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Year: 1873

A boy is sent on an errand, with the injunction to be as speedy as possible. On entering the store he finds clerks all busy with customers, and expects to wait his turn but, just as he is step ping up to make known his errand, a young lady sweeps in. For some reason or other young clerk does not see the boy, and immediately begins to deal out his civilities to said young lady. If the boy does not make a general starn- pede, tread on the poodle's tail, knock little children down, step on the lady's train, tearing 1t half of, he waits until the final, els there nothing more l can have the pleasure of showing you r Then the familiar What do you want, youngster ?" sounds on his ear. Per haps he mopes home, knowing he IS too late for supper.
Year: 1873

SP1DERs.-The Peoria Qll.) Tran- script asks: "Did any of our readers ever experiment. with the requirements of spider If they haven't they have deprived themselves of much amuse- ment. One of the best ways to test @ spiders ability to get himself out of a scrape is to fill an ordinary wash-bowl with water, take stick and place it in the centre of the bowl, and reaching some little distance above the water, and then put a spider on top of the stick. We will wager almost anything that the insect gets himself away from his isolated quarters in less than ten minutes, if undisturbed, and he won't even wet his feet in the transit. Try it and see how it's done."
Year: 1873

A beautiful and high-spirited horse would never allow Q shoe to be put on his feet or any person to handle his feet. In an attempt to shoe such a horse recently, he resisted all efforts, kicked aside everything but on anvil, and came near killing himself against that, and finally was brought back to his stable unshod. This defect was just on the eve of consigning him to the plough, where he might work barefoot, when an officer in our service, lately re- turned from Mexico, took a cord about the size of @ common bedcord, put it in the mouth of the horse like a bit. and tied it tightly on the animals head, passing his left ear under the string, not painfully tight, but tight enough to keep the ear down and the cord in its place. This done, he patted the horse gently on the side of the head, and com manded him to follow; and instantly the horse obeyed, perfectly subdued, and as gentle and obedient as we'll trained dog; suffering his feet to be lifted with entire impunity, acting in all respects like an old stager. The gentleman who thus furnished this ex. ceedingly simple means of subduing 6 very dangerous propensity intimated that it is practiced in Mexico and South America in the management of wild horses
Year: 1873

This is the way the Chicago milkmen "fx" their lactial wares They skim the milk, taking from every twenty gal Ions from two to four quarts of cream, which they sell at the rate of one dollar per gallon. They then put about a tablespoonful of brown sugar in liquid form to every eight-gallon can of this skinned milk, and this restores the rich, creamy color to such an extent that the most experienced dairy-woman would be deceived. They also add a trifle of salt, which improves the taste, and the fluid is then ready for sale. All this on the authority of an indig- nant milkman, who contends that the public will not pay enough for pure milk, and goes on to expose the tricks of the trade.
Year: 1873

d;caments Of the wage-earning classes
of England and France. Celestine could
turn every lard OF the family income to
the best account; could make thor
oughly good dinner out Of the slightest
and cheapest materials, could knit her
husbands hose, and spin the fax for his
linen while the pot-au-feu was bubbling
within esrshot, and having cultivated the
habit of saving all her life, and being
among saving people, could invest intel
ligently. Let the reader not run away
with the idea that my old cook and the
railway porter will ever become rich
people. They are thinking only of their
old days, and crust OF bread to leave
to their children They viii never move
out of the class in which they were born.
But the comforts Of their degree they
will command when they are old. They
will grow their ewn wine and vegetables,
rear their own pork and poultry, keep
their own COW, and be able to give vim
d'honneur any day to the friend who
may pass their way, Aud Celestine's is
the every day marriage Of the French
working classes.
Year: 1873

From All the Year Round,


To many Of us there Is something
shocking In the business-like airs with
which French people contract alliances ;
but, among the poorer population, at
any rate, the calculation, foresight de-
liberate preparation for home, and
arrangement of the means of support
ing It, means lifelong comfort, each of
the contracting parties having due
regulated share of the duties to perform.
The only bit of extravaganza is the
wedding dinner, followed by ball. In
couple of days the duties Of life are
taken up, and the wife is busy with linen
and saucepana Mr.. Walker describes
marriage among English farm laborers !:
Women, brought up in ignorance of
comfort, of course are careless about the
means Of providing for it. They are
needless how they marry, and, when
married, never think of the duties of
their situation. ! recollect young
woman, the wife of a laborer in the coun-
try, once applying to me respecting some
harsh treatment on the part of a shop
keeper, to whom she owed money. On
investigating the case, found that she
regularly spent three shillinRs a week in
sweet things, and that she held herself
entitled to pass the first year after her
marriage in complete idleRess-a privi
lege, discovered, by no means seldom
claimed. OF course, the habits Of the
first year would become in great meas
nre the habits of after life, and the
Indulgence in sweet thiRgs would most
likely be transferred in time to things
less harmless" III .rgr..s


When Celestine married her Antoine,
who was a railvsy porter, she begged
that she might return to my service for
the few months she had to remain in
Paris, before leaving for Italy, where her
bridegroom had effected an excellent
engagement that would keep the pair in
comfort She pleaded that in this way
she would not have to draw on her re-
sources, al Of which would be wanted
for her installation in her new home.
She was very proud, at the same time,
10 beg that my family would taste the
wine OF her husbands village, grown on
the bit OF land belonging TO his family,
in which he had q share. So the Paris
railway porter was an Infinitely small
vine grover in his native place. and the
desire Of his life was 10 earn money in
the capital Of the world TO carry
back 10 the little property. 10 marriage
be looked for q wife who would husband
bis resources, and. at the same time, add
10 them. leave others to moralize and
sentimenialize on the subject give the
facts as they come under my eyes, and
II ! dwell upon them, il is because
they appear 70 me 70 be very near
The foundation Of The difference there
is between the domestic and social pre-
Year: 1873

How TO BE NOBoDY.-The following
rules are full of the severe irony of truth.
Strictly obeyed, they will secure to any
young man the bitterest failure that
his worst enemy could wish i:


Spend your leisure time on whisky
barrel. Drink as much as you can pay
for, or get others to pay for, or get on
credit. Smoke cigars in the same ratio.
Master the intricacies of dominoes, bill
iards and checkers; above all things,
make yourself an adept at card playing.
Chess, the game Of an intelligent young
man who foolishly desires to be some
body, you should eschew.


Don't read anything except the dime
novels of the day. Cultivate the i'm
preston that all women like to be in
suited and all men are thieves. If you
should ever become conscious of de-
cent emotion-to which weakness, alas
the most of us are liable at odd mo.
ments-crush it out with a little i'm.
promptu blackguardism, or drown it il
horn of whisky.


Make fun of your mother behind hel
back, and never think-because think
ing is dangerous-of how much she hai
done for you. Cheat your father, and
borrow your sisters little savings. =


Do these things, and whatever els
vile and worthless that shall suggest it
self to you, and your ambition will b
sated. You shall stagger and swagge
through life, too insignificant to be de
spised, and tumble into your grave al
most too loathsome to be pltied.
Year: 1873

A man in neighboring town having
heard that the ague could be cured by
crawling head first down stairs when the
chill is coming on, tried it Friday. He
felt the dreaded approach of the shake,
and dropping on his hands and knees,
started down the front stairs. Two
old ladies came up on the stoop to con-
suit his wife in regard to shipping seven
hundred neek-ties to the poor of New
York, and it so happened that the mo-
ment they opened the door he lost his
balance and came down upon them like
an avalanche with spokes in it, and before
they could even think of saving them
selves the enemy was among them, and
the next instant horrible mixture of
humanity and cloth went revolving
across the sidewalk and into the street.
to the unmixed astonishment of the
neighbors. and to the unconcealed dis
gust of the participants. But it cured
him. Dmabouy Neacs.
Year: 1873

How TO BREAK OFF BAD HABITS. =
Understand the reasons why the habit


is injurious. Study . the subject till


there is no lingering doubt in your mind.


Avoid the places, the persons, and the
thoughts that lead to temptation. Ere
quent the places, associate with the per-
sons, indulge the thoughts that lead from
temptation. Keep busy idleness is the
strength of bad habits. Do not give up
the struggle when you have broken your
resolution once, twice, a thousand times.
That only shows how much need there
is for you to strive. When you have
broken your resolution just think the
matter over, and endeavor to understand
why it is you failed, so that you may
be on your guard against a recurrence
of the same circumstances. Do not
think it is an easy thing that you have
undertaken. 1t is folly to expect TO
break off habit in day which has
been gathering strength in you for years
Year: 1873

miraculous AGILITY.-In the after
noon exhibition of the International
Circus, in the Exposition building, April
I'd, and while Leslie brothers. were in
the progress of their daring trapeze per-
formance, mischance occurred, which,
but for an extraordinary display of pres
ence of mind, might have resulted fatal
ly. The three brothers were forty or
fifty feet above the floor, on the trapeze,
one of them hanging by his feet to the
bar and holding the hands Of another
brother, who had suspended by them
The latter was to turn somersault In
the air while in this position, throwing
his feet upward, which he in turn was
to seize, and most extraordinary feat
would have been accomplished. But
Lew Leslie, the one in question, miscal-
culated the distance, or the other mis-
sed his hold, and only one foot was
caught. Unable to hold by one hand
alone, the brother next to the trapeze
was obliged to relinquish his grasp, and
young Leslie fell headlong almost to the
floor. but not quite-for when with
in less than dozen feet of the hard
flooring, by an almost superhuman effort
he turned somersault in the air and
reached the floor unharmed. The audi
ence had held their breath in dreadful
suspense, and rose almost as one man to
greet the successful issue of the danger
Gus fall with rapturous applause.
Year: 1873

The PERILs OF LETTERs.-Of all
things on earth to make trouble, COM
mend me to letter You write as you
would say it, but it goes to your friend
without the grace of voice, the infec-
tion, the gesture. the laugh that would
make joke of it. There are just the
hard, cold words,-he can only see what
is said, and he is deeply grieved and an
gered.-lost to you, perhaps. forever,
The thing you write in one mood finds
your friend in another-may be in the
very one which of all others is least
hospitable TO your message. [ have
seen whole family cast down by some
piece of written pleasantly on the par
of an absent member of it. And if ther,
is this danger when you know the writ
er's ways and phrases SO well, hov
much greater the peril in the case o
mere acquaintance
Year: 1873

A solicitor who had recently been en-
gagged by prominent life insurance firm,
returned to the Office of his employers,
the other day, and complained that he
had been snubbed by gentleman on
whom he had called. "Snubbed, cried
the manager, "snubbed Why, what
did you do that he should have snubbed
you? I, have solicited life insurance
from the Atlantic to the Mississippi,
and have never yet been snubbed.
have been kicked down stairs, beaten
over the head with chairs, and thrown
out of the window, but snubbed I have
never been.''
Year: 1873

A THRILLING INCIDENT.-The Detroit


Free Press chronicles one of those hero


ic incidents with which lives of most


railroad engineers abound, as happen


ing recently to Frank Dolan, an engi-
neer on the Lansing Road. He was


coming in on wet track with heavy
train, and soon after leaving a station,


put on more steam to make up for lost
time. The train was running at the
rate of about twenty-fv miles an hour
when Dolan caught sight of a man on
the track about half mile ahead. He
was certain that the man was deaf from
the way he walked, but he opened the
whistle and rang the bell. The man
paid no attention to the sounds, and
Dolan whistled for brakes. They did
not take well. and, although the engine
was reversed, it was plain that the ped
estrian would be run down unless some
thing was done promptly. Dolan ran
forward over the engine and down on
the cow-catcher. By this time the ped
estrian was not three hundred feet away,
and was trying to walk one of the rails,
swaying this way and that, but appar-
emily not feeling the rumble of the train
as it would naturally be expected he
would. Dolan, leaning forward, reach
ed foot beyond the cow-catcher. and,
as the train came close upon the man S
heels, struck him in the back with both
fists. The victim was not on the rail at
that moment, and he caught it with his
feet as he went over, so that he was
whirled around lengthwise of the track,
and was cut in the scalp by some por-
tion of the first pair of trucks. He was
houndering in the ditch when the train
stopped, and when he found out what
the fuss was about, he squared off and
wanted to whip somebody. He was sc
deaf that the railroad employees had tc
scream IN his ears, and so mad that he
would not let them examine his wounc
or do anything for him. He was recog


nized as farmer living near there, bu


would not even accept free ride home
Year: 1873

What doth hinder any man from earn
ing his own living? Illness may come;
sudden calamity may fall. Against
these even energy may be powerless
but, apart from this, it is to be assumed
that he who fails, fails because he lacks
wisdom, and not opportunity. And the
same weakness which prevents him from
grasping the opportunity prevents him
from keeping hold of it after it is put
into his hand. Once in a while, once
in a great while, a timely succor avails
in a moment of temporary weakness or
averts the consequence of a mistake. and
the man starts ahead at swinging pace.
But oftener the results seem to indicate
that it is very little use to try to help
people who cannot help themselves. The
kingdom Of pauperism is within them.
The very causes that make them poor
keep them poor. 1t is not that society
bears down hard upon them. 1t is that
they are self indulgent. If you see a
widow and five children shivering over
few embers you pity them, and you
must send them coal; but you cannot
help feeling wrathful contempt at know
ing that they all went to the photog-
rapher's yesterday and had their pict-
ures taken, after buying a couple of
twenty-five cent breaches to adorn them
| selves withal. The very things that you
yourself would hesitate to do, on account
Of the expense, people who are partially
dependent on your charity will do with
out hesitation. Where you practice a
natural, cheerful, unthinking self-deni-
al, they will practice an equally cheer
full and unthinking self-indulgence. The
remnants of bread that you dry in the
oven and save for future use they throw
away. The fragmentary vest-sheve that
you fashion into a fat-iron holder they
put into the bag and buy new cloth
for their holders. Where you rise at
six, they lie till half-past seven. Where
you walk they ride. Where you pray
and watch and strive to do your work
thoroughly, they are content with any
thing that will answer. That is the rea-
son Whv peoDle are door.
Year: 1873

stitutions near home for others more dis
tant and no better.


Admission of women. The attitude
which the University takes toward this
question is this: without putting itself
forward as the champion of the doctrine
of co education or urging young women
to join its classes, the University simply
announces its willingness to do its part
toward giving this experiment fair tri-
al We bespeak from the public that
unprejudiced and generous interest in
our undertaking which its gravity and
our good faith are entitled to claim.


Very respectfully yours,


NJ. HI. BUcKHAM, President.
Year: 1873

A secondhand furniture dealer in
Detroit hung out card inscribed, bug
gy For Sale p and inadvertently hung
It upon secondhand bedstead on the
sidewalk, where it attracted much atten-
tinn
Year: 1873

the tenure of Office Of several judges in the
disturbed districts has been in contest, and
with that respect for law which character
ICES Repu blicans, the State authorities have
waited the decision Of the judiciary branch
Of the government. The Supreme Court
has recently decided several of these cases.
and the Picoyuae will hear soon enough of
arraignments. and probably conviction. lit
tie to its taste. Already the grand jury
has taken in hand the case of those Fusion
sympathizers who sacked the gun stores
and did not go TO st. Martinsvlle.
Year: 1873

Those who love fine music should not fail
to attend the grand concert tonight at the
Unitarian Church, corner Of st. Charles
and Julia streets.


The selections are Of tho very choicest.
and the performers are among the best pro-
fessional and amateur musicians ID New
Orleans. The object is for the benefit of
the church: and all who like 90 do good.
and at the same time profit thereby. may
combine those objects by attending. 1t
may not be amiss to mention that the build.
ing is as cool. comfortable and well aired a
place as can be found in the city.
Year: 1873

The contest for the district judgeship for
the Florida parishes, between the senior
Ellis and Mr.. Kemp. was decided by the
Supreme Court yesterday in favor of the
latter. This settles vexed question.
Judge Kemp will, we understand, proceed
to hold special terms of court in his dis
trict. If his authority is not obeyed a body
of cavalry will probably be sent across the
lake that will be apt to hurt somebody
before it returns.
Year: 1873

Twenty days are rapidly fading away.
All the chivalry who are on the resist have
not got long in which to make up their
minds either to resist or subside. 1t is
considerate thing tor the taxpayer that
the Intervention of federal troops vii; spare
them the expense necessary to the suppress
sion of the insurrection. Il is q matter of
economy. State troops could easily be
raised to do the work. but in the impover-
ished condition of our treasury it Is but
lust that this burden be taken from our
shoulders.
Year: 1873

Congressman Sypher says there is not a
ghost of chance for a new election. He
has never favored it. but, on the contrary.
was prepared to vigorously oppose it in a
lengthy speech had the question reached
the House. He thinks the present govern
ment is as firmly established as rock.
Year: 1873

Our usual special dispatches did not
reach US last night. AWR IA
Private kilograms received Yesterday
confirm the CHRoNIcLE special Of The
night before, and report no abatement in


the disease up to yesterday nooiI The
weather yesterday was favorable, and few
such days would be great blessing TO the
afflicted city.
Year: 1873

There are two classes of work hands and
always were. The one are good ones the
other poor ones. A good hand on a farm
will always try to please the. manF he is
working for.: Such hands are worth nearly
double as much per month as those that
don't care how the work is done. Such
will often times get mad when they are
told how to do a thing, or piece of work
they are to do. Such hands are generally
those that look for high wages. l have
had trials of both classes, and Z won't fire
way, if / must pay five or six dollars
more per month for good ones. The best
hand that 1 ever hired was boy sixteen
years old, and he was champion that
was worth gold medal. He had an eye
on everything that was on the farm He
was never idle, he always had
everything at its right place. . He
knew where to go for everything
that was needed. He took great pride in
everything that he did. He was always
anxious for me to prosper in everything.
He was the best plOw hand ever had. He
kept his furrow as straight as a line from
one end of the field to the other. Every
person that passed along the road where
he was plowing took notice of his,,nice.
straight plowing. Now this same hand
gets the highest wages and some extra.
Now, young farm hands. take this for ad-
vice. 1t will be worth gold medal to you,
and you can get get good homes all the
time, and good price for your work. AL
ways take advice from the man you are
working for. Then you will have 1.-THE
pleasure of seeing smiling faces in the fam.
lily where you are at work. Such pleasure
is worth a thousand times more than in
the drinking and gambling houses.


BROTHER FARM Err.
Year: 1873

We copy from the Wiscassct Oracle a
carefully prepared article on the building
of the narrow gauge railroad from Wis
casset to the Kennebec. As the road will
open up this region to an open winter sea-
port, one of the best harbors on the coast,
If is a matter of vital interest to business
men
Year: 1873

There seems to be n general disposition
among the democrats of any note in this
State to decline the nomination for gov
ernor. It is supposed however that a
candidate win be found sometime in Au-
gust, but who or where is not yet known,
even to those who are most interested in
the matter. Volunteers that would be ac-
acceptable to the party are amazing
scarce.
Year: 1873

This week will tell the story OF the hay
crop in this State While the quantity
will doubtless be good average the quail
ity was probably never surpassed in tho
knowledge of hay-makers. 1t is heavy
with nutritious juices, which the fine
weather cures in the most perfect condl-
ton for use. Field crops and gardens are
crying loudly for rain.
Year: 1873

Great Britain and Russia are going to
draw more closely together in the bonds
of amity by union between Alfred
Ernest, Duke of Edinburgh, and the
Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrownd, the
fourth child and only daughter of the
Car of Russia. This may keep peace
Gar must turn his eyes away from Con
stantiaople, or the silken cords of love
may not suffice to keep the peace with
England.
Year: 1873

TIE HOLIDAYS at hand, ard citizens are
turning their thoughts to the time when, by universal
custom the Of business temporarily thrown
aside and the dull routine of life relieved by the social
amenities Of that festive Nothing much
tends keep alive the finer feelings Of nature the
interchange of presents Christmas and New Years
days and gift be suitable than elegant
Watch or a handsome set of Jewelry Persons intend
ing make such presents should call early Colonel
Andrews, the Pioneer Jeweler, No. 22l Montgomery
Street. San Francisco His stock is entirely and Of
the most elegant description The Colonel has already
by for purchasers prices twenty to twen
tyhve per cent. less than any other house Wewould
advise readers by all means to call on him before
purchasing elsewhere, and thus save twenty five sr
cent.