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Year: 1871

from one room to another or si


quietly and enjoy the sweet ell


chantment-yet money had little tc
do toward securing such attractions


II is the fitness of things the har.
monious blending of shape end
color, the adaption of the furniture
to the wants of each apartment, that
make the whole combination so pc
culiarl y delightful. And yet, how
and from what was all this tasteful
furnishing constructed? If some
of those persons whose dark and
gloomy parlors are hung with the
costly damask, and their furniture
carved and upholstered by the most
skillful and fashionable workmen,
should by chance find themselves
in one OF these pleasant homes, they
could not help being captivated by
the spirit of the place, in the absence
of style and fashion. The elegant,
airy, graceful parlors, the rest, the
peace and comfort which pervade
the whole atmosphere, would be to
them a new experience, and what
would be their astonishment to
learn with how little expense all this
which they acknowledge to be so
refreshing, has been secured.


No matter if the purse is not very
heavy, young people, with good
health and a fair share Of taste and
ingenuity, have great pleasure in
store for themselves when they un-
dertake to furnish and beautify a
house, which is to be their first Joint
home. There are SO many small
conveniences, SO many little con-
trivances that a carpenter never
think of, because he has never had
a wOman's work to do, and there
fore cannot see how important these
little things are. A woman knows
just where an hours work, well
considered and planned, can be en-
plOyed to manufacture some cOnve-
nient thing, that will save much
time and strength, and which, how
ever cheaply and roughly made, she
can, in a few spare moments, trans
form into an object of real beatty.


Hrs. II. w. Beecher.
Year: 1871

A mute pupil of the Able Sicard
gave the following extraordinary
answers


What is gratitude


Gratitude is the memory of the
heart.


What is hope?


Hope is the blossom of happiness.


What is the difference between
hope and desire /?


Desire is tree in leaf, hope is a
tree in flowers, and enjoyment is a
tree in, fruit.


What is eternity


A day without yesterday or to-
morrow day without an end.


What is time


A line that has two ends-a path
that begins in the cradle and ends
in the grave.


What is God?


A necessary being-the sun of
eternity-the machinist of nature
the eye of justice-the soul of the
world.


Does God reason


Man reasons, because he doubts
he deliberates, he desires /; God
is omnipotent he never doubts /:
therefore, never reasons.
Year: 1871

The auction sale of dry and fancy goods will
continue at Little's, corner of Congress and


Brown streets. Tomorrow, we understand, will
be the last day of sale Fine dress goods. Pals
ley Shawls, Parasols, Handkerchiefs and many
other staple goods are selling at a great sacrl-
flee, and We advise all those who are looking
for bargains in this line of goods to improve the
present opportunity and attend the sale to-day
Year: 1871

Mrs. MURRAY'S LAST PICTURE. Hale has
received at his gallery Mrs. Murray's last pic
ture which will only be on exhibition for a
few days, as it leaves in the "Scandinavan"
for Liverpool on Saturday to take its place on
the walls of the Spring exhibition of the En-
glish Society in Water Colors at London. We
admire it more than anything of Mrs. MUIR
rays that we have seen except her two-to
us-fnest efforts, "The Cheat Detected" and
"The Eleventh Hour


The subject is very simple one. Two
beautiful Spanish girls stationed in stone
balcony, the one erect, the other seated. In
the distance can be dimly perceived the spires
and domes of a Moorish-Spanish city. The
girl that is seated wears upon her head with
jaunty grace the national black lace mantills,
pink flower or two nestles in her coal black
tresses, bright scarlet bow conceals the
throat, while one hand careIessly hangs over
the front of the balcony, resting upon the folds
of many-hued shawl, and holding open in a
most alluring and coquettish manner a gayly
painted fan-tbat ladies' toy. that with the
Spaniard speakes language of its own.
The one thatsis standing is attired in blue
hnssar jacket loaded with golden ornaments
and embroidery, while amongst her locks,
black as the ravens wing" is entwined a
gold and scarlet cord. Her position is free,
easy and commanding. An arch smile plays
about her lips and a most piquant glance
flashes from her eyes, the same motive
that has produced this effect upon her
having evide n'ly animated the fair girl Of Ca
diz reclining at her feet for her expression is
also full OF mischief. 1t is charming picture
and we do not wonder at the criticism passed
upon Mrs. Murray's work by Spanish gen.
teman who exclaimed in wonder "where did
she get that wonderfully life-like olive COM
plexion and that sparkle in the hair as if it had
been brushed with tar water, never before ac-
complish9d by brush of artist" Such COM
plexion is never seen but in the old Spaniard
or Italian, and that sparkle in the hair is only
to be found among the girls of Cadiz. The pic
ture is valued at fifty guineas.


II we were to mention defects in the picture
we should have to scrutinize very carefully
and then our criticism might seem captious,
but notwithstanding we must say that The
hands of the girl seated seem too large and
clumsy for a woman, and the position of the
girl standing just the least bit affected. But
these are all, while we willingly acknowledge
that we have rarely witnessed a more carefully
finished painting The dress OF the one attired
in blue with gold embroidery is exquisitely
done, and while both the faces are very charm
ing, that of the one with the fan is irresstibly
attractive in its expression.
Year: 1871

PAYMENT of the insurance on the life
of the late John Il. Hayes, of Savannah,
Ga, was resisted on the ground that when
he obtained the policy he neglected to in
form the company that a short time previ-
cusly he got into trouble on the street, and
was struck on the head by stone or club,
injurinG him severely. In few months
he died of brain fever. The jury returned


verdict for the full amount, with interest,
Year: 1871

THE Western lady who went to a thea
ter and handed the man who took the
tickets fine-tooth comb instead OF her
ticket, discovered her mistake when the
doerkeeper told her she could not comb
ini
Year: 1871

"THE Availability of Chloroform and
Similar Agents in Facilitating Robbery"
was the subject of the lecture delivered
before the Medico. Legal Society at its
regular meeting last evening. DR.. Ste
phen Rogers, the speaker, took the ground
that chloroform cannot be effectually used
in aid of robbery, or in supplying persons
against their will for any felonious purpose
whatever. He believed that no well au-
thenticated case of robbery, effected by
means of chloroform, was eXtant, and cited
numerous cases in which burglaries, said
to have been effected by its aid, proved
afterwaId TO have been facilitated by the
very uncorruptible guardians of property,
who were declared TO have been put under
the influence of the an@sthetic. lie gave
it as his opinion that no ane sthetic could
be effectually used unless sufficient force
were present to hold the subject while the
anesthetic was applied. In the first place,
the long time invariably required for the
gradual overpowering of the victim would
of itself be great objection to the use OF
the anesthetic among thieves. Moreover,
the patient always got into wild state
when coming under the benumbing infiu-
ence. He got into a state OF chlorotormic
intoxicatOn, singing, dancing, and shout
ing in a way that would alarm the sleepl-
est household. Moreover, when in a leth-
argic state the patient was seized with vio-
lent vomiting, which would be likely to
terminate life if no aid were at hand, add
ing to the probable danger of detection
and the severity of punishment to the cul-
pitt. Even in case of sleep, the choking
and retching would probably wake the pa
tient up before the process of stupefaction
was complete.-Neio York Times.
Year: 1871

WILLIAM WIRT's letter to his daughter,
on the "small, sweet courtesies of life"
contains a passage from which great
deal of happiness might be learned; l
want to tell you secret The way to
make yourself pleasant to othersis to show
attention. The whole world is like the
Miller at Mansfield, who cared for mo-
body-no, not he, because nobody cared
for him. And the whole world would
serve you so if You gave them the cause
them by showing them what Sterne 30
happily called the small courtesies,
in which there is no parade, whose voice
is too still TO tease, and which manifest
themselves by tender and affectionate
looks and little acts Of attention, giving
others the preference in every little EN-
ployment, at the table, in the field, walk
ing, sitting and standing"
Year: 1871

A New WAY TO HIVE OR DRIVE
BEEs.-In some Of your papers
you say a man ought to be sent to
the penitentiary who does not
raise clover and who will kill bees
with sulphur. What punishment
do you think ought to be meted
out to q man who administers
chloroform to bees and handles
them like so many dry peas while
under it's influence, and actually
transferred t',em from an old hive,
took the hoEey from them and pu.
them into one Of Arnold's patented
hives, where tEey are working
finely. They revived readily On
air being admitted to them in the
hive. This ! witnessed at Or.
Rellamy's, in Edgecomb county, a
few months since.


Raleigh Sentinel.
Year: 1871

The morbid desire some people
possess to see the bodies of those
who die violent deaths was exhibit
ed in Washington during the few
days that the remains of McCar.
thy, who was murdered in that
city, lay at the undertaker's. 1t ia
said that over fifteen thousand
persons were curious enough to
call and look at the remains OF
the murdered man, a large mum
ber Of whom were females. 1t is
difficult to account for this strange
taste, but there ia no denying the
fact that such a desire exists 10 all
communities
Year: 1871

WESTERN WAITER G1R1s.-.The
dining room is large, well arrans-
ed, and attended by very dressy
and attractive looking waiter girls.


who display their agile figures in
the latest Eastern fashions not
sighting the enormous head gear.
They move about the tables with
a di gnity and elegance which put
to shame any idea of menial of
fee. With them the vocation
seems a perpetual festival and
their toilettes are as carefully
made as are those OF their Eastern
sisters for any dress occasion.-
This custom is common in the
North western cities, and instead
OF the office degrading the person,
such persons as these dignity tie
office, aid their influence is strik-
ingly manifest in refining the nnap.
ners of travellers, whose former
coarseness the table was q re-
proach to the country.
Year: 1871

New YORK, July 10.-A Berlin CORE
spOndent of the London Ne,rs, writes that
Germany has great future before her with
the wisdom and moderation not alone of
her government but on the part of her peo-
pie. 1t would be false friendship not to
own that the future is beset with many
trials and temptations. Her real unity is
yet to be achieved. Begun in and through,
if not by war, it has still to stand the far
more trying test of peace, and this danger
must be noted, that if internal difficulties
and bitches in actual as distinguished from
nominal unificatiOn occur, the temptation is
ever present to resort to the instrument for
overcoming them that originally wrought
the unity.


There is no state in Europe, to-day, the
future of which is linked so closely with
the lives OF men whose number you might
reckon on the fingers of one hand. A stroke
OF apoplexy might unsettle everything that
has already been settled, and crush the
hopes of the future into dust and ashes.
Never have interests so gigantic been con-
centrated under one fiat blue cap with a
yellow band.


Late Berlin advices say the homeward
movements of the troops have been exc
euted with marvellous dispatch and precis-
ion. The amount of railway material i'm
pressed tor this purpose is indeed enormous,
but so are the numbers to be conveyed.
About the middle of May there were some
500, 900 Germans still in France. To-day
there are not lac, 900, and in week or two
another 10000 will have returned. The
French are, perhaps, the greatest gamers by
this arrangement, for they have to pay for
the sustenance of every man on French soil
at no moderate rate.
Year: 1871

The late brilliant festivities at Berlin were
accompanied by promotion on large scale
in the German army. All soldiers who had
been In the field received war medal, with
ribbon in the new national colors. To the
standards of the regiments which had been
under fire. ribbons in the color sof the Order
of the Iron Cross were added.
Year: 1871

A London correspondent informs the
Journal de HaUre that he has seen in the
former city ten of the pictures belonging to
the Louvre, and that well known patron
of art bought one of them for ten thousand
pounds, and will return it to Paris for the
same sum. 1t is believed that some of the
communists stole the paintings, and sent
them abroad to be Sold
Year: 1871

Dexter Smith, the poet, and editor of the
Folio, an excellent musical monthly publ
cation of Boston, took passage on the Ply
mouth Rock for Long Branch. AS he step
ped on board the band recognized him, and
forthwith the strains of "Put Me in Ny
Little Bed" burst forth in compliment to
the visit to the author of that well known
ballad
Year: 1871

Colonel w. H. Jenifer, prominent in the
rebel army as an excellent horseman, and
the inventor of the improved saddle-tree
bearing his name, is now in the service OF
the Khedive of Egypt, where he holds the
commission of Colonel and Inspector of
Cavalry.
Year: 1871

Resolced, We recognize the high mission
of the Republican press of the State of
Louisiana to be the elevation of the citizens
thereof, and the furtherance of good feel
,ng among the people irrespective of party,
by the fearless and faithful advocacy of Re.
publican principles, as contained in the
national and State Republican platforms,
adopted respectively in the cities of Chicago
and New Orleans.
Year: 1871

Mr.. Hobson, as chief manager and cash
receiver in her husbands warehouse.
There was some few signs of rebellion
among the clerks and shop girls at the be-
ginning; but Mrs. Betsy had quick,
steady eye, and a self-reliant manner, that
caused her presence to be felt, and soon
made everything subservient to her will.
1t was remarkable sfaes, that at the close
of the first week of her administration Of
affairs the cash receipts were over thirty
pounds in excess of the receipts of any
week within the previous three months.


"Haye We done more business than
usual this week :" she asked of one clerk
and another; and the uniform answer was,
"No."


Then, said the lady to her herself
"there's been foul play here. No wonder
my husband was in trouble


ut the@ end of the next week the sales
came up to the same average, and at the
end of the third week were forty pounds
better than before Mrs Little undertook
to manage the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Whether
there had been foul play" or not, Aaron
Little could never fully determine; but he
was IN no doubt as to one thing, and that
was the easy condition of the money
market after the lapse of half year.


For four or FIVE months previous to Mrs.
I l.rf D.f,,,r =


on the street nearly half of his time during
business hours, engaged in the work of
money raising; now his regular receipts
were in advance of his payments, so that
his balance on the morning of each day
was usually in excess Of the notes to be
lifted. Of course he could give more time
to business, and Of course business increas-
ed and grew more profitable under the i'm
proved system. BY the end of the year, to
use his own words, he was call right"
Not so neighbor of his, who, to get more
capital, had taken Mr.. Lawrence as a part
ner. Instead of bringing in ten thousand
pounds, that capitalst-was only able to put
down three thousand; and before the end
of the year he had drawn out six or seven
thousand, and had given notes of the firm
for as much more in payment of old obliga-
tions. A failure of the house followed as an
inevitable result.


When the fact Of the failure, and the
cause which led to it, became known to
Mr.. Little, he remarked with a shrug:


81 am sorry for B; but he should
have told his wife,


"Of what . asked the person to whom
he addressed the remark.


"Of his want of more capital and inten-
ton to make partner of Mr.. Lawrence"


"W hat good would that have done?'
1t might have saved him from ruin as
it did me-.


You are mysterious, Little"


"Am |? Well in plain words, a year
ago l was hard up for money in my bust
ness, and thought of taking in Lawrence.
| told my wife about it. She said, Don t
do it. And | didn't; for her Don't do
it, was followed by suggestions as to his
wife's extravaganza that opened my eyes a
little. told her, at the same time of my
cmbarrassments, and she set her bright
little head to work, and showed me the
way to work out of them. Before this |
always had poor opinion of woman's wit
in matters of business; but now l say to
every man in trouble Tell your wife !"'
Year: 1871

ExPREss-vE.-KNox's Summer style of gen.
emen HTs the highest degree expressive aa those who make
their purchases this popular store No. 22 Broadway Of Fu
tont Immediately the reputation Of Of int igence, TASTE
and This hint worth noting and Kyors stock
braces al varieties Of straw" pearl cassme" soft hate and Rocky
Mountain beavers everybody select just such hat as they require,
and at perfectly satisfactory price, KyOx establishment has been the
all the country for the past
quarter century energetic proprietor determined to keep
Year: 1871

From the Ctisea of August 26th we con dense the following

 Mir Levin had sold out his interest in the Pioneer Brewery and will start new brew cry, which will be in full blast in few weeks. We hope his success will be such as to enable him to lay up a surplus S5OO.

 The City Council held a session on the 2lst and authorized the City Marshal to appoint a deputy.

 The peach crop in the neighborhood of Tucson has been a success.

 MT. Zeckendorf expects to make money out of his speculation-the purchase of the use of the Feast grounds.

 Rev. c. H. Cook, of the Pima reservation had returned to his post after visit at Tucson.

 Captain Moore, with ten men of bis troop, had returned from Camp Apache-making the trip in l2 days.

 It was ordered by the Board of Supervis- ors that 'sll the physicians of Tucson be no- tified to make proposals on or before Septem Der l, to take care of the indigent sick o the county"
Year: 1871

A gentleman who has been on a visit to Salt River valley writes us from Camp Me Doweil, that he enjoyed a rare luxury during hS vsit-the same being all the grapes he could manage to eat, as often as he felt dis posed to "indulge." He moreover tells Us that he heard several parties declare their intention Of sending us some, and assures us that they would have done so had not the Pima Indians stepped in at the eleventh hour and destroyed every grapevine in the valley. The people of Salt River Valley are possessed of large amount of patience otherwise they would not have suffered those pseudo do.friendlies to act thus with impunity. For our part, We doubly regret the occur. renee which obliges us to forego the pleasure oi rare feast in this section of Arizona.
Year: 1871

\ good story is told of a rather
verdant agricultural laborer, who,
having by hook and crook scraped
together fifty dollars, took it to his
employer, with a request to take
charge of it for him. \ year after
the laborer sent to another friend to
know what would he the interest on
it. He was told three dollars.
We'll. ." said he, 4 wish you would
lend me three dollars for day or
two. Ny boss has been keeping fifty
dollars for me year, and | want to
nav him the interest for it.
Year: 1871

4 SrtHTLING THEoRY.-We hate
to be ciphered out Of existence. even
to confirm the infallibility of science.
and sometimes prefer 10 believe that
figures will lie. Now is a good time
10 use our negative crcelClIty.
Alphonse Adhemer, Il celebrated
mathematician. starts a theory that
the earth is covered by a deluGe once
in 10. 500 years. on the following cal
culations: During that cycle one
pole of the earth enjoys seven days
more sunshine than the other, and
at present we have seven more days
in the northern hemisphere than the
southern. which means 200 years Of
freezing at one pole against POO years
of melting in the other. The effect
of this is to form such an immense
mass of ice at the less favored end of
the globe as to change the form of
the planet. and displace its gravity
for a league or so. This dIspIace-
ment draws to the ice-hOund regions
almost all the seas and oceans, and
eventually causes Il change IN the
oscillation of the earth, 50 as to re-
verse the order of things, and bring
the greater power of the sun upon
the frozen region. Then suddenly
as the pent-up waters in the Alpine
valley burst their barriers and des-
troy a village. so this gigantic polar
glacier by its disruption overwhelms
a hemisphere. As a proof of his
theory. he points to the effects Of the
last or Noah's flood. and reckoning
from the accepted date of that, the
next Will be upon us in the year
7254. \. d. We are not personally
interested. of course, unless it should
happen about resurrection time, but
We are supposed to have little con
sileration for our descendants.
Year: 1871

GETTING DIsGUsTED. The Peoria
illinois Review says:


We are getting disgusted with the
Illinois River. A stranger in this
country can't find it until he gets his
feet wet by stepping in it. If this
sort of thing keeps on. they will
have to station a policeman at the
bridge. or else the first thing We
know, some thirsty COW will come
along and drink the raging Illinois
up.
Year: 1871

ARTISTIC WoEKMEN. - Two scav-
engers were quarrelling as to their
respective working abilities, when
one, meaning to silence his mate
said well, Bill. You can sweep
up the middle of the street. but yon
can't do any ornamental piece of
work. like sweeping round a lamp
post.


Those who wish to keep Time will
succeed by Selling him by. the fore
lock rather than about the waist.


The fastest city in the world-elec-
tri-city.
Year: 1871

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 pro-
jections, which, but for their immensity,
might as readily be mistaken for works of
art as of nature. Their smooth sides, uni
form width and height, 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 objects in
natural scenery that we had ever seen
or heard of. In future years, when the
wonders of the Yellowstone are incorpora-
ted into the family of fashionable resorts,
there will be few of it's attractions surpass-
ing in interest this marvellous freak of the
elements. For some reason, best under
stood by himself, one of our companions
gave to these rocks the name of the "Dev-
lis Slide. ."-Scribner. for May.