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Year: 1871

A man went to Mr.. Greeley, the other
day, and told him he was destitute, he
didn't even have cent, and wanted to
know what he would do Horace scratch
ed his head and thought minute, and
then said: Ill tell you what you do.
You buy a tcn-cylnder Hoe press and
go out to some station on the Pacific
Railroad, away from civilization, and start
an eight-page morning paper, and grow
up with the country. New York Dem
ocrat.
Year: 1871

The members of the Supreme Court
Of the United States have voted to re-
verse the decision of that tribunal on
the legal tender question. The court
will now decide that the legal tender act
applies to debts created before the pas
sage Of the law as well as since. This
has been secured by the creation of two
individual Justices, who were appointed
by Grant with special reference to de-
claring the legal tender act applicable to
debts created before the war.
Year: 1871

The Supreme court decision that the
salaries of State Judges are not liable to
Federal taxation, lest the State Judicia-
ries might be taxed out of existence, is
curious commentary on the various force
bills of late which legislate State Judges
out Of all criminal jurisdiction.
Year: 1871

A radical remarked to the editor Of
the Cincinnati Enquirer the other day,
that "the employment of the army of the
United States, the right to suspend the
habeas corpus, the. authority toproclaim
martial law, all of which is vested in the
President by the late Congressional act
to establish dictatorship, in order to
suppress the Ku-Klux in the Southern
States, was like buffalo bull hunting q
grasshoppcr on the Western Plains"
Year: 1871

An exchange says ; We are in receipt
OF two poems, one on the "Throbbimg
Brain" and the other on "Beating
Heart" We will wait until We receive
one ON the stomach Ache" and pub
lish all three together.
Year: 1871

Frank Blair said during the last Pres
idential canvass, that Grant would make
himself King if he were made President.
To-day, Grant is as much of q monarch
as one half the crowned heads of Eu-
rope.
Year: 1871

Dry vegetables, especially dry beans,
should be washed by shaking them in
cold water, and put in cold water to boil.
Slow fire. Add no salt until done. Soft
water is best Old potatoes should be
steamed.
Year: 1871

Tho Board OF Trustees of the town !
Troy think it inadvlsable to invite t,
Duke Alexis to this place, as the depl
ton Of the treasury will not admit Of
banquet sufficiently grand to do honor t


the imperial visitor. The Duke will
doubtless be sadly disappointed when HI
reads this item. But being very anxiou


to see the lionized Bear, to satisfy thel
own minds whether he is of the black
grizzly or white species, some Of our cit
zens arc considering the propriety Of in
fringing upon the hospitality Of St. Loui
during His Highness' visit to that city
Year: 1871

Hon. T. G. HUT Is home spending
the holidays among his friend and with
his family. The Colonel is lol king we'll,
and If he will consent to the ace, we'll
put him up against any gentleman IN the
county for another term At th next cleo
Ssou
Year: 1871

About eleven o'clock yesterday fore
noon young lady and gentleman, with
looks and air suggestive of the country
and new-mown hay. came to the Walnut
Street House. The young lady stood
bashfully in the background, while the
gentleman walked boldly up to the office
and bending over the register, wrote
therein the name of .'Charles Damon
and lady Guyandotte, ". "" The
landlord, being boniface of many years
and long experience, had seen similar
rustic couples before, and had the puta-
tive husbau and wife shown to a private
apartment BY this time the coming of
the pair was noised through the hostelry,
and an air of mystery enveloped the sup
posed bridal chamber. Shortly after the
bridegroom left the room.


After an hour had passed an elderly
gentleman from the rural district burst
into the office, and inquired for his runa-
way daughter. His description of the
damsel tailed exactly with that of the
bride, now presumed to be enjoying su-
preme happiness in room AZ. The angry
and bereaved parent was shown the door,
but found it locked Then he made a
great show of leaving, but remained close
at hand. After brief period had elaps
ed he softly mounted chair and peeped
through the transOm. There he saw his
fair haired daughter emerging from under
the bed, where she had enscOnsed herself
when she heard the frs: muttering of
paternal wrath.


Admttance was soon gained. The
pitiless sire seated himself in a chair,
ruthlessly drew the helpless child of his
old age across his knees, and, removing
all useless distractions, administered
punishment with his horny palm as he
had done in the babyhood Of his un-
grateful offspring. The would-be bride
felt keenely that she was indeed a child
again.


After the end Of justice had been sat-
isfied, the hard hearted male relative re-
leased the sobbing child ana left the room,
double locking the door after him, and
descended to the office. At the foot of
the stairs he encountered the young and
heartless destroyer of his domestic peace.
Look ee here" said the father, shaking
his fist fercely under the nose of the
lover, IL want ten dollars of you. This
trip cost me ten dollars, and you have
got to pay it, se.o.L s.. .. a.


The youth pulled out thin pocket
book with a dispirited air, paid the
mileage of his triumphant adversary,
and turning upon his heel. left the house.
The winner of the race marched back to
the room be had just left, took the girl
under his arm. and made his way with
his swamp angel. back to the wilds of
Indiana, whence the party had come
No names other than those registered
were given, aud the $40 demanded as
mileage is the only key to the remote vii
lage where dramrtis PERSONA reside
Cincinnati Enquirer, July Is. ..s
Year: 1871

! Don't crowd, this world is broad enough
For you as well as me; "
The doors Of art are open wide f.


The realm of thought is free. O.. t
OF all earth's places you are right sf.
To choose the best you eau. .....-
Provided that you do not try
To crowd some other man.


What matter if you scarce can count


Your piles of golden ore, .r.-1 " q
While he can strive to keep -


Guant Famine from his door su1
Of willing hands aud honest hearts .s.


Alone man should be proud --
Then give him all the room he needs,
And never try TO crowd.


Don't crowd. proud miss your dainty silk


Will glisten none the less
Because it comes in contact with


A beggar's ,attered dress;
This lovely world was never made


For you and alone: 1E
A pauper has right to tread


The pathway TO throne. ...
Don't crowd the good from out your heart


By fostering all that's bad; -a
But give TO every virtue room .-..


The best that may be had, Ira --.... ..e
BE each days record such one


That you may well be proud
Give each his right, give each his room,


And never try to crowd.
Year: 1871

The way to quarrel with wife is to
wait until she is at her toilet preparatory
to going out She will be sure to ask


you if heI bonnet is straight. Remark
that the lives Of nine tenths of the wo-
men are passed in thinking whether their
bonnets are straight, and wind up with
the remark that you never knew bnt one
woman who had common sense about her.
Wife will ask you who that was. You
will, with a sigh. reply: "Ah! never
mind Wife will ask you Why did you
not marry her You. say, abstractedly,
"Ah! why, indeed y The climax is
reached by this time. and regular row
is sure to follow. 9d@ rs 90 is 20
Year: 1871

The new departure in the liquor busi-
ness in Boston works well. Parties ar
rested for drunkenness divulge where
they obtain the liquors. This has oper
ated gradually to reduce the number of
cases before the Municipal Court from
day to day Liquor dealers hesitate
about selling to intoxicated PEOPLE. fear
ing the constable will give them a call.
Year: 1871

A man who ran away from his wife in
Pittsfeld, Mass, with another woman.
got tired of his new affinity after spend
ing ali his money. and wrote to his wife
to send him funds to pay his way back
to her She didn't do it. r..
Year: 1871

ALL the cares of the day ought to be
laid aside with our clothes None of
them must be carried TO bed with us and
in this respect custom may obtain very
great power over the thoughts It is a
destructive practice to study in bed, and
read till one falls asleep
Year: 1871

A report is in circulation that the ground
upon which the Mt. Sinai Hospital is situated orig.
inay given to the city for park and that the heirs OF
the gver determined to claim the land upon the
plea that the city forfeited its right by
for park The officers Of the hospital say that they
anticipate trouble from this They have a
lease for 90 from the city, and this lease ap
proved by the Legislature. The documents are slgne
and sealed by the Clerk Of the Common COuMil.


Emanuel Hart states that the officers OF the Society
have examined the original grant, The Society
will not suffer the hands Of the heirs hold the
city responsible The land IN dispute four blocks,
and. III addition to the hospital, the Chspn Home and
Normal School have been built upon It. The hospital
cost $3.50 000. and will be ready for about May
Year: 1871

FACTURE


The following communication from Prof.
p. H. Wander weydo appears in The Engineering and
Mining Journal:


thus far not well do without peculiar kind Of En-
glisl pig irOn which, by It's freedom from PHOSPHORUS,
that quarter OF one o per cent OF this material makes
pig iron unfit for the Bessemer process All that
pish is to reduce the Of the imported iron mini
num- In which direction Prot Maynard late OF the
sslaer institute a. Troy has been emnenty
sou,i orss by tie use Of Indiana Siocf coal Which are
ferred to above but which it appears cannot we com.
pete with the English product In regard tn cost Re-
expressed there that the demand for this particular
pig iron increasing 20 rapidly the ores from which It
made for the Of srvns up
prices s sure. from the fact that this pig iron is only
obtained from the red bematite found In the
INVERSION in Lancashlre and near whitena-
tOn has attracted the attention OF the Iron and
Steel Institute In England, and they have appointed
committee VI experts to report the distribution 9f the
red hematite, and this committee has now presented
preliminary report confirming the fear Consequently
Geological Survey requesting that the officers under hun
should be instructed to report the existence OF other
This. however either refused the knowledge did
not exist at least no favorable information has been


theny these facts the prices Of this ore and Of the
PIX iron made from are going to be raised in Great
Britain, the indiana Besseer pig may be not only able
To conpete with the English but those Interested may
great profits and the proposed plan Bes
semer works n Brazil Indiana, In that ueighborhoOd
Will be stimulated by this fact, well BY the we'll
founded and highly yfavorabe reputation OF those
cerned In such an important enterprise.


We need not say that iron rails should be used
longer. but that the example Of those railroad cor
poratOns who recently have been rolaying all their
tracks with Bessener steel rails should be universally
Year: 1871

A MOVE is being made to enlist the


Masonic Fraternity in the enterprise of


completing the Washington Monument.
/ We are opposed TO any such diversion OF


the funds of the Order. The Washing


ton Monument is a national work, and


should be built by the nation ami not by


any particular society. 1t is the duty


of Congress to appropriate funds for the
completion of that structure, and not
allow the work to fall into individual
hands, or the hands of any Society or
Order. 1t is shame and disgrace 10 the
nation that this work should go unfnish-
ed, and begging for funds. 1t is a dis
grace to us as a nation, that while thous-
ands is being spent upon third-rate statu-
airy, manufactured by itinerants, to lum-
ber up the Capitol, that the Washington
Monument should stand half finished, a
rebuke to the parsimony of a nation of
forty millions of people.


We say we are opposed to the Masonic
Fraternity meddling with the matter at
all. 1t is out of their province. Our
funds are all needed for charitable OBJ
jects, and it would be perversion, un-
warranted, to commence bui ding monu-
ments, or completing the unfinished works
Of the nation. For the same reason we
were opposed to the Mount Vernon do
nation Neither comes within the pur
view of charity. Both are of national
character, and should be managed by,
and provided for by the nation; and il is
ungenerous TO appeal to the Masonic
Fraternity, which is already overburden
ed with calls for charity, to assist in these
public enterprises. The call is made,
because Masons are generally considered
TO be generous and free to give, and 10
whom appeals are seldom made in vain.
But we hope in this last case that not
dollar of Lodge funds will be touched,
or misappropriated, by any Lodge in the
United States, for this national object,
which belongs alone TO the government
of the nation to provide for. We protest
against this readiness manifested by many
enthusiastic Masons, to dip in to the Ledge
treasury at every call; and TO respond with
the funds that belong to charity alone, at
every proposition to contribute to public /
enterprises.-San Francisco Masonic
Mirror.


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Year: 1871

Borax is the best cockroach extermi-
nator yet discovered. This troublesome
insect has a peculiar aversion to it, and
will never return where il has once been
scattered. AS the salt is perfectly
harmless to human beings, i, is much "a
be preferred for this purpose to tho
poisonous substances commonly used.
Year: 1871

Boys don't be too certain. Remem-
Der that nothing is easier than to be mis-.
taken. And if you permit yourself to
be mistaken great many times, every
body will lose Confidence in what you
say. They will feel no security in trust
ing your word. Never make positive
statement without you know it is as you
say. If you have any doubts remove
them by explanation, before speaking
confidently. Don't be too certainl


''John, where's tie hammer?"


"It is in the corn house"


''No, it is not there; have just been
looking there"


"Well, I know it is; L saw it there
not half an hour ago"


'If you saw it there it must be there.
of course. But suppose you go aud
fetch it'


John goes to the corn house. and pres
emily returns with a small ak in bis
hand


''Oh, il was the az saw. The handle
was sticking out from a half bushel meas
ure. thought it was the hammer"


But you said positively that you die
see it, not that you thought you saw it
There is a great difference between the
two answers. Do not permit yourself tC
make a positive statement even abou
tS4lal natter. unless you are qniie sure
growing upon YOU ana By sud By. sgbs
will begin to make loose replies to ques
tions of great Importance. Don't be toe
certain
Year: 1871

DR.. John Buil-Dear SIR; I have recently
given your Worm Destroyer several trials.
and find it wonderfully eficacious II has
not failed in single instance TO have the
wished for effect. l am doing a pretty
large country practice. and have daily use
for some article of the kin I am free to
confess that | know of no remedy recon-
mended by the ablest authors that is so GER
tain and speedy in Its effects On the con-
trary they are uncertain in the extreme
My object in writing you is to find out upon
from you. ff can ret it on easy ssr...'
shall use great deal of it. am aware that
the use of such articles is contrary to the
teachings and practice Of a great majority
OF the regular line of 81. Ds, butI see no
just cause or good sense in discardiag a rem
edy which we know to be efficient. simply
because we may be ignorant Of its combina-
ton. For my part, / shall make il rule
TO use all ard any means to alleviate suffer-
ing humanity which may be able to com
mand--not hesitsting because some one more
ingenious than myself have learned its eff
fects FIRST and secured the sole right to Sc
cure that knowledge. However am bv no
means an advocate or supporter of the thous-
ands of worthless nostrums that food the
country, that purport TO cure all manner of
diseases to which human flesh is heir Please
reply soon and inform me of your best
terms.


I am, sir, most respectfully.


JULIUS P. CLEMENT, NJ D.
Year: 1871

THE LAST JoURNBY.-In Spain, when
a baptized infant dies, feast is spread,
and all the neighbors round come, not
to condole with, but to congratulate the
parents. 1--WE rejoice with you :hat you
have child in glory" they say; aud the
last-nay the first journey of the sinless
babe is triumphant march, the funeral
a festival, the music is glad. Only the
mother weeps. In Greece, the last
journey follows quickly upon death.
The Dext day, at dawn. the train of white
robed priests and choristers may be seen
winding along the road toward the'church
There. dressed as in life. and having the
face uncovered, the dead lie at rest be
fore the altar until the moment arrives
when they must be committed to the
earth. 1t is in the church that the last
farewell is given. What of that terrible
last tourney in the cold North where the
diving Esquimaux is built up in his
snow house and left to die alone? Or
of the African tribe, who bury their
hopelessly sick before death-hurry
them out of the world altogether? They
have been described as taking au affec
tionate leave of their relatives and per-
forming this burying with the consent
OF the person chiefly concerned Habit
is everything. and they are used to II,
only one fancies it must fall rather hard
upon each individual as it comes to its
o-Tp turn.
Year: 1871

Your every day toilet is part Of your
character. A girl who looks like fury
or sloven in the morning is not to be
trusted, however finely she may look il
the evening No matter how humble
yonr room may be. there are eight things
it should contain, viz: mirror, wash
stand. soap. towel, comb. hair bru-h,
uaiI and rooth brushes. These are just
"a essential az Your breakfast. before
which you should make good use oftherl.
Parents who fail TO provide their chill
dren with such appliances. not only make
great mistake. but commit a sin OF omis-
sion Look tidy iu the morning. aud
after the dinner work is over improve
your toilet.


Make j, rule Of your daily life to
dress up for the afternoon. Your dress
may, or need not be, anything better
than calico; but with ribbon. or flower,
or some biz of ornament, you can have
an air of self respect and satisfaction,
that invariably comes with being we'll
dressed.


A girl with kne sensibiIities cannot
help feeling embarrassed and awkward in
a ragged. dirty dress with her hair un
kempt if a stranger or neighbor comes in.


Moreover your self respect should de
mand the decent apparelling Of your body
You should make it a point to look as
well as you can, even if you know no.
body will see you but yourself.
Year: 1871

Aninteresting pamphlet has been issued
in New York for the purpose of present
ing certain views on the responsibility of
society for the cause of crime. Incl.
dental to this record are some facts con-
corning the causes themselves. OF sew
enteeu thousand criminals in the peni
tentiaries of the different States in 1868,
ninety seven per cent had never learned
trade; twenty eight per cent. could
not read and twenty two per cent were
under age. OF those confined in the
common iails Of New York State in 1864.
again, seventy two per cent. had not
learned 4 trade; forty nine per cent


were left orphans before they were fifteen
years of age thirty-tpo per cent could
not read; and fifty per cent admitted
that they had frequented grogshops and
worse places, and used liquor and tobsc


co OF two thousand one hundred and
twenty criminals who had been under
the care of Mr.. Byers, Chaplain IN the
Ohio Penitentiary, seventy four per cent


had never learned a trade; sixty four
per cent copld barely read. aud fourteen
per cent. did not know their letters In
Upper Canada, the report of the P-ovin


cidi L enlteDttdTy menIOuS uFunheuUcss
as one of the two chief causes of crime.
or forty seven thousand three hundred
and thirteen persons confined in the New
York city prisons. in 1867. thirty one
thousand two hundred and ninety eight
confessed that they were ''intemperate. ="
In the course of some remarks upon the
facts presented, the New York Evening
Post, asks: What classes contribute
most to fill up our penitentiaries ? The
answer of these statistics is those who
have the habit of using intoxicating
liquors, and those who have not been
taught trade Even the illiterate class
are, as a class, less criminal, than the
class Of drinkers, or the class of persons
forced to live on their wits, as it is called.
because their parents have not taught
them some useful trade. Now here are
two causes of crime, the most fruitful, as
it seems, which parents have almost en-
tirely within their control Teach your
child trade, and you lesson it's chances
of becoming criminal enormously, as
these figures show Restrain your child
from the use of intoxicating liquor, and
again you increase very greatlyits chances
of living virtuous and useful life.
Year: 1871

Only stray sunbeam Yet. per
chance, it has cheered seme wretched
abode, gladdened some stricken heart. or
its golden light has found Its way throug b
the leafy branches OF some wild wood,
kissed the moss covered bank where the
tiny violets grow and shades oil beauty
to adorn its lovely form. Only gentle
breeze But how many aching brows
hath it famed, how many hearts hath
been cheered by its gentle touch Only
frownl But it left sad, dreary ache
in the child's heart, and the quivering
lip and fearful eyes told how keenly he
felt it. Only smile But, ah. it
cheered the broken heart, engendered a
ray of hope. and cast halo of light
around the unhappy patient; made the
bed-ridden one forget his present agony
for moment in the wsrmth of the sun
shine Only word OF encouragement
"a single word 1t gives to the droop
ing spirit new life, and the steps press ou
to victory.
Year: 1871

A boy worked hard all day for quar-
ter, bought apples and sold them on the
street for dollar. He bought sheep
The sheep brought him another dollar.
He bought another sheep. The next
spring he had two sheep, two lambs and
a yearIiDg sheep. The three feeces he
sold for three dollars and bought three
more sheep He now had six, with a
fair prospect. He worked, where he
found opportunity, for hay, corn and
oats, and pasturing for his sheep. He
took the choicest care of them and soon
had flock. Their wool enabled him to
buv pasture for them, and by the time
he was twenty one he had fair start in
life, and all from the quarter earned in
one day-E:rchanqe
Year: 1871

THE New York papers announce the
death of Mrs. Jane Leonard Martin,
aged ninety one years, the first lady who
went up the Hudson river in a steamboat
The circumstances of the trip are as fol-
lows Her husband was taken sick ID
Albany. aud as the symptoms were seri'
ous, she was desirious of reaching him
as soon as possible. In those days pas
sage was made in small sloops, and was
consequently work of time and the
anxious wife, hearing that ship pro
PEELED by steam was about to make ils
trial trip up the river with the corpora
ton Of New York on board, and that u
was to make the passage 10 marvellous
ly short time, made known to that booy
the circumstances in which she was
placed, and asked permission to accom-


pany them. 1t was at once granted.