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Year: 1872

20 iae Editor Of a,e Commercidi'


wish through the medium of your columns
to return my warmest Acknowledgements to all
my friends who gave me such generous sup
port at the recent nomination election and also
to solicit their suffrages again on Saturday next.
the 18th inst. | am grieyed to be under the
necessity of thus troubling them again when
they have once placed me in the position OF
accepted candidate Of the Republican party fol-
Mayor by an overwhelming majority, but for the
perfect satisfaction Of all, and that no true Re
publican may have cause Of complaint, the City
Executive Committee, in complete harmony with
my own convictions. have thought 1t best to
order a new nomination election. For their own
yindication no less than my own. l am now spe-
cialy solicitous that all my friends shall gener-
ously stand by me to the end Of this matter


Very Respectfully,


IL i DnunnERrY
Year: 1872

FIRING OF 100 auNs-MEETING AT REPUBLICAN


HEADQUARTERS.


A salute Of one hundred guns was fired last
evening, at intervals of minute, in honor of
the Republican victory in North Carolina. A
parade was formed at Fifth and Market streets,
and preceded by the Mt. Vernon Cornet band,
the line of march was taken up to the place des-
ignated, and the booming of the guns continued
to rend the still air for more than All hour and
a-half after the first discharge.


There were not a great many in the parade
when it moved away from headquarters, but on
the return the spacious room was thronged, and
a meeting organized by calling Mayor Valentine
to the chair The band played popular air and
withdrew, when short speeches were made by
Mayor Valentine, William Silver and Dr. Jno.
Cameron.


And so that powder wasn't wasted, after all |!
Year: 1872

VILE SLANDER,- is vile sander circu-
latlng in the neighboring press, that in Chester
county a heavy man is put ON the top of a load
and buried III the hay, in order to increase the
weight.


And yet the ''vile slander" originated in
West Chester paper and WAS represented to
have come under the eye of its editor.
Year: 1872

The ATLANTIC CRY ExouBsIoN.-Th affair
will take place August 23d. The beach at that
place il remarkably fine. and two miles Of plank
platform have been built along its margin. The
party will be made up of gentleman and ladies
and the trip can hardly fail to be very delight
ful in every way
Year: 1872

To- To-MoREow.-To-morrow is q world
of prophecies; the place where human
fancy most delights to dwell. Silent
and mute it lies before us cleaning
with hope and happy anticipations.-
1t has been said that the two great
pleasures of living are in having some
thing to love, and something to hope
for, and the last Of these is ever be-
fore US in the promises Of Tomorrow.


Tomorrow We may not know, and
it is we'll that it is thus ordained to
be, for beyond the invisible veil that
conceals alike its coming joys and sor-
rows, our fancy may revel on y III
what is beautiful and fair, nor see the
gloom or shadows of coming trials, and
worldly aitlictlons, that, could we all
tlcipate as fixed realities that were
certain to come, would mar all our
peace and enjoyment Of the present.
Year: 1872

daily. Then there are some who seem
to live as though they thought this
world belonged to them exclusively,
and that God had no part or portion
of it. And why may we thus judge:
Because they never see anything to
admire in its wonderful, mysterious
and perfect construction-in its ami
mate and inanimate beauty, because
they never remember Him who gave
us this beautiful home.


Say not that this world is all dark
ness and sorrow. Were it not for the
black clouds and the showers to purify
and refresh the earth we would perish.
So do the clouds and storms Of adver-
sity that gather about us purify, OF
God intends they shall, our hearts tc
prepare us for life's great mission.


This world is beautiful-neverthe,
less, there are dark valleys and tan,
gled wildwoods, which we must wan
der through if we would reach the
mountain tops.


So with life. We must not say its
darkness all the way because clouds
sometimes gather, Look abroad and
see still darker clouds enshroudlne
your brother or sister. Strive te
tighten and lift the veil from theil
life, then you will see the silver lining
of the cloud that rested over you, and
your hearts will thrill with gratitude
to God that you have been permitted
to live in this beautiful world of His


Think what world this might be


If envy held no part,


Nor hate, deceit and jealousy
Within the human heart.
See what world of beauty
Gods loving hearts hath given;


Oh let us rouse to duty,


And make this earth our heaven.
Year: 1872

The PROVINCE OF WoMEN.-NeXt
to God, all true men reverence Wo-
man, as mother, wife, sister, We re-
vereuce ner SO entirely, and love her
50 perfectly for making life itself
worth living, that We would not have
the celestial ideas With which all the
cA;ralrv of our sex clothes her desc
Grated by contamlnatng associations,
and such intercourse as shall tend to
uuseX and rob her Of her sacred dow
er. The genuine dignity, tenderness,
virtue and real beauty OF woman :
life are the product OF the shade and
refined privacy untitled for contact
with the gro,scr world, the glare OF
the burning Sunshine or the cutting
winds and storms. Reverence is the
atmosphere in which she thrives; Sc
verify and coldness kill her, and yet
her dominion is greater than that Of
man.
Year: 1872

If a bed is higher than sofa, the patient often prefers not to get out at all. rather than to undergo the fatigue oi getting out. If the bed was a low one, he might often feel like taking few minutes exercise every day in other rooms, or even in the open air. It is so very odd that people never think of this, or of how many more times patient who IS ln bed for twenty-four hours is obliged to get in or out of bed than they who only get into bed and out of bed perhaps once in twenty-four hours.

 A patients bed should always be in the ightest spot in the room, and he should be able to see out of the window.

 1t IS scarcely necessary to say that the old four-post bed, with curtains, is ut terly inadmissable, whether for the sick or for the well. Hospital bedsteads are In many respects very much better than private ones.

 There is reason to believe tbat not a few of the cases apparently resembling scrofula among children proceed from t2 habit of sleeping with the head under the bed-clothes and so inhaling air al- ready breathed, which is further con- taminated by exhalation from the skin. Patients are sometimes given to similar habit, and it often happens that the bed-clothes are so disposed that the patient must necessarily breathe air more or less poisoned by exhalations from the skin. A good nurse will attend to this. It IS an important part, so to speak, of ventilation.

 It may be worth while to remark that where there is any danger of bed-sores, blanket should never be placed under the patient. It remains damp, and acts similar to poultice.

 Never use anything but slight blankets as bed covering for the sick. The heavy cotton and impervious counterpane is bad, for the very reason that it keeps in the emanations from the sick person. while the blankets allow them to pass through. Weak patients are invariably distressed by great weight of bed clothes, which often prevents their get ting any sound sleep whatever.

 One word about pillows. Every weak fers more or less from difficulty in breath ing. To take the weight of the poor chest, which at best is hardly up to it's work, ought therefore to be the object of the nurse in arranging his pillows. Now "A61o oOOS oIe uO duC WuaC are the cOD- sequences :? She piles the pillows one upon the other like wall of bricks, the head thrown upon the chest, and the shoulders are pushed forward, so as not to allow the lungs room to expand. The pillows, in fact, lean upon the patient not the patient upon the pillows. It is impossible to give rule for this, be- cause it must vary with the figure of the patient.

 Tall patients suffer much more than short ones, because of the drag of the long limbs upon the waist. But the ob- iect is to support, with the pillows, the back below the breathing apparatus and above the hips, so as to allow the shoul- ders room to fall back, and to support the head, without throwing it forward. The suffering of exhaustive patients is great ly increased by neglect of these points. And many an invalid, too weak to drag about the pillow himself, slips his book or anything at hand behind the lower part of his back to support it.-Boston Journal of Chemistry.
Year: 1872

The Vallejo Recorder has the following :

 " About 1 o'clock yesterday morning, as we were vending our way homeward, we were suddenly startled by the report of 8

 gun. We rushed into the house from

 which the sound proceeded, and found matters thus A certain husband living in that neighborhood has @ habit of walk ing in his sleep, and his wife got so tired of having him frisk around the house during the silent watches of the night that at last she determined to tie him fast after he got to sleep. She affixed string to his ankle and tied the other end fast to what happened to be the most handy, which was her husbands double -barrelled gun, behindsthe door in the corner of the room. About 1 o'clock the sonambulist arose for the purpose of taking ramble around the rooms. When he had taken about six steps, the artillery came out of it's seclusion in the corner with jerk, and both barrels went off, the loads crashing through the panels of the door. It soon brought both parties to consciousness. Yesterday he was busy putting a new panel in the door, which is far better than digging load of buckshot out of the baby"
Year: 1872

At the meeting of an organization in New York, Horace Greeley said he thought the worst thing about working men was that too many of them felt lm- pelled to spend what they might save because no special reason was brought home to them for saving. He believed 1t was easier for ? single man to save money now than when he (Greeley) came to the city forty years ago. If all the young workingmen would save two dollars week from the time they are twenty-one until they are twenty five years old, which is about the age most ot them get married at, they would soon find themselves in comfortable circum- stances. It Was not by strikes nor by high wages that the workingman's con dltlon could be improved. What is the good Of one body of men organizing for strike, when, for each man who de- handed higher pay and declined to work if it was refused him, there was @ dozen ready and willing to work for any price the employer might name And as to high wages, the very fact that wages were increasing was an indication thut the expenses of living would be also increased. Every man should own a piece of ground that was the first start Except where they found final resting place, too few working men owned any now; yet there were 500 places about New York where land might be bought at such moderate price as it would bring for raising potatoes alone. In these places the workingmen might buy and plant their shade and fruit trees, and in time rise up villages. He would gladly see fifty organizations of work ingmen banded together for such pur- pose, for they would have an object in saving their none, instead of carrying it to the till of the liquor dealer or spending it for worse purposes.
Year: 1872

MORE MURDERs.-A man named Ross, at Elk Prairie, attempted to murder his wife, who had left him and gone to live with her parents. He fired at her with a shotgun when her child and his was in her arms, and she was surrounded by the members of her own family. The bulk of the charge went in the body of the child, and the wife was only wounded Tn the arm. Her brother then seized Ross, but the latter stabbed him with 8 large butck er-knife and afterwards beat him senseless with the stock of the gun. His mother-in-law fleeing to neighbor's Ross shot at without effect, then made his escape. Fifty men are securing the country in search of him. His wife says that another of their children died six weeks ago from the effects of blow with stick dealt by the father.
Year: 1872

A TERRIBLE STRUGGLE WITH DEATH John Harring was overtaken by train on the Northern Road of New Jersey, in narrow pass between two mountains just before reaching Nyack. There is onl y single track at this point, and the train passes so near to the rocks on each side that there was no room for Harripe to take refuge on the side, nor could the engineer stop the train. As it ap- proached Harring leaped upon the cow catcher, and seized hold of flag staff planted upon it to steady himself, and would have been saved, but unfortunate ly the staff broke, throwing him under the wheels, by which he was so severely crushed that death ensued almost in stantly.
Year: 1872

SUMMING UP FOR 1871.-Mr. Lyman read paper before the Farmers Club, ln which he summed up the general sit uation agrieulturally. The work of the Club had been to induce young men who made no progress in the cities to make homes for themselves in the coun- try :; and while he could not advise man to invest money in 8 farm, and expect @ hired man to make seven per cent inter est on 1t for him, yet the judicious pur- chase ot farm, by man who was will ing to Work, was undoubtedly aproft ble operation. At the worst, there was something to eat and something to wear and home, while the thrifty farmer would enjoy many comforts besides. A man who works for days wages would, by working as hard on a homestead of 80 acres, which would cost him but S14, make it worth, in five years $2, ,000 which was better for him than working for wages. East of the Alleghanies, the time had come when grass was to be the staple, and small farms would be the most desirable. West of the mountains, 320 acres would not be too large, while near the large cities the raising of vege- tables on high-priced land opened up 8 business for men of skill and of capital sufficient to purchase land at from $2OO, to $1 ,O00 per acre. In conclusion, the possession of homestead was sure re- source in case of the loss of the family protector, and the time will come when no man will be in safer or more desir- able position than he who has 80 acres of his own soil under his feet.
Year: 1872

There was incident at theVatican, Rome, a few days back, which shows in what 8 bungling way some things are managed.

 The populace are in the habit of insult

 ing the Swiss Guards of the Pope when ever sight is got of them, either through the open doors or on the ter races of the vatican. The Pope was taking his walk in the wing of the Bel videre, when Mgr. Murode and two Swiss of the cortege of the Pontiff came out on the balcony to enjoy the prospect

 There is a military order that no in mates of the palace shall exhibit them selves in that part, to avoid the rudeness to which they are exposed from the ill bred portion of the population. Without making any distinction on the present occasion, the order was given to retire within the building by the Italian sol diers on duty and they carried the mat ter to the length of leveling their pieces at the building. As soon as the affair came to the knowledge of the higher military authority an order was given for the arrest of the guard, including the officer of the squad, and the semi-official journal tells Ns that they have been con- demned to twenty days of detention in the lookup of the military station. It has given occasion for the charge to be repeated that the Pope and his friends are left no liberty of action in their pris- on of the Vatican. This, of course, is not true, for the recent incident was clumsy error which will not be repeated.
Year: 1872

A NOTABLE HoUR.-The sixty minutes between II and 12 o'clock on the night of Dec. 31, 1870, were memorable as the last hour of the last day of the last week of the last month of the last year of the decade Such coincidence will not oc- CUT again in over eighty years.
Year: 1872

servants to be ordered, and kept
in constant fear Of parent. Gent
~ spoken requests are better than
hard, harsh commands. They draw
ont 8 feeling Of love, affection,
kindness and consideration, beau
tifu; and beautlfying life from the
cradle to the grave. The work Of
the parent is one OF responsibility.
He should not seek to curb. to bold
back, to keep Gown. 10 make tim
id 20 much so % to draw out. en-
courage. help on, guide Alright and
thas assist the young soul to .
smoether life.


The little boy wo saw tonight
is lonely. His heart is hungry.
His life is cold, cheerless, because
the stern. gruff father wants it to
be known that ne 10 master Of his
own household and must be obey
ed. SO his child comes On In life
witdont sympathy from one who
ehoufd show it the most. He is
learning that he has no hom e-that
the cold, world is warmer and more
kind than the harsh scolding fa-
ther who should teach rather than


condemn, that in after years he


may have the full love and conf
dence of one who should never be
Imade ashamed of or blush for the


words and manners OF him who
doubtless wants to do right, and to


train up his child in the way he


should 60, but who perhaps. never


lovingly taught, knows not the


best way. Men are often kind and


polite to those they fear, when they


should be kind and considerate to


oil, especially to those who can, by


their words, be made sad or happy


from birth to the final Saturday


Night. .-sBRICK' PoMBRoY. seer
Year: 1872

L think the suggestions of an old en-
glneer, in The ARGUS, are open to great
many objections. We have So hydrants
The least quantity of hose to be effective in
case of fire should be 100 feet at each
hydrant This would require 6, 300 feet of
hose at the hydrants. The box, to hold
100 feet Of hose, coiled around the hy-
drant, would be so large as to be nuis-
ance on the corners. Then suppose the
hydrants to be 800 feet apart and a fire
midway, none of the hose would reach un-
less you propose to have supply of span
ners on hand and borrow hose from the
other hydrants. This would take time
All that could be gained would be in case
of fire on the corner, or near it and
somebody got around with the keys to
open up, that is, taking it for granted that
the required pipes and nozzels are on hand
at each hydrant. Then suppose you have
extinguished fire, ,tthe thermometer 10 or
20 below zero, you are tired, wet, and
nearly frozen; the hose is coiled, half full
of water and in the morning frozen solid,
to be uncoiled if possible, and taken to the
hose housei and thawed out. | think it
better to leave things as they are for the
present.


Iwould suggest that our City Authori-
ties furnsah the necessary appartus, and
organize a good hook and ladder company.
Although our Water Works exceed our
most sanguine expectations and our fire
men are entitled to great praise for doing
as well as could have possibly been done
by any set Of men, under the circum-
| stances, and more than great many
would have done, with the thermometer
Is or 20 9 below zero, yet | think that,
with some good ladders, they could have
taken their pipe, on the front, up to the
second story windows, and extinguished
the fire of Saturday night with less water,
and one half the amount of labor.


l suppose others will think different, but
it seems to me absolutely necessary in or
der that our fire department may be as
effective as possible, that we have g
thoroughly equipped hook and ladder com.
pany. A CITIZEN
Year: 1872

THE BEST TEsT-The increasing favor
of DR. Prices Cream Baking Powder and
Special Flavorings, Lemon Vanilla, Or
ange, etc, is the best test of their quality.
They are indorsed by the best judges in
the country, that nothing of the kind yet
produced can compare with them in purity
and strength, A single test will satisfy
the most doubtful that their claims for SUI
periority are based upon real merit
Year: 1872

Congress must have its holiday-several
of them.but the poor laborers who are
waiting for several months must wait un-
til the leisurely Senate and House have
enjoyed themselves before they can get
their lawful wages. An appropriation bill
which contains an item providing for the
payment of labOrers on Washington streets
is delayed in Congress it is likely to go
over the holiday recess and meantime the
poor men are long in arrears with butcher
and baker. grocer and landlord Congress
waits, dawdles, and proposes to take its
vacation with the bill pending. This is
wrong; and just such thoughtless conduct
gives the laboring man color of reason
for considering the law-maker to be his
natural enemy and oppressor.-N Y
Tribune
Year: 1872

From lands end TO lands end, that all may read,
and reading, believe, that for the countless mil
lions who are on the road TO untimely grave
with bilious complaints there is but truly great
and reliable remedy and that is
Year: 1872

To the Editor Of The Tribune.


SIR: We women must have seats IN the
ladies' cabins peacaby II canif not in selfdefense
will take them Nature making US tho weaker sex, mas
also laid upon the great burden OF maternity past
present and prospective She has given us small feet as
base with figure widening upward, In top fashlOh'
Custom precludes wearing broadsoled, low-heeed
shoes thus adding an impedment which will continue
while men admire and toast the pretty foot Indoor me-
and modern luxury taken all firm muscle from the
spinal column and we can't stand. As the top Keeps
upright only by revolving, maintain position only
in walking otherwise sit, or lie. or sway from SIDE
to side range OF physical disabilities unfelt by mas
cune humanity. renders standing a torment TO many
women and no one need wonder at the "lost temper
which one OF your correspondents complains Of; his
case is far from solitary. Many a wife could sadder
tales unfold OF suffering and danger from this standing
grievance remedy must be sought. and can be FOUND
temporarily men must stand when women want the
seats in ladies' cabins. and, standing mediate on
the solution OF this problem Every man likes 10 soc ms
mother wife, and sisters comfortably sitting, ana AZ Is
simply for all to practice the Golden Rule. Men are
called selfish but think rather that they are thought


less and ignorant OF necessities. Let mothers teach
ing their young thankulness for the blessing OF
health and strength add lesson OF consideration for
those less happily endowed and life will be made easier
for all ANOTHER WHO SUFfEKs'


Nec York, Nav y, 1571.
Year: 1872

To the EdftOr Of The Tribune


SIR: In recent number of THE TRIBUNE no.
tice that TAtknson advocates protection of our luu
ber interest by admitting "unmanufactured wood and
lumber free There is better way protect our forests
than this. There is a vast amount OF the best timber
wasted every year, by persons who clearing land
They have not the TO build mills aud cut their
timber into lumber and the consequence Il that the
timber IL rolled into great heaps and burned up simply
10 get It out Of the way There Is vast hem.
Year: 1872

The directors of the Museum of Art have re.
solved to admit the public to the gallery on Saturdays
from nine O'Clock A. M. to halpast five p NJ This Is
step In the right direction, and hope will be fol-
lowed by the appointment of at least one other free
DAY In the week The fact that 1t is necessary TO
apply for tickets, even when 1t Is understood to DO
only matter OF form, has tendency TO keen away
many VINO would otherwise visit the gallery. Az
the chief aim OF the Museum is the cultivation OF
the public taste the fewer obstacles that are thrown
In the way OF visitors the better. Admission can
be obtained on other days by tickets, which can be
obtained at 30s East Fourth avenue and at tho
offices Of the Museum or from the subscribers,