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Year: 1876

Dor starts a cornet, or sets his daughters


at lingling piano. Again, if Mrs. Smith
clrculates all the offensive gossip which
has its origin in Mrs. Robinson's kitchen
| 1t is but to be expected that Mrs Robin


son will find n number Of unpleasant
! things to say at the expense of Mrs
Smith. Now, all the petty quarrels
which take place between neighbors
seem to have their origin either in paltry
greed, or the exaggerated opinions which


many people entertain as to their own


Importance, and, accordingly, are unde.


serving of merciful consideration. In.


deed, most neighboFly feuds being the


result of that detestable snobbery which


seems, unfortunately, to have an immov-


able clutch on English society. the one


satisfactory feature about them is that


they add one more link to the existing


chain of proof that people are invariably
cursed by their own folly.


Now, while many neighbors are snob-


bish to a preposterous extent, and re-
frain from rendering those little services
to each other which they might render
without any loss to themselves, others
rush to an extreme in the contrary direc-
ton. In their desire to be friendly or,
as they put it, neighborly, they wellnigh
poster the life out Of you. They drop in
to see you at odd times and with aston
ishing frequency; they borrow your
property to an extent which should prove
that they have perfect confidence in the
strength of the ties which bind them TO
you; and they impart to you things of a
confidential nature which are continual
sources of anxiety, inasmuch as you fear
that you will some time inadvertently
let them slip. All this is, no doubt. very
gratifying, but it is probable that if the
good people were less assiduous in their
attentions the intimacies which they
form would be of a more permanent
character than they are. As it is, those
to whom they apply themselves are apt
to find their iavors rather irksome, and
are inclined to get the opinion into their
hesds that houses, grounds, and goods
and chattels are not quite common prop
artV
Year: 1876

Lake City Silver World.l


We had a rude log cabin, the
starlight cleaning through the
chinks between the logs, yylng with
the feeble CLEANS of tallow dips in
making the. darkness visible, and
the very small space absolutely nee
essary for the dancers foored with
warped and gnarled whip sawed
lumber, for which he paid at the
rate of 800 per 1000 feet. Then
there were but eight ladies present
participating in the dance, though
the entire feminine element of the
town was represented ; there were
present a goOdly assemblage of men,
but such an uncouth assemblage
rarely graced ball room, for proud
was he who could boast a coat to
hide his wooden shirt, and the two
or three who had white shirts were
at once the admiration and envy Of
the rest,
Year: 1876

prosper beyond anything in the
past, and her business men would
reap the full benefit of her unriyal-
ed position.


The problem of how to obtain
and maintain a deep navigable out
let to sea may safely be considered
as solved. It's realization is only
dependent upon a continuance of
work-the application of the means
necessary to complete what has been
so well begun.
Year: 1876

what has Been Done on Them, and


what Accomplished 30 Far.


Now Orleans Picayune.l


From the commencement, Cap
tain Eads has energetically prose-
cuted the work of constructing the
ietties and extending them, with
piling, mattress-work Of willows
and stone, etc., until nearly all the
water of the pass is now confined
between them. They have yet to
be raised with additional mattresses
and stone, above high-tide mark
where low, but some two weeks ago
there had been obtained at the pass
mouth and through its bar, a deep
er channel than has ever existed at
the mouths of the Mississippi river
since its disc6very-from twenty to
twenty-one feet depth, at average
flood tide, of water.


We have no record Of twenty feet
depth of water, even at high tide,
at the mouth Of Southwest Pass,
which now discharges nearly, if
not quite, one-half of the whole
river, or fully four times more than
the discharge of South Pass and
the fact Of its obtainment by ietty
concentration at the mouth of South
Pass, and the deepening of the Gulf
bottom outside in advance, fur
nishes all the proof needed that it
is entirely practicable to obtain and
to maintain a deep channel at the
mouth of the Mississippi river.
That fact is now established.


AS the question Of the practical
bility Of obtaining a deep outlet to
sea by means of jetties may be con-
sidered as settled--the maintenance
of which is but question Of cost
the probable pesglt of such an
outlet upon the commercial inter-
ests Of New Orleans may be con-
sidered.


1t is now conceded that grain in
bulk can be more cheaply trans
ported to European markets by the
Mississippi river and gulf route
than overland via our Atlantic


ports, and Just as safely, SO far aG


heating or other damage is con
cerned, as by any other route. In


point of fact, grain can be deliver,


ed at Liverpool or elsewhere, via


the Mississippi river and gulf route
, in better condition than by any o.
the overland routes.
The obtainment Of a deep navi


gable channel through "an oper
river MOUTH will, therefore, b
/ followed by the Development Of ~
immense grain trade III this direc
e ton. The other exportable pro


ducts of the Mississippi valley
p would, in great part, also seek tbiI
route to Europe and South Americi
: to a very large extent, particular,


when it is remembered that the in
Il crease of products in the valley i
e far greater, annually, than the in
S crease of the already deficient an,


more expensive means OF overland
s transportation. A new route i
d needed and is Indispensable,


+ The vessels engaged in the Mis-
e sissippiriver export trade would o


course bring return cargoes OF for
J. eign goods, and these would b
IS transported to the interior b
= steamers, barge lines and by raj
l. All of the interior cities in the va
.e ley would avail themselves Of thes


facilities for cheaper transportation
u and all would reap the benefit of i


New Orleans would revive an
Year: 1876

alongside OF the car, towards the fr0n&
platform; as soon as he got close to m@
he struck at me with his whip and hit
me on the shoulder; he did not get On
the platform; as he attempted to strike
me the second time my horses bocaule
frightened because some one hit them
with bowlder; had to attend TO them,
and did not see the deceased after that;
[ said nothing to him.


The case was then given to the jury,
who brought in verdict that the de-
ceased came to bis death from injuriess
the result Of street car No. 10, J0hn
street line, passing over his head, crusll@
ing the skull into the brain. We exon
crate the driver from all blame, but ceU-
sure the street car company for not fur-
uishing an extra man during the hOurS
when conductors or drivers are absent
at meals.


The case of VIM. Freiheit, the conduo-
tor, comes up Saturday in the Poiics
Court.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, Dec. Tile Democrats


are to have National organ here to be


called the Constitutional Union. The
first number will probably be issHed on
Monday next from tie establishment OF
Year: 1876

The Herald has Information from an
intimate friend OF Tweed that the latter,
having been plucked by lawyers Of near
~ all his property, has now determined
TO dismiss all his counsel and allow the
law TO take its own course. lie has had
fifteen or twenty lawyers, and all OF
them made piles of money out of him.
Tweed's son, ii member Of the bar, will
probably represent him when his case is
cale5 in court. 1t is impossible TO say
what properly, if any, Tweed has lett,
and there is IL chance for Tweed to re
gain his liberty by pleading voluntary
Bankruptcy and having his case trans
-lnrrAn 10 the u 5. COurt.
Year: 1876

except upon the assumption which has no natural
foundation IN justice international duty, that
refugee acquires rights against the courts OF his
own country by the fact OF having escaped to
foreign land


AN ExAGGERArsp THEORY ov REruGK


SIT is as the FIRST public movement toward tho over
throw OF exaggerated theory OF refugee criminals
rights which have strangely up Of late years
that we welcome the speeches Of Earl Kimberley and
Earl Grey In Mondays debate"
Year: 1876

THE FAIR DAUGHTERS OF FASHION WHO USE
GLksSs SULPHUR soar find that when at seaside or the
inland their retain their pris-
sine purity beng unaffected by heat wind any other
irritating influence.
Year: 1876

CHEERFUL Tories FOR THE HEATED
TERM The New York papers come
to us in these days filled with ac-
counts of the tremendous heat, and
lists of the victims. The reporters.
. in the dearth of other local news, re-
gale their readers with cheerful sto-
ries about the sufferings of the poor
who live in tenement houses, and
graphic descriptions of scenes at the
morgue. The New York Herald,
with characteristic enterprise, has
interviewed the keeper of the last
named establishment, who is doing
q heavy stroke of business and this
is the kind of information he has to
impart:


"There are three classes of bodies, :"
said he, that I have the most dislike
to handle-drowns, burns and sun
strokes. A sunstroke corpse won't
keep longer than eight hours, and
then it should be buried. 1t swells
as fast and as big as q balloon. These
sunstroke cases are the worst of any.
They turn purple about the face and
a powerful gas seems to be general
ed inside, that puffs up the body
right along as you look at it. In
the case of Mr.. -. put his ,crpse
in the coffin in the evening, and
next morning it had burst up the
lid and there it was, heaving up and
down, enough to scare any average
man; but 1 knew what it was and
didn't scare worth. a cent. Four
years ago I put case of sunstroke
"a pretty big man--and put four
other coffins on top, and in the mid
die of the night, as was sitting,
smoking my pipe, inside here, there
was a devil of noise and the four
coffins came tumbling down. The
sunstroke had burst things up and
made all the rack"


After reading column or two of
this kind of thing, the New Yorker
goes down town in a happy state of
mind and prepares himself for the
next sunstroke.
Year: 1876

had a plant dreadfullv infested


with wood lice, almost destroyed hv


them, and a toad located himself close


by as its protector, and in order 10


be ready in an emergency. he made 10


the mold hole al but deep enough


TO hide himself in, bnt not deep
enough to prevent his having a


thorough good view Of the plant
and when a wood-lOuse, beetle, or
anything OF the kind appeared near
him or the plant, out be came and
tpOuRced upon it-"Iou are mine -
This was wholly his work only
watched him sometimes greatly
pleased at the success. Another
time, as ! was one day walking along
e path in the garden, | saw a toad
approaching the pace was quick
for a toad, bat / soon saw what be
was after Just on before him was
beetle which ! expected TO see caught,
but ere there vas apparently time
for them to meet, the beetle had dis
appeared, 50 quickly that my eve was
not quick knough 20 see it taken, but
40 doubt it was in tie toad's mouth,
for heard = click which toll a tale
Of capture. Two other toads seem
to have concerted between them how
TO act one evening so as TO take a
border regularly. and in order TO do
their work well it appeared TO be ar
ranged that one cf them should g 70
the border aud the other stay outside.
having the box edying between them;
and so they did thoir work Of clean
ing, keeping just opposite the one TO
the other, though they could hot see
each other, and was watching from
the window above. Iwish We could
all act with good feeling toward such
useful creatures. They do much
good aud no harm.-L0adou ard
Der's Chronjcie.
Year: 1876

Alcohol was invented 500 years
ago in Arabia and was used by ladies
with a powder for painting their
faces. Since that time it has been
used mainly by gentlemen for paint
ing their noses and used in plain
state because they required no pow
der to Gre them of.
Year: 1876

HUNDRED years ago when 700
called on a girl she kissed you good
by Now II you suggest anything
OF the sort her father calls yOa into
the library and asks you what you
are worth. Are we a nation And
Ia this progress
Year: 1876

In all diseases affecting these organs, whether
they sscrete too much or too little water: OT
whether they he afflicted with stone or gravel or
with aches and pains settled in the i0ins over the
regions of the kidneys; these Pills should lie tax
according to the printed directions, and the
Ointment should be well rubbed into the small Of
the hack at bedtime. This treatment viii give al
most immediate relief when ali other means have
failed.
Year: 1876

III there Is one thing more than another for
which these Pills are 50 famous, il is there purify
ing properties especially their power OF cleansing
the blood from an impurities and removing dan
gerous and suspended secretiOns. Universally
adopted as the one grand remedy for female com.
plants. they never fail never weaken the system,
and always bring about what Is required.
Year: 1876

On Sunday evening, at half-past nine
o'clock. Officer Krucker hearing the re-


port Of pistol coming from the prem


ises No. 80 Hospital street, entered the
establishment and found Sicilian


named Andre Bonetto lying on the floor
and breathing his last. The officer ar
rested in an adjoining room another
Sicilian named Jose Batalla, who
was endeavoring TO escape. An ex-
animation Of the body Of Bonetto
showed that he had received large
ball in the cavity Of the stomach, a
buck shot four inches above on the
sides. His legs also showed numerous
small shot wounds. A chair,
which was lying beside him,
was also riddled and evinced that
he had used it to screen or defend him
self. The pistol with which the horri


bic deed was done was also found by the
officer, just after Mrs. Batalla had
wrapped it up in soiled shirt and con
cealed it in corner Of the room. It is
an old fashioned horse pistol, and was
still warm when the officer found it.


The origin of the affair is like all the
Sicilian murders, a mystery. Doubtless
it is another episode in the ven
delta between the Palermotans
and Messinians, for it is said
that Bonetto, the deceased, some
time ago killed relative Of Batalla,
and that about six months ago a
shooting affair had occurred between
them during which Bonetto was shot in
the back and Batalla in the head Bo-
netto's body below the armpit and at
the back shows another wound, appa
rently made with double edged knife
or dagger. The deceased Was an ice
cream vendor, about forty years old.
Year: 1876

The question of separating British
Columbia from the Dominion of Cana
da. will probably come up at the snsu-
ing session of the English Parliament.
The ground on which the petition will
be based, is q failure of the Canadian
Government to fulfil the terms by
which Brit sh Columbia become a por-
ton of the Dominion.
Year: 1876

The San Francisco police reports
contain frequent mention of a disorderly
woman known as the galloping COW. P"
Probably the sedentary bovine warrior
who caused the death of Gen. Custer
would be delighted with few months
of her society. Fly abroad, Loves
sweet messenger.
Year: 1876

Flour continues steadily to advance
and will probably be as.sight dollars
per barrel at every port on the Sound
before the LIST of February. This will
stimulate the demand for wheat and the
Farmers in California will spend more
money for Improvements next season.
This will help keep up prices of lumber.
hence we shall lose no money in the
long run.
Year: 1876

Wehear considerable talk about an
expedition to be fitted out for sxplora-
tions upon Queen Charlotte's Island. 1t
is said that Judge Swan of Port Town
send, will be placed at the head of it.
We should think that the British gov
ernment had money and scientific men
enough to explore its own territory
without Americans being called in to
develop their resources. We do not
question Judge Swans fitness to head
such an undertaking, however.
Year: 1876

sg-YoTIcE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHT-The New YORK
HERALD has adopted stngushng Coston night signal for
board the HERALD steam yacht showing while burn
ing the coo red red changing from the other
in succession and miles distant Cap
tans Of vessels upon seeing this signal win oblige by
preparing any arine they may have for the Ship
News Department OF the HERALD


RPersons desirous communicating vessels
ing New York do by addressing such vessels
Of HERALD yacht pier No East River New York
received from all parts OF promptly
lyered Duplicates required.
Year: 1876

THE question of most moment now in the
Senate and in Congress is whether Belknap
can be impeached or not. Upon this ques-
ton there is considerable difference of opin-
ion, and it will lead to considerable legal re-
search and discussion. 1t is the contention
Of many that he cannot be impeached for
the reason that he has resigned from Office,
and Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, who re-
mained for several days of the belief that
he could not be impeached, has now stated
interesting phase efthe case, and one that
will be as prolific of developemente as the
criminal proceedings which it has beer
stated that it is proposed to institute against
him.
Year: 1876

ed to subserve the SAME purpose, as the Linn
tied Partnership Act, seems to have been
drawn by an aged member of the "circum-
locution Office" and for the mutual
benefit of lawyers, prothonotaries, news
papers, and the Secretary of State 4; and
to our mind can never be popularized.


We see how the water power of the
Brandywine could be utilized, and ten
thousand added to our population, by the
resolnte effort of few men, had We such a
law as that of England or Pennsylvania
upon our statute hook.


THE bene6cent features Of the law are
many. We instance one for illustration.
Two or three of eur wealthy citizens, are
anxious to aid young friend in business,
they hesitate for the reason that they
are afraid the young man wants ex-
pericncc, or have doubt of his steadiness;
under our present law, were they to be-
come special partners, they would run
so great risk Of being made general
partners, by any interference with or di-
rection of their friends business, tlat they
would be compelled to act the part of
strangers. This in itself nearly always
detes capi; alists from such a venture.
With the law we comment llDon enacted
a .ew wealthy persons could aid de-
serving man, to the amount of some
hundreds Of dollars-and take no liability
beyond the amount invested, while at the
same time they could give the greater
wealth of their advice, and occasional per-
sonal direction to the business of their
protege. Discuss and canvass this matter ;
facility of association, and progress is to
our State wealth indeed.
Year: 1876

The Civil Rights bill has been acknowl-
edged by the party that originated it, as a
fit Of political strategy, to be dead letter
and when we hear of case, it is Of such
unfrequent occurrence as to excite surprise
and comment. Philadelphia has lately had
a twinge of this constitutional rarity, that
created quite ripple among the legal
fraternity and the newspaper men. The
complainant was colored minister, who
applied at the Bingham House in that city
for lodging, and it was refused him for the
reason, as alleged, that there was no more
room, but he said persons came in afte,
this. The jury on Saturday rendered a
verdict of guilty. Sentence was deferred
but the papers think that it will be fine
of one thousand dollars.
Year: 1876

1t seems very silly idea that the pro-
pie of the largest city in the country
should emagine that they are the only ones
who are competent to imanage..and direct
any great undertaking. This is Just the
feeling of New York people in regard to
the Centennial, and which is most plainly
reflected through the columns of the jour.
nails of that city. From time to time they
have thrown out insinuations that Philadel


phia was not the proper place to hold it
That some other should have been chosen


and the "W orld' went 80 far as to state
Year: 1876

We are determined to spare neither
money nor labor in still further improving
our Weekly edition, in all that is necesas-
ry to make up great newspaper, worthy
of its worldly wide reputution,
Year: 1876

REPUBLICAN PoLE RAIsING on THE SouTH
SIDE.-Company g. Boys in Blue, yesterday
morning raised rs foot pole in front Of
their place of meeting on the South Side,
and they have flung to the breeze beauti-
full flag 10 by 25 feet in extent.
Year: 1876

One of the most scommou prejudices'
Of housewives aud mothers is that hard
eggs are difficult to digest, especially
the white, and that the less they arc
boiled the better they are for weak
and dyspeptic stomachs. The reverse
is the case, as there is more danger Of
raw and soft white Of an egg passing
through the digestive apparatus with
out being really digcsted, than when
thoroughly boiled hard. Ln fact it
constitutes = most excellent food for
dyspeptics, as experience is proving
A writer in the medical journal says:
I'VE have seen dyspeptics who suffer-
ed IN, Old torments With almost every
kind Of food. No liquid could BE-
taken without suffering; bread became
= burning acid meat and milk were
solid and liquid fires. We have seen
these same sufferers trying to avoid
food and drink, and even going to the
enema syringe for sustenance. And
VIC have seen their torments' pass away
and their hunger relieved by living
upon the whites of eggs which had
been boiled in bubbliog water for
thirty minutes. At the end Of week
we have given the hard yolk Of the
egg with the white, and upon this diet
alone, without any huid of any kind.
We have seen them begin to gain flesh
and strength and refreshing sleep.
After weeks Of this treatment they
have been abba with care. to begin
upon other food. And all this the
writer adds, without taking medicine.
lie says, what We have always main-
tained that hard boiled eggs are not
half SO bad TO digest as raw ones and
We have no doubt that an animal may
be starved TO death BY eating only
raw white Of egg, for the same reason
that dogs have been starved by eating
gelatin alone. Only toothless babies
c.n digest soft food, such as milk.
Year: 1876

The Minnesota Supreme Court, in a
case where a man travelled by rail on .
free pass, by the condition Of which he
assumed all risk of accident, held that
the railroad company were liable for
negligence whereby he was injured.
Year: 1876

A lady was the author Of the first
book produced in America. She was
very worthy person and was highly
esteemed as an author. OF her poems
Cotton Ma'her said they were "a
monument for her memory beyond the
statsliest marble" This was certainly
strong testimony coming from the
veteran destroyer Of witches, but was
only up to the opinion Of the lady her.
self Of her book she says: 1T is
composed Of several poems compiled


with great variety of wit and learning
full Of delight" limited Presbyterian.
Year: 1876

>, The Pioneer-Irfss will be found the
ever vigilant representives Of western


interests and western progress, and .
Journal which the true western man


viii always fad in earnest sympathy


with his best and highest idess Of


equity and right y ss11s s$s VI z