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Year: 1874

Some 1900 or 1000 tons of Jackson
county pig iron has been sold within the
past two weeks. These sales were at
such figures as perhaps not to make any
profit for the furnace men, but still it is
a great benefit to the business of the
county, bringing into circulation some
forty to fifty thousand dollars. ess'
Year: 1874

Two columns of matter now in type
have to go over to make room for the
great show advertisements. The agent
of Robinson's great show called on US
and made arrangements for a three col
umn advertisement next week.
Year: 1874

The person who borrowed our wheel
barrow from our coal house, without our
knowledge. will please return it when he
gets through with it, as we need it every
few days to wheel coal to our hoisting
apparatus. But do not trouble yourself
to bring it back until you get altogether
done with it, as our rights in the premi-
ses are subordinate to yours.
Year: 1874

The show will be here next Wednesday; but
if YOU want to see a real show-one worth see
ing, go to Washam's great clothing store, just
below the First National Bank. You can al
ways ind the place by looking in the direction
in which the clown is pointing. We do not
mean the clown with the show, but Washam's
clown on the post in front of his store.
Year: 1874

SEVERAL years ago. says the Courier,
. Lockport boy ran a needle into his
hand and was unable TO get it out
again. Since that time Il has been
travelling all around inside him, and
now Is coming out at his boot heel and
palms him terribly. IL was a small
needle when II dlsappeard, but has
been growing with his growth and
strengthening with his strength until
Il is almost as large as q darninS
needle.
Year: 1874

THERE have been several cases In
Boston during the past week OF per
sons who have committed theit or
other crimes for the sole purpose oi
obtaining food and shelter. The over
seers Of the poor say there Is little suf-
fering In the city. hut the facts seem
TO point In the opposite direction.
Year: 1874

In our last issue our Hastings correspon-
dent mentioned the fact that parties who
had stored wheat at the Castle Rock eleva-
tor. finding that they could do better with
their wheat, presented their receipts and
demanded the wheat, but were informed
that they could not get it. The correspon-
dent desired to know what the law in the
case is. We regret to be compelled to an
swer that the law is on the side of the ele-
vator. In the case of Rahilly against
Wilson, decided a few days ago by U. S..
Circuit for the Sth Judicial District, opin-
ion by Judge Dillon, it was held that when
grain is stored in warehouse and a re-
ceipt taken, the title to the wheat passes to
the warehouseman that he does not sim
ply become bailor for the storer, but that
he becomes the actual owner of the wheat
This is a matter Of very great importance
to every one who stores his wheat to hold
till spring, and now that the Legislature is
in session it would be we'll for our law
makers to consider whether the law in this
respect should not be changed.
Year: 1874

We had the pleasure of meeting our
friend Judge Brown Of Shakopee at the
Capital the other day. Time and age seem
TO deal gently with him. He is not exactly
a granger, but the next thing to it, read
er of The GRANGE ADVANCE.
Year: 1874

The Red Wing Mills remembered our
week that was as white as the driven snow.
and when baked into bread melted away
almost as quickly as snow, but it left a
pleasant sensation on the palate. Our folks
say they never before saw such delightful
-four. 1t acas good.
Year: 1874

See that those about you are
helped before you commence eating
yourself.


Do not eat soup from the tip, but
the side Of the spoon.


On passing your plate to be
replenished, retain the knife and
fork.


Wipe the mouth before drinking.


Remove the teaspoon from the
cup before drinking tea or coffee.


Use the knife only in cutting the
food; do not raise it to the mouth.


Eat slowly, as eating rapidly is
unhealthy.


If you find anything unpleasant
in your food avoid calling the atten-
tion of others to it.


Close the lips when chewing your
food.


Keep your elbows eff the table
always.


Do not speak with food in your
mouth.


When asked to help your neigh>
Dor do not shove, but hand the
plate to him.


Do not turn you head and stare
about the room.


If any one at the table makes a
mistake, take the least possible
notice of it.
Year: 1874

downcast face with that passionate
despairing look. Oh, why would
she not raise those proud, yet low
ing gray eyes, and meet it !?


Her breast heaved convulsively
ouce Or twice. She put her white
hand suddenly up to her throat,
as if something had stopped her
breath. Her hand met the golden
chain.


The next moment that chain was
torn from her neck, revealing a
beautifully executed miniature, set
closely in border of forget-me- nots.
formed With rare skill from clusters
Of precious gems. His quick eye
fell upon the portrait--his own
face And she had worn it next
hey heart through these two lonely
years, in spite of all


The chain flashed brightly in the
air, the precious stones blazed in
the sunlight the diamond>guarded
wedding ring siIonc like a circle of
living fire, as she tore it hastily
from her hand, and dashed it with
the picture, at his feet.


Take them ." she cried, wildly.
Take them away from my sight
for ever. Oh, l wish l could only
tear every thought of you as easily
from my breaking heart


And as she spoke something
brighter than the diamonds-of in
finitely greater value than gems or
gold, or the finest effort of the
artists skill-fashed also in the
sunlight, and fell upon her cheek.


1t was a tear.


He saw it, and his heart beat
high. Yet, even in that moment,
pride must come between them.


He stopped for the treasures at
his feet.


'Alexia :. he said, gravely, if l
take these, it must only be to give
them back to you again. Shall it
be Sony darling?


The once familiar pet name fell
slowly and hesitatingly from his
lips. But still she heard it. She
came step nearer. The tears fell
faster now, and the white hand she
held out to him trembled like a
leaf.


My husband =


Oh, my wife my wife :, My
God I thank thee


And holding her to his long
widow~heart once more, the strong
and stately man laid his proud head
upon her shoulder and wept like a
little child,


The next day saw her second
bride, An enemy can never come
between them more. They arc
bound too firmly to each other now,
ever to be separated except by the
cruel hand Of DEATH And the
mystic link that unites them is-the
magic of Tear.
Year: 1874

When NJ. de Persigny was
French minister Of the Interior, ne
received visit one day from a
friend, who, on sending up his name,
was shown in the great mans sanc~
tum. A warm discussion arose
between them. Suddenly an usher
entered snd handed the minister a
note. On opening it, he at once
changed his tone Of voice, and
assumed a quite and urbane manner
Puzzled as to the contents Of the
note, and by the marked effect it
had suddenly produced upon the
minister, his friend cast furti7e
glance at it, when to his astonish~
ment, he perceived that it was SIM
ply plain sheet of paper, without
a scratch upon it More puzzled
than ever, the gentleman, after a
few minutes, took his leave and
proceeded to interrogate the usher,
to whom he was well known
for he himself had been min
lister Of the interior. You
have" said he, "just handed to the
minister a note, folded up, which
had most extraordinary effect
upon him. Now, it was plain
sheet of paper, with nothing written
upon it. What did it mean p
" Sir" replied the usher, " here is
the explanation, which [ must beg
you to keep secret, for l do not
wish to compromise myself. Ny
master is very warm, and very lia>
BILE to lose his temper, AS he
himself is aware of his weakness, he
has ordered me, each time that his
voice is raised sufficiently to be
audible in the anti-room, without
delay to place a sheet of paper in
an envelop and take it to him.
That reminds him that his temper
is getting the better of him, and he
at once calms himself. Just now
I heard his voice ringing, and i'm
mediately carried out ray instruc>
ton.
Year: 1874

If you wish to drown yourself
kick and splash about as violently
as you can, and you will soon 60 to
the bottom. But if you remember
that you are lighter than water,
and if you calmly and steadily re-
frain from drawing your breath
while under the water, keep your
head raised, and your arms under,
you will soon learn to float and
swim like a duck.
Year: 1874

An attempt is at present being
made on the part Of the Universi>s
ties of Ednburg and St. Andrews
to induce the Government to cons
tribute towards the foundation Of
a rather curious chair. Some time
ago Bells trustees gave the sum of
$4,000 to Edinburgh, ard $4,000
TO St. Andrews, to found what is
called a Chair of Pedagogy. This
means neither less nor more than
an endowment to q professor whose
duty it shall be teaching young
men how to teach. The sum
placed at the disposal Of the
universities is too small to carry
out the idea successfully, and hence
the appeal that is being made to
Government to enable the chairs
to be founded without delay.
Year: 1874

Comptroller Burch has furnished
the Union and american an official
of our State debt. AS there
has heretofore been so much uncer-
tainty about it, we publish it in full as
he has classified IL. The following
table is a correct exhibit ofall the bonds
issued by the State and classed accord
ing to the purposes of their issuance
Year: 1874

From January Harper.


Corwin's hunior and sarcasm were of too
delicate and subtle nature to permit of their
transfer to paper with much effect. His wit
was spontaneous and urprcmeditated, but
wonderfully telling. When the abolition ex-
element was at its height, he was invited to
address public meeting at Covington, oppo-
site Cincinnati. 1t was apprehended that the
ultra slavery men might interrupt him, so he
determined to propitiate them by an anec-
dote. 'Fellow-citizens," said he, cit is
quite possible that some of you may suppose
that my sympathies are with the negro to
such an extent that l would be glad te see
them prosper at the expense of the superior
race. don't propose to refute this notion
by argument or assertion, but will give my
bit of experience in relation to the blacks,
from which you will be able to infer what
my feelings towards them arc likely to be-
When was quite young man went down
the river to New Orleans on fatboat.
remained in that rather lively city for
couple of weeks, seeing what was worth
looking at, until, my money being about
spent, bethought myself of returning.
But one thing had not seen, which l was
told was one Of the inevitable sights of the
place. must go to a quad1oon ball. So,
dressed in my best clothes, l called for
ticket to the ball, and was repulsed with the
declaration, 'Colored folk notadmitted!"


Corwin was quite as dark as quadroon.
Year: 1874

PUNCTUATIoN PUZzLE.-The follow
ing is an illustration Of the importance of
punctuation. There are two ways of
pointing it, one Of which makes the in
divdua in question a monster Of wick
edness, while the other converts him into
a model Christian. Let our readers ex-
ercise their ingenuity upon the problem,
and see whether they can discover its
two-fod solution


"He is an old and experienced man in
vice and wickedness he is never found
opposing the works Of iniquity he takes
delight in the downfall of the neighbor-
borhood he never rejoices in the prosper
ity of his fellow creatures he is always
ready to assist in destroying the peace of
society he takes no pleasure in serving
the Lord he is uncommonly diligent in
sowing discord among his friends and
acquaintances he takes no pride in labor
ing to promote the cause Of Christianity
he has not been negligent in endeavor-
ing to stigm atise all public teachers he
makes no exertion to subdue his evil pas
sions he strives hard to build up Satan's
kingdom he lends no aid to support the
gospel among the heather he contributes
largely to the evil adversary he pays no
attention to good advice he gives great
heed to the devil he will never go to
heaven he must go where he will receive
the just recompense Of reward" y"
Year: 1874

The HAND WRITING ON THE WALL.
The Bulletin Of the other day had the
following which we give for the benefit
of all those in this vicinity who are troub-
led with heather " help" The Chinese
servants have introduced plan which is
certainly very eflectual as far as it goes.
If servant is discharged and is about to
leave, in few we'll chosen but mysteri-
Gus characters he sets forth the causes,
either upon scraps Of paper or upon the
walls of the room he has occupied. If
there had been any difference of opinion
about wages, any eXactions of services
not agreeable, these matters were all set
forth in these few characters, which can
only be read by the successor TO that par
ticular servant. In one instance within
our knowledge a family had succession
of servants coming and going all the
time. As they treated their servants
well, the work being light and the pay
liberal, they could not divine the cause.
1t finally occurred to them that some
months before they had been obliged to
dismiss refractory servant. 1t turned
out that this servant had left his cabalis-
tic signs. He had got even by showing
up the family to all his successors. The
Oriental document was removed from
the wall, and there has since been nc
further trouble. When the wrath OF
John is kindled and he writes on the
wall, or other place, it is said that he is
neither very delicate nor truthful in his
statements.
Year: 1874

IN his lecture on the fixed stars Profes-
sor Denton said he saw in this great uni.
verse, space for all the souls that may be
born upon this and upon all other plan
cts. Between here and the sun there is
room for three million millions Of pan
cts like ours. Is all this space empty
nothing but darkness and frigidity? lie
did not believe it he believed that all
planets have attached to them space
for the souls Of those who have died upon
them. These spaces are to be occupied
by them and the universe is to be un-
rolled to them as volume forever TO be
read. He thought if some Of the purse
proud bigots Of this world could only
look up and read the lessons Of the stars
it would modify their views and change
their opinions. Ye stars that shine in
your beauty, continue to shine and teach
your glorious lessons. We are to live il
a great eternity as wide as the rnmensitJ
of the universe in which we reyove.-
Oh, bigot fed upon the greedy seldshnesi
that finds not charity in the heart for O
fellow being, look at these heavens anC
listen to the grand sermon which they
preach.
Year: 1874

Seventy years old Her stalwart sons
and bright.eycd daughters remembered
her rs II loving, devoted mother; her
gray haired husband rs most faithful
wife.


Never was IA woman more patient and
kind, and rs good housewife as ever
was" he said, as he brushed the buck of
his old brown hand across his eyes, while
looking down upon the peaceful face


And not one of them ever knew Of the
weary heart and broken hopes that had
died in her broast, nor ever dreamed OF
the sad hope she had borne through lile
Year: 1874

THE GENERAL ASSESSMENT LAw,-THe
Amerscan's Annapolis correspondent says:


"The discrepancies of the new assess
ment law still remain the subject of COM
ment, and many are of the opinion that an
extra session will be called in order that a
proper remedy may be provided. Since the
adjournment many of the members have
been called upon to fill other political offices,
and hence new elections to fill their vacan-
cies would be necessitated in the event of
an extra session, and a new Speaker of the
House would have to be chosen, as Mr..
Hines is now the commander in chief of
the oyster navy.


That the act is contradictory and badly
deficient, no one can deny, as the short
comment in last Fridays american (repub-
lished in The Wing last Saturday pointed
out, and no ordinary means can rectify it.;
and any moment now may witness the suing
out of an injunction to restrain the asses
sors from valuing the property exempted
from taxation under the leading section of
the act. There are other sections of the
act that provide for the assessment of spe-
citic property, but there is nothing either
in point of fact or by implication in them
that binds that property in the face of the
definite relief granted by the first section
to taxation. The distinction rests between
the meaning of taxation and assess
ment.'"
Year: 1874

cS The Annapolis Gazette is responsible
for the following:


AN EsCoRT.-It is rumored that num-
ber of our highly respectable and moral
young gentlemen contemplate establishing
in Annapolis branch of the Association
recently organized in the West, whose
object it is to furnish young ladies who
have no regular beau an escort to church,
concerts, lectures, and other places of
amusement. All members have to undergo
a rigid examination as to character, etc,
before they are admitted and they obligate
themselves to obey all the orders of the
Executive Committee. Any lady wishing
an escort has only to apply to the Presi-
dent of the Association, naming the even
ing an escort is wanted, and young man
is detailed for the purpose. AS soon as
young man becomes engaged in marriage
he must withdraw from the Association.


The Roman Catholics of this State are
making preparations for a religious pill
grimage to certain remarkable spring
or fountain near White Marsh, Prince
Georges county, where a special service is
to be held on Ascension Day, the 14th
instant. 1t is expected that many persons
will join the pilgrimage from this city.-ib
Year: 1874

The Committee of Ways and Means
have submitted to the House of Repre-
sentatives their report upon the investiga-
tion of the SanboIn contracts. The re-
port gives statement of the law by au-
thority of which the Sanborn contract was
made. and of the manner in which the law
was reversed by orders from the Treasury
Department, commanding the officers of
the Government to assist Sanbern. The
committee find distinct violation of the
orders of the Treasury Department requir-
ing persons applying for contracts to set
forth in a written statement, under oath,
the amount and character of the claims to
be recovered, and the name of the person
withholding it. In this connection the
committee cite the insertion of all the rail-
roads in Appleton's Railaoay GUIDE in a con-
tract. The committee find that officers in
the pay of the Internal Revenue Bureau
were placed at the disposal of Sanborn,
and that they collected most of the amounts
placed to his credit. They find that the
Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, without authority of law, gave
letters to Sanborn's agents, calling upon
officers of the Government to aid and as
sist them, and that two of these agents
were still further armed with power by the





secret, service detective commissions. In
the opinion of the committee, very large
per centage, if not all, of the $437, 900 COL
lected by Sanborn were not proper sub
ject of contract under the law. The COM
mittee find one instance where collusion
between Sanborn and some one in the
Treasury Department is evident, being in
regard to a payment by the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad CON-
pany, information concerning which could
have been furnished only by the Depart
ment. The committee find that whereas
the law prescribes that the persons con-
tracing shall assist the proper officers of
the Government, the misapplication of
power virtually displaces them by the crea-
tion of a new bureau for the collection of
taxes at cost of fifty per cent. The COM
mittee were unable to find where the re-
sponsiblity of the loose administration of
the law rested, finding from the testimony
of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury and the Solicitor of the
Treasury that with each the contracts were
acted upon by official routine; they find
that the testimony of these officials was
contradictory, and look with serious appre-
hension upon their efforts to transfer the
responsibility each from himself to the
other, and that they deserve severe con-
demnation for the manner in which they
permitted the law to be administered,
though the testimony does not prove that
they acted from corrupt motives. In con-
clusion, they recommend repeal of the law.
Year: 1874

A correspondent sends us the following
seasonable verses, which are quite pretty
and appropriate to the season. We sup
pose they are original. At all events they
will answer as handsome tribute to the
season and we adopt them in lieu of our
weekly notice of the advance of the flower
crowned nymph, Flora, though there is
rather too much of old ocean in them for
the latitude of Elkton.
Awake ye sluggards the day is dawning


Delicious and soft in its garb of gray;
Awake It's Mays first pensive morning,


Awake it's the first of balmy May.
Soft and dreamy the suns first beaming,


Turning the sea into molten gold,
Mounting higher in splendor cleaning,


Lighting the woodlands dark and cold.
Incense sweet from orchard blooming


Blends with the breeze from ripping
And the roar of the breakers distant boom


ing


Comes with a sound subdued to me.
Birds with plumage bright and glossy


Fly through the greenwoods' mystic


depth,


And sing by deep dells green and messy


Where the modest violet slept.
Mystical voices in chorus blending


Greet the May morn fresh and fair;
Roses their sweetest fragrance sending


Out on the early morning air.
May day is dawning in misty splendor,


Gold and purple the eastern sky
Shedding a radiance soft and tender


Where the willows droop and sigh.
Year: 1874

not be accomplished until a year af-
ter his death, and was buried in
Westminster Abbey on April 9Th.


And then it was proved how much
he, who had been poor factory boy,
was loved. For many thousands of
miles his remains were brought safe
ly through Africa. Then they were
met at southampton by many great
and learned men, while the mayor
and the town people showed in man
y ways how they esteemed the men,
ory of him who had lived so nobly,
and died SO bravely among the peo-
pie of Africa. And then the day of
his sfuneral came, Westminster Abbey
was filed with crowds of those
mourning his death, and admired and
loved him for what he had done.


Oh, boys, do not some of you wish
to be like DR.. Livingstone? Surely
you would be glad to live as grandly
and accomplish as much good? Do
you know the way? 1t is to love
God, and for His sake to love work,
and to pity and long to bless the
down-trodden and oppressed-Lon-
don Christian World.
Year: 1874

work is at crisis, where we especial
ly need less of man and more of God
less of the schools and far more of
the apostles IN our methods.


Mere verbal iteration, printed aids
book learning, school routine, geog-
raphy, chronology, philosophy, gilt
tering defamation, too often char
acterize the Sabbath teaching. Es-
pecially is this applicable to work
ers in large cities. TO prove true
benefactors to the youth, we must
more deeply imbue the coming age
with the spirit and love of Biblical
knowledge. The instruction Of teach
ers must become more thoroughly
of this character; Sabbath School ad-
dresses must be filled with it, so that
all the work shall bend to the one
harmonious and highest purpose for
which school on the Lords day is
designed. Only the righteous can
diffnse righteousness. We want more
heart experience and more heart
works. s. World.
Year: 1874

WE cannot go to the bottom of
sin without the convincing, searching
Spirit of God. If the work is to be
our own, we shall deal so very ten
derly with ourselves, that nothing
can ever come of Thomas Id
ans.