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Year: 1876

DR.. Iewett says liquor will make a
man feel strong enough to challenge
Goliah. while he has to hold on to
most to keep himself from falling. The
Doctor must have had some experience
about it.
Year: 1876

The AsHvILLE Citizen says the snow
capped mountains. have been ga thing
of beauty in that section for the last
few days, but that there is no desire in
the hearts of the mountaineers that
this state of things remain a 10y for
ever"
Year: 1876

A contemporary asserts tina the most
complete picture of hopeless vanity is
that of an editor leaning back in a
chair. with one hand in his pocket, the
other holding pen which he is nib
bling, while staring .blankly at the OPP
posite wall, vainly cropping for an idea,
as the foreman makes himself hoarse
with shouts for more copy.


Congressman Purman, of Florida,
having said that the Republican party
is ''the special child of Coo, the Bos-
ton Post observes that Purnam's testi-
mony upon this point derives force
from the fact that he is now under
going charges of corruption in Office
that will be very likely to send him to
the Penitentiary.
Year: 1876

The sntagonism of classes has always been one of the most fruitful causes of political revolutions. To-day it looms up larger than ever and forms one of the gravest social problems of the times. Right-minded men want a leader to collect them. so that they may form solid nucleus around which virtue and rallying patriotism may gather. We must endesvor to make the best brains of the nation available for the permanent admipis- trstion of public affairs
Year: 1876

Beg your pardon, ladies" is what
we mean Women includes everybody,
and, of course. there must be vulgar
women, but ladies are supposed to be
the pick of women. There is a hind
Of assumption that woman is neater.
cleaner more sensitive and more re-
fined creature than man. It may be
so, but lady will do many things
.ich \ gentleman could not bring
himself to do There is no gentleman
in Springfield. for instance, who could
walk through Main street dragging
part of bis raiment on the ground after
him. Any gentleman would consider
himself defled by such a performance.
and probably would find himself in the
hands of policemen and arraigned be
fore commission de lunatieo. No
gentleman would care to parade the
stree; 10 such an attire that one hand
would be constantly employed 10 reef
ing the slack Of h. S breecbes after the
manner of holding up skirts at the
present time Americas gentlemen at
tach the charac'er of gambler to a
man who wears jewels and rings. and
recognize cognate vulgarity in the
lady who similarly overloads herself
on occasions when personal adornment
is not in keeping. What we mean is
that there is modesty and sobriety OF
attire aud even Of bearing among re-
cognized gentlemen with the recogniz-
ed lady has not yet attained. The mat
ter has its practical bearing in the in
te:>aurse OF men and women as stran-
gers Women enjoy in this country a
certain freedom of movement about the
country and among men which must be
protected. As they seek more and
more diverse fields of livelihood they
will be driven moro aud more to mingle
with the human race regardless Of their
sex 1t is not necessary to construct q
course Of sociology to arrive at the
conclusion that the tendency OF civil
ization is to seek considerations Of sex
and place woman on the same footing
with man and under the necessity Of
constant intercourse with him, and un-
protected except by her own powers.
Under these circumstances it becomes
the real lady or the new lady. as VIC
may call the latest product of Ameri-
can culture and refinement, when she
is making her way in the world and
among strangers, to distinguish herself
as lady as much as possible. There
is sobriety and decorum of dress.
even of rich dress, which to the prac-
tical eye bespeaks modesty and he
dignity of worth in the wearer. The
new woman, the woman of refinement
and independence, making her way in
the world has not generally brought
her attire to represe1;: the modesty,
sobriety and culture which are hers,
nor adapted it to the serious purpose
which she has in view. -Sprinqfeld
Republican,.
Year: 1876

In the election Of Gen. John T. Morgan as a
United States Senator to succeed Senator
Goldthwaite whose term of service expires
next March, the Senate gains another sex
confederate" and a lawyer of local promi-
nence. Gen. Morgan was the counsel for the
legislature Of Alabama last winter in the
case Of the charges against Senator Spencer
Of having secured his election by corrupt
means He promises to be a more active
member than the present incumbent who has
been prevented by ill-health from taking a
prominent part in the proceedings OF the
Senate.
Year: 1876

Governor Dennison, il will be seen by the
statement elsewhere, positively denies the
report that he has said that the solution of
the Presidential question was for Governor
Hayes to withdraw, or that fraud was to be
used in securing his election.
Year: 1876

Judge Taft stands deservedly high in
public estimation, and TO have selected
a man more eminently unalified to fill the
position, under present circumstances,
would have been exceedingly difficult. He
can afford 10 assume the difficult task Of
reforming and making respectable the
management OF the War Department, SO
thoroughly disgraced by its late. occupant
He can afford il, because he is able and
honest Nc one who knows him will for
one moment question his integrity. Cor
ruption or dishonorabls> dealings cannot
exist in his presence M reputation Of
the man and his department and dignity
will suffice 10 freeze out and drive out ey-
erybody that may have personal interests
10 serve. Under his influence everything
in the shape of corruption Will wither and
die


There are times that require great sacri-
fees Of men in the service OF their country.
We are in the midst Of these times I'm
solicited and unexpected, call has been
made upon Judge Taft To accept requires
sacrifice, but as the sacrifice viii be in
the iniere-toi the public. and of his country.
We feel sure that he will accept.-Csncia-
nofi Gd-otfc.
Year: 1876

The Clearinghouse j. the barometer Of
modern science. In the increase or de
crease OF exchange there recorded, We
may trace the ebb and flow OF those great
commercial tides which bring success or
failure. Thus the following table, which
shows the aggregate exchanges OF the New
York Clearing house for years ending Sep
tember 30. is also condensed history of
the business OF he country since the war:


CuE-EScY EXCHANGES.
Year: 1876

70 the EdttOr or The Irt6une.


SIR: There can be no question that the best
man ~ elect for our next President h man Of un-
doubted personal honesty OF large political experience
OF sateslnanlke views Republican OF the Republicans
with no suspicion OF connection with "rings" political
or commercial and Independent AS possible OF all OBJ
legations real or presumptve TO the present army OF
oflce-holders. Such man, If elected would go into
Office untrammeled by promises, and free TO be patr
otic President Of the whole people, ready to perform the
duties OF his great Office for the beet interests Of the ooun
try and and Strengthening OF repub


can institutions In the OF the world. But 10 elect
even such man he must be personally popular lie
Year: 1876

To tie EditOr Of The Tribune.


SIR: The Republican party, half beaten by


its leaders in Congress- and by the avarcous element
that hovers around its administration, must do some
thing to regain its aurcs sink beneath the load OF
popular condemnation The Convention that is to meet
and shape the destincs Of the party has work on rs
hands that requires wisdom ana honesty Straight
forwardness must take the place of ambiguity III It's plat
form. The who meet in that Convention must go
further than Congress has gone in the question OF re-
sumption Ii is not enough that the party has declared
in Congress at the nation shall resume IN ls'9 Inc
country wants to know how the thing Is to be accom-
piSned and where the specie is coming from 10 furhish
tbe basis for resumption Let this problem ne solved
and southern ouragcs," and the cant OF dcmagogues
WHO live and thrive upon the sectional hatrods OF the
war, will he in the past. i.


Detroit Mich, April 4, 1876
Year: 1876

FROM A CONSPICUOUS TEMPERANCE LEADER
To the EditOr OF The Tribune.


SIR: You have been most welcome guest
In my house for many years. have always thoroughly
believed you-not that your opinions upon all subjects
have been In entire accord with mne-but then you
quite likely to be IN the right could pretend to DO,
Year: 1876

ouo0t bAS SAbys


The excitement about town incident to the
election had abated considerably yesterday.
There was not near so much noise 1s on the
preceding days, but there was a quiet and in
tense interest, which manifested itself in the
form of questions. "What's the newsp was
the first thing said o1 every occasion. Busi-
ness men neglected their business to run out
and learn what the latest bulletins said. Wren
a took enan drink he had first to tell the BAR
keeper who he thought was shead. II m an
settled down in barber's chair the inevitable
question would be poked at him as the barber
brushed the ,laehcr into his mouth. Vixen he
went home TO dinner he would have to tell his
wS{e and all the boarders gust what he Thought
Of it.


A lawyer had a card posted consFicuously
Tn his Office, ave heve not heard anything
from Florida, and don't know who Is elected" !"
During the day meagre crowds gathered about
the telegraph offices and read the dispatches
from time to time posted in the windows. The
news was of such character that both Repuo-
licans and Democrats welt away with some
thing to comfort them. "It's settled now,
was the expression generally induleed In py
both in the same joyful accents.


A crowd stayed about the Republican head
quarters, on F street, all day, but very few
dispatches were received. Shortly after nine
O'Clock Mr.. Simon Wolf made short speech,
in which he said the present assurances could
only be settled beyondrcavil on the part OF the
Opposition by the official returns, and these
could not be expected before Monday. he
advised all to go home and restcontented until
the last nail was driven and clinched, when he
felt confident they could meet and interchange
their congratulations on the assured success OF
their candidates.


Mr.. III. Rice, of Maine, followed in a SINH
lar strain. and the crowd dispersed.


There was very little disorder during the
day. Occasionally an arrest was made, and
crowd would gather from every quarter to fel-
low the unfortunate to the station-house.


About O'Clock NJ. Patrick Bresnehan got
into political discussion with some colored
men at the corner of Third and c streets
northeast. Their dispute was spirited, and at
last words come to blows. In the scufie
Bresnehan was worsted. He got several
scratches and bruises. He was rescued by
some bystanders, and left for down town to
hear the latest news.
Year: 1876

Those, who would discuss the Presidential
election pleasantly, should do so over cup OF
old Government Java coffee or Imperial, Gun
powder or Oolong tea, which can be had fresh
and reliable from the Oriental Tea Store,
under the Young Mems Christian Association
building, on Ninth street. The articles offered
TO the public at this enterprising store are the
best the market can afford, and the prices are
cheaper than the cheapest. Read tue price
list in another column of this paper, and call
and satisfy yourself that you can get the worth
of your money at the Oriental Tea Store.
Year: 1876

Vermilya is creating great sensation among
the ladies by the sale of his custom-made
walking boot at $3.50, manufactured in his
own factory, on Ninth street, opposite the
Patent Oaice. Ladies can get any style of
shoe made to order at a fraction beyond the
price of machine work at this convenient store.
Vermilya is noted for the comfort. beauty and
economy of the shoes made at his factory. All
his goods are hand by skilled workmen
in his own exclusive employ.
Year: 1876

have made the oak family special
study, and from the experience aud knowl-
edge thus acquired, do not hesitate to say
that the lover Of trees would have more sat-
isfaction in growing oaks than he would
with any other class Some have hesitated
to grow these trees because Of an idea that
they are difficult to transplant This is true
of tree that has never been moved. To
take an oak from the wild wood to the gar
den is surely labor thrown away. Oaks
have each large tap-root and few main
roots that run rather deep. If these are cut
off when the tree is but year or two old,
the tree makes a new set, and these latter
keep tolerably near the surface. In the
course Of a few years, however, they assume
downward tendency and ought to be again
transplanted


A good nursery oak tree should be trans
planted twice--once when one or two years
old and again when five or six. Such trees
never die when transplanted under ordinary
circumstances. have seen hundreds moved,
after sure previous treatment, that were at
least 10 feet high and to IL inches in cir
conference, with no more loss than if they
had been willows or populars and but q or 8
feet in hight. Two years ago | saw over a
thousand planted with loss of less than five
per cent. -


In transplantiug all trees little pruning
is necessary, aud to the oak especially is the
use of the pruning-knifo very grateful. But
a proper discrimination should be made al
to what you cut away. Usually people sim
ply "shorten the branches" | have seen
them cut SO that they were but stumPs, with
half dozen snags-mero posts for clothes
lines.


The common people, who are supposed Il
Year: 1876

BETTER THAN MAKING C1DER.-Nearly
every farmer in Grand Isle county used to
have a cider mill aud make his refuse apples
into cider At present they sell them at
% to 40 cents per busbel to be shipped in
bulk down the St. Lawrence River, (some of
them going as far as Quebec, where they are
sold, without regard to quaity,to the French
men at copper apiece. or course these
Cauucks will eat with great gusto and relish
apples that would make pig squeal, but
it would not be supposed that they would
pay penny each for them.
Year: 1876

TIE English papers are excited over u
singular story Of domestic infelicity. An
officer Of the Guards married a beautiful
young Lady. The happy pair spent
their honeymoon in Paris. and returned
to fashionable quarters in London. But.
while the husband seemed proud OF his
young wife. he was not perfectly happy.
and spent much Of his time away from
her, aud shs developed an extraordinary
fondness for flirting. and even visited
one gentleman at his room in the sven-
ing. The husband applied for divorce.
but tho vito proved her innocence. AMI
that she was married only in name and
by law, and he was non-suited. But the
Judge took occasion TO administer u
severe rebuks 10 the lady, and over her
head to others who are guilty OF the
same folly. lie said that of late years
there has been an alarming increase OF
Irritation among ladies' who ought To
know better ami be- in better business.
and who, though stopping short OF
criminal conduct themselves, encourage
practices which ars dangerous to society
and prsjudicial to good morals.
Year: 1876

Tnx Sacramento Dee says: \ gentle
man residing in the northeastern por-
ton Of that city was partaking OF an
early breakfast as the lightning train
flashed past his window ON Sunday
morning. Thersupon. II occurred to
him to hasten his meal, walk down town
and take look at the train and its dusty
and travel-worn occupants. This he
did-at least partially. lie stopped
only once or twice ON the way to con-
verse with friend. and when he reach
cd the depo, they were just putting dis
patch on the bulletin board announcing
that the train had passed Stockton.
When be read that he dill not mention
TO any person the object Of his visit. ba:
merely remarked that be thought tho
train should have been much further Oh
its way, and walked home again.
Year: 1876

THE GATHERING OF THE CLANS TREMENDOUS


PREPARATIONS. -..


The officers and retafners Of His Majesty Re1
Carnivalis are pouring into the capital with such
rapidty that the Lord High Chamberlain is com
PEELED TO exercise all those wonderful admins.
trative powers for which he is notorious, In
order to provide them with accommodations
and facilities.


The public may form some idea of the magni-
tude of the preparations now In progress, when
we tell them that within the past week no less
than twenty Dukes, with large followings. have
arrived from different parts Of Asia, Africa and
the Sclavonic districts Of Europe. Coming mys-
teriously. and assigned to suitable quarters BY
the quick and ready tact Of the Kings High
Chamberlain. these noble and puissant digni-
taries are gradually swelling TO Unprecedented
proportions that magnificent column which on
the day Of Rex'5 assumption and coronation
shall delight the people Of this faithful realm
with a pleasure no mortal thing or spectacle can
inspire.


From the whispers that reach US and the
scraps Of information borne nysteriously to our
ears. We are quite certain that the multitudes
who contemplate visiting New Orleans in order
to witaess the pageant will be royalty rewarded
for their journey. 1t will soon appear from
Bathurst's orders that the great necessities Of
the occasion are fully appreciated. and that
ample provision is being made to meet them.
Rex has been mindful of our love and fidelity in
the past. and all his ministers and councillors
have orders to provide a display which, for size
spiendor and novelty. shall exceed any spectacle
known in the history Of man. Long live the
Year: 1876

The Pal Mall Gazette's Berlin special says to
days papers state that Count Won Arnim ha
petitioned the empire for permission to come
Berlin without being liable to arrest in order
be with his son during his serious fitness.
Year: 1876

VIsIT Your PARENTs.-Never allow
weather or want Of time or consideration
of expense or convenience. to prevent
it; short and often if in the same town.
or if at distance. make it a point now
and then to 90 back to the old home.
and talk about old times. and tell them
how you arc doing. They are old now,
and are much alone. There are no
young people about the house to attract
others. and most Of those Of their own
age have passed away; they need some
break in the loneliness of their homes !;
every visit Of child is pure happiness.
and when the message comes, They are
dead" your first regret will be that you
had not done more to make them happy,
and to smooth their pathway to their
last resting place.-Dr. w. ". Hal.
Year: 1876

shake them of. but the probabilities are
that the habits thus formed in early
life will remain with you to your dying
day. BE warned. then. in time. and
resolve that as the hour spent in idle
ness is gone forever, you will improve
each passing one and thereby fit your
self for usefulness and happiness.
Year: 1876

attach force-pump. These drive wells
may be put down in a day or two with
out any digging, aud one Of the uni
versal Force Pumps" attached to it,
would force water either to the house or
barn. Water must be had on ones own
premises, even at some cost
Year: 1876

MYSTERY OF DREAMs.-It is related
that man fell asleep as the clock
tolled the first stroke of twelve. He
awakened ere the echo of the twelfth
stroke had died away, having in the
interval dreamed that be had commit
ed a crime, was detected after five
years, tried, and condemned; the shock
Of finding the halter about bis neck
aroused him 10 consciousness, when
he discovered that all these events
had happened in an intinitesimal irag.
ment of time. Mohammed, wishing
to illustrate the wonders of sleep, told
how a certain man. being a sheik,
found himself, for his pride, made
poor fisherman, that he lived as one
for sixty years, bringing up family
and working hard, and how upon wax
ing up from his long dream, so short a
time had he been asleep that the mar
ron necked gourd bottle filed with
water, which he knew he overturned
as he fell asleep, had not time in
which TO empty itself. How fast the
soul travels when the body is asleep!
Often when we awake we shrink from
going back into the dull routine Of
sordid existence, regreting the pleas
anter life Of draamIand. How is it
that sometimes wher we 90 TO a
strange place we fancy that we Lave
seen it before ? Is it possible that
when one has been asleep the soul
has foated away, seen the place, and
has that memory Of which surprises
US In word, how far dual is the
life Of man, how far not


THE radical convention ruined the
the building at Cincinnati in which it
was held. At least it has been de-
clared so, and it IS to be demolished.
Year: 1876

| am twenty-one years old and a
resident of DougIas county. | saw
the man first yesterday evening, he
had been here and weAt away again,
he first came TO get water, when |
came back from the river found him
scutiling with my brother over the ax;
before starting l was talking to man
at the river and hearing a noise at the
house brother Balm started on, l saw
my aunt coming and she told me 10
ran quick As the man was trying to
kill ny sister and uncle, when | got in
sight | saw Bain take something and
run into the house | came 10 the back
door found it shut and kicked it open,
| found the man and Bain scuffiing
over the AK saw no one else in the
room, | took the gun down, the man
looked at ME and jerked nv brother
towards him TO get the ak, | stepped
TO the middle of the room and as the
two turned around | shot and he let
go the ak and fell, my brother struck
him over the eye with the Ak and |
told him not to hit him any more; my
sisters hair and clothes were Saturat
ed with blood.
Year: 1876

RARE CHINESE PRoyERBs.-The
ripest fruit grows on the toughest wall.
1t is the small wheels of carriage
that come in first. The man who
holds the ladder st the bottom is
frequently Of more service than he
who is stationed at the top oft. The
turtle, though brought i'll at the back
gate, takes the head of the table.
Better be the cat in philanthropist's ;
family, than mutton pie at a Kings
banquet. The learned pig didn't
learn its letters in q day. True merit
like the pearl inside an oyster, is con-
tented to remain quiet until it finds an
opening The top strawberries are
eaten first. lie who leaves early gets
the best hat. Pride sleeps on a gilded
crown; c0rtentment in a cotton
nightcap.
Year: 1876

| am fifty years old, and a practic
ing physician of this county. l have
examined the deceased and find upon
the body two wounds. About one and
one fourth inches above lhe left nil-
PIE L find the body penetrated by a
pistol or rifle ball, which passed
Year: 1876

Il am fifty years old, and have
Tesld, d In this place since one year ago
last fall. | was asleep in the bedroom
and just woke up and heard a scuffle
IN the front room; my wife called me
and SAID there was a man in the house
and he hal hold of Lmma. | came
out, took him by the arm and told
him to let 90. spoke 70 him a half