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Year: 1874

One day last week four or five Detroit
ers went into Macomb county to shoot
SQUIRRELS and kick their Sims against logs
and fence rails. They had just eaten a
cold lunch in the woods one noon, when
one of the party a young man named
Dougherty, stretched out on his back,
pulled his hat over his eyes and gave his
mind up to the work of assisting his
body to catch little rest. The remain
der of the party, having an understand
ing beforehand, quietly withdrew one by
one. One of them passed around to a
bush near Dougherty's leet and took a
tin rattle-box from his pocket, Another
stood close to the young mans legs, and
in suppressed voice, when the signal
was given, whispered:


"For Heavens sake Dougherty, don't
move so much as finger! A big rattle
snake is right under your leg"


Dougherty was fiat on his back, eyes
covered, arms sprawled out, and his voice
trembled as he replied:


"My Godl what shall / dor


"Keep perfectly quiet! 1t is your only
hope! If you even raise a finger he Will
dart his fangs into you"


The man with the rattle-box gave it a
shake, and reached out and laid club
across Dougherty's legs, whild the other
man moved of about twenty feet and ex-
claimed


"Heavens! what can we do? If we
shoot we may kin Dougherty2"


The club was rolled off on the ground
and the victim whispered:


"For mercy sake, kill i'll


The club was rolled over his legs
again, the box shaken, and the man
whispered back:


BE quiet or it is instant death! |
think the snake wants to 90 to sleep, and
if you will keep still You will be all
right"


The box was shaken, the club moved
around, and finally the "snake seemed
10 Dougherty to settle down on his
breast. He dared not whisper for fear
of rousing it. but one of the men called
out:


There, it is asleep! Wen move
away and wait for it to glide off


The whole crowd moved over behind a
hank, and laughed and rolled and tore up
the dirt until they were exhausted, while
poor Dougherty lay there like log, not
even daring to draw an ordinary breath.
The sweat ran down his face and started
out from his body until his shirt was
wringing wet. The fellows took their
guns and tramped away, leaving him
thus, and were gone an hour and half.
When they returned Dougherty was sit
ting up, having discovered the joke about
five minutes previously. He didt have
a word to say, but there was whole un-
abridged dictionary in his eye. They
spoke to him, but for an answer he rose
up, shouldered his gun and made bee
line for the highway, and none of the
party has met him s;nce.-DetroH Free
Press
Year: 1874

WAsHINGTos, November THE
Secretary Of the Treasury directed the
Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell
one-half million dollars Of gold on each
Thursday during the month Of November,
the aggregate amount TO be two million
dollars,
Year: 1874

THE Galena Gazette says the citi-
zens Of Platteville are getting anx-
ious about the Narrow Gauge Road,
and very properly condemn Galena
for not being able to raise the sum
of $4,000 with which to complete it
Year: 1874

LAST Saturday was a big day for
Mineral Point. Farmers having
got well through seeding came to
town in large numbers, and brought
piles Of truck Prices for all the
farmer has to sell are high as he
could consistently desire them to be,
and to us poor fellows. who have to
buy, it seems the Granger should he
happy, and at peace with all the
world.
Year: 1874

GOVERNOR TAYLOR is out ia an
address to the people,-published
in this paper,-calling upon them
to sustain him in executing the
Railroad law. The Governor is eyi-
IDENTIFY determined to do what he
can to recover the prestige Of the
Reform Party lost by the bungling
Assembly last winter. We doubt
not that he really desires to execute
the law, but that such buncombish
proclalnations and addresses are re-
quired we fail to see.
Year: 1874

New DRESS GooDs.-If you want
a good dress cali at the City Store
and you will there find 0 good as
sortment Of Black, Japanese and
Pongee silks, real Pure Mohair,
and great variety Of other Dress
Goods. All at extremely low prices.
Year: 1874

The parties who have been rob-
bing hen roosts in this city are not
SO safe from detection as they may
think, and are warned that unless
they soon make proper restitution
and conduct themselves better than
they have done of late they will feel
the weight Of the law.
Year: 1874

No love is so true and tender rs
the love our parents give us, and for
none are we SO ungrsteful. We take
it rs a matter Of course-as some-
thing we deserve. Especially may
our mothers toll and deny themselves,
think all night and labor al day,
without receiving any thanks what
ever. From the day when she walks
sll night with us while we scream, to
the day when she helps make our
wedding dress and gives US those
cherished pearls which she wore in
her girlhood, we do half recognize
her love for us. Never until we are
parents ourselves do we half COM
prehcnd it. Yet is there anything
like it? The lover may desert US
for some brighter beauty; the hus-'
band grow Indifferent when we have
been his little while; the friend be
only summer friend, and fly when
riches vanish, or when we are too
sad to amuse; but our parents love
US best in our sorrow, and hold us
dearer for any change or dis6gure.
ment. There isn't much Of heaven
here on earth, am afraid; but what
there is Of it is chiefly given to us in
n parents love.
Year: 1874

l want to be granger


And with the Grangers stand
A horny-fsted farmer,


With haystack in my mind.
Beneath the tall tomato tree


I'll swing the glittering hoe
I'll slay the wild potato bug


AS he skips DER the snow.
I've bought myself Durham ram
And a gray alpaca cow,
A lock-stitch Usage Orange hedge,
Aud a patent-leather plow.
MY boots are built of cowhide
And my pants of corduroy
And if l were but young again
I'd be farmers boy.
Like all the honest farmers


Who with the Grangers stand,
Tn down on all monopolies


That desolate the land.
To every hardy Granger's hearth
Much greenbacks l would bring;
And this old tune III practice
AS long as l can sing;
want to 60 to Congress,


And with the Grangers stand
A horny-handed farmer


With back-pay in my hand.
Year: 1874

WANDERING A BESEFIT.-A writer in
Hearth and Home writes as follows
"If / had boy that wanted to run of,
| would strap knapsack on his back
and send him off The chances are
that sore muscles poor beds, good ap-
petite and bad dinners, would fetch
him back again. But that we all have
the vagabond instinct, let this summer
loafpg by the sea and on the mountains
bear witness. The most conventional
city life becomes, the stronger is the
passionate impulse to break the chains
of social restraint, and do as we please
for awhile. 1t is the counterpoise that
preserves the equilibrium of life. But
what if the boy sent out with knapsack
had hardihood enough to bear the in
convcuienees Of his life He would
get more good from straying than from
school. Havs l not tired it And if
had boy to educate l should sen1
him on pilgrimage, that be might
serve apprenticeship to the world as did
Weihelm Meister. He might contract
bad habits in his wsDderings So he
might contract bad habits more easily
at college. But would not, therefore,
keep him at home Liberty is . good
tonic
Year: 1874

PETER CARTwRIGnTs CHANCE HIT.-
The following is an extract from one OF
Peter Cartwright's sermons:


AS l was riding along the road some
time ago, a man overlook me who look
ed as if he might be a preacher; lie
called me by name, after some talk, ask,
ed if was ready to hear the truth. l
told him Cartwright was my name, my
debts were paid, my will made and that
| was ready for anything.


"Very well" said he, '.you old iSno-
ramus, hypocrit, you ought to know too
much or be too honest to remain
Methodist, 1 used to be one myself
yes, a Methodist preacher-untill ltound
out the error OF my way"


Ho e! Ho said I, and what are you
now Cartwright mentioned the name
of the denomination to which his inter
locutor had gone, but which need not
repeat, and then proceeded: Now,
brethren, knew well enough that the
devil had only one of three ways to get
a man out of the Methodist church into
that denomination, and that there must
be rascality in money matters, woman
scrape, or liquor at the bottom Of this
fellows change.


So Judging from his looks, pulled a
bow at venture and said, ''What was
that fuss you had about woman
"Cartwrig ght You old rascal ]" he shout
ed in rage, GLOW did you ever hear
about that ?" and putting whip to his
horse he was soon out of sight. | never
saw or heard of the man before, but
that's the way l treed that coon-no,
drove that skunk to his hole.
Year: 1874

THE LADIES CAR.-The "ladies car
is a vicious fashion and fosters the art
of lying. There goes young man at
the heels of lady whom he never saw
before or spoke to in his life, and ne is
carrying spick and-span new band-box.
Ny word for it, it is as empty as
church contribution box on Saturday
afternoon. He bought that box for
precisely that emergency. The lady as
cends the platform. So does the band
box. The brakeman opens the door,
and the young man slips in unquestlon-
ed, and secures comfortable seat.
There is another man. He appears to
be good man. You are sure he is,and
he stands where the brakeman can see
him, and he touches his hat to a win
dow of the car where nobody is sitting,
and then with little smiling affection
ate haste, he skips up the steps and
says, '.Please let me in moment and
he in goes. That unfortunate man new
er beheld face in that car in his life.
The more you think of it, the more VI
cious the fashion seems. 1t does not
benefit the ribbons, and is positive
damage to the whiiskers Pen men up
together, aud if they do not act like
rcattle, it will be in spite of the pen !
Women sprinkled through the cars
keep the train upon its honor, if not mp
on the track, and elevate the numbering
thing from common carriage to an
educator
Year: 1874

a good solid fog; one that only London
er knows how TO enjoy. | have seen the


fog deep yellow almost brown color,
and so thick that you could not see per-
son ten inches away from you Men feel
their way along the sides of the houses,
and, thinking they know the way, often
find themselves far away in the opposite
direction. will just mention a mistake
i made in the fog; was going home one
very foggy night from the city to the
suburbs OF London by railway. On
reaching my destination | at once made
for home, knowing every step well. |
knocked at my door, as supposed, and
being pleased at being so fortunate, be-
gan to dance and sing until the door was
opened for me to bounce in and kiss my
young wife behind the door, which | did.
/ made for the sitting room, but there
was no light there-none but a bright
fire in the CRATE, thought my wife had
just taken the light to see if things were
all right at the back of the house, but
you may Judge of my surprise when /
heard the tramp of feet in the hallway,
and the next instant three men with
large sticks, and as many women with
lamps held over their heads, confronted
me and told me Resistance was use
less, had better submit" which | did.
l was in the wrong house; | had kissed
the wrong woman, and was mile and
half away from my own domicil That's
my fog experience.
Year: 1874

Here is the style in which Mark Twain
can discourse on the appetites of cam
els: In Syria once, at the head waters
of the Jordan, camel took charge of
my overcoat while the tents we're being
pitched, and examined it with critical
eye, all over, with as much interest as
if he had an idea of getting one made
like it; and then, after he was done fig
uring on it as an article of apparel, he
began to contemplate it as an article of
diet. He put his foot on it, and lifted
one of the sleeves out with his teeth,
and chewed on it, gradually taking it
in, and all the while opening and closing
his eyes in kind of religious ecstacy,
as if he had never tasted anything as
good as an oyercoat before in his life.
Then he smacked his lips once or twice,
and reached after the other sleeve. Next
he tried the velvet collar, and smiled
smile Of such contentment that it was
plain to see that he regarded that as the
daintiest thing about an overcoat The
tails went next, along with some
percussion caps and cough candy, and
some fig paste from Constantinople.
And then my newspaper correspondence
dropped out, and he took chance in
that-manuscript letters written for
home papers. But he was treading on
dangerous ground now. He began to
come across solid wisdom in those docu-
ments that was rather weighty on his
stomach; and occasionally he would
take joke that would shake him
up till it Ioosened his teeth. 1t was
getting to be perilous times with
him. but he held his grip with good
courage and hopefully, till at last he
began to stumble on statements that not
even a camel could swallow with i'm
punity. He began to gag and gasp, and
his eyes to stand out, and his fore legs
to spread, and in about quarter of
minute he fell over as stiff as a carpen-
ter's workbench, and died death of in
describable agony. went and pulled
the manuscript out of his mouth, and
found that the sensitive creature had
choked to death on one Of the mildest
and gentlest statements of fact that
had ever laid before a trusting public"
Year: 1874

INFINITE WISDOM HAS PROVIDED A


/ remedy for every disease that man or wo-
man is heir to, by the vegetable matter Of the
riched in medical virtue, and skilfully pre-
pared and administered, they never fail. so
those afflicted or suffering from every dispasP
whatever 60 and see the Doctor. fog Will
find him 10 be a most scientific man, endowed
By nature and art TO relieve you Of your
physical ailments. Instead Of dragging
through a heightened state Of suffering and
misery, apply to him for relief and you may
feel confident Of having your sickness or dls,


ease promptly, safely and permanently cured
without half the expense attending whore the
disease is nursed insteAd Of removed: l9s-t
Year: 1874

NEW YORK, Nov. IL, 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


paragraph appeared in the HERALD in Its
issue OF day or two ago to the effect tnar Miss
Booths Theatre on next saturday evening, has
been studying for some time with a member OF
the profession other than myself This 10
an error. and I trnst, with characteristic
fairness and courtesy, you will allow me to
contradict the statement made. Miss Field Is
one or my own pupils and has had tuition
from me and rom no other person, and 1t IS alto
gether because OF my instruction, aided BY her
native talent Tor the stage, that she Is to assume
the role OF Peg Wellington on Saturday evening.
am sure you Will do me the justice TO p ubsh
this. Very respectfully, FANNY MORANT.
Year: 1874

to the Treasury. They we're retained,
with an occasional exception, and now
these rogucs are empowered TO repeat this
plundering, on the false plea Of detecting,
arrcsting, and Furnishing criminals, who
are subject only to the jurisdiction Of the
States where the offences were committed.


This whole business is an clectioncoring
scheme, aud the trouble in Louisiana was
started by Kellogg's vile emissaries, with
the express purpose of provoking difficulty,
IN order to furnish an occasion for calling
in the military. That the Attorney Cen
cral was party to this dcyiltry will
hardly be disputed by those who have
watched his unscrupulous course, who have
seen him scorned even by his own party,
who know him TO be essentially corrupt,
and who have no faith il his public or
personal integrity where the last interest
is involved He is worth to be the
expounder of Grantism, and fit tool for
all its enormities
Year: 1874

Hereafter TO Legal Advertise
mvnts will be inserted in the TINE
Mnless payment is made when hand
cd in. 1t requires money to carry
oil our business and We are COM
PEELED to sdopt the cash principle.
This rule will not be devia,ed from
in any case.
Year: 1874

See that those about you are help
ed before you commeBce eating your
self.


Do not eat soup from the tip, but
the side Of the spoon.


On passing your plate to be rePlen-
ished retain the knife and toTk.


Wipe your moutA before drinking
Remove the teaspoon from the cup
before drinking tea or coffee.


Use the knife only in cutting the
the food do not raise it to the
mouth.


Eat slowly, as eating rapidly Is
unhealthy.


IF you find anything unpleasant N
your food avoid calling the attention
Of others TO it.


Close the lips when chewing the
food.


Keep your elbows of the table al,
ways.


Do not speak with food in the
mouth. al
When asked to help your neigh
Dor, do not shove bat hand the plate
to him.


Do not turn your head and sta'e
about the room.


If any one at the table makes :
mistake take the least possible no'iee
| of it
Year: 1874

A writer in a Boston paper says;
The changes in woman's gait are
more mysterious than the trans
formations in her garments. One
year she walks a queen, stately and
graceful; the next she frisks along
like a spring lamb or play
ful kitten. Now she bends forward,
lets her limp hands drop from the
wrists, and wriggles as if she wished
to advertise the fact that her boots
are tight, thing which is totally IN
necessary; again, as at present, she
throws her shoulders back and goes
bravely forward with long steps.
The next change must almost inevi-
4ably tend to show languishing move
ments. No other style of locomotion


will be possible with the narrow
skirts which are to be worn
Year: 1874

Since the Dunkards have Illuminated
against the piano a Western convert
SAYS: 1--WE have never taken much in
terest in the Dunkards faith, but our
chief object in life just now is to con-
vert that muscular young woman next
door"
Year: 1874

The announcement lew days ago that Presi.
dent Grant had decided upon paying visit to
Washing toms Headquarters at Morristown, and
remaining few days among the historic Morris
mlls including trip to Schooley's Mountain and
Boonton, appears to have been prema-
ture. several weeks ago the Presi-
dent arranged for such trip In the
early part OF this month, but on account
OF oficial business was forced to give up the
Idea. His appearance, however, was expected In
week or SO, and last Thursday was the day It
was supposed he would turn up. But he did not.
Yesterday ex-Congressman John Hil OF BOOntOn,
VINO appears to have led In waiting on the Pres
ident stated to HERALD representative that ne
bad not been advised on the subject and did not
know really whether the President would carry
out the programme at all this year.
Year: 1874

CORRECT SPEAKING. We advise all
young people to acquire the habit Of
correct speaking and writing, and to
abandon as early as possible any use Of
slang words or phrases. Tie longer
you live, the more difficult the acquire
ment of correct language will be; and
if the golden age of yonth, the proper
season for the acquisition OF language,
be passed in abuse, the unfortunate VIC
tim, if neglected, is very properly
doomed to talk slang for life.


Money is unnecessary to procure this
education. Every man has it in his
power. He has merely to use the Ian
guage that he reads, instead of the slang
which he hears; to form his taste from
the best speakers and poets in the
country; to treasure up choice phrases
in his memory and habituate himself to
their use, avoiding at the same time
that pedantic precision and bombast
which shows the weakness OF vain am
bition, rather than the polish Of an ed
ucated man. as
Year: 1874

THERE IS NO DEATH. it be true that
nature abhors vacuum, it is equally
true that the great Creator abhors death
and glories in life. There is no such
thing as death the term is misnomer,
used to designate the changes which
occur in life. Life, eternal life, is Gre
ted by the laws of Almighty will-power,
which are as immutable in their appli-
cation as is the existence of the Creator
Himself. When God made life, He
made everything necessary to sustain
it, but left it forman's progressive intel
ligence to discover, convert and utilize.
Year: 1874

The RIGHT OR LEFT ARM.-The ques-
ton whether gentleman walking with
n lady should give her his right arm, is
frequently discussed. Custom and
written etiquette are rather in favor of
the right, although there are excellent
reasons in favor of the left arm. Either
one or the other, permanently retained,
is vastly better than the awkward and
absurd habit of changing arms so as to
place the ladies on the inside of the
promenade. One advantage of giving
the left arm is that the person on the
right naturally takes the lead, so that
in the country or city, in street or park,
he thus directs the way instead of wait
ing to consult his companion, or cause
ing a jostling by each of them trying
to move in opposite points. Another
advantage is that in a crowded thor
oughfare, like Broadway for example,
where the sidewalk is invariably encum-
bered with merchandise and thronged
with people, gentleman needs his
right arm to remove Instructions and
keep rude or careless folks out of the
way.-Scribner's for June,
Year: 1874

Here is a short article we find floating
around on the sea of journalism, that
many men should paste in their hats
and ladies' on their bonnets, if room can
be found on the Z" little duck of thing"
These people, liable to quick emotians,
with sense, but not reason; showing
their nature in their countenance, and
often marring repose and friendship by
unwarranted suspicion, are found in
every place. Let them read and profit
by this.


There are somo people, yes, many
people, always looking out for Sights.
They cannot carry on the daily inter
course of the family without some Of
Tense is designated. If they meet an
acquaintance on the street who happens
to be pre-occupicd with business, they
attribute his abstraction in some mode
personal to themselves, and take UNI
bragg accordingly. They lay on others
the fact of their irritability. A fit of
indigestion makes them see impertinence
in every one they come in contact with.


Innocent persons. who never dream
of giving otfense, are astonished to find
some unfortunate word or momentary
taciturnity mistaken for an insult. To
say the least, the habit is unfortunate.
1t is far wiser to take the moro charta-
bic view of our fellow beings, and not
suppose slight is intended unless the
neglect is open and direct. After all
too, life takes its hues in great de-
gree from the color of our mind. If
we are frank and generous the world
treats us kindly. If on the contrary we
are suspicious, men learn to be cold
and cautious to us. Let person get II
reputation of being touchy, and every
body is under more or less cOnstraint,
and in this way the chance of imaginary
offense is vastly increased.
Year: 1874

or expediency OF necessity Of Southern 40
tion." On the contrary, we have very clear
conception of the wrongs which have been
heaped upon high-minded people, and be-
cause we have we are sorry to see policy
adopted which perpetuates them Mississippi
has escaped the hard fate of South CarOlinA
and Louisiana, but she is bad enough OF
What ara we to think of the condition OF .
State which consoles itself that it is saved
from ruin by the loss of it's credit? Yet tho
lsdec rejoices that the famous reputation Of
Mississippi is still remembered, and that it's
rulers have no money to steal because they
can find nobody to lend it.