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Year: 1876

SIMPLICITY IN DREss.-It is absurd
TO dress children in the height OF fash
ion under any circumstances, but par
ticularly so while they are attending
school. The object for which children
are here gethered together is certaln>
ly not the display OF the wealth or
tenderness of their parents. Anything
which diverts the attention of the pu-
pil from his duties is an injury to him,
but it will accord with the observation
of teachers that fine clothes oftener
work mischief to their weaTer in this
respect than mean clothes do. The
highest. minded children are OfteDest
found in plain garb, while ;hose be
ringed and be Tuffled and otherwise
showily attired are generally quite des.
titute of intellectual home culture.
Their mothers have been too busy
with their clothes to pay much atten.
ton to their brains. This sounds se-
we're would it were not true While
over.attention to toilet matters is a
Lenderance to study, negligence and

untidiness are as carefully 20 DO avoid
ed. Clean clothes, neatly made, neSd
not be expensive Of time or money,
and proper regard to personal clean
illness in all its details is what every
person owes TO himself and to lis as
sociates. As rule the more simply
q child is dressed the more attractive
it is TO all sensible people. The be-
wildering maze of ruf'iing and em.
broidery and knife plating and shar
ring and great broad brown sash, big
enough to shroud the child in, with
which little girls and boys in kits are
dressed is simply shocking TO people
of correct taste. Let us not have it in
the school room.
Year: 1876

The NATURE OF LovE.-Self offering
is the central vital element and the
touchstone of love. Whatever fires
may stir the heart, if that does not ap,
pear an unhesitating, spontaneous out.
going Of self, "a desire to bestow what
one has and is upon the object, and to
secure its happiness, the passion is not
love, however well it may simulate it,
or however ardently it may burn.
There is too much which passes for
love, and which unfortunately secures
many of its privileges, which is really
only seltshness. Beauty, character.
possessions may awaken admiration,
induce homage and kindle intense
passion 10 possess the object which of


fers tho attraction, and yet fail to
evoke that royal power Of the soul
which, while it may indeed desire to
gain, loses sight of it in its eagerness
to hestow, or hopes to win in order
that it may more fully bless. Such
counterfeit of love may even deceive
him who feels it. He may declare
tru'hfully that his existence seems
bound up in the pursuit and acquisi


ton Of the desired object but once
gained, and the selfish desire gralified
there is nothing left to renew the
fame heat and light depart together,
and blackened hopes and the ashes OF
disappointment remain.-N. Y. Post.
Year: 1876

MAXIMs FOR HARD TMEs.-Take
care of the pennies. Look well to
your spending. No matter what
comes in, if more goes out you will al
ways be poor. The art is not in
making money, but in keeping it..
Little expenses, like mice in a barn,
when they are many, make a great
waste. Hair by hair the head gets
bald straw by straw the thatch off
the cottage and drop by drop the rain
comes into the chamber. A barrel
will soon empty if the tap leaks but a
drop a minute. When you mean to
save begin with your mouth; many
thieves pass down the red lane. The
ale jug is a great waste. In all other
things keep within compass. Never
stretch your legs further than your
blankets will reach, or You will soon
be cold. In clothes choose suitable
and lasting stuff and not tawdry fiuery.
10 be warm is the main thing never
mind the looks. A fool may make
money, but it needs wise man to
spend it. Remember it is easier to
build two chimneys than to keep one
going. If you give all to the back
and board, there is nothing left for
the savings bank. Fare hard and
work hard when you are young, and
you will have a chance to rest when
you are old.
Year: 1876

Ii there is one thing that contrib
utes more than another to success or
failure in farming, ii seems to me it is
the changing or not changing of seed.
by continued sowing of the same
seeds in the same climate, and in the
same soil, serious deterioratio n
seems to take place and the yield be-
come less and less and the quality of
Inc gram pnorer and poorer. 1t is of
great importance that farmers should
frequently exchange seeds from one
neighborhood to another, aud from one
section Of the country to another, and
even from one part 20 another Of the
same farm.
Year: 1876

THREE Gents WEEK.-In answer
to ECONOMY" who wants to know
how much fowl will cost annually
to feed, we say, in round numbers,
two and half to three cents a week.
In summer, not SO much, in winter, a
little more. This is calculating corn
at dollar to a dollar and quarter
per bushel- the standard food. With
boiled vegetables half the time mixed
with meal and shorts) the expense will
average about the same.
Year: 1876

THE BaIGHT SIDE.-Look on the
bright side. 1t is the right side. The
times may be hard, it will make them
no easier to wear sad conntenance. Ii
is the sunshine and not the cloud that
makes flower. There is always that
before or around us which should
cheer and fill the heart with warmth.
The sky is blue ten times where it is
black once. You have troubles it
may be so. So have others. None
ore free from them. Perhaps it is as
well tnat none should be. They give
sinew and tone to life-fortitude and
courage to man. That would be a
dull sea, and the sailor would never
get skill where there was nothing TO
disturb the surface of the ocean. 1t is
the duty of every one to extract all
the happiness and enjoyment he can
without and within him; and above
al, he should look on the bright side
of things. What though things do
look little dark :? The lane will turn,
ard the night will end in broad day.
In the long run the great balance
rights itself Wha. is i'll becomes well
what is wrong, right. Men are not
made to hang down either their heads
or lips, and those who do only show
that they are departing from the paths
Of common sense and right. There
is more virtue iu one sunbeam than
a whole hemisphere of clouds and
gloom. Therefore, we repeat, look
on the bright side of things. Culli
vate what is warm and genial-not
the cold and repulsive, the dark and
mOroSe.
Year: 1876

when first applied, changing in about a month to
uniform slate color, and is to alntents and purposes
SLATE. On


TIN ROOFS
red color is usually preferred coat is equal
to five of any ordinary paint. For


BRICK WALLS
our BRIGHT RED is the only reliable Slate Paint
introduced that will eifectually prevent dampness
from penetrating and discIloring the pllster.
These paints are also largely used on out-bop es
and fences, or as printing coat on fine buildings.
Our only colors are CHOCOLATE, RED, BRIGHT RED,
and ORANGE.
Year: 1876

Tho programme ut this place of amusement this
week is very entertaining Leon is well applauded
for his limitations OF Di Murska and Aimee and Jap
Tommy the bohemian Girl, with tho ballad o.
.You'll Remember Me- mako the house fairly ring
with laughter. The success of the comic opera Of
sGaatca, or the Black Sculptor" last week, induced
the management to continue IL or time longer.
Many OF the beat people the company tho
and the piece goes oil pleasantly Tho other iea
lures OF the bill are well played.
Year: 1876

Senate, more than so of which of private ma
t,ire, granting pensions, &c. Among those of an
important character which will be pressed to vote
this session are the Silver bill the two bills recently
reported from the Committee on Railroads to pro-
vide sinking fund for the settlement of
the debt due from the Union and Central
Pacific Railroads, Mr.. Morrilfs educational
bill. and tho new E T rcement act re-
ported from the Judiciary Committee on the 10th
of May, with regard to the right to vote, so as to
meet the objections recently expressed in the deci-
sion of the Supreme Court In addition to these
bills there several resolutions to he considered
and some of them, if taken up, will cause long dis
cussions, especially the State Rights resolution Of
Mr. Morton submitted early in the session. for which
Mr. Whyte of Maryland has submitted substitute
Mr. Morton has an elaborate speech prepared IN
reference to his resolution but as it will be impos
sibe to pass it without long debate, it will proba
bly be allowed to go over to the next session.


MI Sargent will make every effort to have some
action taken to prevent the influx of Chinese to this
country. There are two resolutions on that subject
now before the Senate-one submitted by Mr. Sar-
gent requesting the President to have the treaty
with China modified to restrict immigration
and the other submitted by Mr.. Edmunds, instruct


ing the Committee on Commerce to inquire what
legislation, if any, is necessary on the subject.
Year: 1876

PRoF. WHITNEY ON PHONETIC SPELL1Nd. At the session of the Spelling Reform Association, which was held at Philadel- phia last Thursday, the following letter was read from Professor W. D. Whitney of Yale College which had been written to Professor Beard, 8 member of the as- sociation:

 ''The date of this letter will be sufficient to show you thatIs am unable to accept your polite invitation to the Philadelphia meeting on the Reform of English Or thograpny. fear that even if present I should be of no particular ser

 vice. My interest in the general cause I have variously testified. have es. pecially felt called upon as an historical student of languages and of modes of wri- ting, to protest in the name of sound sci encca as we'll as of common sense against the worthless arguments popularly brought forward in opposition to chan ged and consistent spelling of English, and to demonstrated, their Worthlessness. That scholars and men of enlightenment should come to hold the true opinion on this. subject has seemed to mea sneces- sary preliminary to a. reform movement. So far as Americans are concerned this end appears now to be pretty fully attain ed certainly there are few in Sour com munity deserving the name of scholar who do not confess that an historical ,speniugis is in principle indefensib1e, that it has no support save in our customs and preiudices.u When it comes, however to the practical question of new ortho- graphic method. the difficulty becomes of another sort and vastly greatersA and have no positive proposal to bring for ward; indeed, I hardly feel justified even in making congestion. Whatever is done at present 1t seems to me is by way of experiment, and provisional. Probably mo one knows or can know what turn the ! m noYement will, take. Cor if) it .begins.. to acheiye decided success. That will ap- pear in the course of time; and only time can show it. I Ehave' been sometimes tempted to say that should not think the progressive made in account, until we could agitate for the true ('Continentap or ftallan,) representation of the9 vowel sounds; but that perhaps would be un- reasonable. although I look upon the point as ono of prlmel ultimate ~impor- tance. A beginning, any where, or of any kind, is what is most0 wantedsl Break down the false sacredness of the present mode of spelling, accustom the people not to shiver when they see familiar words 'misspelt', and something good will be the final result. Every, y,great and im- portant revolution involves a period of anarchy; this is what the conservative dreads; few. have the courage to look across, it to the era of better things that is to follow, Wishing success to your deliberations and regret that I am unable to join in them. I am yours, very respect
Year: 1876

Forming in fact new Cyclopeda, with the same plan and compass spredecessor but with far greater pecuniary expenditure and with such improvements in it's composition have been suggested by longer experience and enlarged knogledge..
Year: 1876

That, no acknowledgment or promise shall be sufficient to take claim against the estate of 8 deceased person out of the operation of the statute of limitation un- less the person making it shall have made a noteor memorandum of the same in writing This act shall not affect any suit or proceeding now pending or any promise except what may be claimed to have hay [te been e made after the passage and
Year: 1876

The work originally published under the title o

 THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLoPEDIA completed in 1885, since winch tme the wide circulation which it has attained in all parts of the United States and signal developments which have taken place in every branch of science, literature and art have induced the editors and publishers to submit it to exact and thorough revision, and to issue edition entitled
Year: 1876

RICHMOND, May ~, 1876.


Editors of Dispatch: The opinion OF
Judge Clopton, given as the result Of his in
yestigation OF the recent disaster at the Mid
lothian mine, seems to be intended to dis
courage inquiry in the same direction by the
grand Jury of Chesterfield county. II the
law is followed, as understand, the grand
jurors will be bound to carefully investigate
for themselves the whole Of the unfortunate
affair, and, perhaps, by indictmentforc crimi-
nal negligence, put the blame where it truly
belongs. They will be sworn to diligently
inquire and true presentment make OF all
such matters as may be given them in charge,
"or come to their tnoocledge."


Let each side be heard, and the witnesses
be cross-examined closely. Let experts be
summoned, and no matter who is to blame
let the public know the worst.


Ii an Indictment is found it strikes me,
an humble outsider, that Judge Clopton,
having made up his mind and so freely
expressed it, will find himself in such an
embarrassing position that he will not wish
to preside at the trial:


Yet on such trial only can the "bottom
facts be reached"


Permit me to say that I believe Judge
Clopton is thoroughly conscientious and
patriotic, but l submit that it was not wise
for him to Judge this case before it reached
him in regular official course. OUTSIDER.
Year: 1876

APPLICANTS FOR PLACE.-The position Of
captain OF police for the First district, to
become vacant on the 1st Of July, is sought
by three or four officers well qualified to
discharge the duties. It is probable that no
election will take place until the new Board
OF Police Commissioners is organized; which
will be after the 1st of July.
Year: 1876

FAlNTED.-A young man named Wilson
fell in a fainting fit on Main street on Satur-
day. He was taken into the Commercial
Fire Insurance Company's office, where he
was shortly restored to consciousness.
Year: 1876

cd in my ears from that coffin and
from that grave. When Islcpt. Chris,
stood before my dream, saying
Touch not mine anointed, and do my
prophets no HARM These words fol.
lowed me till / fully realized the es.
TEEN in which Christ holds those men
who have given up all for His sake
evenif they are not perfect. And
since that day, sir, l have talked less
than !, before, and have supported
my pastor, even il he is not d
very extraordinary man. Ny
tongue, shall clcave to the root
of my mouth, and my right hand for
get its cunning, before I dare to put
asunder what God has joined togeth-
or. When a minister's work IS done
III one place,I believe God will show
it to him. l will not join you, sir, in
the scheme that brought you here :
and moreover, If Ihear another word
of this from your lips, / shall ask my
brethren to deal with you as with
those who cause divisions. I would
give all j own to recall what / did 30
years ago. Stop where you are, and
pray God, if perchance the thought of
your heart may be forgiven yon.r


This decided reply put an end to
the newcomers efforts to get a min
lister who could make more stir and
left him free to lay out roads and
build hotels.


There is often great power in the
little word "no," but sometimes it re-
quires not little courage to speak it
so resolutely as did the silent deacon.
Year: 1876

TIE independence Byletia speak
ing OF Congressman Ainsworth says,
that in his canvass he claimed to be
the candidate of the Reform or Anti
Monopoly party. That he was so
supported and his election advocated
by every Democratic paper in the
District outside Of Dubuque. II adds
that Anti-Monops who voted for him
are now surprised and chaerined at
Ainsworth'a Mnree in Congress,
wherein he affiliates fully and COM
plctely with the Democratic party.
We have no question but that Mr..
Ainsworth did just as the Bulletin
states. Indeed it is a matter so
susceptible of overwhelming proof
that its denial is mol attempted. We
have no doubt further but that his
majority of less than hundred over
Judge Granger was attained by just
snch false representation. We do not
however sympathizc a particle with
those who were tms mi9led. Any
man who was so consumately stupid
as 10 expect anything else Of Aims
worth. Than thai he would be Il simon
pure Democrat in the closest aililia-
ton with that party. does not deserve
any consideration. Men thus stupid
should learn a lesson once ia a while
such as. they can comprehend. We
have sil Of as seen instances all
around us when political bummers
have taken just such course, who


have pretended for a long time 70 be-
come very angry indeedwh classed
IA Democrats, but noW they have
! bolted straight into the Democratic
party and boast OF it.
Year: 1876

General Grant has taken bold
stand ON the removal by the Demo
cratic House of Representatives, ol
all Union Soldiers from subordinat,
positions. In the course of an inter
view the other day he expressed in {
quiet but emphatic manner, his dis
approval OF the snpplanting of tht
men who had served their country
faithfully by those who had fought tt
destroy it. II will," said the Presi
dent, "iind a place FOR every mar
turned out, SO long as there is Dem
ocrat left in any OF the Executive De
partments. have taken care of al
who have been turned out. thus far
and propose to take care Of the few
still remaining, if they are removed
to make room for Democrats. There
arc enough Democrats still holding
Office in the Departments TO give ever,
man who Is removed. from the Hous'
a position, and l. will not hesitate I.
order their discharge for such a pur
pose,
Year: 1876

ablest, best fitted, or possessed of the


most sterling integrity among the


Senatorial candidates nor do we pro-
sumo to attack the integrity or the Re-
|publicanism of any candidate, but we


repeat what we have heretofore said,


that the Republicanism of all the cam


didates, in our opinion, is sound.


There are great many able, pure,


and good Republicans in Iowa, and


we would not assume to say that in


point of ability or integrity or firm


ness in Republican principles, we arc


better fitted to determine the proper


man for U. s. Senator than thou
sands Of others are. We believe we
never did, and to the best of our abil-


ity,w will ever exert ourselves so that
ice aerer shall falsely m,srepTesent
an opponent in advocating our
own choice. The HaWI,eye says we
'ssnmmarily count Price out Of the
contest That journal has no posi-
BILE authority for any such statement.
Again it says: "IIarlan's superior
qualifications arc admitted, &C." The
COURIER never made any such admis-
sion. Still again. lit says the CoURIER
"questions the propriety Of advancing
Newbold to the Executive chair" by
the election Of Kirkwood. No squint-
ing even, to any such idea did we
ever advance, but on the contrary, at
one time, in speaking of this matter,
we assumed the position that since
Governor Kirkwood was forced, as
were, to accept the nomination for
Governor against his continued and
determined refusal, the fact that he
did yield, and was new Governor,
ought not to initiate against him one
whit in his candidacy for Senator.
We still think 90. So clearly false are
the above statements of the HaWI.eye,
that we must have the charity to sup
pose that either in head or heart the
writer was tipsy.
Year: 1876

The resolution of inquiry into the
character of the late election in Miss
issippi, will come up early in the Sen
ate, and Senator Morton, who intro
duced it, may be expected TO make an
elaborate speech upon il. The reply
will probably be made by Thurman
and Bayard. 1t will be an interesting
debate, and we look for some racy
disclosures to be made.
Year: 1876

thirty dollars that will not soon b forgot
ten. The death Of Custer in one Of the
most heroic forms possible fora man to
die, fighting for his country, has raised the
pen and tongue in his praise. His coun-
try-men grieved over his death, and eulo-
gised h;m''as "the brave 'and yet q Repub-
lican Senate is so Indifferent to his services
as to commit an action more contemplate
than any one had thought them capable
Of
Year: 1876

The Indian question is one Of unusual
interest now at army headquarters, owing to
the unpleasant situation that General
Crook is placed in. The latest advices
represent him as in the very midst of the
country occupied by the Sioux, and as
having force that will be wholly made
quate to encounter those that he will meet.
The story brought in by friendly Indian,
and published in the New York papers Of
Saturday that he had encountered the
Sioux and had three hundred Of his men
massacred, is discredited, but there is be-
Lief that his situation is one necessary 10
cause anxiety, and that troops and amuni-
tion should be sent to him ct once.
Year: 1876

A prominent Mormon married a
young girl in 1874 (his third wife), her
mother the next spring, and finally
her grandmother. There is no telling
when he would have stopped II the
family had held olt.
Year: 1876

The New York Evening Post, a,
Hayes and Wheeler paper says of the
Presidents military organ: "The
indecency of the President of the u.
s. using his office and his authority,
for the promotion of purely partisan
ends is too manifest to need pointing
out, and whether or not the President
has willingly done this, he is worthy
of blame for seeming to do it,"


The New York Graphic is moroee
and melan choly. OF the House just
adjourned, it says: "It has signally
failed in every line of public policy
where craftsmanship was called for,
and prompt and wise action were
specially required" OF course the
little matter of thirty millions saved
was failure of the most aggravated
nature.


The Boston Herald is sound on the
main question: "There is no portion
of Governor Tilden's letter of accept
ance that finds more cordial response
from the people than those passages
which enforce economy in the nation>
al expenditures as one of the most GER
tain measures to relieve the distress of
the people,"
Year: 1876

on his death bed that the faith of Eis
countrymen in his integrity and high
purpose remained unbrOken.


OF Mr.. Kerr's final illness little need
be said. His death has long been
considered certain and he himself.
against hope during the win
ter made UP his mind to the worst
some time ago. Soon after his aban4
donment of his position in Congress
he was removed to Rock Alum springs
w. Va, and these died yesterday. He
leaves wife and son. Mrs. Kerr has
been since their early marriage
loving companion and faithful COM
rade to her husband, helping him for
ward in his manly career, and finally
sharing with modesty in the honors
which he won. His ssn has Just
reached manhood and has earned the
love of all who know him. In the
life of his father he has noble model
for his own future.
Year: 1876

st Louis. August 19.-AColonel Ma
guire, who now serves sentence OF
six months in the county Jail for con.
nection with the whisky frauds, pub
fishes o card in the Evening Dispatch
correcting some statements recently
made in the public prints rs to when
his sentence will expire. He close
as follows;


"When again have the privilege of
meeting my fellow.citizens, which
will be before the election,I shall have
a little vindicating to do, and may be
able to show that some of our would>
be Republican leaders, engaged in
preaching morality and reform. ought
to have striped suits on and with their
heads shaved be serving out term in
the penitentiary.
Year: 1876

In the Eastern and Middle States
rising barometer, falling temperature.
cool and generally clear weather, with
Northwest to Northeast winds in for
mer, and with northerly to easterly
winds in latter.