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Year: 1876

We recognize the truth of the state
ment, that "men live and learn" the more
readily because we learned few days
since that there was Des Moines Jour-
nal We had been in blissful ignorance
of the fact, supposing that the concern
Collapsed long ago, and we found scores
of Des Moiners in the same fix, but it
made its presence known much in the
same manner that its shadow, the skunk,
does, by raising a stink that decent people
could not stand and would not endorse.
For some reason it conceived hatred OF
COL Cummings, the Republican nominee
for Congress, and has been emptying its
vials of wrath upon his head, in columns
of personal abuse, and calumny. The
colonels standing is too good in the Sew
enth district to be effected by such small
calibre, but it is annoying to any one to
have such ours barking at his heels. The
Colonel was gallant soldier, and received
his many promotions for gallantry and at
the hands of his superior officers, who
would never have recommended him had
he not been brave, gallant and efficient
soldier. We are glad to know that the
friends of Mr.. Kasson disapprove of the
course the paper is pursuing.
Year: 1876

Sunday morning last as James G..
Blaine and wife were entering church, in
Washington City. he all at once fell pros
trate to the ground He had seemed per-
fectly we'll before with the exception Of u
severe pain in the head. The sudden
stroke caused intense excitement, and all
kinds of rumors were afoat throughout
the city. Medical aid was summoned I'M
mediately, and he was pronounced not in
a critical condition; that it was only tenn
porary prostration. A careful investiga-
ton of the case was made though as a
great many thought it was an apoplectic
or paral5tic stroke. He lay five hours
unconscious, but when he did rouse up,
knew the different members Of his ia mily


1t is now reported to be sun stroke by
some and others say it is on account of the
hard work he has done of late, and the
great anxiety felt over the ungodly at
tacks he has been subject to for the past
few months, which is no doubt the real
cause, for no man has passed through a
more trying ordeal, he has been attacked
numerically by the rebel leaders of the
South, assisted by his northern enemies,
but came out first best on every occasion.
At last accounts he was out of danger and
improving rapidly. He is too good an
American to lose at this trying time.
Year: 1876

RUTLEDGE LEA, who is one of the
electors on the Republican ticket has
been accused of being Democrat, and
being the chairman of the Democratic
Central Committee in that Congressional
District, comes out in a letter and denies
the charge. Says he was raised a Repub-
lican, and is one from choice, and never
was chairman of any committee. We
will have more to say at another time
Year: 1876

Inasmuch as the investigations thus
far instituted by the Democratic House
against the Republicans, have not proved
particularly profitable to the instigators,
we suggest that they try their hands on
the Democratic Congressman who has
100000 of Pacific Mail subsidy. From
the number of Democrats they have
caught while trolling for other fish, we
feel certain they would have good luck if
they would go straight for Democrats.
Year: 1876

Sherman of Ohio is in favor of raising
newspaper postage to double the present
price. This we consider an injustice
When the department was taking the
trouble to collect from the millions of sub
scribers individually, it only cost twenty
cents per annum, for a paper the size of
the HERALD. Under the present law,
with less than thousandth part of the
trouble to collect the postage, it costs
about fifteen cents per annum for paper
the same size, and yet he proposes to
double the price thereof. The amend
ment is unjust, and we hope will not pass.
The department can better afford to car
ry for Is cents now than it could before
at 20 cents.
Year: 1876

A WELL KNOWN gentleman of Virgin
in whose better half is on an extended
trip to San Franci.c'. has for some time
past been trying by all sorts of induce
ments tn get her Ia return. but in vain.
The other day he grew desperate, and
sent her the following despatch 81
have discharged the old housckeeper I;
but you need not hurry back OF that ac-
count, ms / have engaged n pretty young
widow with one child, who suits me
much better" Now, if there is any
body the lady in question is suspicious of
it is IA young widow with ono child" +"
and an answer came back as quick as
lightning could convey it II leave to-
morrow for home" What little hair
will In left on that Benedict's head in a
few days would be no object to follow
er of Sitting Bull
Year: 1876

SHE HAD HIM THERE.-Lucy Ham
ilton Hooper, in a letter from Paris to
the Philadelphia Tetegroph, relates an
incident that occurred at IL fete at Yer
sailles recently: 1.-The throng was i'm
mense, and just IN front of me strong
armed French soldier was in the act of
making as much room as possible for
himself by the simple process of leaning
backward with all his weight against a
party Of ladies who were Immediately be e.
hind him, regardless OF their remonstran-
ces. Among them was n keen witted
little American girl, who, after receiving
one push from the rude fellow, said moth
ing, but quietly removing long pin
from her hat, proceeded to hold its point
forward in pleasingy insinuating posi-
ton. The soldier pushed backward
again only once and never more Ut
tering loud Sacre = and executing a
violent jump in the air, he remained qui-
ct thereafter. only occasionally rubbing
the injured place and g1aring around with
n revengeful air.
Year: 1876

SELF -SAC.IFICIKp.-T Is true
story. The happy circumstances occur
red on last Sunday evening. He escort
ed her to and from church, and upon ar
irving at her home their discussion Of
the sermon and the extreme heat sugges-
ted an invitation, readily accepted by
Charles, that they step into the house
and partake of a cooling glass of lemon
ade. She led him into the dining room,
and there found naughty Ben about TO
squeeze the last lemon in the house for
his own individual benefit. Calling him
aside ,bc induced Ben by means of sundry
threats and promises to dissect that lem
on and make Charles aud herselfa glass.
A self-saeli6cing thought struck her,
mo. Ben, said she, put the juice Of
the whole lemon into Charlie's glass,
and bring me u glass Of water. He won't
notice it, there is 40 light in the parlor."


Ben was making one good strong lem
onade when Chnrlie quietly slipped out
and remarked: II say, Ben, put the
juice of the whole lemon in you sisters
glass and bring me glass of water
there is no light in the parlor and she
won't notice it.


Ben's forte is in obeying orders.


With n merry twinkle in his eye he
drank the lemonade, then carried them
ench glass Of water, which they drank
with much apparent relish, asking each
other between sips, "if it was sweet
enough ?" And naughty brother Ben,
with the taste Of that lemonade in his
mouth stood out in the hall and laughed
till his sides ached, To hear them assure
each other that it wa. "jrst tight SC
pnutablu and refreshing /"
Year: 1876

GAMBETTA is about TO publish book
written long ago-a novel with roman
tic and improbable hero. When he wrote
it, twenty years ago, some lady friends
who had read the manuscript and found
it charming, implored him to publish it,
but he replied that lie would keep it till
he was forty, when he should have be-
come statesman and had his fill OF hon
ors, and then publish it. SO as to give the
impression that through all his life he
kept the faiths and illusions Of his youth.
Year: 1876

AN eminent physician advises "If
you are very sleepy and can scarcely
keep your eyes open, slide into bed with
out undressing, otherwise the usual prep
arati"ns thoroughly arouse you and you
may not be able to sleep for hours."-
And we advise you not to take his advice,
especially if your are a married man,
Your wife will think you are drunk, and
will $50 Thoroughly arouse you" that you
will not feel like sleeping again for two
DAYS.
Year: 1876

A LADY visitor to the great Exposition
a: Phiadelphia, made ludcrous mis-
take. In the United States building she
saw what she supposed to be a model rep
resenting soldier in uniform, and expa-
tiated for several minutes on the life
like appearance of the figure, but was
rather mortified when the man, unable
to control his facial features, burst into
hearty laugh, in which her friends join
oI
Year: 1876

AN Atlanta man walked around all
day recently with grasshopper in his
ear. When his wife discovered It. he
said h0 had been hearing peculiar noises
all day. but thought new steam saw
mill had begun operation somewhere in
the neighborhood. - Savannah News,
Year: 1876

For m illustration of ruling passion
we may cite the instance of lonely
Williamsburg widow admrng the set of
her new mourning dress in the polished
surface OF the hearse containing the re-
mains OF her dear departed
Year: 1876

Take care of the pennies. Look we'll to your spending. No matter what comes in, if more goes out you will al- ways be poor. The art is not in making money, but in keeping it. Little ex- penses, like mice in barn, when they are many, make great waste. Hair by hair heads get bald; straw by straw the thatch goes off the cottage, and drop by drop the rain comes into the chamber. A barrel is soon empty if the tap leaks but drop minute. When you mean to save begin with your mouth; many thieves pass down the red lane. The ale jug is great waste. In all other things keep within compass. Never stretch your legs further than your blanket will reach, or you will soon be cold. In clothes choose suitable and lasting stuff, and not tawdry fineries. To be warm is the main thing; never mind the looks. A fool may make money, but it needs wise man to spend it. Remem- Der it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one going. If you give all to the back and board there is nothing left for the savings bank. Fare hard and work hard when you are young, and you will have 8 chance to rest when you are old.
Year: 1876

How can I made lime water9 An
swer.-Slake four ounces lime with
little distilled water, then add distilled
water to make one gallon. Cover the
vessel and set it aside for three hours.
Pour off the clear liquor for use.


Is there any remedy for tender fin
gers2 L am a printer, and my fingers
get sore and the skin peels off. An
wer.-Printers frequently burn paper
on an iron surface, and rub the sore
place with the resulting oil.


How can 1 prevent oil paintings from
cracking2 Answer. Cracks occur in
oil paintings when the colors were
ground in oil containing impurity OF
otherwise unfit for the purpose. Lin.
seed oil is the best, poppy oil the next
but purity is the essential quality of ali
vehicles for colors.


I am finishing wire work with paint
mixed with varnish it takes too long
for it to dry hard. What will dry
quickly and not break off easily2 An.
swer. Boil good linseed oil with enough
iitharge to make a stiff paint; add one
part by weight of pigment to every ten
parts of the litharge. Boil for three
hours over gentle fire.


How can I make a stain for wood to
initiate mahogany9 Answer. "A simple
way of effecting the object is to brush
the wood with aquafortis, and dry it at
the fire. This is good for veined birch
and beech. The latter may also be
stained by putting two ounces dragons
blood into one quart rectifed spirit; let
the bottle stand in a warm place and
shake it frequently; and when the gum
is dissolved, the stain is fit for use.


Will you please inform me how I can
restore edge tools, such as plane bits,
chisels, ETC., to their original temper,
after they have gone through a fire
Answer. them to cherry red,
and quench them endwise in lukewarm
clean water. Then brighten the surface
with emery and reheat them slowly over
q piece of heated iron until brown
color appears, then quench them in wa
ter.


Can you inform me how white wine
or whisky vinegar is made? Answer
Obtain a large cask, and about a foot
above the bottom construct false per-
forated bottom. Above this fill the cask
with good, well burnt charcoal in coarse
Jumps, over which pour first sufficient
quantity of good vinegar to thoroughly
moisten it. Let the whole stand for a
short time, when it will be ready for
the introduction of the alcoholic1iquors.
This should be introduced in small
quantities at time, and the apparatus
kept in a moderately cool place to pre-
vent too energetic an action. This
method will give you pure vinegar,
which will suffer considerable dilution.
Use very small quantity of annatto as
colol ing matter. .-Scient5fc american.
Year: 1876

did it and collided with the rug
again, which l threw into the fire. Mrs.
McWilliams sprang out of bed and res
cued it, and we had some words. 1 had
another trifing interval of sleep aud
then got up, by request, and construct
ed haxseed poultice. This was placed
upon the child's breast and left there to
do its healing work.


A wood fire is not q permanent thing.
1 got up every twenty minutes and re-
newed ours, and this gave Mrs. McWil-
liams an opportunity to shorten the
times of giving the medicines by ten
minutes, which was great satisfaction
to her. Now and then, between times,
reorganized the fsxseed poultices, and
applied sinapisms and other blisters
where unoccupied places could be found
upon the child. Well, toward morning
the wood gave out, and my wife wanted
me to go down cellar and get some
more. / said:


"My dear, it is laborious job, and
the child must be nearly warm enough,
with her extra clothing. Now, mightn' t
we put on another layer of poultices
and"-


did not finish because 1 was inter-
rupted. 1 lugged up wood from below
for some little time, and then turned in
and fell to snoring as only man can
whose soul is worn out. Last at broad
daylight l felt grip on my shoulder
that brought me to my senses suddenly.
My wife was glaring down on me and
gasping. As soon as she could command
her tongue she said:


"It is over All over The child's
perspiring! What shall we do"


Mercy, how you terrify me! l
don't know what we ought to do. May
be if we scraped her and put her in the
draft again" -


"Oh, idiot There is not a moment
to lose. Go for the doctor. Go your
self. Tell him he must come, dead OF
alive"


dragged that poor sick man from his
bed and brought him. He looked at
the child and said she was not dying.
This was JOY unspeakable to me, but il
made my wife as if he had offered per
sonal affront. Then he said the child's
cough was only caused by some trifing
irritation or other in the throat. At tais
I thought my wife had mind to show
him the door. Now the doctor said he
would make the child cough harder and
dislodge the trouble. So he gave he1
something that sent her into a spasm OF
coughing, and presently up came lit,
tie wood splinter or so.


This child has no membranous
Group" said he. "She has been chew
ing bit of pine shingle or something
of the kind, and got some little slivers
in her throat. They won't do her any
hurt"


"No," said I. "I can well believe
that. Indeed, the turpentine that is in
them is very good for certain sorts CT
diseases that are peculiar to children.
My wife will tell you SO.


But she did not. She turned away in
disdain, and left the room; and since
that time there is one episode in our life
which we never refer to. Hence the
tide of our days flows by in deep and
untroubled serenity.
Year: 1876

A left handed man in Burlington
rushed out to a chain pump to get q
bucket of water. He made some ILL
natured remark about men making
pumps wrong side to, and commenced
to grind. He turned and turned, and
ground and ground, and stopped and
rested, and talked softly to himself, and
ground again, and kicked the pump,
and took off the lid and looked down
into the cistern, and put on the lid and
eat down to think, and got up and turn
ed the crank and sweat, and kicked the
pump again, and there hung the bucket.
And there came woman to the back
door, and voice fell like falling star:
"Turn that crank the other way, you
stupid thing, or you won't get any water
tonight"
Year: 1876

It may be said that the population of
England increased in the quarter of a
century about twenty per cent. that the
people living in 1874 were, on an aver
age, at least twice as we'll off as they
we've in 1851; that they drank in 1874
twice as much tea and sugar as they did
in 1851, and forty per cent. more spirits,
wine and beer; that they had saved
twice as much and travelled nearly five
times as much; that, taking the increase
of population into account, serious
crime had decreased by nearly seventy
per cent, pauperism by more than TWEEN
ty-five per cent, while primary educa-
tion had become six times as general.
These are striking symptoms Of material
and social progress.
Year: 1876

Keep your eye on your neighbors.
Take care of them. Do not let them
stir without watching. They may do
something wrong if you do. TO be sure
you never knew them to do anything
very bad, but it may be on your account
they have not. Perhaps if it had not
been for your kind care they might have
disgraced themselves long ago. Then
do not relax in your efforts to keep them
where they ought to be. Never mind
your own business-that will take care
of itself. If you find any symptoms of
any one passing out of the path of duty,
tell every one else what you see, and be
particular to see a great many. 1t is a
good way to circulate such things, though
It may not benefit yourself, or any one
particularly. Do keep something a-going
silence is a dreadful thing. 1t is said
there was silence in heaven for the space
of half an hour. Do not let any such
thing occur on earth. 1t would be too
much for this mundane sphere.
Year: 1876

He loitered up through the meadow,
His foot in the trailing swath
BE stopped where the keen scythes blade had
passed,


And plucked the aftermath.


And oh, love and alb, Lowell


And what shall my sad heart say2
What bold prayer breathe by night, love,
1t burst not breathe by day2
She sat by the open window,
Looking unto the west
And the sun went down, and the stars came up
Beyond the gray hills crest.
And oh, love and ah, love


And when will his footsteps fall?
The skies are empty and barren, love,


But God is over all ~
A step on the garden walk,
shadow under the stare,
And the moons first gleam slides sudden
through ..-
The twilights jealous bars.


And oh, love and ah, love


And open love to me


My heart ID knocking at thy door,


All lift the latch and see
Year: 1876

A few years ago there was exhibited
in England beautiful model of ship,
pronounced by competent judges to be a
perfect specimen of naval architecture,
every detail being proportioned and fin
ished with neatest exactness. 1t was
made by the imbecile son of gardener
in an interior county. Up to that time,
it is claimed, he had never seen the sea
or ship, his pattern being printed
ship on an old pocket handkerchief.
Year: 1876

UNotOAh hO'Os
A youth of Indiana, in love with girl
in Minnesota, addresses her in this beau
tiful strain:
I Just come down from the buckeye state
some pleasure for to find handsome
girl from minsplis just suited to my
mind.


Her rosy cheeks and rolling eyes like arrows
pesrced my brest and they called her
handsome clara the liley of the west.
I corted her for just three days, her love 1
thought to gain to soon, to soon she
slited me which gave me grief and
pain.


she robbed me of my liberty and deprived me
of my rest but still I love my clara the
liley Of the west


MY DREAM.
1 dreamp dream the other night down by
yon shady grove saw a chap Of high
degree convercing with my love.
he sung he sung 80 merryly while was soar
oprest and he sung to lovely clara the
liley Of the west.
1 rushed up to my rival dagger in my hand
tore him from my true love and boldly
bad him stand.
being mad to desperation my dagger pearced
his brest, and 1 was betrade by clara
the liley of the west.
Year: 1876

The worst Of the newspapers are those that
are In the hands Of men who are not jourI lists
bier In the dirt Of politics. iorms an exaggerated
| idea OF the importance OF the press. Therefore.
II he prospers u iniquity he naturally buys a, 2
q misuse ,hs e Thepe z about u great
Commercial.


There is much truth in the above OBJ
servations of the Commercial. Every
corrupt ring, every successful sharper,
now thinks 1t necessity to own q news
paper to cover up, or defend his or its
raids upon society. And yet such papers
seldom succeed. The most brilliant
qualities cannot conceal the rotten
ness underneath. The people, in fact,
are now SO thoroughly educated
In journalism that they detect, almost
Immediately, the treachery that lies un-
derneath the most specious phrases,
and the jobber who fancies his newspa
per can whitewash his dealings, or make
him q great man, In the end finds that
the people have not been deceived and
that he has lost probably half hun
dred thousand dollars or so i'm an i'm
possible venture.


The old veterans In the war readily
comprehended most of the movements
Of the army Immediately they began,
and their judgments were often as sound
as those Of trained officers. The people
are now about journalism something like
the old soldiers were in relation to army
movements. They Immediately detect
what is sham and what Is true in it, and
rings or jobbers do about the weak
est thing imaginable when they set up a
high moral newspaper to cover up cor
rupt stratagems.
Year: 1876

Who was IT, what member of the Legislatures
that made the pelican the symbol and standard
bearer Of louisiana It was terribly weak
suggestion. with nothing in the world to recon-
mend It. The pelican is an ugly. greedy. big
stomached bird. Of the ilthiest habits He is
not even a native Of Louisiana. bnt carpet
bagger coming from the farthest limits of the
frozen north. His only redeeming point is the
fabulous story told about him that he feeds his
yeung with his own blood-a fable only too ap-
parent and monstrous He is much more likely
to eat them. the brute. Only glance at the dirty
jackson Square peliean-that will suffice.


1t is strange that another bird did not suggest
itself to the minds of our Legislature @ bird
truly Louisianian in every respect, in every
peculiarity-the mockingbird--a small. fierce.
impertinent. active lively. melodious.
dapper little fellow brave as "a
lion. The most venomous rattlesnake, the
biggest hawk cannot alarm him in tho least: he
will do battle against them for his home. as long
as his life lasts. He cherishes freedom more
than any bird. 1t Is no fable Of bin to say that
he would rather see his young ones lying dead
at his feet than Gagged md slaves. II he cannot
get them out OF their prison he will poison them
himself and give them the freedom of death at
least There is another feature. a little weak
ness, Of the bird that shows his Louisiana
origin He Is. unfortunately. addicted to china
berries q somewhat intoxicating drink. In
chinaberry season you may see him staggering
along as uncertain and shaky as a professional
topper. He grows impertinent. utterly reckless
and careless, flies in your face, picks at your
eyes. and laughs and sings ut you in jolly.
good-natured. but inebriate1 tone of voice.


In fine. If Il bird is to be sought that possesses
the characteristics, the peculiarities. of a Lou
isanian. his courage. love of liberty. and even
his weaknes il is the mocbing bird, and not
that clumsy carpet -bagger the pelican.
Year: 1876

An KESS TO t Il E S k
Do you want to purify the system?
Do you want to get rid of Bliousness?
Do you wan. something to strengthen you
Do you want good appetite?
Do you want to get rid Of nervousness?
DO you want good digestion?
Do you want to sleep well T?
Do you want to build up your constitutopl?
Do YOU want brisk and vigorous teengf


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