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Year: 1873

\ MISGUIDED Book AGENr.--A book
agent entered the open door of a snug
pittslield, Mass, cottage one day last
week, and nodding to a trim, bright
locking little woman who sat sewing by
the window, commenced yolubly TO dcs-
cant on the merits of great work which
he was for the first time giving mankind
an opportunity to purchase. 1t was a
universal biogrophy, cook book, diction-
airy, family physician, shorthand in
structor, and contained, besides, u detail
ed h story of every important event that
has trluspired in the word from the ap
pie incident and Adams fall to Credit
Moblicr and the fall of Congress, The
work contained 1900 chapters, all with
running titles The agent, after talking
on the GENERAL excccnCcs of the volume
about five minutes, commenced on the
heading Of those chapters AMI as the wo
man did not say word to interrupt him,
he f It that he WAS making a conquest,
ard he ratified away SO that she shoUldn' t
have chance to say no. 1t took him
nearly half an hour, and as he breath
lessly went on the sweat started on his
forehead, and lie made conyul,iye grasps
at his collar, and when he finished he had
hardly strength enough left to put on a
bewitching smile and hand her his ready
pen wAerewith to subscribe her name in
the order book. She took the pen, but
instead of putting her autograph on his
list she lifted scrap of paper from her
work box and wrote in plain letters ;
I'VE pEFE AND DUN He said not a
word, but the unutterable things that he
looked as be turned to the door, would
Gil library -Hrchdage
Year: 1873

Ey- Preserve your conscience always
soft and sensitive If but one sin force
its way into that tender part OF the soul,
and is suffered to dwell there the road is
paved for a thousand more iniqu,ies.
Year: 1873

WHERE TO HAVE YoUn PICTURE TAKES.-It
Is not always best to select the cheapest gallery. II
Is poor economy TO pay Your money and throw your
pictures in the stove when you get home as have
known many lady to do who was the victim OF
some buugling operator. What you want is good
aud cheap work made by an established artist.
REEs & CO, Of over fifteen years standing, are
making pictures nj cheap rates as any gallery in
the city, aud there You will not be imposed OIL.
Year: 1873

THEY HAVE JUST RECEIVED AT THE DOLLAR
STORE a large lot Of beautiful albums, which they
are selling for one dollar, which will cost two dol
Jars anil fifty cents elsewhere.


DOLLAR STORE.


corner Ninth and Main streets
Year: 1873

WASHINGTON, Sept l. 1873
Sealed proposals will be received this office until
on the lst day Of OCTOBER s1s for the erection of
material, fire alarm boxes with the necessary circuits
machinery and appurtonanc required TO place
the system In thorough working order. agrecably
act OF the Legislative assembly the District Of Colum
bia approved June B ls73 and in accordance with the
specifications and mainly in accordance with diagram
both Of which can be seen and will be explained at
The system to be furnished shall be in every respect
equal 10 the in use and to that the success
full contractor will be required to enter into good and
Bids must be accompanied bya penal bond. legally
certified to, IN the sum OF ave thousand GOOD dollars
that the bidder will accept and perform the contract IL
awarded him.


The right 70 reject any or all bids Is reserved.


Payment will be made when the whole work shall
have been COMPLETED and accepted by the Board in
The contractor shall keep the system in good working
order for a term Of two Z years after completion and
twenty co per centum Of the amount contracted for will
be retained until the end Of the said two 0 years
guarantee therefor.


Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envelope, en-
dorsed "Proposas for Construction Of FIRE Alarm Tele
s'"p"' anu ALEX. r. SHEPHERD,


Vice President Board Of Public Works.
Year: 1873

ONE AMENDMENT ADOPTED-rHE TWENTY FIFTH


SECTION UNCHAHGRD-rHE PARTISAN ISSUE


CLEARLY DEFINEB-CUsTOh-H HOUSE CONTROL


UNInPAIRED.


fBY TELEGRAPH TO THB rTyIBUEKl


ALBANY. Feb. 26.-The net result of whole days
discussion of the Charter IN the Assembly Is a
change in the Constitution of the Board Of Alder
men to be elected in November, 1874 Instead OF ID
members the Board is 20 consist of 2l, of whom .
have TO be chosen from the city at large, and
from each of the Senate Districts No voter can
have more than names on his ticket for Aldermen
to be chosen, and the 3 having the highest number
of votes are elected


The same arrangement for minority representa-
tiOD is carried out the Of the six elected at
large. The further consideration of the Charter ks
made special order for Tomorrow morning, the
Assembly having refused to order it to third read
ing at present by vote of AZ to 5.


The further discussions and the minor amend
ments incorporated in the bill arc merely conces-
sions to public opinion. Many members openly
avowed, tonight that since a Republican Legisla-
ture wOuld have tO be responsible for the Charter 1t
was both the right and the duty of the Legislature
TO take possession OF the patronage. This base view
of their duties as Legislators and of their obligations
10 the City of New York shamelessly avowed by
Messrs Batcheller, Hustled and Pierson, and is al





uons to the Charter. The argument is this:


We are to be held responsible for the government
of the city. To govern it well we must have com
plete control of the machine, and we cannot have
this control unless we have all the patronage


Ii is only a roundabout way of expressing the old
idea to the vctOrs belong the spoils of the van
quished. 1t certainly is entire remuneration OF
the principle that the local government of munich
palites should be divorced as far possible from
national politics.


A motion TO give the appointing power TO the
Mayor. subject to the confirmation of the Aldermen
was made and ably supported by Mr.. Lincoln, but
only 80 votes were counted in favor of it, showing
that the strength of the CustOmhouse leaders s not
at all broken If anything it has been increased by
the proceedings of to-day, a natural consequence OF
Mr. Pierson and others having followed the example
of Mr.. Hesed, and cleared their minds of can't No
member can now utter the word reform in debate
without producing laugh, as any one might have
witnessed number Of times in the course of to-day
Year: 1873

POPULAR FALLAcY AND DECEPTToNs.-
1t is an infrmity of man to cling to the
teachings of a past generation, and to stub
bornly rerist the light of reform and pro
greSS Health-reform and Temperance
growth are jealously watched over by the
Poison Bitters compounders. One great
prevailing deception of the present age, is
the impression that every human biped of
either sex must be stimulated, and the pois-
oned chalice is labeled Medicated Bitters,
the better to palliate their use and prolong
the epidemic. One of the most jealous
workers to cure this malady, Dr. JOSEPH
WALKER, Inventor and Proprietor of the
famed CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BrT1ERs, be-
heves in making Bitters that are true
medicine, and advises the sick man to
swallow a draught that will wash out the
Leprosy of his disease In this faith he is
steadfast, and his VINEGAR BTTTERs,
though contradiction TO the general char
acter of all other Bitters, are, as a great
success and Lite Fitalizer, evidence of one
popular fallacy and corrected.
Year: 1873

PERSONAL DR.. HeImbold to the front
again. We are glad to see that during
the Doctors temporary residence in Eu-
rope, the supply of his genuine Extract
Buchu-the only known specific for urinary
disorders and obscure complaints in either
sex-has been supplied from his formula
and apparatus by his representative here.
The genuine article bears the Doctors s
signature, and is probably the best known
and most valuable remedy of the kind in
the world. John F. Henry, New York,
sole agent Sold by all druggists.
Year: 1873

two hours from the time he came into the
store, he started home with $4S9.63 worth
of goods for himself, and good supply for
some of his neighbors. The last thing he


aid when starting home, was this: Il shall
always come to
Year: 1873

From the Reading Eagle ip Dee s
LiVerymen have ups and downs la their bus
Iness as well as other tFadespeOple. On Sum
day last two nice, Young men came to the sta
BILE Of Hiram Schiller and hired horse ana
carriage fOe The purpose Of driving down the
country tO'a church dedication. One of Mr..
SchitIer's fancy teams was 6tted out and the
young men drQEe very c1Eetully out q ne STA
was nothing wicked about them and they
wanted people to know it. Unfortunately,
however, they changed their minds When
out in the country, they dashed ahead, and
busted everything On on ne road Inc ,SSI ROS1
that the foam rolled of the animal in great
drops.


In the afternoon, MIR. Schiller had an Occa-
Sion to drive over tile same road, and iudgeOf
his sstonishment. when, he was told Of the out
raGeous conduct or those two nice young men
cumstance, ORthe Ieturn Trip, the liveryman
followed them up. and all of a sudden found
himself In the rear 1.-THE carriage Of the erring
pair, and they were watched. Their abuse
continued, and the poor horse was almost dead,
and the carriage badly used.


At point some distance below Reading,
the livery proprietor jumped out of his carri-
age, took formal possession Of the young men,
and drove them to the stable, where they
were locked up In MI. Schitler's private once.
| A1beE tuo 9AtVcE uhA cnhNH6u MS CiobnllRy uo
| went to the young men and asked them 70
pay their bill. This was not done, and there
upon the boss proceeded to collect his money
ia a manner quite original. He gave orders
to have large trough well filled with water,
and after this had been done, the two young
bloods were led out. By this time quite large
crowd had congTegated and there was great
excitement. One OF the young men was held
by the attaches of the STABLE while the pro-
prietor seized the other, lifted him bodily and
| put him In q little bed of wet water, clothes
and all on. The young man shrieked but to
no purpose He was Sonsed and sOyVsed again,
then placed on his feet and finally allowed to
depart. Then came the others turn. He
begged piteOusly to be let off, and stated that
he was dressed in his wedding clothes, and
they were the best he had in the world. Bust
ness was business v Ith Schiller, and he collared
the young man, lifted him; up gently and
ducked him uifdef the water With the great
est ease. He came up shivering and begged
to be let of. Another douse and another and
still another, and then the young man was set
down and allowed to go. Two such drowned
rats had never before been seen In Court
street, and probably never will. They depart
ed wiser and perhaps better men, -
Year: 1873

Never triAe with what are called small ailments
disorder easy of control at first. If neglected for
a few weeks may become a mortal disease. Be es-
pecialy careful not to let debility gain upon you
for it is the door through which all malades enter
the system. If you feel languid. inert and to use
common expression. "as if there was no life left
in you" resort at once to Hostetters Stomach Bit
tets That great vegetable tonic Will supply the Vi


tality you so urgently need. 1t is nerve food BY
its tonic action the stomach is 80 inyigorated thai
digestion becomes regular, easy, perfect; while III


Distractions and its Alternative operation beneficial
ly affects all the secretiVe organs For the miserie
of dyspepsia, and they include almost every
ant feeling that belongs to physical disease and men
tai retchedness this potent tonic Is certain and
speedy balm. ang1OtoH
Year: 1873

DCBIous MArRIMoNY "A novel case
has lately come up before the Courts
at Rochester, n. Y, which puts new
phase upon the marriage Of minors.
About a month since lad II years Of
age was arrested, charged with ravish.
ing q GIRL about the same age, but, in,
stead Of appearing in Court. went to the
residence of the girl, where he was
married under protest. He refused TO
live with his wife and child, and war
rant was issued for his arrest. When
his case came up his counsel put In
the plea that his client had no private
estate that he was minor, and the
father. not having given his con-
sent to the marriage, was en-
titled to his earnings, and the boy
could not be held for their support
although the fact OF his being minor
did NOT Of itself abrsgate the marriage
contract. The points raised by the
counsel were declared valid. and the
boy was discharged. Now the boy has
commenced an action In the Supreme
Court to abrogate the marriage con-
tract. on tho ground that his consent
was enforced, and that he was beguiled
aud ssducsd by the girl, and forced TO
marry by the threats of the girls
father.
Year: 1873

The zebra has heretofore been oonBid
cred an animal more ornamental than
useful, and altogether too vicious in his
best estate for harness. But at the Gar
den OF Acclimatization, in Paris, they
have succeeded in breaking in two ze-
bras and making them 60 in harness.
This is a great triumph. As long ago as
l76l, Madame de Pompadour entirely
failed in tanning fine specimen Of this
animal from the menagerie al Versailles,
but he proved as selfvilled as the lady
herself Attempts were made TO break
a female zebra, brought in l776 by Lord
Give from the Cape to London; but shs
could not be broken TO harness. Itis
odd that any animal should be more
easily tanned in Paris than in London
Paris not being remarkable for tameness
of auv kind.
Year: 1873

Abbey.


Moncure ID. Conway writes from Lon


don TO the Cincinnati Commercial NJ


follows:


The Deem Of Westminster has just
given before the Society Of Antiquarians
an interesting account Of several Kings
skulls. Shakspeare's words, Come, LEI
us sit on the ground aud talk Of the death
Of Kings" are hardly polite enough to
quote at a moment when so many Princes
are lying around loose; but the antigua
rians fell into this vein on Thursday
evening, and listened with deep attention
to Dean Stanley's narrative. He has
just explored the tomb of Richard II
the King whose splendid beginning and
miserable end made old Froissart say:
81 have seen too strange things in my
time" Two sets OF human bones were
found in the tomb OF Richard, male and
female; it was certain that the female
was Annie, OF Bohemia, and the Dean
discussed whether the others were the
remains Of Richard. The measurement of
the skull showed it TO be below the aver
age size ofthe English skull ;howeyer, Mr.
Richmond thought the skull would agree
with the character OF the Kings. Sprigs
of poplar, considered in his time pre-
ventiVe against witchcraft, we're found
in the tomb. Rushes were there, also,
proving that the tomb though ran
sacked, had never been actually entered.
Some rubbish was found which must
have been cast in by passersby. The
tomb of Henry. Ill had also been ex-
plored by the Dean. About the identity
of Henry remains there is no doubt The
casting of the efiigy upon it is nearly pei
feet although it was among the first OF
such castings The coffin was found
covered with cloth Of gold, and that COW
cred with dust. The cloth had so lost its
strength that breath from the mouth
would change any bit Of it to dust. The
Dean is responsible for having disturbed
thelbones of many an old monarch in the
interest of Science. 1t is curious that
while so many of such tombs have been
opened, no one yet dares to suggest the
exploration of that of Shakespeare. The
tomb of William Rufus was opened to
find whether the story OF his death by
the arrow of Tyrrell was true. as the
legend said that the arrow had been bu-
ried with the King. Sure enough the
arrow was found. Also the grave
of John Hampden was explored, to
see il it were true that he had lost
a hand in his engagement with Prince
Rupert, and the amputated hand
was found. But although the fearful
imprecatiOn written ON the supposed
only supposed-grave of Shakespeare
leads many to suspect that some expla-
nation of the confessed mystery sur
rounding him lies buried there; that i'm
precation seems to be the reason why no
one proposes to dig into it. Indeed, so
much superstition invests that grave in
the Stratford Church that it is likely that
the villagers would rise up in arms at
any such attempt rs was once made by
Miss Bacon, the American monomaniac,
whom some OF the Stratfordians say, no
sooner raised pick over the grave than
she was struck with madness. But it is
plain from the explorations of Dean
Stanley in Westminster Abbey that such
divinity doth not hedge about King as
hedges about the immortal Williams,
as the French call him.
Year: 1873

to knock him over. And he fights with
great power, inficting trrrible wounds
with his fore-paws.


In New South Wales saw kangaroo
which we were hunting catch up a ter
rier in his arms, and carry the little am
nal in his embrace throughout the run.
He was not, however, able to hurt the
dog, who, when the affair was over,
seemed to come quite undismayed out
of his difficulty. And I saw also fe-
male kangaroo, when the hounds were
after her, throw her kid out of the
pouch in which she carriedit. On that
occasion the kid was killed and the
mother escaped. They Will carry their
young one as long as it is possible for
them, and then throw him out almost
without losing a stride. t~


In this hunting there is not much
jumping; but what there is requires a
very quick horse. The turns are rapid,
and the ground is strewed by postrate
forest-trunks. There is danger, too,
of riding against trees. This, on one
occasion, did with great force and
could not use my leg for six weeks after
the accident. In default, however, of
any thing better, kangaroo-hunting is
good sport
Year: 1873

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph Cthus) mean that your sub
scriptiop IS out or unpaid, and that
you are requested to pay up ct once.
We would take great pleasure IN extend
ing credit to our friends and patrons,
but cash alone viii pay expenses, and
we are forced TO adhere 70 strict cash
rule. We hope you VIII comprehend
and appreciate the necessity Of such q
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


q We enter no new names on our
books without the money IN ady0rce.
Year: 1873

A PoUaHKEEPsrE belle, who sported
long curl and a love of a bonnet,
visited the menagerie, the .other day.
She got too close to the monkey cage,
and her mischievous prototype reached
for that curl. He got it, and with it
the rest of her false hair, and the love
of bonnet. The entire family of mon
keys tried to wear the bonnet, and made
sorry work of it, while the girl-well,
what she did can be imagined.
Year: 1873

A KENTUCKY farmer refused to look at
a sample sewing-maehine recently, as he
always sowed wheat by hand" He is
related to the man who did not want q
thrashing- machine on his farm g for, "
said he, '' give me a harness-tug OF q
barrel-stave and can make my family
toe the mark according to Law ond
ScriDter -
Year: 1873

How shall we settle the labor ques-
ton ? exclaimed member OF the Geor-
gia Legislature, IN the midst Of his
speech. By all going to work
and earning our living honestly, thun-
dered an irreverent spectator IN the
gallery.
Year: 1873

THE fifteen-year old daughter of a
prominent citizen of Memphis sold some
valuable jewelry last week and eloped
for New Orleans, intending, as she said,
when overtaken at a station in Mississip-
pi, to go to some distant place and then
turn up two or three years later as an
authoress Of mark. She had been read
ing '' Onida's works.
Year: 1873

The SECRET ID noticed :" said Franklin
ga mechanic, among number OF others, al
work on a house being erected but a little
way from my office, who always appeared to
be in merry humor, who had kind word
and cheerful smile for every one he met Let
The day be ever so cold, gloomy or sunless, a
happy smile danced like sunbeams on his cheer
full countenance. Meeting him one morning
asked him to tell me The secret of his con-
slant flow of spirits.


''No secret, docter," he replied. 81 have
got one Of the best wives, and when 90 to
work she always has kind word of enco,r-
agement for me; and when go home she
meets me with smile and kiss, and then
tea is sure to be ready; and she has done SO
many little things through the day to please
me, that cannot find it insmy heart to speak
an unkind word to anybody" What influence
hen, has woman over the heart of man, to
soften it and make it the foundation of cheer
ful and pure emotions Speak gently, then;
greetings after the tolls of the day are over
cost nothing, and 90 far toward making home
happy and peaceful.
Year: 1873

Several days had passed, yet nothing had
been seen Or heard of Harrys body. This
was looked upon as a favorable omen for
Nat, as it could not be proved that there re-
lily had been any one killed, although there
evidently had been struggle, and "a bloody
one. But the lawyers, ever ready in the
event of "poor case" to manufacture evi-
dence, discovered what they believed to be
the remains Of the body.


The ashes of fire which had evidently
been extinct for several days, were found
near the scene Of the couflict, among which
were found a number of bones, so burned
that they M ght as readily be taken for hu-
mon bones as those of an OK. Until this
discovery Nat had sustained himself with a
stoicsm really wonderful for man in his
critical position; but when told that these
remains had been found, he was utterly un-
manned, as he could see no way in which he
could clear himself.


lie sat in his cell, nursing such thoughts
Year: 1873

Offers his professional services to the citizens
of Auburn and surrounding country. Best rel
erence as to character and ability.


OFFICE at Music HALL, opposite Auburn Drug
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