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Year: 1876

l wonder if he means it, she
thought. What can l do IL he does
l will not marry to please any one,
even to save his life; but | will in
form some of the men of his threat as
he must be looked after.


Hetty's interview with her boarders
on the other subject was unsatisfac-
tory, and she had to give up the hope
she had had of opening new claim,
which had prospected so we'll that
she had great hopes from it; but
such was fate, and so the idea for the
time was abandoned, Hetty being
left to the legitimate work of a
woman-good, plain housekeeping


To De custsaaed.
Year: 1876

Ihlrty-nlne organizations, representing
thirteen States and including many of the
oldest and best known rowing clubs in the
country, hold their annual convention in
this city to-day The definition of amateur.
necessarily differing somewhat from that
laid down in England, has now stood the
test of two years, and, on the whole, stood il
well; still, there have come up situations
which have caused much discussion, not
always without a manifest show of feeling.
If few friends are soon to row a race, and
one daily coaches them as he can, and.
winning, they insist that he accept some
memento of their gratitude, while he cannot
be said to ''assist in athletic pursuits as
means of livelihood, it is found that he will.
nevertheless, be occasionally regarded as
professional.


Or if good oar, out of work, is provided
with business situation, if he will row in
the racing crew of particular club, it is not
always so clear wherein he differs from one
who pursues rowing as a means oflivelihood.
Whatever be the duty Of the association in
such cases. in some others it is certainly.
plain. When a man is allowed to live in o
State hundreds of miles away and yet row
for the championship Of New York State, or,
when residing in distant part of the State,
he is suddenly found to be member of the
racing crew of some club hereabouts COM
posed perhaps, of men most Of whom never
saw him before-at any rate, do not know
hint would certainly do no harm for tha
association to express itself on such proceed
ings. If at their annual meeting at Saratoga
they should insist on straightaway races,
as do the students, and if, as tie
association of the latter is totterng,
three prominent colleges having already
publicly announced that they will
not take part in it again after this year the
amateurs would hold their principal event
in late June or early July, instead of at the
end of August, they might capture some
of the fastest student crews and have what
has perhaps never yet been thought Of, an
American Henley, thus concentrating the
best amateur rowing in one meeting, in.
stead of dividing it into two, as now.
And it would be an almost culpable over.
sight if, after the vigorous and most credita-
bic efforts of the Schuylkill navy to have the
flower of the gentlemen oarsmen of Europe
share in the centennial races, the National
Association does not second those efforts now
by extending to these transatlantic clubs an
invitation so hearty that they cannot find il
in them to refuse
Year: 1876

so construed" ''Had it been declared by a
clause in the constitution that the expendi-
lures under this grant should be restricted to
the construction which might be given of the
other grants such restraint, though the most
innocent, could not have failed to have had
an injurious effect on the vital principles of
the government and often on its most inn
portant measures. Those who might wish
to defeat a measure proposed might construe
the power relied on in support of it in a mar
row and contracted manner, and in that way
fix precedent inconsistent with the true
import of the grant. At other times those
who favored measure might give to the
power relied on forced and strained con-
struction, and, succeeding in the object fix
precedent in the opposite extreme. "All
other grants are limited by the offices which
they have severally to perform, each convey
ing power to do certain thing and that
only whereas this is coextensiye with the
great scheme of the government itself 1t is
the lever which raises and puts the whole
machinery in motion and keeps it in
movement Should either of the other
grants fail, in consequence of any condition
or limitation attached to it or misconstruc-
ton of its powers, much injury might
follow, but still it would be the
failure of one branch of power, of one item
only. All the others might move on. But
should the right to raise and appropriate the
public money be improperly restricted the
whole system might be sensibly affected if
not disorganized. Each of the other grants
is limited by the nature of the grant itself;
this by the nature of the government only
Hence it became necessary that, like the
power to declare war, this power should be
commensurate with the great scheme of the
government and with all its purposes"


We tender the World our respectful COM
pliments, and wish it the same brilliant sue
cess in confuting Mr. Monroe which it has
achieved in exposing the rubbish of Mr..
jaw.
Year: 1876

The COMPULSORY EDUCATION Act has no
yet had anything like fair trial, but from
the Superintendent of Truancy's report to
the Board of Education we learn that with
very ineffective machinery to enforce the
law there have been since it went
into active operation very gratifying re-
suits From February to December ''we
find an increase in the registered number
of pupils of 6,443 and Of 6,515 in the
daily average attendance" This is good so
far as it goes, and indicates how, with more
means at its disposal, the Board could still
further increase the respective numbers of
registration and attendance. The success of
the efforts will be marked by lesseniRg the
disparity between these figures. AT present
the margin is about twelve thousand, of
which probably three-fourths could, by
proper machinery. be brought to school.
This branch Of the education problem is
worth oil the money that can be honestly
spent on it.
Year: 1876

plying it would not be beneficial We are
glad to learn of Croton water that sits own
excellence and purity invite its general use,
for the exploration of the HERALD's commits
sioners among the Croton wilds do not guar
antee anything of the kind, while the care
with which many disguise it in more ardent
fluids would not show that it is quaffed alto
gether for its own sake
Year: 1876




Our correspondent at Albany has waited
on all the members of the Committee on
Cities, both of the Senate and Assembly, and
sends his report Of such opinions as he was
able to draw out which we print in another
! place There is general tone of non-com-
initial, especially among the members of the
Assembly committee The members of the
Senate committee were more willing to talk;
but, while most of them think spring cleo
tion might be valuable Improvement they
are unwilling to say how they will vote on the
question. Most of them are frank enough
to say that they will be governed by party
considerations, and will not allow
their individual impressions to interfere
with party advantage. Nearly all of them
also profess that they need more time to ex-
anime the subject, and wish to hear the argu-
ments that may be made before their COM
mittee before reaching a final conclusion.
And yet most of them, as at present advised,
incline to look with favor on a spring cleo
ton if it is practicable to pass a bill which
would work no injury to their own political
party.


Mr.. Woodin, Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Cities, said:-'I am in favor
of a new charter and spring election if
could see my way clear to having them. If
you can tell me what that combination is
down in New York can give you a pretty
fair idea whether bill for spring election
will pass. There is no getting over the fact
that combination to defeat new charter
and spring election has been made. 1t is
said Governor Tilden is in it, of which there
can hardly be q reasonable doubt. 1t is true
he is pledged to q spring election, but what
can he do if he has deliberately entered into
bargain with certain parties in New York
to throw his influence against it in the hope
of being paid back an equivalent" ?" Senator
Wagner says:-"There is one argument in its
favor and another against it. The one in
favoris that it would give the people better
chance of getting good and efficient ofiicers
the other is that it would stir up excitement
and involve expense" This argument
against a spring election is offset by the
opinion of other Senators that instead Of
stirring up excitement it would lead to in
difference and that q full vote could not
be brought to the polls. Senator Jacobs
said Prom what l know of spring cleo
tions in Brooklyn, l recollect that the chief
complaint against them was that they failed
to bring out full vote" He thinks, how
ever, that perhaps spring election where
property questions were involved and the
issue was simply one of honest government,
where all classes of citizens might be in
terested, might draw out the entire indepen-
dent vote, composed of merchants, &C.,
who feelan interest in having two such Offices
as that of Mayor and Comptroller in honest
and able hands"


The state of opinion is such that if the
people of this city and their immediate rep
resentatives in the Legislature would make
strong demonstration in favor of spring
election it could easily be carried.
Year: 1876

THE LEG1sIArURE is still in the recipient
stage-bilfs, resolutions, simple and concur
rent, and constitutional amendments pour
ing in with promise of lively work hereafter.
The Senate passed the Masquerade bill, so
that when the Governor signs it the French
and Germans may hop in dominos to
their hearts content and the preachers and
Puritan moralists have theme for their
rhetoric. 1t would be as bad for the New
York pulpits to abolish these balls as to
abolish the Pope for great many estimable
elergymen would be thereby robbed of staple
subjects. public school amendment to
the constitution was introduced by Mr..
Carroll E. Smith, of Syracuse; and there
is no doubt that some such amendment
will be prepared for the popular approval
before the close of the session. A bill was
introduced to prohibit pool selling, except
on race grounds though why the exception is
made is not apparent if there is anything
wrong in the process at all. Selling pools
on elections is prohibited altogether
by the bill. Arguments upon the laborers'
wages question were heard in committee.
An alleged tampering with one of the con-
stitutional amendments in the interest of
the Canal Ring was brought to the attention
of the Senate. This should be rigidly inves-
tigated.
Year: 1876

WITH New IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT it is
natural that Berlin should want new House
to put it in and we learn by cable that one
of the first steps-namely, the purchase of a
site, has been authorized by the Federal
Council
Year: 1876

THE GOVERNOR will, it is understood, pro-
ceed to the removal of Sheriff Conner for
his responsibility in the escape of Tweed if
that gentleman does not see some speedy
way to the great thief's recapture.
Year: 1876

A NEW AoUEDucT General Fitz John
Porter yesterday transmitted his report upon
the feasibility Of a new aqueduct for in
creasing the water supply of this city. Of
course it is in the affirmative. We agree with
the General that excess of water in the reser-
voirs is better than barely enough, but it
is not so plain that little economy in sup
Year: 1876

SENATOR MoBroN wagged the "bloody
shirt" once more in the Senate yesterday
The Mississippi election was what troubled
him, and he gave up the conundrum of how
that State came to 80 conservative when
black men form majority of the popula-
ton, unless the words EARNED revolution
were the answer. His thunder was all di.
rected against "the color line" but we pre-
sume his fanaticism has blinded him to the
fact that his argument was based on the
color line itself. The explanation is that his
line is drawn with charcoal and the othei
sides with chalk, and he was color-blind x
the difference
Year: 1876

ANOTHER BLOODY AFFRAy aboard an Amer
ican ship is reported from England, the
offender this time being the Chief Officer,
who in drunken fit got up quarrel and
fred upon the crew, wounding two of
them. Our government must make ex-
amples Of all offenders, whether officer or
sailor, and particularly the former for the
power which is necessarily vested in them
during a voyage is very great, and its
abuse, therefore, highly reprehensible.
Year: 1876

The VATICAN Is UNEASY at the tendency Of
things politico-religious in Spain, and Anto-
nelli wants to know what King Alfonso
means by it When Alfonso finds out he
will be in position TO send word TO Rome,
but at present the young King and his Min
istry are angling for policy, and cannot say
whether they will catch progressive or re-
dictionary one at the coming elections. They
would rather be friendly with Rome, but
they must please the Spaniards first
Year: 1876

THE TRADE WINDS are produced by
the diurnal revolution Of the earth. exten-
ding from 200 north to 200 south of the
equator; aud sailors hail with joy their ad-
vent into them. after being tempest tossed
ard worn, as productive of season OF
rest. For weeks they sometimes do not
touch sail, bounding homeward thro'
fields of sea weed alive with minute she'll
FISH, and observe the play of the grampus
porpoise, bonita, and the terrified fight Of
the flying fish from the latter. How much
more delightful then must it be to guide
the bark of poor humanity into the trade
winds of health out of the head seas of dis
ease aud suffering, and make life's future
pleasant voyage! Yes. such can bt
effected by using the HOME STOMACH BIT
TIERS.
Year: 1876

beef in, it is a pretty rough go. and
my advice to the people of Hamblen
would be, g go slow for there's a hen
on r. l would just as lief be an old
fogy in East Tennessee as a dried
up man in Texas. The last time /
was to see Cousin Bob could count
every rib in his body through his
clothes, and it took three of him to
make q shadow. Now, boys Of ever
dear old Hamblen, don't let any one
advise you in regard to your future
home. but play a lone hand. It's
pretty much luck any how, and if
you make choice of a hard bed lay
on it.


One thing / came near forgetting:
we Texas boys don't believe much
in the negro therefore we are all
peaceable and enjoy Cousin Bob's
prairie country the very best we can,
and wade the mud in wet weather
for livelihood. ] have never seen
yet a single human track in Colin
county, for the mud sticks to their
feet and they invariably pull the
plug up and you can't tell whether
it was COW or horse. / agree with
Cousin Bob about coming to this
country to get wife. If they in
tend to live here peaceably they had
better never bring a woman from
that country to this to keep house
for in muddy weather all the houses
look as though you had penned geese
in them, and this don't suit Ten
nessee woman, however the boys may
like it.


just now my y.ife Informs me that
my daily allowance of corn dodgers
and blue beef is ready and bids me
to the festive board. So for the pre-
sent adieu. Respectfully Yours,


j. NJ. COFFMAN.
Year: 1876

NEAR MELISsA, Colin Co, Texas, Dec. Is, rs.


To the Editor of the ATorristown Gazette:


j notice in the GAZETTE of the 9th
instant q letter from Cousin Bob
Kirk, of this county. in which he
rather enthusiastically advises our
old. Hamblen county friends. about
the superiority Of this State. / feel
it my duty to notice something's that
Cousin Bob dikn't allude to, though
it may have the appearance of con
tradicting very materially the beau
tiful stories he tells. And first. it is
strange that Cousin Bob should have
forgotten to mention his nearest
town, from which he lives only about
two miles distant. Lebanon is the
name it is called by. but five miles
from its location it is unknown, and
I suppose Bob felt little modest
about it. Now / don't want to hurt
Cousin Bob's feelings, for my mama
and his are good neighbors. and both
live in old Hamblen yet; but l tell
you candidly, he has puffed this
county and its towns powerfully. /
Judge from the tone of his letter that
he had just masticated about two
pounds of Texas blue beef and. six
pound sweet potato. and could sit
sit still on account of it. Or, as this
is q windy region, it may be Cousin
Bob was severely wind struck, eaus-
ing him to be windy himself. Again !:
there is something not right in his
report relative to the water Of this
county. Myself and neighbors have
been hauling water from two TO three
miles for she last six weeks, and I'll
venture the assertion that Cousin
Bob hasn't had a drink of water for
two months but what he has had to
strain through Jeans rag to get the
wiggle-tails out of. Talk about ask
ing Hamblen county folks to come
out and live on such beverage The
truth is pretty thing. l tell you !;
and when it comes 10 getting q fell
lows trousers bloMed clean off and
he on his way for water TO boil his
Year: 1876

AN analysis of one hundred and
nineteen separate samples of ale and
porter sold over the counter by pub
licans in various parts of London
shows such a percentage of alcohol
that it is obvious that a person who
drinks two quarts of fourpenny ale
or porter consumes more alcohol
than is contained in half q pint of
brandy or whisky. This will, no
doubt, astonish a good many people
who are apt to think a couple of
quarts of ale a day quite a moderate
allowance, and when they find intox-
ication from beer among the lower
classes so common are apt to attri-
butte it to some mysterious adultera-
tion of beer and ale. The London
Sanitary Record. however. says the
main adulteration of ale and porter
practised in London is the addition
of sugar or treacle and water, and
the lamentable frequency of intoxi-
cation is mainly due to excess of
quantity rather thau to defect in
quality of beer.
Year: 1876

~ The Richmond Whig puts the
matter in a new light: president
Grant is, of course, aware of the eff
feet his new crusade will have upon
the negro population Of the South.
The negro is an important element
in the politics Of the future, ana the
party which can hold him well in
hand will be sure Of considerable
strength. His enmity towards the
Catholic Church is we'll known, as
also the fact that there is bitter hos
.tility between him and a large por-
tion of the membership Of that
church. Therefore his bigotry, ig-
norance and intolerance are to be
depended on in q religious contest.
AS the negroes can no longer be
combined or massed on the old
issues, and already show a disposi-
tion to fig off and scatter, this ques-
tion may perhaps have been raised
for the purpose Of keeping them to-
gether, while at the same time large
calculations are based upon the
well-llnown religious prejudices of
the white race. There may be moth
ing in this, but the matter is worth
thinking about"
Year: 1876

d FRENCH life is full of romance. A
young painter named Lucilcn De-
laire, while at work few days ago
painting the walls in the court yard
of a high building in the Rue du Bac.
+ Paris, dropped his brush, which fell
through q window below him, break
ing the pane of glass. He let him
self down by the rope to the window
and called out: Pardon, l care
lessly dropped my brush, but | am
willing to pay for the glass" lie re-
ceived no answer and on looking
through the broken pane saw a young
woman PROSTATE on the floor. He
put his arm through, unfastened the
catch and jumped into the room.
which was filled with a strong odor
of charcoal. After throwing the win
dows wide open Lucilen devoted him
self to reviving the young girl. The
fresh air soon brought her to, and
Marie announced that she was dress
ing for young friends wedding
when she suddenly lost conscious
ness and fell to the floor. She heard
the noise made made by the break
ing OF the glass, but was unable to
move. The charcoal fumes in the
=, close room would soon have killed
her had not the fortunate accident
occurred. Marie has now become
the bride of her deliverer.
Year: 1876

~ The Mobile Register endeav-
ors to show that the. people of the
South are in a better condition than
those OF the North. by proving that
in the North investments in cotton
spinning mills yield an average of
17.9S per cent, while the Southern
mills pay an average of 24.16 per
cent, or over 16 per cent. more than
the Northern mills.
Year: 1876

He looked like a Prince, or a retired
Major General, as he stepped out of
the Bazaar, corner of Main and Re-
quena streets, opposite the U. S. Ho-
tel, with q new black beaver suit,
which he had just paid SIS for, and as
he walked down Main street the eye
of envy was on him, and numerous
were the inquiries of where he had
that splendid fitting suit made; and
astonishment was depicted on every
countenance as he answered that it
came from the Bazaar, and he had
only paid SIS for it. There are a few
more left, so hurry up and ge! one be-
fore they are all gone. dec11-1m
Year: 1876

The recent sudden and extraordinary
rase in the price OF oil, will, wo hope
brs good thing for our Parkersburg
friends, who are signing so heavily fol
more greenbacks. With an advance OF
about 40 per cent in the price OF oil, ard
with the increased demand which this
increase in price would seem to imply
with the stimulous thus given to the pro.
ductlon OF oil, and the consequent greater
employment for labor; with the increased
demand for barrels and the labor re-
qurrd in their manufacture; with the
additional amount of timber out OF
which these barrels will be built that Will
i' requIred-snd in the many other way
aud means by which trade and industry
will be stimulated, our Pnrkersburg
inends are in fair way of having an
"lndslIon Of the currency which will
render them a practical benefit THIS
Is better than PETER CooPERIsM, 10y a
long shDt.
Year: 1876

A small urchin just large enough to
wear pants, and probably with his first
pair on with pockets, stepped up to o
street stand and purchased five cents
worth of hot roast chestnuts. The chest
nut vender, plying his tender years, as
sisted his customer to empty the meas
ure into his little pockets. Soon the
nuts began to feel warm-they became
uncomfortable-they burn, and the Lit,
tie fellow could stand it no longer and
commenced to cry and dance up and
down with pain. The chestnut vender
tried to extract the nuts, but his hands
were too large to get into the pockets'
The cries and antics Of the sufferer IN
creased. The italian became excited,
and with commendable ingenuity seized
the boy by the heels and shook him,
head down, until the chestnuts rolled
out on the sidewalk. With tears OF Joy
the boy went in search of his mother.
Year: 1876

The first care of the Sart physician is
to study your general appearance and
ask you about your temperament. He
has learned in the "Tukhpatul Mum
iniu," the most common medical book
here, that you must belong to one OF
four classes, and his treatment of your
malady is governed accordingly. When
he has combined your symptoms with
your temperament, he will pull a bag
out of his pocket, or unite the scarf
which serves him :or girdle, and open
an assortment of drugs in twisted bits OF
paper, perhaps tasting and smelling to
find the right ones, and having chosen
the proper medicine, will give you the
usual directions about doses and diet.


The medicaments employed by central
Asiatic physicians are, in general, very
simple, being in most part vegetable
substances; but few animal matters and
minerals being used. They are usually
taken simply in the form of powders
and decoctions, and when mixed medi-
cine is used, the physician delivers the
substances to the patient and allows him
to mix them for himself. This not only
saves the physician trouble, but, in a
certain way, soothes the suspicious feel
ings of the patient, who might imagine,
in case he did not Immediately improve,
that he had been poisoned by the doc