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Year: 1875

is kept in the warmth and light. Heart
|. sick mother and surly cook sing and
laugh for him. 1t is the old story of the
/ den OF wild beasts and the little child
that led them. There is our friend,
young Stott, who married that silly
daughter of Fish, the sugar dealer It


was a pretty fair type of an. average So
ciety marriage. Stott is an entertaining
fellow for half am hour. good Judge of a


cigar, tells story well, fair shot at bill


lizards, had the usual distaste of meneef


his caIibre for any part of business ex-


eept the drawing of his salary. Miss


Fish had led the German with him all


winter he thought her taste in dress


better than that Of any other girl ia the


set, and was struck with her apprecia-


tion of his favorite operas and plays. 1t


seemed quite natural for them to marry.


Two or three months ago this wonder,


Tot, came to them. The Uttered thing,


peering out of its f1anHeis, created i hji-


man soul, as it seemed in both of them.


They found traces of each other in it;


it was an ordinary baby to other people,


but to them mystery--a miracle it


bound them together with q strange new
love for each other it bound them both


to an awful unknown life beyond. 1t


has worked by this time an odd change


in them both. Mrs St0tt spend sher
days in the nursery, and has given up


millinery for medical books Stott has
gone enorgrticallY to work, intends


that boy of his shall,haye as fair start


in life as any other fellow There is a
certain gravity, common sense and self
respect apparent in Stott, too, which
hint that a change lies at the root of
things. .......-. ...9


When we look from this honse to 9th
ers at the baby's work, and remember
that all over the world, since time be-
gan, it has been the same; how selfish
men have grown generous, and dissolute
men sober and moral, for their ehildren's
sake how giddy girls have been meta


morphosed into patient drudges how
day by day and hour by hour harsh


words are s0ftened and tired hearts /
lightened by the baby-when we think
of the tenderness and delight that sur
r0and the cradle from Indus to the Pole,
we begin to understand that this feeble !
little Tot is indeed one of the most po- |
tent agents sent by God to bring the |
world to him. We see the plain rational |
fact underlying the blind reverence we
give Him; why when we would give !
shape TO our ideas of the highest spirit |
in heaven, we made them like our dar-
ling and why, more than all, when |
Christ would teach His disciples the most |
enduring lesson, He took a little child. |
and set him ia the midst of them.
Year: 1875

The following article from the New
York Tribune, is good reading for any
season of the year, but is especially ap-
propriate to this one, when people are.
commonly supposed to be in a reflective
mood -...s.


Everybody knows Tot That is an.
unlucky house, barred out from all good
fellowship, on whose threshold you
cannot find the dusty print of his little
foot, or the glass of whose windows
glitters too costly and clear for the
mark of his fingers. The odd point
about him is, that you find him where
ever you go. Puck, or that daintiest
spirit, Ariel, were but logy fellows be-
side him. They were never found in
more than one place at time they had
to travel post when they set out to girdle
the earth in forty minutes. But it you
30 into the stateliest mansion on Murray
Hill, there is Tot in his fleece of finest
lace and when you take shelter out In
the hut on the prairie, there he is in the
warm corner of it swaddled in yellow
flannel Nothing can be more common
or familiar than his rosy little face and
chubby legs; there is not household in
the world to which they have not
brought work and anxiety and care; but
nothing can be more uncommon or un-
-, -f7,.--i,,iar ifan the tender, awed sense
with which from day to day we always.
meet him. We all nurse Tot and
coddle him and scold him; his teeth
ing and his collie, his cap and worn
shoes are real things, but somehow,
with all, he Is not real There is
o world wiae conviction that he is of
diviner origin than we, a something lent
TO us-alien to our workaday world.
His sweet foolishness, hisignorant ways,
bis broken talk, his hurry to love and
be loved, we may refer to immature
brain and muscle, but there is strange,
supernatural power in them which we
do not account for. Everybody pays
homage to it. The surliest dog knows
it and is gentle with him. 1t calls all that
is good in men or women to the light
perppetGally, as no sermon or Bible
words can do. The caIlous, drunken
wretch, hardened to any exhertation or
entreaty, looks at the laughing face of
the dear baby, and touches its hand,
and human pain and desire struggle up
through the burnt brain fresh and pure.
the remembrance of his mother, of the.
innocent boy he was, the might have
been. Go into your next neighbor,s
house and see what manner of a king is
Tot. There may be legion of aches.
and pains and worries, the great grief.
of a mortal sickness, debts pouring in
with every postman's knock in shoals of.
yollow envelopes, despair above stairs.
and insolent ili-temper. in the kitchen !;
but what does baby know about it 2: He
Year: 1875

The trial of VAsQUEz is over and he
is doomed to death. The jury returned
a verdict of guilty of murder in the
first degree, with the death penalty.
1t will be remembered that while in
Jail in this city the bandit stated to the
editor of the HERALD, and Others who
visited him, that he was innocent of
murder-that he had never taken the
life of a human being. 1t was the
theory of his defense that though he
had wounded and robbed men, he was
not a murderer; that the killing had
been done by others without his sane
ton or authority, and that he was only
a genteel robber, while his associates
were murderers. This theory would
have been all right had there been no
testimony to contradict it; but, unfor-
tunately for VAsoUEz, the evidence of
a number of witnesses went directly to
prove that he killed two of the victims
Of the Tres Pinos tragedy, and was
rather free with his revolver on other
occasions. 1t is more than probable
that VAsQUEz has killed not one but
half dozen men, and 1t is almost cer-
tain that he will partially atone for
his crimes with his life. The world
can do without VAsoUEZ and will
doubtless be the better for his speedy
taking off.
Year: 1875

The press generally condemns the
action of the State Board of Educa-
tion in changing the text books of the
public schools. Added to the verdict |
of condemnation is the somewhat
strongly expressed conviction that the
change was effected through the infu-
ence of the book dealers; and, what is |
still more unpleasant to consider, is
the suspicion that the influence
brought to bear on the majority of the
Board was something more persuasive
than the eloquence of argument. We
have no disposition to charge the
Board with being influenced by brib-
cry, and we would fain persuade our
selves that the men who have effected


change which will cost the people of


this State half million of dollars,
were actuated solely by principle and
a belief that they were performing
their bounden duty; but such result
is difficult of attainment. The people
generally had expressed their opposi-
tion to change; nearly every Grange
in this State had passed and published
resolutions opposing the change;
majority of County Superindents sent
communications setting forth that no
change was desired; State Superin-
tendent BOLANDER asserted in the
Board that none, save dealers,
had ever broached the subject to him;
the school teachers almost universally
opposed change and the press gener-
ally favored a retention of the books
now in use. These facts were well
known to each and every member of
the Board; aud, knowing that they
were thus well advised, we find it diff
ficult to offer reasonable excuse for
the open defiance of the will of the
people so palpable in the action of the
Board. The BANCROFT series of read
ers, which have been substituted for
those of McGUFFEY, are pronounced
by those who have examined them to
be defective in binding, compilation,
grammar and rhetoric. Their produc-
tion was n speculation based on that
of the HARPERs, in the publication of
Year: 1875

THE Express has turned its atten-
ton to counting the bales of paper re-
ceived at the HERALD office, and as
usual does not perform its task well.
We are not in the habit Of nosing
about the private business of our CO.
temporaries, but we will venture a
small wager that the HERALD has re-
ceived and used up within the last
three months mere paper than has
been consumed by the Express since it
sold out last, or even the time before
the last.
Year: 1875




A fact which cannot too frequently
b, impressed on the mind, says the
Science of Health, is "that pernicious
habit of breathing through the mouth
while sleeping or waking is.very hurt
full. There are many persons who
sleep with the mouth open and do not
know it. They may go to sleep with
it closed and awake with it closed, but
if the mouth is dry and parched on
waking it is a sign it has been open
during sleep. Snoring is another sure
sign. This habit should be overcome.
At all times, except when eating,
drinking or speaking, keep the mouth
firmly closed and breathe through the
nostrils, and retire with a firm deter
mination to conquer. The nOstrils are
the proper breathing apparatus, not
the mouth. A man may inhale poison
Gus gases through the mouth without
being aware of it, but not through the
nose"
Year: 1875

By advertisement III this mornings
HERALD it will be seen that GooDALL,
NELSON & PERKINS are running the
coast steamers lately. owned by the
Pacific Mail. What is it all about? Is
the Pacific Mail retiring from the coast
business?
Year: 1875

From an Occasional Cores spondent.l


FORREST CITY, ARK, June 4.-The
cotton is now growing finely. Two


weeks ago We had too much rain, and


General Grass came very near taking


possession, but the last five or six days


the men, women and children have


been out fighting him, and as the


weather is quite warm he has about
gone up. Another week of SIS fipe


weather as this and he is burst There


was an increase OF about fifty per cent.


Of c3rn planted this year, apd it IL the


finest you ever saw. Don't think there


will be any cry for hOminy next year.


About two thousand acres were soWn in


wheat lsst fall, from which there will be


large yield; some OF the farmers think


they will get from forty TO fifty bushels


to the acre. / hear no COM
plaint of rust or smut. Large guam
titles Of oats were also sOwn, anu in 8
week OF two will be ready to feed on,
which will stop our importation of corn.
The farmers are living very economical
ly, staying at home and working hard.
The whites and negroes both work better
this year than at any time since the late
" so-callei.n More new ground has
been opened, and more fences built and
repaired, than for the last five years.
Altogether everything looks lovely.
This fall our farmers can pay the COun-
try merchants, the country merchants
can pay what they owe, and next year
larger cash business will be done from
this section Of Arkansas than ever be-
fore. This is one OF the finest countries
l ever saw. Good land can be purchased
from two dollars and a half 10 twenty
hve dollars per acre, on which a bale OF
cotton or from fifty TO sixty bushels Of
corn can be gathered. / noticed an arti-
Gle IN your paper few days ago asking
for the price OF land. II YOU know Of
any emigrants who are willing TO work.
and want to 60 toa good country, tell them
to come over here. We will Piva them
a warm welcome and sell them lands
cheap. II a good many OF your young
men, who are now begging merchants
to give them a situation for their food
will only go 10 the country and take
hold OF plow, in few years they will
be In good circumstances; as il is now
they clerk during the winter and in
"hy time" spend all they have made, |
next fall are without a cent and have
to beg for another situation. No cOun- !
try will ever prosper unless the youao
men work. "NOung man, save uD |
enough TO get q mule and forty acres |
go to work, and / will guarantee Won |
will not regret it." Glad to see the |
harmony existing in your city between |
the eX.Fed and eX-COnfederate: WAS
sorry could not be with you on the i
Year: 1875

OUR business men have reason to re-
joice over the crop prospect. From
every section Of the surrounding coun'
try-in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi
as well as West Tennessee-the news is
repeated to US by letter every day that
this is to be the year ofyears for our
farmers, and, as a consequence, for our
merchants. The wheat crop, Of which
so much has already been SAID in
the APPEAL, the first fruits Of what We
hope is a new and better system OF
farming than our section has hitherto
known, will be especially remunerative
II Memphis merchants will only pre-
pare for il aud advertise their readiness
TO avail themselves Of it. A case in
point is supplied by our Forrest City cor
respondent, whose letter will be found in
another column.
Year: 1875

MEssRs. WHITTLE AND BLISS will
hold the usual Sabbath services to-day
and We have no doubt will continue the
success which has marked their efforts
in Memphis. Sustained directly by the
whole Of the evangelical clergy, and
having the moral support Of all good
people OF whatever name or faith, they
have done, and will continue to do, a
good work
Year: 1875

Brownlow's Knoxville Chronicle: We
advise our friends, when they see anv-
thing complimentary Of General Bris-
tow in a Democratic paper, to clip it out
and preserve it. 1t is very likely that
these same papers will say harder things
Of him in the next two years than thew
have been saying Of President Grant,
Year: 1875

The complimentary benefit rendered
Prof. Arnold will be given at Jsmes's
park the tenth instant. As this picnic
is to raise money for the purchase Of mu-
sic in place OF that recently lost by fire
at James's park, it Is hoped there will be
q very large attendance. The occasion
will be made attractive and interesting,
as no means will be spared for the enjoy
ment Of visitors.
Year: 1875

NEW JERSEY sPoRTsMEN FILLING THEIR PocK-


ETs WITH LONG ISLAND MoNEy-ELEvEN BAT


TIES FOUGHT AMID INTENSE EXCITEMENT.


Notwithstanding the intense cold several hundred
members Of the sporting fraternity assembled early
yesterday morning TO witness cooking main in the
yard of OF tho slaughter houses the New Jersey
Central Railroad, Communipaw, between Long
Island and New Jersey fowls Each side showed fteen
BIRDS and agreed to fight all that fell In from lbs
ozs to s lbs ozs The betting was in favor OF the
New Jersey fowls at $50 to $40 800 to SIS and In
instance $500 to 5000 The heavy weights of the
division hrst brought In The first light resulted
in favor OF the New Jersey representative alter fvo
and quarter minutes fierce lighting


Tho second battle between the light weights OF
the DIVISION The betting the result about
IL sharp and well contested battle OF SIX and
half minutes DURATION and was also by the New
Jersey fowl


The men from Long Island now began 10 look ex-
ceedngly gloomy but they urged their fowls onward
with an energy bordering on desperation. The third
and fourth battles were both by the Long Island
birds AT this the hackers OF Long Island became
very enthusiastic, which increased in surprising
ratio they tho hfth and subsequently the
sixth battle The stood as follows -Long g
Island. A.; New Jersey, 2 Considerable money was
invested The seventh battle resulted favor Of
the New Jersey fowl after thirteen and hall minutes
hard desperate nghting New Jersey also won tho
eighth and Einth battles and Long Island the TENTH
amid intense excitement Each side had lve
battles and the betting heavy the deciding
test Both sides pted splendid BIRDS and their favor
lies backed their opinions freely by greenbacks Among
the beta one or Sll0 TO $40 IN favor OF The New
Jersey fowl The battle proved 70 be the hardest
fought OF the entire main. which New Jersey eventually
after seventeen minutes uninterrupted lighting.
IL estimated that between f 900 and So 900 changed
hands on the result Of the main. rumor a. one time
prevailed that Of the officers Of the society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals was IN the neighbor
hood; but this not well founded, and the entire
proceedings completed without the slightest pro-
Year: 1875

The lovers OF this delightful outdoor exercise have
for some time past preparing for the winters
joyment Yesterday morning Messrs Weed 4 Decker,
propretors OF the Capitoline skating lake. Brooklyn,
raised the red ball which the signal for skating This
was sudden and rather unexpected and caught many
young people mapping. Although the weather has been
very severe for several days few prepared foi
skating and OF course, yesterdays attendance was
much smaller than usually on the drs day Of the
season The Capitolne OF the oldest skating akea
now in existence in thus vicinity.


The Central and Prospect Park lakes are now oeina
lowered and Otherwise prepared for skatngi and u th
present weather continues there will 30 sport on then
within A week
Year: 1875

the adueraton OF liquor; the class of bummers
who rotate between the courts and the island
ought DO put az work on the streets OF
the city, N ball and chain Is used; in
case committed named Murray three times
IN three weeks for three months each how he got dis
charged the Justice unable say; respectable men
in society support houses OF IN repute and his impEs
sion is that they should not be licensed he was in
favor OF giving magistrates power 10 call ures and try
cases Of gambling policy and prostitution, without
referring them TO the District Attorneys oilce.


Some testimony TO the existence Of gangs or pick
pockets 10 the city nightly working the cars was put
In, and the committee adjourned until Saturday, At
eleven A. N.
Year: 1875

r.vA1 PRFpARATIoNs-GREAT SECRECY MAINTAINED


THE SPANISH MENACE TO GUATEMALA.


IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRfBusEl


WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Secretary Robeson con-
tinues TO push forward his warlke preparations IN
all the uavy-yards of the country, and in proportion
AZ the magnitude of his operations is disclosed and
nnblc curiosity or apprehension aroused, the efforts
of the authorities are increased not only to conceal
the cause Of all this activity, but even TO pre-
vent the public from knowing its extent; every
one connected with the Navy Department is forbid
den 70 give any information i'll regard TO the hitting
ont of vessels or transfer of officers while the mem-
hers of the Cabinet either pretend to know nothing
at all about the matter OF say that the Secretary ol
the Navy is simply making his annual transfers from
colder TO warmer waters. One member OF the Cabl-
net said to-day that, for % years, except during
the war, it had been customary to with
draw all vessels that could he spared
from warm latitudos and unhealthy climates
and that at this season of the year great number
Of them are always sent back. This year, he SAID,


we have more available vessels than heretofore and
therefore these transfers make more STIR Ihls, he
said is a sufficient explanation ior All 'ho pie7on'
activity in naval circles.


Rut this explanation, which has before been given
from equally high sources does not satisfy the pubic
mind The amount of money now being spent Dy
the Secretary of the Navy is very great, and not



warranted by the appropriations made during the
last session of Congress, unless IT is Intended 10
spend the greater part of the available funds now,
and ask for more money after Congress meets III
;s indeed now learned that every available IRON
clad vessel which the Government owns has either
been made ready for sea is rapidly approaching
that condition and that each one OF them has been
supplied with on outft of tOrpedoes and torpedo
apparatus which has been prepared IN the greatest
haste IL is also reported that the QuartermasteI-
Generals Department of the army has chartered
vessel in New-York to transport troops to Pensacola
Army officers say that il this is trne 1t VIII mol
necessarily have any important significance since IL
ia customary 20 keep some troops at PENSACOLA, ana
it would be very natural thing at this season. es-
necially in view of the prevalence of yellow fever in
that port during the past two years TO SEND new
troops TO take the place Of those who now are OF
have been recently there.


Two new theories have been proposed WITHIN the
past two days to plain the mysterious naval move
ments The first is based ON a report, which seemed
to be authors atve that Secretary Fish had, 10 OF
IS days ago, sent lSpain peremptory demand that
she should make coed her promise TO abolish slavery
in Cuba and that the President desires to emphasze
that demand by the presence within an available
distance Of strong naval force. At the State De-
Year: 1875

partment ii is not denied that the subject OF slavery
in Cuba has been often mentioned in notes that have
been sent to Mr. Gushing, and that
our Government has repeatedly complained
that the Spanish decree Of emancipation
has not been made effective. Indeed it is quite prob
able that this subject was noticed in the note sent
two three weeks ago. but it IS denied that the
question of slavery in Cuba has been made promi-
nent matter in any recent communication.


Another report that has also gained currency here
is as follows: Guatemala some time ago recognized
the belligerency of Cuba, an act which was not at
at all pleasing to the Spanish Government. Several
months ago Spain sent messenger to Guatemala to
demonstrate against this action and ask for its re-
cison. This the Government of Guatemala refused
to do. and now it is said, Spain proposes demon
stration against the Central American Republic,
which the President of the United States,
in accordance with tho Monroe doctrine.
cannot permit. This story is also positively denied
at the State Department. II is true that Spain did
send communication to Guatemala in regard to her
recognition of Cuba, and that the manner In which
it was sent by the hand of military officer attached
to the staff of the CaptainGenera of Cuba instead
of by an accredited diplomatic agent more than IFS
purport displeased the Government of the latter
State But Guatemala made dignifed reply and
so the matter ended four months ago.
Year: 1875

A couple Of enterprislDg men doing
the clothing business in Atlanta are in
terviewed BY customer in search Of
coat. The senior member Of the firm
handless tb. new conner and soon finds "a
FIRST class fit." In answer to the price the
response is. Eighteen dollars


Well, sir. | like your coat very much
but don't like the price,"


"Well, mine frient, &c price is nothing
so you like re coat. We let you take
'em at fifteen dollars"


The customer still complains of the
price saying that fifteen dollars was toe
much. This was too heavy for the dealer
so taking his customer to the extreme end
Of the store and drawing him into a darl
Garner he whispered in his ear: "Min'
friend | let you have zat coat for twelve
dollars and q half"


"Well SIR said the customer, II like
your coat very much aud am satisfied
with the price yet l would like to know
why this mysterious performance"


well nine frient you see dot leeti
! man dare? lie was mine brother. II
got 70 heart disease and so help me gra
cious if he was to hear me tell you tax
twelve dollars and bait foF q. scs. b
,,rop dead nit bis track