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Year: 1876

To EDIroR HERALD


You published In to-days HERALD that q conference
committee Of the Independent greenback party held
meeting last night and nominated full county ticket
OF men who identified with the greenback party
Ny name is mentioned az County Clerk. l admire
their pluck but s too late The independents green.
back labor party held county convention and nomt
mated full ticket. l OF the Con.
ference Committee, and was present when the
nomination took place. Mr. Smith Ely Jr,
was nominated unanimously candidate
for Mayor OF this city. At this late hour, when the
country has to decide the great material question
regards the Presidency, and In such close campaign
the State and city OF New York may actually decide
the result OF the election. consider it dangerous
undertaking TO put a ticket the field which may
draw IS 600 work ngmen from the democratic party.
believe in the platform OF our honored fellow CITIZEN
Peter Cooper and that the present condition of the
country demands change of government The green
back party are in duty bound TO cast solid vote for
Cooper and Cary they vote ntelligcntly. This
ticket would carry thousands OF votes from
the democratic party to our ranks not as
of favoritism, &c, to the candidates This
would be playing into the hand Of the republicans,
who bitterly opposed 10 the greeRback movement
We must help the republicans to carry the State OF
New York. Their lease mas expired. We must get
tenants who will take better care Of the peoples
property.


For the above stated reason respectfully decline
the above nomination, and sincerely advise TO give up
all ideas OF new ticket Let us stand by our cand
dates and elect them. Mr. Smith Ely, Jr cand-
date and Mayor Will be tho pride blessing OF
New York city. Respectfully, JACOB COHEN
Year: 1876

INCH BY INcH.-Observation regarding the growth of men have determined the following interesting facts: The most rap id growth takes place immediately after birth, the growth of an infant during the first year of it's existence being about eight inches. This ratio of increase gradually decreases until the age of three years is reached, at which time the size attained is half that which it is to become when full grown. After five years the succeeding in crease is very regular till the sixteenth year being at the rate, for the average man, of two inches year. Beyond sixteen the growth is very feeble, being for the follow ing two years about six-tenths of an inch year while from eighteen to twenty the increase in height is seldom over an inch. At the age of twenty-five the growth ceases save in few exceptional cases.
Year: 1876

Kent.

 It has been so warm and dusty here, un- til recently, that people have been glad to keep quet and do nothing worth noting, so I acted upon the good advice which tells us "When you have nothing to say, say it.'' Water has been very scarce during the drought, and is still, all the streams, wells and springsibeing very low. The laying of a pipe from Shogum brook, on the other side of the river, to the village and bringing water from that stream is now being talked of.....The balloon which went up from the fair ground in Amenia one day last week, landed on MT. Fuller's farm in North Kent. Mir. Hall carried the lady aeronaut and bal loon back to Amenia the same evening". A company of young men left for the Gen. tennial last week, the "Elder" among the number. MT. Hiram Stone had lot of pears stolen from his garden one night not long ago. SoL.
Year: 1876

BOrr1nEtOns

 MIR. EDITOR Your correspondent ''Z" in your last issue has wonderful elastic imagination or else you will soon need a pair of leather spectacles to decipher his writing. He says that John Flinn's men bored hole in the rocks seventy four feet deep. Now think, as the man told the boy when he said he saw 100 squirrels on limb. The man sald: think you had better take 6 or from the number, or call them 90, as it would sound better. Now, if you will take the small number of GO feet from that seventy-four, you will get very near the truth of the depth of the drill hole. M.
Year: 1876

Thackeray tells us to take small bit of paper and make list of real gentlemen whom we know. We don't know of but one, and as we have plenty of visiting cards there is no need of writing the name.
Year: 1876

w We are informed by postmasters the fol- lowing named subscribers have left the places where they have been regularly receiving THE NEWS, and as they did not notify us of their change of post-ofice. and are in arrears to the amounts placed parallel with their names, we pub fish their only address known to us, and if any of our readers know of the whereabouts of any of them, they will do us a favor by informing us.- Is it exactly HONEST treatment to receive news paper till several dollars are due, and then leave the postmaster to inform us the paper is not re- wherea The following have done this: Does
Year: 1876

but as he was then going about working as
| a Journeyman he never received them


This may have led Cody to believe that


the claimant was dead, as 70 doubt the
letters were returned to the writer. The
claimant says he kept the letters be got
from his cousin for fifteen years, aud it was
taken II by mistake i'll a bnx belonging To
friend that emigrated To America. The
claimant says that he had only one brother,
who died without Issue, and seven sisters,
all OF whom arc dead, save one named
BIddy. who lives next door to him. The
Cody-Bnckley estate is now before the Sn-
preme Court in South Australia, ard the
claimant has an intimation therefrom that
1t would be well that he should employ
come legal person to support his claims on
the estate of his relative. This is ratGer
embarrassing to a poor shoemaker; but no
is full of expectation that he will obtain the
larger portion OF the property, as he is the
nearest "bood" relation to the deceased
Cody-Bnckey, with the exception Of kis
eIsters, if any of them be alive, which he
does not believe.
Year: 1876

The Series consists of Elk numbers arranged and
adapted in matter and the capacities of the
pupils under instruction. 1t is COMPLETE AND
UNIFORMLY EXCELLENT. The interesting and
strictly progressive character OF the reading
covers wide range OF literature. from the Primer
which guides the sping tongue Of the infant to the
compendium of abstruse and often difficult selections
from eminent authors.


the bands of their pupils that will aid them to pro-
and read correctly while at the time they
leave lasting Impressions OF virtue and religion the
youthful mind, will not fail to examine the Excelsor
Series.
Year: 1876

The New York Erening Mail says:


An attempt is now being made TO set
aside the regulation of the Board of
Education, prohibiting the use of the
rod. The majority of superintendents
and teachers claim that they find the
pupils more ungovernable than former
ly. A return to corporal punishment
will meet with very strong opposition
on the part Of few radical humanitari-
ans who carry their ideas of the dignity
Of human nature and the power of
moral suasion to lengths not at all war
ranted by general experience in either.
But we incline to think that a school
well ruled in fear of the rod is better
than one i'll ruled without it, and that
is what too many of the schools are
now. With the elements that make up
the majority of the public schools in
our city, it is sheer nonsense to talk
about teachers being unfit for their po-
sitions who cannot rule without the
ferule. 1t is always true, however, that
the teacher who cannot govern himself
is unfit to govern others, and the teacher
who does rule his own spirit will not
use the rod when called to do so unmer
cifully nor unwisely. We had much
rather for the dignity Of human nature
that it was never needed to use physical
force Of any sort, but as long as human
nature partakes 80 largely of the phys
ical as it does, we rather suspect that
mind alone without physical force will
not triumph over matter, particularly
when matter is upheld by a stubborn
ness that has more of mulish instinct in
it than nationality.
Year: 1876

Don't be discouraged, if, in the out
set OF life things do not go on smoothly.
1t seldom happens the hopes we
cherish Uf the future are realized. The
path Of life in the prospect appears
smooth and level enough, but when we
beginfo travel it we find it all up hills,
and generally rough enough. The jour
ney Is a laborious one, and, whether
poor or wealthy, high or low, we shall
hnd 1t so to our disappointment, if we
have built on any other calculation. To
endure what is to be endured, with as
much cheerfulness as possible, and to
elbow our way as easily as we can
through the great crowd. hoping for
little, yet striving for much, is perhaps
the true plan. Don't be discouraged If
occasionally you slip down by the way,
and your neighbors tread over you q
little; accidents happen, miscalculations
will sometimes be made, things will
turn out differently from our expecta-
hons, and We may be sufferers. It is
worth while to remember that prospects
are like the skies in April, sometimes
clouded, and sometimes clear and favor
able; and, as it would be folly to despair
of again seeing the sun because to-day
is stormy, so it is unwise to sink into
dependency when fortune frowns, since,
In the common course of things she
may be surely expected to smile again.
Don't be discouraged under any circum-
stances. Go steadily forward. Rather
consult your own conscience than the
opinions of men, though the last are
not to be disreOardad Re- indusfrioua
be frugal, be honest; deal in perfect
kindness with all who come in your
way, exercising a neighborly and oblig-
ing spirit in your intercourse; and If
you do not prosper as rapidly as any of
your neighbors, depend upon it, you
will be happy.
Year: 1876

A MAN whose morning dram was too
much for him, in saddling his horse got
the saddle on wrong end foremost. Just
as he was about to mount, a neighbor
came up and called his attention to the
mistake. The horsemAn gazed for a
moment at the intruder, as If he was in
deep thought, and then said "You
let that saddle alone. How do YOU know
which way am going?" And he looked
daggers at the oficious neighbor.
Year: 1876

UNJUsTLY CoNDn1EKD.-"We know
the public is down upon us" remarked
the old milkman, Is he dipped out the
desired quart from one af his big cans,
"but the public is mistaken. In the
fust place we put in leetle water-only
q bit, to make up the shrinksge. It
goes 70 big dealers, and they amt bit
keerful when they get to pouring in
water. They sells it to the grocers, and
they put in chalk with one hand and
water with the other, and are thinking
of politics and get in too much. The
servant gal goes after milk for the fam
lily and drinks q third of it, and she
puts in water to make up the measure;
and, you see, when the family gifts it
the taste amt there, and they goes for
us poor old men, who hasn't got a dis
honest hair in our heads. That's the
way, Mister-gee up, there, Homer P'
Year: 1876

IT TAXES A FElfALE.-Of course, any
great slummux of man can push a
lawn-mower up and down and around,
and he can nibble off the grass after q
fashion, but when it comes down to ar
tistic work pass the mower over to q
young lady. Atnoen yesterday lassie
of eighteen put mower at work on q
strip of grass on Ledyard street, and
before she was half through over thirty
menand boys were leaning against the
fence and applauding. The first few
feet were cut on the bias, leaving strip
along the curbstone as fringe. On
the other side Of the walk she started
out to tuck and rufie, but finally cut
most of the grass on the gore and fin
ished up with deep hounce along the
street. Over by the fence she hemmed
up narrow strip, bound it taround with
a clean cut, and then performed some
of the incest plating ever seen, leaving
enough tall grass along the fence board
to'serve as an overskirt to the lawn. The
boys thought there ought to be more
padding around the horse-block, but
she was busy falling over the handle of
the mower Just then and hmped into
the house without taking any of their
advice.-Detrost Free Press.
Year: 1876

ARTFUL.-" How" said Lord A., to a
friend who wished to convey a matter
of importance to o young lady, " how
can you be certain of her reading the
letter, seeing that you have directed it
to her husband?" "That 1 have man
aged without the possibility of a fail
ure, was the answer. "She1l open il
for certainty, for have put private
in the corner"
Year: 1876




IEHKRIrKD LONGEVITY. = Everyone
has noticed that nearly all the members
of some families die aged, while those of
others are gone before what would be
called the middle age Of the former. It
is q common and correct remark that
some are as old at forty as others are at
sixty; the latter will, in fact, be more
likely to live twenty years than the
former. The years q person has lived
is by no means the most important ele-
ment for judging how many he may
probably live, nor Is present health Of
much more consequence, since It is
often the case that families are very Wig
orous and healthy while they live, yet
are not long-lived. They inherit healthy
but short lives.


Notice the Laplanders. Observe the
citizens Of Zurich, Switzerland, very
healthy, but seldom reaching the age Of
sixty; while members of one Italian
family living in their midst since the
sixteenth century, reached the age of
eighty or ninety. The Welsh are the
longest-hved people in Europe. The
Scotch are longer lived than the English,
and the Irish shorter lived, yet they are
all healthy as people.


On the other hand, some who do not
have robust health are noted to live
long. 1t is said that they attain old age
because they take such excellent care Of
themselves. Yet, though it is not de-
MED that the care is useful, it will be
usually found that they had at least one
long-hved parent, and thus inherited
longevity from one side, if not from
both; for, though it is often the case
that those die young who have long
lived ancestry, it is very seldom that
any person lives to be more than year
or two older than any of his ancestors
parents, grandparents, etc.
Year: 1876

HoElNo GARDRN.-Now is the time
when the farmer wishes his garden stuff
was in long rows, so as to cultivate with
a horse. Why will not men remember
from one year to another that the farm
garden becomes almost worthless from
neglect at this season or a little later
and all because it is not arranged to be
worked with a horse. The farm work
must not be neglected, and day out TO
hoe garden is a great deal, but if the
horse could do it the day would shrink
into an hour.
Year: 1876

A thing that.is calculated to ruff1e the
ealmest temper-to select with care q
seat on the shady side of the street car,
and then to recollect that the line turns
OF in an almost opposite direction.
Year: 1876

They are easily terrified, these little
ones, and the mother who would
strengthen the nerves of her children,
should have her own under absolute
control. We have more than once seen
q woman into whose hands q child had
been given to love and rear, who never
even once imagined that when she
screamed at the sight of venturesome
mouse, or the graceful spinning down
of q spider, or q fash of lightning, that
she so shocked the nerves of her child
and 80 thrilled them that they were
never at peace again. The scream that
she utters may leave no visible wound
In the body of her little one, but the
hurt is none the less severe, and the
pain viii return again and again to It
whenever it sees the small and very
likely harmless insect which suggested
to its mother the terror which she trans
ferred TO her child. We have known g
mother gather her children into bed at
midday, and silently lie trembling With
dread Of lightning fash, until she has
made the young lives of her family q
burden to them wherever there is prom
Use Of q Summer storm. OF course
there is danger during an electric dis
turbance, and mother may tell her
children that the center of the room,
with the windows and doors closed, if
there be no chimney in the apartment
is safer place than q doorway or an
open easement; but she need not fright
en- them by manifest timidity. The
time of real danger she should make
one of very serious use to herlittle ones
by showing them the value of cool self
possession, prompt action, or heroic pa
tience-to teach them how to guard
themselves from danger.
Year: 1876

AN effort is now being made not to
have the town clock illuminated nights.
We do not think this viii be favored by
our best citizens. Still it seems q wan
ton waste of gas to Light it before one
or two O'Clock in the morning, as all the
saloons have clocks.-NoTIcich Bulletin.
Year: 1876

A billposter named John Bickerton. under
took to paste some bills on a fence over which
Moxley claimed exclusive control last night,
and for his daring he was arrested and taken
to the Fifth precinct station house, where he
left collateral. Mr.. Moxley stated that Bick-
erton and others had, during the past two
weeks, made daily practice of tearing down
or covering over bills which he had put up,
and in many cases on boards erected BY him
self or of which he had purchased control
About an hour after Bickerton was released
on security two of Monkeys men came into
the station house, one of them with his head
cut quite badly, and stated that they had been
beaten by four other BILL posters, consisting of
Bickerton and three friends. The circum-
stances were that Monkeys men saw the other
four tearing down some Of Monkeys bills near
the corner of New York avenue and Four
teenth street, and interfered, upon which they
were attacked. The war will be fought out
IN the arena of the Police Court.
Year: 1876

Gentlemen of taste and fashion will find at
the clothing house of s. Katzenstein, 310 Sew
enth street, the most extensive and choicest
variety of 0vercoats ever offered for sale in
the District. Samples of his styles will at all
times be found in his windows, and on his
figures in the front part of his establishment,
and he cordially invites an inspection of his
stock, as the styles are original with him and
cannot be found elsewhere In the city.
Year: 1876

Yesterday morning about IL o'clock man
named Timothy Hurlihy fell from a cart at
the corner of Sixth and G streets northwest,
severely injur.ng himself about the head.
Officer Drane carried him to DR.. Toulman's
drugstore, which was close at hand, where
medical aid was rendered. He was then taken
to his home on L street, between New Jersey
avenue and First street northwest.
Year: 1876

If the government should fall into the
hands of the Confederates, no doubt the war
for the Union would be voted great wrong,
and the loyal people would be forced to apply
for amnesty. This is Ben. Hills idea, and
the Northern dough-faces in Congress have
not the courage, if they have the inclination,
to protest against it. But the people of the
Northern States will protest against it in No
vember.- Gin. GGz.
Year: 1876

All desirous of speeding day at the sea
side should bear in mind that the Shields
Library Association goes to Cape May on
Monday morning. Street cars will be wait
ing at the landing to convey all over TO the
Island, when bathing, fishing and all the
amusements can be participated in, end .
pleasant day spent at small cost. Rouud
trip tickets can be purchased of NJ. H Ryan,
or any of the members for 81 so. Persons
living at Rising Sun can take the cars there
and meet the boat which leaves Fourth
street wharf at 6 A. NJ.
Year: 1876

Notice was left at this Office last evening
that Major Joseph Hardic of Alabama
would hold mass meeting In the West
Presbyterian church on Sunday afternoon at
four O'Clock, under the auspices of tho
Young Mems Christian Association. He is
mentioned as being an eloquent speaker and
willno doubt highly interest those who hear
him. The meeting will be definitely an
nounced in the different churches tomorrow
morning.
Year: 1876

There was great buoyancy in the speculation in
railway and miscellaneous shares az the sendof this
morning. noticcably in Western Union Telegraph.
which was freely taken at s0i2 or point above the
beet price of Saturday. Other stocks were in good
Year: 1876

DETROIT, Mich, July 10, 1876.
Lieutenant John Garland. Of Company B, Sixth in.
fantry, with General Gibbons command writes as fol-.
and General Custer Tho letter is dated Mouth of the
Little Horn River Juno %, and proceeds follows-


STORY OF THE RATTLE


At tho mouth of the Rosebud on tho 22d OF Juno We
Valley General Custer from there took command
OF tho twelve companies Of cavalry, and pushed
on after tho Sioux. Ho followed them to
tho foot of tho mountains, and found by
scouting the valley that they were oncamped
on a branch OF the Little Horn This the night
of the oath On the 25th he took Eve companies and
followed tho stream down one side. while Major Reno
with seven companies went down the other. Major
Reno was 10 attack tho enemy In tho rear
whio Custer fought them in front This
would bavc worked all right, Reno had got In their
rear but General Custer marching down the other
side, saw what he supposed was the front Of the
camp and made charge on them tho Indians giving
way and letting him right in tho gap.


THE FATAL MISTAKE.


The brave man rode in with his 900 men and would
have killed tho whole 1000 Sioux. believe, II there
had been no enemy behind him. But instead OF charg
ing the front he was right tho centre Of between
1900 and 900 Sioux Those that wcre behind him
kept concealed until no right their midst, and
then when It too late, he made a bold dssh trying
10 cut through them But the enemy too many.
He Tell about tho first one and the horses becoming
unmanaseabls the poor soldiers down in less
time than II takes 10 tell IL


ATTACK on RENO


The Sioux then turned with all force upon Major
Reno He charged them with one company and re.
turned with only eleven He then retrcatsd
short distance, placing his men on . blun Ho kept
them OF until tho night Of tho 9Th, his men gong
without water forty-sight hours Ho was
relieved BY Generals Tory and Gibbon
who saw the smoke from where they werc on the Little
Horn and thinking It signal Of tho Sioux. marched
that way just time the last handful Of the
seventh cavalry oM Of the whole regiment only s2s
Year: 1876

A PROPHECY. Unless the republicans put
an end to this new episode of Cmsarism, this
business of degrading honorable men, to
please Boss Shepherd and avenge Belknap,
they may as we'll close their canvass. Hayes
and Wheeler will be whipped as badly as
Scott and Graham