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Year: 1876

Two little children weeping sore,


With shivering forms and naked feet,
Like waits upon life's stormy shore,


Went wandering slowly down the street,
And when they met me, and they saw


Their grief had touched my sympathies,
Tho oldest turned 10 me and cried,


ooh. do you know where heaven is!'
Dear father died year ago,


And mother told us, when no died,
That he had crossed river deep,


And heaven was on the other side
And when we asked her where he was,


She always said, In heaven, know
And told us we could go to him.


Oh tell us, tell us where to go!'
"And now our mothers gone to heaven,


And Robbie cries for her all day.
We want TO find where mother is.


Is heaven so very far awayr"
oh cry of little, sorrowing hearts


The universal cry is this
That you have asked of me to-day


"Oh do you know where heaven is 7"
Oh little seekers after heaven,


oh little waits on life's bleak shore,
Some day your feet will find the way


That gives you back your lost once more.
The only answer can give


To any questioning like this,
From those who miss mothers face,


Is, Heaven is where that mother is !
Year: 1876

II something be not speedily done in com
pliance with The laws Of sanitary science, for
this town. we shall have to pay terribly for
cur neglect There are, at tie present writ
ing, IN She most thickly inhabited part Of the
city, wants wliick are Q disgrace to the King
dom and TO the nineteenth century. We know
perfectly well that certain inevitable results
follow certain conditions, and YET we suffer
those conditions to exist with a complacency
which, in the present state Of knowledge, can
only he characterized as criminal. We would
urge upon the Board Of Health to l,estir itself
in tliis matter before the occurrence Of pre-
veaiable deaths shall render it amenable to
tLe charge 81 murder. But the Boapi and its
agents are n9t .oHnisoieut, In order that the
work they have to Do FOR the benefit Of the
community may be done thoroughly, 1t is nee
ossary that every member Of the community
assist to the extent of his ability, instead Of
sinking and couceaiing as IS too often the
case.
Year: 1876

The astronomers have been noting that
the sun of late has been remarkably free
from spots, and during the period there
has been very warm and spring-like
weather. About two weeks ago, how
ever, the sun was found quite spotted
again, and at the same time the ther-
mometer began to fall. This was the
case not only in this country, butin Eu-
rope, and the Paris correspondent of the
New York Times writes that the weather
suddenly changed there to the coolest,
rawest and most disagreeable weather of
the season. This fact has again given
light to the theory that there is rela-
ton between the sun-spots and the tenn
perature upon this planet. Mr.. Lockyer,
the English astronomer, reported about
the first of January that he found the
sun perfectly free from spots, and in
ferred that it might indicate period of
very mild weather. The very same day
Father Secci made the same observation
in Rome. Neither astronomer asserted
that there would be mild weather on
earth because the sun was spotless, but
both inferred that this might be the case,
and such has been the case in fact. The
difficulty about the theory is to afford
an explanation how the greater heat Of
the sun, presumably indicated by the
absence of the spots, is SO quickly trans.
mitted to the atmosphere of the earth.
Year: 1876

Near the eventful battlefield on which
the star of Napoleon went down, Victor
Troyon opened a small tavern. Nat
urally, he was beset by relic hunters for
souvenirs of the battle, but he honestly
answered that he had nothing of the
kind. He was very poor, and he worked
hard to keep his little tavern going.
One day he was complaining to a
neighbor of his poverty, and also of the
annoyance continually put upon him by
relic hunters.


well, why don't you make the source
of annoyance relieve your poverty :"
suggested the friend.


How can / do that?"


"If you have no relics make them.
At Brussels they make plenty of them.
For instance, the next man that asks you
for relic tell him that Napoleon or
Wellington entered your house during
the battle and sat in that chair. Or tell
him that on that table Napoleon wrote
his orders to the different division COM
manders."s


Well, M. Troyon profted by the hint,
and told the next English tourist who
CHANGED that way the chair story, selling
the simple piece of furniture at an i'm
mense price. The table on which Napo-
leon had written at least dozen orders
to his marshals was sold to a tourist from
the south of France for two thousand
francs. By and by M. Troyen called to
mind that he still preserved the glass
from which Wellington drank, and the
Wellington Glass" is still shown the
admiring visitors at a substantial En-
glish residence by the son of the man
who paid fifty pounds for it. Even the
nail on which Napoleon hung his mill
tary coat was pulled out from the wall to
satisfy craving relic hunter. In short
NJ. Troyon kept on until, piece by piece
he had sold the very roof from over his
head; and it is said that more than one
enthusiastic worshiper at the throne o
Waterloo, when there was nothing else tt
be gained for a souvenir, took away {
package of the dirt on which stood The
house in which both Napoleon and Wei
lington had restedl OF course, M
Troyon made quite a fortune by thi
means.
Year: 1876

BURL1NGToN Ha,rkeye: We took off
our linen duster M onday, and sat down
with fan in hand, a box of handker-
chiefs and lemonade convenient, and
as we cooled our fevered brow and wiped
the perspiration from our neck, we wrote
some feeble items about the weather.
Yesterday morning as we read them we
sat on top of red hot base burner and
hallooed for more coal.
Year: 1876

From the San Francisco Chronicle


1t was four wears ago last winter. ]
was coming with a train loaded with
weeks, and the snow lay deep, hut was
melting off fast in the warm weather
that had lasted nearly a week The
ground was saturated. and noticed that
things looked shaky on the mountain.
was feeling my way along carefully,
thinking the track might spring. as the
bed was wet and sloppy, when just as
got around the point Of this ridge, |
looked up, AMI it seemed to me that the
whole mountain above me had broken
loose. For hundreds of feet wide the
hill-ide was in motion and charging
down on me. The slide started one
hundred yards above the track and was
Rocks, trees and snow drifts plunged
down the face of the mountain with a
laundering roar, and seemed bent on or-
erwhelming us and burying Us in the
cannon thousands of feet below | was
never so close 10 death before, although
! have had nv share of perils on the
road. For moment / was stupefied, the
danger was so great and escape so hope


e<s, but only for a moment. deter
mined not to die without an effort, but
clapped on all steam, while the brakes
were thrown off at the same time. You
can see for yourself that the grade is
heavy here, and can belive that we made
fast time. The engine seemed TO know
her danger, and 10 gather herself for an
effort. She leaning, quivering and snort
ing down the grade in the maddest race
! ever saw. Down came the avalanche
like lightning directly upon us, throw
ing mp clouds of flying snow and splin-
ters and rock, and away flew the old en-
gine like a thing of life aud beauty, as
she was, dragging the cars like the wind
down the grade after her, abreast the
slide. But it seemed doomed to be all in
vain The avalanche came faster every
moment. 1T was almost upon US. The
rocks began to bound against the cars
and over them, and the train was hidden
in a cloud of snow. But we were hying
through the air now; the wheels seemed
never to touch the rail, and just as | was
giving up hope the engine rushed past
that little point of land just back there
where the little ravine comes down. This
turned the current of the slide, so to
speak, a little. and was our salvation.
The engine rushed past the point just as
the slide reached the track, and a big
pine, nprooted in the edge of the ava
lanche, fell across the next to the last
one crushed it. The track was swept
away like cobweb in gale, the coup
lings of the cars broke, and the cars fell
into the chasm left in the wake of the
slide, and were carried down to the riv-
er, thousand yards below. Whatth
is LETT of them lies there yet. The jerk
made the engine aud train jump the
track, but she keep on her feet and got off
with few bruises. That | account one
of the greatest dangers ! ever met in my,
twenty wears of railroadirg
Year: 1876

There is a man on Morgan street
hour yesterday. He had entered little
barber-shop to get shave, and was some
what surprised when the tonsorial artist,
as soon as he had placed him in chair
and wrapped a calico apron around his
neck, locked the door His alarm was al
layed as the barber began lathering him,
though he was not little astonished
from time to time to see him pick some
thing invisible from the cup, and, cast.
ing it on the floor, tread it beneath his
feet. Then his hair began TO rise as the
barber asked him if he saw that dark
man sitting on the coal-stove-not the
one with the earthquake in his pocket
but the tall one with his head under his
arm. Then the barber, with face of
horror, drew off his boot, and holding it
by the sole at arms length, first attemp-
ed to shake something out of the leg, and
afterwards remarking: Hes up there IN
the foot. 1 feel him wriggling-he'Il
come out-hush!-and then" put it
down cautiously in a corner and mount
ed guard over the aperture with razor.
But when the eccentric barber began to
look towards his customer and mutter,
at won't come ont, but blood will cure
my frenzy, then why not this? 1t won't
be more than twenty-one years, and the
Judge Will call me Mr. when he pass
es the sentence" and moved in his direc-
tion, the customer remembered an en-
gagement down town, and skipped ont of
the window in company with two wig
blocks, bottle of bay rum. two TASKS of
invigorator, and a box paper collars


He did not pause to go through the
formalities of removing the lather and
apron, or of paying for his shave, but
hopes that his seals skin cap and Ulster
overcoat, which he forgot to take with
him in the excitement of the moment,


will reimburse the barber for the cost of
broken glass, &c. For his own part he 1s


more than ever convinced that it will
| prevent diseases of the throat if a man


only wears his beard long = Chicago
! Tribune.
Year: 1876

The cows of The Misses Smith of
Glastonbury Conn, have been sold again
They are Attorneys, small but servicea-
bic. Last week the ruthless tax -colI-c-
tor came and levied on the three milky
mothers" Two of them the Misses
Smith bid in; third seems to have been
carried off by some outsider. So there
was not absolute and complete desuin-
ton in the barnyard of the Misses
Smith. In addition to this, certain hank
stocks of these firm ladies have lately
been sold for taxes. The Misses Smith
are determined. They will pay no taxes
until they are permitted to vote. Cows
and hank stock are nothing in compari
son with this inestimable privilege of the
ballot


We are perfectly free TO say that we
admire the pluck of the Misses Smith
1t is true that obstinate women are bv no
means rare in this wilderness of world,
but real martyrs. true to their convic-
tons, even to the loss of cows and bank
stock, are not so common. Unfortunate
ly, it is also true that these heroines are
to some extent the victims of fallacy.
The male variety of the human species
pay tax>s without representation on its
property always until it is out of its non
age and not unfrequently afterward. The
Misses Smith forget that in a case like
theirs it is the property which pay the tax
and not the owner of il. If New York
man owns lands in Massachusetts,, albeit
he has no representative in the Gene raj
Court of that State. Whether the ladies
of Connecticut vote or not, the State
must look after their cows, protecting
them from all Rob Roys and OF .er raid
ers, and also protecting the edifice in
which they are housed from The mid :
night incendiary. When the State taxes
the cows, it is for taking care of them.
Constables are appointed, Justices of the
Peace are commissioned, and jails are
built for the sake of defending the right
and title of the Misses Smith to their
hICAtl are dShtb ~
pay a moderate sum for this service, and
they peremptorlly refuse. Every we'll
then" SAYS the State, 81 will take the
cows" A legal vendue follows, and the
Misses Smith buy IN the animals. In
this way they do really pay the taxes,
but they have sweet satisfaction Of hav-
ing their own way, pleasure which is
said to be promotive of longevity. So we
suppose that the Misses Smiths cows
will continue to be sold for many years
to come.


The theory of taxation is that proper
ty whether of male or female ownership.
must pay. Frequently taxes are assess.
ed npon land or chattels the precise
ownership of which is unknown. What
the collector wants is the money. He
doesn't care penny who pays 1t. Sup
pose the Misses Smith should take il in
to their heads to commit a theft. Would
it be sufficient answer to the indict-
ment that they were not represented in
the Legislature which passed the law
against larcenv?-G New York Tribune


A hypocrite in society lives in the
same apprehensions with thief, who
lives concealed in the midst of the FAM
lily he is to rob, for he fancies himself


perceived when he is least so; every mo.
tion alarms him; he fears he is discover,
ed. and is suspicious that every one who
enters the room where he is hid, is COM
Year: 1876

A love-sick student went out few
nights since to serenade his charming
Araminta. The evening was balmy and
pleasant, and so spring like that, very
naturally, the Young mans fancy lightly
turned to thoughts of love. He found
the house, planted himself under the
window, touched his light guitar and
poured forth his soul in song. A light
suddenly appears and his heart is filled
with joy. The window is raised and a
fair form is indistlnctly seen. Oh! what
bliss! A voice, unmistakably that Of
the big brother, comes down like a fall
ing star: Move on, young man! We
don't want to buy any fsh!'-[ Rochester
Democrat.
Year: 1876

Time weares slippers of list, and his
tread is noiseless. The days come soft
ly dawning one after another; they
creep in at the window; their fresh
morning air is grateful to the lips as
they pant for it; their music is swee; to
the ears that listen to it; until, before we
know it, whole life of days has posses
zion of the citadel, and time has taken
US for its own.
Year: 1876

Concerning William Acton, will
only add, that he became my bosom
friend. He always felt that heowed his
title TO his valuable property 70 me; and
knew that not only owed the life of
Year: 1876

In CRITICAL CoNDlTioN.-Mr
Stroup, the victim of the colored
chicken thief's violence, is lying in a
very critical condition at his home,
near Hare's Corner. For two days
past he has been lying in comatose
state, and his recovery is hardly ex-
pected. His wife is also seriously ill,
having been attacked with paralytic
stroke, day or two after the assault
on her husband.
Year: 1876

Our COifees are all roasted
and ground on our premises.
Our ground Cofiees are cut up
in a Steel Mill, which granu-
lates 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 Coffess
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.
WIN. DEAN d. CO.,


1s9 Poplar 81.
Year: 1876

THE currency question seems more
likely to create trouble at ST. Louis than
the selection of candidates. Many of the
Western Democrats, like Charlie Woolley,
of Ohio, for example, have Joined their
Eastern brethren in the demand for hard
money; but sufficient number of them
still remain firmly adherent to the rag
baby to make the struggle between the
two factions of the party bitter and inter
estinp
Year: 1876

THE Chicago Tribune charges General
Hancock with beilg a chronic office
seeker" This will not hurt him in the
estimation of his Democratic associates.
They are all tsrred with the same stick,
and have been at the Office seeking busi-
ness with but slight encouragement or
success ever since the war Their failure
to get office was one of the causes of that
unpleasantness
Year: 1876

WHILE the Democratic majority in the
House is attempting to repeal the existing
enforcement act the intelligent Republican
majority of the Senate has adopted new
act to protect voters in the Southern States.
OF course, the latter bill cannot become q
law, because the House will not consent
to its passage; but the effect upon the coun-
try will be all the same.
Year: 1876

THE PREPARATIONS for the meeting OF
District Republicans for the ratification of
the Cincinnati nominations are progress
ing with assurances of gratifying success.
Eminent speakers have been invited to ad-
dress the meeting, and it will no doubt
prove to be one of the most suspicious
occasions of the kind ever held in this
community
Year: 1876

When a delegate arrives in st. Louis and
hands his travelling sack to the hotel clerk, he
is surprised to see the clerk open it with a
false key and carefully examine the contents,
to make sure that they are of sufficient value
to secure the board-bill.
Year: 1876

George William Curtis says he will pull off
his coat and work for Hayes in the coming
contest. That is good; but we hope he won't
do it. It never will pay to attract attention to
ones linen at the expense of ones candidate.
Preserve propriety. Keep cool and win.
Year: 1876

A casual glance across the plains of politics
will reveal the fact that the fences are rapidly
unloading, and the straddlers are generally
getting down on the Republican side. A few
still remain astride of the famous structure
watching and waiting for the developments at
ST. Louis.
Year: 1876

What class of people may be said to
lie the most ?-Sluggards.


He's a polished gentleman said she
gazing tondly at the bald head which
showeth her handiwork.


The individual who called tight boots
comfortable defended his position by
saying they made man forget all his
other miseries.


Boarder-'Has the red-haired girl
gone away?' Landlady: Yes, SIR
Boarder: Il thought so. / found a
black hair in the butter to-day


A blighted being, whose nose should
serve as a beacon of warning to the
youth of our land, says the ladies'
dresses this year are laboring under q
violent attack of delirium trimmings.
-NOrristown Herald.


White duck pants look we'll and are
fashionable, but the trouble is a. man
must always be looking around after q
knapkin If he wears them. You cant
wipe the least bit of dirt off your fin.
gers on the leg OF white duck breeches
but what some one will notice it.-Ful.
ton Times.
Year: 1876

IT is said that the war of the Carpenter and
anti-Carpenter factions of the Republican
party in Wisconsin is likely to give that State
to the Democrats unless a reconciliation is
brought about in some way The Democrats
are already in the field, and are working to
win, but the Republicans are inactive and
quarrelsome. If one faction starts an organ
lied movement, the other Immediately opposes
it, and so nothing is accomplished. he State
is confessedly Republican if that party gets
out its full strength, but this cannot be done
without regular organization.
Year: 1876

The OLD WOMAN.-Once it was


"moth her." and it was "Mother, Pm
hungry" Mother, put up my dinner
and her loving hands would spread the
butter and sow on the great patch, her
heart brimming with affection for the
imperious little curly pate that made
her so many steps.


Now she is the "old woman" but
she did not think that it would ever
come to that. She looked through the
future years, and saw her boy to man
hood grown; and he stood transfigured
in the light of her own beautiful love.
Never was there more noble son than
he-honOred in the world, and the staff
of her declining years. I'D tHz


Aye, he was her support even then
but she did not know it.-She never
realized that it was her little boy that
gave her strength for daily tOil-that
his slender form was all that upheld
her over the brink of despair. She
only knew how she loved the child,
and felt that amidst the mists of age,
his iove would bear her gently thro'
its sinfirmities to the dark hall leading
to the light beyond.


But the son has forgotten the moth
er's ministratiOnS now. Adrift from
the moorings of home, he is cold, sell
fish, heartless, and "mother" has no
sacred meaning to the prodigal. She
is the "old woman" wriDklsd, gray,
lame and blind. -----
Year: 1876

Pass THEM IN REvIEw-If the Democrats
could be marshaled in army array, and pass in
review before the people of the nation, it would
require no argtment to prove that out of such
a crowd nothing like reform could come. As
well might you expect to drink water from a
dirty pond as to expect purity of government
and reform in its administration to come out
of the ranks of Democracy. Tilden may
know Of some filtering process by which the
impure can be made pure, and Democracy as
sweet as new mown hay, but as yet the Amer
ican people are little skeptical about the
possibility of such change.
Year: 1876

LORD BACON is supposed to have had Sam
Tildon in mind when he wrote,-"We take
cunning for sinister or crooked wisdom, and
certainly there is a great difference between a
cunning man and wise man, not only in
point of honesty, but in point of ability.
There are those who can pack the cards, and
cannot play well; so there are some that are
good in canvasses and factions, who are other
wise weak men,"
Year: 1876

The new belt for ladies is said to be
made in clasps, four of which go around
the waist. 1t will be difficult, however,
to improve upon the old style of belt,
which is made in the shape OF a coat
sleeve and has an arm inside of it. We
have observed that this kind usually
requires more than four clasps.-[ Nor
Wich Bulletin.