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Year: 1875

It was on his long journey through
Zealand, Funen and Jutland, that he
met a young girl with whom he fell
deeply in love. but who, unfortunately,
at the time was engahed to another man,
and as Andersen never met another
woman whom he could love as he loved
this girl, he remained unmarried all his
life. Many years later, a peasant girl,
who had heard about him as a great and
world.renowned poet, whom all men
honored-and who, I believe, had also
read some of his stories-took it into
her head that he was the one man she
wanted to marry. So she started out
for Copenhagen, where Andersen was
then living, W Mt to his house, and told
him her errand. You can imagine how
astonished he must have been at being
told by young, handsome girl that she
wished to marry him. 81 should be SO
very good to you," said she, "and al
ways take good care of you" "But,
my dear girl, I don't wish to be mar,
RED" answered he B.; and she departed
as suddenly as she had come.
Year: 1875

Several New York divorce lawyers, toe
impatient to wait for customers to come
to them, have sent out agents to Gus
toners. The emissary goes, provided
with circulars autographed in imitation
of written manuscript, to an interior
city, whence he mails them to wives ot
drunkards or Of such other unpleasant
husbands as he can learn about by per.
sistent inquiry. Many of these circulars
are in the following language


Mrs. --. My Dear Madam: ]
trust I may address you confdentially
upon a subject which, we are informed,
you are particularly int rested in at this
time. I have been sent to -- by ou1
people, one of the largest law firms in
New York, to write to you personally
relative to obtaining for you an imme,
diate divorce, which we understand is
your desire. We have full power to act
in this State, and our many years ex.
perience in this business enables US to
60 to work at once and procure you a
full divorce in half the time required by
your own city lawyers and our prices are
not as heavy. Besides, we keep it from
the public. We can get you what you
want in three weeks, and you need not
fear of getting your name in the papers
if you don't want it. No matter what
the charges are that you may bring
against your husband, we can get you a
full divorce. And then, instead of
living a life of misery, you can once
more become free woman, and do just
as you please. We have many years ex-
perience in this business, and all you
need to do is to reply to this letter, and
state when and where private inter
view may be had with you alone, or with
some intimate and confidential lady
friend of yours. would prefer, how
ever, that you be alone when we talk
about this matter. At least until we see
our way clear. I assure you that no one
excepting yourself who is known in this
city is aware of such letter as this
having been written you, so you need
not be alarmed that your husband will
ever know word about it. He need
not know until 1t is too late for him to
do anything that would stop you from
getting your divorce. Please reply as
quickly as possible. I have written to
you plainly in the hope that you will
understand everything. Address your
letter to the New York post-of6ce, Station
D; where I will receive it and return
to this place two or three weeks from
date, when will call to see you at your
house or wherever else you may suggest
in your reply. Write to the firm Golf
dentially and without fear. Put your
letter in the inclosed envelope, which is
already addressed, and oblige,


Yours, respectfully.


The lawyers described as 81 the largest
law firm in New York are generally
represented to be one firm in the city,
but this peculiar branch of the divorce
business includes several concerns, and
the agents are operating in most of the
Southern and Western cities. The
promised divorces are, it is probable,
generally obtained, but in several report
ed instances the agent has received a re-
tanning fee and never been heard of by
the client afterward. .-NeW York Sun.
Year: 1875

We think We have hard times here i'll the


country. and 80 We have, but we are not


nearly - hard pressed 10 keep soul and
body together a> the people Of the large
citie~. On Monday one Of our citizens was
in Philadelphia, and i'll passing along one
Of thr streets hr noticed several hundred
men in front Of residence. all pushing
towards the front door He entered a
lu~inrs> house near 10y where he had some
business and inquired the meaning of such
a rush. He was informed that the occu-
rant of the residence had advertised for a
coachman in the morning papers, and the
crowd Of men he saw were applicants fol
the stuation He thinks that At one time
at least five hundred persons were in the
crowd What but the >tcrne>t necessity
could create such rush for such a situa


tion Here in the country not even al
Office would hardly draw 50 many appli
cant,: Int that would, if anything would
Year: 1875

The recent failure Of number OF
prominent banking firms, throughout
the country, affords fresh occasion
for enforcing on the minds of our
young men a business principle Of
vital Importance, Robert Bonner OF
the n. 7. Ledger says


lone of the ablest men that thi;
country has ever produced, and with
whom Il was our good fortune TO be
acquainted, used to say there was no
regular business man could not make
q fortune out of, if he would devote
himself to it and refuse TO be diverted
into anything else. And this ia Vel :
true. But the history of many bust
meas men is a history Of fortunes made
in regular occupations, and lost in ont
side operations and ventures.
!Snct to your Business, whatever that
business may be, is the only whole
some and safe rule to follow. Let our
Young men set out In life with this
principle firmly fixed in their minds,


never 10 be departed from. TheiC
success may seem to be delayed; bua
| IL will be sure; and that the slow ter
toise outstrips the nimble hare is more
fact than fable. Stick 20 your busi


ness, and your business will ultimate
ly repay your devotion a thousand
fold,
Year: 1875

sake had absented itself from home


and loved ones. So Kate Waters hap


PLY never knew the object for which
he left her. None knew that but the
heart that was far beneath the briny
waves, and the lids that were sealed in
death. She lived on, a secluded, sad
dened woman, giving all her time and
labor to the little life that had sprung
up by her side, and filled completely
the niche of her hearts great love-
She heard often from Harry through
friends, how he had married frail
blonde heiress. and was now leading
merchant of the city, Atfirst he came
often down to his old home to visit his
parents and friends, and once she had
met him for one brief moment and he
had remarked that she was changed.
Now that his parents had passed away,
he came no more; but absorbed in ac-
tive Efe he remembered Bellefeld
vaguely, but he never forgot in any
throng or hour the sunny blue eyes,
and careless, happy laugh of the maid
of the mill" Love once is love eter-
nal"
Year: 1875

IIushl tread lightly, there is Grape on the


door.


All through the lonely night, loving
friends kept vigil around the dying.
The taper burned low on the hearth,
and friends with muffied tread moved
softly around. Oh, who can look into
a chamber where death is holding
solemn reign, aud adequately paint the
gloom. The living keeping watch over
a scene so dark and sad /; at the same
time fully apprised that they must one
day bow their proud heads to deaths
icy touch. As the weary hours crept
on and the light fickered less and less
in the frail casket, Willis Waters still
sat in stupor of grief at her mothers
side. Nothing could induce her TO
leave. She wanted no rest, it would
madden her. Twas a royal summers
night, and Horace Hays thought, as
he sat by the open window, drinking
in the night charms, that at such a
time as this he would wish his soul to
leave dear old earth and face its
maker. A half moon was midway
the sky, and bathed the tastefully dec
grated grounds in her silvery radiance.
Just below the window was an exquisite
parterre, and around sculptured fora
there twined a white jessamine, which
sent up its wealth of perfume by the
slight breeze. Not far off murmured
little fountain, and the laughing
sprays catching the moons eye sparkled
coquettishly. Farther down on a
marble Juno, perched a night-bird,
warbling song, sweet as a lullaby,
plaintive as an anthem. He leaned
out the window, and his heart yielded
INCREASINGLY to the nights witchery.
The summer moon glided down. The
stars paled away, and just as young
Aurora came forth to paint the eastern
skies, the light of life went out.


"They thought her dying when asleep,


And sleeping when she died"


The waxen hands were folded across
the peaceful breast, the white lids had
closed forever over the violet eyes; in
life she was never half so beautiful.
During her sickness her hair had been
closely cut, and now fell in soft brown
curls around the placid brow. The
lips that in life had worn a perpetual
smile, were smiling now, the hands in
their marble like beauty were faultless
Willis, VIXEN she saw her die, the last,
and only link on earth, denied the ex-
istence of God; denounced the Bible
as fiction, and the promise of the res
direction as farce. Horace Hays
Year: 1875

The great mass of taxpayers know
very little about what becomes Of the
immense amounts of ready money
pressed out of them each year by the
tax gatherer.


We give below some of the leakes
filed by appropriations ofthe peoples
money which does not include the vast
expenditure for State, county, city and
railroad taxes, nor the amount paid
as interests on the State and National
debts.


The last Congress appropriated the
money of the people to the tune CT
thirty-seven and a half millions for
the postal service, thirty for pensions,
twenty-six and half for the execu-
tive, legislative and judiciary expenses,
thirty millions for the army, seventeen
millions for the navy, six and a half
millions for harbor and river improve
ments, FIVE millions for the Indians,
and a third ofa million for the consular
and diplomatic services, q third of a
million for tie West Point Academy,
and three millions for deficiencies; to-
tai, exclusive Of the payment Of tier
est, one hundred and seveaty-five mill
ion three hundred and four thousand
two hundred and sixty-fve dollars.
Year: 1875

A few Of the extreme Radical sheets
of the country, as the Washington
Chrincle for instance, have discovered
high regard for Jefferson Davis.


They applaud his executive capacity,


his integrity aud honesty, and even go
so far as to suggest him as a suitable


Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency. Some of this kindness would
have been equally as grateful when the
ex-President of the COnfederacy ehaied
under manacles at Fortress Monroe to
await trail for his life. The object of
thus bringing him before the country is
plain enough. The name of JEFF. Da-
Wis, it is thought, can be used to stir
up aud vitaliZe the feeling of war
prejudice aud sectional hate which has
kept the Republican party in power
these fifteen years. 1t is well known
that Dir. Davis has had and desired
no connection whatever with politics
since the war and has maintained a
dignified silence which should be re-
buke to all his ealumniators, and will
cause his name to go down in history as
a man of heroic qualities under any
and all circumstances; great in the
field, the cabinet, the executive chair,
in prison cell, and in the utmost Sc
clusiOn of private life. Nothing but
a spirit of cunning malice could have
inspired this new crusade which is
made to drag him forth from the
quietude of heme and friends in his
declining years, that through the use
of his name the bitter feeling of FORM
er years might be revived. This at
tempt to couple his name with the
Democratic party and to keep up the
cry of rebels" will not deceive the
intelligent masses at the North. The
device is too apparent to mislead even
the most pitjudiced. The civil rights
bill as party measure is still-born,
and has utterly failed to stir up the
strife that was desired, and its friends,
in casting about for some other card,
happily fell upon Jefferson Davis, and
are about to make him noleus voiens a
Democratic candidate for the Presiden-
cy. 1t is not probable that the Demo-
Gratis will need much assistance from
thta quarterin mapping out the cam
paign of 1876. Ii no mistakes are com
mitted they will be able to take care of
themselves by that time, as we'll as to
look into the corruptions and exeesses
of the Radical party. And when the
Democrats come into power they will
bring to bear some of that sterling
honesty and ability now so graeiously
conceded to Mr.. Davis by his enemies.
Memphis Le0er.
Year: 1875

heard the words Of the frantic mourner


and he moved gently to her side. In
his low, musical tone he repeated, II


am the resurrection and the life, and


he that believeth in me, though he


were dead, yet shall he live, and Who


soever liveth and belIeveth in me,


shall never'die." She glanced up and


her eyes met his plying gaze She had


been too miserable to weep, but now


the great flood gates Of her heart were


opened, and she bent her head and


sobbed bitterly. Oh, was it the misty


spiendor of his eyes that opened the


healing fountain in her heart? What


marvellous power it was to wake those
frozen floods. In all the coming years


of her eventful life, she never forgot


that wistful gaze. Oft times, when she


was worn, and weary with hopeless


waiting, she longed for the glance of


his eyes sometimes, when the tired


feet threatened to fall by the wayside,


she thought that one plying look from


those deep blue eyes would strengthen


and enable her, though suffering, to


still live on.


The morning of the burial dawned
fair and cloudless, the interment was
at half past ten. Early in the morn
ing long string of carriages stood
before the mansion. The deceased
was fav6rite, and the wife of one of |
the leading merchants. They moved |
slowly and sadly to the cemetery. |
Willis first violent grief had settled |
into hopeless dependency, aud as
these solemn words fell on her ear at
the grave, I'VE spend our lives as
tale that is told" she wished that hers
was already spent, she shrank from
the thought of again returning to the
world; the past had been so sweet, the
future was so joYless. Her mothers
death occurred about the first of June,
and 1t was decided that Willis should
not return to school until the begin
ming of next term. This first great
sorrow of her life had drawn her from
childhood's happy realm, and wrapt a
mantle of darkness around her heart.
The death of her mother seemed to
freeze the springs of gladness in her
soul that no sunshine, however genial,
could melt again to life, she drooped
sadly from morning till night, the
white hands lay listlessly in her lap,
and the lips were mute and songless as
a confined birds. From infancy she
had been reared in eloudless faith, and
love for him who doeth all things
we'll. That faith rested in the grave
with her mother, she upheld it no
longer, she would not believe that
God they taught was just, would SO
smite her orphaned heart
and leave her nothing but dead hopes
and withered idols, oh no, he was not
Just. There was cloud of skepticism
no larger than mans hand arising on
her soul, but which, In after years.
would overcast the whole horizon
and well nigh wreck her bark of life.
Lend US your pity, all ye earnest be-
levers, for we are yet struggling with
doubt and temptation, give US your
prayers for our doomed souls are par
tally engulfed in the deadly waters of
unbelief
Year: 1875

A GOOD many years ago a Massa-
chussetts man was elected to the office
of Lieutenant-Governor. When the
fact of his election was announced he
was called upon for a speech: He
proceeded to acknowledge the honor
in very handsome terms, and added
that he had no doubt he should make
a good Lieutenant Governor, as that
was the Office he had alway held in his
own house.
Year: 1875

THEfollowing puzzle is again on its
rounds: To Eve and Eve and fifty
five the first Of letters add; twill
make thing that killed the king and
drove a wise man mad" 1t was pub
lished first about twenty years ago and
has never been correctly answered, but
they say there is an answer.
Year: 1875

there. When he was arrested a letter to
his mother was found on him which shows
his intention of killing himself when he had
reached the grave. Nothing in fiction or
histOry-not the agonies of Fagin, nor the
face of his victim that pursued Eugene
Aram by night and noonday-is more
tragic than this letter written by the muir
derer to his mother from time to time
as he fed through the country, horror of
great darkness pursuing him. 1t is not the
gallows that he sees or cares for, but ''Bessys
blood running down her neck" or his own
hand wet with it. He sees himself dead in
his coffin, with a dreadful selfpity, and
bids his mother bring some young people
of whom he is fond to look at him, as a
warning against liquor. 1t is not Bessy
that he blames she is an angel waiting
for him to cross the river" nor himself
the "Will that his mother knew and he
knew but the liquor-the liquor. " If
had not taken even that last drink, this
would not have happened"


Brown is in prison now, waiting his trial.
Whatever the verdict may be, we may be
sure he has himself placed the guilt where
it belongs.-N y. Tribune.
Year: 1875

The colored people of Allegheny City
have an ecclesiastical scandal trial OH hand,
but they conduct it with closed doors, so
that the public may not become disgusted
and demoralized by the proceedings, as in
the Tilton. Beecher case.
Year: 1875

Frank Blair died poor. Politics with him
did not pay. At the time of his death he
was dependent for support upon his office
of Insurance Commissioner of Missouri.
His family for these days was quite large,
in all, eight children. One Of his sons has
just accepted business situation in this
city.-BoSt0a Globe.
Year: 1875

The difference between having a tooth
properly drawn by dentist, and having it
knocked out by fall on the pavement is
only slight distinction one is dental and
the other accidental.
Year: 1875

The following act has received executive approval and becomes a law.

 SEC. 1. That the collectors of the several counties of the state be and are hereby prohibited from collecting more than one half of one per cent. for general county purposes, or more than one half of one per cent. to pay indebted : ness existing at the time of the ratification of the present con constitution of the state, being in all one per cent. of the assessed valuation of the property of the county. Provided, that the coun ties os Pulaski, Dorsey, Critten den, Lonoke, Lawrence, Lincoln, Van Buren and Perry be excepted from the provisions of this act.

 Sec. 2. That should the tax books of any county when turned over to the collector show that more than one per centum has been levied for county purposes, the collector of such county is hereby directed and required to make the reduction in his settlement with the taxpayer, and the county courts are hereby instructed to give such collector or collectors credit for such reduction in the final settlement with the county courts.
Year: 1875

An Act to prevent injury 10 kallrohus anu

 to Prevent injury to Persons and Liie on

 the same.

 SECTION l. That every person who shall willfully and malicious lv place an obstruction by stones, logs, or any other thing on the track of railroad, or shall tear up or remove, or burn or destroy any part of any railroad, or the works thereof, with intent to ob- struct the passage of car or cars thereon, or to throw them off the track, shall, upon conviction, be
Year: 1875

A lady travelling in a London omnibus recently had wealth thrust upon her in singularly agreeable manner. During the journey a lashily dressed young man, of dubious appearance, sat by her side but got out before it came to her turn for alighting. When she did alight, her purse, containing luckily only l2s. was gone. Without any doubt the hashily dressed young man had picked her pocket in transitu and made off with the proceeds. So said the conductor, and the ma jority of the passengers agreed with his opinion. But the lady thinking that she might have been mistaken, again searched her pocket. The purse did not meet her fingers but something else did. Withdrawing her hand, she produced a massive ring set with what appeared to be white crystal. The lady and her hus- band next day took the gewgaw to leading jeweler, who offered

 fS0 for it, the stone being re- markedly fine brilliant and the setting pure gold.
Year: 1875

All bills with our advertisers are to be settled at the end of every month without fail. and advertisements not settled for at that time will be discontinued, without no- tice, unless special arrangements are made.
Year: 1875

Our peaceful town was thrown into
great state of excitement on Tuesday
evening last by the following facts in
regard to a homicide committed in
our midst: 1t appears that Luna
McRea, q colored woman living on
Bayou Bartholomew, on what is
known as the Tom Polk place, had
living with her and her family a
mula'to child about seven years old
called jeff This child was missed
by other persons living on the place /;
upon inquiry, it was remembered not
to have been seen since Tuesday Of
last week. The woman was question
ed as to lis whereabouts and stated
that the child had been sent to
Arkansas. She was taken there to
look for it but could not find it, and
her contradictory statements forced
the conclusion that she had made
way with it, She wished to remain
in Arkansas but was brought back
and upon further search the child was
found on Tuesday last in a tiicket
between the Polk and Williams places
on the bayou. The corpse was hor-
ribly mutilated, having its face and
mouth bruised severely and the skull


fractured. Luna McRea and her
husband are in Jail awaiting trial.
Bdstrop Republican, Nay 6h.
Year: 1875

Girls do not always know their
power. 1t is greater than they think;
and, were they true and brave enough
TO exert it, they might almost in a
generation revoluIionize society about
them. Exert your power for good
upon the young men who are priv
ileged to enjoy your society. Gentle
and good, be also brave aud true
Try to exhibit the idea of a woman
a pure and good woman-whose life
is mighty as well as beautiful 10 it's
maidenly dignity and attractive love
illness. Do not let it even seem that
frivolity constitute your only thoughts
but let the elevation Of your character
and the usefulness of your life lift tie
man who walks by your side. Some
of you are in intimate associations,
which, under exchanged promises,
look forward to nearer and more
enduring relation. In these hours do
nothing to lower, but do everything
to refine and enoble each Others
character.
Year: 1875

lrhis Cincinnati speech Carl Schurz
addressed himself to the common sense
of laboring men as follows: "Let me
tell the laboring men that they have
no more heartlcss enemies than those
pretended friends who, with artful
catch-words playing upon their credu-
lity, seek to make them believe that
they possess the secret Of alchemy
with which to create wealth out OF
nothing, and with that nothing to
make those happy who serve their
purposes"
Year: 1875

The fiftieth anniversary Of the es
tablishment of railroads is just now
being celebrated in Great Britain
Only fifty years ago the first railroad
was projected and put under con
structiOn.
Year: 1875

attention of our city officials to

 the disgraceful fact that the tip

 ling shops and saloons ofthis place

 frequently drive a more lucretive

 business on the Sabbath than any other day of the week. Judging from the disgusting and disgrace full sight of several drunk men on streets last Sabbath, we would say they-the saloon keepers-did q good business on that day. If there is any town ordinance against keeping open saloons on Sabbath, we demand that it be en- forced; if there IS none. inthe name of decency we demand that our town council immediately frame one to that effect and have it en- forced. And we appeal to all our young men and old ones too, to abandon the rude and ungentle manly habit of congregating on the street corners on the Sabbath. We hope we will not need to be humiliated again by calling at tention to this matter.