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Year: 1873

Owing to the late fall of rain and snow, which, we learn, extended all over this section, the agri cultural land of our farmers |, now in better con dltion than at auy time in any winter. since that of 1888, that the prospect for successful year is now pretty fair
Year: 1873

The following from the Philadelphia
Press of the lst instant, is interesting
to all dealers in jewery:


The other day, at about l. M, car
riage, elegant enough in all its APP
point,nents to be private "turn-out,"
drove up to the door of one of the
largest jewelry establishments on
Chestnut street, not far from Twelfth,
and from it de ,cendei u gentleman,
at least 50 to all appearances, attired
in the most fashionable manner
Sauntering inside with All easy grace,
lie requested to see some jewels, stat
purchase. He carried in his hand
handsome case, or bag, which he de-
posted on the glass before the clerk
who stepped forward to wait upon
him. He was very particular in his
choice, but at last selected about 81 900
worth ofjewelry of various kinds and
styles. As the clerk was about to put
the numerous little boxes into one
large receptacle the stranger said
"Wait a moment; we can do better
and opening his case, which still re-
from it and handed to the clerk neat
box with key, sufficiently large to
hold all bis purshases. Into this the
clerk put the jewelry, and handed it
back to his customer, who locked it,
leaving the key in the lock, and re-
placed it in the bog. closing the latter.
Then putting his gioved hand into the
breast pocket Of his coat, "a if To take
out his poeketbnok, he exclaimed in
grea. surprise, We'll. how forgetful |
am. | have left my book aud money
at the hotel | must go back and get
it. Very careless of me, very You
will, ofcourse, want to keep this. 1t
wouldn't do to trust an entire stran-
gers with such valuahles,o and, open
ing the bag he again took out the little
box and handed it to the clerk. "It's
very annoying but | will drive right
to the Continental, and be back la
few moments With a few common
place remarks the elegant gentleman
returned to his carriage, and was seen
to drive away in the direction Of the
Continental, taking with him the nice
and innocent little bag he had brought.
They waited at the store for him
long time to come back In fact, he
hasn't come back yet. At last a light
dawned upon the terrified clerk and
he reached for the beautiful little box
with the beautiful little key. "Oh it's
all right, ofcourse," he hoped In spite
Of his suspicious. Something has
detained the gentleman. but may as
well make sure" He is sure now.
The beautiful little box with the beau.
tiful little key contained old worthless
iron pad locks. No news of the thief
Every reader will see at once how the
swindle was accomplished. The man
had two beautiful boxes with two
beautiful little keys in that innocent
little bag, and, of course, gave the
right one (that is for HIM to the clerk
when he left.
Year: 1873

That party which will oppose and


punish its own corrupt officials, is Ell.
titled to public confidence. 1t is only
when party seeks to conceal corrup.


tion within its own ranks, and to
| apologize for those who indulge in it,
that it becomes responsible for such
corruption and is entitled to public
condemnation.


The war had the effect to break up
political parties, and to bring to the
surface class of men who secured
temporary political success without
either ability or integrity Of character,
and the Republican party, to its honor
be it said, has been vigilant in its
effort to expose and punish them.
The Republicans have expelled more
men from office men of their own
party-thau ever before occurred in
any party in this country. Wherever
corruption has been known to exist,
or where it has been suspected, Con-
gress has appointed investigating COM
mittees, and every effort has been
made to ascertain the facts. Where
the facts thus obtained have shown
guilt, party feeling has in no instance
been sufficient to shield the offender.


The investigations by Congressional
Committees this winter have largely
pointed toward offending Republicans;
but this fact has had the effect to make
such Investigations even more thor
ough aud searching than would other
wise have been the case, for the honest
members of the party well understand
that without the condemnation of its
corrupt members, it would sacrifice its
claim upon the confidence and respect
of the people.


The position of the Republican
party upon this subject gives it
strong claim to the confidence OF the
people. 1t shows u devotion to public
interests and determination to secure
honesty on the part of public officials
which must commend it to the favor
of all honest aud intelligent men.
Year: 1873

If could persuade all the young
people of Elmira never to treat each
other, nor be treated, l think one-hali
of the danger from our strong drink


would be gone. If | cannot get you


to sign the total abstinence pledge,
binding until you are twenty Ave, l
would be glad to have you promise
three things: First, never to drink on
the sly, alone; second, never to drink
socially, treating or being treated;
third. when you drink, do it openly,
and in the presence of some man or
woman whom you respect. Now,
boys, if you wish to be generous and
treat each other, why not select some
other shop beside the liquor shop?
Suppose, as you 60 by the post-office,
you say, Come, boys, come in and
take some stamps" These stamps
will do your friend real good, and
will cost you no more than drinks oil
round. Or go by the tailor's store and
say: Boys, come in and take a boz
of collars" Walk up to the counter,
free and generous, and say: What
style will you have ?" Why not treat
to collars rs we'll as treat to drinks? OF
go by a confectioner's and propose to
treat to chocolate drops all round? OF
say, "I'l stand q jacknife all round p
How does it happen that we have fal


len into habit, almost compulsory


of social drinking? You drink man,
a time when asked to, when really
you do not want to. When a man ha
treated you, you feel mean and indeb:
ed, and keep an account current il
your mind, and treat him. And so II
the use Of just that agent, which a
the very best is a dangerous one, yo'
join hand in hand to help each othe


to ruin Instead of hand in hand t,
help each other to temperance


Thomas X. Beecher.
Year: 1873

A CARELESS barber, trimming Shsridan's
ears, put him TO great pain and uneasiness.
Are you trimming my left ear now, ask
cd the wit. mo, sir; not till I've done
with the right" ''Oh only thought by
what felt that You were passing through
10 the left ear without going round"
Year: 1873

The problem how to get tusk from
the head of an elephant may have, per-
haps, puzzled many a reader of African
travel. What other dental process
would be possible. save to anchor the
head, and with a capstan and compound
pulleys to pull the tusks out by main
strength? Such modern appliances
being impossible in Africa, the negro
buries the huge head until decomposi-
ton takes place. when extraction is per-
formed without much trouble; the
tusks are then creased and allowed to
dry in the native huts. About one-third
of the tusk is hollow, and about one-fifth
of it is imbedded in the elephants gums.
One reason alleged why pair of tusks
are rarely seen alike is, that when the
elephant falls to the ground, the chief
claims that peculiar tusk on which the
animal falls, and so the pair go into
different hands; but from some slight
experience in such matters, we should
be rather inclined to say that the tusks
are very rarely alike in the elephant, one
tusk being generally much shorter than
the other.
Year: 1873

There is an isle far troublous seas,
Above whose valleys bluest skies bent
Where sweetest flowers perfume the pleasant leas-
Men call it Hearts Content.
And every PROV that rides the of life
Toward that dear, distant isle is turned for aye,
Through treaeherous calms and stormy shoals oi


strife


Holding its doubtful way.
Oft in the midmost ocean bark msets bark,
And ss they pass from each the challenge sent
Comes back the same across the waters dark:
I'VE steer for Hearts Content
FOR many al isle there Is so like so like
The mystic goal Of all that travail sore,
That oft the wave-worn kesls strange sand,


strike


And find alien shore.
But the anchor drops and sails
FROM Of the storm-strained yards are all unbent
From the tall masthead still the watcher halls:
"Lc yonder Hearts Content"'
And So once more the PROV is seaward set
Hearts still hope on, though waves roll dark


around,
And on the stern write the name "Regret,"
And fare forth outward bound


-ADIls,ou' g Journal
Year: 1873

He has chosen for his subject an at
titude simple, natural, every .day-but
one IN which the characteristics of the
man are shown as they must be in every
spontaneous movement. Putnam has
Just been summoned, he has grasped
his sword which, with the belt and sash,
is held against his breast in one hand,
while the other holds the beaver
chapeau straight down by the side. He
is advancing, the head erect, with its
slightly shaggy hair falling over the
collar, the right foot firmly pressed
against the ground, the left resting on
the ball of the foot, but resting only
for an instant. There is in the move
ment of this somewhat heavy man Of
fifty odd, inclining already to fullness,
an easy elasticity of motion often seen
in men of his temperament whose bodies
move with a certain joyfulness to follow
the quickspringing mind. To have
seized such a character as this in full
activity, a man must be in sympathy
with his subject, and the spectator feels
that the life infused into this clay
comes from life in the sculptor. 1t is a
work to inspire patriotism not by SYM
bols, nor by dwelling on anecdote and
popular attributes, but by keeping in
perpetual presence the living image of
a good and true man, one of Words
worth's.
Year: 1873

Such was Israel Putnam, and if Ward
has not chosen, as some would have had


him, to represent his hero as he may
have looked on that day, when, hearing
the news from Lexington as he was
plowing in the field with his son, he
quickly unyoked his team, left his plow
in the furrow, and sending his boy to
the house with the message that he was
gone, mounted his horse in his working
dress and rode away with speed to the
camp-it was perhaps because he wished


to avoid for his hero any suspicion of
melodrama, and to represent in more
universal way his constant readiness to
serve his country.-.Scribner's Monthlg.
Year: 1873

uE CALLS IT UP IN THE SENATE AND ASKS FOR


ACrIOS--IT Is DEFERRED rIbL THE EXTRA


SESSION.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRf8USE
WASHINGTON, March Sat 1915 Patterson rosa to
q question of privilege, and said that he vas
unfortunately absent when Mr.. BoyTill lMairs)
called up the report in relation to himself or bs
would have asked for action upon it then de there
fore asked that it be taken up and acted on now.
Mr. Carpenter said that it perfectly evil
dent 30 everybody ssst at this late hour OF
the session IL would bn impossible 10 give ghis mat
ter the consideration hss would be fair both to the
Senators and to the Committee He would rc1nind
the Senator that though he would nOcbe here, and
the Senate would not have Jurisdiction over hu,yet
he would remind him that the Senate would not
lose jurisdiction of the subject and that IL could be
acted upon during the Executive session, and con
sidering tho position in which tho Senator was
TO take it up.


Mr. Patterson said that if he conld be assured that
the Senate of the next Congress would take it up
he would not press it for consideration now Mr..
Hamlin said that he supposed that there would be
no obligation on the part of the Senate 10 act upon
this matter after this session. but he thought that
he could assure the Senator that it would
be taken up aud carefully considered. Mr.. Anthony
said that if a vote was to be- taken tonight he
should have to ask to be excused. Mr. Thurman said
that if the Senator from New Hampshire desired to
call this up now IN order TO mako some remarks
upon it no should vote take up the resolution Mr.
Patterson said he did not desire TO say anything He
said that he was willing to leave the matter with his
friends in the Senate On tho testimony. He then
wit hdreXV hig mnkinn
Year: 1873

The last Conference report on an Appropriation bil
was agreed by the House at 1890 o'clock All the bill
are now passed, and there Is consequently. nothing
make an extra session necessary.
Year: 1873




Lake Champlain at its widest part,
opposite Burlington, where the width
is ten miles, is frozen over. This is
the earliest date at which the broad
lake has ever been known to freeze
over. From table of the dates of the
freezing over of the lake for fifty seven
years past, We find that but four times
in that period has the lake closed ear
lier than January Is. The earliestdate
of the closing over of the ice is January
Z, in 1867. The latest time of the
freezing of the broad lake ON record, Is
March 4. Three or four winters in the
last fifty eight years, the lake has not
been closed by ice at all. It has never
closed in December before within the
memory of the oldest lnhabitant. The
average time of closing is tue last week
in January, and the average duration
of the ice is two months.
Year: 1873

A PENNSYLVANIA man came upon q
drove of five deer few days ago while
walking in the woods. He had ham,
mer in his hand, which he threw and
knocked one of them down, and then
ran up and captured it alive after
slight struggle.
Year: 1873

BE IT ORDAINED AND EsrABIIsuED by THE
PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF
Paw PAW: That there shall be constructed q
plank sidewalk on the north side OF Pine street
as follows: Commencing at the northeast
corner of block number thirty-four (34), run.
ning thence east to the east side OF L.
Grave street, said sidewalk to be built Of pine
plank, not less than one and one-half inches in
thickness, tie walk to be not less than five feet
the street; said walk to be completed within
sixty days after this ordinance takes effect, and
TO be constructed under the direction OF the
Street Commissioner. Also, a sidewalk on the
east side OF LaGraye street, commencing at
the northwest corner of block number thirty
three (33), running thence south to the north
side Of Elm street, said walk TO be built of pine
plank, not less than one and one-half inches IN
thickness, the walk TO be not less than five feet
WIDE, the plank to be at right angles with the
street said walk to be completed within sixty
days after this ordinance takes effect, and to be
constructed under the direction OF the Street
Commissioner.


And De il further ordained, That the side
walk 40 required to be built shall be constructed
at the expense OF the respective owners OF the
land fronting the street along and in front OF
their respective lots, within the limits above
designated, and in case OF their neglect or re-
fusal so to do, the same shall be constructed
by the Street Commissioner of said village, and
the cost of constructing the same shall be
personal charge against the owners OF the real
estate, and lien upon the real estate held by
such persons fronting the street within said
limits, from the time such sidewalk shall be
completed.


This ordinance shall take immediate effect.


j. III. EREEM AN president
Year: 1873

Wonder if the oak and maple, i


Willow and elm and all,
Are stirred at heart by the coming


OF the day their leaves must fall;
Do they think of the yellow whirlWind,


Or know of the crimson spray
That shall be when chill November


Bears all their leaves away2
Perhaps beside the water,


The willow bends serene
As when her young leaves glistsned p
In a mist of golden green, n
But the brave old oak IS flushing


To wine-red, dark and deep,
And maple and elm are blushing


The blush of child asleep.
elf die we must" T" the leaflets ,dio .le
Seem one by one to say,
ave will wear the color of gladness


Until VIC pass away. p
No eye shall see us falter;


And before we lay it down, -i.
Wen wear, in the sight of all the earth,
The years most kingly CROWN 'iti i
So, trees of the stately forest,


And trees by the trodden way,
You are kindling into glory faa
This soft autumnal day. Pa .a4
And We who gaze remember ia. e d
That moro than all they lost, b d4
To hearts and trees together, auT
Nay come through the ripening frost.
Year: 1873

i = - Af-gcAE


Silver has been so long out Of


practical use as circulating medium


in this country that a great deal of


wonder has been expressed that IN


the midst of, the recent panic. e


should have been found SO abundant
and cheap. A few facts concerning


the supply and consumption Of silver


will explain what seems to be re-


markable. 1t is 3 well known fact


that India is the point Of Ultimate


absorption for both gold and silver


coin. The vast population Of that
immense realm attracts and absorbs


a certain quantity Of specie each


year, which, being reeoined, never


gets out into the circulation Of tae


world again Moneyed men in Eu-
rope understand the exact extent of


TINS drain and provide for it. Dur


lng the past year Germany, being


Hooded with specie from the French


Indemnity payments, has demone-


tized silver, that is, deprived it Of
current value es German coin. This
has thrown into market a great
quantity of silver, more than enough
70 fill the demand Of India so that
the ordidaFy drain upon the United
States-the usual source Of supply
for ali the worlds for this year at
least cut of. At the same time the
product Of our mines has trebled, sill
yer bullion is piled up shout the
mines Of Utah, Colorado and Nevada
literally in cords, where it can be
bought by the car load at eighty
cents currency per standard ounce,
or about ninety-eight cents to the
dollar, leaving two cents for the cost
Of transportation and coinage and
still keeping the cost of a silver dol
lar within the par value Of green
back one. At the same time Ameri-
cans have focked to the mines Of
Mexico, and by their superior ener-
gy and enterprise and the use Of i'm
proved methods in mining and refin-
ing have raised the silver product Of
Mexico to $20,O00,000 q year, more
than the production Of the most
prosperous years under the oldSpan-
isR proprietors. The consequence
is, that the markets Of this country
are fairly glutted with silver, mostly
ia the form of bullion. The arts and
manufactures use enormous quanti-
ties, but with all their activity they
can use only about 20 per cent Of
the product, leaving so per cent to
be stored or shipped in other coun-
tries. Now that the foreign demand
has been suspended for time, the
treasury has only to set all the mints
to work, and within three months
the country can have ahard money
TO its hearts content. The amount
now on hand, added to six months,
product of the mines, would, if
coined, load down the pockets Of the
nation. But who wants silver when
they can get greenbacks?
Year: 1873

An honest old Pennsylvania far
mer had a tree on his premises he
wanted cut down, but being weak in
the back, and having dull AK, he
hit upon the following plan; Know
ing the passion among his neighbOrs
for coon hunting he made 3 eoon's
foot out Of a potato, and proceeded
to imprint numerous tracks about
the tree. When all ready he in
formed his neighbors that the tree
must be filed with coons pointing
to the external evidence made by his
potato foot. The bait took, and in
q short time half dozen fellows
with sharp axes, were chopping at
the base of the tree, each taking his
regular turn. The party also
brought dogs and shot guns, and
were Ia ecStacies over the anticipa
ted haul Of fat eoOns The tree
finally fell but not q coon vas seen
to ''drop."
Year: 1873

Dear Sir: thought l would let yOu know how
am getting along. am as well and feel as well
as ever did, and am cured of all but a shortness
of breath. l am entirely shut of pain. / have a
very good appetite, and can stand work about as
well as ever. / now weigh 100 pounds; when
commenced to doctor with you my weight was
about 14O pounds. feel very thankful to you for
what you have done for me, and hope yon may
not been for yOu and my husband l should have
quit doctoring az felt discouraged rs others had
told me / could not be cured, but now feel very
thankful that did not give up as / now consider
myself cured with the exception of that shOrtness
of BREATH and hope that will get better too. felt
as though il was my duty TO write you and for the
benefit of other afflicted persons. Yours,


Mr.. A. and Mrs. j. HEEsEL.
You have orr sincere thanks for the good you
have done. Mr.. A. and Mrs. j. HENsFL.
Year: 1873

and the undertaker's men. When the
earth was thrown in, he looked at me plain
lively to know what 1t meant, and when
the burial was over, he wished to remain
near the open tomb, waiting till his master
should rise. took him home with me,
but he would not eat, and next morning at
sunrise he howled for his basket. II was
no use keeping him, so I tied the basket
round his neck and sent him out.


That evening, foreseeing what would
happen went to the cemetery. The dog
arrived at nghtfall, with his basket full of
pence, and turned them all out upon the
grave. "Come home, JIM" I said with
the tears rising TO my eyes; but he whined
mournfully, and tried to scratch up the
earth. Twice more he went out like this
all day, and brought back money for his
master; but on the third evening, finding
that the pence on the grave remained un-
touched, he suffered me, without resistance,
to take off his collar, and lay down at full
length near the miser's last sleeping place.


The next morning he did not go on his
rounds, for he was dead
Year: 1873

Without feeling of awe auu . rrr.'
bJrn OF admiration for the veiy qua!ta
In him, which 10 other men are desnisau
and loatbed. Edwin Forrest was moi ais
superior In dramatic intensity and impet-
uosity. he CONT manded men as lipp or
tiger might awe lesser beasts. He could
walk into crowd that welcomed him with
the clicking of hundred revolver locks
and In five minutes every man In that
crowd would have spilled the blood out of
his own heart in fighting for Jim Lane.
He could stand mute before a Kissing and
groaning mob, and In two minutes you
could have heard the breath of love 10 the
air rustic the scented tresses of maiden in
the hush which would be there. He could
stand before an audience speaking TO them
with those great cavernous eyes of his, lips
were shut and still raise his hand. and
every one would rise with his gesture:
lower his hand and every one would sit
down obedient TO the wonderful electricity
of his will.


He was one Of those men whose utter
failure to comprehend that there Is such a
thing as danger made his courage OF no par
ticular credit to him. His Impulse ruled
him utterly, and be never could see any,
thing between himself and the object
sought. Ifthere was any obstacle, he al
ways looked right over the top Of II, and
walked over 1t or through 1t with the same
unheeding unconcern. The possibility that
there was or might be anything which he
could not overcome, was suspicion which
his mind had no room to entertain. And
when he pulled the trigger of his own
Derringer, with its cold muxzle against his
lips, / doubt IL be realized there was anv
personal danger In the act. His religion
was curious compound of wonderful su-
perstition and idoiatry, devoted to external
observances and forms. He was Meth.
odist, and his idea of the plan Of salvation
was about as clear as Pawnee's compre.
hension of the logarithmic tables he sees
the surveyor using In his computations.
But Jim Lane corrupted Kansas and laid
the foundation of that penalty which has
culminat ed in the tribulations of Caldwell
and the other i'll and scandals of the rotten
commonwealth. .ut