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Year: 1876

sumed of their own viii, It's care and instru,.
ton. These considerations are not likely 10
occur to Sophomore roaring and bustIips
about the college campus; and we therefore
venture to offer them here. We might ada
something of the probable prospect Of life
thus begun in disobedience and passionate In
tractability. We might speak of the pain which
this unhappy affair at Brown has carried to 30
many homes. We might entreat these young
men not to. throw away chances which 80 many
in maturer life would give anything to regain.
But words are usually lost uuOn Sophomore
who have printed pamphlet. We therefore
console ourselves with the hope that there are
not many of them.
Year: 1876

In the will of the late Cardinal Antonelli there
was bequest of twenty-five francs to the Hospital
of the Santo Spirito IN Rome and another OF the
same insignificant amount to the Holy Places Of
Jerusalem, and there has been much speculation as
to the meaning of such curious legacies. BY a law
of the Pontica States it was made necessary to the
validity of testament that 1t should contain gift
of at least five francs to each of those peus obecs
or else that the testator should explicitly declare
before the notary that lie wished to exclude them
from his will. There were similar laws for
the benefit of charitable institutions in Genoa
and Turin. Cardinal Antonelli, being faithful son
of the Church. conformed to the laws in force under
the temporal rule of the Pope.
Year: 1876

Any investigation which goes to the methods
of conducting popular elections, in large cities
particularly, is liable to bring to light transac-
tions which honest citizens can hardly c0ntem


Dlate with feelings of pride. That they are
not confined to one political party proves only
that rascality is not at all matter of party,
but that corrupt practices prevail and dishon-
est men are found in both. No such thing i5
possible as a political division upon the alb
stract question of personal honesty; no politi-
cal organization is possible in which all the
members shall be men of pure morals and
high character; nor is it possible to organize
all the corrupt and bad into one party. We
must take parties as they are, to be sure,
hardly hoping for thorough and complete
publication of either, any more than we can
hope for an absolutely spotlcss and perfect
church membership SO long as human nature
is what it is and the millennium so far away, we
may expect that conscientious and pure men
will be jostled by the cunning and hypOcritical
in the church. and the sincere patriot touch
elbows with the unscrupulous cheat in the
caucus and ut the polls. But honest men can
do this at least they can protest against the
perversion of the aims and purposes of q
church or q political organization to the selfish
ends of bypocIites and pretenders or the base
uses of political demagogues and knaves.
And we do not believe such protests are ever
in the end in vain. Our form of government
is based upon the fundamental idea that the
people can be trusted to do what is right and
Just and true that the ultimate Judgment OF
the people is honest, and in favor of honesty
and fair dealing Ali our institutions rest in
this belief and confidence. So that whatever
bad men may seem for the moment to be
directing public sentiment, and however prev
alent corrupt practices in politics may appear
to be, the duty of good citizens is plainly not
to permit their faith in popular government
to be shaken, but TO keep up the fight, and
persistently protest against whatever is Of
Year: 1876

nothing to criticise in the processes OF the ne
turning Board, and those who happened 10 oe
Democrats could discover no act or violence
which affected the voting. The two Congress
sional committees now in session at the otate
capital are universally believed to be as thor-
oughly warped and biased by their pohtIcai
leanings, and the country will be surprised IL
the reports do not squarely contradict eacn
other. There has been no word Of acknowi-
edgment or concession or compromise on
either side, and yet the very. fact that botn
parties have sent committees there admits the
doubtfulness of the situation. The result must
be that neither party can be defeated before
the world without suffering the added humhi-
alton of having helped to bolster up wrong,
and even the victorious party cannot free
itself from the taint of suspicion; and mean
while each party is industriOusly washing itself
with mud by pointing to the crimes OF Its ad-
versary in a wild effort at self-justifcation.


We arc glorious people, no doubt-selt-
contained, self-controlled, viItuous, cultivated,
and all that. We suppressed rebellion and
abolished slavery, and had Centennial show,
and kept the "Slave Ship" on this side OF the
Atlantic But then if we possess anything
like an "escutcheon" it will probably be found
that the Presidential election of 1876 has put
q blot on it somewhere.
Year: 1876

II is not unbecOming for patriotic citizens
70 exert themselves in the rather unpromisng
task of extracting comfort wherever they can
from what is generally known as the "politi-
"cal complication." We have passed through
n hot campaign in which the people have
zone TO the extreme of endeavOr and endur-
ance, but which has had no satisfying result,
no victory of principle, no honorable defeat,
no conclusion in which anything is concluded
but on the contrary, delays which sicken, sus-
picions which exasperate, and trying uncertain
Ties which stimulate the ranc0rs of party spirit,
while there is no approaching election upon
which this excited feeling can healthfully ex-
mend itself After all this ii is certainly an
occasion for thanksgiving that tho people are
80 habituated to the reign of law that there Is
nowhere any acute disorder nor even threat
of violence. II is certainly gratifying that
there is hope abroad rather than depression,
and n prevalent and confident expectation of
some reasonable settlement of our troubles,
and of cheerful acQuiescence in such settle
ment.


But there is nothing to gain by closing our
ewes TO the fact that the situation in many of
its phases is thoroughly mortifying. Leaving
out of sight the doubts which hang about the
vote in Florida, the collision of authority in
South Carolina, the questionable results in
New York and Connecticut, and the thimble-
rigging in Oregon, the spectacle in Louisiana
TO which all eyes are directed is far from
edlfying. From one point of view it is only
a struggle between violence and fraud. A rcck-
less and determined conspiracy to override by
force the will of the people is met by
straining to their utmost the provisions
of a perncious law. But the worst feature in
the case is that each party has in measure
committed itself to ono side or the other of
this more than unsavory quarrel. The visiting
statesmen who Glanced to be Republicans saw
Year: 1876

ions. but even here no serious complications
will necessarily arise, if the friends OF Mr..
Tilden will remember that they cannot afford
to attempt violence to the Constitution and
the friends of Mr. Hayes that they cannot at
ford To take advantage of fraud.
Year: 1876

The ruin and flight of Otis D. Swan, who
had been speculating in stocks with other
peoples money, furnish the usual ending to
such story. The only wonder is that, with
an end of the sort SO certainly in view, any
man of years and experience in Wall-st. should
start on that downward path
Year: 1876

Our rapid strides in the manufacture of
arms and ammunition account for the exten-
sive shipment of war material yesterday at
Nsw-Haven for Turkey. The Russians have
already drawn literally on us for military sup
plies, and will undoubtedly give large orders
in he event of war.
Year: 1876

In spite of all the numerous and costly sur
yeys of the Darien route, we are now told that
the chief reason for deciding against it Is a
want of knowledge of the locality aud of the
obstacles it will offer to constructing ship
canal. If it requires so much time, money, and
hardship to obtain so little knowledge there, it
may be guessed that to build the Atrato-Napipi
ship-canal tunnel might beggar the nation
before we found out the sum total of expense.
Year: 1876

In asking for the aid of the General Govern
ment in measures for preventing the grasshop-
per plague, the Governors of several of the
Western States recognize the need for com
bined action if anything effective is to be
done. A somewhat similar conclusion was ar
rived at last Summer by the eDtomologlsts OF
the American Association at Buffalo. 1he be-
lief is that the insects may be destroyed in
the egg, or even when they are first preparing
to start on their travels from the Rocky
Mountains. But to do this a systematic effort
on large scale win be necessary. The sug-
gestion that the Signal Office observers be re-
ouired to report on the birth and progress Of
Year: 1876

In England the signs increase that the
Liberals are about to return to power. The
National Conference, described in our London
letter, proved that all classes are more or less
In accord with them on the Eastern Question,
which now takes the precedence of all Others
In British politics. Should the affairs OF
Turkey be still unsettled when Parliament
meets, Lord Beaconsfeld will hnd it almost
impossible to maintain discipline among his
supporters,
Year: 1876

CALvERT's CARBoLIc SHEEP WASH is not only
useful for doctoring sheep (for which it is most
eXcellent) but for many other things, as will be
seen by the following:


This Wash may be used for preventing and
arresting decay in teet hides even after sheep
have been dipped in It'll 1t is also useful for
killing vegetation on gravel walks, and, diluted
in the proportions Of about one Of Wash to 45O
Of water, will destroy the phylloxera or uine pest
by application by the roots or through syringe.
As q disinJectdnt carbolic acid is proved to be
superior to chloride Of lime or any other remedy
known.


Mr.. Jackson's card can be seen in another
cOlumn-he is sole agent for California and
Nevada.
Year: 1876

UNPLEASANT SUsPIcIoNs.-An Iowa
neWspaper tells a story of man in the
town where it is published, who stood
upOn the cover of cistern to peep
through window into room where
he suspected some courting was going
on, and who got ducking by the cover
Of the cistern giving way, which re-
suited in a slight attack Of the typhoid
fever. In the same number Of his
paper the editor says, 1--WE had quite
severe symptoms of typhoid fever last
week, and a rival newspaper had the
meanness to print both paragraphs in
such close proximity as to suggest most
unpleasant suspicious. +.
Year: 1876

A DUTY.-Every woman should study
the details of her own toilet. 1t is no
waste of time so to do. The most at
tractiye and intelligent women of all
ages have not disdaiDed to do so, and
within the bounds of common sense,
and without taking too much time from
occupations, it is the duty of ever wo-
man to carefully study how she shall
dress best on the means that she can
conscientiously allow herself for that
purpose.
Year: 1876

TIE chief difference between the new
Ayle of shoe and the old style of boy
seems to be that one has to be strapped
IN front while the other had to be strap
pod behind. Boston Trareller.
Year: 1876

PHILADELPHIA, May lG.-Damonds said
to be worth over ten millions Of dollars were
sent to this country IS part OF Brazil eI-
hibit, and great safe and handsome show,
case were prepared as their receptacIes by
night and day. Four Brazlians were 10
act as constant guard over the treasure
regulation, however, prevents the transfer
ofthe diamonds from the Custom House to
the exhibition. A bond of double their
value is required as guarantee that they
will not be sold in this country without the
duty being paid, and the BrzIian Commis-
sioners cannot comply. Dom Pedro made,
when here, some personal effort TO arrange
the busines, but he was told that even Sec
retary Bristow had not the power to break
the rule.
Year: 1876

The passenger train on the Peach Bottom
railroad, which left Oxford last Monday
morning, met with serious accident when
nearing Spruce Grow station, by the front
trucks, of a box car jumping the track
and throwing the train, excepting the loco
motive, down an embankment. There were
fifteen passengers on the train, all of whom
escaped with but slight injuries. The track
being clear, the passengers were carried on
their journey in a gondola car. This acci-
dent crpples the carrying capacity of the
road considerably as it has but few cars
but several new passenger coaches are being
made for the road by the Jackson & Sharp's
car shops, which a'e being hastened in con
struction.
Year: 1876

The trial Of Charles Oschwod and Thomas Ryan for
the murder of Onfccr J. Stanley Brock, tho morn
ing of August last brought close yesterday
About one O'Clock Judge Depue began 10 charge the
Jury Hc went the evidence carefully and brought
the essential points to the attention Of the Jury He
concluded about hafpast three and the was then
given to the jury The general impression in court
was that tho charge calmly judicial, and bore
strongly against the prisoners Up to ato hour last
evening the Jury were Atill out
Year: 1876

AIUANY, NOV. 0, 1910.
TO THE EDITOR HERALD


Knowing your appreciation of nprighncss and desiro
for Righteousness, wish TO make lew plan state
ments you have taken your paper for years, and
must say have always been satisfied With its views
OF all matters and would like TO continue II. but do
propose do think IT right that the people
OF Albany should have to pay more or as much for
paper they ever have done have had TO pay 1.-Two
cents Tor IL every day since the reduction


Hoping you Will make newsdealers do what is right
and just await your decision. 1t as not that am
pcnurous that make this statement, but would like
to SEQ Justice done Yours, READER.
Year: 1876

To EDITOR HERALD


The newsboy at Bergen avenue station, Newark and
New York Railroad refuses TO sell the HERALD less
than four cents and through lavortsm one else
allowed TO sell papers there great many of buy
other papers, rather than pay -four cents When
afford to buy the HERALD at three II being only
New minutes from the city We think you ought TO
hep US BERGEN AVENUE
Year: 1876

When the United States grand jury ad
journed week ago, it was generally un-
derstood that that body would reconvene
this morning And two of its members
Understood the adjournment in that way,
for they appeared prepared TO find every
body guilty who needed it. if not more.
But Judge Bangs says that the grand
jury will not come together again until
called by the court, probably about the
time of the May term Chicago Post and
Mail,
Year: 1876

CHICAGO, April lS.-The city election
is proceeding quietly. The board of trade;
the banks; all wholesale and many retail
houses are closed and there is every prob
ability of a very full vote being polled.
Year: 1876

The Picayune occasionally strikes good
thing. Among its editorial items of Friday
afternoons edition was the following para
graph:


The REPUBLICAN, this morning prints an
extract from Harper,s Magazine headed
.'Strange Revelation by the Microscope" I"
which is q clumsily executed plagiarism of
portion of Edmond About's famous story
of The Man with the Broken Ear"


The Picayune had US there, and our pub
hcation of the article in question can not be
denied. But on the fifth page of the Picayune
of Friday morning, same date, appears the
identical extract from Harper's Magazine
entitled, "Strange Revelation by the Micro
scrope. That publication, though in the
Pcayune is no business of ours. The
Pieoyunc has right to publish as many
clumsily executed plagiarisns as it pleases,
providing it pays the printer, and does not
offend public taste.
Year: 1876

It is well known that about month and a
half ago the Democratic State Committee of
Florida sent an agent to this city to represent
to Mr.. Tilden the Importance and the possi-
bility of carrying Florida for the Democratic
ticket The delegate was unacquainted with
Gov. Tiden or any of his immediate represen-
tives in the National or State Committee and
requested Democratic lawyer of prominence
who has a room in the same building in which
Mr.. Tilden's headquarters are placed-at No.
SO Liberty street,, introduce him to the Dem
ocratic managers there. The lawyer endeav-
ored to do so during the entire day, but re-
ceived an answer from headquarters that it
was impossible to spare the time to see the
gentleman from Florida. The latter felt re-
buffed but called the next day, and finally had
an interview with some person connected with
the Democratic headquarters at No. SO Liberty
street. He explained to the gentleman the
importance of sending certain documents and
a large amount of funds to Florida claiming
that the state could be carried by an energetic
effort for Mr.. Tilden. 1t is understood that the
reply was given that Mr.. Tilden's managers
(probably including "Duke" Gwinl did not
need the vote of Florida; that it was hope
lessly Republican; that Mr. Tilden was glad
that it was, and hoped that it would go Repub-
licaD, because the cry of a united South was
already doing injury. and that united
South was what Mr.. Tilden deprecated in
this campaign as dangerous to the nation. He
dreaded as much as any patriot could the idea
of there being united South against united
North; that issue had been tried once in this
country, and Mr.. Tilden did not wish to renew
it, 1t was not polite to have united South.
Mr.. Tilden could afford to lose Florida and, it
was added, he could spend his money to better
advantage in Wisconsin, which had ten elect
oral votes while Florida only had four.
Year: 1876

"A p r Q @ L A M A It o N


In conformity to the proclamation of the Presi-
dent of the United States, and by the advice of the
Executive Council, do hereby appoint
Thursday, the Thirtieth day of November,


Instant,


As day of PUBLIC THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE to
Almighty God, and recommend to the people of
this State the employment of the day thus set apart
in Offering the grateful Acknowledgements due to Him
for the well being of our country, our State
homes during the year that has passed, and in pre-
ferring petitions for the continuance of His low
ing kindness towards us.


The custom of our fathers endears to us the hold
ing of family festivals upon that day as a beautiful
and appropriate feature of its observance. IT. amid
the gladness of happy reunions of parents and chill
dren and children's children round common
hearthstone our gratitude for the good that we and
enjoy, shall extend our thoughts to the great
family which embraces us all, shall awaken in our
hearts fresh sentiments of love and goodwill to-
wards our felow-men, and strengthen our deter
mnaton to support the institutions and aid the in
fuences which tend to benefit them, ana to lessen
human wretchedness and suffering, then will the day
of our Thanksgiving be most blessed


Given at the Council Chamber Augusta, this third
day OF November, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred ami seventy -sixand Of the
Independence of the United States of America, the
one hundredth first. SELDEN CONNOR.
By the Governor.


S. CHADBoUENE. Secretary of State.
Year: 1876

A day brings little change in the situation.
Republican confidence is increasing, and
Democrats are growing more and more de-
spondent. Florida and South Carolina are
virtually conceded to Hayes, and there is no
doubt in the minds Of we'll informed people
that Louisiana will throw her electoral vote
for the Republican candidate. The Demo.
cratic claim for Louisiana is so absurd that it
is looked upon as a jest rather than serious
ness. In parishes which cast a Republican
majority of thousands two years ago, not a
single Republican vote is now allowed by the
Democratic claimants. Democratic journals
are beginning to concede their defeat, and are
raising the ola cry of fraud to cover their re-
treat.


1t will be some days yet before the official
count is known. Until then the Democrats
will in all probability continue to assert their
prepOSterOuS claim,
Year: 1876

THE Democratic election returns are as
fertile as they are false. They claimed Colo
rado for days after it was certainly known to
be Republican. They have even had tie
cheek to claim Ohio and Illinois. The mani
fest absurdity of such wild pretensions would,
even if there were no other reason, throw
discredit upon their reports from the South.
Their trouble is that they make their reports
TO suit their own purposes and not to suit the
foo
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address Of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

THE San Antonio Herald advertises the
hospitality of Texas rather conspicuously. 1t
says that the manners of the guests are care
fully studied at the principal hotel: A young
man from the frontier remarked to the clerk
one evening that he would probably be out
quite late. "Just wait minute" replied
the clerk, and he rushed of, but soon reap
peared with large envelope. which he
placed in the guests breast pocket, with the
remark: "That is bond for your appearance
before the recorder, properly signed. AS
soon as you are arrested for being drunk and
disorderly, just give the bond to the police
man, mention my name to him, and he will
bring you home in ahack. Good night! God
bless youp'
Year: 1876

DR.. CHRISTOPHER DRESSER of London
insists that an artist should be not only gen
tleman and scholar but also poet. In his
closing lecture before the Academy of Fine
Arts, Philadelphia, delivered on Tuesday
night, he said that the most successful artists
had sprung from the humber class, but it
was highly important that artists should be
gentlemen, and that gentility Of manners
should be promoted in art schools. An artist
he added, need not be writer of verses,
but he must understand the poetry of art
Above all, he should have the highest appre-
citation of the intellectual power in art. He
must be able to appreciate the masterpieces
of the ancient Egyptians, the relation of the
lotus and the papyrus to art, the significance
of every new ornament, the principles of
modern science, &c. Those who are making
modest and quiet beginning in industrial
art may well be appalled,.
Year: 1876

Of such goods as we compelled to buy muss be
grievously augmented thereby. 1t not being reve-
nue. for the Government, and Mr. Marsh being IA
entire stranger 10 every at the post 1t Is felt by
every one informed Of the facts. TO be, as I said
before, very great wrong"


Marsh, the nominal trader at Fort Sill. is under
stood be special friend Of the Secretary of War.
Ibis friendship. it appears. enables him to live ct
his ease at New-York on an income Of $4s.000s
year. which Is extorted from the soldiers and officers
at the fort by the actual traders TO whom be farms
out" the privilege the Secretary has given him.
These traders, TO mako the enormous sum they pay
to Marsh in addition TO profit for themselves. must
of necessity charge prices which little less than
robbery The facts stated in the above letter are
vouched for by another officer of high rank whose
name is withheld because it would bo unjust TO
force upon him quarrel with the War Department.
If any doubt is entertained Of their truth, proper
inquiry will settle the doubt.