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Year: 1876

A young lady, engaged to be married,
had received many beautiful gifts from
her betrothed, one of them being val
liable sapphire ring She had been out
walking with him one afternoon, and on
her return home she observed parcel
of new music that had just arrived for
her. Sitting down to the piano, she
played over several of the pieces, chat.
ting occasionally as she did so with her
mother and sisters, who were at work in
the drawiDg-room. Soon afterwards they
all went up stairs to dress for dinner,
and owing to the time that had been
spent over the new music, were rather
/ hurried in their movements, as it was
close on the dinner hour. The bell was
sounded almost before the young lady
was ready, and hastily finishing her toll
ct, she ran down to join the circle in the
drawing room. Proceeding to the din
ing room, she found she had neglected to
put on her rings, and calling one of the
servants, she desired him to tell her
maid that she would find them lying on
the wash-hand stand, as she had laid
them there before washing her hands.
The man quilted the room, and returned
in few minutes, carrying the rings on
small salver. The young lady took
them up, glanced at them, and said ::
There ought to be one more-my sap
phire ring. Please to go back to Smith
and ask her TO look for it"


He went, was absent rather longer
this time, and on his return informed his
young mistress that no other ring was to
be seen.


"Oh, it must be there, said the young
lady. laid them all down together.
However, I'll go and look myself after
dinner"


She did so, and her sisters with her );
but no sapphire ring rewarded their
search; and the young lady became
very much distressed, not only on ac-
count of the value of the ring, but be-
cause it was present from her lover,
and family jewel very much priced by
him. "The ring aCas there and must be
found" she said very decidedly; and
once more they all prosecuted totally
unavailing search.


Matters began to look serious. The
young lady's mother appeared on the
scene, and looked and spoke very grave
ly upon the subject The lady's maids
character was unimpeachable; she had
been more than ten years in the family,
and was a thoroughly trusted servant.
She declared solemuly on receiving the
message she went at once to the wash
hand stand and found four rings lying
on it the sapphire ring was not there,
for she knew its appearance perfectly
She did not think of looking more par
ticularly for it, as the rings we're all
close together and she handed the four
she saw to the man servant.


Then came very unpleasant surmisei
had any one else been in the room? In.
quiry elected the fact that young girl
who had recently come as under house
maid had entered the room very soor
after the young lady had gone down tC
dinner. Suspicion pointed disagreeably
: towards her as the only person who
could possibly have taken the ring anC
vet the whole family felt very puel
Year: 1876

A CLEAN of delight passed over the
anxious brow of the housekeeper, like a
wintry sunbeam falling across a stock
yard, as she sees the flies that have made
life burden to her, fattened hopelessly
against the ceiling with chilblains.
Year: 1876

Among the worst features of bad
ly minded daughter, we should first
single out Incidence, or to use the
rough and more expressive English
word, laziness. A lazy, sofa-lolling,
lie-a-bed late in the morning young
woman, is an affront to her sex, and
in her own family more curse than
blessing. To her mother she is a
burden, and to her father an object of
contempt. She is also a great promo
ter of domestic strife, and a shocking
example to her young sisters. Such
a being crawls. instead of walking
with alacrity through life. She daw-
dies instead of works, her speech is
vulgar, and altogether her ways are
very bad indeed; and to add to her
misdeeds her health suffers through
her folly, and thus she wantonly i'm
poses a grievous tax on the purse and
patience of her parents.


For a girl to be idle in the flush of
her youth is to invite any and all
kinds of calamities to befall her with
anguish, and depend upon
it, the downward career of most af-
ficted women may be primarily
traced to this early and wicked habit
for it is nothing else, it being as ea
for young woman TO be industri9
as the reverse.
Year: 1876

The undersigned citizens of Har
risburg aud vicinity having lately
been informed that a whisky saloon
is about to be set up in our midst
and having learned from past bitter
experience and observation the de-
moralizing and damning results pro-
duced by patronizing establishments
of that kind, and knowing also that
neither the physical, mental or moral
health of this community will be in
the least degree improved, but on the
contrary greatly impaired by the sup
port of such an institution, and recog-
nizing the fact that selfpreservation
is the first law of our being, we do
hereby enter this our most earnest
and solemn protest, against the set
ting up or keeping a room among us,
where Intoxicating liquors can be
had. And while we do not wish to
be. driven to harsh measures to pro-
tect ourselves against the evils re-
sulting from the keeping of such q
room, we wish it distinctly under
stood that we will exercise all the
rights we profess, legal and natural
if need be, to prevent a curse of that
kind being inflicted upon us.


We wish also to say, in all kindness,
to any person contemplating the set
ting up among us of an establish
ment of the kind spoken of, that it
will be an extremely unhealthy loca-
Year: 1876

He was ''too full for utterance,"
but occasionally he would mutter
something to himself when the
Squire would request him to keep
quiet; but no sooner would he get
through making his requests than
Isaac would begin his mumbling.
Finally the Squire got on his dignity,
and put the following to Isaac as a
settler:


'.Now, Isaac, have requested you to
keep quiet several times, and if you
open your head again l will fine you
five dollars for contempt Of court and
send you to Jail for drunkenness"


This put Isaac out of time, and he
arose from his seat, walked to the
door, stopped, and retorted in the
following energetic way:


esquire, if they would stall feed
you for forty years you wouldn't
make half as good man as your
father. | knew him, and he was the
darnedest meanest man | ever did
know"
Year: 1876

Our winter, or rainy season, set in
very early last Fall (Oct. GOTH The
weather has been very rainy ever
since, with an occasional light snow


which soon melted off. The drouth
continued till the setting in of win
ter-hence there was much less wheat
sown in the fall than is usual here.
Fall wheat and all grasses here look
well. Our stock have required but
little prepared feed SO far. The gen
eral or mean temperature has been,
for four months, about AS degrees
Year: 1876

WE have been on the lookout for
great Democratic principles. We
have discovered some points, but not
enough to equip great party for a
National campaign.


The first is that the Democratic
party is devoted to the Confederate
theory of State rights.


The second point is that the Dem
ocratic party is in favor OF all the
jobs called improvements that have
been fixed upon in the late Southern
Confederacy.


The third point is that, as the ma
iority of Democratic members OF Con-
eress, and the backbone of the party
itself are of the section late in rebel
lion, it is the rebellious part of the
country that must govern the whole
country if the Democratic party
comes into power.-Cin. Com.
Year: 1876

! BFUTE.-One day last week the keeper
Of small grocery at the lower end OF Main
street Vas detected in the act Of ou,raging
the person Of a young and innocent girl
The iaw provides severe penalties for offences
Of this kind, and It Is The duty Of our officials
10 have the vile fellow arrested and held to
answer.
Year: 1876

may know thai tho flames have spread 10 "aha"~
consuming u and all that are therein Ssgired1
horse, her own which she gave him once IN return ios
his keepsake the ring is now brought forward. ons
mounts and instantly the steed, with one spring.
leaps upon the burning pilc The flames rise,
filling the scene for moment Then the waters OF
the Rhine beyond begin to swell and presently over
fow, qucnching the fire and spreading TO the very
threshold OF the hall Hagen throws himself wildly
into The after the ring. but the water nymphs
have already TO the surface Two OF them seize
him, and; twining their arms around his neck, drag
him down into depths, while Flosshilde. the third,
ups her hand in triumph. holding the ring recovered
at las, IN distance TO the northward Is seen the
glow of the Walhaia in flames


OUR SELECTIONS FROM THE SCORE.


After the Faies spin their yarn OF song and destiny
and leave for parts unknown tho first interesting
feature OF the music drama is reached Is the part
ing between Brunnhilde and Segfried The hero ts


tired OF inactivity and wishes TO 90 forth In quest OF
adventure His wife, fierce maiden OF Walhaiia
longer clings TO him lovingly. They part with
mutual Of love- and OF the npassoned duet
that follows present tho concluding part an idyi oi
love and tenderness As the Amazon buckles on per
hcros and presents him with her avorte stced,
Grave the musical phrases become and more inn



ful attention OF those who pretend to have found an
utter wan, Of sympathetic tenderness in all Of Wagncrs
music


The old oath (BrdderschafD, by which two knights
bound themselves to help each other through every
emergency. is portrayed in the most vivid coors IN
second selection in the scene in which siegired
and the treacherous Gunther pledge each other


Ireuo trink ich dem Freundl" may be considered a.
the word Of bond between them


Nothing can be considered in opera mpassioned
and grand in decamatory and tragic power than tho
lament OF Brlnnhide her husbands corpse II Is
long. protracted scene, the most terrible ordeal,
musically speaking, that any prima donna can pass
through We give last selection the most strik-
ing phrase the cry to her horse, Grave before she
springs the funeral pile Of Segfred. There 10 more
action and consequently greater number OF musical
motives in "G0terdammernng tnan in tho other parts
OF the trilogy 1t is sublime ending to the greatest
music drama Of the age.
Year: 1876

In the northern part of the city last Tuesday
evening young lady and gentleman sitting
on the front doorsteps entered into contract
that evidently proved acceptable to both
parties. For each shooting star that he dis
covered he was to receive kiss. He watched
with the utmost vigilance, and fully half
hour passed away and not solitary star shot
across the sky. But after a while the cherry
lips Of the young lady parted, and she called
her young mans attention to the flying meteors
that were about TO escape his observation; then
she got to calling his attention to the lightning
bugs, and finally she got him down to steady
work on the light Of lantern that watch
man was carrying along an open trench in the
street where water mains were to be laid {.
Since then other young men in the neighbor-
hood have sat with their girls on the steps,
watched for shooting stars, and even hired q
small boy to swing lamp, but to no purpose.
The only girl that will reward vigilan. star
gazing has been captured.
Year: 1876

The young and old and middle-aged spend
pleasant evenings in retreating to the Theatre
Comique from the whirl Of the busy day,
where they are entertained with the perform
ance of some of the most brilliant stars upon
the stage, and the finest scenery that is pro.
duced at the hand of the artist. Make It q
point to attend, as you will not fail in passing
an evening of fun and pleasure.
Year: 1876

We clip the following from the New England
Journal Of Education, taken from an account
given by Miss Peabody, of Washington Kinder
gartens. Miss Browns advertisement appears
in our educational column:


MISS BRowN's KINDERGARTEN.


Invent to see Miss Emma Browns Kinder
garten. By strictly keeping to
Froebel's method, which Miss Garland so
faithfully taught her in all the intellectual and
moral bearings of it, she most wisely and sue
eessfully guides her little flock into the ways
of order. She gave them a very nice lesson on
the Third Gift, which was followed by much
spontaneous invention, and animated eXplana-
tions, of what they had built or symbollzed.
While they ate their lunch, told them a story
of little worm; and when they came to do
their clay-work afterward, they all began with
making the ball, and singing song as they
worked, which meant to have asked herto
give me the words of, as it seemed TO help
them make their balls round and perfect; and
then, at the whispered suggestion of one of
them to the rest, they each made piece of
ground with their clay, and on 1t a worm,
sometimes stretched out, as If creeping, and
sometimes more or less curled up; and these
were presents made to me, in gratitude for my
story,
Year: 1876

don't take down their signs in dull times nor
stop advertising.


Small Handbills printed for seyenty-fye cents
per thousand at the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
Job Office.


Business Cards printed for s2.25 per thou
sand, at the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN Job Office.
Year: 1876

ststionhouse until the charge is properly IN
vestgated. He viii also enter the name and
address of the complainant and the witnesses,
and take the necessary measures TO insure
their appearance at the trial"
Year: 1876

Health Report Monteiro, president
Of the Board Of Health, reports the death
OF five white and six colored persons for
the past month, among them one person Of
sixty and one Of seventy years OF age.
Year: 1876

The Times has leading article on the
exposures of official corruption in America
After review of facts as far as known
here it concludes ''On the whole, we can
not but feel that, though the Investigations
or prosecutions now pending should prove
futile. the impression on the public mind
must be that nice sense of honor and pro-
priety does not prevail in the official world
of the United States
Year: 1876

plomacy will secure permission from
Superintendent Hewitt to make trip
back as far as Cotton on the construc-
ton train by daylight. At Cotton
they can switch off and run up to San
Bernardino, as have done, and take
a look at this pretty town, concerning
which | will discourse in my next.


A n II
Year: 1876

Our patrons and the public are re-
spectfully informed that our stock of
clothing, boots, shoes and hats is now
complete for the Spring trade, and we
will take pleasure in showing goods,
even to those who do not wish to pur-
chase. Our clothing is mostly all Gus
tom made, and we will guarantee all
our goods as represented. Our apart
ment is new and large. Call at the
Important under the Lafayette Hotel
and satisfy yourselves.


Fifteen tables and twenty-five draw
ers full of new clothing at the Import
ant, under the Lafayette Hotel. The
most fastedious can be pleased there,
and at the same time save 25 per cent.
All goods sold at San Francisco prices.


*to apr ]
Year: 1876

Arrayed in all the glory of a semi
tropical Spring, form most delight
full picture indeed. 1t would be hard
to find prettier one anywhere. To
those who are trife jaded with city
life, who want fresh sensation, ad-
wise a trip to the front. They will


find plenty to eat at Van Dyck's, and
place to sleep. Ipresume little di-
Year: 1876

The sale of Mr.. Johnston's pictures has in
it some indications equally favorable for the
financial condition of the public and for the
growth of sound taste in art. Though the
hard times made many apprehend that it
would be particularly bad time to sell. and
that the sale would be a calamity rs to prices,
it was, on the contrary. very satisfactory.
Good pictures not only brought good prices,
but they sold for more than they cost, and
thus proved that such purchases, judiciously
made are good investments-tha to spend
money on really superior works of
art is not merely extravagant in
diligence of luxurious fancy. Poor
pictures went for Insignificant prices and
the judgment as to quality-taking its tone
in the sale-was naturally severe. 1t is OBJ
servable that there is decided change for
the better in that inclination of the public
mind which formerly made the fortunes Of
artists addicted to the grandiose in dimen-
sions. Large canvases found comparatively
little favor. Art by the square yard has had
its day, and the culture has reached point
where happy perceptions, rendered with
conscious fidelity and high technical skill,
are esteemed above the splurge that was called
breadth and the crude want of purpose that
was thought to be untrammelled genius It
is pleasant to note that the public has faith
enough in art and is able this Christmas
season to spend four hundred thousand
dollars on pictures, and it is good augury
for the future of art in our country that
money spent on really fine work of art is
as we'll invested as though it were in gov
pound foolish plan of buying poor pictures
because they are cheap is seen to be fail
ure when the time comes to sell.
Year: 1876

has to be overcome in determining with
accuracy the courses of these storms during
the four seasons. 1t is already known that
the tendency of all storm centres in the
Northern Hemisphere is toward the north
east. Storms of low energy and slow pro-
gress are more likely to be affected by
atmospheric distractions in mid ocean than
hurricanes or cyclones, but all obey the
natural tendency to seek in their east
ward advance line Of least resist
ance by moving toward the Pole, and
thus escape the influence of retarda-
tion due to the revolution of the earth on
its axis. BY carefully noting the conditions
prevailing all over the ocean-that is, wher-
ever ships may be located and at times that
shall be synchronous with regular series
of observations on this continent-it will
be possible to obtain true meteorological
chart of the area between our shores
and those of Europe. Even one years
work will be sufficient to determine the
laws of storm progress across the ocean,
and timely warning can then be transmitted
of the approach of bad weather toward the
English, French and Spanish coasts.
Year: 1876

AT THE TRIAL Of the Rev. Mr.. See at
Newark, yesterday, for alleged violation of
Church rule in allowing women to occupy
his pulpit, the respondent made an elaborate
defence, the points of which were that the
injunction of ST. Paul was not binding, in
asmuch MS the apostle was not infallible;
that long established custom, the refining
influence of the sex, the great public
good accomplished by woman in public
sphere made it both proper and desirable to
allow her to exercise her gifts as moral
teacher, and that his own action was simply
the exercise of his discretion, in accordance
with the law Of the Church. AT the close Of
his remarks the Presbytery adjourned till
Wednesday, but it was evident that the de-
fendant had the best of the argument.
Year: 1876

ceed. The moderate men on both sides will
come to the rescue and get the upper hand.
They have already the upper hand on
the democratic side, thanks to the admirable
bearing and steady wisdom of the Southern
members, who are doing so much to atone for
the mistake Of 1861 and to acquire the conf
dence of the North in the frmness of their
devotion to the public welfare They are
the controlling element in the democratic
party in the House, and their influence is a
guarantee for its good behavior. The South
ern members are furnishing a shining
refutation of the aspersions on their
loyalty made during the Presidential cam
paign. They have done more in this crisis
to restore fraternal harmony between the
two great sections Of our common country
than all other citizens have done since the
civil war. Having established this solid
title to renewed confidence let us hope that
their section will not be any longer bull
dozed by the federal government and that we
may at last shave peace"


We are convinced that their conduct is not
only making an excellent imprcssionson the
country at large, but is exerting favorable
influence on the wiser and moro conserva-
tive part of the republican Senators. Tho
democratic attitude having become mod
crate and conciliatory through the con-
duct of tho Southern members Of the
House, we expect that they will be
met half way by fair-minded republicans,
and that rs soon rs the present furry is
over we shall enter an EZRA of good feeling"
dating appropriately from the centennial OF
our independence. If this unprecedented
political contest is settled in the manner to
which present indications SO strongly point
we are likely to sail for time in calmer
seas. 1t may lead ultimately to n break up
and reconstruction of political parties like
'the era of good feeling" in 1920, but the
immediate prospect is quiet administra-
ton and final relief from the controver-
sizes and passions inherited from the civil
war. The republican party would make
fatal mistake if it should deface its great and
glorious record as the saviour of the Union
by obstructing this easy settlement of dan
gerous dispute.
Year: 1876

When the depression, to which we called
attention on Tuesday, presented itself in
the Northwest, the pressure within its area,
although relatively low, was high when
compared with that of the preceding storm
areas, and we therefore did not emphasize
our announcement Of its approach. Since
then its centre or area of greatest depression
has made but little eastward progress.
but its influence has extended in that
direction to considerable degree.
The snowfall of yesterday was the re-
suit. Last evening, however, the pressure
fell to 80 61 inches over the Lower Missouri
River, and will probably prolong the dura-
ton Of cloudiness and rain or snow which
now prevail over the lake region, the Middle
and Eastern States. As the storm centre
advances still further fall of pressure may
be expected, and it is possible that we may
have recurrence of bad weather and stormy
winds, followed by severe cold during the
next two days. The temperature in the
Northwest continues very low and is due to
the descent southwark Of an area of high
pressure When this area takes the place
now occupied by the storm centre we may
look for the conditions above referred to.


The probable development Of another
storm recalls the importance of our sug


gestions regarding the propriety of secur-
ing regular meteorological report from
every shipmaster entering our ports. 1t is
now an accepted fact that the American
continent lies on the weather side of Europe,
and that all changes Of temperature and
barometric pressure experienced here are
iclt, in turn, by our friends across the
Atlantic The modifying influences of the
great cxpanse of water that intervenes
between our eastern shores and the
western coasts of the Old World
produce changes in the conditions
but it is beyond question that we
contribute to Europe mild or severe
season, stormy or fair weather as regularly
rs wo experience either on this side. The
movement Of storms across the Atlantic
forms one Of tho most important and in
teresting branches of meteorological study.
While passing over the surface of the Ameri-
can continent these meteors are liable to be
diverted from their regular tracks by topo-
graphical instructions, and their influence
is frequently limited by the permanent bar
riers formed by the mountains But when
once freed from the trammels of tho broken
land surface their course across the ocean
can only be affected by the conditions of
tho atmosphere surrounding them and by
the influence Of the oceanic currents. The
former being necessarily variable, while for
all practical purposes Of investigation the
latter Is permanent, then little difficulty