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Year: 1872

In youths bright days twas long before
Ny dancing days were over!-
voted work Il horrid bore,


And idly lived in clover.
danced us shall never dance


Again now wisdom's ripper,
And capcrcd on in ignorance


Or who should pay the piper.
danced until the money flew


Out widely from my pockets:
| danced till dull and sunken grew


My eyes within their sockets.
danced until rheumatic gout


Was of each toe griper-
And then it was first found out


Who had to pay the piper.
danced till Id worn out my soles,


My stockings needed mending,
My coat and trowscrs We're in holes,


My very hat was rending.
l went to Friendship for a loan,


But Friendship proved viper,
And Id no money Of my own


Whcrcwith to pay the piper.
l set my shoulder t6 the wheel;


worked just like n niggcr;
My heap through constant toll and zcal


BY slow degrees grew bigger.
From of the Slate Of each old score


At last was the wiper;
And now, you see, l dance no more


Let Others pay the piper.
Year: 1872

If there is anything in the whole
range of the Radical programme which
Radicals delight in and gloat over, and
which tickles them from the crown Of
their heads to finger and toe ends, it is
the collection of taxes. If Radical
revenue officer is ever pleased it is when
he can make a tax paper shell out. On
such occasions their pompous bearing,
their official strut, their authoritative
utteranees are all indicative of the feel
ing that they are masters and all others
slaves. The iniquities that have heen
pract;ced under the revenue laws since
Radicals have been running the govern
mental machine, and which has been
permitted to pass unSebuked, would lead
one to conclude that the old theory
which proclaimed that the people are
masters aud the officers only servants of
the people. is buried. These Radical
revenue officers have no more regard for
law than a Camauche Indian, they con
strue law to suit the practice of extorting
money, andahis has been the practice
since the time when an inscrutible Prov
idence permitted the land to be cursed
by Radical rule.
Year: 1872

There is at present in process of con
strucilon by Samuel Webber, q South
Boston Point, life boat which presents
some new and ingenious adaptations. and
which as pertaining to nautical affairs.
may properly be noticed in this connec
ton The device has been patented, and
one or two boats have been built Tor ser
vice IN the Western rivers. At the
Washington navy yard one or more have
been put to various tests, and have
gained the full approval Of the inspecting
board


1t Is called the ''automatic life boat y
and the significance of the term is that it
is seli-aeting in respect to righting itself
when capsized, aud in respect also to
bailing itself. If filled with water it
will not sink, but will free itself of water
in thirty seconds or less, aud leave its
crew, II they have rubber boots, dry
shod. 1t, in lowering it into the water.
it should strike on the side or bottom up.
it will right itself in an instant. This
statement might seem doubtful to a man
of sea farIng experience. but an inspec-
tion OF the boat will remove all skep-
iicism.
Year: 1872

Mr.. Robert j. Bell, an assistant OBJ
server at the United States signal station
on the summit Of Noun, Washington,
writes to the Philadelphia Bulletin an
account of his everyday experience
above the clouds. lie was detailed TO
take. the place of William Stevens, who
died at the station in mid winter with no


friend near him save his solitary COM
panion. Sergeant Hearne. A party Of
stalwart mountaineers climbed to the
summit aud took the body down for
burial They placed it in box, fitted
to runners, which was permitted 10 slide
down the mountain side, the men holding
Oh to ropes attached to the rear to regu-
late the motion aud direct the course.
Mr.. Bell says:


We occupy the depot Of the Mountain
railroad. in which we have two rooms
pariitioned of (ieu by twelve), securely
chained to the rocks, go that the wind
may not blow US away. One we use as
u kitchen aud dining room, and the other
as parior bed and dressing room. We
also occupy the latter as our Office, ia
which we keep our barometers aud tele-
/ graph instruments, the wire connecting
with Littleton, n. H. by which means
We are not wholly excluded from civil
I izaiion although | must admit visitors
are very iew-not one since my glorious
q cent


We generally supply ourselves in Sep
tember with canned provisions sufficient
to last throughout the winter, reckoning
at the same time TO give our visitors
square meal when they come. Our time
we must occupy chiefly by reading and
studying, for our outdoor ADJUSTMENTS
are very scarce. In case we do have the
pleasure of going outside to ramblc amid
the snow and ice on the rocks, We arc
obliged to take advantage OF the same,
aud exercise ourselves by hauling ice,
frost work aud snow, 80 that we may
procure the water necessary for our
cooking and drinking purposes, as the
weather is very severe on the summit. the
thermometer since my arrival having
been most Of the time below zero, aud
the wind at hurricane.


| will give you small idea how we
felt, the thermometer standing IL de-
grees below zero and the wind raging
at hundred and twenty miles per hour.
/ The cold weather which have reference
to occurred on the 9th Of March, aud the
mode We adopted to keep ourselves warm
was TO bring all the coats and overcoats
into requisition during the day with two
large coal fires continually burning. At
night we took advantage OF the little bed.
which i not bad Que, with cover
enough to suffocate any man in ordinary
winter weather. and then | must confess
we suffered with the cold. 1t was the
coolest weather we ever experienced. We
do not mini the thermometer standing
at ten below zero if the wind does not


blow too hard for then we can have a


little holiday by going outside. But at


night unless the wind blows at the rate


Of sixty miles an hour. We can not sleep


we'll, for we are TOO aecus;omed to hurri-


canes
Year: 1872




There would be more safety for an in,
nocent man as well as more justice for
an outraged community, in the abolition
of the jury system, and the trial Of ac-
cuSed persons before a bench of intelli-
gent Judges, vested with the power TO
render the verdict and assess the pun
ishment. Before this could be done
with safety. several needed reforms in
the Judiciary system should be adopted
Judges should be we'll paid, and appoint
ed for lie or during good behavior
Capital punishment should be abolished.
as no judge would be found to take the
responsibility Of this brutality entirely
upon himself. But it will be seen how
improvements upon the existing practice
could be iuaugurated aud. under any
sort of innovation, people would soon
begin to laugh at the folly which now
prevails, of selecting the most ignorant
men TO be found in any community for
ihe trial and determination Of questions
which lie at the root of communal peace
aud welfare
Year: 1872

The Rev DR. Harding says Of woman
preachers The question of woman
preachers was recently discussed among
the Methodists OF st. Louis, and there Is
no doubt that it will come before the
next National Conference II women
preachers become common in the church
we are curious to see how they will dis
charge their duties In the matter of
making pastoral visits Under the pres
ent arrangement, where the preachers
are all of the masculine persuasion, 'he
pastoral visit i almost inevitably made
to the female head of the house. Very
rarely is the business man visited ar his
counting room. Under the new dispeu
sation we shall expect to see the pastoral
visit business reversed The Rev Julia
Goodtidiugs will call upon Bro Gunny-
bags at his place OF business, rather than
upon Mrs. Guuny bags at the family man
sion
Year: 1872

This gentleman is announced as a can
didRte for Congress in the Seventh Con-
gressional District. Without knowing
who, besides himself, if any, are aspirsnts
to Congress from that District, and, there
fore, without invidious reference TO any
other gentleman, we may say that, in our
opinion, there is DO man in the State who
more richly deserves the honor to which he
aspires, at the hands of the Constitutional
and Conservative Democracy of the State.
Aside from any peculiar claims that he may
have, he is z gentleman that would WORTH
ly represent any constituency IN
the House of Representatives. While
he is characterized by a marked modesty
and catholicity of spirit, he is nevertheless
as firm as truth itself, in his adherence to
principle and fidelity to duty. He is man
of vigorous, solid mind, clear Of judgment,
patriotic and honorable in all his instincts.
As Speaker of the Senate in 1S69-70-7l, Mr..
Thomas acquitted himself nobly. As
Chairman of the Democratic Executive
State Committee for the last two years, it
is within our knowledge that be laborious-
ly, impartially and faithfully performed his
duty. With him, the labor for the best in
terests of the party was, in truth, labor
for the best interests Of the State and
country. Though, for time, mildly cen
sured by few who did not, at the time,
comprehend Inc motives of himself and the
committee, it is known to every member Of
the COMMITTEES that Dorsey B. Thomas
never made suggestion that was not for
the general good of the party and free from
all suspicion of fayoritism or partiahty !;
though of this, we presume, everybody Is
now satisfied, since subsequent develop
ments have fully vindicated the wisdom OF
the committees action. In common with
che many friends of Dorsey d. Thomas
throughout the State, we shall rejoice at
his election to Congress.-Knorritle Press
GRd Herald.
Year: 1872

A writer on the subject Of weddings says:
There is scarcely any one who would re-
fuse an invitation TO wedding, yet an in
vitation to a wedding carries on its face,
impressed upon it as plain as the mono
gram which it bears, the words "sOcial
blackmail.n A wedding nowadays means
plenty of money and plenty Of pres
eats. It requires the recipient not
only to be present But to bring presents,
and if the parties decline to accede to the
first condition they are expected to fulfill
the second. There is no expression of
love or respect in these gifts; they are pur-
chased and given because they must be, and
this both the receiver and giver well under.
stand. There are instances where presents
are given out Of pure love, but they
are so very rare that they are mere drops
in the sea OF hypocrisy. Per-
sons of moderate means often deprive them
selves of some luxury, and even go without
some of the necessaries of life, in order to
make present which will equal that Of a
wealthier guest. The case is by no means
exceptional, fsr the ways and whims of
society are a bountiful source OF ma
terial for the gossip, who generally
spreads such reports. The Chinese mode
of making wedding presents is great i'm
provement on ours, and the custom might
be introduced here with profit. The
"Heathen ChiQee" sends costly presents of
silk, china, and other precious things to his
friends on these festive occasions, and they
are displayed with great pomp and circum-
stance, but are never used. They are care
fully put away and when the next wedding
or feast comes off these present are sent,
and so keep circulating from house to
house, very often coming back to the origi-
nal giyer,
Year: 1872

BALTIMORE, June 4.-The investigation
Of the charges against Rev. DR.. Huston
was resumed to-day by the Ecclesiastical
Committee after a weeks adjournment.
After assembling this morning, the Presid
ing Elder stated that the motion sub
mitted by the counsel for DR.. Huston pre-
yious to adjournment last week, to quash
all further proceedings and let the mat
ter go before the General Conference
for final adjudication on the ground that
the prosecutor had utterly failed to sustain
the case, had been considered and denied,
and that the investigation would proceed.
1t is said an offer was then made by Hus-
toms counsel to submit the case
as it now stoodS on the ground
of the vague and indefinite char
acter of the remaining charges. This
was declined by the prosecution, and the
investigation proceeded. 1t will probably
be concluded tomorrow or the following
day, and the decision of the committee
viii soon thereafter be given to the public.
The present investigation is mostly prelim-
mary to decide whether Huston shall be
formally tried by a judicial court.
Year: 1872

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, June 4.-This after
noon a section of the floor in Bevier's
brewery gave way with several hundred
Eushelg of grain and mash tub consisting
Of several thousands gallons OF hot liquor.
Three men working in the grain were car
ried down with the wreck. Two at work on
the floor beneath were fearfully scalded.
All will probably die.
Year: 1872

A CURIOUS case of spontaneous combus-
ton occurred in Reading the other day. A
gentleman left a piece of flannel be had
used in a bowl with a small quantity of lin
seed oil, and Paced it gn Ehg sesonq story
balcony in the open air, intending to US;
them again. The following morning he
found that the flannel had taken fire and
been wholly consumed, the ashes remaining
in the bowl. This incident shows Row
careful people snogld be, and now easy 1t is
for slight neglect to cause a calaInitous
e0nfagi alton.
Year: 1872

The colored race need second
emancipation. It is true they are no
longer in personal bondage, but no
one can give an impartial survey to the
condition Of things In the Southern
Commonwealths, but especially in this
State, without being convinced that
they are in a complete and absolute
condition of political servitude. Thus
far they have been led like sheep to
the slaughter. They have fallen into
the hands of the unscrupulous and
adventurous, who have but little in
terest in the soil, and who have used
them as the nero instruments of their
own purposes. The trust and conf
denoe which they have placed in the
adventurer has been implicit. They
have been so led, that every appeal in
faith and sincerity, and with the pei
fect guarantee Of all their rights, to
act with tho white race of the soil,
has thus far, with some excep-
tions, been unheeded and diuregarded.


The mode in which they are thus
deceived can perhaps be no better
illustrated than the declarations made
recently to the colored mon, especial.
ly in the rural districts, that the OBJ.
ject of the Cincinnati platform is to
deprive the colored race of their
rights, and to abrogate the Constitu.
tional amendments. This of course
is false. But yet it was credited. It
is as clear attempt at imposition.
Those who utter these sentiments
know that their utteranocs are with
out foundation, and thus declare that
the colored race are ignorant enough
to believe anything they may say,
and unable to distinguish between the
wrong and the right.


1t is time that these should no lon.
ger follow blindly, the false leaders
of the past. The language of the
Cincinnati Convention, on these
points is plain and unmistakeble.


1t declares "We the Liberal Re.
publicans of the United States, in Ma
tional Convention assembled at Gin.
oinnati, proclaim the following prin-
ciple as esential to just government {:


"First. Wo recognize the equality
of all men before the law, and hold
that it is the duty of the Government,
in its dealings with the people, to
mete out equal and exact justice to all
of whatever nativity, race, color, or
persuasion, religious or political.


"Second. We pledge ourselves to
maintain the union of these States,
emancipation and enfranchisement,
and to oppose any re-opening of the
questions settled by the Thirteenth,
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments of the CONSTITUTIONAL Char.
Courier.
Year: 1872

Tho Marietta Journal tells this
story:


We had related to us few days
ago story how Northern Methodist,
preacher was PRACTICAL yacured of his
netgro equality proclivities. He was
travelling in an upper county of Chero-
kec Georgia, and stopped at the end
OF q day to remain the night with q
farmer. He, a stranger, was kindly
and Hospitality received. At tho
supper table, this Northern guest very
earnestly and arduously advocated
negro equality-sa;d he thought ID
emiuently proper, socially and legal
ly right, for the negro to cat at q
white mans table, sleep on his beds
and and be entertained in his parlor.
The proprietor Of the house, a man
of Southern principles and birth, who
believes in tho superiority of the
white race, listened to the man in
silence, but evidently with heated in.
dignation. The supper was ovor, and
the hour of retiring had arrived, when
the proprietor of the house took down
his double.barrel shotgun, which was
heavily loaded, went to the back door.
called hired negro man big, buck
follow, and then usherod him in to the
bedroom of the Northern man and
told him there was his bed-fellow for
the night. The Northern man stub.
bornly refused ; the Southern man
insisted-told them both to turn in
tor the night or he would kill them.
He told the Northern man he had
advocated negro social equality, now
he had to practice it--that the dose
he wanted prepared for others should
first be taken by himself, to see how
it operated. And at the muzzle of tho
gun they slept together that night,
sweetly no doubt. Next morning the
Northerner rose and departed sadder
and wiser man.
Year: 1872

Judge Graham in the Court of
Common Pleas in Charleston county,
South Carolina, has given an olabor.
ate decision as to the liability Of
bank stock holders for outstanding
bills. The particular bank concerned
in the litigation is the Farmers and
Exchange Bank.


The Judge decided that the failure
of the bank occurred in 1860. when
it suspended specie payment. No bill
issued since then eau be recovered
from the stockholders. All who dealt
with the bank after its suspension did
so at their risk, aud have no claim On
the stockholders. All bills and notes
issued before the suspension, the
stockholders are liable for, to their
face value. The date Of tho bank
note has little or no weight in deter.
mining the date of its issue. The
Judge snys the presumption Of the
law is that the bills outstanding have
been issued since tho suspension and
therefore the burden of proof is on the
bill holder who claims an issue prior
to the suspension.
Year: 1872

The journeymen printers of Boston
and vicinity have inaugurated moveo
ment looking towards tho support and
election of Gre ley and Brown, which
they will labor to make general
among the members of tho craft
throughout tho country. It is thus
fur confined to the newspaper work.
men but tho idea is to embrace all
branches of the profession who desire
to see one of their number placed at
tho bead of the nation. At tho pre-
limiuary meeting, all the offices in
the CITY were represented, tho larg-
est~ number present from any single
establishment being from tbs office oil
a recently established and Radical
Grant organ.
Year: 1872

BY consultation of representative
Journalists from various parts of the
country, it has been decided to hold
at Baltimore, on the 9th Of July next,
q grand national reunion Of members
of the editorial brotherhood, and of
tho representative printers Of tho
country who favor the Liberal move.
ment begun at Cine innati, and who
may together foel it both pleasurable
and desirable to acknowledge the
honor which the people Ct tho nation
propose ito confer for the first
time upon the fraternity and craft in
the election Of Horace Greeley to
the highest position in their gift


We agree with the New York Ex-
press that this movement is mos,
judicious and wolI.timed, and We
hope to hear a prompt and hearty
response to it from. all parts Of the
country.--Chorleston News. a
Year: 1872

Yesterday little girl, only eleven
years age, arrived in the city in
search of her mother, having walked
all the way from Shelbyville, dis.
tancc of thirty-two miles. Her story
is that she was forced to leave by the
brutal treatment of man named
Goodman, with whom she had been
living. She says that three years
ago she was bound to Goodman by
her mother who was then living in
this city. Her daily duties were
burdensome, and sufficient to wear
out person of much stronger frame
and make than this delicate child.
She was compelled to wash and iron,
besides doing household work, and in
addition was made to attend, feed and
milk thirteen COWS. She bore up
under her enormous task until nature
rebellcd and rendered her physically
incapable to longer prosecute her
labors and, informing her employee


that she was not strong enough to do
the. work, was brutally told that if
she could not do 1t 20 leave. She
then packed up her things and started
to this city, arriving yesterday as
above above stated. She went to
where her mother formerly lived, but
was unable to find her. She then
went from place to place, but could
nowhere hear of hcr mother, who had
doubtless left the city. Yesterday
afternoon, in her wanderings, sho
mot with charitable people, who
kindly administered to her wants
and gained her admittance to chari-
table institution.-LoutsuiWs Ledqer.
Year: 1872

A farmer told Us tho other day
that buttermilk was the best rem edy
for bolts in horses he had ever tried,
and so certain that it rarely fails TO
give relief. Potash and alum arc also
used by many who have given at.
tention to horse diseases. ''
Year: 1872

AN ABSOLUTE WITHDRAWAL OF THE INDIRECT


CLAIMS DEMANDED-THE HUMILIATION OF


THE UNITED STATES DENIED-THE FEELING


IN TIE HOUSE OF LORDS


IFROA THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE


LONDON, May I've have arrived at a point in
the Alabama negotiations when large part of the
English public clearly convinced that their
progress ought TO be assisted by very strong kind
oi pressure will not use the word bullying, for
wish to avoid anything like an offensive expression


hasten to say, also, that the kind of pressure TO
winch refer is applied mpartally to both Govern
ments to the English as well as TO the American.
Both are interested The English doubt whether
we are really inclined TO surrender and whether
Their own Government is really sincere in trying TO
make us. But for this twofod apprehension. am
convinced that the concession already offered would
have been readily accepted. There is PERHAPS
another reason growing out of the history of the ne
gotations last Summer and out of the expression of
regret embodied in the Treaty. | don't think this
nation is any longer in a mood TO be content with
that transaction.


The escape Of the Alabama is an old story. Few
men remember II in detail. Few know how puiltv
the VoVsInment VI thai day really was, Few Ie-
Year: 1872

1t is said that the following preamble anu
resolutions will be presented at the next meeting of tho
Tammany Society:


Whereas, The Society OF Tammany, or the Columbian
Order upon and chershes principles which, In
the belief OF its members, lie at the very foundations or
our republican system OF government; ana,


Whereas The existence OF tins Society as secret or
ganzation, has, believe, been demonstrated by eN-
perience 10 be open the serious objections of great
numbers OF feOw-ctzens whose opinions are enti-
tied 20 great respect and who honestly regard tho
privacy the proceedings OF the Society as not being
In accord with the genius OF our republican lnsttu-
tions therefore be it


Resolred That It is inexpedent, impossible, and un
wise longer TO continue the existence OF TINS Society as
secret organization; and be IL further


Resolred That Committee OF Thirteen be appointed,
to report early day so that tue report adopted
can 20 into effect the next anniversary Of our
tona independence plan for the reorganization OF tho
Society upon such basis will give free admission To


its membership OF all who believe IN the truth. and
favor the advocacy OF the cardinal principles upon
which system OF government is based and as VIII
all its meetings free and open TO the presence and
criticism Of all who may choose TO attend 10 witness the
proceedings thereof either private citizens repe
sentatives OF the public press.
Year: 1872

Literary men who have made patient re-
searches in the matter, are pretty Wen
united in the opinion that the first book
printed on this continent was by COM
beyer, in Mexico, in the year l5A+