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Year: 1876

A TRICKsTER CAUGHT.-A somewhat
amusing incident is told of woman, whose
husband a wealthy man, died suddenly,
without leaving any will. The widow de-
sirous of securing the whole of the property
concealed her husbands death, and persua-
ded a poor shoemaker to take his place
while will could be made. Accordingly
he was closely mutlled in bed, as if very
sick, and lawyer was called in to write the
will, The shoemaker, In feeble voice, be-
queathed half of all the property to tie
widow.


"What shall be done with the remainder
asked the lawyer.


"The remainder" replied he, 81 give and
bequeath to the poor little shoemaker across
the street who has always been good neigh
bor and deserving man !" thus securing
rich beqUest for himself,


The widow vas thunder struck with the
mans audacious cunning, but did not dare
to expose the fraud and so two rogucs
shared the estate.
Year: 1876

Suddenly, do not know how, or from
what quarter, the feeling, for / could not
call it information, was..diff'used that the sue
cessor of the Prophet would pray at the
mosque, in Ortakeui, and that ihe would go
by caique and we all scampered up the
road a mile or two, racing carriages, troops
and footmen in eager outset in order to ar
rive before the pious man. The mosque
stands upon the Bosphorous, where its broad
marbled steps and pillared front and dome
occupy as conspicuous position as the Dog
ana at Venice. We secured standing
place on the dock close to the landing but
outside the iron railing, and waited A cor
don of troops in blue regimentals with red
facings was drawn around the streets which
were in the rear of the mosque, and two
companies of soldiers in white had stacked
their guns on the marble landing, and were
lounging about in front of the building.


The scene on the Bosphorous was as gay
as a flower garden. The water was covered
with graceful caiques and painted barges
and every sort Of craft, mean and splendid
that could be propelled by oars or sails. A
dozen men-of-war were decked with flags
from keel to maintop; on every yard, and
from bowsprit to stern stood line of sailors
sharply defined against the blue sky, At
one o'clock a. cannon announced that the su-
and then from every vessel of war in the
harbor salute answered salute in thunder
that awoke the echoes of two continents
until all the broad water lay thick battle
smoke, through which we could distinguish
only the tops of the masts, and the dim
hulks spoutng fire.


In the midst of this earthquake of piety,
there was a cry "He comes, he comes :" the
soldiers grasped their arms and drew line
each side of the landing, and the officials OF
the mosque arranged themselves on the
steps Upon the water, advancing with the
speed of race horses, we saw two splendid
gilded caiques, the one containing the Sui
tan, the other his attendants. At the mo-
ment light carriage with two bay horses.
unattended, dashed up to the side door, and
there descended from it and entered the
mosque, the imperial heir, the son of the
late Sultan and the nephew of the present,
slender pale youth of apparently twenty
five or thirty years. We turn mot knowing
how soon he is to become Sultan Murad V.
our eyes only to him for moment, for the
Sutan's caique comes with mperious haste,
with the rush as it were of victory hun
dred feet long, narrow, rising at the ster,l
like the Venetian Bucenteur, carved and
gilded like the golden chariot in which AL
exander entered Babylon-propelled by fif-
ty-two long sweeps, rising and falling in
unison with the bending backs of twenty six
black rowers clad in white and with naked
feet The Sultan is throned in the high
stern hung with silk on silken cushions, un.
der splendid canopy on the top of which
glstens his arms and a blazing sun. The
Sultan, who is clad in the uniform of gen.
eral, steps quickly out, walks he steps
over carpet spread for his royal feet the
soldiers saluting, everybody with arms
crossed bending the body,-and disappears
in the mosque Charles Dudley Warner ;
ScriJner for December.
Year: 1876

THE GRAND UNIoN.-New York
''This hotel has gained a wide popularity
both on account of its eligible situation-it
being directly opposite the Grand Central
Depot-and the excellent manner in which
is kept. By stopping at this house,
guests save the heavy expense of carriage
hire and expressage, baggage being carried
to and from the depot without charge. II
is first class 10 every respect, and yet the
rates of charges are lower than at any
other first class house in the city. 1t i.
conducted upon the European plan.
Year: 1876

For Book BINDING or Ruling, go to
THE ARGUS Bindery. No better work
can be done in this vicinity. Prices reason
able, Work done quick, Leave orders at
The ARGUS Counting Room, opposite the
the Post Office.
Year: 1876

Large shoals of lake trout which
are now coming down the streams to-
wards Tulare lake, have been dying,
since the hot weather commenced, in
great numbers. Tons of them line the
banks Of Tule river, fouling the water
and filling the air with an almost un-
beara BILE odor. The large fish vary in
weight from ten to fifteen pounds. The
waters are full of fish of all sizes from
a minnow to q founder. AS the lands
along our streams need no artificial
means to enhance their productive
ness, there seems to be no way of util-
izing the dead fish as a fertilizer, With
such feed as abounds in the mountain
streams and shoals of the lake, it is no
wonder that ducks, geese and other
winged game abounds in such vast
flocks as to cloud the sky when they
rise from the water. BuZZards and
crows in great numbers feast on the
dead fish, and gorge themselves to an
extent that they seem careless of the
shooting around them.
Year: 1876

"Mr. Moody, was never KNOWN
says an exchange, ITO give way for
even moment to anger or impa-
tience.n Then it's probable he never
had occasion to take short cut across
the fields on a morning to catch a rail
road train, and find when he got to the
other end that the frugal farmer had
put up high board fence and station
ed bleareyed bull dog there as sole
occupant.-Ne,o York Commercial.
Year: 1876

An illiterate preacher in Illinois inn
proves upon the ordinary version OF
the Holy Scriptures by sermonizing
from the text: "First cast out the bean
that is in yer eye,and then you II know
how to cast out the oats that is in
his'n." This probably rendered the
command more effective in the
agricultural districts.
Year: 1876

A SUITABLE GIFr.-We know OF
no present more suitable than copy
of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
Besides furnishing continuous and
almost iuexhaustible channel of valu-
able instruction, is illustrations will
lie found capital means of amusc-
ment to the old as well as the young.
1t has long been regarded the standard
work Of photography and pronuncia-
tion, and we have yet to learn of any
Of any business, trade or profession
which does not find full <ecognition
among its hundred of pages. To the
minister, editor, professional gentle
man and school, it is indispensable,
and the time is at hand when it will
lie esteemed equally so in the home
circls.
Year: 1876

Ir Congress should pass the law re-
quiring that postmasters should be
elected by the ballots of the people in
their respective districts, we would he
pretty sure to lave officers of this
kind who would be more obliging and
acceptable to the general public than
those who sometimes hold such posi-.
tions. For.ur ately, we are blessed
with an obliging postmaster, hut that
is more than many can claim. If the
voters of n district had the right to
elect such an officer, a revolution
Would at once be had, so far rs politi.
clans and accommodation are concern
cd. More than that, it would take
from the partisan political arena, one
Of its most venal, corrupt, and power
ful aids. We can see nothing wrong
in this mode ef choosing a postmaster,
and, il adopted, would render our
country more of n Democracy, and
give the zone man power" a decided
check.
Year: 1876

SEVERAL of our subscribers com.
plain, aud justly so, no doubt, that
they receive their papers very ir.egu-
larly. We know the fault does not
lie ut our door, and we also know that
il does lie with some postmaster he
tween Stanford aud the point to which
the papers are mailed. We do not
desire to have difficulty with any
one, but this matter shall he remedie'l,
even il it becomes necessary for us to
make complaint before the Post Office
Department. There is no reason why
u paper or letter should miscarry be-
tween here and Mill Springs, in Wayne
county.
Year: 1876

LOSS OF THE SCHOONER W. II. JONES.


The coasting schooner w. II. Jones, Captain Wilson,
was wrecked the New Jersey coast last Thursday
morning during heavy snow storm.


The vessel left Jones' Landing, the James River,
last Monday, the 2Sth ulL She heavily laden with
pine wood having board about 800 cords and was
bound for New York. After leaving the Chesapeake
Bay she had pleasant weather and fair winds until the
afternoon of Wednesday, the LIST inst when a heavy
head wind out IRON the northeast driving before
IT binding storm OF snow and sleeL The vessel was
now little north of Cape May, and the captain, think
ing he could weather tho gale, refused to put back.
Taxing in all his light sail and double reedng the
nsar ,h,c 1ngs s tho craft ahored hsaS,I curing
the major portion OF her deck load was swept
board With the approach OF night the storm increased
in violence until II blew, 10 use the expression Of
Of the sailors, great guns "


Finding himself rapidly drifting upon treacherous
lee shore the skipper cndcavored beat windward
but found himself unable TO make any material head,
way against such terrible gale Giving up the idea OF
getting further of shore, Captain Wilson finally let 80
both his anchors and determined TO weather the Storm
since other alternative was left him. About two
o'clock the following Thursday morning, the schooner
sprung aeak and began making water with marvellous
rapidity Wave after burst against her bulwarks
and her decks, washing away everything movable
At length the cables parted aud Il at became
dent TO every soul on board that SWIM for the shore
inevitable. The schooner was now perfectly help
less and drfod rapidly toward the beach, IL only
question OF time, tor no human agency could avert
the impending doom. With a tremendous crash she
hurled against the beach, and each succeeding
wave ed her up II she had been built OF cork and
then threw her further and further inshore Both
masts quickly went By the board and In falling OF
them Knocked two OF the crew overheard boat was
lowered, and the remainder OF the crew, three In
number pulled out and rescued their compan-
IONS who were in an almost dying condition
When near the mainland tho boat was
swampcd but the water being but -four feet ve deep
all hands got shore. rousing 1rc was built in tho
woods hard by, and around this the unhappy sailors
clustered and dried their clothing.


II about three o'clock When tho schooner struck
the shore, and the advent Of daylight they found
themselves a few miles north OF Absecom Light Thrco
Of tho crow arrived this city yesterday afternoon,
much the worse Tor wear. The captain and one sailor
went TO BALTIMORE


The ". H. Jones was built and owned by Charles ii.
Jones, OF Jones' Landing James River She was two
years and n half old, and valued at 5000. Her
cargo was worth in New York $4,000. The vessel is a
total wreck.
Year: 1876

gotten, while mints OF money spent the antpo
des Neither the Roman Catholics nor tho Protestants
seem 70 have any interest In a charity which is so
home. There is more romance in four months
voyage, with the probability OF seeing eannibal
higher condition And yet the course OF empire lies
right through the heart OF Mexico, and II is of the
utmost importance that the people be taught TO read
and write before they knock the door and ask to be-
come part OF the United States.


Mr.. Spurgeon's advice is always good He tells his
students that II they TO become extempore speakers
they must have large quantity Of Information, as II
were ION draught" so that when the spigot is turned
the reservoir viii yield supply. We have oten
wondered that people are willing 10 hear preacher
read from musty manuscript. Religion never be
served up cold. minister can't get into fever OF
excitement on Wednesday morning with his Bible his
paper and his inkstand front or him. cool of during
Friday and Saturday and then blaze Sunday with
genuine enthusiasm. The FIRST heat is always the best
IL you to shape the iron properly blacksmith
hates put his piece in tho fire second time. Ser
have, and are intended have only temporary
effect They instruct too much and persuade too
ltte Instead Of appealing to mems brains in order
show the scholarship of the speaker they ought
appeal TO mems hearts, to show them the love of the
Lord No would go down his knees to tho
woman hc loves aud read n composition IN which he
asks her to marry him. So every man who goes be-
fore sinners preach the Word ought look them in
the eye and speak out OF q heart that is all abaze.
Moodys earncstness and sincerity are his sure corner
stones and for this reason all the world willingly fs
its hat 10 him
Year: 1876

To EpIToR HERALD


Let the HERALD take the initial at once and call
Centennial Convention independent of the old parties.
to meet say June l sooner, and discuss great
tional questions, nominate national ticket and inaug
the peoples party The old parties have served
their day and generation and quarreng over
the fag ends The democratic house has failed to meet
the expectations OF the people Both parties arc di
vded great questions, and each is intent gaining
control of the Treasuryfor Ihas what they after
Were there pay their patriotism would soon efer
vesce. We want u order and another class OF
public servants and is the time. without
this shall have very little to celebrate
Tho beautiful house fathers built is razed and,
less we reconstruct the whole country, we had
better put sackcloth. l would aid the movement
by suggesting that the people in each Congressional
district meet by delegates and appoint delegate in
dependent OF party, 10 meet as above; then let the
people IN their several neghborhoods July T.
celebrate the Centennial and approve dsapprovc tha
action of the Convention. You add many sug
gestions you please but call the Convention, and all
the people will say Amen for they heartily tired OF
both tho old parties and would gladly leave them to
their fate If they only had leader Now's the time
Mr. HERALD go in and win. The old parties held
together by the leaders and for their benefit and
not for the people or the country say call tho Con
venton and will be the grandest thing of the whole
celebraton-would be grander IL 1t could make
constitution out and out. CONVENTION
Year: 1876

CENTENNIAL NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


Your editorial on the subject Of centennial nomi
nation President in Mondays paper, cannot fail Ia
elicit the attention of the country and command tha
approval of patriotic citizens, while very possibly the
sentiments you have expressed will awaken public
opinion that will crystalline into public Judgment
which will demand nomination OF the character you
propose. If there period in the history Of
the country when such nomination would not only
command public approval, but bc welcomed with en-
thusiasm by the people, 1t Is AT this time. In emu
merating the gentlemen In whose veins flow
Revolutionary blood and from among whom
candidate may be selected you have omitted,
and doubt inadvertently, one OF tho most
able and distinguished of the public men of the day
and whose character and abilities would dignity
the first Office in the gift OF the American people
aIudc to Senator Frenghuysen, OF New Jersey, the
grandson of General Frederick Frelinghuysen of tho
Revolution and the nephew OF Theodore Frclinghuy-
sen the candidate for the Vice Presidency with Henry
Clay He unltes in himself the virtues of patriotic fam


lily with personal qualities OF very high order Why
not make the ticket Frelnghuysen and Hays In tho
language OF your Mondays correspondent that ticket
would stake the country like wildhre"


PHILADELPHIA, March i, 1915 CENTENNIAL
Year: 1876

III you have your houses insured, and
are anxious to collect the insurance money
1t will be good plan when you go about
your house at night to light matches to
see by, instead of taking the trouble to
light lamp. Throw down the match
as soon as it begins to scorch your fin
gers, and do not take the trouble to see
where it falls. 1t is not worth while to
caution children against this habit, while
you keep up the practice yourself. 1t
will not make much difference if the
house does 'burn down in good hands,
If this method fails, lay matches
around wherever it comes handiest.
Have no particular place for them, and
let the children have bunch to play
with up in the garret. | saw the top Of
large hotel burned off one Sunday by
this very simple process. Even mice
rummaging around pantry will nibble
away at wax matches. and often give one
start with their sharp little teeth. A
box was found ia a store which had been
knocked off the shelf during the night,
and every match lighted. The box was
SO close that the lire was smothered down
or there would have been big insurance
bill to collect.


A great many fires come from bad
stove-ppe arrangements, and flues that
are not we'll lined with mortar. A very
little crack in the chimney, as it passes
through the garret is sufficient for spark
to fly through. If it chances to light in
the paper-box, it will very likely soon be
in a blaze.


Do not go yourself or allow others to go
with light into clothes closet at night.
If you allow the practice of lighting
fires with kerosene at your house, you will
very likely have many surgical and under
takers bills to pay out OF your insurance
money.


A frien1 burned his barn down in a very
easy way He went out one night to fod-
der, and struck a match against the door
casing. The flame caught on the dust and
lint and boards of wheat and bits of chaff
that had settled there. and ran up the tim
Der like streak of lightning. 1t caught
the hay overhead, and in twenty minutes
the barn was fiat on the ground. Some
valuable stock was burned up, beside all
the grain just harvested, and all the farm
| ing implements housed there.


Housewives often lay little fire-traps
snugly away in their closets and out-of-
the-way hooks, in the shape of creased
rags, which have been used for some
purposes. 1t will do quite as we'll Sec
ond time; so it is tucked away in some
little dish, and not thought of again per-
haps for months. Meantime it may gen.
crate heat enough to produce spontaneous
combustion and burn the house down.
j. E. NC. IN Country Gentleman.
Year: 1876

A case that puzzled a London magis-
trate was that of a woman who had as
sailed her husband with an axe. If he
sent her to prison, the husband would
have to hire somebody to care for her
children while she was incarcerated.
If he fined her, the husband would have
to pay the sum. If he put her under
bonds to keep the peace, the husband
would be responsible. She was dis
charged with an admonition.-Sun.


1t will be observed that the magis-
trate was very tender of the penalties
that would fall on the husband in this
case. AS the English law gives the
man the right to all his wife's earn
ings, the hardship does not seem SO
great. Would it not serve the cause of
justice better to have each individual
responsible for his or her own crimes
and punishments, and also each indi-
vidual entitled to his or her own prop
erty and earnings?


Here is the other side of the picture.
A California man beat his wife, was
fined SO, and then sold her silk dress to
pay for the fine. This is the average
practical result of sO-called Justice
to wives who appeal to it for protection
against brutal husbands. Fine and i'm.
prisonment for him mean hunger anC
starvation to her and her children.
Year: 1876

WIDOW VAN CoTT.-It is merely be-
cause she is woman, and not from any
desire to retard her work of redemption,
that so many of the Brooklyn clergy
hold aloof from the Widow Van Cott.
This is her own account of the matter,
but it merely increases the obscurity.
Ifthe Brooklyn clergy really believe that
She is carving on the work of redemp-
ton, that she is truly successful in the
business of regenerating sinners, and
that her labors are thus approved by the
Almighty, how can they withstand her
on any account whatever? If they had
said that her work was of the devil,
that her religion was a sham, and that
the penitents around her altar were but
victims of delusion, there would be no
difficulty in seeing why they should
frown upon her. But their present po-
sition is illogical. One part of it is con-
Trajectory of the other part. 1t is the
duty of the clergy to explain their atti-
tude toward Widow Van Colts work of
redemption.-NetO York Sun.
Year: 1876

HUDSON, O bCtoOcI ol' lo'O.


Editors of the Register.


In these times of political excitement,
q word from our town may not be out OF
place, especially ifanything can be said
to encourage voters in other parts OF tho
state. The town has the name OF being
strongly Republican in its political COM
plexiOn, but am informed from reiia-
bic source that there are twelve men, At
the least, in this town who voted the Re-
publican ticket ut the last elec-
tion. who will vote for Tlden at the
coming election. If every town can
do MS well in proportion, we
can carry the state handsomely for Til
den and Hendricks. If every Demo
crat works faithfully, | think without
doubt, it can be done. "Straws show
which way the wind blows and only
desire to mention this to let folks know
how the field looks from Northern Ohio
standpoint The Republicans have been
very quiet in this part of the state since
the election; there is none G: the usual
rejoicing, but they are at work silently
and in desperate earnest, and every
Democrat must do his duty, for the battle
Is not won nor have they given 1t up AS
VT b.
Year: 1876

Oh, pity my neighbor over the way.
Who has nothing to do but yawn all DAY,
No little hands to tumble her hair;
No little nuisance" to vex her with care;
No little "torment" to worry and tease;
Nothing to do but consult her own ease.
Poor rich nelghbor! I'm sorry for you
Sorry because you have nothing to do;'
Sorry because, as the days go by,
You are restless and weary. you know not


why;


And once in q while can see the trace
OF many a tear on your fair, proud face.
You see am only laborer's wife,
Doing my part in the treaduill OF life;
Joe, my husband, is of for all day,
Fighting the giants of want away;
Baby and are busy. too.


But we've plenty Of time to be sorry for you.
Baby's a nuisance, a pla rue. and Joy;
But then you see. he's my own sweet Toy!
I've no time for gr0an or sigh


No time to be idle as days go by;


My arms are full as the day is long


Full as my heart with Its happy song.


Poor rich nelghbor over tho way,


Watching my baby and me at play,
what OF ycrr wealth II your heart ls bare:
'Tis to love and be loved that makes life Sc
fair.


So, neighbor mine can tell you true;
Indeed I'D rather be than you.