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Year: 1871

On its face, this purports to be a
common contract note, only condi-
tionally payable, and which no third
party would purchase. But when
the swindler gets the note safe in
his own hands, he cuts it in two at
the vacant space that will be seen
running through the document just
after the word "or," whereby the
left end of it becomes note OF hand,
which the rascal sells for whatever
he can get, and leaves the swindled
farmer and the innocent purchaser
OF the note to settle the matter as
best they may.-Dubugue Times.
Year: 1871

The argument that the dcstruc-
ton of the forests of the country
usually results in an increase OF
temperature, is evidenced by the
fact that when in 1916 the forest
tracts of Pennsylvania bordered
close upon the city Of Philadelphia,
the Delaware river, a mile wide,
was often frozen in a single night.
The forests having now receded to
a distance of over thirty miles, the
thermometer at Philadelphia is rare
ly down to zero, the river is hardly
ever frozen, and the snow lies on
the ground but 4 short time.
Year: 1871

TEERE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. 27.-DAniel
W. Voorhees, is out in a card in the Journal
of shi, city in which he proposes an import
ant Democratic movement. he says: 81
ksenly AppreciAts the importance of an su-
thorsiative expression of principles which
are to guide us in the future as in the past.
IL should be made At an early date in order
tina, organization shall be perfected and
confidence restored by the time the Ap-
preaching campaign is upon Us. This
should bs the work Of national convention
embracing delegates from All states. | am
in favor Of calling such convention at some
central point in the west not later than the
22d of February. The call should be issued
by the National Executive Committee /; and
delegates should be app Oinled by the State
and District Convention. The business OF
this body should be to carefully and patient
ly weigh all views laid before it and agree
upon and publish q clear and definite de-
olAration Of principles upon ell matters affect
ing the political welfare Of the people.
This being done ii should adjourn to the
day fixed for the nomina.ion Of candi-
date for the Presidency. Let Us, however
have political as we'll as personal harmony
and success is within our reach. II the en-
tire Democratic vote can be consolidated
inspired with enthusiasm and brought Il
Ihs polls, Gen. Grant cannot be reelected
] make the above suggestion knowing tina
1t is entirely practicable and that it meet
aa urgent demand in the present crisis


shall respectfully urge it upon the stsen
ton of the national executive committee anC
ask for il the favorable consideration Of con


servRtive men everywhere
Year: 1871

1t is a mistake to suppose
that great wealth brings happi-
ness, although too many of us
are in tho habit of imagining
that such is the case. 1t was
once said by a millionaire who
had made his efforts, that the
first dollar made more delight
than the thousands he gather
ed afterWard.. He learned to
despise SD small a thing as a
dollar, and doing so, forfeited
all the JOY that its possession
gave him. In all our relations,
the value of small things is
constantly suggested to us.
The sum of happiness is made
up of trifes. The fragrance
of a flower will sometimes
steal over our depressed and
despondent spirits like a gold
en- memory, and fill us with an
undefinable peace that dissi-
pates all the darkness from our
souls. A CHEEKY word, an en-
dearment or caress, or a voice
of encouragement will some
times awaken our half dead
hearts into new life and change
the sullen and sombre aspect
of all things around us, into
brightness and beauty. The
familiar hearts, the easy chair
the open window, the vel
worn book, the kiss Of children
the voice and a smile of a lov:
ed wife, the family board, the
chance visit of an esteemed
friend, or to come down to still
smaller trifes; the evenin.
pipe, the merry hum of the tea
kettle, and the blazing fir
after a battle with the rough


weather outside.-these, an


such little things as these, III
, volve more happiness and ST


lace than the great triumph


and successes that await us i
= the world. The worlds tr


umphs and successes soon clio


us, SO that we demand create


victories to-day, than we wel


satisfied with yesterday. Bl


these little trifes, if we al
5, wise enough to be content wit


them, grow dearer as the


grow familiar, and become p


renniel fountains of joy al
4 4 solace. Let us take care of I'll
is little things of life, that col
le tain SO much of happiness
,e misery. and the great thin.
= may be left TO take care


themselves.
Year: 1871

Oh! touch those thrilling chords a gain
And sing that song once more,
'Tis one l loved in other days,
And used to sing of yore,
When this heart was sunlight all and bloom
And free as wild bird S wing
Twas then loved to hear the song
That now bid thee sing.
Thou say st it is simple thing


And has nc charms for thee.
Oh thou cap st never, never know


How dear il is to me.
Thou can'st not know the memcrie,


That waketn every strain
Then smile not at my earnestness,


But sing it oer again.
1t was the first. the first sweet song


Ofone who cared for me:
/ learned it from the lips oflove


When stars were on the sea.
But the minstrel hand is cold and mute,


And silent is that lutte,
And the halloYed lips whence flowed that


song


Are now forever mute.
Oh many fond remembrances


Are blended in that lay,
And each soft tone watts my full heart


To scenes in ife's young day;
Then touch the silver corded lutte,
And sing that song once more,
Twas sung to me by my beloved


Unhappy days of yore.
Year: 1871

MT John Ridd, of Illinois, recently rid the earth of his presence by the combined effects of dose of lsudanum and the contents of a Colts revolver. letter was found in his pocket-book, after his death, which justifes the set as follows:

 Two years ago discovered that ! Was worthless By great failings are want of sincerity of character and shy ugliness. Any one who watched me for little while would discover nay uDenviable nature. may, per hsps, be thought to be mad or insane, but this is mistake. I an ssne--fesrfuiiy so- and have every faculty in thorough order, as far as reason is concerned. It is very clear to me, as it must be to every one else, that if you are in the world, and are fit for nothing, and of no use to the world, the best thing to do is to put yourself out of the way as quick as possible and in doing SO look upon myself as public benefactor, ss much ss those who give large sums of money to advance the pub, lie welfare, and I advise all those who may find themselves unfitted for the duties of life and going out into the world, to follow my example, rather than be burden to them selves and their friends the remainder of thei lives
Year: 1871

Speaking of the dressing of Miss
Glyn, the Shakesperian reader, a
New York correspondent writes: Il
allude to the excessively decollete
style Of the readers dress, which, in
view of a rather luxuriant and su-
perabundant figure, threatened to
become embarrassing. In the agi-
tated gesticulation and contortion OF
the action, was by no means free
from some mental anxiety lest the
reader, suddenly going back at one
plunge much further into antiquity
and fable, should at one vigorous
wrench shake of the trappings oi
the Egyptian Queen, and stand be-
fore the audience radiant in the
character of Venus"
Year: 1871

The observance of New-Year's to-day will be
marked by the participation in the Winter sports
of skatng and curling The ice the skating ponds was
too thick to yield to the mild weather OF yesterday
though in some places the surface softehed The
ball was not up ut the Prospect Park ponds but those
who visited the Park TO skate allowed the ce
some hundreds ayaing themselves OF the opportunity
the inner lakes II hard and toeraby smooth The PARK
ponds however. will satisfy only those VINO go on te
Ice for exercise alone fancy skating IL our on tne
ouestoD crowd of 1GBins annoying every expert VINO
dIsDlaye his skill But few ladies were on the pOnds
Yesterday The ball will he up a the Park ponds to-day,
the Central Park lakes having Deeh kept Ceai AO -O"
Years visitors


The ice in all the Kinks had a moist surface
on saturday and yesterday but this morning IL VIII prop
ably be hard The best skating is TO DE had the IN,
closed ponds Fifth-ave. and at the Capiohne ana
Union AT the three Kinks Saturday there were pOy
races which proved attractive and exciting IhtIe Is
20 be a bows race for silver medal at the Brooklyn
Rink to morrow nigut


IN HEW-JERSKY.


The opening of the new year was very gen
orally at the Jersey City churches
The Roman Catholic and Episcopal Churches were taste
fully decorated The pastors In number OF the churches
preached upon the nsprat atiOn OF the Scriptures the
subject set apart The fret day OF the annual week OF
PRAYER AT the Waynest. Reformed Church tne pastor
Methodist Churches watch-night services were heiu
Oh Saturday night.


In Newark the MethOdsts celebrated the incoming OF
the New Year with prayers and other rengOnb eAti
cses The Germans on the Hill celebrated u WIN
fireworks.
Year: 1871

Keep your eye fixed on the mark. and
don't finch when you pull the trigger. The
steady nerve Is necessary to carry ont the
bold plan. Could the multitude Of failures.
which are recorded every day, be thoroughly
examined as to their cause, it would be found
that great proportion of them resulted from
want OF nerve, at just the moment when An
unwavering sight aud a steady pull would
have accomplished the object. Ii one is to
succeed, he must FIX his eye on the mark, and
never think otherwise than that he will hit IL.
Many a hanisman, whose understandable il
none the best, has as,ouished himself by shots
made under circumstances when he mus. IN
win his gun aud blaze away, with scarcely
.rI! 1Ime gwen to know" what he is firing at
hesitate or waver when pressing the trigger
Let any enterprise be ever so boldly projected
and energetieally pushed, if the nerve fails
at The last moment, goodbye to success.
Year: 1871

= Let the children sleep. Every hour
that child sleeps is just SO much investment
OF physical capital for years to come. EVerv
hour after dark that child is awake Is ius.
SO much capital Withdrawn. Every hour that
child lives quiet, tranquil, Joyous life Of
such sort as kittens live on heaTths, or snuir-
reis IN sunshine, is just so much investment
IN strength aud steadiness aud growth of tho
nervous system. Every hour that a child
lives lie Of excited brain working either in
a schoo!room or in a ballroom, il just so much
taken away from the reserved force which
enables nerves to triumph through the tor-
ro"s, through the lsbors, through the diseases
OF later life. Every mouibful Of wholesome
food that child eats, at reasonable boura
may be said to tell on every moment of his
lte, no matter how long it may be. Victor
Hugo, the benevolent exile, has found out
that 70 be well fed once in seven days for one
meal has been enough to transform the sp-
parent health Of all the poor children in
Guernsey.
Year: 1871

"A young lady at an evening party some
time ago found it hard to use the expression
"Jordan,s a hard road to travel" but thinking
that too vulgar, substituted the following:-
sPeramhulating progression in pedestrian ex-
onrs;on along the far-famed thoroughfare OF
fortnne cast up by the banks of the sparkling
river of Palestine is indeed attended with
heterogeneous conglomeration OF unforeseen
d;ficulties'
Year: 1871

10 limited amount upon railroad which is we'll
located for business, and has been already largely
constructed with the funds OF ITS Stockholders can
not be otherwise than SAFE This security ncreas-
ed II the Constructing Company is composed OF men
Of high character, and OF ample means for success
fully carrying through any work that they undertake
Year: 1871

H The Topeka papers ara having On
interesting quarrel over the Office Of State
Printer. 1t would be good Joke il the
Legislature would conclude that the Office
was not created for the especial benefit Of
the Topeks papers. sud would elect some
outside printer to the Office. Wouldn't
We laugh?
Year: 1871

The "trunk murder" in New York city
is yet fresh in the mind of the reader
Rosenweig, the abortionist murderer OF
Alice A. Bowlsby of Patterson, N. j.,
has had his trial, was convicted, and on
Saturday last sentenced to seven years
Imprisonment. The Judge told the prison
er in passing sentence 81 believe on the
evidence given in this case, you stand,
to-day, in the attitude of murderer.
You sent two hnman beings to their last
account murderously. That is the law,
and under that construction an indict-
ment should have been found against you
for murder in the first degree. You
would stand now in the attitude OF Il
murderer and the sentence would pro-
nounce against you would be death" 1t
is hoped that few such examples as the
above will have tendency to check the
flourishing business Of abortion,
Year: 1871

of using strong terms. He will do moth
ing he deems TO be wrong for friend or
party; and although strong and trust
worthy partisan, he is yet too noble to
oppose just proposition because it
comes from an opponent. There is
something of the old Roman in Thur
mans character, which commands uni
versal respect, and his ability stands
out like a burning light against the sky.
As a debater, he has no equal in the
Senate, certainly not on the Democratic
side, and as reasoner he is Just, logi-
cal and correct. As a lawyer, he is pre-
else, judicious, critical and exacting, yet
broad and liberal when it is safe to be
so. AS a constitutional lawyer, he
is without peer. He was the only man
to take Hendricks place, but he is ADLER,
clearer, more courageous, less sensitive,
and more effective. The party would be
weak, indeed, in the Senate at this time
without him. He is regarded by the Re-
publicans on the floor as the ablest Dem
ocrat in the country; and the opinion
may not be worth much, but it is freely
given, that the Democrats can better
afford to lose the field with such a leader
than hazard the present, and endanger
the future by looking for q man who
knows nothing, represents nothing, and
amounts to nothing, justbecause he has
done so little in the great battle of life
that he has made no enemies and no
mistakes.
Year: 1871




A Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial, after hrst dis
cnssing the merits Of Chase, Hancock,
Hoffman and Sherman, thus refers to
Hendricks and Thurman Looking
over the entire ground, can the Demo
Gratis find a better man than ex-senator
Hendricks, Of Indiana2 | might men
ton Pendleton, but he is out of the way
absolutely. Hendricks, in Congress,
showed more fitness for leadership than
any man they have had there for years
and years. He was not an explosive
man in Congress, as many of their lead
ers have been, but he was persuasive and
convincing. He had fashion of pre-
senting anything in such clear, fair
light, and Of excusing, defending and
CLOSING over the errors of his party
that you could scarcely listen to
him without being convinced, know
ing all the time that he was
merely blowing, as the engine boys
say. He has never done anything with
out deliberation; and without any posi-
tive knowledge on the subject, l suppose
his past is without any blemish He has
taken pains to make himself popular,
and he has succeeded. Whoever has
seen Hendricks likes him. ! was with
him when he made his trip to the Pacific
coast, and know with what enthusiasm
he was received by the people along the
way. If he spoke, the people praised
the sweetness of his voice and the gentle
ness of his manners. Yet he spoke the
truth about his opponents, and made
strong and vigorous arguments in favor
.of his own party. COlfax was on the
Pacific slope at the same time, and the
slopers must have thought that Indiana
presented the sweetest and best men in
the world. Credulous slopers, you do
not know them all


There is one man even better than
Hendricks. | have kept his name till
the last as a sort Of desert to this dreary
and ill-served feast. His comes in Just
where the champagne and speeches do
at a big dinner. His name is at the top
of this paragraph, and he is the only
Democratin the party Il had better except
Hendricks) that is fit to be president.
He is a different man from Hendricks.
While he has the vanity that belongs to
every honest man, he nevertheless des-
pises the clap-trap and humbug by
which it is so often gratified in the poll
tician. He does nothing for policy
and If there is a man in the world who
abhors, coutemns and pities the little
arts which men employ TO get little
fame or notOriety, it is he. He IS not a
pretender in any sense. He does not
speak unless he has something TO say,
and never has anything to say unless
there is some chance of correcting mis-
apprehension, afording information,
exposing false reasoning, or denouncing
dishonesty or trickery. He does not care
whether there is one man in the Sen
ate gallery or one thOusand-he speaks
for the Senate. He does not miRce
matters when he is defending any mea-
sure or exposing errors. de does not
study how best he may say a thing to
prevent offense. He speaks out boldly,
calls things by their right names, and
does not higgle and lament the necessity
Year: 1871

Gray walls keep otf treckles.
A handsome widow has three nuptial
chances to a maiden's one.


Gray and brown are the two most
fashionable colors worn this season.


A new color, called blue green or pea
cock green, is very fashionable for bon
nets and costumes this season.


Tight lacing is said to have one ad-
vantage though it shortens life-it suf-
fuses the face with a charming love tint


Long sashes are to be worn this sum
mer the bow to be small and the ends
TO reach to the bottom of the dress. =.


1t is said that there is no friendship
between women so strong that one good
looking man il not able to break up.


American ladies are beginning to dress
like the French-that is, in very cheap
materials, tastefully made and trimmed


Over two hundred women are now
working farms or their own account in
the States of Iowa and Indiana This
is official. @H Na4mtstE


Many ladies give as an excuse for
marrying for money that they seldom
find anything else i'll man nowadays
worth having.


A cynical Frenchman says there are
always two parties in a love affair; the
one who loves, and the one who consents
to be so treated "At


There are stylish yonng ladies whose
agony would be entirely OF another
kind if they were obliged to learn their
graceful bend over a wash-tub.


Parasols are made so large this sea-
son, and with such immense and clumsy
handles, that many diminutive ladies
seem to stagger along under the wei ght
of them. . a A


Since the wind bloweth where it listeth
ladies have reconsidered the matter of
hoops, and have decided that small
hoop is great protection on windy
day.


The olden-time bonnets we're worn so
large that one had to peep under to see
the face; nowadays you see the face,
and find some difficulty in discovering
the bonnet.


Ladies have adopted the Pompadour
style of wearing a small piece of black
court plaster, or mouche," as it is
called, on the cheek or in the middle OF
the forehead.


Long trailing dresses are only worn in
the streets by retired dressmakers and
shoddyites, as no real lady would care to
carry such load of filth about her from
the dirty streets. W


Two of the most successful and best
paid editors in New York are women
Miss Mary l.. Bsoth, Of the Bazaar, who
receives $4,000 year, and Miss Mary z.
Dodge, OF the Hearth and Home, who
has salary Of $4,000.


We are sorry to see a growing ten
dency toward sharp speeches and sar-
castle. repartee among ladies. Ladies
ale too often tempted beyond the limits
of good sense and good feeling by their
desire to say a good thing.


Pride in woman destroys all symmetry
and grace; and ahectation is more ter
rible enemy to the face than the small
pox. A vain, lazy woman is fit asso-
ciate for eoxcombs and fools, the disgust
of sensible men, burden upon society
and the body polite, and seatters thorns
in her own path.


Fashion, in the midst of her many
eccentricities, has revived the high shell
comb of our grandmothers Gold buckles
have also appeared; and as waists are
rapidly growing shorter and more decol-
lette, we shall probably soon see the
styles of Recamier and the toilets of the
First Empire the fayorite styles.
Year: 1871

A correspondent writes to q New Zea-
land paper:


"I believe have as pure and holy a
regard for woman as any mana regard
that would suffer much we're ! to see the
social and political distinctions between
her and man wiped out Nor do | want
to see her in the dissecting roOm-her
finer sensibilities gone = her sleeves
rolled up, and the knife in hand, slash
ing away at some hideous subject
with all the nonchalance Of butcher
who feels himself master of his calling
Nor do | want to see her on the bench,
at the bar, OF in the jury-box, listening
to cases Of scandal, divorces, breaches Of
promise, and other worse cases, in which
disclosures must be made, and language
employed, that should make the true
woman blush


Neither do / wish to see her in the
field, gathering the harvest, in the burn
ing sun nor in the unfinished walls Of
buildings, towel in hand, and covered
with brick dust and mortar nor in the
new cellar or embryo street, digging and
shoveling the sand and yellow mud
nor on the front platform Of the street
car, with the leather lines in one fair
hand and the heavy iron brake in the
other nor at the blacksmith's forge
welding the hammer and sledge, in
clouds Of SCOT and smoke, and showers
Of Kissing sparks. No, gentle woman
thy mission is to shine in the home and
BY the freside, and to make glad the
heart Of him who was made strong to
protect thy weakness.
Year: 1871

A hidden light soon becomes dim, and
IL il be entirely covered up Will expire
for want Of air. So it is with hidden
religion. Il must 90 out Of sight. There
cannot be a Christian whose light in
some aspect does not shine.
Year: 1871

Till we have reflected upon it We
are scarcely aware now much the
sum o. human happiness in the
world is indebted to this one feel
ing sympathy. We get cheerful
ness and vigor, we scarcely know
how or when, from mere associa-
tion with our fellow men, and from
the looks reflected on us Of glad
ness and enjoyment We catch
inspiration and power to go on
from human presence and from
cheerful looks The workman
works with added energy from hav-
ing others by, The full family cir


Gle has a strength and life peculiar
to its own The substantial good
and cffectual relief which men ex-
tend to one is trifling. It is not by
those, but by something tar less
costly. that the work is done. God
has insured it by much more sim
pie machinery. He has given the
weakest and poorest power to con
tribute largely to the common stock
of gladness. The child's smile
and laugh are mighty powers liz
this world When bereavement
has left you desolate, what substan-
tial benefit is there which make
condolences acceptable? It can
not replace the loved ones you
have lost. 1t can bestow upon you
nothing permanent. But a warm
hand has touched yours, and its
thrill told you that there was a liv
ing response there to your emo
ton. One look, one human sigh.
has done more for you than the
costliest present could convey.