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The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-21

Nature does the rest This, observe
is not the testimony Of theology but
of science. A man, for ten years, has
been giving himselfupto debauchery
He has resisted the counsels of his
friends, the admonitions of his father
the prayers of his mother, the entrea
ties Of his wife. He has gone from
bad to worse, till all, or nesrly all
have abandoned him. "More THAI
once" said one of these men to me
| have put stone in my pocket, and
stood on the edge of q ferry boat, re.
solved to jump off and put an end
to my misery, but lacked the cour
age" The stomach is diseased, the
tissues are infiamed, the nerves shat
tered, the brain disordered, the blood
impure, the eyes bloodshot, and the
limbs trembling. This man comes
to this asylum. He lays aside the
stimulation Of the cup, that of busi,
ness, that Of unhealthful food. In
brief, he ceases to do evil. And
straightway, nature-remOrseless ma
ture. unforgiving nature!-begins to
undo this mans own uudoing, to re,
pair the ravages he has committed on
himself. Itrebuilds the wasted tissue
purifies the cor; upted blood, restores
yigor to the enfeebled nerves, gives
back power to the decrepit will, and,
in six months time, restores the self:
made individual to manhood again
This work nature carries on every
where in this sin-stricken ana sorrow
ful world Of ours. SO long as we
continue our violation Of nature :
laws, we suffer her penalties. But
no sooner do we cease to do evil than
she begins to take from us the con
sequences we have brought upon
ourselves. The broken bone she be.
gins to knit together; the gaping
wound she heals; the inhamed tissues
she restores to health. And when
selt-intlicted disease has gone so fal
that the restorative agencies Of the
DodJ are lhauequdle, nature without
Is rich in herbs whose only function
is to bear the message Of divine par
don to the lacerated body, to deliver
it from the just penalties Of violated
law. What a world, indeed, this
would be if nature were as unforgiv-
ING as ijr. Argure represented it.
The broken bone would hang forever
loose; the wound would never close:
The system, once disordcred, would
never be restored to health. Not the
imagination Of Dante himself con,
ceiyed of anything more horriblethan
the hell this world would be, if, even
in the realm Of physical nature, there
~ mo rOlE Eiveness. 1t would be but
. home of helpless incurables.
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eforeign Gltanings.

Republican Spain.-The formal mes
sage of abdication of King Amadeus
was read in the Cortes on Tuesday. It
opens with the statement that the King
has maturely considered the question
Of what course he ought to pursue with
reference to the Spanish throne, and has
firmly resolved upon his present action.
When he accepted the Crown be did SO
under the belief that the loyalty Of the
people who had called him would com
penSate for the ineXperience which he
brought to his task. He had found that
herein he was deceived. fthe enemies
who had beset his path had been for
eignerS, he would not have taken the
course now determined upon; but they
are SpaniardS. BY them Spain had been
kept in perpetual disquiet. All his eff
forts to quiet her or put an end to the
intrigue which We're the source of her
agitation had proved unavailing. 1t
was not enough that he had a partisan
support. He had no wish to remain on
the throne as the King of party. lie
therefore announced his abdicatiOn on
behalf of himself and his heirs.
Upon the completion Of the reading,
the Senate and Congress met together
in the chamber of the latter, and cOnsti-
tuted themselves the Sovereign Cortes
of Spain. Senor Rivero, President of
the Congress, was called to the chair,
and, in brief speech, he declared him
self ready tOanswer for the preservation
of order and the execution of the DEGREES
of the sovereign power.
A vote was then taken on the ques-
tion of accepting without discussion the
abdication of Amadeus, and it was ac-
cepted unanimously
A commission from the members of
the Senate and Congress- was then ap-
pointed to draft a reply to the message,
and another commission to accompany
the King to the frontier.
Senior Pi y Margall proposed resolu-
tion establishing Republic, and vest
ing in the Assembly the supreme power.
The resolution was adopted by vote
of 256 yeas against 80 nays. It's propO-
sitions are as follows: That Spain be
declared a Republic; that the National
Assembly assume all the powers of the
supreme authority; that they appoint a
responsible government to execute THEN
DEGREES; that to another Assembly, tC
be hereafter elected, be referred the
duty of determining the form of the
/ Constitution. The resolution was divid
ed into several parts, and each part was
voted upon separately.
The Cortes, on Wednesday, elected
the following Government:
| Figueras, for President of the Coun
Gil, received PA votes.
Cordova, Minister Of War, 239 votes
/ Ply Margall, Minister of the interior
243 votes
Nicolas Saimeron, Minister of Justice
242 votes.
Frar cisco Salmeron, Minister of tn,
I Colonies, 23S votes.
Beranger, Minister of Marine, a
votes.
! CASTELAR,, Minister of Foreign Affairs
245 votes.
/ Becerra, Minister of Public Works
233 votes.
Echegaray. Minister of Finances, n
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2 Faithful I 90.

Among the section men mentioned
caught out III the frightful Minneso-
ta storm, was one who lived several
miles from st. James. He was una
bic to reach home. and his wife be-
came alarmed for his safety, and he
was uneasy about his family. On
Thursday a shepherd dog belonging
to him came bounding into st. James
with a little leather bag attached to
his collar, in which was a letter from
his wife containing the joyful intelli-
gencc that they were sail well at
home" and asking for news of her
husband. Another letter was writ
ten informing the wife the husband
was safe and would return home
as soon as he could reach there.
This letter was placed in the leather
bag, and the faithful animal told to
| "go home" Away started the al
most human animal through the fear
full storm and snow drifts, and ar
rived safely at home with the pre-
cious news so anXiously looked for
by the waiting wife and mother The
next day the husband reached home.
/ This same dog was also sent with a
letter to a sick neighbor, and brought
back an answer. That dog is not for
sale.
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9en aud Scissors.

AT CHURCH.-We think that if the
people of Coudersport had known how
good the sermon would be at the NJ. +.
Church on Sunday last, every seat
would have been filed. And this with
out taking one away from other meet
ings, where, perhaps, the discourses
were quite as good.
SEVERE as the winter has been some
birds have still lived in our climate.
have seen four kinds since the most
intensely cold weather.
THE Saturday Reuietrer declares that
no Briton is so mean and abject as to
cOnceGe for a second that nature has
not endowed him with gift of prompt
ly deciding every theological question
THE Mayor of Boston deserves the
thanks Of all executives from the Presi-
dent down to conStableS. He has hit
bpOit a pittil w tAilC OlltIt-otChCIC. &Alll-
ing himself with a fresh vaccination,
he visited the smallpox hospitals and
got his smovement reported in thepapers.
The civil service in Boston demanded
no reform for several days.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 16.-The
| special message of President Grant on
Utah affairs is the absorbing topic of
| conversation here. The Herald says it
is another heavy dose, but they must
dance to the music furnished. and re-
peats that Polygamy, being part of their
religious faith, is above rightful attack.
! The NerS affects moderation and for
bearance. and says if collision takes
place. it will not be at the seeking of the
people. The position of the Saints, il
adds, in this crusade, is peace, patience
calm endurance and resignation. The
! general tone Of the Mormon press to-day
is Indicative of great fear The power
of the Mormons at Washington was
decmed imprcgnahlc. but now that dan
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-21

WELCOME, thrice welcome, little
ITEM in your new habilaments. Per
haps | should say Mrs. ITEM-for l
trust you have been forming some
matrimonial connection. and so | wish
You much joy! Well Mrs. ITEM-I
receive you this morning as on your
Bridal tour" Are you going to
see the falls Of Niagara. or are YOU
going to the Saratoga Springs? OF
course you must visit one or the other
or you can never be popular. But
don't let this visit increase your van
ity, and cause you to think that you
have seen everything and everybody.
| lately read of a gentleman who had
travelled even in Europe. On being
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-21

ger is imminent they are filled with 10.
stenation. In fact, there is a no..
everywhere among the priesthood n, Wv
MASSES OF the Mormons are apparen,I
anxious to quietly await the rasnr.
though it is well understood that a Iarn'
majority of the better class secro,7,
sympathise with the Gentle cause ~!
would joyfully welcome the day s -.
emancipation from Brigham's desnot
ism.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-21

4 WRITER in the Christian Union
visited the Asylum for Inebriates at
Binghamton, n. Y.
Doctor" said | to the attendant
physician, on the occasion of recent
visit to this asylum, what remedies
do you employ? Is there any spe-
ciifc for drunkenness ?"
"fhere is no specific" he replied.
"Rest, good air, plain food, and total
abstinence arc the only lemedieS@br
inebriacy. Nature does the rest"
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RAYMOND, Pa, Feb. 10, =;


Mr.. EDIToR:-Please permit me
though your columns to say that we
had a very pleasant donation party
last Thursday evening at the house
of Hr. 4. Andrews, at Andrews set
tlement' AS quite number came
from a distance, and as the result
was not known till after they had de-
parted, ii may be news TO. them to
say that it was just eighty dollars.
Many thanks to those who contri-
buted to this result, and to those
who opened their house and exerted
themselves to make the party pleas,
ant and successful. j. L. SWAIN.
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4 LITTLE UERo.-The Royal Hu.
name Society Of Great Britain has
just transmitted lis medal with a
suitable testimonial, to a little fellow
named Alfred in@ham, aged only II,
who rescued another boy named Hal,
,iwell, from the canal ut Sowerby.
BRIDE, Yorkshire. iiaiiiWrii, t
seems. was playing With sel eral other
boys on the canal bank, when he aeci-
dc"tally Eli into the water. The
cries Of his companions, who were
paralyzed with fear and made no cf
fort TO save him, brought Inoham to
the spot. After diving several times
he succeeded in rescUing him. Ing,
ham seems to have learnt not only t.
swim well but row to treat persons
apparently drowned, for on getting
the boy in the bank, he placed him
on his stomach and gently rolled him
from side to side. The boys moth.
er oftcredhim money, which, however,
the little fellow declined,
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-21
CHARADES.

| am composed Of two sylla6i
My first is small animal; beheaa
and it becomes very large ANN
My second is something often net
sary to our bodily comfort; benz
it and it becomes necessary TO
souls content. My whole IS a w
known flower.-ChriS. Union.
My first is a woman's name
Qnite pleasant to the ear;
NY second is a color fair,
BY Nature held most dear
My third, when living, is the IoN'
Of creatures wild and fleet;
When dead. it often shelters nldD'
From cold and from heat.
Ny ,chole | never once have seen
Yet know and love right well
My first, second, third and WiloN
Who'll be the first to tell: ii.
Peoples Weesg
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BEST

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So Sir stenben I'll ID ,.;Go ,,,., =. |.i'a';
Quick she steps where the courser st,,,.
Light She springs to the saadletree.
Love is better than kith or kin:
80 close she clung and so close cIasped he
Nv N.Y. 1' t,' rn,,. NV 'n VI Sle 5it'er wind,
tn Tboifts %ftse, ara ei,%n r NE t OF breath
Softly thew sinI, to the soft coI5 Sa"' H..yS'
And the snow-shroud folds ahem silently
Houses and lands ar, oopo fo,. ,ro
Kith and kin ike the wild wind fee.
Life and breath have fiuuered away
h''' io'e ha'h oioSsomed eternaily.
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rr,,,, ,,,a..+ +l,.,.;,,,.
-, ,,4.,s VA 10 - >''o'''' Z p'oO"pIy' was
~ ,'t'' tI ' ~ ,,'N Nv % l''''iyl W eoSter
- -, Wv Sn' i''i'ei" "' iNeS' 4
""'' ~ .''e o''s''Ne", came FORWARD,
So So - '''s 'e' 'r'o s'i"' WIN quy,
u 'n,S hI'o' i'''i'''' ~ spStei' lhe World
y :, '''''' - why ~ "0i' ''i O"i'iel " eoSirF
tilis I"uciili'S eulo%y Is not MS great
h11f ~
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-21

\ COOP BEGINNINa.-Hon. Eras
tns Corning died, not long since, at
Albany, worth nearly ten million dol.
lars. lie came to the city in ear7
boyhood poor and friendless, seeking
employment. Applying at a sto7
for work Of some kind. the merchsn
thought him too small and youngic
service.
Why, my little boy" said be
what can you do?"
"Can do what l am bid, sir T. vas
the prompt reply.
That reply secured him place and
that spirit made him a fayorite Tita
his employer and assured steady pro-
motion.
Amy young man who is ready III
hard work and attends to his dut!l
promptly and with thoroughness ma
hope to succeed. Idlers and shirseh
whose aim is to do as little as posslors
have a hard road to travel.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-21

Mrs. FREMONT is described a;
having grown stout ard gray, and
never, in the days Of her girlist
beauty, was SO fascinating as at tht
present time.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-21
BIBLE QUESTIONS.

What name signifies 'a seryI
light?n what ga father!" Wll'
mountain of strength" what D,, .il.y
ing?n what "father of a multl'I@, W
what "sprinkled with dew! ~
Union.
VIII some ofouryoung lrienu'
answers to the charades aii"
tions I-EpIT0R.
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SEVERE as the winter has been some
birds have still lived in our climate. !
have seen four kinds since the most
intensely cold weather.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-05-29

Teamsters at the St. Louis bridge. tunnel
struck Saturday for S5 a day instead of $780,
Aspecial from Jefferson City, Mo-, says the
funds IN the State Treasury completely
exhausted.
Maj Gen. W. Halleck left an estate valued
at $3.50, ,7e5. His widow has removed to Cab
ifornia.
Kane county, Ills, has hundreds Of aefes
corn yet in the field unhusked. Railroad
prices.
Only twenty three of the two hundred and
thirty seven Congressman and Senators haEs.
refused the fruits of the salary grab
The President has appointed William E..
Davis Assistant Unitea-States Treasurer at
Cincinnati, Mr.: Hays declining.
A raid was made Friday:night on a negro
den, near Quincy, Illinois, and large guam
tity of stolen jewelry and valuable clothing
captured. George Williams was arrested.
Representative j H Platt, ir., of the Fort.
ress Monroe District, has appointed John " :
Williams is mulatto boy, born a slave, and
II years old.
Tie Rev. DR.. Paddock, of BROOKLYN. was,
officially informed Saturday of his election to
the office of Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese
of Massachusetts,, and said he would reply
next week.
Messrs. Cain and Ransier, two of the COL
ored Congressman from South Carolina, have
nominated white youths who excelled in the
competitive examinations to West Point ca--
detship. Cain has also nominated a coleredi
youth who stood a similar test, to the naval
cadetship.
youth of thirteen was found dead in &
field few miles in the country from Dayton
Ohio. He had been narrowing with two
horses. and when found one of the horses was
dead, lying on the boys body. The boy was
probably crushed to death by the horse fall
ing upon him.
Belle Centre, Ohio, was visited on Friday by
tornado, which blew down eight dwellings,
four or five stores and a church, causing loss
estimated at 1000. The storm passed over
several other towns, but did serious dam
age beyond leveling trees and fences.
pack of dogs made an extended raid on
sheep, in Richland county, on the 25th ult.,
going from farm to farm until they had killed
and wounded upwards of one hundred and
thirty. It is estimated that in the course of
two years about 2,300 sheep have been killed
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-05-29

Siberian ExiIes.
The history of human misery contains no
darker page than that which records the suf-
ferings of the eXiles sent by the Russian Gov
ernment to Siberia; reforms have, however.
happily been introduced into the system of
transport formerly adopted in the case ofthese
unfortunate persons. Since the year 1896 they
were simply sent to Siberia on foot, and as
they had to march in all weathers many sank
under the hardships to which they were ex-
posed, and never reached their meurnful des
tinatiOn. Those condemed for serious offenses
were obliged to marchin chains, which after
time produced horrible wounds; others had
their hands tied and were thus prevented from
protecting themselves in the hot season against
the flies, so that the journey to the scene of
their captivity not the least painful part
of their sentence. The first change for the bet
ter was made in 1883, the exiles were sent
f ON St. Petersburg to Moscow by rail. Since
1867 a still greater aleviation of their suffer
iEgs produced by an arrangement that
they shouh not march in the winter, but be
quartered in certain towns on the way, and
provided with employment. Since 1872 they
have been conveyed by rail, steamer and car
as far as Tomsk. The new system has not on
II promoted the health and comfort of the ex-
lies, but has effected great saving to the Gov
ernmeDt in respect to the number of stations
for heir reception and of the troops required
for hair bI1tf FORTY x-a
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-05-29

AnAAuCACG Oh EOECSSS Or 46ElAH11a1Is
The question as to the influence exercised
upon the amount of rainfall throughout the
year by the presence or absence of forests, is
beginning to excite much attention, and nu-
merous communications on the subject make
their appearance in the scientific journals.
Mr.. Lenoine, in paper read before the Brit
ish Association, remarks that the existence of
any influence of this kind must be considered
extremely doubtful. In the basin of the Seine
it has been shown that forests, as compared
with soil coated with grass, haYe no peculiar
influence upon the water courses. The real
function Of forests, in his opinion, consists in
their protection of the soil by preventing the
earth from. being carried away, and in their
retarding the flow OF torrent waters. n fact
in the Alps presence Of forests prevents
the formation of torrents, and the replanting
of woods extinguishes torrents already exist
ing; although, in many cases, merely turing
the soil produces the same effect.
In illustration of the influence of vegetation
in retarding evaporation from the soil, an
pertinent was adduced which consisted in
sinking two cylindrical jars of the same size
into the ground to the depth of four inches,
leaving them projecting one inch above the
surface. One of these was placed in newly
cleared plot, and the other where it was par
TALLY but not completely protected by the
bushes. The same amount of water was
placed in each jar, and at the expiration of FIVE
days it was found that the evaporation from
the jar in the open grounds had been more
tIl0O twice that from the one which was
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-05-29

teriCys
The will of Oakes Ames has been admitted
to probate. The witnesses are Moses Dillon
N G. Ordway and Philitius Sawyer. The be-
quests are as follows:
To his wife. Eveline o. Ames, 800 900, all
his household furniture, horses and carriages
and the use of his house during her life; to-
his daughter, Susan E. French, 81. 900 year
during her life; to each grandson now, or
hereafter to be, born, S25, ,oOO; to each graFd
daughter. $50. 600; to his son, Frank n Ames
all his interest in the Kinsley Iron and Ma
chine Company. and in houses, laads and
buildings bought and received from the estate
of Lyman Kinsley, in Canton; to his sons
Oakes A. and Oliver Ames all his real estate
in Easton, Canton, Braintree and West Bridge
water, with all the machinery, tools and tx
lures pertaining to or that are in any way
connected with the shovel business. An in
come of S50,000 from seven per cent. railroad
bonds is to be used for the support of schools
in District No. I in North Easton. All the
remainder is to be divided among his sons
Oakes A, Oliver and Frank NJ. Ames, and
Oakes Aand Oliver Ames his sons are ap-
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-05-29

The Liability of Common Carriers.
From the American Grocer
The Supreme Court of the United States,
last December, rendered a decision in Il suit
brought against the Michigan Central Railway
company, involving the liability of common
carriers. A Mr.. Bostwick delivered a guam
tity OF wool to the agent of the company, to
be transported to Connecticut, aud took a re-
celpt for the same, giving verbal instructions
for sending the woel from Detroit to Buffalo by
Lake Erie. The wool was carried to Detroit by
the company, and stored for six Gays in its
depot, and while there it was destroyed by an
accidental tire. The receipt for the wool con-
tained on its back notice that "all goods and
merchandise at the risk-of the owners
whi lie in the warehouse of the company un-
less the loss or injury to them should happen
through the negligence of the agents of the
company"
Upon this state of facts the court held,
Judge Davis delivering the opinion:
THAT the liability of the railway company.
q common carrier, had not ceased and that the
provisions in their charter rendering them liza
bic for goods on deposit referred only to prop
ertY which had reached its final destination,
and there awaited delivery to the owner.
That the notice on the back of the receipt
was not effectual to limit the liabilities of the
carrier, there being no evidence that the ship
per expressly agreed to the condition of said
notice. Nothing short of an express stipula-
ZION oy parole OF IN WflClng snould oe permit
ted to discharge the carrier from the duties
which the law has annexed to his employ
ment"
This case, with the decision of the Supreme
Court thereon. which we take from the Alba
ny Law Journal, involves point of Import
ance to the whole community. Common car
riers often undertake to limit their legal re-
sponsibilities by notes and conditions on the
back of receipts; yet, unless the conditions
have been expressly agreed to by the party
taking the receipt. they are legally of no avail
as limitations of the carriers liability. They
form no part of the bargain between the ship
per and the carrier. Such is the ruling of the