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Year: 1876

If we knew the woe and heart-ache,
Waiting for us down the road.
If our lips could taste the wOrmWoOd -,
If our backs could feel the load,
Would we waste one day in wishing
For time that ne'er can be?
Would we wait with such impatience,
For our ships to come from sea J.?
If we knew the baby fingers


Pressed against the window-pane
Would be cold and stiff tomorrow
Never trouble US again
Would the bright eyes of our darling
Catch the frown upon our brow
Would the print Of rosy fingers


VeX us then as they do now
All! these little ice-cold fingers,


How they point our memories back
To the hasty words and actions


Strewn along our backward track,
How these little hands remind US,
As in snowy grace they lie,
Not to scatter thorns-but roses
For our reaping by and by.
Strange, we never prize the music
Till the sweet-YOiced bird has flown
Strange, that we should slight the vio-


I:ts


Till the lovely flowers are gone;
Strange, that summer SKIES and SuRsnlne
Never seem half so fair
As when winters snowy Pinions


Shake their white down in the air.
Lips. from which the seal of silence
None but God can roll away
Never blossOmed in such beauty
As adOrns the mouth of day;
And sweet words tEat freight our


memory


With their beautiful perfume,
Come to US in sweeteT accents


Through the portals of the tomb.
Let us gather up the sunbeams


Lying all around our patch;
Let us keep the wheat and roses,
Casting out the thOrns and chaff;
Let us find our sweetest comfort
In the blessings of to-day.
With patient hand removing
All the briars from our way.
Year: 1876

The fact that the receipts of the Gov.
ernment from every source are falling off
and that the deficit this fiscal year will
be nearly twenty millions, has awakened
a new interest in the labor of the House
Appropriation Committee, and it now ap-
pears that what was begun in the spirit
of retrenchment and economy will have
to be carried out as a necessity. 1t is
the opinion of careful thinkers that there
will be no resumption of business until
after the Presidential election, and in all
probability not until the next admins
tration is inaugurated. 1t Is estimated
that the receipts during the next fiscal
year will be between thirty and tOrtv
millions less than the estimates for the
present fiscal year, or in round numbers
the decrease will be about the same as
the reductions proposed by the HOus e
For this reason there is good ground to
believe that the Senate conference COM
mittees Will no longer oppose the reduc-
tions, and the diplomatic and consular
bill, it is confidently asserted, will pass
substantially as it left the House.
Year: 1876

Col. Bailey, of Clarksville, in his late
able speech at Mem phis, on the payment
the State Debt, said:


He claimed that tax of six mills on
the dollar would be sufficient fOr:the pur-
pose. As TennPsseeans we boasted OF
Of the progress and advancement made
by our State and its steady accumulation
Of wealth The debt was but four per
cent Of the wealth of the State, and in
qnired the speaker, sis 1t possible that
we cannot pay the interest on One~fOurth
per cent, of the amount of our wealth In
order to pro tect the credit and honor of
the State2


Bailey would preserve unsullied the
honor of the State.-Colyer would pitch
it out of his path as a filthy rag


There are sixteen Democratic Repre-
sentatives in Congress from New York,
and but one of them has voted In favor of
the proposition looking to the repeal Of
the resumption act-Ndsh AMERICAN.


Northern Democrats under Tildan IN
fuenee, are no better on the money ques-
than Conkling republicanism.
Year: 1876

We are firm in the faith that the Fed
eral hero of Gettysburg would still be
tho strongest candidate whom the Demo
cratic party could put in the fell, and
if the politicians shall otherwise order
aud procure, they will but afford a fresh
illustration of how little th3y can be
trusted by the honest masses Peters
burg Index-APpeal.
Year: 1876

The New York Herald advances
the theory that Hendricks does not
expect the democrats to win in the
presidential election, that he does not
care ca to win, but is really dlsloy.l to
i'iden, and is SO conducting himself
as TO secure the defeat Of the ticket.
Year: 1876

Have been made by the indefatieable explorers of Africa. -

 The great political revolutions of the last decade

 with the natural result of the lapse of time have brought into public a multitude of new men,

 whose names are in every ones mouth, and of whose lives every one is curious to know the particulars

 Great battles have been fought and important sieges maintained, of which the details are yet preserved only ill the newspapers in the transient publications of the day which ought to take their place in
Year: 1876

The work has been begun after long and careful preliminary labor and with the most ample resouree for carrying it on to successful termination.

 None of the original stereotype plates have keen used. but every page has been
Year: 1876

THE old saying of ''put a begger on
horseback and he will ride to the devil, ="
was never better illustrated than in the
case OF Fitzhugh, the Democratic door
keeper of the House OF Representatives.
The man had nothing to recommend him
for the position except having served in
that capacity in the Confederate Con-
gress, which, however, was no slight
claim upon the party composing the ma
jority in the lower House of Congress.
Mr.. Fitzhugh felt elevated at this rccog-
milton OK the defunct COnfedslacy in his
person, and in the fullness Of his heart
wrote to friend in Georgia, telling him
that he WAS n digger man than old
Grant" that there were twenty or thirty
members of the House under obligations
to him for fayors, and other little scraps
Of information calculated to convey 8
due impression Of the greatness Of the
writer. The letter to his Georgia friend
had such an effect upon that individual,
that he thought it something the world
had ought to know and FASTENED to have
it published in his local paper. That
WAS enough. 1t was copied and soon
found its way to Washington. Then the
whole body Of the Confederate Brigadiess
turned against their door-keeper, and
poor Fitzhugh has his choice to either
resign or be expelled.
Year: 1876

THE CHINESE QUIsTIoN.- Senator
Sargent introduced bill into the Senate
providing that no vessel shall bring more
than ten Chinese passengers at one time
into ports Of tho United States. The
Chinese merchants Of San Francisco
seem to have also had some such idea OF
limiting the incoming Of their people by
the order sent to Chinese ports forbidding
the shipment OF goods in vessels carry
ing more than one hundred Chinese.
Such law as Sargent's would shut of
the influx of heather to great extent,
and probably the departure would greatly
exceed the arrivals. But we still incline
to the belief that the most effective way
of dealing with this question is by dis
countensncing their lubors here in every
form. Shut off that market and the
question will soon regulate itself. The
aim of the anti Chinese Commissioners
sent on from San Francisco will be to
induce Congress to send committee
out here during the recess and investi-
gate the subject from a standpoint which
will be acknowledged as an unprejudiced
one. If they succeed in this we do not
permit ourselves to doubt but some
wholesome legislation will follow.
Year: 1876

DEMOCRATIC TACTICs.-The success
attending the Democratic electioneering
policy, by which Republican majority OF
25, 900 was transformed into Democratic
majority of 10000, in Mississippi has
awakened a spirit of emulation in the
chvalry of Louisiana, and they are taking
prompt action to secure that State to the
St. Louis nominee. AT the risk Of being
taunted with again bringing out the
bloody shirt" we have 10 allude as a
matter Of news TO the fact that the tele-
graphic dispatches of Tuesday bring news
OF another "riot" in Louisiana, in which,
as usual, the negroes were the aggressors,
paying dearly for it however, as eight
have been shot dead, twenty wounded,
and four hanged. And singular feature
of these 'riots" is that although the ne
groes invariably begin them, no white
men are injured. As this is the Centen-
nial year, the bloody chasm bridged
and the past all to be forgotten in the
glory Of the present, we shall not say that
this is one of those dastardly massacre:
which should cause every man engaged il
il to be strung up. Touse common phrase
the story OF the negroes being invariably
the aggressors is "too thin" Itsuits tht
purposes OF certain clementin the Soutl
to inaugurate a reign OF terror in orde
the better to accomplish political ends
The negroes stick by the Republican party
which gave them freedom and the ballot
and that is why they are made to serve


as food for Democratic powder, and arr
shot down like dogs, on the least provo
cation. The indications arc that Louisi


ana will 60 Democratic.
Year: 1876

Moses 5. WHEELER, Of Massachusetts,
is in bad luck. He was convicted of ar
son, mainly on the testimony OF his aflec-
tionate sister. After serving eight years
in the State Prison he established his in
nocence and Was pardoned. lie now asks
the Legislature to pay for eight years
work, but his claim has beecn refused on
the ground that to allow it would establish
n dangerous and costly precedent. This
is curious logic. Are the authorities of
that old commonwealth in the habit of
sending innocent men to the psntentiary
that they fear to make the only reparation
possible when such accident comes TO
light? We have established such prece-
dents in California without alarming any
one. The last here was during our Nine
teenth Legislature, which paid $1,000 to
n gentleman who had been sent to San
Quentin by mistake, and had been kept
at bricklayng two years and two months.
The State charged him nothing for his
board and uniform, taught him trade
and gave him 81 900. That was the best
apology that could have been made under
the circumstances. Post
Year: 1876

A DANGEROUS SITUATIoN.-W While all
are agreed that Chinese immigration is a
curse to the State, and calm and prudent
men are endeavoIing to devise means to
solve the problem successfully, it cannot
be concealed that there is danger that IL
spirit OF lawlessness exists which has taken
form threatening danger to the peace
of the community. The formation of
auti-coolie clubs in San Francisco which
are srming their members, the applause
given to incendiary speeches which threat
en- violence to the Chinese and incite
their auditors to that class of measures.
indlcate a state of feeling which may
break out into deeds will bring down the
condemnation of the world. There is an
element in society nearly everywhere
always ready for violent measures and it
would seem to be pretty strong in San
Francisco.
Year: 1876

THERE is considerable humbug in th.
silver redemption business. Paper mon
ey, which is legal tender for all debts
is being redeemed with silver coin which
is only legal tender to the extent of
five dollars.
Year: 1876

RELIGIOUS LIBER1Y.-TLe Spsni.b
Cortes, by vote Of 200 for to a against
has definitely decreed religious liberty
within the borders of Spain. Thus the
sway OF bigotry and intolerance is being
crushed out in the land Of the Inquisition
and we can cherish hope for that be-
pjghted country.
Year: 1876

THAT trials by jury may arise from
trials by flood is evidenced by the fact
that Worcester man is going to sue
another for the possession of his house,
which, since the distul bance in the Lynde
Brook reservoir, stands on number two's
land. The latter says he found it there
and means to keep it.
Year: 1876

THE Washington correspondent Of the
Virginia Enterprise says that it is now
pretty well established that General Bah
cock committed the Nathan murder, and
is the man who abducted and now hold.
possession of the fact of the whereabouts
Of poor little Charley Ross!
Year: 1876

IN Germany the telegraph wires are in
future to be carried underground instead
OF being supported by posts. The object
ofthis change is to prevent the interruption
Of communications which regularly fol-
low great storm.
Year: 1876

A BUSINESS man lately occupied .he
'ntiIe page of number of the London
NeWS in setting forth the excellence Of
goods exhibited by him at the Centennial.
His Advertisements in sixty four different
lanPuapcs
Year: 1876

Republican committees of every city, town and
plantation in kenDebec county, are requested to
send to the Kenncbec Journal office for their bal
lots to be used at the election on Tuesday. 7th of
November The ballots are all printed and ready
for delivery. The orders should be sent in i'm
mediately, and town and city committees should
see to ii that they have an ample supply.
Year: 1876

Dentists ware is poor substitute for natures.
Let those who so believe, use the sozoDoNT,
which if daily applied, will prevent all necessity
for false teeth by keeping the real ones sound and
healthy.
Year: 1876

The voting for presidential electors in ward one
will be in the Grove street school house, as usual
the directors of the village school district having
kindly reconsidered the vote which they passed
last September, forbidding the further use of the
house for election purposes
Year: 1876

The occupants at 204 West Twentieth
street were startled. on Saturday evening
by a glimpse of a human form that pas
sed downward before the open window,
and struck with a thud on the brick
pavement below. 1t was the body of
Irene johnson, a beautiful twelve-years
old daughte of Widow Mary A. John
son, an opposite neighbor. She had fall
len from the fiat roof of the adjoining
two and one-half story building, and near
her lay the wreck of two wheeled vel
ocipede.


At the inquest last evening scores Of
sympathizing neighbors bent over the
casket containing the remains, and join
ed with the Coroner in the verdict Of no
one to blame No 2O4 Twentieth street
ia a stable, and on the fiat roof Of it
children have been in the habit of play
ing. Irene, who was a general favorite
with them, started for the roof, and on
her way up took the velocipede left by
some of the boys in the loft. Reaching
the roof she carried it to the highest
part, and, having mounted, started down
the incline. Not word was uttered as
she sped on, but the little children threw
up their hands in despair, and, when she
went over the edge, were 80 overcome by
horror that they lay down upon the roof,
and there remained stnpefied.
Year: 1876

Indians, with all their stoicism, have
keen sensibility. \ Canada paper tells
a pitiful story of chief, of the famous
tribe of the Mohawks, now almost ex-
tinct, who was recently in the court
house of Hamilton. where his only son
was on trial for horse stealing.


The chief appeared deeply affected,
and stood by his son in the dock, as if
he would fain defend him from the Off
GERS of the law. His son offered sever
al times to speak to him, but the proud
old chief maintained a dignifird silence,
and refused even to notice his son, al
though he stood by him. He seemed to
feel his position keenly. ard his face
and eyes showed evidence of weeping.


When he was put into the wi ness box,
the Judge asked him if he would disin-
herit, or treat his son differently on ac-
count of his crime The chief remain
ed silent for some seconds; he hung his
head, his bosom heaved. and it was evil
dent that in his heart a fathers affec-
tion was struggling with fathers hon
or for the mastery. Finally he looked
up, and with glance full of meaning to
his son, he replied:


81 love my own blood"


When the sentence of six months in
the Central Prison was passed upon the
boy, the chief advanced, whispered to
his son, and then, with his wife, moved
out of court.
Year: 1876

The Scotchman gives an account of
plague of mice that has appeared on
several farms of Teviotdale. The
farmers Club Of the district lately ap-
pointed committee to investigate the
matter. On some farms the mice have
eaten 80 per cent. Of the grass which
should he ready for the ewes, and in
consequence Of the want of keep the
ewes are in poor condition and the lambs
are perishing. The mice. which are in
millions, do not in all respects reese mble
the house or the ordinary field mouse;
they are from three to four inches long,
with n short, stumpy tail, have bright
piercing eyes. and large ears almost level
with the fur; are brown colored on the
back and ash colored on the belly; and
the stoInachs of the few that were cap
tured contained vegetable matter only.
The importation of weasels and birds Of
prey is suggested by the Scotsman as
the best remedy for the plague-whic ch
has been coming on for 1.-The last five
vears-even though the game should to
some extent suffer. The farms inspect
ed by the committee of the farmers
club are the property of the Duke of
Buccleuch.
Year: 1876

A healthy COW fed upon suitable food
and supplied with pure water will give
pure milk. There Is great deal Of
nonsense about the 70 much talked abont
convey" taste and smell to milk 1t is
filth, in one way or another, not the
COW, that is to blame. Some farmers'
cows always give Convey" milk. The
milk drawn in a cleanly manner from a
healthy COW, which has been fed upon
suitable food and kept in a clean stable,
will be as pure as the spring water bub.
bling up at the basis of our rocky hilIz.
Nature is not such bungler that her
work in this respect must must needs he
aerated and purified before il is fit for
Year: 1876

Norwich Bulletin: A new coupon cut
ter which cuts both sides Of the coupon
at once has been invented. u will be OF
much value to professional men. 1t has
always been our own cnstom to devote
Saturday nights to cutting of our cou-
pons, but we have found. that in using
an ordinary pair Of scissors, unless we
begin verv early in the evening, the
work was apt to encroach upon the Sab.
bath. The mere saving Of labor makes
this instrument Of untold value.
Year: 1876

A Vermont paper has the following:
Last Thursday Mrs. w. J. Boyce, Of
Woodstock, placed her baby, nine months
old, in baby cab standing on the porti-
co, to wheel it in the street She left it
for moment and stepped into the house,
when the cab started, rolled four steps to
the driveway. across that and piece of
ground some ten or twelve rods in width
to the bank Of the Quechee River,
thence down bank some fifteen feet
high into the river. The mother had
started after, but was unable to catch up
She dashed into the river and caught the
child, but being in deep water was oblig-
ed to let go the babe TO save herself
The honsemaid had followed after her
and reached the river in time to save the
mother. The baby was carried by the
current about twenty-five rods, when a
gentleman who bad witnessed the affair
renched the stream and secured the
child"
Year: 1876

For the external expressions and vent
of sorrow, we know that there is a Ger


tain pleasure in weeping; it is the dis
charge of big and swelling grief, of
full and strangling discomfort, and,
therefore, he that never had such bur-
den upon his heart as to give him op-
portunity thus to ease it, has one pleas
ure in this world yet to come.-ISouth.
Year: 1876

\ preacher in the neighborhoOd Of
Hartford, Conn, not undeserTedly pop
ular, had just finished an exhortation
strongly recommending the support Of
certain very meritorious institution. -
The congregation waa numerous and the
chapel was crowded to excess. The dis-
course being finished, the plate was
about being handed round To the respec-
tive pews, when the preacher made this
short address to the congregation: From
the sympathy l have witnessed in your
countenances, and the strict attention
you have honored me with. there is one
thing that ] am afraid OF, that some Of
you may be inclined to give too much:
Now it is my duty to inform yon that
justice, though not so pleasant, should
always be prior virtue 10 generosity; /;
therefore, as you will all be Immediately
waited upon in your respective pewa, ]
with to have it thoroughly understood
anything into the plate who cannot pay
his debts" We need not add that this
produced a most overhowing collection.



The President on Saturday last sent TO
Congress a Special Message paying that
the near approach of a new fiscal year
and the failure Of Congress, up to this
time, to provide The necessary means to
continue all the functions Of the Govern
ment, makea il his duty to call their at
tention to the en- mbarrasFments that must
ensue If the fiscal year is allowed 20 close
without some action on their part that
shall supply the means. He suggests that
"a joint resolution. properly guarded.
might be passed through the two houses
of Congress. extending the provisions Of
all appropriations for the present fscal
year TO the next in all cases where there
is failure on the Ist Of July to supply
such appropriation, each appropriation
30 extended 10 hold good until Congress
shall have passed a corresponding appro-
priation applicable TO the new fScAl year.
shall be deducted from the corresp0nd-
ing appropriation for the next" Some
action must be taken Immediately, or
the disagreement between the two houses,
on the appropriation bills, will occasion
universal embarrassment.
Year: 1876

LovE.-The love that sur ives the tomb
is the noblest attribute of the soul. Ifit has
woes, 1t has likewise its delights; and when
the overwhelming burst Of grief is lulled in
to the gentle tear Of recollection, then the
sudden anguish and convulsive agony over
the present ruins OF all We most loved ale
softened away into the pensive meditation OF
all that it was in the days Of its lovellness.


Who would root such sorrow from the
heartl Though it may sometimes throw a
passing cloud over the bright hour of gayety,
or spread deeper sadness over the hours OF
gloom, yet who would exche1ge 1t for the
song of pleasure or the burst Of reVelry 2
No; there is voice from the tomb sweeter
than song there is remembrance of the
dead to which we turn, even from the charm
Of the living.-W IrUing.
Year: 1876

A young man in olathe, Kansas, who is
particular about his washing, the other day
wrote note to his washerwoman and one
to his girl, and, by strange fatality, put
the wrong address Oh each envelope and
sent them off The washerwoman was we'll
pleased at an invitation to take ride the
next day, but when the young lady read :
"If you muss up my shirt bosoms, and rub
the buttons of my collar any more, as you
did the last time, I will 60 somewhere else, y
she cried all the evening, and declares she
will never speak TO him again.