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Year: 1873

carried on a stretcher toward the French frontier
on the other side Of which he hoped
to recover. Santa Cruz LETT Achalar the same after
noon, and from the whispering tone in which the
affair was spoken Of must conclude that its effect
was all the wild Cure could have desired. No one
either at Achalar or at Vera, Will now attempt to
betray the Carlist cause o. to speak against
TIL EBR UTAL AUTHORITY OF THE CELEBRATED CURE
Another fact characteristic OF the nature Of this
man Is his dealing with the only prisoner he had
taken


AT ENpERLAzA.


The result of this fight was greatly exaggerated
The whole number Of cdrtotneros which took part
IN il amounted to forty-one men. Five OF them
escaped, two were drowned In attempting to
escape by swimming across the Bidassoa, nine
were killed during the action, twenty-three were
massacred for having fred alter they had hoisted
the white Dag and one was taken prisoner. Santa
Cruz carried that man for several days with him,
but when he learned that, Notwithstanding
the letters he sent to the Bayonne papers
giving the particulars OF the affairs, public opinion
in Spain and France still persisted in accusing him
OF having shot prisoners, he sent word TO his
captive saying he thought 1t his duty justify the
accusations of the liberals, ana therefore to shoot
him.


TEN MINUTES FOR PRAYERS.


Ten minutes we're allowed the poor man for con-
fession, and four balls put an end to hfs life.


1t may be mentioned here, by the BY, that this
economical shooting with four balls instead Of the
customary twelve is an established rule in the Car
list army. They say they cannot AFFORD the luxury
of twelve cartridges being used for single man.
And the fact that the twenty-three carabineers
who were found lying in one heap near the En-
deriaza Bridge were


ALL SHOT WITH ONE BALL.


and mostly through the head, is adduced by Santa
Cruz and his men as additional proof that they
were not shot after being taken prisoners, but
killed in nand-to-hand fight by the Cariists
Justly enraged BY the treachery to which
they had been exposed through the
firing after the white nag had been
hoisted. Yet it must be said that. however savage
the nghting must have been, It could not have
lasted long, for OF the two dead bodies saw
picked up from the Bdassoa the one had twenty
two cartridges In his box the other nrty. Keeping
In view that cartridge box contains sixty car
tridges only, and that 1t is seldom quite FULL IL
becomes evident that the two men who threw
themselves into the Btdassoe had scarcely fought
more than half an hour


The famous Cure 10 rigid with regard TO disci.
Year: 1873

As John Tormey, Of IS Mott street. was passing
through Nassau street yesterday afternoon. he was
severely bitten BY mad dog, In the leg. He was
brought by the 0fhcers OF the Second precinc0
y the Park Hospital, where his wound waa
Year: 1873

first Carlist post which he Will be able to nd and
you must there ask the oflcer In command TO tor
ward you further This Is all I can do for you at
present." and, stretching out to me his hand, the
fierce Cure added the usual spanish "Vapa Va con-
Dios'' God help you on your journey and entered
his house, to the door OF which had by that time
walked down. Don Cruz Ochoa, probably anxious
to put IN few French words more and to justify
at least little the dry and not very urbane recep-
ton his leader gave me, remained o little behind
the Cure and began TO assure me tnat Senior santa
Cruz had really not moment to spare
just then. l assured him l quite believed it
and was very much obliged for the favor
shown to me, Notwithstanding the pressing occu-
pations, and that the only thing l regretted was
that had no opportunity to inquire Of Sehor
Santa Cruz himself whether the report OF his in
tenton of establishing in Spain


CATHOLIC REPUBLIC,


with Cabrera at its head, was correct.


"Oh, am very glad You did not ask him such
question" answered Don Cruz Ochoa. "He would
at once nave suspected the sincerity OF both your
religious and egitmist dispositions Any one that
knows Sehor santa Cruz knows that no idea of
this sort could ever have crossed his mind and, If
may venture to give you any advice, 1t would be
that OF never mentioning to him this matter"


Don Cruz Ochoa was very friendly and he prom
ised me to do his best to get me prompt admis-
sion into the confidence OF his master. In less
than half an hour after we had spoken they were
all OF In the direction OF Tolosa and I am now
about to pack my things and saddle my horse and
send OF this letter, with the assistance OF my
amable hostesses.
Year: 1873

The action of the city council in passing
q resolution at its last meeting suspendine
i1 iSr the winter the removal of garbage by
health should have say in the matter If
they would do their duty; for il is a we'll
known TACT that if the garbage is not
regularly removed during the winter
months, y It will accumulate in great heaps
IN pack yards and alleys, there to sodden
and rot until the spring, the removal et Of
which, when the SUMS rays get strong.
Will bring out from the stirred-1p mass Of
filth malaria that will vastly increase the
mortality mort! OF our city. And just at this
time it seems to me this resolution is bad
stroke, when we take into Consideration
!. me TACT that the city council processes to
be anxious to give work to the unemnloved A
E ,or tne suspension Of the removal Of gar.
,og Targe WIN certainly throw some few, at
least, out Of employment. Suggest to them
TO repeal their action in this matter.


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Year: 1873

TENDER FEELINas.-We know of
nothing that so quickly touches the sympa-
thetic feelings of the heart as the sight of
misery or affliction in our fellow mortals !;
and we know of no misery and no affiic-
tion so keen as that attendant upon state
of poverty and want. There is a terrible
meaning in the declaration, "The poor you
have always with you," and we fear its
full import is not always appreciated by
those who have it in their power to aid the
poor without making any visible sacrifice
OF requiring even the slightest self denial.
We know poverty exists when we see per-
sons resorting to gathering bits of food
at the market stalls, or picking from ash
heaps the means of warmth. There are
many such in Richmond, whose presence
is apparent every day, and who anticipate
no relief from their present abject condi-
ton, except through that final summons
which calls them away from life. Happy
he who but partly aids in relieving their
many wants and necessities, and is i'm.
PEELED in the distribution Of his gifts by the
kindness of !" Him who tempers the wind
to the shorn lamb
Year: 1873

GIRLS CLOTHES Mrs. Swisshelm is
discussing just at present the absurdity Of
girls clothes, and we conclude from her
argument that girls can never be as well
educated as boys until they wear breeches.
1t may therefore be assumed that there is an
inspiration in paDtaloens which can never
be acquired by the other garment.
Year: 1873

A story illustrating the crushing
force of mere circumstantial evidence
has for its hero Russian gentleman of
distinction, who, provided with strong
and fattering recommendations, visited
the coin and medal room of a certain
national institution. The coins and
medals in this collection being to all
intents and purposes priceless, the
curators are compelled to exercise the
very utmost caution as to the admission
of strangers, and to keep sharp lookout
on the visitors while they are inspect
ing the rarest OF the numismatic trea-
sures. The Russian gentleman wished
to see a medal-say of Constantine
Chlorus-which was of gold, of large
size, and reputed to be unique. Sud-
denly, while he was bending over it,
the medal disappeared, and the for
eigner declared that it had slipped from
his hand and fallen on the floor. After
scrupulous examination of every chink
and Granny in the room, the officials
began to doubt the strangers integrity,
and intimated that it would be neces-
sary to call in detective, and to have
him searched, whereupon the gentle
man evinced great mental disturb
ance. AS this agitation only confirmed
the suspicious of his guilt, a policeman
was actually summoned but, just as
the half-resisting stranger was about to
be exposed to gross personal indignity,
an attendant cried out that he had
found the medal. The efigy had in
deed fallen to the ground and rolled
under one of the presses. The curators
of the collection, of course, overwhelm-
ed the Russian gentleman with apollo
gies but they could not refrain from
asking him why he had exhibited re-
luctance so great to be searched. For
this reason" said the foreigner, still
pallid and trembling with agita-
ton. cit has been generally asserted
and believed that the fellow to your
Constantine Chorus medal is not to be
found in the whole world. You told
me so. half dozen times, this morn
ing. Now I happen to possess a coun-
terpart of this very medal he pro-
duced it, as he spoke, from his waist
coat pocket" and it was my wish to
enjoy your discontinue when I proved
to you that your treasure was not
unique. But what would have been my
position if your medal had not come to
light, and mine had been found in my
pocket? Who would have believed in
my story about the counterpart ?"
This incident is strange, but true.
Year: 1873

One of the hardest lessons to learn
is to wait. 1t is easy to be patient
while the hand and brain are busy, but,
to be thrown out of employment, to
see no prospect in the future but dark
ness above and all around, and yet be
serene, is only possible to the sublime
soul that can look, by faith, beyond the
mists of the present to eternal sun
shine where infinite love resides. A
faith that can overleap the trials which
beset mems pathway, and grasp the
promised good of the future, is worthy
to be sought after, and it is surely at
tainable, for the promise is steadfast,
Whatsoever things ye desire, believe
that ye receive them and ye shall have
them" He who performs to the best
of his ability every duty, may rest as
sured that his life will be fruitful. The
night may seem long to the waiting one,
but the morning will dawn in the ap.
pointed time,
Year: 1873

Everybody knows that tadpoles be-
come frogs; nobody knows what be-
comes of frogs. So long as the creature
remains tadpole we understand it !;
when it becomes frog it leaps beyond
our ken. How great a thing, then, it
would be for human knowledge if the
tadpole could be cherished and the frog
delayed-the known encouraged and
the unknown put away Upon this
noble effort an Industrious naturalist is
at work. His theory is that the tadpole
cannot change to frog without going
ashore and hopping about, and so shak-
ing off that part of his frame which
would be very inconvenient to the frog,
and, indeed, with which he would not
be frog. To demonstrate this theory,
the professor has a tank with steep
sides, and in it he has a number of tad
poles, which have already been COM
PEELED to remain tadpoles for several
years for lack of landing. From day
to day he watches his charge, and still
they are themselves. Apparently the
demonstration is complete, and so long
as they live or he lives, they will be
tadpoles. If they never become frogs,
then our knowledge of tadpoles will not
be quite what it was before, but the un-
eompreheding frog will be disposed Of
Meanwhile these victims of the profess
sor will wiggle along from week to
week, and he himself is triumphant.
If he does not "hold the ell of science
by the tail he certainly has somewhat
such grip on the unlucky tadpole,
and it is in the cause of science. e.-Hart-
ford Courant.
Year: 1873

Did the reader ever see lost dog in
great city? Not dog recently lost,
full of wild anxiety and restless pain
and bewilderment, but one who had
given up the search for a master in
despair, and had become consciously a
vagabond If SO, he has seen an ami
NAL that has lost his self-respect, travel
ing i'll the cutters, Sinking along by
fences, making acquaintance with dirty
boys, becoming thorough coward, and
losing every admirable characteristic of
a dog. A cat is cat even in vagabond-
age but dog that does not belong to
somebody is as hopeless specimen of
decentralization as can be found in the
superior race among which he has
sought in vain for his master. We
know him at first sight, and he knows
that we know him. The loss of his
place in the world, and the loss of his
objects of loyalty, personal and official,
have taken the significance out of his
life and the spirit out of him. He has
become dog of leisure.
Year: 1873

William NJ. Tweed arose early the
morning after his committal to the Pen
itentiary, says the New York Sun. He
had passed sleepless night, and his
cleanly shaved face was very pale. He
put on his striped pantaloons, jacket,
and cap, and when the cell door was
opened he stepped out into the corridor
and hopelessly glanced around. He
kept his cell on Sunday, sitting on his
cot all day. His only visitor was his
son, Gen. VIM. NJ. Tweed. The young
man tried to be calm in mis- fathers
presence, but he could not restrain his
tears. The wretched father bowed his
head and answered in low tones when
the son bade him have courage. The
parting was even more affecting than
on the previous day, and after the cell
door was closed the Boss stretched him
self out on his cot overcome with emo
tion. The only furniture in the cell is
the bed, an iron frame with canvas
stretched over it, without a mattress.
A heavy pillow and three blankets con-
stitue the bedding. In Sing Sing and
many other prisons convicts are allowed
to furnish their cells and have carpets
but on Blackwell's Island cot is all
that prisoner can have. Warden Lis
comb said that he could make no dis
tinction among those under his charge,
and that Tweed must live as the others
do. Much difficulty was found in OBJ
tanning uniform large enough for the
prisoner. The rough pantaloons were
pieced and made to fit, but the jacket
is too small, and q new one was cut out
and made.


In the morning the fallen chieftain
breakfasted on coarse bread and coffee,
with convicts of all classes and colors.
His fellow prisoners stared at his large,
Durly form, and seemed to pity him in
his misery. A swallow or two of coffee
and bit of bread were sufficient for
him, and when he arose from the table,
as the hungry convicts around him
finished their repast, he tried to avoid
their gaze. He made no complaint, and
awaited the pleasure of his keepers.
They thought it best to return him to
his cell, as he was really i'll, and he was
conducted to it. The Warden visited
HIM several times in his cell, but the
Boss was not in talking humor. He
asked permission to walk in the corri-
dor, and the request was granted. Oc-
casionally he stood in his cell door,
with head bowed and in thoughtful
attitude. DR.. Schirmer, his physician,
called and said that his patients health
was such that his removal to the hos
pital was imperatively necessary.
Year: 1873

Justice, though blind, is always beau
tiful. So is Justice of the Peace
when his head is perfectly horizontal
and his heart is tender. Such is that
mild-minded magistrate of Guthrie
county, la. who has just made q decis-
ion in the case of a parent who sued
his daughters wooer for kicking him
out of his own parlor. 1t was held by
the Court that courting is a necessity,
and must not be interrupted; that pa
rent has no legal right in a room where
counting is going on. This, however,
leaves open the question whether q
father in the exercise of proper parental
authority may order his daughter, still
domiciled in his house, to go to bed at
nine o'clock; and whether he is bound
to find fire and light for the convent.
enee Of the enamored,
Year: 1873

Adversely often leads to prosperity.


Employment is Natures physician,
and is essential to human happiness.


Account him thy real friend who de-
sires thy good, rather than thy good
will.


Whoever makes the truth appear un-
pleasant, commits high treason against
virtue.


He who reforms himself has done
more towards reforming the public
than a crowd of noisy, impotent patri-
OTIS.


Sorrow comes soon enough without
dependency it does a man no good
to carry lightning rod to attract
trouble.


Small means often accomplish great
things. Each of us may do something
to others, and true sympathy and loving
ministry are never lost.


No doctrine is good for anything that
does not leave behind it an ethereal fur
row, ready for the planting of seed
which shall bear abundant harvest.


There never did and never will exist
anything permanently noble and excel
lent in character which was stranger
to the exercise of resolute self denial.


There is much more to be said in
favor of most men and creatures than
we generally think. The trouble is
that we care too little about finding out
the good things.


We must not hope to be mowers,


And to gather the ripe, gold ears,


Until we have first been sewers


And watered the ground with tears.


If you hate your enemies you will
contract such vicious habit of mind as
by degrees will break out upon those
who are your friends or those who are
Indifferent to you.


Look not mournfully into the past.
1t comes not back again. Wisely i'm
prove the present. 1t is thine. Go
forth to meet the shadowy future with
out fear, and with manly heart.


1t is not what people read, but what
they remember, that makes them learn
ed. 1t is not what they profess, but
what they practice, that makes them
righteous. "Be ye also righteous.


1t is perhaps well for us that we do
not count up in early life the number
of steps, many of them weary ones, we
shall have to take in treading the long
road that reaches from the cradle to the
grave.


The world is a looking-glass, and
gives back every man the reflection OF
his own face. Frown at it, and it will
turn and look sourly upon you laugh
at it and with it, and it is a jolly, kind
companion.


Each change in your inward expert
ence or eternal condition is a new trust
by which to try your faith and love,
and will be help toward perfecting
your soul, if you receive it with love
and submission.


Habits influence the character pretty
much as under currents influence ves-
sci, and whether they speed us on the
way of our wishes or retard our pro-
gress, their power is not the less impor-
tant because imperceptible.
Year: 1873

Acting upon the principal that re-
newell of the earth Immediately sur
rounding the roots increases their
activity, and accelerates the maturing
of all parts of the plant, including the
fruit. Mr.. Stall removed the earth
about an early pear tree, eight weeks
before the normal period of ripening,
for a space of thirteen to fifteen feet in
diameter, and to such an extent as to
leave depth of earth over the roots of
only about Pa inches, which could
be thoroughly warmed by the sun. He
was surprised not only by the ripening
of the fruit in the middle of July, but
also by it's superior iuiciness and flavor.
In another experiment, the removal of
the earth from the north side Of the
tree, alone, caused the fruit on that
side to ripen several days earlier than
on the south side. Frequent watering
was of course necessary in the above
experiment.
Year: 1873

We met amid the yellow sheaves,


When both we're young and both were fair
We plucked the scarlet poppy leaves,


And cast their petals to the air.
We had no thought Of all the woes


The morrow's sun might haply bring;
The perfume of youths heyday rose


Was to our senses ravishing.
The glamour of lifes early love


Was on our souls and in our eyes;
We turned no passing glance above


To look for storms or darkened skies
All me long garnered are the sheaves,


The poppy flowers are sere and dead
And withered have the summer leaves


And clouds are gathering overhead.
Yet still our trust is firm and true,


Still each leans on the others arm
The sky is black that once was blue,


But we have still loves golden charm.
What be life's ills if they be shared


By one true heart we kno,c our own?
If true Love ne'er the rough ways dared.
He never would ascend throne.
Year: 1873

but food and medicines we have so far
been able to send through slaves, who
have more pity for these beings than
they who once shared the bounty and
hospitality of those they now persecute.
Year: 1873

A retired clergyman sends us an ac-
count Of little affair that happened in
his place. 1t appears that there was a
young woman, fine spirited girl, en-
gagged at wash tub opposite an open
door. Just behind her was young
man, as is generally the case, and in
the yard was an old buck that was al
lowed the freedom of the premises,
which is not always the case, we are
glad to say. Well, this buck came up
to the door and looked in, and the
young man going close behind the
young woman, pointed his finger
straight to the buck, and the old fell
low recognizing at once the pressing
character of this mute invitation, put
down his head and dashed forward,
and the miserable man stepped one
side and fled, and the young woman,
all unconscious of the arrangements,
received the awful shock without
warming, and passed over the tub, and
the air for an instant appeared to be
full Of slippers and wet clothes and hot
water and suds. And the next minute
that goat came flying out of that door
at dreadful speed. bald the whole
length of his spine, and with a wild
look in his eye. And for an hour after
ward he stood back of the barn scratch,
ing his chin and trying to recall all the
circumstances in the unfortunate af
fair Dcn5lTy NelcS.
Year: 1873

DR.. Darwin. relates an instance of the
extreme disturbance of mind to which
some sensitive men are liable, that will
excite not only surprise but hope in
the mind of the reader: GA small din
ner party" SO goes. the story, "was
given in honor of an extremely shy
man, who, when he rose to return
thanks, rehearsed the speech, which
he had evidently learned by heart, in
absolute silence, and did not utter a
single word, but he acted as if he were
speaking with much emphasis. His.
friends, perceiving how the case stood,
loudly applauded the imaginary bursts
of eloquence, whenever his gestures
indicated pause, and the man never
discovered that he had remained the
whole time completely SILENT" This
is excellent, and gives the world hint
Of how after-dinner speeches may
cease to torment mankind. All the
speech-makers might be set at work at
once on this model; and while the
half-dozen gentlemen are silently toss
ing their arms about in the air, and
thus economically, in the matter of
time, getting through the allotted
bore, the rest of the company can pro-
ceed with the entertainment, unweari-
ed by the usual post-prandial prOsiness.