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Year: 1878

The world has become accustomed to hav-
ing its heroes of history-William Tell, the
ideal Pocahontas of the school histories, and
some other pet characters-proved to be
myths, but laborious matter of fate is in
store for the lovers of poetry and fiction
Already, an effort has been made to elevate
Homer from his rank as poet to the high
level of a local reporter, so devoid of the
imaginative faculty that every line of his
description of Troy is taken to be literally
true. The people of Massachusetts, have
gone still further. They have published
what purports to be the true story of
sMary's Little Lamb" and, what is worse,
they are selling the wool of that indentical
lamb to raise funds with which to purchase
the Old South Church. The story as it has
been told SO oftenin thousands of nurseries,
will lose it's charm for children, if it should
become known that the lamb was after all
nothing but commonplace sheep, which
in the end neglected to follow Mary, and
was reduced to mutton by ''a COW with
sharp horns" This is descriptive phrase
used by Boston reporters, which is no doubt,
intended to relieve the readers mind of any
suspicion that the COW might have been the
one with the crumpled horn, frequently
mentioned in the same books that tell of
Mary and her lamb. The exposure of these
facts, accompanied by the information that
Mary is "a vigorous lady over seventy years
DID, can do no good, and will certainly de-
s.roy pleasant fiction now enjoyed by
many children, including the latest "child
of genius'-the phonagraph-which the
lamb has following about with quite as much
devotion as it ever attended on the footsteps
of Mary.
Year: 1878

Down IN A SILVER MINE.-It is more ex-
hilarating to be the owner of profitable
silver mine than it is to work in one as an
ordinary miner. What the sufferings of the
latter are can be surmised from the follow
ing description in the Virginia City Enter
prise:


every few even of the old residents of the
Comstock would care to descend into the
steaming regions below and not one eastern
man out of thousand could be induced to
make trip after seeing the men popped out
at the top of the shaft, steaming as though
just lifted out of cauldron of boiling water.
Though they are shirtless-naked as at birth
from the waist up-and wear cotton over
alls, they are dripping as if but a moment
out of pond of water; yet this is from
steam and perspiration. But for the i'm
mense amount of ice-water they drink, the
men could not endure the great heat III
which they are placed or the floods of pers-
piration pumped from their pores. They
swallow gallons on gallons of it, and it never
hurts them in the least.
Year: 1878

The cheapness of farm crops affords no
argument in favor of the farmer retiring
from active operations. The smaller the
profts-so long as they are profts-the
stronger is the argument for increasing our
crop areas. If we get little profit from one
acre, we may still derive satisfactory
years income by cultivatng many acres.
The smaller the profits the more the farmer
must work to earn them. 1t is on this
principle that many enterprising farmers
are laying out their plans for the spring.
Year: 1878

A correspondent of a Western paper de-
tails several experiments which show that
when clover sod is turned up in May, after
the clover in up some inches, corn planted
thereon is far less liable to be troubled by
the cut-worm than if the land we're plowed
the fall before or early in spring. The
worms seed on the clover instead of the
corn. Besides, if the clover is in rank,
growing condition when turned under, and
the roots full of sap, it will be more rotten
at August than if plowed earlier, when the
roots are full of sap.
Year: 1878

Don't covet the name, "He's good man
to work for" but rather the name that l
had many years: 'He is hard man to
work for, but he is good pay" That meant
that made my men do fair days work,
which hired men nova days call ''hard."
The fact is, farmers, that nine farm hands
out of ten won't do half days work, on an
average, if you are SO easy with them that
they call you ga nice man to work for
Year: 1878




legal corporate obligations and debts heretofore incur
red.


Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State Of New jersey That every is hereby
empowered and hereby made its duty levey
pay the interest and principal of any obligation debt
heretofore legally incurred by it, although the sup
pemen authorizing the creation of such obligation
debt contains express grant of power levy for
that purpose, anything in the act incorporating such
in any supplement thereto in anywise the
trary Notwithstanding


And be it enacted That it shall be the duty of the
governing body of such town, in each year
hcient to be levied assessed and collected by
will be sufficient pay the interest due and grow due
during that year and the principal due and grow due
during that year OF any such obligation debt said
be levied assessed and collected other of such
may be by law levied assessed and collected
and if in the assessing and collecting of said all Off
shall proceed by the law of this they
bound to proceed and be liable to the pains and
penalties prescribed in the OF the collection of
other taxes by them.


g. And be it enacted That all and parts of acts
conflicting with this act, be and the hereby
peaed


5. And be it enacted, That this shall be public
act and shall take effect Immediately.


Approved March 1875
Year: 1878

Bishop Simpson is nearly sixty eight
years old, and is beginning, it is said to feel
some of the inseparable infrmities Of age.
They do not, however prevent his preaching
with all his old eloquence.
Year: 1878

Sweet Violet!-''Oh for some new-coined
name by which to call him! Oh fol some
name no other lips could give!" was the
prayer of Violet until she married him.
Now she is content to call him Old Beeswax.
Year: 1878

Committee on Highways and Bridges Of
tered their report as follows, Which was on
motion adopted as reported by the Commit
tee:


Your Committee on Highways and
Bridges TO whom was referred the resolution
to appropriate s., 600 towards the expense
of building bridge fom the foot Of Wash
ingtol street 10 the head of Waldron street
in the seventh ward in the city of Water
town ask leave to report that they have had
the matter under consideration and after
consultation with the District Attorney
they are of the opinion that this Board has
no right to make such appropriation for the
reason that no public highway has yet been
laii out according to law on the territory pro-
posed to be occupied by said bridge


FRANKLIN GILES,


w i. HOARD.


L. " BRECKENRIDGE.
Year: 1878

Three weeks after the great fire in Chicago, in 1871, saw parrot that had saved itself from the general fate of all household treasures there. It had be- longed to my old friend, Mrs. Kirkland, and was doubly cherished by her daugh- ter. When it was evident that the house was doomed. and the red wall of flame, urged by the hurricane was sweeping to- ward it with terrific speed, Miss Kirk land saw that she could save nothing ex- cept what she instantly took in her hands. There were two objects equally dear the parrot and the old family Bible but she was unable to carry more than one of them. After single moment of choice she seized the Bible, and was hastening away, when the parrot cried out, in a loud and solemn voice, "Good Lord, de- liver usr' No human being, think, could have been deaf to such an appeal i; the precious Bible was sacrificed and the parrot saved. The bird really pos- sessed superior intelligence. I heard him say Yes and Mo-" in answer to questions, the latter being varied so as to admit alternately of both replies and the test of his knowledge was perfect. In the home where he founda refuge there were many evening visitors, one of whom, gentleman, was rather noted for his monopoly of his conversation. When the parrot first heard him, it lis tened in silence for some time then, to the amazement and perhaps, the confu- sion of all present, it said, emphatically, e You talk altogether too much r The gentleman, at first somewhat embar- rassed, presently resumed his interrupt ed discourse. Thereupon the parrot laid his head on one side, gave an 1nde scribably contemptuous Hmm P and added, There he goes again P If there ever was an oiseGu terrible it is the par rot his instinct for discovering ways and means of annoyance is something diabolical. .-..
Year: 1878

That man who is scrupulously polite and respectful to all women in public, but habitually saves coarse manners and vulgar language for his own wife and daughters is no gentleman He is only an imposter. The young man who olls his hair, puts sweet odors upon his pocket handkerchief, and bows with charming elegance to Miss Arabella Sprisgins and her lady friends, and goes home to sheer at his mother, disobey her wishes, and treat her with familiar discourtesy, is pinchbeck imitation only of gentleman. Genuine good manners and gentle breeding should be- gin at home. As 8 rule, the men in 8 community who are the most trusted are the best men at home When g. man opens his front gate, only to meet his wife's face at the door radiant with pleas ure, and hears the shout from the eager children, Papa is coming, it is safe, as rule, to lend that man money. He is honest, and will repay it if he can.
Year: 1878

Eternal minstrel! who through every land Harpest wild melodies from door to door, Thy lays heath palace caves are not more grand Than in the smoky chimneys of the poor. I fSaddest of harpers! of thy songs can none Back to the lip a vanished smile recall? No, there is not of all thy ditties one But wakes sigh, or bids tear to fall Thou singst of home to those that houseless

 rove, Past friends to those mankind despise and s. scorn,

 Thy songs tell trembling age it once could love, And bid unwilling youth feel it shaE mourn i; Thou sing'stof weed grown graves with messy

 stones, Which we in life's rough race have left

 behind

 But thou dost not neglect them, and thy tones 2. With kindred music wake the sleeping mind !; Thou singst of our own graves which thou

 shalt see

 Of endless change which leaves thee still the

 same,

 Of all we are not, and yet wished to be In brighter hours ere hearts and hopes grew tame.

 Pilgrim impalpable! thy viewless feet Through ages still must roam from cline to

 cline,

 But even thee at last bourne shall greet Thy head shall rest upon the tomb of Time.
Year: 1878

The Virginia City (Nev) Enterprise says: We are told the particulars of a case of young man who is being eaten up by interest at about as lively rate as though he were being devoured by 8 devil fish. His case is reminder of the celebrated horse shoe nail problem. It appears that ill 1876 the young man, not then of age, was the keeper of restau- rant in this city. On one occasion he required some money, and lawyer boarding with him loaned him $50, the young man saying that, as interest on the sum, he would not charge the lawyer for his board until he paid him back his money. The lawyer said this was all right, and next day brought the boy 8 note, to be signed by him, in which in terest on the $50 was charged at the rate of $1. 40 per day, the lawyer saying that this was about the value of what he was eating each day. The boy objected strongly to signing the note, but was finally induced to put his name to the paper. The lawyer went on eating-the boy not finding it in his power to keep going and pay the $5O-till the restau- rant busted out. Finally the young man. who had gone to work in some res- taurant in town, was sued on the note by the lawyer, who obtained judgment with interest at the rate of $1. 40 per day The young mans wages, amounting to $115, were attached and gobbled, yet the note was far from being paid. Now the lawyer is going after his victim again, and the principal and interest yesterday amounted to just $725.5O, not saying anything about what the lawyer ate and the $116 he got by attaching the young mans wages.
Year: 1878

The Brooklyn Board of Police and Excise Commits.
sioners devotng considerable time and attention
to perfect system that will In tho future guard
against the complications which havo arisen In the
past management OF the Liquor License Bureau. For
the future tho propretors OF saloons holding licenses
will be notified thirty days before the expiration Of
their lcenses so that they will have excuse for
failure to renew the same in duo time All cases OF
applications will be- investigated ny Captain OF tho
police precinct In which tho applicant resides. on
Friday next the Excise Commissioners will proceed
to investigate the allegations OF violations of the law
ward by the Society Tor the Prevention OF lntempor
ance and Crime.


upwards Of two hundred Of violation OF the
Excise law IN Brooklyn TO present to The Kings
County Grand Jury or indictment The latter body
will meet on Monday noxt Tho cases will be pre-
sonted ton at lime
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-


Early last summer, soon alter Mr. Field was elected
President, he told the property owners that II they
would bring him petition signed by majority Of
the property owners Ninth avenue, between Fifty
ninth and llO;h streets, that the company would
within thirty days thereafter build the road north
ward ut least as far as Eighty-nrst street.
After great deal OF trouble the petition
duly sigpcd BY large majority,
according to agreement With tho exception OF n lew
foundations below sixtyGh street nothing has been
done. When asked why II Is not done they answer
that they arc just gong 10 do II; but the property
the 81 nave become tired oi such
cusos aud begin TO doubt tho toncst OF
said railroad directors. II II u their Intention bui
only such PORTIONS OF their track Will pay them nty
per cent upon the actual cost the quicker the pubic
understand The matter the better


RAPID TRANSIT.
Year: 1878

An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner Ellingcr
death Of oseph Hell, who dieo tho night OF
the ID Of January In cell in the Tenth police pre-
cinct. The case has excited considerable attention
from the fact that the friends OF tho dead have
asserted vehementy that he had been maltreated by
tho police and should not have been locked up, and
that thoy should have that his skull
fractured Tho police on the other hand posi-
lively assert that there was no abrasion OF the skIn
and 1t until alter the post-mortem that tho
fracture revealed. Further, that the man had
every appearance OF intoxcaion. Alter hearing
Siderable evidence yesterday the jury returned YER
dict the elect that He'll diod IRON the effects OF
fracture OF the head, the effect Of TALL IRON his
wagon and they condemned tho present sy stem Of
police PROCEDURE In cases where there might DO
doubt OF q PERSONS int oxication
Year: 1878

Berlin, July 12.-It is expected that
an official publication of the treaty of
peace will follow its ratification, which
will be effected within a month from
the date Of signing. Congress sat this
afternoon to complete the reading Of
the treaty. The document will be
printed tonight and signed tomorrow.
Year: 1878

Berlin, July 12.-Physicians say that
the Emperor's slow recovery is due to
the loss of blood and shock to the sys-
tenn. He is nearly helpless now but
they are confident of final recovery.
Year: 1878

New Orleans City Itcm.l


The death of this gentleman, caused
by an incurable malady OF many years
duration, closes the record of a family
which once promised to be unusually
distinguished in the annals of this
country. Before Pierre Soule came
hither, an exile from his native land
for political opinions sake, he had
already made his mark as an able
writer and impassioned orator. After
mastering the difficulties of the English
tongue, his career was most brilliant
one. AS 4 lawyer his knowledge was
extensive as pleader he was without
a peer. In our National Legislature
] no Senator commanded more attention
Year: 1878

"I wish you would not give me such
short weight for my money!" said a
customer to his grocer, who had an out
standing bill against him. "And l
wish you wouldn't give me such q long
wait for minc," replied the grocer.
Year: 1878

TARIFF OF ADVERTISING RATES.


advertisements will be inserted at one
dollar and fifty cents per square Zone inch
OF space or less) for the first, and seventy
five cents for each subsequent insertion, for
any time under one month. For longer
periods as follows:
Year: 1878

A singular case Of collision between
Federal and State authorities is likely
to be reported to the present Congress,
being now uuder investigation by the
Governor of Virginia, in order that
the facts may be presented to the Pres
ident. Somo time ago two negroes
were indicted and tried in Patrick
county, Virginia, for Il serious crime.
One was sentenced to eighteen years
in the State Prison, the other for a
shorter period. They appealed to the
Federal Circuit Court, with the plea
that on their trial before the State
Court they had asked for a mixed jury
of colorcd and white men, and this had
been refused, and on the ground that
the jury had been regularly drawn,
and the law recognized no difference of
race. Judge Rivers, of the United
States Circuit Court, entertained their
appeal and set them free, and they are
now at large. When all the facts in
the case are collected by the Attorney
General of Virginia, the Governor
will present the case to tho President
in order to have the question determin-
ed properly whether it is in the power
OF n Federal judge thus to interrupt
the course of Justice and set convicted
criminals at liberty upon his own mo-
ton, aud the case may be brought be-
fore Congress for its action.
Year: 1878

LET the government upon the cxpira.
tion of the national charters refuse to re-
fuse to renew them and issue the currency
direct to the people and thereby take an
enormous burden of usury from the back
of the laboring and producing classes.
Year: 1878

THE true labor reformer, the national
and the granger should see eye to eye in
the present emergency. No common or
frivolous consideration, such as name,
popularity ef organization or even mode OF
combination should be permitted to sepa.
rate you. In union there is strength and
there only. Beunitcd.
Year: 1878

THE man who believes that the country
is going to wreck and ruin and needs his
help dare not take middle or neutral
ground. He must be in earnest. 1t il
life or death to the country and veal or
woe to himself The danger is too tre-
mendous to fall asleep over. BE up and
doing.
Year: 1878

The bankers and the people are now
busily engaged at game of check.mate.
The bankers some time ago began a war
of oppressive dictation against the indus.
tries of the country by resolving to compel
the notification of the silver laws and dis.
credit and drive out of circulation the sill
yer coin of the country in the interest of
themselves and their gold bug foreign
money lords, regardless of the illegality Of
this proceeding. But they have, at last,
raised hornets nest about their ears and
the people are beginning to mutter their
discomfort and demand that their repre-.
sentatives in congress abolish altogether
the national banking system. Isn't it fun.
ny how things will turn wrong side upp
Year: 1878

The national banking association con-
trolls capital over twenty times as large
as that of the United States bank that was
one of the most dangerous institutions that
ever threatened the liberties of the people
and the terror of Andrew jackson, and to.
day it iSithe most dangerous institution
that menaces the freedom and happiness
Of the repnhlic.
Year: 1878

FRENCH resumption was attained by
the increase OF paper money of full legal
tender quality, and the enormous stlmula-
tion thereby of trade and production that
employed every idle hand to produce the
manufactures and material that filled the
markets of the world for sale for specie
that flowed into the country in return
and made France the richest nation on
earth.
Year: 1878

virginia, NsN,, kntem'rlse


Among tho bills passed hy the late
legislature OF Oregon, and which has
since hecomea n law, is ah act relating to
property Of married women, which pro
yides that property owned hy " woman
at the time of marriage, or acquired
thereafter by gift, devise or Inheritance,
shalln be subjects 10 debt or contracts
! Of the husband, and the wife may man
ago, sell, convey, and devise the same
as the husband can his property. The
property Of either husband and wife
shall not be liable for debts contracted
by the other. Action may he main
tanned 10y husband or wife against the
other for tho recovery of property of
which the other has obtained posses
sion, the same MS if they were unmar.
ricd. For civil injuries committed by
the wife, damages can be recovered Of
her alone, except in eases where he is
jointly responsible. Cnnveyanccs Of
liens from ono to the other shall be
valid. Ono may constitute the other
his or her attorney, to net for mutual
benefit or attorney IN fact, The wifo
may recover the wages Of her personal
labor IN her own name. Neither Is
liable for tho dobts Of the other incur
red before marriage. Expenses Of fam.
lily and. education Of children shall be
chargcablo on property OF both husband
and wife or of either OF them. We
have here an act which seems to be
pretty well up to the advanced claims
Of those who have been nboring for
law which would give woman control Of
her own property and earnings, and put
her on All equality in this respect with
man,
Year: 1878

JOSEPH ULsAMER, Company G, Sixth
United States Infantry, has been dis
charged on his own representation that
he is SO dishonest by nature that he il
liable to commit larceny at any hour
and therefore is an improper and unsafe
person to have in any camp. He also
charged himself with several felonious
crimes, some Of them against women,
and adduced his papers to show that he
had served a term in the Pennsylvania
penitentiary.
Year: 1878

SECRETARY EyARIs las instructed our
minister to Germany to inquire into the
case Of the German citizen Of Oshkosh,
Wis, recently arrested, with view to
the interference of our government if
the facts in the case justify it.
Year: 1878

A New ORLEANS correspondent of the
New York Times, who has closely watched
the progress of tke yellow fever there


claims that the fact that the fever cannes
be communicated from person to person
but it lis strictly individual in Its attack
has been fully established. The cores.
pondent claims the further fact has been
established that sconyalescence from the
fever is attended by increased vitality and
a condition of general health very. much
better than before the attack. f37o : p
Year: 1878

when it was proposed to indict them,
they would meet their accusers half
way and say, "turn on the lights, see it
ALL" God forbid that it should 60 out
to the balance Of mankind and 60
down the stream of time for ever, that
this American senate declared that an
investigation shouldn't be made In the
light Of day.


Mr.. Blaine In reply, read from a
Raleigh paper, to the effect that this
was a white mans government, and
that white men should rule 1t. But
they didn't intend that the negro should
be deprived Of the right of suffrage as
the south gained in representation, on
account Of such right to the negro.
Blaine said he indicted the democratic
party as the foe of free speech and as
the life long foe Of free elections In the
south.


After some further discussion the
of Mr.. Davis was rejected:
Yeas %, nays Pa strict party vote.
Year: 1878

While the British bark Anyway was
on voyage from New York to Trieste,
two Greeks attacked the mate, fatally
wounding him, and afterwards attempt
ed to kill the boatswain and a seaman.
both Of whom had their skulls badly
fractured. The captain fired upon the
mutineers and wounded one, when
both jumped overheard and were prob
ably drowned.


A story comes all the way from Fort
Walsh, that Ave hundred lodges Of
Sioux are on their way from Montana
to Sitting Bull.