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Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, July 20 1915
THE VACANT CoMMIssIoNERsHIP- P-RUMoR OF
THE INTENDED APPOINTMENT OF REPREsKN-
TATIvE M'DOUGALL, OF NEW YORK.


rumor was in circulation at the Treasury Depart
ment day that the President Will tomorrow nomi-
nate General McDouga, member OF Congress from
New York, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenre.
II IS not certain that he would accept the position he
having heretofore declined the appointment of Trea-
surer in place Of Mr. New


VETO BY THE PREsIDENT-THE POST OFFICE
BILL FAILS TO MEET EXECUTIVE APPROVAL.
The President to-day returned to the House. without
his approval, the bill amendatory OF the Post onico
laws. The reasons assigned for this veto given in
statement Of Postmaster General Tyner, who
grets exceedingly that a mistake should have
been made in tho title and enaoting clause
Of the bll, which renders inopcratve the provisions
in relation to straw bidding But for this mistake the
bill would have been very valuable in breaking up the
vicious system efforts having been made for four or
five years past to induce Congress pass such law
THE INTEREST on THE 3.65 BONDS ORDERED
PAID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR-A PERMANENT
FORM OF GOVERNMENT TO DE ESTABLISHED
FOR THE DISTRICT.


Congress has directed the Secretary of the Treasury
to pay tho August ami February interest the 65
bonds during the fiscal year ending Juno 30. 1875.


II is expected that at the next session permanent
form Of government will DO established for District
of Columbia. and the proportion which the United
States shall regularly contribute account OF its
property dcay the expenses of the District will bc
definitely settled when, doubtless the provision
will be made for the payment OF the interest on these
as well As other government securities.


sUNDRY CIVIL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS.





Appropriation bill adopted in the House to-day
Tho bill goes to tho President for his signature
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON. July 90, 1879
TIE FIGHT OVER THE REPEAL OF THE RE-


SUMPTION ACT-soFr MONEY MEN LOSING


GROUND.


The democratic to consider the repeal OF the
Resumption act has been postponed until Tuesday
evening next. The battle on this question is not vet
but it is certain that the soft money men are
losing ground. There are persons here from Indiana
who strongly urge repeal and forete heavy bolt
of extreme grcenback men their State II the House
does nothing, and they magnify the danger and the
evil effect OF losing Indiana; but, on the other
hand it begins 10 be seen BY great
many Southern and some Western democrats that a
repeal by the House means nothing. the senate viii
not concur and 1t is also argued that the party
promised in its platform policy which it will carry
out II 1t comes into power, but that it is
power is not responsible for the present condition
things and would act absurdly If 1t undertook assume
share OF responsibility before tho country while yet
it has coutrol and none These views
are gaining iavor and it Is probable that the eau.
Gus If next Tuesday, will reject the motion for
repeal


ANOTHER EXTENSION OF THE OLD APpRoPRrA-


TIoNs--How THIRTEEN MONTHS ArPRorRIA-


TIoHs ARE LIKELY TO BE MADl FOR THE


YEAR AND THE REMEDY


The delay over the appropriation bills nccessi,ated
to-day another extension to tho lst OF August OF tho old
appropriations. Nr Randall said he thought could
promise ask more; but 1t is seen that there
with be in effect thirteen months appropriations made
for the year-namely, one month made at the old
rate and tho regular bills for the whole
year at the now rate This anomalous re-
suit attracts attention, and It may DO that when
all the bills passed some action will be proposed by
the House whereby the expenditures for August shall
be deducted from the general appropriated Tor the
year, this not done the delay arising of the
dispute between the two houses would, in fact cause
extravaganza instead OF retrenchmen IN expenditures
and under such rule II would be In the power OF tho
Senate, by resisting and delaying appropriation bills
to defeat any scheme Of economy retrenchment in
Year: 1876

WHY THE LETTER DYER WROTE FOR AVERY n
NOT GIVEN OUT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERA
FOR PuBLIcATIoN--wHAT COLONEL DYER
SAYS.


Sr. LorIs, July 90 1876.
There has been some comment The conduc, OF the
Attorney General in refusing TO give out for publication
the letter written by District Attorney Dyer tehalf
OF Avery. Your correspondent enabled to state
the reason for this refusal Colonel Dyer said in
conversation few days ago that he had written let
ter for Avery, but that he had put something
that would make Grant hopping mad He asked
what this was, and he replied that 1t \
tho close OF the letter to the effect that,
although Avery was undoubtedly guilty, as
gardng the indictment, lac, Dyer, was satisfied
that be had through the whole Of his criminal
Washington been used as the instrument of others
who much higher In authority than he. In re-
sponsc To fur her inquiry as to who was included In
TINS reference, Colonel Dyer said Il meant Baboock,
and intended to hint at others in the sane house with
him, and didn I say word amiss ether.n
Year: 1876

The following record Will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twcnty-,our hours
parson with the corresponding date OF last year.
dcated by tho thermometer at Huinut's pharmacy,
HERALD Building
Year: 1876

Announces TO proprietors of beer saloons and
TO the public. that having completed his i'm
naense apparatus for manufacturing


LAGER BEER


he Is prepared to sell the same At h lower price
than any other home made article. and of as
good quality as any similar article produced in
the United States. fx
Year: 1876

Queen Victoria is a Sunday school
teacher. The exemplary character Of
that eldest son of hers is Il certificate of
her ability to train up youth in tho way
he should go that ought to entitle her to
teach in any Sunday school in the Cui-
ted Kingdom.
Year: 1876

THE Grass Valley Union describes
the difference between mining in the
olden lines and tie modern style.
Tue old tine miner did not stay
aroand The stove and play pedro. he
worked. Now the miner does no;
risk his health in pursai; OF gold. lie
Is more Philosophical lie now
knows that the cLief chi Of man is
not to accumulate the yellow dross,
but that pleasurable afternoon can
pe spent wnl.e The fall sIajce heads Of
water are running 10 waste. Ore
reason of this reform is that there is
not now as much gold IN the gravel
as there used to be. Hence the swap


Of pedro toT s!uiejpg. II the oil day S
when the gold had Lot been ali taken
fom tue grass roots, The finding Of big
diggings was the more exciting sport.
Year: 1876

There are two kinds of married
LIE In Persla-one permanent, which
restricts the poor husband to four
wives only, and the other when the
contracs is made for a stated period
permitting an unlimited number of
wives, who are generally women of an
inferior class, and who act as servants
for the permanent wives. But the
children of both classes are equal in
rights and status, and are ranked as
legitimate The great mass of men in
Persia marry but one wife e-silks and
jewels are as expensive there, as else
where-and such wives generally lead
a contented and happ life.
Year: 1876

A man never really understands the
doctrine of total depravity till he has
worn pair Of white pantaloons to a
picnic and sat down on plate Of Gus
tard pie An event Of this kind will
simplify whole system of theology
Noracich Bulletin. =
Year: 1876

The following pair of pertinent par
agraphs, which we find in Tie New
England Honestedd must have been
written by some level headed body
who Feeps his eyes wide open, ond
knows how to tell what he sees and
thinks:--


The amount of muscle that can be
saved by a little brain laboris wonder
full. And yet the science of doing
everything in proper season and place,
in fact, properly, is something that
agricultural papers Or farming books
cannot teach. Experience, calculation
and forethought, are the mentors. a
month before piece OF machinery is
to be used, glance at it will show
where it is defective. A rainy day, a
spare hour, a chance to take it to town
to be repaired without going on pur-
pose. Those present themselves to
the intelligent farmer; when the har-
vest is ripe. or the cora ready for the
cultivator, there will be 10 delay for
the mending Of damaged machinery.


There is no such weak Iazincss, or
wicked waste Of time aud opportunity,
as the man practices who never has
time to do anything properly. He
goes to town with three errands, and
comes home with only one finished,
he has no time for the others. He
plows for fifty acres Of corn, but has
not time to get in but forty. He
plows with a dull plow. and chops
with Il duller axe for the lack OF time
to sharpen them. All :hesc are tor
the lack of forethought and system-
neglect to use the brain that God
has given him to shape and direct his
work, and save the music. An OK
will do the work, but he cannot plan
it, The horse is powerful, but he is
controlled by his master, and his
power utilized. Mans labor is but
brute strength and the st"o"7e' '"e
hrain farre that is brought TO bear up
on it, the more surely every stroke
tells and the more grand will be the
result.
Year: 1876

TO FArrEN FowLs.-Fowls may
be tattened in four or five days by
the following process Set some rice
on the fire with skinned milk, as
much only as will serve one day let
it boil until the rice is swelled out
add a teaspoontul Of sugar. Feed
the fowles four or five times a day in
pans, and give them as much each
time as will fill them. Great care
must be taken that they have nothing
sour given them, as that prevents
their fattening. Give them clean
water or milk from rice to drink. BY
this method the flesh will have clear
whiteness.
Year: 1876

Paint is not confined to the natural
and maturing beauties who are doubl,
ing the critical capes of the thlrties
and forties, but in reaching the faces
of the young women. This painting
of the lily is matter of regret, for the
American woman is known in all civ,
ilized lands for the beauty Of her com
plexion, the delicate nuance Of it be-
ing recognized in the term of ''the


American tint" To move away from
the artistic side and look on the m oral
one, i. appears still worse. Ten or
fifteen years ago the calling ola wo
man who wore a painted yisage was
undoubted ; it was to certain extent
the sign Of her commerce, and there
are yet old fashioned peope who
Judge a painted face with the eyes of
the past.


The motive which leads her to this
lavish use of color is, Of course, that
she may become beautiful, aud if she
really did become 50, 10 objection
might be made, at least rom an arts
tic point of view But her mistake is
radical-she does not become so.
Viewed as an object of art, she is un-
lovely to look upon-utterly unklss-
able, and the oscuiatory test is su-
preme.


1t is more or less matter of indif-
ference to a man that the ugly woman
should be given over to such a prac-
tice, for she may not be saved in an
ansthetical sense but when the
young woman, endowed by nature
with pure skin, resorts to it, he is
moved to commiseration and regret.
He is wounded in his national pride,
for European fingers have pointed to
the complexion of Columbia's daught-
er as something unattainable to her
sisters across the sea. The roses are
too red on the British cheeks or the
fibre is too rough there is lack OF
clearness in the French skin, and that
of the Italian is too sallow Remark.
able purity and delcacy belong alone
to the typical American girl, and
these characteristics will continue to
be hers if she will avoid the vandallc
paint box and kohel pencils. The
first artist of the world has already
drawn her with his gracious lines and
painted her with his beautiful colors,
and his name is Nature Albert
Rhodes, in the Galaxy for January
Year: 1876

KoUruss.-The manufacture of this remedy,
which has long been in among the Kali
mncks. who attribute their immunity from
phthisis thereto, is thus described in La France
LIustree: certain quantity of mares milk 10
put into a wooden vessel; a sixth part each of
water and of cows milk is added, and the mix
ture covered with a thick cloth and placed in o
moderately warm place. Here it remains for
twenty-fonr hours, at the end Of which it is
found to become sour, and that a thick sub
stance has gathered on the surface. It is then
stirred up until thoroughly mixed, and left for
twenty-four hours more then transferred to
high, narrow vessel and stirred again until it
becomes quite homogeneous. 1t is described as
being agreeable to the taste, mixture of sweet
and sour and Intoxicating in 6ose of about
q pint. The Russian physicians send their
conaumptiye patients to camp with the Kali
mucks and drink HoWmiss upon its native
steppes, and report many remarkable cures. It
appears to act in the same way as cod liver oil,
but to be even moro readily sssimilSted, as
well as far more agreeable to the taste of the
patients Doubtless they are also much bene-
ftted by the healthy out-of.door life and excel
lent climate enjoyed while under treatment.
Year: 1876

DR.. McKeon, formerly editor of one of the
Western Catholic papers, writes to the Catholic
Review from St. Paul. in advocacy Of land loan
savings banks. He says: 1 remember once
calling your attention to q certain bill before
Congress, designed to relieve immigrants from
tho past end present evils incident to the
criminal neglect of the National Government
in their regard. now recur to the bject
merely ON pdssant, TO remark upon the continu al
neglect of Congress to this crying grievance.
In the absence of all national effort, we find
the Catholic Union of America directing it's
humane attentions to Catholic settlements in
the country; and here, at the Northwest, we
have fairly begun With the the energy and zeal
characteristic of him, the young Coadiutor-
Bishop of st. Paul, having lsbored SO success-
fully in the cause of temperance, in the past
that the favorite reproach against our race is
no longer heard, now turns his thoughts, ever
devoted to God and to His afflicted people, to
the work of colonization, amid the smiling
prairies of the Northwest, the future granary
of America. And success already marks his
work but in this emergency of our affairs,
with the people too poor to help themselves,
and the land needing capital 20 produce its
frat fruits, will not some noble energetic men
at the East make q speedy beginning of land
loan savings banks, to utilize the small de.
posits of the industrious people of New Eng
land in the sustainment of colonization. Nom
bers Of dspositors could lend for three even
FIVE years on such security and for such pur-
pose, and before ten years the work would be
self sustainiBg."
Year: 1876

BEWARE of vile slanderers. They
are found and dreaded in every com
munity. They select their victims
among the quiet and inofensive, so as
to avoid chastisement. Beware of
them and shan them as you would a
reptile. lfevery cowardfy slanderer
would sweep before his owndoor first,
he would find bat little to dust from
the threshold of his neighbor. As
rule, slanderers are always feared, but
never respected. Their own ragged
history stamps them with infamy and
disgrace.
Year: 1876

A BRILLIANT MErEoR-A singular
phenomenon was witnessed last even
ing about 6 o'clock little northwest
Of the city. A brilliant meteor was
described gradually contracting its
orbit and rapidly approaching the
earth. 1t was of dazzling brilliancy
and large in size and was visible to
the observers for fully four minutes.
It finally bursted and scattered itself
into inAumerablc small particles which
eventually faded from view Poq1and
Standard.
Year: 1876

"Fhe miserable b1ngIers who have
put the negro in the Consultation
have certainly written themselves
down asses all. When we accept the
results Of the war We lo not accept
the notion of statesmen, but the
blunders OF Unreasonable malice and
stupidity, end OF course we continue
to accept it only so long n we are
compelled to-"
Year: 1876

The jury in the Times libel case came in
to court at 2 o'clock, Saturday, at the re-
quest Of the Judge, and as they stated that
there wasn't any possibility of their agree
ing, the Judge discharged them from the
further consideration of the case.


From the start they stood eleven to one
in favor of conviction-except upon one
ballot, when four voted for acquittsl.
Year: 1876

If Major Biggs should succeed Senator
Bayard, there are some qualities of his pre-
decessor that he will not illustrate, of
course, but some OF them we shall, without
a regret, see leave the Senate.
Year: 1876




The most singular and characteristic
species OF diving birds in these waters is
the Loon, cr great Northern Diver bird
whose large size. speckled back and snowy
breast, black head and conspicuous white
ring about the neck, make it familiar ac
quaintance 10 most people, and whose wide
range of migrations aud distribution place
it in every quarter of North America al
most. Its whole construction seems to fit
it exclusively tor the water: for though its
wings are strong and its flight powerful
and well-sustained, its body is so balanced
that long stretch of flutterins and splash
ing through the water is generally neces-
sary before the bird can rise into the air
and when it desires to settle again it is un-
able to do so lightly, but falls like a stone
into the water Hence. it is rather averse
to taking flight when alarmed, but dives
expertlv and swims to place of safety,
sometimes even passing through half mile
of water before reappearing, at which
times it uses its wings quite as much as its
strong paddle-like feet, and literally flies
through the water at great speed. When
it rises to the surface it is wont to stand
erect in the water, strongly, flap its wings
to dry them and utter its strange, unearth-
ly cry, like the laugh of a maniac, from
which circumstance the phrase las crazy
as loon" was probably derived. This
| sound is most effective when heard about
the inland lakes. which form the birds
breeding places. where, under the BLACK
night and somber pines and cedars.it some
| times keeps up its weird concert from sun
set to morning. The difficulty OF shooting
a loon is proverbial, but the crafty Ms
qually Il dians OF the northern coast easil,
accomplish it by their knowledge of it
habits and their quckness in its pursuit
When one of them discovers loon. he 81
lently and slowly paddles his canoe Is nea
Year: 1876

The Luzerne (Penn.) ".eader" relates
bis incident "The terrible accident a


railroad bridge at Pittston, by which
Hssert Helme was almost instantly killed,
is Of too recent date to have been forgot
ten by our readers. The sorrowful disaster
brought to the home Of the deceased ter
rible desolation, and the wife who was lef
to mourn his sudden loss was nearly dis
tracted. For many days after her husband
was buried she continued to deplore his
death, and went nearly wild whenever
she thought of it. Her nights were spent
In restless rawlings and her days were
gloomy and cheeress. 1t was feared by her
friends that her mind would become dis
eased if her grief was not in some way
assuaged. At last she dropped to sleep one
sunny afternoon, and while thus asleep she
dreamed that her husband came to her,
and, bending over her, implanted kiss
upon her brow. She asked him to remain
with her, but he told her that he could not,
that he was too happy where he was, but
that they would meet again hereafter In the
better world. The vision passed and she
awoke. Since then her thoughts have been
at rest, and she is thoroughly impressed
with the belief that her husband Is happy,
soon and that she WILSON come to lie down
in the grave beside him."
Year: 1876

They sauntered down Market street yes
terday; she holding his hand and he hold
ing hers, they looked as though they were
afraid one would get away from the other
What's that said she. That's policeman
said he. Oh thought they were never
seen said she. Only when they are wanted
said he, and what are they are wanted for,
said she. That's what everybody wants to
know said he, and then they bought two
apples, and were glad they had come to
town.
Year: 1876

second shot could not be fred
from fear for the dogs. Some six
weeks ago Charley came near
losing::his best dog: At night Ran
ger is in the habit of freeing
foxes, coons and such like small
game, aud keeping them up till
morning, when usually Charley
or jim Parks relieves bis guard
6y shooting whatever it may be.
On this occasion he heard the
barking;it was soon after the
SNOW storm in January and near
morning. When daylight came
the old dog was at the door but
the other was absent. Taking the
rifle he started, but had ouly gone
a short distance when he met the
poor animal, sadly cut up. Evi.
IDENTIFY he had had a tussle with
a panther and had come of but
second best. The side of his head
was lacerated ; great gashes on
els shoulders and rios /; one flank
torn, hamstring gnxwed, and
worst of all, a cash in his stomach
from which protruded a small
bunch OF the viscera. Fortunate
ly the peritoneum was uniniured,
so that they were safely replaced,
the part bandaged, and the no.
ble animal otherwise cared for.
Excepting . limp on account o


the injured tendon, he is now
quite we'll, and did his share the
other day, coming ont of the con.
test better than Oh the former Oc.
casion, this time merely getting
his face completely laid bare Of
skin from his ears to the eyes.
Year: 1876

At little gathering the other even
ing young man asked a lady whether,
If his small brother was lad, he was
not ladder, and she kindly said s9e
thought he must be; she could see
through him so easily. 1t is pleasant
to be a young man. Norwich Bulletin.
Year: 1876

And now Hancock is announced for
the Presidency. Look here, we don't
expect any body will be left to vote, but
wouldn't it be we'll to leave one man
out so in case it should become neces-
sary to nominate Vice President 1t can
be DONE Danbury News.
Year: 1876

The experience of Mr.. Jehn Green, car
riaee builder, Second and Walnut streets,
with Wooley and Van Trump, Insurance
Agents, was certainly 40 satisfactory as the
most exacting could wish. On the 31st ult.,
part of bis building was destroyed by fire
and three days afterwards he received from
the above named gentlemen the amount of
insurance on the property. Messrs. W. and
V. T. during their business career in this
city have always acted in prompt and sat
isfactory manner with their customers who
have had losses by Are, and have thus built
their business up from small beginning
until they now do larger business than
any other agent in the city. The compan-
les they reprerent are among the best in the
country, and they will act as agent for any
that ..make practice of trying to see
how little they can pay those insured.
Year: 1876

IfAbdul Axis was really insane, as the
report now goes, it is possible that he did
take his own life, and was not put out Of
the way in the time-honored Oriental fash
ion. And there is possibility that he was
insane, the vexation accompanying his de-
position being the only thing needed to de-
velope the germs of madness in his system.
His brother and immediate predecessor,
Abdul Medjd, whose death occurred in June,
1861, at the early age of thirty mine, died Of
a kind Of insanity that had its beginning in
partial weakness, and afterwards infamma-
tion OF the spine, and which extended to
the brain. The late Sultan had q much
stronger mental and physical constitution
than his brother, and during the whole of
his reign exercised less discretion than the
latter. For over twenty years he was an
infatuated devotee of opium, and of that
delicious but enervating tobacco that is SO
successfully cultivated on the northwestern
shore of the Sea of Marmora. About three
years ago his mental and physical condition
was such as to cause apprehensions of i'm
mediate death, and about four months ago
he was again reported to be in a critical
condition, both mentally and physically.