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Year: 1873




Sir William Napier was one day
taxing a long country walk, when he
met 4 little girl about five years old
sobbing over q broken bowl She
had dropped it and broken If, in
bringing it back fro the field to
which she had taken Ler fathers din
ner, and said she would be beaten on
her return home for having broken
it. As she said this a sudden CLEAN
Of hope seemed to cheer her. She
innocently looked up into Sir VIII
liam's face, and said:


"But You can mend it can't vOuP'


He explained that he could not
mend the bowl, but the trouble cod
be overcome by the gift Of a six
pence to buy another. HoWerer, on
opening his purse it was empty of
silver, and he promised to meet his
little friend on the same spot at the
same hour next day,an to bring the
six-penee with him; bidding her tell
her mother meanwhile she had seen
a gentleman who would bring her the
money for a bowl next day, The
child entirely trusting him, went on
her way eomforted. On his retarn
home he found an invitation await
ing him to dine in Bath the following
evening to meet some one he espe-
eially wished to see. He hesitated
for some little time trying to calcu-
late thep ility Of giving the meet
ing to his e friend OF the broken
bowl and still being in time for the
dinner party IN Bath, but finding this
could not be- he wrote to decline the
invitation on the plea Of = ''preYious
engagement" saying 'I cannot dis
appoint her; she trusted me"
Year: 1873

A young person Of the Universal
ist faith, many years since, when the
simon pure Universalism was
preached, started westward to at
tend q convention Of the brethren
in the faith. He took the precaution
20 carry a vial Of cayenne pepper In
his pocket, to sprinkle his food with
as a preventive against fever and
ague. The convention met; and at
dinner a tall Hoosier observed the
parson as he seasoned his meat, and
addressed him thus:


stranger, I'll thank ye for a lee
tie of that ere red salt, for Pm kind
of curious to try i"


Certainly" returned the parson,
"but you will find it very powerful;
be careful how you use it"


The Hoosier tool the profered
vial, and feeling himself proof
against any quantity of raw whisky,
thought he could stand the cred
salt with impunity, accordingly he
sprinkled a chunk Of beef rather
bountlfully with it, and forthwith
introduced it into his capacious
mouth. It soon began to take hold.
He shut his eyes, and his features
began to Writhe, denoting a very in
harmonious condition physically.
Finally he could stand it no longer.
He opened his mouth and scream
ed ''Firen'


sTake a drink Of cold water from
the jug" said the parson.


"Win that put it outp" asked the
martyr, suiting the action to the
word. In q short time the unfortu-
nate man began to recover, and turn
ing to the parson, his eyes yet swim
ming in water, exclaimed:


stranger, you call yourself a
'Varsalist, ] believe"


81 do, mildly answered the parson.


aWall, I want to knoBi if you think
it consistent with your belief TO go
about wi raH-fre in you breeches
poeketsY
Year: 1873

a violet lay in the grass,
A tear in its golden eye;
And it said, Alas and alasl
The night is over and gone,
Another day is anigh,
And am alone, alone!
There is none to care if die,
There is none to be glad that live;
The lovers they pass me by
And never q glance they give.
If one would bat tarry and tell
A tale that was told to me only
Ny lover might go his ways,
But through all the nights and the days
I should never again be Ionelyl
Then sudden there fell look
Into that violet's heart.
ItIifted its face with a start;
1t arose; it trembled and shook.
At last, o at lastl it cried;
Down dropped its head, and died.
Is God in Heayenl Is the light
Of the moons, the stars, and the suns,
His,-or the Evil one'sl
Is he cruel, or mad, or right!
The pansy that grew by the wall,
Its heart was heavy with bliss.
In the night it had heard a call;
Itlistened, it felt q kiss;
Then a loving wind did fall
On its breast, and shiver with gladness;
The morning brought loves ms SIS
Tolight-and the lover fed,
But the eyes, that burned in his head
Shot love through each and all,
For the pansy that bloomed by the wall
Shone sweet in every place.
In the sky, the earth, and the air.
And that lover saw never the face
OF my dead violet there us. .--
Hush HushI Let no sorrow be spoken !
Though it perish, no pity shall flout it.
Better to die heart-broken -F..
OF love than 10 live without it,
Year: 1873

the large room, and fell into his
chair, still holding her in his firm en-
brace. He called her by all the dear
names she had answered to in years
gone by; he kissed her thin lips, her
white and sunken temples, her pale
cheeks, and yet she moved not, stir
red not, answered nothing. She new
er spoke again. Once, and but once
toward the morning after that night,
while she lay in the old mans arms,
for there he sat all night long and
held her-once she opened her eyes,
her soft brown ewes, and gazed with
unutterable fondness into his. A
dream of peace was in her soul, and
as she saw him she smiled, and that
smile was the radient presence of an
angel that carried her away.


And when the cold morning dawn
ed on the white eastern hills, she lay
in his arms, still, calm, beautiful,
deadl


We buried her on Sunday morning.
1 remember it WELL She was
brought into the church, and she Law
motionless before the pulpit where
she had been baptized Just eighteen
years before, her calm face upturn-
ed to the heaven we trusted she had
found. We tiled to sing, and did
but sob the broken measures Of a
grand old hymn. We tried to pray,
but the pastors voice was weak, and
in the audible weeping of the con
gregation, his broken accents were
almost unheard. We carried her
out to the grove, and when the bear
ers would have taken the cords to
let that precious burden down into
its dark, cold place, they trembled
and refused the task; and one of
them, a young man, knelt on the
ground by the low bier and kissed
the rough boards that now enclosed
the form his arms had longed to en-
fold.


So it was all over, and that night
the snow fell fast on village ang field,
on house and grave. And tonight
though twenty years have passed
since then-to-night 1 have seen her
face, have heard her name, and ]
write it here, Emily Duncan, the last
time, perhaps, that it viii be written
on earth. Let Us trust in God that
we shall one day see it written else
where in characters ofight.
Year: 1873

Dear Sir: feel it a duty owe you as wei
as tho afflicted, to acknowledge the wonderful
cure you have made in my case. The long
continued sore throat and bronchitis was
source of great annoyance and alarm to me
for a number of years, but since You proscrib-
cd for me feel no trouble there, and have no
fear of n return Of the complaint. The disI'o-
sition was strong to scrofula consumption
that I think, entirely changed. Ny ether
diaieulties arc entirely cured. Ifpeople only
would give your remedies a fair trial, I feel
confident you would benefit all you say you
can. Yours truly,


MRS. MARTHA PARKS
Year: 1873

An exchange mentions it as a noticeable
fact that there has no. been strict party
vote in either branch Of Congress during
the present session; nor ia there any proba-
bility that any measure which will involve
. partisan division will be brought up
during the present Congress. This Is with
out parallel in recent congressional e1
peIience. The Republican party have IN
trOduced no measure of y partisan char
acter into Congress-. and the Democrats
were too thoroughly beaten last fall to at
tempt any opposition to the usual c0urse Of
legiSl alton.
Year: 1873




Thus we sailed for six miles, wrought up
To gentle pitch of excitement all the time by
some new object or circumstance. The
tropical aspect of the country and the soft
air were so different from our Northern
cline, and so engaging, that when we had
nothing to shoot at, we passed our time
commenting upon the many curious forms
of Natures handiwork presented to US in
the trees, shrubs. moss and vines. And the
birds we saw-birds of the most brilliant
plumage what treat to the eye of a
sportsman How shall l describe their
effect upon the ladies'? 1t nearly set them
wild when heron shot across the bow of
the boat, or when they saw a paroquet in
his coat of many colors as he sat gossipping
among the branches. " "a


Arrived at the place where navigation
ceased, we landed, and having constructed
a picnic table. we arranged the con-
tents of the baskets and proceeded to dis
cuss the lunch and the lovely spot we were
in-we were isolated from the world as it
were. Here was plenty of food for imagi
nation. and wedevoured it with as much relish
as our natural food. A silence pervaded
this shady nook, unbroken save by the joy
Gus notes of its feathered inhabitants and
our own voices. that accorded strangely.
What pleasant thoughts we had as we re-
clined beneath those giant palms; all was
sweet oblivion to care and sorrow; mind
and body were at rest, the color of the
healthy check was heightened; the pale
face of the invalid, even, assumed a ruddy
hue; and the hypochondriac for once forgot
himself


After stroll through the woods, collect
ing flowers and moss. we re-embarked, and
started on our homeward course. The sun
had gone down, the alligators had retired"
and the forests had put on cloak of somber
hue. The change was remarkable; so diff
ferent from our upward trip. IN order to
drive off the impressiveness caused by this
revolution of nature, the singers of the
party struck up some lively songs, that with
a pleasant conversation shortened the dis
tance home.-Porttand Transcript.
Year: 1873

New York. As a matter OF course, they
all took lodgings at the Astor House.
Wise being rather a distinguished char
acter, was placed in a room on the lower
floor, near the ladies' diningroom. After
he had been there a few days friend
inquired how be liked the house, and
whether he had comfortable quarters.
The house is admirable, said Wise,
everything on the face Of the earth TO
eat and drink 10 be had for the asking
my room is unexceptionable, and
the attendance all could wish but
am disturbed and annoyed in the
morning by an Internal steam en-
ginc, that is set agoing at an
early hour close by my door. II seems
TO be an itinerating machine-ior be-
ginning in the hall, within few feet OF
me, il keeps up an intolerable, deal len
ing din for few moments, and then
passes slowly of to other parts Of the
house, roaring like the scape pipe OF u
big steamboat. The friend expressed
some surprise at this, and while endeav-
oring in vain 10 persuade Wise that he
must be mistaken as 10 the source OF
the noise, the gong began TO sound for
dinner; There it goes again, by -,


said Wise. What do you say nowY
The friend opened the door, aud there
stood dapper little servant holding in
one hand what the Yankee called a
thunder pan, upon which he was tapping
lightly, but rapidly, with an instrument
which resembled the smaller Of the two
sticks used by performer on the bass
drum. Wise gazed at him in speecbless
amazement for moment or two-then
closing the door, he sat down pondering
for some time whether such an article
could be rendered useful in any of the
remarkable counties which compose the
Accomac Congressional District. "
Year: 1873

The following curious instance of wis
dom in dog is related by New York
journal. About fifteen months ago a
dog belonging to Mr.. Grin +. Adams,
formerly clerk of the steamer Island
Home, was lost in Fall river, and the
owner had to go home without him. By
some means the dog found his way to
New Bedford, and from thence was ta-
ken by some one this season to the
camp ground. On Thursday of last
week, when the Island Home blew her
whistle at Vineyard Highlands, the deg
Immediately recognized it, and came
rushing down on board the boat. He
was driven back two or or three times,
but as persistently returned, until some
one on board recognized him, and he


was brought to Nantucket. On arriving
at the wharf he jumped out and ran at
full speed to the home of Mr.. Adams,


where al we're, of course, much sur.
priscd TO gee him after his long absence,
Year: 1873

Owing to the terrible scourge which
aflicts the city, we are reduced to the
necessity of issuing only half sheet,
but this will only be tempo
rary. Two of our reporters are absent,
and number of compositors. Some Of
these are sick or have sickness in their
families. 1t is impossible at present to
secure other assistance. Meanwhile
those of us left will do our duty as best
we can, and beg the indulgence of the
nuhlic
Year: 1873

questions alone competent for Con-
gress to decide, and unite they arc de-
finitely settled by that power, there is
no end to the contest in this State.
The great case Of Louisiana has passed
beyond tho jurisdiction OF the Courts.
Under the theory and practice Of our
Government in q controversy such rs
we have in Louisiana, no other power
can intervene for the settlement and
solution of our troubles other than that
of Congress, which under the Federal
Constitution, is bound to guarantee to
every State in the Union Il government
in form. therefore reitcratc the re-
commendation contained in my previ
Gus message, OF the assumption and
exercise, as far as practicable on our
part of all the powers Of Government.
The real question is not what tho
Wharton board has declared as the re-
suit Of the election, but as they came
fresh and officially from tho Commits
sioners of election determining in an
authentic and an official shape, who
was elected and who was not, and this
great question is untouched by tho
decision referred to, for it was not nor
could be before the court in a suit be-
tween the two returning boards, and
as Congress has now before them this
primary and only official evidence Of
election, 1t is presumed that Congress
in the due exercise OF its jurisdiction
will look minutely and rigidly into
those evidences upon which alone
can any legal State government
be established and organized in this
State. In addition to this, no court In
the State of Louisiana or elsewhere can
decide upon the qualification Of the
Legislature. Under our constitution
the Legislature is the sole judge Of tho
qualifications of its own members, and
any interference or Intervention by any
court In that direction Is simple and
sheer usurpation.


{SigncD JNo. MCE;NEHI.
Year: 1873

of the will. The court In Now York
declared the charity to be indefinite, and
that the United States could not take
tho property as trustee. Virginia, not
being II party to that suit, instituted a
suit for its recovery rs a secondary
trustee. The case Is ut present being
exhaustively argued in the Supreme
Court OF Virginia, now in session ut
Cincinnati Commercial.
Year: 1873

In the election of Gen. John Is. Cor
don to the u. s. Senate, the Legislature
ofGcorgia has shown it's wisdom and its
care for the interest of the State conf
dcd to its care. We congratulate our
sister State upon her now Senator; for
he il one of those rare men who has
proven himself clcarmindcd and prac-
tical i'll the arts of peace, no less than
prompt, trclc5a and sure in war. If
every state in the South were as care
FIJI in her choice Of mon to represent
her nj Washington, the day would not
dc FAR off, when our section could once
more force the recognition Of her equal
ity, in one sense at least.
Year: 1873

OAKLAND carried the county seat question,
and will be the capital of Alameda county on
the 25h of June next. The county seat o:
Sutter is suburb of Marysville, and now
the Alameda county seat is to be a suburb
of San Francisco. And that's ALL
Year: 1873

Our neighbor has commenced guessing
who is the author of articles in the HERALD
He is as good as was Paddy at catching
teas; when he put his ilger on one it wasn't
there Take compassion on your lillipu'ian
brain, neighbor, and quit it; the hair grows
too close to your ewes for that business.
Year: 1873

QUERY Will the Herald man tell MS in wha
part of Placer county the El Dorado Quartz Min
ing Company will carry on mining ? Argus.


If the Argus greeny will look at our lega
advertisements. he will probably find out.
Year: 1873

Governor Kellogg has performed an
other act for which all will give him
credit, even his political enemies. By a
notice in another column it will be seen
that he has resolved to refuse in all cases,
except when driven to it by order of the
court of last resort-which is very improb-
able-to subscribe in behalf of the State to
stock of certain corporations where au-
thorized to do so by act Of the Legisla-
ture. Also, that he will enter into no
contracts for public improvements au-
thorized by acts of the Legislature hereto
fore. The State has already sacrificed her
credit too many times under this promis-
sorry kind Of Legislation in behalf of non
dividend paying corporations, and we are
heartily glad the Governor has determined
to put stop to it as far as he is con-
cerned. AS for appropriations for improve
ments. they are as a general thing ras-
cally. wicked jobs, infamous in their in
ception and scandalous in their working
Year: 1873

The teachers were not paid yesterday.
according to expectation. OF course no
one about the City Hall or the School
board either. for that matter, appeared to
care much about it. Possibly the blame
does not rest with them for there not be.
ing money in. the treasury. But some
one is accountable to the public and to us
for causing a positive announcement in
the REpUBLrcAS that the teachers wonld
be paid on the nineteenth. TWAS regard
ed by our reporter as being as good as Of
fetal. and thus this paper was made an
instrument Of deception. The circum-
stance has clipped the wings Of one mans S
credit, SO that when he next comes with a
statement. he will be required to bring a
competent witness along with him.
Year: 1873

has already been one very serious affair on
the question whose duty it was to look


over the back files of a newspaper, and we


do not choose to place ourselves in that


fix. We respectfully decline to show why


the Times, belonging to the "Noblesse, is


''obliged' to keep it's mouth shut. and


why it is not responsible for its part of the
abuses to which it has referred.


We wrote the other day upon the -e-
sponsibilities of the press, and explained
how it was that the journal Of to-day was
held responsible for the acts of the same
journal in its past. We admit it to be


hard, very hard. Yet our neighbor will
find itself in the situation of the ''Tic.zet-
of-Leave Man" As this piece is put upon
the stage it represents convict. whose
good conduct has obtained for him a re-
mission Of his term Of imprisonment lie
seeks employment and demonstrates the
| utmost fidelity. But so SOON as his en-
ployers discover what be has been. they
Immediately dismiss him. So that he
| comes nearly to starvation with the
most homes. and sincere intentions
of reform. Now we confde entirely in the
honest reform of our contemporary. We
believe it sincerely regrets the very W.
profitable course pursued by it in the


past years. But such is the injustice Of


mankind that the Times will be for q long


time regarded as the "Ticlet-ot-Leave


Man" was. The public will withhold its


confidence until events shall have proved


that the Times of 1873 is not the flush


1;i.es of 1870. We are satisfied with Its


sincerity, and no doubt 1.-The world. which


rarely errs. will il due time come to the


same conclusion In the meantime. if


our neighbor would "unburden itself and


defend itself i: would expedite the con-


yIctjOn.
Year: 1873

The attempt to remind our people that
business should not be neglected for pol
itics has stirred up the bile of Demo-
cratic writers. They seem to forget that,
though it becomes the duty of all living
under a popular form OF government to
give some attention to politics. it is also
their duty to engage in some business
that will aid in promoting not only their
individual welfare. but the prosperity Of
the State and nation. The REPU BLICA AN has
been endeavoring. for the past five or six
years. to convince the people Ct Louisi-
ana that they were giving too
much attention 10 politics and too
little to business Of tar greater
importance. The fact of being free
and living under a popular form Of gov
ernment should stimulate people to the
pursuit of useful occupations that would
tend to give them the means OF true and
lasting independence. There are immune
rable pursuits to be followed in this coun-
try that-if followed well-will lead to
individual wealth: and this in the aggre-
gate is what forms the wealth of the nation


And nowhere in the vast domain Of our
country is labor, well and diligently pur-
sued, better rewarded than in Louisiana.
Here agriculture, the mechanic arts, man
ufactures, commerce, and, in fact, all
kinds of business may be said to be
susceptible Of being made to produce
greater reward to labor than in the New
England and Northern and Western States
of the Union, whence the nation now
Year: 1873

Tho principal of an academy, who was
very unpopular with the young ladies, on
the approach Of thunder storm carefully
insulated his chair ON four pieces Of glass,
and then politely asked one of the girls to
sit in hi, lap for safety. "Well. no." said
she; II think I'd rather be struck by light
o;nrcs
Year: 1873

A cautious and tender hearted reporter in
Baltimore, who would not hurt the feelings
Of any canine thing living. mentions in an
obituary notice that deceased was "bitten
R,v an alleged mad dog
Year: 1873

A Connecticut farmer, who set out an
elaborate scare-crow in his strawberry
patch. was disgusted to find that pair OF
robins had built their nest, and were rails
In, their young under its hat.
Year: 1873

Farmers who sell their milk, with some
show of reason declare themselves unable to
raise their calves. But they need not. A
calf is long suffering creature and easily
adapted to artificial cond tions, and its Sup
ply of milk being cut off substitute may be
found with which it may be kept in thrifty
condition. For the first four days it is nee
tssary that it should receive the milk which
is fit for no other purpose, and has certain
medicinal uses for the calf As soon as this
period has passed, it may be furnished with
the substitute feed, as follows: Oatmeal
sifted from The husks is boiled into thin cruel,
strained. swt ct med with brown sugar, and
fed to the calf; having previously been taught
to drink, the calf will readily take ration of
a quart three times day, which may
be increased gradually as it becomes
older. Finely cut clover hay, the choicest Of
the early harvest is mixed with seal. ed oat-
meal, sweetened and ted in small quantities.
gradually increased. II the bowels become
too loose teaspoontul of prepared chalk is
given as a corrective. With this feed and
good care calf will thrive and grow better
than off skim milk.
Year: 1873

A German mother who brought her daugh-
ter over from the old country to marry her to
Louisville grocer, though the girl tearfully
entreated permission to stay and comfort
lover in the Belgian horse guards, had the
melancholy satisfaction of seeing the young
woman go into arsen,c convulsions, the other
night. But she is determined woman, and
will at once set out for another daughter, for
she hates that Louisville grocer and is bound
to be his nother-in-law if it costs a whole
family of girls.
Year: 1873

There is not much inducement to commit
suicide for man that has lived long in Chi
cago, the change in his condition is likely TO
be so very slight. A fine of s5 was imposed
upon man who made the attempt the other
day and that is believed to be quite sufficient
to deter him from trying it again.