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Year: 1872

DREss.-Oriental do not change their
style of dress. Among them each na--
ton and tribe has its peculiar costume, as
well as its insignia of religious creed.
These fashions are perpetual, centuries
seldom bring any marked change. 1t is
related of the young King of Siam, that.
having cherished friendly regard for g.
lady who had, during the reign Of his
father, resided in the royal city, he re-
quested her to send him her likeness. This
was accordingly done by the hands of a.
mutual friend, and the gift was received
with marked pleasure by the monarch.
But after long and careful scrutiny he
asked, with puzzled air. Has my friend.
changed her nation or her religions 1t
must be one or the other. The features
are the same, but the dressl This is not the
costume she wore when I saw her last"
Year: 1872

The North China News tells the follow
ing: An extraordinary feat has been per-
formed by Buddhist priest, with the
view of raising money to build temple
at Soochow, whence the man had come
OH begging expedition. He found peo'
pie Indifferent to his holy object, and very
unwilling to part with their dollars. With
devotio more than worthy of the cause,
he resolved to stir up some interest and
cause money to flow in by an extraordina-
ry expedient. He announced among the
Chinese that he would allow himself to
be locked up in wooden box for seven
days, during which period he would re-
main in an upright position, and without
food or sleeps On Wednesday afternoon
he was accordingly placed in a cage about
o. feet wide and 5. feet high, just suffi-
ciently large to admit him standing up
right. The bottom of the cage was stud
ded with nails, so that his feet should
have space only between the nails suffi-
cient for them to rest on, and couple OF
slight bars in front formed rest for his
arms. The native public were invited to
prove the genuine character of the morti'
fcation, by locking the good man them
selves, if they pleased, and about 30 peo-
pie brought locks of different kinds and
secured the door as many times over.
The cage was close one, with few
open bars near the bottom for the ad-
mission of air. 1t was placed in joss
room in Hoopeh road, passing in and out
of which crowd of people might be
seen day and night, during the seven
days, religious exercises being engaged in
the while, by the priests. The devotee
endured his painful incarnation with re-
markable fortitude, the only relief afforded
him being an occasional glass of water,
and he emerged looking to all appearance
little the worse. On examination, his
pulse was found to beat 81, and was steady,
while his arm was moist though hot


After his release, the cage was broken up
and sold peacemeal to the Chinese, every
nail bringing more than its weight in sill,
yer. The desired result of calling forth
liberal subscriptions was also attained.
Year: 1872

Of" He put his arm around her, and she
drew Huldah's hand through her own, on
the other side; thus they walked over the
grass, sprinkled with white clover. Alvan
was in high spirits, so glad to he back,
with much to tell Of himself; Huldah was
so quietly supremely happy she could not
speak a word; but Patience felt it she
could have faded out from between them
they would scarcely have missed her.


The house was just as she left it; but as
she opened the door and heard the slow
ticking Of the clock, it seemed as though
years, not hours, had passed since she
went out so elate and glad. She sat down
in her chair not the woman she had been.
her heart beat slower; her hair appeared
to have turned from gray to white in
single experience. She had passed the
dividing ridge of life and WAS going down
on the shady side. She stayed her head
with her hand, and whispered to herself,
" Not my will but thine"
Year: 1872

The reader cannot fail to be struck with
the sorrow that seems to be entailed upon
fair damsels in Russia by the prospect of
matrimony. We can easily understand
that in semi-savage state of society the
marriage bed is anything but bed of
roses. The wife of the savage is gener-
ally a beast of burden, who tolls and
plants, while her red lord is dreamily
doing away the hours that are not devo-
ted to war or the chase. Among rude
races, women are held to belong to an
inferior order, and to be a pollution at
red feasts. Hence, in South Africa
and in the New World the women are
excluded from any participation in sacred
rites. 1t can easily be understood how
ideas suggested by the degraded social
condition of women in q savage state
should survive the barbarism that gave
rise to them. and should linger on, when
there is nothing apparently to account for
their origin. To this cause we may
attribute the peculiar ideas of the Jews
as respects women; and when we remem-
Der the amenities of matrimony among
savages, we can comprehend the causes
that made marriage matter of purchase
or of force, and that gave rise to wife
capture as q mode of courtship. When
an Australian beauty is smitten, it is by
aid of boomerang. An impression is
made, not on her heart, but on her head.
To carry off bride without at first stun
ming her, would be grave reflection on
the successful suitor. In Russia the pur-
chase of the bride is formal and serious
affair. Her kosa, or plat Of hair worn
only by maidens, pays the penalty, and is
cut off and sold.


"Not for gold do mourn,


Nor mourn for bright silver;


For one thing only do mourn


For the maidenly beauty


Of my ruddy kosd.


The intending purchaser stands at the
door and bows to the company. Then he
tries to get at the kosa but the girls keep
him off, while the bride weeps and sobs.
Turning to her brother, or to one Of the
girls who represents him, she entreats
him to defend her and not to sell her
kosa; or, at all events not to sell it too
cheaply.


The girls sing


"Stand to it brotherl


Brother, hold out!


Sell not thy sister


For rouble, for gold"


The answer is shocking one in an age
like this, when matrimony is never synon-
ymous with a matter of money


"Dear to brother is sister,


But dearer still is gold"
Year: 1872

The latest victim of the drug game
Is a New Yorker, who had it played
on him while coming up from Norwalk
to Meriden the other night. The OPP
orators were man and woman; the
victim took seat with the former.
and sfter the woman had passed over
a bottle to her confederate from which
he drank. she passed what the New
Yorker supposed was the same bottle,
but In reality it was one containing
some drug. to him. from which he was
fool enough to drink, Immediately be-
coming unconscious, and waking In a
New Haven hotel to find himself
minus $35 and new overcoat, and
probably owing his life to the prompt
action Of the conductor in securing
physician. Moral: Don't be such a
fool rs to drink with strange women In
the cars II you do. and wake up to
find yourself robbed, expect people to
say, ,"Served him right"
Year: 1872

Nothing has been received at the De.
partment OF Justice relative to the re-
ported resignation Of Solicitor General
Bristow 10 accept the position Of coun-
sci Tor the Southern Pacific railroad
and Attorney General Williams does
not believe that the report has any
foundation.
Year: 1872

Reflect that sound mind and body are the
hanpincss. Indeed, without these the journey
nrosnect hourly darkcns to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair, snd iIlcd WIN =
the melancholy reflection that the happiness ol
another is blighted with our own.
Year: 1872

The Pennsylvania Railroad, near
Huston's Station, was the scene of an
accident of rather peculiar nature on
last Friday. What in railroad parlance
is termed "an oil wreck" occurred near
the point named, by which an entire
oil train was more or less damaged. Mr..
Robert Liggett, the conductor of the
train, fearing that the oil which was
leaking upon the track might be set on
fire by some passing train, righted nine
cars on the rails and proceeded with
them in the direction of Ice Mountain
siding. He had gone but short dis
tance when he discovered that the third
car from the engine was ON fire. At
great personal risk Mr.. Ligget made his
way almost through the burning oil, to
the coupling and there took out the pin


and leaving the other seven cars OH the
track, made quick time with the burn
ing cars as far as the siding, three miles
distant, where he left them, thus saving


the main track from catching fire. The


run to this point is spoken of by rail-


road men as something in the heroic
line not often attempted. The flames
from the burning car, we are informed,
rolled up far above the tree tops, and


when an oil barrel would explode, the


burning contents shot in all directions,
the cab of the engine not being allowed
to escape the dangerous element. When
the siding was reached and an attempt
was made to back the cars upon it, the
engine had to run over the burning oil
which was on the track. The siding
was down steep grade, in the direction
of the large lumber mandatory of
Mr.. r. II. Brown. Mr.. Liggett know
ing what 4 terrible loss would ensue
We're the burning cars allowed to de-
scend the grade with the brakes off,
bravely determined to board the car and
use his best endeavors to check up. This
he did and amid the smoke and flame
he stood at brake until the great heat
caused the brake rod to snap asunder.
Fortunately, Mr.. Liggett, anticipating
such an event had dispatched one of
the train men ahead of the burning
cars, with instructions to place heavy
log upon the track. This was accom-
plished just in time to prevent great
loss of property. Mr.. Ligget is deserv-
ing of all credit for his beroism on the
occasion, which certainly was of an I'M
usual order of merit.-Phts5urgh Com
nlercidl.
Year: 1872

Charity is an eternal debt, and with
out limit.


A noble heart, like the sun, shows its
greatest cOuntenance in its lowest es-
tate.


The certain way to be cheated is tc
fancy one more cunning than others.


1t is of no advantage to have a lively
mind if we are not just. The perfee-
tion of the pendulum is not to go fast
but to be regular.


Minds Of moderate ealibre are too apt
to ignore everything that does not come
within their own range.


Great powers and natural gifts do not
bring privileges to their possessors SO
much as they bring duties.


1t is notifying reflection for any
man to consider what he has done,
compared with what he might have
done.


The mere laps of years is not life.
To eat, and drink, and sleep-to be ex-
posed to darkness and light-to pace
round in the mill of habit, and turn
thought into an implement of trade
this is not life. In all this but a poor
fraction OF the consciousness of human
ity is awakened, and the scantities still
slumber which make it worth while to
be. knowledge, truth, love, beauty,
goodness, faith, alone can give vitality
to the mechanism of existence.
Year: 1872

suppose, young, warm-he arted girl,
that, as you lean on the broad shoulder
In the half-lit up parlor, thinking how
nice 1t is to have somebody fond and
protecting, and how dear, you should be
made aware of all the cheeks that had
rested on that shoulder, and all the
forms that arm had encircled. It's for
tunate you don't know these things. 1t
might lead you, however, to keep your
self more sacred for some one who will
love you as entirely as you love this
man, who ''takes life as it comes" and
by force of habit, if not by inclination,
could not remember one woman six
months If his happiness depended on
it.


You are to allow no personal freedom
from gentlemen of your acquaintance.
If finger is put out to examine a lock-
ct or chain on your dress, draw back
and take it off for inspection if you
choose. The reason for this rule is clear
to those who are better acquainted with
the world. The reason is very clear
to every one who comes to twenty-five
years of age. a girl who protects her.
self from the freedom so much in vogue
in society, increases her own value If
she only knew it, with those she may
have to repulse. don't believe in pru-
dishness or suspicion, but do believe
that if men and women are not content
with the friendship that can be express
ed by frank, kind eyes, and cordial,
brief hand-shakes, and clear words one
is not ashamed that the whole world
should hear, they should know what
intoxication they are sharing.
Year: 1872

A girl of sharp wits in Western
city, discovered recently that her lover
was about to take another girl to ball.
She thereupon bribed his hackman to
permit her to take the reins at the prop
er moment, and instead of driving the
pair to the ball room, she took them
several miles out of town to dense
wood, where she left them exposed to a
pelting rainstorm-the young lady in a
low-necked muslin dress, and kid slip
pers, and her escort in full party tog-
gerry and thin boots. Their situation
ton was not comfortable, and they
found shelter in a neighboring farm
house where there happened to be an
accommodating minister, and the two,
being lovingly disposed by reason of
their misadventures, were married.
The other young woman now sits in
sackcloth and ashes, brooding over her
misadventure.
Year: 1872

Two teacups of buttermilk, one of
thick cream, or if none, three even ia
blespoonfuls of melted butter, four eggs,
half teaspOonful of soda; thicken
with prepared flour as thick as waffies.


This recipe will make enough for 6
or eight persons, and in these. times
when eggs are so scarce and are sold at
such exorbitant prices, it is quite an
economical dish, as it will often answer
in their stead.
Year: 1872

Four eggs, three-quarters pint new
milk, and a piece of butter the size of
walnut, salt and pepper to suit the taste
Beat the eggs, add the milk and butter
and pour all together into hot frying
pan containing half spoonful of fry
ngs. Stir constantly for three or four
minutes, when it will be ready for the
table. Quite nice flavor is obtained
by making it after frying ham or fresh
sausa Oes
Year: 1872

Although it is simple it is yet very
palatable. Stir into quart of boiling
milk, the yolks of two eggs, three heap
ing spoonfuls of meal and half cup of
sugar, well beaten together. Cook five
minutes, stirring constantly; remove
from the fire, and add the whites beaten
to frOth. Pour into a pudding dish
and bake one hour in an oven. Serve
with cream and sugar.
Year: 1872

Ohio and New York manufacture two
thirds of the cheese made in the United
States.


Two actresses in Providence claim to
be cousins of Charles Dickens. The
dickens they do.


The difficulty in life is the same as
the difficulty in grammar-to know
when to make the exception of the
rules.
Year: 1872

The gshops Of Japan are Mother
more nor less than tea-shops. All along
the public roads. at frequent distances. are
planted pleasant tea-houses. They tea"
according TO correspondent, when they
must stop by the wayside, and in such
little bits of cups that one could drink the
contents of twenty of them, and then want
more. Pretty tea-girls stand by the en-
trance, and (their teeth not yet blackened)
with pretty ways and courtesies so fascln-
ating that tea even without sugar or milk
becomes agreeable. On pretty lacquered
walters the tea-girls hand you little tiny
cups with mouthful in them, and you
squat down on the nice clean mats, If
squat you can, and you sip, and sip, and
sip this mOuthful of hot tea, as if the
gods nectar was going down your throat
in infnitesimal drops of microscopic invis-
ibility. The keeper of Japan tea house
picks out as pretty a place for the tea
house as he or she can get The keeper
covets, If possible, view Of the Bay of
Yeddo, along which the most of the way
here runs the Tocaido. The grand tea
house is cut up into numerous little rooms,
with paper partitions between TO part
them, running on slides but all removable
AZ will, to restore the whole to one grand
room Cakes, sweetmeats, and candies
are brought in with the tea, all put on tho
clear matted floor there are no seatsl and
all squat or stretch out on that floor
Year: 1872

How did people get in the habit of
shaking hands? The answer is not far
TO seek. In early and barbarous times.
when every savage aud semi.savage
was his own law-giver, Judge, soldier, aud
policeman. and had to watch over his own
safety, in default of all other protection,
two friends and aoquaintances, or two
strangers desiring to be friends OF nc
quaintances. when they chauced to meet,
offered each other the right hand-tho
hand alike OF offence and defence, the
hand that wields the sword, the dagger, the
club, the tomahswk, or other weapon of
war. Each did this TO show that tho hand
was empty, and neither war nor treachery
was intended. A man cannot well stab
another when he Is in the act of shaking
hands with him, unless he be a double
dyed traitor and villain, and strives TO
aim cowardly blow with the left while
giving the right, and pretending to be on
good terms with his victim.
Year: 1872

adopt this mode OF advertising my business
instead OF employing agents. My object is, to
reduce the expense OF the business as much as
possible, so by purchasing of me you pay no
agent fees. You can also save the expense OF
delivering the work If you choose besides you
can select the Marble yourself and see the sytle
OF 1t, it will be, 30 there is no possible chance
for being deceived or being disappointed.


BY taking this course there IL a saving OF
from twenty to thTty per cent according 10
how far the purchaser comes


You can readily see that the money l save by
not keeping agents goes to the purchaser in
stead OF the agent.


Agents claim that they can furnish work
cheaper. That cannot be done, unless done by
Apprentices | furnish no work Of that class
as l employ no Apprentices.


My work and material cannot be questioned.


a. Patronize home, If you can, and save
money by 30 doing. Sl3
Year: 1872

that night to accompany him, unknown
to the friends with whom she was stop
piog. to public hall. Once there, the
innocent girl had been persuaded to
drink wine, until bewildered by its
fumes, and relying upon the honor of
the man she loved, she had yielded to
his persuasions and consented to finish
the night with him by ride to the
Cliff, and return in the morning with
some plausible excuse for her absence.
What his intentions were may be in
ferred. 1t was in pursuance of this
scheme that they entered Billy's cab; !;
but the losing of the earring was the
cause of the catastrophe which followed.
She, conscious of doing what her friends
would not approve, bitterly reproached
him and herself.


The earring was peculiar one, which
had been made to order for her by her
father, and was we'll l-known in the circle
of friends in which she moved. Its
absence would be instantly remarked,
and her excited imagination pictured it
as being found, and presented as proof
of her nights folly. She pleaded with
him to find it, and finally declared that
the driver must have picked it up. So
completely had this idea taken posses
sion of her, and SO determined was she
that the jewel must be recovered, that
he had been compelled to take her to
the hotel and leave her while he
prosecuted the search. The idea that
the driver had it gained complete
possession of him, and he resolved
to dismiss the cab and follow the dri-
yer home, trusting to chance to en-
able him to watch him when alone,
thinking that he would surely take the
trinket from its hiding-place if he had
it, from curiosity if nothing more. He
accordingly paid him, and it being about
time to get home, Billy had gone straight
up the hill instead of stopping, as usual,
at his stand. Beale had followed him.
and finding that the board shanty fur
nished ample facilities, had climbed up
to where he could have an uninter-
lupted view of the room.


Here he claimed to have seen Billy
take the earring from his pocket,
whereupon the watcher broke the win
dow and engaged with him in the hand
to-hand struggle which cost one of the
men his life. When he had told this
much of his life he turned upon me
again with that wild look and cried t:
"You don't believe me; nobody be-
lieves Inc. I'll prove it to you! I'll
serve you as did him p and seizing
the seat upon which we were sitting, he
attempted to wrench it from its fasten-
ings. The watchful officer, seeing that
the paroxysm was coming on, quickly
grappled with him, and before he could
do any injury he was safely ironad, and
as the cars passed the junction he was
transferred to the other train, | wonder
ing all the way whether what l had
had heard were the vagaries of a crazy
man, or whether l had really found the
solution of the murder mystery.
Year: 1872

George Macdonald. one of our best writers.
contributes to Good Words the following tender
philosophy concerning the great problem of all
times-The Baby:]


Where did you come from, baby dear?
Out OF the everywhere into here.
Where did you get the eyes so blue?
Out of the sky, as I came through.
Where did you get that little tear?
l found it in waiting when got here.
What makes your forehead so smooth and high ?
A soft hand stroked it as went by.
What makes your cheek like warm. white rose
I saw something better than any knows.
Whence that three-cornered smile of bliss?
Three angels give me at once kiss.
Where did you get this pretty ear?
God spoke, and it came out to hear.
Where did you get those arms and hands?
Love made itself into hooks and bands.
Feet. whence did you come you darling things?
From the same box as the cherub's wings.
How did they all come just to be you?
God thought of me, and so grew.
But, how did you come to us. you dear?
God thought about You. and so am here.
Year: 1872

An ancient maiden lady, IN her forty
seventh year, was found by her mother
strongly affected with grief, which mani
tested itself in loud crying and flowing
tears. The kind mother asked her the
cause of her crying. AS soon as the
daughter could compose herself suih'
ciently to enable her to speak so that she
could be understood, she said:


"I have been thinking that II L
should marry, and should have pretty
little son, and he should get to playing
with a fork, and should put out both
his eyes, Aosg badly I should feek"
Year: 1872

During one of the most tremendous
snow-storms ever witnessed here, last
winter, writes a Newfoundland CORE
spondent. poor widow left her home in
search of her only son, boy of 10
years of age, who had gone out in the
morning wood cutting, with several
others. Unable to bear her anxieties,
the poor mother rushed out into the
binding snow-drift, hoping to find her
boy,' and that her feeble arms might in
some way help him homeward. After
struggling on for several miles she met
the party, who were on their return. BY
this time che was utterly exhausted and
unable to retrace her steps. What was
to be done? She sank down in the
snow, worn out with fatigue and hun
ger. The little party of boys were quite
unable to bear her among them home
ward, and to remain with her would
have been certain death to them all. 1t
was agreed that they should cover her
as well as possible and return to the
village for help. Her son, however,
nobly refused to leave his mother,
though TO remain was, in all probability,
death. When the lads gave the alarm
in the village number of men, at the
peril of their lives, went out to rescue
the mother and son. Their efforts to
find them were, for several days, fruit
less. They were finally found under a
cliff, frozen to death and locked in one
apother's arms. SIN death they were
not divided" for theirs was "love
stronger than death"
Year: 1872

AMENDMENT.-The colored citizens of
Richmond will hold a public meeting at
the Union Hotel, on Friday evening, for
the purpose of making arrangements for
the celebration on the 22d instant of the
adoption Of the fifteenth amendment to the
constitution of the United States. A full
attendance is desired, as it is hoped to
make a demonstration worthy in all re-
spects of the occasion.
Year: 1872

The City Council will hold an adj
journed session tonight.


Yesterday morning Captain d. W.
Bohannon was badly bitten on the face by
dog. The mishap occurred at the factory
of j. Ill. Greaner < Co. .....H


AT twenty minutes past IL O'Clock
last night an alarm of fire was turned in at
station 81, corner Twenty-fifth and Broad
streets, which was caused by the partial
burning of an unoccupied framed dwelling
on the corner of Thirtieth and N streets.
The fire is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary.