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Year: 1876

The horses and carriages to be sold tomorrow
can be seen at the mart on Plum street. The
catalogues are gotten up very neatly and con-
tain description of n carriages and 20 horses.
A larger part of the carriages are warranted
Year: 1876

A Young Boy Fearfullv and Fatally Burned.


Yesterday morning, about 9:S2 o'clock,
VIM. Phillips, aged ten years, residing at No.
1881 Wood street, was severely burned about the
body with coal oil. His father and neither LEFT
the house at an early hour, and before leaving
placed fluid lamp on the top of table in front
Of the kitchen window. The lad, on going down
stairs, reached his arm across the table, for the
purpose of unfastening the shutter and in
so doing his shirtsleeve took fire from the lamp
and the fame communicated with other parts of
his clothing In his fright he ran to the yard,
and his screams attracted the attention of some of
the neighbors, who burst the door of the house
open and went to his relief. Before they reached
him, however, nearly all his clothing was de-
stroyed and his body was terribly burned His
injuries were thought to be of fatal character
Philadelphia Ledger, January q.
Year: 1876

The published statement that Judge Taft
contemplates resigniug the Attorney General
ship on account of a difference of opinion with.
the Administration as to the Southern situa-
ton, is entirely incorrect. In private convsr


sation the very day before he left for Ohio,
Judge Taft was specially emphatic upon the
subject of the indignites offered to the negroes
of the South by the white-liners, and stated
with great emphasis that all the means in the
power of the government, so far as his depart
ment was concerned, should be employed to
protect every American citizen everywhere in
his rights of liberty and of suffrage under the
Constitution.
Year: 1876

The Democratic organs are doing some in
genious figuring over the election returns in
this state. Taking the congressional vote
they find the Republican majority to be about
eleven thousand. But they omit to take into
the account the fact that there was disaffec-
tion toward two of the candidates for Con-
gress, disaffection which did not extend to
the state ticket, and which caused the cast.
ing of about sixteen hundred votes for inde-
pendent candidates, besides some hundreds OF
votes for regular Democratic candidates. The
vote for Governor is the test vote, and all at
Temps OF Democratic organs to make it ap-
pear otherwise will be vain.
Year: 1876

ANOTHER instance of Democratic economy
IS furnished by the Washington correspond
ent of the Boston Advertiser: The contracts
for furnishing the Indian bureau with sup
plies and goods for the present fiscal year
have all been made, and at about 10 per cent.
lower than the prices paid last year. All this
saving will be lost, however, by the increased
cost of transportation of the supplies West.
Heretofore the appropriations have been
made by Congress in time to enable the bu-
reau to enter into new contracts by the first
OF July, SO that the supplies could be deliv-
cred at st. Louis or some other point on the
Missouri river in time TO be sent by steam
boats to the extreme northeast before the
close of navigation. This year, however, the
appropriation bill did not pass until the Sec
ond week in August, and although the In
dian bureau has used all the haste possible in
making new contracts it was found that in
order to get the Indians their supplies and
annuities this fall il would be necessary to
ship by railroad to Bismarck, Dakota Terri
tory, and thence by boat. The last boat be-
fore the close of navigation leaves Bismarck
on the 9Th of October, and the bureau has
been forced to use extraordinary efforts to get
supplies 10 that point before that date. The
additional cost of sending by rail to this point
instead of by water will be nearly $15O,OOO,
which is directly chargeable to the policy pur-
sued by the Democratic House in delaying
the passage of the Indian appropriation bill.
Year: 1876

THE Centennial Commission have decided
TO modify the rule which requires each visitor
10 furnish fifty-cent note or piece as en-
trance fee to the Exhibition. Hereafter
one-dollar note will pay for the admission OF
Two persons. 1t has also been decided to
continue Saturday as a twenty-five cent day.
Year: 1876




II is only reasonable to believe that Servia
had strong assurance of assistance from the
outside in her struggle against Turkey when
she refused to prolong the armistice with the
Porte. 1t is also reasonable to believe that
the offers Of assistance came from Russia, for
no other nation has much temptation to en-
courage renewal Of the war. England cer-
tainly desires to bring it to close. Austria
is still more deeply interested in cessation
of the conflict, for its continuance menaces
her integrity. Germany may entertain hopes
that the involvement of Austria in war would
lead to the absorption of the German terrific.
ry of that power in the new empire; but her
hopes are scarcely strong enough to induce
her to extend active aid to the insurgents.
Russia alone has much to gain and nothing
to lose by the breaking up Of the Ottoman
dominion in Europe.


The Russian government it is true is ap-
parently working in the interests of peace.
Probably it is not yet prepared for war and
wishes to gain time to put its armies on a
war footing. But the sympathy of the Rus
sian people has been aroused by the sufferings
OF the Sclavic brethren; they are deeply in
censed with Turkey, and their desire to aid
Servia is so strong that the Gear can no long
er control it. 1t may be that the Russian
government is endeavoring to restrain the
Russian Prince; but if the Serbs are assured
that the Russian people will actively help
them they will care little for the remonstrances
of ENJOYS or cabinets. With thousands of
Russians joining their armies, with munitions
OF war and stores of support freely passing
over the border, they feel that they can
safely defy Turkey. All they will ask
of the Czar is that he shall prevent the
interference Of other powers, and that he
has always been ready to do. Although
Russia may not be fully prepared for
war her greatest apprehension has been re-
moved. She feared the British navy. But
within a few weeks marked change has
taken place in the pahlic sentiment of Eng
land, and it may safely be assumed that that
nation will not go to war for the preservation
OF the integrity of the Ottoman dominion.
OuO 10 iaI uiolC OcIfldu Iudu urhlSu III utT
sympathies to-day. Relieved of the fear of
England's navy and assured Of the neutrality
OF Germany, whose only interest in the COM
plicalion is to get possession of the German
speaking provinces of Austria, Russia need
entertain no apprehensions of the result of a
war waged for the freedom of the Christian
provinces of Turkey.


There is another state than Turkey whose
integrity is seriously menaced by the revival
of the Eastern question. With Italy cove.-
ing her Adriatic provinces and Germany
longing for her Germanic possessi ons, with
her Bohemans clamoring for Pan-Sclavism
and her Magyers protesting against it, Aus
tria occupies delicate and difficult position !:
for war might result in the shattering of her
extensive and discordant empire.
Year: 1876

The other day q wedding took place
at the Madeline church in Paris, between
q very noble gentleman and lady, and
among the crowd that gathered outside
10 see the splendid bridal party was
miserable beggar about twelve years
old. Now in Paris every one who has
not something to sell is carried of to a
police house-if they stop in the streets
as this one did-and accordingly an oili-
Ger was Just asking her if she had any
thing to dispose of, and the poor thing
was trembling in every limb for fear OF
imprisonment, when sweet little girl, a
sister of the bride, happened to oVerhesr
the policeman as she passed by, and to
save the ragged offender, she quickly
placed in her hand superb bouquet she
was carrying. and answering Tor her
said, "Yes, she has these flowers but
she asks too much, and | cannot buy
them" AS she turned 10 60 on, an old
gentleman who saw and understood It
all, stepped forward and putting gold
piece in the poor child's palm, remarked.
| will give twenty francs for it, and pre-
sented it to the amiable little angel
whose goodness had been more fragrant
and beautiful than the choicest blossom
that ever graced garden.
Year: 1876

One of our religious exchanges gives
the following romantic incident as related
by an eminent clergyman of New York.
1t is one more proof of the triteness OF
the old adage that "truth is stranger than
fiction" The Rev. DR.. - had pre-
pared himself very carefully for a Sabbath
evening service. The day was stormy,
and he expected very few persons would
be present, and was tempted to use an
old sermon and save his last and best for
a fine day and full house. But he re-
membered the advice Of the venerated
DR.. Dewitt, "Never change your subject; {;
let the weather change, but always ad-
here to your preparation {" To very
few people he preached. At the close of
the services stranger came forward ex-
hibiting traces of emotion, thanked him
heartily for the sermon, and asked the
privilege of walking home with him.


The talk was suggested by the sermon.
Reaching the house, the stranger was in
vited in. He regarded the sermon as
personal, believed that bis religion
should be practical. stated that the Lord
had blessed him sin his basket and store
Year: 1876

A man who is very rich, was very
poor when he was boy. When asked
how be got his riches he replied:


"My father taught me never to play
until my work was finished, and never
to spend money until had earned it. If
| had but one hours work in day, |
must do that the first thing, and in an
hour, and after this was allowed to
play. and then could play with much
more pleasure than if l had the thought
of some unfinished task before my mind.
| early formed the habit of doing every
thing in time. and it soon became very
easy to do so. It is TO this that owe
my prosperity"
Year: 1876

The recent rain did not down one bit too soon.
Grave apprchensions beginning to be enter
lained by the Department of Public Works In regard
10 the Croton supply. Hundreds upon hundreds OF
houses In the upper OF the city were without water
Tor days, and In cases OF dre the prospect looked
really alarming. The situation Is now changed. An
addition of two feet OF water to the depth IN
Croton Lake has removed all immediate fears OF
drought though OF course should be encourage
ment TO waste exiravagance In the use OF the
water More rain within the not remote
probabilities, and II we only have square
half days steady downpour the water will
be running the dam, to tho top Of which It
Is already approaching People realized till this
fall how dependent their water supply is the
ments They had heard OF the lakes and springs of
Putnam county and believed them great and exhaust
less sorehouses OF Natures best and cheapest gilt to
man, and that they beyond the influence Of dry
seasons and depended not the uncertain clouds of
heaven for vitality and repenishment This popular
delusion must be dssipated We are at the mercy
Of the clerk of the weather, and when he doth not
deign to send us bountiiul showers households are
made miserable and the city placed tho mercy of
another and different ecment-that of fire.


THE COMPARATIVE RAINFALL


The following gives an idea of tho rainfall for the
past eleven years The heaviest occurred 1866
probably the ghtest in this year. OF which ten months
Year: 1876

\ REFORM BALLOT BOX-Tt is a neat, handsome piece of cabinetwork. little more than a cubic foot in bulk. and is the invention of a gentleman who has devoted years of thought and labor tO ilS production. It is a secret voting machine, for the voter secretly records his vOie, without the use of pen. ink, or paper, by ihe action of this lit ue piece of mechanism much more ra- pldly than can possibly be done under the present system IL affords an uner- ring check upon the returning officer. lt successfully solves the difficult prob lem of compulsory voting. for if the elector be compelled 10 attend the Doll he must vote for one of the candidates. IL he does not it Is Instantly made known by the instrument It can make no bad votes, as it is impossible for 1t or any one else by its means to commit fraud On the close of the polls, by unlocking the side doors. il instantly shows the state of the polls giving the exact number of votes reg- lSlered for each candidate It Is oper- ated by small ivory ball enclosed in the machine, and which cannot be talk en there1rom. No other ball can nos

 Slbly work the instrument: in fact inc hand of man has no power over any part Of Inc machinery exceptinr to place the ball in the proper receptacle toronto Globe Correspondence.
Year: 1876

additional, almost daily. in the i'm
posing of extra tasks upon offend
ers, by way of punishment, (Which
punish the teacher more than they
do the scholar, in the correction of
written exercises, in the recording
of statistics, or in the preparation
of examination papers. leaves tie
wearied head of the school but lit
tie strength or inclination for study
or solid reading. Instructor and
pupil would both be benefited by a
change in the school system,
through which no work should be
required at the hands of either
outside of the stated six hours
AS we bar the door of the school
against the possible thief who
might make havoc with books and
furniture, so let us nightly turn
the key on the actual thief that robs
our teachers of time for profitable
reading, and takes from our schol-
ars the hours that should be devOt-
ed to heal,hful recreation.


Economy is a child of the brain;
it is born of calculation, not Of i'm
pulse. Hence, praises should be
sparingly bestowed upon Mime
sofa normal classes, because its
members wear cheap prints ON
commencement day; upon Maesa-
chusetts high shcool girls, who are
credited with graduating in eco
nomical cambric; upon Madam
Theirs, "who after much thought
and consultation, has been success
ful during the past season in ac-
complishing calico revival, and
restoring that fabric to respect
liability III the fashionable world, -
and upon the "worthy and worship
full women OF Warsaw, state Of
Kentucky, who, IN convention as
scmblcd, have duly resolved with
many wherases to purchase no dry
goods exceeding in cost twenty
five cents per yard, for the space
of one year lmpulsive economy
is as little to be praised as impul-
sive extravaganza is to be blamed.
A poor woman, with three or four
little children, was found by her
neighbors in a starving condition.
They gave her money for bread,
but she expended it for carriage
in which to give her babe airing.
A minister could not pay his gro
Ger and his butcher, and supplies
from each were about to be cut off.
His Pensioners raised for him the
amount needed. He received it
thankfully, aud bought with it a
gold watch for his wife.
Year: 1876

The seed stalks and weeds on the
asparagus-bed should be cut OIL early
in December, and thrown into heaps,
and when dry enough, burned on the
ground where they grew. The bel
should then be covered over with
rotted manure, halt an inch or so III
thickness, and this covering left on
all winter Before spring opens, a
g.eat part of the soluble portion Will
have found its way down among the
roots. and will thus aid in forcing an
early and rank growth. In private
gardens, this fall manIring should not
be overlooked, especially 10y those
who enjoy large spears OF tender
asparagus early in the season. There
need be no fear Of injuring the bed by
oyer-manuring Tor this is one OF the
vegetables that stand, and improve by
heavy doaes. The more literally the
fertilizers are used, the larger ano
more prolific the spears of asparagus
will grow. Some growers add light
dressing of salt to the surface OF the
bed, before putting on the manure II
the fall. There is nothing wrong II
this plan, and salt is n valuable manure
for asparagus but if put on IN th'
spring instead of the fall, spread owe
the ground after the digging and rak
ing OF the bed, the salt will help keel
the weeds down, which will count TO
something when one has enough eIs'
to keep him busy in the garden
1Scribner for December
Year: 1876

A tramp depressed by hunger, but
bristling with ambition to work, came
into the office this morning and want
ed a "slt." There was nothing for
him to do, so the foreman told him.
lie was pcnniless, and hungcring, but
he would not take charity, He want
ed work His opportunities grew so
strong that compositor was induced
to yacate his case for the acccmmoda
tions Of the wrctched stranger, and
stick and rule were given him it
seemed as if he could not be thankful
enough for the favor. He looked at
the copy. at the case, and then around
the room with an expression like unto
that of u pleased child, then he men
toned that he would not 90 to work
until he had breakfast. 1t lacked but
an hour of noon, SO the foreman said,
and that as the type was needed he
had better wait until that time. But
he was 50 faint that he could not pos
sibly lift type. So man was des-
patched with him to restaurant, and
he breaktasted. He came back with
face radiant, with gratitude. He
took up the stick again, smile agree
ably at the copy and said to the fore
man 81 guess I'd better look up =
boarding house, eh 2"


The foreman kindly volunteered tc
perform that Office for him. Ag in
he toyed with his stick and again he
smiled at the copy. Then he said
"As this is Saturday and too late i'll
the week to do much, ] guess LII
wait till Monday to go work, so as tc
commence fresh and square


There was sudden commotion,
hastv movement Of legs, shooting
stick and a few other articles OF les:


Importance, but the stranger reached
the door tirs..


The Office is waiting for Monda.
with considerable anxiety Dan


hurry News.
Year: 1876

Laziness was his foible. lie had
that unpleasant quality in its supreme
condition. The throne OF Incidence
was vacant on our coast until Cyrus
lolled forward and fellcd into it.


lie was own brother to the snail,
and no relation whatever to the ant.
Even his cautious father, discoursing
ofhim one day, acknowledged that
"the boy was rather chicken-hcarted
about work" Unaidcd locomotion
was distastcful to him. Ifsent on an
errand to the next cottage, he waited
patiently for an opportunity to trans
fer himself bodily into the tail-end Of
somebody's passing wagon, consider
inc it better to be thus assisted along
than to assume the responsibility Of
moving forward on his own legs, He
spared himself all the fatigue possible
to morality, and overcamc LABOR by
constantly lying in wait for "a lift, "
as he called it. lie was the only sea-
side STRIPPING l ever met who eschew-
ed fishing, Most boys are devotees Of
the rod and line, but Cyrus was al ex-
ception. Tho necessary anterior
search tor bait was too much for his
inertia. Clam and worm might lie
forever undisturbld. 50 far as he was
concerned.


His dilatory habit rose sometimes
to the audacity OF genius. He could
consume mole hours in going a mile
to the village post Office and return
ing with the mail than one would
credit, unless his gait came under per
of exasperated delight as we used to
watch him trailing along the ground
and we fel, fresh wonder every day
at his power OF slow procedure 1t
seemed gift, an endowment, now
for the first time vouchsated to mortal
inertness. The caterpillar would have
been too rapid for him; he would
lose in race with that dull ground
ling. He seemed to be counting my
riads Of something in the road. When
he cautiously and laborlously lifted up
one loot, 1t seemed an eternity before
the other followed it. lie would tre'
qucntly drop asleep in getting over. a
stone wall, and his recunlbent figure
was imprinted under all the trees by
the roadside. - From "a Peculiar
Case" by James 4. Fields, Scrlbne'
Tor December.
Year: 1876

DErERsuNATIoN.-No moral culture
is complete that does not include the
determination which gives strength to
character. A prize was once offered
in large college for the best answer
to the question, "What is the secret
of success 2" The student who bore
oft the palm merely wrote one word,
.sDeterminatlon." This was the
whole thing in nutshell. The lack
of determination will as surely lead to
failures Us determination will insure
success
Year: 1876

PRoMpTNEss AND REGULARTTY.-
These are the two browning virtues
of busiueas. a man who can decide
quickly and does thing at once is
worth hundred who agree to do
everything, but ask you to "Just wait
minute
Year: 1876

BRIsTow's MULH CASE begins to look
damaging. He received fee of slo,s7o
for two hours argument, which it is
said is more than the usual fee to the
ablest lawyers, while he was not known
as an able lawyer. The claim was an old
one that had been rejected and the case
was decided in a court where five judges
usually sit. But in this case there were
only three on the bench and Chief JUS
tice Drake dissented. But Attorney
General Williams ordered that no appeal
should be taken.
Year: 1876

A Hartford correspondent tells this
story: In the absence of the president of
one of the city banks, the cashier, great
wag, was looking over the mail, when he
found letter from an Albany bank, in
quiring as to the value of note indorsed
presented there for discount by certain
Hartford man of unsavory business reputa-
ton. Selling a pen, the cashier quickly
replied as follows: "If the note is genuine
it isn't worth penny; but if forgery,
his brethren will probably make it good; y
When the president of the bank came in
the cashier informed him that he had an
swered the Albany letter, but would show
him his respose, if he desired. The presi-
dent asserting, the cashiers letter was
produced, upon the perusal of which the
president smiled grimly and said: "The
letter may go, for your facts are correct,
though | should not have expressed them
in just that way"
Year: 1876

From the Monroevile, O., Spectator, Jan. 9th.


Week before last tramp, the same who
was locked up in our jail on Monday night
of last week, on charge of drunkenness
and disorderly conduct, called at the house
of Frank Wheeler, who lives some two or
three miles east of this place, near the rail
road, and asked for cup of hot coffee and
a good meal. Mrs. Wheeler prepared good
meal for him, which he ate, and then dis
covering that the lady was alone, he in
suited her and attempted to outrage her,
but was prevented by her getting hold Of
the shot gun and ordering him off, He at
first refused to go and told her she dared
not shoot; but when he started toward her
the second time, she shot at him, the load
taking effect in his thigh He then ran
out to the railroad and in a few moments
another tramp came to the house and asked
for some rags to tie up the injured mans
wounds. She supplied the necessary baud
ages and heard nothing more of the tramps
for some time after. On last Friday she
was again left alone, and while near the
SHlohc HOuSc dlJcuulllS 10 SOHle WORK, Snc
saw the two tramps coming toward her
again and ran toward the house One of
the tellows-the same she had previously
woundcd-called to her to stop or he would
shoot her, and at the same time fired a re-
volver at her. She, however, escaped to
the house and locked the door before they
could gain an entrance. The fellows went
to the window, raised it and were about to
enter the house when Mrs Wheeler again
got the gun and told them to keep out or
she would shoot. 'Shoot and be ID" ="
was the answer given, and one of them-the
same she had previously y wounded-being
half way in at the window, she did shoot,
the load taking effect in his arm and should
er. The other tramp picked him up and
carried him to the woods near by, where
he left him while he went to Norwak for
physician. The wounded man Was taken
to Norwalk, when it was found necessary
to amputate his arm His wound proved
SO serious, however, that it was found i'm
possible to save his life and on Saturday he
breathed his last.