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Year: 1873

OF all the State elections which take place
on Tuesday next that of New York is re-
garded as the most important, because it is
considered the most doubtful in its results.
According to the pool sales the probabilities
in the city are in favor Of the democrats.
while on the State ticket the highest bids are
for the republicans A registration in this
city short of that Of last year to the extent
Of twenty-five thousand and deficiency in
Brooklyn of ten thousand warrant the pre-
sumption that there will be falling off in the
popular vote of the State of perhaps one
hundred and fifty thousand. Now, as on a full
popular vote the advantages are with the re-
publicans, and as on o short popular vote the
advantages are with the democrats, the hopes
which the democratic politicians now enter
tain, not only in regard to the city but in
reference to the State, are not altogether
groundless. The official figures of our State
elections of 1866 and of 1867 will serve to
indicate the chances upon full vote and upon
short vote. In 1866, upon q comparatively
full vote, Fenton was elected Governor by
$4,000 majority while in 1867, upon a short
popular vote the democratic State ticket was
elected by $4,000 majority. Though 1t may
not be considered probable, it is possible that
upon popular vote less than that of last year
by 10000 the democrats may overcome tho
SIS, 600 majority by which the republicans car
ried their State ticket, headed by GenAral Dix,
last year.
Year: 1873

STOKES REACHED HIS FoUR YEARS HOME IN
SNd.SNe yesterday, and naturally appeared
in good spirits He liked the cut of his con-
victs pair Of striped pants, and remarked,
with an assassin's bonhomie, that they
had no pistol pocket. What pity!
Our young dandies who may have
o homicidal inclination will note these
things as indicating how serenely
murder will culminate for them in trip up
the river. If they should learn that he is not
expected to break stones or make shoes, but
is given snug berth as bookkeepcr, it will
greatly quiet all the misgivings they might
have regarding cold blooded murder or two
when they have no other amusement on hand
Honor to the judge, prosecution and jury in
the Stokes trial
Year: 1873

THE REAL DANGER. those who argue
that General Grant has done 80 well in sec
ond term that he would do well again let us
say, that while we do not believe General
Grant would be any less efficient and patriotic
in future terms than now that while we do
not credit him with the will or the wish to
make himself permanent ruler, his acceptance
of the nomination would be the destruction of
tradition Of constitutional liberty as sacred
Year: 1873

DIsGRAcEFUL RUFFnNIsM was exhibited
on Lake Chsmplain, in the robbing and
burning by mob, the other evening, of an
obnoxious boat plying on the lake as o grog
shop, and in the killing Of the proprietor with
double discharge from his own shotgun,
taken from the vessel. This lawless affair
calls for thorough investigation in oxdss that
the law may be yipdicated. -
Year: 1873

No REMEDY AT AIIs-The suggestion that
the evils threatened by Cesarism will be
avoided by the adoption of measure abolish
ing electoral colleges and electing President by
direct popular vote would be like building
fence around vesuvius to prevent an eruption.
Whatever merit this reform NAV have. Il doos
not reach the question Of Casarism.
Year: 1873

as liberty itself. If he can do SO now. with
no harm to the country, others may come who
will do harm. Between Grant for third term
and Jefferson Davis every true republican
should vote for Davis; for it is not men, but q
principle
Year: 1873

Held 1Or Trial.


The jury in the Kane murder case in Jersey City,
after being out for nine hours. brought in verdict
that Kane came to his death from a wound of q
pistol in the hands OF Nathan BrittOn. Daylight
was approaching yesterday morning when the jury
agreed. They deny that they received a fish sup
per- although they expected something OF that kind
when they were taken from the stable at the Rink
to the FISH store in Newark avenue. Four Of the
Jurors were in doubt whether the shooting was
premeditated and others argued as II Kane were
not killed at all One Of the jurors, finding that
there was no probability OF an agreement, in
formed his colleagues that Britton would be held
for trial in any event, and, therefore, o verdict
exonerating the prisoner would be worthless.
The Jury soon afterwards arrived at an agreement
Brltton remains IN the County Jail.
Year: 1873

SOME OF the young ladies Of the village have
got into pretty muss. 1t seems that one day
last week they organized fishing party. The
DAY arrived and two OF them took buggy 70
drive around town to notify the rest Of the
! party In order TO have their outfit complete,
they took couple Of rods or reed-poles, about
twenty five feet long, and made the butt ends
fast TO the foot IRON, the poles projecting out
over the buggy about twenty feet Now this
was nice arrangement, and they were well
pleased with it, They started out up Kalama-
zoo street, and turned no to house on the
corner, and after giving notice, they turned
around rather rapidly-the end of the poles in
coming into line for the return down the street,
carried away the top Of Mrs. Jones new six
dollar bonnet When they got down 10 the
Dyckman House, they made short turn up
Man street the rods IN swinging around into
line, colded with old Mr.. Thompons new wig,
and peeled il off as smooth and quickly as
Modoc would scalp. A little later they reap
peared IN the lower end of Kalamazoo street.
and turned up to Huributs, and made halt
ong enough to procure some peanuts candy
and spruce gum. They then turned into the
street again, and in dong so the end OF the
poles swung around under the awning and
overturned an OK muzzle which was filed with
oranges and lemons, and which was eusp ended
by tow string. Arriving at Main street at a
rapid gait. they suddenly turned down west
ward, the poles taking effect on and com pletely
demolishlng the new five dollar stove-pipe OF
our friend Ed, who happened to be standing on
the corner by the tall brick They had an after
noon OF splendid sport, all unconscious Of the
damage and mischief they had done.
Year: 1873

An individual writes to one of the
weekly papers for information as
follows:


Il am engaged to young lady
whom I love sincerely and who re,
turns my love. But not having been
engaged long, some of her former
gentlemen acquaintances come in
once in awhile to spend the evening
but, as a matter of course, I gen.
orally am there first. Now, should
l leave because they call, or should
[ stay? And if am to stay, how
is the young lady to get rid of them
as some of them. not knowing the
state of the case, evidently are expect
ing me to go first? Please tell me
what to do under the circumstances" :"
There are various methods by
which these persons can be scared
off. One way is to engage prize
fighter to call and buffet them upon
the nose and haul them around by
the ears. Another way is to set the
house on fire. Another is to secrete
a hungry dog in the piano, and let him
out suddenly when you want the COM
pany to move. Still better, why not
introduce a lightning-rod and scatter
them with thunderstorm, or induce
the hired girl to become insane, and
charge into the parlor with a gun!
Or, if you must drive them away,
begin to take up collection; or
threaten to sing something; or blow
out the gas and leave the stop-cock
turned ; or begin to tell about one of
your dreams or try to borrow
money of them; or read the adver-
tisements III the evening paper aloud
to them; or induce the young lady
to pretend to go asleep and to snore,
or ask her aunt to come down and
entertain them while you and your
fair one spark sweetly in the corner.
Any one OF these methods will be effec-
tive; and what surprises US is that
any man should have so little ingen-
uity as to be compelled to write to
the newspapers about it.
Year: 1873

Why will these scientific men
frighten us so? They are continu-
ally trying to bully us with a comet.
or the conjunctions of half dozen
planets, or some other horrid thing
that does not give us a ghost of
chance, Now Professor Winchell
says that the earth is continually
cooling and in doing so, is absorb
ing water. and in time its thirsty
crust will not only drink up the
ocean but even the atmosphere. and
then the dry and shriveled old globe
will go meandering through space
without living thing on its surface.
And the sarcastic professor calls this
kind Of talk ''recreations in popular
science."
Year: 1873

A short time since a colored man
entered the Office of the clerk of the
county court, and advancing to a
table where the deputy clerk was
busily engaged, he produced a mar
riage license for which he payed
the legal fee few days before.


Boss" said he, poking the IL
cense under the nose of the absorb
ed deputy.


"What is it?" was the impatient
response.


Boss continued the darky. "de
lady declines dis document, and I
fotch it to get my money back


1t was a little consoling to the
darly to be told some went further
and Jared worse, but when assured
his money could not be returned,
he turned Indignantly on his double
soled pumps and muttered as he
made his exit. "Everybody's gone
back ON de document"
Year: 1873

An Iowa man, who thought some
things could be done as we'll as
others, and that penny saved was
a penny earned, concluded to vaccin-
ate himself, and save the necessity
of paying a small fee to a physician.
He cut a plug out of his arm, thrust
in some virus obtained from the arm
Of his sister, who had been vaccin-
ated by physician few days be-
fore, tied up the wound with a piece
of wet newspaper and awaited the
result. The surgeon found it neces-
sary to atnputate the arm in a short
time, and the self.vaocinator is now
in his grave, beyond the reach of
smallpox and other contagious dis,
eases.
Year: 1873

A German army officer recently
bet a fellow-officer that he could get
himself engaged to certain hefress
inside of eight days. The bet was
accepted, and he set to work to win


The girl was the daughter Of the
widow of the proprietor of a
gambling house, with a million in
hard money. but the officer was
also rich and good match. so,
within the time specified, the en-
gagement was announced. The bet
was paid, champagne drank over
it, and then the officer told the
girl he could not marry her, as
she was a gamblers daughter. The
engagement was annulled, the girl
wept q little, and everybody re-
garded the thing as settled; but
Emperor William heard of it, and
not liking to have his officers jest
over such serious subjects, has had
both of them arrested, and they
are now awaiting a court-martial.
Year: 1873

Attention has recently been direct
ed to- the fact that some time last
year Grants father was stricken
with paralysis, so that he can do
nothing but fret and make himself
generally a nuisance. 1t is only as
a personal favor to the President
that anybody will consent to do the
duties Of the Covington Postoffiee,
with the old man hanging round. Yet,
to secure the paltry salary to the
Grant family, he refuses to appoint
a successor.
Year: 1873

SAS 0OSo'
Twas once upon Summer day
SO the story goes
That Franklin's daughter chanced to stray
Where the miIl-stream flows.
And the rustic bridge she crossed
So the story goes
Over the rail she stopped, and lost
From out her breast . rose.
The stream ran fast, the stream ran strong
So the story goes
And on its waters bore along
The careless maiden's rose.
The miler's son stood by the bank
So the story goes
He stopped the wheel and, ere it sank,
Caught up the maiden's rose.
Then in his cap he placed the flower
SO the story goes
And boldly to the maiden's bower
He hied at daylght's close.
''Is this thy flower, sweetheart ?" he cried
So the story goes
The maiden blushed, the maiden sighed,
''Oh, give me back my rose :"
''Two flowers" he said, $50 sweet and fair
SO the story goes
"'Twere shame to part-one breast should bear
Thyself and this red rose"
What more the youth and maiden said
That Summer eve, who knows?
But he kept the flower and won the maid
So the story goes.
Year: 1873

IOTNIIC OuClCy was All HIS = III QS4iI
pulling weeds in his patch of tame
Strawberries, on the morning when
he took fancy for Ruth Lees pref
ty face. She came down the road
looking fresh as a new-blown rose
in her plain calico dress and straw
hat Her brown hair, cut quite
short, blew all about her face in lit
tie rings, and her blue eyes and
bright cheeks made her as pretty q
picture as one often sees. Squire
Dudley saw her just as she came
opposite the strawberry patch, and
he called out Good morning" :" in
his brisk. cherry way.


''Oh, good morning" she answer
ed. You almost scared me. Squire
Dudley; didn't see you until you
spoke


Pleasant morning. isn't it?' said
the Squire, coming up to the fence.
Ruth had halted in the road.


It's beautiful weather. answer
ed Ruth. Il told mother it was too
pleasant to stay in doors, and start
ed off on a VISIT


Are your Strawberries ripe yet p
asked the Squire, wondering that he
never had noticed what fresh and
charming face widow Lees daughter
had before.


'Our Strawberries p laughed Ruth.
1--WE haven't got one. Our old roos-
ter got in one day, about a week ago,
and picked all he could eat, and then
coaxed the hens in, and between
them they ruined our strawberry
crop"


Too bad p exclaimed the SYM
pathetic Squire. .'Have some of
these. Ruth. They're just ripe
enough to be good"


He picked some great clusters of
ripe berries and handed them over
the fence to her.


Thank you" said Ruth, smiling.
''How nice they are. Mother was
making great calculations on her
strawberry jam. She was terribly
vexed when she found out what the
hens had done"


I've got lots to spare said the
Squire. "rll send some over to your
mother


Shed be much obliged to you"
said Ruth; IF you have more than
you want


Plenty of them,'' answered the
Squire; plenty of them. Can have
them just as well as not


Il must be going said Ruth
Good morning."


Good morning" returned the
Squire. looking after her as she went
down the road. Il declare there
amt a prettier girl in town than
Ruth Lee. ] wonder some of the
Young fellows haven't got her away
from the widow. If l was young
now"


Squire Dudley stopped suddenly.
An idea had just flashed across his
mind.


I'm fifty" he said at last. after
thinking quite busily for some min
utes. I'm fifty, but l don't look it.
l don't see why shouldn't try my
luck after ALL Girls as young as
Ruth marry men older than / am.
I'm sure she'd make any man good
wife. Her mother is one of the
finest women in the State, and she's
brought her daughter up to know
how to work. and be saving and-pru-
dent, I'm sure we need a good
housekeeper. Mrs. Brown is old and
fussy and crooked, and this way of
living isn't half living. do believe
I'll marry her. if she'll have me.
Maybe Charley'll say it's foolish, but
l can't help that


The Squire fell to wedding out his
again diligently, and
kept thinking about Ruth all the
while. Long before dinner was
ready he had fully made up his mind
to propose marriage to Ruth and
bring home a new housekeeper and
mistress to the great house whose
Year: 1873

Things begin to look rather squally
fer our troops at the lava beds Of the
Modocs. We are afraid that, unless
the Government sends somebody
there to protect them or bring them


away. that squad of raseally Indians
win assassinate the last one Of them.
Year: 1873

To REMOVE THE ODoR OF PERsPIRA-
TIoN.-Thc unpleasant odor produced by
pcrspiration is frequently the source Of
veXation to persons who are subject to
it. Nothing is simpler than to remove
this odor much more cffectualy than by
the application of such costly onguents
and perfumes rs are in use. 1t is only
necessary to procure compound spirits OF
ammonia and place about two tablespoon
fuls in basin of water, washing the face,
hands and AIMS with this leaves the skin
clean as one could wish. The wash is
perfectly harmless, and very cheap. 1t
is recommended on tho authority Of an
experienced physician.
Year: 1873

BENZINE DANGEROUs.-It should be
more generally understood by our read
crs that the liquid called bcnzine, which
j, 50 freely used to remove grease and
stains from clothing, is a very dangerous
article. 1t is distilled from petroleum,
and is extremely volatile and innamma-
bic, and if this vapor is mixed with air,
it becomes explosive. Some people arc
very careless with it, allowing a vial OF
this fluid to stand near the fire or lamp,
while it, odor peryades the room. This
is dangerous, for it takes very little to
do mischief. A fOur-ounce bottle over
turned and vaporized, would make the
air of a room explosive; and if ignited,
might occasion loss Of life. Another i'm
portant fact to know is, that if the vial
containing benzine is left uncorked, fame
will run to it several feet. Most of the
compounds sold by the druggists under
fmciful names for the purpose Of taking
out grease, have benzinc for one of their
ingredients and it therefore behooyes
ladies to use the utmost care with it.
Year: 1873

The new Liquor License law is net entirely
barren OF good results The Sussex Journal
says that it is generally believed that few hotels
will be licensed at the next term of the Court,
for that county The temperance men have made
great effort to prevent the hotel men from get
ting signers, and will, no doubt, demonstrate at
Court against the granting Of license to those
who have not complied with the letter OF the
law. What action the Court will take, and what
construction it will put upon the ambiguous
clauses of the law is matter OF interest to the
community.
Year: 1873

The Berks Colnty Fair, which closed on Fri
day, was complete success-according to the
Reading Times the greatest success ever achiev-
ed in the county. The attendance on Thursday
of over 10000 people was the largest assemblage
that had ever before been brought together upon
one occasion The receipts for the week were
very satisfactory, and the Society will have
handsome surplus after paying premiums and
Year: 1873

Among ants the habit of slaye-mak-
ing, as discovered by the German nat
uralist, Huber, is one of the wonders
of the animal kingdom. This habit
belongs to the Amazons or red ants of
South Africa These leave their own
dwellings in the evening, go to that of
some tribe of black az s with the in
.tention Of making The as
sailed are, however, hot to submit so
tamely. They organize for the defense,
and resist their assailants furiously.-
The battleis long and fierce, some times
one side, sometimes the other, having
the advantage. We have read of, and
admired, the bravery of the Old Guard
in their charge at Waterloo, but here
are charges and counter charges as
fierce as any on that famous field. We
admire our own Revolutionary fathers
for defending their homes against for
eign invasion, but what shall we say
of these ants defending theirs until all
the adult members of the tribe are
killed or wounded. We applaud the
heroism of our own brave boys and
Southern foes in the late rebellion, but
here by these animals, the one tribe
endeavoring to make slaves, and the
other in resisting that making, was
displayed heroism equal to that seen
on any battlefield of that deathly
struggle. But, not stopping to dilate
upon the contest, we can say the Am
azons may be defeated, but they will
probably conquer, and, after killing or
rendering helpless all their adult foes,
descend into the dwelling, make cap
tive, and convey the larvae and young
to their homes. This done, and the
slaves being trained to perform the du-
ties of their new condition, the captors
give themselves up to life of ease and
become so enervated and imbecile as to
be unable to care for themselves. If
after short period their slaves are re-
moved the tribe will die for want of
food. The distinguished naturalist to
whom | referred took colony and re-
moved their serfs. The result was the
tribe were dying rapidly, when sim
gle slave was introduced, and she i'm
mediately set at work supplying food,
rearing young, and in every respect
caring for the body so that in a few
hours life and vigor fourished where
had been only indications of infrmity
and death.
Year: 1873

One Of the worst mistakes which can


be made is to purchase an article be.
cause it is cheap. Very many persons
are in need of a frst-class Sewing Ma
chine, yet do not feel quite ready to pay


the full price at once, and are some
times led into purchasing an inferior


machine, at less cost, because ma
chine of some kind is really needed in
every family. And then, again, some
say, 81 will get me cheap machine
now; it will perhaps do my work at
present, and kswill learn to run ma
chine, and sometime I will get bet
ter To all, both high and low, we
would say:-when you select a sewing
machine you should be as particular
as you need to be in selecting a family
horse. See that it has reputation un-
exceptional see that it is made for en-
duraasce; see that it is sound see that
it is always ready to 60; see thatit has
no bad tricks see that it can do all
kinds of work +; see that it is in good
health, so that it will not need con-
-stant doctoriaag; see that you get one
you can depend upon, to do all the
work, and do itjust when you need it
done; and above above all don't buy a
balky horse, nor a 6alky machine. A
poor sewing machine is worse than
none and consant source of trouble.
Many of what are called selling points
in a machine are simply frivolous, and
intended to tickle the fancy of those
Year: 1873

farm-buildings, better furnished, and,


in so far as money goes, are more indez


pendent in their circumstances. So


long as they depended upon grain-


growing and little tobacco, which


only sold for five to eight cents per


pound, they were obliged to work with


the greatest economy to meet their


taxes, pay their help and other neces-


sary farm and family expenses. Then,


to be sure, they had more leisure, OF
spent a portion of their time to less adj


vantage than the same can now be
turnedsto.


Preparations were made to plant d
larger area of tobacco the present sea-
son in all of the valley, but from the
ravages of cut-worms, unfavorableness
of the early spring and other combin-
ed causes, the crop at this writing is
quite uneven, and it is very doubtful
whether the quality produced will e.
quail that of last year. Some growers
did not finish setting the first time over
till past the middle of July, yet if the
fall-frosts hold off, and there be favor
able weather, the crop may be much
larger than at present expected"
AS will be seen, the foregoing was
written in July, before the crop. had
made much growth generally. From
about the middle of July I never saw
such rapid growth Of any kind as
there was with tobacco. The weather
was a good deal cloudy, moista and warm,
resulting in one of the most unprece-
|dentedly large growth of tobacco ever


known, a large portion of which was
diseased growth, some rotting in the
field before harvesting; more was in-
Ijured by pole after being hung,
SO that throughout the whole valley
there was only avery little portion Of the
whole which was fine wrappers, result
ling somewhat disastrously to many;
yet, undiscouraged, they set about to
put out equally, or nearly SO, in amount
the present season with returns to, be
made on the final result. In all nv
Experience and observation, extending
over period of about forty years, I


have never known SO much general, or
even local diseased and pole-burnt


tobacco as was known of the crop of
1872. w. Ell. WHITE.


P. s. In writing of casing tobacco I
omitted to give the reason for being
particular to press equally, putting the.
same number of pounds in each case; it
| is that the tobacco may sweat evenly. 1t
has been found that where the cases


varied considerably, or were not press
ed alike, that the tobacco did sweat a.
like; while some would be .overdone,
others would not Be sHcateta 4 sS6E,i's, s,s.,.