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Year: 1874

At a recent destructive fire in country
town, a number of the wouldbe savers OF
property lost their heads, and as there had
not been a fire OF any consequences for
years in the place, when the call was
made for the town fire engine, scarcely
any one knew where to find It, Four ex-
cited individuals, however, started off with
a rope to pull il forth, and arrived at the
supposed place Of deposit, some distance
away, they broke off the hasp of the door.
blundered in among wheels and some old
lumber in the darkness. and made fast
their rope. Then they pulled with a will.
The machine yielded, and away they
ratified down hill to the conhagratioiI.
When close upon H. in the full light OF the
blaze, they were halted by one of the
town officials, who demanded:


Say, my men, who is in such II hurry
to be buried?' zJ3


Buried. We're going to put out the
fire."


"Put out the fire! Well," said the Off
cial, "You won't do it with that old hearse,
unless you load her up with water" -
The excited quartet turned round and
looked at the vehicle behind, when the
truth burst upon them. They had in their
excitement broken into an old hearse. and
drawn forth, instead Of the fire engine, n
superannuated old funeral car which stood
there, an inky old skeleton, with its rusty
black trimmings tapping in the breeze. 1t
was quickly thrust aside by the mortified
party, fearing perhaps that they might be
called on for job that they would not
willingly be the undertakers Of.-Front
the Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Year: 1874

An elderly clergyman of Chicago,
when asked the other day why he never
married, replied that he had spent his
life in looking for woman who should
refrain from working him pair of slip.
pers, and he had never found her.
Year: 1874

Lucy Hooper, of the Philadelphia
Press, thus describes Mrs. MacMahon:
The Marshal MacMahon was present,
as was also his stout and short and most
unsty lish.looking wife, who, in her dress
of dark blue silk, with tunic and sleeve
less corsage Of open worked black silk,
a hat wreathed with pale pink roses and
a bouquet of pink roses in her hand i,
looked like the housekeeper of some
aristocratic family abroad in her best
clothes"
Year: 1874

A correspondent of neighboring
journal tells of country clerk in a ru-
raj town who had pet calf which he
was training in the ways Of the OK; tie
calf walked around very peacefully un-
der one end of the yoke while Mr.. Clerk
held up the other end, but in an unfor-
tunate moment The man conceived the
idea Of putting bis own neck in the yoke,
to let the calf see how it would seem to
work with partner. This frightened
the calf, and elevating his tail and his
voice he struck dead run ;or the
village, and Mr. Clerk went along, with
his head down and his plug hat in his
hand, straining every nerve to keep up,
and crying out at the top Of his voice:
Here we come. dang our fool souls;
head US, somebody
Year: 1874

FoR hydrophobia the bite must bc
bathsd a. soon as possible with warm
vinegar and water, and when this has
dried, q few drops Of muriaiic acid
poured upon the wound will destroy the
poison Of tho saliva.
Year: 1874

Ifyou will only keep your teeth clean
they won't decay, The wonderful dem
tlifces which are sold at fabulous pri-,
ces arc greatly inferior to simple mix
ture of soap and prepared chalk, with
little something like orris root; bus
the essential articles are soap and chalk.


The druggist will prepare you enough
for quarter Of dollar to last long
time. When you GO to bed, with .
broad, soft toothbrush 90 through the


mouth thoroughly II disposed to a


bad mouth you may repeat the dose in
the morning. But the principal article
for keeping the teeth clean is tooth
pick-a soft goose quiil-which you
must use after eating, no matter though
it is piece of apple, and,if convenient.
after the pick use mouthful of water
to rinse from between the teeth what
the toothpick may have left. m
Year: 1874

Never be idle. If your hands can
NOT be usefully employed, attend to the
cultivation of your mind.


Always speak the truth.


Keep good company or none.~s


Make few promises.


Live up to your engagements.


Have no very intimate friends.


Keep your own secrets if you have
any.


When you speak to a person, look
him in the face.


Good company aud good converse
ton are the very sinews Of virtue.


Good character is above al things
else,


Never listen to loose or idle conver-
.ssaissa.


You had better be poisoned in your
blood than your principles.


Your character can not be essentially
iniared excep. by your own acts.


II any one speaks evil OF you'll your
life be so virtuous that none will believe
him.


Brink no intoxicating liquors.


Ever live, misfortunes excepted, with
in your income.


When you retire to bed, think over
what you have done during the day.


Never speak lightly Of religion.


Make no haste to be rich if you would
prosper


Small and steady gains give compc-
tency with tranquility of mind


Never play at any kind Of game.


Avoid temptation through fear that
yoa may not withstand it.


Earn your money before you spend
it,


Never run in debt unless you see a
way to get out again.


Never borrow if you can possibly
avoid It,


Be just before you are generous.


Keep yourself innocent if you would
be happy.
Save when you are young, to spend
when you are old.


Never think that what you do for re-
ligion is time or money misspent.


Read some portion of the Bible every
lly
Year: 1874

W The following story comes from
Ireland: Two men had quarrel in q
liquor shop. They adjourned outside
to settle the dispute. The FIRST man,
being from Connausht, Immediately
seized lump of stone and let 1y,at the
head of his opponent, who dipped his
head and missed the stone. which went
through an expensive plate glass win
dow, and did much damage. A msgis.
trate was called upon next morning to
determine which of the two should pay
the cost. The evidence clearly showed
that the aim was good one, and that
If the second man had not dipped his
head 'he would have been struck
Therefore" said the magistrate, she
must pay the damages, as it is certain
the first man didn't intend to injure the
window, and the window would not
have been Injured il it had not been for
the act of thu second man."
Year: 1874

Bad dreams are frequently caused BY
a tight neck hand, which prevents the
blood when it reaches the brain from
flowing freely hack again. Compression
OF any part of the body should be
avoided at all times, but especially du
ring sleep. The lighter the he'd clothes
are the more refreshing and sweet will
be the repose. For this reason, CON-
forters made of de!aines, or other thin
WOODEN material, and stuffed With wool,
are far preferable to those made of cot
ton,and warmer even than blankets, since
the fibers Of wool are wider apart, and
the same weight goes farther in retain
ing the warmth OF the Eody.
Year: 1874

Married people should treat each
other like lovers all their livcs-then
they would be happy. Bickering and
quarreling would soon break off love
affairs; consequently lovers indulge in
such only to very. limited extent
But some people-men and women both
when they have once got married think
they may do just as they please, and it
will make no difference. They make a
great mistake. 1t causes all the differ
ence in the world. Women should
grow more devoted and men more fond
after marriage,if they have the slightest
idea of being happy as wives and hus-
bands. 1t is losing sight of this funda-
mental truth which leads to hundreds
of divorces. Yet, many man will
scold his wife who would never think
Of breathing harsh word to his sweet
heart; and many wife will be glum
and morose on her husbands return
who had only smiles and words of cheer
for him when be was her suitor. How
can such people expect to be happy?
Year: 1874

1t was the greatest of chances which
brought us acquainted with the Viscount
We were at ball at the Marchioness' S.
Mrs. Threestars was talking with US,
when the Viscount bowed to her as he
was passing. As she had not seen him
for ever so long, she stopped him, talked
with him, aud very naturally introduced
him to us. The Viscount invited my
daughter to dance. He danced with her
three or four times without knowing who
she was. You could easily see she
pleased him, and as he did not know who
She was, you may think, dear madam,
that he had no notion that she had a
million for a dOwry So when Mrs.
Threestars told me he thought my daugh-
ter charming, but that he dared not sue
for her hand, not being rich himself;
and as | knew that Adele-my daughter
thought him agreeable, | begged Mrs
Threestars TO reassure him, and two days
after be Mas the happiest Of men.
Yes, yes, replies the dear Madam,
you are quite right; marriages are made
in heaven. And a fortnight later the
Viscount pays me 60,O0Of., the half Of
which give to Mrs. Threestars, in ex-
change for which ! return him all his
papers, the written engagement among
the rest, which would show his happy
spouse how marriages are not always
made in heaven.


Sometimes, however We have to do
with ungratelul fellows who refuse to
pay after having pocketed the dowry.
These are the thorns in the trade, for We
must go to law, and even if we win the
profession suffers. But often, too, We
meet with delicate aud grateful souls.
In one Of the cities OF the north had an
intermediary who called my attention to
a young lady with three millions for her
portion, who would only marry man
Year: 1874

1t appeared to me that there must be
a certain connection between the mar
riage ! had just witnessed, the young
widows story, and the existence OF this
couple. l was confirmed still more in
the idea by the successive discoveries l
made, from which | learned, after two or
three days investigation, that three or
four persons Of my aequaiptance had
been married. as it we're, by chance, and
throughsthe friendly aud disinterested
intervention of the same lady. What
threw me out Of my reckoning was, that
every one assured me the lady had acted
without any motive Of interest, and that
it was with the utmost difficulty she had
been prevailed upon to accept a cheap
artistic souvenir. 1t seemed to me very
strange that a lady who ostensibly had
no fortune, and whose husband had no
place, could afford to spend her time in
making people happy, and that the con-
seriousness OF having performed that good
action could take the place OF income
and salary.


Al last, by thinking the matter over l
came By degrees to the conclusion that
the lady in question belonged to the
pretty numerous category Of interme'
diaries employed by matrimonial agents
in France 20 realize their combinations,
aud Immediately resolved to clear up
my doubts. To that end | called upon
one of the best known matrimonial
agents IN Paris, and asked him for an
interview. ! was very well received
Year: 1874

From the Chicago Times, Dec. 80.


The public, in Judging of the labor
movement IN this city, would do the
men connected with it great injustice
We're it to class them as Communists.
From the reports of the various jour
mails, both with respect to the public
meetings and what is said by the work.
lngmen at the various headquarters, it
seems to be the case that the great ma
jority of all those unemployed have no
further desire in this movement than to
get work and getpaid forit. The Com
munistic element Is a very small one.
So far as the leaders of this ele-
ment are concerned, they are not
men who are out of work. These
leaders are men ike young Hoffman,
who have allied themselves with the
movement because it promises votes, or
they are men who have been sent here
from abroad to agitate in the interest
of Internationalism or Communism, or
whatever it may term itself. In view
of the fact that it is only very small
minority Of these workingmen who are
demanding any thing more than work,
IT is but fair to treat the movement as a
legitimate demonstration, reservinS de-
nunciation and threats of grape-shot
especially for the few scalawags who
deserve them.


The situation Of these people is amOst
distressing one. There can be nOdOubt
about the fact that there are from TO-
600 to 1900 people IN this city that
are directly upon the verge of suffering.
1t is even probable that many of this
number are actually in want OF
course, the worst feature of the diff
Guilty Is the immediate necessity fOT
bread, clothing andfucl; although there
is no want of indirect evils that add
materially to the distressing char
actcr Of the situation. One of the
principal of these is the endangering
Of the possession Of the homes of many
of the working classes. Many hundreds
of them have purchased homesteads
upon which they have made small pay
ments, and ON which there is an indebt-
edness secured by mortgages. AS said,
this feature of the situation is not so
pressing as the demand for bread; but
it is nevertheless one of great conse-
quence to the purchasers of these home
steads. 1t adds to the pOignancy Of
hunger when the sensation is supple
mented by the consideration ON the
part Of the hungry man that his
small accumulations are endangered
and that he may speedily be with
out a roof, as he is now without food OF
employment. These facts are sad and
beyond adequate comprehension by any
save those to whom they apply. The
sad character OF the condition Of those
unemployed. the magnitude Of their
sufferings. demand the most earnest
consideration on the part of all philan-
thrcPists, and should save them from a
denunciation which belongs properly u
the demagogues and agitators among
them, and who are endea Joring t,
utilize the necessities Of these people
IN order to secure their own iniqUitou;
ends.
Year: 1874

bell, stared at each other with an ex-
preston on each face which said,
well, who's swindling the company
now One testy old gent went to
quarTelling with the driver through the
ticket-hole. The poor but patriotic re-
pealer, for such he was, pulled the strap
and shot out half crazed. HurTying to
a corner he threw the offending alarm
Into a trap and went his was rejoicing.


DINING THEN.


Here, as IN London" remarks Il
New York correspondent, when any
body brings you letter of introduc-
tiOn you feel bound to invite him TO
breakfast or dinner, and after that your
obligation is discharged. l say bound,
though that is hardly the word, since
We extend such invitation rather from
the force Of habit than from reflection.
If we like "A man Of Manhattan we ask
him to break bread with us-a simple
way Of expecting him TO partake Of
twenty or thirty dishes and six or eight
kinds of wine. If we don't like man
we extend the same invitation with
the hope OF getting rid of him. In
fact, froma mamultiplicity of motives, and
under almost all circumstances, We bid
our acquaintance, whether new or old,
to sit at the table with us, and be lit
ter5llly stuffed. | venture to affirm
that more private dinners are
given here IN one week, during the sea-
son, than are given in the entire re-
mainder of the country in two months.
In England, gentleman invites you
TO his house, and, Of course, introduces
you to his family. In this city, while
many such invitations are extended, it
is commOner for gentleman, either
married or single, 70 name 4 club or
restaurant as the place for dining.
This may not seem quite so hospitable,
but it saves much trouble, and avoids
domestic restraint
Year: 1874

POOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND LACK OF UNITY


THE MAIN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF PRINT


ERs, TAILoRs, sHoEMAKEIS, AND ClGARMAkERs


The number of cooperative organizations in this
CITY at present is very small and considerably less
than IL was two years ago. Within the past eight
wears there have been several schemes of that char


acter entered upon by NewYork workingmen, the
greater part of them in humble way, but most of
them have failed Their want of success is not at
tributed either by their own members or by outside
Observers to the plan itself but generally to the in


sufficient preparation made for the novel undertake
ing or to lack of unity of action among the share
holders Perhaps the most prevalent source of
weakness has been the lack of ability for
business MANAGEMENT among those who con-
trolled the enterprises. The men who have made
up these associations have been in the main compe


tent workmen indeed, generally of somewhat
higher grade than their fellows, but want of eau
tion in giving credits. or other mistakes coming
from inadequate experience in business transactions,
have too soon brought their slender fabrics TO the
ground. In some cases there has been adisturbing
element from the start in the machinatons of one
or more self seeking members who have worked for
their own advantage at the expense OF the society.
Year: 1874

adoption OF this plan would result better under
abandonment by the former of all the abuses Of which
the people justly complain But IL the Board and the


sas wouS banneo %nca am sorry to say
schedule by correcting what appears wrong and
untu.s, and leaving the Company - disregard the Com
mssioners schedule at Its peril that s at the risk OF
being able to prove to the satisfaction OF court or
able.


Now It may be impossible for any Board to determine
the question OF the reasonabeness Of the charges
well cease our efforts at legislative reform In this
direction. II nobody but board OF railroad officials
can ever nnd out what proper to DO charged by these
carriers, and II extortion neither be discovered
proved punished there little use to attempt any
argument, let me admit for moment that the Board
would be unable to inquire into and determine
few great lines OF the country which carry the bulk of
the produce from West TO East does II follow that the
OF complaint the raising OF freghts Winter sea-
when water routes are closed by lee. As You well
know. the moment the canals and rivers freeze the
freight agents meet In New-York or Boston and NM
up their charges from 80 to 80 per cent which is eauya
lent 70 eyiDg tax Of many millions upon the people
for the use and benefit or these
monopoies Now II the Board under the bili I'm oues
uon. should lind y impossible TO revise the Summer
1t would be quito possible for 1t TO adopt them
and this being done they could proceed to
rates ought TO be raised In Winter, and could certainly
obtain light enough determine this single question
IT, upon investigation they should determius that 10
per cent Is sufficient increase OF Winter over Sumner
rates, and the courts and iurles should sustain the
we would soon see an end OF one at least OF the worst


The question should We try TO remedy at least
out traii do not claim that the bin now before the
senate In perfect, and doubt not
better and more complete solution OF tho question OF
insist that IL u not going too Tar to make an honest
effort afford adequate remedies for abuses which
all know to exist, and for which tcre 10 at present NO


'Tns CouuUs.l0pers appointed vndsy tue bli II Il be
Year: 1874

that all had been done that could be
done for Walter and Mary, and tha
people, except few, who remained as
watchers and helpers, dispersed to their
homes.


The three days that followed were
bright, sunny days. A strange stiffness
and unusual hush reigned in the neigh.
borhood of the cottage. The harsh,
grating sound of the saw mill was stop
ped in token of respect for the real sor-
row. Only the softly flowing stream
was heard, mingling suSurruS with the
hum of the bees in the garden.


Now and then groups of children,
dressed in their Sunday attire, would
come down the bank, and with hushed
voices and fearful looks steal up toward
the cottage door. Then kind Joe would
see them, and would come out and take
them in to see Willie and after a few
moments they would issue forth again
and walk sadly homeward, and as they
went the sunlight dried their tears.


And farmers and hunters came from
many miles away "to see the little boy
that was killed by sheep" Some Of
the rough men manifested their sympa-
thy by exhibiting vindictive feelings
toward the ram. After going in and
viewing the bruised corpse, they would
come out with dark, determined looks,
and grasping again the long rifles which
they had brought with them and stood
~ by the door, they would inquire Of any
by. stand2r, with fierce emphasis, wheth-
er the ram that "did that" was dead.
On being informed of his execution,
they would say, "That will do" with
an air that implied how much they
would have enjoyed it to have shot at
him. Indeed, itappeared thatif the poor
brute had been possessed of fifty or a
hundred lives so that each irate hunter
might have taken one, it would have
been a great relief and satisfaction.


On the fourth day Willie was buried.
Mary continued inconsolable. All of
the social influences which the neigh
borhood could command were put in
operation from the time of the funeral
onward, in order to cheer her and bind
her wounded spirit. Social meetings
we're held and pleasant little gatherings
made for her. Wherever there was en-
joyment Mary must be. She gracefully
submitted herself to all their kindness,
and tried to please her friends. But it
seemed to do her little good. She re-
mained pale, weak, and dispirited.


After few months Walter and Mary
discovered that somehow they were not
suited with their farm. They sold the
place at the first opportunity, and re-
turned to their former home in New
England, the remains of little Willie
having been forwarded in advance to a
cemetery there, with which they in their
early days had been familiar. ar.-Atantic
TOR July.
Year: 1874

One Of those people with whom "see.
ing is believing" and the deductions OF
logic and mathematics go for nothing
an Englishman bearing the immortal
name of Hampden-recently risked
FIVE hundred pounds on the assertion
that the earth could not be proved to
him by ocular demonstration to be
round-or, more precisely, that the sur
face of a sheet of quiet water was fiat,
not curved. The bet was accepted by a
Mr.. A. r. Wallace presumably the
eminent naturalist Of that nance, and
the experiment was tried on the Bed
ford Level" wAere line OF six miles
could be obtained. Three disks were
placed, one at each end of this line and
one at the center, each disk being eI-
actly AZ feet above the surface of the
water Immediately under it. The
three were then observed through q
selected and improved telescope, and
the central one was found to be about
| five feet above the line joining the two
others. That rise of five feet forced
Mr.. Hampden to come down with five
hundred pounds. 1t is to be be hoped
that he paid his water money. Any
surveyor could have told him that in
running levels over any considerable
distance it is necessary to make correc'
tions for the curvature Of the earth,
as we'll as for refraction. These correc'
tions become very important when it is
desired to survey a line for the con.
struction of ditch or canal. A man
sighting through telescope at an OBJ
ect ten miles distant, and apparently
on level, would be really looking at 9
point nearly fitty-seven feet higher il
altitude than his eye; and if he made
no allowance for this fact, it might hap
pen to him, as it happened to rude sur.
veyors and contractors before now, that
when his ditch was done, the water
could not run in it. At this distance the
positive error in curvature is nearly
sixt-seveu feet; but there is a uartia
Offset in the opposite or negative error
of reirGction.
Year: 1874

CYRus W. FIELD is confident that the
San Francisco moneyed men will take
stock and advance money for laying the
Pacific cable to Japan as soon as the
survey is made. The stock will be
owned in London, New York and San
Francisco, and will amount to about
%. 600. 600.