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Year: 1879

A STRINGENT LAW TO BE INTRODUCED INTO BOTH
HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE WHICH WILL
ALMOST PROHIBIT INSURANCE BUSINESS


[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


NASHVILLE. Feb. %, 1879.
The Legislature Of this State seems determined to
pass bill placing restrictions insurance oompa-
nies. bill has just been introduced in both Houses
TO facilitate its passage into law providing that
IL company take risk on real property for an
amount greater than its actual value it shall forfeit
the over insurance to the State and be de-
barred from doing business in Tennessee for five
years In case of the total destruction of u building
it must pay the full amount expressed the of
the policy within sixty days after the fire. and
failing to do so is made liable for six
per cent interest and twenty per cent additional dam
ages The penalty for failure to comply strictly
with the law is to dcbar such company or agent
from doing business in tho state for hve years and
in addition imposes fine of $3.50 to $1,000 fot each
offence, one.third of which goes to tho informer.


The bill authorizes the district attorneys to collect
the excessive insurance and gives him thirty
per cent for doing. Ii is claimed that an in
surance bill containing the same substance having
just been rejected, this bill cannot constitutionaly
beco law.
Year: 1879

MONTREAL. Feb. 2s. 1870.
At special meeting of the members of the Mon
trca Corn Exchange to-day the following resolution
was passed by o large majority


Resolved That this meeting hears with considerable
alarm report that the intepton OF the
put protective duty brcastus and sincerely hopes
that IN adjusting the tariff they will slider great
hardship that would thus he inflicted this Dominion
and earnestly hopes that all grain and Hour from the United
States will be admitted free as heretofore
Year: 1879

The following record will show the changes In the
temperature for the past twcntyfour hours. in
parison with the corresponding date Of last year
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut pharmacy,
HERALD Building. No. 2lS Broadway
Year: 1879

SOUTHERN woMAN'S STORY
bright and readable book from the of Phobc Yates
Pembcr. OF South Carolina. price zoe
Every reader the will this book
with warmth 1t will absorb their attention. enlist the
sympathy and interest and delight them all.


POLE ON WHIST
An entirely and enlarged edition of this best of all
books the whist which Is added the famous
rules and laws OF whist printed from the Portland Club
Code, which Is the leading authority now all over the
he careful to order the Portland club Edition. all
other editions are imperfect


CIV CARLETON a co, Publishers.


Madison square New York.
Year: 1879

The New York physicians have found
case where mans heart has shifted
from the left to the right side. As it is
so unusual in sordid New York to find n
man whose "heart's in the right place"
the papers are making a great fuss about
II
Year: 1879

This evening the Millard Club will
give repetition Of Pinafore. The
seats have all been taken, which augers
for the performers full house. The
Club has rshearsrd the play frequently
since the first performance and now
they are assured that it can be render
ed with q much better effect.
Year: 1879

A postal comes 10 us from Port Penn
com mplaining Of the loss Of papers. We
reply that the papers are sent and If
they do not come to hand the fault lies
N the irregularity Of the mails.
Year: 1879

Ii 1t were adopted, California would
pass under disastrous eclipse. We
have carefully dlgested forty.fve
of the sixty.three pages which con-
tain 1t, and we shall make no apol-
ogy for copious comments upon it
from day to day. In few days a
copy OF the instrument will be in
the hands of every registered voter
of the State. The sober second
thought of the people Will deter
mine its adoption or rejection. If
they shall be convinced that it's
ratification will result In great and
permanent injury to the Common
wealth 1t will be sent to the tomb
of the Capulets though thousand
Denis Kearneys should clamor for
its adoption. That, We think, will
be the verdict OF the masses when
reflection shall have done lis proper
office.
Year: 1879

SECTION two of article 4 of the
draft Of the new Constitution con-
tains provision which reads, mo
spay shall be allowed to members
"fof the Lsgislature) for longer
slime than sixty days, except for
''the first session after the adoption
'of this Constitution, for which
"they may be allowed pay for one
'hundred days." The attention of
the people Of California has been
attracted to the fact that the last
Legislature, in calling q Constitu-
tional Convention, stipulated that
its members should be paid ten
d3llars day for one hundred days.
1t was distinctly understood that If
the sessions were prolonged beyond
the hundred days the members
should serve without pay. In the
opinion of most dispassionate per.
sons, one hundred days was period
ample for the maturing OF such
amendments and changes as were
cslled for in our organic law. In
stead OF sitting one hundred days
the Convention In fact consumed
one hundred and fifty-seyen days,
aud scrip was issued to the men,
bers for the additional time. A
movement will undoubtedly be
made 10 induce the Legislature to
appropriate money for this extra
time. In view of such fact there
Is . singular inconsistency in the
Conventions undertaking to debar
the Legislature from an indulgence
which 1t accords to itself. 1t is a
striking proclamation that what is
sauce for the Conventional goose is
by no means sauce for the legisla.
tive gander.
Year: 1879

We are engaged on an intent and
conscientious perusal OF the pro-
jected new Constitution. There
are several excellent features In
this instrument which make our
regret all the more keen that they
arc overslaugbed by such an ex.
trsmIst tenor. that, In our opinion,
Year: 1879

The New York Star says: 1t is
unfortunate for the credibility of
the story of Senator Chandler's
conversion into a Hayes man that
the thing is alleged to have been
accomplished over glass of LEM
onade. The very tender of such a
beverage would have set yawning
gulf between him and the Presi-
dent.
Year: 1879

The tax-eaters are on the rampage. Their cry
is for more They want to increase their num-
bers and their salaries. Oh course they do. But
sll iacrease Of municipal expenditures means IN
crease OF taxation in precisely the same proper
ton. Ana people have found ont what it is to
raise money to pay taxes in hard times, when q
dollar means DAVIS work
Year: 1879

So glad to leazn from our New York name
sake that there is not standing-roon in Its ONCE
owing to the rhrong of people who rush in from
dawn till dewy eve to buy It's Almanac; also'
that the presses are runnin. on the new edition.
We hope that our New York namesake has IN
this new edition corrected few Of the thousand
and Que errors ne have SO kindly but firmly
pointed out in its Almanac
Year: 1879

fatal accident occurred yesterday morning in the
city stone quarries at Paterson. n ]. Jacob Sand
ford and John McGlade were loading stone when the
side separating the compartment they were at work
In from the next one gave way, and both men
were buried under the rocks. McCade was
taken out alive. and only sustained slight
injuries. but Sandford was dead when the worknen
reached him. He about thirty eight years Of
age. and had only been five days in Paterson. He
leaves a wife and five little children in distressing
circumstances The accident was due to the removal
Of the braces which support the sides of the bins,
and which had been removed by some OF the work
men to accelerate the loading.
Year: 1879

An article in the Shoe and Leath-
er REPORTER shows that the demand
for boots aud shoes is on tbe IN
crease. Prices are advancing rapid
ly and the manufacturers are looking
for an active Spring trade. There
is a regular "boom" in this depart
ment of trade, as well as in all
nthars-
Year: 1879

The Ohio & West Virginia Rail
road is rapidly approaching compile
ton. The bridge across the Hook
ing river near Logan is done, and
the laying of the steel track will
be begun next week and pushed at
once to Macarthur. The road-bed
northward from Gallipolis is ready
for the rails.
Year: 1879

Before you begin your heavy spring
work after a winter Of relaxation. yum
system needs cleansing aud sJrsngtheuIng
to prevent an attack of Ague, Bilious or
SprIng fever, or some other spring sick
ness that will unfit You for a seasons work.
You viii save time, much sickness and
great expense if you viii use one bottle OF
Hop BItters In your family tins month
Don't wait. See other column.
Year: 1879

The governor of Tennessee in his an
nral message claims that the state debt
cannot be paid until some satisfactory
arrangements can be made to bring it
within the ability of the people to pay,
Year: 1879

Russian and German medical journals
state that east Europe is in Il state of alarm
at the rapid progress of the plague towards
the north and east of Russia, from the Cas-
plan sea along the course of the Volga.
Year: 1879

In Peru, South America, rain is un-
known. The coast of Peru is within the
region OF perpetual southeast trade
winds, and, though the Peruvian shores
are on the verge of the great southeast
border. vet it never rains there. The
reason is plain. The southeast trade
winds in the Atlantic ocean first strike
the water on the coast of Africa
Travelling 10 the northwest, they blow
obliquely across the OCEAN until they
reach the coast OF Brazil. BY this time
they are laden with vapor, which they
continue to bear along across the conti-
nent, depositing it as they 60 and sup
plying with ii the sources or the Rio de
la Plata and the southern tributaries of
the Amazon. Finally they reach the
SNOW capped Andes; here is wrun0 from
them the last particle of moisture that Il
very low temperature can attract.
Reaching the summit OF that range,
they now tumble down as cool and dry
winds on the Pacific Slope beyond.
Meeting with no evsporating surface,
and no temperature colder than that to
which they were subjected on the n oln.
tain tops, they reach the ocesn. Thus
we see how the tops )f the Andes be-
come the reservoir from which are sup
piled the river o.. Chill and Peru.
Year: 1879

That fish may be scaled much easier
by first dipping into boiling water about
a minute. That salt 6sh are quickest
and best freshened by soaking in sour
milk. That salt will curdle new milk
hence in preparing milk porridge, gcs-
vies, etc, the salt should not be added
until the dish is prepared. That fresh
meat beginning to sour will sweeten II
placed out of doors in the clol sir ever
night. That clear boiling wAter will re-
move tea stains and many fuit stains.
Pour the water through the stain and
thus prevent it spreading over the fabric.
That boiling starch is much improved by
the addition OF sperm or salt, or both.
or little gum arabic dissolved. That
heeswsx and salt will make your rusty
iiat-irons as clean aud smooth a. gla.a
Tie lump OF wax in rag and keep it
for that purpose. When the irons are
hot, rub them first with the wax rag,
then scour with paper or cloth sprinkled
with salt. That blue ointment aud ker-
osene mixed in equal proportions and
applied to b-dsteaGs il an untailing bug
remedy, and that coat Of whitewash is
ditto for log house. That kerosene will
make your tea kettle ss bright rs new.
Saturate a woolen rag and rub it with it.
II will also remgve stains from the clean
vanished furniture. That cold rain
water and soap will remove machine
grease from washable fabrics
Year: 1879




A chute is laid from the rivers brink
up the steep mountain TO the railroad
and, while we are telling it, the monster
logs are rushing, Numbering, flying,
leaping down the decli sity. They come
with the speed of thunderbolt, and
somewhat OF its roar A track OF fire
and smoke follows them-fire struck by
their friction with the chute logs. They
descend the 100 feet OF the chute In
fourteen seco DIS. In doing so thoy drop
700 ieet perpendicularly. They strike
the deep water of the pond with re-
port that can be heard mile distant.
Logs fired from a cannon Gould scarcely
have greater velocity than they have at
the foot of the chute. Their average
velocity is over one hundred feet in a
second throughout the entire distance,
and at the instant they leap from the
mouth their speed must be fully two
hundred feet per second. A sugar pine
log some times weighs ten tons. What
missile? How the water is dashed into
the air Like grand plume of dia-
monds and rainbows, the featheIy stray
is hurled TO the height of hundred feet.
1t forms the grandest fountain ever be-
held. How the waters of the pond toam
and seethe and lash against the shorel
One log, having spent its force by its
mad plunge into the deep waters, has
floated so as to be at right angles with
the path of the descending monsters.
The mouth OF the chute is, perhaps, fit-
teen feet above the surface of water. a
huge log hurled from the chute cleaves
the air and alights on the floating log.
You know how bullet glsnces, but can
you imagine saw-log glancing2 The
end strikes with heavy shcck, but
glides quickly past for short distance,
then a crash like the reverberation OF
artillery, the falling log springs $50 feet
vertically into the air, and with curve
like a rocket, falls into the pond 10 yards
from the log it struck.
Year: 1879

Toronto Globe.


No woman likes to be ugly, and she
who is born beauty il fortunate indeed,
But let not the plain or even the ugly
girl despair of acquiring a sufficient
amount of beauty 10 render her attract>
i've. When woman loses a desire to
please she loses half her charms Meth
ing is more conducive to beauty than
cheerfulness and good humor, and no
sickly or unhappy woman can be good
humored and cheerful. Every woman
ought to understand that nothing short
of deformity can make woman utterly
unsttrsctive, provided she will study her
points; and points OF attrsctiyeness every
woman has. A thoroughly refined,
graceful manner can be acquired by sny
woman, and is a powerful charm. The
best grace is perfect naturalness. Still,
you must study yourself, and form your
manners by the rule of that art which is
but carrying out of the law OF nature,
But if it is your nature to be forever
assuming some unpicturesque, ungrace-
ful attitude, pray help nature with a
little art. II you are stout, avoid the
smallest chair in the room. IT you are
thin, do not carry yourself with your
chin protruding and your spinal column
curving like the bowl of spoon. Do
not wear flimsy materials made up with
out ruflls or puff or founce to fill up
the hard outlines of your bad figure, so
cruelty defined by the tightly pulled
back draperies. Study the art of dress.
We once knew a very plain woman who
dressed so tastefully that it was an abso-
lutte pleasure to look at her, If you
have been moping until you are sick
with the thought of your own hopeless
ugliness, be up and doing.
Year: 1879

Lands In pasture, upon which stock
ara graxsd. are less liable to beovergrown
by rubbish, and this is one OF the strong
Arguments in favor Of pasture and stock.
Nothing ''cleans up" farm so nicely as
sheep and cattle When we learn TO
cultivate less land and do our farm work
better, we will have more acres to seed to
grass.


Beet and mutton are usually found
best from November to May, from the
fact that those animals producing this
flesh are then generally grain or stall
fed, although those animals which are
fed or fattenej on roots or grass produce
good. sweet and tender meats, yet It has
not the weight, substance or heart that is
found in stall-fed meats.
Year: 1879

den again reach ed the street, empow-
cred with the legal right to gather up
the raveled edges Of her husbands rag
gej business, and either obliterste them
altogether, or set them to running in a
new direction. Another moment, and
the son and husband were in the stage,
covering from the gaze of the curious,
their hearts beating with alternate hope
aud shame aud dread.


"Now," said Mrs. Snowden, signing,
''I do wonder where I can 90 to find
Grace ?H


The thought had no more than shaped
itself in her mind than she spied
the object of it. Across the street and
above a balcony, under which was a
row Of liquor stores, aud hard by the
pawn-broker's shop, where a narrower
visaged and lesser man than the senior
SnOwden was watching her with his
lynx-like eyes, sat Grace at an open
window, her white face turned anxiously
in the direction Of the departing dill
gence, which she had seen her husband
and his father enter together.


The eyes Of the mother and daughter
in-law met. Grace signalled to her to
come to her room, where the two held
a long and anxious conference.


ave must employ the best counsel in
the city, and settle up the affairs in Ie-
gal and honorable shape" said Mrs.
Snowden.


"And yet" replied Grace, "I don't
see why the affair is any concern Of
mine. 1 had nothing to do with Great
ing their debts. The whole thing was a
fraud upon me, from the beginning;
and, I hope you will pardon me, Mrs.
SnOwden, but 1 think your husband
aud son are equally deserving a home
in the State penitentiary."


"But, my child, you see that and
my daughters are equally as guiltless as
yourself And yet we cannot ignore the
ties OF affinity and consanguinity. We
are in thescrape, and prudence would die
tate that We must get out In the easiest
aud most reputable way possible"


''Then suppose we call 6 lawyer and
proceed at once to business"


every we'll"


After a little parleying as to whom
they had better employ as counsel, it
was decided to engage an elderly,
white-haired gentleman whom Mrs.
SnOwden had known from girlhood, and
in whose integrity and ability she had
the utmost confidence.


To be continued
Year: 1879

The time has passed when woman
must be pale and delicate TO be interest
ing; when she must be totally ignorant
Of all practical knowledge to be called
refined aud high-bred; when she must
know nothing of the current political
news Of the day, or be called masculine
and strong IL is not a sign Of
high birth, Of refinement, TO be sickly
aud ignorant. Those who affect any
thing OF the kind are behind the times,
aud must shake and air themselves men
tally and physically, or droop under the
nrm strides Of common sense ideas,
and be crushed into utter iusiguifi-
cance.


In these days, an active, rosy-faced
girl, with brains quick and clear, warm,
light heart, a temper quickly heated at
Intended insults or injury, and just as
quick to forgive; whose feet run as fast
as her tongue, and not put her out Of
breath; who is not afraid Of freckles, or
TO breathe the pure air of heaven, un-
restrained by the drawn curtains OF a
close carriage; and above all, who can
speak her mind and give her opinion on
important topics which interest intelli-
gent people, is the true girl who will
matne the woman. This is the girl who
wins in these days. Even fops like a
woman who can talk we'll, though she
is not handsome.
Year: 1879

Don't make any mistake about that
rope" were the touching last words Of
a Cleveland murderer The kind
hearted sheriff took extra pains with
the moose and elevated his man in the
most satisfactory manner A DISPOSE
tiou TO accommodate is always to be
commended. 1t is never out Of place,
even at a hanging.
Year: 1879

published In Sundays issue, was evidently
sent by some friend Of Mr.. Witt who does
not understand the sentiment Of the people
ID the country. Gen. (lgden's advocacy Of q
poll tax of So so would strengthen rather
than weaken him In this section. While Gen.
Ogden is a gentleman whom the people of
Louisiana would delight to honor we arc sat-
istied he has held back too long in permitting
bis friends to bring his name forward as
candidate for Governor. In the first place
Mr.. Wilt would have been hard to beat; and,
In the second place, public opinion has settled
down upon him as the man pre-emineDtly
qualified and deserving OF the position, and
we really regard any opposition to him now
as almost factiouS.
Year: 1879

From the German Gazette of Yesterday.l
We are becoming daily more convinced
that, Id our article few days ago, preferrDg


Mr.. Louis Alfred Wittz Of the two candidates
proposed from the city, we simply gave ex-
preston to the general feeling of our Ger
| man countrymen. We even venture to say
he has among the Germans more active polit-
ical and personal friends than we could have
believed. The Ogden ''boom," on the other
side loses ground every day among the Ger
mans, and the louder the same is heralded,
the larger grows the number OF those who
have hitherto been undecided and who now
become Wiltz supporters And there are
good reasons tor this.


The German by nature Is a decided enemy
Of all mere assumption and artificial strategy,
and nothing lS more objectionable to him
than empty talk and high-tOned phrases. He
carries into American politics the same COM


mon sense and cool judgment which has


marked his success In this country as mer-


chant and professional man, and he reflects


upon it more than the average American or


the citizen Of other nationalities.


The German voter considers the choice Of q


suitable candidate for SO important an Office


as that OF Governor very serious affair, and


endeavors to carefully examine all that Is
said pro and con- ne he COMPARES carefully
abilities of the rival candidates, and he de-


cides for himself, when convinced in his own


mind, as to who is the best qualified to carry
out the great duties Of the office. Sentimental


dlu uSIo-WOISIlIt Ill pDIIGICS dIS


strange to the German mind and cannot
have any effect upon it,


Thus we see-and we speak here for by far
the grestest majority Of our German citi-
zens-two candidates who solicit the votes
for Governor. Both as we have stated be-
fore, are equally respectable men. and COM
mand the same elevated standing In society.
Should the office for which they run require
no special qualities but those OF a gentleman.
it would be tmmaterial which should be
chosen.


But this is not the case. The State but re-
Gently has framed new constitution, which
thoroughly reforms many parts Of the ad-
minstrative mechanism. It will become the
duty OF the next Legislature to practically
adapt our system Of laws to this constitution.
II nnast be expected Of the Gouernor of the
State, who, by virtue of his Office, has an Inn
portant and legitimate influence upon legisla-
tion, that he should be thoroughly acquainted
with existing laws, with the changes the new
constitution requires and with the working
Of all and singular the branches OF our
State government. 1t is further expected OF
him that he should know the wishes and
wants Of each portion OF as we'll as the State
at large; and, lastly, to have requisite knowl-
edge OF human nature and faculty OF dis
Year: 1879

rive, shat entrance the Inscription which


Dante saw over the gates Of bell. 1t was.


indeed marching unarmed into the very cit
abel Of o pertidious and desperate foe, who
were enboldened TO attempt any deed Of
violence BY the presence of the troopers OF
Year: 1879

with set purpose TO conquer. to redeem
himself, and to bring the smile back into
the childs tear-stained face. | watched
the face during the speaking. The wide
eyes. the parted lips, the whole rapt being
said that the breathlcss audience was for
gotten, that her spirit was moving with
his.


And when the address was ended with
the ardent abandon OF one who catches en-
thusiasm In the realization that he is fight
Ing down a wrong judgment and conquer
ing sympathy. the effect was really thrill
ing. That dignlaed audience broke into
rapturou, applause; bouquets intended
for the valedictorian rained like q tempest.
And the child who had helped to save the
day,-that one beaming little face In its
pride and gladness, Is something to be
forever remembered Sarah Winter Ke-
logg; 80. Nicholas tor June.