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Year: 1875

In the first place, he was homely, good-natured looking body, dressed in common clothes, and having the appear ance of one who did rough work for 8 living but such heart as he had, such unlimited patience and ingenuity and jollityl He was travelling in the cars with his wife and three small children, the youngest baby, cross, homely, and with perversity which made one be- ieve in total depravity, bound not to be amused or good-natured whatever was done for him, but the father did his best, and his best was worthy of beholding :; he dived into one pocket and out of it into another he brought forth strings, knives, nails; he made a rabbit of his pocket hankerchief he made his already homely face homelier still by the most comical contortions of nose, mouth and eyes; he put his hat on the back side of his head, he pulled it over his eyes; he played peek-a-boo behind the corner of baby's cloak and at last he plucked 8 feather from some unknown place and blew himself black in the face in order to keep it floating in the airf for the bene- fit of that remarkable baby. The last I saw and heard of him he was trying to sing that child to sleep with the words, jig, jig, joy, jig, jig, joy, repeated over and over, accompanying each word with 8 swaying motion of the body.
Year: 1875

The English seamen and marines of thirty years ago, says ETozer's Mogo- zine, came quite up to the descriptions in Marryatt's novels. Few could read or write; man able to do so then was soon known to every one as "noble scholar-can read and write beautiful, sir" Chow often we have heard the eulogy ), and the "noble scholar " in question read and answered She letters of the whole mess, and perhaps the one next his own. and was very often a rather dissipated character, finding himself often in trouble. A portion of the men then were the most lovable, the grand est, finest, biggest, most warm hearted grown-up children that could be found in the world. One third perhaps of every ships company were of this class, another third were of 8 negative order, and the remaining third were simply worthless. With the first set you could do almost anything. You might scourge them when they behaved badly, it did them no more moral harm than 8 whipping does 8 child; their feelings could be worked on until the would cry, yet their courage and endurance were without limit. Sea dogs they were; se- verely treated, they loved the hand that so treated them. They feared nothing, literally nothing; fear was word they did not know. One who would lead them they would follow to the death. When out of 8 ship and under no restraint, they were quite helpless, spending what money they had and getting afoat again the first opportunity.
Year: 1875

An amusing myth is, in Frazer's Magozine, told of the origin of the finger ring. When love released Pro- metheus from the bonds by which he had been confined he condemned him, as sort of penance-perhaps somewhat after the fashion of modern ticket-of leave-to wear upon his finger as ring a link of the iron chain that had bound him to the Caucasian rock, in which was set fragment of that rock itself. In that way, so the fable goes, the custom of the finger ring originated. There is every reason to believe that this use of the engraved stone began with the Greeks, and from them was copied by their servile imitators, the Romans. It is every way convenient and a natural one, and our grandfathers' custom of wearing their seals at the fob, as it was called, or hanging from the side pocket, was recurrence to old Assyrian usages, which did not long hold it's ground.
Year: 1875

A lady who can talk poetry, fine arts, and moral philosophy till the stars drop, had the misfortune yesterday afternoon to spill some ink on her white dress. It left an ugly spot, and she flew to chem istry for relief. First she set the drip ping inkstand on marble-top table, and the ink left it's mark there of course i; then she flew for towel, and bathing it in tartaric acid, proceeded to rub out the stain on her dress. She placed the towel over the table, whereupon the acid shook hands with the lime in the marble and ruined it's polished surface.

 Then the towel fell on the handsome Brussels carpet, and away with the beautiful colors in that. At last report the original ink spot was master of the situation, and held it's own on the dress.
Year: 1875

I once heard an anecdote of this dis tinguished British naval officer which is worth repeating. ........

 When in his eleventh year-a year be- fore he entered the navy as midshipman our hero formed strong attachment for girl cousin of about his own age, who was stopping at the old hall in Sus- sex, and the gallantry which distinguish ed him in after years was not wanting even at that early age. Among the many accessories to the beauty of the place was broad, deep lakelet of clear, shim- mering water, which particularly at tracted the attention of the embryo ad- miral, and from the margin of which the anxious entreaties of his parents could not restrain him.

 It was the custom of the paternal Smith, every evening, to summon his household to prayer, and the members thereof were called together in the primi- tive fashion of the sounding of the horn. One summer evening the horn was sound ed in the usual manner, but in answer to repeated blasts, no William Sidney nor Mary Anne appeared. The father be- came alarmed, and caused the horn to be sounded louder and louder, but without avail.

 The young absentee heard the horn plainly enough, but he did not obey the summons, because he could not In short, he was in situation extremely nautical, and if it was pleasurable to him, it certainly was not to those who finally gathered around to behold.

 The boy had launched large wash tub upon the lake, and having embark ed with his fair cousin, he had, by means of long pole, set himself well out from the shore. Whether he paid more at tention to his lovely companion than to the navigation of his frail bark, or not, we cannot say, but. from some cause of inattention he had lost his pole, and when the household reached the shore they beheld the tub in the center of the deep lake, with not breath of air to move it landward, it's only motion being a revolving one. The future hero of many battles stood with his arms folded, while his more timorous companion crouched low down, wailing with terror.

 The situation was truly perilous, for @ very slight motion would have been suf- ficient to overturn the tub, and those on shore were totally at loss how to bring the frail craft, with it's precious burden, to land Not one of them could swim. Night was drawing on apace, and the situation was becoming every moment more critical and dangerous.

 At length, however, he who had created the difficulty proceeded to overcome it. When he had sufficiently enjoyed the glory of the situation he hailed those on the shore, and directed them to give one end of the string of his kite to his favor ite dog. This having been done, he called the dog to the tub, and thus gain ed tow-line, by means of which his first command was safely lowed to the shore, where the relieved parents quick ly snatohed the rescued pair from the stranded bark. The father was so deep- ly affected that he could not speak. Not so, however, William Sidney.

 t'Now, father," said the yonng hero, "I guess we'll go to prayers

 They did go to prayers. and it may well be imagined that snshep the Sysae oR sincere
Year: 1875

What the Boys Learn at School and

 What They Should Lenrn-A R Reformation Wanted. .-

 It is practically true, however it may be denied by school teachers, that with what has been called the progress of education, and the reduction of teaching to science of which there are instruc- tors, and for which there are colleges, there has been a neglect of those ele- mentary branches of knowledge which to the unscientific mind are the founda- tion of all requirements those popular ly known as "the three R's," reading, writing, and arithmetic. Boys will know some Latin, and even some Greek, will be we'll up in Euclid, know some thing of physiology, chemistry, and geology, have even some inkling of con- stitutional law, and international law, and yet be unable to read aloud lead ing article, or @ page from an unfamiliar book, intelligibly, not to say clearly and with good emphasis. They will be equally unable to express themselves in writing so that their meaning will not be mistaken for as to grace or, force of style, we shall not be so presumptuous as to ask for those. They will be unable to go quickly and surely through little arithmetical calculation, or even to keep on exact account of their receipts and expenses. Itis, however, chiefly in the two former respects that the young peo- pie of the day are deficient. The spirit of trade prevades the whole time so much that some ability to "cipher is found in almost every boy who has not the fortune-good, or bad, who shall say 3- to be born with strong tendencies to literature and to art. But in reading and in writing our boys and girls, of whatever grade in school, of whatever position in society, are, as whole, lamentably deficient. How many boys does any reader of this article know who could take it up and at sight read it off aloud as if he understood it, and it 8 way to give his hearers pleasure How many boys who could write in Q plain and handsome hand a clear account of any transaction at which they have been present Very few indeed, if any, we are sure. Now, these accomplishments are of great importance and if they may not be said to be at the very foundation of all sound education, they are at least not inferior in value, for the benefits they confer, the refined pleasure they give, and their efficacy as means of cul- ture. to many of the fancy branches upon which much time, and trouble are ex- pended while these are neglected. For, Dogberry to the contrary notwithstand- ing, reading and writing do not come by nature. 1t was by daily training that the many good readers of the past and of the passing generation were made, and the good handwriting, and the simple, clear expression of the same period came in the same way. We are sure that tho more intelligent and the bettre educated the parents of pupils are themselves, the more wiling wi or . even saoa, as'irous, they simplihed, to have the number of branch es taught reduced, and to have more at tention given to daily and thorough drill in "the three R's.-N. r. ISnees.
Year: 1875

When mosquitoes become troublesome in the house, whether at night or during the day, take some Persian insect pow der, which may be obtained of any drug gist, and burn it slowly upon 8 fire shovel of live coals so as to make as much smoke as possible. Walk slowly through the rooms and passageways, and the mosquitoes will speedily disappear. This is an 1nfallible remedy. The smell of the powder is peculiar, but not part icularly unpleasant. Those who objec- to it have the option of being bitten in preference.
Year: 1875

To mark the head, where weary, tis lain

 'Tis matter dead !-its mission being done To be distributed to dust again. The body's but type, and head, of man l.g Whose impress is the spirits deathless page Worn out, the type is thrown to pi again;

 The impression lives through an eternal age.
Year: 1875

never look at my old steel composing
rule that do not bless myself that. while
my strength lasts, am not at the mercy
OF the world. If my pen is not wanted I
can 60 back to the type case and be sure
to find work; for learned the printers
trade OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES work, job
work, book work and press work. / am
glad have good trade. 1t is az q rock
upon which the possessOr can stand firm
ly. There is health and vigor for both
body and mind in an honest trade. 1t is
the strongest and surest part of the self
made man. Go from the academy to the
printing-office or the artisans bench; or,
If You please, to the farm-for, to be sure,
true farming is trade, and grand one
at that. Lay thus a sure foundation, and
after that branch off into whatever profess
sion you please.


You have heard, perhaps, of the clerk
who had faithfully served Stephen Girard
from boyhood to manhood. On the twen-
ty-first anniversary of his birthday. he
went to his master and told him his time
was up, and he certainly expected impor-
tant promotion in the merchants service.
But Stephen Girard said to him.


Very well: Now 60 and learn trade


"What trade, sir ?''


NOou OdrrelS anu DuLLS must De In Oe-
mand while you live. Go and learn the
cooper's trade; and when you have made
a perfect barrel, bring it to me-"
The young man went away and learned
the trade, and in time brought to his old
master splendid barrel of his own make.


Girard examined it, and gave the maker
two thousand dollars for it, and then said
to him.


"Now. sir, want you in my counting
room but henceforth you will not be de-
pendent upon the whim of Stephen Girard.
Let what will come you have a good trade
always in reserve
The young man saw the wisdom, and
understood.


Years ago, when the middle-aged men
of to-day were boys: Horace Greeley
wrote,-


ut is great source of consolation to
us, that when the public shall be tired Of
us as an editor. we can make satisfactO-
ry livelihood at setting type or farming.
so that while our strength lasts, ten thou
sand blockheads, taking offence at some
article they do not understand, could not
drive us into the poor-house.


And so may man become truly Inde-
pendent.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Whitaker, just returned from
Southern Kansas, says the people of that
vicinity are actually suffering for the
want of clothing and provision. He
saws while he was in Hutchinson there
was some fears rs to the welfare Of
family living on the west side of Cow
creek, as they had not been seen in town
for several days. There was a commit
tee sent out to ascertain their where
abouts; and on the arrival of the COM
mittee at their residence, the family con-
sisting of man, wife and child, were
found lying cold in the arms Of death.


The said family were destitute ofpro-
vision, and, from all appearances, the
family had actually starved to death.
The citizens of that vicinity kindly laid
them in the silent grave, and their SUI
tering was at an end.


But there are thousands of others who
are actually starving on the prairies of
Kansas-destitute of anything to eat and
no teams by which to get away. and un-
less aided by those who have plenty,
they must remain where they Me and
starye. Is it possible that we will let
our fellow men starve to death, in two
days travel of land of plenty? say,
certainly not. Rally, then. one and all.
and bring something to the Aid Com
mittee. which meets at Savannah on the
9TH day of January. All turn out and
help the suffering poor. Small favors
kindly received, and larger ones in pro-
portion JACk.
Year: 1875

personal magnetism that always serves to
a1ou@e political enthusiasm. He rejoiceS
in complete and detailed knowledge OF
m'n and affairs in his State, which is
T cr within itself and power to be
+ ed. OF Mr.. Rawle, the candidate for
e Treasurer, we cannot say so much.
! IS comparatively unknown, but is rep
nted to be an amiable gentleman whose
ST. ling integrity is his greatest recon-
n udation. On the whole, the ticket IS
good one, will prove to be acceptable, and
in the end successful.


In the phraseology of the resolutions
adopted by the convention we discover the
careful work of the Hon. Edward Nc
Pherson, Clerk of the House of Represen-
tatIves. With characteristic conciseness he
has briefed the salient points of President
Grants service as Chief Magistrate of the
nation, and presented them in such way
that they will serve to prove the falsehood
of the assertions of the Opposition that the
Republican party has lost faith in the man
who led the armies of the Union to victory,
and who has twice been exalted by its votes
to the highest Office in the gift of an ad-
miring people Every Republican in the
country will rejoice at this fitting recogni-
ton of the eminent patriotism of the Presi-
dent, and although a few gallant advocates
of the Third Term proposition may regret
the equivocal declaration of the "unwritten
law of the Republic, there will be no &C.
casion for any division of the party as re-
CARDS national questions. We admonish
these advocates, however, that no man
knoweth what the future may bring forth.
Year: 1875

Mr. CARRUTH, the Vineland editor, who
was shot in the head some weeks ago by
Landis, and who still carries the bullet in the
base of his brain, finds it somewhat incon-
venient to continue his journalistic labors.
He, therefore, retires from the profession
temporarily, with the following character
istic adieu:


"Two months constant wrestle with hos
tile bullet in our brain has convinced US that
we lack the capacity to develop lead mine,
and publish an independent Vineland news
paper at the same time. Our impaired eye
sight, shattered nerves and pulssting brain ad-
monish us that for the coming year we must
not stray too far from the hospital. We can
not omit to embrace this perhaps last free
opportunity to thank our editorial brethren,
who in their kindness of heart have fiattered
our abilities, extolled our virtues and white
washed our faults. The coyotes of the craft
who, taking advantage Of our helplesSness,
have attempted to redeem past cowardice by
yelping over our grave we can afford to for
give and forget. And now, with charity for
all and malice toward none, we bid goodbye
to friends and foes, and settle back on our pill
low for good, long, refreshing nap"
Year: 1875

MANY of our readers probably over
looked the short telegram in Tuesdays
paper, announcing the defeat of Woolsey,
the Democratic nominee for mayor of
Selma, Ala. The Alabama papers Of last
week show that this was fair square race
between the Secesh Bourbons and the real
Conservative people OF Selma, without dis
tinctlon Of race or past party affiliations,
which resulted in the triumph of the Inde-
pendent candidate for mayor. This is
truly gratifying. A leading Democratic
paper of that section, two days before the
election, speaking of that contest, prophe-
sizes after this manner:


% If this sol distant Independent, but really
Radical movement is allowed to succeed in
Selma, blow will be struck at the Demo-
cratic and Conservative party, and an entering
wedge will be driven for its dismemberment,
which will be felt in every county in Ala
bama."


The entering wedge" was driven by
more than one hundred majority We
trust the dismemberment will follow-and
we believe it will.
Year: 1875

THE Iowa Democrats again disclose the
weakness of their party organization in
that State by calling a nominating conven-
ton to meet at Des Moines on the oath
prox., to be attended by Liberal Republi-
cans ard anti-Monopolists. This act is
characterized by the New York Tribune
as az indication OF ''good sense" We ap-
prehend, however, that the good sense of
the people will characterize it otherwise,
and that when election day comes the ex-
ercise of that extraordinary quality by a
majority of them will result in a sweeping
Republican victory.
Year: 1875

WE PRINT this morning, at the request
of a number Of prominent Southern Re-
publicans, a carefully written letter on the
Third Term question, which should, and
no doubt will, attract widespread atten-
ton. 1t embraces the very pith and mar
row of argument in favor of the PROPOSE
finrn
Year: 1875

Don't sop over," the old man said. As he placed his hand on the young mans

 head,

 "Go it, by all means, go it fast; Go it while leather and horse-shoes last; Go It while hide and hair on horse, Hang on together. O, go 1t, of cOdrse- Go 1t rapid as ever you can, But don't slOp over, my dear young man. Don't slOp over, You'll find some day That keeping an eye to the nindward will

 pay;

 A horse may run little too long, A preacher just preach fraction too

 strong;

 And poet who peases the world with

 rhymes

 May write and regret it in after times. Keep the enj of the effort always in view And don slOp over, whatever you do. Don't slOp over. The wIsest men Are bound to slop over now and them And yet the wsest, at work or feast, Are the very ones who blunder the least. Those who for spoiled milk never vail Are the ones who carry the steadiest pail Wherever you go, go in for the fat; But don't slOp overland freezs to that. Don't slop over, distrust yourself, Nor always reach for the highest shelf; The next to the highest will generally do, And answer the needs of such as you; Climb, of course, but always stop. And take a little breath this side of the top, And you will reach it in wind and strong shopping over. Thus ends my

 soRg"
Year: 1875

A writer in the Medical Journal describing dyspepsia, says: we have seen dyspeptics who suffer- ed untold torments with almost every kind of food, and torments of which they did not tell, after some medicine given for relief. no liquid could be taken without suffering. Bread became a burn. ing acid. Meat and milk were solid and liquid fires. We have seen these same sufferers trying to avoid food and drink, and even going to the enema syringe for sustenance. And we have seen their torments pass away and their hunger relieved by living on the white of eggs which had been boiled in bubbliug water for thirty minutes. At the end of a week we have given the hard yolk of the egg with the white, and upon this diet alone, without fluid of any kind, we have seen them begin to gain flesh and strength and refreshing sleep. After weeks of this treatment, they have been able, with care, to begin on other food" And all this, the writer adds, without taking medicine. He says that hard-boiIed eggs are not half so bad as half-b0iled ones, and ten times as easy to digest as raw eggs, even in egg-no
Year: 1875

of the sheriff he was siezed by party of
masked men and shot The same night
the negro woman who administered the
poison for Gair, was taken from the guards
by an armed body. and hung to a tree in
the court yard. The negroes consider it a
retribution for the crimes of these danger
Gus negroes.
Year: 1875

VIA. OF NEWSPAPERS, ETC. Whoever shall un
lawfully and feloniously stea take and carry away
any newspaper or periodical from the place where
the same may be left for any other person, shdT bt
deemed guilty Of larceny and punished acc0rdinty
1t shall be sufficient to allege, in the Indictment un
der this section property to be in the publisher
in the person for whom the newspaper or periodical
WAS ieft.-LdeCs Of Illinois.
Year: 1875

THE "Nines" met at Elopement Hall on
the night Of the 10th, at o'clock. Full
attendance-as the meeting was one OF un-
usual interest Since their last formal
meeting several Of the members had taken
the last degree-Matrimony. In reference
to the retiring members the President pa
thetically said As taking this degree sill
debar you from fellowship in the future,
you have the full appreciation Of the re-
maining members And now as many Of
the strongest links are broken, may a re-
membrance Of the pleasant moments Of the
past ever b. linked as between us, which
can neer be broken"
Year: 1875

As A general thing our county road sur
veyors keep their respective Districts pretty
we'll worked over, especially about the days
before our circuit courts meet We heard
several men who are compelled to travel
over one or more Of them say that they
would not be much surprised IL few Of
these surveyors had to answer an indic,.
ment al our next court.