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Year: 1876

They cry, HE comes
The signs are sure-alI lands are armed for
The mystic number is fulhlled-He comes ~
We answer o, that he would come We
The Christ, We want God to burn the


truth


Afresh upon the forehead Of the world
Wewant Man TO walk once more among
The. wrangling Pharisees, to drive the


beasts


And money-mOngers from the temple


courts;


To bring the Gospel back again and prove
How all unlike the churches are to Christ f!
We want that Christ again to tell the


saints


Their sins. that they were sent to bless the
And they have sold themselves unto the
Thai they were sent to preach the works of


peace,


and they have filed the world with war of


words


That they were sent the messengers of love,
And they have driven love out of their


ereeds
That they were sent to teach men not to


lie,


Nor tremble when their duty led to death
o tor the Christ again He-He would dare
To tell the churches how they lie and cant I:
And talk OF serving God-and serve them


selves;
And talk of saving souls-to save their
cause


And pare and narrow Gods dlvinest


truth


Until man can hardly be a man
And member of Church.
Already Christ is coming. Hear ye not
The FOOTBALLS of the Lord He tfamples


down
The cruel hedges men have built about
The gate that leads TO Heaven. He reads


the creeds,
And gives their tatters to the merry winds.
He does not come, as bIgots prophecy,
To choose a handful and TO damn the rest,
To found a Jewish-Gentile kingdom here
And roll the world into the past again
He comes the Spirit of a riper Age.
When all that is not good shall die
When all that's bad in custom, false in


creed,
And all that makes the boor and mas the


man,


Shall pass away forever. Yes, He comes
rS give the world passion for the truth,
To inspire us with holy human love,
To make lis sure that, ere a man can be
Asaint, he fiPst must be man.


The above lines were handed TO us by
M Frederick Z. Partington, a sudent.at
Brown University. They were given TO him
at bOok-stall in the little, sooty town of
Llanelly, Wales, four years since. The
w:iter. strange-loOking, shy, retiring girl
ofeighteen or nineteen years, was pointed
out to him by the bookseller, as "a dream
er' and the village folks called her crazy.
Tleyerses Were written In 1857. when she
COLD not have been more than sixteen
years of age Considering the place, the
tine. and the author, we think the lines re-
mirkable. We believe they have never be-
fole been published in this cOunty.-GO Golden
Rule.
Year: 1876

remarKable story Is told of the
fearful scene at the death of Charles
Reynolds, Custer's chief scout, and
the best shot on the Missouri River.
He was shot off the back of mis- horse,
and in falling caught the horse and
killed him, and making q breastwork
Of the beasts body, he commenced a
terrible slaughter of the Indians. He
lay behind his horse, dying and still
shooting, and every shot he fired his
deadly aim sent savage to the devil.
When he was taken off the field after
the fight % dead Indians were found
around him,
Year: 1876

There an informal meeting in this city to-day Of
the represent ntavcs OF the Grand Trunk, Baltimore and
Ohio the Erio and the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pan,es for the purpose of having interchange OF
views for tho purpose of bringing about settlement
OF the differences between the trunks lines After
full expression OF views it the unanimous opinion
that the time had TO settle these differences but
that no could be taken until the New York Cen.
trail co-opcrates. The New York Central mot re-
presented at the meeting.


RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS AT THE OFFICE THE AS


sisrAxr TREASURER STATES AT NEW


YORK FOR THE MONTH ENDING SEPT. So 1915
Year: 1876

How To CHoosE MEAT.-It is al
ways important to know how to choose
meat in buying. Ok meat should be
of fine grain or fibre, the flesh or
meat of bright red color and firm,
the fat white, and distributed through
the lean 1t should not be yellow or
semi fluid. If the meat is entirely
lean il will be tough and It's nutritiye
power is low. Veal is dry if fresh. 1t
should be close grained. If the meat
is moist ard fabby it is stale. Nut
ton should be of a clear deep pink
tint firm aud with a liberal supply
Of fat. Fine welher mutton may be
recognized by the presence OF small
mass of fat on the upper part of the
leg. It Is more nutritious than ordi-
nary mutton, an1 the darker its tint,
he finer It's flavor. Pork should be
Of a pale deep pink tint, and the fat
very firm. If ii is soft or if the fat is
yellow, the meat is bad. If it is semi
fluid the animal has probably been
fed on flesh.
Year: 1876

How he SCARED HIN AwAY.-Leay-
on ;.orth tells tale of lore ard terror,
A young man who has the reputation


of being rather rough in bis manners
did not ike the lover Of his sister, and


the sister herself did not exactly like


her lover, but didn't know how to get


rid of him. She therefore put her
rough brother up.to trick At eley-
en- o'clock one night there was loud
and boisterous knocking and kicking
at the front door of the parlOr in which
The lovers were sitting. The girl said
it was her infuriated brother who had
sworn to kill any one who visited her.
The young man very naturally hunted
his hat and made his way out of
back window and tried the metal of
his heels across the commons. The
raging brother fired five fruitless piss
tol shots alter him and let him go,
1t was hardly likely he would come
back, but he did come the very next
night. lie took out FIVE shooter,
and laid it on the table by him and
resumed couTting. He has been troub:
led with that rough, raging brother no
more, and the girl has changed her
sentiments towards the young man,
Love has the best of it now on both
sides. II was q good way to win her
Year: 1876

Reference was made in our last
weeks issue to an improved Harvester,
the invention Of Messra John Peter
son, railroad contractor, and A. Thor.
son, recently our Register of Deeds.
They have just received letters patent
for their improved Harvester Reaper
and Mower, and We think brief de-
scription will prove Of interest to our
country readers especially. Wire bind.
ers are very Questionable to many
farmers: a straw binder apparatus has
never been made to work and seems
impracticabie. Whilst others may be
at work upon these attachments, the
persons referred to have had for their
object an arrangement that would re-.
duce manual labor to the minimnm.


Their harvester, they claim, requires
but one binder. while none now in use
can possibly run with lees than two,
and lively fellows at that. No eleva-
ing arrangement what ever is used,
but the grain when cut in the usual
manner is raked off the platform aud
formed into bundle in the operation
very similar to the Buckeye table rake,
and delivered to the binder at the rear
Of the platform. As soon as it is de
posted there, pair Of iron arms tight.
ly grasp the loose bundle and hold it,
giving ample time for the binder to
tie the tand previously laid in its
proper place The arms then release
the bundle in time to grab" the next
one as it is showed in its place. 1t
will be noticed that the labor and time
required to form a bundle, and hold
it down, (Which really occupy the prln.
cip,l part Of the binders time), are
all saved by the process described.
Indeed until a machine is invented
that will tie straw knot, there seems
nothing more to be done than what
Messrs. Peterson and Thorson have &C
complished. BY removing certain de-
tachable parts, the machine may easily
be changed to an ordinary reaper or
mower. We hope the machine may
work even better than its inventors
hope for, when put to practical test;
aud no enterprise would be more ad-
vantageous to our city than the estab-
lishment in our midst OF a Harvester
works, project, which We understand
has already been proposed -[st. Peter
Tribune.
Year: 1876

Know all men BY these presents ,thst
from and after the fret day Of September,
1875, it is useless to ask the firm Of Bixby
4 Wingett, to sell you or any other man
goods on credit for this simple reason, they
will not do it They have a splendid stock
Of everything in the Grocery line and In
tend to sell Ut bottom prices for ready pay
and will take anything farmer has to sell
at living prices, EXCEPT A PROMISE TO
PAY.


Sworn and Subscribed to
BIXBY & WINGETT.
Year: 1876

The Supreme Court Of the State has
rendered another decision sustaining
the cons'itutioLality Of the inebriate
asylum tax. The law must now be
obeyed until it is repealed, which will
not be done very SOON. We think.
Year: 1876

The best Republican authorities
state that, in the next Congress, the
Democratic majority cannot exceed
Seven, will, probably, not exceed two
or three and it is possible that the Re.
puhlicans may have majority.
Year: 1876

Y. G. Seward, of the Saltwater
Messenger is the deiendent in an &C
ton for libel brought by the Judge of
Probate Of that County. Seward
claims to have damaging testimony to
offer in support Of what he has said
about the Judge and hopes that they
will prosecute to the bitter end.
Year: 1876

A man that can polish his face to the
brightness of silver and harden his cheek to
the tirmness of steel is the most fitted to
serve his country as book agent, or stump
the State In the interest Of greatly i'm
proved and superior lightning rod. One OF
this kind was In the city d few days since,
and made calls upon the business men. 1t
was, as is usually the case, book of great
merit that was offered, and eloqucntly die
the agent expatiate upon it. In his rounds
the agent made an attack upon the perturb-
ability of one of our city officials, who is
noted for his urbanity and patience. The
agent talked until he grew red in the face,
the official smiled and asked him to b.
seated. The agent thought he had sure
thing of it, and loosened his tongue again
After two hours he concluded to 60, and
was aetonished to zee the official accompany
hin to the door and assure him that he
should be pleased to see him whenever he
should call. 1t is thought the agent will
recover from the shock.
Year: 1876

Many years ago Florentine gentle
man had mule so vicious that his
grooms and servants could hardly ap-
proach it without receiving a kick or a
bite. Its master, after employing in
vain every means to render it more
tractable, resolved to expose the crea-
ture to the wild beasts in the menagerie
of the Grand Duke. A lion was ac-
cordingly let loose, whose roaring would
have frightened any other animal; but
the mule wisely retired without show
ing any sign of fear to a corner of the
court, in which he could only be at
tackd from behind, where its greatest
strength lies, and there awaited the at
tack of its enemy, observing him all
the while from the corner of its eye,
and presenting its crupper. The lion,
sensible of the difficulty of the assault,
employed all his address to catch his
foe at disadvantage. At length the
mule found an opportunity to give him
so violent kick that nine or ten of his
teeth were broken, the fragments flying
in all directions. The king of beasts
acknowledged defeat and retreated to
his den, leaving the mule master of the
field.
Year: 1876

InAshford Center, Windham County,
Conn, there is Il tavern that has been
standing since the Revolution. It's on
the old turnpike road from New York
to Boston, which was much Travelled in
Revolutionary days. At that tavern the
Father of his Country himself once put
up, and, sitting in the bar-rOom waiting
for dinner, he is said to have cut his
name with q diamond ring on a pane of
glass in one of the windows. What
truth there is in the story that Wash
ingtOn cut his name the writer could
not ascertain, for there is no pretepsion
that any one living about there now was
a witness of the act; but it certainly
was cut by somebody, and the pane of
glass that bears the inscription is care
fully preserved in the old tavern as a
precious relic, and as claim upon
public patronage and Immortality. The
window was taken out long ago, but
this particular pane of glass was saved.
The tavern itself contains in some of
its old beams indications of its high
age, but in the main it has been remOd-
eied, repaired, altered, enlarged and
improved, replastered, whitewashed
and painted, until, like the knife which
got a new handle and then a new blade,
it is question which is the old tavern
and which is the new.
Year: 1876

The San Jose (Cal.) Patriot says:
One of the workmen engaged in exca-
waiting for the foundation of Cal Mar
tins new building on First Street, near
the express office, this morning, struck
his spade against substance not usual
ly met in the loan here abounding, and
a moment later the deliver brought to
light tho neck of a huge earthen jar of
very primitive style. This vessel, which
is now on exhibition at Georges saloon,
is about the size of a lager beer keg, and,
when uncOrked by its lucky discoverer,
asfound to be full of solid gold nuggets
and dust as good as ever came from
Dutch Flat or Sacramento. How much
the treasure trove amounts to is not yet
ascertained, but the generous discoverer
felt that there was enough in it to make
himself and dozen comrades comfort
able for the rest of their days, he hav-
ing at once divided the spoils with them.
When the gold shall have been weighed,
banker on Ell Dorado Street remark
ed that it would realize at least half a
million. This was the cause of the rush
of the people to the new mine to-day,
and hundreds offered their services to
Mr.. Martin to dig his cellar for what
they can make. An Alderman went SO
far as to tender bonus for his privi-
lege, and others made equally extrava-
CANT propositions, but whether they will
be accepted or not we are unable to say.
At last accounts the city constabulary
was stationed in front of the diggings
to keep the mob from undermining ad-
jacent buildings in search of more jugs
of the metal. The pot found is supposed
to have been buried by an old Alcalde,
who lived here in the middle of the last
century.
Year: 1876

The Little Russians inhabit an inland
district in the southwest of Russia.
They are a primitive people, and of
their funeral rites a striking account
has recently been given by a member
of the st. Petersburg Geographical So
ciety. When any one dies in Little
Russia, a jug of water is placed on the
window-Sill, that the soul may be able
to perform its ablutions before setting
out on it's long journey. That it may
have the sun to light it on its way, the
funeral takes place at sunset. Within
the coffin are placed various articles of
food and clothing along with some
money, that the deceased may have a
prosperous start in his new life. The
shavings of the wood of which the cOf
fin had been made, and the tools used
by the dead man, if he has been an
artisan, are also inclosed in it. With
these are put the parings of his finger
nails, which both men and women in
Little Russia preserve all their lives, In
consequence of a superstitious notion
that they will enable them to climb the
mountains that separate the earth from
the mysterious region of the dead.
Female mutes are invited to follow the
coffin, and an old woman scatters hand
fuls of wheat over the mourners and
along the road, proceeding which
is considered lucky for the living. The
coffin is surrounded with cows-this be-
n the continuance of an ancient Gus
tom prevalent among the HindOos; itis
thoug ght to purify and disinfect the
dwelling in which the death has taken
place. The Little Russians believe that
the soul remains for some time in the
house, in the shape of a butterfly; and
cats and fowls are driven away for fear
they should eat it up. After the funeral
a banquet is held, ut which cover is
laid for the deceased, who is supposed
to preside during the festivities. The
dead are held TO be hurtful rather than
well disposed to their surviving friends.
This, however, is not always the case;
mothers sometimes, for example, re-
visit their children and lavish great ten
dernesS upon them. But it is essential
that the children keep the visits secret,
or they will call down the vengeance
of the mother on their native village.
These are strange notions, and we lin
ger over them with pleasure. They in
vest death with sort of romance, and
rob it of half its terror.-CGSSCLL'S FAINT
IN MGgdzt7sC.
Year: 1876

The great and good E. ID. Smith,
President of the State Bank of Lincoln,
Neb., is in the city, and the fast freight
men have taken him under the shadow
of their protecting wings, that no harm
may come to him. He is better looking
than our fancy painted him, and Worth,
of Paris, makes his clothes, and all his
lirsoerte is hand sewed and embroider-
ed. The freight men all love him as
father, and they did think at one time
of running him for President this year,
but concluded to wait until next year,
when there wouldn't be so many opposi-
ton candidates in the field. He is very
wealthy, but is not proud; and when he
came over to this country in the May
flower he sat at the table and talked
with the rest of the Pilgrim Fathers all
the same as though he had never owned
a diamond mine and horse that could
shake itself down to 2:173.-B~' ling
] ton HaVk-eye.
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the New York
inside of Wagner's theater, the visitor
is struck with the apparent smaIlness
of the auditorium compared with the
stage, especially the absence of side
galleries and boxes. The great aim
has been to give great height, breadth
and depth to the stage, and to conceal
every portion of machinery from the
spectator. In Wagner's theater the
whole auditorium, except the royal
gallery, which is in the back part of the


house, is nothing but parquet, and the
spectator must face the stage. Even the
orchestra is entirely concealed from view
to add to the dramatic effect, being
dropped down into pit between the
stage and the auditorium, and further
concealed by a bulwark on the edge of
the auditorium. The principal dimen-
sions are as follows: Width of stage
from wall TO wall, 100 feet; height from
stage floor to top, 103 feet; depth from
stage floor TO bottom of pit, 80 feet the
depth of the principal stage-that is,
the distance it retreats from the audi
torium-is SO feet; then behind this
there is smaller rear stage,
which, though much narrower than the
first, increases its depth so feet, so that
the stage, as seen FROM the auditorium
can have total depth of 1873 feet. This
is greater depth than any stage in
Germany, and gives an opportunity for


admirable effects. On each side of the
stage are two magazine rooms 80 feet
by %. Then there are three stories of
q on each side, for the
use of the singers. Compared with the
Munich Opera-House, which is the
largest in Germany excepting Vienna,
It has just the same breadth upon and
in front of the stage; but the pit below
is deeper, and the rear OF after stage is
much larger in Baireuth. The machin-
cry is the best which could be found.
The foundation of the building is sand
stone, the upper part red and light
colored brick. Gas for the building is
made in a retort on the premises. There
is no chandelier in the auditorium, the
light being shed from knots of burners
here and there.
Year: 1876

the past. II you will come to me, pet, |


will see you as seon as you can come, and II


you wish to be mine only, you shall have


your wish gratifed as far as in my power.


Come at once. WELCOME.


This man is, at the least, Obliging to


give himself up so easily to a lady


wishing to be his only. Supplement


this letter to deserted wife with one


to Miss Alexander, written three weeks


before his illegal marriage with her,


after having solicited her to be married


at once, without preparation or notifi-
cation to her friends:


LoNG-LOvED DARLiNa-Our little diff
ference Of thought this morning shall not
make two lives forever unhappy, for L have
loved you too long and well to give you up
so easily. Had you consented to marry me
this morning, and knowing your wish to
wait until your school was out, / could not
have been 50 unkind as not to have gratified
your wish, and l already had the thought
in my heart when l told you that in less
than twenty'f -four hours you would be glad
that you had consented to become my wife
this morning. / did not wish to be married
until L could be with you all the time, and,
my dear girl believe me, it was not my
wish to marry you this morning, but much
wished to know how much you cOnfde in
me, and that your love for
me would lead you to make some
sacrifices, though small, for me. You
can not be more cautious in this lifelong
affair than am and have been, for we are
both old enough to know some Of the conse-
quences OF mistakes in such things. II |
remember right, you said this morning that
you would not object to be married the
evening OF morning after your school is out.
Il %la,. L., 7 Of
so particular as to the day; but, my darling,
am, must admit, anxious to know you are
all my own. will go to Conry day, and
will you write to me at once! VIII you for
give me all that said that is or may seem
unkind or hard to you, for / assure you my
greatejt interest in this world is your well
fare, tnd if i thought it would not be better
for yol as well as me to become my wife,
would not that we should be married.
will come to claim you the day your school
is out. Will wait until the end, and will
hope to hear from you at once. Write me
this evening, and may God bless and keep
nv darling. WELCOME.


What letter to write, with a young
wife weeping for him in California!
DR.. Aldrich is about 80 years old, me-
dunn height, broad-cheSted, erect,
slightly bow-legged, large head, re-
fiat on top, with lively dark
eyes, and cheerful, easy style of ad-
dress. He is in the habit of carrying
his bank upon his person, in the shape
of a jacket well-stuffed with gold notes,
which, it is said, adds a little to the
thickness of his waist. 1t is a pity he
got out of the way of an arrest so easily;
but the public have it in their power to
punish him with just Indignation, and
the scorn he deserves, until under the
Providence of God the proper retribu-
ton OvertakeS him.
Year: 1876

Boston appears not to have had so
great mortality among children during
the late " heated term" as many other
cities have suffered. This exemption
is referred to the great care taken by
the city authorities to keep public
streets and private premises in clean
" condition, and to remove daily be-
yond the city limits all substances
which would have a tendency to vitiate
the atmosphere.
Year: 1876

Mr.. T. G.. O'Brien, of New York, is
engaged in perfecting a machine for
timing horses. The idea is for the dial
to be located in a conspicuous place on
the track, so that all spectators can see
for themselves what time has been
made. A wire inclosed in rubber
crosses the track at the score, and is
connected with the clock electrically.
When the foot or sulky wheel of the
first horse strikes this inclOsed wire at
the start the circuit is broken and the
clock starts. After the last horse has
passed the score the circuit is re-estab-
iished by movement of the lever, and
when the leading horse crosses the
score the clock is stopped instantane-
ously.
Year: 1876

THE time for husking-bees comes
soon. The husking-bee is delightful
entertainment given by the farmers, and
is generally attended by Is young men,
who kiss each of the girls in the house
seven times, husk four ears of corn, and
go home as soon as they have disposed
of what cider they can find.-Fnlton
Times.
Year: 1876


from her, coming to the Doctor after
his flight, was the first clew that Miss
Alexander was able to get at of the real
facts IN the case. She now writes from
San Francisco that she is in possession
of four letters from him since the
flight; two written at Victoria, B. c.
One of these precious epistles runs as
follows:


DEAR EMMA-Yes, can truly say, dear
Emma, for, notwithstanding all that has
past, you are very dear to me, and since 1
last saw you, the world to me has been but
dark, gloomy spot, and my life a blank.
OF all things L could wish for, there is moth
ing that lies so near my heart as Emma.
and she has not truer one; and could
know that your whole individual love, your
whole self, was mine in every sense of the
word, would not care for what people may
say, or what may have or has happened in