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Year: 1876

Did YOU ever see an eviction | have
In "a, checkered life l have been q phi
vate soldier, and between lS48 and 1850
Vas IA the County Cork, stationed at Bal
lAncholy. Those Of yon who are lrlshmen
will want no description q that beautiful
valley Of the Lee. which winds between
the hills from Cork, and In summer seems
like very paradise, green grass growing
to the waters side, and FURNISHED with
gold in the morning, and ruddy to very
crimson in the evening sunset. l was
there on a November day. was one Of a
troop to protect the Law officers who had
come with the agent from Dublin to
make an eviction few miles from In
nIscarra, where the river Bride Joins the
Lee. Ii was miserable day, ram freez-
ing in sleet as il fell, aud the men beat
down wretched dwelling after wretched
dwelling some thirty or forty perhaps.
They did not take much beating down;
there Was no flooring to take up; the
walls were more mud than aught else, aud
there was but little trouble IN the level
ing &c them to the ground. We had got
our work about three parts done, when
out Of one a woman ran and hung her
self ON the ground, wet AZ Il was, before
the captain Of the troop, and she asked
that her house might be spared not for
long, but for little while. She sand
her husband had been born In 1t, he was
III Of the fever, but could not live long,
and she asked that he might be per
mitted To- die in It IN peace Our cap
tam l.ad no power; the law agent from
I Dublin wanted 10 get back to Dublin
hrs time was Of Importance, and b,
would not wait, and that man was car
ried out while We were there, IN front o
us. while the sleet was coming down
carried out on a wretched thing-yoI
could not call it a bed-and he dice


while we were there, and three night
aftcrward, while ! was sentry At tn


the front gate at BallanchOly barracks


We heard a cry, and when the guard wa


turned out We found a poor wOma


there, raving maniac, with one dea


baby on one arm and another III th


other, clinging to the cold nipples q he


lifeless breast. And If you had bee


brothers to such woman. fathers Ot sue


a woman, would not rebellion have SCENE
the hottest gospel you could hear preached
! -Charles Brddldagh.
Year: 1876

Two hundred years before Christ
gold was worth five times what it is
now. A thousand years later it was
worth six and half times its pres
ent value. Four hundred years ago
it was worth seven and half times as
much as now. When Columbus dis
covered America, he opened up the
gold mines of the new world to the
markets Of the old, and the value of
precious metals tumbled to two and
half times our present scale of prices.
Since then it has steadily fallen to its
present value. In other words the
hard money man of four centuries ago
who buried his treasure, could he re-
turn to earth would find that its mar
ket value to-day, is seven and one
half times less than when he hid it.
Sickle and Sheaf.'
Year: 1876

If work about the house is done
quietly, it seems to be easier. Slam
ming open doors, gathering dishes,
and other kindred noises, weary and
bewilder almost as much as the
work itself. The most successful
housekeepers are generally quiet
workers.


To sprinkle damp bran upon car
pet before spreading is good way OF
laying the dust without injury to the
carpet. Oilcloths should be cleaned
in warm, not hot water, and rubbed
dry with a cloth wrung out of milk
and water.


Zinc that is used under stoves
should never be dampened. If it be-
comes soiled or dim, rub with soft
flannel and little fresh lard. Cleaned
in this way, zinc may always be
kept as bright as when first purchased.


Gilt frames should have coat OF
demar yarnish, which will keep them
from becoming soiled with dust or fly
specks. and permit their being clean
ed with damp cloth.


To remove smoke and dust from
wall paper, carefully rub it with a
soft cloth and plenty of dry bran or
Indian meal


To render hat~irons smooth, rub
them well with salt, and then over
piece of beeswax after heating.


Stove blacking mixed with vinegar
instead of water is more permanent.
and gives higher polish.


Learn to save yourself work Is
the best maxim to be observed in
housekeeping.
Year: 1876

LANGUAGE OF FINGER RINGs.-In
case of gentleman wishing to marry
literally in the market with his
heart-he wears plain or chased
gold ring upon the first finger of the
left Cor heart) hand.


When success attends his suit, and
he is actually engaged, the ring passes
to the second finger.


If, however, the gent desires to tell
the fair ones that he not only is not
"in market" but he does not design
to marry at all, he wears the signet
upon his little finger, and all ladies
may understand that he is out of their
reach.


With the fair sex the Flaws of the
ring" are:


A plain or chased gold ring on the
little finger of the right hand implies
not engaged" or, in palmer words,
ready for proposals, sealed or other
wise"


When engaged the ring passes to
the first finger of the left hand.


When married the third finger re-
ceives it.


If the fair one proposes to defy all
siege to her heart, she places the ring
on her first and fourth fnger-one on
each, like two charms to keep away
the tempter 1t is somewhat singular
that this disposition of rings is rare!


USEFUL FAcTs.-If the globes on a
gas fixture are much stained on the
outside by smoke, soak them in toler-
ably hot water in which little wash
ing soda has been dissolved. Then put
teaspoonful of powdered ammonia in
a pan Of lukewarm water, and with a
hard bruch scrub the globes until the
smoke stains disappear. Rinse in
clean cold water. They will be as
white as if new. Tasteful ornaments
may be made of natural leaves and
sprays arti6cially frosted This is
done by means of powdered glass.
which can easily be obtained by
pounding some bits of glass with q
heavy hammer, care being taken to
protect the eyes against flying splin-
ters. Dip the object in thin gum
water, and shake the powdered glass
over them. When dry. handsome
boquets can be arranged.
Year: 1876

TEE PRIsoN.-We have considerable
falth In the wisdom of the Levy Court Of
TINS county; and we believe that it has
acted right in looking into the condition
OF eur county prison as compared with
prisons in other places, with view to al .
teratlons. But we hope no hasty step
Will be taken toward enlargine that
structure until we are compelled to do so
from necessity. 1t would be better we
think to take some measures whereby
the number of inmates to the prison
shall be eurtailed; and the guilty pun-
SIZED and discharged at shorter inter
Vals, thus saying the expense of main.
tanning many lazy wretches in idleness
toE several months of the year. If On the
contrary the enlargement of the prison
Will be found actually necessary the de.
lay OF year, consequent upon efforts to
secure an economical object will not do
much damage.
Year: 1876

LAST month only Eve hundred and thir'
ty.Uix Cinnamon arrived in California
while nine hundred and seventy returned
home. The statement that four hundred
Sliledi for Hong Kong in single vessel,
would indicate that the Chinese question
is likely to settle itself without the inter-
ventlon Of either political party.
Year: 1876

The following recipe for whitewash
sent out by the Treasury Department
TO all lighthouse keepers, makes an
article that answers on wood, brick,
or stone nearly as we'll as oil paint,
and is much cheaper: Slake half
bushel of unslaked lime with boiling
water. keeping it covered during the
process. Strain it and add peck of
salt dissolved in warm water, three
pounds of ground rice put in boiling
water and BOILED to thin paste; half
a pound powdered Spanish whiting
and pound clear glue, dissolved in
warm water; mix these well togeth-
cr, and let the mixture stand for sew.
eral days. Keep the wash prepared
in kettle or portable furnace, and
when used put it on as hot as possible
with either painters or whitewa,h h
brushes.
Year: 1876

a little fellow, being told by a
young man to get off his knees, he
was too. heavy to hold in that way,
made quite sensation among those
present by yelling back; "Too heavy,
hey ? Sister Sal weighs hundred
pounds more than l, and you held her
on your knee for four hours last
night.
Year: 1876

When the Legislature meets. It viii be tkr
irst duty Of Governor Porter TO insist upon
sh investigation of the Avalanche lie. charg
ing him with borrowing money--a lie reit-
Grated in the face Of his denial, and that OF
Treasurer Morrow and the officers Of the
Fourth national bank. Of Memphis. We
want Legislative committee to investigate
these charge and let the public know how and
with whom they originated.
Year: 1876

SrA,IMERING.-A gentleman who
stammered from childhood almost up to
manhood gives very simple remedy
for the unfortunate: - Go into a room
where you will be quiet and alone, get
some book that will interest but not eX-
cite you, and sit down and read two
hours aloud to yourself, keeping your
teeth together. DO the same thing
every two or three days OF once week
if very tiresome, always taking care to
read slowly and distinctly, moving the
lips but not the teeth. Then when con-
versing with others, try to speak as
slowly and distinctly as possible, and
make up your mind that you will not
stammer Well, l tlied this remedy,
not having much faith i'll it, Unjust con
fes, but willing to do most anything
to cure myself of such an annoying diff
ticulty. | read for two hours aloud
with my teeth together The first re-
suit was to make my tongue and Jaws
ache, that is while [ was reading, and
the next to make ne feel as if some
thing had loosened my talking appara-
tus, for l could speak with less diff
Guilty immediately. The change was 50
great that every one who knew me re-
marked it. [ repeated the remedy
every five or six days for Il month, and
then at longer intervals until cured
Year: 1876

~" pern you, see if you can catch
this said a delighted MISSISSIPPI
drawing his revolver and letting fly at
performer, who was executing a gun
trick and catching the bullet in his
teeth
Year: 1876

the club so as to bring their ideas be
fore an intelligent audience. If they arr


men of mind, and have something tc
say worth listening to, it is always ac
corded on condition that after THEN


lecture they submit to the ten-minutt
critlcising or eulo@istic speeches OF the
members


The club is. in this respect, SO liberal
and indulgent to all, that one of the
members lately said, and truly 50, that
if one of the old prophets or apostles,
or even Christ himself, reappeared on
earth, and came to New York, he would
scarcely be admitted into our fashionable
churches, but the New York Liberal
Club would be the only place where he
would meet with a cordial reception
and given respectful hearing of what
he might have to say.


CAMEL NG.-Mounting the camel
is not difficult, but it has some sweet
surprises for the novice. The camel
lies upon the ground with all his legs
shut up under him like jackknife.
You seat, yourself III the broad saddle,
and cross your legs in front of the pom
mel. Before you are ready something
like private earthquake begins under
YOU. The camel raises his headquarters
suddenly, and throws you over rpon
his neck; and, before YOU recover from
that he straightens up his knees, and
gives you jerk over his tail; and while
YOU are not at all certain what has
happened, he begins to move off with
that dislo Gated walk which sets You in
to Il seesaW motion, weaving back
wards and forwards III the capacious
saddle Not having Il hinged back tit
for this movement, you lash the beast
with your koorbash to make him
change his gait He is nothing 10th
to do it, and at once starts into a high
trot, which sends you foot into the
air at every step, bobs you from side to
side, drives your backbone into your
brain, and makes castanets of your
teeth. Capital exercise. When you
have enough of it you pull up. and
humbly inquire what is the hea-
then method of riding dromedary.-
Cha'IeS D"d'ey Warner: N -HoSie"s
dHd UunimicS.
Year: 1876

81 A curious accident happened to
a very portly Danbury dane the other
morning She Was cleaning a silver
teapot apd to keep it in position had
one hand inserted in it. 1t was a tight
fit. She FURNISHED away with all hvr
might, and when she had get thv polish
to suit her. she ;ouAd that she could
net .7ioa5l hQr hand. The heat
generated by her exertion had so swol-
len the hand as 10 make its removal i'm
possible. All efforts failed, and for the
rest Of the morning she worked Will!
one hand carrying the shining teapot
on the other, and presenting spectacle
rarel y equalled for novelty and grand
eur In the afternoon some expected
company arrived. She met them at
the door with tAe teapot on her han1
and escorted them into the parlor, still
accompanied by the beautiful object,
and a very red face caused by final
and most desperate effort to relieve her
self of it. Towards evening the swell
ling went down sufficiently to admit Qi
release. -DdItJ,fIV NptrS
Year: 1876

THERE are but three more working


days for the people-three days that
ought to be improved to the utmost by
those who desire relief from Grantism
and all its attendant evils. The most
cheering reports reach US from
all parts Of the country, and
there is no reason TO doubt
the success of the Democratic National
ticket. For once the people are showing
themselves stronger than the large and
corrupt army of Federal Office. holders.
1t is q struggle for freedom from a
plundering horde, and the people will
win. 1t remains now to do the
closing work of the great fight;
to bring IN every reserve;
TO build up overwhelming msjorlties,
and to see that the Congressional tickets
are carried triumphantly through.


Democrats of West Virginia, there is
work to be done henceforth, which
speeches and psrsdes will not accom-
plish. Every voter must be on deck
ready for action. 1t is not only essential
that we win, but that we win by en-
phstic majorities.


There must be no trading-no scratch
ing, to spoil the glorious effect of grand
victory. No compromise must be made
with those who have disfrsnchised US in
the past and are stealing us poor to this
day.


Let every Democrat, every voter, who
desires honest government, peace in the
South and prosperity throughout the
land, stand faithfully by the whole DEM
ocratic ticket.
Year: 1876

Will the hub and centre of political
information, the temporary capital seat
Wheeling g-hurry up and let the out
side world know how large the Demo
cratic majority is in the State OF West
Virginia? Was the capital at Martins
burg, where it ought to be, and we hope
will be before great while, the exact
figures would have been long since
known to the four corners OF the COM
mon onwealth Martansburg Statesman.


The official return from all the coun-
ties in the State, except two IN the
Martlnsburg District, were received by
the Governor days ago, and printed in
the REGISTER. Whenever the slow peo-
pie of the Second District report, we will
know how it is.
Year: 1876

1t is the intention Of the Re-
publican managers to chal-
tenge you, each and every
one, no matter how long you
have been a citizen, nor how
often you have voted In the
past! he prepared with your
papers, when you come to the
polls, and you will then have
no trouble In going after
hem, an d by all means vote
early in the day.
Year: 1876

CIVIL service reform becomes very
stale Joke indeed, with member OF the
Cabinet activity managing the campaign
for his party and assessing reluctant or
fice-holders for a corruption fund. 50
long as this is the Republican illustra-
ton of civil service reform, the party
journals may as well JOIN with BUTLER
in calling the whole thing "humoug'


The New York Times is endesvorlng
to catch the Granger vote by reporting
Gov. HAYES at the Centennial as wear
ing "dreadfully shabby coat and q
shockingly bad hat, all brushed up the
wrong Wsy." Wonder if he carried that
SD wstch.-BoSton Post.


If he had been astride his $3.50 horse,
the picture would have been complete


Gov. TILpEN drove the thieves OF New
York out of power and into exile. For
this the plunderers and murdeters OF the
administration party hate and fear him.
Is this not enough to compend the re-
form candidate to honest men?
Year: 1876

The present season is exceptionally mild, and although those who dwell in towns and cities may congratulate them selves upon what they may term favor able winter, yet the farmer views it with apprehension. The usual protecting covering which shields the wheat from constant changes of temperature, so detrimental to the tender plant, is en- tirely wanting. A succession of frosts and thaws in place of steady moderate cold may result in the destruction of our most important crop, aud one which can- not be replaced or replanted as spring crop can. While the farmer is power less to avert the evil, he may at least moderate it's effects to some extent. The greatest injury may be feared upon un- drained and wet lands. Standing water is utterly fatal to the wheat crop, while upon dry soil it will resist much un- favorable weather with impunity. The farmer should therefore see to it that surface drains are kept open, and the fields relieved of any accumulations of water. A top dressing of coarse manure, or even coarse litter, marsh hay or straw, will afford much protection to the plants.
Year: 1876

In the trial of Gen. Babcock at St. Louis for connection with the whisky ring, MT. Storrs, one of his counsel, closed his plea to tbe jury as follows: In the presence of these facts, of these dumb and voiceless letters and telegrafhs which yet speak trumpet toned-be- fore I would utter, as juror or as 8 citizen, verdict of guilty to be adduced from them, would tear my heart from my bosom and see it lay quivering be- fore me. A broken pledge, violated oath, an outraged conscience must be the price that you would pay for such 8 verdict on these facts. And, leaving this jury box as you will at the conclu- sion of this investigation, if you say that they mean guilt, the conscience which you always carry with you will pursue you like an unrelenting Nemesis to the last day that you live. 1t would dog your footsteps like shadow and you could never shake it off and into your very soul would such crime burn anl burn and burn, as if blazing iron had been plunged into it.
Year: 1876

The Lowell (Mass.) Courier says: One day party in wholesale country produce store in this city proposed a guessing match in regard to the number of pea-beans in barrel of that vegeta- ble. There were several grocers in the store and their estimates varied from 10000 to 100000, all giving wild guesses. It was ascertained that there are about 566, ,000 pea-beans in 8 full barrel; this result being obtained by counting the number of beans in pound weight, and multiplying that by the number of pounds in 8 barrel. This of course would give only an approximate number, as the figures for each pound will very probably vary slightly, and the stated number of pounds in barrel may also vary. A gentleman of an advanced mathematical education who happened in the store was asked to guess the num- Der of beans. He reached result by measuring one bean, and then figuring how many of the beans could be put in the barrel. He placed the number in the barrel at 2,000 less than the result obtained by the easier method of calcu- lation, and his figures may be even correct than those by the loose method.
Year: 1876

The Rev. MT. Lee asked before the Plymouth Church (Brooklyn) advisory committee why there had not been voluntary investigation by the church of the scandal on the strength of the SUD- posed new testimony. Henry Ward Beecher answered that none of the al- legged testimony could be traced back to anything. "You can't hunt stench; you can an arrow. Must run up and down hunting every leech, every worm, and every poisonous insect? As long as God knows and my mother knows, I don't care for anybody else. You know I don't mean that. don't care, then I do, then don't, then I do-all just as I feel. But am tired of tn world. I am tired of men who make newspapers, and the men who read them. am tired of 8 community without 8 reacting moral purpose. I am tired of it all. Yet am going to bear it all. am going on preaching here, and when I am shut up here-well. don't know where will preach-but I don't think that will live long after stop preach ing. have been trusted with the tid- ings of salvation to dying men, and I mean to carry them. There is name that is dearer to me than my own, than that of my family, and Gods honor and delicacy have never seemed so sweet to me as when I have found how much such qualities were needed in other folks" ,E
Year: 1876

The death of Charlotte Cushman will grieve more than surprise the public, for it has been known for 8 long while that she was afflicted with an incurable disease. Her sickness compelled her to withdraw from the stage this winter, and, after all, her dramatic career had eliminated. Although it cannot be said of this great actress that she Jagged superhuously on the stage, for even in her weakness she was stronger than the rest, in her latter years she had lost something of her physical force. What was once unconscious energy had be- come an effort. "I could not play Meg Merrilies if there were one more scene in the play" she said to manager some time ago, and three years ago. after playing Cardinal Wolsey one night for the first time in ten or twelve years, at the Walnut Street Theater, in Phila- delphia, the fatigue she suffered required her to abandon the role forever. For these reasons the public which knew Miss Oushman only by her performances in the last ten years can have but an i'm perfect idea of the wonderful extent of her powers.

 Her versatility was almost equal to her strength. Yet it seems only the other night that at Booth s Theater Lady Mac beth strode across the stage and washed her guilty hands in dreams of death be- fore one of the finest audiences ever as- sembled, and then, passing from our vision forever, left the great tragedienne to receive the applause of thousands. The farewell of Miss Cushman to the New York stage was accompanied by honors and tributes which. apart from all theatrical display, proved how strong she was in the estimation of the public. In the city where she began her work, in obscurity and privation, she ended it in triumph.

 No one can fill the place which Char lotte Cushman has left vacant in drama tic art. She was an original force on the stage, and her genius was different from that of any other artist in the memory of this generation. Neither Ristori nor Janauschek nor even Rachel could equal her in her own realm of tragedy. But her task was ended; nothing was left to be done except to repeat conquests which fame had al ready recorded. Her life was upright and honorable, useful and brilliant, and while there may be deep sorrow for the woman the great actress has left nothing to regret. York Herald.
Year: 1876

When business is depressed and times are hard, city people are apt to wish themselves settled in the country, and seriously think of buying farm. It is the universal panacea for pinched pock- cts and metropolitan misfortunes. Let a merchant fail, and the first thing he proposes is to save money enough out of the wreck to buy farm. If broker suspends, if financier's pretty bub- bles break or float away in the air, if 8 lawyers clients withdraw their patronage and leave him without briefs-in short, if anybody experiences business col lapse, he immediately turhshis thoughts countryward, and as the last and unfail- ing resource proposes to buy farm. It is assumed that anybody can run 8 farm, as anybody can edit a newspaper, and it is also taken for granted that 8 farm is sort of horse that not only takes care of himself but feeds and clothes his rider. It does not seem to occur to any of these men that farming is business requiring special knowl- edge, experience, and skill for success full management, and that the average city man is quite as much out of place and at his wits ends on farm. after he has bought it, as he would be at the head of a manufactory or in command of a man-Of-war