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Year: 1876

To onions is strength, and garden
without il lacks flavor The onion in
its satin wrappings is among the most
beautiful of vegetables; it can almost be
said to have a soul. You take off coat
after coat, and the onion is still there :
and when the last one is removed, who
dare say the onion itself is destroyed.
though you can weep over its departed
spirit? I doubt not that all men. and
woman love the onion but few confess
their love. Good New Englanders are
as shy Of owning st as they are Of talk
ing about religion. Some people have
days on which they eat onions--the act
is in the nature Of religious ceremony,
an Ellusinian mystery; not breath Of
it must get abroad. On that day they
see no company, they deny the kiss Of
greeting to the dearest friend. Happy
Is said to be the family who can eat
onions together Look at Italy; all eat
of the common vegetable. The social
atmosphere Of that delicious land is
laden with it. In the churches all are
alike there is one faith, one smell.
The entrance Of Victor Emmanuel into
Rome is only the pompous proclama-
tion Of a unity which garlic has already
accomplished; and yet we, who boast
of our democracy, eat onions in secret.
Year: 1876

The FIRST News OF WAsH1NaToN's
DEATH.-There never was q more
striking or spontaneous tribute paid to
q man than here in Boston when the
news came of Washington's death
(1799), It was little before noon !;
and often heard persons say at the
time, that one could know how far the
news spread by the closing Of the shops.
Each man, when be heard that Wash
ington was dead, shut his store, as a
matter of course. without consultation,
and in two hours. all business was
stopped. My father came home and
could not speak. he was so overcome;
nv mother was alarmed to see him in
such a state, until he recovered enough
to. tell her the sad news. For some
time every one. even the children, wore
Grape on their arm /; no boy could 60
into the streets without it. l wore it,
though only eight years old.
Year: 1876

DEArH.-Why should men be afraid
to die d? If the soul lose this poor man
sion Of hers by the sudden con6agration
of disease or by the slow decay Of age
is she therefore homeless and shelterless?
If she cast away this soiled and tattered
garment is she therefore naked? A
child looks forward to new suit and
does it joyfully We cling to our rags
and foulness. We should welcome
death as one who brings us tidings of
long-lost titles to large family estate,
and set out gladly to take possession,
though maybe not without o natural
tear for the humber home we are leav-
ing. Death always means us kind
ness though il has often gruff way Of
Offering it.-Lowen.
Year: 1876

and spoke coldls. The ladies were
equally distant Ap uraccountable re-
straint seemed to have fallen upon all
excepting the hostess. who exerted her
self to animate the silent group. and
very soon conversation flowed more
freely. When Charlie retired to bis
room that night he could not deny that
he had spent very pleasant evening
The younger Miss Lee, be noticed,
though mirthful and lively, was sensi-
BILE. He did not feel sure he quite un-
derstood the elder one, Miss Elsie She
was graver and more reserved than her
sister. These certainly must be the
ladies of whom his friend had spoken,
and he had said Elsie's reserve was
partly attributable to bashfulness. 1t
was Elsie who told him where, in few
weeks, he would find picturesque seen
cry; the spring was not far enough ad-
vanced


When May came with her pleasant
sunshine and springing flowers. Mr..
Howard, who had become better ac-
quainted with Elsie and Lulu, unhesi-
tatingly accepted an invitation to form
one Of the first croquet party at Willow
Grove. He always enjoyed croquet,
and told himself it was the love of the
game that led him to walk with bis
friend to the farm house on the hill
He could not have explained why, on
that morning, he was seized with an
impulse to follow and surprise Elsie.


Before he had quite overtaken her.
Elsie's attention was attracted else
where. Carefully laying her gathered
treasures on the bank she tripped light
ly and fearlessly over the brook on a
plank laid across it just above the falls.
Instead Of following the narrow foot
path which ran along the stream short
distance then disappeared behind the
hill, Elsie attempted to climb the steep.
messy bank Her ripping laugh sound
ed strangely pleasant to Charlie, as after
two or three unsuccessful attempts she
stopped and leaned against the bank.
An expression of thoughtfulness filed
the deep blue eyes. and something not
unlike sigh escaped the slightly parted
lips. Miss Lee, hope you will par
don ME for intruding on your reverie;
but, may | ask your object in attempt
ing to climb that slippery bank"


The startled girl stood erect Recog-
nizing the voice Of Mr.. Howard, she
replied rather confusedly, II was try
ing to act over one of my childhood
feats,'' for she thought she must have
very undignifed.


1.-The croquet players are awaiting
US. You will allow me to escort you
away from this enchanting spot lest you
should become an Undine," said Char
lie.


Elsie recrossed the brook, received
portion of her yiolets from his hands,
(the remainder might afterward have
been found, tied with piece of violet
ribbon, among his keepsakes), and
walked quietly by his side to the croquet
ground.


CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
Year: 1876

The St. Louis Republican mentions
some Of the troubles that will follow the
new money:


When q man walks much the inside
of his legs will BE- chafed raw. When
less than a dollar is to 60 BY mail it
will have to be converted first into
postage stamps. When you run for a
street car. money will fly out Of your
pocket at every jump. When you tell
your wife that you have no money. she
will say you lie, for she heard it jingle.
It will be difficult to pay man a
quarter by mistake for half. When
you are in hurry the store keeper will
have to weigh the coin in his hand and
sound it twenty-five times on the coun-
ter before be can determine whether it
is good The baby will swallow dime
a day. A boy with quarter will lose
it in q crack in two minutes, from
which no amount of coaxing with forks
and chips can recover it. Sleepy men
will put buttons and lozenges into the
boxes, as of yore.
Year: 1876

A Witty WoMAN's SHARP PRACTICE.
-Tssnty years ago Liverpool steam
packet company wished to buy land Of
q woman. She sold it cheap but got a
clause in the agreement that during her
whole life she and companion might
at any time travel free in the company's
vessels The day after the bargain she
sold her furniture. let her house. and
went on board the outward bound
vessel. Since then she has always
lived on some ship Of the company's.
accompanied by woman companion,
for whom she advsrtises, and whose
passage money she pockets. She has
made over $4,000 in this way
Albany Journal.
Year: 1876

Karl Frostern, the old hailmaker O.
Luben, in Silesia, was a jolly, story.
telling man, who sang at his work and
whose busy hammer made merry music


Not far away lived Herr Won Koben
wealthy land owner, whose only son,
when not at school, was won't to come
to the nailer's, where he would sit by
the hour and watch the bright sparks as
they flew in showers from the ringing
anvil.


Come, Master Conrad" said the
mailer one day in jolly mood "why
not set the world an example? Show
them that the son Of rich man can
learn trade. Who knows but that it
may profit you one Of these days?"


The youth fell in with the humor Of
the thing. and pulling off bis fine jacket
be donned leather apron and went to
the anvil. He was bright, quick lad,
and when be had once attempted to
make a nail he had pride to make it
we'll; and so it came to pass that ere
long be could make shoe nails as deftly
and as we'll as could old Karl.


Time passed on, and Herr Won Koben
died, leaving his great wealth to his son
Conrad. A few years thereafter the
armies of Frederick came sweeping
through Silisia, and Conrad's inherit
ance was lost. In poverty he wandered
away towards the mountains of Bohe-
mia until be came to a town where a
host of shoemakers were at stand for
want of nails. Shoes we're in great de-
mand for the soldiers, and great price
was offered for nails Here" thought
Conrad, is my opportunity. Let US see
how my trade will serve me-"


And he told the shoemakers if they
would help him to shop and forge,
he would make nails for them. They
furnished him what was required, and
be went at the work in earnest. He
made better nails than had ever before
been seen in that section. He took ap-
prentices and enlarged his shop. and in
time Won Koben's nails were demanded
on both sides of the mountains. By
slow but sure degrees he arose to opu.
lence as manufacturer, honored and
respected as the founder Of bis own for
tune And it all came, as he was proud
to tell his children in the after years,
from his having learned trade in his
youth.-Ne,0 York Ledger.


Why SHE PLANTED Roses. A black
smith had in his possession, but under
mortgage, a house and piece of land
Like many othsrs. he was at one time
fond of the social glass, but was happily
induced by friend to join the temper
ance society. About three months after
be observed his wife one morning bus
lily engaged in planting rosebushes and
fruit trees. MARY" said he, II have
owned this lot for five years, and yet l
have never known you to care to i'm
prove it in this manner "Indeed,"
replied the smiling wife, Il had no
heart to do it until you gave up drink.
/ had often thought of it before, but l
was pursuaded that should | do it some
would pluck the roses and eat
the fruit. Now, with Gods blessings
this cot will be ours, and we and our
children may expect to enjoy the pro-
duce We shall pluck the roses and
eat the fruit And they did Their
cottage was known as the prettiest in
the neighborhood


In one Of the prehistoric Aztec vii
lagos of Arizona, nearly two hundred
Year: 1876

A VENERABLE English divine. who
had been dining out tho night before.
went into q barber shop one morning to
be shaved. He saw that the barber nad
been getting more drink than was good
for him, for it made his hand shake
very much. and naturally indignant he
began to give him little moral advice
by saying: Bad thing, drink!' EYES,"
said the bal ber, ''it makes the skin very
tender"
Year: 1876

Up to within few years the rice crop Of
Louisiana did not figure much in the com
mercial reports of this country. South
Carolina with her delightful climate and
wealthy and accomplished planters, was
allowed a monopoly of American rice cul-
the ill.luck Of many Louisiana planters in
the cultivation Of sugar and molasses, much
attention has been given to rice planting
along the lower part of the Mississippi
river, and the reports of each year show q
large and steady increase in the product Of
this article. In this parish, and in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Hahnville the cultiva-
tion of rice is annually on q large increase.
The cultivation of rice in Louisiana is now
the Gulf of Mexico up to and in.
cluding the parish of Ascension, and the
increasing interest in this new occupation
for the people is adding materially to the
business and wealth of tue State. It gives
profitable and healthy employment to thou
sands of people, and is adding to the per
msnent capital of the State by the constant
erection of new and costly mills. We say
healthy, because it is q we'll known fact
that the Mississippi river, from which the
water for irrigation is derived, runs over
the rice fields to the lakes and bayous be-
hind, thus preventing the back water from
ever becoming stsgnant, and by the rapidity
of its current carrying off the vegetable
matter that by decomposition causes mala.
ria; whereas, in other rice growing couu-
tries the water used is generally tide water,
with little or no current, and the swamps
large.


The richness of the soil, and the happy
adaptation of the climate, have caused rice
planters to be more careless in Louisiana
than in other countries, where soils are
poorer and climate worse. But of late
years study and science have been in
voked; better systems of plowing, sowing,
irrigating, cutting, stacking, threshing and
milling are being praoticed. Indeed, the
numerous mills erected in New Orleans in
the past few years, in regularity and accu-
racy Of work, and exactness and finish in
machinery, are not only struggling to out
rival each other, but are striving their ut
most to do a. good work, and to give as
neat polish to the grain as the old and
costly mills of South Carolina.


To give the general public even faint
idea of the manner in which rice land is
selected and worked; how rice. when ma
ture, ia cut and threshed; how it is shipped
"in the rough" IN common sacks from plan.
tsti0ns on the Mississippi river to the mills
in New Orleans, where it is made the mer-
and polished rice which is TOR
sale at every grocery in the country, would
take more of our space than we can afford
to give in this number Of our paper.-St..
Charles Herald.
Year: 1876

At the meeting 'of the council last
Monday night the question of fire pro-
lection was brought up and resolution
passed calling public citizens meeting,
to meet at Wertheimer's store tonight
to take the subject into consideration.
Certainly something should be done to
secure some kind of protection against
fire. The only thing which can be done
this season of the year, is putting the
old hand engine in condition to be of
service, and organizing company to
take charge of it. The company cannot
be organized and made of any use unless
the property owners, personally, take an
interest i'm it and join the company and
make working members of it. If they
do not take an interest in tho matter, no
other class of our citizens can be expect
ed to. Committees should be appointed
to investigate during .he winter the mer-
its and prices of the various fire engines
which are before the public, so that by
the opening of navigation in the spring
some intelligent decision can be made as
to what is the fire protection best adapt
ed 10 this place. We trust that the
meeting called for will be largely attend
p1
Year: 1876

The question Of who shall be speaker
of the next House of Representatives of
this state, has commenced to agitate the
public mind somewhat, and candidates
are beginning to spring up from various
sections of the state. We some time
since made the statement that there was
no important Office ever vacant, but that
the Saginaw region put in claim for it.
This is not an exception. There was but
one Republican member of the Legisla-
ture elected from Saginaw county, HI. III.
Hoyt, and the Saginaw folks think that
he should be elected Speaker. There is
no section of the state which has so many
office holders, in proportion to their Re-
publican vote, as the Saginaw valley


We do not think Saginaw has any claim
upon the office. Mr.. Hoyt is an able and
capable man, no doubt, perhaps as much
so as any whose names are mentioned in
this connection, but there are sections of
the state which have claims upon the
Republican party of the state, claims
which have not been recognized, which
should be looked to in giving out this of
fee. If the rest of the state had done
no better than Saginaw, there would
have been no chance for the Republicans
to elect Speaker at all. Saginaw ought
to be content to allow the Spcakership
to 60 to some other part of the state un-
contested, and the Republicans there
would do SO, had they the interests of
the Republican party at heart.
Year: 1876

timidation, the proofs of which were pos
| tive, were of such natuae as to shock
the whole world. Yet the men who
were engaged in this intimidation and
murder told the Northern Democrats
that there was nothing political in them,
and therefore they come out in mani
festo to the people, claiming that there
was free and fair election there.
This, too, before the decision OF
the Returning Board. While they
have been calling for fair count,
they have been trying by every means in
their power to secure an electoral vote
from some otthe Republican states by
some fraudulent or legal technicality.
Their whole course since the election
has shown that they do not want fair,
honest count, unless it counts Tilden in,
and that they do not care by what means
they secure an election. SO that they Sc
cure it. Rutherford B. Hayes has re-
ceived majority of the electoral votes
and will be the next President of the
United States, all Democratic talk to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Year: 1876

For some months past there has been
considerable talk. about the suffcrings
which would come TO a large number OF
the homesteaders i'm Emmett County
were not some action taken for their re-
lief. Already quite an amount of goods
and provisions have been sent in from
the southern part of the state. A meet.
ing Of the Board OF Supervisors was held
short time ago to take the matter un-
der consideration. They decided to ask
further aid from the benevOlents In the
state, and to that end committee was
appointed to prepare and circulate cir
cular among the churches of the state
asking for the aid required. There is to
be local distributing board in Petoskcy
to see that the distributing is properly
made. The township boards are to as
certain the needy. and aid is to be given
in proportion to the amount of land
cleared. Eight dollars for every acre OF
chopping done, we believe, is the limit.
A large number of the hOmesteaders
came to their homes almost empty hand
ed, and it is not at all surprising that
many of them have not been able 10 raise
enough to keep them through the win
ter. If they can live until they get a
small amount of land cleared they will
be able to raise that which they need,
and before many years have nice homes
of their own. In giving to them, the
charitable will know that they are giving
in good cause.
Year: 1876

The daily stage line between here and
PetOskey commenced for the winter
to-day, the sleigh going out to get the
teams on the route, returning Oh Mon
day. On Tuesday the covered sleigh
will be put on. and everything will. run
regularly thereafter until the snow goes
off in the spring. Frank Smith will drive
the mail stage while AL. Smith drives
alternate days. Travellers will find them
accommodating and Obliging, and the
route will probably be more popular
than ever.
Year: 1876

SCIIENCK'S CASE STILL IN SUSPENSE.
FURTHER SECRET CONSULTATION OF The COMMIT


TEE-CoUNsEL ALLOWED TO GIVE LIST or


WITNESSES. WITH A STATEMENT OF WHAT THEY


WILL PEOYE-FINAL EJACULATION OR CENsURE


BOTH POSSIBLE.


BY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRBUNE


WASHINGTON, April THE Emma Mine in
vcscaton made very little progress to-day The secret
consultation Of the Committee In regard TO tic summon
ing Of witnesses yesterday not to have resulted III
a final determination of tAe mode of Procedure which
should hereafter adopted by the Committee, and as
soon rs qa0rn was present tis morning the ro was
cleared of spectators and long secret session began Inc
discussion so learned covered substan ally
the same ground that gone over yesterday Monroe
in his remarks Yesterday TO which reference has already
been briefly made seems TO have represented very iay
the sentiment the Committee. He opposed the sum
;nouing OF great number of additional witnesses in re-
gard to the char OF the Emma Mine. 1t was he
said question Committee oould ne yer SETTLE nor
was IL necessary that they should do II the NINE
should be proved to have been worthless Gen. Schenck
coud s be exculpated from the charge of fraud pro-
yided It should be evident that he really believed II TO DC
OF great value.


On the other hand. if it is proved that the nre was
worth more than had claimed for It, the Committee
might still think It their duty to ooasure Gen. scenek
for allowing himself when a Minister Of the United
statcs 10 engage in any entcrpri So O. the kind 1t WAS
finally determined by the Committee 10 allow Gen
scheuc counsel to present the names OF the witnesses
whom they desire have summoned with brief state
meut OF what they expected to prove by each. This
statement will uc examined by the Committee before de
termininc what witness they will call. M Park con
tued his statement but did reach the point OF Cen
Schcncs connection with the Company or Its director
ship. After he has concluded hs voluntary statement
he is to be cross-cxamincd by Hewitt.
Year: 1876

From the Memphis (Tenn.) Avalanche [Dem.)


Some ofou contemporaries, speak
ing of tue probabilities of troubles
in connection with the disputed Pres
idency, say that while the South will
not take the initiative, the Southern
people will follow the North, what
ever the policy determined on. This
means, if it means anything, that if
the Democrats in the North should
precipate a war they will be joined
by the South. Editors who indulge
in this nonsense, not only Go not
represent majority of the people,
but do not represent themselves, for
if the dread issue were to come, not
one in twenty wonld take a hand
If anybody in the North wants to go
to war about the Presidency, let him
turn his scythe into a sword, and
"pitch in" Nobody down this way
wants any more experience in the
tented field.
Year: 1876

The Governors certificate merely
authenticates the list Of Presidential
electors Governor Grover certified
that two Republicans and one Dem
ocrat were entitled to seats in the
Electoral College. The title of two
Republicans was unquestioned, and
they formed a majority of the Col
lege. The proceedings of such a
body are controlled by its majority
1t is for the majority to decide
whether there are vacancies, and fill
them if they exist Even if Cronin
was duly chosen an elector he had no
authori y to organize the College
against two others whose titles were
as good as his own. The other two
members did not resign, did rot ab-
sent themselves, did not refuse to
act as electors, did nothing to forfeit
the claim to act as such which they
derived from the vote of the people
and Governors certificate. A ma
jority of the College they had
right to organize it and to control
its proceedings. Cronin's vote for
Tilden was not cast as a member of
the Electoral College organized by
majority of its certified members. =
The persons with whom he acted
were not elected by the people );
they had no certificates from the
people; they had no certificates
from the Governor; had no title to
vote which either House of Congress
can recognize. Governor Growers
certificate, though sent to the Presi-
dent of the Senate in the wrong en-
velope, prove that that other Elect
oral College was regular. Its major
ity consisted of members whom be
had declared elected. That majori-
ty found a vacancy and filed it as
the law of the State required them
to do. We have no doubt that their
proceedings will stand and the three
votes of Oregon be legally counted
for Hayes New York, Herald, On
dependent.)
Year: 1876

The Springfield Republic recon-
mends the reorganization of every
Republican Club in Ohio, at once,
on permanent basis. The next fall
election will not only have Governor
to elect, but it will elect Legisia-
ture to choose a successor to Sher-
man in the q. S. Senate. The re-
commendation of the Republic is
timely and important.
Year: 1876

Governor Tilden is represented as
very sensibly believing that the
House has not the power to declare
that there has been no election, and
then elect Samuel J. Tilden but he
does think the House can prevent ar
election, and peacefully defeat the in
auguration of Governor Hayes, send
ing the whole question back to the
people within year.-[Springfeld
Republican.
Year: 1876

There is one respect at least in
in which the present unfortunate po-
htical situation is likely to result in
good, The people are learning all
the methods by which the President
may be elected, and by the time of
the next Presidents Inauguration
we shall be Nation of constitution
al lawyers. Better still, we are learn
ing what are the faults and flaws in
our election machinery, and it is not
unlikely that we shall take pains to
repair them before the possibility
shall arise again of an election whose
result nobody can find out. The
important thing is that we shall all
firmly adheer to our resolution to
respect the law, whatever result
the law shall bring about in the con-
test New York Post.