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Year: 1872

BY M. H. CoEB.
If men cared less for wealth and fame,
And less for battlefield and glory;
If, writ on human hearts, name
Seemed better than in song or story;
If men, instead of nursing pride,
Would learn to hate it and abhor it;


If more relied


On love to guide,
The world would be the better for it.
If men dealt less in stocks and lands,
And more in bonds and deeds fraternal;
If loves work had more willing hands
To link this world with the supernal;
If men stored up loves oil and wine,
And on bruised human hearts would pour it


If 'yours" and "mine"


Would once combine,
The world would be the better for it.
If more would act the play of life,
And fewer spoil it in rehearsal;
If bigotry would sheath its knife
Till good became more universal;
If custom, gray with ages grown,
Had fewer blind men to adore it;


If talent shone


In truth alone,
The world would be the better for 1t.
If men were wise in little things
Affecting less in all their dealings;
If hearts had fewer rusted strings
To isolate their kindred feelings;
If men, when wrong beats down the right,
Would strike together to restore it;


If right made might


In every fight,
The world would be the better for it.
Year: 1872

The Milwaukee Sentinel, speaking
of the tract burned over in that State
last fall, says that the crops of all kinds,
for which seeds were furnished by
the Relief Committee, have given an
abundant yield, and with but few
exceptions those who returned to
farms, desolate and uninviting in the
spring, have an abundance for their
own use, and many of them a surplus
for market. Peshtigo alone will sell
ten to twenty thousand bushels of
wheat, and the Peninsula a much
larger amount. The greater number
of the twenty-seven school houses
burned are finished and occupied, and
the remainder soon Will be. The
roads are rapidly being cleared, the
burned bridges rebuilt, and the work
will soon be done. The school house
and road work is done through legis-
lative appropriation, and under the
direction of Governor Washbu1n,
who has personally inspected the
worst portions of the burnt regions.
Year: 1872

Toward the middle of the fifteenth
century, a poor Arab was travelling
through Abyssinia, and finding him
self weak and weary from fatigue, he
stopped near grove. Then, being
in want of fuel to cook his rice, he
cut tree which happened to be Gov
cred with dead berries. His meal
being cooked and eaten, the traveller
discovered that the half burned ber-
ries were fragrant. He collected a
number of these, and on crushing
them with a stone he found their
aroma increased to great extent
While wondering at this he accident
ally let fall the substance in can
which contained his scanty supply of
water. Lo, what a miracle! The al
most putrid liquid was instantly pu-
rifed. He brought it to his lips; it
was fresh and agreeable, In mo-
ment after, the traveller had so recov-
cred strength and energy as to be
able to resume his journey. The
lucky Arab gathered as many berries
as he could, and having arrived at
Alden, in Arabia, he informed the
Mutt of his discovery. That worthy
divine was an inveterate opium smok-
er, who had been suffering for years
from the influence of that poisonous
drug. He tried an infusion of the
roasted berries, and was so delighted
with the recovery of his own vigor
that in gratitude to the tree he called
it ''cahauh," which in Arabic signifies
force
Year: 1872

A curious calculation has been made by
an eccentric individual well known in Paris
for his peculiar antipathy to the fly. He
collected 8, 900 flies in a room measuring 70
cubic feet. On the floor he spread pound
ed loaf of sugar. At the end of four days
he went to investigate the result of his ex-
pertinent. There remained but spoonful
of sugar This statistician thereupon cal
culates that, sugar being at the rate of 10
cents a pound, fly costs the country 20
cents from its birth to its demise.
Year: 1872

WHEELING, November 6.-Returns
thus far received show steadily heavy
Republican gains in this State. Not
enough will be known to definitely
settle the vote, however, for some
days yet.
Year: 1872

In a recent speech in New York, Secreta.
ry Boutwell, said that as far as he knew
there were but three ways to resume specie
payment, to-wit: 1-''Resume" according
to Greeley. 2-Reduce the 1886, 100000
of paper currency at once SO that it shall
not exceed the amount in coin. 3-Wait
till time and the progress of the country
shall make this money as good as gold
The latter plan is the choice of the Secreta
ry. The country will unite in saying that
it is the wisest of the three.
Year: 1872

If Greeley is not to be President of the
United States, he may assert his claim as a
prophet. His declaration that Grant never
had been beaten and never could be, has
thus far been vindicated.
Year: 1872


Out of the South there came bird,
And the soul Of the summer time was stirred
With the sweetest song that was ever heard.
The magical notes of its wonderful strain
Fell, like the fall of musical rain,
Into my heart and into my brain.
And in the song was meaning there
4 meaning strange, and new, and fair,
Wonderful, sweet, and fine, and rare.
A meaning which ] had learned 'ere then,
But not from the rhyme of poets pen,
Nor from any song that is sung by men
And then cried. 40 bird divine!
Where hast thou learned loves tender signg
Never was song Of bird like thine!
"Thou hast heard my heart in the nighttime bea
Or else the small grass under my feet
Has dared 20 tattle my secret sweet.
"For sing thou low, OF loud, as thou list.
The spell OF thy singing who shall resist
o most musical plagiarist!
"But sing it not, this wonderful tune,
To the whitest lily under the moon,
Nor to roses that blow in the heart Of June.
"And sing itnot unto human ear;
Nor man, nor maiden, nor flower may hear
Ny song, my secret my mystery dear
Then sang the bird, when had done:
''Therc's not a wind blowing under the sun
But tells your secret TO every one.
"And yet the telling is all in vain,
Though the busy wind and the garrulous rain,
Tell it a thousand times again.
"The worm throbs like living thing,
Under the beat Of my golden wing,
And pipe and pipe-as | sing and sing
"The world is wide, the world is round,
And unto every shining bound,


Flows my musica! tide Of sound


''But still my measure never grows old
The immortal secret never is told;


Love only to love will itself UNFOLD" /"
Into the South went back the bird


But still the soul Of Summer is stirred


With the sweetest song that was ever heard.
Year: 1872

We commend the following from the Wash
ton Chronicle to our friend Col. Mosby and
other cx-Coniederate officers who separate
from the great body of their people to support
Grant and Wilson. That paper says:


General Mosby, the dashiug guerrilla
leader is said to have declared FOR Grant and
Wilson. The more intelligent Of the COnied-
crate leaders see no hope for the South except
in the final destruction Of that rebellion for
which, with mistaken but generous devotion,
they fought TO the bitter end. Having made
a bona f8e submission to the Union they are
not disposed to swallow another dose OF re-
bellion, even though sugar-costed with Gree
leyism.


1t will be seen that, in its gratitude towards
Mosby, for the service be is now supposed, we
say supposed to be rendering to " the conquer
or Of the rebellion" the Chronicle even ex-
asgeratcs lis former military raHk-actually
promotes him whom it used to call thegueE-
rila chief, from the rank Of Colonei 20 that Of
a General It makes Mosby confederate Of
Grant and lis jauizaries Who are now hunting
down Southern men on the false charge Of be-
ing Ku-kluz, F" in the final destruction Of that
rebellion in which be gained all the rcputa-
ton that he now enjoys It thinks tha. the
dashing guerrilla has had enough Of " rebel
lion" I've trust that we all have and that he
prefers such reconstruction as the swoFG Of
Grant has wrought, to the mild and merciful
rule Of such man as Greeley We weader
how the Colonel viii Ike the compliment
Lyneibwg VTrgiaiaH.
Year: 1872

A YEAR OF DIsEAsE.-By the testi-
mony of medical men and Of the press
all over the world, this has been an
exceptional year for the prevalence OF
diseases Of a malignant type. What
peculiar state Of the atmosphere causes
this spread of disease is not settled, but
there is deficiency or superabundance
of some element to occasion it. The
manner in which continent smallpox
has travelled in this country, the steady
advance of cholera over the world from
its Asiatic lair, the alarming develop
opment OF the spotted fever, or cerebro
spinal meningitis, the unprecedented
spread Of malignant scarlet fever,
dptheria, black measles and like diseas-
es in their worst type, are illustrations
of this unpleasant fact.
Year: 1872

LONDON, April lin the Old Bailey
to-day a jury Of medical men were en-
pannelled to inquire into the mental
condition OF Arthur O'Connor, the as
sailant Of the Queen. After the exam
ination Of several members OF the
prisoners family, the jury declared
OConnor to be OF sound mind. There
upon he was sentenced by the court to
one years imprisonment at hard labor.
As an additional punishment, the court
ordered that the prisoner should receive
twenty lashes during the period Of his
confinement.


Hon. John Bright, who has been
absent from his place in the House Of
Commons for a long time in consequence
Of i'll health, resumed his seat to day,
having almost entirely regained his
strength.


The books Of subscription for q new
Hussian loan are 10 he opened in this
city in the early part OF next week.
The agents of the Russian Government
are working actively for its successful
negotiation.
Year: 1872

MAsQUERADE BALL.-We call atten-
ton to the fact that grand masquerade
ball takes place this evening at Steu-
benrauch's Hall, South Wheeling. The
committee having the affair in charge
are competent in every respect to make
the ball success, and are determined
it shall be so. All who are fond OF a
nights peasant dancing should he on
hand
Year: 1872

reason to doubt, and this season will wit ness an immense rush to that region. It IS only question of time, and we think very short time, until the iron horse will run down the north shore, from Duluth to the Thunder Bay silver mines, and take

 in onits way the rich iron and copper de- velopments which are known to exist be- tween here and the Pigeon river, which is the boundary between Minnesota and Canada. .-Dul,sth HerGLd.
Year: 1872

We know of no such difference of opinion
among Republicans, as to the Vice Presidency as
is asserted in a letter to Our National Progress.
Such statement is not calculated to do good, at
any rate
Year: 1872

Summoned to serve on jury
Oh, shall go to the bad
Driven, with distraction and fury,
Ruin in prospect, stark mad.
Dragged from the work that's my living,
Other men s business to mind,
| shall no thought have for giving
Save to my own, left behind
Truly to try they may swear me,
OF mine employment when torn;
While my anxieties tear me,


What can be but forswornl
Counsel will vainly harangue me,
Witness depose all in vain,
Judges charge-though he could hang me-
Naught of my mind will obtain.
As for al criminal cases,


shall the prisoner acquit,
Likea deaf mans while my place is;
Give him the doubts benefit.
And in all civil, as hearing


Not either side what they say,
shall toss up, that appearing


Nearest for me the right way.
If you'd have juries attention


Pay your confounded affairs,
Press men by fortune, or pension,


Freed from life's personal cares.
idle is all adjuration


When the adjured are not free.
So much for the administration


Of justice you'll get out of me
Year: 1872

Is an investment of the safest description.
Tl man who hasa Life Insurance Policy, has
lust as good property to leave his family as if
he owned United States bonds of equal amount.


A policy of Life Assurance is always an evil
dence of prudent forethought; no man with a
dependent family is free from reproach If not
insured. Lord Lydhurst ate Lord Chancel-
Tor of England.
Year: 1872

Schwabachcr Bros. & Co., SO often
mentioned in the marine reports of our
eotemporary under the above desisna-
ton, are making themselves manifest in
their splendid brick Store, with iron and
French plate glass front, with the largest
stock of general merchandise ever Of
fered by one firm in this market, and
their new store and its appurtenances
are not excelled, in elegance, extent and
convenience by any silailar house north
of San Francisco. When the firm are
fairly settled In their new quarters, we
Will give more extended description of
this house. which is an ornament to our
city and an honor to the enterprise of
the firm under the judicious manage
ment Of Mr.. Bailey Gatzert.
Year: 1872

she was like one awakened from deep and
dreamless sleep. The past had no remem-
brances, she was creature only of the pres
ent, and her alm)st stern reason, no trace
remained of her tender and erratic fancies.
He entreated me to let it depart like dream,
and to suffer her to be guided by woman's
phantasy in her affections. promised and
| tried to keep my word. Alice was induced
to believe that my recent alteration of mind
could account for my strange familiarity
when we met, and as her fathers friend she
forgave me. Bat she evidently regarded me
as perfect stranger. My task was done.
She was fully awakened TO intellectual life,
but she was no longer portion OF myself.


sought to make Alice love me, but the
hope was futile. Her intellectual had over
mastered her womanly nature, and in win
ming the firm reason and decided will Of man
she had lost the gentle weakness of her sex.
asked her to he my wife; she refused my
suit gently but firmly. Maddened by the
excitement of the moment, poured forth the
full tide Of long repressed emotion. told
her of our former communion; | described
the adual development of her dawning in
tello ; | depicted the slow goings Of my
spiril as it was transformed into hers;
prayed her, as would pray high heaven, to
recall some memory Of the past. 1t was all
in vain; the past was gone forever. She
looked on me as a mailman, and shrank from
me in terror. | never saw her again.


After this troper fell upon me, which
rendered me insensible to outward impress
sions. My mind beeame clouded like mir
Tor. ouer which the damp and mildew oflong
years have gathered; images were reflected
there, but hey were dim and indistinct in
their outline. The present and the past were
blended most coufusedly and painfully. |
had no power to control my thoughts. My
soul wa5 dying out with exhaustion.


They tlld me that Alice was married; but
the tiiings scarcely moved me, for | could
no longer be reused to fierce emotion Two
years have passed since last looked on her
sweet face; two years of anguish such as
whitens the locks and withers the heart Of
youth. lam dying; shall soon be number
ed with the forgotten dead for there Is none
t. shed a tear above my grave. am vast
ing away with the inanitlOn Of my spirit
Bat am not dying Of disappointed love.





In the city of Athens, amid all the tumult
and discomfort OF q Greek hostelry. died the
writer of this tale. The incidents he relates
are true; be did awaken Ia intellectual life
the imbeeiie mind of beautiful glTl. who in
the clurse OF her recovery entirely forgot him.
lie sought in vain % win her love, and upon
the tidins- Of her marriage with another he
fell into decline. which resulted in his death
in the summer Of Is. whether of an ex-
haustsd spirit or broken heart let those judge
who know the fearful strength Of human af-
fiction \ more practical account than is
here given may be found in Emerson's
Letters from the Lseln"
Year: 1872

A beautiful young lady who had allowed
the tendrils Of her heart to twine fondly
around strapping great conductor on a
horse-car had her atlectionate nature crushed
by the discovery that he was taking fare
from her, and dead-heading another girl who
lived on the same street. She did not eat
pickles and pine away, but wrote him an af-
fectionate epistle which read: You want to
nok down enuf stamps to git me a paisler
shauI & a dolley vardin before sunday or i
will put an awning over that girls eye the
mex time meet her in sosiety. 700 heer
-
Year: 1872

In Mobile there are two twin sisters
who can not be punished for any ofense
because neither can be identified. Re
Gently one Of these young ladies put TO
fight two dog cstchers sod q policeman.
10 court she proved to be her sister. A
policeman accompanied her home 70
arrest the other, but on arriving could
not tell which he bad brought and
which had already been there, and wen,
away sorrouing without either.
Year: 1872

The Hon. GEoRGE W. JULIAN
lis looking earnea,ly to the organ
ization of q new or third party, on
such basis as to bring into it the
honest and true men of both par
ties.' It is not altogether i'm :
probable that Mr.. JULIAN may find
the object Of his search at the
coming Labor Reform Convention,
where it is announced he will have
tho first choice for President
Estate Sentinel.
Year: 1872

A delegation from Chicago, including
several Of the most prominent men Of that city,
visited Washington and called on Gen. GRANT a
few DAYS ago to secure his influence In behalf Of
the Chicago relief bill pending IN Congress.
The Washington correspondent Of the Chicago
Times says that these gentlemen met with re-
markabie reception from the President. They
found him standing in a corner Of the reception
room with knit brow, and az they thought an
expression Of implacable enmity on his face. As
soon as the purpose Of the visit had been stated,
Gen GRANT Informed his visitors that he would
like TO know why he should be appealed 20 by
Chicago for help when the two Senators OF ILL.,
nols were both opposing him; after which he
gave vent to an avalanche Of invectives against
the Chicago Tribune. As the leading member Of
the delegation WAS Gov BRoss, one of the pro-
prietors of the Tribune, this nl-tlmed ebullltion
OF personal spite was regarded ~ gross insult
TO all the visitors, who az once withdrew In q
decidedly unpleasant frame OF mind.
Year: 1872

Fully prepared for the time when this cruel
spring is over, d. Heenan " Co. have secured
an extensive stock of fancy parasols and sun
umbrellas. which will be found to be in such
profuse variety as to accommodate the tastes
of all.
Year: 1872

DR.. Breese sleeps in his Office and is ready to
answer any call to any part OF tho city or conn.
try, promptly, at any time of the day or night.
See advertisement in another column
Year: 1872

ADULTERATION IN BUTTER. -.
Thousands of pounds Of butter arc
daily sold In the city Of New York,
which are adulterated with sub
stance made from cotton-seed oil.
1t is creditable to the farmers, as
a class, that they are not open to
the charge Of adulterating their
produce f; yet they suffer from the
dishonest competition of dealers
who make up and sell these fraudu-
lent compounds, and by so doing
affect unfavorably not only the sale
but the character of the genuine
article. As a matter of curiosity


we describe artificial compound
which was manufactured In Paris
to supply the want of real butter


during the late siege. The refuse
materials left after the manufac-
Iture of stearine from fatty animal
matters, such as tallow, etc, con-


sisting OF an oily paste, composed


of oleane and margarine, were


washed in water acidulated with


muriatic acid for the purpose Of


bleaching it. 1t was then subjected


to the action of chemical solution
Tor a period of three hours, during


which it was made to acquire the
taste and color of butter. This
substance from the cows, was con-
sidered an excellent substitute for
butter, and was readily accepted
IN place of it by the people, who


considered it much superior to any


other artificial product of this de-


scription.-[Scienti American.
Year: 1872

tD-To those who are bowed down by nervous de
bilty and despair Of recovering the vigOr and
mien of manhood, we earnestly recommend DIR.
WALKERS CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BITTERs. Before
they have finished the first bottle they will feel the
restorative principle at work in every portion OF
their broken down systems and hope VIII spring up
In their hearts No case OF dyspepsia, billOusness
Intermittent fever rheumatism gout or kidney dis.
resist this unequaed vegetable tonic which
is unpOlluted by any distilled or fermented liquor.
Year: 1872

a contributor to the Nursery writes
Last summer was at a trends house at
Nahant. l arose early In the morning.
and went down stairs to walk on the mag
"a. While there heard, as I thought.
some person whistling a tune in a yery
sweet style. l looked around, but could
see no one. Where could the sound come
from? looked Up and saw a little bird
In cage. The cage was hung in the
midst OF flowers and twining plants.
"Can it be" thought l, that such lit.
tie bird as that has been taught to sing q
regular tune so sweetly p" =


81 did not know what to make Of il.
When my friend came down stairs she
told me that it was, indeed, the little bird
who had whistled the sweet tune. Then,
my friend cried out to the bird, Come,
Bully, Bully, sweet little bullfinch give us
Just one more tune" And then this dear
bird hoped about the cage, looked at his
mistress, and whstled another sweet tune
1t was so strange to hear bird whistle
regular tune!


Now, Bully" said my friend, you must
give us Yankee Doodle. Come, come,
you shall have some nice fresh seed If you
will whistle Yankee Doodle" And the
little thing did whistle it much to my sur
prise.


My friend then told me she had brought
the frd from the little town Of Fulda, in
Germany, where are little schools for
teaching these birds to sing. When
bulfinch has learned to sing two or three
tunes, he is worth from forty to sixty dol
lars, for he will bring that price In France
or England. m


Great skill and patience are needed 10
teach these birds. Few teachers can have
the time to give to the children under their
charge so much care as the bird-catchers
give to their bird pupils. 8E


The birds are put into classes Of abou,
six each. and kept for time in dark
room. Here, when the food is given to
them. they are made to hear music, so that,
when they have eaten their food, or when
they want more food, they will sing and
try to initiate the tunes they have just
heard. This tune they probably connect
with the usual act of feeding. As soon
as they begin to initiate few notes, the
light is let into the room, and this cheers
them on still more. and makes them
feel as if they would like to sing. In
some of these schools, the birds are allow
ed neither light nor food till they begin to
| sing. These arc the schools where teach
erS are more strict. Alter being thus
taught in classes, each bullfnch is put un-
der the care Of a boy, who plays his Or
gan from morning to night. while the
master or mistress of the bird school goes
round to see how the pupils are getting
| on.


The bulliinches seem to know at once
when they are scolded and when praised by
their master or mistress, and they like to
be petted when they have done well. The
training goes on for nine months, and
then the birds have got their education.
and are sent to England or France, and
sometimes to America to be sold


All animals, all birds, and all reptiles
even fishes-are susceptible of culture
and improvement. So are plants, roots
and fruits. And, above and beyond all,
are human beings capable of almost il.
limitable development, and Improvement.
both Of body and mind
Year: 1872

The SIAMESE TwINs.-One of the
Siamese twins who has for some time been
in i'll health, is reported to be slowly dying
A doctor is on hand to cut him apart from
his living brother as soon as circulation
ceases. This case is watched with great
interest BY the medical world, distinguished
surgeons having expressed the opinion
years ago that death would ensue from sep
arating the two. 1t is singular, if such be
the case, that one can be mortally sick and
the other not suffer from sympathy.
Year: 1872

THE INCOME TAx-On the 31st Of
January the Income Tax Law expires by
limitation, and it is believed that no ef-
fort be made by Congress to renew it
The last collection 70 be made under it will
be 81 per cent. on all incomes above ST.
900 for 1871, in March next, and with that
it is probable the last of the unpopular tax
will be seen