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Year: 1873

Persons sometimes feel remarkably
well, the appetite is vigorous, eating is =
joy, digestion vigorous. sleep sound, with
an alacrity of body and an exhilaration
of spirits which altogether throw charm
over life that makes us pleased with
everybody and everything. Next week,
tomorrow, in an hour. a marvellous
change comes over the spirit OF the
dream the sunshine has gone, cloud,
portend, darkness covers the face Of the
great deep, and the old man, body and
soul, willis away like flower without
water in midsummer. When the weather
is cool, and clear, and brscing, the at
mosphere is full of electricity; when it
is sultry and moist and without sunshine,
it holds but small amount of electrici.
ty, comparatively speaking, and we have
to give up what little we have, moisture
being a good conductor thus, in giving
up instead of rec Wing more, as we would
from the cool, pure air, the change is
too great, and the whole man languishes.
Many become uneasy under these cir
cumstances-''they can't account for il !"
they imagine that evil is impending, and
resort at once TO tonics and stimulsnts.
The tonics only increase the appetite,
without imparting any additional power
to work up the additional food, thus Civ
ing the system more work to do, instead
of less. stimulants seem to give more
strength; they wake up the circulation,
but it is only temporarily, and, unless
new supply is soon taken, the system
runs further down than il would have
done without. the stimulant; hence it is
in a worse condition than if none had
been taken. The better course would
be to rest, take nothing but cooling
fruits and berries and melons, and some
acid drink when thirsty. adding, if de-
sired, some cold bread and butter; the
very next morning will bring welcome
change. e.-Hai's Journal Of Health.
Year: 1873

How hard it is to tell before marriage
what kind Of husband your lover will
prove, has no doubt been the secret
thought of many young ladies. And
how very often have they been deceived,
either one way or another. Those who
thought their attentive lovers would
make good husbands have found them to
be tyrants; and Others, whose lovers
acted but too natural-who could not
hide their ill-feelings, but gave way to
their passions in the presence Of their
beloved idol; and for whom his lady-love
trembled at the idea Of being united for
life, but loving too well, and not caring
for his faults, hoping for reform, married
him in spite of all this-how different
was the realization, how good she found
her husband to bel She was not de-
ceived; che knew him before marriage,
and found him to be what she expected;
and what other result was in store but
happiness--for the love was mutual.


And how different did the husband
prove who, as lover, was all attention
acting his part well as such a one, and
never forgetting himself during the en-
gagement, but was always gallant ia.
vored his future mother-in-law; made
presents to the sisters; furnished the
little-brothers with candy was pleasant
to the cook; gave money to the porter;
patted the dog and stroked the cat be-
cause they we're connected with the house
wherein his lady-love lived. How much
deceived is this lady, who finds that her
husband is not what she thought him to
bel She only saw his bright side before
marriage, and the dark one after! Such
acting on his part could not last after
marriage; his natural feelings must
come forward, and she found what she
did not expect. What could the result
of this be but unbappiness?


When we get what we expect, we are
not cheated, and therefore natural
acting lover is always preferable to the
gallant and unfathomed lover. Most
generally the man who loves truly will
act naturally unknowingly, and the pre-
tender has a part to act wherein he dare
not lose his wits nor exhibit his passions.
But the lover who shows by an act that
he loves you, and the next moment shows
one of his i'll passions, loves truly, for
he does not think or know that he is
offending, his conscience being clear, and
thinks that you love him as well as he
loves you. But the pretenders con-
science plaques him, and he is afraid of
losing his prey thereby.


Therefore do not get offended at nat
ural-acting lover; for he loves you truly
and is unconscious of hurting your feel
ings.
Year: 1873

The question of how old a cigar should
be before being smoked is often a dis
puted one. Cubans like a green cigar
The workmen, who ought to know,
smoke the cigars as they make them. II
you go to certain cigsr-stOre in New
York, already quite celebrated for its
Cuban cigars made in the city, and buy
a cigar there, before handing it to you
the very courteous Cuban will, with
great deliberation, first apply the cigar
TO his ear. You ask what that Is for.
ITO see, or rather hear, how dry il is.
II too dry, it will snap very short |
can hear it. A green cigar is soi and
makes no noise" "How old ought
cigar to bel" "In two or three weeks,
in this climate, cigar is dry enough
longer than that does not improve it,
Boston Spectator.
Year: 1873

Nothing is better established in the
domain of vital statistics than that a
very long body, with short legs. under
ordinary circumstances, indicates longer
lease of life, than when the lower limbs
are long and the body short. In a large,
long body, the vital organs within are
perfectly developed. and act more freely
and regularly. In narrow chest and a
short trunk, the functions Of respiration
and digestion are less perfectly accom-
plished.
Year: 1873

This is the season of the year for lice.
If your colts or calves are net thriving,
inspect them carefully, and you will
find their skin infested with lice. Thous-
ands of them are preying upon them.
They sap their vitality, and feed ever so
much and they will not thrive. Rub
them over with grease, or grease mixed
with sulphur, or tobacco water, or coal
oll reduced two-thirds with water, and
repeat the operation a few times, and
you will find no more lice. Then feed
with extra care and your young stock
will soon be all right again.
Year: 1873

If you are in trouble ora quandary,
tell your wife-that is, if you have one
all about it at once. Ten TO one her
invention will solve your difficulty soon
er than all your logic. The wit of wo-
man has been praised; but her instincts
are quicker and keener than her reason.
Counsel with your wife or your mother
or sister, aud be assured light will fash
upon your darkness.
Year: 1873

II you would use all honorable means
in your power to prevent the manufact-
ure and sale of intoxicating liquors, sub
scribe for the Good TsmpiaTs Advocate,
read it and hand it to your stubborn
neighbor. 1t is truly the advocate of
the Order in Kentucky, and is quick
and powerful one-s two-edged sword.
Year: 1873

There is man in this city who is so
affectionately fond Of his wife, that he
is Jealous if a man looks within forty
five degrees of the direction in which
she may happen to be. The other day
a gentleman spoke to her and he I'M
mediately threatened suicide. His wife
was dispatched for bottle OF poison
which she had put up at the druggist 8,
consisting of little water colored with
liouorice, and bottled, with a glaring
poison label outside. When he threat-
ened to take some OF it, and actually
poured it into wine glass, she scream
ed for help and ran into another room
where sh. could watch him through the
key-hole, and saw him coolly open the
window and throw it out. She then
rushed back, apparently frantic with
grief, and implored him not to 90
the rash deed. He merely pointed 70
the glass, and lying down on the floor
began to kick ont his legs like Jump
ine.iack. She told him she was deter,
mined to share his fate, and swallowed
the rest of the liquorice water, where
upon he became really frightened, call


ed the neighbors, confessed that he only
slammed, and said that if she only sur
yived he never would trouble her again


Then she explained the ruse, and M
was 80 mortified he tried to buy up th'
silence of the neighbors, but the stor!
was too good to keep. He is thorough
ly cured TTtusviite IRA. Herald.
Year: 1873

the bleeding gladiator fell, blind and helpless.
upon his shell, and the vanquisher, with
shortened sword, stood above him to finish or
to spare, are echoed in the cries of the repu-
table citizens of St. Louis about the ring ON
the island in the Mississippi The barbarian
victor, with his blazing eye toward Caesar,
reluctant to execute, even when the clamcrs
for the death of the fallen fellow barbarian


shook the high roof of the Coliseum, is pre-
served in the piteous, brutal, commencing
bruiser, with his eye on the seconds of
McCoole The scenery has changed in two
thousand years, but the vile passions that
survive time and stage effect are there in all
their hideousness and with all their inspiration
of an infinite regret. In the quiet village of
Huntington we are beginning to learn fully
how q staid community of church folks be-
came a band of consprators, and how the
possession of their victim frenzied them into
horrifying bloodshed and murder. The fact
that some English man-of-wars men, who
had been ragged school boys, painted lately
for leave to attack the Spanish insurgent IRON
clads has set half Englands teeth on edge for
Spanish blood. Times there are when blood
shed becomes national duty, national
sacrifice. Such q time was the late war but
the spirit Of Christianity and civilization will
condemn the reputable citizens of ST. Louis
as the denizens of Huntington have been con-
demned, as the English thirst for Spanish
blood should be. When Allen reproached the
seconds of McCoole, and said the prolongation
of the bruising was sin, he did not dream
what bolt of kissing truth he shot at the two
thousand reputable citizens and prominent
business men. 1t is sin; it is disgrace;
it is crime. They had committed sin
against God; they had brought disgrace
upon themselves and their city they had
committed crime against the law, and there
was no one there but the prize-fghter With
bloody fists to tell them so.
Year: 1873

the crowning glory of the occasion-an occa-
sion which, in spite of much evil, is exceed
ingly full of good-requires the oppo-
site course. Though the danger seems
past, it is not well to assume il
until it is over beyond question. II
is not well to bring the reaction too soon. II
the crisis has been averted, as we believe il
moderation of the government, the press the
business community and the people. con-
servatism unknown to financial panics here
tofore ought to have its complete victory and
its full reward.


While mourning the misfortunes of our
business men-even of those of our business
men who courted their own ruin-we cannot
fail to see in the future purer and healthier
business life. But even this will not come
without a struggle. The new situation will
bring with it new duties AS soon as the wounds
of the panic are over we must reform the
conditions attendant upon our present methods
of doing business. We must have sounder
and more secure banking system. We must



cial policy at Washington. To this end we
would advise our Congressman and our
State Legislators to acquire a little practi-
cal business knowledge. Not one man
in hundred of those who represent
us at Albany has even the remotest notion as
to what will make our savings banks an alb
solute security to depostors.: We need some
thing like the English system, which makes
every boarded penny of the poor man safer
than the throne itself. Congress must take up
this subject and the subject of the national
banks and the financial policy of the
Treasury Department, so as to remedy our in
fated currency and render ''runs" upon our
banking institutions impossible. The risk of
exhausting redundant currency by the un-
expected Withdrawal of deposits is the most
terrible menace which can hang over any
people. Happily the risk seems averted now,
but we must not forget hereafter to take seri-
ously to heart the fearful lessons Of this week
of confagration.
Year: 1873

We had some hope that the cycle of crime in
official life had been well nigh run. But we
still hear of robbery and fraud, far and near,
among the officers of different local and State
governments. We need not recite the cases
in Washington city, Philadelphia, throughout
the South and in other places. Our readers
remember these. But here at and Immediately
around New York the virus of official corrup-
ton and fraud seems to have taken deep hold.
The four-year-old Long Island City, just over
the East River, has followed the example set
by the Tammany Ring in New York, the Brook
lyn Ring, and the Jersey City and Newark
official robbers. The Mayor and City Judge
of Long Island City, it is charged, have been
carrying on things with high hand. One
charge, for example, is that the Mayor, acting
both in his official capacity and as the agent
of land speculator, purchased land for the
city at six thousand dollars and eight thou
sand dollars an acre which had cost q few
days before and is valued at twelve hundred
and thousand dollars an acre. Mayor
Debevoise, they say, purchased of himself Mr..
Debovoise, as agent of one Thompson, these
lands for the Water Commissioners. This little
operation, if correctly stated by the accusing
parties, is equal to anything the Tammany
Ring ever devised. There are other charges
against this official quite as damaging. The
City Judge was one of the Water Commits
sioners and mixed up, it is said, in the nefa-
rious business. At all events, the Common
Council has passed resolutions impeaching
the Mayor, City Judge and Commissioners of
Public Works. Let us hope the people Of
Long Island City may be more fortunate than
the people of New York were in bringing the
delinquents to speedy justice


On the other hand, we publish this morning
the statement of the accused Mayor, which, so
far as he is concerned, appears straight
forward and consistent story Of fair dealing
But, to elicit all the facts in this business and
in order that justice may be done, there should
be searching investigation, and without fesz.
favor or affection,
Year: 1873

Much MIXED COALITION IN w1scoNsrs.
The Wisconsin grangers and reformers have
pet up an Independent State ticket, with the
understanding that it is to be adopted by the
democrats and liberal republicans. But will
this much mixed coalition carry the State
It may; but it may, on the other hand, prove
once moro the truth Of the old maxim that
"too many cooks spoil The broth"
Year: 1873

The PUBLIC SITUATION IN MEXICO. by
special dispatches to the HERALD, under date
of Mexico city and Matamoros, we have On
interesting report Of the situation which ex-
listed in the sister Republic on the Oath inst.
Congress had reassembled in session in the
national capital. President Lerdo's speech to
the members gave assurance of the existence
of peace generally, besides conveying recon-
mendation for legislative encouragement to
public works of substantial benefit, particu-
larly railroads This is indicative of internal
peace, with material progressive grand es-
sentials for territorial development, which the
Mexicans have affected to despise and have
rudely set at naught during very many years.
The action of State Congress produced q
condition OF affairs in Coahuila which ap-
peared like an attempt at secession, and
which has ended by setting the members of
the local Parliament on perambulating tour
in quest Of congenial centre for their meet
ing The government of the Republic keeps
the army in motion-a useful adjunct to dis
cipline.
Year: 1873

ton and experience render MS legal ability to
discharge the duties of the Office unquestion-
able; man whose breadth and calmness OF
Judgment fit him for judicial position, and
whose simple purity of life entities him to
the affectionate respect of his associates.
Year: 1873

For some days past the news from Spain
has been increasing in interest Light seems
to be breaking in upon the darkness. What
may come of the meeting of CASTELAR,, Serrano
and Topete it is difficult to say; but that
CASTELAR, should have deemed it proper to hold
a conference with those two leading men is
itself a most significant fact. If Serrano
could be induced to take charge of the army,
and if Topete would place himself at the head
of the navy, it is not too much to say that
two sources of Spain's present misfortune
would be effectually removed. The army
needs to be reconstructed and well COM
manded. The navy is in a more hopelessly
demoralized condition than the army and
needs to be reduced to subjection, order and
efficiency. Serrano is the man for the one
task; Topete is the man for the other. Will
they act with CASTELAR, in the interest of the
Republic? If invited to take Office under
CASTELAR,, we see no good reason why they
should refuse. With such men patriotism
should be stronger than party.


Interest is lent to the situation also by the
announcement that the Bank of France has
agreed to advance one hundred million francs
to the Spanish government. Wonderful as it
is that the Bank of France so soon after the
full payment of the war indemnity to Ger
many, should have so much money to dispose
of, it is even more wonderful that the bank
should be willing to advance that money to
bankrupt and chaotic Spain. 1t seems to i'm
ply that France has some reason to be satisfied
that change for the better is about to be
made in that unfortunate land. Let us hope
that it is so, and as France has money to
spare, and as Spain needs it, let us also hope
that with the money the new Spanish govern
ment will do something effectual in the way
of bringing order out of the chaos which at
present exists. However things may result, it
is undeniable that the situation has not been
so promising since the resignation and retire
ment of Amadeus.
Year: 1873

WE LEARN FROM WASHINGTON that the pur-
chase of bonds at the Sub-Treasury in this
city is to cease for the present. This action
can scarcely prove any serious embarrassment,
as the crisis appears to be sufficiently tided
over to render more currency unnecessary.
Year: 1873

The EoUNocrIAL SEASON of this fall, so far,
in the elements overhead and in the elements
of Wall street, has been comparatively mild.
and we still think that the worst of it is over.
and that we shall get through without a
cyclone or an earthquake.
Year: 1873

wisdom. He gave them greenbacks for bonds
and refused them everything else but even
here the spectators were unfortunate, for
those who most needed the greenbacks did not
have the bonds Nothing was left to them except
to go to the wall, and in going they have so
far hurt nobody outside of the whirlpool of
speculation. The great business interests
which centre in the metropolis see that they
are independent of the men who toss stocks
up and down, and in the future fancy shares
bought and sold upon margin will have little
more influence upon the market than the
t.iumphs of the prima donna at the opera.


As it seems to us at this time the only thing
, to be feared is in the reaction consequent
upon the opening Of the Stock Exchange.
| There have been no actual operations in
stocks for days, at least none which will serve
as a basis for determining the value of shares


There can be no clear test till


the Stock Exchange is again pursu-


ing its ordinary routine. Even people
seeking investments at the depressed
rates are not able easily to obtain what they
seek. While the Stock Exchange remains
closed it is almost perpetual Sunday among
the brokers, but when the reaction comes it is
to be feared that stocks will jump unusually
high. When the weight is removed the scales
are certain to go up. This is an evil that
would soon correct itself, but it is to be
guarded against, like every other dan
ger. II seems to follow from this
that the Exchange should be kept closed o
day or two longer. 1t might not prove hurt
ful to open it to-day, but the same spirit of
preqautiQp end moderation which has been
Year: 1873




our civilization is it that all this was not
enough for the reputable citizens and promi-
nent business men of St. Louis? Can human
ity no more shake this horrible thirst from its
nature than the tiger can? This wretched
creature, with face like piece of claret jelly
thrown against wall, did not apparently ex-
cite the compassion of any one out of the two
thousand reputable citizens of St Louis
until his fellow brute and executioner said.
with curious mixture of human pity, savage
threat and the brute's commendation of the
brute: 1t is sin to send that man up to be
punished. If you don't take him away I'll
disfgure him for life. He is the gamest man
I ever met" Then some cried, Take him
away" but not even for the sin of it could the
majority be prevented from the satisfaction of
seeing Allen again bury his knuckles in the
quivering flesh of the deplorable object before
him. McCooie, not they, was to be punished,
SO the round went on but Allen simply
knocked "his man. down, and the beastly
exhibition came to an end with the gladiators
shaking bloody paws. 1t is something for us
to think that the old splendor and circrm-
stance of the shows before the Caesars, when
men we're ''butchered to make Roman holi-
day." have been shorn from the degraded
form in which holiday bloodthirstipess sur
wives in our day. The yells Of tae frantic
Romans, .sAabes' or mon hGbe," as. each
weighed courage agaipst thirst for blood. when
Year: 1873

A Soar FACToRY.-The Shasta CoURI
Err suggests to the butchers of Shasta that
they should attach soap factories to their
shops and manufacture the surplus fai
which accumulates on their handsinto soap
Our butchers, probably have enough to do
without adding the labor and cares of the
boiler, to their present duties. But the
hint thrown out by the COURIER is of a
practical character, and we think perhaps
might be turned to account here as well as
there While we are not particularly i'm
pressed with the idea of soap facttry be
ing attached, as an adjunct, to butcher
shop, we do think there is something in
the idea Of converting the refuse fat which
accumulates ir butcher shops, hotels and
even private dwelling, into soap. We are
aware that the latest aud most approved
use for the refuse tallow about butcher
shops is to convert into butter, called by a
kind Of euphemism, eleomargaine, but we
shall be satisfied to take "ourn' in SOAP
Who will establish soap factory ?-Yreka
Union.


Wait until the Shasta factory starts and
then get supplies from here.
Year: 1873

CALIFoRNIA-Was there ever such a
country before as California =? She is an
empire in herself. Were the State moved
into the sea, there would be nothing need
ed by her people but to develop her great
and diversified resources. Her wheat crop
this year will reach 30,000,000 bushels,
and yet her wheat producing area is not one
fourth appropriated Her fruits supply
the whole coast except Oregon; the East
begins to look to her for wines her wool
crop is enormous, and there is growing up
within her limits the finest stock of horses
and cattle in the world. Yet her popula-
ton is not 100000, and not decade has
passed since any prctensions were made in
regard to California as great agricultural
State She is not halt appreciated YET. -
Were all the people of the United States
congregated within her borders, she would
sustain them all better than France can
provide for her thronging millions. Look
at hership exports; gold, wool, wheat, fruit,
wine, and these in no stinted quantities,
but by the millions, for her people do moth
ing small. What future is in store for
the Golden State when her thousands of
people increase to millions wien her wa
ters are turned into canals to feed the
thirsty plants when her foothills are COW
cred with vineyards when all the trade of
the mighty mysterious: East is dissemina-
ted by half a dozen transcoutinental rail
ways through the Union and to the world
beyond. California is constant study and
a constant surprise.
Year: 1873

There is some feeling as to where the
county seat of the new Courty of Crook or
Surprise should be located. We are not
particular as to localities-but the type and
Is now boxed Up and laying in
this Office, on which the pioneer paper of
the new County will be printed.