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A MURDERER DECLARED INSANE.

UTICA, N. Y, August 9, 1874.
Perrine D. Matteson, OF Clayville, in this county,
who killed mis- brother, Levi Charles Matteson, on
the Sd OF May last, at his fathers house. has Deen
declared insane now and at the time Of the MUIR
der by commission, consisting Of superintendent
Gray, OF the State Lunatc Asylum, and Drs.
Churchill OF Utica, and Flandrau, OF Rome. ap-
potnred by Judge Haydin. Of the supreme Court.
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ISLAND OF PIERRE, MIouELoN-LIoHr on sourHwEs
POINT ISLAND.
~ \
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND SHIP CAPTAINS

Merchants shipping agents and ship captains In.
formed that by teegraphing to the HERALD London
Bureau No 40 Fleet street. the arrivals 1T and depart
ures from European ports and other ports abroad. OF
states the same will be cabled TO this country free OF
charge and published.
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ALLEGED MURDER ON sHIPBoARD.

SAN FRANCISCO, August Q, 1874.
Thomas Strong. mate Of the ship Pride Of the
Port, which arrived yesterday from Boston. was
arrested last night for the murder Of sailor
the foretree to the deck when twelve days out
from San Francisco
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Maritime Miscellany.

Maf1t1me N1Scon6nys
sHIP RosALLA Peruv), Veal, from Port Townsend for
Dunedin ~ returned to the former port Aug having
loaded bales Of cotton for liverpool was sold
r she Wars SOuan sa 10 s% "a
BAar rzzsna tSor. which sailed from D.ren July Is
Ssy ssd Ss:aS held report Ssd not BEEN made
BaIc NARY E Taox,sox.. Hooper, which put into St
o5a t % Aus ssanS Tom sUi h loss OF sails and
o. eSs as :ss
sSS r.
taken and the whole ashore, thinking that
sss's
side Sf sailoeEs Foias fSSvasncs; Saturday %s.nlas
III sns s s Sen and ns s
sloos Lvcss1,A wSoPSUa 90 , while passing through He'll
ns G 'is s
of and her starboard had hole Knocked in which
sfE as
III HAI!,AS ,' Ms Aug sm1hs brig Idas Of Geergstown
She Is expected to get of without injury
Notice TO Mariners.
b hsrfS s o hss
Point Bay OF Chaeurs Province OF quebec, and light
will be shown from 1t Aug Is next.
Lat4 IL 30 N. Ion GA 46 NV.
The light is red and white revolving light making
above the level OF the and in clear weather should
The e tower square building g feet high and painted
white
The illuminating apparatus is catoptrc;.,
Deputy Minister of Marine and Fshsrss Of
Marine and Fisheries.
Ottawa July 26, 1874
ISLAND PIERRE, MIQUELON-LI0Hr THE SOUTHWEST
POINT OF DOG ISLAND.
((orrectcd.)
On and after Aug L. 1874 light Will be exhibited
the SW point Of Dog Island called Point Leconte
distance Of 400 feet OF the point designated on the
This light Is xed one. on an iron painted red
at an altitude OF 90 feet above the sea level 1t
seen in clear weather miles
Its extent Is crcumscribed In section of l63 degrees
presenting two burners One white. OF 4O degrees VIII
light the Sc pass allow vessels keeping in sight
avoid Batalc 5hoa on the right and lie rocks Of
Cape Noir and Bertrand on the lett
The second burner and OF l23 degrees 1t should
be avoided by vessels entering the pass and on eav
ing the white light will guide them to the anchorage In
the roads or harbor by keeping the white light Gun
Point and the red light IN the interior Of the town In
line.
Spoken.
Bark Valencia, from Cuba New York, July 2s near
Fortune Island
Bark Nellie Slade Atwood from Boston for London
Brig Arthur EgRlcso, Everett from st Stephens NIB,
for Jamaica. Aug ], lat 80 ~ Ion co So
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Herald Marine Correspondence.

NEWPORT, RI, Aug g. 1874
Schr Alfred Huddell from Georgetown DC, for Bris
toll RI, with u cargo of 400 coal ashore In
storm this morning the lighthouse Beaver Tail
wrecking company and the underwriters agent pro-
cseded to her the this city, and
the former made contract to all that possible
The ashore with full sails set and this
writing the is making q clean sweep her She
lies very bad position and Is biiged It next to an
tmposbilty to save either vessel and It Is
pected that she will to pieces next tide The captain
was washed overheard, and when rescued nearly
exhausted.
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Not Guilty, but Don't Do 30 Again.

Not Guilty, Dut DON'T O0 DO again.
To THE EDITOR OF TBE HERALD:-
II stranger may pc permitted to offer sua-
gestion, would respectfully submit that something
ike the following might meet the situation" in the
present ''onpleasantness' THE "committee"
might render "verdictn In substance mot guilty."
"but mustn't DO any more" MIR. Tilton. with
his top-oity, compromising spirit ought certainly
to accept such verdict as satisfactory, without
any mutual go-between TO hold the documents.
Mr. Tilton's did and didn't would be thereby
clearly explained Many good people could then
rest satisfied that Mr.. Beecner, though sorey
tempted. ~ innocent, and, Al any rate he Is not
worse, II all were known, than many another-per-
maps even among those who ioudest decry HIM. and
IN other respects he Is great deal better. Besides,
ne Is powerful preacher. has done great good.
and can 90 more. Some others OF us, Knowing our
sinful tendencies may be leo 10 hold tighter relns
on our passions, and altogether the world will jog
a0ng much in Its accustomed way.
IHat was the shrewd fox In the liable
That knew the world and TOOK II as 1t IS,
NOT asked ave legs OF mutton from sheep.
STRANGER.
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BELOW.

Brig Rabboni, Coombs, from Point-afitre (by pilot
boat harlotte Webb)
Brig Louisa (Br Pictou l8 days Coy pilot boat
Edmund Blunt No 2D.
Wind at sunset WNW light
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POST s ORIPT.
MONDAY, AUGUST 1913 A. NJ
GREAT FIRE IN MONTREAL.
Buildings and Vessels Destroyed-List O
the Losses and Insurance.

Buildings and Vessels Destroyed-List OF
the Losses and Insurance.
MONTREAL, quebec, August o. 1874.
wears broke out ut two O'Clock this morning in
Henderson's sawmill, on the canal bank. The fire
lasted five hours and about $3.50, 900 worth OF prop
ery was destroyed. One life was lost. Tie lire
originated near the engine room and spread rap
Idly across the street new -four shed. 900 feet
long. on St Joseph Basin which was totally de-
stroyed
The flames then communicated to the steamer
York, late the Huron, partially completed dredge
belonging to the Harbor Commissioners and an
empty barge, the Davis, oil Of which were entirely
destroyed. Forty piles OF lumber were also
burned.
THE LOSSES
as near as can be ascertained tonight are as io.
lows:-Henderso sac, 600, partly covered by In
surance In the London and Liverpool and Globe
British North American and Royal Canadian
Gage Cooper, who used part OF the mill as
furniture factory lost s1o00o insured ior $1,000 In
the Lancashire Provincial and Western Insurance
Companies; Captain Tate, Of Tate's Dry Dock. lost
the steamer York, valued at $4,000, no insurance
The our shea which cost $4,000, was not insured
the harOor dredge, worth $4,000, insured for
$4,000 in the Royal Canadian; the machinery,
which was being put in by Allen Co.. OF Chic ago.
Is not known whether insured or not. James
Hawley, sashes and doors, lost 81 900; no insur-
ance. The York and the dredge burned TO the
waters edge and sunk
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TIE SOU, ROBERTS EXPLOSION.

CINCINNATI, Aug. Q, 1870
The towboat Sol. Roberts, which blew up and
burned last Friday on Guyan Shoals, occastoned
the loss OF three lives Ali the wounded will re.
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MI SO ELLANEOUS.


THE LIVER AND DIGESTIVE ORGANS A SPE.
"A: ciaty.-J. :. sPRENG, NJ. d., member of the New
York Academy of Medicine, has tor years made q
ciaty Of dyspepsia and Liver Disease SYNOPSIS mailed
for 10 cents Address the author 2 West Twenty
street Consultation 10 to z daily
A BsoLuTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM DIFFER
IA ent states; legal every where; desertlon, &C. su'
Client cause no publicity reoulred charge until d.
vorce granted. ADVICE Tree.
NJ HOUSE. Attorney, lo4 Broadway.
BsOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM COURTS
a OF dnerent states legal everywhere pubtcityl
no nss "a tdyanoe edyce free; cemmiseoner fof svsH
nreAdWay.
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QvxExs1sV1 Aug s-Arrived. basks Chasca. pSata
Portland o; Won der Heydt t0eD, xospeke. New York
also the "Efne Whitney" from United stAtsa
pPassed Fastnet August o. II Pm. steamship Rspubu
lBr), Gleadell from New York for Liverpool
vxxIcx-Arrived, barks scud, Wilson, Philadelphia
yury. Hopkins DO
LONDON Aug 9-Ship Gastea, Tisdale, from Bombay
June 23 for Havre, put into Mauruus to repair damages
tof what stated refted and proceeded on
her voyage
The Chasca, at Antwerp, fouled by ship Lizzie
Noses Cox from Philadelphia, and the latter received
slight damage.
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on from lhisY
Men-of Goniusand Authors Their Ay-
plication to, Study, rand Economy Of
Time their Success. '5
"Itis not accident, then, that helps q
man1in the world, 50 much IS purposoand
persistent industry. To. the feeble, the
sluggisb, and,pprp0seless ReAspRiestac;
epiaont viii avail p6thipg-thsy pass ], then
BY, sseipglna, ,peaning ipshenl. a d
Time, tboald not bo allowed to pas.
without yielding fruits, ip tbe form u
something learned, worthy ofbeing knoani
some good principle savigeted, or eOpe
good habit strengthened,
Whnt.S solemn and striking adnoui-
lion to youth is fiat inscribed on Tho dial
at All Souls, Oxford ~ 'Eeriunt a impm.
iantw' The hourSperish and aro laid 10
our charge. Time 10 only tho little frug-
mont Of eternity that belongs 70 map; and
like life, It can never be recalled"
Isaac Newton wrote bis Chronology"
fifteen times over before ho was satisfied
with it. ,is
Edward Gibbon wrote out lis "Men-
iors nine times sg n
Sir Matthew Hale studied for many
years, at tho rate Of sixteen hours alday,
and Wheu wearied with the study Of law
howould rocreate hiaself with philosophy
and the study Of mathematics, and wrote
bis cOntemplatiOns while on bis circuits.
David Hume wrote thirteed hours day
while preparing bis "HistOryof England" "
Montesqoieu, speaking Of.,Oue part Of
bis writings. said to bis friends, "You
will read in few hourE but | assure yon
Ii has cost me so much labor that it has
Whiteued my hair" Eg
Lord Bacon left behind many manu-
scripts, entitled, "sudden thoughts get
down for uso."
William Harvey, an iudeiatigablcsla-
borer, spent not less than eightlOHg years
Of investigation and research before, he
published his views Of the circulation Of
the blood,
Cicero boasted that bis philosophical
studies had never interfered With The SER
vices be owed The public, and hoonlS en-
plOyed such hours tOthem as others gave
to pleasures aud pastimes
DagHosscau, one Of the great chancel-
IorS Of France, by carefully working up
bis odd bits Of time, wrOtS o bulky and
able volume in the sucoessiv6sjntcrvalS Of
waiting for dinner n
DR.. Burnoy learned Fsens s6 aud Eng
tIh while travelling on horseback fron'ons
music pupil to another.
Kirk White studied GFtsE, vent over
The. bouns and verbs, as be- Jsass gslug 10
and from lawyers ofhcs 's..'i.
Dr.. Mason Good ty6Sslpted Lucrelus in
bis carriage, whils as . physician, be
rode from dpOrto door. I, !.
Mslsucthqanoled doSutho time loatBs
him, that g might thereby reahinate 'hS
industry and not lose ap hcpv1
JOSn Bradford used y sryy IIll
M q, Il
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lawyer, II should have granted that the
zig boy should have kept the little boys
coat that fitted SO we'll, and so with tho
little boy aud the big boys coat. That's
right, aipt il3' said be,
mo, sir" answered The old gonllemAni
"the true justice Of the case is this, that
both bcys should have kept their respect
i've coats. The big boy bad no right to
the little boys coat, although bis coat iis'
tod the little boy, aud the little boys coat
exactly dtied him" "
Here the young lawyer stood mute,
Yhile.all present saw the reason Of the de.
cision.
The hour Of ten arrived, when tho old
gentleman soon found himself alone iu bis
glory. Thus pleasant evening was spent
by the minglng OIL old aud young, and
in social way they brought together
arguments, While one taught wisdom, The
other learnt good.nature.
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are IN a pack Of cards. | aud Three huud-
red and sixty Eve, as many days -ss there
arc 10 year
When | count the number ofcards 10 q
pack | Hud dty.tvO- the number Of weeks
in a year,
llnd Ihoro are twelve picture cards 10
pack, ropreseuta,ing the number Of
months in a year, aud on counting The
tricks | fud thirteen, tho number Olwcetl
10 quarter
So you.Ste pack cIcards serves for
bible, almanac aud common prayer book
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DON'T BE IN A HURRY TO Go.

Come boys, ! have something to loll you
Come here / would whisper il low;
You're thinking Of leaving the homestead
Don't be in a hurry to 20,
The city has many attractions.
But thiak Of the vice and sins;
When once in the vortex Of fashion,
How sOoa the course downward begins
Ycu talk Of The mines Of Australia,
They're wealthy in treasure, no doubt
But ali, there is gold in the farm, boys,
lOu!y you'll shovel it out,
The mercantile life is a hazard,
The goods are first high and then low,
Better risk the old farm awhile longer
Don't be in hurry togo.
Thegreat busy vesthas inducements
And SO The business mart,
Aud wealth is net made in day, boys,
Don't be in q hurry 10 start,
The banker and broker are wealthy
And take in their thousand Orso-
Nh, think Of their frauisuud ieceptiOns-
Don't be in hurry to 60
The farmis the safest and surcsti
The orchards are loaded to-day
You are free sthc air Of the mounIain,
And monarch Of all you survey
But stay on the farm awhile longer
Though profits come in rather slow,
Rcmeuber you'vs nothing to risk. boys,
Don't be ia hurry to 60.
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vi .4ouse,

~. P0pST SkSST,,% gA..
Proprietor
.;7ials - Hoase having been thor.
\ 19S,ItilV ifqn sttick to cellar and
,refurnfs shRa 4 NE, with new bed
.din0ftog9 eT zlTt EilAye Of the most
,hoderp AMI osl ~ Of No ibsst kept
iISaW FoSSss h tii isncel walters az
tend-the wantsd n g i91lshs " ,geIcpman y !. ~
Is kept to convey n and from beats % 2!
at ali hours Of night Gliee,. .trayejlns public,
arc respectfully iGyitsa sIsp pat this House,
guarapteeinp, shat they set 20 away dis
satisfied. ID connsctloSAs Ethe above The
Proprietor has good LiyeJ tAbls' ;ift
october 3Oth, 1881. \ S4sS ssk u
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that hour lost 10 which | have done 10
good by pen or tongue"

that hour lost 10 which | have done 40
good BY peu or tongue"
Elihu Burriit, lhe learned blacksnilh,l
attributes bis GrsI success 10 solfimptovel
nous, not 70 genius, which be disclaiuod,
but simply to tho careful employment Of
those invaluable fragments Of Time called
"odd moments" lIO mastered some
eighteen ancient and modern languAgeV
and twenty-five European dialects, i'
Henry Martyr won The honorable title,
"The man who never wasted an hour"
Dr.. Darwin composed nearly all hia
works while driving from house 70 house
Ito bis patients lu the country
James Wall taught himsclfchomiitty aud
mechanics while working at bio Trade Of .
mathematical instrument maker at tha
same timo DO was learning German 'front.'
Swiss dyer.
Seneca taught tbat tiruo was tic only
thing Of which il virtue 70 ho conts'
oous, ;s
MartiuI,plhcr, whom asked how h6.had
fouund time to translate the Bible, said i"t
did little every day" 8aas
Dr.. Benjamin Rush said that Ae pevoE
spent QUO hour ID apusemdnt for Tho last
thirty years, aud showing notebook conv
liuued, n aIl such book once . veek
with observations aud thoughts which Oar
our to me. and facts collected IN the rOoaiI
ofmy patiouts, oil Of which arc preserved
aud uscd."
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stool, for he vas little gOaty.
"What should ! I'liketO bes" said Jim,
l.uslSi 8 {. =
What2g Ks
! ''AioHisr,9 be replied.
"Why.should you like to be sOldieF?s
said the old gentleman.
"0b! I.should. like to march, and cEfy
sword. and gun. Just lend me your
orutch old fellow" said he, oeislng it in
stautly.
The point accidoutly struck tho old gen.
tloman's gouty toe. TbiS.m9de him grin
little bit,
Shoulder arms!@ said the boy.
"0h, my toe!" says the old msu.
"Staud at ease! Well fght it Out'on
this lineY" says the boy.
Hero the old gentleman said;
Al wish Icould. Now, young fellow,
you would liketo be soldier, eh2"
Yes replied tho youth.
"YOu cant get into any saW.pits, now.
a:days, said the old gentleman; "buty yot
can get bullet through your cocOauut,
your ears Topped Of, and the like. How
would you like that?@
"Not much, answered the youth"
Then you will never make soldier"
was tho reply.
So said the gentleman with the gouty
toe.
"And what would you like to be, Mas
tsr'Squibbs?" he continued, addressing q
cat.eyed little individual, with q sandy
complexion and white eyebrows.
"Is it me that you arc talking to2" said
be. why, I'm to be q lawyer. You
must know | am very fond Ofcatching aies
and birds with bird,lime; and if the law
trade comes up to that it will be bully for
me. / say, pappy, you should SEQ me
catch old Browns cat BY the leg, going
over the wall, the other day. Itwas done
in moment with piece Of cord"
"Now, you are wrong, Master squibbs.
You must not think Of going gintO legal
profession ou thatpripciplo. You areVery
much mistaken; to bo good lawyer you
must be an honest man. Come, now, |
will tell you story; | will see what sort Of
Judge you would make.
nouCo upon time sOmc boys we're
playing; and had thrown their clothes up.
90 thegrOuDd; when tue game was over,
they gathered Up their garments, and abig
boy put on q little boys coat, now, mind;
tbis coat was too Big for tho thelittlo boy,
but IL exactly fitted the big boy; while the
little boy tool. up the big boys coat, which
tbdSg, too small ior thebig boy, exactly ct :
tted,sin (tde little boy). Now, the little
iAboy made fuss, audkould not have the
stest boys coat. SuppoSing you had been
sEiug, what would had done, ,iu tho mattcr2S'''
Stg4s Of course gaid @he iaoipient
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4 Another comet hasJtst been discovered
10y an industrious astronomer atsMdfteir
les. This Is the 6ftG that hes recently
Jeshs sS6ppunced. Comets @tro fosser
more plenty. and iStrShoHst who
understands his business may aonHt upon
excellent sport when he takes 6is telescope
for nights hunting ID The skies.
When tbe policeman ends .almah iall
tbsytake him ID ilsaiabob: :hSdSe, anahiS
tdssaf lmsql
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"what Would You Like to BeaP

What Would You Like 10 Bef2
They were a copcly, interesting crowd
Of cousins, male aud female. There was
AdolphuS, Timothy and Augustus, and
the like, with sprinkliOg of ArabelIaS,
Marias aud Mary AIMS, all to match; and,
as a finishing touch, Bob, Tom, Dick and
Harry. Nancy, Sally, Polly aud Sue
we're not be forgotten in q social gather
ing.
AS every party has'its uiSed.up pleas
ures, there would bo now and then;a RUN;
pus, and a lull. When.a regular lull did
take place, said Roger Spdgeaa
"What would you like to Be. Jinnyf'
This question was putby the old gentle
mau Of tho house, who was sitting 10 an
easy,chair, bis foot being placed upon q
stool, for he vas little gOuty,
"What should | liketo be9" said glm;
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SECRET SOCIETIES..

SECRET SOCIETIES.,
NAsoylc -Min,um Lodge No 10, A F, and
A. NJ, meets monthly on the night Of The fgII
moon, the same being Tuesday, or on the
Tuesday night Immediately preceding WI
KENNY, Secretary.
, 10. o. F.-Tht Point Pleasant Lodge No.
33.I.o, 0. f. meets every 'hdrsdsy night,
at Fishers Hall.
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Getting Ready to bo Happy,

That is exactly what most Of US arc do
log. We arc not ready to bo happy to-
day, this week, this year. tomorrow, ncxI
month, another year our cup Of joy willbe
full, The the promised time comes, aud
the acme Of our hopes in a certain direct
lou is reached, health may DO wanting,
friends dead, aud lilc, however full Of all
We thought would make il rich and worth
the having, be empty and drcary' Bot
he who "takcs tho best now aud bore"
enjoys il, puts himself into possession Of
that which cannot DO taken away. Ger
taiuly itisright to provide for tho rainy
lny-in health to prepare for sicknoSS-in
youth TO lay up for old age; but there is
much moro time than many Of US think
while doing this to be happy in the present
aud there are thousand paths TO hnppi.
ness il we but have the skillund the desire
to find them.
wo.aro too eager in the pursuit fSoao
far.off result to take time to bd happy 70.
day. How often do We look back ou years
that have fed, aud SEQ many clements Of
ttusst enjoyment, vhioh at tho time We
took nc, notice Of, and which, could VIC
count them 10 now, would Gil our cup Of
joy to ovoraowipg. Shall VIC learn less.
on from this?
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
MASON COUNTY,

MASON COUNTY,
I,5ye Circuit Court-RoS JOS, SMITH;
Residence Ravenswood, jackson county.
Clerk Circuit oourt--O. B. WAGGENEk
President County Court-B.J REDMOND,
CLERK County C6urt--E. KLNBEPLlNG:
Prosecuting Altorney--D. W. PoLsLEY.
Sheriff--O, SEH0N.
Jsilor-J. JEWETT.
Surveyor of l.ands--G. W. PUILIN,
Assessor Dist. No. l-jAC0B RoUSH.
Ids VAX NATaE. Dep
No. 2-J0HN c BUCKLEY.
sspsriptend't Of Schools--D. P. GUTHRIE