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Year: 1873

THE HABIT OF READING. Il have no time
to read, is the common complaint, and espe-
cIally OF women, whose occupations are such
as tC prevent continuous book perusal They
seem to think, because they cannot devote as
much attention to books as they are compelled
to devote to their avOcatOns, that they cannot
read anything But this is great mistake
1t ism t the books we finished at sitting which
always do us the most good. Those we devour
in the odd moments, half dozen pages, at a
time, often gives us more satisfaction, and are
more thoroughly digested than those we make
particular effort to read. The men who
have made their mark in the world have gene
! rally been the men who have in boyhOod
formed the habit of reading at every available
moment, whether for five minutes or five
hours


1t is the habit of reading rather than the
time at our command that helps us on the road
to learning. Many of the most cultivated per-
sons, whose names have been famous as stu
dents, have given only two or three hours a
day to their books If we make use of spare
minutes in the midst of our work, and read a


little, it but page or a paragraph, we shall
| find our brains quickened and our toll lightened
by just so much increased satisfaction as the
book gives us. Nothing helps along the
mOnOtOnous daily round 50 much as fresh and
striking thoughts, to be considered while our
hands are busy. A new idea from a new
volume is ike oil which reduce the friction OF
the machinery, of life. What we remember
from brief glimses into books often serves as a
stimulus TO action, and becomes one of the
most precious deposits in the treasury of oul
recollection. All knowledge is made up OF
small parts, which would seem insignificant in
themselves, but which, taken together, are
valuable weapons for the mind and substantial
armOr for the soul. Read anything con-
tinuously," says DIR. johnson, "and you will
be learned" The odd minutes which We are
inclined to waste, if carefully avaied OF for in
struction, will, in she long run, make golden
thankful for Home and Society,"" Serb
ner's TOR august.
Year: 1873

DO much impressed by the grandeur OF
the military display. After the experience
Of st. Petersburg indeed II may be doubted whether he
is not little weary Of the hospitality which consists
only OF dinners and military parades. He is reported to
be- what he appears to be, thinking man, who knows
well enough IN the final nations strength
not to be measured 10y the number Of its breechoad
ing muskets, and WLo would take more pleasure In
studying the secrets Of European material wealth
than into the secret OF its military systems This is
doubtedy the spirit Of his visit. cannot gather the
opinion that the Shah has set before him any distinct
political object in his journey. lie be said to be
collecting materials for policy but that policy will
be very little affected by recollection of Prussias steel
Year: 1873

The floor and galleries of the Assembly were
crowded to-day IN anticipation OF exciting debate
over the case OF NJ Ranc the Deputy from Lyons The
report OF the Special Committee recommending that
authority be granted for his prosecution was read, but
debate thereon was postponed until tomorrow.
Year: 1873


At a meeting of the building operatives last
evening it was resolved adhere TO the demand for an
advance Of ;d hour their wages. and the master
builders refuse give the increase asked for that gen
eral strike be begun.
Year: 1873

The japanese Government Is getting very
much in earnest in its movements for reform,
and proposes to have no nonsense in the flow
cry realm in future. 1t has given due notice
to all actors and wrestlers that they must
choose some more useful and honorable en-
ployment within three years. 1t will be
very serious matter tor the Japanese if they
are to be deprived of their amusements, but
as an Offset for this privation they are to be
allowed to les their hair grow around the low
er part of the Uranium. There are always
compensations under wise government
Year: 1873

Mr.. John Bry's last little spree ended even
more tragically than swelled head and un-
quenchable thirst. Johnny thought he was
home the other night, when he was wander
ing about Massachusetts field; so he laid
him down, with his little brown jug beside
him. Some time during the night Mr.. Bry
was gathered to his fathers, and he never got
the worth of that rum be had paid for. We
don't suppose he would have cared so much
about dying if be had only drunk the stuff
up.
Year: 1873

A Danbury man was explaining to his wife
Sunday morning how his mother used to
cook pan cakes, when she interrupted him
with the batter pitcher. He is ROW expert
menting with new kind of salve.
Year: 1873

A fussy man makes complaint to the police
of his wife, who eats dly cake in bed. If the
police don't help him he is going to get suit
of underclothes made Of sheet iron and
wear them nights.
Year: 1873

Iowa Granger gives us very well
written communication, which we
publish in this issue. Ifrailroad COM
panies have not learned by this time
that the rights of the people are to be
maintained, and exorbitant rates of
freight are to be done away with, then
they read, see and hear, to little pur-
pose. Time will prove all things, and
without narrowing up feelings upon
either side, we confidently await the
issue. Town. and country must not be-
come jealous of each other, if possible
to avoid it. Already uawisely some
feeling has arisen among some in the
country and some in the towns upon
questions that have recently arisen in
the public mind. To be truly wise in
our view, is to allay all such ieeling.--
Perhaps the strongest article that has
appeared recently in regard to the
control of railroads was published
this week in leading republican pa
per of She State, the State Register. -
In order to give an idea of how the
transportation question is regarded in
such republican quarters, we append
an extract from the Daily Register OF
the date of Oct. Both, upon the subject
of tarifiing railroads:


No more potent power can be appli-
cd to Legislature than the people of
Iowa have this year applied. No man
who has been elected to that body, no
man who holds over in it from the last
session, can now misunderstood the
force or the meaning or the wishes of
the public mind. We believe that
most radical among all Of the members
Of the Legislature this winter will be
many Of those who hold over or are
returned. They have had experience,
and very few of them indeed have ever
been really averse to legislation of this
class. They have simply been de-
manding fair and equitable law
which would prove to be law indeed
and not farce. They also see now,
more than they saw two years ago, or
one year ago, that the people are all
the whilo growing more and more
In earnest in. their demands in this d.
recti0n., They know now that the
rnext session must enact some sort of O
law of this character, and that public
sentiment will be outraged if it does
not. There Is no dissent from this
II there ever has been any doubt on
this point, there Is not now. Then, in.
stead of weakening tho cause by at.
tempts at brow. beating or by personal
yillthcation, let it be the aim and the
discrimination Of every Que who would


help and not hinder &c do all that can


0e done to secure for the measure as
nearly as possible the support of al
Year: 1873

The ottnmwa COURIER makes bold
10 say that il the O'Donnell bill is


made the test in the classification oil


members of the State Senate, on the


railroad question, then the opponents


"of such bill acted more wisely, either


knowingly or unknowingly, in be-


they who voted for it, The O'Don-


nell bill may have not been the best
/ bill possible, but il was the one agreed
/ upon by a large majority ofthosc who


were in favor OF railroad control. II


passed the House by large majority,
and lacked only two votes Of becom-
ing law in the Senate. The criticism
OF the COURIER and the excuse Of those


who pretended to be in favor Of the
general principle, yet voting against
the specific measure, are much like the
old story of the eleven obstinate Jury
men.--Baa3ington Haaekeye.


The above criticism of the Hasphege,
| upon ourselves, was made in reply to
our structures npon that paper for
making classification Of members of
| tho old 18th General Assembly, upon
the, basis of their votes upon the o.
Donnel bill, We would not impugn
the motiveslofthe members who voted
for the O'Donnell bill; we believe they
acted in the light of their best inig-
ment, honestly. While we do tins we
know there are those who would not
support the bill, that are entitled to tho
same proper and Just consideration at
the hands of the Ha,pkeye and every
body else. Oar criticism passed our
Judgment upon the wisdom of the
action of members upon both sides
having in view the ultimate aim Of re-
gulating the tariffs of railroads, but
admitting all to have acted honestly.
Our cotemporary does not do this. 1t
says The excuse of fthose who pretended
to be in favor Of the general prin cip.e,
&C. Among those gentlemen who
as he says are pretending, he classifles
the Senator from this county. We are
sorry that the argument and justice Of
tho Hd,ckeyes cause ia not cnoMgh for
its defense, without impugning the
motives OF gentlemen whom a common
public have always, we believe,
thought the peer of the critic.


The O'Donncll bill was not only
not the best bill possible, but il was in
fact very bad bill and if it had been
passed and put in force by railroad
companies, it is our opinion that the
Legislature would have been conven-
ed in extra session, for its repeal, by
the force of popular clamor. This i'll
effect OF the bill would have had the
result of entrenching railroad compa-
nies in power, instead of helping on
tho cause of raidroad restriction.


We cannot say about the majority
agreeing to the bill of the friends
of tariff legislation it is certain how
ever that not enough votes were OBJ
obtained to pass IT and ii only takes
majority OF both Houses to pass such
measures.


We do not wish TO discuss these old
matters; we prefer to let time tell
whore men stand on this question, and
we should not have said word upon
tho subject had it not seemed necessa-
ry by the Hoack-Eye's unjust, as we
claim, classification Of members and
publishing the same. We will not say
that q man is pretending in his sworn
legislative duties nor that his general
opinions are this or that upon the ba.
sis of his vote upon bill SO pregnant
with evil as was the O'Donnell bill.
Year: 1873

death-bed that he would never marry,
and that rather than break IL he had
determined to die by his own hand
The gentleman tried to dissuade him
from his purpose and started for as
sistance, but had passed ont few feet
from the room when the sharp report
OF pistol announced that the fatal act
bad been done, and upon returning to
the room it was found that he had dis
charged the contents Of the pistol into
his head, causing instant death. Doty
formerly resided in Troy. \. T.. and
during the rebellion he served in Il
Massachusetts reyimcnt.
Year: 1873

"What can't be cured must be endured -
and therefore it is the merest stupidity to endure
it. Dyspeptics have certainly right to continue
dyspeptcs to the end of their days if they choose


but as It is not supposed that any rational being
prefers physical torment to ease and health, the
probability is that if all sufferers from indiges-
ton were convinced that an absolute, infalliblt
remedy for their complaint existed, they would
with one accord resort to it. We most emphati.
caly declare that such a remedy does exist, anoi
that its name is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
The record of its success extends over period
of more than twenty years, and it is feariessl,
alleged that during the whole of that time it has
failed to afford permanent relief in any dis
order or arrangement of the stomach that was
not organic, malignant, and incurable. The
testimonials that 60 to establish this important
fact can be counted By he thousand. Stomach
complaints that had been aggravated by total
disregared of all dietary rules, and intensified
and render chrome by medicinal treatment or
drastic purgntion, have in hundreds OF instances
been cured within three months by the systematic
use of this celebrated stomachic and Alternative.
1t should be remembered that weakness of the
digestive organs involves many other ailments


Biliousness headache, nervous debility, spasms


palpitation of the heart rush of blood to the
head . nausea, vertigo and sleeplessness ar,
among its concomitants and results; and for al


these the great vegetable tonic is specific. Ii


acts first upon the stomach. and through the
stomach upon the secretary and nervous SYSTEM
and the bowels Its general effect being always
Year: 1873

ST. PATnIcK's DAY--St Patrick $ day falls on
Monday, March 18th, this year. We notice BY
notice by all our exchanges, Eastern and State,
that great preparations are making for the proper
celebration of the day. In our own county not
much has been done in the matter, except at Rose
vile, where a grand ball will be given at Bran
stetter's hall on the evening of that day, Monday
the 18th, at which place and time a gay and joy
full crowd will doubtless assemble and have a
good time. The ball is to be given by the Quad
rifle Club of Roseville
Year: 1873

ACCIDENT At THE CRATER Hull MINE.-About
O'Clock Thursday night miner in the Crater
Hill mine, now the property of the St Patrick
company, had his nose nearly cut off by rock
striking him from a blast. 1t seems they were
blasting in two places in the mine The MAJ
injured set of blast and ran into another cham.
Der of the mine, getting there just in time to
meet blast that was being exploded there. Ii
is painful wound but not dangerous. The nos,
was replaced by surgeon.


LALER.-Since the above was in type we learn
that stone was also blown into the injured
man's side, penetrating the lung so that when
he breaths the air passes out of the side wound,
and extreme doubts of his recovery are enter
t'ined. DR.. Dubois visited him yesterday but
had not returned when our paper went to press
Year: 1873




Two CUSHIONS 10 BE IAsTED.-District Attor-
ney Fulweiler and Superintendent Knkade could
make an agreed case as 10 the consttutionahty
Of District Assessors assessing property for local
school and road taxes and have the Supreme
Court settle the question before the time for levy
ing these taxes arrives. Prudence and good
Judgment on the part of our Supervisors should
induce them to have this done without further
delay, as the general opinion is that these taxes
cannot be legally levied and collected without
focal Assessors. The other question is as to the
legality of Assessors holding over for two years
l'Rs.f than they were elected for. The Consti-
tuition provides that Assessors shall be elected by
the people of the district they assess. We are
not interested in whether the old Assessors hold
over or new ones are elected this Fall. 1t comes
to our ears from several quarters that new AS
SCISSORS will be voted for, and that they will con
test for the offices. This will give trouble to the
Old Assessors, to property owners and throw the
finances OF the county into an ENHANCEMENT that
Will work serious injury to all honest tax payers
and open a chance for the dishonest to avoid OF
delay the payment of taxes. These two cases
our Supervisors should take in hand at once and
have anthoritatively decided by the Supreme
Court before they levy the taxes or issue THEN
eIeotlon proclamation. Undoubtedly, If the qucs-
lions are presented fairly on the demand of pub
nc officers like our Supervisors the Supreme
Court will at once decide them.
Year: 1873

DEydUE.-As this very unpleasant dis
ease has appeared, we give our readers tbs
following simple cure, taken from the New
Orleans Times:


The dengue, which now is so often mis-
taken for yellow fever, is weary easily cured J,
and having seen so many different modes
Of treatment recommended. wish also to
state mine, which is certainly very simple
and has in all cases, been followed by speedy
cure. When the fever first appears-nnd
here let me remark that often q persons
bones will ache, and he will become perfect
" Indifferent to all surrounding, and still
there is no perceptible fever; the fever is
all inward give first foot bath of ashes J,
salt and mustard, then a dose of seltzer
aperient giving orange leaf tea all the time,
instead Of water (either cold or warm), as
the patient may desire. AS soon as the
bowels are moved, | administer the juice OF
q good-sized lemon, with the addition Of a
little salt, about the fourth part Of tea
spoonful. A few hours later the lemon
juice and salt ought to be repeated, and
generally the patient can go about his busi-
ness in the course Of day, or atthe farther
est, two.
Year: 1873

ARSENIC FOR HoGs. For the benefit of
the hog breeders of our country, send the
following heared reliable gentleman
say he had several pigs that lay around the
ward and under the houses until they were
nearly dead with the mango. They were


very annoying and he wanted to get rid of
them but, to use his own words, he "ha.
ted to knock them in the head with light
wood konts, so be procured some arsenic
and gave them about 2 grains apiece
About three hours after that he found them
stretched out in the Sunshine, and be
thought sure they were "gonners," but to
his great surprise the pigs weIer up at grub
time" with appettes as Z" keen as briar.
He gave them another dose, but instead Of
it causing their exit, they commenced
thriving from that day. In a short time
they had shed all the old hair and scales, a
new coat came out, and he said he had new
er had finer or healthier lotof hogs in his
life from that time until they were killed
for bacon. know from my own experience
that a certain quantity Of stryhcuiue will
cure mango in hogs when nothing else will
Al hog that has taken stryclinine or arsenic
should not be killed in two or three months


as it will take that time for the poison tc
gst out OF the blood. II Southern Farmer
Year: 1873

The following question is very practical
one, and anylschool-boy ought to be able
to give the correct answer without any
hesitation 4 lady purchased shawl for
seven dollars, handing the dealer a fny
dollar bill. The dealer sent the bill to
brokers' to be changed, and handed the
lady on the return Of the change forty.threo
dollas. The bill presented by the lady
proved to be a counterfeit, and the loss in
consequence fell upon the dealer How
much did the seller Of the shawl lose.
Year: 1873




The neighborhood of the county court
house was excited at l2 o'clock on Saturday
morning by the discovery of the body of
Colonel Joseph G. Spaulding under circum-
stances that led to the belief that he came
to his death by foul means. Upon going
into the jury.room Mr.. Atkisson, the Com
monwealth's attorney. found the deceased
upon bench to the left Of the door in n sit
ting posture. His shoes were off. An over
coat was over his knees and well up on his
chest. The body was leaning on the right arm
on the back Of the bench, and the left grasped
the seat. while the head, clotted with blood,
dropped upon his shoulder towards the
wall. A pool of blood on and near folded
newspaper on the seat indicated the pillow
that had been used by the unfortunate man,
who seems to have received blow so Sc
we're us to stun him for a while, then re-
covering little he seems to have tried to
Get up, but again overcome by the loss of
blood, his cnfeebled muscles relaxed, his head
dropped upon his shoulder, and he died.


By direction of Coroner Taylor jury was
summoned. and they viewed the body at
late hour in the evening, but as posi-. NOR.
tenn examination was thought necessary to
determine the character of the wounds and
the immediate cause of death the inquest
was postponed until Sunday morning ut II
o'clock. The body was removed to the city
morgue. -u,


Colonel Spaulding has been well known in
rho citr for many years us practising law
yer of intelligence, but OF very unsteady
habits. He at one time lived in West Fir-
pinia, where his family now resides, and
was an unsuccessful Wing candidate Tor Con.
rre>s from that portion of the then State OF
Virginia. He completed his hity-elghth year
on Christmas day.


in the comfy courthouse, and few days
ago returned there from his days spree with
a severe wound upon his head that he SAID
he received in fight with some one whom
be had offended. Whether that wound was
re0pencd by fall or another Delo", ana re-
suited in his death, can only be guessed ui1.
til the post-n,ortem and the investigations OF
of the coroner's jury shall have thrown some
light upon the mystery Of the death of this
inotlcnsive man.
Year: 1873

genuine spirit of reconstruction, but are as
naughty, dictatorial and implacable as
though the events of history had not re-
futed their cruel dogmas OF human bond
age, and administered a rebuke to their
arrogance in the face of the civilized world


g. Then. if such men as General Beaure-
gard and those who are associated with him
in this new movement are really in earnest
in their professions, we believe the very
best proof: they can give of it is not to seek
to promote the formation of new party
but to join hands with the Republicans OF
Louisiana and OF the whole country IN sup:
porting that great party which has carried
along with it the safety and honor OF the
nation through the most eventtui period OF
its history. and which Is preparing for the
grand contest with its adversaries IN the
immediate future.-Ihe Rsptblic.
Year: 1873

eAAA ~ W ousAiolALC tuc ullldulUr "a sSc<tht-
ships at night.
be 1t enacted by the Senate and House OF


Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled. That i:
shall be the duty of the collector of customs
with the concurrence of the naval officer.
II there be one) Of any port at which
steamship from foreign port or place may
arrive, upon or after the issuing Of general
order, to grant, upon proper application
therefor. special license to unlade the
cargo of said vessel at night, that is 20 say.
between sunset and sunrise: but before
any such special license is granted the
master. agents, or consignees of the vessel
shall execute and deliver to the said coli
lacter good and sufficient bond. to be ap"
proved by him, conditioned to indemnify
and save the said collector harmless from
any and all losses and liabilities which
may occur or be occasioned by reason Of the
granting of such special license; and pro-
vided, that any liability of the master or
Year: 1873

33s Bowery. 33s Bowery.
Having met with unusual success in extensive
assortment of choice Holiday Presents were obliged
to make some additional during this last week.
gains in most desirable novelties Lace Goods specially
adapted for
Year: 1873

CHEAP HORSE FEED.-An astute agri-
culturist, as the story goes, fed his horse
successfully for number Of years, upon
clean pine-shayings-merely using the
precaution 10 furnish the brute with a
good serviceable pair of green spectacles !
This innocent delusion, operating upon
that amiable simplicity of character which
distinguishes the inferior creation. induced
the horse to imagine that all this time he
had been living on the best of clover !!
Thus we all see only what We bring with
US eyes to see. To the jaundiced eye, the
whole universe is sickly- yellow and, nat
urally enough, the effect of such vision i
not exhilarating. But let bottle of DR.
Gottlieb Fisch's Bitters be administered
and, 10, what a change The blood, upon
which brain, nerve, everything, depends
for its well-bearing, is no longer vitiated
with Worn-out dead matter which the ex-
cretories are impotent to throw off The
whole external world becomes radiant with
loyeliness and within, all is peaeel


This subject continued next week under
| Not Happy Enough"
Year: 1873

A SEVERE TEsT.-The Commissary
General of the United States, after a trial
of all the principal starches in the country,
decided that Duryea's Satin Gloss
Starch" was the best that could be procur-
ed, and the government from that time to
the present are buying this article. This
is a fact worthy the attention Of consum-
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