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The New York herald., 1870-02-06

In the case OF Isaiah Totten, late Of No. 527
Broome street, whose death resulted from injuries
received by falling through the hatchway OF pre-
mlses No l27 HUDSON street, occupied by Messrs.
Phlpps Evans, as heretofore reported in the
HERALD, a thorough investigation has been made
by Coroner Keenan,. After listening all the evil
dence the jury found verdict censuring the lessees
or the building. Messrs. Phipps Evans tor allow
ing the hatchway to remain uncovered.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-04
2ustry.
TIE Fatfkfssi Leeers.


I'd been away nom her three yesr-sbout that
And returned 70 hnd my Mary true,
And though I'D question her, did not douh that
Il was necessary % 70 do.
Twas by the chimney corner We were sitting,
"Mary," said I, "have you been always truef"
"Rnnkly." sys she-just pausiny st her Knitting
dosi think I've unfAithful been to you,
And for the three years past I'll tell you what
I've done, then say n I've been true or not.
"when arst you len, my Erisfwas uncoutrollsbls,
Alone mourned my miserable lot,
And all who saw mo thought me inconsolsbls,
Till Captain Clinbrd came nom Aldsrshotti
To dirt with him amused mo while twas new,
don't count tAsf unfAithfalness. Do you,
''The ne1t-oh, let mo see-wa Frankie Phipps,
met him at my uncle's, ChristmAs-tIdei
Aud 'nSsth the mslstoe. where lips meet lips,
lie gave mo his first kiss"-and here she sghed
eve stayed six weeks at uncle's-how time few,
don't count that unfAithfuiness. Do youf
"Lcrd Cecil Posmote, only tweuty-one,
Lent mo his horse. Oh, how we rode and rsocdi
We secured the downs-we rode 10 hounds-suci
fun
And often his arm was wound about my waist
That was 10 lin me up and down. but who
Would count iAaf unfalthfulness you,
ado you know Reggy veret An, how ne sings.
We met-twss at picnic. All, such wsatheri
lie gave me, look. the Rrst OF these two rings,
Whom VIC were lost In Clefien woods together.
Al, what happy time spent, we twoi
I don't count fAaf unfaithfulness 10 you.
"Pve yet another ring from him. Dyon SEQ
The plain gold circlst that isshlnlns horer'
took her hand Oh, Mary can 10 10
That you"-Qouth she, THAT am Mrs. We're.
don't count iAaf unfaithfulness. Do youl
"No, 4" replied, .yor sm m~rist toe"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-04
Tea and Coffee.

Taking into account the habits Of the
people, tea and coffee for supper and
breakfast add to human health and life, II
q single cup bo taken Mt either meal, and
Is never increased in strength frequency
and quantity. II they were mere stimu-
lants, and were thus taken In moderation,
with uniformity, they would In time be-
come either inert or the system would be
come so habituated to their employment as
to remain In the same relative position to
them. rs II they had never been used and
consequently rs to themselves. they had bet
ter never been used, rs they ares 50 liable to
abuse. But science and fact unite In de-
cl.ring them to be nutritious rs well rs
stimulant hence they will do new good
to the system every day, to the end Of life.
Just Ms bread and fruits hence we never
get tired Of either. But tho use Of bread
and fruits IS daily abused by multitudcs,
and dyspepsia and cholera morbus result |;
yet we ought not to forego their employ
ment on that account, nor should we fore.
90 the uso of tea and coffee because their
inortlinate use gives neuralgics and other
ailments. But the habitual use oftca and
coffee, mt the last and first meals Of the
day, has another high advantage-is pro-
ductive of incalculablc good In the way of
averting evils.
We will drink Mt our meals, and II we
do not drink these, we will drink what Is
worse-cold water, milk. alcoholic mix
lures. The regular use Of these last will
lead the young to drunkenness /; the con-
siderable employment Of simple milk, at
meals, by sendentary persons-by Nil ex-
cept the robust-will either constipilate
or render bilious while cold water large
ly used, that is to the extent Of glass or
two at meal, especially In cold wealth
er. attracts to itself 80 much of the heat of
tho system, In raising said water to the
temperature of the body-about one hum
tired degrecs-that the process OF digest
ton Is arrested in the meanwhile, giving
rise to u dcathly sickness Of the stomach.
to twisting pains, to vomiting. purgings,
and even To cramps, to fearful contortions,
and sudden deaths which things would
have been averted, had even the same
amount Of liquid, in the shape Of simple
hot water been used. But none Knowing
these things, and being predudiccd. against
the use of tea and coffee, would subject
himself to be most unplcasantly stared at
and questioned II not rediculed, were he
to ask for cup or glass of hot water.
But rs tea and coffee ARE universal bever-
ages, are on every table, and everybody Is
expected to take one or the other rs
matter ofconrse, they arc unwittingly the
means Of safety and Of life To the multi.
tudcs. They save life where a glass Of
cold water would have destroyed It. So
that the use Of these beverages Is not
merely allowable It Is polite. II is nec-
ossity.-HalTs Journal Of Heaim.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-04
The Tragedy Of Life.

Life Is u monstrous disappointment and
death the only portal To peace. There Is
not day that passes In which virtue does
not sell itself for bread; In which some
poor, harrssscd or frenzied creature does
not rush madly upon death; In which the
good are not persccuted and the weak
tramplcd upon. Behind windows you
look hecdlessly at. tragedies red rs any
history or fiction ever painted. are. being
acted, and faces you admire mask with
smiles an inward torture worse than the
agony of the rack. Who has realized the
falalment Of his early hope. Whose life
has not its notifications, its bitter con-
ccalments, its studied evasions. its poign-
ant hnmiliations, its wild uneasincss, ib
wrestlings and defeat' But we do not
represent life. We represent the f.irest
portions and the highest level Of It. Be-
meath us Is tho great mass Of humanity.
and they ~rithe and moan and weep;
they toll and starve and curse and fight
and die. The world goes roaring on as
needless of those who fall rs the gale In
autumn Is Needless Of the leaves It strips
from the trees, or the branches II wrench
es away.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-04
Female Clerks.

The editor Of the Albany Knickerbock-
or Is In Europe, and sends the following
account Of the general employment Of To-
males
Tre women, by the way, do nearly all
the trading in Ireland. At our hotel n
woman shows you to your room, you pay
your bill to woman, and you are polite y
bowed out of the hotel by the house-keep-
er. II Is rare to find u retail store In Cork
where female Is not seen behind the
counter. We arc told that tho samo thing
prevails throughout all the British prov
inccs. The reason given for employing
them is that their follies arc not only less
numerous hut much lower priced. Fe-
males may sport fifty-dollar mautles, b.
they never get on fifty dollar "busts."
Females never spend whole weeks
wages on billiard tables. Girls never put
the party through. kick up row, and
get dragged to the station-house. Fast
horses they also avoid, and roulette tables
and game cocks. Who ever saw female
hanging around n gaming table. or betting
her last five dollars that she can tell where
the little joker is? Who ever saw n female
clerk. afler the store was shut, rambling
up Broadway, raising thunder and break
ing things? Who ever saw respectable
girl knocking over dry goods boxes and
standing M. P.s' on their heads3 No one.
Yet respectable young men do thesenight-
ly. When was female clerk ever ar
rested for having suspicious character
locked up in store with her after mid
night? In view of MI these facts Is it
any wonder that the merchants on this
side run to female clerks?
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-04

There Is n class of men In every CON-
munity who go about with vinegar f'ecs'
growing because they think they ARE not
appreciated rs they think they should be,
and who constantly quarrel with their des-
tiny. These men usually have made
great mistake In their estimate Of their
abilities. or are unmitigated donkeys. In
either case they are unfortunate. II peo-
pie despisc you, do not tell 1t oil over
town. If you are capable. show it. IL
you are q right down clever fellow. wash
the wormwood Off your face. and show
your goodwill by deeds. Then, II the
people feel above yon, 60 right of and
feel above them. If they swell when
they pass you in the street, swell YOURSELF
and If this does not "fctch them." con-
clude very good-naturcdly that they are
unworthy your acquaintance. and pity
them for missing such capital chance to
get into good company.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-04
XII coSoREss-sEc0SD SESSION.

Peb. q. sgxAm-Th- following by Mr.. vii.
llams Was adopted without divisions
Rs.sisss That to old 4, the present circulation
of the paper currency of the country wvuld lr -
render more dificult and remote the resumption VI
ppccis payments, Inc urAge and fdster . spint VI
speculation. ag<rsvnte tile evils prUlucsd by frr-
Quent and sudden fluctuations of values, " depfe-
c,ats the credit of tie nation and % check the
heathfal tendency Of legitimate business 10 scttls
down upon . safe and permanent hass, and there
f0rs, In The opinion IL the s<aAt-, the eIstnE vol.
uine of such currency ought MT 10 he incrcAs~t.
Mr Tent,n made spc~cb On funding ih- salon
Q debt The rrst 20 th. time wa- taken up in dis-
cussins the right u Mr.. Rsvss 10 ss.s In hs ss"
ate.
discussing. and di.posng of the eas. ~ ~ Mh'a.-
more of South Carsllns charged With violating tbs
Law I'm maxim. appointments 10 the Military Aesi.
emies at West Point and Annapolis, ~ bsins ih.
duruc..i by p.cuniary cOnslderati ns Tie nnal fo-
r,It vas. Mr. Whlttenorc's exp ,ison nom sest In
~. Uous /. by q unanimous vote.
Peh. "a. ssxAu.-Mr lIay ward intrudeccd .
blii q, divide the state "f rshAs and " establish
Tie territories of Jefiefson and AAtAgorfs. Ansf
inny delats till nearly I've o'cloek, m,ton 70 ai'
mjnister 4, Mr.. Reyels Oh. oath o ofcc, ps<sri by
= vvts of ~ los aud Mr. Revels entsrci ON his 81
hcc. .,
amendments to the Legislative aPp,epfist:s VII.
An aIn-Udmcut apprvpfisting ~ ii,Gilf Wy .rlAf
mcut of eslucati.n and making an appropriation Ut
4 an nd nj Cofrn City, ws ayr 81 y. Ihs inl,n
appr,priatioa hill ellctst icas Discussion anu the
maesScre of Inians BY Col. fskors cotimAod Was
de.,ounc.- and den. She id.n Ma charged siu Gis
responsibility ofits oultiv.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-04
Sleep and Death.

ITO love without fearing DEATH" said
Hufeland, els tho only means of living
happy and dying ut good old age. Poo
ple who dread death seldom attain longev-
ity. If death presents itself to us under
n repulsive and terrifying aspect, 1t Is sole
ly owing to our habits and prejudices hay
Ing perverted our feelings. Montaigne
Justly said that 1t Is the darkening the
room, the faces full of grief and desola-
ton, the moaning and crying. that make
death terrific. Civilization. by investing
death with the most lugubrious associa-
tions that 1t can conjure up, has also con-
tributed to rendering It hideous spectre.
It is the reverse with the patient. In nine
cases out of ten 1t Is not only relief but
almost u sense of voluptuousness. Sleep
daily teaches us the reality OF death.
"Slecp and death are twins" said the
poets of antiquity. Why. then. should
we fear death, when we daily invoke Its
brother rs friend and consolation !?
Life" said Button, "begins to fail long
before It is utterly gone" Why, then,
should we dread the last moment, when
we are prepared for its advent by so many
other moments of similar character?
Death is rs natural as life. 10th come to
us IN tho same way, without our con.
seriousness, without our being able to de-
termne the advent Of either. No one
knows the exact moment when he goes to
slccp, none will know the exact moment
OF his death. It Is certain that death Is
generally u plcaslirable feeling. Lucan
used to say that life would be unsupport-
able to man II the gods had not hidden
from him the happiness he would expert
cnce in dying. Tullius Marccllius, Fran
els Suarez, and the philosopher Ia Met
trie, all spoke of the volrptuousness of
their last moments. Such are the conso-
lations which philosophy presents to tim
id minds that dread death. We need not
say what much higher and lo!ticr consola-
tions await tho Christian who is firm and
steadf.st in his faith. anil has before him
tho prospect of eternal life.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-04
Misfellaurnns.
Celebrated Maniacs.

Frederick William of Prussia, tho IA
thor of Frederick the Great, the debau-
chce and drtinkard, who treated his chill
dren with marked cruelty, compelling
them to eat the most unwholesome and
disgusting food. and crowned his brutal.
ty by splitting into 1t, suffered from hypo-
chondriasis and great mental depression,
once attempting to commit suicide.
Judge Jeiireys. the brutal minion Of
James II. of England, was tortured by n
cruel internal malady, aggravated by in
temperance.
Damien persisted In declaring that had
he been bled In the morning. rs he wish
cd. he never would have attempted the as
sassination OF Louis XIV.
Calignla commenced his reign with
mildness, and It was after violent attack
of bodily illness that he began his career
Of cruelty. crime and vice.
Frequently, long before an attack Of in
sanity Is clearly defined, the patient ad-
mits he Is under the influence, of certain
vague apprehensions, undefnable misgiv-
ings and anxious suspicious rs to the sane
character of his emotions. Such sad
doubts. fearful apprehensions, mysterious,
inexplicable forebodings and distressing
misgivings as to tho healthy condition of
the mind, often induce the heart-broken
sufferer. convulsed with pain and choking
with anguish, prayerfully, and In accents
Of wild and frenzied despair, to ejaculata
with King Lear :.
10 lot me not he mad, not mad, sweet heaven;
Keep mo in temper, lwould not be mad"
Dean Swift had asingular prcsentiment
OF his imbccility. DIR. Young, walking
one day with the Dean, some short dis
tance from Dublin, suddenly missed him,
he having Jagged behind. The Doctor
found him at distance, gazing in sol
emn state of abstraction at the top Of .
lofty elm, whose head had been blasted
by hurricane. He directed DIR. Young's
attention to the summit of the tree, and,
hcaving deep sigh, exclaimed. II shall
be like that tree, shall die ut the top
first"
These words convey n solemn warning.
in these days Of fast living and perpetual
mental toll. II bchoOvcs us all O take
care we do not Idle at the top first" when
little attention to what is going on with
in us will keep mp u healthy circulation of
the sap.
Excessive night work; strong tea and
coffee to stimulate the nerves; eating has
tily; improper or indigcStible food, re-
sorting to the use of drugs, tonics. bittcrs,
and alcoholic stimulants; smoking or
chewing tobacco; and worse than all the
rest. giving way to inordinate or pervert-
cd love, and ncglccting religious duties,
are some of the causes of early mental
and physical decay. imbecility, and insan-
.ity. One who allows himself to be con-
trollcd by these agencies is in danger.
His life, rs well rs his sanity, Is in peril.
Why will men tempt God by violating
his law?]-Phrcnological Journal.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-04
NAME LEGrsLATURE.

Feb. oi.-Alarye number Of bills were acted upon
In the senate relative IN matters which more pattic-
bill was reported asIng the weight Of coal at 22,o
lbs to the ton. The petition requiring savings
banks % loan money only real estate, reject
e. The bill regulating the sale Of milk was indef
In The House, an act to prevent the throwing Of
slabs 40. into Mousam river. In kcnnebunh, Was
passci In he engros-cd also 10 protect hSh IN Hiram
and Porter. Tho Iiailroad consolidation bill which
was assigned to this day, l. not mentioned. Tho
committee who have reported In hyee of consolida-
ton evidently feel thai more clog rolling" 10 ncccs-
YeS. S,%fhe senate, under suspension of rules.
passed to he engrossct the resolve to pay all con-
tracts made prior ~ Peb -, -6l In gold; bls were
respecting offers to he defsulted, also 10 pay eh.
penses of Justices of Supreme Courts aiso Ia amend
relative N railroads. The minority report on di'is
Ion of we.tbro oh wAt reiu, . u - u: ,.,, ,...
laton IL required respecting receipts Issued by ware
housing and con,miss.n merchants for goots re-
ceiyet. The Finance Committee reported resolve
to pay the contracts of the state made prior "a feb
~, is6l, In coin, which was pas.ed T. be .ngr"ssei
and sent b. the senate. Among the many bill report
~i Was bollshlng the .ciol agent AMI district
text hooks was indeinitcly pc-tP"ncd by vote OF
~ to o.. Bi concerning the rate of interest wss
amended 80 that where not specially contracted,
interest shall be at per cent? aud passed 10 he en-
gr, sod.
Peb. S.-Amony the hills read and assignsd was
an act 90 authorize Charles II. Bartlett 81 khtrry
b. build wharf into The tide waters oi I1sc.taIun
river, and among tb. bills passcd 10 lc ensctef un
an act to prevent the thriving of slabs into the
Mousam river at ksnnebunkI al.j Ia aathoriie the
Congregational church at kennebunk 90 sell their
title "a the Bap,s meeting hous. In .a,d town al.o
a. make valid the doings ~ persons elected ~ sr-
l.etinen and As-e.rors &c kennebunk for i-e1. On
the petition Tor the repeal of the city charter of
ssco, Mr.. Reed for the c"mmitt.s of the Judiciary
rrIort.d leave to withdraw. The r--sl,es In favor
Of wilton Academy and Maine Central Institute
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-04
Our Grandmothers.

II is simply impossible-listcn now. !
pray, all knights Of high and low degree.
marching along thousand score strong,
grcat-hcarted gentlemen singing this song
of wonan's sphericity-it is simply inn
possible for any woman tn do the whole
work Of her household and make
her life what woman's lifo ought to be-.
This is rule that admits Of no exception
and modification. The duties which n
woman owes to society, and to the moral
and spiritual part of her household. are
just rs imperative rs those which she owes
to its physical comfort. And If she alone
ministers to the latter the former must be
neglected, and the latter will hardly be
accomplished. know all about our no.
BILE grlndmothers. have heard Of them
before. ! think we could run u race with
them any day. Bdt we cannot whose fault
Is it' If the women Of to-day arc puny.
fragile, dcgener,td, are they not the grand
children of their grandmothers-bearing
such constitutions rs their grandmothers
could transmit 1t was the duty of those
venerable ladies not only to be strong
themselves, but to SEQ to II that their chill
dren were strong. A sturdy race should
leave sturdy race. 1t was far more
their duty to give to their children vigor-
ous minds, stalwart bodies, healthy nerves
and firm principles, than 1t was to spin
and weave and make butter and cheese
all day. We should have got along
just rs we'll with less linen laid mp In law
ender ;and II our grandmothers could only
have waited we would have woven them
more cloth In day than their hand-looms
would turn out in lifetime. But there
is no royal road to a healthy manhood and
womanhood. Nothing less costly than
human life goes into the construction of
human life. We should have moro rca-
son to feel grateful TO our ancestors If they
would have given up their superfiuous In
dustries, called OF their energy from It's
pcrishable objects, and let more of their
soul and strength flow lcisurely In to build
up the soul and strength Of the genera
tons that were to come after them. No
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-04

Some years since, prominent business
man Of Northampton. Mass, who began
to ..sow his wild oats" when boy. and
hasn't got all through yet, attended u col
orcd ball on Market st. in that town. After
each "brcak down" he noticed that well
near the house-by the way, shallow
one-ws rcsortcd to by the men to quencl'
their thirst. Unobservcd while the dance
was going on, he slipped ont of the house
and moved the curb u few feet beyond tho
we'll. and waited the result. Presently
ont came one of the dancers, and plump
into the we'll he went. Blowing and puG.
ing he came to tho top. and exclaimed
"By gory! who's moved dis we'll since
Tse out here las ?"
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NUMBER IL.
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BIDDEF0RD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH f. 1870.

body Is to blame for being born weak. II
this generation of women is feeble COM
pared with Its hardy and laborious grand
mothers. 1t is simply because the grand.
mothers put so much Of their vitality,
their physical nerve and moral fibre into
their work, that they had but an INSULT
cient quantity leit wherewithal to endow
their children; and SO they wrought US
cyil.-Gail Hamilton.