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Year: 1877

The Herald Reading Rooms contain the largest collection
Of American and periodicals that has
presented to the public Every city, every town
sented by It's leading Journal and
trading interest will find its recognized organ among
files The collection Of American illustrated Journals
completest OF its kind to be found In Europe


Tho Reading Rooms open from ten In the morning
until six In the evening


Lady subscribers will find every attention their
comfort.


The following list Of the principal papers periodI-
Year: 1877

The annual report of the Superintendent of
Longview Insane Asylum quotes, with in
dorsement, the following remarks of former
Superintendent of the Worcester, (Mass. }
Lunatic Hospital on alcoholic drinks as an
exciting and predisposing cause Of insanity


''The brain can not be kept for years in a
constant. though it may be slight abnormal
condition without altering its organic charac-
ter, and rendering it liable to at least func-
tional disturbance, which constitutes insanity.
Many of the cases of softening of the brain
and epilepsy result directly from the use of
intoxicating drinks. In still another way,
also, intemperance should be regarded as the
cause of this disease, viz, by its effects on
the offspring of those addicted to it. The
habitual use of alcohol is felt through
more than one generation, and though the
father may not become insane his children
will have an additional tendency to insanity
especially if they pursue the same course. as
they are likely to, for the appetite is also
transmissible. A large part of the idiots and
imbecile children are born of intemperance
parents"


The term intemperance, as here used,
means simply the habitual use of alcoholic
drinks, and this physician means that this can
not be kept up without changing the organic
structure of the brain, and that habitual
drinkers, although such as call themselves
temperate drinkers, are unfit to propagate
their kind.
Year: 1877

Ex-senator Chandler had something wise
to say about farming as we'll as something
significant about politics, when he addressed
his neighbors ut his farm in Michigan not
long ago. He declared that farming was not
only the Oldest but the most respectable oc-
cupatiOn known to man. ''lf l had boy,
he exclaimed, Il would rather put him on an
eighty acre lot that had never had plow or
an OK upon it than place him in the best gov
ernment office in the land" Agricultural
papers will please copy that remark, and
farmers lads, who are growing up dissatisfied
with country life, and who cannot overcome
restless desire to 60 to city and enter a
profession, will do well to remember it.
snake your homes pleasant" continued the
ex-Secretary make them so attractive that
your sons and daughters will love their homes
better than any other place on earth. Make this
business of farming so agreeable that your
sons will see that it is the most healthful and
profitable occupation in which they can en-
gage. Build good houses ond buy good inn
plements. Don't get an old, cracked cook
stove, but put in good range. In fact, have
every convenience that you can, so that your
wives and daughters will deem it pleasure
to perform their household work. In this
way you can bring up your sons and daugh-
ters on the farm; but when you make the
home repulsive, you drive them into clerk
ships and other menial positions when they
ought to he Gods anointed lords of creation. I"
These are plain words, but they are crammed
with hard sense.
Year: 1877

SOOAj


The most noteworthy things now in New
England, are the college steeple and the fac
tory chimney. The Massachusetts, which
had started out as church, was fast becom-
ing factory-changing from theocracy to
corporation. In the factory towns, too, the
population was fast becoming preponderantly
foreign. New England was not New Ireland
yet, but it was drifting that way, and this
population-Roman Catholic, mainly, when
it came here-was getting just enough of the
American spirit into it to make all religious
obligations sit lightly. It was there that over
10000 copies Of Tom Paine's works were
sold every two years. These people, when
they gave up going to their churches. went
to none, and then in very fervent tone,
"Where there is a population which does not
attend church on the Sabbath day there you
have population that can be easily led by
quacks, and if you allow population to
grow up without religious culture there gen.
eral decentralization will come"
Year: 1877

The 18th day of December was the seventeen
birthday of Whittier. To all who love letters
it will be holiday, and good men every
where will recur to the sweet singer OF Ames-
bury with friendly gratitude and good wishes.
His brother poet, Mr.. Bayard Taylor, reads
not so much in the lines of his hand as in the
lines OF his poetry the following genealogy
and history. 1t is not often the art OF dlvlna-
ton or fortune-telling is turned to such happy
account, but most people will believe implic-
lily hereafter in the palmistry of the Gipsy
of the New York Tribune. We may have
greater poets than Whittier, but we have no
one who has impressed SO many with sense
of personal gratitude and affection:
Year: 1877

1t is not often that fate blesses man with
such entire completeness as happened in the
case of New York Journalist few months
ago. He was fine looking fellow, hand
some and distinguished, and just that soup
con of Bohemianism in his appearance that
takes with women. On certain fortunate
morning he was sent to report the opening OF
something or other of railroad, whose Pres
ident was man of very large fortune, and
whose wife, much younger than himself and
very beautiful, WAS among the most conspic-
uous of the guests. Our journalist, not
troubled with bashfulness, was presented
naturally, as journalists always do, he made
himself agreeable. The lady was pleased
the attraction, to certain extent, was mu-
tual, and singular stroke, which must haze
come from the hand of destiny itself, the
railroad magnate shortly after died, leaving
the young and fair widow to mourn and be
comforted. Our journalist thought he could
do no less under the circumstances than write
letter of coincidence, which was answered
by little note, intimating that after proper
lapse of time the lady would be pleased to
have him call. He did call, more than once,
and fifteen months after the death Of the hus-
band proposed to the widow, was accepted,
and the two were married. What is little
singular about the affair is, that he never in
quired the amount of the lady's fortune,
and was considerably astonisbed on the day
of the wedding to be presented with Sc
curities representing $1,755,00O in value.
This amount the lady wished to endow him
with, and make his own right, but the gallant
young journalist absolutely refused to accept
it. He wouldn't even 60 shares. He insisted
that the whole amount should be settled upon
herself. and would consent only to be disbur-
ser of the moneys expended for their joint
use and benefit The happy pair sailed for
Europe, and letter received from him the
other day from Vevay, in Switzerland, con-
tanned the declaration that he was ''the hap
piest dog alive;" that his wife was the best
and most charming woman in the world, and
Vevay the most enchanting spot in the uni
verse-.7ennie June
Year: 1877

THERE is custom among the Aleppo cir 8
which is extremely significant When lovers
present themselves they put live coal into
the hand of each and the one who holds it
longest wins wife. There is great deal of
honesty in this practice which is to be COM
mended. They make it hot for man before
marriage instead of after. Our customs are
entirely different, for the young girls nowadays
put a smile in your hand at first and live
coal afterward. This is called domestic bliss.
Year: 1877

You would not think her cheeks were
blooming roses;
No line of pearls her beaming smile dis
closes;
No delicate perfumes around her hover;


And yet love her
She rivals not the sun in dazzling bright,
ness;
She steps not like tLo fawn with fairy light
ness;
Her eyes resemble not the stars above her


And yet love her.
No waving tresses fall in rich profusion;
No classic form, half hidden by illusion
No brilliant fancy could e'er discover;


And yet love her,
For she is truly sensible and good
And all the charms that make true woman
hood
Unite in her and she loves me moreover


And so I love her.


Besides that, she's my mother
Year: 1877

She was the Poetess of Motion. She
has not an enemy in the world for
she was ever benevolent and kind.
The winged Sylphide never excited
envy, because she was never proud
IN the hour Of triumph, and even
her former associates think of her
more as the kind hearted lady than
as the Queen of the Ballet.
Year: 1877

In the crypt Of Warwick Church,
the mighty ribbed arches Of which
spring from one enormous pier,
says correspondent OF the Galaxy,
there is an article which has long
gone out Of use-whether advanta
geously or not ! shall not venture
to say-a ducking stool, made Tor
the public discipline Of scoldlng
women. This is one Of the only
two, | believe, that remain IN Eng
land. 1t consists Of a strong oaken
frame on low wheels, from which a
seat rises upon an inclined beam
that works upon pivot or axle
The scold was lashed into the seat
and then the "insIitution" was
drawn to the river side at {
convenient deep place, and follee
in until the patient sat just above
the water. Then the land end Q
the beam was tipped up, and con
sequently the other end, With It


lading, went down under the water


where it was allowed to remain no
too long, and was then raised 70


breathing time. This process wa


repeated as often as it was though


beneficial to the lady under treat


ment, or necessary for the peace {
her family and neighborhood.
Year: 1877




selves that Notwithstanding all that has
been said to the contrary, the Republican
mas always paid its postage regularly,
punctually, and honorably as every eIl-
ployee of the Post Office will testify If he
speaks ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


The GAZETTE never said you did not.
But in the article we commented upon
you had said you always prepaid"
which has very different meaning.


We can now assure you and all other
publishers that we have received from
the postmaster pledge that all papers
taken into the office shall be sent in the
mails. What we complained of was that
our papers were taken in and not sent,
because, as was said, the postage was not
prepaid" But the real cause was DO
litical malice or want of the knowledge
of official duty. For we have now ascer-
tanned that as soon as the fact came to
the knowledge of the postmaster he Or
dered the delinquent in duty to send the
papers. This injury was done to us and
might have been done to the Republican
or any 'Aher paper under like circum-
stances.


This occurred in this way: The weekly
GAZETTE mail is large, and for the past
several years, when it had been sent to
the post-ofice on Thursday evening, the
money had been refused and the boy
told to bring the money in the morning /;
the mailing clerk saying he had not time
to receive and receipt for it; sometimes
the clerk was at supper; and some 9TH
er reasons were assigned for not receiv-
ing the money. Nothing was thought of
this, for the papers were sent and the
money paid the next day or on Saturday.
II was, however, tax upon us and an
additional trouble to us. Recently we
learned for the first time that our papers
were withheld on one occasion because
the money was not paid on Friday morn
ing; and threats being made to do so
again caused lis to make the matter pub
lie. The postmaster told us distinctly
that all excuses for not taking the money
were wrong and he would have the mat
ter righted; that he had no right, if he
took the papers in, to refuse to send
them, and hereafter they should ALWAYS
be sent. This was the way we regarded
the law. Our remark to the postmaster
was that it would abe business-like te
send the boy and the papers back if the
money did not accompany the papers
but it was not right to take the paper.
into the Office and then not send them,
after his own clerks had caused the mon
ey to be withheld. And he agreed will
US and said he "had the power to correc
the matter and would do:so." The diff
Guilty resolves itself down to this, that
recently introduced clerk assumed to d
what the postmaster says he did not an
would not do. We attributed malice to
ward us because we had not heard G
other papers being excluded, and W
knew they had been sent to the offic
without prepayment. The postmaste
said he regarded us as fully responsible
and he held no malice; but he though
we had misrepresented him by insinua
ting that he was an admirer of Blain
and Conkling; that he had been in fave
of Bristow. And yet it might be that tt
postmaster was an admirer of Blair
and Conkling, although not approving
their late course politically.
Year: 1877

THE FIGHT TO COMMENCE NEXT
WEEK The washington correspondent
of the. New York ,Heral says: - "The
New York Custom House appointments
win be sent In early next week. The
nomination to the Naval Office is not yet
settled. Those who believe that there
has been hesitation or timidity on the
part of the President about making these
changes are mistaken He has been slow
because he was determined to make
thorough work, and found it diflcult to
get the right kind of men to serve, but
ever since the report Of the Jay Commits
sion was made change has been fixed
fact. The President intends to eradicate
politics from the New York Custom
House." ....


1t will then be seen whether the Sem
ate will stand by Mr.. Hayes or by Mr..
Conkling.
Year: 1877

The seven-to-eight view of the south
ern policy was reviewed in the thir ty-six
to thirty-three vote in the Senate. The
Republican party returns to the infantry
of the Louisiana usurpation like the SOW
that had been washed, to her wallowing
in the mire.
Year: 1877

1t would be a good thing to have
the Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake
Railroad built, good thing both for
the State of Oregon and the city Of
Portland, and also good thing for
the Union Pacific r. r. Co. But it
it would be far better thing for the
whole of this northwestern section Of
the union to construct through line
to the East on the Northern Pacific
route. Washington Territory, Of
whose public domain so many thous
and acres have been held in reserve
for this railroad, warts the line COM
pleted according to the original plan,
i. e., through from Minnesota to the
Sound via the valley Of the Colum-
bia Observation-Disclosures"
Year: 1877

The following receipt for doing up
shirts will be found Of use to many
house wives: Take two ounces Of Iinc
white gumurabic powder. put it into a
pitcher and pour on it pint OF so Of
water; and then, having covered it up,
let it stand all night. In tue morning
pour il carefully from the dregs into
a clean bottle, and cork it and keep it
for use. ~ tablespoonful Of gum
water stirred into piut Of starch made
in the usual manner will give to the
lawns, either while or printed, look
Of newuGss, when nothing else can re-
store them. after they have been wash
cd.-LhroH IF NG'h.
Year: 1877

There is very simple way of avoid.
ing tho disagrecabIc smoke and gas
which always pours into the room when
a fire is lit in a stove, heater Or fire
place on a damp day. Put in tho coal
and wood as usual, but before lighting
them ignite iaudful Of paper or shay
iugs placed on tho top OF the coal.
This produces currea! Of hot air in
the chimney, which draws up The
smoke and gas at once. Not one per-
sou out Of c'cry fifty ever thinks OF
this easy Cxpclicut. ut.-Scicatif Amcri-
can
Year: 1877

THERE has been an important rise in
all classes of Russian securities on the
London stock exchange, and they MAIN
tain great firmness, Notwithstanding
large realizing sales have been thrown
upon the market. The general tone of
the London press is to urge the govern
ment to seize the present opportunity
for mediation, and while it may yet not
be too late. Sofia must be captured be-
fore long. and that accomplished, no
important obstacle remains to the rapid
advance of the victorious Russians on
Adrianople.
Year: 1877

The LEADER earnestly requests its
friends in all parts of the country to
send in the news. Write often, give
us all the news and keep us posted in
all matters of progress and develop
ment. When in the city our friends
are invited to call at this Office and fur
nish us with any information they may
possess.
Year: 1877

IT Is stated, on good authority, that
a whole mince pie was given to each of
the convicts in the Connecticut state
prison. Whether or not this is an i'm
provement on the method of executing
for capital offenses now employed, may
be questioned.
Year: 1877

OAK wood which has remained long
time in water finally acquires the ap-
pearance and hardness of ebony. Upon
demolishing an old sluice dam in the
Rhine, oak which had lain for lac
years was found to have become
possessed of the characteristics of
ebony
Year: 1877

The chronic revolutionary state Of Mexican
society has unfortunately raised mp large
class of men whose only means of support is
revolution. They are engaged in no industrial
pursuits, they have no means Of earning an
homes, living. they are not attached 10 any
form Of government or to any particular party,
their hand is naturally against constituted
authority, and having once overthrown ii,
they are as much the enemies of any new
government which they even may sci up as Of
that which they have already destroyed.
Peace means for them poverty; revolution,
plumber and plenty.


Nor does it make any difference as general
thing whether they succeed or fail in their
revolutionary movements. If they can seize
upon a single State, and can hold il only for a
short tine, their object is accomplished.
During that time they have an opportunity TO
levy their forced loans upon the inhabitants
and to rob and plunder them at will. IL the
revolution extends and includes considerable
portion of the country, the field of plumber is,
of course, equally extended, but if it fails, lis
main object has been accomplished, if only
the revolution,sts have been able 10 hold for a
short time a few rich towns or States.
Revolutions of this kind generally originate
in the Northern States of the Mexican re-
public and on the American border. The
result is that ihe best Mexican government
even is unable during the greater part of the
time to enforce its laws along the Rio Grande
river, and American caizens in Texas suffer
almost equally with Mexican citizens on the
other side Of the river.


Here, then, may be good ground for
American interference. Ii is the duty Of the
United States to protect its citizens from
foreign invasion, and it is certainly right, as
Col. Schleicher believes, for our government
to give to strong constitutional admnis;ri-
ton in Mexico such and as may be necessary
to enable it 10 enforce its laws. If We can
protect our own citizens in this way better
and cheaper than by maintaining large army
on the Mexican border, there certainly is no
reason why we should not do it. With the
presen, state Of feeling between the people
in Mexico and those Of the United States
such aid would be impossible, but with
perfect understanding that the United States
does not desire the annexation of any Mexican
territory, and has no designs looking TO its
own aggrandizement, such policy might not
only be possible, but very beneficial.-S.
Loais Times.
Year: 1877

At Q O'Clock on the morning Of the 2s,h Of
May, on board of fiatboat commanded by
Capt Carr. on the Ouachiia river, man by
the name of Vim. Hannah committed suicide
by cutting his threat from ear TO ear.


The fatboat reached the city this morning,
and the above facts were made known to the
police. The captain states that his boa, left
Monroe on the morning of the 26ih Of May,
and the deceased was laborer aboard.


On the morning of the twenty-eighih of
May some Of the men on board heard gpans
issuing from the hatchway. They went down
to see what was the matter, and, to their
horror, they found Hannah suffering from
large cash across his throat He was not
dead when discovered, but speechless.


Every effort was made by the boats crew
TO save the unfortunate mans life, but he was
past all human aid, as he expired few hours
afterwards The barge not being near any
settlement, where an inquest could be held
on the body, it was taken ashore in skif
and buried on the river bank.


No cause can be assigned for Hannah
destroying himself-N. o. Democrat, Sth.
Year: 1877

A little five-year.old lady was recently
very curious to learn more about the past life
and residence of little baby Hother that
made his appearance not long ago, and in
reply to her inquiries the nurse said: "The
angels brought him down from heaven in the
night" The idea was a big one, but the
young questioner grappled with it, and after
pondering roment she asked: "How did
the angels get back-in an elevator ~
Rochester Democrat.
Year: 1877

The foundation of building about to te
erected at the corner of Seventh and Shipley
streets, is left without protecting fence to
save the unwary traveller from falling into
it, and thus jeopardize life or limb. This is
wrong, and the attention of the authorities
is kindly called to the fact that, II auy SER
ious accident should occur through their
negligence in falling to compel the contrac-
tor to put safeguard, the city is liable to
damages. Now tax payers say they have
enough to pay and do not wish to be mulct.
ed to the tune of additional thousands Of
dollars for the sake of little diligence to
duty.
Year: 1877

When Napoleon was in the height
of his prosperity, and surrounded by
a brilliant company Of the marshals,
courticrs Of the empire, he was ask
ed what day he considered to be the
happiest day of his life. When all
expected that he would name the oc-
casion of SOME glorious victory, or
some great political triumph, or some
august celebration, or other signal
recognition of his genius and power,
he answered without a moments
hesitation; "Tho happiost day of
my life was the day of my first Com
munion." At a reply SO unexpected
there was general silcnce;-when
he added as if to himself ~ was
then an innocent child"
Year: 1877

The Cincinnati, Enqpirrsays: Don
Cameron has telegraphcd to President
of the Pennsylvania Senate to keep
the bill appropriating 100000 to
arm the State militia in condition
to be ready at any moment, as the
air is pregnant with events which
cannot be foreshadowcd, Don is get
ting frightened at the probable effect
of his conspiracy;
Year: 1877

An aged man in Liberty, Ipd,,
wooed a girl of sixteen in vain as
long as he stuck to sentiment; but
when he got down to business and
offered to give her a deed of farm,
she consented without hesitation.
Year: 1877

This is The Western style of man
aging the Enoch Arden business
Henry NJ, Stevens parted from his
wife to go to the Kansas State Pris-
on, to serve out a sentence of five
years. She vowed fidelity; but on
hearing false report that he was
dead, she married John Steinman.-
Stevens returned home from prison
to find his wife happy with another;
but he did not go quietly away and
leave them in their happiness, lie
shot Stciuman, killing him instant
ly, and brutally whipped the wo.
man.