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Year: 1876

The last Democratic administration
turned over the government to the Re.
publicans, with war on its hands, with a
national debt of one hundred millions
contracted in time of peace, and with the
national credit SO poor that the Demo-
cratic government was borrowing money
at taoelUe per cent interest. Look at the
difference. Right in the midst of ter
rible war that cost thousands of millions
of dollars, a Republican administration
borrowed money at per cent. interest,
and now is funding its bonds at Al per
cent. This shows the difference in the
two parties.
Year: 1876

The Southern press is attempting to
prove that all the claims presented to the
Government from that section are made by
men who were loyal to the Union during
war. If that is so, how does it happen
that so many claims have been thrown
out because the archives of the Southern
confederacy revealed the disloyalty of the
claimants? This has happened to the
great mass of those already examined and
would doubtless happen to many now
pending if the Democratic Congress had
not been so economical as to cut off the
appropriation for examining the archives.
-Neao York Tribune.
Year: 1876

There is one thing our Republican
friends should not lose sight of, and
that is that every vote thrown away
on greenback congressional candi-
date is just that much help to Hender-
shott, and that should enough be
thrown away to elect him it would be
a dire calamity. 1t is not only
choice between Sampson the patriot
soldier, and Hendershott the Copper
head doughface !; not only matter of
district and State pride, but it is some
thing of vital national interest. What
few greenback votes there are cast
may defeat Sampson and elect Hen
dershott. The next House is going
to be close. Our party is fighting
hard, and thus far very successfully
to get control of it. One cote may de-
eide who has the majority; one vote
may give us the organization of the
House, when the Johnny rebs will
have TO step out and the Union SOL
diers will supply their places as of
yore. This is not far-fetched pic
ture. We believe that the Republi-
cans will gain control of the House
at the coming election-the best po-
litical authorities agree in that, but
none Of them put our majority at
more than seven, and many only two
or three, so you see we need every
vote possible. There is a double
reason for Republicans wanting the
next Congress. If Hayes is elected,
we want him to have both houses, to
support his administration. If Tilden
is elected we want both houses so we
can tie his hands. So we hope not
a single man will throw away a vote.
Year: 1876

On the corner of Astor and Lafayette Places
stood lately and for many years the spacious
mansion and gardens Of John Jacob Aster; his
gift to his daughter, Mrs. Langdon, and since
his death well known her residence. Last
summer, in passing by, | observed that it was
given up to demolition; making note in the
"Vidi" correspondence of the disappearance of
a social historic landmark, but unable to en-
rich said note with revelation of the new des-
tiny of that large and conspicuous site. Bust
ness of course, but what In the modern bibli
opolc centre of the country; with the Astor
Library opposite one side, and the Mercantile
Library and row of publishers opposite an
other; the Cooper Union on the right; the
magnificent new store of Scrbner, Armstrong
& Co., and the Scribner and ST. Nicholas Month
lies on the left or Broadway side, and Gordon
of old publishing houses around on Broadway,
Ninth street and the Tract Society block; it
was evident of what nature the new movement
of right ought to be, but owners and builders
kept their own counsel.


Inc dusty ruins of the Astor domicile soon
disappeared, and a stately pile with frontage
of two hundred and fifty seven feet struck its
roots of granite two deep stories under ground,
and lifted its massive but graceful iron frame
seven stories above, towering over all the roofs
both far and near, and equivalent, as whole,
to ten first-class buildings of former days.
Passers-by marked with admiration the solidi-
ty and beauty of the structure, which an unu-
sual combination of iron and masonry made
the more striking. The ornate iron front was
SO inlaid and backed in deep and handsome
brickwork, as at once to make a peculiarly
rich and imposing ia cade, and wall impreg-
nable to fire from within or from without. All
floors and interior walls were made on a like
principle, and cemented fire proof and water
proof, air tight and vermin tight. The very
speaking tubes and copy. elevators, ne less than
the steam water, waste and gas pipes. were all
made of heavy iron, at thousands of dollars
above the ordinary cost of those cenveniences,
and none of these pipes were allowed to pass
through the floors, but all were let in and ce-
mented into the walls, or carried up the hoist
we'll. Every floor was made like a cistern, So
that when flooded by the ready hose on every
floor, the water would all few out down the
stairs and hoist wells to the ground, without so
much as dampening any floor below. The
complete property, when some final additions
are made, will have cost over half million Of
dollars.
Year: 1876




Ep17oRs UxIoN-G GentteT "A !. move s Oh ,,9 a9o
brought me in:o winter again, for although two
or tafee ieet of snow have wasted during the
two weeks have been here, there are yet be-
tween two and three feet more left. As this is
what fell the beginning of last December, it
thaws very slowly and sleighs will run another
week, which may seem extraordinary to you
Marylanders.


We are waiting patiently to see the ground
and begin planting. | have mangel, carrot,
parsnip turnip and cabbage seed from Land
reth of Philadelphia, to plant in the fields, for
we have fine cellars and shall have some well
bred cattle and a nice flock of sheep to go
through our seven months winter.


Now really it seems very strange that you
fine intellectual Southerners should ever grum-
bic or find fault with anything, seeing the i'm
mense advantage you have over this colder
climate, besides which your soil is naturally
much more fertile.


1t is astonishing how very different customs
are on the same continent, for every kind of
hauling is done with one horse sleighs in win
ter and one horse carts in summer. Even the
gentlemen who drive a pair have one before
the other tandem fashion. We are going to
use wagons, but cannot get them nearer than
Montreal l don't know what kind of sensa-
ton one of your six horse teams with one of
your great wagons would create, but should ex-



dentally dropped down from the moon.


There are some fine looking horses showing
good deal of breed, for thoroughbred stations
imported frem England have been used for
many years. but doubtless full sized Hamble
tonan trotter would produce great improve
ment in the nag species, and heavy Clydes-
dale cart horse would prove great desidera-
tum for agricultural purposes, for there is moth.
ing like having some substance to move heavy
loads and cultivate the land.


Since commencing the above the snow has
continued to descend, and it is about four inch
es on the top of the old accumulation. But
this will be the winding up l hope, for it is
later than usual to have such total obstruc-
ton to agricultural operations.


The natives here tell Shy going few miles
farther north we come into fine hunting
country where in the bush are fine deer and
immense bears, &C. Regular hunting expedi-
items are made in the fall or beginning of win
ter when q great stock of meat and lots of skins
are secured, the first keeping fresh all through
the cold weather and the latter being made in
to overcoats, &c. However, when we have
been here little longer shall be able to give
you further Information from my own ebserva-
tions.
Year: 1876

At late meeting Of the New York Farm
ers' Club a gentleman gave his remedy for
gapes in chickens as follows: "Has tried one
cure for gapes for forty years. and always with
success His remedy is tobacco smoke, which
he blows down the throat of the chicken as it
opens its mouth. This will soon make the
fowls insensble and to all appearances dead,
but after about five minutes they will wake up,
and in an hours time be all right. The smoke
DESTROYS the worm and does not harm the fowl
Year: 1876

There is no advantage in cooking corn or
meal for hogs at any time except in the fall
when mash of boiled potatoes and meal
does very well, even to hogs that are being fat
ted but from numerous experiments it appears,
that dry corn will make as much pork as it
will cooked. Hogs that are penned at this sea-
son Of the year, and during the summer, may
be fed in part on clover, cut and brought fresh
daily to them.
Year: 1876

Our readers who are about 10 visit the
great Exhibition will fnl unusual prepara-
tons have been made 10 receive them. Every
branch of business has put forth its best effort
to produce special stocks of goods for this
particular Season.


The immense Stock of Splendid Clothing
displayed by MESS. BENNETT & Co., Tower
hall, 5ls MARKET ST, is W orth journey to
inspect. The styles are new and tasty the
material choice and reliable, the prices being
guaranteed lower than others elsewhere, and
bargains offered in every department We
say stand by your old friends and give them
call, and be sure TO go in RIGHT UgpER the
LARGE CLOCK
Year: 1876

B. F. Lippincott has still very large stock
of plants and flowers on hand at his nursery
and greenhouse on Broad street which he is
selling very low. Ladies call and examine
his stock
Year: 1876

Humbugs. Etc.


Middfetown, like all ether country towns.
has been selected for years past by all travel
ing auack doctors, cheap stationery venders,
ventriIoquists and illiterate minstrel troupes
wherein 10 show forth their rascality and
srickery, and all of them have been taught
fasA If they wish to practice their impostions
here. Other classes than those we now have
will have to be iatroduced. These tricksters
have arrived with pockets full and left with
the same empty because our people will not
attend their entertainments or purchase their
nefarions goods But, without knowledge
of The town's discretion, every now and then
one of these fellows comes into town, and is
quite confident that his banner or glaring
posters will be sufficient to induce patronage
that will run up his private bank account.
This is a mistake! So it was that small
individual with broad-brimmed hat lit his
large torch in front of Middletown Hotel on
Tuesday evening and offered "corn and
wart extricator' for SALE Of course a few
people we're attracted by his sire blowing"
and few bottles of the stuff were disposed
of, but when expenses had to be met, he was
minus the amount from Middletown sales,
and 10 deep disgust blew out bis torch, took
the Ere from bis mouth and suspended opera
tions with an inward aEowal never to stop
here again. We are pleased to know there
are but few people who patronize these fe,
lows-iet Us have none.
Going 20 the Centennial.


A couple of Middletown merchants had
rather an nnlncky trip TO the Big Show on
Year: 1876

Costly thrond in her cushion'd chair,
A mother reclined from toll and care,
Except the darning of n stocking,
And her chairs perpetual rocking.
l thought had somewhere seen 1t styled
The plague of life such-a basket piled
With tiresome, everlasting stitching,
With work 50 very unbewitching,
Aud as she broke the thread asunder,
Weaving III and out, over and under,
1 wished the rents in human life,
Could be mended with as little strife.
She took in her hand tiny thing,
All stripped with white and scarlet ring,
And smiled as she thought of the silken hair
And laughing eyes of darling fair
OF the rosy lips and dainty hands,
The pleading cries and the loud demands.
She sighed as she thought of the world untried,
And up and down her needle piled
She knew 1t said, Oh blessed are such II
And strokd her work with tender touch,
Softly folded and laid it away,
As the little feet in slumbsr lay.
But on the next a tear-lrop fingers;
The mother wrought with trembling fingers,
And sadly bowed with an anxious face,
Appealing on High for strength and grace
To guide the steps of her wayward son,
To bless and protect her erring one,
Nor suffer the wand ring feet TO roam
Forth from the love of his early home.
To shield him from the gitterng net
The tem?ter with costly jewels hnd set;
To save him from the sparkling bowl,
And all the dangers that scar the soul.
As Oh the third her looks were bcnt
The fucc wore smile of sweet content,
For the fair-haircd girl whose gentle ways
Were eX tolled by all with voice Of prt,ise
For her the sunshine ever glowed,
And from her lips rare music flowed,
With graceful carriage and modest mien,
she moved through life like a fair young queen
The mother said with fervent prayer,
May heaven shield her from harm anil care,
From cruel want, and the stings that smart,
From the bruises of blighted heart.
The next were for those whose feet had trod
For many summers the earth's green sod
And the storms of many winters felt,
In joys had smiled, and in sorrows knelt
No cloud so dark. but the glimmering hue
OF the sunrise ever struggled through;
No gloom so deep, faith could not brighten
No toll so hard, love could not tighten.
The last for one who was passing down
To her narrow home with silver crown
OF wondrous luster, that seemed 10 shed
light of glory 'round her head.
Peacefully sinking TO the quiet rest
Awaiting those of the truly blest
For her she plead the right to share
All tender aid and watchful care


And thus the stockings all were mcndcd;
With each stitch thought was blendrd;
With ev'ry thread for future wear,
The weaving-in Of a silent prayer.
Year: 1876

Jennie June says, in letter to the Balti.
more american, that she knows of one fash
ionable family in New York that spent the
holidays sadly. The story is as follows: A
few years ago an orphan girl was given a
home in household, and gradually came
to be treated as daughter. The wife, in
bad health, went on tour abroad, and upon
her return found that the girl had sup
planted her in the affections Of her husband.
He told her that he no longer cared for her.
and desired separation, Offering to pro-
vide for her maintenance; but she declared
her right and intention to remain with her
children. She does remain, but in complete
alienation from her husband, although most
of her friends know nothing of the trouble,
and attribute her low spirits to bad health.
The girl Is practically the mistress of the
family, and says If the wife chad any deli
cacy she wouldn't stay where she wasn't
koI y
Year: 1876

Saturday night the mules had terrible
time with the street cars. The cars were
crowded and as the animals galloped off a
passenger on one of them suggested that
they were shaking up the oats at the depot
and the mules smelt 'em, hence the rapid
transit.


AS she gathered him up under her arms
on Saturday, at the corner of Orange and
Sth streets, while he was making haul on
five marbles in the ring, he exclaimed, Gle
me have another sho' and you can wear the
whole of the old Christmas tree out on me
II you want to-"


"What's that thing up thar" said girl
yesterday to her beau as she gazed at the
tower on the top Of the town hall. "That''
said he, biting his nails and scratching his
head. "That is monument" "Well,"
she said, sit is the first monument l ever
saw with stove pipe sticking out the back
end"


A Wilmington girl when you tell her a
piece of startling news, will throw her
h 'ad back until the frizzes stand up like I
picket fence and exclaim, ooh Dew Tell"
But if you tell her something pleasing, for
instance propose to her, she will say, "Shoot
the other and tickle me with more of the
last"


She went into store on Market street
Saturday, examined every pair of striped
stockings they had, bursted two or three
pair of kid gloves trying them on, pro-
voked the clerk who had his hair parted in
the middle, beyond endurance, accidentally
sat on twenty dollar bonnet, and after ali
that bought five cents worth of tape which
she ordered to be sent home. The clerk
tainted. F-


"You have been drinking, my dear," said
a Wilmington woman to her husband.
"Me," said he, Strengthening himself into a
Forrestonian attitude and holding aloft the
fork impaled turkey leg upon, exclaimed,
Madam, swear by this trenchant blade
and the corpse of this limb, that not one
drop of the crooked article has passed NV
lips. Yea, madam, its the bay rum upon
my hair you SMELL" She shifted the air and
pronounced the statement as correct,
Year: 1876

Professor Kealey, whose room was cct on
fire some days since supposed that no injury
was done except the burning of his bed and
furniture, but upon examining the closet
where he kept his clothes, the other day,
he discovered that every garment had been
SO much burned that when he handled
them they fell to pieces. He had every
garment in the closet which he possessed
save those upon his back.
Year: 1876

CoURT.-This morning Court opened
at New Castle, and Notwithstanding the
disagreable weather quite number went
over from this city. Most of these were
witnesses in various cases, who had to
appear, although not certain what day
their testimony would be needed. Be
yond the election cases,no criminal trials
of any interest will be held at this term.
Year: 1876

"DEPosIr TO Our CREDIT."-In answer to
a correspondent the money editor of the
Philadelphia Ledger says: A check en-
dorsed for deposit, if paid by the bank, is
done so at its peril. Appended to the rules
and regulations of the Clearing House As
sociation of this city is the following. direct
ed to depositors: THAT you write or
stamp over your endorsement, upon all
checks which you send to be deposited to
your credit in bank, the words, For deposit
70 our credit which will prevent their being
used for any other purpose This recon-
mendation is alike for the security of the
depositor and the bank, and should be-
therefore, the more cheerfully observed
although it should result in some little in
convenience.
Year: 1876

A graceless scamp in Kansas City fell in
love with fair creature in his boarding
house, gave her a piano, entered into nego-
tiations for the purchase of handsome
brick house, ordered carpets and furniture
for the same, selected white silk wedding
dress for his bride, gave his tailor an order
for two suits of clothes, made large invest
ments in jewelry, talked about buying a
block of stores and bank, and finally left
town very suddenly without paying his
landlady's bill.
Year: 1876

MAKE FEED RAcKs.-A stormy day i'm
proved by making few racks to hold hay
and fodder for cattle, sheep and horses, will
return large profits before summer comes,
in saving feed from being trampled under
foot and in the mud, and thus wasted and
destroyed. Plenty of feeding racks about
the barn-yard is an evidence of careful,
painstaking farmer-and only such can
make anything nowadays. 1t is not those
who make the most that thrive best
but it s those who save the most of what
they do make. The secret of success is in
saving all that can economically and wisely
be saved.-Rurdi World
Year: 1876

The different editions of THE Sun during tho next
year will be the same during the year that has just
passed. The daily edition will on week days be
sheet of four pages, and Sundays sheet of eight
pages or 50 broad columns while the weekly edition
will be sheet of eight pages of the dimensions
and character that already amiliart friends


TIRE Sun will continue to be the strenuous advocate
of reform and rctrenChment and of the substitution
of craftsmanship. wisdom, and integrity for hollow
pretenCe imbeciity, and fraud in the administration
of public affairs It will contend for the government
of the people by the people and for the people OPP
posed TO government by frauds i'll the balOtbOX and
in the counting of votes enforced by military VO-
ence. 1t will endeavor to supply its readerSa body
now not far from million of sOuls--with the most
careful complete and trustworthy accounts of cur
rent events and will employ for the purpose numer
GUS and carefully selected staff of reporters and
respondents. Its reports from Washington especially
Will be full accurate and fearless; and il will doubt
who thrive by pundcrng the Treasury by uSurping
what the law does not give them, while it will endea
vOr to merit the confidence of the public by defending
the rights of the people against the entertainments of
unjustted power.


The price of the daily Sun will be SIS cents month
or $3.50 year post paid or with the Sunday edi-
ton S7.7O a year.


The SUNDAY edition alone, eight pages, SI.2Oa a
year


The WEEKLY Sun eight pages of Sc broad columns,
will be furnished during 1877 at the rate of 81 year
post paid


The benefit of this large reduction from the previous
rate for the WEEKLY can be enjoyed by individual
subscribers without the necessity of making up clubs
And at the same time if any of friends choose to
aid in extending circulation we shall be grateful
to them, and every such person who sends us ten OF
more subscribers from one place will he entitled tC
copy Of the paper for himself without charge Al
one dollar vera, postage paid the expenses of the
paper and printing are barely repaid and, consider
ing the size of the sheet and the quality of its con
tents we are confident the people will consider TIL
| WEEKLY sun the cheapest newspaper published il
| the world, and we trust one of the very best.
| Address, THE SUN New York City, y. y
Year: 1876

Are generally preceded by moisture like per-
spration: distressing itching, though worms were
crawling in and about the rectum particularly nights


when undressing. in bed after getting warm often
times shows itself around the private parts and fire.
the vagina proving very distressing Cases of long
standing are permanently cured by simply applying