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Year: 1874

GOT HER RhwAeD. - People who live
n glass houses shouldn't throw stones. "
Just so, as the following will prove: Some
time ago couple of Aubum's young bloods
called on a couple Of young ladies, and 1--WE
lon't know for what reason) the maternal
parent of the young ladies played severe
practical joke on the young gents.


This is how the old lady got her reward
There is another young man who is in the
habit Of calling on the young ladies in ques
lion, and he conceived the idea (haNing had
Il joke played upon himself by the same old
LADY,, of returning the compliment He in
vited friend who was not known to the
aforesaid household, TO accompany him in a
call on these young ladies'. The friend con
sented, and one pleasant evening they start
ed. Arriving at the fam Iy abode, tie Fl s.
young man introduced his friend to the fam
ily as Mr.. SO and SO, "A very wealthy deal
r in stock, stopping in around here for the
purpose making purches. OF course the
elder lady and her dAue ehters felt themselves
IN duty found to entertain the stranger, the
stock DEALER the best they were able.
After passing pleasant evening, the gen
tlemen we"ded their way hotelwards. The
old lady was thoroughly taken in--believed
every word of it, and commenced setting
a trap for rich son-in-hw. But, alas
her tond hopes were blielited a day or two
afterwards when some o1ie told her she was
sold. She says now she don't care cent
about it, only she did not think that doc .
would play such part as he did
Year: 1874

ACCIDENTALLY SHOT Last Thursday as B. F
Gwynn, Constable of this place, was riding out
Of town at rather rapid rate, the lining of his
coat somehow caught the hammer of his pistol
and pulled it back SO far that when it came loose
it went with sufficient force to fire off the charge
The ball entered the deep flesh, just below the
thigh, struck the bone, glanced around it, and
lodged nearly opposite where it entered. The
ball has not been cut out, and Mr.. Gwynn seems
disposed to let it remain for a while, at least
The accident is very painful, but in no wise
dangerous
Year: 1874

The TRADE.-Smith at the Depot, is doing
business on the old plan of selling at light prof
its. and everybody who wants hay goes to him
to buy it-and they always find good stock on
hand.
Year: 1874

The CHARGES TO BE ANSWERED IN DETAn-TnE


PURCHASING AGENTS EXPENSES THE BOOK


KEEPERS PRESENT SYSTEM.


The Commissioners claimed to be too much
engaged yesterday to pay much attention to Mr. Howes
report, as they occupied in preparing the esu
mates for their Department for They expect
to take uD the matter OF tho charges at their meeting
this morning, aud will make official reply to the
report OF Mr. Howe President Laimbeer told TRIBUNE
reporter yesterday that impossible for himself or
for the Board to make detailed statement in reply 10
mr. HoWe's report yesterday, closely occupied
were they with the estimate, and he pre-
ierred not TO speak at any length upon the sub
iect uIl after the Board had taken some
ofc'ai action He would say that Mr.. Howe had never
applied for any explanation Of what
Year: 1874

VIEWS OF THE MAYOR AND THE CONTROLLER.


When Mayor Havemeyer was asked yester
day afternoon what his opinion was In regard to Com
missioner Howes report of the condition OF the Depart
ment of Charities and Correction he pointed TO large
roll of manuscript upon his desk and said that Its size
had SO far deferred him from reading IT. With
out expressing any opinion upon the subject, he
seemed 10 believe that the Commissioners OF
that department were moro "sinned against
than SHINING" He spoke or the immense
mass OF corrupt practices which had been left as
legacy by the former Board and the impossi0ty that
they should be able TO reform so extensive Depart
ment in a short space OF time He claimed that they
had been cleaning out all abuses and irregularities az
they found them; employees who had been retained for
their supposed ability and knowledge OF the routine and
afterwards discharged for Incompetence or worse faults
had left accounts rregulary kept or matters in such
state as to reflect unjustly upon those whose faith
they had abused. The Mayor also spoke OF the i'm
practicabity OF the contract system, which, while
partly effective In restraining dishonest officials, yet
sometimes caused very serious embarrassment to the
department by its stringent provisions In regard to
the information which lie was supposed to be gathering
against the Police Commission, he declined to say any
thing, In affirmation When he started upon Ger,
tain line he said with certain OBJECT in vew he did
not to give any ragmentary Information about 1t;
when case was fully prepared ne was wiling 10 give


When asked yesterday what he thought of the report
Of Commissioner Howe upon the management OF the
Green replied that as he had only found time TO read
the report very manner he did not feel at


liberty to express any opinion concerning it. When in
formed that it iniereniiay, at least charged the
Finance Department with paying Gs fSp o SUPPLIES bae
as the law requires, the supplies were not
advertised for and furnished by the lowest bidder
paying to law, the Purchasing Clerk of
the Department Of Charities and Correction higher
salary than the head of that Department receives and
with paying some other bills twice, the Controller
remarked Well, this is q sudden change. They have
been bounding for two years because wouldn't pay
bills and they after me because am aging
bills and those, too, for the relief OF the sick and
afai icted"
Year: 1874

re- The tide of ofimmigration is steadily set
Ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is TO throw away their New York Hats and buy
a new one of DESMOND. They say there is no
comparison between the two. 2iso
Year: 1874


Bright her locks of beauty grew.


Curling fair and sweetly flowing,
And her eyes of smiling blue, qss.z


Oh how soft, bow heavenly glowing
Ah poor heart oppressed with pain


when wilt thou hare An end Of nonFniegf
This long, lesr ysaf Rvs iooksa = vaie
T~&6 u Sk1sAssa5e - ns.znU y -
Cold and scornful as thou art,


Still 1 love thee, oh sincerely,
No other can ever win this heart


From its allegiance rlighted early.
o thou cause Of all my pain,


Wilt thou ever be my lover,
ONE, oh ease this killing pain


And will cherish thee forever.
Every scene with thee would please,
Every care and fear would fy mei
Wintry storms and raging seas
Would lose their gloom if thou vert nigh me
o might but call thee row my own,
| No added rapture joy could borrow;
| 'Twould be like Heaven when life Is flown,
| 'Twould cheer my soul and heal its sorrow
Year: 1874

=. 1t shall be an abiding princi pie
with us to relieve any of our oppressed
and suffering brotherhood BY any means
a, cur command. Last, but not least, We
proclaim it among our purposes to incul-
cate a proper appreciation of the abilities
and spheres of woman. as is indicated by
admitting her to membership and position
in our order. Imploring the continued
assistance Of our Divine Master TO guide
us in cur work. we here pledge ourselves
to faithful aud harmonious labor for al
future time. to return hy our united ct
forts to the wisdom. justice. fraternity an'
political purity of our forefa'hers.
Year: 1874

Fort Valley (Ga.) Mirror: "Bill
Smith, colored, a coiored preacher over
at Butler, voted the straight Democra-
tic ticket in the late election-suppor-
ting Sutherford and Tickling with all
his might-saying plainly to the white
people that he was willing to aid them
in electing honest and competent men
to make laws to govern all classes alike
Smith is pastor of the Church at But.
Ter, and has been for over two years. -
On Saturday night, some villainous
scoundrels set fire to new house that
he was building near the town, and
burnt it to the ground. Sunday night
after he was through preaching, and
was singing the closing hymn, some.
body threw large iron ball, weighing
five or six pounds, at him in the pulpit
missing his body only a few feet
That same night the Church building
was levclcd to the ground by the incen.
diarys torch,
Year: 1874

In sp eaking of the too freqrent Gus
tom of printers luffing other palties
for nothing, an exchange says that
whenever a gentleman wants anything
published, whether it interest the pub
lie or only an individual, he is willing
and will propose to pay. Somebody
must pay for it, and hereafter it will
not he the printer. The TACT that the
proposed publication would interest
the public has nothing to do with the
matter at issue. Newspapers are pri-
vate not public property. They aIe
published to make money for their
owners, and if anybody would use
them they must pay the cost. Never
did we go to merchant and use his
goods for any purpose without paying,
and if we and hundreds of others-the
public-cmploy a lawyer about street
or other highway, we pay the lawyer.
The dodge is very tiresome, it is very
old, and we hope to hear no more of it
forever. If you want some scheme
ventilated, whether it interests your
self alone or thousands, you must not
expect US to pay the cost.--Lewiston
|Ull.) Union.
Year: 1874

HARMONY IN THE MARRIED STATE is
the first object to be aimed at Nothing
can preserve affection uninterrupted but a
firm resolution never to differ in will, and
Il determination in each to consider the
love of the other rs. of more value than
any other object whatever on which wish
has been fixed How light, in fact, is the
sacrifice of any other wish weighed against
the affections of one with whom we are to
pass our life. And though opposition in :.
Single instance will hardly Of itself pro-
ducc alienation, yet every one has his pouch
into which all these oppositions are put,
and while that is filling the alienation is
insensibly going on, and when filled is
complete. 1t would puzzle either to any
why; because no difference has been
marked enough to produce "a serious effect
by itself. But he finds his affection wea-
ried out by n constant stream of checks
and obstacles. Other sources of discon-
tent, very common indeed, are the cross
purposes of husband and wife, in common
Il disposition to criticise and
question whatever the other says-a desire
always to demonstrate and make him feel
himself wrong, especially in sympathy.
Nothing is SO goading. Much better,
therefore, if our companion views thing
in a different light from what we do. to
leave him in quiet possession of his view,


What is the use of rectifying him il the
hing be important? Apd. if import tant
let. it pass for the present. and wait q


softer moment and more conciliatory occa
SION Of revising the subject together. I
is wonderful how many persons are rem


dered unhappy by inattentiOn to the rule
Of prudence.-7nonsas Jefferson.
Year: 1874

BORROWING BooKs.-I own | borrow
books with as much felicity us | lend. |
cannot see work that interests ME on
another persons shelf, without Il wish t.
carry it off; but, | repeat. that have been
much more sinned against than SHINING in
he article of non-return, and am scrupu-
lous in the article of intention. | never
had felonious intent upon a book but
once and then shall only say. it WAS I'M
der circumstances so peculiar. that | can
not but look upon the conscience that in
duced me to restore it. as having sacrificed
the spirit of its very self to the letter; and
| have a grudge against it accordingly.
Some people are unwilling to lend their
books. The friend who helped to spoil my
notions of propriety. or rather to make
hem too good for the world as it goes. "
taught me also to undervalue nv squeam-
ishness in refusing to avail myself of these
gentlemen. He showed me how he was
doing good to all parties to put IN ordinary
face on the matter, though / know his own
blushed not little sometimes in doing it.
even when the good to be done was for
another feel, in truth. that even when
anger inclineS me to exercise this privilege
of philosophy it is more out Of revenge
than contempt fear that, in allowing
myself to borrow books, | sometimes make
extremes meet in very simple manner,
and do it ont of refined revenge. 1t is
like eating "A miser's beef ut him.-Leigt
HINT
Year: 1874

AREMARKABLE ADvENTURE.-Two men
named McEwan and Smith were fishing
through the ice on Lake Michigan on
Wednesday Dec 81, and while thus en-
gagged were cut off from the shore by the
separation of the portion of the ice upon
which they happened to be at the time All
their attempts to escape from their frail raft
were unavailing With them they had a
few fish. their spears, a hands led and some
blankets, With only these for food and
shelter they were drifted about on the
Lake for six days, the ice continually yield
inc to the force of the wind and waves.
On the Monday night succeeding their start
upon their involuntary voyage an Oppor-
tune increase OF severity in the weather
formed new ice between the men and the
shore. and bridged the way for h poor
fellows to land and life again Their feet
were badly frostbitten and swollen, but
otherwise they were in pretty good condi-
ton after their long exposure. During
their absence their friends had made Wig
orous efforts for their rescue, sending out
Il tug to search for them.
Year: 1874

STEP BY STEP.-Samuel Burnham's life
was one of constant disappointments. He
would no sooner begin a course of action
than sickness would thwart him. He was,
in this way. kept from college. Because
of this he was compelled to give up teach
ing. By this his literary labors were i'm
peded. and yet his patience was wonder
full, and he was never heard to complain.
The secret of his endurance and cheerful
ness is found in a passage in his diary
written twenty years ago. at a time when
physicians dispared of his life. He wrote :
g If get well, to God will be all the praise;
if not. hope and pray that may be pre-
pared to submit cheerfully to anything he
may have in store for me-" His own life
was an exemplifcation of fthe advice which
he himself gave to a young man before
whom the way looked dark: God will
point out the path he wishes you to take.
God always makes the next step clear.
We are apt to trouble ourselves about the
future, but we forget that one step at a
time is all we have to take. and that we
usually have life enough for that one"
And so, whenever the path of his choosing
was hedged up. he only said, " God wishes
me to do something else," and did it
Watchnaan and Reflector.
Year: 1874

FITz JOHN PORTER.-The friends of
General Fitz John Porter are endeavoring
to obtain new trial for that officer on
the ground, chiefly, that since his first trial
evidence has been secured whose presenta-
ton is certain to reverse the decision
given at that time 1t is also urged that
General Porter is entitled to a new trial
on merely technical grounds. The new
evidence consists of certain reports which
are said to have been obtained from Con
federate Office as to the position of the
rebel forces on the battlefield of Manassas
in August, 1862. General Porter was
found guilty of not moving his command
into action on that battlefield, and this in
action was thought to be due to the ill-feel
ing existing or supposed to be existing be-
tween him and General Pope. 1t is now
said. however, that the late General Lee
declared after the battle that the Confed-
crate forces tianked the troops of General
Porter, and therefore the inaction of that
officer was the highest kind of strategy
| This opinion is confirmed by the late Gen
eral Longstreet and other officers.
Year: 1874

A body of water said to cover an area of
two acres or more has Just been discovered
on the tip top of one of the mountains in
Glastonbury. Some of the oldest inhabi-
tants say that many years agoit was known
to be there, and was called the ." Lost
Pond" and that one day Stephen Pratt,
ESQ.,, then of Bennington. in company
with two other gentlemen were roaming
about in the then seemingly interminable
forests trapping. Happening't to have hooks
and lines in their pockets they determined
to see if there wasn't some trout in the
small brook which they came across. Af-
ter getting everything in readiness they
threw their hooks into the little brook, and
to their amazement. as they afterward ex-
pressed il themselves: 1t was filled with


trout" They fished along up the stream
a few rods, and to their utter establishment,
came to the pond above mentioned. There,
they said the trout "tOok hold too fast for
sportm They caught more than they could
bring home through the woods, and were
consequently obliged to leave some, but
with a determination that they would visit
the pond the next day. After a long tray
el they finally reached the road to town
where they had left their team. but greatly
fatigued. They travelled all the next day.
but could not find the pond. and it has not
been discovered until now.
Year: 1874

PURE AIR IN CHURCHES--The time to
change air in churches is Immediately
after the congregation has departed. This
is a fact for sections to make a note of in or


,ler to avoid the complaints of those people


who. realizing their right to pure air will
not breathe vitiated element without re-
monstrance. When the services for the day


are concluded, and while the audience


room is still warm. if the windows and
,loors are left open for short time the
cooler air outdoors will rapidly displace
that which has been breathed over and
over again by the throng of worshipers.
The usual custom is to close the church
windows and doors as soon as it can be
lone without rudeness. thus leaving the
bal air 10 cool and concentrate near the
floor. Then the windows and doors are
opened for IN hour or so Saturday evening.
OF Sunday morning before the services be-
gin. being closed again before any large
proportion of the atmosphere has been
changed. How well the OLD plan succeeds
is shown by the murmuring so often heard.
especially in suburban parishes. and by
the pleading for 'purer air y occasionally
made by "a casper" The new plan is
easily tried, and as there is no patent right
to sell in connection with it. trial will
prove as cheap as it will be beneficial.
Year: 1874

thereby making mere physical serfs and
drudges of the people, and shutting out
all opportunity for intelligence. sapping
the very foundation of a republican gov
ernment.


The true statesman will never lose sight
of the equal rights of all If tempted by
avarice or luxury to raise his own salary,
even if he has the power, he will compare
his wants and necessities with the wants
and necessities of the great mass of the
people, measuring these reciprocal inter-
ests by the golden rule, and pray ear
nestly, Lead us not into temptation"
But instead of this what do we see? With
a debt of two and half billions upon us.
with thousands of the laboring classes, re-
duced to beggary in land of plenty flow
ing with milk and honey, through our
Credit Mobiliers and other corrupt money
ed monopolies, we are urged to double the
salaries of government officials, fixing the
salary of our President at 100000. This.
with the perquisites of the White House,
as figured up by Mr.. Willard last year.
will make the snug little sum of one hun
dred and seventy-seven thousand dollars.
And this is the remedy proposed to cure the
" fever" produced by excessive taxation !!
Alas for us, if the people are to follow the
lead " of these real " demagogues." Had
President Grant vetoed the salary bill it
would have added a glory to his name
second to no act in his life. If he had any
ambition to live in the heats of the Ameri-
can people, he missed a most glorious
opportunity, AS it is, no amount of equi-
page, no splendid bays at Long Branch,
no amount of salary as obtained under the
circumstances, will fill up the chasm.


We believe the people are disposed to be
Just and even generous to their servants,
but they will insist upon a due respect to
their own acknowledged rights.


! r.
Year: 1874

\ rather ridiculous scene occurred il


Norwalk, Ohio, recently The hero is a


prominent and much respected deacon
/ The other Sunday he started for church
I with an old hat on his head. 1t was an
easy hat, and the old gentleman enjoyed
/ ii. II appears there are pegs 10 hang
/ hats on in the churches there. He thus
disposed of his head gear on reaching
the church, and took his seat with the
congregation. When the service was
over he fingered, as is customary and
proper for deaeons to de. He finally
reached the porch, and stopped for his
hat, and any respectable citizen can
imagine the horror he experienced on
beholding but one hat left, and that a
most dilapidated and scandalous looking
article He could feel his blood boil
within him as he looked at it and
thought of the mutton-hcad who owned
it, and had walked off With his glossy
beaver instead. He said ont loud that
the owner OF that hat was mutton
head, and ground his deaconish heel in
to the floor, and felt much relieved by
50 doing. Then he-tied : handkerchief
about his head because be old hat was
much t05 large for him, and he could
not wear it even if flesh and spirit had
not revolted against the spectacle. He
told the sexton that the hat must have
been built IN a dry dock, and the only
thing that troubled him in the matter
was how a man with head that size got
into the church anyway. Then he stalk
ed majestically homewad, with the red
handkerchief wound about his head, and
the detestable hat held at arms length
of him, altogether forming spectacle
that fastened the astonished attention of
every beholder. Arriving home, he ex-
tended the obnoxious article towards his
wife, and waiting an instant for her to
take in the awful enormity of the Of
fence, he explosively shouted, Look at
that villainous rag" The lady looked
at it and was astonished. II don't won-
der you are sick" he howled morosely;
sit makes me sick to thank of the bull
head who owns such smeke-stack
palming it of on me, and taking my new
beaver for himself 10 iaistakei HE
groaned this out with witheriRg sar-
casm.) A pretty mistake, L must say,
when his miserable rag is big enough to
cover cart, and filthy enough to make
a crow sick" 'But that's your every
day hat," asserted his wife, in still
greater astonishment "A{y hat" gasp
ed the amazed deacon, staring at her
with his eyes half way out of their
sockets, and then laughing Historically,
and shivering from head to foot. Ger
tainly it is" persisted his wife, land
here is your best hat," taking that arti-
Gle from its accustomed placed and hold
ing it out to him. Without a word the
miserable man sank into a chair, and af-
ter staring blankly at his wife for a mo-
ment, slowly said: ''The ways of Provi-
denee are past finding ont. Rub my
head, Matildy!"