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Year: 1872

The NGti0n,-a journal which weekly bewai's
the recklessness of statement in the political
journals, and is constantly telling how liulo
Of what they say can be believed comment
ing upon Mr.. COnsul-General Buffers exploits
in Alexandria, observes:


"For the information of Greeley journalists. For whom
fOresee great anguish Of mind when they read o th5
last brawl would remind them that at the time of
the unsavOry Mcfarland mess when Mr. A. ID. Richard
son OF TIE TRIBUNE shot, and Mr.. George Butler
had just got his appointment supper was given al tho
was Just as well known TO NewYOrk journalists then as
It is now; he notorious blackguard and no
body who had the opportunity OF knowing MN tbought
him anything but most unit person for the place ct
the most noted gentleman who was present az tho
'Ovation to q distinguished Journalist and who, Wo
Think presided for part OF the time nc least was be
present liberal Republican and Democratic candidate
for the Presidency"


If we should call this statement an un-
pardonable lie, The Nation, which is rather
nice about (other peOple'0 language, would
think us ill-mannered. And yet wo do
not know how else to characterize III;
for Mr.. Greeley did not preside at
that banquet, and was not present; !;
but on the contrary declined to join the
party; and all this the writer in The Nation
had every opportunity of knowing. 1t is very
often our misfortune to disagree with Tho
Nation, but we believe its editor has some
idea of the responsibilities of journalism, and
it is possibly owing to his absence from tho
city that his paper has lately fallen into such
habit of chattering sanderOus inuendOes,
varied by an occasional plump falsehoOd Like
the above.
Year: 1872

Poor NJ. Thiers has been stung into Ietort
at last. The Right having charged the Gov
ernment with want of economy, the President
replied that their opposition should be political
not financial. He very properly reminds the
opposition that the Government cannot get on
without the support of the legislative branch.
The attitude of the Right shows cOnclusively
that they have determined to oppose the
Executive at every step.
Year: 1872

opposition that the Government cannot get on
without the support of the legislative branch.
The attitude of the Right shows cOnclusivey
that they have determined to oppose the
Executive at every step.


That a great calm has succeeded the storm
of discussion of American relations in the
English newspapers was apparent from the
appearance of the cable dispatches. About the
last of June there was sudden cessation in
the drift of British opinion sent under the
ocean by the wires We were severely let
alone Our London correspondent explains
this in his letter which is printed to-day, and
tells us that the journals are tired Of the dis
cussion; ours were tired of the business long
ago, when it was discovered that our State
Department had put us in the vocative from
the beginning.


Baron Deasy, who is trying the persons ac-
cused of burning Justice KeOgh In eillgy, has
very mild opinion of American political
manners and morals. Justice Keogh was sent
10 Galway TO inquire into the legality OF the
election of Capt. Nolan, Home Rule candidate
for Parliament. His report was very bitter
against the ROmish priesthood, and brought
about the unseating of Nolan. The people
were much exasperated against Keogh, whom
they burned in effigy. This would be called
a sportive transaction in some parts of this
country; but Baron Deasy in opening the
case, said such proceedings would not be even
tolerated in the United States during Presi-
dental campaign. Unsophisticated Deasy!


Judge Barrards case makes but little pro-
cress in the Court of Impeachment. Yesterday
the usual motion for delay was granted, the
counsel for the prosecution agreeing thereto
as their own witnesses were not at hand The
trial, however, only went over until to-day
when il is likely to be taken up IL earnest
Year: 1872

RUSHING INTO. PRINT.-Edi-
tors often come in contact with
men who get furiously angry
at a refusal to print their
grievances, or think him very
''slow" if he does not jump at
the first opportunity to pub
lish some alleged dreadful
fact about a public man which
he, the complainant, has just
found out. Such men should
be thankful that there is such
an institution as the cool, eX-
perienced editor, to stand be-
tween them and the public, or
they would be apt to commit
some unpleasant follies in a
life time. Let a man who is
terribly angry about his din
ner not being ready on time,
sit down and write out just
what he would like to say
about it, and then put it away
for the next days reading
He would be convinced that
the greatest fools on earth are
those who crush into print"
Year: 1872

Small dogs had better not
fool" much with elephants.
At Westport, Mass, as the
menagerie was going through
the streets, a fierce canine
made an assault on the ele-
phant. An "eye witness" says
that the dog in about one min
ute was spread over several
yards Of ground to about the
thickness of sheet iron" We
do not believe the eye witness
but have no doubt that the.
dog was hurt.
Year: 1872

a correspondent of the Will
iamette Farmer feeds his stock
a tablespoonful of sulphur to
each animal with their salt,
once in two weeks. When he
had done so no vermin has
troubled them, and his cows
have not been affected with
garret nor his sheep with grub
in the head. He has practic-
ed this twenty years.
Year: 1872

The new postal cards-de-
signed in accordance with a
system devised by Great Brit
ain-will be ready for delivery
to Postmasters in September.
On and after that time people
who desire to give publicity
to their business viii be able
to do SO in an inexpensive man
ner. ed
Year: 1872

1t would seem as though a
mans beard at least were his
own peculiar property, and
that he had a right to dispose
oft when and where he pleas
ed without bringing upon him
self any great amount of troub-
lie. Nevertheless, a man in
Evansville Ind, lately did
incur deal of trouble by sac
rificing a luxuriant beard which
he had worn for years. He
went hom; after his wife had
retired and she screamed and
went into Mysteries, on which
the mans own brother appered
and fired a pistol at him, and
then Knocked him down.
Next day he could not get a
draft cashed at the bank, and
was even threatened with ar
rest for endorsing it with his
own name. He thinks he will
let his beard grow again.


1t is not possible to ask a
man to return borrowed goods,
books. money, or anything
else, without putting in peril
the beautiful friendship on the
strength of which he fieeced
you. He was a wise man who
said to his friend wishing to
borrow, "You and l are now
good friends. If / lend you
money and you do not pay it,
we shall quarrel. If / refuse
to lend you, l suppose we will
quarrel. There are two chan
ces of a quarrel, and l think l
will keep the money rather
than run the risk of losing it
and YOU"


He had in mind the old saw:


81 had my money and my FREUD.


lent my money to my friend,


l asked nv money of my friend,


lost money and my friend"
Year: 1872

The Source Of Dickens Scenes and Por.


traits.


The London Daily News, in reviewing
Forsters' Life of Dickens. says:


The publication of Mr.. Forster's .sirst
volume" will almost prove as great sur
prise to the world as the first appearance
of the first story which won fame for the
subject of the biography. No one ever
doubted that Mr.. Dickens drew from ac-
tual observation and experience many Of
the characters and scenes of his novels.
But no one suspected that he actually
lived through SO many of the most pain
full experiences WHICH moistened the eyes
of those who, reading of them in the pages
of fiction, believed them to be only the
imaginary sufferings of a novelist's hero
We now learn for the first time as a GER
tainty that Dickens actually knew the
very depths of poverty. It was he, and
not David Copper6eld, who sorted the
bottles, and was half starved and shabby,
and ashamed of himself for the company
which he found himself compelled to keep.
It was he who wandered through London
streets a poor little social outcast. Now
for the first time we seem to have learned
the secret of the individuality belonging
to all of Dickens really great novels
The effect of the exaggerated care which
surrounded the childhood of Montaigne
with luxury. which wakened him in the
morning with music. and made his early
life soft holiday, is not more evident in
his easy, pleasant. happy-valley medita-
tons, than is the schooling of the episode
of London poverty visible in the best
writings of Dickens. 1t would hardly be
too much to say that in that period Dick
ems accumulated his whole stock of mate
rials. his entire outfit for his career of
fortune and of fame. 1t was the intense
ly healthy and manly moral nature of the
boy, contrasting so much at times with
his ph hysical condition. that kept him sink
ing artistically into synicism and despon-
dency. as it kept him from plunging in
dividually into recklessness and debase-
ment.


All that Is striking. enduring, celebra-
ted in Dickens books would seem to have
been simply transferred there bodily out
of real life. All that is weak, defective
and evauescent in the way of portraiture
or reflection came from that inner consci-
BUSINESS which people once called imagina-
ton. For ourselves, however, we shall
not cease to believe that the ideal as well
as the real must go into a truly great
work of art. even though David Copper
field and Micawber are pictures taken
from models that then lived We are still
convinced that Shakespeare never knew
Hamlet in the flesh. and that Faust never
walked the streets of Frankfort. LEIPZIG
or Weimar
Year: 1872

We have had many stories about the
SaSacity of animals, most of which are &c
be taken at the best with grain of salt;
but here is one that comes from Lebanon
KY, that requires whole handful of the
appstizing muriate Of soda to make it palat.
able. 1t appears that a sick LADY, dwell
ing in Lebanon, was ordered by her phvsi-
clan to eat wild meat only, as nourishment.
during tie continuance of her illness, but,
as game did not abound in the vicinity of
Lebanon, there was some difficulty in OBJ
tanning the requisite supply. What was to
be done? Game must be had, and there
were no apparent means of procuring it..
The family cat, Observing the perplexity
that prevailed in the household
OF her mistress, and moved, doubt
less, with desire to prove her
gratitude for milk and other delicacies that
had been profusely spread before her as oc-
casiOn demanded, ceased 10 watch her ia
miliar rat-holes and sailed forth. Towards
evening she returned with a wild
rabbit, and thus it was for many days until
her mistress recovered. She then went
back to her old manner of life, leaving rab-
bits to occupy their burrows in peace.
This is cat, indeed. We don't believe a
word of it; but, as there are many who
will swallow it entire, and quote it as a won
derful example of the reasoning powers of
animals, we give it such circulation as lies
in our power to do. The Kentucky paper,
to which we are indebted for the
story, vouches for its truth. We suppose
that ought 10 be sufficient, but we are
ashamed to admit that is not, by any man
ner of means,
Year: 1872

1t is time that the Democracy in every
county of the State should see to the prep
aration and distribution of tickets for the
November election. Wherever it is posi-
BILE to have them published in a local office
it is best and safest to do so. But if the
facilities for publishing these tickets are
not convenient nor satisfactory, then any
orders which may be sent to the State Ex-
ecutive Committee will be promptly at
ten ded To.
Year: 1872

THERE was an amusing case in the Mu-
nicipal Court, Boston, the other day. A
man was brought to the front of the dock,
charged with assaulting his wife; but when
the woman was called upon to testify, she
wasn't positive in regard to his identity.
She had been married six years, but
couldn't swear that this man was or was
not her husband. He declared that he
never saw her before, and was, therefore
discharged.
Year: 1872

BERLIN, Oct. 11.-A feet of five Ger
man men-of-war is now fitting out for a
cruise around the world. The expedition
will be under command of Admiral Werner
and will be gone Is months. The fleet
sails directly for the West Indies and then
will proceed TO New Orleans and other
ports of the United States.
Year: 1872

4 quarrel which ended in case of stab
bing took place at the livery stable of A.
Coquillard on Sunday night between Will
liam Shaw and man named Robinson


Mr.. Robinson keeps boarding house on
Michigan street. and the alteration grew
out of a refusal by Shaw to meet a de-
mand made by him for board money.
Mr.. r. became enraged at the insulting
replies which he received, and struck
Shaw with a buggy whip over the head.
Shaw in return inflicted upon Robinson
two thrusts with large pocket knife.
One entered his abdomen near the right
hip, the other would doubtless have prov
ed fatal had not its force been stayed by
striking the lower portion of the breast
bone. Shaw gave himself at once into
the custody of Sheriff Glover but was
discharged on the day following, Robin
son refusing to prosecute. The man
Shaw, although young, is said to have u.s.
ed his kuife in quarrels before and to be
decidedly of the desperate order. Doc
tor Partridge rendered surgical assistance
to the wounded man, and although his
situation is still somewhat critical it is
probable that he will ultimately recover.


South Bend Register.
Year: 1872

GEO FRANCIS TRAIN, speaking of the
mongrel convention at Cincinnati said !:
THE convention is denominated as q
Liberal Republican Convention, but
notice good many prominent Democrat
ic leaders around who have dropped in
here, some representing houses in New
York, some going out snipe shooting, and
some attending to important litigation in
the Courts. | think l never saw so
many old fashioned Democratic leaders
hanging around any place as may be seen
here now. 1t reminds me of Dundreary's s
question, "Why does a dog wag his tail ?
A dog wags his tail because the dog Is
bigger than the tail; otherwise the tail
would wag the dog" Now it seems to
me the Democratic tail is wagging the
Republican mastiff"
Year: 1872

Citizens on south side of the river
complain of the carousals at the tavern
over there on Sunday afternoon and even
ings, and threaten strongly of indicting
the place as nuisance if better order is
not observed hereafter. Other people
have rights as well as roughs and such as
white men are bound to respect. So say
citizens from the south side
Year: 1872




Several days ago the APPEAL stated
that it was hardly probable, in view Of
the changed relations Of parties and
fragments of parties In New Hamp-
shire, that the Democrats could carry
the State. The results are better than
were anticipated. The Chicago Times
Gf yesterday morning says the defect
OF the party is abundantly compen-
sated by the moral which it furnishes.
The moral Is embodied in the obvious
deduction that the Democratic party
alone stands no shadow Of a
chance to prevent the reelection Of
Grant. The most hopelessly pig
headed member of the party must
now recognize the fact that the Demo-
cratic candidate for president could
not carry more than One-third Of the
electoral vote. 1t follows that the
hope of rescuing the country from
imperialism and corruption depends
solely on the union Of all the elements
ofopposition. To secure this union and
achieve victory, which it almost as
sGres, it is necessary that the conven-
4ion at Cincinnati shall recognize the
wide and spontaneous expressions Of
popular approval that have been
elicited by the selection Of David
Davis as a candidate at Columbus,
Ohio,
Year: 1872

notwithstanding the exceedingly inclement state
Of the weather yesterday and the impedimcnts to
city travel there was goodly number Of persons
IN the Court Of Oyer and Terminer previous to and
during the proceedings in the seventh days trial
o Edward s. Stokes, among whom were few of
the fair sex. There was nothing new in the testi-
mony given yesterday from that given on the first
trial. with the exception OF conversation testified
20 as occurring between Mr. Andrew Parker,
new witness or the prosecution. This witness tes-
tihcd that as far back as six or eight weeks prior
20 the shooting lie mad heard Stokes


THREATEN THE LIFE OF FISK


and say that he had pistol for him, at the same
time calling Fisk blackmailer. While this testl-
mony was being given Stokes arose in his seat and
exclaimed, IT'S false, every word OF it is 1alse."
The witness was subjected to severe cross-eXam-
naton, but tenaciously stuck to his story.


The prosecution rested their case during the
afternoon, and MIR. Townsend, Of counsel Tor the
prisoner delivered his opening address, which
was pithy and forcible, though brief. During his
semarks he arraigned the private counsel on the
other side in quite severe terms. winch brought on
q lively scene, lasting for about fifteen minutes.
As far as is yet known the line OF defence Will
not differ materially from that OF the first trial;
at least there was nothing in the opening OF MI.
Townsend to indicate change.
Year: 1872

reference to the nature Of their duties. He was
not informed as to what particular classes OF Of
fences would be submitted 10 them, but upon this
matter the District Attorney would inform them.
Their sources Of information in finding bills must
statements Of witnesses, unless any member OF
their body had knowledge ofthe commission OF an
offence against the law, when ne would, OF


The Court then adjourned.
Year: 1872

BLEEDING FROM THE NosE.-Put piece
Of paper in your mouth, chew it rapidly. and
it will step your nose bleeding; or placing
small roll of paper or muslin above the front
teeth, under the upper lips, and pressing hard
on the same, will arrest bleeding from the
nose; checking the passage OF blood through
the arteries leading to the nose.
Year: 1872

captured a whale which had harpoon
in one of its fins similar to those used in


the South Pacific; and this happened in
a region where, as Captain Hall says,
"the sail of an American or European
vessel had never been given to the wind
before" In May Captain Hall hopes
to make clear passage to the undiscov-
cred pole and learn all necessary infor-
nation concerning that region, about
which so much has been conjectured, and
for which so many noble lives have been
sacrificed. He also assured the captain
of the Meerbek tina. if the future role
of the expedition, then conceived by
him and strongly believed to be easily
practicable, would not be interrupted
by unforeseen accidents, the Polaris would
be at home next September, after having
achieved the renowned object of its ad-
venturous voyage. Apart from the leak
occasioned by sharp berg of ice beneath
the surface of the water, Polaris looks
trim and sound. Since her departure
from New York she has not lost rope,
spar or an inch of canvass. The health
of all on board has been considerably
improved by the trip, and those who
were of meagre build have grown as
shapely as they desire. Capt. Hall as
serts that if there be any habitable land
in the vicinity of the North Pole it will
be the ne plus ultra of salubrious eli.
mates, and his only fear is that he and
his men may have to encounter new
and formidable race of human beings.
Year: 1872

BEAUTY OF OLD PE1PLE.-Men and
women make their own beauty or their
own ugliness. Lord Lytton speaks in
one of his novels of man "who was
uglier than he had any business to be !"
and if he could but read it, every hu-
man being carries his life in his face,
and is good looking or the reverse as
that life has been good or evil On our
features the fine chisel Of thought and
emotion are eternally at work. Beauty
is not the monopoly of blooming young
men and of pink and white maidens.
There is sIow-growing beauty which
only comes to perfection in old age
Grace belongs to no period of life, and
goodness improves the longer it exists.
| have seen sweeter smiles from lip Of
seventy than upon lip of seventeen.


There is the beauty of youth and the
beauty of holiness-a beauty much more
seldom met, and more frequently found
IN the arm chair by the lire, with grand
children around its knee, than in the
ballroom or promenade. Husband and
wife, who have fought the world side by
side, who have made common stock of
joy or sorrow, and aged together, are not
unfrequently found curiously alike in
personal appearance, and in pitch am
tone of voice-just as twin pebbles on
the beach, exposed to the same tidal in
fuences, are each others second self.
He has gained a feminine something,
which brings his manhood into full re-
lief. She has gained a masculine some
thing which acts as foil to her woman
hood.
Year: 1872

COUNTRY NEwsPAPERs.-Few people
appreciate the value of the village papers
which gather up the news of county
and advocate the interests of locality.
And few understand the amount of abil-
ity required to edit such paper where
one man must be editor, publisher, book
keeper, and all. Imagine how much
the intelligence OF the country would
suffer by the blotting out of the country
papers, which treat the immediate inter-
ests of the people and thus come into
immediate contact with their minds


The true country editor understands
that his paper thrives by being intensely
local that it is not by learned editori-
ais on tariff and income tax, but by ar
ticles in favor of the new railroad, by
descriptions of the new factory, by advo-
cacy of the new bridge, that he must
succeed. People look in his columns
not only for the latest general news, but
for mention of every interesting fact
of every curious matter of gossip in his
own country. And thus the paper be
comes the reflector of the current events
and the public sentiment of his section
Nothing is too small to be itemlzed if
only it is of interest. A country editor
advertised the other day that he would
insert list of the names of all the peo
pie who had joined the churches in the
county in a recent revival. Which show.
ed that he understood his business. He
proposed to chronicle every event of in
terest occurring in his jurisdiction.


Every intelligent family should give
a cordial support to the local newspaper
1t is one of the great educational infu
ences. Hearth and Home.
Year: 1872

KEEP THE GATE SHUT.-An English
farmer was one day at work in his fields,
when he saw party of huntsman riding
about his farm. He had one field that
he was specially anxious they should not
ride over, as the crop was in a condition
to be badly injured by the tramp of
horses. So he dispatched one of his
workmen to this field, telling him to
shut the gate, and then keep watch over
it, and ON no account to suffer it to be
opened. The boy went as he was bid
den; but was scarcely at his post before
the hunters came up, premptorily order
ing the gate to be opened. This the boy
declined to do, stating the orders he had
received, and his determination not to
disobey them. Threats and bribes were
offered, alike in vain, one after another
came forward as spokesman, but all with
the same result; the boy remained i'm
movable in the determination not to open
the gate. After a while, one of noble
presence advanced, and said in COM
manding tones "My boy, do you know
me :? / am the Duke of Wellington,
one not accustomed to be disobeyed ; and
l command you to open that gate that |
and my friends may pass through" E" The
boy lifted his cap and stood uncovered
before the man whom all England de-
lighted to honor, then answered firmly
{" L am sure the Duke os Wellington
would not wish me to disobey orders.
l must keep this gate shut, nor suffer any
one to pass but with my masters express
permission. Greatly pleased, the sturdy
old warrior lifted his own hat, and said
" l honor the man or boy who can be
neither bribed nor frightened into doing
wrong. With an army of such soldiers
l could conquer not only the French
but the whole world" And handing
the boy a glittering sovereign, the duke
put spurs to his horse and galloped away
while the boy ran off to his work, shout
ing at the top of his voice: 4" Hurrsh,
Hurrah, I've done what Napoleon
couldn't do-Tve kept out the Duke Of
Wellingtop.-Gristian Weekly.