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Year: 1873

Once upon a time a local editor dreamed
that he was dead and in another world lie
approached the gate Of city before him,
and knocked for admittance. but no one
answered his summons. The gate remained
closed against HIM. Then he cried aloud
for an entrance, bat the only response were
| scores Of heads appearing above the wall on
each side of tine gate. At sight of him the
owners of the heads set up dismal howl,
and one of them cried - Why didn't You


notice that big egg gave you ?'' At this
horrid and most unexpected Interrogation.
the poor local turned in the direction of the
voice to learn its owner, hen another voice
shrieked, - Where's the piece you were
going to write about my soda fountain -
And close upon that was the awful demand,
Why did you write piece about old Ped


die : fence, and never say a word about my
new gate? " whatever answer he was GO
ing to frame to this appeal was cut abrupt


ly off by the astonishing query What
did You spell my name wrong in the pro-
gramme iOr?" The miserable man turned


to tlee, when he was rooted TO the spot by
this terrible demand, - Why did. you put
my marriage among the deaths p lie was
On the point of saying the foreman did it.
when II shrIll voice madly cried; =" W hat
made You put in my runaway. and spoil the
sale u4 my horse p And this was followed
by the voice of female Historically pro
claiming = This Is the brute that botched
my poetry, and made me ridiculous !"
WhereupOn hundreds Of voices screamed d;
'' W here my article? Give me hack my
article" And in the midst of the horrid
din the poor wretch awoko, perspiring at
every pore, and screaming for help. The
next day he resigned, and we had TO hunt
mp another local elitor-DdH5ury Nelcs.
Year: 1873

WHAT BECAME OF CASTING \ SuoR The
practice which prevails at weddings Of
throwing old shoes after the carriage which
bears away the bride and bridegroom is no
doubt from ITS antiquity deserving Of yencr-
alton, bat it may be carried too far, and IN
deed is at times not only inconyenient but
dangerous At the wedding which took
place recently at bennington. England, a
serious accident occurred, and the lives of
three persons were nearly sacrificed by the
Observance Of this time-honorcd custom 1t
seems that as the bride and bridegroom were
taking their departure after the wedding
breakfast, yolley of old shoes was discharg-
ell at them, with the addition Of a quantity
OF rice. This evidence of kindly feeling,
however highly appreciated by the newly
married couple, was unfortunately misun-
derstood by the horse attached to the vehicle
in which they were seated, who showed his
disapprOval by boiling. The consequences
were not such as can be said to have added
much to the happiness of the occasion. The
driver was thrown from his box, and the
carriage passed over him. The carriage it.
self came in collision with a cab was cap
sized, and smashed to pieces. The bride
groom was pitched out of the window, re-
ceiyed a seal p wound, and now lies in q pre-
carious condition. The bride was Of course
terribly shaken, bat happily escaped further
injury.
Year: 1873

hut generally with tact and judgment that
| kept them on the friendly side. The late
Sir George Simpson used to say that the In
dians never gave him trouble but once, and
that was when they stole Ills clothes while
he was bathing. There were several visit
ors at the fort then, including ladies, and
persons are still living who remember the
sensation created by the sight of the stout
Sir George walking through the enclosure to
his quarters perfectly nude and with digni-
fed gait.


Something original in suicide has at last
retrived that fine art from the monotony and
want of inyentiyeness by which it has latter
ly been distinguished. Near Hazel Hill,
Mo, Young man shot himself the other day
while riding to church on horseback-the
first instance on record, perhaps, oil suicide
in the saddle. Novelties of this kind are
apt to become epidemic, though suicide on
horseback Is less like to become so because
Of the expense attending it, a large majority
Of suicides being committed under the pres
sure Of poverty by persons wholly unable to
buy or even borrow a horse. This is a pity
because ones feeling for the aesthetic is
grossly outraged, day after daY, by long lists
Of self-killings executed on foot by means of
such vulgar expedients As bed cords and
Paris green. Dignity is one element that
has hitherto been wanting in suicide The
young man Of Hazel Hill showed a Just sense
of it when he took a horse for his long jour
ney, and his act will 20 far to confute the
iallacy prevalent among the supcreilious ar
istocrats of Europe that the Americans are
not an equestrian people.


The total number OF persons Of foreign
birth who, in the year ended June 80, 1873.
decided TO make the United States their
future home is 459. SOB of which 275,792
were males and lSl,0ll females, being an
increase Of 54,9g7, or Is u per cent over
the immigration Of the fiscal year 1872.


\ colored preacher, in translating to his
hearers the sentence, 1.-The harvest Is past,
the summer Is ended and we are not saved,
put il "De corn has been cribbed, dere
ain any more work, and de dehhil is still
foolin' wid this community


An exchange says that, in reply toa ques-
tion from the lecture committee of the chief
town of the district as to the subject of lee
ture to be given at the institution, the lee
turer telegaphci, ~ Taste Of Naples and
Rome" The telegraph made it read. "A
Taste of Apples and Rum"
Year: 1873

A fight took place the other day, on
the premises of farmer in Pelham,
between hen with brood of chick
ems and large striped snake, which
evidently was on business. The matronly
hen made loud outcry, and at the
approach of the reptile flew at it with
ruffied feathers and threatening beak,
which it's adversary evaded as best it
could, but finally, after repeated eff
forts to secure chicken and as many
rebuffs by biddy, it crawled off into a
wall, and the frightened and enraged
bird clucked retreat and got away
without loss of single member of her
family. Concord (N. H. Patriot.
Year: 1873

From the Philadelphia Press we learn
the following personal particulars re-
specting the new President is not
going too far to say that he is the most
popular man in the country. He lives
a retired. unostentatious life, and, though
he displayed extraordinary pomp when
sent few years ago on an embassy 70
Prussia, his manners are unpretending
and his dress plain. he seldom appears
in uniform, and the only mark OF dis.
tinetion he wears is the red ribbon lot
tie Legion of HoHor). HIS most marked
characteristics are a love of children
and q fondness for study. He made a
triumphal entry in Milan lin 1859 with
a little girl who had offered him nose
cav. perched upon his holsters. He is
5rebsbly as well versed in military his.
torv as Faidherbe, and is often busy
with a child and map upon his knees.
His favorite amusement is riding. In
society he is shy, almost sad and seems
I'M at ease. He likes TO saunter about
the boulevard, with his hands in his
pockets and a cigar eternally IN his
mouth. when he is not on horseback )
aud he is seen TO most advantage ct
home surrounded by his family.
Year: 1873

cane. He was at that time'a great, long
armed, muscular fellow, good natured,
but resolute, and when the occasion de-
manded he could deal such blows with
his fists as made his antagonists think
that rail splitting was his pastime. II
he had been attacked by General Shields.
and had supposed that il would add any
thing to the humor OF the fight, he would
have bent his assailant over his knee
and administered punishment after the
manner Of conscientious mothers. But
after all his threatening and bluster
General Shields could not back out
without subjecting himself to the ridi-
cnle OF his townsmen, 80 he concluded
10 challenge Mr.. Lincoln. The chal-
lenge was accepted, but to the great
dismay Of the challenger, Abraham
named long swords as the weapons.
He had no skill in the use Of the sword,
but with his tremendous reach Of arm
and great muscular strength he would
have cut off General Shields head be.
fore he got himself into position for one
Of his scientific thrusts.


The time and place Of meeting were
agreed upon. Mr.. Lincoln went to the
ground early with his second, and there
being some bushes in the plat selected
for the fight, he set to work to clear them
away with hatchet. While he was en-.
gagged at this other gentlemen came on
the field, and they were so struck with
the ludicrous scene that they could not
refrain from laughter just then Col
Hardin appeared, and appreciating the
humorous situation, he appealed to both
parties not 10 make fools Of themselves,
with such effect that they went home
without fighting. Mr.. Lincoln often said
afterwards that his participation in this
affair was tho meanest act of his life.


Col. Hardin, although peacemaker
on this occasion, was man OF great
courage and most chivalrous bearing.
At the breaking out of the Mexican war
he was put in command Of the First Ilii-
nois Volunteers, and died on the battle
field Of Buena Vista, as already stated.
Year: 1873

From the New York sun.l


From time 10 time an American family
travelling or residing temporarily abroad
congratulates itself on the alliance Of a
fair daughter with some titled foreigner.
Occasionally n genuine prince is cap
tured; but, as rule, IA count, or even a
baron, is most acceptable, and is paid
for literally. The title, il is true, may
be mere courtesy one--that is, the
bridegroom may be the tenth brother OF
the real count, with no shadow OF q
chance Of ever succeeding TO the title
but this will do very well. To be enabled
TO see on ones note paper a coronet and
TO be called Madame La Countesse is
quite enough happiness for some Ameri-
can women. 10


Russian princes and Swiss counts are
as plenty as blackberries. Frequently
six or seven will be found in one family.
OF course there is emily one genuine
holder of the title, but all OF the younger
brothers. shine by sort of reflected
glory. The absurd anomaly Of repub-
lie with sprigs of nobility has been often
remarked, but it is to be presumed that
the Swiss Government does not consider
the matter OF enough Importance to give
any attention to it. Poor devils they
do no harm, and if it gives them any
satisfaction let them call themselves what
they please--so reasons Switzerland.


The foresight and prudence OF the
titled foreigner are evinced by little
condition precedent, the performance Of
which he exacts before he leads his
American bride to the altar. This is
the settlement of modest amount in
greenbacks or gold on the young lady in
question. Englishmen invariably ascer-
tain the pecuniary status of our country
women before paying any serious atten-
ton; and it is said that no marriage has
vet talaon place between an Englishman
and an American girl in which the lady
was not amply endowed with this world S
goods. Sometimes, however, by blessed
dispensation of Providence, the foreigner
catches Tartar. There may be some
things in the composition of an Ameri-
can woman not dreamt of in his philos-
ophy. Copenhagen. the capital of Den
mark, is now being stirred up by an
American woman who claims to be con-
nected by marriage with the royal houses
of Denmark and of Great Britain. 1t
seems that in the year 1864 Prince Fred
erick of Schleswig- Notwithstanding
Augustenburg, uncle of Duke Freder-
ick, who took the name of Frederick
VIII, as pretender to the ducal crown
of Schleswig-Holstein, married a Miss
Lee, then about twenty-six years of age,
daughter of wealthy New Yorker
named David Lee. The Prince was then
over sixty and widower The union was
not morganatic or left-handed mar
riage, but it was the intention Of
the Prince to confer his rank and tile
upon his bride. 1t is doubtful, however,
if he could have accomplished this, had
it not been that a short time before his
second marriage the Emperor of Aus
tria had made him Prince of Noer. Miss
Lee became Princess of Noer; but
the Prince sought in vain to induce his
relatives to acknowledge her as Princess
of Schleswio- II olstein The proud house
Year: 1873

Baltimore American Letter.


There are very few houses in this city
in which from ten to twenty families do
not reside, nor are there any houses, in
the new sections of the city especially,
which cover less than the half of square,
though most Of them take in the whole
front, from corner to corner. The lower
story, and very frequently the two lower
stories. are taken for business, and the
three or four upper stories are let out to
families. Many of these families take
more rooms than they require, which
they furnish and let out to students and
others, at so much per month. Thus it
is that almost every housekeeper has
furnished rooms to rent. Many of these
occupants of rooms contract with the
landlady to furnish them with the usual
German breakfast, consisting OF a cup of
coffee and roll of bread. The rest of
their meals are taken at the restaurants
and cafes. The only building somewhat
in the style Of the Viennese houses in
Baltimore, is that in the course of erec-
ton on the corner OF Charles and Center
streets, which is to be rented in suites Of
rooms to families. 1t, however, is to
have restaurant connected with it, and
will probably lead to the introduction Of
the "Vienna fat into Baltimore.
Among the poorer classes, there are some
houses containing from eight hundred to
three thousand people. .--.~
Year: 1873

"And when they had sung a hymn they wen


out into the Mount of Olives"
What song sang the twelve with the Savior
When finished the Sacrament wineY
Wore they bowed and subdued in behavior,
Or bold as made bold with a sign?
We're the hairy breasts strong and defiant?
We're the naked arms brawny and strong1
Were the bearded lips lifted reliant,


Thrust forth and full sturdy with songY
What sang they? What sweet song of Zion,
With Christ in their midst like crown?
While here sat Saint Peter, the lion;


And there, like lamb, with head down,
Sat Saint John, with his silken and raven


Rich hair on his shoulders, and eyes
Lifting up to tho faces unshaven


Like sensitive child's in surprise.
Was the song as strong fishermen swinging
Their nets full of hope to the sea?
Or low, like the ripple wave. singing


Sea-songs on their loved GalileeP
Were they sad with foreshadow Of sorrows,
Like the birds that sing low when the breeZ'
Is tip-toe with tale of to- -morrows-


Of earthquakes and sinking of seasY
All soft was their song as the waves are
That fall in low musical moans;
And sad. should say, as the winds are


That blow by the white gravestones.
Year: 1873

God bless her" is the toast that has sent
mankind reeling under the table since
blood was first boiled in the convivial
glass, and woman has just shown her
superiority to her coasters in new di.
rection.


The law has been administering heroic
doses of that moral medicine called
hanging for some months past, and its
effects are supposed to be assimilated
and enjoyed by the community through
the medium of the necks of the burly
blackguards who appear to have sunk
every other consideration in the desire
to "die like men.


Rullians who have murdered women
and children have been led to the gal
lows and have died game, protesting
that the pearly gates were just swing
ing before them. Occasionally one has
varied the programme by an apostrophe
to the moose and the applying of text
to the mentally impoverished pulpits by
avowing that whisky" brought him to
his last drop, which the Sheriff waited
to administer, but they have all died ua-
wholesomely and left behind either hor-
ror at their bravado or disgust at their
csnting.


But the other day a little woman
walked upon a Georgia gallows and was
choked into the next world. She told
nobody that she intended to die game" !"
She made no boast of the quantity of
coffee she could consume in the shadow
of the gallows. She just walked out
with her sun-bonnet on, and was hung
without a struggle, as calmly as she
would have gone to the bedside of a sick
neighkor, laying her crime at nobody s
door, eanting not word about pearly
gates and glory, adjusting the rough
rome to her neck as if she were pinning
on a collar. 1t was great sight, was
that yindieation of the law on the little
Year: 1873

y Life Policy Is that part of man'o estate which
is always unencumhered


The glory OF life insurance is that it clothes the
individual with the strength of an army against fate,
while Ii does not impair his independence. The
savings bank gives no contingent right in the COM
mon fund beyond the actual deposit and its own in.
terest. 1t leaves the individual depostor still
weak and isolated. 1t does not solve the great
problem how to macadamize the future, the next
step into which is beyond human vision.
Year: 1873

A man in South Akron wants to
know if any one has seen q white dissi.
pated looking cat, with an iron copsti-
tuition. It's "a boy cat. He raised it
from infancy. Its moral character was
good until short time since, when it
took to running off with beef steaks
and things, and yesterday it succeeded
in appropristirg to its own use a whole
turkey stuffed with oysters, all ready
for New Years dinner. Calmly then
he decided it must die He hit it over
the head with a hsmmer, he ran it
through hay cntter, shot il 10 the ear
with q navy revolver ard then laid is
h Fad on block to cut it off; but while
he was swinging the axe it got indig-
nsnt and lett Has any one seen it p
A kron Beacon.
Year: 1873

sam RandnIl's Call for the Democratic
state Convention at Wilkcsbarre-
What Must BE Done to Reanimatc the
Dry Bones Of the Organization.


PHILADELPHIA, August s. 1873
The democracy OF the city are active throughout
the different wards, and are commencing the work
OF the campaign The following address, from the
pen of "Sam" Randall, Is being extensively Circu-
lated:--


DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE Room,


PHILADELPHIA, August l. 1878. I
BY direction of the Democratic State Committee
viii assemble at Wilkesbarre on the 9th day Of
August next at ten O'Clock A: M. 1t
is urgently asked. that the democracy
wealth will at once organize for the approaching
canvas; corruption and violence OF every descrip-
ton were practiscd by the radicals in almost every
part OF the State at the last State election, and
thus was nullifed the choice of the people OF the
State. TO accomplish TINS the ballot box
Of Of money % and the the practice Of ali I' kinds
OF maud, a radical Governor and radical
Legislature, in consequence. were chosen. Wig
OrOus effort must be made to prevent a repetition
Of these gross Outrages, and 1t Is believed by an
immediate and united struggle and thorough or
ganization OF the party that this result, so desir
able can be accomplished. IL Is the duty OF every
democrat TO make an exertion to that end.


The State Committee instructed me, in giving the
foregoing notice to the democracy or pennsylvania
to earnestly call the attention Of the people 10 the
political condition OF louisiana. In complying with
tn1S direction ana expressing the WISH O the cOul-
mittee, the democratic party of the commonwealth
is invoked to take such action in the county con-
ventions as will, when the State Convention con-
venes, enable that body to declare the opinion and
Judgment OF the democrats OF Pennsylvania
in regard to the infamous acts OF the
federal Executive in sub)ugatiug overthrow
ing and destroying the rights Of the
people OF sovereign State by violent, unlawful
and unconstitutional means, using federal troops
and the usurped power of federal Court TO deter
mine and decide questions of state franchise, con.
stituti0n and government





viii the people not pause ana reflect, that they
may see to what form OF government we are with
certainty drifting, and apply remedy before II Is
too late Let the executive, legislative and judi
cal powers OF the government be quickly and
hXedy restored to the limits within which our
Revolutionary fathers prescribed they should be
exercised. SAMUEL J. RANDALL Chairman.
Year: 1873

During an alteration asst evening between James
Kelly and his wife Bridget who live at the corner
OF Carlisle and West streets, James drew sailors'
clasp knife and cut Bridget severely on the neck
and face. The injured woman was removed to The
Park Hospital, but the husband escaped.
Year: 1873

the Cherokee Nation.


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August s, 1873.
An election was held yesterday in the cherokee
Nation Ior members OF the National Council and
delegates to the Grand Council at Ocmulgee which
meets on the first Monday in December next.


The interest of the election rests mainly upon
the issues which have sprung up in the
Nation during the past few years rela
tive to the establishment OF territorial
government for the Indian Territory and the
allotment OF land III severaty The progressive
party believe they have carried the election out
owing TO the remoteness OF some OF the voting pre-
cincts and tue absence of the telegraph. the result
cannot be ascertained for some days


The new council Of Cherokees VIII vote TO ratiiy
or reject the constitution which was framed by the
Grand Council at Ocmulgee in 1870 and upon
this issue the campaign was conducted.
Year: 1873

The democracy OF the city are active throughout
the different wards, and are commencing the work
OF the campaign. The following address, from the
pen of 'Sam" Randall is being extensively clrcu-
Year: 1873

The Philadelphia Convention had in
its platform the following:


The franking privilege ought to
DO abolished and the way prepared for
a speedy reduction in the rates Of post
age


This is principle which we believe
the people Of this Nation and three
fourths, at least of the Republican
party, believe to be correct. Tho Low
or House of Congress has passed . bill'
for the abolishment Of the Thanking
privilege, but the Senate has always
dandled the bantling at arms length
until it has died.


Maybe they think that their long
tenure Of Office is proof against
the recollection oftheir unfaithfulness.


We shall expect that the incoming
Congress, II not the present one, will
meet this question and provide REM
cdy In some form for the evils that
hide under this privilege. II some
action BE- not taken, the people viii de-
msnd why. in strong terms.
Year: 1873

=


A Pennsylvania lady, after an cx-
perience Of twenty-five years, gives
the following method Of treating milk
for making Butter in Winter:


Strain the milk in the pans, filling
only half full-a little more or less will
make no difference: then as soon as
convenient set the pans OF milk on the
stove, where let them remain until
roughness or wrinkled appearance ON
top Of the milk il noticed, (if the milk
gete too hot the only harm will be less
creamy then take II TO the milk room
or cellar, in cool place until next
morning, then bring ii mp In warm
room and let it stand until the next
day, when IL is generally ready, 10 skim.
When treated in this way twill mot do
to skim much under forty -eight hours.
My plan is to skim morning and night'e
milking both at the same time In win
ter. II does not hurt butter for cream
to sour--rather aids in churniug, maxi
ing butter como sooner. The cream
kettle keep In the cellar until the day
or evening before ISwish TO chnrn
then, If convenient, set near . coal
stove or one that fire is kept In all
night liz the morning, before churn.
ing. try with a thermometer !. il should
be at the temperature oil 81 degrees
ifnot convenient to set the cream near
a warm stove, setting the kettle in hot
water will answer every purpose.


Many persons object to heating The
milk, because the milk sometimes
burns to The bottom Of the pans. To
avoid this, set pans with water on the
stove and place the pans with milk II!
these, 4 the difficulty isat once avoided.


Ii butter needs coloring, would pro.
fer carrot, which is prepared by scrap


ing of the outsidc and washing then
CRATE into small portion OF the cream


and strain this into the whole. would


say never wash butter: use rs little


water as possible. This Is my expcr


fence, having washed the butter to my
satisfaction. always having II grow


strong in few days after. Ihav,


tried many ways to avoid heating mill


in winter, but have found nothing nj
| satisfactory as what have given.