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Year: 1875

Conversation is more frequently spoiled
and ruined by bad listening than by bad
talking. Two persons, or several, may
engage in the discussion of u subject with
which each is we'll acquainted and each
may possess command Of language and
tiuency of diction, but if one of them is an
inattentive, uneasy, or impatient listener
the conversation becomes confused and
irregular, often irritating, and either OF
itself breaks up altogether, or is aban-
doned with mutual or general sense of
relief on the occurrence of any Interrupt
ton from without. There are various
classes ofsuch offenders, examples of each
of which may not seldom be met with in a
single large party. The least blameable,
and the least embarrassing, but often suf-
ficiently so TO distract the best takers,
and to hinder the progress of discourse,
are the nervous and fidgety, who, al
though perhaps desirous and intending to
give attention to the subject under treat
ment, are unable to control physical rest
lessness while others are speaking. This
manifests itself in various ways-by wan
derings of the eyes, movements of the
limbs, arrangements of the dress, taking
up and putting down books and other OBJ
jects, and often by very ungainly tricks
practiced by an astOnishingly large mum
Der of sensible, well-educated and other
wise well-conducted people The
presence Of single person of this temper
ament in an audience is notoriously sutii-
cient to annoy and discompose even emf
nent public speakers, and often spoils a
speech or Il sermon. 1t is not TO be won.
dered at that, IN the closer communication
of social intercourse, it should prove very
frequently the stumbling-b TO conver-
satiOn.-Leisttre Hours.
Year: 1875

Most newspapers are printed in black,
but there is one place in the State of New
York where they are printed in Auburn.
This fact has led 10 the remark that these
papers ought TO be red.
Year: 1875

TO educate children-One's own chill
dren-is troublesome, hard task, rarely
succeeding 10 our wishes, therefore one
connected with sorrow and care. All par
ents without exception know this all over
the earth; they have experienced Il, sur
vived It, But the task does not last for
ever; it passes away and does not claim
everything. With thanks toward God we
see our children grown up, and we rejoice
that there is no more need of education
Not much Of the work, perhaps not the
whole of it, is to be begun again.-Ep-
clldn0e .-. f tr
Year: 1875

THE New York Herald has recently
published an account Of an interview with
Mrs. Mosher, in which she declared her
firm conviction that Charlie Ross was still
living, but declinedto give her reason for
so believing
Year: 1875

FURTHER INCREASE OF FREIGHTS EXPECTED.


The advance this week in the rates of freigllts
has been received with dissatisfaction by many
shippers who believe that in view OF the present duness
OF trade Efforts to the receipts Of the railroads
should have deferred until revival In trade had set
tn The dissatisfaction increased by the apprehension
that the railroad companies intend 10 raise the rates Of
freight st higher This fear has been created by the
fact that he agents for the trunk lines Will not enter into
contracts running longer than for day and although
they carry out the oado July l. and SINCE
they will make arrangements even with their beet
shippcys Freight agents the trunk lines say that they
have no knowledge any intended IN the rates
but admit they have received Instructions not TO maze
contracts for the present They claim that the recently
advanced ireights Will not pay throughout the
HintaF.
Year: 1875

II Detroit Free Press: When an
Ohio farmer hires man he expects him
to saw wood before daylight and churn
after supper, and if he is willing hand
they can generally manage to send him
after the doctor about midnight and
turn him ont at three clock to see if
he forgot to lock the barn doors.
Year: 1875

IT has been noticed by travellers that on the principal roads leading into the Terri tory, immigrants are coming ID, bring ing with them in most instances some stock. They generally appear to be in dustrious people and will undoubtedly make good citizens. The other day one family arrived in the Territory from Ore gon with nine children. They will prove quite an accession to some school district, and as the children were mostly girls, will some day make the boys hearts ache m the neighborhood around where they live The old folks said that they had determin ed to seek a new home and chose Arl- zona because they learned we had good schools.
Year: 1875

No fears are now entertained of the Wallapai Indians going to war again. They seem to fully appreciate that it would be hopeless contest, and declare it to be their intention to work for liv- ing and by good conduct to merit the Ifood esteem of the whites.
Year: 1875

Is always supplied with an ample variety of well-cooked food. No eXaggeration in this. Stage passengers and travellers by there understand It, and to them all un- acquainted with the fact are respectfully referred for information.
Year: 1875

An amateur naturalist, writing of the
fondness of cruelty for its own sake OBJ
selvable in the human species, says !:


g To refer to the striking similarity of
this passion in man to that which is man
ifested by monkeys, is not, of course, to
explain its origin !; but am quite sure
that it is in the monkeys that this ex-
planation is TO be sought. Every one
knows that these animals show the keen
est delight in wantonly torturing others,
but every one does not know how
much trouble an average monkey will
put himself to in order that he may
crafty this taste. One example will
suffice. A friend who has lived 8 long
time in India tells me that he has not
unfrequently seen monkeys feigning
death, for an hour or two at time, for
the express purpose of inducing crows
and other carniverous birds to approach
within grasping distance; and when
one of the latter was caught, the de-
lighted monkey would put it toall kinds
of agonies, Of which plucking alive
seemed TO be the fayorite. As am not
aware that any other animal exhibits
this instinct OF inficting pain for its
own sake (the case of q cat with a
mouse, belonging, I think, TO another
category, believe, if its origin is ever
toreceive 8 scientific explanation, twill
be found in some way connected with
monkey life"


THE deputy constable, appointed to
look after the children employed in the
factories Of Massachusetts, reports that
fully &C, 600 children are growing up in
ignorance On account Of their being set
to work as too early an age.
Year: 1875

and manly like Percy, he is only prig-


gish and ridiculous he does not under


stand why the problems which come by


nature to the other fellows make his


heavy brain ache. The dullest, rough
est Tom does not want to be dull o.:
rough. He is in the cropping, transition
state when he cannot appear the child
he was or the man he will be; he per-
petually essays to be something, to
stand firmly somewhere in the world
is by turns humble and conceited. God
knows how bitter the consciousness of
his inferiority is to the lad, how often
he would like to go back to lay his head
on his mothers breast, or saw his baby
praying at her knee, if he could know
that she felt just the same to him as
long ago. But now, as he stands at the
parting of ways for his whole life, he is
left alone; mother and God seem far
from him. Must we spend all our good
fellowship ON the man? Ali our tender
ness ON the baby? Have we nothing
for Tom?
Year: 1875

Few things not absolutely essential to
happiness add more to the enjoyment of
life than social interchange of evening
visits among friends and neighbors.
Indeed, We are not quite sure that it is
not essential to happiness as it is, for
we can liveto good purpose and pleasure
without many of our luxuries, without
fine clothes, costly pictures, splendid
Jewels, but we cannot live to any use at
all without friends and the upbubbling
of friendly emotions and the fruition Of
ideas that they arouse. Our natures
would grow dry as husks if our feelings
were kindled only for our own immedi-
ate home circle, and the very apotheo-
sis of selfshness would take place with
us isolated from outside interests and
love of our kind. Nor would our intel
leots fare much better than our emo
tional natures; for if genius itself is an
intermittent fountain, as Goethe said,
the source of ordinary thought and
fancy must be quite as capricious, and
our buckets must need all the replen-
ishing from the wells of our neighbors
that can be had. If it were not for the
perpetual weaving among us Of the
warp and woof of each others ideas,
The varying views of things when seen
from each others standpoint, we might
as we'll be living solitary in the caves of
the desert or on the tops of pillars in
the town for all the good we should do
to ourselves or the world either. For
really no enc helps himself without
helping the world, too, in it's great, on
ward march toward civilization that,
we may hope, shall be as much higher
than this as this is higher than the bar
barous old days, before those giant
monsters, steam and electricity, were,
in the. lang uage of the orators, har-
messed to the car of progress.


Still we do not mean to be under
stood as advising or encouraging frivo-
lous gadding to the neglect of some
duties, but, first assuming that home
duties are already discharged, as the
greater part of them may we'll be, leav-
ing the hours of eye-trying lamplight
for lesser matters, we urge the cultiva-
tion of g social spirit to enliven the
evenings and to afford nucleus of harm
less enjoyment. We all know how
keen that enjoyment can be- the bright
discussion that en- ightens even the
listener who will not take the trouble to
think the latest news, with its gay
gossiping ; the eager game, the song. the
reading, pretty toilets, pleasant man
ners, cordial wordsof hosts aud friends;
the CHEEKY separation /; the lying down
to sleep at the end of it all, well pleased
with the well-rounded day; the sense
that such evenings ought to come twice
as often as they do and that We mean
to have them.
Year: 1875

REVIEW OF THE sUTTs-THE FIRST FUTILE ACTION


PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE " CIVIL REMEDIES


CTsr-EFFORT FOR A STRUCK JURY-THE IN


DICTMENTs-wHAT THE PROSECUTING COUNSEL


WILL DO.


Soon after the exposure of the great frauds
OF Js73 Mr. O'Conor began a suit against Tweed and
others in the OF the people OF the State OF New
York the whole amount taken under the forms OF the
Board of Audit Of 1870 which, after striking out few
iteDs-which were conceded TO be honestamounted 10
S6I9s957 s5 Fifty-fye OF these items also made
the basis Of the indictment against Tweed on which he
was convicted while others Of them have been made the
basis OF independent indictments against him which have
never been tried In this civil suit Tweed was held to
bail in 81 100000 appeal from this order Of arrest
the action was sustained by the General Term OF the Third
District Another Of the defendants in the time had
demurred to the action his demurrer the Court OF
Appeals decided that the county city the only
proper claimant Of the moneys, and the people had
right 20 bring the suit Nothing further done there
fore that suit neither party taking any further steps,
Mr. Tweed being in prison under the criminal conviction
and the Court Of Appeals decision being complete bar
to any to the painths About the time OF the
bringing Of the suit already mentioned, Mr.. OGorman,
then Corporation Counsel, brought suit against Tweed
for over 81 O00 in the Of the city, which
never went further than the service oil complaint.
suit was also begun in the OF the county but that
never advanced further than the service of summons
without "A complaint, and Ia still in that condition


In the Spring OF the present year amendment to ID
Code and two acts passed intended to reach this
class The people OF the State were expressly
authorized TO bring suits for moneys embezzled from any
political division OF the State, though provision was i'll
serted securing to the wronged political body the pro
ceeds Of the suit Under these laws new suit was
begun In the maine Of the people for 0O0 900
Notice Of dsconnuance of tho old suit given, and
in the new suit Judge Davis granted order OF arrest
against Tweed, fixing his ball ut S3.o0o0c0 The Court
OF Appeals after decided that the imprisonment Of
Tweed for than year under his criminal conYc
Illegal. aud he thorcupOn released froin the
pcnitentiary only 10 DO taken In custody by Tho
Sheriff under this order Of arrest Tweeds
counsel then applied To tis courts for the
roieass Of their client from arrest. or a
reduction OF his bail. aud for bill oi particulars
Year: 1875

The Association of the Independence de Cuba
held meeting last evening at Masonic Hall. at which
Col Rosada who In command of the last expedition
to Cuba in the Uruguay, and who arrived in this city
few days ago. made report OF the expedition. He
stated what in his opinion the VI its failure
The vessel, he said. wholly uuf for the service IN
which shc employed Her machinery was old and In
poor condition. and the propeller worked badly that the
utmost speed the steamer could attain little


five miles an hour When the vessel had set out on the
voyage IL discovered that the supply of coal
insufficient and later the provisions began 10 fall short
Tie people board suffered greatly from these Causes
and also the excessive beat. When they reached
Cuba, nine landod in boat to reconnoter,
but tho place was so dangerous % vessels
that it was impossible TO land any part of the
,eargo, or any soldiers. Meanwhile the spanish
authortes had been informed OF their presence, aud
they had 10 mako the utmost speed 10 jamaica The
furnished OF Inferior quality. He blamed


the agents in this city for negligence in tir out the
vessel Gen Aguera, the President OF the CUBAN Her
public. present al the meeting and his arrival 10
tho hail greeted with much entbusiasD.
Year: 1875

wallug The inspector ordered Detectives Riley.
bunn Adams. Dickson. Koeley. and Doyle on duty
to investigate the facts. Inspector Thorne Win
Others drove about o'clock to the house OF
Tweed to make further search. The building, which
for two years had rarely been opened. and looked
more like gloomy prison than the palace IT is, was
sblsze with gas in every room and the son and SON
in-law OF Tweed invited the fullest search by the
officers The Inspector satisfied himself that the
escape had not been by tho roof or the back doors
and yard Tweed could not have got through the
scuttle-hOle and no footprints or other marks be-
trayed exit by the rear yard. There is hardly
question that. if he escaped at the time tho officers
say, 1t was by the front entrance.


The search. which was kept up during the night
appears TO have been for clue with which to begin.
Whether or not one was obtained which promised
success could not be learned. In fact the officers
seem to have proceeded only on their various
theories. President Matsell dsheieved Dunhams
story entirely and held that Tweed may have lett
the city week ago. But that he was at the jail on
Saturday morning is assured on the evidence OF
David Dndley Field and Mr. Edelsten, his lawyers
Both Mr. Matsell and Superintendent Walling were
convinced that the escape deliberately planned
conspiracy. in which the officers, of course, were
engaged


Sheriff Conner heard Of the escape late i'll tho eve
ming and was greatly excited over it. tie was also
convinced that there collusion with the officers
lie Immediately offered reward of $4,000 FOR
1weed's recapture. When the news was told to Gov
Tilden he instantly sent word to Mr. Conner that he
should hold him personally responsible for the es-
cape. On receiving the message Mr.. Conner is SAID
to have muttered to himself, Then am ruined
man" The Sheriff can be removed by the Governor
and il is stated that he be punished for contempt
by the Supreme Court although innocent OF any di-
rect negligence in the matter.
Year: 1875

Warden Durham had left the jail early in the day and
had returned II very uncertain when the war
den would hack The Jail would be closed at oSo
D. m and the subordinaes did not expect TO learn any
thing new.
Year: 1875

The reporter OF TIE TRIBUNE desired Mr. Field TO say
something about Mr. Tweeds at the time of the
lawyers visit suggesting that inasmuch as the idea of
escspng must have been in the mind OF Tweed, be may
have shown excitement. MI Field said tnat Tweed
appear usual and he had nothing to say about what
occurred IIo had had assurances that Tweed would
NOT leave the city II was said by the friends of Tweed
that lie intended 10 fight the the courts. and de-
sired only and hoped only to secure his ocquta and live
and die in NewYork City.
Year: 1875

DEAR BELOVED BRETHREN
MEMBERS or THE NEW YoRE Con
FERENCE, l GREET YoU-Peace be
ouh you aN.-Iniinitc are our obi


CATIONS TO bless God for His mercifIl
kindness and love, which has been
so wonderfully manifested toward
us during the last Conference year.
Boundless is tire love, and infinite
is the mercy of our God. He is the
preseryer of all who put their trust
in him. He is our Father, our Friend
our slI in slll His goodness to us
has been great; yea, beyond express
sion; in Him we move, live and have
our being, and by His Almighty
armwc are daily upheld Pet M
acknowledge Him in all our sorrows
disappointments, Affections, Difficult
Year: 1875

on the young men. Now if you
want ihtciiiperance put away, exert
your influence and it will come to
an end soon. Numbers of your sex
are sorry they were ever born. Why?
because their drunken husbands keep
hem always poor, and they lii,tst
beg from door TO door. Your pow
er isvcry great, and it will not be
denied, now go to wo'k and do
your best and then it will be proved.
II is your duty to lend a helping
hand TO this cause for the bcnefit OF
your future posterity. Ask the
drunkards wives who see the trotib-
lie; and ask yourselves who is it
that will have their happiness de-
stroyed, and become SO troubled
that they rather be dead than alive,
whose cheeks do tears of sorrow
tr ckle DOWN. The cheeks OF her
who marries drunkard. Now
young ladies if you would all come
to the right consideration, and do
your duty i'll reference to the tenn
perance cause, you know we would
have a better country. Now school
mates, this term has come to close
and the time has arrived that we
must part, but let us ever remember
the good advice and the work acs
complished by our teacher. We
should honor and respect one who
labors for our progress; and not for
that only. but for our souls, salvation.
We should highly esteem one who
prays day after day in our behalf to
reach nobler home after our de-
cease here OH earth
Year: 1875

this you must give the pass word. You
would be astonished if you knew how
many Of the elite Of Minerstown know the
pass word that admits them into this fa-
vored resort. When you do gain admit
tance and your gaze falls on the faces of
the assembled crowd too busiiy engaged At
the tables to notice you, it appears
as if a mask has fallen from your
own face and from the face Of every per
son present as well. There you see so
much broad-cloth respectability; SO much
50 much lilly white neck-tled meekness 50
much grave, well-dressed responsibility,
that you look around you again as if to be
convinced concerning the accuracy of your
vision. Can it be possible that Mr.. Sober
sides is playing that game with Jack Wild
or that Mr.. Lamb IA contending against
Will Wolfe Then there is Mr. Prim and
Tom Reckless, Mr.. Saint and Mr. Sinner
pitted against each other. You see re-
spectacle sums of money change hands as
game after game Is lost and won. You
had thought that such infamous pastimes
were confined to larger places and to the
vile deItS of the SodOms and GOmorrahs


But Bill makes much money and tins
buys him a corresponding amount OF re-
spect, 80 his wealth may IN time open the
Internal gates wide open to receive him,
and purchase for him a favored position
in pandemonium.


CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
Year: 1875

To their surprise the man whom they
had SO nearly resuscitated when they had
left the fire for the beach was sitting up
looking around confusedly. They started,
as they caught sight of his face plainly re-
vealed in the freight, and there was a
wild exclamation burst simultaneously
from their lips, as recognizing the man,
they cried " 1t is Raymend III
Year: 1875

KEEP THE FEET WARM Many of the
colds people nrc said to catch commence
Mt the feet. To keep these extrcmitics
warm, therefore, is to effect nm insurance
against the almost intcrminable list of
disorders which spring out of q "slight
cold" First, never be tightly shod.
Boots or shoes, when they fit closely,
press against the foot and prevent the free
circulation of the blood. When, on the
contrary, they do not embrace the foot
too tightly, the blood gets fair play, and
the spaces left between the leather and
the stockings is filled with n plentiful
supply of warm mir. The second rule is
never sit in damp shoes. It is often
imagined that unless they are positively
wet it is not necessary to change them
while the feet are mt rest This is n fall
lacy; for when the least dampncss is alb
sorbcd into the sole it is attracted nearer
to the foot itselfby its own heat, and thus
is dangerously checked. ANY
person may prove this by trying the cx-
pertinent of ncglecting this rule, Ind his
feet will become cold aud damp after
few moments, although, taking off the
shoe and warming it, it will appear quite
dry.--Ilcrdid Of Health.
Year: 1875

KEEP THE RECIPEs.-Every housekeeper
should have her own recipe book-a book
of her own creation, of gradual growth and
excellence-and we propose to show our
lady readers how to make one. In the first
place buy a blank-boolI and write your
name and the date on the first leaf. Divide
the book into as many different depart
ments as you wish, heading each page with
the department to which it belongs, as fol-
lows: Recipes for cleaning; recipes for
soups; recipes for cooking meats; recipes
for cake, and so on through family cooking.
Then comes cooking for the sick, care for
the sick, and all the various things that are
a part of woman's duty, and for which,
unfortunately there is no school but ex-
perience. Number your pages if they are
not numbered in the beginning, and make
an index, leaving blank spaces in the index
to correspond with the blank pages between
departments which you do not expect tC
fill Immediately. Write down under these
different heads every recipe which yor
have actually tried, or the result of whicl


you have seen in the house of your friends


and enter the page in the index.
Year: 1875

There is pretty general belief that the
man who will receive the next Republican
nomination for the Presidency has not yet
been prominently talked about. Shrewd
politicians say that the next six months
may bring about such changes in public
sentiment as to sweep out of sight all the
now conspicuous candidates, and put in
their places men now unthought of. The
Boston Journal thinks it unadvisable for
any aspirant to build his hopes of success
upon anything he has done this year, and
adds: "The next Presidency is not to be
captured nor manged-neither can it be
bequeathed by Gen. Grant. 1t remains at
the command, as we believe, of the Repub-
lican masses Of the Union, who propose to
deliberately bestow it at the proper time
for the national benefit. All interested
will govern themselves accordingly. Of
course, any amount Of speculations and
gossip is inevitable as the great contest
draws near, but judicious men will rate it
at its real value, and mono, certainly, but
iudicious men ought to be found among
the possible candidates"