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Year: 1872

out AQVlce 10 boys SlaTeS me III
the lace. Old men write it, I s'pose.
Nobody else is capable of~giving ad-
vice to boys; Of course not They
know all about us, they do, cause
they've been there. Advice is good
thing to have, no doubt, and no one
should be without it; but a feller
don't want to be crammed with it all
the time, to the exclusion of all other
diet.


Now, old men need advice occa-
sionallv: but in looking through the
papers 1 don't see as they get it. 60
/ thought that would just write &
little advice to old men, myself, if
1 am not presuming too much (as
Aunt Chloe says), aud Ipresume thai
I am.


In the first place, you o1@ chaps
ought to get over telling how much
smarter boys were when YOU We're
young than they are now. You be-
lieve it yourselves, of course, cause
YOU We told it so often, but we boys
cant see it. We have notion that
boys are pretty much the world over.
Except some that are girls,y anc
one generation of them dent Icy over
another generation to an alarming
extent.


Only let you tell it, and yop could
out-run, out.juph out wtestle 'aSE
out-anything-else the rising genera=7
ton of to-day when you was a boy.
Grandfather, wEo has the gout and
half a dozen different kinds of rheu-
matism, is always saying that. I
heard him singing would were
a boy again. would he we're too ).
if / couldn't beat him running, and
flop him Oh bis back, side hold, l don't
want cent.


parents obey your children, but I
would suggest to fathers that they
give us e hearing occaslonallyA,on
matters in which we are the Snes
most interested. Don't make us go
and slide down hill when we want to
skate, and try to make preachers Of
us when we would much prefer to
run saw mill. This is fgurative
but guess you know what I mean
by it.


After giving us boys sage advice
about our conduct and how to be-
have, you old codgers ought to be
careful now you get to relating your
boyish scrapes to each other and
laughing over them before We are out
of ear shot. The other day grand
father read me a long lecture about
the right Of property, temperance
and Sabbath breaking.


That Eery night, an old crony Of
his came to visit him, and they had
a glass of punch together. They
thought / was asleep on the sofa, and
the way they run on about the fun
they had when they were boys togeth-
er. They told, all about robbing
Lyons melon patch; and it turned
out it was on Sunday night, too.
When I went to oed they were TAX.
ing their third glass Of punch, and l
don't know how many they had after
that. I know grandfather's rheuma-
tism was great deal worse the next
day, and he complained great deal
about his liver. Old men ought to
be very careful about taking too much
pinch.


have noticed old men hate to
give up that they cant stand so much
as they used to, or as younger men
can. They get mad if a feller like
me hints that they can't. We've all
got 70 play out some day, anl when
he feels he's losing his grip, why not
come down gracefully and aeknoNI-
edge the corn?


Nov. in the above remarks, don (,
mean any disrespect. like old men
in their pace, butt don't want 50
much Of their advice. Give the boys
acAance.
Year: 1872

Americas justly proud of her beautiful
ladies, but how many mar their beauty,
and lose their health and youth, become
prematurely old in appearance, by neg
1ecting to take proper care of their teeth.
PoNr aho by al ns worthy place S
had in all civilized countries.
Year: 1872

st. Johns, N. f.. Letter in Boston Globe.l


My arrival here was opportune for
witnessing one Of those events which,
whenever they occur, impress the be-
holder anew with awe and wonder at the
manifestation of the power OF nature.
For several days huge iceberg had
been lying off the entrance to the har-
Dor, resisting the action of the wind and
current, remaining securely anchored
by some projecting point to the level OF
rocks below. AS the Allan steamship
Moravian approached the rugged and
forbidding coast many icebergs were
seen, presenting all that variety of out
line common to these huge crystals from
winters chill laboratory. The berg
above referred to nearly blocked the en-
trance to the harbor, and as the steamer,
under charge of the weather-beateI pilot,
passed within thirty yards, the mountain
of ice was seen TO tremble under the
recurring waves caused by the huge
steamer, and suddenly with report
like thunder, an avalanche OF ice fell
to the water, and report alter report fol-
lowed, tons OF ice crumbled away, and
it seemed as if the whole mass was about
to fall to pieces, groaning and reverbe-
rating with peal ON peal till at last the
center of gravity having changed, the
ice island toppled over with a slow and
steady molten, displacing huge waves OF
sea, and another side arose to view,
throwing into the air column of water
as high as church steeple; then the
great monster seemed to shake itself
free, the water rolling from it's many
peaks, and with an entire change of
shape, it foated steadily upon the ocean
to renew its eyolutions as wave and sun
act upon its exposed sides. Often in
the night upon the shores of Conception
Bay, / have heard reports as of distant
thunder or falling of houses, and been
told it was the laundering of bergs,
but / had never before been near wit
ness of the grand sight afforded by the
crumbling Of these ice islands which
have been launched upon the sea from,
Greenland's icy mountains"
Year: 1872

From the Saturday Review.l "a


After all, is the world so very absurd
in its love of pretty women2 Is woman
so very ridiculous in her chase after
beauty2 A pretty woman is doing a
woman work in the world, but not ma
king speeches, nor making puddings, but
making life SUMMER and more beautiful.
Man has forsworn the pursuit of beauty
altogether. Does he seek it for himself,
he is guessed to be frivolous, he is
guessed to be poetic, there are whispers
that his morals are no better than they
should be In society resolute to be
ugly there is no post for an Adonis, but
that of a model of guardsman. But we
man does for mankind what man has
ceased to do. Her aim from childhood
is to be beautiful. Even as a schoolgirl
she notes the progress of her charms, the
deepening color of her hair, the growing
symmetry of her arm, the ripening con
tour of her check. We watch, with
silent interest, the mysterious reveries of
the maiden; she is dreaming of coming
beauty, and painting for the glories of
eighteen. Insensibly, she becomes an
artist, her room is studio, her
glass an academy. The joy Of her
toilet is the joy of Raphael over
his canvas, of Michael Angelo over his
marble. She is creating beauty in the
silence and the loneliness of her cham
Der; she grows like any art creation,
the result of patience, of hope, of q
thousand delicate touchings and retouch-
ings. Woman is never perfect; never
complete. A restless night undoes the
beauty Of the day; sunshine blurs the
evanescent coloring of her cheek; frost
nips the tender outlines of her face into
sudden harshness.i Care plows its lines
across her brow; motherhood destroys
the elastic lightness of her form; the
bloom of her cheek, the quick flash of
her eye, fade and vanish as the years go
by. But woman is still trueto her ideal.
She won't know when she is beaten, and
she manages to steal fresh victories even
in her defeat. She inyents new coneep-
tions OF womanly grace; she rallies at
forty, and fronts us with beauty of
womanhood; she makes a last stand at
sixty, with the beauty of age. She falls
like Caesar, wrapping her mantle round
her" buried in woolen 'twould 3 saint
provoke Death listens pitifully to
the longing Of lifetime, and the wrin-
kled face smiles with, something Of the
prettiness of eighteen hhD6Fi
Year: 1872

The burial place of Roger
Williams and his wife was dis
covered some time ago, after
they had been buried 1873 years
Only the outlines of the cotfins
could be traced in the clay,
with here and there n rusted
nail and one braid of Mrs. Will
liams' hair. Above the spot
of burial is an apple tree, which
sent down into the grave OF
Roger one of its main roots,
which srtuck the precise spot
where his skull lay, and going
around that hard old Uranium


had followed the direction oi
the backbone to the hips, o.
course absorbing everything
that could be absorbed Of the
mortal remains of the founder
of the State of Rhode Island.
The question now is, "Who ate
Roger Williams while partak-
ing Of the fruit of that tree?"
Year: 1872

A Sioux City, Iowa servant
girlihas saved enough from her
wages to buy three thirty dollar
cows, and now has gone to her
Dakota homestead to make
butter and cheese for her butter
and bread.
Year: 1872

A boy went to the city agen-
cy at Portland, one day last
week with a jug to buy some
whisky. OF course the agent
refused to sell to him. where
upon he went into The engine
house next door, filed the Jug
with water and took it to a
gentleman from the rural dis
tricts who was waiting near by.


Rusticus was too much Ella
ted with the success of his lit
tie scheme, and too much afraid
of attracting attention. to make
any examination, gave the boy
two cents for doing the errand,
having previously given him
the money to tdy tie whisky,
and drove off, temporarily hap
Ipy. lie Will probably make
no attempt to recover that
money. 1t is doubtful if he
ever relates this anecdote. We
predict a brilliant future for
that boy. What a railroad
manager he would make!
Year: 1872

That great humbug, the
Freedman's Bureau, will be
closed on June 30th, by order
of Congress. Notwithstanding
millions of dollars have been
spent for this concern, a cool
hundred thousand was appro-
priated to wind it up.
Year: 1872

We return thanks to Prof. VIM. A Smith,
of Columbia Atheneun, for specimen of
lava from Mount Vesuvius. The piece
presented us was taken by the Professor
from the eastern side of the mountain near
the summit in sight of the tomb of Virgil
at Pasilippo, the first of September, 1872.
The specimen taken by him was of various
colors. The pIrt burnt most indicate the
intensity TO which it was subjected by a
very dark hue, while that receiving the least
heat is nearer white in It's complexion.
The mountain was rumbling and shaking
so fearfully when the Professor took the
specimens that several members of the par
ty hesitated to make the ascent. This
mountain rises on the side of the Mediter-
ranean, and on its flame-swept side and
surroundings no vestige of vegetable life,
not even spig OF grass is to be seen; every
where presents burned or scortched ap-
pesrance, caused by the eruptions which
for ages have rolled in fiery grandeur
from the crater, which in its appearance is
irregular, its crustaeeous formation being
subject to the great connections and out
bursts OF lava, at times projecting ia some
parts, and at others opening into deep fis-
sHres. The specimens of lava found near
the mountain are of solid masses, some of
which areSVery large, whereas there is a
great amount Of ashes thrown two miles
from the scene of eruption to the Neapoli.
tan depot. The National Museum at Ma
pies is most abundantly supplied with curl
osities made from lava and found at Pom
peii and Herculaneum, embracing terra
Gotta work, paintings, mural pictures, and
various statuary, of which latter is to be
seen beautiful apollo BelUidere. The
specimen presented US is medallion of
Venus, its sittings being of gold which
thereby prevent the edges of the lava seal
ing off. In this manner lava jewelry can
be made to last for years though constantly
worn, and is much used for various orna-
mentations of the person, parlor and cabi
net,
Year: 1872

We love to see people enjoy themselves,
and therefore took an active interest in the
efforts made by young couple at DR..
Hoyte's Church Sunday evening, 10 have
the time pass pleasantly. The young lady
was rather good looking, stylishly apparel
ed, and made prominent display of dia-
mond ring, which she evidently considered
of greater value than the "Pearl of great
price," which was the subject of the min
ister's discourse. The young man wore
good garments, fashionably cut, and, judg-
ing from bis appearance, is young gentle
man of more than ordinary intelligence.


The two had evidently been to church
before, and had probably found the servi-
ces somewhat uninteresting, as they took
the precaution Sunday evening to guard
against ennui by taking of with them a
large package of photographs of acquain-
tences, and bundle of old letters-proba-
bly, tender billet dOux, which they have
written each other, wherein ''love" rhymes
with "dove' and "heart" with "dart,"
and after spending half an
hour in making excruciatingly funny re-
marks with regard TO the appearance of an
old gray headed gentleman who sat off to
theft right, against the wall, they Whiled
away the remainder Of the time of service
in discussing the pictures, and reading the
letters.


The conversation of Angelina and Adolf
phus was carried one in tone sufficiently
loud to be heard by those in their immedi-
ate vicinity, all of whom withdrew their at
tention from the remarks of the speaker,
and became deeply interested in the love
and mutual regard which this young couple
evidently had for each other, and we feel
quite certain that they viii join us in hop
ing that Angy and Adolph (for short) may
be spIiced at the earliest day possible, and
that they may, subsequent to the happy day
which makes them one, either remain away
from church altogether, or elsa get some
middle-aged, experienced person to give
them few lessons in churc1 manners.
Year: 1872

CINCINNATI, Nov. 11.-!The feeling here
this morning concerning the Boston FIRE is
yet unabated. The papers are issuing ex-
ras which are eagerly sought. The public
mind is now more turned to the financial
aspect of the calamity. The banks are
generally pursuing a conservative coarse,
and they are accommodating their custom
ers. There appears, however, a general
disposition to act carefully until they can
more accurately weigh the probable conse-
quences Of the disaster.
Year: 1872

Last week the receipts from levee dues
amounted to $1,000 20.


A proposition has been made to publish
monthly the name and salary of every per.
son employed by the city government.


Petroleum oil dealers were in consulta-
ton with the Administrator of Police yes
terday on the question of the proper price
to be charged for the storage of petroleum
in a warehouse to be erected for that pur-
pose.


There is popular demand for more
drinking fountains. One gentleman agrees
to be one of fifty to contribute $lOG each to
establish free fountains iD different sections
of the CITY.
Year: 1872

Once upon a time an old man died
leaving his property to be equally divi-
ded between his two sons, the younger
OF whom was somewhat verdant. In
the property 10 be divided was flock
OF sheep. 1t 80 happened that the
younger boy bad a pet lamb which he
called Jacob, and OF which be was very
fond. The elder and more sprightly
brother, knowing his younger brother 8
partiality for the pet, divided the sheep,
putting all the good ones in one flock
and all the Indifferent ones in another.
In the indifferent flock Of sheep he put
the pet lamb and then gave his brother
choice OF flocks, believing his love for
"Jake" would lead him to select the
one that be was with. The younger
brother came out and took look at the
focks. He then turned and addressing
himself to his pet, while the tears
streamed down his cheek, said: Jacob,
| have loved you loog and well, it is
like breaking my heart to part with you.
but you are in such id bad company
that you will have TO 90. will take
the other flock"


We are inclined 10 think that Cow
ernor Jacob is in the condition Of the
pet lamb. He is in company with Bore
man and Farms worth, and it is such very
bad company that any Democrat will
have to take the other hock.
Year: 1872

CHICAGO, July l9.-The Blake divorce
suit was temporarily suspended yester-
day owing to the sudden sickness Of one
of the jury who was taken with cramps
and had to be conveyed home. The
counsel for the defense would not agree
to 90 on with eleven jurors and the
Judge adjourned the Court until
Monday.
Year: 1872




A fight took place between half a
dozen blacksmiths at the blscksmithy
on Adams street, fronting the lake at
half-past six o'clock on yesterday
evening, in which two of the combat
ants were so badly cut with files and
other dangerous instruments that they
had to be removed in a wagon. Before
the police could arrive the men had
disappeared and no arrests have yet
been made.


RatifyiDg the Seaside LOafer.


There will be Grant ratification
meeting in the open air tonight. Gen.
erals Oslesby, Hurlbut and others will
speak. An immense crowd is expected
A Central Grant and Wilson Club
will be organized.
Year: 1872

A face soft, confding and Innocent
was Mary Plympton's before the calam,
ity from which she suffered came to mar
its perfection. Alas, for her. that her
happiness should have depended upon
this face alone and sadder than all
that her love should have been given
to Gilbert Graves, and that she should
have relied for the duration OF that
happiness upon the continuance of his
love.


At q time when Mary was most
cheerful and most hopeful of the future
a dreadful sickness came upon her.
When she had recovered her health and
was enabled to sit up and converse, she
felt that that had left her which, in
the beginning had won Gilbert's heart
The beauty Of her face had departed,
and its fair white face pltted with the
traces of the disease Her first thought
as, for the first time since her loss was
manifest, she look in the mirror at her
SCARED countenance, was, "Will Gilbert
love me now?'


A prophetic burst of tears was the
answer to her thoughts. And as she
progressed to strength and full recovery
the question that she had asked herself
with tears for an answer, was ever
uppermost in her mind" viii Gilbert
love me now ~


Tn due course OF time it was announ>
ced to her friends that she was quite
strong and well again. She had writ
ten to her lover, making him aware Of
her calamity; but no answer had been
returned to her letter. Many days had
elapsed since her recovery. aad still
Gilbert Graves remained away from her.
There were those about her who sought
to pursade her that he had ceased to
love her, and that her duty was to for
get one who was so little worthy but
her hear. pleaded for the absent tone, and
and as the days went by the longing to
see him became stronger, and in her
unshaken faith in his honor, and in his
love for her, she found consolation in
framing to herself hundred palliating
reasons for his absence.


One day, sitting in theparlor with
her longing and her loneliness upon her
she caught the sound of familiar
foot-step upon the side walk, and, a
moment later, upon thesteps leading to
the front door.


1t was Gilbert at last But to what pur.
pose had he ccme? Poor Mary This was
the question that she asked herself, as
she heard the door open and close. and
heard its step in the,hall' 1t was but
moment given to thought, however !;
for, in the next instant, Gilbert Graves
stood before her looking at her intently
from the threshold of the door.


The par!or was darkened somewhat.
the curtsins being drawn together; but
there was light enough in the room to
make oil things plain within.


AS Gilbert stood gazing at her with
that intent look, she half crossed the
room toward him with her hands out.
stretched to greet him.


ooh, Gilbert, have you come at lastw
she said. 81 knew you would come
Gilbert, although everybody told me
that you had forgotten me p


AS she finished speaking, she went
Year: 1872

A SOUTHERN WIDOW LADY, AGED "a YEARS, OF
n education, refinement and good address, ever nc.
customed to the surroundings OF refined Circle and
fully potent TO I'LL any position Of and RESPONSE
bL desires 70 meet with some occupation whereby sho
would like to meet with more reliable gentlemen
who already have house would assist her In taking
cheerful and happy home as she Is fully adequate with
CARDS character. capnby, &c OF the highest order no
obiectiVs 70 leaving the city. address, three days
Mrs. LA FONT Herald Uptown Branch once.
Year: 1872

MULES are generally consideredvery
stupid animals. but one Of the species
showed yesterday that there Is an ex-
ception to every general rule. Two
cars were closely following each other
down Main street yesterday afternoon
when the forward one suddenly stop
ped, and the driver Of the one behind
had not time to pull up before colli.-
lon seemed Inevitable. The mule took
tho sis,,ation at glance. snd, being
determined not to be jammed up, he
quietly stepped into the forward car.
to the CONSERVATION OF number of
ladies who occupied seats near the ell
trance.-iNemphis appeal. a
Year: 1872

The Wet Storm or Last NIght-Its Effect


Upon the slcighing and the Enjoyment
of New Years Day-SlOPpy Streets-The
Weather Yesterday


A snow storm began at ten p. NJ. last night which
had the effect, as Will be seen from the appended
record, of amelioratng the frgdity OF the weather
The fall OF the fairy elenent-which was at first
so unpronOnounced that one could not tell whether
to expect rain or continuation OF the snow--soon
resolved itself into genuine SHOWN storm. From
It's beginning 1t slowly increased in violence, until
perienced on last Thursday. But the incidents OF
its birth and progress are In striking contrast with
those OF Thursdays storm; the thermometer, In
stead Of falling rapidly 1t did on that occasion,
fell only from twenty-five to twenty.one degrees in
the space OF nine hours, and the snow was OF
very different character, inasmuch as 1t was q
damp, soft snow which is easily melted, and is not
shifted about by the action, OF the wind.
Should to-day be warm one, the hopes
OF many an expectant metropolitan who coniem-
plated visiting his friends on New Years Day on
runners, will be cruelty blasted, for in such an
event sleghing will be rendered next to impos-
sble. 1t Is to be hoped that such will not be the
case and that the hopes OF many days Will be
realized.


The fakes fell in fine, misty Clouds and, as soon
as they touched the sidewalk, they straightway
melted and rendered the passage OF the streets for
the night very disagrceable indeed much more so
than during the day. The only salvation now Tor
the many bright dreams that have been formed OF
New Years sleighng must be In a sudden falling
OF the mercury and freezing OF the snow, which
Is now In condition, should this occur, to become
in the city and "out on the road" as hard and
Central Park lakes. Let us pray for this consum-
nation so devOutly to be wished.
Year: 1872

millions from the Treasury by an agency that
is unnecessary. The Syndicate is the fifth
wheel to the Treasury coach and is On enor-
mously expensive one to the people. We call
the attention of our readers to the Washington
,etter referred to.
Year: 1872

There is u howl going mp IN Ens-
land because the public are shat out
from Kyaal Mount. the place in which
Wordsworth lived during the most
famous wears OF his life, and whore !e
died.
Year: 1872

Arizona for Peace Commissioner, who will enforce and maintain peace, and they get War Commissioner, who enforces and main tains perpetual war. They ask for homes and they are given grave. They do want Peace Commissioner, and that one they want is General Crook. The graves and whiten- ing bones of generations cry out against this devouring race of savages. Will any one dare to say that it is the home of the Apache and that Americans are intruders2 Let them ask the bones and ruins, and desolation and blood, out of which they havemade this home They have made charnel houses out of fourishing towns, and now appeal to cross-eyed humani- tarians for sympathy and protection in holding their possessions.