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Year: 1876

\ little plant was given 10 Il
sick girl. In trying to take care
of it, the family made changes in
their way of living. First they
cleaned the window thatmore
light might come into its leaves;
then when not too cold they would
open the windows so that fresh air
might help the plant to grow.


Next the clean window made
the rest of the room look so untidy
that they used to wash the floor
and walls and arrange the furni.
ture more neatly. This led the
father OF the family to mend 8
broken chair or two which kept
him home4sevea evenings.


After the work was done. he
stayed heme instead OF spending
his leisure at a tavern, and money
thus saved went to buy comforts
Tor them all. And then, as the
home grew more attractive the
whole family loved it and each
other better than ever before. and
grew healthier and happier witt
their flowers.


Thus the little plant brought ,
real as well as aphysical blessing
Year: 1876

Cincinnati, August l0.-Ihe
Catholic Telegraph of this morn
ing contains an article from Arch
bishop Purcell, addressed to the
people of the United States. rela'
tive to the attitude of the Catholic
Church toward the public school
system, IN which he declares that
the church has no disposition to
interfere with the system. He
further says: "No doubt justice
and equity would entitle the
Catholic people Of this country to
exemption from taxation for the
support of other schools, or to a
share of the public school fund in
proportion to the number of pupils
in the schools, but even this we
are disposed to waive in your fa-
vor."
Year: 1876

Last winter an elderly Balti-
more gentleman, proud Of his
wealth, discovered that his
daughter had dared to love Il
young man far below her in the
estimation of society. a week
latter the Baltimore mansion was
closed for the season, and the
names of father and daughter soon
after appeared on the register of
one OF the hotels at Narragansett
Pier. There was with them a
companion, outwardly treated as
an equal, but in reality paid spy
over the young ladye's actions and
correspondence. But before Il
fortnigh hit had elapsed the young
lover at Baltimore received one
morning a big envelope containing
II dainty little note which filled
him with ioy uuspeakable. He
| had 4 friend who was clergyman,
and before the sun had set that
nj ght the two had a long, earnes,
conference, which resulted next
morning in the departure of the
twain for Narragansett Pier The
! old gentleman wss forbidden by
his physician to bathe in the surf,
the spy hated the sea as the devil
is said to hate holy water. The
young lady enjoyed her baths ex-
ceedingly, and, as the most infat-
uated lover is apt to be temper
arily disenchanted by the appear
ance of his ideal in bathing
dress, the father and the spy con-
cluded that no possible harm could
come to the "dear child" in the
water, and so the spy sat upon
the bank and watched. The low
er and the minister reached Prov
idence in due time and speedily
won young lawyer over to their
cause. The lover then went to
the pier, and, keeping out of the
way of the spy, suddenly appear
ed before the happy girl in the
water.


A few minutes sufficed for him
to propose thatthey be married the
next day in the water, and the lady
promptly consented. Back flew
the enraptured lover to Providence,
legal formalities were quitely ar.
ranged, the lawyer invited a con-
fidential friend rs a witness, and
the next day, when the water was
full of people, party of five might
have been seen little apart from
the other bathers. The marriage
ceremony had to be suspended
every few seconds on account of
the breakers. Then the foam
leaped up to claim the first kiss
from the lips of the bride, but the
rest of the little company relin-
quished their privilege on account
Of tho attention such a proceeding
might attract.
Year: 1876

PorTsyILLE, Pa, May ll.-In the
Mollie Mcguire trial this morning, Mac
Cannon, the police officer on duty with
Yost when the Inter was shot, testified
in regard to the immediate pursuit in
the dark of the murders.


The court decided to hold sessions
from seven to twelve, and one TO six. for
trial Of Manly and McAllister, charged
with the murder of Wrea and Gauger
The jury was empanelled during recess
Year: 1876

Nsw YoRK. May ll.-Prof Often
bach made his first appearance as
musical conductor IN this city tonight,
at Gilmores Garden. The audience was
probably the largest and one Of the most
fashionable ever seen within the I'M
mense building. The master OF the
opern bouffe music received very hearty
reception. All the selections played
were of his own composition.
Year: 1876

DETROIT, MICH May 1.-The State
Medical Society, in session at Ann Ar
Dor, to-day resolved to postpone decided
action on the homeopathic question one
year. In the meantime, an effort will be
made to obtain united action by the pro
fession of the State as whole, to induce
the Legislature to abolish the homeo
pathic college Unavailing efforts have
been made by its opponents in the uni
versity to s,cure the passage Of extreme
resolutions. The faculty expressed con-
fidence in their ability to eXtinguish
homeopathy without the assistance Of
their brethren, if the society would leave
them alone.
Year: 1876

The Philadelphis Inquirer earnestly
advocates the opening of the Centennial
Exhibition at o'clock in the morning,
instead of 9. as agreed on by the mana
gers, on the ground that many would
choose that time as n matter of conven-
ience, small tradesmen and the like, who
could return to their stores before the
rush OF business begius, whilst others
would choose the cool morning honrs to
avoid the glare OF the sun and the rush
of the people. The Inquirer also ex-
presses the opinion that the price Of ad-
mission will be lowered to % cents.
Year: 1876

THoMAsToN Conn, May il.-By the
the breaking If an axle this morning, a
car slled with ercursionists was thrown
from the track of the Nangatuck rail
road down An embankment and into the
river. Although the car was badly
smashed and become filled with water,
none of the occupants were killed, but
some twenty were more or less severely
injured
Year: 1876

EuitOrB OF the Register: y


l observe printed in your paper of
yesterday, an article presenting the above
named gentleman for the Democratic
nomination TO Congress. Ali well
enough; but why are such radical pa
pers as the Richie Gazette and Wheeling
Standard also urging the Democrats to
him? Do they regard him as
the easiest candidate for them to defeat?
for they can hardly expect to "use"
him if he is elected. DEMOCRAT.
Year: 1876

The Joint Gubernatorial contests in
North Carolina closed last night with
an unusual scene. At the close OF the
debate Judge Settle and Governor
Vance eloquently congratulated each
other and all the people OF North Caro-
lima upon the uniform courtesy, fairness,
good feeling. and good order which had
characterized the filty-eight contests of
the grand joint campaign. They then
shook hands amid loud applause, All
honor say we to both Of them.
Year: 1876

am asked every day what will
cure neuralgia, and desire to an
swcr through the newspaper to the
public that Bancroft's Discovery is
the Only sure remedy know Of. This
truly wonderful remedy is without
doubt specific for Neuralgia and
rheumatism. Sold by Cooper and
Grccnlee, at Savannah, Mo.
Year: 1876

children help the pastors wife in
the household work. The school
room is a garret in the parsonage,
the walls of which are hung with
large maps of Europe, Scandinavia
and the Holy Land, and diagrams
of mathematical figures, weights
and measures. There was also a
small collection of specimens of
natural objects, to enable the
teacher to explain the meaning of
their names in the school LESSONS;
and to show the children what a
cube was, there were a number of
squares of wood, which when laid
over the top Of one another formed
a cubic foot.


In addition the pastor had a
small orrery, representing the move
ments of the earth, and the moon,
and he told us that he succeeded
pretty well with the children in in
stilling the elementary doctrines of
astronomy into their minds, but
that he utterly failed to persuade
their parents that the earth was re-
volving round the sun. The school
was also attended by the children
in the neighborhood, and the pas
tor was evidently a man who took
great time with his work, and the
children rarely leave the school
without being able to read and
write, as well as to count, though in
after life few opportunities occur to
make use of this instruction. 1t is
evident that stationary schools
could not supply the want of a
thinly peopled country, and accord
ingly, for the benefit of the scat
tered settlers, circulating schools
have been established. A number
of teachers are sent out, who pass
from one settlers house to another
never staying more than three
months at one place-and teach all
the children who can be collected,
and for the time being form part of
the family.
Year: 1876

Natchez (Miss.) Democrat.


We were yesterday shown copy
of one of Audubon's birds, made
by II gentleman, native of this
county. The copy is as perfect as
it is possible to make it, and exhib-
its high degree Of skill and tai
ent on the part of the copyist.
About the year 1897 or 1928 John
j. Audubon spent some time in this
vicinity, and taught drawing to the
immediate ancestors of the young
artist who is now copying with such
perfect fidelity the painting of the
great ornithologist. There are sew
eral Of his drawings still preserved
with religious care by the family in
which he was a guest. Audubon
used to travel through the country
on foot, sketching from nature the
specimens of rich-plumed birds
which abound in our section, and
specimens of his crayons are in the
hands of several families in Adams
county. The assistant editor of
the Democrat has a boyish but
vivid recollection of his personal
appearance and manner. When we
were some six or seven years old we
remember standing near the gate of
our paternal home one morning at
an early hour, when a strange look
ing individual approached and
asked if he could get a bowl of
milk and bread We took him into
the house, where our hospitable
mother soon prepared for him a
comfortable breakfast. While his
breakfast was being prepared he
took out his pencil and sheet of
drawing paper, and, placing us in
position, sketched a hasty likeness,
which was pronounced by all who
saw it to be perfect. On leaving he
gave the name Audubon, and, al
though his name had not acquired
the celebrity afterward attached to
it, the fidelity of the likeness Sc
cured the careful preservation of
the crayon until the worldwide
reputation of the artist gave to the
relic additional value. We care
fully preserved this picture until
the vandalism of the late war
caused it, together with a large
collection of valuable mementoes,
to be DESTROYED.
Year: 1876

places, especially among the sailor
and fisher classes, they are a hand
some race as well, with fair hair
and skins, fine features and keen
eyes In and about Stornoway,
many Of the women are beautiful,


and their beauty is set off to great
advantage by a very picturesque
costume. But everywhere, whether
handsome Or not, we have found
them characterized by a peculiar
gentleness and courtesy Of manner,
by natural refinement, that re-
moves them utterly from the very
slightest tinge of yulgarity and
commonness, and By an intelligence
and cultivation which are rarely
met with among the lower classes
in the South. Not only do they
nearly all read and write, even those
who dwell in miserable mud novels


but many of them read books,
and think, and deliver themselves
in well chosen and Ineligible,
if quaint English, on various
subjects of public and individual


or even political interest, upholding


their own opinion warmly and vel


when they happen to differ from
you. Many Of them feel and speal


strongly on the subject Of the sys


TEN of large landholderships tina


prevails throughout the Highland


to the exclusion of peasant proprie


tors, and also Of the severity Of tn


game laws, and th9 harshness 0


the punishments attendant on TIA


breaking of those laws. In thei
speech they are singularly refined
and the very poorest, even whel
quarreling, rarely make use of th
, Vulgar, meaningless, and bruta
oaths that disfgure the speech c
the poor in England either in tow
or country. AS for real kindness
ready sympathy, and willing hel
t to any emergency, think thes
' Highlander's cannot easily be SUI
e passed. Inan accident, or in case


when a traveller is lost or missing


their voluntary exertions, withor
any view to remuneration, are {


strenuous as though the missin
a one were relation of their own.
Year: 1876

Before quitting the Highlands, |
must say Just few words about
the people who live and die in these
beautiful regions Of mountain and
valley, lake and sea. The rain,
and the mist, and the sharp noun
tain air seem favorable for the de-
yelopment of muscle and bone, for
these men and women are q fine
stalwart, healthy race; in many
Year: 1876

There are ways of attracting custom,
as there are ways of repelling it; and we
are reminded of the value of manners in
business by an incident of our own e1-
perience when we accompanied some la
dies shopping in quiet country town.
The shop-keeper's manner was well cal
culated to drive people from his shop.
He was alovenly, bushy-haired man,
with smileless face, and suspicious eyes
that seemed to regard every passerby as
a burglar, and every customer as pos
sible swindler. His till was fitted with
patent burglar alarm, which gave a
clang every time he opened it to change
ten cent piece. He watched with the
glance of detective ever lady who
handled piece of goods, as if she pur.
posed slipping whole piece of Hor-
rocks cetton under her cloak. Indeed,
his entire manner made the party feel
uncomfortable, and impatient to be out
of his place. Finally, when one of the
ladies gave him five dollar bill to pay
for her purchases, he put on his glasses
to examine it slowly and carefully, then
pulled out the burglar proof drawer
with its ring of alarm, closed it on Sec
ond thoughts with another clang, and


hied away to the further end of the shop
to make sure from an old bank detector
that the note was not counterfeit, after


which he moodily made change. The


party have never called upon him since,


and no member of it ever will. The


whole conduct of the man said, as in SC


many words, "Look here, you people


you can't cheat me, and you can't have


my goods until am satisfied about you


1 have every device for swindlers, SC


keep your distance" The result was


that he lost custom, for no one cares te


be suspected obviously of being thief
) 1t is possible to please a customer by
) your manner and your business arrang
ement, and also to disgust him or hel
} by pettiness or discourtesy. Propel
caution is good thing, but it need no
be e1aegera ed, as in this case, into uni
versal distrust and offensive suspicion
: A shopkeeper, to attract customers
must see that the looks, as we'll as tn
ways of his shop are inviting Fanc,
3 Goods Record.
Year: 1876

Few of the farmers of this country are
aware what depth of gratitude they
owe to George Washington for the in
PRODUCTION of mules into general use for
farm purposes.


Previous to 1888 there were very few,
and those of such an inferior order as to
prejudice farmers against them as unfit
to compete with horses in work upon
the road or farm. Consequently there
were no jacks, and no disposition to in
crease the stock; but Washington be-
came convinced that the introduction of
mules generally among Southern plan
ter would prove to them great bless
ing. as they are less liable to disease,
and longer lived, and work upon shorter
feed, and are much less liable to be in
iured than horses by careless driving.
As soon as it became known abroad
that the illustrious Washington desired
to stock his Mt. Vernon estate with
mules. the King of Spain sent him
jack and two jennets, from the royal sta
bles, and Lafayette sent another jack
and two jennets from the Island of
| Malta.


The irat was gray color, eighteen


hands high, heavily made, and of slug


gish nature. He was named the Royal


Gift. The other was called the knight


of Malta; be was about as high, litne,


fiery, even to ferocity.


The two different sets of animals gave


him the most favorable opportunity Of


making Improvements by cross breeding,
the result of which was the favorite
jack Compound, because he partook of
the best points in both to original. The
General bred his blooded mares to these
jacks, even taken those from his family


coach for that purpose, and produced
, such superb mules that the country was
: all agog TO produce some of the same
(. sort, and they soon became quite COM
. mon. This was the origin of improved


mules in the United States. There are
some of the third and fourth generation
J. of knights of Malta and Royal Gift te
8 be found in Virginia, and the great ben
e efits arising from their introduction tt
: the country are to be seen upon tvery
# cultivated acre in the Southern States.
Year: 1876

A Pennsylvania paper relates the fol
lowing: "a week or two since a gentle
man who resides in this vicinity went 10
Philadelphia and put up at hotel, and
while resting after tea in the reception
room. overheard two gentlemen convers


ing in regard to a trial then IN progress
before one Of the Courts in that city.
Our neighbor learned from this conver
sstion that man had obtained money
on his wife's property, the wife giving
q mortgage. The money was spent in
dissipation, the wife became q raving
maniac, and was confined in the asylum,
where she now is; the husband died, and
the children Of this unfortunate couple
were furnished with a guardian by the
court, who was maintaining the suit
then being tried, against the holder oi
the mortgage, on the ground that the
wife was not Of legal age when instru
msnt was executed. The gentleman
knew that niece Of his, who left thi
vicinity when q child, had married
man Of the same name as the one men
toned as having squandered his wife
patrimopy, and concluded to investigate
He made HIS way TO the court. house th
following morning, and TO his intens
surprise and qualification was the yer
person needed 70 establish to certsint


the age of,the unfortunate woman, an


10 save to her worse than orphane,
chilnrep property valued at ~, 500.
Year: 1876

On Wednesday little son of Mrr
James Hodge, residing in Auburn
Maine found a pretty little copper
cylinder, which he concluded to uie az
head to his lead pencil. He showed it
to his mother and solicited her aid in
the job of making it ready. Mrs. Hodge
took up the little copper cylinder, and,
with pair of scissors. began to punch
hole into it with view of digging out
some substance which appeared to be
within. She had not been long engaged
in this work when it exploded with a
tremendous concussion and blew of Mrs
Hodges forefnger and part Of the thumt
Of her left hand. The lad was hit in the
face and slightly wounded. Il was 9
dynamite cartridge.
Year: 1876

From the ST. John On. b. Telegraph, Nov. IL.


Boys do not generally appreciate home
until they leave it. Three lads of this
City, living in the eastern part OF the
town, have found this out, and their
brief experience will lead them to pom
der we'll before undertaking such a
trick again. Their ages ranged from
nine to sixteen, the eldest being the OIL
ginator of the idea For some cause
no doubt his own fault-matters at the
6reside did not progress as smoothly as
he considered for his interest, and, hay-
ing good deal of self-will about him,
he determined to run away where, to use
his own words, they would have TO
hunt some time to find him." This was
during Thursday. On that afternoon be
persuaded another lad to accompany him
and the joint entreaties of the two secur-
ed the company of third. the youngest
of the trio. But the lad who conceived
the plan had no money. The other two
however, obtained four dollars, which
they had saved up, and this sum the
senior youth took charge of, and of they
started on their pilgrimage, a revolver
completing their outfit. They took the
o'clock train for Sussex, and on reach
ing there obtained lodging at ten cents a
head. 1t cost them double this amount
for breakfast next day, and their store Of
money began to diminish rapidly. The
older one hired out to pretended blind
man, and was to obtain place for the
remaining two. The employer and em-
pio, i reh. 30 house near by and the
former brought IN bottle of liquor.
This frightened the boy and he wished
| TO go out to see the others. Permission
was granted him, and as soon as he got
out of doors he told his late companions,
and the three started off for Apoliaqui
as rapidly as they could move. When
part way down, they came to stream


and, having been readers of Jack Hark
away's adventures, they thought to build


a raft. and vary adventures. Neither


had any money, the little stock having


been exhausted. and with thoughts O


home they abandoned the raft and push


ed on toward Anohaqui, reaching ther,


in time for the down train. The con


ductor kindly gave them free ride t,


town. and they came home, tired enough


of their fun and sick at heart.


Great alarm had been felt among tn,


friends of the younger Of the departe.


youths IA to their whereabouts, but tn


parents of the lad who had been Athlete,


with the runaway inspiration knew tha
he would soon report. and were not g
much concerned. A thorough searcl
/ was lnstigated throughout the City, 5u
no real traces of the lads could be found
When the searchers thought that the
had obtained some tidings they woul
soon learn that the news was false. Mex
day the hunt was renewed with vigol
: and it was learned that three boys ha
gone up the line. One person took on
of Fridays trains for Sussex, and ther
learned that the boys had left that place
On returning to ST. John he found tn
boys at home as unconcerned as possibl
for the trouble they had caused.
Year: 1876

According to Mr.. Albert Rhodes, our
diplomats abroad are not 30 overworked
as they might be. He says in Scribner
that while in charge Of the legation at
The Hague as charge d'affaires he found
difficulty in getting sufficient material to
make two dispatches-diplomatically y
known as notes-a month, and even
these were hardly of a character to in
terest the American Government. In
deed, there was nothing to be done al
this post but social and official visiting
and dining.
Year: 1876

Joshua Green desires to inform the
public that his Coal is as good as the
best, and none of it rs bad as the worst
and all cheaper than the cheapest to be
had at any other place in this County.


Price at the Bank cents per bushel,
and full so pounds to the bushel guaran
teed. Call and see. Silver money not
refused. IL