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Year: 1876

Hrs HONOR JUSTICE KAsMIRE is a queer
judge. Yesterday he made an order that all
officers having complaints to make in his
court should stand at parade rest while do
ing so. Why Tombs justice should re-
quire technical rather than mere respect
full attitude in complainant is one of those
things which even Tombs lawyer cannot
comprehend.
Year: 1876

THERE Is Much COMPLAINT Of robberies on
some of the steamers between this port and
Havana Passenger steamers ought to pro-
vide precautions against robberies of the
kind reported, or at least care should be
taken to discover and punish the guilty
parties
Year: 1876

THE Coal TROUBLES All the endeavors
of the coal monopoly to continue its plunder
have thus far come to naught. AS the vari-
Gus members of the great conspiracy to keep
mp prices could not agree-and therefore
could not continue to rob the public-some
of them turned with desperate resolution
to rob at the other end of the line. If the
public were out of their reach at least they
had the miners in q corner. If they could
not e1tort from one they could squeeze the
other, and so defend their threatened profits
in some degree. But contrary to their ex-
pcctatons, perhaps, the miners accept the
reduced wages. If this is not contrary to
Year: 1876

Many a girl has a beau who is very
attentive, and says all manner Of nice
things, but doesn't propose, and finally
deserts her and the next thing she
hears of him is that 'he is paying at
tention to another" Such cases often
come before our notice, aud expert
ence generally tells as that in most in-
stances such a young man never has
any real love for anybody but himself,
and that all he cares for when he pre-
tends to love girl is to amuse him
self as long as he may choose and end
by going off when he is tired. A man
who stops paying attention to a lady
on the pretence that his love is
changed, that he loves her no longer,
but now loves another, is conscious
deceiver. He knows very we'll that
he has not loved, and that he does not
love, and that he does not intend to
keep his faith with any Of the girls he
is trifllng with. True love does not
seek change, nor will il give up its OBJ.
ject for any but overwhelming reasons,
Year: 1876

YES, this is leap year. but you wont
see young ladies who have any respect
for themselves standing on the street
corners, watching boys hold up their
pants as they wade over the crossing
Year: 1876

n ~


Three years have passed since the in
cidents mentioned above, and from the
shores of the sunny gulf the scene
changes to the banks of the Mississip-
pi river.


Riding slowly along the road are two
persons, a lady and a gentleman on
horseback. Earnestly they are con-
yersing together; and then the maiden
draws rein, and rests her gloved hand
upon heS companions arm.


Edward. here you must leave me,
and forever. 1t is hard to give you up
but my father will never forgive me
and forget the past, not even for my
sake, dearly as be loves me. cannot
again meet you. This morning ne dis
covered our secret interviews, and for
bade me ever to see you again; and
upon your return home you will find a
bitter letter from him demanding my
letters. You know how dearly I love
you, and yet you know we must part.
Good bye, Edward. and that heaven
may protect you will ever be my prayer.


And bright diamond tears rolled
down the beautiful face Of Rosa YER
Year: 1876

TRAMPs.-Some of our people hereabouts


are disposed to hold our peach orchards
responsible for the tramp nuisance. They
seem inclined to take the tramps word for
it that he has come to pick peaches. But
hundreds Of places, as guiltless Of peach
orchards as Delaware is of peach profits,
are suffering far more than we from this
intolerablc pest. Our afiiction is luxu-
rious freedom in comparison with some Of
the Western States, if we may judge from
the reports We see in our exchanges. We
read in one of our New York dailies that
last week the little city of Bloomington,
Illinois, was nearly ovcrrun. A thousand
tramps came into the place in one day, and
an extra police force had to be called out
to provide against any disturbances. Rock
Island, another place in the samo State, had
quite as great an influx, day or two after
wards. The tramps came from Chicago, it
IS said. And New England is quito as bad
as tho West. They rove there in drovcs.
Therefore, taking it ali in all, we have come
TO the conclusion that our swarm of tramps
are but as the squad to the army, in com
parison with other less favored localities.
Our peach orchards have nothing to DO with
it; there is hardly square mile of territory
in any of the well-settled States that is not
under the foot Of the professional tramp.
Year: 1876

until he routed the Mayor and his police
and crippled a number of other Democrats.
lie told some very plain truths to his party
friends and insisted that it was bungling
job that the work and payment should stop
at this juncture. He said the council was
responsible for it and the city would lose
by it, whilo the Republicans would profit
from it,. Somehow we infer that there was
something more than gas in his harrangue,
or else such heavy fire wouldn't have been
opened on him from his own camp.
Year: 1876

A BAD CAsR.--A serious stabbing affair
occurred in Wilmington last Saturday night.
A man named VIM. Hazard marched up
the street in company with notoriously
lewd woman, apast his own residence,
whilst his wife was seated in the doorway.
She followed him and induced him to come
back, but when she and Hazard reached


their home he pushed her violently in the
door. The wife's two sons by former hus-
band, named Pierson, then came TO their
mothers rescue, when Hazard stabbed


both Of them severely with pocket knife.
He then started to escape but was arrested
and is now in New Castle Jail. Hazard is
but a young man himself, whilst she is at
least 25 years his senior. Being widow
before she was married and having two
sons but little younger than her husband,
and all living together, it is not unaccount.
able that domestic infelicity ensued.
Year: 1876

shall be off, but You must choose be-
tween him and me. If you are going to
keep on talking to him, I shall never
come in this place again so which is it
to be %


s"The Captain


'sBut 1 am not joking. I'll never see
you again.


''No more am joking, so good bye"


acknowledgement off he went.
Year: 1876

II The Argus editors reply to our charge
Of wilMlly pcrverting the truth. in charging
ns with bolting democratic convention, is
worthy of pettifogger. We charged him
with an untruth. and he says we did attend n
township meeting. Yes we did. and found
that the radical party was well represented,
and we tried our best to prevent them from
taking part and voting, believing that they
had no business there. And one of them said
10 US. day or two after. that they had no
business there. but that they had been urged
to be there by Mr.. Wilcox and his friends, and
did so. Democrats have no right TO mettlle in
republican meetings and conventions to help
control them. and we do not iatend to sit qni-
etly and let radicals, not in sympathy with
the democratic party, In any way to assist in
running ours.
Year: 1876

Al tho solicitation Of many Of my old friends and
acquaintances, l have consented to become IA can
didate for reelection to the Office of sheriff for this
county. have no promises to make, or references
to give You all know me, and are acquainted
with the manner in which I have conducted the
office. If again honored by your votes, and re-elec-
ted to the position. pledge you l shall continue
as heretofore to discharge its duties honestly and
faithfully to the best Of my ability


Very respectfully
Year: 1876

q We congratulate Bro. Sparks, Of the
Herald. on the beautiful appearance of his
paper. He is lack to his old si.e and we
hope to see him grow fat with the best that
the land affords, and may its shadow never
grow less.
Year: 1876

tB Hon. W, NJ Fishback. OF Fort Smith
we notice. Is to be n candidate for the legisla-
tarc from Sebastion county. We don't know
that a better selection could be made at this
time. We need men Of his mind and ability
in the next legislature as matters will come
before It that win require all the scrutiny and
mature judgment Of our best men to satisfac-
.orily master.
Year: 1876

There is no more important branch of
"preventive medicine than cooking. Bad
cooking may cause a dwindling of the
race, ,ruination of the temper, and deteriora-
tion of the morals. GoSd cooking, on the
other hand, is accompanied by national
prosperity and domestic bliss. So say
the promoters of the national training
school of cookery, who are undoubtedly
right in the main, and are deserving of all
imaginable success. Now, cooking is
both an art and a science. For its prog
ress as an art VIC are not greatly con-
cerned, although our profession would
undoubtedly suffer Ia pocket should fine
art cookery go out ut ElsAic2. "Elegant"
dishes are generally whited sepulchers,
and the fore-runners of blue pills and
other disagreeable correctiyes. The bulk
of people live in big cities, andif we were
asked to name the most predominating
characteristic of our urban population, we
should say dyspepsia" Those who spend
their days in dark offices, chambers or
consulting rooms, and keeping their
noses everlastingly upon their respective
grindstones, seldom know that digestion
which should wait on appetite. Hitherto
their dinners have not been so skillfHlly
prepared as to demand the least possible
effort from jaded stomach; but let us
hope that the national disgrace of inai-
gestibility will no longer dim the bright
ness of our hospitality, and the number
of patent medicines which are sold 50
largely in this country as aids to diges4
tion will undergo a rapid diminution.
Year: 1876

One of the fashionable follies of the
day is the a1ectation of great GOODNESS.
1t is considered vulgar to be demnnstra-
tive. You meet an old friend; it is a
blessing to your eyes to behold him once
more. Your heart leaps up at sight Of
him-your impulse is to grasp him
warmly by the hand. You feel almost
like embracing him. You must do moth
ing of the kind. No ripple must be per-
mitted to ruff1e the smooth equilibrium
and indifference of your feelings. You
must greet him politely, but without
emotion. So the false etiquette of which
we speak teaches. possession is a
strong quality, but we do not believe in
this Kind of sell. possession, and people
who school themselves in this are not apt
to have the other and better kind. They
are not apt TO manifest self possession on
such occasions as really call for it--occa-
sions of difficulty and danger of great
trials. Touch their self-love, make any
unusual demand upon them for elf-denial,
and their assumed and superficial self
possession vanishes in an instant. For
ourselves we like naturalness Of manner.
Seem as you feel. Let the heart speak
yout, or what is the use of having hearti
There are crops which grow only on light
soils, and the school of philosophy
miscalled philosophy-of which we
speak must have originated in shallow
brains.
Year: 1876

There appear to be still good many
people who have no very clear idea of
the nature and object of the Centennial
Exhibition. Some think that q collec-
ton Of relics will be the most prominent
feature, and with this view kindly offer
to contribute the chair that Gen. So-and-
so of the Revolutionary Army once sat
upon, or the wig worn by one of the
Signers of the Declaration. Others i'm
agine that the show is to be collection
Of curiosities and monstrosities, somewhat
more extensive Of course than Barnum's
old Museum, but much in the same style.
One man writes to the Commission that
he has caught remarkably fine eagle,
which he will sell for reasonable price
another that he would like to exhibit a
big OK in a prominent place in. the main
building, and another Che lives in Tennes-
see) that he has boy who is deformed in
fearful and wonderful way, and that he
will bring him on ifall expenses are paid.
1t keeps clerk busy, we are told, to de-
cline with thanks these extraordinary
contributions. The local papers are, to
some extent, responsible for such singular
misconceptions. They are constantly
printing statements that this, that, or the
other relic, novelty, overgrowth, or NAL
formation is to be "sent to the Centen-
NAL" At the risk of repeating what
every intelligent person might be ex-
pected by this time to understand, we viii
say that the celebration is not to be a
curiosity shop, and that it is intended to
illustrate the best phases and highest ex-
isting development Of art, education,
science, invention, manufactures and ag-
riculture in all the nations Of the earth.
IN. 7. TribuHs.
Year: 1876

A TEACHER was employed, at certain
salary, by the year. After while his
services we're not found satisfactory to
the school committee, and their chair
man, a smooth-spoken member of the
legal profession, was deputed to perferm
the ungracious task Of informing the
master of the state of the case. After
the settlement Of preliminaries, the point
was reached, and the propriety of the
masters resignation was automatically
and politely suggested. The Incumbent,
if notquaIifed to teach such a school,
was a shrewd Yankee. He expressed his
willingness to leave so readily that the
committee man became uhcommonly
gracious at the success Of his mission.
"But," said the worthy pedagogue, t'if
my services are not satisfactory here,
they may be in some other place; and as
must get my living, presume you will
give me a recommendation"


"Certainly," replied the committee
man, thinking only of relieving his own
town of an inefficient instructor, and ac-
cordingly drew up'the paper on the spot.


The master read it, and found it
highly satisfactory. aAnd now" said
he, glancing keenly at his employer,
"upon this recommendation l am so
we'll fitted to teach, will thank you to
pay me the rest of my salary for the
unexpired half year,


The lawyer was caught, and the money
was paid.-Hdrper's Drdper.
Year: 1876

LEMONS WHoLEsoME.--Whe people
feel the need of an acid, if they would let
vinegar alone, and use lemons or apples,
they would feel as well satisfied, and re-
ceive no injury. A suggestion may not
come amiss as to a good plan, when lem
ons are cheap in Market to make good
lemon syrup. Press your hand on the
lemon and roll it back and forth briskly
on the table to make it squeeze more
easilyi then press the juice into bowl or
tumbler-neVer into a tin; strain out all
the seeds, as they give bad taste. Re-
move all the pulp from the peels and boil
in water-a pint for dozen pulps-to
extract the acid. A few minutes boiling
is enough; then strain the water with the
juice Of the lemon, put pound of white
sugar to a pint of the juice;' boil ten
minutes, bottle II, and your lemonade is
ready. Put tablespoonful or two of this
lemon syrup in glass of water, and you
have a cooling, healthful drink.
Year: 1876

PosTAL CARDs.-The Government loses
500, 900 a year by issuing postal cards,
that is, the printing and carrying amount
to that sum more than the receipts. We
never could see why the Government
should charge three cents for carrying q
letter, while it furnishes and prints a
tinted card and carries it any distance for
one cent. If postal cards were abol-
ished the postal revenues would be in
creased two million dollars. Possibly in
that event we might have letter postage
reduced to two cents, which would be q
vast improvement on the abused postal
system.
Year: 1876

CHARGED WITH STEALING A. DIAMOND.


A colored man, named Benjamin Johnson, ac-
cused OF stealing diamond ring valued 81 Oeo from
his employer, Dr. Matthew Fulgran of No 5s Lexng-
ton avenue. Yesterday morning the Doctor loft his
private room for a moment and when he returned ne
missed the ring the table which he had placed
it, The accused beng the only person who had
TO the in his absence he naturally suspected him
aud caused his arrest The ring not found upon
him. The only person besides the Doctor himself and
Johnson who had been in the room during the morn
ing telegraph messenger, but he could not have
taken the ring, Tor the Doctor was positive il
the table when he cft tho room. The accused
manded
Year: 1876

The seventh match of the Insurance Companies
series took place yesterday afternoon at Creedmoor
range high wind prevailed and tho sky was cloudy;
but, notwithstanding some good shooting was INDUCED
IN. The match between the teams OF the Citizens
and Home Companies, and resulted IN victory for the
former by a score of 1872 TO lS6. George W. Jones,
captain o the Citizens Team, made OF a. out of


possible 80, which is the highest that has be en- made
during the The next highest is that made
by Captain Lloyd Roberts, of tho Continental Team,
who scored 43 out of possible 80. The Citizens Team
have not yet lost match during the SERIES


The match between the Insurance Team and a team
to be picked from among the students OF Columbia
College will take place within two weeks.
Year: 1876

Joseph Rhodes, captain OF canal boat lying at the
California dock Jersey City, drowned of boat
Friday night Tho body recovered and taken
TO the Grove street Morgue. An investigation was
made by Coroner Cannon who elected some facts that
point to ioul play. man boat lying close that
OF Rhodes heard splash In the water followed by the
sound OF footsteps along the dock where the boat law
The man had previously heard dispute but alter the
splash IN the water all st aud he no person.
IL Is supposed that Rhodes was engaged drunken
brawl, having had some trouble IN tho neighborhooi 4
recently, ano was pushed on his boat An inquest will
ha hcid
Year: 1876

To THE EDIroR OF TnE HERALD


am much Obliged to John Decency for suggesting to
me proper place to cat peanuts as have to ride
about forty minutes every day shall take great pleas
urc hereafter in occupying that time for peanut lunch
like both the taste smell Of peanuts, and while
satisfy the man VIII also perfume the air around
Inc. which will counteract the bad odor ol whiskey
poor gin and tobacco Yours, r. H. l..


BROOKLYN, March H. 1870
Year: 1876

In commenting upon the crews in practice for the
English University boat the London Sportsman,
February 26, says


oNFoRn.


The good points OF the the length Of
reach, sharpness OF catch OF tho nrst part Ut the
stroke, long swing back aud good recovery Tho ia-
water by and iauly time by Two others.
when say that the recovery is good speak OF II
as a whole None OF the men dead IN this respect
but some arc vccr than others, aud II would be well
u all came as brskiy on the chest as No 3. The
last year had remarkably clean
feather, and there why the pres
cnt crew should not be good in THIS
respect with and attention Tho faults Of time
should disappear win coaching and altor few long
rows 10 shake the men we'll together. framing viii
commence next Wednesday March ~, and tho crew
may then be expected to settle 10 work IN the light
boat recently built by Claspcr Another boat by The
Year: 1876

resentatives OF bill to reinstate silver
as money, of which we were the first ad>
vocate in the state of Minnesota. And
vet he says that everything we have ads
vocated has been repudiated by the peo-
pie. If he goes down to Washington he
will there find q Department OF Edu-
cation. permanent and very important
part OF the government which we were
first to advocate and we were the hrst
that ever, on the floor OF congress, showed
the relation between illiteracy and mis-
government.
Year: 1876

In moral qualities the Scotch are IN
!erior to no people in the world. and
we can only account for this deplorable
state of affairs by the poverty OF the peo-
pie which prevents marriages.
We repeat the true philanthoplst
are those who secure just laws and pros
perity for the people. Poverty is the
mother OF vice.
Year: 1876

ROME, May 1.-THE Pope has written
reply to King Alfonso's last letter,
which gave assurances that Spain was
Catholic and that the Catholics need fear
nothing from the new Constitution, and
maintained that the religious liberty
clause was inconsistent with the spirit OF
the Concordat Of 1851. The Pope thanks
the King for his letter, but avoids u dis
cussion OF the question at issue.
Year: 1876

The action Of the two claimants for the
Mayoralty in absenting themselves from
the Council proceedings is the result OI
m agreement between them. They have
each agreed to submit the case either tC
the State Supreme Court or which i
the plan most favored, to the full
bench OF the Circuit CourtJ Judges, five in
number. This will be done il Hoyne car
induce his friends, who form majority
Of the City Council, to consent. The de-
cision will be accepted as final by both
cnntaatanta TIC .'... |..H
Year: 1876

had not seen Mrs for q week. and
supposing her either sick or away from
home, when she drove up to my gate
one morning with all her children in the
carriage and stopped to exchange salu-
tations. She really looked less bright
and blooming than usual, and l said,
You have been ill.,"


There it is again." exclaimed she,
laughing; everybody sees the want OF
oxygen in my blood The truth is,
have been sewing steadily for week up
on the children S dresses, and have not
allowed myself breath IF fresh air,
which ! have always deemed essential
to my health, and on which | am now
convinced my good nature depends en-
tirely. AT the end of three days of IN.
broken sedentary employment | begin
always TO falter, and can hardly eat or
sleep; but on this occasion | held on to
my work and finished article after article
TIL my head was in such q whirl that /
could hardly count tho garments as |
laid them away. But yesterday became
desperate; scolded poor Bridget for
some slight mistake, till she looked ut
me in unutterable amazemcnt ordered
every child ont Of the house, even baby
Benny here, because couldn't bear the
sound of a football within it; and when
my husband came at night and told me ]
looked re lily i'll and nervous, it was the
last feather that broke the cameIs back
i was sure it was only courteous way
OF saying looked cross and ugly. and
| burst into fit of uncomfortable sob
bing, and went to bed like n ughty
child at o clock.


This morning locked up the unfin
lshed pile of sewing. We have a dinner
basket there in the carriage. and are of
for the woods. The children say they
are in pursuit OF fun, but am after OK
igen"
Year: 1876

Be" If it is such sure thing, as the
Argus asserts that Col. Cravens will be
nominated ON the first or second ballot,
where is the policy of throwing mud at
Gen. Newton? The friends Of Cravens
either do not believe what they say, Of
desire to cngender bitter feel between
General Newton and Colonel Cravcns.
Year: 1876

EF- The secretary of the treasury has
instructed the various sub treasury Off
GERS throughout the country to pay out
silver coin in exchange for legal tender
notes in the ordinary disbursements of
the government.
Year: 1876

There is no error more fatal than
imagining that pinching youth in his
pocket money will teach him trugallty.
On the contrary, it will occasion his
running into extravaganza with so
much more eagerness when he comes
TO have money in his own hands ; as
pinching him in his diet will make his
appetite only the more rapacious. If
you put into the hands Of your child
more money than is suitable to his
age and discretion, you must expect
to find that he has thrown it away up
on what is not only idle but hurtful.
A certain small, regular income any
child above six years of age ought to
have. When he comes to be capable
of keeping an account, he ought to be
obliged to do it he will thereby ac-
quire n habit Of frugality, attention
and prudence that will be of service to
him through his whole life. On the
contrary, to give young person
money to spend at will, without ac-
curing any account of it, is leading,
or rather forcing, him upon extrava-
gance and folly