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Year: 1871

SHOULD BE ExPUNGED In the report of the committee on Ways and Means, upon In- dian depredations, etc., read at the court house on the evening of the i6th, there is a display of detrimental nonsense to which We would call the attention of the gentlemen ofthe committee Probably with the best possible intentions, and doubtless with view to give body and force to the report, the "Children of Judea," the ''tottering Romans and few other nationaEties that foulished from one thousand to two thousand years before Christ, are paraded in the widest proiusion. This is not only nonsensical, but it is likewise injuri- ous, ss calculated to interfere with the desired effect of the report-giving the whole proceed- ing the appearance of gigantic burlesque. Schoolgirls have frequently weakness for novels in which may be traced this style of ex- pression, but a matter r-of-fact. Congressman or a Governor will not stop to sip at this fount of romance, nor will he voluntarily wade thro' a labyrinth of Vandal spears and walk among the prOstrate bodies of fallen Romans to be- come satisfied that the Apache Indians are a race of untamabe murderers We should feel much more confidence in that report were it concise and to the point Let those children of fsudal period be forthwith 'expunged there from,
Year: 1871

At the request of many citizens, and to sat isfy our own doubts We would ask, whose duty is it to see that freighters may not make a camping ground of the public streets. Ifsuch be not the duty of the street commissioner, we had supposed that the supervisors, at least, should be authorized to attend to this but as neither the commissioner nor the supervisors seem to interest themselves in the matter, tn @ question would certainly appear in order For three whole days a train of some 30 wagons has remained fin camp" upon one of our principal streets-taking full and undisputed possession of lhe same. Such piece of out rageous impotence should not be tolerated i; and if our supervisors are so dumb that they do not understand their duty ia the premises, in all candor we would advise them to resign at once-the sooner done, the better fer the community.
Year: 1871

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Year: 1871

model Of virtue. lie is idle, vain and
quarrelsome. lie keeps his head well
combed, but there is very little venera.
tion in it. ale evidently thinks he is
"cock Of the walk" and does not hesi-
tate to say so in his noisy way. About
all that can be said in his favor, is that
he is All early riser, and does not stay
out late a: night. His quarrelsomc hab-
its, or something else, is almost sure to
get him into trouble, and, as general
rule, he dies early, of broken neck.
lie is gay gallant, weais fine feathers,
has many wives, lives fast and dies sud
denly.


Thus we pay our modest tribute to
the acknowledged worth Of the hem
Were we poet, we wotfd chant her
praise in verse, but not being any more
of a singer than the hen herself, we
must needs be contented with these few
paragraphs of prose. Too pussy for
beauty, with forehead too small and
slanting to admit Of profundity of
thought, she yet instructs us by the vir-
tue aud simplicity of her life, and glad
dens us with her morning lays.
Year: 1871

II we were 60 tell number Of our
friends that they don't know what n
home is, they would grow somewhat in
dignant; perhaps use hard words. And
yet il may be remarked that the number
Of persons who know what n genuine
home is, by experience. is surprisingly
few. One man in COOL circumstances
will tell us that he has fine house Of
his own, in which every comfort and con
venience aie provided. lie has wife
and children there also, and they give
lie to the place. Very true. But does
he prefer that home, thus furnished and
thus enliyenea, to every other place in
the world Does he sigh when the hour
for parting comes, and smile when he is
permitted to return ? Does he love to
sit by the cheerful fire and fondle the
children, entering iuto all their disputes
with curious interest ? Docs he take
particular note of the bird in the cage,
and the bird near the fire ? If not he
has no home in the dearest sense of that
dearest of words. Ii his mind is alto
gether absorbed in the dusty ways Of
business if lie hurries from the house
in the morning, and is 10th to return at
night if, while he is at home, he con-
tinucs to think of the Journal and ledger,
and rcpulses the advances OF the pratt
Ting children. he has no home he only
has place where he lolges and takes
his meals.


All happy is he who knows and ap.
preciates the full bliss of home, whose
heart is warmed and hurnanizeA by its
cheerful influences, and who feels how
superior in purely and pleasure are al lis
cnioymcnts to the turmoil and delights
of out door lie. Thrice happy is such a
man. He has discovered the InIy para
disc this world can now afford. 1t is
ouly such i man that can have a deep
sincere pity for the unfortunate creatul es
who are homeless. He regards them as
being cut off from the best influences of
earth, and exposed to the action Of all
the darker ways of life. lie feels keenly
for him who has no fireside--no dear
ones to welcome him with smiles, and
prattle over the little history OF the day,
no tongue to soothe when heavy cares
have troubled the mind and rendered the
heart sore and the sympathy of SUCH a
Ilan Is nOJ SLOW W ONeIHo" III dCtS vi
benevoencc. y good home is the source
of the fountain of charity in the heart.


Our advice to those who have no homes
such as we lave described above, is 10
get them as soon as possible. They can
never be contented and substantial citi
zens, nor thorough happy men, unit
they follow this counsel. Get homes


Fill them with the objects of love and
endearment, and seek there for the pure
delights which the world beside cannot
| afford.
Year: 1871

Never prove false to friend,


In love and in friendship he true;
Never prove false to q friend


SO long as he's faithful to you.
lie may be dishonest: knave


In Others opinions; but then
To you he is generous and kind,


And one of the noblest Of men.
Is any man free from each fault,


All righteous and good in his ways?
Lives there woman so perfect on earth,
That she can be named but in praise?
Never speak III Of friend


To gossipers keep closed your cars.
An excellent rule in the main,


Is TO credit one-tcnth thatyou hear.
Stand by friend in distress,


When you know he is really in need;
What matter il even he fails,


There is honor for you in the deed.
That one may deceive You It's so


Then his, and not yours the disgrace
Because we find one man untrue,


Shall we wrong or distrust whole race
Censure a man for his faults,


Give him honor, when honor is due;
But never prove false TO friend,


So long AS he's fl ithful to you.
Year: 1871

The following is the experience of me-
chanic, concerning the benefits of u newspa-
per:


"Twenty years lived in the town Of
d., in Indiana. On returning home one
night, for am a carpenter by trade, |
saw little girl leaving my door, My
wife met me at the door with smile,
which is encouraging to a tired mechanic,
after hard days labor. She said Mrs.
II. had sent her little girl after their
newspaper, which she had borrowed.
We sat down to tea. We had only been
married six months, and Of course had
no children. My wife said to me, calling
me by my given name, Il wish you
would subscribe tor the newspaper, for
it is so much comfort to me when you
are away from home My answer was !:
i would like to do so, but you know |
owe little payment on the house and
lot. 1t will be all | can do to meet IT.
She said, 'if you will take the paper |
will sew for the tailor to pay for it. l
subscribed for the paper. 1t came in
due time to my Office. While resting
one noon and looking over it, l saw an
advertisement of the County Commis,
sioners to let bridge that was to be let.
/ put in bid for building the bridge,
and l got the job, on which cleared
$500, which enabled ME to pay for my
house and lot easily, and also for the
newspaper. If l had not subscribed tor
the newspaper | would have known
nothing of the bridge contract, and could
not have met my payment on my house
and lot. A mechanic never loses any
thing by taking his county paper.
Year: 1871

One of the most remarkable cases of
sudden cure of disease was that of a
rheumatic individual, with which is an
amusing ghost story.


There were couple of men, i'll some
old settled part of the country, who
were in the habit of stealing sheep and
robhing church-yards of the burial
clothes of the dead. There was public
road, leading by meeting house, where
there was graveyard and not far off a
tavern. Early one moonlight night,
while one of the miscreants was robbing
a grave, the other went off to steal Il
sheep. The first one, having accomplish
ed his business, wrapped a shroud aroHnd
him, and took seat in the meeting
house, to wait for his companion.


a man OH foot, passing along the read
toward the tavern, took him to be a
ghost, and, alarmed almost to death, ran
as fast as his legs would carry him to
the tavern, which he reached out Of
breath. AS soon as he conld speak, he
declared that he had seen ghost, robed
in white, sitting in the church door.
Nobody would believe his story; but
incredulous as they were, no one could
be found that had courage enough to
go.


AT length man, who was so Afflicted
with the rheumatism that he could
scarcely walk. declared he would go if
the man would carry him there. He at
once agreed, took him on his back, and
off they went. When they got in sight,
sure enough, it was as he had said. =
Wishing to satisfy themselves well, and
get as near view as possible of his
ghostship in the dim light, they kept
venturing nearer and nearer.


The man with the shroud around him,
took them to he his companion with a
sheep on his back, and asked, in low
voice.


SIS he fat? 2"


Meeting with no response, he repeat
ed the question, raising his voice higher


"ls he fat p


Still no reply.


Then, in vehement tone, he called


SIS he fat 2"


This was enough. The man with the
other en- his back, replied:


STAT or lean, you may have him."


And dropping the invalid, he Travelled
back TO the tavern as fast as his feet
would carry him. But he had scarcely
arrived there, when along came the III
valid, on foot, too.


The sudden fright had cured him Of
rheumatism; and from that time for
ward he was well man.
Year: 1871

A perplexed Jew, who had made a
garment for youth and found himself
unable to dispose Of the surplus fullness,
which appeared when trying it on the
young candidate, declared vociferously
that "de coat is goot. 1t is no fault OF
de coat. De poY is too slim"
Year: 1871

A Scarcity of Water ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
10 Prevent It-OnIy Twelve Feet of Water
in the Reservoir.


There is at the presenttime depth Of only twelve
feet OF water In the Ridgewood Reservoir instead Of
twenty feet, the ordinary measure. Notwithstand-
ing there has been constant fow Of water from the
Long Island springs steady decrease has been aD.
parent for some time past, which has given rise to
anxiety on the part OF the authorities. who state
that the supply is only sufficient for five days
consumption at the rate now current The Engineer
OF the Water Department yesterday submitted the
subJoined communication at a meeting or the Water
B0ard:-


GENTLEMEN-Tn view OF the continued lowness OF the
springs Long Island and the scarcity
aud winter necessary that should all
sble for the prevention OF waste IN the CITY,


beg leave therefore, to that the Board notify the
pubic that and after the 10Th inst and until such
they be notified the contrary the water viii be
OF at the Reservoir r. NJ and let six A. NJ each
day. and that inspectors appointed therefor each district
shall all In the respective houses
their district and report ali defects leaks the and
unnecessary waste


penalty hne TO be imposed IN each to be stated
in the notice to the public. Respectfully,


j. W. ADAMS, Chief Engineer.
resolution embodying the suggestions contained
therein was adopted.
Year: 1871

FOR its effects is better as literature than the
conventional meodrama. Because cultivated
woman travels and knows little about music and
painting it does not follow that she should write
novel. Nay, we contend that the tendency Of the
superficial d,leane who rusbes into print is bad. 1t
leads to one Of the species Of cant which is
art cant. No one has right to touch art In never
SO tn1ng criticism who cannot speak with profess
sional authority. Sentimental theorizing over the
works OF the old masters, rhapsodies over Lamar
tine and Listz-theorizng and rhapsouizing in
which false ideas invariably predominate-are no
more nor less than exasperating to the real
artist. The social pests OF to-day are The men and
women who 60 about as authorities on the strength
OF position, general culture and enormous feeling OF
superiority because Of few years. residence in
COwpers


Bow great the fool that's been to Rome


Exceeds the fool that stayed at home.


We say, emphaticaly, away with such authorities,
and when they air their sentimentalities In book
form, away with the books. No one dares 10 DIS
cuss carpentry who does not possess the
knowledge OF the carpenter. No one darcs to touch
mathematics VINO cannot solve Its problems. Be.
cause art 10 not exact science shall 1t be taken in
vain2 One OF the greatest mistakes OF Hawthorne's
life was presuming to become an art critic and
furnishing the beautiful romance OF ''Tre Marble
faunn BY praise Of the work Of certain artists with
whom he was on terms OF intimacy. Hawthorne's
Judgment IN art was worthless, yet modest as was
his genius it could not perceive the wrong thus
done. In Hawthorne this was but spot upon the
sun. In the author OF "Woven OF Many Threads,
there is no compensattng genius.


Italy Is dangerous ground, ana none but the best
aud greatest should t2pchN GhRsleen gene QysE
Year: 1871




Captain Peabody, master OF the ship Neptune.
called at the HERALD once yesterday afternoon to
explain his conduct towards the crew on the voyage
out from Liverpool He denies all the statements
made by the men, and declares he didn't abuse them
In any way whatever. The men, he says got FROST
bitten while standing abont the Ship he had
no dimculty with any OF them except one who tried
to get excused from duty because he


HAD BOIL ON HIS ARM.


This man he compelled by force to 60 on the look
out. The greater number Of the men got injured
through their own fault and by endeavoring to
shirk their work. There were but seven passengers
on board, and the law did not compel him TO have
doctor with that number. There was always suf
fcient supply Of medicines. Those men who were
injured had their wounds pouliced and dressed. and
the very best care was taken Of them.


The captain further states that had ne supposed
any OF the men were Ill on board the Neptune when
he went ashore on Saturday he would have taken
care OF them.


Tho Case Of the Neptunc's Oflcers in the


United States Commissioners' Court.


The charge Of cruelty alleged against Captain
Peabody, OF the ship Neptune, which has startled
the community as another terrible outrage at sea,
came up yesterday before Commissioner Shields
who went to the City Park Hospital and took the
dispositions OF two OF the seamen Of the Neptune.
plying between New York and Liverpool. and who
made afdavlr that they were cruelty beaten by the
captain on the recent voyage to this port. William
Oniver negro, deposes that about the LIST OF Feb.
ruary one Of the mates struck him with
his fists and kicked him while he was on
the yardarm. Edward keice. also negro,
states that on tho 1st OF February tii~ captain
and the first mate, Bartlett 3. Mayo beat
him with their fists and threw him out OF tue cabin
Reice further states that repeatedly the captain sent
for him to 60 10 the cabin, and that whcn ne got
there the captaiR ordered all other persons ous ana
Year: 1871

NEW YEARS CALLs.-The New York Mail says


that the fashion of Offering wines and liquors to
guests OH New Years day is bad Style no matter
who does II, and that the Indies never look less
charming than when acting the part of amateur bar
maids, We would suggest, rs better fashion than
the above, that the ladies supply themselves with
stock of those beautiful nccktes and scarfs of F. B..
SPENCE & Son and give one to each guest.
Year: 1871

From the Nashville Banner.l


A correspondent at Chattanooga
sends US intelligence Of terrible deed
perpetrated near that place the other
night. 1t seems that a citizen of that
town has for some time past been in
innate with an abandoned woman who
lives in the neighborhood. The other
day she gave birth to q child, the
fruit of the hasOn. Our correspond
ent states that the matter was kept q
secret, and that the unnatural mother
took the babe and put it upon a glow
ing fire, which she had prepared for
the occasion. The child was con-
sumed before her eyes, at least so our
correspondent states. He further al
leges that the mother has become
horror-stricken at the remembrance
OF her deed, and is almost insane at
the recollection thereof. He states
further that the crime is hidden from
all but 3 few, but how these few came
by the intelligence be does not state.


A Mexican horse-thief was hung
yesterday at Denver,
Year: 1871

His Eminence added that he, at
that serious moment, greatly admired
the deXterity and rapidity with which
the timber was converted into RATS
by the people and fiOated and manned
for the relief Of the sufferers by the
a-..---sT.aEra-
Year: 1871

Here i rose to take leave of his En-
lnence. The Cardinal came forward
and shook both my hands in the most
cordial manner, repeating his offer to
render me any service in his power
toward the discharge Of my duties to
the HeralR
Year: 1871

Toward the conclusion of our inter
view the Cardinal Secretary took Oc-
casiOn to repeat that the condition Of
the POpe's health was most satisfac-
tory. His Holiness almost insures a
continuance Of this pleasing state by
regular exercise, which he takes daily
for half an hour In the Garden Of the
Vatican when the weather is fne, and
in the Gallery Of Sculpture when il is
unfaVOrabIe out of dOOrg.
Year: 1871

The TABLES TURNED.-A gentleman
Of this city, witty aud agreeable, but
with slight impediment Of speech, had
it in his heart to become the possessor
Of a pure black aud tau terrier, for
which he was willing to pay a liberal
price. A superior little brute was soon
brought to him by dog fancier, who
demanded for it the modest price Of fifty
dollars. Not being disposed to check
for that figure unless sure that the dog
was good ratter, he proposed to the
party to meet him next day at pit
where dogs aud rats were brought for
sansuiuary contest, and try him with a
rat. Agreed. Next day our friend,
having obtained first class rat Of the
"wharf' species, had him conveyed to
the theatre of strife. Both were at the
same moment thrown into the arena.
After being pursued for moment the
rat turned, made spring at the terrier,
caught him on the lip, and made him
howl with pain. In short, "he had him. u
Our purchaser turned aud said: "l
don't think your d d.dog's & good foI
anything. Dd-tioa't you Want to b buy
my rrat s"-Edtor's Draper IN Har
per's Magazine for July.
Year: 1871

Rennes PAin-Killing Magic Oil is the
shursst cure for rheumatism in use. In
fact, it is good to cure any kind of pain or
AmeueSs, and it is clean and delicious to
use. sit works like charm" For sale BY
John Bengston.
Year: 1871

Real courtesy is widely different from
the courtesy which blooms only in the
sunshine of love aud the smile of beauty
and withers and cools down in the atmos
pheres of poverty, age, and toil.-Show
me the man who can quit the brilliant
society of the young. TO listen to the
kindly voice of age, who can hold cheer
full converse with one whose years have
been deprived of charms; show me the
man of generous impulses, who is always
ready to help the poor and needy; show
me the man who protect unprotected
maidenhood, as he would the heiress.
surrounded by the protection of rank
riches, and family; show me the man
who never forgets for an instant the deli
eacy, the respect that is due to woman,
as woman, in any condition or class, show
me such man, and you show me gen
tleman
Year: 1871

A Hard Shell Baptist Minister living
somewhere on the frontier of Missouri
was in the habit of saying 10 his family
and TO his church: Friends you need
not taksany unusual care of your lives;
the moment of your death was written
before the foundation of the world, aud
you cannot alter il"


His wife observed, when he left on
Saturday TO meet one of his frontier mis-
sionary engagements, that he dressed the
flint of his rifle with unusual care, put
in dry powder, fresh tow, and took eve
ry pains to make sure that the gun would
go off 10 case he came up on an Indian.


1t struck her one day as she saw him
in the saddle. with his rife on his shoul
der. that his conduct contradicted his
teachings, and she said to him, My dear.
why do you take this rifle with you? ii
il was writ before the foundation of the
world that you were to be killed during
this trip by an Indian, that rife won't
prevent it; and if you are not TO be
killed. of course the rife is unnecessary;
so why take it with you at ali p


yes" he replied, ito be sure. my
dear, of course you are all very right
and that is a very proper view; but. see
here. my Observation-Disclosures then.
vou see, my dear-suppose [ should
meet an Indian while am gone, and
his time had come. and | hadn't my rife
with me. what would he do? Yes, my
dear ve must all contribute our part TO
ward the fultiIhnent of the DEGREES of
Providence