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Year: 1876

Since the grand entertainment
given to The Prince of Wales at the
Guildhall of the City Of London,
the full effects of that most beauti
full crush have come to light. loss
es OF jewels were plentiful indeed
they were rather the rule than the
exception. Among other things /
hear that the Duchess Of Manches-
ter lost one EARRING of the value of
81 zoe, and has not seen or heard
anything Of it since. Another lady
had the pleasure of seeing her dia-
mond comb, valued at e5, 800, trod-
den into dust beneath the feet of the
dancers, without being able to get
sufficiently near to rescue it from
destruction.


4 curious discovery was made in
sweeping the hall after the dance
Some months ago Lady Dudley, the
most beautiful peeress at present
living, was robbed Of Jewels to the
amount Of $50, 900, which had been
carelessly left in case at a railway
station. i beautiful antique agraffe,
resplendent with diamonds and EN-
eralds, was found on the floor Of the
Guildhall. and las since been recog-
nized as one of the articles which
were stolen from Lady Dudley. No
claimant for it has at present ap-
peared. Several awkward con,re-
temps occurred during the evening,
owing to the plentiful manner in
which invitations had been scattered
about. A lady who had been di-
vorced from her husband met him
at the supper table and Immediately
went into Mysteries.


One incident which [ heard rather
pleased me. Some bearish young
city man persisted in pushing a
Lieutenant of the Navy, and when
the latter demonstrated, complained
that it was the fault of some one
else. At length the sal or received
a push that he saw was intentional,
and which caused him to hurt the
lady to whom he was speaking. Af-
ter finding her a seat he went in pur-
suit of the aggressor, and with the
exclamation, "Now, sir, Tn going
to punish you," he seized the two
tails Of the culprit's coat and tore
them right up to the collar, then
united his cravat and walked off.
Year: 1876

At the close of the minstrel per-
formance in this city, night before
last. while young gentleman was
struggling with his hat, cane, over
coat, opera glass and his young Ia
dy's fan, all of which he was trying
to retain on his lap. suspicious
looking bottle fell on the floor
There" he exclaimed to his COM
panion, Il shall lose my cough
medicine" That was presence Of
mind for YOU.
Year: 1876

COUNTERFEIT NOTE.


To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


Permit me, after due investigation of facts touching
the cruel prosecution OF my brother Richard TO
them. $40 national bank note was received at the
box Office of the Fifth Avenue Theatre which the
management debited him WITH although against his
monstrance. Its character not known until the
bill had been returned from the bank into which IL
went with the daily deposits of the theatre Instead
OF the management destroying the note, it
was, by the possible careessness OF some
in the box Office, allowed TO mingle with other
cash, and so found place with other In the
amount sent to the HERALD Office in payment OF ad-
vertising bill sharp secret service agent who was
probably after the usual reward in counterfeit cases.
procured the bill by stratagem, and then the making
of the charge before the federal authorities hearing OF
which my brother Immediately presented himself
voluntarily at the office OF the courteous Commissioner
Shields, and there arrest The courteous
Marshal allowed my brother to 90 after bail and Mr.
DUH, of the Olympic Theatre, cheerfully signed the
bond for appearance should the go farther
There cannot be any idea OF criminal intention utter
ing the bill; and the circumstances which surround
open possession OF the bank note and OF its history
being known to many persons utterly forbid such
intention. This card Is issued because of erroneous
impressions which hasty reports of the first dis
seminated, and. In justice to my brother who is not
OF and yet inexperienced in the higher details
OF business, and who has always sustained ire
proachable character JAMES w. MORRISSEY,


Business Agent OF Mr.. Daly's Travelling Company.
Year: 1876

The Brooklyn police nave no more hope Of finding
the body Of the missing and supposed murdered
woman, Mrs. Charles C. schnauper than tho New
York police OF arresng the murderer OF Nathan Yes.
tcrday the husband, who has been In jail niue days


brought before Justice Walsh an application OF
his counsel Tor his admission to bail There are 80
many suspicious circumstances against the prisoner
that the Judge declined 10 grant the order II was said
that Mrs Schnaupcr had brother in Providence r.
L. where she had visited two years ago. but the police
OF tnat city have not been able 70 obtain any OF
Year: 1876

Four States have voted and the result
should be cheering to every Democrat
1t is his desire that the country may es-
escape from under the heavy burden of
taxation which has been laid upon the
people. His wish Is, therefore, to bene-
tit the whole laboring people. The he
publican party deny they have been ex-
travagant, and if the election turns in
favor OF Hayes and Wheeler, they will
hold that the majority of the people
have endorsed the Republican policy
and continue the same extravaganc,
which isloini1g the country North ant
South.
Year: 1876

A correspondent of Appleton's Journal,
writing of the excavations at Pompeii,
says:


"Among the most interesting of the
objects found recently, are two skeletons,
one of somewhat elderly man the other
of a woman. They were found in the
Via Stabia among the ashes Of the last
eruption, evidently overtaken in their
fight and burned in the cinders Ac-
cording to the usual method employed
to preserve the external appearance Of
objects, liquid plaster was poured into
the cavity, which serving as mould, a
fac simile Of the forms was obtained !;
and thus perfectly preserved, the statue
like bodies were placed in glass cases in
the Pompeii museum. While appreciat-
ing all the horror of such death and
the suffering endured as shown by the
position, cannot but imagine what
would have been the astonishment of
that man OF woman had some prophet
informed them that eighteen hundred
wears after their death their forms and
even as much of their garments as were
not consumed in the eruption. would be
placed in museum for inspection, by a
multitude of sight-seers, some from
lands. the existence of which they had
never dreamed Of.


The poor woman is lying on her face,
and even the form of her hair. put up
behind, is seen. One arm shields her
forehead, and she is supported by the
other. Her stony limbs are well form
ed, and traces Of garments are seen
passing in folds around her. The man,
although placed on his back in the ex-
hibition, when found was turned on his
side. One arm rests on his hip the
other is uplifted. The face is somewhat
distorted, but massive and smoothly
shayen. Even the form Of the sandles
around the ankle. and Of the long button
higher up on the leg to hold them. il
clearly seen. The limbs are partly
drawn up. The skeleton Of a tolerably
large dog. also recently found, is in th'
museum Of Pompeii, his whole form pre-
served in plaster. in the same mannel
Year: 1876

Don't live single hour of your life
without doing exactly what is to be done
in it, and going straight through it from
beginning to end Work. play, study,
whatever it is--take hold at once, and
finish it up squarely and cleanly, and
then attend to the next thing, without
letting any moments drop out between.
1t is wonderful to see how many hours
prompt people contriye to make Of day /;
it is as if they picked up the moments
that the dawdlers lost And if ever you
find yourself where you have 50 many
things pressing upon you that you hard
ly know how to begin, take hold Of the
very first one that comes TO hand. and
you viii find the rest all fall into file
and follow after like company Of we'll
drilled soldiers. and though work may
be hard to meet when it charges in a
squad. it is easily vanished If you can
bring ii into line. You may have often
seen the anecdote Of man who was ask
ed how be accomplished 50 much in his
life. MY father taught me. )" was the
reply. when | had anything 70 do. 60
and do it There is the seerct-ths
magic word ..now -
Year: 1876

We saw the man who can't find any,
thing to do, the other day. In fact, we
have seen him every day for weeks and
months. 1t isn't that old, feeble and
worn-out wreck of humanity, who drags
his weak limbs painfully along the street.
He couldn't do any work if he found it,
poor fellow, though heaven knows he
needs what the wages of toll would pro-
cure. He can only beg, now, and hard
enough work he finds to get living at
that. The individual whom we have in
mind is a young man in the vigor of life


Indulgent nature has endowed him with
hearty constitution, strong arms and a
muscular form. He was never sick a
day in his life and has the use of all his
limbs and faculties and yet. piteOus
thought, this young man can't find any
thing to do. We know he can't, because
he says so. He has sponged on all his
friends. and never has cent. unless he
can borrow it. When he is not sitting
by saloon table fondling the handle of
beer mug, he is standing on some pop
ulous street corner, looking for work, We
suppose. The anxiety of that young
man for work is something quite touch

ing. But he wants a good job, Of course.
He has been out Of work for long time,
but he is just as particular now as he
was when he first started out to hunt
employment, or pretended to. We have
seen him sitting on the pOst-ofice steps
for hours, as if with a faint expectation
that the postmaster might resign and be
be called in to fill the vacancy We have
observed him halt in front of railroad
Office, seemingly hesitating whether be
hadn't better step in and inquire if they
wanted to hire superintendent. Work
OF course he would if he could get a
good job. Good jobs are around hunt


ing up just such young men, too /; but
somehow they miss him. He sees peo
Year: 1876

boy drove into the city his wagon loaded down
With food to feed the people of the Britshgoverned
town;
And the little backeyed rebel, so cunning and so sly.
Was watching for his coming from the corner Of her
eye.
His face looked broad and honest. his hands were


brown and tough
The clothes he upon him were homespun. coarse


and rough;
But one there was who watched him, who long time
fingered Nigh
And cast him sweet gances from the corner Of her


eye.
lie drove up 10 the Market he waited in the line
His apples and his potatoes were fresh and fair and


fine;
But long and long he waited and no one came to buy
Save the blackeyed rebel watching from the corner
Of her eye.
"NOw who will buy my apples % he shouted long and


loudUEfrE rnrufH rre..rn
And "who wants my potatoesg' he repeated 70 the
But from all the people round HIM came no word of a


reply
Save the blackeyed rebel answering from the corner


Of her eye.
For she knew that meath the lining of the coat he


that day
Were long letters from the husbands and the fathers


far away,
Who were fighting for the freedom that they meant to


gain or die;
And tear like silver gistsped in the corner Of her


eye.
But the trcasurerhow to get them? crept the ques-


ton through her mind.
Since keen enemies were watching for what prizes


they might And:
And she paused while and pondered with pretty


little sigh;
Then resolve crept through her features and shrewd


ness fired her eye.
30 she resoutey walked up the wagon old and red
MAY have dozen apples for a kiss ?" she sweetly


said;
And the brown face flushed to scarlet for the boy was


somewhat shy,
And he rcr laghng at him from the corner of her


eye.
"You may have them ALL for nothing and more If you


want" quOth he.
81 will have them. my good fellow. but can pay foi


them," said she;
And she caubered on the wagon, minding not who all


were by,
With laugh Of reckless rOmplng in the corner of hel


eye.
clinging round his brawny neck she clasped her I'm


gers white and small.
And then whispered Quick the letters thrust then


underneath my shawl
Carry back again this package and be sure that yor


are spryl"
And she sweetly smiled upon him from the corner o


her eye.
Loud the motley crowd were laughing at the strange


ungirlish freak,
And the boy scared and painting. and dashed h


could not speak
And. "Miss Ihave good apples" boder lad did cry
But she answered, "No. thank you" from the oorne


Of her eye.
With the news Of loved ones absent to the dear ier


they would greet. - ste
Searching them who hungered .


glided through thqS;e doing tba, =. does not nav
There is nothing ~


!Hs little blaek-eyed rebel, with twinkle in


her eye.


Myo1,,os far T,f,e
Year: 1876

HINTS AS TO BEAUTY.-There Is moth
ing more unfavorable to female beauty
than late hours. Women, who either
from necessity or choice, spend most Of
the day in bed. and at night in work or
dissipation, have always pale, faded
complexion and dark-rimmed, wearied
eyes. Too much sleep is almost as hurt
full as too little, and is sure to give the
person unwholesome fat. Diet, also, has
q marked influence upon personal beauty.
a gross and excessive indulgence in eat
ing and drinking is fatal to the female
charms, especially where there is great
tendency to making flesh" Regularity
Of time in the daily repast and good
cooking. are the best means Of securing.
not only good health, but good looks.
The appetite should never be wasted
during the intervals between meals on
pastry, confectionery, or any other ticker
of the appetite. which gratifes the taste.
but does not support the system. Exer-
else, is, Of course, essential 10 female
beauty. 1t animates the whole physical
life, quickens the circulation Of blood,
heightens the color. develops the growth,
and perfects the form Of each limb and
the entire body. 1t also gives grace and
beauty TO every movement
Year: 1876

There are three essentials which must
be understood and acted on before visits
and visiting viii ever fulfil the ideal of.
the pleasure they ought to be and to
give. First, nothing must be done for
parade or show. No matter how rich
man may be, if he sets on his dinner
table one thing, either to be eaten or
be looked at, simply for show, it is a
challenge and offence. Of course, no.
body is so absurd as to maintain that
the rich must make dinners of herbs
because the poor cannot afford stalled
oxen. A very feast of good things, both
for the eye and the palate, can be set
out without any attempt at or suggestion
Of mere parade or display.


There are plenty of ways in which
man may advertise his wealth, if he likes
without doing it in his hospitality.


The second essential Of the ideal visit
and visiting is, that the host, not the
guest, set the limit of the visit. There
is 50 very false notion in this country
on this point that it almost seems as if
it must spring out of a national lack of
directness and sincerity. Everybody
knows, when he asks friend to his
house how long he wants him to stay.
There may be fifty reasons combining
to make him very glad of visit three
days long, and very much inconvenience
ed by one longer. Honest people ought
to find no difficulty in saying this and
honest people take no offence at hearing
it. This does away with all possibility
of misccnstruction on either side, with
all uncertainties as to welcome, with all
fears of intrusion.


A third essential of ideal visits and
visiting is, that there be on the part of
the host no strained effort to entertain
or amuse the guest; on the part of the
guest, no expectation of being amused
or entertained. Simply to meet for the
interchange of goodwill and cordiality,
the usual current of life going on undis-
turbed, the habits of the family remain
ing unchanged-that is the true social
visit. The man who knows how to
"drop in" of an evening, draw his chair
up to your hearth as if it were his own.
and fall into the usual evening routine
of the household as if he were a member
of it-how welcome he always is ! The
man who comes to stay under your roof
for season, and who, without being in-
trusive or familiar, makes you feel that
he is at home with you and is content
delightful guest he is ! And the hous-
es-ah how few of them Into which
one can go for day or week and feel
sure that the family routine is in no
wise altered, the family comfort in no
wise lessened, but. on the contrary, in
creased by his presence-what joy 1t is
to cross their thresholds What good
harbOrs of refuge they are to weary
wanderers
Year: 1876

pie in good, easy positions, and he won
ders why be can't fix himself that way.
He'would scorn to accept any position
he considered menlal, and he is too lazy
to embrace any opportunity to perform
hard work, and so goes along from day
to day, hunting situation" as he
would tell you, and sinking deeper and
deeper into the slough of confirmed loaf
erism. There are many whom this coat
will fit.
Year: 1876

Oh EAAuaJ idoC VIC hdu quiee eouCn-
ing scene in our Court House. Old John
Garner, an old grayheaded man. was ar.
raigned for the crime of larceny-horse
stealing. He pleaded guilty, and pre-
sented himself to the jury in brief and
touching address, He said:


Gentlemen of the Jury: | am an old
man, and my race is nearly run. This
is the first time in my life l have ever
been before jury. have never even
been witness in Magistrates Court.
| was born in 1916, and have been
hard-working and honest man all my
life until now. l am stranger to every
man in this house, except his Honor
who sits at that bench. He has known
me for nine years, and he will tell you
| have been honest man and good
citizen. This jury looks like set of
honest and intelligent men, and / wish
you to deal with me as best you can. |
read in the paper that the prison at
Frankfort is an awful place-that it is
so crowded that one can scarcely live
there. From the accounts of that place
| suppose | could not live there long.
You see am old and feeble, and / ask
you to do the best you can for me. Gen.
tlemen, if l could have got work could
have supported my family and not been
here. But | want to tell you-I am
very poor man and have to work to live
Well, last year the times were very hard
indeed, and l could not get work much
of the time. | am a mechanic, and |
went to ClarksvIlle, Fairview and many
other places, but I could not get any
work. The times were very hard, as
you all know, and but few men had
money to pay for labor. l travelled
around till spent all that had but
bed and chair. was tired and out of
heart, and my family suffering for food
and clothing. heard then that ! could
get work in North Logan, and sold my
kit of tools to get my family up there.
| paid $75 for my tools in Louisville
and had to sell them low. After paying
for moving had $15 left. l got place
for my family for while and started
again for work. tried hard to find it,
but could not. / went back to my fam
lily broken down in spirit, thinking l
would have to starve or beg. Gentle
men, my little boy, about six years old,
got in my lap and put his little arms
around my neck and asked me if the
gfoSOd5. d. .l.; Lord would let US starve. I love
not think of their starving"


The prisoner became overwhelmed
with emotion, and, pausing few mo-
ments, he pleaded for as light verdict
as the jury could give him. The occas-
ion was exceedingly solemn. The pris-
oner told his story without reservation.
Age and care had whitened his locks and
furrowed his brows. He had seen better
days, but he was now broken reed.
The jury, the attorneys, the Judge and
the spectators were touched by the
homely recital of the suppliant prisoner.
The jury gave him two years in the
penitentiary, and the Judge, jury and
lawyers then signed petition to the
Governor for his pardOn.-ELIton Ky
Witness
Year: 1876

A startling rumor comes from Paris
that long gloves reaching nearly 10 the
elbow and requiring twenty buttons will
be essential to the peace Of mind Of ey-
cry we'll dressed lady this year Also.
that without court plaster patches no
true toilette will be complete. Twenty
buttons and patches And this is called
an era Of reform We really hope the
Cincinnati Convention will take decided
action on this subject
Year: 1876

A late number of the Poultry World,
in speaking upon the subject of incuba-
tion, says: The hen has scarcely set on
her eggs twelve hours before some linea-
ments of the head and body of the chick
en- appear. The heart may be seen to
beat on the second day; it has at that
time somewhat the form of horseshoe,
but no blood yet appears. At the end
of two days two vessels of blood are to
be distinguished, the pulsations of which
are visible one of those is the left ven
tricle, and the root of the great artery.
At the fiftieth hour one auricle of the
heart appears, resembling moose folded
down upon itself. The beating of the
heart is first observed in the auricle, and
afterwards in the ventricle. At the end
of seventy hours the wings are dis
tinguishable and on the head two bub-
bles are seen for the brain, one for the
bill, and two for the fore and hind part
of the head. Towards the end of the
fourth day, the auricles already visible,
draw nearer to the heart than before.
The liver appears toward the fifth day.
At the end of seven hours more, the lungs
and the stomach become visible; and
four hours afterward. the intestines,
loins and upper jaw. At the one hun
dred and twenty fourth hour, two ven-
tricles are visible, and two drops of blood
instead of the single one which was seen
before. On the seventh day the brain
begins to have some consistency. At
the one hundred and nineteenth hour of
incubation, the bill opens and the flesh
appears in the breast. In four hours
more, the breast bone is seen. In six
hours after this, the ribs appear, form
ing from the back, and the bill is very
visible, as well as the gall bladder. The
bill becomes green at the end of two
hundred and thirty-six hours and, if
the chicken be taken out Of its covering.
it evidently moves itself. At the two
hundredth hour, the eyes appear. At
the two hundred and eighty-eighth hour
the ribs are perfect. AT the three hun
dred and thirty-6rst the spleen draws
near the stomach and the lungs to the
chest. At the end of three hundred and
6fty-fve hours the bill frequently opens
and shuts and at the end Of the eigh-
teenth day, the first cry of the chicken is
heard. 1t afterwards gets more strength
and grows continually, till at length il
is enabled to set itself free from its con
fiDement."


Frank Moulton says that he eithel
ought to be in the penitentlary or Beech
er ought to be out Of his pulpit. There
| ir M 0afffnor round that
Year: 1876

In one of his lectures on astronomy,
Professor Proctor, to illustrate the
earths d distance from the sun, states the
curious fact that if one have an arm
long enough to reach and touch that
fiery luminary with the tips Of the fin
gers, be would not experience the sense
of burning for a period Of one hundred
years. A few days ago Mr.. Theodore
Leyerman, of this city, the remarkable
length of whose feet we have had occa-
sion to notice, felt a singular and pain
full sensation in one of his heels. BE
could recall nothing to have produced
it, but upon our mentioning Professor
Proetor's illustration be concluded that
he might have severely stumped his toe
when a boy. A similar experience is re
lated of councilman Reuben McDannold.
We commend these highly interesting
phenomena to the attention of the scien-
tifc.