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Year: 1870

The recent parade in Havana in honor of the
election of the Duke of Aosta to be King of
Spain has not created that amount of enthu-
siasm which was expected. AS an evidence
of the lack of popularity of the new King, also
Of that of Captain General De Rodas, not a
single viva was heard for the former, while
only few cheers were given for the latter.
What the evident feeling at present existing
in Cuba towards the mother country may lead
to it is not very difficult to conjecture. Now
that Valmaseda has secured De Rodas' posi-
ton, though only temporary, it is true, the
volunteers may resolve on keeping him in
power permanently. They have it in their
power to do 50 if they will 1t is very ques-
tionable whether the new government
in Madrid will be able to find any
man in Spain willing to take the Captain
Generalship of Cuba who will be accept
able to the volunteers, and as they are
power in the island it would not be at all sur
prising if this new difficulty which is looming
up proved a source of serious trouble to the
Madrid government. A disagreement between
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Cuba could have but one effect on the struggle
now going on for Cuban independence. All
attempts to extinguish the revolutionary fame
which for over two years has burned so
brightly in Cuba have failed. II, therefore,
the alliance between the volunteers and the
imported army is going to be weakened by
dissensions, is it not clear that the Cubans
will be the gamers thereby? This new phase
in Cuban matters is every day making itself
more and more evident, and the election Of the
new king for Spain rather aggravates than
allays the irritation.
Year: 1870

we are just entering upon the great holiday
season. In two weeks from now we shall be
in the full enjoyment of Christmas. the festival
Of love, OF charity and Of peace to all men.
For eighteen hundred years this festival has
been kept holy. 1t has been sanctified bv all
the soemnities of the Church, and Il has
entered also into the inner temple OF the
domestic household, making all things beauti-
full therein. 1t is pleasant to find that in these
practical times Of ours we celebrate it still. if
not with the ancient religious fervor and the
fruition of faith, at least with good, whole
souled jollity that recognizes something to
rejoice over in the coming Of festive season,
when 80 much of what is good in human
nature develops itself in the renewal OF old
friendships, the healing of old animosities and
the generous offering of Christmas glfts--a
genial custom far more honored in the observ-
anse than in the breach. We say it is good
custom to observe this greatest of all religious
festivals. because it represents the fountain
from which springs all that the Christian world
knows Of morality because it is the starting
point of that grand moral system upon which
the safety of society depends to day.


The season is propitious for Jolly Christ
mas. The weather invites people who have
money to spend to outdoor excursions to the
stores where Christmas gifts can be found in
abundance. We give description in another
column of some of the most rare works Of art
in gold, and gems, and diamonds, and bronses
and statuary within the immediate reach Of
our citizens. We leave the article to tell it's
own story, without any comment here In q
few days all the city will be alive with the
inspiration Of the holiday season. The store
keepers are all prepared to welcome food Of
customers. Holiday books. holiday toys,
bijouterie in every shape there are in plenty,
and all that can delight the young and capti-
vate the adult portion of our population.


There is every prospect Of good holiday
season. We are happily free from the misfor-
tunes of war which disturb Europe. We are
prosperous at home and can well afford to
enjoy happy Christmas, not forgetting in the
midst of our festivities to give thanks to the
source Of all good for the abundance of bless
ngs vouchsafed to US.
Year: 1870




That the principle of dress fashion is eternal
and has been from the beginning is abundantIy
proven in the history Of mankind. We have a
continuous chain of facts in attestation of the
truth coming down from the moment of the oc-
currence of the first incident of the toilet in the
Garden of Eden to the time Of old King Kettle
of Africa gentleman who was deliberately
dressed when he had slung a copper kettle,
which was given to him by an English slave
trader, backward from his neck, thence to the
period of the monarch of the Mosquito terri
tory, who was 'faultlessly made up" when he
had strapped pair of cavalry spurs on his
naked feet, and so on to the moment of Miss
Flora McFlimsey, who packed wagon load
of trunks for Saratoga and then declared that
she had s'nothing to wear" This is the eter-
nifty Of the principle Of dress. An undying
principle, like unalterable faith, must have an
exponent in perpetuo. Such is the HERALD,
the great universal daily lay record coming
after revelation, and in union with and support
of history.


Our special fashions letter to-day shows
that, exiled from Paris by the rude shocks Of
war, the Goddess Of Fashion has sought refuge
in Belgium. sho speaks in our pages from
her new shrine in Brussels. Paris has lost
its monopoly of the idea Of ton. 1t has been
diffused and made universal. 1t is enlarged
by the revolution, as will be learned from q
perusal Of the contents Of our letter. The
s'creation" of dress for the present winter is
likely to be very elaborate work. The
materials, satins and velvets and laces par
ticularly, will be very rich, the colors deli
cate, yet attractive, and the trimmings new
and in complete harmony. Our special
fashions letter is quite refreshing to-day, as
the writer begins with the newest hat and
ends at the point Of the tiniest slipper.
Year: 1870

Archbishop Spaldina tho POpe's Tenn


poraI Power.


The lecture at Philadelphia the other even
ing of Archbishop Spalding, of Baltimore, on
the Pope's temporal power, published in yes
terday's HERALD, is, perhaps, the clearest
and strongest argument so far presented in
favor of the maintenance of this temporal power
at Rome as indispensable to the independence
of the Pope as the head Of the Catholic Church.
The Archbishop makes strong case against
the First Napoleon and the Third Napoleon
touching the double-dealing and treacherous
course of each towards the Holy Father and
the terrible consequences to the Bonapartes
and to France, and strong case against King
Victor Emmanuel. Nsr can it be denied that
the justification of this King for the seizure Of
the Papal States, including Rome, reduced to
a few words, amounts to this :-"Dear Holy
Father, am very sorry to turn you out of the
temporal government of Rome and the little
States of the Church but if don't turn you
out these red republicans will turn me out. 1t
is hard case, / admit, but you know how 1t
is yourself, and that we must have Rome for
our capital"


This is exactly the case between the King of
italy and the Pope; but how is it to be rene
died? We think it can and will be remedied
without the restoration of the Pope's temporal
power over Rome and the little States Of the
Church seized by Italy, and to the advantage
of the Pope and the Catholic Church; and we
think that this settlement will be made in the
coming conference of the great European
Powers, and that in this settlement the Pope
will be made secure as the head of his Church
Year: 1870

and the Protestant North has completed its
long interrupted labors.


Let us hope that while Germany has found
unity the Holy Father will find peace and
comfort in the holy occupations and amid the
scenes made sacred by the labors and memo
ries Of his predecessors.
Year: 1870

A MONUMENT TO FARRAaUT.-We are happy
to learn that movement is on foot to erect q
monument to Admiral Farragut 1t well be-
GENES the Empire City to thus pay tribute to
the memory Of the greatest naval captain Of
his age and one of Americas most honored
aOua
Year: 1870

THE STORM ON THE CENTRAL AMERICAN
COAST. Our dispatches from Central America
speak of serious disasters to shipping in
the Caribbean Sea. Many losses are reported
So severe was the storm that many of the ves-
sells in the harbor of Aspinwall had to put to
sea for safety
Year: 1870

ton. Germany throughout all ner DOrderS
recognizes the fact, and to the united voice of
Germany the Prussian King responds, accept
ing the title of Emperor of Germany. The
year 1914 restored the Pope the year 1870
has restored the Emperor but, strange to say,


the same year that restores the imperial
crown to Germany robs the Holy Father Of
all his temporaiities. A dream long reason
able and likely to become fact is now no more


than dream. The Holy Roman empire is dead


and can never be revived. That Germany


is to become great and powerful empire


may be taken for granted. That arrangements


will be made to retain the Pope in Rome is


not by any means impossible. But an empire
in which the Roman PontiT can take his


ancient place can never again be created The


restoration of the empire and the downfall
Of the temporal power of the Pope
in the same year are events which
show, above all the changes and revolutions Of
our times, the nature and character Of modern
progress. The Emperor of Germany will only
be the Emperor of Germany. He will not be,
like his great namesakes Of the past, the
Roman Emperor, the governor Of the world.
The Pope may find his proper place in the new
arrangement Of Europe foreshadowed by the
coming conference, but he will never again be
the spiritual chief of the human family. All
old things have passed away all things have


become new. The great battle waged for
more than thirty years, and brought to a close
|, by the peace Of Westphalia. has been resumed.
Year: 1870

The London newspaper Press contains the
following Classification of newspaper subscrib-
ers, which is some what vaguely credited to San
American paper but let it come from where
1t may, every country paper, at least in Amer
lea, has just such on its subscription looks:


First come the


UPRIGHTs.-These men who take newspa-
pers, pay for them and read them. Observe
the order in which these things are done. The
pay comes tirst--readlng next. 1t seems as
fair and just to them that the newspaper should
be paid for as a barrel of sugar or new coat.
They never entertain any other opinion When
the year runs out or little before, they are
on hand with pay. There is no more difficulty
with them III remembering this period, tha n
Sunday or the lsL of January. II one of them
wishes to stop his paper, he either calls or
writes letter by his postmaster, in due sea.
son, like man. This class is dear to the
heart OF the editor.


The second class now in mind is the


DO WELLs.-This class is nearly related to
the other-sO near that it is hard to tell where
one begins and the other ends. These men
always pay in advance in the beginning, and
intend to do so continually. But memory
sometimes fails little, or some mishap inter.
venes, and the tine runs by-somelimes little
sometimes Tor quite n period. But their re-
collection. though n0dding occasionally never
gets sound asleep 1t pronounces tho word IN
due time" The printer is not paid" and
forthwith their will to do well kindles into &C.
tlvity. Now comes the paying up" Mean't
to do so before. Dom { mean to let such things
pass BY" A publisher can live with such
men. They have warm place in his memory ;
only little back Of the 6 Uprights."
Next comes the


EASY D0ERs. These men believe in news.
papers: They have fully settled it in theii
own minds that newspaper is a good thing.
They take them. too. Sometimes ut first they
pay up for the first year-at any rate they
mean to pretty soon If they have doAe SC
they SIT down with the comforting conviction
that their newspaper is now settled for; and
this idea having once got into their heads, re
Year: 1870

A Dubuque (Iowa) jeweler has engraved the
Lords prayer upon the inverse side of gold
dollar. The American Tract Society ought to
employ him to turn out more of these jobs, for
it is the only way in which the Lords prayer
can be brought to the notice of some men.
Year: 1870

An editor, who was evidently insane, or had
a strong and vivid Imagination, recently got
off the following:


had a dream the other night,


When every thing was still;
dreamed that each subscriber


Came up and paid his bill,
Each wore look of honesty,


And smiles we're round each eye,
AS they handed out the stamps,


Saying How is that for high?'
Year: 1870

Why LACE IS CosTLY-Many people won
der why what is termned real lace-as lace
made by hand is called to distinguish it from
that made by machine, which is called imita-
tion-is so costly. The following paragraph
from foreign exchange explains the reason:


The manufacture of lace is carried to its
highest perfection in Belgium. The finest
specimen Of Brussels lace is so complicated as
to require the labor of seven persons on one
piece, and each operative is employed at dis
tinct features of the work. The thread used is
of exquisite fneneSs, which is spun in dark
underground rooms where it is sufficiently
moist to prevent the thread from separating
1t is SO delicate as scarcely to be seen, and the
room is so arranged ttat all the light admitted
shall fall upon the work 1t is such material
that renders the genuine Brussels ground SO
costly. Ona piece of Valcnciennes not two
inches wide from two to three hundred bob
bins are some lines used, and for the larger
width as many as eight hundred, on the same
pillow. The most valuable Valenciennes is
determined by the number of times the bob
bins have been twisted in making the ground ;
the more frequent the twists the clearer and
more beautiful will be the lace.
Year: 1870

IT is respectfully (2) suggested
that if the capital is unsafe at jack
son, that an appropriate place for
legislative use would be the peni-
tentiAry. Certainly that building
is strong enough.
Year: 1870

The Rice divorce snit for fraud in age is causing


great excitement In Boston. II should warn young
men not TO marry III haste. Rice Ii hut twenty
two, his bride thirty-seven. He swears that she
made him believe she was but his own age, y
using Magnolia Balm upon her 9acs, neck, and
Year: 1870

Picnic AT AsHLASD.-Union Station
Methodist Sabbath school will hold their
annual picnic at Ashland on Tuesday ynext,
the cars leaving the depot, corner of Broad
and Eighth streets ut half-past s o'clock A
NJ. We have so often spoken and written
Of the delightful village at Ashland that we
can only say now, il our readers wish to
| escape the heat and dust of the city for Il
day, they could not select Il more pleasant


place. The college grounds, where the


school will hold the picnic, are in beauti-
full and shady grove of trees, and are espc-
cially inviting in these warm days; besides,


the young ladies and gentlemen of the
school will do all in their power to contri.
| tribute to the enjoyment of those who may


attend. See advertisement.
Year: 1870

CONSERVATIVE CAUCUs.-A meeting OF the
Conservative members OF the Legislature
will be held in the Sycamore church this
afternoon ut o'clock to consider the ques-
ton of re0rganizing the Conservative party.
The committee appointed at Q previous
meeting will be prepared to make their re-
mort.
Year: 1870

INTERNAL observation-disclosures have fre.
quently been made of late by the revenue
officers for noncompliance with the terms
Of the law, which requires all manufacturers
and dealers to make returns of sales on or
before the 10th day OF each month. The
penalty for failure to make these returns is
an addition of fifty per cent. to the original
assessment. As tomorrow is the last day
of grace, those who have not made their
returns have no time time to lose to escape
the penalty.
Year: 1870

You will need Tomorrow Sunday q neck sie or
some collars, or linen or alpaca coat, or some
other articles OF summer wear. Z, B. SPENCE &
soN have an endless variety OF them, which they
are showing off at very low prices.
Year: 1870

wholly unfit for the stern duties of soldiers,
the men are poorly armed and nearly half OF
them have nothing but ordinary muskets,
the French Interpretation of equality has
led them to treat their officers with little
respect and strict discipline is impossible


The better class Of the Parisians are not in
the army. They are giving hberally to the
national cause, though there are larger
number of ImperiAlists in Paris, they are


greatly outnumbered and cverawed;
Year: 1870

"On next Thursday, the Sd of March" says the Pittsburg Despatch Eve believe, the con- vention to amend the constitution so as to re- cognize God and Christianity in thrt instru- ment will meet in this city. We are not, as we have said before in favor of this reform.

 We are opposed to it for three rea7ous-frst, because it would serve the cause neither of God nor Christianity.to have such an amendment adopted; second, because such an amendment f adopted, would only be the cause of harm- ful contest among the sects, and third, because such an amendment is unnecessary, God and Christianity being already acknowledge in the Constitution. In the first place, interpoIating religious phrsseology into legal documents never has saved and never can save single soul, but serves only to make the phraseology condemned by reason familiarity. The attempt to legislate the United States into Christianitv is the very summit of absurdity. In the second place it is manifestly impossible to propose just that recognition of Almihgty God and Chris. tianity upon which even Christian sects can Sgreei tO say HOthLuS O4 JEWS ,auu hdtlonanStS who are supposed to have equal rights in this country with everybody else, Some will want it it more general, some will want it more specific than any convention can agree on

 Some will wish it wrested to suit the theology of their sect Others will strive to pull it their way The result would certainly be that any such amendment, even'.if adopted, would either be 50 general and vague as to be ridiculous, or so specific as to cause more dissatisfaction than if none at all were adopted In the third place the required recognition of God and Christianity is already in the constitution, and that in suchaway that it happily yofends nobody. 1t is found in the last clause where it declares that this constitution was signed fin the year of our Lord" l7s7. The year of our LordrI is not that recognition of Almighty God and Christianity as complete as desirabls?"
Year: 1870

No antdote without Its bane; no Joy
without its sorrow The transient deligi
of an Ohio man on learning of his wife q
elopsmsn, is turned to bitterness by the dis
covery that the companion of her hight Is
"a kind Of redish moatter.'
Year: 1870

Tho British Government, with unusual
virtue, promises to take strong measures
against betting at races. The next thing
will probably be to make statute against
the use of gin. 1t is safe to say that one
will be quite as efficscious as the other
Year: 1870

Mexican Blu chansn has the steam Man
for competitor in st Paul. There's one
way IN which Mac can beat his edversary-
if not in acting or drawing, then IN strategy
He should buy up old Stesmy and make
him do duty as audience. Chicago Post
Year: 1870

The wife of al impecunious Mississipplan
recently sold for So at suction, which may
he regarded ss q high price, considering the
extreme insecurity of title 10 such property
onUa3eys
Year: 1870

A TOUGH BEAR SToRY.-The Glen Falls,
N. Y. Messenger vouches for the truth of
tough hunting story that reminds one of Davy
Crockett's famous exploits:


A hunter by the name of Lewis Watro, who
resides at North River in this county, while
on one of his expeditions recently, In the
town of Minerva, Essex county, as he was
travelling along leisurely, he came to a little
knoll OF ground, and looking down saw a
large hole in the side of the knoll. He got
down on his hands and knees and looked in.
and something howled, or growled rather.
when, as he says, he took his head away from
that place very soon. Taking off his snow
shoes, he procured pole and commenced
stirring up whatever might be in the den, and
suddenly large bear put his head out of the
hole. He took aim and fired old bruin fall
ing back, out came another bear, with open


mouth, and be put ball through his head.
Congratulating himself that he had done a
great days work, and not thinking that there
were any more game in the den, he went to
get his snow shoes, when a yearling bear
came out and licked the blood that fswed
from the dying ones. Reloading his gun, he
shot and killed this; when the fourth one
rushed from the den upon his dog. As they


were having lively fight, he dared not fire
for fear of killing the dog. At last the bear
got the dog around the body and gave him
hug that caused the dog to howl with pain,
and thinking that now was his time, he took
good aim and killed the bear, making four
that he had shot; and to wind up with, while
on his way home his dog captured deer.
Year: 1870

The excuse made for the street railroad con-
ductors, that they are compelled to steal in
consequence of the insuflciency of their wages,
would justify any man who considers himself
underpaid, not only in robbing his employers,
but in robbing shopkeepers to supply himself
with the necessaries of life. No one is obliged
to be a conductor who can get better pay In
any other occupation, and the reason why the
companies offer low price is that there are
men glad to accept it. No doubt the pay is
too small and the work too hard; but it GER
tainly is not so small that the hands must
steal to keep themselves from starving, and it
is higher than the pay given for some other
kinds of labor in which nobody pretends that
dishonesty is necessary. Conductors who
"knock down. fares when they are paid
So so day, would probably knock down just
as many at 50 so.
Year: 1870

The coolest thing we have seen lately is The
Worlds article proving, by a comparison of
the vote Of this year with the census, that
New-York City never did cast vote dispro-
portiOnate to its population. This year, for
the first time, the interference of the Federal
Government rendered heavy fraudulent vote
impossible. and the Democratic total was
thereby reduced from $4,000 Qs6s) to s6,OOO
But Of course The World never alludes to this
aspect of the case, and never has noticed the
fact, long ago established by indisputable proof,
that in the strongest Democratic districts the
vote heretofore has exceeded the total adult
male population
Year: 1870

1t is certainly encouraging to read that West Point
is rapidly becoming q religious institution-that
several of the officers have become earnest Christians
that Il prayer-meeting (semi-weeklyl has been
established for the cadets, with much more Of tho
same promising sort. We trust that the effect of
this will be to convince young gentlemen that God
has made OF one blood all meh and that to perseute


student on account Of the color of his skin is not
only mean and low thing, but essentially dnful.
We are not Of those who believe, doubtless for
reasons satisfactory to themselves. that Christian
Soldier is an impossibilty; but West Pant has
never been famous for turning out that kiDi Of war
Iinr-
Year: 1870

An interesting question is raised by the
presence of Mr.. Brennan's name on the min
utes of the Board of Health as a Commits
siOner. AS he is, or was, only er-o6icio a
member of that body, we are left in doubt as
to whether he so effectually resigned his place
as Police Commissioner rs to omit to draw
the salary for the months of October and No
vember. Mayor Hall can, perhaps, tell us
whether he and the Sheriff elect have been
playing ono of the peculiar tricks of their
trade to enable the latter TO evade the spirit
while pretending to obey the letter Of salu-
tary law.