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Year: 1873

When Murphy first bought his
farm in Lancaster county, he was
not aware that all the water on the
premisesswas strongly impregnated
with iron. But when he drank
that chalybeate water for five or
six months his system was SO
thoroughly charged with iron that
when he wonld wake up in the
morning he would find that the
bedstcad had gradually shifted
around during the night until the
head pointed north. And the
children's beds all performed the
same maneuver. Without taking
warning by this occurrence, the
family continued to drink the
water until, one fatal evening, Mrs.
Murphy had been house-cleaning,
and that night she and Murphy and
the children lay down in the same
room. No sooner We're they in a
horizontal position than all their
heads swung around suddenly to
the northern end of the chamber
whore the stove stood, and the
next instant the whole five of
them were drawn violently against
the hot stove, and held there by
magnetic attraction. Murphy suf-
fered worse because he was bald,
but Mrs. Murphy and the children
lost every hair on their heads, and
when the family sold out and
moved away, every member Of it
was balder than all the other
Murphys that ever wore . scalp.
Year: 1873

An ingenious Minnisota youth is
to be credited with q novelty in
the way of duck hunting. He lives
at q beautiful spot known as Rice
lake, from the wild rice growing
on its margin as thick as wheat in a
field. Ducks love this rico, and
when they have partaken of q sufii-
cient quantity their flesh becomes
of o nature to tempt the palate of
an anchorite. But the Rice lake
ducks, either from experience or
an instinct which may be said to be
wisdom intensified, do not like hu-
man company, and when they see a
hunter approaching, generally has
ten out Of gun-shot range. Dick
the youth before alluded to, was
particularly fond of ducks, and
looked with contempt upon the fu.
tile efforts of his sire to provide the
table with this delicacy. Ho de-
termined to have some ducks for
dinner, ifit took all the morning to
accomplish the task. Proceeding
to the corn-feld, he selected a large
pumpkin, cut q hole in one end,
removed its internal arrangements,
carried it down to the shore, di.
vested himself of his clothes, placed
the pumpkin over his head, and
waded in among the rice. In a
short time the fat and tender pio-
neer of a flock Of ducks approach
ed, and imagining the vegetable
to be free from guile, encouraged
the Others to follow. They were
partaking of their matutinal meal,
when astonishments truck them at
the sight of the pioneer sudden
ly diying--not that there was any
thing astonishing IN duck diving
but this one divcd feet fore
most, and neglected to come up.
A committee was appointed to in
vesligatc, and approaching the
pumpkin, suddenly made back
ward dive, and was gone. This was
enough for the others. They fed
in dismay, and henceforth number
ed as among their deadliest terrors
the innocent ingredient of New
England pies.
Year: 1873

Il is singular that people should be so
slow to appreciate the iuherant brutality
and the deplorable consequences Of COR
poreal punishment in the schools. Some
time ago q little boy received a cruel
whipping in one of the public schools in
Boston. He was immediately taken
down with a fever, from which he died,
rayirg in his last moments that his
teacher was whipping him with rattan,
and begging piteously for help.
Year: 1873

The Commercial takes the opportunity TO make
au appeal 10 Governor Ponder to commute the
sentence of the negro man Carpenter, who is
sentenced to be hanged on the 27th instant, at
Dover, to Imprisonment for life, because West, a
white man, was not found guilty of murder.
This is too rldiculous What has the West case
TO do with that of Carpenter! If West should
have been hung and was not, it furnishes no
reason why Carpenter should not be punished as
the law directs for his crime. HeinOus crimes
can only be prevented by the fear of terrible pun
ishment, and the laws have stood as they are from
generation to gentrltion SO that all are, ought
to be, familiar with them, and they who willfully
and deliberately violate the statutes applying to
capital cases, should be required to suffer the
penalty.
Year: 1873

CuNARD LINE. NOTICE


With the view Of diminishing the chances OF collision
the steamers OF this line will henceorth take specified
Tor all seasons OF the year.


On the outward Passage from to New York
Boston, crossing meridian Of 81 at 43 at nothing to
the north of a.


On the Homeward Passage crossing the meridian OF 30
at ~ lat nothing to the north OF AZ.
Year: 1873

Mr.. Louis Durr has arranged the second story Of
the new German Savings Bank, at the intersection
Of Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue, into six
cabinets and hung them with 800 valuable paint
inrs presently to be exhibited Nine-tenths OF
these paintings were bought by him in this city
during the last fifteen years, and are to be shown
for the benefit of the German Hospital in this CITY, In
the first cabinet are hung specimens OF the old
masters up to the time of Rubens; the second and
fourth are devoted to the Dutch and Flemish
schools, the third to the French and Italian, the
dfth to the Italian and Spanish and the sixth to
modern paintings. Very old, very unique and very
interesting examples are to be found here.
Year: 1873

Will ultimately decide the future OF Spain. This
capital will influence the whole country as cem.
pletely as did Paris influence France, and Madrid
is by sentiment and interest ant-republican.n


1t was evident that in the opinion Of all with
whom conversed, instead Of approaching smooth
water, we are daily drawing nearer the rocks
Political clouds are fast gathering and hurricane
Is about to sweep with intense fury over this un.
fortunate country. 1t was pointed out to me that
the attitude OF Catalonia is the cause OF great un-
easiness to the French government. The Commune
in Catalonia, adjoining the French frontier would
fan the sumbering fire OF the Atdo into name and
encourage the admirers Of the ex-DictatOr Gam
beta to unfurl the drdpeIu rouge. indeed BARGE
Iona has been well chosen as Q base
Of operations by the International A Commune
once established at that point-and 1t may be SO
Immediately, unless President Figueras succeeds
for the moment in pouring oil upon the troubled
waves-will be the signal for civil war The rad
icas are willing for the cause OF order, to support
the actual government but they ecare that 1t is
a mistake to suppose they have not sufficient
strength to dominate, and that rather than permit
the federals to gam the mastery they will actively
resist.


AN INAUsPICIoUs FoRELoOK


The situation is plainly fraught with threatening
dangers. Everything indicates that as yet we are
but witnessing the first act of Spanish DRAMA
which for thrilling sensations may cast into the
shade the startling scenes OF the late Partisan
tragedy. To-day, however, advices from Barcelona
are OF more cheering character and 1t is
expected that Figueras will be courteously re-
ceived; therefore the government may have yet
breathing time. With energy the present Ministers
may succeed earning the blessings Of their coun-
trymen. bat the political horizon Is gloomy with
storm clouds. Senior Martos, the President OF the
Assembly. aS. yQn Wtu haye heard. by telegranh>
Year: 1873

Young MANGLEBURY will not probably
visit Miss Skittles again. He called upon
her a few evenings ago, and as she was
not at home, he sat down on the porch to
wait for her. In a few minutes old Skittles'
big dog came up, and, after cycling Man
glebury, and growing at him in a man
ner which made chills run up and down
his back, the dog walked up and began to
sniff Manglebury's legs While the ami:
NAL was performing this operation the
young man maintained a condition of alb
solute repose 1t is doubtful if he will
again be as perfectly still as he was then
until his immortal soul is in the land of
everlasting rest. When the ceremony was
concluded the dog lay down by Mangle-
bury's chair. AS soon as Manglebury felt
certain the brute was asleep, he thought
he would go home without seeing Miss
Skittles; but when he attempted to rise
from his chair the dog leaped up and


growled so menacingly that Manglebury


Immediately sat down again. Then he
thought perhaps it would be better not to


go home at once. 1t occurred to him,
however, that it would be as well to call
some one to remove the dog in case cir
cumstances should render it desirable for
him to depart; but at the very first yell,
Skittles' dog jumped to his feet, gave a
fiendish bark, and began to take few
more critical smells at Manglebury's legs.
And whenever Manglebury shuff1ed his
feet, or moved his arms, or uttered the
slightest sound that infamous dog was in,
stantly up and at him. Once, when he
had to sneeze, he thought, from the bOis
ferrous indignation manifested by the dog
that his hour at last had come. Mangle-
bury had often before wanted to see Miss
Skittles alone, but now he felt as if he
would welcome any member of the Skit-
ties family, even the cook, with feeling
approaching enthusiasm. Finally he
heard voices in the parlor. 1t was Miss
Skittles and young man who had come
home with her and entered the side door.
And they sat there at the window, not
thirty feet from Manglebury, sparkling
and cooing, and every now and then max
ing some disagreeable remark about Man
glebury, until at last the visitor left and
Miss Skittles locked the door and closed
the shutters and went to bed. And the
dog never moved until morning, when old
Skittles came down to look at the ther-
mOmeter and found that faithful guardian
still watching over the miserable Mangle-
bury, who still sat in the chair in which
he began to wait for Miss Skittles. Old
Skittles offered to shoot the dog, in order
to soothe Manglebury, but that person
was beyond reach of such remedies. He
was too mad. He cut the Skittles family
dead and he is endeavoring to select
social circle whose members do not keep
dogs. He hates a dog worse than doc
tor hates healthy climate.-M0c A@e'S''
Year: 1873

A youth of eighteen, who claims to
be the grandson Of the Duke OF Bruins
wick was refused permission to attend
the funeral by the authorities, on the
ground that to accede to the request
would be to oppose entirely the provls-
ions of the Dukes will.
Year: 1873

OF the bridge at st. Louis, recent dis
patch says: "The two center sections of
the arch between the western abutment
and the first of the bridge, each consisting
of an upper and lower rib, were complet-
ed recently by the insertion of the key
or center tubes, and that portion of the
feasibility of the original plan, and its
success is regarded as one Of the creates,
triumphs of engineering skill the world
has ever seen. The two remaining ribs of
this arc, which are only partially con-
structed, will be finished at once and with
ease, and the three grand arches OF the
bridge are expected to be finished by the
middle of December"
Year: 1873

MORE LIBERALITY.-The Post Office
Department seems bound to run the mails
regardless of expense. We last week
characterized as eXtravagant the placing
of the Trinity Center Postmaster's salary
at one cent day. We are now called
upon to record an even more reckless use
of the public moneys. Several months
ago the people of Hay Fork and vicinity
petitioned for post-ollice and weekly
mail service between that place and
Weavcrville. In due time, bout a month
ago, official notice was received that n
post-ofice had been established at Hay
Fork and that Mr.. A. ID. Bayles had
been appointed Postmaster, with a salary
of twelve dollars per annum. This, Of
course, would not pay any one for at
tending to the duties of Postmaster, but
as the Office bid fair to be of great benefit
to the peple of that section, there was no
objection made. The petition upon which
the office was established, set forth among
other things that the mail could be car
ried for the sum of two hundred and fifty
dollars year. No bids were asked for,
but Mr.. Bayles has received q communi-
cation from the p. o. Department, stat
ing that the office was established out
side Of the regular routine Of business
and that the Department was not at pres
ent authorized to advertise for bids for
carrying the mails. The Postmaster was,
however, empowered to employ a suita-
ble person to perform the service, at a
charge of not more than two-thirds of the
Postmaster's salary. 1t is required that
the mail be carried from Hay Fork to
Weavervlle and return once week.
The distance to be travelled each trip is
about sixty miles, and takes two days.
Eight dollars year for this service may
seem a reasonable compensation in the
eyes of the p. o. Department, but people
here fail to "see it in that light" The
up-shot Of the matter is that the Hay
Fork post-office is Il dead letter and the
people over that way will still be re-
quired to pay an eXpressman twenty-five
cents for each letter they receive. Two
hundred and fifty dollar year is certain
ly little enough to pay for service over
this route, and it would furnish mail fa-
cilities to nearly five hundred people
who are now deprived Of the benefits
arising theretrom.


LArER.-Since the above was in type,
and by the last mail, Postmaster Hartman,
Of Weavervile, received notice from the
Second Assistant p. NJ. General that a
contract has been made with j. S. Hoyt
for carrying the Hay Fork mail from
April lst so June both, 1878. We do not
know at what figures, but presume that a
bid sent in by Mr.. Hoyt some time ago
has been accepted.
Year: 1873

The Little Giant has come to town
To knock the hills and mountains down
And wash the gold from out the sand
Is the Yankees invention latest planned.
The Little Giant is very proud,
He drinks more water than II Summer


cloud
If his rains are filed with drops Of dew,
He will pierce the largest mountains


through.
When Summerfeld could not ignite his


pill,
To the Little Giant he made his will
1t was before ordained for the best
To keep the seas for the iron chest.
There is one thing that we should fear,
He may knock the props from this earthly


bier.
There will be nothing lett-no, not even


cloud
Only mist for the parting shroud.
One more look at this earthly ball,
Before the pillows commence to fall
When the Giant plays his miner key
1t will wash US into eternity.
Year: 1873

PHoroGRAPHI.-We call attention to the adver-
tlsement Of REEs & Co. in this column. Parents
desirous to have good picture made OF their In
fants ought to bear In mind that not alone are the
children In better humOr directly after their
nights rest but also they avoid the delay of waiting
for ther turn during the rush at later hour. REFS
CO.'S Is the only gallery in the city where pic
lures are made at early hour In the morning and


parents will do well to take this opportunity of
having their little ones photographed. f..-.
Year: 1873

TIE ANCIENT ORDER OF. HlBKRNIANs have
changed their place Of meeting to Odd
Fellows Hall, corner of Franklin and Mayo
streets, where they will hereafter convene on
the second and last Mondays of each month.
Year: 1873

ExPLAS ATIoN.-The general idea in reference to
pure cream is that 1t Is simply the ordinary Ice
cream without any adulteration. d. CoLuaBus's
No. pure cream Is made from cream skin,med
from rich milk. His No. cream is made from
cream and milk combined. Both are extensively
known to the lovers OF good cream. J.
Year: 1873

The Tribune, alluding to its charges
against Senator Carpenter, will say it
desires it to be distinctly understood it
makes no charges that can not be SUBJ
stantiated. The following will appear: {:


"The Tribune is n journal of ample
pecuniary responsibility. If Carpenter
has been aggrievcd by any publication
in its columns, he has his remedy at
law, and whatever damage n jury Of
his countrymen shall say he sustained
will be promptly paid. More than
that, the Tribune will gladly pay any
sum that may be assessed in damages,
to be convinced that the character of
Mr.. Matt Carpenter is such that he
does the Senate no disgrace by presid-
ing over it, and that his Iifo and con-
duct arc such as may be hold up for an
example, instead Ofa warning to tho
young men ofthc country. For proof
of that, the Tribune is quite ready to
pay liberally.'
Year: 1873

According to n statement made by
tho Washington correspondent Of tho
Boston Post, Secretary Bclknap will
assign colorcd graduates of West Point
exclusively to commands in white rcgi-
ments. The Secretary explains that
tho law leaves no option he is required
to officer colorod regiments with white
men, and therefore, he must assign
colored West Pointers to duty in white
regiments. If tho law really leaves no
choice to the Secretary but to place
white officers in command of colored
regiments, then it follows, OF course,
that tho colored officers must go into
white regiments, if assigned to any
regiment whatever. We can only say
that this law, which we cannot find in
our compilation, does injustice to both
races, and will be unpopular with both,
and will cause poor state of discipline


in regiments thus officered by men of
color different from that of their COM
manCls. Tho blacks would ask why q
black man is not good enough to be
officer over them and in precisely the
same spirit of race feeling, white sol
diers will want to know why negroes
are put above them. The effect of the
law will be to stimulate prejudice, and


both races have reason to be offended q,
1t. 1t would ne better for white and
Year: 1873

approached Meabsco creek Friday morn
ing, man was seen walking on the bridge,
and Immediately the engineer whistled down
brakes and reversed the engine. The man
attempted to get off the track and under
the bridge, but the speed Of the train could
not be sufficiently checked in time, and he
was struck by the locomotive and knocked
into the creek. He was with difficult J
rescued from drowning by the officers OF
the road who succeeded in getting him out.
His name was Frank Snyder, of Baltimore.
His right foot was terribly mangled.
Year: 1873

RUN sHoRT.-The supUly of programmes al the
Opera House, last night run short again, and a
large number of persons failed 20 thoroughly en-
joy the performance, from the fact OF not being
possessed Of this important little adjunct to the
entire appreciation of play. This is not the first
time this has occurred; la fact the supply has run
shoH on every occasion where the audience has
been unusually large. This should not be, and as
The Programme is the only play bill authorized
TO appear at most entertainments, we hope its
publishers will always print sufficient number
OF copies 70 supply one 10 each and every person
who NAV attend.
Year: 1873

IMrKovENENT-A a recent meeting of the
Directors of the Town Hall Co, of Middlctown,
il was resolved to erect gallery in the audito-
rum for the accommodation of the colorcd peo-
pie OF the vicinity who may desire TO attend the
public entertainments given in the building.
Year: 1873

A WONDERFUL Doo.-Mr. VanHickle, of Della
ware city, has setter dog who has formed quite
an attachment for his masters COW, he shows it
IN this way he will run around the streets, and
If be can it'd anything for the COW t1 eat, he will
go after her and drive her u the food
Year: 1873

circulation the immense amounts which are
paid out for wages and in business, and give
every depositor a direct interest in the stabil-
ity of the Government.


The Postmaster-Generala again urges the as
sumption by the Government of the control of
telegraphs. Government postal telegraph
is the only means by which the full benefit OF
this great invention can be secured, for wher-
ever the telegraph is under Government man
agement, it is operated at its minimum cost,
and people receive the benefit in low rates of
transmission and greatly extended facilities
The telegraph should be made part of the
postal system without further delay. As Con
gress does net seem inclined to exercise the
discretion given in the third section of the act
of July "a, 1866, to appoint appraisers to value
lines, property and effects of the companies
now in operation, and as the Western Union
Company appears to be unwilling to make vol
untary sale at fair price, the Postmaster
General recommends that provision be made
by law for the immediate establishment of the
postal telegraph, and for the construction of
all such lines as may be needed, under the dI-
rection of competent officers of the Engineer
Corps of the army, The experience they ac-
auired during the war of the rebellion would
enable them to do the work in a most econom-
ical and satisfactory manner.
Year: 1873

Every person should understand how
to treat a flesh wound, because one is
liable to be placed in circumstances,
away from surgical and veterinary aid,
where he may save his own life, the life
of friend or of a beast, simply by the
exercise of little common sense. In
the first place, close the lips of the
wound with the hand, and hold them
firmly together to check the flow of
blood until several stitches can be taken
and bandage applied. Then bathe the
wound for long time in cold water.
"Should it be painful" correspondent
says, stake painful of burning Goals
and sprinkle upon them common brown
sugar, and hold the wounded part in
the smoke. In few minutes the pain
will be allayed, and recovery proceeds
rapidly. In my case a rusty nail had
made bad wound in my foot. The
pain and nervous irritation were severe.
This was all removed by holding it in
smoke for fifteen minutes, and [ was
able to resume my reading in comfort.
We have often recommended it to 9TH
ers, with like resNlts. Last week one
of my men had finger-nail torn out by
pair of ice-tongs. It became very
painful, as was to have been expected.
Held in sugar smoke for twenty min
utes, the pain ceased and promised
speedy recovery"
Year: 1873

CURE FOR FE1oN.-As soon as dis
covered, take some spirits of turpentine
in cup, dip the finger in it, and then
hold the hand near hot fire till dry !;
then dip it in again and repeat for tif-
teen minutes, or until the pain ceases.
The next day, with sharp knife. pare
off the thick skin and you will find some
thing like honeycomb filed with clear
water open the cells and the felon is
gone. If the felon is too far advanced
for turpentine, oil of origanum, treated
in the same way, will cure. If too far
advanced for either to cure, the felon
will still be benefited, or it will be less
painful. Never draw it.
Year: 1873

We referred in the last Mirror to the re-
moval of Mr.. Goodale from the position OF
Secretary of this Board, which he has filled
so long and so ably. We can learn of no bet
ter reasons for his removal, than are found in
the fact that another man avanted his place !;
or perhaps indeed that more than one man
had personal interest in causing the change
to be made. There are few intelligent men,
we believe, who will think that the new in
cumbent is superior to Mr.. Goodale, or equal
to him, in many of the leading qualities that
are needed in that important Office. The cir
cumstances, too, under which the election
was made are freely spoken of as scandalous.
They certainly appear to be such as to con-
firm the suspicion that the perpetrators of this
deed were well aware that it was not an act


to be justified upon grounds of public policy.


1t does not lie directly in our line to follow
this matter up; or to suggest what remedy
might now be had for the mischief done.
But we will make this observation, that the
present time, when the attention of the peo-
pie is being generally directed to the need of
reform in the civil service-to the desirable
ness of putting and keeping the best men in
places of public responsibility hardly be
well chosen for such proceeding as this we
are now commenting upon. It rests with
the farmers Of Maine, whose interests the
late Secretary has so faithfully served, to de-
termine in their good Judgment with what
patience his displacement, under such circum-
stances, should be borne.-Christidn Mirror.