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Year: 1870

won't boi Catch mo telling you anything
again"


"But, Aunt Sally, what became of him?
Did you ever see him again 2"


"No, the moment ho touched the ground
he got up and left the place in terrible
hurry. I tell you it was sight to be
remembered to see how that man did run.
Father happened to be coming up the
street at the time, and he said he never
saw anything equal to it in his whole life.
1 heard others say he did the fastest kind
of running ever known in that part of the
country, and he never stopped nor looked
behind until he was two miles out of town.
He sent me note few days afterward,
saying tho engagement must be broken off,
as he never could look me in the face again
after what had happened. He went out
west, and l believe he is preaching out in
Illinois. But he never married. He was
very modest, and suppose he was SO bad
ly frightened that time that he never dar-
ed to trust himself near q woman again.
That, girls, is the reason / never married.
1 felt very bad about it for long time,
for he was real good man, and I've often
thought to myself that we should always
have been very happy. # his suspcnders
hadn't giuen aoay."
Year: 1870

When children 90 abroad in clear
morning they often find all the grass COW
cred with drops of water, and sometimes
the water even drops from the trees,
though the ground is dry and there has
evidently been no rain during the night.
They soon learn to call these drops by the
name of dew, but whence and how comes
dew on the ground is puzzle. Well,
there is always more or less moisture in
the air. If there is a cubic inch Of water
in a cubic yard of air, then the air is said
to be thoroughly impregnated or filed
with water. In such case the smallest a.
mount of cold or absence of heat in any
thing will cause little drops of dew to set
tie on the surface. By cubic inch or
yard is meant square space measuring
one inch or yard on every side If you
take block one inch long, one inch thick,
and one inch high, it will be cubic inch.
Then, if you take o box of the same form
and size, and can fill it with water ex-
tractcd from vessel filled with air, and of
the same form as the box, but measuring
yards instead of inches, you would say
that there had been q cubic inch of water
in cubic yard of air. Almost any sub
stance will have more or less dew on it
when the air is in such state, because
few substances are warm enough to pre-
vent it. Then just in proportion as there
is less water in the air must a body or
substance be cooled to produce dew. The
blades of grass and the leaves of trees
being SO thin are quickly cooled by the
air when the sun goes down. They radi-
ate or throw out the warmth that is in
them and soon become cooler than the air
is, and then the water that is in the air
begins at once to settle on them. and in
the course of clear night will collect
there enough to form the dewdrops."
There is never any dew on the bare
ground, because it never gets cooler than
the air, so as to cause the moisture to set
tie on it.: nor of cloudy night, because
the clouds radiats heat to the ground,
which prevents the leaves and grass from
cooling, as a cloudy night is always warm
er than clear one would have been from
the same cause The dew does not fall
on leaves like rain, but collects from all
directions, and it is not seen on the under
side because that side is so porous as to
absorb or drink it up, as o sponge does
water.
Year: 1870

Frankly A. was young man who fol-
lowed his trade of carpenter. He was an
honest, industrious, religious young man,
quiet and unobtrusive, but withal, natu-
rally shrewd and observant. Jimmy NJ:
was hardworking young farmer, who
cultivated his own land, and though an
humble young man, he was regarded as a
wcll-to-do person, in his neighborhood,
and as very fair "catch," by mamas
with marriageable daughters. 1t SO hap
pened that Frankly and Jimmy conceived
liking for the same young lady, the
daughter of respectable farmer in the
neighborhood. Franky had been a regu-
lar visiter at the farmers house for some
time, and had established very intimate
relations with the family. He would go
of Saturday night, after finishing his
weeks work, and stay until Monday NOR
ming, so that he came to be looked upon
almost as zone of the family" One Sun
day afternoon Frankly was at the farmers
house as usual. The table had been spread
for supper and they were about sitting
down to very plain repast Of mush and
milk. Just then Jimmy was seen riding
up the lane towards the house on fine
spirited young horse. The farmer went
out to meet him. The mother gathered
up her plain delf cups and saucers togeth-
er with the milk and mush and brown
table cloth. and disappeared into the kitch-
en-. The daughter whipt up stairs and
exchanged her dull calico for her best silk,
and soon Joined the gentlemen in the par
lor, radiant with smiles, and mctamor-
phosed into fine lady. In the mean
time the supper table had been respread.
The china glittered upon fine white ta-
ble-cloth, and tempting "short=cake, T"
and pot of fragrant tea, had been provi-
ded instead of the palmer mush and milk.
Supper was announced. 1t was the GUS
tom in the family to have "grace" at
meals, and the farmer usually called upon
Frankly to render that service. He did so
on this occasion. Frankly, who had been
a silent but attentive spectator Of all that
had passed since the coming of his rival,
and who was somewhat of wit. withal,
drew up to the table, and with becoming
gravity. commenced as follows:


The Lord be praised, how Pm amazed


To see how things are mended,


Here's short-cake and tea for supper see,


When milk and mush were intended.


The meal was eaten in silence. 1t was
the last "grace" Frankly ever said at that
table. When supper was over he took
his hat and bade them good evening. His
rival married the young lady some months
afterwards.
Year: 1870

HOME CouRTEsIEs. am one of those
whose lot in life has been to 60 out into
an unfriendly world at an early age; and
of nearly twenty families in which / made
my home in the course of about nine years,
there were only three that could be desig-
mated as happy families; and the source
of the trouble was not 80 much the lack Of
love as the lack of care to manifest it. The
closing words Of this sentence give US the
fruitful source of family alterations, Of
heart aches innumerable, of sad faces and
gloomy home circles " Not so much the
lack of love as the lack of care to manifest
it,"
Year: 1870

BONE FELoN.-Of all painful things
can there be any so excrutiatingly painful
as a bone felon? We know of none that
flesh is heir to, and as this malady is quite
frequent and the subject of much earnest
consideration, wo give the latest receipt
for its cure, which is given by that high
authority the London Lancet:


AS soon us the pulsation which indi-
Gates the disease is felt, put directly over
the spot fly blister about the size of your
thumb nail, and let it remain for six hours;
at the expiration of which time, directly
under the surface of the blister, may be
seen the felon, which can be instantly ta-
ken out with the point of a needle or lam
Get.
Year: 1870

The line Of conduct chosen by prudent
young man during the five years from fif-
teen to twenty, will, in almost every in
stance, determine his character for life.
As he is then careful or careless, prudent
or imprudent, industrious or indolent.
truthful or dissimulating. intelligent OF
ignorant, temperate or dissolute. SO will
he be in after years, and it needs no
prophet to cast his horoscope or calculste
his chance in life.
Year: 1870

A USEFUL REoIpE.-It may not be gem
orally known among our lady readers that
hot water will take out the stain Of any
fruit from any fabric. You have only to
putsthe garment in tub or bowl, pour
boiling water over it, and let it stand till
cool, then wash out, and the stain is gone.
Year: 1870

A woman applied to a magistrate for q
summons against neighbor "She call
ed me thief, your honor-cant I make
her prove it 2" "No doubt you could"
said the magistrate, "but think you had
better not"
Year: 1870

A carpenter at public dinner given in
honor of the erection Of largo public ed
iGce for which he was contractor, when
the toast to his health was given, rather


enigmatically said that he was more fitted
for the scafold than for public speaking.
Year: 1870

A girl hearing the lady of the house at
dinner, ask her husband to bring "Dom-
bey and Son" with him when he came
home to tea, had two extra plates on the
table, for the supposed visitors.
Year: 1870

The meal was eaten in silence. 1t was
the last "grace" Frankly ever said at that
table. When supper was over he took
his hat and bade them good evening. His
rival married the young lady some months
afterwards.
Year: 1870

We see it stated that bill has been intro
duced in the Oregon legislature, forbidding
any male inhabitant of the State to wear a cue
or shave any part of the scalp, unless he takes
license for ihe privilege of so doing at an ex-
pense of ten dollars month. We presume
an exception is made for cases of brain fever
and number of similar diseases, in which
shaving the head is necessity of medical
practice. Seriously. we trust that all meas
ures of this character in the State or national
councils will give place to bills for straight
forward prohibition of Chinese immigration.
II we are so weak as to lear the competition
OF the Asiatic on our own soil, let us at least
be strong enough to shut the door In bis face
in so many words, and not seek to slam 1t on
bis cue. II the constitution is in the way, 1t
is susceptible of amendment. Ifit is possible
to order by law how man shall wear the
hair of his head, we have the same right Of
regulation in the case of women; and some
anti-jute-and-chignon party may come into
power in some localities, with results shock
ing even to imagine. rrea
Year: 1870

A MURDERS ATTEMPT TO JUSTIFY HIS
CRME.-James Wilson, the murderer of War
den Willard of the Connecticut State Prison.
whose trial began at Hartford on Wednesday
has sent letter to the Hartford papers, In
which he states that he is not guilty of the
charge of murder. He says that the late
Warden met his death IN consequence of hav-
ing starved and otherwise brutally treated the
prisoners, himself among the number. He
says he had the choice of starving or subsist-
ing on rotten, putrid meat and fish; and when
he complained of this to the director he told
him he should be put in solitary confinement
for the rest of his sentence. He says that he
intends to prove that tie officers of the prison
have not only neglected their duty, but have
committed both perjury and robbery. He al
SO says at the strawberry festival in June last
the men were literally starving, and would
have given their strawberries for piece of
soap to wash themselves. He Winds up BY
saying: 'No shadow of murder is resting on
my heart. Necessity compelled me to take
life. 1t was terrible thing; but no man ever
acted more strictly in self-defence"
Year: 1870

PERsoNAL.-We learn from New York
correspondents that Mrs. Elizabeth Murray,
the English artist, has removed her studio
from University building to No. 10, Fifth
avenue. The numerous friends of this ae-
complished lady will be gratified to hear Of
her restoration to health, as well as her in
creasing prosperity and reputation. The
change of her location to more fashionable
and accessible part of New York will be well
coined by the numbers who nave been accus-
toned to resort to her receptions and watch
her progress.-Boston Advertiser.
Year: 1870

The Republican Convention Of this
County, last Saturday afternoon, was,
as the newspaper reporters phrase
is, "a grand success" Notwith-
standing the exceedingly bad condi
ton of the roads, all the Townships
were represented except the Demo
cratic strongholdsof Polk and Perry;
and the Convention wasquite large
one, and, so far as we could judge, q
really representative one. Contrast
ed with the puny little affair held liz
the same room the week before, the
mere numbers and appearance OF our
Convention were encouraging. And
its actions were wise and harmonious
good presage of victory. Never
was q ticket chosen which we could
support more cordially. The nomi-
nees are good men all, strong men,
and well selected. We run up the
names at the head Of our columns
this morning with q hearty good
will. We can't imagine any excuse
a Republican could make for scratch
ing his ticket this Fall, nor can we
see how better ticket could have
been got up on which to bring out
the full strength of the party, and, If
possible, to gain from the opposition.


FOR CLERK or COURTS


Union Township enthusiastically
supported Mr.. Sumner, and the Con-
vention chose him on the first ballot
by vote which, while it was not in
the slightest degree unfavorable or
derogatory to Mr. Gesman, was yet a
high tribute to the personal worth
and social standing Of the nominee.
Bowater Sumner is a man about 38
years of age, Farmer, and has been
a resident Of Union Township for the
last five years. He was a member OF
the 9th Indiana Cavalry, in which
regiment he served three years
through East Tennessee with Burn
side, and under Sherman to Atlanta.
He has never held any County office,
but the people of Union TIP. have
made him work for them in the
Township Offices pretty steadily.
Universally esteemed and respected
by his acquaintance, as are all OF his
family connection, we apprehend
that not even the tongue Of malice
can lisp word against him. BY
electing him this Fall the people OF
Marion County can make themselves
sure Of Clerk who is man Of social
standing and responsibility as well
as faithful and efficient officer.


FOR RECORDER


1t gives US especial pleasure to run
up again the name of our old friend
and comrade in the 33d Iowa, Allen
Hamrick. TO be nominated for a
third term by acclamation and with
out opposition is such an endorse
ment as all officials might hope for
Year: 1870

Accident ON the Long Island Railroad Yes


terday AncrnoOn-Onc Man Killed and


Another Fatally Injured.


1t is astonishing to notice the careossness which
people evince to their personal safety when walk
ing upon a railroad, not knowing the moment when
a train VIII dash upon them and end their earthly
life. 1t Is in this way tnat two men were struck by
the locomotive attached 10 the hali-past two O'Clock
mail tram on the Long Island Railroad yesterday
a lernoon which killed one OF them, named Jacob
Scnopf, nd fatally Injured another, named Jacob
Teius. The two were standing upon the track short
distance below the station, evidently watching an
easterly bound tram on the Flushing Railroad, when
the tram on the Long Island road suddenly rounded
the curve and struck both men at the same time,
killing Scnopf instantly. The train was stopped and
Scnopf left AZ The station, while fefus was taken 10
hunters Point. superintendent Barton had him
kindly cared for ana desired that he should be sent
to Bellevue Hospital but he said lie would rather
sent nome. Dr. Denler dressed his wounds, and he
was forwarded TO his home at Dutch Kills III COACH
HIS lett orm and leg we're broken, and he is inter-
naly lnjureJ. Coroner Sellis will hold an inuuest
today
Year: 1870

STOCKS IRREGULAR, BUT STRONG AT THE CLOSE.


The stock market at the opening was weak and
heavy, and underwent another decline In sympathy
with further break In Pacific Nail to 80. 1t seems
that prominent German banking house sold some
$500 shares OF the stock for an uptown importing
flrm, and as the street got the pointn that large
amount Of "cashn STOCK was coming out, or mad
out, there was rush to sell 'snort,' tne result
being the disposal or about five times the amount
forming the basis OF the decDe. Tne name OF the
firm on whose account the stock was sold
was bruised about the street, together with
the fact that they had lost about S5co,Ooo
Year: 1870

THE CENSUS OF VERMONT. - The
Free Press in speaking of the census OF
Vermont remarks that the Mar=hal and
his assistants are now rapidly closing up
the work of taking the census, and we
shall soon be able to give the figures for
the State at large. 1t IS already plain
that the State has made a gain of 10000
to $4,000 in population in the ten years.
A large portion of this is in Cnittenden
County, which shows the handsome net
gain of 1921.
Year: 1870

chance is more than good. In case con
cession is made to the claim of location
there are reasons why Gen. Grout is like
ly TO be the successful candidate. Ger
tain it is he would preside with ease and
dignity and ability. 1t is TO be hoped,
however, that the silly claim of location
may not be seriously taken into consider
alton. What matters it whether a man
is from the east or west side of a noun
tain, or north or south of an imaginary
line, so long as he is the best man for
the place? Are VermOnters 80 silly as 70
elect man to a position of service, i'm
portant as the Speakership, because oi
his constituency unless there are involved
questions which imply doubts of fidelity
or usefulness We insist that no ques-
ton should be taken into consideration
except those of serviceableness.-Middl6-
bury Register.
Year: 1870

A RUN ACROSS LoTs.-The RegjSteI
says: In sight Of the morning train
north, on Thursday last, near north Fer.
risburghjs was seen a splendid looking
team, attached to heavy farm wagon, on
the brisk run, without driver, They
were going at full speed across the lots,
and thousand eyes were watching them
with deep interest as they approached a
high fence. The fence proved but a small
impediment however, though the rails
flew through the air as the wagon went
over and out of sight behind some trees
We learned that the team belonged to
Mr.. Ansel Ball. We are not informed Of
the amount of damage done.
Year: 1870

Considerable difficulty is sometimes
experienced in handling new rope on ac.
count of its stiffness. This is especially
the case when it is wanted for halters and
cattle tics. Every farmer is. aware ho#
incouvenient new, stiff rope il to put on
and tic up q horse with, And new ropes
for tying cattle are frequently unsafe
for the reason that they are not pliable
cnopgb to knot securely: All this can be
femedied, and new rope made as limber and
soft at once as attet years constant use'
by simply boiling i for two hoursip water
Then hang it out id q warm room, and let it
dry out thoroughly. Itretains its stiff.
ness until dry, wbehit becomes perfectly
pliable' d.i.ig fsfarl lq1mll. M
Year: 1870

A GENTLEMAN recently tried to sell,
at New York jewelry store, beautiful
diamond ring which he had bought there
few weeks previous, saying that, as the
engagement was now broken of, he had
no fur her use for it. In consideration OF
his sufferings they allowed him half price
for il
Year: 1870

A. CASE of death from starvation under
remark able circumstances Is reported in
the New Jersey papers A young man
of Bergen City, few weeks ago, was
told that fatal tumor was growing and
pressing against his entrails and that he
would starve to death. There was no
surgical remedy, as nolhiog could success
fully remove the cancerous ulcer. Grad.
ually it compressed The passage way, and
then digestion ceased, and starvation
ensued
Year: 1870

AS illustrating quick perception and


rare presence of mind, Chambers Jour


nal vouches for the truth of the following


story, which was originally published in


the guise of fiction:


Caroline G., good-looking, finely


proportioned young lady, lived as lady's


maid with fashionable young widow,


rather pdsse. One evening, after having
assisted at her mistress toilet for din


ner party, she amused herself, before


putting away the various articles scat


tered about the ROOM in trying on pair
of silk stockings and dress shoes belong
ing to her mistress, and having done so,
she viewed her well turned limbs with
complacency, saying aloud " There's a
leg for stocking, and there a foot for a
shoe Having satisfied herself as to
their symmetry, she divested herself of
her borrowed plumes, put the room to
rights, and awaited the return of her mis-
tress, whom she saw into bed. That was
the last time she saw her alive. She was
found in the morning murdered in her
bed, the jewel case and plate chest broken
open and robbed. The robber and muir
dercr had left no trace by which he could
be captured, and in spite of the most
diligent search he escaped. Three years
after, Caroline was engaged in similar
capacity by lady who took her to Paris
She had almost forgotten the murder,
and if she thought of it, it was not with
any hope of discovering the criminal.


1t happened that she was walking in
one of the public promenades one after
noon, when, as she passed group of
men, she heard these words:


There leg for stocking, and
there's foot for shoe" In moment
the events of the evening before her mis-
tress was murdered flashed on her mem
ory. And now for her marvellous pres
ence of mind. Pretending not to have
heard anything, she glanced sideways at
the group of men. She saw there were
three but she could not tell which of
them had spoken She walked slowly
past them, and then she stopped in an
undecided manner, and finally turned
back, and, walking up to them, she asked
to be directed to certain street. As
she expected, all of them had word for
her, and among the voices she easily
recognized the one that had just spoken.
Their language and looks were both very
free, but she only told them that they
were very impertinent, and that she
would get the information she wanted
from the first gendarme she met. She
thus averted snspicion if they watched
her speaking to policeman. The next
difficulty was how to inform gendarme
what she wanted; she had been only a
fortnight in France, and knew scarcely a
word of French She, however, carried
a pocket dictionary with her, to assist in
making purchases, and as means of
acquiring little French. Going over
to bench, she sat down, and searching
through the dictionary she found the
words she wanted, and she then wrote
them with pencil on the hy-leaf of the
dictionary. The sentence ran thus:
" Genddrme, .je erois besoin UOus dyrete;
an mewiter" The grammar was not
correct, as dictionaries do not teach syn
tax but the gendarme understood it, and
in another moment held the murderer in
his grasp He was afterward convicted
and hung on the girls testimony.
Year: 1870

Severe pain will not get out Of fashion yet
for a long time, and o long. people will need
a good remedy-RenLe's Painkilling Magic
Oh i Just what the people need, To cure head
ache rheumatic. neuralgic, and other painful
Year: 1870

AN ACT authorizing the First National Bank of

 Delhi, New York, to change it's location.

 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer lea in Congress assembled That the First Ma tional Bank of Delhi, now located in Delhi, Delaware county, State of New York, is hereby authorized to changeits location to the village of Port Jervis, Orange county State of New York Whenever the stock holders represent ing three fourths of the apital of said bank at meeting called for that purpose, deter mine to make such change, the president and cashier shall execute certificate under the corporate seal of the bank specifying such determination, and shall cause the same to be recorded in the office of tbe Comptroller of the Currency, and thereupon such change of location shall be effected, and the operations of discount and deposit of said bank of Port Jervs, in the village of Port Jervis, Orange county, State of New York.

 SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act contained shall be so con- strued as in any manner to release the said bank from any liability or affect any action or proceeding in law iu which lhe said bank may be party or interested, And when such change shall have been determined upon as aforesaid, notice thereof and of such change shali be published in at least two weekly news papers in each of the counties of Delaware and Orange, in the State of New York, for not less shan four successive weeks.