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Year: 1874

a Phen1xville maid, quite old,
becoming anxious about her matri-
monial chances, recently concored
a plan to deceive a young fel-
low as to.her age. This was the way
she tried it: The family Bible con
tanned a faithful record of all births,
marriages, and deaths. The volume
the maiden took to her chamber,
and selecting the birth page, she
managed by dint of scratching and
writing to change the date Of her
birth to period eleven years later
than what it had legitimately been
recorded. Then the Bible was plac-
ed on the sitting-rooma table in a
conspicuous manner. That evening
came along the lover. He soon be-
gan to finger with the. Bible pages,
and finally reached the birth record,
where and when undiscovered to his
surprise, that his Angelins was Just
one year younger than he. he
thought it strange as she appeared
older. He kept his mouth shut ana
continued to tumble its pages. Next
he began reading the death list, and
made the very astonishing discovery
that the radiant maiden. according
40 the Bible, had actually been
horn ten years after the decease of
her father. The young man quietly
crosse and bid Angelina good by,
and now swears that "eternal vigi-
lance is the price Of liberty"
Year: 1874

If anybody has seen black-and-tan dog,
answering to the name of ''Judge," going
down street in company with a hard-shell
turtle that won't answer to anything, and
certainly won't answer to tackle, as the dog
can tell you if you can get him to stop long
enough, please halt the eloping pair, as they
are the property of the editor of this paper.
We are fondly attached to the dog on ac-
count of his vagabondish, Bohemish habits.
He knows every dog in Peoria by name, and
is on speaking terms with nine-tenths of the
dogs that come in under the wagons, and he
knows more of the inhabitants of this city
than the tax collector does. The turtle is a
more recent acquisition. 1t was placed in
the back yard yesterday, and the dog spent
an hour and II half trying to entice it to come
out of its shell and be sOciable. The old
iron-clad maintained his reserve however,
until the dog crammed his nose against the
front part and began to sniff. The pair
seemed to come to some sort of understand
ing at once, for the dog made an impetuous
remark on very high key, and they both
started on trip. The dog was last seen
sauntering along like a whirlwind, the turtle
staying right by him. We should be very
sorry to lose the dog now, as he has acquired
another important and valuable quality. He
knows more about turtles than any other dog
in the country and it is mighty hard to find u
real good turtle dog.-Peora Rerieoc.
Year: 1874

Everybody is liable to "catch cold but
scarcely anybody knows how the ''chilling"
process is accomplished. Here is how II is
done When the surface of healthy ami
NAL IS exposed TO cold, the cutancous vessels
contract. and by thus contining the blood to
the interior Of the body, prevent its cooling
and preserve the temperature of the vital or
gans. unless the application of cold be con-
inucd for Il considerable time. This is not
the case. however. when the animal has been
previously exposed to warmth. The cuta-
ueou> vessels become paralyzed by the heat.
and remain dilated even after the cold has
been applied The blood is thus exposed
over large surface and becomes rapidly
cooled, even though the temperature OF the
surrounding medium is not very low. Con-
flnement in a close office, hot theatre, or
crowded ballroom, will have Il similar effect
on man. From such places people will press
ont into the coel open air, or sometimes even
purposcly station themselves in q draught.
The blood, which is coursing through the
dilated vessels of every part Of the surface.
is rapidly cooled. and. on its return to the in
tcrnal organs, cools them much more quickly
than it could have done had the person simply
been exposed to cold without dlation of the
vessels by previous warmth.
Year: 1874

We enter another year, and, in fancy, a
very large part of the inhabitants OF the globe
steO across a chasm of timc-from the feeble
embrace of 1873 into the warm clasp OF lusty
1874. Although the division OF time Is not
arbitrary. very nearly all IF us attempt to
begin new life with each OF these annually
recurring occasions. They serve as mill
stones or breathing places III our rafting ire
race One-half OF the world hal's Just now
looks back at its past, regrets The mistakes
it has made and the evil II has done, and,
shutting the book. resolves that thc cream
pages of the volume just opened shall bc tree
from these blemishes and be a record OF
promises kept and duty well done. 1t will be
prolific of virtuous intentions. The greedy
seeker after wealth will mentally resolve to
follow the tempting prize at greater DIS
tance: the votary of Bacchus to shun the
wine-cup; the children of fortune to he more
generous to their unfortunate fellows: the
Drodsal son to he less riotous III his living;
the sOrCid politician to diminish his pecula-
tions; and 80 on through the whole range OF
human characters there will rise spontane-
ously swell of concerted resolves to be more
virtuous that they may be happy. They will
seek in the new better life than in the old,
ambition will soar high and imagination pre-
pare q grand future, in which fortune and
morality and happiness will all be blended.


But. alas! how soon will these resolutions
assume a sickly hue, then melt and fade al
together. January is strewn with the wreck
of good purposes. In the stearn realities OF
EVERYDAY life these sublime resolves, how
ever heroic they may have been, yield to
gross enjoyment; the period of self-denial
and sacrifice in short, or its spirit becomes
feeble indeed in its manifestations. There IS
brighter side than this, however. To fail
is human, but all human beings do not sue
cumb SO easily. There arc those whose men
tai vows are strictly kept, whose reclamation
dates from the opening of the New Year, and
with whom it is the beginning OF new
! career, while those who fall arc better tor
their temporary virtue. Therefore, resolve
| now to be good all the year round, and make
| an effort to be faithful to the resolve.


There is another feature of New Years
day, borrowed possibly from the heather
Chinee, with whom it is almost religious
rite, which should he generally observed-the
payment of your debts. Get out of debt, and


stay out of it; this to the young men in par
ticular 1t is utterly absurd for them to recon-
cle the state of debtor with a series of good


resolutions Horace Greeley, who knew,


said that cold, hunger, rags, hard work, con-
tempt, suspicion, MI Just reproach, and other
evil things were disagreeable, but that debt


WAS infinitely worse than all of them. and he
left this lesson to the young men of the nation


he loved 50 well: Never run into debt!
Avoid pecuniary obligation as you would
pestilence or famine If you have but fifty
| cents and can get no more for a week, buy a
peck of corn, parch it, and live on it, rather
| than owe a man dollar
Year: 1874

From the Territorial (Nevada) Enterprise.


State Printer Putnam, who has been So
journing in this city for Il few days past, re-
turned to Carson last Sunday noon. lie was
pres scntcd II fine Newfoundland pup, about
four months old, which here, and tor safe
keeping was placed in the Enterprise press
room. AS he was now the property OF
printer, he felt it duty he owed his master
TO get some n>i yht into the business at once
After inspecting the running OF a JOB press
for some time with much interest, he went to
it and stuck his nose between II pair of cog


wheels Leaving between the wheels piece
of skin off the end of his nose about the size
of a tradc-dollar he retired to a corner and
sat down for a time to reflect upon his first
lesson. After he had for some time paved
and licked his wound, his attention was at
| tracted to the bed of the power press, which
seemed to he shooting in and out in playful
manner. After this he started-encouraged
by seeing it retreating from him-but was
almost instantly knocked down by the swift
return of the bed. Here he thought he had
found a foe worthy of his steel. At it he
went, tooth and nail, and was as regularly
knocked down as each paper was struck OIL,
for about three hours. he then sat down
and watched the "thing" the rest of the
night, bobbing his head up and down as the
bed-plate moved in and out, but cured OF
battling with it. Being shut up in the room
and left to his own devices until noon on
Sunday, he found an empty ink barrel on its
side and made that his home. Being black
as ink himself, the condition of his coat was
not discovered until his master had taken him
aboard of the train for Carson. 1t was then
found that he was as full of ink as one of the
ink-balls used by printers in the early days
of printing Being an affectionate and play
full little cuss, the CONSERVATION which he
created aboard that train can be we'll inag-
ined. At last it was found necessary to wrap
and tie him up in lot of newspapers, and
thus the printers dog rode away with his
new master, newspaper carrier to begin
with
Year: 1874

You may 20 over the plains and Wills OF
Southern California for miles, says Lo.
Angeles exchange, and see thousands OF
sheep, but not q man 10 watch them. Around
each flock or band of say thousand OF
sheep, are half a dozen dogs of q peculiar
breed-dogs whose progenitors were imported
from the sheep pastures of the Old World.
These dogs take the entire care of the sheep,
drive them out to pasture in the morning,
keep them from straying during the day, and
bring them heme at night. They have in.
herited talent for keeping sheep. But the
shepherds do not depend wholly On that
thcy cultivate it in this way, SO at least the
old shepherds say. When lamb is born il
is taken away from the mother sheep before
she has seen it, and puppy put in its place.
The sheep suckles the puppy and learns to
love it. When the puppy grows old enough
to learn to eat meat, it is fed in the morning
and sent out with the sheep. 1t stays with
them because it is accustomed to be with ito
mother, but it cannot feed with them. AS
they get full the dog gets hungry. At length
impatient to return where it hopes to get an
other piece Of meat, it begins to tease and
worrv its mother, and finally starts her to-
ward home, the other sheep follow, and thus
the whole flock is brought in. II the dog
brings the sheep home too soon. or comes
without them, he gets no supper, or is pun
ished in some other way. Hence, he soon
learns when to come, and to see to it that
none Of his charge are left behind. These
animals are trained by taking advantage of
their instincts and appetites.
Year: 1874

+. t. Perkins writes thus in the Old and
.Ne,r,: Beauty of feature is almost common
in America: refinement and intelligence OF
feature arc absolutely so. But sracefulness
is very rare. Among men-why, the idea is
supcrtluous-no matter about it either way.
But among women. whose business is beauty,
man who knows, say, a hundred ladies we'll
enough to recollcct the manner and traits OF
each distinctly. can perhaps select, one pos
sbly two. but very likely n0nc who possess
that supreme and divine grace of beautiful
motion. Even to bc able to recognize and
admire it. if not due to unusual keenness Of
perception. is in itself All elegant culture.
What most people call beauty is of the form
and color of the face only. The person of
a woman is most often taken for granted or
ignored. But there may be real beauty
which is, 10y the way, Of the whole person,
from the crown Of the head to the tips of the
tocS-without gracefulness. What does give
craccfulncss-beauty of motion lis unknown.
|; is something of the body and something
of the soul
Year: 1874

A New York correspondent writes to the
Chicago Tribune as follows: This is the
season for cOnnubial couples to visit the me-
tropolis on wedding tours, and they are seen
in numbers every day at the Broadway hotels.
Their incipient matrimonial condition can be
detected at glance and at the longest range.
1nasmuch rs marriage is IN the way OF nature
and in accordance with time-honored custom,
l cannot imagine why those who enter it
should appear so awkward and ridiculous.
Newly-wedded pairs are among the absurdest
of creatures. They seem SO utterly silly, so
unconquerably spoony, that they never flash
across my vision without exciting my pity.
All their attempts to conceal their state, of
which we are sincerely ashamed, only result
in their rendering it ludicrously conspicuous.
Every servant, porter, bell-boy, and bootblack
in and about hotel knows that they are
novices in matrimony, and never refrains
from smiling significantly as they so by.
One of the distinguished marks of the n.y.
meneal victims is their complete newness-
not of character alone, but of every article
of attire. Even to the sOles OF their boots
their freshness shines, and their movement
and manner seem to be as fresh as their
clothes. The fact that they are universally
recognized always annsys them, and pro-
vokes their constant endcavor to appear like
old married folks. Wouldn't it be well, under
the circumstances for engaged persons to
practice matrimonial ways for some months
before they fairly put on the nuptial moose? !?
If they would call each other Mr. and Mrs.
Jones, wear garments that had been some
what used, and show supreme Indifference to
one another, perhaps they might succeed in
imposing upon the public but so long as
they indulge in ''Dear" and ''Darling," and
in startling new clothes, and look like idiots
generally they must be detected for what
they are.
Year: 1874

Conversation in the horse-car--First
young lady Father says that we girls must
be economical, for the panic has struck him.
What does your father say?" Second young
lady-"Oh, he don't say much; you know
pa is SO slow that l don't believe he hear
that the panic is in town until it has most
gone away"
Year: 1874

On last Wednesday night a ball was given at the Court House in commemoration of St. Patrick's Day, and was altogether a most brilliant and enjoyable affair and participated in by a large humber of our best citizens, without re- gard to nationality or creed. The ladies were, there, in all their beauty and glory, and splendidly dressed. kind, pleasant and fas' cin@ting as they always are. The hall was gaily festooned with flags. In the centre, the Ameri- can flag and the green flag of old Ireland were entwined. Many officers and ladies from Fort Yu. ma were present. Governor Saf. ford who arrived in the afternoon from California was also present. The music was good and the dancing was gay and spirited. It was most truly a cosmopolitan party. No truly liberal hearted man could look upon the scene witdout feeling that the day of national jealousy, hatred and bi- gotry has passed away for here were mingled together,in perfect social enjoyment, people from nearly every cline and of every shade of religious belief Truly the millennium is eoMing-that period foretold by the Prophet of old, when the lion shall lie down with the lamb, and the sheep with the grizzly bear, and the little child shalllead them. 'So mote it be-"
Year: 1874



 Ifany argument was wanting to show the great necessity of the immediate construction of this great transcontinental thorough fare, is certainly furnished in the recent blockade of the Union and Central Pacific by snow. The telegraph informs that the road was completely blockaded for stretch of fifty miles. Travel stopped, mails stopped, and all trafic impeded, beside the great suffering of the passengers en.route from the extreme cold. But this is no new thing. It has been so every winter since that road was constructed, and will always be so on that line, unless the climate should change, which is not very probable. '.

 This state of things being known to the whole country, it is great wonder that the American peo- pie do not rise en-masse and de- mand the immediate construction sof a railway below the snow line. The route of the Texas Pacific is entirely free from all impeachment snd the cars could run without interruption for three hundred and sixty-five days in the year. And when we consider the excel fence of the climate through which this route passes, the ab- sence of danger from rough mountain gorges, long tunnels and deep excavations, which be- set the other transcontinental road, the wonder increases that the road has not been constructed long ago.

 This road is an absolute neces- sity to the Government and to the people and cannot be much longer delayed. Supposei in some sudden exigency it become ne- cessary to transport troops to the Pacific shores, and the trains should bump up against fifty. mile snow blockade? What might or what might not be the disastrous effect? But it is use- less to multiply arguments to show the necessity of the sperdy completion of the Texas Pacific Railway. Every intelligent man and every man who. desires the welfare of our common country and the development of some of it's fairest domains, and the unin- terrupted trade and transit across the continent, knows and feels this necessity.

 At the head ofthis enterprise is one of the best and greatest rail- road men that ever lived. His

 

 proposition now before Congress is at once the best, the fairest and the most reasonable that has ever been offered to the Government | by any railroad man or corpora i ton, and we confidently predict that it will receive the support of every Western and Southern member. as well as all fair-mind- ed members from every section of our country.

 We of Arizona have deep in. terest in the early completion of this road. The snort of the "iron horse" will be the knell of the Apsches, and we will commence 8 career of true prosperity and development that will never apain be checked.
Year: 1874

STRAzN1cKY is said to know the name
and place Of everytOn of the hundred
thousand volumes of Ast"r Library The
same was of old said Of the great librarian
Magliabachi, who besides knowing the
name of every book Of his extensive IL
brary. could also repeat the contents Of 4
great number OF them, and could tell any
inquirer not only what book would be
the most satisfactory and pleasing to his
wishes, but the chapter und page where
the desired date would be found.
Year: 1874

A young lady came to the city tho
other day to have her picture taken:
When the artist showed her the ''proof
and asked her how shs liked it, she
placedly remarked that he put too
darned much mouth on it to suit her"
Year: 1874

Production OF Ice IN MILD WINrERs.-It is
suggested that by filing suitably constructed sheet
iron vessels to the depth of about an inch with
water it will soon freeze, even when the tempera-
ture is but little below the freezing point. and that
by repeating the addition of water as the first por
tions become frozen blocks of the clearest ice six
inches thick, may be formed during night; and
when the temperature by day is suitable. single


aborer will be able to fill large icehouse in short
time. BY pouring water which has been cooled in
the vessels nearly to the freezing point the ice
after il has been packed, at suitable intervals when
the temperature Of the air n below the freezlng
point, compact mass OF ice may be formed OF more
value for use than n much larger quantity loosely
packed. Even in Winters favorable TO the produc-


ton Of ice the above method may be found the most
conv enlent aud the cheapest Tor hllng ce-hoGses.
Year: 1874

The examination in the case Of Onicer Leddy, of
the Twentieth precinct charged with felonious
assault on ex-Ofiicer EDWARD DAILY. was concluded
yesterday before Justice Morgan, at Jefferson Mar
ket. Both parties were represented by counsel
1t was proven that OfIlcer Leddy mad used his club
on the head Of Daily, but the witnesses to the
affair were very reticent as to the provocation
offered. Judge Morgan, after listening to the ar
gument OF counsel said :--"As long as l continue
TO SIT as magistrate on this bench shall protect
the citizen against every unwarrantable assault
on the part of police oficer. Al the same
ume snail sustain every officer in the
discharge OF ms duty, and especially in
turbulent neighbornood. as tins appears from
the evidence TO be. The learned counsel Tor the
prosecution has expatiated eloquently on the
rights secured TO us BY the Magma Charta and our
own constitution, but the evidence before me fails
essentially IN not showing the officer to have been
unJusrnaby provoked IN the action he took I
shall, therefore; dismiss the case The Judge
thereupon called up both parties and admonished
the officer that any attempt on his part here eater


under the guise Of authority, to annov or harass
the complainant would, on proper representa-
ttons, be met with prompt and stern retribution.
Year: 1874

The City OF Boston, OF tho Norwich Limo,


Runs into . Schooner and Sinks Her


One LILO L0st-An Apparently Unavoid-


able Accident.


Yesterday morning, shortly after midnight. the
steamer City of Boston, Captain william Ward,
nom New London for New York, ran into and
SANK the schooner Daniel Freil, Captain Slas Rob
inson, OF Camden, N J.. bound for Southport, with
stone. One person was lost-the Captain OF the
Daniel Freil.


According to the account of Moses O. Bailey, sec
ond pilot Of the City OF Boston, the boat going
along at fair rate OF speed the night was dark
though the stars shone Captain Ward had just
come up to the pilot house and was lying down.
He himself was In the wheelhouse, keeping
sharp lookout ahead. It was shortly after twelve,
and the most difacult portion Of the night was
over. Suddenly he sighted schooner
ahead, proceeding in q northeriy direction,
whereas che Boston was gong west by south
quarter south, so that tho schooner was directly
crossing the bows OF the steamer. 1t was dif1cult
to Judge the distance that lay between. the
schooner had no lights set, ana all on board that
approached anything like light was q giimmer
which proceeded from the companion way. The only
manner In which the course OF the schooner could
be told was by the set Of her sails. Immediately
on sighting the schooner the City Of Boston was
sheered or In an attempt TO run or behind the
stern Of the schooner. This was considered as the
best course, as the wind was blowing heavily and
1t was thought the schooner would pass before the
steamer could join her, and all the more SO that
another vessel with green light on her bow was
coming up behind, and it was, therefore, impossi-
bte to 20 in that direction by crossing diagonay.
When, however, the steamer was nearer, and she
seemed to have moved but slightly, the engines
were reversed and the wheelman, the second pilot
and the Captain (whO had been awakened) united
to veer the steamer round. To no purpose, how
ever for she ran into and struck the starboard
side OF the schooner about six eet nom the stern.
She sank Immediately. .r.l r


In the mean time the engines OF the City of
Boston had been stopped. and a boat was lowered.
In q few moments two men were picked up who
proved to be the mate and the steward OF the lost
vessel They stated that the Captain, Silas Robin
son, was below asleep at the time OF the accident
Diligent search was made for him, but to no
purpose, and after forty minutes stOppage the
City OF Boston proceeded on her way. There had
been no scare on board and some OF the pas
sengers were not aware OF the collision.


The Daniel Freil was an old canal boat turned
into q schooner OF 100 tons buroen She had that
amount Of scrap stone for building purposes on
board. She was owned in Camden. 1t Is not
known what course the owner will take. The
mate Stated according to the story OF the Boston's
officers, tnat he had no torches aboard the Freil
though he insisted the lights were SET He lost his
clothes. The City Of Boston received no damage
whatever and lett on her usual trip back to New
London last evening.