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Year: 1876

A theft, small in proportion, but
amusingly ingenious in its conception,
took place short time ago at the Grand
Hotel, Paris. An elegant looking gen.
t,eman, lodging at the well-known es-
tablishment, and giving his name as Sir
James ", Bart, went into fashiona-
BILE bootmaker's shop on the Boulevard
des Capucines, and ordered pair of the
very handsomest boots that could be
made; no expense was to be spared, and
the boots were to be sent home on a GER
tain day by ten O'Clock, as the purcha-
ser was to leave for Marseilles by the
IL 40 train. After that he went to
another bootmaker on the Boulevard des
Italiens, and ordered a second pair of
boots precisely similar to the first, which
were to be sent home on the same day
as the others, but at three O'Clock, as he
was to leave for Brussels at five- Pune
tually at the appointed hour bootmaker
No. l appeared with his boots. Sir
James tried them on, and found them
splendid, admirable, not in the least
dear, but the left boot hurt him a little.
Would not the bootmaker take it home,
put il on the last, and stretch it slightly !?
He could bring it back the next MORN
ing, as Sir James was obliged to delay
his departure for twenty.four hours ow-
ing to pressing business. Of course the
obliging tradesman complied with the
wishes of his aristocratio customer, and
walked of with his solitary boot. In
the afternoon boormaker No. entered,
and the same process was repeated, only
this time it was the right boot of which
the customer complained, and which the
bootmaker carried off to stretch. The
next morning the two luckless trades
men met face to face, each with an odd
boot, their charming and aristoeratic
customer having taken his departure by
the night train for London with the
other;pafr.
Year: 1876

There are a great many kinds of sue
cess. One man devotes the whole of
his life to the amassing of wealth. He
aims at the miser's success. He wants
money and he gets it. In order to get
it he gives up his family. Nothing in
the household is so dear to him as money.
For the sake of money he gives up
friendship, and high and honorable in
tercourse, and public spiritedness, and
generosity, and liberality. He gives
himself up to money making and money
saving. And when he has become
rich there is for him no honor that
comes from public spirit, no pleasure
that friendship affords, and no joy Of
the family. His better feelings are all
dried up, and he stands like mummy
in kings tomb in Egypt. With his
money-bags and priceless jewels around
him, he Is bondaged in his own success
behind which he is forever grinning.
There is many a rich mummy, and
there are many live monkeys that 60
past him and wish they were just like
him-young men who do not know
how to look inside and see what is the
reality and secret of life. l am ashamed
of men who thus slander human nature.


Other men seek pleasure success.
They say: "My life is keyed to peas
ure, and mean to have it." If they
seek it as the end and aim Of their
lives, they will probably get it; but
they will get nothing else.


Others seek power and success and
may gain the success which they seek,
bnt they will lose other things. What
ever men seek they may have; but they
must have it with its limitations, with
its results, and with its bearing upon
their eternal destiny.
Year: 1876

l doubt whether the annals of Hymen
can produce a similar instance of post
obitual affection. Nor do 1 recollect
any fact at all resembling it, except,
perhaps, circumstance which is re-
corded respecting Cambletes, King of
Lydia, monarch equally remarkable
for his veracity and uxoriousness, and
who ate up his queen without being
conscious of it,"
Year: 1876

Lewis the English novelist tells the
following old shark story in his ''Jour-
nal of West India Proprietor. The
incident occurred on his voyage to the
West Indies, whittier he had gone to
take possession of an estate his father
had left him: "While lying in Black
River Harbor, Jamaica, two sharks
were frequently seen playing about the
ship. At length the female was killed,
and the desolation of the male was ex-
cessive. What he did without her re-
mains a secret, but what he did with
her was clear enough; for scarce was
the breath out of his Eurydice's body
when he stuck his teeth in her, and be-
gan to eat her up with all possible ex-
petition. Even the sailors felt their
sensibility excited by so peculiar a
mark of posthumous attachment; and
to enable him to perform this melan-
choly duty more easily. they offered to
be his carvers, lowered their boat, and
proceeded to chop his better half in
pieces with their hatchets; while the
widower opened his jaws as wide as
possible, and gulped down pounds upon
pounds of the dear departed, as fast as
they were thrown to him, with the
greatest delight, and all the avidity i'm
aginable. l make 10 doubt that all the
time he was eating, he was thoroughly
persuaded that every morsel that went
into his stomach would make its way to
his heart directly. She was perfectly
consistent he said to himself; she
was excellent through life, and really,
she's extremely good now she's dead y
And then
Year: 1876




It is getting to be too much Of prae
tice with many of our people to take up a
paper. glance over the locals, read the
headings of the pri2eipal articles, then
throw the paper aside and declare that
there is nothing in it. 70 this class oi
readers, the wakeful hours passed IN the
ganetum by the editor laboriag over long
leaders upon the current topics, while the
remainder Of the busy world is at rest, are
spent in vain. All attempts to reach this
class are unayailing-line upon line may
be written to no purpose. We would say
to such that it were far better to save their
money than waste it thus.


It is an easy matter for an editor, when
he meets subscriber, to be able to tell
whether or not he reads his paper. We
would not discourage anyone in the habit
of taking papers, but would like to insist
upon their adopting the habit Of reading
what they do take. For it is often the
case that a paper is..condemncd BY persons
who have not the faintest idea OF what II
contains. But why speak more on this sub
iect. Those who read it are not the per
sons to whom it is addressed, and the class
Of subscribers alluded to will pass it over
unnoticed.
Year: 1876

vr.R or THE PRESIDENT EXPRESSED BY SENATORS


REPRESENTATIVES, INSIST ON THE RIGHT TO


THROW OUT ELECTORAL vOTRs.


iBx TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl


WASHINGTON, Dee. 1.-THE Democratic Senators
held their FIRST caucus this evening. The meeting
was in session moro than an hour and the debate IS
reported to have been very earnest The political
situation was discussed at considerable length, and
reference was made to the recent interview between
the President and prominent Democrats, report OF
which was published to-day in the general press dis
matches. The Democratic Senators criticised the
spirit shown by the President in this interview ana
exureesod belief that it indicated disposition ON
his mart to resort to desperate and extra
ordinary measures in the interest of the Re
publican lparty. One Senator is reported
"a have said that he is convinced that
tho President is determined to override all previous
uractices of the two Houses, and TO secure the IN
auguration of Gov Hayes at all hazard. The only
result of the caucus was the appointment OF the
Senate branch of the Joint Democratic caucus COM
mittee. The Senators selected were Messrs. Thur
man Bayard, BOgy Kernan and Eaton. The COM
r;ttee was directed 10 act with the caucus commit
tee of the House of Representatives on the subject
Of the relations of the two Houses to consider the
legal remedies for the adjustment of the pending
didiculties with regard to counting the electoral
vote and to determine what provisions can be made
with regard to any further complications that may
arise.


Tho Democratic members of the House held
caucus this afternoon for the purpose Of agreeing
upon some policy in regard TO the counting
of the votes for President and Vice-President The
session lasted about two hours. The time was
mainly consumed by discussion of the best forln
IN which to put the resolution which was finally
passed This resolution in substance is as follows;
That the Judiciary Committee of the House be IN
stucted to examine and report what the powers,
duties and privileges Of the House are under the
Constitution and laws in connection with the cleo
ton of President and Vice-President of the United
States.


Gentlemen who were present at the cancus say
that the sentiment among those who spoke was
unanimous IN favor of insisting upon the right OF
the House to act udieayo the returns of the vote
of every State as it is opened, unless some rule is
agreed to by both branches of Congress providing
otherwise. They win insist that the Speaker of the
House shall sit by the side of tho President OF the
Senate when the packages containing the votes OF
the States are opened and that two tellers repre-
senting the House shall assist in counting the vote
and making up the tally sheets.


Hnorule is adopted before the second Wednesday
in February the Democrats say that they shall de-
mand that the precedents established on former oc-
casions shall be followed These precedents they
hold give to each House the right to determine
upon the validity of the vote Of each State when 1t
isopened and require the concurrent action OF both
Houses before it can be counted
Year: 1876

other place is agreed upon Threats have already
been made in the Democratic newspapers, on the
suppositiOn that the count will take place in the
House, that should the Senators refuse to withdraw
when the vote of of the disputed Southern States
is objected to- they will be put out by force. If the
House acts upon the absurd theory that the Twenty
second Joint Rule is still alive, the Senate viii
necessarily be regarded il the light of nterlopers as
soon as an objection is made 10 the count because.
under that rule it became the duty such case OF
the two Houses to separate forthwith and vote sepa-
rately upon the question.


Mr.. Edmunds's argument in favor of the Supreme
COurt as the best tribunal to count the electoral
vote was an exceedingly strong one. 1t was, how
ever, vigorously attacked by Mr.. Morton, who
brought forward bis amendment in opposition to Mr.
Edmunds's proposition Mr.. Morton proposes to give
each Congressional District electoral vote. and
each State two at large to allow the people to vote
directly for President and to provide by subsequent
legislation of Congress for contested elections IN
districts or States. This plan does away wholly
with the machinery of the Electoral Colleges and at
the same time retains for each State its present rea
tive weight in the political system.
Year: 1876

A PREcEDENT WHERE THE VOTE WAS COUNTED IN


THE SENATE cHAMBER-THE RESULT OF FAIL


URE TO AGRER-MR. MoRToN's PROPOSAL


tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l


WASHINGTON Dec. 11.-Mr. Edmunds brought up
to-day in the Senate his constitutional amendment
for throwing the settlement of the Presidential ques
ton into the Supreme Court and providing that fD
all future elections also the court shall count the
electoral votes Of the States. He presented with
great cearness the action of Congress in reference to
the count ever since the foundation of the Govern
ment and brought out precedent Of especial value
In the present case in reference TO the place where
the certificates should be opened. The Democrats
have been claiming, with good deal OF vehemence,
that the longestablished custom of the Senate gong
to the House ON the occasion OF counting the vote
has acouired the force Of unwritten law. Mr.. Ed
munds cited case whore the parallel was remark
ably eloae with the present situation In 1s01 the two
Houses differed as to the power OF Congress
to reject the vote of State, one maintaining that
when objection was made the affirmative acton Oh
both was necessary to counting the vote, ana the
other holding that no vote could be rejected without
both Houses consenting. The usual joint committee
raised to arrange for the ceremonies OF opening
the returns, and was unable to agree, the House
members insisting that the event should take place
IN the Hall of Representatives, and the Senate MEM
bers declining to accede to this. When the failure
to agree was reported, the President of the Senate
Informed the House that, on the day named by the
Constitution he would open the returns in the Sen
ate chamber. Party feeling ran very high, and
there were the same predictions Of resisting the
declared result that are heard now; but when the
appointed time came the House resolved unani-
mously to proceed TO the Senate chamber, and the
ssote was counted without disturbance opposition


There is no doubt that the Senate viii stand firmly
upon this precedent. As Mr.. Edmunds very clearly
demonstrated to-day, the President of that body
must open the returns In his place La the chair,
unless BY eoncuxrent action Of the tive Houses SOHO
Year: 1876

If it is not objectionable pre-
sumption on my part, Twill proffer
a few words in the absence of Mr..
Observator. I am somewhat sur
prised at his not having given you
before now a description of our
crescent village. Its longitude is
about 81 degrees west from Green
wich, and in view of this fact, we
are willing to admit that the folks
over there have their time a little in
advance Of ours. Hence, just about
the time Queen Victoria is prepar-
ing for breakfast ''Mich." Hollands
old rooster crows for day. But
then our time is just as good as
theirs Except that it is a little
hard if we do have to wait till they
are supplied before we can get ours.
Our latitude has not changed much
since the war, but we think that
within the last ten days we have
slipped a little farther south than
common. Or else since Dom Pc
dro's return to Brazil he has by his
favorable report and flattering de
scriptions Of our country persuaded
the equator to take a tour north
during the summer months. What
ever may have been the cause our
weather has been very hot and
broad -brimmed hats are getting to
be uncommonly stylish. The streets
of our village are broad and well
set with "dog fennel," chunks


brickbats, fence rails, while in some
of the suburbs deep gulleys gape
hungrily for the bruised shin of the


benighted footman. Another thing
to be considered is that the railroad
| passes through the whole extent o


our village, and when we are no


too hot, tired or busy we can get t.


see the train on any day.





We have long felt the iron hee


of the despotic ruler, "Hard Times,


but the promising crops and pleas


ant, refreshing showers enable Il
to hope for an early exodus iron


his bondage. Farmers are rapidl
gathering their wheat into thei


garners, and although the crop i
not as fine as that of last year, it
probably better than most of US e1
, pected.


5 There came a man through oU
l village the other day selling th
great Preserving Fluid. If we coul
have gotten it in time to preserv
! some of our ten dollar bills last
b don't know when-they would no


be looked upon with almost {


much curiosity as if we had lot


Egyptian mummies in town. u
t. fortunately it is only designed fc
d preserving fruit. However, if
Z had brought the fruit along
d would have shit the nail on Il
if head" A LISTENER.
Year: 1876

After a thorough investigation,
can but regard your State as the
most highly favored and still most
neglected State in the Union.


The most highly favored by ma
ture-in her location and resources,
and at the same time the most un
fortunate in the neglect of her citi-
zens to adopt and carry out plans
needed to settle and improve her
vacant lands, and to render produc-
tive her abundant hidden wealth.


1 scarcely need say whas you
need is more inhabitants and more
capital, for you all know it well. l
will add what but few of the per-
sons with whom l have met in my
different journeyings among your
beautiful valleys and beautiful
mountains have appeared to realize.


You do not as a people adopt
plans that can possibly be success
full to any great extent in inducing
settlers to come among you with
the bone and sinew, the money and
skill you so much need.


Do not take offense at my plain.
ness of speech, my words are and
shall be the utterances of a sincere
friend, who for over thirty years
has cast wishful eye towards you


delightful State-some parts o


which strikingly resemble my owl


native State in Europe; and are s,


much better than the Western


States for the immigrant, whethe


from the old country or from tn
! Northern or the Eastern parts O


the United States or Canada.


l may say here, 1 should hav


been one with you long since, bu


for obstacles over which l had d
control, partly from circumstance
here, but more from want of suit;
BILE laws and business plans anon


you, as will, if allowed, hereaftC
show.


l am delighted to be able to COZ
l gratulate you on two steps in I'll
, right direction, recently taken
r your State: The one the creatio
of a Bureau of immigration, meagl
as is the fund allowed for its MAJ
/ agement; the other the establish
e ment by few of an Immigratic
i and Real Estate Association
S Nashville. The former ought
n have a liberal fund at its dispose
the latter to be supported by eve
; county at least forming a branch, [
L every citizen who can spare 50, tn
ing at least one share Of the stoc
u and by every man who has proper
L TO sell, employing its Agency.
i But without the necessary fun
'e for the one, and the general coo


Grafton with the other, by your ci
4 zens, they viii accomplish but lit
Z till the present generation are
u their graves. The work viii
ie done eventually, and your Sta
u even the least productive part in
= will yet "bIoom as the Rose" a


bezghat Andrew Jackson, of rever
of mcEaory, long years ago prophesi
or in the presence Of a friend Of miI
5, @The Garden Of America .


e. If you want the advantages a


resources OF your great State to
Year: 1876

Is now thoroughly and completely furnished
and ready for guests by the day, week or
month. The table will be supplied at all
times with the very best the market affords,
and the Rooms are large. well ventilated
and desirable. They maintain 1t as 8 thor
oughly first-class Hotel, in all of its appoint
ments, and confidently solicit the patronage
of the public. In connection with the Silver
House, they have a large and well-stocked
Year: 1876

Suicide of a Tailor by Hanging.


Another suicide over the Rhine hap
pened early to-day.


Frank. Rapp, who lives at 26 Elder
street, between Vine and Race, and is a
tailor by trade, sought voluntary death
by hanging himself from bed-pOst


Rapp Was twenty-eight years old. He
was married three years ago, and lived
happy life with his wife.


For long period previous to his death
he complained OF continual headache
and pain in the chest.


He was OF steady and temperate hab-
its. In the morning he did not
get out of bed at the time his
wife did, and after the breakfast had
been prepared by her his body was
found suspended from the bed post. He
had formed rope from bed sheet.


His wife can give no reason why he
committed suicide, as he never had any
trouble nor'did he ever threaten to take
his life.


An inquest was held, aud verdict
rendered in accordance with the above
facts.
Year: 1876

Ia the days of Queen Elizabeth gem
tleman of the name of Norton was con-
demned to die with his nine sons for re-
belliOn. They were all in York Castle
awaiting the execution of the sad SEN
tence. His only daughter resolved to
make an attempt to save them. and went
to London to beg for the lives Of her
kindred. She succeeded in obtaining an
interview with the queen, and so sue
oessfully pleaded for her fathers house,
that the royal pardon for all the prison
ers was written out Immediately, signed
by the queens own hand The cad
warrant for their death had been signed
aud sent off to York short time before.
The queen committed the royal pard-
on into the hands of messenger, and
said


"As you wish to obey me, or expect
future favOrs from me, make all speed
with this to York, that the prisoners
may be spared aud set at liberty.


He made as much haste as he could
galleping all the way to York, but before
he reached the city Norton himself had
been beheaded, and the fatal axe had
fallen upon eight of his sens. There
was only time to save one. The exocu-
toner had lifted up the axe to sevsr his
head also from his body, when the mes :
senger appeared, and produced the royal
pardon, which arrested the last dreadful
blow.
Year: 1876

THE COMMON SCHoOL.-Und no ex-
cuse, let it be suffered to 90 to waste.
1t is not simply the knowledge that 1t
gives, but the capacity to get kno l.
edge which it breeds; it is not merely
the intelligence which it puts in the
wav of the youth, bus the fellowship
and common fee ling which grows up
among boys Of different families, that
makes che common school valuable. And
it is to the last degree desirable, not
only that il should be free, but that It
should be superior. No community can
afford to let a primary private school be
better than their free common school
No academy should be permitted to be
better than the district common school


-Beecher.
Year: 1876

One hundred years ago not pound OF
coal OF cubic foot of illuminating gas had
been burned in the country. No iron
stoves were used, and no contrivan ces
for ecoaomizing heat were employed un-
til DR.. Franklin invented the iron framed
fireplace which still bears his name.
All the cooking and warming in town
and country were done by tue aid of
fire kindled upon the brick hearth or
brick oven. Pine knots or tallow can
dies furnished the light for the long
WiAter nights, and sanded floors supplied
the place of rugs and carpet. The
water used for household purposes was
drawn from deep wells by the creaking
sweep.


Oaly one room in any home was war N
nnless some of the family were ill; in all
the rest the temperature was at zero
during many nights in the winter; The
men and women of hundred years ago
undresssd and went to their beds In q
temperature colder than that of our mod
ern barns ard woodsheds, and they new
er cOmpl4ined.
Year: 1876

The vote pfFay cite county is SO close
it is impossible to tell how the county
will go until we get in fall official vote.
Thomas will lead the Radical ticket
probably fifty votes. Republicans one
hundred ahead, and some precints to
hear from, of which two are Democratic,
and one Republican and doubtful
There cannot be over fifty difference.
Year: 1876

LONDON, Feb. 2.-The details of the
proposed international rife contest are not
capable of as easy arrangement as at first
supposed, There was an implied under
standing, when the National Association ae,
cepted the American challenge, that its
team selected would be the only one from
Great Britain, but the attempt of Ameri-
cans to induce teams from Scotland and
Ireland to go out will lead to the reopen
ing of the whole question if not the with
drawal of the Rifle Association from the
field altogether. A meeting is to be held
to reconsider the matter and unless the
team is strong enough to satisfy Sir Henry
Halford that it can be relied upon the AS
sociation will certainly not send any repre-
seutatives.
Year: 1876

"A Persian proverb says, "There
arc only two days for which to feel
anxious. One is the day that is
past, the other is the day to come.


AS Raleigh Judge was sit
ting in his hot room writing to
his wife last Sunday afternoon, q
church bell began to ring. Grasping
his papers, his Honor rushed down
stairs and over to the Court house,
to ind the doors closed and to rea-
llzc that it was Sunday
Year: 1876

New YORK, Nov. l3.-There was little
excitement in the streets this morning
concerning the disputed result of the pres
idential election. The crowd was little
larger than usual and knots Of men stood
around the bulletin boards, but there wa:
u marked absence of the eagerness mani
tested last week, Printing House Square
was comparatively deserted. There wa'
only the usual number of loungers in City
Hall Park. There was absolutely nothing
political doing at either Republican el
Democratic headquarters quietnes
very much akin TO desolation had takeI
possession Of both places