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Year: 1871

The Helena Gazehe tells a story of a
young man from the country who spent
few months in St. Louis last winter
1t says that one cold day be walked into
the Southern Hotel, and looking in vain
for a stove, asked the clerk if there was
no place where he could warm himself.
The clerk, smiling urbanely. escorted the
Colonel to register and told him to
stand on the CRATE and he would soon get
warm. The Colonel was much pleased
Later in the day, while perambulatins
about the city, he espied coal CRATE in
the sidewalk. Here, he thought, was
another heater, and he would improve
the opportunity by warming his feet. A
few minutes later passer by heard him
calculate "These things may do very
well for hotel, but they amt worth a
- to warm the city"
Year: 1871

:


wherein December and May join hands
for the dance of life, occurred within a
stones throw of the Twelfth ward one
day last week. The announcement was
duly published in the city papers. though
as it is to be reasonably presumed that
those who are interested in the Dectm-
Der part of the ceremony feel sore enough
already about it, we deem it advisable to
withhold names. The gay gallant who
was ruthlessly turned off by the parson.
is fast approaching four--core years, and
is hale and hearty yet for that advanced
age. In addition to his other qualitica-
tons, he is the father of quite a large
family, and the grandfather of much
larger one. Whether he has attained the
dignity of great grandsire however. we
have not ascrrtained, though from his age
he is entitled to the honor.


The eighty winters that had frozen and
thawed over his head, had not, it appears,
quenched the fire that in early life served
TO help him walk erect among his fellows.
and in evidence of the fact, he still had a
corner of his eye reserved specially for
peering at such young and winning lasses


j no
he saw and admired a young girl at the
house of an old citizen, who, until his
recent death, resided on Penn street -
This young woman. whose name is hate
is quite handsome Lancaster county
lass, and was not common servant by
any means, although she was paid as
such, and spent all her spare change on
gimp and gewgaws as pretty girls are
wont to. The old gentleman and his
wealth, amounting up towards one hun
dred thousand dollars, was not thing to
be sneered at, and straightway Kate
went for him with a coquettish energy
that couldn't help but conquer, more
especially as the aged individual would
persist in hanging around the front gate
on pleasant evenings. and do some scien-
tifc flirting that would make the mouths
of all the gay youths of the city water,
had they seen it. 1t is not related
whether old Adonis dyed his hair and
eyebrows or not, to gain his ends. but it
is presumed not in the light of subse
quent developments.


The marriage came, much to the dis
gust of the sons and daughters Of the
festive bridegroom, and he, in the gener-
osity of his heart, and the softening of
his brain, did more than the square thing
for his blooming bride. An expensive
set of diamonds graced the trousseau, and
the settlement of twenty thousand dol
lars on bis newly made wife was made
shortly after the splicing operation was
put through, To say that the groom 5
children, all of whom have long since
reached manhood's and womanhood s
estate, are discontented, would hardly
describe the state of affairs that prevails
in the neighborhood They have doubt
less, concluded, as others will who read
this that '.an old fool is the worst kind
Of fool l.'-Pinsbury Leader.
Year: 1871

TIE discovery of an ancient outlet to
Lake Superior is mentioned by Professor
Winchell. the Director of The State Geo
logical Survey OF Michigan, in his last
report. It is deep valley, bordered
with high bluffs. and runs from Lake
Superior to Green Bay, in Lake Micbi
gan, suggesting the practicability Of a
ship canal along the same route. with a
view to shortening the voyage between
the ports of the two lakes.
Year: 1871

By FITS AND STARTS Spasmodic
efforts amount to little or nothing. 1t is
steady application that accomplishes.-
One may be easily ''fired up" to do some
thing and as suddenly cooled off. The
team-of men or horses - that pull to-
gether, and pull steadily, will do the
work But those who are always begin
ming, and never finishing, have more of
the spasmodic than of the persevering
Moral Teach your children to do one
thing at a time and to finish wha. they
begin.
Year: 1871

Patrick saw bull paving in the field,
and thought what fun it would be to
catch him by the horns and rub his nose
in the dirt. The idea was so funny that
he laid down and laughed to think of it
The more he thought of it the funnier it
seemed, and he determined to do it -
Taurus quickly tossed him over the fence
Pat leisurely picked himself up with the
cousolatory remark Well its mighty
foine thing had my laugh foorst"
Year: 1871

MUTUAL AID The race of mankind
would perish did they cease to aid each
other From the time that the mother
binds the child's head till the moment
that some kind assistant wipes the death
damp from the brow of the dying We
cannot exist without mutual help. All
therefore, that need aid, have right to
ask it of their fellow -mortals no one
who holds the power of granting can re-
fuse it without guilt
Year: 1871

A huge seal was lately captured at
Burlington, New jersey. For a week
or ten days previous to the seal being
captured, the shad in the river almost
disappeared The fishermen caught so
few that fishing proved to be a losing
business, and the price of the few shad
went up to high figure. All this time
the seal was swimming to and fro in the
river, no doubt doing his share at shad
fishing. To keep clear of him the shad
must have been driven away from their
accustomed tracks, and hence out of the
reach of the fishermen. But the very
day after the capture of their enemy
they returned to their old haunts, when
the fishermen took them in large num-
bers. at once giving abundance and low
prices
Year: 1871

A singular case of jealousy, which re-
Gently occurred in Western Texas, is
given in the Ell Paso Herald. IL seems
that young man, named Chandos, a
native OF Rochester; England. had made
love to beautiful half breed girl, sixteen
years of age The girl was half Apa-
cue and half French In addition to
her great beauty, she was intelligent,
vivacious and as active and alert as an
antelope. She was gentle and affection
ate, and no one suspected her of possess
ing the terrific passions which jealousy
subsequently, aroused in her bosom
The English lover unfortunately became
acquainted with white girl named Will
son, who was on visit from Southern
State, to her friends in Western Texas.
Miss Wilson was beautiful and accom-
plished, and her civilized graces proved
more than a match for the barbarous at



fractions of the Apache girl. The re-
suit was that Chandos deserted the beau
tiful half-breed. and became engaged to
Miss Wilson. The weddingday was set.
On hearing of the faithlessness of her
lover, the hitherto undeveloped instincts
of Apache blood were reused to all their
savage fury in the breast of the untutor
ed belle of the forest. Aiming herself
with revolver she went to the resi-
dence Of her lover, crept softly to his
room, and snot him through the heart as
he was writing note to his betrothed.-
She was arrested few hours afterwards,
and confined for the night in an old log
cabin in default of prison But her
friends rescued hel and she fed to the
wilderness, there to take up her abode
with her mothers wild kindred.
Year: 1871

A YOUNG MAN living in Lafayette, Ind.
is humility personifed The other day
he asked young lady if he might be
allowed the privilege of going home with
her, and was Indignantly refused upon
which be inquired very humbly if she
would permit him to sit on the fence and
see her go bv.
Year: 1871

HONOR, with some, is sort Of paper
credit, with which men are obliged to
trade, who are deficient in the sterling
cash of morality and religion. Do not
be over fond of anything. or consider that
to be to your interest which makes you
break your word. quit your modesty, or
inclucs you to any practice which will
not bear the light. rr5r--
Year: 1871

Than ever was before brought to this town
which he is prepared to make TO order in the
--LATEST AND NOST INPR o VED STYLE,


And in a manner that will defy all competi-
ton lie also manufactures to order, all
Year: 1871

THE CARRIER PIGEoN.-The carrier pigeon can
bear tidngs to one point ony-its home and
then it must have a nest of young ones. If the
flight be delayed more than two weeks it will re-
m in ABOUT its new home seeming to have for
gotten the old one.


This bird does not carry messages without
long and careful training. 1t is first taken on
journeys of few miles, and then the distance is
gradually increased. The letter after being
written on very thin paper, is enclosed in an
envelope, and tied about the body and under the
wings. In long fight the bird will be in
clined to divide the journey into stages, alight-
ing several times for water While drinking al
the shallow streams it often vets the precious
missve, rendering it impossible to read the wri
ting. In order to prevent the desire to wade
feet are bathed before hand in vinegar to keeI
them cold


When all is ready, and the carrier is let loose
it scars upward in spiral line till it has reached
great hight when it darts off in the right di
rection at the rapid rate of thirty miles an hour
How it acquires knowlede of the right direc
tion cannot tell. This is one of the myste
ries of animal instinct. Some other birds hav'
equal powers of vision and fight, but they can
not be trained to carry letters.
Year: 1871

BE A MAN Foolish spending will ever be
found to be the father of poverty Do not be
ashamed of work, and of hard work. Work for
the best salaries or wages you can get, but work
for half price rather than be idle. Be your own
master and do not let society or fashion swal-
low up your Individuality coat and boots.
Do not eat up, or wear out, all that you earn.
Compel your selfish body to spare something for
profits saved. Be stingy to your own appetite
but kind to others necessities. Help others
and ask no help for yourself. See that you are
proud. Let your pride be of the right kind
Be too proud to be lazy ; too proud to give up
without conquerng every difficulty; too proud
to wear coat that you cannot afford to buy
too proud to be in company that you cannot
keep up with in expenses TOO proud to lie, or
steal, cheat too proud to be stngy.
Year: 1871

IF YOU ARE SUFFERING OR HAVE STE.
i fered from involuntary discharges VIII
effect does it produce upon your general bealtbS
Do you feel weak, deblitated, easily tired
Does little extra exertion produce palpitation
of the hearth Do your liver or urinary organs
or your kidneys frequently get out Of order
Is your urine thick, milky or sloppy, or is Il
ropy on settling? Or does thick scum rise IN
the top? Or is a sediment at the bottom after Il
has stood awhile? Do you have spells of short
breathing or dyspepsia? Are your bowels con.
stipated2 Do you have spells of fainting or
rushes of blood TO the head? Is your memory
impaired? Is your mind constantly dwelling on
this subject2 Do you feel dull, listless, mopnp,
tired of company, of lite? Do you wish to be
left alone, to get away from everybody? Does
any little thing make you start or Jump Ia
your sleep broken or restless? Is the luster of
your eye as brilliant? The bloom on your cheek
as bright? Do you enjoy yourself in society as
well? Do you pursue your business with the
same energy2 Do yoa feel as much confidence
in yourself? Are your spirits dull and tagging,
given to fits of melancholy? If so, do not lay
it to your liver or dyspepsia. Have you restless
nights2 Your back weak. your knees weak, and
with but little appetite; and you attribute this
to dyspepsia or liver complaint
Year: 1871

NHE ELLIPTIC SEWING MACHINES ARE


l. manufactured and warranted by the Wheeler
Wilson Sewing Machine Company. The late
and important Improvements enable us to guar
antee to every purchaser that the Elliptic Ma
chine will do more work. better work, and a
greater variety of work than any other Sewing
Machine now in use. The economy of the Ell
liptc Machine in family is almost incredible ;
with one, good operator can do the work OF
twelve hands. By it the making of garments is
reduced from question of hours to one of min
utes as the following table will show:


ut is not to be understood that the following table the
time to make the GARMENTS but to do the stitching onyl
Year: 1871

She who sleeps upon my heart
Was the first to win it;
She who dreams upon my breast
Ever reigns within it;
She who kisses Oft my lips


Wakes the warmest blessing
She who rests within my arms
Feels their closest pressing.
Other davs than these shall come,
Days that NAV be dreary;
Other hours shall greet us yet,
Hours that may be weary;
Still that heart shall be my home;
Still that breast my pillow,
Still those lips meet thine


As oft as billow meeteth billow.
Sleep. then. on my happy heart,
Since thy love hath won IL;
Dream. then. on my loyal breast
None but thou hast done it;
And when age our bloom shall change
With its wintry weather,
May we in the selfsame grave


Sleep and dream together
Year: 1871

that those bold, defiant, energetic, persevering.
successful business men, are always those whose
generative organs in perfect health2


You never hear such men complain of being
melancholy, of nervousness, or palpitation of The
heart. They are never afraid they cannot sue.
ceed in business; they don't become sad and dis.
couraged they are always polite and pleasant
in the company of ladies, and look you and them
right in the face-none of your downcast looks
or other meanness about them. do not mean
those who keep the organs inflated by running
TO excess. These will not only
Year: 1871

The Council Committee on Real Es-
tate are considering the prOpriety Of 10.
eating the pest house on Wheeling Hill,
on ground owned by the city, A good
place. will bc brisk and healtblul breezes
up there this winter,
Year: 1871

WASTE PAPER.-But few housekeepers
are aware of the many uses to which
waste paper may be put. After a stove
has been blackened, il can he kept look
ing very well by rubbing it with paper
every morning. Rubbing il with paper
is a much nicer way of keeping the
outside OF tea kettle, coffee pot and
tea pot bright and clean, than the old
way of washing them in suds. Rubbing
with paper is also the best way of pol
ishing knives ard tinware after securing.
This saves wetting the knife handles. II
little flour be held on the paper in rub
bing tuware and Spoons, they Shine like
new silver. For polishing mirrors, win
dOws, lamp chimneys, etc, paper IS bet
ser than dry cloth. Preserves and
pickles keep much betterif brown paper,
instead of cloth, is tied over the jar.
Canned fruit is not SO apt TO mould if q
piece of writing paper cut TO fit the can,
Is laid directly on the fruit. Paper is
much better 10 put under carpet than
straw. 1t is warmer, thinner, and makes
less mise when one walks over it. Two
tnicknesses of paper placed between
Other coverings OH bed are as warm as
a quilt. If it is necessary to step upon
a chair, always lay paper on 1t and
thus save the paint or wood work from
| damage.
Year: 1871

STEP BY SrEP.-Life is made up of lit
tie things. He who goes over con-
tinent must go step by step. He who
writes book must do it sentence by
sentence he who learns a science must
master it fact by fact, and principle after
principle. What is the happiness OF our
lite made up of? Little courtesies, little
kindnesses, pleasant words, genial smiles,
friendly letter, good wishes, and good
deeds. One in million, once in lite
time, may do n heroic action. But the
little things that make up our lite come
every day and every hour. If we make
the little events OF life beautiful and
good, then is the whole full of beauty
and goodness. H.-I alma
Year: 1871

A Young man vino seen the Fourth OF
July Was discovered by his mother on
the fifth sitting on the wood in the yard,
trying to pull off his boots. His mother
held up her hands in horror at the sight,
while he, endeavoring to stand erect, ex-
claimed "pm not drunk, mother, but
a siexer child YOU never had"
Year: 1871

A Bank is said to he the most likely
building to catch cold in, because there
are so many drafts in it and the reason
there are So many drafts in it, is because
SO many people go there to raise the
wind
Year: 1871

Is ooeasioned by carslessness, exposure, OF any
Of the various ways and means by which We take
& severe sold, or it may be caused BY fatigue.
The symptoms are extreme nervousness, intense
pain in the muscles and joints, the flesh is Euol-
len and sensitive 10 the touch. One popularity
of this form of Rheumatism lie, th at il frequently
changes from one portion Of the body to another
even when NO external application hes been used
to drive it to any other part. The entire bys-
TEN is prostrated by suffering, we long for rest,
but the acute, dartirg pains will not permit Us
that pleasure. External applications srs use
less and often prove dangerous, by driving lie
pain to some vital organ. Drive it out of the
eyslem instead of driving it in, and Taylors


Stomach and Liver Corrector Is warrented to


give relief. It will 60 10 the seat Of pain,


strengthen the nervous system, and effect cure.
Year: 1871

on the rAilioad track, and WAS horribly man.
gIed Fearing that he would be run over by
passenger train behind, he drew kuife
and stabbed himself twenty>two times about
the breast and left arm. He was soon dis
covered and provided tor, but lived only c
rau bOu-s
Year: 1871

BY NORA PERRY.
Some day, some day of days, threading thu
street


With idle Needless pace,


Unlocking for such grace,


| shall behold your face.
Some day, some day OF days, thus may we meet
Perchance The sun may shine from skies OF May
OR winters icy chill


Touch whitley vale and hill,


What matter: l shall thrill
Through every vein with summer on that day
Once more life's perfect youth will all come
back.


And for a moment there


| shall stand fresh and fair,


And drop the garment care;
once more my perfect youth will nothing lack
/ shut my eyes now, thinking how twill he
How face to face each soul


Will slip It's long control,


Forget the dismal dole
OF dreary Fate's dark separating sea;
And glance to glance, and hand to hand in
greeting,


The past with all its fears


In silence and tears,


Its lonely, yealnng years.
Shall vanish in the moment of that meeting.
[ lhe Galaxy for August.
Year: 1871

To insure in success in setting trees,
begin early in the fall asconvenient. Dig
the holes two, and half to three feet
deep, and wide enough to take in all the
roots, great and small, without crowding.
Lay the top soil'On one side to itself and
the subsoil on the other side. Have some
good loan or woods earth hauled, and one
or two bushels of it put down by each
hole. according TO the size of the hole,
and the tree to be set in it. Let all this
be done and everything is in readiness be-
fore the tree is taken up.


In taking up the tree be very careful
to cut as few roots as possible. The larger
ones should be cut with spade, and the
rough edge trimmed off smooth with a
pocket knife. The small roots should be
unbroken, and If the reu,osal is oDly a
short distance. preserve as much native
soil clinging to the roots as possible. Trim
the tcpsn Of the trees pretty closely. letting
the top correspond in proportion 10 tie
roots that are preserved. - ~ = a1Hi


Set the tree in the hole to the same
depth at wbichit grew in its original posi-
tion. frst.flling in the woods earth or loan,
in the bottom of the hole. Then draw
in the top soil and remaining woods earth,
shaking it down among the roots. and
pressing very little. If very dry settle
the soil down with little water.-Ban-
ner Of TIE South.
Year: 1871

1t is 50 easy to overdo good thing, and
the slip" between the "cup aud the
lip is SO readily found. A mechanic re-
joicing in the name of Dubois. and a resi-
dent of the city of Detroit, took to drink
ing, and was speedily transformed from a
hard working man into a drunken sot.
His good wife scolded, entreated, diminish
ed the thickness of his beard without che
use of razor, but could make no change.
One night Dubois arrived home and found
that his wife and his coat had changed
places-the latter lay on the floor and the
former was suspended from the hook. Up
rushed Dobois to the rescue, took his wife
down, and after much labor brought her
to her senses. The attempt atsuicide com
petely sebered him, and like Obadiah
Oldbuck, he turned over a new leaf. He
promised never to drink again, and pro-
badly would have kept his word if his
wife had been able to keep her own coun-
sci. But she was just smart enough to
inform several of her neighbors that the
apparent hanging was a put-up job, the
rope being tied under her arms. The
knowledge of this little practical joke
coming to Dubois ears he first thrashed
the whole family, then performed some
extraordinary fcats of furniture smashing,
and finally left the premises, and has not
been seen since.
Year: 1871

The San Francisco Examiner says a
gentleman ofthat city, about twenty five
years OF age, ruddy complexion and curly
red hair. who had an iu:ractable and pain
ful ulcer on the left arm, resisting all pre-
vious modes of treatment, yielding to the
request of trying the effect of transplant
lag piece of skin to the ulcer from an
other person The ulcer was prepared in
the usual manner by bis physician, and
bit of skin about an inch square was taken
from the arm of fne healthy negro man
and Immediately spread over the ugly ul-
GER, and then carefully dressed aud BAN
daged. The skin transplantation had the
desired effect ct.-Healthy granulation
sprang up. aud the unsightly ulcer soon
healed. \ few months afterwards he
went to his physician and told him that
ever since the sore healed the black skin
commenced to spread, and il was increas-
ing. About oDe-third of his arm was com
pletely negroed. The doctor himself is
alarmed. The high probability is that
the whole skin of this white man will be-
come black This is new thing under
the sun. 1t would be rather difficult to
explain the physiological process which
takes place to bring about such skin
change as this. The problem is how can.
the coloring matter of the skin be 30 radi.
cally changed? And how is this pig
ment change propagated? 1t is certain
that the law of capillary attraction plays
no insignificant part in the spreading pro-
cess. Grating pears on an apple tree has
communicated to the apples pear taste.
Year: 1871

THE son of Mayor Mason, of Chicagc.
who had been recently married, IS a stove
dealer, and was burnt out, losing every
thing except the wedding presents, which
were at bis fathers residence, and escaped.
AS soon as the fire was over. young Mason
took the wedding presents to New York
and sold them for $1,000, with which be re-
commenced business in the basement Of
his fathers dwelling u Ho
Year: 1871

cry mothers son of you. Get down
on your knees, you hounds, and pray
for better manners, or else levant." T"


Saying which, he proceeded with
his sermon, most edifying dis
course.


In moment the noise began
again. An audible swear of the
first magnitude filled the room with
its bad odor, and caused the wor-
shippers to shrink within them
selves with horror.


Parson Gregg came down from
that pulpit in state Of quiet rage.
He took off his coat and hung it on
the chancel rail; and then went for
those wicked young men, only one
of whom he succeeded in overhaul
ing within the portals of the church.
Him he basted satisfactorily. Fol
lowing close upon the trail Of the
others, he came up with one Jim
Page Bedloe, whom he tackled with
out word of grace. Parson Gregg
gave Bedloe q most clerical and
canonical walloping. When he had
finished pounding him with his fists
he resorted to his heels. Jim was
able to defend all of himself but the
other end, and when his punishment
had been duly administered, he
went home wiser and sorer than
when he came.


The parson then returned to his
pulpit and finished his sermon. He
never will be troubled any more.