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Year: 1872

The conversion of blood into the sol
id parts of the body goes on only dur
ing sleep. The chief end, indeed, and
object and intention of sleep would
seem to be this final assimilation of our
food-this solidifcation of blood into
the several parts of the body. The ac-
compEshment of this miraculous change
seems to have required that the atten-
ton, it l may speak so, of the brain
and nervous system should not be dis
tracted by any other object. 1t seems
to have required that everything both
within and without the body should be
hushed into profound repose during the
accomplishment of this mighty wonder,
i'll order that nothing might disturb or
interfere with the exquisite and mirac-
ulous process employed to effect it. To
this end, the portals of sensation are
closed-tho eye sees not, the ear hears
not, the skin feels not, the very breath
ing is scarcely audible, the pulsations
OF the heart scarcely preceptiblo; all
the living energies are now concentrated
into the greatest possible intensity, like
rays Of light into focus; and directed
with almost complete eXclusiyencss,
toward the simple object.


In the day, therefore, we make blood !;
i'll the night that blood is converted into
solid matter. In the day we gather up
the building materials; in the night we
repair the building. The hour of rising,
therefore, ought to be at the hour at
which our physical strength is the
greatest; and with perfectly healthy
persons, this is the case The languor
which perfectly healthy persons feel in
tho morning, arises from the process
OF repairing not having been fully ac-
complished; the building has not been
repaired, and therefore it's strength has
not been restored. The apparent addi-
tional strength which is felt, during the
dly. after eating, is only apparent; it is
only excitement derived from the slim
ulus of food; in the first instance in the
stomach, and after that food has been
assimilatcd, OF now blood in the system.
Year: 1872

she and her babe wore the sole survi-


vors, she had returned to wander like a
poor ghost amid the scenes Of her form
er happiness. Too proud to make anv
concessions, she had not communica.
ted with her friends-only the agent OF
whom she bought the property knew of
her return, and him she bound to Sc
crecy.


Max told how he had sought her far
and near, how anxiously Le had fol-
lowed every clue till he had traced her
to the ill.fated ship. How he had
counted every hour till she should mr.
rive, impatient to meet her with heart
overfowing with love and penitence.
How rudely he was awakened from his
dream of happiness she already knew.
Ethel had of course recognized him
when she met him after the rescue of
her boy, but would not make herself
known till she thought fitting time
had come. Max knew now what made
that voice so familiar to him, ahd that
his heart had recognized her though
his eyes did not.


Far into the nightsttis little company
assembled to witness the ceremony
made merry over the the happy reunion,
and toward the wee sma' hours left the
twice welded husband with his wife
and children in the home which had
been the scene of so much misery, but
which henceforth was to be the abode
cf.peace and happiness, where, if clouds
ever came, the sunshine of love soon
cleared it away, and the remembrance
of all they had suffered taught both to
bear and forbear, ndIto be lenient to
ward each others faults. Learning,
too, the great truth that only the weak
and erring need charity, not they who
stand alone. And so, exercising this
patience and rearing their children in
all goodness, they still walk hand in
hand up the hill of life-and when they
reach the path leading down to the val
ley may good angels guard and guide
their foorsteps till the "sleep together
at the foot, never to know sorrow or
parting more.
Year: 1872

Only A Kiss.
ny ELLA WHEELER.
Once. when tho summer lay OH tho hillops,
| And tho sunshine fell like u golden flame.
Out from the city's dust and turmoil
A gallant, fair-halrcd stranger camc-
Came tc rest in our humble cottage
Till the winds of autumn should blow again
To walk by the meadow and lie by the brooklct
And WOO back the strength that the town hat
slain.


was young. with the heart OF maiden
That had never been woocd; and tho stranger
Awoke that heart from its idle dreaming,


And swept the strings with master hand.
remember the thrill, and the first wild trcmor


That stirred its depth with sweet surprise
When I glanced one day at tho handsome


stranger,


And caught tho gaze of his deep, dark eyes
Ny check grew rod with its tell-tale bushes,


And the knitting dropped from my nervous


grasp;
Ho stopped, and then, a. he gracefully gave it,


He held my hand in loving clasp.
We said no word, but he knew my secret;


He read what lay in my maiden heart -
No vain concealing was needed longer


10 hide the trenor his voice would start.
We walked in the meadow and by the brooklet


My sunbrown hand in his snowy palm;
He said my bushes would shame tho roses,


And my heart stood still in blissful calm.
He stroked my tresses, my raven riuslets,


And twined them over his fingers fair;
My eyes dark splendor was full of danger,


He said, for Cupid was lurking there.
And once he held me close to his bosom,


And pressed on my lips laughing kiss;
Oh how tremble with shame and anger,


Pitiful now, as think Of this.
But in that moment thought that heaven


Had suddenly opened and drawn me in,
And kissed with passion the lips SO near me,


Nor dreamed was staining my soul with
But came a letter ono quiet evening


To the man that was dearer to mo than life
~ picture" i" he said, as he tore it open,
"Look, sweetest friend, at my fair young


wife,"


A terrible anguish, seethins anger,


Heaved in my bosom and blanched my


cheek,


And he who stood there holding the letter,


He watched me smiling, but did not speak.
I took the picture and gazcd upon it
A sweet young creature with sunny hair
And eyes Of blue. '' May the good Lord keel
you,''


I SAID aloud, "In His tender care
You who are welded and bound forever
Unto this man and met his eyes
"This sou!less villain, this shameless coward
Whose heart is black with acted lies r.
My heart swelled full Of terrible hatred,
And something ofmurder was burning there
But better feeling stole in behind it.
As I looked on the picture sweet and fair.
turned and left him, and never saw him.
Nor looked on his startled face again
AMI time has tempered my shame and sorrow
And soothed and quieted down my pain.
But always tremble, in awful anger,
That wears and worries my waning life,
When think how he clasped me close TO hii
bosom,


He-with ! lawfully welded wifs!-
When I think how I answered his light


caresses,


And clung to his neck in trance OF bliss,
Aud the tears Of lifetime and all my sorrow


Can never remove the stain OF his kiss.
Year: 1872

The Kansas City.IonrnaA of Com
merce says that it Is certain that the
slaughter and packing of beef at that
point will fall far short Of the business
in that line done laat year. Only one
firm is doing any considerable amount
and they will not dispose of more than
twelve or fifteen hundred head.
Year: 1872

1ALElGH, N. u, OCTOBER 3l.-AC-
counts are received here this evening
of horrible accident and catastrophe
at Goldsboro, forty miles from here by
rail, last night, during and in connec.
tion with John Robinson's circus at
that place. Outside, AMI only few
yards from one part of the canvas, was
all old, disused, nearly dry and uncov-
cred we'll, and just there happened to
be placed, projecting from one of the
tent poles of the canvas, a peculiar
gas-jet light, alternating from a steady,
ordinary fame to darting, Kissing
tongue of fire. An old negro woman,
without the means to more fully CRAFTY
her curiosity, was pottering about out
side to hear all she could, and happily
through some small hole or "coign OF
vantage > get a forbidden glimpse OF
the Paradise beyond, when by evil
chance she came opposite this shifting
light and the we'll, just as the former
revolved into the performance of one
of it's fsntasJic, and to her most fear
full tricks. Fleeing from it, and blind.
ed by the glare, she fell headlone into
the we'll, shrieking as she went down.
A watchman of the circus company,
going his rounds with large oil Ian.
tern, and not far behind the old woman
when she fled and fell, ran with his
light to the verge of the well, holding
it over the dark mouth to see, if he
might, the bottom, and the poor VIC
tim there OF her own curiosity and ig-
noranoe.


But the crowd-attracted by the
shrieks-immediatety after so rushed
and crowded upon him as to endanger
his own balance, and in resisting it, to
secure his own safety, he had to, or at
least for some cause did, let 20 his Ian
tern, and it fell into the well, breaking
as it struck the bottom.


Instantly the entire void-what with
it's own foul gases and the oil from the
lantern-was one sheet of roaring fiame
rising far above the mouth of the we'll.
Then followed an act and effort of hap
less and unavailing heroism, upon the
part Of one of the humblest employees
of the exhibition, that most deserves
monument and song than most of the
builded and b]azoned deeds to which
the world has given it's frescees and its
pillars.


The flames had subsided but little,
if any, when he proposed and unheel-
tatingly put in instant execution the
lowering of himself by rope to tho
bottom of the we'll, to rescue, if posi-
BILE, the still humber victim there
from unspeakable torture, if not al
ready past all pain. And he succeeded
in SO far as to bring up (all was done
in trice) the charred but still breath
ing and groaning remains OF the poor
creature, But she expired in few
minutes after, and now, according to
my information from an eye witness,
the unregarded hero who sought to
save her lies at the point of death him
self, burnt almost to a crisp in his fear
full venture of humanity. One of the
men who lowered him and drew him
and his burden up again the one who
stood nearest the WELLS also very
badly burnt. MEoknENBuRa.
Year: 1872

Mr.. FERRYS SOBER SECOND THOUGHT


Senator Ferry has written letter defining
his attitude in relation to National politics,
which we print this morning. The skill which
Mr.. Ferry exhibited in refraining from any
public utterances while he was seeking reGlec-
ton, justified our favorable judgment of his
discretion and tact. If his views of the pres
ent campaign of reform are not those we could
have wished, he still has a right to entertain
them, and to express them now that
it may be done with safety. He is opposed to
the election of Mr.. Greeley, but if he viii
advocate during this canvass and in his place
in the Senate those principles of amnesty and
equal justice, and opposition to Capitalization
and military rule, which he has learned from
The TRIBUNE, we will not regret the loss of
his vote for our candidate.


1t is to be regretted that Mr.. Ferry, in this
first public expression since his election,
should have regarded himself as set free
from the obligations under which Senators lie,
to be accurate in their statements of facts.
He pays a somewhat exaggerated compliment
to the State Department for having kept out
of war with England and Spain, and goes on
to say she does not appreciate the wisdom of
"those who instead of all this would press
can unteuable claim from England at the
/" risk of war, and would recognize the bel
"ligerency of the Cuban insurgents, contrary
"to every principle of international law"
Has Mr.. Ferry forgotten who prepared
and presented this untenabe claim 2"
who defended it vigorously through q long
correspondence, and at last only agreed to
withdraw it on condition that England
should not hereafter, in the same circum-
stances press the same claims upon usf And
as to that phrase about "the risk of war; does
Mr.. Ferry seriously think England will make
war on us if we decline to withdraw our case 2
or that this would be a reason for Withdrawing
it, if Mr. Ferry did think sof These are ques-
tons of some interest to the average Ameri-
can. Mr.. Ferry's insinuation that the Cincin-
natl Convention, or its candidates, are pledged
to the recognition of Cuban belligerency is
altogether gratuitous, and deserves no reply.


Mr. Ferry's letter is certainly an mex-
pected one to the public at large, although it
has been well known for some time in the
inner political circles that he entertained, and
when he thought the fullness of time had
come, would probably express such opinions
It will probably not conduce greatly to
the harmony of the Administration party
in Connecticut, and is not, of course, 30
agreeable TO us as a full adhesion to the great
reform movement would have been. But the
principles he avows are in the main excellent
ones, and if he stands by them no one VIII
have any reason " regret that movement ol
Year: 1872

hint without making necessary further public
demonstration. and aid the reputable dealers
in milk, who organized last night for the pur-
pose, to secure an honest delivery of pure
article It's authority in this city is absolute,
and it ought to be exercised, occasionally at
least, for the general good We have shown
honest meat and milk dealers the urgent ne
cessity for combination to protect themselves
from the rascaly dealers in their own line of
business. They are doing so, and their action
is already encouraging. The same evidence
of fraud which we have shown them, since it
proves clearly from the statements of the most
trusted physicians of the city that the public
health is seriously affected by the adultera-
tion we have exposed, should impel the
Health Board to greater activity than it has
lately displayed. Shall we have such actionY
There ought to be no delay, no hesitation, no
divided duty regarding the reformation We
urge in this matter. Assuredly no political
clique or corrupt Ring has any interest in
preventing the enforcement of the Health
laws. Then let the Health Board, which we
believe to be composed Of public spirited citi-
zens, dispel any existing suspicious to the
contrary by showing a little activity in this
important matter.
Year: 1872

THE END OF H POLITICAL ABSURDTTY.


About these days, look out for plots and
counter plots. That some inventive genius
had not weeks ago devised a scheme for bring
ing to a focus and making mischievous the
dissatisfaction that followed Cincinnati precisely
as it follows all National Conventions is only
proof that the nominations had taken so firm
a hold upon the people that the most ingenious
mischief-makers saw the folly of fighting
them. At last their little plot has been de-
yised-and promptly exploded.


The details elsewhere given IN Washing
ton dispatch do not wholly correspond with
THE TRIBUNE's private information, and ara
probably not wholly accurate. But the substance
is true "The plan is," said Democratic
Congressman. "that the split from the Grant
"party made at Cincinnati being too large,
"should be reduced by another split, and then
"that we should deliberately select some new
"ticket to be put up by this minority of the
"minority." Fatuous as this proposition was
whereof nobody but The N. y ECening Post
could by any possibility have the honor Of pater
nity), the Missionaries concerned really tried to
test the temper Of both Liberal Republicans and
Democrats concerning it. They speedily found
two difficulties. They represented no Liberal Re-
publican strength, and could command no
substantial Democratic encouragement. They
professed to be able to draw off The Chicago
Tribune from the support Of Greeley and
Brown, and therein showed not merely their
ignorance of the plaineSt elements in the
problem with which they were trying to deal,
but their inability to understand the magnani-
nous policy of a great journal, and large
minded Editor. Their other professions were
as absurd as their scheme itself.


Yet we speak of this small affair with sim
cere regret. We have none of the disposition
an "organ" might cherish to ignore the con-
tnued and still active dissatisfaction of a small
body of sincere Reformers who net with
us at Cincinnati. They belong TO
class rarely satisfied with anything, never com
Portable in a majority generally boilers, whose
approval is the common seal Of failure, and
whose objections often bring as much aid as
harm. But they honestly want better Gov
ernment they sincerely oppose the Admins
traton because they think it has been bad
one and as John the Baptists, they are in
valuable. The only trouble is that they never
get out of the wilderness But they are men
whose efforts look at least to reform, and,
since the time has passed when they could
harm the Liberal Republican movement, or
retard its assured success we confidently
expect them to help It,
Year: 1872




There never was time more favorable for
securing q reform in the management of our
markets, both public and private, than at
this moment. Public opinion is aroused on
the subject, and all citizens who think at all
recognize that we need closer inspection of
our supplies of food in the grave interests of
public health. We require thorough examina-
ton of all food, vegetable and animal, enter
ing the city, in the financial interests of honest
dealers and consumers. We want abattoirs in
which animals may be slaughtered outside of
the city under proper regulations. We want the
unsightly sheds of Washington and Fulton and
Catharino Markets replaced by structures in
which the cleanliness now impossible to attain
can be secured. We further need and demand the
adoption of some plan which will provide for
the collection, without danger to health, of the
garbage and manure of the city, and its utili-
zation for the purposes of the farm and gar
den, without the waste, which is now a re-
proach to our economic training. This latter
consideration is apart from the subject which
we wish to treat just now, but we mention it
incidentally as closely connected with the pub
lie health in interests Of which we are earnest
in advocating market reform.


wiz the Board Of Health take the plain
Year: 1872

Naturally enough, the success of the carpen-
ters, masons, and other mechanics who
struck" for eight hours of labor, has inspired
a desire to follow their example. Other
branches of mechanical industry are agitated
with schemes for reduction of the hours of
labor, and it is estimated that over 10000 pen
in this city are now organized for this pur-
pose These workmen appear to have popular
opinion and sympathy on their side, and are
likely peaceably to secure their object.
Year: 1872

1t is singular thing, by the way,
that to see genuine curiosities Of old
fashioned costumes, there is no place
50 good as the House Of Lords Oh.
perhaps, the House of Commons. There
are plenty of old men in either House
who seem to have permanently adopted
some favorltc fashion of their youth
and clung to it tondly and faithfully
through all time and change as more
romantic souls cling to the memory Of
a lost love. Stand any day about four
0 clock at the rear entrance of West
minister Hall and note SEINE of the
costumes which pass you; the yonng-
er men, of conrse, and many OF the
oldsters. are made up to the hour by
Poole, the fashionable tailor, who cnts
the clothes and sometimes backs the
bills Of the aristocracy. But never
mind these commonplace correct ones.
Look at that STOPPING peer, the collar
OF whose coat comes up behind so far
a, almost ~ touch the curly brim of
his high-crowned hat The coat has
fur collar; it is long in the waist and
long in the skirts, pumped out in front
ike the breast Of a pigeon or panto-
mine prince. | suppose that coat
was in fashion when George the Forth
was regent here. See here a tall old
Commoner IN blue coat with gilt but.
tons, buff waistcoat and tight, gray
trousers. Look at another, who wears
white ducks as they used to be called
in the days of our fathers, tightly
strapped down over his boots-that
man, l suppose, began to dress after
the fashion of the duke ofWellingtou,
and has not noticed any change sinoe
then. Talk of the costume of Horace
| Greeley. Why, our brave and dear
FREUD would be glass OF fashion aud a
mould of form when compared with
some these legislative eccentriclties. As
a matter OF fact, hardly any of our lead
ing statesmen ever dress well. Glad
stones clothes seems to be thrown on
with pltchiolk, as The old phrase was.


Disraell looks like an ancient picture of
| a dandy from book OF mouldv fashions


Bright dresses like plane country man


ulacturer. The marquis of Salisbury is


as shabby-looking as an old clothes-man.


Earl Granville and the duke of Argyll


alone seem to care much about maintain


ing the sartorial dignity of British states


mauship.-[Justin Mccarthy, III New


York Evening 4HdI.
Year: 1872

A six year old was asked BY his teach
er TO write composition OH the subject
Of water, and the following is the pro-
duetion: Water is COED to drink, to
swim III, and to skate on WHOM frozen.-
When was little baby, the nurse used
to bathe me every morning in water l
have been told that the Injuns don't wash
themselves but once in ten years.
wish was All lnjun.'
Year: 1872

A New IDEA.-A Yankee has set his
wits to work again, and this time with
the intention of imposing upon the trust
ing nature Of trees. The bare condition OF
the trees during the bleak months Of win
ter strikes him as being far from pleasing
to the general eye, and he proposes to
remedy it by system OF steam pipes
twin;ng around the roots of shade trers,
and kept warm by steam from an ordinary
furnace boiler. He doubtless thinks that
be may thus cause the trees to imagine
themselves in tho midst OF summer, and to
suppose that the bleak winds Of December
are merely passing cccentricities not worth
noticing: and above all, not OF sufficient
consequence to cause them to cast off their
summer attire. We do not believe that
the trees can be imposed upon to this ex-
tent, but tine intention of the ingenious in
ventor, who, by the way dwells in Con-
necticut, is none the less commendable
If this gentleman would turn his mind to
some means Of persuading flies and MIS-
quitoes that winter reigncd all the year
round, he would confer greater benefit
on his suffering species than by trying to
take advantage OF the trees.
Year: 1872

upon in joint conference, so that you
may be all kept posted, from seed time
to harvest, as to the promise and yield
of the staple crops in all parts OF the
world, and learn truly to discern the face
of the sky. For, with the system in
successful operation, every one OF you
may expect to acquire acknowledged
the seasons SUCH as you can utilize, and
to learn at least once-perhaps twice-a
month throughout the year, as to the
yield and promise in the various coun-
tries. of the great staples with which
you have to compete in the markets OF
the world. This information will enable
you to fix prices upon your staples in
stead of gong to the merchants to set
the price for you; it will be proclaimed
by kilograms, distributed through the
mails, and repealed by the county and
village press throughout the land, until
every farmer will, in his own interest
and for self protection, be compelled to
take Mt least one newspaper; so here,
besides the general and patriotic, is o
direct pecuniary interest which the press
has in advocating this measure and in
helping us to roll this ball along /
tell you that since the application OF
steam to mechanical purposes there is
nothing of 50 wide and general impor.
tance to agriculture, nothing that is more
rich with promise, than this simple
scheme, which is grand and potential for
good, chiefly because of its simplicity.
The triumph OF useful ideas is only a
question of time; and this is one OF
them.