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Year: 1872




There is no death The stars 20 down
To rise upon some fairer shore
And bright in Heavens ieweIed crown
They shine for ever more.
There is no death The dust we tread
Shall change beneath the summer shower
To golden grain or mellow fruit,
Or rainbow tinted flowers
The granite rocSs disorcanize
To feed the hungry moss they bear;
The forests leaves drink daily life
From orr TIE yicMirss air
There is no death The leaves may fall
The flowers may fade and pass away;
They only wait through wintry hours
The coming Oft May.
There il no death An angel form
Walks Ger the earth with silent tread
He bears our best-lOved things away
And then we call them dead -
He leaves our hearts all desolate,
He plucks our fairest, sweetest flowers,
Transplantcd into bliss, they now
Adorn Immortal bowers.
Inc Diu-likc voice, whose joyous tones
Made glad these scenes of sin and strife,
Sings now an everlasti.g song
Amid the tree of life
And where he seems a smile too bright,
Or hearts too pure for taint aud vice,
lie bears it to that world of light,
To dwell in paradise.
Born unto that undying life,
They leave us but to come again
With joy We welcome theni-the same,
Except in sin and pain.
And ever near us, though unseen,
The dear, immort aisprts tread;
For all the bOundless Universe
Is life-;hcre is no death.
Year: 1872

c,ops nnrsons how N ncarcerate their antpathies In
house IL Is evident from the STORY 80 % ro
Bloomngdale Asylum proceeds on Ie ~ nsane neonIe
hFve been Thought TO be examination by competeht
doctors the two in this case were lnconpetenV tne
careful inquiry of the Justice he never s ~
never saw the patient and the latter was ADMITTED WIFI
ont his orer1 These Outrages will arouse great discus
SONS They ought result in indictments and IN the
nrobiition ~ nryate madhouses altogether The pre-
sumpton sanity should obtain IN an asylum as wen as
out The right of the asylums TO retain patients should
rest on their ability TO oyerturn that presumption


A WEAK DEFENSE OF THE INSTITUTION.


From The EueRiRg Post, Aug 20.


We suggested some weeks ago that asylums
for the insane liable to great abuses and that where
the management is lax and the law imperfect such
abuses exist without doubt in parts of this country
Wherever there To suppose this 10 he true there
should rigid examination aud abuses found to
exist the unrelentng reform should be insisted on
for OF all Gods creatures none appeal so strongly 10 our
humanity as insane people. except IT be children but
less true that such inquistions should be MADE
under all the safeguards and all the soemnitles OF he
law for il just unsafe TO trust the correction OF
wrong to ignorant compassion without legal RESPONSE
OF humanity TO trust the unfortunate 10 te care
OF those who disregard the law from mere cupGl OF
show indifference to human suffering Whatever wrOns
there may be inflicted upon this class OF the ull
fortunate should be corrected by law, ana 10 resor
any other method is only to increase the dncuty OF
getting at any and efficient remedy AS our readers
know, of these "Peepng Toms has been spending
a week two in the BlOOmingdale Asylum. III We
could for moment accept such testimony as ne
gives and disregard that of such George CABOT
Ward, Jackson S. Schultz, and other welRn0wh clZes
whom everybody knows and trusts, we should sun hod
It, when coming him, collected as ne collected ~ as
tpSO tdcO void and OF no account whoever thhs tno
BlOOiningdale Asylum well managed whoever thinks
that that asylum needs eXaminaton--let DOth hOd 10
their opinions The question should be considered as
absolutely untouched iby the report or disguised
visitor who obtained admission by fraud and fasehOOd,
that he might gather material for sensational story
Year: 1872

The Northern Pacific Railroad Company, through
its Financial Agents offers for sale its First Mort
pope 7SO Gold Bonds. They fall due in 30 years,
bear 3-1O per cent gold interest, payable semi
annually are exempt from u. 5. tax to the holder
and are secured by first and only mortgage ON


l. The Railroad, its Right OF Way, Franchise,
Rolling Stock, and other Property.


q Its Traffic or Net Earnings.


3 Government grant Of Land averaging on COM
nletion of the Road about $4,000 acres per mile OF
track.


The Road follows what is known as the Valley
Route TO the Pacific hanked most of the way by an
excellent country and is assured in advance OF q
vast aud profitable traffic which already awaits Its
completion. The work of construction is steadily
and satisfactorily progressing the settlement OF the
adjacent county and the building of towns Keep
mace with the advance of the road large body OF
the Company's lands is already in market, ana the
proceeds of sale will constitute Sinking tund Tor
the redemption of the Companys Bonds which are
convertible at TO into the Companys Lands at mar
ket prices


Relieving that these bonds both in point of safety
and prottabencss constitute such a security as Ju-
dicious investors can approve, we recommend them
10 the pablic. Government bonds and all marketa-
bile securities are received in exchange at current
mutations without cost tn the investor.
Year: 1872

In the natural exultation of the hour
we must not forget that although victory
seems sure, it is not yet won. The OBJ
ject of the Republican campaign is not
only the reelection of the President, but
the disbanding of the opposition. The
October result is due to the most constant
and strenuous exertion. Both parties
have contested every inch of the field
And it is because Of the admirable Or
ganization and steady pressure upon the
enemy that the triumph has been gained.
1t is always a question whether any body
changes his mind in consequence of a
speech, and whether the missionary is
not generally preaching to the converted.
But there is no doubt that the enthusiasm
of meetings is inspiring, and that the ad-
vantage of canvassing house by house
and voter by voter is incalculable. There
is very general conviction that the Re-
publican majority in Ohio would have
been very much larger had there been an
earlier and more thorough working force
in the field. And if every Republican
will make himself committee to see
that his neighbors vote correctly, the vic
tory all along the line will be such as to
show the real feeling of the country.


AS the New York Tribune truly re-
marks, I'VE are upon the home stretch. {"
Somebody is, without any doubt; and
whoever reaches home will be left there.
AS we believe that it is Mr.. Greeley who is
stretching homeward, let US take care and
make his arrival sure. Nothing is done
until all is done. No victory was ever
done by cheering, except that of the
nomination of Mr.. Greeley; and while
Republicans are naturally hilarious, they
must reserve its expression somewhat
until the 9th of November, lest hearty
effort should exhale in mere enthusiasm.


Once more unto the breach, dear
friends, nor leave it until the whole wall
crumbles!-Rarper'S Weekly.
Year: 1872

DURING the late heated term an object
was to be daily met upon the fashionable
promenade at Lyons, in France, which
attracted considerable attention. This
was noble dog accompanying his mas
ter, and, like him, provided with his own
umbrella, to keep off the rays of the
burning sun. The end of the umbrella
stick was attached to little sort of plate,
which the dog carried in his mouth, and
by means of which he so skillfully adapt
ed the umbrella to the necessary angle
for shading himself, that the passers'by
had to stop and watch the performance OF
the intelligent animal.
Year: 1872

If you match piece of silk by day
light in a store, and take it home, it is
very probable you will find by gaslight
that the match is no match at all. We
do not know this from personal expert
ence, but the ladies tell us so, and they
insist that therefore all such matches
should be made by gaslight (other match
es whenever convenient). 1t is on this
account that the majority of our stores
have gaslit rooms. Who can explain
this? We know that color IN the day
time is not the same color at night, but
we did not know, until recently, that
what seemed like perfect match of col
ors by the light of the sun was not so by
gas
Year: 1872

ONE of Hartford's popular dry goods
merchants was asked the other day how
he spent his evenings. His reply was;
cat night l store my mind, and during
the day mind my store" He was alive
at last accounts,
Year: 1872

The reduction of the yearly interest on the
public debt exceeds the sum of $2S, 700,
chase and cancellation of the six per cent.
public securities.


A careful consideration of these results of
a prudent and faithful administration of the
national Treasury induces the undersigned
to express the confident belief that the
general warfare of the country, the interests
Of its commerce and trade, and the conse-
quent stability of its public securities would
be best promoted by the reelection of Cen
eral Grant to the Office of President of the
Year: 1872

In accordance with Professor Tyn-
DALI s ideas on Dust and Disease a
contrivance for intercepting the floating
germs Of disease and preventing their
entrance into the lungs has been con-
structed, and is thus described:


The filter itself consists of cylinder
four or five inches long and two inches
or more in diameter. Its interior con-
tains at the top layer of cotton wool
which has been moistened with glycer-
inc, then layer Of dry cotton wool
with wire gauze covers at both ends, and
at the upper end mouthpiece so shaped
as to fit closely over the mouth of the
wearer. By drawing the breath through
this instrument, the most dense smoke
may be entered with impunity. This
filter has been tested by the London Fire
Department with such success that the
firemen of that city are to be provided
with it for general use. When places
are to be entered, such as mines or wells,
where carbonic acid is present, it is
necessary to add another layer OF cotton
wool, and to place a layer of Stacked
lime between two bottom layers of cot.
ton. The object of the cotton is to ar
rest the carbonic acid and oxide gases.
Year: 1872

white marble, were lying in confused
heaps at the bottom Of the excavation
at the close Of the year 1871. 1t was
time to remove these first fruits of the
enterprise, and the Caledonia, promptly
despatched from Malta by the Admiralty,
took on board upwards of sixty tons Of
marbles in January.


Since the beginning of this year Mr..
Wood has removed the upper strata of
soil from much larger area, prepara-
tory to deeper excavations in the au-
tumn, season peculiarly favorable for
his operations, because the water which
accumulates in the diggings during the
winter months has then been absorbed
by the sun. The malaria which sets in
in the marshy plain Of Ephesus early in
May renders it impossible to employ
workmen there till the autumn, and this
suspension of the diggings every year
for about FIVE months of the hot season,
has caused great delay in the progress
of the work, but so much of the upper
soil has now been removed that further
excavations may be carried on much
more rapidly and on scale worthy of
the discovery, uul
Year: 1872

reduced over two hundred millions of
dollars a year and At the same time, while
Grant has been President, more than
three hundred millions of Indebtedness
has been paid off We can feel that our
taxes have been materially lessened, and
if the ratio Of reduction should be kept
up during another Presidential term, the
real taxation Of the country will be less
than it was before the war. We are also
aware that the Southern people don't
like the laws of Congress. They say
they are unjust and wrong. Whether
the laws are right or wrong, it is Grants
duty TO execute them. This he has done
as he ought to do. Now, for the life of
US, we can't see where the fault-fnding
ought to come in. 1t is no doubt true he
has made some mistakes, but put your
self in his place. We are quite sure that
Grant will honestly say if questioned that
he has made mistakes: but who has not
Can any Of you who SO bitterly oppose
him say that you never did ? If you
should, we wouldn't believe you. Now,
gentlemen, TO sum the matter up, we are
not with you. We've heard what you
had to say. You are educated, big Drained
and all that. Politics is your trade and
you understand how to adjust and pull
the wires. You have decaimed long and
loudly. Grant has not once lifted up his
voice. But, gentlemen, let Us tell you his
deeds have been speaking for him much
louder than is possible for mere words.
To be plain, you place too low an estimate
on our intelligence. You do not under
stand US. We understand you exactly.
Ii there is one among you who is not a
personal enemy Of Grant, or who don't
want to be President in bis place, let him
step ont from the rest. None Of you dare
separate from the others for we know you
too we'll. You will ultimately find out
that we know our men every time. Grant
has earned all the honors he has enjoyed.
Beginning at the bottom round Of the
ladder his ascent was due TO his own
efolts and genius. We have always found
him the right man in the right place.
After all this, you would have.us reward
merit with di,honor and wcll-directed,
successful effort in our behalf with re-


proach. We intend to give the lie to the


aphori>m, the truth Of which you are SO


vainly striving to demonstrate, that " Re-
publics are ungrateiul." Despite your
prognostications, Grant is paying off the
public debt at a rate that foreshadows its
speedy extinction, 6ut the de6t Of grati-
tude o'ofng to General Grant by the
Amcrican peQpte ncper can be paid
Year: 1872

THE last hour of the session in the
House was di'graced by personal scene
between Bingham and Morgan Of Ohio.
Bingham denounced the opposition of
the enforcement act rs reasonable, and
Morgan gave him the lie repeatedly.
Year: 1872

We hope the Civil Rights bill which
passed the Senate aud which received the
majority vote in the House, but not the
two-thirds majority which was necessary
to take it up, will yet be passed. The
measure simply provived that common
carriers and tavern keepers shall make
no distinction on account of color, and
serve every we'll behaved traveller alike.
This is but common justice and if the
Democrats aud Liberal Repu ublicans,
Year: 1872

If the House had not agreed to rescind
their action of adjournment on the 29th
and postponed adjournment until the Sd
Of June, there would have been an extra
session called. Several measures of great
Importance must now necessarily be aban-
doncd, while the tariff and other impor-
tant Legislation will be hurried through
at bleak-neck pace, which will render
the laws unusually detective. l cannot
conceive why there has been such great
anxiety displayed on the part Of Congress
to adjourn. The first of July would have
been amply early enough to give mem
bers time to attend to their re-nomination
and recollection.
Year: 1872

country has too much at stake on the issue
of this contest. Resolve with US, this day,
that by your stout hearts and strong arms
the Liberal cause and candidates shall be
resistlessly borne onward to decisive,
benefcient triumph.


On behalf of the Liberal Republican
State Committee.


JOHN CocHRANE, Chairman.
Year: 1872

trout or any speckled river trout, with
any device, save only with hook and
line; and no person shall catch any such
trout, or have any such trout in posses
sion, save only during months Of April
May, June, July, and the first fifteen
days Of August, under penalty of five
dollars for each trout so caught or had in
possession Eut this section shall not
prevent any persons or corporations from
catching trout in water owned by them,
or upon their premises, to stock other
waters in any manner or at any time.


DRUGdING FISH.


No person shall place in any fresh wa
ter stream, lake or pond, without the con-
sent of the owner, any lime or other de-
leterious substance with the intent to in
jure fish, or any drug or medicated bait
with intent thereby to poison or catch
fish, nor place in pond or lake stocked
and inhabited by trout or black bass
any drug or other deleterious substance,
with intent to destroy such trout or bass.
nor place in any fresh water, pond or
stream stocked with brook trout, any
pike, pickersl, black bass or red bass, or
other pisciverous fish (salmon excepted),
without the consent of the owner of the
land upon which the pond or stream is
situated. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and shall in ad-
dition thereto, and in addition to any
damage he may have done, be liable to a
denality Of one hundred dollars.


FISHING WITH sEINEs.


1t shall not be lawful for any person
to fish with seines in the waters of the
Raystown branch of the Juniata river
and its tributaries. under a penalty of ten
dollars for each offense


FISH BASKETS.


The sheriff of the county is authorized
and required to declare fish baskets and
brush nets common nuisances in the rivers
of the Susquehanna and Juniata and
their tributaries. and on failure of the
owners to remove them the sheriff shall
destroy or remove them himself.
Year: 1872

went on, laughingly. pointing to the
clumsy boat Dick had been rowing
'get into my boat. and Ill soon bring
you home.'


He was as good as his word, and poor
Dick was soon selecting dry suit from
his trunk-which had somehow, not
withstanding the scarcity of horses and
drivers. arrived before him.


And now comes the delicate part of
my story. l don't believe in having he
roes and heroines listening to improbable
conversations about just what they want
to know, in all sorts of outlandish
places but then, if leave out what
Dick heard from his chamber window as
he put the finishing twist to his necktie,
l leave out the best part of it all, and
that, you know-or ought to-won't do
at all.


"And 60 your friend literally rowed
himself into our presence. if not into into
our favor" he heard some one saying.


Il actually heard that was all he came
here for; and that we girls had such
rival in Rob's new boat club that the
battle was lost already. But really
did not think that he would begin 80
soon !"


A burst of silvery laughter from half
dozen gillish throats followed the
speech, and Dick felt his cheeks burning
red a, he listened to Nelly's voice.


Il say this is too bad, girls. He did
sp'endidly rowing that old scow all loaded
down with stones! l was sorry l had
anything to do with it when saw him
getting so tired He was quite dizzy
when he got up, and that is why he fell
overheard. l really pi.ied him !"


"But isn't it a glorious joke T. new
voice said. "And won't it be jolly if he
is utterly disgusted with rowing !? He's
handsome, anyway


Hush, Jessie be will hear you
No, l. don't think he will 60 rowing
again right away" said Nelly.


But he did. though And he asked
Miss Nelly to 60 with him that very
night, and many pleasant nights there
after. And before long they came to be
such good friends that Dick told her how
he found out about the Job they put
upon him." as he expressed it, and then
was go ungenerous as to refuse to forgive
her for her part in the effort to disgust
him with rowing" unless she would
promise 70 ''let him row her through
life."


"And hope it will be without any
extra weight Or wettings," he said laugh
ing.


And Nelly hoped so to, for che had
told him "Yes y
Year: 1872


No matter how we'll The track is laid,
No matter how strong the engine is made,
When you find it running on the downward
grade,


Put down the brokes
If the demon of drink has entered the soul,
And his power is getting beyond his control,
And dragging you on to aterrifc goal,


Put down the brakes!
Remember The adage, Don't trifle with fire, ~
Temptation you know is always a liar;
If you want to crush out the burning desire,


Put down the brakes!
Are you running in debt by living too fast ?
Do You look back with shame on a profitless
past,
And feel that your ruin is coming at last ?


Put down the brakes
Whether for knowledge, CT for honor or gain,
You are fast wearing out your body and
brain,
ia hatuic ho iohSSf oaH pcat thc


Put down the brakes
The human is weak since Adams fall,
Beware how you yield TO appetite's call,
BE temperate in all things" was practiced
by Paul,


Tut down the brakes
All. terrible thing is human life
Its track with many danger is rife!
Do you seek for the victor's crown in the
strife


Put down the brakes!
Year: 1872

The Supreme Court of the United
States having decided that husband
can recover damages for the loss Of his
wife proportioned to her usefulness and
capacity to earn money, Boston man
whose spouse perished in recent rail-
road accident was allowed by the dis
eliminating jury exactly six cents.
Year: 1872

An Erie dispatch of the 7th inst. cay.
A woman named Grace Plucker. about
forty years of age, was found dead in bed
in little shanty near the land light
house to day. Her face was black from
apparent strangulation, and there are
marks like finger prints on her throat
The only other occupants of the house
were her husband and little son. Hel
husband has been taken into custody to
await a coroner's inquest
Year: 1872

The specie. commonly known as Sus-
quehanna salmon, pike, perch and jack
salmon, shall henceforth not be taken in
any of the streams meant to be included
in this act during their spawning time,
this is to say between the first day of
February and first day of June in any
year; and the mode of proof of such
taking and the penalty for the same
shall be the same as in the case of black
bass.
Year: 1872

There shall be no shooting of BIRDS
hunting or trapping on the first day Of
the week, called Sunday, and any per-
son offending against the provision of
this act, shall on conviction, forfeit and
pay sum not exceeding twenty-five
nor less than five dollars. or be imprison-
ed in the county Jail where the offence
was committed, not less than ten days
nor more than twenty five days for each.
offence,
Year: 1872

SEC. Al. Every person charged with the per-
formance of any duty under the provisions of any
law of this State relating to elections who will
fully neglects or refuses to perform it, who in
his official capac ty knowingly and fraudulently
acts in contravention or violation Of any of the
provisions of such laws is, unless different pun
ishment for such act or omission is prescribed by
this Code, punishable by fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment in the
State Prison not exceeding five years, or by
both


SEC AZ. Every person who willfully causes
procures, or allows himself to be registered in
the Great Register of any county, knowing him
self not 70 be entitled to such registration is
punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or by Imprisonment in the County Jail
or State Prison not exceeding one year. or by
both. In all cases where, on the trial of per-
son charged with any oifense under the prov-
sons of this section, it appears in evidence that
the accused stands registered in the Great Regis
ter Of any county without being qualified for
such registration, the Court must order such
registration ~ be cancelled.