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Year: 1876

Thus divest ourselves OF the idea OF actual 'trec
"o the fruit OF the tree which Is in the midst OF the
Rarden"-of the serpent saith unto the womaD,"
&C. &c, and entertain the matter ns really - as an
alicgory, nnd We Immediately begin Ia upravcl the
metaphor, and witness the elucidaon Of the great
boon OF free will To man, which was conferred ON
him. and thus the knowledge was impaired to him OF
good and evil See how beautifully the aegory IN that
regard 10 wrticn:-"Aud the Lord commanded the
man. saying, of every tree OF the garden thou mayst
freely but OF the of knowledge, OF good and
evil, thou mayst not eat' "a Hcbrasm.-See Web
sier 'ior the day That out estest thereof thou
shalt surely die Geuesis xL, 16 I'D Man
suffered n moral death and
ashamed for SHINING. lie wandered away
from the path OF rcctiludo which his Father tod
had allowed him TO do. 80 that thereby, by an expert
OF the knowledge of good and evil he man might
be able to advance IN know lodge and work out his
salvation from sin; become responsible being, OF y
higher order; n creator OF knowledge within hmself
obtain experience derived from the working OF his
own mind be enabled 10 ask his Maker Tor assistance
In resisting evil aad thus IN probationary state be
fitted for higher life to be companion OF the great
l Am. Abraham was friend Of God, and we may all
arrive at that excellence.


WILLIAM COVENTRY H. WADDELL
Year: 1876

Complaints are made against the
Pontchartrain Railroad Company, that
their trains do not go daily to the end
OF the wharf at Milneburg, thereby
compelling pleasure seekers to walk
from the Washington Hotel to the sheds,
sometimes under scorching sun. Ger
tainly the Pontchartrain Railroad Com
pany are bound in no manner to run
their trains to the full extent of the
line, but it would seem that it is to their
interests that they should do so, or lose
great deal Of patronage. This, it
would seem, also, the company cannot
afford to risk now that there are two
other lines OF cars running to the lake.


A friend OF the DEMOCRAT also COM
plains OF the danger arising from the
close proximity of trees and telegraph
poles on the line Of the City Railroad to
the lake, which nearly caused serious in
Jury to his little son recently. It is
suggested that, like on the Claiborne
street Zine, guards should be put on the
windows, inasmuch as the notices post
ed in the cars are insufficient to warn
travellers OF the danger Of putting their
heads and arms out Of the windows. A
UcLtcI way WOulu plOu0Uly UC W IoIuOfS
the obstacles. So far as the trees are
concerned, they are not only out Of
place on such commercial thorough
fare as Canal street, above Rampant,
but are so stunted in majority OF
cases, that they are not even orna-
mental.


The City Railroad by the way are daily
expecting two more dummies. AS soon
as the City Council ratified the right of
the company to run dummies up as far
as the station Mr.. Wintz telegraphed to
the manufacturers to put extra work on
the dummies which they had in course
of construction for the company and
complete them as soon as possible. As
soon as the additional dummies are re-
ceived the afternoon through trains to
the Lake will run every fifteen minutes,
and it is probable that through tickets
will then be issued from any part Of The
city.
Year: 1876

While barber in Niles, M.chi 1an,
was shaving customer The other day
he became tangled UP in al epileptic
spasm. After the customer had lost d
slice off the neck and narrowly es-
capped a severance OF the iusular vein,
he modestIy suggested that he would
wait for the next, as he never did
like close shaving.
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the New York
Herald says that at Chicago four enter
prising American ladies, connected in
some way with the Centennial, sue
ceeded in obtaining an interview with
the Emperor. They were headed by
Mrs Willing, editress of the Women's
Temperance Union. His Majesty was Gu
rious to zee the lady representatives of
the press. and received them very kindly.
The interview promised well at the be-
ginning, but it turned out that only two
of the ladies belonged to the press, while
the others were merely curious. One of
these incidentally remarked that she had
been anxious to see the Emperor of Bra
zil because a relation of hers was one of
His Majesty's subjects. With his usual
politeness the Emperor inquired in what
part of Brazil this relation dwelt, when
the lady innocently replied that she
thought it was in Valparaiso. With a
wicked smile the Emperor reminded her
that Valparaiso was not in his dominions,
but in Chill, and the lady seemed quite
Disconnected but the effect of the blum
der On the literary ladies was terrific.
1t fell like a bombshell, and, like a
clever tactician, Mrs. Willing rose, and
with pretty speech withdrew her COM
panions, evidently afraid that terrible
Valparaiso woman would speak again
and make new blunder. This accident
delivered His Majesty from the terrible
lady interviewers.
Year: 1876




The British steamer Crocus landed
eight hundred and fifty Cinnamon at
San Francisco lately, and according to all
accounts they were horribly ill-treated
on the passage. The captain said that
two days out from Hong Kong revolt
broke out among the Chinese passen-
gers, which for time endangered the
lives of all the officers and crew. Among
the passengers, he said, were large num-
Der of desperate characters picked up
from the slums of Hong Kong and
Canton and shipped to this country to
serve out term of hard labor in the
different companies. Three or four of
these desperate men acted as ringleaders
among the other passengers, and melted
them to a general revolt in order to get
possession of the ship and return, if
possible, to their native land. 1t was
with the utmost difficulty that the
captain could restrain the coolies from
committing acts of violence. Many of
them were armed with knives, and not a
few had revolvers. Seeing that his own
Year: 1876

THE lion is set down as something else
than the king of beasts" by Professor
Samuel Houghton, in Nature. He says:


"I have proved that the strength of
the lion in the fore limbs is only SO per
cent. of that of the tiger, and that the
strength of the hind limbs is only 65 9
per cent. of that of the tiger. l may
add that five men can easily hold down
a lion, while it requires nine men to
control tiger. Martial also states that
the tigers always killed the lions in the
amphitheater. The lion is, in truth, a
pretentious humbug, and he will run
away like whipped cur under circum-
stances in which the tiger will boldly
attack and kill"


DIR. Livingstone held an equally low
opinion of the lion. He remarks that
no lien can Withstand for a moment the
vigorous assaults of an enraged buffalo
bull. England will have to select some
other animal to symbolic her power and
courage.
Year: 1876

EVERY thing points to a complete
understanding having been arrived at by
the representatives of Germany, Austria
and Russia in connection with the Turk
ism question. They are clearly animated
by pacific policy.
Year: 1876

JIMMY BLANCHARD. the champion
Juvenile liar of New England, who won
bis spurs in two days impersonation Of
the missing Charley Ross, has again left
his home, this time taking horse and
wagon with him. He will probably
turn up in few days persuading some
rural railroad conductor that he is Boss
Tweed, and that money can be made by
carrying him to New York.
Year: 1876

II was only broken chord OF song


That sang itself the hveloDg day,
Over and over in my heart,


And always In the same sweet way
Always beginning low and soft,


Like teDderly spoken "l0ve, goodnight I"
And ending in glad and joyous strains,


Like morning psalm when the world is bright.
And the hours Of the day were woven In


BY the mystic thread OF the haunting song,
That, somewhere out Of the vanished past,


Sent forth Its witchery clear and strong
Something akin to the song Of birds


When the sky is flushed with the coming dawn,
Yet sad as the thoughtful hour which comes


When the last red light Of day is gene.
Beautiful echo that drifted back


From the far-off shore of long ago,
Over the wide and rugged waste,


Where never the winds of gladness blow,
Bringing the odor Of wildwood flowers


The laughing song of the mountain rill
The green, glad fields where the cowsps grow


Aud the gleam OF waters calm and still.
Sitting alone In the twilight still,


Whose mantle covers the earth with gray,
My heart Is touched and my eyes grow dim,


As the glow OF the sunset fades away,
And feel the presence OF unseen guests


That out of the shadowy regions throng,,
And know they have crossed from the farther shore
On the slender thread Of tbesweet old song.
Year: 1876

It is worth visit to the Court of Gen.
eral Sessions, says the New York World,
to hear ex-R Recorder Smith cross-examine
a witness. His experience on the bench
gave him thorough knowledge of the
nature of the average witness in criminal
cases, and his ingenuity and vigor would
almost enable him to wiring Eyes" or
"uo" answer to his question out of q
craven image. But those lawyers who
take delight in seeing their victims walk
up and take the witness-stand, one after
the other, sometimes get tripped in an
unwary moment, and when they do fall
thew fall fiat. Mr.. Smith found his
match in a witness yesterday. He had
cross-examined a large number and con


auered them easily. His manner Of dis
charging himself at the victims was to
stand up erect, head thrown back, bal
ancing his gold eyeglasses lightly on his
nose with his right hand while he read
a former statement made 10y the same
witness, holding the manuscript very
nigh with his left hand. Then letting


both arms fall by his sides, he eyed the
victim fercely land demanded whether
! that was true or not. I" IL was, was it,
Year: 1876

IT is said that nails driven into fruit
trees close to the ground have the effect
of making such trees more healthy, Wig
orous and excellent than those into
which no nails have been driven. The
reason why nails are 80 beneficial is thus
explained Worms will not attack the
tree because the oxidation or the rustiDg
of the iron by the sap evolves ammonia,
which, as the sap rises, will, of course,
impregnate every part of the foliage, and
prove too drastic dose for the delicate
palates of intrudipg insects. The salt OF
iron afforded by nails is extremely often
siye to the worms, while it is not only
harmless but beneficial to the foliage
and fruit Of the tree.
Year: 1876

The heart and mind of man and man
Must differ, II Is true.
And so the deed our neighbor does
Perchance we ne'er could do;
And thus, In climbing fortunes height
To reach the fame In store,
IL people only do their best,
The world will ask no more.
Does then the little humming bird
Its tender song forsake,
Because the nightingale's sweet voice
May softer music make?
Or does the tiny, twinkling star,
Which lends TO earth its light,
Repine because some kindred orb
May chance to burn more bright?
And so thro' life we find that some
Are clad In praise and fame,
While others meekly plod along,
With naught TO giid their name;
But when each life is reckon'd up,
Its doings counted DER,
If we can say. did my best,"
Our God will ask no more.


-keip Orleans Picdyune.
Year: 1876

DURING their short stay in Constan-
tinople the Emperor and Empress of
Brazil received hundreds of petitions for
aid, written in a great variety of Ian
guages and dialects. On leaving they
distributed one hundred lire among
some of the petitioners, and sent two
hundred and fifty dollars to q charitable
institution.
Year: 1876

Col. T. Lubey, the water registrar, in CON-
municatiOn TO Ems ineer Hoxie on the subject,
sets forth his views for increased water supply
on the high ground Of the northern and western
sections OF the city, as follows:


ITO give the high grounds in the northwestern
part Of the city an additional supply OF water
nave the honor to recommend the following: The
new pump about to be erected In Georgetowa Is
estimated TO pump l25 900 gallons OF water every
hour, or in Il hours one million and hall gal
vice, Georgetown is about half million gallons
IN l. hours, thus leaving one million OF gallons
surplus My proposition is to utilize this in all
that part Of the city lying between Boundary
street, Massachusetts, avenue and Twelfth street
noIthwes-


'To this propose to.exteud the s.inch main run
ming along Wett street. Georgetown, across the
Psueet bridge, connect the fOur-inch main now
runBing down Montgomery street into the four
inch main on the north SIDE Of West street, carry
both across the P.street brdae, and then connect
with the twelve-iuch main at the corner of and
Twenty second streets northweit. Close the
twelve-fnch stop at corner OF w and Twelfth
streets, and by inserting series Of six inch stops
on both sides OF Fourteenth street down to the
north eide Of Massachusetts avenue. we insolate
this part Of the city and use therein from the
twelve-inch main the surplus million or more gal
Ions frC In the high service, Georgetown. / am
entirely satisfied that this plan will work, and
now suffer from an inadequate supply Of water.
or course stringent measures will have to be
taken to stop running closets and the like, or the
million gallons can be all wasted and not used.
Within the boundary named there is population
Of about ten thousand, and one million gallons
would give one hundred gallons to each fnhaoit-
snt therein. The work will cost about s. 900, and
the estimate for the same is herewith inclosed.
A portion of this sum can be collected, however,
from taxes on property where the mains are laid,
as they can ee used by the property owners along
the route IftbeSa suggestions be approved, and
the work authorized, Lean complete it within
thirty Gays.n
Year: 1876

J


Pursuant to q call published in the NATIONAL
REPUBLICAS, number Of the leading business
men Of the city assembled last evening in the
ps-lors Of "The Arlington" for the purpose of
taking such steps as would secure the holding of
the two national nominating conventions In this
city during the coming season. Those present
not deeming themselves numerically strong
enough to represent the opinion Of the citizens,
requested MIR. Roessle, Of 1.-The Arlington" to
Issue and circulate letter to the citizens and
business men Of the District, OF which the follow
ing is q cOpY:
Year: 1876

The following table, which is Of interest to the
property of the District, showing the num-
Der Of fires and the total loss Of fires in the Dis
trict since 1885, has been prepared in the ONCE Of
the chief engineer Of the fire department:
Year: 1876

GEESE AS Practical HUMoRIsTs. goose
has perhaps the keeuest appreciation OF hu-
NOR Of any animal, unless it be her own
arch enemy, the fox The writer once saw
in little grassy paddock some eight or ten
fat and healthy pigs and half score OF
geese. From this paddock narrow. open
gate gave entrance into the farm-yard, and.
as evening drew on. the geese ranged them
selves in row near this Thermopyle. Oh
viously. supper-time was approaching. and
the pigs wished to return home to thelr
troughs. Equally clearly, the geese had
gwen each other the word not TO let them
pass through the gate which they guarded.
without paying toll. First there came up
a Jolly. good-humoreG little pig, who trot-
ted cheerfully along with confidence which
ought to have disarmed criticism, till he
came among the geese. Then, with cackle
and scream, every neck was stretched to
get q bite at him, and. squealing and yell
ing, the poor little porker ran the gauntlet.
The same fate befell SIX or seven more oil
his brethren in succession, each betraying
increasing trepidation as he approached the
fatal pass, and made bolt through the
corps de garde of geese. whose chattering
and screeches of delight were almost un-
distinguishable from human laughter. AT
last The biggest pig OF the party Drought
up the rear. He was pink-deshed, clean
young fellow, with fat limbs and sides. and
his ears were cooked, a.d his tail sharply
twisted in the intelligent, wide-awake man
ner which so completely distinguishes the
intellectual pig from the mere swine multi
tude. With loud grunt of defiance. thi:
brave beast charged through the flock oil
geese. and had actually almost gained the
gate. when large, gray goose made one
grab at his fat ham, caught up the skin IN
u bunch and gave it a tremendous pinch
with her red beak. Needless to say. the all
was rent with the squeals of agony OF th'
injured pig and the ecstatic pesns OF the
flock Of geese in chorus From the order
in which the transaction took place, We de
rived the impression that similar game o
prisoners base PROBABLY formed the enter
tainment of the geese. every evening"
Frances Poper Collie.
Year: 1876

lis a rule of manners to avoid exaggera-
ti0n. \ lady loses as soon as she admires
too easily and too much. In man or wo-
man, the face and the person lose power
when they are on the strain to express ad-
miration. \ man makes his interiors his
superiors by heat. Why need you, who
are not gossip, talk as a gossip and
tell eagerly what the neighbors or the
journals say? State your opinion with
out apology. The attitude is the main
point, assuring your companion that,
come good news or come bad, You re-
main in good heart and good mind, which
is the best news you can possibly communi-
cate. SelEcontrol is the rule. You have
in you there noisy, sensual savage, which
you are to keep down, and turn all his
strength to beauty. For example, what a
seneschal and detective is laughter 1t seems
TO require several generations of education TO
train squeaking or a shouting habit out of
man. Sometimes, when in almost all ex-
preston the Choctaw and the slave have
still betrays itself in his contemplate squeals
of JOY. The great gain Is, not to shine, not
to conquer your cOmpanion-then you learn
nothing but conceit-but to find companion
who knows what you do not; to tilt with
him and be oyerthrown. horse and foot,
with utter destruction of all your logic and
learning. There is defeat that is useful
Then you can see the real and the counter
felt, and will never accept the counterfeit
again. You will adopt the art of war that
has defeated you. You will ride to battle
horsed on the very logic which you found lr-
resistible. You will accept the fertile
truth, instead of the solemn customary lie
When people come to see US, we foolishly
prattle, lest We be inhospitable. But things
said for conversation are chalk eggs. Don t
say things. What you are stands over you
the while, and thunders so that cannot
hear what you say to the contrary. A lady
Of nv acquaintance said, Il don't care so
much for what they say as do for what
makes them say it," The law of the table
is beauty-a respect to the common soul of
all the guests. Everything is unreasonable
which is private to two or three or any por-
ton of the COMPANY. Tact never violates
for moment this law ; never intrudes the
orders of the house, the vices of the absent,
or tariff OF expenses, or professional pri-
yacies ; as we say, we never "talk shop
before company. Lovers abstain from caress-
es, and haters from insults, whilst they sit
in one parlor with common friends. Would
we codify the laws that should reign in
households, and whose daily transgression
annoys and mortifes us, and degrades oul
household life-we must learn to adorn every
day with sacrifices Good manners are made
up of petty sacrifices Waldo Emer-
son.
Year: 1876

fore eating they sometimes rinse the fingers
with water. The way | saw a woman do
was by taking mouthful of water out Of a
small calabash, then squirting it out of her
mouth over her fingers then she sat down
and plunged her fingers into the poi, stirred
it around and thrust into her mouth what
clung to the fingers. And thus they each
and all eat poi, with the first two fingers,
man, women. and children, stirring around
and eating from the same cslabash. In like
manner they eat the raw fish with their fin
gers from the same dish. They live in this
manner all over the islands.
Year: 1876

see a lark In the summer sky.


My darling seated at her harp see,
Playing the while our little children sing;


The world is iull OF music not for me-
dreamed last night. OF some dim abbey choir;
The lights were burning where the singers stood
Chanting my anthem. / crouched IN the dark,


Weeping for joy to hear they called II good.
music Of my sleep, that mocks my soul


With cruel joys that are fulfilled no more
Than his who dreams Of xht and love at home,


And wakes to find himself on Arctic shore,
II haunts me always through my silent days


With life before me like closed gate,
II God had only hidden TO die,


Or anything but this hard work-to wait
To wait and work, and know my work but as


Some poor fond mother from her infant Ie.t,
S5uts the sweet memory safe from change and time
And dreams to find her boy tho babe she .e.t
And yet there Is thous will sometimes creep
IL even mingled in my DREAM last ght,-
I'd rather make my music in the dark


Than only stand and sing it in the Il sht
Maybe the dream is nearer truth than sound.


And could hear my tune mine eyes mi hit miss
Some OF the sweetness soaring in my s0ul.S


Better 90 wanting that and having this
And there are songs in heaven. God forgive


poor. ceaf man for wondern ng what they are.
Perchance 1t is their echo that catch,


And shall hear those same songs sweeter far
Year: 1876

\ Result OF IHE LA PAGE TRIAL-It is
said that the Frenehmen in Pembroke and
Suncook are considerably exercised over
the conviction Of La Page. and that the
lines are getting to be pretty closely drawn
between them and the American residents
of the town. They feel, says a Concord
journal. verv bitterly towards Bill Drew,
who was once under arrest on suspicion of
having committed the murder of Josie Lang
maid. Some Of them have made loud threats
against Drew. and few mornings ago
his father stated that a party of them
either went TO the house or stopped in
passing hy and gave out that Drew wo@!d be
killed. Ii Is said that Drew does not 20 to the
village much in consequence of the threats
that have been made against his life. The
Frenchmen profess to think that La Page
is innocent and that Drew il the guilty one.
1t will probably prove an unhealthy season
for them when they begin some OF the de-
monstrations that they talk 50 loudly about.
The conviction OF La Page was doubtless a
very happy thing Tor bis family. tor had he
got his liberty it is reasonable 10 suppose
that the town of Pembroke might have had
another tragedy to chronicle. 1t Is report
ed that he stated to an acquaintance after
his arrest. that all he wanted was 10 get
down to Slncook for an hour. intlmating
that he would get revenge on his wife.
Year: 1876

crackers have been fired off and cymbals
beaten, he burns upa broom which has
never been used, praying while it burns.
Then he takes anothe- broom and walks a
long way from the front of the house, when
he dashes the broom as far off as he can
send it, Thus it is thought that the poor


timid spirit is frightened and driven away
forever, and everybody tries to forget it. p"