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Year: 1876

1t appears to be the deliberate purpose
of the Pacific railway monopolies to avoid
paying back to the Government in money
any considerable portion of their bonded
Indebtedness. They evince some willing
ness to return the patents of some of the
worthless lands in the Rocky Mountain
regions which the Government granted
them, but which they have found to be
unstable to settlers, at the modest price of
two dollars and a half an acre. They de-
sire thus to form the basis of sinking
fund, which by the semi annual compound
ing of the interest will double in each de-
cade. To be sure, these lands are mort
gagged, perhaps for double what they will
ever be worth on the average, but then
the companies are to be bound to lift the
mortgages, and give the Government a
clear title some time before the maturity
of the bonds, which the sinking fund is to
protect. Some illnatured PEOPLE will say,
so these companies were bound to pay the
interest on these bonds as it fell due, but
they have failed to do so, and what guar
anty have we that they will not for
get all about releasing the mortgages on
these iaEGs which lucy are so desirOus Of
selling 10 "Uucle Sun" Many years ago
it was "a favorite rracIice of the Colporteur
Society TO send It's agents about among the
well to-do people of New England, to SO.


icit money for the purpose of buying
Year: 1876

CONGRESS MUST SEE that, owing to the
present state of affairs in the Black Hills,
now is the proper time to remove the
Sioux to the Indian Territory, which there
can be no question is consummation de-
voutly to be wished. The great chiefs and
influential warriors who have come in con-
tact with our Eastern civilization and COM
prehend the giant strength of the whites
are now intimidated at the prospects of a
war in the Black Hills, and have signifed
perfect willingness to be removed to In
dian Territory, which is in reality the
natural and best home for all the red men.
Now is the time to take action on the mat
ter, for the Indians are ready to 60.
Year: 1876

ELsEwHERE will be found the details
of the organization of the District Repub.
Ican Club last night. 1t will be seen that
1t is composed of the most sterling and
radical elements of the party-men who
have heretofore borne the brunt of the bat
tie, and who will do good service in the
present campaign.
Year: 1876

The New York Sun says that the struggle at
Cincinnati will be between Conkling and Bris-
tow, between the tall and stately son of
Oneida and the heavy weight of the dark and
bloody ground in the blue grass region.
Year: 1876

Any person desiring to invest a small or large sum
OF money, under his own control exclusively SO as
to produce large returns will do well to calf on or
address HARVEY FOWLER, T3 Twenty-fourth
street northwest. ie3-3t-
Year: 1876

The officers of the Louisiana Associ-
ated Veterans of the Mexican war have
issued an address, calling upon the
whole people of the State to unite in a
celebration of the Centennial in New
Orleans. They say: cit is very lmpor-
tant to impress upon the rising genera
ton, as we'll as upon the great number
of our citizens who have, in person or
by immediate. ancestry, immigrated to
the United States during the period OF
peace and prosperity, the sacrifices
necessary to secure the form of govern
ment and immense progress thereby &C.
complished. A very small portion OF
our people can visit the Centennial
celebration at Philadelphia on account
of the cost and distance. A State cele-
bration would, then, unite our whole
people on a practical perception OF the
value of our Union, and especially OF
the sacrifices necessary to establish and
maintain it. They would be less dis
posed to think slightly of the treasure
which they have inherited, and which
they should not waste or barter away.
1t would, indeed, be well if the whole
American people could unite at their
homes in a common acknowledgement,
on the same day and hour, OF the favor
which God has vouchsafed our country,
with a sincere and simultaneous prayer
that he will continue the same protec-
ton for centuries to come, or 80 long as
the public and private virtues of the
American people deserve it."
Year: 1876

A Norwich correspondent of the Utica
Observer says: the other night your
correspondent was late at church. He
had good cause, for he had been to see
the smallest specimen of humanity that
trods the footstool. His name as he
gave it to us is "Master Frankly Flynn. /"
His age is four years and a half. We
went to see him expecting a Tom Thumb
or Commodore Mutt to walk in before
us. Imagine our surprise when his
grandmother brought him in as one
would good sized cat. He is not so
large as one of Tom Thumbs legs. In
Tom Thumbs carriage he would look as
lonesome as an ordinary man in a circus
band wagon. To sit upon one OF Tom
Thumbs easy chairs would be to him
what it is to the ordinary boy to perch
upon gatepost when the spring comes.
he is smaller than any one can conceive
who has not actually seen him. He had
on two pairs of stockings, and even then
the smallest sized baby shoes were too
large for him. His wrist is of the size
of an ordinary mans thumb. his ankle
but a slight increase. He was dressed
in full suit like a man. He stands
twenty-three inches in his shoes, and
weighs, clothes and all, twelve pounds.
This is the most he ever weighed in his
life. Still he is a lively, sprightly boy,
very active, climbing into chairs and
getting down; walks around with his
hands back of him, "like his grandpa,
and talks and laughs, and is as cute as
any boy of his years. he is no larger
than he was when one year old.
Year: 1876

The New York Sun is writing against
expensive funerals. It somehow never
did look right for q man to spend $1,000
burying the wife who could never get
anything better than delaine dress out
of him while living.


Butter is four dollars per pound at
Custer City. Most men deem it dead
swindle, and are eating axle grease on
their cold biscuit to show butter sellers
that the spirit of '76 is not yet dead.


It appears that many of the New York
lawyers who make business of securing
divorces could be kicked from that city
to Boston and back before their profes-
sional pride would be damaged any.


When great man can't find anything
else to do he can lay in a stock Of fools
cap and write a centennial history OF the
United States.


Every newspaper of any standing has
it's items for the Centennial about very
old people. It may be mentioned in
this connection that the Siamese twins,
when they died, were the Oldest men IN
the country-adding 'em up.


The crows out West are eating up the
eggs left in the ground by the grasshop-
pers, and aged farmers get up early to
call the homely birds pet names. A
month hence, the crows will be dodg-
ing buckshot.


The Cincinnati Commercial is
authority for the statement that Ole
Bulls wife, who lives in Wisconsin,
left him because of Ill treatment.


Dear sir, will you please put your
hand on the man who would like to run
for Vice PRESIDENT Where is that mani
Everybody wants to be "bsg rooster
or nothing.


A child five years old was drawn into
paper mill at Iowa City, but was
rescued just in time to save him iron
appearing before the world as brown
paper.


One way to be happy and to study
angles at the same time is to hold a sun
shade over pretty girl while she plays
croouet,
Year: 1876

The London Lancet discourses at
some length upon the fashion OF the
present day Of feeding invalids and
children upon food sold in hermetlcaily
sealed cans, the composition of the
food being unknown. Doubtless these
nreparations are often valuable, or at
least harmless but the Lancet urges
that the public have right to know
of what they are composed, and that a
plain statementof the Ingredients should
be placed upon the covers. We think
this same suggestion might be applied
to numerous other articles; for example,
when coffee and chicory are mixed to-
gether for sale, the purchaser would
choose to know the fact; and so in hun-
dreds of other cases.
Year: 1876

Evils OF GossIP.-I have known a
country society which withered away
all to nothing under the dry root OF
gossip. Friendship once as firm as
granite dissolved to jelly, and then
ran away as water, only because oi
this; love, that promised future as
enduring as Heaven and as strong as
Truth, evaporated into morning
mist that turned to days long tears,
only because of this; a father and son
were set foot to foot with the fiery
breath of an anger that would never
cool again between them; and hus.
band and his young wife, each strain
inc at the heated leash which in the
beginning had been the golden ban.
dage of God-blessed love, sat mourn
fully beside the grave where all their
love and all their JOY lay buried, and
all because of this. ] have seen faith
transformed to mean doubt, JOY give
place to grim despair, and charity
take on itself the features of black ma
levolence, all because of the small
words of scandal, and the magic NUT
terings of Gossip. Great crimes
work great wrongs, and deeper trage-
dies spring from the larger passions;
but woeful and most mournful are the
uncatalogued tragedies that issue
from gossip and dctraction; most
mournful the shipwreck ften made of
noble natures and lovely lives by the
bitter winds and dead salt waters Of
slander. SO easy to say yet 50 hard
to disprove-throwing on the inno-
cent all the burden and the strain Of
demonstrating their innocence, and
Furnishing them as guilty if unable to
pluck out the stings they cannot see,
and to silence words they never hear


gossip and SANDER are the deadliest
and cruelest weapons man has ever
forged for his brothers heart. Esr.
Year: 1876

RHEUMATISM CURED.-Dr. Franz Eel
er, of Germany, having suffered long
from rheumatism conceived the idea
that caustic ammonia being a rapid
volatilizer might prove beneficial, and
taking one drop in water he was al
most instantly relieved and his arm
which for weeks was beyond his con
troll became as Timber as ever. He
has tried it many times since upon
others with like results and he is sat
isfed that it's great effect is its imme
diate action as nervine
Year: 1876

Snow us the family where good mu-
sic is cultivated, where the parents
and children are accustomed often to
mingle their voices together in song,
and we will show you one, in almost
every instance, where peace, harmony
and love prevail, and where the great
vices have no abiding place.
Year: 1876

"A New Albany young lady who
evidently needs looking after lets go OF
her feelings after this manner:
"Will You meet me in the parlor,


When reach the rocking chair?
Shall we meet and sing together


When the twinkling stars appear?
We will kiss between each song and


verse


lfyou will meet me there
In the parlor i'm the evening.


When reach the rocking chair"
Year: 1876

USUALLY people prefer to have an honest
man to count votes, and usually they prefer
not to trust it to one man, no matter hoH
honest, and feel safer when there are hall
a dozen men to watch one another. Bul
here is some Republican testimony to the
honesty Ex-Governor Stearns of Florida,w who
proposes to be the sole judge of the way il
which the electoral vote OF that Stale .hal,
be cast. 1t is from speech delivered by
Congressman Purman, Republican, in the
House, six months ago: at was then well
known and su1stanliated that while this
now acting Governor was agent of the
Freedmen's Bureau in the STATE, he swim
died the freedmen out OF quantities OF
provisions which the Government charita-
bly, contributed, in those unsettled days, to
keep from starvation the then newly freed
people, a portion or quantity of which he
from time to time sold for money to the
planters, thus shamefully swindling both a
deficient Government and the deserving
and suffering objects Of this benefcent
kindness. This record was too damaging
for him to obtain the coveted nomination
Of Governor, but by some injudicio,ls COM
promise he was at that time nominated for
Lieutenant-G Governor"
Year: 1876

Patrick HENRY.-Henry had al
ready received the name Of the ssMan
of the People.n He sprung from
what may be called the middle class,
and his personal appearance was
plain, almost humble. During his
early manhood be was noted for idle
ness and failure IN all he undertook.


He failed twice as small country
merchant, giving his time and atten-
ton to hunting, fishing, and playing
the violins in stead Of bis business,
and, as last resort. he read law for
six weeks, barely received q license
to practice, and seemed destined to
starve even q little more rapidly
in his new profession than in
trade. The moment was near. how
eYef, when his wonderful powers
were TO reveal themselves. The
clergy of the oolony-who were'not
popular class-brought suit to re-
cover their salaries, resting their
claims on "a royal order in council,
which was in direct opposition to an
act Of the Burgesses, aud Henry was
employed to oppose them, though the
law was completely in their favor.
The result was remarkable. The
awkward youth rose TO speak in the
midst of derisiye smiles from the
clergy,uwho were present IN great
numbers. His head hung down and
his VI ice faItered. But soon an as
tonishing transformation took place
in his appearance, the head rose
erect, the voice grew vibrating and
imperioIs, and he denounced king,
clergy, and Parliament in terms 50
violent and overwhelming that he
was Interrupted by cries of Treason
and the parsons left the courthouse
IN bitter indignation. Henry's tri-
umph was complete. He had play
en- upon the chords of the popular
heart with the hand Of master. The
jury decided in his favor In open op-
position to all law; and the crowd,
yielding to passionate admiration,
caught the young orator up on their
shoulders, and bore hims in the midst
OF shouts and outcrles, around tne
yard Of the courthouse.


Henry's next appearance was in
the debate of the Stamp Act in the
house of Burgesses. We have seen
him on that occasion rise in the
midst of the crowd Of planters, and
break down al opposition by his
immense eleqaenee. He had thus
carried with him the first men Of
Virginia, as he had carried with him
the rustic crowd when he spoke
against the parsons. he was thence
forward the month-piece and leader
Of the extreme reyolutionist, and his
own frey spirit prevailed the whole
fabric Of society, moulding public
sentiment and squirting the people to
resistance.


HaaPer's NaSdriSs.
Year: 1876

NEW YORK, July 10, 1874
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


Incosed please and check for s25, my subscription
to the Custer Monument Fund. Your suggestion 10 .
most timely one and should be responded 10 with
aacrity by oil who appreciate the position In which
General Custer and his command were placed when
they yielded up their lives To DO killed in fair
fight with the chances Of and while striving for, VIC
tory Is vastly different matter than that which fell
TO the lot OF these brave men, The fortitudo with
which they must have met their fato when all hope
was past deserves the best recognition tho nation Is
able to give Yours respectfully II. G. STONE
Year: 1876

street say they will not any longer. 1t ap-
pears that vigorous fowl Of the species
its hideously accurate limitations of the cries
of combative cats and dogs that "delight to
bark and bite" They therefore pray the
courts to interfere
Year: 1876

The BARRAcoUrA We are glad to learn
that the English government do not approve
the high handed and internationally unwar-
rantable doings of the captain of the British
man-of-war who made prisoner Of the
American citizen, Steinberger, at the request
of meddling American consul and a savage
in breechclouts.
Year: 1876

There is a respect which is due to fulness
of days which may not be denied whenever
there is an opportunity to testify it. The
completion of century in the life OF
man or woman is one Of those occasions,
and well may we seek out our centenarians
to do them honor on the hundredth anniver-
sary of their birth. Such an occasion has
just taken place at Holderness, N. H., in the
celebration of the centennial birthday of
Mrs. Hannah Cox. Though full of years
this venerable lady is still in the possession
of all her faculties, physical and mental,
and sometimes exhibits oil the playful
humor of her younger days. Though
her life has been an uneventful one
there is still a singular interest attaching
to the story of one who has lived so long
and seen and heard and felt so much. To
live in tho world for a hundred years is a
mystery almost as great as life itself, and we
cannot contemplate the story of one who has
gone through century of trial and respect,
pain and pleasure, without feeling the awe
which prolonged existence inspires in a
younger generation. The story Of Mrs. Cox's
life which we print this morning, together
with the comments of her pastor on the les
son of o long life well spent which accom-
pany our account of the celebration of the
hundredth anniversary of her birth, will be
read with interest and profit by all who rev.
erence the sanctity of old age.
Year: 1876

The ATTENTION OF THE HEALTH DEPART
mentis called to the horribly offensive condi-
lion of the street cutters wherein Judgments
Of filth are allowed to accumulate and poison
the atmosphere. The present heated term
is fruitful enough of danger to life without
the risk being further increased by the
neglect of the officials who are charged with
the preservation of the city's health.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, D. c June 2I, 1876. TOTHE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA TERRITORY:

 Being detained here on public business much longer than expected to have been hereby anLOunce myself a candidate for Reelection as Delegate to Congress, By the people of Arizona In so doing, I can but repeat my former platform, and with renewed energy and the advantage of what little experience have acquired, l pledge myself (if elected) to devote my time and give my most careful attention to the advancement of the best interests of Arizona and her people. irrespective of par ty faction or section

 To my friends who have so generously and nObly stood by me during the past two years, tender my heartfelt thanks

 To those who still continue to oppose me and to all opponents. I wish to say: I shall meet you in opposition on the same field in friendly manner, and believing as do that the majority of the people are always right, shall feel pleased with the result.

 Most respectfully inviting one and all to my support, am

 Very respectfully yours, July 9. H. s. STEVENS.
Year: 1876

WE have received a letter for publication signed. "A soldier of Fort Yuma.n How often must we repeat that we will not pub. fish anonymous communications? We require the authors name in every instance; not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of the good faith af the writer, and for our own protection.
Year: 1876

In relation to the duration of time
Prof Huxley says: "Ten thousand years
is but an inilntcsimal fragment of time,
so iar as the great phenomena of the
globe are concerned. During that vast
time the population OF the globe has un


dcrgone slow, constant, and gradual
change, one species giving way to an.
other. We have passed by slow and
gradual methods, without vast and sud.
den changes, into that state of things
which obtain at present. I need not say
that this view OF the past history of the
globe is very different one from that
which is commonly taken. 1t is so wide


ly different that it is absolutely impossi-
BILE to affect any kind of community,
any kind of parallel, tar less any sort of
reconciliation between these two. One
Of these must be true. The other is not"
Year: 1876

The bin for recruiting the cavalry regi-
medts in tho Sioux country to their maximum
strength By tho enlistment of 1900 mon WAS
passed before Congress adjourned. and will
undoubtedly DO approved BY the President.
Year: 1876

Old citizens state that there is greater
abundance of tramps in Wilmington and
the surrounding country now than they
have known before for seventeen years.
One gentleman coming in from Brandywine
village on Sunday night was stopped by six
who asked for chew of tobacco. Large
numbers of those who appear here state
that they are on their way to the peach
orchards. 1t is taken by great many 10
boding no good, and people cannot be too
watchful of their property.
Year: 1876

Something Of sensation was created
at Wilkesbarre, Penn, the other even
ing, by an unexpected denouenent at a
wedding-party. A wealthy German
citizen gave an elegant banquet in hon.
or of his daughter, who was to be mar
lied to young German. While the
festivities were at their height, the
young lady excused herself for mo-
ment from her afiianced and passed out
the front door, where carriage was in
waiting containing another admirer, q
young Irishman, and the two were
driven to an Alderman's office, where
the marriage ceremony was hastily per
formed. The happy couple left on the
midnight train for the wedding trip.
Year: 1876

you have cheated the old man, but you are
mistaken. | have been looking into the
matter. and find that Edwards grand
mother and my mother were own cousins
So Susan's gone and married her cousin.
after ALL That was the way he got out OF
il, you see. They had quite a family, and
their Oldest son, married my oldest girl
and went to San Francisco Now he's
captain of one Of their steamers that run
between California and China


That was the story friend Asa told me,
sitting on the sand over by the red light
house on the beach of the Purple Island,
while the white gulls dipped and rose and
the beach-birds called to each other in
strange, clear voices, and the solemn
double toll of the bell-buoy came over the
water You will not find the Purple Island
set down on any map. But if you 90 down
to Woods Hole and take the Island Home,
you will see u long strip of purple haze
oyerhanging the western horizon, and the
tall churches and houses OF the old town
rising gray. quaint, and beautiful before
YOU.
Year: 1876

LONELY BELLIES AT SARATOGA A New
York girl was troubling her soul and the
friends few evenings ago with plans for
a stage party to drive to the scene of the
collegiate athletic sports. She could get
plenty Of ladies, but who wanted to 90
with dozen girls and one man? At last
she put the responsibility of escorts upon
Il gentleman, who promised to procure
the services of half u dozen chums.
When that stage party left for the track
there were two, and only two, men sand
witched between a stage full of girls One
evening, in a ballroom, the daughter OF
Il southern senator had captured young
English snob, who looked as stiff as buck
ram in a coat buttoned up to his ears and
a summer stove pipe hat Rugged under
his arm. The matter of moving his neck
to look at his companion seemed painful
to him, but she was in high spirits, for
this conquest was an Englishman Of note.
The lady was pretty and stylish, and
wondered how long the young Britisler
would linger at her side Not ten min
utes later he Was seated on the piazza Of
the Grand Union with party Of men,
putting away like Il steam engine. The
charms of tobacco were sWeeter than the
silver voice of the yelow-hared siren,
ard this little episode, like many another
of a similar nature, ended in smoke. One
young fellow towing three, sometimes
five. young ladies down to the spring, or
from one hotel to another, is not an un-
common sight, and when he chances to


deposit his cargo in Congress Park, and
| it has to be moved half dozen times to


as many chairs, the task has been almost


painful in the sultry summer heat. lie
| won't mind it so much now that cold


weather has come, and, by the way, if il
| doesn't warm up little the Congress
Park concerts will have no audience.
| The editor of the New York Sun a few days
ago ingeniously replied in print to Il few inter
rogatories on the subject of hell. Since then
| to use his own tense expression, ''hell has
| broken loose" A peck of letters on hell has
| been received at the Sun office. The burden OF
the controversy is almost too much for Mr.


Dana, but he still boldly proclaims his belief
| that there is a hell


| When two hundred-pound darky woman
throws herself into the Centennial rolling g-chail
| and paws over her sixty cents for an hours
ride, the gloom that settles over the gentleman
| ly white attendants face can be felt from one
| end of the grounds to the other.