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Year: 1874

A Kentucky crusader confessed the other
day that she had kissed sixteen men and thus
drawn them from the intoxicating bowl. She
gave the names of the men however, and
their wives are now inquiring with much
anxiety whether whisky-drinking is as bad
as it is generally supposed to be.
Year: 1874

Collins Graves ought to be ashamed Of
himself to steal the well-earned laurels of
Will Carleton in this way. Who doesn't
know that Carleton rode that fearful ride on
the great black horse, and that he rode it up
for the Toledo Blade?
Year: 1874

PEOPLE like to think well of them
selves; all men wish to believe that, IN
point of intellectual attainments and in
other ways they are above the average.
As rule, they do not fancy that their I'M
mediate associates are anything OF the
kind. Therefore when any one OF these
latter does that which puts them into the
shade, they sometimes lose heart and
temper at the same. The conclusion
seems irresistibly forced upon them that
they are below mediocrity. Thus,
because friend has surpassed
them in one particular, they
endeavor to show that he Is
wofullv weak in:other respects, doing this
with the view of demonstrating that they,
themselves, are, upon the whole, of most
account. The folly--ifit is nothing worse
of all this, is apparent to the man VIII"
will think about the matter for hve
minutes. 1t is true everything is Judged
bv comparison, but, at the same time, II
should no, be forgotten that the Tact o'
one man being exceptionally clever does
not make another man other than Whas
he is and what he chooses to make HIM.
self.-Liberdl RerIe'c.
Year: 1874

PHILADELPHIA, November Thurs
day, the day after the disappearance OF
Father Gerdeman, Bishop Wood receiv,
ed letter from him stating that he had
left the Catholic church because he could
not believe in the infallibility Of the
Pope, and saying: by the time you
read this you will know all about me. End
therefore have no need To make any
explanation" He also said that his
debts had overwhelmed him.
Year: 1874

A BUDGET OF PRoCLAMATloEs-THE ISLAND


IN A STATE OF sIEoE-wAR AGAINST THE


INSURGENTS DRAFTING, CONSUMPTION


AND BoUNTIEs, &C.


HAVANA, February 1.-Two full pages of
to-day's Official Gazette are devoted to nu-
merous orders issued by Captain General Jou-
vellar, who was recently reinvested with eX
traordinary powers.


The second proclamation declares the entire
island in q state of siege. Allrebels and per-
sons accused of seditiOn, murder and similar
crimes are to be tried by court martial


The third proclamation orders the mobiliza-
tlon Of one volunteer out OF every ten of active
service.


Every drafted volunteer will receive 500
bounty money. Drafted volunteers will be
allowed to furnish substitutes. The payment
of money to be relieved from service will not
be allowed.


No one subject to the draft will be allowed
to leave the island unless he can give bonds
that they will furnish substitute in case he
is drafted. All persons over forty five years
of age will have to place one modified man
out of every ten OF their number. Ii they
cannot enlist sufficient number of men to
cover this demand they must pay $1,000 in
gold for each man wanting to complete the
quota.


Two thirds of those drafted will remain in
the garr isOn and the other third will go into
the field, accompanied by regulars Every SIX
months the third that may be in the field viii
be relieved by one of the other two thirds per
forming garrison duty. The artillery and
engineer corps will be re-enforced in the SAINT
manner as the infantry
Year: 1874

THE LADIES' AID SocIETY-Pro-
pose giving Sociable at Pacific Opera
House on Christmas evening, the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to benevolent pur-
poses, alleviating the wants, not only
Of those who may reside in this city,
but in our immediate neighborhood,
whenever the Society has the funds
with which to do it. This Is certainly
step in the right direction. and will
meet the approval of every citizen.
While we are favorable to the Soc:able,
we are also favorable to the idea, sug-
gested by the President of the Society,
we believe, of grand Christmas dim
ner at noon OF that day, to be followed
by Sociable in the evening. Christ
mas is, perhaps, more generally OBJ
served than any other holiday, and
we know of no better way to spend
the day than to meet together in a
grand reunion of the whole people of
our little city, and, laying aside and
forgetting all the little prejudices,
strifes, jealousies and bitter feelings
engendered during the past twelve
month, mingle together as becomes a
homogeneous peoples. It will do US
all good. And while partaking of a
dinner such as only the women of this
city, God bless them, can get up, and
enjoying the company of friends and
neighbors. we can have the double
satisfaction of knowing that every
cent expended in procuring happiness
to ourselves will be rigidly applied to
procuring food and raiment for the
poor and unfortunate in our midst.
OF course, we must have that Christ
mas dinner, and the grand sociable in
the evening. 1t will be fitting time,
indeed. to forget and forgive, and to
give whatever we may have to spare
to help and succor the unfortunate.
1t would be the greatest success ever
achieved by the ladies Of Albany-it
would, we believe, receive the univer-
sal approval of the entire community.
Let the ladies think of it.
Year: 1874

On stepping ashore the first thing
the geologist notices is the volcanic
character of every stone and pebble
and grain of sand. The beach is not
white, but black. The gravel on the
streets has the appearance of black
lead. Theldool steps are blocks of
black lava, honeycombed by the in
tensity of the heat to which it has
been subjected. One who travels in
Iceland must know the pony-wisely,
if not too well-for he is the sole
dependence on the roads, which are
many pony paths. There was q
great lot of the little fellows in town
yesterday. They go about in strings,
stout cord or rope fastening the
lower jaw of one to the tail of the
other. Thus half a dozen are at
tached in line-and the farmer who
has to come to market trots home
ward on the foremost of his string
Of ponies, and the rest, tied tail to
jaw, with pack saddles piled with
Gods heads, or other merchandise,
follow, and keep step nicely. The
prevailing color among the ponnies
is sorrel-(they are of all the horse
colors though)-and they are dis
tinguished by an abundant growth of
hair 1t Is not unusual to see their
tails clipped squarely to prevent them
dragging the ground This abun-
dance of tail hair gives fastening
for the useful rope that regulates the
next pony in order. A question
arose whether the little fellows were
shod, and an examination Of their
feet answered il in the affirmative. /
speak of the ponies as small rascals,
but the term should be understood
in this case as one of endearment.
! think one might be justified in pet
ting a neat and docil, long-tailed sor-
rel, Iceland pony. 1t is funny and
admirable to see them rattle along
with dainty and nimble steps over
the everlasting lava, swift and sure
footed under burdens that would
seem sufficient for large horse-an
animal, by the way, that could not
get along here at all.


was mistaken in assuming that
there was no road on the island.
There is one of three miles in length,
leading from Rejkiavik toward the
Geysers, and the people enjoy it SO
much that wondered they do not
extend it at least mile or two fur
ther. an able to give in addition
to this information about the road
the fact that there is cart on the
island. Yesterday / saw its track,
and to-day | saw the thing itself


The King took o ride of i've miles
into the country yesterday and caught
salmon. The process of fishing in
which he indulged is not difficult.
The river flows in several channels
over its bed Of lava, and is damned
so that the water runs into large
Year: 1874

From West Chester, Pa, there
comes to us the following sad story
Of a well-meaning hen: A man by
the name Of Lot Fithian, of that
place, had been the owner Of a hen,
that, to all appearance, was Just like
Others of her tribe, except that ste
had ceased to perform the functions
of well behaved madam chicken
she didn't lay any eggs. This was
all the more singular when it was
observed that she did not show dis
position to s'cluck.n The hen SEEM
ed to thrive and eat well, but it was
evident she had something on her
mind. She seemed weighed down
with grief Of some undiseharged duty.
A few days ago Mr.. Fithian killed
the chicken, and on disecting her dis
covered twenty-eight full seized, well
shaped eggs, the only difference be-
tween them and marketable eggs be-
ing that they were minus a hard shell.
The cause Of the poor hens despOnd-
eney was now explained She had
done her duty, had prepared her eggs
for delivery, but owing to some OBJ
struetion nature refused to perform
her share of the work. What would
have been the ultimate consequences
of this had the hen been allowed to
live -on we are not prepared to say (;
but it certainly is a strange freak of
nature. the similitude OF which we
have never before heard Of
Year: 1874

II is said there must be last man
in a procession; and it must always
be so until some way is discovered of
making up the procession in a circle,
and then giving it motion like
rotary she'll, turning round on its own
axes and going strait ahead also.
This man is a weary, worn, pathetic
creature, who looks as If life was a
burden to him. He is a rusty, seedy
biped, without any good clothes. No
stars blaze on his breast. No banner
shields him from the fiery sun. His
ears never hear the inspiring notes
of the band. BE catches all the dust
of the procession. Bystanders rush
in front of him with impunity. He
has no pride at all. There is no pomp
about him, no majesty Of mien. He
always looks sick, tired, dishevelled,
and forlorn. Small boys jeer at him.
Bus drivers contemporary order
him out of their way. Reckless
Young men make desperate efforts to
drive over him. He gets mixed up
among newsboys, bootblacks, yellow
dogs, advertising wagons, fan sellers,
draws, and frantic women rushing
after erratic children, and losses the
procession, and by the time he regains
it be is a poor, harrassed, detected
man, and a brother, and an object
of universal pity. The chances are
that If he does not go off with sun
stroke or get run over by an ice
cart. and have to be taken home in
an express wagon, he will, as the re-
suit Of the pathetic situation, get
drunk with a remarkable dispatch
before sunset So long as there must
be last man in every procession,
there should be some compensation
He should be made attractive. Let
him be handsomely decorated aud
caparisoned. Let him have two
aprons. Let him carry banner and
have an American flag in his hat.
Let him also have q drawn sword
with which to keep off the small
bows and yellow dogs, and thus the
last man in the procession will cease
to be the most wretched object IN
existence.
Year: 1874

The London Spectator tells an
amusing story which has a very per-
eeptible point to it. A materialistie
lectures aud city missionary met
before very intelligent audience to
discuss the question Of personal res
possibility, q point which modern
theorists of the advanced school In
elined negatively. TO illustrate his
theorV abe materialist pointed out
to his hearers the fact, now pretty
generally admitted. that in seven
wears the atoms Of the body have IN.
dergone a complete change, ana
punishment awarded to Gne body 'or
deeds done by the other was mani
fest Injustice. The city missionary,
in repiv expressed his sorrow that
he should be engaged in discussion
with a man who was living with
woman TO whom he was not married
The materialist rose angrily to hls
feet to repudiate the assault upon his
wife. The missionary retorted that
according to bis own showing the
materiaIist was by no means the
same man who vowed eternal coz
staney to a woman at the altar twenty
wears ago. nor was his sO-cabed VIE
The same woman. As the two exist
ing persons had never been married
,bey he were living in state which be
could not eountenance- The retort
was ingenious as illustrated in the
sbsurd conclusion to which the argu-
n,ents oftbe sheer materislists must
bring them.
Year: 1874

An old eminent physician Of New
York, writes to the Tribune, a few
words Of caution, regarding the uni
vel sal habit of sitting upon veran-
dabs exposed to night air, without
sufficiently protecting the person with
additional clothing.


my age and experience as ply
sician enabled me with propriety and
confidence to call the attention Of the
public to q custom now widely prev
alent, principally among the middle
and lower classes, of sitting on their
stoops after sunset. | coneede that
this position after a hot day is one
of comfort, but it certainly is not one
of safety. This opinion is supported
by wears of experience and careful
observation, but in further support OF
it give the following reasons found
ed on sense and the well-knOwn laws
of health.n


1.-THE vapor which under the effects
of the sun rises during the day be-
comes condensed and remains near
the earth at night"


"Under the effect Of heat and IA
tigue. the system at nights is least
able to resist the depressiDginhuence
of dampness and vaporous air. and
therefore the body, if exposed to II,
should be protected by additional
clothing or By exercise"


The fact that no chill is felt ana
that the skin is uncomfortable with
perspiration furnishes no evidence
that we are not unduly exercising
ourselves. On the contrary, the
seeds of many chronic and fatal d.
seases are laid while the system IS IN
that state Of Iassitude and repose pro-.
duced bv a hot day, and while we
are engaged in that seductive en-
ioyment Of trying to keep cool. +"


:. At the very time that clothing IS
a burden we should either protect
ourselves by it or withdraw our skin
and lungs from immediate contact
with damp, sunless, and vaPorous
air. which in Just the proportion tnat
it is grateful to our sense IS des1rue-
tive % our health.
Year: 1874

A South German paper relates the
following: In a Bavarian town of the
most pronounced Catholic orthodoxy,
the priest preached lately against the
Old Catholics, and related such hor-
rible things about them that his
pious hearers were literally horror
stricken at Old Catholics impieties.
At last the preacher cried out; ''The
Old Catholics are so vile that they
will all be cast into the pit, and if
what | tell you is not true, may the
devil take me now on the spot J"
His excitement was terrible, and be
so struck the cushion that the book
fell from it. Not far from the pulpit
sat an American, who had q negro
servant with him, to whom he beck
oned to take the book to the priest,
who, perhaps, had never seen one of
these sons Of Ham in his life. The
negro at once obeyed, and as he
mounted the lowest OF the pulpit
steps, the clergyman repeated his
wish that the devil might come and
take him if what he said against the
Old Catholics was not true


Although the negro went softly,
the preacher heard his footsteps,
and turning round, saw a black OBJ
ject solemnly, steadily and surely ap-
preaching him. He looked at him
with terror, and believing that be
would be the next instant eollared by
his Satanic Majesty, he cried out, in
q trembling voice, "It is, after all,
possible that there may be good peo-
pie among the Old Catholics y Then
turning round to see if the object bad
disappeared, he saw it still steadily
approaching. The perspiration burst
out on his brow, and full of despair
he cried out, There are even many
good people among the Old Catho-
lics.n Thinking that this would suf-
fee, be turned round, but what was
his horror to find that the object was
close at hand. Imagining himself in
the very grasp Of Beelzebub, turning
partly to the negro and partly to the
congregation, be cried out, May the
devil come a1d take me il all the Old
Catholics are not better than we are.
The terrified priest tainted from
fright, and it was only after some
time that he recovered
Year: 1874


Leaves have their time to faHp
out they are only a nuisance if left
10 the yards and on the sidewalks.
put when gathered dry. and stored
IN the barn or she'd, they add orsa,I,,
to the value ofthe manure pile IN tbe
spring.


A litter OF leaves in the horse STAN
is more desirable than one Of straw
for it can be renewed without the
necessity Of cleaning out the stalls
more than twice or thrice q week.
Besides, the leaves absorb the ammo
mia more rapidly than straw, and can
be more thoroughly worked over and
trodden into il; aud they also
make the manure Of much more
value for flower gardens, as they are
particularly rich IN phosphoric acid,
which is next to ammonia, the most
highly treasured constituent Of plant
growth. Apply a bed of leaves
plentifully around the roots Of your
vines, shrubs, roses and all Towering
trees, then throw a shovel Of manure
over them, and next spring viii show
how beneficial is their effect.


Aside from the pra ,tical use Of
leaves, due regard to appearance
should promp. US to gather them up
from our door-yards and lawns, and
put them in some place where they
will not lie around loosely. Dame
Nature ought to have an attic in
which to put away her cast-Of cloth
ing and not let the fall winds scat
ter them broadcast; but she prefers
that we shoId do her house cleaning
for her, and so we should attend to it
directly and reap the benefits Of our
labors IN another season. Pile them
in one corner Of the yard if there is
no COW or horse to use them. Cover
them with a layer of earth and turn
all the house Stops upon them; and
another spring you viii have a good
supply Of fertilizing material for your
flower garden. Save the brightest
and fairest, however to adorn your
sitting-room


Ours is already brilliant and beau
tiful with them.-N, E. Farmer.
Year: 1874

As you peel, haIve and seed them,
drop them into cold water to prevent
discoloration. Prepare your syrup
in the proportion Of one pound Of
white sugar to a quart Of water
place your syrup on the fire, and let
it boil over five minutes, then put in
your fruit Let it remain in the hot
syrup until it is thoroughly heated
through, then eli your pans with the
hot fruit then pour on the syrup.
Screw them up Immediately, each
one as you fll as firmly as you can
with the hands, and as they cool on
apply the wrench. This we eaD a
very simple process. We have fol-
lowed the above receipt for years
and have never lost a jar
Year: 1874

By AAkAAtkBl HA1o7 --@s
wonder Il Oak and Maple,


Willow and elm and all,
Arc stirred at heart by the coming
or the day their leaves must fall.
Do they think OF the yellow whirlwind,
Or know Of the crimson spray
That shall be when chill November
Bears all their leaves away?
Perhaps-bcside the water


The willow bends, serene,
Aswhen her young leaves glistened
In midst Of golden green
But the brave old oak is flushing
To wine-res dark and deep,
And maple and elm are blushing
The blush Of q child asleep.
III die we must, the leaflets
Seem one by one tosay,
"We will wear the colors Of giadness
Until we pass away.
No eyes shall see US laiter;


And before we lay 1t down,
Wen wear, in the sight of all the earth.
The years most kIngly crown"
SO, trees Of the stately forest,
And trees by the trOdden way,
You are kindling into glory


This soft autumnaI day.
And we who gaze remember
That more than all they lost,
To hearts and trees together,
Heycome through the ripening frost.
Year: 1874

The vIcKsBURa FEUD. Throughout the
South the legitimate results of that recon-
struction which had for its object the con-
tinuance Of party in power rather than the
best interest of the section are manifesting
themselves daily, and the two races are gradu-
ally crystallizing in an attitude Of hostility
toward each other which promises the most
disastrous consequences In vicksburg, where
the feeling at one time seemed likely
to eliminate in bloodshed at an
early day, the catastrophe has been,
for the present. happily avoided by
the firmness and forbearance of the white citi-
zens, added to the sober second thought of
the colored people, and the city, as stated by
our correspondent, was never more peaceful
The former are preparing for an energetic
campaign in the forthcoming municipal elec-
ton, by which they hope to relieve themselves
from the rule of the ignorant blacks and cor
rupt carpet-baggers, who have rolled up q debt
equal to one-fifth of the taxable real and per-
sonal property of the city. Governor Ames
reiterates his call for federal troops, which the
Executive, with discretion it might well
have exercised in previous cases. declines to
furnish.
Year: 1874

Of all the departments under the municipal
regime in which the public of New York take
special interest the Department of Public
Parks stands first The labors of the gentle
men In charge of this all important branch of
the city government for some years past have
been encouraged in every way as long as
their efforts were directed toward the improve
ment of what has been so aptly named 'the
lungs of the metropolis. But trouble has
arisen even here. One of the Commissioners


Mr.. Stewart, records his veto against the pay
ment of sundry bills in the Department of
Parks. He is of opinion that the present city
charter prohibits the payment of any salaries
to his brother Commissio ners, the President
alone excepted, and he decidedly puts his face
against granting any further emolument to
Superintendent Ryan beyond that which he
enjoys from the rental of restaurants within
the confines of Central Park The obdurate
Stewart alleges that an employee of the city
government engaged in business of this kind
is acting in direct violation of the terms of
the charter 1t is quite an exciting question
of debate III city matters and may reach be-
yond the ken of the Park Commissioners.
Year: 1874

RENOVATED HoMBURo. publish in an
other column an interesting letter on the
present state of Homburg. 1t was expected
that the abolition of the gaming tables would
ruin the town; but, strangely enough, the dis
appearance of the elegant blacklegs who
thronged nightly around its gaming tables has
been followed by an influx OF respectable visit
ors who more than make up for the disap-
pearance of gambling noblemen and the very
questionable society by which they were sur
rounded. There is q healthy lesson in these
f.cts which ought not to be lost on ourselves.


Persons friendly to gamblers and backleps
have urged that the suppression of games of
chance has had the effect of driving Western
merchants away from our marts. II this be
true the loss is more apparent than real.


Western merchants who come to the city to
gamble must be dangerous class of custom
ers, and New York need not weep over them.


BY and by the reward will come, for as the
black sheep disappear honest people will come
to US with greater confidence. and. like HON.
Year: 1874

The Pope S ADDRESS TO YOUTHFUL PRIESTS.
The address which Pope Plus the Ninth de-
livered short time since to number of
young clergymen, representing many of the
great nationalities which are embraced in the
fold of the Universal Church--Amerca particu-
larly-is published in the HERALD to-day. It
is one of the most emphatic and important
uttemnces which has fallen from the lips of
the Holy Father since the oDening OF tho
Year: 1874

Morton ON THE STUMP The first signif-
cant speech of the opening Congressional
campaign is that delivered last evening by
Senator Morton, digest of which will be
found elsewhere. The avowed oracle of infa-
ton touches upon the subject of finance some
what more cautiously than was his wont in the
Senate last winter. He, however joyfully in
terprets the passage Of the new Currency
Law as indicating that the 'threat of con-
traction" will not be accomplished. Senator
Morton advocates the perpetuation OF the ma
tional bank system, the Civil Rights bill and
Congressional regulation of railroad traffic
and interstate commerce. denouncee free
trade and reciprocity and forcibly denies
that President Grant Is in any way untrue to
tho party which elected him.