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Year: 1873

TIREsoME PEOPLE.-There are a certain
people with whom | used to think myself WON
dertully congenial We liked the same books,
pictures, and what-not had set ourselves to the
accomplishment OF much the same objects in
HE; never qualreled about the slightest thing
and yet Tor some mysterious reason could
never endure their company more than half an
hour at time. There were my old chums
whose mature tastes and aims were very differ
emit from mine, yet near whom could spend days
and weeks and years with the utmost serenity.
How to account for this difference [ did not
know,-until, at last, | found that the trouble
lay IN the fact these congenial uncongenial
friends were all in the same tone. 1t was like
living IN some mOnotOnOusly gorgeous Yellow
stone country, than which | could imagine
nothing more wearing to the soul. You see,
ordinary people like you and me cannot stand
a constant strain upon the higher emotions
doubt whether anybody can Ifthere is not
an abOundlng humOr to make variety in the
experience of your grand, solemn natures,
there Is at least grim savagery that takes its
place, and answers the purposes of recreation.
| I-ScriGRerS
Year: 1873

ABOUT RELICs.-Which Of us is there who
in youth never kept relics? 1t is hard to i'm
aglne it, but that sharp practitioner, Dir. A.,
that hard featured and rough spoken old SOL
dier, Major e., not to speak Of that husting
matron, Mrs. d., or that sour faced Miss f.,
have each of them had in their time-and not
a few of them keep even now-in a little cor
ner of their desk scrap of written paper,
dead flower, aR old glove, a lock of hair, a pho
tograph, worthless old ring, or some such
rubbish" " the consignment of which to the
dusthoe would cost them struggle they are
by no means prepared to encounter. 1t is a
great mistake to suppose these relics have al
ways to do with love making though We sup
pose lovers are most apt to accumulate them.


The "Old Arm Chair, of which Eliza Cook
wrote so tOuchingly the lock of soft faxen
hair cut from the baby head laid untimely in
the little grave-these, and hundred things
like them, are relics far more dear to many
heart than the withered rose or half soiled
ball glove, which recalls only a transient gust
of passion, rather than feeling deep as the
soul which holds it. AS to religious emotion,
who is there that does not recognize the pro-
found truth of the beautiful old tale of Bethel
the "altar" which every heart unconsciously
builds wherever it has beheld the ladder which
may lead from earth to heaven, and to which
it returns.ever and anon from life Wanderings
to sigh, if not to pray.
Year: 1873

Prentice MulfOrd thus writes of his expert
ence at the Vienna Exposition: "Of course L
got lost. couldn't find the 'Ausgang. This,
in German, means the git out place l must
have walked seven miles in that maze of
building before the 'Ausgang' presented itself.
| knew that it would come sooner or later. [
knew that if | simply stood still, the 'Ausgang'
would come round where l stood. | think
five hundred other people were similarly lost,
tor they kept coming up to me and inquiring
IN all sorts OF languages where the 'Ausgang
was said to them, am simply fellow.
worm of the dust like yourselves. Yesterday,
or the day before yesterday, or last week, or
maybe last year, managed with a great deal
of difficulty to get in here, and I've been
wandering around ever since trying to get out,
Some said Yaw, and some said So"
Year: 1873

A young lady in Nashville is changing her
views somewhat relative to the question of
matrimony. She says that when she "came
OUT in society she determined that she would
not marry a man unless he were an Episcopa-
lian. Time passed on, and she did not get
married, and then modified her views, and
concluded she would marry no man who was
not Christian. That young lady is still un-
married, and says now that all she is looking
for is a man who doesn't drink.
Year: 1873

The Alta Californian tells about
man who is burying his vices: "He


looks like an undertaken but its SO
easy TO stop these foolish practices,
you know. The only trouble he has
suffered in abstaining has been First,
restlessness and a desire to chew some
thing; second, q s0rt.of mental thirst
that seems unquenchable third, an
insane idea of two things at once, and
never feeling satisfied or Mt rpst ;
fourth, sleepless nights, waking up
every fifteen minHtes and thinking
each time that he has pyerslept him
self; fifth, desire to tell every one
he sees that he has quit smoking and
'smiling"-this is done to brace up
his failing courage and commit him
self and his pride to the work to self
conquest; sixth, he imagines he used
to smoke a whole box of cigars DAY
and brags of his former power; while
insinuating his present fortitude; sew
enth, he is now suffering from tempt
ing voice, which says: "If you take
up smoking again, yoH coHll restrain
yourself to the moderate use of the
weed why should you persecute your
self, and thereby acknowledge that
you can't smoke in moderation {?
Your will is certainly strong enough
to resist aud excess IN future" !" He is
in bad state of collie now. If he
gives in, he will be smoking ten ci-
gara q day within a week. But it's
so easy for hi in to quit smoking, if he
only makes up his mind to do so !"


A few days since farmer in Madi.
son township quarrelled with his wife
and left home. He returned in a
short time and the quarrel was re.
sumed and continued to such an ex-
tent that he expressed desire to be
out of the world. His wife intimated
that nothing would please her better
and offered to do her part if the rife
was only loaded. He went into the
house, got the rife and ammunition
and loaded it in the presence of his
wife, but was very careful when she
was not looking TO slip the ball down
his sleeve. After the gun had been
capped he handed it to her and went
into the yard, she followed as far as
the door, when she took deliberate
aim and fired. The husband dropped
in the grass, to all appearapee dead,
and laid there a short time before his
wife came to him. 1t did not take
her long to discover that he was "play.
ing possum," aud grasping an ak hmm
die, she attacked him so fiercely that
but for the interfei ence ofsome Of the
children, she would have crushed his
skull 1t is needless to add that
their will be q Divorce, Souh Bend
Year: 1873

"1es, indeed y said the hedgehog.


"To it then I" and. with that each
placed himself in the fnrrew, and the
hare counted one, two, three! and
away he went like o storm-wind down
the field. But the hedgehog ran
about three steps, and then ducked
down in the furrow and sat still.


When the hare, on the full bound,
came to the lower end of the field, the
hedge hogs wife called out to him,
I'm here already" The hare started,
and wondered not little he thought
no otherwise than that it was the
hedgehog himself that ran out to
meet him, for, rs every one knows,
the hedgo-hog's wife looks just like
her husband.


Bat the hare thought: There's
something wrong about all this
Another race AT it again And
away he went like storm wind, SO
that his ears:lay fiat on his head.
But the hedge-hog's wife stayed quiet
ly in her place: When the hare came
to the upper end the hedgehog called
out to him, I'm here already"


But the hare, beside himself with
rage, cried, Another race! Az il
again %


"I'm quite wiling" answered the
hedge hog "just as often as thou likest.


So the hare ran three and seventy
times, and the hedgehog held out to
the very end with him. Every time
the hare came either below or above
the hedgehog or his wife said, "I'm
here already"


But the four and SEVENTEEN time
the hare came no more to the end
In the middle of the field he fell tC
the earth and lay dead upon the spot


So the hedge hog took the louis d'oi
and the bottle of brandy he had won
called his wife out of the fnrrow, and
both went home together and if they
have not died they are living still
So happened it that on the Buxtehudt
heath the hedgehog ran the hare tC
death, and since that time no hare
has ever dreamed of running race
with Buxtehude hedgehog.


But the moral of this story is, first
that no one, however high aud might,
he may think himself, shall let it hap
pen to him TO make merry over al
humble man, even if he be a hedge
hog; and secondly, that it is advisa
bic, when one marries, that he take ;
wife out of his own condition, am
who looks just like himself II,
therefore that is a hedgehog, mus
took to 1T that his wife is also hog
and so forth.
Year: 1873

A wO4ap used to buy peaches when
they were sixty cents quarter Of a
peck when her husband remonstrat-
ed with her for her extravaganza, she
would burst into tears and say that
she was not extravagant, because
when she bought those peaches she
intended to put them in tie refFigera-
tor and keep them until they got
Year: 1873

IRELAND, Ind. April 2sth, 1873.
| Mr.. EDITOR: AS citizen Of America,


and free thinker OH different topics,
: feel 1t my duty to say something about
Extravaganza. In the first place will
say that some of the pretended WISE


heads Of our Government have been
very wise in making laws to fill their
own pockets, expressing the poor labor
er and cheating the government of its
just dues.


/ am glad that live i'm a government
where officers and crowned heads are
short-livcd politically. Some have from
? to years to enrich themselves from
Uncle Sans treasury, and quite num-
ber make good use Of their time: But
if dishonest and unfaithful, they can be
thrown aside with other rubbish to en-
dure the name OF traitor Arnold or a
government robber.


j have the names Of several who have
been climbing the ladder Of fame, seem
ing to prosper in getting into Office for
a time. But who have disgrsced them
selves finally and are marked as counter
feitcrs, never to get my vote for any Of
fee whatever; and l call upon good
men Of every name and order TO vote
for no man for Office who goes in for ex-
travagant wages for themselves, and
cares nothing about the wages Of the
hard laboring class. Uncle Sam is rich,
but what is the use Of sucking all the
blood out of him at one draw. !, The ma
chinery of our government might be
run with onc-fourrh the expense that it
is now if we could get honest, econoni-
cal men to run the machinery.


Extravaganza is one Of the great sins
of this Nation and people. Sec how men
and women will strive to excel others in
many ways, to make great show Of
some fincry, or fine party,such as some
Of our Presidents and high-mindcd Dig
nitaries have. which is a bad example
to set before the rising generation. This
|causcs quite number TO go IN debt. to
be hard run for years, while some uso
deception and fraud to keep up appear
|anccs and live easy.


Oh! Cor u renovation Of officers. cx-
travagancc and folly. SO mote il be.
A HOPE.
Year: 1873

The saddcst case on record Is that
Iof the want Of a bible at the Inauguration
Of a Missouri Governor. The ceremony
was detained until messenger was sen,
over to the pcnitentiary to procure q
copy.
Year: 1873

With all Of this economy, President
Lincoln saved large portion Of his sal
AIRY when living was much higher than
now, and yet President Grant claims
that it requires twice Mr.. Lincoln's sal
|ary to support him, in addition to over
three times the amount Of annual appro
priations for his household.
Year: 1873

According 10 class OF goods selected. This
Is rare opportunity to obtain good furni-
ture for much less than its real value. DO
not buy a dollars worth OF Furniture, Mir
rors. or Bedding until you see Us.
Year: 1873




A man tried to burglariz the house
OF 3 Mr.. Smith residing in tie neig b.
bOrhood OF the railroad track, Sunday
night, but was successfully fOiled in
the attempt. 1t seems that the fellow
forced an entrance through the back
kitchen door by prying off the hasp,
about 11:3O O'Clock, soon after the oc-
cupants of the house had retired. The
burglar, after getting into the kitchen
commenced walking around the room.
Mr.. Smith, who had not yet gone to
sleep, heard the fellow, but kept quiet.
In few moments more the burglar
entered the hail which leads directly
to the sleeping apartment. About
this time Smith had got out of bed,
and arming himself with \ bootjaek
and one Of his heavy boots, awaited
the approach of the other. It was as
dark as tar, and as soon as the man
came within striking distance be let
fly at him with the bootjack, hitting
him over the head. The fellow beat q
hasty retreat, but not fast enough to
escape the heavy boot which was
thrown after him. When he got into
the kitchen he didn't know which
way to turn. Before he knew where
he was he had fallen over the stove,
knocking half dozen teaskettles and
pots off with him. This created such
q terrible din that Smith thought four
or five burglars were in his Kitchen,
and was afraid to follow. Lucky for
the other that he did, for he had be-
come so demoralized by the fall that
be wasn't worth cent for fighting.
Getting on his feet again, be struck
out for the door wildly and this time
came In contact with sIocking-cha
and fell head over heels into a tub OF
water. His splashing and founder
ing around in the tub Of wster terri
fed Smith more than eyer, and he be-
gan to think his house was possessed
Of devils. The man at last found the
door, and jumping down the steps he
ran across the yard like lightning, and
this time rushed into small hen-eoOp
which he knocked over. What hap
pened TO him after this no one knows.
Suffice il, he has not shown himself
around those parts since PaliejO
(Cdl.l Independent.
Year: 1873

Anticipating large FALL TRADE, we
foo sale an usually large stock OF rich and
plain Furniture, OF the latest aud most FASH
on ale designs. Recent derangements In
and in view Of this probability, and with a
desire to REDUCE eur stock before inventO-
rying, we now otfer as an inducement 10
buY t Hl a
Year: 1873

is gratined to have the fullest confidence in the
President and his Cabinet. and rests satisfied that
all rs being done that ought to be done, and that
the matter Will be properly presented to Congress
and that Congress will DO its duty


Hon. A. s. Merrimon, the new United States
Senator, holds substantially the same views.


Tie democratic press OF this city has expressed
the fullest confidence IN the President in thus crisis.
and they pay him the high compliment OF intimat-
ing that for this occasion he is the right man in
the right place.


Q. r. Smith, Vice President OF the North Caro-
lima ASSOCIATION OF American Veterans, will call q
meeting OF his association TO express their SYM
pathy and declare Tor free Cuba and veng aance on
the Spanish butchers as the unanimous sentiment
OF the people here.


THE REBAPTIsM or THE STARS AND STRIPES.


The men who volunteered under the Confederate
nag are ready TO volunteer under the United States
nag now, and In case o war with spain the most
practical opportunity for the reunion OF the sec
tions has presented ITSELF Confederate soldiers
will fight valianrly tor the honor OF the old nag
they fought CALAMITY to uphold ha OF the con-
tederate states; all they will ask IS that they may
follow the ustrous leaders oil the late war. Ii the
United States is compelled TO go to war with
Spain she may count on the southern soldiers,
and, uniting with the veterans OF the North tney
will together rebaptzc the stars and Stripes and
give a new glory to the American name and the
American flag.
Year: 1873

Secret Tribunals-Your Money or your


Life.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Slight China
men, members OF the secret tribunal of Hip
Yee-Tong are on trial before jury of the
police court for the crime Of conspiracy to
extort money from Yet-Tong, by threats of
death on bis failing to pay $3.50, the price of
a wife who escaped from the keeper of
brothel to whom she bad been sold.


Yet-Tong swore that soon aftor his mar
risge he was summoned and taken before
the tribunal. Thirty men were present
armed to guard the door. One prisoner,
Ah.Yen, told him he must pay the money
or return the woman or he would be killed.
The Hip Yee-Tong would spend $4,000 to
secure bis death. He pleaded he had no
money. Finally, they gave him two days to
raise the amount, and released him. He
fed back to the mission school for protec-
ton, where he still remains and does not
go out unless sco.ted by white men.
Year: 1873




The first and only warehouse firm in Chicago
which complied with the Railroad and Warehouse
law BY taking out license is now to be sub
jected to prosecution. It is notable, however,
that this prosecution" rests on the very ground
which formed the principal objection of the
other warehousemen. to the law II it had not
bean. for that portion Of the law fixing I. max
imun Of charges, it is probable that all Of tho
warehousemen would have taken out licenses.
The firm Of B. n. d o. s. Hough, having taken
out their license and fled their bond to comply
with the terms Of the law, subsequently gave
notice that they would mako the same
charges as the other warehousemen Of Chicago,
and these are in excess Of tho rate established
by the statute. 4 prosecution against the firm
On this ground would virtually be the same thing
as the suits brought against the other firms
Bho refused to take out = license under the law.
The lAttsr suits are still pending.
Year: 1873

The letter which the Hon. Mr. James Brooks


sent to the Board OF Directors Of the Union Pa


cific Railroad Was characteristic document. So
long as there was danger that Mr. Brooks might
be expeled from Congress, he went about hang
ing his head, growing PALE heaving great sghs,
and otherwise conducting himself in g manner
to attract the sympathy OF his fellow-members,
and the co1nmiseration Of the newspaper-report-
ers and the public they could reach. But, now
that the danger Of expulsion is passed, Mr..
Brooks proc1aims aloud his intention Of serving
in tho next Congress and drawing his in
creased pay, Of voting for the Pacific Railroad
on every future OCCASION that presents itself,
and Of making himself as conspicuous as if he
had received yote OF thanks instead Of vote
Of ceusure. ::
Year: 1873

in Dublin. Tho London Spectator thus states
the objections which are likely to arise: at is


obvious that tho critical points Of this measure
with the Trinity College party will be tha taking
away from them the degree-giving power, and the
handing it over to the new body,-which they will
dislike, as likely to lower the standard OF gradu-
ton; and with the Catholic party, the long
time that must elapse before the Catholic gradu~
ates gain anything like political equality in the
new University, aud the endowment OF a new
mixed teaching body, which they will BIO inclined
TO look upon with jealousy as establishing
fresh centre Of competition with their own SEM
inaries. We do not see how either party are to.
make much OF their objections"
Year: 1873

4 Rcoue something like that when York e1-
posed Pomeroy in the Kansas Legislature oc-
CURED yesterday at indianapolis. As vote
was about to be taken on bill to sell part Of
the grounds Of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, 8
member Of the House rose to say that one Of
the Trustees Of that institution and .
real estate agent had sought to in
fuence his yoto by threats that they
would defeat any bills he sought to havo passed
By the Legislature II he voted against the


scheme. The vote was then taken, and, as


natural result Of this disclosure WAS defeated.
Year: 1873

Gov.-Gen. Duffezin, Of Canada has INFORMED
the Dominion Parliament that work may 30
begun st once on the enlargement OF the
Welland Canal, and the construction OF the
Raie yerte Canal. Ground will be broken on
the St. Lawrence Canal next spring. and these
three great works will thus be completed as me
Year: 1873

logg Government By force, and that force in
cludins the entire army and navy of the United
States, submission becomes necessity, though
the employment Of that force does not confer
either legality or honesty on the Kellogg Govern
ment, nor change it's fraudulent and usurping
Year: 1873

A bill furnishing intoxication on the part OF
any State official by fine Of $40 for the first
oFense, 800 for the second, and expulsion from
Office for the third, has passed to second read
ing III the Legislature. The President Of the
Personal Liberty League is stated to be at
Springfield exnting himref to procure some
relaxation in the regulations Of tho liquor


-
Year: 1873

NrANTED-BY MAN AND WIFE, WITHOUT CHILL
w dren situation TO take charge Of gentleman's
place during the winter Just dsengsged; both have
the best reference from the gentleman they Just left
country preferred Address j. e. box III Herald office,
Year: 1873

The Dude India Excelsior prints the
story following: "Very recently a ma
tive, having ornaments on her person
worth about four or five hundred rupees,
accompanied by her daughter, who also
wore ornaments worth about two hun
dred rupees, alighted from the train at
Hurdui, aud hired an ekka to convey
them to their villages. On arriving at
alonely spot about six miles from Hur-
dui, there being no villages within
miles, the ekka drew up at the side of
the road, and the driver suddenly de-
manded the whole Of the jewelry to be
given up to him. On being refused, he
tied the woman and the girl up to the
ekka and cody divested them of every
article. He then drew knife with the
intention of numbering them, but in the
excitement of the moment let the
weapon fall into ditch about three feet
deep. He jumped down and was just
in the act of clutehing for the
knife when black snake
darted from hole and fixed its fangs in
his hand. Knowing the snake to be an
extremely venomous one, he fell down
almost senssless with terror and died in
a few minutes. The woman and girl re.
mained there about two hours, when.
seeing some villagers at a distance, they
screamed for assistance, and, on being
released, gave information at the near
est thanAah. The polite came to the
spot, and found the corpse Of the ekka
driver, and the snake still there. The
corpse was taken to the nearest station
FOR an inquest to be held; the snake was
blocked in its hole with large stone, as
the police had not the courage to kill it.
The ornaments were found tied up in
the kuumer-bund Of the corpse, and
were restored to their owners. The
foregoing facts were related to US by one
whose veracity we have no reason to
doubt ~
Year: 1873

By permission of Hill, Fontaine & Co.
of this city, we lay before our reader.
the following very newsy and excellent
letter:


MIDDLETON STATION, TENN, Sep.
/ tember S.-I to-day send YOU a new boil
of cotton, the first from this place. Sell
it for all you can, paid twenty cents
for it. / received it on Saturday. II
was raised by a Mr.. J. J. Jones, on
I Muddy, near this place, and is a good
sample Of the cotton in this section il
the farmers can get it picked out before
much rain. The crop is opening very
rapid, and large proportion of the cot
ton on hill-land is near the ground; the
most of the top crop has been thrown
OF by the dry weather. Rains will
damage the cotton now open. Unless
picked before rain the crop will not yield
by one-fourth as much as the prospect
seemed 1t would three weeks ago.
But Notwithstanding everybody seems
hopeful, the merchants in the place are
filling up and fixing for the winter trade
as if all thought they would do well.
Our town and neighborhood is gener
ally, think, on the upward scale in the
way OF Improvements, and / think also
~ 1hC "oy VI AellBhOH auu DUIdls; at
least it ought to be, as we have lately
had number Of protracted meetings.
The manager of the Ripley narrow
gauge railroad also seems TO be in fine
spirits about the prospect of the road this
season, and is looking for a good deal of
work during the fall and winter, and
pay TO the road in proportion. This
morning out here feels to us like winter
might be lurking about near, and calls
fire and wOolen goods into use.