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Year: 1874

Gen. Grant has vanquished the people of
Louisiana again, He has telegraphed to his
generals and his admirals he has set the army
and navy in motion; and the lawful
Government of Louisiana surrenders
If there was any doubt before as
to the character of the usurpatlon
which rules the unhappy State by favor OF
the Presdent-any question whether the peo-
nile really acquesced in it-there can be none
now. The outrage stands out henceforth In
all its naked deformity, an unpar-
donable crime against popular sut-
frage and the sovereignty of State.
government which the people loathe and
despise was forced upon Louisiana by the
soldiers of the President. Left to themselves
for moment, the people threw it off and in
stalled the officers whom they had regu-
larly chosen at the polls. The deposed
intruders made no fight; they were as helpless
and cowardly as children in the presence OF
the indignant people; but covering behind
the shutters of the Custom-house they tele-
graphed to the President, "The people have
"put us out; this is your job; come you and
"put US back again."


Two years ago Grant yielded to the'bad
advice of his d1sreputable associates, and
installed Kellogg at New-Orleans, by fraud
and force, because he wanted the elec-
toral vote of the State, which majority
of the voters had given to the other
side That wicked deed has brought forth
q full crop of crimes. We have seen him dis
persing Legislature at the point of the bay
onet, expelling legitimate Government with
threats of martial law, and reversing the
course of justice by the scandalous sup
port of perjured court. His own
friends have exclaimed at the inquity
of these proceedings, and warned him
to desist. The hottest partisans of his
administration have denounced the wicked
usurpations Of Kellogg and Durell with an
indignation that does them credit. Seventeen
Republican Senators voted in February, 1878,
to declare the pretended election of Kel-
legg null and void, and to turn him
out of office. The President himself finally
admitted in a special message to Congress
that so many forgeries and frauds had been
discovered that he was not sure of Kell0ggs
title. An official investigation proved the
rascality of the whole transaction be-
yond any possibility of denial. But the
President would not halt. He must carry out
his original crime to its natural consequences,
and the inexorable logic of events has led
him to this crowning shame. For the first
time in the history of the United States the
soldiers of the Union are employed
to drive out legitimate Governor,
and place a miserable pretender in the State
House to shoot down in the streets the people
who may refuse to obey him. For this disgrace
c1a ha
which refused to act on the Louisiana report
and the Republican party which tacitly ap-
proved the wrong, are both TO blame; but it
is upon the President that the chief response
bIlity must est,-the President who began the
long course of oppression-the President who
could have stopped it at any moment If he had
chosen and could stop it nOw-the President
who is probably the only man in America not
Year: 1874

The demands upon American merchants,
which the Spanish Consul at Baltimore is
making, are unusual and exorbitant. If the
authorities in Cuba were to insist upon the
payment of several thousand dollars upon a
ships cargo, we should probably have small
means of redress. But the charge of forty
cents on each package of merchandise, which
the Consul makes, is very much like the effort
of a foreign Power to levy taxation In this
country. Such proceeding should not be
tolerated.
Year: 1874

How long was the fountain before the City Hall
in buildingi For after all the years that have been
spent upon it, the structure is crooked The marble
bowl, over whose edges the crystal food was ex-
pected to fall in thin and graceful sheet slopes to-
ward one side, and the water tumbes out awk-
wartlly as il from tilted dish
Year: 1874

AN IrIshman was speaking of the excel
lence of a telescope. "Do you see that wee
speck on the edge of the hill yonder That
now is my ovid pig, though hardly to be
seen now but when / look at him through
my glass, it brings him so near that can
hear him grunt.


Why is joiner less handsome than his
wife : Because he is IDEAL palmer"


The late Daniel O'Conntn once met
conceited literary friend, and exclaimed
II saw a capital thing in your last pam
phlet" ''Did You" eagerly replied his
delighted listener what was it N "a
pound of butterr'


PUNcH says it is very natural for man
to feel girlish when he makes his maiden
speech.


A WESTERN editor has put into practice
plan which will enable all papers to dis
pense with the usual fighting member Of
the staff. One morning he was waited upon
by the biggest kind Of fellow armed with
a terrific cudgel, with several and sundry
protuberances sticking out all round, mar
velously resembling Colts derringers and
bowies, who saluted him with "Where's
that scoundrel, the editor r. Our friend
said ''He is not about, but please take
seat and amuse yourself with paper, he
will be in in few minutes, and hurried
down stairs, at the foot Of which he met
another man still more profane and fierce,
who asked the same question in the same
language. ''Oh, said the retreating edi-
| tor, ''ge up stairs you will find him read
ing the paper" Accordingly up he went,
like high-pressure steaSa-engine, letting
off steam at every step. Our friend waited
a minute, and such a crash-as il all Pan
demonium was let loose. What the result
was, was never known, az our friend didt'n
wait.


ALMHoUGH men are accused for not
knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps
as few know their strength. II is in men
as in soils, where sometimes there il
vein Of gold which the owner knows not ~.
Happy is he who comes to a test hour, and
proves strong.


TAKE care Of your family. How many
wife is fretted beyond endurance almost,
by green wood III the winter and not over
much Of that. How many children hover
ing around poor fire, with the thermom-
eter below zero on the back side Of the
room, fail to see such meaning in the
words ''Sweet Home" as poets have as
sumed Of that delectable locality. And es-
pecially is the sun an objectionable one.
when the father, leaving his family in this
disagreeable condition, finds comfort per
haps, at least companionships by some
neighbor's hearthstone, or at the village
store.
Year: 1874

AN exchange says Out around Emaus,
in Lehiyh county, the wages Of the work
men in the ore beds yet in operation have
been reduced from Sl.5O, as before the
panic, TO 1925, and III some instances a.
low as 81 per day-and all payable in cor
der" at that. As matter Of course this
is falling heavy on labor, but it is better
thus than that the fires under the engine
boilers should entirely 20 out for the win
ter, and the mines cease to be oper1ted.
We're all the mines in the county 10 stop
entirely, the distress would be fearful but
with The reduction adopted, and general
fcFbearanCe Al around, the winter can b
weathsred BY mARy 0f this class u labor
ers without much discomfort.
Year: 1874

A MAN in North Adams, Mass had,
among other property, fine pig, valued at
about thirty dollars. This man owed .
small sum to another party in town, who
conceived the idea of collecting the bill in
this wise He got third man to present
the debtor with a small pig, valued at
about three dollars, aud, az the Law allows
but one pig, under certain circumstances,
the creditor attached the best pig and got
his pay.


MIsTRUsT the man who finds everything
good the man who finds everything evil,
and the man who in Indifferent to every.
thing.
Year: 1874

4 sensible suggestion has been made by the
Executive Committee Of tho hard-money maas-
meeting recently held in Fanouil Hall, Boston.
It is that the people throughout the country who
favor return to specie payment join in leagues
for the furtheranco Of this object Mon who
have anything to lose cannot leave this question
to be settled by the politicians. Tho politicians
have pronounced in favor OF imitation; now lot
the people ulako declaration OF tho faith that
Ia In them.
Year: 1874

Reports received by the Department Of Agri-
culture indicate that tho quality OF tho winter
wheat crop is far above the average, and tito
yield moro Abundant than for many years past.
Year: 1874

Tho AUDITOR Of Illinois las decided that the
claim Of the City Of Chicago for interest on the
Canal Redemption fund cannot be allowed.
Warrants for this fund wore drawn when there
WAS no money iu the State Treasury, and the
city claimed interest for tho time during which
Payment WAS delayed.
Year: 1874

The Popular Excitement on the subject
of hydrophobia is baseless. Within the
last few days. have been summoned to
attend four persons who were dying OF
fright pure and simple. Two nights ago
my door bell rang furiously. The servant
who answered it was confronted by an in
dividual in tumult of excitement, who
demanded to see me. When came down


stairs the gentleman cried out: doctor,
save me from madness, l was bitten by
my pet poodle. three weeks ago, and / am
now unable to see water unmoved. live
on the Jersey Heights, and when I got
near the river closed my eyes and rush.
ed to the ferry-boat, and hid myself out Of
sight of the hateful water" When l heard
that the dog that had bitten the gentleman
three weeks before, was not dead, knew
that he was not suffering from hydropho-
bia. Hydrophobic victims die within
twenty -four hours. This impressed up
on him so strongly that he went away
calm ond hopeful.-[Dr. w. A. Hammond
Year: 1874

January has given us quite a weather panorama, snow, fog, rain, sunshine and mud in abundance

 The Rev W. E. Bassett's friends made him a visit, Tuesday evening, Jan. 27th. There was a crowded house; tables were loaded with good cheer, and the usual amount of cash and good wishes was left when the gathering dispersed at an early hour.

 Weddings are frequent, perhaps from the supposition that ''there ifs nothing else to do." Such was not the case with one of our young men (not long since) who is farmer, school teacher, and with al much in need of housekeeper. Hay ing taught school during the day, attend ed to the farm chores, and arrayed him. self in his best in the evening, he took his girl and ''started for the parson, who, with the town clerk, was having social cup of tea with the ladies of the sewing society, near by. The officials were call home, and soon the 'stwain were made one" and homeward bound, having no time or money to spend touring it these hard times. The next day found the young wife engaged in the household du- ties, and the husband in school as usual. If they continue to pay as strict attention to business, they may expect to prosper.

 There have been few cases of chick en-pox, scarlet and typhoid fever in town, this winter.
Year: 1874

Mra- Elizabeth Cady Stanton is one of the fore most e1AWpsons Of woman suffrage. And if we are correctly informed, we need go no further than her own family in drawing correct conclu- .ions regarding this whole unnatural reform We are told by one who prOfesses to be posted that 1rs- stanton has Q large family of sons new in mature fife. that most if not all, of them have gone to the bad, and that they are not re- luctant In atarb0ting their ill starred life to the fact that they have virtually had no mother at any rate no home influences to train them If thAs A @. n e worth whole volumes of flaming rhetoric on the wrongs of women, and that they kx

 We clipped the foregoing, week or two since. from neighboring exchange,-the Nangatuck Valley Sentinel, if we mistake not. We are informed by Miss Anthony, an intimate friend of Mrs. Stanton, that the charge 1t contains is not only false but absurdly false. Twenty years after her marriage that lady had never been absent from her large family 50 long as a single week. From that time till within four years past her life was an eminently do- mestic one. Her home has been a model; her life. as an affectionate and devoted mother. exceptionally admirable; and 1iss Anthony challenges any anti-sufrage mother in the country to show family of seven as unexeeptionable, taken as a whole. as Mrs. Stanton's five sons and two daughters. Will the Sentinel be good enough to correct the injurious mistate- menf ik has no doubt been led by some iIl-insoEmed person to make.
Year: 1874

sister of the countess. In the early
queenhood of Victoria the sister men
toned was maid of honor. Gay and
thoughtless, the young girl had a free.
dom of manner which gave the gossips
of the day an opportunity, all too well
abused, Of blackening her fame, which
had been tarnishe by no criminal act of
hers. The Queen hardened to the SLAM
der, and banished the beautiful but in
discreet girl from her household. The
falsity Of the scandal was shown, but not
until the poor, dishonored maid of honor
had died of broken heart The Coun-
tess of Loudon blamed the Queen for
her sisters untimely fate, and determ-
ined to revenge that sisters wrongs.
Never after did she appear at court, and
upon every royal fete day kept close i'm
INJURED. Her post mortem pursuit OF the
Queen is ghastly but impotent.
Year: 1874

In the will Of the Countess of Loudon


who died in England recently, was found
a clause directing that her right hand be
cut of and buried in the park at Castle
bennington, at the bend of the hill to
the Trent, with a small cross over it,
bearing the motto, II hyde my tyne. !"
The explanation of this singular request
shows that the countess, who had been a
lifelong enemy of Queen Victoria, de-
sired to carry her implacable hatred Of
Victoria beyond the grave. The place
of burial mentioned overlooks one Of the
Queens country seats. The skeleton
with its threatening epitaph was meant
to point its slow unwavering finger at
the Queen, reminding her of the injus-
tice done long years ago to q younger
Year: 1874

The Paris Figaro makes the following
amusing story of Parisian reporter the
pretext for a new reference to the man
who swallowed fork:


1--WE might call by name the reporter
who, on account Of his profession, is found
everywhere where news is to be had,
names to be mentioned, a scandal to be
told, or festival to be described. Only
this reporter likes to pretend that he
goes to these places by reason OF Curl
osity or invitations and not for profess
sional reasons. In word, he is ashamed
of his business, and breads to betray it
by taking out of his pocket, as do his
brothers, the necessary notebook.


SO what does he dor He arms his
right hand with a microscopic pencil,
and, without seeming to do so, he writes
upon his left cuff the impressions which
are to serve as the canvas for his descrip-
tive arabesques. At first his washerwo-
man was surprised at the sight of this
cuff, covered with hieroglyphics. twas
a month before she understood the mean
ing of the text; then she becam accus-
toned to reading the news of the week
and accounts of races, concerts, etc, /,
upon her patrons linen. She was heard
to say the other evenings


al read yesterday on the cuff Of my
journalist that, the man with the fork
was much better.


"The next day, having gone for the
reporters linen, she addressed him in
this wise


"'Your last washing was very inter
esting, only you do not give quite enough
political news
Year: 1874

But Fred Evans was not to be discour-
aged by mere hearsay. That very day he
went to see Belle, determined to know his
fate from her own lips. Soon after he left
Oakville and did not see him again for
several years, when, meeting him in town
one day, I insisted on bringing him home
with me and presenting him to his old
flame, Bell Bronson-the present Mrs.
Evergreen.


"Ah, Fred P' said he after dinner, when
my wife and little Evergreen had left us to
ourselves-"Ah, Fred you served mo a
shabby trick when you allowed me to lose
my heart to the girl you were all along in
tending to marry yourself--a very shabby
trick, one of which never suspected
you p


So l had to tell him lin strict confidence
of course, as l tell you reader) all about the
bedroom affair at the Oakville Hotel, and
the love that grew out of it.
Year: 1874

GID EFoRE I commence my story l


D will introduce myself to you. My
name is Augustus Evergreen, and though
l don't know what your name may be, it is
no more than fair that you should know
who is telling the story you are going to
read, as it is II true one.


My wife has peculiar habit of looking
under the bed each night before retiring
and what / am going to tell you is how
found it out before we were married, and
without her knowing it.


was not ad-looking when was in my
twenties. l think I may go further, and
confidently say that "Gus Evergreen" was
decided favorite among the girls of Oak
vile, and really believed that could have
had any of them "for the asking" Mrs.
Evergreen is, not present, and so l will
indulge my thoughts somewhat more freely
than would otherwise be the case. don't
thinlS that cared particularly for any OF
the Oakville girls, however, and l might
have kept my heart whole to this day il it
had not been for the circumstance which /
am about to relate.


Fred Evans, who had been my chum at
school, came to make me a visit at oaltville
for ga day or two" as he said, when he
came but he made it week or two easily
enough after ia taken him about a little
among the "young ladies'" When that
time had expired Fred said he really must
90, as he didn't know what his father and
mother would think of This long absence
but it ended in his relieving their anxiety
by letter and sending for his trunks.
knew how the matter was perfectly well,
and that Belle Bronson had bewitched him
out of his five senses, Fred tried to put it
on to the "country air and the quiet which
was benefitting his health, ETC., but it was
no use trying to deceive me, and told him
so. Then he owned up frankly, and /
promised to help him all could, if he re-
quired any help in the prosecution Of his
suit / never thought Belle a flirt, or that
she would willingly distress any human
being but she had way of looking in
ones eyes as IL to captivate them, for her
mere personal amusement. At any rate
she had larger share Of beaux than the
other girls, but all their attentions came to
nothing. feared it might be so with Fred
Evans, and warned him accordingly but
Fred said he'd have her il he tried all his
life . that "without her life was naught
to him = that "she was the only living
being who had ever awakened a real emo
tion in his breast" etc., etc. After that
Year: 1874

her brother, who actually sought out the young
German to challenge him. A mutual friend
explained the matter-msde the German un-
derstand that he had wronged the careless girl,
and made the brother appreciate the folly of
his sister. 1t is ussless for me to add that
Europeans, when they find young misses be-
having so caresssly, are sure to miscOnstrue
their motive, and | hope that my having
noticed the matter as above will prove of ser
vice to such young ladies as may chance to
read these lines, and who have never given the
subject moment thought.


In the matter of American girls coming
abroad to wed titles, Sardou had fair field for
sarcasm, and of course he made the most of it,
1t happens unfortunately that too many of
these barters Of American gold for European
titles have VIGOROUSLY turned out very badly,
and our republcanism thus makes all the more
pitabe figure. Yet the cry is Still they
come" and at the fashionable resorts the old
worn out counts and dukes, or the young
scapegraces bearing a title, but having run
through their fortunes, are as welcome as ever
to the American bellies and their ambitious
parents. 1t is in fact current joke here that
no titled person may be too cid, or ugly, or
impoverished but that he may hope to pick up
an American girl who will give heaps of dollars
to become Madame la DuchesSe or Madame la
Baronne. CAUSEUR
Year: 1874

A FISH CANDLE.-A singular fish is found
in great numbers in the coast rivers of Alaska.
the most fat of all the finny tribes. This fat,
however, has not the oily, rancid taste of ether
fish, but is like fresh lard When these fish
are dried, the Indians often turn them to a
novel and practical account-burn them in
place of candles. They give clear brilliant
light, and are not liable to be blown out by the
wind. Mr.. Manson, Superintendent at Fort
Simpson, says that the tail should be lighted,
instead of the head and each fish will burn
about fifteen minutes
Year: 1874

disposition, is led wholly by gentleness and
kindness. Boys and girls are treated alike.
The children are not taught either reading or
writing, but when they leave the kindergarten
and 60 to regular schools their progress Is
much more rapid than that of other children
the schoolmasters all agree that the kinder
garten graduates excel others in vivacity OF
intellect FrebePs aim was to make children
thoroughly understand that which is ordinarily
only indicated to them; they are obliged to
talk and get excited their intellect, in a word,
being rendered active in matters where 1t is
usually passive.


THE PUNISHMENTs.


There remains one point more on which to
say something, and that is the Philosophy of
punishment. In principle, punishment is not
considered either as curative or with a view to
make an example. 1t is avoided as much as
possible. Never is the children whipped on
the contrary. it is placed in corner, away from
the paythings, and when convinced that it has
done wrong the punishment ceases, lasting but
a short time and ending when repentance
shows itself, The object is to let the child see
that labor, far from being trial, is really a
pleasure, true punishment consisting of pri-
vatiOn of work. Children are never praised
on account OF their dexterity, skill being re.
garded as the natural result of labor there is
no smiling at awkwardness, no word being ut
tered that will provoke rivalry. Such arc the
principles and operation of the German kin
dergarten.


When ono considers the mischief done to
youth through the stimulating of precocious
talent, and the injury to the brain by forcing it
to entertain incomprchsnsibls distractions,
both being evils in the bringing up of our
youth, it is well to study system like that oi
Frebers, which seems to insure sound
healthy, natural development by not bending
the twig in wrong direction.
Year: 1874

DoCToR's CANEs--I was formerly the
practice among physicians to carry a cane hav-
ing hollow head, the top of which was gold
pierced with holes like a pepper-box. The
top contained a small quantity OF aromatic
powder, or snuff; and on entering house or
a room where disease supposed to be ufec-
tious prevailed, the doctor would strike his
cane on the floor to agitato the powder, and
then apply it to his nose. Hence all the old
prints of physicians represent them with canes
to their noses.
Year: 1874

A country pedagogue in Henry county re.
quested all his scholars to write piece
urder penalty Of thrashing. A rising genius
got off the following:


"Lord of love


Look down from above


On US poor scholars;


We have hired a fool


To teach our school,


And pay him fifty dollars"
Year: 1874

Dakota has been doing sums and finds that
she has only three eights OF a white man to an
acre of ground.


Felt slippsrs.-Thoss felt by children in
their rude young days.


A bad egg is not choice egg, but it is hard
to beat


What has a cat that nothing else has
Kittens


Is taking hack the first stage of consump-
ton?


A legal tsnder.-A lawyer minding his baby.
The best substitute for coal.-Warm weaths
Year: 1874

A young man in Ashtabula sought to secure
his sweetheart by strategy, SO he took her OUT
for q boat-rlde, and threatened to jump over
board into the lake if she did Mt consent to
marry him. But it did not work. She offered
to bet him dolsr that he daren't dive in.
Year: 1874

A La Crosse man who committed suicide
wrote not for his wife, said, I'm going TO a
country where r0dheaded women are never
seer" She was so mad that she would not
attend the funeral.
Year: 1874

This little item is making the rounds of the
Eastern press: In Minnesota town one even
ing last week a spiritualistic lecturer, seeing a
woman in mourning about to leave the hall.
called her back to inform her that the spirit OF
her husband was present. The lady had no
doubt on the subject, as her husband was
quietly waiting for her at the door.