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Year: 1873

THEsB are the last laws on table
manners:


There are other things, however,
which are equally disagreeable; such
as reaching across your neie b Dor for 9
dish or condiment, instead OF asking
him TO pass it to you, and putting your
knife into the butter plate, or your fork
into the shaved beef, or the potatoes,
and taking the salt from the salt cellar
at your plate with your fOgers. When
you send your plate to be reDleDisbed,
place your knife aud fork upon one eide
OF it, or cross them upon h, or put
them upon your piece OF bread
Never take bit OF sugsr from the
bowl with your fingers; but use them
when YOU take q piece OF bread, cake,
and the like, also an olive, unless an
olive fork is provided. Avoid the old.
fashioned habit OF never taking the
last piece OF anything which remains
upon a dish; not doing this would in
dicate that you feared the vacancy
could not be supplied. II a plate be
handed you at the table, you should
always keep it, and not Offer
it to your neighbor as was consrd-
cred polite in "ye olden tymes." Your
host knows whom be desires to wait
upon first, and it is poor compliment
to him to seem to reprovs his selection.
When servsd, do not wait until al the
others are helped, but as soon ss your
plate ls placed before you. take up your
knife and fork, help yourself to salt,
frat arranging your napkin to shield
your attire, but not wearing it like a
bib about your neck. And, Of couTss
you will never commit the solecism o.
putting your knife in your mouth
Year: 1873

THE TRANSPORTATION ROUTES. Sena-
toral Committee In session In New York is
enduring an amount Of talking to-, that must be
particularly trying to gentlemen who are more
used to being listened to than to listening
to others. The sharpest and best takers
among the agents and representatives of the
great transportation routes appear before
them 10 succession, each prepared with facts
and statistics, and each presents his own view
of the case with energy, volubility and not a
little ability. 10 read the speeches of these
gentlemen is to become convinced that cheap
transportation is already accomplished !; that the
railroad companies are the great benevolent as
socations of the age, constantly serving the
public at loss, and working only for the pub
lie good. The difficulty, they say is not with
the railroads, they already work too cheap for
their own interests, but at the terminal points
the want of storage and other requirements
for the receipt and handling OF the freight.
On the other hand, the canal men are equally
sure that they present the only solution OF the
problem. Railroads are very we'll In their way
for the transportation of passengers and light
safety to the nation; otherwise, the whole grain
trade of the West will pass by the Welland
Canal into the hands of the Montreal shippers


After enduring continuous week of this talk,
the Committee start this morning under the
charge of Committee of the New York Leg
stature on personal exploration of the field
They are to go up the Champlain line to Mon.
treai, thence to Ogdensburg, Oswego and But
falo, and to take look at the Weland Canal
in passing. OF course they will have pleas
ant time committees travelling at the public.
expense always do--aod having recovered the
use of their over talked faculties, will perhaps
be able to form an opinion for themselves. =
Baltimore american.
Year: 1873

Let your stand" holding from half
barrel 10 barrel, be thoroughly
scslded ou'; the cutter, the tub, and the
s,smger also well scalded. Take of
oil the outer leaves OF the cabbages,
hslve them, remove the heart and pro-
ceed with the cutting. Lay some clean
leaves at the bottom OF the stand,
sprinkle with handful OF salt, fill 10
half busnel OF cnt cabbage, stamp gently
until the juice just makes its appear,
ance, then add another handful OF salt,
and go on until the stand is full. Cover
over with cabbage leaves, place on top
o clean board fitting the space pretty
well and Oh top Of that stone weigh
Ing twelve or fifteen pounds. Stand
away in a cool place, and when hard
freezing comes on remove to the cellar.
1t will be ready for use in from four to
six weeks The cabbage should be cut
tollersbly coarse, The Savoy variety
makes the best article, but 1t is only
halt g. productive as the Drumh esd
and Flat Dutch. There is no dish
more wholesome than well made sauer-
kraut, but it should always bs boiled
with piece Of picked pork or corued
besf.-Gsrmarteirr Telegraph
Year: 1873

Father Confessor, and by Rev. P. Bourgade, assistant.

 Before being led to the gallows, Fernandez, on being asked to confess, said to the Sheriff that he could not just at that moment, on account of the pain it gave him, and the sorrow it might.occasion his relatives. "We will see when we get Outside," he remarked, but his heart evidently failed him at the last moment.

 A woman who had been to see him on Thursday before the Holy Communion was administered to the condemned, asked him to confess his crime, but he said he could not, it pained him so.

 Thus has the majesty of the law been vindicated for the first time in the history of this Territory, and capital punishment followed conviction.
Year: 1873

We inadvertently omitted to notice, last week, that the Arizona Miner had sawed off its horns and grown correspondingly obese. It is now as beautiful as a buffalo robe, minus the head.
Year: 1873

ABB j SO "a HAVANA, Dec. A.


Captain Jovellar telegraph
ed to the Madrid government tonight
to the following effect: "rhe Madrid
government peremptorily orders the
Captain General to deliver up the
Virginius." General Jovellar respect
fully resigns his position, and demands
that another person be sent to take his
place who can carry out the orders of
the government. Considering the eX-
cited state Of public opinion and the
impossibility Of overcoming the exist
ing difficulties, General Jovellar sub
mits that his manifesto was prep ared,
asking for delay, during which an op-
.portunity might be given for reflec-
ton, and time gained to allay the fiery,
patriotic spirit OF the great national
party in Cuba; the order from Madrid,
Immediately to be executed, deprives
him of the new resource which he
hoped to have for upholding the au-
thOrity and interest of the country.
In order that the Madrid government
may comprehend the difficulties of the
situation and do justice to the order
and perseverance with which he began
his labors, and which had already be-
gun to produce fruit. The Captain
General describes the situation on the
Island and declares that the impress
sion produced by the news Of the ar
rangement which had been made be-
tween Spain and the United States
can be compared with that produced
in Spain by the treaty at Bayonne,
which led to the war of independence
against Napoleon. He begs to assure
the government that the immediate
execution of the order will cause q
frightful commotion throughout the
Island which would be sure to result
in catastrophe. The Spanish are un-
willing to surrender the Virginius di-
rectly to the United States, but will
surrender her to some neutral power.
Year: 1873

MA- The tide ofimmigration is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
Is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
a new one of DESMOND. They say there Is no
comparison between the two.
Year: 1873

The attempt to restrain the authori-
ties, by injunction, from using the build
ing appropriated as a yellow-fever hos
pital. is particularly unfortunate affair.
The people living in the vicinity doubt
less had cause 10 Object at the estae-
lishment Of an institution Of the kind
in their immediate neighborhood. But
these people should have remembered
before they petitioned to Judge Flipfin
10 grant the writ, that such building
was imperatively demanded by the ext
ge,,ees Of the case. No mere private
Grievance ever should weigh feathers
weight as against the interests Of whole
community, and as the physicians anu
uublic authorities of the city had select
ed the building in question as the
very best to he obtained under
the circumstances, it was the
duty Of the people in the neigh
borhood to do the best they could
aud accept the situation. II a petition
is presented to any judge, supported by
sufficient bond according TO law, and





showing that an equity has been in
fringed, it is his duty to take the steps to-
ward hearing the case and granting the
relief asked. Hence, Judge Flippin was
not to blame in granting the writ Of IN
junction prayed for. If the execution OF
the writ is resisted, a Scire tdctdS
issues that the recusant party
show cause why he has refused
TO obey the writ. This brings
the Whole question before the chancellor
On in his absence any judge Of eOmpe-
tent court upon bill and answer and at-
fdavits, and the Injunction Is sustained or
dissolved according to the merits of the
case. In the case at issue no judge could
q. stain the Injunction. 1t is a maxim
of the law thst those who would
have equity-must do equity-'and
in this instance to turn number OF
yeIlow-fever patients out into the street
would be doing equity after the style OF
the ModOc or Sioux Indians, rather than
i'm the way the law eontemplates. The
proposition to dislodge these unfortunate
victims is hazardous in the extreme,
and if attempted would bring down
upon the head Of the officer the indlg-
nation Of this whole community.
Year: 1873

liberal contributions to the fund which
our citizens at home have so nObly and
steadily sustained TO keep life in the
Howard association. God bless the
givers, and enable them and theirs to
realize that there is bond Of union be-
tween MS that nothing ever can sever,
the touch of nature that makes the
whole world kin.
Year: 1873

II rise for information" said one OF
the dullest of the members of an
American Legislature. 81 am very
glad to hear it, said one who was
leaning over the bar, ''for no one
wants it more than yourself" An


other member rose to speak on the
bill to abolish capital punishment,
and commenced by saying, 'ssMr.
speaker, the generality of mankind in
general are disposed to exercise op-
preston on the generality of man
kind in general" ''You, had better
stop" said one who was sitting near
enough to pull him by the coat tail;
''you had better stop-you are coming
out at the same hole you went in at. !"
Year: 1873




When sixty per cent. of the deaths
IN this country occur before the age
OF twenty-five is reached, a painful
fact of which the opening address of
the Health Congress reminds us,
there must be something wrong in
the habits of our people. A large
proportion of. the mortality is that of
infants or very young children.
Enough of an excess remains, how
ever, to that period which we call
youth, to demand special consider
alton for those who have escaped the
perils which surround the cradle and
thsshafaery IA CORES fpehaehE Of the
Chicago Tribune throws light upon
the subject by his answer to the
question: 'Is the acquisition of
knowledge in proportion to the num-
Der of hours spent In the school
room q He says


Having been engaged in teaching
for some time, and noticed the pro-
gress of students, I would answer the
latter question in the negative. am
not alone in the opinion, for recently,
while travelling in Minnesota, the
Principal of school in a large town
told.me that those boys who work
during the summer, and attend school
only in the winter, accomplished as
much as the others who attended
school during tbe entire year; because
they were not tired of books and
stuGy and went to work with all the
vigor that they could command, de-
termined to make the most Of their
limited opportunities. If a given
lesson can be learned by close ap-
phcation in one hour, it is far better
for the student than to spend two
hours in careless and Indifferent
study, and it is selfevident that the
progress made must be in proportion
to the amount of study, and not to the
number of hours spent in looking at
the printed pdge. GAN work and no
play makes Jack o dull boy" is as
true in the school room as in the
field; and of all things, the most
discouraging to the teacher is room
full of children who have become
weary Of their books, and go to school
simply because their parents compel
them togo.


without using the Minnesota case
as precedent to be followed to the
letter, there is abundant reason for
believing that the children of our
cities have too much brain work. If
a child is ambitious, the encourage
ment of parent often goads him to
undue exertion. If he is slow IN his
studies, and prefers outdoor occupa-
ton, it is more often the result of
instinct for the exercise he
needs than q proof of idleness and
dislike for learning. Girls are worse
and suffer more frequently than boys.
Their approbativeness is large, their
frame is weaker, and they are not
permitted to find the same relief as
their brothers IN the athletic sports.
Ours is practical age, and we live
in practical country. Most children
must be the architects of their own
fortunes. Parents realize that time
is money, and forget that haste may
be improbable. Hence the forcing
system is carried to an extreme which
often defeats itself 1t is one thing
to educate q child; to wean him from
youthful follies and inspire noble
ambition. 1t is another and too
practice to hasten his jour
1ey to the grave"
Year: 1873

The India rubber hustle" is again
heard from. This time it was a
Brooklyn young lady, who was thrown
from her carriage, coming down the
hill rom Prospect Park. She made
ninety-seven and a half bounces in
all, and was finally rescued by hook
and ladder company, from the top of
a telegraph pole, where she had stuck
in attempting to complete the ninety
eighth bounce.
Year: 1873

A New Jersey peach grower, writing to
the Bridgeton Chronicle, in reference TO
next summers crop, says:


''The statement is going the rounds OF
the press that the cold weather has killed
the peach buds in South Jersey. Now
whoever starts such a report is lahoring
under a serious mistake. The blossom
buds of peach trees in this region are not
killed, and any one who is interested In
this crop can easily ascertain the truth Of
the matter for himself. In order TO bill
the blossom buds of peach trees, the ther-
mometer must indicate a temperature
of at least 10 degrees below zero.
That temperature has not been reached
in this part of New Jersey during the
present season. But there is smother, and
still better test of which any one can
avail himself Let any on take several
from a bearing peach tree and cut them
open with sharp knife. If the first germ
has been killed by frost, ii will be found
black within but if lis vitality has been
unimpaired IL will be found of nearly
uniform light green color. The blossom
buds are the plump, round buds TO bt
found upon bearing trees those that are
sharp pointed are wood buds.
Year: 1873

A story told lately is of a wealthy New
York German and Hartford livery stable
keeper, who was 10th to let his best rig to
a stranger. The German was bound to
have his ride, and agreed to buy the horse
and sleigh, and when he returned the
stable keeper might refund the money;
This was done, and the team returned and
the money refunded, when the German
started to go. "Hold on" said the man
of horses, "you have not paid your horse
hire.' "Why, my dear sir" said the
man cooly, II have been driving my own
team this morning."
Year: 1873

A beautiful prima donna at Palermo re-
Gently had large bouquet thrown her on
the stage. Upon picking 1t up, a loud re-
port followed and bullet whistled past
her head. On examining the seductive
Internal machine It was found to contain
a revolver with the muzzle turned upward
and the trigger placed so that 1t would
discharge the weapon upon any person
grasplng the stem. The dastardly act was
traced TO a love-mad Count whom the
lady had refused.
Year: 1873

The facts narrated herein were told us
Yesterday by gentleman who declared
he could vouch tor their authenticity A
few days ago man dressed in plain but
neat clothes, presented himself 1T the Of
flee OF the cashier of the United States
Branch Mint, and said he would like to
make a draft on the institution.
docs the mint owe you anything ~
asked the cashier


"A small sum. believe have on de-
post somewhere in the neighborhood OF
l6o ounces ofgold dust"


II don't remember having received anv
such sum recently


NO; | reckon not, for you see don't
think you were here when made the de-
post, and the stranger produced from
his pocketbook brown, age-begrimmed
looking piece of paper, which he handed
to the gentlemanly cashier.


The latter took the paper and read, IRE
eeived of---, in 1854. 100 ounces oi
gold dust, etc. and then exclaimed,
why this has been here for nineteen
wears.


81 guess it's ABOUT that time. You see
came down from the mines in 1854,
bringing with ne some dust. \ little dab
deposited here, while good deal more
was gambled and fooled away-drinking
and sick. Then really don't remember
much more about what happened until
found myself at sea, in the torecastle OF
ship. | was told that had shipped as :;
sailor, and may be did at any rate there
was no help for it. and did my duty as
well as | knew how until was discharged
in Australia. when went off to the mines
in that country, and have been trying my
luck in almost every quarter of the globe.
But times have changed a great deal from
the flush days of early California. could
spin you an interesting life yarn, but this
is not the time or place, so if the docu-
ments are all right will trouble YOU for
the little sum-


An examination of the books revealed
the fact that the amount had been deposited
and never called for. but was always
kept in readiness for the depositor. The
man was informed that the government
did not pay interest on deposits. but was
always ready to pay the principal. a few
moments more and the equivalent of the
dust deposited nineteen years before was
handed acrpss the counter and gathered mp
by the visitor, who, bidding the cashier
good day went on his way rejoicing. -
Alta California;
Year: 1873

desire to call attention to the fact that Ihave on hand full stock of all varieties of LUMBER called for in this market and am prepared to sell the same at the lowest market price for Cash.
Year: 1873

Lines CD the death of the wife of Adju- tant George O. Webster, United States army. by the clergyman who buried her: Rest thee. young wife! thy work is done. The work we deemed had scarce begun; Body, beneath the hallowed sod, And soul, with God

 Rest thee, young wife. the dark Hood past The haven gained, thy anchor east Secure upon the heavenly shore, Thy trial OCT.

 His blighted love was fond and true. It cherish'd thee thy short life through. AS though thou ever must abide Close by his side.

 The quiet home, where spirits dwell, We know not now, we can not tell Where God thee keeps beneath His arm Safe from all harm.

 But doubt we not-whereer bs, Thy Savior now refreshes thee; That memory of days gone by Comes gently nigh. And he for whom was raised t.s prayer While here on earth, shall still 1t share, Still for him in love to plead For all he need.

 Plead for thy husband, that he bear Unmurm' ring all his bitter care. And meekly bow beneath the rod, Bow to his God.

 Thy child does, too, in peace abide Within Christ's ark, content to hide In safety there. till storms shall cease In endless peace.

 They now are where no rude alarm Shall ever more disturb their calm; For they the further shore have won, Their work Is done. T. B. L.. Little Rock, Ark, February, 1873.
Year: 1873

The following is passage from one of the private letters of the late Mir. Charles Dickens, written from Lausanne:

 ''There are two old ladies English) living here who may serve me for few lines of gossip, as have intend ed they should, over and over again; but I have always forgotten it. There were originally four old 1adies-sisters; but two of them have faded away in the course of eighteen years, and withered by the side of the John Kemble in the ceretery. They are very little and very skinny, and each of them wears row of false curls, like little rolling pins, so low upon her brow that there is no forehead-nothing above the eyebrows but deep horizontal wrinkle, and then the curls. They live upon some small annuity. For thirteen years they have wanted very much to move to Italy, as the eldest old lady says the climate of this part of Switzerland doesn't agree with, and preys upon her spirits; but they have never been able to go. because of the difficulty of moving the books.' This tremendous library be- longed once upon time to the father of these old ladies, and comprises about fifty volumes. have never been able to see what they are, because one of the old la- dies always sits before them; but they look, outside, like very old backgammon boards. The two deceased sisters died in the firm persuasion that this precious property could never be got over the Sim plon without some gigantic effort to which the united family was unequal. The two remaining sisters live, and will die also, in the same belief. met the eldest levi dently drooping) yesterday, and recom- mended her to try Genoa. She looked shrewdly at the snow that closes up the mountain prospect just now, and said that when the spring was quite set in and the avalanches were down, and the passes we'll open, she would certainly try that place, if they could devise any plan, in the course of the winter, for moving the books The whole library will be sold by auction here, when they are both dead, for about a napoleon; and some young woman will carry it home in two journeys with 8 basket"
Year: 1873

into great republic, in imitation of our own?
There is no good reason known to us why
Germany should not soon be republic, in
Guiding not only all the German States, North
and South, but Holland, Sweden and Norway
besides. A federal republic, including France,
Spain, Portugal and Italy, is not 80 much
vain and foolish dream as it once was.
In proportion as the European nations
unite so will the chances of war be diminished;
and when Europe is republican, like the
United States, the chances of war will be
small the wide world over. In the meantime
we expect much from the discussion Of this
question. We expect much from the hearty
cooperation of Great Britain and the United
States. They have given the example, and
they must continue to enforce it and lend item
couragement The question should be discussed
more freely in the pulpit and more frequently
in the Senate. 1t concerns An-governments
and peoples alike. So long as such a war as
that which recently deluged the plains of
France with blood is possible our Christianity
is still stained, our civilization is still imper-
feet Let us all labor and hope for that hap
pier day when it will be universally admitted
that ''God hath made of one blood all nations
Of men for to dwell on the face of the
earth," and when the sun shall rise and set
no more on scenes of blood and sorrow.
Year: 1873

WASHINGTON d. c.. Oct. 25 1878.


The Secretary Of the Treasury has received .
large number OF inquiries relative to the contem-
plated issue by the Treasury Department Of silver
coin to take the place OF currency in making pay
ments by the departments. Tie Secretary does
not know exactly how much will be paid out. He
expects that it VIII be convenient for him next
week to issue about $1,000 in the regular course
Of business, but this will depend somewhat upon
circumstances. II gold should 60 up silver would
not be paid out nor would it be was to be sold>
again to bankers for speculative purposes. IL is'
not to be expected that the Treasury
VIII begin just now to pay out silver coin
for every purpose, and thus exhaust Immediately
the entire amount held by the government. One
Illustration OF the manner of making such pay
ments was presented by the Secretary to-
day, who said that II person should pre-
sent check for $255 40, the chances were that he
would receive IS 40 OF the amount In silver. The
determination OF the Department Is to issue silver
to whatever extent IL can be conveniently done:
and as there is bullion sufficient to coin about
$500, 900, within o week this will be used as be.
ginning.