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Year: 1872

There is now and then person so stu pid as to believe that advertisements in the newspapers are not generally read, and that the money expended in advertising is practically Iwasted. Even such will con- cede that if hundred men of politead- dress, of fluent speech and ready wit were to call daily or weekly each upon hundred others and get the ears of each long enough to say John Smith, or Jones, or Thomp son at such place has such and such and such goods at such prices, or would sell house or lot, or had lost horse or pocket book, or would loan money, etc., we say such men will concede that the ser vices of this one hundred men would be of great value to Smith or Jones, and in the same measure to the party to whom this statement was made. This one hundred men could not be employed to go from door to door and make this statement to ten thousand people for sless than cost of several hundred dollars each trip. All this is done by the newspapers at cost of a few shillings, or 8 few dollars at most, and the visits are made week after week, day after day. The messenger who tray els addresses himself to the ear and takes the party addressed when he may have his thoughts absorbed in business or other matters but the newspaper reaches the party sought through the eye. when the reader has his thoughts solely upon the paper before him.

 But those who effect to believe that there is little use in advertising urge as an objec- ton that advertisements are not read. They can be easily convinced of theil error in this respect by making inquiry. Let them insert an advertisement offering to purchase some article that is tolerably plenty in the market, and they will be flooded with offers to sell before the ink ol the advertisement is dry. An enterprislne weekly that has circulation of one, twG or three thousand copies is in position tt do the village merchants much good, ant for which, as rule, the publisher does no get one fourth of what he justly deserves In its sphere the weekly is of quite a much service to the advertiser as is tn Gaily, and oftentimes it enjoys the privi lege of being the exclusive family visitor a aprivilege the daily papers seldom enjoy -Union aDd Advertiser, Rochester, ~. y
Year: 1872

Respectfully announce to the public of Falls Will lage and vicinity that they have returned from New York with q large assortment of Millinery and Fnacy Goods. which they intend to sell at the very lowest prices also are prepared to do first class Dress Making in all its branches. All per sons having unsettled accounts with Mrs. F. M olin are requested to call and settle before Nov. l.

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Year: 1872

From the st. Louis Republican,


The marrying business received mer.
tied rebuff in Louisville the other day.
AS very often happens a young lady had
engaged herself for life to two gentle
men; one of them she loved, or pre-
tended to, and the other she did not love,
but the pretensions were all the same.
By some strange freak, that can only be
explained on the ground that she was a
woman, she married the man who stood
lowest in her virgin affections. The
anion did not last long, and in cold
blood she applied for and obtained a
divorce Then comes the other and re-
news his suit and is accepted; the we'd
ding day is fixed and the invitations
issued. Unexpected trouble comes, for
the pastor of the church selected refuses
to perform the ceremony, and the trus-
tees decline to open their house for the
spectacle. The tickets Of admission had
TO be Withdrawn, and it was necessary to
make other arrangements for the grand
transformation scene in which the two
lovers after all their troubles, having
been released from the demon of the
play, were to make an accession into an
imaginary paradise amid the glare of
blue lights. Another pastor and an
other church were found, and the play
was enacted This Is degrading nup-
tials into the coolest kind of business
that can be imagined. We have heard
OF ladies who found it difficult to make
selection from number Of admirers, but
according to the above whim of taking
the worst first, II they live long enough
they might finish up the whole list and
be happy vet.
Year: 1872




One very sultry evening in the dos
days Garrick performed Lear. In the
first four acts he received the accustom
ed tribute Of applause; at the conclu
sion Of the fifth, when he wept over the
body Of Cordelia, every eye caught the
soft infection.


AT this interesting moment, to the as
tonishment of all present, his face as
sumed new character, and his whole
frame appeared agitated by new pas
sion. 1t was not tragic; it was evidently
an endeayor to suppress laugh.


In few seconds the old attendant no
bles appeared to be affected in the same
manner, and the beauteous Cordelia, who
was lying extended on crimson couch
opened her eyes to see what occasioned
the interruption, leaped from her sofa,
and with the majesty of England, the
gallant Albany and tough old Kent, ran
laughing off the stage.


The audience could not account for
this strange termination of a tragedy in
any other way than by supposing that
the dramatis persOn9 were seized with
a sudden frenzy, but their risibility had
dlnerent source.


A fat Whitechapel butcher, seated in
the center of the front bench of the pit,
was accompanied by his mastiH, who,
being accustomed TO sit on the same
seat with his master az home, naturally
supposed that he might here enjoy the
same privilege The butcher sat very
far back; and the dog, finding fair
opening, got on the seat, and fixing his
forepaws on the rail of the orchestra,
peered at the performers with as upright
a head and as grave an air as the most
sagacious critic of the day.


0u: corpulent slaughterman was made
of melting stuff, and not being accus-
toned to the heat of a play found
himself oppressed by a large aud we'll
powdered Sunday periwig, which, for the
of cooling and wiping his
head, he pulled off and placed on the
mastiff


The dog being in so conspicuous
situation, caught the eye of Mr.. Garrick
and the other performers. A mastif in
a church-warden wig was too much
it would have provoked laughter in Lear
himself, at the moment of his deepest !
distress No wonder, then, that it had
such an effect on his representative.
Year: 1872

We would mention fact which has
come within our observation and expe-
rience, which, if generally true, is of
some importance. Itis this: That the
&uit bud from the base of the past
years cane throws out larger and better
developed grapes than either the first
or the second. The grapes from these
buds seau, also better favored, and gen
orally superior to those on the first and
second. In accordance with this hint
we have adopted the plan Of cutting
the cane at such length - to leave the
third bud, generally, and sometimes the
fourth, when q good strong one, and
then rubbing off the FIRST and second
buds, and leaving the third and fourth
for fruit. The number Of fruit buds
left on the vine must depend on the
age and strength of the vine. If the
vines are strong and vigorous at three
years. from two to three punches oi
grapes may be allowed to mature on
each without injury.-Paeife Rara'
Press.
Year: 1872

An Attempt TO reconcile tie Pope ana The


f4ai# King. jig0f fan FE Ng .


| am in position to- furnish you with
authentic details of the attempts made by
the Emperor of Brazil to bring about q
reconciliation between the Pope and the
King of Italy. In the first interview
which took place between the Pope and
the Emperor, the latter spoke long, warm
ly and eloquently on the necessity of a
reconciliation. The Pope, after listening
very attentively to him, said he was very
much surprised to hear such language
used to him by the Emperor of Brazil. II
am for the nonce," replied the Emperor,
"only Don Pedro d'Alcantara, who ad-
dresses your Holiness every well, my
dear Don Pedro d'Alcantara, said the
Pope, ''people say you are a philosopher,
and [ believe it. Consult your books, and
when you find many one of them that the
day unites with the night, bring the work
to me, and | shall have precedent for the
reconciliation you advocate"


To the Empress the Pope made himself
still more disagreeable, and spoke to her
sarcastically of her having acted as
cicerone to her husband over the royal
palace at Naples, she being the daugh-
ter of King Francis l., of the Two
Sicilies. Verify" said his Holiness, "the
Emperor could have discovered no one
DetIer quailneu lllan you, Mauam, 10 90
him the hOnors of the palace of your an
cestors." The Empress was very much
hurt at this, and did not visit the Pope
again even to take leave of him. But the
Emperor returned to see him Immediately
before his departure, and commenced once
more on the subject of reconciliation, and
even went SO far as to say that he would
bring Victor Emmanuel secretly to the
Vatican. II will get him to come here in
a cab, u he said, "and no one will know any
thing about it'll The Pope was much ir-
ritated at this, and parted very coldly with
the Emperor. What is most original about
an interview between him and the Holy
Father, much less to drive with him in
cab to the Vatican. The Emperor of Brazil
acted throughout l1r0prio gnotu.-IPonee
Cor Pal Mall Gazette.
Year: 1872

In the last number of the Christian
Union Mr.. Beecher gives his opinion of
the weekly religious papers of the city,
and tells this story Of his own early life:
''Some twenty-five years ago, when settled
in Indiana, when food was plenty and
money scarce, we had neglected to pay
our subscription to the Observer until it
amounted to some S15 or S1S. Not know
ing exactly how to spare the money, we
offered to write six letters from the West,
and to do our best, as an equivalent for the
debt. They were always cautious manag-
ers in that office, and never took risks.
Alter moments pause glance at US
from head to foot, with a slow but decided
snake of the head they declined the six ar
ney. We walked out of the office quite
crestfallen, bnt supposed that they knew
the worth of such matters better than we
did,
Year: 1872

Could all the elements opposed to the Repub,,


can party and the administration OF Grant De cemehteu
party there is little doubt but that they would give the
Re apbcans race but that Is just what 1t Is next
10 impossible to do Therefore the Republicans have
little to fear from the Cincinnati movement as ~ now
looks. Independent OF the Democratic party, VII, pt
cnmparatiycy insignificant, for do not believe that
many Republicans would adhere TO it If they once saw
of the disaficcted Republicans would prefer Grant to
Democrat and would vote for him if they thought IL was
necessary to prevent the election oi regular DEMO
cratic President
Year: 1872

Our SPECIAL LETTERS FROM JApAN-TgH
CooLrE TRAFFIC AT ISSUE special CORE
spondence from Japan which appears in the
HERALD, under date of the latest mail advices
from Yokohama and Hiogo, supplies news of
great interest, particularly with reference to
the modern and scarcely masked slave trade
which Is carried on from China under the cover
and classification of the coolie traffic. The
japanese authorities and people, the progress
sive reformers of the Far East are likely to
bring the subject to the test of international
arbitrament. Peruvian vessel laden with
Chinese coolies was driven into japanese
port by stress of weather. Here she was
forcibly detained and the cases of the coolies
inquired into The commander Of the ship
pleads that the Chinese are emigrants, each
one exiling himself of his own free will as an
articled industrial laborer. The representa-
Lives Of some of the great governments, Eng
land among them, have interested themselves
in the matter at the point of Japanese decla-
ration 30 that it is quite probable the Christian
world will soon have occasion to enlarge the
scope of the work Of international settlement
from Geneva outward to Hong Kong and Pekin
spd at Yokohama aud HoRo
Year: 1872

THE WALL STREET CALDRoN was quieter
yesterday, although there was good deal Of
simmering in the public discussion Of the
situation. The offensive and defensive action
of the two banks that refused to cash certified
checks presented by the pool on Thursday was
the occasion of meeting of the Clearing
House, but nothing was done Of formal
character either to endorse or to condemn it.
The rebuff of the pool in their designs upon
the money market has been supplemented by
q new trouble, in the shape of revival of an
old law allowing the Treasury to anticipate the
payment Of the coin interest on the public
debt by period of sixty days, on rebate of
six per cent.
Year: 1872

republicans. We believe, too. that if so nomi-
mated tho canvass for Mayor would be so far
simplifed as to render the issue dependent
only on the strength in this city of Herman
and Cox and Greeley and Brown.


Mr.. Havemeyer, it is understood, is to be
brought forward as the candidate for Mayor of
the Committee of Seventy and its afiliating
reform associations. We presume that with
this introduction he will be adopted by the
republicans as their candidate What chance,
against this coalition, will there be for the Tam
many reform candidate or the outside reformers
under the banner of O'Brien? A compro-
mise candidate, representing Greeley demo-
Gratis and republicans, and the O'Brien re-
formers if possible, will be the only chance
for them against the Committee of Seventy,
backed up by the Grant republican reformers
And here Mr.. Dana's availability comes out in
bold relief He Is Greeley republican, and
heartily supports the Syracuse coalition State
ticket He is q city reformer, and in the
cause of reform has struck many telling
blow for O'Brien. In short, Mr.. Dana, on the
momentous question of the Mayoralty, offers
the same advantages for a coalition of oil the
anti Grant elements which the name of Mr..
Greeley suggested to the Cincinnati and Balti-
more Conventions. There must be fusion
of the democrats and liberal republicans in
this metropolis on the Mayor, or there will be
confusion among them in reference to Presi-
dent, Governor and Legislature. AS goes the
city so goes the State-that is, if the city goes
by anything near its average democratic ma
jority. But Grant is strong and Dix is strong,
and the democrats of the city, on the question
of reform and the Mayor, are so cut up and
divided as to render the general result in the
city, from present appearances, exceedingly
doubtful. Hence we suggest, as the basis for
coalition of all the opposition reform ele-
ments, the name Of Charles A. Dana to head
their city ticket, for of all things to be desired
by the people of this island in regard to these
coming elections of the 9Th of November is
square issue and fair battle between two re-
form candidates, because with three or moro
we make it q scrub race, which in its results
will give us anything but city reform.
Year: 1872

INSPECTORS OF ELECTIONS. AT the meeting
of the Police Commissioners on Thursday
large number of citizens were appointed as
Election Inspectors, and the Chief of the
Bureau of Elections was directed to have them
sworn in. The list will be completed in
about ten days. In addition to these we are
to have another set acting under United States
law. An honest election, which gives every
voter an opportunity TO exercise his choice,
and fair count of the ballots cast, are what
we want more than anything else in this
election; and it would seem that If an abund-
ance of inspectors can insure it, We may, for
once, have full and free expression of the
vog populi, which, If not vor Del, is near
enough 10 it for all practical purposes
Year: 1872

The Cosr OF Coal IN ENGLAND. An i'm
mediate decline in the present high price of
coal is anticipated in England. The value of
the article was run up with degree of ra-
pidity which alarmed the people. 1t may
come down just as suddenly. The average cost
will then equalize, pretty much all over the
world, for the Winter,
Year: 1872




Geneva Representatives.


II must be admitted on all hands that the
Geneva arbitration has been a jolly affair from
its inception. 1t was ushered into life as the
result of the wining and dining of the Roast
Joint High Commissioners, and certainly they
had "high' old time of it. Never for mo-
ment has the offspring belied its paternity
The scenes at Washington were renewed with
zest at Geneva, and that quaint old town was
fain to acknowledge that the arbitrators were
o pleasant lot. Even the grim judicial aspect
OF the English commissioners thawed into
something approaching conviviality under the
influence Of dinners, wine and fstes champetres.
We have reason to believe that the Alabama
business was brought to close with regret,
and something Of sorrow was visible in the
faces of the wise men as they separated for their
distant homes. News comes now that Paris is
about to cheer the dropping spirits of our re-
turning sages by wining and an introduction
to the foles Pdrisiennes. No doubt the grave
arbitrators will come home wiser if not better
men, for this little experience. There can be
no objection to closing up the treaty farce in
jolly manner. We have been outwitted and
humiliated, and the best thing we can do is to
join with our frisky representatives and cry as
loudly as we can, Vive la bdgateue
Year: 1872

States, free of duty. The third clause
provides for the continuance Of the bond
ing system during the operation Of the
treaty.


The fourth clause provides that the
right of transhipment contained in
the second clause shall be insured to the
citizens of the United States during the
existence of the treaty.


The last clause provides that the act
shall go into effect on the issuance by
the government Of an order Of the coun-
Gil, brought to all the subjects Of the
treaty which the Canadian Parliament
had power 70 act on before the house.
The treaty had been largely discussed in
the public press, and his position with
reference to it had been the subject OF
comment No matter what might be
the consequences, this Parliament had a
right to reject the clauses affecting Can
ada if they chose. If such right did
not exist he would have had no right to
sign the treaty as plenipotentiary Sir
John spoke over five hours and reviewed
the whole proceedings of the commits
sion, strongly urging the house to assent
to the bill
Year: 1872

New YORK, May a7-August Belmont
was interviewed yesterday and said OF
the platform and nominees of the Gin
cinnati Convention: "1'his is now but
a bomb shell; we must wait until we
see its effect on the press, the people,
and in fact, on many things; it must
90 further. go further: it may be pol
icy to adopt the ticket. Mr.. Greeley,
in my opinion, will run well in the
Southern States, but as / said
before, it is altogether too soon to
Judge yet. 1 will do most anything
to beat this administration, not that
have anything against General Grant,
but do not like his idea of government.
The Philadelphia Convention must meet
yet, and then the Democratic party will
have to act wisely. 1t is my opinion
that the Liberal ticket will be with
drawn, if the Demoerats make good
nomination. In the meantime, judge
it best for the party to say OrdO nothing.
What we might say now would proba-
bly, be perverted, for turned against US
when nominations are made.
Year: 1872

CLEVELAND, May 5. = About five
O'Clock last evening a fire broke out In
one of the agitators of the Standard Oh
Company's works, situated q mile and
a half southeast Of the city. In a. few
minutes three stills wereon fire and their
contents escaping ran down the hill into
the river, which was soon covered with
burning oil and oil barrels. The
fire department could do little
OF nothing toward extinguishing the
flames and directed their efforts toward
saving such portions of the works as
were near the burning oil. About four
thousand barrels Of distilled and refin-
ed oil burned and the refinery was DANA
ged to the eamOuntOften thousand dollars
total loss about twenty Thousand dol
lars. Abont an hour lster the oil ship
ping house and platform near the ATTAIN
tic and Great Western railroad depot
caught fire and was totally destroyed
together with the contents, consisting
Of between one hundred and fifty and
two hundred barrels Of refined oil. Loss
about ten thousand dollars. It was
with the greatest difficulty that the
bonded warehouse near the burning
sheds, containing two thousand barrels
Of refined oil, were saved.
Year: 1872

As a judge Of the Superior Court in
New York was deliving his decision in a
case he was interrupted by the vociferous
braying Of a donkey under one of the
windows of the court room. What Is
that?'' teastily asked the Judge; where
upon the council against whom he was
deciding the case arose and remarked,
''It is merely the echo of the court, your
HOnourD -
Year: 1872

A Young lady at Council Bluffs,
U. s., being informed by her swain that
he intended to cease his attentions, cow
hided him around the room, and, as he
sprang through the open window, told
him, with a parting stroke, that that
would teach him to be more careful for
the future not to trifie with gentle and
loving heart.
Year: 1872

Efforts are making to secure a re
peal of the ursury laws by the present
Legislature


Fruit was never more plenty in
Windsor county. Apples are selling at
S1.3O to $500 per barrel delivered at
the cars, and cider is selling at $500 per
barrel


"A correspondent asks ''why a series
OF lectures on the subject ON Temperance
by resident, professional, or other men
cannot be arranged for and delivered in
every town in Rutland county during the
winter


The apple heaps through the coun-
try are the truest pictures of the har-
vest They bring us many good things
the proclamation of coming good
cheer for Thanksgiving and the long
winter evenings.
Year: 1872

Onr community was terribly shocked,
Monday morning, by the announcement
in the morning Journals that respected
merchant had been assassinated at his
own residence the previous night You
have. of course. received the particulars
long before this by telegram, so that l
will not again rccite the details OF the
hOrrid crime.


In to the present moment no clue mas
been found to the murderer, or. rather,
the police have not made pubic any
thing. 1t seems to be a very peculiar
case, for as far as can be ascertained,
Mr.. Lane had no enemies of any cOnse-
quence, or, rather, none that he, htmselI'
knew Of at the time of the commission
of the deed. The idea that the assassin
was insane does not seem to me TO De
worthy of notice, for it is not at all
likely that had he been he would nave
taken so much care to shield hlnseIL
from observation with his umbrella,
when firing the fatal shot. Then, again,
the theory that Mr. Lane was mistaken
for some one else does not seem a good
one. He was sitting in room brilliant
lv lighted, with the curtains all drawn
up at the time the door bell rang, ana
the hall in which he stood, after opening
the door, was also we'll lighted, so that
the murderer must have known his VIC
tim.


At the cOroners investigation nothing
of importance has yet been ascertained
with the exception of the facts that Mr..
Lane had carried on rather sharp cor
respOndence with some parties in CIeYe-
land. relating to some business matters,
but no suspicion falls upon them. Mr..
Lane was not on very good terms with q
gentleman residing in New York city,
having had some difficulty recently about
a mortgage; still he is not suspected.


Mr.. Mills who acted as private secre-
tary to the deceased, testified that Mr..
Lane carried on a large correspondence
with private parties, quite number be-
ing ladies. Ladies frequently called at
the office, when he (Mr. Mills) always
absented himself, but no suspicion of
blackmailing are entertained.


The only clue which is known to the
public, is that man who appeared to be
absent minded entered drug store IN
the vicinity, short time before and also
after the crime was committed he has
not yet been arrested but the police are
on the lookout for him. He may not
have had anything to do with the MUIR
der, still at present he is looked upon as
being connected in some way with it.
That such things are possible in our
city that man can be shot down IN his
own house at so early an hour in the