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Year: 1873

How IT IS DoNE.-The manner in which
autumn gives the gaudy tints to the foliage
is thus exhibited by science: The change
of color which takes place in Autumn foli-
age is due to the disappearance OF the cho-
lorophy (green coloring), rendering the re-
manning colors visible; most frequently
these are yellow. When the leaves turn
red it is indicative of diminished vitality,
and by stopping the growth of the plant,
the intensity of the red color is increased.
The gold and green tint may be considered
characteristic Of the complete vitality and
growth OF leaves, the red and yellow of low
vitality and change, and the brown is the
humus of death aud decomposition.
Year: 1873

A HINT FOR YOUNG NJ EN.-Not long ago
young man of this city had a most favor
able opportunity to enter a business house,
in this State, at large increase over his
present salary, with prospect OF soon get
ting place in the firm. His recommend
ations were tirst-class, and the officers Of
the institution were decidedly pleased with
his appearance. They, however, made him
no proposals, nor did they state their favor
able impressions. A gentleman OF this
city was requested TO ascertain where the
young man spent his evenings, and what
class OF young men were his associates. II
was found that he spent several nights OF
the week in billiard room on Main street,
and Sunday afternoon drove hired span
into the country with three other young
bloods. He is wondering why he didn't
hear from the house concerning that covet-
cd osition.-SprinQtieid Union.
Year: 1873

The simplicity so long promised is seen
in wooden suits for the promenade. They
are made with short train skirts, long over
skirts buttoned on one side, or else looped
in front, with cut steel buttons down each
front breadth.
Year: 1873

THE Concert and Exhibition given
by the Zane Street NJ. E. Sunday
School a few evenings ago, was quite q
success and very pleasant affair, and
by request will be repeated this even
ing. All who were not present on that
occasion can now have the opportunity
of attending. The object is q laudahIe
oue-the proceeds being for the benetl!
OF the school-and should be veil
pa.ronized. Let all its friends be on
hand.
Year: 1873

A well-kept Sunday perfectly meets the
want of the modern man. It offers him just
the rest which he requires. There is no re-
Taxation so complete as that which presents
thoughts and interests so utterly different
from those with with which man is COM
monty engage, and the loftier those thonghts
and the higher those interests the better. The
jaded faculties never enjoy such perfect rest
as when another set of faculties arc called
into play and exercise while the tired ones
sleep in calm. We are not going now OH the
theological argument for Sunday we leave
that entirely untouched, except in so far as
we recognize the truth that good theology is
good sense and that the requirements OF
true religion are founded on the surest bases
of the eternal fitness of things. And we say
then, never more than in this country and at
this time, was Sunday an essential element in
human life for its we'll being; and not, be it
marked, the continental Sunday of military
reviews, brass bands, and beer gardens, nor
the old Jewish 'Sabbath" of the Puritan,
with its stern and funeral gloom, but the
Christian and churchly Lords day, the cheer
fullest and brightest of all the seven, when
the old primeval curse, In the sweat of thy
brow shalt thou eat Bread" is suspended for
the sons of Adam, and they stand on the
earth, Christ's emancipated free men. 1t is
the neglect of this provision of God that is
the root cause of the deaths and suicides and
insanities from overwork, which shock us al
most daily in the current items of news.
Year: 1873

never saw q garment too fine for man or
maid; there never was a chair too good for
q cobbler, or cooper, or king to sit in; never
a house too fine to shelter the human bead.
These elements about us, the gorgeous sky,
the imperial sun are not too good for the hu-
man race. Elegance fits man. But do we
not value these tools of housekeeping little
more than they are worth, and sometimes
mortgage home for the mahogany We would
bring into it? Iwould rather eat my dinner
off the head of barrel, or dress after the
fashion of John the Baptist in the wilder
ness, or sit on block all my life, than con.
sumo myself before get to q home, and
take so much pains with the outside that the
inside was as hollow as an empty nut. Beauty
is great thing, but beauty of garments,
house and furniture is very tawdry orna-
ment compared with domestic love. All the
elegance in the world will not make home,
and would give more for a spoon full of
real hearty love than for whole ship-loads Of
furniture, and all the gorgeousness that all
the upholsters in the world could gather to-
gether. Theodore Parker. .i'
Year: 1873

Ir is curious fact that il the same letters
of the same size precisely are painted on two
boards, the one black on white ground and
the other white on black ground, the white
letters will appear larger and be read at a
greater distance than the black. This is owing
to what is called the irradiation of light. It
depends on this that the impression made on
the bottom of the eye by bright objects ex-
tends little wider than the actual portion
of the organ struck by the light, and, invad-
ing the space occupied by the darker objects,
makes the brighter appear larger than they
really are.
Year: 1873

The SCULPTOR Crawford was accustomed all
his life to read lying down. To this very
largely physicians attributed the loss OF his
eye. Very soon cancer formed in the other,
which caused his death,


The great historian Prescott lost his eye
sight when student by q bit of bread thrown
in sport by fellow-student at the table.
Never be careless in such little matters. A
pair of scissors or fork thrown in sport or
anger, has often caused the loss of an eye,
which the wealth of the world cannot replace.


A friend, who was very ambitious to finish
a set of linen for her brothers, spent almost
a winter in fine stitching, sitting up often
late at night over the work, in which she
took great delight. The result was that the
nerve of the eye was so injured that she was
obliged wholly to give up sewing, knitting
and reading, under penalty of becoming per-
fectly blind


A young lady, who lived but ten miles by
train from school, used to spend the time in
studying certain lesson while she was rid
ing down in the morning. The result was
severe affection of the eyes, which disabled
her from study for a long time. 1t is always
hurtful to the eyes to read in the train, though
we may not see the bad effects 50 plainly
when it happens only occasionally. "A steady
practice, like this young lady's, may produce
even worse results when the system is in a
bad state.


Never read by twilight, nor before eating
in the morning. The little you gain in time
will be doubly lost in failing of the eye
sight long before life's sundown.


l know young clergyman who IS re-
markably well-read man, but whose eyes are
perfect deformity He said he ruined them
by reading at night, long and intently, when
he was getting his education. He seems to
have no control of the lids, which twitch and
move in a most grotesque manner. Don't
fancy you can do what you please with your
eyes, and yet have them serve you faithfully.
Take as good care of them rs you would of
gold, for gold can never replace lost eyesight.
Year: 1873

INGRATITuDE TO PARENTs.-There was
once father who gave up every ythipg to
his chidren-hls house, bis fields and
goods-and expected that for this,
his children would support him. But
after he had been some time with his son,
the latter grew tired Of him, and said;


Father, have had son born to me
this night, and there, where your arm-
chair stands, the cradle must come VIII
you not perhaps, go to my brother who
has larger room p


After he had been some time with the
second son, he also grow tired of him ,aud
said Tlt'


Father, you like warm room. aud
that hurts my head. Won't you go TO my
brother, the baker 2 ~f...i


The father went, and after be had
been some time with the third SOD, he
also found him troublesome, and said to
him: ...t.s4


Father, the people rnn in and out here
all day, as if it were pigeon house and
you cannot have your monday sleep.
Would you not be better off at my sister
Kate's, near the town wall p


The old man remarked how the wind
blew, and said to himself, "Yes, l will
do so; l will 60 and try it with my
daughter. Women have softer hearts"
But after he had spent some time with
his daughter, she grew weary OF hi@,
and said she was always SO fearful wnen
her father went to church, or anywhere
else, and was obliged to descend the steep
stairs, and at her sister ElizabeIhs there
we're no stairs to descend, as she lived Gu
the ground floor.


For the sake of peace the old man
went to his other daughters. But after
some time. she too was tired Of him, and
told him. by third person, that her
house near the water was too damp FOR
man who suffered from the gout and her
sister, the grave-digger's wife, at St.
Johns, had much drier lodgings. The
old man himself thought she was right,
and went outside the gate, to his young
est daughter, Helen. But after he had
been three days with her, her lIllle son
said to his grandfather ,...


"Mother said yesterday to my cousin
Elizabeth, that there was no better cham
ber for you than such n one as father
digs" .tat.


These words broke the old mans
heart. so he sank back in his chair, aud
died.
Year: 1873

No testimony in reference to the con.
structon of the Mississquoi railroad was
presented before US, or in reference to
the payment of moneys to attorneys to
draw the bill Tor the incorporation Of the
Central Vermont railroad company, or
whether this bill was a measure of relief
solely for the trustees aud managers or
as to one of the commissioners under it,
saying he would give one hundred thous.
aud dollars for the appointment.


BY referring to the testimony it will
be seen that one Of the attorneys for the
trustees and managers offered to furnish
a list Of witnesses to be examined in
reference to that branch of the resolution
requiring an Investigation as to whether
"any members or officers of either House
of this Geueral Assembly, have written
or aided in procuring to be published the
articles in the Boston Trareller touching
any measure now pending before this
Legislature. Also, whether any mem
bers or officers Of either House of this
General Assembly are in the pay and
employment of any individuals opposed
to the passage of any such pending meas
ures.


No list was furnished, and the COM
mittee knew of no testimony that could
be obtained that would have tendency
to establish such state Of facts.


PASSES.


In regard to passes the committee find
tsat in accordance with their custom
passes have been issued in exchange with
other roads-to State and National of6c.
ials, and to some prominent men not con.
nected with the management. How this
record compares with the practice of 9th
er roads, we have no means Of knowing
We would, however, recommend that the
whole system be abolished. When rail
road managers bestow pass they par
, with SO much property Of the road, anG
quite as often as otherwise the considsra
Year: 1873

We were directed to ascertain whether
the trustees aud managers had in a. y
way committed fraud and peculatiops,
and in pursuance with this direction we
took some testimony in regard to the
manner the books were kept, aud as to
the opportunity they had of converting
the property OF the trust TO their own
nse. We ind that an account is kept Of
all the materials taken from the shops by
any of the trustees, aud Of the labor per-
formed by the employees of the railroad
for them but as it would be necessary
to so through the whole shop-stock ac-
count to ascertain the condition OF the
accounts, we con,ented ourselves with
learning the fact that an account was
kept in the different departments which
could be looked into and definitely set
tied, though it does not appear in gen.
eral accoua. We heard some testimony
as TO the private accounts Of the trustees
with tho trust, but did not 20 far enough
TO be able to fix upon the amount due
from or to them. We do not fnd that
auy fraud or peeulation has been com.
mitted by them upon the property of the
trust, and as this is u matter that must
Year: 1873

AN AIM.
| Give me a man with an aim,
Whatever that aim may be,
| Whether Its wealth or whether its fans,
II matters not to me.


Let him walk in the path of right,
And keep his aim in sight,
And work and pray in faith alway,
Wi h his eye on the glittering height.
Give me man who says
~ will do something well,
And make the iieeting days
A story of labor tell"
Though the m he has be small
1t is better than none at all;
With something to do the whole year through
lie will not stumble or fall.
But Satan weayes Il snare


For y e feet of those who stray.
With never thought of care


Where the path may lead away.
The man who has no aim
Not only leave, no name
When this life Is done, but ten to on,


lie leaves II record of shame.
Give me a man whose heart


Is filled with ambitions fire,
Who sets his mark in the start,


And keeps moving it higher and higher.
Better TO die in the strite


The hands with labor rife,
Than to glide with the stream in an idle dream


And live purposeless life.
Better to strive and climb


And never reach the goal,
Than to drift along with time


An aimless, worthless soul
Ay, better 10 climb and fall,


Or sow, though the yield be sinal
Than to throw away day after day,


And never strive at ALL
Year: 1873

AN Indiana lady OF an original turn
Of mind bases her application for a
divorce on the circumstance that her
husbands legs are too long for her to
keep step with him when they take a
walk together. - Untruthful Ex-
change. .
Year: 1873

An is apparent from this mornings .
DISPATCHES, the Radical majority in


Congress has determined that the faults


Of the Credit Mobilier brotherhood shall


be smothered over and that, for the sake


Of the party. no punishment shall be


inflicted upon the robbers who have


grown fat upon the plunder Of the peo-


pie. The report Of the POLAND Com


nittee has been 90 framed that no man


who desired to do full justice
could favor its adoption without
amendment, and 90 the whole matter
10 expected to drop. Neither ANrs nor
BRoorsis really in any immediate
danger Of expulsion, and the committee
probably knew that public sentiment
would not justify the expulsion Of
either OF the men selected as scape>gosts,
unless the whole batch OF members over
taken in the svindle be coupled with
these in punishment ss they hsvebeen in
guilt The matter has been very cum
uingly arranged and shows that the i'm.
plicated Congressman are not quite 30
simple and unsophisticated in the mat
matter Of shielding themselves from
punishment as the report would have
Us believe they are with regard to q bu'
siness investment.


We are glad to observe that, even
though unsuccessful, an attempt was
made 10 the House yesterday to author.
IL. the presentation of articles OF inn
peschmeut against Vice President
CoLFA1. In the whole lot of corrup
,ionists he has shown himself the most
craven and dastardly. His attempts to
ertricate himself have only sunk him
deeper ia the mire aud he has made
his case hopeless by his frantic and
contradictory explanations. But oven
the failure of the vote for impeachment.
by it's very mesger and narrow majority
is virtually q vote Of censure. and Vice
President Wilson may we'll be warned
thereby.
Year: 1873

Our young friend, John Harvey, return
ed last Sunday from an extended business
tour through Southern Kentucky and Hill
nois. He relates to US a very laughable
and somewhat singular incident that occur
red to him during the trip. While on the
trip he stopped at a hotel in town in
Southern illinois, and there was a grand
ball at the hotel that night. After partici-
patiDg in the festivities until late hour,
he called for and was assigned room, and,
retiring, was soon lost in the embrace OF
"tired natures balmy restorer, sweet re-
pose" On waking in the morning, he was
immeasurably surprised to discover love-
ly woman quietly sleeping by bis side. As
this was something unusual with him, and
being very bashful young man, he, quiet
ly as possible, gathered up his apparel, and
"silently stole away" to the hall outside
where he arrayed himself in his clothing,
and sought the landlord, and asked an ex-
PLANTATION of the strange affair. After some
investigation, it was discovered to be very
funny and embarrassing mistake on the
part of the lady. She was the wife of 6
young doctor who was boarding at the no
tel. Some time before the party broke up
he told his wife he would retire to his
room, and she could come when she chose
| He did not have time hardly todo so, when
he was unexpectedly called some distance
in the country to see sick patient, and
did not return until the next morning.
In the meantime his wife went to the room
she supposed to be the one assigned to heI
husband and herself. But seeing the room
vacant, and thinking she might be mista-
ken, she went to the next one. Here she
saw man in bed and clothes lying around
and, being fatigued and sleepy, hastily re-
tired, and thus it happened that our young
friend John had bed fellow. To say
that she was embarrassed when mutual ex
plantations were made, would not express it
For awhile the husband of the woman was
incliced to be very huffish about the matter
but the whole thing being grand mistake
everything was satisfactorily arranged
We advise friend John to lock and barri
cade his doors in the future to prevent
such sad accidents occurring to him, but We
don't believe he'll take our advice-Madi
sonville (Ky.) Times.
Year: 1873

BRIckYARD.-David franks and Jim
Kell inform us that they intend to start a
brickyard at ReddiDg in short time
We understand that c. C. Bush and Frank
Miller propose erecting brick business
houses as soon as the material can be got
on the ground.
Year: 1873

DELINouENT.-Bidding was not very
lively at the Sheriff's sale of delinquent
property. The delinquent list now foots
up about 5000, but cons;deral le of this
will yet be collected The taxes of the
county are collected closer than on any pre-
yious year
Year: 1873

In the first place wish to thank the public for
the patronage have had from them and their fair
dealings. --
Secondly, to notify them that having located our
homes permanently at Redding, we forced to
concentrate our business at that point, where we
hope to see all our old customers.


Thirdly, and the most important, we wish to
settle up all our Shasta business by the first day
of May next. at which time we intend to discon-
tnue business here. Now, and until that time we
viii sell goods very low in order to close our stock
out


c. G. BUSH co.
Shasta, Janusry 18th, 1873.
Year: 1873

That British voyager round the world,
the Challenger, was last heard from at
St. Thomas. The trip from Teneriffe
had taken thirty days, Experiments
with the sounding line showed that off
from the African coast runs rather
level bottom, which deepens gradually
to a depth of 1925 fathoms at about one
third of the way across to the West In
dies. Further west five hundred miles,
there is a comparatively shallow spot, a
little less than two miles in depth. The
dredge brought up from the deepest
spots a quantity of dark red clay, con-
tanning just animal life enough to prove
that life exists at all depths. One of the
discoveries of the cruise is new lobster,
perfectly transparent. And there IS a
crustacea without even the trace of an
eye, and delicate little claws. At a short
distance from Tenerifie new kind OF
coral was brought UP. 1t was as large
and heavy as the pink coral of the Me-
diterranean but it was, unfortunately,
dead. The ways and manners of these
dredgings have proved to the Challen-
gers satisfaction that the bottom of the
sea, even at great depths, is not so
smooth and free from rock as it has been
supposed.
Year: 1873

Almost every circle is blessed with
the egotist who exercises a kind OF die.
tatorship over it. Are you in mistake
as 10 matter of fact2 He cannot suf-
for you TO proceed till you are corrected
Have you word on the end Of your
tongue2 He at once comes 10 your re-
lief. Do you talk bad grammar He
quotes rules and gives examples like n
pedagogue Does he discover that there
is a link wanting in the chain OF your
argument2 He bids you stay till he has
supplied il. Do you drop a word to
which he has devoted much research 2
He asks you whether you know its prim-
tive Specification, and straight way in
lliets upon the circle long pathological
dsquisition. When you relate an Incl
dent which you suppose new and Affect
ing, your friend listens without emotion.
When you have done he observes that
he heard the same long ago, and
adds very material circumstance which
you omitted. He is never taken by sur
prise, and il is impossible to give him
any information. And yet he never
takes the lead in conversation, nor ad-
yances an original thought. 1t is his
business to come after, and pick up the
words which others let slip in a running
talk. or to check their impetuosity, that
he may point out to them their missteps.
Had he lived in the days of Solomon, he
would have flattered the royal sage with
an intimation that some Of his proverbs
we're but plagiarism; or, had he been a
contemporary Of Solomon father, would
have felt himself bound to give the slayer
Of Goliah some lessons on the use of the
sling, and hinted to the sweet singer Of
Israel his private opinion that the shep-
herd bard did not perfectly understand
the use Of the harp.
Year: 1873

While in San Francisco, we met several gentlemen of means who were expending a good deal of cash and work in Wallapai District. They have implicit faith in the great value of their mines and richness of the district generally, and are emphatic in expressing their belief that in 8 few years, Mohave county will lead any in the country in it's production of silver. The Prescott Miner of the 14th says the property of tEe county Is assessed this year at $25O. .OOO-about double the assessment of 1872. In view of many discouragements and much uncertainty all of 1872 as to whether the Indians would remain quiet there, the industrial progress made in that county is hopeful.
Year: 1873

He kissed me, and knew twas wrong,

 For he was neither kith nor kin: Need one do penance very long

 For such q tiny little sin? He pressed my hand; that wasn't right,

 Why will men have such wicked ways It wasn't for minute-quite-

 But in it there were days and days. There's mischief in the moon, know; Pm positive I saw her wink When l requested him to go;

 meant it tool almost think. But, after all, Pm not to blame;

 He took the kiss l do think men Are quite without sense of shame

 I wonder when he'll come again.
Year: 1873

WE have a reasonable rumoY that Nataza's band of about 200 warriors, located some fifteen miles south of Apache Pass on the Cachise reserva- ton, recently left for Chihuahua in- tent on war, and that at last accounts Agent Jeffords had gone to investigate the matter. Cachise does not ac- knowledge this band as his, but has tor long time permitted it to remain on his reserve. We also learn that the band has borne a bad reputation all the time but was permitted to have the protection of home on a reservation upon which troops cannot go for war purposes. Such is the beautiful workings of the peace treaty with Cachise.