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Year: 1873

The Scientists still keep on with
their marvellous discoveries. One of
them, a Londoner, claims that he has
found out that Mount Sinai was vol
cano. The inference which it is desired,
no doubt, to draw from that assump-
ton, is that Moses availed himself of
a volcanic eruption. to impose upon
the Israelites the moral law, making
them believe the flames and rumblings
were supernatural display of Divine
Power in attestation of the Ten Com
mandments, acknowledged by every
one to be the most perfect code of piety
and morality in the world! 1t was a
remarkable coincidence that Moses
should have had this perfect code all
ready for the eruption, or perhaps he
had the eruption all ready for the de-
livery of the code, and as he had the
Israelites on the spot in the exact time
for the delivery Of the Decalogue and
the volcano, no doubt he let off the
volcano himself! There is another
difficulty common to objections against
Moses, and to the Greater than Moses,
and that is how an imposter could
produce and labor to ineulcate upon
mankind the best models of integrity
and virtue mankind have ever known


There are Scientists who assert that
man originated in a monkey, the only
proof Of which is that in their cases
he seems to have descended to one.-
Whether Mount Sinai ever was vol.
cano or not we do not pretend to de.
eide. But there is reason to fear thai
these infdel scientists, and their mis-.
cradle dupes will one day find it vol


cano, if it has never been so before, and
Year: 1873

The following are the provisions Of the code
in reference to property found by persons.
The steps herein contained are required TO be
taken by all persons finding property. 1t
will be well enough for ranch people to cut
this out and preserve it:


Sec. 3136. lfany person find any money,
goods, things in action, or other personal
property Of the value of ten dollars or more,
he must inform the owner thereof, if known,
and make restitution without compensation,
further than "A reasonable charge for taking
care thereof; but if the owner is not known,
he must, within five days, make an affidavit
before "A Justice of the Peace stating when
and where he found the same, pasticulary
describing it, that the owner is unknown to
him, and that he has not secreted, withheld
or disposed of any part of such properly.


Sec, 3l37. The Justice must then sum
mon three disnterested householdcrs to ap-
praise the same The appraisers, or any two
Of them, must make two lists of the VI, lua-
lion and description of such property, and
sign and make oath to the same, and deliver
one Of the lists to the finder, and the other to
the Justice Of the Peace.


Sec. 3l3S. The Justice must file such
list, and thefnder must transmit copy Of the
same to the Recorder Of the county, who must
record The same in II book known AS the
"Estrdys and Lost Property Book" within
fifteen days, and the finder must at once set
up at the Court House door, and four other
public places in the township or city "A copy
Of such valuation and description fproperly.


Sec. 3l39. II 10 owner appears and
proves the property within six months an
The value thereof does not exceed twenty
dollars, the same vests in tlie Finder; but if
The value exceed twenty dollars, the finder
must, within thirty days after setting up the
list mentioned in the preceding section cause
a copy OF the description to he inserted IN
some newspaper printed in the county, if
there be one, and If not, in some newspaper
printed in the State, for three weeks; and If
no owner prove the property within one year
after snch publication it vests IN the finder


Sec. 3l4O If, within one year, an owner
appears and proves the property and pays
all reasonable charges, including fees OF
officers, the finder must restore the same to
him. On failure to make restoration of such
ropery, or the appraised value thereof, on
being rendered such charges and fees, the
owner may recover the same or the value
thereof 10y civil action in any Court having
Jurisdiction.


Sec. BAL. lfany person find any money,
property, or other valuab thing, and fail to
make discovery Of the same as required by
this Article, he torfets to the owner double
the value thereof


3442. The proof required by this Article
must be made before The Clerk with whom
the list provided herein is filed, and if he is
satisfied thererom that the person claiming
to be is the owner, be must certify that fact
under his hand and the seal Of the County
Court.
Year: 1873

a KANSAS JAR.-A daughter of one of the
first families in Kansas City thus rehearsed
4 family jar" Father got mad because
mother starched his stockings; mother picked
up the stocking and hit father with them,
and it sounded as though they were sticks
Of wood; father then stuffed IA hot wheat
cake down mothers throat; then mother Ell
the dog on father, and pinched the dogs tail
10 make him bite harder'
Year: 1873

d "a aitF :. -.
be reauired. No request for special legislation
sbould be listened to for q moment 2UDN


There IL another thing which the supporters
of the new law ought to be careful about
that is in giving heed to ill-considered re-
ouests for amendments to it. Many people
seem to think because competing road
across the State has not been built imme-
diately that the law is failure, and searching
il TO find the cause they conclude it must De
in the restrictive provisions in reference to
the issue of bonds. The law forbids any COM
pany organized under it to borrow money In
excess of its paid up capital stock, ana re-
gures it to give a mortgage for all sums
borrowed. on its lands, privileges, &c. This
provision it is contended, prevents new
company from securing capital. 1t certainly
would not have that effect if capitalists were
convinced that there is sufficient demand for
a new road. Until they are so convinced it IS
the best of proof that no such road would
pay The revelations of the past few months
have shown pretty cOnclusively the folly OF
building railroads upon bonds alone, and we
can but regard it as one of the wisest rcstrlc-
tons of the New-Jersey law that it prevents
such fallaciOus enterprises


DeSueS Tie uucSiiou tho hoot
pOrtant subject for the consideration of the
Legislature will be the constitutional amend
ments. Nearly if not quite all of them seem
to be sautaIy. Those which remove the
necessity for special legislation by the sub
stitution of general laws are eminently de-
sirable. Special legislation has been the curse
of New Jersey, rs it has of every other State.
Let general laws be enacted and there will be
no necessity. for the Legislature to meet
oftener than once in two years. Such
result would be beneficial to the State In
many ways. There is no reason why such
legislation "a we have mentioned AZ desirable
may not be expected. The members are more
evenly divided politically than they have been
for several years. Each party is anxious to
win popular favor, and each ought to have
wisdom enough to see that it can do this only
by faithfully sustaining measures of reform.
Year: 1873

The Legislature which meets at Trenton on
the second Tuesday in January will assemble
under peculiar circumstances. Its previous
sessions have been lifted into national prom
inence by the struggle between the people
and gigantic railroad monopolies. Last year
this conflict ended, leaving on the statute
book General Railroad Law, an eloquent ex-
ample of the power OF aroused public Opin-
ion. 1t seems hardly possible that so soon
after that disastrous defeat the enemies of
free railroads will venture to renew the fight
to regain what they have lost. Yet there are
unmistakabe Indications OF such purpose.
That it will be an open attempt for the re-
peal of the law, no one who IL con-
versant with the sbrewdness Of railroad
officials will for moment suppose. They
are too wise to court defeat in that way.
What their course will be can be readily per-
ceived from advertisements which have already
appeared in the New-Jersey newspapers
notices of applications for supplements. The
line of reasoning can be easily predicted. The
old companies do not require new charters
under the law and they will oppose the grant,
ing of any to new companies, arguing that
these latter must organize under the provis-
ions OF the General Law. SO far they will be
perfectly right; but mark the conclusion. The
old companies desire additional privileges
which are not provided for under the General
Law. They will urge therefore that they must
have their supplements, that is must have
special legislation for themselves, while 1t Is
denied to new companies. The first request
may be very small one. say for permission
a "a huf IN NJ fba
way for others, until the General Law will in
directly and imperceptibly be deprived of the
very powers which make it most desirable. r


T, The way to prevent this result is very
simple. Let the friends of free railroads allow
no supplements of however slight import
ance, to be passed for special charters but
supply all deficiencies by supplements to tho
General Law. II is just at this point that the
struggle will come. aud tho utmost vigilance
On the. part Of tho friends Of the peu Law will
Year: 1873

| If Congress really wants to cut down the
public expenditures. we beg it will apply it.
self, among other things, to the abolition Of
| fictitious debates. We find in The Congress
sionat Record of Dec. 20 speech on the
Salary bill by the Hon. Jasper Packard of Hi
nos, ostensbly delivered tho day before in
the House of Representatives. 1t was never
spoken at all. 1t is written essay which
MIR. Packard obtained unanimous consent to
inject into the printed report Of the discus
sion after the labors Of the day were over,
and it has no more business in what purports
to be an official history of the proceedings OF
Congress than any other composition OF Mr
Packard's on public affairs Indeed, its ap-
pearance in the false character OF speech Is
especially Objectionable, inasmuch as Mr..
Packard alludes by name to two OF Dis col
leagues, who, being ignorant of what he was
going to pretend to have said about them, OF
course could make no answer.


This discreditable business ought to be bro
ken up There are scores of abuses aud nui-
sances connected with the public printing
which must be abolished before long, or else
the people will insist upon stopping the Gov
ernment book and newspaper concern alto
geChcr. Of all these abuses we DOUBT Wnether
there is any more offensive than the falsllica-
ton Of official records by printing discussions
which never took place. Ii is an abuse which
swells the enormous volumes of inflated de-
bates, Obstructs the prompt dispatch OF the
legitimate work of the printing bureau, ADDS
an inexcusable burden to the taxpayer, ana
encourages a sort of literary dishonesty. 1t is
strong inducement, moreover, for members
to vote for the restoration of the franking
privilege, since written speeches in Congress
are intended only for home effect Any reso-
lutte economist in Congress can put q stop 10
the whole thing at once No legislation Is
necessary single voice raised In objection
will always defeat "a proposal to print an an
delivered speech, since the consent must
be unanimous Let us hearsno more probes
sons of zeal for retrcuchment until somebody
tries this simple and easy reform.
Year: 1873

lutely attained. How desirable it ia, how COM
pletely lit meets . want Of our natures. "
demonstrated both by tho pertinacity with
which wo seek it and the facility with which
we mournfuily n,iss it. There Ia no tragedy
deeper and none more common than that of q
dead friendship; nor is there anything more
beautiful than ono against which doubt and
suspicion and selfishness have never prevailed.
The salvation of the race is in the truth, tho
brotherhood and the sisterhood, which il will
not willingly let die.


We are quite too wise TO offer any specific
advice in this business Of giving. In certain
departments of it. thank God none Of us can
90 astray Food to hungry man, clothes To
tho naked, a couch to the weary and roodess,
help to the bewidered and needy, sympathy
to the suffering. suffer as they may--a!l theso
are always in order through the whole round
of the flying year. Now and then it IL well
10 dismiss from the mind the excellent max
inns of the political economists, and to scatter
our largess with even an imprudent PRODUCTIVITY.
The perfection of giving is to bestow an un-
expected sixpence upon a child in the street
who is looking for something less. We have
tried the experiment, and we know whereof we
luc tuC VI"
incredulity. the whole joyful apd even raptur-
ous bOtheration combine to form matchies<
study of pure human emotion. If any reader
doubts our word let him go up to the Five
Points and try the experiment for himself.
lie will find the poor little ones on tho pave
ments and the stoops, quite willing to become
his benefciaries; and he will find also in tho
surprise which he will create and the thanks
looking out of tho small eyes the whole
Philosophy of Giving.
Year: 1873

Those who closely followed the proceed''Ss,


in the trial of Mayor Hall. yesterday coun"


not be surprised by the verdict OF acqui'tl'


The charge of Judge Daniels narrower oho
whole case down to this single point' was


the Mayor guilty of wilful neglect OF duty IN
The matter of the so-called audit Charges OF
conspiracy and colusion in making up the
fraudulent accounts were excluded az Deing


destitute of supporting evidence. As to the
allegation that the Mayor had been guilty OF
,ciHfa neglect, Judge Daniels charged that the
presumption Of the law was IN favor OF the
defendant. The jury seem to have accepted
the widest latitude allowed them .in the in
structions of the Court. They asked IT they
were to decide if the neglect was wlltul or
otherwise When told by the Court that they
certainly must so decide, they brought III a
verdict OF not guilty" This ends long and
most peculiar case. The trial has been brief
and business-like but the whole case has been
discussed popularity and 80 often that Its final
conclusion scarcely reawakens anything OF the
excitement which marked the opening OF these
memorable events
Year: 1873

A dog in Chelsea, Mass. has distinguished him.
self in the iarccnous department of canine energy.
He not only carried of large piece Of boled meat.


intended othe muce pies Of the season. but he stole
the big tin pan in which the meat had been placed
to COOL How the dog carried that pan with the
meat in into distant yard, is at present the lss


ine topic of discussion in Chelsea Common ssuss
would seem to point to the assistance of confed.
crate. hut when did one dog ever take another inte
bis confidence upon so delicate an occassanf ,. -.
Year: 1873

The great cause of so many young peo-
pie being gray headed is on account of
their having used the vile compounds
which have flooded the market so long.
Natures Hair Restorative is sure rem
edy for this. Ceear as crystal no poison;
perfectly stoeet, clean and reliable. All
druggist sell it. See advertisement
Year: 1873

A SEVERE TEsr.-The Commissary
General of the United States, after trial
of all the principal starches in the country,
decided that Duryea's Satin Gloss
Starch" was the best that could be procur-
ed, and the government from that time to
the present are buying this article. This
is fact worthy the attention of cosnum-
arS
Year: 1873

How TO HAVE THE COOP OF Our
EATING. "A healthy condition of body and
a well nourished condition of body, may be
considered as the same. The vast impor-
tance of sufficient nourishment becomes
thus apparent Now, for sufficient nour-
ishment, there are two things essential !;
food and those various conditions which
go to render the digestion and the assimi-
lation of food possible; such as pure air
sufficient exercise, sufficient sleep, tran
guilty of mind and so forth. 1t is infinite
" easier to secure an abundance of whole
some food, than it is to secure the condi-
tions under which the due amount of nour-
ishment is to be obtained out Of it. But
there is a compensatory provision which
balances this. While for food, on the one
hand, there is no substitute on the other
hand, for the complex conditions, without
which food is of little or no value, there is
a Substitute that unrivaled tonic stimu-
liant the fruit of long years of arduous re
search and study-Dr Gottlieb Fisch S
Bitters


This subject continued next week under
DAILY Routine
Year: 1873

4 TOUCHING INcIDENr.-A short time
since in the east, a brilliant and much
admired lady, who had been suffering
for some time with trouble of the eyes,
was led to fear speedy change for the
worse, and Immediately consulted her
physician, An examination discovered
IA asudden and fatal falling in the optic
nerve, aud the information was impaired
as gently as possible, that the patient
could not retain her sight more than n
lew days at most, and WAS liable to be
totally deprived of it at any moment.
The afflicted mother returned to her
home, quietly made such arrangements
AS would occur to one about to commecss
so dark journey of life, and then had
her two little children attired in their
brightest and sweetest costumes brought
before her; and so, with little faces lift.
ed TO hers, and tears gathering for some
great misfortune that they hardly real.
i2ed, the light faded ont of the mother 5
eyes, leaving an ineffaceable picture Of
tnose dearest to her on earth--a memory
oil bright faces that will console her il
many dark hour. ... ..r..
Year: 1873

ES~A fellow coming out of tavern
one frosty morning, rather top-heasy
fell on the tep;trying to regain his foot
ing, he remarked:


"If it te true that the wicked stand on
slippery ground, belong to different
class, for it more than | can do"
Year: 1873




Prospect, etc.


To the Union and American:


BAGDAD, March "a, 1S73.-Since our
last communication the hand of death has
been amongst us, and snatched from our
roll two old and highly esteemed citizens
of our county-Br njamin Payne and John
Richardson-oldest and most influential
citizens of our community. They had suf-
fered and endured their af1iictions for many
years. They were at the time of their
death patrons Of the Peoples Paper, and
had been ever since its existence. Their
death is deplored by many friends.
Our farmers are zealously engaged in
farming, sowing their oats and turning
over their stubble land for planting corn.
Every little boy that can hold up plow is
in the field; even the old men whose locks
are silvered DER with many winters,are out
with mattock in hand, grubbing the black
jacks and sass afcas bushes before the plows.
The old women are stopping pig holes
around their gardens TO prevent an attack
upon their beans and peas from the old
mans pigs he has just turned outside to
root for their living after his winter sup
plies had about exhausted. / tell you we
mean business, if we are up here in the
hills, where the sun never shines on US but
once day, and that when the horn blows
for dinner.


Our wheat is looking fine for the season.
Many who thought two months ago their
wheat was all froze out, think now they will
make very fair crop, enough for home
consumption at least. There is great deal
OF tobacco to go from this county to market
| yet. Many of our tobacco growers have
not got their crops stripped down for haul
ing off to the agents for prizing, so they can
ship. We hope in few weeks to have
plenty of money, when our tobacco is all
sold. We anticipate large crop again this
season, more than was planted last. We
have found out that money makes the mare
60, and we would all like to see her travel,
You KNOW.
Year: 1873




ing and No DefauIter.


NEW YORK, March 26.-The depositors
and stockholders of the Bulls Head Bank,
lately suspended, had conference 10 day.
The stockholders committee announced
that they had agreed on proposition to in
crease the capital stock OF the bank and al
low the depositors who are most interested
to take preferred stock enoug ID to make full
the amount of the deficiency, thus placing
the bank in working order again.


The Express sta'eS th2t circumstances
come to light indicate that the bank was in
a hopeless condition weeks before the Off
GERS formally closed the institution. The
widow of former cashier had deposited
with the bank for safe keeping six thousand
dollars worth of stock and other property,
and when she wished to take it out of the
bank she was put off from day to day, and
finally the cashier confessed ne couldn't find
the box, remarking however that 1t was
safe and he would send it as soon as found.


Mr.. Halstead, depcsitor and stock
holder, left box containing twenty thous-
and dollars worth of United States bonds
for safe keeping. a short time ago he de-
msnded them. The cashier informed him
after a short time spent in the vault appar-
emily looking for them that be could not
find them Just then,. but they would be
found the next day, at which time the
cashier informed Halstead that the bank
had taken the bonds few days before in a
temporary money strait and hypothecsted
them. The value of the bonds was re-
turned in notes and other securities. The
total loss SO far as ascertained is S349, 900;
capital stock $4,000; surplus $92 600; cur
rent deposits $1,000.
Year: 1873

A VERY plucky school mistress keeps In
Corinth, n. Y. She recently had occasion
to reprlmand pupil, when brother OF the
scholar rushed at her and took her by the
throat. Forthwith she knocked him down.
Getting up he tried the experiment over
again, with like result. She then inform
ed this champion that if he tried it third
line she would kill him, and he, not in the
Least doubling hat she would keep her
word. concluded to evacuate the seminary.
Year: 1873

LOUISVILLE, March 26.-An hour or two
after the sinking in the locks ofthe steamer
Brill, her hog chains gave way and she
broke in two and now lies a complete
wreck with little chance of doing anything
with her except by taking her to pieces.
Year: 1873

An exciting horseback raes recently took
place in q Kentucky town 5eEkeea : snef
and a lady, on whom be was endeavoriis :
to serve process. The lady, persist 2
that she would not receive the paper or
hear il read, Used the switch very vigorou ,
" on her horse, but the officer, being
mounted on the better animal, caught up
with her and continued in her company =
I'll he had read to her the contents Of the
Official document which he held.
Year: 1873

In the great six million suit brought, in
the name of the people ofthis State, against
Tweed, Connolly and others, to recover
six millions taken from New York county
by what are known as the audit frauds,
Justice Harding decided on the demurrer
of Ingersoll, that the people of the state
have no right of action against lngersol :
He bases his opinion on the broad ground /,
fatal, if sustained, to the whole suit, that
the county, and not the State, are the real
parties in interest within the meaning OF
The constitution.
Year: 1873

Some men advertise and blow this and that,
hut when thew come to back it up they are not
there. 1 advertise only what am fully able
to do-sell lower than any other by far, and
have more Stock than all combined. All my
goods are fresh and new, and bought cheaper
than any other can attempt to buy them. Are
for sale without profit Don't fail to call at
the New Clothing Store. S. l.. Kahn, Com
merce St. below Main.
Year: 1873

Some Of our timid refugees who ran of to
the woods, would return every day to the sub
urbs, and from a safs point in some old field,
would hail the first one passing out Of town,
and ask about the cholera news.
Year: 1873

Don't be in hurry to go back to your for
mer diet of fruits and vegetables. The foe
may even now be lurking in your system OF
about your premises, or in the very air you
breathe, only awaiting a suitable occasion to
assail you. BE prudent yet longer.