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Year: 1872

They left the church, ana reentereu tne
carriage.


Gail mine at lastr' Waldemar exclaimed
with the unrestrained ecstacy Of lover just
become husband. "And now have right
to remove this envious veil, and to know why
you have so long kept me in suspense"


"StopW


The hand upon which the topaz ring had
served as marriage seal, caught his as he
was lifting the domino.


"Hear me VOW that I will remain your
wife, even though you should cast me off,
faithful until death usdo part"


The concentrated energy of voice and man
ner-almost awful in its solemn earnestness-
awed him into silence.


She continued, no longer Disgusting her
voice, as the carriage drove rapidly on, and
the wind rushed cold and piercing into the
open windows II have deceived you, but God
is my witness it is because I love you truly,
and you were going to desert me for another.
I knew you expected to meet that pale.faced
Mildred Weir tonight, whose love is but wa
ter to the fiery, rushing lava.torrent of mine,
who knows not what that word means-which
is to me life or death-heaven or hell. Yes,
I determined you should not perjure your own
soul in leaving me whom you had sworn to
love forever. This ball was my last hope: l
knew it when you hurried away from me yes
terday evening to hasten to her-to her And
as I sat working late last night on her domino
I resolved to make one exactly like it for my
self-and I knew who would help me through
it all. But will never tell you; it would do
no good. Providence too helped me-a poor
deserted girl-for she dropped her ring at my
very feet. I went there with the intention Of
deceiving you into this marriage, and Heaven
itselffavored me, because you osoed me restitu-
ton. But for this never should have dared
to see my aunt's face again. She warned me
against you, but I refused to listen till it was
too late-too late! Oh Waldemar, it is all
my love-my love-my love-"


She sank down, convulsed with sobs. Her
voice failed utterly. Waldemar was frozen
with despair anon terrible rage possessed
him against this hapless victim Of his vanity.


81 shall never forgive you as long as l
live," he cried, with mad violence and tear
ing the silken domino from the shrinking fig
ure, he saw by the dim light Of lamps the
pallid features of-Rose Collier.
Year: 1872

mendous trouble, if not anarchy. Congress
seems to be supreme in the counting Of the
votes It seems to have the power to reject
the vote of any State at its pleasure. There
is no revising of its errors in the Supreme
Court, or any other tribunal. Here an op-
portunity is given to corrupt majority in the
House to throw out votes enough to defeat the
will of the people without any remedy. At
the last Presidential election the vote of Geor-
gia was not counted, and it was threatened
also to throw out New York upon some vague
charge of fraud if its vote had been decisive
of the contest. This ought not to be permit
ted. Above all other officers, there ought to
be- method by which man, conceiving HIM
self chosen President, could legally contest the
choice of his competitor, and in case of sue.
cess be put in possession of the Office. The
sooner this is done the better Cincinnati
ENQUIRER
Year: 1872

LIONS AND LION TAMING.-Whateve is
the reason, the forest lions are more intelli-
gent and teachable than those bred in confne-
ment The lion-tamer begins by taking the
feeding of them into his own hands, and so
gets them to know him. He commences feed
ing them from the outside Of the den, then
ventures inside of one at time, always care
fully keeping his face to the animal and avoid
ing any violence, which is mistake whenever
it can be avoided, as it rouses the dormant de-
vii in the beast. Getting to handle the lion,
the tanner begins by stroking him down the
back, gradually working up to the head, which
he begins to scratch, and the lion, which, like
the cat, likes friction, begins to rub his head
against the hand. When this familiarity is
we'll established, board is handed into the
trainer, which he places aross the den and
teaches the lion to jump over it using whip
with a thong, but not for the purpose Of pun
ishment. Gradually this board is heightened;
the lion jumping over it at every stage; and
then comes the hoops, etc., held on top OF the
board to quicken the beasts understanding.
To teach the animal to jump over the trainer,
the latter stoops alongside the board, so that
when the lion clears one, he clears the other,
and half dozen lessons are ordinarily about
sufficient to teach this. To get lion to lie
down and the tanner to stand on him is more
difficult. 1t is done by flicking the beast
over the back with small tickling whip, and
at the same time pressing him down with one
hand. By raising his head and taking hold
of the nostril with the right hand, and the
under lip and lower jaw, with the left, the
lion, by this great pressure on the nostril and
lip, loses greatly the power of his jaws, so that
man can pull them open and put his head
inside the beasts mouth, the feat with which
Van Amburgh name was so much associated.
The only danger is lest the animal should raise
one of his fore paws and stick his talons in,
and fhe does, the tanner must stand fast for
his life till he has shifted his paw.
Year: 1872

b6- A muddy stream flowing into one clear
and sparkling for time runs along by itself.
A little further down they unite, and the
whole is impure. So youth, untouched by
sin, may for time keep its purity in foul COM
pany, but little later and they mingle.
Year: 1872

without word more?'


eyes as God is my witness swear will
prove my love and my faith in any manner
you suggest"


His voice was hoarse, and his breath came
fast and heavily,


"Then we will be married"


Waldemar was no longer his own master.
The excitement and suddenness of the whole
proceeding would have turned cooler brain =:
this impulsive Creole in whom his first ardent
love had just reached its elimination, could
think of nothing beyond the blissful assur-
ance-the woman he worshipped was about to
become his wife!'


The carriage stopped before small stone
church he knew it to be the one Mildred was
in the habit of attending.


eve are herep' the domino said, leaning
upon him, and so agitated she could scarcely
stand care you sure you will not repent
Waldemar-my Waldemar?"


The thrilling tenderness of her tones over
came the last trace ofhesitation of doubt"


"Never-while life lasts! When that mo-
ment comes, one or both of US must die"


He lifted her from the carriage, and carried
herjnto the church. A faint light glimmered
upon the altar; priest clad in his clerical
robes stood ready. Before Waldemar fairly
realized where he was, the solemen ceremony
was ended, he stood beside his lawful welded
wife!


Two men, both unknown to him, were wit
nesses he remembered afterwards that one
face was strangely familiar, and recalled to
him the countenance of Colonels Meredith's
housekeeper at Bayou La Fourche.
Year: 1872

Few housekeepers are aware of the
many uses to which waste paper may be
put. After stove has been blacke d, it
may be kept looking very well for a
long time by rubbing with paper every
morning. Rubbing with paper is much
ulcer way of keeping the outside os a
tea kettle, coffee pot and tea pot bright
and clean, than the old way of washing
them in suds. Rubbing with paper is
also the best way of polishing knives and
tin ware, after securing. This saves
wetting knife handles. If little -four
be held on the paper, in rubbing tin ware
and spoons, they shine like new silver.
For polishing mirrors, windows, lamp
chimneys, &C., paper is better than dry
cloth. Preserves and pickles keep much
better if brown paper instead of cloth is
tied over the jar. Paper is much better
to put under carpet than straw. 1t is
warmer, thinner, and makes less noise
when one walks over it. Two thick
nesses of paper, placed between other
coverings on bed, are as warm as a
quilt.
Year: 1872

''I think it must be Jolly thing tC


be young widow" / heard this re.
mark the other day in a group of laugh.
ing girls. think l remember Ofsay.
ing such thing myself in my girlish
times. Do you know girls what it is
to be widow? 1t is to be ten times
more open to comment and criticism
than any demoiselle could possibly be-
tits to have men gaze as you pass, first
at your black dress and then at your


Widows cap, until your sensitive nerves
quiver under the inflictiOn. 1t is to
have one ill-natured person say, 81
wonder how long she will wait before
she marries again ?" and another an
swer, "until she gets good chance,
suppose" 1t is now and then you
meet the glance of real sympathy, gen.
orally from the poorest and humblest
women that you meet, and feel your
eyes fill at the token so rare that it is,
alasi unlocked for. 1t is to have your
dear fashionable friends console you
after the following fashion: "Oh, well,
is dreadful loss. We knew you'd feel
it dear" And in the next breath, lyon
will be sure TO marry again, and your
Widows cap IS very becoming to you" !"


buCIl u HlOT0 tIidu lnl3 I'D DG VIII
ow. 1t is to miss the strong arm you
have leaned upon, the true faith that
you knew could never fail you, though
all the world might forsake you. 1t is
to miss the dear voice that uttered
your name with a tenderness that none
other could give it. It is to hear no
more the well known footsteps that
you flew so gladly once to meet. You
see no more the face that your adoring
eyes seemed as the face of the angels
of God. To feel no more the twining
arms that folded you so lovingly, the
dear eyes that looking into your OWE,
said plainly what ever it might seem to
Others, yours was the fairest face earth
held for him. 1t is to fight with a.
mighty sorrow as man fights with the
waves that overwhelm him, and hold
it at arms length for while only to
have, in the hours of loneliness and
weakness, the torrent roll over you,
while, poor storm-driven dove, you see
no haven.
Year: 1872

. DIR. Updegratf said it was something,
new, he believed, to make man talk
at his own funeral, and he should have


very little to say at this late hour. He
simply desired to express to those who


had stood by him his most profound


and grateful acknowledgements; and to
say further that he most cheerfully
aequiesced in the decision of the Con-


vention. He had never been follower
of this great Republican party for the
sake of spoils, and now no personal con-


sideration should make him falter for
an instant in his support. Its princi-


Piles were those he had cherished from


childhood and while they triunphed
he should never feel defeat. [Applausel


To my young and eloquent friend, he
said, who has the honor TO be the choice
of this Convention and the chosen
standard bearer of this great body Of
Intelligent and patriotic people that


comprise the 18th District, / bid a
hearty and heart-warm welcome and


God speed. CGood and Cheers. Brave
in the field and eloquent In the forum
he has richly earned the honor he so
modestly wears. [Applause.]
Year: 1872

Special telegram TO the dispatch.


RALEIGH, \. c., August l.-People who
heard Governor Walker speak ut Charlotte,
Concord, aid Company Shops, are astonished
at the bold lie which appears in the New
York Time; To the effect that he in those
speeches justified and wished prosperity to
the kllkiuy OF the South. What Governor
Walker did say WAS that it was not to be
wondered at that people living under such
inefficient and rascally State governments
should organize for mutual protection, but
he dcplorcd the crimes committed by bad
men, often Radicals, under the cloak Of the
kuklux, rs much as anybody, and said that
the perpetrators ought to have been pun
ishcd to the full extent of the law on due
trial and conviction in the State courts. That
there were no kukluX in Virginia, he said,
was owing not alone to the orderly character
of Virginilns, but 10 the fact that citizens OF
every race and color were alike protected in
all their rights. may add that there Is no
better proof Of the peaceablc disposition and
lorbearanre Of the people OF North Carollna
than the fact that the fellow who shnders
them i'm the New York Times IS allowed to
prowl about the State unframed.
Year: 1872

RIVERSIDE PARk.-.i fee Of twenty-five cents
will Invariably be collected at the gate of all per-
SONS visiting the Park unless they arrive the
Park Company's boats-tiiat Is, the boats OF The
Dolly Warden line. BE sure TO ect on one OF the
boats of the Dolly Warden line, and your return
ticket will pass you into the Park free.
Year: 1872

RIVERSIDE PARK is kept by the prcpretors of the
Dolly Warden line of boats for the 1 the patrons
of that line. and the Park Company will collect at
the gate Il fee of twenty-five cents from every per
visiting The Park by any other lire OF boats BE
sure yon gel on the Dolly Warden (nhne each
boat. and your return ticket will admit yon Ia the
RI irpp
Year: 1872

Light, HeaIthlnl Bread,
Cheaper than you can make II, and save
yon the veration Of often seeing all your
Yeast and Dough turn out badly.


The spring and summer season will soon be
here, and in order to make it profitable to my
customers by furnishing them bread cheaper than
they have heretofore been able to get It, will
sell tickets, each of which will be good for a ten
cent loaf of bread, at the rate Of 13 for 81, thus
giving $l.30 worth Of bread for dollar.
Year: 1872

The following well.tempered article is
taken from the Kaufman Star, and go we'll
expresses our own views, that we adopt it
entire. We hope o see the new Legisla.
ture 60 to work in earnest and correct
the evils Of the last Legislature. Ifthey do
this, they will, as the Star we'll says, have
no time to spend in trying impeachment
cases. We commend the article to the
newly elected Legislatures, and are glad
to see the better and more conservative Of
the democratic press taking the same
grounds.


The State of Texas is in no condition to
keep up party excitement and feelings Of
personal bitterness. She has just entered
upon q career Of material prosperity un-
parallel in her history. The incoming
Legislature will have as much work to
perform as they will likely have time TO
dispose Of without wasting their time in
schemes of party triumph and party ag-
grandizement. The public treasury is
empty and tbs State largely in debt. The
people are taxed beyond their capacity to
pay. The whole machinery of government
is out of joint and ii must be speedily re-
paired. The election laws must be revised
and the Police Bill repealed. Our free
school system will claim the early sttsn-
ton Of the Legislature and many abuses
must be corrected. The Legislature will
manifest its devotion to the will OF the
people aud the best interest Of the State by
looking after these thiAgs rather than
waste its time in impeschibg the Governor.
His term Of Office will soon expire and the
people viii have an opportunity Of elect
ing his successor. The Republican party
in Texas has caused its own defeat. Tn,
violent course pursued by that party has
caused its overthrow and II is hoped that
the Democratic party will profit BY its
misfortunes and defeat. Ifths Legislature
does its duty in reforming abuses 1t viii
have no time 10 spend in trying impssch-
meut cases this winter, and we hope nj
effort will be made to get up an unnecssss-
~ excitement that must in the end prove
sboriive and do more harm than good.
Year: 1872

A COOP PRAcTIcE-The Calves
ton District Court has established
the practice of having cases set for
trial by the bar. They meet, con-
suit their convenience as to the
DAYS that shall suit them, report to
the Court and it abides their decis-
ion. This strikes us as an excel
lent arrangement one which 9th.
er counties and districts might do
well to adopt.
Year: 1872

BLAST TFuRNAcE.-Several gentlemen from
Fen"sylvania were in this city yesterday
sxam'npg tbs land over Third street bridge
With view Of putting up blast furnace. They
were pleased with the locality and are ready to
proceed With the work If satisfactory arrange
ments can be effected,
Year: 1872

It is estimated that the actual cost of producing wool in California is less than ten cents pound.

 The highest office in the gift of the nation is said to be that of surveyor on Mount Washington.

 Most persons have heard of a dead wall, but a correspondent writes to say that he has actually got living room in his house.

 A hotel thief got about $100 in the Sherman House, Indianapolis, the other night, and left behind, in his room, jew elry worth $125.

 What is the difference between the en- trance to barn and loafer in print ing office ? One is barn door and the other is darn bore.

 A young lady, seeking situation, was interested in an advertisement for some one to do light housekeeping. So she wrote to the advertiser asking where the lighthouse was, and if there was any way of getting to shore on Sundays.

 Smoking out may be very effective way of getting rid of rabbits, but it ap- pears to be expensive sometimes. A Missouri farmer tried it short time ago. He caught the rabbit, but burnt up half mile of fence and over hum dred apple trees in the process.

 A nice young man whose fine manners and clothes had created decidedly fa- vorable impression on the marriageable women of an Iowa town, was shamefully neglected when it became known that he had received despatch "to come home immediately, as the baby was very sick"

 The fashion of throwing an old slip per after the carriage of newly married couple is supposed to mean that the chances of matrimony are very slippery. The newest style of boquet for 8 bride to carry on her wedding-day, is very small and round, composed of buds and small flowers.

 Fuller, in his description of good wife, says : "She commandcth her hus- band in equal matters by constantly obeying him. She never crosseth her husband in the spring-tide of his anger, but stays till it be ebbing water. Her clothes are rather comedy than costly, and she makes plain cloth to be velvet by her husbands wearing it. In her husbands sickness she feels more grief than she shows"
Year: 1872

NEGLECTED OPPoRrUNI1Es,-Wit al the characteristic energy of the people of this country, it is remarkable and la mentable fact that the children of those who have raised themselves to social position and influence by their personal efforts, almost invariably waste what their parents accumulated. With supe- rior advantages and bright prospect before them to occupy higher place than their prudent, persevering fathers, they fall by vice and dissipation into neglect and absolute nothingness. Neg lected opportunities is the sin of those who imagine themselves something when at the end ofa useless life, they discover themselves to be melodies. It is natural for parents to hope, pray, and labor for their children, with an ambition to leave them useful and prominent among men. But necessity alone develops power, and honest devotion in the steady pursuit of a reputation above reproach, secures what those who waste their opportuni- ties never obtain-a good name.
Year: 1872

CoURTING IN SIBERIA. When once the young beau among the Koraks be- comes infatuated, he makes known his passion to the father of his affinity, and expresses hls desire to strive for her hand. A kind of contract is immediately entered into, by which the young man binds him. self to the father as servant for term of years, at the expiration of which time he can have the pleasure of learning whether the daughter will have him or not. In this manner, If the father be the happy possessor of beautiful daughter, he may have half dozen men ready to do his bidding at one time. When the larger youths is selected, and all the old women of the place, armed with sticks and pieces of seal thongs, are stationed in thepologs suspended around the room. The daughter then appears, thickly clad in skin garments, followed by her lover, when race ensues around the inclosure, the contestants dodging about among the pologs. To win his bride, he must overtake her and leave the print of his nail upon her person before she can be rescued by the old women, who, during the race, impede the lover as much as possible by beating him with sticks, and tripping him by seizing his legs as he rushes by them. The advantage IS all with the girl, and if she does not wish to become the wife of her pursuer, she can avoid him without difficulty. On the contrary, if she likes him, she manages to stumble, or makes known her wishes to the old women, who then only make show of impeding her pursuer. Some times the lover is so desperately smitten that, just after being foiled, he returns to the father and binds himself for an

 other term of years for the privilege O making another trial
Year: 1872

STRANGE FoRaETFuLNEss. The follow ing story of sorrow and absence of mind is told as fact by the Portland Adrer- tiser: A short time ago little babe be- longing in this city died, and, as is some- times the case, was laid away in bureau drawer till the funeral. The day ot the funeral came, and the bereaved mother was convulsed with grief over the little casket, and, sobbing, laid it away in the cold ground. On her return home, she thought she would go to the drawer and gaze once more at the place which would henceforth be consecrated to 1t, when what should meet her eyes, when the drawer was opened, but the hfeless corpse of the child, that had been entire ly forgotten in preparing for the funeral.
Year: 1872

Each year immense quantities of valu- able timber are burned in the United States and Canada. Last year the losses in this direction were frightful and this year the fires start in much earlier than then, with indications of equally as serious results. Already fires have ragged in many portions of New York and Pennsylvania, destroying the fine forests by the square mile, and the people of the vicinity powerless to help them selves. In all cases the inhabitants abandoned their business to do battle with the fire, but they seem to have made little headway. In some cases such was the intense heat of the air that workers were forced, at times, to throw themselves on their faces to avoid suffo- cation. The cattle ran believing about mad with terror. Flakes of fire poured constantly from above, as if from vol cano in eruption. Long lines of fence disappeared almost in flash, like the quick rush and flight of so many fiery serpents. The women in the houses packed up their treasures, and gathered together their little ones, prepared at any moment to flee for their lives. It is certain that many of these fires are the result of sheer carelessness on the part of hunters and others, but 1t is as certain that those who are made to suffer through this carelessness should unite in Q system of cooperation, so that the people of neighboring towns might turn out en n1asse to help each other in case of need, would be Judicious. Those who have had experience know that in prairie fires the only really dependable plan of procedure is to get well to leeward, and either burn or cut down and remove the grass and stubble in the path of the com ing flames. If the fire cannot leap the swathe or gap thus made, it's race is run It might be very difficult, or perhaps impossible, to do this in burning wood, because of the size and weight of the trees. Perhaps, however, it might be done beforehand. The towns, that IS to say, might provide for clearing space at assigned intervals in all forest lands, SC that when the fires did break out there would be some chance of keeping theN within circumscribed limits. The sub, iect is one worthy of grave attention and now that these fresh confagrations have come so swiftly on the heels of the destructive ones of last Fall, it is to be hoped that more active and effectua. measures will be provided against similar disasters for the future than have yet been applied.
Year: 1872

The ring looked old-fashioned, and the box was worn and had number attached to it, which had been partly torn off.

 l quickly changed it into the green box belonging to my lost ring, and put the case away. At breakfast found Mary in tears, mamma very grave and quiet, and