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Year: 1877

DfDN'T STAND IN.-The Wilbar &
Willis Troupe went back on us again
last week, that being the second time
within year that they have advertised
to perform here and didn't come, nor
send any word that they were not COM
ing. Our people will conclude after
awhile that they don't want to see .hem
anyway.
Year: 1877

CUFF Pm FoUND.-A blue e-cnameled
gold culi-pin, was found in the Court
Room on Monday last, probably lost by
some one who attended Church or Sab
dnth School the day previous. If the
owner will bring the mate to this Office
and leave it, or take the one away which
we have, we shall be much obliged.
Year: 1877

over. There were numbers of notable
people present, and the ladies viii nat
urally be interested in the dresses. /
will try and describe q few as they ap-
peared to me, acknowledging my lndebt-
edness to the fair one who took compass
sion upon me, although l was not in
uniform, not an officer, not even cadet.


One lady wore dress of rich claret
color, with trimmings of pale rose and
long black gloves. By the way, my in
formant, who has Just returned from
Paris, assures me that light gloves for
promenade and black gloves for evening
dress are now the correct thing.


White was worn by many of the
young ladies', and nothing could make
them look more charming. One of these
in tulle, trimmed with shaded begonia
leaves was very handsome, and another
boquets of grass tied with satin ribbon
for ornament. A pale blue brocade and
faille had wrelths of OK eye daisies and
pOppies for trimmings.


One young lady wore for brooch, so |
was told, for did not see it, a cadet-but-
ton of last year, set with very handsome
diamonds, and each fair damsel vowed
that the button she had secured should
be kept forever in memory of the hap
piest night of her life. The ball is over,
the lights are out, and | have left the
breezy hills on which our military aead-
envy is so delightfully."- situated for the
desk and Faber No once more.


The Elite Directory of New York is a
unique publication. and is of value and
interest to every one. 1t contains the
names and addresses of all the leading
people of New York City, and it is of in
estimable value to those who entertain
and are desirous Of sending out invita-
tions, saving, as it does, the necessity of
keeping a visiting book. 1t is equally
useful for those in business who wish
to procure the best class of trade, and at
the same time is volume which no
young lady should be without. This
years issue will be published in July, by
W Phillips & Co, of 81 Nassau st, New
York, and can also be had of all respect
able bookseller.
Year: 1877

From our Special Correspondent.


NEW YORK, June, 18th, 1877.


Every one who did not belong to the
Can't-get-away Club, went to West
Point, to be present at the ball, at least
The fashionable bellies of New York wore
their best out of doors costumes to the
American Derby On the Saturday prev
ious, and made picturesque parties of
themselves on the Jockey, Club House
lawn. Bless me, but they're summers"
was the remark of one of the masculine
sex who stood in the outer court and
looked on with awe, admiration and
envy, arrayed in the very latest bed tick
novelty, eye glass in eye and sucking the
top of his new cane. But then, "he didn't
belong to our set, you know" and so of
course he remained in the outer dark
meas mere locker on. So far as / could
see, his bed tick garments were precisely
of the same pattern as those of the inner
court masculines: his hat rim was turned
down in the same modified East Indian
style; the veil around it was of the right
shade of green, his eye glass was single
and screwed into the eye; his neck tie
and shoes were English, and his cane
had silver horse rampant on top but
he has voted a Ecad," and was as unhap-
py as the Peri before she found the open
Sesame to the gates of Paradise.


He would have had his revenge, how
ever, had he gone to the West Point
ball. He thought the bellies ''stunners'
on the lawn; superlatives would have
failed him to express their effect in the
ball room. Having secured accommoda
tons from mine host beforehand, took
mine ease in mine inn and watched the
crowds arrive. They came siDgly at first,
then in companies, brigades, battahons-
West point has not been SO full for years.
Even the hotel keeper-born, grew anx-
ious. He slowed them everywhere.
Mortal enimies wooed Somnus on the
same couch; and after every available
nook and corner was filled, they roasted
like chickens.


The Mess hall, where the dancing was
in order, was beautifully decorated with
flags and evergreens. The motto Of the
graduating class: "Et Minerva ct Marte, .
was placed opposite the entrance, and
the green moss of which it was composed
was very artistically arranged The flags
and guidons added color to the scene;
the lights burned, not too brightly, but
with refreshing softness, and the whole
scene looked lovely even before the
dance commenced.


During the day those young ladies
who had been promptly on hand went
off in the most innocent manner toward
Filtration Walk, and murmured SEN
tences would float occasionally on the
breeze, the tenor Of which it would be
mean to tell. 1t was regular case ol
spoons on the part of the cadets, and the
way that some Of those New York girls
managed them was sufficient to show
that filtration is a science. They kept
them so nicely in hand, just on the edge
of declaration and it was not the cadets
fault if they were not all pledged to wed
the fairest Of the fair before the day wa:
Year: 1877


Basking in peace in the warm spring


sun,
South Hill smiles upon Burlington.
The breath of May, and the day was fair
And the bright notes danced in the
balmy air.
And the sunlight cleaned where the


restless breeze
Kissed the fragrant blooms on the apple


trees.
His beardless cheek with a smile was


spanned,
As he stood with a carriage whip in his


hand.
And he laughed as he dofied his bobtail
coat,
And the echoing folds of the carpet
And she smiled as she leaned on her
busy mop,
And said she would tell him when to


stop.
So he pounded away till the dinner bell
Gave him little breathing spell.
But he sighed when the kitchen clock


struck one,
And she said the carpet wasn't done.
But he lovingly put in his biggest licks,
And pounded like mad till the clock


struck six.
And she said, in a dubious kind of way,
That she guessed he could finish it up


next day.
Then all that day, and the next day, too,
The fuzz from the dirtless carpet flew.
And she'd give it look at eventide,
And say, "Now beat on the other SIDE"
And the new DAYS came and the old ones


went,
And the landlord came for his regular


rent
And the neighbors laughed at the tire


less broom
And his face was shadowed with a cloud


of gloom
Till at last, one cherries winter day,
He kicked at the carpet and slid away,
Over the fence and down the street,
away with footsteps fleet.
And never again the morning sun
Smiled at him beating his carpet drum.
And South Hill has often said, with


yawn,
4Where has the carpet martyr gone."
Years twice twenty had come and past,
And the carpet swayed in the autumn


blast.
For never yet since the bright spring


time,
Had it ever been taken down from the


line.
Over the fence grayhaired man
Cautiously clim, clom, elem, clum, clam.
He found him a stick in the old wood


pile,
And he gathered it up with a sad, grim


smile.
A flush passed oyer his face forlorn,
As he gazed at the carpet tattered and


torn.
And he hit most resounding thwack.
Till the startled air gave his echoes back.
And out of the window a white face


leaned
And palsied hand the pale face screen


ed.
She knew his face, she gasped and sighed,
"A little more on the other side"
Right down ON the ground his stick he


throwed,
and he shivered and said, "Well, be


blowedl"
And he turned away with a heart full


sore,
And he never was seen nor known of


more.
HaWk-Eye.
Year: 1877

With blush on cheek, she comes and


goes
watch her when she little knows;
| wonder if she dreams of it.
Sitting and working ct my rhymes,
| weave into my verse at times


Her sunny hair, or CLEANS of it.
Upon her window-ledge is set
\ box of Towering mignonette;


Morning and eve she tends TO them
The senseless flowers, that do not care
About that loosened sand of hair.
AS prettily she bends to them.
If | could once contriye to get
Into the box of mignonctte


Some morning when she tends TO


them
She comes | see the rich blood rise
From throat to cheek Down go the


eyes


Demurely, as she tends to them.
Year: 1877

coinage question TO the bottom 1t viii demand
that the influence OF our Government shall be used
TO the utmost to arrest the stampede from silver ana
the consequent unjust and enormous increase OF
debts by the dimunition of the medium OF pay
ments Ii was framed to express the honest wash OF
the Ohio Republicans. 1t comes from their sense OF
right. We are largely debtor nation. We Should
pay honestly But in doing so, it would be folly 70
acquiesce in or abet plan by which The valhe OF
metallic money shall be greatly enhanced. Germany
has abandoned silver. France has ceased to CON-
Everywhere among commercial nations interest ana
fear combine 10 depreciate the value of one metal
which now constitutes nearly or quite one-haf the
money of the world and by the same rule to en-
nance the value of the remaining money metal we
are not only debtor nation, but we are Just now
making an effort to replace dishonored paper win
coinl While il is Indispensable that we should re-
tain gold the money of the commercial world, we
will be false to our own interests If we do not make
an effort to retain the money uses Of silver.


take no notice of the fact that we are " silver
producing country" 1t makes no difference to us
where the silver is produced" IL we bny silver
we will find that the owners Of Nevada BOnanZas
Will not sell cheaper than the mine Of Mexico ana
Bolivia. The Eastern men who really desire a
souud currency do nothing wiser or more ell
fective than TO direct the silver movement, so that
il may do good and rot harm. They can, II they
will save gold they cannot prevent the return oil
silver ONO.


Cincinnati o. Aug. 90 1877.
Year: 1877

The temperance of the terrible cattle
plague in the suburbs of London is the
most important recent item of news from
England. The last visit ofthe rinderpest
to that country cost the English stock
raisers and farmers millions of pounds
sterling, and made fresh beef an almost
unattainable luxury for the average
house holder. For some weeks the Lon
don journals have been dismally chroni-
cling the march of the pest in Hamburg
and other parts of Germany, and warning
the Privy Council-which is the supreme
power on the subject-to put the laws in
operation and order the immediate killing
of all cattle received from other European
countries at the ports of debarkation. The
Privy Council has hesitated to do this
which would be equivalent to marking up
the price of beef and all other meats in
the English markets-and, as result,
the plague has regained foothold in the
island. 1t is now too late to save Eng
land from the ravages Of this mysterious
and usually fatal disease. The best that
can be done is to limit its spread and de-
structiveness. But unless better luck at
tends the action of the authorities than
that of former years, the malady is des-
tined to make great havoc in England.
Under these depressing circumstances it
is fortunate for England that the rinder-
pest does not exist either in Canada or
the United States, and that no restriction
need be placed on the importation Of beef
living or in carcass, from any part of
America. American fresh beef, both
from Canada and the United States, prin-
cipally from the former country, has been
lately introduced in England, and has
been received with the favor its fine quail
ity deserves in nearly all the English
cities. The amount supplied from these
sources is now estimated at about 300
tons weekly. This is not enough to af-
feet sensiblyt the price ofmeat in England.
Thus far the new export trade may be
considered only as an experiment. The
practicability Of sending fresh beef in a
perfect state of preservation to all parts of
England and selling it at a profit, in COM
petition with the English article, has,
however, been fully demonstrated. The
English people are now beginning to look
in this direction for the relief of the beef
market; and iftheir fears of a serious re-
visitation of the cattle disease are realized
as they seem likely to be-the beef ex-
porting business of the United States
must show marked improvement in the
future.
Year: 1877

Argument in the case of the New .Ier.
Sey Mutual Life Insurance Company, a,
Trenton, was closed yesterday afternoon


and the Chancellor decided to grant an
injunction restraining all transfers and
appointing receiver. II is thought the
receiver will be Ex-Governor Parker
Year: 1877

Mr.. D. S. B. Johnston, money
lender. writes to the Pioneer-Press a
letter in which he. says:


s.First-Unless repealed it will be
found that this legislation Will drive
back the little eastern capital which has
begun to be iavorably attracted by these
farm loans. Eastern capital within the
past two wears has reduced interest,
commissions and expenses from total
OF about eleven to eight per cent. on first
class city security, by competition. 1t
would have done the same thing for the
farmer in a short time had it been let
alone.


Second-The Granger will probably
soon again be lett to the tender mercles
of those who take their two or three per
cent. month and who care no more Tor
these usury and foreclosure laws than
they do for the blank paper they were
written on. AS proof of this l would
here state that received letter from a
party in the interior of the State few
days ago which assured me that he was
taking his two per cent. a month now
right along and without any tear OF these
new laws.


Third-Leave these resident money
loaners a clear field and the excuse to
exact high interest which these laws
give, and fear it will not be long ere
the old fUe per cent. q month OF 1880
that some OF us remember, will agar
return to sadden the heart of the
Granger and make the grasshopper Still
more ola burden"


/. How can law which limits interes
to twelve per cent. per annum "drive
back" money which is loaned at iron
eight to eleven per cent? The thing j;
preposterous


IL. We would like to have the nam'
of the party who is loaning money a
this time at usurious interest. We don
believe it. We have heard of severa
cases during the last month where usu
rious interest has been offered by th
borrower and refused 6g the lender! N
man will lend money where he is entire
" at the mercy of the man he lends it I
as to whether he will ever get back on
cent of the principal or interest.


III The way to ''leave these resider
money lenders clear field" is to Il
them take all the interest they please
That was the law in 1856 when five pc
cent. per month was the rule.
Year: 1877

: We have been absent from st. Pau


for some days past attending to the seed
ing of our land in Stevens county anu
we are glad to say that in that section


grasshopper eggs are few and far be-
tween. The people are very hopeful
and are all putting in their crops; imml-
grafton is pouring in and the govern
ment and railroad lands are being
rapidly taken up. In fact Stevens county


is the liveliest part Of Minnesota to-day
Year: 1877

encouraging that Messrs. Kenney ana
Miller, who have had years OF experl>
ence in the growing of sorghum cane
and manufacture Of the syrup feel great
confidence in the ultimate result.
Year: 1877

James McGrath, of Indian Orchard,
Mass. docs not now consider himself
quite so smart as he thought he was
before the police went through his
unlicensed establishment the other
night. The officers went out in a
wagon, taking James unawares, but he
put on q strong countenance, assuring
them of his steadfast observance of
the law. How ever, after clearing
out a back room ofboxes aud barrels,
a trap door revealed a hitherto un-
known shallow cellar, fioored hea vily
with straw. Diligent probing reveal
ed underneath 35 bottles of lager and
the head of a carefully concealed A 5
gallon gin cask with line of rubber
tubing attached. To dig down around
the cask was considerable of chore,
as the cask was an arrangement of
prohibition times, and firmly settled.
But at the lower head a five feet rub
ber tube led to the side cellar, where
a loose side stone permitted the intri-
duction of a faucet connection to the
sellar. Thus the guileless proprietor
could draw his gin with Aeatness and
dispatch, and then shove the faucet
and hose back behind the Innocent
looking stone. Five gallons of gin
were in the cask
Year: 1877

NEWARK, Oct. 3.ALast Sunday
afternoon q sail boat with three
young men aboard capsized in New
ark bay. One of the party had his
ankle sprained, and was unable to
swim. He clung to the boat, but his
strength was fast giving out, whenhis
peril attracted the attention of Miss
Wilson, the niece of the keeper of the
Newark Bay Lighthouse. She jumped
into 9-foot "dingy," and lashing an
oar to each side so as to prevent the
frail craft from overturning, rowed
out to the rescue of the drowning
man. When she reached him she
directed him to take hold Of the stern
of her boat, and she towed him
toward the lighthouse. A gentleman
named Mcfarland saw the peril of
the two-for there was imminent
danger of Miss Wilion's boat being
capsized-and he pulled from the
shore to their assistance. Both were
taken in the larger boat to the light
house in safety. Monday a small
sail boat touched at the lighthouse,
and young man, stepping ashore,
asked to see Miss Wilson. When
she made her appearance he handed
her a small morocco box, telling her
that it had been sent by the young
man whose life she had saved, and
then sailed away. The box contain
ed handsome and costly ring.
Year: 1877

The revival of business in California
seems to depend on the character Of
the approaching winter. Should it
be as dry as the last, when it occa-
stoned loss of twenty millions of
dollars to the cattleraisers alone, the
effect will be disastrous to all branch
es of trade. At this time the state
of affairs is worse in California than
to the east of the Rocky Mountains.
Want of water prevents the working
of the placers in the dry regions.
Heavy rains in winter are as necessa-
ry to the prosperity of California as a
high Nile to production in Egypt.
Year: 1877

Mr.. Watterson publishes in the Louis
vile Comicr-,Journai the following reply to
the numerous letters he has received from
those seeking office. His gallant promise
to give at least half the post-offices to the
women when he becomes President will
doubtless make him a popular candidate
with the female sutfragists. He says: "a
word with those who write us requesting
our influence in obtaining appointments to
office from the present Administration.
That the President loves us we cannot
doubt. In that event we should not strain
his love. But, in Il business way, our rela-
ton to the existing political fabric is hardly
close enough to justify us IN making ex
Orbtant demands upon it. We are second
cousin to no member of the Cabinet; and
when we 90 to Washington we shall not
at least We do not expect to-occupy o
trundle bed in the Executive nursery.
People should not write to us soliciting
letters. Now, if Mr. Tilden were in the
White House, everybody should have an
office. But, then, Mr.. Tilden, more the
pity is not in the White House, and the
only chance for pious Democrats is to wait
until the crop of devout Republicans is eX-
hausted, or else to possess their souls in
patience four years longer. These few in
congruvial remarks are directed particular
ly to ladies in quest of comfortable post
offices. We should like to see every post
office in the country presided over by a
good woman. 1t is work for which women
are fitted, and women, no more than men,
should be cut out of public employment.
The country belongs to them; the Govern
ment is shared equally with the male por-
ton of the population, and when we get to
be President we shall look to it that they
have fair show. AS matters stand, how.
ever. we have no show ourselves"
Year: 1877

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Year: 1877

How ANNA DICKINSON MAKES LOVE-
Anna Dickinson, who is now an actress, is
a failure in the love scenes in her plays
When the experienced actor sidles up to
her and reaches his arms around her rigid
waist, she grabs him by the wrist and holds
him off at arms length while he says his
piece, and then, when she reaches the
melting moment, and lowers her head to
let it droOp upon his shoulder, the con-
strained action is so like the gesture of a
venerable William goat in the act of as
slsting passing boy over pasture fence
that the audience gleefully look to see the
unhappy lover butted clear over the
orchestra iddlers, and there is a general
murmur of disappointment when he braces
his feet and receives the droop Of her head
with scarcely audible grunt.-B,rlington
HQwkeye.