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Year: 1874

There was al interesting legal con-
troversy inaugurated at Paw Paw,
Michigan, short time since, the re-
suit CT which has not We: come to
hand though indeed what the ulti-
mate decision may be is IF small
moment, as the affair is chiefly notice
able on account of its illustration Of
phase Of human nature happily ex-
ceptional, while the incidents leading
thereto show a mixture Of romantic
attachment on the one side and sordid
avarice on the other, calculated to ex-
cite the curiosity of the philo-
sophie. 1t appears that a worthy
young gentlemen of Paw Paw was
for some time courting a young lady
of that place; and though eircum-
stances compelled his removal TO
Chicago, the attachment continued
and was fostered by occasional visits
to the lady of his love These visits
generally occurred on Saturday, and
at such times be usually remained at
the young lady's home over Sunday.


At one time he was taken sudden
" i'll at Chicago, and having no rela-
tives at either place, he naturally
sought the dwelling of his sweet
heart, where be was kindly received
and nursed until envious death claim
ed him, and left the expectant bride
to grieve over her loss. But the full
extent, or rather the exact nature of
that loss was not really apparent IN
til the departed youth had been de-
posted under the sod, when a claim
for a considerable amount of atten-
dance during his sickness, and more
surprising still, for board during the
period of courtship, was fled before
the Probate Judge against the young
mans estate. The suit is brought in
the name of the girls father; but
though she appears simply as wit
ness in the case, there are people just
perverse enough to congratulate the
deceased on his escape from such q
matrimonial moose, even at the ex-
pense Of his life
Year: 1874

Take a cask that will hold from
forty to sixty gallons, the last the
best size; make a false bottom, with
a number of / inch holes in it six
inches from the bottom, have a spout
to conduct the water to pass down
the centre of the cask, through the
false bottom then fill with filtering
material to suit your taste or circum.
stances, to within four inches of the
top; insert a spout near the top to
lead the water into the eistern. The
water passes to the bottom, then fl-
tiers up through the sand, gravel etc,
to the top and passes off clear and
nice. Have hole at the bottom OF
the cask to let the water of occasion
ally. By throwing few pailfuls OF
water on top of your filter you have
it as clean as when put up, and such
q filter will last as long as your cask
will stand.
Year: 1874

Never take q mean advantage Of
any one in any transaction, and new
er be hard upon people who are in
your power. Try to do 10 Others as
you would have them do to you, and
do not be discouraged if they fail
sometimes. 1t is much better for
you that they should fail in obeying
the greatest rule laid down by our
Savior than that you should. / put
a New Testament among your books
tor the very same reason and with
the very same hopes that made me
write an easy account of it for you
when you were little child Be
cause it is the best book that ever was
or ever will be known in the world,
and because it teaches you the best
lessons by which any human creature
who tries to be truthful and faithful to
duty, can possibly be guided. As
your brothers have gone away, one
bv one, | have written 10 each such
words as | am now writing to you,
and have entreated them all to guide
themselves by this book, putting aside
the interpretations and inventions of
man. You will remember that you
have never at home been Larassed
about religious observations of mere
formalities. / have always been anx-
ious not to weary my children with
such things, before they are old
enough to form opinions respecting
them. You will therefore understand
the better that | now most solemnly
impre . upon you the truth and beau
ty Of the Christian religion as itcame
from Christ himself, and the impossi-
billy Of your going far wrong if you
humbly but heartily respect it. On
ly one thing more on this head. The
more we are in earnest as to feeling
it, the less we are disposed to hold
forth about it. Never abandon the
wholesome practice Of saying your
own private prayers, night and morn
ing. i have never abandoned it N.Y.
self, and / know the comfort of it.
l hope you will always be able to
say in after life that you had kind
father. You cannot show your affec-
ton for him so well, or make him so
happy, as by doing your duty.
Year: 1874

The work ofreconstructing the old
freight house on Market street, above
Eighth, in Philadelphia, has been go
ing on for some time past. In dig
ging a cellar under the same, the
workman a few days since came
across a solid mass of masonry at
the depth of about twelve feet. II
was round and compact, being
shaped like monster cylinder. An
opening being made, it was found
bounded upon all sides by masonry,
and having no visible outlet or inlet
1t was neat and clean. nicely white
washed, and in the stone work were
strongly fastened several iron hooks.
How this piece Of work came there,
under the earth, at a depth so great,
who was its architect, or for what
purpose it was originally constructed,
no one seems to understand The
walls were bright, the whitewash ex-
tended to every part. How the cyl
inder was entered to effect the white
washing is. of course, a matter Of mys-
tery.


The "fboss" workman states that
some few years since, while digging
in a neighboring lot, be came across
another piece of masonry-probably
an old well-in which be found sew
eral human skulls. He also came
across a series of steps running down
under the ground. On Saturday, in
digging, the workmen came across an
old cornerstone, from which, upon
being struck, there rolled out silver
half dollar of the coinage of 1908.
This silver piece isas bright as when
it was first made.
Year: 1874

Judg S. gave his son 81, 200 and
told him to go to college and gradu-
ate. The son returned at the end Of
the Freshman year without a dollar
and with several ugly habits. About
the close Of vacation the Judge said
10 his son:


"Well, William, are you going TO
college this year,"


Have no money father"


"But I gave you 81 ,OOOto graduate
on"


THAT is all gone, father


Very well, my son, gave you all
| could afford to give you; you can't
stay here; you must now pay your
own way in the world .


A new light broke upon the vision
of the young man; he accommodated
himself to the situation, be left home,
made his way through the college, and
graduated at the head Of his class
studied law, became Governor Of the
State of New York, entered the cabi-
net of the President of the United
States, and made record for himself
that will not soon Gle, being none 9TH
er than William II. Seward
Year: 1874

A good little boy out west under
took to come the G.. Washington on
bis mother in this way: He cut of
the cats head with the traditional
hatchet, and then hid the defunct
feline in the meal barrel. When the
old lady went for meal to make the
"hoe cake" for the frugal morning re-
past she discovered that cat and in
terviewed her little soon. He said,
Il did it, mother, with nv little
Ratchet, but III be swizzled If ! can
tell the whole truth about this little
affair" Now most mothers would
have kissed that brave, truthful lad
on his noble brow, and kept right on
using the meal out Of that barrel Just
the same, but this one didn't. She
said, Come across my lap, my son,
come across my lap" He came, and
for awhile there rose a cloud Of dust
from the seat Of his trowsers that ef-
feetually bid the son from view, and
the old woman now sports goggles
aud Is lavish in the use Of eye salve.
That good little boy had peppered
the seat Of his pants.-GreeH Bay
AdrOcdfe.
Year: 1874

Lancaster. has a very obljpino old
gentleman. This is what be did
1t was q rainy morning the gptters
were flooded to overaowing. Little
Tommy Tucker emerged from the
door of his residence provided with q
basket and tin can. Little Tommy
had large umbrella in his hand,
which be held low above his head,
shielding him amply from the raging
elements. As be decended the steps
a stout gentleman Of sage aspect
turned the corner. The stout gent
had no umbrella, and evidently broke
the commandment as he surveyed
little Tommy. The stout gentleman,
however, was wise, as he approached
little Tommy with smile, and: "Ah,
good little boy, Going an errand?
Rainy morning, amt it? Dear, dear
basket, tin can, umbrella too much
for you to carry; III hold the umbrel-
la tor you I'm going your way"
And the philanthropic gentleman did
hold the umbrella; and holding it
high above his own hat, walked
away, conversing condesct ndinglv
with the child, who was so over
whelmed with his patronage that he
did not appear II notice that be was
getting more good advice than UNI
brella.
Year: 1874

Give children an abundance Of out
door exercise, fun, and frolic; make
them regular in their habits, and feed
them upon plain nourishing food and
they will seldom, if ever, complain Of
lack of appetite. But keep them over
tasked in school, confined closely to
the house the rest Of the time, frown-
ing dove evey attempt st play; feed
then them upon rich or high seasoned
food, candies, nuts, etc, allow them
to eat between meals and late in the
evening, and you need not expect
thrm to have good appetites. On
the contrary, you may expect
they will be pale, week, ana siekly.


Don't cram them with food when
they have no appetite for it-such
a course is slow murder. II they
have no appetites, encourage, and II
need be command them to take exer-
else in the open air Don't allow
them to study too much, and especial
" keep them from reading the
exciting light literature which so
much abounds in our bookstores and
circulating libraries. In addition TO
securing exercise for children as
above change their diet somewhat
especially if they have been eating
fine -four, change to course or Gra-
ham -four.
Year: 1874

Mrs. SENATOR SPRAGUE is one oi
Of the women who understand how
to meet the rexed questions arising
in household, and deal with the
" experienced servant" On the oc'
casion of one of her receptions she
sent word to her coachman that she
required his services in the house
That gentleman replied explicitly
that he was q coachman by profession
and as such be bad engaged his ser
vices to Mrs. Sprague, therefore be
could not assist her in the house
Every WELL" said the lady to the
ambassador who had treated be-
tween the two powers, tell him to
bring the carriage to the door,
This was done and the mighty man
on the box had the pleasure of spend
ing the entire afternoon practicing
his profession in the street out
side the Sprague residence.
Year: 1874

AA1E lhA,1 NO4E MI ANAA ''4AAsA-s
To the Union and American:


In looking over the columns Of your
paper, noticed an article, which read, and
not without a good deal of surprise, con-
cerning the man who carries the Irish vote
in the pockets of his unmentionables. Now
there has been too much Of thar sort of
thing lately. | suppose the party alluded
to has political ak to grind. BY pulling
the wool over the eyes of the darkeys he
might secure his own election in the 18th
district, but you may rest assured that he
cannot control a cOrpOraTs guard OF
the Irish vote for himself or any
other man. Candidates should always
shun such fellows, as they do them more
harm than good. There have been at times
one or two other chaps going the rounds,
/ and pretending to barter away the Irish
vote. In my opinion, and the opinion of
the Irish of this community in general q
speak from personal knOwledge), the only
way they could control the Irish vote solid
would be in voting them an intOlerable
nuisance and a sham to the Irish nation
ality.


conclude by hoping that there is no in
telligent American who believes that the
| Irish Of Nashville can be bargained for and
sold by such political hucksters- It IS
Islander on Onr race which do not like to
hear, and am only one Of thousands in
the same fix. FRESHMAN.
Year: 1874

A Splendid Opportunity LOst-Audi-


BILE silence.


The Golden Age tomorrow publishes
the following editorial:


Plymouth Church has adopted policy
of silence. 1t has seen the cunning tissue
of Misrepresentation and insinuation,
woven for the injury Of one man and the
protection of another, swept away, leaving
its artifice exposed to the public eye, and
vet. in the face of a universal demand for
explanation. il holds its peace. L. sees the
character of one whose good name they are
bound TO preserve, brought under terrible
suspicion. While millions in an agony Of
sympathy for him. entreat ii to open its
lins and speak one assuring word it per-
sistently holds its tongue. The facts speak in
trumpet tones. The American people
asked for one word in behalf of man they
revered and loved more than any other.
One single syllable from lips that have
moved millions, and have a witchery
of persuaSiveness possessed by no
other one on earth, would have satisfied
them. There was splendid occasion and
there stood the man 10 fill IL, with
voice which would have gone like
Encland's drum-beat around the wOrld.
They listened in death-stillneSS and
were treated by a silence almost
audible. The fact admits of but one con-
structiOn, and whoever thinks, draws the
inevitable conclusion. There is a silence
more oppressive and ominous han that
Of death. The American people now know
hat that silence is.
Year: 1874

The cool. fresh breeze which blew
from the Southwest last night indicated
that at least portion of our State had
been visited by rain. Whether the
long-prayed for blessing came in time
10 save the corn crop remains to be
seen
Year: 1874

tie to plant belts Of .jute around the regular
cotton plantations which have been hereto
fore invaded by these Injurious insects.
Ropes tmade fjutc raised in LouisianaJ have
been estimated at all average wholesale price
OF 20 cents per pound. DednctinS cents for
waste and making I cents would remain for
the fiber That result would leave consider
able profit TO the producer, the average cost
of production not being over , cents pound,
where the cultivation is we'll managed. Let lis
add that the refuse. after the cleaning, fur
nshes 30 per cent Of good material for paper
making. the other 80 per cent furnishing
good manure.


1t is the same case with ramie the cultiva-
ton of which can be easily associated with
that of jute. The two cultures will ulti-
mately be the most profitable of the country
especially in Louisiana, where the decaying
cultivation OF sngar-cane demands a substi-
tute.


The plants whose introduction is here ad-
yocated will become for sugar-planters
timely relief. inaslnuch as the large capital
in their machinery can be utilized in raulie
and jute production. Then but small out
lay for seed and the decorticating apparatus
will be necessary.
Year: 1874

Our thanks are due the ladies of the Church
of the Epiphany for their kind invitation to
attend the Entertainment given for the bene-
fit of that Church. ON Wednesday evening
last. Though debarred from the pleasure of
being present, our best wishes attended our
fair friends, and we are gratifed to learn that
the Entertainment was perfect success, Pc
cuniariiy and otherwise.
Year: 1874

The Louisiana case does not make much
headway in Congress, and it begins to look
as though the Republicans viii succeed in
staving off discussion on this question and
having it indefinitely postponed.
Year: 1874

Mrs. Livermoro is now lecturing ~gainst
the evils of tight lacng. She is quite right
If a girl wants her waist squeezed she ought
to employ some reliable young man for the
purpose. Our experience is that no young
maA with any pretensions to reliability would
when thus employed. for a single moment neg
Year: 1874

Last year they said that the election of Gen.
Grant would result in a decrease of taxes. a
rise in the value OF securities, and return to
a specie basis, while here we are. after panic
by which thousands of people have been ruined,
banging away toward the old figures at the
rate of a deficiency of FIVE millions month.
Year: 1874

1t may be of interest to planters to know
that Hnseed oil boiled and mixed with char
coal dust until the mixture has the consisten-
cy of paint. applied to that portion of a post
which goes in the ground will keep it sound
|'tor ages" The cost is said to be only two
cents per post.
Year: 1874

Received directly from the importers, and
sold in any desired quantity with one profit
only on cargo prices in New York, or from
one-third to one-half less than the usual
charge for similar goods.


Housekeepers who wish to reduce the cost
of their household stores will please notice the
following price list, which includes
Year: 1874

j. M. French's wild animsls came
home last week, a. recorded at the time,
and were taken 70 his farm on the Hol.
road to pass the winter Among the
beasts Is very fine panther, and, while
the cages were being arranged, the ami
NAL maraged to open the door and e..
cape. None of the men were near 1t
tho time, and tho panther escaped from
the barn and ran across to the highway
unnoticed. Theirs is small blacksmith
shop on tho road, about half : mile from
EFrench's, sand the ssan Of vulcan ,was
pounding away sta horse shoe and
thinking Of other days, when he heard
fierce growl. Looking around, there
stood the panther in the door, teeth
hanging out like signboards, and eyes
shining like street car lamps. The
blacksmith thought the animal was .
mad dog, aud he hurled she shoe at her
and uttered loud shout. The panther
sprang away and trotted down the road ,
and the blacksmith ran up the. road
and told Herr Paul Schrelf, the lion
tanner, that one Of his pets was loose.
While Shrolf was making his prepara-
for recapture, the panther came along
to farm house, and was sighted by a
watchdog. The dog sailed over the
fence and rushed at the panther, and
there was yelling and bowling which
could be heard for quite distance


When the cloud Of dust was blown
away, there stood the panther and there
lay the dog. the FIRST hardly scratched,
the latter clawed up and dead. Schrolf
coming up, the pather ran down the
road into clump of bushes, where the
men surrounded it and finally effected
its capture. Any generous man would
be willing to give five dollars to know
what that dog thought about half q
minute after he got hold Of the panther,
which he probably supposed was some
town dog without any fight in him.
Detroit Free Press
Year: 1874

pledge to thee this golden cup,
Filled with my life's red wine; :,
Drain if thou wilt the generous draught,
For every drop is thine.
Look down into its sparkling depths,
And watch tho bubbles bright
That rise from out its ruby heart


And break in foamy light.
Then take the cup I pledge to thee,


Filled with q draught divine;
My soul lies trembling on tho brim,


And every drop is thine. - - 5,-'~.
Is thine to take or reject;


But if reject thou must,
Toss to the winds tho worthless wine,
And crush the cup to dust!
Year: 1874

The most singular fact connected
with proper motion Of the stars is that
one or two stars are flying though space
with such enormous rapidity that the
combined attraction of all the stars vis-
ible with the telescope could never stop
them. This seems to be especially the
case with a small star, invisible to the
naked, eye designated in ASTRONOMICAL
literature As "Groombridge. 1880" iron,
the astronomer who 6rst recorded its
position. The rate of motion of this
star is abou: seven seconds per year
the greatest known. 1t was hence con.
cluded that it must be very near US
and a number OF astronomers have
sought to determine its parallax, but
have found it to be only about tenth
Of second. Its apparent motion in q
year being seventy times its paralax, ii
moves at least seventy times the dis
lance from the earth to the sun in q
year, or Is, 100000 of miles every day,
and more than 200 miles every: second
From what we know Of the distribution
masses, and number Of stars, it seem.
probable that the attraction of all the
bodies in the universe can never stop
this headlous speed, nor bring this sta'
into any orbit, and that consequently i.
will pass through the universe and
leave it entirely in its passage thr ough
infinite space. If we had accurate OBJ
servatiens Of the stars position 5000
or 1000 years ago, We could speak with
more certainty Of its destiny. We may
expect that our posterity Of a few
thousand years hence will, by the aic
of the observations and table, wo shall
transmit to them, be able to come to a
definite conclusion respecting the agt
and the structure Of the universe
Harpers Magazine.
Year: 1874

A man who will 60 to the cemetery
With his wife on sunday and weep over
her first husbands grave snd walk
homo without cross word shall have
our vote every time he comes up for
Office.
Year: 1874

SATURDAY EVENING, March o8.


Until the currency expansion to which Con-
gress now stands pledged is fully clinched BY tue
passage OF 4 bill to that effect, there will be
greater uncertainty than egsr IN financial AFFAIRS
and gold will kocp1bobbing up and down With
svory rumor started in Wall street. Congress
ought to have grit enough now to settle the limit
ct grecnbacks at once, aud not keep the public
il suspense my longer.


There is nothing new to fepors in regard to
tho money market. The supply OF funds is al
abundant as ever, and the general belief is that
money will be more Abundant this spring than
ever before at tho same season Of the year.


New York exchange is scarce, and ls nomina11y
quoted at Soc per $1,000 premium, but there
is 60 little to be had that some Of the banks are
shipping currency to New York to make e1-
change.


The clearings OF the Chicago banks this week
Year: 1874

The HEALTH OF BRIGHAM YOUNG
The Salt Lake Tribune of Nov. 25,
says: We have reliable information
from the Prophetic establishment OF
ST. George, with the consollng inteili-
gence that the fullness Of time has come
when the virtues and the vices of Brig
ham Young are to be weighed in the
unerring balance of the Eternal The
health of the Seer and Revelator is no
longer physical problem, for age and
disease, aggravated by the reflections OF
an i'll spent life have notified this old
bad man that bis sands have run the
course of wickedness. Our inform ant
is certain that Brigham cannot survive
many days; his malady defies medical
skill, and his journey lately taken from
this city to St. George has resulted 10
fastening his disorder to fatal termi-
nation. The terrible ailment under
which he Is suffering indescribabIe tor.
ments is the same which a surgical
blunder some weeks ago rendered in
durable, and from the effects of which
the human system, at the age of this
patient, could hope for no relief. 1t is
not Of nature fit to describe, or we
should give the particulars more in de-
tail. Enough, however, that the Har-
vester has wbetted his scythe for the
moving, and the grass is ripe to rot
tonness.
Year: 1874

The fire insurance companies belong
ing to tie National Board of Under
writer's will probably soon resume
friendly relations with Chicago, the
Executive Committee Of the Board
having passed a resolution advising tbs
several companies to do as they please
about it.
Year: 1874

at hand, and the animals were speedily
released from the sleigh and enabled
to regain their feet. The deep snow
served rs a protection to the poor AM
mails while they were rolling down the
hill toward the bottom of the ravine.
and they were not injured in the least.
The sleigh was then hauled down the
ravinc to the plaza by hand. The
horses were again attached to the
sleigh, and the party, in spite of the
narrow escape they had just made, be-
gan their journey anew and completed
it without further mishap. Had it not
been for the deep snow on the ground,
that which turned out only an exciting
scare might have been mournful
tragedy.-7ruckee Republican.