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Year: 1877

June is the month of love, Joy,
August that of its agony. In June
two hearts knit together and be.
come one, In August two bodies
separate. She goes away to see her
mothers aunt in the country, and
he stays at home, working the
treadmill duty. This comes hard
on all men, but its weight is heav-
lest on the grocery clerk. His heart
is not in his work. How can it be?
Where the treasure is there the
heart be also, and the treasure is
far away. He cannot smile on the
customer. He cannot counterfeit
successfully that expression Of all
absorbing interest which makes a
clerkship a thing Of beauty. Ger
tainly his is a most critical task,
The variety and diversity of the
articles in which he deals require
that he should keep his wits about
him. In this particular he is in
almost as much danger as the drug
clerk, while the opportunity fol
slipping are a hundred fold. A
Danbury man who went to a drug
store to have a prescription pre-.
pared, seeing nobody but a clerk
present, said:


"Young man, are you keeping
company with a girl?"


eyes, sir" answered the clerk
with a blush.


"Do you think the world of her?'i


81 do" said the clerk firmly, al.
though blushing considerably.


"Is she in town." pursued the
customer anxlously.


"No, sir; she is away on visit"


"That will do" said the man,
decisiyely. "You can't fool around
any prescription for me-" And he
went away.


But it is the grocery clerk who
has to struggle from early morn
till late at night with a flood of an.
noyances. When he dips into the
sugar barrel he thinks of her lips
and sighs. In cutting the cheese
he is reminded Of the strength OIL
his devotion to her, and when he
looks into the butter firkin his
thoughts stray to her hair. When he
would go away by himself and give
expression to his emotions he is OBJ.
liged to help lift a barrel of corned
beef, or roll a cask Of salt or open
a cask of lard. 1t is only whelf he
is dealing out mackerel that he
feels as if he had a companion in
his sorrow, a sympathizer in grief.
There is that softened, subdued
light in the eye of a salt mackerel
which touches responsive chord
in the heart of suffering and awaken
it to plaintve melody. How ten
derly he lifts it from the kit; how
lovingly he fingers in wrapping it
up. Poor fellowl He may put up
washing starch for baking powder,
draw molasses in the kerosense can
and even attempt to palm off
various things for tea. He may do
this. 1t is more than likely that
he will. But the expression of a
mackerels eye will not change.
The soft, subdued light of sympa-
thy still remains.
Year: 1877

own practice has been settled by
experience, and while we are deal
ing with such immense sums as we
are now refunding at a lower rate
of interest, the practice cannot be
changed, except for worse system.
Year: 1877

old and young. every week. 1t is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class of
community.


We desire our business men to make a note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
FREQ of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
tisingi for many good people seeing an ad-
vsrtisement in paper. especially their
church paper, take it as guarantee of 70
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not be
abused when it caA bO helped. We want,
therefore,


The Advertising Patronage
Of such business men and firms as We can
recommend to our friends and the public
without compromising the character of tho
paper.


our Cerms shall be in Harmony


with the Business Outlook.


Send I'm Your FAvors.
Year: 1877

CHICAGO, March 20.-DrivIng snow
fell the entire afternoon and bleckaded
the streets TO travel, except in the beaten
tracks, which were partially cleared by
snow plows run by the street car COM
psnies. On the sides of the street the
snow was piled up three or four feet
high. and the street cars run with great
difficulty. The air tonight is moist and
the snow heavy. and heavy rain storm
and food are not among the improba-
bllities. Heavy rain is reported in the
southern and central part Of the state
ami telegrsphic communication is inter-
rupted.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, March 20.-The report
that Governor Packard is inclined to
violence in New Orleans, has been the
subject of comment in administration
circles to-day, and was not OF q favorable
character, though it has not been FORM
ally talked of. GA representation 10 the
President that Packard may be under
the impression that such action on bis
part would Influence An early determina-
ton by the government, the President IS
reported to have said that such view
would indicate poor perception OF
judgment and worse opinion OF the
trmness Of the admir- istration. The
War Department is convinced that
troops in New Orleans will compel obe-
dience u the laws if the violation Of
the public peace Is begun.
Year: 1877

Abner Haines, q member of the State
Senate from Butler and Montgomery
counties, WAS found dead at his boarding
house this morning, lying at the foot of
8 high pair Of stairs. Senator Hsines was
over seventy years Of age, and quite
feeble. He spent the evening With
some of his friends, and started to his
room apparently in good health. He
wa. not seen until this morning when
be WAS found, as above stated, al the
foot of the stairs with his neck broken.
Year: 1877

session II he possihay can, chief OF which .
tho fact that about half Of the Democ!ass
and nearly all the Republicans do not want
to be called hither in midsummer and pre-
cipitated intoa long Tipperary fight for the
spsakership under the broiling sun OF .
Washington July. He believes that by
next December the policy he has inaugu'a-
ted will have so far broken the party lines
in the South that 1t viii be impossible for
the Democracy to control the Organization OF
tho House on the caucus system. In view
Of the considerations the President who
was counted in, is, As I said before, in q
profound state Of mind, and believes he can
carry the army over upon the general
resources of the Treasury and then have
Congress kindly allow hin little deficiency
at the beginning Of the next regular session.
He might make up next December that such
policy, because IT merely suits his personal
convenience, does not accurately represent
the temper Of the country.


THE o. 8. SOLDIERS.


As they have no Indians to try their
shooting qualities and no Southern elections
to regulate, they seem disposed to keep
their hand In on our citizens. One military
satrap shot and dangerously wounded a very
respected person last week on Pennsylvania
Avenue. Oh had our soldiers shot the
Sioux with half the zeal they shot the
citizen We would not have Sitting Bull to
administer our Indian affairs.


POOR RUTHERFORD B.


Is doing his best to condone for his crime Of
stealing the Presidency, and at his horrible
innovation the Radical party elevstes It's
Ebenezer as if It smelled something.
Year: 1877

Fishinge Fishing and floating are the
occupations of the place. Fishing, of
course. 1t was good day. The water
was still, and there was thin veil of
clouds over the sky. We knew it was
hot in New York, but it was not hot
here. We started off, a merry group OF
boats. We rOwed in and out among the
islands and found our ground" at three
miles distant. And now will somebody


tell us why an inexperienced girl, with
an old stiff rod, without a reel, and with
coarse linen line, can catch more fish
and better ones than we can with split
bamboo, a silk water proof line, and q
six-feet leaders This is what we would
like to know. Do the fish discriminate
Do they say, as they see the rare tackle
coming down TO them, or reflected in the
water: "There's an old fellow at the end
of that rod as full of piscatorial science


as an egg is of meat-a man to be
avoided; but here is a girl who is limo
cent of bass and guilIless of pickerelY


1t must be so. Plato, thou reasonest
we'll. At any rate, there is a two-pound
bass on the maiden's hook, and not q
! man has had bite. The bass is taken
in, and down goes again the unsophistl


Gated hook, plump to the bottom, anc
soon, while we are trying our scientlnC
lodges, she pulls up with feeble
struggle the handsomest three-ponnC
bass we have ever seen in the river. Th'
men try to cover their shame by gener
Gus praise of the girl So it goes oI
until noon, and then we 30 ashore on
" desert island, and the guide cooks on


spoils for dinner. We lie on the gras
Year: 1877

and eat our fried fish, with the edibles
we have brought with US, and we wash
them down with the best of coffee, and,
after an hour for digestion, we go for our
game again.


Bass, pIckerel, wall-eyed pike, mus
kallonge They come from exhaustless
breeding and feeding-grounds, and will
always be here. On lazy afternoon
we throw or troll our flies around the ISL
ands directly in front of the hotel
There are places within fifty rods where
we can hardly throw a fly without get.
ting a rise. We see every day fine black
bass taken from the dock by waiting
fishermen-within the toss of a biscuit
from the window where we write. The
excitements of the evening when the diff.
ferent parties come in with their days
catch are very delightful; and when boat
comes up or down the stream with a
white flag at her prov the excitement
rises to enthusiasm. The white flag
means muskallongel This is greai
game and is taken rarely.-Dr. j. q
Holland, in Scribner for September.
Year: 1877

DANGER TO BE GUARDED AGAINST.


To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


In the interest of the public and tho mitamen Of
this city publication in your valuable paper may
possibly second calamity equal to If not greater
than that of Brooklyn desire 10 call your attention
to the Arsenal at the corner of Seventh avenue and
Thir,y-nfth street. In witnessing several battalion
drills ordered by the commandans OF the regiments
have noticed ominous evidences OF the unsafe condi-
ton OF the structure for the execution OF military
manuuvres by SO large u body OF men as congrcgate
there tor a battalion drill While the battalion Is IN
motion there very percepibe swaying Of the walls
OF tho building, and IN marching around the drill
room have ielt n swaying OF the floor The root OF
the building being OF immense weight, with no centre
support, and the STRAIN and jar o. several hundred
men III executing tend to weaken the walls
and render imminent peril to the battalion drilling.
nderstand that drills nave been discontinued owing 10
the condition of the building, and although the
has been condemned there mas been no
effort on part OF the authorities to reconstruct IL
or render the condition safe Tor which
it is applied. NATIONAL GUARDSMAN.
Year: 1877

The Of the unhappy young woman whose lifo.
less body was found field at Tompkinsville, s. l.,
on Sunday last is still involved in mystery-at least
so TAR as her identity is concerned. Had sho dropped
from some other planet down into tho midst OF the
quiet little town where she was found, tho authorities
could not be in complete ignorance of her per-
sonaty and history AT the inquest, which was
proceeded with last night at the Bay View
Hotel in the town ali tho Witnesses who knew any,
thing the finding Of the corpse and great many
who did examined Nothing more than has
already appeared in these columns elected except
the testimony of Mr.. X. e. Wardlaw, u very young
civil engineer and graduate OF the School OF Mines IN


this CITY, who made analysis OF the contents OF the
stomach of the dead girl This gentleman
stated that the bottle found in the pocket
of the deceased contaiued traces OF prussic
acid and that considerable quantity OF
that drug was found in the stomach. DIR. Theodore
Walser, who the autopsy on Sunday, testified
that death could be produced by that drug without
commissions which would disturb the features He had
been first believe the deceased did not como
to her death by poson there were no traces what
ever any elections from the system such as always
accompany death from that cause. Hoping to obtain
some information in the meantime about the dead the
inquest adjourned by Coroner Dempsey until Sat-
uruay evening next ut seven O'CLOCK
Year: 1877

Since the opening Of opposition to
the Pacific Mail Co., considerable
sympathy has been manifested among
the people for that deserving or
ganizatlon.


An exchange very appropriately
saws, "the sad fate of the 200 souls
who went down with the i'll. fated
Pacific ought to warn every one
against embarking on any vessel not
competent to carry them. The pub
lie, the press, inspectors Of boilers
and hulls, and all persons of in
fuence should protest against the
running of poor class Of boats on
our ocean routes, especially where
the lives of all passengers are endan.
gered by the vicissitudes Of the sea
which often taxes the most staunch
vessels to their utmost strength"


We may add that the laborer, if
worthy Of his hire, ought to receive
it in all cases. 1t is sure sign of
an unhealthy state of atFars-one
calculated to bring disaster and loss
in business-when opposition brings
prices down to starvation profits. 1t
was opposition among the various
railroad companies in the East that
compelled them to reduce the wages
of employees, thus bringing on the
recent strikes with their blooodshed
and wantop destruction of property,
causing a depression in business that
will be felt for months to come; it
was opposition which caused the Pa
cifc to be put on route she was to-
tally unfit for, causing such fearful
loss of life; and opposition will
again bring on the same route, not
staunch, seaworthy boats, but old
vessels which cannot be made to pay
elsewhere.
Year: 1877

1t is hoped that the citizens Of Port
Townsend will spare no time or trouble
in getting an efficient fire company to
work. We have excellent material for
the comp any, and the necessity of the
case certainly justifles energetic action.
Year: 1877

A lady, closely veiled, hired, not long
ago, in the suburbs of Duna, Russian city
on the river Dunaberg, a carriage, and
dumping box securely corded into the
vehicle, ordered the driver to stop at a shop
where, as she said, she had to make some
purchases. The driver stopped and waited,
but the lady did not return. Then he asked
the shopkeeper to allow him to leave the
box. Permission was denied, but on con-
sultation, the box was opened by the two
men, when the body of a dead infant was
exposed. The driver did not know what to
do, fearing that he would be arrested for
murder. The shopkeeper advised him to
put the box back in the carriage, drive to
the market place, and leave it unattended
while he ate dinner, in the expectation that
some one would steal the box. The driver
took the hint, and the box disappeared.
Neither lady nor dead body has since been
heard Of
Year: 1877

A MURDERoUs SEA FLOWER One of
the exquisite wonders of the sea is called the
the opelet, and is about as large as the Ger
man aster, looking, indeed, very much like
one. Imagine very large double aster,
with great many long petals of a light
green color glossy as satin, and each one
tipped with rose color. These lovely petals
do not lie quietly in their places, but wave
about in the water while the opelet clings
to a rock. How innocent and lovely it looks
on its rocky bed Who would suspect that
it would eat anything grosser than dew or
sunlight? But those beautiful waving arms
as you call them, have use besides looking
pretty. They have to provide for large,
open mouth, which is hidden down deep
among them-so hidden, that one can scarce
ly find it. Well do they perform their duty,
for the instant foolish little fish touches
one of the rosy tips, he is struck with poison
as fatal to him as lightning. He immedi-
ately becomes numb, and in moment stops
struggling, and then the other arms wrap
themselves around him and he is drawn into
the huge, greedy mouth, and is seen no
more. Then the lovely arms unclose and
wave again in the water
Year: 1877

Louisa's father had gone up into the woods
sixty miles away, to make the camp before
the winters logging should begin. She lelt
very lonely as soon as he was out of sight,
for more reasons than one. In the first place
there was nobody at home but little Tim,
who could dig the path, to be sure, and look
after the cattle; grandmother, who was com
panionable enough, with her stories of old
times, but care more than protector; and
Susette, who helped about the house, but
was only child. The second was that she
had quarreled with Ben and last, but not
least he and her Uncle Simon had driven
off on the OK team with her father. Ifthere
had ever been time since their quarrel
when she had felt disposed to make it up, it
was when the OK team had disappeared from
sight, and it was impossible to follow.


The fact of the case was that Ben had been
looking upon Louisa as his own property
ever since he could remember He had
beaued her to and from singing school he
had helped her out with her hard problems
at district school, and had carried her home
on a sled at quilting, sewing circle or pic
mic, he had chosen her for his partner in the
dance, had paid his forfets to her, and had
revolved about her daily. And she had
seemed to relish the whole thing till she
went away to the city one winter to work in
a milliner's shop, and so came home quite
out of conceit with country living and
country men, and had rather given Ben the
cold shoulder, refusing his gifts and at
tentions, and showing pretty plainly that she
looked higher. But Ben, with the instincts
ofa free.born American, felt himself as good
as anybody, and charged her one day with
having come by hifalutin ideas of herself
and life in the city, which didn't the least
become her and averred that she couldn't
do better than TO marry him.


"Well, Mr.. Benjamin Thurman. hope
you're conceited enough" she answered
him. "Marry you Il won't say but you're
well enough yourself; but to live in this
slow, backwoods fashion forever would be
the death of me and not so much as a lee
ture or concert to while away the time ; to
be wearing homespun all my days, and wor-
rying about the crops. Oh, dear, no, thank
you I've had enough of hard times. be.
lieve I'll wait awhile before ! settle
down"


perhaps there's somebody else?' ventured
Ben.


"No, | can't say that there is; though
don't mind telling you that | didn't come
home single for want of a chance. He
had house too, in the suburbs, and house
keeper, and he said | never should bring
the water to wash my hands"


"And why didn't you marry him." asked
Ben rigidly.


"Oh, he didn't exactly suit me; he'd los
his front teeth and his hearing. There's a
good fish in the sea as ever was caught" sh
sang gsily,
Year: 1877

Capt. Kimberly, while riding horse in
Denver, was thrown, One of his feet caught
in a srirrup, and he was dragged In that
terrible plight he saved himself by drawing
his knife and stabbing the beast to death.
Year: 1877

On the margin of your paper 'indi-
Gates that your time is out, or will ex-
pire with the next paper. Remember
our rule-CAsH ALWAYS IN ADVANCE.


If not renewed, we take it FOR granted
you do not want the paper any longer,
and your name will be dropped from
our list. We intend to publish the
5est paper in West Tennessee, and
the more subscribers We get, the bet
ter We can make the paper. Let eve
ry one renew and bring another with
ulm
Year: 1877

New YoRK, Nov 2f.-William II. Vanderbilt
will give his third daughter Florence, in mar
riage to Hamilton Mex. Towmbly, at st. Bar
tholomew's. this evening.


The bride is O brunette of charming appear
ance. her features being regular and sufficient
ly prominent to express the family type. viz
strength of character


Mr. Towmbly is said to be about twenty years
of age. He is somewhat above the medium
height. and sparely built. and is the possessor
of a slight black moustache. and his appear
ance is tnat of a shrewd. quick business man
His manners are affable. aud he dresses with
exceeding plainness.


The wedding trousseau has been prepared
under the superintendence of Madame Cop
nally. The wedding dress Is OF white satin
brocade. and was woven at Lyons after the
desg and i Is said Under her
princesse style trimmed with round and point
applique. and with pearl and orange blossom
trimmings. 1t is cut low in the neck, and in
lace fichu and pearl trimming. A short corsage
is finished with an exquisite festoon of lace
crepe, a quarter of a yard deep and beautifully
Alternate festoons are of point Venice and point
applique and the intermediate festoons Of
round point and point Venice lace and is said
to be the finest that can be purchased In Paris.


The other elegant costumes included in the
trousseau are described briefly as follows:


A sulphur colored silk; The waist cut in Pom
padour style. and point lace over pearl trim
ming. the other trimming being creville lace.
This costume has two pairs of sleeves Of white
chenille in meshes a quarter of an inch square,
the corners being caught up with pearl. and
another pair of valencienneS.


Another costume is of maroon silk founda
ton and trimmed with feathers and another
is a rich black silk, with chenille lace and am
Der bead trimming.


The trousseau includes an almost endless
variety of reception. travelling and morning
costumes.


This wedding is believed to be the most ex-
tensive and costly ever prepared by an Ameri-
can BRIDE
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The House Judi
ciary Committee will tomorrow take up and
act upon the general amnesty bill, which was
defeated through the efforts of Blaine in the
last Congress. All the Democrats on the
committee will vote in favor of the complete
abolition of political disabilities on account Of
participation in the rebellion, while the Re
publicans will vote for the bill, with Blaine's
amendment added, exempting only Jefferson
Davis. They want to keep him as long as he
lives, they say, as a monument of treason" }"
They will accordingly endeavor to put in this
provision as an amendment in the House, but
it is doubtful if there will be any great fight
over the bill, at least nothing to compare with
that which Blaine made last year.
Year: 1877

New YORK. Nov. 21.-The Posts Washington
special says: The Presidents position on the
silver question is no longer regarded as doubt
full. In conversation with a prominent officer
within few hours the President declared un-
hesitatingly that he would veto any silver bill
which does not expressly except the public
debt from its operations. He will not approve
any measure which has the slightest tendency
to impair the national credit or cause holders
Of national securities to think they will be paid
in a currency Of less value than gold. On this
point the President is firm, and unless the silver
bill now under consideration by the Senate
Finance Committee Is amended so as to meet
this objection, 1t is certain to encounter an ex-
ecutive Veto The President will sign a modi-
fed bill, but is strongly opposed to an unlimit-
ed issue of silver.


1t can be said auhoritatvely that the Presi-
dent and Secretary Sherman are in accord on
this meStiOn
Year: 1877

resented in Washington by fanatical and
lunatic pro-slavery set than is in the West at
present by a fanatical and lunatic set of sill
men of other parts of the country will act
against them with such resolute vigor and
decision as to show them that they have no
hope of allies out of their own section, this
old heresy in new mask may easily be put
down.
Year: 1877

New YORK. Nov. 21.-The parents who ere
mated their childs remains for the reason that
t! ey could not agree as to a place of burial are
likely to have trouble, as this disposition OF the
remains was a violation of the law.
Year: 1877

New ORLEANS Nov. o. 1877.


EIitOr DenlOcrnt-The poor bless the Demo-
Graf for its noble fight to bring into this city the
use Of small money. We have to spend much
more for what we live on than if we could buy
what we need in smaller amounts You said
the introduction Of pennies in New Orleans
would be better than any plan for the benefit
of the working people. and it would, for the
laboring man by saving the odd cents in buying
would make from twenty to thirty cents on
every dollar. WORKING MAN.