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Year: 1872

ing men to Office on the ground Of their
fitness only and Of continuing them
while they are honest and efficient.


Fourth-We affirm that no form OF
taxation is just or wise which puts bur
dens upon the people by means Of du.
ties intended to increase the Price OF
domestic products and which are
unnecessary for the purposes Of revenue
we further affirm that gold and silver
are the only sound and safe bases OF
currencies; we therefore demand 8
thorough revision and reform Of the
present iniquitous tariff and a speedy
return to q specie standard for q cur
rency for the people.


Fifth-That undue devotion to party
has already greatly damaged the Re
public. and we now engage ourselves to
discourage in every possible way the
despotism OF party organization 10 the
dictates OF party politicians--staLding
parties are not less dangerous to liberty
than standing armies.


Resolutions.


Resolvsd, That q National Executive
Committee be created by this Conveu-
ton, composed of one person from each
State and Territory OF the Union, which
Executive Committee shall have the
customary powers belonging to such
committee.


Resoived, further, That in view OF the
fact that all the States and Territories
are not represented in this Convention,
said National Executive Committee 's
empowered to correspond and confer
with persons and States and Territories
10 sympathy with the Reunion and Re-
form movement, with a view 10 the
organization Of Reunion and Reform
Associations in such unrepresented
States and Territories.


Afternoon Session.


The Convention met at 2 P. NJ,
after the nom ination Of Greeley
by the Liberal Republican Conven-
ton had been made, and discussed the
propriety OF calling q National Con-
veution to nominate President and
Vice President. Several OF the speak
ers were very bitter on the action of the
Liberal Republican Convention in NOM
mating Greeley.


A motion to instruct the Executive
Committee to call a National Conven-
ton, after that discussion, was voted
down.


A motion to leave the question call,
ing a Convention to the discretion of
the Executive Committee prevailed.


Adjourned sine die.
Year: 1872

A woman, notwithstanding she is the best of listeners, knows her business, and it is woman's business to please. vote, but do say that the woman who does not please is false note in the har- monies of nature. She may not have youth, or beauty, or even manner, but she must have something in her voice or expression, or both, which it makes you feel better disposed toward your race to look at or listen to. She knows that as well as we do and her first question after you have been talking your soul into her consciousness is, Did please A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day. Womanly women are very kindly critics, except to themselves, and now and then to their own sex. The less there is of sex about a woman, the more she is to be dreaded. But take 6 real woman at her best moment-wel dressed enough to be pleased with her. self, not so resplendent as to be show and a sensation, with the varied outside influences that set vibrating the har. monic notes of her nature stirring in the air about her-and what has social life to compare with one of those vital inter. changes of thought and feeling with hel that make an hour memorable |? What can equal her tect, her delicacy. hel subtlety of apprel ,nsion, her quickness to feel the changes of temperature as thu warm and cool currents of thought blow by turns At one moment she is mi croscoplcally intellectual, critical, scru pulous in judgment as an analysts bal ance, and the next as sympathetic as the open rose that sweetens the wind from whatever quarter it finds its way to he bosom. It is in the hospitable soul of ; woman that man forgets he is st1ang CT, and so becomes natural and truthful at the same time that he is mesmerize, by all those divine differences whic] make her mystery and bewilderment 70. H. Holmes.
Year: 1872

Very large fans are fashionable this year, and are of gold lece or fringe.

 Large silk scnrfs, the color of the dress or pretty contrasting color, are now universally worn instead of the lace scarf. .' Colored silk hose and high heeled kid or silk slippers to match the dress is the fashionable ''foot toilette" for home wear. Some very beautiful sacques are made of the colored guipure faces, in blue, tan, or pink, with revers and turn over collar.

 The latest style of parasol has the han dle and top made of Russian leather mounted in gold.

 A new style of overdress for full toi- lette is made of the gaily brocaded fou- lard, having deep skirt, and being cut low in the neck with short sleeves. The skirt is trimmed with deep black lace, and the low corsage has a pufing and fall of lace. A scarf of crepe de chine of any bright color, as blue, pink or yellow, may be worn with this polanaise, being fastened upon the right shoulder and crossing to the left side. This gar ment is very dressy made of the pretty | figured grenadines and trimmed in the same manner, as organdie and finished with ruf1es of the same.

 A very stylish visiting dress of blue silk is made with the skirt d train, and without trimming. The waist forms a Lousis XV vest in front, and has postil- lion basques at the back; basque of black silk, tight-itting, and elaboJately trimmed with wide Chantilly lace. Hat of blue tulle, with white plumes and blue bow, and blue strings tied under the chin. Another stylish walking dress is made of pale yellow mohair, the skirt having deep flounce bound with ma room. The basque is trimmed with the same color. With this is worn 8 black silk casaque, richly trimmed with black gulpure, and bias bands of satin.

 Charming little mantles or fichus fol Summer may be easily made by anybody who possesses either wide founce o1 Chantilly lace or white point. The flowers may be plaited, caught at the back with bow of ribbon, festoone6 gracefully at the shoulders, then crossed in front and carried to the back may bt arranged so as to form little overskirt or to fall CD coquille, that is, in spira form. A founce of black lace thus ar ranged is suitable either for the promen ade or for indoor toilette, while whit' lace fchu of this style is an elegant ad dition to full dress toilette.
Year: 1872

Mark Twain tells the following story of early life in the Sandwich Islands

 In the rural districts of the islands the traveller hourly comes upon parties of dusky maidens bathing in the streams or in the sea without any clothing on, and in no very intemperate zeal in the mat ter of hiding their nakedness. When the missionaries first took mp their resi- dence in Honolulu the native women would pay their families frequent friend ly visits day by day not even clothed with blush. It was found hard mat ter to convince them that this was rather indelicate. Finally the missionaries pro- vided them with long loose calico robes, and that ended the difficulty, for the women would troop through the town stark naked with their robes folded un- der their arms, march to the missionary houses, and then proceed to dress. The natives soon manifested 8 strong pro clivity for clothing, but it was shortly apparent that they only wanted it fol grandeur. The missionaries imported $ quantity of hats, bonnets, and other male and female wearing apparel, insti tuted genera! distribution, and begged the people not to come to church next Sunday naked, as usual. And they dio not but the national spirit of unset fishness led them to divide up with theil Gion, and next Sabbath the poor preach. CTS could hardly keep countenance be. fore their vast congregations. In the midst of the reading of the hymn { brown, stately dame would sweep up the aisle with world of airs. with nothing in the world on but 'sstovepipe" hat and pair of cheap gloves another would enter with @ flourish, with simply the sleeves of the bright calico dress tied around her waist, and the rest O. the garment dragging behind like pea cocks tail off duty :; another was attiret in mans shirt a stately "buck Ka naka would stalk in with a woman's bon net on, wrong part before, only this anl nothing more after him would strid, his fellow with the legs of pair of pan taloons around his neck, the rest of hi person untrammelled in his rear woult come another gentleman simply gottei up in fiery necktie and 8 striped waist coat. The poor creatures were beamins with complacency and wholly uncons cious of any absurdity in their appear ance. The spectacle which the congre gation presented was so extraordinary and withal so moving, that the mission aries found it difficult to keep to tn text and go on with the sermon an, by and by when the children of the SUI began a general swapping of garment in the open meeting, and produced som irresistibly grotesque effects in til course of redressing, there was nothin for it but to cut the thing short with tn benediction and dismiss the fantasti | assemblaoe,
Year: 1872

How TO EAT AN ORANaE.-Brazil is 6 great country for oranges, and the Bra zilians know how to eat the delicious fruit. To enjoy an orange thoroughly, says one of the newspaper correspon- dents in Professor Agassiz's present ex- petition, you should eat in Brazilian fashion You slice a segment of the flower end deep enough to go complete ly through the skin then replacing the segment, thrust a fork through it to the very centre of the orange, if the tines are long enough. Holding the fork in your left hand, peel the orange with a very sharp small table knife, slicing all the skin off, the segment at the base of the fork being in this operation shield to prevent any danger of cutting the left thumb. Now, with two cuts of the knife dissect out the pulp of one of the pockets and convey it to the mouth. Follow this up, pocket by pocket, and the skins of the pockets remain on the fork, like the leaves of book open un. til the covers touch. - Saa Francisco R,y1Lpfi9l
Year: 1872

A SOAP M1NE.-According to the Pueblo Chieftai, of Colorado, 6 promi- nent citizen of that place noticed in the banks of stream called the Fountain what appeared to be stone of peculiar formation. He broke off a piece, and taking it to the creek plunged itinto the water for ascertaining the consistency and grain. Upon taking it out of his hands, what was his surprise to see a lather formed, and with vigorous rub ping the stone proved to have sapona- ceous qualities, in fact possessed all the cleansing virtues of the most excellent soap. The stone is said to be of dun color, about the hardness of chalk, and forms 0 very perfect father, while it effectually removes all stains and grease spots from clothing. After washing it leaves the skin as smooth as that of a newborn babe, while the odor is quite pleasant,
Year: 1872

POISON IvY.-What is curious about poison ivy is this Some persons can handle it, and even chew the leaves, with impunity, and never experienced any eff feet from 1t t; while others will be badly poisoned by even walking among it, or in the vicinity where it grows. An ef- ficacious remedy for this poison is said to be in bruised plantain leaves, or the milk of what is commonly known as ssrattle snake weed"
Year: 1872

YE GoAr.-There is but one goat in this
city authorized at the present time to so at
large, and that is Gilman's. The police are
now engaged in executing the following or
dinance !" If any owner or other person hay-
ing the custody Of any horse, mule, swine,
or goat, shall turn loose or permit the same
to 20 ut large in any public street or alley, he
Shall be fined not less than one nor more than
five dollars; and every such hog or goat shall
be taken and sold for the use or the city"
Pen UP your goats ut once or they Will be all
soon turned into the city treasury.
Year: 1872

IMPORTANT CHANGES PROPOSED IN TIE Mill
TIA LAw.-The Militia Committee reported to
the House of Delegates Saturday bill which
win be interesting to members Of volunteer
companies. 1t is proposed to amend the law
of March Goth, 1871, by the following nddi-
tional section: t co.,.


"Volunteer companies may be composed Of
persons liable to military duty enrolled in
any regiment Of the reserve militia; and for
the encouragement of volunteers every Off
Ger and member Of any volunteer company
organized as provided in the said act CMarch
-, 1871 shall be entitled to have his name
struck from the rolls of the reserve militia,
and shall be exempt from jury service. But
to guard against persons becoming members
of volunteer companies for the purpose Of
avoiding serving on jylries, it shall be the
duty Of the commanding officer Of every COM
paay to strike from the roll OF his COM
ranv the nalne of every man who fails
or nes!ects to perform any Of the
duties incumbent on him as member
Of such company; and he shall in every such
case notify the court of the county, city, or
town in which the person resides that his
name has been stricken from the roll, and
that he is liable to perform jury duty !; and
shall likewise inform and notify the COM
m1ntlant of the regiment Of the reserve
militia in which he should be enrolled, SO
that he may be enrolled III said regiment
Volunteer companies shall consist of not less
than fifty nor more than one hundred men,
to he raised by voluntary enlistment for i've
years" ......


The same committee has reported n joint
resolution requesting our senator's and repre-
scntatives in the Congress Of the United
t,,l.o TO In
seem proper to secure the correction of any
errors which may have been made i'll the dis
trihution of arms by the War Department to
Virginia, and the restoration Of the full quota
to which the State is entitled under the acts
of 1905 and 1850, so as to obtain fer the State
sufficient arms and equipments to arm and
equip the militia.
Year: 1872

CONSERVATIVE CAUCUs-A conference of the
Conservative members Of the House Of Dele
gates was to have been held on Saturday
night to take into consideration the distribu-
ton of the land scrip and other questions,
but owing to the slim attendance the caucus
was adjourned until next Wednesday even
Year: 1872




CARp.-For reasons best known to the medical
profession Of the city, hereby withdraw my appli
cation for the position Of Surgeon to the Trcdcgar
Iron Works. At the same time return my thanks to
those who have interested themselves in my behalf
JP. HARRISON NJ. u,
Year: 1872

TIMERS WAETED.-Thc Baron Manufacturing
Company, OF Ballare, Ohio, wish to employ thirty
(3O) good timers. The company is devoted to the
manufacture Of Lanterns, and the demand for them
has been SO great that have not been abe to sup
ply 1t; and rs We have been granted new and vlua-
BILE patent on Lanterns, shall be obliged to run a
strong force both night and day in order to get
enough trimmings made up for the coming season.
We are now settled in our large and new factory,
which is capable of running about one hundred men.
We guarantee steady work and good wages to steady
aud capable men the tcno1e year round. Tuners
who have not sure thing or steady work will do
well to secure situation IN the Baron Manufacture
ing Company. Remember that good timers can
hold their situations in this comPsny for any length
of time. Those who desire work must come imme-
diately or address US by letter.


BARON MANUFACTURERS COMPANY.
Year: 1872

The pure. the bright, the beautiful
That stirred our hearts in youth,
The impulse to a worldly prayer,
The dreams of love and truth
The longing after something lost,
The spirit yearning cry;
The striving after better hopes
These things can never die.
The tmid hand stretched forth to aid
A brother in his need,
The kindly words in griefs dark hour
That proves friend indeed;
The plea for mercy softly breathed
When justice threatens nigh:
The sorrow of contrite heart
These things shall never die.
The memory Of clasping hand,
The pressure Of kiss,
And all the trifes sweet and fraii
That make up life's first bliss;
If with firm, unchanging faith,
And holy trust and high,
Those hands have clasped, these lips have


met,


These things shall never die.
The cruel and the bitter word
That wounded as it fell,
The chilling want of sympathy
We feel but never tell;
The hard repulse that chills the heart,
Whose hopes were bounding high,
In an unfaded record kept
These things shall never die.
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Must lind some work to do;
Lose not chance to waken love.
Be firm and just and-true.
So shall light that cannot fade
Beam on thee from on high,
And Angel voices say to thee,
These things shall never die.
Year: 1872

A MODEL OFFICER St. Louis has q model
city engineer. He declined New Years gift
of silver fruit-stand and berry spoon sent him
by city contractor on the ground that he did
not wish to put himself under obligation to any
one with whom he might have to deal officially.
That engineer deserves promotion, for he is an
honest scrvant.-Baltimore Sun.
Year: 1872

The STRUGGLE OF ~ The above is the
title of book of 800 pages, published by
Union Publishing Co., of Chicago, and
edited br Everett Chamberlain, late of the
Chicago Tribuae We are glad to see that
work of this kind is being prepared thus
early in the season Of the approaching cam.
paign, to enable the reading and voting
portion of our citizens to get condensed
historT of the political career Of those who
are nominated as our national rulers. Mr.
Chamberlain, the author, is a sIaunch Re.
publican and firm supporter of the pres.
ent administration. He is well known in
the Northwest, and no doubt his name at
tached to this work will give it large
sale. One great feature of this book is its
Illustrations, which have been drawn, 1T
great expense, by the celebrated Artist
Stephens, of New York, and are original
Some of the best hits Of the times can be
seen by buying this book 1t will be sold
by Agents only. We feel justified in say
ing that this book will do good work in
the right direction.
Year: 1872

The Chicago Times is not ready to
surrender to the Greeley Democracy.
Il comes back at them in this woy
p" You are all BourhonsT cry the two
newspapers, the Blair family, Boss
Tweed, Fenton and the omnibus load of
Salt river cripples that are negotiating
Tor the purchase of the Democratic party.


y on that refuse to be delivered t., us
upon the contract of sale we expect your
owners to make, in the words Of the pure
and p,ous Blair, "By God, are no Demos
Year: 1872

AN attempt is being made by some of
our enterprising citizens to get up an
excursion to Dubuque, Iowa, with fair
prospects of success. Due announces
ment will be made if the scheme ma
lures, and everybody who desire will
have an opportunity to make one of the
party.
Year: 1872

Ihere is no use wasting words about
which is the best Machine. Don't allow
any Agent to talk you into buying any Ma,
chine, until You have had an opportunity to
run a Mccormick on trial. Our Machine
does the talking when it gets into difficult
grain or grass Ne Coymtck ddgaace. Is
Year: 1872

THE village board Of Plattevil'e pub
lish card in the Witess setting forth
that there is no small pox of consequence
there. Only 7 cases of it have been
known; all of which were in mild form,
and the patients recovered.
Year: 1872

The best indication of the unfateriug spirit
of Reform undaunted by any obtained through
papable fraud which has been vouchsafed TO NewYork
City since the Pennsylvania election witnessed at
Cooper Institute last evening. One Of the largest meet
ings Of the campaign-certainy the largest since the
electOns-was gathered TO hear the lecture OF Miss
Minnie c. sWayze, entitled "a Woman's Plea for Re-
FORM" Evidently the audience were unprepared for
discourse logical and admirably delivered from
head and lips young; for, after the first opening
words the sharp epgrammatc sentences in which tho
lecture abounded captvated car and sense alike, and
frequently the audience which filled every space Of the
largest hall of the Cooper Institute, were aroused to
loud and long-continued applause which interrupted
and on one or two occasions embarrassed the fair
orator 1t is safe to say that young asprant for plat
form bonors has created much enthusiasm or created
as decided O sensation such golden opinions In
many seasons in New-York. Her delivery was earnest
rather than emphatlc her manner modest yet impress
slve anu IOTCDle voice, clear, ringing, reaching to
all parts Of the vast auditorium her sentences sharp
crisp and frequently inspiring general enthusiasm and
altogether the general verdict was highly eulOgstic
Miss swayze begins her lecturer with sue
cess more than that Of any new conner Of
her sex IN many years
Year: 1872

done, the President'of the United States was


airing himself in his "cottage by the sea-"


having good time generally, he was having


frst-class time with Tom Murphy, the man


who pasted the soldiers clothes together, in
stead of sewing them. He was the bosom


friend of the President at Long Branch
And to make bad matter worse, instead Of
the President taking forty.cight hours to go
to North Carolina to investigate the matter


he sent four companies of artillery from fort


Monroe to aid their Internal game, to put
down an insurrection that did not exist
That was examining lie down the throats
of the American people. l found, when /.
visited the South. quiet and peace; that 1


could talk as freely as L can in the city of
Detroit. ffound that instead of the people
being base, as they have been represented by
the Northern press and Northern editors
since the war, that We were entirely misled.
I found people of great intelligence, people
of great suavity, people of unbounded hos
pitality, and said to myself why is it that
we can not live on good terms with these
people? Are We to hate them forever? And
I ask the same question here tonight, when
is this trouble between the North and
South to end &? Are these politicians like
Mr.. Chandler; Mr.. Merton and Mr.. Howard
and those men to continue this i'll feeling to
the end of time :? I tell you no As Gov.
Blair has said, "we must have peace" [Great
applause And say further, if we were
so cowardy and so be afraid to punish these.
men when Dur blood was up-and I felt that
we ought to have punished them perhaps
but still we did not, and say it is mean and
eowardly, and detestablo and unmanly to,
keep up this thing. We ought to have pun
ishcd them completely or .pardoned them full
ly, and for my part go for'free forgiveness.
[great applause.