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Year: 1873

PULLING AT THE HALTER.-A year ago
had four-year old horse which contract
ed the habit of pulling back whenever she
was fastened. She would be sure to break
loose if what held he: could be broken by
her drawing in such backward way.
Sns was twe eusa feet Of as he haes Iy taking ssna
around her body justbehind her shoulders,
and passing the other end through the
ring of the halter and tying it to the post.
She lay back for her usual pull for few
times when fixed in this way but soon
found she was drawing from her body
instead of her head, which she did not
relish, and soon gave it up entirely. She
can now he left anywhere in perfect safety;
as nothing will induce her to pull back
when fastened.-Cor. Of Country Gentle
a1Hil. :. --- 80 eL--
Year: 1873

most fashionably or expensively dressed
ladies seen in society. 1t might be sup
posed that they would he leaders of fash
ion, but they have no such aspiration, and
Mrs. Grant is rather of an economical
turn of mind, and would prefer to have
her dresses made at home to having them
made by an expensive French Dress
maker. She and Miss Nellie have not a
great variety of toilettes. They have a
few pretty dresses, but nothing to compare
with those of the ladies I have named.-


Wash. Cor. Boston Post.
Year: 1873

i man, whose name we failed to learn,
fell off the train yesterday while it was in
motion at full speed. He was attempting
to pass from one car to another. and maxi
ing a misstep, fell off the platform, but
luckily in such a manner that the train
did not pass over him. The conductor had
it stopped as soon as possible, and went
back after the man, when they found him
but slightly injured, his face being bruised
up somewhat, but having otherwise sus-
tanned no hurt whatever. Ikt
Year: 1873

Cholera in poultry may be lessened, and
even cured by fat meat rolled in pulver
lied ginger, being given or pushed down
three times day for two days-no water
allowed. The third day allow lime water
or cooked or scalded meal, mixed with
red pepper tea or black pepper in the
food. ~ .
Year: 1873

There is not calling Of any kind, how,
ever honorable in name, that does not admit
of unfair dealing and ungodly action, if the
man who follows it has the inclination to
practice them. There is none so humble
or low that it cannot be made honor
able and estimable by tho integrity and
perfect uprightness of those who engage in
it, There is no business, either high or
low, that can demand anything wrong for
its legitimate pursuits +; or, if that comes
within range of its necessities, it is no bu-
siness for Christian to follow. Our stan.
dard of right should be simply the stand.
ard Of the Bible. Custom, or the example
OF others, can never make that right which
is essentially wrong, and yet custom, and
the example Of others are two of the most
insidious, irresistible and bewildering foes
that ever meet US in the world.
Year: 1873

His name was Baumgardner. lIo
was going down to Cape May on the
steamboat, and on the way his tooth
began to ache In the most frlghtfn!
manner. Unable to endure the pain
any longer, he determined to have the
tooth removed s,unmarily. So Baum. 4.
gardner got bit Of copper wire from
the engineer and twisted one cnd
around his tooth, and when the boat
stopped ut Newcastle lie fastened the
other end OF the wire to the walking.
beam Of the engine, aud waited for
the jerk that would remove the tooth.
That eud of the beam, however, was
on the down-stroke, and the first thing
Mr.. Baumgsrdner knew he was pro
ceeding to the boiler-room with fright
full rapidity. The next Instant he was
hauled aloft suddenly and flung feet
upward into the air. Then he dived
down again, then up, then down,
humping against the woodwork, rasp-
Ing his legs OH the rail, scalping him.
self against the machinery, and plunS-
ing about In the most appalling
manner. until, on final up-stroke,
the tooth gave way and Baumgardner
WAS flung to the summit OF the smoke
stack, whence he was rescued by the
Captain. who was going to thrash him
for stopping of the drausht. He Is
said to have remarked TO the landlord,
upon his arrival at Cape May, that
while the 'ow-pressurc steam-enSine Is
undoubtedly useful invention. its
application In the practice OF the sci.
encc Of dentistry would be calculated
to prejudice the public mind against 1t.
Year: 1873

If you wish to be always thirsty, be a
drunkard for the oftener and the more
you drink, the oitencr and more thirsty
you will be.


If you wish to prevent your friends
from raising you in the worl1, be a drunk
ark and that will defeat al! their efforts


IF you would efectually counteract
your own attempts to do we'll, be drunk
ard, and you will not be at all disapoint
ed.


IF you are determined to be poor, be
drunkard, and you will be ragged aud
penuiless to your hearts content.


If you wish to starve your family, be
druukard, and then you will consume the
means of their support.


If you would be imposed upon by
knaves, be drui karI, for that will make
their task easy.


If you would get rid of your money
without knowing how, be drunkard,
and it will vanish insensibly.


If you are determined to expel com
fort from your house, be druukard, and
you will do it efectually.


If you would be hated hy your family
and friends. be drunkard, and you will
soon be more disagreeable.


Ii you would be pest to society, be
drundard, and you will be avoided as
an infection.


If you would smash windows, break
the peace. get your bones broken, tumble
under horses aud carts, and be locked up
in a station house, be drunkard, and it
will be strange if y'u d. not succeed


If you wish all your prospects to be
clouded, be drunkard, AMI they will
soon be dark enough, as drunkenness is
the mother of disease.
Year: 1873

The people in portions of Africa have
many curious customs and superstitous
Among the former may be mentioned the
fashion of having fat wives. Being in
troduced to great Chiefs wife Spcke
thus describes her: Il was struck with
the ordinary dimensions, yet pleasing
beauty of the moderately fat fair one.
She could not raise, and so large were her
arms that the flesh between the joints
hung down like large, loose stuffed pad
dings"


The chief. pointing to his wife, said !;
"This is the product of our milk pots !;
from early youth upwards we keep these
pots to their months, and as it is the fash
ion at court, We have very fat wives"


A sister in law eff the King was per
feet wonder of hypertrophy. She was
unable to stand except on all fours
Speke unblushinsly requested to measure
her. This is the result.


"Ronnd the arm, tEenty-threc inches !;
chest, fifty two inches height, five feet
eight inches. All these are exact except
the height, and believe | could have
obtained this more accurately if could
have laid her on the floor. Not knowing
what difficulties should have to contend
with IN such piece OF engineering |
tried to get her height by raising her up
This after infinite exertons on the part
of both, was accomplished, when she sank
down again fainting for the blood had
rushed into her head. Meanwhile the
daughter had set before US sucking at a
milk pot, on which the father kept her
at work by holding the rod in his hand /;
for, as fatteDing is the first duty of fash
ionable female life, it must be duly en-
forced By the rod if necessary.
Year: 1873

The tobacco as it comes from the plan


tatiOn is dried to the utmost, and passed
through mill in which revolving cyl


inder, armed with small projections, CRATES
it into tiny PARTICLES. 1t is then by the
same machine siftcd through a series of
sleeves similar to those of wheat fan, that
which remains on the upper and coarser
selves being passed and repassed through
the mill until sufficiently fine for use
For this 1t is unnecessary to stem the
leaves, the refuse stems being themselves,
used In the manufacture of inferior
grades, aud the sweepings of the stem
ming room are devoted to a like purpose.
These last are first carefully examined, to
make sure that nothing is left in them To
break the mill, no nails or stones to in
jure the machinery a man on his hands
aud knees was picking over pile OF
sweepings the day we visited the factory,
seeming as intent on his task as the
searcher for pearls in the oyster pits of
Ceylon.


The inferor grades of lugs, &c , eau be
used only for smoking Indeed, 20 leaf
if worthless for the manufacture of one
or another of the innumcrab!e brands
somewhere between the golden chaff which
the millionaire fills hif costly meerschaum
aud the black mixture which Paddy
smokes in his clay pipe as he drives his
dray-therc is a place and use for it all


Smoking tobacco is generally put up
in bags. holding from two ounces to one
pound each, one pound being the limit
allowed by the Government for any single
package. The packing is done by means
of hollow iron cylinders, over which the
bags fit closely, and are tightly drawn.
luto these the tobacco is poured, and by
working treadle wooden mallet into
the cylinder, compressing the mass into
the smallest possible compass This
operation is repeated until the bags are
full, when the cylinders are withdrawn,
leaving the closely packed tobacco in the
bag


The number of bags required for this
business may be imagined from the fact
that in the single factory visited by the
writer their manufacture furnishes sup
port for 6fteen poor families, beside which
a large number are made by persons who
merely do the work as source of pocket
money. The manufacture of tobacco is
the principal industry of Richmond, out
stripping even iron in the revenue which
it produces. The largest income listed
last year in the State of Virginia was
that of Richmond tobacconist, and wha.
the Bourse is to Paris, the Stock Ex
change to New York. that the Tobacco
Exchange is to Richmond.-Horper's
Woyd=ine.
Year: 1873

If you want to try mans capacity
give him cigar, then a stri p of paper,
light match, aud as soon as he has the
cigar bit off and his paper in blaze, ask
him an important question that can't be
answered under sixty seconds. The gen
erality of mankind pull hard and then be
gin to reply, stop short and pull again,
aud recommeuce fresh Then they SEND
out sentence enveloped IN smoke and
about as clear as ground green glass !;
then they break off short and 90 '"' 'ne
weed again, aud finally, they try to con
vey their ideas in an eloquent glance, the
paper burns down TO their hnsers, and
their hand goes up like pigeon oat OF
sprins trap Their final expression OF
sentiment is not exactly suitable for a
class at Sunday school.
Year: 1873

The Allentown Chronicle says: A
man residing in Sancon township, this
county, whose name our inquiry failed to
ascertain, had boarded in different places
about his house twenty thousand dollars
in greenbacks. When the recent panic
came upon the country he grew fearful
lest in the prevailing scarcity of currency
his savings might be discovered aud
stolen. He went out and offered some of
it to his neighbors on mortgage aud the
offer being accepted, he went to take it
out of its hiding places. Six thousand
dollars were found to be so moulded as
not to admit of Identification, and the say
ing farmer possibly knows now that his
wealth would have been safer in some
body else's hands than his own. 1t would
be pleasure to get hold of his name, for
while man has right to dispose Of his
money as he plcases, one whose method
has proven so disastrous would serve as
warning to all similarly disposed. And
we do not doubt but that we have many
such iu Lehigh couuty-penny wise and
pound foolish.
Year: 1873

THAT beats the Jews" is very com


mon expression, but we do not know its
Origin. There are some things in which
the GentIles cannot beat the Jews when
the latter do their best La New York
the other day there was an Israeltish
Wedding between representatives of two
of the wealthicst Hebrew families in that
city. An arched way was built from the
curb to the door, carpcted, aud the inter
ior of the house resembled an opening
day of jewelry store. The presents
we're without number, and valued at S25,-
600. In the center of one room was
canopy, under which at opposite sides
stood bride and groom. The bridesmaids
stood behind the bride, the mother of the
bride by her caaghter's side After ad
vice by the Rabbi, that official executed
a Hebrew chant and then the bride and
groom tasted wine from the same goblet,
which was held to their lips by their par
ents The ring was then placed on the
brides finger, and the Rabbi, casting a
glove on the ground, the bride groom
crushed it beneath his heel, and the two
were declared husband and wife.
Year: 1873

The Titusville Press gives an account
of young man from an eastern city who
had been visiting rural friends in that Vi
cinity. After. seeing a farmer thresh out
a FLOORING" of oats the other morning,
he asked and received permission to swing
the fail few minutes, upon assuring the
agriculturist that he was perfectly famil-
lar with the art of threshing. Expecto-
rating upon his hands, the young man
went at the oats, but at the first pass
knocked the horn Off from new mich
COW that was leisurely chewing her cud in
a neighboring stall. The second swing
caved in the head of the farmer, who
thought he was safe enough as long as he
rocsted on top of the tanning mill in the
other end of the barn; but, without dis
covering the havoc he was making, the
city artist kept at his labOrs; the third
blow fell upon the oats, the fourth killed
hen i'm a manger near by, and the fifth
pass of the deadly weapon was the best Of
all, for it came round behind the young
man, boomerang fashion, and taking hii
under the lower jaw. knocked him down
and thus put stop to the work ofslaugh
ter. The mere fact that the city "thresh
er" returned to consciousness an hour be
| fore the farmer did. allowed the former t
get several miles out of town before hi


efforts at threshing oats were discovered
by the neighbOrs,
Year: 1873

A VERY learned family this Is In Des
Moines, Iowa. The father ia clergy
man. and can do all the spiritual duty
Of the house /; the mother Is a physi-
clan. aud so the domestic circle can be
physicked for nothing; the daughter
Is studying law. and will be able to
make her own wrlts for breach Of
promise-a most dangerous maiden to
trifie with. All these people are said
to be OF the quiet sort, industriously
working In their several vocations.
and never making any fuss about any
thing.
Year: 1873

The indications are multiply ing
that financial questions and PROPOSE
tions in all the various phases and
shapes of imitation and contractions
convertibility and elasticity, resum p-
ton at nearer or. at more remote
periods, limitation of present bank
ING privileges, and the authorization
of new banks without issue, will
largely monopolize the slime of the
present session in Congress. f,s s.-1


In the midst of all these indica-
tions, it is very gratifying to reflect
that the very diversity of the schemes
suggested, and the consciousness of
each legislator that he is the origina-
tor of the only feasible financial
measure that can with any safety be
adopted, are absolute guarantees
that there will be no agreement on
any one plan that will be likely to
have avery damaging effect upon the
currency of the country. .... ....


We beg our able fnanciers in Con-
gress, each and every one Of them,
to hold on to his own plan, and in.
sist upon it that it embOdies every
thing in the way of skillful treatment
that can possibly be suggested. The
country cannot feel safe in any other
way. Then while the Legislators are
insisting and persiSting each on his
own plan, the financial system will
go on working off the bad blood that
has got into its veins, and it will come
to be generally understood that none
Of the money we have is available for
merely speculative purposes. .5s..


This after all is the point upon
which the final disposition of the
financial problem turns-whether or
not the money that we now have
shall be confined to use for legiti-
mate commercial and mechanicalpuF-
poses. We find, growing belief
among business men that the supply
of currency is nearly quite an ample
if its use can thus be restricted. In
deed, there are some men, we'll post
ed in financial matters, who do not
hesitate to express the belief that,
as a result Of the late disturbances,
effecting the withdrawal of vast
amount of capital from merely
speculative fields, we are soon to
have in the regular markets sur
prising condition of monetary ease.
Perhaps it may be easy to find those
who, having good regulations as
inanciers, are strongly inclined TO
the extreme opposite view, and he
lieve that protracted stringency is to
prevail.


This wide divergence of views,
however, renders it all the safer, we
think, to adhere to the moderate
method of tinkering the currency to
the very smallest extent possible.
But, at the same time, we repeat we
are really to do any required amount
of patient listening to everything
that the Lawmakers at Washington
have to say on the subject. Let the
oratory proceed.-Cincjnnat Times.
Year: 1873

U We seldom hear Of so sad an
accident as happen near Bedford,
Pa. last week. An old gentleman
of seventy years. named Gates, visit
ed his son. The grandchildren de-
sired their mother 20 have a feast of
chickens for the occasion, to which
she consented if the old man would
kill the fowls. He loaded a rife and
stepped back of the barn, the neither
and small boy of four years stand
ing near the back door to watch the
proceeding. At the first fire the
fatal bullet passed through the barn
door, an inch board. and struck the
child in the face, causing death in a
few moments.
Year: 1873

~ The irrepressible Sam Bard
is in luck at last. He has been nomi-
mated for Postmaster at Atlanta, a
snug little berth these hard times.
Sam has g wrastled" about as Wig
orously as any of them for share
of the spoils, ard why shouldn't he
have his crumb? If the whirligig of
time should place Democrat in the
Presidential chair next time, who,
think, you, would be the first man
to welcome the new regime, and
ask for an office? Guess
Year: 1873

"a Secretary Richardson, Gin a
letter to Representative Dawes,
reiterates his previously expressed
views that it is better to obtain nec-
essary money by taxation than by
the increase of the national debt by
loan. He says he selected tea and
coffee, because the public would
feel the tariff on these articles less
than any others. AS to the Inter.
national Revenue Bureau; the
money covered can be collected
without additional expense to the
Government.
Year: 1873

U The naval officers generally
seem much dissatisfied at the way in
which the Spaniards are carrying on
the terms of the protocol, and think
that proper respect has not been
shown this Government in the steal
thy departure of the Virginius from
Havana, and her surrender at an OBJ
scure port.
Year: 1873

1t is related that a grocer in
Lowell Mass, had a chest of tea
stolen from in front of his store
several weeks ago, and not relishing
such treatment he set an ingenious
trap to catch the thievs which proved
successful. He filed large chest
with sawdust. first boring a hole in
the bottom, and set it out in front
of the shop. About seven o'clock
while the attention of the men in the
shop were diverted, the chest was
stolen. It's whereabouts was easily
found by the sawdust. trail. though
the thief was not then found. He
was subsequently greested, however.
Year: 1873

RAILROADS IN TERRITORIES The
House of Representatives has passed a
bill in relation to the construction Of
railroads in the Territories. The bill
provides that in several Territories the
right of way across public lands, not ex-
ceeding two hundred feet in width, and
not exceeding twenty acres OF land for
each ten miles of road, for the erection
of suitable station buildings, turnouts,
reservoirs, switches and machine-shops,
be granted to any railroad company that
is incorporated under the general in
corporation law of the proper Territory.
This act is not to apply within the limits
of any Indian or military reservation
without special act Of Congress. When
such railroad shall pass through a
mountain canyon, de6le or pass, the
right of way through the same is not
to be exclusive, but any other road shall
have the right to pass through the same,
but not in such manner as to impair
the track or operation of the road first
constructed. In case such railroad shall
not be completed within five years
after the formation of the corporation,
the rights herein granted are to be for
feited as to the incomplete portion Of
its line. No Territory shall in any
manner give or loan its credit to any
railroad company; nor shall any county
or municipality therein do SO unless
duly authorized thereto by an act OF the
Territorial Legislature, nor unless the
act shall be ratified by two-third vote
of those voting upon the question; and
no person except qualified electo1,
resident in the county OF municipality
affected thereby, and who has paid taxes
on real and personal property to such
county or municipality On the last prop
erty assessment preceding the election,
shall be authorized to vote on the ques-
ton. The Legislature of the proper
Territory is authorized to provide in Its
general railroad incorporation law for
the manner in which private lands and
possessory claims on the public lands
of the United States may be condemn
ed to the extent and for the purpose
hereinbefore mentioned; but no con-
demnation shall be had without first
making, or securing to be made, a
fair compensation therefor. all pro-
.eedings for such condemnation shall
be had in the District Court of the dis
trict embracing the land.
Year: 1873

REMEDY For CRoUP.-An exchange
says: Take knife or crater, and CRATE
or shave off in small particles about a
teaspoonful of falum; n il it with about
twice its quantity of sugar to make it
palatable, and administer as quickly as
possible. Its effects will be truly magi-
cal, as almost instantaneous relief will
be afforded.
Year: 1873

DEPLoRABLE Acc1DENT.-On Thurs
day of last week, Sister Celest1ne, of
the Catholic Convent, who was under
medical treatment, took by mistake O
dose of corrosive sublimate. All that
medical science could do for her relief
was brought into requisition, but after
lingering in great agony down to We'd
resday night. death put period to her
suffering. At the request of Lady Su-
perior of the Convent, Coroner Thibodo
held an inquest on the remains. After
hearing all the facts in the case, the
jury returned verdict of ''death from
accidental poisoning Deceased was
aged about "a years, and was one OF the
noble band of ''Sisters of Charity" who
consecrate their lives to nursing the sick
and burying the dead Wala WaHa
Statesman.
Year: 1873

Three of the members of the Kanaka
cabinet are Americans, and one is a
ScotcEman. The new King, Prince
Bill, has been accustomed to associate
with lot of shrewd Yankees, and it is
undoubtedly due to them that he was
enabled to manage the natives so as to
become their ruler.
Year: 1873

WILL FIT MANY CoNGREGATIoNs.--A
Boston minister says he once preached
on "The Recognition of Friends in the
Future" and was told after service by
a hearer that it would be more to the
point to preach abont the recognition
of friends here, as he had been in the
church for twenty years, and didn't
know any of it's members.
Year: 1873

WANTED.-A woman or girl to do
house-work in small family. Liberal
wages and a long engagement is offered


to competent person. Inquire at this
Office, or at the residence of the editor.
Year: 1873

IMPORTANCE OF READING. No matter
how obscure the position in life of an
individual, if he can read, he may at will
put himself in the best society the
world has ever seen. He may converse
with Frankling and Washington with
all the writer's in prose and poetry. He
may learn how to live, how to avoid the
errors of his predecessors, and to secure
blessings, present and future, to him
self. He may reside in a desert far
away from the habitations of man in
solitude, where no human eye looks
upon him with affection or interest ::
where no human voice cheers him with
animating tones, if he has books to r. ID
he can never be alone. He may choc sc
his company and the subject of conversa-
ton, and thus become contented and
happy, intelligent, wise, and good. He
thus elevates his rank in the world, and
becomes Independent in the best sense
of the word.