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Year: 1874

You have trouble-yOar feelings
are injured, your husband is unkind,
your wife frets, your home is not
pleasant your friends do not treat you
fairly, and things in general move un-
pleasantly. Well. what Of itl Keep
it to yourself. A smouldering FIRE
can be found and extinguished but
when the Goals are scattered, who
can pick them up! Bury your sor-
row. The place for sad and disgusting
things is under the ground. A cut
finger is not benefited by pulling Of
the plaster, and exposing it under
somebody's eyes tie it up and let is
alone it viii get well itself sooner
than you can cure it. Charity cover
eth multitude Of sins. Things thus
covered are often cured without q
scar; but, once published and con-
fded to meddling friends, there is
no end to the trouble they may cause
Keep it to yourself Troubles are
transient, and, when a sorrow IS
healed and past what comfort it is
TO say, ''No one ever knew it until it
was an over ~
Year: 1874

Must men aad women must keep
in the traces and keep pulling. the
year round All the more, therefore,
IS it their duty TO take things easier
ss the hot weather comes Oh. Take
longer rests at noon. Put on less
steam when vou are at work Snatch
a Sunday now aud then from the
middle ofthe week. You can't. You
can. People End time to be sick and
die. They can just as easily fndt time
rest and keep well. Everything does
not depend on finishing that dress
or fencing that field or putting up
so much fruit or catching so many
customers. Better that the children
shoIld wear old clothes than tba.
their mother should be laid aside by
fever. Better that the corn crop
be q little lighter than that there be
no one to harvest It. Let Us have
shorter sermons and fewer Of them
on Sunday; longer reeesses Tor the
children az school on week days


Put up the store shutters earlier al
night prepare plai1er meals in the


kitchen. Take a MONDAY nap your


self and give your employees q
/ a chance 70 60 a fishing Of an after


noon now and then. That only is


dun which the Lord lays upon Us


and be is not so hard master 81 we
sometimes suppose.
Year: 1874

Mr.. John Milnau, whose death II announced as
having occurred yesterday at his late residence,
No. Al Lafayette place, was well known to many
citizens as one OF the old New York merchants, a
class now fast becoming extinct. Over thirty
years ago. he commenced business as a druggist
on modest scale il Broadway near Cortlandt
street. and with great increase OF scope. the busi


ness he then started occupies the same site today


He amassed considerable wealth during his life,
but he left what Is lar more valuable as legacy
a record OF a long life OF integrity and probty.
At his death ne was in the elgntieth year of his
age IL is expected that the wholesale druggist
trade In city Will take some action on the news
OF his death to-day. -
Year: 1874

A Washington correspondent, writing
from that city, speaking of Congressman
De Witt, says:


There is dappcr chap sits near the
center Of the middle aisle in the House
of Representatives, or rather would sit
there if he was to attend to business, who
has lain under i'll favored neglect long
enough Nobody notices him, and, as
that lack of attention is plainly the iron
in his soul, here goes to haul it out


His name is De Witt, and he is right
pretty. He belongs to Ulster county, n.
Y and my impression is that ne will
stay where he belongs the remainder Of
his life. The first month of his advent
in the House was passed by him IN sub
mittng staggering propositions, on which
he always demanded i'm mediate action.
Nothing less than the resembling of Su
preme Court decision of the asking for
one or two new amendments to the con
stitution would do him These were re-
guarly killed and folded peacefully into
the waste basket as fast as they were sent
up.


This cold Indifference children his
young soul, and he soured on the House.


He now passes greater protion of each
day in the Senate He gets himself up in
a melancholy style, stolks in the Senate
W where he is certain the galleries are filed
for the day, and makes straight for the
first empty chair There he poses until
adjournment, divided twixt two emotions.
One is sorrow at the blindness OF Fortune
in not seeing what capital Senator he
would make The other is continuous
fear least some Of the lady spectators will
guess he is not Que already, but only a
brass shilling in collection of guineas
He follows every speaker with respectful
admiration, and it was base fling of the
so-called independent press 10 say that
nobody was present when Logan was
talking finance. De Witt was there.


GIDEON
Year: 1874

Rhode Island girls are not wanting iu
the art of gently insinuating that, like
Barkis, "they're wilin'." 1t was only
recently that lady, walking one evening
under the classic shades of Brown
University, overheard the following con
vcrsation between a young lady and
gentleman just in front of her:


Charley, did you ever hear it said
that if person found four eaved clov
er and put it in their shoe, the first gen
tleman or lady the person walked with
would be their husband or wife Z" "No
-never heard of it before" "Well. |
found one aud put it in my thoe this
morning, and you are the first one l have
walked with | wonder if it is true p
There could be but one answer to this,
but the uDintentonal eavesdropper does
not mention it, leaving the public IN
cruel doubt as to whether the ruse was
successful or not
Year: 1874

Here is good story which has not yet
found its way into print, but for the truth
of which | can vouch. Lord George
Gordon, young man of four-and twenty,
wishing to marry a certain young lady.
went quite recently to ask the permis
sion Of his father, the Duke of Argyle
The Duke, pOmpous little man, replied
in effect:


"My son, since our house has been
hooored by being united with the Royal
family, have thought it right to dele
your elder brother, the Marquis of Lorne
Go, therefore, and consult him."


The Marquis of Lorne, on being ap
piled to, said:


only dear brother, in case of import
ancc like this, [ should thiuk it right to
ask the decision of the Queen, the head
of the Royal family, into which have
married"


The Queen, on the matter being laid
before her, declared that since her terri
BILE bereavement she had been in the
habit of taking no steps without consult
the Duke of Soxe Coburg, the brother of
her deceased husband.


TO the Duke, then, the matter was re
ferred, and from him letter was received
telling his dear sister in law that re
cent political events had induced him to
DO nothing, even as to the giving advice,
without express concurrence Of the Em
peror William, before whom he had laid
the matter.


The Emperor William wrote long
letter, declaring that though he was sur
rounded by counselors, there was only one
who had on all occasions proved hinsel
correct, loyal and faithful, aud without
whose advice he (the Emperor would
give no decision Therefore he had re
ferred the matter to his faithful Minister,
Prince Bismarck.


And it is narrated that when Prince
Bismarck was made acquainted with the
subject, he reared out:


"G0tt in Himmel, what fuss about
nothing Let the boy marry whom he
pleases, so long as she is young and pret
ty."- Correspondence ". Y. Herald
Year: 1874

The British troops in Ashantee certain,
ly beheld some chaamng sights. Here
is a picture Of African scenery from the
CORES pondence of the London Daiy
Ne1Ds


"When Lieutenants Richmond and
Woodgate went up with their company
to build a redoubt, the thickness of the
underground in the bush forbade any
view whatever. BY hacking at this
underground, by telling the smaller
trees and keeping up perpetual fires,
they have cleared considerable space
upon the crest, aud exposed charming
view. Ga either side rose lofty hills,
clothed in green from base to summit
Very far off, in the misty distance be
yond Coomassic, is faint shadow Of
mountains. The level between, through
which lies our road, is beheld through
breaks of foliage exactly like that affec
toned by the earliest of Italian painters
Giorgioue might have studied his tree
effects from this spot. The plain lies
misty aud vague, its tones Of delicate
verdure fading at the distance into
golden haze. High above the forest


level uprise the pale green crowns OF
cotton trees, disdainful of lower growths
Creepers drop like a brown waterfall
down the trunks. Great runs of fern
encircle their branches, or hang their
leaves like stag horns from the topmost
boughs. A few trees bear crown of
blossoms, scarlet or pink, but not to
match in mass or beauty the billant
garden of Fanteeland Animal life, for
all we see of it, might not exist at all in
this country. We hear birds and beasts
sometimes; occasionally we see parrots
fly overhead, at a distance to skim the
tallsst boughs; but few of US have be.
held creature that runs or flies except
the insects | mediate short digres.
sion on the creeping things of Africa in
some pause Of the campaign. 1t is suf-
fceut now to say that no country in the
world can compare with this for variety
anG number o! its insects"


Another correspondent writes:


GA little stream goes clean and clear
over some shisgly pebbles, and bends in
and out above and below the road among
foliage rich enough to deck, not crowded
enough to conceal it, Immediately after
crossing one Of the richest banks Of
flowers which have here seen presented
itself, the chief feature being a plant
whose name | do not know, very like a
cowslip in the actual flower, but with u
bright white leaf standing out as if part
of the flower itself behind each flower
head, and the plant growing into luxurious
masses on stems six or seven feet high !;
the whole intertwined with ferns and
creepers innumerable. The bank had a
curious !ook-roots stood out from it as
from the base Of fallen tree, and by the
irregularity and ruggedness they gave to
it added to its picturesqueuess and beauty.
Yet the whole appearance Of bank, and
not of a huge root, was there, from the
completeness with which nature had
decked every nook and Granny. | was
rather puzzled, and went around behind
it to find plainly enough, stretchigg along
behind it for, perhaps, sixty yards, the
quite rotten carcass Of an old forest king
now no longer, except by its mere
shape, distinguishable from a mound of
rich earth and covered all over with
rich, high growing moss and ferns and
plants Of all kinds"
Year: 1874

The Merced Argus, of the 18th instant,
says: A party passed this place in the
early part of the week, bound for Yo
semitic valley, and another party, twelve
in number, will arrive here on Monday
for the same destination. There is not "a
great deal Of snow 10 the valley, aud par
ties can reach there by the river route
without much Inconvenience, as the road
is entirely clear of snow to within few
miles of the valley, though upon the
summits there is heavy deposit, and we
may look for exceedingly high water in
the river this spring and coming sum
mer. The indications are in favor OF an
immense amount of travel this the COM
ing season, facilities for reaching the val
ley being greatly improved over those OF
last year, as the wagon road down the
hill will be completed by the first of May,
the time when travel is supposed to be
gin.
Year: 1874

An exchange says: when you see
bareheaded man following cow through
the front gate, aud filing the air with
garden implements and profanity, you
may know that his cabbage plants have
been set out"
Year: 1874

1t Is mistake to suppose that labor
Is All unpleasant condition of life. 1t
Is matter of experience that there
IS more contentment in attending to
any kind of occupation that there is
II looking for some occupation. At
tend therefore to your business. and re-
gard your business as being worthy of
all your attention. Workingmen are
apt to consider that their OCCUPATIONS
alone are laborious, but in that matter
they are mistaken. Labor of mind is
generally even more fatiguing than la
Dor Of the body, and it is quite erro-
neous to suppose that others do not
work as well as we DO, simply because
their work is different. from ours. ia
Dor is the earthly condition of man,
and until the nature of man is chang
ed, the want of something to do will
produce all the horrors of ennut.
Gambling and other reprehensible dis.
sipations are all owing to the fact that
human nature cannot support a state
Of idleness. To live without a pur-
pose is to lead very restless life.
Year: 1874

What a noble thing it is to be man
The world is full Of counterfeits. 1t
is a grand thing to stand upright in de-
fence of truth and principle, When
persecution comes, some hide their
faces until the storm passes by, others
can be bought for mess of pottage.
From such turn away. Stand by a
friend. Show thyself man. Do not
run away when danger threatens to
overwhelm bin or you.


Think for yourself. Read books
and read mems faces. Remember the
eye is the window of the soul Use
yur eyes and hold your tongue when
men court fayors


Select some calling to make it honor
liable When you have espoused a
cause maintain it at all hazards. Make
up your mind to succeed by honorable
means and good will brush the diff
culties away one at a time


If opposition comes, meet it manful-
ly. If success crowns you refforts,
bear it quietly. Hasten not into a
quarrel, bat when you are compelled
to accept an alteration, stand up and
show yourself full grown man. Do
your own thinking, keep your own Sc
crets {; worship no man for his wealth
or illustrious lineage. Fine feathers
do not always make fine birds


Do not live for yourself alone. The
world needs reformers as much to-day
as ever. If you have a new idea de-
velop it into words and deeds. Be So
ber; be honest; be true. Policy men
are dangerous-They will sell you for
money, or popularity don't trust
them. Wear but one face, and let
that be an honest one.
Year: 1874

Many young people think an idle life
must be pleasant one; but there are
none who enjoy it so little, and are
such burdens to themselves, as those
who have nothing TO do Those who
are obliged to work hard all day enjoy
the short periods of rest and recreation
50 much that they arc apt to think that
if their whole lite were spent in rest
and recreation it would be the most
pleasant of all But this is sad mis-
take, as they would soon find out if
they made trial Of the life they think
SO agreeable. One who is never busy
can never enjoy rest, for rest implies a
relief from previous labora; and if our
whole time were spent in amusing our
selves we should find it more weari-
some than the hardest days work.
Recreation is only valuable as it un-
bends US; the idle can know nothing
of it. Many people leave off business
and settle down to life Of enjoyment
but they generally find they are not
nearly so happy as they were before,
and they are often glad to return to
occupations to escape the miseries Of
Incidence.
Year: 1874

Let US learn to judge of men and
things according to their own merits.
and not according to what Others say
of them. The greatest worth is often
the last to be understood.


Full many gem Of purcst ray serene,


The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear


Full many flower is born 10 blush unseen,


And waste Its sweetness on the desert air."


Seek out merit and nOIrish it. This
is one of the surest ways to make our
selves and others happy but whatever
you do, or say, or think, never allow
the wretched insanity of prejudice to
enter and sway your mind.
Year: 1874

I have prepared a complete abstract of titles
To real estate in Wood County, Wis, and can
short notice give information as to title to any
tract of land in the county. PAY TAAES; Make
collections Agent for Continental and Phoenix
Fire Ins. Cos Grand Ransds Wis.
Year: 1874

There is as much merit in catering
to the humorous side Of nature as to
the sober and sedate Men and wo-
men were made to laugh and to in-
dulge in pleasantries just as much as
to pray and fast Because face is
uncommonly long instead of wide, ii
does not follow that its possessor is a
first class saint We would as soon
trust countenance got up on the
long guage.
Year: 1874

There are persons who are never
easy unless they are pntting your books
aud papers in order-that is, according
to their notions of the matter-and
hide things, lest they should be lost,
where neither the owner nor anybody
else can find them. This is sort Of
magpie faculty. If anything is left
where you can find it, it is called litter.
There is pedantry in housewifery as
we'll as in the graVest concerns. Sir
Walter Scott complained that whenev-
er his maid-seryant had been in his
library, be could not set comfortably
to work again for several days.
Year: 1874

A CARD


MAX MARETZEK, the renowned conductor and ope.
ratio impressaro, Is associated In the direction OF
the New York Conservatory OF Music No. East Four
teenth street. next 70 Demoncos and will personally
instruct such pupils desire to prepare for public
Mr. Marezek will also have charge OF the anna
eur to be given by the the ensuing





The advantages Of this connection cannot be overest
mated Pupils fully competent may obtain good engage
ments either in this country or In Europe
Year: 1874

Ar recent New York funeral, where
the deceased was young and beautiful
girl, over $1,000 worth of flowers were
distributed in and around the coffin. A
chorus was sung by hired yoealists. On
either side OF the coffin stood four young
girls dressed in white, each holding in
her hand a wreath of flowers. While the
minister prayed. bell was tolled in the
hallway, and chant sung by the hired
yoealists. The lady friends Of the de
ceased thought the entertainment "rer-
fectly elegant"
Year: 1874

y RISE IL BEEF.-Thursday evening as
cow was being driven along second street. be-
tween Tatnall and Orange. on the way to the
slaughter house the animal became excited
and ran up on the pavement, dashed into the
open door of a house and up the stairs to the
first landing. 1t was impossible for the COW
to turn around and so several determined per
sons sci ed hold of her tail and hind feet, and
dragged her down backwards, tearing up the
stair carpets and breaking the bansters in the
struggle She was then driven into the
slaughter house and by his time has probably
been disposed of from some butchers stall soon
to be deyoured by meat eating people.
Year: 1874

NOWADAYS dealers in almost every thing but bread and whisky are offering their customers, and the following is a choice take-off on this kind of popular swindling:

 The climax of premium offering was reached in a protracted meeting over in New Hampshire the other evening, when an enthusiastic speaker proposed to give a nice chrOmo to every one who would rise for prayers. Such "getting up" has rarely been witnessed in a similar meet ing, and it is hoped that the speaker was better able to fulfil his engagement than some other parties have who have offered such premiums. We do not vouch for the authenticity of this story, but we simply repeat it as it was told us. It is, at least, a good story and well illustrates the tenden- cieS of the times.
Year: 1874

As yesterday was the last contest that will ne
held Tor the purpose oil selecting an American
team for the international match which Is to take
place on the 26th OF next month, good deal Of
men are taat will represent this country. The
records of past matches were gone over and
reck0ned up as nearly as could be, giving for re-
take part in the coming great contest. The Ex-
ecutive Committee OF the Amateur Rine
Clup have yet to assemble and Oficaly
announce the names OF the American
team. All that can now be said is that those given
below are the ones whose scores entitle them to
1t 10 also known that not more than one or TWO
changes or the names farthest down on the list
Can take place. Captain B0dne, who has all along
proved himself to be one OF the best shots engaged
In the practice, has yet to finish hts score ana II
for the rewular ~ matches he viii nrobany DH crown
some one or the present roll Below will he found
the list OF names which will in oil likelihood COM
nose
Year: 1874

The aggregate number OF points made during
the four contests out Of possible score Of 500
The Ofncial declaration Of the results not having
been yet made, 1t " unnecessary at present to re
publish the respective score totals Of each man.
Year: 1874

Oatmeal Mush.-As a genera
rule the coarser the meal the bette
the mush. The meal in which th|
kernels are barely broken in two ono
is next in quality to the groats, whic1
are not broken at all. Pour on
measure of this course oatmeal int
three and one half measures of boilin|
water. Stir occasionally and bo
briskly until the meal is evenly d
fused through the water, then set IL
kettle back where it will barely sin
mer, cover close and let it cook
hour vithom stirring. Then diI
and serve warm.- From Science
Health.
Year: 1874

LAVE PROVED, FROM THE MOST AMPLE


u experience, entire success. simple, prompt,
efficient and reliable They the only medicines
perfectly adapted to popular use-so SIMPLE that
mistakes cannot be made In using them; so harm
less as to be free from danger and 80 efficient as


to be always reliable, They have the highest com
mendation from all, and will always render salts
faction
Year: 1874

About the witching hour last night there
occurred q local item, although 90, $50 miles
from New Orleans, which was greatly ad-
mired by thousands OF wondering people,


The full moon was in an eclipse, and to sat-
isfy our curiosity came closer to this mum
dane sphere than she will again until the
next ec!ipse-which was very kind of Luna.
Our earth's shadow stretches itself out i'm.
mensely, and occasionally obscures the
moon when that body happens to cross its
path. Although the eclipse was totality
the moon could be seen, looking as if she
had been electrotyped with copper. Our
regular astronomer has gone exploring, so
our readers must be content with this small
explanation, which is coed enough if the
subscriber did not witness the phenomenon;
il he saw it, that is enough. Several gen.
tlemen took the trouble to climb to the top
Of tho Customhouse to place themselves in
perigree. not being aware that Luna had


already complimented US in that direction


Why they should have toiled up those iron
stairs j. more than can be readily explained,
but they did do it, and nearly every mem
ber OF the party looked through colored
bottle which contained fire water. As an
eclipse the moon was a perfect success,
owing to the thoughtful consideration of
old Probabilities, who blew away the
clouds. As for the sky, that is always blue.
Year: 1874

Captain James Jouett, of the Powhatan,
who is we'll known and highly esteemed by
all our citizens, has fixed upon Thursday of
each week as q reception day for parties
visiting his ship. The friends Of Captain
Jouett and those of his officers are at all
times welcome. but Thursday has been
selected as special reception day for tho
entertainment Of parties of ladies and gen.
tlemen who may desire to visit the Pow
hatan and enjoy the hospitalities of her
gallant commander. On last Thursday
there was large party of ladies and gen.
tlemen aboard. There was band Of music
at hand, and as a natural sequence dancing
and promenadins. Tho ladies' especially
were highly delighted.


So on each Thursday from one o'clock in
the afternoon till dark steam launch will
be at the foot Of Canal street to convey
visitors to and from the Povhatan.
Year: 1874

From various parishes accounts have
reached us OF tho undisguised intention OF
:he White Leaguers to assemble in all their
force and strength at the polls on the day
OF election and remain there throughout
the day. BY this course they hope to
frighten away Republican voters, and if
the Republicans persist in voting it is the
purpose of the Leaguers to use shotgun
arguments.


At Ouachita Valley, we learn from un-
questionable authority. this plan Of the
Leaguers is matured and well known. Our
correspondent says: "The White Leaguers
intend to go into bivouac at the polls"