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Year: 1872

A young man in Iowa lately went to bed
with straight vision, and on waking up
found himself cross-eyed. Spinks says his
wife frequently wakes up and finds herself
cross all over, and he does not think that
young man is very badly off.-Oliver Twist,
stone-mason at Rochester, has played the
Dickens with his anatomy by tumbling from
scaffold.
Year: 1872

If you find yourself legatee under will


lose no time in procuring such evidence as


you can get at, scientific or otherwise, that
you did not poison the testator, because dur
ing the three years. confinement which may
follow you cannot do this so conveniently.
Year: 1872

The cable again insists upon engaging Miss
Nellie Grant to some foreign parsonage. The
poor girl has several affairs of this kind on
hand now, and will probably have to execute
flank movements to escape them.
Year: 1872

An article appeared in THE TRIBUNE, yester-
day, in relation to the discomfort manifested by
the worknen at the Gus Works. The article
was slightly severe On the men but there are
two sides to every question, and we now give
the statement OF one Of the men working st the
Gas Works. It appears that the cause Of the
trouble WAS originally, the change Of payday
from the first to the middle Of the month. The
second item was the proposed reduction Of
wages from So per day to $3.50. This reduction
the men think utterly unwarrantab1e, in view Of
the fact that they work from O'Clock in the
morning until s o'clock at night, summer and
winter alike; and that the amount OF gas made
in winter is greatly in excess OF that required
during the summer months Mr.. Wat
kins Superintendent Of the Gas Works.
yesterday waited on Mayor Medil1 and
requested him to send posse ofpoGce to the Gas
Works on Monday when the men receive their
pay, in order to prevent an outbreak. The Super
intendent Of Police was accordingly notified This
measure may be g wise precaution, but the men
are quiet enough, and assert that they viii make
is no skilled labor, and that it can be learned
readily by individual beginners, but should q.
whole force Of men come in there will be con-
fusion and failure As there are two gangs Of
hands, and 10 men IN each gang, this sulmise is
correct. The reduction OF wages to
employees would be moro lenient1y regarded by
the public II q commensurate reduction we're to
be made in the gas rates, but as nothing Of this
kind is expected, the reduction OF wages doea
not soothe the men by any public good it is to
accomplish.
Year: 1872

Special De8patch 70 The Chicago Tri6'tne-


New YORK, Dec. 14.-1t ia announced that in
his will, Edwin Forrest leaves his entire prop
, erty, even his wardrobe and valuable library, to
be used for the foundation Of Home for Dis
: abled Dramatic Artists. Sixty acres of ground,
within the limits Of Philadelphia, have been
made over to the corporation Of that city for the
purpose set forth, and in after years those mem-
.bers Of the dramatic profession whose lives have
not been crowned with successful gains may en-
10y the comforts Of abeautiful home, surrounded
by reminders Of their art. Mr. Forrest said to
"a friend less than month ago, that this project
had been the main object Of his life for thirty
five years, and that he had made ample provis-
ion for carrying it out. It was his desire that
the endowment should be so legally perfect that
there could be no question before the Courts
about the title. Further, he said he wished his
bequest to be so clearly understood that no one
would doubt his motive
Year: 1872




New MODE OF WASHING. The i'll eff
fects of soda on linen have given rise to
a new method of washing. which has
been extensively adopted in Germany,
and introduced into Belgium. The op-
Grafton consists in dissolving two
pounds of soap in about three gallons
Of water as hot as the hand can bear,
and adding to this one tablespoonful of
turpentine and three of liquid ammonia !;
the mixture must be well stirred, and
the linen STEPPED in it for two OF three
hours, taking cafe to cover up the ves-
sci containing them as nearly hermeti-
cally as possible. The clothes are af-
terward washed out and rinsed in the
usual way. The soap and water may
be reheated, aud used a second time,
but in that case half tablespoonful of
turpentine and tablespoonful of am
monia must be added. The process is
said to cause great economy of time,
labor and fuel. Tho linen scarcely suf-
fers at all, as there is little necessity for
rubbing, and its cleanliness and color
are perfect. The ammonia and turpen-
tine, although their deterslve action is
great, have no injurious effect upon the
linen and while the former evap IA tes
Immediately, the smell of the latter is
said to disappear entirely during the dry
ing of the clothes. Wtsfs EH
Year: 1872

Her parents. just like contrary people,
came home long before they were want
ed, and found us talking together.


Mrs. Hall took away her daughter,
and Mr. Hall took me to task, accusing
me Of loving little Katie, just as though
any young man in his senses could help
doing that.


Unlike most criminals when charged,
1 plead guilty, and gently reminded him
that he started in life as poor as 1 was.


The result of this interview was that
Katie and were forbidden under dire
threats to hold any communication with
each other.


Invent to my work, and what between
my efforts to do my whole duty serenely
and my sore heart, the days dragged
heavily enough.


Although l did not know it then, nor
till long afterwards, my Katie dropped
like meek flower. and was at last laid
on bed of sickness: but her parents
still held ont, aud only sent for me when
they thought her dying.


Thank God l was enabled to carry
some Of the same energy that caused me
to excel in my trade to that sick bed!


Katie got better and We were married.
with something of grudging consent
from the old folks, who like SO MANY
others, alas! had outlived the sweet ex-
periences Of their own youth.


I did not get Itch by mngic, but by
steady adherence to my business. but
now that am old, cal very well at
ford to let some one else be my uncle
heir.
Year: 1872

BEEF PATrIEs.-Cut up bits of cold
beef and season it with salt, pepper, !,
bit of maze, and any sweet herb yon
like; and cold gravy if you have it, if
not, bits of butter and lard, and II little
water with teaspoonful Of flour stirred
in it. Make a nice plain paste, not
very rich, roll it out the size of your pie
plate, and line your plate with it. P t
the beef with some If the gravy in the
center of the plate, and fold the paste
from each side to meet in tine middle
pinch it together, rick the top with Il
fork and bake it light brown. Cheap
and very nice.
Year: 1872

The incidental correspondence com
ing from the readers of such Il paper a>
this. reminds us always ofthc dark side
of life. We could not FIVE would, shut
out the consciousness of the fact that
every week our pictured pages are
opened in some house sadly, because
eyes that were wont to look at them
shall look ut them no more. And 81 it
comes to pass that we can never think
of the wide circle of homes into which
"ur words shall fall. without thinking
of the large proportion that are houses
in the shadow. Little notes to Uncle
Tim. little letters about word puzzles.
letters of thanks for editorials. or letters
of suggestion drop every now and then
into our hand. revealing in Il line the
fresh sorrow. aS though the writer
would fain- have sympathy from the
weekly paper that has grown to he Il
friend. OF course sympathy can do
little good nur words are empty
enough. all words are. But the pco-
pie in the Shadnwcd houses like To know
even that others notice the shadow.
like to feel even the touch of brother :
hand. to hear Il voice that shows that
the great busy. noisy world has some
little feeling of their Snrrow. Do we
not know Have we not sat down in
the shadow ourselves! And do we not
Vet bless the voices that spoke tender
words. and love the hearts that showed
lis sympathy


Driving through Greenwood on the
first pleasant day this spring there
have been few enough of them We felt
Il fearful oppression as we counted the
funerals that went 10y. the little rotfinS
that told how drcadfully the hard back =
ward March had thinncd the ranks of
children with pneumonia and Group.
But why should we write in this minor
key! Even this cloud has its silver
lining. Have we not seen IL Ii Is III
vain that we should point it ont to any
one. Wait awhile. The blackne>S
shall pass away, and tn" true and trust
ing heart shall see the light behind.
Not until the silver lining shows itself
to Your own eyes will you receive it.


Hearth and Home.
Year: 1872

The Green Bay Advocate says that it
seems as if the disastrous fires which
swept over that region last October
had become so deeply seated that they
never can be eXtinguished. Smoke
may still he seen issuing from the
ground where the SNOW is melted off i'll
many places.
Year: 1872

SCANDAL Anybody can soil the rep
utation of an individual, however pure
and chaste. 10y uttering Il suspicion that
his enemies will believe and his friends
never hear of. \ puff of idle wind can
take away million of the seeds of u
thistle, and do work of mischief that
the hushandman must labor long to un
do. the floating PARTICLES being too fine
to be seen and too light TO he stopped.
such are the seeds of Islander, SO easily
sown, so difficult to he gathered up,
and vet 80 pernicious in their fruits.
The sllndcrer knows that many Il mind
will catch up the plague and become
poisoned by his insinuations, without
ever seeking the antidote. No reputa-
ton can retute a sneer, nor any human
skill prevent mischief.
Year: 1872

in sympathy with the Cincinnati NOV snent and did
brilliant service in working the Convention up TO The
proper action. The Administration repre sented by
The Journal which Is edited with great ant ability.
and as general thing discusses the political sitaiion
with good temper and discretion. Presently the hght
which has thus far been mostly in the hands OF the
press will be turned over the people, and the results
viii be more striking throughout the State. The strong
est men OF both parties will take the stump during
coming fortnight and there will be no cessation until
November although Indianas battle is fully made
the October election.


EX-sECRETARY COX ON THE CONFERENCE.
r CINCINNATI, June 17.-Ex-Secretary Cox left
for New York this evening to attend a meeting
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on the 10th. In
conversation with him, prior to his departure,
he said, In substance. that the steinway Hall
meeting intended 70 call subsequent conference
Of Liberals Of the same class those engaged In that
meeting but it found that some OF those who were
supporting Greeley gave encouragement to the idea OF
their favoring movement to put snen man as Adams
ia the field and ON their suggestion terms of invitation
were extended so as 10 include in the position Of
sehurz Horace White, and Samuel Bowiesi and that
Senator schurz was willing unite in the call when
this was done IL Is understood that the majority
Of the meeting will be of those who have
refused 10 support Mr.. Greeley, but enoigh per
sons OF other phases OF purpose viii 'e there
for full conference and comparison oil al sorts OF
views The gentlemen named above are IN no way com
nitted 10 change their attitudes, unless convinced OF the
duty Of Doing so by the Conference
Year: 1872

misunderstanding our prospects
for an early completion Of the New Or
leans, Mobile and Texas r. r. through
this section, the N. o. Times says:


"We have satisfactory assurances that
the new directory of this company will
proceed with the utmost dispatch and
energy to finish the line of this road via
Donaldsonville to Grand River, and if
the stage of water will permit, to push
forward the road from Grand River to
Vermillionville. The apprehension that
this route would be neglected or post
poned is altogether groundless. The
abundant resources of the company will
be applied without stint to the prosecu-
ton of this work. Meantime the work
on the line from Brashear to the west
bank of the Sabine has been given to
contractors than whom there are none
in the country who are more responsible.
Their large interest in the enterprise
gives the strongest assurance of their
zeal and earnestness in pushing it to an
early completion so as to make their Sc
curities marketable. They promise to
complete the work and secure railroad
connections with the Sabine before the
expiration of the present year. This
looks like extravaganza but these con-
tractors are of the class of men who
rarely fail to fulfill their promises and
who enter upon their work with great
zeal and with very large interest de-
pendent upon rapid achievement.
Year: 1872

The public are not duped by the pro-
fessions of reform, nor misled by legisla-
tive maneuvres, nor diverted from their
just demands by the startling exposures
of a national investigation. They de-
mand action, instant action.


There is no distinction of public CEN
sure. 1t falls upon all offenders, without
respect to party or color. 1t demands
the repeal of these evil laws, and we say
with great deliberation that the people
of New Orleans will have these reforms
that no prevarication or delay can defeat
them.


There are six subjects of momentous
Importance. l. The registration. 2.
The election law. 3. Bribery and cor
ruption. 4. Metropolitan police. S. The
public printing 6. Funding and finance.
The Citizens Committee of Ftty-One
have, it is understood, prepared and are
ready to communicate to the Legislature
the will of the people upon these sub
jects.


The Legislature shouldlay all pending
business upon the table and make each
one of these bills the order of the day,
for six consecutive days on and after
Monday the 10Th inst. The Governor
should sign each bill as soon as enrolled.
We wish to impress earnestly upon the
authorities the Importance of this action.
They will be held to a rigid responsible
ity. We admonish them to cast away
any hope that this obligation can be eva
ded. AS the friends of peace, order, and
the business of the city, we implore them
to remember that popular indurance
may be tried too far, that exclusion from
representation and suffrage, burdensome
taxation, and fragrant robbery may ex-
asperate men beyond the control of rea-
son or fear of consequences. We wish
to avoid this. The people daily demand
to know, will those reform measures
pass!


They must know within very few
days. They have no intention that
respite granted for repentance shatl be
devoted to further wrong. They cannot
be deceived. They watch with suspi-
cion every sand that drops from the wan
ing hours of the session. They can see
in the pretended zeal of functionary
the secret influence Of an obstructive
purpose. They know how profuse pro-
fessions of interest in the success of a
measure can be counteracted by dilatory
motions. They comprehend how a COM
mittee raised to satisfy public suspecion
can be so constituted as to conceal the
very abuses it was intended to expose.
1t will be sad thing for this city and
State that these measures should fail.
Better even for the harpies of the lobby
that they should forego their rapacious
repast than lose all chance for it. We
mean this admonition well. Let it he
needed by those to whom it is addressed,
and who are most deeply interested i'll it.
We are ourselves:
Year: 1872

- The Congressional Committee
now in session in this city have brought
to light many strange facts in the last
few days. The corruptions which have
been lurking in darkness all around us
are startling. The moral pestilenee has
crept into houses which the public
thought were free from these contamina-
tions. The corruptions which radical
ism has brought to the city and State are
of the most damning character. How
humiliating that citizens of Louisiana,
many of them men of wealth and influ-
ence, should secretly join these alien
enemies in obtaining the spoils Of Office
and in piling up State aud city debts
mountain high.-N. o. Picayune.
Year: 1872

The PROPER SPIRIT.-The following is from
the n. o. Picayune, since it's "new departure" "
We will here remark that this old established
journal is now in the hands of gentlemen whose
honesty of purpose and we'll known editorial
talent and energy will WELD powerful influence
for the redemption of our State from the ruin
and degradation to which it has been brought
by corruptionists, of the carpet-bag and
scallawag stripe. The peoples Paper is GER
tainly taking the proper course by exchewing
halfway measures,-we have had more than
enough of that sort of humbug, and it is high
time that some more effective plan were adopted
for relieving our State of the incubus which is
fast sending it to -ruin.


The Picayune says:


''Some of our readers except, as we learn, to
the alleged severity of our epithets against the
public robbers. We intend to leave no doubt,
as we make no compromise. Reform can no
more be made with rose water than other revo
lutions. We have heard of an insane man who
required a workman to take off the black dash
board of his buggy, and replace it with one of
fair leather. On being asked his reason, he re-
piled: 'There is great deal of thunder and
lightning this season. This dashboard looks
exactly like sheet iron at distance. l am
afraid the lightning may make d mistake and
knock me out of this buggy: wish it fired so
pOSotOttty
this matter" We intend that when popular in
dignation shall flash upon all who arc RESPONSE
BILE for the debt and dishonor left upon this I'M
happy State, after the Bohemians shall have
departed, it shall not strike the Pcayune. This
is very important matter and We intend
there shall be no possibility of mistake in our
position.s


Circus CONING-From letter addressed to
us by Mr.. D. S. Thomas, Literary Agent, for
Dan Rice's Paris Pavilion Circus, we make the
following extract:


New Orleans, Feb. Sth 1872.


Dan Rice with his monster circus company,
will give two exhibitions in your place about the
close of the present month. Our advance agent
will see you in time to give date and details &c.
Mr. Rice has organized a troupe composed en-
trey of leader in the profession, and his success
in the larger cities has been something hitherto
unknown in the history of arenic amusements
in this country. Many of his Acrobats, Gym
nasts, Equestrians and Trapese performers are
secured at an expense that would be considered
next to bankruptcy by any other managers in
the business Your New Orleans exchanges will
give some idea of the magnitude of the enter
prise &c,


We will have more to say on this promised
treat in our next number.
Year: 1872

Ncedham took his dog along with
him one day to watch his clothes while
he went in swimming. Needham bath.
ed for an hour, and the dog mean
while went to sleep on Needham's gar
meuts. When Needham came out the
dog did not recognize him in his nude
condition and refused to let him come
near the garments. Every time Need
ham would grab for suspender or a
sock the dog would bite II mouthful
out Of his arm or leg, and whenever
Needham would make q dive for
boot or an undershirt that auimal
would sieLe him by the calf and shake
him. So Ncedham stood there in the
sun pretty nearly roasted, and he spent
the afternoon lodging in and out tho
water to avoid the Dorcas societies
aud female students at the boarding
school, and the factory girls coming
down the road. At last, when the
dog went to sleep Needham crept be-
h!hd him, caught him suddenly by
the tail, and flung him across the
stream. Before the dog could swim
back, Needham go, most of his clothes
upon his bleeding body and limbs,
and the dog came siding up to him,
looking as If he expected to be re.
warded for his extraordinary vigilance.
AAnd yet they say that the dog is mans
most faithful friend!
Year: 1872

The Board Observation-Disclosures MT


Until Twelve 6'Ciook Tc-Day.


Mayor Hall and the members OF the Board Of
Aldermen met yesterday morning in the County
Clerks Office to organize to canvass the election
returns The Board met under the powers Of Sec
tion 90 Of the new Election law, which provides
that on the Tuesday following the election the
Board shall meet. Alderman Conover was chosen
Chairman and County Clerk Lowe ad-
ministered the oath to Mr.. Conover who in
turn administered 1t to the other members.
On motion OF the Mayor, the late room Of the
Board Of Supervisors, used by the Supreme Court
was regarded as an apartment Of the County
Clerks Office. 1t was afterwards decided that the
Board should assemble in the chamber OF the
Board OF Aldermen, and II that was not found a
satisfactory room an adjournment should be taken
afterwards. The Board will therefore meet there
to-day at ten A. M. The Mayor also moved and it
was adopted that proposals be invited from five
city papers having the largest circulation for the
publication of the official returns A committee OF
three was also, on the motion OF the Mayor ap-
pointed to select an accountant for the casting OF
the vote.
Year: 1872

An elderly man named Walter Pierson, formerly
. resident Of Paterson, but who had been out OF
town for some months past came to that city on
Monday night and engaged a room at the Franklin
House. Yesterday morning he was found to be
sick, and an Investigation proved that he had at
tempted suicide by swallowing dose Of laudanum.
ne lett TWO letters written stating tnat he had
Snrted BESIDE ha e ana giving o,a dTections 70 De pc
previous. He fingered In O semi conscious state
all day, every effort to save him proving in van


and deatn ensued last evening He was about
sixty years OF age and shoemaker by trade, hav-
ing lor years peen employed as cutter in large
had taken much to drink and this probablv led to
the attack OF melancholy during which he COM
Year: 1872

Martin Strei, German, once proprietor Of the
Hudson Hotel, Whitestone, L. l., but who had
recently been living at College Point. was found
this morning hanging to the soup In front OF the
hotel he formerly kept. He had at one time been
well of. but recently had lost his property, which
Is supposed to have been the reason for the rash
act. He and his wife were preparing to move from
College Point to New York, and the most OF their
furniture had already been sent. Deceased was
about 1fty years old. Coroner Watt, Of Flushing,
held an inquest.
Year: 1872

The American Builder believes that
there is much labor in vain in the orna-
mcntation of houses, especially wooden
houses. 1t tells carpenters before max
ing and fixing a quantity of ornament To
be sure that it is good, aud goes on to
say: There are many things that you
do and many others that an architect-if
there be one in the case-will often in
struct you to do, which are neither taste
full nor in good construction. Of course
there are exceptions. You may be sure
of this, however, that the more elaborats
and covered with ornamennt and cary
ing the building is, the more you are 60
ing on the wrong track Real beauty
consists not in added features but in the
body of the work itself, and this fact
should always be borne in mind.


The principle of carving wood for out
side ornament is wrong. We would not
say it is to be discarded altogether, but,
still we have that leaning. Cut work,
and that of the simplest kind is the best.
Complexity in forms and ornament is
mostly bad 1t not only requires unne-
cessary labor to produce, but there is ac-
tually vexation in the mind of the spec
tator. When people see thing that is
so crowded with intricate work, that it
takes them trouble to make it out, it is
tolerably good evidence that such work is
not exactly what Is wanted.


Give great attention to the sizes and
proportions of doors aud windows and pay
especial attention to the sizes and con-
struction and never if possible, conceal
its principles, but let them form the basis
of ornament. Mouldings, cornices and
miters are not to be put in exposed poisi-
tions. 1t is surprising what an excellent
effect can be produced by cutting, even
with little or no moulding or carving.