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Year: 1876

Young ladies OF the present day are
very fond of using forcible adjectives.
The word awful is in high favor
among them, and does large amount
of work. Here is specimen Of the
talk Of the times During trip down
town. young lady saw the lovliest po-
lonaise pattern she ever saw in her
life. the handsomest fellow she ever
saw in her life, the homeliest woman
she ever saw in her lite, got the worse
fright she ever got in her life from
the drunkest man she ever saw in her
life, never was so insulted in her life
as she was by young man who spoke
to her on the car, and finally got home,
feeling more tired than she ever fel,
in her lite. And her hearers wer'
more disgusted than they ever were il
their life,
Year: 1876

I. Why not keep fresh the romance
and politeuess of onr younger days'
There is altogether too much monoto-
ny and routine Of life. Before you
were married, you went to her who
was to be your wife with a feeling that
her simple presence could charm away
the blues, but now you carry your
blues with you. Ii, years ago, she
had expressed a desire for some ilow-
ers that only grow on the top Of the
hill yonder, you were up by sunrise,
and felt fully repaid by the look Of
love or the kiss. for all your labor and
pains, Now. however. If the flowers
mast bs had. you give a man a dollar
70 gather them, while ysu turn over
and take another nap.
Year: 1876

Many girl has beau who is very
attentive, and says all manner of nice
things. but doesn't propose, and final
ly deserts her; and the next thing she
hears of him is that che is paying at
tention to another Such cases often
come before our notice, and experience
generally tells us that in most instan-
ccs such young man never has any
real love for any body but himself,
and that all he cares for when he pre-
tends to love a girl. is to amuse him
self as long as he may choose ard end
by going off when he is tired. A man
who stops paying attention to a lady
on the pretence that his love is
changed, that he loves her no longer,
but now loves another, is a conscious
deceiver. He knows very well that
he has not loved, and that he does not
love, and that he does not intend to
keep his faith with any of the girls he
is trifling with. True love does not
seek change, nor will it give up its
object for any but overwhelming rea-
sons.
Year: 1876

sweep OF his great paw he sent her axe
nyihS out OF the inclosure, and pressed
her INTO one corner. The mother. seeing
her daughters danger, increased the fury
OF her assault with the mallet. and. al.
though the bear got the girl In his embrace
IL dropped her before doing her material
injury to ward off the attacks of the moth
er. The floor of the pen was now slipperv
with Diood that was flowing from the
wounds OF the bear, Tor the girl had struck
Win the edge of the axe and buried il
somewhere in the animal every time. When
the bear turned on the mother she shouted
10 her daughter to run to the house and
get the rife. While Jennie was gone her
mother succeeded in keeping the bear from
gettins too close to her, but when the
daughter returned with the rifle she was
aoout exhausted, and was lighting from a
corner into which the bear was pressing
her closely, having ,disarmed her. Jennie
put the barrel of the gun through a chink
IN the logs and fired. The ball entered be-
hind the bears fore shoulder. and he fell
TO the floor and died in short time. II
was long time before Mrs. Butler could
summon strength enough to climb out of
the lnclosure, and as soon as the excite
ment that had sustained the daughter was
over, the latter fell iainting to the ground,
and II was two hours before she could get
about again. Her clothing was nearly ull
torn from her by the claws of the bear,
out neither OF the women sustained any Sc
rious injury. Monday Jennie walked out
10 wherc her father was at work and told
nun OF the adventure, when he returned
home with her and skinned and dressed
the bear. 1t weighed over three hundred
pounds.-lN. Y. Times.
Year: 1876

In the February Atlantic, Mrs. KEMBI Z
relates this odd anecdote of Mrs Basil
Montagu's second marriage


Her marriage with Mr. Montagu was
attended with some singular circumstan-
ces, the knowledge of which owe TO her
self. She was Il orkshire widow lady OF
the name OF Skepper. and came with her
only child Ga little girD to visit some
friends in London, with whom Basil Mon
tagu was intimate. Mrs. Skepper had
probably occasionally been the subject of
conversation between him and her hosts,
when they were expectin. her; for one ev-
ening soon after her arrival as she was
sitting partly concealed by one of the cur
taIns i'll the drawingroom. Basil Monta.u
came rapidly into the room, exclaiming
(evldently not perceiving hero Come,
where is your wonderful Mrs. Skepper? l
want to see her." During the whole even
Ing he enSrossed her attention and talked
To her. and the next morning at breakfast
she laughngly complained to her hosts
that he had not been content with that,
but had tormented her in dreams all night.
For said she. Il dreamt l was going to
be married TO him, and the day before the
wedding he came to me with couple of
boxes and said solemnly, My dear Anne,
l want to confide these relics to your keep
ing; in this casket are contained the bones
of my dear first wife, and in this those of
my dear second wife; do me the favor to
take charge of them for me-" The odd
circumstance was that Basil Montagu had
been married twice, and that when he
made his third matrimonial venture and
was accepted by Mrs. Skepper he appear
ed before her one day and with much
solemnity begged her to take charge of
two caskets, in which were respectively
treasured, not the bones, but the letters of
her two predecessors. 1t is quite possible
that he might have heard of her dream on
the first night of their acquaintance, and
amused himself with carrying 1t out when
he was about to marry her; but when
Mrs. Montagu told me the story | do not
think she suggested any such rationalistic
solution Of the mystery.
Year: 1876

WHY NoT?-The Nevada Chronicle thus
describes an instance of poetical justice-a
man obliged to take care OF his own child.
which doom the editor calls "a fearful
fate"


This morning a Chronicle reporter OBJ
served detected Piute buck standing on
the street, and (wonder of wonders y hold
ing in his arms a baby! The brave
glanced uneasily about him, as if fearful
that his degradation would be observed,
and seemed to take anything but kindly to
his charge. Presently two sQuaws emerged
from the house behind him, each CARRYING
a pappoose on her back, and the three
waddled off down the middle of the street.
The reporter shortly afterward had the
honor Of shaking hands with Captain Bob,
the Piute swell, respondent In a green
blanket and plug hat, and sought solu-
ton Of the baby puzzle. The Captain
smiled several inches and affably explained
that the reporter had witnessed one of the
domestic penalties of the tribe. When
twins are born to buck who is not favor
ed with grown-up daughters, he Is by Pi-
ute law obliged to take full charge of the
superfuous infant until it is able to walk,
when 1t reverts to the care Of the mother.
The unfortunate brave is thus subjected to
a practical slavery of two years length, as
he hugs the wickiup very closely, being in
a chronic state of modification and dis
gust. From the manner in which the Cap
tain chuckled and grunted during his ex-
PLANTATION, it would seem that the father of
twins becomes the butt of the wags of the
tribe. 1.-Two pappoose," concluded Bob,
as he gazed wistfully at the worn coat OF
the reporter, "no good. He all same hell"
Year: 1876

writer in Scribner's Monthly gives a
lew very practical suggestions in regard
10 reading, and nothing is more timely for
these long winter evenings. He saws; II
have no time to read is the common com
plant, and especially of women who's. ae-
cupatIens are such as TO prevent coutinu-
Gus book perusal. They seem TO think be-
cause they cannot devote to books what
they are compelled TO devote to their avo-
cation. that they cannot read anything
But this is great mistake. 1t isn't the
books We finish at a sitting which always
do us the most good Those;we devour
In the odd moments, half a dozed pages at
"A time, often give Us more satisfaction aud
are mere thoroughly digested than those
we make particular effort to read The
men who have made their mark in the
world have generally been the men who
have in boyhood formed the habit OF read
ing at every available moment. whether OF
nve moments or five hours.


1t Is the habit uf reading rather than the
time at our command, that helps Us on the
road to learning. Many of the cultivated
persons, whose names have been famous
as students, have given only two or three
hours day TO their books. If we make
use OF our spare minutes in the midst of
our work. and read little, if but a page
or paragraph, we shall nnd our brains
quickened and our tolls lightened by just
so much increased satisfaction as the book
gives us. Nothing helps along the monot-
onous daily rounds SO much a. fresh and
striking thoughts, to be considered while
our hands are busy.


new idea from volumeis like oil
which reduced the friction of the machin-
cry OF life. What we remember from
brief glimpses into books, often serves Us
stimulus TO action, and becomes one of
the most precious deposits in the treasury
of our recollection. All knowledge is made
up OF small parts which would seem insig-
ulfcant in themselves, but which taken to-
gether are valuable weapons for the mind
and substantial armor tor the soul. Read
anything continuously says lDr. johnson.
and you will be learned The odd min.
utes which We are inclined to waste, if
carefully availed of will in the long turn
make golden hours aud golden days that
We shall ever be thankful for
Year: 1876

a WIFE'S PowLR.-A good wife Is to n
man, wisdom, strength and courage; a
bad one is confusion, weakness and des-
pair, No condition is hopeless to man
where the wife possesses frmness, decs-
ion and economy. There is no outward
propriety which can counteract Incidence,
extravaganza and folly at home. No
spirit can long endure bad influence. Man
is strong; but his heart is not adamant
He reeds tranquil mind and especially
If he is an intelligent man, with whole
head, he needs its moral force in the con-
flict of life. 70 recover his composure.
home must be place of peace and COM
fort. There his soul renews its Strength
and goes forth with renewed visor TO en-
counter the labor and troubles OF life. But
it at home he finds no rest, and there is
met with bad temper, jealousy and gloom,
or a>sailed with complaints and censure.
hope yanishes. and he sinks into despair.
i Pen and Plow.
Year: 1876

We had always supposed that behind
the screens one sees strung across the
back end of a dressmaking establishment.
was where they keep the wood box and
coal scuttle, and innocently enough We
started to 90 behind one the other day. to
spit. No, it wasn't a ghost, for ghosts
don't yell so, or jump over a cord of boxes.
and try to hide behind a spool of thread.
but there was enough of something behind
them to keep US in the front part of the
shop after this.
Year: 1876

NEwsPAPERs.-A newspaper is win
dow through which men look out on all
that is going on in the world; without a
newspaper a man is shut up in a small
room, and knows little or nothing Of what
is happening outside of himself In our
day the newspapers keep pace with history
and record it. A newspaper will keep a
sensible man in sympathy with the worlds
current history. 1t is an enfolding ency-
clopedia, an unbound book. forever issuing
and never finished.
Year: 1876

When the winter bloweth loud,
And the earth i in a shroud.
Frozen rain or sleety snow
Dimming every dream below


There Is o'er spot OF green


Whence the heavens may be seen.
When our Purse is shrinking fast.
And our friend i lost (the last)..
And the world doth pour its pain.
Sharper than the frozen rain


There i still a spot Of green


Whence the heavens may be seen.
Let H. never meet despair
While the little spot l. there;
Winter brighteneth into May,
And sullen night 10 sunny day


seek we then the SPOT Of green


Whence the heavens may be seen.
Year: 1876

nodded to his wife, and when she had


got out of hearing exclaimed
'There, wife, guess we shall hear


no more slang phrases from her.


So the next day the good doctor cali


ed his daughter into the study and


said to her


"My dear girl, don't YOU see how


foolish these phrases are. They mean


nothing, but are exceedingly injurious


to those who use them. BY ever so
sparing use ones speech gets so cor


rupt that person often makes use of
those expressions at time which af-
terward he would be very sorry to re-
member. They sound very silly to
listener, and too often usage of them
leads TO something worse. 1t is bad
enough to hear boys use them some
times, but girl is expected to be too
refined and lady-like to sully her lips
by such expressions. The use of them
is simply a habit, and bad habits, like
Sot5 tit1 vi a TREE, STOW anu
widen with age, and il once they get
firm hold are hard TO get rid of. Then
there is a great deal i'm companionship
five are intimate and keep company
with those who use bad language. we
are apt to make use of it ourselves.
Persons are known by the company
they keep. When you see person
using slang phrases you may be sure
that such a person knows not what Is
called good society-is not allowed
there. Such expressions as by CORY
or .by darn are not only foolish, but
wicked. For does not the Scripture
say, Swear not at all, neither by heav-
en-, nor by earth, but let your commu-
nications be yea, yea, and nay nay, for
whatsoever is more than these cometh
of evil" 'Thcre, my daughter" said
the doctor, I'VE have made quite SER
mon of it, so let u have no more slang
phrases"
Year: 1876

Rowland Hill i'm his later life, used
to come to his chapel in carriage.
He got an anonymous letter rebuking
him for this, because it was not the
way his heavenly Master travelled. He
read the letter from the pulpit, said it
was quite true, and if the writer would
come to the vestry afterward with a
saddle and bride, he would ride him
home,
Year: 1876

STEPHEN G1RARD. the great Phils-


delphia banker, was asked BY young


man by what rule be had acquired bis


fortune Of millions Of dollars. The
reply was: II always bought when
everybody wished to sell-and sold
when all wanted to buy" r this saga
cious man was now on the stage be
would make his power felt in buying
real estate, as everybody wishes to sell.
Before be had been in the market one
week everybody would buy. Foreign
capital will soon seek this investment,
as, let it touch on this island where it
will, an income would be at once sure
Of 5 per cent, or perhaps ten, if inn
proved. The agent of the Marquis. .pf
Westminster, in London, said that bis
lordship owned whole streets Of the
best dwellings in London that did not
average over "a per cent. per annum.
and that he would not change an in
Vestment that paid this income. The
lime must be near when such men will
put their surplus revenues into New
York property. and all such invest
nents will then be out of the market
brewer, as such men seldom or never
ell real estate.
Year: 1876

WAIr.-Wait, husband. before you
wonder Why your wife don't. got along
withs the household affairs tsas your
mother did," She is doing her best
and no woman can endure that best to
be slighted. Remember the long weary
nights she sat up With the little babe
that died ; remember the love and care
she bestowed upon you when you had
that long spell Of sickness. Do you
think she is made of cast iron Wait
wait in silence and forbearance, and the
light will come back to her eyes-the
old light o. the old days.


Wait, wife, before you speak re-
proachfully to your husband when he
comes home late. weary, and s.out Of
Sorts" He has worked hard for you
all day. perhaps far into the night: be
has wrestled, hand in hand with care,
and sel6shness and greed, and all the
demons that follow in the train Of
money making Let home be another
atmosphere entirely. Let him feel
that there is no other place in the
world where be can End peace and
quiet, and perfect love.
Year: 1876

To promote her husbands interest,


Mrs Benjamin Franklin tended bis


shop, while she bought rags, sewed


pamphlets, folded newspapers, and sold
the few articles in which be dealt, such
as inks. papers, lampblack and station
cry. At the same time she was an ex-
cellent housekeeper, and besides being
economical herself, taught her careless.
disorderly husband to be economical
also.


Sometimes Franklin was clothed from
head to foot in garments which his wife
had both woven and made and for a
long time she performed all the work of
a servant. Nevertheless, she knew how
to be liberal at the proper times.
Franklin tells us that for several years
after his marriage. bis breakfast was
composed Of bread and milk they ate
out Of two penny earthen vessel, with
pewter spoon but one morning on
going down to breakfast. be found upon
the table beautiful china bowl, from
which his bread and milk was steam
ing, with silver spoon by its side.
When he expressed his astonishment at
this unwonted splendor. Mrs. Franklin
only observed, that she thought her
husband deserved silver spoon as
much as any Of his neighbors.


Franklin prospered in bis business,
until be became the most famous editor,
and the most fourishing printer in
America, which gave him the pleasure
of relieving his wife from the cares of
business, and enabled him to provide
for her spacious and well-furnished
abode. She adorned high station, as
well as she bore lowly one, and she
presided at her husbands liberal table
as gracefully as when be ate bis break
fast Of bread and milk from two-penny |
bowl.
Year: 1876

Coon MEN WANTED. The country


has fallen into q most unfortunate con-


dition as regards our public Offices. says


the New York Ledger. Frauds have


become so common as apparently to be
no longer the exception. but the rule.
The. consequences is, that the mere hold
ing Of public Office has come to be re-
garded as a ground Of suspicion, and
good men are unwilling to accept any
appointment on account of the odium to
which it subjects them. Thus when
the important Office Of commissioner of
Indian affairs bevame vacant recently,
it was found almost impossible to fll it
by any ct man. This is very unfortu-
nate for public interests. Bad and in
competent men stand ready, by the
hundred. to rush into every vacant
place; but they only tend to degrade
Office lower and lower. It will be we'll
for the country if, in some way, the
higher standard Of the olden time can
be restored, and the very best men in
The land shall once more esteem it an
honor to FIJI its public places.
Year: 1876

BY FATHER RYAN.
Some find work where iome find rest,


And SO the weary world goes on;
sometimes wonder which is best


The answer comes when life is gone.
Some eyes sleep when some eyes wake,


And so the dreary night hours 60;
Some hearts beat where some hearts break,
| often wonder why it's so.
Some wills faint where some wills 6ght-
Some love the tent, and some the field;
l often wonder who is right


The one who strives-or those who yield
Some hands fold when other hands


Are lifted bravely in the strife;
And SO thro' ages and thro' lands


Move on the two extremes Of life.
Some feet halt where some feet tread
In tireless march thorny way;
Some struggle on where some have led,
Some see-when others shun the fray.
Some swords rest where others clash
Some fall back where some move on
Some flags furl where others flash
Until the battle has been won.
Some sleep on while others keep
The vigils of the true and brave;
They will not rest till roses creep
Around their name above grave.
Year: 1876

A special meeting OF the d. C. Game Club was
held last evening at the rooms of Colonel J. D. p.
Burnside, in the lie Drot building, for the pur-
poIe OF welcoming the famous long-range shot,
Major Fulton, of the American rifeteam.


Colonel Burnside stated that he had hoped they
were to have Major Fulton among them for some
time, but he was informed that urgent business In
the South would call him away this evening.
However, the Major was now with them, and he
took pleasure in introducing him TO the club, and
hoped that they would have the pleasure OF q
longer visit from him on his return North, and
that they might enjoy days shooting with him
If he could make It convenient to stop n wash
ington on bis return from New Orleans.


The Major was then introduced to the mem
bers OF the club by Col. Burnside, assuring them
that II would AFFORD him much pleasure 10 stop
and nave day or two OF practice with the club.
ne NtsrWards gave, to questions put to him by
several Of the club, many hints regarding long
range snots, positions, larms, &C, which, eulled
from DIS long exPerience, will doubtless proye of
great benett to the District shoetists f'''N "
Year: 1876

The Photographic Association of the District
held meeting at Johnson's gallery last evening.
There was an unusually large attendance, and
more than ordinary interest shown in the discus
sion OF the questions brought before the meeting.
among the topics discussed were the following:
Best strength for developer orgeneraI use; best
method for keeping silver bath in order; best
agents for fixing negatives: merits and dement's
Of thick or thin negatives and the best agents for
STRENGTHENING weak negatives. There were six
applications for membership. After the intel
lectual man had been feasted to repletion, a col
Iation of more tangible food was set out, to which
the physical man did ample Justice
Year: 1876

A man named ] James Lawlor died very suddenly
yesterday evening about O'Clock. He bad been
stopping for few days at the house q Patrick
Brown, 26 Jackson alley, between First and North
Capitol Streets and doing little work about the
premises. Yesterday evening he was working In
the yard, and was seen to stagger and fall. He
was carried into the house and laid on o lounge,
but died almost Immediately. Tho coroner has
been notified and Will hold an examination this
morning.
Year: 1876

in this mornings REPUBLICAN contains cards Of


rst-:laEs establishments in all branches Of bust.
ness in the District. Many persons daily feel
the need Of just such an arrangement to enable
them to easily find what they want. We have
aimed TO make this as complete and easy Of
% na hv y. Are bsHtn suTS snas M Viii ind oe s
business to transact. We intend to keep It up In
q reliable and convenient form, and improve It
in It, that would like to be, should send in their
cards at once, so as to get an even start with
their neighbors in SO desirable an advertising
medium, and one of sgch universal and constant
reference as our large circulation among the
best classes must make OF this
Year: 1876

members present and absent from said
fires. lie shall also keep in the minutes
of each regular meeting the names of those
present and absent, and appropriate in
tlexes to said Fire Record" and Minute
book of said. meetings.
Year: 1876

Duties Of Officers Prestdent.-The Presi-
dent shall preside at all meetings; preserve
order conduct all meetings In conformity
with parliamentary usage see that the
Constitution and Bylaws are strictly en-
forced sign all orders and checks ordered
by the Company and drawn by the Secre-
tary upon the Treasurer call special meet
ings when necessary, or when requested in
writing by six members of the Company.


ARTICLE III.


lSecetny-It shall be the duty OF the Re-
cording Secretary to keep a correct roll of
the names OF the members of the Compa-
ny, and to call the same after every alarm
OF fire. Of regular tIrill, or other duty OF
the Company, immediately after housing
the Engine, and at every regular meeting,
and to nose absentees and report them to
the President at next regular meeting; to
keep a true account of all proceedings, to
take charge Of all books, papers and doc,,-
ments, and to conduct tile correspondence
OF the Company, Under the supervision OF
the Presidents to notify all those elected
to membership in the Company. within
three days thereafter. and to notify tile
members of all special meetings. Alse to
keep book of Fire Records in which he
shall note the date OF each fire, its loca.
ton, and such other remarks as NAV be
useful to the Department, the names 81