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Year: 1873

The decoration Of the graves OF those
who fell In vlndlcstiDg what we believe
10 have been Just and patriotic cause, is
ceremonial that conducted in a proper


spirit gives play and expression to the
most exalted sentiments and the finest
impulses humSn nature Is capable Of. II
Is nothing to the dead. They are beyond
the reach Of sympathy or regret. Meth
er the cold neglect nor the tender remem'
brance Of those left behind can touch
them. 1t Is not they but the living who
are benc fitted by these Testimonials. The
heart that is bowed down for the loss OF
dear friend Is in truth uplilted by its
grief. There is acute anguish in reopen.
Ing from timo 10 time tho wounds that
nature strives increasingly to heal; but
pain has It's uses, and like those Of adver-
sty they arc sweet to the gentle in spirit
Indulgence in the tender emotions, regrets
for the dead, unavailing sorrow over the
lost happiness that lies buried with them,
leave an impress on the soul that


fits 1t better for faithful and kindly die
charge Of obligations to the living. When
we honor and commemorate, not from
any tie Of love or personal friendship,
those who sacrificed Themselves for
cause Oh which was stAked the welfare Of
tho country, we help to keep warm In
,hCse who reap the rewards Of that sacri'


Gee sentiment Of patriotism aud Ecnsc
Of gratitude without which public virtue
could not exist. II Is in this way that an
observance founded upon sentiment be.
comes one oI utility. 1t isinthis way, rs
throughout the whole domain of nature
that the qualities Of the dead arc repro.
duced and perpetuated in the living-that
the virtues Of those whose graves will be
visited today nourish kindred virtues IN
the hearts Of those who will visit them.
As in the material universe no atom is
ever absolutely lost, so in the impalpablc
void Of spirit, every kindly, faithful, lov.
iug emotion towards living or dead is on
imperishable impulse that moves in an
ever widening circle, as the waYe made
by the tinicst pebble cast into the sea
goes spreading away in all dlrcc'
li0ns till it touches the shores OF every
land. 1t is well to have seasons for the
thoughts that are bred, and for the
feelings that Gre stirred, above the graves
Of those we honor and love. 1t is well


not for the dead but for the surviving.
Because such thoughts and feelings chas.
ten, purify and ennOble, and because pa.
rioti:m hOnOred in the dead Is encOur.


4ged in tue living, the annual strewing
Of flowers above the honored dust Of those
who were sacrificed In the struggle to1
maintain and perpetuAtG the Union Of the


States, and with it tue greatness and
prosperity Of the country and the freedom


and happiness OF its people, is worthy Of
all observance and Of national recognition.


Yet II will be well not to allow the obser.
vance to degenerate into mere ceremo.
ny Of oalentatlon. The less the pomp
and circumstance, the more the genuine
spirit Of the the occasion will assert itself,
and tho more truly its beneficial influence
will be eXCrted.
Year: 1873

The following which we copy from
the Scientific American, should be re-
membered > .,.s, !....4f- s.-t ,.f.


Three persons out of four would rush
right up to the burning Individual and
begin to paw with his hands without
any definite aim. 1t is useless to tell
the victim to do this or that or call for
water. In fact it is best not to say a
word, but to seize a blanket from the
bed or a woolen fabrie-if none is at
hand, take any material-hol | the cor
ners as far apart as you can, stretch
them higher than your head, and rum
ming to the person clasp him in your
arms, mostly around the shoulders, this
instantly smothers the fire and saves
the face. The next instant throw the
person on the floor, this is an addition
al safety to the face and breast, and
any remnant of flames can be put out
more leisurely. Then, inmerse the
burnt part in cold water and all pain
will cease with the rapidity of light
ming. Next get some common flour,
remove from water and cover the burnt
parts with an inch in thickness of flour
If possible put the patient to bed, and
do all that is possible to sOoth till the
physician arrives. Let the flour re-





beautiful new skin can be found. I'm
less the burns are deep, no other appli-
cations are needed. The dry flour REM
edy is the most admirable ever proposed
and the information ought to be i'm
parted to all. The principle of the ac-
ton is like the water, it causes in
stant and perfect relief by excluding
all the air from the injured parts.
Year: 1873

DR.. Hall says the best medicine in the
world, more efficient in the cure of dis
ease than ali the potencies OF the ma
terra medica, are warmth, rest, cleanli-
ness and pure air. Some persons make
1t virtue to brave disease, to akeepup"
as long as they can move foot or crook
G finger, and it sometimes proves sue
cessful, but in others the powers of life
are thereby so completely exhausted
that the system has lost all ability to
recuperate, and slow and typhoid fever
sets in and carries the patient to pre-
mature grave. Whenever walking or
work is an effort, warm bed and a
cool room are the first indispensable
steps to sure and speedy recovery.
Instinct leads all besists and birds to
quietude and rest the very moment dis
ease or wounds assail them. ..f
Year: 1873

The sensation is worth trying. Log
drivers usually have nails or spikes in
their boots. We hadn't. The way round
was long one. We were tired, consti-
tutionally so, and decided that it would
be the easier way TO cross on the logs.
Springing from one log to another is
good exercise for developing, the mus
cles.. 1t is exhiiarsting, particularly
when the logs are small and sink three
or four inches in the water when step
ped on,and grows particularly exciting
when the log you chance to be on gets
separated from the jam. 1t lies still up
on the water-looks as innocent as Cap
tain Jack; but step on it, and delusion
yanishes. 1t gives a gentle roll to one
side; you straighren up and balance
one. Then it gives roll to the other
side,gets wet and consequently slippery
You straighten up again, and smile at
the idea of that log fooling you. Then
it gives roll-goes all the way round
this time, and every move Of your feet
increases the motion. Yon grow excl
ted-anxious-now and you straighten
up again stop the roll, and fancy your
self equal to the situation, But that
log won't be still; it begins another Sc
ries ofrevolutions. You grow frantic
arms and legs ply like the arms of
Windmill, and you practice new war
dance that would have done credit to
Modoc. So the exercise goes on for per-
haps minute, when you make a mis-
take and the dark waters close over you
Then you grab for another log, but it
slips and turns, and you splutter and
plunge till some one comes and fishes
you out, Then you go home looking
as disreputable as Congressman after
drawing his back-pay. Your wife slams
the door In your face, thinks you are
tramp or bad character, but after lit
tie coaxing and promise Of new hat,
you, dripping and wet as you are, are
allowed to walk over her carpets, get a
change, and take up your watch look at
it and find that the ducking has nearly
ruined yonr new Howard" Then you
do swear, and conclude that log-fiding
is not your forte. We tried it for a
change and know it is not ours.-Lum-
bernaen's Ga=effe.
Year: 1873

d


Oh, the miles lie wide between You nd me,


And the clouds are dropping snow,
And the winter wind In an angry gfee,


Drifts the snow-dakes to and fro; 3D..
But the biting cold and the winter storm,


And the drifting clouds above, IL.
IL our souls are true and our hearts are warm


Have no power TO chill our love. --..4
On, the world may frown like the winter sky


And the life blasts wildly blow,
And with bleeding feetperhaps yon and 7


May yet tread the cold, white snow,
But although some hope shall be made q grave


And by US ere life be past,
If our souls are true and our hearts are brave


We will reach the goal at last
Some malicious ones may send barbed darts


From their fortress, rs we 20,
And may wiring 4 tide from our aching hearts
That will stain the pure white snow;
But although 1t seems we cannot endure


All the pain, the woe, the chill,
II our souls are true and aims are pure,


They can never wound TO kill.
There's a brighter life, and for us thank God!
: IL we find it not below, '-
When these forms are living beneath the sod
And the drifting winter snow;
We will find it where all his children do
And that Heaven is very near r't
If our aims are pure, and our hearts are true,
While upon our journey here.
Year: 1873

1910. 't.N.I


TO withhold water from children in
times of illness is downright cruelty.
It is doubtful il there is disease in
which the patient should not have cold
water. Oh, how babies often suffer for
cold water. A nursing baby is given,
no matter how thirsty, nothing but
milk. The little lips are dry and crack
ed, and the little tongue so parched it
con scarcely nurse, and yet it has moth
ing but milk to assuage Its craving
thirst. Try it yourself, mother, when
you have a fever, and we are sure that
ever after, when your darling is dying
with thirst, the teaspoon and tumbler OF
cold water will be in constant use. Deny
1t milk and give it plenty of cold water,
and 1t has a chance of a speedy recov-
cry.
Year: 1873

Having photograph taken is one of


the great events of mans life. The


chief desire is to look the very best, and


on the success Of the picture hinges. in


many cases, the most important epochs


in life. To work. up proper appear


anee time enough is used which, if de-


voted to catching fieas for their phos-


phorus, would cancel the entire nation


al debt and establish a New York daily


paper. When you have completed your


toilet you go to the gallery and force
yourself into a nonchalanee of ex-
preston that is too absurd for anything.


Then you take the chair, spread your


legs carefully, appropriate calm and


very Indifferent look, and commence to


perspire. An attenuated man with


pale face, long hair and soiled nose


now comes out of cavern and adjusts


the camera Then he gets back of you


and tells you to sit, back as far as you


can in the chair, and that it has re-


markable backward spring. After get


ting you back till your spine interferes


with the chair itself, he shoves your
head into a pair of ice-tongs, and DASH


es at the camera again. Here, with a


piece OF discolored velvet over his head


he bombards you in this manner: "Your
chin out little, please" The chin is


protruded. g That's nicely; now q lit


tie more" The chin advances again,
and the pomade commences to melt and
smart for freedom. Then he comes
back to you and slaps one of your hands
on your leg in such a position as to give
you the appearance of trying to lift it
over your head. The other is turned
under itself, and has become SO sweaty
that you begin to fear that it will stick
there permanently. A new stream of
pomade finds its way out and starts
downward. Then he shakes your head
in the tongs till it settles right, and
says it looks like rain, and puts your
chin out again, and punches out your
chest, and says he doesn't know what
the poor are to do next winter unless
there is radical change in affairs, and
then takes the top of your head in one
hand and your chin in the other, and
gives your neck a wrench that would
earn any other man prominent posi-
ton in new hospital. Then he runs
his hand through your hair and scratch
es your scalp, and then steps back to
the camera and the injured velvet for
another look. By this time new sweat
and pomade have started out. The
whites of your eyes show unpleasantly
and your whole body teels as if it had
been visited by an enormous cramp,and
another and much bigger one was mo-
expected. Then he points at
for you to look at, tells you
% look cheerful and composed, and
away the velvet, and pulls out
lis watch. When he gets tired, and
'ou feel as if there was but very little
eft in this world to live for, he restores
he velvet, says it is an unfavorable day
or picture, but hopes for the best,


nd Immediately disappears in his den.
Then you get up and stretch yourself,
lap on your hat, and Immediately
neak home, feeling mean, humble and
together too wretehed for description.
he first friend who sees the picture
ays he can see enough resemblance to
make certain it is you, but you have
ried to look too formal to be natural
nd graceful.-Danbnry Neaos. H y
Year: 1873

When the Shah was at his first meal
with the Prince OF Wales, ut Marlboro
House, he took pinch of salt from the
cellar and the Prince, seeing what was
intended, did likewise, and the other
guests adopted the same symbol Of hos
pitality and friendship. Wine was
served, which was said to date frem
l66o-a rather apocryphal date, L must
confess. The bagpipes especially
charmed the Shah. He declared them
to be the finest music he had heard. liz
is still far from having learned West
ern politeness 10 the ladies, He NOR
tally offended the Empress of Germany
by pushing her back and going before
her on leaving the opera; and here he
does not hesitate to jump into car
riage and leave the Princess of Wales
to take care of herself. li lna i,s
Year: 1873

A scone which very closely resombled . farce
took place in tue Interior Department at wash
ington yesterday, upon the occasion Of d hand
shaking between delegates from tho Utos. Of
the first part, and tho Cheyennoa and Arapa-
hoes, Of the second part, at tho request Of the
oflcials Of tho Department.. The remerhs Of
the Indians and their conduct during this official
nonsense indicate that they would have been
only too delighted to hayo dispatched each other
post haste to their happy hunting grounds, even
Interior doves Of peace hoyoring about them.
Year: 1873

A new style of bracelet has lately come into
great favor. 1t is made Of a very fine thread
ofsold which, by sort OF knitting machine,
is knitted into a tube. This is afterwards
crushed fiat, forming band. These are or
namented in every imaginable design.
Year: 1873

Life is like roll of costly material passing
swiftly through our hands, and we must en-
broder our pattern on it as it goes. We can
not wait to pick up false stitch.or pause too
long before we set another.
Year: 1873

The Executive Officer of the Spanish war ship
"AEaples mas this To say concerning the sinking
oftho coal barge "Upland' belonging 10 tile Read
ing Railroad Company, and commanded bv Can
tain Troutman, Of Pottstown:


II do not blame Admiral Rowan or the COM
manaer OF the brooklyn navy yard but tho barge
was sunk theie purposely. was In charge o:t6e
deck at the time and saw the whole proceeding
IL was about half-past one or two o'clock in the
morning. MY attention was called by the guard
to the large number Of lights at the stern Of the
ship, near the entrance of the dock, and at once
proceeded to that point and remained there.
saw the barge at first tied 10 the corner of the
gateway, whence 1t was removed and placed di-
rectly In front, when 1t began to fill aud almost
Immediately sunk. The Swatara had been re-
moved to give place to the barge. 1t is very
strange. Certainly in no country in the world
would the rules OF a yard permit a barge loeded
with coal to be brought into that position and at
such On hour. Many Americans have spoken
ABOUT ana style 1t a very contemplate trick,
and we think so, though we do not know who Is
responsible"
Year: 1873

The laboring men Of the country seem to find it
hard to resist the temptation to put forth incen-
diary resolutions and demands Our own unem-
plOyed Workmen gave taste q lew days since
OF their unreasoning method Of meeting such
crisis as the present, and on Saturday a meeting
OF Cincinnati laboring men reiterated the recent
Cooper Union resolutions, with the terse and per
cmptory amendment " Give us work or q remis-
sion OF three months rent" We believe, how
ever, that very few will be found to seriously
mediate any torcible throwing off OF the burdens
which IN such times as these press heavily on the
capitalist as well as the workman.-N. Y. Tribune.
Year: 1873

Cutting ROads through Is Feet of


Snow.


SALT LAKE, Feb. 5.-The Utah and
Northern Railr ad is still blockaded with
snow. In this city snow fell lest night over
foot deep. The horse epidemic is rapidly
subsiding, and the interruption of business
from that cause is about over. All the stage
lines resumed trips to-day. The depth of
snow at Little Cottonwood is increasing.
A mule trail was broken yesterday few
mil es, through Is to u feet. There is a
scarcity of provisions there.
Year: 1873

r THE public should be on their guard against
IS spurious gold notes which are now being
introduced on this coast. The gold note sys-
tenn is a most excellent one, and will be Of in
finite service to the merchants of this coast,
therefore it is that we warn onr readers against
the danger of taking spurious ones.
Year: 1873

A BLIND Chinaman made an application
to Chief Crowley in San Francisco, to detail
a policeman to shoot him. He was disap-
pointed on learning that his request could
not be complied with.
Year: 1873

Further details concerning the recent discovered
forgeries Of New York Central bonds and new and
important facts with reference to forgeries upon
Bunalo, Hartford and Erie Railroad bonds, will be
found in another column. They are only alluded to
in this place for the purpose OF introducing the
remark that the revelations have thus far produced
no effect upon the general market, beyond the
exercise OF greater caution in dealing with other
kinds OF securities which pass by millions through
the various avenues OF Wall street. In fact, the
tone Of business men is antagonstic to anything
like panic, and convulsion can only be caused by
some mighty crash, involving larger area of loss
than is likely TO be created by the crminality OF
half dozen prison birds.
Year: 1873

THE Albany Journal asks, "Why should
the people distrust Republicanism and
confide in Democracy Democrats
initiated the war, organized the rebellion,
sympathized with treason, opposed eman-
cipation, fought against civil rights, and
sought to embarrass the Government in
all its efforts to rehabilitate the States,
establish order, enforce the laws, punish
violence and bring stability and peace
out of the chaos ofwar, But Republicans
promptly met the responsibilities of the
conflict which was thrust upon them,
stood by the Government and the country
through the fearful struggle, conquered a
peace, gave freedom to the slave, equal
rights to all the people, protection of the
weak, security to property and life, a
stable currency, and unparalleled pros
periJ and an enduring peace to the coun-
try. II requires but to look upon this pic
ture and upon that TO decide which party
is most deserving of the popular favor,
and which is most likely TO receive it,.
Wise men do not call in the aid of the
microscope to detect the petty flaws in a
diamond which dazzles their eyes with
its lustre." The Journal might have
added, with great propriety, that a Re.
publican Administration, within five
years, have paid off four hundred millions
of the public debt, established public
credit, and secured general prosperity TO
all branches of industry In every section
Of the country.-1OLedO Blade.
Year: 1873

ONE of the most curious features of the
Yellowstone region is to be found in the
hot springs. On the borders of the Vel
lowstone Lake are often to be seen elevated
mounds, which jut out from the shore in.
to the water. These contain pools filled
with heated water, so that it is possible
for person standing on the mound to
catch trout in the lake with the help of a
fishing rod, and to cook them in the boil
ing spring without taking them off the
hook
Year: 1873

THE Piutes in Utah occupy their leisure
moments in catching flying lizards with
sticks curved like the handle of cane,
and eat them. When Piute sees one he
extends his stick, and 10y dexterous twist
of the wrist spins the lizard in the air,
catching him in his hands as he comes
down. The flesh of these lizards resem-
bles the meat Of bull-trog, and they are
said to be even more delicious. As fast
as the Indians catch them they string
them around their waists and necks, and
roast them one by one, as they become
hungry.
Year: 1873

THE decrease IN the yield of water by
the artesian well in Central Park, Chicago,
has led to an experiment, the result of
which possesses considerable interest. AT
the request of the Park Commissioners,
the flow of all the other wells in the city
was stopped for period of sixteen hours,
and it was found that thereupon the vol.
ume of water discharged by the well in
Central Park increased. The inference
from this is that all the artesian wells in
the city are supplied from the same sub
terranean stream, and that any further
multiplication of these wells will not in
crease the aggregate yield of water, but
will only divide it SO as to impair the
value of all.
Year: 1873

Attention has been called to the cult.
walton of olive oil in the South. A single
plantation of olive trees in Georgia has
been very successful, and the yield of oil
abundant and of good quality.
Year: 1873

A Detroit business man found
a counterfeit fifty cent scrip
among his currency The other
day, and he put it in his vest.


md that afternoon gave it 70 II
little girl begging on the streets.
When he came back from tea he
found the same piece of scrip in
the drawer again, and question
ing his clerk he learned that IA
little girl had brought it in,
bought stick of gum aHd Went
away with fOrty-nine cents good
money.
Year: 1873

THE LADIES CAR.-The "ladies' carr is vicious
fashion, and fosters the art of lying. There goes
ayoung man at the heels of a lady whom he never
saw before or spoke to in his life, and he is carry
ing spick-and-span new band-box, My word
for it, it is as empty as church contri 1ution box
on Saturday afternoon. He bought that box for
precisely that emergency. The lady ascends the
platform. So does the band-box The brake
man opens the door, and the young man slips in
unquestioned, and secures a comfortable seat
There is another man. He appears to be a good
man. You are sure he is, and he stands where
the brakeman can see him, and he touches his
hat to a window of the car where nobody is sit
ting, and then with little smiling aff4ctonate
haste, he skips up the steps and says ''Please let
me in moment ?" and in he goes. That unfor-
tunate man never behed face in that car in all
his life. The more you think of it, the more
vicious the fashion seems. 1t does not benefit the
ribbons, and is positive damage to the whiskers.
Pen men up together and if they do not act like
cattle, it will be in spite Of the pen Women
spFinkled through the cars keep the train upon
its honor if not upon the track, and elevate the
numbering thing from common carriage to an
educator.