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Year: 1875

There is superstition that the pre-
sentation of knife without any equiv
alent whatever will cut friendship.
There is fact lately come to light, In q
small town where there is great deal
of primitive simplicity, that the present
alton of shirt by woman to the man
she wants to marry will cut the heart
out of love. One young girl tried it,
and made her lover glistening white
SHIRT with her own pretty hands. He
retired to his boarding house, put it on,
and went straitghtway to see and make


love to another girl Clad in
clean shirt he felt above the seam
stress who had inside it, and she
lost his coveted company. She did not
sit down and whine over the linen that
had gone astray, but took O pistol in
her delicate hands and tripped her way
to the boarding house aforesaid. She
met the unsuspecting rover, and pre-
senting the pistol, told him to take off
that shirt He hesitated and was lost.
He saw desperation in those eyes and
death in the pistol. He peeled and
handed her the soiled garment, which
she took on the point Of her pistol and
poked into the stove. And the flame
died out and her love went up the Chin
ney with the smoke. He sought the
secrecy of his chamber to mourn over
the depletion of his wardrobe, aud she.
cooked and primed, went off for another
lover.-St. Louis Republican.
Year: 1875

Prentice, in the later years of his life,
was not uniformly Industrious, simply
because he was not uniformly sober;
but whenever he was sober he was IN
dustrious without intermission, whether
the period Of his sobriety lasted
month or a year, and, what is more re-
markable, the period of his inactivity
always sharply coincided with that OF
his inebriety, extending not an hour
beyond the latter, no matter how long
this extended. As soon as his ap-
petite for liquor was satiated, and he
became sober, he went to work as if
nothing had happened, though he might
not have drawn sober breath for
months. The process known as
"taperipg off" was unknown to him.


You might see Prentice ut midnight.


after an uninterrupted debauch of many
weeks, staggering along the street or
sleeping with his head on his arm in O
saloon, and the next morning, il you
called at his Office, you might find him
seated snugly in his old cushioned chair,
debating articles and paragraphs with
that subdued eagerness and muffied
vigor which proclaimed him entirely
himself, and apparently altogether
oblivious of his late obliviousness. The
spring of his elastic constitution was all
but instantaneous. His faculties rose
from the darkness and toipor of intoxi-
cation with the suddenness of an equa-
torial sunrise. Perfect day quickly
followed perfect night. There was no
twilight. The truth is, Prentice was
emphatioally worker. His genius was
a working one. Work inspired him.


He rejoiced in it.-Nei0 York Woria-
Year: 1875

This conversation took place at 7
o'clock in the morning; and by the
time that Mrs. Bent had attended to
her numerous household tasks, and
placed her domain in perfect order, it
was nearly 10. In fact, the church
clock struck the hour as she stood at
Year: 1875

To The Editor Of the National Republican:


SIR: A correspondent In The REPu BEIcAN Of
Saturday favors an extension Of the system of
streets of W washington into the northern suburbs
ofthe city. Had such q proposition been made
before those suburbs were divided on systems DIFF.
fering from that OF Washington 1t would have
presented stronger claims for adoption than It
does now. The hills forming, those suburbs have
for some years been plotted on different plan,
and the lots sold to numerous purchasers. These
lots If now cut up into triangular patches by the
Washington system of streets, would be almost
valueless to their owners the depreciation In some
cases also applying TO costly improvements. And
the ground forming the streets heretofore planned.
and byhe fact Of the sale Of the lots forever ded
Gated to public use-what disposition could be
made Of that?


In case Involving this question. which some
four or five years ago was appealed from the City
Court Of Baltimore to the Court Of Appeals Of the
State of Maryland. the presiding judge Of the
higher court, In affirming the judgment of the
court below In the case, gave this exposition Of
the law:


any doubt that If the owner Of piece Of land lays
Il out in lots and Streets and sells lots calling 70
bind On such streets. he thereby dedlcates the
streets 80 laid out TO public use. This rule Is
fouEded upon the doctrine OF implied cCyenauts


rthe dedication will be held 70 be co-exfensiTe
With the right Of way acquired as an easement by
the purchaser"


II an equitable plan could be devised by which
ties and that OF the lot-holders could be merged
and FAIR valuation paid to the lot holders, then
the whole might be plotted on the system OF the
streets and squares Of Washington, and the re-
arranged lots could be sold TO new purchasers
and thus the scheme OF your correspondent car
ried into effect without injustice to Individuals
Unless this be done II would seem better 10 let
the suburbs retain their present streets. ].
Year: 1875

The halls and Criminal Courtroom were filled
Saturday morning with those anxious to hear the
verdict Of the jury in the case Of John Frawner.
About Il O'Clock the jury sent down word that
they were ready to come in, and Judge Mac
Arthur and the counsel for both the Government
and the defense were Immediately sent for, and In
o few moments all were in their seats. Frawner
looked more cheerful than he has since the
mencement Of the trial, and while waiting the
appearance of the jury couversed freely with his
counsel and with Mrs. Frawner, who had been
with him st the jail and had accompanied him to
the courtroom.


The Jury entered, and after they had answered
to their names the clerk asked IL they had agreed
upon q verdict when the foreman answered "No."
The Court then said that after moro mature de-
liberation he had concluded TO modify his instruc-
tlons. He said that he doubted whether the.
crime amounted to the gravity of MURDER and he
would instruct them, since there were no degrees
ef murder here, to consider the case as upon an
Indictment for mAnslauEhter only, and giving
the prisoner the benefit OF any doubts a. e his
guilt their verdict would be either nman
Slaughter" CT upot guilty.


The jury then retired again, and were out untfl
yesterday at noon, when they came In 'sunabie to
sgree," and were discharged. 1t is understood
that the jury stood eleven for acquittal and one
for granddaughter"
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, d. O., November q, lS775
To the Editor Of The Hdtiondl Repablicdn:


SIR: i doubt very much whether there is any
more gratifying evidence Of our progressive civli-
zation than is to be found In the manner In which
we treat our dead. The many beautiful. ceme-
teres in the vicinage Of all great cities have
been o thousand times spoken Of as manifesting
kindly and beautiful trait in human nature
Undoubtedly the same trait has always existed
among men, but in former times respect shown the
dead was not accompanied by the good taste
which is nowadays the accompaniment Of the
last sad rites paid to those whose souls have
crossed over to the better land.


We not only see this In


THE BEAUTIFUL CEMETERIES


which have everywhere taken the place Of the
old-time gloomy and fairly hideous graveyards,
but in the manner in which the dead are made
ready for burial and In the general management
of funerals. was very forcibly reminded Of this
day or two ago In the case of little baby friend
OF mine, who 6ied In the house where am board
ing. Little Elliott Miley Davis was only about
fifteen months old when he died, an hour or two
after midnight Of Thursday last. But he was so
Ss tbst Sere s pSSness ss TusS anp ,bs esegs
bousehould as only fine baby can. And, by the
way, let statesmen say what they will, there is
and excellent as baby government It Is The
only Kind We willingly and lovingly obey.


BUT SICKNESS CANE,


and after weeks Of patient suffering little Elliott
died, creating the keenest bereavement 70 his
parents and deep sorrow In the hearts of all who
had known him. How different he was In his
coffin ffom the dead babies had seen when was
myself o boy Their shrouds, the dreary funereal
trappings. scared me till was afraid Of dead
person. But here was Elliott in his beautiful
dress, covered with flowers, most tastefully ar
ranged, while In the parlor where he lay were
bouquets and ureaths, which filled the whole
house with q delicious fragrance. Children came
IN 10 see him, and though they cried because he
was dead, they went away, saying, "What beau
tiful little angel" How much better this than
the fright Of the olden times; how much more con-
sonant with our faith, too, when We come to think
Of II, that death is but transfer from life which
is fall Of trials to life where all is happiness,
where the wicked cease from troubling and the
weary are at rest.


And thus the babe is carried to


HIS LAST RRsTING-PLAcE


n the beautiful Genet cry, and his grave is COW
cred with flowers, symbol OF the beauty and purity
of heaven. And as 1t WIS with our cherished
little friend Elliott II is every day with other
dead babies In all parts Of our land. The tender
OF our love for them, the deepness OF our sor-
row for their death, are surely as great as such
feelings ever were bat our manifestations Of these
feelings have become far more rational, more ele-
waited, more sensible than they used to be among
our-wortby ancestors. / hope It will not be long
till come modern Irving shall treat this subject
Of the beautiful care Of our dead as IL deserves to
be treated. L. d. L
Year: 1875

Little johnnie Is dead, but before
his spirit was waited to angels, he re.
questcd that q water melon vine might be
allowed to ramble at will over bis grave
that It might be a warning to future gen.
erations.


blessed DO ,he hand that prepares u
pleasure form child, for there IL no say.
ing when and where It may bloom forth.
Year: 1875

What Mrs. Mary Smith thinks of the Practice


Mrs. Mary Smith, who evidently has an ambi-
tion to do some good in the world, sends the fol-
lowing for publication. The subject has been
thoroughly discussed by medical men in the med
ical jOurnals but they do not reach the average
reader We give our readers the beneht Of Mrs
Smiths views, merely suggesting that If report
be true numbers of husbands are such firm be-
lievers in the doctrines expressed that they stay
away from home entirely. Strange to say, their
wives as rule, are such unreasonable ladies that
instead Of looking at this from the standpoint of
Mrs. Smith, as conducive Of health, morality and
happiness, they feel aggrievcd, and take care to
say so, too Probably after reading this they will
see it in a different light and thank the lady for
Year: 1875

Sometimes catch sweet glimpscs of His face.
But that is all.
Sometimes lie looks un me and seems t" smile


But that i. all.
sometimes lie speaks passing word of peace


But that is all.
Sometimes think hear His loving voice


Upon me call
and is this all He meant when II" thus spoke.


Come unto me-!
Is there, deeper. enduring


In Him for thee,
Is th-r, No steadicr light for the, in Him


o. come and see
o. come and See, q. look aud look again


All shall lie right
q, taste His love. and see that it is good,


Thou child at night.
O. trust thou. trust thou in his grace and p"werf


Then all is bright.
Nay d" not wrong Him by thy heavy thoughts,


But love His love,
DO thou full Justice to His tenderness,


His mercy prove;
Take Him for what lie is o, take Him all,


And look above,
Then shall thy tossing soul find anchorage


And stc,lfast peace;
Thy love shall rest on Ills; thy weary doubts


Forever cease.
Thy heart shall find in Him and in His grace


Its rest and bliss
Christ and His love shall bc thy blessed all,


Furrv-rmurr
Christ and His light shall shine un all thy ways


Fore crmorr
Christ and His peace shall keep thy troubled sol


ForcvcrmnTr.
Year: 1875

derly as if he were here, while hundreds
of friends of the poor boy who became
a man i'll spite of his adversely will
offer up ut this distance the prayer of
faith, ReguiescU in pace.
Year: 1875

There is good joke on a school Professor :,
Paris III, In the summer he went 70 Gb;oa,,n ~
to attend some sort Of an educational mecting
and retiring for the night ho found thst
the room was rather close, and had his room
mate get up to openth window he found the
window but could not raise it, so the Professor
told him 10 knock pain out he did so, and
returned to led. The Professor concluded
that the room was still too close to suit him, so
ne got out OF bed and kicked out another pane
OF glass, and said: ''That feels more comforta.
pie, and went to bed and enjoyed the venti.
lated room. On getting up in the morning
they discovered that they had smashed the
glass 10 the door Of book case.
Year: 1875

A suit was entered yesterday against one Henry
Smith, who keeps a lodging-hOuse on Fifteenth
street, by white man for ejecting him from his
house on account Of his color, contrary to the E-
teeDth amendment of the Constitution of the
United States. The facts in the case are these: A
room had been rented to the white gentleman in
the absence Of the landlord by his mother, who
upon his return closed the doors upon him with
the frank ayoWal that he WeuId accommodate no
white person. Justice John p. Sampson issued a
warrant last evening fer tho arrest Of the land
lord.


great deal OF interest is manifested by the
eplored men in this suit, majority of the bar
ber-shops in the city invariably refuse to shave
colOred men, snd this 1t is hoped by them may
ferve as q precedent in succeeding suits,
Year: 1875

New York, Feb. "A Harrisburg
dispatch gives an account OF dis
graceful scene in the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives yesterday
during a parliamentary contest over
petition in reference to n contested
election case. Wolf, Republican
member, came in conflict with the
Speaker, who finally ordered him un-
der arrest, when the Republican MEM
bers rallied to his defense and forcibly
took him from the sergeant-at-arms.


In the BCccher case this morning
TiltOn resumed his testimony, and
related an interview with Beecher at
witness house in the second week in
February, when witness asked him in
reference to his little boy, Ralph, tell
ing him that Elizabeth gave the date
of the beginning of their criminal in
tercourse as Oct 10, 1868, and asking
him if she was right. Beecher replied
that he could not remember, but he
thought she was right. Some express
siOns of grief and misery fell from him
and that was the end of the interview,
which lasted ten or fifteen minutes.
Witness then related an interview
with Beechcr and Moulton at the lat
ter's house, after the publication of
Mrs. Woodhull's card. Witness told
Beecher of Woodhull's coming to his
Office with the card, and stated it's
contents. He also told him of his and
Moulton's interview with Woodruff
at her house, and said that after lcav-
ing the house Moulton said he Thought
that the woman was not in her right
mind, and it was after that time that
consultation to stop the circulation of
her stories. Beecher was greatly agi-
tatFd over the matter, but MOultOn
told him there was no cause for alarm
as they could easily keep her quiet.
A policy of conciliation was agreed
upon, and in pursuance of this policy
it was agreed to introduce her to Mrs.
Tilton and Mrs. Moulton. Beecher
said that Mrs. Beecher would not be-
come acquainted with her In further
pursuance of this arrangement wit
ness published an article in the Golden
Age about the enfranchisement of
women, in which he alluded to Wood
hull. He also wrote tract in favor OF
woman suffrage on the ground that
they were citizens of the United
States. Subsequently she brought to
witness.a a biographical sketch of her
self, written by her husband, and
asked him to revise it, which he, did,
and afterwards published it.
Year: 1875

The Democrats in the Legislature have been caucusing about the movefor mod ification of our license law. and will prob ably not meddle with it. The temperance committee have reported a bill discontinue ing the appointment of prosecuting agents and reducing the license fee to $50. A movement so plainly emanating from the hquor interest can hardly be successful
Year: 1875

A bill has been reported in the legisla- ture doubling the governors salary. A governor of Connecticut is rather more ornamental than useful; and while we should like to see his work and salary both doubled, we can scarcely agree to the one reform" without the other.
Year: 1875

The editor of the Housatonic Ray says q good word for his brother editors ot Litchfeld county, last week, and we are especially obliged for his commendation of the Enquirer. We trust that our friend of the Ray is as good judge of other pa- pers as he is editor of his own.
Year: 1875

John Burt, who was sent to State Prison for stealing horses in 1871, has been re- leased by the legislature. He is seventy years old, thirty six of which he has spent in prison. The reason gwen for his re- lease was that Che could not live but a little while." If he is sick unto death, his release may be very proper and humane thing; but if old age is all that is threat. ening his life, we should have preferred that he should stay where he is. A man that will steal horse at sixty. six is very apt to deal in the nasty animal little at seventy.
Year: 1875

The legislative committee on Federal Relations came to @ sensible conclusion. last week, regarding the resolutions refer red to them about Louisiana matters. They said that though they might con- demn the course of the federal government ttcmans or ulmcuIties fad been made, and they thought it inexpedient for our legis- lature to take any action in the matter.
Year: 1875

Don't lean against those gates
which are hung with those new fan
gled hinges, which allow the gate to
open either way A young man tried
it in front of certain house on
Greene street Monday night, but he
never will again. He had seen his
girl home from the show, and safely
inside the gate, when he concluded
he wanted one of those pathetic, SYM
pathetic, graphic, peragraphic orien


tai, horizontal, intellectual, paroxy-
nal kisses to remember her by until
next Sunday night, and he said
sstav," and she stayed, and he leaned
over the gate with his whole weight
to SIP theHectur from her lips (she
had been eating circus candy The
gate suddenly opened from the inside,
knocked her into lilac bush, while
her leaning lover went sprawlins
along the walk on his head, hands
and knees with q rapidity that raised
more bumps on his Uranium than q
phrenologist could explain in week
Year: 1875

A RUSSIAN claims to have DIS
covered a process for producing
light by electricity, which is thus
described: A small tube of glass
not more than six inches in length,
is filed with pencil of char
coal. the air is exhausted, and the
tube hermetically sealed. A mode
rate current of electricity is then
passed through the charcoal from an
ordinary electromagnetic machine,
cansing it to glow with very bril-
liant, but at the same time soft light
1t is said that the charcoal does not
apparently suffer consumption, but
lasts for an indefinite period, and that
the strength of the current required
is so small that 200 of these lights, at
a considerable distance apart, can he
easily maintained by a single ma
chine. The inventor claims that he
can light the whole city OF st. Peters
burg, both street-lamps, stores, and
private residences, by a single fifteen
horse power machine; with no great
er cost than that of runningthe ma
chine.
Year: 1875

In a temperance address at his
Hippodrome in Philadelphia, Banum
said: 81 will undertake, and give
bonds for the fnlfillment of the con-
tract that if the city of Philadelphia
will stop selling liquor and give me
as much as was expended here for
liquor last year, to run the city next
year; l will pay all the city ex-
penses; no person living within her
borders shall pay taxes; there shall
he no insurance on property; a good
dress and suit shall be given to
every poor boy, girl, man and woman
all the educational expenses shall be
paid; a barrel of -four shall be given
to every needy and worthy person
and / will clear half million or
million dollars myself BY the opera
tion."
Year: 1875

ABOUT seven years ago a party of
hunters from Allegheny City, Penn,
went to Erie to hunt ducks on
Presque Isle Peninsula. One of the
party, Mr.. Charles l.. Hutchinson,
lost valuable gold watch and chain
among the numerous little ponds that
intersect the peninsula. Long and
diligent search was made, and, no
trace of the watch being found, the
search was given up as hopeless
one. Mr.. H. went back to Allie
ghany City, but could not forget his
loss, the watch being a gift from a
deceased friend. Seven years have
passed since then. Last week, while
in Erie on visit, he felt strong in
clination to renew the search, and
alone he went over the ground for
merly traversed by him. While sit
down among the bushes to empty his
boots of the sand that had just got
into them, he CHANGED to cast his
eyes upward, when to his intense sur
prise and joy he saw the watch and
chain hanging to the limbs of a
small sapling, just as they had hung
there seven years before, when the
young twig-now grown quite large
had jerked them from his pocket!
The wood of the sapling had grown
Overland about the chain, b holding il
firm. Mr.. Hutchinson cut off the
branch h within which the chain was
imbedded. The watch has been
cleaned and repaired, and is now
keeping as good time as in former
years.