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Year: 1872

Many horses hate smiths; some
will not approach fo.ga. This does
not proceed from the kindness they
have received from such men or in
such places. Some horses will not
permit such a smith to come near them
in his smiths dress; put the groom's
stable dress on him, and the horse will
allow himself to be shod. Can any.
thing speak plainers The animal does
not resist your wishes, or care about
being shod he breads the smith, not
the shoeing. Horses have no natural
antipathy tosmiths or forges, but they
have to i'll usage. A colt has no more
natural objection to permitting you to
touch his hind leg than his head and
if from the first his hind legs were a.
often handled as his neck, he wo I'D
no more kick at you for doing this,
than he would bite or strike at you for
handling his fore-quarters. It il the
novelty Of any act that alarms the
young horse, not the act itself.
Year: 1872

Ethan Allen once passed up through
the Hoosac Valley and spent the Sab
bath with friend in Williamstown,
attending church with him and his
family. The first and second presidents
of Williams College were square'toed in
their orthodoxy, having far more faith
in Divine wrath and justice than in His
love and mercy-and their sermons
gave evidence of their obedience to
belief On this Sabbath the text Of the
worthy President Fitch was: "a nd if
the righteous scarcely be saved, where
shall the ungodly and the sinner ap-
pear ?"


Firstly-He laid it down as fact
beyond question that not more than
one in one thousand would be saved.


Secondly, thirdly to twelfthly-He
said that not one in fifty thousand could
| be saved.


Ethan Allen took his hat and cane
and prepared to leave, His friend said
"Don't leave now."


Seventeenthly dropped from the presi
dent lips, who said he had come to the
conclusion that of the countless millions
of men not more than one in an hundred
thousand would be saved.


The old soldier had been growing un
easy under this rapidly sliding scale, il
which the blanks so multiplied and th'
prizes faded from view. He grasped hi
hat and cane, when his friend said t,
him, "Don't go out. He will be through
shortly. He's now up to seventeenth
ly.""Oh, no matter, "said Ethan Allen
"any of you are welcome to my chance
if tits as slim as lie tells of" and LEI
the church.
Year: 1872

polite. The Senator (Schurz) had de-
nounced all who did not agree with him on
this question, as lacking in craftsmanship
and In comprehension of the spirit of true
republcanism. He (Nye) thought he knew
as much about the history ofthe rebellion and
| OF his country as Schurz did, because hehad
been born here and he submitted that it
was not quite becoming in Schurz to charge
a lack OF craftsmanship upon all the great
men who had dealt with these questions
since the close of the rebellion. Who had
given him authority to teach what the true
spirit Of American institutions was? For
his (Nye's) part he would never consent to
give the rebel leaders the right to take part
in the Government. He would keep them
browsing on the outside till their hair grew
as long as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and if that
was not craftsmanship, then he did not
know anything about it. [Laughter.1 The
Senator wanted the leading Rebels relieved
so as to bring higher order of talent into
public life at the South, but he would rath-
er have lower order of talent cultivated
in the school of loyalty. As to abuses in
the Government of the Southern States the
people had only themselves to blame for it.
They had soWn the wind and must reap the
whirlWind.


Rchurz's RejOinder.


Mr.. Schurz said he would not reply at
length to Mr.. Nye's speech, but he would
notice one remark-his boast that he was to
the ''manner born," and therefore must
know more of republican institutions than
those who were not. He wished the Sen
ator from Nevada to understand that adopt
ed citizens would judge for themselves.
They had conre here with the desire
to enjoy the blessing of republican institu-
tons, and their desire to maintain them
was by no means less than that of native
citizens, and if the Senator thought they
must follow his. lead ia order to be entitled
to the rights Of citizenship he was tery
much mistaken. He (Schurz) had attempt
ed to learn something about republican in
stitutiOns from Mr.. Nye, but must confess
that he had not found his effort very profit
able.


Mr.. Nye denied that he had said anything
about Schurz not being native born, but the
Senator himself had told the Senate some
time ago that he had been waited here on a
wave of revolution. He (Nye) found no
fault with the wave Qaughter), but he did
wonder upon what meat the Senator had
fed, that he had grown so great as to turn
instructor in the principles Of republican
ism.


Mr.. Robertson gave notice that he would
ask the Senate to sit tomorrow until vote
should be had on the BILL


Senate adjourned.
Year: 1872

THE Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette says Senator Stewart
does not pretend to defend the New York
Customhouse practices, but says in his
opinion there is pressing need of reform.
Year: 1872

On motion of Mr.. Shurz the House bill
to authorize the construction of railroad
bridge over the Mississippi psssed with two
amendments, one requiring that the draw
over the main channel shall not be less than
one hundred and sixty feet high, and the
other prohibiting the st. Joseph Bridge
Building Company from assigning the charter
they now hold by assignment from the st.
Joseph and Denver City Railroad Company
or constructing any other bridge than the
one now being built at st. Joseph.
Year: 1872

A Pen PORTRAIT OF OUR DEMOCRATIC
LEADERSHIP another column of this page we
give a most readable, spicy article from the
New York Herald of Saturday. One of the
intrepid, interviewing correspondents of that
paper, whilst at Baltimore writing up the Con-
vention captured "a well-informed gentleman
from the State of Delaware on Friday and
pumped him in a most vigorous manner,
as perusal of"the article will convince our
readers. Evidently the correspondent hit upon
a well-posted Delawaiean, and, we presume a
Democrat; one of the New Departure, New
Castle county so; one who goes for Greeley
when it comes to voting, and for the Salisbury
ring when it comes to opposition This well
informed gentleman" weighs his political
friends in the balance, in the presence of this
interviewing quildriver, and they are all
found wanting, especially Eli and Benny Biggs
They are certainly held up in no enviable light,
yet many of their own party think this we'll
informed gentleman" has " held the mirror up
to nature. Ell is scheming and Benny is wordy
and used to Omake funny Fourth OFF July-speech-
es in this town, but neither will ever make
their mark in Congress. They are valuable
in political campaign at home, when they
are interested in the loaves and fishes, (they
carry the keys of the pantry but beyond this
they are not very potential
Year: 1872

New PosT OFFICE REGULATToNs.-Th new
postal bill which became law Just before the
session OF Congress closed, makes some
changes IN existing postal regulations which
are OF general interest. The most important
is the authorization of one cent postal cards for
correspondence or for printed circulars similar
10 those which were introduced in Great
Britain nearly two years ago and are now in
use in nearly all European countries. The
House provided in the bill for a paper flap to
cover and conceal the writing. The Senate
changed this to an open card. In conference COM
mitee the style OF the card left to the discre
tion of the Postmaster General who prefers the
open card and will order that kind only to be
manufactured The face OF the card will bear
a One-cent stamp, and will be provided with
line for the address, and the back will be ruled
for the letter. The price of the card anc
stamp will be only one cent. It will probabl,
be three or four weeks before they will bt
ready for sale, as the plates for printing have
yet to be prepared. The postage on circulars
newspapers aud other transient printed
matter, which under the old law was two cent
for every four ounces or less, is now one cen
for every Two ounces or less. Small circulars
which formerly cost two cents to mail, can nov
be sent for one cent, an important reduction /,
business men who use the mails largely /,
advertise their business. The change is nov
in force, the Law being immediate in it
effects.
Year: 1872

A Man Found Dead in has Bed-Ptc-Nes-fOhtcs


Dover, in a social sense is lively enough, as for
instance the front Of the county building and
vicinity OF DR.. Isaac Jumps Office. Politics OF
course is the order of exercises II is generally
agreed that the straight Democrats are gone up
Salt river and new issues must be brought before
the people.


Mr.. John Cosden was found dead in his bed on
Saturday morning at his residence at BridgetOwn,
(suburb of Dover having died during the night of
apopexy according to the verdict of the Coroner
Jury. OF late the deceased had drank very hard
and had treated his wife very adly-sO much so in
fact, that some ten days ago she, with her three
children fled from their home, from which time TO
the morning when he was found dead, he had been
entirely alone in his house. Mr.. Cosden kept a
sort Of variety store liquor being of the prnci-
pal articles of trade. He about SIS years OF age
and man of very dissipated habits. lie formerly
owned and conducted the hotel at Camden, and was
possessed of some property. The general imptes.
sion is that he died from dissipation, though sui
eide is suggested by some.


| The glorious Fourth" was celebrated in Dover
with that "masterly inactivity" for which the town
has of late years been famous Most Of the
stores closed at noon. Several hundred persons
assembled at kits Hammock anticipating plea.
sant time, (as previously announced) OF the
Rluin features being dance; but alas, there har
been music provided-not fiddle. Under
good management the Hammock would be pOpu
lar summer resort and be well patrOnized, but un
fortunately this is not the now nor has it beer
so for the past five or six years.


PIc.nics have been the rage of the past week
First came the Episcopal Sunday School, which
spent the day on the Camden Camp ground, ther
the Methodist to Fraland and on Saturday th'
| Baptist at SAND Ditch At the latter picnic an
invitation extended to the berry picktrS Of WIN
Walker and Henry Moore to join in the pleasures
of the day. The invitation was accepted, and al
concerned speak in Aatlering terms of the enjoy
ment.


The bone and muscle Of Dover remarkably
Fond of croquet. With the mercury ranging in In
ninetes even are these undaunled croquet brave
seen tolling at various points in the town.
Year: 1872

THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT.-The New
York Herald of Thursday last thus describes
the effects of the heat in that city:


1.-THE principal thoroughfares have become
like field of battle-men falling in every
direction and ambulances in constant requisi-
ton. And the attendant symptoms of such a
death are no less terrible than when contending
armies meet. Often we find raging deirium,
screams as if in intense agony, convulsions that
distort the body like potent poison, aud an
expression on the face that would make the
most hardened turn away; then the final con-
vulsve shudder, and the victim passes the
dark river In other cases the symptoms are
like those that attend death by cold. Natural
| that presages death"
Year: 1872

THE viii of one of the solid men Of Bos-
ton, who recently died, directs that the in
come derived from large portion of his es-
tate ssan be used for the benefit Of the
8cedlewomen of that city, in providing them
with cheap and comfortable apartments at
all times, and with employment during the
periods when they cannot readily obtain it
from ordinary services. The details Of this
chart able scheme are left to the manage
Gent of trustees named in the viii, but the
objects aimed at are clearly set forth in the
dec'ars ions that the Fdesign is to anchor
ate TO some extent the condition of the large
class or industrious women Of the city Of
Boston who gain their livelihood Ly sew
ing" By helping them TO "constant employ
ment al fair prices, and to desirable homes
at fair rates." and the testator provides for
the creation of labor fund and building
fund 20 be appropriated to the purposes de-
SignateG,
Year: 1872

HAVANA, June PA coasting vessel
saw steamer lately, supposed to be the
Fannie, discharging a cargo Off Neuvitas
into two schOoners and several small boats.
The sChOOners afterwards headed towards
the Roman Key and had many people on
board. The steamer headed towards the
East. Troops and cavalry are moving on
the roads leading from the Roman Key into
the interior in order TO intercept the cargo
if possible.
Year: 1872

Two Men Killed aud , Wounded.


CHICAGO, June pa fire broke cut
about O'Clock this morning in a restau-
rant on Water street. The fire patrol, a
body of men employed by the Underwriters,
of this city, were the first to arrive on the
scene, and just as several of them entered
the burning building gas metre exploded.
Two men were burned TO death and three
other patrolmenwere badly but not serious
" iuiUrer
Year: 1872

a FEW days ago a couple of Boston run
ners entered a restaurant in Portland and
ordered dinner. One was pleased to order
a plate of baked beans. When he came to
settle he asked the price, and was informed
that forty cents would be satisfactory. The
runner was astounded and exclaimed:
"Isn't that a HI of price for beans?"
The man Of grub got mad, and said that
was the price and must be paid. The run
ner still uttered the same pious exclamation
Of astonishment several times and paid the
scot. On going out Of the door he turned
and yelled it again, but the bean man was
silent. The next day the restaurant keep
er received a dispatch and paid the telegraph
boy forty cents. Judge, if you can, of his
utter disgust when upon opening it heread:
'Isn't that HI of price for beans?"
Year: 1872

THE captain of Massachusetts Whaler
on a recent voyage took from a sperm whale
which be captured in the South Pacific, an
iron belonging to the ship Catawba, Of Nan
tucket, lost some twenty years ago.
Year: 1872

EIGHTY thousand acres of land are ad-
vertised to be sold for taxes in one county
of Florida alone. The Mariana Courier
says that large quantities of these lands have
been abandoned by parties who sought a
home beyond the reach Of the Radicals who
have so long cursed the State with their
misrule.
Year: 1872

A NEGRO recently entered a house in
Pensacola, Fla, with burglariOus intent,
but was seized and held by the lady of the
house until her husband woke up and cap
tured him at the muzzle of a pistol.
Year: 1872

A SUBSCRIBER of the st. Louis RepuJH-
can at Overton, Mo, complain that his pa
per is nearly worn out when it reaches him.
a lot of impecuniOuS loungers around the
pOst-ofice regard it as common property,
and deVour the contents as soon as the mail
arrives,
Year: 1872




DOVER, October 3, 1872.
My DEAR Boy: The double barrel that
you sent me came safely to hand, and l
was only shot at once while | was carry
ing it home. Bill Silver popped at me
from behind the fence, as | was passing
his house, but l had loaded the two
shooter as soon as got it, and he didn't
jump up from behind the fence but once.


am glad that one of the barrels is
rifle, as needed it for long range prac-
tice. The other | can fill with buckshot
and riddle man nicely at close quarters.
| mean to try both barrels on those Jets
when meet them. You see old man
Jett stole a horse from us in the war, and
when it was over pap laid for him and
killed him. Then niger Tom Jett, as we
called him-the black-faced one-he laid
for pap and plugged him. Then picked
a fuss with Tom and cut him into giblets,
and since that time his brother Sam has
been laying for me. l know it is his
turn, but think my double-barrel will
prove too much for him.


If you want to see fun come down for
a while and bring rifle. 1t don't make
any difference which side you belong to,
and it isn't even necessary to join the
militia. 1t is easy to get up grudge
dSdlhS1 oohiOpOhyJ uhb oil JOu hdNC W
do is to lay for your man and knock him
over Behind my pig pen is one of the
sweetest hiding places know of, and it
is so handy A good many people come
within range in the course of week,
and a man can pass his time right pleas
antly.


wish you would send me catalogue
of Sunday School books, with the prices,
if there be any in st. Louis. If we can
get them on time we will take big lot of
books. am superintendent of the Bap
tist Sunday School now, and am running
it under full head of steam. Old man
Byers, who was turned out, is right mad
about it and swears that he will chaw me
up; but he will chaw lead if he don't keep
clear OF me.


My wife wants to know if you cant
send her set of teeth without her getting
measured for them. Her twenty. five dol
lar set was busted all to flinders by pis
tol shot that went through her mouth,
but it didn't hurt her tongue. Write
soon to


Your friend and pard, -.


p. S.-That sneaking, onery cuss, Sam
Jett, crept up last night and fired az me
through the window, but he didn't happen
to kill anybody except nigger girl,
mean to 60 for him, though, to. day, and
will be glad of chance to try the double
barrel.
Year: 1872

clared before all his love for whole nation. and
that the good Samaritan spared neither money nor
ass stance to fellow stranger. 1t was charity
overpowered the heart OF Magdalene when she
saneS wasfff s sS gsfsy s sSs E ss ss ''


Let US, then, cling TO charity and fear not The
world viii oppose you as it opposed Jesus CHRIST
and as 1t Eow opposes His holy Church. and as IL
has opposed 1t from the beginning-from the days
OF Dioclesan down to the present time. BUT the
Church, like her Divine Founder. las been always
the exemplilcation OF charity-the point OF attack
for all hereses and inGdelity.bnt always az nome
has ie for the seed Of life Is not IN her In VAN
among the dead as when students OF anatomy chop
up the human body to find the soul the lde % OF she
hatred, which will be their ultimate destruction;
for charity alone begets love a2d snion and strength
the Church, viii keep it alive forever for charity
never iaelh. Fear not then. the opposition your
charity will mect-you win be triumphant. Love
God and love Him ''with your whole soul and your
whole mind" and you may truly say YOU have be-
gun to enjoy the glory which God has prepared for
those only who love Him.
Year: 1872

,a OF society ANA serves as post pillar that
eaince. Gu Shan we ever know what Gods blessing IL
or nnd HIS heavenf Yes, In M soul | believe
uou cares more Tor utility than beauty or bliss and
mortgages heaven TO pay the sefiorzetting toll OF
Saas.. Inc clean nngers and faultless attire are
welcome the smutted hands and soiled garments 81
one VINO mas snatched your child from death. But
useiul necessary and grand as society ia it's away
at the present cay Ia tyrannica and its deapotisE
destructive to the best interests OF lie ana 10 the
nnest faculties OF the mind. Here, within an area
which the eye can sweep. two millions OF people
are crowded together. What mighty tide Of


HUMAN LIFE RBsS


and flows every day through yonder streets
have seen the biIlowy mass OF human beinQs
rolling along the endless thOfouRhfares, and have
thought how insigni6cant one individual is In com
parison to this surging mass OF population. The
cOnfnsl0n the anxiety, the feverish excitemene
In which we all have to live make us prematurey
Old and abnormally selfish. Nota day passes bus
steals from cut these utterly sensual, seldsh neu-
tralized souls beating against my own. and 70
mighty and insidiOus Is the influence that
we are all OF US affected by IL moro
than We know. Our only safety is In hige
places OF thought on the mountains, with
their bracinR temperature and inspiring scenery.
conversation has become but another name for
tongue and breath. There are men who can talk
forever without saying anything. One OF the hard
est things to listen to s the perpetual rattle Of
tongue IN an empty head. Entertainment IN society
consists OF being talked to and being pumped until
you are dry and being squeezed for information and
perfectly Indifferent. Three-quarters OF our people
lack the grace to let stranger alone. Humanity
Is vast tree, or which each individual iH merely
spr0ut. He Is only drop In an infinite sea.
Year: 1872

attended to In whatever position e may have
pleased God to place us are Incompatible with this
precept. On the contrary: they may be made the
sadder still to suppose that this doctrne the love
OF God Is q mere speculative one. SO practical,
indeed, Is 1t that no person has ever attained or
shall ever attain to eternal happiness without the
observance OF this precept. II Is the formal mo-
tive OF all religions 1t is the foundation OF all merit
possess. we would be but the 'sounding brass and
the tinkling symbol;' without it this world that
came forth so bright and beautiful from the hands
OF Cod has been rendered tho land of sorrow and
sadness and misery that 1t Is. With 1t hell itself
would become paradise; without It even heaven
would cease to be worth STRIVING for.
Year: 1872

Medical experience proves that, in
chronic diseases, the greater number
of deaths occur just before dawn.
This is eminently true of brain dis
eases, and of all those related cases
where death results from an exhaus-
tion of the vital power, through over
work, excessive excitement, or ner-
vous prostration. 1t is at the hour
of five O'Clock in the morning that
the life.force is at it, lowest ebb, and
succumbs most readily to the assault
OF epilepsy, or of the fatal lethargy
that comcs in thoss vividly beautiful
picture dreams, of which medical
science has as yet no sufficient cog
nizance. Nine-tenths of those who
die in this way expire in their sleep.
In many such cases, il a friend were
at hand to waken the sleeper when
the attack comes on, or if he were to
be wakened by some accidental noise,
he might, by the use of few simple
precautions, prolong his life for many
years, for the shock which proves
fatal to the man wrapped in deep
sleep, when the system is passive and
relaxed, would be victoriously re-
PEELED were it armed with all its
waking energies. Men who do BRAIN
work, and who are ON the shady side
of forty, should be on their guard
against this insidious enemy. They
should beware of five o'clock, A. nj. =,
for 1t is a perilous hour. Do you
find yourself unable to sleep, when
you retire for the night, exhausted
with your days work ? Do you, in
vain turn from one side to the other :?
Does your brain persist in working
when you would have it rest? Do
old songs, and scraps of rhyme, re-
peat themselves in your memory with
wearisome iteration. defying your
utmost efforts to silence them? Then,
l say to you, beware! You will be
sure to sleep at last. 1t is only q
question of time; for, soon or late,
nature will assert her rights.
Year: 1872

Msjor-(we are not at liberty
to give his name) belonged to a Con-
federate regiment, and considered
himself q crack shot. In the course
of one of the fiercest battles of the
war. Major--suddenly found him
self within about fifteen PAGES of q
Federal General, who was fighting
hard and doing considerable mis-
chief. 81 fired three times at that
General" says the Major, 'and each
time took deliberate aim, but to
nv establishment, not one Of my
shots struck him. He must have
borne q charmed life. Not long ago,
Major-happened to be in st.
Louis, and was introduced to dis
,inguished politician of Missouri, and
at once recognized the man whom he
had thrice failed to bring down on
the battlefield. The distinguished


nolitlcian was General Frank Blair
| It is hardly necessary to say that the


Msior did not attempt to remint


General Blair of the little incident o
their first meeting louisville CoaTi
er Journal,