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Year: 1872

OA oe0sO SsASNSS OAS Wy ~
arrival in Boston, pushing along
through the busy throag Of men,
just as he pushed through the
world with steady step and kind
ly face l met Senator Wilson. He
looked thinner and paler than in
those sunny days of his Washing
ton life after the burdens OF the
war was laid down and the nation
was yearning for peace. Wilson's
has been q laborious career and
not an unambitious one. Now that
the highest prize but one in the
peoples keeping glitters near his
grasp. 1t would I've strange after
his long and pains-taking climb up
the ladder of fame if he did not
betray some little anxiety of ex
preston about the result. This is
not to be q clean walk over for
either side. In the long run it
may come rs close ani curious as
the last race beteen Henry Bas-
sctte and Longfcllow, when defeat
was the unexpected portion Of the
latter. Yet the Sanator is sanguine


"What do you anticipate p l in.
quired.


General Grant," he promptly
answered "will carry two-thirds,
or twenty>seven States of the
Union. Mark what say, and you
may tell them SO in New York /,
Grant will carry no less than two
thirds Of the States"


This was said by the Senator
with sort of prophetic emphasis,
and, indeed, and it may be his
solemn conviction.


"Do you suppose he will carry
our State of New York ?"


Il do; and even should he fail
he would have more than enough
left. You have only seen the cpen-
ing OF this campaign. The ho
weather is not quite over, and
great deal of work is to be done
before we touch the climax. Whe.
we reach that, tho enthusiasm 70
General Grant will sweep the coun
try. The American people wi,
soon begin to feel that it is pre-
mature to set aside the man VIII
saved the Union and is now en-
gaged in consolidating it. MI
Greeley cannot hide the Democrat
ic party and bring them into pow
er under the skirts Of his Goa
The thing is too transparent
Prominent men of our party hav
gone over to him; but you kno'
the old saying. "there arc as goot


fish in the sea as ever was caught


and l should despair Of my side


I didn't believe We have as goo


men left as any that took leave {


u.s.


"However, Senator, are net Il


issues of the war sufficiently sc
tied? Can't We have peace Z"


mot if you bring in the Dem


cratic party under Mr.. Greeley


coattails; smuggle them in as Il


Greeks were into the ancient eli
of Troy. The party of huns
= rights and human liberty is n


about to give up it's mission ju
ul yet. 1t has a great work still b


tore it. The rights of lab r ha,
~ to be established and the found


tions of the Republic driven dow
re go deep that all the traitors ev


banded together for the luin
popular freedom cannot in o thor


and years reach its Corner-stOn


But / must be going; and dol
NJ forget what I said-two-thirds


the States, at the lowest calcu


tion, will vote eOr Grant"
Year: 1872

There was another adeance in
the price of coal in England, on
Saturday. The English people
need not be alarmed. America
will furnish them with both iron
and coal after q little time.
Year: 1872

ALL RIGHT.--We have frequently
heard these words when on the railway
train, spoken by the conductor to the
engineer, when the train had stopped
and was just about to start forward
again. The careful engineer will not
move on until he hears the exclanla-
tion from the trusty attendant, "All
right"


Let Us think; these words mean
great deal, if we will make wise ap-
Dlicatlon of them to Our course of life.


How Is that? Are we on the right
track, and are we sure that we are
moving on safely?


Many of the thoughtless and reckless
are rushing into evil and sure punish
nent, all from the want of inquiring
before they start, it all is right. So
has many youth been drawn into the
ways Of tlansgIrSsion. not realizing
that he went there but to sacrifice his
character aud all that made life worth
possessing. Every hour we live brings
before Us such fearful examples. All
j. not right at the starting point The
beginning Is made in error, and calam-
ity and destruction come.


Young reader, look ont, and sec
that in all lifes undertakings you start
right. Zee that yon keep ''all right"
aTyon move OIL. And then you may
be quite sure Of coming out right il
the end. BE not deceived. solomon
says: There is way that seemeth
right unto man, but the end thereof
are the ways of death"


Take heed! Seek for the right way.
Pray As did the PsalmiSt to God:
LEAD me in the way everlasting.
All is right there. Myrtle.
Year: 1872

A GUILTY CoNsCIENcE.-The
eccentric Lorenzo Dow was orcc
approaching a place where he had
all appointment to preach, when a
stranger complained to him that his
watch was stolen from under his
pillow the night before. Dow as
surcd the victim that the watch
would be restored, and picking up
a boulder that weighed pound or
50, hid it under his cloak and enter
ed the pulpit. After preaching
zealously for half an hour or so lie
suddenly exclaimed "a mans
watch was stolen in this ncighbor-
hood last night, and the thiefis now
in this house. shall hit him with
this stone" He made q feint of
throwing it, and one oftlle audience
ducked his head. lie was instant
ly seized, searched, and the stolen
watch found in his pocket. q,
Year: 1872

The CARPENTERS DREAM
\ poor man was a carpenter; and
he often said to himself and others:


elf l was only rich, | would
show people how to give"


In his dream he saw q pyramid
Of silver dollaM-all new, bright,
and beautiful. Just then a voice
reached him, saying:


"Now is your time. You are
rich at iast; let us see your geller-
osity."


So he rose from his seat and went
to the pile to take some money for
charitable purposes. But the pya-
mid was 50 perfect that lie conld
not bear to break it. He walked
all around it, but found no place
where he could take dollar with
out spelling the heap. So lie de-
cided that the pyramid should not
be broken! and then awokc. lie
awokc to know himself, and to see
that he would be generous only
when comparatively poor.
Year: 1872

Are you wiling To give this Wo'
man to your husband, to be his law
full and welded wife, for time and
for all eternity? If you are, you will
manifest it by placing her right hand
within the right hand of your hus-
band"


did SO f; but what words can de-
scribe my feelings? The anguish
of a whole lifetime was crowded into
that one single moment.


/ remember we'll that when | re.
turned home-that "home" which
was now to become hateful to me,
for his young wife was to live
there-my husband said to me.
"You have been very brave: but it
is not so hard to do, after all, is it?"
He had seen me bear it so well, that
he even supposed 1 was indifferent.
So much for,the penetration of men


During the remainder of that day,
how L watched their looks and
noted their every word! To me,
their tender tones were like dag
gers, piercing me to the heart One
moment | yearnea for my husband s
undivided love; the next moment l
hated even the very sight of him,
and vowed that he never again
should have a place in my heart.
Then would feel that there was no
justice in Heaven, or this great sor-
row would not have come upon me.


TIE THIRD MRS. srENHoUsE.


I had lived in polygamy about
three years when MIR. s. thought it
there-my husband said to me.
"You have been very brave but it
was about time that he should add
another jewel to his crown. | raised
no objection to this, for | felt that
he might just as well have twenty
more as the one already too many,
particularly as we lad been taught
to believe the more wives the more
glory. He told me who the favored
damsel was, and | had no objection
to her. The only promise l tried
to exact from him was that there
should be no long courtship. This
he did not objeat to. But wa:
doomed to disappointment, al,
though there seemed to be no OBJ.
stacle in the way this time ; for hel
mother declared to me soon after
that "no man had ever moved hel
daughters heart to love- but my
husband ; he was her first and only
love-pleasant communications t,
make to II wife! Her daughter
confirmed this; and L myself hal
little doubt that she spoke he truth
when | saw letters constantly com
ing to my house, brought by per
sons who / knew came from hel
and | perceived how much care wa
taken that they should not fall int
my hands.


The advent of the third wife il
the Stenhouse household ended tn
first wifc's belief in Mormonism
The remainder of her revelation
describes the successive stages
through which she passed until she
became emanciputed.
Year: 1872

THE BEST DIsINFECTANTs.-Char-
coal or burnt clay will generally
answer all purposes as disiniectants
of foul sinks, drains, etc. Dry burnt
clay will absorb and hold most foul
odors in it substance, preventing
them from contaminating the air.
All families should prepare it for
their own use. The ordinary clay
earth, completely dried and pull
verize, will answer every purpose.
Powdered charcoal put in q bag and
suspended in a cistern, will do much
to keep the water pure and free
from offensive substance. Charcoal
has wonderful absorbent qualities.
When the air is impure it can only
be disinfected by some volatile sub
stance that will follow the offensive
substance in the air. Carbolic acid
does this. Soft water is good alb
sorbent of poisnous substances from
the air, and little ornamental foun-
tain that works by being wound up
like clock ia of great value in a
sick room. The jet that it makes,
falling in a sort of spray, helps to
purify the air, and in summer cools
| Il. Such q fountain is ornamental
as we'll as useful. Pans of pure
water in the sick room are better
than nothing.
Year: 1872

BLAcKMAIL AS A BUslNEss.-The
New York Times calls for more
stringent penalties against black
mailing. The editor would have
attempted extortion combined with
wanton libel, punished with at
least the penalty due to highway
robbery, as it is of the first impor-
tance that the blackmailer who un-
dertakes to attack the character OF
men or women should be taught
that he plays a dangerous game.
And, above all, adds the Times, let
there be no compassion Tor these
scoundrels under any circumstances,
The certainty Of prosecution Will
soon put an end to their infamous
trade, while any instance in which
timidity pays bribe for silence
and safety, encourages the whole
fraternity to pursue tho search fol
further victims.
Year: 1872

The time at length arrived for us
TO 90 to the endowment House,
and there at the altar the first wife
is expected 10 give proof of her faith
in her religion by placing the hand
of the new wife in that OF her hns-
band. She is asked the question by
Brigham Young:
Year: 1872

PROBABLE MURDER. "A Coroner's
Jury was summoned this week, to inquire
into the cause of death of Chinawoman
found dead in Weaverville, and returned
verdict to the effect that she died from
the effects of being beaten over the head
and body, but by whom did not appear,
and probably never will. 1t is more than
likely that the Chinaman who owned her
was the murderer, but as there were no
white witnesses, it would be impossible
'osustain charge against him.
Year: 1872

Look most to your spending. No
matter what comes in, If more goes
out you will always be poor The
art is not in ID sking money, but in
keeping it. Little expenses, like
mice III d barn, when they are many,
make grsat waste. Hair by hair,
heads get bald; S traw by straw the
thatch goes OFF the cottage. and drop
by drop the rain comes into the
chamber. A barrel is soon empty,
if the tap leaks but drop a minute.
When you mean to save, begin with


your mouth many thieves pass
down the red lane. :, The, ale jug is
great waste. In all other things
keep within comp ass, Never stretch
your legs further than your blankets
will reach, or you will soon be cold.
In clothes, choose suitable and last
ing stuff. and not tawdry fneries.
To be warm is the main ihiug;
never mind the looks. A fool may
make money, but 1t needs wise
man to spend il. Rem ember, 1t is
easier to build two chimneys than to
keep one going. If you give all to
back and board, there is nothing
left for the savings bank Fare hard
and work hard while you are young.
and you viii have a chance to rest
when you are old. uE
Year: 1872

Don't stand signing, wishing and
waltln8' but go to work with energy
and perseverance that will set every
obstacle IN the way of your success
tlylng IKE leaves before whlrlwlnd.
A milk and water way of doing bust
ness leaves a man in the lurch every
time lie may have ambition enough
to wish himself on the topmost
round of the ladder OF success, but
If he has not the gc-aheadativeness
to pull himself up there, he will in
evltably remain at the bottom, or,
at the best, on one of the very low
rounds.


Never say 1 can't-never admit
there is such wCrd-it has dragged
its tens of thousands to poverty and
degradation, and it is high time it
was stricken from our language /;
but carry a whole lexicon of L cans
and l Wills with you, and. thus
armed, every obstacle in the way Of
your success will vanish.


Never envy your neighbor his
success, but try and become like
him, and as Dluch better as you can.
If at first you don't succeed, don't
wilt down with dependency and say
L can't, but grid Oh the armor of [
can, and my word for it you will.


Always bear in mind that what
ever is worth having is worth toiling
long, earnestly aud manfully for.
So sure as constant dropping
wears away the hardest stone, so do
constant efforts insure success. If
you work manfully, persistently and
with energy, you may smile, be
hopeful and happy when life S cloud $
hang the darkest, for rs sure as sun
shine succeeds the storm, so sure a
bright future awaits you.


Whatever you undertake try and
excel in it. That is what makes
any occupation in life honorable and
profitable. A fls.-class quack is
better than a second-rate doctor


Great obstacles in the way IF sue
cess are fear of being laughed at,
and what somebody may say. Never
fear sneers and remarks when right
IeadS the van, Dut push right straight
ahead with your eyes and thoughts
on the brilliant future.


Don't always be saying to your
self, 1 am going to do so-and-so to-
morrow but act to-day. If you
are invited 70 make a prayer, get up
and make one if it be as simpl as,
Grant, o Lord, that we may not
think c6htemptuously of orE rulers !;
and furthermore grant, we beseech
thee, that they may not act so we
cannot help it p If you are invited
to speak in lyceum, get up if you
cannot say more than. Thank you,
sir, / don't speak" Next time you
will get little further, and SO on
until you can handle the English
or anything else, rs a
Yankee does a iack-knlfe.
Year: 1872

Ammonia, or as it is generally


caI4eay- SpITIs5 1GOsE SssA->1S--,


powerful aIkali. and dissolves grease


and dlrt with great ease. 1t has


lately been recommended very high


ly also for domestic purpost S. For


washing paint, put a tablespoonful


IN a flannel cloth and then wipe off


the wood work no scrubbingg will
be necessary. For taking grease
spot from any fabric use the am
monia nearly pure, then lay white
blotting paper over the spot and
iron lightly In washing lace put
about twelve drops in a pint of
warm suds. To clean silver, mix
two tablespoonfuls of ammonia in
quart of hot suds. Put in your
silver ware and wash, using an old
!, ail-brush or toothbrush for the
pu,,. ose. For cleaning hair-brushes,
etc sin. My shake the brushes ur
and down N. mixture of one table
spoonful of anClonia, to one pint of
hot water when they are cleansed
rinse them in cold WalCr and stand
them IL the wind or III a hot place
to dry. For washing fnger-marks
from looking glasses or windows put
a few drops of ammoRia Sn a moist
rag and make quick work Oft. Ifyou
wish your house-plants to flourish
put a few drops of the spirits in
every pint of the water used in
watering. A teaspoonful viii add
much to the refreshing effects of the
bath. Nothing is better than am
monia water for cleansing the hair
In every case rinse off the ammonia
with clear water To which we
would only add, that, for removing
grease spots, mixture of equal
parts of ammonia and alcohol is
better than alcohol alone and for
taking out the red stains produced
~ the strong acids in blue and black
clothes, there is nothing better than
,,or,onio Providence Journal.
Year: 1872


strange as it may seem, all the work
of churning is performed in an open
jar, with a simple paddle. Patent
churns of the most philosophical
pattern will fail when cream Is i'm
properly cared for. There is no
withcraft about the churn, nor mys-
terry in butter making; the one
thing needful is common sense and
vigilance in the care and prepara-
ton of the cream"


PRESERVING FRUITS.


As the season for preserving fruit
is at hand, we print the following,
which we find in one of our eX-
changes, for the benefit of our lady
friends: Our native fruits, both
wild and cultivated, furnish an mex
haustiblo supply of the proper in
gradients for the making of all
kinds of preserves. We give few
tried recipes for their manufacture,
and trust that they may be used ex-
tensively to the exclusion of the un-
healthy compounds that we are so
prone to patronize:


GRAPE JELLY.


Bruise and boil the fruit, then
strain: add half a pound of sugar
to each pint of juice, then boil from
ten to twenty minutes.


FIG JELLY.


Wash, and add water sufficient to
cover the fruit; boil twenty minutes;
strain, then add sugar and boil as
Year: 1872

One pound of sugar to each pound
of fruit; boil fruit until soft, make
the sirup with as little water rs pos
sible. Take the peaches and lay
separately on a dish, boil the sirup
again until the right consistency
put the peaches in the jar, then add
one part brandy to two parts of sir
up, stir and fill up the jar.
Year: 1872

Twelve pounds of fruit, six
pounds of sugar, a quart of cider
vinegar, cloves and cinnamon. Let
the fruit boil in above until soft,
take out, put carefully on dish, let
the sirup boil down, then put on
fruit again and boil few minutes
fill jars and seal with tissue paper
dipped in white of egg.
Year: 1872

PIums are equally good done in
molasses or sugar. If sugar is used
take an equal quantity of fruit and
sugar. Make clear sirup and boil
the plums gently forty minutes.
They will require heating over once
if they are to be kept. Beech plums
are very excellent prepared in this
way as well as tor pies.
Year: 1872

Make sirup with sugar and water,
averaging quarter Of a pound Of
sugar TO each pint of juice boil the
fruit until done, fill the jars boiling
hot, seal up immediately. Keep
jars warm before filling with the
fruit.
Year: 1872

Of the first quality at prices lower than have been offered
In this city for years.


We offer these goods, in GOLD, at prices that defy
competition


We have Diamonds, in pairs and sinsy, ranging IN
price from hundred to two and three thousand dol
ars. They mostly unset, enabling the customer to
examine them more carefully They can be set at short
notice. In any STYLE have practical Diamond Set
of Mountngs ready for use,


When you visit Boston, please give US call and
examine our stock
Year: 1872

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


The desire OF the public to have an excitement
over phenomenon is but a very natural one, and
has led in every New York theatre TO the now sud-
denly so much decried star system The greatest
opposition is made to this system at the Italian
Opera but how 1t is to be discarded and how q
permanent, good troupe Of solo singers, with q
nrst-class chorus and orchestra, is to be provided
without exceeding the amount likely to be covered
on reasonable conditions, seem TO be the problem,
the solution Of which has not been shown in the
HERALDs Sunday letters, the substance Of which
seems to be to establish that


First-The American public will have a star, the
importation OF which costing the management too
much money to provide for all other parts equally
or even approachingly, costly artists, the people
every other artist, though the kind be Indifferent.


!SecOnd-The comparatively small, and therefore,
not sufficiently M changing number m OF % audiences,
operas TO the detriment Of the performances which
cannot be prepared by sufficient number OF re-
hearsas, and hence not only increased expense OF
costumes and scenery but the inefciency OF chorus
and orchestra.


Now n IL Ia correct that the management's ex.
pendture for the FIRST month at the Academy Of
Music exceeds severity thousand dollars, the
average OF those nights when Nine. Lucca did not
sing never coming up to four Thousand dollars or
even near 1t, the mystery of seventy thousand
divided bv eighteen-the highest number OF per-
formances possible In one month-being easily
solved would clearly show that 1t does not pay to
bring Italian opera from Europe to America.


As matters stand now, and having arrived with
regard to the exacting conditions OF any star singer
at such height as to make practicable profit for
the manager very risky we nnd ourselves natu-
rally driven to the question, Is New York to do
without Italian opera altogether or there any
means to get to q satisfactory solution Of this
much vexed question by and byY


Deeds, not words, are wanted, and It would GER
tainly be advisable to strike the evil at the root
and to devise plan by which the importation Of
singers so costly could be done away with, the ex
pense be diminished, the price Of admission low
cred, greater number Of people thereby drawn
into the possible payment OF seats, music and good
taste made more popular and o much greater
chance given to reward such enterprise. The
thing cannot be done instantly bat measures can
instantly be taken towards the erection OF such q
place possible for the future, and we will endeavor
20 show what these means are. The Italian opera
Of our days-a German singing French operas be-
fore an English audience in taliancan, in reality
not be called an Italian opera. Nor Is the star this
Year: 1872

How LEATHERIs MADE.-Everybody
knows, we presume, that leather is
made by sleeping hides in an infusion
of certain vegetable substances which
contain a compound called tannisa
The cheapest source of this tanning
principle is oak bark, but it is found in
greater or less quantity in many other
plants, as in the grape, the hop. coffee,
tea, ETC., and from thsse it can be dis
solved out with water. The skins of
animals consist mainly of albumen and
geletine; indeed these substances are
abundant in all animal matter. In the
blood and in milk the albumen is
merely suspended, as it we're, in the
water which constituted by far the
larger portion OF these fluids. Tannin
and albumen have q remarkable affinity
for each other, and unite as soon as
they are'brought in contact. The re-
suit of their union is the insoluble.
rough material which gives leather its
distinctive character. When the hide
is stepped in the infusion of oak bark,
and the albumen of the former thus
combines with the tannin of the latter,
and the loose, soft tissue of the skin is
converted into hard, tough leather
Boston Journal of Chemistry.
Year: 1872

1t would not answer to introduce
the Koran into this country, it gives
the women such an easy way to
divorce. Under the MOhammedan
law an aggrieved woman has only to
place her slipper upside down before
the cadi, and divorce is granted
without further inquiry, as it is taken
for granted that she would not seek
such redress without the MOST press
ing cause. In America, alas what an
array Qf reversed slippers would greet
our learned "cadis" every court day.
Year: 1872

II il easy, no doubt. to journey alone
In the broad sunshine and on the
beaten highway Of our lot; but over
the midnight plain and beneath the
still immensity Of darkness the travel
er seeks some fellowship for his wan
derings. And what is religion but the
midnight hemisphere Of life, whose
vault is filed with the silence Of God,
and whose everlasting stars, if giving
no clear light, yet fills the soul with
dreams Of immeasurable glory?