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Year: 1875

The prospects Of successful exhibition
at the third annual fair of the Fruit Grow.
ers' Association of the Gulf States are very
satisfactory to its projectors. Great interest
is already taken in it in all parts of the
Southern country. and numerous competi'
tors for each of the prizes have already
signified their intention Of entering. In
addition many public spirited gentlemen,
desirous of encouraging the exhibition, have
freely contributed various amounts. The
association is exceedingly liberal in its
schedule of premiums. charges but small
assessment for membership, and proposes
to admit the public free of charge. Its sole
object is to encourage fruit growing and
aid those engaged in it. Definite arrange
ments have not yet been made for place
for the fair, but st. Patrick's Hall will
probably be the one secured.
Year: 1875

When bread becomes scarce in the house
hold. its head generally goes out to win
some. When village grows poor in its
own limited traffic, it seeks a market for its
labor or products in larger towns or cities.
When a country produces more than it con.
sumes it finds new customers in foreign
lands and continents. This is the condition
OF New Orleans today. To great extent
its people have been living of of each other
until the skeleton of trade left them is not
sufficient to feed their necessities. Con.
scious Of this fact-which must be self ap.
parent to alive are disposed 70 welcome
| and approve of any display of enterprise
which aims to extend its business abroad
and make other communities tributary to
that OF New Orleans. And such an enter
prise is that recently inaugurated by the
Louisiana State Lottery in its grand golden
drawing" which will he found advertised
at length in another column. and will,
doubtless soon be advertised in every pri..
cipal paper throughout the Union.


This enterprise, we feel fully assured, will
prove an immense success. simply because
it is possessed of all the elements of sue.
cess. Every financial authority in this sec
ton will willingly bear testimony to the
high credit and standing Of the Louisiaua a
State Lottery. which. in itself, is sufficient
guarantee of all its engagements, but when
in come ction with this we refer to the uni
versal satisfaction with which it's drawings
have ever been conducted, beyond even the
breath or taint of suspicion, its claims to
patronage at once become full and conclu-
sive. Already we hear of busy stir in the
sale of tickets, and there exists no shadow
of doubt but what the great golden draw.
ing will soon come to be regarded as one of,
if not the most interesting event of the ap-
preaching season. In any event. We wish
it success, because it is so eminently de.
serving of success.
Year: 1875

Who have


been Disappointed Elsewhere
IN trying 10 obtain perfect satisfaction In the at
Of their appsrsl will do well to call at our we'll
lIshted store and look &C our splendid stock of


Fall ard " inter Clothing,
Year: 1875

We hnd in an exchange the following
capital imitation of the "House that Jack
Built" and wish that it might become n
household favorite:


ISrEMrERANcE.-This is the FIRE that old
Nick built.


MODERATE DRINKING.-This is the fuel
that feeds the fire that old Nick built.


RuM-sELLING.-Thi is the axe that cuts
the wood that feeds the fire that old Nick
built


LOVE- OF MoSEY.-This is the stone that
grinds the axe that cuts the wood that feeds
the fire that old Nick built.


PuBLIc OpINIoS.-This is the sledge, with
its face of steel that batters the stone that
grinds the axe that cuts the wood that feeds
the fire that old Nick built.


A TEMPERANCE MEErING.-This is one
of the blows that we quietly deal to fashion
the sledge with its edge of steel that batters
the stone that grinds the axe that cuts the
wood that feeds the fire that old Nick built.


TEMPERANCE PLEDGE.-This is the smith
that works with will to give force to the
blow that we quietly deal 10 fashion the
sledge with its face of steel that batters the
stone that grinds the axe that cuts the wood
that feeds the fire that old Nick built.


ETERNAL TRuTH.-This is the spirit so
gentle and still, that nerves the smith 10
work with will to give force to the blows
which we quietly deal TO fashion the sledge
with its face of steel that batters the stone
that grinds the axe that cuts the wood that
feeds the fire that old Nick built.
Year: 1875

CHARLES LAMBS TEsrMoNY.-"T The
waters have gone over me, but out of tho
black depths, could | be heard, would cry
out 10 all those who have set foot in the
perious food, Could the youth, to whom
the flavor of the first wine is delicious as the
opening scenes of life, or the entering upon
some newly discovered paradise, look into
my desolation, and be made TO understand
what dreary thing it is when he shall feel
himself going down precipice, with open
eyes and passive will could ho but feel the
body of death out of which hourly long,
with feebler outcry, to be delivered, il were
enough to make him dash the sparkling
beverage to the earth, in all the pride of its
lnantling temptation"
Year: 1875

To ascertain whether Il bed be damp or
not after the bed is warmed, put glass
globe in between the sheets, and II the bed
be damp, few drops of wet will soon ap
pear on the inside of the glass.
Year: 1875

Iriiail that the IEtna Iron and Nail
Works company are seriously consider
ing whether the time has not come for
them to bnild a Blast Furnace in conncc'
IiOn with their present large and pros
porous concern. lnasmuch rs IL Is not
improbable that the stress Of competition
will compel them sooner or later to manu-.
iacturc their own iron, the question is
whether it ia not better to take advantage
Of this period Of low prices and have
their furnace ready for the reaction that
must COME to the industries Of the coun.
try before a great while. A furnace that
three years ngo would have cost a hun.
dred thousand dollars can be built now
for fifty or sixty thousand.
Year: 1875

WEunderstand that the leading spirits
Of the projected Wheeling n Lake Erie
railroad Martins Ferry to Toledo are
seriously considering the udvisability Of
substituting narrOw.gaugc for the orig.
Inally contemplated standard track. The
cost Of building and operating narrow.
gauge is'o much less than the cost Of
building and operating u standard track
mat, in tile present state Of the country,
Ihe' difference becomes matter Of nC
snail Importance. Inasmuch rs the
Wheeling K Lake Eric, when finished
can hardly hope to become II competing
through line between the East and the
west the qnCstionis would II not be wise
10 adopt a localpolicy by building a road
The primary object Of which shall be tt
develop the country through which II /.
to pass?
Year: 1875

A CONSIDERABLE company of West
Virginia editors will rendezvous al
Martin'burg on Monday next, and from
there start ont on quite an extensive
journey. They go first to Philadelphia
and from there set out for the West. Ar
riving at Kansas City they will take
one Of the Pacific roads to Colo.
RADIO, and under the supcrintendcnce
Of an experienced railway man
will enjoy an excellent opportunity to acc
something of the small and unimportant
part Of the United States that lies outside
Of West Virginia. The programme Is to
begonc ahouttwO weeks. We need hard
lyald that the excursion Is charitable
che, gotup in the interest of humanity tc
give rest and rccupcration to the over.
a'kel brains Of the State.
Year: 1875

Editing q paper is nice business.


If we publish jokes people will say We
are rattleheaded. If VIC omit jokes
they say we are an old fossil. If we


publish original matter they damn us
for net giving selections. If We pub
iish selections folks say We are lazy for
net writing something they had not
read in some other paper. II We give
. man complimentary notice ws> are
eensured for being partial. If We do
not give complimentary notices folks
say We are hog. If We insert articles
that please the ladies the men are jeal-
Gus. If We do not cater to the wishes
of the ladies the paper is not ft to make
= hustle. If we speak we'll Of the acts
of the President folks say we dare not
do otherwise. If we censure them we
are called traitor. If We remain in
our Office and attend to our business
folks say we are too proud to mingle
with our fellows. If we 60 out they
say we never attend to our business.
II we do not pay our bills promptly
folks say we are not to be trusted. Ii
We do pay promptly folks say we stole
the money. five wear poor clothes
folks say business il bad. If we wear
good clothes they say we never paid
for them. Now, what are We to do
Some may say We stole this item from
some ether paper; and SO We did.
Year: 1875

Died at the residence of his father, in Mid
dletown, on Feb. 18th, Harry Howell, aged
20 years, month and 20 days.
s'In the midst of life we are in DEATH"
Truly this scriptural injunction has been
literally fulfilled in the death Of the subject OF
this notice There is a solemnity at all times
attached to death, but more especially when
the young are stricken down. La the very
hey-day of youth with apparently long life
of usefulness before him, the summons came
and he is gone from among us. How solemniy
impressive the lesson taug ght us all, and par
ticulary the young, to set their house in
order; so that when the call is made, whether
it be in youth or old age we may be ready to
fold our drapery about MS and go to dwell
with God.


'sHe shall sleep, but not forever,


In the lone and silent grave;


Blessed be the Lord who taketh,


Blessed be the Lord who gave.


In the bright eternal city,


Death can never, never come;


In his own good time he'll call us


From our rest, to home, sweet home"


R. B. NJ.
Year: 1875

There is nothing new under the sun.
The solemn reiteration by the thick
and-thin partisan minority Of the Louis
lana Committee Of Sheridan's monstrous
fabrications about the prevalence of
'.murder for political opinions" in Lou
isiana, and the incredulous sneers with
which this reiteration has been received
by all sensible men Of all parties at the
North, remind US very forcibly Of tue
way in which the British Wings Of the
time of Dean Swift used to
supplement their lack of arguments
against the policy of the British Tories
by publishing fearful narratives Of plots
to bring in the Pretender, the Pope
and wooden shoes" These narratives
did very well for few years after the
"ffteen.' But, like our own Radicals,
the authors of these narratives grew
lazy and uninventive, and kept on re-
peating the same tales till nobody any
longer would listen to them. Upon
which Dean Swift gave them this ex-
cellent advice in his treatise on The
Art of Political Lying Concerning
terrifying lies," he observes, there
are several rules: one Of which is that
terrible objects should not be too fire.
quently shown to the people lest they
grow too familiar. 1t is absolutely
necessary that the people Of England
should be frighted with the French
King and the Pretender at least once a
year; but the bears should be chained
up again till that time twelve months.
The want Of observing this SO necessary
precept, and bringing out the raw
head-and- bloody bones upon every trif-
ling occasion, has produced great in
difference in the vulgar of late years. "
The Radical members of the House are
not as a rule much addicted to litera-
ture, or they would have long since
seen reasen to suspect that their organ
lists were not keeping up with the eur
rents of popular feeling and popular
thought. It is not enough in politics
to lie and to lie steadily. One must
lie with judgment and with discretion
" Y. World.
Year: 1875

The American Newspaper Advertising
Agency of Geo. P. Rowell & Co., New York,
is the only establishment Of the kind in the
United States which keeps itself persistently
before the people By advertising in newspapers
They evidently receive their reward for we
have it from reliable source that advertising
orders issued by them for their customers
have exceeded three thousand dollars day
since the commencement of the year and this
is not a very good year for ADVERTISING either.
Year: 1875

On the morning of the 9th of February,
1875, Laura f. Willits sweetly fell asleep IN
Jesus. Calmly and sweetly, without pain
or struggle, as the darling babe tenderly
folded in its mothers arms, sleeps the balmy
sleep of nature, so sleeps our dear one hav.
ing resigned herself to the will of God several
days before her death while she was yet
strong and able to commune with the loved
ones around her; she talked sweetly OF her
Heavenly Home of that bright and beautiful
land where she was going to be forever with
the Lord Oft in her quiet peaceful moments
she would family whisper, 81 am going home
TO Jesus Such impicite trust and resigna-
ton is rarely met with. Being ever mindful
of the sorrows and pleasures OF others, ner
life was one of perfect self-sacrifice and devo-
ton. Devoted to every duty in her little
sphere on earth, she now bears with ner
richly garnered sheaves of life's fair tolls
Just at the season when all the hopes of life
are most buoyant when all its prospects are
brightest when its trials touch NEST lightly,
and are endured with most cheerfulness,
when the smiles cf love are most freely lavish
ed. and earthly ties most tenaciously united,
the mandate comes. '"rhe silver cord is
loosened, and the golden bowl broken at the
fountain" Truly, ''in the midst of life we
are in DEATH Though her sun has gone
down ere yet tbs noon, it is source OF the
richest, sweetest consolation to know that she
calmly sinks to her repose with the full as
surance of glorious resurrection.


ssDeaths cold white hand is like the snow,


Laid softly on the furrowed hill;


It hides the broken seam below,


But leaves its glcries brighter still.


Giving to each one tender parting words,
and breathing upon all her last earthly bless
ing, there was not cloud o'ershadowing
that peaceful brow. Every earthly treasure
had been carefully committed to God. One,
by one, the little ones were brought to re-
ceive the parting kiss, the last embrace of a
mothers love- The lonely husband, the loved
ones all, must drain the bitter cup. Gone
gone Close we now the door of memory to
all that is mortal of our dear departed. Oh
it's hard to realize it, hard to believe that,


..she's gone, that soul of noblest Tone"


Hard, so hard, to whisper that last sad word
farewell! and with tear dimmed eyes to say,
ssThy will o God be DONE


There sweet be thy rest, till he bid thee arise,


To hail him in triumph descending the skies.
Year: 1875

While we are glad that delegation
will 60 from this city to urge upon the
Legislature the propriety Of making the
moderate and reasonable appropriation
for the Centennial recommended By the
Board of Trade, we cannot fail to ex-
press again our astonisoment that a
number of business men can be found
to 60 to Dover for an object like this,
while they cannot be induced to 60
there to either favor the passage of the
present measure to give us an increased
representation by dividing the county.
or to suggest better plan in its place.
They are utterly inert and indifferent
concerning a matter which concerns
them more nearly than twenty Centen-
mails could -Erery Ersning.
Year: 1875

All customers whose bills have been
presented must make settlement at
once, either with cash or Negotiable
Note with approved endorser.


In order to sell goods cheap must
buy for cash, and have to depend upon
the collection of debts due me to raise
funds with which to buy.
Year: 1875

FFom the Llncast.r Inquirer, Rep.


The President treats the school ouess
tion at length, and to our Judgment
gives it prominence not demanded by
any public necessity or popular dc.
mand. 1t may be uncharitablc to think
so, but we cannot resist the conviction
that there turks the atmosphere of
demagogueism behind the eager
thrusting forward of this question by
ambitious leaders 1t is a question
which the good sense of the people
will always settle in the right way
when the necessity for such settlement
comes M.
Year: 1875

ltaDbits are So abundant in Kentucky
as to be positive nuisance, and the
fashionable amusement is hunting
them down on horseback. Ten or a
dozen horsemcn form in line and beat
the fields, uttering fearful cries and
blowing horns the while. The rabbits
start up, run hither and thither in
confusion, and finally squat down in
terror and allow themselves to be tax
en- alive by hand. From fifty to seven
ty day have been captured by some
parties.
Year: 1875

General Henderson thinks it little
rough to be told by the Attorney Gen
eral that "the department will not
continue to pay special counsel for
this kind of service, when rs a matter
of fact, he had never received cent,
had never rendered any bill, and the
matter of compensation hal been
under consideration at no time. Mr..
Henderson adds that the appointment
of special counsel came to him entire
ly unsolicited.
Year: 1875

The first protest comes at the way
from Utah. At meeting of Metho-
dist ministers at Salt Lake City, on
Thursday, resolution were adopted
protesting against the action of Bishop
Haven and the Methodist preachers of
Boston in nominating Grant for a third
term.
Year: 1875

A Pennsylvania ''major general Of
volunteers" reviews at great length the
historyof the battle Of Gettysburg. He
says General Reynolds was the true he
70 Of the first daYs that the second day
would have been lost but for the quick
eye and prompt action Of General War
rem; and that General Meade is not en-.
titled to the credit that has been given
him for great generalship in this battle.
Year: 1875

EEEE0H1f DIE y
The LaSalle d Peru Street Railway cars only
wait for the track to be free from snow to be set
in motion.


Gen. Cotton, the President OF the Occidental
l. Oriental Steamship Company. has declined the
position Of Director Of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company.
Year: 1875

To THE EDITOR or TIKI HERALD


In his lecture last night the above subject Proes
Proctor gives It as his opinion that Jupiter is not
inhab ted by life like OF this Is an unde-
niable fact when como to consider Jupter's phys-
cal construction st this does quash the theory
OF the plurality Of worlds When anayze our own
construction as living beings nnd that we are made
exact accordance with the physical Of
the planot Earth II the gave out double It's ac
customed heat and light, II atmospheric pres
more than sy life like would cease; but
II does follow that the world would DO devoid Of in
hablants We have daily proof that heat and eoc
trlcty viii produce life everywhere. Therefore | say
there is no legitimate argument 10 prove that Jupiter
Is not Inhabited BY beings with souls. They may be
giantlike and mighty IN their FORM perhaps Of differ
ent color than u.s. and formed In accordance With Jup-
ter's attraction Of gravity, formed in accord
ance with the earth's They may be far more wise
than u.s. and they may live to be hundreds of years OF
age They may be Tar richer than in IN gifts Of
knowledge and they may live IN perfect harmony and
bliss. think, when we survey the heavens and nnd
50 many worlds constructed on the scale
though some far grand, receiving their
share Of heat and light from the and revolving
around the central power from the cause that
rules us have perfect right believe that life
even more grand than exists there The longer
We study astronomy the fully become con
vinccd that such is tho case accept and
card superstition Yours, &c, THOMAS DEAN.


NRw YoRK Dec 22 1874
Year: 1875

The above Commissioners are now making thorough
private investigation OF the several institutions under
their jurisdiction with view to bringing about
cipIno among the officers and stringent enforce
mens Of the rules. II that for some time the
Workhouse and one or two other departments have
had IN reality head In fact the present officer in
charge Of the Workhouse is the engineer
OF that institution IL seems that there
has been a great deal Of INSTRUMENTATION,
owing to the fact that Keepers being pets OF the
eral Commissioners by whom they appointed,
defy the wardens, and thereby great deal OF
dissatisfaction. Were the wardens allowed the np-
pointment Of their keepers and held responsible
for the same escapes among the prisoners would be
less frequent During the past week the Commission
ers have been obliged to dismiss two keepers for allow


ing prisoners to escape. They now begin TO that
they must take action to obviate this difficulty
or the Legislature Will do 1t for them
Year: 1875

desperate ARRAY took place at Hoboken between
three men last night which resulted in the infection OF
dangerous If not fata injuries Thomas Proctor
The quarrel arose about claim of twenty-five cents
II appears that Peter Boobey New York man, hired


boat from Proctor Richards at the Elysian Fields at
scventv.Gve cents an hour. On his return the men
contended that he had exceeded hour and they de-
manded twenty-five cents extra Boobey denied the
validity of their claim and prepared TO resist the on
saueht which the boat about 10 make upon
him. terrific hand hand scuiIo ensued, Boobey
fighting with desperation against the heavy odds
Finally he seized Proctor in his arms and flung him to
the grouud with such violence that his leg was broken
and he sustained internal injuries Of dangerous charac
ter. Boobey now IN the act of overpowering his
other assailant when policeman arrived and took him
into custody Proctor carried stretcher 10 ST.
Marys Hospital When the prisoner was lodged IN
cell be was found To haEa boon snyeralv hurt
Year: 1875

LAwLEss DEMONSTRATIONS FOLLOWING ON PAY
DAY-sEvERAL MURDERS CoMIIrTED-A
MAGISTRATE SHOT WHILE ISSUING A WARRANT


PoTTsvnLE, Pa, August 15 1876.
Yesterday being the first general pay day among the
miners in the northern section of this region since
sumption, and money being unusually plenty there
were a number of disturbances, free fights shooting
cases and assassinaons caused by drunken braws At
Guardvlle last night two named John Stlzel and
Thomas Love got into alteration Shortly after the
quarrel Stlze put in his appearance the office of
Squire Guyther and demanded warrant for the arrest
of Love While the Squire preparing to issue the
warrant he was shot and instantly killed by two men,
who fired through window Love has fled.


AT Shenandoah the 1remen had picnic which was
kept up until late hour last night. man named
James, who had beer stand the picnic ground
being asked to sell beer TO two men, while waiting
them was shot by Of them and instantly killed
This murder the result of bad feeling which has
existed between different factions since James killed
man in self-defence year ago. AT Mahanoy City at
eleven O'Clock last night,


A FREE FIGHT


occurred in front Of a saloon which was completely
destroyed Three men who engaged in
while standing the pavement looking on was shot in
the breast the ball coming out at his back He will
die A late despatch tonight statcs that Bunkower is
still living and during the day made his will Among
the wounded notorious character known as
"Buly BILL whose life has been attempted before and
who brought TO Pottsvlle by Mahanoy City con-
stable and lodged in the County Jail to-day.