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Year: 1873

90 WEST TWENTY FOURTH STREET, NEAR FIFTH
CJ Avenue Hotel-Has lust been thoroughly repaired
and newly furnished and will let to club of
temen in parlor whole beautiful Pariors and large and
Year: 1873

If reports are true, there Is mod
el young lady in Ottawa, Canada,
who deserves the attention of some
good family man, as well as a eOmpe-
tent romance writer The story
goes, that in 1855, when the cholera
was raging in Canada, a Young
American couple, with little girl.
arrived in Oattawa and were stricken
with the disease. They died and
left no means by which their rela-
tives, or even their home could be
traced. The little girl lived and grew
in grace and beauty under the care
of al old washerwoman She took
this woman's name and was taught
10 look upon her as her mother Five
years ago gentleman of New York
was visiting Ottawa, and learned the
girls history Closer inquiry reveal
ed the fact that she was bis niece, the
daughter of his brother, who passed
away from earth very mysteriously
years ago, or at least had eifectually
hidden himself from his relatives aud
friends. The gentleman, now, for
the first time learned the manner Of
his brothers death, and being we'll
to-do and childless himself, he wish
ed to educate the girl The old wO-
man gave up the girl very reluctsrt-
", but consented to do what was
best for her adopted child, and let
her go with her uncle 10 New York
She had an easy home, and her edu-
cation was at last completed.


Last simmer she paid her foster
mother visit and found her verv
poor, in broken health and unable to
work. She was simply starving
The young lady resolved never to
leave her old mother again while
she lived, but to stay and work for
her. She got a situation with the
the Canada Bank Note Printing
Company, and not all the persuasion
of her fine New York friends and rel
atiyes can induce her to return to
them. She is making evening sun
shine for the old woman who nour-
ished her in her dark and cloudy
morning.
Year: 1873

A new chronological nuisance has
appeared on the trees in Philadelphia
and also in Pittburgh during the pres
ent summer, which threatens 10 take
the vacant place Of the measuring
worm" of unpleasant memory. 1t is
Of yellowish color, says the Ledger,
depends from q long silken thread,
moves up and down it with facility.
and feeds upon the leaves. Unlike
the measuring worm" it is covered
with sort Of hairy coat, and for this
reason the little sparrows, that did
the good service to rid the city Of the
other nuisance, do not seem to take
to this one as food If the new pest
is not met and checked it may become
as universal and as disgusting as the
old one was. There is a chance here
for our etomologists to provide arem-
edy. The sparrows evidently are
avcrse to the hairy coat of this worm,
but it may possiably be the food of
other birds Specimens from the
trees on the State House pavement,
as we'll as in some other localities.
Year: 1873

A NOVEL Crow TRAP.-The Ame-
rican Agricuiiurist gives the follow
ing account of new method of kill
ing crows:


Crows are on bad terms with most
other birds, large and small, and they
and the hawks have a long and
standing quarrel which is renewed
whenever occasion offers. A friend
of ours, taking advantage of this en-
nifty between the two, and acting up
on the principle of setting thief to
catch thief, bethought him to make
use of a hawk he captured as a crow
trap The hawk, a large and power
full one was carefully fastened by its
wings, and by means of some strong
pegs back down to the ground The
crows, seeing their old enemy in an
apparently helpless condition, gather
ed from all quarters, and became
very bold in their demonstrations of
cxultation. The hawk, though con-
fined, was not disabled, and bad free
use of its claws. Whenever a crow
came within reach, it was seized by
the hawk and soon disposed of by
its powerful talons. The noise Of the
contest drew more crows, and our
friend describes the contest rs q most
amusing one, and resulting disas-
trously for the crows. This was q
trap which even their proverbial
shyness did not teach them to re-
fuse.
Year: 1873

SUMNER BLANKETS FOR HORSES
-Blanketing horses in summer has
now become an acknowledged neces-
sity, and light blankets are now an
important portion of the harness
makers stock. The materials used
for these are brown and bleached
linen, scrims flannel and light brown
duck. Muslin sheets are also used
but these, as well as those made o.
duck, are not popular. Linen and
flannel are the favorite goods: they
cost more, but are durable and look
well twilled braid is used for bind
ing and joining, and some of the fnel
qualities have monograms or the
name Of the horse worked on in very
narrow braid OF the same shade as
the binding.


Scrims is used more as o prOtec.
ton against flies than for any other
purpose, and being very lightly WOW.
en- requires to be well bound and
secured at the seams strip of light
leather should be stitched on under
the braid, either on the back OF the
scrims or between it and the braid
the edge of the scrims must be turn
ed in so that the outerr row of stitches
will pass through two thickne sses
il this is not done it will ravel and
the binding come oG.-Carridge and
Harness Journal.
Year: 1873


John Paul. in the following witty
paragraph, gives sorse personal re
collections which are valuable IN
historic view:


and met General Banks at
pleasant picnic 10 MF- Frank Leslie's
grounds on Saturday at Saratoga


IL was on the banks Of Lonely Lake,
and there were waterfalls aud foun-
tains, NOSES and fe.ns, cold chicken
and cold champagne, % the hearts
content Ii grievvd me that the Gen
eral does H1I remember how we tfay-
eled 10 company once, bGt the cream
stances were not very favorable for
photography perhaps. We were tray-
cling out of the Shenandoah Valley
and maneuyering very successfully
to draw Stonewall Jackson along in
our rear. Not man of us but swore
that the rebel General should not get
To Massachusetts before we did; that
the foul invader should not set foot
on the frontier Of our native State
without finding US stcrnly confront
ing him in the interior And Il was
only necessary to gaze once in each
soldiers face to see that the hatred
enemy could not capture Us without
stepping over the boundary lines and
violating the territory of Maine. |
wished several times during the re-
cent races that / had the gray mare |
rode through that campaign here to
enter for some Of the purses.


The bursts of speed which that
faithful creature showed on several
occasions would pass belief if you
did not know Just how near the de-
tested foe got US at times. 1t may not
be that | won my spurs in the She
nandoah, but | had pair to start in
with and | used them well coming
out. No, / am confident that no one
wore any spurs down there, though
we played straight poker for most
everything else, and Ilent my blankets
once to q cavalry Captain who subse-
quently had no need for them. But
this is DEPRESSING. You NAV not
think ne a hero from all this; but who
is hero to this valley ?"
Year: 1873

An island, and guano island at
that, has been discovered in Lake
Minnetonka, Minnesota, of which the
government surveys have taken no
notice. \ squatter has long held ii
as his own, and undoubtedly has the
right to enter it under the homestead
and presumption laws, but has thus
far taken no steps TO perfect his title.
Now, however, be will do so, as a
Kcntuckian, in cruising about the
lake, landed on the island, and. struck
with its beauty and value, offered
him a handsome sum for his posses
sions as soon as title can be obtain
ed As it was omitted from the
United States surveys, and the Audit
or of State has settled with the Land
Department, it will be necessary to
secure special patent from the gov
ernment, when the squatter can pur-
chase from the State and convey it
to his customer. The island contains
eleven acres of land, and is described
as of singular beauty. A portion is
covered with n deposit of guano,
showing that it is a favorite resort
with the numerous birds which visit
the region every season. The depOs-
it is identical with that found on the
guano islands of the Pacific, though
not as thick, and will realize large
sum when placed upon the market.
Year: 1873

I'm thinking just now OF Nobody.
And all that Nobcdy's done;
For I've a passion for Nobsjy


That Nobody else woal1 OWE.
bear the name Of Nobody,


For from Nobody spruag,
And sing the praise of Nobody.
Ae Nobody mine has sung.
In liGc's young morning. Nobody
To me was tender and dear,
And my cradle was rocked by Nobody.
And Nobody ever was near,
/ was pet.cd and praised by NOboiy,
And Nobody brought me up,
And when I was hungry, Nobody
Gave me to dine or to sup.
went to school to Nobody,
And Nobody taught me to read;
Iplsyed in the stree with Nobody,
And to Nobody ever gave heed;
irccounted my tale to Nobody,
For Nobody was willing to hear:
And my heart It clung to Nobody,
And Nobody shed a tear.
And when grew older, Nobody
Gave me helping turn;
And by the good aid Of Nobody


began my living to earn,
And hence l courted Nobody,


And said Nobody's I'd be,
And asked to marry Nobody,


And Nobody married me.
Thus trujged along with Nobody.
And Nobody cheers my life,
And dearly love Nobody,


For Nobody Is my wife;
So here's health to Nobody,


For Nobody's made me loan,
And I've passion for Nobody


That Nobody else would own.
Year: 1873

Is it not thst which is free even from


the appreciation Of ourfellow-men even


from the appreciation of the best and


wisest? The heroism- which is known


only to our Father who's in secret? {?


the godlike deeds done in the lonely


chamber? the godIike lives lived in
obscurity pa heroism rare among Is


me1, who live perforce in the glare and


noise of the outer world more common


among women; /; women of whom the
| world never hears who, if the world


discovered them, would only draw the


veil more closely over their faces and
! their hearts, and entreat to be leftalone


with God. True, they cannot always
hide. They must not always hide or
their fellow-creatures, would lose the
golden lession. But, nevertheless, 1t is
of the essence of the perfec1 and wo-
manly heroism, in which, rs in all
spiritual forces, woman transcFuds the
man, that it would hide if /! could.
And it was g pleasant thought to me,
when I glanced lately at the golden
deeds of woman IN Miss YOner's book
it was a pleasant thought to me, that ]
could say to myself-Ah : yes These
heroines are known, and their fame fii'
through the mouths of men. But if 81,
how many thousands of herOines theIe
must have been, how many thousands
there may be now, of whom we shall
never know! But still they are there.
They SOW in secret the seed of which
we pluck the flower and eat the fruit
and know not that we pass the sower
daily IN the street-perhaps some hum
BILE, addressed woman, earning painfully
her own small sustenance. She who
nurses a bedridden mother instead of
sending her to the work-house. She
who spends her heart and her mony en-
drunken father, a reckless brother, or
the orphans of a kinsman or a friend.
She who-but why go on with the long
list of great little heroism, with which
a clergyman at least comes in contact
daily-and it is one of the most emo
bling privileges OF a clergyman's high
calling that he does come in contact
with them-why go on, I say, save 10
commemorate one more form of great
little heroism-the cOmmOnest, and yet
the lest remembered of all-namely, tie
heroism of an average neither? All
when think of that last broad fact,
gather hope again for poor humanity;
and this dark world looks bright, this
world looks wholesome to me
once more; because whatever else 1t Is
or is not full of, it is at least full of
mothers
Year: 1873

Do you ever wish in your lonely hour
That you were man with mans great pow


ers,
That you could hew with brawny arm,
That you speak with a Grattan's charm,
That you conld be in the Nations realm
a Cesar ruling his fellow-men


Do you never long to be strong and great
Or are you content with your Woman's fsteT
In my darkest moments of deep distress
I have never wished myself more nor less;
I have never pined for a mans strong power
Or implored my God for richer dOwsr
Than the tender heart Of q woman true
The impulse to wish and the will to do
Sweet deeds Of mercy and lovely grace
That 4" make sunshine in shady place.
I have home, where my charities have full play
To expand, like rose, in the light Of day;
I've the world, where the poor and the sac


abound,


I can pour nv balm in the aching wound
What more have yOu? from my platform high
My wOman's weak hands can touch the sky,
Can yours do more though you plan aud plot.
My friend, what are you that am not 2
Two inches there are in the worlds great wall,
We can I'LL them, and that is all;
Mans statue stands with a taller height,
Bnt wOman's CLEANS with purer white;
What If her size is somewhat low,
What if she make lesser show,
She fills her niche, man flls his, friend;
Now, what is the difference in the enp7
I thand God that in gracious mood
He gave me the crown of my wOmanhOod;
That he fenced me in with woman's state,
That he gave me all of a wOman's fate;
Her tears to shed and her woes TO feel,
Her heart true as the truest steel;
And, if to my feet narrO paths are given,
know that iii easier reach yon heaven.
Year: 1873

An AHegOry by the Author OF the SchOn-


berg Gotta Family.


The temple was in ruins, and the
priestess sat, a captive in-chains, among
its broken and scattered fragments. It
had been a temple of the most ancient
form, open to the sky, beautiful beyond
any temple upon earth, beautiful and
sacred and some remnants of its beauty
hung about it still-fragments of ex-
quisite carvings and broken shafts of
graceful columns. But everything was
shattered and out of place, the window
tracery shivered in athousand fragments
and strewn on theground, columns pros
trate, sacred vessels lying rusted among
the weeds, the pure spring which had
gUshed from beneath the altar choked
up and dry, and instruments of sacred
music mute and broken on the ground.


On the walls in some places were the
traces OF violence, but it was remarka-
BILE that they seemed to have been as
saulted only from within. Indeed, the
temple had been a fortress, so impreg-
nably situated and built that except
from within not one stone could ever
have been displaced.


This was, in fact, the saddest part of
its history. The temple had been
desecrated before it had been ruined,
and in it's ruin it was templestill, hut,
alas no longer sacred to Him in whose
honor it had been reared. Many sense
less or Ioathsome idol images were
carved on the walls, strangely contrast
ing, in their shapelessness or deformity,
with the symmetry of every fragment of
the original structure. On the broken
altar in the center stood an image of
the priestess herself. This was the
earliest idol which had entered there,
and with the entrance of this the ruin
had begun. The enemy who had, with
subtle batteries, introduced this idol
had ever since had access to the temple,
and step by step the priestess had sunk
beneath his power. He had led into
wild orgies, in which she herself had
defaced the delicate tracery and torn
down the walls :; and when she awoke
from the frenzy and wept, as sometimes
she would, he siIenced her tears with
| blows or with mocking threats of the
vengeance of Him to whom the temple
had been consecrated. Sometimes,
however, she woke to a moments full
consciousness of the desoIation around
her, and then she would wall and la
ment until he seemed to fear some IN
seen friend would hear; and at such
/ seasons he grew more gentle, and re-
newed the old persuasions and batteries
/ by which he had misled her at first
He would even encourage her at times,
when all other methods failed, to try
and collect the scattered stones, and
repair the breaches in the shattered
walls, and restring the broken harp for
for he knew well her puny efforts must
/ fail, and that no hands but those Of the
/ builder could ever restore the ruin she
/ had wrought. So, after a few faint
endeavors, she, as he expected, would
! give up in dispair, and sit covering
hopelessly on the ground afraid of Him,
whose priestess she was, afraid of her
| own voice.


In such better hours he would again
! grow bold, and mock her with the mem
Year: 1873

MoNoPoLIEst thrives in Memphis. The
old Gas company asked an injunctIon'
against the new company, on the ground
that it wonld be impossible for it to lay
,Iovp mains without disturbing those of
the OLD company. The Judge granted
the process. restraining the new organi-
cation from laying down its mains until
the question can be decided at law, if
the old company chooses TO push it IN
less the new one will deposit 100000
to meet a possible verdict for damages.
OF course it will not do that, and the
old company remains master of the
situation, and can cheat and swindle
and extort, like any other gas company
with no fear of competition or restraint.
Year: 1873

The almost inexhaustable possibili-
ties of glass in the amelIoration of the
winter climate of high latitudes are, as
yet, scarcely dreamed of. How easily
and inexpensively the cold, bleak, wind
swept streets of our nothern cities, in
winter, could be converted into delight
ful promenades by enclosing the side
walks of the principle streets with glass
supported In a light iron frame work
These frames would not rise from the
curbstone to the height of the lower
stories of the buildings, with an in
elined roof the width of the sidewalks.


The iron side framework would be so
constructed that the glass, formed, in
large, thick panes, could be easily taken
out in summer and replaced at the ap-
proach of winter. The glass IN the
roof would remain permanently, and in
warm weather would be covered with
awnings. The glass roof of the arcades
would be continued over the cross
streets, although the sides would ne
cestarily be opOn for the passage OF We
hicIes. Where the enclosed open upon
cross streets, there would be several
light doors, 80 hung as to swing either
way, thus permitting the tide of prom
enaders to flow through without him
trance. There doors could remain
open, except on very cold or stormy
lays. It would be the duty of the po-
lice to regulate the temperature OF the
arcadet by opening or closing the ven
tilators as occasion required. The
readers can imagine IN some degree the
change that would attend a promenade
we will say on fremont street, if the
sidewalks of that thOroughfare were en-
closed as has been described. Ladies,
even invalids, could do their shopping
or visiting, or take their needful exercise
during the most inclent weather. 1t
admits of no question that any business
street or block that first has glass arcades
along its sidewalks VIII attract to itself
trade enough to pay the cost Of the
glass and iron enclosures many times
over. 1t nees no very ardent imagina-
ton to conceive the paradise a nothern
city would become IN wieter if the side
walks of all its principal streets we're
thus enclosed in crystal. The great
annoyances of dust and cold, of wind
and rain, would be reduced almost to a
nulIity. Our civilization is hardly
worthy of the name till such consumma-
ton is brought about.-AtLdHtic.
Year: 1873

A LITTLE telegraph boy stole a $3.50
diamond ring from the house of a wo-
man to whom he had just delivered a
dispatch, and sold it to street car con-
ductor for Is cents. But the latter was
a very honest man-for q conductor
and he only bought it to restore II 70
the owner. At least 80 he told the de-
tectives.
Year: 1873

Some of the bridges IN China are of
extraordinay beauty and magnifcence-
There is one near Pekin built entirely
of white marble, deliberately ornament
ed. Others are found over the canals
of still greater magnifcence, and with
a grand triumphal arch at each end
and some, instead of being built with
arches, are fiat from one side of the ca
nal to the other, marble flags Of great
length laid on piers so narrow and airy
that the bridge looks as if it were sus-


pended in the air From the amazing
facilities afforded by the numerous ca
nails for transportation of goods by wa


ter, these bridges do not require to be
built of great strength, for only foot
passengers use them, which is the rea.
son they are of such an elegant and fan
cifuI construction. These bridges are
built with number of arches, the cen
tral arch being about 40 feet wide, and
high enough for vessels to pass without
striking their masts. Their great elE-
vation renders steps necessary and they
resemble In this respect the old bridges
Venice, on which you ascend by steps
on one side and descend on the other
in the same way. Chin bridges were
not made IN this for more than IS cen
turies after they were known IN China.
Year: 1873

I HAVE successfully introduced wo-
men as compositors into one large daily
and one weekly newspaper Office; am
practical printer was for seventeen
years publisher, and know that women
can and ought to the princil al part of
all type-setting, and that it Is this equal
wages fallacy which prevents. 1t was
by doing the same work for less pay
that women took the places of men IN
government departments. 1t Is by do
ing the same work for less pay that
John Chinaman Is pushing Paddy to
the wall and women never can super
cede men, in any departments of labor,
until they are prepared TO do the work
for less wages and do it as well. Il
make their introduction into newspaper
offices safe, nay possible, there must be
women in authority there to whom they
are amendable for dress and department
and who have power to protect them'
where protection Is necessary.
.StOisshekm.
Year: 1873

A device for the new silver trade dollar has
Just been completed at the United States Mint In Pha
dephia and In few weeks the piece will be ready Tor
delivery Several hundred thousand will soon De manu-
facured and shipped to San Francisco for Distribution
throughout tho Northwest and Pacific SLOPE Ihe eoins
not large the old silver dollar but ls composoh
win be the same The following IS description OF the
new piece: Upon the diverse side is female figure
seated on bale OF cotton and extending tho right hand
grasping an olive branch toward the open sea- In the
left hand il scroll bearug the word Liberty ana at
tbe base of the device appears the motto In God We
trust" The date Of the conage-" 1873 us upon the
diverse together with halo OF thirteen stars Ine re-
scrDton United states Of America" and the motto
Pluribus Unum." Tho weight aud hneness, with the
words Trade Dollar" are also inscribed upon tho 10


a.gfIa
Year: 1873

WRLIsBURa.-We have seen nothing
lately about the new rolling mill In the
Wellsburg papers, and we begin to appre'
bend that there is q hitch in the enter
prise. We notice, however, in the Ne'oS
of yesterday that the Town Council have
authorized the issue O. bonds TO the
amount Of $4,000 TO aid in the manutac'
ture oil moving machines In Wellsburg.
That paper suggests that as preliminary
to the prosperity Of the place, the people
must be more cordial In the reception oil
worthy new comers" Without this, II
says,


at Ia perfect nonsense 10 ever dream ol
Wellsburg enlarging her borders or grow
ing 10 any extent"


It really seems pity that Wellsburg
should lapguish for the want OF proper
cordially on the part Of her people.
Surely they can sford 10 be cordial to
new comers after so much longing and
waiting for some body TO come along and
start some sort oi manufacturing business


But notwithstanding all this lack Of cor.
dialIty on the part OIL the people the Macs
Is encouraged 10 believe that an upward
turn awaits property in Wellsburg. The
editor ia bold enough to make the follow
ing rather rash and nonsensical assertion :


"The speculator might travel from the
source OF the Allegheny 10 the delta oi the
great Mississippi seeking an investment
that would pay the highest per cent, and
we dare say that he could not ind one
that would pay near so well as 10 come TO
Wellsburg and invest his spare capital"