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Year: 1871




Jealousy is a disagreeable quality
to get along with, but it produces
good deal of the excitement which
keeps people alive, and not unfre-
quently gives rise to some rather ludi-
crous scenes. A lady in Virginia who
was subject to this unpleasant malady
lately returned home, after a short alb
sence, and took the precaution to re-
connoiter through the key-hOle before
entering her room, when she saw her
husband tenderly adjusting a shawl
upon the shoulders of woman. Here
was confirmation strong as proofs of
holy writ" that all had not been right
in her absence. She procured shot
gun from an adjoining room, suddenly
opening the door, and lodged the dead
ly charge in the back of-a dummy
which her husband, who dealt in dry
goods, had brought home in order to
put it in repair during the lonely
hours of his wife's absence. After this
incident it was still more in need of
repair, but the woman's mind was in q
more healthy condition than before.


Robert T. Lincoln is thus referred
to in a book, just published, on the
Chicago bar: "He is but little more
than twenty-five years of age, and has
already taken position as being an
excellent manager, possessed of good
ability, quiet, shrewd, unostentatious,
and with thorough devotion to the
profession of the law. He is the more
entitled to credit from the fact that he
has steadily resisted all attemps to in
duce him to accept some official posi-
tion while his father was President, or
to participate in politics since and
that he has applied himself to his legal
studies precisely as if he were the son
of the least influential of parents, and
has pursued them under many painful
and discouraging circumstances. He
has proved that he has a thousand
sterling qualities and there can be
no doubt that with age he will attain
a distinguished eminence as a member
of the legal profession"


In Leavenworth, Indiana, a youth
named Tucker undertook to play
burglar and scare a young man who
was bank clerk and suspected of
timidity. In this he succeeded but
as he was chuckling over his exploit
he was surprised by the appearance of
his victim reinforced by a strong
party ofiriends, who all supposed Mr.
Tucker to be a burglar of the most
atrocious character. 1t was not until
he had been chased nearly a mile, and
forty shets fired at him from revolvers,
and been overtaken and fearfully
beaten, that Mr.. Tucker found an OPP
portunity to explain the joke.


A Kansas City husband gave his
wife s400 to buy Christmas presents
for herself She selected a young
clerk and two railroad tickets.


A sign on an eating house on the
New Jersey Railroad says; Coffee
and eggs fresh laid by Mary Jones"


Why is an old maid like dried-up
lemon? Because she ought to have
been squeezed, but wasn't,
Year: 1871

A Portland paper is publishing
extracts from diary kept by Haw-
thorne when a boy of ten years, of
which this is a sample: This morn
ing the bucket got off the chain and
dropped back into the we'll. [
wanted to 90 down on the stones and
get it. Mother would not consent.
for fear the we'll might cave in, but
hired Samuel Shane to go down. In
the goodness of her heart she
thought the son of old Mrs. Shane
not quite so available as the son of
the widow Hawthorne. God bless
her for all her love for me. though
it may be somewhat selfish
Year: 1871

After travelling six miles over the
mountains above the canyon, we
again descended into a broad and
open valley, skirted by level up.
land for several miles. Here an
object met our attention which de-
serves more than casual notice. 1t
was two parallel, vertical walls of
rock, projecting from the side of the
mountain to the hight of 125 feet,
traversing the mountain from base
to summit, a distance of 800 feet.
These walls were not to exceed thirty
feet in width. and their tops for the
whole length were crowned with a
growth of pines. The sides we're as
even as if they had been worked by
line and plumb-the whole space
between. and on either side of them
having been completely eroded and
washed away. We had seen many
of the capricious works wrought by
erosion upon the friable rocks of
Montana, but never before upon so
majestic scale. Here an entire
mountain side by wind and water,
had been removed, leaving as the
evidences of their protracted toll
these vertical projections, which,
but for their immensity, might as
readily be mistaken for works of art
as of nature. Their smooth sides,
uniform width and hight, and great
length. considered in connection
with the causes which had wrought
their insulation, excited our wonder
and admiration. They were all the
more curious because of their dis
similarity to any other striking OBJ
jects in natural scenery that we had
evel seen or heard of. In future
wears. when the wonders of the Vel
low stone are incorporated into the
family of fashionable resorts, there
will be few of its attractions sur-
passing in interest this marvellous
freak Of the elements. For some
reason, best understood by himself,
one of our companions gave to these
rocks the name of the Devils
Slide. - Scribner's for May.
Year: 1871

Greeleytells an inquirer that there
is no trouble in raising geese for the
market if you don't wean them
to young. Let them trot around
with the old eve till their
bride teeth are grown, and you can
then transplant them to the forcing
frames without willing.
Year: 1871

UNEASY LIES THE HEAD.-The King
of Spain does not find his couch bed OF
roses. With people divided in opinion,
discontented, and full Of revolutionary
spirit; treasury bankrupt, and with, at
best, only luke-warm support from the
authorities throughout the provinces, he
has little comfort to boast of and no abso-
Lutte security to life to speak about. He
cannot even go to meet his Queen, because
of the disturbed state of the country.
Under all the circumstances, we think it


would be more pleasant to be Governor Of
Coney Island than King Of that played
out territory known ON the map as Spain.
Year: 1871

LEGAL ANECDoTEs.-They are polite
people at Lynohburg. The other day a
distinguished member of the bar, appeal
ing to the court for the discharge of his
client, wound up with the statement that,
If the court sent him on further trial, q
stain would be left on his character which
could not be washed off by all the waters
of the blue ocean, and all the soap which
could be manufactured from the ponder
GUS carcass of the commonwealth attor-
ney. To this the ponderous attorney re-
piled that, "while he deemed it foreign to
the case at bar, he desired to advise the
court, if they thought it advisable to boil
his body into soap, they should look to the
opposite counsel for the concentrated lye
out of which to make it."
Year: 1871

THE INCOME TAx.-The income taxes
are assessed in the month of March each
year, and assistant assessors are required
to complete the assessments and place the
same in the hands of assessors on or be-
fore the last day of that month. The
assessor is then allowed time to hear ap-
peals or complaints, but the complete list
must be placed in the hands of the collec-
tor for collection on or before the Both
day of April. During the month of May
the taxes, including those on incomes,
must be paid. 1t is made the duty of ev-
cry person of lawful age whose gross in
come during the year preceding 1870
exceeded $4,000, to make and render
return on or before the day designated by
law, to the assistant assessor of the district
In which he resides, of the gross amount
OF his income, gains and profits, and of
every guardian and trustee, executor or
administrator, and any person acting in
any other fiduciary capacity, or as resi-.
dent agent for or co-partner of any non.
resident alien deriving an income, gains
or profits from any business or profession,
or from rents, to make q return to the
assistant assessor of the district in which
he resides to the amount Of income of any
minor or person for whom he acts.
Year: 1871

l


District Attorney Peckham concluded
his address to the jury Monday morning,
after which Judge Learned delivered his
charge. It was strongly against the pris-
oner, and in some respects argued the
probabilities of the case. We make some
extracts from the charge


The prisoner admitted in his testimony
that he went to two places that afternoon
to purchase pistol to give Valiant. The
reason given by the prisoner for trying to
purchase pistol that afternoon is denied
by Valiant, who says Filkins never prom
ised to buy him pistol And it appears
odd that Filkins wanted to buy, pistol
for this man Valiant, who was going to
leave his employ on Saturday night. The
next thing is whether the prisoner has
been under temptation to commit the
crime. He acknowledges he was $4,000
in debt; it was in proof he needed money;
there was that temptation. The day after
the robbery it is proven he paid several
debts with the money found on him and
the $50 said to be left at home, would
reach $500. The prisoner said he made
$500 in the fruit business last September,
which he kept until this time. You will
have to consider if this is probable, as Fill
kins borrowed $3.50 from Mr.. Scott in
in October, which was not paid for some
time afterwards. You must bear in mind
the evidence of Mr.. Chamberlain, who
says the prisoner was at the depot the
Wednesday and Thursday previous to the
Woods car Wednesday night There





in Filkins going into the express car, but
the circumstance must be weighed with
these various other circumstances, all
bearing upon one point and going to
strengthen the positive testimony of Hal
pine.


In regard to the fight of the prisoner
on Wedn nesday, the Judge said that flight
is not conclusive evidence of guilt. The
prisoner says he run away because his
wife was very much agitated and alarm
ed. Is that a good reason for running
away? Is she likely to become more
eomforted by his fight than by his stay
ing at hoineP


The law allowsTthe prisoner to testify
in his own behalf; but he thought the tes-
timony of man accused with crime must
be taken with great qualification If a
man ls guilty OF a crime like this, we
should hardly blame him if he testified
falsely to escape man would be likely
to screeu himself by any statement


The most important testimony given
was that of Mr.. Halpine. The only thing
to consider was the possibility of Halpine
being mistaken.


Mr.. Moak, counsel for the prisoner, ex-
eepted to nearly the entire change. The
jury retired at $50 p. m, when the court
took recess till 6 o'clock-many of the
spectators retaining their seats in the
court room. At 6 o'clock, the jury not
having agreed, an adjournment was made
until o'clock Wednesday morning. At
that hour the jury came into the court
with verdict of guilty, and the prisoner
was sentenced to twenty years-the full
extent of the lawn Clinton prison.
Year: 1871

What barbarism to bore a hole in the
flesh and stick in q trinketl i have seen
several ears in which the ring had cut its
way out, making a slit, and new hole
had been punched in one of the pieces.
Men have fallen into this vulgar barbar-
ism. American savages offer many in
stances of men with gold or silver trim
kets in their ears. But among lower
savages, in different parts Of the world,
the custom is quito general, and many
of them add an ornament in the nose.
What vulgar show you sometimes see
among the demi-monde-a dozen great
gold and jeweled rings on the fingers,
two large rings or hoops about the wrists,
a great buckle in the belt, gold chain
about the neck, a gold watch, several
charms, locket or two, breast-pin-
what a barbarous, vulgar show; poor
things, / suppose they think it helps to
advertise their unhappy trade.


My dear girls, leave this trinket show
to the Indians and use no other jewelry
than a neat, small pin to hold the collar
and delicate, small chain to guard
your watch. The watch should be in a
pocket and not slipped under the belt
The belt must be mischievonsly tight to
hold the watch. To wear watch pushed
half way under the belt is to constantly
expose it to accident, and at best to
make q vain announcement of the fact
that you have one. In England it is a
common remark, that you may know a
nobleman by his plain dress, and by the
absence of all jewelry. And | will add,
that everywhere you may know shoddy
pretender by an excessive display of
jewelry. No person of really fine cul-
ture delights in an exhibition Of trinkets
or gew-gaws of any kind. The refined
soul cannot make an ornamental parade.
Our Girls. bu Dio Lewis.
Year: 1871

AeHUtEcu AnSNhCs


The, Cincinnati Commercial has the
A lady in Cumminsyille, for the past
two weeks, has been showing signs Of
insanity for several days. She would
run her servant girl out Of the house,
and threatened her with destruction oc-
casionally. Her husband is q stair
builder, and was the most afeetionate
and indulgent spouse toward his wife
possible, but it was found necessary to
have a lady living close by to attend to
:; or and keep her company for fear. that
she miIght commit some serious injury.
Yesterday i was found necessary to ap-
ply to the courts for certificate OF her
insanity. and convey har to Longygiew;
1t required the combined sfepgtn OF
four men to put her in the carriage o.
Cumminsville, and she uttered the most
heartrending cries for her two children,
whom she left behind. In her frantic
efforts in the morning with her husband,
who was trying to pacify her, she tore
his shirt into shreds. 1t was sad scene
to witness this poor woman, who, only a
few weeks ago, enjoyed the use OF her
reason. tied hand and foot in a close
carriage, and taken to the institution at
Carthage.


The insanity of the unfortunate lady
is attributed TO the use Of laughing gas,
which was administered to her a few
weeks ago by stupid dentist in the city
who extracted several of her teeth. She
was of a very nervous temperament, and
when it was found that the nitrous oxide
had produced an injurious effect, a por-
ton was administered 10 quiet her nerves,
which, however, had no beneficial result
Since that time she has been growing
worse daily, and this, coupled with the
fact that she has been troubled with the
unsolicited attentions Of certain religious
fanatics, pressing her to join their church
and have her children educated in the
faith of their peculiar religion, no doubt
caused her insanity. go
Year: 1871

The Boston Traveller tells of lady
in that city, who, having occasion to use
a support for an ivy plant which she was
raising in a pot, took an old grapevine
cane and thrust it into the earth. Some
time afterward, wishing to move the ivy,
she pulled up the old cane, and found, to
her astonishment that it had sent out
shoots and was making vigorous efforts
to root itself by the side Of theivy. This
bit Of grapevine had been used for a long
time as a cane, and for years, which no
one in the family could number, had been
lying about the house.
Year: 1871

The New York Court of Appeals
has recently decided that witnesses in
trial before Court of Law must
state facts and cannot draw conclusion
nor giro opinions. The case in which
this decision was given, arose in an
action on policy Of insurance to re-
cover for loss by fire. Tho plain
tiff who, under the New York statute,
was witness in his case, gave his own
opinion as to the quantity as we'll
as the valuo of the goods destroyed.
10 this evidence tho Insurance Com
psny, which was defendant, excepted
and carried the case to tho Court of
Apifcals, whore the decision of tho
court below was vcrsed, tho evidence
held inadmissiblc, and now trial
ordered. Tho Court of Appenls in
delivering its opinion stated that the
instances in which the opinion of wit
nesscs can be admitted, constitute OK.
ccptions to the general rule, md that
these exceptions arc not to be extend
cd or enlarged so MS to include new
cases except to prevent q fnilure of
Justice and when better evidence can t..
not be obtained. "H
Year: 1871

We copy the following from the Gro.
Ger, a London weekly circular of from
40 to so double'column pages:-


The race for public favor nova. days
leaves the tradesman no option. He
must place himself on level with his
competitors, or be snuffed out altogeth.
er. Be his goods as excellent as they
may, there are so many candidates for
patronage that modest merit has no
chance unless assisted into notoriety.
When once acknowledged by public
esteem, articles of reliable quality will
invariably secure some preference, al
though 1t Is often found in practice that
public favor Is tickle, and that attention
requires to be kept alive by judicious
remindiDgs. We use this word adyis-
edly in lieu of the more significant
term "puffing," which is lower
branch of the art of advertising. There
are those who can see no difference be-
tween putting and advertising but we
venture to think that there is herein all
the difference between lying and telling
the truth. Putting is nothing short of
the elaboration of falsehood, and can
be readily detected when compared
with an honest advertisement. Tho
puffer starts with the assumption
that the world Is filed with fools;
and as mankind does, unfortun-
ately, supply a fair proportion of the
birds aimed at, the putting advertiser
hits the mark often enough for his pur-
pose. He rarely snares the same victim
twice. An honest advertisement goes
beyond this. Not content with captur-
ing public attention, 1t seeks to retain
1t. Judiciously managed, advertising
secures the first, and the quality of the
articles advertised preserves the second.


"The next point for consideration is
cost Of advertising, and we will not
venture to hide the fact that, to adver-
tise properly, must ever be an expens-
i've process as far as first outlay is con-
cerned, though hardly so when the
results are taken into account. 1t is
notorious that thousands of pounds
have been spent in introducing the
most trifling articles into notice. The
advertiser looks, not to the value of the
article advertised, but to the extent of
the demand likely to be created for it.
Take an ounce package of tobacco, for
instance; it might appear absurd to
expend $500 in advertising packages of
tobacco selling at fourpence each, but
$500 so laid out would be very badly
expended If it did not lead to the sale
of at least million packages. A mil
lion packages at fourpence each amount
to nearly seventeen thousand lounds
These figures appear large, but they are
rather within the mark than beyond
it. The enormous totals represented
by the business of the manufacturers of
cheap but popular articles are almost
fabulous. 1t is the immense trade Sc
cured by proper system of adverlis.
ing which pays the advertiser. A sin.
gle advertisement of an article retailing
at penny may cost five pounds, but it
is not long before the penny article
overtakes the flve.pound advertise
ment, and puts the balance on the other
side.
Year: 1871

a correspondent furnishes the Lon
don Times with the following hints,
which will be found pertinent to our
own climate: In these hot days cool
apartment is real luxury to be had far
oftcner than most people suppose posi-
BILE. The secret consists, not in letting
in cool air, for naturally all do that
whenever they have the chance; but
in Keeping out the hot air. If the air
outside Il room or house be cooler than
the air in ide, let it in by all means,
but If it be hotter, carefully keep it ont.


A stair case window left open during
the night will often cool the passages of
house, and the rooms, too, if the
doors he not shut but it must he closed
at eight or nine O'Clock in the morning,
or, If, on the sunny side, at four or five
O'Clock, and the blind drawn down.
The mistake people generally make is
to throw open their windows at all
hours of the day, no matter whether
the atmosphere outside be cool or
scorching.


Let us have some air, they say, and
In comes the treacherous breezc-f for
even hot air is pleasant while it is
gently blowing, taking away pcrsplra-
tion, and thereby cooling the skin; but
the apartment is made warmer, instead
of cooler, and as soon as they move out
of the draught they find their room TO
be more uncomfortable than before.


Let in cool air-keep out hot-that is
the only formula to insure the minim
um of discomfort. Sitting rooms may
generally be kept cool during the whole
day if the doors be only opened for in
gress and egress, and the windows kept
closed and shielded from direct sun
shine by blind. If the atmosphere of
a room be impure from any cause, let it
be renewed hot air is less injurious
than bad air. If q room be small in
comparison with the number of persons
engaged in it, free ventilation becomes
indispensable.


In cooking apartments the tempera-
ture will probably be higher than out.
side; hence the free admission even of
hot air will be desirable. If persons do
not object to sit in direct draught of
air windows and doors may be opened,
breeze being more refreshing, even
though several degrees warmer than
still air; but, under nearly all other
circumstances, rooms should be kept
closed as much as possible until after
sundown, or till the air outside is cooler
than that inside. Let in cool kecr
out hot.
Year: 1871

SHOT AS A MEDIcINE.-Dr.M Maydieu,
of France, has revived the old practice
of giving shot for bilious collie. His
method is, to take No. shot after care
fully washing them with sweet oil, and
give desert spoonful every half hour.
lie claims that in five or six hours the
vomiting ceases. The editor of the
Pacific Medical and Surgical Journal
relates the following anecdOte, illustra-
tive of this treatment: A clergyman
was taken very sick and stopped at the
house Of good old lady who was
familiar with the treatment, who stated
that she had no shot, buta bullet which
would answer the purpose. She gave
ii to the divine, who after being assur,
ed Of its great efficacy, swallowed it
and to his joy and surprise found that
in very short time he was entirely re
lieved of the collie. Before leaving h,
expressed some doubt to the old lad,
about the piece of lead so heavy finding
Its way through the bowels. "Oh
my" she replied, you need have n,
anxiety about that, as it has beer
through me ten or twelve times"
Year: 1871


When all the world seems nothing worth
And hope and pleasure fade and flee
When oll is doubt upon the earth,
And all Is darkness on the sea.
Where should come, but unto thee.
God who keeps me?
This burning soul, so long repressed,
That longs to pour itself, and weep,
And on some kind supporting breast
To Sigh and sob itself to sleep
Where should bring but unto thee,
God who nearest me?
These lettering bonds of toll and care.
Which make the striving spirit faint;
Ills load seems too much to bear;
rus trembling gush of deep complaint
Where should bring but unto thee.
God who pitiest meP
rus heart that mourns its death above.
lliat aches with hungry emptiness,
Ihat these poor husks of earthly love
Have failed TO satisfy or bless
Where should bring but unto thee.
God' who lowest me?
U Friend above all other friendsl
love beyond all other lowest
lhy peace into my life descends;
My heart beats calmly as n doyo,s.
When all my woes bring to thee,
U God who healcst me.
Year: 1871

The above is written on regular bill
head paper, with printed heading of
the firm, thus attempting to blind the
victim. The gentleman who received
the above never sent watch to New
York in his life, and saw through the
attempted swlndle at once. Had he re.
mitted the 500 90, he would no doubt
have received box of shavings or some
other worthless trash for his money.
Let the people be on the lookout for
this new swindling game.
Year: 1871

WAsHrSGToN, January T. Although two
executive sessions have been held by the
Senate since his nomination, Admiral
Porter has not been brought up. Both
lls friends aud OppOnets seem fearful Of
The result. Neither party seem anxious
to force the nomination % a vote, IS the
contest IS so close, one party fighting the
House bin Tor abolisbing the grade Of
Admiral, while the other is fighting for
The nomination Of Porter. Between the
two. 10 is doubtful Il the case be decided
Tor some time. From the best inf0rma-
ton TO be obtained, there is little doubt
u the vote had been now, that he would
Ee defeated