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Year: 1876

One of Madam Talma's favorite exer-
cises was the ejaculation of the mono
syllable "Ahw 70 with an infinite variety
of notes to affect the mind of the hearer
in different ways. She used to shut her
self up in her room and imagine situa-
tions of horror or affliction, in which
she was herself the principal. She was
sometimes about to be dragged to the
guillotine, or her children were being
torn from her, or she was deserted by
her husband, prey to jealous anguish;
her emotion never failed to follow these
fancies, and her exclamations were
sometimes so agonizing that the reflec-
ton of them back upon herself almost
exhausted her consciousness. Her ex-
preston was purposely confined to.the
simple ejaculation "Ah!' for she
thought it desirable to acquire COM
plete command of tones before practic-
ing more complex forms Of meaning
shaped into words. Another of her ex-
ercises consisted in various utterances
of the short, seemingly insignificant
sentence of "Bonjour, Monsieur. She
used to imagine quarrel with friend
and then a constrained meeting, all
which her "Bonjour, Monsieur" should
indicate; or a concealed disgust, or a
hidden passion, or a cold disdain and
these phases she repeated till she was
certain that they must convey the in
feeling to any hearer of average sensi-
bility. Here is an example of that pa
tience of genius which Carlyle has spO-
ken of as its very essence. There are
probably many young people ente red
or entering upon the stage, and believ-
ing themselves clever, who will laugh
at the idea of these solitary, arduous
efforts of Madame Talma's; they will
say. 'How ridiculous to imagine your
self being dragged to the guillotine
how absurd to spend hours in giving ex-
preston to such a phrase as 'Bonjour,
Monsieur and no doubt If the great
artist were living still, as her reputa-
ton is, these persons would proceed to
"quiz her" according to their own no
tions. They might do that, and she,
certain of her art, might advance with
modest dignity to the centre Of the
stage, face her audience, speak few
appealing words in her tender, farltless
articulation, and meet the answer Of
fast-falling tears from every man and
woman present; for she never failed to
reach the hearts of her hearers.-Tem-
pie Bar.
Year: 1876

falling raindrop seemed to be gilded
and to fall through sunshine, a broad
beam of light stole in through an open
window and traversing the room rested
on the cage of wickerwork, and at the
same instance dove, caught out in the
rain, showed silver wings across the
blackness of the stormy cloud.


''The dove has returned" said the
Lady Hilda, and expired. Her descen-
dants preserved her story in device of
coat of arms-a golden rain falling out
Of black cloud, a sun shining, and a
dove flying home through the storm.
Year: 1876

posts it can safely lend out $4,000 to
its customers. Ii the government re-
ceived for 3.65 bonds the billion and 3
quarter dollars now on deposit in saw
ings banks in the United States. it could
pay off the billion and quarter dollars
Of bonds bearing four, five and six per
cent In gold, and thus save an immense
sum annually in reduced taxation. For
the government would not, like the
banks, have to keep on hand any part of
the money deposited. for it would pay in
greenbacks fresh from its own printing
office. Aud as soon as there were
more greenbacks af1oat they were de-
manded hy the wants Of trade they
would be converted into 3.65 bonds; and
whenever the rate Of interest, or the
profits on industry. rose higher than
3.65 per cent, the money would be with~
drawn from the bonds and set afoat in
the community. Thus the 500 bond
would act like an automatic self-regula-
tor obedient to the great law Of demand
and supply.


Carl Is dishonest in thus setting up q
man of straw to knock down again.
But it is just such bosh as this that is
greedily swallowed by the weaklings.
1t disappears between breath OF honest
thought.
Year: 1876




We sincerely hope the following state
ment is not true. and we shall be glad to
chronicle Judge Wilder's disproof of
it. We quote from the Pioneer.Press-
Tribune:


1T is charged by the only clean-out
republican organ in st. Paul, that Judge
Wilder. the candidate of the democracy
for congress in the second district, was
guilty OF the following act of copperhead
baseness while the boys in blue were do
ing his fighting for him at the front.


During the war, tax was levied in
Goodhue county to pay bounties for vol
unteers, Judge Wilder, who is quite
wealthy, paid his share of the tax with
much grumbling. He was notorious
copperhead, and did not relish the idea
of his money going to reinforce the Union
armies. Afterwards, in nosing around.
he found out that there was legal flaw
in the call for the special election which
voted the tax, and forthwith sued the
county and recovered back the amount
OF his tax with costs and interest.


The people of the free state of Minne-
sofa could forgive Judge Wilder for kill.
ing his neighbor, but they will scarcely
forgive him for suing for and recovering
the taxes he paid during the war for
bounties to soldiers, because of legal
flaw in the levying of the lax. That is
more despicable act OF copperhead
meaDness and cupidity than they accuse
Samuel j. Tilden of. We wait for Judge
Wilder's explanation before giving evil
dcnce to the self.evident SANDER"
Year: 1876

had open war with the bullionists rather
than be stabbed in the back after this
fashion? Now your hands are n'anacled
and your mouths gagged


Come out and help Peter Cooper and
next year we will show these SIC, 900
Democrats something that will astonish
them.
Year: 1876

sB- The CITY DIRECTORY is IN the
hands Of the printers and Is being rapidly pat
in type. Changes may Jet be made in the IN
formation already given; and these who have
changed residence or business recently and
who have not notified Us, will please do 80 al
once. Our desire is TO publish a hEsJ-ciass
Directory, complete and accurate up 70 date
of publication, and we can only DO 30 BY he
aid of our citizens in this psrrcuisF


BOYLE & Chaplain,


ta25 279]z Main Street,
Year: 1876




Tho importance Of tho healthiness OF the nervous
system be overcs,im ated ,ts power over life
and death and the direct bearing which 1t has on
its qualities and its the OF its hcahfu
its moderate the danger Of overtaxng It,
whether through thought study. or intense application
in mental investigation and research whether by the
absorbing attention the conduct Of compb
Gated and business interests by the
system All these subjects Tor consideration
also tho knowledge of what Is what
seeking advice rum Who for long series Of
yea hos devoted his whole time and the study
department. accurately determine the diseased
conditions their nature, and origin whether arising
from the want OF exercise its regusrty excess and who


IRON his experience and practice has to discover
the arrangement and promptly spply the remedy
thus avoiding the painfully slow feeling aer the truth
common to the inexperienced and annoying TO tho
tenS who very naturally. wants To know without delay
what s the matter tho extent OF til" derangement the
probabilities Of recuperaton and the time required


striking example the value Of experience and pract
cal well tho usefulness OF the prompt
pcasion suitable rcmed,es is found in she important
tonx only home but abroad that large
ton Of those who suffer from mental disturbance and abso


treatment within aer the first symptoms have mani


~ the ,nssecsus department. become
hausted mental Hppicattoh deprvng 1t OF the
power thought only its strength
beng properly fed and nourshsd ey the use Of certain
requiring different remedy for its and dereu


for bringing them up rom their oyerworked ano eX
conditions The of this branch OF medi
cal practice scarcely be ated for reaches
titles and the retention Of estates In the family


and large experience In this direction have
been able 10 by my the thankful Rpnrcc


certainly communicate much TO cultivated minds in
with practical experience In what pertains
the Of recovering their powers whether Of BRAIN
appetite. propensity or pass'on
Year: 1876

have not, says Charles Thompson,
seen bedbug or a flea in my house
for many years. If an army of them
were to be brought in, mercury would
speedily exterminate them, but think
cleanliness the hest and perhaps the
only preventative. The common house
t1y i do not molest, believing that il
more than compensates for its trouble
by cleaning the atmosphere of affiuvia
and the animalcule which always
arise from the putreiaction of decaying
substances in warm weather. A few
drops of caIbolic acid will clean house
plants from lice in very short time.
If mosquitoes or other blood suckers
infsst our sleeping room at night, we
uncork a bottle of the oil of penny.
royal, and these insects leave in great
haste, nor will they return as long as
the air is loaded with the perfume of
that aromatic herb. If rats enter tho
cellar, a little powdered potash, thrown
into their holes or mixed with meal
and scattered in their rnnways never
fails to drive them away. Cayenne
pepper will keep the buttery and store
room free from ants and cockroaches.
If mouse makes an entrance into
any part of your dwelling, saturate a
rag in cayenne in solution and stuff il
into a hole, which can be repaired
With either wood or mortar. No rat
or mouse will eat that rag for the pur-
pose of opening communication with
q depot of supplies.
Year: 1876

The ingenuity of parties engaged in
the practice Of defrauding the Govern.
ment through the evasion of the pay
ment of the tax on whiskey seems to
be inexhaustible. The latest device
has just been exposed through the eff.
forts Of Colonel Hunt, Supervisor of
Internal Revenue for the Ohio and
Indiana district, and consists in using
barrels which are manufactured with
the two slaves opposite the bung about
twice as thick as the rest. By this
arrangement, the ganger who, insert
ing the gauge through the bung, would
strike the thick slaves, and supposing
the others to be of the same thickness,
would gauge less by three or four gal
Ions thar the barrel actually contain
ed. Colonel Hunt made a seizure of
four hundred barrels of that descrip.
ton last week at Lafayette, Indiana,
in the establishment where they were
manufactured. The coopers protested
their innocence Of any intent to de.
fraud the Government, claiming that
they were making the barrels strictly
10 accordance with their orders, and
supposed that the thick slaves were
put in simply to strengthen the bar.
rels-a view of the matter which the
Supervisor could not be induced to ae-
cept.
Year: 1876

In rural Presbyterian conerega.
tion in the western section Of Canada.
the people for various reasons, were
desirous of a change in the pastorate.
A meeting was called to consider. how
the desired change could be affected.
All were agreed that though the pastor
was a learned, laborious, amiable, and
excellent man, he was exceedingly
prosy and uninteresting as a preacher.
1t was resolved, therefore, that dep.
utation should be sent asking him to
resign his charge. No one was ready
to undertake the delicate task. At
last two elders were induced to 90
and talk with the minister about the
matter. = They went on their mission
with no little trepidation, but were
greatly relieved by the cordial mans
ner IN which the good minister receiy
ed them. He listened quietly to their
hesitatingly told story, and at once
acquiesced in their desire that he
would resign. Elated with their sue.
cess, they hastened to report the re-.
suit to the people. All were greatly
gratified at the prospect of such an
amlcable arrangement; and feeling
some sense of gratitude to the minis
ter for many years Of service and espec.
tally for his ready compliance with
their wishes, they determined to pre-.
sent him with an address and a purse.
A public meeting of the congregation
was held, at which the pastor was in
vited to be present, an address was
read to him containing strong expires.
sions of appreciation and gratitude
for his manifold labors and of strong
personal affection for himself, and the
purse was handed to him as a token
of their continued esteem. 1eui, .


On rising to reply, the pastor was
deeply moved, and spoke with a fall
tering voice. He stated that, infiuen.
ced by the statement of the elders
who had called on him he had resolv-
ed at much expense of feeling to him.
self, resign his charge. Pausing for
a minute, as if overcome with emotion
not a few of the tender hearted
betraying their sympathy with him
be vent on to say that in view Of the
afectiopate and touching address he
had just received, so generous a gift,
he felt constrained to abandon his
purpose, and would therefore remain
with them, and devote his future life
to the best interests of people who
were SO warmly attached to him, and
who SO highly valued bis humble
services.


The reply was so obviously dictated
by genuine simplicity that no one at
the time had the courage to riss and
explain. That minister is still pastor
of the same parish
Year: 1876

From our San Francisco dispatches it APP
pears that there's prospect OF the exposure
in the courts Of the operations Of the Credit
and Finance Company, the Credit Mobilier
Of the Central Pacific railroad, the transac-
lions OF which up to this time have heen
cfoaked in impenctrable secrecy. If what
inklings Of the Credit and Finance Com
pany's doings have been given nut are not
TO be set down as lies OF monumental pro-
portion, that concern plundered the stock
holders and robbed the Central Pacific on
scale as compared with which the Credit
Aobilier OF The Union Pacific was but pet
~ larceny. The suit is brought by stock
holder; but peading it enough light M ay be
let in upon the whole affair TO indicate
what became of the millions OF assets of the
Central Pacific, which, could they be founi,
might be made available in payment OF
some OF the millions of bonds issued TO that
Company, VIII ich now there is prospect will
nave TO be paid out Of the National Treas
Urv.-ChioGq0 Tribune
Year: 1876

That robbing institution at Manhattan,
called the Agricultural College, got all it
asked for from the State Treasury. You
see, it is for the benefit of the farmers, and
farming must be encouraged. They:have a
grand piano, to teach boys how to farm
and printing Office, to give experience in
HIling the ground and a telegraph institu-
ton TO demonstrate the science Of agricul-
ture and many other useful appliances,
AZ the expense of the State, of an equal de-
gree of usefulness 10 fit boys for farming.
We give it as our deliberate opinion, that
nine boys out of every ten who graduate
there rs farmers, unless they knew how to
farm before they went there, could not hire
uut TO any decent farmer in the State, and
remain in his service one week. they
would be hustled off Of the place Tor ignor-
ance how to harness a mule or swi!l hog.
They might give chemical analysis of a
chunk Of manure, but could not raise
enough produce on the whole farm 10 feed
ihemselyes.-TTOy Caig.
Year: 1876

Senator James NJ. Harvey made speech
in favor OF admitting Pinchback which
does honor, not only to the Senator him
self, but TO the State which he so ably rep
resents.


We are proud TO note that while james
NJ. Harvey may not be possessed of the
most brilliant intellect, that he is always
right Whenever the interests of his Stale
or his country are at stake, his voice and
his vote are found on the -ide of the right.


In view of the fact that Senator Har,
vey's successor is TO be elected next winter,
we desire TO say that in our belief the State
canuot do itself more credit than TO elect
Hon. Jas. NJ. Harvey to be his own sue
cessor. He is safe man, and always on
the right side.-Ek County Ledger.
Year: 1876

We are not surprised TO find our opinion
Of that alleged revelation concerning Mis-
Anthony confirmed by the following from
the Leavenworth TINES


Miss Anthony denies giving authority for the
Council Bluffs statement. We are decidedly OF the
opinion that no statement made by Miss Anthony,
'r any one else, no manner If he be the most emf
neat man or woman IN the land, would have any
.'iInp1riance' upon the Beechcr scandal Ii Miss
Anthony should make statement, and If that state
Iueut should reflect upon Beechcr Beech, rs friends
would damn her and the statement too. The stale
meat OF nOOne at this time would have any weight


THE TINES is right. No statement by
any one, except n confession by one or the
other OF the principal parties 10 the scan
dal, would have any weight with either
party. One is just As stubborn and unrea
SOEable as the other Further discussion is
a mere waste OF breath. Ii would be easier
10 induce the Pope of Rome 10 become 4
Methodist class leader than it would TO
convince believer in Tilton's story tha;
BeecLer was not guilty, or believer in the
pastor that he was not innocent.-EoehesteT
ylgF.-gsy
Year: 1876

When the Supreme and District Court
Judges and the members of the Legislature
travel on passes, and nearly all candidates
for Office undertake to purchase the support
of the voters by paying out directly and in
directly more or less mouey, according to
their means, and all the people say amen,
we think the people themselves need blame
nobody but themselves for the existing state
OF things. The preaching of political mo-
rality for few weeks after the fall of one
like Belknap amounts TO but little, If We
are to go right on in the old way and sus-
tain the little knots of shysters who in the
main are the controlling spirits in our
town and county conventions, and who are
known TO use all the money they can get
and think they need in their endeavors to
control nominations and elections in their
several Wyundotte Ga-ette
Year: 1876

A novelty that is worn now with dinner
dresses, and will be widely adopted with
summer dresses, is the lace belt. This con-
sists OF strip Of Valenciennes insertion,
leiged with narrow lace laid over the silk
like the dress or in contrast with it and
fastened on the left side by knot of long
loops of ribbon and two flowing ends.
Made OF Italian Valenciennes over cream,
rose, cardinal red, or pale blue silk ; this
belt is sold for 50. Ladies can make fDr
themselves similar belts to match their ecru
lace parures, and to wear with the collarct-
tes and fchus that now brighten all dark
toilettes
Year: 1876

The improvement which are being
yearly made in the farming implements
that which are used in the cultivation of
the great Southern staple are attract
ing the attention of all Southern plant
ers We were shown yesterday the
tor intends to be used in the cotton
crop while the weed is yet yoang. Mr.
Horrell of Hartford county, has con-
troll of the patent, and is seeking a man
of capital who will take hold of the
invention.


The chopper has some machinery
about it, but the machinery is not
complicated, and is easily managed by
the plaiuest farm hand. The objects
to be accomplished are to chop out the
cotton to a stand, and at the same time
to weed down the row and redirt the
young plants. The cultivator is dawn
by two horses and completes the en-
tire row at one passing over.


Mr.. Harrell's postof1ice is Harrells-.
vile, Hertford county. We believe
that there if merit in the invention and
that 1t will prove to be grand success.
We have examined the model CAREFUL
ly, and knowing something of the
wants of the planter. .unhesitatingly say
that one of his greatest needs has been
supplied by the inventor of this cotton
cultivatOr.
Year: 1876

A paper has been read before the
London Meteorological Society on the
poisonous winds Of India. The author
DIR. Cook, remarks that there are GER
tain DAYS i'm which however hard and
violent winds may blow, little or no
dust accompanies it, while at other
times every little puff of air or current
of air raises up and carries with it
clouds of dust, and at these times the
individual particles of sand appear TO
be i'm such an electrical condition that
they are even ready to repel each other.
But the wind most deadly in its influ-
ence is the simeon, its presence being
made manifest in the sudden extinc-
ton of life wherever protection from its
influence fails to be afforded. DIR. Cook
says of this phenomena that it is sudden
in its attack, and is sometimes preceded
by cold current Of air, but occurring
in the hot months, and taking place by.
night as well as by day; its course is
straight and defined, and its passage
leaves a narrow, "knife-like" track.
1t is attended by a well marked sulphu-
rOus OdOr, and the current of air in
which it passes is evidently greatly
hcated-is, in fact. like the blast of a
furnace.
Year: 1876

There is still a popular belief that
it is less extravagant to spend $40
for a dinner than to spend $40 for a
book. A FESTIVE person out on holiday
will spend % cents for a quart Of pea
nuts which he did not need and which
he eats up i'm an hour or two ITO his in
ward damage) who would never think
of buying for the same money some
cheap edition of standard book which
would furnish him solid enjoyment for
many days, and add materially to the
value of his life. Such a reluctance is
there to buy books, that whole neigh
borhood, eager, perhaps, to read new
work by popular author, (hungry for
it, will wait for months to borrow it,
and snatch the reading of it, rather
than spend half dollar to own 1t, and
satisfy the intellectual appetite at once.
Every day, in the city, people spend 80
and $40 for elaborate lunches which
they do not need, when the money
would buy some fine edition of work
that would entertain them for q month
or two, and enrich their minds forever.
They are prodigal about eating and
drinking, spending literally for dys-
pepsia, but trust to chance and borrow
ing TOR what the mind wants. The
sample room is more attractive to them
than the news room, and they pass by
the bookstore for the restaurant
Hartford Coardnf.
Year: 1876

The British funeral arrangements are
it must be admitted, in an unsatisfac-
tory condition. 1t is not only the opin-
ions are divided on the questions Of ere


nation, burial in wicker cOffins, and
other modes of sepulture, but there is
an agitation to be observed in the burial
classes which is unusual and, to a GER
tain extent, alarming. We hear of
gravediggers suddenly throwing down
their picks and shovels and refusing
to work without higher remuneration,
and now a strike of undertakers is re-
ported from Gateshead. This ''rather
serious occurrence" as it Is termed by
the relieving officer in a report to the
guardians of the union took place un-
der the following circumstances. 1t
seems that the Gateshead undertakers
have hitherto, for a fixed charge, re-
moved all corpses from the workhouse
to the cemetery, but they now complain
that the weight of some Of the bodies
which they have to carry is so unreas-
onably heavy that they cannot do it for
the price. They therefore threaten
that, unless the guardians make new
and better arrangements, they will be
compelled to refuse carrying any more
bodies. The guardians have resolved
to leave the matter In the hands of the
relieving officer, with the view of COM
ing to some compromise with the un-
dertakers, and here the matter rests for
the present. In the meantime, if it is
really the intention of the undertakers
to charge in future on the burial by
weight system. persons with any con-
sideration for their families should
avoid as far as possible eating them
selves to death. There can be little
doubt that the dinner-table as a rule
is more deadly than the battlefield,
and that, If the history Of the world
were truly written 1t would be found
thst gluttony has been far more fatal
than patriotism.-PaU Mil Gazette.