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Year: 1873

The abolition of the fraRking privilege IS one of the wonders of the time. The Senate purposely made the bill as extreme in it's character as possible, thinking that the House would add modifying amend ment, and that, in the controversy be- tween the two branches, 1t would, as usu- al, fail. But few earnest friends of abo- lltlon were determined that no such knav- cry should succeed, and so, under sus- pension of the rules, it was moved that the Senate bill do pass. This prevented any lodging, cut off all amendments, and insured the success of the bill. There were enough members present who secret ly wanted to defeat 1t, but they didn't dare acknowledge it openly. It is one of those things which once done can never be re- stored. There has been great deal of talk about allowing the utmost freedom of correspondence between the member and his constituent; but when citizen doesn't want to communicate with his senatos or representative badly enough to pay three cents for it, he had better be silent. By and by provision will be made In stamps for the executive and the heads of departments, and, probably, also, for members of Congress, and l predict, that when it is done for members half of them will contrive to save something out of it, as some do now out of their newspaper and stationary allowance But it is an immense gain to abolish free franking of letters, if Congress allows each member $500 year in lieu of it. If the question of compensation should come up, this will be one of the reasons adduced for raising the salary of members to $8, ,O00-the fact hat he has to pay for an onerous corres-t pondence
Year: 1873

HOUsAToNIC LOCOMOTIVE WORKS. The

 extensive works of the HousatOnic rail

 road company in Falls Village, for build

 ing and repairing locomotives and cars,

 are slowly approaching completion. It Is

 said the company will move into the works

 and commence operations sometime dur

 Ing March. Some months since we visit

 ed and wrote up something of an account

 of their doings, but the other day when

 there we found so much more had been

 done than was visibly apparent at the

 time of our other visit, few words more

 concerning the conveniences being intro

 duced may not be out of place. The three

 large structures, viz.: the locomotive re-

 pair shop, the car shop and round house for locomotives, have a great number of gas jets, jutting out from the walls in the various departments, for the convenience ot the Workmen, which are supplied with gas from the gas house on the hill beyond, the company manufacturing all the gas to be used in the works. Near the locomO- tive shop, in a small building which cov- CTS an immense filter, into which by hoist ing gate water will pour from the Hou- satonlc river, which in passing down through the charcoal, sand, etc., will be- come purified, after which 8 huge pump carried by huge water-wheel near it, will throw it into @ reservoir on the hill, from which, pipes are laid to run imme- diately over the tenders to the locomo- tives as they stand in the round house, and from which, with the ''head" obtain cd by the height of the reservoir, they can quickly be filled with pure water In the car shop is powerful pump, connected with which are pipes or hose leading to every part of the buildings, and in case of fire this pump can be instantly adjusted, and made to throw water over or through the works. Thus 1t is; these works, which will add so much to the importance of this region, are nearly completed, and 1t is very generally remarked by those who visit them, that they are indeed very we'll and substantially built, possessing all the conveniences so essential to the most ad- employment of the workmen. -NeaOs.
Year: 1873

A PROFITABLE THoUGHr.-It is astonishing
that people, while Grunbling about hard tmsa win
pursue n oourso which they know to be twice ex-
pensive as another also . hundred times try
ing to their patience This remark applies to almost
every necessary Of h bat to forcibly than
to the procuring ofsupples in the grocery line How
many families buy only dayssuPPly at once, paying
bEprices they get superior groceries by order
ing q months supply at . time OF good house like
that of A w. skArdOn e. Co. Corner jackson and
streets at greatly reduced rates These gen
tlemen have complete and exceently assorted stock
the best groceries which they soil at prices which
defy competition, and which thsy send to the pur'
hasors house, any part of the city free Of charge.
Sec advertisement.
Year: 1873

This is no apology for whisky drinking; it is
medicine that cannot be used to intoxicate it pro
duces tonic effect As well acts a cathartic In
fact simmons Liver Regulator is pronounced an un
eIceptionable medicine.
Year: 1873

a GooD OLD AGE.-In the ancient fem.
pie OF Egypt is probably the Oldest timber
IN lne world ever used by man. II is
found IN connection with the stone work
which Is known TO be at least four thou,
sand years old. This wood, and the only
WOOD used in the construction of the
.enple, IS III the form of ties, holding
Tue end OF one stone to another in its
proper surface. When two blocks were
laid IN place, then it appears that an ex-
caVatlon an inch deep was made in each
oiock, INTO which an hour glass shaped
Tie was driven. II is therefore very diff
Gu cult to force any stone from its position.
Inc lies appear to have been the tanner.
isk or chittim wood, of which the ark
was constructed, sacred tree in ancient
Egypt. and now very rarely found in the
valley OF the Nile. These dovetaied ,ies
are Just as sound now as on the day Of
their insertion.
Year: 1873

PRIVATE advices from Texas state that
the denomination of Davis for Governor
VIII not receive the Endorsement of the
entire Republican party, and will result
IN large falling of of voters. who will
neither vote for him nor cooperate with
the opposite party. The Republicans are
divided by personal factions caused by
local issues. These have produced 4
great decentralization in some parts of the
State, especially where the Republican
vote is the greatest. One of the candi.
dates are colored. and the other was
field officer in the Confederate army.
Year: 1873

have on hand 3 large and beautiful assort-
ment Of


GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
and as this department is now receiving special
attention, trust it will not be considered ne
cessary for gentlemen to leave the city for sup
plies, Ms they can find in my stock al assortment
of rs fine goods rs can be found IN any CITY, anu
as to prices am satisfied that the same goods can
be bought here rs chcaply as in any house in the
United States l would be glad to have those Of
our fellow citizens who seem to delight in an
nouncing that their purchases in this line have
Tor many years been made North, to examine
and coInplrc goods and prices.
Year: 1873

Whatever may be said of our want OF
cooperative effort in trade enterprises,
it will never be said in truth that we
lSil of it in religious matters. Our
church organizations are as many and
AS large as those OF the most favored
cities in the country, and our charities
are on a scale commensurate with our
limited field of labor Catholic, Protes-


iSntand jew are alike conspicuous in
this respect. But we think it not invitl-
IOTs TO claim that SURPRISING them all
ia breadth and scope of usefulness
stand the Bethel and the Bible society.


The former rescues the ragged and un-
cared-for children of the city from
The streets, and subjects them to reli-
gious training and the latter enters
through its cOlpOrteurs the abodes of the
indifferent and the ignorant, wrestles
with them IN prayer aud carries to them
the glad tidings Of great joy. Reading
over the reports aud addresses read at
the meeting OF the Bible society, held on
Sunday last, we We're much struck with

the extFnt and character of the good
work done, and really felt a
pride in il, as citizens having
a deep interest in the progress of Mem
l'his. We were pleased to note, too, the
deep aud heartfelt interest taken in this
work by the different evangelical
churches, and rejoiced to know that
promises Of increased effort were made,
proportiOned to the field Of operations
widening every day. There is no book
known TO men that is, or can be, so ef-
fechve as the Bible in laying the founda-
tion for religious growth, and although,
asOneOfthe reverend speakers said, there
is no connection between the church
and the state, yet it concerns Us to know
that the good book which lies at the
very foundation Of our liberties is spread
abroad and has free circulation. We
say this in a broad, liberal and Icatholic
sense, believing that the Bible has done
much to educate men to a sense of per-
sOnal freedom and communal liberty.
We are therefore glad to hear of the sue
cess OF our Bible society. 1t is an aid to
all our religious organizations, and we
hope will continue to prosper and be
fruitful Of good to the people of this city
and the surrounding country.
Year: 1873

MAJOR MCCLURE, treasurer of the
Grand Operahouse, a gentleman well
and favOrably known to the people Of
Memphis, and those of the surrounding
country, man of large soul and the
best sympathies, humanitarian in the
broadest sense, with heart full Of good
impulses and a head full OF good sense
lakes a benefit on Friday night next
on which occasion Mr.. DOminick Muir
ray, the renowned artist, will appear In
the Golden Bubble, one of the best
pieces in his repertoire. We ask all
theater-going people Of the city to turn
out on this occasion, and fill the opera
house from " pit TO dome.n
Year: 1873

How it strikes the Danbury NeaOs
man, is appended: You are generally
looking at something very intently when
it happens perhaps you are smiling to
yourself. Then your left foot shoots out
to one side with a suddenness that
creates a sickness in the family. Ice
commences to form on your spine and
perspiration on your brow, and your
scalp Lifts enough to permit a streak of
cold air to pass under. The other leg
goes out at this juncture, your head
snaps violently to the front, and there is
faint impression on your mind that the
world is about to come to an end with
nobody in charge. Miles of sidewalk
spin out from you Like lightning. Three
story buildings jump over your head in
quick succession. People disappear
suddenly and with appalling mystery.
Then your eyes close, your conscious
ness wanes, and your soul goes out with
one expiring quiver, and-and you ar
rive. The hard reality of the scene is
then forced upon you with unpleasant
abruptness. Everything is in its place
but your spine. You get up and move
off with sickly attempt at smile, feel
ing at the time that the back of youl
head is laughing from ear to ear, and
finding that the hardest thing is, not
the sidewalk, but to keep from rubbing
yourself"
Year: 1873

A farmers club in Central Illinois, as
we learn from the Secretary, has been
discussing the subject of the influence
of the moon on vegetation. The par
ticular point in the discussion was in re-
gard to the proper time to SOW wheat in
order to gain the greatest amount of
good from the influences of the moon.
As is usual when this subject comes up,
there were some who denied that the
moon exerts any influence on growing
crops, while the others affirmed that it
did exert a powerful influence, and one
which farmers should avail themselves
of.


No Intelligent person, or persons pos
sessed of large share of common sense,
we think, believes that the moon exerts
any occult influence on vegetation in any
stage of its development. There is, how
ever, some reason for believing that the
moons rays do not influence the growth
of vegetation, and observation seems to
confirm the idea that established plants
do make more rapid growth during the
period of the moons greatest light, than
during that of her greatest obscuration
all the circumstances being equally
favorable. 1t is also claimed to be a
fact, and there is some reason for the
belief, that very tender plants, for ex-
ample young wheat plants, do best if al
lowed period of rest during the night,
in which they recuperate, as babies and
young ducks do while hardy young
plants like the sprouts of potatoes and
other bulbs, which have something to
feed upon directly, do better if their
growth is pushed during the whole of
the day and night.


Admitting both of these premises to
be true, the conclusion would be this !:
IF we could regulate the weather in re-
spect to warmth and dryness, or be rea-
sonably assured that they would be fa-
vorable during the whole of the season
when planting and sowing must be done
to insure a crop, we would SOW their
seeds when plants are very tender at the
start, SO that they would break ground
during "the dark of the moon," to the
end that they might have the night 8
rest" so grateful and recuperative to all
who work. On the other hand, we would,
everything being favorable, and good
weather being insured, plant potatoes,
at the start, SO that they would come
up "in the light of the moon, " in order
that they might make the fattest growth
possible. But there are so many ifs
in the way" that we do not believe it is
practicable to take advantage of the Ia
vorable action of the moons influence,
if, indeed, it exerts influences especially
favorable or unfavorable /; and our con-
yictions are, that the farmer who puts
off seeding when the land is in good
condition in order to plant or SOW during
the right time of the moon, Will be quite
! likely stto beg in harvest" and have
wise people laugh at him for his folly
Prairie Farmer.
Year: 1873

: Prof. Tyndall illustrates the value of
a single potato by supposing that every
potato in the world but one were de-
stroyed that one would contain in itself
the possibility of again stocking the
world with an invaluable article of food.
If one potato would produce, when
planted, only crop of ten potatoes, in
ten years the total product of the pro-
duce of this one potato would be equal
to ten thousand millions, which would
be sufficient to stock the whole world
with seed. The real value of that single
potato, then, would be such that it would
be better that the city of London or
New York should be totally destroyed
than that tuber should be lost to the
world.
Year: 1873

have come from mystical Land of Light


To a strange country;
The land have left is forgotten quite


In the land see.
The round earth rolls beneath my feet,


And the still stars glow;
The murmuring waters rise and retreat,


The winds come and go.
Sure as = heart beat all things seem


In this strange country.
So sure, SO bright, in glow of dream,


All things flow free.
It is life, all life, all awful and plain,


In the sea and the flood,
In the beating heart, in the wondrOus brain,


In the flesh and the blood.
Deep as death is the daily strife


Of this strange country;
All things move up till they blossom in life


And tremble and flee.
Nothing is stranger than the rest,


From the pole to the pole
The world in the ditch, the eggs IN the nest,


The flesh and the soul.
Look in mine eyes, o man meet


In this strange countryi
Come to mine arms, o maiden sweet,


With thy mouth kiss me!
Who goes by with crown on his brown


King Solomon?
He is stranger, too, VOW,


And must journey on.
o wondrous faces that up start


In this strange country?
o identities that become part


OF my soul and me
What are ye building SO fast and fleet,


o humankind
"We are building cities for those whose feet
Are coming behind.
Our stay is short; we must fly again


From this strange country;
But others are growing, women and men,


Eternally."
Ay, what art thou, and what am 1,


But breaking wavei
Rising and falling, swift we fly


To the shore of the grave.
have come from mystical Land of Light
To this strange country
This dawn came shall go tonight;


Ay, me ay, me!
hold my hand to my head and stand


Meath the airs blue arc;
try to remember the mystical land,


But all is dark.
And all around me swim shapes like mine,


In this strange country;
They break in the glamour of CLEANS divine,
And they moan, Ay, mel
Like waves in the cold moons silvery breath
They gather and roll
Each crest OF white is birth or death,


Each sound is q soul.
o what is the Eye that CLEANS so bright


Der this strange country?
1t draws us along with chain of light,


As the moon the sea!
robert Buchanan, IN Good Words.
Year: 1873

The Lives Insured by the Society are carefully
selected in different parts Of North America and
Europe, furnishing, by this broad field of opera
tions, an additional and exceptional salty to the
Policy-ho9ers. The assurances are made only on
the Mutual Principle. The surplus Premiums are
returned annually to the Insured.
Year: 1873

GRAND HAVEN, September 25.-The
schooner Whaling went ashore during
the night. Since daylight a terrible
gale has been blowing from the west.
The vessel was heavily loaded with salt
her deck being even with the water.
About nine o'clock the Captain and
one man leaped into the water, and to
the amazement OF the assembled crowd
succeeded in reaching the beach. Soon
after this one OF the Ironsides' life boats,
manned by a crew Of five men, put of
from shore, but before reaching
the schooner she cspsized and one
of the brave crew named Coffee, a resi-
dent of Grand Haven, was drowned.
The tug Miranda then started with one
life-boat and one yawl towed astern,
and succeeded in dropping the yawl
along side the schooner. The four men
jumped from the rigging into the boat,
being greeted by the cheers ofthousands
of spectators. The next moment the
yawl plunged under the schooners
bobstay and rolled over. Three OF the
sailors again succeeded in reaching the
rigging--the other was seen for
a moment, when an immense
wave swept the poor fellow out
of sight. The tug came into port,
righted the boats and again started for
the relief OF the men. Agsin-the boat
got to the vessels side, but swamped
before the men could leave the riggiug.
Everything possible will be done to re"
lieve the unfortunate seamen; but II
is a terrible task. If few hundred
dollars were invested here in suitable
life-boats such melancholy occurrences
would not be recorded.


LATER.-The tug Miranda succeeded
in getting alongside of the schooner
Whaling and took off the three men.
The bodies of the two drowned have
not yet been recovered. The body OF
man supposed to be off the Ironsides,
was found on the beach nine miles north
OF here this morning.
Year: 1873

l see some Of your readers wish to
know how to construct cistern. The
best way is TO dig your pit the size you
wish and to wall it with brick; build
a partition wall across it. leaving two
thirds on one side. Leave a number
OF holes through the bottom Of the par
tition wall about four inches square;
then plaster well with not less than
two coats. Fill up to the smallest
side Of the partition wall with charcoal /;
then FIJI up the other side about three
feet with coarse sand. Let the water
in on the charcoal letting it pass under
the partition wall up through the ssEd
1t will be as pure as treestone spring.
It will have no taste of rain water
Cor. RSG! Sun,
Year: 1873

Jones says the white flannel suit he
bought a year ago has proved a very
economical investment and has been OF
much use 10 his family. Jones weighs
two hundred and fifty pounds, and when
he bought the suit it fitted him remark
ably well. After the first washing, his
oldest son, who weighs one hundred
less than Jones senior, found the suit
an excellent fit. Two washings more
made the suit delightful for youth Of
nine, and at the end OF the season the
baby was adorned with the habiliments
which had shrunk just enough to make
them fit for a child out OF creeping
clothes. This year Jones wife uses
them az dish cloth. Where all the
flannel has shrunk to Jones doesn't
see, and says he would willingly take
his whole family and his mother-ln-law
to lecture which would explain it, and
pay double price.
Year: 1873

Many pieces Of ground from which
good crops OF timothy are gathered now
look dry and brown. There il no use oi
waiting for somebody 10 tell you the
cause, remedy, etc. 1t is clearly evil
dent that the timothy grass is dead and
the sooner we put on coat Of manure,
SOW our seed and give the ground a
thorough narrowing, the more likely
will we be to have crops Of grass on
those pieces Of bare ground next year.
And while we are engaged in the ma
nuring, seeding and narrowing business,
we should apply the remedy to those
spots in different parts Of our meadows
where we now 30 distinctly remember
that theIgrass was.light, and which il
neglected will be no better next year.
Year: 1873

We desire to again call the attention
Of our readers to the matter Of sowing
grass seed in autum instead Of spring
II any one OF our farmers who are sc-
customed to SOW their grass seed with
oats would give fall seeding a fair trial
they would be fully convinced they have
heretofore made nothing by trying TO
reverse natures laws. Pulverize the
ground thoroughly, apply we'll rotted
stable manure and compost as q top
dressing, SOW the seed with an un-
sparing hand and heavy even crop
will reward you.
Year: 1873

The month OF September very often
comes in with the weather very unfs-
vorable for the growth OF grass. The
pastursge is short and daIrymen look
about them for a place where the COVE
can find better feed. Meadows-espe-
cially clover lands-have made good
start and, as a general rule, the cattle
are turned in and allowed to eat up the
aftermath. This is all wrong, and eve
cry farmer who has practiced leaving it
upon the ground, will tell you that you
are drawing heavily upon succeeding
crops of grass by taking away the ma
tural protection against the frosts OF
winter. Always put in sown corn TO
feed during August and September, and
then the necessity Of turning isto the
meadows will not arise.
Year: 1873

j. K 4 r. Shore would like for the
scamp who stole the paddock from their
mill door, to either bring it back or come
and ask for the key They have no use tor
the one with out the other
Year: 1873

few days ago several persons were cross
ing the Allegheny mountains in stage coach.
Among them was an honest, earnest, sturdy
Quaker. As considerable time was on their
hands, they naturally entered into conversation
which took the direction Of temperance and
soon became quite animated. One Of the
company did not join with the rest He was
a large, porty man, we'll dressed, and Of gen.
tlemanIy bearing There were sharp thrusts
at the liquor business and those engaged in it.
Indeed. the. whole subject was thoroughly
canvassed and handled without gloves. Mean
while this gentleman slowed himself away in
one corner and maintained stoical silence
After enduring it as long as he could, with a
pompous and magisterial manner he broke
silence and said Gentlemen, l want you to
understand that am a liquor seller. | keep
a public house at -; but would have you
know that have a license, and keep decent
house. dent keep loaiers and loungers about
my ace, and when a man has enough he can
get no more at my bar. | sell to decent pee
pie aud do a respectable business" When he
had delivered himself, be seemed to feel that
he had put a quistus on the subject and that
no answer could be given. Not SO, thought
our friend, the Quaker, so he went for him -
Said he: Friend, that is the most damniug





part of thy business. If thee would only sell
to drunkards and loafers, thee would help
kill of the race, and society would be rid ol
them. But thee takes the young, the pure, the
innocent, and the unsuspecting, and makes
drunkards and losfers OF them and when
their character and money are gone, thee kicks
them out and turns them over to other shops to
be finished off; and then thee ensnares others
and sends them on in the sane road to ruin. y
Surely the good Quaker had the best of the
argument, for he had facts on his side.