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Year: 1873

lately talked with one who strove


To show that all my way was dim,
That his alone-the road to Heaven;
And thus it was l answered him:
Strike not away the staff hold,


You cannot give me yours, dear friend
Up the steep hill our paths are set


In different ways to one sure end.
What though, with eagle glance affixed
On nights beyond our mortal ken,
You tread the broad, sure stones of Faith
Moro firmly than do weaker men.
To reach according to his strength


But as we leave the plains below,
Let us carve out wider stair,


And broader pathway thro' the snow.
And when upon the golden crest


We stand at last together, freed
From mists that circle round the base
And clouds that but obscure our creed !;
We shall perceive that though our steps
Have wandered wide apart, dear friend
No pathway can be wholly wrong


That tends unto one perfect end"
Year: 1873

ANCIENT HoRsEs.-It used to be stated
in old-tashioned books Of natural history
that "the horse was the gift of the Old
World TO the New" But whole races
of horses lived and persisted in America
ages before men went down to sea in
ships. There are now in Yale Museum
the fossil remains of twenty-one different
species belonging to the horse family.


These animals varied from sizes that
are larger than anyhow existing. down to
delicate ponies not bigger than fox.
Year: 1873

AN Iowa preacher said in his sermon
tho other Sunday. " Religion in tho
heart, my friends, is like four aces in the
deck without it no man can hold GER
tain hand" 1t is doubtful whether the
reverend gentleman's theology will bo
accepted by the class of poker players
who hold that "a straight flush" beats
four of kind.
Year: 1873

A POOR woman who deposited her
money in the Bank of California, and
afterwards lost her certificate of deposit,
was permitted by Mr.. Ralston to draw
the money on his account. There is at
least one person who will not forget this
act of kindness.
Year: 1873

bRANpRETHs PTLLs.-We cannot recover our
health save by taking out impurities from the
blood Some believe when we are sick there Is an
excess OF some blood ingredients usually. perhaps.
OF Alhumen. We know that Brandrpth's Pills take
out all that is injurious and finally restores the
health As a remedy for costiveness and an anti
bilious physic. they have no equal.
Principal Office, Brandreth House. New York
and sold by Druggists
Year: 1873

From lands end to lands end that all may read
and reading, believe, that for the countless mil
lions who are on the road to an untimely grave
with bilious complaints, there is but one truly great
and reliable remedy and that is
Year: 1873

THAT IND1eNAuoN.-The papers have had
their burst of indignation over the appointment
Of Crozier, and have tried SO desperately to man
ufacture public sentiment against him, that they
imagine the people are almost in fit mood to
march to the Capital, and hang Gov.
Osborn. Now, the truth is, the people have cared
not particle about it. If they have expressed
themselves either way, it was generally to the
effect that they supposed Crozier was q very
good man, and would do as well as any other
man whom the Governor could have appointed"
Bat the newspaper hullabaloo has set the people
to thinking, and it is Significant that the first
public expression of their thoughts comes from
the Usage Settlers, who were represented to have
been especially and in an aggravating degree in
suited by the appointment of Crozier. The Gen.
eral Council of the Settlers Association met at
Parsons, and by strong vote heartily endorsed
Gov. Osborn's action in appointing Crozier, de-
claring that there was nothing in the act to for
felt their confidence in the Governor. This was
done, notwithstanding the fact that NJ. W. Reyn-
olds was there, andl BITTERLY opposed it, reading
newspaper articles written by himself in con-
demnation of the Governor.
Year: 1873

ASSISTANT CLERK.-Mr. S. +. Burdett, of Lea
venworth, will, we understand, be q candidate
for Assistant Clerk of the House, at the approach
ing session of the Legislature. He was twice
elected to this Office without oppesitiou-ls7O
and ls7l-ana those who were members at either
OF those sessions, viii cheerfully support him
again; while those who go for the FIRST time, can
not do better than vote for him, as be possesses
all the qualifications necessary to enable him to
promptly and faithfully discharge the important
duties of the position.
Year: 1873

II After all the fuss that has been made to
get Delahay to resign. there are men who are not
satisfied now that he has done Their excuse
for grumbling now is, that he wants his resgna-
tion to take effect in January, at which time he
will have occupied the position for ten years,
which will entitle him to pension during the
remainder of his life. For mercy's sake, let the
poor fellow have it. and be gone.
Year: 1873

~ large number of the citizens of olatbe
have signed certificate Of good character for
state Treasurer Hayes. That amounts to moth
ing He may bear an excellent character at
oiathe, and still be guilty of wrong If they
wonid benefit the Treasurer, let them prove the
charges of the Auditor to be false.
Year: 1873

TIE CATHOLIC Picnic, To-DAY.-The
grand picnic to be given to-day by the COM
bined societies Of that denomination in this
city at the Hermitage Fair Grounds is to
raise funds to furnish the Catholic school
building on Marshall near Ninth street. II
bids fair to be one of the most successful
events of the season. Cars will be run
hourly during the whole day from the
corner of Seventh street to the scene OF the
festivities.
Year: 1873

THE NEW POSTAL CARDs-very useful FOR bust


ness purposes. Cards or announcements of any
kind printed on them will pass through the mali for
one cent. Printing for these cards neatly and
cheaply done at this Office
Year: 1873

The CRY GAS -WoREs-RECEfT IMPROVE
MEsTs-CArsEt Coal IN UsE.-Under the
present management, the City Gas-W Works
are IN a most excellent condition in. every
respect. A.viSit to the works reveals the
fact that at no previous time have they been
more successfully conducted. A number Of
improvements have lately been made, and
others are In contemplation.


A few weeks since small quantity Of can
mel coal was purchased by the city for the
purpose of ascertainiDg its value for gas ptlr-
poses, thirteen per cent. of Clover Hill coal
being mixed with it. 1t was found that it


increased the ordinary illuminating power
by about two candles. A photOmeter has
recently been added to the other machinery
of the works. This instrument is used to
test the illuminating power of the gas made,
and shows the difference in the value Of the
various kinds of coal used, as well as the
candle power of the gas for consumption in
this city. 1t will also be the means of bring.
ing up the illuminating power of the gas to
a regular standard.


The illuminating power Of the coal at
present used is about 13a per cent. but with
Il mixture Of camel coal it will be increased
to over 10 per cent, or about TWO candles,
over the Glover Hill coll.


The cost Of the camel coal is much greater
than that of the Glover Hill; but when the
Church Hill tunnel is completed the eXpcns e
of carriage will be avoided, for a coal-shute
will doubtless be built in close proximity TO
the Gas-W orks, and the coal which will be


brought can be dumped from the cars
almoStat the very doors of the retort house.
But there are many other improvements
Nhn fu Of hp is
ing increased new drums are to be put in
in the course of few days; and on Saturday
workmen were engaged in making prepara-
of the meter is about 400, 900 feet of gas, but
when the drums are enlarged it will be in
creased about one-third its present capacity.
Improvements have also been lutely going
on in the new purifying house. New purl-
tying shettS, made of white oak, arc being
used at present in place of the iron ones
which were formerly used, and III this way
great expense is saved. This week the shed
which was recently ordered to bc put up by
the City Council will be commenced. 1t
will be used for the purpose of storing coal
for winter use. In short time handsome
and seryiceable engine viii be put in the
works to supply the pluce of the one now
tanned to be well nigh worn out.


There is on hand at present about 10, 600
bushels Of coal, or a quantity sufficient to
last three months. The capacity of the
works are about 900 feet of gas in the


twenty-four hours; but it is evident from
the statement of the increase Of gas made In
| the past six months over the same time last
year that shortly the consumption will be SC
great the capacity of the works will have
to be increased. In this event the city pro


perty adjoining the Gas-Works on the south


east will probably be used. The following


is the table showing the increase of gas made
Year: 1873

1t will thus be seen that Richmond has u
milling power far beyond the grain supply
OF the State at the present time. During the
war little wheat was raised, nor could all of
that get TO market, and the blockade Of
southern ports prevented expectation from
southern ports since the war. The disor-
ganlzation of the labor system, added to the
neglect OF agricultural pursuits during the
tour years OF strife, has served to diminish
the production Of wheat SO greatly that the
Richmond mills do not get from the sur.
rounding country one-third OF the supply
requisite to their full employment. When.
however, the connections Of the Chesapeake
Year: 1873

E,1- Some folks think they are doing
a very 6ne thing whom they get up sur
prise party for their pastor-and some
times it is so; but Massachusetts, paper
gives an account Of n recent affair OF that
kind, which :" cut to wasts y with that
good clergyman. Everybody turned
out" in honor Of the occasion--but the
number OF those who carried turkies tur-
kies and biscuit, was not as numerous as
those who simply carried their good
wishes-and the consequence was that
everything was eaten up, ana even inc
parsons larder was much worse, insteao
of better, for the visit. Ii was very
serious surprise to him--but be feels as
il he couldn't afford to keep it up, as
regular thing
Year: 1873

Mr. Clements having been requested
to give a lecture, for the beneht oil the
poor of Hartford, F." whose iiresides are
without fire, publishes his acqulesc'nce
in A card, from which we take the follow
ing extract, full Of the kindly homer ol
the man:


"The price Of our tickets will be one
dollar each, all over the house-and re
served seats can be secured at Brown *
Gross without extra charge. We hear
of parties who are taking from ten to III
ty Of them, and We receive the news with
high qualification. We place the tickets
at double price for several reasons. One
| is, the lecture itself being worth nearly
twenty five cents, the tickot'purchasei
would really be giving only about TWEEN
ty FIVE cents to the charity if the tickets
were fifty cents; bat by making theprics
dollar the purchaser has a chsnce TO
make a good, honest, undeflcd conlribu
ton Of seventy five to charity The idea
is mine---nons but an old business head
would have thought Of an attraction like
that. Another reason for high prices is,
that charity is a dignitied and respect
worthy thing, and there is small merit
about it and lass grace when it don t cos'
anything A. = general thing, charity
entertainments are the cheapest that are
offered to the pubic-and that is paying
but poor compliment to the public
One would suppose that the idea was to
get the thing down to figure that would
enable the hungry poor 10 attend tAeir
own entertainments and support them
selves. Now that cannot be right
cannot be either just or generous Lucca
charges four dollars ticket, and so my
first idsa was to put our tickets AZ tour
dollars, too, and run opposition But
friends said no, there was difference
Lucca sings said, very well, l would
sing, too. showed them what | could
do. But they still objected, and said that
q mere disturbance was not singing 80
have come down to dollar; but | DO
it with reluctance. | must not deceive
any one; therefore | will say, in paren'
thesis, as it were, that am going to de
liver lecture that delivered before the
Young Mems Institute two or three years
aro-a lecture on the Sandwich Islands
| do this because Father llawley's need
is SO pressing that | have not time to
prepare new lecture. | happen TO be
just fixed and primed for this Sandwich
Island talk, for the reason that l have
been rubbing it up to deliver before the
New York Mercantile Library somo ten
days hence Now we offer these follow
inV terms: all who have not already
heard the lecture can pay q dollar aud
come in and all who have heard it be-
fore can commute for.two dollars apiece
and remain at home if th0y prefer In
which s~es tho polisa will be instructed
not to disturb them. But II they come
to the hall they must behave, and not cry
over old Jokes that made them sad when
they heard them before. ~
Year: 1873

How TO CURE A C0LD-Ona or oui
citizens who has been troubled with q
severe cold on the lungs, effected his re.
covery in the following simple manner
He boiled a little bonesst and hoarhouDd
together and drank freely Of the tea be.
fore going to bed The next day he took
five pills, put one kind Of plaster on IN,
breast, another under his arms, and still
another on his back Under advice from
an experienced old lady, hs took all these
OF with an oyster knife in the afternoon
and slapped on mustard plaster instead
His mother put onions on his feet, and
gave him lump of tarto swallow, Then
he put some hot bricks to his feet and
went to bed Next morning another old
lady came in with bottle Of goose oil,
and gave him a dose Of it in a;quill, and
an aunt arrived about the same time from
Bethel with bundle ofsweet fern, which
she made into tea, and gave him every
half hour until noon, when he took
dose Of salts. After dinner his wife, who
had seen fins old lady Of great sxper.
ioncc in doctoring, on franklin street,
gave him two pills Of her make, about
the size Of an English walnut, and of a
similar shape, and two tablcspoonfnls OF
home made balsam, to keep them down.
Then he took half pint OF hot rum, at
the suggestion Of an old sea captain IN
the next house, and steamed his legs with
an alcohol bath. At this crisis, two OF
the neighbsrs arrived, who saw at once
that his blood was out OF order, and gave
him a half gallon of spearmint tea, and
big dose Of castor oil. Before going to
bed, he took eight Of a new kind Of pill,
vrarped about his neck a flannel soaked
in hot vinegar and salt, and had feathers
burnt on 3 shovel in his room RE il
now thoroughly cured, and fun OF graft
tude, We advise our readers to cut this
out aud keep it where it can be readily
found when danger threatens -Ddnbury
NeUS
Year: 1873


They call me Little Chatterbox ~
Ny name is little May
| have to talk so much, because
Ihaye so much to say.
And oh ! have so many friends
So many and you see
| cant help loving them, because
They every one love me.
/ love papa and my mamma
love my sisters, too;
And if you re very, very COED,
guess that I'll love you.
But l love GOD the best Of all
He keeps me all the night,
And when the morning comes again,
He wake. me with the light.
think it is so nice to live;
And yet If should die.
The Lord would send his angels down
To take me to the sky.
Year: 1873

The following is description of the
differences between the genuine and
the counterfeit $500 legal tender notes
of the issue of 1869 The upright that
holds the balance Of the scales held in
the hand of the female figure shows a
white line in the counterfeit on the
lower part of the palm of the hand to
the second figure in the genuine note
the upright is quite black and in
shadow. The lower part of the right
lapel of the coat in the portrait of
Adams in the counterfeit forms an
angle !; in the genuine it is distinct
curved line; also, the buttons in the
counterfeit are irregular in shape, while
in the genuine they are decidedly round
and dark in color. Particular attention
is called to the button on the left side
of the coat in the counterfeit. In the
word Washington, in the counterfeit
note, the black shade forming the first
stroke of the letter "W" forms an angle
at the bottom ; in the genuine note it
forms curve. In the ruled shading
under the right hand stroke of
the letter "W," and over the letters
ga" and "S," there are four ruled lines
in the counterfeit; there are but three
in the genuine note. Under the letters
"A" and "S" in the word "Washing-
ton" in the counterfeit there are five
ruled lines; in the genuine there are
but four. Also, under the letter -" HI, "
in the same word, there are four ruled
lines in the counterfeit in the genuine
there are but three. At the bottom of
the letter E in the denomination title
there are but five ruled lines in the
counterfeit-in the genuine there are
six lines. The localized fibre on the
left of the portrait is blue in the genu-
inc, but without color in the counter
felt. The red seal in the genuine is
printed in delicate carnine color, in
the counterfeit it is more of brick
color, and has a heavy appearance,
more especially the rays which form
the outside of the seal. Attention is
called to the blurred and scratchy ap-
pearance of the lathe work and letter
ing on the back of the counterfeit,
which, upon a comparison with the
genuine, will be readily perceived.
Year: 1873

Completely tired out with business
cares, says a Leavenworth paper, one
of our merchants gathered his family
together, and accompanied by few
friends and their children drove to q
grove about five miles south of the city,
determined on stealing day of quiet
enjoyment. A hammock was swung
beneath the shade of two friendly trees,
and, ensconcing himself therein, the
weary merchant swayed to the ripping
breezes and the calming thoughts sug-
gestive of sleep and beatitude. In the
midst of the most serene reflections
some Of the mischievous boys stirred up
a huge nest of wasps commonly known
as "yellow-jackets," which was situat-
eel directly under the hammock. Then
there was wailing and gnashing of
teeth, desperate fight, and precipitate
retreat. In the excitement that follow
ed, several of the youngsters were stung
by the wasps. One little fellow was SO
astonished at the sudden injection Of
Greek fire into different portions of his
epidermis that he stood immovable, and
might have been stung to death, had
not forward march been inaugurated by
an attack of the wasps upon the part
of the body most suggestive of such a
movement. The party returned to the
city, where there were no yellow
Jackets.
Year: 1873

Rev. W. II. Murray, in his new book
on ''The Horse, gives us the following:


Be sure that the horse you purchase
has symmetry, viz. is well proportion
ed throughout. Never purchase horse
because he has a splendid development
of one part of his organization, if he be
lacking in any other. Above all, keep
well in mind what you are buying for,
and buy the horse best adapted to the
work you will require of him; and
when such an animal is yours, be con-
tent. Never jockey. An occasional ex-
change may be allowable; but this daily


Swapping" of horses advertises a man s
incompetency for anything higher. An
other caution in this: Never purchase a
horse until you have seen him move,
and under the same conditions to which
he will be exposed IN tlf< service you
will expect of him. If for a draft, see
him draw, back, and turn around in
both directions; if for the road, see how
he handles himself, not merely on level
ground, but going up sharp declivities;
and, above all, in descending them. In
this way you will ascertain the faults or
excellencies of both his temper and
structure. n..=s. IF alse


In these exercises drive him yourself.
The reins in a skillful hand aided by
the whip or mouth, can be made to con-
ceal grave defects. Let him move with
loose rein, so that he may take his
natural gait, and not his artificial; for,
by so doing, you will detect any mis-
takes OF judgment you have made when
looking him over in state of activity


Many time unsoundness will appear
in motion, which no inspection Of the
eye and finger, however close, can as
certain. When you have walked him
and logged him, if he is to serve any
other than mere draft purposes, put
him to his speed, and keep him at it
for sufficient distance to test his
breathing capacity; then pull him up;
jump from the wagon and look at his
fanks; inspect his nostrels, and put
your ear close to the side of his chest,
in order to ascertain if the action of the
heart is normal. If this exercise has
caused him to perspire freely, all the
better; for you can then see, when you
take him back to the stable, whether he
"dries off quickly, as all horses do in
perfect health. ~
Year: 1873

A lady was stopping recently at a
Chicago hotel with her little son. The
boy was not perfectly satisfied with
matters and things at the dinner-table,
and expressed himself frequently to
that effect. The mother finally rose
and remarked in an under tone to the
offender, " Come with me upstairs,
and / will attend to your, case. The
lad understood at once what g attend
ing to his case" meant, but there was
an important matter to detail which he
was painfully anxious to have more fully
explained $50 pulling backward on the
hand of his mother, he blubbered out
in voice loud enough to be heard over
most of the well-flled dining room,
"Say, mother, are you going to take
your hand or your slipper?" The en-
thusiasm with which this brief address
was received was unbounded. la3
Year: 1873

A CHILD CARRIED OFF BY AN EAGLE
The GasSettG d'IaltG states that at
Donaz, a village on the road leading
from Ivrea to Aosta, child ten years
old went to gather plants in the noun
tains. The servant who had charge of
him having left him alone for a few mo-
ments, an eagle swooped down and car
ried off the child. Some soldiers from
the neighboring fort of Bardo went in
search, and found the body of the child
fearfully mutilated. The servant was
so affected by the misfortune that she
was afraid to return to her masters
house, and remained for two days con
cealed in a crevice of the rocks; when
discovered she was nearly dead from
hunger. a 1e sl4a@
Year: 1873

In the year 1875, the captain of a
Greenland whaling vessel, found him
self at night surrounded by icebergs,
and clay to" until morning, expecting
every moment to be ground to pieces.
In the morning he looked about and
saw ship near by. He hailed it, but
received no answer. Getting into q
boat with some of his crew, he pushed
out for the mysterious craft. Coming
alongside the vessel, he saw through
the port hole man at table, as
though keeping log-book, frozen to
death. The last date in the log
was 1862, showing that the vessel had
been drifting for thirteen years among
the ice. The sailors were found some
frozen among the hammocks, and others
in the cabin. For thirteen years this
ship had been carrying its burden of
corpses-a drifting sepulchre manned
by frozen crew.