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Year: 1873

The storms Of life are past for her ;
the sneers Of the unkind ones can have


no longer a sting, nor coldness nor
misapprehension stir one throb of pain
IN the pulseless bosom. To night, the
winds will howl drearily, and the cold
rain beat pitilessly upon the new-madc
grave, but their clamor will be all
unheeded. Dear heart, farewell! Rest
in the loving. never failing care of the
All Wise. All Merciful Father. II.
Year: 1873

The Pau Hall Budget selects two or t1,roe Of
the signs Of the times in China and Japan which
possess more than the usual Significance, as
indicative OF the changes which govern the
policy Of these two countries. On the LIST OF
November, new Imperial flag WAS adopted by
the Chinese Government. The new flag is tri
angular in shape, deep yellow in color, with
blue dragon in the centre, and this flag is to be
borne BY all Chinese war vessels and customs
cruisers, thus cent1alizing all the elements OF
the feet, which hare hitherto been under di-
rideo authoEity. Another important movement
has been made to replace the for
e'gn officers employed on steamers by
natives and to arm the forts with
Krupp guns, and complete river defences
with torpedoes. The most remarkable change
which has been effected in China is the deter
mination Of tho Government to stop the cultiva-
ton of the poppy in China, md thus reduce the
consumption Of opium An Imperial redict
directing the destruction Of the crop in the
province Of Mauchuria and the adiacant district
OF Mongolia has beea carried into effect in
great many places Although the poppy is still
largely cultivated in Central and Southern
China, the Government is working vigorously to
check it, showing thereby its good Intentions,
although tho execution OF its orders ia only
partial
Year: 1873

From four of our wallapai correspondents we get the current news of that aourishinp mining district, most of which is to be found in the letter of W. J. R. in another column. The Modoc news have crowded out some pre- vlous communications from these writers who must excuse the MINER for making short paragraphs of their letters. Let it suffice To say that waste of good beef is made bv killing thirty head of cattle every ten days Tor Indian rations; as much of it spells before It can be eaten in the hot weather and we are promised some items under that head.

 The mill at Mineral Park in connection with two furnaces is doing a fine business.

 Owing to unexplained circumstances. the residents of Wallapai District depend on the MINER for the latest news.

 Two oi our correspondents say send in your little bill (for subscription and iob ,sort and we will remit by return mail. So we Tnow E they must be doing we'll in Mohaye County.
Year: 1873

Personalities are often regarded as the
zest, but mostly are the bane of conversa-
ton. For experience seems to have ascer-
tained, and at least usage has determined,
that personalities are always spiced with
more or less of malice But surely. you
would not have mixed convers alton always
settle into discussion of abstract topics
commonly speaking, you might as well feed
your guest with straw, chips and sawdust.
Often, too. it happens that, in proportion
as the subject of conversation is made alb
stract, Its tone becomes harsher aud more
dogmatical. And what are women to do !?
they whose thoughts always cling to what
is personal and seldom mount into the
cold, vacant air of speculation, unless they
have something more solid to climb around
You must admit that there would be sad
deartb OF entertainment and interest and
life in conversation without something of
anecdote and story. Doubtless. But this
is very different frcm personality. Conver-
sation may have all that is lively and pleas
ant without anything that comes under the
head OF personality. The house in which,
above all others, have ever been an IN
mate of, the life and the spirit and the joy
Of coDve sation have been the most intense.
is the house in which hardly ever heard
an evil word uttered against any ONE
Guesses at Truth
Year: 1873

The man who would lay his hand on wo-
man save in kindness lives at Pitsield, where
he finds congeuial employm ent as superiu-
sendent of factory. AS the story is told bv
a local paper, he recently manifested his dis
approval of the conduct OF one OF the girls
under his control BY first striking her in the
face with bis fist and then proceeding to beat
her on the back and shoulders with a stick.
in which manly exercise, however, he was
interrupted by more robust worFwomap.
who, according to the aforesaid local paper,
'blacked the superintendeni's eyes, cut bis
lip and thrashed him pretty soundly." Evil
IDENTIFY Pennsylvania domestic industry does
need protection.
Year: 1873

There is many a rest on the road of life,
If we only would stop to take it;
And many tone from the better land,


If the QuerulouS heart would wake it.
To the sunny soul that is full of hope,


And whose beautiful trust meier faileth,
The grass is green and the flowers are bright


Though the Wintry storms prevaileth.
Better to hope, though the clouds hang low,
And to keep the eyes still lifted;
For the sweet blue sky will soon peep through


When the ominouS clouds are rifted.
There never was a night without day.,
. Nor an evening without morning;
And the darkest hour, the proverb goes,


Is the hour before the daWning.
There is many gem in the path of life,


Which We pass in our idle pleasure,
That is richer far than the ieWeled crown


Or the miSer'S horded treasure
1t may be the love of little child,


Or q mothers prayer to Heaven,
Or only a beggar's grateful thanks,


For cup of water given.
Better to weave in the web of life
bright and golden filling,
And to do Gods will with ready heart,


And hands that are swift and willing,
Than to snap the delicate silver threads


Of our curious lives aSunder;
And then Heav' n blame for the tangled ends


And sit to grieVe and wonder.
Year: 1873

The only record, so far as we can re-
member, that the Democratic party in
Ohio, or any portion of it. has made for
itself on the salary steal, was that worked
out by those who reside within the limits
of Hamilton county. Col. Dodds, it has
probably not been forgotten, voted for
the grab with q consistency that would
have been creditable If the object had
been praiseworthy, and took his spoils,
clamoring, it was said, for more than he
secured. Within a week afterWard he
was nominated by the Democratic party
of the county as its candidate for City
Solicitor. Perhaps this is the policy
that is going to be adopted by the party
throughout the State; and perhaps it is
for this reason that the veteran Enquirer
man is not enthusiastic over tho eighth
resolution of the Republican platform
On. Gazette.
Year: 1873




This dodge of the conscientious Con-
gresham who bestows his back pay upon
his constituents is too weak to impose
upon the most charitable. Congressman
Marshall of Illinois talks about dividing
the aforesaid back pay among the coun-
ties composing his district. Whereupon
the local paper remarks: "If the money
honestly belongs to Mr. Marshall of
course he can dispose of it as he pleases.
If the money does not honestly belong
to him, then he would be thief to take
it, and his constituents become receivers
of stolen property" We do not know of
anything which betrays the whole moral
desolation of the matter more decidedly
than this notion that the immortality of
the original robbery can be extenuated
by a genial and philanthropic disposal of
the plunder. 1t betrays great poverty of
perception to suppose that the fraud may
be extenuated by using the money to
propitiate voters.-N Y. Tribune
Year: 1873

NThe question will wasps freezer has
been decided by Peoria man, who found
one in a frozen nest one day last week,
and took it into the house, and held it
by the tail while he warmed its ears over
a gas jet. You wouldn't believe it, says
the Commercial AdpertiSer, but the Peoria
naturalist says its tail thawed out first;
it couldn't wink, its probe worked
with inconceivable rapidity, to the great
distress of the scientist who was trying
the experiment
Year: 1873

The Republicans of Ohio denounced
the back bay brigade in fitting terms. and
elected for President man who voted
against the steal and returned his share
of the swag That's the way to do il. 1t
will be easier for an elephant to dance
hornpipe on the point of q needle than
for back pay Congressman to be elect
ed to any Office in Ohio or. elsewhere q
year henee.-St. Louis Demoerat.
Year: 1873

SELF-lNDULGENCE AND PoyERTY.--If you
see a widow and five children shiveFihg
over few embers you pity them; but
you cannot help feeling a wrathful con-
tempt at knowing that they all went to
the photographers yesterday and had
their pictures taken, after buying cou-
pie of twenty-five cent brooches, on the
way to adorn themselves withal. The
very things that you yourself would hesi-
tate to do, on account of the expense,
people who are partially dependent on
your charity will doswithout hesitation.
Where you will practice natural, cheer
full unthinking selfdenial, they will
practice an equally cheerful and unthinlZ-
ing self-indulgence. The remnants of
bread that you dry in the oven and save
for future use they throw away. The
fragmentary vest-sleeVe that you fashion
into fat iron holder they put into the
rag bag and buy new cloth for their hold
ers. Where you rise at six they lie till
halfpast seven. Where you walk, they
ride. Where you pray and watch and
strive to do your work thoroughly, they
are content with anything that viii an
swer That is the reason why people are
poor. In this country any any man who
is strong and willing to work can support
himself and all the family he ought to
have. This is not sentimental or a pic
turesque view of poverty; but, SO far as
my observation goes. it is the true one.
Gail Hamilton.
Year: 1873

A Matchmaker at Florence, Ala,


once told us how lie managed to
get into business there. lie set.
tied in the place a stranger, Just
after the people had started a
new town clock in the tower Of
court house. but no one came to
give job. A week or two pass
ed on without improving his pros
poets, when in a kind OF despera-
tion he determined to make q
bold stroke for business. Every
body swore by the town clock, If
course, a fact which our walch-
maker knew, so after night he
made his way into the tower and
changed the hands a few min
utes. He heard nothing Of it on
the day following, and 50 chang
ed them agiin the next night.
On the morning after the second
change had been made, a man
called on the matchmaker aud
spoke of employing him to regu-
late tho town clock: but the
matchmaker told him he thought
no regulation was necessary, as
he had noticed that the clock was
running exactly with his time,
and drawing forth his watch, he
compared it with the clock, and
sure enough they were exactly
together. Next morning the
town clock and the watches OF
the place were further apart than
usual, and the gentleman who
had called at the watch shop the
day before now again present
ed himself accompanied by few
friends. To their great surprise
they found the watchmaker's reg
ulator and watch still exactly
with the clock, and that settled
the question. They all left their
watches 10 be cleaned, remark:ng
that all their watches did not keep
time, The news spread +; other
irregular watches came by the
score, until before the day was
over, the matchmaker had the
windows hung entirely full Of
work. k.-MObiIe Register
Year: 1873

A YOUNG lady, wishing for q
situation, was recently interested
in an advertisement for some one
to do slight housekeeping" So
che wrote to tho advertiser ask
ing where the lighthouse wac, and
If there was any way Of getting
ashore on Sundays.
Year: 1873

A WELL known authoress gives
it as an item of domestic felicity
that the man of the family should
be absent at least six hours per
day. Bloggs is going to take his
six hours beginning at Z p. m.
Year: 1873

have rooms to accommodate 100 persons in
the very best style The Hotel Is entirely
new. AMI is fttei up in the best shape for the
comfort Of the guests. There IL large and
connodious sitting room fronting the depot,
which will prove desirable place for per-
sons who may be waiting for the arrival or
departure cf X. X. Trains 9-l7
Year: 1873

AFTER HER MONEY. But one woman sue
ceeded in fairly melting the heart of one OF
the directors Of a Chicago Bank during the
panic She was young woman, not parti.
eilar'y pretty, perhaps. but interesting, and
she had tears in her eyes and $50 in the
bank. She rushed frantically to one of the
directors, and asked if she could not draw
her money


u am very sorry, madam" said he, but
l can I help you to it just now"


but must have it Immediately" she
returned, passionately. "It's all l have in
the world


'.Well, my dear madam, you must have
patience as well as the rest''


But mine is an urgent case, and | can't
wait, becauSc--''


well, because WHAT


Because" said she, with smile on her
lip and tear in her eye, because Tn 90
ing to be married, and I've got to get some
things. The man I'm going to marry has
not cent to pay the minister, and he has
only one leg, and so I've got to see to every
thing myself


The benevolent director dove down into his
pocket and produced his private purse, out
OF which he paid her the amount. And she
went on her way leoicing.
Year: 1873

Our readers should be careful to notice
that PRoCToR & CANDLES STAMP is upon
the bars of their NOTIFIED GERMAN SOAP,
as all good articles are initiated, and this
Soap being so popular, other manufactur-
ers have copied their stamp 6-23d3m
Year: 1873

Some LADIES suffer dreadfully with the
headache and this causes their hair to fade
NATURES HAIR RESTORATIVE is sure
remedy for the ache and will restore the
color of blanched, gray or faded hair. See
advertisement
Year: 1873

Neuralgia is cured by the use of Renne' S
Pain-Killing Magic Oil, surest of anything
we ever tried; in fact, it cures any kind of
pain or lameness, and is an article every
family should keep in the house. Sold by
our merchants.
Year: 1873

Would NEVER USE THEM-If persons
were aware of the injurious character of
most Baking Powders now for sale in ey-
cry town in our country they would never
use them. A baking powder to be good
and wholesome cannot be made by ignor-
ant persons, who know no more about the
chemical combinations necessary for such
results than school boy, The only good
Baking Powder prepared by careful man
ipulation from pure materials is DIR. Price S
Cream, not a grain of substance in it not
found in the system. And for his Special
Flavoring Extracts, we have only to say
that they are the finest, purest, and best to
be found in this or any other country.
Year: 1873

THAT dreadful ministerial starch"
attracts the attention Of Spurgeon, who
says to his brother clergyman:


''1f you have INDUCED in it would
earnestly advise you to go and wash in
Jordan seven times, and get it out of
you, every particle of it. | am per-
suaded that one reason why our work
ingmen 50 universally keep clear of
ministers is because they abhor their
artificial and unmanly ways. If they
saw us, IN the pulpit and out of it, act
ing like real men, they would come
around US, Baxter remark still hold
ing good The want Of familiar
tone and expression rs great fault in
most Of our deliveries and that which
we should be very careful to correct
The vice of the ministry is that minis
ters will 1oersonifcate the gospel. We
must have humanity along with our
divinity if we would win the masses.
Everybody can ssee through afecta-
ton. and people are not likely to be
taken in by them. Fling away your
stills, brethren, and walk on your feet;
doff your eccIesiasticism and array
yourself in truth. -
Year: 1873

Some one has given the following
reasons why people should dress plain
ly on Sunday. These reasons are as
valid any other day in the week:


l. 1t would lessen the burden of
many who find it hard to maintain
their places in society.


2. 1t would lessen the force of
temptations which often lead men to
barter honesty and honor for display.


l. II there was less strife in dress
at church, people in moderate circum-
stances would be more inclined to at
tend


4. Universal moderation in dress
at church would improve the worship
by the removal of many wandering
thoughts.


5. 1t would enable all classes to
attend church in unfavorable weather.


6. 1t would lessen on the part of
the rich the temptation to vanity.


7. 1t would lessen on the part of
the poor the temptation to be envious
and malicious.


s. 1t would save valuable time on
the Sabbath.


9. 1t would relieve our means from
serious pressure, and thus enable US
to do more for good enterprises.
Year: 1873

At the Church of the TRANSPORTATION, the
little church around the corner "-yesterday, at II
o'clock the funeral OF the late James w. Wallack was
attended by very large OF loving friends and
of admirers of the excellent and distinguished actor
The burial service Of the Church Of England per-
formed over the remains by the Rev. Dr. Houghton.
The auditory included very many members Of the
dramatic profession we'll as numerous representa-


ves Of the other learned professions and many persons
Of distinguished social rank. 1t notieed-and it
seems worthy Iof recordthat the gathering OF worth,
talent and ren0wn was very unusual, at the bier OF an
actor and it rightly accepted as testimony to the
truth that James W Walack enjoyed, to extTaord-
extent the aectlOnate respect OF tho best minds
In this community. No remarks made by the
clergyman. incidental to the ceremony. The remains
were not viewed. long train OF mOurners followed 10
the last resting place OF the deceased in Greenwood
Cemetery. The day was one Of uncommon beauty and
serenity, and the at the grave deeply affect


ing In expression OF deep love and perfect peace.
Year: 1873

The yellow fever patient, Christian Leuker,
whose case was mentioned in THE TRIBUNE yesterday,
is doing well and win probably recover. No further
cses have arrived and it hoped that the fever will be
confined to the single case reported The vessels arrly
ing from Rio de Janero are greatly dreaded by the
Quarantine officers, is there that the pestilence is
raging In s mOsearfu FORM and the vessels from that
port are watched and inspected with the utmost vigil
aton for the season Rio has in large part been


finished II is in merchandise tha the disease is Oit
frequently transmitted. .............
Year: 1873

This is about per cent OF the liabilities 1t was also
stated that there was every TO believe that the
Seceiyer Charles E. Strong, would declare dividend OF
20 or 40 per cent within short time Inc Liabilities
cassed doubtful would not be Included In this dV
dend. ,,,


In the United States Circuit Court yesterday criminal
side Nudge Benedict said that as Taintors counsel
seemed to be very earnest in the opinion that he could
NOT now have fair trial, he would postpone the case
frip
Year: 1873

7.
If I had thought thou could'st have


died,


Imight not weep for thee;
But forgot when by thy side,
That thou could'st mortal be.
It never through my mind had past y
The time would e'er be DER;
And on thee should look my last
And thou should'st smile no more!
And still upon that face I look,
And think twill smile again;
And still the thought will not brook
That I must look in vain!
But when speak, thou dost not say
What thou meier left'st unsaid;
And now feel as well may,
Sweet Mary! thou art dead!
If thou would'st stay, e'en as thou art,
All cold and all serene.
I still might press thy silent heart
And where thy smiles have been!
While cen thy chill, bleak corse, have
Thou seemest still mine own;
But there l lay thee in the grave,
And am now alone!


". ...
I do not think, wher'er thou art,
Thou hast forgotten me;
And perhaps may soothe this heart
In thinking still of thee;
Yet there was round thee such a dawn
OF light meier seen before,
AS fancy never could have drawn,
And never can restore!


Three copies of the above exquisite
verses, by the author of 1.-THE Burial of
Sir John Moore" were found among
the papers of the late Mr.. Edwin Hen
derson. They had been written by him
only u few days before his death.]
Year: 1873




real as all this-that she was gone
couldn't understand, though they told
me again and again that she was dead,
and been put in the cold ground two
days before.


At last, though, it all seemed to
come home to me, and l sat there.
think, tor three days, doing nothing
hardly but look. At the end of those
three days, my manager came to hunt
me up, and took mo back with him in
a cab, and he always was trump to
me, though never was the same man
again, while p'raps it was all for the
best that poor Mary went, for it saved
her many O heartache and no end of
poverty.


1t was about a year after she died
that I was doing clown for the trip,
making faces and saying funny things
over and over again, night after night,
when, while I was dong half dozen
somersaults running, put one foot on
a piece of orange peel. 1can't tell you
anything more about it, sir, only that
I left that town cripple. I get soft if
] think much about il, for I'm afraid
was very proud of what I was as man.
It's dangerous life, sir, but in a
struggle for living man must run
risks, and besides, you've risks in all
trades. But really, you know, there's
! q fatal accident in half Of the feats and
scenes as you pay your money to see in
a circus; though we takes SO much
care and practice So hard that we gen.
orally keep the accidents at a distance.
Only one more scene after the elephant
comes of, ard then down tent, and a
bit of sleep, and be off. Strange life,
amt it sirs Artificial, too; but there's
q real side to it; and-there, do you
hear that2 that's ono of my boys calling
me. There he's peeping around the
corner and giving me the cue in a loud
whisper. "Father," he says; ah and
I like the sound of that word-seems
to warm up ones heart; but there's
always q corner that I keep for the
recollections of one thing; and that is,
Having it Real.
Year: 1873

The Leisure Hour, an English maya
zine tells this touching story, as re-
lated by Maj. Brown, of the Fourteenth
Regiment: During the siege of Pom
dicherry, in the East Indies, by the
British army, when NJ. Lally was Gov
ernor there, there were in the French
garrison several war elephants, al! Of
which except one died from the scarcity
OF provisions, and the survivor would
have shared the fate of his companions
but for his uncommon sagacity, which
rendered him favorite with every one,
and the object of general admiration.
This animal, in the absence Of his
keeper was one day amusing himself
with his chain in an open pant of the
town, when man who had committed
theft and was pursued by u great
number of people, despairing of all
other means of safety, ran for
protection under the elephant. Ap-
parently delighted with the poor
wretch's confidence, the creature in
stantly faced about and met the crowd,
erected his trunk and threw his chain
in the air, as is the manner of these
animals when engaged with the
enemy, and became 50 furious in de-
fense of the criminal that, notwith-
standing all the gentle arts made use
OF by the surrounding multitude,
neither they nor even his mauhout OF
driver, to whom he was fondly attached,
aud who was sent for to manage him,
could prevail with him to give up
the malefactor. The contest had
continued for about three hours, When
at length the Governor, hear
ing the strange account of it, came tc
spot, and was so much pleased with
the generous perseverance, of the hon
est quadruped that he yielded to th.
elephants interposition, and pardonei
the criminal. The poor man, in al
ecstacy of gratitude, testified hi
acknowledgements by kissing and EN-
bracing the proboscis of bis kind bene
factor, who was apparently SO sensible


of what had happened that, laying
aside all his former violence, he be
came perfectly tame and gentle in al
instant, aud suffered his keeper to cor
duct him away without tho smallet
resistance.