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Year: 1873

never reached. Her manner, when she heard
of her brothers arrival, proved that she could
be as impulsive as any one, and yet it was the
first time we had ever seen her so. After
we had known her for six months, had de-
cided that Johns wife was quiet, lady'like
little body, doing her duty faithfully as his
wife, to himself and his family; and yet I
was obliged to confess, I should have been
better pleased to have seen less duty and more
affection; or, at least, the outward signs Of it.
1 believe she did love us dearly but her love
for John was not what but will not in
trude my thoughts and feelings here. If
John was satisfied, I ought to be, and he was
very happy.


TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
Year: 1873

1t was cold, bleak November day. The


autumn leaves were whirling in eddying cur
rents, or we're driven in heaps against the
sheltered side of the house, to lie until their
bright scarlet and orange hue should fade into
the sombre tints of decay. There was nothing
Year: 1873

s@ Donald Mckay, commander Of the
Warm Spring Indians, is the son Of a Scotch
settler fthe same name by an Indian woman.
He is said to be an educated man, and during
the war was the colonel of an Indian regiment
in the Union service. He now holds a tenn.
porary commission from the Government as
captain.
Year: 1873

CURIOUS INMATE OF A TooTH.-A remark
able case in dentistry is mentioned by the
New Brunswick New Jersey Times, of citi:
zen of that town, who, after the extraction of
a tooth with which he had been long tormen-
ted, but in which the only part apparently un-
sound was so minute as not to admit the In
sertion of a delicate needle, discovered on
cracking it with hammer that it was mere
she'll in which lived nondescript six.legged
bug, which ran briskly about the table on be-
ing released from its prison. As the gentle
man is confident that the animal could not
have made its way through the perforation
from without, he considers this clear case of
spontaneous generation.
Year: 1873

pa- The Grass Valley, California Union
says that the Indians are annihilating the
fishes in the mountain streams, and this is
how they do it: They wait until the season of
the year when the streams run but little wa
ter, and when the fishes collect in the deepest
and widest holes in the stream. They then
cut off the water above such holes, and use
soap root rubbed into lather in the holes.
The soap root soon causes all the fish in the
hole to float on the surface of the water in q
stupe6ed condition. Not one escapes.
Year: 1873

| J


world"


"Why not ?" said Mary II do not under.
stand you.


"Oh you know you were engaged to your
cousin Richard, then, and we were all making
our arrangements to visit you at his house. u


There was something in the tone in which
this last remark was made, which induced me
to turn toward the speaker. She was looking
at Mary with sweet smile on her lips but
if ever 1 saw mischief in woman's eye, !
saw it in hers then. Mary had as yet made
no reply. Her silence attracted my attention,
and on observing her, found she was looking
sick and faint. I put my hand on hers and
said


"I hope you are not annoyed, Henrietta,
that your plans should have been disarranged.
I should think, when you consider the happi-
ness Mary has conferred on us by coming
here, you ought to be willing to make the sac
rifce of giving up visiting her at cousin
Richards"


"If she is satisfied, I can assure you I am. "


"We can scarcely hope that Elmwood will
ever be as agreeable to you as Waverly but
my sisters and myself will do all that we can
to compensate for the pleasure of which you
have been deprived, by marrying brother
John"


But let me describe Miss Henrietta Lewis.
She was emphatically petite. There is no
word in the English language which expresses
my idea, or 1 would use it. The general i'm
preston regarding her was most favorable.
She was considered the belle of the neighbor-
hood-not on account of her beauty but her
manners we're 80 charming! No one knew
Year: 1873

she was of Nellie's age, instead Of being my
senior. However, if it gave her pleasure to
try and diminish the number Of her years and
increase mine, it could do me no harm. But
kept my thoughts to myself, and only said


"Here is note from Henrietta Lewis, in
viting us there this evening. I will read it to
you, and then you can decide on your answer.


Mary was the first to speak.
. ~ do not think I can 60, Matte. You
know have not seen Harry for so long, and
1 have so much to say to him."


~ am afraid, Mary, that Harry and your
self both ought to 60. Henrietta sends an
especial message to you. Have you no curl
osity to see who tbs you are to be surprised
by meeting9"


Marys face flushed little, as she replied


"No, there is no one I could meet at Hen
rietta Lewis whose presence would give me
pleasure"


"Very we'll, dear, you must do as you think
best shall be sorry to 60 without you; but
I know if were in your place, no party in
the world could be as pleasant as nice long
chat with a brother"


So it was decided that Nellie and John and
were to 20, and Mary and Harry to remain
at home.


I do not know why it was, but there was
something about Mary's conduct at this time
that made me feel as if we had never really
known her. 1 do not intend to say that she
was deceiving us; but there seemed to be
some hidden depths of feeling which we had
Year: 1873

THE SANTA RITA SAW MILL CO. l are now prepared to furnish all kinds of

 Lum Der and Shingles at the Lowest Prices and of the Very Best Quality ever offered in this market

 Parties wanting any kind of lumber will please leave their orders at the store of Messrs E. N. Fish & Co.,, and they will be promptly filled. If
Year: 1873

At a late hour on Saturday night John McCon.
nel lad, sixteen years OF age, who lived in the
six story tenement house No. Mulberry street,
proceeded to the roof to take nap and subse-
quently while asleep, rolled OF to the front side
walk, falling within few inches OF where his
brother and some other boys were sitting. Johns
almost feless body was forthwith removed TO the
Park Hospital, where death ensued soon after
wards. Coroner Young was called TO mold an in
quest on the body in Mulberry street, whittier it
Las peen taken by permission OF the Coroner.
Year: 1873

LEVY BROTHERS are doing more to relieve the
sufferers by tue pauic than any other establishment
IN this city. They have marked their goods down
so that those with limited means can supply their
I..tniNRs
Year: 1873

A SEVERE TEsT.-The Commissary
General of the United States, after trial
of all the principal starches in the country,
decided that Duryea's Satin Gloss
Starch" was the best that could be procur-
ed, and the government from that time to
the present are buying this article. This
is fact worthy the attention Of consum-
Year: 1873

How TO ENJOY WINTER. THE Human
Organism is regulated furnace The
blood may be compared to the fuel, and
the more stable tissues, formed from it,
to the iron stove containing the fuel
Just in proportion to the energy and eel
erity with which life is carried on, this COM
bustion proceeds and fresh fuel, that is,
fresh blood, is required. But, in order to
obtain this, there must be both food, and,
also digestive energy When there is a
failure in this digestive energy, stimulents
frequently are had recourse to; but their
effect is transient, and if used too long and
exclusively, they tend to derange the di,
gestive functions But let DIR. Gottliet
Fischs Bitters be used, in conjunction
with food, and its tonic qualities will rap
idly stregthen the digestive organs AnC
when an abundance of wholesome food i;
once duly digested, it will bring about /
fullness of vitality hitherto utterly un
known There will be no more desire fol
alcoholic stimulants


This subject continued next week undeI
Rapid Nutrition.
Year: 1873

In order TO make chicken salad, says
n philosopher, you must first get your
chicken; or when he speaks to our
Gentle neighbors about rabbit-stew ::
first catch the rabbit. The motto has,
with slight alterations, been put in
practice in Galacia (Austrian Poland)
on the occasion of a recent wedding.
In certain little town of that far off
and not over-enlightened region a
Jewess was engaged to be married
to foreign co-religionist. On the day
that was TO make the twain one, n
large crowd, including the Rabbi,
gathered at the house of the bride;
all was in readiness for the interesting
ceremony save that all-important ele-
ment of the bridegroom was wanting.
After wasting much patience and
many questions in regard to the absent
one, a person in the crowd took the
responsibility of declaring that the
faithless bridegroom would not come.
What was to be done in such guam
Diary? The bride was dressed out
with the positive design of being mar
ried; the Rabbi had come with the
positive design ofmarrying somebody;
friends had assembled with the equal.
ly positive design of having jolly
good time. Nobody, especially the
prosective father and mother-in-law,
cared about being disappointed; SO
witness the luminous idea that seized
upon Rabbi, parents and friends
They were bound to play Hamlet,
though the man that was originally
engaged to play the title role had
failed to come up to time. So this is
the little strategem practiced in order
to secure Hamlet" Said the as
sembled wisdom: "Take the first
best Jewish young man you find on
the street, bring him here, and let him
be united to this woman" And it
was done. Then a collection was
made and presented to the SO queerly
married couple. But now comes the
point of the whole affair. Next day,
after this singular proceeding, the
bona .fde "Hamlet' presented him
selr, excusing his lateness by the bad
state of the roads. He was forthwith
married to his .1fance, and the forcibly
married young man again placed in
bachelordom, much astonished. per.
haps little richer in pocket, and Won
dering what would be his next adven-
ture in the matrimonial ocean.


| In spite of our weather and horrid
looking streets, yonng marriageable
men here need hardly expect to be
coup az etoted in the above described
style. The Constitution of the Uni
ted States is, of course their protect
ing shield, as it is for many other good
things.
Year: 1873

H0m tie Detroit Pree Pres. s f1


On Sunday ms'nlng two farmers and their
Imllles who were drying to Maiden TO attend
ceufch. when HbOat eight miles below or east
o. tne toWn,saW ship'syawl on the lake head
ing towards the beach and about halls mile
away. They could plainly make ont man in
tne Aetn sheets steering the boat with an oar,
InuI atnough there we're no vessels in sight,
us morning was 30 pleasant and the sea was
~ smOotn that 1t was supposed the man had
Pu! 1ut from the shore TO pick up something,
T1 Hnu put iittle attention was paid to the yaWl.


Asslng the same spot on their return the men
lou9o the yaWl hard on the beach and the man
sittlno siffand rotionless in her stem. lifelesa
ana frozen, as hard as a rock. He sat bolt I'D.
right on the scat and the oar out hebind, aud
oo'n hands clasping the handle, and it required
hard work to wrench it from his death-rrip.
ahere was about foot Of water in the boot, but
the craft did not show rough usage. The mans
legs were c0veredwith ice as far np as his knees.
and the spray had dashed over his back and
shoulders and frozen there. There was no
name on the boat, and the person who brought
the information 10 Windsor yesterday could
not say that anything was found on the person
line man to reveal his identity or to show how
ne had been cast adrift. lie must have been
dead at least three days or more. There was
neither sail nor m lst 10 the boat and nothing
10 II but the one oar. showing that the poor fel-
low mad not intended long trip any where, and
That he must have been blown off the shore
he mad used his oar 10 keep before the wind
ana had frozen to death on hisseat, where
ne was so firmly held by the ice that it had
70 De broken with a stone before he could be
pulled off
Year: 1873

BALLOON DIsAsrER.-IowA, Sept.
24-Prof. Jno. Fl. Bailey, made an as.
cent from the fair ground in this place,
at $50 this afternoon in his hot air
balloon. just as the balloon left the
ground it took FIRE, near the mouth.
He had not secured his footing on the
horizontal bar, on which he stands.
and did not apparently see the fire
until he was too high to let 60 for safe
ty, but hung until he had reached an
altitude of twelve or fifteen hundred
feet, when the canvass which held
the hoop at the mouth, from which
he was suspended, burned away, and
he fell, reaching the earth a quarter
of mile from the point Of starting.
His body was frightfully mangled, the
fall driving his legs into the hard
ground up to his knees and life was
extinct.
Year: 1873

Bulletin Tomorrow will have the fol-
lowing editorial: "The week closed
with hopeful indications that a reac-
tion from the condition of paaic has
set in The Generalization does not
progress, and matters to day are no
worse at those points whore danger
is most to be apprehended. The feel
Jag among the banks is better, and
they are evidently helping their GUS
toners more freely. The suspended
settlements at the Stock, Exchange
have been so far got ont of the way
that the Governing Committee have
announced the opening of the Board
tomorrow, when, from all the symp-
toms, an improved feeling and better
prices for securities may be reasonably
anticipated. The timely liberality of
the banks to their customers has done
much towards staying the speed of the
panic to all branches of trade. danger
which has unquestionably been very
closely impending The merchants
have 50 far proved able to hold their
goods instead of slaughtering them
at panic prices, which is most favor
able feature f matters eau only be
held as they now stand day or two
longer, the irrepressible buoyancy
natural to our people will carry US in.
to reaction that will issue in recoy-
cry"





The President Of the First National,
Bank here urges the immediate re.
sumption of specie payment, on the
ground that such action will add $780,
100000 positive relief to the money
market.


NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-The corridors
Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel were almost
deserted tonight. forming striking.
contrast to the scare of last Sabbath,
evening, when the hotel was crowded.
with an anxious and excited throng
of bankers, brokers, and merchants.
The letters Of the President and the
favorable news from Chicago will, no.
doubt, exert beneficial influence here
to-pOrrow.


New YORK, September 29--Jay
Gould being asked for his views con-
cerning the financial situation gave them.
as follows /: II think the panic is over.
| have every faith now in an advance
in prices, and believe the market will
be more buoyant than for long time
Wall street has been cleared ont of a
great part of worthless stocks and So
called securities by the purging pro-
cess of panic. aud there are compare.
lively few stocks now quoted. except
those of real value. In all cases prices
are now to low, and in that Of good
dividend paying stocks very large
advance is necessary to bring them
up to their actual worth and the
reasons for an advance are that the
money market will become easy as
soon as the Stock Exchange is open
ed, owing to the very large quantities
of greenbacks which have been die
bursed BY the government in its late
bond purchases that an immense
amount Of capital has been put inte
circulation by the action Of the banks
in issuing clearing house certificates,
which displace corresponding quanti-
ty Of currency that England is send
ing over millions of gold which will
come into active use Immediately on
the arrival, and that speculation has
lad such a long sleep it will be all the
more lively when it wakes up again.
Year: 1873

Our days are but few. They are
going fast. Live then, for something
better than riches. Or, even, if you
live for riches, do not be in haste to
get them. If you are, you will either
souander them in the getting or else
YOU will lose them when you have
gained them. Be patient, have faith
IN God. Have faith in Immortality.
Live so that, by and by, your treas
ures being Gin heaven, where neither
moth or rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves do not break through nor steal''
you will rise, that, "where your
treasure is, your heart and life shall
be also.
Year: 1873




A story ia told of French gentle.
man, who having lost the bulk of his
property though the rascslities Of
friends in whom he trusted, crowned
it all by the loss Of his mental balance,
and for the remainder of his days
found his only delight in riding in
omhibuses and passing fares from
passengers to the driver, taking care
when change was returned to add to
it sou or two frsm his own pocket
and watch the effect Of the receiver.
In nine cases out of ten, as the story
goes, the passenger, counting over his
change and finding as be supposed
that the driver had cheated himself,
would look bewildered for a moment
and then pocket the change with =
chuckle. The special delight Of the
lunatic was in satisfying himself in
this way that nine.tenths of his fellow
men were dishonest if they only had
the opportunity.


The Bangor Wing and Courier says
that nervous man i'll the sleeplng-car
on the night train from St. John, Q
lew nights since, was awake when the
train stopped at station, and he
heard the conductor call out Jackson
Brook" Jumping from his berth he
seized companion in the berth above
him, dragged the unfortunate man out
into the middle of the car, ana strovs
10 rush him to the door shouting at
-. - L. 4
The axle's broke We're all going to
destruction p IL was some time be-
fore he was calmed down enough 10
understand that he had misunder.
stood the conductor.


Slatington. Pennsylvania, claims
the biggest girl. The darpssl 10 q
daughter of Joel Neff, ten years Of age,
measures four feet seven inches in
height, four feet four inches around
the shoulders and weighs 139 pounds.
she is we'll proportipned for one of her
size, enjoys perfect health. and is m
quick i'll her movements as any girl
OF her age.


A remarkable instance of the force
Of conscience comes from Boston. A
police officer, who had pitcher con-
tanning a pint Of milk stolen from his
door, step, few mornings since, Was
surprised to find. soon after, that the
censcien ence.stricken thief had returned
the pitcher, with four cents to pay for
the milk.


1t does not pay to be faithful dog
at Rochester, N. ii. A nan lately
left his newfoundland dog to guard
his sleigh u boy attempted TO get in.
whereupOH the energetic canine bor.
rowed half a. pound of flesh from his
leg, only to be given up to the friends
of the boy and shot.


A Georgia negro who had his skull
split open by spade last epring, fell
lately from a high scAtfolding aud a
crowd gathered around him to see
him die but he on! y smiled, borrowed
a chew of tobacco from the coroner
and passed over on the other side.
Perpetual motion has been discoV
ered-in the tongue of life insurance
agent. A Boston drummer dispute,
the honor with him.
Year: 1873

The Committee on Education in
House OF Delegates have spent good
deal Of time in trying to make a school
law that would conform with the New
Constitution and be an efficient free
school system, and meet the demands
OF the people for law varying "a little
as possible trem the old law. With the
help OF Prof. PtndIeton, Of Bethany
College, they have reported a law in its
general provisions as follows


The several districts OF the State shall
be divided into school districts and suu-
districts.


Each sub district shall be under the
control OF one commissioner elected by
the voters OF the sub district


All the commissioners thus chosen
rhsIl meet at the place OF general cleo
ton in their district or township and
elect three OF their number who, with
the County Superintendent, shall be a
district Board.


This Board shall elect a secretary
whose duties and compensation are
fixed BY law.


The district Board sball have general
control of school matters in the district,
and cause q school 10 bo kept in each
sub d strict at least four months in the
year.


The district board shall. for the sup
port OF schools in their district, annu'
ally levy a tax on the properly OF the
district, not exceeding 50 cents on the
one hundred dollars, "by the authority
of the people" But the boards shall
be compelled 10 levy bv writ OF manddm
US, unless good cause be shown TO the
contrary A good cause will be shown
when people vote against it.


1t provides Tor the election OF Coun-
ty Superintendent as before.


The Sheriff OF the county shall be
collector Of the money for all districts
and independent scnocl districts.


County Superintendent and two COM
peteut teachers shal constitute boards OF
examiners 10 give teachers certlncates
they shall receive three dollars per day
and The certificate fees shall be 81.


The provision making the Sheriff
collector OF the, school money Of indie
pendent school di-tricrs, should also be
taken out. Independent collectors Tor
independent districts are absolutely
required ior per ect Independence and
smooth working. II the members knew
how much delay and annoyance school
officers and teachers suffer through the
long spd tedious process ef Snerltts
collections, We do not believe one Of
them would vote for that clause. The
Sheriff. have to 60 all over the county;
the district collectors have q email
territory to work in. and generally col-
iect and pay over promptiy.-hdnaWha
Chronicle
Year: 1873

A bill providing for the admission Of
women 10 school offices has passed the
State legislature and will be signed by
the Governor. The bill provides that
every woman, married or single OF the
age of 81 years and upwards and pos
sessing the qualifications prescribed for
men, shall De eligible for any office
under the general or special school
law of the State.
Year: 1873

THAr was good dodge OF Susan B. to
propose that the question OF Woman
Suffrage should be submitted 10 q vote
OF the women OF the country. Those
who don't want TO vote would be pretty
likely not to.
Year: 1873

z The farmers have a chance to express
themselves on question that comes home to
them, and which will test their spirit of Impair
tialify. Within the past year or two, teas has
been attached to the State Treasury for the bone
hit Of tho State Agricultural Society, ct which it
sucks With the grestliness Of hslf.stsrved calf.
The Secretary Of the Society has inst removed to
Topeka, to become permanent fixture upon the
state Within the past few days, the sum Of
Sls'000 has been drawn out Of the State Treasury,
ior printing for the Agricultural Society alone


The bulk Of this amount w.s for printing the
back reports Of the Society, mass Of trash that


- ., no more nse or benei, to the farmers or any


10y Else IN Kansas, than ton two of Chi
library.
Year: 1873

The Sacramento Union tells story of
a Young man of Sacramento who was
engaged to be married to good looking
Young lady at o'clock Saturday even-
ing. and all arrangements were made on
her part for the ceremony; but for some
reason he concluded to avoid fulfilling
the contract, and left for Virginia city by
freight train Saturday forenoon, much to
the distress of the bride that was to have
been. The young man had been very
intimate with a certain woman of un-
doubted reputation on Second street,
and to her he sent dispatch from
way station directing her to join him
over the mountains. And so it hap
pened that both women made up their
minds to seek an interview with othario
by Sundays train to find him, each
knowing that the other was on board. 1t
was reported that the Second street de-
moiselle remarked that if her respectable
rival made an effort to capture his affec-
tons when they met, she would shoot
her. They found him at Roseville, where
he had waited for the female to join him.
Seeing him on the platform, the respect
able woman interviewed him, and he
was evidently about to agree to return
with her to the city, when the other fe-
male interfered and ordered him to 60
with her. Angry words were soon ex-
changed, each woman drewia pistol and
prospects were good for first-class row,
when bystanders interfered. Finally.
the three parties got aboard the cars and
continued on their way to Virginia city.