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Year: 1873

A Detroit woman tried to whip her boy the
other day but he had read all the articles on
moral suasion in the educational monthlies
and knew that she had no right to break his
spirit in that way, and he stabbed her in the
arm, and packed his trunk and stole some
money that she had laid away to pay the rent,
and took train to Chicago.
Year: 1873

TRAINING A HELPER Cows usually
become addicted to kicking when heifers,
from being MIXED by abusive mixers.
I have never seen an old COW become q
kicker unless abused. Instead Of cows
being avcrso TO being MIXED when Civ
ing large quantity, l have ever found
it the reverse When pasturage is good,
and cows come home at night with I'D
ders distcnded with milk. our "down
east" cows seem grateful to have it re-
moved. Milking . heifer for the first
time requires patience, for they will al.
most invariably kick In such case
put broad strap around her body. just
front of the udder, aud buckle it up
moderately tight, and so soon as she gets
quiet (for she may dance around little
at flrst), take your pail, sit down and go
to milking, for she 10 as helpless AZ .
kitten. Do net attempt to use a rope
instead Of a strap, for it will not answer.
This is a much better method than tying
the legs, as it does not hurt the animal
in the least A few applications Of the
strap, with plenty Of patience and kind
ness, will cure the most obstinate ease.
-Raral Home.
Year: 1873

ET A barber lost customer by Incl
dentally observing as he was about to
shave him, II see ten monkeys on tho
top OF your head" The customer
that barber with such extraor-
dinary vision as that was hardly in fit
condition to fan him with razor Start
ing from his repose he seized his coat
and hat and hastily retired.
Year: 1873

LEE RICHARDSON & Co the big hardware
merchants Of Vicksburg. have an advertise
ment in the BEACON this week. Examine il,
and then think Of thousand and one things
too numerous TO mention. and you can form
some idea Of the splendid assortment of goods
which they keep o6hand, either for whole
sale or retail purchasers. Customers will
find in this house, the most accommodating
gentlemen to wait upon them that can be
found in any business. When you call on
them don't fail to ask for what you want, as
their varied Stock is so great that more than
two thirds is out Of sight on the second and
third floors Read the card in another col
umn.
Year: 1873

The editor Of the Huntsville, Mo, Herald
pops the question in his paper in this public
fashion: There's certain girl in this town
who cen carry our smoke house keys for life
if she'll only say the word "
Year: 1873

n, LIFE is stream which continually flows


pn, but never returns We die daily for each
| day takes away some portion Of life The
days which have passed, are gone forever;


the present moment only is our own.
Year: 1873

Our girls want more outdoor life,
and less reading EOvels and embroid-
erine in rooms darkened with green
blinds. If there is any thing more
beautiful than another in q garden OF
flowers, that thing is a beautiful girl,
with sun-bonnet on her head so wide
and capacious that you have to get
right square lefore her to see her glow
ing cheeks that are sure to be there
if she is accustomed at all to garden
walks and works. Physically there
can be nothing better for daughters,
and indeed, for many wives, than to
take sole charge of a small flower
garden. The benefits derived from
early rising, stirring the soil, shutting
the pure mountain air, are freshness
and glow of cheek, and brightness of
eye, cheeffnlness OF temper, yigor OF
mind and purity of heart. Conse-
auently she must be msre cheerful
and lovely as a daughter, more digni-
fed and womanly as q sister, and
more confding as wife. If you have
not the door yard ground, then get
a pot and plant the seeds to your
taste. The care and attetion required
to rear and train the growing plants,
occupies the mind to the exclusion
oftentimes of senseless waste OF time.
You listless, pale-taced, fragile thing
of Il girl, throw off your mock delca-
cy, put Oil gloves if you will, but
work in the flower garden until your
cheeks vie in color with the blush OF
the rose which you cultivate.-Ho'ne
Journal.
Year: 1873

There are three ways of picking a
good share. First, by signt; second
by feel; and third, by sound. Have
you got good share now? If so
mark it; break it when You are done
with it, and note its color; or suspend
it and strike it with q hammer, not
ing its sound, and select the other
accordingly. In hard share the
iron is much whittier than a soft one.
This rule-the whittier the iron is
the harder the share, and uice rersa
Again, the ringing sound of shares
when suspended and struck, varies
over several full musical notes. So,
if you know anything of music, you
can select your share by your tuning
fork. This gives us another rule viz:
the sharper the ring the harder the
metal, and rice uersa. Another un.
failing method is by the feel-select
the thickest part of the share, and
run your finger over the surface OF
the implement at that place. If the
metal is hard you will perceive an
evident lack or hollow over the thick
part if not hard, this hollow will
not be observed. In selecting a
share by sound, the ring should cor.
respond with that of n steel saw blade.
Farmer,
Year: 1873

A correspondent of the New York
Tribune tells three ways of having
apples every year We give them
for what they are worth, although
we do not consider them infallible.
No. is certainly not to be depended
upon, and No. is to be demonstra-
ted before we believe:


Take scions from q tree in 1878
and put them into good thrifty tree,
and do the same in 1874, and You
will get fruit in alternate years.


2. lfyOu cut off of the thrifty trees
the growth of 1873 in the. last ofJune
leaving three or four buds that would
come out in 1874, you would force
out the next years's buds and gain
one year.


8. If you remove al! the blossoms
on one half of your trees in the bear
ing year you will have fruit on that
half Of the odd years. These things
l have done successfully. / have
now in bearing the Victory apple of
be odd year, produced in this way.
Next year the scions Of the last year
viii bear in the regular order
Year: 1873

The position OF the buyer and sell
Ter Of imagined shares Of stocks which
he 9. ser saw. and Of whose existence
he ily knows by parity Of reason
in. has no similarity with that ~
thu" dealers He destroys true
vai.e-, by Introducing elements -.
ial-'. a. himself into al calculation.
Now. lies always fail


In natural vengeance against such
people, there has been general cry
that we need legislation against
''time bargains in stock. This cry.
alas only shows peoples ignorance
OF what they talk about At the
present moment the statute Of Mas
sachusetts regarding such bargains
is in these words -


Every contract, written or oral,
for the sale Of certificate or other
evidence Of debt due from the Unit
ed States, or a separate State, or Of
snv stocks, or any share or interest
in the stock Of bank, company,
city. or village, incorporated under a
law If the United States, shall be
void unless the party contracting to
sell or transfer the same is, at the
time Of making the contract, the
owner or assignee thereof, or author
lied by the owner or assignee or his
agent. to sell or transfer the certiii
cate or other evidence of debt, share,
or interest so contracted for"


The statute of New York was
identical with this, excepting in verb
al expression, until 1858. In that
wear this statute was repealed, and
another substituted confirming the
validity Of time contracts. Our read
ers know very well that in neither
State has the prohibition by laws or
its permission had any appreciable
effect in modifying the practice.


Such statutes are, and always will
be, worthless in effect. No such
statute will succeed until based on n
primer pie Of morals. The communi-
" cannot separate dealings in stocks
from dealings in cotton, corn, or in
magazines, and try the stock vendor
by one law and the cotton vendor by
another.


No. Let the community take the
tone which some communities have
been enough, honorable enough, and
enough to take Let it
show, and in a thousand ways it can
show, that he who produces, or in
indirect ways aids the producer, Is
the man Of honor; that he who gamb-
les. or grows rich as a parasite with
out producing, is a man disgraced:
let the public show this at Newport
and Saratoga; on the exchange and
in church let mothers show it as
they regulate the society of their
children let bankers show it as they
select their customers let girls show
it when they choose their partners,
and manufacturing companies when
they choose their directors: and
then, and not till then, will it be
time to talk loudly about the statutes
which shall govern gambling =
when we can make the same stat
ute govern the stock market. the faro
table, the beef market, the corn
market, the leather market, the
market Of exchange, and the ladies'
fair-Rer. E. Z. Hale, IN OLD AND
New for NOrember.
Year: 1873

We must repeal the law which
gives to the banks the profits arising
from the currency furnished by the
government; recall the National
Bank notes return TO the banks the
bonds that belong to them; create a
new legal-tender currency, and lend
this currency or money to any one
who can furnish the proper security,
charging, say, per cent per annum
for the money; the securities to be
the productive industries Of the
country, putting real estate in the
first class, as entitled to q loan near
est to its value, and government Sc
curities as the second We should
object to a loan being made Of rail
way bonds, or any other such evil
dences of debt or representations Of
wealth. Persons wishing to borrow
on such securities could apply TO
banks or private lenders. The loans
made by government must always
be on a frst claim On property 1t
is question whether the government
should not supply the people with a
currency on as easy terms as it does
now the banks, and raise the money
needed to pay the obligations Of the
government by direct tax upon the
accumulated wealth Of the country


1t will not cost the government over
one per cent to construct the mach n
cry and issue the currency needed by
the trade of the country. The other
three per cent might be collected by
direct tax, and we do not care
whether the one per cent is called
interest or tax We should thus ap-
proach the day when interest on
money would be so Insignificant as
not to be depended on for support.
Until the national and present State
debts are paid, the interest charged
by the government, or tax for issuing
currency, might be four per cent per
annum. When they are paid, the
price could be reduced to three or
two per cent per annum, as it is es-
timated that two per cent would pay
all the expenses attending the sys-
tenn, and pay the expenses ofthe gov
ernment besides, so that there need
be no more or very little more mon
ey raised by any other tax, direct
or indirect, except this, which might
be called a tax for supplying the
country with currency. The public
debts being paid, there would be no
need of taxes for that purpose. Alb
solute free trade being inevitable be-
cause of our increased facility for
production, the enormous expenses
attendant on custom-houses would
be saved, and government expenses
could be materially reduced. This
new legal-tender currency should be
similar to our "greenbacks," and ad-
ding, "his is a Iegal-tender for all
debts public and prirdfc, IN the Unit
ed States of america


We need more money. five have
given the true definition and true
use Of money, how shall we limit the
amount How shall we ascertain
what is needed? Is there any bet
ter standard of what We ought to
have than what we need? We see
no other, and therefore ask that a
law be passed by Congress by which
this new legaLtender money shall be
supplied to any one who will comply
with the terms, one cf which should
be, that so long as the security is
not reduced, and the annual tax or
interest is paid punctually, the prin-
cipal shall not be demanded during
the life ofthe bOrrower.-OP p @, an
OLD AND New for NoUenlber.
Year: 1873

This incident occurred in little
African kingdom adjoining Ashantee !:
"a woman slave, who was condemned
to die, was stripped according to
custom and knocked on the head.
Being only stunned by the blow, she
recovered her senses, and saw her.
self surrounded by dead bodies. She
ran into the town, found the mobiles
sitting in council, told them she had


been to the land of the dead. and
that she had been sent back because
she had no clothes They must
dress her finely and kill her over
again, which accordingly was done"
Year: 1873

5s9 5s-g. 80 q
highly satisfactory condition. There are
eight schools in the main building, with an
attendance Of about $50 scholars. There
are three schools outside, having an attend
ance of about fifty each.


Like the boy who apologized to his father
for writing long letter, by saying, if he
had had more time he would have made it
shorter, so we may say if our time had
not been so very limited, we should have
given more facts in shorter space. The
prospects for Hastings are to-day brighter
than they have been for years. 1t has
rare opportunities for manufactures Of al
most any kind. There is plenty Of the
best of timber handy, and large amount
of unutilized water power. Itisa pity that
there should be a pound of it unemployed.


We are told that all the wheat bought at
Hastings is purchased with home capital.
They have capacity to store about $50, 900
bushels, and as there is but little, if any,
wheat shipped from this point in the win
ter they expect to be full before spring.
Year: 1873

BOSTON, July 22.-The convention of
boot and shoe makers of Massachusetts,,
in session for the pa t two days, has
adopted a resolution tnat in view Of the
lack of interest man tested by shOemakers,
in the welfare of their craft, a request be
sent the several shoe towns in this State
that shoemakers meet and respectively
consider she causes Of this decline in in
terest, and that from each town a repre-
sentative be sent to convention hereafter
to be held, concerning this matter; results
arrived at by such convention to be sub
mitted to a mass meeting of boot and
shoe makers.
Year: 1873

CASToRIA.-Is more than substitute
or Castor Oil 1t is the only safe article in exis-
tence which is sure to regulate the bowels cure
wnd-colie and produce natural sleep. 1t is
pleasant to take. Children need not cry and
mothers may sleep.
Year: 1873

MEETING OF THE IRISH REPUBiI-
CANs.-A notice from the president,
calling meeting Of the Irish Republicans
of this city this evening. will be found in
another column. There should be full
meoting,as there is important business to be
transactnd
Year: 1873

The great discovery of the
age. There is no pain which
the CESTAuR LINIMBST will not
relieve, no swelling which it
will not subdue, and no lame
ness which it will not cure.


This is sti ong language, but IL
Year: 1873

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT
This court has been engaged for several
days in the trial of the case of Harris
Fisher and Henry Goldstein, charged with
violation of the bankrupt law. The case
was given to the jury, who, after an alb
sence of an hour, brought in a verdict of
guilty" against both upon all four counts
OF the indictment. Motion has been made
for new trial. The parties are in the Gus
todY of the United States marshal.
Year: 1873

so truly loved him. eIt is more than a summons from death to life, and Charlie himself; cit is a call from Tartarus to Elysium. can tell you that there were times when felt to the full what Tenny- son-isn' the?-means when he speaks lone ly hell. Lonely, don't you see, because no

 one cares foranybody, loves anybody, pities

 anybody there; but every one IS wrapped

 up in his own misery" Yet it is to the

 credit of Charlie's manly and generous nature that not even in the fulI1ash and

 joy of his recall to life and happiness did

 he forget for moment the dear friend

 who had just gone to death.

 Charlie came to Lausanne. No eyes but their own saw the first meeting between him and the girl who loved him so faith fully and fondly. MT Patton, MP, went back to London, bearing his discontinue like dignified English gentleman, and Jennie Kendall soon looked the brightest. happiest woman at the dining table of the Beau-Rivage.

 One odd fact must mention. Charlie West lnisted that he never passed along any balcony on the memorable night I have described. He and his companions dined with Spanish gentleman in a private room of the Beau-Rivage. They left rather early, and he remained behind moment or two to ask some questions of one of the off cials, and then followed his companions. But he had no recollection of passing along balcony, and was sure he had never done 50. Therefore it pleased Miss Jennie and himself to see in the whole incident supernatural visitation and intervention, providentially designed to tell her that her lover lived and was near her. did not care to dispute it. My own conviction was that Charlie, follow ing his companions, lost his way, strayed from corridor on the balcony, and from the balcony to a corridor again, and never needed. Our room was in darkness when he passed, while the moonlight illumined his face and figure; and thus he went on, unconscious that the woman he loved above all the earth was near him and saw him. But neither he nor she would ever yet although they have been more than year married and now have baby accept such an explanation. Why should I insist upon it? If the stars in their courses did really pause to guide and unite my two dear friends, that fact only adds the deeper interest and mystery to my romance of the Beau-Riva9e.
Year: 1873

WASHINGTON, Sept. minister Thornton in
formed the Department Of State this morning that
special term Of the Court will be held al Fort Garry
for the trial OF the American prsones and for othe


business. Frequent communications have been
exchanged between the Minister and the Dominion
Government, and the intention of the latter is well
defined and clearly expressed 10 insist upon full and
complete enforcement OF lite laws. and popular
clamor both sides of the line Mr. Thorn quoted
expressing his belief that the Dominion Government
will decline all negotiations looking TO the release of the
prisoners bail, pending the trial. and that conviction
10 altogether probable H IL conceded by officers OF
Government who have examined the matter, that the
alleged Ofense was without doubt committed on uminOn
soil, and that the attempt 10 place the seen. Of The
transaction in tie United States viii ail. Tba ables
counsel Of the Dominion Will conduct the prosecution
Year: 1873

The Globe this evening says the Ministry
has determined TO submit statement OF the budget to
Parliament early in the next the basis Of the
abolition OF the income tax, which. IL tine House
fuses TO sustain them they will appeal TO tue country
Year: 1873

The name which stands at the head OF
this paragraph is well known in Mobile
and all the country round about as that OF
a gentleman sans peur ct sans Teprochc.
He is the secretary Of what is known il,
the Gulf City as the "Can't-get-Away
cub, an organization which originated
al a time somewhat like that we AT,
now passing through. This club hearu
the first cry Of Memphis for help, ano
Major Walthsll volunteered to head the
party commissioned TO come TO our re.
let He arrived here with his company
Of good samaritan- a few DAYS after the
disease assumed a determinedly virulent
type, and has been at his post as super
intendent of the inflrmary very properly
named after him, night and day, ever
since. There is no estimating the
good be has done. 1t has gone befOr,
10 testify OF him. Enough to know
that be did Il syiS Of a dozen men,
and never failed a. any hour or under
any circumstances 10 do everything
that an intelligent experience could
suggest for the alleviatiOn of the dis
tress and disease, IN the very midst Of
which he has lived and labored for five
weeks. We owe him a debt of-grati-
tude which we cannot express IN words.
He must hereafter conside- himself
citizen Of Memphis, tied to US by cords
d" nor time nor chance may sever" and
returning to his home tomorrow, he
viii take with him the heartfelt thanks
OF all the people of Memphis and their
prayers for his future in life.
Year: 1873

4 MONUMENT To MATTE STEVENSON


We are glad to be able to say that the
suggestion to build a monument that
shall fittingly commemorate the true


nobility Of soul which impelled Matte
Stevenson to leave her home and come
to the relief of our stricken city. has
tasen shape and is in the hands of 8
noble merchant, who will himself con-
tribute largely. 1t is proper that a shaft
he raised in ElmwOOd TO tell the story OF
devotion to the highest of christian
virtues, and 50 keep alive an example
that should never he allowed to
sink under even the weight OF
present depressing burdens. We
trust that all who can will lend
themselves to this work, che in which
every Memphisn at home or abroad has
a direct interest, and we depart from
our usual rule and invite Mr.. Napoleon
iill, who before the little girl had been
laid away in rest and peace on Saturday,
suggested that a monument should be
raised 10 her memory, 10 take charge OF
the matter, raise his own committee
and see that the work Is cOnsummated as
soon as possible. The active men,
bsrs Of our relief committees who
were cOgnizant Of Mattie's work
and who are loud in their praises OF
Eer, cannot yet leave their task to
engage even 10 what to them would be
work Of love, but we know they will as
sist in every way possible in furtherance
OF il. Mr. Hill is modest and retiring
and generally escapes, when he can, from
anything like publicity. We respect
those qualities in him, bat We know be
viii willingly throw aside all reserve,
and make this his labor of love. Lei
all, poor and rich, contribute TO the
monument to Matte Stevenson, the he
roine from Illinois, anything from
cent up,
Year: 1873




Astounding reports of all kinds
come from Colorado. One of the
latest is furnished by a correspond
eht of the Central City Register, who
claims to have learned of real active
volcano Thus he writes: "a start
ling piece of news has Just come to
hand no less than a minute descrip-
ton, by more than one credible wit
ness, of a volcano bursting forth
few miles no rth of us. We were in
cIined at first to doubt the statement,
but it comes so straight and. the story
is SO well told that it seems there
must be something in it. The facts
are, that last Thursday Mr.. Burke, a
reliable man of this place, was out
prospecting near the head of
the North Boulder. (Your cor
respondent having been over that
country is prepared to testify that in
ages past volcanic eruptions must
have been common1. Our prospeotor
saw smoke at a distance, which he at
frst attributed to fire in the woods.
But second thought convinced him
that that was not possible, as its To-
cality was far above timber line.. So,
with the usual zeal of prospector
for something new, he clambered up
and down and over several ridges of
the main range, until, arriving at the
place, he found himself on the edge
of Yeritable crater. The place had
evidently once been the scene of
great and long continued volcanic ac-
ton, for there was plainly to be
traced the rim of prehistoric crater
about one mile in diameter. Within
the ancient bowl and near one edge
the young volcano had commenced
operations. 1t did not emit violently
while he was there, but contented it.
self with an occasional spasm, the
rest Of the time smoking as placidly
as an old tobacconist. But the best
proofs of his story are bits of lava,
evidently of recent origin, and sew
eral Jumps of scoria. These are now
being handed about among the boys,
and are regarded with as much curl
osity and interest as is ever manifest
ed in the last rich strike A large
party will start from here in few
days, determined to authenticate or
disprove the matter. Several men
have already been there, and all re-
turn with lava trophies"