to lure the
Democracy into the suicidal policy indica-
| ted above. That there is among the Dem
ocracy of Maine sentiment which largely


sustains the prohibition legislation of the


State. is well known TO every one who is


in situation 10 be aware of the sentiments


of the people. The class of Democrats


who favor prohibition very well know that
/ II mas been carried TO extremes in some in


stances-that its friends have made some


mistakes-but they hold that its advantages


and the good that ii is doing, very greatly
oyerbaance the errors OF it, over-zealous
/ friends. The class OF our political asso-
ciates, TO whom We refer, feel the benefit
/ 10 their business OF power 10 control and
restrict the sale OF liquors.


They are employers TO whom a liquor
shop in the vicinity is pretty certain to give
drunken workrnem; owners of vessels. who


desire sober officers and crews and above
all, parents who are anxious to keep temp
tatiou from their sons. We call to mind


prominent and active Democrat OF this


vicinity, who has experienced so much ben
etit from the prohibitory law in preventing


the use of liquors among his workmen. that


he said TO US that when Democracy made


license plank in its platform, lie should


decline TO stand upon it.. The large loss


which the party will experience in this way


will find no compensation. There will be
| no recruits TO Democracy on this issue
any more than there has been in the past


The stampede Of license Republicans has


been much talked about. but 1t never took
place, and never will.
Year: 1877

ArTE4tT ro Throw TRAIN LOADED


WITH rEoors FROM TIE TRACk-FiGHr


BETWEEN TRoors AND THE MoB-lO0 or


THE LATTER CAPIURED.


PIrTsaURG. july Sat O'Clock this
morning tour trains over the Pennsylvania
road arrived from the east with the state
troops under Coy. Hartraoft. The first
train stopped at Lawrenceyille station,
and from there to Millvale cars are strech-
ed along the track all filled with soldiers.


They comprise Gen. Brinton's division
Gen. Whites division. and three batteries
Of regular artillery. Other trains. on the
way from the east. are bringing two COM
panies OF regulars aud another body Of
militia. 1t is intimated that before even
ing there will be 5000 troops here.


The troops would have arrived last even
ing, but owing to Instructions on the
road the trains were obliged to run very
slowly. The most serious trouble on the
way was at JOhnstown. As the second
section of the train passed the depot at
that place it was attacked by great mob.
armed with stones and pieces of metal
which was thrown at the windows with
telling effect. Volley after volley poured
into the train, crushing the windows and
iDjuring q number of soldiers. As the
train moved on several determined attacks
were made, the last and most serious after
the train had passed beyond the depot
some distance.


AS this point the patience of the COM
manding officer, Col. Hamilton. gave way,
reaching up he pulled the bell rope to
stop the train. The engineer and fireman
were under strOng guard of soldiers,
and they at ONCE reversed the engine. In
all probability this saved the lives of half
the men on board the train. for at u point
just in front of the train switch had
been misplaced and car heavily laden
with fire brick placed on the switch for
the fast approaching train to run into. to
throw il over The embankment


When the train struck the switch the
speed had been greatly slackened. but the
engine. tender, two baggage cars and
three passenger cars left the track and
came in contact with the ear of brick.
with such force that the rails and ties
were torn up. and the five cars were piled
up in mass Of ruins. The bottom of one
of the cars rested on the roof OF anOth.r.
and three were thrown completely round
and Law crosswise on the track with the
car of brick. crushed and splintered and
Stopping the way.


Col. Hamilton was severely injured in
ternally. and several soldiers we're badly
bruised by the conclusion. The soldiers
OF the wrecked train remained al the sid
ing until morning, and the third section
Of the train was detained above the depot
BY the wreck and was several times attack
Year: 1877

Cur DOWN ON THE GRAND Trunk
The officials Of the Grand Trunk have re-
Gently cut down the pay OF the eng neers
i've per cent. along the whole line OF the
road. The reduction was gracefully re-
ceived by all the engineers. The off cials
OF the road told them that the earuiu Is OF
the road were much reduced. and the men
very properly agreed to take less for their
labor.
Year: 1877

that the excellent effects of Or. Schenek's
seasonable remedies Sea Weed TOME. and
Mandrake Pills, are particularly evident when
taking by those who are injurousy affected by
a change OF water and diet. No person should
leave home without taking a supply of these
safeguards along. For sale by all druggists.


AUGUST.
Year: 1877

A cable telegram states that Lord
Beaconsfeld's (DisraelD Cabinet has
decided that General Grant shall be re.
ceived in Eng land with the marks of
consideration bestowed on ex-sover-
eigns. This is an unusual compliment
both to the recipient and to the coun.
try Of which be was so recently the
chief ruler. The government and peo-
pie of the United States have reason to
be pleased with it, as a mark of respect
to our national dignity as we'll as a per-
sonal distinction to the most eminent
of our citizens. Now that General
Grant is out Of politics, free indulgence
will be given by his countrymen to
their national pride in his career and
their abiding gratitude for the brilliant
services which make him to this gener-
alton of Americans what the hero of
W aterloo was to the last generation of
Engllshmen. There is no true Amer
lean who will not delight to see him
honored abroad, and the country hon.
nored in the person Of its late Presi-
dent. Whatever tends to promote
kindly feelings and pleasant memories
between great powers, is an internation-
al benefit.
Year: 1877

Mr.. Tildens serenade speech on his re-
turn from Europe was principally howl
about his having been defrauded OF the
Presidency. The reports of his speech
and manner indicate that he was in the
same condition mentally and physically as
in that famous review last fall. The
crowd was very much amused if not in
structed.
Year: 1877

An effort will be made this winter to in
duce Congress to abolish the Office of pen
sion agent, and provide for the payment
of pensions by check directly from the
treasury of the United States. The Com
mittee of Pensions in the Senate has al
ready been instructed to inquire into its
expedency.
Year: 1877

The Post Office Department has di-
rected that all the employees connected
with the postal railway service must be
uniformed. The object of the order is te
secure greater safety in the service, and is
a very proper one.
Year: 1877

Reticent as are the Southern senators and
representatives at Washington, and desir-
Gus, as well they may be, of avoiding diff
culties at this stage of the session, the sen.
timent and purpose which prevail through
out the South are too apparent in its news
papers and in the talk of its ordinary peo-
pie to be mistaken. We cannot suppose
that the President is ignorant of the fact,
though we may wonder whether he appre-
ciates it's significance and the effect it is
producing upon Northern opinion. 1t
helps TO explain and to justify the uneas-
ness occasioned by some features of his
policy, and the distrust with which his re-
lations toward influential Southerners are
regarded. And it should convince him of
the propriety and expediency of going, if
necessary, little out of the beaten path
to remove causes of misapprehension and
to re-estabish a cordial understanding
with the great body of his party lines.
Year: 1877

MANY uhwise parent labors hard
lives sparingly all his fc for the
purpose of leaving enough to give
his children "a start ~ tho world, AS
IT is called. Setting u young man
afoat with money left him by his
relatives is like tying bladdcrs un
der the arms of one who cannot
swim ten To one he will lose his
bladders and go To the bottom.
Teach him to swim, aid he will
never need the bladders GIVE
your children u sound education.
and yon have done enough tor him.
See to 1t that his morals are pure,
his mind cultivated, his whole ma.
ture made subscrvicnt to laws
which govern man, and you have
gwen what will be OF more vuiue
than the wealth o! the Indies.
Year: 1877

Yesterday afternoon the writer wit
messed a strange sightin the Record office.
Oar attention was. attracted by several
lusiy tquesks from the inside of pail
almost oiled with wafer, into which q
halt grown mouse had fallen. The alarm
had scarcely died away before four or five
mice appeared on the scene aud began
clambering to the edge of the pail. For
several moments after gaining the top Of
the pail and catching sight OF the mouse
in the water, squeaking confab was
held. First one mouse and then another
would cling TO the rim of the bucket with
his hind legs, and while almost touching
the water with his nose, squeak out either
consultation or advice TO the immersed,
but while all this was going on the swim
ming powers of the unfortunate mouse
in the pail were rapidly giving out. At
last happy thought seemed to strike the
biggest mouse in the crowd, and almost
without a squeak he firmly fastened his
fore feet to the edge of the pail and let
his body and tail hang down. The drown.
Ing mouse saw It, and, making desper-
ate effort for life, swan to the spot, seized
the tail of his brother mouse, and, amid
squeaks of delight from all the mice pres
ent, was hauled high and dry above the
water, and over the edge of the bucket
CoriRne, Nee. Record.
Year: 1877

Every housekeeper knows what nui-
sance flies are In summer. Two weapons
are powerful against them, cleanliness
aud darkness. Therefore the dining
room should be kept dark between meals
and care should be taken to sweep every
crumb from table and floor. But it will
not do simply to shut up the room, shut
ting up the flies in It. Close every win
dow and door but one and through that
drive the flies ont. This is not so hard
as it may seem on paper, and practice
makes perfect here as in all else. We
have known housekeeper who was SO
expert that she had only to wave her
broom and the flies dutifully swarmed
cut as they saw the standard raised in
air. Fly nets for the windows are COM
Portable appendages for living and Sleep
ing rooms, Bought ready made they are
somewhat expensive; made at home they
cost only trifle. Have the carpenter
or If some one Ia the family knows how
to handle tools let him make frame of
inch-wide lath, fitting the window frame.
On this stretch mosquito netting-dark
green ia best-and fasten with tacks to
the laths. The same netting over frame
OF reeds, of osiers, or wires from an old
hoop-skirt, make serviceabe cake and
bnfter coyers. Rend one hoon into a
round Of the size wanted, then on this
fasten two semi.circular hoops, crossing
each other at right angles in the center OF
the hoop. This forms the frame, which,
If of wire, should be wrapped with
worsted; on this the netting is sewed /,
and button on top serves as handle.
Year: 1877

Here is an amusing comedy Of errors
with Partisan edge:


Madame de V. was very jealous, aud
determined TO watch her husband One
day be told her he was going to Versailles,
and when he went out she put on her
bonnet aud followed him. She kept him
In sight until he turned in passage
which shortened The way to The railroad
station, where she missed him. She stood
for few minutes in the passage looking
about, and suddenly saw man coming
out Of glove shop with rather over
dressed lady. From the distance she
made sure the man was ber husband, and
without a word Of warning she gave him
three or four sounding boxes on ibc ear
When the gentleman turned round to
confront bis assailant, sbe perceived that
she had made mistake, and al the same
moment she caught sight Of her husband,
who repleBished his cigar case at a To-
bseconist's, aud was crossing the street
What could ste dor IL goes without
saying that she tainted 10 the arms Of The
stranger whose ears she had boxei, ~hile
the other lady ran Of as f4st b she could
to avoid the scandal The stranger, who
was a comedian, was sstonished to find
An unknown lady in bis arms While
bis ears were suiIiipgling from her blows
be was again startled. A gentleman col
Jared bin, aud, shaking BIN roughly
asked him what be meant by embrseing
a lady Ia the street. "Wby, she boxed
my ears and falntedlH screamed the ae
Year: 1877

She was fixed up in her pretliest, and
had just started out to make her calls,
determined to let her lady friends know
that other people could wear new bon
nets as well as themselves. The man
who was going to wet down the street
with the hose turned on the ater just
as size passed his store. For moment
she didn't know whether it was cloud
burst or the second deluge; but when
the man humbly said:


Excuse me, madam" her emotion
found vent in words.


Excuse youl" she said. "Yes, III
excuse you when you 60 down in your
clothes aud bring up seventeen dollars
for new bonnet; when you pay four
dollars for this dress; when you yield up
eleven dollars and quarter for this polo
naise; when II ceases raining down my
spinal column; when you purchase me a
box OF bronchial troches, and six patent
mustard plasters; when you recognize
my claim to nine dollars damages for in
jury to my feelings-then III excuse
you"


The man told her to make out bill OF
items aud he would settle IL, II be had to
sue her husband for bis storc-bill TO raise
the money.
Year: 1877

The man who has read volume, and
can perhaps tell you nothing OF its con-
tents, but simply express his own views
on the subject with more clearness aad
precision, may as truly be said to have
remembered as be that can repeat the
words. In the one case the powers Of
the mind have received new tone; in
The other they are encumbered with a
useless burden--in the one they are
made stronger; In the other they are
more oppressed with weight
Year: 1877

A woman in Rome, Oneida county,
Who was not invited TO the wedding Of q
neighbor, stole the wedding cake through
the pantry window, and distributed It
freely among the crowd which had a.
sem bled In front Of the house.
Year: 1877

He must he satisfied with abmt
one-third Of q price for his work. aud
then he must be willing to do the
work over seven or eight times, 'just
to zee how Il will look" for the gener.
ality Of the people Do not know how
a thing will come out in print. and,
Of course, want II Q "llttle different"
He must be willing tn wait 'ix months
fDr his pay. and then take il out in
secondhand clo,hes-pins or last years
garden seeds. lie must never be eo
hold {. to suggest that q little cash
might not come in amiss. for people
expect him to work for nothing and
board himself, and yet be cheerful and
happy. He must at all times be viii
ing To do this or that for nothing. Of
at least at greatly reduced price, as
"it is for the association" you know;
and must throw in puff gratis also,
If he happens to be publishing news.
paper.
Year: 1877

In some recent Investigations upon
the question of the direc ton Of the ex-
citation Of the nerves Of sensibilily, by
Mr.. Bert, a curious experiment was
tIied by him in regard to grating the
tail of q rat. lie removed portion
of the cuticle from a tip Of the tail,
and inserted this in an incision in the
skin Of the back, and on keeping the
two surfaces in opposition for con
siderable time they grew together, the
result being a rat with decided han
die to his tail. The object was to de.
termine whether sensation could be
transmitted in direction opposite To
its normal course. This problem was
solved by cutting the are Of the tail in
two, aud pinching the end Of the ter
minal portion. when the rat immedi'
ately raised a cry expressive Of pain,
and fed. In a few days, however,
this sensibility ceased by alteration ol
the nerves; but the Feasibility Of the
stump end of the tail continued with
out change.
Year: 1877

REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT-A LIVELY Y
DEBATE ON PAVING POPLAR STREET.
A regular stated meeting of City Council


was held last night, President Lichtenstein
presiding. r.
The Street Committee reported adversely
upon the petition of William MCCARTHY and
others, asking for the paving of the side
walk on the west side of Poplar street from
Tenth to Thirteenth street.


MIR. Norton, speaking in regard to the
report, said that he thought that that inn
proVement was necessary, that the people
On that side of the city paid as much taxes
as those on the west side. No improve
ments have been made for sometime on the
East side, while they are all being done on
the West. Why is 1t that those on the East
side can't be treated as we'll. The speaker
mere referred to the filthy condition of Pine
Spruce and other streets. He presented
the following statement showing that very
nearly $1,000 more work done on the West
side OF the city than on the East.


The amount of work was done by the
Street Commissioner
Year: 1877

We desire to call the attention of select
men to very neat and convenient blank,
for use in making up highway bills. This
is designed to superaede the old-fashioned
and inconvenient tax bills in sheet form
heretofore used, and will be found much
more desirable for the use of the survey
ors. We invite the orders of selectmen of
all towns in Verment. Price GO cents per
dozen copies.


d&w GLOBE PAPER Co.
Year: 1877

The control of the house will fall into
the hands of the Southern Democrats


They are large majority Of the major
ity, and can name their man. The logic
of reaction requires that he should be Of
clearer cut than Kerr. He ought to be
as much in advance Of that gentleman
as Grow was OF Banks and Colfax and
Blaine were again of Grow. A Southern
man alone will ill the bill II elected,
he will ascend the speakers rostrum
after whirlwind of war James L Orr,
Of South Carolina, was the last Southern
speaker. He came in with Buchanan.
If Southern man now be chosen he will
take his seat after a lapse of twenty
years. - San Francisco Bulletin, Rep.
Year: 1877

was that their basket had an open
ing in it either at its front or its
back, and that, while buckling and
down the cover, with the
knee lifted up and pressed on the
basket as if to tighten the leather
strap more securely, the child crept
out under the bent knee, and hid
beneath the yoluminous robes of the
juggler. Then, while the sword is
piercing the basket, and the child's
sobs are most heart-rending, the
crowd gathers in a compact mass
about it, and into the crowd the
child easily escapes without being
seen and runs away. At the proper
moment he comes running back as
if from a distance, and of course
the astonishment of the crowd is
unparalleled, for the basket has in
the meantime been opened and


shown to be empty. 1
Year: 1877

THE ISrERNGrTosAI COIN CONVENTION.


Senate joint resolution authorizing the
appointment OF committee 10 attend
the International Convention 10 inquire
into the relative value OF gold and silver
wns taken up,
Year: 1877

A drunken tramp went to house in town a
few days ago and demanded some victuals.
The ''cook" gave him some supposing that
after his hunger was satiated he would de-
camp; but she was mistaken. Mr.. Tramp
showed no disposition Of that kind, and when
ordered to depart, coolly replied he should do
no such thing. The lady Of the house was
then appealed to and she endeavored to frighten
him with pistol, but he didn't scare worth a
cent, and told the lady he would give her fifty
cents to shoot and swore at her A neighbor-
ing colored woman called to the aforesaid cook
to use hot water on the tramp. Upon this the
old chap advised her to try her hand at it,
The women were now at their wits end. All
their weapons had failed them and what to do
next they did not know Happily gentle
man, neighbor, heard the racket, and hasten
ing to their assistance with big stick ordered
the tramp to ''git." Tramp looked at the
stick and at the size of the man and concluded
he had stayed there long enough. So he
tramped on.
Year: 1877

Wilmington had good rain on Thursday
morning A shower would be very acceptable
to this part Of the earth's surface Just now, as
the ground is very dry and the dust stirred
up by the peach wagons, is just awful.
Year: 1877

Parties from this town, who were in Odessa
on Sunday report shooting affair that took
place in that town on Saturday evening. A
young negro man, Charles Polk, asked another
negro man, whose name we have not learned,
for some money due him The man told Polk
that he hadn't it, and that. be would have to
wait until be got it. This seems to have en-
ragged Polk, and he drew his pistol and dis
charged it twice, one of the balls taking effect
in the negro's breast. He was not dead at last
accounts but it was thought he could not live.
The citizens, it is said, ran Polk out Of town,
and be has not been heard from since. He is
looked upon as a very obstreperous mulatto.
He is the protege of old Aunt Susan Thomas,
an eccentric old lady who died there about two
months agoat the advanced age Of between 80
and 100 years. She raised Polk almost from
infancy, it is said, and manifested the strong
est attachment for him. Being possessed of
considerable wealth, she gratifed nearly all
his whims and at her death left him several
thousand dollars. His good fortune caused
him to lay in large crop of wild oats. He
sported quite nice team and was rather
naughty to those of his own race and to others
at times. He has been wild and haram-skaram
in his conduct. The shooting took place in
front of store, near the hotel-Smyrna Times.


A number Of Dorchesteris best horses were
entered in the races at Westminster, but they
came ont last every time.
Year: 1877

A little four-year-old boy-son of Mr.. W. A.
Comegys-was running across the street near
his fathers residence, one night last week, just
as some atrotters were coming in from the
fair grounds. The horses were going at q
rapid rate of speed and one was almost on the
boy before his driver could take him up. An
instant more and the child would have been
knocked down and run over, and an ''acci-
dent would have been reported with nobody
to blame, though the town ordinances prohibit
driving in the streets at faster rate Of speed
than six miles an hour.