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Year: 1876

There is an ingenious species ofthe human
creature which makes charts to put before
the physical eye the conceptions of the mind
that are without substance. They depict on
sheet of white paper with jagged lines like
streaks of lightning the fluctuations in
prices they paint the stream OF time in sky
blue and thrust the histories of nations out
into it as promontories of pale rose color or
bottle green--charts infinitely less compre-
to simplify. If one of these quaint fellows
should make a map of the domains of intel
lectual activity he would probably present
poetry as broad ribbon with rainbow hues
running between the incomprehensi-
BILE on one side and the fat, trivial,
utterly commonplace on the other.
On the side toward the incompre-
hensible he would put few great names
of little understood writer's, and very
near to the other side the greater number of
popular favorites, and nearest of all to this
lower edge the magnificent Tupper. In
deed, poetry is the art of versifying the
familiar, giving it an attractive form and the
dopcCt Ol new tuouBAI ~ udu VI q
woman's thoughts should be really new and
grand they would not be comprehensive
to the many, and if they were presented il
the poetical form they might be put out of
the way on the top shelf They would not
be read. But in proportion as the thought
is comprehensive it is already familiar and
readily becomes popular. 1t may, however,
go so far in this direction that the judicious
would cease to regard it as having spice or
favor from its exceeding familiarity. Yet
Tupper is an ever ready evidence
that if it preserve o sort Of sing
song tone, and the mere pretence of
novelty, it will be accepted by millions as
equal to inspiration. 1t is, no doubt, great
70 these millions, because, after all, Tupper
knows little more than they know, and
tells it in o style which they comprehend,
though he assumes an air of profundity. He
ministers at once to their vanity and their
want of knowledge, and he succeeds. But q
man should try Tupper on himself as test
and, as johnson said that one could tell by
his liking or not liking Millions "Lycidas"
whether he had a taste for poetry, SO if a
man makes the horrible discovery that he is
pleased with Tupper he may know that he
needs to 60 to primary school.
Year: 1876

two hundred thousand dollars, France sub
scribing one-half, and it would reflect little
credit on the public spirit of our citizens if
they should allow SO important monument
to be lost to this city through indifference
or want of public spirit.
Year: 1876

The Iowa Republican Association held a
large and interesting meeting last Friday night,
at which resolutions were adopted expressing
confidence that the result of the election
would show that Hayes and Wheeler were the
successful candidates; that they would be de-
clared so by the lawful authorities and be
duly inaugurated. The association also con-
graduated its friends at home on the result of
the election in Iowa, by which the State holds
the proud position as the banner Republican
State OF the Union.
Year: 1876

said there especial significance whatever In their
presence that they belong this military department;
that Washington is convenient and economical loca-
ton and further that additional troops would ac
coring present intentions be ordered to this point


The President said today that the bringing OF troops
to this city merely ordinary change OF station
and Gen. Sherman gave the assurance that there was
"no political significance whatever to this movement
and added that the troops belong to Gen. HancocEs
command which includes Washington.


The Secretary OF the Navy in response 10 inquiries re-
garng the of the concentration OF anava force
in this vicinity, empbatcaly denied their truth He
said the vessels OF the navy pursuing the usual
routine of duty without extraordinary ORDERS and that
there nothing In any recent suggestion or direction
from the Navy Department to commanders or vessels
which could be construed into act which should oc-
casion the slightest sensation excitement.


Other Cabinet officers expressed themselves 10 the same
effect as their colleagues Secretary Chandler said that
this military movement was not formal act OF the
Administration but merely ordinary army movement
He himself did not that any companies had been
ordered here, and not aware that any more were
coming he thought just well to have these COM
panes stationed Washington elsewhere and III fact
better because it cheaper feed them here than
most other places


1t may be stated in addition 10 the above that these
troops will remain here at least until after the Pres
dental Inauguration, ii Is usual to have military es
cort such occasions both guard of honor and IN
order to suppress any serious disturbances which might
possibly 1t is probable that Light Battery OF
the I'd Artillery, now stationed at Fort McHenry, Ba
more will shortly be ordered here in which case 1t is
understood they will be replaced by Battery Of the
same regiment which left Fort Mcenry for the Indian
campaign a few months ago and arrived here to-day
from Fort iley
Year: 1876

customs officers arrived with engine but the pronred
assistance late The barracks OF the island are
in a fine building. and great satisfaction s expressed
that the flames did not reach the mems quarters.
Year: 1876

once. 1t must not be left until the cam
palgn begins. Now is the time before
ploughing. 1t is said that the work will
cost more than the friends Of the move.
ment can afford to pay This is not true.
Ii every farmer, merchant and each one
that believes in the Greenback cause in
your State and in Indiana, would pay
promptly from fifty cents to one dollar
each for the purpose Of carrying this move
ment on it would be done, and both States
would be successful. They can do it if
they will, and if they do not they are cow
ards, and ought to be slaves Of the monied
power, as they are.


If they would only work as you have
done, not only this State, but the nation
could be carried. Now is the time for
work, and let them 90 to work as they
ought, or acknowledge they are not capa-
bic of defending themselves.


This cause must Be carried on to a sue
cessful conclusion, OF bankruptcy and ruin
will be the fate of the people, and perhaps
revolution.


Ever your friend in the cause,


R. +. TREvELLICK.
Year: 1876

CLEVELAND, Feb. 90.


To the Editor o. the woRKSaMAS's ADVOCATE


The ADVOCATE, ever full Of food for re-
Election, in it's pointed, pithy editorials,
and varied yet able correspondence, is ever
a welcome guest to myself and my family.
The business Of the Decatur Convention
was gone over with relish and more than
common interest. This step Of the indus
trial classes Of the West is good one and
indicative that the teachings of the past
wears Of the ADVOCATE and its co-workers,
have not been in vain. The seed has fall
len on good ground and be rne fruit equal
10 the expectations Of the most sanguine.
The attendance and the work done at De-
catur. are credit to the State, and tells
plainly by this independent move, that the
hollow promises Of the old parties are 70
be no longer accepted as a blind by the
farmers and the trades. They did well to
stand forward and by their action say,
mo matter to us what the Republican
or the Democratic party may say OF do,
this is what We say and Whit We lciH do.
This is encouraging, and is the best evi-
Year: 1876

points with something Of pride to the case
of Marks, Casey and Morton, who, like
Tweed, stole for themselves, poor devils.
If they had only sense enough to steal for
big corporation and share the plunder,
it would have been all right Why our
water and lock companies are stealing
every day of their existence more than
these penitentiary birds ever pocketed.


THE DEPRECIATION OF SILVER
now from to per cent. is creating lots
of trouble i'll California Just now. You
see collectors going round the streets every
day, Juggling great bags of silver coin. If
we did not know the reason it would seem
singular to see Californians making such
asses Of themselves, instead Of adopting a
paper currency. Exchange offices are
thickening on every square; stores give
up their front windows and little corner
70 the money changer. 1t helps to pay
the rent. How much better and cheaper
would 1t be for us to ship our silver abroad
and sell it, and use more convenient cur
Cency in its stead


The interior merchants a complaining
that they are great losers, being compelled
to take silver at par and make their remit
tances at loss, and the cost of transport
alton. The city people are advising them
to add the difference to the price Of their
goods, while the farmers, who are in favor
Of greenbacks for currency, are already
complaining that the merchants profits
are too high, aud are opening Granger
stores, which is what troubles the Pacific
Grocer SO much


There is one consolation in all this
That when things come u the worst they
must mend, and 1T seem that this is the
means that nature provides to raise hu-
manity to higher condition.


U. b. SMITH
Year: 1876

understood. And the very ignoring Of
this one thing by our trades societies ID
one Of the great causes Of this depression
Of labor at present. Congress, it appears,
is no nearer the settling Of the finance
question now than in the beginning Of the
session but it prefers to open ths wounds
q the war. for the purpose VI diverting
the peoples attention from the real issues
but hope and believe that the masses Of
the North, South, East and West have
buried the hatchet, and are determined
that it shall rest. All hail to the yeo-
manry Of Illinois The principles enun-
ciated rings like true metal May God
crown them with success, is the prayer Of
yours, H.
Year: 1876

EDITOR HERALD drivers of coal and
lumber wagons will please take notice that
overlooking is punishable with fine, and
that one ton is too heavy load for one
horse. We have had many painful cases of
spavinied horses, and some where the cords
Of the leg have been actually broken and the
foot hangs loose. One poor little horse we
saw few days ago in this city, seemed .
complete wreck, so young and yet so strain
ed BY sudden jerks when overloaded that he
could scarcely stand, his legs were in con-
slant Quiver from sprung muecles and
nerves. Some Of our richest coal merchants
are laying up long days of pain for their
faithful horses, as day after day they toll
up hill struggling and straining to keep
foothold. God will not bless the man who
uses His creatures so cruelty.


8. P. G. A.
Year: 1876

Last evening between five and six O'Clock
Mr.. Thomas Rooney, whose residence was
at 7O2 Curlet street, met with an accident
which resulted In instant death. At the
time he was standing on step ladder in
the rear of his residence engaged in paint
ing it, and 1t is supposed that be must have
lost his balance and fallen to the brick pave
ment, breaking his neck In two places,
death resulting almost instantly. The dis
tance of the fall was only three feet but he
was very heavy man, weighing over two
hundred pounds, and falling upon his head
the above fatal effect was produced. He
was a member of St. Michael's Beneficial
Society, and was sober, Industrious man.
He leaves wife and children, and a son liv-
ing in the western part of Pennsylvania has
been apprised of the sad accident to his
father. Deceased worked on the basin two
years, and was fifty years of age.


The coroner has been notified and an in
qnest will be held to-day.
Year: 1876

not yet completed the first. saw at the
same time camel-race, for which three
camels and dromedary were ente ed.
The poor animals were much frighten-
ed and confused by the crowd, and had to
be dragged along and whipped on by horse
men, both as they started and as they came
in. They started off with shuffling uneasy
trot bat on the other side OF the course,
where they were free, they went along very
well. The dromedary-which was ridden
by dark looking fellow, who seemed as if
be were being thrown high into the air from
the animals single hump at every step-led
the race in but the horseman who had seized
the bride to guide him let 90 too soon, and
away he went blindly among the crowd A
camel ridden by young girl of about eight
cen actually came in first, and took the
prize"


UNCOMFORTABLE wooINc.


There is one race, called the Love
Chase which may be considered part of
the form of marriage among the Kirchiz.
In this the bride, armed with formidable
whip, mounts feet horse, and is pursued
by all the young men who make anv pre-
tensions to her hand. She will be given as
prize to the one who catches her, but she
has the right, besides urging ON her horse to
the utmost, to use her whip, often with no
mean force, to keep off those lovers who are
unwelcome to her, and she will probably
favor the one who she has already chosen in
her heart. As, however, by Kirghiz custom.
a suitor to the hand of maiden is Obliged
to give a certain kdlym or purchase money.
and an agreement must be made with the
father for the amount of dowry which he
gives his daughter, the Love Chase is a
mere matter Of form. The kaiym often con-
sists, with rich individuals, of as many as
forty-seyen horses, and perhaps medium
would be thntY-seven cattle and few
horses. In the dOwry given by the father
must always be included kijifka for the
use of the bride. As mullahs are very rare
in the Steppe, religious ceremony of any
kind at a marriage is unusual. but one thing
must be strictly performed after the women
have sung the virtues of the bride, and the
men have chanted those Of the husband,
telling of his great exploits, how many cat
tie be has stolen, and in how marauding ex-
petitions, he has engaged, the young man
must enter the klJltkd where the bride :
seated and take her out although both en-
trance and exit are forcibly opposed by all
her friends. This is probably remnant OF
the old primitive custom when marriage
was an act Of capture Mar York Eren1ng
Past
Year: 1876

The Louisiana Returning Board will ad-
NIT five men of each party to their sessions,
and fill the vacancy in the Board with per-
son suggested by the Democratic Commit
tee. We trust, therefore, that Eoery E0en-
ing will not begin revolution till next
waek
Year: 1876

over have been the British houses, the
German Pavilion, the Swedish School
House, the Japanese Building, and the
Ohio State Building. The evidences OF
good will thus given are very gratifying to
Philadelphians. To be sure, it would hard
" have paid in commercial sense to have
removed these buildings, but they might at
least have been sold for the material If the
owners had 80 chosen.


A STRANGE FORGERY.


A singular attempt was made this week to
secure from the Western Union Telegraph
Co. the manuscript of President Grants
kilograms to Gen. sherman, relative to the
ordering of troops to Louisiana. The par
ty making the attempt forged an order by
the President requesting possession OF the
documents. Efforts have been made to
catch the forger, but without success.
Whether he intended to make some villain
Gus use of the documents, or desired to
keep them as curiosities, can only be con-
iectured. The President saw the end of
our great show as he assisted at its begin
ming. Has not Grant recovered lost ground
lately 1t seems to us here that he has.
We have the kind of trust in him which
men only have IN strength and honest pur-
pose we feel that as long as he is at the
head. ''treason may do it's worst"
Year: 1876

Mr.. Editor:


There is an opinion in the community
that there is such thing as uionentary or
transtory insanity. An insanity which
may seize its victim with irrepressible
power and take possession OF his mind,
body and judgment. An insanity which
may result in acts Of the greatest cruelty,
and in the highest violence against person
and property. An insanity which may
exist only moment, or simply during
the period while the violence or wrong is
being committed, and only once or twice
IN lifetime. And it is contended that
persons subject to This temporary insanity
may never have entertained an insane
delusion or idea prior to the breaking out
of this violence and may never be subject
TO it afterwards.


The things which may be done while
under the influence Of this temporary de-
lusion, or alteration, or one ideaism-
now recognized as Moral Mania-are
very numerous. They consis. OF murder.
suicide, robbery, forgery, incendiarism,
and many others too numerous to men
ton. Violations OF moral laws-those
concerning the accumulation or waste of
property or those which violate the rights
of persons in their individual or social
state-are also included among the things
which may be done while under the in6u-
ence Of this temporary delusion.


This kind OF insanity must be carefully
Disseminated and separated from all other
kinds. Transitory insanity as advocated
and believed by some is the only insanity
here alluded to. All hereditary insanity
is excluded. All that kind of insanity
which is said to be engendered by the
desire and the practice OF eading books
and papers giving accounts and details OF
wars, Indian cruelties and murders-all
that kind which arises from long con-
tinued mental irritation and moral and
physical suffering and all that kind which
arises from desire of revenge and retalia-
ton are also excluded.


The question whether such kind OF
insanity as this-temporary or transltory,
can exist or not, has been much discussed
bot still remains unsettled. The reasons
for or against are too numerous and snbtle
for present consideration. But the ques-
ton for general consideration, in case
there should strong belief in the exist
ence of such a condition is one Of no
ordinary importance. 1t deeply concerns
the welfare OF individuals and the com
munity. That question is :"Is the person
who has committed crime, theft or
social outrage, under such a state respon-
sibe ?" Can he justly be made amenable
to law aud Justly be punished


Ii these crimes which are committed
under this alleged condition. were invari.
ably the result of insane delusion why
should they almos; invariably take the
various forms of criminality Why should
not the delusion impel the victim as often
to an excessively good act, as to an ex.
cessively bad oneP II this sudden delu-
sion or impulse Is without any conscious.
Year: 1876

\ NAsHISGTON special to the New York
World says: The latest disclosures of corrup-
ton in the Navy Department occurred before
the House Committee on Naval Affairs. where
the way in which Norman Wizard fleeced the
government of S252, 900 was shown IN. Nor
man has run his rig and left the country for
China and Japan nearly week ago. but his
assistant was before the committee and swore
that false reports of the progress and success
Of WARDS experiments with heavy ordinance
on Nut Island were deliberately and continu-
ously made, and that most of the experiments
which Wizard did make could have been made
IN almost any of the government navy wards
at one-tenth expense. 1t came out in the tes
timony that one shot which was fred cost the
government $4,000, and that rotten sheet iron
fastened together was used for targets. for the
purpose of making the shots appear to greater
advantage. 1t was shown that the govern
ment paid Wizard in all $685., 900. but it was
not shown where any great portion of that
amount went to.
Year: 1876

The American Grocer says the fol-
lowing is one of the latest swindles:
a country grocer receives a letter sta
ting that from his name he may posi-
bly, be cousin of the writer, who,
should such be the case, is willing to
make him proposition. This long
lost cousin in New York has $4,000
worth of groceries, on which he wishes
to realize at ouce. They shall be ship
ped at once, and the country cousin
will be able to sell them at - per cent
under the market price, keep one-third
of the amount, and forward the bal
ance, the relative in the country to pay
all expenses of the sale. In case the
offer is accepted, there are a quantity
of carriage and storage fees to be paid,
it turns out, afterwards, of course. The
money is perhaps sent, and then all the
merchant has to do is to wait the re-
ceipt of the goods. He must not get
impatient if his cousin in New York
hasn't sent them, for he may yet have
to wait n very long time.
Year: 1876

TEE Senate'S discussion on finance opens
with an able address by Mr. Sherman in ia
vor of keeping the nations promise to resume
specie payment in 1879 He points ont the
great damage that must result to the public
credit at home and abroad if we revoke that
promise long before its maturity and without
even making an effort to keep it: and he fifty
characterizes such bad faith as a long step
toward repudiatiOn. 1t is case where hon
estv Is the best policy. Mr.. Sherman thinks
that resumption can be brought about through
the voluntary efforts of the National banks,
and shows reason for believing that it can be
accomplished by a Secretary who will obey
the law, even without additional legislation.
Mr.. Bogy's speech on the other side of the
question is fair sample of the interconverti-
bic bHnd-infiation hereSy.
Year: 1876

HERE is pen picture of Roscoe Conkling
He is far beyond the middle height; and is
strongly hut lightly and gracefully built, and
his good taste in dress is such that his fine fig
ure always appears to advantage in neatly
fitting clothes. His face, if not positively
handsome. is at least manly. keen and intel
lectual. The closely-trimmed. pointed beard
covers mouth and chin, but does not conceal
the cynical sneer which is the habitual ex-
preston OF the countenance. and to which the
hooked nose gives especial bitterness. That
nose is, even more than the bright eyes on
each side of it, a plain warning of the owners
acumen. He IS emphatically what Horace
would call a man enltRctGe adris. The hoar
frost of approaching age which is now sprin-
Killed. in COnklings %hskers and auburn curls
adds greatly to his appearance. and he is for
tunate in growing bald upon the temples. and
not in the middle of the skull.
Year: 1876

AN indianapolis paper tells of a girl
in that section of country whose moth
er boxed her ears because she couldn't
pronounce the word metaphysics, and
who then went out and hid III the barn
to cry, and had both of her feet frozen.
The poor child probably had on cotton
stockings aud no flannel patticoat to
wrap her feet up in. We always tho't
that the NAH who invented the word
that caused this trouble had better
been engaged at something that would
have been more creditable to him.
Year: 1876

THE practical joker OF California now
amuses himself by giving his friend a
cigar in which is some nitro-glycerine
and then seeing him light it and blow
his nose off. 1t must be very amusing;
but we should think that by the time
a fellow had lost one or two noses he
would begin to regard the thing as
somewhat mOnOtOnOuS and want to
conceal an ounce or so of lead under
the joker's shirt by way of a change.
Year: 1876

A MICHIGAN paper is authority for
the story that Dan Rice wanted 10 fight
a duel with ParsOn BroWnlOw because
the parson wouldn't indOrse Dams
show as "a great moral exhibition
Forty years ago you might have worm
ed fight of almost any sort out of the
parson, if you had gone about it in the
right way, but ofslate years his appe-
tite has improved so much that it can
no longer be said of him that he would
rather fight than eat.
Year: 1876

The long debate on Pinchback came to an
end in the Senate to-day by a vote rejecting
him by four majority. Gov. Kellog will now
have the appointment of the Senator. Mr..
Bruce intends tomorrow TO offer a resolution
giving Pinchback So, 900, the pay he would
have had if he had been admitted.