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Year: 1873




Conrad, the Emperor of Germany, was
remarkable for the unsparing punish
ment of all who crossed his purpose. A
quaint but true legend recites that a
certain Count Lupold, who was one OF
those fearing death, fed into remote
forest and lived in q hut with his wife,
1t happened that the Emperor, while
hunting, came to the spot and passed
the night with them. That night the
Counts wife became the mother of a
son, and the Emperor dreamt that the
child then born would be his heir. As
the dream returned thrice, he was
greatly troubled, aud the next morning
he commanded two of his servants to
kill the child. They took it away,
but, being moved by its smiles, they
placed it under q tree, and brought
back a hare's heart to the Emperor
A certain duke, passing by soon after,
found the child, and took it home to
his wife, and adopted it as his own.
Afterwards, the Emperor being with this
duke and hearing him relate, as forest
adventure, the history of this boy. who
was then present, began to suspect that
the victim had escaped Being confirmed
in the opinion, he took him into his SER
vice as a page, and then sent HIM with a
letter to the Empress, in which he charged
her, upon pain Of his displeasure, to have
the bearer put to death. The youth set
out and after seven days came TO GER
tain priests house, who received him
with great hospitality. The priest was
struck by his comely air, and by his trav-
cling so far. While he slept he looked
at his letter, and discovered the horrible
fate that awaited him; so erasing the
writing, he substituted these words:


This is the youth whom | have
chosen as the husband of our daughter
| charge you to give her to him quickly"


Next morning the lad awoke refreshed
and said;


"Adieu, dear host.


The priest replied.


Remember me when you are EN-
peror.


The boy only laughed, esteeming it a
Jest so they parted. On arriving at AK
la-Chapelle, he delivered his letters, and
so well did the strategem succeed that
Wnen Tue emperor WrOJei soon aIIeri 10
ask if his orders had been obeyed, the
Empress assured him that the nuptials
had been celebrated with great celerity,
as he had desired. The Emperor hardly
believed his eyes when he read her let
ter. Mounting his horse, be rode Of
and with great speed to
Aix-la. Chapelle. On his arrival the
Empress presented their daughter and
For long time the Empe-
ror seemed lost in astonishment, and
uncertain what to do. At tlength nature
prevailed, and he exclaimed:


T" The will of Heaven cannot be resisted !"


Then he compelled the two 'squires
to reveal what they had done, and the
Count to come from the Black Forest
and receive back his son with peace
from the Emperor, who left him as heir,
aud who succeeded him as Henry ii.
On the spot in the forest where the |
child was born was erected afterward |
The noble monastry of Hirichau.
Year: 1873

The London Times has received from
correspondent the following account Of
japanese execution Il went TO see
an execution at Yeddo out of a vile cur


iosity. | repented of it, but still it was
most extraordinary spectacle, and in-
pressed me very much. The culprits
were eight in number, one being wo


man. They we're all beheaded with a
sword. The operation was performed
with wonderful dexterity and cooluess


aud not one of them, even the women,
showed the slightest symptom of lear


There was space of ground roped of
inside were three holes dug in the ground,
with a little mound behind each, on which
was spread mat for the criminal to kneel
on. On one side Of the inclosure were
two japanese officials, 10 chairs, to see
the thing properly conducted | had
place directly in front Of the mounds, at
about six feet distance. The criminals
were placed in a row on one side Of the
inclosure, blind folded with pieces of pa
per Chey use paper for everything there)
What struck me most was the horrd
GOODNESS of the cxecutioner's assistant,
good looking lad of about eighteen He
went up to each poor wretch in his turn,
gave him tap on the shoulder, led him
up to the mound aud made him kneel
on the mat he then stripped his should


ers, made him stretch out his neck, said
"That will do" and in flash the mans
head was in the hole in front of him. and
his bleeding neck was, as it were, staring
me In the face. The assistant, still with
the same pleasant smile, picked the head
up, threw some water over the face to
wash of the blood and mud, and presnted
it to the japanese officials, who nodded
aud signed to 80 on with the next the
assistant then gave the corpose blow be


tween the shoulders to expel the blood,
aud finally threw the carcass aside like
log of wood He then repeated the same
pleasant programme with tie next.
never thought mans head could come
off so easily; it was like chopping cab
bages, only accompanied with peculiar
aud most horried sound-that of cutting
meat, in fact. There was dense crowd
of japanese present, including many We
men and even children these people
never ceased to eat, smoke, and chatter
the whole time, making remarks on the
performance, and even occasionally laugh


ing, just as if they were at theatre.
The executioner poured water on his
sword between each decapitating, as one
vets knife in order to cut india ubber.
Year: 1873

a well known Philadelphia went to
fittsourgh, few days ago, and when
he entered the sleeping car he thought
struck him that he might get to walking
about during the night while asleep, as
he was something of somnambulist and
walk OF the platform into better world.
SO he went to the brakeman and gave
hiE dollar, with strict instructions that
if he saw him walking around the car in
his sleep, to seize him aud force him back
at all hazards Then the PhiladeInh;,n
turned in, and soon his reverbera,ing
snore echoed the screech of the locomo,;re
About two o'clock Loomis awoke. and az
the air of the car seemed sitting. he
determined to 60 on the platform for
fresh breath or two. Just as he got to
the door the brakeman saw him, grasped
him, and held him down When the
Philadelphia recovered his breath, he
Indignantly exclaimed, What do you
mean Let me up, [ tell you am as
wide awake as you are" But the brake
man put another knee on his preast, and
insisted that the man was asleep, aud then
he called another brakeman, and after a
terrific struggle, during which the uu-
iortunte received bumps aud blowes
innumerable, the railroad man, iammed
him into berth, put a trunk and eight
carpet bags on him, and then sat on him
to hold him down until morning. The
first thing the Philadelphia asked for
when he arrived in Pittsburgh was a
respectable hospital where they cured
the temporarily insane He thinks his
reason was partially dethronei by his
efforts to comprehend how that brake
man could have the face to ask for an
other dollar because of the trouble he
gave him during the night.
Year: 1873

Governor Letcher the other day related
a very interesting incident of the war,
while in Kemper's room at the hotel He
said that in one Of the battles below Rich
n.ond, four flag bearers had been shot
down and call had been made for vol
uuteor to carry the eolors A STRIPPING
took the torn standard In a few minutes
the If was snapped by shot. The boy
sat down, unloosed shoe string, aud tied
it. He started in front again. Another
bullet splintered the staff 1t was fasteu-
ed by the other shoe string. lie had,
hardly shook the folds oct second time
when down iell the fag, struck by ball
The shoe strings had given out. He un-
buttoned his jacket, ripped his shirt into
ribbons, aud wrapped the broken rod and
carried the tattered ensign through the
fight. Governor Letcher said When they
brought me the boy, with the shattered
staff patched up with shoe strings and
shirt tail, | made him an officer and gave
him the best sword Virginia had The
gallant fellow was from Monroe county.
de was killed in battle.-LeriRgton Ga
zctfe.
Year: 1873

The following teuder missive was pick
ed up in the ladies sitting room cf the
railroad depot at Fonda: Dear Charles,
do you love me as much as you did at a
quarter TO II last night Say you DO
dearest, and it will give me spirit to go
down aud tackle them cold beans left
from Yesterday" The answer sent was.
Yes; hoist them in, my angel"
Year: 1873

All were eager to get look at him, and
one after another We climbed up and
sazed in. The opening had every indi-
cation of being natural-no marks of
tools were visible within it. (In the
Cascade we'll, in the first chamber, are a
number Of similar caverns, but not so
large). Two of the party being hoisted
up to take the
Year: 1873

ER- And now comes the Republican with very
thin fiction about delinquent tax list in 1862
Did the man whe told you that stery ever have
"boils" so badly that he had to go to a water
cure for treatmenti Was he ever publicly cow
hided for insulting woman who had been placed
under his protection and did he come to us still
rubbing the welts, and beg like dog that we
would say nothing about it in the paperi Did
he ever, during the war, take revenge upon men
against whom he held grudges by pointing them
out to the Jayhawkers as rebels, and have them
plundered and impoverishedi Was he ever brib-
ed by Railroad Company TO swindle the tax
payers of the COuutyf If SO, We know him. We
undertook to string up the lies he told on us last
Summer and Fall, and had longer string than
David had of Philistine foreskins, and with lar
ger surplus over He wants to run for Office, this
Fall, and get scooped, as he did once before.
When he does run, we shall have something to
tell you about him.
Year: 1873

" When men lose their temper in a contest,
60 to striking wild and at random, and threaten to
make their antagonist "prove" things, IL pretty
evident that they are badly demoralized The
Repnblican is in that deplorable fix. But we
haven't fairly commenced yet. We have only
taken off the first coat Of hide, and shall next go
to rubbing in salt and pepper. We propose to
make them sick of forcing on quarrel of person
alitiee
Year: 1873

n The Repmblicdn says that Q number Of pa
pers copied from the Chief, as news, advertise
ments that had been standing for weeks in the
Republican. This shows that the Chief is read,
and that it pays to advertise in it. Tbaak you
for the Involuntary commitment
Year: 1873

u We have been accused of getting 1000
Of being thief an Iuidsl, and of moving to
Troy-but we have never yet been guiity of the
miserably bad taste, the downright babyism,
of snivelling and whining because exchanges cop
led more from other papers than they did from
ours. couple of good sized sugar-teats are bad
ly needed up at the corner.
Year: 1873

II There is no getting round it. we must have
first-class Inqusition in this County. When
men have the hardihood to bold religious views
of their own, regardless of what the editors of
the Republieas pretend to believe, weekly d.nun-
Citations Of them in a newspaper, and holding
them up to the execration of the world, are not
sufficient They should be subjected to the rack,
the red-hot pincers, and the stake.
Year: 1873

The Atchison Champion is now made up principally
from the Troy CHEF You Tickle and I'll tickle YOU
Editorial Leader in last Hia,catha Dfspatsh:


If you would tickle yourself less in the neck
you might be able occasionally to get of some
thing that other papers would consider worth
copyinr.
Year: 1873

y Will the Atchison Champion please NOT
copy from the Chief any more'-or, if 1t does, &C.
casionally credit leading article to the RrpHbH'
can, as the st. Joe Gazette did few days ago. II
is terribly trying to the gentle beings who run
the Republican, to see the Chief so extensively
copied
Year: 1873

u About the worst failure of the season, is
the attempt Of the RepHblicaa TO make capital
against the Chief among the Methodists. In fact,
ths RepEblicaE is not brilliant success in any
thing.
Year: 1873

Resolred, That we deem it expedient to appoint
an agent for onr State, whose duty il shall be to
correspond with the Oranges of the different
States, aud make contracts for and In behalf Of
the different Oranges Of this State, as TO the
exchange and transportation Of the products of
the different States
Year: 1873

They (men of activity and faction) contract
a habit of ill-nature and dsingenuity necessary
to their affairs and the temper of those upon
whom they are to work, that liberal-minded
men would not persuade themselves to en-
tertain, even for the prevention of all the mis-
chief the others intend.-Clarendon
Year: 1873

There are few periods In life more critical
than that in which sensibilities and strong
feeling begin to develop themselves in young
people. The question is about to be decided
whether what is at present merely romantic
feeling is to become generous devotion, and
to end by maturing into self-denial, or wheth-
er it is to remain only sickly sentiment,
and, by reaction, degenerate into bitter and
sneering tone.-Robertson.
Year: 1873

Conclusion of Long Branch letter
"Long Branch, as place to leave, is the
most charming in America. Five dollars a
day for stall 10 sleep in is but small por-
tion of the 'lreariness that you miss when you
are away from it."
Year: 1873

A worthy old lady offers the following ad-
vice to girls: "Whenever fellow pops the
question, don't blush and stare at your foot.
Just throw your arms around his neck, look
him full in the face, and commence talking
about the furniture"
Year: 1873

Among my more recent inventions

 A printing press that sets it's own type, writes it's own editorials and stirs up delinquent subscribers. It answers very we'll for clothes press, or & sub- soil blow, or threshing machine, and is warranted to press the question, or to press forward. '

 A brick ship, to sail the mighty waters of the great Atlantic. It has a granite foundation, with a fine cellar, and good well with free-stone- paved walk running in front of. it at the rate of ten knots mile.

 A simplifed pot-hook, which you can unfold, and it makes nice spring bon net for your wife; and it is equally easy to turn 1t into an overcoat, or you can use it for 8 handkerchief or standing collar.

 A compound toothpick, which will pick anything out of a hollow tooth from shoulder of meat to a toothache You unfold it and behold you have a step-ladder; give it another twist, and then you have aone-horse dray reverse it, and you have cottage with three rooms and an acre lot.

 An umbrella, so antagonistic to water that, if you should fall in the river with it, you would come out perfectly dry. It is altogether unnecessary even to hold it over you in a storm. Fold it up and it is a walking cane, press on a spring and it is coal 'scuttle; turn it inside out and it is a plug hat turn it again and you have pair of boots. Everybody gets dry who carries it. af..
Year: 1873

The enterprising individual who earned few dollars by charging sight seers for admission to the house where his father had been murdered, has rival in the London proprietor of music hall who hired for exhibition ten of the survivors of the Northheet dis aster. Penniless as they were, they consented, and the very night after the catastrophe, less than twenty-four hours since the terrible tragedy in real life had been enacted, these ten men found themselves seated upon concert saloon stage with the curtain rising and re- vealing them amid loud cheers to very large and uncontrollably enthusiastic audience. The entertainment was re-

 peated again and again, the contract being for twelve nights. Crowds greeted them every evening and financially it was great success. 1t is singular illustration of the freaks of fortune that the calamity which shocked the whole news-reading world and sent more than three hundred souls into eternity should have filled the pockets of this saloon keeper with money and brought upon the uncouth, disappearing men round after round of applause for merely sitting upon stage from which forty-eight hours before they would have been ignominiously driven. The temporary victory over death makes 8 man something of 8 hero after all, even if it is certain that the victory is really, at best, but a check. T77" 7a,' .'#
Year: 1873

One of the great social problems of the day is. to explain why there are so many marriageable women who never get married. Some say that it is owing to an excess in numbers of women over men, in consequence of which there are not husbands enough to go round. This, however, is disproved by statis- tics. Take the world through, and the figures show that there are as many men in 1t as there are women. Others attribute it to the responsiveness of modern life. Men do not marry be- cause, it is said, they cannot afford to. But the fact is, that no man who truly loved 8 woman ever hesitated to become engaged to her and eventually marry her because of poverty. There are cold blooded men, with no idea of any feel ing for woman stronger than languid admiration, who may be deterred from assuming what they regard as burden in the shape of wife, unless assured of a liberal income; but most are not so calculating. Others, again, attribute the evil to women's fastidiousness. They expect too much in a husband, and, while waiting for an impossible shadow, let the possible substance slip through their fingers. This is libel on the sex. As rule, they are no more fastidious than men are, and are just as susceptible as men to that enchantment of love which invests it's object with every perfection, and covers up every fault. So far as men and women them selves are concerned, they are as prone to marriage now as in any period of the worlds history. Nevertheless, there the women are wanting for husbands, and not getting them. Every social circle is full of them. They are pretty, they are accomplished, they are sensi- ble, and under proper training they would make excellent wives and moth CTS; but they never get chance. What seems to be needed is more thorough method of bringing men and women into social contact with each other
Year: 1873

We understand that the Old Testament Company, engaged in the revision of the Bible, having gone a first time through the Pentateuch, have now ar rived at their final revision of the Book of Numbers, and there can be no doubt that in the spring they will have com pleted the revision of this part of the Scriptures We believe that many members of the company are favorable to an immediate publication of the re- vised Pentateuch. Weare sure that the public would be glad to see g specimen of their labor in this division. of the Bible, and, so far as we can see, the only question interfering with publica- tion is connected with the labors of the American revisers; who, in companies similarly formed, are engaged on the same work. Of course, the revised Bible would have greater authority among English-speaking people, ii it came with the the approval of the New as we'll as the Old World, and 1t IS not improbable that conference will be arranged, with view, if possible, to secure such agreement.
Year: 1873

In the midst of the gloomy feeling, that
equally possess the inhabitants Of town and
country, when Winter slops over too outrage
ously in the lap of Spring, it is some comfort
to hear that one of those seemingly invinci-
BILE prize-package fiends has just been killed
on Western railroad. ~ t '1
Year: 1873

ha5- Franklin said: "W hen you run
in debt you give another power over
your liberty" Our old friend Franklin
was practical man, and uttered many
wise and truthful sayings. They were
truthful sayings in his day and are just
as truthful now. Young mal and young
women, the golden rule of life is d" keep
out of debt" If you have not the
means to pay for beef, eat dry bread,
but don't go in debt. Ifyou can't pay
for silk dress, don't order it, but Sc
lect calico dress and plank down the
cash, but don't go in debt.
Year: 1873

~ Speaking regarding some gun
ming exploits, a sportsman narrates a
singular instance of gun hanging fire.
He had snapped his gun at a grey
squirrel, and the cap had exploded, but
the piece not going off he took it from
his shoulder, looked down into the
barrel, and saw the load just starting,
when, bringing it to his shoulder again,
it went off and killed tho squirrel.
Year: 1873

ty Some one tellsa story of a steam
boat passenger watching the revolving
light of light house on the coast and
exclaiming "Gosh! the wind blows
that light out as fast as the man can
strike it,"
Year: 1873

DIsPELLING HIS GLOON. "A broken
hearted young thing writes to n weekly
paper as follows: "Abolit three years
ago I became acquainted with young
gentleman; and, although he never
paid me any particular attention, he
would often accompany me to and from
church, &c. But lately I noticed a
great change in him. He avoids me
as much as possible, and starts if I ad-
dress him. Can he have ceased to love
me? for I know he did, though he
never said SO. If I thought he had, it
would break my heart" Perhaps we
ought not to interfere in this matter;
but, as we know exactly what should
be done with the young man, we feel
as if we ought to speak out. Do not
attempt to reason with him, or caiole
him or pacify him. The next time he
calls, take monkey wrench, fasten it
securely on his nose, lead him off to
the dining-room, and ask him what he
means. If he don't answer, twist the
wrench three or four times, and butt
his head up against the stove or the
mantle piece until his gloom is dis
PEELED. If he says he has ceased TO
love you, let your fingers daily with his
ringlets lovingly for few moments,
and then suddenly lift out couple of
handsful, and have IN Irishman at hand
to come in and sit on him awhile, and
knock out his teeth and jump up and
down on him and be sociable. Then
let him 80, and commence your arrange
montS tn rOpn in a froch MON Vo,,
cannot afford to waste your young life
upon such wretch as this; and where
heart will not. throb to heart or soul
respond to soul, the best thing to do is
to confuse the nose at once.