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Year: 1876

Need l be called upon to say anything Of
the men who are put forward for the most
solemn political responsibilities which can
be taken upon themselves by any men in
this world? I mean Mr.. Hayes and the
candidate of the opposite party. Mr..
Hayes, in my opinion, is a man who has,
wherever he has been placed, played nO=
BILE part. He has never, that am aware,
put himself forward. 'He has never engi=
neered for an office. He has, so far as
can understand from some friends in Ohio,
always been sought by place. Rather
than seek place, he was content to remain
a private man, and not looking for it as
supreme good to be placed IN a seat of
power Then he has played a noble. part
in his position in the army. He has play
ed most honorable and useful part in his
position as a Governor Of the State Of Ohio,
and myself feel confident that if elected
he will play a noble and independent part
in the Government of the United States.


President Wo0lssV,
Year: 1876

John Ruskin thus addresses girls on the
subject of dress: DRESS as plainly as your
parents viii allow you, but in bright colors
Gf they become YOU and in the best mate
rials-that is to say, in those that viii wear
the longest. When you are really in want
of a new dress, buy it Tor make it) in the
fashion, but never quit an old one because
it has become questionable, And if the
fashion be costly, you must not follow it.
You may wear broad stripes, or narrow,
bright colors, or dark, short petticOats, or
long Gn moderation), as the public wish you; I;
but you must not buy yards of useless stuff
to make knot or fonnce of, nor drag
them behind you over the ground, and your
walking-dress must never touch the ground
at all. haye lost much of the faith once
had in the common sense, and even in the
personal delieaey, of the present race Of ay=
erage English women by seeing how they
will allow their dresses to sweep the streets,
if it is the fashion to be Scavengers. Learn
dressmaking yourself, with pains and time,
and use part of every day in needleEork,
making as pretty dresses as you can for
poor people who have not the time or taste
to make them nicely for themselves. You
are to show them in your own wearing what
is most right and graceful, and help them
to choose what will be prettiest and most
becoming in their own station"
Year: 1876

To the thoughtful, the moral eonseduen-
ees of tension and hurry are very sadden-
ing; to the physician their results are a mat
ter Of profound concern, their grave evils
come under his daily observation. No evo-
luton Of force can take place with undue
rapldlty without damage to the machine in
which the transformation is effected. Ex-
press railway stock has much shorter term
of use than that reserved for slower traffic.
The law is universal that intensity and du-
ration of action are inyersely proportional.
1t is therefore no matter of surprise to find
that the human nervous system is no excep-
ton to the law. The higher salubrity of ru-
raj over urban life is not entirely a matter
OF fresh air and exercise. Rural life in
wolves leisure and pause in work, which are
very essential to the maintenance of the
nervous system IN state Of due nutrition.
Unremitting spaSm soon ceases altogether.
The tension of life produces weakness at
the very place where strength is most need
ed. The damage done to the health Of the
most valuable part of the community, the
best trained thinkers, most useful workers,
is incaleulable. Work and worry, though
not proportional, are closely connected. and
an excess Of the former soon entails an in
crease in the latter beyond the limits which
the nervous system can bear with impunity,
especially under the conditions under which
work has to be done. The machinery for
organizing the work of community has to
be rigid and infexible, and in the strain
involved in bringing a changing organism
INTO harmony with a machine, the former
must inevitably suffer.--LOndOgs Lancet.
Year: 1876

Next to the duty the Christian owes to
his Father in Heaven is that which he
owes to his fatherland. In the great polit-
ical struggle which it is the fortune Of this
country to undergo every four years, it is
the duty of every Christian citizen to enter.
The man who thinks political work and
action inconsistent with Christianity, and
therefore to be summed. is in error. God
does not thank him for such a shrikage of
his duty. But after the christian has en-
tered the contest he should not allow his
feelings to outrun his self control. He
should not be swept from his christian
bearings; his sensibility should not Ee
drugged; he should keep his individual
conscience and personality. 81 do not
say" continued Mr.. Beecher, ''that you
must pray more and canvass less; that you
must read your Bible more and newspapers
less Though l think that would do no HARM /;
but | do say that there stands your politi-
cal duty before your face, and it is yours
to do. God always takes care of the man,
no matter who he is, who takes up and
performs the duty that comes in his way,
without regard to its cleanliness or Proprle-
ty. The first hour of the morning is the
time to prepare for the days work. II you
then 90 to PRAYER; if at time you bathe up
ward, Won will come down cleansed again
and strengthed for the contest. A mah
who engages in the sharpest of these CON
flicts, and yet is not swept off his bearings,
ripens much faster than he who stands on
one side because they are unchristian. It
is in the battle of life that we become veter-
ans. If intelligent and virtuous men don't
take hold Of the country, ignorant and vi
cious men will. Political work will be done
in some way, The fact is, it is the work
Christians.
Year: 1876

Have been made by the ndefatigable explorers oi Africa.

 The great political revolutions of the last decade with the natural result Of the lapse of time, hay. brought into public a multitude of men whose are in every ones mouth, and of whose lives every one is curious to know the particulars Great battles have been fought and important seges maintained of which the details as yet preserved only m the newspapers in the transient publications
Year: 1876

The work has been begun after long and careful preliminary labor and with the most ample for carrying it on to a successful termination.

 None of the original stereotype plates have been used, but every has been
Year: 1876

The work originally published under the title of THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA was completed in 1885, since winch time, the wide circulation which

 has attained in all parts of the United States and the signal developments which have taken place in every branch of science literature, and art, have induced the editnIs and publishers to submit to and thorough revision, and to issue edition entitled
Year: 1876

Forming in fact Cyclopadia, with the same plan aud compnss its predecessor but with far greater pecuniary expenditure, and with such improvements in its composition as have suggested by longer experience and enlarged knowledge.
Year: 1876

SHEEP OUsTING CATTLE IN TEXAs.-
In the western district of Texas, every
where, sheep are rapidly substituted for
cattle. 1t is stated that the whole of
southwestern Texas, except the great
fenced ranches will be monopolized by
sheep in few years, and that cattle rails
ing and grazing and driving will be trans
ferred to the northwest, to the Panhan-
die and the Staked Plains. But there is
room enough in the country for the rails,
ing of cattle and sheep sufficient to make
this one of the most prosperous countries
in the world. In the meantime, while
the herding and grazing of wild cattle
will be removed to the northwest, and
the southwest will be more devoted to
sheep and wool raising, the rearing of
booded horscs and Shorthorn cattle will
he carried on at stock farms throughout
the country, in connection with suitable
farming
Year: 1876

A couple of days ago squaw died out
at Yankee Blade, and the Indians buried
her and her infant together, without
taking any trouble of making a corpse of
the latter. 1t is a custom of the Piutcs
and Shoshones to bury the dead mother
and living child together when the latter
is too young to help itself. In this in
stance they dug hole, threw the woman
into it, and laid the infant on her breast,
covering them over with brush. In ex-
PLANTATION of their conduct one of them
said: "Baby no good no got milk /;
bimeby heap cry; die pooiy soon any
how" 1t would be an impossibility to
convince an Indian that he is doing
wrong by thus abandoning a helpless
infant as prey to the coyotes and car
rion birds; it was the custom of his
fathers, and he can see no wrong in it.
A white man does not like to interfere
in such case, for to try and rear the
child would be hopeless task, and no
white man would feel justified in DASH
ing its brains out with a stone. Besides,
the Indians would feel greatly aggrieved
at any interference with this pleasant
u xage of theirs.
Year: 1876

is an undershirt which is worn next
the skin. 1t is red flannel also,
with black and a white border,
and is sewn over with silk teeth.
The suit includes a pair of war
Of red cloth, highly deco
rated with thick beadwork in alter
nate squares Of dark blue and light
blue beads, aud with fringes of
buckskin down the sides. The war;
shirt, worn outside, is of buckskin,
ornamented with beads and human
hair, and is painted on the breast
and shoulders. In addition to
these articles there is a complete
flowing shabraque, which is worn
over the shoulders with the ends
falling on each side of the wearer,
1t is worn only when the chief is
mounted, as chief is not fond OF
carrying much weighty apparel OF
accoutrement, and is of flannel
faced with other skin. To this i;
attached the bow-case and quiver-
case, both of which are heavily orna-


mented with beadwork of various
colors. There came with the sui


a pair of squaw's leggings of REQ


flannel, very thickly and tastefully


sewn with beadwork. These articles


could not have cost less than some


two hundred dollars in the aggre'


gate, and the thick ornamental


beadwork is very costly.
Year: 1876

it ahame, he would marshal the
diabolical procession to the back
door. His great delight was to
teach his infant brother schoolboy
words, and his first attempt at his
knowledge Of the devil was an
innocent debbee." AS a boy at
Eton he would watch the livelong
night for ghosts, and consulted his
books how to raise one. His diet
in after years was meager enough
to bring him weird fancies.


Bread became his chief susie
nance, and his pockets were gene
rally we'll stored with it. A circle
upon the carpet clearly defined by
an ample verge of crumbs often
marked the place where he had
long sat at his studies, his face
nearly in contact with his book,
devouring bread at intervals amid
his profound distractions. Some.
times ne ate raisins with it, and his
sweet tooth was immense. Occa'
sionally when walking in London
with a friend he would suddenly
dash into a bakers shop anC
emerge with a supply of brea(
which he would break and offei
half to his companion, and yer.
much surprised he would be whel
anybody refused the delicacy.
Year: 1876

The way to behave we'll abroad Is
best learned in the home circle, and
my observation leads to the belief
that there is all too little OF the els-
ments Of good breeding taught In the
average country home. II there Is q
guest In the house be Is met with =
pleasant good morning, and acts oI
courtesy are shown him from morn
ing until night, but with no company
in the household, acts Of ordinary po-
Iiteness are rare indeed. Because q
family are in intimate association is
no reason for banishing pleasant
greetings, kindly responses and an
ticipation OF wants. II Is these that
give beauty and satisfaction to home
life. Il is the absence OF these that
brings dissppointments, wranglings
and sorrow into the household.
There is nothing mors beautiful than
q family whose restraint simply lies
in regard for one snother's feelings ;
and yet a. I pass from one house to
another, find It the exception when
there is one in which I discover no
trace Of discourtesy.


It must be- remem bered that the
outward form springs from the In
ward feeling. The thought Is parent
Of the word, and IN that home where
the genuine filial affection exists, the
forms, although they may not be oi
the most accomplished SOFT, are gen.
Cine. Occasionally cross = thresh-
old beyond which | see Ia outward
expression only an appearance OF
kindness. Everything IS prefsced by
"my dear" and supplemented by
rthank you," but before am be-
yond ear shot, As leave, every thing
is changed to the Imperative mood
and infiexious mOdulatiou, and eX-
pressious are all changed to the Op-
posIte Of kindness or good will. This
Is the worst picture Of sll deceiful-
ness added to family discord IL super
lative unhGpptnes-


These households have no thought
Of their great loss through this lack Oi
union founded upon love. do not
wonder the inmates long for Heaven;
but fear they will be sadly dissp'
pointed II they expect all will be joy
there with the preparation they ar'
getting here.
Year: 1876

There will be found in smother part Of
HE TRIBUNE list of the places for holding
the Republican primaries, tomorrow after
noon, for the selection Of delegates to the
First and Third Congressional Conventions
that are to nominnte the candidates from
two Chicago districts. The importance of
these primaries is scarcely second to the
Congressional election itself. Chicago has
been mis1epresented in Congress for two
years by three Democratic Congressman,
who acted with the Confederate majority in
the House, and who got their places BY
mere **scratch-" It is very likely that these
three men will be candidates for reelection.
They can be beaten without any trouble if
the Republican voters will do their
duty and nnminate gentlemen of recoe-
nized ability and character against them.
This part of the work will be
determined largely at the primnries, and the
result can be assured by sending only good
men to the Nominating Conventions. We
have no doubt the various aspirants for Cou-
Year: 1876

gressiond honrs xro busying themselves
more OF less IS to the List Of delegates but
it is more important that the voters who are
not candidates should attend the primaries
and select delegates whom they can trust,
without regard to Individual candidature.
There will be ono voting place in every ward
and it is the duty Of every citizen who in
tends to vote the Republican ticket to seek
ont this place, inform himself as to the char
acter of the men who are to be sent to the
Conventions, and use his vote and influence
to have these respectable and representative
bodies chosen for tbs duty Of nominating
candidates.
Year: 1876

A very important matter, and one that
zhould engage the prompt attention Of the
Mayor and Common Council, is the necessity
nf filing up the mud-hole left in the Luke
Park. It will require but comparatively
kma1 sum to pay off the workmen who have
been engaged in filing and grading, and to
supply the top-dressing necessary to COM
plete the work. OF course the public will
easily do tho filing, as it is crest favor to
be allowed to dump in that cavity. When
this is done the city viii have one Of the
handsomest walking perks in the country, a
mile in length from the Exposition Build
ing, and Of immense financial value also,
With proper e1ertions the work could be
done and the park all graded before winter
sets in Tho result is so desirable and in
portant to the city that the Mayor and Coun-
ca ought to devise some means Of accom-
plishing it. At present the part Of the work
that is left undone is both unsightly and un-
bealthv
Year: 1876

within twenty years, and it is therefore a
special monument to the enterprise of our
people, and lasting testimonial to the hon.
esty and efficiency Of the gentlemen who
have composed the Board Of Public Works
from time to time. Noy that retrenchment
must be the order Of the day, the city is in
the best possible condition to pursue it, and
it is only necessary at the annual charter
elections in the spring to select Mayor and
Common Council as honest and public-spir-
tied as the present Mayor and Council, to
insure the preservation of these works at
the smallest possible cost.
Year: 1876

sides dangerously wounding several persons,
has displayed many other dangerous tenden-
cies. The animal cannot be caught, and the
Prince has issued manifesto that he shall
not be hut. Meanwhile, the indignant peo-
pie are on the eve of revolution. They can
not appeal to the Emperor or B1ssnRcK,
since by the articles Of confederation the
Prince has the absolute right of regulating
his internal affairs. He cannot meddle with
outside politics, and no outsider can meddle
with his politics or stags. Not being able
to bring the stag to bay, at last accoupts the
people we're devising ways and means to
bring the Prince to bay, and the next breeze
from Lppe-DetmoId may bring the tidings
Of war, in which that stag or somebody else
may get hurt.
Year: 1876




That was very cheerful gathering at th


funeral Of the Board Of Public Works, whe,


the principal employees celebrated the goot


feeling that has existed in the organization


and when Messrs PR1HD1vn1E, THOMPSON
| and VAIL retired to private life with tn.
| willingness and grace that al citizens il
public service should exhibit when the public
has no longer any need of them. In parting
with the Board Of Public Works as an oficia
organization, it is only proper TO say thai
the people Of Chicago have been more uni.
formly fortunate in the selection Of the gen.
tlemen who have composed that Board than
any others of their public servants; and,
while larger amount Of money has been
disbursed by that Department than by any
other, we think it is safe to say that
less OF it has been misapplied or
wasted. The public works of Chicago
are marvel of skill and enterprise,
and fully adequate to the wants of city of
much larger population, as they are also
far in advance Of other cities older in years
and of greater size. The reason why the
old Board may now be abandoned is because
the public works are in so complete and
excellent condition that they only need to be
kept in order, and because the subordinate
branches Of the service are so well organized
that the expense Of a separate Department
can be spared without injury.


The water-supply system of Chicago is
now one of the most thorough in the world.
The last report of the Board-for 1876
showed that there were 40 miles Of water
pipes in the city, and there are now nearly
double as many as at the time of the
fire Of 1871, Of which = greater pro-
portion is Of n larger size than the
pipes of New York City. It is estimated
that eleven-sixteenths of our pipe are Of
sizes considered aafe for fire purposes in all
cities Of the world. This vast system of
pipes is supplied by two lake tunnels and q
double system Of pumping works, and the
full capacity Of the works, when both are in
operation, is probably equal to double the
average consumption of the city for all pur-
poses. Our water-system is more than self
and yielded surplus over the
expenses and interest on bonds Of over
$4,000 during the last nine months of 1875.
Dur other public improvements are in m
equally advanced condition. We have all |
ho bridges aud river tunnels necessary for
he accommodation of the vast traffic
which passes them, and nearly oil
he railroad viaducts demanded for safety
nd convenience. 1t the end of last year |
here were 2G3 miles Of sewerage, over 100
niles Of which had been constructed since
he fire Of 1871; and large part of the pro-
erbial healthfulness Of Chicago is due to
be admirable system Of drainage which has
cen adopted There are about 120 miles of
aved streets, and about $50 miles of side
ralks. The river and harbor, the engine
ousas and police-statons, and indeed all
ae necessary adjuncts and modern improve
lents Of thorough-goins city, with the
ngle exception OF City-Hall, are in con-
ltion that will compare favorably with those
any other city on the Continent.


Nearly the whole Of this vast system Of
ablc improvements has been provided
Year: 1876

Application was made on Monday before
the Lo uden Court OF Queens Bench for the
discharge of Charles Brent, the Louisville
forger. The attorney general offered no
opposition to his release, bat made a state
ment In relation to the case. The court
accordingly granted the order for the
prisoners release.
Year: 1876

Tue editor of the Mazeppa has taken
. hew departure. His regenerated
heart is stirred to its ihnermost depth
with anxiety for the State and county.
This change on his part is almost as
sudden as Paul's conversion. While a
member of the Legislature ne exhibited
no symptoms of it, and, as the record
shows, voted for every railroad measure
that caIoe before the House, and for a
bill by which the public schools of the
State lost $106.000.


When the Devil was sick, the Devil saint


would be-


Sc When the Devil was well, the devil saint


was he
Year: 1876

NJ Meador Justice of the Peace and
John Moreiand Special Constable of
Gold Run Township explain their
course in the Sevenoaks affair in
another column. They do not pretend
to know anything about the matter ex-
cept in their official capacity. LIE Fevre
made complaint on oath against John
Ssvenoaks. The Justice, as 10y law
required, issued warrant on the
complaint and in the absence of u
regular officer, appointed one to serve
it. That special officer tells what
occurred afterwards. One vindieates
himself from the charge of drunkenness
and the other from the charge Of
cowardioe preferred by the Register.
The facts of the case so far as we have
been able to ascertain are these ::
LIE Fevre worked for Sevenoaks who
claimes to have overpaid him. Lee
Fevre refused to refund the amount
and Sevenoaks resorted to force to get
it away from him. Sevenoaks plead
to assault and paid his fine to Justice
Davis. Men who were at Jersey at the
time, say this is the whole thing in q
nutshell.
Year: 1876

Translated by Henry Busch.


Getleman-You ought to be ashamed
of yourself to beg at this time of night.
Beggar-Excuse me sir, l also beg in
day time.


Gent.--But you are able bodied and
able to work. Have you no trade?
Bill am chemist by trade sir,
and would like to ask you for a piece
OF silver to dissolve in spirits.
Year: 1876

NOTHING is so insiduous as a cold or
a cough. Poison does not make a
swiftsr progress in the system. Use
promptly the only sure antedote,
HALE's HONEY OF HoREHoUND AND TAR


Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
Year: 1876

In the Senate Bogy rose to per-
sonal explanation iD his remarks on
the West Point Bill: :" He mi 5ht have
done some Injustice TO graduates, but
such was not his intention" He wanted
to say West Point was a very expensive
institution.
Year: 1876

The idea still prevails, though not to so
great an extent as it used to, that women
have no concern with business affairs,
and that business habits and qualifca-
tions belong to men only. There never
was a greater mistake made, we need
hardly say. To possess a capacity for
business is not only compatible with true
womanliness, but it is in measure in
dispensable to the comfort and we'll being
of every properly governed family. The
management of family and household
is as much matter Of business as the
management of st0re or an office, and
requires method, accuracy, organization,
industry; economy, discipline, tact,
knowledge, and capacity for adapting
means to ends.


All this is of the essence of business !;
and hence business habits are as neces-
sary to be cultivated by women who
would succeed in the affairs of home
in other words, who would make home
happy-as by men in the affairs of trade,
of commerce, or of manufacture.


Method, which is the soul of business,
is of essential importance in the home.
Work can only be got through by method.
Muddle flies before it, and hugger-mug-
ger becomes a thing unknown. Method
demands punctuality, another eminently
business quality. The unpunctual wo-
man, like the unpunctual man, occasions
dislikes, because she consumes and
wastes time, and proTokes the reflection
thatwe are not of Sufficient Importance
to make her more prompt. To the bust
ness man time is money; but to the
business woman method is more-it is
peace, comfort and domestic prosperity.
-SaturdaH Eveninq Post.