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Year: 1876

The FOLLY OF WEDDING Tours. -
It is notorious that woman will
submit to every suffering and under-
go every penalty required by fashion.
She will sacrifice her beauty and
comfort in dress, and joopardise her
dearest prospects Of lifo to tho re-
quiremcnts Of usage. A wedding
tour may havo untold discomforts;
it may embarrass her modesty, en-
danger her connubial bliss, injure
her health, lay tho beginnings OF
chickering's and differences it may
have every known disadvantage,


but it will be insisted on il society


utters its behests to that effect. 1t


is women who are specially anxious


that marriage should multiply, and
yet it is women who have given the
wedding ceremony such elaboration
Of display and loaded it with such
costly expenditures, that marriage,


with a majority Of men, is rendered
impossible. Fashion or comm on


sense, or some other power, should
dictate that marriage ceremonies
ought TO be simple and unostenta.
tions, and that after the ceremony Is
performed tho calm of some sweet
seclusion is absolutely necessary, not
only for future health of wife
whose nerves arc already overstrain-
ed by the excitement OF what is to
her tremendous event, but tho
foundation of an intercourse between
the newly.married- that shall
be sweet and lasting. Have any Of
our people the courage to defy usage
and act according to their own in
clinations at this important period 7
Year: 1876

A WoSDRous WOMAN SwnMEn.-
l have seen some OF these ethereal
ladies swimming and diving as fear
lessly as fish. Recently saw q cou-
pie. Isuppose man and wife, little
further out than seemed to be safe
She would get upon his shoulders
and dive from them though the
heaviest breakers, then she would
attempt SUNNI ersaults over his arms;
for moment her head and half her
body would be in the deep, and her
feet toward tho zenith. Sometimes
before she had completed tho revo-
luton, o big breaker would strike
and toss her fifteen feet away, when
| expected to SEQ her half drowned
and in need Of masculine assistance.
She wonld simply spout like little
whale, snatch the brine from her eyes
and was ready for another trial.
Corner Stone.
Year: 1876

CURE FOR BLEEDING AT THE NosE.--
There arc two littlc arteries which
supply tho whole faco with blood,
ono on each side these branch off
from tho main arteries on each side
of tho wind-pipe, and running up
ward toward tho eyes, pass over tho
outside of the jawbone, about two
thirds Of tho way back from tho chin
to tho anglo of tho jaw, under tho
ear. Each of these arteries, OF
course, supplies just one half of tho
face. tho noso being tho dividing
line tho loft nostril is supplied
with blood by the left artery, and
the right nostril by tho right artery.
Now, suppose your II ose bleeds by
the nostril, with the end of the fore
finger feel along tho outer edge of
the right jaw until you feel the beat
ing of tho artery directly under your
finger, tho same as tho pulse in your
wrist, then press the finger hard up-
on it, thus getting tho fellow in n
tight place between your finger and
the jaw bono tho result will bo
that not another drop of blood goes
into that side of your face while the
pressure continues hence the nose
instantly stops bleeding for want of
blood to flow continue tho pressure
for five or ten minutes and tho rup-
tured vessels in the nose will by that
timo probably contract 30 that when
you let the blood into them they
will not leak.-Bleeding from q cut
or wound anywhere about the face
may be stopped in tho samo way.
The Creator probably placed those
arteries as they are 30 that they
might be controlled. Those in tho
back Of the head, arms, and legs are
all arranged very conveniently for
being controlled in like manner.
Year: 1876

A blind man in Stony creek town
ship, Somerset county, outs wood and
does all the chores about the house.
During the season he bound two hun
dred dozen Of rye, built hay on the
wagon and is now throshing with q
fail. He does not seem to derive the
usual disadvantages kom being blind
Year: 1876

The alarm of fire about 1:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon was caused by the
burning of an old mating in the engine
room Of the Grand Opera House. A
great excitement was created, but the
fire caused no damage.


About Z o'clock in the evening slight
fire at Fifth and Washington streets
created another alarm, but the fire was
quickly extinguished. In responding to
this alarm the Delaware and Water
Witch engines collided at Sixth and
Shipley streets, but no damage was oc.
casioned. The Reliance steamer also
ran into the Washington carriage and
truck, at Front and West streets, and
knocked several men off of the truck
Fortunately no one was injured.
Year: 1876

An0her. Horse Lnap0unded An an
cry farmer came bouncing into the
police station. this morning, to in
quire about his horse, which he had
hitched to a tree at Sixth and King
streets, bat failed to find on returning
after short absence. He was directed
to the city pound and at once started
in search of the missing animal. Far
mers must know that it is against the
law to hitch their horses to trees and
violation of the law will only cause
them trouble and expense.
Year: 1876

u from mound, but which long for quotations
and the drama closes with tho Geld Of the dead night
scene, where Edith and Aldwyth seek for the body oil
the last Of the Saxon kings, and Edith dies besides
Harold william the Conqueror ends the tragedy with
this grand tribute TO ms fallen enemy


Wrap them together in a purple cloak


and lay them both upon the waste seashore
At Hastings, there to guard the land for which
He did iorswear himself-a warrior-ay
And but that holy Peter fought for us


And that the false Mort humbrian held aIoof
And save for that chance which the saints
Sharpen'd aud sent against him-who can teiy-
Three horses bad SLAIN beneath me- twcs
/ thought that all was lost Since knew battle
And that was from my boyhood never yet
No, by the splendor OF God--have fought men
Like Harold and his brethren, and his guard
or English. Every man about his King
Fell where he stood. They loved him and pray God
Ny Normans may but move true with me-
To the door OF death. OF self stock at first
Make them again one peope--Norman, English:
And English, Norman we should have hand
To grasp the world with, and a loot to stamp il
Flat Praise the saints IL is No more bloodl
l am King OF England. they thwart me not
And Will rule according 10 their laws


From these extracts the reader may form an opinion
OF the work, which II 1t be equal to Tennyson,s
best certainly not unworthy OF his genius Few
lyrics introduced. and these not OF remarkable
merit The drama is faithful to history and will be-
We believe, received with moro favor than sQuccn
Mary,u
Year: 1876

Some Adrico to Shippers to NesU IOrE-TOO


Much Fruit to too FeW Persons.


If our farmers and fruit growers were to
make visit to New York during the height
of the market and examine into the merits
of tho different commission men, and the
way they conduct their business, we think
they would realize more from their fruit
than they do.


Last week we paid visit to Washington
market on Thursday and Friday mornings S
and found some merchants stalls literally
packed with strawberries while others had
very little. The result of it was, that those
who had limited supply get on an average
So cents per quart, while those who had a
surfeit, received but six cents In one store
particularly on West street, is firm who
mainly receives consignments from Laurel,
Seaford and Delmar, Delaware, and Sails
bury and Princess Annie, Maryland. Their
consignments were SO heavy that they were
still hauling them from the cars at 10
O'Clock A. NJ, and they were forced to sell
at what price they could in order to get rid
of their stock, and the highest they received
was but six cents. Two blocks off was an
ether firm who had really inferior berries to
those of the West street firm, but a limited
supply, and these gentlemen received on an
average cents, and it is so all through the
market. A comparatively few men are on
trusted with the fruit of this whole Penin-
sula and of course are unable to handle It
while if the trade was more evonly divided
our farmers would fare better.


When the grower pays 2 cents per quart
for picking, 2 cents freight and u commits
sion, there if not much left him to pay for
his baskets, crates, ETC., and we think they
will do well to examine into the facts as set
forth above, and sec if q little more distri-
button would he benefisial.
Year: 1876

Four white and one colored boy form a
couple of base ball mines, which bat the
great American game around In an earnest
and scientific manner ON Front street every
evening. This shows what youth and de-
termination can do.


The Amateurs will play the Reding Ac-
tives iu Reading to-day.


1t is hoped the Chcagoes can be persuaded
to play again to morrow.


Six hundred persons atteuded the game
yesterday.
Year: 1876

Forthwith, on the very first blush
of the Belknap exposures, jealous
Democratic editors seized their pen
ellis and their states to figure up the
resulting losses to the Republicans,
next fall, and to count the large
gains they were so certain would &C
crue to the Democracy. Indeed,
even prior to the publicity given to
the affair, within the star chamber OF
Mr.. Clymer's committee itself, il
would seem that eager anticipations
Of the great party profit nearly sup
planted every other feeling. This i,
was that led to the entire failure tc
hold the witness and culprit, Marsh,
who was allowed to make good his
escape in spite of the protests of the
Republican members of the commit
tee. This, also, has inspired the un-
seemly behavior of certain Democrat.
ic journalists OF which we now speak
Their whole aim has been, and is, te
make party capital at all hazaads.
In pleasing contrast with these, how.
ever, we may instance the New York
World, which journal promptly hurl'
ed its anathemas at any and all at
tempts to manufacture party gain
out of a disgrace so thoroughly ma
tional. To this, we can now add the
utterance of the New York Tribune
"Independent," but almost invariably
leaning to the Democratic party, il
direct hostility to the Republicans
That journal now capdidly closes ar
article on the influence Of the Bel
KNAPP scandal in the Presidency by
saying:


"There is no necessary gain to the
Democrats in all this. The people oi
the country do not believe them te
be one whit better. Their manage.
ment this winter has been disgusting
They have shown no capacity fol
government, and until within q few
days not even capacity for investi
eating. They have no policy, nj
leaders, practically no organization
1t has scarcely been q fortnight since
they were dodging around and trying
to escape the responsibility for the
appointment of shameless liar, who
was so delighted withthe assassination
of President Lincoln that he named
his child for the assassin. 1t is q
party without conference, without
leadership, without principles, dis
cerdant in policy, rent in twain on tht
money question, absolutely without
unity on any subject save the desire
to get into Office. A thousand time'
within the last twenty-four hours
honest men as they meet each othe
on the streets have said, 'Oh! If tn
Democrats only had any sense or an
honestly"
Year: 1876

met because he was not politician,
or a party mao. The fact is that
Gen. b. grew into the indifference to
party politics which seems to charac-
terize the military character. Gen.
BIS character is essentially military.
1t was not difficult for him be be Sec
retary of War in Republican cabi-
net. When he was appointed to th q,
place most Democrats here thought
of him as in the main a Democrat not
Of the strict party sort. While Re-
publicans who had insight into his
character saw that there was nothing
in his views to prevent him from being
a non-partizan Republican member of
a non-partizan Republican Admins.
tration such as Grant was aiming to
make. And so there has been as to
his conduct of the War Department
no political policy but suited Repub-
licans well enough.


He has superb executive qualities.
We presume that it will be found
that his wrong doing is personal and
does not affect the fidelity with which
he served the Governments interests
resting in his hands. What has caus-
ed his awful fall is the social entrav-
agance, which is the curse Of Wash
ington City. We recall that after he
had been Secretary couple moaths
or so, we were in Washington, and
he said to US in substance: "lt had
been published when l came here
that | was rich, and that l had jus,
married very rich wife. And SO
told my associates in the Government
that it was all mistake. | was poor
and my wife was as poor as myself
That l had nothing to live on but my
salary, and that upon that | intended
to live. If ! do not entertsin and live
like the rest of you it is because
cannot afford it." And 1t was in this
spirit that he began life in Washing
ton, and threatened to kick down
stairs man who offered to pay him
ten thousand dollars for an office.
But after \ while the custom Of both
Office and poverty grew stale, and
social extravaganza opened q quest
for illicit income that has led to pit
of dshonor and ruin. While We
can make no effort to save him
from Just condemnation, We can
and do feel the deepest
sorrow for his fall. He has generous
and noble qualities, and in his friend
ship is as staunch as steel. One
thing more: we protest against the
assumption because Gen. Belknap
has done wrong we are to lose hope
and faith in the integrity Of all public
men of all parties. Here where he
lived, Gen. b. was not regarded like
some others of its public citizens oi
both parties-like SO many known
true and tried men in public place in
State and nation-as q man sure to
do no wrong act. He was regarded
as man whom people knew might
do wrong, but whom they hoped
would do right because they liked
his cordial, friendly qualities, and be-
cause they wanted him to honor a
distinction that was surprise to
him and them-a distinction it would
never have occurred to them TO seek
for him, but which most of them were
glad of when it came.
Year: 1876

Youth, like everything else, must be
cherished, not squandcrcd; and, if we
waste it in idle, frivolous dissIpations,
age will come before years. The fast
or we travel the sooner will we get to
the end of our journey. Enjoy youth
in every reasonable way whilst you
have it, but always remember that
every time you ovcrdraw on it, you are
contracting a debt which must be re-
paid with heavy interest IN the future.
Retain youth rs long as you can, neg
lecting nothing winch will assist you
in doing 80, but -rorniug everything
which is false or drccllul And when
old age comes lis COME ii will, despite
all your efforts to the contrary accept
the inevitable gracefully, and attempt
neither to disguise OF to disown it.
Year: 1876

June sSrd 1876.


ED. :-We arc hav
ing very warm weather and the coun-
try isdrying up. We have had a great
deal of rain this season, and some of
the farmers have only just finished
sowing their wheat. We are hav-
ing trouble with our mail service.
OF paper Aail we seldom get any
and letters are often lost. have no
doubt but that the INDEPENDENT is
mailed regularly but do not receive
it. Could you not interview that
mail agent fot us.


Yours Respectfully Ell.
Year: 1876

of men who have come from Il dis
tance at considerable expense, with
the expectation of finding plenty of
work at good wages, only to find
more men than work and dull times
for laborers generally.


C l. w
Year: 1876

The "bloody shirt" was waved to some
purpose in Alliance, judging by the re-
suit in that township on Tuesday, but
Massillon and Canton and other places
put in an offset and saved the county.
Year: 1876

If Hayes should carry all Of the States
put down as doubtful he would still lack
20 votes of enough for election. Tilden
can lose New Jersey and California and
all Of the doubtful votes and still be elect
ed. The chances now are two to one in
favor of the election of Tilden and Hen
bricks.
Year: 1876

Since publishing the account Of the af.
trays between Mr.. +. K. King and Gail
Schneider, of Abbeville, which resulted
in the death of the latter, we have received
the following note from responsible and
well known gentleman Of this city.


While deploring the savage habit which
turns neatly every dispute into fatal quar-
anything of a political character in the
origin OF this affair. The political standing
of the respective parties had doubtless
some influence on the minds of the domin-
ant element Of Vermilion after the tragedy,
but there is no manner of doubt that the
deceased did his full share of provoking
the quarrel to deadly issue. Had he
succeeded in killing King, he would doubt.
less have been lynched, which would have
been wrong, as it had come By the joint
conduct of both to the point when one o-
the other must fall, as each believed the
other intended to kill him on sight. The
communication explains the origin Of the
difficulty.


EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:


In your issue of the fourth instant | no.
tice an article headed "Peace in EermiIioE, y
giving an account of the difficulty bet ween
Carl Schneider and f. K. King, Esq.


The account is SO grossly erroneous and
injurious that l doubt not you will take
pleasure in correcting 1t.


The history of the affair is succinctly as
follows:


Schneider, who was deputy tax collec.
tor, had made large purchases of property
sold for taxes.


King was employed as lawyer to bring
suits to set some of those sales aside. This
greatly incensed Schneider against him
Some hostile language had passed between
them. Some time after, without any fur
ther provocation, Schneider most unex
pectedly commenced firing a revolver al
King while his head was turned from
Schneider. The latter continued firing
hitting King four times. So soon as Kin
could get out of his pocket little derringel
pistol he returned the fire, dangerously
wounding Schneider. Both parties had
hardly recovered from their wounds when
on the night before the last rencontre
Schneider waylald King on his way to his
house. and he only saved his life by q
rapid flight. The next day King shot hin
on sight.


So we'll satisfied is the community that il
was case of justitiable homicide that ne
writ Of arrest has been issued up to the
latest intelligence, nor is it likely that any
ever will be issued.
Year: 1876

Columbia, Dec. THE senate and
Republican house passed a bill author
izing any qualified officer to administer
the oath TO the governor. AT a few
minutes past l O'Clock the Republican
members of the senate marched to the
Republican house, where Chamberlain
was inaugurated and sworn in by Pro-
bate Judge Boone. He delivered a
short inaugural


The Democratic house appointed a
committee to inform the senate and
Gen. Ruger that it was the legal house
under decision of the Supreme court,
and requesting the latter to withdraw
the troops from the state-house.
Year: 1876

TIE tableaux which were shown
at the house Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Henry, on the occasion of .he Mite
Society meeting there, are spoken
of as the best ever seen in the city.
The "Artist's Studio" containing
superb and well draped statuary,
and portraits which actually breathed
through their setting; "Joan dare
burning at the stake, and Taking
the White Veil" all seen through the
lurid light Of crimson flames, were
especially well executed.


The talent which produced such
beautiful effects should not be hid
under bushel. The public in gen
eral would enjoy treat Of such a
character.
Year: 1876

THE people Of Darlington have
shown their enterprise by coming
together for the purpose of sstab-
fishing a mandatory of some kind
that will utilize the watcr-power at
chat place. The most important cit
izens were present, who one and all
pushed tho enterprise ahead. A
committee was formed to examine
into the feasibility of improving the
water-power Sc, and will report
on the 22gd INST.
Year: 1876

THE exercises of the Mutual Club
last Wednesday evening were both
interesting and instructive. The at
tendance was not up to the usual
standing, but those who did go were
we'll repaid for doing so. Miss Anna
Clark's reading was of a manner that
reflected great credit; and the play
ing of the harmonic by DR.. Coyken-
dali, simply told how well he could
master that sweet-toned instrument,
rendering that never-wearying piece
Home, Sweet Home with varia-
tions To crown the whole, DR..
Field told the "Story of Bacchus" in
a style that many veteran lecturers
would do well to initiate. In bis
progress the Doctor gave some fresh
and illustrativofacts, and in such an
ingenious way as to convince all pres
ent of his ability TO prepare and de-
liver articles of interest. The or
chestra contributed largely toward
making the entertainment one Of
pleasure for all.
Year: 1876

WE have our information from a
reliable source that q number OF
young men of this city are devoting
portion of their spare time to prac-
,ticing minstrel plays, &c. Among
them are many good musicians and
forcible actors; and we predict that
in the near future the people of Min
eral Point will have an opportunity
to know more of the talent existing
in their midst.
Year: 1876

AT Lancaster vigorous efforts arc
made, in the way of calling meetings,
writing articles for the local papers,
&c to secure railroad advantages at
that place. One Of the ptIshers Of
the enterprise thinks thai ere long
they will not only be connected by
railroad, bat with the Father of Wa
ters-perhaps in time to take them
all to the Centennial Exhibition.
Year: 1876

AN exchange deserves credit for
this: "Half the people who are max
ing this uproar over the exclusion OF
the Bible from the public schools,
couldn't tell on their own RESPONSE
bility whether the book of Genesis
was written by st. Paul or Hamlet"
Year: 1876

SO Soon We know OF an editor,
not thousand miles distant, who
once controlled the editorial columns
of staunch Republican paper.
Since, however, he has taken charge
Of Reform organ, and in the sec
ond or third issue announced the
sickness of the proprietor as the
cause of its lateness. That the Re-
form party, although in its infancy,
was rotten at the heart, we were well


aware but that its offensive odor
could be detectected so soon after
entering its ranks, is warning to all.
Year: 1876

The rain of the last two days has
been welcome indeed to farmers and
gardeners and though it comes too
late to wholly repair the damage OF
the dry month. it yet will do much
good.


August is ushered in with cooling
breezes and damp skies, while July
started with q broiling sun and
parched earth. That trying month
of July will win the distinction of a
conspicuous place in the weather rec
ords of people who are fond of keep
ing them, and those who do it as
part of their business. Nor were we
alone in the experience of great heat.
In London, in Paris, and generally
on the Continent the weather has
been remarkably hot, and the sweat
ing editors have been protesting
against the 1nfliction. and writing of
ice and cooling beverages. The
London Telegraph even went to the
extreme of arguing that champagne
should not. be cooled by putting
Jumps of ice in it, but that the bot
tie should be refrigerated in cooler.
The benighted population of the En-
glish metropolis may need to be told
that, but it is truth as familiar to
every schoolboy in New York as his
multiplication table or the science of
top spinning.


But happily the month is over, the
mercury RECEIVERS from its infiama-
tion, and August comes in with
smiles and tears to make us forget
that July was flushed with heat.
Gov. Tilden's letter of acceptance
will soon be out; the campaign will
begin in right earnest; Gen. Dix s
Boys in Blue will in vain seek to
stir up sectional strife; all factions
of the Democratic party are joined
hand in hand in support of our Re-
form Governor; the army of inde-
pendent voters rally under the same
flag Carl Schurz deserts the stan
dard. but he fails to draw off the hon.
est German voters, who repudiate
him and his ticket; confidence of
success inspires all hearts; and
therefore the general feeling on this
August day is that of joy, hope, and
happiness. varied by the gnashing of
the teeth Of Grant and his motley
crew of political pirates, impotent
in their rage and trembling at the
prospect Of merited punishment.
Hence we say August opens very
aSuDiciOuslv