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Year: 1876

For some time past business men residing In tho
upper districts OF tho city have been much incon-
vcnicnccd by tho manner in which tho Elevated Rail-
road Company their trains They do not run
them at all after eight O'Clock in the evening, ana be-
tween the hours vi four and seven tho afternoon
lower stations that they do not stop At all at the
Franklin street and other lower stations, aud
thus leave the people, sometimes moro than fifty
In number, waiting vain. petition to remedy this
evil has been made by prominent business and IS
open for subscription No 35t Greenwich street.
Tho company viii open . section, extending from
Perry to Twenty fourth street, tho 18th Of
this month, and, while they making this improve
ment II wuuld be well to make some arrangements for
the further convenience OF their patrons, which, be-
SIDES would materially increase their gains. IL may
possibly bc that the notable increase OF travel the
Elevated Railroad has something TO do with the weak
point In tho company's arrangements, as otherwise
they enjoy reputation OF punctuaity and iher
subordinatcs that OF uniform civiiity
Year: 1876

STRAITS soME PEOPLE ARE DRIVEN TO.


WEST Frry.rHrgD srnEKr, Nov. Z, 1870
To EpIroR HERALD


AS resident and taxpayer Of the city beg TO ask
what greater trouble and anxiety TO be put 70
than In reference TO the lack OF Croton
water in our houscss This trouble, which we have
borne for some weeks is daily growing worse and
begins TO assume very serious, dangerous, as
pcc. To-day thc residents Of neighborhood navc
been totally deprived OF water for good portion Of
the time They wero obliged 60 into tho and
from block TO block many In their despair pray
ing to God In tho streets for water AT one time wo
have little water in our kitchen boilers another
ceases altogether You and every can see this
matter is getting TO be more thon serious 1t Is dan
eerous, and all possible means should DO Immediately
adopted relieve tho city, any portion OF IT, OF this
absolute suffering and great danger. Respectfully


j. w. BARTLETT.
Year: 1876

SIGNS HUNG OUT.-It was only a
piece of Grape floating from the door
knob. But it told of cold form
within; of little feet--nolsless. A
voice whose music rang through the
house Yesterday hushed in silence to-
day. Of hearts all crushed with sor-
row on account of the unwelcome, un-
bidden guest, who had robbed them
of their treasure. Hearts so broken
that only he who came to heal the
brolen-hea,ted could cure.


1t was only q glass Of wine, pressed
to the lips of a young man, and
through the "sparkle' he did not see
the serpent every day Rugged him
tighter Then came days of drunken
ness and wretchedness : then the end, "a
grave in the potters field, on which
was written, "No drunkard shall IN
herit the kingdom Of Heaven. 1t
was only a little sign on which hung
the destiny Of a soul.


1t was the laughing, happy face OF
child, sign ola loving, truattul heart
a stranger to the wlckednoss OF the
Year: 1876

A Wires REvENGE.-1n a western
city lives a certain married man who
but for his quick temper would be all
that the word gentleman implies. Un-
fortunately he occasionally lets his
hot blood run away with his brains.
Not many weeks ago his wife and be
had some pretty sharp words, when
he so far forgot himself as to strike
his better half with a piece of rope
which he chan ced to have in his hand
lie soon afterward left for down town,
first telling the servant, however, that
he would bring company home with
him to dinner. Dinner hour came
round, and so did Mr.. B., with coup
le of his most esteemed frien Is. The
table was groaning under its load of
good things when Mr.. B. ushered his
guests into the dining-room but fam
cy his surprise on beholding in the
center of the table, on a huge, plate, II
huge piece of rope neatly coiled up
With a scklv smile, he looked first at,
his guests and then at his wife


"My DEAR" he exclaimed, what is
the meaning of this?"


MY dear, she answered "only as
you gave me rope for breakfast, |
thought would give you rope for
dinner.
Year: 1876

world. And as we gazed upon it we
did not wonder that the blessed
master sail-"Of such is the kingdom
Of Heaven"


1t was a large face, thick lips, Rom
an nose, but underneath the homely
exterior beat heart that had learned
the new colnmandent which the great
est teacher taught. And it shone out,
and lit up her coarses features that
every child who was taught at her
knee thought her beautiful, for there
was ever in view the sign of "hand-
some soul


Often in homes where the inmates
profess to possess the spirit of the sa-
vior,-which is always a meek and
quiet spirit,-there are signs which
the stranger can read fretful words,
cross looks, and an unrest, when the
Savior has promised perfect peace to
those whose minds are stayed on Him.
Year: 1876

He marched his troops against the
exasperated father-in law, but was
disasterously defeated and taken
prisoner in the first battle.


The king Of Poland had him taken
in irons to RiIna. There six stalwart
soldiers had to carry him into the
palace vault. The king himself raised
the lid of the wooden coffin in which
the Duchess Vera had been so cruelty
smothered to death.


Her remains, horrible to behold in
Il state of decomposition, became Wis
ible in the lurid light OF numerous
torches.


For "a moment King Stanislas looked
silently into the coffin. Then he said
coIdIy:


"Put the prisoner Bogislay also into
this coffin, and nail down the lid"


The captive duke resisted like an
infuriated beast of prey, but he was
easily overcome and the fearful order
was executed; but in the following
year a relative Of the mad duke as
sassinated Stanislas at Warsaw.
Year: 1876

BRIDES AT THE CENTENNIAL.-Ot
all the people who live at the Cen
tennal hotels, says letter writer,
think the newly married couples
Philadelphia is full Of them, by the
way-are the only ones who are thor
oughIy contended and happy. 1t
makes no difference to them whether
the potatoes are watery, the meats
dry, or the sap thin and they don t
care a pin whether people talk to
them or not. They live in little
world Of their own, and for time
what a pity that it's 50 short a time
they need no conversation but their
own, have no thought but for each
ether. We have all sorts of newly
married couples here now, BIT not
withstandIng the many various sta
tions in life which tn y occupy, and
the different parts Of The country
from which they come, they all act
wonderfully alike. They all have
certain marks about them which can
be Immediately detected by even an
unp 'actced eye. In the first place,
it is noticeable that they all Try to
act as if being married was an old
story to them, and still for the life Of
them they cant help taking each 9TH
er's hands every five minutes. Among
other things it is remarkable that the
young men, on the old principal that
"a fellow can t wed every day. are
very extravaganza with their moNey,
They are so evidently against the
wishes of the prudent little helpmates.
Another hing which | have noticed
is that the brides nearly all wear new
watch chains, the young husbands, es-
pecialIy those from the West, are very
particular about their gloves, and even
upon the warmest and most oppres-
sive day they carry a heavy shawl, in
case such a covering should be need
eL by the Gear woman they have
sworn to protect. The patronizing
air Of ownership which the young men
assume is truly remarkable, while
their attempts to answer the many
questions asked by their wives are
sometimes very amusing. One incl
dent will illustrate this: A few days
ago in the Main building a bright
looking young Western farmer aud
an innocent faced little woman who
had evidently just become his wlf',
approached the music stand. At the
same moment the band begun to play
the opening passage of The Waking
of the Lion" The little bride lis
tened to the music for a moment, and
then looking confidently up into the
face Of her lord and master, she press
ed bis arm and whispered: "What
piece are they playing, Charley :


For a moment Charley was puzzled,
but he had lust become a husband,
and evidently seeing the importance
of maintaining the dignity Of the po-
stion, he quietly drew that contldlng
little woman away from the stand,
saying: con, it's not piece at all;
they are just tuning up alike. And
of course she believed him.
Year: 1876

Farmers would do we'll to save
their produce till Spring. You COM
plain you can get nothing for your
potatoes, corn, and &c. The reason
is this, you all rush to town with
the same article ST the same time of
year and so glus the market. Ifyou
will hold on to your goods you can
command good profit as we'll IS the
merchant or banker.
Year: 1876

You cannot set duck On goose
eggs and hatch anything but gos-
lings. No amount of shouting, or
of entreaty, or of euIogies On the
duck, will alter the result. You
cannot set Hayes on the eggs of
Grantism and produce anything but
brood of corruption, and it's no
use trying.
Year: 1876

On last Saturday evening SO Mr..
J. K. Clark was riding up Liberty
Street, he was met by another man,
riding at furious rate, when his
horse took fright, and he was
thrown, breaking his arm aid
bruising him up generally.
Year: 1876

As it is necessary for me to settle
my business at once, l will in no
case make proof of publication un-
til my fees are paid. I will soon
leave the country, and all should
cal and get their proofs at once.


J. LINN LADp.
Year: 1876

A DISPATCH from Paris says that on
Saturday Russia agreed to recognize the
new sultan OF Turkey, while telegraphic
sdvices from st. Petersburg yesterday
intimate that no such step had been
takan
Year: 1876

TyHE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE EX-


Il teutive Committee Of ths Democratic and
Conservative party OF Shelby cou1ty call
Convention OF all those who are willing TO co.
operate with II IN its efforts TO restore honest,
economical and constitutional government
TO the people; to lessen the burdens OF taxa
ton upon them; TO inauguTate true reform In
every branch Of civil service: to hold public
officers TO q rigid accountability In the dis
charge OF their duties; to secure the impartial
ecution Of the laws, and to d sfribute fairly
and honestly among ell classes the burdens OF
taSatiOn-to meakin The city Of MemphIs on
Year: 1876

The announcement that Mrs Lowery, better known
as the converted actress would begin revival at the
Warren street Methodist Episcopal church, in Brook
lyn brought quite crowd to the afternoon and even
ing services Mrs Lowery appeared at the afternoon
meeting and alter some remarks touching her mission
issued an invitation the congregation to attend the
last service and bring their friends along The
result was that the church completely filled last
night when the revivast began her DISCOURSE
She preached on the scriptural text, GAS you
shall you reap" She said that she herself was not
learned the world had IT, and consequently when she
read the Bible she did as little child, and inter.
preted it according only TO the strict letter Of the
words But nevertheless she saw in that sim
pie text q world OF wisdom and lesson TO
SUIT every individual and every condition OF life When
she saw young men indulging Their grosseI appettes
and passing from Jolly goodellowship into the lowest
depths OF dissipation she thought that TO them the
text had surely deep signincation when
ana moral courage through constant attend
ance At balls and revellings she thought
that they too had reason TO study the meaning OF the
text and appreciate IL As the mustard seed spoken OF
in the Scriptures took root and in time became goody
tree so the Idle word dropped almost nvountariy
The FIRST glass OF wine, taken perhaps only half Will
ingy will become engrafted IN the nature Of man, and
II not speedily eradcated will form the germs OF vices
great enough to drive him TO perdtion In the same
way the good seed rightly sown will soon ripen into
a glorious maturity. Mrs. Lowery then went on 10
state that her conversion WAS different from that
oil many people, Dut tnat tus part
n She read In the Bible las you SOW so shall you
reap ana II flashed upon her that the seed she was
sowing could not be productive OF good TO men and
could only tend 10 make minds worldly and
deaden In the human heart the veneration Tor holy
things which they deserve deep Of this truth
determined 10 be converted and from that
day 70 this she has blessed God for HIS goodness In
enlehtenng her The revivalist then made stirring
appeal her hearers TO look well al their own mode OF
lie and see II IL bore scrutiny "If you realize, said
she sthat God b looking in your hearts
as | am In your faces, and cannot be
deceived II you realize that every word
and action Is recorded and will up either 10 crush
your soul wretchedness lift II TO the throne
Of Cod will you not come and suppicate His pardon "


Afer narratng with very considerable dramatic effect


number OF incidents illustrative Of the nature OF her
mission and the she hoped TO attain she con
cuded her discourse by urging upon her hearers the
necessity Of immediate conversion
Year: 1876

''coME UNTO ME"-sERMoN OF Rev. DIR. HALL.


Yesterday morning. in the above beautiful temple OF
worship at the corner OF Fiity-hfth street and Fifth
avenue the pastor preached very eloquent and
practical sermon the text OF which selected from
the Gospel according to ST Matthew, XII, 2s-'Come
all ye that heavy laden and will give you
rest" The preacher said:-l do not need 70 remind
you in what spirit and in what generous terms such an
offer should be accepted. Here have invitation
from one who is at the head OF the princes
Of the Church, calling to His side the miserable un-
happy and the wretched, saying, Come unto me" lie
gives them the bread OF life that they shall hunger no
What is there in this city who could say TO
suffering humanity "Come 70 me, and will take your
SINS away" Who is there In the city with power 70
say, 'Come to me, and | will make you rich" God
has so arranged the ways OF life that men


MUST RENouNcE wIcKEDSEss


or they will be miserable VINO those invited TO
come? In the nrs place the undecided, of course who
seem were 20 be standing on bleak ridge OF high
land. On side is a secure and pleasant valley in
which is peace and plenty: on the other barren,
bowling wilderness. The undecided may be Just
have never consecrated themselves 10 the cause OF
Christ Then there are the ndinerent they are found
their affairs. They say they are ifeighted with
business, but would liken them TO flowers that look
fair to the eye, bat which are growing on deadly
marsh, the poisonous miasma OF which is slowly but
surely enyeoping them. Then there are the ignorant,
who know nothing about 'the chief among ten thou
sand and altogether lovely" There are also decent
sinners and indecent sinners The former are those
who only live TO make money and In some sense sucn
men may be beneiactors Of their race, but the Lord
would call them covetous The heathens have
men is money But this is decent
SIN. The man, however who cheats and steals, de-
frauds his employers or the woman who while leaning
upon the arm OF the man she smiles upon and calls
husband yet gives her affection TO another, commit in
decent sins. The reckless, also must be thought Of
God will break their rest, make them unhappy,
thwart their plans and blight their expectations until
they bend 10 HIM. Then there are the stoca philoso
phers who affect not 10 care, and the cynical who cu
tivate a habit OF laughter, and all these men are
reckless failures-heroic stole, cynical what you
please all fail OF their purpose until they give atten
tion TO the message, ''Come unto me-"
Year: 1876

fAee ,rwhat 40 you meanY'' said Wesley. ''why,n
said the man. "when put IL IN the first furnace
N was not hot enough 70 make u Transparent put
IA IN the second for did not wish 10 Il beyond It's
endurance but saw that not hot enough so put
n ip the third and now il has come out beautiful
transparent piece OF glass That reminds me OF the
providence OF God; II not success that makes the
man; Il is the truest man who bear the heaviest
burdens We try 10 get away from these
burdens, but God comes and takes US by
force and puts us into the furnace. Your
child dead Not hot enough. Your money gone,
Rol hot enough yet Then he takes and puts US
the furnace seven times heated, without money and
without children and leaves alone like a Scared
tree and then, perhaps we learn the lesson and may
hear the angels saying, "What shall man give in
change for his soul Y' The covenant Christ makes
covenant OF mercy also, and 1t Will require great
mercy 70 cover up our sins; little mercy will wash
away the evil, II must be food that covers the noun
tain tops, and then may mud our way into the ark
OF safety. Our sinfulness ugly fact II you were
20 die to night would you 60 TO heaven and be happy!
You can 60 without your SIN but not with H. He who
keeps the gate lets pass who Is not pure. How,
then. you and 60 thereY Our propitiaton is the
blood Of the Son Of God Where can find HimY
follow


HEBREWS


through the streets of Jorusaen Jesus lifted up
the top Of Calvary hear him say, ''Fathor, for
give Them they know what they do, - and say to
my heart "The Lamb Of Cod" and say, "If | can
only touch that blood know that God will pass me
overn and when speak Of the death OF the Master
that every must be touched by the spirit OF
conservation, and then, when TO the golden
threshold Of the Jerusalem, the angel will open
the gate wide and every who his heart the
stain OF the Masters blood Will be saved.
Year: 1876

BY THE REV. FATHER PRESTON


The Catholic Church celebrated yesterday the feast
OF the Holy Name Of Jesus commemorated in the
Gospel according to St. Luke, H., 21-"And when
eight days passed for the circumcsing Of
the child his name was called Jesus, which was
named of the angel before he conceived in the
womb" At ST. Ann's, Twelfth street, the high
was celebrated by Father Hayes The music and sing
ing excellent especially the 80 salutaris Hosa
At the elevation of the host the church tower bell was
sounded instead OF the altar boil


The text the sermon taken from the second
chapter of the First Epistle of john 10, 16
and 17-'Love not the world nor the things that
the love of the Father Is not in him. For all
that in the world, the concupscence of the
flesh and Of the eyes and the pride of life is not
OF the Father but OF the world" In beginning the
reverend gentleman spoke of the day one suitable
for meditation on worldly and eternal things and
called upon his listeners 10 ask themselves in their
hearts under which standard they stood, the cross
With its self denial meekness and humility, the one
side the world with It's fashions foes and wicked
ness the oherY The prevailing sin of the age Is
worldness, there time in history when
so many men were hghting the dogmas OF re-
vealed and natural religion. There Is not kingdom
that stands up in defence OF Christianity, while many
ready 70 rise against IL Men IN the department
OF science who profess be WISE do not hesitate to
their Javelns against Almighty God, and every
side is science arrayed against religion. Few OF
science there outside the Catholic Church who
have not fallen into Let us look beneath the
surface OF what call society and shall find
fathers and mothers VINO thlnk more OF the ngureS
their children make before than before God. Men
seek TO achieve honorable names and anass wealth
without regard the by which they attain
them. This, he continued is the spirit OF our modern
society Our amusements have become corrupt, and
there many wholly alone Tor the love OF the world
| They all their strength In the pleasure of
the senses and have none left TO serve their God
Women trust themselves in the arms OF strange at
balls and parties; offence al against modesty
and decency The sacred OF charity profaned by
prostitutes giving public balls in its name, and leading
men the paths ofimpurty and perditon Men leave
their home for the pleasure OF the CLUB and the mys
OF secret societies. These the signs OF the
times Let pray God that He may grant us grace
this day Of sensuaty 10 resist the world with all ITS
pomp and open eyes 10 Ihe ever true though invs
bic, light
Year: 1876

THE SIN OF wITCHCRAFT AND MODERN SPIRIT


UAIIsM.


At the Park Congregational church. in Brooklyn,
yesterday the Rev. Matthew Hale Smith preached
a sermon based the Sunday school lesson,
l. Samuel, xv, 23-'For rebellion is the sin
Of wtchcraft" " The teachers OF the Sunday school
had, he said requested the sermon for the
reason that wtchcraft and sorcery enter largely
into the new range of international lessons for
the coming month. witchcraft, he said, was recog
nized in its various names in all parts OF the Bible.
Moses forbade that witch should live in the land.
Under the law wizard stoned to death Passing
rapidly through scrptural record OF witchcra he
camo TO speak OF modern spirituaism saying that in
all ages down TO the present have be-
witched the people by lying words, and have
lined their pouches with gold through plous frauds
The vilest and most shallow, he felt, that which
disgraces the nneneenth century and passes under
the Of SpritualIsm. il had trap doors, double
hoored boxes cabinets, ropes, brass bands, ghosty
hands with performers who like the sorcerers in the
days Of Isalah 'peep and mutter in the dark" pre-
tending 10 call mp the dead and hold with the
departed doing no good throwing light on no dark
life. Mothers coming back to their children with no
word Of caution, no warning to keep them from evil
word Of instruction TO guide them through the
stern duties OF life fatty contradictng the words OF
Jesus that "the dead cannot pass the boundaries OF
tho two worlds nor convey warning 70 sne living
from the dead fhe particular and unit
form influence OF this modern witchcran was, he
SAID sinful and deplorable it made the word of God
OF no effect it nung lie in the teeth Of Jesus our
Lord It's breath was like the sirocco, that blasted
everything which IL blew II blasted spiritual
life broke up the household, ruined many denom-
inations and threw the sands OF Sahara every
green and bright thing that blooms It's infatuation
was ruinous to business prosperity He said he had
met a man in his walks in New York who was
supposed TO be millionaire. He had money TO
invest and a medium selected 10 aid In making
the investment The spirits Of Clay Webster and
Calhoun were invoked TO give an opinion on the
matter Webster never knew much about investing
money and he seemed to know less than he did be-
fore he exchanged worlds The investment OF course
was ruinous and in poverty and in penury the man
now ueads his solitary way New York Turn away, be
said. from these shows TRY the spirits and see
whether they be OF Cod" II they do not confess the
Lord they from the Devil Put on the whole
armor Of God and with the sword OF the spirit turn the
wiles OF the Devil Tho words OF Jesus, he said,
would tell them ali they would know about the de-
parted until 1.-THE peary gates swing inward and they
crossed the ghtterng threshold Take that these
willy systems do not beguile you as the serpent be
.guiled Eve with his subtlety Say rather with the
ecstatic poet-


should all the forms that devise


Assault my faith with tire acherous ART
I'D call them vanity and lies,


~ 1el.S 1NA hAnW
Year: 1876

be that those who love God and their country shall
the party See TO that only Protestants are
elected to office. ! despIse the party that said,
"Put only Americans In ONCE" Let u De
the union OF all who love Lord Jesus Christ
How shall we effect our purpose? With the ballot
God forbid should be spelt any other way That
silent falling ballot must be the voice Of this people,
and God grant that those ballots may be for the uphold
ing OF Professionalism. God grant that we may live TO
see the open Bibe-one that hand may dare 10 at
tempt 10 shut Christian citizens endeayor to do your
duty and Will endeavor TO do NINE"