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Year: 1873

national appropriations for tho Signal Service
are insufficient, and would in any case promptly
provide men and means for carrying out
tho suggestions. The annual saving OF
property that might thus be effected would
count by millions of dollars in single season.
Year: 1873

Now that a fresh snOw-storm has more
blockaded everything for the sixth eighth Tor is
it the tenthD time within month, the question of
saltng the streets by the railroad companies be-
comes again a very practical one. Thousands of
citizens find their horses useless through lameness
brought on by this wretched and illegal practice
The street railroad companies Systematically prac
tco it in defiance Of law and of the public Interest,"
and the owners of valuable horses submit, just as
citizens of all classes do to every species of outrage
in New-York. 1t is the most public spirited city in
the world and its citizens have the least spirit when
it comes to the question Of protecting their own
rights, OF freeing themselves from annoyances.
Year: 1873

Mrs Sherman, the female poisoner under sentence
of death in NewHaven Jail, has been visited by the
Rev. Mr.. Goodse, who reports that she appears to
be person born with~no moral sense whatever
with not the slightest idea of right and wrong, and
vet not to be person of loose habits deep passions
or of libidinous tendencies" 1t is hard to believe
that person with intellect enough to conceive the
idea of administering poison, and with shrewdness
enough to conceal for time this particular crime
can be totally deficient in moral sense If she did
not know that the deed was evil why did she try to
hide it
Year: 1873

An incomplete exposition of the internal
affairs of the Market Bank, made by the in
yestigating committee, yesterday, shows
clear case of robbery and fraud. Positive
proof of the guilt of the officers of the bank
has been discovered on nearly every page of
their books. One lesson of this shameful
crime should be found in the recollection that
the guilty men were very loud in their decla-
rations of innocence when first accused.
Year: 1873

The veto of the Kentucky Salt Works bill
by the President, was expected His disap-
proval of the bill for the relief of j. Milton
Best made similar rejection of this last
measure inevitable The same principles are
involved in each; and the President thinks
that no citizen should be indemnified for the
loss of property destroyed, during time of
war, to prevent its use by the enemy. The
Senate Committee on Claims sharply dissents
from this view of the case. 1t is satisfactory
that the President watches so closely the
course of these claims on the Treasury
whether he or Congress is technically right is
another question.
Year: 1873

1t is time that the legislative servants Of
the railroad monopolists should come to some
understanding of the New-Jersey temper. In
a word, they are tired of having their devel-
Opment fettered by bonds so monstrous that
not another State in the Union would endure
them beyond an election, or suffer the men
that imposed them ever again to reach
the political surface. 1t is possible
that the monopolists may once more
win the victory, this Winter, at Trenton; but
it will be dear-bought We promise the peO-
pie that they shall have no difficulty in find
ing out who betray them. They want free
railroads. Let us see what legislators propose
to stand in their way.
Year: 1873

A full account of the late events which have
given the Sandwich Islands King, herewith


published, leaves ne room for regret that the
temporary intenegnum in the Government
has not been otherwise terminated Lunalilo
has been elected by the people; it is expressly
understood that he will give them back their
constitution, which was destroyed by the late
King. The Sandwich Islanders have learned
their rights; they have also learned
that with them finally rests the choice of
their ruler. This is a great gain; it is better
than annexation, Th9 leading journal Of
Year: 1873

There are thousands Of thousands of
whom, if you take away their houses and
ships. and lands, snd fiscal skill, and such
other qualities belonging to them as they
will not want in heaven, there will not be
enough left to represent them there, of
righteousness, and godliness, and
faith, and love, and patience, and
meekness, and such like qualities. They
have used all the faculties up for fuel for
their machine. Il has been their business
in life to sacrifice probiLy that they might
be rich; that they might gain power and
influence; that they might make their hold
on this world broader and stronger. And
if they cannot carry forth these things,
which have been objects to the attainment
of which they have devoted all their ener-
gies, what is left for them to gosout of life
with?
Year: 1873

John B. Alley said before resuming his
testimony that he should like to make a
few observations. 4. He hoped the commit
tee would allow full investigation into all
matters which would have tendency to
throw light on al questions connected with
the charges before the committee. 1t
seemed hard for men deserving no csnsure,
Year: 1873

Rumors reach us Of late that money
matters are mending, and that the
country is slowly but surely recover
ing from the late prostration. Money
is beginning to flow into its accustomed
channels, and business to resume it's ac-
customed proportions. This will be
good news to everybody. If the country
does recover from its prostration, we
hope one thing may be accomplished,
and that is that the birds of prey that
have fattened so long off other peoples
earnings may have no place Or coun-
tenance in the business marts of the ma
ton, to continue their nefarious traffic
and continually accumulate illegitimate
wealth. They have been bar in the
way Of legitimate commerce long enough.
They have been drones, living off the
labor Of working bees, until the hive has
been almost completely robbed, and they
need killing off, or set to honest work
which would kill them quickly enough.
1t is one of the curses the nation has to
contend with to have a concourse of
speculating blood-suckers continually
fastened, like leeches, upon the legiti-
mate business Of the country, eating out
their very life. Away with them.
Make their foul work -disreputable.
Give them no quarter until they are COM
PEELED to fulfill the scriptural injunction,
and earn their living by the sweat of
their brow.-ln0inna Granger.
Year: 1873

AS we travel over the country, we
everywhere witness the wonderful infu-
ence which the Oranges are producing.
Farmers who have before been compar-
atively isolated from their brother farm
ers, as soon as they join the Grange,
become different men-have broader
sympathies, kindlier feelings and high
er aspirations. They seem to feel that
they have somebody besides themselves
to live for. They give each other a
warmer grasp Of the hand, and salute
one another more cordially. They
bury the partisan, secta ian and other
prejudices that have heretofore made
them strangers and almost enemies.
They meet one another as friends and
brothers, and talk over their matters,
their prospects and hopes, in the most
confidential manner. They talk more
than formerly, read more, think more.
They learn that it is as necessary to cul-
tivate their brains as their crops. They
feel that what is for the interest Of one
farmer is for the interest of another,
and that it is only by mutual co-opera-
ton that they can protect and advance
their own interests. Knowing they
have the controlling numbers in their
county, state and nation, they feel that
they are masters Of the situation If they
act with wisdom. They turn out in
large numbers to listen to speeches up
on questions in which their interests are
involved-not to believe and swallow
all that may be uttered. but to careful
ly weigh and consider it, rejecting what
may be false and holding fast that
which is true. They regularly attend
their Oranges, and enjoy these fraternal
visits. They feel that by every such
attendance they are benefited socially,
morally and intellectually. They take
ther wives and daughters with them to
these meetings, that they may listen to
the lessons set before them, hear dis
cussions on subjects of interest, and
thus derive the same advantages that
they do themselves.


We wish we had competent lecturers
to visit every Grange in the State, to
discuss topics in which farmers are
most deeply interested, and. hope the
time is coming when such lecturers can
be employed. There is waking up
among the farmers which we are glad to
witness. The Oranges are magnetic bat
terles, which are throwing out an cleo
trlcal current Of light and heat which
will effect every farmer in the land.
Such batteries are wanted in every
neighborhood. We want them positive
Year: 1873

rival of the team without Mr.. Keefe
alarmed the family and search was in
stituted, in which many of the neigh
bors assisted, but it was not until Tues


day afternoon that the unfortunate man
was found. Though suffering Il good
deal from his injuries he was perfectly
rational, and gave full account of the
affair and believes that lie must have
been followed up by men who saw him
draw the money in the bank. It is not
probable, however, that he could identi-
ty them. During the night and day
MIR. keefe lay in the woods the weather
was comparatively mild, though any.
thing but pleasant. Had it been very
cold ne would certainly have perished.
Year: 1873

batteries, and so fully charged that they
will overcome all the negatives they
may reach.


Nothing has ever been developed
that is doing so much good for the
farming community as the Grange.
They bring into activity all the latent
powers Of the farmer. He has been
asleep. He is now awake, resolute,
strong and firm for the right and true,
wherever it may be found.-C6lman's
Rural World.
Year: 1873

The Home Missionary Society held its forty-seventh
annual meeting the Bible House yesterday afternoon
Nothing Of importance DONE all the business
of a routine character. The report OF the Socletys
dongs for the last year ld and adopted, after
which the Society adjourned sine die.
Year: 1873

extraordinary put in nomination for the
Presidency, | chanced TO be a resident
of San Francisco, In California One
morning when seated in my professional
Office in that city, several worthy gen.
tlemen came in. They we're political
friends OF Colonel Fremont, but very
good personal friends Of my own. They
called my attention to an article re.
Gently printed in the Cleveland Plain.
dealer, in which their Presidential can
didate had been fercely assailed, and in
which he was accused, during his occu-
pancy Of seat in the Senate, Of having
made a violent and cruel assault upon
a very aged and decrepit brother mem.
ber of that body (meanng myself and
il was insisted that man OF such fero-
cious manners was wholly unworthy OF
Presidential promotion. These gentle
men asked me to read the article, which
| did, and then inquired of me as to the
truth of IT'S statements. was happy at
having it in my power TO say to them
that their Presidential candidate had
received great injustice at the hands of
the Plaindealer. They then inquired Of
me whether / would make certificate
to that effect, to be used in the canvass,
to which assented, and formally certi-


fed that it was not true that Colonel
Fremont had ever stricken me in his
life, and subjoined that, had he done so,
| was quite competent to defend myself
against any assault which he could pos
sibly have made, and so ended this re-
markable affair. Vive la bagatelle ell
Viye In humbugl
Year: 1873

The editor of an Episcopalian con
temporary prints the following story las
having been told By friend in a private
motel Of a rural clergyman who had a
very fne surplice, which he carried with
him. on a visit TO a clerical brother IN
the vicinity of Boston. The Boston
brother was so pleased with the garment
that il was arranged that the rural
brother should order one like II rom
the Philadelphia maker (who happened
to be a sexton in that city, aud have It
sent by express, marked Z. y. ID. After
some time had elapsed, the sexton com
planned 10 the country clergyman who
had ordered the surplice that his city
friend had not paid for il. At the sug
restion Of the former, who was not a
little surprised, the bill was at once
sent. and the payment vas promptly re
mitted. Not very long after this, . sec
ond visit was paid to the Boston divine
when, on entering the vesiry-room and
seeiHr him donning his Philadelphia
made surplice, the explanation Of the
Misunderstanding about the payment
was at once apparent. For there On
the back Of the garment, were distinctly
embroidered the letters G. 0. d. The
sexton had taken the directions literally,
and the Boston clergyman vas happy 90
the idea that his handsome surplice bore
some new advanced " legend.
Year: 1873

From Hearth and Home.


We know perfectly well that some
persons lace themselves too tight al
though II is not at present fashionable TO
do so. We know, too, that many women
have seriously injured their health, while
some have sacrificed life itself on the
shrine Of slender waist. But the wear
ing Of the corset does not necessarily,
and, in fact, does not commonly end in
tight lacing; while lacing, aud that too,
Of a very hurtful sort, may be, and fre-
quently is, accomplished without the use
OF a corset at all. We have seen mems
clothes worn as tightly as any corset
ever was. The condemnation OF tight.
lacing is perfectly just, Of course, as
everybody having the smallest know
ledge Of anatomy knows. But many
women who never lace wear cor
sets and derive great benefit from
their use. II is certainly very
absurd to demand that these peo-
Pile shall forego a comfortgiving ar
ticle of apparel merely because they
could turn il into an instrument OF tor
turs ifthey were FOOLS. They find that
to put the entire weight Of their clothing
upon their shoulders is to give them
selves pain, and in order to divide il
they let part of their apparel depend
upon their hips for support. To do this
without corset, it would be necessary
to wear the garments altogether tighter
about the waist than they should be worn,
and to bind them around a single marrow
zone, which would be both uncomfort
able and unwise. The corset, however,
distributes both the weight and the
pressure over the strong muscles Of the
hips, and as it is less yielding than the
flesh, it obyiates the necessity of tight
wristbands altogether. The corset, prop
erlY used. in other words, furnishes the
very best remedy for tight lacing, par
ticularly now that taper waists have gone
out of fashion.
Year: 1873

The season approaches when the boy of the period turns his mind to medita- tion. As the hour of eight p. m. strikes, he softly withdraws from the table where he has been engaged in digging the putty from nail head, and unostentatiously deposits himself back of the stove to think. We are particular to emphasize this word, because there is an impression on the part of his parents, and his eldest sister who:has the honor of escorting him to bed nights, that he is going to sleep. They go so far as to openly express this belief, but he stoutly denies it. and im- mediately proceeds to demonstrate the gross injustice of the insinuation by hum m1ng some familiar piece. Pretty soon the humming ceases there is a significant movement at the table, and then it is re- sumed again, and continues for five min utes, when it gradually dies out, and all is silent back of the stove. When the boy comes too again, he is being lifted to his feet by his waistband, and cuffed on the head to indicate that it is after ten o'clock. He makes desperate attempt to find where he left off on the tune, but igno- miniously fails, and five minutes later is stumbling up stairs, with an interested and active sister in his rear, and firmly but faintly maintaining that he was not asleep, but only thinking.
Year: 1873

I kept to my resolution, however; bat on the return home relented. and talked of your mare! Miss Daw is going to try a side-saddle on Margot some morning. The animal is a trife too light for my

 weight. By the by, l nearly forgot to say Miss Daw sat for picture yesterday
Year: 1873

My dear Doctor If you have any in- fuence over Flemming, beg of you to exert it to prevent his coming to this place at present. There are circumstances, which I will explain to you before long. that make it of the first importance that he should not come into this neighborhood. His appearance here, I speak advisedly, would be disastrous to him. In urging himto remain in New York, orto ogot to some
Year: 1873

August 22.-

 Your letter in reply to my last has oc- cupied my thoug hts all the morning. I do not know what to think. Do you mean to say that you are seriously half in love with a woman whom you have never seen, with shadow, chimera? for what else can Miss Daw be to you? I do not un- derstand it at all. I understand neither you nor her. You are a couple of ethe- real beings moving in finer air than I can breathe with my commonplace lungs. Such delicacy of sentiment is something I admire without comprehendipg. I am of the earth earthly, and I find myself in the incongruous position of having to do with mere souls, with natures SO finely tempered that run some risk of shatter- ing them in my awkwardness. I am as Caliban among the spirits

 Refiecting on your letter, am not sure 1t is wise in me to continue this corres- pondence. But no, Jack; I do wrong to doubt the good sense that forms the basis of your character. You are deeply inter- ested in Miss Daw; you feel that she is 8 person whom you may perhaps greatly admire when you know her: at the same time you bear in mind that the chances are ten to five that, when you do come to know her, she will fall far short of your ideal. and you will not care for her in the least. Look at it in this sensible light, and will hold back nothing from you.

 Yesterday afternoon my father and my self rode over to Rivermouth with the Daws. A heavy rain in the morning had cooled the atmosphere and laid the dust. To Rivermouth is drive of eight miles, along a winding road lined all the way with wild barberry- bushes. never saw anything more brilliant than these bushes, the green of the foliage and the red of the coral berries intensified by the rain. the colonel drove. with my father in front Miss Daw and I on the back seat, resol- ved that for the first five miles your name should not pass my lips. was amused by the artful attempts she made, at the start, to break through my reticence. Then silence fell upon her; and then she became suddenly gay. That keenness which enjoyed so much when it was ex- ercised on the lieutenant was not so satis- factory directed against myself Miss Daw has great sweetness of disposition, but she can be disagreeable. She is like the young lady in the rhyme, with the curl on her forehead.
Year: 1873

As by far the largest part of the chickens
supplying our markets are raised on large
farms, where they have ample liberty for
free range. the amount of grass consumed
by them is not generally appreciated as much
as it should be. This is one reason why so
many persons fail in the attempt to succeed
with poultry in state of confinement. En-
closures are often made without thought of
the relations which grass or green food has to
success. Running at large over many acres
and helping themselves to grass at any mo-
ment, the breeder of ordinary observation
fails to notice that a very large part of the
fowls daily food-if not the largest nart-oo,,


sists OF green food. He feeds corn and oats


or scraps, or table refuse, and imagines that
trey live on that almost exclusively. and
hence supposes and teaches that such food
Year: 1873

From some source we l9arl the follow
ing personal particulars respecting the new
President:


SIT is not going too far to say that lie is the
most popular man in the country. He lives
a retired, unostentatious life; and. though he
displayed extraordinary pomp when sent, a
few years ago, on an embassy to Prussia. his
manners are unpretending and his dress
plain. He seldom appears in uniform, and
the only mark of distinction he wears is the
red ribbon tof the Legion of Honor.) His
most marked characteristics are a love of
children and fondness foi study. He made
trumphal entry into Milan lin 1861 with
little girl. who had offered him a nosegay,
perched upon his holsters He is probably as
well versed in military history as Faidherbe,
and is often busy with child and map up
on his knees. His favorite amusement IS rid
ing. In society he is shy. almost sad. and
seems i'll at ease. He likes to saun:er about
the boulevard, with his hands in his pockets
and cigar eternally in his mouth, when he
is not on horseback; and be is seen to most
advantage at home surrounded by his FAM
ily."
Year: 1873

A kind of bat that chirps has lately been
OBSERVE about the roofs and chimneys of
some houses in the upper part of the city
On account of its chirping, the discoverer of
it surmises that it may be cricket bat.
Year: 1873

Fountains of health that run root beer
of various kinds are now in full operation.
These concerns, however. do not appear to
interfere with the custom of the regular bars
over which alcoholic beverages are dispensed.
With most people a draught of root beer does
not count, and is only taken to assuage thirst
between tue serious business drinks of each
dow
Year: 1873

'Men say you cannot conduct business ac-
cording to straight rule. There must be
equivocation.' That is between you and the
ju gment-day. My business is not to CLOSE
over these things. / believe that truth and
fair-dealing are in the long run the best, and
that any business which cannot be conducted
on that ground ought not to be conducted at
all. A man who cannot prosper in that way
ought not to prosper. .'-Beecher.
Year: 1873

An English reviewer points out the fact
that at the present time it is the novel, and
not the ballad that forms the nation, and
that tn. school of sensational writers, who
almost monopolize the popular reading of two
countries, are doing the English language a
mischief that can hardly be cured.
Year: 1873

The setting of a great hope is like the set
ting OF the sun. The brightness OF our life is
gone, shadows Of The evening fall around us,
and the world seems but a dim reflection
itself-a broader shadow. We look forward
into the coming lonely night; the soul with
draws itself. Then stars arise, and the night
is holy.-Lonafelloac
Year: 1873

1t is the most dangerous violation of law
to relieve men from taking care of them
selves. There is no other matter that is so
likely to carry decentralization to the in
dividual disorganization to society and an
nihilation to benevolence as to relieve
man from this law of caring for himself.
Look at it in the house hold in the process
of rearing children. When children are
not, but are merely the shadow of things to
come, while they yet lie helpless in the
parents arms they must be cared for, and
they must go on up to certain point
where government begins. Just as soon
as the child gets large enough the teach
ings of the child to care of itself begins; he
taught how to walk, how to use his hands,
and after little time the child, learning
some ofthe primary physical truths, he
begins to learn moral and social truths
from another child just, ahead of him
while another just behind him learns of
him, and the three have to get along to-
gether, and by and by there are five or six;
and ali have to live together, and so comes
up the gradual Development, of character
upon the footing of self-restraint, learning
to take care of self by suffering for self.
and that is the the theory of. punishment
in the family. -a73a aseal .s-s.r-