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Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-01
PROPOSALS. ron ARMY sUPPLIEs,

OFTIcE OHmT OoAfAaIssAhY OF 6UBHmrEsoEl
DEPARTMENT or the MISSOURI. 7
foRr LnAvENwonrH, KAN, March Is. l53a
Sealed proposals. In duplicate, viii be EeoeiVod at
Lha once uulil ~ O'Clock M, phl ID i9, for fuT
nlshine The FREbH BKEi required b the subslat-
eaes DePartnsntU, !, A., for one rear commencing
July 1, ma al the following posts
HOTt LsavonvoTth, Kansas.
Fort RILEY, Kansas.
hort HArker, Kansas.
Fort HAya, Kansas
Fora Wallace, Kansas.
Fort LArued, Kansas.
Fort Dodge, Kansas.
oamP Supply, 1T
Fort 1Son, u. r.
Fort Reynolds, %, T,
Fort Garland, D, Il.
%sSs. s'o,. can DO obtained upon IEPSsgoS y thi'
@6S Major and 0. g.. D. 0. I. Dept No.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-01
PAoPosAIs FOR VA IN V VIZ ASP ooREEDBEEE

UNITED STATS SoLDInnss uoME,
NEAR WAAHR0ToE, ID. o., March IA ts71.
Sealed proposAls viii be received a this once IN.
CoTnsd Besf and Mutton required Tor 81 tnmAtsa
Al the Old soldiss' bone, DstEqt q oolamhla, Tor
District o. Columbia, 10 suoh quantities. and GA such
liz proposals. Issst 81 aGtaAolorIly guaranteed By
two Tospoasibls psfsPns known % the andsI1lEned.
BIZ w p opened At THIS Os' 4 ln,SSssdAS'
aSis Surgeon U. B. A.. sseY snd tresSSI:..
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-01

Save your money BY buylng your Goods Of US. Eve-
rythlng warranted a. represented, or NJ sale.
Remember, our No u 151 PennsylvanlA avenue,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-01
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WAaHroIQE, y. o., JsauasJ u, INA,
BsAied proposals viii b rooslysd by the unfsfsiansd
until u o'clock m q MONDAY, the eth dag q April
tssa. for the construction u Steam PfopsllqT Tor
sound
BIDS viii be received for The construction Of III.
tbs engine. boiler, sto., separately. ..,.,
Plans and apeclhcatlooa Of The sane, toGether VIII
I'll other necessary inform alton, viii be Furnished 10
hiddsrs applioston the Collector OF Customs az
Esn Frsnrisro Cslifornia1 Porti.nd Orsron Aud
Port Townsend, w n
Ths fshi & reserved 70 rslsc, suy or all bids sbould
do. GRO. 4. BOUTWEl.iy
mh5 Bsorotary Of the Treasury
N ROPOsAiS FOR StRS isTFNOE HTORES
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

NEGLECTED OPPoRTUNIrIEs,-Wlth al
the characteristic energy of the people OF
this country, it is remarkable ana Ia
mentable fact that the children OF those
who have raised themselves to social
position and influence by their personal
efforts. almost invariably waste what
their parents accumulated. With supe--
rior advantages and n bright prospect
before them to occupy a higher place
than their prudent, persevering fathers,
they fall by vice and dissipation INTO
NEGLECT and absolute nothingness. Neg
lected opportunities is the sin OF those
who imagine themselves something when
at the end ola useless life, they discover
themselves to be nobodies. 1t IS natural
for parents to hope, pray, and labor Tor
their children, with an ambition to leave
them useful and prominent among men;
But necessity alone develops power, ana
honest devotion in the steady pursuit OF
reputation above rcproach, secures
what those who waste their opportunl-
ties never oStain-a good name.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

AMU1E DEvoUR1NG SHEEP. The Ver-
sailles (Mo.) Gazette says: Mr.. Fred
Jones, residing some eight miles South
east of this place, is the owner of a
thrifty, four-year-old mule. One of his
neighbors, it appears, has been gradually
missing his sheep, and supposed that
the dogs or wolves were deyouring them;
not in the least placing suspicion on the
mule, it, as matter of course, was not
watched. This work went on until one
day.last week the children were return
ing from school and beheld the mule !;
he was engaged in making q meal on
sheep and grass alternately--that is, a
bite of "mutton" and then a nip of
grass Our informant states that on
hearing the sheep bleat, this mule will
leave its kindred and go in search of its
prey. This, of course, will be denied
by great many as being reliable ; but
our informant further states that the
mule has been watched by its owner and
others, and find facts as above stated,
This "queer" member Of the animal
kingdom has been placed in lot in Or
der to prevent its further destruction of
sheep.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

NOVEL SUIT For DAMAGES. We un
derstand that a most singular case IS
about to be instituted by one of our
well-known citizens against merchant,
for causing the death of his wife, and
setting damages at 10000. 1t appears
that the merchant, who is a dealer IN
drugs, was in the habit of selling to the
wife Of the citizen referred to laudanum
for personal use, in clandestine man
ner; that the wife on one occasion, took
a dose of said laudanum, which was the
immediate cause of death, Previous to
the woman's becoming addicted to the
use of the drug, she was q healthy, intel
ligent and industrious helpmate. The
husband claims that, Though the lntlu-
ence of the drug, his wife lost her health;
she became depressed in spirits, and
death followed, causing desoIation to his
home and sorrow in his heart; Beley,-
ing that all this was produced through
the sale of the drug. he claims damages
from the seller, on the ground that ne
knowingly sold the poisonous article
fully aware of its disastrous effects upon
the woman in question.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

A SALUTARY LEssoN.-One great good
of great public school is the way in
which the moral pruning-knifc is welded
there. 1 do not mean by the masters,
but by the republic of boys. Many a
lad of rank and fortune, in whom the
evil shoots Of arrogance, self-conceit,
contempt, for his fellow-creatures, and a
notion that he himself is the mightiest of
mortals, has been fostered at home by
the adulation Of servants and cottagers
and tenantry, has these evil shoots etfec.
tually shred away. You have heard, OF
course, how the Duke Of MiddleseX and
Southwark came to his title as a baby
and grew up under the care of obse-
ouious tutors and governors till he had
attained the age to go to school. The
first time he was there he was stand
ing at a corner of the playground with
a supercilious air, surveying the sports
that were proceeding. A boy about his
own size preceived him, and, running
up, said with some curiosity" Who are
you2" "The Duke of Middlesex and
Southwark" was the reply. "Oh,"
said the other boy, with awakened in
terest, "there's one kick for the Duke
of Middlesex and another for the Duke
of Southwick," and having thus delivered
himself, he ran away. o, what a sharp
pair of shears in that moment pruned OF
certain shoots which had been growing
in that young peers nature ever since
the dawn of intelligence The awful
yet salutary truth was impressed, by a
single lesson, that there were places IN
this world where nobody cared for the
Duke of Middlesex and Southwark.
And perhaps that painful pruning was
the beginning of the discipline which
made the Duke, as long as he lived, the
most uupretending, admirable, and
truly noble of mon.-A Country Pdrson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

ASTUTTERING OFFICIAL. The Chicago
Post remembers a good story of the pri-
vate secretary of a former Governor of
New York, badly given to suffering.
Some innocent agriculturiSt had man
aged to pass some local measure to the
advantage of Squashville Center or Lit
tie Bungtown through the Legislature,
and the act only awaited the guberna-
torial signature to become law. Time
passed but the Governor "made no
sign" The rural member called upon
the secretary and represented his case,
called again and yet again. On the oc-
casion Of his third visit, at the conclu,
sion of the interview, the secretary az
marked: "S-s-s-say, do you know W.
w.w-what was the name of the little &C.
c-cuss in the TIT ter-tes-te testament that
got up into the p-p-p palm ?" "zac-
cheus," promptly replied the member.
"Y.y.yes, Zaccheus, th-th-thats the
m-man, answered the secretary land
w-what VS. wa-was it th-they said to him?'
"Oh, he said to him, 'Zaccheus, come
down" "Th.th-that's it," said the
secretary with every affectation Of de.
light, "c-c-c-come down-yes - good
day" The member saw the point Of
the delicate satire, and "came down,
and an hour afterwards his bill was law.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23
Serious Forest Fires.

Each year immense quantities of valu-
able timber are burned in the United
States and Canada Last year the losses
in this direction were frightful and this
year the fires start in much earlier than
then, with indications of equally as
serious results. Already fires have
ragged in many portions of New York and
Pennsylvania, destroying the fine forests
by the square mile, and the people of
the vicinity powerless to help them
selves In all cases the inhabitants
abandoned their business to do battle
with the fire, but they seem to have
made little Roadway. In some cases
such was the intense heat OF the air that
workers were forced, at times, to throw
themselves on their fstes to avoid sufo-
cation. The cattle ran believing about
mad with terror. Flakes of fire poured
constantly from above, as if from a vol
cano in eruption. Long lines Of fence
disappeared almost in flash, like the
quick rush and flight of so many fiery
serpents. The women in the houses
packed up their treasures, and gathered
together their little ones, prepared at
any moment to flee for their lives. II
is certain that many Of these fires are
the result of sheer carclessness on the
part of hunters and others, but it is as
certain that those who are made to suffer
through this carelessness should unite
in system of cooperation, so that the
people of neighboring towns might turn
out en- neoSSe to hel p each other in case
of need, would be Judicious. Those who
have had experience know that in prairie
fires the only really dependable plan Of
procedure is to get well to leeward, and
either burn or cut down and remove the
grass and stubblein the path Of the com,
ing flames. If the fire cannot leap the
swathe or gap thus made, its race is run
1t might be very difficult, or perhap'
impossible, to do this in burning wood
because of the size and weight of thu
trees. Perhaps, however, it might be
done beforehand. The towns, that is t.
say, might provide for clearing space a
assigned intervals in all forest lands, 81
that when the fires did break out Their,
would be some chance of keeping then
within circumscribed limits. The sub
ject is one worthy of grave attention
and now that these fresh confagration
have come so swiftly on the heels of tn
destructive ones of last Fall, it is to b
hoped that more active and effectua
measures will be provided against simila
disasters for the future than have ye
been applied.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

A HORRIBLE MAssACRE,-A few days
since, says the San Antonio Herald, while
encamped at the Howard Springs, on the
Ell Paso road, q train of wagons and
about fifteen persons were attacked by
sixty redskins, six or eight deserters,
negro soldiers and seven Mexicans. 1t
was about u NJ. Some of the men were
cooking, some lolling in the pleasant
shade, others attending to the various
duties, and all in a state of lazy careless
ness, when like thunderbolt the fiond-
ish yell Of the savages deadened every
heart with terror. Before the panic
stricken Transfers could collect then
scattered thoughts and arms, the Indians
had ridden amongst them and secured
all but two. After having thus secured
the now despairing Transfers they pro
cecded ia pilIage the contents Of the
wagons. They, to their great delight
found a quantity of United States arms
and ammunition, which they appropria
ted to their use. They took a few arti
Giles of merchandise, with which the wag
ons were principally loaded, for the use
of their recruits and MeXicans. They
then rolled the wagons together, careful
" tied their victims under the wagons
piled wood around and set fire to the pile
They remained with diabolical stoliditl
till the death throes of the tortured
Transfers ceased to greet their ears, ther
they deliberately collected their mules
and spoils with the dignifed air of con
uuerors."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

A MYSTERY SOLVED. About once in
four or five years the question, "Was
Morgan murdered by the Freemasons %
comes up in the newspapers, and is dis
cussed with as much fervor as if the trans.
action it refers to was matter of yester-
day. 1t will sadden those who delight
in mystery to know, on so good authori-
ty as that Of Morgan's son, that the sup
posed victim of the brethren of the mys-
tic tie was neither tied to stone and sunk,
had his throat cut, nor was torn asunder,
according to the general custom in such
cases. On the contrary, he lived until
nearly thirty years after his abduction,
finally ending his days in corpulence and
contentment at Hobartown, Van Die
mans Land, where he for some time pub
lished a newspaper, the Advertiser, which
is still in existence. According to the
son referred to, Morgan was released on
condition of his leaving the country for.
ever. He was accompanied to Quebec
where he entered the British navy, and
placed on ship which left soon after fol-
England. Later he accompanied gov.
eminent vessel to Australia, and his pc
Rod of service being ended, he chose tc
take up his residence in that quarter Of
the world. His son is resident of SAL
Francisco, and is responsible for the
statements here given. Boston Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

A C1uB.-" Tommy, my son, what are
you going to do with the club ?, send
it to the editor, of course. But wnaO
are you going to send it to the editor !,I
for ?" "Cause he says if anybody Will
send him club, he will send them
COP, of his paper" The mother came
pretty near fainting, but retained con-
seriousness enough to ask "But, Tom
nv, dear, what do you suppose he wants
with club ~ "Well, l don't know,
replied the hopeful urchin, "unless 1t IT
is to knock down subscribers as don't
pay for their papers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

COUNTING IN SIDERIA.-When once
the young beau among the Koraks be-
comes infatuated, he makes known his
passion to the father OF his affinity, and
expresses his desire to strive for her hand.
A kind of contracts Immediately entered
into, by which the young man binds him,
self to the father as servant for term
of years, at the expiration of which time
he can have the pleasure of learning
whether the daughter will have him OF
not. In this manner, If the father be the
happy possessor of beautiful daughter
he may have half a dozen men ready tc
do his bidding at one time. When the
term of servitude expires, one of the
larger youths is selected, and all the old
women of the place, armed with sticks
and pieces of seal thongs, are stationed
in hepologs suspended around the room.
The daughter then appears, thickly clad
in skin garments, followed by her lover,
when race ensues around the Enclosure,
the contestants lodging about among
the pologs. To win his bride, he must
overtake her and leave the print of his
nail upon her person before she can be
rescued by the old women, who, during
the race, impede the lover as much as
possible by beating him with sticks, and
tripping him by Selling his legs as nc
rushes by them. The advantage is all
with the girl, and If she does not wish tc
become the wife of her pursuer, she car
avoid him without difficulty. On the
contrary, if she likes him, she manages
to stumble, or makes known her wishes
to the old women, who then only make
show of impeding herpursuer. Some
times the lover is so desperately smitten
that, just after being foiled, he returns
to the father and binds himself for an
other term of years for the privilege OF
making another trial.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

ANEcDoTE OF WEsIEY.-Wesley and
Bradburn often used to itinerate togeth,
er. On one occasion they had some
difference, and the contention was Sc
strong that Bradburn said they must
part. 1t was like Paul and Barnabas
parting. Next morning Wesley asked
Bradburn if he was in the same mind.
eyes" said Bradburn it will be bet,
ter for both of u.s." "Well, said Yves
ley, it must be so, except you beg my
pardon" "I won't" said Bradburn.
"Then I will beg your pardon, Sam. .
Bradburn burst into tears, and the two
evangelists loved each other more than
ever.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

B1ocD.-A very interesting case of
the successful TRANSMISSION Of blood from
one person to another is described by
Professor Jugeson of Berlin, in recent
number of medical journal published
in that city, His patient was a man
twenty-eight years of age, who had been
poisoned by PHOSPHORUS, having taken
solution Of the ignition mass OF eight
bundles Of matches, on the ninth of De-
cember. On the 18th OF February, the
activity of the heart having been excited
by champagne, a TRANSMISSION of $50 Gu
bic centimetres of blood, which had just
been taken from three persons in good
health, was effected, into vein of the
arm, 500 cubic centimetres of the pa
TENTS own blood being at the same time
taken from an artery. An Improvement
in bis condition at once set in, and he
was able to leave his bed early in March.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

SHARP G1R1.-A gentleman once asked
little girl, how many sisters she had,
and was told "three or four" Her
mother asked Mary, when they were
alone what had induced her to tell such
an untruth. "Why, mamma" cried
Mary, 81 didn't want him think you
were so poor that you hadn't but one
child. Wouldn't he thought we were
drefful poorP"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

The PRICE OF Woon.--The price OF
common wool in the New York market
on the LIST of May was, III 1861, 32 cents
per pound 1862, AZ cents ; in 1868, 70
cents in 1864, 70 cents; in 1865, Go
cents in 1866, Go cents; in 1867, 48
cents in 1868, 45 cents ; in 1869, 10
cents in 1870, A cents in 1871, As
cents, and in 1879, 10 cents. Other
grades of wool have fuctuated in pro-
portion during these years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

DAVID ScoTT and Mitchell Cherest, the
men who murdered three inmates of a
house of ill-fame at Bull Run, near
Windsor Locks Conn, in January last,
and who were subsequently arrested in
Van Vert, O., were found guilty OF
murder in the second degree and sen
fenced to the State prison for life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

A GERMAN named Godfrey Kohlerr,
committed suicide in Echo Woods, north
of Philadelphia. He placed a moose
about his neck, fastened the end OF
the cord to the top rail of fence, knelt
and strangled himself
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23
&" In Christie and thee,
The truste shall bee"

The ring looked old-fashioned, and the
box was worn and had number attached
to it, which had been partly torn off.
| quickly changed it into the green box
belonging to my lost ring, and put the
case away. At breakfast found Mary in
tears, mamma very grave and quiet, and
nc Patrick Or George. The wedding was
put of, Patrick was ordered to India,
George had to join his regiment, too, and
Mr.. Trevelyan also disappeared from our
quiet town.
Months passed away; Mary grew thin,
but seemed very cheerful; lost color and
spirits daily, and got more and more like
ghost, but quiet and woman!y in my
ways, with staidness that Mary teased
me about, and mamma complained that
her baby Mabel was gone foI ever.
By that kiss shut, as imagined, from
all ties dear to maiden's heart -iorever
forbidden by the memory of that day to
hope for lover, or husband, or children
shut out from all the world Of woman
yet with heart wealthy with passionate
love, poured forth all this wealth of alice
ton, all this ideal love at the feet of the
man who had wrecked my life by one fool
ish action; yes, my fancy, after time,
invested Mr.. Trcvclyan with every virtue,
and | pardoned his fault, condoling it as
the years passed on by the thought that
he cared for me, had loved me sat first
sight" My DEMONSTRATING or sleeping
were of him; acted the scene on the
cliff again and again; in visions felt his
lips press mine, in dreams he told me Of
his unchanging love.
Six years flowed on in quiet succession
of daily duties, and I had grown so used
to my ideal sorrow, so quiet and resigned
to my lot in life, so contented with my
dream hero, that had at twenty three
years ceased to trouble for the future
only grieving for Mary's long waiting, and
for her fading beauty and failing health
Patrick's letters were not as lover
should be, and we always knew by hel
sigh that no news had come Of speedy
return. We were sitting one Christmas
eve, as usual, very quietly and rather dull
round the fire, when Mary rose and began
to softly pace the room.
"Mabel," she said gently-mamma was
asleep-"I feel so strange tonight; | can
not rest; / believe Patrick has come tc
England, and that we shall be married at
, last"
"Of course you will be married."
said, shut what nonsense to think Of bis
coming tonight, 1T is only because it i:
Christmas eve, and one wants to have
those we loved around u.s."
"Tell me, Mabel, don't you hear foot
steps ?" We looked out, the snow lay
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23
Through the Tunnel.
ILLUSTRATED BY d. soATTERdooD.

Riding up from Bangor,
On tho Eastern" train,
From q six weeks shooting,
In the woods Of Maine;
Quite extensive whlskers,
Beard, moustachc as well,
Sat o student fellow"
Tall and fine and swell.
Empty seat behind him,
No one at his side;
To pleasant station
Now the train doth glide.
Enter aged couple,
Take the hinder seat;
Eater gentle maiden,
Beautiful, petite.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23

A man who had lost his eyesight by
reading a borrowed paper, recovered it
soon after subscribing for it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23
Out into the daylight

Out into the daylight
Darts the Eastern" train
Students beaver ruflled;
Just the merest grain
Maiden's hair is tumblcd
And there and then appeared,
Cunning little earring
Caught in students beard.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-10-31
UPPER SANDUSKY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER

stopped by its removal from her sight.
Who can say that cats are an unfeline
race:-HdTJord Times.
A POLICEMAN received in pay, this
month, from the City Treasury, twenty
dollar bill, which appeared TO have been
torn and pasted together again. On a
closer scrutiny it was discovered that a
quarter of counterfeit twenty dollar
bill had been substituted for the genuine
quarter, which warrants the inference
that three other bills had been treated in
like manner, and out of three good bills
and bad one somebody had ingeniously
patched up four bills, which no doubt
readily passed as four good but dilapi-
dated twenties. CIeUeLand FidiHdedler.
A GERMAN girl lately arrived in Cleve-
land, and was engaged to work in the
family of prominent lady, who prided
herself upon her servants and their abili-
ty. The mistress, in initiating her into
the nature of her work, told her, among
other things, that when she wished to
call her she would ring bell, which was
TO be kept in the dining-room. Scarcely
- hour had she been in the house, before
her emn,,, er heard loud and prolonged
ringing of the bcr, in the dining-roOm.
The operation being kepS up Ior some
time, she went out TO see the caus~: En-,
tering the room, she saw the new giri
ringing away to the imminent danger of
the bell She wanted to ask some ques-
tion about the affairs of the culinary de-
partment, and thought if ringing the bell
was to be the summons for her to come,
the opposite cause would hold good, and
the same bell would bring her mistressl
And so it did