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Year: 1874

DEAR MONITOR 1t has been many
years since have written much for the
press. In my youth I found it pleas
ant and profitable; but of late the home
interests which absorb my time (as a
large circle of grandchildren always does
the time of a happy grandmother) and
also the infrmities of age, have efectu-
ally prevented any literary labor.


But this week as [ was looking over
your paper which makes US its weekly
visits, l found a letter which is quite a
curiosity in its way. 1t is so loose in
sentiment and demoralizing in tendency.
that we cannot let it pass without a
slight criticism. The writer thereof pur-
ports to be a woman. and the theme is
weak and sentimental plea for Rum,
or, if this is little too blunt for polite
ears, we will call it Beer-for this is the
pet name which the author gives her fa-
vorite. OF course its name is Rum all
the while but then, now it is a baby
we will call it Beer, and when it is
grown up, it will 60 by its real name
Rum. You call your little boy Tommy
but every one knows he will be Thom-
as when a man. 1t does not take long
for beer to outgrow its childhood; if you
doubt it, ask that blear-eyed drunkard
you meet every morning, how long beer
satisfied his appetite. But as Twas say
ing, the author of this article is a wo-
man, and is, by her own acknowledge
ment, the daughter of a clergyman. A
humillating confession, truly 1t brings
to my mind an old ditty l used to hear
my mother repeat more than fifty years
ago, which ran as follows:


at is not all in bringing up


Let folks say what they will {;


To silver-scour pewter cup,
| IL Will NC pCHoCls oeill.


We sympathize heartily with those
parents at whom she sneers they. un-
doubtedly tried to faithfully obey the
Scripture command, to train their chill
dren in the nurture and admonition of
the Lord and if with this training. she
has become an advocate of such immor-
ality as Ter article clearly indicates,
what would she have been without these
restraints !


The poor woman can have no claim
on the Divine promise to those who hon.
or their father aud mother, for she fla
grantly and publicly dishonors them by
that silly allusion to her childhood. il
is said, the criminal always finds fault
with the law which condemns him.


This writer was evidently moved tt
attempt defense of her pet, beer, by
the grand triumph of the temperance
cause in the West-a triumph that thrills
every loyal soul with JOY. and brings {
thanksgiving to every lover of humanity
| Our would-be reformer makes proyls
ion only for mans animal nature, while
the intellectual and moral natures arr
wholly ignored.


She considers him simply as beas
with throat and heels. plenty of bee
and plenty of dancing, make his happi
ness complete.


The appeals to the Scriptures for au
thority are as weak as they are ridicu
lous. EXPERIENCE.
Year: 1874

Multitudes of men and women have
made their eyes weak for life by the too
free use of the eyesight, reading small
print and doing fine sewing. In view
of these things, it is well to observe the
following rules in the use of the eyes


Avoid all sudden changes between
light and darkness.


Never read by twilight, or on very
cloudy day.


Never sleep 50 that on waking the
eyes shall open on the light of the win
Year: 1874

Twelve years from the time of the
foregoing scene, We give one more look
at the home affairs of Justin and Mary.
Can that hollow-cheeked woman with
the sallow skin, be our former loving ac-
quaintance ? Ought twelve short years
to make such havoc with one not yet
at life's meridian But it is Nary-we
know her by her soft, sweet smile that
is the same, though cheek, and eye, and
form, and hair, are all changed, as if
age had already touched them-yet no
even the smile is changed; its bright
ness is dimmed-there is not the former
token of hcartsease in it, yet 1t is just
as pleasant and loving as ever.


There are children romping about the
room-seven, eight children O, NOR
tality eight children under twelve
years old-no wonder that the mother S
face is hollow and worn by care.


If we listen few minutes, We shall
find that variety of dispositions are
here represented The combative ele-
ment predominates IL one small indiyid-
ual the explorative and venturous in a
second and third the musical in a
fourth the mirthful in a fifth the ali
incentive in a sixth the seventh and
eighth are twins and infants while the
active temperament distinguishes them
all to such degree that it would take
a New York police force to keep them
still for a single half hour.


The mother long since gave over the
vain attempt; and in patient submission
to an inevitable necessity, sits sewing
and rocking the twins (who bravely
sleep on undisturbed,) while the trour
of young angels 90 under the tables and
over chairs, into closets, and out of shoes
and stockings under her garments
playing "hide and coop" and over hel
back, lucky if it isn't her head il
playing "tag-''


She bestows no reproof as long a
kindness and harmony prevail, reseryine
all such discipline till contentious arise


In the midst of ..puss in the corner
ssfather" comes in.


"Hush your outrageous noise, yol
young savages." he says-not feeling s.
cross as the words sound.


The children ease off very little.


sFather'' throws himself on the sofa
and looks towards mother"


HIS eyes are light as ever and hi
form, always straight and well made, i
now more robust than it was when b
was BRIDE groom. The hue of higl
health oyerspreads his handsome feat
ures and not line of care has time
sharp finger scored upon his brow Al
together he is handsomer man than b
was twelve years ago.
Year: 1874

aWhat is it, my love can't | get it
for you 2" said the silvery voice of the
young bride and she jumped from her
seat and stood with foot all ready to
spring up stairs. or down stairs, the in
slant the word was given.


The husband. large, strong, hand
some young man, who had been looking
about as if in search of something, said
pleasantly:


'I've lost my gloves but you keep
your seat, little wife; I can find them
myself p


"No. no. let me. get them and with
eager haste the fair bride rushed up to
her chamber, where she remembered to
have seen pair of gloves upon table.


Thank you, my love, !" said the hus-
band, as he received the gloves from the
hand of his wife. Then he stopped to
pick up his slippers, which he was going
to put away in the closet.


"PH put them away, Justin, said the
wife, taking the slippers from him.


'.Now let me tie your comforter fol-
you, and o my how mussed up your
hair is-do let me give it another brush
ing !'' so she tied the comforter, brush
ed the hair and the hat also, of the man
who had until marriage always been ae-
customed to do all such things for him.
self and then with a loving embrace
they parted for the day At eve, when
Justin returned, chair and slippers, pa
per, cigars and wrapper, were all await
ing him, and Mary stood ready to aid
her husband in getting out of his cold
things and into his warm ones. Every
thing that she could possibly do. for him
she did-if she did not breathe for him,
it was only because she was not able tc
do so. He couldn't lift hand towards
anything. or look around the room, but
what she asked


What is it. dear, can't get it fol
you 2" and this habit made things sc
very easy to Justin that he soon refrain.
ed from saying, ''don't disturb yourself,
my dear can wait upon myself better
than you can wait upon me-" The fact
was he couldn't-and it did not take
long for him TO find it out.


The less man has been waited upoI
before marriage, the better it will seen
to him to be much waited upon after
wards-after the first feeling of shame
at seeing his pretty wife flying about
the house for him while he keeps hi;
sitting, has been mastered.


Six weeks will suffice to educate {
man in the art of being waited upon
when all the days of his life, he would
never have dreamed of such state O
things had it not been for his teacher
efforts
Year: 1874

The latest marriage ceremony partak-
ing of wholesale character at Brigham
Young's Endowment House." in Salt
Lake City. is thus described by the
7iibuue of that City, of the 10th inst:


'The bridegroom came from the rural
districts, youthful saint, filed to over
flowing with the nurture and admonition
of the Prophet Brigham. His prophetic
soul informed him that it was not good
to be alone. that the dilapidated king
dom sadly needed building up, that le-
gions of fugitive spirits were lowering
about his steps, seeking, with tears in
their eyes, earthly tabernacles in which
to repose. So he did the best he could
do under the circumstances. He select
ed three tender fair ones, and won them
for his brides.


Last Monday the quartet got married.
The thrice happy groom conducted his
bevy of brides to the Endowment House,
and the party got sealed on the whole
sale plan. Brother Wells was present
at the interesting ceremony, and the
cookies of his heart warmed toward the
well-doing saint The President tapped
the Benedict upon the shoulder, invoked
increase upon his union, and assured
him of Gods blessing on so devoted an
act. The awkardness of the situation
was apparent when the much-married
saint attempted to seal the nuptial cere-
monies all round. Each blushing bride
persisted in receiving the first salutation.
and the bobbing of heads was quite live
ly for awhile. The young man gave it
up at last, and issued out into the wick
ed world with an expression upon his
countenance which indicated that he had
now got business enough on hand to oc-
cupy all of his leisure moments.
Year: 1874

He who has lived with loving wife,
When she from his side has gone
VIII never have pleasure or peace in life
Till he sins him another one
The truer the widowed hearts first love.
The keener lis parting strife,
The sureT and sooner its thoughts will move
Towards seeking another wife
Year: 1874

1 Have the courage to discharge q
dobt whiIo you have tho money in youg
|poctct.


Have the courage to do withou;
/ that which You do not need, however
much your eyes may coyct IT,


Have tho courage to speak to n
friend in seody cont, oven though
you are in company with II rich ono,
and richly attired.


Have the courage to speak your
mind when il il necessary that you
should do so, and hold your tongue
when it is prudent that You should
do so.


Have the courage to own that you
are poor and thus disarm poverty OF
itI sting,
Have the courage to tell q man
why you refuse b. credit,


Have tho courage to tell man
Why You will not lend him your
money.


Have the courage to cut the most
agreeable acquaintance You have

when you are convinced that he lacks
principle IA flioni should bear with
n friends inlirmitics but not with his
vices.


Have courage to show your respect
for honesty, in whatever guiso it APP
pears, and your contompt for dis
honesty aud duplicity, by whomso
ever exhibited.


Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until you can pay for now
ones.


Have the courage to prefer comfort
and propriety to fashion in all things.


Have tho courage to acknowledge
your Ignorance, rather than to seek
for knowledge under false pretenoes.


Havo tho courage, in providing an
entertainment for your friends, not
TO exceed your means.


Have the courage TO insure the
property In youy possession, and
Nerehy pay ycur deb(s n full
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Year: 1874

We copy from the Cincinnati Enquirer
as follows:


SO long as the Southern States are
ruled by negroes, and by the whites who
use the negroes to rob the property
holders and direct tax payers, SO long
will there be unrest, agitation and out
breaks in that section. 1t can not in the
nature of things be otherwise. Ignorance
and rascality combined as a governing
power are not promoters OF peace, con-
tentment and prosperity. Nor is the
evil confined to one section; all parts of
the Union feel its malefc influence The
Golden Age New York; takes correct
view, and says that one cause Of the con-
tinued depression of trade of all kinds Is
that one third Of the country is half par
alyzed by political disorders and social
feuds and industrial stagnation. And
that the result of this disorganized con
dition of things is exceedingly depress
ing on business of all kinds. 1t dimin
ishes production, prevents enterprise,
checks industrial development, making
every thing uncertain and every body
poor In this WY it reduces the pur.
chasing power of the entire South. The
Southern people have little money to buy
with and no credit, and the effect Of this
paralysis on Northern trade and industry
is peculiarly depressing. We are told
that the sales in the New York market TO
the Southern trade are practically insig.
niticant in comparison with what they
should be and what might reasonably be
expected And the same may be said OF
Cincinnati, and indeed Of the mercantile,
manufacturing and farming interests OF
the whole West All are injuriously af
fected by the political disorders and so.
cial feuds and industrial stagnation at the
South; and all are interested in their
speedy abatement. So long as the pres.
ent unsettled condition of the Southern
States exist, so long will all Western in
terests especially be unfavorably affected.
Our business relations with the South are
too closely connected for one not to feel
any paralysis that affects the other. II
reconstruction is failure, as 1t Is gen.
orally admitted to be, let some thing
more reasonable and practicable be
adopted. But let US have peace, not the
peace of a despotism, but that which
springs from good government founded
on intelligent freedom.
Year: 1874

ES- The Faculty Of Yale College were
amazed the other morning at finding the
statue Of President Pierson arrayed in
the airy costume Of red flannel shirt,
with a demoralized silk hat on its head
and n cotto,, umbrella in its hand.
Year: 1874

A LOWELL JUD0r has sentenced u
young man to six months in the House
OF Correction for assaulting two young
ladies ON the street. and asking for an
indictment against him for perjury IN
denying II under oath. He accosted the
girls upon the street and tried to force
his acquaintance upon thsm, by takine
hold OF the arm OF one Of them and
walking along with them.
Year: 1874

for his health for several days past. the
earnest part he has taken in questions


before the Senate having given him
reason TO pay special regard To it. and
he remarked last night To Il friend some
houS before he was attacked with the
serious SpaSm, which in few hours
eliminated in his death. that he wanted
to talk to him about his health. He
was afraid he was working too hard.
Year: 1874

When any one loses a friend he is
likely to feel too badly about it to think
much of the funeral expenses, that is,
unless he be poor man. And if he
does not feel SO very badly in reality, he
doesn't dare to beat down the undertake
er, lest people should suspect the lack
Of heartfelt grief. So between the one
feeling and the other, undertakes have
very soft thing, charge about what
they please, and are rarely beaten down
on their wares. The consequence is
that undertakes prices are fancy"
There are mighty few men who have the
courage to question an undertaker's bill.
Fernando Wood, however, some time
ago took a stand on this point, which it
was his mother-in-law that had been
buried, an occasion on which most men
would not have felt in fault finding
mood. 1t appeared in evidence in the
trial which followed, that Mr.. Wood had
been charged profit of FIVE hundred
per cent, which is rather high even for
burying mothers-in-law. One OF the
fruits of the anti-monopoly agitation
now progressing everywhere, is strike
against this undertakers monopoly which
we hear of from Illinois. An enterpris-
ing firm out there publishes card to
the farmers setting forth the enormous
rate of profit made by the generality of
the craft, and advertising sixty-fve dol
lar cofiins at eighteen dollars, and forty
dollar cofiins at ten dollars. If their
figures as to the real cost of making
coflins be anywhere near correct they
can afford to fill orders as advertised and
still make profit. The total cost Of
black walnut, plated trimmings, uphol-
stering and making, stand in the Illinois
undertaken just 81 for coffin which he
sells for s65. This can be changed into
thirty, forty or fifty dollar coffin by
emitting fifty cents worth of stain
and varnish, and perhaps using slight
ly inferior quality Of silk lining. We
don't know how the undertaker's profits
in Massachusetts compare with the trade
in Illinois, but it is fair to presume that
there is no great difference. ce.-Springfeld,
Mass, Union.
Year: 1874

THE RIGHT OR LEFT ARM The
question whether gentleman walking
with lady should give her his right or
left arm, is frequently discussed. Gus
tom and written etiquette are rather in
favor of the right, although there are
excellent reasons in behalf of the left
arm. Either one or the other, per-
manently retained, is vastly better
than the awkward and absurd habit of
changing arms, SO az to place the lady
on the inside of the promenade. One
advantage of giving the left arm is that
the person on the right naturally takes
the lead, so that, in the country or city,
in the street or park, he thus readily d.
rects the way, instead of waiting to con-
suit with his companion, or causing a
jostling by each of them trying to move
to opposite points. Another advantage
is, that in crowded thoroughfare, such
as Broadway, for example, where the
sidewalk is invariably encumbered with
merchandise and thronged with people,
gentleman needs his right arm to re-
move distractions and keep rude or care
less folks out of the way.-Seribaer's
Year: 1874

A life insurance man in st. Louis is
in the habit of getting himself ON tc
juries in doubtful cases. when business in
his line is dull. Then he "hangs" the
jury until every man of the eleven is
insured in his company.
Year: 1874

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a, 1874.


Fuller and later reports received here
indicate that the recent glowing accounts
from the Black Hills country are entirely
unreliable, and confirm the opinion of
Prof. Winchell that there are no val
liable minerals in the country. Col.
Fred Grant, who accompanied the
expedition under special instruc-
tions to report upon its geological char
acter, says that the rock on which it is
claimed gold was discovered is of a
metamOrphic character, in which no
precious minerals have ever been found,
Not over three dollars worth was
brought under his observation during the
entire expedition, and it is question
whether this was not imported into that
section. The timber is spruce and yeE
low pine, and valueless for lumber. The
area of tillable lands is very small, there
not being enough for dozen good
sized farms.


The Sioux Commission lately sent to
negotiate with the Red Cloud and Spot
ted Tail bands went in their eXplo-
rations to the base of the Black
Hills on the south side, and give
substantially the same views as Grant
regarding the character of the country
and the absence of minerals.


The President is emphatic in his de
termination to carry out the orders OF
Gen. Sheridan to prevent all invasion OF
this country by intruders so long as by
law and treaty it is secured to the In
dians.
Year: 1874

DoUBLE-BREAsTED frock coats will be
worn more than ever as general semi
dress garment, cut rather short in pro-
portion in the waist, and very long in the
skirts, to button three or even four but
tons plain facings, and bound narrow or
silk breast facings and tlatbraided, for a
smarter coat. Waistcoat single breasted,
with stsp-collar, to button medium
high, if of the same goods, or double
breasted white vest, showing above the
turnover of the coat lapel. In London
it is now quite the style to wear rough
fancy checked cheviot trowsers with a
frock coat, but here quiet, neat stripe,
or small check will be preferred. In
morning coats, the principal change is to
have them button very high, with short
collar and small lapel, worn three or
four buttons buttoned, and moderately
well cut away from the lower button.
Flaps on the hips are not generally worn,
If the garment be of the finer goods.
This coat IL likely to be the exception
here, and will only be worn by those
who affect the extreme English style OF
dressing.


For undress, business and travelling
Year: 1874

suits, checks, of which there is an infinite
variety, in every shade and size, will be
the prevailing style, and made up prin-
cipally as reefng jackets or morning
coats, with pockets, underflaps and vests
with no collar to button high. Cheviots
are very much worn in Europe, and will
be very fashionable for entire suits or
trousers. There is decided inclination
to depart from the "dressy" style of
goods so long prevalent here,
and before another season comes round
we shall find our best men wearing this
class of goods. They are now made in
very stylish patterns, and will improve
every season with the increased demand.
In overcoats the frock or surtout will be
worn more than formerly, made to but
ton four buttons, and very long in the
skirts. All coats are made longer than
last season. In trousers there is little or
no change. They are still cut easy and
straight to the leg, rather loose from the
thigh down, and with no spring at the
bottoms. Side pockets are preferred
~ Y, PdDer
Year: 1874

In the bottom of the main shaft of the
Virginia City Coal Company, Ell Dorado
Canon, Lyon County, has been en-
countered the trunk of tree four feet in
diameter, lone relic of an ancient and
extinct forest. Where cut through by
the shaft this old tree is found to be per-
fectly carbonized-turned into coal.
Outside, the log is completely crusted
over with iron pyrites, many of which
are so bright that the crystals shine like
diamonds. These pyrites also extend
into the body of the log, filling what
were apparently once cracks or wind
shakes, and even forming clusters about
what was once the heart Of the tree.
This relic of an old-time forest lies far
below the two veins of coal the company
are about to open. The finding of this


old trunk is evidence that the country
was at one time, ages and ages
ago, covered by a forest of large
trees; though the native timber
growth, when the country was
first visited by the whites, and as far
back as the traditions of the Indians ex-
tend, was but scrubby species of nut
pine. A few miles from the shaft in
which this carbonized tree was found
are to be seen on the surface the petri-
neu remains OF many large trees. In Jne
early days of Wasboe, before the pros


pectors had broken them up for speci-


mems, pieces of tree-trunks two or three
feet in diameter and twenty or thirty
feet in length were to be seen lying
upon the surface of the ground. How
ever, these trees, and even the one found
in the bottom of the shaft of the coal
runs, may have come from the foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada Mountains-may
have drifted out when seas of water
everywhere covered our present valleys.
The water lines visible on the hills show


that the whole country was filled with


lakes, and the petriied trees lying here and


there on the surface of the ground prob
ably tioated out on the waters of the ex-
tinct lakes, and finally sunk to the bot
tom in the places where they are now


found Virginia City (NeO) Enterprise.