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Year: 1876

Es Mary. why did you kiss your hand
to the gentleman opposite, this morn
ing p said careful mother to a bloom
ing dau 2hter. Why, the gentleman had
the impudence to throw kiss clear across
the street, and of course threw it back
Indignantly YouLwouldn't have me en-
courage him by keeping it, would you,
mother p
Year: 1876

A heavy, soaking rain fell on Sun
day night last. The farming inter-
csts were sorely needing 1t, and had
been for week or two previous. 1t
is sufficient, we think, to complete
the maturity of all the carly corn,
and of immense benefit to that of la
ter planting. We anticipate an I'M
mcnse yield of corn this season in
Andrew; and this, with the bounti-
fnl wheat crop already harvested, is
the "more and better currency" that
the people need to return once more
to an era of prosperity and good
times. So mote it be!
Year: 1876

To clean the inside of any tea pot
If the inside of your tea pot or coffee
pot is black from long use, fill IL with
water, throw in a piece of hard soap.
set on the stove and let boil from half an
hour to an hour. 1t will clean as bright
as new dollar, and costs no work.


Tor DRESSING FRUIT TREEs-Tho
London Garden says: There is no oper-
alton in gardens, more recommended
or one which Is of more general otifity.
than top dressing tho soil as means of
enriching it for the benefit OF the roots
of trees. The richer the material used,
the more eflectual it is for good,


Top dressing can be applied TO or
chard trees On grass with the perfecs
confidence that improved crops will fol-
low. although the grass may bo the 6rss
to show the benefit Of top-dressing.


or all the blunders that the common
farmer makes with trees, noae Is 50
common or 50 hurtlul as tho practice Of
cutting off lower limbs. All over the
country nothing Is more common than
to see big limbs cut of near the body Of
the tree. This is sin against nature.
The very limbs necessary to protect the
tree from wind and sun are cut away.
But the greatest injury Is the Yotting--
too big TO heal over. and kept moist by
the growing tree, the limb must rot,
and the rotiiag goes to the heart and
hurts the whole tree. - lGardiner's
Monthly.
Year: 1876

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil of
August 10th hasan article on the grass
hopper plague, from which we extract
the following:


Passengers on the Union Pacific ex-
press which arrived from the west last
evening brought the intelli ICnce that
the destroying grasshoppers were light
ing in vast swarms along the line of the
road in the vicinity OF Fremont and VAL
ley Station. They were present all
along the road from Kearney Junction
to the station above mentioned, and had
utterly destroyed the crops in that part
of Nebraska. One man informed us
that the corn s:old like poles, entirely
dICcstcd OF all the leaves and tassels
The air was litarly filled with them, and
they presented the appearance of n
heavy snow storm in winter, the ground
ut the same time being completely COW
cred. This was more especially true
between Fremont and Valley station.
So thick were they on the track that
the express was considerably delayed by
the crushing OF them on the rails, max
ing them slippery When the train mr.
rived at the transfer, the engine was lit
eraly covered with the carcasses Of the
pests which adhered to it--in some pla-
ces three inches in thickness. and INIT.
ing smell that wat fairly sickening.
The tender and the trucks of the cars
were also covered in the same manner.
As to the direction in which they are
travelling accounts vary, some stating
that they arc coming east, others that
they are moving in a southwesterly di-
rcction. The reason many suppose them
to he on the move eastward is because
each succeeding day finds them further
in that direction. A week ago they
were at kearnoy; day before yesterday
at Schuyler; yesterday at Valley Sta
ton, only thirty miles west OF this point.
The supposition of their moving in this
direction because of the above reasons,
we are inclined to think erroneous.
Year: 1876

By authority conferred on me commissioner, By
virtue of DEGREES passed by the District Court OF the
United States for the District of West Virginia at
Wheeling, in the above three several chanUcry
causes, shall proceed on
Year: 1876

Nothing cuitiyates ike the Bible Bot
anists know nothing Of the Rose of Sharon
geologists cannot dig down to the Rock Of
Ages, astronomers cannot show Is the
morning star ''


The Lord made room for YOU in heaven ;
cannot YOU make room for him in your
heart? The nation don't want Him; many
Of the churches are locked and barred against
Him there Is no room for Him in our
inns;


"You can't be q christian because there
are hypocrites in the church Then you had
better get out Of the world as soon as pos
sible, for three-quarters Of the world are
hypocrites, and they are only liars IN hell
but there won't be any at the marriage sup
per Of the lamb"


81 ike to 90 all round a text to see what,
after and beiore-then | find often it's like
diamond set in pearls. -


God loved Elijah too well to answer that
prayer Of his when he lay there under the
jumper tree scared out of his life by one bad
woman. lie had better way in store fol
him. Elijah was to 60 up to heaven in q
chariot, instead of sneaking out of the world
in that way"


1--WE might as well be honest and OWL
that we all do like to shine and we all may
for they that be wise shall shine as the
brightness of the firmament' Look at the
great men Of Daniels time. What's become
of them all ? But here is Daniel, after . ,50(
years. shining yet and $500 years hence
he'll be shining brighter than ever


Jesus said Preach the gospel to every
creature. can imagine Peter asking Hin
What, Lord, shall we offer salvation to tn,
men who crucifed you?' And | can imag
inc Jesus answering him, Yes, Peter
want you to 90 up TO Jerusalem, and wal
there until you are endued with power from
on high. Then | want you to preach m,
gospel to everybody, beginning at Jerusa
lem. Offer salvation to the men who cruel
fed me. Peter, I'd like you to find that mai
who put the crown of thorns on my head
Tell him if he'll take salvation as a gift h
shall have a crown of glory from me, AM
there shan't he a thorn in it. Look up tina
Roman soldier who thrust that spear int
my side, to my very heart, and tell hin
there's nearer way to my heart, than that
Ny heart is full of love for his soul. Ofe
him salvation. Church Union.
Year: 1876

The Vermont Chronicle speaks thus of the
Temperance Reform movement:


The great revival movement in behalf Of
temperance is going forward with unabated
activity. The various reform clubs in BOs-
ton already number moro than five thou
sand members. The Boston Traveller gives
returns from twenty-nine Massachusetts,
towns and cities, outside Of Boston. en-
bracing a membership of nearly seventeen
thousand. These returns were made up 20
the first of April, but any figures as to
membership do not long hold good, the
movement is spreading so rapidly. In Maine,
where the movement originated, more than
twenty thousand have thus been organized
into reform clubs, and in New Hampshire.
upwards of ten thousand. And one of the
most remarkable and hopeful features of
the movement is to be found in the fact
that, notwithstanding this membership has
been mainly gathered from class hitherto
regarded as hopelessly lost, not more than
ten or fifteen per cent. have as yet failed to
live sacredly up to their pledge. We pity
the heart SO cold and faithless as not to
pulsate with new life and hope at such a
| spectacle as this


In Massachusetts, this result has been
| largely produced through the labors of a
DR.. Reynolds. graduate of Harvard. He
has been practising physician. and from a
moderate drinker saw himself certain to
become sot, when the Twenty-seventh
Psalm saved him. lie says'that is the hope
Of every poor drunkard who seeks to bt
saved Lord. be thou my helper !" Th'
members of clubs organized under him gen
orally accept the great truth taught them
that their only hope is In God, welcome re
ligious aid, and freely attend the churches


This remarkable revival is now extending
to Vermont. and rapidly growing club
have been formed in Montpelier, Burling
ton, Rutland. Vergennes and St. Adams
1t will doubtless extend to other towns, AM
we trust it may produce the same cheering
results as have been shown elsewhere. W
seriously hope all true friends Of temper
ance will meet this movement with a read
hand and a hopeful spirit, and cheerfull
give all the aid in their power to worl
laden with such precious fruit.


One secret of the success of the reform
movement seems to be. that it proceeds o.


the correct theory that real reform com.
from within. and is an individual, personal
lree-will matter, and not something force


upon a man by any outside power or influ
ence. There are many external aids to re
form. bat they are not genuine deliverancs
} The real regeneration must come to a falle
, man, if it come at all. through self-helI
inspired and sustained by personal infr
| enCe.
Year: 1876

1t is an edifying spectacle to see the cart
man calmly smoking his pipe on the top Of a
load of household goods, his feet quietly re-
posing on the finest painting. or the new
clock, while the head of the family sneaks
along the fence with market basket on his
arm filled with old china and the silver
spoons.-Roehes,er Democrat.
Year: 1876

Ofenbach made his first appearance as
musical conductor in New York city,
Thursday night, at Gilmore's Garden. The
audience was probably the largest and one
of the most fashionable ever seen within the
immense building. The master OF opera
bouffe music received very hearty recep-
Year: 1876

DETROIT AkI tklIltlSA.


A Detroit artist has for the past four or five
months been throwing his whole soul into a
landscape which is now on exhibition IN
Woodward avenue window. 1t is called
fine painting by art critics, yet what are
art critics in number to the great public, no
two of whom see or criticise alike? There
was crowd around the picture yesterday
and bootblack took square look at the
picture and said


"Purty good picture he painted, but 1t
runs uphill Wonder if that artist didn t
ever 90 fishing?'
There was a pause, and an elderly gentle
man with spectacles on remarked


"W hat strikes me is that all those SIX
cows should be switching their tails the
same way and at the same time"


The crowd looked closer, and it was
the general opinion that the artist should
have switched over some of those tails.


''It's very nice" said a young man with
a sore eye, 'sbut look at that log house from
a builders point of view. Why, it's so far
out of plumb that it will fall over and hurt
some one before night, and the chimney
wouldn't draw if there were forty fires be
low"


There was long period of silence as eacf
one of the crowd lined the walls with hi
Year: 1876

AZ the National Convention, which has just boon
held OF tho ball clubs OF tho League some excel
lent amen dmenis made 10 tho rules governing
the game. One OF the mos, sensible Improvements is
that which dcprives unfair umpire the rgn, TO rem
der one-sided decisions Another good arrangement is
that which assigns place be occupied by captain.
Although considerable exception tho part OF play
crs Is taken 10 plan Of taxing each paid player
fifty cents per diem for each while out
travelling, toward his hotel bill, II is right
and just These receive from $500 to 81. 900
salary for the ball season or they pay their
own boarding, lodging and ncidentals out OF their
wages IT, therefore. all these charges should be paid
by the manager OF club while tour the player
IS getting that much than the price he engaged
TO play Tor. Az least he is getting much more than
his calls for he actually saves OF his
home boarding and lodging expenses. This being but
fair should not be cause OF complaint When prop.
or,v viewed all these grumblings Will cease
Year: 1876

We are offering unusual induce
ments to purchasers of clothing, and
can safely guarantee you a saving of
fully fifty per cent. if you will but ex-
anime our mammoth stock before pur.
chasing elsewhere, Important, under
the Lafayette Hotel.


George Furman leaves in day or
two for Cincinnati to look after the
estate of his lately deceased mother.
Year: 1876

Two YOUNG MEN IN AN AVENUE CAR.
She was very pretty, wore n pleasant
smile, and when she entered an avenue
car last evening there were seven young
men who Immediately vacated their seats
and delighted themselves by casting al


ternate glances at the fair one and the va
cant spaces. She took the nearest seat
with a nod to all and bewitching smile;
six young men bowed and sat down,
while one young man bowed and stood up
and imagined himself martyr. She
carried beautiful child in her arms, and
it was very playful. One young man
thought she was its aunt, ard two others
were quite positive she was not its moth
er. Meanwhile the child amused itself.
1t climbed and crowed and laughed and
played, and the lady laughed and petted


it. One of the young men, a sacrilegi-
ous wretch, commenced humming 81
wish l were baby" when the child,
kicking in playful mood, kicked a
handkerchief from the lady's lap on the
floor. There were four Of the young men
who made simultaneous dive for the
muslin, and two of them got it. They
came up smiling, neither willing to relax
his grasp, and two hand extended it to-
ward the fair one. An old lady on the
opposite side Uttered, and the young la
dy held he child up IN front of her face
and blushed. The young men looked at
each other, and then at the -. Their
mouth and eyes wide opened each han
del it to the other; something dropped
ON the floor, and the two young men 81
lently departed from the car. The other
young men looked out the windows, and
somebody whispered, at wasn't II hand
kerchief, - WaShin9tou Chronicie.
Year: 1876

HELPING OTHERS. 1t is q strange
thing, but it is nevertheless true, that
sharing another's burden will tighten or
own. Ii you begin doing little things for
your neighbor, it will soon be easy for
you to perform great deeds in his behalf.
No man is sufficient unto himself. Trust
in Providence is nothing but higher belief
in humanity. You may feel very much
depressed some day, discouraged and
well-nigh despairng, when some kind
friend happens in-God sent-and you are
soothed, cheered and encouraged the
veil is lifted and you are happy once
more. Many are able to give substantial
help to those who are in need money, to
tide over some financial trouble (; food, to
keep family from starving gifts, that
nourish the heart with assurances Of love (;
something that may be a tribe in itself,
but which helps to make up the sum of
human happiness But perhaps you can
not do thi- you have q large family and
ed from making the hand amoncr Of the
heart. Well, then, draw oa the spiritual
treasury. Give ,ind words to those who
need them comfort those who are bowed
down speak lovingly to little children,
and encouragingly to those who faint for
this support. Stand ready to help every
body.
Year: 1876

A CHEYENNE young lady had express
ed desire to vote. Her young man was
more than willing she should be gratilied,
and sent for a buggy to take her 10 the
polls. While on their way he asked to
see her ticket. 1t was shown him. While
she was looking in another direction, he
nuts her ticket, which was for Coret, in


his pocket and gave her one in place for
Steele The saddest part is yet to be
told. She never knew how she had voted
for days afterward. He was in the habit
of taking candy to her every Friday night.
Last Friday he failed. But when he
told her so, she could not believe him.
So she determined to search his pocket.
Horrors The first thing she discovered
was her ticket written in her own hand.
When the young man awoke to a proper
realization Of his situation, be was lying
doubled up on the floor, while tufts OF his
auburn locks were scattered in rich pro-
fusion about the room. As he opened
his ewes vase filed with water and an
sea shell came crashing into
his face, followed by invectives OF any
thing tut a loving nature from her whom
he had So cruelty deceived. He scram-
bed to his feet, made hasty exit through
a window, and has since studiously avoid
ed the house. He secured vote for his
favorite candidate, but lost Ai- girl.
Year: 1876

THE GossIPPER.-The gossipper and
slanderer are boon companions. Their
occupation, that of casting aspersions up
on the fair name of others, is far less laud-
able and far more dangerous to society
than that of the common horse thief, for
the name, tho character, which they
would steal is entirely beyond pecuniary
compensation. How often do those in
carnate tiends in human form choose for
victim Of their ISLANDERS some worthy
man or woman, who, by their own unaid-
ed efforts, has arisen from an humble
station to one of honor and les possibility
and whose eXertions deserve the admra-
ton and earnest commendations of all
good people. But those monstroslties of
humanity, too lazy and too weak in men
tai capacity and moral stamina to rise in
the scale of usefulness, would glut their
jealous greed upon the wrecks which
their disreputsbe calling had made
Such characters deseve the frowns of hon
est people, the execJations Of society, and
the wholesome atmo -pherc OF State pris
Year: 1876

A FoRGETFUL MAN.-lIis wife sent
him up town for sumthin' or ruthor ear
lv in the evening. On the way he met n
friend, and they spent half hour in an
animated dispute as to whether Hayes or
Tilden had the best chances for nm cleo
tion, and when he left his friend at the
corner of Fourth and Vine streets he had
entirely forgotten what Maria had sent
him after. 1t was in vain that he tried to
think up his forgotten errand. For three
long weary hours he wandered around
from saloon to saloon, trying to stimu
late his unreliable brain and prick up
his memory. Twas no use. The more
he stimulated the more he didn't remem-
Der. lie hated to go home and acknowl-
edge as much to his wife, and so he just
dropped in on his friends to gather lit
lie sympathy. After he had managed to
scrape considerable Of the article together
and Just as the clock on st. Xavier
Church was Ginning the midnight hour,
the telegraph editor opened a despatch
and remarked that the Associated Press
announced the death Of DR.. n, the ia
nous physician Of -.


"By the jumping Jupiter, | remember
now," said the visitor, rising slowly from
his seat and turning as pale as a cholera
patient: 81 remember, now. My wife
had the cramp collie and sent me to bring
the doctor ! D-n politics ! wonder il
she's alive yet ?" And he shot out ofthc
door after that doctor without staying to
hear what the outlook was in New York.
- Cincinnati Enquirer
Year: 1876

Piled that he did not, and asked the chief
where he had learned to speak English
so well. The chief replied: Never
mind that; but do you know me, Ives 2
The Lieutenant scanned closely


THE HUGE, PAINTED CHIEF,


with feathers in his head, rings through
his nose and ears, and again answered
that h, did not, and again asked the
chief where he had learned English and
how did 1t happen that he knew him,
The chief replied that he did not wonder
at h's not knowing him, as his change in
habits, dress, and appearance WAS re-
marknble, and then he added: 81 am
Bison We were together at West
Point. | have, with this little party,
been watching you for several days. My
band wanted to kill you and your little
party, but told them we had better
wait and see and try and talk that we
might do better than kill you. have
made them understand that after YOU
have left and gone back trade will spring
up and we can then Il, better by trading
or robbing boats loaded with goods and
supplies Of all kinds" The Indians re.
tired and were seen no more, nor did Ives
ever bivouac on hand any more. A year
or two before this, Capt. Lyon, killed in
the late war. had desperate fight with
the Indians on an island in the Colorado
river. The Indians are supposed to have
been commanded by Bison. He was sue.
cessinl for years in raiding on settlements
extending us far off as Arizo"a. 1t may
be and | think it probable, with the set
Elements extending from west to east and
the Indian area diminishing constantly,
that this Indian chief may have gone rs
far north AS the Black Hills, and may be
even the veritabe Sitting Bull, for TO a
close observer Sitting Bull has shown as
much skill and judgment rs any educated
civilized soldier could have done. 1t
would not be strange If Sitting Bull
proves to have been educated at West
Point, and il seems to me probable that
such is the case.
Year: 1876

What a strange disposition is that
which leads people to Say hateful things
for the mere pleasure OF saying them
You are never safe with such a person.
When you have done your best to please,
and are feeling very kindly and pleasant,
ly, out will come some underhand stab
which you alone can comprehend u sneer
which is masked, but which is too well
aimed to be misunderstood. II may I've
at Gour person, your mental feeling, your
foolish habits OF thought, or some little
secret opinion confessed in moment of
genuine confidence. 1t matters not how
sscred it mag be to you, he will have his
fling at it; he is all the happier the
nearer he touches your heart. Just half
dozen words, only for the pleasure Of
seeing cheek flush, and an eye lose its
brightness; only spoken because he is
afraid you are too happy or too conceited.
Yet they are worse than so many blows


How many sleeplcss nights have such
mean attacks caused tender. hearted NOR.
tails How after them one awakes with


aching eyes and head, to remember that
speech before everything-that bright,
sharp, well.amed needle ofa speech,
that probed the very center of your soul
Year: 1876

From the Elkton Democrat


All Elkton, white and colored, turned
out Thursday evening to attend perfor-
nance of the goblin whistle at the bone
mill. 1t was known that the mill had not
been running for abont three weeks, and
presunable there was no steam in the
boiler. Yet about eight o'clock of said
evening that low, mournful whistle, which
had struck terror into the hearts OF ghost
fearers, was renewed, and continued till
half-past nine. What could it be? How
could 1t be? The darkies were dazed, and
the white folks puzzled. Every moment
the crowd on the wharf swelled until the
scene was full of ghostly life. At times, in
the midst of the signing, knocks could be
distinctly heard, and q runbling sound in
side. Two colored men, made desperate BY
fear, offered to enter the building, but were
refused permission unless they would spend
the night. This of course the terror.
stricken declined, and the ball went on
The sequel proved that slight fire had
been kindled for the purpose Of blowing out
the boiler, and the mischievous engineer
was responsible for the rest.
Year: 1876

By the American Press Association.


ROME April 29.-Further information has
been obtained respecting a recent confer
euce between the representatives of some Of
the great Powers, and several influential
members of the Sacred College, with the
view Of ascertaining the best means of ending
the conflict between the Church and various
States; 1t appears that an allusion was
made to the possibility. In the event of a
vacancy occurring in the election of Pope
favorable to conciliatory policy, the Car
dinal responded to the continued excellence
Of the Pope's health, and the consequent
impossibility of speedy vacancy. In con-
clusion they stated that the respective gov
ernmets would be convinced that consider
ing the universal amity of the Catholic
Church, the future policy would in no wise
alter the present policy.