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Year: 1876

What did you steal those peanuts for.
bow" said the court to 4 ragged little
fellow with one coat sleeve gone. If |
must tell you. l suppose must" said the
Young rascal, with curl on his lip. Jack
Wood bet me that 1 couldn't get two quarts
into one pants pocket. and when l have
my pants in my boots and 4 hole IN my
rocket. take ali such bets"
Year: 1876

The T rail exhibits u disposition to
change it form. Ii is now being rolled
with wider flangc or base and II thicker
head. without increasing the standard
weight of scvcntv-seven pounds to the
yard. The material Of the upright part is
reduced to make up for the increased size
of the base and head. The head is made
more nearly square 1T the sides. and the
ed~cs of the base are thinner. The object
of this is to increase the resistance TO
wearing by the tl1nges Of the wheels, and
to prevent the rail from cutting into the
>lccpcrs. In place of the notchcs cut in
the rail to hold the spikes that have been
so destructive to the life Of the rail, holes
are now drilled through the base. and
through these tha rail is fastened to the
road bed.
Year: 1876

, the roosters crowed as though they were
glad indeed The eclipse came on. in
New York State. where he was. about
eleven o'clock. He was at school. The
lady teacher gave the scholars an inter
mission that they might enjoy the wonder
full sight. And while the teacher was oh
serving the darkened sun, through piece
of smoked glass, the boys sought another
medium of vision.


Near the school-house was an old we'll,
which not having been walled up. had
caved in, and the rim of it, covered with
grass, sloped down to the water, which was
about a foot from the top and was ci"ht or
ten feet deep. All around that we'll, As Il
mirror, the boys had gathered and We're
looking at the sun in the water.


But while they were looking. one Of the
boys soused in. He went down and sud-
denly came up. He went down and up
the second time and the third time. AS he
came up the last time one of the toys
reached out and caught hold of him. But
that boy loosng his balance was about to
go in too. Then another boy caught hold
Of him; and another of this one; and SO
by this young team, pulling tandem, the
drowning boy was drawn out and saved.
though he did not live to become n man.
The deacon says he is the only one left
alive of all those boys. | guess that the
directors after that put Il curb around that
we'll to celebrate the great eclipse. |
guess that the boys and girls around this
erSupper Table will remember. when
the next one comes, TO try the experiment
of viewing it in some body of water


How TO SAVE YOtE EYES. w hen
will those working 10y lamp light have the
sense TO understand the use of shades To
protect the eyes? We see persons sitting
holding their sewing or other work before
and near TO a lamp, while the light Is
! blazing full into their eyes. 1t is plain
that the object that they work upon cannot
be seen with SO great distnctncSs while the
field of their retina is already occupied by
blaze. But they work on for hours, and
! though the next morning their visual
organs tell of the abuse by rcdneS> and
inflammation, the workers are too dull to
learn the lessen OF experience otlere,!
them. Circular paper shades can be OBJ
tanned for 4 few cents. and those not only
protect the eyes from the excess of light,
but serve rs Il reflector behind the blaze
increasing the illumination oue-half. Be
sides the above evil, there Is
that of the varying quantity of light
thrown into the eve by lis being suddenly
and alternately directed toward the blaze
or obliquelv away from it. by which the
pupil has not time to adapt itself to the
increase of glare; whereas. with the u~,
of the shade, the illumination would lie
uniform. The number of persons in the
community hayinr Snots liuht or larl, in
their field of vision, arising from injury To-
the rctIna by the i'll u>ages which we are
mentioning, is greater than is commonly
imagined. 1t must be borne in mind THAT
these steps are serious step toward am
aurosis and gutta serena, such ~ plunged
in darkness the latter wears Of the great
talents than their caution.
Year: 1876

Do plants possess that quality to which,
in the case of animals. we give the name
of instinct? Already experiments are
making with 4 view Of a>certaining the
proper answer to this query. The G,ur|t1
an English serial of high authority. reports
the singular results of one such expert
ment upon climbing plants When \ post
was set upright near the GROWN" tip of a
squash vine the plant turned 10 the post :;
then the post WAS removed and lis position
in reference to the vine WAS totally altered :;
and Immediately the vine changed its
course so aS to make for the post in its new
position. This WAS tried several times.
but ALWAYS with the same result; the plant
constantly turned toward the post rs the
only me ms of support within lis reach.
Has not a squash vine instinct?
Year: 1876

HOMEMADE CREAM CANDY-To Il cof-
fee-cupful of White sugar add two table
spOonfuls Of water to dissolve it, and boil,
without stirring. in 4 bright tin pan until
it will crisp in water like molasscs candy
Just before it is done, put in a teaspoonful
of extract Of vanilla. or lcmcn or pepper
mint essence. and a quarter Of 4 teaspoon
ful of cream tartar When done. rCur
out into buttered pan, and when cool
enough to handle. work it As You would
molasses candy until it is perfectly white
then stretch and lay on a marble slab or
molding- board; with Il choppin@ knife cut
into mouthfulS and lav it on buttcred paper
on a plate. When children want candy
by all means let them have that made at
home, and they will not cat plaster of Par
is. chalk, starch and poisonous compounds
which derangc their stomach and ruin
their teeth.
Year: 1876

The home Of Washington. ut NJ. Yer
non, is to be put IN thorough repair before
the arrival of visitors to the Centennial
Exposition, after plans drawn by a New
ark architect. who is now engaged in draw
ING plans of the entire building so that in
case Of the destruction of the building by
fire. it may be rebuilt exactly as it now
stands The building is about eighty
five years o'd, and the wear and tear of
that long term has proved too much for
the pine. The main building and the
wings are in excellent condition, and the
grounds are kept in good order. Several
of the rooms in the house are uInshc,l
The place is cared for by Col. lIollings-
worth of Washington, the greater portion
of whose time is passed on the homestead
The place is owned by the Ladies' Mount
Vernon Association.
Year: 1876

County Court Judge Cgopton prssidiag
In this court yesterday mandamus was is-
sued against the township board Of Man
chester township compelling them To- mske
levy to settle their accounts with the
county. ~.


The remainder Of the session was engaged
In the trial of cases on the civil docket.
Year: 1876

DR.. j. g. Holland, IN ScriJner's for May


Our whole system of treating double
crimes with one-sided laws, our whole silly
policy Of treating one party to double
crime as a fiend, and the other party as an
angel or baby, has been not only ineffi-
cient for the end sought to be obtained,
but disastrous. The man who offers bribe
to any purpose which involves the infrac-
ton of a law of the State or nation is, and
must be, an equal partner in the guilt and
any law which leaves him out Of the trans
action is utterly unjust on the face of it.
IF it is wrong to sell liquor, it is wrong to
buy it, and wrong to sell because, and only
because, it is wrong to buy. If prostitu-
ton is wrong, it is wrong on both sides,
and he who offers to bribe weak woman,
without home or friends or the means of
life, to break the laws of the State, shares
her guilt in equal measure. Law can never
be respected that is not just. No law can
be enforced that lays its hands upon one of
the parties to double crime. No such
law can be enforced, or ever accomplish the
purpose for which it was enacted and un-
til we are ready to have double laws for
double crimes, we stultify ourselves by our
unjust measures to suppress those crimes.
Our witnesses are accomplices, the moral
senes of the community is bunted and per-
verted, and those whom we brand as crimi-
mails look upon our laws with contempt OF
judgement and conscience.
Year: 1876

As as farmer in a neighboring town was
getting in his hay, he noticed an unusual
commotion among the swallows, which had
built long row of nests under the caves of
his barn. They appeared greatly excited,
flying rapidly about, and filing the air with
their cries of distress. As the load of hay
upon which he was riding passed into the
barn, he saw that young swallow in a nest
directly over the door had caught its neck
in crack between two shingles and was
unable to liberate itself He stopped his
team and set the young bird free, restoring
it to the nest. Upon his return to the
barn with the next load of hay, noticing
that the swallowns were quiet, he examined
the crack and found that they had filled it
completely with mud, so that no matter
how enterprising or how foolish the young
swallow might be he could not again
endanger his life or the peace of that
community by any experiments upon that
crack. k.-Our Dumb AnimalS.
Year: 1876

The Harrisburg Patriot of Saturday
says, the day previous person of gentle
madly appearance called at the Kittatinny
Park Hotel, and inquired where the main
entrance to Camp Curtin was The pro-
prietor, Sheriff Davis, was little uncer-
tain in regard to where the main entrance
had been, but after a survey the point was
found, and the deired information impart-
ed to the gentleman The stranger took
from his pocket compass, and after locat-
ing himself proceeded about due north
west, and just above the residence of Ma
jor Anthony proceeded to investigate the
ground of the locality. After digging
awhile with good sized stick, the stranger
unearthed cigar box which, upon being
opened, was found to contain 5000 in green
backs The stranger had but few words to
say, and took his treasure away without
saying many words. He proceeded to Sher-
if Davis and invited a number Of folks
that were looking at the construction OF the
park to take a lemonade He informed the
curious that during the war he had taken a
bounty, and while in Camp Curtin, in 1864
he concluded to bury his treasure rather
than to have it stolen. The ground was
marked out by the gentleman at that time
with compass, and it was only yesterday
he returned after many years and found his
treasure. There may be more treasures
around Camp Curtin grounds, but we don't
think it would pay in seeking after wealth
to 90 around that neighborhood.
Year: 1876

About three years ago, John Bradbury,
who lives on the outskirts of the city OF
Wilmington, Del, hung pound of butter
in vessel in his well for preservation. BY
some mishap the rope broke and kettle and
butter went to the bottom of the well.
No amount of fishing could bring it up
again until recently Mr.. Bradbury, while
cleaning out his well came across the
three year old lost butter, which was clean
and in perfect state of preservation, only
the salt having been soaked out, it was
fresher than at first With little salt
added, the butter was as palatable as when
new.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, Feb. n.-For the South
Atlantic and east Gulf States, rainy weather
will prevail tonight followed on Saturday
by rising barometer. wind shifting to the
north and northeast and falling temperature
with clear or clearing weather.
Year: 1876

There is CLEAN Of encouragement to The
taxpayers in the action Of the County Board
yesterday in refusing To g;vo McoATrREH and
his Committee carte blanche to erect addition
nj buildings at the Poor-Houso. A dispose
ton was shown by the new members Of the
Board to keep an eye on expenditures Of this
kind, aud to insist upon knowing where and
how tho money goes. If this should provo
to be the beginning Of tho end Of Ring ras-
cality in tho Board, then indeed would there
be cauRe for thanksgiving.
Year: 1876

Senator EpXuHps may not havo hit upon
the best plan for avoiding future Presidential
complications, but ho certainly takes very
aeusible Wow Of the mature aud probable out
como of the present nuddlo. IIe Expressed
tho sense of the bcst elements of both polit-
ical parties when he said yesterday in
his speech in the Senate that If Congross
could not agree 1t did not follow that tie
wise and patriotic men Of the country would
think they must fnll back On their muskets
to settle tho dispute; and that he did not be-
liovo tho good sense OF the nation was going
to allow any resort to arms to determine
which Of tho two candidates, HAyEs or Ill.
DEN, should appoint PostmastoEs and sign
commissions during tho next four years.
Year: 1876

A NICE DlsH.-The following is said to be
s' there is Of the cooks secret for producing


lhose world-renowned potatoes served at Moons
La Lake House, Saratoga Springs, every summer:


Feel good sized potatoes, and slice them even
vas possible; drop them into ice water. Have
q Kettle Of lard, as for fried cakes, and very
not Put few at time into towel, shake
mem about to dry them, and then drop into
IN sle hot lard. Stir them occasionally; and
Si Ia0n VI light brown, take them out with a
SKINNER. If properly done, they will not be
S a;,i all greasy, but crisp without and mealy
Year: 1876

The President echoed the sentiment OF
the civilization of the nation when he de-
clared recently in effect that no man was
fit to occupy the Presidential chair who
. was willing to owe his election to fraud or
violence, or TO the results Of fraud or ter
rorism, or both combined. We again call
attention to this uttersnce of Gen. Grant
because it is the duty of the party in power
to see 10 it that fair count Is had OF
the votes cast in the disputed negro-ma-
jority States Of the South. We say 'tne-
gro majority" States, because these South
ern States constitute the political battle
field in the great contest for principle"


and contest for power now waging In this
continent between the Confederate DtImo-


cratic party on the one hand and the Ma
tional- Republican party on the other. The
future Of the Confederate idea has been


made 10 turn by the Confederate leaders
on q 'bolid South" this 'fsolid South"


resting on negro subordination as its cor


ner stone. On the other hand, the Re-
publican idea rests for success as well as
justification on the vindication of the rights
ofAmerican citizenship as these are repre-
sented notably and particularly in the right
of the coiored majorities Of Mississippi,


Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina to
control these States, just as the white ma
jorities Of Georgia and Virginia control
these States. Thus it will be seen that the
Confederate Democracy must ''hsye and
hold" these four Southern States in order
TO hsve "solid South, while the nation
must defend the cause of American citizen
ship in these States, or tie result Of the
Year: 1876

WE PRESENT this morning the second
installment of review of the public career
of President Grant from the pen of Gus
tice, to which we invite careful attention.
1t is candidly and truthfully written, and
recalls many of the most important events
that have occurred during the last eight
years in manner to refresh the memory
of those who may have forgotten them.
The ecord will be found to be consistent
ac ue1l ae brilliant
Year: 1876

Amidst the confusion and intense excitement


attendant upoa the great suspense the intelli-
gent American to night can s'wrsp the drapery
of his couch about him and lie down to pleas
ant dreams" conscious of the fact that we
have man at the helm of the ship Of state
who will crush riot or rebellion wherever and
whenever found. The man who said H let us
have peace" will secure It at all hazards. pr.
Year: 1876

The National Democratic Convention will be
held in st. Louis on the 9th of June.


A correspondent of the New York Tribune in
Michigan says: "unless something unexpected
happens Michigan and her % votes in the Conven-
ton may be set down for Blaine and Ferry"


Ben Hill must be iappy to think that colored
Democrat is called for to take the taste of his
speech out of the mouths Of the New Hampshire
Democrats! The colored men seem to be equal
to all sorts sacrifices, but this little too much
for any che vet.


The House Committee on Pensions has declared
thst the first Of the Democratic investigations on
that subject is failure, msjority agreed that
The report WAS not sustained by the evidence TAX
en-. The Democratic campaign document which
was counted upon from this source will not there
fore be issued.


The Clerk Of the Democratic House of Repre-.
sentatives cannot reduce cent of that body's ex-
penses, which, the New York Commercial thinks.
is very strange indeed, considering that the pres
ent House has increased the list incurred during
the time the Republican party was in the ascend
ency. Democratic economy is queer thing.


The world and the Cincinnati Enquirer are get
ting too big to remain in the same party much
longer. The former declares that the party
which does not scout the impudent conditions on
Year: 1876

Tho Republicans elect six out OF eleven ON the county
ticket including the Sheriff, County Clerk Recorder and
Commissioner The Democrats elect the balance Of the
ticket


The Gazette charges that the vote of this county Of
So 996 against 597 in 1875 evidence OF fraud.


The Commercial to-day says the most important single
influence has been that Of the sraetcs who have almost
unanimously voted the Democratic ticket, and may he
credited with the result in the I'D District IL is under
stood that Republican sraclites have generally sue
culnbcd to the argument that Cincinnati has put her
capital I'm Southern railroads, and must look out for
Southern trade.
Year: 1876

She was lame woman. She linn
, ed and carried q cane, and it wa
natural to infer that she was lame
As she entered the Twenty-secon,
street depot to wait for the train, SD,
was closely followed by lame man
He bad a stiff knee and be also car
ried cane. Two lame persons ar,
no great sight in this big city. Lam,
men and women limp their lame way
up and down Manhattan Island anC
few people ever remark them.


The lame woman took a seat, anC
after little she was joined by The
lame man. He wore a bright smile,
and as be dropped down he cheerful
| ly remarked:


Quite a coincidence.


She made no reply She was ugly
looking, but she looked him over and
made up her mind that she would 90
and hang herself if she looked as
homely as be did.
4 am lame and you are lame, con-
tinued the man.
Who are you talking to, sir p she
demanded, giving him a contemptu.
Gus look


Madam, there must be a kindred
tie between u.s. be softly replied, Il
am lame in the left leg-and you are
lame in the left leg
Are you addressing me p she ex.
claimed, flushing very red.


i say, madam; | say there must
be kindred tie between u.s.
There is no such thing, sir, and
don't want you to speak to me again,
sir ? she said


Il AM lame and you are lame be
went on. 'Rheumatism got into nv
knee joint and spoiled one of the best
legs in New York State. Was it
rheumatism in the case of your leg,
madam p


'Yon drunken lOafer, how dare you
talk that way to nae p she gasped


i can furnish tie best kind of ref
erence to my character he replied,
and suppose you could. But doesn't
it strike you as curious coincidence
that we are both lame in our left
legs, both in New York at once,
both waiting to go home, both so ug-
ly looking that we can't get married.


'You-you,' she ehoked.


Il am fifty years old, and dye my
hair be coolly continued, and you
are about the same age, and | observe
that you dye your hair; l wouldn't
go rod to see a circus procession,
and | judge you wouldn't | love
onions, and should say you did! l
love'-


"I'll have you arrested = she J ell
ed. IN have you jailed in min
ute y


'G'wayl g'wsyr she shrieked,
clutching her cane


Nevertheless, | am convinced that
there is q kindred tie, madam.
Two persons lame in the left leg,
must


She whacked him vigorously with
the cane. and rushed off to another
seat, while gentleman came over to
the lame man and told him he would
get into trouble if he didn't look out


I'm through quietly remarked the
lame man. I'LL never have kindred
tie to any living female who is 81
stuck up that she won't listen t.
philosophy She can take her ole
leg and go homel'


And be sat down to read an alma
nae for ZIG.
Year: 1876

The Sanitarium Fair, which is in progress
at the Academy Music has been attractyey arranged
and Grafulas band gives excellent music. The fair Is
for the benefit OF the West Side Relief Association
There everything which goes to make successful fair
except large crowd. The managers Thought last even
ing to draw large attendance by placing Mr. Hewtts


President elect exhibition, and getting industrial
school children to act foil for speech IL was
widely advertised that Gov Tilden would be present,
but either the bachelor candidate did not feel qualified TO
managers which very ambiguous for he did not ap-
pear Neither were the orphans and industrial scholars
who took conspicuous seat In the first gallery waS
singled Gov. TIden, and Immediately became the
cynosnre OF All the eyes in the house. bright young
woman In q scarlet sacque bestowed all her Dlandlsh-
mens upon him, presented the supposed Governor Win


bouquet and escorted him far as the ladies' shooting
gallery before discovered that he was not the Demo
cratic aspirant for the White House.
Year: 1876

At the meeting of the Sewing Society,

 last week. at the house of Noah s. Wad- hams, a list was made of the names of those who have been to Philadelphia from Goshen. and although some were probably omitted, the number was 94. and six of these went the second time

 a chairman called upon all to state with regularity what they saw and heard. and it took an hour and half to go around, and no one had time to tell half. It was instructive to those who had seen the ex- hibition, and those who had not, to listen to the accounts and impressions of the speakers, and many of us were surprised to listen to definite accounts of very in- teresting things which we had not seen or heard anything about. H. N. .
Year: 1876

suspense having acres of lumber piled up adjacent which an accident or little wind might fan into flame at almost any moment. Finally freight train came along; the party embarked, and the road was cleared for their benefit, and it is said they made the best time that has been made by freight train in some time. Their efficient water works was all that saved burning up several hundred thou sand dollars worth of lumber. No insur. ance A. B.
Year: 1876

At Norfolk R. I. Crissey has removed the old wall south of his house, and is grading the lot from his house south to the corner. Wooster & Snow are doing some very fine work at their stone yard, and any one wishing to procure anything in thelr line will do well to give them call. They will find good stone, the best of workmen. and good square fellows to deal with. Cdnaan Nesvs.