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Year: 1874

The MISTAKES OF LovERs-We are salts
fled, from the communications of our CORES
pondents, that vast deal of the domestic un-
happiness which aflicts the land has its origin
in the mistakes and follies Of courtship.


While man is courting bis sweetheart, he
acts in way which is certain to unfit her for
hard, matter fact, domestic life. He calls
her an angel, sylph, a fairy, and tells her that
she is too angelic for the cares of this world,
that when she becomes his wife she shall never
know trouble or sorrow, but that her life shall
be one unending round of blessedness and
peace.


Having convinced the poor girl that she is
a sylph, fairy, all angel, and that as his wife
she shall never know toll or care or trouble, he
marries her, and straightway she is expected
to do all manner of work, such as no sylph,
or fairy, or angel ever did, could, would, or
should. And the husband who was to shield
her from all care, grumbles at her because the
coffee is muddy, because the steak is scorched,
because the bread is heavy, and drives her
frantic by boasting Of the admirable way in
which his mother always kept house.


The wife being neither sylph, nor fairy, nor
angel, but woman, of course soon begins to
retaliate, and reminds the husband of his own
failing; and matters 60 on from bad to worse,
and perhaps ends in the lifetime alienation of
the welded pair


The means ofavoidiug these perils of keep
ing house should be provided while the par
ties are keeping company. Let them regard
one another as real man and woman not as
ideal man and angel. Instead of assuring
one another that no care or trouble shall ever
invade their home, let them look the realities
square in the face. They will then see that
they are going to have their full share of
trouble, unless they fit themselves to do all
domestic work in a superior manner and to
meet every annoyance of life with patience
and forbearance.
Year: 1874

How DANIEL WEBSTER PREPARED HIS
SpEEcHEs-In one of the debates in Con-
gress which suddenly called Daniel Webster
to his feet, he made brief but very eloquent
speech, apparently without any opportunity
for previous preparation. In the course of
his remarks he drew out the following SEN
tence, which has ever since been admired as
one of the most harmonious and expressive
in the English language. He was speaking
of our military conflict with Great Britain:


"Our fathers raised their flag against
power to which, for purpose of foreign con-
quest and subjugation, Rome, in the eight of
glory, is not to be compared-a power which
has dotted the surface of the whole globe with
her possessions and military posts; whose
morning drumbeat, following the sun in its
course and keeping pace with the hours, cir
cles the earth with one continuous and un-
broken strain of the martial airs of England !"
As he sat down one of the Senators congrat-
ulated him upon his speech, and, alluding to
the above passage, said that to him it was in
conceivable how Mr.. Webster, in speech so
manifestly unprecedented, could have formed
80 perfect and so beautiful sentence, which
with hours of study he could not improve
Mr.. Webster replied that the passage was not
extemporaneous; that in his summer vacation
he visited Quebec, and while standing upon
the massive and almost impregnable citadel
there, looking out upon the wondrous scene
of national grandeur and of natures lowell
ness spread before him, the idea occurred to
his mind. He Immediately took his seat upon
gun, and with pencil and paper sketched
the thought in the most appropriate language
he could at the moment command.


Upon arriving at the hotel he sat down at
his leisure and wrote it and rewrote it, with
many interlineatons and erasures until he had
nodded it into the form of words which satis-
fed him. He then laid it aside in his reten-
tive memory, to be used when the occasion
should offer. The opportunity arose upon
that day.
Year: 1874

Again Before man can be king of bus.
ness, or king of men, he must be monarch of
himself A great part of the secret of being
able to control others is selfcontrol re-
member Robert Bonner pointing out person
going to the Office of the Ledger, and saying:
Year: 1874

LADIES' FAIR ON CHURCH HULA fair
is now being held by the ladies Of Union
Station Methodist church, the proceeds of
which will be devoted to paying the debt
due on the parsonage. The fair-room is
very tastefully decorated, and is indeed a
pleasant place to spend an evening. Fancy
articles innumerable, ice cream, and cake
may be found wherever the visitor turns:
and besides this, there are hosts of pretty
blue and black-eyed lassies ready to serve
their customers II they only give them a
chance. The saloons are fitted up with
taste, and it is quite luxury to rest awhile
therein.
Year: 1874

MULE DRowNED.-Yesterday afternoon
while the tug Arctic was receiving a supply
of coal at the foot of Eighteenth street, the
shaft-mule of one of MIR: Writ RoDertss
teams, which was loading the steamer, backed
into the dock and was drowned. One Whee'
of the cart was upon the steamer, when IN
some way the vessel let go" from the wharf
and the mule slid into the water.
Year: 1874

Some people are always too late,
and therefore accomplish through life
nothing worth naming. If they
promise to meet you at such an hour,
tbey are never present until thirty
minutes after. No matter how I'M
nortant the business is either to your
self or to them, they are Just as tardy.
IF one of this class is to take passage
by steamer or railway, he arrives just
es the boat has left the wharf, or the
train the station. His dinner has
been waiting for him so long that the
cook is out of patience. This course
tIse character we have described al
ways pursues. He is never in time
for church at his place OF BUSINESS
at his meals, or in his bed. Persons
of such habits, we cannot but dispose


Always start in time, and be ready a


the appointed hour. We would no


rive a FIR for ran who is no


nunctual to bis engagements, AM


who never makes up his mind to


certain course till the time Is los
Those who hang back, hesitate an


tremble-xho are never at hand it
!. a journey, to meet an appointment f(
business, or anything else-are po'
: sloths, and are i'll calculated to succe(


in business or get living in tn
world.
Year: 1874

Dust, by its own nature, can rise
only so far above the road; and birds
which fly higher never have it upon
their wings. So the heart that knows
how to fly high enough escapes those
LITTLE cares and vexations which brood
npon the earth, but cannot r'sc above
Year: 1874

Counterfeits OF the new fifty and ten cent
stamps are now In circulation. Quite num-
ber of the spurious notes have been received
at the Sub-Treasury In this city. and the public
who do not wish to become the p0ssessors OF the
spurious currency should keep sharp lookout.
Inc counterfeit OF either note is hardly calculated
to deceive persons who handle much money. The
paper Is poor and TN green color Is paler than
the genuine, and the engraving very clumsily exc
cuted. Altogether the counterfeit is easily de-
tected because Qt numerous lmpcrtectionH.
Year: 1874

thing uncertain, and everybody poor.


In this way II reduces the purchasing
power Of the entire South. The South
ern people have little money and no
credit, and the effect Of this paralysis on
Northern trade and industry ispcculiarly
depressing. We are told that the sales
In the New York market are practically
insignificant in comparison with what
they should be and what might reason
ably be expected. And the same may
be said Of the mercantile, manufacturing
and farming interests Of the whole West.
All are injuriouly affected by the polit-
ical disorders and social feuds and indus
trial depression at the South; and all
are interested in their speedy abatement.
SO long as The present unsettled condi-
ton Of the Southern States exists, 80
long will all Western interests especially
be unfavorablv affected. Our business
relations with the South are too closely
connected for one not I, feel any paral-
ysis that affects the other. II reconstruc-
tion is failure, as il Is generally admitted
to be, let something more reasonable and
practicable be adopted. But let us have
peace, not The peace Of despotism, but
that which springs from good govern
rent founded on intelligent freedom.
Year: 1874

VANDERwERKIN was a philanthropist,
but be was apt to be impracticable. He
heard the other day that poor widow
woman was starving TO death In Null
berry street, and in his eagerness TO do
something for her, he went out and
bought her a secondhand piano and
eight dozen clothespinS and sent them
around on dray. Then he went home
and cried to think how he had made that
desolate old person comfortable and
happy. 1t was Vanderwerker who, when
he learned that female seminary in
Ohio had been burned in the night, the
two hundred pupils escaping with but a
single garment apiece, forwarded three
gross of elastic suspenders and some sill
ver-plated earrings to make the party
comfortable until they could hear from
home. Vanderwerker inherited this ten
dency from his mother. II is said that
excellent woman was awakened one
night by frightful earthquake. Dash
ing out of bed, she opened the closet,
seized her gum shoes, grabbed an UNI
brella, and sat down in a shiyer waiting
for the destruction of the universe, which
she certainly expected. She thinks to
this day ths. if the end ha come those
gum shoes would have been great COM
fort to her.
Year: 1874

mates, just as party was being told of to


search them and great was my relief to
| find that the city was in the hands Of the
Versailles troops, and that for the present
the tide Of battle had rolled from our vi
cinity, although it was raging furiously in
others. We were advised not to move


from the house-which advice, ny the way,


We considered quite unnecessary-and


after searching the premises, the military
departed, leaving solitary sentinel out
side. My one-legged friend and l re-
turned to the shop and spent the remainder
Of the night in doing and fruitless en-
deavors to obtain warmth, until the last
twinkling between the chinks of the shut
ters proclaimed sunrise. There was al
most total silence where before had been


sounds Of armed contention; and but for


the periodical tramp Of the sentry outside,
nothing broke the impressive stiffness. l
sat half doing and half asleep, until, un-
able longer to control my curiosity, arose
and carefully slipped back the inner fast
enings OF the door. By the gathering


light could see that my companion was
sleeping, with his mained limb propped


for comforts sake on his crutch and looked
cold and weary enough. I softly pulled
the door toward me and looked out to-
ward the Boulevard; then turning to look
down the street, my gaze rested on dead


soldier, lying almost at my feet, half in
the gutter and half on the sidepath, with a
staring wound in his forehead; and lying
near him, another, and another. could


hardly refrain from calling out so great
was the horror the sight oecasioned.
turned faint and sick, and closed the door.
The noise made by the action aroused ms
companion, and together we searched for
and discovered piece of woolen stuff,


with which we covered the remains of the


soldier, lying as it were on the threshold
of the house. No person appeared STIR
ring; but as we turned to re-enter the


house, heard shot, and looking hastily
in the direction Of the Boulevard, saw a


solitary man dressed in blouse, scudding


along in the direction of the Madeleine,


hotly pursued by several Of the Versailles
troops, who fired as they went. My curl
| osity to observe the sequel of this chase
caused me to place my back to the shut
tiers, ond slide cautiously to the corner Of


the Boulevard but l was considerably
! disconnected by the apparition OF the SEN
try, who, bringing his chassepet to the


charge, ordered me to get without doors
again which I, nothing 10th, did.


The excesses that ensued upon the SUBJ
lection of the Commune are Of too recent
| occurrence to need recapitulation. Per-


sonally, shall always retain lively re-


membrance of the capture of Paris py the
Versailles troops and its attendant horrers
Year: 1874

passage leading to the cellars-a proceed
ing initiated with alacrity.


We reached the court and then the GEL
lar IN safety, where We found congrez gated
the inhabitants Of the house who had not
been able to take flight. 1t is well known
that the Government troops entered the
city at the Place de Ia Concorde, and that
barricade was at once constructed by the
Communists to stop their progress. The
severity Of the conflict at this point cannot
be better evidenced than by the appearance
Of the fronts of houses, despatched as they
were BY the bullets of the contendinq
forces. We could hear the fray distinctly
from our position in the cellars, and ever
and anon we made peregrinations to our
former position in the shop, impelled by
an irresistible curiosity we could not over
oome-the fray increasing in intensity at
each successive visit; our return being
anxious;y awaited by the other inmates.
among whom we were the only represen-
tatives of the male sex. On my return
from one visit Of this nature, as reached
the court, Icould hear the sounds of heavy
blows on the gateway that faced the street,
and had barely time to reach the haven Of
the cellar, when the door was forced and
the fo1ecourt filed with soldiers. heard
the demand, "Anybody in this house p"
then rapid order, which was followed BY
the rattle Of the discharge from halfa dozen
Chassepots fsed up the staircase.


At this moment emerged from the Gel
Lars, as kind Of ambassador from the in
Year: 1874

wall. 1t was rather dull, for We had seen
plenty of just such people as ourselves,
and we were all on the sameerrand. which
is always stupid work. Two young fel-
lows, who had dozen rosaries strung on
their arms, stole up and looked through
the open door into the next room: it Tas
qnite like ours with it's tapestries, its peo-
pie, its scaldina, there was no use in look
ing any further. Fancy II 600 copies Of
this sort Of thing! A moth, no doubt at
tracted by the cunning workmanship of
the gobelin on the wall wherein bees and
butterflies fed through forest full Of
,nymphs and satyrs, this unhappy moth
having forgotten its rosary, and not caring
TO be presented to His Holiness without it,
tried to 9y through pain Of glass, but
failed. Then several Of US thought to
capture it; but it was fruitless chase, for
the next nno1nent there was rush Of gar
Raents in the adjoining chamber, a stir
which We felt without its being seen, as
people will sometimes realize an event lust
before it happens and with that an off,
Ger OF the court ntered and we were all
1narshaled in line reaching from the two
doors on the opposite side of the room.
There was hum Of voices, few of the
Pope's guards entered, followed by men in
splendid dresses, the nature Of which
there was scarcely time to notice, for at
once figure, clad in white, followed bv a
small army of attendants clad in various
colors entered, and We were on our knees
in a moment, for this was none other
than


POPE Plus TX.


There is something marvelousiy mag
netic in the atmosphere Of this wonderful
Year: 1874

AS the lime for holding the gen

 eral election is near at hand, it ls

 reasonable to expect that the

 political caldron will soon begin

 to boil. Now, with the multifari-

 Ous duties that we have to per

 form, as editor, reporter, can

 vasser, collector, disburser and

 sometimes devil. we will not have

 time to devote to the fighting de.

 partment, without neglecting some of those before mentioned duties, we have after prayerful consideration for the good of our patrons, concluded to attach to our office a fighting editor. We have selected a gentleman who pos- sesses fine accomplishments in that line and can whip anything that walks on two legs. He is not quareis0me and by no meaus a rough, but if any person should feel agfieved and get mad at any little innocent remark thar We may make in the SENTINEL dur Ing the canvass, he has but to call upon the said fighting editor, who will give him ample satis- action. By this arrangement we 1 will have time to attend to our egitimate duties without having o nurse black eyes.
Year: 1874

MIR. KINCAID arrived in town last Monday from San Diego with 96 fine fat beeves for J M. Redon- do & Bro. It is pretty hot weath- CT to drive fat cattle and we SUD- pose great care must have been taken, as this lot arrived in ex- cellent condition. That is the right way to do things There is nothing like care In bringing live stock to market especially in hot weather. Careless drivers would have lest half of this drove on the road and the balance would not be St to eat. AIr Kincaid has brought a number of droves of beef cattle here within the last few months and they have always arrived in good condition.
Year: 1874

Tne East Gift Concert r0stp0ne,.

 The announcement Of the post pOnement of the Last Gift COncert Of the Public Library Of Kentucky will not surprise the public. Iu 1 Governor Bramlette's card. pub lished below, he gives reasons f9i il which will be accepted without question by every one. The man. agement in this instance, consult ing the interests of ticket holders and those designing to become ticket holders, have not waited until the last day to make this announcement, but just as soon as they became satisfied of the neces. sity of this pOstponement, have promptly made the announce ment. It is unnecessary to .re- view the causes which have neces- sitated this action. as they are fully recited in Governor Bram- lett's card. The promptness and frankness with which the public have been made aware of the in. tention of the manager will meet with the hearty cOmmendation of every one, and excite such a new interest and confidence in the scheme and the ability oft the man. ager to perform what he promises; that there can be no doubt that on the day specified the last concert will be full one.

 DISAPPOINTMENT LAST GIFT CON-

 CERT-A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

 The announcement of the post. ponement of the Fifth and Last Concert Of the Public Library of Kentucky to the 30th November, 1 am satisfied, will surprise few and disapnnint none of the friends and pAtr1ns of the enterprise; in deeo. any other course would create dissatisfaction. With a precedent of a pOstponernent of

 sch Of the foar concerts whlc

 lve already been given, the lhlic have very naturally and EsasGnabiy expected that in this, Dy tar the largest scheme of the series and the largest ever offer ed to the world, the same course would be followed and there are thousands all over tne country who are only waiting for the set ting of a certain tred day for the drawing before sending in their orders. The sales of tickets to thls date have been highly satis- factory, and a large drawing might be had on the 31st July; put feeling assured that a short postponemeDt would enable us to close out the remainder of the tickets and make the drawing a full one, We have adopted the course which has evidently been anticipated, and which must eventuate most satisfactorily for all.

 Now that the day of the draw ing IS absolutely determined, there remains no further occasion for delay; and 1 would urge the friends of the enterprise, who in- tend to purchase tickets, to send in their orders, as it will tax my office to it's utmost capacity to &C., complish all that is to be done in the short time which remains for the sale of tickets.

 THOS. B. BRAMLETTE,

 Agent and Manager.
Year: 1874

THE nights are growing cool and delightfully."- pleasant, and there is every sign of an early and beautiful fall. Persons bless ed with clear consciences can now obtain peaceful sleep.
Year: 1874

REDONDo & FROANK received several barrels of lager beer by the last steamer from San Fran cisco. Beer drinkers say it is awful good. Being no judge of the article, we could not say. However, Froank had us try glass of it and it went down mighty smooth. It is almost as good as "ladies' crusade"
Year: 1874

THAT young man who went serenading the other nigh tand received tha dash of water on his head, spC...as his shtft collar and his guitar, and got the big yellow dog after him, had better try it again. Better luck next time. ''Faint heart never won fair lady,"
Year: 1874

The THEATRE-DAvY CRocEETT.-The
highly sensational drama Of Davy Crockett
was again presented at the Theatre last
night. and in most excellent style. The
Stage scenery is capital, and the manner in
which it is set is unexceptionabie. It is
quite treat to spend an evening at this
place of amusement when such talent as that
which We find in Mr.. Mayo and Miss Rand
is displayed during the entertainment.


We believe that the present week Is the
first occasion on which Murdock's charming
drama of Davy Crockett has ever been pro-
duced In this city, and it can be fairly said
said that it has each night been splendidly
rendered. Mr.. Mayo is an actor who has
talent of high order; and although no play
can have run in Richmond for any length
Of time, yet In larger cities he will doubtless
play the piece many nights to crowded
houses. - - -, 4.
! Miss Rand is quite pretty and decidedly
graceful. She has made an impression here,
and one which Is deserved.


The Theatre is now comfortably heated,
and 1t is quite pleasure to spend, as we
Year: 1874

Gentlemen.-As the funds in the hands ol
the charitable societies of this city for the
relief of the poor are entirely exhausted,
would it not be we'll for those societies to
appoint committee to call on the members
Of our Legislature and solicit one days pay
from each member for the relief of the poor,
and also wait on the officers and men of our
police force, and all the employees of the city
gas and water works, and on all city and
State officials, aud request one days pay from
each man for the relief of our deserving
poor. am certain that each and every one
of these gentlemen would cheerfulIy give
one days pay for this holy object charity.


February 19, 1874. Med.
Year: 1874

New YORK, February 1S.-The HsrdlFs
Washington dispatch says the Democratic
senators have agreed to course Of action
which will enable them to support Carper-
ter's proposition for new election In New
Orleans. They intend to ask the Senate to
recognize the McEpery government as the
legal government OF Louisiana, and II the
Senate refuse to do SO they will then support
Carpenters molten for the new election.
Year: 1874

have already said, On hour or sc there as
agreeably as the writer did last night.


Davy Crockett will be repeated to night
ana at the matinee on Saturday, on which
occasion there must be an oyeraowino horse
Year: 1874

These pretended Conservatives who
are seeking to widen instead of to heal
over the breach made In 1872, are DOING
more for Radical success and Demo-
cratic defeat than all other efforts COM
bined. Without unity and harmony in
the Conservative party Of Tennessee.
Radical triumph in the November elec-
tlon is a certainty. Shall we then
unite and win or shall we continue to
be divided and lose?-WauerIg Journal.


Ignoring all past differences as to
the personal merits of men, let the
Conservatives of Tennessee unite to
defeat the plans of the Radicals in the
coming campaign. As party they are
thoroughly corrupt, and the prosperity
of every Southern State has been dam
aged IN proportion to the length of
time they have held power therein.
The present unhappy condition of Ar
kansas is no exception to the usual re-
suits of Radical rule, and a like con-
junction OF circumstances would be at
tended with like results in every South
ern State. We have Just as corrupt men
lnthe Radicsl party IN Tennessee as Joe
brooks and the only way to prevent
their coming into power is to thorough
ly unite the Conservatives of the State
that we may defeat these rascals at
the pol.s.-BOIiUdr Bulletin.