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Year: 1874

An amusing little book has been
published in Berlin, entitled "The Fan
Language of Queen Isabella" In it's
introduction, which copies the Spanish
work of Fenella, it is as easy to make
oneself understood in the language of
the fan as in that of flowers, and since
the sentences are of necessity short,
it is easy to learn them by heart" 1t
gives a manual for this voiceless
speech, consisting of the usual sem
tences in love and friendship, with ap-
propriate directions as to their express
sion by means of the fan, in part as
follows: You have won my love the
right hand points with the closed fan
toward the heart. When may see
you ?-touch the right eye with the
closed fan. would like to be ever
near you-fan the person in question
with the open fan. Be quiet; we are
watched-hold the closed fan over the
mouth. Dare hope to win your love?
unfold the fan with a quick move
ment. Do not be so cold-move the
fan backward and forward with the
right hand. Do not be so jealous
rest the closed fan against the eyebrow
of the right eye. You may kiss me
press the half-open fan on the mouth.
Yes-rest the open fan upon the right
cheek. No-rest the open fan against
the left cheek. You are the darling
of my heart-press the open fan against
the heart and mouth. Explain your
self clearly - look earnestly at the
closed fan. l give my consent-slowly
close the fan. Why do you wish to
leave me ?-fan violently with the
half-open fan.
Year: 1874

nH- The tide ofimmigratiorl is steadily set
ting In, and the first thing eastern people do
Is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
q new one of DESMOND. They say there Is no
comparison between the two. 2%o
Year: 1874

Mr.. Bowen 10 dismiss him, and much more
thai can't remember. He then declared
that had injured him in his family
relations, had jOined with his mOther-in-
law in producing discord in his household,
had advised separation, had alienated
his wifes affections from him, had led her
to love me more than any living being and
taught her to be insineere, lying and hypo-
critical, and ended by charging that | had
made wicked proposalsto her.


l had listened with some contempt,
under the impression that he was attempt
ing to bully me, but with the last charge
he produced paper purporting to be a Ger
tifled statement, a previous confession,
made 10 him by his wife of her love for me,
and that had made proposals to her of an
improper nature. He said that this
confession had been made to him in July,
six months previous; that his sense or
honor and affection would not permit any
such a document to remain IN existence
that he had burned the original and should
now destroy the only copy, and be then
tore the paper into small pieces.


II had been shocked at such state
ment was absolutely thunderstulek when
he closed the interview by requesting me
to repair at once to his house where he said
Elizabeth was waiting for me and learn
from her lips the truth of his
stories in so far as they concerned
her. This fell like a thunderbolt
on me. Could it be possible thar his
wife, whom had regarded as a type Of
moral goodness, should have made such
false and afrocious statements, and vet il
she had not, how would he dare to send
me,to her for confirmation of his charges?


CBeeeher goes ON to detail his visit 10
Mrs- TiltOn that night, Monlton aecompa-
nying him 10 the door, but we have not
enough Of it TO publish
Year: 1874

Chicago Tribune (lnd- hepl


The men who have been in public
life since 1860 have, as a class, had
their standard Of honor permanently
lowered. Moreover, they have had no
drill in the great questions OF to-day.
Free trade and specie payments have
been dead letters tor many years. The
lamentable ignoronce shown IN the re-
cent currency debates is largely the re-
suit of the election to Congress Of men
whose ideas are bounded by the issues
of anti.slavery. And, again, the Con-
gressmen of to-day are at the head Of
small armies Of paid retainers-paid
with Government offices. Those or
them who get denominations Will owe
them largely to the efforts of these
hired subordinates. The choice of new
men would break up these retlnueS
of henchmen. If right men were
chosen. new retinues of the old sort
would not be formed. Against these
weighty objections to the return of the
old members there Is something to be
urged. Such members have experience,
and. sometimes, brains. But experience
is something that IS quickly acquired IN
Washington. A man lives much there
in little time. Lack Of Congressional
experience has not prevented MIR. VIII
liam Walter Phelps from acquiring
pl ointment position during his first
term as a Representative. As for the
brains, the relegatiOn to private life OF a
majority of the Forty-third Congress
would not involve a serious dimlnutiOn
of the brain-pOwer at the disposal
of the Government 1t Is not to be
supposed that the new men chosen
would all be idiots, What the people
ought to do is to replace brains with
brains plus honor. For these reasons,
then-because the influence Of the war
and its issues upon the Congressman
of the last dozen years has been to
foster 4 disregard TO the highest law
of the land at the dictate of expedien-
cy, To inculcate blind party fealty, and
to lower the standard of honor; be-
i cause these Congressman are not tram
ed in the great questions of to-day; and
because they are the heads Of small
armies of leeches IN the body polite
which will hang upon power as long as
the Congressman dove neednew men
at Washington
Year: 1874

An unknown man was found last night
at the intersection Of Hayward and Bed
ford avenues. Brooklyn. with his neck and
hands cut. and near him was. a sword cane
covered with blood. The man died i'm
mediately after being carried into the po-
lice station
Year: 1874

A Protestant Episcopal Church Con-
gress will be held in this city Oct. ), g and
Z. Peter Cooper has given the use of the
large hall of Cooper Institute for the pur-
poses of the assembly, and Chief Justice
Waite is expected during tine meeting TO
read a paper on some subject connected
with ecclesiastical law.
Year: 1874

THE FREEDMAN'S BANK SWIM BILE.


Rev. Nelson G. Merry's letter in this
mornings UNION AND AMERICAN, ex-
posing the champion swindle of the
age, known as the Freedman's Savings
Bank, cannot fail to attract general
attention. No colored man in Tennes-
see stands higher in the estimation of
all classes, white and black, than the
writer, and we make no question that
his statements can be SUBJ
stantiated in every particular.
Nothing has appeared in the
press, North or South, that gives so
clear an idea Of the system under
which this stupendous fraud was per-
petrated. It is a melancholy story and
calculated TO open the eyes Of the ne
groes throughout the South to the de-
lusive nature Of the friendship so long
professed for them by the party of
greet moral ideas
Year: 1874

TO which my own innocent words and acts,
nay even my thoughts of kindness towards
him have been made 10 contribute. These
successive views of him must be kept in
view to explain my course through the last
four years. That | was blind So long TO
the real motive Of the intrigue going on
around me, was due partly TO my own
overwhelming public engagements; partly
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Year: 1874

over evils befalling him of which was
made to believe myself the cause, my per
severing and friendly despairing efforts to
save him and his family by any sacrifice of
myself not absolutely dishonOrable, and my
growing conviction that his perpetual fol-
lies and blunders rendered his recovery i'm
possible. can now see that be is and has
been from the beginning of this difficulty a
selfish and reckless sehemer pursuing plan
Of mingled good and hatred and weaving
about me at net work Of suspicious misun-
derStanding.
Year: 1874

An applicant for old clothes at Pine
street residence, Saturday, received half
dozen soiled paper collars with the advice to
''turn them and chalk the edges" This
might be called generosity without judg-
ment, and is in keeping with the act OF
soldiers mother, dnring the late war, who
sent him in Christmas box an elegant spit
Year: 1874

Sitting one night in the fremont
House with the late Colonel Barnes,
he said to me: "Fhat was n queer
thing about the nomination Of Frank"
Frank who?' | said. why, Frank
Pierce-General Pierce. You see, we
intended TO run Frank for the Vice
Presidency. We thought the South
would concede that Office TO the North,
and we pitched upon the GeCeral.-
He was very social i'll his habits, but
very quieS. He spent his evenings
with a set of good fellows, and the fact
is, he drank good deal, though it.
was not generally known.. The morn
ing of the nomination it was agreed be
tween Frank ard myself that he
should spend the day in Mount Au
burn, no one but myself knowing
where his place of resort was. He was
very nervous and greatly agitated. l
agreed to drive out in the afternoon
and tell him how things looked
When the news of the Generals nom


ination came on, men rushed into the
fremont House by hundreds. They
knew my intimacy with the General.
But kept my own counsel. 1 drove
out to Mount Auburn. 1t was long
time before | could find Frank He
was solitary and alone, leaning on the
monument over the graves of the Web
ster family. AS soon as | saw him l
shouted, BY, Frank, you have got
it = Got whatH Got The nomination
for the Presidency" Not the Presi-
dency p Yes, you are nominated for
the Presidency by the great Democrat
ic party of the State Pale as marble,
Frank turned from me-half kneeling
and half standing-gr the sand
stone shaft, he took solemn vow that
he would drink Misunderstanding liquors
during the canvass, nor, if elected, du-
ring the Presidential term. That vow
those who knew him best knew that
he kept. "'-BaTleigh's Letter to the
Boston Journal.
Year: 1874

Mime. Bazine. is not installed in the
prison OF her husband in the Isle Of
Marguerite. She has been treated
with consideration, and the small lOdg-
ing assigned her is cOmmodious. But
she has no permission to 90 over the
island and, being subjected to the
same regime az the Marshal, she can
only take walk on the terrace of the
building. The oldest son of the priso-
ner has been with him since the arri-
val of the latter, while the other son
and the daughter came with tie moth
er
Year: 1874

sa- The tide ofinmigration is steadily set
ting in, and the fist thing eastern people do
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
new one of DESMOND. They say there Is no
comparison between the two. 2%o
Year: 1874

We have to dispose Of our immense
Stock Of Clothing, Dress Goods, etc., etc., to
make room for a very extensive Stock of Fall
Goods, just purchased in New York, and en-
route for us. We have reduced the prices, and
you will find 1t to your advantage to call a
the
Year: 1874

The Santa Barbara Weekly Tribune,
a newspaper in miniature-about the
size Of two postage stamps, and quite
a curiosity in its way-comes to US
with request for an exchange. We
place the Tribune on our list very
gladly, extending helping hand to
its young editor and publisher, Master
Earle A. Wolcott. He has assumed
the professional harness at an early
age, and needs the encouragement Of
of his elder brothers of the press. We
see that Master Wolcott has just made
hi, first entry into school and from his
large experience he thus discourses
editorially: "A wise man long ago as
serted that there is nothing new under
the sun. Well, there was to us this
week, when we attended school for the
first time. We had some misgivings,
but the avenue opened before us, and a
voice whose authority we never ques-
toned hade us walk therein, and we
walked. 1t bids fair to be pleasant
experience, and should you ask me I
should tell you that next to being in
structed at home by the most patient
of mothers, the Santa Barbara College
is the best place in America"
Year: 1874

The BEEcHER-TILToN SCANDAL.-The
story of the great scandal of the age has
been told. On Thursday night Mr.. Beech
er's statement was given to the press. At
this writing we have not had time to read
it. The story will make large volume
and every reader will form an opinion per-
haps, adverse to his neighbor. The friends
of Beecher will acquit him while his ene-
mics will condemn him. We dismiss the
subject, by handing it over to the public.
Year: 1874

THE MARYLAND FARMER.-The August
No. of this standard agricultural monthly
is just received, and is repete as usual with
matters of interest to every Farmer, Horti-
culturist, Stock Breeder, sc. The MARY
LAND FARMER is one of our best agri.
cultural exchanges, and should be in the
hands of every tiller of the soil who wishes
to keep pace with the progress of the times
Year: 1874

we shall soon see state of things, when, if I may adopt the language of Rogers

 and Sismondi, Americans will not tamely acquiesce in wrongs done to woman in her work, or employers dare to offer unjust

 terms; when woman, free and bold in her sef-respect and the support of the com munity, shall labor, if she must labor, the equal partner of man, not his slave and

 drudge.
Year: 1874

The iron front 10 the first story of the new block has been put up. the past week. and presents fine appearance. the rear wall of the second story is fast ap- preaching completion. The block Is to be finished abOut Sept. 1st. Tine liquor saloons still continue to hold fire, no liquor being sold at pres ent. There is some talk of calling anoth- CT meeting soon to try by vote to nave the selectmen grant licenses. A large swarm of bees was seen. re- gently, on Mir. Geo. Benedicts house and another on MT. T. Soule's house waiting for the queen bee to furnish hive or hollow tree for their reception. The work of laying the concrete walk on the east side of South Main street has commenced. This has long been needed and together with the late grading inn provements advances the value of the prop erty on. .that street to quite an extent. Mr. M. Beach has raised the walk ill front of his store. Mir. D. Marsh is also having walks laid in front of and around his house..

 The select school 'lately under the charge of Miss M. A. Beach has closed and the school house has been sold to Mrs. Newton who intends raising 1t one story and converting it into dwelling house. Miss Beach has taught there sev- en terms, was liked by all her scholars and no doubt was sorry to give up her school. Perhaps she would not, had it not been for higher motives in which. all her friends rejoice.

 Summer boarders arc not very plenty in this place at present and there are no signs of any.

 The park of the V. I. A. is being moved and looks fine and as well as any park in the country towns in this state.

 The match games of croquet are on the gain, and we are requested to say that there is prospects of several matches being made.

 A meeting of the Fire Association was held on Saturday evening at the companys engine house to vote on the question of amendment to the charter. made by the present legislature, and to see whether they would except the amendment. The question was voted up on and the vote stood 22 yeas and 20 nays. The next meeting will be called soon to sec whether the company will become
Year: 1874

Nothing ON earth can smile but human
beings. Gems may flash reflected light,
but what is diamond flash compared with
an eye flash and mirth flash? A face that
cannot smile is like bud that cannot
blossom, and dries up on the stalk. Laugh
ter is day and sobriety is night and smile
is the twilight that hovers gently between
both, and more bewitching than either.
Year: 1874

There ought to be no local jealousies and
the fact that the interest Of the event centers
in Philadelphia should not make the East and
west ana South less willing 10 aid tho celebration.
There Is nothing sectional In the Declaration OF Inds-
pendence aud its celebration should patake OF its uni
versatility. am glad 10 hear Indirectly. that health
better want all the Old guard OF freedom TO hold
on as long do. deeply feel the loss OF Chase,
Greeley, Hale. Tappan, and sumner Will the next gen
Grafton have like them I"
Year: 1874

A clergyman being invited to open Legis-
lature with prayer, offered the following
ambiguous petition: "May corruption and sin
o every form be as far from every member Of
this Legislature as Thou art"
Year: 1874

ICoNoCLAsM. Don Quixote took a
tilt at the wind-miils, but the editor
of the Courier-Journal charges church
steeples. He asks: Why not abolish
the church steeples? Is there any
part of a building so useless as stee-
pie? 1t can neither be constructed
nor kept in repair without great dan
ger to human life, and it doesn't look
well after the best that can be done
for it has been done. As il heaven
itself were protesting against the folly
ofthis unsightly heap, scarcely a thun'
der storm passes over the country
which does not hurl its bolts against
some church steeple. During a storm
this sammer in New jersey, a steeple
was struck three times in succession.
The other day lightning struck the
steeple of chuLch in Ohio, and nine
women we're prostrated, fve Of whom
may never recover. Why should we
set up targets for the lightning?-
Even if the road to heaven really
lies through the atmosphere, We have
surer guides to it than church spires.
We would be gamers by building our
churche. on modest plans. The story
of the tower of Babel is quite enough
to show that heaven is brought no
nearer by building high in she air.
Year: 1874

woman. l have made some inquiries
about her since she was here, and
find her story was not exaggerated.
She is a living example of what per
feet system and industry will accom-
plish. She was once a teacher, well
educated and sensible. She married
her husband when he was not worth
a cent, and now they live in fifteen
thousand dollar house, own q good
farm, and to the good management
and thrift of the wife is attributed
much of the husbands's success. They
and their children have the name OF
being one of the happiest and most
united families anywhere about. But
my paragon does not write such long
letters as this, suspect. | must go
back to my machine; it acts like a
witch to-day.
Year: 1874

How A PASTOR WAS DUPED.


New York correspondent of the Bos-


ton Journal writes: "Men and wo-
rnen get Goals, liquors, house rent,
and rides in the park from a system
attic begging for coffin or shroud. or
money to bury poor women or
dead child. At eventide, between
dawn and dark, the meditations of a
city pastor were disturbed by the ell
trance of a woman. She was out at
service, she said, and could only catch
odd hours to get out. She attended
the pastors church, and with CON-
panion. sat among the lowly in the
gallery. Both had been converted
the past winter; both wished to be
baptized. The sickness of her friend
prevented it, and now she had just
died. Her companion wished her to
call upon the pastor, thank him for
his faithfulness, thank him for the
great benefits she had derived from
his preaching, and to bear her dying
request that he should attend her fu-
neral. The street, house, aud time
was mentioned. The girl wept, and
the pastor was deeply affected. The
little money of both had been ex-
hausted in the sickness and the prep
arations for the funeral. Everything
was ready but the grave. Was there
any society that helped to bury the
dead? There was none. But the
pastor opened his pocket book and
promptly rendered five dollars to
complete the arrangements for the
funeral. The girl would not touch
it-would not think of such a thing.
After an earnest plea on the pastors
part, the visitor would take it only as
q loan, to be returned in a short time,
and with many thanks, she departed.
The pastor entered the remarkable
case in his note book, with which to
refresh the saints when they came to-
gether. He took a carriage, and
started for the funeral. He found
the street and the house very easily,
but, alas no corpse. Nobody was
sick-nobody had died the girl was
not to be found, and the whole was
deliberate plan to get out of the min
ister five dollars, and the plan was a
success"
Year: 1874

Thus it is seen that the Indiana denoc' acyr
do not support its imitation platform, or do not
interpret it to mean imitation and irredemabili-
ty. Thousands of the strongest, ablest and best
men of the party in the State cordially coincide
in the views of the Times on that question Ny
impression is the hard-money party in this
state grows stronger day by day.
Year: 1874

Walking is good. not merely stepping
from shop to shop, or from neighbor 20
neighbor, but stretching out into the
country to the freshest fields and high
est ridges, and quiet lanes. However
sullen the imagination may have been
among its griefs at home, here 1t cheers
limbs may have been sustaining a too
heavy heart, here they are braced, and
the tagging gait becomes buoyant again
However perverse the memory may have
been in presenting all that was agoniz.
ing, and insisting only on what cannot
be retrieved, here it is first disregarded
and then it sleeps; and the Sleep Of the
memory is the looked for day in Para
disc to the unhappy. The mere breath
ing Of the cold wind on the face of the
commonest highway, is rest and comfort
which must be felt at such times to h
believed,
Year: 1874

The defeat of the Radical party in Del
aware headed by the powerful and dan
gerous City Ring, is matter for special
rejoicing; but we fear that there may
have been only the looping of of a
head, and that we shall soon find the
Ring at work again, if not as bold and
defiant as ever; still sufficiently so to
need.the most carefuland diligent watch
ng.


Cripped as it was its efforts to save
the Republican party here from defeat
and rout were simply ponderous its
schemes embraced the most gigantic
frauds ever perpetrated on an intelligent
voting community. Whole car loads of
blacks were daily shipped to this city;
and stables were appropriated to the use
Of these poor negroes. In these places
they were served with food until election
day. They were then provided with
tickets and receipts and in some instances
with names TO correspond and sent to the
polls. Their instructions were to vote
where ever they could; but most of their
votes were put into the boxes at the Fifth
Sixth and Seventh ward polls; although
number of illegal negro votes were tax
en- at many other polling places in the
city and county. This scheme was car.
rie1 on to such an extent that we doubt
whether all the efforts of the Democratic
party would have secured the glorious
victory we now rejoice over had not the
general tide of denunciation set in anG
assisted us here as elsewhere. Our sue
cess affords us SO much pleasure that foi
time we feel almost like overlookin.
the scandalous conduct of our politica
foes, hoping that they have been taugh
a lesson that they will not forget.