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Year: 1876

AS no one was killed outright by the re-
cent accident on the Elevated Railway the
matter will probably be dismissed with the
brief newspaper notice. The company may
however be more successful in slaughtering
some one on a second attempt, and pas
sengers are indisposed to act in the capacity
of victims if it can be avoided. There were
three persons who should have known that
the switch was misplaced-viz., the en-
gineer of the up train, the lookout of the
down train, and the switchman.


The first saw the error too late to avoid
collision the second although lying within
few yards, did not see the danger
at all, and the third was stupidity
oblivious Of the blunder under his
very nose. The engineer of the nj
train seems to be free from blame, the look
out to have been careless of his duties Gun
less he is meant to be simply an ornamental
appendage to the rear platform) and tha
switchman probably a cheap incapable.
The plan Of backing the down train is full
once. If the lookout is incapable of seeing
a fault in the line ahead when the train ID
at rest what is to be hoped for from him
when it is moving, particularly when the
only communication with the engine driver
is by means of cord and q bell, which
oftentimes will neither pull nor ring? Two
collisions in one week are two too many,
and the swinging over sidings at full speed
occurs too frequently either for the salts.
faction of passengers or for the success Of
the road
Year: 1876

The WEATHER. The snow storm has now
passed off the coast, via Nova Scotia, and is
adding to the difficulties of navigation on
the Banks of Newfoundland. But a belt of
precipitation continues through the lower
lake region, the st. Lawrence Valley and
over Northern New England, due to the
influence of the falling temperature on the
tail Of humid atmosphere that follows
the main disturbance. The pressure is
now highest in Dakota and lowest at
Sydney, N. S. A depression is moving in
the western part Of the Gulf of Mexico,
causing high northeasterly winds and heavy
rain along the coast. This, although as yet
far to the southwark. is without doubt storm
Of considerable energy and will be felt to-day
as far to the eastward rs Florida and the
south Atlantic States Another area OF low
pressure is evidently crossing the Rocky
Mountains in the vicinity of Fort Benton,
md will be noticeable this afternoon in
the Northwest. This storm centre affected
equally the wind direction at San Francisco
and Cheyenne, Neb., during the early part
Of Yesterday. Snow is now falling at North
Plntte and Fort Sully. The temperature is
very low in the Lower Mississippi Valley,
nnt has fallen eastward to the Atlantic. We
predict bad weather during the greater part
Of the week in the southern and northern Sec
tions of the United States. The weather in
New York to-day will be colder and partly
cloudy or clear.
Year: 1876

SyStems


We reprint elsewhere an article from the
Daily Graphic describing the manner in
which the HEEALD's shipping news is
gathered. and giving some account of the
origin of the ship news system. We trust
we may not be reproached with egotism for
alluding further to u matter in which the
HERALD feels so just pride. To the HERALD
belongs the credit of originating this sys-
TEN, which. starting from the simple method
of gathering the news of incoming vessels by
the employment Of rowboats, has grown to
its present enormous proportions That the
HERALD has kept pace with the improve
ment which it inaugurated may be seen by a
glance at the shipping reports for the year.
Since January l, 1876. the HERALD has re-
ported the arrival at this port of $50 vessels
twenty-four hours in advance Of the an
nouncements in all other papers. In other
words, about one-sixth Of the whole number
of arrivals have been chronicled by the
HERALD twenty-four hours ahead Of the usual
reports The arrivals and departures Of
vessels from foreign ports have been an
nounced by the Herald in advance ofall other
papers in nearly five thousand instances dur
ing the year. To accomplish this feat neither
pains nor expense has been spared. steam
yacht is kept constantly busy for no other
purpose than the reporting of incoming
vessels ; special telegraphic lines have been
constructed to operate in connection with
the yacht, and the Atlantic cable is freely
used for the special announcements
Of the movements of vessels to and from
foreign ports. Every available method is
employed to get this news at the very earli-
est moment, and the result is, we are proud
to say, Of almost nestimable value to the
commercial and ship owning classes. The
everyday reader who has no interest beyond
that of general curiosity concerning those
who ''go down to the sen in ships" can
hardly appreciate the eagerness with which
the owner or part owner Of vessel or cargo
scrutinizes the reports for news of his prop
erty. The simple line for which he searches
may tell the whole story of his prosperity or
ruin. To know that story and to know it
quickly is of the most vital interest to him.
This is the function which the HERALD is
not least proud to have fulfilled. 1t would
be interesting could an estimate be made of
the amount of property of which the prosy
looking shipping columns have told the
safety or the loss for a single twelvemonth.
AS appliances become more perfect and
mechanical facilities increase we shall con-
tinue to improve this already serviceable
system until the thousands to whom it con-
yeys the choicest of news and the most in
teresting information may deem it as eff
cient, prompt and trustworthy as it is our
aim to make it.
Year: 1876

THE LATE CARDINAL ANToNELLI was the
most abused and most suspected man Of his
day and generation, but in his last will and
testament, which we publish in full, he
commands the respect of his bitterest ene-
mics by the honesty, loyalty and affection
which he displays.
Year: 1876

The BOARD OF Directors of the Western
Union Telegraph Company have decided to
destroy the copies Of all messages after keep
ing them short time. President Orton will
explain the action Of the company to the
public in few days.
Year: 1876

ST.. NICHOLAS Used to come from an ice
cave in the north, but if tonight be would
come from coal mine and bring a smell CT
his home with him the shivoring poor would
indorsc his change of base
Year: 1876

! leave to society ruined character,
wretched example, a memory that
will soon rot.


l leave to my parents, during tho
rest ofthcir lives as much sorrow as
humanity in decrepit and feeble state
can sustain.


l leave to my brothers and sisters a.
much modification and injury as could
conveniently bring upon them.


l leave TO my wife broken heart, q
life Of wretchedness and shame. to weep
over me and my premature death.


! give and bequeath to each ofmy
children poverty, ignorance, low
character, and the RENE mbrance that
their father was monster.
Year: 1876

Train No. 3, westward bound on the
ii. II 81. Joe Railroad met vita an APP
paIling accident ut Yellow Creek, one
and one half miles east of Brookiicld at
about 3 o'clock yesterday morning. The
train was composed of five coaches, en-
gine and baggage car, aud WAS running
NJ an ordinary rate Of speed. There is
II side track ut Yellow Greek, and after
the engine, baggage and smoking ears
had passed, IL seems that the key flew
ont Of the switch, and the latter was
thrown over by the motion of the tram,
in such Il manner that the rest ofthe
train was thrOwn from the track. The
first car was dragged for some distance,
until ii struck the trcstle work to the
bridge over Yellow Creek, when it was
thrown down the embankmrnt. which
passengers tell Us was from thirty to
forty feet high, and landed nearly or
quite Il hundred feet from the track. Ii
rolled twice and half over, and the
roof was separated from the body. The
roof was lett top side down, and an in
fant only n few weeks old was found in
the root. 50 badly injured that it was
not expected to live through the nj ght
last night. Two men we're also thrown
out through the roof, one of whom Is
supposed to be fatally injured and not
expected to live through the night Two
men Were trown into the creek and one
OF them was badly hurt. The next
three cars to tho one mentioned were
turned over on their sides. About twen-
ty passengers were injured, quite n
number of them severely. but it was
thought that only the man and child
were dangerously wounded.


The wounded were all taken at once
to Brooktield and surgeons summoned,
who dressed their wounds and gave
them all the aid possible. The conduc-
tor and other railroad employees also did
everything in their power to assist the
unfortunate ones, and the passengers
were all loud in their praise. About one
half the injured were able to continue
their journey, the remainder still being
at Brooklield.


The second car, which was full,
rolled over down the bank two or three
times, and has one end in the water. and
is complete wreck. Thirty-three per-
sons, including women and children,
were more or less hurt. Strange to
say, but few are seriously injured, and
none fatally st. Joe Herald.
Year: 1876

THAT notable type of precocious
depravity, the gamin lie Paris, has
again been distinguishing himself by
brilliant invention, which seems to
have been grand success until de-
tected the other day and exposed at
the Police Court. The professor of
the new science began by providing
himself with tame parrot, which
was trained, like falcon in the age of
chivalry, to return to the fist OF his
owner in obedience to a particular
word of command. Accompanied by
this ally, safely housed in a small cage,
the urchin would go into grocer's
shop, as if for the purpose of making
a purchase. Hardly had he entered
the shop, however, when the prisoner
escaped, to the intense apparent alarm
of the poor, owner. OF course the
sympathy of all present was instantly
aroused, and every one -shopman, as
sistants, and chance customers
rushed about in pursuit OF the lost
bird. While the chase was at its
height the adroit youth would be fill
ing his pockets with all the most
costly delicacies within his reach, and
soon as a sufficient quantity had been
collected would call the bird to him,
march off with him and with the
booty. The trick was ruined by its
own successsa too frequent use of 1t
having excited the indignation OF the
tradesmen and brought about an ap-
plication to the police, who have now
been down on two offenders caught IN
the very act.-London Globe.
Year: 1876

LET us suppose we have returned
from one of these rambles, our basket
laden with autumn leaves, ferns,
MOSES, acorns, lchens, grains, grass
es. curious twigs, birds nests and 9TH
er treasures. What shall we do with
this tangled mass? The leaves must
be cared for first. There are several
methods of preparing them. Varnish
is good and wax still better, but by
far the best way to preserve both the
color and the natural appearance of the
leaf is to use .parafline. Twenty-Five
cents worth of this (Which can be pro-
cured at any druggists will suffice to
do as many as you can use. Put the
paratline in cup, which must be
placed in saucepan of warm water
on the stove. When the water boils
and the paratline is thoroughly dis
solved, hold the leaf by the stem and
dip it quickly in and out again. 1t is
now ready to BE- pressed between the
pages of book. Beautiful wreaths
may be made of the leaves by winding
fine wire around the stems. and at
taching these to u thicker wire, the
length of the required wreath. In or
der that these garlands may not havea
stiff appearance, group together leaves
Of different sizes and color. If they
are to be used for cornices, and
the curtains are white, sew the leaves
on them with muslin instead of
using wire. Let us next attend to the
ferns. In gathering these, carry with
you portfolio or large blank book, in
which place them us soon as picked,
they Wither if exposed to the light;
procure us great variety as possible,
both in size and color; the white fern
is very beautiful, and can be found
late i'll the season. When they are
perfectly dry, and carefully pressed.
plant them in u pot of sand, and they
will look as if growing. An ornament
al cover for the pot can be easily made
by means of a sheet of drawing paper
and a little paint. Select the paper of
a delicate tint; pearl or cream is pref
ty; cut this the width of the pot, and
on either side draw vine, and in the
center more elaborate design-birds,
flowers or medallions; sew it up, and
draw it over the pot. If you cannot
paint. paste pictures on The dinner
table may be tastefully adorned with
the ferns for a center-piece. At
each place, or at the corners, arrange
some solitaire glasses resting upon
bright leaves, and holding Il delicate
bouquet of ferns and leaves. These
take the place of flowers in winter,
when they are difficult to obtain
NeeO Dominion Monthly.
Year: 1876

AN IMPUDENT REoUEsT.-How-
ever deficient his other accomplish
ments, it must be admitted that Sit
ting Bull is sublimely endowed with
impudence. His request TO be al
lowed the privilege of visiting Fort
Peck to trade for ammunition, is a
striking case in point. The willy
savage must entertain very lofty
idea oe the forbearance and generos-
ity Of his enemy, or remain in pitis-
bic ignorance Of that enemy's inten-
tions. However the fact that he's in
want of powder and bullets is a
sure Indication of his crippled con-
dition.
Year: 1876

Col. Ton. Scorr occupied much of
the time of the last Congress with a
bill which proposed to give the guar
antee of the United States to about
$70,O00,000 of Texas Pacific Rail-
road bonds. The Southern Pacific
Railroad Company propose to build
over the same route, or a portion of
it, and ask no subsidy whatever.
Their road is already built nearly to
the Colorado river, and they a re
pushing work forward as rapidly as
possible. Col. Scott jumps over the
thousand miles between the Colora-
do river and the eastern terminus Of
his Texas Pacific, and sets a few men
to work on either side Of the river.
Next winter be will again urge his
big land scheme upon Congress.
Year: 1876

TRADE AND THE COURSE OF SPE-
crE.-For years there has been an
almost uninterrupted flow Of the
precious metals from this country to
England, but at last the tide seems
to he turned back. Recently over
$4,000 in American eagles was
withdrawn from the Bank of Eng
land to be shipped to the United
States. For some months the ex-
ports to Great Britain have exceeded
the imports from that country, and
there is at last a balance which has
to be settled in cash on this side of
the Atlantic. The rates Of exchange


with England are lower than they


have been for years, and the result


is a shipment of gold from London


to New York. The Boston Globe,


commenting on the subject, says:


There is a certain class of political


economists who find an advantage in


this balance Of trade, but what it


really indicates at this time is that


the depression of the last three years


has crippled our power to buy, and


that the lack of activity has check


ed our trade abroad. Gold is one of


the products Of this country for


which we must have a market, and


we can find it only by taking the


products of other countries in ex-


change. To be sure we need at this
time to accumulate large sum to be
used in making good the promises Of
the Government which circulate as
currency, but that process is neces-
sarily distinct from the operations of
trade, and the ability of the Govern
ment to obtain any amount of coin
which it may require does not de-
pend on the balance of trade. Nei-
therwill the gold premium, or more
accuyatelyspeaking,th the depreciation
of the paper currency, be materially
affected by the direction of the flow
of specie. Our gold is in the mar
ket and its value is measured in the
commodities of the world. For those
it will be exchanged somewhere un-
less we make use of it ourselves.
Our currency is not deprecated by
the scarcity Of gold, and the mere
presence of that article will not affect
its value. Nevertheless it is a good |
time for the Treasury to be gathering |
in coin when the exigences of our
foreign trade are such that it tends
to flow in upon US, It is a misfor-
tune that our foreign trade is so in
active, and that we have totake gold
instead Of merchandise in return for |
such exports as we send abroad, but
the circumstance is favorable to pre-
paration for specie payment. Green |
backs continue nine per cent. below
par because there arc too many of
them, and the prospect of redemp-
tien is still remote. The balance of
trade has nothing to do with it, but
if it encourages the Government to
accumulate the gold which may be
had from our own people instead Of |
foreign bankers, it viii indirectly |
work a benefit by promoting a re-
turn to sound financial principles.
Year: 1876

The first straw hat of the season APP
peared on the street Monday afternoon.
1t was III the middle of the street 1t was
moving along on its ear, with every indi-
cation of a safe and speedy trip. y man
was about five yards in the rear of the hat.
He was popuarly supposed to be the
owner thereof He was bare headed He
was going fast His face was scarlet in
color He looked hot and embarrassed.
Still ii bowled along. SO did he. Once it
almost stopped He slackened his speed.
Then it turned over on the other ear
ear and shot ahead again. Then he picked
up his feet more abundantly Men in
wagons stopped their teams to look. Mer-
chants followed their customers to the
door to look. People on the walk dropped
every other subject and bent all their. at
tention on the chase The hat went under
one wagon and then passed beneath m
other and SKINNED across the street, and
finally brought up against tree The
bare headed man, who had twice given up
the pursuit, and had each time declared
that he didn't care Il snap for the old thing
any way now put forth third effort and
secured it. Then he set it on his head and
pulled down the brim cracked halfway
round. Then he got over q fence, passed
through Il yard, scaled another fence, and
continued his way home by the same un.
ostentatous route
Year: 1876

eyes began to look anxious and her heart


to give warning throb, for she remem-


bered her youth


But if Nelly had not mentioned his


name, the widow Days eyes would have
perceived one side of the question, at
least, the next Sunday, from the frequent
and ardent gaze this young fellow direct
ed towards the singers seat, where Nelly
sang the quaint old hymns in a clear, fresh
voice, and looked as angelic as a pretty
| girl could in a black silk dress and white
pique jacket, with poppies and daises
Wreathed about her little black hat 1t is
| true, Mr.. Fearing went back to New York
after that walk to the Falls, which took
| place Monday. but he re-appeared in
Beckett more than once or twice the en-
suing summer. for Lima Holdridge, who
was his fast friend, contrived to let him
know of every picnic, and he was avail
able for almost all Then there were bits
Of scenery he must paint, and autumn
colors Were proverbially splendid about
Beckett. But why need recount his ex-
cuses?


"Breathes there man with soul so dead"


that he can not supply these from his own
experience?


Nelly had no more new dresses The
calico was washed and ironed many a time
before autumn, and sometimes worn when
it vas not fresh from these processes
but by dmt Of various ribbons and flowers
and ties, and sometimes sleeveless lack
ct Of old black silk, refreshed with re-
cipes of power, and trimmed "of itself"
or buff pque jacket Llack-braided, or.
even her Sunday sacque. for that was
washable, her costume seemed almost
delicate and elegant to the eyes of men
We can not say as much of feminine gaz-
ers, for who can throw any glamour over
the sight Of II woman who knows calico
and despises it?


Nevertheless there was wedding party
lett Beckett on the train next spring, be-
lore the annual arbutus party took their
trip, and the widow Day, in the role of
moiher-ln-laW, accompanied the bushing
bride and beaming bridegroom; and in
next years exhibition at the Academy you
might always see Il crowd before one pic
ture-a full length Of a young girl stand
ing on the grass (grass not yet greened
with spring), a crest of dark pines rising
behind her against the pale sky; her
dress was black and white; Il wide black
hat was on one folded arm, and from the
other hung basket heaped and rum
ming over with arbutus blossoms, and a
rosy knot of the trailing beauties seemed
to tasten the black and white trills about
her throat, and to vie with the lovely
blushing face that looked off so far with
those clear, deep eyes; and you could al
most see the wind tossing the golden
darkness Of her shining hair. 1t was an
exquisite picture, but everybody wonder
ed why it was catalogued Calico" How
ever, the painter knew, and so did Nelly,
his wife
Year: 1876

A young lady of this city who was pre-
pairing tora journey had a dress made for
the occasion, and as the time for departure
approached she was considerably annoy
ed lest it should not be done in time The
dress came in due time. but there was
something about it that did not exactly
suit her. and the matter still burdened her
mind. The evening previous to her in
tended departure she put the dress away
and tried to dismiss the matter from her
mind, but did not seem to have succeeded,
When she arose the following morning
she found her dress ripped apart not a
seam OF the whole garment remaining
sewed, and not Il cut or tear in the ma
terial AS no one had access to it but her.
self, she was forced to conclude that she
had arisen in her sleep and ripped it apart


Spriggins says he once prevented Sc
we're case of hydrophobia by simply get
ting on a high fence and waiting there
till the dog had gone away.
Year: 1876

My ship comes sailing in from sea,
And am glad as glad can be.
Oh! have kissed my love tonight,
And all life seems one calm delight.


Ny ship comes in my ship comes in,


My ship comes sailing up the sea,


And life is like dream to me-
The stars look larger than BEFORE
The moon is silver now. The door
OfParadise seems opened wide
AS yon church door for my fair bride.


My ship comes in, my ship comes in,
My ship comes climbing up the sea,


And land and sea are fair to me-
know full well in my ships hold
Lie neither gorgeous silks nor gold;
But oh! know my love loves me,
And ask no more of land or sea.


My ship comes in, my ship comes in,
My ship has crossed the lonesome sea,
And l am glad as glad can be.
Joaquin Miller.