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Year: 1877

An English Protestant lady was
lately among the people received by
the pope. She had frequently be-
fore waited on the holy father, and
was on terms of pleasant acquaint-
anceship with sundry of the pre-
lates about him. Possibly this cir
cumstance may have given rise to
certain quite baseless) hopes that
the lady in question might be made
u convert Of. At all events the
pope had on one or two occasions
playfully told her that he knew her
and that she was as hard as granite.
On the occasion in question her
Monsignore friends had placed her
close to the spot by which the pope
must pass in quitting the audience
gallery, and as he did so he stopped
his chair-bearers and gave her his
hand to kiss. "Ah," cried he,
when she had done, "Aard as a bell,
hard as a bell," giving her a smart
tap with the tops of his fingers on
the forehead as he spoke. And
then he gave her his hand to kiss a
second time.
Year: 1877

about an inch Of space uncovered by the
putty. At the lower place he places a
quantity Of powder aud he sucks out the
air from the upper place, either by a
suction pump, which is the better way,
or by his mouth. The vacuum. created
in the safe draws in the powder through
the small crack below. The entire work
does not occupy more than FIVE minutes.
Year: 1877

A bright and beautiful child shows in
its very expression that its babyhood was
not associated with opium, cordisls, etc
for the continued use of opium is antag-
Onistic to health That valuable and
highly recommended remedy for the dis
orders OF babyhood, DR.. Bulls Baby
Syrup, is absolutely free from morphia
and oil other dangerous agents, and can
be safely employed at all times. Only
25c per bottle
Year: 1877

The trip of Frank Leslie's party of ar
fists and journalists to this coast to
search for material for their pens and
brushes may yet be fruitful of something
besides monotonous sketching and note.
taking. 1t will be remembered that the
veteran journalist and his party left this
city about two weeks ago to journey to
the Yosemite valley. Information came
to this city that when the party arrived
at Big Tree Station on Sunday two of
Mr.. Leslie's young men became involved
in quarrel over the smiles of lady who
accompanied the party, and finally ended
the argument by one shifting the others
cheek. The same afternoon challenge
was sent by the insulted to his assailant,
which was promptly accepted, the weap-
ons chosen being pistols. The two young
men,then adjourned to convenient grove
and whiled away an hour or so by firing
at each other. to the great CONSERVATION
and danger Of the crowd of spectators.
A stray shot finally struck one of the
ducists in the arm, when it was an.
nounced that he had ample satisfaction,
and the reckless bombardment was dis
continued. What disposition was made
OF the wounded man has not transpired,
and none of the party have as yet been
arrested.-i&n Francisco Chronicle.
Year: 1877

The true plan to follow, when safety is
the call, il TO swim with everything be-
low the chin well down under water, the
head we'll back and resting centrally on
the floating power of the lungs. But
what will you do when your comrade is
tired out and drowning? That depends.
II he is cool and reliable, get in front of
him, let him place his hands on your
hips (not your shouldcrs), and you can
carry him quite distance. That cup
poses that both parties, rescued and
rescuer, understand fair play. The
weaker party is the one that ought to
drown, II he shows any disposition to
drown his friend bya miserable. cowardly
death.cutch at the only floating thing
around him. In the case If the death
clutch, go to the bottom with your man
and leave him there. There may be an
unpleasant wrestle, but the real drown
ing man is ready to quit his prey when
he strikes bottom. The better man has
his right to come to the surface and swim
ashore.


But in a considerable swimming ex-
perience, and some rescues, there comes
one absolute rule: Never face drown
ing man. He welcomes rescue so eagerly
that he will hug you around the neck
and take you down. The safest and best
thing to do is to get behind him, and,
unless you are left handed, put your left
hand under his right arm-pit. The lift
YOU give him will be enough in ordinary
water. lie can be coaxed to belp him
self, and il he is reasonable being you
can bring him to shore. If he is insane
with fright, recollect that you are to be
both prudent and heroic. Get away
from him, clutch his ankle with one
hand and tow him ashore. II the bank
is near, he is not likely to drown on the
way. If he does, it is not your fault.
But brave swimmer is master of his
element.


once saw two young fellows rescue n
drowning comrade in way that was
remarkable for its peatness. The poor
fellow was in mid-stream, cramped and
exhausted, and barely able to keep
anoat. Which was first was never de-
cided, but in a critical moment each was
behind him, each with hand under an
arm-pit he was almost dead weight
on their hands, and they swan him to
shore, more dead than alive. 1t was a
struggle, but they were masters of the
situation. st. Nicholas for July.
Year: 1877

Do our stockmen and farmers appre-
ciate the difference between good steer
or cow aud a poor oneg Do they know
how much more good large DRAFT horse
brings than little, inferior animal, bred
from a small worthless trotter, 40 called I;
OF good well-bred hog or sheep more
than a "prairie" rooter or a Mexican
mongrelf II they do not, Just let them
make inquiries OF those who raise and sell
the improved breeds. We know the
good stock brings 100 per cent more than
the scrub, and mt their enhanced value
they are more profitable to feed or to
Craze than the poorer kinds. II is
a waste of capital for farmer TO breed
anything but good stock, whatever
argument may be advanced in favor of
the Texan COW upon the plains. 1t is as
easy to raise 500 pound steer at four
years old, II good bulls and cows are used
TO breed from, as TO raise a nine hun
dred pound Texan, and the price
obtained for the full breed one is nearly
twice rs much as the scrub fetches
As to horses, it is almost Impossible
TO sell little, trifiDg horse, only for a
COW pony, but the large draft horse
always sells at good figures. A Berk-
shire or Poland China hog will make
nearly double the pounds Of meat from
n given amount Of food as the poor, i'll
bred hog, and the meat is better. A
Merlno eve will produce from eight to
ten pounds of good merchantable wool;
the Mexican and specimens brought from
Missouri and Arkansas to the state will
not show over three pounds of hair and
wool that sell only for carpet woods.


Why our farmers will waste their
money, feed and grass on such kinds OF
stock is mystery, when they can do so
much better but we are young and
have time to improve, and judging from
the number of enterprising stock men
who are purchasing good bulls and
rams, the day is not far distant when
Colorado will do far better than she is
doing now. We hope to see before an
other year the stock Of hogs in our state
quadrupled, and before five years enough
pork made in our state 10 supply the
home demand Colorado Er.
Year: 1877

A CLERK in the Allegheny, Penn, post.
Office brought down his hand-stamp upon
a letter which he supposed to contain
garden seeds. Instantly there was loud
explosion and a clerk CHASTITY pale. With
an utter disregard of the department reg
ulations the envelope had been filed with
paper caps for toy pistols.
Year: 1877

A farmer in Ohio has recently made an
experiment which suggests an idea. He
had procured an car OF very fine yellow
corn, and wishing to procure seed from
it, planted it in good soil, having first
ascertaiued that there were about five
hundred grains on the cob. The corn
produced from these five hundred kern
els measured nearly nine bushels, or
about nine hundred ears from one. The
seed 40 obtained was Is good as the speci.
mems planted. If farmers in this state
would strive to obtain improved seed
and improved seed does not necessarily
mean new varieties--they would make
money by the operation. The truth is
that little or no attention is paid to saw
ing seed. When wheat is to be sown the
farmer goes to the store and buys his seed
wheat, not knowing where it comes from,
ignorant, perhaps, that one sack of good
wheat may be mixed with two sacks of
bad, aid ignorant or careless of where il
comes from. BY such carlessness the
field is often seeded with thistles or
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


s.Good oncys'' letter counterfeit money In the
Fifth avenue stage reminds me Of my own experience
two woeks ago on tho Twenty-third Street line In
return for 81 tho driver handed down his envelope OF
change When opened the amount Of pieces was as It
should have been, but one of tho quarters bad
as II could bo called the drivers attention to tho
coin and was informed by him that must make my
complaint at tho office. As my destination was but
two blocks from tho stable wont and showed the
man charge the contents OF my envelope. pointing
out the counterfeit Ho admitted at once its worth
lessness and replaced It by a good quarter As l
walked away two very natural questions suggested
lhcmselves-how could ono accustomed to handle
money put up miserable imitation by mistake
What would have been my remedy II driving away
from the stable instead OF coming toward ~?


T. N. p.
Year: 1877

VICE PRESIDENT WHEELER will not
prove mere nominal appendsge to the
Presidency. The President will undoubt-
edly avail himself of the excellent counsel
and advice of Mr.. WHEELER, whose as.
sistance at the White House will often be
required. Should he go to the South, US
has been suggested, at the head Of a com
mission to examine critically the state of
affairs there and learn the views of both
sides about the settlement of existing trou-
bles. he will undoubtedly command the
greatest confidence and respect.
Year: 1877

THE people are tor peace, and not for
another long season Of political factious-
ness. Being for peace, they are for HAYES,
whose administration means peace and
good will, not sectional lines closer drawn
and sectional hate embittered. The peo.
pie will tolerate fair criticism of the new
administration. but they will individu4ize
and condemn all political schemers who
attem pt To impede its course so long as it
lies in the direction Of honest governmen.
and peace.
Year: 1877

SAM BARD says that he will neither
grant to nor receive any fsvors from the
new Administration. This will be great
relief to the latter. SAM Is the torch.
bearer of the old South, standing on his
own bottom
Year: 1877

THE DEMOCRATS were never infatuated
with Mr.. TILDEN personally, and now thlt
they are likely to get more reform than he
ever offered the probabilities are that their
mourning will be Of but short duration, If
they have any at all.
Year: 1877

WE BUT reiterate the popular sentiment
when we assert that the name of WILLIAM
NJ. EvARTs, for Secretary of Safe, Is one
that gives satisfaction every where. A
better selection for the office could not
have been made.
Year: 1877

TIE Democrats 10 the Senate are doubt.
ing whether 1t is best to come in out ol
the rain and vote for President HAYES
Cabinet or stand indifferently aloof and
watch the fnctiousness of opposing ele
mpnta
Year: 1877

The scene in the Court of Special Sessions
yesterday, when two police justices set upon
Mr.. Bergh and worried him because he had
written letter showing more enthusiasm in
the cause Of sore-backed horses than diplo-
matte tact or belief in the integrity Of the
Bench, is highly suggestive. For years Mr..
Bergh has directed his energies to the pre-
vention Of cruelty to animals, and as that
entails the punishment Of the cruel he
never shrinks from invoking the law. He
is, what is SO valuable in all communities,
IN enthusiast in o healthy direction; valua-
BILE because the enthusiast always keeps
before the public one rigid line of conduct
or aspiration by which the weak or the con-
fused may judge themselves. At the same
time he inevitably falls foul of all sorts Of
people who, taking laxer or more complex
views Of human action, are less anxious to
have wrong censured at all times or are
inclined to allow collateral circumstances to
mitigate punishment. Thus, Mr.. Bergh has
become an irritant to the police justices who
enforce the law, as we'll as terror to those
who break it.


Human nature exists even on the Bench
at the Tombs. Let the sapient judges be
ever so severe upon the monster who swings
q cat, they know there is an eye that glares
at them for pack Of pulling scntimentalists.
Let them permit the man who hacked dog
to pieces to go free because he gave the
animal a cracker before killing it, and those
Judges feel that they have done as rash an
act as taking hungry tiger by the tooth.
Thus Mr. Bergh in oil horse cases is a night
mare to the judges at the Tombs. They are
generally respectful to him in timid and
suspicious way, and we may suppose they
were secretly rejoiced when one OF them re-
ceived the rather imprudent letter above
alluded to. The case Mr. Bergh referred to
possessed oil the elements reprehensible in
his eyes-a man who drove CALLED horse
acquitted because he had put some salve
under the horse collar. But the letter con-
tanned an unfounded personal imputation,
and the judges 'went TOR" MIR. Bergh on
TINT personality. For once the friend of
the sore horse must have wished his
zeal had not misled him. The judge
who had no horse-torturing nephew as
sailed Mr. Bergh, and the other judge
fred arrogance at him when he offered
to explain. The pent-up irritation of
wears was vented in that moment and
thousand sarcasms were repaid with such
interest as long familiarity with choice
invective would imply. We have no doubt
Mr.. Bergh was sorry to have said the sore
horse owner was related to the Bench, but
he was much more sorry for the unrevenged
sufferings of the horse. There is where the
enthusiast will get the best of the judges.
Mr. Bergh will not be daunted by their
| threats; he will come again, with the next
Year: 1877

An editor in Rome, member OF the
Order of Jesuits, and distinguished as q
writer and an orator, has held and main
tanned that the temporal poweris not neces-
sary to the wellbeing of the Church. For
this he has now been expelled from the
Society of Jesuits "by order of the Pope"
BY order Of the Pope in this case is
phrase to be interpreted very literally; fol-
intelligence from source usually reliable
has been given that the Pope's mental con-
dition is just now such that he would ba
very unlikely to originate any orders what
ever But this order has no doubt gone
through the regular channels that give it
authority as an indication Of the Vatican poll
icy, and it is instructive as showing the great
unlikelihood that in the coming crisis in the
history Of the Papacy more liberal counsels
will prevail with regard to the changed
state of facts in Italy.
Year: 1877

In the course Of time the American people
will know all about ''the great outrage
as from the example Of Mr.. Tilden and
other eminent examples it is likely to be-
come the great staple of democratic ora
tory. An enthusiastic demonstration was
made in Gramercy square last night in
honor of the distinguished Executive de
juye, who responded to the compliment
with plentiful reference to the cry of fraud.
II it were provided by the constitution of
the United States that the man who has re-
ceived the largest number of votes, either
in the Union or in a majority Of the States,
should be President, the fraud rhetoric
might have some sense in it but there is
nothing like that in the constitution.
Though we may know what the constitution
means we must act on what it declares It
may be argued that there is or should be a
power to 60 behind corrupt appointment
of electors; but if that power were given
how long would it be before every Presi-
Dental election would be gone into and
reversed on the theory that some of the
electors were fraudulently appointed? Ii
Mr.. Tilden intends to supply course of
great outrage oratory he may deem it worth
his while to help the public mind over this
difficulty.
Year: 1877

The parade Of the Coaching Club yester-
day did not fail to prove an event Of interest
to our citizens in general as well as a piece
of first rate enjoyment to those fortunate
enough to handle whip or occupy seat
on any of the splendid drags behind the
spanking teams of four that ratified to the
toot Of the horn through Central Park
Such splendid open air sport as
this, or the exhilarating run which
the fox hunters enjoyed yesterday on
Long Island, brings out the manly in the
national character in manner every way
to be desired. The age Of enervating amuse-
ments has gone by in America. Sports
which bring constant tests Of nerve. skill
and stamina are welcomed by our youth
with all the JOY that they could have
created in the sturdiest days Of ancient
Greece. This is o hopeful sign of the ma
ton, and what is, perhaps, more thought of
by the mass, it furnishes the pleasantest
methods Of enjoying the passing hour.
Year: 1877

Attorney General Dovens' letter to the
Boston politicians Is document without
which it will be impossible to write the his
good intentions has been bullied into the
admission that he never had any intentions,


or, if he had, that they were very little
ones. Civil service reform started under
this administration with its meaning de-
fined by the phrase about ''disestablishing
the machine"-a good phrase, which pre-
vented, happily. the great evil that the re-
form was intended to remedy. By the pres
ent system of office-holding the professional
politicians have become, in this country, a
caste apart from the people-a kind Of bogus
aristocracy, with exclusive privileges,


rights and powers. Their dominancy is
maintained by the offices they hold and
the patronage they control, SO that the
people. in the taxes they pay, support and
keep alive the power that defeats in party
caucuses the pretence of the law that the
will of the people declared at the polls is
sovereign. It was q good move in civil
strategy to strike at the existence of this
power by cutting of it's supplies, for if abso-
Lutte separation is ever secured between
office-holding and the trade Of politics this
trade will perish and the power Of tho peo-
pie at the polls will be again as real in fact
as it is presumed to be in theory. But this
separation will not be made by President
Hayes, for the simple reason that he has not
the kind Of backbone that is necessary for
such purpose. General Devens letter is o
formal surrender s'for the sake of the party.
Year: 1877

From the International Rerieao we extract
portion Of letter by Mr.. John Jay under
the above title. This letter deals with the
lations of Mr.. Motley and the government at
the time he was recalled from London, and
seems to have been especially called forth
by the action Of the Historical Society in res
fusing to enter on its minutes Mr. jays trib-
ute to the deceased historian and diploma
tist. 1t may be remembered that the society
based it's action on the impropriety Of its
taking any part in what had become
an unpleasant dispute between some men
distinguished in our history. Its state-
ment was that the tribute contained stric-
lures upon the government to which il
would be improper for US as q society to
express such an approval as an entry on
our minutes might imply" This position
of the society was sharply criticised on the
ground that the point at issue was his
torical and that the theory Of the society's
objection would, rigidly applied, exclude
from its records q great deal of history.
But it is not difficult to see through all that





right in its discrimination between what
is history and what is merely mpionship.
The letter now printed does not weaken the
position taken by the Historical Society, but
unconsciously sustains it by an elaborate
exposition of the fact that the parties to the
issue are in irreconcilable dispute over their
relations to one another. It is alleged by
General Grant personally that Mr.. Motley
was removed because in his communications
to the British Ministry he misrepresented
his own government. It is argued by Mr..
jay that Mr.. Motley was removed because
Mr.. Sumner would not sustain the St. Do
mingo treaty. Mr.. jays view cannot be re-
garded as history till the other plain state-
ment is disproved, and that is what the His
torical Society held and declared, that the
allegation was not history, but one side Of q
dispute.
Year: 1877

mum levels were constantly maintained.
But in tho near future they must become
merely distributing reservoirs for special
city districts. t*t


This brings us to the consideration of the
question of special supply. One of the
great wants of certain parts Of New York is
an adequate pressure in the mains to force
the water to the upper stories of high build
ings and to relieve fire engines from the
certain loss Of power expended on suction.
To secure this it is necessary that each dis
trict of the city should have an independent
supply from the distributing reservoir.
Special mains, of sufficiently large diameter,
should be laid through the city, to each
district, so that the water would arrive at
the Battery, for instance, without sus-
tanning any weakening or interrupt
tion of its flow by consumption
at Fourteenth street or any intermediate
point. This special district system can be
made general one when necessary by
proper connection but it appears to US to
be imperative for the safety Of New York
that the special district system of supply
should be created. If the Central Park
large reservoir is to be filled from any
source by pumping power we see no diff
Guilty in raising its margin fifty feet if ne
cessary to gain sufficient head for distri-
button.


The suggestions thrown ont in this article
are necessarily crude, because we have not
the space to elaborate them. We hope
that the civil engineers Of New
York-oficials and others-will take up
this great question of the water
supply promptly and intelligently, and
give the public the benefit of their
views on the subject. Delay is an abomina-
tion when great dangers threaten We want
men who will grasp this problem vigorously
and solve it completely. AS it is every
bodys affair there is no violation of pro-
fessional etiquette possible among the ex-
perts. The effects of mistakes such as may
be made in dealing with our water sup
ply are general, not local. The disease
that may originate in an east side tenement
house from unsanitary conditions due to
scarcity Of water may desolate the Fifth
avenue mansion. All are interested,
therefore, in securing for New York an
abundant and inexhaustible supply of pure
water.
Year: 1877

THERE Is PROSPECT that other trade or.
ganizations will come to the support of the
striking cgarmakers; indeed some of them
have already done so. The situation is practi-
cally unchanged, but some concessions have
been made by few of the manufacturers. 1t
is to be hoped the difficulties will be adjusted
during the coming week, for the prolonged idle
ness Of so large "A number of men is serious
loss, not only to themselves, but to the commu-
nifty generally.
Year: 1877

TIE SOUTHERN STATES. counties and muni-
cipalites, owe in round figures about five hum
dred millions of dollars, upon which, as a rule,
no interest has been paid since the beginning Of
the war. A large portion of this vast indebted
ness is owned in Europe and a considerable
portion here. The gentlemen who hold il are
naturally anxious to know what is going to be
done about it, and have drawn up plan, else
where given, looking to its ultimate payment.
Ii remains to be seen what the south will have
TO say on the subject.
Year: 1877

sore horse, he will reappear with the next
swung cat, and be on hand with the next
chopped dog and the judges. for oil their
doughty dignity. will have to sit there and
listen to him and sentence the criminals
under the blaze. Of his unforgiving eye.
Yesterday saw the characteristic blunder OF
the well-meaning enthu husiast but tomorrow
and the day after and next week and next
year will witness his triumph.