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Year: 1869

In one of the most splendid houses in
Fifth Avenue, New York, lives lady of
great wealth and expensive tastes, who is
noted for the splendor or her diamonds
Perhaps half million dollars in these
stones were kept in safe in her dressing
room, and the key of the safe was locked
in box in private drawer. On coming
up from dinner one day, she found the key
on her dressing bureau, and valuable dia-
monds in old fashioned settings, which
were heir-looms, had been stolen. On ap-
plying to Mr.. Tiffany, the jeweler, for ad-
vice he recommended her to advertise for the
lost diamonds, offering just as large re-
ward as she felt disposed to give, and
promising no questions should be asked
The next morning note was slipped un-
der the hall door saying the jewels would
be delivered in the lady's own house at
such an hour in the afternoon, in the
presence of herself and her husband only.
The reward offered, by the way, was SIS, 900.
The lady sent tor Mr.. Tifany's head setter
of diamonds to be on hand to inspect the
stones, least they should prove limitations.
The hour passed, and the whole evening,
but no jewels appeared. The next morn
ing another note was slid under. the door,
saying that it was useless for the lady to
have spectators concealed in the back par
lor, as she had on the previous day, or tc
send for judge of diamonds, the writer
was gentlaman, and would return the
real stones. He next appointed place Of
meeting on vacant lot near the Central
Park, where he would receive the reward
at the hands of single person, and de-
liver the stones Further, the money must
contain no marked bills, and no large ones
which would excite remarks when changed
If she chose to comply with these terms
she should have her diamonds; otherwise
she would never see them again, as New
York was growing to hot for the writer, and
he meant to leave A servant man went t.
the spot to receive the package of stones; ht
was met by gentlemany person whose fac,
was concealed and the bargain was made
The jewels were all right. The robbie


had slipped in the basement after grocer


boy at dusk, and hid himself till the famil,
were at dinner, and went up to the dress
ing room. Here he was interrupted twic


by the entrance of maid, he went int


one closet of the room while the girl wa


in the other and if it had not been for thi


hindrance he would have taken all tn,


diamonds, and no reward would nave temp


ted him to bring them back.
Year: 1869

AFTER DINNER NAps.-Many per-
sons are in the habit of sleeping for
half an hour or an hour Immediately
after dinner. This is bad practice.
Ten minutes sleep before dinner is
worth more than an hour after. It
rests and refreshes and prepares the
system for vigorous digestion. If
sleep is taken after dinner it should
be in sitting posture, as the horizon
tai position is unfavorable to health
ful digestion. Let those who need
rest and sleep during the day take it
before dinner instead OF alter, and
they will feel better, and that their
digestion will be improved thereby.
of Health.
Year: 1869

met George on every side; he replied
absently to them all. Regaining the
hotel the bottle was again produced.
This time Kate joined her entreaties
to mine but all to no purpose. "On.
ly one glass more. fair ladies'" "only
one glass" he cried, "that will take US
home all right, we have friends who
will be on the cars and | do not wish
to appear sad. Dispense with your
fears, cousin Ell, Only one glass
more" He filled it to the brim, turn
ed it round that we might see its
sparkling contents, then quaffed it
with satisfaction in his countenance.


In our short walk to the depot |
lifted my heart to God in silent pray
er. that he would save my dear friends
from the degradation and dishonor of
the drunkard's lot. Little did | think
1t would be so speedily answered.
The cars were just on the point of
starting when We reached them.
sprang up the steps, Kate followed
and George attempted to, but his
head was slightly dizzy from the ef-
fects of the last glass. He stumbled,
fell, and the train rolled over his once
proud form. [ will not attempt to
picture the wild grief of poor Katie.
For two hours she was nearly frantic !;
then reason left her throne, and in
three days she died. With sad
hearts we laid them side by side, in
the village cemetery, and when [ re-
turned to R seminary the stu
dents met me with banched faces and
fearful eyes. A deep gloom seemed
to brood over all. The papers chron-
lcled the shocking event under the
head of KILLED by Accident" Read
er, what think you was the cause p
Would not zone glass more" have ex-
pressed it better? This is no mere
fancy sketch, but drawn from real
life; and are there not hundreds, yea
thousands, that if their epitaphs were
truthlully written would be, KILLED
by One glass more ?"


o! We who deal in the liquid pois-
on, ye wAo for few paltry dollars
send forth barrels OF the vile stuff to
almost every part of the land, think
ye that your crime is any less IN the
SIGHT of God than his who for ten
cents a glass deals out the damning,
deadly draught to the dirty, filthy
drunkard? Is not your influence on
society far worse? While you would
scorn those found in such places, you
do not stop to think that they are
but branch Offices OF the great run
traffic of which you are the head. q


in that la-, great day thousands like
my noble, talented cousin shall cry
out against you. What then will ii
avail you that you have rolled in
wealth here, going i'll and out of lord
" mansions, quatflng your one glass of
choice wnc from golden gobIets p
Methinks you will fam envy those who
though dwelling in humble cots die
all In their power to benefit mankind
and who will be secure and safe from
the fierce punishment that will so sure
Iy fall upon your heads.
Year: 1869

/ SOUND DOCTRINE ON THE SUBJECT
OF DIvoRCE.-An application was re-
Gently made before Judge George G.
Brainard for limited divorce from
the bonds of matrimony. After hear.
ing the evidence in the case, of the lit
tie bickerings-foolish enough in them
selves-which had taken place be-
tween the husband and wife, Judge
Brainard delivered the following ju-
dicious opinion:


Looking as ought, and as | think
every magistrate ought to look at the
union formed by marriage, and con-
sidering how sacred and solemn that
union should be held, am exceeding
ly unwilling at any time to grant
divorce or separation unless the ev-
idence will fully warrant and sustain
me in so doing. The temporary diff
ficuIties and spats arising between
man and wife in the course of life
time should be forgotten instead of
being widened, and should be healed
instead of being strengthened by out
side influences. In this case, | do
not find sufficient testimony to justify
me in granting a separation. The
letters of the wife SHOW that she is an
affectionate, good-hearted lady, and |
don't see that the defendant, except
in being guilty of two or three out
bursts of temper and probably indis-
cretions which, on reflection, will be
forgotten, has done anything to pre-
vent the parties from coming together
as God intended they should do. This
comp aint is therefore dismissed"
Year: 1869

A gentleman of Rochester, N. e.,
saw an advertisement that a recipe
for the cure of dyspepsia might be
had by sending postage stamp to
the advertiser. He was victim and
sent his stamp. The answer. was,
"Dig in your garden and let whisky
alone p enob ssa
Year: 1869

THE 'IMMOLATORS.


The widest among the Russian ia
natics are the Morelshchiki, or Immo-
lators. The leading idea is to NOR
tify the flesh for the sake of saving
the soul, and in order to do this effl-
ciently they have recourse to various
means of mutilation and death. Sects
intoxicating the virtues of suicide and
murder do all they can to keep their
existence a secret, but every now and
then horrible story comes from the
interior of some gloomy forest or
dreary waste, which tells how some
of these wretched people have died.
Sometimes a pit is dug in the earth
and half filled with wood and straw.
This is set alight, and when the whole
mass is in blaze, the miserable crea-
lures leap into the pit and are con-
sumed in the fire, wildly singing
hymns as they burn. At other times
they meet in a wooden house, round
which they have piled heaps of straw; !;
and in it they deliberately burn them
selves to death, their neighbors look
ing on quietly the while, for the act
is a sacred one; the victims are un-
dergoing baptism by fire." Some
years ago, says Haxthausen, a congre-
CATION OF IUmo!ators assembled at a
spot on the left bank of the Volga,
and agreed to put each other to death.
But after six and thirty of them had
fallen, "the desire of life awoke IN a
young woman, and she fed to a neigh
boring village. The people repaired
to the scene Of action, and found two
of the murderers still alive, and forty
seven persons dead. The two who
were taken were Misunderstanding
at every stroke at the martyrdom
they were undergoing" 1t is to this
sect that the Scoptsi belong, of whom
we have spoken in previous chap
Year: 1869

1t was a beautiful moonlight eve
ming and just before we left the ho-
tel where we were stopping,) for
the lecture hall George produced a
bottle from his valise and pouring
some of the contents in glass hand
ed it to Kate and myself. For a mo-
ment | was too Mortified to speak, but
arousing, urged him by all that he
was or hoped to be to desist. lie
laughed at my fears, and the ringing
of the bell for lecture just then, put
an end to our conversation. de
drained the glass and we were soon
at the hall. George did credit to
himself, and alas ! Unjust write it?


TO the wine cup. As we left the hal


many were the kindly greetings thai
Year: 1869

The weeks of vacation passed swift
ly by; with riding, boating, and walk
ing, the spare moments were passed,
and just five weeks from the close of
school, twined the orange blossoms
for dear Katie c. and heard the
solemn tones of the man of God as he
joined her in marriage to my hand
some cousin. The day following the
wedding George received an invita-
ton to lecture in a neighboring town ;
he at first thought he would decline
but at last decided to go.
Year: 1869

TAKING into account the habits of the
people, tea and coffee for supper and
breakfast add to human health and life, If
a single cup be taken at either meal, and is
never increased in strength, frequency or
quantity. If they were mere stimulants,
and were taken thus in moderation and
with uniformity, they would, in time, be-
come either inert, or the system would be-
come so habituated to their employment
as to remain in the same relative position
to them, as if they had never been used /;
and consequently, as to themselves, they
had better never been used, as they are so
liable to abuse. But science and fact unite
in declaring them to be nutritious as well
as stimulant; hence they will do a new
good to the system every day, to the end
of life, Just as bread and fruits do; hence
we never get tired of either. But the use
of bread and fruits is daily abused by null
titudes, and dyspepsia and cholera morbus
result; yet we ought not to forego their
employment on that account, nor should
we forego the use of tea and coffee be-
cause their inordinate use gives neuralgies
and other ailments.


But the habitual use of tea and coffee,
at the last and first meals of the day, has
another high advantages productive oi
incalculable good in the way of averting
evils.


We will drink at our meals, and if we
do not drink these, we will drink what is
worse-cold water, milk, or alcoholic mix
f.: The regular use of these last will
lead 20 young to drunkenness; the con.
si,!er..i e employment of simple milk, al
luealz. by sedentary people-by all, except
tn, ,obust-Will either constipate or rem.
der bilious, while cold water, largely
Year: 1869

THE suns atmosphere, say the scientific
men, is in highly excited condition. A
column of magnetic light is shooting out
further and further from the solar sphere,
and it is now stretching out forty mil
lions of miles. In other words, it has &C
complished half the distance between us
and the sum- The interesting question,
and one on which, perhaps, we do not wish
any more light of this character, is: How
long will it be before it finishes the rest of
the distance and bridges the gigantic
chasm between the earth and the sun ?
Is it messenger sent out to snatch US up
as food for the insatiate monster that keeps
himself warm by devouring planets, and
whose fire-eating propensities this whole
earth would satisfy for few days only ?
If so, how long will this emissary be in
reaching us, and carrying the globe away
as if we were gigantic lump of coal for a
roaring furnace? This column of light at
intervals indicates its approach by flashing
and corruscating with fresh brilliancy. So
decided are its effects that two astronomers,
one at London, the other at Oxford, and
neither knowing the experience of the
other, supposed that the dark glass of
their telescopes had been broken or put
out of range, so strong was the flash of
golden light upon the vision. 1t is pre-
dicted that before the end of the next
year this magnetic light will have got near
enough to us to make its immediate and
actual influence upon the earth distinctly
felt. 1t is announced that in consequence
we may expect to see phenomena that have
never been seen or known before by the
human race. If any of our readers are
therefore yet disposed to complain of the
weather and the earthquakes let them re-
member that, by this time next year, they
may have an entire new line of expert
ences to explain and endure, in compari-
son with which the ftful winter and
rough, rude autumn of to-day, may seem
like June morning in Paradise, and the
earthquakes shock and lightning's storm,
placid rocking in the cradle with pleas
ant lullaby of thunder.-Bufdlo Express,
Nou. 10.
Year: 1869

also to have the roof project some distance
over the ends. @


The worst thing about an ice house to
make are the doors. Some prefer to take
the ice in through door in one of the
gable ends, and to drop it down through a
trap door in the middle of the upper floor
But even if there is such an arrangement
as this, there must be place to take the
ice out Of Sometimes double doors are
made, leaving q space for air between
them. Another way is to have uprights
placed in front of the inner wall and
pieces of boards fitted to ply between
them, so that you ;only have to remove
enough of them to take out cake of ice.
In this case the outer door can be shaped
like the door of fire-proof safe, and have
it shut against door casing lined with
thick cloth.


Some provision must also be made for
ventilation during the hot weather. If
there is door in one of the gable ends,
that may be left ajar, and if the upper
floor is made of loose boards, there will
probably be sufficient change of air to
answer every purpose. 1t is well, how
ever, to have a ventilator made by means
of square tube about two inches IN di-
ameter running from the space above the
ice to distance above the roof. This
should have roof on it and it is well to
have slide fitting into it, that may be
opened and shut at pleasure.


Before the ice is put in, the floor should
be covered several inches thick with clean
straw. The ice should be free from fakes
and should be cut into cakes of such di-
mensions, that they will exactly ill the
space. IF the weather is freezing when
the ice is put in, it is well to fill up the
crevices with small bits of ice, and then to
pour on water till the whole is frozen in
one compact mass. After this the house
should be tightly closed till warm weather.
Prairie Farmer.
Year: 1869

used-that is, to the extent of q glass or
two at meal, especially in cold weather
attracts to itself so much of the heat of the
system, in raising said water to the tenn
perature of the body (about one hundred
degrees) that the process Of digestion is
arrested; in the meanwhile, giving rise to
q deathly sickness of stomach, to twisting
pains, to vomitings, purgings, and even
to cramps, to fearful contortions, and sud
den death; which things would have been
averted, had even the same amount of
liquid in the shape of simple hot water
been used. But any one knowing these
things, and being prejudiced against the
use Of tea and coffee, would subject him.
self to be most unpleasantly stared at and
questioned, if not ridiculed, were he to ask
for cup or glass of hot water. But as tea
and coffee are now universal beverages,
are on every table, and everybody is ex-
pected to take one or the other as matter
of course, they are unwittingly the means
of safety and of life to multitudes. They
save life where glass of cold water would
have destroyed it. So that the use of
these beverages is not merely allowable,
1T is polite, it is necessity.-HaEs Jour
77nL of HEALTH
Year: 1869

MIR. SHIRLEY BROOKS tells the Nustrdted
London Nesos rather singular story Of .
bit of meanness and the appropriate re-
venge which followed it. When the Prince
of Wales lately visited Hull, there was q
desile to ornament, in his honor, the
monument in that city erected to the
memory of Wilberforce. But the column
was lofty and not easily climbed, and it
was hard to find any one to make the
ascent and wreathe it with flowers and
foliage. The authorities offered money
reward to any man who would accomplish
the task. After some time, two sailors
from one of Her Majesty ships undertook
the job, and performed it well. They ap-
piled for the reward, but the local officers
refused to pay it, on the ground that, be-
ing servants of the Queen, it was no more
than the duty of the sailors to decorate the
shaft in honor of the Prince. Beer was Of
fered in lieu of the expected guineas, and
the sailors drank it and went their way.
But during the night before the arrival OF
the royal guest, all the ornament was torn
away, by the same strong and skillful hands
that had carried it aloft. Moreover, a
small ladder, decidedly not an ornament
to the column, was left sticking there,
where no one could get at il. The loyal
authorities of Hull could only hope that
the Prince did not observe the bar


renness and Disagreement of the Wiltef
force column, as he passed it.
Year: 1869




WHEN I was a boy, my father was q
farmer, and 1 had three brothers older
than myself. They were full of their
pranks and seldom allowed an opportuni-
ty to pass unimproved, to play off some
joke ON one another / remember one
night while lay in my trundle-bed in
lower room, the brother next above me
went up to his chamber to 60 to bed, but
presently he hallooed and screamed
in great fright, and came rushing
down stairs with all possible speed
The older boys had prepared fright
for him in this wise: One of them
had been blowing that day in stumpy
lot, and many decaying roots were brought
up by the plow and they ascertained in
the evening that many pieces were phos-
phorescent.


Phosphorescence is the quality of emit
ting light without heat. There are many
substances that possess this quality, and
among others, decaying fish and wood.
Under favorable circumstances they viii
be nearly as luminous in the dark as live
coal. Decayed wood in this condition Is
commonly called for:fre.


They brought their pockets full OF for-
fire to the house, and slipped up to his
chamber unobserved; they cut it into suit
able pieces and strips, and then arranged
them in the form of skeleton on the top
of his bed. The head was very large,
with an enormous mouth and frightful
teeth; and in general outline the whole
resembled the human form. 1t was q
dark night, and brother William-he was
the scared one-approached his bed un-
suspectingly, and as was his wont, with
out light. He was naturally rather cow
ardly in the night, and then in those days
we believed in witches, gobblins and
spooks Young people nova days are
more correctly instructed, ard scarcely
one can be found simple enough to cherish
such false and superstitious notions.


Suddenly the fiery picture fell upon his
sight, as he turned around the large CHM
ney to approach his bed. His excited
Imagination filled out what may have been
imperfect in the image, and it seemed to
him like S veritable ghost, which he de-
clared it to be upon recovering his speech
after he came down stairs. There was
great uproar in the family for few min
utes, but of course it was soon all made
plain, and William crept under his COM
fortables, vexed at himself that he should
be frightened by so familiar a thing as
for. fire, or sp0ke-lo00d as we used to call
it.


If he had exercised presence Of mind, ne
would have prevented the most Of his
fright, and his subsequent modification
A second thought would have revealed
the whole plot to him, but he was too i'm
petuous-he could not wait for a second
thought. This is failing in many people,
and all should watch and guard against it.
We often hear girls, and even young ladies,
shrek as if mortally hurt, from very slight
cause. This infirmity can be to great
extent controlled by habit of thought-by
cultivating selfpOssession-presence OF
mind. We should all try, and that con-
tinually, to not be frightened-not TO be
caught off our guard.-Schootday Visitor.
Year: 1869

A SINGULAR accident is reported in
London. A tailor, while pressing coat,
knelt on needle accidentally left in the
garment. 1t entered the knee, and broke
in two pieces, one of which remained in
the limb. He seems not to have taken any
alarm at the occurrence, and went about
his work as usual; but in q few days
violent Inflammation set in, followed by
erysipelas, and his death was the result.
Year: 1869

Estimating the present crop Of cotton
at two million six hundred thousand bales,
and the price at twenty-five cents the
clear profits of the cotton States cannot be
less than one hundred and eleven million
of dollars. And when we remember at
this clear capital is realized from single
staple to which are to be added other
valuable crops of sugar, tobacco, rice,
wheat and corn, we shall find that this
people are digging solid wealth out OF the
soil and laying it up more rapidly than
any people in the world.-Ao6sle Register
Nocey6er 5.
Year: 1869

Our present subject is the com


ing new dispensatIOn in our pub
lie affairs The hour and the man


arc at hand. Thehour marks the
opening OF new chapter in Amer
lean history, power and progress


the man has said little but done


much tolnspire universal confidence


in his fitness for the crisis The


great captain who has brought


this people out of the bondage Of


Egypt and through the Red Sea oi
our late terrible civil war; wo all


feel will lead us safely through the


wilderness OF reconstruction into
the promised land Of "a more per.
lect union


The delightful idea prevails that
under Grant-yesterday the un-
known tanner OF Galena, 20 day
the foremost man of this mighty
Continent-we are to have a re-
vival, and under a purified repub


lie, Of the golden age of Au
gustus. The theme is so broad
and grand that, like a horse, an
old campaigner. turned loose. up
to his knees in q boundless fold of
clover, we can only nibble bit
hero and there as we pass around
TO see how the land lies, and its
streams OF living water The i'm
mediate question suggested is the
reconstruction OF parties under
President Grant. Since the time
of Washington we have had three
great political revolutions and
several indecisive spasmodic re
actions. The first revolution was
under Jefferson, tho founder Of tho
old republican party, from the
outcroppings OF tho great French
revolution, that upheaval being an
outcropping Of ours OF l776.-
When Jetferson came in, as n
historian OF the time has recorded
il 1.-THE old regime appeared to have
suddenly passed away. A change
in dress and manners followed the
political success OF the republicans.
The reaction against the stately
dignity and ceremony of Wash.
ington's era was headed by the
new p President, who would have no
formal address from Congress, and
sent in his message by u common
messenger. Everywhere the new
philosophy of life was received
with acclamations, which swollcd
still higher the food of Jefferson's
popularity"


The Jeffersonian revolution, in
short, went down, not only to tho
bottom of American politics, but
to the very foundations Of Ameri.
can society, displacing the stately
style and dignity derived from En-
glish royalty by republican sim
plicitios derived from tho aliberlyS