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Year: 1876

Hate not. 1t is not worth while.
Your life is not long enough to make it
pay to cherish ill will or hard thoughts
toward any one. What if this man has
cheated you, or that woman played you
false? What if this friend has fersaken
you in time of need, or that one having
won your utmost confidence, your warm
est love, has concluded that he prefers to
consider and treat you as stranger
Let it all pass. What difference will it
make to you in few years, when you go
to the undiscovered country? A few
more smiles, few more pleasures, much
pain, little longer hurryiDg and worry
ing through the world, some hasty greet
ings and abrupt farewells, and our play
viii be "played out" the injured will
be led away and ere long forgotten. Is
it worthy to hate each other?
Year: 1876

A singular fight was witnessed at
Giants Causeway, Ireland, last week.
Reynard, who was hungry, saw the
ravens feeding off some carrion near the
brink of a precipice, and thought he
would like one of them for his dinner.
He accordingly stole in near the carrion
and lay down apparently as ifdead. The
ravens had noticed him, and resented his
intrusion. One of them few and pecked
at him, when he tried 10 snap it, but in
vain. The little game was continued for
some time, when the ravens, getting en-
ragged, assumed the offensive. One at
tackled him at the head and the other at
the tail, and as he turned to beat off the
one the other was upon him. Poor Rey-
nard soon found he had caught a couple
of Tartars. His cunning stood him in
good stead for some time, but gradually
he was being worsted and forced toward
the edge of the precipice, and when at
length there, by a grand coup, he was
overbalanced and fell headlong into the
sea.
Year: 1876

THERE was some excitement in a
Pennsylvania Sunday school the other
Sunday when little boy, whose teacher
had sent him home for her class cards
which she had forgotten, returned in
breathless triumph brandishing euchre
deck, with the joker on top.
Year: 1876

The business found in successful opera
tion not long since in the Ohio Peniten-
tiary has been completely outdone in the
Pennsylvania Pentitentiary. At the latter
institution it has been discovered that
several of the convicts have for long
time past been engaged in the manufac-
tuse of counterfeit fve-cent pieces. The
coins were an excellent imitation of the
genuine, and were made in plaster of
Paris molds of lead and zinc obtained
in the prison. It is gratifying to know
that even though they are shut out
from the societyo of their fellow men the
Pennsylvania conyicts are allowed some
innocent pastime.
Year: 1876

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Graphic says that the stories of the
Dickens children in Illinois (the nephews
and niece of Charles Dickens) and their
prospects of coming upon the charity of
the public are without foundation.
From the letter of their guardian it
would appear that they have always had
agood home and watchful, tender care,
nor are they yet threatened with the
loss of it. Augustus, their father, was
considered to be rather the ne'er-do-
well" of the Dickens family. The oldest
son is preparing himself for the Method
ist ministry.
Year: 1876

This recommendation was adopted by
Major E. T. d. Myers, General Superin-
tendent of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad, and in a
letter sometime afterward, which was
published in the Railroad Gazette. he
stated that the plan worked very salts
factorily.


We do not say the plan is the best
possible, but it is certainly the cheapest,
and our readers have the testimony
above of the General Superintendent OF
the road on which it is used as to its
efficiency. 1t should be observed, how
ever, that an essential element in the
adoption of this plan is the notice which
is posted up. It will avail little in
securing good ventilation if railroad
manager or car builder is acquainted
with the abstract truth that car can be
ventilated by opening the end window
and closing the blind, if the windows
never are opened. What must be aimed
at is that the windows shall be opened,
and the notices referred to are for that
purpose.
Year: 1876

If your neighbors are disposed to be
quiet in their manners and reticent with
regard to what they are doing. you must
take all the notice of it possible, and be
very sure to speak of it to your friends.
Its your duty to watch every detail
in their manner of living, for that will
help them very much; besides, it will
show your kindness of heart; and more
than this, it is your duty to tell it to all
you meet. When you do this, of course
you are to make as much of it as posi-
BILE, for that will make your story so much
more interesting.


Take care of your neighbors. 1t is
the best thing you can do, for they might
do something wrong if you didn't. Keep
close watch of everything, and every
body. Do not under any circumstances
have care for your own business, for
that will take care Of itself.


If it should be little dull or there did
not appear to be anything going on
worth your notice, it wouldn't be any
harm if you made up little business for
your neigbbors and then tell it.


Somebody will be wise enough to re-
peat it after you. This is just to get
things started, you know, and when they
get started it will be easy enough to find
great deal to talk about after that.


1t may be that after time you will
relax your diligence i'm thus caring fol-
your neighbOrs, that in. the midst OF
something you may have by mistake
thought of greater importance you have
become neglectful of this duty. If this
should happen, you must redOuble your
exertions, as it will be wrong to lei
things 60 along quietly.


| Do not under any circumstances get
it into your head that your neighbOr:
| can afford to do this or that, for they
cannot.


You must say to somebody that yOr
cannot understand how they can ge
along and spend so much money. il


will emphasize things for you to say


''they must be made of money or they


wouldn't do as they do


| If your neighbOr's wife has new dress


or her grown up daughter has a new hat


and they wear them to church, you mus


be sure that your neighbor's wife is
| proud, naughty woman, and that tn,
| daughter is trying to catch husband
and when You See it fully, be sure ant
| tell of it.


Be sure to keep. something going. l
makes your neighborhood so pleasant
You will be so happy and contented by
so doing. Silence is terrible thing. L
is said that silence reigned in Heaven fo
| the space of half an hour. Don't ol


any account let it happen here on earth


as that would be bliss you could hardl.


survive.
Year: 1876

One day last fall-it matters not wheth-
er he went to the woods, or away on the
last boat-he departed and left those two
women all alone to take care of themselves.
After he was gone and they had time for
reflection, they felt confident that some
evil minded person might break into the
house and steal something.
They borrowed a revolver, those two
lone women, AID seeking competent per-
son had it loaded. 1t was then placed
carefully in the bureau drawer.
They then felt that safety dwelt within
those walls.


The night was dark and still. All ma
ture seemed sleeping, for it was the "noon
Of night" Silence regned supreme, and
naught was to be heard except the scarce
ly audible tick ng Of clock in the room
next to where they were sleeping.


Perhaps it was the frosted branches of
the climbing rose bush gently swaying
with the wind and striking upon the win
dow pane, that aroused the sleepers in
that room, or perhaps it might have been
SOIlcGIiuS tISc, WuiCu SOuuuCO very IuuCll
like stealthy foot step, but be that as it
may, they were instantly thoroughly
awake, peerirg with dilated eyes into the
darkness.


"Hark! did you hear that ?"


Yes! What is it do you suppose ?"


'sIt was step. There it is again, may
be some one is trying to get into the house"
"Oh if there should be, what shall we
do"


While this conversation had been tax
ing place in hurried whispers. they had
softly crept from the bed, and now they
carefully turned the curtain aside, and
saw-nOthing. They went to the other
part of the house. The passage was a
perilous one, for it was dark. It seemed
that every chair d stool and table was
in the way, Here as before they saw moth
ing but darkness. AS they went forward,
one considerably in advance of the other,
the very silence seemed oppressive, which
| only added to their fear. Suddenly a
thought seemed to strike the one in adj
vance and she stopped.


"Where's the revolver?"
"Irs right here in my hand"
"Don't shoot Don't shoot!
Had it not been that the suggestions OF
the TRIBUNE, made few weeks since re-
garding window curtains, had been strict
ly followed, at that moment passer by
might have witnessed tableau wherein,
with very little Imagination, might have
seen the materialized form of "Katie
King" and the ghost of Hamlet as form
! ing the principal characters.
Year: 1876

+ LONDON. March 3l.-The Times this
morning hopes that the ministry may yet
be better advised than to persist in recon-
mending to the Queen the assum mption of
the title of Empress of India, and declares
it has been untcignedly alarmed by the
rapid decline of the authority and reputa-
ton of the government since the beginning
of the session. 1t does not pretend TO any
special affection for the ministry, but can
not help seeing the opposition is thoroughly
disorganized and the energies of its older
members are exhausted, while yonng men,
chiefly remarkable for their immaturity OF
mind, y hich threatens never TO ripen, are
attempting to form d government out OF
such materials as would threaten mischief
to the country. Even those who think these
fears fanciful and overstrained must hesl-
tate to press this new title forward. Ihey
understand it does. in fact, provoke dlscon-
Year: 1876

A Vermont lady sends a protest against an article which appeared in the columns of city paper advising

 people to go to the city to purchase their goods. She thinks country merchants should be encouraged; that their judg- ment and taste in the selection of goods IS better than the average housewife's: that the time and trouble she takes in going to the city to do her own shopping gives poor returns; that she might bet. ter give the merchant list of what she wishes, and get him to purchase for her, than go herself; that the practice of de- pending upon neighboring cities for shopping facilities tends to make towns suburban, and keeps them from retain ing their distinctive character as coun- try villages; that the ladies of her town who make their purchases in large cities do no better, so far as she can learn, than those who buy of the country mer chant. She concludes thus: "f agree perfectly with what you say about buy ing by the quantity, but we can do that without going to cities; and just think of the loss of trade to country dealers and the personal discomfort of husbands and children if women, on the strength ot your advice, flee to the city stores to spend their money this spring"
Year: 1876

The leaves of the gumbo trees, which grow in the West Indies, when eaten bv any animal, will cause all its hair to drop out, and l have seen horses and COWS both without hair in mane or tail from eating its leaves. The manchenillo tree is quite common on some of these islands, and is very poisonous. The wind blowing through it directly upon a person sensitive to poison will take effect Tn few moments. The smoke from it's burning wood has the same effect. I saw horse which had taken shelter un- der one of these trees during a shower, whose hair was taken off wherever the drops of rain from it's boughs had touch ed him, and years afterward had this mottled appearance. A man who slept under one of them in midday was awak ened nearly unconscious, as if under the effects of a powerful narcotic. I have known several cases of severe poison and two deaths from eating crabs poisoned with this tree.
Year: 1876

By R. V. Pierce, N. D.. of the Worlds Disnen-

 eary, Buffalo NY, author of "The people's

 Common Sense Medical Adviser" etc.

 Knowing that you are subject to a great amount of suffering. that delicacy on your part has a strong tendency to prolong it. and the lougtr it is neglt tctcd the moro you have to endure and the more difficult of cure your case becomes, l, as physician, who an daily consulted by scores of your sex, desire to gay to you that am constantly meeting with tbosa who have been treated fer their ailments for months without being benefited in the least,

 until they have become perfectly discoursped

 and have almost made up their mind never to take another dose of medicine, or be tortured by any furthor treatment. They had rather die and have their sufferings ended than t3 live and suffer as thoy have They sav tbev are worn out by suffering, and are only made worse by treatment. Of anything more dis

 couraSng We certainly cannot conceive, and were there no more successful mode of treat ing such difficulties than that the principles of which teach the reducing and d. pletipc of the vital forces of the sy tenn when the indications dictate treatment directly the reverse of the one adopted for them, their case wouId be de

 plorable indeed. But lady sufferers, there is better and far more successful plan of treat nent TOT you; one moro in harmony with the laws and requirements of your system. harsh, irritating caustic treatment and strong medicines will never cure you. + you would use rational means, such aS common sonse should dictate to every intelligent lady, take such medicines embody the very he st invig- orating tonics and nervines compounded with special reference to your delicste system. Such happy combination you will find in Favorite Prescription, which has received the highest praise from thousands of your sex. Those languid, tiresome sensations, causing you to feel scarcely able to be on TOUT feet, or as scend a flight of stairs that continual drain that is sapping from your system all your former elas- ticity, and driving the blood from your checks; that continual strain npon your vital forces that renders you irritable and fretful, may all be overcome and subdued by a persevering use of that marvellous remedy. Irregularities and obstructions to tho proper working of your system are relieved by this mild and safe means, while periodical pains, the existence of which is a suro indication of serious disease that should net be neglected, readily yield to it, and if it's use be kept up for a reasonable length of time the special cause of these pains is permanently removed. Further light on these subjects may be obtained from "The Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser" in which l have devoted & large space to the con alteration of all forms of diseases peculiar to your sex. This work will be sent post paid 70 any address on receipt of $1.5O. My Favorite Prescription is sold by druggists.
Year: 1876

A nice discrimination was recently manifested in the dismission of a con ductor from the service of the Iowa Cen tral railroad " for using profane language to his equals, and threats unbecoming as a gentleman"
Year: 1876

but only showed that the D!sfcAtorney did not think
1t advisable 10 press the prosecution might have been
on account OF the innocence accused but IL
for sustaining the present action. Mr. Shear
also stated that it would DO only justice TO him to
say that the opinions the law which had been pub
lshoG "a coming from him Incorrect He had never
expressed any opinion Of the law to any rep0rtec.
Year: 1876

POINTED PARAaRApus-A defea
suffered gracefully is half o victory.


Everybody laughs at o monkey
but nobody respects him.


The bottom round OF O ladder il
safer than the top ono.


It is tough to be poor, but to be
ashamed Of il is putting salt on O
sore.


We are all of us poor Just as we
want more, and rich as we want
less.


The road to ruin is al Jays kept in
good order, and those who travel it
pay the expenses.


II men Of brains were always men
of honor, tho world would be conn
paratively safe.


The more O man and woman
knows the less they gossip about
their neighbors. rs.--Culture kills CAB.


After all is said and done, II there
wasn't anything but lambs in this
world, life and mutton would be o
great drug.
Year: 1876

Was Jack frightened Put your
self in his position, and tell me wha
lyon think about IL. My opinion Il


that, brave as he was, be would hav,


beon better pleased with Q difEeren


bedfellow. Not that jack knew ther,


was anything to fear from thi,
strange neighbor, but the suspense
was something more uncomfortabl,
even than fear.


Patiently still no lay, without
moving hand or foot, for he could
not tell what deadly assault the
slightest alarm might provoke. But
this inaction became too horrible


Human nerves could not bear il.


Cautiously he reached out after
his riAo. His fingers closed upon IL
Inch by inch he dragged il towards
him, till the barrel lay across his
breast, and ho could touch the lock
His thumb pressed tho hammer, but
even now he dared not cock it, fol
the click might startle his bedfellow,
and force battle before he was pre-
pared.


Sooner or later, however, it must
come, and necessity compelled him
to venture. Stiffening his muscles,
aud drawing in his breath, he thrust
back the hammer Of the lock and the
sharp "click click T. sounded fear
fully distinct in tho dead silence.
The wild animal made q quick
movement, but Jack lay like stone,
aud in q moment his unknown enc
my seemed asleep again.


Would the morning never come 7
Jack dared not fire in the darkness,
for il he missed his aim, and the
creature proved indeed O beast of
prey, there was no chance for him.
With his finger upon the trigger,
and his hand upon the lock, he wait
cd in aching anxiety for the first
light to show him the outlines of his
dreaded companion.


Minutes seemed hours. Never
before in his life had the boy passed
such an hour. Ills mind was terri
bly, active, and vivid memories of all
he had done, and regrets for every
misdemeanor, with wild thoughts Of
what the end OF this adventure
might possibly be, peopled his vigil
OF danger till it became nightmare.


Slowly, very slowly the darkness
broke away, and Jack, sickened with
long suspense, cautiously turned his
head. There, close to him, stretched
out in an attitude Of repose, lay o
full grown panther.


Carefully and silently he drew bis
rife forward little more. What IL
the cap should not explode 7 What
II The rifle was not properly loaded
lie raised bis right arm gradually,
until the muzzle was within an inch
OF the panther's ear. He pressed
the trigger, and at the instant OF the
discharge he was on his feet, with
his hunting knife in his hand, ready
to fight for bis life.


But there was no need OF the knife
now. The bullet had crashed through
the prostate beast, killing him on the
spot. Jacks danger was over. But
even now, whenever he tells the
story, he says no can feel the cold
sweat gather on his flesh as it did
that terrible morning in the Adrion-
dack woods when be lay in bed with
the panther.
Year: 1876

BE KIND TO THE AaED,-Age, when
whitening for the tomb, is worthy
object Of reverence. The passions
have ceased-hope Of self have ceas
cd. Tho old linger with the young
and oh, how carful should the young
DO to reward them with tender afec.
ton and warmest love, to diminish
the chill Of ebbing life.> The Spar.
tans looked on reverential respect
for old age, as o beautiful trait Of
character. Always be kind 10 those
who arc in the autumn of life, for
you know not what suffering they
may have endured. nor how much OF
il may still be their portion. DO
they seem unreasonably to find fault
or murmur 7 Allow not your anger
to kindle against them. Rebuke
them not, for doubtless many have
been the crosses and trials Of carr
lier years, and perhaps their DISPOSE
tions, while in the springtime Of life
were less flexible than your own.
Do they require aid.


Then render it cbeerefully. For
get not that tho time may come
when you may desire the same assis.
tance from others that you render to
them. Do oil that is needful for the
old, and do it with alacrity, and
think not hard IL much is required
at your hands, lest when age sets its
seal upon your brow and fills your
limbs with trembling, others may
wait unwilling, and feol relieved
when the coffin has covered you till
the resurrection.
Year: 1876

NEW ORLEANS, March Ex-Governor
Kellogg has addressed an order to the
district attorney of Baton Rouge to take
prompt proceedings in the courts in re-
lation to the recent troubles there, and
says: ~ am definitely informed that
Geo. P. Davis, parish judge, and B. T.
Beauregard, State and parish tax-col-
lector of East Baton Rouge, have been
driven from the parish in open violation
of the law. The parish judge is con-
stitutional officer, elected by large and
undisputed majority, and up to this time
no charges have been substantiated
against him which would affect his
right to exercise his office; if he has been
guilty of any such charge it Is your duty
to institute proceedings against him be-
fore the district court, now in session in
East Baton Rouge. The tax.collector OF
the parish was appointed by me some
three years ago; he is cOlored man,
who, before l appointed him, had
served, 1 believe, cTeditably as United
States collector of internal revenue. II
he is a defaulter, or has been derelict in
his duty, it is also your province to pro-
ceed against him before the grand jury
now in session in East Baton Rouge.
The sheriff of the parish, a constitution
al officer elected by a large majority,
was some time since driven away and
compelled to resign, no offense being al
legged against him that am aware OF,
except that he was a cOlored mau. ]
appointed in his place white man,
native of the parish, and l perceive
that q committee chosen at the
meeting recently held at Baton Rouge,
while expressing dissatisfaction with
him on account OF his political associa-
tions, recommended that he bs tolerated
for the present, thus disclosing the ami
mus of those who have thus taken the
law into their own hands to be directed
against these appointees because they
are Republicans-this, too, in parish
admitted to be very largely Republican.
l do not intend to permit resort to
mob violence in East Baton Rouge or
elsewhere in this State. To the end,
therefore, that / may exhaust all civil
remedies, request you to Immediately
institute proceedings before the
district court against all persons
known to have been concerned in the
recent unlawful disturbance in the city
OF Baton Rouge, and not only against
these persons, but against any officers
OF the parish who may have been dere-
lict in the discharge Of their duties.
Should the sheriff be called upon to eX-
ecute any process OF the court, you will
cause him TO be instructed to summon a
posse conlitdtas OF good citizens to exc
cute this process, no matter by whom
resisted; and If met with force, you will
cause me to be informed Immediately of
the fact. l request you further TO call
the special attention Of the district Judge
to these points, and to move in open
court for instructions to the grand jury
touching these matters"