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Year: 1876

1t is so many years since this work OF
ROssins has been given here that it ce last night al
most like novelty save for the occasional airs which
We have learned well IN the concertr0On'
There are several reasons why Rossiui's operas
are not Ofener heard-the taste for music
has changed, other and more popular styles
have come in and the class Of singers who could
execute the Rosslnan music has gone out For 1t re-
quires very complete training, might almost say
an especial training to sing this music which the sing
ers Of dag do seem willing to undergo Hence
VIC very rarely hear it at all, aud when we do
It is apt be badly done The performance
at the Academy last night no exception
TO this rule. No OF the singers wholly up TO MS
work. and most Of them very far from being even
respectable Mme. Pamieri in the tito role, strength
ened the impression which she created on Monday
evening, that she careful, panstaking
artist. With well-trained voice and excellent
style, and withal a fair actress, but that on
the other hand. her voice is very lar from
being what il must have been in her younger days and
that she Is not in the least genius, nor yet great
singer but simply excellent artist The elaborate ana
difficult TOulades often too much for her, but she
sang carefully and correctly, and on the whole
much the most satisfactory member OF the cast
Nile de Beocca who was the Arsoee OF the
representation, does not come back TO US as
much improved as might have been expected for she
still shows the faults Of vOcazation and crudty OF act
ing which marred her work last Spring. st some OF IT,
~ with some OF Nine. Palmiers was very good espe-
ealy the " Dun tenerO amOre" She has Charming
voice. and unusual personal attractions and there
u no reason why, with study, she should not
take high rank as operate artist Tor she
TO possess both intelligence ard taste OF the rest
Of the east very little need be said Mr. Gottschak was
not equal to the role Of ASSr, which ne unuertOOk III
any particular SignOr Bacell as OTOe was lalf Aho
chorus especially in the latter part Of the opera was
sven worse than on MONDAY Night
Year: 1876

GIRLs.-Girls are the most un accountable
things in the world-eXcept women. Like
the wicked flea, when you have them, they
amt there. | can cipher clean over o i'm
proper fractions, and the teacher says / do
it tirst>rate; but can't cipher out girl,
proper or improper, and you can't either.
The only rule in arithmetic that hits their
case is the double rule Of two. They are as
full of Old Nick as their skins can hold, and
they would die if they couldn't torment
somebody When they try to be mean, they
are as mean as pusley, though they aint as
mean as they let on, except sometimes, when
they are a good deal meaner. The only way
to get along with girl when she comes at
you with her nunscnse, is to give her tit for
tax, and that will hummuX her; and when
you get Il girl flummuxcd, she is as nice as
new pin. 4 girl can sow more wild oats in
day than a boy can in {. wear but girls get their
Wild oats sOwcd after while, which boys
never do, and then they settle down as placid
as mudpu die. ...-..


But like girls first-rate, and ] guess the
boys all do | don't care how many tricks
they play on me-and they don't either. The
hoity toitiest girls can't always boil over like
glass of soda. BY and by they will get into
the traces with somebody they like, and pull
as steady as any old stage horse. That is
the beauty of them. So let them wave, say,
they will pay for it some day, sewing on but
tons ard trying to make a decent man of a
feller they have spliced on to, and ten chances
to one if they don't get the worst of it.
Year: 1876

The New York Sun Of April DIST gives
the following in relation to exchange of
fractional currency for silver at the Sub
Treasury:


From 10 o'clock yesterday morning
until in the afternoon, between 200 and
300 persons stood IN line at the Sub
Treasury exchanging fractional currency
for silver, and it required all that time
for persons to get hard money for their
paper. Payments were made up stairs
i'll the currency room, and the line ex-
tended to the foot of stairs at half-past
,. One clerk receivd the currency and
entered the amount in a book, with the
name Of the applicant, and number
corresponding with the number of
check that was handed back to the ap-
plicant, thus:
Year: 1876

HEALTH AND TALENT. 1t is no exag-
geration to say that health is large in
gredient in what the world calls talent
A man without it may be giant in in
tellect, but his deeds will be the deeds
of a dwarf. On the contrary, le. him
have quick circulation, good diges-
tion, the bulk, thews and sinews of q
man, and he will set failure at defiance.
A man has good reason to think himself
we'll off in the lottery of life if he draws
the prize of healthy stomach without
q mind, rather than the prize of fine
intellect with crazy stomach. But, of
the two, week mind in a hereulean
frame is better than giant mind with
a crazy constitution. A pound of en-
ergy with an ounce of talent will
achieve greater results than a pound OF
talent with an ounce of energy.
Year: 1876

AZ At Munich all who die, no mat
ter what their rank, are soon taken to
the cemetery, dressed in their best, some
even in bridal attire, and placed in Il
reception room. There are wires at
tached to the hands or breast, so that
the least motion will communicate with
an alarm bell, and at this strange sum-
mons the watchmen are prepared to
rush to the assistance of the poor soul.
Tradition says that once or twice this
bell has rung, and the watchers arrived
in season to bear away the half-conscious
body ere it had knowledge of its sur
Ioundings.
Year: 1876

Gz1- When a Boston girl breaks her
engagement with a mar and her friends
exposlulate with her, she has only to
say that his views Ell the theoscophic
doctrine of cosmogony are loose, and
they realize at once ho~ impossible it is
for any true women to risk her happi-
ness with such q person.
Year: 1876

Different theories of the cause of
the hard time, have been advanced by


different persons. In the Unitarian
Review for January and February, John
c.. Kimball offers the following, which
is interesting reading, at least


1t is due simply to the introduction,
during the last % years, of such an
enormous amount of machinery. There
is nothing in our modern civilization
which is more wonderful, more signifi-
cant, more new thing under the sun,
and destined to be more wide reaching
in its relations, than this use Of ma
chinery. A single pegging machine
will turn out more boots and shoes now
than whole village of cobblers at work
in their little cubieal shops fifty years
ago. The cloth woven in any of our
large mill towns is probably equal to
half of what all Indies used to produce
by the slow hand methods of the mid


die ages. Steam engines alone are do
ing work which without them would
give employment to every one of the
multitudes of men and women who are
now lying idle in our country. Callfor-
lila few years ago was groanlng over
the introduction Of so much Chinese
cheap labor, and yet, at that very time,
most inconsistently, was giving a well
come to mowers and reapers and mining
apparatus which for cheapness an facil-
itv Of use made even a Chinaman
dear. And then when it is to be seen
how these muscles and nerves of iron
and steel are employed in every depart
mert Of industry, from carrying into
shape a Shaft of iron weighing 20 tons,
down to the finishing of a cambria
needle, and from the sewing of a but
tonhole to the sowing and reaping of
whole States, who can wonder that the
market is overstocked


Of course this increase of facilities
for doing work increased for y while
the amount of work to be done. But
such a process could not last forever
There was limit even to the number of
stitches i'll lady's dress, and to the
amount of wheat which even an Amer
lean family could get away with. And
this point has at last been reached. The
occurrence of our civil war, with its
withdrawal of energies into the battle
field. put off the day; but the end Of
the war, and their return again into the
pursuits of peace, soon filled up the
gap, and brought to Us the point where
it was impossible to consume half Of
what was being produced-the point,
therefore, where business was obliged
to stop.
Year: 1876

YEGETAELEs.-All green vegetables
should be as fresh as possible. Put
them into cold water with some salt in
it. for about ten minutes, to clear from
soil or insects. If not quite fresh let
them remain in the water some time long
er; drain IN Il colander and put them
into Il pan with plenty Of boiling water.
adding salt, small piece Of soda cover
the pan till boiling, but not afterward,
then boil quickly, and carefully remove
any scum which may rise. Do not al
low them to remain i'll the water after
they are done, but immediately drain
them III Il cOlander and finish each kind
as directed i'll receipts. Peas and spinach
do not require 50 much water as most
other green vegetables, but only just
sufficient to cover them. Caulifowers
and broccoli require especial care III boil
ing, as flowers is easily broken and
their appearance spoiled; boil them
quickly for few minutes, and then
moderately till tender, which may be
easily ascertained by trying the stem
with a fork. All vessels used i'll cook
ing vegetables SnOulu De particularly
lean. Soft is preferable to hard
water i'll cooking all kinds of vegc-
tables. Potatoes are in universal{u {usc,
and yet how few know how to cook
them WELL g \ we'll boiled potato is a
thing purely ideal-it has never come
out of the pot i'll the experience Of hv-
ing man. This is too strong: but
there is very much room for, and need
of. improvement in the science of cook
ing a potato. To do it well, the mat
ter must be studied, and not performed
by routine. They differ very much,
even those grown in the same field and
froln the same seed. \ good potato,
well cooked and served up, is luxury,
which, unfortunately, few people know
how to accomplish, or will not give
themselves trouble to do.
Year: 1876

1t is understood that a large and
powerful combination Of wheat opera
tors has been forced in Chicago and
Milwaukee for the purpose Of making
a corner on September wheat. Under
this propelling power cash wheat dur
ing the past mouth has -adsancedt fully
ten cents per bushel in both of these
markets September or cash has sold
as high as 81. .033 in Milwaukee. That
was considered a good price in this
market in the fall Of 1872 and 1878,
when the wheat crop of England was
comparatively scant, and when prices
were thirty per cent higher there
than they are to-day


The business condition of the world
is not favorable to high prices for any
article of general consumption. We
would therefore say to the farmers of
the Northwest, send in all the wheat
you can during the month of Septem-
ber, as we believe you can do better
now than later in the season. Let the
wealthy operators carry it; we think
that will be to your advantage. In
the autumn of 1875 there was a corner
N the month of November. That
Fortunately came to your knowledge,
and you obtained for your wheat in
Milwaukee from 81 10 to S1.2O, and
since that month cash wheat has no.
touched ST. So the farmers who
sold in the autumn of 1875 made a
much larger profit than those who
waited to sell until the spring and sum-
mer of 1876.


We wish the farmers to get the
highest price possible for their wheat,
but experience has shown them that,
counting all the subsequent drawbacks
inevitable upon keeping it through the
winter, they have made more money
by selling it in the autumn at fair
price than by waiting for the contin-
gencies Of the next spring Watch
then for the September corner and
shove your wheat into Chicago and
Milwaukee and draw the cash from
those operators who have plenty Of
money to deal in wheat at speculative
prices.


The farmers should also bear in
mind that though he obtains less
price for his wheat now than in Sep
tember 1875, he can buy more dry
goods. more iron, more hardware, more
gocerles for the same money than he
could at that time. In this respect
be will gain ten per cent. on his fami-
ly purchases, about equal to the reduc-
tlon IN the price of his wbeat-MH
aooukee Wisconsin, 8th inst.
Year: 1876

thing of tliisIis probably due to the


fact that was confined to my quar-


ters that day; as stated, and the next


day we moved to open the Shenan-


doah campaign, where the whole mat
ter was soon forgotten, in the more
stirring events. have no doubt but
for the wonderful condolences in the
case, we should all have had no further
thought of it whatever. 1t is the
most preposterous nonsense to sup
pose that General Hayes, soldier of
the strictest honor, with a brilliant
record to hand down for the inheri-
tance of children he loved so tender
ly, could have sullied his honor and
furnished his fame in doubtful mon
ey transaction covering the pitiful
sum of four hundred doll lrs. Chap
lain Harper charges nothing of this
kind, and the men who are charging
it upon the assumed authority of his
statement, insalt the intelligence of
every man who has ever known Gen
eral Hayes. / did not mean to saw
one word that could look like ''de-
fense' of General Hayes, but indig-
nation has get little the better of
me.


The three statements given above
are in the language of the gentlemen,
great care having been taken to get
their exact words. These should GER
tainly be sufficient to forever put an
end to this story as campaign docu-
ment. 1t was shin when it was start
ed, but under the light of the evi-
dence presented above, and the direct
statements made by these gentlemen,
has become the merest gas of cam
paign Misrepresentation. CURT.
Year: 1876

Farmers are all through thrashine
out their wheat. There was an average
yield, and the quality good.


Oats below average and very light.
The corn crop promises to be an aver
age yield, but not as good as last year.
Hay was excellent and mostly saved
in good order.


Good demand for cattle and hogs, but
not many to be found.


There is no Hayes Club in this town.
ship, nevertheless old Greenfield is all
right.


We had an election of Justice of the
Peace on the 18th day of July, A. D.
1876, which resulted in the reelection of
Squire Rose by large majority.


Some two weeks ago we observed in
the Bulletin an article purported to be
written by some fellow calling himself
"Pig IrOn," in which the author impli-
Gates that there was a "ring" or combi-
nation formed, who labored energetic
ally for the defeat of Squire Rose.
As we were not personally hinted al
in the above named article, we will not
make reply, but simply state that the
author was n,isinf0rmed, or wrote from
personal malice. As the two persons
alluded to did not particularly concern
themselves about the election; neither
were they more "obsequious" to Squire
Rose after the election than before.


DESOTO.
Year: 1876




the daily wants of industrious COM
munities press closely upon their
daily earnings, The margin of the
possible national savings is at the
best a small per centage of national
earnings, yet now for these eleven
years the governmental consumption
has been a larger proportion ofnation-
al earnings than the whole people can
possibly save, even in prosperous
times, from all their Investments
The consequences of these errors are
now a present public calamity, but
they were never doubtful, never in
visible. They were necessary and
Inevitable, and were foyesoen and
depicted when the waves of that
Year: 1876

and goodwill among citizens, what
ever their race or color, who are now
united in one destiny of common
self-government.


Iftho duty shall be assigned to me
| should not fail to exercise the pow
er with which the laws and constitu-
tions Of our country clothe its chief
magistrate to protect all its citizens
whatever their former condition in
political and personal right.
Year: 1876

A correspondent inquiring what he
should do for horse that had decav-
ed tooth, gets the following answer in
the New York Tribune: II your cor
respondent will carefully clean out the
decay in his horses teeth down to the
pulp cavity, and then carefully touch
the dental nerve with nitric acid, it will
tooth for filing If the dentine is very
sensitive, first touch it Tor pack the
tooth) with chrystalized carbolic acid


This will blunt all pain in the dentine
fibrils. After the decayed bone has
been removed. fill the tooth with den
lists gutta percha, mixed with silex, or
with an amalgim Of tin and mercury.
Year: 1876

Cardinal McCloskey, who is at Sc
ton Hall College, South Orange, for
the benefit of his health, is in a very
low condition physically. No one
is permitted to see him. By the ad-
vice of his physicians he will re-
main in perfect seclusion for some
time. Bishop Corrigan is in con-
slant attendance upon him.
Year: 1876

"A Missouri farmer, arrested
unjustly for obtaining money under
false pretenses, tried to kill himself
in his cell, and his friends, who had
already insured his speedy release,
induced him to sign a promise that
he would not repeat the attempt.
After his discharge he wrote out his
opinion that the agreement had ter
minated with his imprisonment, and
hanged himself.
Year: 1876

A man is seen daily on Broad
way, New York, carrying a square
pasteboard box on top of a pole, on
two sides of which is printed,
"Shame on you;" on the third, BE
ware of the Devil and his wife
Rum and Tobacco and on the
fourth, Shame on you, men to en-
courage poor women to sweep our
dirty streets with their dresses, while
multitudes of deserving poor are
starving"
Year: 1876

When Dr. Buckland was Dean of Vest minister the lately deceased Dr. Rimbault applied to him for permission to make ex- tracts from the registers of the Abbey, in order to ascertain the dates of admission and of the decease of some of the eminent men who had been on the establishment at Westminster. The difficulty which presented itself to the deans Haind was, that it would be too great a tax upon his own time to want while the extracts were being made, and that he could not give up the keys of the imminent room to any person. Still he desired to oblige In all cases of literary research, and, therefore, offered to take Dr. Rimbault into the room and leave him there, to be let out at any appointed time. The proposal was particularly agreeable to Dr. Rimbault, as he could then work without interruption

 Thinking that about three hours would suffice, and as he diDed at an early hour, he appointed l o'clock. The dean was not punctual, and the doctor worked on. At 3 o'clock the latter felt the want of his dinner, his extracts were finished and he wished only to he gone. "What could have detained the dean?" But no Step was to be heard. The evening service soon began, and at length the last peal of the organ had faded away, and all was quiet. It then became evident that Dr. Rimbault was forgotten; and how long was this to last? Before daylight had quite passed away he had surveyed his position, and found that he was in a trap from which it was impossible to extricate himself. He could neither scale the win- dow nor make himself heard. He was quite at the mercy of the deans memory, for he had not told any one where he was going, because he expected to return home within a few hours. "Would his disappearance be advertised. and would the dean see it, and when?" Dr. Rlm- bault had none of the bodily fat which is said to support life under long periods of fasting, and the last was, therefore, an important question with him. "When would the imminent room be next visi- ted?' That was indeed remote contln- gency; so that, like Ginevra in the chest which had closed over her with a spring lock, nothing but hrs skeleton might then be found. From these uncomfortable reflections Dr. Rimbault was released late at night. He had drawn together some parchments to recline upon, but not to sleep, wheu as last a key was heard in the door. The good dean had gone home to dinner and had taken his siesta, after which he commenced ruminating on the events of the day. and then at last thought of his prisoner. He returned to the Alb. bey at some inconvenience, and set him free with many apologies. Dr. Rimbault's ardor to be shut up in imminent room had then quite cooled.
Year: 1876

WHAT THE LocAL PAPERS Do. An ex- change combats, with desirable vigor, the argument that the city papers are cheap CT and better than the country papers be- cause they give more columns of reading matter for the money. Do the city pa- pers, it asks, ever give you any home news? Do they say anything in regard to your own locality? Nothing. Do they contain notices of your schools, churches. meetings, improvements and hundreds of other local matters of interest. which your paper publishes without pay? Not an item. Do they ever say 8 word calculated to draw attention to your country and its numerous thriving towns, and aid in their progress aud enterprise? Not a word. And yet there are men who take such con. tracted views of the matter that unless they are getting as many square inches of reading matter inFheir own paper as they do in city. paper. they think they are not getting the worth of their money. It reminds us of a person who took the lar gest pair of boots in the box, simply be- cause theyoos ost the same as the pair much smaller that fitted him.
Year: 1876

Have been made by the indefatigable explorers of Africa.

 The great political revolutions Of the last decade, with the nat ural result of the lapse of time have brought into public view multitude of men, whose names are in every ones mouth, and of whose lives every one is curious to know the particulars Great battles have been fought and important sieges maintained of which the details yet preserved only ill the newspapers ill the transient publications of the day but which ought to take their place in
Year: 1876



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 How they manage to convert so to s2O s2o into s4o $40 into $80 and so on is secret which they alone can explain: but that they succeed in doing so is fact too well known to admit of doubt If you woud safely and prohtably invest your money do not hesi- tate to favor this firm with your cash and confidence That by so doing you will reap an abundant reward the experience of thousands Of best citizens at- tests The necessity of taking such course in these times or tottering banks and financial sringency must De apparent to the most indifferent and careless ob- server. Messrs. Alex. Frothingham Co. are prepared .o invest money to amount in the best securities and m every transaction in which they may be engaged guarantes entire satisfaction to those who honor them with their patronage. f& F sB Sand for their Explanatory Circular and Weekly Reports, which they mail to all who desire them FTens 4. Y. Metropolis, April 16, 1876.

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