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Year: 1872

Mr.. Wendell Phillips has already signifed his
desire create military dictatorship, with Grant at
its head The President has not yet made public his
wishes In the premises; but how he has been fat
tered into considering this question thus told by
Gov. Palmer Of Illinois, n a speech at Springfield the
other day;


am not the personal enemy Of Gen. Grant and feel
bound say that II he had the beginning of his Ad
ministraton called into his Cabinet statesmen instead
OF the small incapable who probably thrust
upon him by his servle followers his term Of service
might have illustrated history, But his education
was exclusively military. In the old army he
subordinate whose personal habits not of char
acter 10 compel respect [Applause He failed in civil
life after he left the army, and when called
again into the profession Of arms his sue
cess was so complete that he came, to regard
himself prodigy. That his head should be
turned that atterers should be able To persuade him
that he superior TO Others that he above law
and shOuld not be fetered by Constitutional rules that
bound his predecessors was not unnatural IL ia too
early TO speak the truth in explaining his sudden rise
but all history demonstrates that the real enemies Of the
suddenly successful are those who fatteT them. The
fatterers OF Gen Grant-Washburne Jones, Logan Por
ter Leet Stocking Berry. and many others who need
not namedare responsible for his failure Eager to
appropriate him 20 themselves, they excluded every
great from his councils, and they cursed the nation
with what viii be known hereafter the laeklearning
cabinet.
Year: 1872

The moonlight nights of the past
week have afforded splendid opportu


nifty for coon.hunting in the western
section Of this county, and especially in
the Grantsville region, where coous
have been this year unusually abun-
dant. A man with good dog, both
up to the tactics OF hunting the coon
species Of "varmint," can succeed in
finding halt dozen Of them on most
any moonlight night, and the game has
been very extensively sought for recent
", and among the coon.hunters the
merits Of their respective dogs have
come into competition. A friend of
ours, recently from the Grsntsville re-.
gion, reports that an acquaintance Of
his, an old and expert hunter, 10
the owner Of dog that does coon hunt
ing on his own account. The dog fre.
quently sallies ou; alone at night and
soon trees his fsvorite game, and then
patiently waits beneath the tree till
morning, when he begins barking to al,
tract the attention OF his master, who,
upon hearing the we'll known bark ol
his dog, proceeds to the spot and cap
lures the game, often securing two or
three coons of q single tree. Some-
times the dog catches coon by himself
as the latter, getting tired Of staying on
the tree all night as q prisoner, endea.
vors to slip of slyly from the dog and
s.ealthily descends the tree, and starting
on q run for bis den or place Of con-
cealment, but the watchful dog is always
too smart for the coon, and after q
fierce struggle for life the victim ia
choked to death BY the dog, and then,
if there are no more coons treed, the dog
trots off home with the coon 10 bis
iaws, and lays the animal down at bis
masters door. A few nights ago this
dog, Of his own accord, went to the
hunting.grounds and treed six cooRs on
one tree, where he kept them guarded
until daylight, when bis loud barking
drew bis master to the place, who, with
his trusty old rife. soon brought all six
coops to grass. Ifauybody has coon
dog to beat this one We want TO know it.
Ne,os.
Year: 1872

Il seems to me that Mother Earth
Is weary from eternal toll,


And bringing forth by fretted soil
In all the sgOnies Of birth.


SIT down ! sit dOwni Lo, II were best
That we should rest, that she should rest!
Let buffalo possess the land,
Let foxes populate the towns,
And wild deer wander through the downs,
Here we Will laugh, nor lift q hahd;
And laugh that man should ever care
For flock or field or mansion fair
EOship shall founder in the seas,
Nor soldier fan in martial line,
Nor miner perish in the mine.
Here we shall tent beneath the trees.
Where wife nor maid shall wait or weep,
For Earth shall sleep, and all shall sleep
think we then shall all be glad,
At least know we are not now;
Not one. And even Earth somehow
Seems growing old and even sad,
Then fold your hands, for It We're best,
That we should rest, that she should rest.
Year: 1872

We can stand defeat but not dis
honor. To 90 back, as some Of our
exchanges and some politicians OF
appear to desire, Of the Bal
timore Convention to virtually ad-
NIT that we were insincere in sus-
tanning its platform, Is disgrace and
infamy.-CneinndH Enquirer.


Now isn't this rather rough on Sen
ator Thurman, who openly refuses to
acknowledge further allegiance to the
Cincinnati platform
Year: 1872

The daughter of a well-tO-dO llli-
uois farmer yielded her affection TO
the suit of humble shoemaker, VINO
appealed 70 the old folks to give their
sanction 70 the match. They refused,
of course. Last summer the maiden
began to pine away, and by eating
slate pencils and drinking vinegar,
made Of herself a most interesting in
valid. The solicitude Of her family
was aroused, and all whims Of the
sick girl were readily complied with.
She seemed TO have 3 mania for new
and elegant clothing Of all kinds, and
the old gentleman spent goodiy
share Of his hoard In gratifying her
wishes. In fact, she laid up for ner-
self first-elass wardrobe, and and
few days ago disappeared from the
paternal roof A st. Louis justice OF
the peace united her 70 the Crispin OF
her choice, and there Is great mourn
ing at the farm house in the Prairi-
State.
Year: 1872

There was a good deal Of philOsO-
ply in the apparently absurd remark
of the Irishman about his pig, that
che did not weigh as much as he ex-
pected, and he never thought he
wonld.U It is not inspplieable to the
state of mind OF the more sanguine
friends Of the Reform cause over the
result Of the campaign. It has not
done so well as they expected In JULY
but it has achieved all they ever had
the right to anticipate from II.
Year: 1872

The Vice President has been misled
by his own sunny temper and his for
tunate political experience. Through
his twenty years. honorable career in
public life he has carefully avoided
wholesale invective, reckless person
alities," and men of all parties esteem
and respect him for it. But other
politicians have pursued the opposite
course and it seems to have agreed
with them. Campaigns have been
fought and won with no better ammu-
milton than slander. Calunny does
pay at the start; and though in the
long run it may iniure the party which
employs it, the retribution sometimes
is SO long in coming that the lesson
loses all its point. Shall we despair
then Of the publication Of politics I
No, for the defeat Of candidate is Of
small account in times like these, if
the principles which he represents are
to go Oh fourishing. There is SO much
common sense and love Of justice in
the American character that we may
trust the people sooner or later to
right whatever has been set wrong.
When the heat of the combat has
passed away, and journals which are
now railing at the Iribune's vio-
lencc have time to look after the nee
essary repairs in their own characters,
the sober second thought may bring
n reaction, and the cause may profit
from the slander thrown at the man
who was its standard bearer.
Year: 1872

We have seen in one Of the papers
an article upon The power Of Music" !"
in which the writer describes how,
when he would play his flute at the
parlor window, q toad would come
out from under the door step and ap-
pear to drink in the delicious melody
with an air of rapturous exultation.
This must be the man who lived
across the street from us. We have
noticed several times that toad
came cut and set Oh the step when
the man began to play the flute; but
we always thought it was for the pur-
pose of asccrtaining what sort of an
idiot it was making such II horrible
racket in peaceful neighborhood.
Sure enough, day before yesterday,
when playing began, out came the
toad, unable to stand it any longer.
He had another toad with him, and
they went aud got the lid OF an old
blacking-box, and fixed a string to it,
and packed into it their little store
of dead flies and things, and three or
four small toads, aud all their domestic
comforts, and hitched on to that
string and began to move down the
street in search of a new residence.
Yes, animals have an appreciation OF
music, and knowing that fact, we
have often wondered how this toad
stood it so close to that man with the
ute.-Er,
Year: 1872

A merchant in a Connecticut village
recently kissed the hired girl while
his wife was looking at him through
the window. "It is thought that he
will he out again about Thanks
giving" is the comment made by the
local paper that reported the case.
Year: 1872

KISSED By MIsrAKE.-Au incident
occurred the other evening in Louis
vile which was quite interesting, at
least to one person concerned In 1t.
Our young and handsome Deputy
Clerk of the Council, Lewis Nc
Creery, was quietly walking down
the street, when suddenly a lovely
young lady flashed across his path
like startled sunbeam, soft pair
of arms were wreathed around his
neck, pretty face was thrust under
his hat, and plump pair of rosy
lips printed thrilling kiss fairly on
his mouth. The bashful young man
"felt all over in streaks' for a mo-
ment, but recovered himself when
the young lady drew back, blushing
and trembling, and timidly hiding
her face with her hands, begged to
be excused for mistaking him for an
uncle. Think of That An uncle,
indeed? But notwithstanding the in
sinuation, the young deputy felt un-
der so many obligations to the lady
for her mistake that he accepted the
apology and gallantly offered to ex-
cuse her if she would repeat the out
rage. She couldn't see the necessity
of that, however, and he sauntered
homeward to dream of soft-armed
and rosy-lipped angels--and their
uncles.
Year: 1872

Is the American local to be surDass-
ed by the French so soon after the
late war? 1t seems so. to Judge from
the following story, in which probabil-
ity and possibility are so well mixed,
that one cannot doubt while he reads.
but is obliged TO dos when he reflects:


1t does not always follow that "the
cure bad as it may be, rs worse than
the disease" The other day an elder
ly and very corpulent gentleman, ac-
companied by very pretty young Ia
dy, in passing along the Boulevard
Beaumarchais, suddenly fell, and at
the same moment the young lady was
observed to draw a glittering weapon
and repeatedly stab the PROSTATE and
helpless victim. Of course, an excited
crowd gathered around the pair. The
young lady was seized, and found to
have been armed with a pair of sharp
scissors, while the elderly party was
very naturally covered with blood.
Mute, motionless. and with a gentle
air of innocence and terror, the young
lady gazed upon the circle of enraged
faces. Presently the old gentleman
revived, smiled blandly on the crowd.
kissed his charming companion. and
explained. He was subject to apo
plectic fits, and never went oct unac-
companied by his dear niece, then
present, who saved his life whenever
a fit came on. by freely bleeding him
with her scissors. Tableaul Old gentle
man and neice depart in a carriage amid
cheers.
Year: 1872

The efforts to reconcile the Presi-
dent and the most prominent OF the
disaffected Republican Senators have
finally been abandoned. Those who
were most active in this movement
feel considerably disappointed at
their lack of success, and think that
good opportunity to heal the most
embarrassing dissentions in the Re-
publican party has been allowed to
pass. They urged that, in view of
the late successes Of the Republican
party in the State elections, and its
acknowledged strength with the peo-
pie, the President could afford to be
magnanimous, and make the first ad-
vances toward reconciliation
Much Of the bitter feeling, they said,
was the result OF misunderstanding
or Of mistakes which the President
has since, by his actions, if not by
direct declaration, admitted to be
such, and done something 10 correct;
and now Gen. Grant might forget the
past without any danger of having
his motives misunderstood and make
friends Of those who have always
been looked upon as the leaders Of
the party. The greatest efforts, as is
already known, were directed TO the
bringing together OF Sumner and the
President, but those who approached
the latter found him immovable. The
President disclaimed ever having
taken part in any movement to i'm
pair the influence Of the Massachu-
sets Senator, in the Senate or else
where, and said that he had no share
i'll the removal, last Spring, of Sum
ner from the cbairmanship Of the
Foreign Relations Committee; but
be thinks that Sumner has done more
10 injure him than any other hun
dred men ever did. and, in perfect
harmony with his character, as gen.
orally understood, is too obstinate to
make any move toward peace. The
President IL reported TO feel most
sorely remark attributed to Sum
ner, and extensively published last
Summer, that Gen. Grant was the
Lowest man who ever occupied the
Presidential chair" Sumner, on the
other hand. feels indignant at the
treatment which he has received at
the hands of the President, or OF
those who are supposed to represent
him; but while he asked no one to
assist in returning him to his old
committee, aud while no position
which could be conferred on him
would make him approve much of
the Presidents policy. generous
treatment at the hands of those Sen
ators who are understood to repre-
sent Gen. Grants wishes, would
doubtless have removed some of the
feeling on both sides. But when the
Senate was carefully canvassed and
only seven of those who stood by
Sumner last Spring were found
ready to vote for his restoration,
though it was thought that major
ity would favor it, if they believed it
could he done, it was seen that fur
ther effort was useless.
Year: 1872

CHANGING CoLoR.-In letter to
the Gilroy Adcocate from Clear Lake
the following occurs: "Here can be
seen the most eccentric freak that ma
ture has ever indulged in. i, In this
neighborhood there lives an Indian.
You may think there is nothing strange
in that fact, nor would there be, but
the change of color has been going on
for the last five years, and is without
the aid of operation or incision. 1t
began upon one of his hands as small
white speck, aud has continued to
grow and spread, dispelling the dark
and swarthy skin and giving place to
that of beautiful whiteness, equal to
the complexion of lady, until now it
is in large spots all over his body. His
hands are about half and half, and
show perfect color for pinto man.
] would have supposed it to be some
leprous disease but that the cuticle
looks to be in perfect health, and the
Indian is as strong and healthy as he
ever was. He is well known to many
hereabouts, and has been tor sixteen
or eighteen years"
Year: 1872

SIT DoN'T ALWAYS FoLLow."-If
you beckon to a baulky mule, it does
not always follow. Ifyou see a man
standing in the doorway of the Frank
lin" or National" it don't always fol-
low that the he boards there. If you
see man running along the street,
"as though the Sheriff was after him. y
it don't always follow that he is doing
rushing business. If you see man
beating time at concert, and looking
very knowingly, it does not always
follow that he understands a particle
of music. If you hear couple dear
ing and "darlinging" each other be-
fore people, it doesn't always follow
that they do it at home alone. 1t you
meet stranger who asks you to lend
him five dollars, aud you lend it to
him, it doesn't always follow that he
will return it. If you meet a man
troubled with dyspepsia and rolling
his eyes in very sanctimonious way,
it does not always follow that he is a
saint.
Year: 1872

A DUcAL CosdpLMRNr.-Whi the
Grand Duke was dining at the Mas
saoit House in Springfield, on his
way to Boston. the neighboring halls
and lobbies of the hotel were crowded
with some of the fairest and most
curious Of the fair sex of Springfield
through doors and cracks,
and around corners, for full obser-
vation of this "noblest Russian of
them ALL" and when the Grand Dake
came to take his leave and thank the
landlord for the comforts and luxu-
ries of that hostelry, he added, as
the elimination of his praise, but
with a slight twinkle in his eye
And I certainly never saw hotel
where there were so many pretty
chambermaidsl'
Year: 1872

A LADY living in Lydon, Vermont,
who lost her husband in the late war,
had an offer of marriage from a man
who lost his wife by divorce. She
answered: 1.-The Lord parted me
and my husband, but you and your
own devlish actions parted you and
your wife, and if you want another
one you must go to the devil for her,
for / won't have you"
Year: 1872

Miss Abbie Clifford. of Iowa hav-
ing failed by few votes of being the
candidate Of one political party for
School Superintendent, was nomina-
ted by another party, but declined
the honor because she didn't think it
would be honorable to change her
politics so suddenly. That beautiful
delicacy will wither if Abbie gets in
to public life.
Year: 1872

MEETING AT LEwIsyILLE, CHESTER co.


A correspondent from Southeastern Chester
County writes us that meeting for consulta-
ton between the friends of the railroad projected
from Elkton, up Little Elk Creek to Oxford and
those OF the Wilmington Western Railroad
extension, will hold meeting for consultation
at Lewisville, on the afternoon Of Wednesday
next, the 9th inst. The call for the meeting is
signed by about forty of the most active and
wealthy people of the section, and the main
question to be considered is whether the two
projects cannot be partially blended, by forming
q junction, at some point, (probably near Lewis
ville,) and thence running by one route to Ok
ford,


OXFORD & PEACH BOTTOM RAILWAY.


The preliminary survey of this line, for mar
row guage road, was commenced by Engineer
Hood on Monday last.
Year: 1872

The punishmsnts inflicted in this manner take
place twice year, after the sitting OF the Grim
inal Courts, in the Spring and Autumn. Whip
ping is mostly for larceny, though it is frequent
ly imposed for other offences. Women are not
now whipped though formerly they we're As a
rule. the lash is not "well laid on" though that
is the requirement Of the law, and the usual form
Of sentence. These facts are familiar to many
of our readers, but to some they may be new,
while the engraving, we have no doubt, will be
interesting 70 everybody.
Year: 1872

THE TEA AND COFFEE DUTY.


NEW York, Feb. 90.
The business men petition Congress, that in
case of reduction OF duty on tea and coffee
ninety days timebe allowed before the law takes
effect
Year: 1872

A retired Baltimore physician, DR.. Merrl-
man Cole, aged 70, was found by his
daughter brutally murdered on Saturday
evening in his private office. lie was lying
on the floor with thirteen wounds about his
head and lace; and with his head crushed in
three places, apparently with an hammer.
One pocket OF his panlaloons was torn out,
a portion left hanging on the outside. About
so was found scattered over the floor, and
$24 was found in his wallet He was in
the habit Of collecting his rents every
Saturday. The locality of the murder is one
of the most thicklY populated and in the
very heart of the city. The affair is at pre-
sent mystery.
Year: 1872

FALL OF the BosToN COLISEUM During a
meavy gale last week gigantic truss and a
IJrtIon OF the wall and two towers of the peace
jubilee coliseum at Boston fell with crash that
Was heard for miles. One of the end towers
mad reached the hight of ITO feet, while the
Truss destroyed was l40 feet high and had a
se sspan of three hundred feet One hundred and
hhIty feet Of the eastern wall of the building was
blown down. Several watchmen we're in the
Vicinity of the building, but there was no one
11nrt The accident will cause only temporary
aelay in the building operations
Year: 1872

THE CASE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND ENGLAND. D.-Itis reported that the Govern
ments of the United States and Great Britain,
who have for some time past been conduct
ing diplomatic correspondence in reference to
the Interpretation Of the Treaty of Washing
ton, have arrived at point admitting of the
settlement Of the differences about the principle
Of consequential damages in a manner satisfac-
tory to both nations. The United States has
insisted that the right to claim consequential
damages shall be settled one way or the other,
and England it is reported, will concede his
settlement in advance. The two nations will
probably agree 10 a supplementary convention.
declaring the inadmissibity of any claim for
indirect damages arising out of the acts of a
neutral With this convention as a guide for
their course, the arbltrators will meet at
Geneva and decide upon the American case,
which Is TO go before that tribunal unaltered


The government at Washington regard this
solution OF the difficulty as vin1icating Ameri,
can honor, whilst at the same time it gives vain
able protection to the neutral rights of this
country in future wars.
Year: 1872

The Virginia City Montdnian oi
September o, says: A remarkable in
stance Of the sagacity (is it not rea
son y of horse has como TO our no
tico. Mr.. John Fletcher, Of Norwc.
gian, owns an unbroken Cayuse mare
which runs in u pasture adjoining his
house, The mare, which is very wild
has ayoung colt at her side. A few
nights since, after Mr.. Fletcher had
retired, he was aroused by the mare
coming TO the window of his house
and by paving, ncighing, and in every
possible way trying to gain his notice
This continuing for some time he got
up and went out and drove her away
and returned again to bed, but she
Immediately returned, and II possible
increased her demonstrations; he again
went out when the mare came up to
him aed rubbed her nose against him,
although always before she had been
very shy Of allowing any one to come
within reach Of her, then ran on fow
yards before him continuing her neigh
ing then, as he did not follow her,
she returned to him rubbing against
him in the most demonstrative man.
ner. lie tried 10 drive her of, struck
her with stick, and followed few
yards 10 irighten her away.


As soon, however, as he returned
towards the house she returned and
tried in every way to prevent him
from doing so. He then remarked
that the colt was not with her, fact
he had not noticed before, ms it was
quito dark. 1t occurred to him then
10 follow her which he did. SO soon
az she saw he was doing so she ran of
before him, stopping every few yards,
turning around to see that he was
still following then again running on
keeping up her calling, until she
reached a distant part of tho field,
where she stopped at an old prospect
hoIc." On coming up with her she
again began rubbing against him and
drow his notice TO the hole, whore he
soon discovered the colt. 1t appears
u had slipped into II and was unable
10 get out, and tho marc had taken
this method TO obtain aid Being
anablc to get il alone, Mr.. Fletcher
went for some of his neigbbors, and
with them returned. While they were
taking tho little fellow out, tho mare
manifestcd the most intense delight,
and seemed almost beside herself with
Joy, and afterwards, when the men
had got II out of the hole. she came
up 10 Mr.. f., aud placing her nose on
his shoulder gave every sign OF graft
tude that q human mother might un.
dor similar circumstances. Who vii
say tho hogse dooo not reasonP
Year: 1872

SILENT INFLUENCE. We are touch
ing our fellow beings on all sides


They are affected for good or evil by
what we say and do, even by what
wo think and feel May flowers in
the parlor breathe their fragrance
through tho atmosphere. We are
each Of us silently saturating the at
moephero about us with the subtitle
aroma Of our character. In the fam
lily circle besides and beyond all the
teaching, the daily life OF each parent
and child mysteriousy modiAes the
liio OF every person OF the household.
The same process, on a wider scale,
Is going on through the community.
No man lives to himself. Others are
built up and Strengthened by our un-
conscious deedsj and others may be
wrenched out OF their places, and
thrown by our unconscious influence.