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Year: 1871

standing, as Il aore, shiyering upon ii:


brink But it is 4 rare skating course


from Moose village to the rivers junction


with the bay.


Ike had Just used up all his resource.


for fun at the end of the third day, He
had snow-balled the cattle into frenzy
caught all the hens in q box-tap, tied the
pigs together by the legs, sucked all the
eggs he could find, and was looking round
for something else to do, while the boys
were at school. He was lust calculating.
as he poised a SNOWFALL. how near he could
come to 4 tame pigeon on the window-sill
without hitting it, when the glass was
saved By the appearance of the house-cat
outside the sacred precincts of the kitchen.


Ike had watched this cat wistfully ever
since he had been there, and the eat had
manifested strange repugnanoe to him
ever since he trod on her tail as she lay by
the stove. He Immediately seized upon
her, and expedients, never wanting, soon
suggested themselves TO him.


There were plenty Of clam-saels lying
about the yard, and, selecting four of the
snOothest, he, by the aid OF some gratify-
Ing wax at hand, soon had Tabby keauti-
fully shod with clam-shells and on the
way to the river Ikc's idea was to teach
her to skate.


The river was smooth as glass, and a
sharp wind blew along its surface toward
the bay. Now puss," said Ike. as he
pushed her upon the lee 20 it, An
instinct of danger instantly seized upon
her.


Her claws, which Ike had found 50
sharp a short time before, were now use
less to her. and, with a growl of spite, she
swelled her caudal appendage to an enor-
nous size, which taking the wind, impelled
the poor feline like clipper over the
slippery path. The tail stood straight as
topmast, and grew bigger, and bigger,
and faster and faster few the animal to
which the tail belonged. Ike laughed un-
I'll be cried to see the cat scudding before
the wind But now the bay lay before
her and far out over the smooth ice was
the blue water of the sea.


The result can be guessed The cat
never came back, and everybody wondered
what had became of her, and thought 1t
argued i.l-luck for a cat to leave so sud /
denly Ike thought so too, especially for |
the cat. Ike's conscience reprOached him /
sadly, but be compromised the matter by |
leaving the tenants of the barnyard in
peace all the while he stayed there, and |
came home with his pocket full of dough-
nuts and al enviable reputation for pro-
pristy.
Year: 1871

Im STORY OF = H0tEL Bit. We ind
this amusing story in the New York cor
re>pondeuce Of the Boston HerGld We
are all familiar with the frequent extor-
lions practiced by hotel keepers in this
country upon those of their patrons who
1t is supposed Will endure anything. Not
long ago, q young lady who had come here
from New England with her mother. with
the view Of taking lessons in music. went
to ono Of Of the uptown houses TO stay for
q week or TWO, until she could get board IN
u private family, The morning that she
was to leave she sent for the bill for her
self and mother lady Of nearly sixty.
who occupied room, No. Il, adjoining
that OF her daughter Miss was
amazed TO find that her bill amounted tcsl75
because she knew It ought not TO be more
than 500 or SO at the outside, Is no
item. were given sue returned the account
TO the office with the request that the
items should be inserted The bill went
back with two or three specifications, and
"sundries' set down at $50. One" more
Sue returned the bill, demanding TO know
what the "sundries" might be- The clerk
explained through the servant that "sun-
dries was the polite term fer drinks"
which SO enraged the young lady that she
demanded 10 see the extraordinary ac-
countant in person. He made himself
visible in due season, and the delicate,
spiritual looking z RI confronted him by
asking if he supposed She had drank in
eight or nine days SO wortI Of liquor
As may be imagined he was somewhat
abashed, and said with confusion: | beg
pardon, miss; its mere clerical error.
This is "A the drinks should have been
charged to 45-the next door, you see
a room occupied by an old fellow who
drinks like a fish. Permit me to intro
duce to you the old fellow replied Miss


-, pushing open the door, standing
aiar, aud revealing to his confounded gaze
one Of the gent!est and saintliest-looking
old ladies he had ever beheld The clerk
said nothing. but dashed down the stairs


and in a minute receipted billwas once
more returned with the sundries
omitted
Year: 1871

LEGISLATIVE JoKING.-The New York


World says: Tdat was rather two
edged joke which was made not so long
since in the Texas Legislature IN this wise :
At the late election some five Democrats
were elected to the lower house to ill IN
expired terms, aud on coming up to the
clerks desk to qualify took the customary
oath to support the thirteenth, fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments, At this a sable
member named Cotton, thereunto melted
by a carpet-bag Satan behind him, moved
that whereas the spectacle of FIVE Demo
Gratis swallowing all the amendments in one
day was glory enough, the House do now
adjourn. From the Democratic side came
= request that the mover read his resolu
tiOn over, and then was developed the facts
that the Hon. Cotton could neither read
nor write, and was then holding the man
uscript of his resolution upside down.
Year: 1871

Joe Exiey is the keeper OF 4 saloon in
Green street, where his shop aspires only
to the reputation Of disbursing beer. cigars
aud other nonseusical but legal articles OF
merchandise State Constable Russell has
Notwithstanding innocent appearances. sus-
pected that a more potent intoXicant than
beer was daily dealt out 10 the patrons
of Joe, but could find no liquor about the
establishment on searching 1t. Just as he
was about to give up the third search as
Intellectual. his attention was drawn TO q
half barrel of crackers which he remem-
bered having seen on previous visits. He
thrust his hand into the barrel, and to his
astonishment, found a false head, after re-
moving few layers Of crackers. The
barrel was moved and examined, and
seemed to be all right until a pressure on
one of the slaves below the false head re-
vealed a contrivance by which the hand
was admitted, the stave having been cut
of .ud placed in with hinge and elastic
spring, which caused everything to come
back into place ON Withdrawing the hand.
Within this half barrel basement, construct
ed IN q manner which would astonish the
original cooper, there stood three bloated
bottles, representing the three diSgraces-
whiskey, gin and rum Worcester Spy.
Year: 1871

The friend was not a little surprised as vel
As amused, telling him that he was probably
little behindhand, as the election had oc-
CURED the day before. and that ne was no
doubt already elected by handsome majority


1t is useless to say that our friend was some
what astonished, and not L l;ttle annoyed by
the laugh that was INDUCED in over the
a. good joke" He struck out for home.
greatly relieved in mind over the result OF
the election, which he thought was to occur
the next week : Wathcna (Kaa.) Reporter
Year: 1871

CURING ScALDS AND BCRNs.-Scalds
and burns, which are not much moro than
skin deep, are instantly relieved of pain
by excluding the air; that which does it
most perfectly gives the most decided re-
lief, and that which is most likely to be
nj hand In az emergency is, TO that ex-
tent the best Plunge the part il water,
cool or warm. But as this is not applic-
able to some portions Of the body, except
for time too short for the healing pro-
cess to take place, it must be regarded as
temporary expedient while some more
permanent application can be prepared.
Sprinkle common, flour over the burned
part until it is entirely covered over; the
moisture of the wound causes the -four to
5 form a plaster impervious TO air. If this
~ plaster cracks or scales off, the part can
Oybe moistened with warm water and flour
applied as before. In very few days a
beautiful new skin will form, without a
scar, and the cakes will fall off, or apply
2aaat6a water until they become SO soft as
to fall off of themselves do not pick
them off with the finger nail. The incon-
veniehce OF the hard coating can be
avoided by using another application
made of oil and lime water. Pour water
on a lump of unslacked lime, as soon as
it is clear stir in sweet oil until it is as
thick as thick-cream, by Stacking, and ap>
ply it freely at the time, and subsequently,
as often as any discomfort arises. If boil
ing water is poured on the lime rock, it
will clear in few minutes, good drug
gists, always, keep lime water on hand.
Z Families would do well to Keep bottle of
the mixture always on hand it will keep
a year, and it can be taken and used at a
moments notice, the natural skin grow
ing again without scar, and without the
inconvenient hard caking of four.-Dr.
Hall.
Year: 1871

THE Power AND Responsibility OF
WoMBN-TheIsubtle and mysterious at
traction which everywhere draws men
TO women is a sacred trust committed to
women by the Creator, 1t is not only a
power irresistible, but passion inaliena>
BILE. BY no misuse or disuse can it be
forfeited. 1t is not beauty, nor wit nor
goodness for>the attraction exists inde-
pendent of all these. 1t is simply wom>
anhood. Man pays Difference to woman
instinctively, igvoluntarily, not because
she is beautiful Jor truthful, or wise, or
foolisb,-or proper but because she is
woman, and he cannot help it. If she
descends, he will lower to her level, if
she rises, he-Rill rise to her. hight. This
is the real danger-not that she will drive
him from her, but that she cannot drive
him from her. She cannot help being
his blessing or his bane. She cannot
make herself into being whom he will not
love. If she is insipid, ignorant, mas
culine, coarse-then he will love insipidi-
ty, ignorance, masculineness, cOarseness,
and be himself deteriorated. So much
the more ought woman, by virtue of this
mysterious and inalienable power, to rise
to the hight of its wise and worthy exer.
else. Instead Of making it merely the
minister of her own Incidence and vanity,
it should be made to minister all human
grace and succor. Instead of regarding it
as a reason why she may dispense with
prudence and wisdom, it is the reason of
all reasons why she should concentrate
within herself every resource of prudence
and wisdom.-GdiL Hamilton.
Year: 1871

arrive in Bangor on a certain summer
evening. He held no official position;
but he had spoken words which had sunk
deep into the hearts of his countrymen.
There had been no particular organiza-
ton for his reception; but there was such
an outpouring Of the masses of the peo-
pie as the Penobscott Valley had never
before witnessed. There they were, Of
all ages and Of both sexes, by hundreds
and by thousands, not as mere idle spec
tators, but TO testify their love and re-
speet for statesman who had spoken
in their behalf against oppression and
wrong.


Who can describe the feverish anxiety
with which that great multitude awaited
the arrival of the train that evening" ?
And when at last it did arrive, and when
Geo. Pendleton appeared upon the plat
form of the car in which be rode, who
can describe the thunder of those tre-
mendous and long continued cheers
which burst simultaneously from the lips
of those assembled thousands? Who,
that was present on that marked occa-
sion, will ever forget the scene of the
passage Of his carriage from the depot
TO the Bangor House-how that great
throng pressed it on every side-how in
their excitement they lifted it from the
ground-and how, all the time, all along
the route, without a moments cessation,
the cheers continued to rise and fall and
roll like the sea2
Year: 1871




Young Lady Enters Young Gem


tleman's Room, and Steals his


Clothing.


From the Steubenville Herald.l


On Thursday night a singular case OF
somnambulism occurred in this city, the
victim being young lady Of eighteen,
Of good family and prepossessing ap.
pearance She had the habit Of getting
up in her sleep and going about the
house at night, after all had retired, al
ways returning to her room, however,
without disturbing the family. On the
evening mentioned the fair sleep-walker
arose about midnight, and with lighted
lamp commenced to explore the house.
In one room was a young man, friend
Of her fathers who had arrived that
evening, and among the chambers Wis
tied was his apartment. The door lead
ing into the room being unlocked, the
unconscious young lady, with lamp in
her hand, entered the room, and while
the visitor was in the arms OF Morpheus,
gathered his clothes, coat, pants, vest
and boots, even to his hat--not leavinga
garment to clothe his frame, and deposit
ed them in the kitchen, turning the dish
pan over the duds. Her father, hearing
the noise made by handling the pan, dis
covered the somnambulist and witnessed
the singular proceeding, and without
being detected followed the sleeping
girl back to her room, saw her put out
the light, lock the door and retire. Com
pretending the situation at once, he,
without notifying his wife, went to bed.
The young man was called to breakfast
next morning. He answered the sum
mons from the closed door, but the
family waited until the breakfast got
cold, impatient at the length of time it
took the young man to make his toilet.
Mr.. - enjoying the joke, and seeing
the unconscious cause quietly seated in
the dining-room, could keep in no longer.
Going to the kitchen he lifted up the
dish-pan and exhibited the wardrobe OF
the tardy guest. 1t is unnecessary to
add an explanation had to be made to the
clothless young man up stairs, who had
been searching in vain for the missing
garments. There was very little break
feast eaten Friday morning in that
house. and of those about the table the
somnambulist was not counted in.
Year: 1871

According to d North Carolina
writer the infuenceof the moon on
vegetation may Be determined by
trying the following experiment:


Take any givenquansity Of con-
mon peas, and divide the same into
four parts, keeping them separate.
Then, on any ground at al tit for
vegetation, when the season APP
proaches, SOW I'll ntents Of the
first parcel on the first Or second
day Of the new moon; tie second
parcel SOW near the same spot on
the first or second day Of thesecond
quarter; the third parcel SOW On
the second or third day before The
full moon; and lastly, SOW the
fourth parcel on the second or
third day before the moon is out.
Now the first parcel, sown under
the new moon, win grow very fasf,
blossom most beautifully, but viii
not bear much fruit, the second
viii blossom and bear very little;
the third parcel win not only blos-
som beautifully, but VIII bear fruit
in abundance, and the fourth and
last parcel will scareeIy lise from
the ground. Likewise all fiuit trees
set at the new moon blossom, but
three days before the full moon,
bear abundantlY ia pruning trees,
the same effect takes place, for i
tree puned 1T the neon will
sheet forth branches, but viii
prove unproduotiye, but il prunod
at the full, it viii pbundantlT.
Year: 1871

ADVANCE PAYMENT FOB NEwsPA-


PERs No subscriber worth re-


tanning win object to the pay-in-


advance system. Those who


wanted to hear Jenny Lind sing
had to pay ia advance and what
were her divine strains compared
with those which fow from edito-
rial pens? You cant take your
seat in a rickety mail-coach, OF fly
from-the-track railroad car, with
ont paying in advance for the risk
Of being killed. Ifyou would hear
a concert or a literary lecture, or
see Tom Thum, you must plank
your twenty-five or fifty Or one
hundred cents before You can pass
through the threshold. Nay, il
any one has 50 little regard for his
character as to want to read Bar
NUNS Autobiography, he mrst
first pay for It. And yet men hesi-
tate and cavil about paying in al
vance for paper furnised at a
price on tho very brink and ut
most verge ofprice cost
Year: 1871

BILLiNG's ADVICE TO JoE.-By awl
means, Joe. get married. il you get fan
show. Don't stand shiveripg on the bank,
but pitch in and stick your head under and
the thivering is over There amt emmy
more trick in getting married after you re
ready than there is in eating peanuts,
Many a man has stood shivering on the
shore till the river awl run out. Don'i ex-
pect to marry an angel, them hev awl been
picked up long ago. Remember. Joe, you
amt saint yourself. Do not marry bu,y
exclusively; bu,y is like ice, awful slippery,
and thsws drcdnl easy, Don't marry luv
neither; luv is like cooking stove, good
for nothing when the incl gives out But
marry a mixture And let the mixture Oe
some buty becomingly dressed, with about
$3.50 in her pocket, good speller, handy
and neat in the house, plenty OF good sense,
n tuff constitution and bylaws, small fec :,
light stopper; add to this sound teeth
and q warm heart. This mixture viii keep
in any climate. and not evaporate. If the
cook happens to be left of for two or three
minutes the strength aint all gone. Joe
For heavens sake don't marry for pedigree
unless il is backed by bank stock. a fam
lily with nothing hut pedigree generally
lack sen Q.
Year: 1871




The City National Bank of Poughkeepsie re-
ceiyed the Ocean National Bank OF New York. IN
the early part August the usual monthly statement
Of for July which did not agree with the books
Of the City National Bank. Examination showed that
three small drafts the Ocean National Bank were re-
ported and charged at much larger amounts. On re-
ferrng TO the drafboOk the teller discovered that the
drafts were all issued by him TO the same person. man
OF 25 or so and an entire stranger 10 the officers OF the
bank Being satisfied that the drafts had been raised
Albert Champn, the cashier came to New-YOrk and ae
qusinted the officers OF the Ocean Bank with the faet
The drafts were examined and found to have been al
tered In every particular except the signature Of the
cashier The whole filing In Of the drafts had been skill
fully removed and powerful magDifying glass failed 10
reveal any of the original writing. The drafts
issued for about $50 each and raised over
5000 900, and the third between $1,000 and
81 co., increasing them about $500 in all They were
traced back through the Oriental Bank TO the Dry Dock
Savings Bank, where they had been received from
young who had been keeping ali account with them
for some time and who constantly In receipt Of
drafts from different parts OF the country which he
would deposit, sometimes taking portion OF the money
He had eeded however IN getting the whole amount
before the alterations discovered IL IA supposed
that the Dry Dock Savings Bank must have lost several
thousand dollars by the scoundre Detectives have been
employed 10 ferret him out and the bank officers at
Poghkecpse hope for in the search In all his
interviews with the bank officers he depOrted himself in
"a cool, deliberate manner.
Year: 1871

NARROW ESCAPE OF STREET-CAR PASSENGERS.


AS car No. 40 of the Crosstown Line OF
Brooklyn was passing down Atlantics yesterday after
brake gave way, and the driver, detaching his
team allowed the descend the steep grade from
Hcks-st to the ferry high rate Of speed The car
was filed with passengers, many OF whom wero ladies'
At the junction Of Furman-s the bounded from the
track and struck with great force the iron posts in front
OF the ferry entrance The front portion OF the car was
smashed AMI the passengers were violently thrown to
the floor. No seriously injured.
Year: 1871

will not afford the expense of building and
working road of the ordinary size.


The number of lateral roads on all the trunk
lines will be greatly increased, and in densely-
populated rural districts every farmer will de-
sire to have railroad to convey his produce to
market. There can be very little doubt of the
success of such roads as feeders of the larger
ones, even If they do not in all respects answer
the expectations of those who have formed en-
thusiastic notions of what may be accomplished
by them. Roads but q few miles in length
leading from the stations of the main roads,
with cars to take the place of the stages now
used to convey passengers at the ordinary horse
speed, need not be run with the velocity of
through lines to make them very useful. 1t is
probable that the cars for the thirty-inch gauge
will be built with single seats each side of the
passage-way, which will be q very agreeable
arrangement for many travellers.


1t may be observed that single persons enter
ing car prefer to sit alone, and not few will
resort to the expedient of encumbering dou
BILE seat with baggage in such a manner as to
deter others from entering 1t. Single seats will
suit such persons admirably, although they may
not be so agreeable to those who travel in
couples.


We are assured that the gentlemen who have
undertaken to build the Allentown and Harris
burg narrow-gauge road have the means and en-
ergy needed to consummate snch work expe-
ditiously, and there are many who are sanguine
enough to believe that the little road will be-
come spirited rival of the East Pennsylvania
and Lebanon Valley road.
Year: 1871

From The Herald.


perhaps the most significant feature of the Wall
street market the easier feeling in The fresh
business of the TO live per cent Gov
ernment coaterals and hye per cent stocks. Some
loans from last eek allowed TO stand at six
cent such transactions being the only exceptions at
beyond five cent. but the borrowers, had they
chosen TO retnrn their loans could have had abundant
accommodation at TIE last mentioned figure


Commercial paper is in per cent. for
prime double name aceeptances. .-.-.
bankers sixty days sterling end llOAGllO for sight
bills The market hardly rm during last week,
and an occasional sale of prime sixty days sterling was
made at 1895


"The gold market opened strong purchases by par
ties reputed TO be operating for higher market and ad
vanced from lll5 tol2 subsequently the advance was
entirely lost and the market closed heavy at the lowest
price Of the day which fact gave rise to suspicion that
the manipuatOrs of the rise had commenced selling at
1l2h. The Gold Room took the rise quietly, and was
unusually tame sdering the fluctuations made during
the course of the days business.


"The Government bond market continues 10 reflect
closely than other department of Wall street
business the buoyant influences of easy meney When
capital abundant for temporary the street
it is always at this Of the year. and find em
plOyment call at better rates than four TO five
cent it naturally seeks inyesmsn in Government secu-
Tes The announcement Is telegraphed from Washing
ton that Secretary Boutwell, will receive, and after
March subscriptions for the loan authorized for the
refunding of the national debt"
Year: 1871

formed as to the progress Of the city
improvements, and also as to the rate at
which the government expenses are in
creasing. After the adoption OF a
resolution providing for the appointment
Of counsel by the committee, the COM
mittee adjourned.


The committee Of Seventy also held
a meeting to-day, but the result of their
deliberations has not yet been made
public.


John Wall, who is charged with hav-
ing killed Pat Cahill with a pitchfork at
the Empire stable, on Thirtv-eighth
street, on the 22d OF July, last night
was brought before Judge Barnard on
a writ of hajeaS corpus, TO have him re-
leased on bail. The Assistant District
Attorney having informed the court
that an indictment had been found
against Wall for murder, the writ was
dismissed and Wall remanded to the
Tombs.


This afternoon a number of the
vouchers stolen from the Comptroller
office were found, half consumed, On the
roof Of the new Court House. It's sup
posed that bonfire had been made of
the stolen vouchers, and that the pieces
were the remains of thick packages, the
interior OF which the fire had never
reached.