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Year: 1873

HAVANA, March 10-Rumors are cur
rent Of the early departure of Gen. Cebal-
los, and that he will be succeeded by a
General who will not only hold opinions
corresponding with those entertained by
the present Government in Spain, but will
act 10 concert with the Govern
ment. The leading slave holders
have recently been in session
almost nightly considering the situation,
but have not yet been able to determine up
on any plan Of action, or 10 arrive at any
solution OF the slavery question. When
ever the abolition decree becomes known,
the position assumed or the action taken by
the Conservative pro-slavery leaders will,
however, be entirely immaterial, as the
negroes are well informed on everything
going oD, and will certainly refuse to work
as slaves. 1t is rumored. that
the abolition of slaverye has
been already decreed. The middle and
poorer classes deprecate the carelessness of
slave owners in making no provision for
the abolition of slavery, and the belief is
gaining ground, that in the event of aboli-
ton being decreed, the wealthy slave own
ers will become inimical to the prosperity
of the Island.
Year: 1873

Among the relics Of the Con n:ederacv 20
he found in London. Judah P. Benjamin is
perhaps as comfortable and prosperous rs
an ex-rebel can hope to be. Ia fact, life
blossoms before him. He is rapidly build
ing up fame and acquiring fortune in
the land of his adoption. His practice at
the bar now amounts to more than $1,000 a
year, and his reputation as a barrister is
second to but very few of the great lights
of the profession. In society he is much
sought after, and there Is good reason to
believe that should he have any ambition
to re-enter political life the path is quite
ODop fo him
Year: 1873

It is said that solution of two-thirds OF
a pound OF CASTLE soap to gallon OF
water laid on damp wall as a wash, and
next day followed by another wash OF alum
water-two ounces dissolved in gallon
will cure the inconvenience, and prevent
any further recurrence of it. 1t is so SIM
pie thing that houseseepers troubled with
damp places in their dwellings, will be glad
to try it for themselves.
Year: 1873

The cheerful Turkey-red plaid
and figured tablecloths for break
fast and tea are more common with
people of means than in humber
homes. But they are really cheap
er than the white cloth, as they do
not soil aud rumple so readily. and
save not only the work, but the
wear, of frequent washing. With
ordinary care they can be used
three or four times as long as q
white one without washing.
Year: 1873

Finish alone is like a trimming to a
dress without any dress to put it on;
and a meaning is as necessary 10 per-
feet verse as the bass undertOne to a
perfect orchestra. 1t is true that this
bass by itself, whether the depth of the
bassoon, the baritone of the trombone,
or even the rhythmic beat of the drum,
is overpowering or disagreeable; but
all these discharge necessary office OF
support and enrichment for the decOra-
tions of the light flute and the piercing
cornet,a-piston. AS Mozart said, "there
was one thing in music worse than a
flute, i. e., two flutes;;" so we think the
more there is of melOdic verse which
is empty of meaning, the Worse II is
IT is like q whole orchestra of shrill
flutes and tinkling guitars. Words are
only valuable when they express some
thing, and silly poetry is even more
worthless than silly prose, inasmuch as
it aims at a higher and more regular
form of expression, therefore its failure
Is more of a disappointment; and also
for the reason that beautiful form comes
by labor, and it is pity to see labor
bestowed on what is worthless when
finished. You expect a drink of rich
and generous wine, and you are offered
some tepid sugar and water-not even
rose-water, These eaf saoree verses are
often graceful, delicate, pretty, and this
may seem praise enough; but when
you remember that the same praise
can be justly bestowed on y mould of
blancmange, it can hardly seem sufii-
cient. Riancmange Is a concOction
made up by the cOnfectioner, which a
spoon breaks into shapeless mass;and
these mixed and stewed concOctions,
boneless, without the fibre of flesh or
the pulp or juice of fruit, when season.
cd and poured in a mould of initiative
fruit or flowers, can never bear the
critics knife. There must be structure,
even in poem, to have 1t worth any,
thing, not hony, prOtruding structure,
but something that holds the parts in
cOherency.
Year: 1873

A rough Californian who had mined
and quandered much gold. met at last
a noble old lady, who persuaded him
to abandon strong drink. He kept his
promise, and through Temperance and
economy was soon able to send his
aged mother in the East good-sized
greenback, being the first eommunica-
ton with the family for sixteen years.
In reply he received the intelligence
that his father had died, leaving him
the old homestead, valued at $4,000,
and imploring him to return home and
comfort his mother in her decling years
The moral of this story is not so obvi-
Gus as might be desirable.
Year: 1873

"Pm here already" The hare started,
and wondered not a little; he thought
no other wise than that it was the
hedgehog himself that ran out meet
him, for, as every one knows, the
hedgehog's wife looks just like her
husband.


But the hare thought: There's some
thing wrong about all this! Another
race! At it again! And away ne went
like storm wind, so thrt his ears lay
fiat on his head. But the hedgehog's
wife staid quietly in her place. When
the hare came to the upper end the
hedgehog called out to. him, "Pm here
already" But the hare, beside him.
self with rage, cried, "Another race.
AT it againn' 't@


"I'm quite willing" answered the
hedgehog, 'siust as often as thou likest


So the hare ran three and seventy
times, and the hedgehog held out to
the very end with him. Every time
the hedgehog or his wife said, "Pnl
here already"


But the four and SEVENTEEN time the
hare came no more to the end. In the
middle of the field he fell to the eartf
and lay dead uyon the spot.


So the hedgehog took the louis d'ol
and the bottle of brandy he had won
called his wife out of the furrow, anC
both went home together; and if the.
have not died they are living still. 81
happened it that on the Buxtehud
heath the hedgehog ran the hare =
death, and since that time no hare ha
ever dreamed OF running race with
BuXtehude hedgehog.


But the moral of this story is, first
that no one, however high and might.
he may think himself, shall let it hap
pen to him to make merry over a
humble man, even if he be hedgehog
and, secondly, that it is advisable, whel
one marries, that he take wife out c
his own condition, and who looks jus
like h imself. He, therefore, that is
hedgehog must look to it that his wifi
is also hog; and so forth.
Year: 1873

An old woman in Maine crossed over
a bridge that was marked dangerous"
without seeing the sign. On being IN
formed of the. fact on the other side
she turned about in great alarm and re-
crossed it, .-..
Year: 1873

THE worst OF the pinch in the money
market at New York appears to be over
Currency from the South and West is
flowing in rapidly; and In few days, 1t is
to be expected, rates will DO down to the
usual level. It does not appear, however,
That there Is any assurance Of decline in
gold Hitherto gold h@ been most buoy
an, when currency was most abundant
chiefly because OF that abundance but
recently we have witnessed the anomaly
Of a sharp rise in gold on money market
OF almost unprecedented stringency' This
fact indicates that the rise in gold has
been due to causes very largely, II not
wholly, independent Of the condition OF
the money market; md II those causes
continue to operAto-as apparently they
must for some time to Come-no immedi-
ate or considerable decline in tho gold
premium Is to 10 expected.
Year: 1873

OrR Columbus dispatches say 1t Is not
vot known what the precise political COM


nosition of the Ohio Constitutional Con-
vention will be; but it is believed 1t will
be very equally divided between the
distinctive political parties II this sho1ld
he true, it will be rather fortunate than
otherwise for the people Of Ohio. Both
reason and experience show that q good
und enduring organic law cannot be
made by body completely dominated BY
those representing any one set oI po'
litical ideas. There never was more
striking evidence Of the fact than
that afforded by the recent Convention
in this State. Constitutions are made
lor the government Of all the people oil a
State, entertaining every shade OF po'
li,ical opinion. To be most useful and
lasting, they must confne themselves to
those general principles of government
touching which all tho people are sub
stantially agreed; leaving merely partisan
or ephemeral questions to be dealt with
by the people through the legislature or
otherwise, so that tho treatglRnt OF them
can adjust itself to the popular humor
aud to the fluctuations Of party organiza'
ton. The misfortune in our case Is that
our Convention was 80 thoroughly and In
tcnsely partisan that the instrument franz
ed by it subordinates everything else to the
one object of keeping the dominant party
in power; and that whenever that party
breaks down the people Of the State In
selldeience will have to mako another
constitution. The nice balancing Of po-
li,ical parties in the Ohio Convention
will be likely to save that State from the
incubus of partisan constitution such as
now hangs like mlllstonc around the
neck OF this "young and growing COM
nonwcalth."
Year: 1873

FROM THE OTHER SIZE OF THE
WoRLD.-For tho first time, we believe,
our news columns this morning contain a
telegraphic dispatch direct from China
We have for several months had kilograms
ut intervals from Bombay, but never one
before from the West shore Of the Pacific.
1t is something,oE surprise, for II there
has been any announcement OF the open
Ing of telcgraphic communication with
China, 1t has escaped our attention. In
future it will be common occurrence, we
presume, for our readers to know at break
last whenever anything notable occurred
the day before at the centerS of intellt-
gence In the land OF tea and pig.taIls, on
tho opposite side Of the globe; and 1t
cannot now bc very long before ia
pan will be brought within reach
of tho same intimate communica-
lIon, OF cOursc, in tho ordinary run
Of events, We cannot expect tho news
from that remote quarter Of the world to
DO Of very thrilling, interest hcrei but 1t
Is something of an event to have news
from the land Of ConIucius only q few
hours old; and when we sit down to
breakfast and the morning paper, realiz'
ing that science directed by the genius
of an American citizen, has thus brought
the ends of the earth together for our
daily Information and entertainment, we
cannot but feel some complRcency and
pride in the agencies that show such
achievements.
Year: 1873

Ban Nrws ron rnE LADIES No doubt
il will be sad news TO our lady friends to
learn that there is move on ioot to intro.
dncc greater simplicity and less variety in
dress \ number Of wealthy New York
Indies. of the highest social distinction
have recently come to the conclusion that
the present style Of feminine aiornmcnt
IL far too elaborate and expensive.
aud have resolved to make an effort
to introduce a plaiuer and less costly style
and ask the cooperation Of the sex
throughout the country, What say you
ladies
Year: 1873

lion, when it will fight, is a fearful
enemy. His motions showed too
plainly that he meant mischief. A
hundred thoughts flashed through
the lady's brain. She thought of
similar adventures she had read Of,
but no gallant young man was near
to save her as there should have
been. She was too far from camp
for her voice to be heard, if she
should shout, which she did not
dare to do, for fear her cries would
preclpitate the attack. Nor dare
she run for the same reason. She
thought Of what she had read Of the
power OF the human eye over ami
mails, and then she stared him in
the eyes.


But the lion commenced creeping
toward her, his eye glaring. The
young lady sank to the ground
hopeless of escaping. But deliv-
crer was at hand that she knew
nothing of. A mile or two down
the stream band OF Utcs were en-
camped, and itappears that the lion,
few hours before, had attempted
to make q meal out OF one OF their
ponies, but was driven off. Two or
three Of the Indians had followed
him with a dog and guns, and just
as the young lady sank swooning to
the ground the dog dashed upon the
scene, distracting the animals at
tention. A moment later and the
crack of 4 rifle broke the evening S
silence, and wounded, the animal
fled.
Year: 1873

From the Denver Ncws.l


Last summer-as the Boulder pa
per tells the story-a young lady OF
that city joined party on trip t"
Middle Park. One evening while
the party were at Grand Lake, en-
joving the fishing and beautiful
scenery Of that favored spot, the
lady started alone for stroll down
the stream, hunting tor" specimens"
which abound there. Her interest
in the collection led her further and
further from the camp, until the sun
went down. The growing darkness
warned her to return. Gathering
up her treasures she was about to
90, when a cat-likc growl startled
her. Looking in the direction from
which it came, on the bank OF the
stream few feet above her, she
saw the crouched form Of puma,
or a Rocky Mountain lion. Lying
fiat upon the ground, with his tail
moving uncasily from side to side,
with the bristlcs on his back raised
like those Of an angry cat, and with
shining eyeballs, he was watching
his fair prey. The situation was
one which the stoutest hearted hun
+er would not have envied, for the
Year: 1873

Three young men of our city,
having read OF ice boats, and ambi-
tious for ride upon such a craft,
improvised one, last evening, ! y
repairing to the river with pair
of bob-sleds, placing upon them Il
large dry goods box and elevating
above the whole large sail. On
spreading their canvas the brisk
wind prevailing put their novel
craft in motion and carried it over
the ice at a speed far exceeding
their expectations. One Of the par
ty gracefully bestrode the front bob
to act as tiller; another was proudly
perched upon the box, to steady
the mast and be on the lookout,
while the third ensconsed himself
behind the box, with his fairy-like
pedal extremity dragging on the ice
and serving as q rudder.


Everything went lovely for half
mile or SO, and our friends We're
growing exceedingly iubilant over
tHclf NouuSIlui SuCCSsS, WHeu tHcS
suddenly ran upon breakers IN the
way of a field of ice, causing their
ride to come to an ignominious end.
Their bobs were unceremoniously
divorced, one part going this way
ana the other that; the sail betook
itself on an arial journey and
brought up on various trees, from
whose tops its fragments wave like
pennants at sea; the box performed
sundry revolutions and distributed
itself generally over the ice, while
the pleasure seekers were impelled
with a sudden desire to indulge in
gymnastics, such as ground and
lofty tumbling, at the conclusion of
which they found themselves in at
titudes which would not be regard
ed as entirely becoming in public, a
quarter of 4 mile from each other,
with their mouths and ears full of
ice, their eyes full of tears and =
whole armament of stars, and their
heads full of-Eut let us drop the
curtain here. Suffice it that the
young men don't consider them
selves entire successes rs naviga-
tors on ice, and hope for better luck
next ,ime.-Nuscatine Journal.
Year: 1873

own way, taking good care to let
the enemy think he is master of the
position. We use the word enemy
here to imply not enmity of Husband
and wife, but Of man to woman's
assumption of superiority.


There are genuine good hus-
bands, and there are opposite ex-
tretnes. These latter can be forced
to be good husbands, in spite of
themselves. Men possess less stam-
ina than is generally credited to
them, and are so easily moulded by
feminine influence, that a good,
loving wife can ennoble the most
hardened specimen of a husband if
she studies his peculiarities and lays
siege to them.


There are irritable men by nature
who are denied the privilege of be-
ing irritable. There are penurious
men, whose houses overflow with
every luxury money can purchase.
They cannot understand themselves;
they suspect this undertow Of pow
er, but it is too st, ong for them.-
They can find no reasonable cause
OF complaint; their homes are mod
els OF attractive comfort; they love
to dwell therein; they pine tor them
when absent. Their slippers are
always ready for their weary feet
at night; the biscuits are nowhere
so light. the coffee nowhere so de-
lectable, as at their own cosy break
fast table; they are the happiest of
men, all because their wives have
the sense to apply military tactics
to the household regime, and reap
the reward Of their management by
living peacefully Will. men, who, in
the hands of less skilful women,
would be simply detestable.
Without any disparagement of
the opposite sex-utterly discounte
nancing Mrs. Caudle, Xantippe, and
similar viragos-we do protest
against any woman meriting a hus-
band till she knows how to manage
one.


An old lady once remarked to us:
eff you ever have a husband, re-
member three separate adyices,
which | have learned from expert
ence. Never question him about
his business until he first breaches
the subject; never trouble him with
domestic affairs when YOU see q
shadow on his face; and last, but
not least, always have his dinner
smoking hot i'll the very nick of
time"


Matrimonial felicity would be
strikingly enhanced were these sem
sible advices accepted and followed
not in the delusion that man is 4
demi- god to be fawued on and fiat
tered, but Il most complex mixture
Of good and evil. Simply held in
durance, a formidable beast; but
rightly managed, blessing to the
family circle-a blessing to the
world.
Year: 1873

Glenwoud has a sensation III the
shape Of human skeleton, found
by y wood chopper on cutting down
Il hollow tree. Indications are that
it had been there a hundred years
or so. Evidently some noble red
man had climbed the tree to the
spot where the body torked, and
where ut the fork the hollow in the
tree came through to the outer air,
he had slipped in, and starved to
death. The "fricnds of the de-
ceased" can have the remains on
application.
Year: 1873

TELL THE TRUTH.-There is no NOR
al difference between ''white" and
''black" lies. We think a great lie
great sin, and great shame to man;
but, after all, little lies are much more
dangerous, because there are so many
of them, and because each one of
therl is diamond-pointed. And these
little, petty untruths, which are so
small that we do not notice them, and
so numerous that we cannot estimate
them, are the ones that take off the
very enamel of the moral sense-cut
away its entire surface
Year: 1873

The love of truth, which has ever
been our distinguishing characteris-
tic, compels us to say that there is a
female variety of that railroad ami
NAL whose name is spelt with three
letters. She enters car in the Bos-
ton depot, seats herself in the middle
of the seat, rserves the seat in front
of her, and places upon it bundle,
consisting of pair of gloves and q
th-brush, as a warning that the
seat is reserved. Then she glares at
everybody who attempts to sit beside
her, or use the seat in front of her,
until the sensible but ungallant con-
ductor compels the removal of the
huge bundle, to make room for some
of the tired people who are stand
ing in the aisle Then he sinks in
her estimation, and she pouts during
the rest of her journey, angry because
she cannot monopolize three seats
which she has not paid for.
Year: 1873

If there is in our midst one class
more conspicuous than another for
untiring devotion to the sick and dy-
ing, It is the Memphis clergy
There is no duty from which they
shrink. At the dead hour of night,
as at MONDAY, these ministers OF
God are found wherever sickness or
death calls for their services. Kneel-
ing at the bedside in prayer, minis
tering to the sick as nurses, or serV-
ing as messengers for medical aid,
they labor without ceasing. They
do not wait until their presence is in
voked. Braving the pestilential air
of the infected district, they go from
dwelling to dwelling, from hovel to
hovel, seeking those who may need
their services. Four have fallen
martyrs to their holy duty-fallen
while relieving poor frail bodies from
pain, and pointing out to the dying
the straight, narrow path that leads
to heaven. But the others press
forward to fill the places vacated by
the Angel of death-to close the
ranks widened by those who, until a
few days ago, stood beside them,
shoulder to shoulder, like brave
comrades advancing to charge in
battle Memphis Avalanche.
Year: 1873

A vegetable gardener called at 6
newspaper office the other day, and
inquired very anxiously if the editor
had seen anything in the papers late
ly about a worm that was doing
much damage to celery. 81 intend
ed" said he, "to have raised a good
deal of celery this year, but I don't
think it will pay if that celery grub
that started at Washington a while
since, about what 1 have hearn SC
much on, is coming this way" A
light dawned upon the editors mind
the "Salary Grab"
Year: 1873

Some wag at Fort Wayne mailed
letters to a score of business men,
telling them to lookout for man who
would visit their houses that evening
to see their wives, and twenty bust
ness men surprised their wives by
coming home two hours ahead of
time.
Year: 1873

A modest young lady at a table the
other evening-whom and where we
are not going to divulge-desiring
the leg of a chicken, said, Il will take
the part which ought to be dressed in
drawers" A young gentleman op-
posite chimed in with, 81 will take
the part which ought to wear the bus
tle." The young lady tainted, of
course.
Year: 1873

James Stephens, an old and respec-
ted citizen of this county, fell dead in the
public square in this place, last Saturday
afternoon about two O'Clock. He was, up
to the instant OF his death, SO far as is
known, in usual health And on Monday
morning of this week, uncle Sammy
Lauchlin, of this place, died just about as
suddenly while in the act of washing for
breakiast.-Columbi City Commercial.
Year: 1873

"A pint of hazelnuts made the entire
force at the Plymouth REPUBLICAN office
happy; and thus fulfils the prophesy that
man wants little here below" &c.-Man
chester Republican.


Slightly mistaken-the Plymouth RE
PUBLICAN never had pint of hazr lnuts
to our knowledge. If you want to get OF
a little joke at our expense, go in; but
PLEASE don't bring it down 10 so sharp Q
DiRt
Year: 1873

WOOD BROTHERS CO., TAO Broadway offer their
entire stock OF Carriages at prices greatly below their
value in consequences Of the damage sustained the
late fire. An opportunity Is thus afforded for securing
handsome carriages at prices that cannot fail to be salts
tor all seasons and Is unsurpassed in beauty OF design
and excellence Of quality.
Year: 1873

before. she was burned OF Key West and
her case is the cause of this, nv article
upon "old men" The underwriters inspee-
tors refused to class her, although she was
a good ship, She was detained here at
least four weeks in consequence. Finally
she was chartered By the owners giving a
guarantee 10 the underwriters. How much
OF guarantee do not know, but it is said
about town that the owners will be held
responsible for large portion of the risk
on both cargo and ship. A ship loading in
the same tier with the Norwester. at least
six years older. and an inferior ship every
way, received the class they asked for. If
there is any Justice in this. ''old mer. lot
Young ones" will say it.