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Year: 1872

A young gentleman happening 10 sit
at church in pew adjoining one in which
sat a young lady for whom he conceived
a sudden and violent passion, was desir-
ous Of entering into courtship on the
spot, but the place not being suitable for
an informal declaration, the case suggest
the following text-Sccond Epistle Of
John, verse 5-"And now | beseech thee
not ms though i wrote new comand-
ment unto thee, bat that which we had
from the beginning, that We love one an
other"


She returned il pointing to the second
chapter of Ruth tenth verse Then she
fell on her face, and bowed her self to the
ground and said to him; Why have l
found grace in thine eyes, seeing lam a
stranger.


He returned the book. pointing to the
thirteenth verse of the third Epistle Of
John; Having many things TO write
unto you, would not write with pen and
ink. but .rust shortly to come unto you
face to face that our joy may be full


From the aboss interview a parriage
took place the ensuing week.
Year: 1872

There are good many people who
think proof reading one Of the easiest
things in the world. and who get very
impatient over mistakes in books and
newspapers. A writer in the GALAXY
gives some very interesting incidents Of
typographical errors. He mentions one
edition of the Bible which CONTAINS six
thousand mistakes. He gives the follow
ing of the difficulty in the way Of getting
out perfect book. Some professor Of
the University Edinburg resolved to pub
lish q book which should he model OF
typographical accuracy. Six proof read
es were employed, and after it was
thought to be perfect, the sheet was put
in the Hall of the University, and a re
ward of $3.50 was offered for every mis-
take that should be discovered. When
the book was printed. il was found that
il contained several errors, one beginning
in the title page, another in the first line
of the first chapter. The only books that
are believed TO be entirely free from er-
ros are an Oxford edition Of the Bible,
a London and Leipsic Horace and an
American reprint Of Dante.
Year: 1872

A MAN eats up pound ofsugar, and the
pleasure he has enjoyed is ended; but the
information he gets from a newspaper il
treasured up in his mind, to be used when
occasion or inclination calls for il. A
family without a newspaper Is alway'
half an age behind the times in general
news and information besides. they new
er think much nor have much to think
about. And there are little ones growing
up in ignorance. without any taste fol
reading. Besides all these evils there's
the wife who. when her work is done
has TO sit down with her hands in her hap
and has nothing to take her mind from
her tolls and cares Of domestic life. Who
would be without anewspaperT-FTank
La
Year: 1872

LADIES sometimes do not value their
husbands as they ought. They not un'
frequently learn the value of good hus-
band for the first time by the loss of him.
Yet the husband Is the very rooftree Of
the edi6oe--the keystone called home.
He Is the bread-winner of the family
its defense and gloy--the beginning and
ending Of the golden chain OF iiss which
surrounds tits counsellor. lAw-giver
and is king.
Year: 1872

on consulting the book containing the


names of the persons represented, it
was found that the face identified by


the stranger was set down as Madam


Gratowski, which was an alias. She


was arrested on the charge of shoplift-


ing at the stores of several of our mer-


chants, and after trial was sent to Sing
Sing prison for three years and six
months. The stranger said the wO-
man was q native of his country, that
her name was Radetsky, and she
was the daughter of one of the first
families of the empire and what was
more, since her departure, having, by
the way, eloped, her farther died,
leaving her in immense fortune. Chief
Maloy and Capt. Hale both recollected
the woman well, and her general de-
.scription given by the stranger cores
ponded with their impressions exact
". These officials also assert that the
woman served out her time at Sing
Sing, but has been arrested within a
year, and is now at Sing Sing serving
out another term. The stranger made
memorandum of all that the Chief
and Capt. Hale said, and informed
those officers that he would make the
fact known to the Prince, who was
acquainted with the circumstances
connected with the case, and between
them an effort would be made to Sc
cure the pardon of Madame Radetsky
Year: 1872

The Sad Story OF q WOmans Life.


Matilda Heron, III the very greatest
brilliancy OF her career, BECAME fass
cinated with "a man who had gained
some reputation as a musician, a com
poser, and leader of an orchestra. II
was his music that won her. She
loved him and married him because
she loved him. He had other mo-
tives. 1t was not her talent, it was
not her personal appearance, it was
not her kind heart, or good reputa-
ton which attracted him. 1t was the
money she had earned and her ability
to earn more. 1t did not take long
for the loving but deceived wife to
discover this. Harsh things and sor2
rowful things are quickly forced upon
our comprehension in this world.


Matilda Heron no sooner became
convinced of this than she set about
to do what only her own generous,
but peculiar, nature could have sug-
gested. I" He married me for my
money! she said to her friends, "and
he shall have it, She at once pro-
eeeded to make over to him in. legal
form her house, her wardrobe, her
diamonds, everything of value which
she had in the world. 1t was in vain
that her friends attempted to dis
suade her from course so absurd
| from utilitarian point OF view. She
was obstinate in her purpose, and
completed the sacrifice by paying this
man $500 a year rent for the very
house which she decided to him, and
which she had paid for with her own
hard earned money. Of this husband,
it sufficient indication of character
to say he accepted all this.


Matilda Heron had no heart for the
stage after this. She determined to
earn her living by teaching elocutiOn.
But pupils were few for the woman
who was now poor and obscure. She
removed from one residence to an
other trying to live by economy when
she could not work. 1t was of no use.
She was again forced to try the stage.
But grief had made sad havoc with
her spirits, time dreadful mroads up
on her attractions.


"You can never please the public
with that figure" said one manager
to her.


"The public will look only at the
heart and brains of Matilda Heron, y
she said confidently.


But her confidence was misplaced.
The public had found new idols and
neglected its old favorite. Then she
wrote new plays in which she hoped
to attract with novelty. One of them
it is remembered, was called "The
:. Belle of Somewhere


alt is an excellent play" said the


manager who produced it for her


but it needs a BELIEF


The next that is heard of this poor
broken-h hearted woman is the laugh,
ing stock of St. Louis audience, be-
cause of her misfortunes and the neg,
ligence of her manager. They speak
:. of her now as "crazy," and perhaps
.. they are right. She has certainly
had trials and grief enough to make
her so.-Er.
Year: 1872

The Custom-house Republican says
that several of the Senators who
voted for Mr.. Pinchback in the recent
extra session of the Senate offered
themselves for sale to combat War
moth, but were contemptuousiy dis
missed from notice by the Reform
Republicans meaning the Custom
house maleontents. Those statements
are composed wholly of the same
article which we use to wash
ink from our type. In the first place,
no such offer was made by any Of the
Senators referred to, and secondly,
they would have been jumped at by
the malcontents if they had been
made.
Year: 1872

We are glad to observe that the
New Orleans Semi Weekly LOuisidniaH
enters upon its second volume much
improved geographically. We wish
it the long future of prosperity ats
merit deserves.
Year: 1872

Mr.. T. G. Compton, in former years
editor of the Opelousas Sentinel and
of the Courier of the same place, has
taken charge of the editorial chair OF
the Rapides Gazette, and We shall
expect marked improvement in the
paper under his management. Mr.
Compton is O recent convert to Repnb-
licanism, and as such we wish him
god speed, and will not call him turn
coat as we have been called by some
for deserving a rotten cause.
Year: 1872

Some folks are very charming at
evening parties, but surprise them in the
morning, wheS not looking for company,
and the enchantment is gone. There is
good sense in the following advice to
young ladies':


Your everyday toilet is part of your
character. A girl who looks like a
fury" or "sloven" in the morning, is
not to be trusted, however finely she
may leok in the evening. No matter
how humble your room may be, there are
eight things 1t should contain-a mir
ror, washstand, soap, towel, comb,
hair.brush, nail-brush and toothbrush.
These are just as essential as your
breakfast, before which you should make
good use of them. Parents who fail to
provide their children with such ap.
pliances not only make gross mistake,
but commit sin of omission.


Look tidy in the morning. and after
dinner-work is over improve your toilet.
Make it a rule Of your daily life TO
fdFess Hp for the afternoon. Your
dress may not or need not be- anything
better than calico, but with ribbon, or
some bit Of ornament, you can have an
air Of seltFespeot and satisfaction that
Invariably comes with being well dressed.


A girl with fine sensibilities cannot
help feeling embarrassed and awkward
in o ragged and dirty dress, with her
hair unkempt, should O stranger or neigh
bor come in. Mogeover your selfrespect
should demand the decent appareling Of
your body. You should make it point
to look as well as you can, even if you
know nobody will see you.
Year: 1872

The editor of an exchange says: 1t
was our fortune TO meet with an old
railroad engineer some time ago, and we
gained many facts in regard to railroad
accidents that we think may interest our
readers. He stated that he had often
observed men, women and children, and
even young ladies, walking along the
tracks in front Of his approaching en-
gine merely for the purpose of seeing
how near to it they could get without
being touched, aud do it with an air of
come it if you can" Some time since
at a crossing down the country, he said,
two young men, each with a buggy,
were about to cross the track, and the
foremost driver attempted to keep his
friend from crossing as quickly as he
wished. The train was then running at
the rate of about As miles an hour, and
was close upon the hind carriage when
the driver whipped up his horse and was
compelled to drive into the carriage of the
front man, both vehicles being dragged
quite distance into gutter, by tie
horse driven by the hind driver, ard
cleared the track just in time to miss
the locomotive by about nine or ten
feet. Of course, comment is unneces-
sary, as the act fully condemns itself.
This engineer also said that recently he
observed man walking on the track
toward the approaching engine, in full
sight Of the locomotive, and persisted in
doing so until right in front Of the en-
gine, when he quickly stepped aside.
Last spring a man was killed by this
engineers engine. The circumstances
Of the accident was the same as the first
one mentioned, with the exception that
when the latter wanted to step aside, he
slipped and fell, aud the engine passed
over him, killing him. The engineer re-
lated other instances of the kind which
it is unnecessary for us to publish.
Warnings are not few to keep people
of railroad tracks.
Year: 1872

A circus company in Iowa owed an
editor q bill for advertising and refused
TO pay 1t. Thereupon the editor called
upon the sheriff, who attached the Ben
gal tiger and brought him around to the
newspaper Office in his cage. He was
placed in the composing room, and dur
ing the first two days he not only con-
sumed fifteen dollars worth Of beef, but
he scratched six dollars worth OF
trousers from the leg Of local reporter,
who inisohievously endeavored to stir
him up with a broom handle to hear him
roar. On the third day the tiger broke
loose, and the entire force Of compost
tors descended the staircase with judi
cious suddenness. The editor was
alarmed to find his exit through the
composing room cut of, and that the
latch upon the sauctum door was broken.
SO he climbed out of the window aud
sought safety upon the roof. The paper
was not issued for week, and even
after the tiger vas shot the editor had to
slide down the water pipe, because he
was afraid to descend by the route by
which he came. - s. ~ IT
Year: 1872

EXCAVATIONS Tor the additional roll.
ing m II the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail-
road Company are about TO erect in
this city, will be begun just as soon as
the pres mt large force Of lshorers finish
grading for the new passenger-train
tracks now under construction, and
which will be done during tn; present
week.


The new mill is to be one hundred
aud one 'eet in width, by two hundred
and six teet in length. 1t will De con-
strncIed wholly OF iron and made ea-
trely FIRE proof A We stated some
time since, it IS 10 be built adjoining
the present mill, upon the north eide,
fronting the main line Of railroad. The
Company expect to have the building
com mpleted this winter. and the ma
chinery in successful operation early
next spring. About two hundred and
fifty hands will be employed, and the
product of the mill will be chiefly VIII At
is known in the trade ss merchant bar
iron CumJsrland NeD,
Year: 1872




MAYOR HAvEMEYER AND HIS ADVISERS. -
There are unmistakable indications that the
Mayor elect and the new republican Ring will
not be entirely harmonious in their views as to
the best method of securing solid and lasting
reform in our municipal government. The
republican politicians desire to claim exclusive
interest in the Mayor, and demand by his aid
and the cooperation of the State Legislature,
complete control of the city departments. MIR.
Havemeyer is, however, very Independent, a
tri8e obstinate and fundamentally democratic,
and he is said to regard the election as having
been decided independent Of political parties
in the cause Of reform alone. Hence he will
probably oppose mere partisan distribution
OF the 'spoils'' such as the Ring desires. The
republicans will, in that event, carry their case
TO the Legislature. The members elect hope
for such complication, as holding out the
prospect Of good lobby season next Winter.
Year: 1872

on the third Hoor under the main shafting, by
the ignition of some oil used for lubricating
the machinery. The cause Of the ignition Is
In doubt but the inhammable material of the
elevator, combined with the draught in such
structures, caused speedy destruction.
Year: 1872

Half Horse and Half Man.-Rheu<
matism swellings Lameness and any kind OF flesh bone
muscle ailment upon beast cured by CEN.
TAuR LINIMENT the most wonderful discovery Of
ancient and modern times II
Year: 1872

So NICE.-Any number of pretty girls may be
tripping along the streets with skirts slight
ly raised to prevent contact with the snow Those
who wear a very small gaiter lift the skirt just
little higher than those who do not. OF course
this is not intent ional. OH no!
Year: 1872

WEARING FLANNEI.-Thc majority of people
arc not aware Of the beneficial effect Of wearing
flannel next to the body, both in cold and warm
weather. Flannel is not SO uncomfortable in
warm weather as prejudiecd people believe. Free
qucntly colds and constant hacking coughs soon
leave on adopting flannel garments. There is no
need OF great bulk about the waist, which ron
demhs the wearing Of flannel with those who pre-
Ter wasp waists to health for In that case the fan.
mel can be cut as loosely fitting waists, always
fastening at the back. There arc are scarcely any
bad effects of sudden changes of the wcatht
felt by those who wear flannel garments, and
niothers should endeavor to secure such for their
little people, in preference to all those SNOWY ont
side trimmings which fashion commando
Year: 1872

AcclDENT.-EsrIv this morning, O. Z freight
train on the p, W. 4 B. r. r.. was paasIng
Ellerslie ststion, the tire of one Of The driving
wheels Of the engine broke, and the engine was
thrown from the track. The train vas moving
very slowly at the time, and was easily stopped,
nobody being injured in the sliehteA degree.
The engine slid down the slight embank kmsnt
beside the track, into ditch. Assistance was
Immediately sent from the depot, he disabled
engine taken 10 the round house, an extra
engine attached to the train which was delayed
ABOUT an hour by the accident.
Year: 1872

Old Wendell Phillips head was about
level when he said, the other day, speak
ing Of the Republican party: at is the
first sectional party ever formed in the
United States. 1t does not know its
own place, and calls Itself n national
party. but it is not national party
The Republican party is the party of
the North, pledged against the South
to the end OF time
Year: 1872

The election of officers for the Allan
tic and Gulf Railroad took place at Gin
cnnati last week. The old Board was
reelected. A proposition to extend the
road to Mobile met with great favor,
but was referred for further details.
Year: 1872

n Coca NOru 1Or Local laperS.


The New York Times says you might
nearly as well forget your churches
your academies and school houses. as to
forget your loca! paper. 1t speaks to
ten times the audience that your local
minister does, and if it has any ability
at all, it is read eagerly each week from
beginning to end. 1t reaches you all,
and if it has a lower spirit and less wis
dom than a sermon, it has thousand
times better chance at you. Laying, as
it does, OH every table in almost every
house, you owe it to yourself to rally
literally to its support. and exact from
it as able, high-toned a character as you
do from any educator in your midst
IL is in no sense beneath notice and care
for it is your representative. Indeed,
in its character it is the summation Of
the Importance, interest and welfare Of
your all. 1t is the aggregate of your
own consequence, and you cannot ig-
more it without miscrably dcprcciatins
yourself.
Year: 1872

Two or three years ago an American
vessel, the Japan, was shipwrecked on
the extreme northern coast of Siberia,
inhabited by mixed race supposed to
have originated from mingling of the
Russian and Tartar tribes, among whom
the crew spent a considerable time.
Ultimately they were taken off by a
New Bedford whaler, and lately reached
the Sandwich Islands with the crews of
the ships abandoned in the Arctic
Ocean. The description which they
give of the customs and modes of life
of their singular entertainers ought to
have an especial interest for those SAN


guine persons who entertain an idea
that the whole world is ripe for the es-
tablishment of universal republic.


The staple'food of these people consists
of raw whale and walrus in state of
decomposition, while such is their i'm


moderate love of tobacco, which, in
common with alcohol, they procure
from occasional traders, IT, at children


of both sexes, only few months old,


may be seen engaged in chewing the
weed. In the summer months they


live in nuts made of walrus hide, and
in winter in holes excavated in the


mountain sides, daylight being admit


ted through holes cut in the rock,


which are stopped up with ice instead
of glass. During the summer the men
employ themselves in hunting the whale
and walrus in canoes. while the women
are kept busy in gathering grass and
herbs for edible and other purposes.
In winter the chief objects of pursuit
are deer, bear and foxes. The walrus,
however, is their staple reliance, the
blubber being placed in pits whose
warmth soon reduces it to state of pu-
trefaction, in which condition it is es,
teemed as a great luxury, while the
hide furnishes material for huts, canvas,
clothing, fishing nets, and pretty nearly
everything else. Polygamy is indulged
in to an unlimited extent, each man
having as many wives as he can keep /;
the women, if they do not suit the
tastes or meet the expectations of the
husband, being discarded and sent back
to their parents after few weeks pro-
baton. while in case of infdelity to
their liege lord portion of the offend
er's nose is forfeited for the crime.
The marines say, very naively, that they
met with many victims of this rigorous
law during their sojourn among them.
Year: 1872

There is nothing like a good lively
neighborhood quarrel. 1t excites a
cheerful spirit of emulation, and adds
incalculable value to the language by
increasing it's stock of choice epithets.
1t also encourages spirit OF invention,
as was illustrated recently in fead OF
this kind in Detroit, Mich. The battle
was tagging sadly, when one of the bel
ligerents brought parrot into requisi-
ton to keep up the feeling. When the
man of the hostile house passed the
door, the parrot from its position in a
front window made him uncomfortably
conspicuous by shouting, " You thiefp'
and when the woman started for walk
she was informed with the most mortify-
ing publicity that she dyed her hair.
This experiment brought matters to a
crisis at once, and the arm of the law
was sought for an injunction upon the
parrot.
Year: 1872

The Golden 4dge, says "The real
culprit is not this man or that man
whom we have caught in some overt
act of crime, hut the state Of society
which creates criminals and sends
them into the world fully armed and
equipped to commit depredations
upon private rights and the public
order. Undoubtedly the individual
wrong-doer shares in the guilt. He
is more or less party to hir own
degradation. He should be held
more or less responsible for his deeds;
and on his head should fall the Ak
his own hand has sharpened, or the
blow his own misconduct has struck.
But he is not the only criminal.
Back of every miserable offender we
send to the penitentiary or swing
from the gallows into eternity, stands
the real culprit in social condition
that is false, immoral, and corrupt.
And instead of relieving our con-
science by joining in the popular
chorus of condemnation OF a single
CONSPICUOUS offender, we should aim
at the reformation Of the real cul-
prit. Make American society what
it ought to be !; furnish it with good
homes, ;uho'eDme schools, innocent and
edyying amusements, q religion that
is reasonable md which teaches the
obligation and ,corth gfo good life IN
this ,corld give it true idea of sue
cess and manliness !; fill it with influ-
ences that are moral and elevating
bring the sunshine of a great faith
to bear directly upon the hearts and
and minds of all its members, oblit-
Grating the foolish, artificial distinc-
tons of wealth and class, and max
ing all alike citizens Of God Almigh-
tvs commonwealth of souls, and we
shall have no Williams to suffer from
and no criminals to punish.
Year: 1872

There is one part of the world where
all the bells are diving-bells. Tho
girls Of the island of Hirmia, oppc-
site Rhodes are not permitted to
marry till they have brought up from
the sea certain quantity of sponges
which abound on that part Of the
coast of Asia Minor, or even before
they can give proof Of their agility
by taking them from certain depth.
Divers couples are made happy every
year.
Year: 1872

sa gentleman who with
cation, would treat with
1anblest of his species.
aty for which no accom-
Of dress or address can


Show us the man who
make all around him hap
We otense to no one, and
you a true gentleman,


may never have worn a
oadcloth, nor ever heard
bn.


proud to say, for the hon.
specles, there are men in
Of whose heart is q So
tue welfare of mankind,
every breath is perfumed
hess.