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Year: 1872

IouEY GRLs-''IIow did that homcly
woman c5nlive % get married. Is not un-
frequently remarked Of some good domestic
creature whom her husband regards as the
apple Of his eye, and IN whose plain face he
secs something better than beauty. Pretty
girls who are vain of their charms arc rather
prone to make observations Of this kind; and
Consciousness OF the fact that flowers of
l0yeliness are often left to pine on the stem,
while weeds Of LONELINESS go Off rapidly, is
no doubt in many cases at the bottom Of the
question. The truth is. most men prefer
homeliness and ability to beauty and caprice.
Handsome women are apt 10 over-yaluo
themselves, and in waiting for an immense
bid occasionally overstep the market. Their
plain sisters, on the contrary, aware of their
personal deficiencies, generally lay tbemselyse
out to produce an agreeable impression, and
in most instances succeed. They don I aspire
TO capture paragons with princcly fortunes,
but are willing 10 take anything respectable
and Noteworthy that Providence may throw
in their way. The rock ahead Of our naughty
Junos and coquettish Hebes-is fastidious-
ness. They reject and reject, until nobody
cares to WOO them. Men don't like to be
subdued or trifed with-a lesson that thous-
ands of pretty girls do learn too late. Miss
Hannah Moore, very excellent and pious
person, who knew whereof she wrote, re-
comends every unmarried sister to accept the
offer of the first good, sensible lover who falls
in her way. But ladies whose mirror, aided
by the glamour Of vanity, assures them that
they were born for conquest, pay no heed to
such advice. 1t is a noteworthy fact that
homely girls generally get better husbands
than fall to the lot of their beautiful sisters
Men who are caught merely by pretty face
and figure do not, az a rule, amount to much.
The practical, useful, thoughtful portion of
mankind is wisely content with unpretending
excellence.
Year: 1872

A Swiss TRAGEDY.-A Webster Parker
murder is reported from Geneva, Switzer-
land, the victim being money
lender named Vioget, who took all kinds of
securities for loans and lived alone amid his
accumulation of pledged property. pro-
longed disappearance Of this man prompted
the police to watch his apartments, at which
they one night discovered a man trying to
make forcible entry. lie was arrested and
confessed that he gave Vioget rendezvous
at his own apartments in a street Of the Elux
Wives, on some business connected with
loan he bad of Vioget-quarreling with him
about the money. Eioget accused him Of
being cheat and thief, and enrage1 at this
accusation he knocked him down with
Ratchet, and afterwards murdered hun. The
deed was no sooner accomplished than he
felt hOrrifed, not knowing what to do with
the body, but at last decided to adopt the
horrible process Uf cutting it up into small
pieces with the intention Of burning them in
the furnace Of the room he occupied. Iuyes-
tigation proved this story true, and the body
was found cut up as the murdere- had de-
scribed. In one bucket were the entraIls, in
another a quantity Of CONCEALED blood, in a
trunk and in a cupboard other parts Of the
body. Portions Of the limbs and the greater
part Of the head, Of which only the bones
ealcined remained, had beea consumed in
the furnace
Year: 1872

RAILROADS DO NOT OWN ALL THE CouRrs.-
Two decisions in New York, give gratifying as
surance that the railroads do not own all the
courts yet, if they able to control most Of the
State Legislatures Henry Peck recovered 3d.
900 from the New York Central railroad for put
ting him of drawing ioom car for refusing TO
pay the extra fare, when the reason that he went
into that car w.s that the ordinary car on the
train was full, and Dunbar Brown, coored
man, got verdict OF S2,500 against the New
York sn1 New Haven railroad for killing his
horse, smashing his wagon. killing bis friend
who was with him, and severely ipjuring him
self at the 64th street crossing in New York city.
A few more verdicts like these would greatly
conduce to the safety and comfort Of the travel
ing public .-Sprinlieid Republican.
Year: 1872

Law wafer On sheet Of paper and look
at it steadily for a minute, and you will see
a circle @: green color surrounding the red.
Green is complimentary color Of red, and
whenever We look 7dily at the latter color
the optic nerve becomes enfeebled and the
complimentary green takes its place. 1t is
on this principle that many persons are af-
fected with color blindness. We have fire.
quently met with persons who could not dis
tinguish red from green. Another expert
ment illustrating the same principle may be
made by looking steadily at bright red
piece OF cloth, then closing the eyes and
turning towards a white wall when a green
color will appear. These curious facts can
not be explained by any law in science, un-
less we accept a recent theory that each col
or is recognized, by distinct nerve, peculiar
to itself
Year: 1872

SURPRISE PARTIEs.-A lady Correspondent
who lives in a manufacturing town in Rhode
Island was recently the victim of surprise
party, and relates her experience as follows
have never imposed upon any OF my friends
or neighbors by attending surprise party,
and as long as remain sane | never will
But have been the unwilling recipient Of
one Of those social nuisanccs dubbed q silver
wedding. Isaac and knew as well as any
body that We had been married - years.
but we didn't wish 70 celebrate the event for
numerous reasons. We didn't wish to beg
for presents. Our house is not large enough
to accommodate all we would wish 10 invite
on such an occasion, and We could not bring
ourselves 70 slight any and not being par
tial to large parties, Judge Of our consterna-
ton when We were overwhelmed by a mcb
consisting oil some of our friends and many
who were not our friends or even acquaint-
ances, Tom, Dick, and the dragon, any one
who could be induced to sign their names to
a paper and pay their money TO help buy a
a tea-set, under the promise of coming TO our
house and having a gay time, just as they
would have amusement. The presents were
very nice. indeed, but shall never use them,
and for them we are put under obligations to
class Of people whose acquaintance We did
not desire. They rummaged and ransacked
the house from garret to cellar, looked into
my closets and bureau-drawers. and even
counted the blankets on my own and my ser
wants beds, smashed my pet cast, wore holes
in my sitting room carpet by dancing on it,
and have made capital for gossip out OF my
household arrangements generally. There
were even people present to whom | was not
introduced We have always been independ-
ent retained our old friends and made few
new ones. Now am expected to call on Mrs.
this, that and the other, and TO speak to their
husbands and brothers when meet them on
the street, for their names are on that paper
which accompanied our silver among the list
Of donors. put down my veil, hoping ore
of these new friends. who is somewhat in
toxicated, will not recognise me, and as get
past, hear him say, proud old vixen-wish
| had the dollar | fhre'oed away on her silver
tea-set ~ have lost my independence and
self respect, and am quite miserable under
all this obligation, which | can never hope to
repay. And look upon the whole affair as
an unwarrantable piece of interference, for
which shall never pardon the Idle busy
bodies who, for the want of something better
for excitement, set it on foot.
Year: 1872

4 family resemblance.-I heard a good
story to-day of an old gentleman of so who
married young wife, and in due course of
time was presented with a son. On the day
of christening the nurse handed young mas
ter about, with the usual exclamation that
he was the very image of his papa. Very
like, indeed, said lady, be has no teeth.
Year: 1872

"Why DOME you grow old!' said an old
grandma, to q lady here who has thought
enough, bad care enough, and suffered enough
six times q mother--to make most women look
old, as Time in the primer, and yet is as youth
full in heart and appearance as those Of half her
years "wsll" she continued e guess you
are goin to raise your own grand children ~
Messenger.
Year: 1872

IMPROVED REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION BY
THE SHER1FF.-We call attention to the
sale at auction to be made tomorrow at
noon at the Merchants and Auctioneers'
Exchange, Royal street by the Sheriff OF
the parish of Dreams, of lot OF ground
with the buildings and improvements there
ON. situated in the Second District of this
city. at the corner of Old Levee and Hospi
tai streets. For particulars, see advertise
mpnt.
Year: 1872

Every man, however good he may be, gays
Won Humboldt, has yet better man dwell
to whom nevertheless, he is often unfaithful.
1t is to the interior and less mutable icing
that we should attach ourselves, not to The
changeable every day man.
Year: 1872

HAVE You SEEN HER?-A lady who for the
last five years has been a leader of fashion in
New York, and who may be seen twice week
In her elegant ealeche driving pair of superb
ponies in Central park, has recently stated, in
the select circle to which she belongs, that the
only article in existence which imparts beauty
and lustre to the complexion without ultimately
impairing the texture of the skin and causing
it to collapse and wrink lie, is HAaANs MAaNo-
LA BALM The name of the distinguished
member of the bean monde who made this dec
laration cannot with proprety be given, but it
may be mentioned en- passaat that she has
spent several years of her life in Europe and is
familiar with all the arts and preparations en-
ployed by the court beauties of the old
world to enhance their charms
Year: 1872

The other Sunday the following was posted
up in the lobby of the Cambridge, Washing
ton county, Presbyterian Church. Notice
The person who stole Songs of the Sanctuary
from seat No. 32, should improve the oppor-
tunity of singing them here, as they will
have no occasion to sing them hereafter
Year: 1872

A little girl who takes considerable pride in
her first flower garden, was telling friend of
the success she had had, and closed by saying
she chad raised some beautiful extortions."
Nasturtions were probably meant.
Year: 1872

such q contingency, and not deter
mine to run a race whether called
by his party or not.


In lhe present race we can choose
between the three conservatives,
for neither is the party's candidate,
and let candidates remember that if
we lose q few votes, we are defeat
ed q nomination can heal disafiec-
ton, otherwise il increases and win
manifest itself at the ballot-bOx.
Some OF the candidates expect radi-
col support, in this they are badly
mistaken. This Is written in a
spirit of compromise, and we hope
candidates will consider. We are
not in the interest OF anythiHg but
party aud harmony. III we are rep
resented by a radical in the next
legislature, we can blame no one but
conservatives who have taken the


matter in their own hands, and are


determined TO have their own way
or defeat the party. We hope FOR


the best, but the political future Is
gloomy In Henderson. Let the par
" act in the matter and Concentrate
! on some one. HARMONA
Year: 1872

use, they have. they not only exhaust your
purse, but deprive you OF those greatest
OF biessings-good health and strung
nerves. Let liquor alone aisv-do not
use one drop of it, 1t eats OUT the very
springs of life. guaws ava, the coats u
your stomach and uses you up soul, mind
and body. Never take a single teaspoon
full even for medicine for it effects one
cure In ten thousand cases, be assured
that in the other 9,999 it will be au IN
jury SO you.


"N hat y you ask, rot even drink uui
home made wines, bitters and corttiais =
No throw them all away and never waste
good fruit and sugar again III making such
vile compounds with winch to destroy
your own health and tempt your neighbour
into the practice of imbilation.


Above all never dwell morbidIy upon
the subject of your aches and.pains never
get into the habit Of feeling of yourself to
see if you can't find pain somewhere ::
Never make your ailments subject OF
common conversation with your neighbors
and friends, if you must speak of them at
all let 1t be briefly as possible. Ignore
them whenever you eau. 1t should be
thought almost crime to be sick. aud a
thing to be ashamed of, rather than, as
many may seem to think il, subject Of
inlolence and almost boastfulness.


Keep up a cheerful heart and think
yourself we'll, and resolve to Ie rel. and
the battle is already half fought


ELIzABETHToN, May 18th. 1872
Year: 1872

hEMANDED To HEX CELL,


Libbie Garrabrant sank upon the stone
floor of her narrow room, and gave vent to
the widest demonstrations of grief and
despair. The wonderful nerve which
sustained her throughout gave way at
last.


1t seemed to be generally believed that
she viii not be hanged. All who have
conversed with her are of the opinion that
she is deficient in mental capacity, and is
not morally responsible. 1t is said that a
strong effort will be made to have her
sentence commuted to Imprisonment for
life, and it is reported that not only are
the leading citizens anxious to-sign


PETITION TO THE COURT OF PARDoNs
to this effect, but even the jury that COL
yicted her are said to be favorable to such
an idea. Judge Bedle, however, is re-
ported to believe the verdict and sentence
just and correct The general impression
is, Notwithstanding, that she will not be
hanged.
Year: 1872




!. The jury have found you guilty of the
murder of Ransom +. Burroughs, in the
manth of December last, and they have
fixed the degree of your gnilt as murder
of the first degree The Court are entire
ly satisfied with that verdict. We think
that il was necessity from the testimoney
and that the jury did their duty faithfully.
The Court do not intend to rehearse the
circumstances of this case /; we think no
useful purpose could be accomplished by
it. 1t is sufficient to say, that in the
Judgment of the Court. your crime was
deliberate and most wicked. 1t is true
that YOUR moral sense had become greatly
debased; yet the Court have no doubt
that you are both legally aud morally re-
sponsible for the consequences of that act.
You, either alone or with another with
yru. administered that poison by which
Burroughs died You were his attendant,
yet you sallowed him to linger under the
influence of it for several days, without
medical aid. when possibly his life might
have been saved. You stayed with him
under all these circumstances, and at
last you allowed him to die a cruel death.
The Court may sympathize with you've
do (very huskily and slowly,) but We see
no reasons from the facts of this case, why
the PENALTIES of the law should not be en-
forced. Your example is terrible warn
ing to others. When once female char
acter is debased anda female allows her,
self to be prey to the vicious passion OF
her nature, unless saved by some wonder
full moral terrible consequences
NAV be expected. In this case,the Court
believe YOU have lost yourself to great
extent. Instead of taking counsel of
your better judgment, you took counsel
of the debased and depravsd passions of
your nature Nothing now remains for
the Court but to pronounce the sentence
which the law requires.


Then the Court arose-Judges Bedle.
Barkalow, Daggcrs and Terhune-and,
amid the most oppressive silence, Judge
Bedle pronounced the following SEN


THE SENTENCE.


The sentence of the law is that you,
Elizabeth Garabrant. be taken from the
bar of this Court to the prison OF Passaic
county. whence you came, there to be
kent in strict custody until Friday, the
10Th of July next ensuing, on which day,
between the hours of ten in the forenoon
and three in the afternoon of the said
day, YOU shall be taken to the place of
execution, to be provided by the Sheriff
according to law; then and there you.
Elizabeth Garrabrant, to be hanged by
the neck until you are dead; and may
God have mercy on your soul


HORROR AND PITY.


An audible nurmur of horror and pity
arose from the audience as the sentence
was concluded The doomed girl herself
continued sobbing and weeping. She
vas Immediately removed, and left with
Deputy Sheriff Townsend and JailWarden
Goodridge with a firm and elastic step,
but with her handkerchief to her face.
She expressed much emotion throughout
than many in the audience. whose eyes
filed with tears and whose whole frames
Year: 1872




The week just drawing to a close has been
characterized by revival OF activity in the general
trade OF the city, especially In the later days, owing
10 the advent OF warmer weather. the unusual
,rolongatOn Of the cold having hereto
fore checked business The merchants are, there
fore rejoicing their future prospects, and will
over the season with less amount OF goods their
shelves than last year. Ii Was the Erie contagiOn,
which last week had shown indications Of abang broke
ON anew with great fury, and Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday was the absorbing topic OF conversation in
dealings assumed importance and extent uneqraled
since the oustng OF the Old administration be-
came an accomplished fact In this now excitement
the price was up sharply from S2 TO 67s. Moth


ing new IN relation to the affairs Of the Company has
been developed. The two London interests have been
buying very extensively both in the foreign and domes
Tic but scarcely enough IL Is thought to cause
30 rand an upward have noticed, independent
OF other considerations. There has been decided
speculative mania fostered by this Erie movement
and the outside public which has recently come TO the
aid Of stock speculation encouraged 10 buy IN the
belief that the sure short airline TO fortune s 10 DO
found purchases Of this stock Later In the week the
excitement subsded partly by reason OF the closing OF
the London Stock Exchange during the in'errcgnum
from Good Friday until Tuesday after Easter, oar
own market being largely dependent upon the
Of London prices. simultaneously however with
the lull la te Erie speculation there strong move
Inent stare other shares but notably New York
Central and scrip and Lake Shore which advanced
per cent, the explanation Of the advance being
Year: 1872

As an evidence OF the extraordinary business done
during the week Of the active shares append


table showing the transactions each day In the under
mentioned spccuatves, and the totals for the hvo bus
days M ne
Year: 1872

Those who have ever had this dis
tressing complaint need no description
of it. Its attacks are often so sudden
and severe rs to make one helpless for
awhile. III possible, put the feet In a
warm bath Coming well up the limbs
to which two tablespoontuls of wood
ashes have been added. But this can
not always be done, rs the person may
be away from home st the time OF the
attack, or have 10 one to wait upon
him or her, and be too sick to wait on
themselves. But a remedy may be
kept oD hand, that has always eased
me when l have tried it; it may be
carried in the pocket, SO that if attack
ed from home. as one often Is, by
taking il, one may soon be relieved.
This remedy is boneset blossoms, and /
take them In this way; take what
would make, when pressed together,
q bunch as large as a chestnut; put 1t in
the mouth and chew, swallowing the
juice; as the bile begins to circulate in
the stomach q sort OF chill is often felt,
and the excess of blood circulates from
the head to other parts of the system.


1 suppose need not give q decrip-
ton of this plant, as it is so generally
known, though often called by differ.
ent names. Boneset, or Thoroughwort,
is called Fipdtoriua perfolidt,tna; The
Whole Plant, though for headache /
use only the blossoms, which appear
in August; and 1 prefer them before
they fully blossom, as they are not
SO easily rubbed off and Wasted: 1t
grows wet pastures, and should be
gathered when well budded for bloom
ing, or about the first of August. 1t
may be tied in punches and hung up
out of the way, where it will keep
clean and dry.-[Hdttie Hopeful.
Year: 1872

p Men and women, and especially
young people, do not know that it
takes years to marry completely two
hearts, even of the most loving, and
well-sOrted. But nature allows no
sudden change. We slope very gradu-
ally from the cradle to the summit of
life. Marriage is gradual, a fraction
of us at time. A happy wedding is
a long falling i'm love. / know young
persons think love only belongs to
brown hair, and plump, round crim-
son checks. So It does for its begin.
ming, just az Mount Washington be-
gins at Boston Bay. But the golden
marriage is part of love which the
bridal day knows nothing of. Youth
is the tassel and silken flower of life
age is the full corn. ripe and solid in
the ear. Beautiful is the morning of
love with its prophetic crimson, violet,
purple and gold, with its hopes Ofdays
that are to come. Beautiful also is the
evening of love, with its glad remem


berances, and its rainbow side turned
toward heaven as well as earth. Young
people marry their opposites in temper
and general character, and such a
marriage is commonly a good match.


They do it instinctively. The young
man does not say, "My nlack eyes re-
quire to be wed with b 'ue, and my
Over-vehemence requires o be a little
modified with somewhat f dullness
and reserve" When thea oppOsi-
tions come together to be v ed, they
do not know it, but each thinks the
other just like himself. l'


Old people never marry opposites;
they marry their similars and from
calculation. Each of these two ar
rangements is very proper. In their
long journey these young Opposites
will fall out by the way a great many
times, and both get away from the
road; but each will charm the other
back again, and by-and-by they will
be agreed as to the place they will go
to and the road they will go by, and
become reconciled. The man will be
nobler and larger for being associated
with so much humanity unlike HIM
self, and she will be a nobler woman
for having manhood beside her that
seeks to correct her deficiencies and
supply her with what she lacks if the
diversity be not too great, and there
be real piety and love In their hearts
to begin with. The old bridegroom,
having a much shorter journey to
make, must associate himself with one
like himself. A perfect and complete
marriage is, perhaps, as rare as perfect
personal beauty. Men and women
are married fractionally, now a small
fraction, then large fraction. Very
few are married totally, and they
only, think, after some forty or fifty
years of gradual approach and expert
ment. Such large and sweet is
complete marriage, and it needs a
very long summer to ripen in, and
then long winter to mellow and sea-
son in. But q real happy marriage of
love and judgement, between a noble
man and woman, is one of the things
so very handsome, and If the sun
were, as the Greek poets tabled, a god,
he might stop the world in order to
feast his eyes with such spectacle.
Theodore R1rker.
Year: 1872

Is the hog of plants, aud will devour food of
any quality and thrive upon it. Here, then,
tne 500 TO be plowed for corn, is the place for
Darnyard manure. Bury 1t deep, and when
the corn Is cut off break the stubble even with
the grouid during winter. In the spring har-
row the ground well, sow your oats upon it
and roll it, You will thus keep your manure
where you put It, and not subject the oat
crop to being thrown down by it. When
this crop is removed, bring the manure to the
surface by deep plowing and thorough tillage.
The barnyard manure having thus received
proper preparation, is fit food for the wheat
plant. Experience has taught me this lesson.
On my farm in Pennsylvania never fail to
raise satisfactory crop of wheat, and have
known no such thing as midge, Hessian fly OF
army worm.
Year: 1872

THE DETERIORATION OF THE WHEAT
CRop.-Frederick Watts, Commissioner of
Agriculture, in recent letter says:


The experience of many years has led me
to the conclusion that the deterioration of the
wheat crop is mainly attributable to the i'm
proper and untimely use of barnyard manure.
and planted with corn. The ground is again
plowed in the spring and sowed with oats,
and upon the stubble of this crop all the ma
nure of the barnyard is put, then plowed
again and sowed with wheat. This delicate
plant is thus subjected to the rawness and
grossness OF barnyard food, with all its germs
of flies, worms, lice and bugs-seemingly a
sufficient cause of the unsuccessful growth OF
a grain so pure and delicate as wheat. Corn