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Year: 1876

The Street. Grading.-The work Of street.
grading, under the etiicientsuperlntendence
Of Colonel Vickers, Is threatened with balk
in consequence Of a serious opposition by
outside parties to the payment OF ninety
cents per day to the laborers. The last
mentioned very justly refuse to work in
what they appropriately term "this in
fernally hot weather." and the consequence
is that the work will in all probability be
stopped for a considerable time, if not
permanently.
Year: 1876

The Habeas Corpus Case was not tried
Yesterday morning, as was expected. Inc
counsel for Joseph Turner, charged Win
an outrage on the person OF Pallas Boyd,
q small colored girl, decided to submit TO
the Courts refusal to allow bail, and Tur.
ner will remain resident OF the Jail until
his regular trial before the Hastings Court.
Year: 1876

The Ne,o Railroad BriGge.-The build
ing OF the proposed new railroad bridge by
the Petersburg Railroad Company over
Cowardin avenue will be commenced in q
few days. 1t will be built in an improved
style, and will prove quite all ornament to
tho oitu
Year: 1876

A FIFTH AVENUE BELLE IN DANGER
The callers at one of the most popular
Fifth avenue dwellings on New Years
day we're shocked and surprised to miss
from the parlor on that day one of their
favOrite society bellies. Her absence was
caused by an accident which will bear
mentioning as a warning to some of your
Chicago girls to avoid a similar danger.
This young lady was about preparing her
self the day before to receive New Years
calls, and having a pair of six-button
light kids which she had worn an hour
or so on a previous occasion, conceived
the economical idea of cleansing them
with a preparation of benZine-used by q
dressmaker 10 remove a spot from dress
on q previous occasion. She placed the
gloves on her hands (and arms and after
carefully sponging the few soiled spots
with the liquid, held her hands near an
open CRATE fire to dry off the gloves. In
an instant the vapor from her hands
ignited, the flames ran up her arms, her
dress-sleeves took fire, and she was for a
moment in danger of being burned to
death. Her father was present, and in
stantly grasped a woolen table-cover and
wrapped her in it. This smothered the
flames, but she was dreadfully burned,
and has been confined to her room every
day since, until day before yesterday.
Her hands and arms will be frightfully
SCARED, and the occasion is likely to cast
shadow upon the young girls future
life.-N. y. Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1876

The common practice is to put away
furs in something perfectly tight, and to
put into the fur all sorts of strong
articles, such as camphOr-gum, tobacco,
cedar, and even some use turpentine. All
these have the effect to dry up and injure
the fur, and are not the least protection
from moths, as the furs are put into per-
feetly tight packages that no moth or
miller could enter. Ladies are surprised
upon taking out their furs in the fall to
find that they are injured by the moths
after all this care. The sim pie answer is
that the embryo moth was in the furs
when they were put away. The deposit
of the miller is 50 smaf that it Is not no.
ticed, and the worm grows very rapidly,
and does the mischief, the camphOr and
cedar having no effect on it. The moth
miller has access to the furs before. they
are put away, and while it dislikes the
smell of camphor and cedar, this is not
applied to the fur until the miller has had
access to it.


Furs should be thoroughly whipped
with a small smooth round stick to get
outall dust and thesmall deposit ofthe mil
Ter before putting away, and then put into
something that is so tight that very
small miller cannot crawl into it. A linen
pillow-case is good thing to slip the box
into. As it is possible that the furs may
not have been whipped perfectly clean
when put away, it is desirable to take
them out, say in June, and whip them
again, when if there are any moths in
them they will be in the form of worms
and may be easily whipped out


Never hang furs out to air, but put
them back in the boxes as soon as they
are whipped If in whipping furs the fur
is found to be loose, it is evident that
there are moths in them, and they should
be whipped until the fur win not fly.
Year: 1876

night TO investigate republican intimidation in that
county. The democrats evidently contemplate shc
erection Of an outrage mill In opposition to the one
now being operated here by the Senate committee.
The latter committee in secret session. and tnc
Senator'S and attaches refuse to disclose tho nature OF
the proceedings
Year: 1876

PRIDE GoErH BEFORE FALL.-rhis
remark will apply as well to parties as to
persons. And certainly it may be more
pointedly used in reference to the Re-
publican party than to any other that
preceded that once powerful and arc
CANT organization.


But few year since with an army at
its beck and call, Democratic opponent
could scarcely speak his mind on poll
tics.


Then 1t was not uncommon for a war
howler properly and aptly so-called
to denounce every man who was not a
Republican. and did not wear black
face, or steel clad fist, as ." traitor
or "a rebel sympathizer." This was fre-
quently done in subdued and scoffing
tones; sometimes within ear-shot of the
lnefensive parties and these remarks
were not tconfned to men, but also applied
10 women. knowing that the police we're
all of the same party, for meme but Radi-
calls were allowed to hold office, and that
II crowd was raised on the street the
Democrat was sure to be arrested and in
earcerated, without regard to the facts in
the case, what was intended as an insult
was often disregarded.


How fortunate it is that the Democrat;
are a christian and forgiving people; and
how unfortunate it would be if these in.
salts were treasured up and preserved ir
malace as the heather and the savage
does, for tho love of revenge; what .
terrible state Of affairs would result nov
when the Republican party is so low anc
SO detested for the thieves which abount
10 its high places.


Who shall say that the Almighty pow
OF, who proclaims protection to the meel
and the lowly even to the sparrow, is no
now inficting righteous judgemen
spon the wicked men who SO abuse,
the power with which they were clothed
and which they sought under the plea O


free speech and reduced taxation.
The mills of the Gods grind slowly"
Year: 1876

How TO GET ALONG. .-DoE't stop to tell stories in business hours.

 Ii you have place uf business be found there when wanted. No man Can get rich sitting around stores and saloons.

 Never "fool" in business matters.

 Have order, system, regularity, and also promptne.s

 Do not meddle with business you know nothing of.

 Do not kick everyone in your path. More miles can be made in day by go- ing steadily than by stopping.

 Pay ss you so.

 A man of honor respects his word as he does his bond.

 Help others, when you can, but never give what you cannot afford to, simply be- cause it Is fashionable.

 Learn to Say no. No necessity of snap plug it out dog g-fashion, but say It fru.iy and respectfully.

 Use your brains, rather than those of others.

 Learn to think and act for yourself.

 Keep ahead rather than behind the liDcs.

 Young man cut this out, and if there be any fallacy in the argument, let us know
Year: 1876

Is no longer in the West bat in the
East Indiana is given up By the re-
publicans and Ohio is still in doubt
But New York State is the great prizs'
at stake. The October elections were so
decisive for the democracy that the re-
pubIieans here made the Empire State
the chief field of work At this time
great schemes are on foot to carry for
Hayes Mr. Tilden's state, but the invinc-
ible democrats are busy combating
every inch of ground. The republicans
are discouraged, while the Tilden forces
count on fifty thousand majority in No
vember Ohio and New York are the
pivotal points of public interest.


The aurora beauties of beaming hope
span the horizon, and We confidently
look forward to next Tuesday as the time
when the storm will spend itself and a
beautiful rainbow of promise will over
arch our political armament, inspiring all
hearts with confidence in the future.
Year: 1876

That day is of great and grave con
Germ to the American patriot The issues
involved strike deep down into the very
vltals of the nation 8 safety and prosper.
ity. The political CONTEXT then to be
decided will affect for veal or woe our
country for years to come. The radical
leaders arc determined. il possible, to
further distress the psop le by misrule,
while the reformers under Tildon propose
t, restore peace and prosperity to every
department of business and labor. Ne
appeal to every citizen to come out on
election day and cast q vote for the good
Of their government This is no small
or unmeaning responsibility 1t is of
great Importance See to it fellow-cit j.
zeus, that your individual influence and
power be felt at this crisis. Go your
selves to the poles, and carry your neigh
bors With you. You will thus bo dis
charging duty IS binding ss that of any
of religious character. Quit ye like
men,
Year: 1876

It is here. Our civil institutions are
10 peril, dssp and psrplexing ReVoiu-
tionary radicalisn iS sapping our ma
tional strength and prOstisutihg public
virtue. Conservative democracy is out
in force to check the foe in its projected
schemes of continue d supremacy. Each
ballot is factor of real power. 1t rep
resents in itself the nations will, and
through its Silest, majestic touch sun
shine or darkness awaits us as a peo-
pic. Other people and other times have
teen sorely stricEsn by the same red
republicanism as that which aims to
throttle our political rights. You can
only do your full duty by voting the en-
tire democratic ticket, both State and
National.


Already the strong hand of military
rule is upon the throat of Louisiana
and South Carolina. Who would not be
glad of a chance to strike down the usur'
per. Let the reform movement succeed
and glad tidings will resOund throughout
the land
Year: 1876

Nearly all the Southern claims are
now the property of radical rings They
are particularly anxious for radical sue
cess, because they know by experie nee
that the democrats will not aid their
plunderlng schemes.
Year: 1876

pering: "These flowers must always be
sacred to us; for it was when you were
gathering those of mine, so rudcly broken
and scattered by an ungentle hand, that
my soul went out to you in the fullness OF
its first affection"


SO Ellen became the wife of Sir Evan,
and through life proved herself true
wife, loving mother, and benefactrcss
to the poor and lowly. Sir Evans mother
never had cause to regret having given
her sanction to the marriage; for she be-
came very proud of her lovely daughter
in-law, whose charming character was
daily astonishing her more and more.
They are old now and the elder lady has
passed away; and the young generation
are grown up to manly sons and beautiful
daughters, being loved and woocd and
won in their turn; but none of them arc
happier with their lovers than Ellen is
with Sir Evan; and in the spring he never
appears before her on any morning with
out bouquet of primroses, which she
places in her belt as she had done long
ago TO those he had first given her. The
family all know the story; and they have
heard how chagrincd the naughty Marga-
ret was when she learned who she had re-
fused to dance with at the wedding by the
river side, and whose flowers she had
broken so rudcly and cast to the winds;
and the most valued painting in the castle
is the fair Ellen in her white dress and
blue ribbons, and sunny, ripping, golden
brown hair, with a tender look, half glad,
half regrctful, gathering into her bouquet
the broken primroscs, and a hazcl-cyed,
handsome gypsy gazing at her with pas
siOnatc admiration.
Year: 1876

By the merest chance, in the twilight gloom,
In the orchard path he met me
In the tall, wet grass, with its faint perfume
And tried to pass but he made no room;
Oh! tried, but he would not let me;
So ! stood and blushcd till the grass grew red,
With my face bent down above it.
While he took my hand, as he whispering said
(How the clover lifted each pink, sweet bead,
To listen to all that my lover said;


Oh! the clover in bloom-I love itD
In the high, wet grass, went the path to hide,
And the low, wet leaves hung over;
But could not pass upon either side,
For found myself, when | yainly tried,
In the arms of my stcadfast lover.
And he held me there, and he raised my head
While he closed the path before me;
And he looked down into my eyes and said
GLOW the leaves bent down from the boughs DER


head,


To listen to all that my lover said;


Oh. the leaves hanging lowly o'cr med
Had he moved aside a little way,


l could surely then have passed him;
And would not have heard what he had to say,
Could only aside have cast him. -.
II was almost dark and the moments sped,
And the searching night-wind found us;
But he drew me nearer and softly said
GLOW the pure. sweet wind grew still, instead
To listen to all that my lover said;


oh! the whispering wind around uso
! am sure he knew, when he held me fast,
That must be all unwilling:
For | tried TO 90, and | would have passed,
As the night was coming with Its dew at last,
And the sky with stars was filling;
But he claspcd me closer when | would have


fed,


And he made me hear his story,
And his soul came out from his lips and said
(Iow the stars crcpt out where the white moon


led


To listen TO all that my lover said;


Oh the moon and stars in gloryD
| know that the grass and leaves will not tell
And I'm sure that the wind-prccious rover
Will carry his secret so safely and well
That no being shall ever discover
One word Of the many that rapidly fell
From the eager lips of my lover
Shall never reveal what lairy-like spell,
They wovc round about us that night in the dell,
In the path through the dew laden clover;
Nor echo the whispers that made my heart swell
AS they fell from the lips of my lover.


II. G. in NeW York h ceDiHg Post.
Year: 1876

The eruptions Of Mount Vesuvius,
which is again active amounted, accord
ing to the historians, to nineteen from the
first to the seventeenth century, when
twenty-three were recorded In the
eighteenth century twenty three took
place, and in the present century there
have already been twenty five, or one
every three years.
Year: 1876

RFPARs. Is now on The ground
for the purpose of repairing the First street
bridge. II is badly out of repair and needs
new flooring. the ol6 floor being nearly worn
out The lower passage has been deemed
unsafe for some weeks, and no teams have
been allowed TO travel over it.
Year: 1876

Information was received in this city last
night from the sheriff of the parish of Red
River, that on Sunday night Mr.. Wester,
clerk of the District Court, was waylaid
and an attempt made to aessssinate him, by
unknown parties. His horse was killed un-
der him and he was severely wounded.
Year: 1876

General Nicholls' official organ, in it's
evening edition of yesterday, published the
following item, which will be of interest to
the colored allies of that gentleman:


After some discussion it has been deter
mined by the parish executive committee
of DeSoto that colored men who have
united with the Democrats for reform, and
who promise to take part with US in the
coming campaign, have all political
rights and cast their votes at the Demo.
cratic primaries.
Year: 1876

She got even with him, that Atlanta
widow did, as dashing young widows
always do with faithless young gentle
men who attempt to jilt them. He had
feasted her on ice cream; they bad
talked nonsense in the moonlight; and
finally, had exchanged tintypes with
her, aud they twain were to be made
one, and he was t. be her number two.
About this time the other woman began
To figure in the case. The false, tickle
young man feasted her on ice cream,
aud, strange To- say, notwithstanding
the torrid heat at Atlanta, she also yet
survived; and in due course OF time
was also TO be presented with the tin
typo counterfeit presentment OF tho
said young man. What with his out.
lays for ice cream for both dear charm
era, aud neckties for himself, at this
stage ii occurred to hiua 10 ecouoinize.
He did. On one OF his counting excur-
sions To the widow he managed TO steal
from her boudoir the tintype Of him
self, which hung on the wall Just over
the foot Of her bed, and was the object
Of her fond gaze more honrs a day than
anght else in the room, save the look
ing glass. Aud the tickle, false young
man bestowed that stolen tintype on
his inauoIats No. 2. The widow, VI
course, discovered all his perfidy. She
didn't take cold poison. Neither did
she pine away and die. She just grab
bed that tintype from tho neck OF her
rival. had tho young man arrested for
stealing it, aud, sweetest revenge of oil,
had his lady-love No called "a q wit.
ness to trace the stolen property to his
possession. And that young man was
held to bail on charge of larceny.
Aud now he solemnly ponders how true
it is that tho ways OF ths traasgressor
are hard when it's dashiRg young
widow that is transgressed against.
Year: 1876

complishes all that seems to be within the
SCOPE Of its official action, but a project is
now on foot among some Of the individual
members Of the club TO establish breeding
and cow-testing farm, where carefully con-
Quoted trials may be made and recorded.
Should this project be carried out, the char
acter Of the gentlemen interested in il will
be a sufficient guaranty Of absolute honesty
and thoroughness, and honesty and thorough
ness are the two chief essentials in the con-
Quoting Of all such trials 1t would be the
purpose Of this association not only to breed
on its own account class OF animals whose
excellence should be based on absolute per-
torrance at the pail and churn, but to fur.
nish facilities for private breeders, in all
parts Of the country, who might choose to
send their best COW to take their degree at
its examinations. Something Of this sort
would be valuable under any circumstances,
and it is especially necessary in view of the
fact that Jersey breeders are very largely
wealthy men whe have passionate fondness
for, and implicit confidence in their own
herds and who honestly believe---at least
dozen of them whom | know--thst they
have the best butter producers that have
ever been bred. These gentlemen are very
much influenced in forming their opinion by
the statements of their herdsmen, aud herds
men, as we all know,a are not always reliable.
Some of these consider il slight crime to
tell their employers little "whoppers," which
can have no other practical effect than that
Of making their employers happy. Then,
too, the disposition Of mankind to encourage
its own pleasant deception is very great.
What we want, and what, hope VIC are to
have, is a strictly conscientious and impair.
tial test by weight and measure Of every
drop of milk drawn, Of all the cream raised,
aud Of all the butter made, each cows prod
uct being kept by itself, and q systematic
record kept year after year, Some Of the
practical questions that would be incidentally
decided by such system are these l. Will
a COW produce more butter within the year
If she comes in in the fall than If in the
spring? 2. VIII COW give most, year after
year, if fed only on grass and hay, or if fed
largely with grain2 3. Is that COW the
most profitable which gives the largest flow
Of milk, or does the extra richness of thC
moderate flow moro than compensate for the


loss of quantity, butter being the object
4. Does the great mixer, or the steady
mixer, produce the most milk during the
whole year ? 5. Does the quantity oil
cream or its richness have the greatest in


fluence on the total product Of butter
Year: 1876

A western paper recommends that the
coming winter farmers clubs should adopt
for discussion some such question as what
action, legislative or otherwise, is necessary
and practicable to keep the public highways
free from weeds. To us, who have always
been among the foremost in laboring for
good highways, the most practicable plan
seems to be to induce abundant travel along
them. Where business prospers grass does
not grow in the streets; aud where public
highway is well-traveled there is no chance
for anything TO grow in them.


We were very much struck by the answer
given to western farmer on the centennial
grounds by an eastern one who had grown
quite wealthy. The question was, how to
hurry his western farm quickly into profit
able market lie was told to increase his
taxes This seemed no doubt absurd to
the listener, as il will 10 most who read it
for ii there is anything which more than an-
other we all try to avoid, it is an increase
Of taxation. But there is a deep meaning
in the expression. 1t means that il prop
erty is to increase in value, one must do
something himself to make il more valuable,
even at the risk Of higher taxation. We
Year: 1876

When it is repeatedly stated that England
is more than half in permanent grass, that
within few years a great deal more has
been taken from the plowed portion never to
be cultivated by the pillow or turned over
again, it ought TO be convincing as TO the
profit from grass being more than from grain,
and IL a small island so over populated as to
require an immense importation Of human
food can increase her area Of perpetual grass,
there must be vast advantage 10 leaving
undisturbed by cultivation all the best land
Yet, here in Amerca; all the 6ne tracts OF
the blue and other native grasses, which are
we'll known to fatten cattle aud sheep, or, in
fact, every grass-eating animals, are broken
up aud plowed for tho purpose Of taking all
the plant food which the grass feeds on, to
grow whOat to send send away, thus impov-
erishing the country For the money re-
ceived for all the wheat does not enrich the
inhabitants, as they have to pay all of it,
and more added. to buy wool and cloth and
clothing Of all kinds, which wool would make,
if the grass and virgin soil was spared to
grow wool instead Of wheat.


Let that quack farmer, Mr.. Mechi, come
over to this continent and see the havoc made
by the plow, and he would never more blame
the land owners of England for their jealous
protection of the meadows and pastures.
Could anything be stronger proof Of the real
value Of good natural grass land than the fact
OF farms having more than half grass, or
fully two-thirds as moving and pastures,
being always more sought after th an
others. Moreover, it is notorious and
beyond contradiction that good farmer with
capital, renting farm Of say from 300 to
800 acres, ith about the proportion of gras
land stated, which he can never plow, is bet
ter situated than any who have all arabic
farms, and also, it can be added, in making
more money than any farmer on this side
Of the ocean who owns his land. This is
worth more in consideration, for he pays
taxes, has no protection, and his reat at
least $40 per acre.


Good natural grass land in America, il
not violated aud robbed of its plant-iood
would pay well, for all the animals raised
by its aid, all the butter, wool or meat pro-
duced are nearer clear profit than aught else,
aud men Of capital who would, like English
noblemen, hold this uninterruptedly in grass,
only using such as was not so well adapted
for permanency, would not have a quantity
Of unsalable, exhausted soil on their hands
In the West and especially in the southwest,
there are men who are what is termed "land
poor" They owu great many acres, which
they have rented TO laboring men on shares,
aud some at money rental, but in either case
the land gradually becomes weaker, and af-
ter few revivals OF clover, the deepest
best soil succumbs, aud poverty results to th
soil and to all owners who have not invested
the cash as received Working Farmer IN
Rural NeW Yorker.