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Year: 1876

a REALLY WE'LL DRESSED LADY,
Her first study seems to be the
becoming her second, the good ;
her third, the fashionable which, if
be both good and becoming, it al
ways is or may be. You see this
lady turning II cold cyo to the as
surances of shopmen and tho recon-
mendations of millners. She cares
not how new or original pattern
may be, if it be ugly or how recent Il
shape, if it be awkward. Not that
her costume is alway new or the
contrary, she wears many cheap
dress, butitis always pretty, and many
an old one, but it is always good.
She deals in no gaudy confusion OF
colors, nor does she affect u studied
primness Of sobriety but sbe either
refrcshcs you with n spirited con
trast, or composcs You with Judi
cious harmony. After all, there ia
no great art either in her fashions
or her materials. The secret simply
consists in her knowing the three
grand unitieB--her own station, her
own ago, and her own points! And
no woman can dress we'll who does
not After this, we need not sa,
that whoever is attracted by the cos
tune will not be disappointed in the
wcarcr. She may not be handsome
nor accomplished, but we will an
swer for her boing even tempered
we'll informed, thoroughly sensible
and n complete lady.
Year: 1876

Tho finest gift brought home from
India by the Prince of Wales is a
golden boat, more than q foot lona
and wonderfully cnamelled The
stern represents the head, wings and
tail of peacock, tho lnstrous breast
of the bird being carved into the
body of the boat with great skill.
Year: 1876

After the Oxford authorities had
tried many schemes in vaiti to obtain
orderly behavior on the part of the
undergraduates on commemoration
day. they hit Upon the plan of adj
mitting no student to tho hall unless
accompanied by girl or woman.
For the first time in years. there was
good order during the exercises.
Year: 1876

Twenty five thousand troops in
tho army, and yet not enough to
whip few thousand Indians. BE.
cause too many Of tho troops arc
kept in the Southern States to
harass the people and assist carpet
baggars i'll getting into Office
Richmond Uispntrh.


Now is the time to subscribe to
the HERALD.
Year: 1876

At n collection made at u charity
fair lady offered the plate to rich
man who was well known for his
stingincss. 81 have nothing;" was
the curt reply. "1'hch take some
thing, sir" said the lady "yon know
I am begging for the poor"
Year: 1876

Solomon Marx brought suit in tho Supreme Court
against Hartman Prohmsn recover an indemnity
bond The facts or the case, which were developed
upon the trial yesterday, before Judge Donchue, in
Supreme Court Circuit werc not sufficiently important
to require publication. In the OF tho trial.
however, mos, remarkable conflict OF testimony was
brought about upon the question OF the signature to
the bond Tho plaintiG swore that the defendant
signed the bond, and his evidence upon this point
corroboratcd by three other witnesses who
testified that they saw the defendant sign the
bond. The defendant, when placed upon the
stand swore positively that signature was not his
The Jury thus called upon to decide that the
wus forgery or else that the defendant was guilty. of
wiul PERJURY The anomalous condition OF the case
was aptly explained TO the jury by Judge Donohuc,
who delivered avery elaborate charge. The jury re-
tired and nfter returned with verdict for the
plaintiff. Judge Donohuc Immediately committed inc
defendant to await the action OF the Grand jury The
latter exceedingly overcome by this unlocked for
punishment, and was conducted from the
saddcr IL not a wiser man.


INSURANCE BROKERS, ATTENTION!
From the large number OF suits brought by insurance
companies to recover the amount Of premium on
policies issued by them where the bad already
made pay NJ to the broker through whom the in.
surance was effected. the aggregate loss to people
from tho dishonesty OF irresponsible In
surance brokers appears to be very great To
themselves from loss the insurance companies about
eight years ago had clause inserted each policy
containing distinct notice that tho broker who de-
lvcred to be deemed the agent OF the CON-
pany in the transaction, and that payment Of the
premium to HIM was not payment to the company
The New York Produce Exchange Ins urance Company
recently brought suit for premium against A. Wels
hocer in the First District Court and Judge Gala
han gave judgment the plaintiM on appeal
to Court OF Common Pleas II claimed that the


fact that the secretary OF the company delivered the
policy the broker to deliver the assured an get
the premium constituted the broker the agent OF tho
company. The Court now decides that II dd not and
did not IN tho OF the express notice In the policy
to the onrary hold the broker the as
the company's agent and affirmed the judgment. Ii
the chose make the payment to the broker
without receiving the policy the Court holds that ho
must suffer the consequences.
Year: 1876




The Economist thinks II was great mistake the
part OF the OF tho constitution Of the United
States to refer the Presidential election to body
specially chosen by the people for that Junction
Not only has that resulted In depriving the body
elected of all consultative powers but the representa-
tives the nation chosen for other purposes, have
thereby OF tho functions which, had IL been
allotted them, would have greatly increased their
influence and dignity and tended to
hance their Importance and stimulate the
popular interest IN their election. Moreover,
IL is very evident how unfortunate
was the policy OF raising all the questions which
apt grow OF contested elections connection
with the cnoce oil the Chief Of the State all 1t
obvious, too, that 1t was quite unnecessary. In the
United States the Senate, which is elected by tho
Legislatures OF tho various States, has always had
more consideration and influence in consequence OF
that mode OF election, aud IL the choice
oil the President had been LETT 10 the two
Houses OF Congress, sitting in common-as In
certain very, rare and exceptional IL actu.
ally lett by the constitutionno doubt that, as
general rule not only would better Presidents have
been chosen but through the mode OF their election
they would nave welded more social authority than
they do now. Even the Americans themselves the
Economist suspects, will begin TO doubt the policy Of
the itutiunal regulations affecting the Presdon
tial election when they find that crisis OF some
importance the selection actually made 1t opon 10 all
aft
Year: 1876

CHICKEN CHEESE. Boil two chickens
till tender. Take out all the bones and
chop the meat fine, season with salt, pep
per and butter. Boil down the liquor the
chickens were boiled in until there re-
mains only enough to make the chopped
meat quiet moist. Put the meat into a
mold of any shape that is desirable or
convenient When cold turn out and cut
IN slices. 1t is excellent for picnics or
when travelling for lunch.
Year: 1876

A PENNslLvANIA MIRACLE The Doyle
stown, Pennsylvania, Democrat says that,
u few days since, Evan Stovor of Spring
Valley, while working in his mill noticed
that the machinery was not working rs it
should do, and kept getting slower. Fin
ally it almost stopped. He Immediately
proceeded to investigate the matter and
ascertain the cause. He raised the stones,
inspected the machinery and did other
things without avail. Finally he went to
the water gate and raised it up. Finding
that the water did not flow as fast as it
should, he inserted his arm in the race,
and to his horror pulled out one OF his
children aged about three years 1t was
to all appearance dead, but rs he was car
rying 1t to the house, its nose began to
bleed and color came back to its face.
The child was resusctated and is at pres
cnt as we'll as if nothing bad ever happen
ed. How long the little child had been
in the water no one knows.
Year: 1876

INDIAN SUMNER This halcyon period
of our autumn will always in some way
be associated with the Indian. 1t is red
and yellow and dusky like him. The
smoke of his campfire seems again in the
air. The memory Of him pervades the
woods His plumes and moccasons and
blanket OF skins form just the costume the
season demands. 1t was doubtless his
chosen period The gods smiled upon
him then if ever The time of the chase,
the season OF the buck and the doe, and
Of the ripening of all forest fruits the time
when all men are incipient hunters. when
the first frosts have given pungency to the
air, when to be abroad on the hills or in
the woods is delight that both old and
young feel; if the red aborigine ever had
his summer of fulness and contentment, il
must have been at this season, and it fifty
bears his name. [Scrbner.
Year: 1876

II don't Know"


There are eases on record in which men
approaching incautiously have met u like
fate. Joy is not selfish The founder
thought no longer of himself, but Of his
boy, who was safe and sound. In his heart
he made merry, and like that father OF old
whose son was lost and found again. was
dead and returned alive, he took him in
and gave him his supper. Cornelius
Devices
Year: 1876

There was once a tired editor, who tried
to inform his readers that 80 day is the
anniversary of the death Of Louis Philippe, "
and was enraged to find i'll the proot-sheet
the name OF some unknown sam Phillips,
instead of the French soVereign's familiar
appellation In n fit of disgust, the editor
wrote in the margin, "Who the hell is Sam
Phillips ?" and was rewarded by finding in
the paper next morning this instructive
paragraph


To-day is the anniversary of the death
OF Sam Phillips Who in hell is sam Phil
llpS?
Year: 1876

A man can't eat apples and hunt s4uir-
rels at the same time. Mr. Wm, III, Hood,
of Washington county, Ga. was return
ing from a squirrel hunt with his double
barreled gun on his shoulder and an apple
in his hand which he was eating. and
which caused him to let the gun slip from
his hand and fall over behind him. The
striking of the hammers upon the hard
ground fired the gun. and the load entered
the right heel and ankle. iracturing the
ankle so badly that it had to be amputa-
ted
Year: 1876

You say you went to party last night,
and you saw Mrs. Smith an old friend
whom you had not seen since she and
your sister were at school together-
You had very pleasant talk until sup
per, when you gave her your arm and
took her to supper. When some one
came along with few glasses of wine
on IA waiter and offered her a glass. you
shuddered as she said, moi" and you
wondered why Mrs. Smith, who didn't
use to be particular about such things,
not only refused, but shuddered when
she said no. You cannot tell why! i
can tell you why. You went on with your
talk. and had little Irritation, did youl
| won't say you didn't. She was very
gay, and seemed very glad To forget her
self, did she! Very well. | aIh glad
you gave her that hour of the evening.


| can tell you where she went after the
party was over She went home the
latest person from the party. She was
glad il was late. for her husband had
not come home She sat and read for
an hour, and he did not come. SiIe
wrote for an hour, and lie did not come.
At length, between three and four o'clock
there was d noise at the door. She
went to the door and two policemen
held him in their arms. She knows
them both well 10y This time ID hap
pens so often tlIa; she knows every po
licen,.ln en- the beat. They baGe her
goodnight. She brought him III. Sine
had locked her cliiIdr+n's room thar be
might not abuse them She took tl!r
abuse as he Hung himself on tine bed.
She dragged OF his neck cloth and coat,
a:Id sat there until he sinuid fall into
hiS stupid sleep.


She was the woman who refused tii''
glass of wine with Il shudder. You dill
not know the story. You thought she
was gay and bright know i,-r story,
because | am her minister They have
sort of skeleton ia the closet which We
are permitted to see and yoH are not. -
And when we see that skeleton. 90 you
wonder that We sometimes say pretty
sharp things about moderate drinking.
and the temptations offered at parties
Rec T. Z. Hgls.
Year: 1876

main Office of the Centennial Commission.
Whenaperson enters through turnstile
heis instantantainously registered on the
dial. At any instant OF the day, there
fore, it will be possible to know, by glanc-
ing at the dial. the exact member of peo-
pie who have passed the gates and are
within the Exhibition grounds and build
ings.


The decision of the Commissioners to
close both buildings and grounds on
Sunday prOvokes n good deal of discus
sion, and it is certainly a question to
which there is two sides, though on the
whole probably majority of the public
will approve the action of the Board.
There is no remarkable influx ofvisitors
as yet Most of the downtown hotels
are tOlerably full, but there is plenty of
room in the many new caravansaries in
the vicinity of Paramount Park. Don
Pedro is here, and has taken a house in
West Philadelphia. for which he pays
$4,000 in gold. This calls to mind an
other hOuse-renting incident recently re-
lated to me. A card ITO let, furnished"
on the door Of fine residence in a very
respectable quarter of the city, attracted
the attention of New York gentleman
who was prospecting here. The price,
5000, was agreed TO, and, when asked
for some guarantee of good faith, the
lessee drew his check on the spot for the
amount in gold. A few days later thirty
French ladies" just from Paris were
domiciled within, and the neighborhood
Is discounted.
Year: 1876

Time brings about many deyelOpe-
ments of events which have once been
shrOuded in darkness, and an occurrence
of this kind has just happened in the
neighboring town of Rochester, which,
when read by old settlers, will probably
bring to memory the persons involved.
About thirty years ago man by the
name of George Ogden kept hotel at
Rochester Center, then the metropolis of
that township. Ogden had once been to
the penitentiary and did not bear very
spOtless character While keeping his
public house a pack peddler put up"
with him one night, and during his stay
his pack Of goods was stolen, and the ped
dler had Ogden arrested for the theft, but
but no evidence could be brought against
him, nor any clue of the goods be gained
so he was of course discharged. Nothing
more was thought of the matter for
awhile, and time had efllced from MEM
DRY the incident, until Friday last. when
in tearing out the apartments of the old
house used by Ogden for his hotel at the
time of the above occurrence, the ped


dleris pack was found between some pan


ell work where it had probably been hid


den by Ogden at the time Ofthe robbery
and had never been disturbed. Thecon-
tents of the pack were found intact and
a portion Of the cloths it contained in
good order. Ogden has been dead about
twenty years, and his wife now resides
in Michigan.-New London Record.
Year: 1876

1t is better to keep 90 cows in good
pasture, and to be well fed and cared
for in winter, than to keep 40 on poor
pasture and scanty winter feed. Good
cows on good dairy lands, when not
overstocked will average about sixty
dollars per season in butter and cheese !;
but put on more cows than the land
can feed as they ought to be fed. and
the profits run down to S25 OF $50 a
head The proper way for farmers to
do is, in all their flaming business to
do everything well; keep none but the
bess breeds or grades of stock, feed
lberally, nave good fences, and they
will find it pays better than q contrary
system
Year: 1876

obtain


PERMISSION TO sEE HER son.


Day after day she remained from
morning until night in the reception
room, aud on some occasions she was
even unable TO have an interview with
one Of the attending physicians, seeing
no one bur a servant who was washing
the floors II fortunate enough to Sc
cure an interview with one of the ply
sicians she was curtly told that they
could not be bothered. This continued
for period of about eight weeks, when,
finding herself unable TO see her son or
learn about his condition, she determ-
ined TO remove him. Accordingly, in
company with two prominent govern
ment officials, size went to the asylum
and absolutely compelled the attending
physician to permit her TO see her boy.
She found him in one OF the basement
st ong ROOMS, which was


DARK, DAIP, AND WITHOUT FIRE.


The boy was groveiing in n corner of
the cell, with 10 clothing on him save
fragments OF pair of army pantaloons
and half OF n sleeveless shirt. He at
once recognized her, when she covered
him with her shawl and led him to the
reception room. Having brought some
clothing with her, the boy went behind
the door and removed the piece of shirt
he had on, and when the mother picked
it up she found it literally covered with
verInin. She became very much excl
ted, cried, and in her excitement struck
DIR. Eastman with her parasol. The
noise and confusion attracted DIR. Mich
ols, who entered the room and wanted
to know the cause of the excitement.
when the mother picked up the shirS
and flung it into his face, exclaiming, Il
want to cover you with


THE SAME FILTH AND vERMIN
that my child has been covered with"
She examined her boys back, and found
the flesh sore from being eaten into by
vermin. This was the only time during
the eight weeks her son was in the insti-
tuition that she had seen DIR. Nichols,
although she had frequently inquired for
him. They then drove home, the boy
being Overioyed at the idea of his moth
er taking him home. OF the large guam
tity of personal effects she had taken TO
the institution when she took her son
there, she recovered bat one article, and
that was


RAZOR STRAP.


When the boy came home hjs atten-
ton was attracted by the smell of some
meat that was being cooked for dog
He rushed toward the pot, took the
meat out of it, and ravenously began to
devour il, being almost starved. His
body was covered with bruises, and he
had one of his eyes blackened, which
one of the attendants tried 20 explain
by saying that he was not the one that
caused il. When he went into the insti-
tuition lie weighed about 130 pounds.
When he came out lie weighed % He
exhibited no violence and she slept


IN THE SAME ROOM


with him. 1t required weeks and months
of careful nursing to build up his system,
and as his bodily health improved, his
mental condition improved also, and fer
Sven years he was perfectly sane. At
the time Mrs. Lincoln exhibited her
symptoms of mental arrangement her
son became again affected, and eontin-
ued SO for sulue time. The lady exlib-
tied great excitement while she gave her
testimony, and stated to the committee
that some Of the facts were too horrible
to relate.
Year: 1876

POSTAGE FREE
Annual Subscription Price SI2-.-Al-


ways i'm Advance.


Write the address on letters to the New Yorl
Herald In a bold and legible hand, and give the
name Of each subscriber, Of Postofiice, county
and State no plainly that no errors In mailing
papers will be liable to occur. aulO
Year: 1876

on the cheek near the ear, so that
both can be clearly distinguished,
and then brought slowly over
the skin to the lips, sensation is
experienced as though the points
we're being separated from each
other. The skin of the back has
the dullest sense of touch, since
when the points are at a distance
of 2.36 they are still perceived as a
single touch. 1t is quite astonish-
ing how greatly the distance be-
tween the two points must be in
creased on the back before we are
clearly conscious Of a double i'm
preston. Weber explains these
facts by assuming that the terminal
limits of a nerve fibre are much.
smaller than sensory circles, so that
the latter always contain a great
number of isolated nerve fibres. If
two terminal limits are excited, and
If a certain number of isolated
fibres unexcited lie between them,
the impression is only a single one.


A curious illusion Of touch is seen
when the first and second fingers
and a pea is picked up between
them in this unnatural position.
The impression is particularly
strong that the hand is holding two
peas, and the illusion is especially
powerful when the pea isrolled back
and forth between the fingers.
Year: 1876

ing the Byzantine Empire under
the leadership of His Royal High
ness the Duke of Edinburg. A
jeweler of the Rue st. Martin, in
Paris, with princely patronage in
Russia, has gone to ST. Petersburg
to secure the order for the crowns
regnant and matrimonial of the
future head of the Lower Empire
and his spouse the Grand Duchess
Marie. Mr.. Mundella, M. p, in a
speech the other day, said some
thing about the desirability of BY
zantium being restored and handed
over to our "sailor prince" A
German king has been found to
suit at Athens. Why should not an
English one Of German blood do
at Constantinople ? England has
princes and to spare for expectation
to foreign states. If the realization
Of this scheme were to relieve the
consolidated lund Of the pension Of
the Duke and Duchess Of Edin-
burgh, it would be a slender con-
ISOLATION to the British taxpayer for
their transportation TO the shores
Of the Bosphorus, and it would
enable the proud daughter of the
Gar to take for the rest of her life
precedence over her English sisters
in-law
Year: 1876

bernstein IlN0 Etuhvo VI wan


For this experiment two persons
are required, one of whom tests the
sense o. touch of the other. For
this purpose a paig OF eompgsses is
taken, whose points, Somewhat
blunted, are placed a certain dis
tan0e from each other on a part Of
the skin of the other person, The
latter must then say, with closed
eyes, whether he feels the contact
OF tSS%n separate points, or whether
both seem to be merged into one.
The result of this experiment upon
the less sensitive parts of the skin
is very surprising. If the points
are placed on the forearm in the
direction of its length at the dis
tance of 1853 inch the sensation is
a double one, but so soon as the
distance is reduced to 1.1S inch the
contact is felt as a single point, and
the person experimental on feels
considerable surprise on opening
his eyes when he sees that two points
have been touched instead Of one.
The tip Of the tongue is found to
be the most sensitive, the two points
being distinguished when only
.O394 of an inch apart. If the
points Of the compass be placed
Year: 1876

Our Cofees are all roasted
and ground on our premises.
Our ground COifees are cut up
in a Steel Mill, which granu-
latea them without powder
ing, and are. in consequence,
free from dust. Only fine
favored Coffees are used by
US for grinding.


Our Roasted Coffee trade Is
constantly increasing, owing
TO the fact that all our Cofses
are carefully selected for their
body and fine flavor, and as
we roast in the best style of
the art, using our own Water
Power, and roasting three
times a week, they are always
fresh and fragrant when sold.
WM. DEAN q Co.,


1S9 Poplar st.
Year: 1876

is unfortunately very light in Italy,
both public and social, In any
other country Mantegazza would
be condemned by public opinion
for submitting to a disgraceful and
dishonorable imputation, no matter
whom it was to screen. 1t is well
known to every one that the Prince
Of Wales in tile famous, or rather
infamous Mordaunt trial, swore to
an untruth, and it was overlooked.
"What else could be done by His
Royal Higbness?" was said on all
sides, "when there was a woman in
the case" But if IL had been a
matter of dollars and cents, OF
personal honor as an honest man,
His Royal Highness would have
acted very differently, In Italy,
unluckily, the case is different
that is, in the corrupt society that
surrounds the court.