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Year: 1873

The Rev. Francis Hodgson, NJ. d., preached at
Lewisburg Penn, on the Sabbath evening prior 20
the election bringing out are told, clearly the
fact that all reforms, whether moral OF physical
are usually attended with pecuniary loss to some
body" His text was "Sirs, We know that by this
craft we have our wealth. The secret, suppose,
of the truth is that men do not follow evil devices
for nothing All those abuses which reforms must
necessarily attack, are likely TO have q monetary
root Men may indulge in vice for its own sake, but
those who help them TO pleasures expect to have
their wages Those who commit sin for its own
sake would be poweress for if it We're not for
those who sell the opportunities of sin for price.
Six or eight men thrive on one mans ruin.
Year: 1873

Widstrand, the Swedish ex-ROyal Secretary who
lives in Minnesota, has reached hight of economy
of which even a Dio Lewis is ignorant. Having
read a statement that Indian contains more
than four times as much oily matter wheat ilonr
and that one pound of il parched and made into
bread is more than equal TO two pounds of fat meat
the careful Swede resolved 10 test its power Mixing
corn meal with water he, with own devoted bands
made cake one inch thick and seven inches in
diameter which he baked OH the Goals in the paIlor
stove. A cake of this size proved TO he more than
sufficient for one meal. Three times day FOR weeks
the experiment ate nothing else. didn't want any
thing else, did VI lose weight and was perfectly
well He must have a constitution before which
even hard-boiled eggs might bow aud mince-pie
blush To rational people he presents the argument
that as il takes but one hom's wOrk-hc.ide fencing
to produce half a bushcl If c0ru, which is more


than sufficient for ten days for person il need MT
cost any body more than five dollars year 10 live
Rational people," he declares, will be more salts
fed on that than on the fare at the best hotels in
Europe OF America Moreover, he observes that
half an acre will produce sll the vegetables one
person will need for year-withOut hard labor;
that when the weather is warm IL is very comfort
able and healthy TO 20 barefoot; that very com
Portable house, large enough Tor one person, can be
built in Minnesota for $50, and that almost anybody
can do it for himself Therefore nobody need be at
a loss for den wherein 50 dwell and fare surpass-
ing that of the best hotels at the of five dollars
"a year.
Year: 1873

We read that in Of the prettiest villages of
New Hampshire there resides lady wife and
mother) who is an accomplished musician, and has
been the organst until recently of one of the village
churches But she had acquired uncomfortable
appetite for strong drinka passion so strong that
tho "organist would leave her seat, retire, and
drink" As this method of musical inspiration, of
course resulted disastrousy, the organst was dis
charged and she has been sent to an inebrate asy-
lum. A case like this shows what the appetite Is
Nobody can understand why this poor woman should
do such disreputable tbing-nobody except her
self. She knows we'll enough in the bitterness and
grief Of her heart
Year: 1873

Whether the salaries of the Judges of the
Supreme Court for the Ist Judicial District
ART too high or not may be question
for debate. Certainly, however, it is clear
that it would be incongruOus and unjust to
put their salaries below those of Justices of
Common Pleas, as proposed by the bill at
Albany, which correspondents in another
column assail.
Year: 1873

The additional information which we print
to-day concerning Modoc murders, gives no
new color to the dismal story. The evidence
that the Modocs originally intended treachery
is accumulating; the possibility of their ex-
termination seems to be left entirely to the
military force Of the country.
Year: 1873

Upper is not exactly q euphonious name but peo-
pie who born to it can't very well get rid OF 1t,
except by marriage or an act of the Legislature.
There is Mrs Upper, who lives in Winona, Mimi.
and she is MT at all ashamed of the name which her
lord and master bestowed upon her In fact she is
rather proud of it, as it is also the name Of one of
the greatest, most original, and probably immortal
authors who have written the English language
But she is honorable in the respect of loyalty to the
family She wished lately to make present to Mr.
Upper fher husband, and she gave him a handsome
copy of the Mr.. Tupper's works Handsome, and
so printed and bound that it weighed ten pounds.
1t was quite an establishment or utensil in itself
and altogether too weighty book to be read at all
which must have been the best thing about it,
Year: 1873

The Union Pacific Railroad is preparing for
a vigorous fight against the Government. The
counsel engaged to contest the suits author
lied by Congress are among the great legal
lights Of the country. 1t remains to be seen
if the National Government can bring metal
powerful enough to cope with Messrs. Caleb
Gushing. Vim. M Evarts, b. R. Curtis and
their learned associates.
Year: 1873

Lord Daing and Bulwer wrote some clever let
ters lately published, to Miss Mary Fox of Holland
House. They are full Of all sorts of advice to his
beautiful young correspondent. One upon marriage
is significant and alarming when we consider that
tits man who writes Where did he learn all this 7
"Men,p ho says, " will not marry woman so much
because they admire her. as because they think she
admres them. If you wish to keep well with your
husband, and if you wish TO get husband, the
happy individual must think you consider no man
equal 30 him. All men will believe this and think it
quite natural" He tells the fair lady that sit is
not necessary she should adore" the man she mar
res it is only necessary he should think he Is
adored. We are not disposed to believe that the
whole feminine sex are nothing but Becky Sharps,
and dearly should we like to read the response Of
the charming girl to whom this cynic wrote.
Year: 1873

An amazing confession Of ignorance came
out yesterday, in the course of the examina-
ton of petty officer of the Atlantic. Quar-
termaster Owen, when trying to show some
thing abeut the run of the ship, confessed
that be could not divide 40 by H. He had
studied navigation, but he did not understand
"cipbering.p How many officers OF the Allan
tic were as ignorant in their sphere of duty
~ Mr.. Quartermaster Owen was in his
AAVtLer POINT brought oat is that SambrO
Year: 1873

KEEP OUT OF DEBT.-Half the perplex-
ity, annoyance and trouble that men have in
the world is in consequence of getting into
debt. 1t seems to be natural for some peo-
pie to buy and incur obligations without
measure, so long as they can avoid paying
ready cash. Give one Of this sort chance
to buy on credit, and the questions ofpayment
are matters that he cares but little about.
But what crop Of trouble springs up from
the seed of debt! How many gray hairs it
brings, and how often it shortens life, some
times leading men to commit suicide or MUIR
der. And yet, how easy it is to keep clear Of
this terrible monster.


Every young man should form a fixed and
unalterable determination, before commencing
his active business career, not to incur one pen
ny of indebtedness, under any circumstances.
Never buy anything unless you have the
money to pay for it at once. Pay no atten.
ton to "splendid opportunities, ""rare chan
ces," "bargains," and the like. Such are on
ly traps set to catch victims. If you see any
thing that you would like to accept, look
first at your money pile and make the answer
depend upon that. Always pay as you 60.
If you are short of money, guage your de-
mands accordingly.
Year: 1873

WHAT TO Do WHEN IN TRoUBLE.-Don't
try to quench your sorrow in rum or narcotics.
If you begin this, you must keep right on
with it, till it leads you to ruin ; or if you
try to pause you must add physical pain and
the consciousness of degradation to the sorrow
you seek to escape. Ofall the wretched men,
his condition is the most ptiful who, having
sought to drown his grief in drink, awakes
from his debauch with shattered nerves,
aching head and depressed mind, to face the
same trouble again. That which was at first
painful to contemplate will, after drink, seem
unbearable. Ten to one the fatal drink will
be again and again sought, till its victim sinks
hopeless, pitiful wreck.


Work is your true remedy. If misfor-
tune hits you hard, you hit something else
hard, pitch into something with will.
There's nothing like good, solid, absorbing,
exhausting work to cure trouble Ifyou have
met with losses, you don't want to lie awake
and think about them. You want sleep, calm,
sound sleep, and to eat your dinner with appe-
tite. Butyou can't unless you work. 1fyou
say you don't feel like work, and 60 loa6ng all
day to tell Dick and Harry the story of your
woes you'll lie awake and keep your wife
awake by your tossing, spoil your temper
and your own breakfast the next morning,
and begin tomorrow feeling ten times worse
than you do to-day.


There are some great troubles that only
Year: 1873

HEALTH AND TALENT. is no exagge-
ration to say that health is large ingredient
in what the world calls talent. A man with
out it may be a giant in intellect, but his
deeds will be the deeds Of dwarf. On the
contrary, let him have quick circulation,
good digestion, the bulk, thews and slnews OF
q man. and the alanrity. tha ,nnthinking oan-
fdence inspired by these, and, though having
but thimbeful Of brains, he will either blum
der upon success or set failure at defiance. 1t
is true, especially in this country, that the mum.
Der of centaurs in every communicate men
in whom heroic intellects are allied with bod.
lily constitutions as tough as those OF horses-ls
small; that man has reason to think HIM
self we'll off in the lottery of life, If he draw
the prize of a healthy stomach without mind,
or the prize of fine intellect with crazy
stomach. But of the two, weak mind in a
Herculean frame is better than giant mind
in a crazy constitution. A pound Of energy,
with an ounce of talent, will achieve greater
results than pound of talent with an ounce
of energy. The first requisite to success in
life, is to be good animal. In any OF the
learned professions, vigorous constitution is
equal to at least fifty per cent more brain:
wit, judgment, imagination, eloquence, all
the qualities of the mind, attain thereby a
force and splender to which they could never
approach without it. But intellect in a
weak body is "like gold in a spent swimmers
pocket" A mechanic may have tools OF the
sharpest edge and of the highest polish; but
what are these without vigorous arm and
hand? Of what use is it that your mind
has become vast granary of knowledge, if
you have not strength to turn the key?
Year: 1873

FLOWERS ABOUT THE DEAD.-If friends
would but have the good taste to place few
simple flowers about the departed one, such
as he or she was fond of in life, it would be
very fitting, but it is surely not in taste to
overload the coffin with flowers representing
an amount of money which would do
much good to the poor. And then the Gus
tom Of exposing the face of the dead to the
gaze of those making the tour of inspection,
which is now almost universal in country
churches, is to me another very unpleasant
feature of funerals. We often read with in
terest of the burial rites of comparatively un-
known nations and are surprised and amused
with their peculiarities Would not ours,
in their tnrn, present some features as curious,
if read by distant people? If personal
friends wish to take last look of a deceased
friend, it is surely due to them to do so alone,
without being gazed at by crowd.
Year: 1873

CANINE AFFEcr1oN.-In 1863 Capt. --,
of an artillery company of South Carolina,
was killed in battle in Virginia. His body
was placed in coffin, and this boxed up
and brought to the home of his family, at
that time in Columbia. It arrived one week
after his death. On its arrival, his dog, that
he had petted during his life, was at the front
gate, aud approaching the house, began to
smell about and manifested much excitement.
When the coffin was removed from the hearse
he ran under it, and followed it into the
house between the pall-bearers. Although
week had elapsed since his masters death,
and his body was closely encased in the COT
fin, this dog had recognized him by his sense
of smell alone. When the coffin was laid on
thetable in the parlor the dog lay under it, and
remained there for eighteen, hours, until the
funeral on the next day. Upon the day fol.
lowing it was observed that the dog had not
been seen since the interment. Search was
made for him, and he was found lying upon
his late masters grave shivering in the cold
rain, that had been falling for some hours.
He refused to leave his position, and had to
be tied and led home, where he was turned
loose In short time he was again missed,
and servant was sent to the cemetery, where
he was again found in the former position.
He was carried home and chained up. He
now refused either to eat or drink at all,
and only lay moaning. Upon the morn.
ing of the third day he was found dead
Such an instance of the affection of dog l
have never known surpassed, particularly as
this is fact beyond dispute Charleston Let.
ter to ~ Y Journal Of Commerce.
Year: 1873

time can heal, and perhaps some that can
never be healed at all but all can be helped
by the great panacea, work. Try IF you are
afflicted. tits not patent medicine. 1t has
proved its efficiency since first Adam and Eve
left behind them with weeping their beautiful!
Eden. 1t is an official remedy. All good
physicians in regular standing prescribe it in
cases of mental and moral disease. 1t ope-
rates kindly and we'll, leaving no disagreeable
sequete, and we assure you that we have taken
large quantity of it with beneficial effects.
It will cure more complaints than any nos
trum in the materia m.edica, and comes near
er to be a "cure all" than any drug or com.
pound of drugs in the market And it will
not sicken you if you do not take it sugar
coated.
Year: 1873

USES OF WASTE PApER.-A writer in one
of our exchanges 1--WE have forgotten which,
says that few housekeepers are aware of the
many uses to which waste paper may be put.
After stove has been blackened, it can be
kept looking well for long time by rubbing
it with paper every morning. Rubbing with
paper is much nicer way of keeping the
outside of tea.kettle, cofee-pot or teapot
bright and clean than the old way Of wash
ing it in suds Rubbing them with paper is
also the best way of polishing knives and tin.
ware after securing them. If little soap be
held on the paper in rubbing tinware and
spoons, they shine like new silver. For pol
ishing mirrors, windows, lamp chimneys etc.,
paper is better than dry cloth. Preserves and
pickles keep much better if brown paper in
stead of cloth be tied over the jars Canned
fruit is not apt to mold if piece of writing
paper, cut to fit the can, is laid directly upon
the fruit. Paper is much better to put under
carpet than straw. 1t is thinner, warmer,
and makes less noise when one walks over it.
Two thicknesses of paper placed between the
other coverings on bed are as warm as
quilt. If it is necessary to step upon chair,
always lay paper upon it, and thus save the
paint and woodwork from damage.
Year: 1873

According to the New York Slsa,
an aeronaut by the name Of Donald
son is now constructing a series Of
balloons with which be proposes 10
cross the Atlantic next summer. start
ing from Union Square, this city. He
claims that a flying machine is with
in the range Of possibility, and is not
discouraged BY the many failures in
this field His theory is plausible.
He remarks tha. when Fulton built
the steamboat to run in water be did
not initiate the action of the fish, and
then he expresses the opinion that 20
navigate the air is not necessary
to comply too closely with
the movements of birds The fving
bird represents aerial locomotion in
its primitive state. The idea is to
improve upon this, just as the steam
engine is an improvement on the
power and speed Of the horse. Hav-
ing bad large experience in balloon
ing, Mr.. Donaldson is earnest in the
belief that he can travel from the set
ting sun at all times, ''for ar certain
height, say two and a half miles.
there is constant current Of air
blowing toward the East By as
cending to the required altitude. be Is
confident that this strong current viii
safely bear his ship from New York
to the shores Of England. He Is also
of the opinion that, when on the 9TH
er side, be viii find another current
which viii wait him home again. We
may pronounce the attempt to cross
the ocean in a balloon foOlhardv, but
let Us not forget that such 'foolhardy'
efforts heretofore have led to the most
important discoveries. Science re-
quiEes her sacrifices. If we never
ventured oct Of the old grooves we
would make no progress. If we ever
succeed in constructing machines
which viii nayigate the air, Il viii be
through that spirit Of daring which
snimates bosom Of Mr.. Donaldson
If he attempts the proposed feat and
perishes in the undertaking, we hope
that his failure Will not deter others
from making dangerous experiments
in the same direction--1urf. Field
and Farm.
Year: 1873

HARRIsBURG, Feb. S.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Geary returned home from New
York last evening, in apparently good
health At about nine O'Clock this
morning, while at breakfast with his
family, and in the act Of helping bis
little son to something on the table,
his head suddenly fell back. and. by
the tine his wife could get to bis side,
and before medical aid could be sum
moned be was dead.


1t is supposed that heart disease or
apoplexy was the cause Of his death.
The city is excited, and much sorrow
is expressed.


Governor Hartranft has just issued
the following:


EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, HARRIs-
BUEG, Pa, Feb. 8.-With profound
regret the announcement is made to
the people of the Commonwealth that
ex-Governor John ". Gearv died
suddenly at his home in Harrisburg
this morning.


In the midst Of the sadness and
gloom prevailing at the capital, brief
mention can only be made at this time
Of the eminent services ofthe deceased
as civil officer in early life in Cal
ifornia and Kansas, as a brave and
disciplined officer Of the army in the
Mexican war, and during the entire
rebellion, and his faithful performance
Of the arduous duties Of the Chief
Executive Of this State for SIX years.


In this sudden removal Of one oc-
cupying high position in the land,
and who looked forward to years Of
usefulness and the enjoyment Of rest
after a long life of public service.
from which he had 50 lately retired,
we are again reminded that death Is
no respecter Of persons. Ia respect
TO his memory the following orders
are hereby issued:


First Upon receipt OF this order
the Adjutant General will cause
fifteen minute guns 10 be fred a.
meridian of this day, and on the day
of the funeral half-hour guns viii be
fred from sunrise to the time Of tie
moving Of the funeral procession


Second The Capitol buildings to be
draped, and flags TO be displayed at
half-mast.


Third. The public Offices viii be
suitably draped in mourning, and VIII
be closed on the dsy Of the funeral


JOHN T. HARTRANTT.
Year: 1873

ed his presence Of mind from frst to
last, stroye hard to put an end TO the
panic, and did hfs duty brayelvtothe
end. lie was at the last moment GO
ing across the deck IN the hope Of en-
abling some Of the crowd rushing
around the boats on that side to get
away from the ship. The survivors
say other boats GOT adrifi when the
ship sunk, and express the belief that
if the passengers had allowed them
to be lowered properly. at least oEe
hundred more lives would have been
saved. Unfortunately the women
could not climb the masts. although
we did all in our power to help them,
consequently all the women and chill
dren, with the exception Of the cap
tain's wife and another, and two chil-
drep were drowned.
Year: 1873

:. His was an uncommon mould Of mind.


But made for action, III or good;
Cast In another land and Scene,
His reckless restless will had been


curse or blessing 10 bis kind


One day he quietly went up to bis
dusky mate and told her be was going
on a visit to his friends in Siskiyou.
Tears stood in her great dark eyes,
as the announcement fell upon her
ears, for something within seemed to
say:


SO here my last day has it close,


And here 1t ends.'


She gazed long and earnestly into
the deep blue eyes before her, but
could get no comfort from them, for
they were as cold as stone, and as
unimDassioned as the rocky crags be-
hind her wigwam. So, with a mute
appeal for mercy, she threw her arms
wildly around him and sobbed as if
her heart would break. But it made
no difference, Miller was determined
to go, and kissing her brow, he gent
" put hes away from him, and giving
only one look at his dusky daughter,
be strobe out into the sunlight and
wended his way towards the North
/ RETRIBUTIoN


That, so far as is known, was the
last that joaquin Miller ever saw Of
his tawny, forest bride He met,
welded and deserted the lady whose
letter in recital of her wrongs has
made her as famous in literature as
the poet himself; but he never again
acknowledged the Indian woman,
who out of the depth of her great
love, had borne him child Not q
great while ago that little child. born
in the forest gloom, came into his pos
session. How, exactly when or
where. does not appear. but it is liv-
ing and calls Joaquin Miller father"
She is now fifteen yeras old and is
living in San Francisco, supported
from the poets purse. She is de-
scribed as strikingly beautiful. She
has her mothers deep dark eyes, and
wealth of raven hair, and her fathers
clear Caucasian skin. Her neigh
bors call her the beautiful Spanish
girl, for they know not her romantic
history but to her immediate friends
she is known as the poets gifted
child. 1t is but just to Miller to say
that he is exceedingly fond of her,
and does everything in his power TO
make her comfortable and happy. He
has provided for her education, and
she already shows traces of that geni-
US which has made her father famous,
and herself proud and happy to be
called his, though the child Of love
only.
Year: 1873

And now Joaquin became still


more desirous of putting an end to
the romance Of the past year and re-
turn once more to the scenes of his
former life. His was restless, row.
ing, dissatisfied disposition, and the


sentiment of his passion gone, it
Year: 1873

The maiden sawthe captive ant
straightway her heart weHt out ir
sympathy for his sufferings. She at
tended him, dressed his wounds, and
pleaded with her father for his safety
Her efforts were not in vain. For
days and days she was unremitting
in her attention and kindness in q
month Miller's wound was entirely
healed, and he be,hous sht him of his
future. The tribe through the inter.
cession of the girl, offered him a safe
conduct back to the cattle herds, but
some strange invisible power seemed
to hold him, and weeks went by, find
ing him at their close still guest 81
the Taschastas. He knew the girl
loved him wildly, and he knew also
that to leave her would cost him a
bitter pang. so he fingered on, even
against his better judgment


THE PATERNAL SANCTION.


The old chief watched the progress
of events with calm serenity and
stole indifference worthy of statue
He gave no hint that palefaced SON.
in-law would be acceptable or dis
tasteful, fact which Miller viewed
with q great deal of inner satisfaction.
The love of the two ripcned rapidly
hers faster than his-for in her wild
imaginings she looked upon him as her
God, and worshipped him according
IL. She taught him dialect by
which they could exchange their
thoughts, and give expression to the
heart warnings which overwhelmed
them. He taught be- few snatch
es of his first love songs, and instruct
ed her in the first rudiments of the
English tongue. He filed her mind
with glowing pictures of civilization,
far beyond the mighty ranges of
snow covered mountains in the East I;
and she listened with absorbing inter-
est to all he told her of the great
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