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Year: 1876

A EUROPEAN CONGRESS for the settlement
of the Eastern question is quoted as among
the probabilities of the near future. Con-
sidering the ephemeral effects of former dip
lomatic efforts in this direction we cannot
attach any Importance to this new attempt
to remedy by the pen an evil that has had
its origin in the merciless use of the sword.
Year: 1876

WE PUBLISH on another page an interest
to take part in the coming international
rowing match at Philadelphia. Their style
of rowing and the details of their practice
may be proiitably studied by our own oars
Year: 1876

THE MADELEINE is being rapidly prepared
for her contest with the Countess of Dufferin,
and everything that can contribute to her
success in the race is receiving close atten-
ton from her owner. The Canadian yacht
must be we'll handled and have more than
her share of good luck if she beats the swift
sailing Madeleine over the billowy course.
Year: 1876

The Montenegrin mountaineer and warrior
is man six feet in height, with grave,
thoughtful face, singularly contrasting with
his quick, nervous gait. He has high cheek
bones, like an American Indian; his eyes
are black and piercing, and his shoulders
have slight stoop, produced by constantly
bending forward as he ascends difficult
heights. He is perhaps the most agile hu-
man being on European soil; there is no
haunt of the chamois which he cannot fol-
low, and even the goats sometimes hesitate
to go after their shepherds when there is
dangerous path to be crossed. The Monte
negrin women are often the objects Of pity
to travellers, but they claim no sympathy and
acknowledge no hardships. Their destiny is
to work and to suffer. They are not even
welcomed into the world, and the birth of
daughter is regarded as calamity. The girl
grows up neglected and often cursed. She car
ries fagots of wood on her head that she may
earn few coins to buy aims for her brother.
She has no youth, and is old at twenty five.
She is married young, and bears children
while enduring labor in the fields which
would be too hard even for strong men. The
woman urges the warrior to the fight, loads
his guns and dresses his wounds. She is sell
dom beautiful of feature, and the coarse
work which she performs soon ruins her
FORM
Year: 1876

Rev. A. K. Potter, Springville, Mass It
ought to be recollected that printing a news
paper is business, not undertaken primarily
as al element of reform in the community,
though it is refreshing now to see how all the
journals on both sides of the political house
are made for reform-awful mad, hot. A
paper means business it is published as 9
livelihood, for profit, in hard cash. We have
no right to demand that these papers take up
our interests, advocate our plans and moral
work, any more than we have right to de-
mand such thing of any other business, or
of any other department of the government
as the post Office, for instance. A paper must
furnish what its readers demand, or any con-
siderable number of them, for it has all sorts
of people for subscribers and buyers. Just
as it is easy to be benevolent with other peo-
ple's money, SO it is easy for US to say to the
editor of our paper. ''You must not give
place to such an article" when its exclusion
might cost him hundreds of dollars, and its
insertion our subscription.
Year: 1876

A romance connected with the career of
the great Napoleon is revived by the Dres-
den correspondent Of the Detroit Free Press
Three miles from Dresden is the village of
Planen, one Of the prominent features of
which is Il ruined chateau In 1912 it was
the seat of Count Kielmansegge, who was
one Of the gayest officers of the Saxon court.
He had a beautiful bride of sixteen, who,
during the period when Napoleon had his
headquarters at Dresden, was fascinated by
the Emperor and became his mistress Count
Kielmansegge, on learning that she had
proved false to her marriage vows, hurried
her to the chateau. Some time afterward he
died from poison, which she was proved to
have administered. She was sentenced to
death, but Napoleon interceded for her with
the Saxon monarch, and though pardon could
not be granted, the sentence was cOmmuted
to Imprisonment for life in the chateau, with
the provision that she was never to see a
human face except those of two female at
tendants and that Of the public executioner.
AS a constant reminder of her crime and its
remitted punishment, she was compelled to
wear crimson silken cord around her neck,
and the executioner was empowered to visit
her frequently to see that the badge was
worn. She died in 1878, an aged, infirm wo-
man, and when the chateau was sold with
adjoining property to brewery company, a
pile of letters from the great Emperor, of the
most amatory and passionate nature, were
discovered, which drew attention to the half
forgotten life story of the Countess Kielman-
SRrpn
Year: 1876

NEW YORK, September 18.-The Times has
this About 2 o'clock yesterday, young man
whose name is said to be Wood boarded the
First Atlantic express car on the Hudson road
at Albany and asked the porter if lady
whom he described was on the car. The
stranger said the lady was his wife and that
he had come from New York to meet her.
The porter gave the stranger the number of
the lady's bertL in the sleeping car ''Platts-
burg" and entering the car, which was dim
ly lighted, Wood groped his way along till he
came to the berth indicated, and drawing
aside the curtain, put in his hands to awaken
his wife. They however struck a man, and
the stranger thinking the porter might have
made mistake, hurried back to him and told
him there was man in that berth instead of 4
woman. The porter said there was woman
in the berth when he left the car, and when
the two went back the stranger found his
wife in the berth, but it is alleged that he also
found Theodore Tilton there. The stranger
threatened to shoot Tilton. Tilton motioned
him awy and excused his predicament by say
ing that he had been very sleepy, and having
occasion to leave his berth must have got into
the wrong berth, on his return, by mistake.
Suddenly the husband of the lady struck Til
ton blow in the face and then brakeman
interfered and parted the two men. Mr.. Til
ton got into the upper berth, the husband sit
ting on the edge Of the lower one. All Of
the parties concerned came on to the city and
parted at the Grand Central depot, Mr.. Wood
walking away arm in arm with his wife, and
Mr. Tilton, it is said, bidding them a polite
good morning.


A Times reporter called upon Mr.. Tilton at
hsresidence in Brooklyn yesterday, and asked
him if he desired to make any statement con-
Trajectory Of the charge made against him or
explanatory of it. II am very much obliged
to you," said Mr.. Tilton in reply, g for af-
fording me an opportunity Of speaking, but
prefer not to speak and particularly re-
quest that you do not make the slightest effort
to interview.
Year: 1876

An English butter maker of large expert
ence, who is now on visit to this country
for the purpose of looking over our cheese
and butter dairies, gives US the following in
formation concerning a method in practice
among ihe best utter-makers in England for
rendering butter firm and solid during hot
weather Carbonate of soda and alum are
used for the purpose, made into powder. For
twenty pounds Of butter, one teaspoonful of
carbonate of soda and one teaspoonful of
powdered alum are mingled together at the
time of churning and put into the cream.
The effect of this powder is to make the but
ter come firm and solid, and to give it clean,
sweet flavor. 1t does not enter into the but
ter. but its action is upon the cream, and it
passes off with the buttermilk. The ingre-
dients of the powder should not be mingled
together until required to be used, or at the
time the cream is in the churn ready for
churning.
Year: 1876

Sixty years ago was the ''year without a
summer Frost occurred in every month of
the year 1916. Ice formed half an inch thick
in May; snow fell to the depth of three inches
in the interior of New York, and also in
Massachusetts, in June; ice was formed of
the thickness of common window glass
throughout New York on the 5th of July.
Indian corn was SO frozen that the greater
part was cut down and dried for fodder in
August, and farmers supplied themselves
from the corn produce in 1915 for the seed
of the spring of 1917.
Year: 1876

EVENTS or TIIg PAST THREE MONTBs--THE NEW


CHAPEL - ART MATTgRs-sRCRET SOCIETIES


CLASS PHOTOGRAPHS.


lFnOM Az OCCAsIOHA W CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE


NEw-HAVEN, Dec. 21.-Thc first term of the
college year closed to-day Tho fine opportunity afforded
for athletic sports by two months OF good weather tho
jubilee the Thanksgiving with it, visit home the
anticipation Of the holiday vacation all combine to make
this altogether the pleasantest term OF the yenr.


The new arrangement by which tic students OF tho
upper easses have been allowed greater liberty In the
selection OF studies has worked 10 the satisfaction OF all
concerned. It Is regretted however, that the are
compelled TO work harder IN consequence OF this than
under the old system.


Though the new chapel which dedicated last COM
mcncGmcnf was not entirely finished, this term
clock has been placed in the south tower This clock In
. rich, mellow, and agreeable tone, not only strikes
the hour but the quarter WELL Three vooks the
Isst two memorial windows-whoh, BY the way, are the
prctiest OF awere put In the east end OF the building
Il was then thought Battel Chapel was complete But
the high wind Dec blew the roof of the north tower
which rises about 80 ieet from the ground. The roof
which lodged in large elm tree near by tore away some
OF tue stOnework The stones fell with an inmenBe mo
mcutuu upou the large fine agstcne which leads from
Year: 1876

The Journal du Havre recounts n ter
ribe encounter between the lion.tamer
Bidel and number of wild beasts.
Bidcls custom was to 20 into the cage of
these ferocious animals accompanied by
sheep, which was by his presence kept
safe from attack On a recent occasion
he proceeded to the lions cage, and his
first act was TO place the sheep on the
back of lioness, a. he had frequently
done before. No sooner had he done this
than powerful lion sprang upon the
poor sheep and buried his teeth deep into
a vital part of its body. There was a
large number of spectators present, and,
as may he imagined, the sudden act of
the lion created an instant and general
panic. Bidel stepped forward, and with
the u most cooness ssruck the lion a
blow on the mouth with a heavy stick
which made him crouch and veil with
pain, and throw his bleeding victim
trembling at the feet of the courageous





performer. In another moment, how
ever, all the wild beasts were lashed into
fury by the sight of the blood, and no
one in the assembly believed that Bidel
could possibly escape. Preserving his
presence Of mind, however, he kept the
Other animals at bay until he had subdued
the lion and chased him back to his cage.
He then fought his way back through
the other animals, and amid the
rayos of the assembly came out trium-


atty, carrying his wounded sheep
tn him. The poor animal, which was
great favorite of the lion tanner, ha.
since died of its wounds.
Year: 1876

Two young ladies residing at Bakers
field, VI, who went to bed the other
night leaving kerosene lamp dimly
burning, were found unconscious next
morning from the effects of the gas
which had generated from the lamp,
and were with great difRculty restored.
Year: 1876

The marriage of the Princess Louise
to the Marquis of Lorne has, by reason
Of the very snubs which have made it 50
unpleasant to both parties, been of some
value in the lesson il has afforded to the
youngest sister of Louise, the Princess
Beatrice. The latter young lady has de
clined to consider herself in the light of
possible wife for a noblcman compelled
to pinch and save for the purpose of keep
ing up appearances. She is even said to
7epudiate the idea Of taxing the country
for her support and to have expressed her
intention Of marrying tradcsman.
Year: 1876

HEgolsM instance Of reinarka-
bic herGsm was displayed on one Of
the railroads near Cincinnati, few DAYS
ago. As train was approaching the
city those OIL the engine SAW young
woman jump OIL the track, evidently
for the purpose of committing suicide.
The engineer had hardly time to sound
the whistle, when he saw another young
woman flee 10 the rescue of the would
be suicide. aud drag her from the track.
The two disappeared behind the bridge,
but in an instant the first young wO-
man was on the track again, this time
with he engine almost upon her. The
engineer was powerless to save her.
He nervOusly sounded the whistle, and
saw the other girl spring in the jaw of
death, as it were, clasp:ng her compani-
ion about the waist, and draw her off
the track at the very last moment. AS
the engine rushed along, the few spec
tators of the terrible scene caught sight
of picture not soon TO be forgotten.
The saved girl was still firmly held by
her companion, and with both hands 10
her face was swaying backward and
forward in the agony Of uncomfortable
grief.
Year: 1876

Oh, say not life is dark!


There's brightness for us all;
For you and Inc and every one
The warming sunrays fall;
The moon and stars at night thy path
Hume as well as mine,
For you and me and every one
The beams of pleasure shine.
Oh, say not life is dark!


Though fortune be not fair.
The cottage of the toiling man
May have jewel there;
Though wealth has never round the


hearth


Its golden circle bent,
Perhaps the gem of love is there
That hearth to ornament.
Oh, say not life is dark.


Though poverty be there!
Thou hast heart within thy breast,
\ soul which is devine.
Strive on, plod on thy humble way,
And peace thy lot shall bless,
The fountain head whence issues all
OF human blessedncss.
Oh, say not life is dark!


There's brightness all around;
How oft beneath homely garb


nohle heart i found.
The laborer in his lowly cot,


The beggar OH the road,
The miser and the millionaire,
All have one common God.
Oh, say not life is dark!
There's pleasures for us all,
Though we may never dwell where


wealth


Has let its blessings fall;
For humble joys that in the heart
Are nurturcd into birth,
Make up life's richest joys, and are
The swectcStjoys of earth.
Year: 1876

A man in Michigan snapped his
horse for a wife. An old bachelor ac-
quaintance said he'd bet there was
something wrong with the horse, or its
owner would never have fooled it away
in that reckless manner
Year: 1876

\ Minnesota girl is named Happiness
Qninun, and half the young men in the
neighborhood wear black eyes for in-
dulging in certain inalieDable rights,
among which are life, liberty, and the
pursuit Of Happiness.


Women do more head work than
men, that is, it takes some women four
hours to do up their hair for an evening
party while j good smart man can do
his up in three hours and fifty seconds,
easy.


Trying to do business without alyer-
tising is like winking at pretty girl in
the dark You may know what you
are doing bu, nobody else does.
Year: 1876

in the course Of instruction given to Jap


inese mechanics, OF that we can accom-


plish equal results with methods Of training


with which we are familiar. The secret II


the whole business is that in Japan a


tTadesman is compelled to really learn his


trade, and is not permitted to only half


learn it. he is compelled TO place reliance
upon the instruments which nature has
furnished him-his eyes and his hands


until he has them so educated that he Il
able to calculate upon them serving him


with the best effect under all circumstan-
ces. Before our mechanics can hope to do
work like tnat which has been done by the
Japanese at the Centennial grounds, 1t
will be necessary for them to have eyes
that can see, straight hands that will in
stinctively follow the guidance Of the eyes.
The Importance Of securing for the rising
generation of wuTkmen such education as
will render them skilled labOrers In what
seems to be the Japanese sense of the term,
admits Of no question. How it il 10 be
secured to them, except by some thorough
ly scientific system Of technical education
which will commence with smallest child
rem in the primary schools, we do not
know. With some such system-and it is
far from impossible to put such a one il
peration-excellent results can undouht.
edly be achieved, although We are very
much afraid that it will bea good many
years before we can see American carpen-
ters doing work like that Of the Japanese
Year: 1876

The remarkable skill and dexterity Of
the Japanese workmen employed to erect
the Japanese buildings on the Centennial
grounds excited the admiration Of all who
saw them at work. The Philadelphia
Telegram says on this subject


Many an American workman who fiat
ters himself that he il skilled in his trade,
is forced to acknowledge that these Orien-
tails know a thing or two that il beyond
him, and is lost in wonder at the neatness,
readiness, and thorOughness Of their oper-
ations. Now, how did these Japanese
manage to acquire such a mastery Of their
trade as they certainly have acquired :
Most of the incest and most delicate work
executed by them is measured with the
eye, and the rule ls not used in innnmer-
able instances where an American mecha-
mic Of the first rank would consider it
absolutely Indispensable for the accom-
Plshment Of even an approximately good
job. Their fitting, however, Is a marvel Of
eXactness in every instance, while their
knowledge of certain principals of con-
struction appears 10 be absolutely exhaus-
tive. We do net believe that the skill
shown by these men is due to any super
Tor natural aptness, and we are quite con-
vinced that, no matter what their natural
aptness may be, they would never been
anything but bunglerS had they not been
trained to their business with a thorough
mesa Of which We know nothing on this con
tinent. What the japanese system for
the education Of workmen may be like we
have no idea, but it ia certain that 1t gives
training for the eye and hand which no
system that has ever been in vogue here
abouts has ever done We do not believe,
however, that there 10 any particular merit
Year: 1876

The writer paid visit to Peter Cooper,
the soft money candidate. He had not
heard of Tilden's nomination until infor-
med by your correspondent He was
good naturedly startled at first, but soon
recovered kind of wondering self posses
sion. He did not wish to express any
opinions, and said it would be hardly proper
for him to do SO, as he did not know the
platform adopted at St. Louis on the I'm
ancial question. Several minutes elapsed
before he seemed to realize that Mr.. Tilden
was the nominee Of the Democracy for
President, and when he did fully awake up
to the fact, it took him nearly ten minutes
to collect his thoughts sufficiently for in
teligent conversation.


Honest, patriotic, good-natured Peter
Cooper, than whom no citizen of New
York is more truly and deservedly respec-
ted, was really taken by surprise. At last
he spoke. He said he believed Tilden
could carry New York, but felt that the
financial issue had been little better dealt
with at st. Louis than 1T Cincinnati. He
had hoped to avoid entering into the Pres
idential field under the expectation that
compromise financial platform would be
AuOpteu oY one vi the t"O parJles, puJ nau
been disappointed. In reply to q direct
and unqualified inquiry ss to whether he
would run as q candidate on the nomina-
ton he had received, Mr.. Cooper said he
could not withdraw. He must stand by
his principles, though eighty five years old,
he was willing to struggle, and if necessary,
sacrifice his hfe for his country.


Mr.. Cooper was calm aDd sef-possessed
III his manner Indeed, he quickly drifted
from the Presidential question, with re-
marks on the Cooper Institute and its
educational advantages, the dullness Of
business and large number Of unrented
stores on Broadway, the depression in the
value of real estate, and finally on the
proceedings of the national convention Of
the Board of Trade now in session here.
Year: 1876

would have been fired away the
next moment. Possibly it might
have hit q bird, gone back in the
game-bag, and caused as much
amazement to the cook, or to the
individual who found it between his
teeth, as did the diamond in the
Eastern tale to the fisherman and
his family who discovered it in the
entrails Of the fish. Another visit
to the jeweler, and the ring re-
sumed its place on the finger of its
owner, and three or four years
passed away.


The officer had again returned to
India, and was with his regiment,
which was encamped near a large
station, portions Of some other reg-
iments being close to the General
in command, and was writing at a
small table placed close to the door
of his tent, AS his hand passed
rapidly over the paper, the trouble.
some diamond once more dropped
from its setting, and fell on the
table beside him. Being in a hur.
ry, he merely uttered an angry ex.
clamation, pushed the stone closC
to the inkstand, and went on witt


his writing, Presently messen.


ger came to say that the Genera


wished to see him Immediately. Ill
forgot all about the stone, threw OF
his uniform, buckled on his sword


and started at once for the quarter
Of the commanding officer. II


was detained some little time; ant
when he returned to his own tent


he looked directly for the diamond
which he had meanwhile recollect
ed but it was gonel A thief ha,


been there during his absence, an
seen and appropriated the stone
! and he never saw nor heard Of
: again, though he offered a libera


reward for its restoration.
Year: 1876

A curious accident recently occurred
at fencing school in Havre. NJ. Rors-
sci, professor, was engaged in a trial of
skill with an advanced pupil, when the
button Of the latters foil accidentally
dropped of, and Immediately stterward
the professor fell TO the ground with Q
loud cry, When taken up it was found
that he had sustained dangerous
wound in the chest, the STEEL having
penetrated deeply into the lungs,
Year: 1876

have concluded to show my stock in Middle
town, and persons not having an opportunity


TO visit the Exhibition in Philadelphia and see
the display Of fine Stoves. have only to come
to my store and Mr.. w. H. johnson will take
great pleasure in showing my stock which is
Year: 1876

If you need any BOOTS or SHOES, you
can buy the safest at the Boot and Shoe Store.
One Price. No Misrepresentation Goods that
are sold as good are guaranteed. Yankee or
jobbing house goods are sold as such.
Year: 1876

Money may be scarce with you, but remem-
Der that our prices will be in proportion to
your purse; and if you have the money to
spend and want our goods, do not fail to see
US soon. We adhere strictly to popular
Prices" and the popular verdict on our prices
is that no goods of the same style and work
manship can be bought anywhere else for the
same money.


WE HAVE WITH Us


w. GEO. MABREY. Jan 8-tf
Year: 1876

The best proof that Blaine is
more than a match for the Demo-
cratic majority in the House is
clearly evidenced by the fact that
he never takes the floor without
comma s}ing the attention Of evsry.
opposing member. They are abso-
lutely afraid of Blaine; that is the
whole truth of the matter. Here is
an illustration of how the majority
brings into use the party machinery
to defeat q popular measure pro-
posed by the Republican leader.
Not long since a Democrat intro
duoed bill to make it q crime to
assist by contributions to defray
election or campaign expenses. In
that bill Congressman We're left out,


and Blame, with his usual political


sagacity. proposed to amend the


Dill by including members Of Con


gress. This was a very popular
move, and the Democratic leaders
saw the point, and commanding all
Their forces, the amendment was
voted down, and almost immediate
y afterwards adopted substantially
the same proposition, in the shape
OF substitute offered by one of
their own member. Blaine is too
'wide-awake for the Democrats, and
too we'll Informed for "crushing. y
he invariably gets the floor, and
puts himself apd the party on rec
ord In the face of the overwhelming
'maJority.-S jose Patriot.