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Year: 1873

LIKE REGULARS ON NDRESS-PARADE.-Thete teeth
should always be scrupulously clean and free from
blemish. Keep them in this condition with the in
comparable SozoDoNT and when they are veteran.
In the service they will still be as "good as nawn
Year: 1873

1t is sometimes very instructive to see
how we appear in the eyes of our neigh
bors; and as Il specimen Of the prominent
advertising an important place like this will
have on making any i01needi"te and proc-
ticaI terms with 50 great and weII-k known
m enterprise as the Northern Pacific Rail
road, we give place to the following from
the Clinton Uowa) HerrM concerning
Year: 1873

AT the ever popular stand. the Northwest corner
OF the Second street Ma ket House, the genial and
accommodating Charles Kyle can be found daily
with large and well eelected stock of choice ap-
pies and other fruits cakes. candies, nuts, &c In
addition, he keeps constantly on hand nice fresh
stewed oysters steaming hot, which will be iound
very grateful TO the palate cold days, Charley
Is always polite and anxious to properly serve his
numerous customers, and has a cheerful word for
all. As a natural consequence, he does large
business, everything he sells is Of class quail


ty. Give him a call at the n w corner of the Sec
ond Street Market House. augl4dSm
Year: 1873

CoNcERT.-P Prof Clemmer will give ono OF hi,
splendid entertainments with the children, IN As
bury Nj. Il. Church, this evening, for the benefit
of the Sabbath school The occasion will lie well
worthy the attention of all who desire to spend q
pleasant evening and aid good cause. Old As
bury does not often call us for assistance. The
old hive" is worthy of double it receives. The
concert will be similar to those given in the Ma
sonic Temple. About Que hundred aud fifty voices
will be engaged.
Year: 1873

THE WATER WITCH GOING To CHESTER
Upon request the Water Witch Steam Fire
Engine Company are to take their engine
10 Old Chester, Pennsylvania to show heI
capacity for throwing water, before the Ma
yOr and Council of that city, as they wish to
purchase an engine of the same make The
Water Witch holds the championship Of this
city, and We are satisfied that the Chester
folks" will be well pleased.
Year: 1873

Jacinto writes to the Trinity Journal that
when he was here it appeared to him that
everybody, including the Digger Indians,
devoted good portion of their time to whist
ling and singing Ten Thousand Miles
Away"
Year: 1873

The chase after happiness, or the
pleasure which we dignity by calling it
happiness, is generally supposed to be
the common occupation of all the world.
But this is by no means the case. There
are people too apathetic to care about
happiness at all. Some there are who
pursue it in nh inverted form, they find
pleasure in being unhappy, and happi-
ness in making themselves and all
around them miserable; while othersdo
really prefer tragedy to comedy, and, if
they can get it in no other way, they
will create tragedy or the illusion of it
in private life. There are few actors,


either good or bad, who have not at
some time believed that their role was
tragedy; and it is thus with these every
day actors on the worlds broad stage.
There is II certain dignity in the claim.
The tragedies of Euripides rank higher
than the comfortable sayings of Horace.


81 also have suffered, they proudly say.


"In sorrow only seek for consolation. "
| Clearly there are as many ways of be-


ing or doing the ono thing as there are
of being or doing the other To culti-
vate habits of ready forgiveness, of
earnest and persistent cheerfulness
| about small things, of looking on the
| bright side, carries n man long way in
| one direction. To such, however. as
choose the oppisite path we volunteer
some well-intentioned advice. Those
who find their pleasure, or, If that be
too strong II word, their satisfac-
ton, in developing unhappiness in
and for themselves and others must
bring to their task as much care and
concentration of purpose rs if the OBJ


ect were not only good and wise in it,
self, but in the nature Of things abso-
lutely necessary and the means to this
end should be the subject of serious
reflection. A well-sustained arti-


fetal physiognomy or demeanor of any
kind often turns counterfeit into reality.


If man fixes his face for good temper,
he almost compels himself to be good
tempered whereas by assuming perpet-
ually Il pecvish expression, peevish
temper is engendered. But this is
work of time. OF course, the better
and more thorough method is to ere
ate in your own breast the sentiment
you desire to manifest. And this with
practice becomes u matter of the utmost
facility, laying down line beforehand,
50 that in representing un appiness you
may not appear in the character of dcs-
pair. r.-E0H NAL Ga2ctc.
Year: 1873

Brigham Young is reported to have
expressed himself rs follows in one Of
his recent "sermons in Salt Lake
City: 81 wish my women to under
stand that what / am going to say is for
them as well as others, and want those
who are here to tell their sisters, yes,
all the women in the community. am
going to give you from this time to the
9th of October next for reflection, that
you may determine whether you wish
to stay with your husbands or not, and
then | am going to set every woman at
liberty, and say to them, "now, 90 your
way" And my wives have got to do
one of two things, either round up their
shoulders to endure the aiflictions OF
this world, and live their religion, that
is, polygamy, or they must leave; for |
will not have them about me. | will
90 into heaven alone rather than to have
scratching and fighting about me. /
will set all at liberty. What, first wife,


too? Yes, liberate you all. | want to
90 somewhere or do something to get
rid of the winners. | do not want them
to receive part of the truth and spurn
the rest out of doors. Let every man
thus treat his wives; keeping raiment
enough to cover his body, and say to
your wives, take all that ] have and be
set at liberty; but, if you stay with me,
you shall comply with the law of God
in every respect, and that, too, without
any murmuring or whining. You must
fulfill the law of God in every respect,
and round up your shoulders to walk
up to the mark without any gruntlng.
Year: 1873

Theoretically we eagerly subscribe to
the belief that "there's no place like
home )" practicallywc often stultify our
selves by making home so far from agree
able that the beautiful song is true to
our experience in an opposite way from
the one thepoct meant. The great trou


bic in three homes ont of five is that
they are inelastic; there is no room left
in their economy forindividual freedom.
The same unbending rule is made to ap-
ply to half n dozen people, no two of
whom are precisely alike, and who may
be so differently constituted that what
to one is no trouble is to another ty-
ranny. For instance, i'll fit of virtue
such as comes to most morals now and
then, the heads of house ordain that
breakfast shall be IN hour earlier than
usual All right, if they would consent
to take it themselves and leave the rest
to do as they please. But early rising,
| with all due respect to it, isof the Phar-
isees, Pharisaical, and its votaries sell
dom fail to sound a trumpet before them,
which not only proclaims their ownmer'
its but eifectually puts an end to sleel
on the part of others. There is no earthly
reason patent to the unpreiudiced MIND
why u table must needs be kept stand
ing with the debris of n meal upon it, {
mute but eloquent reminder to the last
conner that he is late or why Il coffee
pot may not be set conveniently bacl
upon u range, a saucepan left boiling fol
the egg that is cooked Just in three lit


tie minutes, and toast or mullins kept
warm at an expenditure of time and pa
tence quite infnitesimal. Could one
disinclined to rise ut the breakfast hour
feeling the need of "a little more sleep
little more slumber," be perfectly sure
that he was not keeping the dining room
in confusion, that the work was going
on, and that pleasant smiles would wei


come him by and by to a cozy little side
table, how much more comfortable would
be that last hour of repose There art
sanity beings who darken blinds ant
steal round softly in the morning tina
tired people may enjoy just this sort o
rest but they are, alas rare. 1t is oil
trihes, after all, that the Joy OF hom


living depends. At bottom family ma,
be entirely devoted to each others in
terests, the husband may toll and TIN
wife may save with unfaltering zeal ant
fidelity, and both may love their chill
dren and be willing to lay down thei
lives for them. Yet they may mak'
each other wretched, and render theil
children's lives burden, by failure IL
little courtesies, by lack OF little recog
nitions, by caring more for things tina
perish than for the essence that is in
mortal. - Hearth and Home.
Year: 1873

The Boston Traveller suggests to the
committee on the reorganization Of the
fire department of that city that there
ought to be attached to every hose car
riage n tail-block and 140 feet of 2!.inch
rope snugly coiledup, with the turns care
fully taken out of it before coiled, and
arranged in such way that man could
easily carry it on his back up stairs to
the top of building. The Traveller
says "The whole weight of such coil
need not exceed fifty pounds. Let there
be small hook in each end Of the rope,
and hook in the end of the tail at
tached to the block. Manila hemp
rope, being timber, would be the best.
When an alarm of fire sounds, let it be
the duty of one man to proceed to the
scene of the fire as fast as possible. If
it should be in a high building, and
there is chance to ascend by the stairs,
let the rope be carried up to the most
convenient window, shut the room door
to keep the smoke ont, then make fast
the ail-block, and throw both ends of
the rope into the street. One end can
readily be hooked around the hose, and
then the crowd below, taking hold of
the other end, could run the hose up to
the top of any building in few seconds.
There Il man would be ON hand to re-
ceiye it, and know how to arrange it for
service without delay Those who own
high buildings would do well to have
such coil of rope themselves indie
pendent of the fire department. But,
as manila rope is liable to swell when in
contact with water, whale line might
be used in preference This rope would
also be a means of escape for the hose
men when they found the place too hot
for them. With the blight of it around
under the arms and the hook over the
rope a man taking hold of the other
part could easily lower himself to the
street, having first sent the hose down.
The same process could easily be used
for raising or lowering ladders, or for
taking out light furniture from upper
stories"
Year: 1873

The Cimmaron New MexicO) News
records the following remarkable In
stance of vitality: A bit of scientific
revolver practicetook place at a fandango
at Elizabethtown the night of the 4th,
of whish the following are the particu-
lars in brief Theodore Brown got into
n quarrel with Ute creek miner, and
read him two chapters from Colt, with
ont effect, however, the U. @. man not
being in receptive condition, or Brown
not being pointed enough in his remarks.
During the discussion the banjo-player
at the fandango interfared, and threw
Theodore across the hall. Shortly after
this Brown marched up to the banjo
picker, who, we believe, was talking with
another man, and blazed away at him
with navy revolver, at distance OF a
few inches, the powder burning the face
of the banjo man (whose name we could
not learn,) and the ball entering the
middle of his forehead, just above the
bridge of the nose, passing within the
skull. The man retained his conscious
ness and did not seem to suffer much
pain. The next day he was visited by
DIR. Longwill, who probed the wound to
the depth of about three inches, but
could not find the bullet. The patient
is still doing well, and two or three days
ago he got up and walked down street
and bought him new hat. 1t is GER
tainly an extraordinary case, for the
wound is one which would prove instant
ly fatal in ninety-nine cases out OF a
| hundred,
Year: 1873

course, to keep him there. Some German
wary vessels have appeared in the vicinity Of
Cartagsna, showing disposition to interfere
to keep the Spanish navy, with its red flag, in
port. The fear of France is that the red flag,
if seen at Marseilles, may set she Frenchmen
wild.


The republicans of Bristol have issued a
manifesto protesting against any increase in
the allowance to the duke of Edinburgh on
the occasion of his marriage anniversary,
Year: 1873

DRUNKARDs BY THE THoUsANDs.-It is
asserted on the best authority that only a
few evening since scheme for started
100 saloons in the poor districts of the
city of New York was seriously consider
ed by two capitalists as they sat over
their dinner in one of the most fashion.
able up town clubs. The protector ofthe
enterprise had the expense calculated to
such nicely that he could warrant re-
munerative income to any one who would
engage with in the traffic The specula-
tor did not calculate the number of mur-
derers or wife beaters which these 100
gin mills would annually produce bu,
he did ascertain to dead certainty that
$3.50, 900 clear profit could be made each
year. And this, too, in a city whose gin
mills now running, ifplaced in two lines
would GIL both sides of Broadway from
the Battery to Central Park.
Year: 1873

Just look into Congress. The State Of


Mary said he, lis my brother William
here


The words chokcd in his thrcat-the
gurgliug blood stopped his utterancc, and
sank a corpse upon his pillow.


The wife kne!t again, but it was be-
side the dead body, and invoked the
blessing of God on his soul, and forgive
ness for the murderer.


The gambler awoke from his swoou
staggered up to the wife, and said


Mary, would it were otherwise, for |
have nothing to live for now the dead
and dying do not want anything in this
world: take tns certificate of deposit to
our aged father, and tell our parents we
are both dead. but o do not tell them
how we died |!


But before the woman could reply or
any one interfere, the report Of pistol
sounded again, and the fraticide had
ceased to live On the hill near Rincon
Point we're two graves, few years ago,
enclosed with picket fence, and one
tombstone at their head, with the simple
inscription n-'Brothers.
Year: 1873

"John," said a cruel father to his son
whom he one day found shaving the dow
from his upper lip, "dont throw your shaw
ing water out where there ara any baretooteS
boys, for if you do their feet may ge
uricked"
Year: 1873

event of its mistake, would be endurance
and silence.


As tor the abandoned specimens Of gutter
journalism which have seized upon this
scandalous story in order to swell their cir
culatiOn among the prurient and the vicious
it is hardly necessary to say anything to
discredit them. We 90 not hesitate to say
that there is no reasonable, honorable man
who would abate one iot of his esteem for
any person upon the authority Of the Chi
cago Times. The latest indiscretion OF SEN
atOr Carpenter was his attempt to obtain a
fair hearing from such paper by address
ing it note.


In such case as this stated denial
must go for little. In any case. the pris.
oner at the bar may plead mot guilty
AS this happens to be case without the
rules of strict evidence, have, claiming no
weight for Mr.. Carpenters denial, at
tempted a fair weighing of the probabili-
ties. The probabilities very strangely favor
the presumption that Senator Carpenters
reputation has been cruelty abused, not
less by his own indscretions than by the
blundering or the malice of others. Until
probability shall be overturned by evi-
dence, we shall accord him the benefit OF
this presumption.
Year: 1873

Boar SAasHED.--As the schooner Rising
Sun was being pulled on in tow on satur'
day evening she ran over some old piles In
the river near the ship-locks, which could
not be seen in consequence of the high
water, and her yawl-boat was jammed and
mashed to pieces.
Year: 1873

FrND EXHAUSTED fund provided by
the General Assembly at its last session lol
furnishing to the citizcus Of this Common
wealth artificial limbs who lost limbs durlhe
the war has been exhausted.
Year: 1873

For first mourning nothing hut crapc is
admissible a> trimming. This is invariably
put on in ioIds. and is clIt so that the crimp
runs straight up and down the fold. Altcr
Il few months folds of the material may be
substituted, headed hy Il piping OF the same :;
and in Ii.ht mourning, lace and founccS are
worn. In fact. except for deep mourning
Tier, is little difference in the black dresses
made for tho,r in mourning and those who
are not. save that good taste iorbids much
trimming on the former.


The lon- Grape veil is now worn over the
face only by widows. Other ladies draw it
back and cuntinc it i'll graceful folds little
10 one -idc Of the bonnet by Jn arrow or
other simple jet pin, Wearing IL in'f-handkcr-
chief veil of plauiy-Lcmmcd net over the
face. For first mourning these net wells are
cd.cd by Il fold of Grape.


Dress skirts are gradually becoming mar
rover until it would seem that we are
threatened with return TO the skinny
Year: 1873

How often we have heard business men CEN
sured for dilatoriness in keeping their appoint
ments or for failure in keeping their engage
ments for the delivery of goods, ETC. Tailors,
shoemakers, miiners aod dressmakers, seem
to receive the lion 3 share of this censure; bu.
1t is by no means confined to them, being ap
piicable, more or less, to parties engaged In al
most very branch Of trade.


The lack OF punctua!ity is seemingly one of the
least excusable evils to which humanity is ad-
dicted. 1t is astonishing, after all the expert
ences to which people have been subjected, and
the annoyances which associations, and even
whole communities, have suffered through the
lack Of this one quality, whicn seems so neces-
sary to the smooth running of the machinery of
every day life, that it should receive SO little
attention In daily affairs. Its value cannot be
estimated by single occurrence, or by one day 8
duratioo, but by its constant recogni ion in the
innumerable transactions of a lifetime.


Every man is to some extent dependent on
his neighbor, let his position 10 life be what it
may. 1t will thus be seen how important it is
that his every engagement should be promptly
met, In order that the utmost confidence may
be placed 10 one another. Ga the other hand,
the failure of. or delay in, the performance OF
his duly In this respect, not only possibly picts
injury on those with whom he deals, but also





habit.


Punctuality is of the utmost i'm mportance to
the SUCCESS of every one, and the only reason
for the lack of it In some persons is want of
energy or earnestness. They make rash prom
ises, without due consideration as TO whether
they can fulfill them !; their procFastina ing
spirit makes them late in everything they at
tempt to do. Besides being source of con-
tinual annoyance, such persons seldom rise to
any em,nence 10 life; We lose confidence In
them, and thus the reverse of emlneDce is ger
orally the result in their case. This fact. to-
gether with the record of many distinguished
men who have attributed their chief success lc
the observance of punctua'iry, should be eau.
tion to all to make no promises or engagements
which they have not at least reasonable pro-
spect Of fulfilling. By the observance of this
suggestion they will establish for themselves a
reputation that will be at least pleasant and
cannot but be beneficial. Economist.
Year: 1873

true it is, that there has never been settle
ment SO that true exhibit of the affairs OF the
company could be shown to the corporators.
since the commencement. IF this is true. ii
does seem that there is remissuess somewhere
in the management, as this is a new point of
departure, it would be good time to settle up,
see how We stand with the world, who owes us.
and whom we owe; square off and start fresh,
or wind up as the corporators deem best, and
to that end | would suggest that before taking
so decided step as new purchase, that a
meeting of the corporators be called, and at
least their advice taken. But above all things
let us have settlement. If the accounts are
straight it will not be much trouble, and will
stop the rumor that they are not and if they
are not then by all means let us know it, and
straighten them before they get worse


A CoRpoRAToR.
Year: 1873

A BRAN NEW ILLUsTRATIoN.-The Frank
ford Yeoman tells this suggestive little story
The other day in the house member, while
making brief speech on the question of re-
cess or an adjournment sine die, introduced
a new illustration OF the mistortuoe of overcroD-
log one s self, which is likely to have run else
where than in the members own county. Re
ferriDg to the work of the general assembly on
the revision Of the statues he said: 'Mr.
Speaker; this legislature has not only drawn
LAID off more land than we can cultivate. In
fact, sir, may say zee haze bitten off more than
sce can ch1a1
Year: 1873

The Academy as Free School Why


Longer Delay?


Editor Spectator:


Why do the Academy Trustees
delay considering the proposition of the Free
School Trustees so long, and is it not time this
matter was decided one way or another?


see it is proposed that the Academy be let
to Free School Trustees, Tor five years, on con-
diti' that they make all necessary repairs to
buildings and grounds, and keep them 10 good
repair; that the public free schools shall be
maintained there, according to law, and the
system expanded that possession, after five
years, be given to Trustees of Academy, on II
months notice, and they may reclaim posses
sion any time the Free School Trustees fail to
carry out the provisions of the contract that
the Academy shall be used for the education of
white children only, aud the five children now
educated free, shall continue to be educated.
according to contracts OF Academy, and the
rates of tuition for nonresident children be
fixed to cover only cost Of tuition.


These propositions strike plain people, who
go for the greatest good to the greatest num-
ber, as just and reasonable, and, if accepted
and faithfully carried out, will 60 far towards
giving Mr.. Stuart and the other beouests, for
the education of the children of Staunton. the
direction intended by the generous donors 1t
is to be hoped that these propositions will be
accepted and arrangements, beneficial to all, be
speedily effected. If they cannot be made,
then, let the city at once build suitable school
house and also inaugurate free night schools
for those who can not leave their labors in the
day time. The people will sustaio the Council
heartily in every effort to promote education.


But they can see no use in longer delay in
finding out what the Academy Trustees are go
ing to do. If they are not willing to march
along with the times and determined to keep
the Academy 'cIose corporation" too good
for poor folks, let the people know it and make
other provisions for suitably educating the city
children. We have no time to discuss and ar
que settled question, and want action.


ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Year: 1873

The head of the New York Sun is generally
level and was never more so than when it emit
ted the following brief but correct observation
''If the Credit Mobiliers had not lied SO stoutly
in September, could Grant have been elected
10 November? Yes, for his election fraud ma
chinery was strong enough to nulify any ma
jority that the people might have given against
him -
Year: 1873

Never lose an opportunity of seeing any
thiug beautiful Beauty is Gods hand writing
a wayside sacrament: we welcomed it in every fair
face, every fair sky every fair 'wer, aod thank
him for the fountain OF lovtliuess, and drink it
In SIMPLY and earnestly, with our eyes; it is q
charmed draught cup Of blessing.
Year: 1873

The Appropriation made by the General AS
semby for The fiscal year Of 1872 70 aggregate
81, l,1l9,ll7.07-exclusive Of the appropriation
for the payment of interest On the public debt
of the State.