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Year: 1876

The RUMOg thas France has postponed
her international exhibition Of 1878 is Ufiicial-
ly declared to be without foundation. There
is DO reason Shy, in the midst of profound
Pesce, her people foursbing in spite of the
great war burdens, her government definite
ly established and no change in the Presiden-
cy possible, except by death, before 1880, that
France shOnld deny herself the privilege of Il
great world show. Everything OF the kind
which shows that what was possible as a
demonstration OF industrial progress under a
monarchy or an empire come just as easy to a
republic will help The cause Of popular gov
ernment in Europe
Year: 1876

CusTER.-Ihe daring deeds that have
marked the military career Of the gallant Gus
ter would fill volume. for he never hesiia-
ted when duty called. Tor or his native valor
prompted action. The love Custers officers
and m bore to their leader Was he natural
outgrowth of their confidence in his skill and
admiration Tor his courage. He never fail
ed TO be III the front rank of The battle, where
the bullets flew lhickest, and never ordered
even a squadron into action without beng
willing aud anxious 10 lead il. The mem-
CRY OF custer will live in the hearts of the
American people when that of his ungererous
prosecutors will have faded into a shadowy
recollection.
Year: 1876

Tue NEGRoEs AND THE WHITES are hav-
ing another erehe in the South, this time at
Hamburg, opposite Atlanta. Ga. It seems a
silly thing to drag a lot of negroes before a
court for obsiruc;ing the roads when they
were merely playing soldier on the Fourth of
July, and it is throughly reprebensible that
armed whites should support unasked the
power Of the magistrate while the cause WIS
on trial The negroes cannot be justified in
their petty warfare any more han the whites,
but the affair seems to indicate that in part
OF the South there is one line of conduct for
the blacks and hno' her for the Caucasiaus.
Year: 1876

THE BELKNAP IMPEACHMENT is now pro-
ceeding irsits regular course before the Unit
ed States Senate, and the testimony Of The
several witnesses for the prosecution is being
taken The offence rests on the technical
objection as to jurisdiction in the case, but
objects to particular points Of evidence dam
aging to the accused. From present indies-
tiou7 the trial OF ex-Secretary Of war will
not last very long.
Year: 1876

The Irish home rulers still clamor Tor
amnesty to the Fenians their brethren on
This side Of the Atlantic took the more etfec-
iusI course OF taking batch Of them out
We do not suppose that either mode OF at
tuck IS pleasing 10 Dsraeii.
Year: 1876

ORTH, the republican candidate for
governor of Indiana, has been caught
in big steal, and now his party talk
of requiring him TO withdraw from
the canvass. The idea of a party
with Grant at its head talking about
throwing off on d man on account Of
petty villainy is simply absurd.
Year: 1876

THE Centennial Commission had up
the question of opening the grounds
on Sunday, and decided against doing
so by vote of 80 TO g. This settles
the question, finally. The debate was
somewhat warm, and quite personal.
President Hawley was one of the most
earnest advocates of keeping the gates
closed.
Year: 1876

At the coming Centennial Newspaper
Exhibition at Philadelphia, il has been
decided to display copies OF antique jour
pals and other curiosites Of newspaper
literature. To this interesting collection
all persons having ancient. quaint or
curious specimens are invited TO contrib
ute; and should the response be as hearty
aud general as We hope to find it. this
gathering OF time worn publications will
prove 10 be not only leading trait OF
the newspaper department. but also one
OF the salient attractions OF the Exhibition
as a whole. All having the ability and
the will to aid on the project, should trans
NIT their consignments without delay to
the Philadelphia Office OF the Newspaper
Exhibition, Ledger Building, 10 South
Sixth Street, Pbiladelpbis. Whilst oD
view. these exhibits will have attached to
them labels designating by whom they
are contributed, and all consistent care
will be taken to preserve them from dam
age. Alter the close OF the Exhibition.
they will be again at the service OF their
owners, or, 10 the absence of different
instructions. will be transferred TO some
historical society or museum.


During the late war. there were many
newspapers issued which illustrated the
straits in W bich the publishers found them
selves Pink, blue and yellow sheets,
wrapping paper, and many other substi-
tutes were pressed into the service
Specimens OF these now possess curious
interest.


The advantages to the public of such a
gathering are manifest to degree which
renders elucidation unnecessary, and the
opportunity to do q very useful act is
placed within easy reach. A single copy
OF some senile broadsheet may not be OF
much use TO its proprietor, yet, in con-
Junction with others. it will make up q
worthy collection. Many people there
are who, having preserved such curiosi-
ties for years, can turn them to little or no
practical account. and it is not too much
to hope that the response given by such
will be ready and general. Without loss
to themselves, they can materially benefit
visitors to the Great Centennial Exhibi-
ton and appreciably advance a patriotic
movement.
Year: 1876

slept, and had there met their death -


The son was, indeed buried 10 that spot.
He had been mortally wounded in u
skirmish with travellers. and had lived
long enough to repent OF his deeds, and
TO beg Tor that priestly absolution, which.
according TO his creed, was necessary 10
secure his pardon. la vain he had en-
treated him to break off from the murder
Gus band with which he was allied, and
TO live honestly in the future. All his
prayers were disregarded, and his dying
admonitions were of no avail. But tor
the strange mysterious warning which
had reused me from my sleep aud driven
me out of the house, another crime would
have been added to the old mans tale of
guilt. That gasping attempt to speak and
that awful groaning -woence did they
proceed? 1t was no liviag UOice. Beyond
that will express no opinion on the SUBJ
ject will only say it was the means
of saving my life. and at the same time
OF putting an end to The series OF bloody
deeds which had been committed in that
house.


al received my passport that evening
by the diligence from Rome, and started
the next morning on my way to Naples.
As we were crossing the frontier. tall
igure approached, wearing the long,
rough cappoaa of the mendicant friar,
with hood over the face, and holes for
the eyes to look through. He carried a
tin money-box in his hands. which he
held out to the passengers, jingling few
coins in it, and crying in monotonous
Voice, .ineme IL Purgatoro' Aneme tx
Purgatoro, do not believe in purgatory.
nor in suppications for the dead, but l
dropped a piece OF silver into the box,
nevertheless"
Year: 1876

The first of them which one reaches
in coming from the city is the main
exhibition building; but the anly
point from which comprehensive
view may be taken of them all is from
the summit of Georges hill, on the
western margin of the Exhibition
grounds, and here the specta-
tor will see the machinery and agricul
tural halls in the foreground, and the
main building and art gallery in the
distance. Looking at them from this
point, it will be seen that the northern
faces OF, the main and machinery build
ings are in 4 line that they are divided
by an avenue, but connected by 4
covered way and that the length
from the extreme of one building
to the extreme Of the other is
very great---more than two-thirds
of a mile. Running along the
northern length of these buildings is a
boulevard one hundred feet in width,
which is traversed by a double line of
narrow guage cars, for the accommo-
dation of visitors. Three hundred feet
back of the main building, their GEN.
ters being in a line, stands the art
gallery. Next northward, and on
the further side of Landsdowne valley,
which is crossed by 4 bridge, is the
horticultural building; back still of it.,
northermost of the principal struc.
lures, is the agricultural building, and
midway between this and the machin-
cry hall is the. site of the building
for the exhibition to be made by the
United States government.
Year: 1876

and influence for the purpose Of Of obtain
ing the repeal of the charter Of a certain
ferry, the interests Of which were opposed
to those Of his own on account Of its prox-
unity. Names and dates were given, with
other corroborating circumstances unnec-
essary to be repeated here. This ex pose
created q marked sensation in the crowd,
which Whipper desired to counteract, and
demanded then and there right to reply.
This was refused, whereupon he declared
he weuld be heard, and attempting to in
terrupt the speaker by haranguing the
crowd in his immediate neighborbood. A
scene of indescribable confusion resulted:
the thropg being swayed to and fro in its
excited mood, and cries and shouts of va
rious purport rending the air on all sides.
The excitement ran 80 high that the Dem
ocratic speaker called upon the Chief OF
Police and United States officers present TO
preserve order. declaring emphatically tina,
if they did not the whites who had called
the meeting would do so for themselves
This threat, and the fact that five or six
drunken negroes who had been particular
ly boisterous were Immediately arrested by
the colored policemen and hurried off to
the guard house, had some effect in quiet
ing the disturbance, and the speaker at
tempted to proceed in his reply to Whip
per's statement.


1.-THE devil Of disorder" was up,however,
and could not be laid, and for the nex'
hour and a-half the meeting was charac-
terized by Intellectual attempts to be heard
and preserve order on the one side and by
whoops and yells of interruption and ire
levant inquiry on the other Mr.. Janney
finally gave up the contest and Adjutant
General Purv!s (colored) was called upon
by the negroes TO take his place.


At this point the Chief Of Police inter-
feled, and appearing on the stand, an
nounced that he had found it impossible
to preserve order, and as many of the
crowd were already drunken fast becoming
so, and as the numerous arrests already
made seemed to have little or no effect in
in deterring others from creating dis
tnrbance, he felt it his duty to accede to
a request just made by several peaceable
citizens, and order 4he meeting to disperse.
This was at midnight, and the curtain fell
upon the only scene which has come under
my observation of a disorderly public
meeting in South Carolina.
Year: 1876

The members of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee should give all the time
possible and attend every meeting Of this
committee until after the campaign. See
advertisement in another column.
Year: 1876

The lad-who is only about II
years Of age-who is without parents, home
and friends, started out short time since
to make his living. lie worked at Hsnil-
ton for time. and at last came as far ss
Allandale. where he struck q job and was
earning something but getting sick he
was forced to quit work. and having but
little money he soon became unable to pay
for lodging. and be had to seek shelter at
night In any available nook-one Of the
boat houses being last resort. Lying there
helpless he was discovered by party of
boys who heartlessly stoned him. and he
had to crawl away. lie at last brought up
at Dunlop street hotel, and being in a
dying condition, information was conveyed
transported in q conveyance to the jail. He
Is so tar gone that he is expected to live but
a short time.
Year: 1876

There is a woman on Seventh Street
that ALWAYS gets the best of it when she
and her husband have little differences.
This spring she wanted to move IN
LARGER house, and her husband didn't
want to, and being the head OF the tam-
ily of course they didn't move But
she didn't say any thing; she kept stl!l
and bided her time, and shortly II
came.


One morning the husband came home
in q great hurry and said he must go
East, and he would be gone about two
weeks, and she knew very well he
would be gone two weeks if he said so,
| and probably trife over that. She
hacked his portmanteau with shirts ana
kissed him goodbye, and saw him safe
Iv off, and went right out hOuse-hunt-
inc. She found Just the house she
wanted, and that man hadn't been gone
three DAYS when she was safely moved,
and at the end of ten days was settled
and serene in her new quarters as
though she had never moved IN her
life. Meantime family had moved IN
the house she had vacated, and all went
quietly on till one day, as the woman
was mixing bread in the kitchen, and
the outside door was open, too, in rush
ed man and gave her a hug with:


Show are you, little girl? Dong
your own work, are you?"


And then there was an awful pause,
as that woman looked round at him, and
he saw it wasn't g little girl at all, but
an old girl of the Spartan type, and she
didn't seem to relish the hug he gave
| her, either. Says he:


"Is your mistress at hOmej or, L
mean, does Mrs Browns folks live
| here?"


Then she told him she didn't know
anv thing about Browns folks her name
was Slimmens and if she was poor she
was respectable, and then she began to
| crv, and all at once she waxed WToth ana
! laid hold of the broom and took after
poor Brown, and says she: "I'l sweep
Won off the face of the earth, you scala
wag, you !" and the way Brown went out
the door with the swish Of that broom
behind him might be called abrupt.


Well, he went out among the neigh
bors and found out where he lived and
went home and interviewed Mrs. Brown,
who cried and said she Z" didn't think
he'd care if she just edwhile he was
cone and saved him all the bother, "
which last made him madder than he was
before, and she cried again, and the end
of it all was she came out one Easter Sun
dav with as handsome a new bonnet as
any one, which was very significant OF
his being a done Brown.-Detr0H Free
| Press
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the Providence
Journal says: In reading the article IN
the Journal for March so, on the Pow
er of Kindness on Brutes, - there was
brought to my mind circumstance
which happened when was a young
lad, living at home on the farm. My
father had a young cow, that l COM
menced milking at first, and continued
to for long time. At last it happened
that I was absent for a few days. When
milking time arrived the COW was turn
ed into the barn-yard with others, and
the hired man took the pail to milk her,
but she would not allow him to approach
her. Nv father and others tried Their
luck, but with no better success. l had
a sister about my size, and II was final
w decided, as the only way to arrange
matters, that she should disguise her
self in suit of my clothes. She did so
walked up to the COW, sat down an(
commenced milking. The COW wOulC
turn her head occasionally and sniff a
the garments, as if to satisfy hersel
that every thing was right, and quietl.
submitted to, the operation. She wa
obliged to be milked in this way till
4 returned home.
Year: 1876

when the President ended his address
by declaring that the Exhibition was
open. 1t was just II O'Clock, or very
near it, when the flag was run up, and
the great event of the year had its be-
ginning. Almost Immediately the as
semblage began to disperse, and the
dignitaries to leave the platform for the
procession through the buildings.
Year: 1876

The happy circumstance occurred on
one Sunday evening. He escorted her
to and from church, and upon arriving
at her home their discussion Of the SER
mon and the extreme heat suggested an
invitation. readily accepted by Charles,
that they step into the house aud par
take of cooling glass of lemonade.
She led him to the dining-room, and
there found naughty brother Ben about
to squeeze the last lemon in the house
for his own individual benefit. Calling
him aside she induced Ben by means Of
sundry threats and promises to dissect
that lemon and make Charlie and her.
self glass A self-sacriicing thought
struck her. "No, Ben," said she, "put
the juice of the whole lemon into Char
lies glass and bring me glass of wa
ter He won't notice it-there is no
light in the parlor."


Ben was making one good strong
lemonade, as directed, when Charlie
quietly slipped out and remarked: Il
say, Ben! put the juice of the entire
lemon in your sisters glass and bring
me some ice water, there is no light in
the parlor and she won't notice it.


Ben's forte is in obeying orders.


With a merry twinkle in his eye be
drank the lemonade, then carried them
each a glass of water, which they drank
with much apparent relish, asking each
other between sips if it was sweet
enough?' And naughty Ben, with.the
taste of that lemon in his mouth, stood
out in the hall and laughed till his
sides ached, to hear them assure each
other that it was 'just right! SO palat-
able and SO refreshing"
Year: 1876

THE GREAT QUESTION OF ALL.-Af-
ter all, the greatest question to be set
tied in the approaching election for
President and Vice. President, is wheth-
er or no the self-government of the peo-
pie can be maintained in the United
States.


IF, in spite of all the revelations of
the corruption and incompetence which
characterize the Republican party and
its leaders; if, in spite of Belknap's
bribe-taking, Robeson's robbery. Fish's
dishonorable completely with Spain,
Grants and Babcock's relations with
fraudulent distillers, and all the rest of
that long and terrible catalogue of crime
and misgovernment, the Republican
party can still carry this election, the
fact will prove that the ofice-holding
machine is too strong for the people.
and that the party in power can never
be turned out by the regular method Of
an honest election.


In comparison with this question, all
the other questions on which men are
to vote on the first Tuesday of Novem-
Der are of inferior moment
Year: 1876

..Now, Aunt Sallie. do please tell vi
| why you never got married. You re.
member you said once that when you
were girl you were engaged to min
lister, and promised US you would tell
us about it some time. Now, aunt,
please tell US"


"Well, you see, when was about
II years old, was living in Utica, in
the State of New York. Though say
it myself. I was quite good-looking
girl then, and had several beaux. The
one that took my fancy was young
minister, very promising young man.
and remarkably pious and steady. BE
thought great deal Of me. and | kind
Of took fancy to him, and things went
on until we were engaged. One even
ing he came to me and put his arms
around me and kind Of hugged me.
when I got excited and some frustrated
1t was long time ago, and l don't
know but what l might have hugged
back little. I was like any other girl
and pretty soon I pretended to be mad
about it, and pushed him away. though
I wasn't mad a bit. You must know
the house where lived was on the back
streets of the town. There were glass
doors in the parlor, which opened over
the street. These doors were drawn to
l stepped back little from him. and
when be came up close I pushed him
back again. Ipushed him harder than
INTENDED to; and don't you think. girls
the poor fellow lost his balance and fell
through one of the doors into the
street"


"Oh, Aunty. Was he killed 2"


"No. He fell head first, and as he
was going I caught hold Of him by the
legs Of his towsers. l held on for q
minute and tried to pull him back; but
his suspenders gave way, and the poor
man fell clear Of his pantaloons into a
parcel of ladies and gentlemen along the
street."


"Oh! Aunty! Aunty! Lordy!'


"There, that's right, squall and gig
gle asmuch as you want to. Girls that
can't hear thing like that without
tearing around the room and he-he-ing
in such way, don't know enough to
come in when it rains. A nice time the
man that marries one of you will have.
won't he? Catch me telling you any
thing again"


"But, Aunt Sallie, what became of
him? Did you ever see him again ?"


"No; the moment he touched the
ground he got up and left that place in
a terrible hurry. I tell you it was
sight to be remembered How that
man did run. He went out West, and
I believe he is preaching out in Illinois
But be never married. He was very
modest, and I suppose he was SO badly
frightened that time. that he never
dared trust himself near woman again.
That, girls. is the reason why never
married I felt very bad about it for
a long time-for be was real good
man, and I've often thought to myself
that we should have been very happy if
his suspenders hadn't given away"
Year: 1876

The fractional currency is steadily
diminishing at the rate of two and
three million dollars per month. For
q while after the silver subsidiary coin
was put in circulation there was an ap-
parent dearth of small change as there
was considerable boarding both Of the
silver coin. and of the fractional cur
rency. This trouble seems to be grad
ually diminishing as the smaller coins
make their appearance Small change
is now obtained without SO much
trouble, but it is not equal to the de-
mand
Year: 1876

The habits Of children prove that
occupation is a necessity with most Of
them. They love to be busy. even
about nothing, still more to be usefully
employed. "Idleness is the mother Of
mischief" Children should be taught
to be as Independent Of the services of
others as possible. fitting them alike
to make good use Of prosperity. and
to meet with sfortitude any reverse Of
fortune that may befall them. -
Year: 1876

sidered the largest yet discovered
in the world, and the only deposit
of the ore worked in America. The
mine is on the high dividing line
between Chester and Pequasa val
leys. Besides nickel, copper, iron,
and limestone are found in the
same locality. Nickel was discOv-
cred here about the year 1856,
though copper, which is taken from
the same mine, was known in this
locality seventy years ago. The
ore has gray color, is very heavy,
and so hard that it is mined entirely
by blasting. After the ore has been
broken into small fragments it is
put into kilns holding eighty or
ninety tons, and subjected to a heat
produced by the burning of a small
quantity of wood and continued by
the conversion of the expelled gas.
it is then put into a smelling fur
mace and undergoes a treatment
similar to that Of iron ore. Hart
! ford Post.
Year: 1876

Arthur Pember, the New York
Times machinery man at the Cen
tennial, gives his experience of an
hydrous sulphurous acid, which is
used in the production of artificial
ice, as follows: 81 was persuaded
to allow small quantity to be
poured into the palm of my hand
on a hot day. The shock was tre-
mendous. In a few moments the
acid evaporated - bubbling like
boiling water-and my hand pre-
aented the appearance of that Of a
corpse. The blood was driven back
into my arm so powerfully as to
cause intense pain and an after
burning sensation, lasting several
minutes, from the shoulder to the
tips of the fingers. When the cir.
culation again became active my
hand felt as though it had been
scalded for a while, though not a
mark was left, and the skin was
totally uninjured. The sensation
did not, however, subside for ten
or fifteen minutes.