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Year: 1873

pa A Columbia, Pa, clergyman, while
preaching his sermon one Sunday evening,
perceived young man and woman under the
gallery in the act of kissing each other behind
a hymn book, and did not lose his temper.
He did not fly into an unseemly rage, and
call upon the sexton to rush up the aisle and
disband the rioters. No! he remained calm.
He beamed mildly at the offenders over his
spectacles, and when the young man kissed
her for the fifteenth time, he merely broke his
sermon short off in the middle of "thirdly,"
and offered fervent prayer in behalf Of the
"young man in the pink necktie, and the mai
den in the blue bonnet and grey shawl, who
were profaning the sanctuary by kissing one
another in pew No. g." And the congrega-
ton said "Amen." Then the young woman
pulled her veil down, and the young man sat
there and swore softly to himself He does
not 20 to church as much now as he did.
Year: 1873

WHAT MEN NEED WIVES FoR.-It is not
to sweep the house, and make the bed, and
darn the socks, and cook the meals, chiefly
that man needs wife. If this is all he
needs, hired help can do it cheaper than a
wife. If this is all, when young man calls
to see lady, send him into the pantry to
taste the bread and cakes she has made; send
him to inspect the nedlework and bed-making; !;
or to put broom into her hands and send
him to witness its use Such things are i'm
portsnt, and the wise young man will quietly
look after them. What the true man most
wants of true wife is her companionship,
sympathy courage and love. The way of
life has many dreary places in it and man
needs a companion to 60 with him. A
man is sometimes overtaken with misfortunes ;
he meets with failure and defeat and he needs
one to stand by and sympathize He has
some stern battles to fight with poverty, with
enemies and with sin and he needs a woman
that, while he puts his arm around her and
feels that he has something to fight for, will
help him to fight; that will put her lips to
his ear and whisper words Of counsel, and her
hand to his heart and impart new inspirations.
All through life-through storm and through
sunshine, conflicts and victory, through ad-
Year: 1873

GooD M1NIsTERs.-John Ploughman once
said: II never knew good horse which had
not some odd habit or other, and never yet
saw a minister worth his salt who had not
some crotchet or oddity. Now these are the
bits of cheese that cavillers smell out and nib
BILE at, this man is too slow, and another too
fast !; the first is too Aowery, and the second
is too dull. Dear me, if all Gods creatures
we're judged in this way, we would wiring the
doves neck for being too tame, shoot the rob
ins for eating spiders, kill the crows for swing
ing their tails, and the hens for not giving US
milk. When man wants to beat dog he
can soon find stick, and at this rate any fool
may have something to say against the best
minister in England"
Year: 1873

ASKING HUSBANDS BLEssING.-In Ba-
zaar Township, Kansas, a few weeks ago,
the citizens of that township were startled
by the rumor that the wife Of the we'll known
Baptist preacher had gone to Texas with her
husbands hired man. She previously bore
good reputation, had lived with her husband
fifteen years, and was the mother of three
children aged respectively 13, 6 and 4 years.


Her husband became aware that all was
not at all right, and few months ago paid
and dismissed the man who was the cause of
his domestic unhappiness and he went, but
only to place near by, where he procured
a new wagon. Then he boughta horse of his
former employer and with another horse,
procured somewhere else, he rugged an outfit
for Texas, as he said. When he was ready
the lady coolly informed her husband that
she loved George better than himself or chill
dren, and was going with him.


The husband demonstrated and told her
that when the reaction came, which surely
would come, she would be most miserable.
But nothing would induce her to be separated
from George she thrust away the little chill.
drep who clung to her neck, and her husband
with a heavy heart, divided his household
goods with her, giving her and her paramour
half of such things as they could carry. He
also told her she could take some books from
his library if she chose. She took only her
Bible andhymn book. The husband express
ed the hope that she might read her Bible
and profit thereby.


At ten o'clock or thereabouts, in the dark
ness of the night, the exploring pair started
of, piously requesting the deserted husband
to pray that they might havea safe and pros
porous journey.
Year: 1873

There are no fish in the great Salt Lake
The only living thing beneath its waters is a
worm about quarter of an inch long. This
worm shows up beautifully beneath the lens
of microscope. When storm arises the
worms are driven ashore by thousands and
devoured by the black gulls We found a
pure stream pouring into the lake. 1t was
filled with chubs and sinners. The fish be-
came frightened and were driven down the
brook into the briny lake. The instant they
touched its waters they came to the surface
belly upwards, and died without gasp.


The water is remarkably buoyant. Eggs
and potatoes float upon it like corks. Mr..
Rood and myself stri ppcd and went in swim
ming. I dived into the lake from long pier,
which had been built for the use Of small
steamboat that formerly piled upon the
waters The sensation was novel. The wa.
ter was so salty that my eyes and ears began
to smart, but so buoyant that I found no diff
Guilty in floating even when the air was ex-
hausted in my lungs. As I struck out for
the beach felt as light as feather. In
spite of all I could do my heels would fly
out of the water. I found it impossible to
stand upon the bottom. The lightness of the
water and the surging of the waves forced my
feet from under me. A person who could not
swim might easily drown in five feet of water
His head would 60 down like lump of lead,
while his feet would fly up like pair of fducks
The water is as clear as the water of Seneca,
so clear that the bottom could be seen at the
depth of twenty feet. When we reached the
shore and crawled out upon the sand in the
light of the sun our bodies were qnickly coat
ed with salt. We we're compelled to 60 to


little stream from which we had driven the
chubs and sinners and wash off in the fresh
water before we put on our clothes. Our
hair was filled with grains Of salt which
could not be washed out. Mormons occasion
ally visitthe lakesin droves for the purpose of
bathing. Many of them say that their health
is improved by leaving the salt upon their
bodies and dressing without wiping themselves
with napkins.
Year: 1873




How TO MAKE STALLS FOR Cows AND
OxEN.-Now is the time to make prepara-
tions for building stalls for stock. 1t should
not be neglected until cold weather, as the an
imals will frequently need protection during
the cold and stormy nights of autumn: Stalls
should be wide enough to admit of the ami:
mails turning in them, the sides closely boarded
up, the floor raised seven or eight inches above
that of the passage way in the rear, with an
outward pitch of about three inches in the
length of the stall, the entrance of each closed
with two-leaved folding doors opening inwards.
There need be no rings, stanchions, or any ty-
ing or fastening by the head. No animal not
absolutely fool will stand head down hill.
AS all the bovine animals have their little
itches and Inconvenience to attend to as we'll
as ourselves, and would be better for the use
of their tongue, with which they can reach
nearly every part oftheir bodies, this freedom
of the stall seems to be common-sense ar.
rangement, besides providing comfortable
quarters in all cold, stormy weather. The
stalls need not be expensive, being all made of
rough materials, with a sufficient opening
above the folding doors to afford free ventila-
tion
Year: 1873

HOME THOUGHTS delightful it is to
have home, though it be most rude and
humble! If the occupants are contented and
happy they are much better off than those
who live in mansions or ride in carriages for
vain show, and fare sumptuousl y every day.


1t is to be admitted that contentment is to
be found in all stations Of life, from the man
who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow
to the rich banker retiring from business, but
unhappiness is also found iu the same walks
of life,


Happiness and contentment constitute the
true love of home wherever found.


The youth about to enter the duties OF lite
inclines to 20 out "and see the world" He
travels until hundreds Of miles intervene be-
tween home, him and his native place. All is
strange to him and strangers look coldly on
him. Then the feeling for home comes back
with all its force, and he is forced to say eff l
only had a friend to speak to-" A letter
comes from home How precious tho missive !!
Nearer home it would be trihe Now, it is
beyond value.


Those WIN have to battle with the world
and among strangers to maintain living have
dreary lot strangers can De 1rlendly "hen
friendship costs nothing, but who will offer a
home? Not the wealthy, for they look dis
dainfully upon all such as being beneath their
notice Who, then? The person may be
honest and industrious, still the world makes
calculations according to wealth acquired.


Go back to the days of childhood. How
many of us thought our parents cold, stern
and severe! The paternal roof was not then
appreciated. 1t is not only when the cares of
the world encircle us, like the folds CT the an
aconda, that we feel what we have lost Pa
rental advice went unheeded, but the remem'
-. ~,
Year: 1873

Noroot is more certain of a crop, and
none yields more feed than these. They
are excellent keepers, nutriciOus, and
great promoters of the flow Of milk in
COWS and ewes. The seed should be
sown as early as practicable, two and
a half feet apart. About four pounds
of seed will be sufficient for an acre,
and it will germinate quicker if put IN
water before sowing, and afterward put
in plaster to dry. They are best sown
by means of one of the numerous seed


drills now to be found at every imple-
ment store. The seed should be sown
thick. to save the necessity and trouble
of transplanting TO fill any vacancies,
and afterward thinned, so that the
beets may stand about teight to ten inches
apart. To grow the crop the land must
be deep, rich and we'll cultivated. The
soil best adapted TO them is a good,
strong loan, well manured and well
drained. The manure best suited to
this crop is well rotted stable manure
or compost, and there is no danger of
putting too much on the land. The
ground must be kept light and we'll and
deeply stirred. 1t is said that whatev.
er the amount of the crop on the LIST OF
September, the yield at harvest will he
Just double that amount, and this be
ing the case, it Is of importance to push
the crop forward, that at the date nam
ed it may be rs promising as possible
Year: 1873

and he who ran through the rooms


might read on the bright faces of those


present the names of all that are most
| distinguished in every walk of life


Authors, journalists, artists, ambassa-
| dors, ministers, even financiers, were
| there-the last named not enhancing


materially the beauty or the wit of the


meeting; and if I do not note their


names it is because I should have to
give list of all the celebrities of the


Partisan world. Moreover, it is not al


lowable to mention any of the ladies


present for the masks which they all


retained until supper were supposed to


cover all with an equal veil As mat


ter of fact, many of the disguises were


quite impenetrable The mummy to


which [ have alluded is supposed to be
for Russian princess but / refrain
from men ntioning her name, because the
only facts patent to. all were, that she
spoke several languages with equal fa-
cility, and that her form was beautiful.


Then famous poetess, wife of cele-
brated statesman, was certainly there
but as she appeared in two complete
costumes OF different colors, and often
walked about with another lady similar
ly habited she puzzled the whole as
semblage. I felt quite sure, from the
voice, that l detected tall heroine in a
recent war; but her hair was Jet black,
whereas it should have been blonde,
and she defed all my attempts to make
her discover her identity. Then there
was a little lady in white, who spoke to
every man in the rooms in his own
tongue, and to every italian in his own
dialect. Side by side with all these
grandes danes, who kept their incog-
nitO unimpeached, were scores of others
who made up for the compulsory veil
ing of their features by the brilliancy
of their attire. As I drove home
through the early dawn the fresh morn
ing air acted like a shower-bath on
ideas relaxed by hours spent in an at
mosphere of patchouli, and sent me to
bed in a semi-pmlosophical mood. l |
wondered if in the palmiest days of the |
empire, any of NJ Brsene Houssaye's |
famous Venetian masquerades could |
have been more brilliant as a spectacle |
than that of 1873-the first that has
been given by the versatile author of
&c Les Grandes DANES since the aimee
terrible of the German war
Year: 1873

An exchange says that Young
men in England are f"rfeitins their
marriage engagements in consequence
Of the high price Of coal" They
shouldn't stand back Oh that account.
They ought Ia know that many n
mans wife makes the irutisc hot
enough for him without tho use Of q
pound Of caal.
Year: 1873

Marriage. as an institution to stick


by. docsm't appear y success iH Name.
Four girls Of Augusta were married
ut the same time and place about y
year ago. One of them left her his-
banI three weeks after marriage hc-
cause he insisted that she should
wash herself at least once IL week.
The second got II divorce from her
husband two months after marriage
because he called his motler-im-law a
id old meddling nuisance" The
third has separated from her husband
because nc eats raw Onions. and the
fourth has applied for divorce be-
cause her husband always makes her
go to led first. and then gets into the
bed With cold feet and warns them
on hers. The chances in Maine for
married happiness are not brilliant.
Year: 1873

The gratifying intelligence reaches us
that the terrible scourge of cholera is
materially abatins everywhere, though
it yet prevails in Nashville and other
points to an alarming extent


The average daily mortality in Nash i
Vile now is given at 25 by the papers,
against a rate of seventy this time last
week, which certainly indicates that the
disease is dying out We are aware
that the death rate Is placed st mnch
higher figures by intelligence from
private sources. bat we regard the re
ports Of the Nashville papers as the
most reliable, from the fact that they
have better opportunities for gathering
correct information. Between six aud
seven hundred people have died with
the disease since its prevalence 10 that
city.


We regret to announce that the dis
ease yet exists in Paducah-from four
TO FIVE deaths day being reported.


The public are liable to be excited
by Wild and exaggerated reports Of
cholera at this or that place, aud the
public mind kept in such feverish
state that every bowel disease IS mag
nified into genuine case of Asiatic
cholera. Repeating such reports are
very wrong, and do more than any one
cause to actually produce cholera.
Year: 1873

HICKMAN is to be congratulated on
the resoIution of our city fathers to
grade and gravel a number of our most
important streets. The bills surround
ire Hickman abound in the finest
gravel in the world, and experience
teaches that when our streets are con
strueted cf it, they will be lasting and
permanent. The present Mayor and
Board deserve the highest eommenda
ton for the work The tax payer, re-
eeiyiug substantial benefits in good
streets, will pay bis hard earnings to
the town with far more oheerfulness
Therefore, let every surplus dollar go
10 the streets.
Year: 1873

THE BOURBON FUSION SAID To BE COM
pIErED.-Ono of our latest cable dispatches
gives us to understand that the Count de
Chambord has decided to abdicate the French
throne in favor of the Count dc Paris, SO soon
as his sovereign right to rule over France has
been formally recognized by the French peo-
pie. This seems to be q satisfactory solution
of the Bourbon difficulty. 1t is not the first
time that the Bourbons have counted without
their host. 1t will be time enough for De
Chambord to dispose of the French crown
when he gets it. Still, it must be admitted
that the event points to q restoration OF the
monarchy.
Year: 1873

EMPEROR WILLIAM AND THE OLD CATHo-
Lies. Some few days ago we were made
aware that the Old Catholics of Germany had
elected Bishop Rienkins to preside over them.
This, it was felt, was most important step
towards consolidation. 1t now appears that
Emperor William has formally recognized
Bishop Rienkins as o Bishop of the Catholic
Church. We now wait for the action of the
King of Bavaria and the Emperor of Austria
Their recognition Of the new bishop will in
auguratc new and dangerous schism. Tho
''Old Catholics may yet give the religious
world some trouble
Year: 1873

1t would have been strange, indeed, if the
great panic which has convulsed this city and
sent its influence throughout our entire coun-
try and across the ocean to Europe had
passed by unnoiced by our religious teachers.
Some of them have commented on it and
drawn practical lessons therefrom. But the
majority have let it go unheeded, as if it was of
no account. Riches take to themselves wings
and fly away, and this is but the
periodic fight of what men look upon as real
and enduring DR.. Talmage looked yester-
day in the faces of men worn from the excite
ment of the past week, and reminded them
that Wall street ends, not at the East River,
but at Greenwood. for too many Of them.
They are dashing their lives out against
money safes, or go trudging about with their
stores on their backs, sweating like camels
and making their lives O crucifxion.
He would have them let up from
this perpetual grinding, give little
more attention to their homes and
make them attractive for their children; and
especially those who have Christian homes
should consecrate them and make them happy,
and teach their children that religion is great
gladness and that it throws chain of gold
about the neck. The great need of Brooklyn
to-day, he considered, is just such homes;
and we may add, it is the great need of New
York and of other cities also. And, mayhap,
God is calling business men away from their
money-gettiug to their Christian homes and
fresides by these financial troubles. At any
rate, lessons of the utmost Importance may be
drawn from this panic If men will only heed
its teaching.


Incidentally Mr.. rockingham referred to
the frauds and defalcations and failures of
recent date in Brooklyn and New York in
proof that the drag downward is still on
humanity. Nothing but faith can keep the
ideal God before the mind and cause the
transfguration from the actual to the ideal in
life As face answereth to face in glass 80
men, by looking into Jesus, come eventually
to be like Him.


The redemption that is in Christ Jesus in
its fulness and freeness was offered yesterday
to the French congregation in the University
place chapel by Dr. Reichel, Of Switzerland, o
delegate to the Evangelical Alliance, who
told 'the old, old story" with true simplicity
and pathos.


Rev. DIR. Parker, of London, another del
egate to the Alliance, preached in the West
Presbyterian church on the subject of Christian
courtesy--a subject not as much thought OF
nor so generally practised as it should be. 1t
is not often enforced from the pulpits as
virtue to be cultivated, because it is deemed
matter outside the range ofroligious teaching
but if some other things were excluded and
this were advanced occasionally great good
might result from it.


! The assumed sectarian narrowness Of the
Year: 1873

New ZEALAND INDUSTRY IN APPEAL TO THE
HERALD.-From the far distant township of
Ngaruawahea, Waikato, New Zealand, comes
TO us remarkable attestation of the univer-
salty of the New York HERALD and of the in
Huence which is exercised on the public mind
by the propagandist diffusion Of the leading
American press. A colonist who is anxious
that the local antipodal authorities should en-
deavor to open market in the United States
for the sale Of o native prcduct-kaurigum-
publishes his views in the shape of o letter ad-
dressed 70 the HERALD which he first prints in
The Waikato Times, the local journal. Tie
communication appears in our columns to-day.


1t is worthy of attention in every respect, for
the industrial intent Of the writer and for his
enterprise in seeking the most available and
certain channel to worldwide publicity.
Year: 1873

The PoLARIs-We publish this morning
some interesting dispatches from England in
reference to the Polaris, in which American
enterprise and resolution, as manifested in
this expedition, ore handsomely acknowledged
On the Same interesting subject we give this
morning o full report, from special corre-
spondent on board of the famous cruise of the
steam launch Little Juniata among the ice
packs and tempestuous elements of Melville
Bay, and this report even from the prevailing
sensation OF Wall street, will be found by the
iudicious reader an agreeable diversion.
Year: 1873

The Condition OF the City Finances


The Comptrollcr's Resistance of In


vestigation.


The Board of Aldermen have very properly
adopted resolution empowering the commits
soners for the examination of the books and
accounts of the several city departments to
employ such clerical help as may be necessary
in order to enable them to properly per-
form their important and responsible duty.
Heretofore they have been denied assistance
through the instrumentality of the Comp
troller, and that officer has thrown every pos
sible obstacle in the way of the commissioners
in their attempted investigation of the affairs
of the Finance Department. There can be
but one of two reasons for this singular
action on the part of Comptroller
Green. Either he regards himself as
above the law and is too arrogant
to allow the legal and properly constituted
authorities to make any examination of the
department over which he presides, or ho is
anxious to conceal from the people the real
condition of the city finances and the actual
manner in which they are managed. The
commission is provided for by the law; its du-
ties are defined by the law, and by the law
the heads of the several city departments, in
cluding the head of the Finance Department,
are required to give the commissioners all the
information, and to afford them all the facili-
ties they require for the purposes of their ex-
animation. The Comptroller violates the law
when he obstructs the commission Ia tie dis
charge of their duties aud withholds from
them the information they seek from his de-
partment
Enough is now known Of Mr.. Green's inan-
cial management to satisfy the people Of its
ineficiency and ruinous stupidity. The tax
payers who see the debt and interest account