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Year: 1876

The Herald states as a pretty definite.
ly settled" fact that the Republican
State Convention will be held on the 10th
OF September Now the 10th of Septem-
Der will fall upon Sunday, and although
our people are we'll aware of the depths
OF iniquity into which the Republican
par ty has fallen, they will DO loath to be-
heve that it will boldly set at defiance
the laws OF God and man, and openly vio-
late the sanctity Of the Sabbath day. 1t
is a gross libel upon SO strict Sabba-
tartan and SO good a Methodist as Mr..
PIckels to intimate SO broadly that he in
tends to call q political convention on
the Sabbath, and the good Methodists Of
our community should rise en- n,assc and
resent this sacriliRious insult to a promi-
nent member OF their denomination.


lhe Herald further states that "this
convention will have peculiar import
ance and SO it will. A Sunday politi-
cal Convention is something never before
thought OF in this State, and should an
attempt be made to hold one its "pecu-
liar Importance" will be such as to bring
down upon the heads of its attendants
the stern denunciation of all the God
tearing people OF eur State. Therefore
Mr.. Plckels should speedily relieve his
religious skirts of the foul imputation
cas-: forth by the Herald, or his religious,
social and political status in the com
munity will not be worth picayune.


In the same article the Herald gives
the people some wonderful and interes-
ting information relative to the nomina-
tion and election of a certain ''Mr. Loft
man" to the position of Representative
IN Congress. Generally our people are
well acquainted with those who have had
The honor to represent them nj W,sb;,1
ton, but their imagination will have to
stretch back to the time whereof the
memory of man runneth not to the con-
trary, if they desire to fix the exact
date OF the Honorable = Mr. Loffman's ''
public services at Washington 10 behalf
OF the people of Delaware.


These are but specimens of those


ch9nks OF wisdom" which the HerGld
80 literally casts around our unenlight.
ened city which make us feel how
small we were and how little we knew
before its sparkling columns dissemina.
ted the light of truth and knowledge IN
our midst.
Year: 1876

Il have tried the PERUVIAN SYRUP and
the result fully sustains your prediction.
IL mas made a new man of me, infused
INTO my system new vigor and energy ;
am no longer tremulous and debilitated
as when you last saw me, but stronger,
heartier and with larger capacity for
labor, mental and physical than al anv
time during the last five years.
Year: 1876

The democratic papers are con-
tinually asserting that Grant is using
the power of the administration to
secure the election Of Hayes, and
yet they are as constantly telling Of
reprehensible conduct on the part
of the President, which makes it ap-
pear that he is doing what he can to
ensure the defeat Of Gen. Hayes.
We guess that the truth is to be
found midway between these ex-
tremeS.
Year: 1876

We have given the matter of bind
ing grain by machinery a good deal
of attention, during the past six
years, and have experienced not a
little anxiety for its successful &C
complishment because of the belief
that it will tend to diminish the ex-
pense Of raising grain, and thus les
sen the price of this universally nec-
essary article, while, at the same
time, increasing the profits Of the
agriculturalists of the Northwest.
Our attention was first called to the
matter by an invitation to witness
trial of the Whitney Binder, which
took place near Rochester, in this
State, in 1870.


Since that time we have had op-
portunities of seeing several other
binders in operation, and all of
them have certainly bound grain
and did it well under certain favor
able circumstances, but they have
all possessed common failing. In
every instance, SO it seemed to us,
the machinery has been too CON-
plicated and delicate for practical
use, and experiments have proved
that it would not operate certainly
and regularly when subjected to the
jarring, which is inevitable on its
being attached to reaper or har-
vester and put to work in the grain
fields; nor would it accommodate
itself to the varying conditions of the
grain, as delivered to it by the bar
vesting machine.


We have steadfastly believed,
however, that this difficulty could
and would ultimately be overcome,
and on every occasion when we have
heard Of new binder being invent
ed, have expected that it would be
free from, this difficulty. Up till the
present harvest, however, we have
been disappointed. Not only have
all had the fault complained Of, but
their construction has seemed to
make the difficulty irremeGiable.
This has been the case until a short
time ago, when we had the pleasure
of seeing the Mccormick Binder.
1t struck us at once as a superior
. machine, for, although, as now
made, it appeared to be subject, in
a lesser degree, to the same objec-
tion urged against the others, its
construction renders it susceptible
of having the failing remedied WITH
out difficulty.


1t seems to us that all it requires
to make it a reliable binder, capa.
BILE OF working right along through,
harvest, without giving trouble or
causing delay, is that the "gatherer "
and "compresser" should contain
more metal, and possibly that the
regulation Of the tension of the
binding wire should be more def
nitely arranged, SO that anybody
may be readily taught how to set it.
The "gatherer appears to us to be
SO light as to render it liable to vi
brate too freely to insure the placing
OF the blnding-wire always properly
i'll the twister; hence, when a sud-
den jar Of the machine occurs, from
crossing a gutter or running over a
stone, the wire may be misplaced
and broken. Or, again, a wad of
grass or wet grain may be delivered
to it, upon which the "gatherer" will
be liable to slip sideways and bend,
and fail to operate properly until it
is straitened.
Year: 1876

Does its work rapidly, perfectly and through
ly, saving time and advoiding all wastage of
grain, and invariably giving satisfaction, and
is wi'hal more durable than any similar ma
chine, and runs lightly. -
Year: 1876

raised her up. "Hold on by the side while I
make fast rope around you"


And then stood up to hail the boat-the
boat as warn't there for in those brief mo-
ments she must have capsized, and we were
alone on the sinking steamer, which now lay
in the trough of the sea.


As soon as got over the horror Of the
feeling, sort of stony despair came over me /;
but when saw that pale, appealing face at
my side, looking to me for help, that brought
the manhood back, and in saying encoura-
ging things to her I did myself good.


Ny first idea was to make something that
would float us, but gave that up directly, for
I could feel that was helpless; and getting
the poor girl more into shelter, took g bit
of tobacco in sort of stolid way, and sat
down with cork life buoy over my arm, one
which I had cut loose from where it had
hung forgotten behind the wheel.


But I never used it, for the storm went
down fast, and the steamer foated still water
logged, for three days, when we were picked
up by passing vessel, halfstarved but ho-
ping. All during that time my companion
told me that she was the attendant Of one Of
the lady passengers on board; and at last, when
we parted at the Cape, she kissed my hand,
and called me her hero, who had saved her
life-poor grimmy me, you know.


It warn't long, though, before we met
again, for somehow we'd settled that we'd
write; and twelve-month after, Mary was
back in England, and my wife, That's why
said took her out of the hands of death,
though in selfish sort of way, being far, you
know, from perfect. But what say, speak
ing as Edward Brown, stoker, is this: Make
good fight of it, no matter how things may
look, and leave the rest to Him.
Year: 1876

MISTAKEN KINDNESS. father who,
for great portion of his life has struggled
with poverty, is unwilling that his children
should have similar experience. So he de-
Mia himself indulgence. in even necessary
things that he may save and make for his
family. The mother, remembering how irk-
some household tasks were to her in her girl
hood, permits her daughters to lead lives Of
domestic ease and Incidence, thinking that in
so doing she makes the best manifestations in
her power of maternal love. As, q natural
consequence of this view on the part of the
parents, we see growing up all around Us
young men and women perfectly useless for
all the practical purposes of life-unable to
cope with misfortune. intellectual or moral
fibre is otinherent; it must be built up from
within, and is the result of independent
thought and action. The sooner boy can be
made to wait upon himself, to think for him.
self, to act for himself, the sooner will the
germs of true manhood begin to develop with
in him. 1t is no kindness to surround him
with such attention and care that he will not
be compelled to learn the lesson Of selfreli-
ance, of patient industry, of persistent hope.
The real crowns of this world are crowns Of
labor.
Year: 1876

HISTORY OF ALcoHoL-Alcohol was in
vented nine hundred and fifty years ago, in
Arabia. Ladies used it with a powder to
paint themselves that they might appear more
beautiful, and this powder was called alcohol.
During the reign Of William and Mary an
act was passed encouraging the manufacture
of spirits. Soon after, intemperance and
proAigacy prevailed to such an extent that
the retailers of intoxicating drinks put up
signs in public places, informing the public
that they might get drunk for penny, and
have some straw to get sober on. In the six
teenth century distilled spirits spread over
the continent of Europe. About this time it
was introduced into the Colonies, as the Uni
ted States was then called. The first notice
we have Of it's use in public life was among
the laborers in the Hungarian mines, in the


fifteenth century. In 1751 it was used by
the English soldiers as cordial. The alco-
hol from Europe was made from grapes and
sold in Italy and Spain as medicine. The
Genoese afterward made it from grain, and
sold it as medicine in bottles, under the
name Of the "Watsr of Life" Until the
sixteenth century it was kept BY apotbecaries
as medicine. During the reign Of Henry
VIII brandy was first known in Ireland, and
soon its alarming effects induced the Cover
nor to pass law prohibiting its manufacture.
Year: 1876

nothing for himself but his arrows and his
blanket, and will, in the annerindicated, ride
two or three days and nights, passing over six
ty to one hundred miles in each twenty-four
hours. When the nearest camp is reached


his story is taken up BY other Indians, and in
like manner carried in every direction. The
speed with which the news travels depends
upon its Importance, but in this way the In.
dians often beat the telegraph, and their first
reports, if they come direct, are generally to
be relied upon. The runner who brings great
news is feasted from one tepee to another, and
it is not until the story begins to grow old
that be lets loose bis imagination and adds to
the original in order to keep up the interest
in him ss the bearer of great news. There
are always volunteers, and frequently two or
three will start for the same point, but the
one that gets in last is bound to tell the big:
gest story, if he has to deny the statements of
bis rivals or cut lis story out of the whole
cloth in order to do so. Hence the conflict
ing reports .ai'H
Year: 1876

STARTLED WATcHERs.-We find the fol-
lowing credited to the Morganton On. C)
Blade: "Mrs. Roney. Of this county, had 9
child that had been sick with sore throat for
several weeks, and one day last week it SEEM
ed to die It had no pulse SO far as persons
present could discover. It was laid ont for
dead, and coffin made. The persons sitting
up with the corpse grew sleepy and were nod.
din,g. when suddenly the child threw aside it's
grave cloths, got up from the table where it
had been laid, and went to the cupboard and
got something to eat. As soon as it saw that
some one was awake, it called loudly for milk.
Such was the superstition that no one would
for some time. touch or 60 near the child.
The mother came in, and after some hesitancy
caught her hand, and the electricity seemed
to restore her courage and convince her
that it was no ghost. She got the milk for
the child. After eating itaWsap placed In bed.
1t seems that this sudden exhibition of
strength was freak Of nature fors in four
hours afterthe child died indeed
Year: 1876

About one hundred and twenty years ago it


was used as beverage, especially among the
soldiers in the English Colonies in North
America, under the preposterous notion that
it prevented sickness and made men fearless
in the field of battle. It was looked upon as
a sovereign cure. Such is the brief history
of its introduction into society as beverage.
Year: 1876

LOVER AND HUsBAND.-Perhaps there Is
no more painful time in woman's life than
the time of transition, when the assiduous
lover is passing into the matter.o of:fact hus-
band, and the wooer is gradually changing
into the master. Women, who are so much
more sensitive than men, more sentimental,
too, and less content to trust in silence to az
undemonstrative affection, are for the most
part happy only while they are being made
want to be told twenty times day, and to
have the harmonies of life enriched by q
crowd of occasional notes." embroidering
the solid substance by which they live. Men,
on the contrary, get tired Of making love.
When they have vooed and won, they are
content to be quiet, and to take all the rest
for granted. They are not cold, however, be-
cause they are secure and to most-and
those the best-practical kindness is better
than Aattery; security ranks before excite
ment and hysteria, and life passed in serene
friendship, fearing no evil, knowing no break,
and needing no praising, is better than life
passed in a perpetual turmoil of passion,
where there are scenes and tears, and doubt
and broken hearts, if there are not endless
courtship and fatiguing demonstrations.
Year: 1876

The Moon AND THE WEATHER.-The no
ton that the moon exerts an influence on the
weather is so deeply rooted that, notwithstand-
ing all the attacks which have been made
against it, it continues to retain its hold upon
US. And yet there never was popular su-
perstition more utterly without a basis than
this one. If the moon really did possess any
power over the weather, that power would be
exercised in one of these ways-by reflection
on the suns rays, by attraction, or by emana'
ton. No other form of action is conceivable.
Now, as the brightest light of q full moon is
never equal in intensity or quality to that
which is reflected towards us by white cloud
on summer day, it can scarcely be pretended
that the weather is affected by such cause.
That the moon does exert attraction on US is
manifest-we can see it working in the tides
but Though it can move water, it is most un-
likely that it can do the same to air, for the
specific gravity of the atmosphere is so small
that there is nothing to be attracted. Lap.
lace calculated, indeed, that the joint attrac.
ton of the sun and moon together could not
stir the atmosphere at quicker rate than five
miles day. As for lunar emanations, not
sign of them has ever been discovered. The
idea of an influence being produced by the
phases of the moon is therefore based on no
recognizable cause whatever. Furthermore,
it is now distinctly shown that no variations
at all really occur in weather at the moment
of the changes of quarter, any more than at
any other ordinary times. Since the establish
ment of meteorological stations all over the
earth, it has been proved BY millions of obser-
yations that there is no simultaneousness what
ever between the supposed cause and the sup.
posed effect The whole story is fancy and
superstition, which has been handed to US un-
contradicted, and which we have accepted as
true because our forefathers believed it. The
moon exercises no more influence on weather
than herringsdo on the government ofswitzer-
land.
Year: 1876

A curious case of contempt of court was
disposed Of In the appeal court at Douai
recently. A workman named Bernard made
an application against sentence of six
months imprisonment passed on him for
throwing down some fences on his employ
er's property. His argument was that he
|shad pulled down number of pailings to
(revenge himself upon his master, who had
dismissed him from his employment with
out cause. "The only reason for this STEP
said Bernard, "was that was republican
and he was Bonapartist." Naturally the
prisoners defence was not held to be suf1-
cient to justify him in destroying property,
and the judges confirmed the decision Of the
police COURT 1t was at this point that Ber-
inard rose and shook his fist in the faces of
the judges, exclaiming: "This is the kind
OF thing that we must expect so long as we
are tried by a pack of scoundrels." The
public prosecutor instantly demanded the
application of the law of contempt of court,
and an addition of two years imprisonment
was made to the original sentence.
Year: 1876

A n a D D 5 To d L . 1O d
Do you want to purify the systemS
Do you want to get rid of Biliousness?
Do you want something to strengthen you
Do you want good appetizer
Do you want to get rid Of nervousness
Do you want good digestion2
Do you want to sleep well
Do you want to build up yor constitution
Do you want brisk and vigorous feeling2


If YOU do take
Year: 1876

AS an epistolary effort from a child of
seven, the following sent to gentleman of
this city by a little cousin at Havre de Grace
is not bad: Dear cousin George, we have
got a nice little baby, got it on Sunday in
the morning-a dear little sister-doctor
brought her, l wish you could see her; and
Mrs. Cam got one on Saturday. Ours is a
girl and hers is boy. We don't know
what to name her, she amt got hardly any
hair on her head. What do you think
would be nice to call her! Oh! she's the
queerest little thing, got no teeth in her
mouth at all. remain your atfectionate
cousin, WILLIE.
Year: 1876

The Daily edition of the New York Her
aid" is conceded to be the "tireateSt News
paper of the Age both in point of circula-
lion and popularity.


The Weekly edition OF the Gerald" as
Is evidenced by its large and constantly
incre asing circulation, holds the same
rank among the weekly newspapers of the
country


We are determined to spare neither
money nor labor in still further improving
our Weekly edition. in all that is necesas-
nv to maf up great newspaper, worthy
of its worldwide reputution.


Each number of the weekly will contain
a sci ct story ard the latest news by tele
grap., from all parts OF the world up to the
hour of publication.


WEEKLY HERALD.
Year: 1876

4 certain young man, clerk in an insur :


snae ofncs in this city, very fond Of the


ladies', was the subject Of practical joke


played upon him by . number of his friends.


dc was informed BY them that . young


laay' living in Philadelphia, was desperate


y IN love with him and desired an introduc-


lion. This pleased the yourg man, and he


requested them to at once make arrange


ments for the introduction. On Friday,


'hey informed him that the young lady


would arrive from Philadelphia by the
evening train, as per arrangement made


With her. One of the parties to the Joke
procured q full line Of female apparel, and
dressed himself for the occasion, The
would-be lover was Informed by another of
theparty, that he would meet the lady 1t tbs
train, and would conduct her to the corner
OF Eight and Shipley streets where the intro
duction would be given. Promptly at the
time named, the insurance clerk was on
hand and was introduced to the supposed
young lsdy. The young man and the young
lady then took walk. After strolling
around the city he conducted her to house
In Browntown, where she informed him
she would remain during her stay in tho
city. At the door she bsds him good night
and he started into town. During al the
time he had been followed BY the parties to
the joke, but unknown to him. On his
route home, he had to cross . bridge. At
this point his friends, who had been hiding
from him, threw brick to alarm him, at
the same time fred several shots from their
revolvers. This had the effect desired, %
the young man took to bis heels, and with
hat In hand ran as fast - his legs would
carry him. As he passed along Front
street, he could be seen by the light of the
city lamps he did not stop running until he
reached cigar store on Market street.
There he told wonderful story Of bis hair
braadth escape and related the walk with
young lady, and the conducting her home,
when he was assaulted BY . number Of
rufians who threw bricks at him and fred
i've shots from their revolvers, which for
tunately missed him. He also told them he
went into saloon in the nei9hborhood, took
drink, and accompanied by gentlemen,
he went back but the assailants could not be
found. The latter portion of which ID
known to be pure Imagination on his part.
The best part of the joke Ia that tho young
man does not know at the present time,that
the supposed young lady WAS one of bis
most intimate male friends, one with whom
he associates every day.
Year: 1876

About o'clock on Saturday morning, 4
gentleman called at the police station and
informed the officer in charge that there
was butter tub in an alley on West street,
between Fifth and Sixth street. Officer
Mccall went to the place designated and
found the butter tub. The suppositton IL
that some market wagon has been robbed ol
the tub and contents, the butter removed
and the tub, containing few butter cloths,
left in the alley by the thief. The owner
can call at the police station, prove proper.
tv and take the tub away.
Year: 1876

Tho Middletown "Transcript" gives few
additional particulars in regard to the
Woodall forgeries. That paper has the fol-
lowing:


Some two weeks or more ago the suspicion
of tho officers and some of the directors of
the Citizens National Bank Of this place
were aroused by some proceedings of Gen.
Woodall in reference to certain notes which
he had left at the bank for discount, and
the ease and readiness with which he pro-
cured the endorsement of men who were
known to be very Careful and particular in
such things. Suspicion being thus once
aroused, to find food for If was an easy mat
ter. Going quietly to work the cashier pro.
ceeded cautiously to push his investigations
until he had obtained sufficient evidence to
more than confirm bis worst suspicious. At
the same time the officers of Odessa Bank,
who had also begun to conceive suspicious
OF wrong dealing, had commenced inyesti-
cations which had the same result. In the
meantime and before any publicity had been
given to the affair, Woodall was covertly
notified that his malfeasance had been dis.
covered and he was warned to fee, which
advice he took and made his escape for
parts unknown. This warning was given
at an early hour on Thursday morning
week, and after telling his family of his
troubles. which was q terrible shock to
them, he hastily sought refuge in fight.


Some of these, We understand, have been
settled through the agency of Messrs. John
Woodall and G. V. Massey. The forging
was all done with evidently well practised
hand, for so well was ihe counterfeiting
done that persons who were perfectly IA
miliar with the signatures used did not re-
cogniae the fraud, and it was somewhat
difficult to distinguish the genuine from the
counterfeit when they were placed side by
side.


What could ever have induced General
Woodall to have adopted 10 criminal and
dangerous a means of procuring funds for
the prosecution of his business ID an un-
fathomable mystery.