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Year: 1874

The Emma mine, if not the richest in the
world in its yield of silver has comforta-
BILE lode which pans out well for lawyers,
as may be seen by case now pending in
New York court-Williams against the
Nation for libel. The Objectionable article
charged that the plaintiff, after the majority
of the miners had been discharged from the
Emma mine, and while the balance were
acting as an armed guard at the mouth of
the mine, prepared, plastered and en-
grated silver ore on the limestone Of the
mine," through which proceeding Prof.
Silliman was deceived into giving report
the result of which was to defraud the Eng
lish stockholders out of $500, 900; that the
plaintiff was an expert at this sort of thing,
and that, if all were true, he was liable to
be indicted for conspiracy. The defence
set up is that, with equal justice, every
miner engaged in the same transaction
might be indicted; that what was done was
done through the order of others; that the
plaintiff was not an owner, and did not
know that the mine was for sale. No at
tempt it will be seen is made to explain
away the preparing, plastering and ell
grating silver ore in the limestone of the
mine" only that the man under whose di-
rection it was done was no more culpable
than the miners who were paid so much
day as laborers. This is queer logic; but all
sorts Of logic have been emplQYea to boost
until the American minister at the court Of
St. James took shares i'll it and energetical-
ly bulled the stock in London. The fact Of
Prof. Silliman being so egregiously deceived
is not the least singular part of the pro-
ceeding and will serve as first class ex-
ample to show how careful geologists should
be in pronouncing upon specimens sent them
for analysis. No blame perhaps can rest
on the professional reputation of Profess
sor Slliman for the opinion he delivered of
the ore from the Emma mine, and yet this
charge of libel and the defence set up testi-
fies to the fact of gross deception having
been practiced on him, and of the ability Of
plasterers of silver on limestone to deceive
him and others in spite of their geological
and chemical experience of undoubted
skill. Mining, like many other things in
this world, is mighty uncertain, as English
as well as Americans who have flirted with


Emma" have found out sorrowfully to
their cost.
Year: 1874

Benjamin F. Taylor, who lately dropped
in upon camp meeting, writes letter to
one of the religious papers, in which he
draws this capital portrait of "everybody's
aunt"


And there is a mother in Israel, cushion
ed to her chin, and a face as pleasant and
hospitable as an open fire on Thanksgiving
day. At a hundred dollars a pound-and
nothing could be cheaper she would be
worth $4,000 for she weighs two hundred.
Her hat is &C bunnet." 1t shoots out a
little in front like a young scoop shovel.
1t curls up little behind, like young
wren. She wears about as many hoops as a
stone jar. But she indulges in a petticoat
or two, ssgethered," as she will tell you, at
the top, and puekered with the pull of a
string, as they used to wind up clock. A
cape without fringe or adornment has fall
en- upon her like the mantle of the prophet
and develops her shoulders and arms, even
to the elbows. If it were a little peaked
and scolloped, it would be vandyke; but it
is as Enthusiastically a cape as the Cape of
Good Hope. Her hands are encased in
mitts, fimsy suggestion of gloves without
fingers. She never dyed her hair. She
would about as soondie herself.


That face of hers beams with goodness
and goodwill. You want her to be your
aunt, as she cannot be your mother. You
would be glad to sit by her fire and talk,
and she would be as glad to have you
Her easy cushiony way of walking suggest
gentle old chaise with the top up. She
is enjoying every minute of the time. She
is a methodist of the old school, and she
needs no assurance that she will 60 tG
heaven. She has it from better authority
Year: 1874




have never admired Captain Kidd very
much. I didn't know the man personally,
but have always understood that he never
went to Sunday School, and that he could
have plugged Mount 4Etna with the bung
of a beer barrel easier than he could have
said the catectism It is therefore with
surprise-Ining{ed of course with pain
that perceive that Rev. J. S. G. Abbott,
has recently written a "Life of Captain
Kidd" as enc Of his series Of Pioneers
and Patriots Of America" This seems to
me to be injudicious. Captain Kidd was
the kind of q patriot whom man would
hardly like to meet in q dark alley in
lonesome neighborhood, and this is not the
case with any other of our pet patriots. Ii
should have met General Washington i'll
the middle of Sahara, armed with q shot
gun and hungry, while / had nothing about
me but loaf of bread and limp sausage,
would have looked him in the eye without
the culver of muscle. But il Kidd was a
patriot George w. was q reprehensible old
pirate; and now the question arises whether
it is just right for Mir. Abbott to instruct
the youth of this country that a man who
seuttles ships and Sits throats, and forces
people to walk the plank, and gouges the
valuables out of trunks, and buries his
booty around in the earth in such a way
that posterity can't find any of it, is pretty
certain to have the clergy put him up before
the universe as a patriot. | don't think it
is. Captain Kidd displayed his patriotism
precisely as I would do if l should knock
President Grant on the head and filch his
watch, and l really don't think such an
act would entitle me to the gratitude and
affection Of unborn millions Of Americans.



Sometimes a good rule does not work
Two women came before Alderman Dobbs
in our village the other day, to settle q
dispute about child. Mrs. Murphy claim
ed the boy as hers, while Mrs. Doolan
insisted that it was hers. Asthe alderman
could not obtain any decisive evidence bear
ing upon the case, it occurred to him to try
the plan once used in a similar case by
Solomon. He sent out to the kitchen and
got a carving knife, and thea placing the
boy on the desk, he said to the women,
While he sharpened the knife on his boot,
'I'm goin' to cut this yer youngster in
half and let Mrs. Murphy take the body,
while Mrs. Doolan goes home with the legs"
1t WAS 4 clever idea. but it failed. Mrs.
Murphy stepped up to him, and doubling
up fist that looked like an underdone leg
OF mutton, she shook it close to his nose
and said, "Ef ye do ye shpalpeen DILL
murther ye with me own hand;" and Mrs.
Doolan seized him by the hair, threw
him to the ground and exclaimed, while
she brandished the knife over his PROSTATE
body, "Gimme the legs, will ye! Gimme
the legs! Be me soul olive mind to kill
ye and ate ye." Then Squire Dobbs ad-
journed the case, and while Mrs. Doolan
retired with the boy, he went out to hunt
up Bible commentary in orderto ascertain
if there was not something about Solomon's s
proceedings that he didn't understand.
Year: 1874

BJ~ The Grand Gift Concert OF the
Valley Educational Association will
come off at Edinburg, Shenandoah
county, on the 18th of September.
Only a few more days remain in which
to purchase tickets, as the books will be
closed on the 1st if possible. Tickets
at one dollar are within the reach OF
all, and the object appeals to disinteres-
ted charity for patronage. The man
ayers are energetic and reliable. 1t
will be fairly conducted beyond all
doubt. The chances for drawing are
gres .er than ever offered by lotteries
and the price of tickets less than we
have ever known as compared with
gifts to be distributed. See your agent
at once if you desire to invest. Only a
few more days remain. Be prompt
or You will lose the opportunity OF aid
ing a laudible enterprise and of receiv-
ing a gift perhaps five thousand times
the investment. Such assurances OF
fair dealing as this home enterprise
offers can not be given by the foreign
lottery schemers.
Year: 1874

Why NOT SCccEssFUI~-The young
man marries and takes house, which
he proceeds to furnish twice as expen-
sively as he can afford, and then his
wife instead of striving to help him earn
a livelihood, or doing her own work,
must have hired servant to help her
spend his limited earnings. Ten years
afterwards you will find him struggling
under double load of debts and chill
dren, wondering why the luck was al
ways against him while his friends re-
gret his unhappy destitution of financial
ability. Had they from the first been
frank and honest, lie need not have
been so uulucky. The world is full Of
people who cant imagine why they
don't prosper Ill their neighbors, when
the real obstacle is not i'll banks or tar
ifs, in bad public policy or hard times,
Jut in their own extravaganza and
needless ostentation.
Year: 1874

4 speaker from the midst of the tenn
perance movement in Ohio related in
the Fulton St. prayer meeting the fol-
lowing instance, which passed under bis
notice AS band of praying women
were proceeding through one OF the
back streets in GAINESVILLE, o., on Their
~ay to certain saloon, one ofthe band
observed leaning over the window sill
in the upper story of wretched tene-
ment house young girl gazing visit
fully at the company rs they were pass
ing on the sidewalk, beneath her. a
lady beckoned to hen and asked her TO
ioin them. She withdrew from the
window, and in few moments issued
from the main door, leaning on crutch.
She was very pale, and apparently suf-
fering much. Her clothes were torn
and ragged, but withal very neat. She
kept up with the band as well as she
could, and when they turned into
saloon not far from her home, she fol-
lowed them. The keeper was very
much displeased, and his reception OF
the ladies way anything but cordial. In
reply to their inquiries as to whether
they might pray in his saloon, he thot
people had better mind their own busl-
ness, as he did his, and not go around
and disturb honest men in their pursuit
of bread and butter He said that the
liquor traffic was his way of making a
living. and did no one any harm.


During the dialogue that had taken
place between the saloon keeper and
the ladies, the little crippled girl had
taken a back stand But when he said
that be had never done any one any
harm, she quickly hobbled forward, and
W tn eyes flashing fire, she pointed her
little, bony finger at him and said :
Did you say you never did any one
any harm Look at me If 1t had
never been for the vile po son You sold
my poor father, he never would have
thrown me down stairs and made me a
cripple for life. No harm, you say II
my father had not been crazy after
drinking here at this bar, my poor, dear
mother would not have been SO cruelty
bea,en and tortured, until at last she
died broken hearted, twenty years be
fore her time. Call you this no harm!


At this juucture, trembling, halt
palsied ragged, dirty looking man who
had been standing near the door, listen
ing intensely, broke through the crowd,
and fell on bis knees, eXclaiming : Its
true it's too true have murdered
my wife and made my child 4 cripple.
After years of iptemperance, | am now
good for nothing but to fill paupers
grave. Oh !" he continued, falling fiat
on the floor, pray for me, ladies, pray
for me.


The effect of this spectacle can be
better imagined than described. The
lookers-on were awed The ladies were
all in tears. The keeper was touched,
aud bic tears rolled over bis cheeks.
AT last he said, "Have | been instru
mental in SO much sorrow, and all this
in one family only; | will never sell an
other drop of liquor as long as live. |
surrender; here a my keys" Amid
the shouts, tears and hymns Of rejoicing
the Ii uor barrels were rolled into the
street and emptied; and now those who
look for that little saloon will find it
shut up, with little white signs, "To
Let" all over the doors and windows.
Year: 1874

Stokes has comparatively easy time
at Sing Sing He wears the prison
garb, is locked up in his cell at night.
and of course, does not 60 outside OF
the prison walls Besides this, he is
scarcely more confined than an ordinary
clerk in n New York mercantile house.
Ills hair, cut short when he entered the
prison, is drifting away from the peni-
ten,iary style, and his beard is allowed
to grow. lie was, for a while, in the
hospital, where he had bis quarters
night and day. He is now in the buck
le department, where be is a clerk, aud
proves himself good book keeper Hc
says he has not been in as good health
for years rs now.
Year: 1874

When friendship or Love


Our sympathies move,
When truth in glance should appear,
The lips may beguile


With a dimple or smile.
But the test of affections Tear.
Too oft is smile


But the hypocrites vile,
To mask detestaiion or fear;


Give me the soft sigh,


Whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for time with Tear.
Mild charitys glow,


To us mortals below,
Shows The soul from barbarity clear
Compassion will melt


Where this virtue is felt,
And its dew is diffused in Tear.
The man doom'd to sail


With the blast of the gale,
Through pillows Atlantic to steer,
AS lie DtuuS " Si thS ""'N


Which may soon be his grave.
The green sparkles bright with lear
The soldier braves death


For fanciful wealth
In Glorys romantic career;


But he raises the foe,


When in battle laid low,
And bathes every wound with a Tear.
If with high-bounding pride
lie return to his bride,
Renouncing the gore-crimsoned spear,
All his tolls are repaid


When, embracing the maid,
From her eyelid he kisses the Tear
Sweet scene of my youth !!


Seat of Friendship and Truth,
Where love chased each fast-feetingyear
10th to leave thee, | mourned,
For a last look turned,
But thy sp.re was scarce seen through


Tear.


Though my VOWS | can pour
To my Mary no more,
My Mary to Love once so DEAR
In the shade of her bower


remember the hour
She rewarded those vows with lear,
By another possest,


May she live ever blest I!
Her name still my heart must revere;
With a sigh | resign


What / once thought was mine,
And forgive her deceit with Tear.
Ye friends of my heart,


Ere from you depart,
This hope to my breast is most near :
If again we shall meet


In this rural retreat,
May we meet as we part, with lear
When my soul wings her flight
To the regions of night,
And my corse shall recline on its bier,
AS you pass by the tomb


Where my ashes consume,
Oh moisten their dust with Tear.
May no marble bestow
The splendor of wo
Which the children Of vanity rear;
No fiction of fame


Shall blazon my name
All I ask-all | wish-is Tear.
Year: 1874

No 4 Day FOR WBIsTLIS.-Tbe
late DR. Macadam used TO tell of tipsy
Scotchman making his way home upon
bright Sunday morning, when te
good people were vending their way to
the kirk. A little dog pulled the rib
bon from the hand of lady who was
landing it, and rs il ran away Gom her
she appealed to the first passer by,
asking him TO whistle for her poodle.
Woman he retortcd, with a soIemnity
Of v;sage which only drunken man
can assume, woman, this is no u day
for whist.in.'
Year: 1874

A LARGE VOLUME would not
contain the mass Of testimony which
has accumulated in favor of DIR. Wis
tar's Balsam of Wild Cherry as safe,
efficient and reliable remedy in curing
coughs, colds and pulmonary disease.
Many of the cures are truly wonderful
Year: 1874

Court OF ofncia misconuucr, were presented TO
Governor DIX. Out OF these matters also came
his trouble with John Kelly. and the surprise OF
ms severe structures upon the Tammany magnate.
All tnls 10 fresh In the minds The readers OF the
HERALD. and need not De related In detail In re.
counting the history OF Mayor who died IN the
harness. with these incomplete events engaging
his attention.


Personal AND MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS.


In person Mayor Havemeyer was OF medium
height and possessed iull aud porty figure In
dcating splendid vital organization. In man
ner he was dgnifed and eourtly, mpresslng
those with whom he came IN contact with a sense
OF his culture and Intelligence. Though man OF
warm feelings aud capable Of the most lasting
friendships. he sometimes assumed Il cold ana
critical ana even cynical exterior. Very popular
up TO the last year OF his ME. he never lost the
teen OF those who knew hlm best. nor do we think
his personal integrity was ever questioned even
by those who most Thoroughly disagreed with his
political policy. he was a man OF hrmness, sta
Dity and worth. Though he sometimes carried
the first OF these qualities TO the extreme OF stub
hornness, he was generally guided by common
sense. and consequently, though often doRged. he
was seldom absurd. He carried youth into age,
and, though dying at three score aud ten, Death
came to MIN without any premonitions OF his near
approach.
Year: 1874

BALD-HRADs AT LAsT.-The open
ing of the Italian opera season at
the New York Academy of Music,
was marked by an accident, which,
as the indication of q fashionable
revolution, was even more notable
than the first appearance of Stra-
kosch's new company. The Graph
ic tells US that the singular sight
was presented Of all female heads
appearing shorn of chignon, rat,
friz, and all the many, TO a man at
least, nameless contrIvanees with
which now for several years the fe-
male mind has eapitally adorned its
crown We may imagine that men
were simply frozen into astonish
ment at the disappearance OF the
towering coifures, the monuments
of hair, ribbon, lace and feathers
that were wont to obscure the view
of the stage, and the substitution of
heads that were quietly and chaste-
fully glorifed with natural hair
alone. A modest flower or an un-
obtrusive ribbon were the extremes
of decoration, but the grace of how-
ing or plated locks alone constitu-
ted the charm of the majority
The ladies seem to have jumped
from one extreme to another with
an extraordinary but characteristic
agility.
Year: 1874

The commanding operation of DR.. Walkers
Vinegar Bitters in Chronic Dyspepsia, Feyers,
Nervous Disorders, Constipation, deficiency Of
vital power and all maludies affecting the
stomach the liver, the bowels, the pulmonary
organs, or the muscular system is exciting the
wonder of scientific men and creating such Il
sensation among the sick as was never before
witnessed in any age. The sales Of this great
vegetable remedy have been quadrupled with
in a single year.
Year: 1874

The LUXURY OF HoME..-.Travel is
pleasant. The change of air and the
change of scene are beneficial alike to
body and mind. 1t is pleasant I'd meet
so many agreeable people, and it is
delightful to look upon the varying
and often beautiful scenery.


Travel is instructive. 1t suggests
new ideas, gives one knowledge Of
the world ID be acquired in no other
way.


But, after all, there is nothing SO
pleasant and SO enjoyable as the inde-
pendence and the luxury of ones own
home at last. Travel is pleasant "but
home is delightful !''
Year: 1874

Life and religion must never be
contradictory. Any han who breeds
a divorce between His religion and life
must be wrong. The trouble comes
from false ideas of salvation. Saliva
tion consists of two things, the curing of
sin ard the perfecting Of nature. Life
and religion must never be put in
opposition What saves soul, is the
application of truth to human life and
character in such a way as to create
Righteousness and holiness. No mat
ter about theoretic and speculative
views, Men hold nameless diversities
upon this matter.


Tie great truth is, he who lives
right, will be sure to die right, and be
right forever. Whatsoever one
planteth, that also shall he reap"
Myriads before any theory of lQfe!s3-
sion was thought of, rolled up. to glory
over the sea of time, because they for,
got not God, and lived under Him &C
cording to the best light and RhoWl.
edge of their day L
Year: 1874

Beauty is always a teacher, and when
a thing of beauty comes rs u gift of
sacred kindness il is very likdy to be
the beginning of better life To those
who receive il.


4 plant was given To sick girl, and
in trying to take care of il th family
made changes in their way Of living
Fir,t, they cleaned the Windows, that
more light might come to it, leaves I;
then, when not ton cold, they would
open the window 80 that fresh air might
help the plant to grow strong, aud thus
purified their own lungs ~ we'll Next,
the clean window made the res, of the
room look 50 untidy that they used to
wash the floor and walls, and arrange the
furniture more neatly. This led the
father of the family to try to mend u
broken chair or two, which KEEP, him at
home several evenings. After the work
was done he still stayed at home instead
of spending his leisure hours at the bar
room, and the money thus saved went to
buy comforts for them all. And then,
as their horne grew attractive, thu whole
family loved il and each other better
than ever before, and grew healthier and
happier with their flowers. Thus the
little plant brought a moral as we'll ~ u
physical blessing.
Year: 1874

CIRCUIT COURT OF, THE UNITED STATES
Judge Bond did not arrive yesterday. The
court was opened by Judge Hughes and
some routine business disposed Of, The
court will be in session to-day and for seye.
raj days to come. ......
Year: 1874

the new Jury year commences on the Ist OF 90
tober, and every person actually serving as juror
In any court OF record IN this city twelve days
within any jury year. who shall have been dis
charged bv the Court, shall be exempt from jury
service thereafter during the year. In tne Coure
OF oyer and Terminer aud General sessions Jurors
are entitled TO 81 per day tor each days attend
ance ana for service IN other courts oil record
jnfors are entitled to 81 Tor each case In which
they are lmpaneled If the case Is tried, aud nfty
cents in case an inquest is taken. The clerks OF
the court are to collect the necessary Jurors ices
ne ora the verdict is entered.
Year: 1874

Preparatory to the final contest in November
is the Little Election of Tuesday next. As
SCISSORS, Inspectors of election and other local
officers are to he chosen and from the vote then
cast Judgments will be formed as to how public
opinion il divided on tue main question.


Nobody doubts that Wilmington city has a
large Republican majority and this ought to be
proven on Tuesday. The desperate efforts Of our
political opponents to hold the levy Court " at
all hazards the Importance of electng our OK
cellent candidates for Sheriff and Coroner the
intention of the people that at least New Castle
County shall send Republican delegation to the
Legislature AS well as the helping of the State
ticket all demand that there he hearty sup
port, next Tuesday, of the ward tickets