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Year: 1876

After Rutherford B. Hayes graduated
at the Harvard Law School, in lS45, he
commenced the practice Of law in Ere
mont, Ohio. aud was considered bril-
liant, rising young man. He was fine
appearing, intelligent and handsome,
and rs it was well understood that he
was the heir of his bachelor uncle, Sar.
dis Birchard, well known banker and
merchant of the town, Young Hayes was
considered Il good catch by mothers all
over the State who had marriageable
daughters. la lS49 or 1850 young
Hayes visited his mother at his birth
place, Delaware, Ohio. Delaware was
the seat of the celebrated Ohio Wesleyan
University, Methodist institution used
extensively as a female college, which
stood in the midst of the town in the
center OF large and beautiful park.
The feature OF this ground is its immense
spring, which gushes out of the earth in
a huge jet, cool and sparkling, furnish
ing pure water to all who come. Around
this spring seats have been arranged,
and tastefully little laid-out tlower-beds
embelish it. In the evening this is q
most popular spot.


Young Hayes. in company with other
men used to go to this spring in the
evening, generally choosing their time
when the University girls came there
also. Among the bevy of young ladies
was one in particular who attracted
young Hayes attention. She was spark
ling, bright aud witty. and the park
always rang with the echo OF her merry
laughter when she came TO the spring.
This young lady was remarkable tor her
long, flowing black hair, dark eyebrows.
pearly white teeth and beautiful eyes,
and was famous for her laughter, and OF
course was leader among the girls OF
her school. Before knowing her name
the young lawyer fell in love with her,
and be made up his mind that the gay.
laughing girl he met evening alter even
ing was the one he was looking for as
his wife and future companion in lie.
and so he opened his heart to his uncle
and mother.


In the course of time the lawyer and
lady were introduced, and she turned
out to be Miss Webb, Chillicothe. Ohio.
a descendent Of most excellent family.
The love engendered at the spring, rip
ened into true and honest affection,
which was fully reciprucated b. the
lady. who in due course OF time became
Mrs. Hayes II was 3 true love match,
and happy union il has proved. Mrs.
Hayes has done much toward making
Gov. Hayes popular She is modest and
retiring. with a rare faculty for enter
tanning company. Her virtues are
extolled by all who know her. She will
prove an ornament 10 the White House.
Chicago Tribune, June 20.
Year: 1876

come here and obtain any good book they
may want.


Look again: There is another ediice,
home for INDECENT aged and all over
these temples OF charity are seen. They
were not established nor are they sup
ported by taxpayers. but by men who,
having become wealthy, have put their
wealth to noble uses.


If our neighbors have toiled for their
competence, let us not complain of them
il we arc unwilling to do what they have
done to acquire it. Afford.
Year: 1876

one sunny day Love chose to stray
Adown n rosy path forbidden,
Where Mischief deep in ambush lay,
And watched his snare meath flowers hidden
Love tumbling in, began TO shout
For Mischiei's aid, lest he should smother:
"You little demon, let me out,
Or III report you to my mother"
Said Mischief, "Pll not set you free
Unless you share your power with me-
And give of every heart you gain,
One-half TO JOY and half TO pain"
Lo sc struggled, but in vain, alas
He was not born to prove martyr,
And, sad to tell II came 10 pass
He gave in to the little Tartar.
Love flew to Venus in a pet
And cried, when he had told his story:
80, Queen Of Beauty, never let
That little imp wear half my glory
The goddess with look sedate,
Replied, al cannot alter fate,
But you shall conquer still, my boy
I'll make loves pain more sweet than joy


--ScriLners Monthly.
Year: 1876

THE ART OF Observation-Disclosures the com


ing guest welcome him with few pleasant,
easy words; without ostentatious cOrdiality
without gushing declamations of friendship !;
without paralyzing his arm by an intermina-
BILE shaking of hands; without hurry or flourish
or undue anxiety to have his trunk carried up to
his room, or saudwiching between every SEN
tence an anxious appeal to make himself en-
tirely at thome-which usually operates to make
one feel as much away from home as possible.
Constantly taking it for granted on the part of
the host and his family that one is not co m fort
able, and that they must hurry about, and
take all responsibility from the guest, thu
depriving him of the credit of common sonse,
is something worthy of indignation, all the
more so because politeness forbids the least
sign of impatience. And yet how many of our
well meaning, and in most things we'll bred
people, fall into the error that unless they es-
tablish a kind of espionage over their guest


and watch his every movement, lest he should
brush his coat or take seat for himself, they
will be wanting in courtesy. The act of hos
pitaity consists in putting the guest at his ease


and this does not mean telling him to be at his
ease. 1t consists in making him forget that he
is guest, and not in constantly pushing the
fact before his eyes. And it also consists in
leaving to him the exercise of his senses or re


sponsibility, at least, SO far that finding what
he needs at his hand, he may help himself.
Year: 1876




ScriJner's Monthly says: No man now stand
ing on an eminence of influence and power
and doing great work, has arrived at his posi-
tion by going up in an elevator. He took the
stairway, step by step. He climbed the rocks
often with bleeding hands. He prepared him.
self by the work of climbing for the work he is
now doing. He never accomplished al inch Of
his elevation by standing at the foot of the
stairway with his mouth open and longing
There is no "royal road" to anything good, not
even to wealth. Money that has not been paid
for in life is not wealth. 1t goes as it comes.-
THERE'S no element Of permanence in it. The
man who reaches his money in an elevator
does not know how to enjoy it; SO it is not
wealth to him. To get high position without
climbing to it; to win wealth without earning
III; to do fine work without the discipline
necessary to its performance; to be famous, OF
useful, or ornamental, without preliminary
cost, seems to be the universal desire of the
young. The children would begin where their
fathers leave off.


What exactly is the secret of true success in
life? 1t is to do, without finching and with
utter faithfulness, the duty that stands next to
one. When a man has mastered the duties
around him he is ready for those of higher
grade, and he takes naturally one step upward
When he has mastered the duties of the new
grade, he goes on climbing. There are no sur
prises to the man who arrives at emnence leg
itimately 1t is entirely natural that he should
be there, and he is as much at home there, and
as little elated, as when he was working pa
tiently at the the foot of the stairs. There are
heights above him, and he remains humble and
simple.


Preachments are of little avail, perhaps; but
when one comes into contact with so many men
and women who put aspiration instead Of pers-
piration, and yearning for earning, and leng-
ing for labor, he is tempted to say to them
Stop looking up, and look around you! Do the
work that first comes to your hand, and do it
WELL Take no upward step until you come to
it naturally and have won the power to mold IT,
The top in this little world is not so very high,
and patient climbing will bring you to it ere
you are aware.
Year: 1876




We do not hesitate to say that the average
woman, educated in the better class of schools
in this country, is better scholar, and more
capable and accomplished person than the
average college graduate of the other sex. What
we want is cheaper schools of equal excellence
The farmers boy goes to college, finds cheap
tuition, wins a scholarship, perhaps, boards in
commons, earns money during vacation and
gets through, while his sister stays at home,
because the only places where she can get an
equal education are expensive beyond her
means. There is no college that needs to be so
richly endowed as woman's college. Women
are not men, quarrel with that fact as we may,
and they cannot get along SO cheaply and with
such helpfulness as men while going through
the processes of their education. If we are to
have women's colleges, we must have we'll paid
professors, philosophical apparatus, cabinets,
collections, art-galeries, laboratories, and they
must be provided for by private munifcence.
Provision should be made for the poor, so that
high education shall come within the reach of
ALL There is not woman's college, or an ad-
vanced public institution for the education Of
women that is not to-day in need of large en-
dowments for the purpose of bringing its ad-
vantages within the reach of those whose means
are small.


Now we commend this matter particularly to
rich women. There are many scattered up and
down the country, who are wondering what
they shall do with their money when, and even
before, they die. To all these we beg the priv
ilege of commencing this great object Let the
boys alone. They have been pretty well taken
care of already, and the men will look after
them. 1t is for you, as women wishing well to
your sex, and anxious for its elevation in all
possible ways, to endow these institutions that
are springing up about the country in its inter
est, so that the poor shall have an equal chance
with the rich. You can greatly help TO give
| the young women of all classes as good chance
as their brothers enjoy, and you can hardly
claim great deal of womanly feeling if you
do not do it,
Year: 1876

Aay-Old Middlerib came home the other
night and ordered light lunch before going
to bed. Gust mouthful of tea and bit of
Bread" he explained. "Do you wish just plain
bread ?" asked Mrs. Middlerib, with reference
TO the presence or absence of butter. And
the old reprobate said he would take one piece
plain, and the other with looped overskirt,
shirred down the cores with the same, and held
in place with knife pleatings of grape jelly.
He got the heel of the loaf.
Year: 1876

IaJ-A man entirely bald except little tuft
of hair at the base of the brain behind the ears
frequently took off his hat and scratched his
head back of his ears. A waggish backwoOds-
man thereupon shouted out: stranger, drive
'em up in the clearing, and you can ketch 'em
all in five minutes"
Year: 1876

That OFF, Hoss.-The wag of the Toledo
Blade gets off the following: "Now, that off
hoss," said the driver of car No. to us yester
day, as we were waiting al the switch, 'that
off hoss amt much for good looks or style, in
fact he isn't much purifier than brush fence
struck by lightning, but he is just the know
in ngcst boss that was ever shod all round Why,
he knows more than all the loafers that bum
around Perry street; he's got better head on
i'm than half the people that travel on this
ERE car. Fact. You can never fool him on
nothin'. I've tried it hundred ways, and he
always turns that wall eye of his'n on to me
with such funny look, as if to say: "Why,
you salivated greenhorn, l knowed all about
that ere trick afore you were born" | must
just tell you one thing to prove his smartness.
The other day a nice looking young man in
every respect, except that he parted his hair in
the middle, got on the car, and stepped up to
the box and paid his fare all regler, and hit
the HOSES to GO ahead. But the off one sets
right back in the britchin', and wouldn't move
a peg. l knowed in a minnit that somethin'
was wrong somewhere, and, lookin' round,
saw that the chap had put lead nickel in the
box laid dow the lines and kicked him off'n
the car, and then the hosses went ahead as live
ly as crickets. But the off one wouldn't de-
mean himself hauln' man who would blk his
fare. No, SIR"
Year: 1876

gzy- What do you think of an unbroken fur
row six miles long? That's what you can see
any day by going to Elm River, where Messrs.
Dalrymple and Grandens are breaking prairie.
The team starts one round across the entire
town ship and back (twelve miles) before din
ner, and the same in the afternoon-twenty-
four miles travel for each team every day
All for wheat next year.-Fargo (Cat) Times
Year: 1876

WHAT WAS FOUND IN AN OLD TRUNK.-A citi


zen of Hickory county, Mo-, last week met with
singular piece of good fortune. While at
Kansas city, in September, 1869, he purchased
an old trunk, advertised as 'unclaimed prop
erty," by the United States Express Company,
which proved to contain only some valuable


articles and dirty clothing. On his arrival
home the trunk was converted into recepta-
Gle for wood, for which purpose it was used till
a week since, when being partially demolished
it was converted into kinding wood. Between
| the wood and zinc bottom was found $685.
| The trunk bore no marks to indicate who the
owner might have been, and the most reasona-
BILE supposition is that it was shipped to some


fictitious name, and contained stolen meney,


which, either by the interference of arrest, or


from fear of detection, remained uncalled for.
MEN AND ANIMALs.-Let a bird discover o


store of seeds or fruit and he goes and tells OF


his good fortune, and all the birds in the neigh


borhood flock to enjoy it. Even a little ant


will bring his whole tribe to feast upon new
| ly discovered dainty But let a man discover


a mine of gold or any kind of valuable treas


ure and he will keep it to himself as long as


possible, and take the greatest care to conceal
| IL from Others
Year: 1876

T WOULD RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE
l. that am prepared to buy. soil end mort
gage real estate in Eureka, and also advance
money on good security.


Houses TO rent suitable for business or for
families.


am also prepared % do a general contract
ing business.


| will still continue my wholesale liquor es-
tablishmert FRANK ABADlE.


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Year: 1876

If there are any loose straw,
chips, sticks, old barrels or boxes
anywhere within his reach, and he
can get a match, he will make what
he calls a burnfre," and stand
around it and hold his hands before
ituntil he gets smoked all over.


If there is a pond or puddle Of
muddy water anywhere about he
will take off his shoes and stock
ings, roll up his clean white pants
and either wade in or get a dirty
board or plank and push himself
about until face, hands and clothes
are one uniform dirt color from top
to toe.


He will go over any fence Or wall
or through any tangled thicket of
briars, thorns OF brushwood, regard
less of the strength Of his tro 4rs,
even when it would be quite as ham
dy to 60 around by the proper path.


He will plunge into any muddy
ditch or swamp after a mud-turtle
or minnow, and then, after carry
ing it about awhile, will throw his
prize away.


He will climb any ladder, pole,
scafold or tree, with no understand
able reason except to get where he
knows he ought not to be, and with
the sure result Of getting into dan
ger.


When his kite lodges in a tree or
on a telegraph wire he will try
to get it down by throwing
stones and sticks at it until the kite
is broken all to pieces, and will
spend as much time and energy in
this vain pursuit as would serve to
make a dozen other kites.


He will trudge through the snow
and slush in preference to walking
on perfectly clear path or pave
ment.


He will spend hours in throwing
clubs and stones to knock "oan.
dies from the catalpa tree, to
knock beans" from the locust
tree, to knock switches" from the
alianthus-tree, and to knock "but-
ton-balls" from the buttonwood
tree and then when he has got
his clothes in disorder he will
gather up his Candles" "switch-
es" or "button-ba and imme-
diately find he don't want them and
give them away to some other boy
who don't want them either.


He will make a racket and noise
without any possible reason for ii
except the "fun" Of making Il
noise.


Finally, he will get his clothes
dirty, or his fingers cut, or his shins
or head bruised, if there is any
show or chance for either within a
mile.


Wherein the average American
boy differs from the American girl
This differentiation is a problem
for the eyolutionists " to solve.
Year: 1876

Detroit Free Press.


Soon after a benevolent-looking red
headad man had taken u seat in Mon
roe avenue saloon yesterday, little. with
ered-up old man came in and asked him
to take something. They both drank, the
cigars were called for, and the little man
suddenly turned to the other and said:


"For thirty long years l have followed
your trail day and night You broke up
my happy family, villain that you are,
but now come out here and fight me like
a man"


II will fight you to the death" was
the determined reply, and both rushed
into the backyard, talking about bowie
knives, unhonored graves and so forth.
The saloonist ran to the front door, whis.
tied for policeman, and then hurried to
the back door to protest. He saw coat
tail going over the fence, realized the
situation and went IN and solemnly wiped
of his bar with his elbow, while sad
smile lurked around the corners of his
mouth.
Year: 1876

ter always from the Granger part OF the
county. Would it not be we'll at this
election to recognize the mechanics or
workingmen OF this city by offering
them one place on the ticket? They have
good material and plenty of it to select
from. By doing this the convention will
do justice to class Of voters who are
madest but understand compliment
when rendered them and who would ap.
preciate such an act at this time IN way
that would be gratifying to all.


Respectfully yours,


A WoRKINoMAN.
Year: 1876

WE print in another part of this paper
an interview between correspondent
q, the New York Herald and Mr.
MATHEWS, the Democratic nominee for
Governor of this State. 1t will be seen
that Mr.. MATHEWS, who is doubtless we'll
posted on the political sentiment of the
State and condition of the parties, is clear
in his mind as to the result. The Demo-
Gratis will carry the State at both the
October and November elections, by
handsome msjorities.
Year: 1876

Referring to the dastardly attempt OF
the Radical press to damn the memory
of Gen. Custer with faint praise, by at
tributing his death to his own reckless
ness, the Louisville Courter-Journat
we'll says:


We have no heart to indite rhetoric
about Custer. We knew him intimate
ly, and we were familiar with his mo-
tives, purposes and feelings. He chat
ed under departmental injustice, and
was goaded to his death by the miserable
system which Grant and Belknap have
established. There is no use mincing
words about it. The man was bounded
like dog. He was not given a dog S
chance. The President is an accom-
plice to his murder and the immolation
of his command. The Republican
party is responsible for the disaster.
The whole affair was, more or less, a
set-up job, because Custer was not a
thief. All this talk about RECKLESS
courage" is a mere blind to cover up
villainy.
Year: 1876

A rather romanic ending of q leap
year adyenture 2ec4rred a one Of 53nnns
of the bellies of'the place, remarkable for
her good practical sense as well as her
education and good looks, joined with


few of her sisters in inviting some of


the young men to accompany them to
the Literary club one evening last
spring in the usual spirit of fun which
characterizes such adventures intending
nothing but fun. Soon afterwards her
friend returned the call, and then came
again and again. apparently much pleas
ed with the company he found in the
girl who had esco,ted him to the club.
Things went on about as usual in such
cases, until few weeks ago. when on
one occasion, she interrupted the usual
course of eventf by saying. "See here,


Henry, I d like to known if you mean
business by these repeated calls? I


mean business, and if Won love me as
we'll as love you I'd like to make you
my husband, and the sooner the better -
Henry said, eyes, business, and any


time YOU may fix will suit me-" The
two were joined in one soon after. ev-
erybody but the old prudes admlring
the matter of-fact manner of terminal
ing what was begun in bit of juvenile
fun. Why not? She had as much


right to make her sentiments known in


plan English as he had, and she show
ed her good sense in doing it. Score
one for the centennial leap-year.
Year: 1876

"Ruined by his wifes extravaganza
is the remark made of three~fourths of
our bankrupt men. Doubtless it is
true enough in too many cases, but cer>
tainly not all. Some husbands do not
make their financial affairs a topic OF
conversation at home, and their better
halves know less of their husbands af-
fairs than they do of their neighbor's.
Some weeks since a lady was first in
formed of her husbands suspension by
reading an announcement in e paper
which she accidentally took up in u
store while waiting to have an order
filed. Whether it was pride or fear
that prompted the secrecy can not be
stated, but what can be expected from
wives in the way of true economy II
they are only silent partners in the mat
rimonial partnership? Nothing
wounds a tender-hearted, loving wife
so keenly as the knowledge that her
husband does not give her his conf
dence. At all times, under any circum-
stances. between a married pair there
should be perfect confidence as far as
matters appertaining to each other, or
affecting each others interest are cons
cerned.
Year: 1876

Here's story of fish who can live
without water. This accomplished
scaly gentleman is native OF Africa
where most of the wonders come from
a-days-and has the misfortune to
belong to river which dried up every
summer. Rather a discouraglng cir
cumstance to fish 1 should say; but
this little fellow doesn't mind it. When
the water gets very low he coolly bur
rows nearly two feet in the mud on the
bottom, and there he stays, while the
hot sun dries up the water and bakes
the mud till it is full of deep cracks.
When the water comes back, fills the
cracks, and soaks into the ground, the
mud fish comes out as lively as ever.
One of this family has lately gone to
live in an aquarium in England. where
his ways can be studied; and now we
shall know how he gets on in water all
the year round.
Year: 1876

Soon after benevolent looking, red
headed man had taken seat in Mon
roe Avenue saloon yesterday, little,
withered up old man came in and asked
him to take something. They both
drank, the cigars were called for, and
the little man turned to the other and
said:


"For thirty long years have follow
ed your trail day and night. You
broke up my happy family, villain that
you are, but now come out here and
fight me like man."


81 will fight you to the DEATH" was
the determined reply, and both rushed
into the back yard, talking about bow,
ie- knives, unhonored graves, and SC
forth. The saloonist ran to the front
door, whistled for policeman, ard then
hurried back to the door to protest
He saw coat-tail going over the fence.
realized the situation and went in and
solemnly wiped off his bar with his ell
bow. while sad smile lurked around
the corners of his mouth.