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Year: 1876

The President and tho Appropria-
tions--How to Break Down the In
dian Ring.


The President has written nothing since
he came into power that will crafty the
country so much as his recent Message. As
we pointed out in the HERALD, from time to
time, during the sessions, the two houses
log-rolled an Appropriation bill for rivers
and harbors which was not needed. This ap-
preparation mounted up to seven millions
in the House The Senate reduced the sum
to five millions. There was fierce battle
over it in both houses. The principle upon
which the bill was passed was q pernicious
one. Each member had his pet scheme for
dredging some creek or river ut the expense
Of the government. Constituents" de-
manded it. Five or six years ago
the bill was passed at an aggregate
of two millions. Every year it in
creased. 1t was in vain for honest and
the pressure of constituents was enough.
The President now steps in and says that he
signs the bill for the good it contains, but
that he will take care that no public money
goes out to ''improve" worthless bitches and
pools. The President plants himself upon
the ground taken by the HERALD in oppos-
ing this bill, and if he carries cut his pur-
pose, as no one doubts, the country will
save three or four millions of dollars. There
is about one million provided for in the bill
that is for the public welfare. All the rest
is sheer waste. The country will honor the
vent it.


There is another thing the President can
do that would meet the appreciation of the
country. In signing the Indian Appropria-
tions bill let him put an end to the Indian
agencies as now managed in the Sioux coun-
try. An attempt was made to transfer the
Indians from the Intarior to the War De-
partment. The House voted for this trans
fer. The ring was too strong in the Senate,
and the measure was defeated. Now let the
President say that, as the Sioux and other
tribes are in state of war, the whole man
agement of the agencies and reservations in
the Sioux country will be intrusted to the
military authorities. This is necessary as
war measure. 1t will prevent Sitting Bull
from using the agencies for bases of supplies,
hospitals for his wounded, and as recruiting
stations. 1t will be blow at that rascally
Indian Department, to which we are in
debted for our wars, and give the control of
the Indians to soldiers like Sherman and
Sheridan who are brave, humane and ex-
perienced. Our experience with the Indian
Department, as it is now managed, is full of
disaster. There can be no change that will
not be an improvement, and the whole
matter rests with the President.
Year: 1876

PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUNERAL of the late
Speaker Kerr are in progress. and his re-
mains will be sent to New Albany, Ind,
for interment early in this week. 1t is un-
fortunate that proper escort cannot be pro-
vided by the House over which he was
chosen to preside, but we cannot doubt that
there will be a distinguished attendance Of
his Congressional associates at the burial.
Year: 1876

around them, and they will in time become
the receptacles of the general sewage. 1t is
not too late to secure even some of the pres
ent lakes from this cond ition; but is there
intelligence, energy and honesty enough in
our city government officials to do it?
Year: 1876

ticular like that which, in this disease,


usually forms in the throat or in some of


the air-passages. He took a membrane


from the throat of anotherlittle daughter


cf Mr.. Scull, who was then sick and has


since died with diphtheria, and. com


pairing it with that taken from her sis


ter's thumb, found them precisely alike.
The little girl who had been the subject
of this singular development, as the dis
ease advanced from one stage to another,
still continued to show symptoms of
diphtheria, having paralysis of the soft
palate and lower extremities, being una
bic to either move or speak for several
days. She at length began to grow con
valescent, however, and is now nearly re-
covered, being again able to walk about
and talk the same as before her sickness,
while the sores on the back of herthumbs
are entirely healed up. DIR. Pyle IS OF
the opinion that the course taken by the
disease in this case is a strong argument
in favor of the opinion which many
medical men hold that diphtheria is not
wholly, if it is indeed chiefly, disease
of the throat and organs of respiration
Jersey City (N ~ Journal.
Year: 1876

What is the cure for gossip? Simply,
culture. There is a great deal Of gossip
that has no malignity it. Good-natured


people talk about their neighbOrs because,
and only because, they have nothing else
to talk about As we write, there comes


to US the picture of a family of young
ladies' We have seen them at home, we
have met them in galleries of art, we have
caught glimpses of them going from


bookstore, or a library, with a fresh vol


ume in their hands. When we meet
them, they are full of what they have
seen and read. They are brimming with
questions. One topic of conversation is
dropped only to give place to another, in
which they are interested. We have left
them, after delightful hour, stimulated
and refreshed; and during the whole
hour not neighbor's garment was sOilcd
by so much as a touch. They had some
thing to talk about. They knew some
thing and wanted to know more. They
could listen as well as they could talk.
To speak freely Of neighbOr's dOings
and belongings would have seemed an
impertinence to them, and, of course, an
impropriety. They had no temptation
to gossip, because the dOings Of their
neighbors formed a subject very much
less interesting than those which grew
out of their knowledge and their culture.
And this tells the whole story. The con
frmed gossip is always either malicious
or ignorant. The one variety needs
change OF heart and the other change
of pasture. Gossip is always a personal
confession either of malice or imbecility,
and the young should not only shun it,
but by the most thorough culture relieve
themselves from all temptation to indulge
in it. 1t is a low, frivolous, and too often
a dirty business. There are country
neighborhoods in which it RACES ike a
pest. Churches are split in places by it.
Neighbors are made enemies by it for life.
In many persons it degemerates into
chronic disease, which IS practically in
durable. Let the young cure it while
they mav.-Dr H. g. Ei0Uqnd.
Year: 1876

A writer in the Southern CultivatOr
relates the following experience, which
will be interesting to our readers: Last
year | lost nearly all my hogs with hog
cholera My neighbOr lost none scarcely,
which led me to believe that ne must
possess a sovereign remedy for this evil.
| asked him why he lost no hogs. His
reply was that he kept them clear of
worms and stimulated with black pep
per- Said he, 8 1 first fed them on corn
soaked in lye and copperas, and clear
them of worms atterward gave them
plenty of black pepper. Those that were
sick got well, and those that were well
remain 50, of course This year | have
given my hogs an occasional dose, twice
a week, of kerosene oil, said to be pre-
ventive of cholera. Several of my
neighbors lost nearly all their hogs, and
six weeks ago mine showed signs of dis
ease, and | concluded to try the lye and
pepper l prepared it as follows: First,
Shell an ear of corn and soak in strong
I've all night next morning add a half
tea-spoonful of pulverized cOpperas-miX
and feed i'm a trough This was repeated
on the following morning, and hall tea
spoonful of black pepper was added.
After this | put tca-spoonful of pull
verized pepper in the food, boiled grits,
every morning for 4 week. g ResUt-My
hogs stopped dying, all that ate got well,
and are as thrifty now As ! could wish.
The above is the dose for q single hog.
1t is simple and reliable; as a PRIV -ntiye
it can't be beat, and have seen hogs
sick, too, restored to good health by the
use of this remedy
Year: 1876

The New York Times prints the following :
Last evening probably for the first time 10 his
career, Mr. Stewart Robson was the object of
public pity. 1t was the occasion OF the produc-
ton before New fork audience at the Union
Square Theatre OF Bret Hartes drama, written
expressly for Robson, at q cost of $4,000 cash,
and q royalty Of $50 per night. to continue 10
the amount Of another S300O It is the excuse
Of the coming American dramatists, for the in
tervention in the back ground, that the managers
and actors of the day are incompetent TO decide
on the literary merits of play from merely read
ing the manuscript, and that they must see q
play IN action before they can tell whether it is
good or bad. Unfortunately for Mr.. Robson, be
has demonstrated this general proposition in a
special and 10 him very expensive way. He
has paid an enormous sum for piece of writing
that has not scintation of wit nor the slight
est degree Of literary merit. 1t had fair trial
in Chicago, and Mr.. Robson was reluctantly
forced to see the mistake he had made Intent,
however, on retrieving bis fortunes and getting
his money back, be insisted on trying it in New
York, and the result was last evenings perform
ance. The audience assembled was brilliant,
large. good humored and indulgent, but the piece
was too much for any good nature, however
strained. and it may be set down as the worst
failure witnessed on the boards of our theaters
for years. The piece is utterly aimless, is with
out coherency Of plot, de6niteness of purpose or
action, and lacking in any sort of artistic sym
metry in its model or its Characterization. In
its dramatic personnel, its sentiment is maudin
and mushy its plot shallow, its pathOs laughabe
and its wit lachrymose. All in all, it s proof
that the ability to write slangy poem does not
qualify one to writo play.
Year: 1876

SO much has been said for and
againt Bermuda grass, that the people
really don't know, as a general thing,
what to think of 1t, or whether to use
it or not. We lave conversed freely
with those who have used i, farther
South. Many Of them declare they
perfer it TO any other grazing pasture
for washed lilly land, lawns and yards.
They admit you cannot easily eradicate
it after getting we'll set, land they declare
they would not if they could root it out,
for it serves such good purpose they
cannot afford to dispense with it. Such
views are met, on the other hand, by
those who roundly assert they would
not, for any consideration. have it on
their farms, as 1t is almost worthless
as pasturage, and that it runs all over
the farm, and you can never get rid of
it. Thus the whole matter is left in
doubt from taking the opposite views
about it.


The article appended from the
Grange" of Arkansas, tells what he
thinks of the mootcd question:


We have never seen any grass equal
to the Bermuda for lawns and yards, or
for permanent pastures. We have
never tried to eradicate it from the land
after it has formed sod, fol the reason
that we thought it tie best thing in the
world to have about. We do not deny
that it might be difficult to entirely get
rid Of it; but as The seed never germin.
ate, Gf it has any, there is no danger
OF its spreading to adjoining fields by
the usual method of propagation. We
advise our readers to procure plenty
ofthe roots, cut them into pieces two
or three inches long, so that each piece
may have two or three joints, then
cover lightly. keep stock Off until it
takes good root, and they will never
desire to get rid of so good f,iend.
If you cannot afford carpet on your
fl or, you can have better one to
cover your front yard than Queen VIC.
has in her palace. How much better
than the mud, sand or dust which too
often surrounds SO many houses, is o
nice green lawn.
Year: 1876




About year and half ago, a young
lady, employed in one of the mauuiac
turing institutions Of the city, formed th,
acquaintance ofa young gentleman Of thi
city who soon fell into her good graces
and finally won her promise to becom,
his only and his alone, Things went
on pleasantly with the loving couple until
alas the too confdipg girl fell from vir,
tues proud estate, and yielded to her
lover that matchless przc-woman'.
honor. After accomplishing his purpose,
the smiles Of love turned to ayerted
glances and frowns, by which the pirl
knew too well that he meant TO abandon
her. One night, the young man, who
had drank rather freely, called upon the
girl in state of beastly iutoxication, aud
she lovingly reprovcd him, wbereupon he
told her that he never cared anything for
her, and that be wished tha. she was in
eternity, as he had another girl.


This took the young lady, from whom
he had taken her vitue, completely by
surprise, more especially because it came
from the lips Of the only one whom sic
had ever truly loved. She recovered her
wOmanly pride, and, with the defiance of
a sworn enemy, she answered back.
CHARLES, | will follow you wherever you
go, even to the mouth Of hell" He'll
itself had no fury for her, and she wa,
willing to do ANYTHING now. She was
true to her word. For full one year and
half she has darkened Lis pathway by
her presence. He went to no town bat
what she went, and. since her virtue was
gone, she cared nausht for the world, and
she became common barlot.


Day before yesterday the two, in their
wanderings, had again come around to
the place oftheir first acquaintance. They
met face to face on Edmond street. She
now presented more the appearance of
demon or an arch fiend than the beautiful
innocent young lady Of a year and half
ago. He recognized her, but she scorned
to speak to him, said nothing, passed on,
but kept him under her vigilant eye.
Ihey stayed il town till yesterday morn,
Ing but apart. He left at noon yester-
day, and she after him. She seems very
persistent in following him, and an end
can be put to it only by his Geath, which,
we think, will be brought about in short
time, and by his own hand.
The parties are both well known. but
we for the present suppress names, deems
ing it best to give the sad affair no furth.
sr publicity for the time bcing.-St.
Joseph Gazette.
Year: 1876

Many years ago, when steamboats,
first commenced running to Memphis, a
countryman went down and found one
at the landing. 1t was the first boat
he had ever seen, and he was perfectly
delighted with it. He examed the beat
thoroughly and thought he knew all
about it. When he returned home
lie had the whole neishborhood on tip
toe. The result was, company was
soon made and on their way to Mem>
phis. The captain hero assumed a
very knowing look, and led his squad
on board Of a steamer. He took them
all over the boat, explaining everything
TO the satisfaction of his admirlng
crowd. The pilot thought the fellow
was putting on "airs," so when the
squad got down on the bow, the whistle
was turned loose in laundering tones
the country captain bounded into the
river. and in double-quick made for the
top of the band. He looked back with
defiance and contempt,snd said: "Scsre
hllr Those who saw him can best
appreciate the joke.-Jacksoa Wig
aai Tfil.me.
Year: 1876

Some months ago, some one inquired
for a recipe to make washing easy.
send one which | have used many years.
and consider the best | have ever tried /:


Five lbs. hard soap, melt with one at.
lye. one fourth OF. pearlash; when the
soap is dissolved, put it into the vessel
where it Is to remain. When it is cool
enough to put your finger in for minute,
add half pint each of spirits of tnrpen
tine and hartsLorn. Stir all we'll, cover
tight, and it is ready fof use.


DIRECTIONS FOR UsING.-Make a
large and not suds; put down your drrti>
est white clothes, then the cleanest
soaping dirty places; let them soak halt
an hour, or until you get your breakfast
dishes put away; then tell Harry that
If he will turn the wringer, you will make
a pudding for dinner. A slight rubbing
will remove any remaining dirt; then
rinse through Two waters besides the
blueing, and you will not need to boil
them more than once month. Treat
your coiorcd clothes the same way, aud
if there isn't more than bakers dozen
to wash for, r,and you step around lively,
guess you will find plenty of time to
make that pudding, and get yourself
tidied up before dinner.


Some object to the turpentine, hut
don't believe it will ever hurt any one, il
they rinse in warm water--and no woman
should ever rinse in cold, after washing
in hot water.


ri FARMERS WIFE.
Year: 1876

The minds of some who are desirou. =.


ram cogaoscerd cuuSuS are a little exer


cised this year about the date of Easter


winch falls by the calendar on April l6


although the moon will be full on the Stl


ana therefore the Sunday after the full


moon will be April .. Nor will it salts


~ these doubterS to tell them that the


Faschal lull moon is the fourteenth day Of
the moon, not the true astronomical full
moon ;lor the full moon will be on March
20 and the fourteenth day of it will be
April7. The Rev, S. Newland Smith,
OF Greenwich, published work about
three years ago, in which be proposed
that golden numbers and dominiletters
should be discarded in the matter. and
that the simple. convenient and uniform
rule should be adopted of keeping Easter
Always on the second Sunday in April.
which, there is no reason TO doubt, was
the Sunday of the Resurrection. That
event took place, in all probability. on
April 3, A. D. 80, so that the rule thus
proposed would cause Easter this year to
be kept on the real anniversary instead
of a week later. But the supposed noces>
sity of following the Pascbal full moon of
tue Jews led to number of artificial
rules by which, using the golden number
or year of the Meteric cycle. the calendar
new moon is formed, the fourteenth day
OF which is the Paschal full moon. To
use the astronomical full moon instead
would never do, since, as this occurs at
different local times. according to the
longitude of the places, we should thus
have different Easter in tn G
same country, or adjacent countries. But
all confusion would be avoided by substi.
tuting al entirely solar chronology in the
determination VI Easter, which would also
have the great advantage of keeping it
always at the same season Of the year.
Year: 1876

The country never possessed so many


beautiful manageable young women a.


1t does at the present time. Aud why dc


we not have more marriages? We an,
swer' because marriage for love is the ex.
ception and not the rule The yourg
people Ct this age have gone fashion and
money made. If the dandy bank clerk
who pays one half Of his income for board
and the other half for clothes cannot i'm.
prove his condition he will not marry
Tho shop girl who earns good wages and
cannot be distinguished b. her dress from
the bankers da lighter certainly will not
plunge into matrimony unless she can
better her condition in life. If a mas is
fortunate enough to possess, it matters not
how old or ugly he may be. hundreds of
intelligent handsome young women can
be found only too willing to become his
wife. Love is an after consideration.
They marry to be supported and dressed
extravagan:y. How often do we hear
the remark, Better to be- an old mans
darling than poor mans slave" Alas
too many of them are not satisfied to be
darlings. They will persist in loving
other men after they are married.


1t cannot be denied that great nuns
Der OF the unmarried men are adventures
looking for wives who eau keep them with.
out working for living. The peace and
,outentment of a happy home is not taken
INTO consideration. They are willing to
suffer hell upon earth if they can be
Kept in idleness. flour young people do
not abandon this extravaganza of dress
md greed for money our country will be
iIled with old bachelors aud old maids.


We must have more genuine courtships
md marriages to have prosperity and hap
'iness in this world. Two many marry
or money only to be disappointed and
unhappy the rest of their lives.
Year: 1876

1t is ms easy to be rich man as a poor
one. Halt the energy displayed in keep
ing ahead that is required to catch up
when behind would save credit, give
more time to attend to business, and add
to the profit apd reputation of those who
for gain. Honor your. engagements. If
you promise to meet man, or to do a
certain thing at a certain moment, be
ready at the appointed time be prompt;
keep your word. If you 60 out on busi>
ness, attend promptly to the matter on
hand. Then as promptly go about your
own business. Do not stop to tell stories
in business hours. If you have a place
of business be found there when wanted,
No man can get rich by setting around
stores and saloons. Never fool On bust.
ness matters; have order, system, regu-
larity promptness. Do not meddle with
business you know nothing Of; never buy
an article you do not need simply because
it is cheap and the man who sells it will
take it out in trade {; trade is money,
Strive to avoid harsh words and persons
alities. Do not kick every stone in the
path. More miles can be made in day
by going steadily on than by stopping to
kick Pay as you go. A man of honor
respects his word US he does his bond.
Aid but never beg. Help others when
you can, but never give what you can not
afford to simply because it is fashionable.
Learn to say no; no necessity for snap.
ping it out, dog fashion, but say it firmly
and respectfully. Have but few conf
dentials, and the fewer the better. Use
your own brains rather than those of
others. Leai n to think and act for your.
self. BE vigilant. Keep ahead rather
than behind the times.
Year: 1876

A rich old gentleman had an only
daughter, possessed Of the highest attrac.
tions, moral, personal and pecuniary.
She was engaged and devotedly attached
to young man in every respect worthy
of her choice. All the marriage prel;mi>
naries were arranged, aud the wedding
was fixed to take place on a certain
Thursday. On the Monday preceding
the weddlug-day, the bridegroom elect
lwho was to receive $4,000 down on
his wedding day, and a further sum of
100000 on his father.in>law's death, an
event which would probably soon occur)
had a little jealous squabble with bis
Intended at an evening party, The tiff"
arose in consequence of his paying more
attention than she thought justiiable, tC
lady with sparkling eyes ard inimitable
ringlets. The gentleman retorted aud
spoke tauntingly Of a certain cousin whose
waistcoat was the admiration of the com.
pany, and limited that it had been en-.
brodered by the heiIess herself. lie
added that it would be soon enough for
him to be schooled after they were mar
ried; ard that she had adopted the
breeches little too soon. After supper
they became reconciled apparently: aud
the bridegroom in taking leave was kind
and affectionate On the next morning
the swain regretted the angry feeling he
had exhibited, and the cutting sarcasm
with which he had given it vent; and, as
a part of the anlendc honorable, packed
upa magnificent satin dress which he
had previously bespokeh for his beloved
(which had been sent home 10 the interval)
and sent it to the lady with the following
note: dearest Jane. | have been unable
to close my eyes all night, in consequence
of thinking Of our misunderstanding last
evening. Pray, pardon me; and, in
token Of your forgiveness, deign to accept
the accompanying dress, and wear it for
the sake Of your affectiOnate Henry"
Having written the note. he gave it to the
servant to deliver with the parcel. But,
as pair Of his pantaloons happened to
need repairing, be availed himself Of the
opportunity, the servant having TO pass his
tailOr's shop,) to send them in another
package to the tailor. The man made
the fatal blunder left the satin dress
with Snip, and took the note and DAM
aged trousers to the lady. So cxasper-
ated was she at what she considered de-
termined aud deliberate sfIont, that
when her admirer called she ordered the
door to be closed in his face, refused to
listen to any exclamation, aud resOlutely
broke OF the match.