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Year: 1872

Sw1FT's HUMoR.-Dean Swift was
walking in the Phoenix road, Dublin,
when a thunder shower came on, and
he took shelter under a tree, where a
party was sheltering also-two young
women and two young men. One OF
the young girls looked very sad, till, as
inquired the cause, and learned that It
was their wedding day: they were on
their way to the church, and now her
white clothes were wet and she couldn't
go..s" Never mind I'll marry you, y said
the dean and he took out his prayer
book, and there and then married them,
their witnesses being present and to
make the thing complete, he tore a leaf
from his poeketbooky and with his pen
Gil wrote and signed a certificate, which
he handed to the.bride. lit was as follows


Under tree in stormy weather,


married this man and woman together


Let none but him who rules the thunder


Sever this man and woman asaunder.


JONATHAN SWIFT,


Dean of st. PatFick's.
Year: 1872

The new Masonic Temple in New
York has received a portion of one of
the stones which formed part of the
veritable foundation Of King SOlomon's
temple. Tt is two feet six inches long
and one foot three inches wide. It
will be placedsin the new temple within
the arch of the main doorway and
will form the pedestal ON which the
coat of arms of the. Grand Lodge will
rest,
Year: 1872

WOULDN'T BE MEAN ABOUT IT--A couple
of fat,boat men on the Mississippi River hav-
ing made an extraordinary good speculation,
concluded that while they were In New Orleans
they would go for frst-cass hotel dinner at
the ST. Charles Hotel. Having eaten the meal,
they called for their bill. The waiter in at
tendance misunderstood them, and supposing
that they wanted the bill of fare, laid it before
them with the wine list uppermost.


"Whcw. Bill y said Jerry, here is a bill !!
Just look at it Here, you add up one side
aud I'll add up the other, and well see what
the old thing comes to- So Bill added up the
prices of wines one side of the list, and Jerry
added them up on the other, and they made
the sum total Ssh


''Wh-ew Bill said Jerry that's pretty
nigh all we've got What are you going to do
about it,


we can't pay that" said Bill, lit I'D clean
us right out. The waiter amt here nov, let's
jump out the window and put -


NO, stree, said Jerry, I'D never do sich
a mean thing as that. Let's pay the bill and
then go down stairs and shoot the landlord .
Year: 1872

Bill Arp" the famous Georgia humorist,
has been interviewed" by several life insu<
rance agents and favors tho public in his in>
imitable style with his experience


a friend q suppose he was rrieni) found
me and wanted to see me particularly. He
took me little way back and handed me ont
some little thumb papers full of figures and
said he wanted to insure my life. That
skeered me worse than anything. for it look ed
like [ was in danger, and he had lust found
it out. [ asked him if he thought there
would be fight Re explained things to me.
and / felt relieved, and declined to insure for
the present You see I felt mighty we'll. and
couldn't see tho necessity. At the mex cor
ncr | met another friend who seemed glad to
see me. exceedingly.


lie held my hand in bis several moments.
lie oxed me il my life was Insured lie said
he was agent for tho best company He then
explained to me that might die at any time:
that they didn't undertake to keep man
from dying So declined. but expressed nv
gratitude for his interest in my welfare. and
promised to buy policy as soon as go. right
sick. just as left him | heard hin, call
some Phelcr burned phoOl When got to
the hotel there was man watin' for me on
the same business. He talked to me for an
hour on the uncertainty of life and certainty
OF death. thought he was missionary
lie seemed much concerned about nyiwife
aud children, and once or twice wiped his
eyes with pocket handkerchief, knowed he
was a friend and told him would reflect se
riouSly about the matter


| believe that company is purely philan-
throphic institution, and would lend a feIlar a
few dollars if he was suffering. 1 think [
Will try to borrow from their agent Tomorrow.
This morning the first one come to see me
again, and konkluded ] was looking nifty
bad. and axed him to excuse me as was not
feeling we'll. | went down to DR. Alexander
and got dose of salts. | told him | was
sick, and the reason why. He told me all
about it, and said there was about 100 of them
fellars in town, and they bored half an inch at
the first interview, and an inch the second
in the same hole, and 80 oD till they got to the
hollow, and the patients give in and took
policy. 1 don't know about that, but will say
they are The friendliest, most sympathizin'
and kind hearted men | ever struck only I
don't like SO much talk about cofins and
sraveysrds- L didn't ike the salts.
Year: 1872

Indoor dresses are made up much plain.
er than formerly. Oyerskirts are frequently
omitted, and the toilet is considered complete
with plain demi-train skirt and a stylish
basque.


The other day Montreal tailor sent his
bill TO magazine editor. He was startled
few hours after ward by its being returned
with the following note appended: "Your
manuscript Is respectfully declined"


"A man recently drawn as q juror at
White River Bottom, Ind, came in from the
country to state that he hadn't been to the
city before for thirty years, and did not know
who had been President since Andrew Jack
son.


-Sashes are not worn with ball dresses
this season in New York, wreath of buds
and half opened flowers being twined around
the waist instead, with large bunch at the
hack. with long garlands and vines, which
serve to loop up the back breadths of the
dress.
Year: 1872

The Dividend of 1872 is considerably larger than
any previous distribution by this Company upon a
single years business.


The Claims by Death during the year 1871 were a
fraction less than seventy eight per cent of the
predicted by the Company's Table of Mortality.


The receipts for interest alone has always been
much more than its death losses


BE particular to insure with this old and relia-
BILE Company You will then have a Policy Of real
and substantial value. Apply to
Year: 1872

business has become such q nuisance
that persons of respeetability will not
attend the fairs at all, and it IS the gem
eral opinion that a much larger amount
would be realized and the fairs would
attain to greater success, II this extor-
ton were stopped. rfas n 1elaU :,


There is scarcely any one who would
refuse an invitation to awedding, yet an
invitation to a. wedding carries on its
face, impressed upon it as plain as the
monogram, which it bears, the words
social black mail. :" Z A wedding nova
days means plenty of money and plenty
of presents. It requires the recipient
not only to be present but to bring a
present, and if the parties decline to
accede to the first condition they are ex-
pected to fulfill the second. There is no
expression Of love or respect in these
gifts; they are purchased and given be-
cause they must be, and this both the
receiver and giver well understand.
There are instances where presents are
given out Of pure love, but they are so
very rare that they are mere drops in
the sea of hypocrisy Persons of mod
crate means often deprive themselves of
some luxury, and even go without some
of the necessaries of life, in order to
make present which will equal that of
wealthier guest. The case is by no
means exceptional, for the ways and
whims of society are a bountiful source
of material for the gossips, who general
ly spread such reports. The Chinese
mode of making wedding presents is a
great improvements ON ours, and the Gus
tom might be introduced here with profit.
The heathen Chinee sends costly pres
ents of silk, china, and other precious
things to his friends on these festive oc-
casions, and they are displayed with
great pomp and circumstance, but are
never used. They are carefully put
away, and when the next wedding or
feast comes off these presents are sent,
and so keep circulating from house to
house, very often coming back to the
original giver iilisos i'a tet" q
Year: 1872

Benefcence in a duty. He who fire.
queDtly practices it, and sees his benevo-
lent intentions realized, at length comes
really to love him to whom he has done
good. When, therefore, it is said, Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, it is not
meant, thou shalt love him first, and do
good to him in consequence Of that love,
but thou shalt do good to thy neighbOr, and
this thy benefcence will engender in thee
that love to mankind which is the fullness
and the cOnsummation of thels inclination
to do good Kant.
Year: 1872




TIC, Hon. G.. q. Henry, Montgomery
county, Tenn: The disjointed times in
which we live requiring the highest wisdom
and greatest experience TO save the great
principles of liberty on which the govern
ment and the rights of the citizens are
based, we feel that every patriot would
esteem it his duty to discharge the duties
of any position that the voice Of the people
devolved upon him.


In this spirit, and intending thereby no
invidious comparisons and meaning no
imputation upon the claims of gentlemen
already called upon and declared candi-
dates, we respectfully urge you to become
a candidate for the Office of Congressman
for the State at large.


Your great experience and acknowledged
ability point you out as the man for the
place, and your high patriotism justify us
in expecting a prompt and affirmative
reply.


MANY CITIZENS OF ALL PARTIES.
Year: 1872

Women, under any circumstances, can
broad and deep river of thought; they have
not the strength TO contend with the cur
rent. 1t is easy for women to be heroic in
action; but when it comes to interrogatiDg
God, the universe, the soul, and above all
trying to live down their own hearts, they
dart down to their nests like so man larks,
and if they cannot find them, fret like the
French Corinne.-Mdrqdret Fuller.
Year: 1872

Differences of opinion give me but little
concern; but it is a real pleasure to be
brought into communication wi b any one
who is in earnest, and who really looks to
Gods will as bis standard of right and
wrong, and judges of actions according to
their greater or less conformity.-Dr.
Arnold.
Year: 1872

The question of whether it wore well to have Prescott incorporated is again heinz discussed. Those in favor set forth the argument that, were the village incorporated, better order would be maintained. But really, if we elect good man constable and one or two good justices, we can not see that there will be sAae difficulty in arrest ing and punishng the lawless, for, the occas- ional shooting scrapcs which have disgraced the village, residents thereof have conducted them selves very properly. Yet, if we can find men willing to act as village officers for the honor of the thing, it might be well enough to incorporate.
Year: 1872

They are tired of the revival of old issues


and animOsitieS; they are anxious for the
return of the friendly feelings of the times


before the war, and for the renewal of ties
of friendship and kindred which still exist


between the people of the different sec


tiOns.


They are tired too, of this interruption
of business, the stagnation of trade, and
the prOstratiOn of credit, brought about by
this anomalous state of affairs in the South
But more than this, they are alarmed. They
begin to see that the chains which they are
weaving around the necks of the white peO-
pie or the South, in order to protect you by
the Intervention of the power of the fed
eral government, are also being woven
around their own necks, and that there is
danger of their liberties being lost in their
struggle for yours. l tell you, they are
thoroughly and deeply alarmed, and that
that is the meaning of the great revolution
that is sweeping the North for Greeley and
Brown. They fear that if the President
may use United States armies, and mar
shals, and Cust0mhOuse for interfering with
a political convention or a State Legsla-
ture IN louisiana without rebuke from the
people at large, that the time may come
when he will do it in Pennsylvania.


They are determined to put stop to
such usurpatiOn. You can't stand in the
way of such a revolution. You must either 90
with it or be overwhelmed by it, and a sad
reflection is that you must take your choice
today. Let me ask you, also, to think of
this: that it is not safe for you to have
party of black against white, first one side
and then the other appealing to the central
power for bayOneEs and marshals to enforce
the laws For what can be enforced in
your favor and against your opponents by
one President and one Congress can be in
turn enforced against you by succeeding
President and a succeeding Congress, if
hostile to YOU.
Year: 1872

Speaking of friends-and not speaking
of the one or two, as it may happen, very
closest elationships-what good fortune
it is that most Of us have no idea how lit
tie our friends think of us. With all our
talk about human loneliness, we are lone
her than we imagine. This strange bru-
tai element of selfshness, how imperious
| 1t is, how often, in the best and tenderest
OF US, it drives out thought or care for
others. As you joined in the hymn at the
morning service yesterday, you were
touched by certain plaintiveness in your
own tenor-you thought your friend,
whose thumb nestled against yours on the
open hymnbook, also noticed and was
moved by it. Bless you! it was her own
wailiu alto that started the tear in those
gentle blue eyes. | hardly dare put II
here in black and white-but it is true as
truth-that while there is tender compass
sion for those upon whom any great per-
sonal calamity has fallen; who are strick-
en-, say, by fatal disease, there is also
dim and unacknowledged and impotent il
may be-something of the same impa-
tience and pitilessness that causes certain
wild beasts to fall upon and rend their
sick and crippled. Our friend is well and
| prosperous-we shudder at the fancy of
any great trouble falling upon him; it
comes. and, though our hearts go out in
loving helpfulness, there is just little
cloud over that sympethy-partly due to
chasing him with others in ike manner
afflicted. The individual hardship seems
to be a trifle less hecause-well, it may
be because-therc are statistics of misfor-
tune; just about so many people will be
come consunptiye. just about so man,
people will lose their limbs by railroad
accidents. just about so many people
must die this year.


o, that last and most pitiful accident
Have vou not sometimes thought Of your
self lying there ''cold and quiet ~ have
YOU not pictured the roomfnl of sobbing
mourners; the weeping procession bear
ing you to the grave9 1t has seemed al
most worth the perilous passing for the
sake of such an agony of devotion. But.
my friend. sincere as would be the grief,
not . single human soul could send with
You the intimate. intense. all-embracing
and constant sympathy for which You
yearn.
Year: 1872

8. The President shall appoint superntendents over
each Division whose duty shall be to take charge of such
Department during the three days the Fair attend the
arrangement of the articles entered for exhibition their
Division statoning them in their proper places.


g. All articles for exhibition upon the Fair Ground
shall be under the supervision of the Superintendent and
shall be properly arranged namely Full Bloods by them
selves Grades the same Natives the etc. and all other
articles presented for exhibition shall be cassed that the
several Judges shall have difficulty in determining in re-
gard to the


TO- Carriages dawn by single horse will be charged
- cents admission and each person in such carriage must
have entrance ticket which will be taken u by the Gate
keeper.


Carriages drawn by two horses will be charged 80 cents
admission and each person such carriage must have an en-
trance ticket which will be taken up at the gate


II. The Executive Committee take this occasion TO
say that ample supply of hay for stock exhibition free
of charge will be provided without fail


- Persons entering Farms, or Dares Of Butter or
Cheese for premiums must give notice the Secretary of
the Society Of their intention on before the 10Th day of
September and the Viewing Committee shall proceed to ex-
anime such as may be entered with view Of awarding
premiums to those entitled to the samel


Is. All farm implements, household articles domestic
manufactures, needle shell and work paintings draw
pg daguerreotypes ambroypes and manufactured articles
In their several classes must be the production the county
and within the last year. and be exhibited by the man
ufacturer.


H. Thoroughbred Stations shall be entered in eperate
class from Grade Stations and Judges appointed for each
class no Stallion shall be entered for competition in the
class OF Ihoroughbreds without written pedigree


10. l o accommodate those distance entries may
be made by letter to the Secretary previous holding
the Fair or at the store Of Kbun & Hudson or on the
Grounds during Tuesday Oct l. but al entries nus: be
made on or before Wednesday morning Oct "a, at l.
O'clock; unless it be clearly shown that the party de-
string to enter has been unavodably detained


TO- Awarding Committees specially requested to do
full and ample justice impartial to the exhibitors and to the
Society," observing that it is the purpose of the Society
to reward unmerorious exhibitions in any department but
to do full and ample justice to the meritorious


II Any person making an entry ola team, whether
double or single will be charged - cents in addition to
the membership tee which will entlte hem go in and
during the Fair


IS All animals and articles competing for premiums
be on the Fair Grounds the last day of the Fair and
such animal article taken from the Grounds in viola
ton of this rule shall forfeit any premium that may have
been awarded it, unless permission shall have been grant
ed by the President of the Society.


CHECK RooM will be provided for lunch baskets and
other articles.


ALL PRFNTlr'Nfs VI rE p, ~
Year: 1872

The Park Crowded and the Snow No


Impediment.


Yesterday was, perhaps the best New York has
yet enjoyed in the skating line. The air was not
too cold to make the sport unenjovaole, there was
no wind Of any consequence, and, though the ice
was not all that could be desired for the fancy, the
ordinary skaters had things just as they liked
them. In other words. for grand circles and back
ward movements, and all that sort OF thing.
the ice was q little rough and mountainous;
but the go-a-head sort, the people who follow
their noses on skates and whose greatest pleasure
1t is to have good d-natured tumble once in while,
were supremely satisfied.


On the small pond, yesterday, though the ice had
been very greatly cut up, there was q biG
crowd- all day long. Boys. especially, who
appear to have made the small pond their
favortte place OF resort, were cutting up
all manner OF good-humored tricks and were
present In incalculable numbers; probably fifteen
thousand OF them were present during the day
Yet the large lake mad also its thousands OF the
older and graver Sort In many places the snow
had not been completely removed and STOOD in
huge mountains of glistening white where IL had.
been thrown; but still sufficient space had been
cleared to give plenty OF elbow room and the ice had
even surface over which the skaters glided by thou
sands. AT about four O'Clock In the afternoon there
were over five thousand on the lake, and among
them fully three thousand ladies. The presence OF
the snow seemed 10 be rather an advantage than
otherwise. The skaters lodged in and out among
the mounds OF snow and took every advantage OF
great, pleasant, joyful scene, in which Old and.
young mingled with zest which was not to be
found In other sports. however popular they may
he. To-day, no doubt the multitude on the p0nde
will be immense, and from appearances 1t seems


likely that the skating viii last some days. and per-
haps some weeks longer.
Year: 1872

airy.


INDIGNATION AMONG THE RANCHxEN


There Is great Indignation here among the ranch
men that earlier notice was not sent the settlers
on Tue Lake OF the contemplated raid upon the
Indians II is claimed that had this been done the
lives OF all those murdered might have been saved.
throughout. The Indian Agency men, Appleton
and Dyer, kept all their plans secret They tried
first to get the indians on the reservation in q
most bungling manner; then, failing In that, they
invoked, through Odeneal the aid OF the military
to enforce the order All this was kept secret, and
the result OF all was that the poor settlers on Tule
to be made on the Modocs They knew the latter
would nght, and they knew also that In case they
did they would be completely at Captain Jacks
mercy. Yet Notwithstanding this the attack was
made, and in twenty -four hours the settlers were
corpses by the roadside. II Is claimed now that
man named Cr0wley-Denis Crowey-was sent to
notify the families before the troops came down
from Fort Klamath, but this Is untrue. Crowley
dd not start on his errand until two days after che
fight until every settler that side OF the lake
had been murdered. The bodies OF an the muir
dered thirteen In number) have now been
found, Captain Kelly's company having found
that OF Henry Miller, the last one killed
They have all been inferred at Link River.


THE sADDEsT EPISODE.


One OF them, Ricnard Cravigan. who was killed
on the Boady place, had been married but few
weeks. lie was shot down In the presence or his
Young wife, who was told to make the best Of her
way to Linkve, or she would be treated in the
same way. The poor young woman, who Is not
over nineteen years old by the way, ned to the
woods, and that night travelled eight miles to the
rnouth OF Lost River where she was rescued by q
party sent out to look for bodies. The Chronicle
expedition Will remain here for day or two.
From the top OF the hill, one mile distant Captain
Jacks lava bed is In plain sight, and II any military
movement is made IL must be from this direction
There IS therefore, no use going up TO the military
camp. The trail IL very dangerous, and unless ac-
companiad BY large escort the trip would be haz-
ardous
Year: 1872

Two centuries ago it was thought an insult
in the Highlands of Scotland to ask note
from debtor 1t was considered the same as
saying, II doubt your honor" If parties had
small business matters to transact together,
they stepped out into the open air, fixed their
eyes on the heavens, and each repeated his
obligation with no mortal witness. A mark
was then carved in some rock or tree near by
to be a remembrancer of the compact Such
thing as breach of contract, We are told,
was then very rarely met with, so highly did
the people regard their honor, and so truly
did they fear Him beneath whose eye they
performed such acts.


When the march of improvement brought
in the new mode of doing business, they were
often panied by these innovations. An anec-
dote is handed down of farmer who had been
to the Lowlands and learned worldly wisdom.
On returning to his native parish he had need
of sum of money, and made bold to ask a
loan ola gentleman of means, named Stewart.
This was cheerfully granted, Mr.. S. counting
out the gold on his literary table. This done,
the farmer took a pen and wrote receipt and
offered it to the gentleman.


"What is this, man?" cried Mr.. Stewart,
sternly eyeing the slip of paper.


1T is a receipt, sir, binding me to give ye
back yer gold at the right time," replied
Sandy.


"Binding ye? Well, my man, if ye Gamma
trust yerssI, I'm sure I'll ma trust ye! Ye
Gamma ha' my gold" and gathering it up, he
put it back in his desk and turned his key on it..


"But, sir, I might die" replied the canny
Scotchman, bringing up an argument in favor
of his new wisdom, "and my sons might refuse
it to ye. But this bit Of paper wad compel
them"


"Compel them to sustain dead fathers
honor !'' cried the high-minded Scot. "They'll
need compelling to do right if this is the road
yer leading them! I'll neither trust ye nor
them. Ye can gang elsewhere for money !
But yell find none in this parish thatll put
more faith in a bit O paper than in naigh-
boris word O. honor, and his fear O God p