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Year: 1877

II will be difficult matter to criti-
else the Presidents circular order to
the employees OF the civil service Of the
United states, no matter from what
point Of view II may be contemplated.
1t cannot be denied by any one that it
is in the interest Of public morals,
since II removes one of the busiest ele-


ments engaged in manipulating pri-


maries, running caucuses, and pack
ing conventions. It cannot be charg-
ed that 1t Is calculated to injure the
interests Of the Republican party, for
1t is simply In keeping with the pledge
Of the party platform relative to the
reform Of the civil service. The theo-
rists and enthusiasts in Civil-Service
Reform cannot cavil at it, because the
order is sweeping and applies to all
persons holding Office under the Cen
eral Government and their suborii.
mates; Il goes further than any PrGai.
dent has gone since Jackson'S inaugu.
ration of the spoils' system except the
short-lived President Harrison, who
had no opportunity to carry out his
good intentions. Nor can the Office
holders urge any objection to II which
will receive consideration from the
people, for 1t merely prohibits them
from using the extraordinary influence
and power of the Government patron
age to interfere with the right of the
people to choose their own conven-
tions, and make their own nomina-
tions, and hold their own elections.


1t must be noted there IL not word
nor an implication in the Presidents
circular which abridges the individual
rights or influence Of the ofiiceholder
in political affairs; it merely provides
that he shall not use his official infiu-
ence to interfere with the individual
political rights Of the non-officehold-
ing class. The officeholder may still
vote as he pleases, and as often a. the
law allows; he may write as many
letters to the newspapers on political
questions as he can find time to write
during his leisure hours he may
talk politics to his hearts content
when he runs across any person who
wants to engage in that Improbable
theme of conversation he may even
make stump-speeches ii he makes
them at times and places where they
do not take him away from his official
duties he may voluntarily contribute
as much money as he chooses for cam
paign purposes. There is left to him
all the political privileges he may en-
JOY as a private citizen, except that of
actually organizing conventions and
running campaigns, and this he could
not do without employing in that
way the time for which the Govern
ment pays, and using the patronage
and power that attach to his Office.
Any violation of this order, or any
disposition to evade it, on the part of
Government official, will simply be
evidence that such official has accept
ed Government employment not for
the pupose Of rendering service
equivalent to his pay and demanded
of him by law, but to use his position
and influence to control local politics
In favor of some particular clique, or
some friend or patron of his own
Chicago Tribune
Year: 1877

The man on West hill got up the
other night to take a dose of anti-bil-
ious pills. By mistake he got into q
boys box of marbles and swallowed
half dozen of blood allies and COM


mics, and now as he walks about the


streets be rattles like pastboard dice
boz.
Year: 1877

ADVICE OF AN OLD LADY" Now, John,
listen to me, for l am older than you, or
could not be your mother. Never do you
marry young woman, John, before you
have contrived to happen at the house
where she lives at least four or five times
before breakfast. You should know how
late she lies in bed in the morning. You
should take note whether her complexion
is the same in the morning as it is in the
evening, or whether the wash and towel
have robbed her of her morning bloom.
You should take care to surprise her, so
that you can see her morning dress, and
see how her hair looks when she is not ex
pecting you. If possible, you should be
where you can hear the morning conversa-
tion between she and her mother. If she
is ill-natured and snappish TO her mother,
so she will be to you, depend upon it. But
if you find her up and dressed neatly in the
morning, with the same countenance, the
same smile, the neatly combed hair, the
same ready and pleasant answer to her
mother which characterized her deport.
ment in the evening, and particularly il
she is lending hand to help get the break
fast ready in good season, she is treasure
John, and the sooner you secure her tC
yourself the better.
Year: 1877

She CURED HIM.-At last she completely
cured him. For many months she had
patiently endured the pangs so many
thousands of young wives are compelled to
suffer. Almost every morning at breakfast
the heartless husband expressed the hope
that he might live to see the day when he
should get such coffee as he used to have
at home or such cornbread as his mother
was won't to make and bake. At dinner
the meat was oyer-baked in the range; to
be sure, his mother used to roast the meat
in an old-fashioned Dutch oven, and the
piece was always done to turn-the last
turn of the revolving spit. Those days
were forever gone, but he might and ought
to get such a green-apple pie with new
cheese as his mother used to give him. At
length the long-suffering wife arose in her
wrath, upset the table, sending all the
dishes and their contents crashing TO the
carpet, strobe over to her astonished hus-
band, gave him box on the car which
knocked him off his chair, and remarked
"There's q cHp.o,.r tar head for you, such
as your nol... 4-ya 10 give you when you
was boy. goldern yer" Thereafter there
was domestic peace and quiet in that house,
with mover an allusion to the maternal
cookery and comforts Of the by-gone days
Year: 1877

Not long ago we noticed in one of our exchanges plea written by a wo- man in defence of the parlor, and it struck us as containing not little good sense. It is a common thing, espe- cially for men whose active hours are spent away from home, to deride the idea of having the most elegant and tasteful room in the house closed against common use and kept sacred to callers and state occasion. Ten to one the man of the house considers morn ing calls fashionable bore with no good reason for existing, and cordially hates all state occasions. The parlor strikes him as cave of gloomy mag nificence, kept not for comfort or use, but to gratify vanity and love of show On rare occasions he may enjoy some festivity there for which no other place would be exactly fitted, but he soon forgets that and thinks really the sit ting room would do as well for any lit. tie social affair that the family needs to have. f.iE

 But the woman who has taste ani delicate sensibilities, and who is anx. ious that her domestic establishment should appear well in the eyes of visi. tors, feels that the parlor is indispensa. ble. She must spend her time at home. There are het labors and her cares

 there for the most part her hours o1 rest and refreshment. She has no clut to go to, no other home to which she \can escape when the toll and worry ol
Year: 1877

A man whistles for three reasons to keep his courage up. to annoy some one else, or for want of thought.

 A man with night key may be said to be very stylish fellow, for he is generally the "latest thing out"

 A man may learn wisdom from a postage stamp. It invariably sticks to it's legitimate business.

 There is not much true happiness in basing ones hopes of future bread and butter on the prospect of getting an office.

 No honorable man would pass coun- terfeit money if he knew it, and the tradesman who throws your half-dollar down hard to catch the ring of it, mechanically doubts your honor Ol weighs your intelligence. No wonder young ladies are SC strongly in favor of bay windows, fol they are such nice harbors at night for little smacks.

 Wonder if a glance from girls blue eye wouldn't cure severe case of love l Danbury Neaos.
Year: 1877

Beauty and style are not the surest passport to responsibility. Some of the noblest specimens of womanhood the world has ever seen presented the plainest and most unprepossessing ap- pearance. A woman's worth is to be estimated by the real goodness of her heart and the purity and sweetness of her character, and such woman with a good disposition and well balanced mind and temper, is lovely and attrac- tive Her face ever so plain and her form ever so homely, she makes the best of wives and the truest Ofmothers. She has higher aim in life than the beautiful yet vain and supercilious woman, who has no higher purpose in life than to Haunt her tinery in the streets, or to gratify her inordinate vanity by attracting flattery and praise from society whose compliments are as hollow as they are insincere.
Year: 1877

The Rochester Union makes the follow
ing extracts from private letter dated
at Tromsoe, Norway, July 3;


" We steamed into this pretty Arctic
town night before last, and shall make
our home here week longer while a por'
ton Of the party finish their northern
trip around North Cape to Nadsoe. We
crossed the mountains by means OF horses
aud carriages, using J 20 tor our ride of zoe
miles. The law requires every station
from six ID ten miles apart to furnish
traveller, with fresh horses within half an
hour of their arrival, We are now two
days into the Arctic Circle, and where
we now live the sun shines brightly at
midnight from May 20 to July %.
Even two days before reaching this point
the sun was so strong at midnight that
the ladies wanted shades. This coast il
perfectly beautiful, or, ! should have
said, grand, as well as wonderful. For
nearly 1000 miles the islands are 50
thick---s0 close to9ethcr--that it Is like
sailing up river which expands into
lakes. The whole distance is over
shadowcd with snow-capped mountains
from 1900 to 5000 feet in height, rising
abruptly from the water, while in the
distance are to he seen those which are
much higher. We were exposed only
once or twice to the open sea- and then
only two or three hours at a time
The air here is very eXhilaratlng
Yesterday the children picked wild
flowers as we were walking, and within
Il few feet made snowballs. 1t is a
wonder that in so short season anything
can be grown in this latitude, and yet
grass springs up rapidly, often growing
an inch in a hours They have but
two seasons rcally--ten months Of winter
and two of summer. Although the
season is so long yet the fords never
freeze, and think we often have as
cold weather in New York. The occu-
patton OF the place is fishing, mostly
herring and Goldfish All are well to do;
no rich and no poor. The people are
intelligent, the masses receiving fair
education. Bat what queer place and
what queer customs. From the bclfry
of the church between the hours Of eight





time of night through large tin horn
at intervals of every half hour the
cergymen wear large wide ruf4. We
have lust been to see the Laps, some
three or four miles from town. They
we're notified the day before, anG for a
small sum spent the whole day among
the mountains gathering their reindeer,
which they drove down for us to see---
some 400 of them in number 1t was
such novel sight to see them coming
down the steep mountains. They will
not live low down, as they eat only rein
deer moss which grows where it is very
cold Cows will not eat where they have
been az the scent of the little hair they
shed is very offensive to them. We 90
| from here to the tords around Mode
and Bergen and purpose spending few
week! there; from thence we go to Ham
burg, through Germany to Geneva,
reaching Nice about the lst of Novem-
ber The trip 50 lar has been one OF
great pleasure.
Year: 1877

"Now, thank God she is no longer
the prostrate state, but the Palmetto
state OF old" It was his pride that the
victory was won without appealing to
force. It was the result of the harmoni
GU. union of black and white. Governor
Matthews has told lis that in the regi
ment before us are lneu who wore the
gray and Others who wore the blue, am
glad to see this spirit Of fraternity. | am
glad to see them here, shoulder to shoul
der, under one flag and one constitution.
| Cheers


"The conservative feeling of the south
finds fit illustration in the union OF the
brave boys of the north and south. | am
rcioiced to know that while riot and
bloodshed had ragged at the north, the
south had remained peaceful and law
abiding, looking not only to the prcserva-
ton of order in her states, but expressing
in an unmistakable manner her solicitudc
tor the safety Of the national capital, and
her desire TO be OF service to the national
government. Applause. Thousands
Of men in South Carolina indicated to
/ NV Iu'll NlIlllGuCFN w ~ hOi W hh'
render the president any assistance in
their power. They would have been
glad to have gone, and stood shoulder to
shoulder with the men they once fought
this time to protect a common country.


"Let the people of the north remember
this. We recognize that the union is
restored we recognize the constitution
of the United States. And when say
that mean the constitution with all its
amendments. Applause, We have
surrendered in good faith. The southern
states now ask tor equal laws. Let
Maine be put ON a par with South Caro-
lima, Regard Louisiana as you do
Massachusetts, and you will find no men
in the union who will stand by the
constitution of the United States more
Loyalty than the men of the south.
| Great cheering


"Soldiers and citizens of the north
will you forget the shout Of victory
while we extend the hand of fraternity
We propose to uphold the laws in every
southern state. We do not want strong
standing army. Cheer. We want n'
standing army in times OF peace. We
can commit our interests to our soIdlery
We want union and piece and fraternity
J As states, let US be as distinct "a th'
pillows; as a country; let us be one a
the sea-all people striving alike for tn
happiness and prosperity of the Who'll
American republic" Cheers.
Year: 1877

But it should noser be forgotten that
there is danger at certain atfgc, and the
danger is from thcside of the resplrati0ns
which at length ceases. Stertorou,
breathing proceeds from paresis OF the
muscles of the palate, and should lead
to the ether being suspended. So respi-
ration growing more and more shallow
and less frequeft ia d warning and should
not he overlooked 1t ia very rare that
the heart fais-pcrhaps never Pal llor
iNrarc, too, and should excite attention
if it o cur. But, we repeat, the danger
is from the side of respiration; that of
chloroiJrm from the heart and this fact
goes idr to explain their relative safety
In chloroform narcosis the danger is
much more sudden, Ether gives warn'
ing.
Year: 1877

BY FRANCES l.. GARDNER. 'Tis not by sight or sound we learn

 The inmost essence Of thing, 4 sGbtler sense than these we have,

 And clsoer knowledge it doth bring. O, wondrous sense of smell, so keen

 That can detect in the thin air, When eye and ear no message give,

 What'er it holds of foul or fair! Securely dost thou guard the gates,

 Through which must Pass at every breath Unseen, unheard and unawares,

 The messengers of life or death. I smell the perfume Of roses,

 Anu straight before mine inner eyes The vision of a garden fair,

 In all it's beauty doth arise. A large, low moon is in the sky,

 And one loved. as youth can love. Give me rose and says "Good by"

 With low voice, plaintive as a dove. O, who can tell me why a rose

 Should have such power to give ne pain Or why some odor on the air

 Should torture me in heart and brain?
Year: 1877

From one act of hostility and murder to
another the latest Indian outbreak con-
tinues and increases in proportion with
the failure of efforts to suppress it. This
must necessarily be the. case with every
Indian revolt at remote point; for
the inability of our armed force at
any given point to cope with the
Indians of the neighborhood is demon
strated by these failures, and the Indian
conception of wisdom accepts these demon
strations rs o satisfactory evidence that re-
bellion and butchery are at last tolernbly
safe. BY our letter from Montana some
particulars are given of the progress in
civilization made by this very tribe of In
dians, and Of its numbers and general dis
position. This exhibits them as some
what superior race, with four hundred
fighting men. That this number should give
us a great deal of trouble is consequence
of surprise in some degree, though the his
tory of all our recent wars with the Indians
seems to indicate that our army has lost
the secret of savage warfare. 1t is clear
that radical change in our whole method
of dealing with the Indians is necessary.
We must pursue rs policy the cautious
plan of not exciting them to discomfort, or
we must hold ourselves in readiness to sup
press the violence to which discomfort will
inevitably give rise.
Year: 1877

Another of these terrible storms has swept
through Wisconsin, carrying destruction
and death to the town of Pensaukee. north
northeasterly along the eastern margin Of
o considerable depression central in the vi
cinity OF Fort Sully, on the Upper Missouri
River steep thermal gradient occurred
between the Mississippi and Lake Michigan
at the time. This, with the difference in
atmospheric density and humidity, fur
nished the conditions necessary to the de-
velopment of the tornado. The character of
these storms may be described as q violent
rupture Of superintendent stratum of
cold and dense atmosphere by the highly
heated surface stratum, which in it's expan-
sive effort seeks an outlet, much as steam
does when confined in boiler The greater
the difference of temperature between points
on the thermal gradient the more violent
will be the atmospheric explosion. Now in
this case the temperature at La Crosse was
nearly 95 degrees on Saturday evening,
while at Pensaukee, in direct line to the
northeastward, it was about 65 degrees.
Thus thermal gradient was formed about
one hundred and fifty miles long, and de-
scending at the rate OF one degree to every


FIVE miles, Under the conditions tornado
was inevitable. Our dispatches this morn
ing give the details Of the progress of the
tornado and of its fatal violence. 1t is
proper to remark that we predicted on Sat-
urday morning as follows There are
strong indications that heavy wind storms
will occur in the Mississippi Valley during
to-day" The tornado referred to COM
menced in the Upper Mississippi Valley.
Year: 1877

tors and adventurers may say or do IN


Washington this is not q land grabbing
administration, nor are annexation projects
government should prove to be SO extremely
foolish as to resist by arms our just de-
mands, in that case, certainly, the end
might be annexation. General Grant re-
marked in London the other day that the
Mexican residents Of the northern line
it would double the value Of their
property and give them peace and security
instead of interminable violence and rob-
berry. He is right. Annexation would be
an excellent speculation for the Mexicans,
and we have no doubt that our flag, if it has
head of force making war against Mexico,
will remain there permanently. 1t lies
with President Diaz and the Mexican
government to prevent this. If Diaz
wants to keep the Northern States he
has only to consent to the policy of Presi-
pursue the Mexican robbers across the
border. If. however, as some students OF
Mexican affairs begin to suspect, Diaz really
wants to lose the Northern States; if, as is
believed in some quarters, he secs that he
would be stronger by their loss, then
he will 60 on clustering; he will
order his forces to resist the crossing
of our troops; he will bring on collision
between his troops and ours, and the end
of that will be the new boundary shown on
that HERALD map which has troubled so
many people of late. We advise the annex
ationists, therefore, to labor with President
Diaz. II they can convince him that he
would do wisely to bluster and fight they
may carry their point.
Year: 1877

HERALD reporter that 'Italy holds that the
children of Italian parents, born on Italian
soil, cannot renounce allegiance to their
native land" We have the greatest respect
for the Italian Consul, but his doctrine will
not hold water. If Largo Messina proves that
he is lawfully naturalized citizen Secre-
tary Evarts will secure his release from the
army. where he is held contrary to the
treaty existing between the two countries.
and We trust he will require of the italian
government both sufficient sum as damages
for Messinas abduction and confinement and
an ample apology to the government of the
United States. We do not believe the Sec
retary Of State or the President will be con-
tented with anything less than this. and we
are quite sure they ought not to be if the facts
are as they are stated. Part of article 3 Of
the treaty between Italy and the United
States declares that ''the citizens of each Of
the high contracting parties shall receive in
the States and territories of the other the
most constant protection and security for
their persons and property. They
shall be exempt in their respective terrific
ries from compulsory military service either
on land or sea in the regular forces, or in
he national guard, or in the militia"


It does not lie with foreign government
to dispute our right to protect those to
whom we grant citizenship. To kidnap On
American citizen is n serious matter. If the
Italian government thought it had right to
the services Of Messina it was bound to give
notice to the American Minister of the case
and of its intention, in order that he might
defend the man and give notice to our gov
ernment. To seize him, MS the story says
the Italian authorities did, is mere brutal
act OF kidnapping, which is intolerable, and
will not be endured by the present admin
istration OF by public opinion in this coun-
Year: 1877

not prevent the folly; but here it is not to
be endured. We welcome to America the
peoples of all nations, but do not intend
that they shall bring with them their ances-
trail feuds and their religious wars. The
clergy and oil the intelligent classes of Irish
men condemn this criminal intolerance of
the Orangemen and Ribbonmen as strongly
as any one can, but if their efforts fail to
avert conflict in Montreal the civil and
military authorities should stop it as effectn-
ally as our authorities crushed the riot in
1877
Year: 1877

KENTUCKY's INsURRECTIoN.-Ihe Kentucky
militia have taken the field against the horse
thieves, and as the robbers are showing signs Of
fight it is probable we shall have the news Of
little battle in a few days. The leader of the
gang is desperate character and will sell his
worthless life as dearly as possible.
Year: 1877

New HAMPSHIRE, supposed to contain nothing
but granite quarries and sharp politicians, comes
to the front this morning with immense lodes of
gold, silver, copper and lead. The whole State
will probably be dug up within thirty days.
Year: 1877

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock market
was strong and fairly active, and there was a
general advance during the last half hour. Gold
was steady at 1858. Government bonds were
steady during the day and closed firm. Money
on call was easy ut ! L, per cent.
Year: 1877

THE CoLoRED MEN of this city have started
nnimportant and praiseworthy movement looking
to the emancipation of their Cuban brethren from
slavery. There are to be monster petitions and
an appeal to the administration. which it is to be
hoped will not be without effect.
Year: 1877

PATERSON, N.J., fortunately will not sustain
. very heavy loss by the failure of the Mechan-
les Loan and Trust Company of that city. For
some time past the institution was justly under
suspicion and the deposits were small. The as
sets will probably meet the liabilities.
Year: 1877

BRooKLYN Is DONG gallant work in the way
Of cutting down extravagant salaries and abol-
ishing political sinecures. There is u splendid
field in New York for the political pruning knife
Year: 1877

CIVIL SERVICE REroRM.-Thc latest incident
showing the necessity OF reform in the civil
service comes from Pennsylvania The Collec-
tor Of Philadelphia wanted a post office in u
country town to enhaIicc the value of his real
estate, and having failed to interest q Congress
man in his little job took out his revenge by dis
charging ono Of the Congrcssmans friends in the
Custom House. Hardly any thing could be more
aisgraceful This is the condition Of affairs the
nsorchead" republicans are striving to perpetuatc.