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Year: 1877

THAT HUSBAND OF MINE Morris.
town Herald: at was on the beach at
Long Branch, and a high-toned but
weak salaried young man was pouring a
flood of very small talk into the illine
ears Of reputed heiress stopping 10 a
cottage by the sea. Presently they
started lomeWard, but before proceed
ed a dozen steps the young lady CLAN
ced round at a book lying on a seat,
and impulsively exclaimed, 30 there's
That Husband of hIine!' "The dip
softly calculated the young man, turn
ing pale, and fastening away without
waiting for an explanation, or saying as
much as good night" to the lady.
She thinks he was seized with a tenn
poraly fit Of insanity, not dreaming
that the simple title Of the book was
the cause Of his sudden departure.
The young man is better versed in
billiards and tumblers and straws than
he is in literature.
Year: 1877

WADE HAMPTON may have had a
pleasanter time as member of the
Presidential party than he woold have
done had he kept his word and appear.
ed at the Northern State fair. but he
didn't increase the pleasure of the So
ciety's officers, who had advertised him
extensively.
Year: 1877

The welcome news of an abundant
rainfall in India is received This in
sures the next harvest; but there still
remains about four months before the
crisis will be over, during which time
thousands more will die of starvation
unless relieved by governmental or
private benevoIeuce. The English au-
thoritles are doing much, but the evil
to be remedied is simply gigantic in
magnitude, and help is needed from all
parts of the world.
Year: 1877

A terrible calamity has of late fallen on
the counties of Stevens, Grant, Wilkin. and
Big Stone, in the shape of horde of unre
generate and determined farmers from the
eastern portion of the State, who have, un-
hidden, settled themselves on Uncle Sans
vacant lands therein. They quietly proceed
to desecrate the face of the beautiful prai-
rie, by turning it upside down, in the most
impious and unchristian-like manner The
monsters (monstrous good fellows , they
have dared to mar the face O Nature Let
'em mar They purpose to raise wheat
where once was heard the silvery song of
the sandhill crane and striped gopher
imposing their obnoxious presence on the
hunting grounds of the badger and the
shytepoke, and by series of unholy war
fare, seek to deprive them of their right OF
eminent domain, and oust them (that's
right , from the land of their birth. The
nest of the festive prairie-hen will be de-
stroyed, (send for the sickly sentimentalist
from Renville > and in her place will bios
som the long cared calf and stupid lamb.
| Where solitude and quiet now reign SUI
preme, soon will be heard the hearty "haw
Buck" of the sturdy plowman, as he turns
the virgin soil, and troops Of children will
break the stiffness with their merry laugh.
The home of the skunk and the badger
will be supplanted by the modern vandals,
and the unsightly schoolhouse will be rear
ed in their midst, ESQ mote it be , to their
utter discontinue and final ruin. The in
habitants of these waste places, from force
of habit, will soon commence to construct
roads, (do SO, by all means1 whereon to
transport their miserable produce to mar
ket; and they will soon learn to murder
the poor little hoppers tyes, be sure and do
that, with the iron dozer" and abomina-
BILE tar.


The average hummer" in making his
Grounds" will soon have less time to guz-
zle beer at the different stations, as his time
will be consumed in taking orders of the
merchants for goods to supply these hea-
then beings, (good time coming,) while
they ply their nefarious calling. Unless
something is speedily done to check their
encroachments, don't do it, the home of
the prairie rose and resin-weed will be de-
stroyed, and their places (hope it will y be
occupied by fields of waving grain.
Year: 1877

AN ALBANY DoNKEY.-A young donkey
in Albany has recently brought ruin upon
himself and disgraced his family. His ia
ther is one of the most prominent officials
in the State of New York, and the boy one
of the widest of the swells. Some time
ago he was sent west to straighten up, and
on one of these sprees married courtesan.
Not long ago he returned to his home, and,
having inebriated his system, marched OFF
to church and married another woman
worse than the first. Of course, funds
were necessary, SO he forged his fathers
name to S4OO check and started with his
bride" for Canada. In few months he
will be of age, and in possession of 100000
left by his grandfather; and it is supposed
it was for this the woman married him.
Year: 1877

MELLOW SOIL AROUND TREss IN
less the surface Of the ground is
mulehed around young trees over an
area of six or ten feet in diameter. the
ground should be kept clean aud mel
low. Every farmer knows that bill
Of corn or potatoes will not amount to
much unless cultivated, and yet there
are many who will neglect to give the
same care to q tree which is worth 100
hills of either of the former. In rich
soil trees may grow rapidly without
cultivation. aud no amount OF grass or
weeds will retsrd them; but there are
other things beside the growth to be
looked after. II the weeds and grass
are allowed to grow up around the stem
Of apple. ounce or peach trees. the
bark will become soft near their base
by being shaded. and thereby be in a
suitable condition for the reception Of
eggs, which will eventually become
peach or apple borers. Take any
dozen young trees in sections where the
apple borer is abundant. anu allow .
portion to be choked with weeds, and
the remainder we'll cultivated. and then
watch the result From our experience.
we believe the chances are nine to one
in favor Of those cultivated being ex-
e~pt from this pest
Year: 1877

Charleston Journal Of Commerce.


The familiar steam whistle Of the Gulf
Stream was heard in the harbOr Oh Sat
urnay night, and the news of her return
to port safe and sound soon became
known in the community, and at once
put an end to tho d ..tressing rumors OF
her loss, which had for two days aGitated
the public mind The pier was crowded
with people yesterday morning, and the
vessel was visited by hundreds OF per-
sous who had up to that time been firmly
convinced that she lay at tho bottom OF
the Atlantic Ocean.


The Gulf Stream, it will be remem
ing last, at about o'clock, bound for
New York. She is one of the stannchest
of the Clyde iron line of steamers, and
the skill and courtesy of her officers and
agents, together with her splendid ac-
commodatious, Isadc her one of the most
popular of the coastwise line of steamers.
She had general cargo of ricc, naVal
stores, etc., and carried besides q number
of large refrigerators filled with straw
berries, and Il pretty full deck load OF
early vegetables, intended to tickle the
palates of the residents of New YORK In
addition to this the Gulf .Stroam carried
about sixty passengers, composed very
largely of Northern tourists on their way
home from Florida. The good steamo'
proceeded op her voyage rapidly. She
Year: 1877

-. The 'amiably stubborn occu-
pant Of the White house does not
propose to follow the EXAMPLE Of
his illustrious predecessor in any
thing, if he can help it. The coun-
try is now informed that instead Of
frequenting the summer capital on
the Seaboard he will cool his fever
ed brow at the Soldiers Home
near, w ashington. Now let US see
whether there will be raise in
town lots in that vicinity.
Year: 1877

The Washington Republican thinks
Wade Hampton will be the next Demo-
cratic nominee for the Presidency, and
that he will be q formidable candidate
because his conduct during the last cam
paiun won for him the respect and conh-
dence of all classes North and South.
Year: 1877

THE suffering among the destitate
poor in the District of Columbia is very
great. Commissioner Thomas B. Bryan
has undertaken to organize system of
charity which shall put bread in the
mouths of the needy. He says that
not an hour Of the day passes tut that
cases of the direst destitution are
brought to the notice of the District
Commissioners, and that most of the
cases are those Of people who have not
been accustomed to want, and who,
almost driven to distraction, pass from
door to door to beg food. A great
many of these people come from the
States, and have lost their Government,
places.
Year: 1877

ATTEMPT TO STEAL A HORSE AND WAGON
Monday evening a white man hired horse
and wagon. as alleged, for the purpose OF
distributing some circulars. He gave the
driver some, and went himself in another
direction. Instead Of meeting the driver,
as promised he drove of with the horse
aud wagon. The owner, after making un.
awaiting efforts to find the team, lodged
complaint at the First station-house. De
tective John Wren, being informed OF the
occurrence, at once went to work to dis
cover the lost property and apprehend the
thief.


The wagon and harness were found in a
cooper-shop not far from the Free bridge.
The man who had driven the team off was
found at the Tobacco Exchange. He had
sold, but not delivered, the wagon to col:
orcd man from the country who had brought
down tobacco. The horse was found about
four squares above Brook avenue.


The man who was arrested gave his name
as William Freeman. He was committed
TO the First station-house for examination
this morning. ,-.> =. s.


The numbers had been taken of the
wagon, and Freeman pretended that he had
brought it from the South, and as he was
going North by rail would have no use for it.


Detective Wren deserves great credit for
the prompt and efficient manner in which
he worked up the case.
Year: 1877

November ~, Ioii.


Editors Dispatch: In reply to the card OF
DR.. +. d. Cunningham, Of this date. would
respectfully state that the break in the Wa
ter-pipe on Fourth street between Main and
Franklin, which occurred on Saturday last,
was not known at this Office until late in the
afternoon OF that day, at which time the few
men in the department were engaged in the
protection OF the works, both in the city and
at the pump-house, caused by the immense
freshet AS soon as possible three men were
sent to repair the break. The work had to
be done necessarily at night, and in view OF
being in readiness to meet similar accidents
that frequently occur during high water in
the city, the work was hastily done. The
lamps used for protection of places OF this
character were all in use at Rockets, where
water-pipes are now being laid, and imme-
diately at the extremity OF the freshet. A bar
rel was placed over the earth filled in TO
prevent any one from getting into it until it
could be permanently repaired. The only
excuse have to offer is that did the best
could under the circumstances. No one
regrets an occurrence OF this kind any more
than do. Respectfully,


j. l.. DAVIS, Superintendent.
Year: 1877

HEAVY TELEGRAPHING.-Thec convenience
and usefulness of the telegraph were aptly
demonstrated by the volumes OF business
that passed through the Western Union
Telegraph office in this city yesterday.
Over three thousand messages and thirty
five thousand words of preSs-matter We're
handled up to l O'Clock yesterday morning.
Communication has been restored in all
directions
Year: 1877

The Baptist Social Meeting.-The social
meeting Of the congregation OF the Man
chester Baptist church will take place to-
night. Arrangements have been made to
make it most enjoyable feast. It's ex-
pected that all of the congregation will be
present, and the evening will be passed in
the most pleasant manner.
Year: 1877




Itis the too common practice among
dairymen to give their cows while dry
but scanty living. When COW ceases
to give milk or is dried up, any feed is
considered good enough for her. This
is great mistake, and the result is a
diminished product iof milk, both in
quantity and quality, when che does
come in. There is a large draft on the
system to sustain the calf, while the COW
is carrying it, and to keep the cow in
good condition then is as important as
when she is giving milk. II is the opin.
ion of the best and most prosperous
dairymen that dollars worth of food
when the COW is dry is. worth one dollar
and half's worth after she comes in
An animal in poor condition cannot di.
gest as much food'as one in good con.
dition. Ii the COW be poor when she
comes in, she will not digest enough
food to support the system and at the
same time to make large quantity of
milk. The practice of turning cows
out on poor feed while dry, expecting
to make up when they come in by good
feed, is very uneconomical one, and
will not be followed by good and cares
full dairymen.
Year: 1877

Don't do it When you commence
reading an article, read it through. AS
sertions, apparently leaning to one side
of the question in the beginning, may
be modified or explained before the
close in such a way as to put an entirely
different face on the matter. Tue Irish
Justice was satisfied to give his decision
when he had heard the evidence produ-
ced by the plaintiff in the case, without
waiting for the story of the defendant.
A cattle doctor in Massachusetts, who
was called in the dusk of the evening
to prescribe for sick COW, entered the
stable and commencing bis. physical di-
agnosis in the manner usual with quacks.
He took mold of the tail, exclaiming,
"Just as / expected Horn all is the
trouble. Here are all the symptoms:
Softening of the tail-wasting Of the
bone. No mistaking the cause of the
difficulty, this time"' Going thence to-
the head of the animal, and attempting
to take her by the horn to further dag.
nose her, he found she was mulley!
Year: 1877

,While half dozen persons were roll
ing along in Michigan avenue car, yes
tertiay, man leaned across the aisle and
said to another:


"Excuse me, but didn't bug crawl
down behind your collar 2"


"Ooh! Ouch!" exclaimed the other, ,as
he leaped up and hauled off his coat he
looked the garment all over, and there
was no bug to be seen.


"Perhaps it crawled down under your
vest," suggested the man.


Off came the vest and it was closely
inspected without making any discove-
ries The attentive stranger then made
the victim turn around two or three
times, to see if the bug wasn't hid under
the suspenders, and, when thorough
search had been made, the stranger sat
down and said:


"It was probably shadow fitting
across your collar, but felt sure it was
bug. You can put on your coat and
vest again"


The more the victim thought about il
the madder he got, but before he put or
his coat the other man left the car and
slid down Twelfth street as if he ha6
grease on his heels.
Year: 1877

Understand the reasons, and all the
reasons, why the habit is injurious =
Study the subject until there is no lin.
gering doubt in your mind. Avoid the
places, the persons and the thoughts
that lead to the temptation. Frequent
the places, associate with the persons,
indulge in the thoughts that lead away
from temptation. Keep busy; idleness
is the strength of bad habits. When
you have broken your resolution just
think the matter over and endeavor to
understand why it is you failed. 30 that,
you may be on your guard against a re-
Fcurrence of the same circumstances
Do not think it an easy thing that you
have undertaken. 1t is folly to expect
to break off habit in day which has
been gathering long years.
Year: 1877

The innocent little cactus is now
reaching out into the glad spring air in
search Of the unwary young man who
wears thin pants and sits down thought
lessly to look at the gorgeous picture of
q Rocky Mountain sunset. The cactus
doesn't act on the offensive very much,
but the young man who thinks he car
intimidate cactus by sitting down on
it suddenly and taking it by surprise,
viii find, when it is everlsstingly too
late, that life is indeed stern reality.
Year: 1877

A suburban youpgster stood looking
out of the window up into the blue dome
that spread out so clear before his be-
wildered vision.


"Mother," he said at last, "what did
God stand on while he made the world ?


81 don't know, my boy"


"Well, I know. He just made little
piece first and stood on that while he
was piling the rest up; but he had to
hurry up to get it all done in six DAYS, l
guessw
Year: 1877

4 regiment quartered at certain town
in Scotland had among them an expert
gymnast, who taught his brother subal-
terms how to walk across their barrack
room on their hands. While so engaged one
evening the door opened and the colonel, a
stern disciplinsrian, entered the room,
looked attentively at the inverted company,
shook his head grayely. and departed with
out uttering word. An order to be on
parade next morning, was the least pun
ishment expected for this breach of disci-
pline. Some days passed, and no notice
being taken, it was thought an apology and
explanation should be offered by the iEsti-
gator of these unsoldierly movements. A
reference being made to the memorable
night tho colonel amazed the intended
apologist by exclaiming


"Hush, sergeant, would not have any
body know it for the world The fact is I
had been dining out with an old brother
officer who had served with me in India,
and 'pon my life I had no idea the wine
could have had such an effect upon me, but
when came to see if you were all right in
your quarters I could have sworn that
saw you all upside down.
Year: 1877

A very pretty story is told in the Pitts
burg Chronicle:


A young lady from the south was wooed
and won by young California physician.
About the time the wedding was to come
off the young man lost his entire fortune.
He wrote the young lady letter releasing
her from her engagement. And what does
the dear, good girl do? Why, she takes
lump of pure gold which her lover had sent
her in his prosperity as a keepsake, and
having it manufactured into a ring, for
warded it to him with the following Bible
inscription engraved in distinct characters
on the outside


&C Entreat me not to leave thee, or to re-
turn after following after thee for whittier
thou goest will go, and where thou lodg-
csc will lodge; thy people will he my peo-
pie and thy God viii be my God; where
thou diest will die and there will | be
buried; the Lord do so to me, and more
also, if aught but death part thee and me. =


We may add that fortune soon again
smiled upon the young physician. and that
he subsequently returned to the south to
wed the sweet girl he loved, and who loved
him with undying affection. This is all
true. Young ladies @ho read the Bible as
closely as the heroine Of this incident seems
to have done are pretty sure to make good
sWeethearss and better wives.
Year: 1877

nesday Of last week the tug s.ua M1neFgSs sogws
from the Welland canal to the Niagara
river. had proceeded well out into the river
Just above the falls with her usual tow of
three loaded scows, when the line holding
the last of the three parted and the scow
wheeled around and made for the rapids.
Jim hampton was at the wheel at the
time, and with great presence of mind he
headed his tug for the scow and made a
circuit for the rapids, which was now dam
gerously near the rocks. In the meantime
the lnen boarded the two remaining scows
and dumped them, rendering them easier to
handle. When they approached near
enough to the runaway man jumped on
board her, fastened line and dumped
her. And now came the tug Of war.
They lay on the very edge Of the rapids,
when the throttle vas thrown wide open
and the tug headed up stream from the
rapids. It was nip and tuck, and they
were about to cut away part of the tow
when the tug seemed to gain 4 little on
the current and gradually emerged into
safety with her full tow. 1t was daring
trick that but few would care to do, but
Jim said the scow was new one and he
was bound not to lose her-and he didn't,
either
Year: 1877

A Confederate soldier from the Valley Of
Virginia in one of the battles of the late
civil war was struck in the head by Mimic
ball The ball passed through the skull,
and the surgeons, afraid to probe the wound
in search of 1t, left the man to die. In the
course of time he recovered, but had lost
his reason. and was sent to the insane asy-
lum at Stauntou, where he remained for
eleven years. AT length DIR. Fauntleroy,
an eminent physician of that city, obtain
ed permission from the asylum authorities
and friends of the insane man to make a
surgical examination of the head, with tie
hope Of finding the ball. He was success
full, and found the ball Embedded ON the
inside of the skull and pushing against the
brain. Unable to extract it with any in
strument at hand, he took a chisel and
mort1sed it out AS soon as the bali was
removed reason resumed its control, and
the deranged man was in his right mind.
He says that he is not conscious Of any
thing that occurred during the interval Of
eicVen E61lS-IIOIU Gilt bluIC llC WIS StlltCh
on the battle field to the moment the pres
sure was removed from his brain, all was
blank to him.


Another case in the same county of Au-
gusta was that of boy whose gun bursted
while shooting, an6 drove the lock into the
brain. The piece was taken out by a skill
full surgeon without serious injury to the
patient.


But the most remarkable case hear of
was in the same neighborhood. 1t was
that of woman subject to fits of mental
arrangement, and, while in spell Of luna
cy, drove an eight-penny nail into the top
Of her head, penetrating into the brain-the
nail having been driven uD to it's head.
The nail was drawn out, and the woman
has been Of sound mental condition eyer
since.
Year: 1877

1t is one of the most difficult things in
the world to persuade ourselves that any
one can love those whom we ourselves dis
like.


Who can explain the operation of that
sentiment, which creates around the one
object of our life, halo of life and beauty,
which extends to all animate and inani-
mate nature, and that of other sentiment,
which, when we cease to love, strips the
object of our late passion of all its adven-
titious charms and reduces it to the ordin-
ary level.


No character will please long which is
uniform. To be always jocose is baf-
foonery; always pathetic, silly; always
wise, sententious, and always grave, tire
some.


There are but three ways for man to
revenge himself of the censure of the
world TO despise it. to return the like or
endeavor to live SO as to avoid it. The
first of these is universally pretended, the
last is almost impossible, and the univer-
sal practice is the second.


However many friends you have, do not
neglect yourself. Though you have a
thousand not one of them loves you as
much as you ought Co love yourself.


The only way of not being bored in
company is to say witty things yourself, or
sit still and listen to the witty things of
other people.


The wlsest of men is he who has the
most ciyility for others.
Words are for women-action for men.