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Year: 1874

What glorious thing occupation is
for the human heart !! Those who work
hard seldom yield to fancied or real
sorrow. When grief sits down, folds its
hands, and mournfully feeds upon its
own tears, weaving the dim shadows
that little exertion might sweep away
into funeral pail, the strong spirit is
shorn OF its might. and sorrow becomes
our master. When troubles flow upon
you dark and heavy, toll not with the
torrent; rather seek by occupation to
divert the dark waters that threaten to
overwhelm you, with thousand chan
nels which the duties Of life alwa rs pre-
sent. Before you dream of it, those
waters will fertilize the present, and
give birth to fresh flowers, that will be-
come pure and holy in the sunshine
which penetrates to the path of duty IN
spite of every obstacle. Grief, after all
is but selfish feeling, and most selfish
is the man who yields himself to the
indulgence of any passion which brings
no Joy to his fellow men.
Year: 1874

Leases not seldom contain covenant


that the tenant shall keep the premises


in good order and repair. As to just


what this covenant may mean, however,


there is considerable difference of opin-


ion, and sometimes the intervention of


Judge and jury are necessary to settle


the question. A case of this kind has


been on trial in the Superior Court of
Baltimore, in which the Judge, in
charging the jury, described the legal
aspect of the matter. The work "keep,"
he said, implied an obligation to put
the promises in repair if they were out
of repair when received, and to keep
them so, for it would be idle to stipu.
late to keep in repair what is not in re-
pair and the covenant was, therefore,
equivalent to "put and keep and de-
liver up" in good order and repair.
The real difficulty, however, was in the
words "good order and repair" These
rvenan, he said. meant such reason.
able condition of fitness as belongs to
houses OF the age, class and cond tion,
us good repair for one might not be for
another. 1t was not necessary that an
outgoing tenant should repaint and re.
paper, but only to keep the paint and
paper in such condition as is consistent
with use not allow the house to be de-
faced; use it with proper and reasonable
care and deliver it up as it may be left
after such care. The judge remarked
that there was no custom or rule of law
by which an outgoing tenant was com.
PEELED to repaint and repaper, unless
under distinct and well-defned agree
ment to that effect. On the other hand
there is no implication that the tenant
shall keep the premises as received.
The obligation to keep in good order
and repair does not mean to keep the
house in the condition in which it is
but in condition that is
Year: 1874

TRANSACTION OF MISCELLANEOUS


BUSINESS.


The Board of Health met at their rooms last
evening, DIR. O. y. Cox in the chair.


The health officer submitted q communication,
stating that garbage now remains on the private
premises Of many Of the citizens Of Wash
ington, owing to the failure Of collectors to ro-
move them Should there not be an active and
sufficient force Of collectors Immediately placed
on this duty, there is danger Of serious injury TO
the health Of the community from aceumulatlons
Of decomposlng garbage.


DR.. Verdi and Mr. MarburY were appointed q
special committee to wait upan the Governor and
have q consultation on the subject.


Tho frame house and premises situated n the
alley between H and and Third and Fourth
streets northeast was declared q nuisance and
the health officer ordered to abate the same.
The board then adjourned.
Year: 1874




We must now go back to other charac-
ters in our story, and events which trans
pired few weeks previous to those related
in the last chapter. sa .-a. Ire I'd


Catharine Lennox had returned to Paris
at the close of that year which we left
without record. & She had been for many
months in the north Of Europe-she felt
a sense of relief in the companionship of
nature and the awful solitude of those
mountain passes. How the days dragged
on perhaps she herself could hardly have
told. For season she was ill, watched
and tended by her faithful Janet, the COM
panion of her wanderings At length her
very misery forced her into action, aud
once more she took up her pen. oa


Whittier Sears had gone she knew not
there had been no communication between
them since that parting in the valley of
Chamouni-but she felt that he was yet
alive, maddened perhaps and desperate be-
meath the long night through which she
still looked up to heaven, though no star
broke the impenetrable darkness which en-
veloped her. tfrtl3 3a


He was living still, that she knew. Was
he with NellieP No, that she felt to be
impossible, then she remembered all that
the child herself might be enduring-her
little sister, whom she had prayed to and
blessed as an angel in heaven Even her
she could not seek-there was barrier
between them impossible as that which
separated her from Sears. There was no
help, no hope, nothing only endure, to
bear on unto the end and trust in the mercy
Of God. 'nao"


Tho days passed in her northern dwell
ling she was not waiting or expecting any
thing, but she felt. that the end was not
yet, she was to meet Sears once more how
or when she knew not, but she was to look
upon his face again this side eternity.


The year ended, and she returned to
Paris, not for herself, but to make some
settlements for her faithful Janet, in case
that her own death should occur unex-
pectedly.


One evening she felt unusually depressed
and strange sort of anxiety came over
her, for which she was unable TO account.
She could almost have believed that some
thing was about to happen; formerly those
presentiments had never failed to be the
premonition Of some i'll tidings, but what
could occur now-eyen death to herself or
the one afar could have nothing of terror
in IT, aH


AS she sat there the door opened, and a
visitor entered. Janet was out, and Cath
arine had not even given orders to deny
callers, believing that her arrival in Paris
was unknown to her acquaintances, She
looked up, not even surprised or moving
from her seat--nothing startled her now.


She recognized the intruder--it was
Duval. e


fare you surprised TO see me, Mrs.
Grant?" he said, advancing toward her


"No,' aud she motioned him to seat
81 believe almost was expecting you"


81 meant you TO be 80, for you are
troubled to-nighti You do not know the
cause P''
Year: 1874

A special effort is being made to defeat MT.
Wood for County Attorney. The Democrats are
exhorted to vote against him, because he declined
longer to be tied TO the dead carcass of the Dem
ocrstic party; and strange to say, RePuoicans
are appealed to vote against him, because ne lett
the Democratic and united with the Republican
party. The Opposition welcome all recruits
from the Republican party, and do not scruPie
to nominate them for Office on short notice.
Some of the best men in the Republican party
were once Democrats, and We do not think the
party has shut its doors to those who may yet
see the error of their ways.


There is another reason, and strong one, why
Mr.. Wood should be elected. Douiphan County
pays an enormous sum every year. in the way OF
costs in criminal cases. Most of the cases are
sent up from Justices of the Peace, who for want
of proper knowledge and advice, think it is the
only way to secure costs. With an Attorney who
understood and appreciated his duty, majority
of the cases would never go beyond the Justices
Court. He would go before the Justice, aud
bring the case to a conclusion there. If the case
were a simple breach Of the peace or an assault,
be would convict the offender before the Justice,
and have the proper fine imposed-and not have
the prisoner bound over to Court for grand lar
ccnceny or murder, only to be acquitted there,
at the cost of the County. Mr.. Wood confines
his practice to Doniphan County, never taking
cases in the Courts of other Counties. He is,
therefore, always to be found at h"me, ready for
business, and if elected, would make it a special
business to attend preliminary examinations be
fore Justices of the Peace, and endeavor to con-
g.. Al. rs. Lii I,af NJ
would save to the County, in year, more than
double the amount Of his salary. Not wishing
to disparage the abilities or merits of any of the
opposing candi dates, We believe that n. ID. Wood
is the most suitable man for County Attorney.
Year: 1874

The management have determined to have the
drawing of the Fifth and Last Gift Concert OF
the Public Library of Kentucky on the 30th OF
November next. We believe that all the
tickets will be sold, and that the drawing will he
a full one; but whether all are sold or not, the
drawing will nevertheless certainly come off on
the day appointed.


The special object of this card is to call meet
ing of the tcket-hoders at Public Library Hall,
on the Goth of November, to make arrangements
in connection with the committee appointed by
the Trustees to superintend the counting of the
tags representing the number of tickets sold.
While there is no actual necessity for the pres
ence of ticket-hO'ders, as under our arrangements
the interests of all are equally cared for, yet at
the same time l would greatly prefer that as
many of those interested as can, wonld attend
this meeting, and see each for himself how per-
fectly fair and impartial the distribution must
be.


Every arrangement has been made for the
drawing-but little more than a month remains
for the sale of the remainder of the tickets aud
whatever is done must be done promptly.


THOs. E. BRAMLETTE,


Agent aud Manager.
Louisville, KY, Oct. q, 1874.
Year: 1874

Tb;s 1. the last issue of the Chief before the
election. Next Tuesday will decide the contest
The canvass has been pretty thorough, and IN


many instances warm, and We presume the voters


are we'll posted on the issues of the campaign.


For ourselE we have been unable to feel any
prsat interest in the contest for Comfy offices
but in State, Congressional and Legislative can
Gidates we do feel an interest. Republicans Will
be considerably split up in voting for County Of
ficers but they should take care that they do
not suffer the State and Congressional tickets to
run behind. Kansas is not ready to 60 over to
the Democracy, and we have no fears that she
will go over. But nothing will be left undone
to defeat the Republican Congressman. The
Democracy have been calculating upon the
time when they shall have majority IN
Congress. The recent heavy gains in several
large States have encouraged them, SO that they
are even figuring out majority in the next Con-
gress, and they calculate upon Kansas coming to
their did. Let us see that che does not do it.


The Legislature, too, is important. The Dem
ocrats have secured the nomination of out-snd-
out Democrats for the Legislature, wherever it
was possible, and expect in that way to smusgle
in majority of the Legislature. They have done
it in this County, in Atchson, in Leavenworth,
in Wyandotte, and so on. If Republicans do their
duty, this nice little game will be defeated.
Year: 1874

MIsTAKEN.-We understand that many persons
have an impression, or pretend to have, that the
Ckiet charged John L. Blair with having worked
himself into nomination, Lecause of his high
position in the Grange. The Chief said no such
thing nor anything which it intended should be
50 construed. We said he owed his nomination
to his position in the Grange, and that men were
lucky who happened to be high up in the Grange.
Our meaning was, that the Convention nominat-
ed him because Of his position, and with the ex-
pectatiOn that it would give him strength. But
that he used his position to secure a nomination,
We never Intended to say. We happen to know
that the project of making him candidate was
canvassed long befare he knew anything about
it and we do not believe that he knew be was
being urged as a candidate, until things were
pretty much set in his fayOA
Year: 1874

r. The wathena Reporter hoists the whole
"PeOple's" ticket. 1t will be lucky for the Re-
publican ticket if majority of the people of the
County don't do the same thing. few more
such County Conventions as the last one will
sbystcr and fool away the handsome Republican
majority in the County for keeps.
Year: 1874

q The strength of the Peoples movement
on the County ticket, is no Indication by which
to Judge of the vote the Reform" State ticket
will receive. Scores of men who intend voting
the Peoples" County ticket, will not touch the
Reform" State ticket. In fact, if they had at
tempted to bind the candidates on the Peoples"
ticket tOthesupport of the Reform" State ticket,
it would have burst the County ticket into frag-
ments ON the spot
Year: 1874

We are requested respectfully to caution the
Democratic roosters upon the watch-towers of
liberty not to mistake mOoushine for daybreak !:
and also to observe that, as q rule, it's a good
thing for roosters to delay growing until they
are sure of their corn.
Year: 1874

Harper's Weekly says of the Sanborn business:-sThe report of the committee upon the subject can hardly fail to leave both the secretary and the assistant in a light which will show them the necessity of resigning. The investigation has re- vealed at every step the startling want of manly moral tone in official life. It thas shown in all its nakedness the most threat ening evil of the times-a sordid view of the public service"

 Rumors of the coming retirement of Secretary Richardson come thick and fast, although all official information goes to show that the wish is father to the thought Speaking of his successor the Boston Transcript says:-"Never be- fore were commanding talents, firmness. integrity and financial ability more need ed in that department. For lack of these qualities the business men of the Eastern and Middle States are fast arraying them selves against the administration they d1d so. much to place in power."
Year: 1874

open ground, and will be Liable to be
killed down to the line of the Garth


banking In planting apple trees, If L
can get them near at hand, / would Sc


Iect four to siX-year-old trces-those one


and half to two inches in diameter
rather than smaller trees. L am aware
that this is not orthodox with the pro


Session that prefer to sell small trees;


but, in practice, the older trees have the


advantage They are less tender, and


again they are respected by cattle and the


rabbits; at least the owner compels the


stock to respect them, while the little,


whip-like trees are left to themselves.


In shipping long distances here is no


choice but to take tn. small


trees: but, now that nurseries are near at


hand in all of our fruit growing districts,


there is no necessity to plant the small


trees; at least they should not be planted


in autumn.


We commit an error in planting late i'll


spring, as the carly-planted trees do the


best. The ground settles about them
firmly, and the roots take an early start
At least over half of our spring setting
is done too late, and a large part of this
setting is lost by the dry periods that
follow, and only in a rainy season are
they saved. Great care in setting and
mulching may mitigate the disaster, but
cannot fully compensate for the late
setting AS we go South the autumn
| and milder winter weather are favorable
for fall setting, and it is much better
than the spring.


Ask Farmer b if we should set apple
trees in the fall and he will give you a
| decided answer, and that answer is based,
perhaps, on Il single experiment. This
| kind of advice must be taken with
some allowance; at least, we should
know some of the conditions that
| made the experiment "A failure or a
success. In teaching the farmer we
| must avoid arbitrary rules and rather


give the rationale of the process. The
| culture of the soil and all the operations
| of the horticulturist should be based on
| the science of rural economy rather than
the hap-hazard whims of illdigested
| rules that may or may not be correct


The farmer who depends on a set of


rules is generally a poor farmer, and
will tell you that luck is everything
| while the man who reflects and has ii re-
| gard for cause and effect depends on


good management, and don't believe in
| lurk
Year: 1874

MetCalf's grocery store in our place
has been closed for week or SO. Met
calf was perfectly willing 20 have it
open, but circumstances rendered it nee
essary for him to suspend business for
a while There had been a good many
burglaries and Metcalf bought a dog to
keep in his store at night. The man that
sold the dog said that its one strong pc
culiarity was vigilance. That dog would
watch that store closer than the Genius
of Liberty watches the destinics of
America. So the man turned the dog
loose in the store and Metcalf locked up
and went home When he came down
in the morning the dog flew at him as
soon as he opened the door and at
tempted to breakfast on Mr.. Metcalf's
legs; whereupon Mr.. Metcalf suddenly
shut the door and sat down to think.
Then he went after the man who sold
the dog, but he had gone out of town to
see his aunt, and wouldn't be back for a
month. Metcalf then undertook to coax
the dog through the crack of the door,
but the animal still manifested IA reso-
lutte determination to chew Metcalf S
legs, and so Metcalf closed the door
again and began to wish he had bought
a dog less attentive to business Then
he procured n double -barreled gun and
spent the remainder of the week shoot
Ing SlugS anu DuiietS uOWn tne Cltllney
and through the doors and windows, and
up through the cellar ceiling, and still
the dog held out, until finally Metcali
got IA section of wire fence, placed il
across the doorway, opened the door
and banged the obnoxious animal into
eternity. Then he entered and found
that he had shot holes through the mo
lasses cans and the coal-oil barrels, and
had blown all the chinaware to atoms
so that the store looked as if a fifteen
inch shell had burst in it. Metcal1
cleaned up and resumed; but he i:
anxiously awaiting that mans return
from his visit to his aunt's. He wants


to see him about something-War Adtter
IN Ddnbtry Netos.
Year: 1874

Mushroom Catsup.-Lay alternate
layers of mushroom and salt in an
earthenware pan, using one-quarter
pound of salt to each two quarts of mush-
rooms. After six hours break them into
pieces and set in a cool place for three
days, stirring every morning. Next
strain, and to every quart of juice add
one-half ounce each of allspice and gin
ger, one half teaspoonful powdered mace,
and one teaspoonful cayenne pepper.
Put it into Il closely covered stone jar.
Set it in pan of boiling water and boil
briskly for five hours; then empty it in
to pOrcelain-lincd kettle and simmer
gently for half an hour. Let it stand one
night in a cool place to settle. Decant
the clear liquor, and cork tightly in bot
ties filled to the mouth. 1t is better to
seal the corks and tie down with bladder
and to use small bottles, as it soon spoils
when exposed to the air.-CinciHnatt
Times.
Year: 1874

A California editor tantali2es his half
frozen brelhern of the North by writing up
the bright, warm sun, with its shining
through orr office window, which WHITES
dormant nature and makes termination
proceed apace. as though it were balmy
spring, through field and grove and thorny
braka kap
Year: 1874

GENERA L BUTLER is always in hot water.
An investigation Is now threatened In the
m after of the exorbiant cost oxacted Ia the
FarragHt prize cases, with which the doughty
General had more to do than any one else.
OF course, such Investigation il being re
sisted with "forty jackass power"
Year: 1874

strong effort is again 10 be made in this city
10 organizes paid Gre department. We elsewhere
repuolsh the cost Of the paid fire department Of
Baltimore that our people may see what it
amounts to in that city
Year: 1874

Now. for the first time, all turned TO the
Tidal Wave. She had been the last to start had already
nearly reached the central position, and bowling
niong al marvellous rate The Idler passed the Oracle
q minute after the buoy had been turned. and now
leaving the entire fleet asern The Magic and Phantom
came together with chances IN the Phantom's favor.


quarter OF later AMI the Idlers tOpmast was
housed, while the Tidal Wave punsing along under
heavy sail with prospect OF the trst position. From
SANDY Hook to the Lightship IL beat wndward


The took long tack aud stood down along
Jersey shore. The Tidal Wave ceased gaining,
and passed helpless rivals one by The Oracle


and the Idler pushing for the first position The


race astoDshed her most sangune friends. In heavy
sea and stin breeze. holding her with the
hest schoOners in feet When under the Highlands
of NsvesDk the Tds Wave accomplished what she had
been struggling for She TOOK her place at the head of
The racers and with foretopsa set rapidly leaving
them asterD The position OF the remainder OF the yachts
was relatively the before. The Vision soon be
Rap 10 lose however and a mistake In taeking when
near the Lghtshp destroyed her chances OF victory.
When the Lghushlp was reached the race was half
done and the yachts rushing on in wilder
chan spy they had yet encountered BY excellent sail


ng the Oracle bad recovered lost position and had
left even the Tidal Wave behind her As the yachts
dashing round vessel almost eapns from the water
they rose the waves, the enthusiasm was AT Its
hight, and cheers and music aud steam whistles rang
out across the waves TIE order OF passing the Light
Sbip as follows:
Year: 1874

The judges of the regatta of the Atlantic
Yacht Club. which took place Wednesday, reported
yesterday to the Regatta Committee that "he Fyaway
sailed the course within the time limited by the Regatta
Committee and we are of the opinion that she Is
entitled to the prize OF her class No boat OF the first
class soops having made the within eight hours
we are of the opinion that there is no race OF tha
sch
Year: 1874

Some time since Charles Guidet brought
suit to $4,000 from the city alleged 10 DO due on
a street-paving contract. The dismissed In
this Court of the inability of the plaintiff to
furnish certificates of the inspectors appointed by the
Croton Board and OF the Water Puryeyor. From this
decision the plaintiff appealed 10 the Superior Court,
General Term and yesterday Judge Van Worst dev-
cred an opinion, concurred In by Judge Curtis and dis
sented from by Chief-Justlce Barbour.


He holds that the Court below was right, and the
plaintiffs title to payment depended 10 much on the
production Of the certificate from the Water Purveyor to
the completion Of the work in the set forth In the
contract as inspector There is no law TO dis
pense with the Water Purveyors certificate. Judge
Harbour dissented holding that the defense had no
merts and il was for the plaintiff produce
the the inspector was Withdrawn
by the Croton Board the plaintiff could not perform
the coudi ou precedent by reason OF the defendant
neglecting appoint the inspectors contemplated by
the contract. Abraham r. Lawrence counsel for the
plaintiff; ID. J. Dean for the city.
Year: 1874

= Ethereal mildness don't seem to be coming
Is much as it was, and '.Old Probabilities -
is utterly incapable Of prognosticating its
present whereabouts. or of helping the
ethereal, article along: so we see no other
way than to wait patiently till the "Gentle
Spring" sees 6t in her own good time to
come aud make glad the earth and the in
habitants thereof.