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Year: 1876

About year ago the ladies' of GER
tain Dorcas Society made up large
quantity of shirts, trousers and socks,
and boxed them up and sent them to a
missionary station on the west of
Africa A man named Ridley went
with the boxes, and stayed in Africa
several months. When he returned,
the Dorcas Society, of course, was
anxious to hear how its donations were
received, and Ridley, one evening,
met the members and told them about
it in little speech. He said:


"Well, you know we got the clothes
out there all right, and after a while
we distributed them among some of
the natives in the neighborhood. We
thought maybe that it would attract
some of them to the mission, but it
didn't, and after some time had elapsed
and no natives came to church with
those clothes on, I went on an explor-
ing expedition to find out about it. It
seems that on the first day after the
goods were distributed one of the
chiefs attempted to mount shirt. He
did not exactly understand it, and he
pushed his legs through the arms and
gathered the tail up around his waist.
He couldn't make it stay up, however,
and they say he went around inquiring
in his native tongue what kind of an
idiot it was that constructed garment
that wouldn't stay up, and swearing
some of the most awful heather oaths,
At last he let it drag, and that night
he got his legs tangled in it some how,
and fell over precipice and was
killed.


Another chief who got one on pro-
perly went padding around in the
dark. and the people imagining that
he was ghost, sacrificed four babies
to keep off the evil spirit.


And then you know, those trousers
you sent out :? Well, they fitted one
pair on an idol, and then they stuffed
most of the rest with leaves and set
them up as kind of new tangled
idols, and began to worship them.
They say that the services were very
impressive. Some of them slit few
pair in half, and after sewing up the
legs, used them to carry yams in, and
l saw one chief with corduroy leg on
his head as kind of helmet.


"I think, though, the socks were
most popular. All the fighting men
went for them the first thing. They
filed them with sand and used them as
boomerangs and war clubs. 1 learned
that they were SO much pleased with
the efficiency of these socks that they
made raid on neighboring tribe on
purpose to try them, and they say they
knocked about eighty women and
children on the head before they came
home. They asked me if 1 wouldn't
speak to you and get you to send out a
few barrels more, and to make them a
little stronger SOS they'd last longer
and I said l would.


"This Society's doing q power OF
goood to those heather, and I've nc
doubt, if you keep right along with the
work, you will inaugurate general
war all over Vhe continent of Africa,
and give everybody an idol of his own.
All they want is enough socks and
trousers. I'll take them when 1 go out
again.


Then the Dorcas passed resolution
declaring that it would, perhaps, be
better to let the heathen go naked
and give the clothes to the poor al
home. Maybe that is the better way.
Year: 1876

THF Way TO BECOME R1cH.-Pay cash
for everything you buy at the time OF
purchase. If this rule was adopted,
everybody would live we'll, live happy
and prosper. Everybody wishes to
buy cheap and sell high. Nothing can
please a man more than getting a good
round price for what he has to sell.
But supply and demand rule these
things. The credit system does more
in keeping prices high than any one
thing save supply. To start out, the
man that buys of the producer for
cash, can buy lower than if he buys on
credit. Then the merchant buys of
the importer for cash, and saves anoth-
er item of cost. And next the retail
dealer fIom the wholesaler, buys
for cash, and onother item of cost is
saved. The goods are retailed to the
people at large, and the man who sells
his time can sell at ten per cent, less
for cash than he could on credit.


Pay cash and you will be indepen-
dent. Pay cash and save cash. Pay
cash and you will not be compelled to
pay high tariffs to pay other people.
Pay cash and you can buy bargains.
Pay cash and you can hold up your
head and look the world of mankind
full in the face. Pay cash and you
will grow rich.-Freeds advertiser.
Year: 1876

The CURIOSITY OF FlsH.-The curiosity
exhibited by fish is worthy Of remark.
Like nearly all the animal creation,
fishes are inquisitive. Workmen in
diving-bells and submarine armcr, tell
some interesting anecdotes illustrative
of this propensity. A diver who was
engaged in tunneling for the water
works Of an Eastern city, whose lsbors
at the bottom of the river occupied him
for several days, became suddenly aware,
one day, of the presence Of larger fish
than be had seen before-a Sturgeon
which he thought at least would weigh
eighty or ninety pounds. Il visited
him for several days in succession, and
eventually became 90 fearless a. to APP
proach within little moro than an arms
length of him, although at first It WAS
quite shy. Along the southern shore
of Lake Erie, and in some other places
at the North where ice forms of sufficient
thickness, fish are attracted TO openings
through the ice lover which Q small.
perfectly dark house is placed) By
means Of small decoy fish, attached to
a line, and moved rapidly through the
water beneath the ice. A fsh will
sometimes follow one Of these for q long
time, but seldom takes it in his mouth
unless the representation 10 nearly per-
feet. They evidently come to aee what
is going on. So we have seen Dchool
OF fish follow baited hook every time
it was drawn to the surface, but not ono
would touch the most tempting bait.
Year: 1876

This prominent organ, although a
leading feature, yet few of US care to
be led by it, except in the direction OF
Il good dinner. This need not prevent
us from pursuing it as subject, show
ing wherein the importance of the Or
gan is not duly estimated.


As a feature of the face, it, more than
any other, changes its character, al
though not so capabable of expression
as the eyes and mouth. Its ideal
beauty varies with different races. The
Africans of Sierra Leone prize the flat
nose, and Egyptian dotes on the verita-
BILE, pure, and unadulterated pug. The
Tartar races, having very small noses,
consider them the very highest type of
beauty. The most beautiful woman in
all Tartary was considered so because
she had only two holes where the nose
ought to have been. There seems to
be no universal standard OF nasal
beauty. The Romans adored the aqua
line, the Greek the straight line; the
latter, coming nearest our idea of the
beautiful, is accepted as the standard
in this latitude


But there are other uses for the nose
beyond its element of beauty or the re-
verse. The sense of smell is popularly
supposed to be the only service it is
called upon to perform; at least We
would judge so, from the number Of
open mouths we meet sailing along the
streets. One of the main objects of the
nostrils is for respiratory purposes.
There is very little doubt that air pass
ing through the nostrils is refined, pur-
ifed, and eliminated of all injurious
gases, infection, and dust before being
permitted access to the lungs. It is
very easy to see how habitual respir-
alton through the mouth is not only
unnatural, but productive of disease.
More especially at night we should &C.
custom ourselves to s'eep with the
mouth closed. All the energies Of the
system are then at rest, and its power
of resistance at the lowest ebb. If the
mouth be. open, the enemy is allowed
to enter; and we may be sure he fas-
tens upon the most delicate part of our
organization.


In a recent lecture by Professor Tyn-
dali, he demonstrates fully the danger
of sleeping wieh the mouth open, a
practice unknown to the lower animals.
He says:


eff were to endeavor to bequeath
the most important motto which human
language can convey, it should be these
words:


"SHUT-YoUR-MourH."
"In the transactions of life this might
have its beneficial results, as the most
friendly cautionary advice, or be re-
Year: 1876

We are in the midst OF quiet revo-
luton. The causes which overthsw
Van Buren, in 1840 are now operating
with vastly increased momentum, but
have assumed different form. Then
there was an explosion of popular re-
sentiment, vast assemblages of people.
and a campaign of emotion and excite
ment. Now, everything is still, but il 10
the quiet which proceeds the storm at
the ballot-box.


In 184) the country was still suffer.
ing from the effect of the crash of 1887,
and the distress was general in the
country in all branches of business.
Mr.. Van Buren, had administered the
Government uprightly and creditably.
There were no extravagont public ex-
penditures, no charges of corruption,
and nothing really TO condemn in th Q
conduct of affairs at home or abroad.
A cry was raised BY Osle of Pennsyl-
vania that Mr.. Van Buren, was prodigal
because gilt dessert service was part
of the equipment of the Presidents din
ing room. The people wanted change
of Administration, and they did not care
very much how it was brought about.
They seized upon Osle's tride and
made much of it on the stump. But
the moving cause was the hard times.
Everybody was punched when the bub.
BILE Of speculation burst, and therefor
there was great demand for q new
deal. @


Three years after the panic Of 1878
the country is worse off than in the
very heat of the crisis. The effects are
harder to bear than the FIRST shock.
People are only beginning to realize
the extent of the ruin which that explo-
sion precipitated and how feeble were the
foundations upon which they had built.
Supposed fortunes swept away az by q
tornado, the best property sunk nearly
half in value; labor idle and sullen, en-.
terprise stopped, trade arrested, regular
incomes cut of, and the outlook
gloomy, do not represent the whole
stern reality which is upon us.


Worse than all, the peopls have come
to know that this condition Of things
has been brought upon the country By
reckless maladministration, corruption,
jobbery, thieving, and prodigality of the
party which has had absolute control Of
the Government for sixteen years.
They cnn point to the very men, with
their ill-gotten gains, aud to the plund-
ering combinations by which this misery
has been produced.


It is not, therefore, strange that the
demand for change should be wide
spread and the reform should be the
watchword Of the canvass. All the in
formation from disinterestsd sources,
and from those who have mixed among
the plain people, is that the revolution
now silently going will far exceed that
of 1910, and elect Gov. Hlden by.a
greater popular vote than was ever
given to any former President. This
uprising will not be confined to section
and we are prepared to see Ohio lead
of with a vote that will astound the Re-
publican managers and sound the death
knell of Grantism.
Year: 1876

Thus far, only two hotel-keepers have
given notice OF their intended application
to the court for license. 1t is said most of
them contemplate selling without license.


To-day is observed by the Womens Ma
tionsl Christian Temperance Union, as a
day of fasting and prayer.
Year: 1876

The United States District Court
which has been III session il this city
for the past week, adjourned yester-
day, and Judge Bronks and the Dis
trict Attorney, Maj. Badger, took the
evening Weldon train for their res
pective homes.


When Judge is enabled in these
warped aud degenerate times TO dis
Charge the duties of his office, so as to
merit and receive the commedatiOn
of all good men, a knowledge of the
fact becomes for him a crown, as his
conciousness of rectitude is always his
shield We believe that the good
people of this section heartily bestow
upon Judge Brooks the former, and
his uniform bearing upon the Bench
gives convincing proof that he possesses
the latter. We can scarcely conceive
of a higher type of humanity, in the
secular walks of life, than the up
right Judge" who holds the scales
with an even hand, and enforces the
respect. whilst he wins the admiration
men. Judge Brooks, we believe has
risen to this most enviable height.
Year: 1876

not the only discovery; had learned
a part of the mystery that hung over
Hill.


Heavens, colonel, I exclaimed, look
ing up at him. This is q woman.


rhe only one that ever loved me,
groaned the colonel. She followed
me here in male disguise. and this
morning when was in danger saved
me, who had done nothing but wrong
her. at the cost of her own life. She
was nay wife, doctor.


He left before could speak.


This was all I ever knew. The next
day the colonel was shot in O skirmish.
had him buried In the grave where
he had laid his wife, and to this day I
have never learned the secret of their
unhappy lives.
Year: 1876

On Friday last John Donnclly and Peter Eichart,
who were driving wagon toward Yonkers, saw the
mail bag for Yonkers thrown of the train at Kings
bridge station, and Immediately picked It up, threw II
In their wagon and drove of, They followed by
the police and arrested The bag and its contents
were found IN their possession. Yesterday they were
brought before United States Commissioner Shields,
who held them for examination on Tuesday next in
ha each
Year: 1876

well able to support herself The wife refused the
shelter prorcred. The Court ordered him TO pay 80
per week toward the support OF his long neglected WIFE,
lie is said TO bo worth nearly $4,000 but he claims
that he Is not worth anything
Year: 1876

GENERAL NEWTON will Immediately pro-
ceed to blow up Diamond reef, of Cover
teen feet at low water in midchaunel
The general has balance of funds on
band from q former appropriation SUM
ctent 10 do the work, and he will proceed
blasting apparatus. Tais work is regarded
as important, for when this obstruction ia
removed navigation In the East river will
ne as good as In the North river.-[N u.
Letter.
Year: 1876

We would advise all our readers to
call on the Important, under the La
fayette Hotel, and examine their i'm
mense stock of clothing, boots and
hats, which they sell at an astonish-
ing low price.
Year: 1876

EOR SALE.-A desirable place few
miles from the city, admitted TO be the
most beautiful and to have the most delight
full climate of any place in the lower country.
Enquire OF w. M. Stoddard IS Main street.


al
Year: 1876

On arrival of every steamer we are
in receipt of large assortment OF
Spring clothing, which we will be
pleased to show, even to those who dc
not contemplate purchasing. I'M
portant.
Year: 1876

MASSACHUSETTS, FARMER DESTROYED IN


BURNING BARN-sUsPICIoNs OF FOUL PLAY.


Bosrox, Nov. II. 1870


A very sad affair happened at East Midway Thurs
day night in the burning Of the barn Of Mr.. Calvin
Folansbce, whereby, in unknown man.
ner, no perishcd In the flames. Mr. Folans-
bec and his hired man had been at work
husking corn during tho evening, and about
eight O'Clock no sent him to tho house, as was his
CUSTOM stating that no would feed tho catc and then
come in Walter Sawyer, tho young man alluded to,
had been in the house about half hour when no
heard the loving CATTLE and going to the back door
found the barn to be well fro. He Immediately
gave the alarm and set about trying to the ami
mails but intense was the heat that only The horse


During tho excitement the absence of Mr. Foansbce
not noticed until 1t became continued, when tho
appalling fact was fully realized that no might himself
have become prey to the devouring elements, the
Al later hour being sclfevdcn IN the recovery
OF his biackened and charrcd remains. He was found
lying his back, portion OF the top Of the skull
being mssisg which found In The ruins this
morning. Numerous conccturcs are rite us to the
probable and possible oil the sad affair The Ian
tern was a nearly of safc pattern, and was,
when Sawyer left tho barn. hanging on the hanule OF
pitchork stuck INTO tho NOV: II is known that In
order for Mr. Folansbio to iced hts cattle he would be
obliged to ascend the NOW 10 thrown down the hay.
Whether he accidentally fell or was seized with sud
den illness or tho victim of an assault from some
unknown party may be made clear but 1t is evi
dent that lie must have in some manner been sud-
denly ncapacitated IRON rendering any nid in giving
an alarm or rescung himself from the impending dan
ger ample means OF exit were accessible to him had
he not been in way disabled. II Is also known
that he had over 500 in his possession
a portion Of which he on Wednesday withdrew from
tho Hoston National Bank This fact is fruitful
source OF conjecture that he might have been mur-
dcred for his money.


Mr. Folansbee was about nnycigh years old, and
leaves a widow, and three daughters Tho
hired man was a relative Of tho family, and tnoir
atons have bccn OF tho most amicabe character
The sad affair casts pail OF gloom over both the
towns OF Mcdway and Holiiston, where tho deceased
had resided and was universally respected.
Year: 1876

palus" was performed for tho nincty-scvcnth time
the occasion rendered interesting, because was
tho benefit Of Mr.. G. Bangs who cnacts tho part Of
tho Assyrian monarch. Tho nno scenery, tho bcaut-
fu tabcaux and the bewidcring ballet admired by
tho numerous audience present. as OF yorc After the
last act in the drama had been acted Mr. Bangs
called before tho curtain, when no made tho following
speech


LADIES AND GENrLENES:-Thc cordial reception you
have gwen me this, my benefit night and ninety
seventh consecutive performance OF the Assyrian
monarch. is, Tor good reasons which will presently
explain moro gratifying to mo than any similar
sion OF my dramatic which you have been
pleased 10 bestow upon special evidences of your
favor NInety-scvcn times have rendered a character
as uniovely in moral attributes and void Of qualities
commend fell to tho lot OF the actor TO por-
tray-a character for whom cannot possibly
tain one atom OF sympathy Indeed nearly every situ
alton In which tho dramatist places this luxurious
during the progress OF the play 10 calculated
rather excite your preJudiccs than arouse yOnr a
mration-and yet how indulgcnt you have
hay been to mo- looking beyond the mouarch's frail-
tics the actors earnest cnort and, by your pres
encc this night with smiles of encouragement
ing the humble artist that you have not entirely
conoundcd him with the un fortunate King that you
are not prepared admit distinction with n differ
encc in the artists favor Fol- this kindness please
accept my thanks AS IN the past, SO Is u now and
appreciation whatever character good fortune ana
my friendly managers Messrs. Jarrct a. Palmer. may
be pleased to assign me. thank you for your kind
ness tonight aud for many nights past and bid
YOU good night with full heart tor this KIND maniies-
tation Of your goodness and favor
Year: 1876

Almost since the acquisition by the
United States of the Territory compri-
sing the State of California, the spe-
cies of land title known as Mexican


grants has been in litigation. The
causes of action reiative to these
grants are, either fraudulent title or
extension of boundary beyond the
limit intended in the grant. In the
first instance the entire area claimed
under the fraudulent title is so much
of the public domain withheld from
legitimate purchase. In the second
every acre outside of the number of
leagues named in the grant claimed
and held as part of the grant is pub
lie domain and must in the process of
time return to its real owner-the


government. All understand that
these grants were tie gift or sale of
certain tracts of land by the Mexican
government to individuals or eompa-
nies and that after the purchase Of the
Territory by the United States when
the genuineness and the validity of a
grant was proved up in accordance
with the law, government patent
Year: 1876

The Express announces with some
flourish that Colonel CRAWFORD has
telegraphed Senator LAME that he
can operate the Santa Monica road
under the ARCHER bill and make
money for the owners. Colonel
CRAWFORD knows just enough about
operating railroads to telegraph this
sort of thing; LAME is just the tin
whistle to telegraph it too, and the
Express is just the kind of newspaper
to attempt to deceive the people with
it. The Santa Monica road is seventeen
miles long, and the ARCHER bill al
lows road of this length to charge
as much for hauling ton of
freight that distance as it does a longer
road for transporting the same guam
tity of freight one hundred and nifty
miles. 1t is probable Colonel CRAw-
FORD does not know this and neither
LAME nor the Erpress are fair-mind-
ed enough to explain the unjust dis
elimination.
Year: 1876

This gentleman made a powerful speech
in the House of Representatives, on the
twenty-ninth of January, pending discus
sion, in committee of the whole, upon the
condition OF the Union. 1t applied spe-
ciAlly to the reduction of tariffs Oh imports,
and was exhaustive in statistics. The fol-
lowing is the closing part of his speech;


But the question will be asked, how are
we 10 reduce the tariff and yet raise so large
a sum as our yearly expenditures requiTei
There is 90 difficulty in answering this ques-
tion. We raised one hundred and tifty-
seven millions during the last fiscal year
With our imports largely cut down and with
one-third of them bearing no duty. The
average rate of duty on the dutiabIe goods
was forty per cent. Three hundred and
eighty-six millions bore this duty and paid
our revenue of one hundred and tifty-seven
millions. One hundred aud sixty-seyen
millions were free. Now let Us abolish the
free list and lay uniform ad caisrsR tax OF
TWENTY-FIVE per cert. on the whole OF oul
imports. and il will bring the same amount
of duties. Six hundred millions OF imports
will give US one hundred and nifty millions
of revenue. The present arrangement
Of the tariff was not designed q
obtain revenue in the leasn oppress
i've way, bat principally for protec
Year: 1876

tion of every charm that msy render city
less attractiveness. 1t is in this that the
secret spell consists that binds men and wo
men to the spot, making them ever reassert
local attachment confessed by dwellers il
no other city of the South. 1t does moi
fade, but grows stronger with time. 1t is 6
strange, sweet, subtle charm that make;
those who love Austin at al, love her with
passionate close-clinging faith,' rs the
falrest dwelling-place that men have eyeI
known. l. is this force of nature that must
induce law-givers gathered IN Austin to
make art the ally of nature, and assent tc
the appropriation of public wealth to pur-
poses of taste in the adornment of lofty
heights with architectural charms. On
every hand from the summit of the hills,
whence one looks down upon the cleaning
river and white stone houses and green and
purple cedars of the valley and moss.
crowned live-oaks, there are flowers and
blossOming plum trees. There is a radiant
serenity of light, as the sun goe: down, that
thIobs In its intensity, and yetit is ''divine-
ly restful, like the passion and the peace
of love when it has all to adore and nothing
to desire" None who have ever seen and
known can forsake Austin, or suffer the
darkness of the hills to intervene final
lY bttween themselves and the capital.
But it is not during one afternoon alone
tI,,t A -.
charms. 1t is ever springtime here, and in
the north the country is green and beauti-
fu, but there it can have nothing of the ra-
dance, the cheerfulness and ecstacy of
spring as in these Southern latitudes. The
springtime of the North is pale, we are
told, with gentle, colOrless sweetness of
Its world of pIimroses - the spring of Aus
tin is rainbow hued, like the profusion
of anemones that laugh with it in every
hue of glory under every rugged wall of
stone and beside every hill-fed, laughing
streamlet." Spring in the North Is child
that wakes from dreams of death; spring in
the South is q child that wakes from dreams
of love. One is rescued and welcomed
from the grave; the other ''comes smiling
on sunbeam from heaven" There is
nothing on earth like the smile of these
sunlit mountains and valleys and boundless
prairies and bright river when awakened
by spring after doing through the winter
in the delicious odors of cedarwoed fires.
"There is CLEAN of divine glory in it, and
one leans down and basks in the sweet air
that is like breath of Paradise"