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Year: 1876

It is manifest that the Inauguration
of a political campaign in behalf of
Woman Suffrage has given new force
to that agitation. Meetings are held
nightly, at which the veterans of that
cause present its claims with their ac-
customed earnestness and ability, and
it cannot be doubted that the principle
of univesal suffrage is gaining new ad
herents. The discussions may not al
ways be wisely conducted, and we
think it mistake both of principle and
policy to advocate the ballot for woman
on the ground of taxation, for taxation
cannot be shown to be the basis of suf-
frage, and repugnance to a property
qualification is very strong sentiment
in this State; but good cause always
wins its way, even if it be not logically
argued, and this cause must gain despite
the mistakes of some of its friends. No
matter what the vote for Baker may be,
Woman Suffrage is advancing toward
certain triumph.-NelO Age.
Year: 1876




Halstead, OF the Cincinnati CONNER
cidt, is an awful example Of the fact that
no man can be q great editor and Il great
statesman at the same time. A few
years ago he didn't care II picayune who
was nominated or who was elected. He
left all that to the politicians. Then the
Commercial was u great newspaper
Latterly, however, he has been misled
by the bad example Of Deacon Richard
Smith, who has for several years
imagined that this country needed his
personal supervision to secure its good
government. In 1867 HaIstcad, in order
to ruin the Deacon rs journalist q
work OF no very great dimensions ran
him for Congress; and now somebody
has ruined Halstead by pcrsuading hin
that his special Intervention is neces
sary to prevent the country from going
to tho dogs. The Commercial is no
holding its own as a newspaper, anC
Halstead Is cutting very sorry figure
in statemanship. His only achievement
thus far. is as assistant assassinator 0
Horace Greeley.
Year: 1876

Coroner Praedicow, Of st. Louis, took
some money and fine diamond stud
from corpse that had been found in
the water, and put them in his pocket
Soon afterward he missed the diamond
and could find it nowhere. 5. ared by
the likelihood of being accused OF steal
ing it, he went home, and his excite
ment made him dangerously i'll. The
diamond was discovered in the lining ol
his vest, but he has not yet recovered
from the shock to his nerves.
Year: 1876

The regular weekly excursion ofthe Lyceum
Bureau takes place this evening. The "Mary
Washington" leaves Seventh-street wharf at
5:45 O'Clock p. m. promptly, and returns in
time for the regular cars on both lines of street
railway. An evening cannot be spent more
pleasantly than upon one of these admirably
arranged excursions. Those who expect to
attend this excursion are requested to be at
the boat at the hour named for starting, as It
is necessary to leave promptly on this trip.
Quite number have been left every week,
probably thinking that the boat would make
the usual excursion delay. Go early and avoid
disappointment.
Year: 1876

HONS SONG OF THE SHIIvT would never
have been written had he followed instead oi
,,reeedipy The invention of the sewing ma
china Instead of thirty stitches per minute.
we now have five hundred. or two thou7ailc
by steam Call and see the iateo. mum pa q
inventive genius, the Singer Sewing MAcnlne'
ar send for circular See advertisement
Year: 1876

The ladies of St. Mary's Church are
holding strawberry festival in the school
yom of the church. 1t commenced last
night and will continue this evening. It
was crowded last evening, and some choice
dieces of vocal and instrumental music
were rendered during the evening. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit Of the Sabbath school.
Year: 1876

DIVERSITY of crops cannot be too often
pressed upon the attention of agriculturists.
There are some men who have pursued it
for years and they have in the long run been
the most successful. A specially IS all we'll
enough on small scale, but when man
puts his entire labor and money on single
crop an untoward season Or calamity may
prove disastrous.
Year: 1876

We are having our share of sermons this summer Ex president Woolsey filled our pulpit last Sunday. Our own pastor, Rev. Dr. White, breaches a centennial sermon next Sunday.

 The organist of Dr. Halls church is spending few days in our village. We have been unable to obtain his name as it takes him two days to pronounce it, and he is out in the country to rest. As 8 musician he is quite able to astonish any local talent. Saturday evening he kind ly consented to entertain quite large company with performance upon the pi- ano, and the superb manner in which he charged around the keyboard, compelled even the most unappreciative to applaud him most heartily.

 The fish pond which was constructed at large expense by the late John c. Calhoun was drawn off recently and it was found that the trout had either died naturally, or had been stolen out by poach- CTS. It is probable that they were stol- en.

 A party of young people went to Ban- tam Lake, last week. Your correspondent had the good fortune to be one of the party, and among other enjoyable things he had the pleasure of seeing (from dls- tance) Jour friend "Jack" of East Cornwall. Jack was with a party from College St. ; and. when we saw him. he was coaxing an hysterical melody from demoralized fid- dle, while his party was gyrating about the verandah of the most hotel in the aston ishing manner. One figure of this perplex- ing performance was something that evil dently originated among the Modocs, and we shall be obliged from the nature of it to call it the umbrella dance. Each lady | and gentleman seized an umbrella and endeavored to perforate everybody else without being punctured themselves. It was intensely exciting and as they strug- gling over g,e eat deal of territory, and 8 young lady who was witnessing this ex. traordinary scene narrowly escaped losing her eyes. We wish to compliment "Jack" on his perfect composure during all this trying scene, for never once did he falter in his duty to his invalid fiddle.

 DICKEY.
Year: 1876

childhood Yet, if half the poor young girls who are sentenced to years of solita- " practice for the solitary musical life of the pianist were given violins and were thoroughly and iudiciously trained during half the number of hours through which they now plod so conscientiously. they would soon form the foundation of good orchestra. They could combine to better purpose than any musical organizations now known outside our large cities, and we might hope to become like the Ger mans really musical people.

 This is result that no general preva- fence of pianos and reed organs can ac- l complish. Only now and then do we find united that combination of patience, of native power. and of developing opportu- nisy which make the great solo performer; violinist. singer, or pianist. Excellence in combination, however, is within the reach of many. In any village. or even in many country towns, there is the material out of which fair chorus of singers, or fair I orchestra of instruments might be trained. It is to the choral forms of music, both vocal and instrumental, to which any gen. eral system of cultivation must look, rather than to that more limited sphere of excellence to be found in the music of the sOloist.

 To accomplish any such results more general musical culture is necessary. We need good instructors in both vocal and orchestral music. Most of us Americans who amuse ourselves with stringed instru- ments waste vast deal of time Tn eircui- tous Israeiitish journeyines about wilder ness that is traversed with good roads if we could only find them. A Winsted paper re- gently complained that there were fddlers but no violinists in that place. A fiddler is simply player who has had no thorough elementary instruction, whereas he needs to be taught as carefully as one needs to be taught arithmetic. It is simply in this matter of early and thorough musical in struction that we Americans are so inferior to the Germans. Give us that, and the Thomas of another generation will not have to go abroad for his orchestra. Nor will city like New Haven be obliged to import an orchestra for the suitable rem dering of an oratorio.
Year: 1876

MOTHERS can secure health for their children and rest for themselves by the nse of Castoria, perfect substitute for Cas- tor Oil. It is absolutely harmless, and IS as pleasant to take as honey. For Wind Colic, Sour Stomach, Worms or constipation, for young or old, there is nothing in existence like it. It is certain, it is speedy. it is cheap.
Year: 1876

accepted, gave in exchange for it q check on which
my daughter rode to Portland these two tickets he
told me were not good because they had been punched
After some talk with him he went through the train,
came back and said the conductor ahead says he can
not carry you any further on these tickets. The
train shortly arrived at Lynn, Pousland said We
should have to get of; myself and wife got OIL the
train on to the platform; Pousand said he sorry
any such thing should happen; 1 said, so am j he
said why not buy your tickets here; said no, did
not want to pay So when l could buy them in Port
land for 1920; that 1 would just as soon return
these tickets provided he would allow me to buy
my tickets when got to Portland he says all right
get on board we got on board; as soon as the train
stopped at Salem, Hutchinson came along thrust
his hand by my wife, near her face towards me sit
ting by her side and next the window, and said
sharply, got your tickets for Portland showed him
the tickets he said "They good for nothing, get
off and get your tickets or get off," the tone was
loud, peremptory, commanding; Hutchinson struck
towards the back Of my wife as she was walking
away from the car steps; we stopped in Salem over
night and came to Portland next day.


The, then conductor, testified for the defendant
company; Towle had no recollection of any CONVEX
sation with plaintiff; Pousland denies the plaintiffs
statement as to what occurred ON the Lynn Plat
form; says the arrangement was for him to procure
his tickets at Salem and not Portland, or to make
his peace with the head conductor. Hutchinson ad-
mits substantially the plaintiffs statement as to
what occurred with him, but denies any roughness,
ill-humor, or incivility of manner.


This is a second trial. At the previous term the
verdict was for the husband for $652; for the wife
$7la These verdicts Judge Walton set aside as ex-
cessive. In this second hearing the jury give in
creased damages. They award Gustavus B. Broad
S227s12 and Emily Broad $567.14. The justice pre-
siding not having the power to set aside these YER
diets the second time on application of the defend
ants they carry the cases to the full court on motion
to set aside on the ground of excessive damages and
because the verdcts against evidence and against
the charge of the presiding judge.


Cliffords for plaintiffs. N. Webb for defendants


Notice to counsel-The Jurors were discharged
finally and counsel are notified that they must be
present at the opening of court this Tuesday) morn
ing at 10 a. NJ if they wish to be heard.
Year: 1876

BowDoIN CoLLEGE.-The Bowdoin Boating
Association have decided to send crew to
Saratoga this season. -Four of the old crew are
all ready to go and have already gone into
training. The selection of the two men to fill
vacancies will not ba very difficult matter.
The organization of the annual feld-day and
regatta caused each class to organize class
crew independent of the college crew. All of
these class crews have had over years prac-
tice and the two men can be taken from these
with very little difficulty.
Year: 1876

by making all its departments complete and by
sparing no effort or expense at their command TO
make the PRESS more valuable and desirable.


The PRESS has a larger editorial corps than any
paper in Maine and has unexceed facilities for col
ecting in all parts of the state. The business
agricultural and manufacturing interest Of Maine
will receive the continued attention Of the PRESS.


The growing Importance Of Portland as a distribu-
ting center for Maine, and its fast increasing whole
sale trade, make daily paper at this point Of special
importance to every merchant and business man In
the state.
Year: 1876

the PRESS will be devoted as in the past toa descrIm
minating support Of the Republican Party. During
the pending important campaign. the PRESS will
give special attention to the publication of political
news.


As an advertising medium, the PRESS stands first
among the journals of Maine.
Year: 1876

the order of the Court but for some unexplained
reason declines 20 DO lie is therefore guilty Of
contempt OF court and u would not be sur
prsing legal measures shortly taken against him
ou this account At almost every step the receiver
endoAvors 10 make he encountered by the pots and
Vaccinations OF the clique which for so long tmo
traded upon this valuable franchise and led "the road
70 ruin % The receipts OF the road are about
500 per day and Ia short time there Is every
believe that will be brought OF chaos Mr.


Southworth - supported by the parties looking out


for the OF the corporation and yaua-
bic ard from them. He Is daily IN receipt Of large
number Of letters, ami many interesting details 10
be gathered from this nnsousht for resnOndence.
Year: 1876

After reading the amnesty discuss
ion every patriot will respond to
this sentiment, uttered by the Gin
cinnati Gazette:-"None but mad
men can say that the Democraticparty
is fit to be intrusted with the gov
ernment of the country"
Year: 1876

The jackson Standard says the
work on the Narrow Gauge between
Jackson and Beavertown is progress
ing finely, and if nothing happens
track laying will be commenced on
that end of the road before the first
of Nav
Year: 1876

A dispatch states that the small
pox is prevailing in all portions Of
Portsmouth, and that upwards of
fifty cases had been reported to the
Board of Health. The alarm over the
spread of the disease is greater than
ever before.
Year: 1876

When your time is out, don't wait till you have a
chance to come to town, or send the money by a
neghbor but enclose it in letter at once and hand
it to your P. NJ. We ri be responsible if the none,
is lost from any post-otFce in this county.


Subscribers outside of the county should send
money orders, when practicable, where the amount
is 81 or more. An order costs but 10 cents, which
the subscriber may deduct from the amount sent
Year: 1876

The bureau of agriculture of the United States Centennial commission (not the United States Agricultural de- partment) has lately issued a circular in reference to an exhibition of fish, which announces that it is proposed to have an exhibition of living fish of many varie- ties, for which purpose plans have been prepared for the erection of twenty-five tanks of approved construction, ranging from two to twenty feet in length, and from one to six feet in depth, the whole containing about six thousand cubic feet of water. The cost of these aquaria is estimated at 5000.

 The bureau of agriculture desires to render this enterprise in measure self supporting, and the circular invites those interested in the subject to pur- chase one or more ten-dollar shares of the Centennial stock, with the under standing that the proceeds, although going into the general fund, are to be considered as contributed to the fish ex, hibition.
Year: 1876

The Raleigh Christian advocate
says:


The Joint Commission appointed by
the M. E. Church and M. E. Church,
South, to consider how the differences
between the two Churches could be
reconciled and hearty fraternal feel
ing reached, met at Cape May on the
10Th inst and continued in session
nearly two wee rs. They have issued
an address to the two churches, in
advance of their reports to the Gen
eral Conferences. in which they say
that the utmost harmony prevailed
in the discussions as well as manifest
anxiety on the part of the members
of the Commission for a settlement
of the difficulties. They adopted rules
by which the disputes about Church
property are finally settled. These
property disputes have been the fruit
full source of much hard feeling be-
tween the Churches and their removal
is good step towards fraternity.


The New York Herald and other
papers, misapprehending the powers
of the Commission and the result of
their labors, have proclaimed with a
flourish the reunion of the two
Churches. The Commission were not
authorized to consider. much less to
effect, an organic union ofthe Churches:
their duty was to discuss and settle
differences and to establish practical
fraternity. This they have done
Year: 1876

In the long and useful life of the
Raleigh Christian AdvOc0te, it has
never stated a greater secular truth
than the following just tribute to the
worth Of that vigorous sheet the
Statesville Landmark.


Says the AdUocate:


The Democratic party in North
Carolina cannot boast of better cam
paign paper than the Statesville Land
mark. Bro. Hussey, the editor, is
industrious in selecting the most
effective stones for his sling, and lets
them fly boldly and fearlessly. Some
times they hit men of his own party
but he can't help that and doesn't care
much. He is little too independent
to work in party harness and run a
strictly partisan paper; but what we
need everywhere is independent and
unshackled speech from men who will
denounce meanness and Httleness
wherever found, in friend or foe.
Year: 1876




8 1t isvery probable that aoy man who.
could confess himself a traitor wilr.n not.
heed advice coming from the JoURsAL,
for traitors do not pin their faith to
the JOURNAL, but even at the risk of
wasting our sweetness on the desert
air, aud without limiting at the
folly of throwing pearls before
swine. we beg his late Honor
ex-Judge Settle, now that he is no
longer an exhausted Judiciary TO
tighten his grip on his tongue and on
his temper. The wise man has said
that whose keepeth his mouth aud his
tongue keepeth his soul from troubles:
that he that is soon angry dealeth fool
ishly; that he that is slow to anger
is better than the mighty, and
he that ruleth his spirit than be
that taketh n city. There is sound
philosophy in these and other sayings
with which the Book of Proverbs
abounds and we commend them to
Judge Settles careful consideration.
It has an ugly sound to hear a candi-
date for Governor of the State of North
Carolina, as Judge Settle did at Jones'
boro, address his audience Or any por-
ton Of them as "ku klux scoundrels, y
s'infernal fends of hell" and such like
expressions. And then too it is a bad
way to get votes and worse way to
preserve the peace and dignity of the
State.


To be brief, our advice to Peru Tom,
is to hold his temper or to go home
| and get some body to ''put him in his
little bed" like naughty boy Us he is.
Before he does SO. however, he oughi
| to get down on his bended knee.
and with folded hands and up
lifted eyes be made to say
Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
For tbs their nature too.


Little children should never let their angry
passions rise,


| Their little hands were not made to tear on


each others eyes.


| If a man when candidate ON hi
good behavior before the 'tdear peo
pie" can not hold his temper until h'
gets out of sight but stops his speect
to tell the crowi they are "inferna
fends of hell" what will he do if b.
should be elected Governor and hav,
nothing to restrain him save his owl
sweet will That was a bad day
work or you, Tommy. when you ours
ed the crowd at Jonesboro


''Infernal fonds of hell!" And i
this the language a candidate for Gov
ernor ought to utter? Don't get mao
any more, Tommy. When you ge
mad you curse, and when you ours
you lose votes. Whoa Tommy
whoa
Year: 1876

Judge Eure opened his court in the
town of Hertford, week before last, it
being the usual time for holding the
fall term for Perquimans county. The
grand jury found true bill of indict-
ment against Simon White, for break
ing in Daugherty & McDIullins store
and stealing bolt of goods. White
is president of the Hayes and Wheeler
club of that place. He was arrested
and in default of bond was cooped to
await the action of the court,
Year: 1876

Poor Metts, one of the blind paupers
Of Jones hired out to negroes in that
county, says he was taken to the house
of his negro master and forced to stay
there as long as the negro chose to
keep him.


What he suffered in this lower deg
radiation of the depths of his poverty,
he says no one can ever know.


He implores that the story of his hui
initiation and wrongs at the hands of
the Republican party be told from one
end of the State to the other.


To our reporter he said d:-"Tell it to
the white people of the State"
Year: 1876

Was looked upon ar an experiment for some
time by some by some OF our best ph ysIcians
but those most increduous in regard to its
merit are now its most ardent friends and sup
port rs
Year: 1876

The best food to fatten a calf
without whole milk is oil-meal, mo-
lases and skim milk for the first
two weeks, after which little oat
or barley meal may be used. A
calf can be made to weigh one hun.
dred and twenty to one hundred
and forty pounds at fur weeks
old, never having any new milk
after the cows milk was good.


The oil-meal should be scalded and


allawed to form a thick mucilage
before being mixed with the skim


med milk. The molasses may be ad-
ded directly to the milk and may be
given b.ood warm. The proper
quantity for young calf is a table
spoonful of oil-meal the of same mo-
lases, divided into 3 parts for one
days feed, added to the milk


After the first week it may be grad
ually increased, and at the comence-
ment of the 3rd week spoonful of
oil-meal and molasses may be given
to each feed; quart of boiling wa
ter being turned on to the meal
over night, and also in the morn
ing to form mucilagc and q spoon
ful of oat or barley meal may be ad-
ded; bat this should be cooked. AT
present prices, the whole feed will
not cost more than one dollar for
five weeks, and an early calf Of the
weight mentioned will bring from
ten to twelv. | raised one late in


season two years ago, by the above
method, that cost less than one dol
lar. for feed, aside from skinned
milk, that brought nearly ten dol
lars. Should they have scours, give
them a tea made by boiling corn
cobs in water and add to the milk.
Year: 1876

From The BVsCon AuVorIiSer'J


Kit Carson, Jr., who is at present in this
CITY, proposes to leave soon for the West to
engage in the Indian campaign. He thinks
Sandwich Island Frank, and not Sitting
Bull, is the planner of the redskin cam.
paign. The Indian position is splendid
one to stand campaign of almost indefinite
length against heavy odds, and with but
one fourth of the regular army opposed to
them, as at present, they can repeat the
history of the lava beds on big scale. They
have ample chances to provision themselves
and keep in the hills.
Year: 1876

From Gen. Terry's official report OF the
disaster We find that General Custer march
ed fOrty-dve miles on the oath of June, and
then ten miles further after nightfall, and
that early on the mornisg of the 25th, with
!aded horses and exhausted men, he made
his fatal attack on q force of ten times his
own number. Feeling that there was some
thing mysterious about this Unprecedented
attack and murderous defeat we turned
from the official report to tile calender and
found something Of which we had q pre-
sentment-that this same 25th day of June
was the Lords day. And so we have, in
the annihilaoion Of General Custer and his
command, an instance to add to Bull Run
and many others of the peculiar fatality of
Sabbath battles to those who provoke them.