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Year: 1874


How strange it viii be, love-how strange, when we
Shall be what ali lovers become
You frigid and faithless-I cold and untrue
You tboughtless of me, and careless of you
Our pet names grown rusty with nothing to do
Loves bright web unrsyeled, and rent, and worn
And Hfes IoOm1eft empty-ah hum!


How strange it viii be
How strange it viii be when the witclery goes,
Which makes me seem lovely to-day: = ,.---
When yeur thought Of me loses its q couleur de
When you find I've odd eyes and an everyday nose,
And wonder you could for a moment suppose
was out of the commonplace way
All, me, 80 =.-.-e


How strange it VIII bel
How strange it win be, lOye-how strange when we
With just a chill touch of the hand
When my pulses no longer delightedIy beat
At the thought of your coming, the sound of your
When watch not your going, far down the long
When your dear loving voice, now so thriringly
-r- sweet,


Grows harsh in rePrOach or command


All, me, OBJ


How strange it viii be
How strange it will be, when we willingly stay
Divided the dreaTy day through!
Or, guttng remotely apart as we may,
Sit chilly and silent, with nothing to say,
Or cOldly converse on the news of the day
In a wearisome, old-married-foIks sort of way;
shrink from the picture-dOn't you?


All, ma,


How strange it viii be!
Dear love, if our hearts do grow torpid and old,
AS so many others have done
If we let our love perish with hunger and cold
If dim all life's diamonds and tarnish its gold
If we choose to live wretched and die uncOnsoled
Twill be strangest of all things that ever were told
AS happening under the sun!


All, me,


How strange it VIII be =
Year: 1874

In a paper on the sanitary aspects Of
primary education, read recently by
DIR. r. J.. Sullivan, before the New
York Academy of Medicine, an i'm
portant suggestion occurs IN reference
to the earliest age at which a pupil
should be admitted In our schools. He
contends that seven years is a minimum
age, not because mental exertion would
be injurious TO healthy intellectual
growth, but because school life under
its present hygienic surroundings is
very unfayorable to physical develop
ment.


In other words it is TO be understood
that, although a pupil IS capable ol
reasonable understanding and a limited
amount Of intellectual development
Year: 1874

THE MAYORS REQUEST FOR DETAILS IN REGARD TO


STREET REPAIRS CONSIDERED AT LEISURE BY


THE BOARD OF CITY WORKS.


The Brooklyn Board of City Works, the
outg Owth OF the old Water Board. which the most
irresponsible body OF the old municipal system, has
far initiated its predecessor that 1t has all
not only neglected but refused to furnish detailed
Of ITS expenditures. Even when making requisi-
upon the Controller the amount has always been
asked for q gregate sum- without details thus
tabshing precedent which other departments Of
the City Government have been perfectly willing but
sometimes unable to follow. The --latest instance OF this
arbitrary mode of dealing with the citys money is found
in the attitude assumed by the Board toward Nay or
Hunter in relation to the amount of money ex-
pended by the Board during the past year for the
purpose of street repairs. The voted by the Com
Council for the year 100000. About sl4. 600
been spent for the purpose and Mayor Hunter
Quested OF the Commissioners detailed statement as to
the different items and localities In which the money
had been spent. To the ordinary observer this would
appear to be not only reasonable request but that
was strictly be considered 10 the line OF the Mayors
duty The charter OF course gives him the power Of
supervising the departments Of the City Government
and indeed makes obligatory upon him to do The
Commissioners, however. do not seem 10 think and
appear regard request Of the Mayor that
II complied with would set very dangerous precedent
The old Water Board close corporation and never
gave detailed statements. under the strongest
pressure Mayor Kabfesch could bring upon them, and
their propose to follow this line Of action
unless forced to do otherwise.


The Commissioners however. have not refused They
have simply adopted the Fabian policy. They ex-
press their willingness to do what he asks
but declare n will take Q long time to do
iti When asked by q TRIBUNE reporter yesterday
how long 1t would take, Commissioner Palmer


lid that the books of the Board would not be balanced
until the lst Of January, and that then 1t would
take lonesime for the clerks OF the Department to
ascertain the various items which the Mayor desred to
inspect 1t thus appears that it tae intention
Of Board to present detailed statement OF their
pendtures and that the demand OF tho Mayor comes
upon them with ell the force Of disagreeabie and m
pertinent innovation. When asked how 1t was that the
expenditures for street repairs had exceeded during the
past year. tho sum voted BY the Common Council for the
purpose, Commissioner Palmer stated that there had
been the end Of the fiscal year last balance
rs the credt Of tbe fund and that that balance. with
Year: 1874

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE COUNSEL OF TIE


COMPANY AND THE ATToRNGY-GENERAL.


The absence of many of tie principal stock
brokers at the Jerome Park contributed to make
business dull on the Stock Exchange yesterday. The
principal development of the day the following
correspondence exJudge Shlpman counsel for
the Erie Railway Company and Attorney General Pratt
respecting the application for receiver for the Erie
Railway Company:


NEw.YoRK. Oct. IL.
SIR In the opinion rendered by last July on the
application Of j c. Angel for leave to institute suit
against the Erie Railway Company in the name OF the
close "As the rectors have acted in good faith the
management Of the business may safely be left with
served with printed copy of summons and complaint
with printed official signature thereto attached,
quring to thereto by serving copy OF our
answer at the Office OF Barrett Redfeld Hill, No 20
this complaint follows: That the defendant, the
Erie M Raway be s d:oSea dis AND &
to administer the under the direction OF this
Court, and that's the mean time and
until the final hearing OF this cause
receiver of all the franchise property aud effects OF
the SAID corporation may be appointed with power to
and protect the and 10 operate the railroad
In view OF the foregoing citation from your declared
opinion in July respectfully beg leave 10 inquire
whether now to expect motion for receiver,
pendene lite The fact that the clause last cited Is IN the
judicial the business OF the Company In various ways
Yours respectfully, WM. ID. SHIPMAN.
To the Hon. Daniel Pratt, Attorney General.


SYRACUSE. Oct. IL, 1874.
The Hon. W. d. SHIPMAN-Dedr Sir: Yours of Oct.
forwarded to here. In answer would say that
the words which object placed In the prayer
that if by the conduct of the directors OF the Com
pany shOud any time deem the pubic interest to
require it, might for a receiver do not expect
that such eXigcncy Will arise Out II was Thought
the same would not do any harm. Respectfully yours.


ID. PRATT.
Year: 1874

theory ysscs With the spirit OF the are g
adopted Alter being put the form Of resolution u vas
Tie Commttes Lava instructed 70 prepare gene
the Order the discussion OF which vas made


oil the Aenesetn
which 10 10 be hell at Cleveland Ohio.
Year: 1874

In his late speech delivered at Allan
ia, Gen, B. L. Hill pays this deserved
tribute to the character Of Robert E.
Lee:


"Wben the future historian comes to
survey the character of Lee, he will
find it rising like q huge mountain
above the undulating plain of humanity,
and he will have to lift his eyes high
towards heaven to catch its summit
He possessed every virtue OF the other
great commanders without their vices.
He was foe without hate, a friend
without treachery, soldier without
cruelty, and victim without murmur.
ing. He was public officer without
vices, a private citizen without wrong,
a christian without hypocrisy, and a
man without guile. He was Cesar
without his ambition, Frederick with
out his tyranny, Napoleon without his
selfshness, and Washington without
his reward. He was obedient to author
ity as a servant, and royal in authority
as trae king. He was gentle as wo1
man in life, modest and pure as virt
gin in thought, watchful as a Roma
yestal in duty, submissive to law as
Socrates, and grand in battle as Achll-
/ Iao -
Year: 1874

desk, preferring not to deposit it in a


bank, rs the times were rather pan


icky," and the tighter and scarcermonev


was the more the squire thriyed. He


was a cautious, safe man-this Squire


Clinch-and yet bold and success nj


one, too. His wealth increased year bv
year, for he was ever on the lookout to


turn the misfortunes of others to his
gain. Still the money lay in his desk,


waiting for the accomplishment of its
selfish purpose, while it ought to have
been in circulation, and a portion of it,
at least, paying honest debts.


But few there are who are without an
hour OF disaster at some time in their
careers, and Squire Clinch was no OK
ception to the general rule. There was
a burglary one night. The 'squire's
house was entered noiselessly, and
while all the inmates slept, his desk
was silently and quickly opened In
the morning he found the lock on the
floor, the lid tipped back and the green
backs gone A great alarm was raised
and detectives set to work, but no clue
to the money or robbers could be found.
His money that had lain SO secluded
and, as he imagined, so safe, was gone
beyond recovery. And with it went the
teu-dollar grecnback which we have
Instead of accomplishing
the good it might have done, it was now
serving bad purposes in thieves hands.
What a fate


Which greenback was the more to be
enyied--that of Luke Preston, whose
career carried it over so many checkered
scenes, and whose passage in its multi.
form divisions from hand to hand was
IN every case message of gladness,
5okcn Of honesty, and a promoter of
or that of Squire Clinch
whose only change from the dull mo-
lotony of its useless, selfish life was
such a disastrous one?


Let those in whose care the destiny
If greenbacks may be placed take warn |
ng from these two cases, aud so act on
he lesson taught as to make the world |
their neighbors glad, and |
themselves richer in the return sure to
p1lOW
Year: 1874

FROM the fact than when the body OF
n man of average size is reduced liter
ally to ashes by fire, only about ten
no1nds of said ashes remain, it is shown
That the human system contains seventy
per cent. of water. In the remaining
thirty per cent. twenty is carbon, which
lisappears in gas at the burning, even
as the watery seventy eyaporates. Ihus
vour "solid man" possesses really
sbout ten pounds of solidity.
Year: 1874

A Yer, curious tradirion is ssid to ex-
ist among the natives of Abysinia with
regard to the origin of burial. They
say that when Adam found the body Of the
murder ell Able he carried It about upon
his shoulders for twenty days not know
ing how TO dispose of il. The Almigh y
took pity on him, aud sent f1th erow
with its dead 70 ung one on il back and
the crow flew before Adam until il
came to a tract of sandy ground, IN wk.eh
il dug hole with its feet anl there


buried lie young one. Aud when Adam
saw this he dug n grave in the sand
and buried his lost boy in il.
Year: 1874




A CAPITAL HrNr.-Commenting up
on the Sanborn report the New York
Tribune Gays: In any other country
but our own, report like this could
lead TO only one result. The incul-
pated officials would be removed. We
do not imagine for moment that
General Grant will turn out Secre.
tary who happens 10 suit him person
ally, merely because he has been proved
unfit for tho place. uWhen public
officer falls into disgrace, General
Grants custom is either to promote
him or give him recommendation.
Unless the House of Representatives
should dissent from the report, how
ever, it is surely not unreasonable to
think that these three persons may
judge it proper to resign. If they do
not, resolution of the House will be
in order.
Year: 1874

their school constitutes so much larger
an interest in their lives, that they un-
questionably hold their own, and it.
may be little more than their OWE,
in eur high-schools and academies. 1t
IS pretty safe inference that they will
not drop far behind in university
studies, and | am disposed to adopt as
a general formula that certificate given
by the school committee of a New
Hampshire town to teacher: This
Is to certify that Fanny Noyes stands
on a medium with other girls of her
age and sex, and, for what [ know, is
as good as folks in general"
Year: 1874

pied, as it was before, though the pop
ulation is greatly increased But it
may be said, that wickedness still ex-
/ lists. I admit it. But that is no ar
gument against the influence which
those institutions of Christianity exert
in leading the thoughts of the commu-
nifty toward God. Anymore than 1t
would be an argument against the IN
fuence of the fourth of July to lead
the thoughts of the nation back to the
Declaration of Independence, to say
that many people turn it into day of
drunkenness and Bacchanalian pleas
ure But restraint is not salvation.
Something more is required A steam
er was once driven by fierce wind
past Buffalo harbor down the Niagara
river toward the Falls. The captain
seeing the perilousness Of the position,
had all the anchors thrown out, the
boat was turned bows to the wind, but
still she drifted. Huge bars of iron
attached to strong cables were thrown
overheard, every pound of steam was
pat on that the boilers would bear, and
she was finally brought to standstill.
But that standing still was not saliva
ton Outside help came to their res
cue, and the craft was saved. 1t is not
enough to be able to stem the current.
We need to be helped into safety.
The SAVIOR of the church, which is
the grace of God comes to our rescue.
The spirit, the life Of the gospel be-
comes the power Of God unto our sal
vation and saves US in the the fullest
sense Of the word.


Tt seasons the whole individual body
soul and spirit, and dries up, heals the
old bumors, and wounds, which other
wise breed the ''worm that never
dieth."


Every action, desire, and wish par
takes of the SAVIOR, ana SO far as they
influence others become SAVIOR Of life
unto life. Lastly: nothing can take
the place of this SAVIOR of the gospel
IF church be without it /: no matter
how much wealth it may possess, nor
how high intellectually or socially it
may stand in the community, it is be-
reft Of its power to save poor fallen
humanity It's position is similar TO
that of life-boat, without a soul on
board, floating around drowning crew
benumbed, and strangling. And as a
chruch. Jesus says, ''it is thenceforth
good for nothing


If. either minister of the gospel,
or lay member be without it; no'tact,
or talent, position or requirement will
fill it's place, 'Wherewish shall it be
salted.'


Brother, sisters, let us examine our
hearts impartially. Are we seasoned
with the grace of God? Are we sea-
soning others
Year: 1874

THE Chicago Tribune, the leading Republican
journal of the northwest has few words to say in
relation to the October election.


The October elections have been unexpectedly
disastroust to the Republican party, and the effects
of the defeat in Ohio and Indiana will be felt
with more or less intensity in the states which
vote in November. New York, which Is always a
doubtful state, and in which the third-term her
esy has much disOrganized and disheartened the
party, will now, in all probability, elect Samuel
]. Tilden, governor. Illinois, which was most
likely to go Republican on the state ticket, not
withstanding the German detection, now becomes
doubtful; and Wisconsin, where the party is rent
by the Carpenter and anti Carpenter factions, is
almost certain to elect an opposition legislature
Il is too early to predict an opposition majority in
the next congress, but II such result shall hap
pen. It will not now find anybody unprepared to
expect it.


What are the series of disasters7 In our judg-
ment, they do not signify that the country is
warming toward the Democratic party per sc. but
rather that the sins Of the present administration
are too grievous TO be borne and that unless there
is q speedy and radical reformation In that quar-
ter, the people will even vote for an old line Dem
Ocrat for president in order to have change'
That the administration Of General Grant mas
been the most proHgate reckless and corrupt; and
the one most Indifferent to public opinion, that
has ever borne sway in Washington, is the private
opinion Of hundreds Of Republican leaders who
have not got the courage to give tongue to their
thoughts
Year: 1874

THE rights of the people and the maintenance
of the constitution of the Federal government In
It's original yigor the return to the essential prin
eiples Of true Democracy as the hope Of the fu-
ture and the preservation Of our Union, the re-
adoption Of our system of government as ordained
by the fathers of American liberty, are the true
aims Of the Democratic party,
Year: 1874

THE Ohio Democracy, has again made
an exhibit of its peculiar taste in plac-
ing upon the supreme bench, a judge,
who is public drunkard. This is feat
over which every Democratic rooster in
the state should crack its throat by crow
ing.-ARiance Local.


Our neighbor of the Local ought to
know enough to quit EARNING after cleo
ton.
Year: 1874

The man across the way has horse and


carriage. We have none. Three sadder
words we never saw. The man across the
way drives gaily forth every pleasant after
noon with his wife beside him. And we en-
Wy him and can't help it. There are others
OF the neighbors who envy him, and could
we reach each others hearts we would find
that our thoughts were following the lucky
horseman in his various turns about town, IN
his cantering here and trotting there, and in


the shine of his carriage and the proud bear
ing of his horse. But if it is sadness to see
him drive away, yet there is pleasure IN see
ing him come back. For it is dark when he
returns, the sunshine is gone, and in its stead
is darkness with frost in it. He smiled COM
placently when ne handed his wife into the
carriage, but he doe mt smile when he hands
her out. Perhaps the operation requires SO
much care and attent ion that it would not be
right to smile. We now his nose is red be-
cause we can see it as he drives by the lamp.
We know that his fea are frigd and that ms
legs are asleep, by tn. way ne gets oowm ho,U W
the ground. We are beginning to @ see ,rs uTw
wrong IT is to envy our tellow.man. a ne 't ;,so
at her as she runs into the houss "m. . anJ
the arms of the geni u Dase-ouine'' anu
Year: 1874

FEBRUARY HINTs.-The seedsmen will be
sending out their catalogues this month, and
they should be studied and list of all needed
seeds made out and sent for early. Look ov-
er your grounds and see how much grass
seed will be needed this spring, and buy it
early. 1t is poor economy to leave work
day or hal, day in April, to go off and buy
seed, just when you ought to be bushing it in
or rolling down the ground. The spring is
too short and the time too valuable to be vast
ed by doing what might be done equally well
new.


Any kind of carpenter work, such as max
ing new tools or repairing old ones, making
sap-spouts or trough, hop bed sashes and
frames, bird-houses or anything of the kind
that will be needed in spring, should be
made in advance. Stormy days should af-
clean and well oiled. II oiled once or twice
during the winter, they will go long while
In the busy season with only an occasional
good soaping. Don't use an old or rotten
harness too long, especially on young or
strange horses.-Neto England Farmer.
Year: 1874

WINTER CARE OF HoRsEs.-Copsiderable
is written nowadays about false economy in
various ways. My observation leads to the
conclusion that one important item Is almost
entirely overlooked, and that thousands of
dollars are lost each year by the careless win
tering oil farm horses. For instance: Farmer
A. owns fine span of horses. He is not
much OF horseman, but in the summer he
works them and keeps man who takes good
care OF them. In the fall, after work Is over,
the horses are put into the stable and fed all
the hay they will eas (5e the same good OF
bad, are left perhaps week or two at a
time, with little or no exercise, and, when
they are driven, are let to go at the top of
theii speed, Fast driving, with stomachs full
OF undigested hay, is the very worst of treat
| ment. The result is that, in year or two,
the horses have the heaves badly, are spoiled
| for market. and are unable to do the usual
| amount OF service on the farm or road; and


this alone causes a loss each year so long as
| the team is used.


This could in some degree be avoided by
| building shed with yard for exercise, and
by feeding food of sufficient strength to keep
the muscles in full strength. Some say that
wintering horses in the field ON hay alone will
cause falling away of muscles and strength
difficult to regain. No doubt being chilled by
standing in cold barn is very Injurious to
horses. lCor. Country Gentleman.


HEAvEs.-The cause of heaves or broken
wind is not yet satisfactorily accounted for.
| 1t is said by some veterinarians to be incur
| able; still we never found a case in our ex-
perience that was not either greatly relieved


or entirely cured by simple treatment. This


was as follows: To aid the digestive power by


simple tonics, and to feed the most nutriti-


tious and least stimulating food in small


bulk, avoiding all dry, dusty food. For in


stance, horse purchased by the writer for
| very small sum, as being incurabiy dis


eased with the heaves, was fed three times


day with pailful of cut timothy hay and


oats in the sheaf, soaked in hot water and


fed when cold, mixed with three quarts OF


oats, corn and rye bran ground together.


A handful OF salt was given in each feed, and


occasionally few raw potatoes or carrots


cut and spinkled with bran, were given in


addition. Nothing else was done, no med


icine was given, no long hay was fed, and all


dust in the feed was carefully guarded


against. The result was an immediate change


for the better, and no trouble from the dis


order at all after few weeks. The horse


was then allie to drive rapidly, and might be
| considered cured. On the other hand,
horses have been known to become diseased
Immediately after feeding upon dusty cloyer
hay, tie Inhalation OF the dry seed chaff or
other dust doubtless causing the trouble.
Year: 1874

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. "a, 1873.


SELDOM, if ever, pick up newspaper without
Il seeing, among the first items that arrest nv at
tention, the record of terrible boiler explosion
Very many causes are assigned for this loss of life
and property. A great deal is said as to what should
be done and what should not be done. But scarce
ly hear it said that these explosions are due to
an accumulation of Scale in the Boiler and yet eight
out of ten instanc that in midst are nn-
doubtedly due to this cause.


Now permit me to say that manufacture Com
position that will readily and thoroughly remove this
fncrustation; and while am constantly sending it
over the United States exact no pay for its
less it gives perfect satisfaction and fulfls all The
claims make for it.


My preparation will remove Scale from any Boiler,
no matter how deep may be the ircrusaton, and at
the same time it will prevent injury to the Boiler
from anything which may be held in solution by the
water contained IN it. This article will absolutely
prevent the formation of Scale If timely introduced
The powder which manufacture has been care
fully tested by some of the ablest chemists in the
eountr, and its fitness to keep iron clean and to
preserve it has been demonstrated by them in the
most satisfactory manner


If you will send for my circular with my terms and
full particulars or give me a call think will be
able to convince the most sceptica that this compo
sition will justify all claim for it.


Very respectfully yours,


GEO, w. LORD.


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