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Year: 1870

THE Work THAT KILLED DICKENS.
A London correspondent Of the Edin-
burg Scotsman says: Since his sudden
seizure in the midst of his readings last
year, Mr.. Dickens has never been the
same man. After little while he be-
gan to go about as before, fitted to and
fro in his ardent, restless way, took long
walks after his favorite fashion. starting
on the whim Of themoment, at any hour
for anywhere, and resumed his writing
and other labors, but not with the same
hghtness and vivacity as before. Though
study walker, there had always been
something Of a limp in his gait, and this
now became more marked. He had more
need of his stick, and stopped percepti-
bly,. He grew sooner wearied, both in
walking and in work, and complained at
times Of a strange supineness of mind
and labored slowness with the pen. From
gray he became all at once white, just as
Mr.. Bright did not long since. saw
him few weeks ago, just before he left
town, and his sunburned face seemed set
in snow, his beard and hair we're bleach
ed SO perfectly. Beyond question, Think
it was Edwin brood" that killed him.
He went back to work too soon. He
had had the idea of the story for some
time in his mind, l believe; but after
the first impulse of the start was off he
found the development of the incidents
and characters slow and painful. With
in the last week or SO be was planning
much of this. He seemed to make SO
little progress, and at the cost of such an
effort. Perhaps it was the hot weather,
he thought, or he was out Of sorts, and
would get into better trim by-and-by.-
But the disorder was deeper and more
fatal. Even before his illness last year,
however, he had had warnings of ex-
haustion. He suffered at times from q
terrible sleeplessness, which often drove
him forth at midnight to walk-his fa-
vorite remedy for all troubles-tili dawn.
Like Wordsworth, he belonged to the
school Of peripatetics. Much given my
self to walking at all hours, have come
across him often in his rambles, always
marching swiftly, with earnest, resolute
air, as if bound to be at some given spot
by the hour and minute, his quick, glanc-
ing eye scanning everything and every
body. In the story Of the 1.-TWO APP
prentices," which he wrote with Wilkie
Collins, he described his own restless, inn
petuous activity-laborous idleness he
called it. All this wear and tear of
writing, public readings and perpetual
movement told even on his elastic and
vigorous constitution in the end. The
American trip brought him close upon
100000; but otherwise / doubt whether
it did him much good. Altogether the
strain was to severe. Then came Ed
win brood" to put the finishing stroke
to the work.
Year: 1870

preaching in Illinois. But he never
married, He was very modest, and !
suppose he was so badly frightened that
he never dared trust himself near wo-
man again. That, girls, is the reason |
never married. felt very bad about it
for long time, for he was a real good
man, and I've often thought to myself
that we should have been happy Il his
suspenders hadn't given a,oay.
Year: 1870

A physician in London has invented
an electrical machine with which he can
make the human body entirely transpar-
ent. He puts you between him and the
light, and then he can examine your in
TERROR as plainly as if you were made
of glass. You have the stomach.ache,
say, the doctor lights you up, sees that
ache fooling around in there among your
works, and then he goes for it.
Year: 1870

From the Louisville Oourier-Journall


NEW York, May 20.-The prelim-
mary steps toward the ecclesiasttc trial
of the Rev. Or. Lannahan, jr., agent
of the Methodist Episcopal Book Con-
cern, of which telegraphed you on
Wednesday last, have been taken,
and taken in an unexpected way. 1t
seems that the two or three mel who
act as leaders of the book room ring,
fearing the result of fair play which
the presence of the Bishops at the trial
would be certain to insure to the ac-
eused, determined to infiict what pun
ishment lay in their power before any
legal check TO it should be applied.
Accordingly, the members of the
Book Committee were summoned by
telegraph in hot haste to assemble in
New York to consider the charges
against DIR. Lannahan, and, on proba-
BILE cause, decree his official suspen-
sion pending the trial.


The committee met yesterday morn
ing in secret session. Five or six
charges with twenty or thirty specifi-
cations were submitted against DR..
Lannahan and considered by the CON-
mittee, but without any conclusion
being reached. Anather session was
held to-day. Some difference of
opinion is understood to have been
expressed as to the expediency of is
suing an order of suspension, but this
Is thought to be only by-play, and
when the proper time comes the ring
masters viii bring their men to the
point and accomplish tie purpose for
which they were brought together.


The suspension was undoubtedly
determined upon before the meeting
was called as certainly Jas the white
washing was formerly determined
upon before the committee had met
or heard a particle of the evidence.
There is great deal of irritation at
the unanimity with. which the press
of the country sustain the minority
and denOunee the ring; but it is
thought by Methodists here, as well
as by the public generally, that the
committee are not taking a course
which will tend to change public opin-
ion or commend their own hoDesty of
purpose to public cOnfidence.
Year: 1870

The students of Straight University will
repeat. by special request, the exhibition
given by them at the close OF the fall term,
in the chapel Of the University, this evening.
Exercises will commence at seven O'Clock.
Admission free
Year: 1870

MARSHAL WUNDERLICn and
ADoLPH PFAFFLIN have been honor
ed by the Republican party of Ev-
ansvile with Office whenever they
asked for it. Neither OF these gen.
tlemen have ever done anything 10
forfeit the respect or confidence Of
the party, so far as VIC are Informed,
nor will they do so now zee are aSsur-
ed. IF the Democrats of Evansville
want to support them or other good
Republicans for various City and
County offices, we think they will do
wise thing, aud will thereby condone
their bitter hostility to these gentle
men heretofore. when they were
candidates. We are content with the
situation. and shall not complain if
the Courier continues its efforts to
praise men who have only known it
heretofore as a bitter opponent. We
can say to Republicans that they
need have no fear that CHRIS WUE-
DERLICH or ADoLPH PFAFFLIN will
turn their backs upon the party
which has always supported them
when asked to do so.
Year: 1870

THE British Government has taken
charge of all the telegraph lines in
the Kingdom, and will. hereafter, run
them in connection with the Postal
Department. The varioss companies
have been bought out at an expense
of nearly two hundred millions of
dollars in gold. and the Government
proposes to cheaper rates, and intro
duce many other improvements and
reforms. The advocates for such a
state of affairs in this country are
many, and are daily becoming more
clamorous. Would it not be well for
them to wait and see what success the
English have? Besides, cur Govern
ment has no great amount Of money
just now liable to rust for want of
employment. The telegraph lines in
this country would cost uearly as
much as those IN Great Britain, and
We cannot spare the money.
Year: 1870

A little f1axen-haired boy, with
blue eyes, pretty pink cheeks, and
scrubby brown hands. He wore
heavy, gathering boots, and whis-
tied funny little tunes, which made
you nervous. He turned sOmer-
saults upon the sofa until he broke
all the springs; he 'sfired" marbles
through all the window panes;
dragged his muddy boots over the
clean floors, and tormented poor
old tabby until she came to look
with terror on all the small boys
He studied little and played &
great deal; insisted upon it that
America was on the Northern
continent; and started out bravely
on the multiplication table, but
shipwrecked ere he reached the
lives; he forgot his lessons while
coming home from school, but re-
membered every funny thing that
happened during the day, and
could tell tales q zu Gulliver until
quite exhausted. He had a taste
for the military, and every Sat
urday drilled his company, which
consisted Of three boys, a toy gun,
a tin whistle and an old faded flag,
which his little sharp eyes discov-
cred one day under the dust and
rubbish of the garret. He heard
the old story Of William Tell, one
evening in the cleaning, and for
many day thereafter he has
been firing recklessly at an apple
set up on the gate post.


But he is gone, and the house is
lonely without him. We miss the
Gathering of his boots through the
hall, when school is out; the tunes
he used to whistle, and the incor-
rigible "Captain Jinks;'' the coats,
and mittens, and caps that used
to be strewn about the house; the
military display on Saturday, and
more than all, the quaint little
face that peered into every house
hold mystery.


The house is quiet and orderly
now: the Maltese cat sleeps sound
ly behind the stove, in a blissful
state of security; the great shaggy
black dog walks solemnly into the
room and looks anxiously about,
as if in search of somebody, then
talks out with dissatisfied air;
the old faded flag flaps mournful-
ly at half-mast, in the back yard,
and all around the house are the
abandoned targets he used to
practice with. But the little boy
that effervesced with life and joli-
ty is missing, and the days are
lonely without him.


O good people, wandering up
and down the crowded highway of
life, if in your travels you come
across a white haired little boy,
with blue eyes, and a fair, girlish
face, who whistles funny little
tunes, and wears heavy clattering
boots, stop him, and send him
back to us, for he is the little boy
that is missing.
Year: 1870

T5e Dome Idea Knocked in the Hcad-A


Iansard or Flat Roof, Whichs


The Court House Commissioners have decided
unanimously not to carry out that part of the orig
nal plan Of the architect Of the new County Court
House which includes the erection or the DOME
The HERALD on Sunday intimated that it was their
Intention TO come to this decision. The Commits
soners contend that they have weighed the subject
carefully, and, after examining every point IN dis
pute in reference TO the plans with all possible care
and with due regard TO the public interests, that
they cannot carry out the idea, no matter how they
might individually desire that il should be carried
out. They give various reasons fer their decision
the principal one of which is that they have not


THE NECESSARY FUNDS


at their hands to do 1t with. Tue law they sav
which created them and gave them fun control over
the construction of the building fixed the sum when
OF the whole work at S600.000. II they were to
carry Out the original plans as far as the dome Is
concerned they claim that this s6oooo would be-
Us Pompey would say, "nowhar,n aud that even IL
they did complete the dome a very large sum would
be required after that to finish the still uncOmpleted
portions OF the building. They add that they are
architects the subject, that they can finish
the entire building Handsomely with the amount
at their command, leaving out the idea OF the dome
altogether At the same time, however, they wish
IL TO be understood that they have no intention
whatever OF inter iering with either the Interior
exterior portion ot the dome which has already been
completed 1ney claim that II they can, with good
effect, have


A MaNsARp ROOF


on the budng they Will theieDy gain an entire
new noor, IN which the public business OF some OF
The departments now camorlng ior more elbow
room can be conveniently TRANSACTED. IL they can
not carry out the idea OF the Mansard roof they Will
have the roof made Hat rather than undergo what
they term the "enormOus eXpenseo which the cree
tou OF dome would entail. The Commissioners
VIII meet today, when, probably, ali the much
mooted questions about The Coart House WIN be
settled.
Year: 1870

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with promontories and rugged chasms
90 as to serioualy obstruct our progress.
But engineering skill has triumphed over
all and where the road couldn't be built
over or around these points it has been
tunnelled under. Now we shoot across
the river and dart through tunnel $50
feet long cut in solid rock with heavy
cuts and fills at the entrance. The frown-
ing cliffs bar our further way in that di-
rection and again we cross the roaring
torrent and burIow under the point Of
another rocky promontory. Thus we
saw this mighty handiwork of the Crea-
tor. M


Dashing along with but moment to
spare we reach and pass Weber station,
which is situated between two Mormon
settlements, taken in connection is called
Mormon City. We pass Devils Gate
station, the brink of the torrent is near.
ed and the wild scenery of the Devils
Gate is before US. On goes the train
Unitah station is passed also Camp Doug
las and finally we arrive at Ogden the
terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Ogden has population of $500 inhab-
itants and will in time be a town of con-
siderable Importance. This section is
well chosen and central and the sur
rounding country fertile and cultivated
but the town presents the usual appear
ances of all Mormon towns, the houses
being widely scattered, but yet with
rather fine orchards and gardens filling
up the intervening space.


The Utah Central Railroad from Salt
Lake City forms a junction at this place
with the Union Pacific Railroad. We
had great desire to visit the beautiful
city of the latter day saints which is on
ly 30 miles from Ogden but our time
would not permit of our doing So but
we have noticed through the window the
fragrant smoking viands upon the dining
room table and while we prepare our
selves to do them justice, we beg here to
say au revoir. US. A.
Year: 1870

Perhaps no medicine is so universally required
by everybody eathartic. nor was ever any before
SO adopted into use in every country and
among all classes this mild but efficient purgatye
Pill The obvious reason is that il is more reliable
and far more efectual remedy than any other Those
who have tried 1t know that it cured them and those
who have not know that il their neighbors and
friends and all know that what it does once il does
alwaysthat il never fails through any fault or neg
lect OF its composition. We have thousands upon
thousands of certificates of their remarkable cures
of the following complaints, but such cures are
known in every neighborhood, and we need not pub
llsh them. Adapted TO all ages and coalitions in all
climates containing neither calomel any deleter
ous drug, they may be taken with safety by any
body Their sugar coating preserves then ever fresh
and makes them pleasant to take while being pure
ly vegetable harm can arise from their use in any
QGantity,


They operate by their powerful influence on the
internal yiseera to purify the blood and stimulate it
into healthy actiou-remoye the obstructons Of the
stomach, bowels liver, and other organs of the body,
restoring their irregular action to health and by
roctlng, wherever they exist such arrangements
are the first origin OF disease


Minute directions are given in the wrapper on the
box for the following complaints. which these Pills
rapidly cure


For Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Listles:ness. Lam
guor and Loss Of appetite. they should be taken
moderately to stimulate the stomach and restore it's
healthy tone to action.


For Liver Complaint and its various symptoms,
Bilious Headache, Sick Headache. Jaundice or
Green Sickness Bilious Collie and Bilious Fevers,
they should be iudiciously taken for each case.
ions which cause il.


For Dysentery or Diarrh@a. but mild dose is


For Rheumatism, Gout. Gravel Palptation of the
Heart Pain in the side, Back and Loins. they should
be continuously taken. required, to change the
diseased action of the system. With such change
those complaints disappear.


For Dropsy and Dropsical Swellings they should
be taken in large and frequent doses produce the
effect of drastic purge.


For Suppression large dose should be taken as it
produces the desired effect by sympathy


As Dinner Pill. take or two Pills to promote
digestion and relieve the stomach.


An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels into healthy action. restores the appetite,
and invigorates the system. Hence il is often ad-
vantageous where serious arrangement exists.
One who feels tolerably WELL often finds that dose
of these Pills make him feel decidedly better, from
their cleansing and renovatins effect the digestive
apparatus.


DIR. ]. C. AVER & CO., Practical Chemists,


LOWELL. MASS. U. A. I25esd
Year: 1870

BLEEDING rRnd THE NosE.-Some


two wears ago Shile going down Broad
way in New 1 ork, blood commenced run


ming fro- my nose quite freely. l step


ped s.de and applied my handkerchief,


irending to repair to the nearest hotel,
when gentleman accosted me, saying:
" Just put piece of paper in your
mouth, chew it rapidly, and it will stop
your nose bleeding" Thanking him
rather doubtfully, ! did as he suggested,
and the flow of blood ceased almost i'm
mediately. I have seen the remedy tried
since quite frequently, and always with
success. Doubtless any substance would
answer the same purpose as paper, the
stoppage of the flow Of blood being caus.
ed doubtless by the rapid motion of the
jaws, and the counter action of the mus
cles and arteries connecting the jaws and
nose.


Physicians say that placing a small
roll of paper or muslin above the front
teeth, under the upper lip, and pressing
hard on the same will arrest bleeding
from the nose-checking the passage of
blood through the arteries leading to the
nose.
Year: 1870

a LAWYER built him an Office IN the
form of a hsXagOn. The novelty Of the
structure attracted the attention of some
Irishmen who were passing by. They
made a full stop and examined the build
ing very critically. The lawyer some
what disguised at their curiosity, raised
the window, put his head out and ad-
dressed them


What do you stand there for, like %
pack of blOckheads, gazing ut my Offices
Do you take il for a ChUrch2'


'FaiX, answered one of them Il was
thinking so until I saw the devil poke
his head out Of the windy


A Wooster girl, picked up an artificial
bug, as she thought, and finding it to
be q lively COciIrOaCh, screamed and
tainted. Her sister ran for water down
stairs, and fell to the bottom, and a
young man i'm the hall nan to the street
crying "Fireu' and i'm leaping from the
stOOp, sprained his ankle and peeled his
nose.


WE don't like to see gentlemen, who
have ten times as much capital as we
have, take our paper too long without
inquiring how they stand upon our books
the fact is we can't stand too much
friendship.


SOME marry because they think the
wimmin viii be scarce next year, and
live tew wonder how the crap will hold
out.


Always read the newspapers says
Charles Reade; they are compared with
books what machinery scOmpared with
hand-l8bOr"
Year: 1870

And even flowers themselves present us
with none of those wonderful designs,
those complicated arrangements Of str1-
pes and dots and patches of color, that
harmonious blending Ofhues in lines and
bands and shaded spots, which are so
general a feature in insects.


It is the opinion of Mr.. DAVIS that we
owe much of the beauty of flowers to the
necessity of attracting insects to aid in
their fertilization, and that much of the
development of color in the animal
world is due to sexual selection color
being universally attractive, and thus
leading to propagation and increase ;
but while fully admitting this, it will be
evident from the facts and arguments
here brought forward, that very much
of the UdrieLy both of color and rankings
among animals, is due to the supreme
Importance of cOncealment, and thus
the various tints of minerals and vege
tables have been directly reproduced in
the animal kingdom, and again
modified as more special protection be-
came necessary. We shall thus have
two causes for the development of color
in the animal world, and shall be better
enable to understand how, by their COM
bined and separate action, the immense
variety we now can behold has been
produced. Both causes, however, will
come under the general law of utility,
The advocacy of which in its brOadest
sense, we owe almost entirely to Mr..
Darwin.


a more accurate knowledge of the
varied phenomena connected with this
subject may not ImprObably give us
some information both as to the senses
and the mental faculties of the lower
animals. For it is evident that if cOlOrs
which please US attract them, and if the
various disguises which have been here
enumerated are equally deceptive to
them as to ourselves, then both their
powers of vision and their faculties Of
perception and emotion, is essentially
of the same nature as our. Own-a fact
of high philosophical Importance in the
study Of our own nature and our true
relations to the lower animals IHdL-
lace on Natural Selection.
Year: 1870

THE LORDS PRAYER.-A maiden
knelt in the twilight hour and Clsspins
her hands ferventy breathed forth =
Our Father who art in Heaven, haIlOw~
ed be thy name.D


A mother in great grief and agony
gazed on her child, sleeping her long
last sleep, a smile Wreathed her soft lips,
and with hands folded across that still
and pulseless heart, and kneeling there,
the living beside the dead, she prays
THY viii be done.


AS early beams Of the orient gid the
sleeping land, widow with her suffer
ing little ones chilled by poverty and
woe, bows at the throne Of grace and
fervently prays: Give us this day our
daily bread,


An aged father as his loving boy gOgS
forth from his parental care to brave the
cold frOWns of life, kneels beside him.
on the eve Of his departure, pleads
Lead him not into temptation, but de-
liver him from evil, for Thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory.
forever. Amen
Year: 1870

How To Stop A PAPER.-The follow
ing from one of our exchanges, so fully
and clearly expresses our views upon the
subject that we copy it without COM
ment:


You have an undOubted right TO stop q
newspaper whenever you are disposed,
upon payment of all arreaFages. Do onOt
hesitate to do so on account Of any ten
derness of feeling for the editor. Don't
you suppose he would stop buying sugar
of you, or meat clothing, dry goods,
&c, if he thought he was not getting
his5mOney worth ? And when YOU dis
continue paper, do so manfuIIy. Don't
be so pitiful as to throw it back to the
postmaster with a contemptuOus 4
don't want it any longer p and have re
fused written on the margin, and have
the paper returned to the editor. No
Gentleman ever stopped q paper in that
way no matter if his head is covered
with gray hairs that be honorable.
If you do not wish longer to receive a
newspaper, write note to the editor
like man saying so, and be sure that
aTrearages are paid. This is the way to
stop newspaper.
Year: 1870

we insert an article that pleases the Ia
dies, men become Jealous; if we do not
cater to their wishes, thepaper is not fit
to be in their houses. If we attend
church, they say it is only for effect; if
we do not, they denOunce US as deceit
ful and desperately wicked. If we speak
well of any act, folks say that we dare
not do otherwise if we censure, they
call us a traitor. If we remain in our
office and attend to business, folks say
we are too proud to mingle with our
fellows. five do not pay all bills prompt
ly, folks say we are not to be trusted; if
we do pay promptly, they say we stole
the money.
Year: 1870

The prompt refusal of the Republican
majority in Congress to accept the re-
cOmmendatiOn Of the President to allow
the purchase of foreign vessels for the
foreign trade Of the country during a
limited time is of great political signif-