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Year: 1873

we have on sale and to lease, we feel confident
OF success, and that is half the battle won.


Our motto Is onward and upward with the
watciwOrd, Know Thyself, the which we
study. So we hatter ourselves that
Year: 1873

Ohstinacy produces as much mischief in


connection with the smallest matters as


with those of the greatest importance. A
person of obstinate disposition insists as
resolutely on having his own choice in the
most trifling affairs, as in those of the ut
most consequence to all concerned. Firm
ness is wise and noble virtue. which
shows itself when the occasion is of sul-
ticient dignity to demand it; but obstinacy
makes no difference in the things them
selves and those who are affected with
this iniirmiiy will, for almost nothing,
carry things to the most painful and alarm
ing extremes. Love, friendship, the hap
piness and hopes of families, they will dash
to the ground. rather than force themselves
to say, 81 submit; let it be as you prefer"
The matter at issue is sometimes so tri-
vial, that, looking upon it on all sides, we
are unable to find reason for the stub
borness with which the kind of people of
whom we are speaking adhere to their
side of the subject in dispute; and we are
forced to the conclusion that there is no
other reason than blind and insuperable
reluctance to follow any will but their
own. They are slaves to whatever their
own minds happen to suggest as proper
to be done. 1t charms them like SER
pent, and they are utterly impotent to re-
sist the malignant spell it throws upon
them. And it is the direct fruit of this
weak and abject bondage under which
they lie to their own wishes, that they at
tempt an intolerable tyranny over the
minds of all others who come in contact


with them. They seem to think that to
have their own will on all occasions is
happiness itself; and that to fail in this
point is to suffer one of the greatest evils
OF which the present life admits. They
are ignorant that there are thousand
things which are sweeter than to have
ones will; and that kindly to yield to an
others pleasure is source Of infinitely
purer satisfaction, than can result from
the fullest success in having things ac-
cording to ones minds. 4. Heron.
Year: 1873

CHANGED HIS MINI. Sunday afternoon. a
young man of this city, name unknown. becoming
weary OF the trials and troubles OF this wicked
world. determined to put an end to his wretcbad
existence. Accordingly, in company with friend
he started out for q walk, and soon brought nm on
the Market street bridge over the Christiana- =
Here they paused awhile, aRd after takinga fare
well gaze at the sourrounding evidences of life
the young man decided TO wait no longer but in
stantly tc drown his earthly sorrows ben.ath the
placid waters Of the Christiana Without a rord
OF warning, he turned 10 his friend, exclaimed
goodbye" and sprang from the east side of the
bridge, into the water. But the effect of his
plunge was exactly the opposite of what he had
intended. The icy cold water drove all suicidal in
intentions OF bis mind, and made him resolve 10
''rather bear those Ills we have than y TO Others
that We know not Of" Therefore, instead of calm
ly folding his arms, and awaiting his fate he turn
ed and hoated on bis back until he had recovered
his breath, and Lhen struck out vigorously for the
shore. Encumbered &c hs was by ali his clothing.
his situation was then one of great danger but bv
his vigorous exertions he succeeded IA reacbinS
the wharf, and landed at the first dock above the
bridge. Here he clam bered up delighted TO rest
An teet ON terra fr1la once more and started far
home, to relieve himself of his uncomfortable sat
uratsd garments. He has doubtless decided 10
postpone his next venture until the water shall be-
come warm enough TO render his suicide a less
unpleasant affair
Year: 1873

HoAxKD.-The EIkton Whaq intimates that
the Gazette was hoaxed with regard to the causes
which led TO the sudden death of young Fslls, Of
that town, as stated by US last week Perhaps Sc
but until we have more reason to doubt the verac-
ity of our informant, we shall continue to believe
his statement
Year: 1873

Encouraged by the favor with which the
Inter Ocean has been received, tho propri-
etor has enlarged it to q


TEN COLUMN FOLIO PAPER. ~~-
Forty Large Columns Of Reading Matter.


In the future, as in the past, tie Inter;
Ocean will continue the staunch advocate
of the principles of the Republican Party.
During the political campaign just closed
it won position as
Year: 1873

To Mako fashionable novel: Take one
beautiful woman and place her with two
men, husband of somewhat loose charac-
ter, and lover gifted with all the physical
perfections and moral imperfections. Soak
all these in a false philosophy until they
become immoral or unhappy. Take a
rather improper view of the married state,
throw in few violent deaths, spoonful Of
sickly sentimentality, and garnish with ru-
ined lives, or broken hearts, according to
taste. Then place the whole in an early
grave and spread over it as much meretri-
cious morality as it will bear.
Year: 1873

Queen Victoria has been spending quiet
life at Balmoral. Her aim in the north
seems to be to live as simple and as natural
a life as possible, and to avoid all fuss and
ceremony. She is scrupulously diligent in
attending to her public duties even during
her holiday. Great boxes of papers are
constantly coming in and going out, and all
these are carefully read, and if necessary,
signed. In other respects the Queens pri-
vate life is simply that Of any private lady
in good circumstances. She reads a good
deal, keeps up considerable private corre-
spondence, takes walks and drives, and
pays visits to the cottagers as well as to the
gentry in the neighborhood. Her published
drawings show that she is no mean draughts-
man, and she still exercises her pencil
sketching. By the advice of her physician,
she spends great deal of her time in thu
open air in all kinds of weather. She is
fond of long excursions to the wilder part of
the district, and drives at an extremely rap
id rate. She walks through the grounds of
the castle, or through the valley adjoining,
with one of her daughters, or a lady in
waiting, and with only single attendant
carrying an umbrella, camp-stool and cloak.
A keen recollection of faces and names is a
hereditary faculty of the royal family. The
Queen knows almost every resident by sight,
and she is also much interested in learning
all the details Of their personal history. The
cottagers are getting used to it now, but at
first there was not little alarm and conster-
nation when her Majesty sent word she was
coming to tea; and even now the honor is
sometimes felt to be rather embarrassing
She usually sends her own tea and teapot.
and room is usually set apart for her,
where she receives her hostess. and has a
good gossip with her about all the goinss on
in the district.
Year: 1873

Ladies travelling through Canada by rail
are often greatly annoyed by having their
luggage unnecessarily searched, but one Of
the officials recently got his deserts. 1t
happened that Yankee school teacher, on
her way from Kansas to Vermont, passed
through the Dominion, with trunk packed
to bursting with nothing contraband. When
the officer demanded her key she begged
him not to open it, assuring him that it had
come through from Kansas, contained sim
ply clothes aud books, and was so full that
It would be very troublesome to repack it..
But he sternly demanded the key, and ma,
licioualy pulled everything out to the very
bottom; then-fnding her assertions true
he returned the key and advised her to
"hurry up and get the traps back, es the
train would soon move.


"What is that to me p said the quick
witted woman; 81 have check for that
trunk, and hold the Grand Trunk Railway
responsible for its safe delivery. l will not
take the key, and you may do as you
please with the trunk" Report says that
official was very weary and red in the face
and rather profane ere be finished packing
that trunk.
Year: 1873

A beautiful young lady who had allowed
the tendrils OF her heart to twine fond'y
around a strapping great conductor on a
horse car, had her afiectionate nature
c,ushed by the discovery that he was TAX
ing fare from her and dead-headng another
girl who lived on the same street. She did
not eat pickles and pine away, but wrote
him an afectionate epistle, which read
"You want to nok down enuff stamps to
get me paisler qhawl & a dolly warden be-
fore Sunday or l will put an awning over
that girls eye the next time meet her in
society. You hear me.
Year: 1873

evening last as 4 singing class was rehearsing
in Kennett Square Presbyterian church, in way
Of preparation ior public entertainment, q FIRE
occurred owing TO child tipping and falling
against the organ and thereby upsetting coal
oil lamp that stood thereon. The flaming fluid
ran upon the carpet setting Gre to il and result
ing in cOnsidtrlbls damage before il could te
exlinguished.' One young gentleman took Of
his coat and threw il upon the flames to smOth-
er them, but it too fell prey to the element and
was sOOa burned 10 aShes. The affair cause
quite an exciting time with all present, but in
the end all rejOlcsd that the damage vas 50
slight.
Year: 1873




The Pottsville Journal says On Thursday
evening Of last week an accident, singular In
character and distressing In its results, hap.
pened to an interesting little girl Of twelve
years Of age, Katie, daughter Of Mr.. William
Rowland, residing in East Norwegi0 street.
She with seme companions, were in Mr. Lucas
garden swinging. She was engaged In push
Ing the swing having her hands on the back
Of the seat, when heavy. plain gold ring
which was on the third finger Of her left hand
caught in a nail. The momentum Of the
swing pulled the ring forward, stripping not
only tie flesh clean TO the bone from between
the kAuckle and the second joint to the end Of
the Anger, but also tearing Of the bone at the
third joint. The injury presented most shock
ing appearance, and was really of the most
painful character, but the little girl bore 1t with
fortltude most extraordinary, and walked
home, distance of several squares, holding
her mutilated hand under her apron.
DR.. HalberStadt was sent for, and upon ex-
amining the injury deemed It necessary to
amputate the finger between the knuckle and
the second joint. lie performed the operation,
and although she passed a somewhat restless
night, when we saw her the next day she was
bright and cheerful, with thu prospect Of q
rapid recovery, which we trust will be the
| case.
Year: 1873

Our gratitude, however, Is not due to
the army alone. Many in the civil SER
vice performed great deeds, and gave
their lives to the nation. Lincoln and
Stanton are among those who died for
the country, and it is not easy to name
any who performed more or better work.
Stanton's labors never ceased. He de-
MED himself time for rest and food. lie
was familiar with the vast theatre of
military operations, and he anticipated
the wants of the army in supplies and
reiniorcements. If he did not organize
victory, and this, venture to say, is all
that has ever been done by any except
the commander in the field. Rejecting
the language of eulogy, we may proper
ly say that he was the ablest war minis
ter OF historical times, and that he was
second only to Mr. Lincoln among civilians
in the value of his services TO the nation.
If we limit our observation to men train
ed and serving in civil life exclusively,
Mr.. Lincoln appears to be the first per-
sonage in American history. In powers
Of reasoning he rivaled Webster, and he
was endowed with subtle wit and laugh
ter-moving irony to which Webster had
no claim. He was formidable in debate,
and he wrote and spoke some of the best
sentences in the English language. His
speech at Gettysburg was not an acci-
dent or temporary inspiration, A SIM
liar power was manifested in his debate
with Douglas, and his first inaugural
contains paragraphs which rival the
choicest of the language. | quote one
that is marked by the spirit of prophecy
and at the same time the ienderest of
the numerous appeals for the Union with
which our literature is filled "The mys-
tic chords of memory, stretching from
every battlefield and patriot grave to
every living heart and hearth-stone, all
over this broad land, will yet swell the
chorus of the Mnion, when again touch
ed, as surely they will be, by the better
angels of our nature" Admitting, as
sertiag, rather, that his Cabinet was
composed of able men, it yet remains
for me to express the opinion that he
exeelled all and every one of them in
each of the essential qualities of states
manship. He was endowed with pow
er of foreseeing- -sagacity to anticipate
future events touching the public welfare.
He had firm faith in the people-in
their wisdom, justice power. lie possess,
ed true courage. He was never dismay


ed by misfortune-never overcome by
disaster. He had practical wisdom that
he could apply without delay to present
questions. This, and the quality / first
mentioned, are the tests of statesman
ship, without which there can be no emil
nence in the administration of public af-
fairs. yet remains for the world to
learn that at one of the two critical mo-
ments in our foreign affairs he corrected
and chastened most important diplo-
matte paper with his own hand, showing
superior clearness Of judgment and great
subtlety of genius in matters outside of
his training and experience.
Year: 1873

A BEAUTIFUL THoUGHT.- the
summer of youth is slowly wasting away
in the night-fall of age, and the past be-
comes deeper and deeper, and life wears
to lis close, it is pleasant to look through
the vista of time upon the sorrows and
the fecilities of our early years. If we
have home to shelter and hearts to re-
joice with us, and friends have been
gathered together around our fireside,
the rough places of warfaring will have
been worn and smoothed away in the
twilight of life, while many dark spots
We have passed through will grow bright
er and more beautiful. Happy indeed
are those whose intercourse with the
world has not changed the tone of their
holier feelings, or broken those musical
chords Of the heart whose vibrations are
so melodious, so tender and so touching
in the evening of life.
Year: 1873

AN ETERNAL LEAP YEAR.-Among
the Cossacks of the Ukraine, leap year
is eternal. When a young woman feels
a tender passion for a man, she seeks
him at the residence of his parents, and
addresses him as follows: 1.-The good
ness / see written in your countenance
is sufficient assurance to me that you
are capable of ruling and loving wife,
and your excellent qualities encourage
me to hope that you will make a good
husband. 1t is in this belief that have
taken the resolution to come, and beg
you with all due humility, to accept me
for your spouse" She then addresses
the father and mother and solicils their
consent to the marriage. If she meets
with refusal she declines to leave the
house, and such conduct is usually crown.
ed with success. The parent of the
young man never put the young maidens
away if they stay, believing that by do
ing SO they would bring down the ven
gance Of Heaven upon their heads. That
climate would be congenial to those Of
the Woman's Rights" persuasion.
Year: 1873

TABLE CoNvERsATIoN.-Agre great deal
of character is impaired and received
at the table. Parents too often forget
this; and therefore, instead of swallow
ing your food in sullen silence, instead
of brooding over your business, instead
of severely talking about others, let the
conversation at the table be genial, kind,
social, and cheering. Don't bring dis
agreeable things to the table in your
conversation, any more than you would
in your dishes. For this reason, too,
the more good company you have at
your table, the better for your children.
Every conversation with company at
your table is an educator of the family.
Hence the intelligence, and refinement,
and the appropriate behavior of family
which is given to hospitality. Never
feel that intelligent visitors can be any.
thing but blessing to you and yours


How few have fully gotten hold of the
fact, that company and conversation al
the table are no small part of education
Year: 1873

A young lady was recently struck with
the uselessness of her life, and immedi-
ately went to work with vigor TO learn
plain sewing. At latest dates she had
hemmed one side OF towel, which the
proud parents have framed and hung in
a conspicuous position in their parlor.
Year: 1873

A man in Danbury discovered that
powder fried in lard was good for boils.
He tried it. The stove cover Is in the
second story now, though most all the
rest of the stove has been collected. He
was deceived in his lard, he says
Year: 1873

DRY FooD FOR HoRsEs.-The esprit of the
Times" says: I'VE never have believed nor never
shall believe that chopped hay and corn meal
saturated with water, is proper for working
horse rs q general diet. We firmly believe thai
the food Of a working horse that cannot be pas
tured should be good, sound oats and sweet hoy
for at least five days a week. Look at the South.
where the common run OF horses are fed on corn,
Tible and almJs. incurabe complaint. We also
think that vet corn meal IS the very worst way of
ieeding corn to horse that ever was practiced.-
Aud the chopped, wet hay is not half so good
as fine, bright timothy from the NOW We like
to hear the horse grinding up his good timothy
hay like gris mill after he has finished his oats
nice mash once in a while is good, aud a very
different thing from almost constant soft diet"
Year: 1873

The general business of the week presents no
especially striking feature. though the steady n-
provement in the condition of the banks and the in


creasing demand for first-class mercantile paper


with the steadily diminishing rates OF discount,
give tone of confidence to mercantile circles not
heretofore existing since the panic Breadstuiis and
provisions have been irregular and more or less
affected by the varying prospects as to
tho reopening of the canals. which would
set ailoat considerable stocks that have
been ice-bound. The tendency in bread
stufIs has been downward. though with compara


lively small stocks on hand. At the close OF nayi-
CATION an advance in prices is naturally anticipated


Groceries have ruled firm, with a further advance in
coffee. The dry goods market is fairly active for
the season, with slight Improvement In domestic
cotton goods and in foreign fabrics though the
business is mainly confined to the supply
of tho nearby trade. The movement
in cotton shows an increase in the receipts and a
decrease IN the cyDorts over last week. 9roes have
Year: 1873

In railroad bonds of every description there IL
more than common activity, from those that are In
default and command but p cents on the dollar up
to the best sorts. Nearly all the grades OF bonds
issued by the well-established railroads have adj
vanced from the low point touched during the
panic but many Of them are still below par and arc
probably good for still further appreciation, and
a.. /, tbo
Year: 1873

in search Of the animal, who was easily
followed, owing to the blood-stains on
his track. The tiger was first seen by
the Patel lying apparently helpless un-
der a bush, when he incautiously rested
his gun against the trunk of tree, and
approaching the tiger, pricked him with
the point of his sword. On this he sud-
denly sprang up with roar, and struck
the Patel senseless. The two brothers
then brayely attacked the tiger with
their swords, but were both disposed of
in the same manner. By this time the
Pardhi came up, and swathing his left
arm in his dhotee, thrust it into the IT,
gers mouth, and proceeded to hack him
with his sword but by this time the
tiger was quite spent, and quietly fell
back dead. By evening all three broth
ers died from the injuries received, leav-
ing their families almost wholly unpro-
vided for"
Year: 1873

The Peoria Revieao has this blood
curdling account of a fight with mon
strous snake, happening in that town
lately: A rural gentleman visiting a
friend in the Third ward, found in the
back yard, after dusk, an immense snake
lying in the grass. He procured an
axe, and when he had chopped the rep
tile into about dozen pieces. he dis
covered it to be garden hose which
had not been properly hung up in the
coal yard.
Year: 1873

In the pavilion of the ministry of ag-
riculture at Vienna, a floating cannon
ball may be seen. Although weighing
fifty pounds, it lies like down feather
on silyery mass, consisting of pure
quicksilver from the celebrated mines
of Indra. A hundred and fifty hund-
red weight of this metal is exhibited in
a large iron cauldron. offering sight
seldom to be met with, and on it rests
the solid iron ball.
Year: 1873

LET Your WIFE kNOw.-It is a Gus
tom too common with the men of the
world to keep their families in utter ig-
norance Of the situation of their busi-
ness. The wife knows nothing, has not
even an idea of the amount of her hus-
bands fortune, whether it is to be count
ed by hundreds or thousands. What
can a woman kept in such ignorance
learn? She spends, as a matter of
course, all he gives her to spend, with
the full confidence that when 1t is gone,
and she asks for it. he will give her more.


If an unmarried woman works, she
may 60 with a bold unblushing face, and
demand her wages but wife can de-
mand nothing, her claim is only for
bare necessity and generous men, on
that account, are too often indulgent,
too fearful of letting wife know the
exact state of their finances. .Tis all
wrong.


Husband and wife have mutual in
terest every woman should know the
exact state of her husbands finances,
understand his plans, and aid him if
possible with her counsels, and then
these terrible catastrophes would not SC
often happen. Many wife who is
plunging her husband deeper and deep
er into debt through ignorance. would,
if she knew his embarrassments, be the
first to save. and with true womanly
sympathy and generosity, help him te
reinstate the fallen fortunes.
Year: 1873

The following extract from letter,
written by a young man who is native
of England, recently resident of New
bury, VT, and now on visit home,
may interest some of the readers of the
Opinion.


He says DOUBTLESS you have read
all about English railway carriages ;
they appeared to me, to be shabby af-
fairs altogether. There are three dis
tinct classes of them, just as there are
in society, the first class is fixed up very
well as far as inside comfort is concern
ed the second is little better than the
third, the third is worse than a decent
cattle car in Vermont. But this is not
the worst of it, you are locked up in the
carriage from the time you enter it till
you reach your place of destination.
Each carriage is made to contain 80
persons, and is divided into two parts
this half carriage is again divided, Sc
that only those who are in the same
quarter of a carriage, have any inter
course with their travellers. There
is no connection between the cars-the
one you first enter, that one you stay in
until you arrive at the end of your jour.
ney There are no such convenience:
as in the United States; no books OF
papers, no refreshments, no water, nc
water-closets, no conveniences of any
kind. You pay for your ride, and yor
get it. but nothing else except inconve
nience, and there is plenty Of that
Bradford Opinion.
Year: 1873

Deliver me from a person who never
does wrong-and knows it, Deliver us
from man who never made mistake,
and keeps note of the fact If there
is any one thing more provoking to a
sinner-and we are all sinners-than an
other, it is one of these conscientiously
perfect folks.