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Year: 1874

The first months of this year found
us very anxious to get the log-house
finished which had been so well begun
by our four gentlemen, and as soon as
the weather moderated little, and our
means allowed us to get help, We had it
rooted, foored, chinked, and messed.
1t was necessary to get it finished so
that we might move before the great
thaw should cover the forest paths with
seas of slush and mud, and before the
creek between us and our domicile
should be swollen so as to render it i'm
possable for ladies. When the work
men had finished, We sent to the nearest
town for settlers stove; and as the
OK team could bring it no farther than
the corner of the road which skirts one
end of my lot, your brothers had the
agreeable task of bringing it piecemeal
on their backs, with all its heavy be-
longings, down the precipitous side of
my gully, wading knee deep through
the creek at the bottom, and scram-
bling up the side nearest here. 1t was
quite service of danger, and L felt
truly thankful that no accident oc-
Cured. Another important event also
took place, and this was the christening
of our dear little bush girl, who by this
time was thriving nicely.


Our Church of England clergyman at
Be kindly came over to perform the
ceremony, but as no special day had
been named, his visit took US by sur
prise, and the hospitality we were able
to extend to him was meagre indeed.
This christening certainly presented a
marked contrast to our last. 1t was no
well-dressei infant, in richly embroid-
cred robe, and French lace cap like a
caulihower wig, that 1 handed to our
good minister, but a dear little soft
bundle of rumpled flannel, with Just
enough of face visible to receive the
baptismal sprinkling. We all stood
round in our anomalous costumes, and
cracked slop-basin represented the
font. Nevertheless, our little darling be-
haved incomparably well, and all passed
off pleasantly.-AtLantic Monthly.
Year: 1874

The newly-elected Lord Mayor of
Lopdon, Sir Sidney Waterlow, is a
practical printer. In early life he was
an apprentice to Messrs. Harrison,
Government Printers, and through his
own exertions and ability has won
honor and distinction. During the
past few years he has devoted himself
to the welfare OF the working classes
in various ways, and was the promoter
of some excellent and cheap cottages
for workingmen in various parts of the
city that has just chosen him to be its
Chief Magistrate.
Year: 1874

A STORY is told of a watchman in a
mill who made friends with large rat
and his family. At his midnight lunch
he would give light rap on the wall,
when out would come the rats to share
his hospitality. After finishing their
meal they would play about their ben
efactor for a while in the most sportive
and trusting manner. and then run of
again to their hiding-plaees.
Year: 1874

Bogwood comes from the swamps of
Ireland, and is only wood that has lain
a few centuries in the strange, resinous
mud, until it is SO hard and black that
it will polish finely. The mud Of these
swamps will burn, and is sometimes
made into candles; and no doubt the
whole thing is on its way to make soft
coal.
Year: 1874

What is everybody's business is no.
body's business What do the children
read? What do they get at the News
stands? Are there bad periodicals for
children as well as bad books? Will
the Newspapers all over the land look
into this business and call attention to
Year: 1874

PRESIDENT NoTr once said 81 want
to give you this advice, my children
don't try to be happy. Happiness is a
shy nymph, and if you chase her you
will never catch her. Just go quietly
on and do your duty, and she will come
to you,"
Year: 1874

A SAGAcIoUs CALF.-My little readers
have been told about sagacious dogs
and horses but have they ever heard
of a sagacious calf? Uncle Horace,
who lives on farm, has one,-the only
one 1 ever saw. Her name is Bessie,
and she is not quite year old yet.


In the lot where Bessie is kept, there
is trough which is usually filed with
water, so that the calves can come and
drink when they are thirsty. The other
day the trough happened to be empty
when Bessie came to drink and what
do you think she did?


Why, she put up her fore-feet into
the trough, and, reaching her head
over the fence, took hold of the pump
handle with her mouth, and worked it
up and down just as she had seen the
folks do when they were pumping
water.


Aunt Nancy thinks that when Bessie
grows up, she will know so much that
''there will be no living with her. -
The Nursery.
Year: 1874

A TRUE STORY OF CAMEL.-I dare
say many of my little readers have seer
a camel but / don't think they evel
saw such a funny camel as / saw In
London last year.


Taking my little son with me one
pleasant morning, we drove to the Zoo.
logical Gardens in Regents Park. These
Gardens contain the largest collection
of animals in the world. One must
spend a whole day there to see it thor
oughly. We spent good part of the
day, and it was there that We saw this
wonderful camel.


He was a very big fellow, and had for
his own apartment, all to himself, a
circular niece of ground surrounded by
an iron railing. But the remarkable
thing about him was, that he was going
through the most singular antics, racing
around his enclosure on three legs, and
dragging the other after him as if il
were broken.


A crowd of boys stood around him,
shouting with laughter at this odd per-
formance and L soon discovered the
secret of the creatures gambols. A
little lame boy had been in the habit of
running round the circular enclosure,
rattling his crutch against the pavement,
to the great delight and amusement OF
Mr.. Camel, who, after numerous visits
from the boy, had come out with this
remarkable imitation.


Now, a camel is not graceful beast
at any time and when he attempts to
mimic lame boy, he presents very
funny appearance. 1 asked the boy if
he fed him often and he said, ''Oh,
yes L always bring him something to
eat"


So whether the camel had an eye to
the boys good things, or whether he
played the mimic just for fun, we shall
never know. AT all events, he did it to
perfection, and never was more amused
in my ife.-The NiFsery.
Year: 1874

Catechism Of the Derotion to the Scored Heart Of
Jesus. -- ..- --a...-r
csteohism Of the Agostesaie Of Prayer, n, -,


Jesus. Baltimore j. Murphy; New Orleans !:


P. f. Gogarty.


These are three beautifully bound little vol
umes, containing full and most satisfactory
explanations of that consoling devotion which
though not new in our Holy Faith, has but re-
Gently been accepted by the Church, and by
her proposed to the Faithful at large.


They show clearly that the hand of God has
directed the advancement of this pious work /;
for, taking it's origin in the heart and bands of
an humble clustered woman, it has spread
over the whole world and enlisted in it's cause
the zeal of the most holy and the talents of
the most learned minds. In proposing the
Heart of Jesus viewed in connection with His
Divinity and His other Sacred Members, the
Church is obedient only to His own command.


Learn of me, for am meek and humble of heart"
ought surely to be invitation enough to all
true and noble hearts, to study and practice a
devotion SO proper to our own day and condi-
ton.


The cross, the thorns, the flames, the open
wound--these emblems speak their eloquent
lessons to our understanding and our affections;
and though the world may see in all of these
only Stiffness and superstition, the Christian
reads therein of Faith, Hope, Charity and
Contrition. And who will dare to deny that
man would be better, pobler and happier, even
here on earth, if those sublime precepts were
reduced to daily practice


The Heart of Jesus is the source of all these
graces, the fountain of all good to man, the
furnace of that burning love for souls which
drew Him down to earth, the altar on which
our sins have been consumed, the throne on
which we trust the Justice of our God will sit
the last avenging day, and lastly, the open,
sure and safe retreat for all those Christian
souls who are striving to keep themselves un-
spotted from the world, and free to obey the
divine invitation " Follow Me-"
Year: 1874

the plaintive murmur of the brooklet, or the
note of some songster who has escaped the bette
noir. 1t is good to be here-good to invoke
the wealth of meditation and the forms of
spiritual beauty-bus fear me it is not good
| to bore you longer with this tedious mono-
logue.


Yet, while the talking fit is on me, must
drop a hint to our teachers and hope they will
pardon my meddlesome gossip. But wish to
protest against the system of examining now SO
much in vogue. 1t is as hurtful to the moral
health as cramming is to the physical. I
know it is fashionable only to sip the Pierian
Spring-to acquire little saattering of every
thing and round it off with few showy accom-
plishments, but it is all wrong even if it be fash
ionable. have been made to " talk out" by
looking over the books of school miss in the
I" first class" She is studying three rhetorics
and grammar, ali at the same time, besides
numerous ologies. music, drawing, and know
not what besides. 1t is preposterous; and yet
know how vain it is to quarrel with Fashion,
and with the gratifed vanity of proud parents.
The old Greeks-those great talkers-used to
say that great book was great evil, but if
they had had the multiplicity Of books which
are now yearly issued by the press, they would,
no doubt, have also said that many books are
greater evil.


The business season has fairly. opened now.
The receipts of cotton are large, but the QUO
tations are low, and unless they improve farm
ers will not be able to keep out of the wilder
ness. The Cotton Exchange, L observe, have
adopted the standard classifcations. There
seems to be good deal of activity in other
bran ches of trade. .-


The political campaign is spirited, and in
spite of the blue coats and the fearful cata-
logue of :" outrages upon the poor defenceless
negro which daily charged to our account.
we have every assurance of victory-and such
victory that it will rid forever OF the Radi-
calls. THEMIs
Year: 1874

Artemus Ward in one of his lectures, used
him comfortable cabin and was living alone
with his wife and family far away from all
civilization. On returning from protracted
hunt one day, he found his cabin burned by
the Indians, his wife and children gone, and
the bones OF his stock in the ashes of his sta
BILE. The old squatter gazed upon the scene
for a moment, Artemas said, and then muir
INJURED in tones of anguish, "How ridcu-
lousp'
Year: 1874

Worcester Press: The West has produc-
ed bogus Mark Twain. Thus it ever is
the public can never have a reliable worm
medicine, humorist, or tooth soap, without
running the risk of being imposed upon by
worthless limitations of the sane.
Year: 1874

all his trades through brokers were
made known, it would turn out that
he is a long to a large extent.
He positively refuses to settle. aud
many parties who had bought from him
and sold to other parties at a good
profit, are afraid of a repetition of the
dodge played upon them in the middle
of July, viz: the delivery of the grain
on the tap Of the bell, too late to allow
them to get the corn off their hands.
being thus compelled to sustain a loss
both ways, where they really had
profit. In anticipation of this event
many parties are buying the cash grain
and carrying it. so as to be ready for
any emergency. This is also the case
with many commission merchants, who
have sold short on orders and who do
not want to be caught in the gap by the
backwar'ness Of their customers in fill.
ing their trades.


Wheat is very steady, and is moi
manipulated as yet, although the out-
look is not encouraging to ''shorts. -
Rye is very firm, but the trade is not
large, and the market does not attract
much attention. Barley is higher and
scarce, with prospects Of squeeze
before all outstanding trades are pro-
vided for.


Freights by lake are now cents for
wheat to Buffalo, against - l-2 to l3
cents year ago, and yet the shipping
movement is not large, owing to the
difficulty experienced in obtaining the
grain at prices to allow shipping mar
gin.


1t is generally conceded that (di-
rectly and Indirectly a large line of
September contracts in wheat. corn.
oats, and barley are still unprovided
for and as the recent large advance has
not had the expected effect of increas-
ing the receipts.it is quite probable that
the bulls will retain their control. and
force the shorts to the wall.
Year: 1874

These figures show how comparative
ly easy it is to control the trade, as it
requires only a comparatively small
amount of capital to hold the grain in
store and to care for the daily receipts.
As yet the advances and the frrnness
of the market have been produced by
legitimate intiuences-the law of sup
ply and demand-causing an advance
both at Liverpool and New York; and
with the present low freights there has
been q shipping margin nearly all of the
time, thus enabling holders to forward
the grain East and obtain more money
to carry on the deal. 1t is generally
conceded that fair number
of September contracts are
still unprovided for. although
for some days past the shorts have
been active buyers, showing an urgent
desire to settle, even at the severe loss
sustained by the advance. Aided by
legitimate influences the 'longs," how
ever, seem to have obtained the control
of the market, and the majority of vp-
orators seem to anticiI ate a repetition
of the closing scenes of the month of
July. One thing is sure, unless the re.
ceipts increase the shorts are liable
to meet with severe losses, as it is not
improbable that prices will be forced
above the legitimate value of the prop
erty. Since the first OF the month
values have sustained an almost unpre-
cedented advance all round, as the fol-
lowing comparative figures will show
Year: 1874

At the present writing the grain mar
kets are attracting an unusual amount
of attention from all classes Of opera
tors, and, while other branches of busi-
ness are comparatively quiet, the grain
trade is very active The very uncer.
tain and unsettled condition of the mar
kets tend to increase the speculative
mania, and many parties wLo have the
capital to spare are sending
their funds to our commission
merchants to invest for them
in grain trades. The condition Of the
leading markets is one of glorious un-
certainty, and unless appearances are
very deccitful, our readers may look
for unusually lively times before the
first of next month. During the months
of June, July, and August the forward
movement Of grain was very large, and
the stock in store was reduced to low
figure. Operators, however, felt no
special uneasiness on account of this
fact; believing that we would have
very large arrivals during August and
September, and that the stock in store
would soon accumulate.


1t will be remembered that a few
large and financially strong operators
took advantage of the light amounts in
store, and during the latter part of
July, carried to an apparently success
full end two corners one in corn and
the other in oats, values for both these
grains being forced far above the legiti-
mate worth of the property. Not at
all discoAcerted by this fact. the specu-
lative element, or at least large por-
tion Of it, believed that the markets
would be lower as soon as the farmers
were through with their harvest and
commenced sending forward their
grain, and they confidently looked for
heavy receipts during September, and
consequently lower prices. They
backed up their opinions by selling
"short' very largely-frequently dis
counting the market and largely over
selling 1t. Circumstances proved that
the shorts had made but little prep.
aration for their contracts, and the de-
liveries On Sept. -''settlement day
were very light. Since the first Of the
month the receipts have been very
light, and the shorts find them
selves in very uncomfortable
and Improbable situation, especially
In the corn and oats market. The dai-
ly shipments have been in excess of the
arrivals, and the result WAS further
reduction of the stock in store. The
grain is mostly owned and controlled
by operators on the ''long' side, who
refuse to sell to any extent, and who
appear to have the entire control of the
trade.


To illustrate the way the trade now
stands, we give the following figures,
showing the amount of grain now in
store as compared with the reported
stocks at this time last year.
Year: 1874

LAST WILL. AND TESTAMENT OF GEO. ".
STEWART, DECEASED.


l, George W. Stewart, being of sound
health in body and mind and memory,
do make and publish this, my last Will
and Testament, hereby revoking all
former wills by me made:


Article lst. / direct that first of all
my just debts. including my funeral
expenses and rock at my grave, be
paid by my executors out of my money.


Article Cd. further, will, give. de-
mise and beqneath to my beloved wife,
Cynthia Stewart, all of the real estate
that may be possessed Of at the time
of my death. and all of the chattel
property of any value; except as here
matter mentioned by me in this will
and otherwise appropriated. In the
foregoing | calculate my real estate to
be worth $4,000, and personal estate
to be worth S265,00O. But be that
greater OF smaller, do not include in
my personal estate aforementioned any
insurance on my life that may be in
force at my death The probabilities
are that the whole of it will have lapsed
long before my death, or at least the
greater part Of it. But if there shall
be any insurance on my life at the time
of my death, l will, bequeath and give
it to benevolent purposes, as follows,
to.wit:


Article Sd. That amount that I get
from the Masonic Relief Association to
be divided equally between the Masonic
Lodge to which ! belong at the time of
my death, len condition that said Lodge
buries me with Masonic honors,) to be
kept by said Lodge as fund for widows
and orphans; the interest only to be
paid out; the principal kept on interest.
The other half Of the amount shall be
given to the LIE Sucur Cemetery Asso-
ciation,to beautify and adern the grave
yard where my children are buried.
And it shall be the duty of my execu-
tor to see that said money is forwarded
to LIE Sueur, no matter how far away
from LIE Sueur l may die and be buried.
My reason for this bequest is that the
citizens of lie Soeur have been generous
to me beyond measure, for more than
justly deserved and merited. or had
reason TO expect; they overlooked a
thousand faults in me.


Article 4th. One thousand dollars
of insurance on my life (if so much is
coming at my DEATH will to be put
out at interest within year after nv
death. and the interest on the same to
be sent to Aunt Betsy Smith. who lives
in Cardington. Ohio, so long as she
boards and clothes her brother-in-law,
Aaron Smith. who is my father-in-law /:
but when she ceases to board and clothe
him Aaron Smith), my said father-in-
law. then my executor shall see that he,
my said father-in-law. shall have an
other place to be home in Morrow
county. Ohio. and that the said interest
shall so for expenses of said home until
his death, when said one thousand dol
lars shall become the property of which
ever one of my children who, at that
time, has the most children living of
their own in their family.


Article 5th. Should there be more
Year: 1874

Inasmuch as the unexpected death of
our late friend and neighbor, George W.
Stewart, occurred at time when he
happered to have his life insured for
the astonishing sum of $102.75O, with
no public knowledge of his estate, with
the permission of the family of the de-
ceased we publish his will entire, to-
gcther with complete list of his life
policies and their several amounts.
When it becomes known that he left a
fortune considerably in excess of a
quarter of million dollars, the various
gossippers, it is hoped, will find ample
evidence of the fallacies they have
grasped as conclusions. The will itself
refutes all the wild theories
afoat, that are alike cruel
to the living and dishon.
orable to the dead for it abounds in
unmistakable evidence that he did not
rely upon more than a few thousands
of dollars coming from that source. So
carefully had Mr.. S. concealed his busi-
ness that not more than half a dozen
persons here had the faintest intimation
tudt lie Eau du lLuuicuSc lOI tuuc Wltuln
grasp. Though it was the result of
some three years Of effort, only within
the past year did the deceased himself
feel assured that he would secure the
large sum referred to. and as he neared
the prize he felt that he could afford to
carry large amount of life insurance.
to measurably take the place of what
he expected to realize in case his death
occurred before he reached it. But to
few friends it was known that he in
tended to let most of his life policies
lapse when his means were gathered in.
At the time Of his death he was on his
way, not to health, but in search of a
future location for his family.


The following is list of policies on
the life of Mr.. s.:
Year: 1874




Nine. 7. j. De Horrack stated that she was
in bed with her daughter. who is only nine years old
when she heard the booming Of the cannon which an
nounced something wrong. Hastily putting a skirt
and polonaise her nightdress and dressing her
child as best she could she made the best OF her way TO
the deck The scene she there truly horifying
The sea was running very high and boat pitch
ing from side side making 1t dangerous attempt
standing on where the grants huddled
together in groups crying and praying IN pabe tones
This OF affairs continued until about IL O'Clock


H., when the Greece sight IT very difficult
for boats 10 float in the terrible gale that blowing
and 30 II was In the afternoon before the first boat
load Of passengers left for the Greece The only cloth
ing Nine De Horraek succeeded in saving was that
which she had when she left the Europe said
she had worn those since. She was warm in her
praises of the captain and officers OF the the
manner in which they had treated all the wrecked pas
sengers She said he had given up his for
OF herself and Nine Souloumiac, whose statement
was the same as that Of Nine De Horrack.


DR. L. S. BURRIDGE.


Dr. L. e. Burridge OF Boston stated that at a. m on
Thursday report was circulated through the ship by
the chief engineer that the vessel in an unsafe con.
ditioD from the effects Of leakage caused by tie
sprpgng of the vessel where she lately
DR. Burrdge said there lie no doubt in his miud
leak was caused by bad workmanship In the lengthen
inc OF the vessel The report OF the unsafe condition
the vessel caused a wild confusion among the eml


grants This continued until the Greece came In sight
.n ,,e rnrope Immediately displayed signals OF ds
Year: 1874

wrrn a sardonic grin. wix poured
soms mucilass into his empty hair oil
bottle recently, and this morning the
hair Of one OF tho servant girls was
stuck so tight that she could not shut
her mouth.
Year: 1874

It.is nature cure, and to smother
cough without removing what causes
it, is to hin der nature, and t Ike away
all chance of cure. When a man
clearly has consumption, coughs a
great deal, has been bringing up yel
low matter for a long time, if his
cough should subside he will inevita
bly, die in three or four days; be-
cause the cough helps to bring that
matter out of the lungs, and keep
them clear; but when the cough be
comes so weak or SO unfrequent a.
not to remove tde matter as fast as II
is formed, the lungs begin to fill with
it, ar cannot get in, and life ends.


The only hope of curing consump
ton is to promote cough on the one
hand, so as to get the lungs clear OF
the matter in them, and prevent the
formation Of more. But the popular
sentiment is, that in proportion as
there is less cough, the chances OF
life are in reasing, and willingly and
hop fully the Patient takes what
''cures bis cough" and is thus led a
willing victim to the grave of his OWL
digging. So much are mtn, with ali
their boasted intelligence, like the
silly creature winch feels itself safe
when it can hide its head in a hole
to be crushed the next instant in the
jaws of its relentless pursuer.-[ Halls
journal of Health.