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Year: 1874

THEY ATTACK THE OFFICERS AT THE poTTsyilLE


STATION HoUsE-A GENERAL RIOT.


The usually quiet borough of Pottstown was
wild with excitement Monday night, and many Of
the citizens were out with all sorts OF weapons. de-
lending and protecting their police force from
the lncursions OF a dev'sting gang Of tramps that
had asked for lodging at the Station House. The
disturbance began at the Station House. where one
OF the vagrsnts complained to the Keeper that he
had been robbed. lie asked for redress They
were all ordered out into the Station House ward,
ana sfter they were there. they were ordered out
Of the yard altogether fhey went, with the ex-
ception of two Officer Dechtel in trying to shut
the gate was struck with club acroes the arms
sud had his hand badly cut aud ons OF his fingers
broken.


The entire gang numbering some twenty, Turn
ell on the officer and those who were with him on
the inside; and finding it impossible TO get in the
gate, they commenced tearing up bricks from the
pavement and hurting them in. Ono of the gen.
tlcmcn who was in there Was struck with brick
N the side, and from the effects OF il he is some
What disabled this morning. The party Inside
were driven out back and the fence until the
citizcDs came to the rescue OF he officer and party
Then the order Of things was reversed, the chasers
were chased.


The citizens came from all sources and in fe W
| moments d little army WAS fol med armed with
guns, pistols and other weapons. Many shot.


were fired into the gang Of retreatug outlaws uu-
| I'll most OF them escaped IN tho darf ness. Five


OF the gang were captured.


| The party had hearing before Squire smith


next morning who committed them 10 tho Nor


ristown Jail
Year: 1874

The season of gaiety ls now nearly
past. The young people have enjoy
ed 1t immensely. Now we should re-
turn to the steady sober business Of
life, and exhibit the same diligence
we did in the pursuit Of pleasure. A
duty half discharged, brings no pleas.
ing reflections. 1t is only when we
are conscious of having done all We
could, and the best we could, perfect
happiness and self approval is felt
The world may call US wise,great and
good, but if the "monitor within
withholds his commentators bring
us nothing satisfactory.
Year: 1874

The late war found the South
country rich indeed in all the elements
of ma,eriaf wealth. Nowhere on the
broad earth did people live and sus-
tain life with so little outlay Of fphys.,
cal effort. The country was filed
with money, producing muscle, but
that, except among the slaves, was
all untried, unframed and unproduc-
tive. 1t was the fault of our system
that it engendered habits Of thriftless
extravaganza in both the outlay Of
money, and the waste of valuable
time. This same habit OF unthritt,
when long, INDUCED becomes very
tyrant in its exactions. But the
worst lesson it taught us OF the South
was that it was degrading to earn
our living by the good old scripture
rule, "the sweat of the brow" The
results of the war, melancholy as
they are in many respects, have not
been without great, and at the same
time useful and salutary effect upon
us. We have learned first, tina.
Southern people have mechanical
abilities; secondly, that we have the
vim and push that Is necessary to
bring out Of this possession its great
est and best results. The old idea
that labor degrades its votaries is
fast becoming obsolete, and from the
ruins of that same old idea,
rises race Of strong, earnest
honest, capable and determined young
men, who will, and who ought to
work out the grand problem of the
South's equality with the North, in
regard to our every day adaptation to
the common wants of life, its com
mon duties and its common require.
ments.


When we as q people, rise fully to
the level of life, as encompassed il
this grand idea, then the fu.ure has
no capabilities or promises beyond
our reach. The fabled wealth o.
Inde will be ours. The learning and
wisdom OF Greece and Rome will be
within the reach of the talisman
evoked and possessed by the sons O.
toll. The busy hum Of the loom, tht
ringing strike of the forgemen's ham
mer-a :new "Anvil Chorus'-wil
srpplant the music Of the enervatine
reve!, and the call to the voluptuout
enjoyment Of the dance. Our yeGnl
men and maidens will exchange the
ennui of listless and objectleiss lives
tor the triumph and enjoyment of thu
aoblest effort possible in life, that o
earning by daily toll, the bread tha,
nourishes the body.
Year: 1874

OF Saratoga lake, George W. Curtis
wrote twenty years ago : The lake is
a sheet of islanded water, and of most
glossy calm in summer. It's banks are
low and varied. The lake is ear-shaped.
The solemnity of the old pines that
surround it is relieved along its edges
by the fringe of water-lilies. Boats are
here for the romantic or the adventur-
GUS, and moonlight parties, with music,
sometimes enchant it upon lovely even
ings. 1t lies in strict seciusion, and
the old settler-Brahydt by name
who once held it as his undisputed
fishery, lived upon its shores for some
time after Saratoga was the fashion,
but quite unmindful and somewhat dis
dainfEl of it's gay society. In his day
he entertained visitors in the homely
Dutch way-would cook trout for the
hungry and romantic citizen, or give
him glass, leaving the compensation
quite at the citizens discretion, and n
little grieved that the world would not
let him dream his dreams alone as he
smoked his Dutch pipe by the lake
shsre. Old Brahydt and his pipe have
both gone from the memory of the
time. A spruce little cottage-like inn
now stands upon the bank over the
lake, devoted to the entertainment of
men and famous for delicate fish din
ners and fried potatoes. 1t is de rigeur
at Saratoga to dine at the lake, and to
pay likewise. Every afternoon scores
Of carriages and saddle horses are tied
in regular lines to the adjacent fences.
Nimble hostlers and walters in white
jackets run busily about, while parties
from the United States are rowing
upoDlthe lake or slipping sherry cobblers
upon the piazza. They are from every
point of the country and of the world"
Year: 1874

A correspondent who has been to the
British museum writes Full of
strange speculations and sober thoughts
paused at last before tho case con-
tanning the mummy of Egypt's royal
fiirt. Cleopatra. The soft light of the
English twilight was falling through
the dingy windows and chasing long
shadows around the cases and into the
dark corners. The sight-seers had ex-
bausted themselves and Withdrawn and
the apartment was deserted and silent
as the tombs, and l was all alone with
my reveries and the dead. Before me
was the short, dumpy figure of the
queen, the fash of whose eye and the
witchery of whose smile had intoxicated
the mighty Caesar and unnerved the
brawny arm of Marc Antony. She was
wrapped thousand times in linen bands
and seemed bundled up to keep the
cold air out. On the outer covering
was a portrait of the woman as she APP
cared in life. The colors we're nearly
as bright as when put there. The
cheeks were full and rosy, the hair dark
as the ravens wing, and there was a
look of inefable grace in the face,


blushing with an expression that be-
spoke knowledge of her beauty and
power as a woman rather than that Of
a queen. There were the charms
before me that had seduced a score Of
lovers, and the lips that it was a delir-
ium to kiss. / stood there, and thought
and thought until thinking became a
burden and the gloom of my feelings
warned me from the spot. But a
strange fascination held me there 10
hold communion with this awful thing. :"
Year: 1874

1t is the summers great last heat.
1t is the falls first chill: they meet.
Dust in the grass, dust in the air,
Dust in the grave-and everywhere.
All, late rose, eaten to the heart;
All, bird, whose southwark yearniDgs start
The one may fall, the other fly;
Why may not II Why may not ?
oh, lifei that gave me for my bower
The hushing song, the wOrm-gnawed mower
Let drop the rose from your shrunk Oreast
And blow the bird to some warm nest
Flush out your dying cOlors fast;
The last dead leaf-will be the last.
No? Must wear your piteous smile
little while. little while?
The withering world accepts her fate
OF mist and moaning, soon or late;
She had the dew, the scent, the spring
An upward rapture of the wing:
Their time is gone, and with it they,
And am I wOOing youth to stay
In these dry days, that still would be
Not fair to me, not fair to me2
If time has stained with gold the hair,
Should he not gather grayness there!
Whatever gifts he chose to make,
If he has given, shall he not tHke2
His hollow hand has room for all
The beauty Of the world to fall
Therein. I give my little part
With aching heart, with aching heart.
Year: 1874

THE REAsON.-An observant correspondent
asks us:


In giving lists Of officers Of the various Masonic and
rad in speaking the Masons elected for the ensuing
wear and in speaking Of the Odd Fellows elected for the
ensuing term Why this distinctionI r.


For a very good and simple reason. The off,
GERS in Masonic Lodges hold for an entire year,
while the Odd Fellows elect twice year, the
two terms being six months each. Although this
covers the question propounded, we will offer
remark or two on our own hook. We arc an Odd
Fellow, but not Mason, yet we regard the Ma
sonic rule in this matter being by far the bet
ter and more sensible of the two. 1t takes most
men some months to acquire the efficiency neces-
sary to make ereditable presiding officer of any
Lodge. By the time that period has arrived, the
term Of the Odd Fellows Office has expired, and
he leaves the seat just abOnt the time he is ca
pable of filling it, to give place to another green
hand, under a custom which has become almost
as strong as law, of keeping up rotation to en-
able all the ambitions members to "pass the
chairs, as questionable compliment to them,
Mason, having had six months in which to get
the hang of his Office, has six more in which to
make himself useful and if he gives satisfaction,
is continued for year longer, and perhaps still
another year, and another. Those governments
of any kind are most efficient which retain good
and competent men ia the same position for a
series of years.
Year: 1874

How Is THIsi-The Grangers of this County
have resolved in favor of establishing an insur-
aDce company; and in Douglas County, they are
forming associations for loaning money. The
latter say their object is not to reduce the rate of
interest, for they want all the interest they can
get; but such associations will facilitate the
loauing of money in the communities where To-
Gated, to those who need it. So it seems that, af
ter all, the Changers possess the same sort of
human nature as other folks, aud do not object
to high charges when they are the ones to take
and somebody else has to give. But if the farm
ers are all to become insurance men, and bankers
what will become of the cry of corporate monop-
olies, and moneyed aristocratsi And if they are
able to undertake these enterprises, perhaps they
are not 80 much oppressed and poverty stricken
rs they thought!
Year: 1874

~ From rumors, it begins to look little as
if there were something in the story of the Pom
eroy and Scofield corruption story. 1t is an
nounced that Scofeld intends resigning. This
looks as if he could not yindicate himself This
is the reign of purity that was inaugurated last
Winter! A certain old lady said she had sign
by which she could always tell when she was
going to have twins. There is sign by which
it may always be known when a good deal of
corruption is going to take place in Kansas, and
new set of shysters come to the surface. 1t is
when great noise is made about Publication
and Reform
Year: 1874

EXCUSE Cs.-The farmers of this County, re-
Gently, resolved to ascertain what manufactur-
of agricultural machinery have refused to
sell to farmers clubs at the same rates they do
to middle men, and TO publish list of their
names, location. and the kind of machinery they
manufacture, in the County papers. That is,
they propose to advertise their business for them
Now, we are willing 10 do anything in reason to
accommodate the farmers; but to advertise for
manufactures of agricultural machinery free of
charge, goes against the grain.
Year: 1874

II Some one in Illinois, has discovered that
the air of coal mines is a remedy for the whoep-
ing cough. Children having the disease, are
taken down into the mines, and in a few days
their ghooping ceases. 1t is probably the effect
OF the sHip.aS In the coal. 1t was long ago dis
covered that suiphuF IN another form, was the
best thing to stop the whOoping of the Indians
on the western border.
Year: 1874

a Tho New Years issue of the st. Joseph
Gazette had full history of the business and pro-
gress of the city during the past year. The Atch-
ison Champion issued an extra sheet the size of
its daily, filled exclusively with a review and
history of the business and the Public and private
enterprises connected with the city, during the
last year. 1t is the completest paper of the kind
we have seen in the West
Year: 1874

he cheap, why IL will serve its purpose, and
II NAV be as affectionatcy preserved as If 1t
wore braver. Some of us have still In our
libraries poor, forlorn little books, allowed
lfe-lease rent free for the sake Of the giver,
and inscribed upon their fly leaves: -


from Aunt Polly, Jan. 1, 1892" or


words of like commemorative import. Here
ia another dogs-earcd and shabby 1Smol Open
it at the beginning and you may read, though
the ink be almost faded out, " From his Af
"fectionate Mother" How we remember the
morning upon which it was given; the kiss,
the caress, the tender smile which were given
with it We have grown hard Of heart and
coarse of soul, since then; the world may
have ceased to give us anything better than
IT'S bitter reproaches or its fIigid shoulders;
but as we look once more upon the lines
traced by the dear hand long ago moldered
into dust, we forget for q moment all the
fatalities which harpy-like have haunted us,
and the strong sunrise Of our lives comes
back to brighten the fond dream of the lost
and the long ago!


There is o verse which old ladies were once
accustomed to write in the Bibles which they
gave to their god-daughters 30. keep it for
the giver's sake, And read it for your own "
and the kindly couplet will answer for other
books as well. In selecting gift-bOOk it is
clearly happiest to choose one which the re-
ceiyer will be likely 10 read. Hence the mani
fest impropriety of sending Hebrew Bible
to little Jack Horner who prefers plums to
roots. There is no trouble in fix ;ng upon the
right work for the man or woman whose mind
you know. Between friends worthy of the
name there can hardly be mistake. You may
go to your shelves in preference to going to
the bookseller, and taking down some volume
which both of you have often admired to-
gether, you write your friends name upon
your own book-plate, and the matter is set
tied at once. True friendship has q long
memory, and divines the taste to be gratifed
with precision nearly unerring. IL we give
a book to one who loves us. or who is loved
by us, it viii convey charm quite independ
ing of an opinion which, though not accepted,
secures hospitable entertainment because it is
ours. 1t is like bestowing n morsel of our
selves; and we know that it will whisper to
the reader with something Of our own tone and
accent. So we may sing with the poem, spec
uate with the philosophy, narrate the history
and gossip biographies and annals. So, being
dead, we may yet speak. So, long after we
have departed, the friendly hand may happen
TO take down the vOtive volume; and as the
eye runs over the yellowiDg pages, and catches
here familiar sentence and there the pen
ciled marginalia, how can the old, happy
evenings be forgotten or we forgotten with
themf
Year: 1874

Are there any other points that
might be made in favor of the working
men?'


Yes, there are are a great many 9TH
eel-points, too, that are familiar to
every one who understands the situation.
I do not propose to go over them now,
'or the simple reason that a Committee
81 the workingmen have charge OF the
Year: 1874

matter, and are endeavoring to arrive
at an amicable settlement with the man.
ufacturers. This, l trust, will be success
ful, and if so there will be no necessity
for an extended discussion in the papers,
which would, perhaps, only give rise to
further trouble. This much can say,
however. 1t is that there is no class of
men living who earn their money harder
than the iron-workers, ard that
they ought to get as good remuneration
as can be given. Go among our mills,
look at these men toiling over the fires,
see them at evening, when their work
is done, almost ready to drop from eX-
haustion, and do not think that you
will say that Sc per ton is an extrava-
CANT price for their labor This, too,
they have to share with their helpers.
VIEWED FROM A LABOR STANDPOINT.


But supposing the manufacturers can
not pay it,


That is just the hiIging point in the
difference. If the workingmen knew
that it could not be paid, it would, of
course, be no use in asking for it. But
they see lively demand for iron, not
withstanding the cry of depres>ion and
they believe that if the manufacturers
got good managers at the mills and stood
up by their card rates, they could con-
tinue without any serious difficulty. The
workingmen ask that the manufacturers
make an effort, rather than on the slight
est suppOsitiOn of cause, pretended or
real, to order reduction at once


"How about the thirty days notice.


"Well, there is rumOr on the streets,
mind | say it is only II rumOr-that
the manufacturers want to break through
that also, and get the men to consent to a
reduction right off,


"How many iron workers have we in
Pittsburgh?'


There are some thirty-tivc mills
They emyloy on an average go hands
each. You can compute the aggregate
for YOURSELF


THE QUESTION OF A STRIKE OR LOCK-


"Do YOU believe there will be a strike
or lock-out?'


II say again, hope not. | am sure
the hands DO not want IL. lncy VIII DO
their best to get fair settlement with
the manufacturers; but if the manufactu-
rcrs propose to hrcak over even their
own proposition at will, and make on"
reduction to-day and another tomorrow,
why, there is no telling what it may come
to, and there is no telling to what the
hands may be driven under such pres
sure


This concluded the interview. As II
matter of justice we give it, though it is
also but fair to say that it does not en-
brace the whole of the workingmcn's case
by good deal. Just as the person whose
views are given above, stated, the work
ingmen prefer an amicable settlement to
Il noisy controversy. Let lis hope that
this may be effected.
Year: 1874

Ninety years ago, Jefferson deplored the


wretched system Of farming which robs the


soil of it's fertility and impoyershes its tiliers.
Could he today witness the vast exent of land
in this country which has been worn out. with


ro effort made to replenish it. what could he
say? Then. he only discovered tendency
toward that general impoverishment which


now exists through out all the older States.
Many farmers utterly ignore the fact that soil
can have its fer;ilizing properties exhausted by
constant draft upon them. Evidently they
suppose fertility is something which can al
ways give and never receiving anything in re-
turn. But little observation should correct
this opinion, Lands which at first yielded abund-
ant crops and made the farmer rejoice with
the rich returns for his labor, are now hard to
till and cannot be induced to yield enough to
pay for the labor required t" produce crop.
In New England the farmers are in numerous
ini tances too poor to buy manures with which
to give new life to their farms. The same pro-
cess OF deterioration is going forward in all
sections of the country Men 20 West. procure
farm. and rccklessly draw from the soil the
largest possible amount of its riches in the
shortest possible time. No thought is given to
the preservation of the good qualltie. of the
land. No care is had for the future, and the
next generation will find it necessary to go
still farther West. if they would tnd product
i've lands. There must be an end to this pro-
cess at some period, and then what can be
done! To reclaim the soil will require no
slnall amnmut of means and labor That fer
tillty which may easily be- retained. is difficult
to recover when once lost How Important,
therefore. that every farmer should realize hs
obligation 10 ieed the soil. just as he would
feed his horse, TO preserve It's capacity for use-
lulncss
Year: 1874

A HINT OR Two.-It is the penny saved
more than the penny earned that enriches, il
is the sheet turned when the first threads
break that wears the longest. it is the damp
er closed when thee cooking is done that stops
the dollars dropping into the coal.bin; it is the
lamp or gass turned low when not in use that
gives you pin money for the month; it is the
care in making the coffee that makes three
spoonstul go as far as a teacnpful ordinarily;
it is the walking one or six blocks instead OF
taking n car or omnibus that adds strength tu
your body and money to your purse; tis the
careful mendipg Of each weeks wash tina,
gives ease to your conscience and length ol
days to your garments; and last of all. it is the
constant care exercised over every part o|
your household, and constant endcavor to i'm
prove and apply your bestpowers to your work
that alone give peace and prosperity to the
family.
Year: 1874

BE A MAN.-What a noble thing it is to be
a man-the world is full Of counterfeits. It is
n grand thing to stand upright in defense of
truth and principle. When persecution comes,
some hide their faces until the storm passes by;
others can be bought for mess Of pottage.-
From such turn away. Stand BY friend:
show thyself man. Do not run away when
danger threatens to overwhelm him or you.
Think for yourself; read books, and read
mems faces. Remember the eye is the win.
dow Of the soul; use your eye and hold your
tongue. when men court favOrs.


Select some calling to make it honorable.
When you have espoused cause, maintain it
at all hazards Make up your mind to succeed
by fair means and good will; brush the difficult
ties away one at time.


If opposition comes, meet it manfully; II
success crowns your efforts, bear it quietly.
Hasten not into quarrel; but when you are
compelled to accept an alternative, stand up
and show yourself q full-grown man. D0your
own thinking-keep your own secrets wor-
ship no man for his wealth, or illustrious line
age Fine feathers do not always mako fine
birds


Do not live for yourself alone-the word
needs reformers as much to-day as ever. II
you have a new idea, endeavor to develop it
into words and deeds. Be sober; be honesk
be true. Policy men are dangerous. They
will sell you for money or popularity
trust them. Wear but one face and let that
be an honest one.
Year: 1874

We have gwen fully and repeatedly the
reasons which, in our Judgment oppose the policy OF In
faton We yet reason to alter those opnions
NoIhIpg can he WORSE however, than this protraced
uncertainty The reissue OF the reserves would surien
der valuable principle. but TO keep the country WAITING
two mon LIS longer before doing any thing final would
be still
Year: 1874

There can be no escape from the RESPONSE
bty incurred by the Republicans II the Senate coDcus
in the action Of the House Whatever De the imneuau
iimnlns this ex panson Will give TO speculative enter
nrse the reaction is bound TO come. and tue country
must ex xperieDoe repetition OF the nnancai dstits
upon a specie basis.