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Year: 1878

A Boston woman induced her rather
weak-minded husband to will all his
property to her, and then locked him
up in the woodhouse to die, while she
received the courtship of the man
whom she intended to marry when she
became a widow. In her absence, the
husbands friends made a search, and
found him emaciated, drugged, and
nearly dead. She was arrested.
Year: 1878

Once in long while we find a man
occupying such high position in holi.
ness that he considers himself above
the necessity Of reading the newspa.
pers. The pastor of suburban church
recently remarked to us that the best
Of his people read no daily papers;
they read only their Bibles. Such
men may mean well, but they are a
sadly impracticable lot, The Sunday
School Times, in discussing reading
habits, gives these men a well-deserved
reproof, and says a good word for
newspaper reading: "a man who new
er reads paper is not fit to do Gods
work in the world in the present state
Of society; and the time spent in news
paper reading is to be counted in with
the hours devoted to mental improve
ment. This Limitation is one of our
choosing; it is one of the arrange
ments of Gods universe; and he who
unduly rebels against it becomes sinful
as well as foolish"
Year: 1878

Bees often make long journeys in
search of food. A bee owner in the
West, thinking that they perhaps Wis
ited the clover field of a friend forty
miles away, sprinkled their backs
with -four one morning as they LETT
their hives, having previously request
ed the friend to watch for them. A
telegram came from the latter during
the day, saying: "Plenty of your
hite.jacket bees here"
Year: 1878

After all, man never fully appre-
ciates these voluminous dolmans OF
the ladies until he takes a moonlight
promenade with the wearer and no.
tices how effectually it conceals from
those behind the exact whereabouts
of his arm,
Year: 1878

A Newton county GA negro car.
ried three two-hundred-pound sacks a
distance of six hundred yards. He
took sack in each hand, and took
the third sack between his teeth. The
same negro can hold any mule in the
country by the hind legs.
Year: 1878

The chewer who throws away a
fresh quid at sight of an apple BARRE
in front of grocery, ahd then finds a
wire screen over the barrel, has only
reached the first milestone in the
journey of lite.
Year: 1878

The only way of raising working
men, and thus to some extent equal
izing the means and comfort OF So
ciety, Is one which few wOrkingmen
care to hear about. Let them give up
all payments to societies to mis-
manage their affairs, and waste no
time in attending trade or secret So
ciety meetings. Let them Rdjure, at
once and forever, all Intoxicating
drinks and tobacco, and let every
man determine to rise in the world by
his own skill, industry, economy and
integrity, instead of depending on q
society, to secure him a cOmmunistic
divide Of wages with all the dissi-
pated lOafers of his trade. Let every
man see that his wife and children
are as comfortable as he can make
them, and train up the latter in good
habits and the fear of the Lord. 1t
Will not take many years of such a
course as this to OOviate all the worst
difficulties of which workingmen COM
plain and in the next generation their
children may to great extent change
places with the present milliOnaires.


The common reply TO any appeal to
the workingmen to give up liquor and
tobacco is, "Why do you not call on
the rich men to give them up ?" The
answer is tWo-fOld 4: Whilst wasting
money, health and comfort 10 these
baleful indulgences, rich men do not
ask the public TO maintain their fam
lilies, as poor men sometimes do; and
the more rich men waste the means
with which they are intrusted by
Providence, the sooner will working
men and their children, II they be
wise, rise into their places. 1t is dif-
ficult to reach poor men with good
advice, just because Of their poverty,
but it is more difficult to reach rich
men Just because Of their wealth. We
offer first-rate advice to both, when
We exhOrt them to abstain from in
toxicating drinks and tObaecO.-N. Y.
Witness.
Year: 1878

A Broughty Ferry lady, writing to


her friends from Dublin, gives an &C.


count OF u strange occurrence by


which her husband was saved from


being run down In q ferry boat. The
gentleman was just about to step into
the ferrybOst to cross the river, when
large retriever rushed upon him,
caught hold OF his trousers with his


teeth, and at the same time kept up
q constant howl 1t was only after
considerable difficulty that he could
get himself released, and by that time
tte ferryb0at had been sIsG-oS "a I1I-
to the river. The gentleman natural
ly felt much annoyed at being pre-
vented from crossing, but his feelings


were changed, when, minute later,
he saw the ferryboat run down by q
steamer which had approached with
out noticing the boat. The passen-
gers were thrown into the water, but,
fortunately the crew Of the steamer
were successful in saving them all,
some being very much exhausted,
however. While thinking OF the siu-
guIsr means by which he had been
saved from the accident, the gentle.
men could not help noticing the con-
duct of the dog, which followed close
Iy at his heels. He tried every means
to get rid Of it during the day, but in
the afternoon the animal was still fol-
lowing him, and he was obliged to
take It home with him. The dog has


now been installed as watchman of
the house, and has already shown
great attachment to the gentleman
and his famIly.-DuHdee Advertiser.
Year: 1878

We see by the Jefferson county
papers that WashbOard" Hale died
In the poor house recently. He was
q character. For thirty years he had
lived in that vicinity on a washboard
as may be said. He made q few
washbosrds, and he would take one
under his arm and go to farm house
and allow the wife to use 1t. II she
bought it, all right, il not it was all
the same. He wonld have a dozen
washbOards seatterd around, and he
was always the guest of the house, got
his meals, moved his washboard to
another locality, and ate and drank
on the board. He always managed
to arrive at the house about meal
time, and as he had all the news to
tell, he was welcome. II a housewife
had wood to split, COW to milk, or
the man had steers to break, hogs to
kill, or 8 wagon to grease, old Hale
was ready to help. At times when
the good housewife had not much in
the house for dinner, the arrival Of
WashbOard Hale would cause a cloud
to rest on her brow, bat q cheerful
word from him would soon dispel it,
Ahu AO uOl CNCA WCAE
hungry q day of his life. He was 8
tramp, always on the mOve-in sum-
mer with his coat over his arm, and
in winter bundled up and always on
the march. However hard up he
might be, he could manage to get zinc
enough for a washbosrd, and any
friendly carpenter would allow him
TO do the work in his shop, and his
stock being completed' he was on the
road. In sll his thirty years. travel
about Jefferson county, no one ever
heard him use an unkind word and
he never injured q soul. Children
would chat him until he got an op.
portunity to be Of assistance to them,
after which they were his friends.
He would make kite for them or
draw them miles on q sled for the
asking. He was a great character,
and will be missed.
Year: 1878

People who cross City hall square at
night have noticed little old woman
dressed In an odd brown gown, q
tight sacque. and frilled cap scrupu-
lOusly clean. She walks the square
from p. NJ. till past midnight to and
fro, scanning every mans face, ald
after many dissppointments every
night goes slowly, very late, up to
her home in Mulberry street. A About
four years ago John Reilley, her husr
band, was employed in the press-room
of the Herald. About 8 o'clock every
night he mat his wife, who brought
down his lunch and carried back the
dishes. One cold dark night be did
not meet her, and as she did not
know the way to the press-rOom she
waited some time and then went
home. In her room she found his
dead body upon the bed. He had
been killed by the falling of q roll of
paper. She did not die, though she
was near dying, and she still waits
every night to meet her husband.
Winter and summer are alike to her,
and no weather delays her, though
she is sixty years OF age.-M Y


World,
Year: 1878

Cigars are being made here in al
most exact imitation OF Havana
brands. They are made In every way
like the imported article, and are sold
ss such without detection. The tricks
of the trade have been exposed in the
Custom House in the seizure OF %, Go
fine regalias, reinas, and Henry Clays
by an officer OF the night watch, who
saw them being driven through West
street, and became suspicious that
they had been smuggled from an
Havana steamship. The offer of $500
by the driver to let him go made the
officer feel certain that they had been
smuggled. Some OF the cigars were
shown to the government expert for
Rppraisement, and he reported them
to he imported, and worth at the rate
Of Sl25 thousand. The seizing off,
Ger rubbed his hands over an expected
mOiety from Washington. On Sstur-
day three cigar makers called on
Deputy Collector Phelps and said that
they believed the lot to be cigars that
had been stolen from them q few days
ago, and they gave trademarks
and numbers which coTresponded
with those on the boxes in the seizure
room. They admitted that their busi-
ness was to manufacture cigars In


imitation OF any Havana brand want


ed by their customers. When shown
the cigars they made affidayits thst
they were the ones stolen from them
and they were given up to them.
The officer lost his moiety and the
government the duties.-M Y. Sun.
Year: 1878

One of the large monkeys at the
Alexandra Palace has been for some
time suffering from decay Of the right
lower canine and an abscess, form
ing q large prOtuberance on the jaw,
had resulted. The pain seemed go
great 1t was decided TO consult q dent
ist as to what should be done, and as
the poor creature was at times very
savage it was thought that il the
tooth had to be extracted the gas
should be used for the safety o the
operator. Preparations were made
accordingly, but tie behavior OF the
monkey was quite q surprise to all
who were concerned. He showed
great fight on being taken out OF his
cage, and not only struggled against
being put into sack prepared, with
hole cut for his head, but forced one
OF his hands out and snapped and
screamed and gave great promise OF
being very troublesome. Directly,
however, Mr.. levin MOsely, who had
undertaken the operation, managed
to get bis hand on the abscess and
gave relief, the monkeys demeanUr
changed entirely. He laid his head
down quietly for examination, and
without the use Of the gas submitted
to the removal OF q stump and q
tooth IS quietly as pOssible.-LORdOn
Nature.
Year: 1878

The importance OF mothers teach
ing their daughters everything that
would qualify them for wives and
mothers, must be admitted by all !;
while 1t is equally true, that, to a
great extent, iT is neglected. The eff
fort OF many mothers seems now, to
be, chiefly, to prepare their daughters
to figure in the gay circles of society,
anu give them only an ornamental
training, to the neglect OF the more
essential knowledge. Music, both in
strumental and vocal, is useful and
slevating, and should not be neglect
ed. But the study OF Physiology is
the one most important, and without
this study no one is properly prepared
to take care OF herself, or her chill
dren. There are q great variety of
cares and duties to be performed for
the children that cannot be done as
they shnnId, il the mother IL isz1OIa aut
of the laws or health. How many
unfortunate ones We see around US,
who are 30 in In consequence OF ig-
nOrAnce, or neglect. on the part Of
those whom God has intended to I've
their guardians. The thousand and





life, may be traced directly to this
cause.


How few even OF protesting Chris
tian parents, appreciate or compre-
hend the early spiritual yearnings of
their children. Doubtless, IL, at an
early age, they were taught to fear
God, 1t would save them from falling
into many evils, Often their young
minds reach out after the unknown,
and are too timid TO even let pa or ma
know the hunger that is within,
while they are struggling with doubt,
and fear, and are Conscious of their
responsibility, and their need OF help
from higher power than their
parents. How tenderly should these
young buds OF promise be dealt with,
lest the blast of some uncOngenial or
destroying influence may utterly dis
courage them, or perhaps turn their
thirsty souls Into channel that will
lead them away from God, and prove
their ruin. Often has our heart been
made to cry out to the great Father
for wisdom and guidance, to enable
US to lead Alright the dear, but erring
one, to that fountain OF all knowl-
edge, and OF the only true wisdom
for we are told, "The fear Of the Lord
is the beginning OF wisdom" II our
children have not this fear before
their eyes, they must be in q state Of
the saddest Ignorance. May God help
every parent to feel their RESPONSE
bility.-M. C. b. IN Golden CenSer.
Year: 1878

Old lady Jones borrowed Mrs


Browns receipt for making water.


meloR pickle tue other day, and be-


ing hard OF hearing, and ~ she


couldn't see to read well, she got heT


grandson, Jake, to read it to her.
jake took the paper like a dutiful
child, and holding it upside down,
com mmenced


/ Take n green Watermelon"


why, jake, amt you mistaken ?
l thought the melon must be ripe
30 watts the matter wild you ?
JeTever see g watermelon that Was
not green ~


"Cut the melon into four hslves-"
"But there amt only two halves to
any one thing. don't believe you
ar reading that right, Jake"


"Well, don't hslve to. But anyhow
that is what the receet says. Then
soak the watermelon in q pint cup"


so, dear me, how in the world can
you put a watermelon in 3 pint
cup"


"Well, l aIn't here to tell you the
whereas and the hOwfOres. I'm Just
reading the facts, and you can put
them IN the philosophy to suit your
taste. After soaking the melon, put
it into n skillet and fry it for four
days"


81 wonder il Mrs. Brown sent me
such receipt as that" said the old
lady hut Jssie kept on.


Then put the watermelon in q
quart bowl and pour over it gallon
OF vinegar, taking care not to spill
the vinegar"


'I'd just like to know how you can
pour q gallon into quart without
spilling any OF it." But Jake con-
tinued


Then sift peck OF red peppers
through 8 milk strainer over the
melon /; and to one cup OF butter add
the white and yOlks OF three eggs, and
throw in the old hen that laid them,
and four sticks OF cinnamon drops,
and 3 bottle of DR.. Mary Walkers
Vinegar Bitters, and two teasPoonfuls
OF sassafras, and ten grains of qui-
nine, and run It through q coffee
mill, and let it stand till it ferments,
and then put it in q tin can, and tie it
to dogs tsil-this will stir it up to
the right eOnsisteney-and then you
can turn it off into crooks and have |
it ready for use. Serve it up cold, |
and then spread it on mInee pie, and |
it makes q capital dessert ;" and |
jake slid out Of the door and left the |
old lady looking like wrinkle on q
Year: 1878

What ID him was love or hope: What 10
him was joy or care? ?
He stepped on plug Of soap the girl had
left on the tOpmOst stair,
And kis feet few out like wild, fierce
things,
And he struck each stair with a sound like
drum
And the girl below, with the scrubbine
things,
Laughed Ike fiend to see him come.


-Erchange
Year: 1878

Henceforth we will give column daily
to correspondence upon any proper subject
for discussion. It Is expected that commu
nications will be written on one SIDE only
Of the paper, and accompanied with the
name Of the writer. The HERALD 10 not TO
De considered as endorsing or being In any
way responsible for the opinion OF CORES
nos1dents In this column.
Year: 1878

exhibit as could only be expected
from an empire Of her energy, ex-
tent, and resources. It will not be
long before the little differences
and disappointments consequentup-
on all great undertakings Of the kind
will be buried in the waters OF
oblivion but the benefits which it
leaves behind will be q lasting
blessing to posterity when the
proud palace Of the Trocadero may
perhaps be a crumbling ruin, and
the race which contributed to it's
glory shall have moldered into
dust.


My next letter will give an &C.
count of the close Of the great Ex-
hibition of 1878, and then without
a single regret I shall cross the sea
to my Western home, there once
more to renew my associations with
those friends whom it has been my
happiness to serve in the past.


Yours truly,


BROADBRIM.
Year: 1878

How little We know of each other


AS we pass through the journey of life,
! With its struggles, its fears and temptations
Its heart-breaking cares and its strife.
We can only see things on the surface,
For few people glory in sin,
And an unrufied face is no index


To the tumult which RACES within.
How little we know of each other!


The man who to-day pass by, +
Bless'd with fortune, and honor and titles,


And holding his proud head so high,
May carry a dead secret with him
Which makes of his bosom a hell,
And he, sooner or later, a felon,


May writhe in prisoners cell.
How little we know Of each other!


That woman of fashion who sneers
At the poor girl besray'd and abandon'd,


And left to her sighs and her tears,
May, ere the sun rises tomorrow,


Have the mask rudely torn from her face,
And sink from the height Of her glory


To the dark shades Of shame and disgrace
How little we know of each other!


Of ourselves, too, how little we know!
We are all weak when under temptation,


All subject to error and woe,
Then let blessed charity rule us


Let US put away envy and spite
Or the skeleton grim in our closet


May some day be brought to the light.
Year: 1878

The Fastest Trip from New YORK


Since the War.


All that has been heretofore
written and published about the
new steamer ofthe Charleston and
Florida line, Of which Messrs.
Ravenel & Co., are the agents,
fails to give a correct idea Of her
admirable adaptation to the busi-
ness in which she is to be engaged,
viz: carrying passengers, many
Of whom are :nyalids, and trans
porting at the same time large
quantities of freight, much of
which is Of a perishable nature.
For the comfortable and even
luxurious entertainment Of the
passengers everything has been
done which it is possible to i'm
agine.


It would be neither proper nor
possible to describe minutely
everything that has been done in
this direction, but there are one
or two points about which the
travelling public are particularly
interested, and on which they
should be informed. And first as
TO the


DINING SALOON.


This is on the lower deck just
aft of the after gangway, and ex-
tending the full width of the deck
has a row Of windows on each
side, thus securing sample ventila-
tion. The tables and chairs are
of dark wood highly polished, and
the chairs are finished with Rus
sia leather, making most comfor'
table and lasting seats. About
one hundred persons can dine at
one time. At one end of the
saloon is a handsome mirror, and
at the other a buffet on which
stand three silver steam heaters
of a new patent for making coffee
and tea, and keeping them hot
without boiling after making. The
sugar dishes, milk pots, spoons,
forks and so forth are all of silver,
and cups and saucers, dishes and
plates of china, and the saloon
when the tables are all set pre-,
sents a very handsome display
As an adjunct Of the dining-room
there is a very complete pantry,
in which there are an ice house, a
steam heater, hot and cold water
and small closets for stewing away
the crockery so that it cannot be
shaken, while innumerable brass
hooks on which small cups are
hung by their handles adorn the
front Of the large cupboard Of
| which the closets form small com
partments. Opposite the pantry
on the other side of the ship, is
smoking room which will charm
all lovers of the fragrant weed
Back of the dining room is
small cabin, in which are berthE
for about forty persons, and from
It a staircase leads below, where
there are accommodations fol
as many more. These berth'
are conveniently arranged, fur
uished with spring beds, liner
sheets and the best blankets, ant
are very handsome and attrac
tive.


THE MAIN SALOON,


which is reached by a wide ant
easy staircase, on either side o
which palmetto and banana tree'
and other tropical plants viii
grow, is of course the feature o
the boat. It is two hundred fee
long, is caspeted with elegan
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Year: 1878

which is reached by a wide and
easy staircase, on either side of
which palmetto and banana trees
and other tropical plants will
grow, is of course the feature of
the boat. It is two hundred feet
long, is caspeted with elegant
Year: 1878

Judge o. p. Mason, when attending
courts, makes bis presence known aud
ability felt every time. To be honest
about the matter he would flll a seat
in our National Congress with honor
to himself and credit to- the State
Beatrice Courier.


We think great deal of the Judge,
and have been thinking Of sending
him to the u. &. Senate some of these
times.


Well. what are you waiting for; !;
why don't you send him? We, too,
would be pleased TO see the boorish
old bulldozer in the House or Senate
long enough for him to find out that
there are q few "bIger" men than
himself. An extended practice
among timid country lawyers in coun-
try courts has allowed the old mass of
rotundity to become so insoient and
oyerbearing that he is an object of
disgust.-Beafrice Express.


The Express Is too kind In Its soiici-
tations for the Judges education.
We had no idea of intimatiBg that be
Year: 1878

was the smartest man III the wofld.
How could we so long as The Express
man fs fn existence But can't 1t
slash the Judge ard save Its point
without insulting all the lawyers at
the various bars where he practices, by
designating them as "timid country
lawyers" as compared with the Judge
While we agree with the Express that
Judge Mason is always able and ear
nest for his client with few equals
anywhere, we could not by any means
dub the balance of the legal fraternity
as timid clodhoppets.
Year: 1878

The New York Times says that q
recent examination of several mur-
ders' brains after execution, has re-
suited In the detection of chronic in
flamation of the brain. This Is very
suggestive fact, and opens up a wide
field of speculation. We have been
accustomed to scoff at the criminal
lawyers invariabIe plea of temporary
insanity as absurd.-but may 1t not
be that murder in the majority OF
cases is owing to some radical and or
ganic defect or ailment? And in
such case is not capital punishment
unjust and murderous Omaha Re
publican.
Year: 1878

The Wisconsin Legislature last win
ter passed a law offering a bounty of
$4,000 for the invention of steam
road-wagon capable of hauling a heavy
load on country road at the rate OF
four miles an hour. Several such
wagons have been invented and made
since, and commissioners have been
appointed to decide upon their mirlts
and award the bounty.
Year: 1878

"Is Congress Mad ?" is the title and
burden of timely and trenchant ed
itorial in the New York Graphic
The Graphic can find nothing to COM
pare the malicious lunacy of the con-
federate majority to so appropriate as
the ffddling of Nero while Rome was
burning.-ExchGnge.


Congress Is simply Democratic, and
Democratic means treason to the
country and Its best Interests.
Year: 1878

On the 18th inst the House of Rep
resentatives passed the bill limiting
she army to twenty thousand men,
rank and file. But the bill is not
likely to become law until the De-
mocracy get full control of the gov
eminent