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Year: 1876

What our mothers sang to US when
thay put Us to sleep is singing yet. We
may have forgotten the words; but they
went into the fibre of our soul and will
forever be part of it. 1t IS not so much
what you formally teach your children,
as what you sing them. a hymn has
wings and can fly everywhere. One
hundred and fifty years after you are
dead, and Odd Mortality" has worn out
her chisel in reeutting your name on
the tom bstOne, your great grand children
will be singing the songs whi ch this
afternoon you sang to your little children
gathered about your knee. There is a
place in Switzerland where, If you dis
tinctly utter your voice, there comes
back ten or fifteen distinct echoes And
every Christian song sung by a mother
in the ear of her child, shall have ten
thousand echoes coming back from all
the gates of Heaven. OH if mothers on
ly knew the power of this sacred spell
how much oftener the little ones would
be gathered, and all our homes would
chime with the songs OF Jesus.


We want cOunteracting influence upon
our children. The very moment your
child steps into the street he steps into
the path of temptation. There are foul
mouthed children who would like to
besoil your little Ones- 1t will not do to
keep your boys and girls in the house
and make them house plants; they must
have fresh air and recreation. God
saves your children from seething, scald-
ing, blasting influence of the streetsl 1
know of no counteracting influence but
the power of Christian culture and ex-
Year: 1876

The Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives still remain on stand still on
the appropriation bills. The house
wants to cut down expenses from thirty
to forty millions of dollars, while tho
Senate refuses to make such a reduction
of expenses. Several conference com.
mittees have been appointed, but no
agreement has yet been reached. The
salaries of all the officials in the govern
ment have been carried up to war prices
and now they should come down to fair
living, as the laboring people are re-
duced to hard scratching to obtain
enough bread to sustain life. There is
no justice in the government in wasting
its money on officials while the people
are baukruPted to keep up their salaries


Let the expenses of the government
be cut dOwn-economy should mark
public measures in these hard times aa
much as Individual contraction Ex.
Year: 1876

DURING the past ten years seventeen
large explosions have occurred i'll Eng
lish coal mines at the moment OF firing
= blast at distance. This has led
TO the discovery that . violent sound
wave can push the flame through the
wire gauze of the safety lamp. and thus
ignite the surrounding gas, making
DAVIS benctcent invention useless.
Year: 1876

~ A .arred rope is about one fourth
weaker than untsrred white rope. Tar
red hemp and manila rope are OF about
equal strength. One wire rope would
ou,last three hemp ropes. Running
wire needs no protection. Standing
rigging should be kept painted or tar
red
Year: 1876

Mothers, when your daughters be.
GIN TO learn to bake and cook do moi
discourage their first attempts bv
telling them that it is not good or
well done. If it is not good. or as
well as you could do it (after wears of
experience), do not discourage them
by telling them SO, but remember
one word of praise will help them try
the next time to do better, more
than q thousand words of fault-tind-
ing would. Well do remember the
hrst time l kneaded loaf of bread
and baked it. L was alone at
home, and oh how / tried to make
II nlce, aud L thought myself it was
nice, but alas when ma came home
she said my bread was not good at
all. All, how my heart sank within
me, L said to myself, 81 will never
again try to bake another loaf of
bread, and yet to this dav, when
make bread, l do it with 4 heavy
heart, for it always reminds me Of
my first attempt and the DISCOURAGE
ment L then received.


Oh, mothers, | repeat it, do not
discourage your daughters in their
hrst attempt at baking. Ifltis snot
wei done, point out to them their
faults in mild and gentle way, and
please don't forget to give them one
word of praise A farmers daurh-
Ter III The Rural New Yorker.
Year: 1876

lie sat III railway Car. His head
was thicklv covered with a mass of
red hair. Behind him in a seat sat n
man with hardly any hair on his
head. He said to him: 81 guess
you wasn't around when they dealt
out hair 20 "Oh, yes, | was,n re-
Piled bald head, but they offered me
"A lot of red hair, and told them to
throw il in the ash bin,
Year: 1876

Captain Erasius Tooker was severely injured
OF his yacht Ethel last Thursday afternoon while
sailing with pleasure party Great South Bay Tho
Captain had bobbed his jb the wind having freshcncd
and was goiDg nj: when the yacht was struck by a
heavy sea and he thrown TO the deck his TACO
striking the aukc OF the anchor Ho picked up BY
his ircnds who found that his cheek bone had been
broken hts Jaw bone sivered. IL was thought he
would bleed TO death before the yacht reached Baby
Ion L. l., but by constant care hc remained conscious
reached shore
Year: 1876

The clubs OF the League have been giving instruc-
tons 10 and receiving lessons from semi professional
and amateur clubs during the week just ended Some
of them were very much surprised at being white
washed by nprocssona, with which clubs they had
thought to have easy and constantly victorious time
On Tuesday next they begin the latter part Of their
championship games Tho League series OF games won
and lost and those 10 be play we'd. as follows:-
Year: 1876

From the Helena (Montaua) Indcpcndent1


The correspondence which We publish this morning
from Bozcman leaves to doubt that the press
dispatches detailing the retreat Of Sitting Bull 10
all essential particulars entirely correct II Is evi.
IDENTIFY the intention OF the savaycs to lure the troops
into the Bad Lands or, ovading them to escape north
into British America The success Of either plan will
bring the campaign to disastrous and inoxcusabls
termination.


The long inacton OF Terry AMI Crook TO put tho
most favorable construction on thoir conduct Is un.
pardonabc |, Is now evident that the comparatively
small body OF rcnorcemcnts which Joined them during
interval OF two weeks previous TO their advance
necessary to enable them cope with the In
they Mere equally unprepared for conflict
at any time for month previous to beginning
their retreat IN the direction OF PowdcI
River. These facts confirm the IMPRESSION beginning
10 be prevalent IN Montana, that the caution OF tho
military bordcred very clearly upon fear Neither
Crook nor Terry have manifested any overwhelming
desire TO encounter sitting Bull II at all soicitous
OF an engagement It could have been brought about
and the lndlan discounted Two weeks ago


There Is another aspect OF the military situation
which borders very closey on tho ridiculous. This s
the idea OF pursuing Indians with Infantry and tho
cool announcement that II not successful in overiakna
them the army Will aban don the Yellowstone country
and march overland TO Fort BufUrd and INTO winter
quarters, What, then to become Of the frontieri
Is the country between tho Gallatn Valley and tho
Yellowstone TO be lett open to Indian ncursons and
the settlements gwen 10 tho fury OF the savagesf


1t Is hardly probable that Sitting Bull Will stay in
the Bad Lands any longer than tho army Is mcnacing
his The troops Withdrawn, tho whole iron.
tier Is left to his mercy. What that will be admits o
question.


The fact is tho entire campaign has been dsas-
rous failure. and the announcement that Terry aud
Crook bravcly following tho trial tour days be
hind the savages will not relieve them from the
ignominy of gross incompetcncy IN the ensgemcnt v
campaign that might very easily have been male
They have been ignorant OF the proper way
tc fight lndians or have been afraid TO do IT, Ethei
horn OF the dilemma Is not crcdtabe TO their bravery
as officers or their skill as commanders
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the Manchester
On. H. Mirror thus discourses of Gen.
Stark Gen. Stark was never hilarious,
though his hospitality was sincere, and
he enjoyed his guests. It is related OF
him that he was never known to show his
emotions in word or expression of face,
an old resident averring that he was
never seen to laugh or shed O tear. On
one occasion, to test his strength OF
nerve, a townsman offered to fire a
pistol close behind his back while the
general was busy conversing. A party
in the experiment agreed to watch the
generals faco in front and report the re-
suit, and see if he were startled or not.
There was no visible alteration in his
expression or manner, but he turned
very quietly to see tho cause of the ex-
plosion. He was quite as much noted
for vlgor in the management of his farm
as In the management of troops, and
could never endure Incidence in any one
who had the strength and capacity to
labor. At the time of the arrival of the
courier bringing news of the battle of
Lexington, Stark was hard at work in
his sawmill, taking advantage of the
spring floods to finish the saving of logs
drawn in the winter then Just past.
luis mill was on Bay brook, near the
site of the dam that produces DORIS
pond, and the remains of it are still dis
cernible when the low water will admit.
Old settlers assert that the log left hal!
sawed by Stark, as he mounted his
horse to beat up recruits, was never dis
turbed afterward it decayed with the
mill in the eight long years of fighting
that ended with the surrender of Corn
wallis. Stark's integrity and economy
in government contracts and the dis
bursements connected with army sup
plies was never questioned. He sacri-
feed his private interests and the enjoy
ment Of domestic life through the Revo-
luton without any hesitation, and en-
couraged the same spirit in his sons.
He was incapable of dissimulation, and
even when blunt, rough and eccentric,
meant kindness where his manner might
belle his heart.
Year: 1876

Charlotte's fate was so peculiar that I
am impelled to relate it for nv baby
friends. Sitting alone with Charlotte
one day, the little child thought to feed
this dear creature, and with a pair of
scissors she dug hole in the mouth
and adjacent country, then she dragged
out cotton till the hole went far enough
below the neck to answer all the early
purposes of stomach. Into this ar
rangement was speedily crowded cold
chicken, bread and milk, baked apples
and mince pie. Charlotte never closed
her eyes for four days. On the fifth her
condition was terrible. Whenever poor
Meg appeared Juggling Charlotte, every
body politely vacated the room. Finally
the case became too outrageous, and the
trouble was chased up and landed in
Charlotte's defective fues. The baby's
father was away, so the mother one day
did her nose with clothes-pin, and
carried Charlotte by one leg and threw
her over the fence. Did this fendish
act pass unnoticed2 Far from it.
Charlotte was rescued by the vigilant
baby, and the other inmates sat outside
the house till 2oaterfan,ilias returned
and took the case in hand. He repre-
sented the complaint of Charlotte as
being too severe for treatment-her de-
fective digestion could never be reme-
died; better bury her. Rather tickled
with the prospect of shroul, the child
consented, and duly immured in a cigar
box, away went the dreadful Charlotte
to grave under pear tree.


Then the family went for month to a
neighboring city; returned in the fall
and went to church, bidding the baby
come after with a young aunt. The pas
tor had got to "miserable sinners and
there is no health in u.s." when up the
aisle, clasped to baby's bosom in low
ing embrace-still wearing the moldy
shroud and smiling more like a corpse
than ever, there came Charlotte up
the young resurrectionist jubilant
over her restored favorite.


It's SO long ago that the untimely end
of Charlotte is lost to history, but sub
jected to chloride Of lime, she held her
own for years.
Year: 1876

The smallest aud meanest of all coun-
terfeits is now circulating in great num-
bers throughout the country. 1t is a
counterfeit five. cent piece, and it is
worthless only because the counterfeit,
although it is identical in weight and
fineness with the genuine coin, and
worth just as much, is not made at the
government mint. The five-cent piece
is sham and deceit at best, for it costs
the government, including material, la.
Dor, ETC., less than half cent apiece, or
ten per cent of it's nominal value. Some
Of the counterfeits were recently sent to
the superintendent of the mint IN Phila-
delphia by the treasurer, for the pur-
pose of making inquiries and to test
their value. The superintendent says
the counterfeits have been assayed and
found to contain copper and nickel in
the legal proportion, that the coins are
of proper weight, size and finish, and
Just as valuable as the good coin.
The only way to detect the spurious
coins is by the imperfect impression of
the legend "In God we trust"
Year: 1876

Iceland is better off than was believed.
The volcano-vomited pumice dust that
was to destroy the pastures, on the con-
trary, makes the grass grow where it
never grew before, and the islanders who
were threatened with famine are found
Aourishing on fish. We are very glad
to learn these things, as man attempted
but little to relieve the threatened want
which nature, in her own mysterious
way, removed from the sturdy people
who WOO her in her most repellant fast
nesses.
Year: 1876

On the East, South and West sides OF the
town and one-quarter of mile form the ave-
nues are boulevards, each one hundred feet
in width, which will be improved In the same
style as the avenues-making over thirteen
miles of q drive within mile of the hotel.
Year: 1876

General A. L. Lee, well known to the
readers of the REPUBLICAN, is on visit to
New Orleans. The General is at the St.
Charles Hotel. We believe he is inclined
to resume his old business Of sugar plant
planting, provided he can find place that
suits him as to price and location.
Year: 1876

Chmge Of fLocation.-The Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Company has leased
the first floor of the Plunkett building, S.
w. corner Third and Market streets, and
will remove to their new location on the
18th of January. The office furniture
used by this company in the Department
OF Public Comfort, during the Centennial
will be used in the new office.
Year: 1876

Those who admire good taste anI enterprise
should 20 to the foot Of Canal street ut :45 m.
and take the elegant parlor cars of the Mobile
line and dash across the bays and rivers over
the splet,did new iron bridges. in full view Of the
many delightful seaside homes, that, in point of
natural beauty. Vie with Long Branch and Cape
May The refreshing salt preezes coming In
from the Gulf and Mississippi Sound. under
the mild influences Of Southern morning sun.
is a treat that cannot b. reproduced at the great
National Centennial.


But don't let this treat cause yoa to forget the
.. m. train. with its through palace cars and
the carrier of the fast United States Mail and
great Southern Express. which has long since
acquired national fame


Both trains make the fastest time ever re-
corded and offer facilities for comfort and safety
never before realized in the Southern railroad
system.


Remember that this is the only line running
palace, paror and sleeping cars through to the
Center nial Grounds with double daily trains.
Year: 1876

iChaago Tribunel


A sav,nga bank cashier Of New York
city In now q happy husband. only y
few months ago he was the engaged ot
4 fascinating widow this present wifel.
who In well known In literary circles,
and an attendant OF the Sorosis re
unions. During the engagement, m
event occurred which made II necessary
for the widow to change the Investment
of some of her funds. Naturally. she
sought the advice of her intended hus-
band. lie has always had n horror OF
seeming to marry woman for money.
and frankly said to her on this occasion
that, as they were shortly to be married
and he had sufficient property Tor both.
che had better expend her funds In any
way that might please her. She dis
claimed any desire to do SO. aud told
him that the money had been left to her
by her frat husband. and she did not
care to expend II foollshly. At last
happy thought occurred to the cashier.
and no mentioned II to the widow. As
the money came from her hist huspah1,
why not expend II in erecting n hand
some monument to his memory. She
eagerly adopted the suggestion, and to.
yether they began to plan how 1t should
he done. The next day several marble
workers were requested TO send IN de-
signs for n monument. The cashier
actually wrote the epitaph. praising the
virtues OF the deceased. and IL Is now
almost finished i'm n marble workers 3 on
Thirty second street. The intention
was to have the monument completed
before the marriage. but unforeseen. de.
laws prevented. The cashier has taken
entire charge of the work. and doubt
less tho wife loves him all the mere for
his disinterestcdness.
Year: 1876

In the autumn. bore hole one or two inches
in diameter according to the girth OF the stump.
vertically in the centre Of the latter, ana about
eighteen inches deep Put into it one or two
ounces of saltpetre fill the hole with water and
plug up close. In the ensuing spring take out
the plug and pour in about one -half giil OF kero
sene oil and ignite it, The stump will shoulder
away. without blazing, to the very extremity OF
the roots. leaving nothing but ashes.
Year: 1876

steamer Far West and patrol the Yellowstone klVer
as far as the mouth of the Powder River. Ihey
directed to ascertain whether or not the indi
ans had succeeded in crossing the Yellowstone, ana
if not, then to prevent them. In the mean time
Gems Terry and Crook will come down on them
with their combined commands and force BATTLE


II is not positively known whether the Indians are
on the Tongue or the Powder River.


Five hundred Crows have volunteered to JON Gen.
Terry. They were at once retained and forwarded
to him. They will be sent down the north side OF
the river with Gen. Miles's command the Fifth In
fantry.
Year: 1876

want of victims, and At that time New
York will become moral and peaceful on
the Sabbath. The bar rooms will be closed
and no drinks taken until justice has put
the bandage over her eyes, which she not
infrequsntly does.


The disease in Philadelphia is more Of
the ascetic type, and at the same time not
violent, it merely makes privilege tor the
few over the pleasure and comfort Of the
many. Those who are seized by it, be-
come inactive, loose life and are hyps-
chondriacs, are made captious, and look
sad at all times. The symptoms Of the
disease are unmistakable: loss Of gratitude,
respect for the feelings Of Others, selfish
feelings and the hope of Puritanisn as the
governing life of all. Frishtful dreams
of large show on the Sabbath, with horse
racing, beer gardens in full blast, and the
whole morality of the country destroyed,
haunt their minds at all times. In New
York the remedy has been applied and
found to work admirably. In Philadel-
phia they are watching and waiting, and
if it cannot come in one shape let it come
| in another and settle this terrible Sunday
bugaboo.
Year: 1876

The two largest cities upon the Ameri-
can Continent are troubled just now with
a disease touching upon moral form, that
proceeds from religious fever. There is
neither example Or analogy to teach that
it 50 nearly affects the two cities az to bear
similarity in consequences upon the whole
some being Of the health and morality of
each. 1t is disease which might be termed
Sunday Trouble. We call it this because
it turns up at time, and attacks with
great virulence, when it will be Of most
trouble to the people of the two places. In
New York it attacks in the most violent
form those who are addicted to soothing
dull care with decoction of whisky and
water, and made its first appearance one
week from yesterday in the dress of blue
coats and brass buttons, pervadlng those
sections of the metropolis where whisky
and brandy is sold and seizing upon eigh'
hundred victims.


The manner in which the disease seizes
its victims, is very violent, and he is taker
in and done for as quickly as the judge car
prescribe the remedy. Yesterday it hat
abated, somewhat, and the victims wer'
fewer, but still many not taking warning
by the remedies applied to their predeces
ssrs, fell under the yoke, and were com
PEELED to take the nauseating dose. Fl
pally the disease must abats altogether fo1
Year: 1876

THE theft of clothing by a number of the
cadets in the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
an account Of which we publish on the third
page this morning, is proof positive that
Congressmen are generally unlucky in the
exercise of their influence. Thieves In a
training school, and recommended by Con
gressmen, is not very pleasant commen
tary upon the comfy and probity of Amer
lean Statesmanship, so-called.
Year: 1876

TEE telegrsphie dispatches which appear
in THE HERALD, are by the Associated
Press, and taken over the wires of the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Company. This will
enable us to present to our readers better
class of news than we were able to do here
tOfore
Year: 1876

TEE attacks Of Evsry Evening, upon the
stupidity of police officers at the Centennial
grounds, is right. And that they are re-
tAined, is an error on the part of the author.
tiles, that their judgment of right should
teach them, can only be corrected by the
discharge of these bungling officers.
Year: 1876

IF the friends of the Bristow movement
in this State, are determined to 60 to Gin
cinnati without the endorsement of the
State Convention, there is every reason to
believe that it will ultimately result in a
Conkling vote, as the fighting forces will be
those of Blaine and Conklng.
Year: 1876

and Grst-class goods are the rule in
this great retail house, as all will find
who favor them with a call. 1t is
worth ones while to call and see the
goods. even ifno desire to purchase
exists, and we are assured that all
visitors will receive a hearty welcome,
purchase or no purchase.
Year: 1876

The principal of one of the public
Schools of Ohio sends the following
communication to the Dayton Journal:


- At time when the nation mourns the
sad fate of one of IT'S bravest defenders
allow me to relate a little incident in
the life of the boy indicative Of the reck-
less bravery of the man and General.
l knew him well in his youth. He was
pupil of mine in 1878, at the Nc
Neely Norman School, in Harrison
County, Ohio. He was then a lad OF
about 16 or II years old. We all learn
ed to admire his wit, his dash and dar-
ing, and indeed to love him,
Notwithstanding his waywardness at
times. He was often in mis-
chief and squabbles in the
neighbOrhood and school. But he never
attempted to conceal the part he acted.


He was the pink of honor. l never
knew him to falsify. He was too brave
to lie. He would not even attempt to
palliate his guilt When taken to task
for misconduct, he would usually say:
Il know it was wrong, but l could not
help it. Gould not help it?' NO, sir,
wanted to do it. But could you not
restrain your impulses?' Don't know,
sir-never tried 'But don't you think
you ought to tryP' what if could;
but don't feel like trying His logic
was overwhelming-a at least his teacher
had to accept it as such. As illustrative
of that impulsive bravery which has
cost the country one of its most
effective fighters, relate from mem
ory of little incident that occurred in
the neighborhood of the school. He
and his Iellow-students attended coun-
try singing-school one night. The
Young men of the neighbOrhOOd had
probably heard of his championship in
a fight, and, l suppose, wished to test
his mettle, or perhaps rather to insult
him in situation where he could not de-
fend himself. He was sitting near a
closed window when young man out
side, slippingup beside the window and
looking in, made hideous face at him.
The light fell on the distorted features
but a moment. The next instant there
was a crash-a yell of pain. The win
dow was badly spoiled-so was bad
face outside. A well directed blow
from the boy Custer had done BOTH"