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, 1876-12-18
and the echoes that came from nfar IN tho soft
cAteDrcs Of wedding -u1nrcl1es.s

and the echoes that came from afar III tho soft
HMvht T. rct n1, in eo,msthlpr nrctty about a],-
anu n .'in sa esr T. II rirt r tIrrc Tn.n ro
might cnmc ~. h.cis te tnwn Tatc tbc chI,?rh.
the tirifts to tho doors Of tie sanctuary, cariiq
trnt nly - ~ doin1 H.. H." Mss.nr,s w,i Sraak
rnns w;,ri1 fnr Tc1l0ion an,l ti,at invrfr' ho,v
Notnel that touches fnrtycifnlncss of tcmnoral
wants in seeking after lie st,irit That contortcti,
when aii eisu forsakss. aid Welcomes Tia sInncr
frnm liz ratjis II fmnrfchteo,snrsa.
u It VA. nwf,Ily coli in ths ci,llrrh went to
tbjs n,ornur. i
uYou nrr,1n,t saw ANYTHING al,ort TINT.
sotnctimes Pruyidcnce torkcts tho Furnaces 10
snyn liz snuis' Sftrr ri, i,avn M thsonrh
With the churrilss, va, m,aht takn nj, thc traysi
Yu knon. snnnnse. that The snnw.nInws wrTe
out cnrir IL, 'f r'
HYca. Tho snow.nlow. that bcne1ccut cltt
of nati,ro 10 tired mania fninv swect rcstarcr
The onnile 1nne. antearcfi unnn thc crysinlIinn
6ur !Hrr nf thrEnf liz wh,trsr.,hcti vj.fttr'-at
about 1880, from That TO d. on some tonds' ard
swenptnr III, ami dawn ill., nst1ticn;nv cinsf, nf
the teathery ~" % tlejds II lkn % Aiaa's eSu stronr 81
,lrfn dcfyinr ihe jirhtn;nn. avert with ons
rude t0ucli tic jinging snow from tic
sweet. low.]vnr 1ardsranc. Thnn. aitaehirr
liz hnrscs * thc ot h"r nnf tlr mi r,ecl"nisn,
swoonc,i ,lnwI, nraI1,. ill., a rnwk ~, n .I,ns.
b,1r and srattert,,c th sfnr.,hnnr,l aakn& n lin
wiis, upset tio nan and rtrt II, lis sleigh. anJ
pitched him tntu lhe snnis.lrffk whcru In wns
born. lIow'H thatin
"Wclj, say, YOU want to tone that down
little" 'AN '''' 0N'' :
H1hnt,s vhat hail .nr n tl,e ,tv,rr >, m xvh.r
, 1876-12-18
THEATRE E11Ts-rRoPOsED ABOLITION or A
GOOD LAW.

III fhs Editor q5 Ths Tribune,
CHICAGO Dee. 16.-I notice in the publication
OF the proposed amendments to the Building
law, which have been prepared by thu Supcrin-
teudent Ut Buildings, that 1t Is provided that
in all theatres, or places Of public assembly, the
exit doors shall not tc less than tive feet, and
arc to aggregate In width not less than tlftccn
Inches for every 100 pcrsons in the aullcnrc.
This suggestion has been much 1auded Ut latt,
anll however praisewurthY 1t may be, think II
will do no llurm TO make public tho fact thnt
our present Building law provides that such
OPENINGS, stasrways, etc., sl!alt aggregate
looks very much like gu!ig backwards tnsteau
Of forwards, and IL remarkable in view OF the
Bruoklyn caaaut,y. The provisions of the city
Drdlnallccs OIL thu subject now in iorca arc as
follows:
Sec. n. "Thn egrcss. openings, and sideways
Of theatres or ot1!us rooms wherein crowds OF
people occasionally assemble, or wherein large
numbers OF cmployea nre kept ut work, Ahnl In t.o
case bo less than 1--we feet WIDE. nor aggregate 4
lean proportion than eighteen I,lches fuT each lou
OF Tho inmates or spectators HAT such room mny
At any time contEin. T'lIa prusta!on tu apply to
tho dooes Of each gallery or compartment Of such
building. as well ~ u tho extusinr openings. All
Bwing outward"
This to the strongest law ever rnadu on tlIls
subject, and all that Is wanted is lis enforce
Meut. ARCHITECT.
, 1876-12-18

'' Sn,,1s 'tS H1s,h stankl'n'. chicug' ''*' place
aashcr Sf Wi,anm p M, s,,,, H. Re-. r. Agna. twin
years md Il months, ' ''7' r''7a Harris, aged
rues,sy raeya to f'n Ill., rrn,,I,nsc No. \. o.,on,.
ctery. Fflemls ara in, tieJ, ~ "' ~ e"'satyGcn.
, 1876-01-15

4 WEALTHY TmEF.-Prter Curley, who
- now in the Washington county Jail at
Montpelier. as the supposed leader Of the
PARA hank robbers, Is said to te one Of the
mast brilliant criminals on record. He is Of
fine appearance, gentlemanly in demeanor,
wall educated, and fine musician, especially
ON the piano. He has amassed several hun
a-e3 thousand dollars In the burglary busi-
ness by planning his own exploits and fur
;.biup his paid men with the best outfits,
.,a h. has always bought himself off when
eyer caught; but it looks now Us though he
hsa reached the end of his rope, from the
,nss, reason that he failed to get anything
t,, the bank, and thus has nothing TO res-
.,. ., 70 use as the basis of q compromise,
sooordipg to his usual habit. His first arrest
wss for a robbery in West Troy, when he
,ooL $40 900 in cash snd government bonds
s. safe in the Roy shawl factory He
WAS not punished, however, sna the facility
with which he got out of that difficulty has
s,oos been repeated often. He Is supposed to
h.ro b.en the leader in eleven bank robberies.
,,;,.s vbo Is also under arrest for The BaIre
h.nk robbery. has fer many years been IN
Curles's employ, and he has provided lucra-
tive work for several other suoordlnates-
, 1876-01-15

How 4 WOMAN MADE A FORTUNE
Six years ago Mrs. Mary Ahart. says the
Laramie SeHt,nel, Was living IN little tent
ON the edge of the town. Her whole world
ly possessions consisted of this tent, straw
bed. two or three boxes which served as
chairs, and table, and seven OF eight year
old girl, and tao cows and calves. She sold
the spare milk Of these two cows, carrying 1t
around town with tin pail, and with the
product and from work which she did for the
neighbors, supported herself and child.
When she conld get three or five dollars
ahead she would buy another calf or year
ling. II is not our purpose to trace her
progress up 10 the present time minuteiy, but
the result is she now, in less than seven
years, has several hundred head OF cattle, a
fine farm with nice buildings and improve
meuts. a comfortable, even luxurious home.
and instead of carrying milk around by hand,
rides in her own carriage. Her daughter is
a Young lady, educated and accomplished.
To-day Mrs. Ahart's property is valued at
from $40, 600 to $50, coo. And she has made
II all by honest ind sutry and good manage
meut. She has had no outside help. She
never had government contract or fell heir
10 any property.
, 1876-01-15

NEWSPAPER FALSE ETENsES.-lt has
long been a matter Of uotoriety that certain
new spapers pridiug themselves en their NOR
al and religious tone have been sling their
opinions for the purpose OF leading people into
unsafe speculations. At late date the
charges preferred ryainst one Of these jour
mails were proved in Philadelphia. Mr. En-
win NJ Lewis, The assignee Of Jay Cook Y
Co., testifyiug before a commissioner Tor this
State that Mr.. Henry c. Bowen entered into
a contract with that house to publish edito-
rial articles in his newspaper advising peo-
pie TO exchange Unitcd States bonds for those
of the North Pacific Railroad. We are glad
that this expose has come IN official form, Tor
nothing eau be more dangerous than cor
rupt and subsidized press. When news
paper sells its opinions for money it becomes
public enemy. There viii be no safety,
even in matter. Of business, If popular
journal Is permitted 10 mjsrepresent ihe con-
dition Of d corporation like the one in ques-
tion with iInpuuity- From the beginning
the North Pacific Railroad was a chimera :;
il was based upon nothing and began and
ended nowhere. All this was known when
Bowen agreed 10 hold up It's claims 10 public
confidence as well a. now that the whole
scheme has exploded. But for such sssl--
tance as it received from paper. like the
L,9lzen&ez,t it would not have had any exis-
tence at all. Thousands Of persons lost the
savings they could i'll affIrd to lose in an en-
prise which bad no foundation simI y b.
cause journal they trusted eoun7e'l7d them
TO the course of folly they pursued. No sPs-
cies of false preten-es can Be- 20 bad ~ that OF
newspaper wbi.h agrees 10 par doubtful
enterprises, and there ought 70 h a remedy at
la,V a. in other cases Of obtaining money by
mi.-eureseutation.-N J. Hera!s-
, 1876-01-15

The OLDEST GRAY GOosE.-Lucy Hoop
er has a few words TO say in 4ppiaOns' about
a golse who can take the palm for longevity:
There has been a great deal Of talk about
Ceutennials and Centennarians recently, but
they have all been thrown into the shade by
an individual who departed this life in Paris,
aged 203 year. This aged creature vas,
however, not human b.ing, but goose,
belonging 70 a workman named Payen, who
resided at Filleneque Salt George. 1t had
been in possession of the family over two
centuries, Is certain documents in the hands
of It's present owner conclusively proved. 1t
was called B4bette, and knew its name Per-
fectly, alsBys corning when called by 1t.
For three years past it has been in semi
letha-gic condition, but up to that time |.
had been lively and preserved a good appear
ance. The Director OF the Jardin des Plan
tee, hearing Of the existence OF this venerable
fowl 5au=7d it to he purchased. The fatigues
Of a Journey 10 Paris was 700 much for con-
sritution eufeebied by two Centuries OF e1is-
;enee, and B,be,te expired few hours after
her arrival al her new home She is to %
stuffed and installed With all hoDors, in the
museum attached TO the gardens.
, 1876-01-15

THE DURATION OF LIFE.-In ancient
Rome, during the period between 200 and
800 \. D., the average duration of life
among the upper classes was thirty years
In the present century, among the same
class of people, it amounts to fifty years In
the sixteenth century the mean duration of
life in Geneva was 2l-2t years, between
1888 and 1871 it was 40.6S years, and at the
present time as many prOple live to seventy
years Of age, as three hundred years ago
lived to the age of forty-three. In the year
1893 the British government borrowed mon
ev, the amount borrowed TO be paid in an
uuities. on the basis of the mean duration Of
I'fe at that time The State treasury made
thereby good bargain, and all parties TO
the bargain were satisfied. Ninety-seven
wears later Pitt established another tontine
or annuity company. based on the presump-
tion that the mortality would remain the
same as a hundred years before. But in this
instance il transpired that the government
had made bad bargain, while in the first
tontine 1000 persons Of each sex died under
The age Of twenty eight, a hundred years
later only 5T72 males aud GAIA females died
uuder this age. From this fact it appears
that life, under certain favorable Influences,
has gained in many and probably all It's forms
and manifestations, both in vigor and du-
ration.
, 1876-01-15

GAIETY.-The man who laughs heartily
is doctor SithOus a diPlOrna- His face
d oes more good in a sick room than bushel
of powders or gallon of litter draughts.
People are always glad to see him. Their
hands iaslinetively 60 half way out TO meet
his grasp, while they turn involuntarily from
the elsmnry touch of the dySpeptic, who
speaks IN the grUaning key. He laughs you
OUT Of your faults. while you never dream Of
being offended with him: and you never
know Wha: pleasant world you live IL until
be points ont the sunny stresks on his path
way.
, 1876-01-15

How TO CREATE BUsINESS.-An old
merchant, whose ample fortune was accom-
plished ly judioious advertising, says; 1t is
thought ahsard for - man to ut and wait for
trade. Micawbers in business 90 not, in
fact, make large fortunes. "Bat. " say
some men, al cannot leave my store 10 go
ahout and stir up nay trade" Perhaps, in
deed, lie cannot, but he can send out his
winged messengers of enterprise IN the shape
ot such lively advertisements as viii canse
people to ''srop and talk - with him before
buying elsewhere. Advertisements are good
scouts and first-rate skirmishers. One cannot
easily ct away from the effects of advertis-
ing. If man aGvertises that his stock is
fresh and fashionable, it is difficult to believe
that he has not really finer stock than those
who do not 81 advertise This iunrence Of
advertising affects The natural qualities of
human being, and may be safely appealed 10.
, 1876-01-15

A QUEER OLD rENAN.-IIonston has
her ;uiser. and wig not He has grown mp
with the city, was here with it, commence
ment: and has be-, h an ihhabit,.ut oi the city
founded hy the Allen brothers, through storm
and sunshine, through veal, through woe,
never legving it except at intervals Of mJS
lcrinus absences Of three years at time.
Though the pos>e>sor OF biuCas of solid BRICK
and mortar, besides tn, ,:5rpds Of golden du-
cats in bank that would make the mouth Of
Old Shy Iook water, ihis miserable atom OF
humanity passes "a wretchcd ex'sreuce in a
drcaying old shanty, whose wooden shutters
remain CLOSED frum year to year, and from
decade 10 decade, as the old mans sands run
away. He scarcely holds conversation with
mortal man his nrighbors and the gossips
OF Louisiana street shrug their shoulders at
the mention of his name. Strange stories are
told of this - Little Man III Black, and, al
together, the Houston Iniser Is the nucleus
OF mystery sufficient for Small-slz novel.
, 1876-01-15
Winter Care of Stock.


The time to make preparations for
the comfort of animals during the
winter months Is immediately. Farm.
ers who are able TO make warm sub.
stantiai stables for their stock, have
Of course, already attended 10 that,
but there are thousands who mus,
make the old stables, sheds and pig,
sIys answer until they have accumu.
lated little more, and such must re,
sort to the less expensive methods OF
excluding the cold air, and saving the
amount Of food necessary to preserve
their animals in good condition.
Every grain growing farmer, has, Of
course, his straw stack, and straw is
an excellent nonconductor Of heat.
Stables, with only an outside siding,
can easily be lined with old boards,
and the space between the lining and
outside stuffed with straw. In this
way stable can he made rs warm as
in close clapboaried barn. If boards
are scarce it will not be necessary to
nail the Inning close together, only
close enough too keep the straw in
place.
Cattle should not he left under open
sheds, or 20 crouch under the leeward
side of straw stacks. If yon have
nothing better ;han open sheds for
your cattle, try mailing mp two tiers
Of old boards in front, filling in be-
tween with straw, line the closed sides
and ends, and lie up your cattle 50
they NAV not hook one another.
We have known sheep provided
with very comfortable quarters in .
low shed covered with straw AMI
banked up around with the same
material, being lett open in front. If
sheep are kept dry they will endure
quite low degree of cold without
detriment to health. But when they
are exposed to cold rains, and their
wool is filled with water, they part
rapidly with flesh ana strength.
Olher animals, swine, poultry, DC,
will make liberal returns for httle
labor judiciou>ly expended in making
their habi;a}ioHs warm and dry. 1t is
poor economy 20 ALLOW swine TO wade
or wallow in mud. They should be
promptly removed when saturated
with ilth. 1t will make good manure,
but Is poor material for even hogs to
make their bed on.
Ii straw should be Scarce, earth
and Gods can be used to good alivan-
tage in excluding the cold. Farmers
frequently bank up around their
dwellings with earth, but how seldom
do they nSe the same abundant ma
terial 10 bank up around their barns
aud sheds, set it w0ad undoubtedly
be quite as ctliraci in the one case
as III the other. SUds might also be
used aS covering for temporary sheep
sheds in the absence of better materl-
al. In banking up around barn, the
bank should be raised high enough TO
cover the sill so rs TO exclude the air
that Cflen finds entrance between
wall and sill. If only left during
cold weather, it will do but little IN
jury 10 the siding.
, 1876-01-15

Ara city market the other day, pale
faced, solemn man took of bis hat, smOothed
back his hair, and said "Ny friends, We
know not how soon We may fall by the way
side. We stand here to-day-ne1t week we
may sleep with the dead. I feel that have
Only few weeks more to stay, and 1 wi-h
some Of you would lend men fifteen cents 50
that can get dish OF baked beans" The
crowd at once moved away.
, 1876-01-15
A PARTING.


Gooc-by, then" And he turned awav.
No other word between them spoken:
iou hardly could have guessed that DIV
How close bond was broken.
The faint, slight trernor of the hand
That clasped her OVID in that brief On ting.
Only her heart could understand,
W,-O saw the tear-drops starting
Who felt sudden surge of doubt,
Come rushing back unbidden Ger her.
As with the words her life Witlout
His presence loonei before her.
The others saw, the others heard
A calm, cool man, gracious woman;
A quiet, brief farewell, unstirred
By angIt At all uncommon.
She knew a solemn die Was cast,
She knew that two paths now must sever;
That one familiar step had passed
Out of her life forever.
To all the rest it merely meant
A trivial parting, lightly spoken;
She read tine bitter note intent,
She kuew-a heart was broken
, 1876-01-15
TIDELIEy AND ENFIDELrrY.

My friend and I, IN playful mooi,
RoaIned by the sea and through the wood;
wrote my name on the sand, and he
Cut his in the bark of IA maple trte.
Thousands Of names have been writ on the sand
Destroyed by the oceans earessing hand
But one is cut deep in the maple tree,
And there must the scar forever re.
Ny name was TO him the pet of the day.
Forgotten soon and thrown away
His name WAS cut deepin my heart, and lie
Must now and forever I've dear TO nue.
, 1876-01-15

DEAN SWIFT AND THE WEAvER.-In
street of Leicester, one day, Dean Swift was
aeeosted by drukvn weaver, who, stsgger-
ing against him, said II have been spin
ming it out" "Yes, " said the dean, ''and
now you are reeling il home"
, 1876-01-15

HIS SHARE. -'. As husband SAYS e
man. I'm ever willing to DO nay full share
about the house. Ny wife, for instance puts
up all the preserves IN The snmneT-N Is :
nieasant then but when cold winter comes
don't ask her 10 DO any thing about thenl-l
nut them all dosa alone
, 1876-01-15

An Iowa farmer cut open an old hornets
lust to examine the inside arrangement tie
ssvs he thinks he viii Be atle u Sec his
bIrn In about Two weeks.
, 1876-01-15

DON'T lingrr where your love lies dresm'
inv Wake her Up, szd tell her to get the
breakfast, and EOu get OF 10 work
, 1876-01-15
CHICAGO, Illinois, November ;, ls55-
A CARD.

ave ask the sympathy of our friends in
our sorrow, for the course pursued BY our
poor, deIuded, misguided and Insane daugh-
ter. And We extead our thanks 10 our kind
friends that have labOred with us during The
last year so earnesly 10 save her We bow
our heads in grief r. STRICKLAND,
MARY Z. STICKLASD."
, 1876-01-15
The CoUNrRr's GREATEST DANGER,

The COUNTRY'S GREATEST DANGER,
The country is in no such danger,
either from the possibly innocent
plural wives" of the Mormons, or
from the Chinese haT,ots, OF from the
accumulation of untaxed property in
the hands Of the Church, or from the
assaults OF the priests on the public
schools, aS it is from the MeDonalds,
and JoyceS, and Shepherds and Caseys.
1t is they who are the real polygamists
and priests, and demsgoguea, and har.
lots of our time. 1t is they who
threaten school and church and home
with deSecTation or destruction. They
are the real sappers of he foundations
Of liberty. 1t IL they and their kind
who, " ever since the fall of Adam
for his transGreSSion, have been the
worst enemies OF popular government;
the torerunners Of tyranny and degra.
da;ion. They are the real foes of the
public schools. Their taxed property
is a greater INJURY TO the state than all
the untaxed ecclesiastical property id
the civilized world. The loss of faith
in Justice. in law, in individual homes
~, IN mans capacity for selfgovern-
ment, which is caused by their opera.
tions, is the great political danger of
our time, 10 which the people ought TO
give their attention. Laws are but
words On paper until they come to be
executed justice is bat name unless
the law stands behind it; and whether
the laws are executed or justice finds
support in law depends on the chars
acter and capacity Of The men who fill
the civil service Of the government.
No nation ever yet perished, or even
suffered seriously, because the legiSls-
ton was defective. In civilized coun-
tries, as a general rule, the constitution
or the acts of the legislature Oh the
whole make for security and tranquil.
lity; the decay, when it sets in, re-
suits from the inability of the govern
meut to get fidelity and obedience
from lis servants. In Turkey, to day,
the people would he happy and pros
porous If the Sultan's edicts were car
ried out. 1t is because the civil SER
vice Is filled with knaves and pecula-
tors and ignoramuses who pay little
heed to his edicts that the Empire is
going To pieces. Some of the signs
of the times among ourselves bear a
comic resemblance to those of the
great historic declines. What for In
stance, coulG be more striking and in
structire than the handing over of the
Indian service in despair by the Presi-
dent To the missionary societies -? Does
it not look absardly like the rise of
the bishOus into the position Of civil
rulers when the Roman administra.
ton went to pieces under the blows of
the barbarians ? And is not such a
confession Of helplessness on the part
of the state enough TO set men think
ing as well as Iaug hitg ?-NatiOn.
, 1876-01-15

DJu't be too sentimental. \ dead heart
uruusrly cooked will make a savOry meal.
, 1876-01-15

Don't publish your acts of charity. ine
Lord will keep the account straight
, 1876-01-15

4 NAN too busy to take care OF his health
is like asmeehahic too busy 10 take care Of
his tcols
, 1876-01-15

Don't imagine that every thing is Wesken-
ing. Butter is strung n ths market.
, 1876-01-15

Don't put on airs in your new clothes.
Remefn Der the tailor il suffering
, 1876-01-15

Don't mourn over fsncied grievances. pias
YOUR time and real sorrow will cOme-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-23
The Ice Gorge.

"It's coming, mister! IL follows
me close, and if you arc wise you
will make tracks before. Why, its
Mr.. Bradburn-Mark Bradburn,
isn't it 4? didn't know you at first" T"
l, for my part, knew tho speaker
"a young American assistant sur
veyor in the State cmploy-wcll
enough; and rs he checked his
fast-trotting horses and leaned over
tho side-rail OF the light high
wheeled wagon which ho drove, |
could see by his flushed and eXcit-
ed manner that something serious
must have occurred.
"The ice-gorge, so much talked
of, is really decending, then ?" /
began. 81 thought precautions
had
SAY, but we're dead beat" in
terrupted McKinlop-for that was
his name. "Tho engineer-in-chief
had tried everything, but the enc
my is too strong for us; and unless
wo can get time to blast it as it
reaches the Narrows nothing but a
can save the towns of Clay
vile and Port Adams. It'll be at
Ithaca a quarter of an hour after |
am, and let me tell you its no sport
to try conclusions with the drifting
pack that so big q stream as the
Delaware can send us down."
And without further parley he
ashcd his horses, and hurried
lown the road that skirts the bank
Immediately afterward
caught sight of number of
of various sorts and sizes
'attling along at furious speed.
These were filled with men, women,
and household, gear; and
nd as these drivers went past the {
pot where /, with several of my .
oighbors and some of the work Q
non from the mine of which | was Q
nanager, was standing, they shout
d aloud with hoarsc words Of 6
warming, looking back, and point '
ng mp the river with their whips. |
very eye was turned to the jut- c
ing point where we were likely to
atch the fast glimpse of the adj v
ancing foe. n
"Bruton, Dutch Town, and Spar II
!, on the New Jersey side, were "
gamped yesterday, so It's said," "a
,marked an old farmer in blue 81
ONE spun and boots of untaned q
athor. Tgucss we Pennsylvania 3
llSs won't get off shot-free Mouth p
:. There it comes, Britishcr- lie
the point" u
Looking toward the spot indi- Il
ted l. deserted something like a III
owing wall of glistcning greenish l.
Q, sparkling in the sunlight, and II
Ivancing slowly and with stately as
ajesty down the broad river, b'
bich seemed to Gil from bank to OF
nix. This could be nothing less fil
an the so-called ice gorge, or ac- b,
mutation of floating blocks and 81
lbs from the upper waters of the he
'lawarc, partially melted by the eli
{ sun of on American spring, ia
d damming back the chafing DIV
tiers Of the swollen river to an to
tent which threatened mischief. to
All this was new to me, an En- at
shman born, since IL is only In wi
~ hard winters that such phc-
mona aro w,fpoec.I In tLoy. A., an.