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Year: 1876

A rumor was sprung into Republican cir
cles yesterday that for while caused anx-
ious glances to be exchanged. 1t was to
the effect that the name OF George P. Fish
er would come before the convention to-day
strongly supported by the delegations from
the lower counties. The rumor proved to
be without Foundation US it could be traced
to no definite source, every one to whom
credit had been given for such a statement
denied It's utterance, and it had to be put
dowu as one of those things which will
come floating to the top of the sea of political
excitement. But for while it caused some
little annoyance, and some of those who
will take prominent part in the proceedings
to day scratched their heads in deep medita.
tiOn.
Year: 1876

During the hot weather the travel to this
city by boat was extraordinarily large. But
since the cool days have come it has fallen
otftremendously and the Brandywine which
was the objective point for the picnic par
ties, now bears deserted appearance. But
the travel to Philadelphia is on the increase
and the boats in this way make up for a
great deal that is missed on the down
trip.
Year: 1876

By Associated Press


HARRISBURG, Sept. ia Convention
composed Of about thirty delegates met in
the Court House here to-day for the pur-
pose reinaugn-ating local option move
ment throughout the State and of endeavor-
ing to have the local option law reenacted
at the meeting of the next Legislature.
Year: 1876

IT was the longest way round, we knew,
But never seemed road so short before;
For Joe and were only half through
Promising all things happy and true,
When there was the old familiar door.
And father was looking ont for me
Dear old father, SO wise and good
And he kindly pretended not to see
How wonderfully shy and glad were we,
Who paused, and silent before him stood.
"seems to me you are late TO might,
H'mi slost your way on the homeward route,
You did 2" Oh, but the moon sh0ne bright,
Betraying my bushes to fathers sight,
Betraying our secret, without a doubt!
Did he remember his own young day!
Maybe so, for he asked no more,
And Joe and parted the usual way
A simple "good- night" aud no more to say,
And then between us the cottage door.
But one glad night, as we neared the gate,
Where father stood waiting and watching for


me-


He gravely said: "You are very late;
Just step inside here, Joe, and wait
Till can learn what the cause may be-"
Well, never mind what the old clock said
When kissed Joe, on the porch, " goodnight "
But every fear from my heart had fed
As on Joe's strong heart bowed my head,
knowing that father said might.


-HGrper'S Weekly.
Year: 1876

house, and laid the blunderbuss on the
table in the parlor as softly as if it had
been a child.


"This old piece has never done better
piece of work than tonight" he said
solemnly; for it has saved life instead
of Staying. But what do you think,
Dick ?" and he turned to me laughing
there hasn't been an ounce of powder in
that old barrel for twenty years. If that
fellow had only known, he might have
laughed at u.s."


That old blunderbuss hangs absve my
fire place now-one of the household gods
no money could buy.
Year: 1876

THEY got most wofully discouraged
one day, all their miniature household ar
rangements were awry. Dolly's head
took sudden freak at dinner and fell into
her lap; next the salt and sugar jumped
together; finally their table obstinately re-
fuse to stand on three legs any longer, and
toppled over on the floor, This was the
last drop in their cup of grief. Our little
ninnies concluded earth was tiresome
place, and it was time to 60 to heaven.


But then," said Winnie, pushing aside
trellis work of brownest hair away from
Year: 1876

Experiments made by commission
under the Socicte de rIndustrie Minerale
at Saint Etiennc, France, on the action OF
suspended coal dust in producing explo-
sions of damp in coal mines show thai
common air laden with coal dust would
be explosive either by the flame of gun.
powder or naked light. Several cases
of explosion have been traced TO the ac
ton of coal dust, even when no gas wax
present in the workings.
Year: 1876

NOBODY but fool would lay aside all


caution and undertake TO go through this
world like lamb frisking his tail but
nobody but rogue would learn any more
suPidloa thaa - aeectnally eh,ioed u.
Year: 1876

Five eggs beaten together, level tea
spoonful Of salt, same Of pepper. table
spoonful each of butter, cream and mixed
mustard, and half teacupful of weak
vinegar. Put all into q tin bucket and
place It In vessel of boiling water, stir
ring all the time until it thickens. When
cold, add four tablespoonfuls of salad oil.
This dressing ia also very nice used with
sweetbreads-say three or four pairs, after
they have been cleaned, boiled in salt
and water, and chopped up. Mix the
sweetbreads thoroughly with the dress
ing; place tablespoonful Of this in the
middle of each leaf, with smaller leaves
around il. Serve for lunch, dinner or
tea.
Year: 1876

In very interesting lecture which Car
dinal Wiseman once delivered In England, ,
he pointed out to his audience that the old
vases and cups and boxes and other OBJ
Ijects which were kept carefully under
glass in museums, which were so grace
tul and refined in form, and were treas
ured by US as precious relics of an extinct
art, were the ordinary vessels of the uses
and conveniences OF the life of the times
from which they descended. Is there any
good reason that the wash-bowls and
pitchers and jugs and jars of old Rome
and Athens should be beautiful, and ours,
designed for the same purposes, clumsy
and ugly? And if we can not invent new
forms of beauty for ourselves, may we not
copy pleasing models rather than unpleas-
ing? Whether we 60 back for our model
year or a thousand years, there is really
no need of selecting an ugly one. So In
the cost of finishing and furnishing the
house, the pumpkin in Cinderella's kitch-
en- did not more surely hold the gilded
coach, nor her own "filthy rags the most
magnificently jeweled robes, than every
little dollar is full of neatness, fitness and
beauty, five have the gift of seeing them
and extracting them.


1t is subtle gift, indeed, for it is taste.
All the dollars in the world will not buy
it. 1t is like that ear for music which
those who have it not deride and deny.
Yet good taste is, not the first, but the
second, household magician. The first is
good temper. Good temper will make
hard stiff, horse-hair chair delightful; but
good taste, without good temper, will
make the most luxurious and beautiful
lounge uncomfortable. The two COM
bined make the perfect household. The
minor magician, indeed, has one advan-
tage over the other, and it is that she de-
velops her. Good taste promotes good
temper, but good temper no more pro-
notes good taste than the smile of the
gardener ripens Strawberries. On the
other hand, good temper has an advan-
tage. 1t can not buy good taste, but it
may buy its works. You may not know
mushrooms from toad stools. But if an
honest man who, as you know, can dis.
tinguish them, offers to sell you mush-
rooms, you may buy In tolerable conf
dence that your fillet will not be garnisked
with poison. 1t is so with the mystery of
household art. You may not perceive the
harmony of colors, nor the superior
grace of one form to another. But if
person whom you know to be an expert
assures you that this paper and that car
pet are harmonious, and that this or that
table is graceful and pleasing, if you really
do not know. why should you not trust
himP Mrs. Potiphar perennially shows
her confidence in Mr.. Narcotic by giving
him carte e-6lanche to redecorate and fur
nish. She does it, perhaps, quite as much
because of his fashion as of his taste. But
what she does expensively for fashion.
may nat you do economically for taste 4?
In word, it is the apparent mission of
what is known as household art to show
that cheap and nasty are not synonymous.
Editors Easy Chair, in Harpers Aago-
zine for april.
Year: 1876

MIR, d merchant, now
residing in Liverpool, who
formely lived in rather an ex-
travagantstyle, was in the habit
every Monday morning, OF Civ
ing his wife a certain sum Of
money for table and other house
hold expenses OF the week ; he
never mentioned his business to
bis wife, and she, deeming him
sufficiently capable OF attending
to his own affairs never inquired
into them. About fifteen years
after their marrige, through
some slight mismanagement,
and the rascality Of his conf
Dental clerk, Mr.-suddenly
broke, and his fall was men
toned sympathizingly on
Change, and-like all such
matters-there all sympathy
ended: The merchant kept the
affair a secret, and the first init


nation his lady had Of it was
by a paragraph in the Times.
shortly after dinner was over,
on the day of the discovery OF
the startling fact, Mrs.-re-
quested her husband to remain
in the parlor for a few moments,
as she had something to say to
him. She then left the room,
hurried up stairs, and shortly
afterwards returned with a
splendidly bound Bible in her
hand. Handing it to her hus-
Year: 1876

OO0iH0C3 WiltlilS vi eacdsdtluIls
at Pompeii, says:


Among the most interesting
Of the objects found recently arc
two skeletons, one Of IL some
what elderly man: the other OF
a woman. they We're found in
Via Stabia among the ashes oi
the last eruption, evidently
overtakcn in their flight and
buried in the cinder. Accord,
ing to the usual method
to preserve the external appear
ancc Of objects, liquid plaster
was poured into the cavity,
while serving as q mould, II fac
simile of the forms was obtained
and prefectly preserved, The
statue like tolies were placed in
the Pompeii museum. While
appreciating all the horror OF
such a death and the suffering
endured, as shown by the posi-
ton, | cannot but imagine what
would have been the astonish-
ment of that man or woman
had some prophet informed
them that eighteen hundred
years after their death their
forms, and even as much OF
their garments as was not con-
sumed in the eruption, would
be placed in a museum for i'll
spection by a multitude of sight
seers ofsonle lands the existence
of which they had never dream
ed OF.


The poor woman is lying on
her face, and even the form of
her hair put up behind is seen.
One arm shields her forehead
and she is supported by the
other. Her stony limbs are
well formed, and traces of a
garment are seen passing in
folds around her. The man, al
though placed on his back in
the exhibition, when found was
turned on his side One arm
rests on his hip; the other is up
lifted. The face is somewhat
distorted, but massive and
smoothly shaven. Even the
form of the fastenings of the
sandals around the ankle, and
OF the long button higher up
on the leg to hold them, is clear
ly seen. The limbs are partly
drawn up. The skeleton of a
tolerable large dog, also recently
found, is in the Museum Of
Pompcii, his whole form pre-
served in plaster, and in the
same manner as those just men,
toned. He is lying on his back,
writhing and suffering, biting
his hind leg. The rings and
collar are plainly seen.
Year: 1876

Jean Jaques says, that when
his wife died every farmer in
the neighborhood offered to
console him with one of his
daughters; but that a few
weeks afterwards his cow hav-
ing shared the samefate no one
ever thought of replacing his
loss by the offer of another,
hereby proving the different
value people set upon their COWS
and children.
Year: 1876

Welcome the coming guest; welcome
him with few pleasant easy words; with
out ostentatious cordially; without gush-
ing declamations of friendship; without
paralyZing his arm by an interminxble
shaking of hands; without hurry or -four
lsh, or undue anxiety to have his trunk
carried up to his room, or sandwiching
between every sentence an anxious appeal
to make himself entirely at home-an ap-
peal which usually operates to make one
feel as much away from home as possible.
Constantly taking it for granted on the
part of the host and his family that one
is not comfortable, and that they must hur-
~ about, and take all the responsibility
(and all selfhelpfulness) from the guest.
thus depriving him Of the credit OF CON-
mon sense. is something worthy of indig.
nation; all the more SO because poiiteness
forbids the least sign of impotence.


And yet how many of our well-mean-
ing and, In most things well.bred people,
fall into the error that unless they are con-
stantly on the alert. unless they establish
a kind of espionage over their guest, and
watch his every movement, lest he should
brush his coat or take seat for himself,
they will be wanting in courtesy. The art
OF hospitality consists in putting the guest
at his ease, and this does not mean telling
him to be at his ease. 1t consists in max
ing him forget that he is guest, and not
in constantly pushing the fact before bis
eyes. And it also consists in leaving to
him the exercise of his senses and of re-
sponsibility, at least. so far that finding
what he needs at his hand, he may help
himself.
Year: 1876

Last evening II became known that Mayor Wick
ham had peremptoriy removed Police Commissioners
Natsell and Disbeoker, and that the removal ap-
proved by Governor Tlden The news spread rapidly,
as every policeman post naturally interested
in the matter. u also ascertained that
AessrS Joel Erhardt and Dewitt G. Wheeler
had been appointed Commissioners n their stead In
hotel lobbies and other places OF public resort tho
change so long expected commented on, and \
general feeling Of relief was manifested The suspense
of politicians over and they speculated on the
results that might attend the reorganization Of the
Police Board Some thought TIA good change, while,
of course, thero were others who expressed
dissentient opinion. The election OF General W. F.
Smith as President was well received and the hope
expressed that hereafter the Board would be able
10 strengthen the morale Of the force and improve the
discipline OF the rank and file The recent troubles and
Generalization noticeable in the department were
commented upon and people seemed 10 think that the
newly organized Board must do better in future
Year: 1876

TIE Cow.-If civilized people were to
lapse into the worship OF animals, the
COW would certainly be their chief god
dess. What fountain of blessing 10 >
COW She is the mother Of beef, the source
Of butter, the original cause Of cheese, to
say nothing OF shoes, horns, hair combs
and upper leather. A gentle, amiable,
ever. yielding creature, who has no JOY in
her family affairs which she does not
share with man. We rob her of, her chill
dren. that we may rob her Of her milk,
and we only care for her that the robbery
may be perpetrated Household Words.
Year: 1876

The second night after her FIRST hus-
band died she sat by the open chamber
window five hours waiting for the cats to
begin fighting in the back yard. She
said: : This thing of going to sleep with
out quarrel of some kind is so new that
l can't stand it. Let me alone till they
bagin; then | can dose off gently"
Year: 1876

Two young ladies in the library were
discussing preference expressed by one
of them for clean shaven men, when the
other was heard to remark: 81 don't OBJ
ject to man with reasonable quantity
of hair on his face. but wouldn't like to
marry buffalo robe"
Year: 1876

Mrs Gitup of Davenport remarked
to neghbor the other day: My nus
band is the hardest man to reason with
that ever lived. had to smash up my
china teapot and throw a milk pitcher
through the looking glass before ] could
make him promise to take me to the Cen
teun.al."
Year: 1876

On Monday night Detective Mcnamara, of the Four
tceu,h precinct detailed for duty the Central Oace
suspicious looking men enter yard IN the
Bowery, next dry goods store. He endeavored to
follow them. but unfortunate woman on the eet
who evidently acting 'watcher for The thieves
gave tho alarm and both the men fed. One Of them,
who gave the name Of John Doyle, and who threw
away burglars Jimmy" in his flight. seized by
the detective. He offered desperate resistance and
only after clubbing him severely that Detective
Mcnamara could bring him to Police Headquarters
On being arraisned before Justice DuKy the Wash
inson Place Court yesterday afternoon Doyle held
for further examination,
Year: 1876

About one o'clock yesterday morn
Ing the stables of the Spring and Sixth
street railroad company caught fire
and were burned to the ground. The
men who were sleeping in the build
ing had barely time to escape by a
window so rapid was the spread of the
flames, and nine horses in the stable
were burned to death. The engines
were promptly started to the scene of
the fire but one of them stalled in a
mud hole ON the corner of Fort and
Fourth streets and was detained some
time. Neither could possibly have
arrived in time to do any good as the
building was considerable distance
out and was besides of the most COM
bustible material, being frame and
filled with hay. About three o'clock
inth'emorning barn on the premises
of Capt Thorn also took fire and burn
ed down. The loss in the first fire was
about S 800; no insurance. Thesecond
was slight as there was nothing of
value in the. barn. Both oonfiagFa.
tions are thonght to be the work of in-
.aendiaries.


The World Gays; During trial be-
fore Justice Scott few days since an
aboriglnee was introduced to testify
to "the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the TRUTH" etc. Colonel
Gatewood, ever alive to the best in
terests of his client, questioned the
witness: "Do you know what the ma
ture of an oath is?u mo" "Do you
know anything of heavens" "No.n
''Do you know anything of help"
"No." "Do you know anything Of
Jesus Christ?p The hombre, study
ing minute and getting his ideas all
in a muddle, replied "What do l
know of these things? / just came
here from Lower California;
Year: 1876

From the Memphis Ledgcr.


4 few dayC since we mentioned ;


rumor that Governor Porter con


templated paying off a designa


ted series Of the past-due coupons


of the State debt. The rumor il


undoubtedly true, and we are


sorry of it. We could hardly be


lieve that Governor Porter haC


proposed to take such a step, and


made every arrangement without


the knowledge of the public. The


information that such a move


ment was on foot seems to have


been known to an exclusive few
about Nashville before the fact


was first mentioned by the Led.
ger, Itleaked out through Major
Tom O'Conner, at Nashville, a
gentleman noted for his success,
ful financial operations. A Ger.
tain banker there knew Of it, and
the fact was mentioned as a mat
ter of great importance. The Av-
alanche Of this morning says:


"The unpaid coupons of Ten
nessee bonds of 1874 and 1875,
which are to be paid under the
recent programme adopted at
Nashville, are all bought and
held by parties for payment. The
fact that payment was to be made
never leaked out until after the
nomination of Governor Porter
for reelection. All the unpaid
coupons are held in New York,
and are not for sale. Before there
was an intimation Of payment,
the coupons could be bought for
IS cents. Such is our informa-
ton


Its very strange Governor Por-
ter's determination did not come
to the surface before the late con
vention by which he was renomi-
mated. The general public GER
tainly knew nothing Of it until
the coupons to the amount Of
nearly half a million dollars,
which will probably be redeemed
in a few days at par in New York,
were in the hands Of a few CAPT
talists. Our Governor is Il reti-
cent man; so much so that it is
surprise that any one suspected
what was on foot. These coupons
were worth siXty-five cents on
the dollar in the market, and if it
could be left to the people no
more than that would be paid.
The taX-paying people will not
approve this step on the part of
our worthy Governor, and he will
find when too late that his mo-
tives are misconstrued. 1t has
taken q long time to collect this
money from the people; it repre-
rents the toll and sweat and sacri-
fees of the people. They have
given this subject much atten-
ton lately and do not feel able at
present to pay dollar for dollar.
The Governor could have taken
this money and retired million
Of the just debts of the State. The
people and the next Legislature,
which meets in aboutfour months
would have approved the act, or
if he feared that he could have
waited. We say nothing to re-
fleet on him or any Of the State
officers, knowing them to be men
Of the highest integrity and incest
sense Of honor, but we think, and
do not hesitate to say, that a mis-
take, and a very serious one, is
about to be committed.
Year: 1876

The attention of medical men
in this great republic, observes
Hawkeye Burdette, is called to
the injudicious and absolutely
hateful habit much in vogue in
the rural districts and among ear
ly risers in the city, of getting up
in The night to eat. This noctur-
nal meal is family disguised un-
der the name of break
fast, and there is no doubt it has
much to do with creating, spread,
ing and sustaining the national
disease, dyspepsia, The custom
is sometimes visited with severe
judgments, but nothing seems
able to deter its votaries from
continuing its practice. We once
took summer boarding with a
man who used to eat in the night
and reused up all Of his house
hold to share the unnatural meal.
One night he stiWea us all up at
4:30 o'clock to eat. We rose and
ate. That very day his best COW
inundated herself on q wire
fence, one of his horses bit him
self with rattle snake, a reaping
machine ate up his best farm
hand, distant relative sent hls
vounpnet kou q drum, his wife
took to writing poetry, and one OF
his most popular, talented ana
handsome boarders fitted, leaving
an unpaid summers board pill
to remember him by. The ASsRr
circumstance is indelibly impress
ed upon our memory. We often
think of il in connection with the
somewhat striking coincidence
that we never have been in that
since.
Year: 1876

the managers of this very camp licensed n
number of hacks-at s. each to run right up
to the tented circle on the Sabbath. If it
is proper, as we think it is, to ride to the
camp in one of the licensed hacks, why is
it shameful to do the same thing in a
chartered railroad train? Almost every
individual who went in that chartered
train reached the camp by the licensed
hacks. And both train men and hackmen
had the same object, that of financial benefit.
Did the license fee paid to the camp meet
ing managers by the hackmen grant them
absolution?


To reach the camp from this town in a
chartered livery carriage cost So. The
chartered train conveyed passengers to
Wyoming and back for GO cts. The result
was that several good, Christian mon went
by the cheaper conveyance-went i'll the
train because prudent economy demanded
it. Why should the ministers feel ashamed
of these, some of the best of our fellow
citizens, and not condemn those who were
able to charter carriages? Why should they
blush for the cheap riders and hold the
big-pursed carriage riders guiltless.


In calling attention to this matter, we dc
not wish to be considered as an advocate o.
Sunday trains. We ara not. Neither are
we opposing camp meetings; we are merely
calling attention to what seems to be al
inconsistency in the mind of the public.


In the early history of camp meet
ings, if we are correctly informed
Sunday was always avoided. Now
however, the object seems to be t.
cram as many Sabbaths into the meeting
as circumstances will permit. Many still
question whether or not the old plan is no
better. 1t removes all preteXts for Sunda.
trains and such like. But if Sunday
adhered to may not the excursion runner
claim the right to furnish the audience OIL
the plea that the end justifes the means
There is such thing as Christian eXped
ency. One Of the Apostles resolved to ca
no meat so long as the world stands, if tn
eating caused his brother to offend.
Sunday camps cause Sabbath-breakin
trains why not decide against such day
for camps.