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Year: 1877

f1uence he possesses on the side of free
dom, justice and equality, we rejoice to
tell you.


Sons and daughters have been born to
them, and the two children of Edna and
John are being educated under their
mothers personal supervision. That
the sins of the father may not be visited
upon the son is her ardent hope-a hope
in which we prayerfully join her.


Sue Randolph is also happily married.
Mrs. Rutherford is visiting her children
in the States, whittier her mother heart
has called her for a season; for now that
she has control of her own earnings
through virtue of widowhood, she is as
free to de as she likes as though she
were man.


Dear, patient, loving, but delightful
Aunt Judy is dead. To the last she
clung to the conviction that her pseudo
husband had been her genuine counter
part. Edna Lard her away in the quiet
retreat where John was buried, and the
little children strew her grave with
flowers.
Year: 1877

Speaking of patchwork, says the
Rome Sentinel, a woman on Court street
has quilt in 573,291 pieces. She spread
it out in the yard to air, and puppy
dog played it was a bear. The puppy
has been unwell since, and the woman
spends good'deal of time in the yard
waiting for him to come out from under
the house. There will be some more of
this item when he comes out.
Year: 1877

A Journal for the People.


Devoted to the Interests of humanity.
Independent in Politics and Religion.
Alive to all Live Issues, and Thoroughly
Radical in Opposing and Exposing the Wrong
of the Masses.
Year: 1877

Speaking of gamblers, says the San
Francisco Argonaut, we call to mind out
of many clever men and many honest
men, the names of Charley Burroughs
and Billy Chapman. For some of the
virtues of life, and for some of the man
lier traits, they would compare more
than favorably with many we have
known of higher pretensions. We call


to mind enc incident: Chapman and
Burroughs kept the rooms at the corner
of Merchant and Kearney streets. We
had passed through an exciting political


campaign. Burroughs and Chapman
were both New England men, both Re-
publicans, both loyal. 1t was before the
trans-continental telegraph. The Pony
Express brought the news of the war.
Organized rebellion had fired upon the
grand old flag at Sumpter; the fort had
yielded and the stars and stripes had been
dragged from its flagstaff, and in its
place was raised the standard Of rebel
lion, the flag of the Palmetto State.
Around their rooms hung an habitue,
gambler, and one who had lost for
tune in wooing the tickle, wicked god
Year: 1877

dess; gentleman, graduate of West
Point, but ruined and almost reckless
man. The news came ut nine o'clock
in the evening at the taking of Sumpter.
There was no more card playing that
night Then II was that from the sofa,
where he had been lounging, there up
rose handsome and manly form. The
half inebriated, reckless man was trans
formed, as If by magic, into the splen-
did soldier.


Now" said he, d" is my time Time
to redeem myself and serve my country.
l have been educated for soldier. -
Chapman turned to the money drawer
of the faro table, and taking handful
of gold, said, "Take this, go and pur-
chase what you want I'll buy your
ticket; the steamer sails tomorrow
morning ut nine o'clock" The steam
er sailed, and from the generosity and
patriotism of William Chapman and
Charles Burroughs the two professional
gamblers of San Francisco, the country
received the splendid and gallantservlces
of fighting Joe Hooker, the hero of
Lookout Mountain.
Year: 1877

pointed time. He Is as reliable as the
day of judgment, and he never cancels
an engagement Every man now living
who drove mule team during the war
now draws n pension.


never owned n mule / came near
buying one once. lie was fine-looking
animal ; his ears stood up like the side
spires on an Episcopal Church His
tail was trimmed down so that it looked
like n tar brush leaning up against
him. He was striped Off like the Amer
lean flag, and Raphae's cherubs never
looked more angelic than did that mule.
Year: 1877

Michael Carey, pipeman of o, the
Mound engine, was killed while testing
the new fire escape sack of the Fire De-
partment at the Lindell Hotel yester-
day. The bag is 112 feet long, feet in
circumference, and made of the strong
est sail canvass. Both ends of the sack
are open, and the manner of escaping
consists simply in getting into the upper
mouth, fastened to window, and slid
ing down in the incline to the lower
mouth, held by three or four men on the
opposite side of the street. BY spread
ing the arms and legs in descending, SO
as to rub the elbows and knees against
the sides Of the sack, the person inside
can regulate his velocity almost at will.
A number Of the fremen had slid down
the escape in safety but Carey tore q
hole in the bag when about two-thirds
of the way down, and went through the
opening like shot, falling to the
ground being instantly killed. An ex-
animation Of his boots showed that the
heel of one of them had been worn
about half off, leaving the ends of two or
three nails sticking out, and the suppo-
sition is that in widening his legs for the
purpose of decreasing his speed, one Of
the nails caught in the sack and made
the frightful rent that let him through.
st Louis Times.
Year: 1877

THE MULE is the only animal that


Il Noah didn't take into the ark with
|him. have looked over the freight list
and could not see mule way
billed for any place. SO clear-headed a
man as Noah did not dare to take one
on board, as he knew he would kick
hole through her in less than q week.
l don't know man on whose head you
could pour Quicksilver and run less risk
lof its spilling off than on Noah's. He
Ewas dreadful level-headed man, and
before the freshet was over everybody on
earth realized the fact.


The origin of the mule is envelpped in


, good deal of mystery. Tradition in


forms us that when the flood had sub


Bided, and the ark had landed on Mount
Year: 1877

Judge Harding, of the Wilkesbarre
circuit, is not very complimentary to
professional base ball players. AT re-
cent session of Court he took occasion
to speak disprovingly of the practice Of
forming stock associations and employ
ing at liberal salary, experts to play
base ball. He cited instances in illustra-
ton of his statement that to become
salaried base ball player was to enter
upon career that would eventually
lead, in many cases, to a cell in the
penitentiary.
Year: 1877

He looked all innocence, though hewas,
in no sense. The owner sat in the wag-
on, with his chin resting on his hand


and his elbow resting on his knee. In


the other hand he held stick with a


brad in the end of it. j examined the
mule and asked the man few questions
and out of mere form inquired If the
mule was kind, or If he kicked Kind?
Kick ?" said the man., and those were
the last words he ever uttered. He reach
ed his stick over the front of the wagon,
and stuck the brad into that mule. 1t
Year: 1877

next moment that mule and stood
alone, my face covered with astonish-
ment two feet deep, and his covered with
part of an old bride. The next day 1
read an account in the telegraphic news
of shower of flesh in Kentucky. was
the only man that could explain that
phenomenon, and did not dare to, lest
should be implicated in the affair with
the other mule.


have seen death in many forms, but
don't recollect of ever seeing funeral
gotten up with less pomp and display
than on that occasion. If had my
choice, to either work in nitro-glycer-
inc factory, or take care of mule, 1
should go for the factory, as in case of
an explosion, there would be more pos
sibility of my friends finding some little
mementoes of me, with which to assuage
their grief. A very small piece of me
would tighten very big sorrow.


will hunt round and if / find any
other facts that belong to the mule, 1
will write them down, and send them
to you by express G. o. D.-By George
Il. Quim6y of the Boston Weekly Globe.


gy An Indiana Farmer who posted a
notice reading, "No hunting on this
farm was surprised to find it read, on
second inspection, "No. hunting on
this farm !"
Year: 1877

was awful to see man snufied out as
quickly as he was. 1t almost took away
my breath, he went SO suddenly. j never
saw the thread of life snap so abruptly
as it did on that occasion. He didn't
have time to leave message for his
family. That mule simply ducked his
head, and then pair of heels flew out
behind; there was crash, a flying Of
splinters, and that was all and the
Year: 1877

Fashion kills more women than toll
and sorrow. Obedience to fashion is a
greater transgression of the laws of
physical and mental constitution-than
poverty and neglect. The slave woman
at her task will live and grow old. and
will see two or three generations OF her
mistress pass away. The washerwoman,
with scarce a ray of hope to cheer her in
the toll. will live to see her fashionable
sisters die all around her. The kitchen
maid is hearty and strong when her mis-
tress has to be nursed like sick baby.
1t is sad truth that the fashion PAM
pered women are almost worthless for
all the ends OF human life. They have
but little force of character. They have
less power of moral will, and we might
say quite as little Of physical energy.
They live for no great purpose in life /;
they accomplish no worthy ends. They
are only doll-forms in the hands of mil
liners and servants, to be dressed and
fed to order. They help nobody and
they save nobody. They write DO books.
they set no rich example of virtue and
of womanly life. II they rear children,
servants aud nurses do all save to con-
ceivs and give them birth. And when
reared, what are they? What do they
amount TO but weak scions OF the old
stock? Who ever heard of fashionable
woman's child exhibiting any virtue or
power Of mind for which he became emf.
nent? Read the biographies Of our great
and good men and women. Not one oi
them had fashionable mother. They
nearly all had sprung up from strong
minded women, who had as little to Dc
with fashion as the changing Clouds
Mrs. Brown.
Year: 1877




The announcement that the President
Of the United States has accepted the In.
yltatlOn Of the Managers Of the I..dustrial
Exposition. and will visit Louisville on
the 18th Of September, was received yester-
day with universal expressions ofgratitica.
tiOn, and will doubtless be read with
pleasure by the public at large. 1t is the
purpose Of the citizens who have the mat.
ter In hand to ask the Governors Of AL the
States to meet the President, and there Is
every reason to look for favorable re-.
sponse from most OF them. The President
will come, not as politician, but as
Chief Magistrate OF the whole people, and,
irrespective OF party, he will be regarded
As the guest OF Kentucky. He will find on
this side OF the Ohio, aud among those
who most earnestly opposed his election,
q hospitality as warm as 1t will be sincere.
The occasion is propiti0us. Our annual
Expeditions have always been c0nspicu.
Gus as displays Of our best products and
workmanship. To this display we shall
hope to add. through the presence OF such
q number OF representative Americans, a
patriotic feature behlting the era OF recon.
clliation In the border metropolis OF the
Union.


The above frOmthe Louisville Courier.
Journal shows how the people Oi the
South feel toward the President. We
would be glad ifhe would make up his
mind to make tour ell over the South,
and see for himself the situation Of af-
fairs and enjoy the warm welcome
that would be extended him.
Year: 1877

Music possesses a power peculiarly
its own. 1t can excite the purely emo
tional portion Of our nature to q degree
without parallel in any other art in
which q definite human feeling is not
presented to us. In its vagueness lies
concealed a readiness to adapt itself to
the expression of combined thought
and feeling with an intensity altogether
transcending any other vehicle which
our nature possesses. And the secret
of this power take to be this: Every
man and woman who thinks and feels,
except in the most commonplace and
superficial fashion, is conscious, in
some degree, to the inexplicable myste-
riousness of the life we live and of the
universe we live in. 1t is not ques-
ton of this or that theology, or of this
or that philosophy, or of this or that
mode of living All of us are conscious
of the same desire to escape from the
bondage of our personal loneliness and
Ignorance into some sort of freer atmos-
phere, in which our faculties may range
and expand in new and more unham-
pered exercise, and our enjoyment of
existence and our perceptions of truths
may become more definite and real
And it is because it puts into species
of articulate voice this undying desire,
that music exercises its spell upon those
who are sensitive to its charm.


As in all other matters, men are vari-
ously endowed in this respect, and this
endowment does not necessarily accom-
pany any other popularity of natural
endowment. At the same time, the
sensibility to music takes various forms,
in exact accordance with the rest of
mans nature. The man of shallow ma
ture likes one kind of music, the man
of thought and depth loves another
There is music which touches the weak
and morbid, but which is repellent to
all healthy and masculine minds.
There is music which by no possibility
can be understood and enjoyed by a
fool; and there is music which is essen
tally low and vulgar.-Co,nhiH Maga-
zine.
Year: 1877

A STRANGE FREAK.-A man who evil
IDENTIFY is unworthy the name of father,
recently ran a very narrow risk while
playing ghost in order to frighten
his own children. He was an occupant
of frst-class tenement house, some
times called French flat, and one even
ing wrapped himself in sheet and
emerged suddenly from a small room
adjoining that occupied as sitting-room
by his family. The children fled into
the hallway, and the man followed them,
still keeping on his white robe. Just
then the occupant of another floor hap
pened to enter the building, and
hearing the noise, walked upstairs to
ascertain the cause. As he did so the
ghost-like form appeared, whereupon
latest conner, O rough, practical sort of
fellow, drew pistol and fired. The ball
grazed the head of the would-be ghost,
and his habiliments dropped from him
in an instant, as he retreated to his own
room. The assailant, supposing the re-
treating form to be that of thief, fred
q second shot, which fortunately missed
him, and the whole house was speedily
in an uproar. The police were summon
ed, and the parties all taken to the sta
ton, where the ghost player received a
severe reprimand. No one being hurt,
they were discharged; bat there's little
fear that those unfortunate children will
again be troubled by ghostly visitants.
Year: 1877

An important decision was recently
N ,de by the supreme court OF New
York, in cause brought before it. The
circumstances were as follows: A lady
received what she supposed was receipt
from the New York transfer company,
for trunk which was to be taken from
the New Haven depot to Brooklyn. In
stead OF it being receipt was a contract
by which the company was not to bt
held liable, in case of loss for more thar
one hundred dollars. The trunk wa
lost, and the contents were worth more
than the sum named. A suit wal
brought to recover the value of the trunk
the company refusing to pay over on,
hundred dollars; and the court held
that while common carrier may make ,
contract limiting his liability, yet as thu
lady asked for receipt, and had thu
right to decline any contract and cOmpe
the company to take the property unde
the commmonlaw responsibility of
common carrier, she was not bound b,
the phraseology appearing on the receipt
as she had not perceived it. The de
cision was for the plaintiff
Year: 1877

Unless the surface of the ground is
mulch, around young trees over an area
of six to ten feet in diameter, the ground
should be kept clean and mellow. Every
farmer knows that hill OF corn or po-
tatoes will not amount to much unless
cultivated, and yet there are many who
will neglect to give the same care to a
tree which is worth hundred hills Of
either of the former. In rich soil, trees
may grow rapidly without cultivation,
and no amount of grass oi weeds will
retard them; but there are other things
beside growth to be looked after. If the
weeds and grass are allowed to grow up
around the stem of apple. peach or
ounce trees, the bark will become soft
near their base by being shaded, and
thereby be in a suitable condition for
the reception Of eggs which will eventu.
ally become peach or apple borers, Take
any dozen young apple trees in sections
where the apple borer is abundant, and
allow portion to be choked with weeds,
and the remainder well cultivated, and
then watch the result. From our expe.
rience, we believe the chances are nine
to one in favor of those cultivated being
exempt from this pest.
Year: 1877

The New Orleans Republican tells this
wicked story: "A sugarmaker, who
might as well he called Oncssmus Smith
as anything else, died recently in one Of
our country parishes He was not long
i'll, and the day before he died he had
ordered bill of goods through his com
mission merchant in New Orleans The
news of the mans death flew on the
wings of the wire, hut the requisition
for supplies came along in a slow steam-
boat way, and arrived two or three days
afterward A portion OF the order was
sent TO wholesale drug house for an
article used largely in sugar making. 1t
was well managed drug-house and its
order clerk below was in the habit Of
communicating through speaking.tube
with the book keeper above before filling
an order, the object Of this shooting whis-
pers back and forth through the tin com
municator being to ascertain if the per
son ordering goods is entitled to credit
In the case we refer TO the order clerk
shouted up, How's accounts of Oness.
mus Smith, And the information was
slid down, accounts o. X, but we've
advices that Smiths dead That's all
right said the man below, he's sent for
ten barrels of sulphur"
Year: 1877

COTTAGE PUJDING.-Three pints OF
milk; four to six eggs; sugar to taste;
two thick slices OF bread crumbled very
fine. Any kind of fruit may be added,
and it is good without. Flavor to taste
and bake hall an hour in moderate
oven. When baked beat the whites OF
three eggs to stiff iroth, with little
sugar, and cover the top in large spoon
fuls, and sprinkle with pink sugar sand
heat till light brown. Very delicate
and handsome.


BLACK DYE FOR WooL.-Extract Of
logwood, one hundred and twelve ounces;
blue vitriol one ounce; copperas one
ounce to each pound OF goods, add the
blue vitriol and the copperas to sutii
cient water to cover the goods; and boil
the cloth or yarn halt an hour: then add
the extract of logwood, and boil one
hour more, with frequent airing. Then
put in strong solution of salt, made
boiling hot, and let it remain fifteen
minutes; then rinse thoroughly in clear
water, The copperas alone will set log
wood dive
Year: 1877

In answer to various questions by let
ter oats should be ted dry, unless very
dusty, when they may be slightly
damped Should a horse be out Of
condition. good plan is to scald the
oats. Corn is best fed on the cob, and in
summer should be soaked twenty-fpur
hours in fresh water with little salt,
changing the water every time; this
some what extracts the fusel oil and pre-
vents heating in the system. Hay may
be kept constantly in the reach of an idle
horse, but not 40 with one who has much
Year: 1877

New YORK LrcUsLATUR2-The violation
by the republican majority IN the legislature
Of New York of tie clause of the state con,
stitutioh which requires a legislative reap,
portionmcnt after each state census is aA
that saved the legislature TO the republicans
at the recent election. Ii the state had been
properly re -aprcrticned the democrats would
have carrie'tboth branches Of the legislature.
The republican outrage upon the people OF
New Ycrk, in refusing TO re-apportion the
state, has contributed Temporarily to the
advantage of their party: but srch flagran:
abuses OF power are not calculated to help a
party any IL the long run.
Year: 1877

SrArESMANSHIP-Th Chicago Times de-
clares that not much craftsmanship Is requir-
ed for engineering of legislation in the senate.
All that a senator has to do when called up
on TO vote is to watch the course OF the
other party, and vote solid against il. The
system is as easy As lying, and just about as
contemptible.
Year: 1877

A Protestant contemporary asserts that
the Catholic Church lnvalidates all mar
riages which are not solemnized by her
priesthood. This is not true. The
Catholic Church has never taught this,
either by decree of Council or pastorate
of Bishop. When the education of
the managers of Protestant journals is
advanced far enough to see distinction
between the legality and validity of an
act, and to discern that the latter can ex-
ist without the former, they will have
advanced one step in acquiring some
knowledge of what the Catholic Church
gives to each on the subject of marriage.
1t is not the doctrine of the Catholic
church that a marriage between Gath
olic and Protestant, contracted in an
unlawful way outside the Church, has
no validity. The Catholic party by such
an act commits grevious sin and VIC
lates law of the Church, but if the
other party be baptized the contract Is
binding for life. The tie in this case il
lindissoluble. Christian marriage being
a sacrament, is like all others subject tC
the authority of the Church. So mixet
marriages, where the non-Catholic party
is baptized, and therefore member o
the body of the Church, there is attached
a prohibiting impediment that only
makes it illicit. The Catholic doctrine
is different where the nom Catholic par
ty has not received the sacrament O
baptism. Then the marriage is null ant
void-for the impediment established b!
the Church is of different order. l
not only prohibits, but invalidates, ant
that which passes for marriage is, in thu
Ieyes of God and the Church, only con
tinuous state of sinful concubinage.-
i HnfhnIic AEia.ana.
Year: 1877

How to prevent the building Of rapid
transit roads is lucidly explained elsewhere
by one Of the counsel engaged in getting
out injunctions against the Gilbert Elevated
Railway Company. It is amusing to read
that of the four plans of construction from
which that company were allowed to choose
one only now remains, and that is steadily
enjoined but it is delightful to be told
that the best, and to the opponents of rapid
transit the least Questionable, is one which
the company would not be allowed to adopt,
even if it wanted to.


The people Of New York want rapid
transit roads, but we seem to be no nearer
to getting what is needed now than we were
ten years ago. The Supreme Court meets
on Monday, however to decide whether the
injunctions shall be made perpetual or
shall be dissolved. and we await the result
in patience. Some day the people will ask
the horse railroads by what right they OBJ
struct the streets, and will demand that the
Legislature shall repeal their charters
Year: 1877

The postmasters, who had such good
time under the last administration, seem to
be in great trouble. They begin to see that
the President is in earnest and does not
mean to have conventions any longer
manipulated by these petty federal officers,
who are hereafter to attend to their duties.
But what an absurd pass matters had got to,
when, in Pennsylvania as well as in Wis
consin, it was impossible to call conventions
of the republican party without the assist
ance of the postmasters. The machine had
become perfect The people no longer made
or inspired the platforms or nominated
the men. They were merely allowed to
vote. And it is for stopping this gross and
dangerous abuse and for trying to save his
party from falling into general and deserved
contempt as the tool Of the bread and butter
brigade that Mr.. Hayes is abused and
hated by the republican politicians.