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Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


Allow to call the attention Of tho Health Board
and the police to the abominable nuisance about For
tie,h street and Eighth This locality, partic
uiariy Saturday nights, is turned into market Tor
the sale OF dcCayed FISH, poultry mutton ana lamb,
the stencil OF which Is quito sufficient TO breed ma
lara disease The police are very particular 10 drive
these wonders of peslilence Off The avenue into the
sidc street contiguous to our, homes


There Is law against the cncumbranco OF tho
strests by carts. wagons trucks &C. and YET the po
lice wink u IN this locality, where II as almost I'M
possible for to get nearer the sidewalk than the
IN die OF the street. trust the Board Of HEALTH
well s'the finest police lorcc in the word, viii at
teod 10 matter at once and protect US from any
iurtner annoyance from these Dusahces


A TAXPAYER.
Year: 1878

lNorE-Letters intended tor this column must be
accompanied by tho writer's full name ana address 10
insure attention. Compainants who are unwilling 70
comply with thus rule simply waste time In writing
Write only side OF the paper -Ep HERALD
Year: 1878

THE CONSTITUTION --Although few
new papers have discussed the Constitu
ton, it is our opinion that it should be
adopted. Even if it does not suit all
can we do better? It will involve the
people in still greater expense to ne
cessitate the calling Of another Neonven
ton; and the admittance Of our Terri
tory as State will soou be a positiv,
necessity. The people need not feal
but capital will appear to build our rail
roads when the population will justify
any article in the proposed Constitutio,
to the contrary uotwitnstanding.-Day
ton Chronicle.
Year: 1878

New YORK city has one line of Ele-
vated Railway completed, and will build
others. We apprehend that they will be
fruitfal of disasters. Imagine the lamp
posts with arms branching off to the right
and left and supporting railways, and the
reader has the whole thing before his
minds eye. The railway posts are Of
course larger, but they are at the same
time taller than the lamp posts; and they
are far from satisfying the innate sense
of what is essential to stability. The
highest suspension bridge-that at Mia
CARA, for instance, seems firm and strong
when compared with the Elevated Rail
way. Why does not New York construc
its rapid transit lines underground? Th'
surface of the city is far more favorable t.
underground roads than that of London
where they are common. But it will b
necessary to break few hundred neck
before the New Workers will come to thsi
Senses
Year: 1878

THE gentleman who has just introduced
into the New York Legislature bill pre-
viding for the erection of iron telegraph
poles in that city, wherever poles are re-
quiaed, and prohibiting the use of poles
made of wood, does not seem to have
taken into consideration the distracting
influence which the adoption Of iron
poles might exercise in the transmission
of messages by electromagnetic agency
Notwithstanding the inter-position of the
non.conductors through which the wires
are conveyed. The wreck of the steamer
laden with railroad iron, which was at
tributed to the inaccuracy ofher compass
in consequence Of the proximity of thu
lion, ought to be borne in mind. How
far would iron telegraph poles have ten
dency to divert the electromagnetic cur
lent from the wire?
Year: 1878

AT the meeting to reorganize the Ne
publican Congressional Committee, a
Washington recently, it seemed though
best to leaye the question of the endorse
ment or condemnation of the administra
ion to State and District Conventions
though enough was said to show that some
OF its measures find little sympathy will
Representative Republicans.
Year: 1878

We hear that the clover disease is
prevailing among the cattle OF this
city, and that number of valuable
cows are being carried away by 1t.
4 night or TWO since five cows were
reported to have died, besides
number, of course, which were not
reard Of From a gentleman living u
short distance from the city we learn
the following remedy Tor the disease.


When he returned TO his home from
the rity on Saturday evening, he


found his cow had gorgcd herself
with white clover and was swelling
rs il to burs!. He Immediately took
n stick of stovcwood about fourteen
inches in length and cut notch in


the middle. lie then placed the stick
crns.wise in the amimaFs mouth,
takin" care to place her tongue i'll
the notch. This gae-likc arrangement


was then fastened to the cows horns
and the animal driven down hill as


fast as i, could go; it was then walked
up and driven down again at the
same rate. This was continued for
| about Il half hour, at the end OF


which the animal was reduced TO lts


normal size. 1t is now as well as


before eatinS of the clover. Tue gag
| held the mouth open, while the ruin


ming down the hill forced the gas


generated within the animal to es-
cape through its mouth. ltis known


that white clover will make horse


.'slobbcr;' it has the same effect
upon cow, but as she chews the


cud all the saliva is swallowed which


ferments in the stomach, generates


gas and causes the animal TO swell.


The gag cure has been successfully


used in the east.-St. 10. Gazette.
Year: 1878

That was wise prayer of Agur, the son OF
Jakeh, who said " Two things have re-
quired of Thee; deny me them not before
die remove far flom me vanity and lies 4:
give me neither poverty nor riches feed me
with food convenient for me- He knew
his own weakness aud he feared lest luxury
and vanity should turn his heart aside, aud
thus being full and prosperous he should
deny his Maker and say WHO is the
Lord 7" On the other hand he feared lest,
under the grinding pressure Of poverty, he
should be poor and steal, and take the name
of God in vain. Conscious of his own weak
ness he prayed God TO lead him with gen.
tie hand, to gise him neither poverty nor
riches, but to provide moderate supply for
his wants, that he might be kept from the
sins that he feared. There are others of
deeper religious experience whose fuller
knowledge OF the Lord as their portion and
their all, has prepared them to endure and
overcome such temptation. Said the apostle
Paul " ! have learned, in whatsoever state
| am, Herewith TO be content. | know
both how to be abased, and know how to
abound everywhere and in all things am
instructed both to be full aud to be hungry,
both to abound and to suffer need can do
all things through Christ which strength
eneth me-" Philippians iv IL, II, l3. 1t
is blessed experience to rise superior to all
these worldly considerations; neither dis
mayed by adversity nor beguiled by prosper
ity, but strong in the Lord and in the power
of his might. Let those who have this Joy
GUS fellowship rejoice and triumph in the
Lord, but let those who have not attained
thereto, pray with the wise Agur that they
be delivered from the dangers which might
overcome them, that they may have neither
poverty nor riches. but may be kept 10y the
power and providence of God from forget
ting him in the midst of wealth and com
fort, or murmuring against him in times OF
poverty aud toil.-7he Christian.
Year: 1878

Some good woman whose sympathy out
ran her knowledge took very serious objec-
tons to our remarks last winter in regard to
the best way OF making men out of boys,
and women out of girls. of with the tip
pets and cumbersome wraps, we said in
substance, stop the over-fond coddling and
unwise care-and give the boys and girls
fair chance for free and active life when
they are out of doors Don't do it, said the
mother Keep the darlngs warm aud dry


What does great healthy man know about
the care of children We own up to being
healthy, but we were boy not 80 long
time ago that we can't remember how the
lads that grew to be strong, well men got
their start. They weren't taken to school
in the winter in a sleigh, nor We're the red
checked, lithe-limbed, vigorous and grace
full girls huddled into street car reeking
with bad air or raped up in close car
riage like consumptive patient. The boys
never wore an overcoat when out at play


nor muitied themselves with "comforters
or tippets around the neck. Give us a free
coast or clean stretch of ice aud we could
keep warm in those days Coarse, thick
wooden stockings stout boots, thick fannels
next the skin and serviceable coat that
buttoned to the chin, with pauts and vest
to match, aud warm mittens, was the winter
outfit that the mothers of those days found
sufficient. We quite agree with the timid
mother referred to as to the Importance of
warmth, but differ as to the method of OBJ
tanning it. A child old enough to exercise
freely ought to keep comfortable by warmth
from within, instead OF by too much protec-
tion from without. From six to sixteen,
neither boys nor girls should be codded
vely much. They ought to walk, run, play,
work, like the happy and growing animals
they are. Don't make the glrls premature
old ladies, nor treat the boys as you would
their rheumatic unele.-GOlden Rue.
Year: 1878

Brethren, We are emptier than emptiness,
and more vain than vanity. We may tax
language and use extravagant hyperboles,
but shall never be able fifty to estimate our
own utter iusignfcance. We are weakness
itself, hampered with the conceit OF power I;
aud yet ii we eau say in truth, The Lord
is my strength" We can not estimate how
strong we are, for there is no measuring
omnipotence Come, let us consider the
matter, and let each believer speak personlly.
lie who made the heavens and the earth is
my strength. lie who fixed the mountains
firm 40 that they start not from their places
in the day of tempest, when the cedars are
breaking, is my strength. Although he will
one day rock heaven aud earth, and before
his presence all creation shall flee away, yet
he is my strength. These are but the hid.
ings OF power, but truly, all the force re-
served aud lying latent in the Almighty
bosom is engaged for his saints, aud is my
portion. Whatever omnipotence eau do
Year: 1878

| Louisiana Commission Expenses


Howard Again co the Fore.
Special to the DemocratJ
| WASHINGTON June 15-Conquest Clarkes
testimony to-day was not important except


In that itimposes upon Kellogg the necessity
OF explaining how he happened to affix the
seal OF the State to q forged certificate. The
committee Is getting large stock Of explana-
tions on hand for Kellogg, but that worthy
declares that he Is ready to testify whenever
the commission wants him, and that he will
not plead Senatorial privilege as Matthews
did. His intention is to make full statement
OF all the facts 80 far as he knows them, and
put his defense on grounds Of political exi-
gency.


He maintains that the only way to meet the
present movement is to take radical ground
on the subject Of political expediency, and
then substantially admit all the charges that
have been made as 10 the manipulation of
election returns. Whatever may be his ulti-
mate fate, he now seems to be less frightened
than any other member of the gang.


AS predicted day or two ago, the House
has receded on the army bill This was done
by Hewitt mainly, but Senators Hill, Bayard
enu HdAhC5 S1IOuRly HuFl56d BOuS6 cOn-
Serees to recede from Che clause limiting the
force to 10000 men. The Senate, however,
yielded on the clause prohibiting the use OF
troops for political purposes, which was the
main feature of the bill, 50 far as the South is
concerned.


In view Of the probable extension of the
session through the coming week our people
are hopeful Of getting Eads' relief bill and the
levee bill through.


l have been informed that the money ad-
vanced by Fahnestock & Baker, OF the First
National Bank of New York, to pay the ex-
penses of the Louisiana commission last
spring, and which Congress subsequently re-
fused to repay, has been paid or guaranteed
by Howard, Morris or the Lottery Company
l give this report as 1t came to me, but am
not prepared to vouch for it's correctness as
yet. The story goes that the arrangement
was consummated while Howard was work
Ing his schemes here last winter, and that IL
formed the secret of his peculiar grip on
Hayes and the Cabinet. BUELL..
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, June 15-The Tribune saws it
is a serious misfortune that Congress could
not have adjourned without the devotion of
the closing hours of the session to encourage
ing the groundless hopes of the unthinking
classes, deluding them with false teachings


and infaming those passions which make the
labor question our greatest impending
Year: 1878

An eagle In the Alps Mountains. a short
time ago, carried away a eve lamb to its nest,
The lamb was not killed by the monarch of
birds, and lived in apparent harmony with
the young eaglets for four days. when it was
rescued by the shepherd who owned it.
Year: 1878

The EXPENSE Of managing city af-
fairs seem to have SO greatly increased
within the past ten or twelve years as to
alarm property-holders. And this in
crease has extended to cities in all parts
of the country. The small villages do
not appear to have been so much affected
by the prevailing rage for extravaganza.
The mischief had its origin in the infia-
ton of the currency-or the immense
paper issue by the General Government.
1t was very pleasant thing to dispense
patronage and delightful to be informed
of an increase Of fifty or hundred per
cent. in salaries. And while real estate
and personal property were booming up
at the same rate of advance little care
was given to economy. But we have
now been on the ebb-tide for several
years, and labor has sunk from the great
war prices to what would seem to be
bottom prices, and even small rents are
hard to be got hence high taxes on
property is felt to he extremely hard, and
their burden causes very general com
plant everywhere. 1t is not so easy tc
discharge office-holders and cut dowr
salaries, or to reduce the pay of influen
tial contractors to what they were befor,
the war. Hence the continued complain
about extravaganza. Before taxes ar,
reduced, expenses must be reduced. Tha
is settled fact. And the latter mus
precede the former. In our own city tn
lighting of the streets and public build
ings, it is said, costs twenty thousan
dollars when it ought not to exceed te
thousand.


Our public schools cost us too muc
money now. AS compared with thei
cost before the imitation of prices, this
glaringly apparent. The cost per capt.
is readily obtained by reference to til
reports of the late Hon. Willard Hal
and those made by the present Superb
tendent. The increase of expenditure
for teachers salaries and for all otbe
Year: 1878

If SILVER is cheap what is TO prevent
Mr.. Sherman from coming the whole
greenback circulation. If we had about
three or four hundred millions of silver
in the Treasury we would only have as
much as France and England. II would
afford sure basis for as much paper; and
make exactly the currency which the
Delaware platform calls for.
Year: 1878

THE EDITOR Of the Republican would
not only teach us politics, but give us.a
lessoni in epistolary correspondence. That
is all very well, one should never be too
old to learn; but does he not know that
brevity is the soul of wit, and in official
matters may also be reckcned the soul OF
wisdom
Year: 1878

In CONFORMITY 10 the usual custom
and to the popular will, Governor Coch-
ran has appointed the 2sth instant as a
day of general thanksgiving. Surely we
ought to be willing, and we have no
doubt our people are ready to offer
thanks for the bountiful gifts of an all
wise Providence.
Year: 1878

At a meeting of the Microscopical So- ciety Henry G. Hanks presented an inter- es.ing paper in connection with the mi mute particles which gold coins lose by handling. An examination of them, as obtained from the Mint, showed under the microscope that the minute gold was in variably in the form of scales. The size of the scales varied from 003x001 to '0425 x.G235 inches. The scales were very simi- lar to those washed ashore at Cape Blanco, on the Oregon coast. The number of them required to weigh an ounce was 1424 46S. The writer's investigations indicated that some law governed the form of the frag- ments, it being as difficult to understand why the attrition of coins should produce scales as that gold in placer dlggings should always be found in fiat pieces. His experiments tended to support Dr. OK lands theory that gold in sylvanite, nag yagite and calavenite and other telluric minerals was in free state, mechanically mixed and not chemically combined. He closed by saying, although the modern quartz mill is marvel of mechanical skill and ingenuity, and uoes its work rapidly and well, yet it has not reached perfection The problem for the future inventor to solve will be to construct machinery which will reduce the rock to an impalpable powder. to set the gold free, and to collect it without mechanical loss either of gold or mercury. Mounted specimens of the particles of gold were presented by Mir Hanks to the socety.-[S F. Post
Year: 1878

footman, set out from Matamoras for the interior Nothing was heard from the party after their departure, but no uneasi- ness had been felt on their account as it had been thought they had reached their destination in safety. It was known that it was Mrs. Mendoza's practice to carry valuables im her bosom, and it is supposed that the robbers were frightened off before they had time to search her person thor oughly, and in that way failed to get the watch and the papers. There is no doubt as to the identity Of the remains, for by the hair yet remaining on the skulls, and part of the clothing found. it was ascer- tained that two of the skeletons were of males and three of females.-[L La Epoca of

 Mexico
Year: 1878

feel under increased obligations for the patronage so iberally accorded me as the successor of the old and successful house of Vim. B. Hooper & Co.,, and while ac- knowledging this fact, allow me to add that those dealing with me will find as complete a stock as was ever offered by the old firm with all that is new and desirable in addi- ton.

 JAMES n5. BARNEY
Year: 1878

DEAR MOTHER am not making so much progress as l expected in my stud ies, because there's great deal else to attend to here. But we have lively times I have just returned from the funeral of Billy Cook. He was shot last Tuesday night because he wouldn't al- low the Sophs to take off his pantaloons and paint his legs red and green, bar ber-pole fashion. This is the last de- gree conferred on the Freshmen by the Sophs. I wish you would send me six shooter, one hundred cartridges, and a double -barreled shotgun. We ain't 6 going to stand any more nonsense from the Sophs. After prayers this morning our class were all busy making sand bags. We're putting up a barricade on the east end of our building, and intend to mount with @ six-pound carronade The losses in our class have been pretty heavy this week. John Hilton is very low with 8 bullet in his stomach, and Seward Livingston is not expected to re- cover from the stab in the side. Jack Rhinelonder is famed for life by bull let in the knee, and Sam Astor has lost the sight of one eye from a .brickbat. There isn't whole window left Tn our college building. But you wait, mother

 You just wait few days and you'll hear something. We're undermining the Sophs' quarters. We're working day and night. The tunnel is now 120 yards long. It goes straight over the campus and under old Prex's building. We've | established communication with his cellar, and tell you drop of claret ol Burgundy is very nice to have after fellows handled pick and shovel hail the night We shall use dynamite, Keep shady, mother. There won't be 6 Soph left by this time next week.

 Your affectionate son,

 | VIRGIL KELLY
Year: 1878

A SINGULAR W1LL.-The will of an Englishman recently deceased contained the following unique provisos "I be- queath to my monkey, my dear and amusing Jacko, the sum of e10 sterling per annum, to be employed for his sole and exclusive use and benefit: to my faithful dog, Shock, and my we'll beloved cat, Tib, pension of 95 sterling and desire that, in case of the death of either of the three, the lapsed pension shall pass to the other two, between whom it IS to be equally divided. On the death of all three, the sum appro- priated to this purpose shall become the property of my daughter Gertrude, to whom give this preference among my children because of the large family she has, and the difficulty she finds in bring ing them up,"
Year: 1878

EDrrINa.-''.I merely called, mister to see if I couldn't persuade you to let me edit your paper" By George, he said, with animation, "I'd make her go, you bet p Then he became pensive, and his words seemed to betray deep rooted grief. "But I suppose you are like the rest on 'em. Editors as class are so conceited that they all seem to have the idea that they know how to run newspaper better than the public. J He would have said more had not an overloaded waste basket met his eye, which caused him to shrug his shoul- ders, wrap his great coat about him and depart.
Year: 1878

"A PRINTER's M1sFuRTUS E.-Somc
years ago when the writer was a reporter
upon all Eastern paper, 1t dcvolyed on
him to write for the same edition an nc
count of the presentation of a gold-headed
cane to the Rev. Dr. Nudge, the clergy


man of the place, and a description of a
new hog killing machine that had just
been put in operation at the factory Now
what made Mr.. Nudge mad was this: The
inconsiderate buccaneer who made up
the form got the two locals mixed in u
frightfu, manner, and when we went to
press. something like this was the appal-
ing result:


Some of Mr.. Mudges friende called on
him yesterday, and after brief consulta-
ton the unexpected hog was slid along
the beam until he reached the hot water
tank. His friends explained the object of
their visit and presented him withsa hand
some gold headed butcher, whe grabbed
him by the tail, and swung him around,


and in less than a minute the carcass was


in the water. There upon he came for


ward and said there were times when the
feelings overpowered one, and for that
reason he would not attempt to do more
than thank those around him, for the man
ner in which so huge an animal was cut
in fragments was astonishing. The Doc
tor concluded his remarks, the machine
seized him, and in less time than it takes
to write it the hog vas cut into fragments
and worked into delicious sausages The
occasion will be remem bered by the doc
tors friends as one of the most delightful
Of their lives The best pieces can be OBJ
tained for fifteen cents per pound, and we
are sure those who have sat under his
ministry, will rejoice to hear that he has
been so handsomely treated.


Mad! Well, about nine o'clock that
morning the office had been abandoned by
every man but the advertising clerk, and
he ascended to the root and robed himself
in boiler iron, so that he could see the
clergyman tearing around down in the
street with his congregation, al wearing
the panoply ofwar, and carrying butcher
knives and things The next day we
apologized, but the doctor stopped his
subscription. - Peoples Ledger.
Year: 1878

Sanford's Hall on Friday evening con- tained a fair audience to hear the Glee Club, and we are pleased to note that the entertainment was we'll received.- The turn out was not very large, yet several persons bought tickets or sent their favors with kind words, which was acceptable and appreciated, though they could not attend. The trial of the man for horse-stealing drew away many who would otherwise have been present. However, we return" oRf thanks, and that of the Bethel Glee Club, who also feel that their efforts were appreciated. It Is highly gratifying to us to know that our first attempt to initiate P. T. B. did not result disastrousfs, and that we are truly thankful for the. good will shown us.

 The next entertainment will be some what after the style of a Chinese tra- gedy, which is said to run through years,- and our part will be to take your sub scripticns, either for yourself or your absent friends. Do not stand upon the order of your doing, but do it at once.