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Year: 1877

Last evening Grunewall Hall was crowded with
the elite OF the city 10 listen to the commence
ment and graduating exercises Of one OF the
finest female institutes in the South-the Oar
natz Institute. The programme was selection
Of musical and literary gems the rendition of the
same by the different young ladies' was superb
Year: 1877

Oregon is the great fish canning
State OF the Union, and last season the
value of tho product of her salmon
canning establishments alone exceed
that OF the immense yield Of her grain
fields. During the period named no
less than 100000 cases OF canned sal
mon were put up and shipped to all
parts of the civilized world, and TO fill
these odd mil gions OF cans no less than
3 100000 fish were killed,
Year: 1877

Near one of the pretty villages with
which Saratoga county On. Y. } abounds
lived pretty girl named Lsette--.
She was the only daughter of loving and
too well loved parents About four
miles from the residence Of Lisettc lived
young man named Frank -, who
had graduated from college with honor
and was respected by all who knew him,
notwithstanding some stories rejecting
on his moral character that were told of
his life while absent at college. When
and whore Frank first met Lisette is not
pertinent to the story. But Lsottc's
mother heard the stories against Frank,
and she conceived great antipathy
against him 50 much 50 as to forbid him
the house, and finally to bid her daugh-
ter cease all intercourse with him, But
up to this time the mothers injunction
had been disrcgarded. The lovers met
whenever opportunity offered, and had
the parent lived the pair would no doubt
have been happily married. But fate or
dained otherwise. The mother sickcncd,
and when on her deathbed laid her dying
injunction upon her daughter to discard
Frank altogether Tho mother passed
away. and Frank, littlo dreaming of the
cruel blow that awaited him, attended
the funeral of the mother of the girl he
loved, hoping by his presence to soften
her sorrow. The mother was laid in her
grave and as the pair walked from the
/ Il,
where the carriages awaited them, lis
etto told him of her mothers dying com
mands and Of her intention of obeying
them. There was no time to soften tho
blow by further explanation or protesta-
ton, and at the cemetery gate they parted
never to meet again in life. A year
passed away, and in that year Lisctte,
from happy buxom lass, had become
an invalid Physicians said it was con-
sumption Perhaps it was, but she well
knew that sorrow had been the mcsscn-
ger to bring the life destroying agent.
At last she, too, was laid upon bed Of
sickness, aud when assured that it would
be one of death she dispatched mes
senger to the only man she ever loved.
But, alas the messenger was too late.
Frank, who had been gradually wasting
away for year, was stricken down with
malarial fever and could not recover.
But the messenger O4isette's brother)
carried a message back to the dying
girl. A few more messages were carried
to and fro before the end came. Lisette
died. and with her last breath told her
brother to carry the tidings to Frank and
tell him she would wait his coming. Not
long bad she to wait, for the tidings of
her death snapped the slight cord that
yet bound Frank to life, In those two
homes four miles apart, two forms were
attired for sepulture. On the same day
two funeral corteges started aud pursued
their way toward the village burial
ground. Slowly and mournfully they
novel and singuhrly th y met at he
cemetery gate. Together the conffius
were lifted from the hearses, and side by
side the remains Of those loving ones
were carried through the entrance where
they last parted, rather more than year
before.
Year: 1877

Too meek by half was he who came
Awooing me one morn,
For he thought so little of himself
learned to share his scorn.
At night had q suitor vain


As the vainest in the land
Almost he seemed TO condescend
In the offer of his hand.
In one who pressed his suit missed
Courage and manly pride;
And how could think of such one
AS leader and guide?
And then there came worshirer


With such undoubtiug trust,
That when he knelt he seemed not worth
Upraising from the dust.
The next was never in the wrong,


Was not too smooth nor rough;
So faultless and so good was he,
That that was fault enough.
But one, the last Of all that came,
know not how to paint
No angel do | seem to him


lie scarcely calls me saintl
lie hath such sins and weaknesses


As mortal man befall
He hath thousand faults, and yet


love him with them all
lie never asked me yea or nay,


Nor knelt to me one hour
But he took my heart and holds my heart
With a lovers gentle power.
And bow, as needs must, aud say,
In proud humility,
Loves might is right, and yield at last,
To manhood's royalty
Year: 1877

To Messrs. HABLE BRos., Washington, ID. c.:


GENTLEMEN Your letter of the ls nst covering state
of sales date together with your check is at hand
and has been submitted to meeting of the creditors of the late
firm of of-, and declared by them to be perfectly sats-
factory They also passed unanimously resolution request


ing all possible dispose Of all goods
hand immediately that the affairs of the bankrupt firm
be settled up at You will therefore please close out
goods forced sale Get something for them don't
what Never mind their market value, but force them
off and get rid of them any price and report to
as possible. Yours, with respect,
Year: 1877

ALL WORK AND No PLAY.--It is unfair
to expect your boys and girls to work
hard at home while they are attending
school. To acquire an education is at
this period the business of their lives.
If reluctant to learn their daily lessons,
they should sternly be obliged to do so.
They should be taught alike, that from
this there is no possible escape--and that
beyond it nothing is required Of them.
The rest of the day is theirs, and they
should be permitted, in all innocent
ways, to pass it as they list--to frolic
and play, the prerogative and necessity
of youth, whether in the lower or higher
animal creation. But through fear of
creating habits of laziness, parents too
often exact labor of their children after
study hours, and thus, while yearning
for play and needed recreation, under
these circumstances work becomes abso-
lutely repugnant to them. This is the
way to make Jack dull lad, and to es-
tablish the very habits that it was intend
ed to avoid-for a boy that works reluc-
tantly is only happy when that work is
finished, and he is thus tempted to slight
and skim it over, that he may the sooner
be released, In this way not only are
habits of laziness. created but of negli


gence, and of a deep-seated dislike of
work, which often cling through life.
Year: 1877

TURNING THE TABLEs.-There is story
of a noble lord who once gave his friend
golden snuG-box, in the cover of which
an ass's head was painted. Not much
flattered by this present, and wishing to
turn the tables on the author OF the joke,
the recipient took out the ass and insert
ed instead the portrait of the lord. The
next day at dinner he, as if by accident,
put his box on the table. The lord, who
wished to amuse his guests at the ex-
pense of his friend, made mention of the
snuff.box, and aroused the curiosity of
those around him. A lady asked to see
it. 1t was passed to her. She opened
it and exclaimed, "Perfectl it is a strik-
ing likeness. Indeed, my lord, it is one
of the best portraits Of you that have
ever SEEN" The lord was naturally much
embarrassed at the joke, which he thought
was so hard upon him. While he was
rejecting upon the offensiveness Of it, the
lady passed the box to her neighbor, who
made similar remarks about il. The box
thus went around the table, each one cX.
patiating upon the resemblance. The
Oobleman was much astonished at this
course Of things; but when IL came to his
turn to look, had to join in the laughter,
too, and confess that his friend had got
the best Of him.
Year: 1877

Once more the year its fullness pours
To cheer the heart Of toll;
Once more we take with gratitude


The blessing of the soil.
Ihear the children laugh and sing


They pull the grapes together;
And gladness breathes from everything
in this October weather
The winter days were long and dark,


The spring was slow to come;
And summer storms brought fear and doubt
To many humble home.
But rain and sunshine had their will


And wrought their work together,
And see! we heap our baskets still,


In this October weather.
Ny heart has had its winter, too,


And lain full bare and gray; eEr.-E
/ did not think spring would come,


Much lessa summer day.
How little did dream that life B.
Would bring us two together,
And should be a happy wife


In this October weather! .
Doubtless the frosts will come again,
And some sweet hopes must die;
But we shall bear the passing pain, , so
And smile as we'll as sigh;-
Nor let US cloud with tears of III f1.t
This golden hour together; ..r
For God is in His garden still


In this October weather.
Year: 1877

TEYAs.-A careful reading Of our
Southern exchange papers j9siihes the
opinion that the Southern States will
unite in favor OF the Texas and Pacific
at the called session Of Congress, and that
this issue, 80 important to them and the
whole country, will be made paramount
in the organization of the House.-Phila-
dSlphIa Press
Year: 1877

We regret to announce the deceass of
tAis distinguished citizen of Fayette
county. Saturday, February 10th, he
died after lingering illness, leaving be.
hind him as q legacy an uusuhed
record Of private and public usefulness.
Positivsness in the direction of duty and
the right was the central element in
his unique, fOroeful character. Beloved
by all class, he laboFed to become q real
facssr for COED in society and lived to
see his pathway in life bloom and blos-
som with grateful bsnediesions. His
large possessions we're unstintedly used
60 benefit and bless the community in
which he was reared and which he
labored and died Learned in the law,
he used it to establish justice and not to
cypress, and thus adorned his honored
profession. Somerville will miss Joel
Pallian, especially the Methodist church,
OF which be was . most liberal and con.
stant supporter. His strength and infu-
sncs were long and faithfully exerted in
she interest of his section and its people
In fact, society at large cannot afford to
lose such . streng noble character We
have too few such men May bis mantle
be found upon the shoulders Of another
Sush true, life-worker.
Year: 1877

The Elscsora. Commission 10 the case
of Florida laid down two rules for its
guidance First, that they would not in
vestigate any thing which had traRepIred
before or preceding the return made by
the Governor, except in relation to the
eligibility Of electors. Their decision
Ie g that question open to Investigation
by a vote Of TO Z Is was of course
believed b7 abs whole country that the
same rule woGld be applied 20 Louisiana
vet we know that bat the other day that
decision was reversed. We know that
member of that Commission changed
his position upen that subject, and
while it Was competent in the Stats Of
Florida TO 90 behind the returns to ex-
aUuise whether electors were or were not
eISgTbJs under ths Constitution of the
United States, when motion was made
by the Senator from Delaware Mr. Bay
ard) to apply the same rule to Louisiana
the decision was reversed. The name of
that man who changed his vote upon
that Commission, Justice Bradley, will
20 down 20 after ages disgyaced. His
nano will be associated with Marlebor-
ough and Jeffreys, and it never will be
pronounced without hiss from al good
msR in this country.
Year: 1877

IEoLUDTNe next Monday, there remain
bus eleven legislative days Of tie present
Congress. All the great appropriation
bills must bs compressed WITHIN that
short space Of tine, or be lost. thus
Ear the Senate have shown no disposi-
siOn to forward the public business. but.
On the contrary, have resOrted to unusual
RsshOas to Tstard its progress.
Year: 1877

talk, and has any eye full of light
and movements full of life, after
his half century of hard work, it is
because he has been a judicious
steward of every force with which
Providence has endowed him.


Posi- SCRIPT.-We have now
given our readers the portraits in
printers ink of the three stars who
are to take a leading part in the
great drama for which the stage is
clearing in France. There is one
other name which is in the ascend
ant and we should like to have a
little about him in our next, but
have not the material-could not the
able interviewer of the London
World manage a visit to M. Gambet-
ta? If he will do so and give US the
benefit of his experience we could
promise our readers a fourth pOr-
traint to complete our gallery of
French notabilities. AS it is they
will have to be content for the pres
ent with the illustrious trio Simon,
MacMahon, Thiers.-ED. CHRON-
ICLE.
Year: 1877

/ 81 LOUIS


1t was thought by those interested


in the matter that an early and sat


isfactory adjustment of the Tennes-
see debt would be effected last win


ter, but all attempted negotiations


and propositions and counter-prOpo-


sitions were summarily squelched


at last by the nOn-action of the Leg
islature.


The debt with interest, foots up
about $23, 100000, the greater por-


tiOn of which is held by parties resi-


dent in Europe, who bought before


the war at very nearly par, when


the credit Of Tennessee was


in a solvent condition. The future


at that time was bright with health
full promise and the State received
full value for almost every dollar of
the obligations thus incurred, in the
various public improvements by
which the people have been so large
ly benefited in facilities for railway
tranSportiOn and commercial traffic.


1t was not the outgrowth of any
dire adversely, nor the legacy of
corrupt mal-administration, nor
forced like a milestone upon the
necks of an unwilling people, as
frequently happened elsewhere dur
ing the reconstruction era but a
free, voluntary and profitable act,
which the citizens of Tennessee,
without evasion or excuse, are in
honor bound to look squarely in
the face and accept the entire re-
sponsibility it imposes.


1t is certainly to be hoped, not
only for the good name of Tennes-
see, but for the credit of the whole
South and West, that some meas
ures be promptly taken to relieve
the State from her present unenvi-
able attitude and put her right upon
the record again. To follow in the
wake of Minnesota would be almost
in the nature of national disaster
and infiict a blow upon the financial
standing of our Southern neighbOrS
all the more deplorable because of
its utter want of excuse and rank
SAVIOR of fraud. Tennessee is rich
and resourceful, her people are rap
idly recovering from the prOstrating
effects of the war, they are thrifty,
and honest, and we can
not believe that they will willingly
consent to be led into any pitfall
through the Wilful negligence or
fault Of their legislative representa-
tives. If the full debt is too heavy
a burden, let it be lighted. The
bondholders are anxious and ready
to meet the State more than half
way with an honorable compromise.
They have offered all that could be
reasonably expected. To insist upon
more would be, indeed, humiliation;
to procrastinate action is dangerous
and unbecoming; to decline pay
ment altogether involves positive
and permanent disgrace.
Year: 1877

Taking for its text a statement
that a prominent dry goods house in
New York continues its liberal ad.
vertising, the Courier-Journal thus
pertinently remarks:


And thereby continues its liberal
system of making all the money it
wants. The house has the good
sense to know that ifit were to leave
its advertisements out of the news
papers people abroad would soon
lose sight of it and half its custom
ers would gradually drift in the di-
rection of houses whose advertise
ments they still found in the news
papers. 1t may be set down as a
fixed fact that the merchant or man.
ufacturers who adopts or maintains
a liberal system of advertising, and
at the same time manages his busi-
ness with ordinary skill, is not only
panic proof, but is always enabled
to meet his bills promptly and inev-
itably makes a fortune in the end.
A general recognition of this fact
would revivify the dulest and dead
est of cities, and give it business
prosperity of which it never
dreamed. But there are people who
wouldn't believe it though one were
to rise from the dead and tell them
Year: 1877

The way to get public sentiment
with regard to the State debt, in a
healthy and common sense condi-
ton, is to state plainly the fact, that
the creditors of the State have the
same right to be considered and con-
suited that is claimed for the State,
and that all movements that would
leave our creditors out of the settle
ment, are reputation square and
simple. We do not believe that the
people of Tennessee are dishonest,
we do not believe that they will, af-
ter mature reflection, endorse a
''stand and deliver" policy, and it
would be humiliating in the eX-
treme to conceive that such a policy
is possible. To say that we would
scale the debt to suit our own views,
that we will pay so much and no
bitratiOn nor legal adjucation, but
illinsist on debating his own terms,
is to place the State on the black rec
ord of repudiatiOn, and declare that
the people of Tennessee are dishOn-
est. Confront the people with this
fact, and they will no longer listen
to the teachings of irresponsible
dead beats, or professional dema-
gOgueS, or idle, brainlesS declaimers,
but will reason about it as they do
about private obligations and be as
jealous to protect their public as their
private honor. However much Ian
guage and rhetoric may disguise it,
yet the doctrine that the people of
a State can honorably dictate their
own terms in the settlement of a
debt, is as dishonest and disgraceful
as if an individual should say to his
creditor, 81 owe you so much, but I
don't intend to pay you but half of
it, and | am bOmb-prOof, and you
must take what offer, or nothing"
Now we submit, is this sort of thing
less than robbery, less than ejuris-
prudence of highwaymen? Is there
right in it? Is there justice in it?
Let every TenneSSean who esteemS
his personal honor take the matter
home to his own heart, and ask him
self if he is prepared and willing to
fix a stigma on his State, that he
would blush to have blistered on his
own good name? What we want is
an honest discussion of our State diff
ficulties, discussion that will en-
brace both sides of the question, and
that will recognize the rights of the
creditors as well as the embarass-
ments of the State. This mode of
dealing with the question can alone
secure a just and honorable settle
ment of the State debt.-J0ckSOn
Tribune and San.
Year: 1877

THE Turkish government has or
ganized a corps of divers, whose busi-
ness is to root up the torpedoes which
the Russians plant in the Danube
and on the shores of the Black Sea.
These divers are Mohammedans
from LaZistan, and a certain num-
Der Ofthem are eattached to each of the
Turkish sqaudrons. When the ships
arrive near spot where the exist
ence of tOrpedoes is suspected, two
divers row to the place in a very
light boat, which draws so little wa
ter that there is scarcely any danger
of its striking against a torpedo.
On arriving at the destination one
of the oarsmen dives into the sea /;
if he finds the wire or rope by which
the torpedo is attached he cuts it
with a sharp instrument, and re-
turns quickly into the boat. The
liberated torpedo floats to the sur
face of the water, the men pass a
sort of lasso round it, take it in tow,
and then row back to the ships as
quickly as possible. For each one
thus captured divers are paid about
$50 in addition to half the value of
the torpedo itself.
Year: 1877

In selecting flour first look to the
color. If it is white, with a yellow
ish tint, buy it. If it is white with
a blush cast, or with white specks
in if, refuse it. Second, examine
its adhesiVenes3-wet and knead a
little of it between your fingers; il
it works soft and sticky it is poor.
Third, throw a little lump of dry
-four against a smooth surface if il
falls like powder it is bad. Fourth,
squeeze some of the flour tightly in
your hands; if it retains the shape
given by pressure, that too is good
sign. 1t is safe to buy flour that
will stand all these tests. These
modes are given by all old flour
dealers, and they pertain to q matter
that concerns eYerybody-the staff
of life.
Year: 1877

IN no spirit of banter, but in the
spirit of clear perception and firm
maintenance Of the right which
freemen must ever cherish, we have
only tosay, and do say, to our North
ern brethren what their fathers and
our fathers said to England through
the Colonial Congress of IVA: "Per-
NIT us to be as free as yourselves
and we shall ever esteem a union
with you to be our greatest glory
and our greatest happiness; F; but we
must tell you that we will never
submit to be hewers Of wood and
drawers of water for any ministry
or nation in the world" What
their fathers and our fathers said
also in the Congress Of 1875 to the
Lord Mayor of London we repeat
in spirit: "NOrth America, my
Lord, most ardently desires a last.
ing connection with Great britain
on terms Of just equal liberty, less
than which generous minds will not
offer nor brave and free ones be will
ing toreceive. ."-HOn. j. W. Daniel,
of Virginia.
Year: 1877

WHEN Garrick was in Paris, Pre-
vile, the celebrated French actor,
invited him to his villa, and, being
in gay humOr, he proposed TO go
in one of the hired coaches that reg
ularly piled between Paris and YER
sailles, on which road PreVille's villa
was situated. When they got i'm,
Garrick ordered the coachman to
drive on; but the driver answered
that he could not until he had got
his complement of four passengers.
A caprice Immediately seiZel Gar
rick. He determined TO give his
brother player n specimen Of his art.
While the coachman was attentively
looking out for passengers Garrick
slipped out at the opposite door,
went round the coach, and, by his
wonderful command Of facial ex-
preston, palmed himself off on the
cOachman as a stranger. This he
did twice, and was admitted into
the coach each time as a fresh pas
senger, to the astonishment and adj
miration of Preville. Garrick
slipped out a third time, and adj
dressed himself to the coachman,
who said, i'm surly tone, that he
had "got his complement" He
would have driven off without Gar
rick had not Preville called out that,
as the stranger appeared TO be a very
little man they would accommodate
the gentleman and make room for
him.
Year: 1877

Men who use their muscles imag-
inc that men who use their brains
are strangers to hard work. Never
was there a greater mistake. Every
successful merchant does more real
hard work i'm the first ten years of
his business career than a farmer or
or blacksmith ever dreamed of.
Make up your mind to work early
and late, If necessary, that you may
thoroughly master every detail OF
the business upon which you purp-
ose to enter. The habit of persist
ent, rapid work once formed, you
have gained a momentum that will
carry you very successfully through
many a pinch i'm business where "A
less persistent worker would tlnd IL
vastly easier to lie down and fail.
Year: 1877

KIND words bless him that uses
them, A sweetsound on the tongue
tends to make the heart mellow.
Kind words react upon the kind feel
ings which prompted them, and
make them more Kind. They add
fresh fuel to the fire of benevolent
emotion In the soul.
Year: 1877

There is a newspaper which might
have contained an account Of the
crucifictiOn of our SOviOr had there
been a correspondent at the time Of
that great event. The Gazette Of
Pekin, China, was started 7l3 years
before the birth of Christ, and Is
still a journal In good standing.