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Year: 1878

From the British Medical Journal. $3.50 '


One of the most curious facts connected
with madness is the utter absence of tears
amid the insane. Whatever the form of
madness, tears are conspicuous by their alb:
sence, as much in the depression of melan-
cholia, or the excitement of mania, as in the
utter apathy of dementia. If patient in a
lunatic asylum be discovered in tears, it will
be found that it is either patient beginning
to recover, or an emotional outbreak in an
epileptic who is scarcely truly insane, while
actually insane patients appear to have lost
the power of weeping; it is only returning
reason which can once more unloose the
fountain of their tears. Even when luna
tic is telling one in fervid language how she
has been deprived of her children, or the
outrages that have been perpetrated upon
herself, her eye is never even moist. The
ready gush of tears which accompanies the
plant of the same woman contrasts with the
dry-eyed appeal of the lunatic. 1t would,
indeed, seem that tears give relief to feelings
which, when pent up, lead to madness. It
is one of the privileges of reason to be able
to weep. Amid all the misery of the insane
they can find no relief in tears.
Year: 1878

without sound judgment and without discre-
ton.


Mr.. Sargent Il designed to say something
upon the pending bill, but will not do so to
the inconvenience of the Senate. think the
bill should pass, and intended to give some
reasons. somewhat of the same nature as
those stated by the Senator from Maine and
by the Delegate from Montana, coming with :
in my own knowledge of matters of constant
occurrence showing the manner of operation
of the Secretary of the Interior in this re-
gard. But will not do so provided vote
can be taken upon the bill, which l think
ought to pass.
Year: 1878

lat EVENING TIME 1T SHALL Bl


LlGHT.''
Down the long. dim aises of time,
Midst the statey-columned years,
Floats the murmur of rhyme
That should dissipate all fears;


'Tis prophecy and promise,


With meaning all sublime:
Though the day may have departed.


Light shall be at evening time
When beneath our burdens falling,
In the dust and heat of day,
.ind the drear clouds hang appalling
Over all our weary way;


In the trying toll and tHmult,


Still this prophecy sublime,
May illuminate our spirits


With its light at evening tine.
There is no gloom so fearful,
No way rough and steep,
No though. sad and fearful,
Nor misery SO deep,


That this inspiring promise


And this prophecy sublime
May not bring us hope and comfort
With its light at evening time.
When the day Of time is ended
And the mellow tints shall fade
That, harmoniously blended,
All life's loveliness had made,


And we reach the silent valley,


Then. prophecy sublime!
Shall the last wan spectre vanish


In thy light at evening time
Evening, March 18th. -JNO. W. EDDY.
Year: 1878

spent itself. and no more failures need be
feared from it. Probably long time will be
required to restore universal confidence in
savings banks, There is also reason TO fear
that the competition OF the government in
providing popular loan for small investors
will prove disastrous to existing savings banks.
Savings-banks are not intended for the rlcb,
but for the mass OF small depositors, for whose
small savings snely there Is or has been no
other way OF safe investment They ere use
ful and convenient also because they VIII
accept and refund money IN small amounts at
any time Children should be encouraged to
make deposits IN savings banks in their own
names, and to have the custody OF the book.
In this way they get used to having money OF
their own, and the power 20 spend II without
exercising it. Many years ago servant III
my family was advised to deposit a25 in
savings bank Since then, being at distance,
she has added nothing TO it. but it has grown
OF itself to nearly S20O. And vet. since the
rate OF interest in these institutions has fallen
to 60 low point. those who have considerable
means and are favored with good opportunities
for more profitable investments which are safe
and satisfactory, will naturally improve them
When depositor seems to be approaching the
close OF life, and has no estate requiring settle
ment by the probate court, it is well TO fill out
the order printed in the back Of the book for
some one whom she may designate to draw the
money. Otherwise probate settlement may
be necessary to draw the money, and the ex-
pence may devour it ali.


TO BE CONTINUED
Year: 1878

A small audience, said to be thousand
people, but really between seven and eight
hundred, gathered i'll Music Hall last night
to hear the second organ concert The
audience was not large enough to obviate
the slight echo which interfered somewhat
with the forte passages on the organ and
with the singing of Signor Tagliapietra


The selection of organ music seemed to
have been made with a view of bringing
out all the good quail ties of the grand in
strument and hiding of the bad ones, but
Notwithstanding this the instrument was
far from satisfactory. 1t appears out of
tune and does not readily respond to fhe
touch of the performer.


1t takes time to get such an instrument
thoroughly in order, and we believe that
after years time, and after all the little
inaccuracies have been remedied, the great
organ will fully meet the expectations OF
our musical people. In the meantime why
do the managers refuse to rent the or
gan? We hear that societies that will oc-
cupy the hall have been refused the use OF
the organ, though they offered to pay good
price for its use, and employ Mr. Whiting
to play. A little more breadth of views
and business talent, gentlemen of the man
agement, or people will soon begin to look
with contempt upon some of those who as
p1re to being considered the directors of our
musical affairs But to return to last nights 3
concert, Sig. Tagliapietra was twice encorcd.
as was the pastorale in F major, composed
| by the organst, the latter being all the more
| beautiful by comparison with the stormy
finale to the Fifth Symphony, which pre-
ceded it.


The second matinee concert will
take place Saturday, May 25th, at 2:30, with
Mr. i. Hartley Thompson as vocalist. The
admission will be but 25 cents, which is all
right so far Now let such men as Howard
Hinkle be relieved of any connection with
the concerts so far as the publicis concerned,
and we look for better results. He hasn't
the right kind of appreciation of the inter
est of the whole people. In other words, hs
is a man of too much greatness for ths
|
Year: 1878

\ newspaper man in Chicago
died for an hour in that city short
time ago, and Immediately found
himself in the dominionS of his sa-
tanic majesty, and proceeded at
once to interview the "boss,p whom
it is said lie found to be quite re-
spectacle parsonage, and had it not
been for the arrow pointed tail he
occasionally curled over his shoul-
ders, he might have been taken for
an average member of congress,
He was in good humor and quite
communicative, giving his new Wis
itor all the information he asked,
The reporter found that hell was
pe0pled principally with lightning
rod men and book and sewing, ma.
chine agents, while the different
churches were largely represented.
Upon inquiring for some of his for
mer acquaintances, membersof the
press, he was informed that news
paper men had hell lenoughon earth.
and that spacious and comfortable
quarters were provided for them in
Fiddler's Green a few miles this
side of the big furnace. -... ...f
Year: 1878

The Rochester Express wants
Edison to invent something to take
the squeak out of shoes. Better
turn his attention to the COMPOUNDED
stairs which gives fellow away
when he comes home from the lodge,
Year: 1878

1t has been discovered that tho
sun is about five hundred thousand
miles nearer the earth than has
been supposed. Perhaps, after
awhile, the man who is sunstroke
will get q chance to strike back.
Year: 1878

As the HERALD was the first


newspaper in California to protest
against the adoption of 3 resolution
by the San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce endorsing the project of
. Franco-American treaty which
would deal q deathblow to our
vino and brandy interests. we have
watched the growth OF the senti-
ment against the treaty with great
Interest. On Tuesday afternoon,
~ previously announced by tele-
graph. the San Francisco Cham Der
Of Commerce met and formally re-
scinded its action. We take the
following detached account of the
Year: 1878




For some time past the eloquent
editor of the Santa Barbara Press
has been discharging all his re-
serve artillery at the hypochon-
driac AMI analytic editor Of the
Santa Barbara Advertiser. The
following paragraph, which ap-
peared in the latter paper, explains
the reason:


How blue we do get at times!
How bleak and dreary the world
seems-the present Unsatisfactory
and the future without hope. We
dart into the street, or rather
lounge into the street, just at the
time when 1t seems deserted, when
as friend remarked ed, we might dis
charge a Calling gun at the head
of State Street aud nothing would
be struck between the Arlington
and the wharf except the street
car, and then only the driver would
be hurt. We believe the town al
most depopulated. We glance up
and down, and the only property
that arrests our gaze Is mortgaged
premises; we zee a bankrupt COM
munity.
Year: 1878

BISHOP OHARA, Of the Roman Cathe-
Lie Church, delivered discourse in scran-
ton in which he expressed himself in the
strongest terms against those secret or
CARNATIONS which have obtained such in
fuence among the la5oring men and have
done 50 much mischief He was careful
to define his position SO as to avoid even
the appearance of interference with the
politics of either parties or individuals.
The societies which the Bishop denounced
are not political associations, the tendency
if not their direct object, being 10 destroy
the State and to undermine all social Or
der. In Ban Francisco as well as Scran-
ton and other places the dignitaries Of the
Catholic church appear to be exerting their
influence with good effect against those
mischievious combinations.
Year: 1878

THE general impression in re ference to
tramps is tLat the majority of them live on
the public as parasites, being too indolent
to work even when It IS offered to them.
An experiment with these nomadic people,
which for several weeks past has been in
operation in Providence, Rhode Island
proves that this idea of the tramp is sosae-
what OF an error. The authorities of that
city opened a wood yard and placards
were stuck up in the police stations, noti-
flying all who applied for Accommodations,
that they would be expected to work on
the next morning. When merning arrived
the dodgers were escorted to the wood yard
and after three hours toll they received a
hearty dinner. The tramps have worked
willingly; not one has tried to evade earn
ing his food and lodgings, and many have
expressed themselves thankful for the op.
portunity to toll. A book kept by the
man in charge of the wood yard shows that
nearly all were young men, many under
90, the great majority between 20 and S5'
and very few over 40. Eight-tenths Of
them have some trade, nearly every trade
being represented by the 1872 tramps.on
record. As might be expected in New
England the largest representation is Of
weayers. The city of Providence sells the
wood sawed by the tramps, but makes it
point not to undersell the regular deal.
ora
Year: 1878

CLOSE imitation of silver dollars are
made of block tin, bismuth and pulverized
glass. An immense number Of these bsgus
coins are in circulation in the west They
initiate exactly the true color and ring land
re about right in weight.
Year: 1878

A mouse is able to shift for itself
whom about fortnight old and by
the time it is six weeks old frequent
ly becomes q parent. Mice hnvo
generally between six and ten young
ones ut litter, sometimes as
many as twelve and even more,
hence their fecnndity is such that,
not allowing for any mortality, q
celebrated naturalist declares that
the offspring of a single family Of
mice might number several millions
in twelve months time.
Year: 1878

The following are the imports of dry goods at the
port of New-YOrk for the week ending this date and
since the beginning OF the year, compared with the
corresponding periods Of previous years
Year: 1878

1t is believed by some of the officers of the
Metropolitan Elevated Railway that the noise OF pass-
ing trains bitterly complained OF by the residents In
sixth-ave will soon be remedicd-at least very materi-
aly During the past week, the seepcrs and the ties
nave been insulated from the iron structure and each
other by felt. and in some places by lead.
This, il is claimed, has lesscncd any noise made
by the vibration O the structure IL is believed that the
noise comes the passing train itself and not from
the iron work The experiment recently tried OF
hanging curtain OF felt from the lower edge Of the car
VAS very successful slnOtherng the noise, and the
opniOn prevails among the officers that theren lies the
secret of tie remedy Further experiments will be tried
duTiug the present week Au entire tram Of cars is
bel furnished with wooden petcoat instead OF felt,
and interest s expressed IN regard to the result


Nr EDISON mas not yet reported upon his observations.
Year: 1878

The iron bark AIlahabad, which cleared from
Calcutta January Is with general cargo for this port
arrived on Saturday. and now at the Pierrepont
stores Brooklyn few days after leaving Calcutta,
the cargo discovered to be on fire. After all efforts
to subdue the fire had proved unavaDg, the vessel put
in TO the Point Of Gold where after several days labor
the flames we're extinguished Before this accom-
plished however. the whole cargo was removed from
the vessel The cause Of the fire was as
certaned TO be spontaneous combustion The vessel was
again loaded with the part OF toe cargo not de-
stroyed by fire. and after detention OF several weeks
proceeded on the voyage.


Captain Westcott reports having seen on May 49, when
about miles OF the island OF M1uritius. burn
ing ship which proved 10 be the Glen Ercht Of Liver
pool This was new iron ship OF about 1,4OO tons,
which had sailed for Bombay with cargo OF coal she


fire had consumed all the woodwork OF the vessel except
the bowsprt The still burning. Tue officers
and crew of the Glen Ercht had been picked up at sea
the captain and his wife had been anded at the Point
of Gold and part OF the at Madras ana the rest
at RangOOn. The fire said TO have been caused by
spontaneous combustion.
Year: 1878

Mrs. Webb, the matrOn Of the Police Cen
tral Office has her boy OF eleven years
who periodically appeals to the police for free pass to
Buffalo. He is bright little fellow, but evidently
very bad one. He claims that his widowed mother
makes a living at No 11O North Dvison-st., Buffalo,
by taking in washing II the lads story Is to be be-
lievcd be taken from his home by an organ
grinder some years ago and snce at regular intervals
has run away on mis- account. month ago be was
sent back Buffalo by the police Of this city He was
man COsEroSe picked him MP again, fresh nom his ma


tive tOwH whence he had by stealing rides on the
railroad He preten dcd TO be looking for chance TO
earn money by driving mules on the Erie canal he
Processes to read none but books and If
rot al al modest IN his claims be nice" boy. Be
fore sending bim back 20 Buffalo the police VIII probably
give Inn taste Of prison discipline
Year: 1878

BAD FOR BoYs.-A rat Of boy who
had in vain searched the postofiice core
r,sers for the nickle which q careless
hand occasionally drops at the stamp
clerks window, recently took his post
ton before a chestnut stand on Criss
void street and eyed The fresh nuts
long time before drawing a deep sigh
and groaning:


"Oh, wish was richf'


The chestnut roaSter made no reply,
and the odor OF the roasting nuts finally
induced the boy 20 inquire:


care chestnuts healthy


"No, bub-they are prolific Of indis
gesiIon," was the reply.


After a while the boy thought Il was
time 10 remark:


"Did you ever hear the story olthe mad
who gave q poor boy a handful ol chest
nuts, and when the boy grew up and
got rich he rewarded the old man with
diamond pin and four-horse team 7"


mo, never did, but heard oi the
nan who brought q poor boy TO the edge OF
the grave by giving him dozen chest
nuts"


The lad took a turn up and down. Sc
cured another strong sniff Cf the pleas
ant odor, and then leaned over AMI
whispered:


"If IN take the chances on the edge
OF the grave business will YOU take the
chances on the chestnuts 2"


The vender finally thought he would.
Year: 1878

esp The gentleman who attracted al
tentIon in church last week by crying
out, "HoIy Moses" had no intention Of
disturbing the congregation: He bad
been tacking down carpets on the day
before, and just as he sat down IN his
pew be suddenly remembered that be
had half a paper Of tacks 10 iis coat
skirt pocket. we make this eKPlana-
ton ia justice TO his family, who are
highly respectable.
Year: 1878

o. A lawyer had bis portrait taken
In his fayorite misunderstanding with
his hands in his pockets. An old farm
er remarked that the Tortriii would
have been more like the lawyer bad Il
represented hin with bis hand 10 an
other mans pocket, instead Of bis own.
Year: 1878

There will probably be some lively
scenes tomorrow in the Democratic
State Convention of Massachusetts. A
large number ofthe delegates who have
been elcted TO it from all parts of the
State are pledged to vote for Gen. But
Ter as the Democratic candidate for Coy
ernor and rs in view of this fact that
the Executive Committee, after the elec.
ton of the Butler delegates, gave formal
notice that these delegates are not entitl.
ed to sit or vote in the Convention.
Year: 1878

When Eugene Hale was recently in
Washington, officiating as Chairman OF
the Congressional Committee, and swag'
gering around in his conse quential style,
says the N. Y. Sun, he was asked what
were the prospects in his district.
He said he would be reelected by
larger majority than usual, as his
opponent was only an ignorant
mechanic, in whom the people had no
confidence, and who was without any
personal or social standing.


By this time Hale has discovered that
arrogance and shallow pretension, even
when backed up by money, will not al
ways win. In his way he is small fraud,
but he undertook to uphold big fraud,
and those who know him best have or
dered him to stay at home, and sent re-
spectacle mechanic In his place. The
new Congressman, though Re may be
wrong about finance, and deluded by
false theories, comes from the ranks of
the people, and is entitled to respect.
Year: 1878

Dollar, with 420 grains standard silver, is
worth only so cents. The legal tender
silver dollar, with only 4125 grains, is
worth 100 cents. The legal tender "fiat"
therefore has given the dollar with the
least silver in it 10 cents more value than
the other dollar, which has the most sill
yer In it, but which lacks the legal tender
fiat. If the fiat can give 10 cents of
value, it can give 20 cents or SO cents or
100 cents value. Therefore it can make
paper dollars TO an unlimited extent
equal to gold, by simply declaring them
so.-Reading Eagle.


The Reading Eagle is a very active
and enterprising Democratic journal, but
it certainly makes great mistake in It's
conclusion in the above. We are some
what familiar with the history of the
greenbacks during the late war. The eff
forts to keep the paper issues at par were
very frequent and its necessity was very
powerfully impressed upon the people;
and with the aid Of million or two of
men in arms one might possibly have
supposed it could have been done. But
The failure was complete and paper issues
and greenbacks kept going down until
$3.50 in paper had to be given for 81 in
silver. In our State it was dangerous to
say word against the greenbacks, and
Democrats took them without murmur,
But the Radicals commenced to demand
40, SO and 60 cents pound for butter,
and beef went correspondingly high
Whlle coffee ran way up into The sixties
and other things in proportion. To show
the efforts of the government officials tc
prevent this we cite the case of one of oul
townsmen who was reported to have sale
something derogatory to the greenbacks
and his house was forthwith surround
ed by troop of horse at midnight an,
Deputy Marshal Culbert dragged hin
out of his comfortable bed and sent hin
to Fort Delaware, where he was denie,
all the courtesies that gentleman usual,
needs, while access to him by friend
was not permitted for weeks. Now,
the government could not keep TIN
greenbacks at par with all the force
had during the war, how could it be dom
now, if an over issue of them were made
We are very anxious to get rich and t.
get out of debt; and should be happy t.
fall in line and favor the greenback BON
purchasing policy if we could see how
could be done with propriety. Tha
greenbacks might be floated to the exter
of the whole paper currency at preseI
we presume to be possible enough wit
the amount of coin we now possess to n
deem them when presented. Perhal
there has been some new way of keeph


paper up to par, invented since 1s64t
but we have not heard of it.
Year: 1878

SOME of the Republican papers that
formerly sustained and fiattered Sherman
and upheld his policy, have come to a
sense of his utter insincerity and want
even of a knowledge of the laws under
which he should conduct his Office,
When he issued his order to ship silver
legal tender dollars at the expense of the
government he was made to believe the
banking institutions did not want them
and that the people would not take
them, He has found his mistake very
suddenly. He has not enough to supply
the people, and if he had. as we said at
the time he issued his order. he has M
authority for paying for their transnor-
tation. 1t is the business OF those who
want silver currency to send and get II n.
their risk and expense. Sherman boped
to please the banks and money cbangers
again in saving them the EXPENSE of
transportation and saddling it upon the
poor people who pay the heavy govern.
ment taxes. He was right in Withdrawing
his order, but deserves all the denuncia-
ton that is heaped upon him land should
be put out of the cabinAr ,as the TeleqraDh
which we copy the subjoined remarks
from, says:


"Mr. Sherman was under no oblipa ion
whatever to issue his recent orde, 4 rela.
tive to the silver dollars, but having is
sued them, he was bound to stand by
them unless there should be very posi-
Year: 1878

A QUARREL about the physician at the
City Hospital is needless, as the Demo-
cratic Council will certainly discontinue
that useless institution. If it gets into
the hands of bad men they may make it
a heavy charge to the city by filling it
with paupers. But it may not be proper
to dispense with it before cold weather or
frost.
Year: 1878

This is to certify that have been afflicted
with pain and distress at the stomach and side
and other symptoms described in the circular
of Drs. Stearns & Wilson. i called upon them
at the Clayton House where they are now
stopping. They described my case accurately
without asking a question, and decided that
the cause of all my ailments was tape worm.
took their treatment and in a few hours
passed a monstrOus Tape Worm, head and all.
make this statement for the benefit of others
WIN are afflicted with disease.
Year: 1878

Miss HAZLETTNE. who, IL was reported was
engaged 10 be married TO Governor Tilden met
the latter face 10 face AT a wedding In Fifth
avenue, New York, On Wednesday last Mr.
have suffered any annoy ance from the report
In question, and she expressed her sympathy
for him and her Indignation at his having been
deprived OF the Presidency. The Ex-Governor
thanked Miss Hazeltine and gallantIy said that
the sympathy OF so lovely lady was q fun con-
ISOLATION for the loss of any Office
Year: 1878

SWINDLING CONTRACTORS.-A number OF SUBJ
contractors on the Southern railway have alb
hundred and fifty laborerS unpaid. The men
nave taken possession Of the section and refuse
TO allow the work to go on until they are paid


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