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Year: 1874

Concerning the whole matter of expendi-
ture, there is grave thing 10 be said. The
whole community needs TO revise its stand
ards of living, by which money is made
a test of character. Just so far as any OF us
show others by our bearing toward them
that we estimate them by their success, no
matter hoW ii may be iron, and not by them
selves-just so far as we tempt them, by
the depreciation of a sneer or social cool
ness if they do otherwise, to expense which
they can i'll afford, or to show which is con-
trary to true refnement-just so far as we
make it clear that we regard money as the
only good-so far do we fan with our breath
the accursed flame that eats away the honor
and the character and self-respect OF thou
sands on thousands of American men and
women. Most people need all the strength
which high-toned public opinion can give
them, to keep them true to their conscience
and their God; and that opinion is partly
formed by what we do and what we are.
Strive earnestly, then, to order your life
with a wise simplicity. Be frugal in the
shows and generous in the substances Of
life. Set the example, so greatly needed,
of wholesome moderation. Showihat you
care for character, above all else.-ReU. II.


w. FOOte.
Year: 1874

Her real name was Lucinda. l doubt If
Jane Gay had ever read the story of the
Little Glass slipper, but If she had she new
er would have thought of giving to her one
baby such a heathenish, out-of. the. way ap-
pellation as Cinderella. The child was
named for her grandmother; good, old
fashioned substantial name, that had been
in the Gay family for generations. Not
that any ono called her by it, unless once
in while, in some sudden stress OF anger
or offended dignity. Sometimes 1t was
Cinda, but generally Cindy-and this last
name the girl liked best Of all. She learn
ed to like another still better after a time
but thereby hangs tale.


You remember the gold fever, the sud
den wild enthusiasm that swept over the
whole land like a tornado in lS4s, and bore
so many adventurous young men to the
Pacific coastS Well, Philip Gay was one
OF the first to go, and one of the first TO die.
He never came back. His wife led half
and-half sort of existence, that was not life,
for year or two, and then followed him
to the unknown land that is at once so much
nearer and so much farther than California.
Very far, very remote it seemed to the lit
tie Cindy.


But she was not left utterly desolate.
Aunt Tilly lived in Millthorpei and after
the funeral she took the child home with
her. After the cottage and the bit of land
were sold, and the debts were paid, it was
found that there was trflie left-onough,
if well invested, to clotho the girl and TO
send her to school for year or two. So
she was not quite penniess.


And there in Millthorpe we find her, on
the eve of her eighteenth birthday. 1t has
been long, hot July day but now the sun
has gone down in blaze of glory, and a
soft purple haze lies low in the valleys.
The house, which stands well back from
the village street, is thrown open that the
grateful cool of the evening may steal in al
window and doorway. Mrs. Munro stands
in the entrance hall, with troubled face
and an open letter in her hand. Her daugh'
ter, Elizabeth, a tall, dark-haired girl o
twenty, bends toward the west window
reading by the fast-waning light. Laura
the younger, lies languidly on the sofa, fan
ming herself


Cindy has just finished putting away tn
tea-things. She has polished the last tea
spoon, made the glasses clear and bright
brushed the crumbs off the pantry shell
and "set sponge for to-morrow's baking
For her, too, the hour of rest has come
and she has dropped down on the bacl
doorstep, for little GOODNESS and quiet
Not that she is so very tired; for sh
has perfect health, and is generally tn,
blithest little creature under the sun. Yet
tonight, she looks tribe worn and wea
Try.
Year: 1874

An English professor claims to have
discovered new cause for typhoid
fever. A family in his neighborhood
was attacked with a severe type of
the disease, aud, Oh a careful search
of the premises, spout in the pump
was found to be covered with a gela-
tinous matter. Submitting this to
the microscopic investigation, it was
seen to be fungoid growth, from
which spores were constantly wash
ed away by the flowing water. Fol-
lowing up this discovery by a min
ute examination of the outlet of the
sewer through which the drainage of
the town flowed, there were found
fungoid groWths of similar nature TO
those in the pump-spout. In the vi
cinity of this outlet The fever had also
prevailed. Having cases of fever in
his own family the professor followed
up his inquiry by chemical analysis
of the water drank, and found in it
minute spores of the same fungus.
His conclusion is, therefore, that the
fever had its origin in the fungus
matter taken into the system where it
ferments as yeast in beer and poisons
the blood.-Netc YOrk Tribune.
Year: 1874

In 1872, the Third National Bank of
Baltimore was robbed by burglars.
who rented the adjoining building,
opened commission store, and drill
ed through into the bank, from which
they stole $4,000, a considerable por-
ton of this being special deposits
VIM. A Bond & Co., customers of the
bank, had some $4,000 worth of VAL
liable securities in the safe, which
were stolen. These were deposited
under special agreement as collateral
security for such sums of money as
the firm might borrow from the bank
from time to time. At the time the
bonds were stolen the firm owed the
bank nothing. When demand was
made for the bonds or their value, the
bank refused TO pay, on the grohitd
that they were kept in the safe at the
risk of the owners, and subject TO
their order, inasmuch as they were
not at that time indebted to the bank.
Suit was brought in the Supreme
Court for the value of the securities.
Two questions were argued, namely:
were these bonds held by the bank as
collateral security, or were they at the
time of the robbery merely deposit
at the risk of the owners? If no
other obligation rested on the bank
than to use liberal diligence in guard
ing the special deposit, did the man
ner in which they were kept raise
such presumption of negligence as
to make the bank liable? This last
proposition involved the most ex-
haustive inquiry into the mode of con-
structing vaults; the comparative
merits of various burglar proof safes,
the degree of caution that should be
exercised in the employment of night
watchmen; the compensation that
should be paid to the watehman in Or
der to release him from the necessity
of engaging in other employment
during the day, and many other incl
dental matters. s H-ilstt 44gitiss4


The case was tried over year ago,
and the jury failed to agree. The rec
ord was then sent to the Circuit. Court
of Howard county, and the jury
brought i'll verdict for $28, 8,l77.83 tor
plaintiffs, the full amount claimed.
Year: 1874

It is said that among the posses
sions inherited by the present
Duke of Richmond was found q
bank note for E50,000. This
unique piece of paper money of
whose existence we have no doubt,
was preserved with great caution,
and by means which must have
been a source of peril to friends
and foes. We are informed that
the Duke caused the note to be
deposited in a casket, and this
casket was 80 fastened that any one
who attempted to handle it at once
received six pistol shots. The in
genious casket, we are told, became
a burdensome possession to the
present Duke. His ancestors had
not transmitted to him the secret
by which il might be opened with
safety, and he was, therefore, not
unnaturally timid in the examina-
tion of his treasure. Under these
circumstances, we are not surprised
to learn that he finally determined
to deliver the casket and its con
tents to the Bank of England, and
to permit the officers of that es
tablishment to investigate the inge
nuity of the terrible contrivance
The duties of property would ever
be in excess of it's rights if every
Inheritance were 'tied up" in this
wav
Year: 1874

A convict in the Illinois State
Prison announced, on being assigned
his allotted task, that he had rot
come there to work. The keeper in
charge of bis division was puzzled,
and let him alone for little while.
A man of quite another caliber, hear
ing of the disturbance. asked that the
convict might be assigned to his gang.
This was dcne, and the convict was
given his work and shown how to do
it. He sat down on a bench and
cracked jokes with his new pals. The
foreman of his room came back and
said:


why are you not at work ?"


Because | did not come here to
work."


The foreman did not rant or swear.
He said:


You had better 60 to work"
The convict said:


What will you do if don t?'
Il will kill you," said the foreman,
quietly.
The answer was unexpected and eff
fective. The man asked:


How can you do that?'


The foreman, still in tone of one
imparting information. with no shade
of anger or menace, said:
II will give you punishment that
will wear you out and end in your
death. Every ybody works here


The ruffian thought over the matter
an instant, and said:
II guess I'll work. How does this
thing go?"
Year: 1874

as was consistent with the thorough
and durable nature of the work
,nanship required. In a few in
stances work has been prosecuted
night and day, as in the preparation
of some OF the iron work for the
spacious vaults, extending out
under the middle of Spruce and
Nassau streets, in order to get
them closed up before the approach
of cold weather, and to prepare
them for the reception Of the Tri-
bune's improved machinery. In
one of these is soon to be set up
the new Hoe perfsctlng press, be-
yond question the most complete,
economical, and satisfactory print
ing machine ever invented, as much
superior to those now in use as the
Hoe six or ten cylinder were to the
clumsy and old fashioned contriv
ances which they displaced both in
England and America


The tenth story of the new build
ing, to be occupied by the Tribune
composing room, will probably be
ready for the use of the printers
by about the 1st OF February
while it is intended that all of the
parts of the building to be rented
for lawyers offices, banks, ETC., shall
be ready by the 1st of April next
The composition floors are laid
throughout the building now, and
on over half the stories the par
titions have been erected. Plaster
ing will begin in about a week OF
two, one of the elevators is com.
pleted and ready to set up, the
iron work of the staircases is uI
now, and the slate treads are ex
pected to be on by the 25th oi
December.
Year: 1874

Telegraphic dispatches to the
Chicago Inter Ocean informs us
that while Col. Miller of the White
Leaguers was absent from his com
name on Monday, to see Crosby,
his mer fred upon and killed a
number Of colored persons. On
returning to his command Miller
said if such thing occurred again
he would open upon his followers
and denounce their action as dis
graceful. The Leaguers shot down,
so an eye witness says, the colored
Presbyterian preacher who was
unarmed and on his way to his own
house. A lot of colored men
standing together were fired into
and q number killed before the
Leaguers had any knowledge o1
whether the negroes were occupy
ing belligerent or peaceful atti
tude. A democrat at Vicksbure
telegraphed on Monday TO a broth
er democrat in Chicago: "Forty
three nlggers killed, and every
thing lovely here" On Tuesday
ter the murder fifty three bodies
of colored men were buried in the
vicinity of Pemberton monument
In all this terrible carnival of nun


der, there has been nothing clearly J
shown yet, that De White Leaguers
had any shadow Of a pretext fol
the horrible course adopted
Scores of innocent colored me1
were made to bite the dust, for n.
other reason than that they wor'
the same color of skin with q few
dishonest officials, for whose dis
honest conduct, if such it was, tn
laws were ample to remedy.
Year: 1874

There are in Detroit a certain
number of young men who spend
the evening looking around after
some man who may have drank too
much, and when they find him,
they hang around and follow him
home, see him tumble around the
front door, and are close by when
the door is opened and he is jerked
in and mopped on the hall floor by
his indignant spouse.
Year: 1874




DR.. Gesner, whose decease at Fort Gibson, In.
dian Territory. Is recorded In another column will
be remembered by his comrades as surgeon OF
more than ordinary skill, attached to the Army OF
the Potomac during the late war. His professional
services were exerted during the whole OF the
unfortunate struggle TO alleviate the suiertngs OF
the wounded, he being among the first to volun-
teer when New YORK State sent her regiments to
the field. He was in the Held from the skirmtsh at
Big Bethel down to the decisive battle OF Gettys-
burg. and gained an honorable record through all
the battles fought by the Army OF the Potomac
and through the Peninsular campaign. He was at
one time surgeon.in-Cniei Of the artillery IN the
Second Army Corps. When the war closed he was
brevetted Lieutenant colonel BY special act OF
Congress. Dr. Gesner was recently attached to
troops Ia the Indian Territory, There are proba-
bly, many veterans OF Kearney's division Third
Army Corps VINO will not soon forget the genial
spirit and professional skill OF the subject of this
sketch, who made many warm friends both in and
out OF his profession. He was q sou OF the late
eminent chemist and geoiogst Dr. A. Gesner, Of
this city, where his boynood and youth were
spent. The remains will be inferred In Greenwood
on Saturday, the funeral ceremonies being at
Trinity chapel at one p. Nj.
Year: 1874

We learn from a passenger on the stage
from Clarksville, Sunday, the Wallace
Boys made another desperate, and almost
successful effort to gain their freedom, on
Saturday morning last. We have not
she particulars, but learn that they rush
ed upon and overpowercd a portion OF
the guard, and got possession OF their
arms, and then released themselves from
their irons. The alarm was given in time
to prevent their making their escape, but
they held full possession of the building
in which they wore confined, from morn
ing until after night, when powder was
again brought into requisition and lie
termination manifest to blow the build
ing up. At the earnest solicitation OF
the boys uncle. they surrendered, after
promise that they should not be killed.


"IIow long, Oh, Lord how long
mus, these things be.
Year: 1874

The bill now before Congress which
attracted such wide attention, and which
has enlisted, it has been said, the oppo-
sition Of the President, reads as follows:


Be il enacted, etc, That whoever, be
ing a CORPORATION or natural person, and
owner. or in charge ofany public amuse-
meut or entertainment for which license
from any legal authority is required or
of any line OF stage coaches, railroad or
other means Of public carriage of passen-
gers or freight or of any cemetery or
other benevolent institution, or any pub
lie school supported in whole or in part
at public expense, or by endowment Tor
public use, shall make any distinction as
to admission or accommodation therein
of any citizen of the United States, be
cause of race, color or previous condi-
ton of servitudc, shall, on conviction
thereof, be fined not less than one hun
drcd nor more than five thousand dollars
for each offense and the person or cor
poraton SO offending shall be liable to
the citizens thereby injured, in damages
to be recovered in an action for debt.


See 2. That the offenses OF this act,
and action to recover damages, may be
prosecuted before any territorial, district
or circuit court OF the United States hav
ing Jurisdiction of crimes at the place
where the offense was charged to have
been committed, as well as in the district
where the parties may reside, as now
provided by law
Year: 1874

EF Respect old age. If you have a
maiden aunt forty years old and she is
passing herself off for a girl Of twenty
three, there is no cause for you to expose
her The more you respect her age and
keep still about it the more she will re-
spect you
Year: 1874

ps The tide ofimmigration is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern. people DO
is to threw away their New York Hats ana buy
a new one of DESMOND. They say there is no
comparison between the two. 2Lo
Year: 1874

In the case of Spratt VS.. the United
States, the Supreme Court to day af-
firmed the judgement Of the Court of
Claims, holding that the claimant, a
Confederate citizen, gained no title to
certain cotton by purchase from an
agent of the Confederate States, be-
cause these States were without cor.
porate power to take, hold, or convey
a valid title to any property whatever,
and that the claimant was ahargeable
with notice of reasonable intent of
sale by the Confederate Government,
to-wit: to raise money for the pur-
chase of munitions Of war. Justice
Miller delivered the opinion. Justice
Field dissented, taking the view that
pardon of the claimant reinetated
him in all his civil rights, aud gave
him assurance that he should stand in
the courts of his country in as good
condition as any of his fellow-citizens
who had never sinned against the au-
thority of the government.
Year: 1874

The New Orleans Picayune gives
the annexed description of the neatest
instrument for a street fight that has
yet been produced: 1t is a weapon
with a sinister and cynical appearance
that would make even the bravest
man tremble. It consists first Of an
ordinary pair of brass knuckles, rath-
er sharp. in order to produce telling
effect. To one end is attached gim-
let knife, to the other, revolver,
whose trigger forms one of the divis-
ions of the brass knuckles. Thus
armed man might defy an army. Ii
he were to get hold of one individual
man, the effect is appalling; every
blow he strikes with the knuckles
would not only break the assaulted
persons skull, but lodge half dozeu
bullets in his heart, while the gimlet
attachment is cutting away at his
throat. A man who had been treated
to that weapon would be killed al
least dozen times before he knew
what was the matter; not only killed
but so battered, bruised and cut tc
pieces, that sardine- box would prove
a roomy coffin for his remains.
Year: 1874

Kokomo Tribune.]


In one respect, women are very
much like wolves. When pack Of
wolves are in pursuit Of human be-
ing, deer. or any other game, they
show great knowledge in the chase.
They spread out so as to havo advan-
taee of any short turn the game may
make. But let one of the pack get
wounded, blood be drawn from the
weakest or the strongest Of the pack
by a secret huntsman, then every wolf
stops the chase, the whole pack as
sembles and tears the wounded mem
ber Of the family to pieces.


And SO with women. Let one of
them get scratch, no matter how in
f1icted, whether by the villainous
tongue of scandal or otherwise, all
the women leave off their work wheth-
er it he washing dishes. putting frills
on dress, darning stocking, max
ing hustle, going to church, to an
Orphans Home meeting, or on the
way to pray out a saloon keeper
whatever the labor il, it is dropped
and all rush together to tear to pieces
the woman on whom blood has been
drawn. The disposition to do this
seems to be innate and We would be-
lieve God planted the nature for
good purpose if we were not positively
sure that the most guilty of the pack
always give the first whoop and pull
out the first arm, or leg. or eye. 1t is
this Internal custom, this outrageous,
horrible practice, that leads us to the
side of the weak. Mr.. Beamer has
powerful church at his back; Mrs.
Beamer is woman; all the women,
with here and there an honorable ex-
ception, are against her. The church
is against her. So help us God, in
the Tribune Mrs. Beamer shs II have
Justice. We will do no injustice to
Mr.. Beamcr. What we want fo know
is the truth. Until that is known, we
do not propose to join the pack of
wolves, women or men, and help de-
YOUR one poor woman. When it shall
be shown to us that Mrs. Beamer is
alone to blame, then we will place the
blame ubon her; put, until this is
known, we shall not unite with the
majority to put down a lady who has
always peen acknowledged to be .
lady of large common sense, of rare
business qualifications, of strict dis
cretion, of spotless character. The
Tribune often gets on the side Of the
minority. Since the majority cried,
Cruelty him! cruelty him I" only the
weak believe in the adage, Vox populi,
vox Del The voice Of the people is
only the voice of God when the peo-
! pie are right.
Year: 1874

The result of the election in Wis.
consin is very suggestive and omin-
GUS. It appears that one year Of the
Opposition" abundantly satisfies a
community. At the last election the
conglomerate party carried the State
by about 1900 majority. 1t has now
gone the other way by 5000. A
change of 1900 in year isn't bad
and in this the jubilant Democracy
can see what will overtake them in q
year hence.
Year: 1874

The Society tor the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, puts forth Il set of
rules for the treatment of balky horses.


l. Pat the horse upon the neck cx-
anime the harness carefully, first on one
side and then on the other, speaking en-
couragingly while doing so; then iump
into the wagon and give the word 90 .
generally he will obey.


?. A teamster in Maine says he can
start the worst balky horse by taking him
out of the shafts and making him 60 round
in circle till he is giddy. If The first
dance OF this sort doesn't cure him the
second will


), 10 cure balky horses, simply place
Your hand over the horses nose and shut
off his wind until he wants to 90.


a. The brain Of horse seems to enter
tam but one idea at q time, therefore con-
tnued whipping only confirms his stub
born resolve. If you can by any means,
give him 4 new subject to think OF. Won
will generally have no trouble in starring
him. A simple remedy is to take couple
OF turns OF stout twine around the torelpg,
Just below the knee, tight enough for the
horse to feel, and tie in a bow knot All
the first check he will generally go dancing
OIL. and after going short distance you
can get out and remove the string, to
prevent injury TO the tendon n vour
further drive


) Take the tail Of the horse between
the hind legs, and Tie it by cord to the
saddle girth


G. Tie string around the horses ear,
close to his head
Year: 1874

The New York Herald says \ few
days since the writer called at neighbor's
residence, who had beautiful Chester
White sow with three pigs about six
weeks old. She brought forth nine, but
overlaid six of them The live pigs were
worth five dollars each. Hence there was
a loss of thirty dollars simply because his
foreman did not understand how to prepare
4 suitable bed for a breeding SOW A large
quantity of straw had been allowed to ac-
cumulate in her sleeping apartment, 50
that she had formed a deep hollow about
the size of her body. AS the young pigs
could not get out OF such a place, when
the dam was about to lie down, they were
Smothered. Onr own practice with brood
sows has always been TO remove all the
straw from a sow's bed at least month
prior to the birth of her brood. and spread
a few punches of cut straw on the floor
for her 10 lie on. Young pigs will never
become entangied in such q bed, neither
will they get cornered so that the dam
will overlay them. When pigs are worth
five dollars each it will pay the proprietor
To prepare 4 suitable bed for the SOW.
Long straw should never be spread in q
brood sow's sleeping apartment, except
when no pigs are expected
Year: 1874

THE DANGERS OF SULrHCH BATHS A
few days ago fashionable lady stopping
at Sandwich, near Detroit, took bath
in some of the spring water OF that place
The water is powerfully impregnated with
sulphur. On emerging from the bath she
stepped TO a mirror, as ladies occasionally
do, when, to her horror, she saw that her
iace, neck and arms had turned black.
She believed that she was dying-that
morliication had set in. Her fears were
allayed when she learned that the startling
color of her flesh was chemical result,
the sulphur in the water acting upon the
lead contained in some article for the toilet
she had been using to artifcially improve
the fairness of her complexion.