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Year: 1874

M. Beule, who has Just died SO sud
denly, says the Figaro, was married in
most romantic manner. A few years
ago, an artist of talent had painted his
portrait and sent it to an exhibition. A
young lady, an orphan, was passing
through the rooms with her guardian,
when she suddenly stopped before the
picture, and having regarded it earnest
ly for a long time, said: 81 will never
marry any one but the original OF that
portrait" Her guardian laughed at
her but the girl was alike determined,
intelligent and INDUCED. A search had
to be undertaken for the M. B,
whose likeness had turned young
head. He was discovered, and being
informed in what sovereign fashion a
pretty maiden had decreed that she
would be his wife, he considered him
self extremely fortunate to be the OBJ
iect of such choice, and he was right,
for he found most generous heart
united to numerous graces OF mind.
Year: 1874

enough to almost throw the Imper-
turable off his invincible equilibrium.
For that moment Miss Roseneath could
boast of having seen that great man, to
use a common but expressive term,
flabbergasted.


Patty Miss Roseneath


eyes, Major Marioribanks, Miss
Roseneath. Oh, take me home take
me homsl and never, never dare to
call me Patty again p


"The devil p said the Major slowly,
beneath his mustaches.


You might have been satisfied with
making a fool of poor silly girl, with
out insulting her afterward. Oh, how
could you be so c-c-cruel


"I say, Patty-listen a moment
don't talk like that. You don't sup
pose I meant to hurt your feelings +?
Hang it, I amt such cad as all that
comes to. l didn't know 1t was you-I
took you for -"


ooh, I know you took me for Miss
Hartford. Dear Di she told me you
had been making love to her since you
came. But thought you had only
been f-f-firting," said poor Patty,
going off again.


"Did she tell you that ?" said the
Major.


" Yes and she said you were con-
ceited man, and she was afraid every
day you'd propose, because she would
have the trouble of refusing you. I
never told her all you said to me down
at Rosewood. Silly that l was, ever to
believe in Major |"


Did pique and chagrin at the intelli-
gence that he had just received prompt
the Majors next impulse? Or did his
better angel whisper to him that din
ner of herbs with this little woman who
really loved him, and for whom he was
conscious of feeling as nearly akin to
that passion as he was capable of ex-
periencing, would be better than more
splendid repast with her to whom he
was Indifferent Bitterly would he
have derided such an idea from an
other bitterly that morning would he
have laughed at the thought of his
present conduct. But few men act up
to their principles and it was with a
ring of genuine feeling in his voice that
he sat down by Patty's side and said
but we will not write his words; they
were greatly devoid of that artistic
fuency which generally distinguished
the Majors utterances to the fair sex
but to Patty they sounded like flowing
honey.


"And you really willard you're not
sorry for what has happened?"


"Well," said the Major, looking
down into her eyes, which gazed up
through her tears, glistening with
mingled light and tear-drops, "perhaps
it wasn't such an unfortunate mistake
after all |"


Would you be surprised to hear
that the Major makes a capital hus-
band &?
Year: 1874

Five US the hand that will strike blow
In the open market place,


While the well-roused blood from the angry
heart
Infames the answering face
Rather than that sly, stealthy hand
That aims a blow in the dark,
And leaves, like poisoned serpent's fang,
A sure and deadly mark.
|The tale that the smooth-tongued slanderel
tells
Behind her fair friends back,
That grows, and grows, as it onward goes
With the sound of the mills click-clack
The doubtful story set anoat
By some secret, dangerous band,
To rob man Of his fame or name,
Are blows from an unseen hand.
give us the open light of day,
With the clear sun shining bright,


Rather than shadows grim and gray
Or the darker gloom of night!
Give us hand that will deal blow
AS flint may strike spark,


Rather than that sly, stealthy one
That aims blow in the dark.
Year: 1874

MARROW EscArE.-As Jacob Russell,
of Lowville, was walking along the
track of the Utica and Black River
Railroad, he caught his foot between
two of the iron rails. He tried his best
to remove from his position, and it was
found impossible. The noon freight
train at the time was backing up over
the switch. The unfortunate man had
no time to notify the engineer, and he
bent over to save his life by losing his
foot. The train passed over him, but
for some unexplained reason only
crushed his foot.
Year: 1874

BosrON. Dec. l4.-The General Manager Of
the Grand Trunk Railroad elegrspas here deniai OF
the charge made by Washington correspondent 10 the
effect that the Grand Trunk Railroad was Fastening 10
pay duties on the carloads of merchandise which had
been switched of quiet places and unloaded without
the aid Of CustomhOuse officers In fact there has been
omission tho part OF the Company 10 pay duties
the merchandise, has there been any complaint
lodged against tho Company by the Revenue Depart
ment VI the United States VI any such oaisslnA
Year: 1874

| To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette


Allow me to congratulate you up
on the great improvement in the al
ways interesting columns of the GA
zETTE, and the success you are
achieving in winning the golden
opinions of the people in taking such
a grand, noble and, independent
stand in regard to '.Dead-Headism"
or rather Dead-beat-ism.


What individuality can a man pos
sess whose actions are prescribed by
slavish and picayunish system of
Dead -Headism? As an editor, law
yer or a legislator, what is he
when he comes in contact with such
gigantic corporations with a free
pass in his pocket by the year-per-
haps, for himself and family. As q
matter of course the interests of the
people will suffer


Why not, as you say, give the me-
chanic and the farmer and the day
laborer free pass too but for their
skill, their labor and their industry
and perseverance, trade and COM
merce of all nations would cease to
be. They are the salt Of the earth
but for them, grim starvation would
be facing thousands of Dead-Heads
and their Ring Masters-aye they
would have been in this late day
consigned to a hole in the ground
''beneath the sod'' never to be res
urrected-not even by the last
trump Of Gabriel


1 congratulate you on your man
ly position. Stand firm upon free
dom's wall, and ascend with the
common herd-the people of your
country to the dome of Liberty
and when the still quiet voice is
heard--watchman, what of the night?
let the echo respond, All is we'll !
Our only safeguard now, is in the
honesty and freedom Of the press.
With the stalwart shoulders of Pa
irons of Husbandry to the wheel of
industry and perseverance and en-
terprise, we may hope yet to be re-
deemed-and be rid of the perni-
cious influence of Dead Headism and
old fogyism. More anon.


J. B. o.
Year: 1874

The following on the subject oil
drummers and drumming, copied
from the Herald and Tribune, was
written, we learn, by well known
representative of a leading Balti
more Hardware House, than whom,
no one is better qualified to speak
on the subject on which he writes.


MEssRs. EDITORs = Permit me
now to say a word on commercial
travelling, and about commercial
travellers.


Commercial travelling is of recent
origin, the outgrowth of modern
commerce and manufacturing.


About the latter part of the eigh-
teenth century, commercial travel
ers commenced to form a distinct
class in Europe, and now numbers
largely over one hundred thousand.


In America, commercial travelling
is yet in its infancy, but is a yigor-
Gus child, fast growing into man
hood, and bids fair ere long, to out
strip its European brothers.


b A commercial traveller is the re-
preventative of a manufacture or
Wholesale dealer, who procures ord
ers for his principal by personal
solicitation.


A successful commercial traveller,
must be man of integrity, doing
equal justice to employee and Gus
toner, possess good address and
gentlemanly manners, be we'll in
formed on all subjects of general In
terest, possess a thorough knowledge
of human nature, reading man.
kind as by intuition, and last but not
least, be thoroughly familiar with
the goods he represents, their mode
of manufacture and cost of prodIc-
ton, as we'll as that of other goods
with which his may compete.


The commercial traveller has to do
with every diversity of character,
from the educated polished gentle
man to the churlish boor. From the
man who is always willing to. learn,
to him who thinks he knows every
thing worth learning, and it requir@
es patience, tact and discrimina-
ting judgment, SO to treat all, as to
offend none. ~


But few commercial travellers pos
sessing the above requisites are met
in the Southern States. And why?
Because every section of the South
is represented in the Northern and
Eastern Cities by young men who
have served few years in a coun-
try or village store, and think after
six or twelve months training, fsuch
as it ISL in a jobbing house, they are
qualified to travel. and their employ
ers to crafty them, permit them to
make the trial. Thus the South is
annually over-run by set Of dolts,
who know not how little they do
know, and bring reproach on the en-
tire fraternity.


A qualified commercial traveller is
a benefit to the retailer by enabling
him often torepleEish his stock in
stead of annually or semi-annnally
taking long and expensive trips to a
eAASotlAe hlH1t1 1ASO anu II - now well
fact, that those retailers
who often replenish their stock with
new and desirable goods. have a
more steady trade. and consequently
make the most money!.


The commercial traveller adds
largely to the income of RAILROADS
and Hotel keepers, and yet no class
is more imposed on by the latter.
than they are, paying about double
tue price local custom pays ana re-
ceiying no better fare or accommo-
Year: 1874

Charles Sumner was perhaps the most prominent
representative in this country of class almost un-
known among us, that of men who owe not only
great Intellectual gifts and remarkable physical
powers TO a long line Of ancestors noted alike for
strength of body and mind, but who inherit with
these capabilities the leisure and the means to turn
them TO the best account The Sumner family had
its origin in Kent, England, and has preserved
70 this day the physical peculanties found
in that population Of tan, ne-limbed. and
tout-limbed men, and there records Of the
athletic feats performed by some of the early an
cestors of the family in Massachusetts. Increase
Sumner. whose memory is still yenerated in the
Bay state as one of her greatest Judges
and Governors. was a cousin of Charles Summers
father. The enthusiasm with which he was carried
IN the Governors chair was fully justified by his
conduct of affairs during the period when the state
wasnew TO self government That he was no less
distinguished in person than the rest OF bis line was
partly shown in the delighted exclamation OF II
stander-by as he moved at the head of the General
Court-"Thank God, we have got Governor that
can walk at las.p Hancock, cripple from gout,
and Adams, bent and decreplt, had height
ened the popular desire for an able-bodied
executive. Charles Pinckney Sumner. The
father of the late Senator. was in the
direct family succession of lawyers and Harvard
graduates He was the son Of Major job SUMNER


who did distinguished service on the Colonial side
dpring the Revolutionary War. He studied law
under Josiah Quincy, was appointed High Sheriff of
the County of Suffolk in 1925 and held the post for
IA wears being the last occupant OF the ONCE VINO
continued TO wear the ancient costume of the English
sherils. Several literary works of minor import
| apce came from his pen That the love OF liberty


which led his son to devote his life to the canse
of Human Freedom was not wanting IN the breast


Of the father was shown by the toast be offered at
| dinner on Wash.Dgtols birthday, IN Hayti-" LIB
Year: 1874

that the resolution Of the Massachusetts, Legislature
resembling it's vote Of censure upon Mr. Sumner
should have been presented and read in the Senate
before he left it the last day of his presence in
the Chamber "a a member of that body.


On the information that Mr.. Sumner was dead
being received at the Capitol. there was WIDE
spread feeling of silent as well as orally expressed
regret and sorow. The intelligence passed from
man to man with low utterances.


As soon as Representative Dawes and other men,
bers of the Massachusetts, delegation beard of the
critical condition Of the Senator they Immediately
went to his residence.
Year: 1874

One of the students at Davidson Col.
lege, who was too lazy To do anything
right, was in the habit of cleaning out
his lamp chimney by running his finger
down il and twisting il around. After
he had cleaned II out in this particular
manner one day not long ago, fellow
student took il up and carried il TO the
residence of one Of the professors with
the inquiry, "Why is il that this chin
ney is smoked just up to this point and
no farther" The learned gentleman
entered into an elaborate and scientific
explanation why il was, arguing with
great lueidness, and citing various author
tiles 10 show the correctness of his reason
ing When he had finished, the student
said to him, No, sir; you are wrong"
Why sit, then, inquired the professor
Because the fellows fingers were moi
long enough to reach any farther" re
piled the student.
Year: 1874

The only line With which psssengeIs IRON the south
make direct connection at Louisville with through
car for New York, avoiding from 10 i6 hour delay
incident TO- and arriving train In advance of all
other lines Time from Louisville TO New York,
Year: 1874

"WHEN THE Cows CONE HoME." -
Many of our farmers have wasted years
Of valuable time just because they did
not teach their cows TO come home at
night ANY ono who has lived or trav-
elled in the country viii remember the
familiar .-Co-bos. Co bos. 90 Of the far
mers' son or hired man. as he endeayors
TO coax the cows from the pasture. We
have had little experience in these
matters. and we'll remember how many
times we have waded through the brush
and bogs looking for the cows. and, boy
like, We thought them dreadfully contra
ry animals but We have lived long
enough TO learn better, and now think
the biped was the more contrary animal
Of the two. Boys, we will tell you a
secret that will save you great trouble,
and it is this /: Every time the cows are
driven up at night or in the morning
give them good lick Of meal or bran,
and our word for it the cows will always
be on hand at milking time. Besides
this, they will give more milk. and for
get to kick over the milk pail, even il
you do whistle little too loud.-Beu
/ York O5seyrer.
Year: 1874

The question Is often asked, Is the
Indian coward? The best answer is
that he is and he isn't, depending
upon the point from which We look
at him. He is trained to use strstagems
Of all kinds To entrap his foe. and never
to fight unless he has got the advantage,
all of which from the white mans point
of view is evidence Of cowardice. But
when We see how desperately the warrior
will fight when he is cornered. and the
stoicism with which he meets death when
come IT must. it Is impossible to call
him poltroon. There is this, too. that
makes the Indian wary. One of the
superstitions Of his race is that warrior
who loses his scalp enters not the happy
hunting grounds, and this. TOO. explains
why the Indians fight SO desperately to
carry of their dead. The plains Indians
win rarely fight On foot; never except
against dismoRnted men
Year: 1874

tion-as. for example, he dropped his
cane, and person near him put it into
his hands, and the feeling of the end of
the cane evidently produced in him those
molecular changes which, had he possess
ed consciousness, would have given rise
to the idea of his rife; for he threw
himself on his face, began feeling about
for his cartouche, went through the mo-
tions of touching his gun, and shouted
out to an imaginary comrade: Here
they are, a score of them; but We will
give a good account of them" In his
normal life he is one of the most upright
and honest of men. In his abnormal
state, however, he is an inveterate thief.
He will steal everything he can lay his
hands upon. and, fhe cannot steal any
thing else, he will steal his own things
and hide them away.-HuaIey.
Year: 1874

RATS on BOARD OF SHIPs.-Rats
greatly infest ships, and are carried by
them to all parts of the world. Sodili-
gently do they make homes for themselves
In the numerous erannies and corners in
the hull of a ship that it is almost i'm
possible to get rid of them. Ships take
out rats as well as passengers and cargo
every voyage whether the former remain
in the ship when in port is best known
TO themselves. When the East India
Company had ships of their own they
employed a rat-catcher, who sometimes
captured 800 rats in one ship just re-
turned from Calcutta. The ship rat is
often the black species. Sometimes
black and brown inhabit the same ves-
sci, and, unless they carry on perpetual
hostilities. the one party will keep to the
head Of the vessel and the other to the
stern. The ship-rat is very anxious that
his supply of fresh water shall not fail
he will come On deck when it rains. and
climb up the wet sails to suck them.
Sometimes he mistakes spirit eask for a
water cask, and gets drunk. A captain
of an American merchant ship is credit
ed (or diseredited) with an ingenious bit
of sharp practice as a means Of clearing
his ship from rats. Having discharged
cargo at port in Holland, be found his
ship injuxtapositiOn to another which
had just taken in cargo of Dutch cheeses.
He laid plank at night from the one
vessel to the other the rats, tempted by
the odor, trooped along the plank, and
begas their feast. He took care that
the plank should not be there 70 serve
them as pathway back again; and
50 the cbeese-laden ship bad a cruel ad-
dition to its outward cargo.-AH til


Year Roalud.
Year: 1874

Horton" | replied indiferently: and
then she left me to whisper and suggest
the same ideas to others. 1t was too
late-my darling's triumph was secure
she was undoubtedly the belle of the
bali. I never saw any one so much ad-
mired.


Sir Gerald led her down to the sup
per room. and made her promise to give
him the last dance of all. His face was
all aglow as he spoke to her. She never
once, child as she was, lost her quiet
sef-possession. although many girls in
her place would have been half-intoxi-
Gated with such triumph.


Miss Adelaide Horton, who had hith-
erto seemed to consider the Baroner as
her own peculiar property, after time
continued the assault her mother had
commenced. She came up to me with a
very friendly smile, positively eOnPI;-
mented me on Clarice's appearance.


''She is very pretty said Miss Ade-
laide, land really looks very nice; but
my dear Miss Vyvian, she is a perfect
ehlld--she will require the advantage
of your training for some time to come.
Her manners are very free. too much so
In fact, and it rather spoils her.


The pate de raloptrs.'' I thought to
myself, and completely routed Miss Ad-
elalde by saying that. if there was any
thing amiss with my sisters manner, GO
ing into society would be the best train
ing for her.


They need not all have been so alarm
ed at my darling's beauty and triumph.
She saw nothing Of the by-play. Lady
Horton, although she was my mother 5
friend. y never once addressed her.


They need not have been alarmed
Sir Gerald Mayne was nothing more To
my sister than good dancer and a
pleasant partner-at least then. began
| to wonder when, after the last dance wa:
finished, he brought my sister up to me
and said how much pleasure he should
have in calling upon me to see if 81
much dancing had fahgued her. And
the last recollection have of the Beech
am hall is seeing Sir Gerald standing
bareheaded by the carriage window, beg
ging Of my sister to give him one-only
one flower from her bouquet. We al
laughed when she turned to me, with /;
look of wonder on her innocent face, AM
said, Laura, what did Sir Gerald wan
a flower from me for p


The Squire took upon himself to an
swer her. She laughed merrily at hi
words, saying that one good dancer wa
worth a legion of admirers.


Take care, little one, said the Squir
with laugh. "Sir Gerald is a goo,
dancer he may turn out to be somethin
else


, The sweet face smiled uneonseiously
l saw that my sisters heart for the pre-:
ent was quite safe.


! To Be continued
Year: 1874

Well, what of it? Shall we continue
to sit still, like unweaned babes, with
thumb in mouth, and do nothing but
whine? A year ago came a great scare
and some folks are trembling yet, and
others are afraid to venture out lest a
lion may be in the way. Better risk the
lion than perish indoors of starvation.
But the lion is dead, or. more truly, he
was never there. The braying came
from asses; it was no lionine thunder
Yet the scare was awful, to be sure
but it is high time it was all over. Ev-
cry man should 90 at once to his work.
and mind his work. Providence abhors
an habitual idler; in some respects he
is bigger curse than a drunkard. So.
lest idling become chronic. let everybody
shake off his lethargy, and drive dull
care away by driving business. Let ev-
erybody pay MS uepIs, anu ~
pocket-gOd of his money. If all pay
their debts all around, things will soon
become lively again, people will believe
in one another once more, and will buy
and sell as usual, and everything "will
be lovely" Suppose we all try this line
of action? 1t will not do any harm to
any one.


Whose hath money to spend, let him
spend it now. If he needs something
useful, and he can afford it, let him buy
without delay. If he wishes any thing
artistic or ornamental, and he has money
in plenty, let him get it and pay for it
forthwith. Keep money moving. Hoard
ed money is dead money, worthless alike
to the man who has it and the man who
wants it. 1t may as well be at the bot
tom of the sea for all the good it does.
The mischief of to-day is, that he who
has money keeps it. He is afraid TO
part with it, either to pay debts or buy
something useful; and so the mill of
business is idle from want of grist. Pass
the money along. friends pass it along.
1t viii help everybody who touches it
and keeps it moving, and it will come
back to all in business increase. But the
action must be general, the entire ma
chInery must move simultaneously, and
thep how everything will hum The
panic should have been dead and buried
long ago beyond resurrection All men.
are not cheats, nor rascals, nor liars.
The most of people intend to do right
/ by one another. Let us believe this,
and show our faith by our works let US
all 90 to work as if nothing were wrong;
and we shall pretty soon find that all is


right Undam the streams, and the wa
ters of plenty viii flow In every neigh


borhood; but keep them pent up. and
some day they will break out suddenly
with death and ruin in their way
Boston Express.
Year: 1874

A young mail in New York was the
victim Of misplaced confidence short
time ago. He was particularly sweet on
a very young girl. and called one evening,
having previously paid her several visits.
The girls parents, thinking both too young
to begin to keep company with each other,
gave "A gentle hint to that eifect-first, by
calling the girl out Of the room, and send
ing her to bed; and, secondly, by the lady
of the house bringing ia huge slice of
bread -and-butter; spread with jam. and
saying TO the youth in her kindest man
ner, There, take this, and 60 home; it is
long way, and your mother will be
anxious
Year: 1874

A SPIDERS ABILIrY.-One of the best
ways to test spiders ability to get him
out of scrape 10 to take an ordinary
wash bowl flied with water, and take a
stick and place it in the center Of the
bowl and reaching sOme little distance
above the water, and then put the spider
on top of the stick. We will wager al
most anything that the insect gets him :
self away from his isolated quarters in
less than ten minutes, If undisturbed.
and he won't wet his feet in his transit.
TRY and see how it's done.