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Year: 1877

There was living not long since. in
Brooklin, O mau who had inherited
from q drunken farther the appetite
for rum. He was q hopeless drunk,
ard. The man had many noble in
stincts, and better than all those,
he had a loving, brave wife, who
made skillful war upon the demon,
her husbands master. Recognizing
the fact that her husband was under
an overpowering impulse, that he
longed and struggled manfnlly to
free himself from the passion for
drink, she bent all the energies of
her woman nature to the task OF
helping him. She loved and suffer-
cd, and toiling accomplished their
purpose. She took her husband by
the hand and shared with him his
struggle, until after years of labor
she overcome his master, and saw
him free man again. Her battle
with rum had been a fierco ono, tax
ing and wasting her strength sorely,
but she was conquorer at last. Her
husband stood upon manly feet. and
showed no signs of falling again.
Several years passed away, and this
reformed man fell i'll of consump-
ton. Tho distinguished physician,
from whose lips we have the story,
prescribed alcoholic stimulants as
the only means possible OF prolong-
ing his life. The poor wife was in
terror, and begged tho physician to
recall his prescription. She told
him Of her long struggle and vic.
tory, and said that sho preferred
that her husband should die then,
n sober man, than that he should
gil O drunkard's grave year later.
But the freed spirit Of the man was
strong, and no undertook to take al
coholio liquors rs o medicine, aud to
con6ne himself absolutely to such
times and measures in the matter
as the physician should prescribe
This no did, and during tho months
thus added to bis life he never drank
o single drop more than the pre-
scription called for, and he died at
last o sober man, a. his wife had 30
earnostly'prayed that no might But
the end was not yet. When the
patient and loving woman laid him
In his grave, and saw her long lab
ors thus ended in tho victory for
which she had toilod 10 and suf-
fered 80 bitterly. she turned in hor
grief, TO the brandy which had been
loft In tho house. and drinking u,
she fell herself into the power OF the


And which she had fought 10 heroi'
cally. And that woman diod no,


many months later, . hopslesA hslp
LEES, drupkardl
Year: 1877

No man has so much trouble, Of.
tor all. Certainly not so much thas
he could not find some one who
could discount him twenty and then
beat him out. Job is generally
conceded the boss man for trouble,
and yet we don't suppose Job be-
wailing the fate OF his children and
servants and bowling over more
boils than he could count in q day,
felt as utterly, hopelessly, wretch cdly
miserable as one Of his poor servants did,


humping himself along the dirt road a
thousand miles a minute, wit h q fierce
Chsldesn right behind him, gaining on
him st every jump and cody picking out
the very spot where he would poke spear
sixteen feet long clean thro b im. II you
want to dwarf your own troubles, look
at some ones else. But that is never any
consolation TO man who Is trying TO


scratch hive between his shoulders.
Year: 1877

Nothing can be done by any one who
does not care enough for the matter to
take a good deal of trouble to get what
he wants: and to those who insist so
warmly that a house cannot be made
pretty and attractive without money,
venture to insist as warmly that money
is the least important element in the
business Taste and cOntrivance are of
far more importance than money; and
of all the attractive houses that it has
been my good fortune to see, by far the
greater number have owed their attrac-
tiveness to the taste and to the ingen-
uity of their owners rather than to their
long purses. a person with no need to
think about the cost of anything may
90 into Cottier's rooms and buy and
order right and left, and give the house
commission to decorate and furnish, and
upholster, and fill his cabinets with
sold blue" and never spare for cost,
and when all is done, nobody who
comes to visit him shall say, GLOW beau
tiful this is! How interesting! What
taste you have!" but only, "Oh, then,
| see Cottier has been with youv" There
has simply been a transfer of goods
from one show-place to another.


The truth is, I'VE are depending too
much in these days on furniture and
bric-a-brac for the ornament Of our
houses, and not enough on things more
permanently interesting, We ought to
seek (at least so it seems to me- the in
dividual expressions of ourselves, of our
own family life, our own ways of living,
thinking, acting, more than the doing
as other people are doing, more than
the having what other people are hav-
ing. am not in for a tilt against fash
ion; fashionable people may do what
they like; 'twcre vain to say them nay.
They may buy embossed brass coal-scut-
ties and put them in the middle of their
parlor hearths in front of dummy fire
places, neither coal-scuttle nor fire.
place ever having been intended to be
used; they may put china cats
nursing their kittens on their satin
sofas, and enjoy their being taken for
real ones by old beaus and maiden
ladies; they may put artificial flowers
in garden-boxes in their windows; they
may do anything that comes into their
nonsensical pretty heads, and all we
shall have to say about it is what old
Mrs. c. said after some stylish girls
had been "going on" and showing OFF,
their new-fangled dress and airs; GLOW
nice it is of 'em to do 50, dear!'-Scrib-
| DpT
Year: 1877

The wife and daughter (says Powers
Of the Chinese farmer walk about the
world with such feet as 1t has pleased
God TO give them; and very pretty feet
and ankles they generally are. In fact
whatever want of beauty of feature there
may be among the Chinese women, no
one can deny them the merit of re-
markably beautiful feet, ankles, hands,
and arms. OF the rest of the figure one
can judge but indfferently from their
peculiar though not ungraceful cos
tunes, In the country villages the young
girls and matrOns may be seen at their
doors or grouped together beneath the
trees, or In the yard attached TO the
house, engaged in farm or household
occupation, laughing the while in mer-
ry chorus to their work. l have often,
from the back Of my house, looked
over the low walls at such group
but the result was rarely compliment
ary for some coy damsel catching sight
of my Saxon face she would scream an
alarm to the rest, who retreated to the
house with a general screech. On
reaching the threshold, however, they
would generally stop to giggle at the OBJ
ject of their fears, on finding him not
pursuing with savage intent, or some
times the respectable bearded patriarch
would take them by the shoulders, and


n spite of their affected resistance,
push them all out again into the yard,
calling jokingly to me at the same time,
in some incomprehensible gibberish,
probably, to seat them all up" fiat
ter myself, however, that was not
sufficiently frightful to alarm them
much, with a stout wall between, and
the whole village within call,
Year: 1877

st. Stephens day, in the Isle of Man,
is given over, among great part of the
population, to cruel custom, that of
hunting wrens with sticks and stones /;
and, when they succeed in capturing
one, it is tied to the end of long pole,
and carried around the country. The
custom arises from asuperstitiOn, dating
far into the past, Of fairy so beautiful
that all the youths of the island went to
look at her, and then she would sing
such wondrous songs that they followed
where she chose to lead them, which
was into the sea; for she was cruel and
wicked, and led them, one after all
other, to their death, until at length
scarce a young man was left, and trOu-
bic was in every mans home for the
brother or son that was missing. Al
length there came knight, who, vow


ing vengeance, laid deep plot for the
destruction of this wicked lady. He
seized her by her long hair, but as he
stood over her with his drawn sword,
she suddenly changed into a tiny wren,
flying away from under his very
fingers, and so escaped with mocking
song of triumph; but by some power
greater than her own, the wicked lady
fairy was compelled once in every year
to reappear in the island in her assumed
form; and this is on st. Stephens day,
when the young men of the supersti-
tious island hunt after her with vivid
memory of their ancient wrongs.
Year: 1877

"When the wind is high, move your
tent to the outside of the hedges /. e.,
change your side according to the cir
cumstanCes.


Never buy handkerchief or choose
wife by candlelight.


Nice reeds make nice baskets.


It's like kiss good for nothing unless
divided between two.


Don't ask for thing when you can
get it.


1t is always the largest fish that falls
back into the water.


There may be adversity in a large
house as we'll as in a small one.


Keep 1t a secret in your own heart
and nobody will know it.


Clean water never comes from dirty
place.


Behind bad luck comes good luck.
There is sweet peace ut the end of a
long road.


Wait till the moon rises.


An ass that carries you is better than
horse that throws you off.
Year: 1877

When the Russians sent word to
Osman Pasha that they intended to
send back tho 5000 prisoners they
had taken at Dubnil1 and Tells tho
Turkish commander-in- n-chief said
that if they did send them back he
would NOV them down with grapes
shot, seize tho coward Haiku Pasha,
who was with them, and have him
shot on tho spot Ho told tho
Grand Dukes messenger in so,ne~
bombastic manner that he might as
well prepare for u regular siege, as
he had provisions for eight months,
statement utterly untrue. He
doubtloss said this to attempt to
deceive the Russians. At this time
tho daily ration to the troops had
bcen reduced by one-third.
Year: 1877

including Millinery and Fancy Goods in
all the latest styles and novelties of the
season, such as are gcnorally found in a
firSt-class Millinery establishment. Fan
cy and staple Dry Goods, beautiful
stock Of newest styles Of Dress Goods
Buttons and
Year: 1877

We are glad to be able this week to inform
onr readers that at last tho joint committee Of
the two Houses of Congress selected to fix upon
a plan to count the electoral vote have arrived
at decision, and the intelligence that "A re-
port has been agreed upon calculated TO satisfy
both parties occasions very general grati6ca-
tion. The impression prevails that, although
it will likely NEE, with some opposition by
few members of both sides upon being sub
mitted to Congress, 1t will nevertheless be
adopted. The plan is Substantially as fol-
lows:


On the second "Wednesday Of February, the
day provided by law the two Houses will
meet in Joint convention in the hall Of the
House to proceed with the count of the vote.
The President of the Senate will open all the
certificates recei we'd by him, anu submit them
to the joint convention. All votes to which
no objection is made shall be counted. All
votes which both Houses concur in rejecting
shall be rejected All cases Of contested votes
where the two Houses disagree shall be referred
TO a tribunal TO be composed OF FIVE members
Of the House, elected by that branch, five
members of the Senate elected by that branch,
and four Justices of the Supreme Court, The
tribunal is to be completed by the selection Of
fifth justice of the Supreme Court by the first
four, who are named in the report, according
to such mode as they may decide upon.


The tribunal thus constituted will be author
lied to examine and take testimony in refer
ence to all contested votes upon which the two
Houses do not arrive at concurrent decision
After making up its judgment the tribunal
will report the result Of the same to the two
fouses, specifying what set Of votes should in
its opinion be counted. These votes so reported
as proper 10 be counted will be counted unless
both Houses decide otherwise.
Year: 1877

THIS SECRET OF HIS Success. The Tribune
saws "Mr. Vanderbilt was asked one day
what was the secret of his snccess in business
Secret? There is no secret about it All
you have 70 do is to attend to your business,
and go ahead AZ another time he said,
The secret Of my success is this: ! never
tell what am going to do till | have done it.
This was nearer the mark, He kept his own
counsel aud never betrayed his best friend
HIMSELF
Year: 1877




The absurdity of anv appeal to mortal
combat by citizen of the Northern States
finds new illustration in the circumstances
which have driven Mr. Bennett into exile. If
he had been killed or seriously wounded in the
encounter at Slaughter's Station he could GER
tainly not have derived much satisfaction
from either of those occurrences combat in
which no blood was shed would only have ex.
posed him TO ridicule, and now that he has
presumably succeeded in accomplishing what
seemed most desirable, by seriously wounding
without killing, his adversary, he finds himself
obliged TO evaae the pursuit Of officers Of the
law by temporary concealment and by voy-
age to a foreign land. Independent OF moral
obligations or regard for PERSONAL safety and
life, the late occurrences show the duel is an
exceedngr inconveni,nt as well as dangerous
arbter of disputes Cor both parties, let it ter
inmate as it will. Ridicule, danger, legal
prosecutions, unavoidable uncertainties, as
well as its inherent bsrbarism and inapplica-
biiity TO Sivilised modern society, all combine
TO render an appeal TO the code au exceedingly
unsatisfactory method of getting satisfaction


Grants action in pardoning Charles G.
Fisher lately sentenced to eleven months in
Jail for abstracting court papers from the Office
OF the clerk Of the court, is looked upon with
contempt by all law-abiding citizens, and is
considered to be on par with his many other
official acts. A fiimsy excuse of insanity has
been used 10 cover his rascality, and he is now
domiciled in the Government insane asylum,
where be will remain uutil the excitement
produced by his pardon dies out, When he will
be turned loose 10 engage in more villainy.


Tile cleaning olt Of that horrid cesspool Of
Washington, the metropolitan Police Board
within the dark and murky atmosphere of
which have heen hidden deeds most vile and
damnable, mus. certainly have healihful in
fuence on the people of the District. The
wrigsling and evasions Of Murtagh will not,
we hope, avail him, and trust he will be shown
up 10 his true character and exposed to that
seorn and contempt he SO highly merits from
an outraged public.
Year: 1877

Scarcely had the solemn cadences Of our
mournful requiem over the defeat Of Mr.. Nc
Comas subsidized than the Frederick Erdminer
with no respect for the sauciity Of tie occa-
sion, broke the sacred stiffness that followed
with an ill-natured criticism upon our per-
formance of The obsequies. Yea, it even con-
descended TO call us the "Sophomoric" editor
Of the SENTINEL. The deep and hidden mean
ing " h.ch that mysterious word sophomoric'
contains is beyond the confines Of our knowl-
edge. In vain did we search the dictionaries
of every language known to us; but in their
ample pages we found ii not. We do not in
innate that such word does not exist and
perhaps if we had the privilege of examining
certain vocabularies that the Hessian soldiers
in the Revolutionary war may have transmit
ted to their descendauts-among whom we
understand are The editors Of the Erdminer-
it might be found The only word in English
from which il could be derived is Sophomore"
If it is intended TO convey the same meaning,
we have no objection. We are only too glad
to be several grades below the Examiner in the
editorial class. We will have much time for
improvement before we reacn that senior bench
just behind which sits the editor of the En-
aminer, very indistinct shadow of the Bati-
more AmGicdn. Perhaps we owe an apology
for the iuartistic manner in which we sang
that wrath-kindlng requiem. We waited
long for the Examiner to perform it, but
finally despaired of its throat ever being
cleared of those charges Of fraud. Perhaps
when it finally succeeds in casting up its
phlega, and resumes Its favorite role of an
the dirge with more operatic effect than we
have done.
Year: 1877

attention to the prospectus of this widely cir
culated journal, published in another column,


it is hardly necessary for US TO speak at length
upon the merits of paper of so vast a repu-
talion as the San. Its resources Of information
are probably exceeded by no other paper
South of New York, having its correspondents
stationed at all important points in the Union.


A full complement of all current matters Of
interest will be found in its well edited columns
Year: 1877

How absolutely the so-cslled Pack


ard government is a mere intrigue and
small conspiracy is shown by our des-
patches which, depict the relative posi-
tion in the State organic alton OF Pack
ard and Nichols. Packard, it is there


shown, has no moral support worthy
the name in any part of the State;
while his physical force is so small
and poor that its component parts are
treated when occasion arises with pity
and contempt by the Nichols aathori-
ties. 1t is not possible to exaggerate
the statement of his relation, and
packard's pretence that he has any
authority which the government could
protect is a mere piece of imperti-
hence This is the condition that the
Louisiana Commission will find, and
they cannot but return to the Presi'
dent such report as will make his
duty in Louisiana even clearer than i,
was ia South Carolina. Y. Herald
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The subject OF
the speakership is beginning to look UP
again, now that the southern matter is
settled for the present, and in this con-
nection it will be Interesting to state
what is thought of the chances of the
prominent candidates. In conversation
with the southern republicans and demo-
Gratis now here, it is easy to see that the
liberals of the Foster stamp who are
banking on their prospects for organizing
the House will be woefully deceived.
Many of them now realize that their
prospects have been shattered by the de-
lay of Hayes in meeting the question.
They have given up their case. But the
desertion Of the southern republicans
will wrankle long while in their bos-
oms. 1t may take months to pacify them
and there is every reason to believe that
they are now meditating bolt that will
surprise the northern republicans. In re-
sponse to question whether there would
be any possibility of reviving the Repub-
lican party in South Carolina after Hamp-
ton had gained the ascendency in that
state, one of the number remarked that
the institution would soon be as dead as
a door nail. "FuIther than that" he OBJ
served, 81 can assure you that this will
secure the organization of the House by
the democrats, if there was any doubts
of 1t before. You can't expect our con-
gressmen to come here and join hands
with foes IN their own party, when they
can do better. and combine their fortunes
with men who won't fight behind any
treacherous barricades: Sooner than
help to place man like Foster in the
chair, they will vote for the democratic
candidate" The same gentleman was
very emphatic in ridicaling the notion
that there could be any collusion between
southern democrats and northern adj
ministration leaders. He said those
southerners would take all they could
get and vote the straight ticket every
time.


But there is another straw that shows
which way the wind blows. IN discuss
ing the speakership to-day a well-known
congressman from Georgia said that the
people of the North had no idea of the
intense feeling among the southern DEM
ocrats and the indignation they expressed
at being suspected of conniving with
northern liberals. In order to show
what their tactics are, he said, they pro-
pose to come up here and announce them
selves in favor Of any candidate who COM
mands the support of the most ultra men
in the party at the North. They want
no lukewarmness, no half way devotion
to the best interests of the party, and he
referred to the candidacy of Randall in


this connection as likely to Il -ow the


southern democrats in some other direc-


ton. Randall had incurred the distrust
of a large element in the party at the
North during the days of the counJ, and
when the question of re-electing him
comes up, the southern men will prefer
to repudiate him rather than run the
risk of being thought opposed to the


most ultra and pronounced partisanshir
in everything which refers to organization


for the coming political struggle against
The party now in power. They will fay
or Sayler or Cox, the former being evi-
IDENTIFY ahead,
Year: 1877

The following were the receipts and shipments
OF the leading articles oproduce this city during
the twenty four hours ending at O'Clock on
Saturday morning, and for the corresponding
time lust year:
Year: 1877

With activity In mercantile circles thronehontthe
city, AMI increasing counter Transactions the banks
continue to exhibit the almost contradictory spec
tacle OF discount business that is nothing more


than moderate. The financial requirements OF the
business community have been light SO far during
the present season, owing to the large private cap
ital possessed by the firms to which the great bulk
Of the trade has fallen. and to the growth OF the
cash and short-time style Of doing business. The
last two or three duys have seen indications OF all
increase i'll the offerings Of mercantile paper, and
the banks expect more liberal patronage this onth
than lust. The demands Of the country for the
loan of city capital have continued very steady for
many weeks, and, although rcdscounts have not
been quite heavy this week as last, they are not
materially below the average.


Rates Of discount were SOLO per cent at the
banks to regular customers. On the street good
call loans are negotiated ut per cent, and first
class time loans at 6G57 per cent.


The country orders for currency are lighter.


New York'ezchanse was sold between banks ut
T5cGyS1 90 per I, 600 discount.


The clearngs OF the Chicago banks during the
past week arc reported as follows by Manager D.
Year: 1877

the sofa, and plastered with Hour and sweet Oh
until he looked like badly prepared scafcero".
He is willing to inakc an affidavit tue SIG u u
barn-tloor that he will let the women DC just Us
awkward Us they choose
Year: 1877

A wise man will never rust out.
As long as ne can move or breathe,
he will be doing something for him
self. for his neighbor, for posterity.-
Almost to the last hour Of his life
Washington was at work so were
Howard, Young and Newton. The
vigor OF their lives never decayed.- -
No rust marred their spirits. 1t is a
foolish idea to suppose we must lie
down and die because we are DID,
Who is old =? Not the man OF energy ;
not the day laborer in science or art,
but he only suffers his energies to
waste away, and the springs of life to
become motioniess On whose hands
the hours drag heavily, and to whom
all things wear the garb of gloom.--
"Is he old 7" should not be asked,
but "Is he active p "Can he breathe
freely and move with agility 7" There
are scores Of grayheAded men we
should prefer, in any important enter
PRISE, to young men who fear and
,remble at the approaching shadows,
aud turn pale eta harsh word or a
flown, as ut lion iu their path.
Year: 1877

$50 shalt thou never tread the weary ways
That lead men up the dusty slopes Of life,
Nor feel the ferceness of the MONDAY strife
Knowing alone the morning of thy days.
For thee the dew shall linger on the flower
The light that nerer ,cas on land or sea
Shall have no momentary CLEAN for thee,
But brighten into loves immortal hour.
Thy beauty 5 grace shall never know decay,
Nor Sorrow lay her hand upon thy heart
Neither shall chill mistrust thy spirit slay,
But like a star thy life shall pass away,
Its light still shining, though itself depart,
Until all stars are lost in one eternal day."


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