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Year: 1876

A gentleman connected with the New


foundland fishery was once possessed Of a


dog Of singular fidelity and sagacity. On
one occasion a boat and q crew ia his EN-
ploy were in circumstances ofextreme peril
just outside line Of breakers, which, ow-
ing to some change in wind or weather,
had, since the departure Of the boat, rem
dered the return passage through them
most hazardous. The spectators on shore
were quite unable to render any assistance
to their friends afoat. Much time had


been spent, and the danger had increased
rather than diminished Our friend, the
dog, looked on for long time, evidently
aware that there was great cause for anxi-
ETY. in those around. Presently, however,
he took to the water, and made lis way
70 the boat. The crew supposed he wish
ed to join them, and made various at
tempts to induce lin TO come on board,
but he would not go within their reach,
but CONTINUED swimming about short dis
tance from them. After awhile, and sew
eral comments on the peculiar conduct Of.
the dog, one Of the hands OWNED his ap-
parent meaning. Give him the end Of a
rope" he said, that is what he wants. .
The rope was thrown, the dog seized the
end in an instant, turned around and made
straight for the shore, where few minutes
later, thanks to the intelligence ofthe dog,
boat and crew were placed safe and un-
injured Was there no reas @ i
40 acting with a view to an end, or Tor d /
given motive? Or was It nothing but or
dinary instinct?
Year: 1876

We have often thought for editors ney-
er speak from experience that young fel-
low must have a good stock of assurance
nay, Of downright impudence-to go
through the'tieklish, terrible, torturing or
deal of q regular courtship. He has not
only to run the gauntlet Of sneering young
gentlemen, but also the gauntlet of gos-
siping young ladies to be talked Of, and
to be the mark Of Watchfui observations
for tee whole neishborhood in which his
fair one scsides. Nor is this all. IF his
addresses are only acceptable to one mem


Der Of tie family, and that member the
Of the garnered-up love of a
whole life, he is sure to meet the savage
glanees Of savage brothers, and is Just as
sure to encounter other equally fattering
manifestations of paternal, maternal, or
fraternal opposition. Now this is all wrong.
The exchanges should be more eqaalized;
and some are sangaine enough to believe
that the day IS not Tar distant when they
will be equaiized when we shall hear Of
young ladies paying their addresses to
young gentlemen, visiting them nightly at
thei rhousesi inviting them to ride, to walk,
to dance, tossing, to eat ice-eream, and, as
soon as matters are brought to an interest
ing crisis, "poE ping the question" Itself
All! what q delightful thing it would be,
furriedly waiting in our mothers parlor,
carefully brushed and strapped, to be
courted To be tenderly stared at, night
after night, BY girl after girl to have ones
brown, rough hand occasionally squeezed /
And to have ones waist delicately encom-
passed (of course only alter the engage
ment') by some Of the most delicately tap
erin9 arms Ill the world
Year: 1876

People with DOuble"BaFTeled Faces.


l was once sitting in a cool under ground
saloon at Leipsic, while people Without
were ready to die from heat, when a new
guest entered and took seat opposite me.
The sweat rolled in great drops down his
face, and he was kept busy with his hand
kerehief5 till at length he found relief in
TIM exclamation, Fearful hot!''. | watch
ed him attentiFely as he called for q cool
drink, for I expected every moment that
he would fall from his chair in a fit Of apo
plexy. The man must have noticed that I
was observing him, for lie turned towards
me suddenly, saying, 4 am a curious sort
Of a person, am I not?7 "Wby?' / asked.
Because I perspire only on the right side
And 50 it was; the right cheek and the
right half of bis forehead were as hot as
fire, while the left side of his face bore not
d trace ofpeTspiration. 1 had never seen
the like, and in my astonishment was about
to enter into a conversation with him re-
garding this physiological curiosity, when
the neighbor on his left broke in with the
remark; Then We are the opposites and
eounterparts Of each other for ] perspire
only On the leitside.n This, too, was the
fact. So the pair took seats opposite to
each other, andssshook hands like two men
who had just found each was The Others
half Fopatal Seieaee Monthly,
Year: 1876

At about halfpast two O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the wooden shoathing around the boor OF the steam
ship Herdcr, lying at her dock at the foot Of Third
street Hoboken, took FIRE from some unknown cause
Fdf few moments alter the announcement was made
by the purser to the passengers, who had gone on
board expecting she would sail at three O'Clock. some
slight CONSERVATION prevailed among them The mails
and specie removed from the steamer, and hose
from a donkey engine the dock run on board 10
extinguish the fire. This quickly done with but
small damage The commander Of the steamer then
notified the passengers that his vessel would not sail
until to-day, In order 10 give him time TO ascertain
whether any INJURY was done TO the machinery Before
seven o'clock in the evening, however. everything
was rightcd, and IL was given out that the Herdor
would leave her dock at two O'Clock today
Year: 1876

To TnE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


No action OF any one Of the Legislative Committees
now in session in Albany, should have been better
received or more appreciated by every grade OF So
cicty than the recommendation OF the Committee on
Crmo 70 tho Assembly for Increasing the numeri-
cal strength OF the police force Of the city OF Now
York II has long been apparent that the pro'oc-
ton afforded by tho police to life and property IN
this city Is entirely inadequate and insufficient, and
while u remains as II is az present u viii be pnys-
ally impossible so prevent The numerous crimes
against property anu person which simutane
ously committed In al parts OF the city, IN corse-
qucnce OF the inability ofthc police TO cover all the
localities that are found most ATTRACTIVE 10 the Gu
pdity of the criminal classes As at present const
tued the police Is utterly incapable even projecting "
self and policemen wide apart that 10 rs almost
absolutely impossible for then 70 make any arrests
without feeling Of fear and apprehension thai such
arrests would be Immediately succeeded by attempts
TO rescue and release thoir prisoners which In great
number Of instances prove successful


] kssP.Ss0ly &e, THQAAs sTRIgQA
Year: 1876

Yesterday, when it became known that Mcssrs. c. E.
A. Dixon had failed, with liabilities probably amount
ing So oO0 tho shares of the National Steamship
Company, of which they large holders, declined
from IL to and sK During the afternoon a HERALD
reporter called upon Mr. Hurst the manager of the Ma
tiona line ascertain to what the failure affected
IT, Mr. Hurst said that one OF the firm had for ten
years been Vice Chairman Of the company and had
been OF its most enterprisng directors His
est in the line also very large his financial
difficulties a OF regret TO all connected with
It; but, so far affecting the National company's
credit standing concerned, the failure of
account whatever The shares had OF declined
but he fanccd that willing buyers could readily DO
found and that the low quotation OF the stock would DO
only tCmpOrary.
Year: 1876

No ADMrrANcE WITHOUT AN IMITATION
The following circular has been placed In all
of the peWs OF the Monumental church: O. In
view of the fact that resolution adopted
by the vestry Of the Monumental church
with regard to wedding occasions was not
made sufficiently public at the time OF its
adoption the resolution is now published fol
the information Of all, as follows:


"s ResoIued, That hereafter, whenever
marriages are solemnized In the Monumental
church, there will be no admission but to
those who are invited, and who will be
required to show their cards Of invitation al
the door,"
Year: 1876

The GRANITE INSURANCE COMPANY has de.
clared dividend Of three per cent, payable
on and after the 18th instant. A crafty ing


evidence of the prosperity OF this young and
Well.managed institution.
Year: 1876

The Supreme Court of Maine has decided
that it is q violation of the Fourteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution of the United States
to send tramps and general vagrants to the
workhouse, as it deprives them of liberty with
out due process of law, and, says the court
eff white men and women may be thus sum-
msrly disposed of at the North, of course
black ones may be disposed of in the same
way at the South. Thus the very evil which
was particularly the object of the Fourteenth
Amendment to eradicate will still exist" It is
not surprising to learn from this judicial source
Amendment was to protect the negro vagrant
in the South, and make him subserve tn the Q
Judicial mind of Maine, however, perceives,
that the rule works both ways, and the tramp,
hummer and vagrant of the North, even though
he be white, has some " sacred rights" Hence
the ruling, which goes to show very decidedly
to what lengths the legislation of fanatical
humanitarianism can go when the tramp, o
useless and dangerous member of society, ls
protected in his vagranoy./ At the same time,
such q decision the above never wonld have
been rendered had not the negro come within
the operation of State laws relating to vG-
grancy.
Year: 1876

The sample prices, given by Levy Bros. in
their column advertisement fifth page show at
what extremely low figures these gentlemen selling
their immense stock of spring and summer goods.
Year: 1876

OtNCUETIUtI enquirer,


A very sweet young lady of the West
End, who has evidently been giving the
subject serious reflection, igives the fol-
lowing table as showing woman s
chances of marriage between the ages of
fourteen and forty years. OF one thous-
and women, taken without selection, it
is found that the number married at each
age is as below Or if (by an arithmetlcal
license) we call a woman's chances of
marriage in the whole course of her life
LOCO, her chances in each two years will
be shown in the table:
Year: 1876

In many parts of the country farm
hands are working for their board
alone, The peasants of Europe Can
do better than this. There is little
hope OF an improvement under the
present pslicy of the government.
Year: 1876

The proceedings Of our present Leg:
islature make the most completely
uninteresting reading that We have felt
compelled to indulge in this winter.
The members are not to be blamed
for not doing anything, for there is
nothing to do. They might 60 home
and relieve US, in that way. fthey


would pass a constitutional Amend
ment, limiting the Legislative session


to thirty days, We would strive to thrill


their patriotic hearts by adopting It


by a majority that xould assure them
Of having done one good thing.
Year: 1876

The principal changes in the school


law, contemplated by the present Leg


islature, are embodied in two bills j.;
one, to apportion the proceeds Of the
permanent school fund in proportion
to the scholars actually enrolled in the
schools instead Of the number of per-
sons between the ages Of five and
twenty one years, the other giving
practical effect to tho constitutional
amendment adopted At the last elec-
ton allowing women to vote on all
matters pertaining to the common
schools.
Year: 1876

DONG BUSINESS UNDER DIFFICULTIEs.-It
is told of Western map agent that on Sc
ccnttrip he was attacked by highway robbers,
prudent to carry money in the country, they
failed TO make "a haul out of their VICTIM
But" said the agent, 81 have some splendid
maps of the country along with me which
should like To show you;" and in twinkling
he was off his horse and had map stuck
upon a pole, and explained it so etfectually
that he sold each of the bandits map,
pocketed his money and proceeded on his
iOurneY
Year: 1876

e go to the woods after game; but if
the game is not there, get nuts; if there are
no nuts gather flowers or leaves; if all tail,
get health, little woodcraft, or by grace
of heaven thought. am not of those who
find that the road is only good to leave be,
hind them.
Year: 1876

- Why should the bee-hive be taken as
a symbol of industry Not a bee is to be
seen all the winter long, while the cock
roach is up at ) o'clock in the morning and
never goes to bed till midnight Lets
change this thing.
Year: 1876

VENTILATION OF CLosETs.-A weekly
journal allsattention to a subject which
is probably very little attended to in
the building of dwelling-houses, name
ly, a provision for the ventilation of
closets. II SAYS that there could be a
window, or an opening of some sort,
from the closet to the outer air or to a
hall, so that current of air might re-
move any unpleasant odors arising from
clothing that has been worn, from shoes,
OF from anything else keptin the closet.
A garment that has hung up for length
of time in close closet is as unfit to
wear, unless it has been thoroughly
aired, as though the unwholesome va.
pors it had absorbed were visible to the
eye. The charm of clothing new and
clean lies far mole III the absence o
these vapors than many people arc
aware
Year: 1876

- The Salem Statesman says that Billy
j, one of the incest young men OF that
town, came in rather late the other night, and
fastened Oft to his dreamy couch, uncOn.
scous of the fact that a young lady compan
ion of his sister was passing the night with
her. In the morning Billy was called for
late breakfast and after getting up, dressing
and performing his ablutiOns and hearing his
paternal ancestor calling, as he supposed, to
his sister, he knocked at her door and told
her to get up and get ready for breakfast.
Receiving no answer he opened the door and
seeing form all cuddled up in the bed clothes,
called her by name several times, and still
getting no answer he deliberately walked to
the bed and wrapping the form o. the sleeper
up in the bed.clOthes, picked her up and laid
!.er upon the floor THIS was too much for
the young lady, and freeing her head from
the bcd-clOthes, she remarked quietly that he
had made mistake and woke the wrong pas
senger Billy took one look at the fair face
saucily laughing at him, and he went out of
the door and down the stairs at one jump to
be confronted by his sister (whO had been up
some timej who wanted to know what all that
row up stairs was about. AS soon as Billy
could get over his fright, he said, "Why Sis.
went and pulled you out Of bed, and Lord
goodness. it wasn't you but Miss"
Year: 1876

The following th;vty-nine Articles Of
Faith published by the society for the
" Prevention Of Cruelty - Animals.
are thoroughly orthodox. Let Us all
stand up and - Assent to the Covenant
We believe it is our duty
Year: 1876

Wouldn't it be well for the Democrats who are
alarmed about the Republican machine to take look
II at No. 80 Liberty-st.!


The Democrats are so glad that ex-Gov.
Morgan was nominated because he is so easy man 70
beat you know At the time they think it will be-
safest TO put up strong against him. They are
right there.


There is a disposition on the part Of the
rural Democracy make John Kelly and John Morrisscy
shake hands and harmonic whether they wish TO
The Rochester URton supposes the usual double delega
ton will appear the state Convention next week and
1t suggests that they be made TO agree Ia one way or
another.


The Express seems to think the Republican
ticket strong enough TO demand from itself double
loaded warning the faithful It closes its appeal in
this way: "To make the State certain the Democratic
Convention must give the best men in the State for
State officers setting aside all personal ambitions and de-
votional friendships upon the side, and all disin
cnaons to serve the state upon the other 1t is for
lis or any to dictate TO the convention lut what is
right shoud direct what is duty. and the first duty is
honest capable tried and true men for our candid ites
No suitable has right 10 declpe public place II he
is asked 10 accept it," Docs that mean exGoY Sey-
mouri


Mr.. DOrsheimer's attitude toward the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor n simply case Of
"Barks is wn'" The Buffalo Courier puts it in this
way 1t should be stated that there is disposition
on the p Of Mr. DOrsheimer his friends TO force him
upon the convention tb choice OF Gov. Tilden or
otherwise. There is disposition to magnify his
vices TO the Democracy Of the State distinguished as
they have been, to compass his nomination by in
trigue. The may be summed up briefly II the
representatives o: the Democracy OF NewYork, with
which party he is fully identified, regard him tho
proper standardbea in the campaign for Tden and
Reform, he will accept II not still grateful for the con-
dence hitherto repOSed in him, he Will work Zeaously
for the grand result-yictory and administrative re
form"


The friends of the Hon. Clarkson n. Potter
pressing him earnestly for the Democratic nomina


on for Governor He is warmly favored by The ROndow
Freeman The Yonkers Gazette. The Roekland County Mes
senger, The Whitehall Times and other journals. The
last-mentoned paper says: There is but little doubs
that the Democracy will carry the state this Fall with
almost any good candidate at the head Of the State
ticket still the party should take the benefit Of doubt
by nominating ticket and one that will command
the entire party vote Such ticket may safely be
headed by Clarkson n. Potter and unless nomination
ia desired by and conceded TO Leut-Goy. Dorsheimer
for the second place the ticket OF smith NJ,
Weed of Clinton would counteract the Influence OF
William A. Wheeler on the Republican ticket in Northern
New-Iork"
Year: 1876

ner than the same class in an older nation. 1t
ia true. but one in which there was neither
the drunkenness nor the indecent chatting COM
mon elsewhere, but instead that decent grav-
ity and reticence which show how thoroughly
the laboring American has learned the respect
for himself and others which is the soul OF all
good breeding. No lady, however refined, need
have feared to trust herself to the protection
of the men making up the great crowd on
Saturday. 1t was noticeable, too, that the gal
leries of pictures and statues were thronged
more than any other parts of the Exhibition,
which proves the latent taste in the people for
art and their eagerness for its qualification. The
dramatic sense, too, is as strong IN an uncul-
tured man as in a child he may see nothing
worth q second glance in Japanese lacquer or
Castellani's antiques, while Rizpah keeping
guard over her dead sons, or the marriage OF
the Prince of Wales, gives him instant and
keen delight.


In a word, the attendance and conduct OF
the crowd last Saturday ought to satisfy every
intelligent member of the Commission of the
propriety of lowering the price upon certain
days of the week Ne such school ever was
opened to the people of the United States;
now that 1t is shown how eager the poorest
are to avail themselves of its teaching, IL
should, even at pecuniary loss, be placed
within their reach. We do not believe, now
ever, there would be pecuniary loss. The
most significant point of all was, however, the
large attendance of children. The most poorly
dressed man had brought his boys and girls
with him. and there were crowds besides OF
well-to-do parents with large families. 1t has
been argued that the high price of admission
did not exclude the children. Saturdays at
tendance settled that question. There should
be not only on Saturdays but every day
half price for them, as we have urged from
the first 1t is not only wrong that multltudes
of children should be excluded from chance
of improvement only to be offered once during
their lives, but it is impolitic in the Commits
sion to shut out of it's Golfers large and very
certain sum.
Year: 1876

The managers of the Exposition tried the
long debated experiment of half-price admis-
sion on last Saturday. Whether the plan will
prove ,as successful as was anticipated III n
pecuniary point of view is difficult to decide
from this first attempt, the day being rainy,
and other conditions unfayorable. In other
respects it was marked success. In spite of
the lowering sky and occasional drenching
rain, the crowd was enormous, the very class
whom the scheme of cheap admission was de-
signed to reach beginning to pour in at an
early hour, and continuing to arrive until noon.
1t was the first fair opportunity of Judging of
the Willingness and capacity of that great
majority to whom the expenditure of fifty
cents Is a serious matter, to be benefited by
the Exposition. Two or three noticeable points
concerning the attendance on Saturday are
suggestive of higher considerations than the
pccuniary results to the Commission. The
half-price day, which in England would have
brought out largely the ruiiany element, was
remarkable for its absence. The mass of new
corners consisted of the laboring classes in and
about adclphia-mechanics, day laborers
shop boys, and servant girls.


Very few men came without their families.
The mother, all the children, even to the baby
came, and usually q neighbor or two; instead
of a dainty lunch at a foreign restaurant al
most every group refreshed itself at noon by
hearty meal brought in market basket
and eaten in one of the shady ravines. There
was little of the joyous abandon of French
family party and none OF the horse-play Of
the English let loose on such an expedition /;
the Americans were sober and anxious but
there was at bottom quito as much hearty en-
joyment, and, to the full, as much considera-
ton for others. A giddy chambermaid here
and there may have rubbed the face Of a
statue to know Of what it was made, or gig
gled in IN unseemly fashion in the face
Of Rameses or courteous Japanese But the
crowd, taken as whole, was shrewd,
intelligent, comfortably clad. orderly crowd,
with less knowledge Of art or suayity of man-