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Year: 1876

In regard to the scarcity Of water In
some parts of East Wheenng,s g complaint
about which appeared in the REGISTER
yesterday, Superintendent CuMMISs In
forms US that it is matter over which
he has no control. The whole matter Is
with Council alone. There is no ordi-
nance which authorizes him to restrict
the use of street hose to any particular
time of day; nor can he in any way en-
force economy in the use of water,


He informs Us that the pipes IN the
territory from which this complaint
comes are entirely too small for the ser
vice required. And further, that Quincy
street Wa to have been, and should be,
Gu, down five Zee. at its highest point, 50
as to lower the pipe in that region. This
would carry the water over to McCulloch
street. whereas it now lies dead, unless
forced over by great pressure.


There is, however, one fact patent TO
every observer: A criminal waste of
water IS going on daily and nightly in
every part Of this city. People do not
hesitate 70 waste that TO. which they have
not paid and which does not belong to
them. Water has been paid tor by these
people in East Wheeling it belongs to
them, and it is the duty of Council to see
that they are not robbed of it by the
wsstefulness of others.


Il is fashionable to claim that the Ca
pacity of the water works is not sufficient,
and to advocate the building OF new
works and new basins a. cost untold.
This Is fudge. The water works and the
basin are ample for all just demands.
If every person paid for all the water
ne consumed and wasted, il every gallon
vas measured by q metre and charged
Tor, il would be found that We have
plentiful supply of water and to spare.
Year: 1876

SIDNEY SMITH SAYS. at seems. at
first sight, very singular that a blind
child should be taught to read, but
observe what the common process Is
with every child. \ child sees certain
marks upon a plain piece of paper,
which he is taught to call a, b, c; but
if you were 10 raise certain marks in
relief upon pasteboard, as you may of
course do, and teach blind child to
call these marks which he 1elt \, B,
G, blind child would as easily learn
his alphabet by his fingers rs another
would do by his eyes, and might go on
feeling through Homer or Virgil as we
do by persevering in looking at the
book. Just in the same manner, l
should not be surprised, if the alphabet
could be taught by a series OF we'll


contrived tlavors; and we may live to
see the day when men may be taught
to smell out their learning, and when
line scenting day shall be (Which it
certainly is not at presentl considered
as day peculiarly favorable to study"
Year: 1876

RETURNS from the grain producing
districts all over the country are of the
most encouraging nature. The crops
everywhere seem to have doubled in
quality and quantity over those OF last
season.
Year: 1876

Does not deceive invalids into false hopes by
purging and creating a fictitious appetite
but assists nature in clearing and purifyi ing
The whole system, leading the patient grad
ustiiS 10 perfect health
Year: 1876

the utterance OF his convictions than he
was two years ago. He regards his great
popular vote, which. in the State of New
York, was larger than when he ran for Gov
ernor, to have been drawn partly from the
Republican party, partly from the German
Protestants, and partly from what is called
the silent yote-that which makes up its
mind without talk, and is only computed
after the ballots are east. Mr.. Tilden's for
tune has not been effected u particle by the
campaign. He had no voluntary sponsor. ike
Jay Gould, to come forward with purse
and was too prudent and discreet to waste
his own means. Although he lives as ele-
gantIy as any gentleman in America, his
appetites are simple, and he requires no no
lackeys near him. His parlors are nearly
half block in depth, as his lot runs through
from street to street. When he wanted any
thing he got up and walked for it without
calling, and he seemed to know where every
book, and plate, and autograph belonged,
among thousands.


Tilden's conversation is not burdensome
with politics. He appears to have decided
convictions, and among these is reliance
on the law to carry out with certainty, If
slowly, the highest designs Of humanity.
His Democracy consists chiefly in disputlng
the fact that when people think they want
anything philanthropic they can 60 and do
it, over or under or through the law. j
suppose that he regards the dogma OF
higher law as revolutionary. He has
steady, discreet, and not repellant courage.
He believes firmly that at this time he rep
resents the popular will Of the country for
change OF administration. While north
ern man in all his attachments and modes,
he considers the chaotic condition OF the
South to be the result OF bad reconstruction
under bad agents, and our general business
prostration to be that Of one healthy twin
Juggling along the corpse Of the other. He
takes pains to avoid any reference to vic.
lence, but have understood that he holds
his numerical majority to be in greater
degree physical maiority-that the work
ing and muscular classes, those who make
armies and fill out the levies and conscrip'
tions-were on his side Of the slate. In
short, he is quietly sitting among his books,
with one eye on events and the other on his
friends, waiting until the Republicans dis,
integrate by the mere weakness OF their
alliances in. the South and the pressure OF
their personal scruples in the North.
Year: 1876

ItwaSdInine the storm on
v waiting the receipt
5ey's Landing, that


md 1t necessary to


eek safety in flight.


presented the only


ard was turned the


ant little steamer. II


X. The wind was blow


p the Straits, the sea was


! while all around was a


ildest confusion. Among


were some busily engaged


up accounts, . while Others
,ere occupied In reflections concerning
the past and future, and praying for de-
liVerance, and to add to the CONSERVATION
the craft would not mind her helm. The
quarter boat and the only sail were car
ried away, and hope began to die out Of
the hearts of those on board. But Capt.
Baker proved himself equal to the emer-
gency. Order was brought out Of contu-
sion, five or six cords Of wood on
the forward deck were thrown overheard,
and the boat properly ballasted was put
upon her course, and after some three OF
four hours of exposure to storm such as
Is seldom witnessed on this coast the
little steamer announced her arrival
at this port without sustaining any
damage other than that alluded to above
and the breaking OF the crockery used In
the culinary department.
Year: 1876

or helpers Of any sort to the stranger who
is in suffering and incapable of supplying
herself or himself with requisite care
This sort Of life requires knowledge of
various kinds that can be acquired only
by special study II demands high or
der of mind, and noble self-renuncia-
tion added to superior will power.


The frivolity Of woman has too long
been the theme of our sourest cynics.
Because man cannot follow her in her
virtues, nor even initiate her in her un-
ostentalious goodness, he ridicules her as
Insignificant. The New York satirist
sncers because she is not perfect angel.
and excuses himself for being altogether
a very earthly sort of being. To him
,hc Is only foolish and frivolous. What
is he IN y. Cor. Chicago Times.
Year: 1876

Washington Cor. Of the st. Louis Times


VIM. Pitt Fessenden, in the zenith Of
his power and fame, was sold for ten
thousand dollars, through a most ingen-
ious scheme and by most daring operator


Senator Morton was quietly conveyed
and made over for five thousand dollars


Mr.. Chas Foster, of Ohio, was knocked
down by a shrewd auctioneer to an inno-
cent purchaser for one thousand dollars.
sam Cox was retailed at the same price.
And on another occasion, the most ludic-
rous OF all, sharp hummer sold the in.
vincible Holman for five hundred dollars.
Holman is celebrated a. the universal
objector. He objects TO everything and
particularly to all private bills. Three
years ago man was here with a claim
for additional compensation or relief for
carrying mails. The bill had gone
through the committee and was in fact a
fair, square bill, and the man deserved
relief. But bloodsucker happened to
get wind Of it just before it was reported
to the house. He hied TO the room OF
the claimant, who was all unversed in
the wicked ways of Washington. The
bloodsucker told him that there was q
member from Indiana who had deter.
mined TO object. II was near the Close
OF the session and an objection would
carry the bill over. The claimant wanted
his money. The bloodsucker assured him
that nobody but himself could control
the member from Indiana And that i,
would take money to control him a,
that The claimant was ignorant and
the bloodsucker adroit. Consequently
five per cent. of the claim, amounting to
nearly one thousand four hundred dol.
lars, was paid to the bloodsucker u
control Holman" Probably Holman
never would have noticed the claim at
all. And it afterward transpired that
the congressman who had it in charge. a
Missouriap, had explained it all to him,
and he had agreed TO let it go through.
But the bloodsucker did not know this.
80 he employed con 'cderate-a woman
= and just as this bill was reached on the
calendar, the woman called Holman ,ut
by card and detained him with some i'm.
aglnativc gossip for fifteen or twenty
minutes, and by that time the thing wa.
done. Holman had been successfully
sold. And Holman knew no more abou,
1t than he did what was going on at the
town OF Seattle in Washington Territory
Year: 1876

Do YOU zee that lovely little balcony
jutting out from that second-story win
dow Of the scenery? Of course you do,
for as you look the prima donna steps
gracefully forth and warbles song to the
stars. You envy her picturesque sur
roundings, and imagine that she stepped
through the easement out of dainty
boud0ir. Not bit of it, With trem-
bling limbs she scales a shaky ladder,
trcading on her dress at every step, and
mentally blessing the carpenter. Her
maid holds her train, and the stage
manager and one of the chorus guide her
uncertain footsteps. Everything is dark
and gloomy before her eyes. In a mo.
ment she steps out upon the balcony and
faces the applauding audience with an
angelic smile upon her countenance,
while she wonders If the props are per-
fectly secure, and whether the whole
thing will come down and cripple her
for life. Then sings her song, and steps
out upon the little platform and backs
down into the arms of her mother, who
wraps shawl around her shoulder, while
the maid again takes up the train and
the three run into the dressing room to
get out of the way of the drafts. An
other thing the audience dote on is a
chorus song without accompaniment
sort of impromptu, you know. But
they should zee the preparations made
for the impromptu. The boat is about
leaving the wharf, and the sailors stand
around to sing parting song. The
leader, who is generally an excitable
German, gets them together, and .he
audience wait in pleasant expectation.
He counts one, two, three, and gives the
pitch "Mein Gott tone below p'
and he rushes away with his fingers in
his ears while the men sing on as Justify
rs though they were on the track, and
the audience says, "How sweet p' In
The Star of the North" when Cate.
rina goes TO the wars, she gets on board
boat and sails away. 1t looks beautiful
from the front, where everything seems
20 real. All there is like boat is
painted side. She steps upon platform
on rollers, and is pulled along by a couple
of stalwart scene shiiters standing in the
wing. Sometimes the rollers want creas.
ing, and stick 40 that no pulling will
bulge thcm; then the singer il she has
presence Of mind steps upon the stage,
and wriggles out with as little of the
motion OF walking As po sible. One
night, when Miss Kellogg was playing
4" Somnsmbula,' as she was crossing the
bridge, the planks broke, not in the
usual way, but really, and left the gen
tleman who was leading her along on the
Other side standing in bold relief before
the audience crush hat and
all. Fortunately no harm came of the
accident. One night, Mr. Lawrence
Barrett and Miss Marie Gordon were
playing part on top OF a tower some
twenty feet above Ithc stage, and while
they were up there, something cracked
and the whole thing swayed u and fro
like ship at sea. The props had not
been made firm, and, had the actors not


luckily gotten down in time, they would
have been killed, or worse. shall not
repeat what Mr.. Barrett said to the stage
carpenter
Year: 1876

think from present appearances | will
claim the honor of acclimating the
ginseng. II the plants Of last season


yield as they now promise, ! think the
growing ginseng will be as cavity accom-


plished as a growing crop OF potatoes.
The only difficulty ! now see is this-it


requires two seasons for the plant in its


wild state to become large enough for


market--or should say at that age it


has arrived at a state in which it is con-


sidercd more salable in market. What


| want TO know is this--wbat fertilizer
/, could use that would force the growth Of
the plant. Possibly some gentleman
who has an analysis Of ginseng at hand
could aid me or make some suggestion as
to the proper manure. The present
price Of ginseng has caused the gathering
Of larger amount than usual the past
season. Although the state has passed


very stringent laws TO protect the plants
growing in the mountains, it is but n
question Of few years when ginseng
will become extinct, and any means by
which the demand for this article can be
supplied will certainly be a source Of
great revenue.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
why Not nrrca Carriage Horses for =
II Is astonishing to us why some of our
breeders do not breed the old-time coach
OF carriage horse that we used 10 sec FIVE
and-twenty years ago. We can recollect
when il was little or no trouble to pick
up lot of splendid geldings which could
be mated and matched within a fort
night. This is almost an impossibility
now. You very rarely sec u fine-step-
ping matched team of coach or carriage
horses. Why is this great change? Be-
cause the desire to breed fast trotters
from all sorts and conditions of horses
has nearly made extinct the old, beau
tiful, housekeeping horses. Stations
and mares Of this kind are rarely seen
now. We want the old-style coach horse
Of high repute, possessing substance well
placed, deep and well-proportioned body,
strong and clean bone under the knee,
open, sound and tough fee., with fine
knee action, lifting his feet high, ranging
in height from 15l to 16l hands, Ken
tucky Lire Stock Recori.


Worms In Fiewer-Poss.


Many ladies are puzzled how to get
rid Of the detestablc worms that will in
fest the earth in their fower-pots. The
following recipe, which we find in an ex-
change, Is recommended to destroy the
pest: "Put an ounce of ammonia into
gallon of warm water, and water the
plants with it once week; they will be
free from these worms, and be beautiful
and green. To kill the little bugs that
get on the oleander, take piece of lime
the size of hens eggs, and dissolve it in
about two quarts of water, and wash the
stalk and branches of the tree they will
disappear"
Year: 1876

JoHNsoN's Anodyne Liniment may be
used TO advantage where any Liniment Is
desirable. In eases of severe pains and
cramps in the stomach, it is undoubtedly the
best article that can be used internally.
Year: 1876

The SANE EvERYwHERE.-This is
what prominent business man of st.
Louis writes To friend in New Orleans


The whole north is suffering under a
greater depression in business generally
than ever heard of. Here we are having
the dullcst and hardest times in my line
of business than ever experienced, and
it has been 50 for months. About fifteen
provision brokers here, and all together
not doing enough to pay the business ex-
pcnses of one. Most all other branches
Of business are quite or nearly as bad.
Few are making anything, many going
behind, many out of employment.
Year: 1876

A good wife, according to 'Plutarch,
should be as looking glass. to repre-
sent her husbands face and passion !;
if he be pleasant. she should be merry ;
if be laugh, she should smile; if be
look sad, she should participate in his
sorrow and bear part with him, and
SO should they continue in mutual love
one towards another.
Year: 1876

him all the mean things his party ever


did. Tell him kindly; tell him in a
Christian spirit, as do, but tell him.


Applause and laughter. Recollect


there never was a more important elec-
tion than the one you are going TO hold
In Indiana. / want you every one to
swear that you will vote for glorious
Ben Harrison. Tremendous applause. |
l say we must stand by the country. 1t
Is glorious country. II permits you
aud me to be free. II is the only coun-
try in the world where labor is respect
ed. Let us support it. 1t is the only
country in tho world where the useful
man is the only aristocrat, The man
that works for dollar day goes home
at night to his little ones, takes his
little boy on his knee and he thinks
that boy can achieve anything that the
sons OF the wealthy man oan achieve.
The free schools are open to him; he
may be the richest, the greatest; aud
grandest, and that thought sweetens
every drop of sweat that rolls down the
honest face uf toll. Applause. Vote
to save that country.
Year: 1876

frightened the horse which ths reporter was driving
that his whole attention the live minutes WAS
directed toward the unruly animal but he noticed thai
tpe tail OF tho meteor, as II rs Called or, more
properly, the combustion occasioned by The im
mense velocity with which the stone travelled
through our atmosphere, remained visible Tor aoou
two minutes From the brilliancy and area OF the nre
surrounding the falling and the splash occa
stoned by its sudden immersion IL is certain that the
aerote must have been OF size, although, oil
course no estimate could be made with any accuracy
during the few seconds the aerolite visible IL 10
to bo regretted that tho stone did fall the land
in that an unequaed opportunity TO study
meteoric formation would have been afforded to the
scientists of San Francisco brt the wafer is CON-
parativey shallow at half mile from shore. IL IS
barely possible that careful dredging might recover
the stone. The resistance OF the water would prob
ably check tho velocity Of the failing body sufficiently
to prevent It's Embedding itself in the bottom TO any
great depth and possibly the stone Is simply resting
the bed Of the ocean II is good opportunity for
would be great acquisition TO thc collection of the
Academy Of Sciences.
Year: 1876

begging him to accept. Your correspondent
called upon him aud asked If he
would accept, but he said he could
not state definitely until be consulted with
his friends at indianapolis. He had felt since
bis name was first mentioned in connection with
the office that he could not make the sacrifice in
volved in acceptance. In the present eircum-
stances he was much in doubt as to the best
course to pursue.


Gen. Harrison evidently does not want the
position, but will probably run If he thinks the
interests Of the party demand it.


Shortly after his arrival here an impromptu
reception was rendered him at the Republican
headquarters, attended by several hundred lead
ing citizens.


The Republicans here are quite jubiant over
his nomination, and feel that with him victory
is assured. The Democrats do not like the turn
affairs have taken-they felt sure Of defeating
Orth, but view Harrison's candidacy with alarm.
He left this evening for Indianapolis.
Year: 1876

WHAT NIB. yEBIGER THINKS SHOULD BE


DoNE-HE PRoNoUNCEs THE Pudding


CLAY A FAILURE.


At the meeting of the City Council
last evening, Mr.. Febiger, Chairman Of
the Water Committee, made statement
in refesence to the condition Of Cool
Spring Reservoir. He said that the FL,
nance Committee had stated that money
could be raised for the continuation Of
work on the reservoir, and that the
Water Committee had discussed the sub
ing. Mr.. Febiger then proceeded to dis
cuss the condition of the basin and
said


That the drainage pipes which run
across the bottom of the basin are two
and three inches In diameter, and yet
they all discharge into q 2-inch pipe
which runs under the bank. This pipe
would soon fill up; therefore it will have
to be taken out and substituted with a
6-inch pipe. To do this it will be proba-
bly, necessary to cut through the bank to
| distance of or s feet below the
base.


Another objection Is the marsh mud
used for pudding; it will all have to
| come out, as it is not fit for pudding
purposes, and was so pronounced by the
last consulting engineer.


The best plan will he to 60 tn work
this winter and connect the "a inch main
| leading to the Tenth Street basin, with
the exit along Eleventh street, so as or
5 feet of water can be placed in the new
reservoir, and thus give the banks q
thorough test. The banks would then
settle more compactly, and the basin be
in good condition for. pudding next
Spring. To commence the pudding now
| would ha fnol.ch ha
fatal to the work.


The marsh mud which is being used
for the pudding is hardly fitted for the
purpose. have used it ia some scientific
pursuits, and find that when put into
water it dissolves into soft mud. 1t is
also likely that it will deleteriously af
rect the water, as it is composed of mud
and decayed vegetable matter. The
Chief Engineer has no faith in it, an6
Mr.. Kasson, the consulting engineer, hal
said that he didn't think it would an
swer. The previous consulting engineer
Mr.. Merris,. had approved it, but it is
very probable that his mind was rapidly
failing during the last months of his
life.


The two-inch pipe through the bank
will have to come out; it may not bt
necessary to cut out the bank to put il
the six-inch pipe, or forced in by by
drauhc pressure.


The Water Committee, however. will
make no proposition until the subject
has been carefully considered at % full
committee meeting.


Mr.. Paynter said it had always beeI
his impression that the pipe under the
bank into which the drainage pipe
emptied, was three inch pipe. If Ii
was only two inch pipe it was certainl,
too small, but the previous Water Com
mittee were not to blame for it, as tn
consulting Engineer, Mr.. Morris hat
overlooked the work. and also approve,
the pudding clay. He thought it woult
be good idea for the committee to con
suit some efficient engineer, before de
Gliding upon any plan Of operations.


Mr.. Febiger agreed to the latter sug
gestion and said he would like to consul
with Mr., Frederick Graeff, of Philadel
phia, whom he considered the best waite
engineer in the country.


The subject here dropped.
Year: 1876

REHoBoTH NOT INJURED.-A letter
TO VIM. Bright assures him that Re
hoboth has escaped any material dam
age from the great storm of Sunday.
A small portion of the board walk on
the beach was loren up but the
bath houses in front of the Bright
house, some 90 in number are all safe,
nor has any damage been done, so far
as we hear to any of the property exs
cept the moving of about 200 feet of
the board walk. This is remarkable.
since the storm was so damaging at
tape May as to destroy all the fine
walks in front of the city.