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Year: 1873

Look Mt him he is curiosity. He
was pleasant enough an hour ago, as he
sat in his Office talking to jerks. With
his chair tilted back, the toes of his
boots resting against the mantel-piece,
his mouth extended in loud guflaw in
reply to one of Jenk's yarns, you would
have said he was one OF the Jolllest fel-
lows in the world.


But he does not look so now. He has
lowered his hat over his eyes, and got
his family face on. He considers it bad
domestic policy to come home looking
smiling and cheerful; it would not only
lower his dignity as master of the
house, but it would encourage his wife
and children to the asking of all sorts
of favors, and the running into good
ness knows what extravagances. The
only way, as he believes, to keep up a
proper system of household authority,
and reduce household expenditure to
its certain limit is to always find fault,
and never relax for moment the system
of domestic snubbing.


OF course, the coming home Of the
Growler is not looked for with Joy. All
pleasant influences take wing. The
very atmosphere becomes charged with
or explosive material. The
cook spills the gravy, and blackens the
toast for the pigeons; the wife is afraid
the soup will not be all right, or the
pudding done to the precise turn: the
children huddle in n corner, and talk in
whispers, and no one feels that they
can breathe free breath until "pa is
gone. Who would be growler p
7 edOer
Year: 1873

The essence OF the Prussian system


for efIecting the reformation Of crimi'


nails is contained in the single word


"work." There are religious books in


the prison library but they are not


forced upon the prisoners-rather the


reverse. They are encouraged to read


biographies, histories, books Of travel


and adventure and even works of tic-
ton and illustrated magazines are not
forbidden them. While they are al
lowed to expend portion of the share
of their earnings which is allotted to
them in grammars, dictionaries, and
works on other subjects, they are on no
account permitted to buy religious
books this, ms I understood, is to guard
against the tricks of hypocrisy. Every
one committed to the Strafgefangniss,
no matter how short or how long his
sentence may be, is set to work at some
kind of trade.


In Prussia M ,ters are found who
contract for the labor of certain num-
Der of prisoners gnorant OF any trade,
whose services they receive gratuitously
during the first month. AT the expira-
ton of that period they have to pay six
silbergroschen or ten cents per day for
each man they employ but this is
merely thu starting-point, the rate OF
wages being subject to increase from
time to time rs the prisoner becomes
more proficient. The contractor is also
bound to provide the convict with work
when he quits the prison. A prisoner
failing to earn the regulation six gros-
chen per day paid for him by the con-
tractor is duly punished while of his
earnings in excess of this amount one
third is allotted to him by way of en-
couragement. A certain portion of
these earnings he has the privilege of
spending on the Sunday, under due re-
strictions, in such delicacies as butter,
bacon, beer, SNUFF, sausages, and fruit
but tobacco is strictly prohibited.
Should the convict prefer mental to ma
teral food, he can lay out his money on
books, as before mentioned. The bal
ance of his share of earnings is given up
to him when he leaves the prison, to-
gether with a new suit of clothes and
new pair of boots, for the making of
which within the prison he has to pay
trife, the materials being supplied
Year: 1873

A man, says the Danbury Nc,Us, may


lose friends, home, position, fortune.


They are different from an umbrella


He nou lose them; he is sure to lose


that. But he keeps on buying or bor-


rowing them. If he buys one some one


borrows it, and returns it to the wrong


man without knowing it. If he borrows


one some one steals it, outright, and he


has to borrow another from another


source to make it good. We don't I'M


derstand it. Nine of every ten men


who to-day possess umbrellas are not


the owners of them. Heaven only


knows where the owners are. Perhaps
they are dead-perhaps in exile, and
perhaps, whi..- is more likely, they are
under other umbrellas. People will
borrow an umbrella when they wouldn't
borrow anything else. They will bor-
row it as long as there is bit OF cloth
or rib to it. They will borrow the stick
if the slide is in it, While it bears the
remotest semblance to an umbrella they
will borrow it, and-keep it. We never
yet saw an umbrella SO reduced but that
some one would take it in. The only
time an umbrella is really Invaluable is
when you want it, and that is the exact
time it fails to appear. When the sun
is shining brightly and the dust is five
inches thick on a level, an umbrella be-
comes one of the most repulsive objects
in christendom. On such occasions it
meets you on every turn. You shut
door and down it comes and spreads out
and trips you up. You haul down your
linen coat from the closet and find
is holding to it. 1t is that
You move the flour barrel to
look for rat, and out comes that mis-
erable umbrella and scrapes your shin.
1t raps you on the head in the stairway
and trips you up in the hall, and falls
down on your head from the garret, and
when it amt doing anything else it
stands up in corner and wrings its
hands and swears at society.
Year: 1873

AS an evidence that the qualities of
nerve and downright pluck are not
confined exclusively to the heroic men
of creation, there is here offered mar
ration of circumstance wherein
young girl bore herself bravely under
such trying circumstances as would
have severely tested the most dogged
determination ever shown by the
average genus homo. On Sunday
last this young lady was at church,
when, during the delivery of the ser
mon, she suddenly became aware that
something Of a crawling nature was
making an expeditions journey up her
leg. Startled, as may well be believ-
ed, she was for the nonce bereft of the
power of action, and there forthwith
chased each other through her mind
extremely lively and fearful apprehen-
sions touching snakes, rats and a host
of disgusting creatures, but with a
determined effort she recovered her
presence Of mind, and by the time the
thing had got short distance above
her knee she clutched it, through her
dress, with wise like grip, and held
on like grim death. Since the first
revelation of the distressing circum-
stance, she had not uttered Il sound,
nor indeed given any outward sign Of
the mental torture which she must
have suffered, but sat rigid and COM
posed, firmly grasping that 'honible
thug" which she knew was some
living creature when, upon being
clutched, it gave forth squealing
sound. For full three. quarters of an
hour the girl sat there, as composedly
as ever, still retaining her hold to the
close of the service, when she depart
ed homewards, never relaxing her
grip until reaching home, when, Civ
ing hurried explanations to her moth
er, she tainted dead away.


A quick examination by Ia mere re-
vealed the presence Of a rat, as dead
as door nail, as the cause of the I'M
happy adventure, which, for lively in
terest, and the revealing Of a remark
able spirit in the mind of a young girl,
is not often matched in this latter-day.
-Neao Orleans Times.
Year: 1873

The unpopular scheme of the
annexation of Cuba, which the Grant
Republican politicians, told the people
during the Presidential canvass last
year, was dead and not to be revived
is it appears from some circumstances
to be soon rendered. A few days ago
prominent Administration organ In
Washington city, had very earnest
article favoring the annexation of
Cuba. Probably put forth as sort Of
a feeler. This shows how much de-
pendence can be placed upon Republi
can PROMISES" The country is fast
solving the problem to it sorrow.
Year: 1873

The New York Custom House
guillotine is doing good business.
The machine ought to be patented.
Report says that over one hundred
otlicialshav just been discharged from
the N. Y. Custom "House" on charges
of fraud and corruption, by order of
the Secretary of the Treasury. Some
of the Administration papers deny the
report. They of course will white
wash over the affair ifpossible. Time
will tell us the truth of the rumor.
Year: 1873

Since the Ohio Democratic State
Convention was held the Radicals of
that State have come to the conclus-
ion that they will have something to
do in order to gain the usual victory
there, over the Democracy at the en-
suing fall election. Mr. Allen, the
Democratic nominee for Governor, is
both strong and popular man, and
will probably poll the largest vote
that has been given against the domin-
ant political party in Ohio for many
years. Many predict that the Demo
Gratis will carry the State next October.
But of this we are not certain. We
may however. The Cleveland Herald
speaks the following words of warn
ing to its Republican brethren in the
State. 1t says-"We tell our Repub-
lican friends that the nomination of
Bill Allen is no joke. There is to be
no boys play this campaign. The
Democratic party is stronger to day
than it has been in Ohio for many
years. The courage of that party has
revived, and it will go into the con-
test resolved to deserve success, even
if it do not win victory. RepuDli-
cans must open their eyes, and they
must appreciate the gravity of the oc-
casion, for victory over the Demo
Gratis this Fall will be a harder job
than any victory we ever won over
the contederated force of sick Repub-
licans aud polite Democrats"
Year: 1873




The general stock speculation has been much less
active than yesterday, and, the whole devoid of
any special noteworthy incident. The market
started of steady and Pacific Mail enlisted the
absorbing attention of the street by sudden run-up
of two points, feeling of firmness was communi-
Gated to the entire list The occasion of the advance
in Pacific Mail was Washington report that no I'M
portant facts had been brought out in the Congress
sional investigating committee After merid-
ian the market became intensely dull aud
ruled barely steady until about 8
D. M, when fevelish demonstration against
the general list brought down prices at the close to
the lowest touched during the day. the decline rang
ing from to !! per cent. Lake Shore was pressed
down 10 90. under prospective diversion OF traffic
from the road by the completion OF the Canada
Southern. There was. however. perhaps less pres
sure than yesterday. and opinions vary materially
as to the extent of the impairment of tho re-
ceipts of tls Company on account OF this
new rival road. Wabash declined from "a.
to a. Rock Island lost the advance of yesterday,
rejecting in its downward movement the maDipm.
Year: 1873

When told that she ought not to
leave her comfortable home and fami-
" and expose health, especially in
the novels Of the poor, her reply
was, II think it would be- wrong to
neglect the sick and dead at such a
time as this


On the night after the day when
50 many deaths occurred in this city
we saw this heroic woman at mid
night preparing a corpse for burial
She did the hard work thoroughly.
She washed and dressed the dead.
carried out the infected bedding and
clothing, disinfected the room, and
quieted the bereaved children.


Heroism Ike this deserves the
highest eulogium The world lauds
the courage of brave men who risk
their lives ON the battlefield, but do
not those Nashville ladies, who like
the one to whom we now refer,
braved the perils Of the pestilence in
the performance Of duties to the sick,
dyeiBg, and dead, deserve even a
higher need Of praise
Year: 1873

This name is commonly applied by
foreigners to distinguished iaborers,
chair bearers, street porters, the hew-
ers of wood and the drawers of wa
ter, of the chinese people from the
class Immediately above them in So
eial rank. They arc, as rule, pa
tient and industrious, and always
poor. carrying about with them their
whole worldly estate and property,
which usually consists of suit Of
clothes which has been bought sec
and-handed, pipe and tobacco
pouch If he be a porter, he has a
bamboo pole, and some fragments of
rope, which form pillow during the
summer nights on the stone flags in
front of the house where he expects
the days work. They board at the
stalls of their friends the eOstermong-
ers who line the streets in the cities,
and attract customers by their sub
stantial fares, and the saTorv smell
of cooking, which they carry on from
daylight TO dark. The months earn
ings of one of these porters varies
from three to six dollars the latter
sum is more than ample for all their
wants. and enables some to open an
account at their bankers. This is the
class of men who emigrate in large
numbers to America and other parts
of the world, and whose industry aud
labor contributed in . marked degree
to the completion of the Great Paeif-
ie Railway route.
Year: 1873

4 LoNG BRANCH correspondent 70


the New York Tribune pays the fol-


lowing handsome and deserved COM
-pliment to one Of Pennsylvania
most gallant soldiers during the re-
bellion: Young ladies do not come
here to firt, because as | have said,
there are no gentlemen Of the mar
riageable persuasion here-Imay per-
haps except one, young. tall, dark,
handsome army officer. the youngest


Of his rank in the service, q hero du-


ring the rebellion, who carries the


lead of three mimic balls in his shoul.
ders and legs. Secretary Stanton saw
him shot at Fort Fisher, and gave
him the commission Of Colonel in the
Regular Army, while be was on
what was thought to be his death
bed which he kept for two years.
stepping backward and forward from
life to death. until be was finally able
to accept 4 years leave Of absence
to enable him to visit Europe-he
now being able, having swallowed
opiates enough during the eight years
following his 2lst wear to have killed
his whole regiment, TO walk slowly,
and with little appearance Of lame
ness, without the use Of q cane. |
did not mean 70 mention his name.
but his deeds have been so gallant
and his patience and sufferings so he
roic that his name ought 20 have the
little tribute which these worthy
words NAV convey to the distant
reader. The men who watched for
gallant deeds in the war, who read
the daily hearlding of comets that
blazed today and sank tomorrow,
who recall the striking events Of the
period, NAV remember the young
Pennsylvania whose desperate bra
very and herculean endurance made
him q colonel in the regular army
before be was twentv-oue wears Of
age. His glory IS enrolled in the
capital, and every head Of the War
Department, from Seeretarv Stanton
down to Secretary Belknap, has re-
called the deeds and the sacrifices OF
this young officer, and have treated
him with unusual kindness His
name Is Pennypacker Il believe there
ought to be q g. before it), and he is
the colonel Of the 18th Infantry,
now stationed at Nashville He was
Brevet Major-General at 90, and Is
now so young man in appearance
that you would sooner expect to see
on his shoulder the gold bars Of a
first lieutenant than the silver eagle
of a colonel
Year: 1873

''She is 4 saint she is heroine =
This exclamation was made respect
ing lady-a Mrs, resident
in Nashville, during the gloomy days
of June, when large numbers Of per-
sons little way beyond her resi-
dence were sick and dyeing of chol.
eras


This woman, moved by the good
ness and sustained by the heroism OF
her own heart. devoted her davs and
nights to the sick, the dyeing and the
dead She went, in the darkness OF
the night, in the rain and mud, when
the air was loaded with pestilenee, to
the houses of the sick. And she went
not only to speak words Of cheer, but
to do with her own hands whatever
could be done to stay the progress of
the disease, to relieve the distressed,
and to prepare the dead for decent in
terment
Year: 1873

A Physician in a small town in
Maine had long been pestered by
little street Arabs who came to ped
die candy. At last, when patience
had ceased to be a virtue, he told the
boy to go into the next room, where
there was a fellow who had q sweet
tooth in his head The young ped
dler went in, and his eyes fell on an
all-grinning skeleton, swaying and
nodding in the breeze. The boys
hair stood on end, and he dropped
his stock in trade instanter and scam
pered of as fast as his legs would
carry him. The physician, kind
hearted man withal, and very tall
and lank by the wav, fearing he had
carried the joke too far, picked up the
candy and ran to the sidewalk, cry
ing out, "Come back boy; there's
nothing here to hurt you" "Oh,
no. said the boy, gesticulating with
his thumb and fingers from the end
of his nose, you don't come that on
me :" Il know We, eff you have got
your clothes on
Year: 1873

The following is description OF the
differences between the genuine and
the counterfeit $500 legal tender notes
of the issue of 1869 The upright that
holds the balance OF the scales held in
the hand of the female figure shows O
white line in the counterfeit. on the
lower part Of the palm of the hand to
the second figure in the genuine note
the upright is quite black and in
shadow. The lower part OF the right
lapel OF the coat in the portrait OF
Adams in the counterfeit forms an
angle in the genuine it is distinct
curved line; also, the buttons in the
counterfeit are irregular in shape, while
in the genuine they are decidedly round
and dark in color. Particular attention
is called to the button on the left side
of the coat in the counterfeit. In the
word "Washington," in the counterfeit
note, the black shade forming the first
stroke of the letter "W' forms On angle
ut the bottom in the genuine note 1t
forms curve. In the ruled shading
under the right hand stroke OF
the letter "W," and over the letters
"a" and 49," there are four ruled lines
in the counterfeit; there are but three
in the genuine note. Under the letters
"a" and rs" in the word Washing
ton" in the counterfeit there are five
ruled lines; in the genuine there are
but four. Also, under the letter "H "
in the same word, there are four ruled
lines in the counterfeit ; in the genuine
there are but three. At the bottom Of
the letter F in the denomination title
there are but five ruled lines in the
counterfeit-in the genuine there are
six lines. The localized fibre on the
left of the portrait is blue in the genu-
inc, but without color in the counter
felt. The red seal in the genuine is
printed in delicate carmine color, in
the counterfeit it is more of brick
color, and has n heavy appearance,
more especially the rays which form
the outside of the seal. Attention is
called to the blurred and scratchy ap-
pearance of the lathe work and letter
ing on the back Of the counterfeit,
which, upon n comparison with the
genuine, will be readily perceived.
Year: 1873

In the year 1885; the captain of a
Greenland whaling vessel, found him.
self at night surrounded by icebergs,
and clay to" until morning, expecting
every moment to be ground to pieces.
In the morning he looked about and
saw ship near by. He hailed it, but
received no answer. Getting into q
boat with some of his crew, he pushed
out for the mysterious craft. Coming
alongside the vessel, he saw through
the port hole n man at a table, as
though keeping n log-book, frozen to
death. The last date in the log-book
was 1862, showing that the vessel had
been drifting for thirteen years among
the ice. The sailors were found some
frozen among the hammocks, and Others
in the cabin. For thirteen years this
ship had been carrying its burden OF
corpses-a drifting sepulchre manned
by frozen crew.
Year: 1873

A telegram fromVienna states that the
International Patent Congress has ad-
opted the following resolutions


1st. Only the inventor himself or his
legal successors shall obtain a patent !;
the granting OF patent cannot be re-
fused to foreigners.


I'd. The duration Of a patent for an
invention to be for Is years, or for a
shorter term with the option of extend
ing it to that period.


Sd. The complete publication OF a
patent to be obligatory.


4th. The expense of granting pa
tent to be established on a moderate
but progressive scale. The amendment
proposed by the American delegation
to introduce a gradual tax upon patents
according to the condition of each re-
spective country, was withdrawn after
repeated doubtful votes had been
taken.


5th. A specification Of all patents in
force must be accessible to the public.
Year: 1873

Rev. W. 81. Murray, in his new book
On "The Horse" gives US the following


Be sure that the horse you purchase
has symmetry, viz: is we'll proportion
ed throughout. Never purchase horse
because he has d splendid development
of one part of his organizatisn, II he be
lacking in any other. Above all, keep
we'll in mind what you are buying for,
and buy the horse best adapted to the
work you will require Of him; and
when such an animal is yours, be con-
tent. Never jockey. An occasional e1-
change may be allowable; butthis daily
t'swapping" of horses advertises mans
incompetency for anything higher. An
other caution in this. Never purchase
horse until you have seen him move,
and under the same conditions to which
he will be exposed in the service you
will expect Of hi i'm. If for draft, see
him draw, back, and turn around in
both directions; if for the road, see how
he handles himself, not merely ON level
ground, but going up sharp declivities;
and, above all, in descending them. In
this way you will ascertain the faults or
excellencies of both his temper and
structure.


In these exercises drive him yourself.
The reins in a skillful hand, aided by
the whip or mouth, can be made to con-
ceal grave defects. Let him move with
loose rein, 80 that he may take his
natural gait, and not his artificial; for,
by so doing, you will detect any mis-
takes OF Judgment you have made when
looking him over in state OF activity.
Many time unsoundness will appear
in motion, which no inspection of the
eye and finger, however close, can as
certain. When you have walked him
and logged him, if he is to serve any
other than mere draft purposes, put
him to his speed, and keep him at !,
for sufficient distance to test his
breathing capacity; then pull him up
Jump from the wagon and look at his
hanks; inspect his nostrels, and put
your ear close to the side of his chest
in order to ascertain if the action OF the
heart is normal. If this exercise has
caused him to perspire freely, all the
better; for you can then see, when you
take him back to the stable, whether he
"dries of" quickly, as all horses do II
perfect health.
Year: 1873

A CHILD CARRIED OFF BY AN EAdbE.-
The Gazzetta d'Nalia states that at
Donaz, q village on the road leading
from Ivrea to Aosta, a child ten years
old went to gather plants in the noun.
tains. The servant who had charge OF
him having left him alone for few mo-
ments, IN eagle swooped down and car
ried off the child. Some soldiers from
the neighboring fort OF Bardo went in
search, and found the body of the child
fearfully mutilated. The servant was
80 affected by the misfortune that she
was afraid to return to her masters
house, and remained for two days con-
cealed in O crevice Of the rocks; when
discovered she was nearly dead from
hunger.