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Year: 1876

IT is remarkable fact that those who
advertise the most literally grumble the
least about dull times. In dull times
every one is looking for the place he can
get the most goods for the least money,
and he scans the columns of his local
paper for the desired information. He
sees that certain merchant advertises
to sell goods cheap, and perhaps quotes
few prices. He visits his place Of
business to ascertain if he performs what
he advcrtises, and makes his purchases
there. lie is satisfied. The merchant
makes a good profit on his goods, keeps
advertising and gets the bulk of trade.
Why? Because he keeps his name and
business constantly before the people.
Judicious advertising is the greatest
panacea for dull times.
Year: 1876

Our Dunn Animals: A little girl in
Eastman, taking compassion on sick
chicken, placed it behind the kitchen
stove. where little pet kitten nestled
down beside it and afterwards became
its companion, following her about and
playing with her. After laying her first
egg she supposed it was not hen-like to
sleep behind the stove, so selected roos-
tingplaee in the shed. Poor pussy was
quite troubled at first, but in the evening
was found quietly roosting beside the
chicken
Year: 1876

SPEAKING AGAINST TIAIE. The longest
speech on record is believed to havo


been that made by Mr.. De Cosmos III
the Legislature of British Columbia,
when a measure was pending whose
passage would take from great many
settlers their lanls. De Cosmos was in
a hopeless minority. The job had been
held back till the eve of the close of the
session. Unless legislation was taken
before noon of given day the act of
confiscation would fail. The day be-
fore the expiration of the limitation
DE Cosmos got the floor about ten A.
H., and began speech against the bill.
Its friends cared little, for they supposed
that by one or two o'clock he would be
through, and the bill could be put on it's
passage. One O'Clock came and De
Cosmos was speaking stiIl-hadn't
more than entered upon his subject.
Two o'clock-he was saying sin the
second place." Three o'cioc,,--he pro-
duced fearful bundle of evidence, and
insisted on reading it. The majority
began to have suspicion of the truth;
he was going to speak until next noon
and kill the bill. For while they
made merry over it, but as it came On
to dusk they began to get alarmed.
They tried Interruptions, but soon
abandoned them, because each one af-
forded him chance to digress and gain
time.


They tried to shout him down, but
that gave him breathing space, and
finally they settled down to watch the
combat between strength of will and
weakness of body. They gave him no
mercy. No adjournment for dinner;
no chance to do more than wet his lips
with water; no wandering from the sub
ject; no sitting down. Twilight dark
ened; the gas was lit: members slipped
out to dinner in relays Aid returned to
sleep in squads, but De Cosmos went on.
The speaker to whom he was address
ing himself, was alternately doing,
snoring, and trying to look wide awake.
Day dawned, and the majority slipped
ont in squads to breakfast, and the
speaker still went. It can't be said it
was very logical, eloquent, OR sustained
speech. There were digressions in it,
repetitions also. But still the speaker
kept on; and at last noon came to
Satilad majority, ivid with rage and
impotence, and single man, who was
triumphant, though his voice sunk to q
huksy whisper, his eyes were almost
shut and bloodshot, his baked lips were
cracked and smeared with blood. De
Cosmos had saved the settlers their
laaslo.
Year: 1876

Miss Emma fierce, the leading lady
of the til eatrical company which is
travling with Mr.. Sothern, was driving
team of horses in Montreal few
days ago, when the horses suddenly SHE'D
knocking over little girl, and then be
gan rearing and kicking. Miss Pierce
and dragged the little girl from under
the furious animal of the risk of her own
life. Her hat was kicked off by one OF
the horses, but she held on to the child
and saved its life. The next day the
father of the little girl presented Miss
Pierce with two very handsome Can
adian Ponies and complete set of har-
ness
Year: 1876

Among the illusions swept away by
modern science was the pleasant fancy
thai the moon wac habitable globe, like
the earth, it's surface diversified with
seas, lakes. continents and islands, and
varied forms Of vegetation. Theologians
and savants gravely discussed the prob
ability of it being inhabited by n race
of sentiment beings, with forms and fac
| uities like our own, and even propoun-
ded schemes for opening communication
with them, IL case they existed. One
of these was to construct on the broad
highlands of Asia series of geometrical
figures on scale SO gigantic as to be
visible from our planetary neighbor, OH
the supposition that the moon people
would recognize the object, and imme-
dlately construct similar figures in reply
extravagant and absurd as it may appear
but TIE discussion was kept up at inter
walls, until it was discovered that if there
were people in the moon they must be
able to live without breathing Or eating
or drinking. Then it ceased


There can be 10 life without air.
Beautiful to the eye of a distant observ-
er, the moon is a scpulchral orb a
world Of death and silence. No vegeta-
ton clothes its vasts plains of stony des-
oIation, traversed by monstrous crew.
ces, broken by enormous peaks that rise
like gigantic tombstoncs into space; no
lovely forms of cloud float in the black
ness of its sky. The daytime is only
night lighted by a rayless sun. There
Is no rosy dawn in the morning, no
twilight Ill the evening. The nights are
pitch dark. In daytime the solar beams
are lost against the jagged ridges, the
sharp points of rocks Of the steep sides
Of profound abysses; and the eye sees
only grotesque shapes, relieved against
fantastic shadows black as ink, with none
OF that pleasant gradation anu diffusion
OF light and shadow which makes the
charm of terrestrial landscape. There
IS no color-nothing but dead white
and black The rocks reflect passively
the light of the sun; the crators and aby-
ses remain wrapt in shade; phantastic
peaks rise like phantorls in their glacial
cemetery: the stars appear like spots in
the blackness of space. The moon is a
dead world; she has no atmosphere.
Year: 1876

The most beautiful analysis which
Liebig invented is that of air. The
composition of the air was made known
| at the end OF the last century. and then


1t was shown to consist of oxygen and
nitrogen in certain proportions, The oxy-
| gen being about one fifth, and the nitro
gen about four-fif of the volume, and
| nearly the same proportions by weight.
But it Is found that the air, for instance,


on Mont Blanc, and in the deepest mine,
and wherever else it has been investigated
in any part of the globe, has the same
composition. There is nowhere any diff
ference, whatever. The very same reg
ularity Is observed in the composition of
sea water; wherever you analyze Il ex-
cept III the immediate neighborhood of
mouths of rivers, it contains he same
amount of salt, and this regularity of
composition is one OF the great safeguards
for the existence and preservation of ami
NAL and vegetable life. OF course there
are impurities in the air. A room, for
instance, contains quantity of carbonic
acid, and in other places there is found a
quantity Of ammonia, and that increases
during the winter time, when no vegeta-
ton is going on, and decreases in the sum-
mer time. These small rdditions of gas
es not being oxygen or nitrogen, are so
1mperceptible that it requires very large
voiumns merely to show their presence,
and sill larger ones in order to determine
their quantity. Therefore, the presence
of these slight impurities is actually be-
yond the limits of accurancy which are
imposed upon us by our methods of re-
serch. We can not regulate The temper
ature as we should like, so that there
should be no difference between the
pressure inside or out. There are these
slight irregularities which we always
have to allow for, but they are still great
er than those produced by the admix-


tura of carbonic acid and ammonia.
And here again you find wonderful
provision of nature, that the diffusion of
gases is so great that they cannot, for
any length of time, collect in inclosed
places, except they are specially made
impervious to gases. In open nature.
in rooms, in caverns, houses, valleys, on
mountains, the gases get diffused SO
quickly that you may stand before
burning limekiin and you will hardly
perceive it; in fact, in order to perceive
the presence of gas, which goes away in
volumes, you must actually go close to
the fire and hang your heal over It,
Year: 1876

When n man is too lazy to work
and too cowardly to steal, lie sits in
lager beer saloon, trowns ominously
at free lunch counter, and remarks
to his brother exile "Tne country's
going to The dogs
Year: 1876

There will be no tickets at the Cen
tennial. The price Of admission will
be fifty cents, and every visitor will
have to provide himself with fifty
cent piece, as small change and quar-
ters will not be taken.
Year: 1876

Somebody wants to know what be-
come of the fund appropriated for
the relief Of the srasshopper suffer-
ers in Kansas, as no one can be
found who received any part Of the
money stnt out there.
Year: 1876

When q New Jersey burglar saw
that a woman whose house he was
plundering was awake and watching
him, he called out Hang me if Ill
be guilty Of robbing as homely wo-
man as YOU are = and he lcfs.
Year: 1876

This distinguished gentlemen deliv
cred laet Thursday evening in Mem.
phis an able and acceptable speech upon
State and Federal politics. He boldly
and in detail explained his position on
State credit, and contended that By
meeting the interest due he was doing
what was required of him as public
officer. The Nashville american thus
states the case:


The Governor shows by his explana-
ton a proper appreciation of pop ular
criticism, while bis C anly way of meet
ing the case shows that be is not 20 be
sWeFved from the line of duty as he sees
Il by any clamor instigated by misin-
formed or Interested persons. The peo-
sp3a hsgs. right - isfsrnatisE, a8d q
right to demand explanation. An honest
Official, who is convinced of his duty,
will, If he has proper appreciation of the
Importance of popular supt oFt of his
effort to discharge his duty, asd of the
right of the people to Information, al
ways respond to the popular demand.
Gov. Porter has settled for himself his
line Of duty He is satisfied that q
State with credit and ah honest Intention
to pay its debt is ike an honest busi-
ness nan whom misfortune has overtak-
en-, IN much the best position to obtain
favorable terms frsm its creditors In
standing squaFely up for the credit of
the State, Gov. Porter has shown that
no clamor will drive him from the line
of duty. His speech will be read with
interest as a clear and logical exposition
of his reasons for his course. NotWith-
standingSths clamor raised in Memphis,
ne shall be very much surprised if be
does not carry that county By handsome
majority. an ill-fouudsd outcry will
not stand before actual facts so veil
presented.
Year: 1876

This gentleman made the swamps and
hollows of Arkansas ring with rabid
secession war cries, before and at the
commencement of the civil struggle, and
now he is found yokod with Barbour
Lewis in haunting the bloody shirt IN
the face Of his Southern countrymen.
Casey Young is eaDyassing with this
deIeetable political gymnast, and will
uuveil his and his party's Inconsistencies


Before the canvass is over our Young
man will make Randolph wish himself
back to chop short grass again on the
law commons of Memphis.
Year: 1876

This gentleman speaks here to-day by
appointment. The people Of Hardeman
would request him to explain to them
Why he opposed in the Legislature the
opening of the Hatehie river for nayiga-
tion-why he vacated the Speaker s
chair aud took the floor to oppose the
passage of this measure ? The naviga-
ton Of the Hatchie is an important ques-
ton TO this section of Tennessee.
Year: 1876

patience to grasp power or lack OF states
manship, the democrats should alarm the
country and threaten it with revolutionary
movements, they would suddenly and
surely find themselves deprived of the sup
port Of the mass Of independent voters who
have given them their present standing be-
fore the country.


point out the lesson of these election
figures They speak for themselves The
republican leaders have by their miscon-
duct forfeited the confidence of the great
mass of Independent voters in the Northern
States. They have need to be careful. 1t is
extremely unwise in them to give their coun-
tenance to the suspicious actions of the
men who control republican politics in the
three disputed States. The people are very
patient, but they are not dull they
will not forget what is now happening in
those States, nor that the Northern repub-
lican leaders are to-day supporting as their
allies the corrupt politicians of those States,
and supporting them in acts which offend
thepublic sense of justice and propriety, and
expose the count of the votes to just sus-
picion of fraud. If that which is now
going on in those States with the counte-
nance of the republican leaders could have
been foreseen by Northern voters there is
not the least doubt that there would have
been an immense and overwhelming repub-
lican vote cast for Mr.. Tilden /; for the
American people do not tolerate the pre-
dominance Of disreputable and vicious ele-
ments in national politics. They never have
and they will not in the future. If the repub-
lican leaders hope for future they must
take care now that the count in the disputed
States, in the hands of their own partisans, is
SO conducted as to satisfy the country of its
absolute fairness and honesty. If they do
less than this, though they may count in
their candidate, they will prepare for them
selves disgraceful and overwhelming de-
feat at the next election.
Year: 1876

Our Albany correspondence gives some
interesting details from the forthcoming
report of Comptroller Robinson. 1t appears
that the State debt has been reduced during
the year ending September 30 over five mill
ion dollars that instead Of the usual de-
fciency there is q surplus in the General
Revenue Fund Of seven hundred thousand
dollars; that the one-third of a mill
tax of last year for the extinguishment
of the bounty debt, due next April,
will, with the moneys already in hand for
that purpose, really clear off that part of the
debt while contingent debt of one hun
dred thousand dollars will also be paid OF
this year.


This is an admirable financial exhibit,
and we shall look With interest for Governor
Robinsons inaugural message, in which he
will doubtless make important and sensible
suggestions concerning the State finances.
The prisons of the State have this year ex.
pended seven hundred thousand dollars
more than ever beforehand of course the
deficiency is also larger than in other years.
The passage ofthe constitutional amendment
will doubtless stop that great leak The
public buildings have also cost good deal
one and three-quarter millions during the
year-but that was expected by everybody
who knows how difficult it is even for pri.
vate individuals to control the outlay il q
building project On the whole the State
finances seem to be prosperous. We wish
the city would make as fair showing.
Year: 1876

do not begrudge money honestly spent in
maintaining our beautiful parks, in improv-
ing the horrible condition of the streets and
in keeping the city clean and healthful.
Ample appropriations should be made for
these necessary objects. ani this could be
better done if proper economy were to be
enforced in the directions we have pointed
ont
Year: 1876

Owing &c the action OF portion OF the and
ncwsmcn, who determined that tie public shall
Gan prevent IT, have made arrangements to place the
HERALD in the hands OF all readers the reduced
price. Ncwsboys can purchase any quantity they may
tesre at No. 1906 Broadway and No. . Ann street
Year: 1876

FURTHER REDUCTION of telegraph rates
isannounced by the Atlantic and Pacific Tele-
graph Company. Nothing can he lost to
the company by these reductions, because
The cheaper the rates the greater will be the
business. With such advances toward
cheapness it will not be long until the tele-
graph supersedes the use of the slower pro-
cess of communication through the mails.
Year: 1876

Now THAT TWEED is safely back in Ind
low Street Jail the question is, What are the
lawyers going to do about it? Nobody seems
to know, and the truth probably is that no
plan has been agreed upon as yet in regard
to action in the matter. So far Tweed him
self has given no indications of his own
feelings upon his return. 1t is fair to as
sumo, however, that the end will be exactly
the same that it would have been had he not
escaped at all
Year: 1876

MEMENToEs OF THE 'RISG" occasionally
the Supreme Court suit has just been
brought to compel the executors of the late
James NJ. Sweeny to refund q sum of money
paid to Sweeny for his influence" in OBJ
tanning an award for property appropriated
for a new avenue. If the whole story of the
corruptions Of the Ring is ever told it will
be found that the exposures which destroyed
Tweed, Sweeny and Connolly scarcely went
beneath the surface of the sore.
Year: 1876

THE ANSWER of Park Commissioners Mar
tin and O'Donohue to the charges of the
Citizens Committee is substantially the
plea of not guilty. The next step will be to
bring proofs of the allegations, and this is
to be attempted on Tuesday next
Year: 1876

In the Probate Court of the County OF Los


Angeles, State of California.
In the matter of tie estate of


Jacob Keller, deceased.


Order to show cause why decree of distribu-


button should not be made.
an reading and filing the petition of Lou
~ isa Keller, surviving widow OF said
deceased, setting forth that more than four
months have elapsed since the probate of the
will of the estate of said deceased. and
that she is entitled to the immediate possess
ion OF all the property under and by virtue of
said will of said deceased; it is ordered that
all persons interested In the estate of the said
Jacob Keller, deceased, be and appear before
the Probate Court of the county of Los An
geles, at the court room of said court, in the
city of Los Angeles, in said Los Angeles
county, on
Year: 1876

CoMposT1NG IN FALL AND WINTER
Change the ordinary plan Of pitching
your stable manure promiscuously out
Of doors is what the Canada Farmer
urges. Give the composing and shell
tering method at least one fair trial
during the coming fall and winter, and
you will be surprised at the result.
Have you vacant shed Or clubhouse on
the premises? If so. use it for the
purpose Of storage; if not, erect some
thing Of the kind, however cheap and
temporary. A common board or slab
roof, resting upon bare posts. is better
than no shelter at all. Early in the
fall, before you begin housing your
cattle. cart few loads Of good dry loan
or muck into some place convenient
and handy to your stables. If muck
cannot be got, use any other absorbent |;
straw, leaves, even sawdust, sooner
than nothing. Lay wheelbarrow load
or two Of this absorbent every day in
the trenches behind your COWS and
horses, and, il cleaning out your sta
bles, night and. morning, wheel earth
end all out under the storing shed.
Continue this during the winter. sprin-
king the heap occasionally with plaster
Of Paris to retain it's ammonia, and in
the spring you will have ready for your
fields fertilizing material worth fifty
per cent. more than the best barnyard
manure. When straw alone is used as
an absorbent no doubt it is most
extensively employed just take the
trouble Of running it through the cutter
beforehand. and you will thus not only
lessen the difficulty Of subsequent hand
ling, but materially aid in its incorpo-
ration with the animal waste. In ap-
plying this compost to the fields, it is
10 be treated in the ordinary way, that
Is, spread broadcast over the surface
and plowed under. if on the green
sward Or thoroughly narrowed in. if
on the inverted sod. The principal gain
effected by composing is the preserys-
ton Of the liquid excrements. which by
the usual method are almost. if not
altogether, lost and when both science
and experience alike prove these to be
Of more enriching value than the solid,
surely it is to the farmers interest to
do all he can to conserve them and enjoy
the profits accruing from their applica-
ton.
Year: 1876

FALL PLANTING. Fruit bearing trees,
shrubs, vines and brambles may be
transplanted in the fall, and very often
under more favorable conditions, and
with better prospects Of success, than
if set out in the spring. There are some
well known objections raised against
fall planting, especially fruit trees. such
as the long exposure to the swaying Of
the winds before growth commences.
But the injury or displacement Of the
roots from swaying at the tops amounts
to little compared to the many striking
advantages gained in planting at .
season Of the year when there is COM
parative leisure, when the ground is
usually dry and in good condition, and
when the necessary preparatory stirring
81 the soil can be made without any
extra expense. These are points that
tell in the growth and productiveness
Of fruit trees, either il the garden or
the orchard. If planted in the fall, the
soil settles closely around the roots and
fibres by the time the spring opens, and
an earlier growth is started than with
the spring setting, which is often
pushed back until the season is we'll
advanced, from causes over which the
planter has no control. The spring
may be backward enough to hinder
planting of trees 10 way in which
they should be set out to insure sue
,ess. All other things being equal,
there is no doubt that spring would be
ths better time to plant trees. But this
does not often happen to be the case,
as every practical frsit-grower well
knows. II is therefore wise to trans
plant in the fall if the trees and the
ground are in readiness. ss.-P. r. Quinn
IN ScsIbner for October.
Year: 1876

Money may be scarce with you, but remem-
Der that our prices will be in proportion to
your purse; and if you have the money to
spend and want our goods, do not fail to see
us soon. We adhere strictly to popular
Prices" and the popular verdict on our prices
is that no goods of the same style and work
manship can be bought anywhere else for the
same money.


WE HAVE WITH Us


W. GEO. MABREY. Jan 8-tf
Year: 1876

Having concluded that large sales and quick
returns will not only pay better than having
the goods lay on the shelves, but enable us to
constantly show greater variety, we have
marked all our
Year: 1876

As poor as a church mouse
AS thin as a rail
As fat as a porp0ise.


As r0ugh as a gale;
AS brave as a lion,


As spry as a eat
As bright as q sixpenee,
AS weak as a rat.
As proud as a peacock,
As siy as a fox,
As mad as March hare,
As strong as an OK;
As fair as a lily.


As empty as air:
As rich as a Crgsus.


As cross as a bear,
As pure as an angel,


As neat as 4 pin;
As smart as steal-trap.
As ugly as sin;
As dead as a doOr-nail,
As white as a sheet
As fiat rs a pansake,
As red as a beet.
As roand as an apple,
As black as your hat
As brown as 4 berry.
As blind asa bat;
As mean as a miser.
As full as a tick
A. plump as a partridge,
As sharp as 4 stick.
As clean as a -enny,
As dark as pail
As hard as milestone.
As bitter as gall;
As line a fl idlc,


As clear as a bell
A. Try as a herring,
As deep as a well.
As light as a feather,
As hard as rock
As stiff as poker,
As calm as n clock
A green as gosling,
As brisk as a bee
And now let me stop,
Lest yen weary o. NE.