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Year: 1873

OBITUARY or 4 WESTERN EDITOR,


Ye editor sat in his rickcty chair, as
worried as worried could be, for We devil
was grinning before him there, and
copy =" ye devil sayed he.


Oh, we editor, grabbed his big quill
pen, and it sputtered ink so free, that
his manuscript looked like war map,
when" Take this" to the devil spakc
he


He scribbled and scratched through
the live-long day, no rest or refreshment
had he, for the devil kept constantly
coming that way, and howling for more
"cop-ee."


Day after day he scissored and wrote,
saying the whole countree while ye
devil kept piping his single note, "a
little more outside cop-ee y


And when We boys in yc newsroom
hear the sound of unequal fray, the voice
of blow and blasphemous word,
He's raisin' the devil p say they.


And oft when man with grievance
came i'll, ye editor man to see, he'd turn
his back and with a word of sin" Go
talk to the devil, - sayed he.


And ever and oft, when "proof" of
his work We proprietor wanted to see,
Z" Ye proof shall be shown by my person
al clerk you must go to the devil" J"
sayed he.


And thus he was destined through all
of his life, by this spirit tormented to
be; in hunger and poverty, sorrow and
strife, always close to ye devil was ye.


Ye editor died But We devil
lived on? And the force of life's habits
we see, for ye editors breath no sooner
was gone, than straight to the devil
went be.-Printing Gazette.
Year: 1873

AS AN illustration of the heredity Of
instincts, an officer in India writes that
a tiger cub in his possession, not larger
than a spaniel, shows a remarkable af-
fection for his fox-hound puppies, and
romps with them necessarily. But
when he sees a COW or goat his tiger
betrays itself. He has no fear of dogs,
but is thrown into paroxysm of terror
at the sight of n kitten or tiger-skin.
These facts, says the writer, seem at
variance with the assumption that such
manifestations must have basis in the
experience of the animal itself or in that
of an ancestor.
Year: 1873

HERE is an intelligent editors estl-
mate of the value and effect of advcr-
tisements i" If any man affects to be-
lieve that advertisements are not read,
let him advertise that he wants to buy
dog, for instance. If he is not furnished
with every variety of animated sausage
that morning before breakfast, and, be-
sides, with one or two sound grounds
for suits against him for assault, we will
break our golden rule and-deadhead
his advertisement. And il is fair to in
fer that any man who wants to sell dog
also wishes to buy something with the
proceeds of his canine venture. And so
up to the man who wishes to sell his
cargo of coffee that he may buy cargo
of Western produce"
Year: 1873

One of the greatest drains on the
wealth of this country is caused by the
popular fashion of visiting Europe, which
is largely stimulated by the Exposition
at Vienna this summer. 1t is estimated
that q, 900 first class passengers will
cross the Atlantic the present season.
These tourists will pay about So, 300, 900
passage money, and it is calculated that
they will spend in travel and hotel bills
on the continent some 5000, 900 more.
Most of them will take with them very
little clothing or jewelry, but will come
back with very large supply. Thenum
ber of Americans who visit Europe for
pleasure outnumbers by many times the
Europeans who come to this country for
n like purpose. Besides this, the for
eigners that come here spend hardly
anything for clothing, and in the case
of either travellers all the passage money
goes to foreign nations. Over Il million
dollars month in gold is a very large
sum for nation poor in specie to spend
in foreign travel.
Year: 1873

THOSE who knew Gen. Cauby will not
be surprised to learn that he died poor.
His private charities, they tell us, were
absolutely without stint, and his widow
was left with nothing but a pension OF
thirty dollars month.
Year: 1873

TO THE EDITOR OF TUE HERALD;-


In q matter chiefly needing common attention for
Its regulation the best ethod would seem to be to
disseminate the remedial truth as widely and as
constantly as possible. Sunstroke is almost en-
tirely the result of heedlessness, and would soon
be unknown II our practice were conlormed to a
few simple rules We shall do well to watch for its
premonftions. The lower creation has greatly the
adyantage sSN OF US IN the % sense with which
the erects Of external influences upon
their lives. In their original state they can &C.
comm0date themselves lar better than mankind
to the changes going on Immediately around them
in the atmospheric temperatures and this is a
grand difference between instinct and reason. The
heat Is always felt to be oppressive to the brain
and general system before the SUMS rays produce
water and the shade at the very right moment,
man s often recklessly Drawing one OF the most
powerful forces Of nature.


found ia the proper use OF cold water before the
external heat has seriously affected the system,
best % restSratves in medical hands. alter S "a sum
stroke has occurred but 1t Is, OF course dangerous
to drink large drafts Of water after the body is
again, and battle the hands and face in cold water
before the heat ofthe skin has become excessive and
be furnished with drinking fountains. And now
for the principal preventive Take . handker-
chief, dip t In cold water and wiring 1t out. This
placed in the crown OF the hat and its moisture re.
newed from time to time will be found an enectual
preventive against dangerous results. Jl


A sponge, or, In the country, bunch OF green
leaves, wetted, would answer equally well and
would keep moist longer. Even q dry handker-
the top OF the head and it seems to be too often
overlooked that this is the point which almost in
variaby is hrst affected. Black hats conduct the
heat rapidly down to the head. The white kept,
which has been partially introduced as Q cover to
the hat is good, the white scarf twisted around
the brtm to shade the head at the point OF contact
with the hat, however ornamental it may be, Is
far less complete as O protection.


This branch Of preventive medicine will be con-
ceded to be most important and worthy OF general
culture, and every newspaper may assist In pro-
noting II BY giving currency TO the foregoing sim.
pie rules, y.
Year: 1873

At a meeting OF the Board OF Police, held yester>
day afternoon, the following resolutions were
passed.:


Resolved That the alton Of the Comptro'ler
In effect informs this Board that hereafter Qniy Seom
month will be pc ermed to be drawn sTeet clean
ing purposes that that amount especially at hs mme Q.
the year entirely Inadequate, and that the Cfmmutee
Street Cleaning be instructed to inform the
Ter tnat unless this Department be furnished W
adequate means To clean streets they will necessarily DC
LEFT in state DANGEROUS to public health -.


Resolved, That the Committee street Cleaning 10
instructed to inform the Mayor Of the effect the
cuar OF the Comptroller and scquant him the danger
cleaning o the streets
Year: 1873

Among the most perplexing circum-
stances in the common belief about
ghosts, are the accepted ideas about
ghostly habiliments. For instance,
why should so many ghosts be clothed
in white? If the answer is that grave
clothes are white, we may inquire what
ghost wants with grave-clothes? 1t
might as we'll refuse to appear without
a coffin. And then, many ghosts have
appeared in their habit as they lived.
If we inquire what is the real concep-
ton in the ghost-seer's mind as to the
nature of the vision, we find a difficult
ty in understanding what idea is form
ed by the real believer in ghosts respect
ing the vestments in which spirits make
their appearance. This is an old diff
fculty. In fact, it has probably oc-
Cured to every one who has thought
over a ghost story. So soon as we
come to the description of the ghosts
vestments there is always hitch in
the story. For my own part, [ must
have been very small child indeed,
when | first pondered over thequestion,
Who made the ghosts clothes?


Of course there is no difficulty in
the case of those who believe only in
ghostly apparitions as phantoms of the
brain. Here a distinction must be
drawn. [ am not speaking of those
who regard such apparitions as either
due to diseased action Of the brain or
to the power of fancy in forming real
objects indistinctly seen, the picture
of a departed friend; but of those who
look on visions of the dead as produc-
ed by supernatural impressions on the
brain. Those who think that at the
will Of the dead a vision may be caused
to appear, can of course understand
that the vision would either be cloth
ed in the grab which had been worn
during life, or in grave-clothes, or in
such other dress as suited the circum-
stances under which the vision appear
ed. But this view is not ordinarily
adopted by those who regard appari-
tions as supernatural Phenomena
They commonly regard the phantom
as something really existent in the
place where it is apparently seen. The
dead person is there in some form
some essen tial entity representing him
has the power to transport itself from
the place of the departed into the pres
ence of the living. This ordinary idea
of ghostly visions is aptly rendered in
Hamlet's address to the ghost. He
does not speak Of it as a vision, but to
it as something real, although not un-
derstood:


Be thou spirit of health or goblin damnd,


Bring with the airs from heaven or blasts from


hell,


Be thy intepts wicked or charitable,
Year: 1873

Thou comest in such questionable shape,
That will speak to thee: I'll call thee Hamlet
King, father, royal Dane: O, answer mel
Let me not burst in ignorance; but tell
Why thy canonized bones, hearsed in death,
Have burst their cerements; why the sepulchre,
Wherein we saw thee quietly inurn'd,
Hath opened his ponderous and marble jaws,
To cast thee up again.
Nor does the poet shrink from invest
ing the ghost with the garb of life
This had been already shown in the
first scene. "Such," says Horratio,
''was the very armour he had on, when
he the ambitious Norway combatted." !"
And now Hamlet asks


What may this mean,


That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel,
Revisit st thus the glimpse of the moon,
Making night hideous and we fools of nature
So horribly to shakeo our disposition


With thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls?
Say, why is this ? Wherefore What should we


do?


Again, it is curious how thoroughly
the conventional idea of a ghost or
goblin is associated with the thought
of a shrouded face. 1t may be that
this is partly due to the circumstance
that while the imagination may quite
commonly present to US the idea of a
vision in all points complete except in
the face, it can be but rarely that real
objects are mistaken for the actual fea-
lures of deceased friend. Be this as
it. may, the ghost has been pictured
with concealed face from time immem-
orial. So Flaxman draws the ghosts
encountered by Ulysses in Hades, and
no really fearful ghost has shown its
face since the days when fear came
upon Eliphaz, the Temanite, "and
trembling which made all his bones to
shake; when a spirit passed before his
face and the hair of his flesh stood up;
and the spirit stood still, but he could
not discern the form MereoE-Cornhil
Magazine.
Year: 1873

A NEW and useful phase of pulpit ora
tory is its tendency to discuss practically
the practical affairs of everyday life.
From California comes a report of a,ser-
mon on Christian craftsmanship; from New
Hampshire one of sensible discussion on
common schools. The California clergy
man begged the citizen to vote intelligently,
and to forbid the professional politician to
do his thinking for him; and furthermore to
vote for candidates known to be honest and
capable. All of which, we submit, does
him honor, and does not impair the sacred.
ness of the pulpit, from which man
should not only be taught the highest duty
but also his duty to the state. The New
England preacher deprecated the over.tax-
ing of the vital powers which the methods
of our schools demand from delicate young
children, the heedlessness on the part Of
parents and teachers which let's the young
mind be strained and the physique ex-
hausted. Who shall say that these preach
ers are not doing noble and excellent
work 4?
Year: 1873

CALLING THINGS BY THEIR RIGHT
NAMEs.-A county convention in Iowa
adopted this strong and somewhat sweep
ing platform recently: Whereas, we be-
lieve that when man steals he is a thief;
and, whereas, there are politicians of both
parties who steal therefore, Resolved,
That we are tired of being plundered that
it is a good time for thieves to stand from
under,N 800
Year: 1873

City PoLITICs.-The Conservative
electioneering functionaries are taking
steps towards the election of delegates for
the nomination of candidates for the house
of delegates from this city. There will
be some squirming in the camp Of the
faithful when the time for action arrives.
Year: 1873

GOVERNOR WALKER. The Petersburg
Index and Appeal growls because Governor
Walker "seems to have been purposely and
studiously left out in all of the appointments
of speakers to address the people, made by
the state central executive committee of the
Conservative party, tor the present can
vass." There is cat in the meal-tub evil
IDENTIFY,
Year: 1873

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has projected an arrangement to
secure an accurate standard of time
throughout the country. The basis of
the proposed system will be the nation
al observatory at Washington, as it is
claimed that there is no other institu-
tion in the country that has so extern
sive appliances for the purpose. A
device has been contrived whereby a
clock in the office of the telegraph
company at New York will be regu-
lated every day at noon by the Obser-
vatorzclock, the former being kept IL
minutes and twelve seconds faster to
represent the difference in time be-
tween the two cities. Thus far the
system is already in operation, but it
is proposed to extend it. To this end
clocks in the depots Of the leading
railroads at each Of the principal cit
les of the country will be regulated by
the clock at New York over the wires
of the company. To complete the
system it is proposed that these clocks
shall have two sets Of hands to indi-
cate at once the standard and the local
time.
Year: 1873

| The following communication which


We clip from that live paper, the Gala


tin Examiner, is SO we'll timed and so


applicable to this and other localities.
th:it we give ii entire. Letevery friend
offree schools read and ponder it we'll:


"As the free school system is about
to be put in operation in eur county,
all its friends should exert themselves
to prevent any unnecessary friction.
There should be as much unanimity In
planning and harmony in action as pos-
slble. 1t is evident that the location of
the schools viii not be as eonvenientto
every one as might be desirable. But
let not this be the cause of any luke
warmness in the encouragement and
support given to them. Let not any
real or faneied partiality on the part Of
the directors, damp the ardor and zeal
of the people. Let any reasonable sac
rifice OF convenience be made by every
one for the promotion of the general
cause. Let every one endeavor to di-
vest himself of fault-fnding spirit.
Let anywrong workings that may be
developed in the operation of the system
becorrected bya friendly discussion nand
cooperative action. Let no obstacles
be thrown in their way, but every pos
sible obstacle removed. Said ancsrnest
friend of the cause to me a few days
ago, Il intend to send to school, let the
school be located in whatever portion
of the district it may be- This is the
right kind of a spirit. Let it every
where be cherished and manifested
And wherever there are school houses
to be built let every one assist by con-
tributIon or labor or in any way be can.
There is q vast amount of latent
strength and energy in the people Of
our county, capable, when fully devel-
Oped and properly directed, of making
our free schools grand success. Fell
low citizens let US have some county
pride in regard to this matter. Would
it not be a glorious thing for old Sum-
ner TO be the banner county Of our
State in the management and success
of the schools. Every dollar invested
in this enterprise willyield perpetual
ly compounding interest. We bave to
pay for the pauperism and crime of our
county n0leRs UOIeRS. Let US supply
the means whatever they may be, to ed
ueate the rising generation, thus pre-
venting, to a very great extent, the
and crime. An ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure"


VERITAs.
Year: 1873

THE Siamese twins were recently
summoned as juror in case in North
Carolina. Chang was summoned, and
Eng had to oaecompany him. And now
exception is taken to the verdict on
the ground that man not a member
of the jury was present in the jury
room where it was agreed upon.
Year: 1873

WHEN a man squat" on another
mans claim in Nevada, he is first told
to rise" If he wont I rise he is shot
at, and if this fail. a crowd of men
haul him up to limb and leave him
to enjoy the morning air.
Year: 1873

Rest in the Shade by DR.. s. s. Turner
Let US cross over the river and rest in tn,
shade."-Dyaag acords of StoneaoaU Jockson.
In the dark and shadowy valley,


On the brink of the swelling stream.
The wounded hero spreads his tent


And sees from over the river q CLEAN
Of the beautiful shades beyond the stream
Before the patriots vision rise


Leglons OF comrades, brave and true,
The smoke OF battle, the heavy tread
OF armies passing in review


VI comrades old and comrades new
He hears the laundering cannons roar,
And marks the progress Of the strife
The shout OF victory echoirg DER


The land to him more dear than life
Ine land Tor which he gave his life.
The conflict lulls. The eannons cease;
No more he sees their lightning flash,
Nor hears the muskets deadly peal,
Nor hseds the sabres' ciang and clash
Nor feels the conflicts awful crash
Over the river. his eye is turned


10 the land OF the pure and blest.
See over the river the peaceful shade,
Let US cross over the river and rest
In the shade. Let US cross and rest"
No more is that voice in conflict heard;
This was the heros last command.
''Over the river we see him pass,


We see him enter into the beautiful land,
Borne by the Father secret hand.
Let him rest in the beautiful shade


Where no sound of the conflict comes:
Let him rest IN the beautiful shade,
UnmOved by the rsvel of drums.
Weary with strife, weary with war,
Painting for rest and the Fathers care
In the land of peace aud love,


The beautiful laod above.


Let him rest in the beautiful shade
Year: 1873

DIR. Bessemer says he can produce gun Ca
pabls Of throwing shot weighing ten tons
This will be good news to the amateur sports
men Of the country who cannot hit the side of
barn with the present style of guns and mis-
sileg
Year: 1873

During the winter Newton Pippins were
plentiful in the fruit shops of London, and
commanded from threepence to fourpence
each later, as the fruit deteriorated, they
were sold at penny apiece. This variety
in many sections of our country is now
in bad repute owing to its unreliability I;
but many an old farmer remembers
when it was the apple in every orchard.


1t is true that in many sections of the
west, Newtown Pipplns can yet be
grown with more or less profit, and much
to our surprise we saw last year few
very fine specimens from New England
orchards, but this apple belongs to the
past, and can not be relied on for general
cultivation. The expectation of apples
may yet become an important item in our
commerce, as their cultivation is not
attended with great expense, neither can
our home consumption keep pace with our
increasing crops. Last season, to be
sure, was an unusually productive one,
and hundreds Of bushels of apples went to
waste. Even the hogs could not keep
them from rotting on the ground in many
orchards, so great was the excess. Max
ing them into cider was out of the ques-
ton, for the price Of vinegar deferred the
orchardist and farmer from making more
than was actually needed for the home
supply. Therefore with an overplus in
this country and dearth in England, our
only wonder is that more were not ex-
ported. We must turn our attention to
growing just such varieties as are best
suited for carrying we'll to great distance.
Year: 1873

We have received two long communica-
tions refecting severely upon the de.
cision Of the city attorney in favor Of the right
Of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Pc.
tomac railroad to occupy Broad street.
We have already published amply on both
sides, and as we look upon the matter as
now finally decided. do not care to reopen
the controversy.


The opinion of the city attorney is clear
ly sound as law question and It is also
clearly equitable between the parties.


The railroad company took what was
given it by the city, improved the streets
according to the terms Of the grant, and
erected its buildings. 1t thus acquired an
indefeasible right to occupy the street,
and can only be dislodged by fair purchase.
We are of the opinion that Broad-street
property-holders would suffer loss from its
withdrawal. The old fashion of crowding
railroads out Of the city and compelling
passengers and freight to submit to the
immense tax incident to private convey
ance, has long since been abandoned in all
enterprising communities.


The railroad is now welcomed every
where. 1t is received with open arms, and
at vast cost o way is made for it through
the very heart of the city. Chicago began
the good work in the west, after vainly
trying to secure property by giving employ
ment to draymen and hack-owners at the
expense of trade and travel. Even Balti-
more at last yields to the new policy.
Broad street might crafty the cesthetic
taste better if grown up to grass, and its
quiet never disturbed by the steam engines;
but aesthetics must often yield to utility
in these practical days. We consider
the presence of the railroad in
that street of great value to property.


The removal of the track would be
disaster to business, and as residence
street it would require complete recon-
struction at vast expense. A just and
liberal spirit towards railroads is especially
desirable here, where the system is yet in
its infancy. In this particular instance
there are special reasons for just and gen.
erous treatment.


The Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad has been and is, of
immense value to the city. Its local
trains run at rates as low if not lower
than any other line, thus encouraging
trade and travel, and directly and power
fully aiding to build up our population and
improve our trade. Its management is
excellent; its officers, without an excep-
ton, are gentlemen, and no one who passes
over the road fails to be impressed with
the studied care taken to have all its APP
pointments of the best character. This is
not the road which should be embarrassed
in any way by the people of this city, TO
whom 1t is daily rendering valuable and es-
sential service.
Year: 1873

SALT LAKE Cry, July IA great
sensation was caused here to-day by an
announcement in The Journal that Ann
Eliza Webb, the young seventeenth wife Of
Brigham Young, had forever left him, car
rying off her furniture and personal effects.
Brigham will endeavor to replevin the
goods. Mrs. Young is at the Walker
House, and three leading lawyers are
about to institute suit for divorce and
alimony in large sum.


Great revelations are expected concerning
the inner domestic life of the Prophet.
Mrs. Young is enjoying the sympathy Of
the Gentle ladies, and polygamous Nor
mons are good deal disturbed.


The Baldwin exploring expedition left
yesterday, to be absent in the southern
part of the territory and Arizona until
December.
Year: 1873

To KILL cabbage worms, put ten cents
worth ofcopperas into sprinzling pot put
on warm water; let it stand till cold, and
sprinkle the cabbage at night before the
dew falls. This will do for 100 or 100
heads. Sprinkle the same as you would
a floor to lay'the dust The dew at night
will wash off the sprinkling water.
Sprinkle the cabbage two or three times a
week. Mr.. Soudard raised a hundred in
this way last year, and | have eaten some
of his cabbage, which We're nice.


The publication of the Staunton Daily
Times has been suspended.