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Year: 1873

Don't let your mind get into the ruts,
boys. you have ever travelled over
country roads in the spring you know
how hard it is to get the wheels out of
the deep tracks, when once you have
turned into them. just so it is with
your minds. You need to give them a
freer range. Have always on hand
some really valuable book quite out
side your ordinary pursuits, and read a
little in it every day. Read ten pages.
attentively, rather than twenty care
lessly. Learn to pick up knowledge
everywhere. A good newspaper will
give you many valuable thoughts,
which you may as well save as not if
you will but turn them over a time or
two in your mind. 1t is reflection that
makes an idea our own.


You are accustomed to think of
Charles Dickens as wonderful genius.
Yet he says of himself" My own in
vention, or Imagination would never
have served me as it has, but for the
habit of common place, humble, pa
tient, daily. toiling, druging attention"
If Dickens career would not have
been a success without this habit, you
may be quite sure yours will not. The
principle applies to every other pursuit
as well as to authorship.


Which will you decide to do, go about
with your eyes open, or with them
shut? The wide-awake boy is known
and appreciated, and SO is the boy Of
small attainments and few ideas, but
the difference is far more marked when
they become men.


Who does not know plenty of dull,
dozy looking men, who will come in
and sit by your fire half an even
ing and never advance three ideas?
They have none outside of a very linn
tied range of daily drugery. They are
like snails in their shells, and all be-
cause they have gone through life with
their brows bent down to the ground
nothing above or beyond this little fur
row. Heads up, boys, and eyes open.
Learn something worth knowing every
day Of your life, and think it over at
night, that you may imprint 1t deeply
on your memory.
Year: 1873

A useful hint to many young men
may be derived from this little story
which the Springfield, Mass, Union
prints: Not long ago young man
Of this city had most favorable op-
portunlty to enter a business house in
this State, at large increase over his
present salary, with prospect of soon
getting a place in the firm. His re-
concentrations were frst-class, the
officers of the institution were decided
ly pleased with his appearance.-They
however, made him no proposals, nor
did they state their favorable impress
ion. 4 gentleman of this city was re-
quested to ascertain where the young
man spent his evenings, and what class
of young men were his associates. 1t
was found that he spent several nights
of the week in billard-room on Main
street, and Sunday afternoon drove
hired span into the country with three
other young men," lie is wondering
why he didn't hear from the huose con-
cerning that coveted position.
Year: 1873

Dear Lord. give rs to drink


The fount that flows from Thee;
The pool within whose brink


Thy tender love is free.
E Our handmade wells are dry; 4.s.
Our clstern broken all;
No cloud within the sky


Gives hope of rain TO fall. r
How vain our work has been


Since we fors ook Thy ways;
How great has grown the SIN q
OF living goddess daysl
Weleft Thy living spring,


A flood from out the rock,
To seek q stagnant thing
Whose bitter waters mock.
No bloom of flower was there.
Or creeping vine of green;
The earth, a desert bare,


Had checked the sluggish stream.
We know there Is pool


From which our mothers drew
Sweet waters fresh and cool


AS mornings sparkling dew.
Oh, lead us back, we pray,


And quench our thirst again;
Teach US to find the way


Which leads from death and pain.
Year: 1873

AN INSTANCE OF Oriental JUSTICE
A poor Turkish slater OF fConstantinople,
being at work on the roof Of house,
lost his footing and fell into the narrow
street upon man who CHANGED TO be
ppssing at the time. The pedestrian was
killed bY the concussiOn, while the slater
escaped without material injury.


A son Of the deceased caused the slater
to be arrested and taken before the cadi,
where he made the most grave charge,
and claimed ample redress.


The cadI listened attentively, and in
the end asked the slater what he had to
say in his derense,


Dispenser Of Justice, answered the
accused in humble mood, cit is even as
this man says; bu! God forbid that there
should be evil in my heart | am apoor
man and know not how to make amends y


The son of the man who hnd been kill
ed thcreupon demanded that condgn
punishment should be inflicted upon the
accused


The cad meditated a few moments,
and finally said


1t shall be so, "


Then to the other he continued


Thou shalt stand in the street where
the father of this man stood when thou
didst fall upon him, "


And to the aCcuser he added


"And thou shalt, if it 80 please thee,
go upon the root and fall upon the cul.
prit, even as he did fall upon thy father.
Allah is great,
Year: 1873

EE- A rich old fellow, who own. more
houses than any one man in Toledo, was
waited upon by committee for a sub
scription to rebuild the fence about the
cemetery, His reply was characteristic
as well as humorous Gentlemen,
have always made it rule IN my business
never to make any repairs until the ten.
ants begin to complain. "
Year: 1873

A SMART Boy. 1T is said thore is q boy
in Concord, New Hampshire, who can
repeat tho multiplication table backward,
and be is only nine years old.


We know that boy. We wero never in
Concord, but we know him, We lived
next door to that boy when We wero a
boy, and il. is not SO long ago but that
we remember him distinctly He always
went to bed at eight, and had slight
cough. He brushed his hair back Of his
ears, and carried a store handkerchief,
and when he played marbles it was to
win. He always got home from school
before we did, and employed tho interval
in detailing to his mother the " betting "
that boy next door was getting. And in
deed We were getting it, but there was n .
special interest in it for other folks, He
was the model boy, the boy our parents
used to point to, and speak Of in tones
of mingled sdmiration and rssret, while
uniting US for sitting on anything hard
or than a poultics He never ran away
from school. nor stole Weney, but he used
TO throw mud on old pcople when they
wcrn't looking and unsslashly throw the
credit on US And to see that boy come
around into our yard with jam on his
bread. That was tho last festhcr-th%t
was the climax to all tho sorrows our
young heart knew We could have will
lingly forgiven everything else, but tina,
jam upset US. 1t went right down into
our hosrt Of hearts, and it rankes there
yet 1t sent us into the house bawlne
for jam, and getting it, hut not on oui
bread. We remember that with CHASTITY
distnctness. DdnbRrg Neus
Year: 1873

warranted not to cut in the eye--not a head
ache in hhds. of tit is no sooner In your
belly than lis on your back in pound of beet
and it carries a bead like necklace; for
sale by


GEORGE AUSTIN.
Year: 1873

quite skepticsl on this point until saw or exhibition can of this new product by machinery representing all the styles, from the rough beef fat to the golden butter Not having an opportunity to taste it, am not able to say how pslstsble 1t might be Were to judge from sight, would pro nounce it equal to any produced in the country. In the art gallery were somt fine specimens of the photographic art and few choice pieces of the pencil. The collection was not as full however as some two years since when visited the exhibi- ton. One feature of attraction, every af- ternoon and evening, was young artist Ca girl in her teens) who was engaged at her work moulding from life; and from the skill with which she handled the sculptor's trowel, it was evident she was no novice in the art. Some very good specimens of her work were also on exhibition. The major mirror ju st inside the main entrance, where all had occasion to pass, furnished amuse ment for many, giving a very practical il- illustration of the saying, "To se. ourselves as others see us." We fingered here and auGhcd to see the grotesque figure of e. oh passer by, only to walk away furnlshiI \ he same amusement myself for others But have told you enough for thls time. aud l have not told you the half. Truly, the world moves. Yours,

 RxPoRTER
Year: 1873

MR. EDITOR Ut is proposed that the next meeting of the Farmers Reunion be held at such place as shall first offer the best accommodations to those who may wish to attend that meeting. Two meet ings have already been held in Litch6eld and it is found that the time of one day is too short for the amount of business that is expected to come before the meeting next to be held, and it has been suggested that some of the towns little remote from Litchfield would be glad to invite the farm CTS to meet with them and hold the meet ing, both in the afternoon and evening and remain through the night with them. The Farmers club of North Cornwall last win ter held meeting of this kind and fell well paid for what they did in the lively time and good cheer of those who attend ed. A number of the towns of the county have organized farmers clubs auxiliary tc this which it is hoped and expected will be fully represented at the reunion. Will Washington, or Watertown, or New Mil ford, or Winsted, or Salisbury, or Falls Village invite the reunion to meet with them. It is believed that either of them would feel we'll paid for their trouble in doing so. Other towns need not wait for them but forward their invitations through the county papers.

 MT. Editor: We are in receipt of com .munieation from K. w. Gunnison, secre- tary of Grange 2sl. Fairfax, Linn Co.,, Iowa. Have written to him in relation to the subject of sending their wheat and corn direct from the producer to the consumer Much of the flour now used in Cornwall is made at Colds mills from wheat bought by the car load from the west, from which the best flour we have ever had in this town is made. As soon as suitable arrangements can be made with some of tie Grauges west, 1t Is believed that the best of wheat flour can be made at least two dollars pel bbl. less than now; also our corn which can now be bought of the producers at 1s cents per bushel in Illinois. should not, even with the freights at present ruling SC high. be over 60 cents per bushel. A part of the business of the next meeting will be to see if some arrangement cannot be made by which the milk producer can get his feed for much less price than at present. Some of our milk producers in West Corn wall got their bran for nineteen dollars pel ton, while some of the milk-men on the Harlem paid as high as twenty-eight. There IS no reason why we should not get our bran at twenty dollars per ton by the aid of cooperation. As soon as an arrsngemen, can be made for system of cooperation on all the lines of railroad running through Litchfield county it is believed that thou sands of dollars may be saved annually to the producers of milk.

 The time has come when every town in the county should organize farmers club to be held in the coming winter at least twice month. The farmers club of North Cornwall will no doubt be re-organ- ized next week, and be ready for the dis cussion of any subject of interest to the farmer. T. L. HART.
Year: 1873

ssa We shall feel greatly obliged to any of oar

 friends h the county, or elsewhere, who will send

 us particulars of any occurrences of interest which may come under thelr notice
Year: 1873

HE NEW YORK T1hEs.-We publish tfie prospectus of 1hs New York 7Smes fol 1874 in another column. So well known is this most excellent metropolitan journal to rybody. that for us to attempt to speak of its merits would seem entirely uncalled for. It stands at the front in the ranks O, journalism, and is unquestionably one ot the best daily and weekly publications in the land. Read the prospectus and sub scribe for it.
Year: 1873

About half.past five O'Clock on Tuesday evening,
an unknown woman. some q years OF age. with
black hair in curls and wearing black dress, has
and waterproof cloak, left the house, No. % North
Moore street, where she had engaged board the
day previous and after her disappearance. the re-
mains OF recently born male child were lound IN
the bedroom The corpse was subsequently taken
TO the Fifth precinct station house and afterwards
10 the Morgue where Coroner Kesser will hold an
inquest. Captain Petty, OF the Fifth precinct, -
making efforts TO find the mysterious woman VINO
SO heartlessy abandoned her Child
Year: 1873

The market for real estate was quiet yesterday,
and but one public sale OF real estate was made at
the Exchange Salesroom, that being by James NJ
Miller by order OF the Supreme Court, in forecIO-
sure of the house and lot, 24x96, on the south
side of Thrtyeignth street. 2252 feet west OF First
avenue.


The sale was made merely for the purpose Of
perectiug the title, and John McClave. one OF the
parties in interest, purchased the property for
q
Year: 1873

A curious and beautiful effect was
lately produced with block of manu-
factured ice in the course Of experiments
in Philadelphia. In the center Of the
cake, completely inclosed by the trans
lucent material, was a bouquet Of fresh
flowers. Every leaf and blossom was
perfectly visible, while the brilliancy Of
the colors was enhanced by the refrac-
ton through the ice.
Year: 1873

Here is another sad result of being
absent-minded A citizen on New street
has been several times dunned for an
amount due his grocer, but has always
neglected to settle, Yesterday hp re-
ceived the bill again. with note sharply
reminding him of his backwardness. He
at once counted out the money, and, hav-
ing done so, deliberately enclosed in the
bill sheet OF hy-paper, and put the money
in his pocket again. Then feeling trihe
irritsted by the tone Of the grocer : note,
hu relieved himself by Eoribhling ep the
back of the bill. This is all the money
YOU will get from me, and sent it. When
the merchant read these words and
looked at the Ay.paper, he took it all in
at . glance, and explosively shouting,
Stuck, am II put his cap on wrong
and dashed out to the nearest law Office.
The proper papers we're promptly drawn
up, and Immediately served upon the
aGtonished citizen. When notified of
the the trick OF the grocer he Indignant
ly repelled the iusinuation; but upon
feeling in his pocket and discovering the
money, he was forced to admit that his
treacherous mind had got the best of
him. Explanations followed good ma
ture was restored, the legal people re-
fused any compensation, and the whole
party buried all memory of the unpleas-
antness in exhilarating soda water at the
expense of the grocer. After that they
had cigars al round at the expense Of
the pleased customer, who, in his delight
at the happy result of the threatened
trouble, lost sight entirely of the fact
that he never smoked. Fifteen minutes
later, when resting over a barrel in the
back yard Of the store, and trying his
utmost to keep down his stockings, he
bitterly regretted that he hadn't went to
law and busted" that grocer.
Year: 1873

THE GentiIes of Salt Lake. alhei


they are the uncompromi>ing en-


emics of polygan,y and all kindred


ungodliness, have tender regard


for their own spiritual comfort and


this is why the under mentioned
informer lone John Smith Evans)
finds himself the object Of bitter
and prevalent apprehension. We
quote from the EadJument:


The street talk Yesterday, related
principally to the indi, iiual whose
name heads this article He came to
this city about month ago, repre-
senting himself to be the agent Of
some large business firms in the
East and in England. By his su-
perb cheek and snperlative effrontery
he received introductions to some Of
our first citizens. by whom he was
we'll received and succeeded in es-
tablishing almost terms Of intimacy
with them. He negotiated for the
purchase OF mines. ingratiated him
self into the good graces of the sa-
loon keepers, and the only thing
about him that was not perfectly
CONNIE il faut was that he exhibited
singularly perverted taste in choos-
ing Sunday as the day in which to
do heavy drinking. A few days ago
his true character and his real busi
ness were ventilated, and then it
came out that Evans, who not only
stole the livery of respectabillty to
serve the police in. but who desecra-
ted the honored name of John Smith
by lis execrable conduct. was a spy
employed to inform on saloon keep
ers who sold whisky on the first day
of the week. commonly called Sun
day. In the Police Court yesterday,
he testified that he was an analytical
chemist. but he was called harder
name than that by many who spoke
of him. He is quite an Adonis in |
appearance. having flowing ringlets
in the style of the great Unknown,
and seems formed by nature to be a
high-toped blk; and the best thing
he can do with his honest earnings
is to start in the saw-tlust circular
business, or enact the role of quack
doctor. The saloon keepers may
have been breaking city ordinance
and it wOnld have been perfectly
legitimate for an officer to have ar
rested them; but even they Stunned
the Job. and employed a contempti-
BILE whelp like Evans to do it.
Year: 1873

trust Your fortune in the hands of mining
or railroad corporations, landed estates
remain secure. Fire cannot destroy them
thieves cannot steal them; hard times
rather increase than destroy their useful
ness. All that art may build or invent,
may as quickly vanish, but nature is ever
lasting, And above the wreck and up
roar OF our vain devices and childish
tumults, the sun continues to pour out its
vivitying rays of light and heat over the
earth the elements to dissolve in grateful
rain; the majestic river to roll on his
fertilizing waters increasingly; and the


mgrudging soil to yield up the plenteous
ness Of its harvest, year by year, to the
hand of the huSbandman. New England
EaTmpr
Year: 1873

TO Hull CORN Take one quart of
strong lye, prepared by pouring warm
water upon peck or more of ashes; add
two quarts of boiling water to it, and put
in the corn; let it boil until the hulls begin
to start. which you can determine by tax
ing out a few kernels and washing them
in cold water. Skim out all the corn +;
rinse it in two or three waters; put it into
cold water and let it boil up; turn off that
water so as to extract all the lye; fill up
with boiling water, and cook for four hours
slowly; add salt to your taste; let it boil
hall an hour or more, and serve 1t must
cook great while to be palatabr.
Year: 1873




Now that the experiment-or expedient-afteI
three weeks trial, is abandoned, we can read
with ealmness the advertisements Of the penn
sylvazla Air Line" between New York and Wash
ington, and remark with equanimity on the evi-
dence they present of the energy with which
every department OF the Pennsylvania road lie
managed. Mr.. Boyd the General Agent, brought
his "Air Line most completely to the notice of
the public, everywhere, North and East. His
advertisement was inserted in all classes Of in.
fuential publications, and it secured from all Of
them the most favorable consideration. The
innocent public could not help being made to
believe that the trip around by York-two sides
of a triangle, instead of one-was a veritable
straight line, abounding in delights, and it is
amusing to notice that some of the newspapers
actually regret that the route has been abandOn-
edit was such desirable one!
Year: 1873

II ia not necessary to say much about the
election which took place in Connecticut yes
terday. 1t tells its own story. Both parties
were apathetic, and, to all appearances, both
tried TO throw it away. 1t was left pretty
much to the people. There were no public
meetings of any account; there were no
speeches or demonstrations, or anything to
distract the attention of voters. They
simply sat down in front of the ques-
tion. looked it over, and made up
their minds. The newspapers, from the
Hartford organ which was half inspired
and tried not to appear to be, to the Norwich
organ. which was never inspired and tried
hard to appear to be, had no influence what
ever. On both sides the organs and the
oraces were for the moment set aside, and
men voted for once in accord with their dis
gust All sorts of men voted all sorts OF
tickets, and the result is queer mixture
which, to the eye of the mere politician,
means a dreadfuly confused condition OF
opinions, but to the thoughtful observer dis
closes the dawn of q new and clearer view of
politics


The Democratic and Liberal State ticket
seems to have been elected by very hand
some majority; the Congress delegation re-
mains the same as in the last COngrcss-tlree
Republicans and one Democrat; and the Leg
islature is Democratic in the House and Re
publican in the Senate


Causes largely local and personal entered
into the election of State officers; but the
defeat of the Republican ticket would never
have been accomplished but for the fact that
the recent Investigations in Congress have
shown. a degree of corruption in the party
that could not be approved or winked at by
honest men. Thousands of Republicans re-
manned at home or voted mixed ticket, and
the consequence is O comparative Republican
defeat. The Republican candidate for Gov
ernor was commended as Chris
" tian statesman after the manner of
Gov. Buckingham, who whitewashed the New
York Custom house and Senator POmerOy.
The people have rebuked that style OF states
manship. They have shown their distaste for
partisan management by electing Legisla-
ture Democratic In one branch and Republican
in the other, and they have indorsed their
whole Congress delegation by returning them
with handsome majorities. The feeling
of the people is further shown IN the large
falling off in the popular vote ON both
tickets.


II is not in any degree Democratic victory [;
il is decidedly Republican and an Admins
tration defeat. The Democrats who come into
mower by the result, come also'into large
termination. If they can use tins apparent
victory wisely they will show greater sense
Year: 1873

It would be unfair to criticise the work of
the Erie Investigating Committee before 1t IL
finished, but we have a suspicion that the
gentlemen concerned in it are not fully aware
of what is expected Of them. On several oc-
casions they have been apparently on the
brink of finding out the secrets of the Albany
lobby, but they have always stopped short at
the critical point. They have sscertained
that, on certain specified dates, certain spe-
cific sums of money were paid by the railway
company to the most notorious lobbyists at
the capital They have traced over million
of dollars directly to the hands OF
William NJ. Tweed. They find five thousand
dollars charged to another Senator.
They have the testimony OF, President Watson
that he has been cOrruptly approached by
certain members of the Legislature. We may
go 80 far as to say that public rumors, with
suggestive unanimity indicate several indi-
viduals now in the Legislature who must be
deeply implicated if the truth is ever found
out. And yet the Committee is apparently as
far as ever from practical conclusion.


is il possible that Mr.. Tweeds threat has
had its effect Are the Committee thus CROP
ing timidly in the dark because they are afraid
somebody may get hurt" whom they are
anxious to savel We are willing to credit
them with good intentions; but it can do no
harm to say that the people expect them to
push this inquiry with inhexible determination.
No party can afford to screen any of its r0gues
in these days the Credit MObilier case was a
sufficient experience of that sort of thing for
one year. We know that there are some ras-
Gals in the State Capitol; we want to have
them dragged out and we shall be very CRATE
ful to any committee or any party which will
do IL for