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Year: 1874

In the pretty cemetery at sag liarbor
Long Island, there is marble monument
bearing touching record. 1t is in the
form OF a broken ships mast, with an un-
stranded hawser twisted around the foot
and engraved upon it are the names OF six
captains of whale ships belonging to the
town, all Of them under thirty Years of
age, who died within ten wears Of each
other, in actual encounter with the mon
sters of the deep. An old Whaleman who
had escaped death several times used TO
declare that he only lived on borrowed
time,a monument ofGod's infinite mercy. T."
We may also mention here the case Of
Captain James Hunting as an example
Of Whaleman's endurance. His boat
was upset and rolled over him bv large
sperm-whale. When he rose to the SUI
face he was entangled in the line and
struggled hard to free himself but before
he could succeed, he was jerked out of the
sight Of his Mortified shipmates \ blight
Of line vet attached to the whale was
around his ankle. Drawing himself nearer
the retreating animal. he drew 4 sheath
knife and managed to cut the cord. When
he again come to the surface boat rescued
hlm and conveyed him to the ship His
ankle was broken, and IN the presence OF
his men he set it himself, and then rr.tm-
ed his usual duties.


Captain Davis mentions a sperm whale
which first wrecked two boats and after
ward charged at the ship, tearing away
the cut-water and the copper sheatng
around the bow. Several harpoons, lances,
and bomb lance5 We're fired into him with
out effect. During the night he remained
on the surface in the vicinity oil the
wrecked boats, aud was frequently heard
fighting the fragments On the following
day thirty one bomb-lanccs more, each CON
tanning half pound OF gunpowder, We're
exploded in him before he yielded The
monster produced 10 barrels Of oil, halt
Of it head-matter, the value Of which will
be explained anon. tinback whales are
even more dangerous than sperm. They
are occasionally l20 feet long, and en-
treme1y swift and powerful in their mo
tions. But their blubber is thin and the
whalebone scant, and they are considered
less valuable than the others of the species
William II Rideing. in Harper's Maya
zine for October
Year: 1874

A DEPARTED Don. The New York
correspondent Of the Boston journal
writes ''Don Bartoleme Blanco died a
short time ago and left three millions TO
be disposed of by will. His viii was made
in lo45. Nearly all his relatives are in
Spain, and to obtain the benefit OF his will
they must all come to America and reside
here. Blanco was a great Catholic and
loyal to the church. He left $500 each to
every Catholic church in the city. But
strange enough he left 81 900 in his will
to the American Bible Society He was
very eccentric man, and one Of his customs
was queer enough. He never gave to
street beggars or vagrants. But every
Friday he drew from the bank $50. lie
drew it in tive-cent pieces. These he put
into a basket and laid on his desk at No.
13 William street. Everybody who called
on that day between certain hours got five
cents His office resembled a hogshead Of
sugar with flies around it. All the yagrants
in the city knew the habits OF the old man
and availed themselves of his bounty. He
was a sort of transcendental Catholic, He
wanted everybody to be in the True
Church If they would not be they might
go to heaven their own way.
Year: 1874

It is amusing, says the. Fredericksburg Her.
aid, to see the zeal Of some people, and hear
them talk Of the inquity Of the free pass 'ys-
TEN, aud vet when offered free ,rip they light
on the pass with the agility Of duck on
June bug. There may be a great deal Of cor
ruution for all that we know, but it does occur
10 US that man who can he influenced ia any
way by free pass, is willing to sell himself
logged cheap And the outsider who is eier-
nally pratng about the bargain and sale it in
wolves must hold his own human nature as a
very marketable commodity, and worth less
than second haud old clos"


We say this much because there is such an
everlasting din about free passes, aud so much
of covetousncs wherein we believe most Of
the sin that is involved lies-on the part Of
some folks who have never been able to reach
the grapes that hang 50 high.


For the comfort Of those folks, whose right
eous souls have been vexed overmuch, we now
say that the prospect brishtcns Tor a toIerabIy
general withdrawal Of these free passes. The
Cheap Transportation Convention that has
been in session in Richmond has set Its face
against free passes-and yet reader, It is pos
tive fact that most Of those from a distance
came on free passes, and in no case with which
we are acquainted did they pay over half fare.
Year: 1874

Fading beneath our passing feet,
Strewn upon lawn and lane and street,


Beautiful leaves
DYED with the hues Of the sun.etsky,
Falling in glory so silently,


Beautiful leaves!
Never 70 freshen another spring,
Never TO know what summer may bring


Beautiful leavesl
Withered beneath IA most and cold,
Soon 10 decay in the common mould,


Beautiful leaves!
So will the years that change your tint,
Mark upon US their sutumnal print,


Beautiful leaves.
So shall we fall from the tree OF time,
Fade as ye fade in wintry cline,


Beautiful lesyes!
But when the harvest Of life is past,
And We wake in eternal spring at last,


Beautiful leaves
Nav He who paints your brilliant hue
Form of our lives a chaplet new


OF beautiful leaves!
Year: 1874

WHY SHE REFUs Ed. --ICu say you went
to party last night, and You saw Mrs.
Smith, an Cd friend whom you had not
seen since she and your sister were at
school together. You had a very pleasant
talk until supper, then you gave her your
arm and took her to supper. When some
one came along with few glasses Of wine
on a waiter, and offered her a glass, you
saw her shudder, as she said mol" and
you wondered why Mrs. Smith, who didn't
use to be particular about such things, not
only,refused, but shuddered when she said,
Nor You can not tell why? ! can tell
you why. You went on with your talk,
and had little renewed filtration, did you?
won't say you didn't. She was very gay
and seemed glad to forget herself did she
Very WELL ] am glad you gave her that
hour of the evening. | can tell you where
she went aiter the party was over. She
went home-tho latest person from the par


ty. She was glad ii was late, for her hus-
band had not come home. She sat and read
for an hour, and her husband did not come


She sat at the piano an hour, and he did
1T come. At length, between three and
lOuI U NlbNh, lutlN Nhs ~ hOlNt a. Ahb hOOis
She went TO the door, and, two policemen
held him in their arms. She knows them
both well by this time. 1t happens so Of
ten that she knows every policeman on the
beat. They bade her good night. Sho
brought him in. She had locked her childs
room that he might not abuse him. She
took the abuse as he flung himself upon
the bed. She dragged off his neckcluth
and coat, and sat there until he should fall
into his stupid sleep. She was the woman
who refused glass of wine with shudder


You do not know the story. You thought
she was so gay and bright. know hel
story because 1 am her minister. They
have a sort of skeleton in the closet, which
we are permitted 10 see and you are not.
And when we see that skeleton, do you
wonder that we sometimes say sharp things
about moderate drinking and the tempta


tions offered at parties 9-Rev. e. E. Hale
Year: 1874

tFrom letter from Judge o. A. Lochrsne Of Georgia


State bench.l


would not destroy by fire the forms
which in life we cherished. l would not
innovate the customs of Christianity. l
would not blot out the cemetery even with
its shadows, and destroy The memories that
weep over the forms that lie sleeping in its
mist OF tears-Gor with all poetry or imag-
ination can paint OF the gloom Of the grave,
we can see through the drapery of shadows
the star of hope, and the soul in all its lea
lures of beauty frightened rising to where
angels in the golden glitter OF their circling
wings crown il immortal and while atiiec-
ton may be troubled with the material
desinies of the grave, and may bend in
agony over the resting-places of the dead,
still there is light of faith that makes tho
spot hallowed'and holy, whether sculptur-
ed shafts adorn 1t, or the dews irickling
from the stars freshen the flowers that
grow over it. The burial of the body be-
comes matter of less Importance in view
of the faith that returns il to lis mother
earth. In that revelation it is sown nat
ural body, il is raised spiritual body and
we shall not all sleep, but I'VE shall be
changed in a moment, in the twinkling
of an eye, at the last tramp But in a
malerialislic view, could not entertain the
idea of reversing the customs of our age
and civilization by erecting funeral pyres'
Who could entertain the thought of taking
the little wasted forms we have gathered TO
our breasts and strained to our hearts,
when God has summoned them to HIS
kingdom the eyes that sought us when
dimmed the lips we kissed when cold
the arms that twined around us when
pulseless when TO cut off curl is done
with more tenderness than If they were in
life, and rude word or touch would shock
us to tears-I say who could entertain the
thought of putting these littlo cherished
forms in flames of fire TO burn into ashes
Until my heart becomes stone and its foun-
Year: 1874

A Menasha farmer who was in town with
his wife, lell her shopping, and when he
got through his business he started for
home, having forgotten all about her. She
found that he had goHe, and so she hired a
livery team aud was driven home. lie
was in the back yard doing his chores
when she arrived. She took press board
and went out there. Just as he was seat
ing himself on a milking stool, and had
conyersed with old brindle little on the
subject of "histing," so he could reach her
fountain filled with milk, he heard some
thing drop on the opposite side of him from
the COW. II was the press board, and 1t
struck on the elbow of his pants. His wife
was at the other end of the press board.
The COW became frightened and kicked
him in the vital part, and a goat that had
been watching affairs, butted him opposite
to where the COW left her tracks. His vile
asked him If he would ever forget her
again, and he said he never would as long
as his back ached.-La Crosse Democrat
Year: 1874

Mrs. Zina Fay Pierce, the daughter of
clergyman ofSt. Albans, and wife ofa Cam
bridge professor, entertaining less strin-
gent views on the temperance question
than are commonly held by her sex, has
nut them into practical shape by forming
society and adopting a creed which teach
es that the mlder forms of liquor should
not be clsssed with the fiery kinds that
beer drinking and beer galleries should be
countenanced by young ladies; that women
should drink malt liquors instead Of teai
and that the total abstinence pledge is "a
stigma upon the community and direct
accusation against the wisdom and morale
ty of our blessed Savior himself"
Year: 1874

MEETING OF Directors OF rHE CHA,lBER oP
CoAMERCE.-At q meeting Of the directors
Of the Chamber OF Commerce last evening
Mr.. Z. u. Noting, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Outward Trade, reported on the
subject Of the pilot laws that the committee,
after fully considering the subject, and hav-.
Ing conference with delegation of the
Pilot Association, and that while the com.
mittee think It would benefit the coasting
trade if the license-tax could be abolished or
modified, especially in respect to the pay
ment of such tax for an entire year whether
vessel be in the waters OF Virginia re-
peatedly or only single time during the
period; yet they conclude in view of the
very moderate support now earned by the
pilots according to their statements), and of
the impracticability of transferring an
equivalent to the revenue from the license
tax, If abolished, to some other branch Of
the trade, together with the fact that the
existing law has only been in operation a
little more than one year, it is inexpedient
to ask the Legislature to change the existing
pilot laws.


The committee adds that the pilots have
promised to construe and execute their
rights and privileges under the pilot laws
in liberal manner, and TO avoid all reason
able complaint oil any appealauCe vi lne
strict or harsh construction of which COM
plant has been made to the Board.


The report was approved.


The President laid before the Board let.
ter from Alfred A. Andrews, of Springfield.
Mass, complaining of having been arrested
and fined under the law as to sample-mer-
chants, and alleging that while passing
through the city he had merely called on
manufacturer and shown the card of the
house he represents. The writer denounces
the law as utterly inconsistent with the
spirit OF the age and good policy of city
aspiring to commercial greatness. The let
ter was referred to the City Council.


The protest Of the liquor trade and other
merchants against the passage of the Senate


bill that provides for stamp.tax on sales of
distilled spirits was read and approved, and
committee appointed to lay it before the
Finance Committee of the Senate
Year: 1874

ApFRAY.-During the consideration OF the
Walker-WaIke contested-election case yes
terday so many persons interested IN the dis.
cussion crowded into the lobby OF the House
of Delegates that Speaker Hanger ordered
the doorkeeper to admit no one else., Soon
after this order was given young man pre-
sented himself at the door and desired to so
in. The doorkeeper declined, and q dispute
arose which resulted in u slap upon the
cheek of the. iutruder. The latter obtained
a warrant Of arrest which was served upon
the doorkeeper after the adjournment of the
House, and he was taken before Justice
Grey and bailed for his appearances to an
swer before Justice White upon charge of
assault and battery. s,
Year: 1874

GRAz1ERs-NoT GRAsGERs.-A meeting of
gentlemen representing the grazing sections
of the State was held in the hall Of the House
Of Delegates Yesterday evening. The object
wa, to talk over the subject of the Jaw regu-
ating the sale Of live stock in Richf1ond, and
whether it would not be well to fix by law
day or days on which sale should be made.
Nearly all those present seemed to think
that the day to be set apart should be left to
be designated by the Governor, so as not to
conflict with the days established in Wash
ington and Baltimore. In that case the
butchers from those cities would have an op.
portunily to attend the sales in Richmond.
The meeting also seemed to be of opinion
that all stock brought to the city shambles
for sale by weight should be weighed at the
city scales, but that it should be optional
with the seller whether he will sell by weight
or not.


Mcssrs. Cecil, Armstrong, and koiner were
apponted to draft a bill to be submitted to
an adjourned meeting at halfpast 4 O'Clock
this evening.
Year: 1874

Nor So.-Sergeant Howard, of the police
force, says the man who reported on Thurs
day at the Office of q morning paper that he
had been robbed on the Dock by highway
men " is well known to the police as a per.
son of thriftless, idle habits, and not at all
likely to have had as much as dollar and q
half for months,
Year: 1874

HCsrIsGs CouRT.-No business was trans
acted in this court yesterday owing to the
fact that the Judge determined to await the
action of the City Council in reference TO his
quarters.
Year: 1874

A FIRE.-A small frame building on the
east side of Twenty fifth street between
Main and Franklin was burned last night at
S O'Clock. The property belonged to the
Cullen estate, and was used as negro COOK
Year: 1874

The comet is very popular among
young lovers, and they never tire of the
heavenly hunt, but endure with astonish-
ing resignation the constantly recurring
collisions consequent upon the sudden
movements Of their heads in opposite
directions. Now and then the young
fellow is sure he sees it, and then in the
excitement of the moment he passes his
arm about his companions neck, and
with his hand under her chin, raises her
face towards that point of the starry
armament where he thinks he has dis
covered the celestial wanderer. Full of
enthusiasm the girl remains gazing in
this position long and earnestly, the sill
yer moonlight Illuminating her eounte-
nance with radiance that gave to every
feature an angelic charm, and suggest
ing the idea that she herself might be a
beautiful star, moulded into human form
and sent upon the earth for the delecta-
ton of mankind. But at this interest
ing point of the search the voice of q
sleepy and unromantic father penetrates
the shadows of the garden-"Jaa-a-nel
it is ten O'clock" aud the charm is bro
KEN World.
Year: 1874

with a generous hand almost without
money and without price to them indi-
vidually, aye, even when that hand was
pincbed and crippled with want, but
waiting and hoping for the brighter day
which is promised for faithful and noble
effort, waiting and hoping that when
Vermont should reap the fruit of their
labors she would make the return, not to
them as individuals, for theirs was the
work of love and duty, but to their be-
loved University they have struggled so
long and bravely to uphold. Without
endowment this university must fall be-
hind her sister colleges. The time is
gone when patronage alone can furnish
the means adequate for the expenses of
first class college. To fall behind will
be the beginning of more or less speedy
death.


But II was not so much to my purpose
to plead for this institution on it's ac-
count, for | am not in any way and have
never been connected with this school,
but rather an account of our noble state.
Higher, better, more general cultivation
of heart and mind should be, must be
the aspiration of America. Such is the
aspiration of Vermont. | know that
our people are ready and willing and are
seeking to maintain every institution
that will help promote the honor, re-
nown and prosperity of the state and
nation. l see beautifully located here
amid these shellering mountains an in
stitution of learning, not ancient, yet
old enough to have demonstrated by ex-
perience the correct method of incorpor-
ating the military element into school
without sacrifice of the ordinary course
of study, not abounding in money, yet
rich in its triumphs, in its experience, in
its prestige; an institution that furnish
ed probably more trained men for the
army, in the war of the rebellion, than
any other military school in the North
ern states, except West Point; an insti-
tuition that has through its alumni, and
out of the state, conferred boundless
honor on Vermont; an institution cor
rect and sound in its system as mill
tary school, as demonstrated by nearly
half a century of experience; an institu-
ton that can easily be far more useful
in the future than it has been in the past
an institution which, while it will edu-
cate our youth well in the ordinary high
err branches of learning, will fit them for
the performance of that highest duty of
citizen which the emergency of war
imposes an institution which will en-
able Vermont to maintain her ascend
ancy as state, in military point of
view, in the event of war in the future,
as she has in the past. / therefore say it
behooves her noble alumni, and the
friends of education, and The people of
Vermont, as individuals identified with
her, if not as state, and especially the
residents of Mortified, who are con-
stantly benefited by it, and to give this
university that material and support that
win enable her to utilize all her resour-
ces, and launch her upon career of
greater usefulness, prosperity and glory,
than she has ever yet enjoyed.
Year: 1874

BLuESKY AND WHITE CLOUDS. The
ethereal blue color of the sky is due to
minute particles of matter which float in
the air. Were these particles removed
the appearance of the sky would be dead
black. II is fact in optics that ex-
ceedingly fine PARTICLES of matter dis
perse or scattef tho blue rays of light,
coarser portions scatter red rays, still
coarser portions scatter all the rays,
making white light. An atmosphere
is full of aequeous vapor, the particles
of which diffuse white light in all
directions. When these particles are
enlarged they become visible in the form
of clouds. The vapor particles of the
white clouds are supposed to be finer
and lighter than those of the dark clouds.
That the diffusion of light in our atmos-
phere, the blue coloring of the sky and
the colors of the clouds, are due to the
presence of matter floating in the air,
has been concluslvely proven by Tyn-
dali. On passing a beam of sunlight
through glass tube the beam is render
ed brilliantly visible by the reflection of
light from the dust particles floating in
the air contained in the tube. But on
removing the dust particles, which is
done by filtering the air by cotton wool
or causing the air to pass over fame,
the beam of light is no longer visible in
the tube.
Year: 1874

The PeFlls of Female Ofnce.Seekers


In Washington.


wait till my Senator comes, said a
fastish young lady the other day in Wash
ington, land you will soon see me hold
ing a 5000 position in the Treasury.
+" But it is said" remarked an acquain-
tance, that a lady runs great risk Of
being grossly insulted in soliciting the
friendly offices of Congressmen-in fact,
that they require the promise OF quid
pro quo for their services" That may
all be very true" replied the young lady;
:" but what great harm is there in giving
half promise and then forgetting all
about it when once you get into officer
That might be safe method of proce-
dure in the case of young ladies of q
certain class, but it would scarcely be
advisable in a majority of cases. A
young and fine looking married lady went
to a Senator, last winter, to ask his inter-
cession in the line of an Office under Uncle
Sam. After little conversation, during
which the Senator sat by the lsdy's side
on the sofa, in one of the committee
rooms, he became somewhat familiar,
and attempted to entwine his arm about
her waist She resented the insult,
when he said, Excuse me, madam, but
you are the handsomest lady | ever
saw." did not come. here Tor COM
pliments," she replied, but to request
your aid in getting me employment. II
you cannot help me, | will go to Sena
tor -, who, | know, will do his best
for me-" The playful Senator, seeing
the mistake he had made, proceeded to
back water, and promised to do every
thing in his power to secure her the
office. He never succeeded, simply be-
cause he never tried, after ascertaining
the metal of the applicant. and the hope
lessness of quid for his quo. 1t is un-
necessary to say, however, that members
Of Congress do find plenty of impas-
stoned material among the female Office
seekers, which accounts for the fact that
the reputation of many of the female
employees in the departments is far from
enyiable.