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Year: 1869

The following is but one of thousand
similar occurrences which we daily find
recorded in the city papers. It does seem
strange that young women will become so
infatuated with any man as to give up to
him all that renders life worth having.
We are inclined to think if young wo-
men read the papers more than they do
we should record their ruin less frequently


Tns police of the Third Precinct last
evenlrc effected the arrest of Lerry Pat
terson. brakesman in the employ of .he
Northwestern Railroad, who is charged
by young girl named Mary Rawson With
the crime of seduction. IF the allega-
tions made by the com plainant are based
on truth, the offence of the prisoner is
heinous one, and should be met with de-
served punishment. According to her
account, which seems in every way re-
liable, she is the victim Of base decep-
ton, such as only heartless villain could
be capable Of The story is related as it
comes from the lips of the young lady.
She became acquainted with Patterson a
fcw weeks ago, meeting him at her home
in Clinton, Iowa, through which little
town the Galena Division of the North
western Railroad passes. Their acquain-
tance and her cruel victimization sprung
from veritable love at first sight. He
visited her upon nearly every halt of his
train at Clinton, and a few days of court
ship brought about that stage in love
which can only be called a desperation.
1t appears that the parents of Miss Raw


son vetoed all measures on her part to-
ward marriage, or at the least, lent no en-
'couragement to that end, and naturally
enough. an elopement was the consc-
quence. Patterson brought her to Chi
cago about two weeks ago, and took her
to the Manltou House, where, it is said,
represented her as his wife. She, a mere
country girl, ignorant of the despicable
character of her seducer and placing i'm
plicit confidence in his solemly avowed
promise of marriage yielded to his impor-
tunities, and was ruined. She pressed
him to fulfill this obligation. and, as every
time the subject was broached, he betray-
ed unwillingness to comply with her earn
est wish, she became alarmed. Finally
day or two ago he deserted her, leaving
her at the hotel in penniless condition,
and with the responsibility of large
board bill resting upon her. His failure
to make an appearance as usual, one day,
revealed to her his treachery, and, with
broken heart, she sought the little SYM


pathy she could get among strangers by
relating her sad story. A number Of
gentlemen promptly took an interest in
her, and at the suggestion of several
warrant was issued by Justice Dougherty
for the arrest of Paterson The docu-
ment was placed in the hands of the po-
lice, and upon the arrival of the early
evening train at the Galena Depot, on
North Wells street, the accused was taken
into custody and imprisoned in the Huron
Street Station. The deceived girl is quite
intelligent and prepossessing appearance.
Year: 1869

CARLorTA PATTI, OF q family by habit and
taste musical, and who left this country for
Europe with an established reputation - a
true artist, did not wrap her talent in napkin,
but returns TO ne with her powers strengthened
by careful and uaceasing caiture. Ii Is graft.
tying 10 the public who first recognized genuine
talent in her to know that she returns to the
arena where her first effort was m ade with all
the blushing hono:s of her European tour thick
upon her, and we predict a crowded house on
the occasion Of her concert in this city.
Year: 1869

In the eastern markets there is some ex-
changing of the $40 bonds for the l0-AOs and


the currency 6s, the latter being relatively
lower than the former; though the amount
yet done in this way has not materially >
changed prices. Should the Secretary OF the
Treasury continue his present free purchases
for the sinking fund, the natural tendency
will be to approximate the prices OF gold
and currency, thus rendering the contem.
plated proposition Of funding the gold debt
at q lower rate OF interest thing more
that will not be for some
time vet: but when this shall occur, the 80
year currency IS Will be the longest out:
standing loan, and as It cannot be paid until
maturity, will be correspondIngly more val
Year: 1869

The Hon. Elizabeth st. Leger was
the only female who was ever initiated
into the mystery of Freemasonry. She
has had two degrees-the first and sec
ond-conferred on her. AS it may be
interesting to the general reader, we
give the story as to how Miss st. Leger
obtained this honor, promising that the
information comes from the best of
sources. Lord Doneraile, Miss st. Le-
gers father, very Jealous Mason, held
a warrant and occasionally opened lodge
at Doneraile House, his sons and some
intimate friends assisting; and it is
said that never were Masonic duties
more vigorously performed than by the
brethren of No. $50, the number of their
warrant.


1t appear that previous to the initia-
tion of gentleman to the first degree
of Masonry, Miss st. Leger, who was n
young girl, happened to be in an a.
apartment adjoining the room generally
used rs Lodge room, but whether the
young lady was there by design or
merely accident, we cannot confidently
state. The room at the time was under
going some alteration; among other
things, the wall was considerably re-
duced in one part, for the purpose of
making saloon. The young lady hav-
ing heard the voices Of Freemasons, and
being melted by the curiosity natural
to all to see this mystery,so long and so
secretly locked up from The public view,
had the courage to pick II brick from
the wall with her scissors, and thus
witness the two first steps of the cere.
mony.


Curiosity gratifled, fear at once took
possession of her mind, and those who
understand this passage well know what
the feeling Of any person must be who
could unlawfully behold the ceremony
let them judge what were the feelings
of young girl under such extraordi.
nary circumstances. There was nc
mode of escape, except through the
very room where the concluding part OF
the second step was still being solemn
lied at the far end, and the room very
large one. Miss st. Leger had resolu-
tion enough to attempt her escape that
way, and with light bu: trembling STEPS
glided along unObserved, laid her hand
on the handle of the door and opened
it, but before her stood, to her dismay
a grim tyler with his long sword un-
sheathed.


a shrek that passed through the
apartments alarmed the members of the
lodge, who, all rushing to the door, and
finding that Miss st. Lcgcr had been in
the room during the ceremony, resolved
it is said, in the paroxysm of their rage
to put the fair spectatress to death; but
at the moving and earnest supplicatior
of her youngest brother, her life wa.
spared, on condition of her goinl
through the two remaining steps of tn,
solemn ceremony she had unlawful,
witnessed. This she consented to, anC
they conducted the beautiful and terri
fed young lady through those trial
which are sometimes more than enough
Tor masculine resolution, little thinking
Year: 1869

that they were taking into the bosom
Of their craft member that would re-
fleet lustre on the annals of Masonry.


Miss st. Leger was a cousin to Cen
eral Anthony st. Leger, who instituted
the interesting race, and celebrated
Doncaster st. Leger stakes. Eventually
she married Richard Aldworth, Esq,
of Newmarket, member of highly
honorable and ancient family. When
ever benefit was given at any of the
theatres in Dublin or Cork, for the Ma
sonic Female Orphan Asylum, Mrs.
Aldworth walked at the head of the
Freemasons, with her apron and other
insignia of Freemasonry, and sat in the
front row Of the stage box. The house
was always crowded on these occasions,
The portrait OF this estimable woman
is in the Lodge room of almost every
Lodge in Ireland.
Year: 1869

PUTTING UP STOYEs.-The ceremony
Of this great veXation" of the season
is so well described by Mark Twain
who has been through it-that we glad
ly reproduce the description, at the
same time commenting its truthfulness
and appropriateness. The lords of the
household, upon whom the unpleasant
duty annually devolves, will find here
pen picture just SoOted to their case.


But for Twain's own words: "In conse-
quencc Of the arrival of cold weather
once more, about these days there is a
universal putting up of stoves, prepar-
atory Tor the winter campaign, and un-
doubtedly a great deal of profanity il
INDUCED in. One who has considerable
experience in the work of putting up
stoves, says, the first step to be taken is
TO put on u very old and ragged coat,
under the impression that when he gets
his IN outh full of plaster it will keeI
his shirt bosom clean. Next he gets
his hands inside the place where the
Year: 1869

pipe ought to go, and blacks his fingers,
and then he carefully makes black
mark down on one side of his nose. 1t
Is impossible to make any headway, in
doing this work until this mark is made
down the side of the nose. Having got
his face properly marked, the victim is
ready to begin the ceremony. The head
of the family-who is the big goose of
the sacrifice--grasps one side of the bot
tom OF the stove, and his wife and The
hired girl take hold of the other side.
In this way the burdensome load is
started from the woodshed towards the
parlor. Going through the door the
head of the family will carefully swing
his side of the stove around and lam
his thumb nail against the door. This
part of the ceremony is never omitted.
Having got the stove comfortably in
place, the next thing is to find the legs.
Two of these are left inside the stove
since the spring before. The other two
must be hunted after for twenty-five
minutes. They are usually found un-
der the COAL Then the head of the fam
lily holds up one side of the stove while
his wife puts two of the legs in place,
and next he holds up the other side
while the other two are fixed, and one
OF the first two falls out. BY the time
the stove is on its legs he gets reckless
and takes offhis old coat regardless Of
his linen. Then he goes off for the pipe
and gets cinder in his eye. 1t don't
make any difference how well the pipe
was put up last year it will be found a
little too short or little too long, The
head of the family jams his hat over his
eyes and taking pipe under each arm
goes to the tin shop to have it fixed.
When he gets back he steps upon one
OF the best parlor chairs to see if the
pipe fits, and his wife makes him gel
down for fear he will scratch the var


nish Off from the chairs with the nails
in his boot heel. In getting down he
Will surely step on the cat, and may
thank his stars if it is not the baby J.
Then he gets an old chair and climbs
up to the chimney again to find that in
cutting the pipe off the end has been
left too big for the hole in the chimney


so he goes to the wood shed and splits
one side of the end Of the pipe with al
old axe, and squeezes it in his hands tt


make it smaller. Finally he gets the


pipe in shape and finds that the stow,


does not stand true. Then himself ant


wife and the hired girl move the stow,
to the left and the legs fall out again.
Next is to move to the right. Nor
difficulty with the legs. Moved to TIN


front little. Elbow not even with th
,, hole in the chimney, and he goes to tn,
wood shed after some little blocks
While putting the blocks under th
legs the pipe comes out of the chimney


That remedied, the elbow keeps tipping
. over to the great alarm of the wife
D.. Head of the family gets the dinner te
y BILE out, puts the old chair on it, gel
Il his wife to hold the chair, and balance


himself on it to drive some nails int
the ceiling. Drops the hammer on I
, his wife's head. AT last gets the nail
driven, makes wire swing to hold tn
pipe, hammers little there, takes
= long breath, and announces the cere


mony completed. Job never put u


any stoves. 1t would have ruined hi
reputation if he had.
Year: 1869

They ask me II do not fear
Some one Will stea thy heart,
Some one who loves not half so DEAR
But loves with more OF art7
They ask me II still believe
Thy bosom beats for me:
They ask If maIdens ne'er deceive,
And what should hinder thee?
smile when thus they question me,
Though all their wit combine;
know gave my heart to thee,
Aud that thou gav'st me thine.
We love but once and though we part
From all we hold most dear;
Believe me, still in age, the heart
Tho loved one will revere!


MoNrAGU.
Year: 1869

"What is tho simplest form for the ex-
traction of gold and silver by chlorine ?"
Ans~er.-Stamp your quartz rs finely as
possible, for which purpose it may, in some
cases, be well to heat and throw cold water
on it. ! his makes il more fragile Moisten
this fine powder with warm water. and place
it in thin layers on the bottom Of carthen or
lcaden vessels, in which chlorine gas is con-
Quoted. The gas may, by means of tubes.
be led from one vessel to another. SO that gas
not absorbed by the first, is led into the Sec
ond, third, and SO on. An improvement in
this process is to have perforated sieves, on
which the ore lies, and to have the chlorine
gas pass upward through them, like common
gas passes IN the gas works through the
lime purifier. The moist mass is then treated
with water, which dissolvcs the chlorine of
gold, which then may be precipitated by 4
solution of chlorine of antimony, or any
other of the well known mcans.


If silver is present in the ore, it will re.
main as chlorine in the powdered quartz,
because this is insoluble in water. It may
be dissolved, however, by a hot solution OF
common salt, or better, hyposulphite of soda
In this way the quartz powder is entirely
freed from the metallic ingredients The
silver solution may then be treated in the
usual way to precipitate the silver.-Eagfa.
eering and Nning Journal Alta. $685..
Year: 1869

Less than two months ago the principal
business portion of the town Of Helena,
Montana, was licked up by the flames. To-
day the principal business streets show scarce.
ly trace Of the great fire. Within sixty
days one hundred and twcnty-four new
buildings have been put up, worth not less
than three hundred thousand dollars Fully
half of this amount has been expended upon
substantial stone structures which take the
places Of the light frames, and still more are
in process of construction. And this is in q
town Of eight thousand inhabitants, situated
among the spurs of the Rocky Mountains,
far away from all the facilities for rapid
construction which abound in the East.
When it is considered that all the brick used
had to be burned, the stone quarried and the
lumber sawed within tho time named, the
result seems almost magical. 1t is a good
illustration of Western enterprise, and
proof that the people of Montana have faith
in the resources of their beautiful land among
the mountains. Repository.
Year: 1869

From the London Ncwsl


Are we Witnessing the beginning of an
English exodus? Some prophets Of evil
have long forctold that some day our labor
ers would find the way the Irish peasants
found prosperity and independence, aLd that
when they did SO an exodus would begin.
Whatever be the explanation of the fact,
the increase of emigration from Liverpool is
becoming almost alarming. If in single
week nearly $500 persons can find means to
Get out on Il journey to the Western World.
It is at least clear that movement is in pro-
gross which needs no special government aid
TO keep it going. But it is very doubtful
whether this emigration touches the class
who are supposed to need it most 1t is not
the agricultural laborer, nor the hereditary
pauper of the towns who is hurrying to Liv-
erpool with his face to the West. It is alto
gc,hcr another class. Probably most of the
persons who crowded the ten steamers which
left Liverpool las. week were from the great
cities and manufacturing towns of England
and Germany. Their emigration is The late
result Of the commercial panic. "Thcrc is
little to earn and many to keep" and the
more energetic earncrs are pushing to other
markets with their labor Probably so far
rs it has yet gone the movement is u beneli-
cial one; but it will bc beneficial just in
proportion as it is spontaneous. 1t is nat.
ural movement OF the population which may
be anxiously watched by statesmen. but
should neither be encouraged nor checked
Many merchants and manufacturers are al
ready alarmed by it; and though We see
little in it to cause alarm, nothing which
threatens us with an exodus OF labor, we can
well see that it would be infinitely to the
advantage Of the country to find some means
OF giving these cntcrprising spirits career
ut home.
Year: 1869

If the silkwo rm disease should assume
a serious phase, would it or would it not
be worth while to try what could be done
towards rearing spiders for their fibrous
product SPIDERS silk is wonderful and
beautiful material when woven it gives
fabric that is described as spun gold and
its strength is prodigious. An inch bar
will sustain weight of twenty eight tons,
while it is computed that a cable of spider
thread one inch in diameter would carry
IA tons. A spider can yield $50 yards of
silk at a spinning-half the length given
by silk worm. But tho worm only gives
its quantum once, whereas the spider will
repeat its yield at intervals of two or three
days for a month or more. when al
lowances are made for the difference of
thickness and weight of the two threads it
is reckoned-by an American naturalist,
whose facts / am quoting-that spider
silk dress would cost two and quarter
times as much as one of worm silk. This
is according to American prices for Or
diuary silk, and these are high compared
to ours. The drawback is that the spider
does not wind its thread the insect has
to be impaled, and the delicate filament
reeled from it. However, this does not
appear to be at all difficult operation,
only several threads have to be drawn
and wound together, as one alone will not
stand the strain.


The spiders can be bred in vast num-
bers if proper precautions are taken to
prevent the old females eating their con-
sorts, and the young ones devouring one
another--two unpleasant habits peculiar
to arachnidian families. One cocoon will
contain from five hundred to thousand
eggs, all of which will hatch the insects
are reared on wire frames and fed on drops
of blood, crushed flies, bugs, or any Other
insects. The rearing flames are stood in
trays Of water to prevent the spiders stray
ing, Perhaps some country gentleman in
want Of novel occupation will set up a
spider farm, and give his experience tc
the world. He might come to be mon,
umented as benefactor to mankind. -
English Paper.
Year: 1869

TO RELIEVE AsTHMA.-Soak some blot
ting paper in strong solution of saltpe-
tire, dry it, take a piece about the size OF
your hand, and on going to bed light it,
and lay it on plate ip your bed room.
By SO doing, persons afflicted with the
asthma will fpd that they can sleep almost
as well as when in health
Year: 1869

How LARGE are the stare, and are they
alike, or do they differ in size 1t used to
be conjectured that they are of somewhat
similar magnitude, presumably about as
great as our sun, and that the differences
of apparent size are due to differences of
distance but W hen astronomers came to
discover that some of the smaller stars are
nearest to our system, this idea fell to the
ground A German computor has now,
however, calculated the actual dimensions
of one particular star, and finds that its
mass is rather more than three times that
of the sun. The star in question is less
than the fourth magnitude-a compare
lively small one What, then, must be
the size,of the Sirius and Aldebaran class
The reason of its selection for this deter
mination was, that it is one of the compo-
nents of what is called binary system-two
stars revolving about each other like the
sun and planet--and the motions of the
members of such system afford data for
the computation The stars distance from
us is a million and quarter times that of
the earth from the Gun, so that light takes
twenty years to travel hither from it,
Once o. Week.
Year: 1869

u THERE are many different ways of get
ting on in the world; it does not always
mean making great deal of money, or
being great man for the people to look
up to. with wonder. Leaving off bad
habit for a good one is getting on in
the world; to be careful and saving
instead of thoughtless and wasteful is
getting on; to be active and industrious
instead of idle and lazy is getting
on; to be kind and forbearing in
stead of illnatured and quarrelsome is
getting on. to work as diligently in the
masters absence as in his presence is get
ting on in short, when we see any one
properly attending to his duties, persever-
ing through such difficulties to gain such
knowledge as shall be of use to himself
and others, and offering a good example
to his relatives and acquaintance, we may
be sure that he is getting on in the world.
Money is very useful article in this
way, but it is possible to get on with
small means, for it is mistake to suppose
that we must wait for a good deal of
money before we can do anything. Perse-
verance is often better than a full purse.
There are more helps toward getting on
than is commonly supposed; many peo-
pie lag behind or miss the way altogether,
because they do not see the abundant and
simple means which surround them at all
sides, and, so it happens that there are
aids which cannot be bought with money.
Those who wish to get on in the world
must have stock of patience, OF hopeful
confidence, willingness to learn, and
disposition not easily cast down by diffi-
culties and ddisappointments.-E ErchaaI9e.
Year: 1869

six-feet-two p Then he went on talking
about being little, and the kingdom of
heaven, till we almost feared his mind
was wandering but perhaps it was only
finding its way home. i do feel strange
ly childish tonight he said. Il feel like
saying the prayer verse my mother taught
me when she used to put me to bed twen-
ty-five years ago. If you'll.excuse me, Til
say it, all to myself, before 60 to Sleep


So he bade us good night, turned over
on his pillow, and softly shut his eyes; his
lips moved little while, and then, indeed,
he went to sleep.-Hearth and Home.
Year: 1869

MuRDERED.-On Saturday last on the Loganspof
was murdered in cold blood. He was quietly driving
a wagon along the public road when he was met by
Dick Defee, who drew six-shooter and shot the
boy through the head, killing him instantly This
murder we learn committed in the presence of
four five young men, and they made no attempt to
prevent the crime or arrest the murderer. We think
it is time such things should be stopped-human life


is too cheap in the estimation of few rough raga.
mus, cut throas, big pistol towards, who are always
on the move. Every good citizen in the country
should go earnestly and determinedy to work and get
the country cleared of this oafering lazy thieying,
numbering bully set of jayhawkers for they are
tainly no honor to the country, and less profit IF
the people, the good citizens would break the necks
of few of these gentry it would be the work o f
right and justice to man, and protection to the rights
and liberties of Church and State.


-.aA Mansfield Times 3Oth ult
Year: 1869

How TO TELL THE Hour OF THE DAY.-A friend Of
ours has discovered handy way of telling the hour of
of the day-step into J. B. Lewis No. Texas street.
look at his stock of boots and shoes, and inquire of
him " what of the hour ~