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Year: 1877

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was the study made Of NJ. Thiers
after his death. The wife Of the
statesman sent for Meissonier on
the evening of his decease, and the
result of his visit is a sketch of
great value. The portrait is painted
in a small panel; and "the head
and face" writes Miss Brewster,
care about the size of a five-franc
piece, and are painted with a softer,
tenderer touch than Meissonier
usually gives to his faces. The
head lies on a pillow; you see d
little of the neck and throat, the
shirt and bed clothes. The express
sion Of the face is that of most per-
feet repose, and the likeness to NJ.
Theirs is striking. There is great
nobility in the study; it is death
but death without the pain and
anguish"
Year: 1877

said, after deciding that Longstreet
should attack on the right early the
next morning:


"Well, if | attack from my right,
Longstreet will have TO make the
attack; )" and after a moments
pause, during which he held his
head down in deep thought, he
raised taud added "Longstreet is a
very good fighter when he gets in
position and gets everything ready,
but he IS so slO1C."


The paper is one Of very great
ability, interest and value to all
who would know the true story Of
Gettysburg.


The second paper is General
Early's reply to Longstreet's recent
article in the Philadelphia Times,
in which he makes an exceedingly
able argument to show that so far
from the battle Of Gettysburg hav-
ing been lost by the failure of Gen
eral Lee to take Longstreet's advice
Gas Longstreet endeayorS to prove
in his paper), that it was lost by
the failure of Longstreet to attack
early in the morning on the second
day, as General Lee desired, and
his failure to obey General Lees
orders to make the attack on the
third day NTH his Uhole corps in
stead of with Pieketfs three brig
AIDES.
Year: 1877

Every Description Of Real Estate
In section of country unsurpassed
for health, scenery End fertility. 1t
is remarkably free from all malarious
and pulmonary diseases. Its pure
bracing air, fine springs of fresh cool
water, short mild winters and long
seasonable summers, its gentle noun
tain slopes and rich valleys, its forests
and fields, its flowers of spring and
varied huos f autumn,-all combine
to place this region of country in the
front rank of superiority and beauty
to the colonist and home seeker.


We continue this week our list of
the very attractive properties for sale
by this agency in both the far ia ned
Piedmont and Valley regions Of Nir-
ginia.
Year: 1877

MEN AT THEIR BEsT-Dr. Beard states that from an analysis of thousand repre- sentative men in all the great branches of the human family, he made the discovery that the golden decade was between forty and fifty the brszen between twenty ana thirty the iron between Atty and sixty. The superiority of youth and middle life over old age in original work appears all the greater when we consider the fact that all the positions of honor and prestige professorsh,ps and public stations are in the hands of the old. Men are not widely known until long after they have done the work that gave them their fame. Por- traits of great men are delusions statues are falsel They are taken when men have become famous, which, on the average. is at least twenty-five years after they did the work which gave them their fame. Original work requires enthusiasm. If all the original work done by men under forty five was annihilated. they would be reduc- ed to barbarian Men are at their best at that time when enthusiasm and experiences are almost evenly balanced. This period on the average, is from thirty-eipht to for. tY After this the law IS that experience increases, but enthusiasm decreases. Oi course there are exceptions.
Year: 1877

A story comes from Minnesota Of dead lumbeiman being brought to life after the body had been frozen sohd for two weeks It requires pretty large amount of faith in the honesty and vcracity of the great west to believe the story, but we hope 1t IS true. And we hope also that science will continue onward with rapid strides, until all the tramps in the country may be frozen solid in the fall and not tbswed out until the following spring. If there should be some mistake made in the manner of free r. ing, whereby it would be found impossible to restore the predatory and peripatetic nu- isances to life in the spring-well, mistakes will happen.
Year: 1877

The musk OK is one of the most remarka- blr quadrupeds to be found in the Arctic re- is much stouttr. and appears larger than it really IS from the great profusiOn of long, matted wooden hair which covers the whole body, and couceals fine coat of extremely fiue wool The head IS large and broad, and the horns are very broad at the base, and are about two feet long.
Year: 1877

A meek eyed arried man offered as test ar a spiritual seance that the medium name the articl s in hls wlfe's upprr bu reau drawer. The medium said the spirit would repeat the contents of Websters dictionary. or any other light task. but that life was too short to attempt the task proposed, and the rash questioner as hur- ried out of the hall.
Year: 1877

AN EVENT IN NEwsPAPERDoM.-On the publication of the startling news of Tweed's confession, so great was the interest mani fested that one dollar was offered for a sin gle copy of the World containing it. That paper led the metropolitan press on that occasion as it did on the occasion of the announcing of the positive whereabouts oi OAke, Hall. Tue World IS an ornament of American Journalism.
Year: 1877

A Wet Circus Amburgh & Co. g circus have had really 8 tough time trying to get under headwuy for their season ot showing They wintered in Amenia, N r., and gave their first exhibition of the season in that place last Thursday, and netwith- standing the rain we are informed they had a good audience. Friday morning the con- pany started for Falls Village where they were advertised to show on that day, but their horses, which had not been used at all during the past winter, were almost unman- agesble, and it is said some of them ''staked, "'while others douudered about in their harness, breaking wagon pole here and dislocating some other part of the ve

 hicles there, till their delay ID starting and slow and uncertain progress on the road brought them on to the show grounds at Falls Village at about halt past two o'clock in the afternoon, when they ought to have reached there by eight or nine o'clock in the morning. The work of erecting the tents was al once begun. but on account of the rain which poured down almost in tor rents, and the difficulty experienced in han ding the heavy canvas and ropes ''wet through and through" as they were, thelr progress was very slow and all could not be got ready for the show till about balf-pa six o'clock in the evening. The crowds which came manifested commendable pa- tience and fortitude in their endurance of the storm, standing under umbrellas and occupying all the houses in the immediate vicinity, waiting, oh so patiently for the "doors to open," the frequent announces merts cheering them by ther-"Be ready in half an hour"-Be ready in twenty minutes or half an hour," etc., till the fiual an- nouncement came from the top of wav on, The doors will be open at half past six, a half hour earlier than the advertised time for the evening entertainment" when ID a few moments the whole region about the tents was totally deserted. The stores in the village did a good business through the day and Landlord Dudley fed the multi tude m his usual regal style, which of course kept them good natured. and made the storm and the disappointment the peo- pie had to contend with, more endurable. In the evening when the doors were finally opened, large audience gathered and were rewarded at last for their patience. by an opportunity to ''see the show" which all seemed to regard as not quite up to their expectations. Probably the great trouble the circus people had in getting under head way, and the incessant rain had something to do with It.
Year: 1877

that most of the former sold by wine
measure, cheating the customer out OF
about gill at each measuring. In two
cases of high class butter dealers spring
balances Ave ounces short on
the pound were discovered. In
smother case "pound weight
was found that weighed eleven and a
hall ounces. Ten OF the sixteen weights
s,hmiLted by Chsrle6town deacon were
.hOrt from one ounce to four ounces.
And so on down long list, which, tortu
ustely, Boston customers can see Tor
them-elves At headqua 'ters. but perhaps
the most remarkable discovery was that
Of II pair o. scales balanced by old window
weights and pulleys, which left it entirely
optional with the manipuiatcr what
weight he assigned to any article Plat
form scales were also tested which made
errors-sgainst the customer, OF course
OF Us pounds on the ton. Almost the
ONLY IL stance where the measures were
too large was in the case OF Councilman
Brintnsl. liquor dealer, whose three
gallon measure held quart and gill
too much and the five gallon one pint
and half over.
Year: 1877

Our language distorter Athinks that at least half of the community ought to join the I. O. U. lodges.

 When Q man at Portland called another citizen fool he was arrested and made to prove it. The jury rendered verdict that the defendent had been duly found to be a fool.

 All the Turkish ministers atConstantino- ple have turned in thelr private horses fer cavalry purposes, thus practically ev1nc- ing their desire to render the Government a stable one.

 After all said by the press it is probable that graduates of Yale do really acquired some mental knowledge. Lots of them use first rate grammar in their written of fers to do editorial work on this paper for seven dollars 8 week.

 Fanny Davenport. the actress. has been visiting Blackwelps Island, to study mise ". If Fanny want to contemplate mise ry ID its highest and broadest sense she should watch man pinning 8 fourteen inch collar on to fifteen inch shirt band.
Year: 1877

w We are informed by postmasters the, fol- where they have been regularly receiving THE NEWS. and as they did not notify us of their change of post-ofhce. and are in arrears to the liah their only address known to us, and If any of our readers know of the whereabouts of any of them, they will do us favor by informing us.- Is 1t exactly HONEST treatment. to receive news paper till several dollars due, and then leave the postmaster to inform us the paper is not re- wherei The following have done this: Does
Year: 1877

THx condition of the cotton crop in
Texas is ine. The bulk will be largely
in excess of that OF last year. The
planting Is late. but the growth of the
plant has been very rapid. The work
has been good and thorough. and is
having its legitimate effect in the en-
hanced prospect We see in this cir
eumstAnce bright business future for
Texas. Let every inteiiigent energy be
bent to realize the best results from the
prosperity consequent upon the gather
ing Of an unusually heavy crop.
Year: 1877

WE say TO the sprightly Brenham
Baaner that while we think it doubtful
rs to Governor rThrockmorton's election
10 the speakership, yet it would be an
excellent thing for the south if it was
done. No legitimate interest of our
section, none of our state, and no proper
interest of the age and times, would be
neglected by him.
Year: 1877

THE public free school question is
bringing out the full intellectual
strength of our people. aud it shows
how terribly they are in earnest On this
great subject We are glad TO see this
interest pianifeHted. II is an angury
for good. because no opponent of public
free education can stand before an i'm
telligent and earnest advocate OF the
principle.
Year: 1877

THr Weatherford people do not have
20 much to say now Of the future
great, as they did few short months
since. That bothersome tap don't get
on as rapidly as some lines we wot Of
Patience is the virtue now for Weath>
erflrIl
Year: 1877

WE should judge from its remarks
that the Waco Examiner hasn't the
very highest opinion OF the Fifteenth
legislature at least 1t is very positive
in its expression of dissent at the sug-
gestion 10 call it together again.
Year: 1877

A CORRESPONDENT suggests that there
should be torchlight procession of the
Hayes and Wheeler Guards Of the city in
honor OF the decision Of the ELECTORAL
Commission and the Inauguration Of
Governor Hayes. We beg leave to dii,
fer with our correspondent, and to sug
gest that, in our opinion, the time ha,
gone by for such a demonstration. Tn
der present circumstances such a paral,
would seem to be out Of place.
Year: 1877

One of the deck hands on the Fulton Ferry
boat Mineoa discovered at G30 M yesterday as the
boat WAS nearing the Brooklyn slip, human boGy hoat
ing in the water. boat was lowered, and the body
taken from the water at the foot OF Dock-st. IL was
found 10 be the person Of fAugus,insGstnson wealthy
gentleman and former resident Of Boston, who has been
living lately with his brother ut No. 10 Hcnry-st
Brooklyn. At one time he carried on large and ucra
tive grocery business in Boston, but heavy pecuniary
losses had caused his retirement from trade and at times
affected his mind He and partially dressed HIM
self at a. m, yesterday. and told his wife that he
going the bathroom few minutes after lie returned
ana putti his boots and Oycrcoat explained that 10
would take walk. As he did not return within half an
hour the family became alarmed the police were I'M
formed, and the body found above stated An IN
quest was held In tho afternoon. and verdict rendered
in accordance with the facts.
Year: 1877

RoNDoUT, n. Y, March "a fierce wind
aud rain-storm ragged here last night and this morning


frcshet in Rondout Creek flooded the docks south
east wind prevailing forced the ice on the river up from
below and meeting the creek current it formed barrier
at the mouth OF the creek The icyboat Is unable TO
run and the steamer Norwich had to force passage 10
Rnebeck.


PEgKsKILI " y, March "a gale Of wind prevailed
al all points on the Hudson last night and II is still blow
ing heavily Everywhere docks and piers are sub
merged and mile north of Peekshl the west track OF
tbst trans cannot pass over IT, The delay, however Is
NOT serious as the east track used IL is feared that TO
nights tide will cause damage.
Year: 1877

had wheels crushed and laid The new long
dock at saugores Is struck by heavy field Of and
badly damaged. The ice has moved down from Castle
ton and entertained that IT will dam mp below
aud the back water food up the Hudson River track. IL
is thought navigation will be open TO Albany early next
week.
Year: 1877

PHILosOPHIc.- Vicar-John you are not get
ting very fast with your job You know you cannot
do TOO much for q good master. Joln-I knows that
Jolly we and i arnI agoing to try! Not me-lFunny
FolkA
Year: 1877

Anovelty is mentioned as having been added
to the various adjuncts of stoves iand fire.
places which consists in the employment of
q bright nickel-pla sheet of metal, sus-


pended over the fire, and adjusted in proper


position by a crank, the rod of which passes


through the side of the stove or fireplace.


While the fire is being kindled, the plate is
turned toward the front to prevent it from be-
ing smoked, but when the fire is fairly
burning the plate is turned back at an angle
of forty-five degrees, as indicated by wheel
on the side of the stove. The result is des-
cribed about as follows: The reflection from
the bright metallic surface produces the effect
of double fire and adds greatly to its cheer
fulness. In addition to this it is claimed that
the large amount of heat thus refectd by the
sheet is, to great extent, clear gain, and
that the effect of its employment is readily
perceived in increased warmth at quite dis
tance from its source. Furthermore it is said
that the rush of air usually passing up Chin
ney of an open stove. or CRATE, and which
makes this desirable form of heating appar-
aratus so expensive in rapid consumption of
fuel, is checked and thrown down on the fuel,
producing surface combustion, while the draft
at the base may be shut off, giving clear
bright fire, without wasteful consumption of
coal
Year: 1877

Never send an article for publication with
out giving the editor thy name, for thy name
oftentimes secures publication to worthless
articles.


Thou shouldst not rap at the door of print
ing office; for he that answereth the raI
sneereth in his sleeve and loseth time.


Never do thou loaf about, nor knock down
the type, or the boys will love thee as the
shade trees-when thou leavest.


Thou shouldst never read the copy on the
printers case or the sharp and hooked con-
tainer thereof, or he may knock thee down.


Never inquire of the editor for news, for
behold it is his business to give it to thee at
the appointed time without asking for it.


1t is not right that thou shouldst ask him
who is the author of an article, for it his duty
to keep such things unto himself.


When thou dost enter his Office, take heed
unto thyself that thou dost not look at what
may concern thee not, for that is not meet in
the sight of good breeding


Neither examine thou the proof sheet, for
it is not ready to meet thine eye, thou mayest
understand.


Prefer thine own home paper to any other,
and subscribe for it Immediately.


Pay for it in advance, and it shall be we'll
with thee and thine.
Year: 1877

In the first place all those in high COM
mand are very old men. Their whole lives
may be said to have been passed in one oc-
cupation; their whole minds, whatever they
ever had, concentrated on one object, and
that the most trivial to which the human mind
can descend--card playing. They have done
nothing else for years. Their minds have
rusted until thy are as dull, as heavy, and as
incapable of receiving new impressions as
the variest clodhopper. Called from their
card tables by the trumpet of war, they rise,
rub their eyes, look around them completely
bewildered, and as thoroughly out of the cur
rent of modern war as if they had been
asleep for forty years. Not even Rip Van
Winkle, with his rusty gun dropping to piec-
es after his long sleep, was more bewildered
and lost than the majority of these poor
old generals suddenly thrown into the cam
paign at the heads of their brigades, divis-
ions and corps.-C0 Correspondent.
Year: 1877

Many persons complain of always getting


up tired in the morning. This is very often
,, due to defective ventilation of the bedroom,


or from using an undue amount of bedclothes
and bedding. Feather beds are too soft and
yielding, and partially envelope the sleeper,
thus producing profuse perspirations. The
habit of lying TOO much under blankets is


also very pernicious, by reason of the car


bonic acid exhaled by the sleeper being re-


spired. Again, it is Il common error to sup


pose that by simply opening window little


at the top a room can be ventilated. People


forget that for proper ventilation there must


be an inlet and outlet of the air. In bed
rooms there is often neither, and if there is q
fireplace it is generally closed. Again it is
mistake to suppose that foul air goes to the
top of the room. Certainly the heated air
goes to the top, but the chief impurity the
carbonic acid, falls to the bottom. There is
nothing so ef1icacious in removing the lower
strata of air as the ordinary fireplace, espe-
cially if there is a fire burning. The usual
defect in ventilation is the want of proper
inlet for the air. If the window be open the
cold air, being heavier, pours down into the
room, causing draughts if the door be open
or ajar the same thing occurs. The perfec-
ton of ventilation may be obtained in any
AOOAA VAGAA @ AASPissN~ ~ oAAAPAy PAO'AAAo6
proper inlets for the air. BY means of up
right tubes the heavier external atmosphere
extends vertically through the tubes like the
jet of fountain, dlsplacing the warmer and
lighter atmosphere of the room, which finds
its exit up the chimney. The tubes should
communicate with the outer air on q level
with the floor, and should be carried vertically
upward in the room for about four or five
feet. A constant supplY of fresh air is thus
insured, without the slightest liability TO
draue ht, as the current::goes directly upward
until it strikes the ceiling. It is then diffused
downward, mixed with the heated air of the
ceiling. The same principle can be carried
out in any room with sash window, by cut
ting out two or three holes an inch wide and
three inches long in the woodwork of the up
per sash where it joins the lower one. The
columns of air ascend directly upward just
inside the window, and mix with the heated
air in the upper part of the room. If this
system we're universally carried out, we
should hear less of rheumatism and chills
caught by sitting in draughts
Year: 1877

While we are watching the movements of
the European States. the following prophecy,
made in 1853, when Constantinople was taken
by the Turks may be of interest:
SIN twice two hundred years, the Bear


The Crescent shall assail;
But if the Cock and Bull shall pair,


The Bear shall not prevail.


But look, in twice ten years again,


Let Islam know and fear


The Cross shall wax the Crescent wane


Grow pale, and disappear"
1t is exactly twice ten years since the end
of the Crimean war.
Year: 1877

The discussion OK the Senatorial ques-
ton still occupies a good share of atten-
ton at the hands OF the press, and vari-
Gus opinions in regard to the merits and
dement's o. the various candidates nam
ed are expressed. Our view Of the matter
can be given in a very few words. The
election of United States Senator be-
longs to the Legislature of the State, and
until that Legislature is chosen, there is
very little that can be said. The first du-
ty of the people is to select men who are
perfectly reliable to serve them in the
Legislature. That done, the solution Of
the Senatorial question becomes very
simple. If reliable men are chosen to
represent the people at Sacramento, we
can depend upon their choice for Senator
being one who will be a credit to the
State, and we can depend further that no
improper influences will be admitted to
determine the question of the Senatorial
succession.


| The Senate was destined to be a con-
servative body, which from the mode and
manner of its selection would not be in
huenced by the excitements of the hour.
In this respect it was entirely different
from the lower house Of Congress, which
came fresh from the people every two
years. 1t is true that our Senators are
generally as extreme partisans as are
any other class of our public men, but
the principle remains the same. Nor
can it be said that there is any of the di-
rect political questions Of the day, with
the exception of the general one Of party
policy involved in the election Of United
States Senators at this present juncture.
The Senator TO be elected this year will
not take his seat until March 1879, by
which time it is TO be hoped that the
questions now before the public will be
satisfactorily disposed of.


II we look to the one thing needful-
the choice of good reliable men to the
Legislature, we can safely let the Sena-
atorial question rest in their hands The
Senator and Assemblyman from each
District are the ones to whom the people
must look for true representation in ali
things. These two officers are the ones in
whom the greatest latitude is vested
They have the charge of She interests, not
only OF their own Immediate constituency
but ~ the State as well. The duties Of
other officers are merely ministerial, thev
arr defined by law. If W have that con
fdrnce in the discretion Of Legislator
that we delegate 10 him the aw-mabinq
power, he should also he one TO whom We
could commit the trust of eecting Uni
ted States Senator, with an equal n-,ur-
ance that his choice win be one Of which
we need not be ashamed Thi, j. all that
need be said on the Senatorial question
until the political complexion Of the Leg
islature is known, when we can discuss
and determine the merits and claims OF
the different candidates.