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Year: 1876

A writer in the Ohio Farmer puts
the question plainly, in saying: If
farmer is raising cattle for beef, and
he can add two hundred pounds to
the carcass of each by the time it is
ready for the shambles, by the use of
a Short-horn bull, it will certainly be
profitable for him to pay good
price for such bull. And yet this
is the average result of using the
thoroughbred bulls on the native
cows of the country, as estimated by
the best stock breeders; and this two
hundred pounds is clear gain, for it is
produced by no greater consumption
of food. If the use of thorough
bred ram on a flock of ewes increases
the weight of fleece one pound on the
average, certainly more than ''five in
hundred could make it pay
whether more than five would or not
is another question. And so with
hogs. The difference between the
common breed Of the past and the
improved breed of to-day is beyond
comparison.


| Farmers who have made the tes


affirm that hay made from grass tha


is no. ripened is, by far, the best. l


retains more sustenance, and is re


lishcd by stock, during the wintei


months, exceedingly well, keepin.


them i'm better tilth, on less bulk, thar


when fed upon hay cut after tn


grass from which said hay was mad
was fully ripe.


j A little longer time is required I


cure unripe grass, but, II the weatl
!. er proves favorable, the delay is II
serious drawback, as the superio
, feed thus gained makes decide
balance in favor Of early cutting.
Year: 1876

John Collins, talented London
pickpocket, took part in the Moody
and Sankey meetings, and after the
departure Of the evangelists, became
a popular singer and exhorter. His
piety was not questioned by his fcl-
low workers. and his friends among
the thieves did not expose him. Thus
he was enabled to pick pockets with
great facility, often taking the watch
es and pocket books Of men and
women while praying at their sides
or explaining the way Of salvation
Continued success, perhaps, made
him careless, for, while taking part
in the exercises at the laying of q
corner stone for church in Uxbridge
he was caught stealing watch from
a woman who was sharing hymn
book with him during the singing
He was arrested, and then grea
number Of robberies were traced tt
him,
Year: 1876

THE new York World is out OF
humor. Liberal Republicans, in the
main, no longer submit to pull Dem.
ocratic chestnuts from the hot ashes
with two old, seedy, threadbare
Democrats for nominees and the
World pays its respects to its former
allies in this way. 1t says:


AS for the Liberal Republican, he
will 60 from among us because he is
not of us, and IN nine cases ont Of ten
the sooner he goes, and the further
from as, the better.


Some few Republicans thought
they could build up party of reform
with Democracy as the basis of it. A
more Utopian scheme was never at.
tempted in the world. Better under.
take to make sound eggs out of added
ones. The World now kicks out ths
Liberals with the saying that it i.
glad to get rid of them.
Year: 1876

The Nation comes to this conclusion
about Hayes: "From all we hear and
can learn, we think he may be relied
on to do what he says, though we dc
not, in saying this, conceal from our.
selves the possibility that he under.
stands the difficulty of his task. Still
the circumstances are such that we
must trust somebody, and we arc
forced to the conclusion that he i:
more likely, taking all things into
account, to meet the crisis in the way
reformers wish to see it met than Mr.
Tilden."
Year: 1876

THE somewhat singular announcement
is made in the San Francisco papers that
the general fund of the bonanza state Of
Nevada is exhausted, and the governor
even can not get his salary. 1t is charged
that the managers of the consolidated
Virginia mine have refused TO pay their
bullion tax, and this completely upsets
the finances of the state.
Year: 1876

One of the fine charities of New York
which is growing in popularity every
year is the flower mission, which collects
flowers from all sources and distributes
them among the sick in the hospitals and
asylums, ana at their homes when they
are too poor to buy them. They are i'm
partially distributed, without regard to
party, sect or class, and often carry mes
sages Of kindness and suggestions of care
and comfort and love which are more
helpful and invigorating than medicines.
One excellent thing accomplished by the
mission is that it gives an opportunity
TO 50 many charitable ladies to visit
thre they can help and cheer. Last
year over thousand poor sick people
were visited by the hower.giving ladies,
who but for the flowers would have had
no excuse for visiting them. The ex-
rense of the mission has been only about
500 in six years, which is another rec
"mmendation OF it to public notice.
Then it gives young ladies something to
do which is calculated to initiate them
into the deep mysteries Of sorrow and
habits of practical benevolence.
Year: 1876

OSCILLATION is practiced somewhat
promiscuously in Russia. Somebody
writes: "The Russian ceremony of sa-
luting every one upon Easter with the
sentence Christ is risen and kiss,
was carried out with much pomp by the
emperor and his court. Precisely at
midnight, the hour being announced by
cannon, the czar, his family and all the
court dignitaries, together with the chief
officers of the army and navy, went in a
procession into the church adjoining the
Winter Palace. Here, at certain stage
Of tho ceremonies, the car gave three
kisses each to the state dignitaries, the
general, aides-de-camP and the command
ing officers OF the guard. Mass was then
celebrated, and the company dispersed" !"
Year: 1876

In the house on the nth, Mr.. Single
ton, from the committee on conference on
the disagreeing votes Of the two houses on
the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, reported that the conference had been
unable TO agree. Report agreed to. On mo-
tion Of Mr.. Banning the house proceeded to
consider the bill to promote the efficiency OF
the army, to provide for its gradual redgc'
Year: 1876

OF all the people who live at the Cen


tennial hotels, says letter writer,
think the newly married COUPLES


Philadelphia is full Of them, by the way
are the only ones who are thoroughly
contented and happy. It makes no diff
ference to them whether the potatoes
are watery, the meats dry, or the soup
thin; and they don't care q pin whether
people talk to them or not. They live
in little world of their own, and for a
time-what a pity that it's so short q
tlrne-they need no conversation but


their own, have no thought but for each
other. We have all sorts of newly mar
rlcd couples here now, but notwith-
standing the many various stations in
life which they occupy, and the differ
ent parts of the country from which
they come, they nll act wonderfully
alike. They ell have certain marks
about them which can be Immediately
deteoted by even IN Impractical eye.
In the first place, it is noticeable that
they all try to act as if being married
was an old story to them, and still for
the life of them they can't help taking
each others hands every five inmates.
Among other things it is remarkable
that the young men, on the old pl Incl
pie that GO fellow can't wed every day, "
are very extravagant with their money,
They are so evidently against the wishes
of the prudent little helpmates. An
other thing which have noticed is that
the brides nearly all wear new watch
chains, the young husbands, especially
those from the West, are very particular
about their gloves, and even upon the
warmest and most oppressive day they
carry heavy shawl, in case such COW
ering should be needed by the dear
woman they have sworn to protect.
The patronizing cir of ownership which
the young men assume is truly remark
able, while their attempts to answer
the many questions asked by their
wives are sometimes very amusing. One
incident will illustrate this: A few days
ago in the Main building bright look
ing young Western farmerland an inno-
cent faced little woman who had evil
IDENTIFY just.become his wife, approached
the music stand. At the same moment
the band begun to play the opening pas
sage of "The Waking of the Lion"
The little bride listened to the music
for moment, and then looking conf
dently up into the face of her lord and
master, she pressed hisarm and whisper
ed: "What piece are they playing,
Charleys" For q moment Charley was
puzzled, but lie had just become hus-
band, and evidently seeing the impor-
tance of maintaining the dignity ct The
position, he quietly drew that confiding
little woman away from the stand, say
ing: "Oh, it's not piece at all; they
are Just tuning up like" And of course
she believed him.
Year: 1876

"hen the autumn winds SO wailng


Through branches yellow and brown,
when the gray sad light is failing,
. And the day is going down
Ihesr the desolste evening sing
or love that bloomed in the early spring,
And which no heart had for gathering.
and my lover do dwell apar.


We twain may never be one
We shall never stand heart to heart,


Then what can be said or done,
When wiuds, and waters, and song birds sing
ora love that bloomed In the early spring,
And which no heart had for gathering
When day is over and night descends,


And dsnk mists circle aud rise,
fall asleep, and slumber befriends.


For dream Of April skies.
d. But wake to hear the silence sing
or q love that bloomed in the early spring,
And which no heart had for gathering.
When the dawn comes in with wind and rain,


And birds awake in the caves,
And rain drops smite the window pane,


Aud drenoh the eddying leaves
hear the voice of the daybreak sing
OF love that bloomed in the early spring,
And which no heart had for gathering.
Year: 1876

A visitor to the Centennial relates q
funny incident of the usefulness of the
telegraph, which came under her per-
sonal notice. At the same boarding
house with the relator was lady from
Ohio, who, after her arrival, left the
house to view the great show. This
done, she started to return home, md
tho usual fsct forced itself upon her
she had forgotten to note either the
number or street Of her new home, and
what made matters worse memory could
not recall either. A happy thought
stl 1ck her; stepping into telegraph
office she informs her husband in Ohio
OF her dilemma, and In o few moments
received the much coveted intelligence.
Year: 1876

The deeper the sorrow the less tongue
hath it.


AS if you could kill time without in
juring eternity.


1t is q miserable state of mind to have
few to desire and many things to fear.


He shall be immortal who iveth till
he be stoned by one without fault.


Modesty is to merit as shades to fig
ures in picture, giving it strength and
beauty.


AS words can never be recalled, speak
only such words as you never wish to re-
call.


Signs are small measurable things, but
interpretations are illimitable.


Learning without thought is labor
lost; thought without learning is peril
ous.


All gaming, since it implies desire to
profit at another's expense, involves q
breach Of the tenth commandment.


Distrust is the death of the soul, be-
lief is its life. The just shall live by
faith. Infidelity is the abandonment Of
life, a suicide of the spirit.


Energy will do anything that can be
done in this world; and no talents, no
cuCumSbductb, uO opportunities, WILL
make two-legged animal man without
it.


Limit your wants; the must is hard,
and yet solely by this must can we show
how it is with US in our inner man. To
live according to caprice requires no Pc
culiar powers.


Children must have love inside the
house and fresh air and good play, and
some good companionship outside
otherwise young life runs the greatest
danger in the world of whitening, or
growing stunted, or, at best, prematurely
old and turned inward on itself.


The habit of exaggeration, like dram
drinking, becomes o slavish necessity,
and they who practice it pass their lives
in kind of mental telescope, through
whose magnifying medium they look
upon themselves and everything around
them.


A childhood passed with due mixture
OF rational indulgence, under fond and
wise parents, diffuses over the whole of
life a feeling of calm pleasure and, in
extreme old age, is the very last remem-
brance which time can erase from the
mind of man.
Year: 1876

A private letter from Augusta, Ga,
contains touching narrative of hero
ism in fever stricken Savannah, which
ought to have wide publication as an
impressive illustration of the noblest at
tributes OF human nature. The writer
is explaining that some business delay
is caused by the grievous family afflic-
tion OF an assistant, and goes on to say ::


The death of young brother, in
Savannah, has thrown his whole family
into the deepest grief-a young fellow,
not much more than boy, who martyr
ed himself for the good Of the people
suffering with the yellow fever, and him
sell fell victim. He was prescription
clerk in Lippman's drug store there,
and when the fever broke out the whole
force left but the bookkeeper and him.
A little later the bookkeeper left, and
Charley ran the whole thing himself,
till Lippman ordered him, by letter, to
close the store. Then, instead of COM
ing home, as his people kept begging
him to do, he replied no. He felt it
was his duty to stay, and he went to
work in Clay's drug store, putting up
prescriptions, hundreds per day, no
time to rest, no time for dinner. Clay
took the fever and Charley nursed him,
but he died. Charley still ran the store.
His cook took the fever; he nursed her,
and she recovered. Thena young friend,
Symons; he nursed him and got him up,
running the store all the time, day and
night. He wrote his mother &C. have
to get something to eat the best way
can. My cook is down. I have no
time for myself, putting up prescriptions
all day. When night comes I am so
tired ! can hardly put one foot before
the other. have not had my clothes
of in a week, and I have not brushed
my hair in four days." This although
ordinarily he was extremely neat and
careful of his person. It sounds like old
army times. At last, when Symons was
up, Charley took sick. He wrote that
he had taken the fever, but was feeling
pretty strong and was confident of soon
being up and at work again. Telegrams
then begun to pass ten or twenty times
q day. "Charley improving, with good
care he will come through all right"
aud everything looked hopeful, when all
at once Charley is worse" and he be-
gun to sink, Symons nursing him in his
turn and keeping up constant CORE
spondence with Augusta by telegraph.
Finally telegrams could be passed with
difficulty, the telegraph boys refusing to
carry the messages in Savannah. It was
the worst quarter in the whole city. The
last two teleg ANS received from Sy-
mons were II will stick to him to the
last. p" "I shall not sleep tonight"
And the brave young fellow kept his
word; they both died the same night.
Symops had never fully recovered and
wore himself ont waiting on his friend.
Charley was brave soul. I could not
help mourning his death; she ought not
to regret that he stayed; and my esteem
for him ia so great that my little boy,
now four years old, whose name before
was only Arthur, is now Charles Arthur;
and didn't I do right2 His is name
that ought never to die, and it will live
forever somewhere.
Year: 1876

"Brother Tom is dead -


Not my brother Tom. but the brother
Tom of ragged boy who sat on the
curbstone on the corner the other day,
and seemed looking into the dim past,
while big tears trickled down his
cheeks.


His father was dead, his mother poor,
and he had known hunger and want
ever since he could remember. Yet he
sobbed out:


"How can We spare Tom-what will
I dor"


Hunger makes no difference with the
heart-death is the same in the cabin or
in the palace.


When I sat down beside him he looked
UP through his tears and sobbed


"I never called him names, nor
fought him, nor stole his things, nor
took more'n half the bed."


My brother Tom died years ago. He
was older than I, and he made my bows
and arrows, my bird traps, my ball bats,
and he was more than father to me.
But I couldn't say what the ragged boy
on the curbstone said. fought my
brother Ton, and 'grieved his big
healt, and put burdens on his young
shoulders when might have filled his
soul with sunshine.


All those things came up when I
found his crushed and lifeless body
under tree, and again when I stood by
tho coffin and looked upon his white
face. I would have given worlds to
have asked his forgiveness for every
harsh word ever spoken, but it was too
late. Only one hour before his death
had made bis heart ache, and my words
might have been in the poor boys mind
when he lost his hold of the chestnut
tree.


eyes, was allus good to him I" re-
peated the ragged mourner beside me,
ard his words opened my old sorrow
and twinged my heart worse than can
tell. went home to open an old cup.
hoard and look at pair of skates, and
an old knife, and crossgun, and other
relics which treasure up in memory of
my big brother. When I look them
over ask his forgiveness, though I
know that the dead cannot hear. Gould
recall those days-could live my
young years over again, having brother
Tom with me-but the past is past.
am sorry I found the grieving lad on
tho curbstone-sorry, and yet glad, for
all my heartaches cannot bring brother
Tom back, and I must go ofteL er to the
cupboard.
Year: 1876

to how long the clerk on the next street
will hold his place.


Alone at midnight the stranger comes
in and drinks, and then tells long
story, which is not at all interesting to
the barkeeper, but he must listen to it
and conceal the fact that he is bored.


Said u gentleman the other day elf
men would only restrain their whisky
appetites to the same extent that whisky
dealers restrain what at times must be a
feeling Of disgust for their trade, how
many of these blocks of barrooms would
be seen in Baltimore in less than three
months ?'
Year: 1876

OF the 1etter Sought. By taking one
letter at time, in this way the whole
number can be ascertained. For ex-
ample, take the word Jane. j is found
in the two columns commencing with B
and 81, which are the second and eight
letters down the alphabet their sum is
ten, and the tenth letter down the alpha
bet is J, the letter sought. The next
letter, A, appears in but one column,
where it stands at the top. N is seen in
the columns headed B, D and H these
are the second, fourth and eight letters
Of the alphabet, which added gives the
fourteenth or N, and so on. The use of
this table will excite no little curiosity
among those unacquainted with the
foregoing explanation.
Year: 1876

The societies of the High School
will hold union open meetings in
l4nahan's hall Friday and Saturday
evenings, March oath and 18th. The
proceeds to be used toward procur-
ing books for library, which is to
be used at the Union School for the
benefit OF the students, and to COM
plete the furnishing Of the High
School room.


The object is certainly deserving
one, and our citizens should turn
out and give the societies good
benefit. Other towns of less pre-
tensions than Mineral Point have
fine libraries already well established,
and they prove source of much
profit to the young; and there is no
good reason why there should not
be . fine library here.


The programmes chosen for the
two evenings entertainments are
good ones, and the price Of adnis-
sion has been fixed at such low
figure as should alone warrant q full
house; besides, instead of the .hs,asy
being taken out of the. city, it is to
be used for the benefit OF our own
children.
Year: 1876

THE names of Doctors Field and
Van Dusen are mentioned in con-
nection with the position of Super
intendent of City Schools. Both Of
these M. DIS are eminently qualified
and both take lively interest in
public school matters. The selection
of either will insure an exception
ally good officer.
Year: 1876

SINCE Friday last this locality has
been favored with delightful weather
and excellent sleighing, which have
been enjoyed by the people general
ly with manifest gusto. Old winters
lingering does not seem TO spite
anybody here.
Year: 1876

THE great Mass Convention called
to assemble at Boscobel yesterday,
has not been heard from up to the
time of going to press with this
paper, but we'll wager big apple
that Strong captured the crowd, and
either forced them to endorse him
or do nothing. Several went up from
here, but it was matter of remark
that none but staunch Democrats
were of the party.
Year: 1876

AID FOR HAZEL GkEEN.-Mr. G.
W. Barnett has spent a few days
among our people soliciting aid for
the Hazel Green sufferers, and We
are proud to be able to state that he
has met with such success as does
honor to the generosity Of the city,
The cash subscriptions taken amount
to about $500.
Year: 1876

THE TRIBUNE has always consist
emily advocated and practiced the
policy of patronizing and encourag-
ing home enterprises; and we have
a right to feel outraged when our
business men go abroad for printing
which we can and will furnish as
well and as cheap as anybody. Those
only whom this cap fits will put it on.
Year: 1876

CENTENNIAL MACHINERY HALL
The graphic description of this mann
moth structure, to be found in this
paper, is from the pen of an eminent
gentleman of Philadelphia, from
whom we hope to secure further
faTors during the Centennial Expo
sitiou.
Year: 1876

TEMPERA CAUCUS.-A caucus
of all citizens, irrespective of party,
who favor the election Of No-Li-
cense ticket, is to be held at the City
Hall this "wednesday evening. The
example of Darlington i.as cncour-
aged the temperance people to make
determined battle for their cause
in our city. If they are judicious in
selecting candidates, and can depend
upon all who encourage them to
make the trial, they will go into the
contest with fattering prospects, and
whatever the result of the election,
it cannot but have good moral effect.
Year: 1876

WE WILL, on the first of September,
issue our usual annual review Of the cot.
ton trade Of the city, together with a
resume Of the general market for the
year. The edition OF the APPEAL Of
that date will be unutuslly large, offer
ing facilities for advertisers such as in
other yeas they have not hesltated to
avail themselves OF. In order 10 fscili-
tate us in our efforts to cater for the pub
lie ncceptably, and credltsbly to our
selves, We remind our friends thus esrly
and solicit a continuance Of the gener-
ous support which for thirty-six yesrs
the people Of Memphis have extended
to the APPEAL. Orders for papers and
advertisements will be received up TO
the last day Of this month at our count
ing.Toom