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Year: 1870

A GOOD religious college, locate not q
thousand miles from Michigan, was
blessed with a wide circle Of female
friends among the denomination which is
represented. One year the ladies in q
thriving town, where the college was very
popular, thought it would be a kind act
to send the Senior class box of good
things for Thanksgiving. They procured
lot of mince and pumpkin pies, frosted
cake, cold roast turkeys, and other dain-
ties; and, in order that the turkeys might
go off smoothly, they put in the box bot
tie of rich, savory gravy. 1t was not Ia
beled, and the bottle containing it was
very much like those in which favorite
kind of hair-oil is exposed for sale on the
tempting shelves of fancy goods stores.
When the box was opened at the college,
and the joyf feast disclosed to view, the
Senior class were highly delighted. That
Thanksgiving dinner was the happiest for
many year, with one little exception ;
end that was more comical than melan-
choly. Three or four Of the Seniors, with
handsome curling hair, thought, of course,
these benevolent ladies had them in view
in sending them present of bottle OF
hair-oil, and they slyly carried off the bot
tie, and, in their own rooms, made a
faithful application Of gravy to their
heads! The sickness of the sup
posed hair-oil soon aroused wonder
but it was some time before the Seniors
knew that they had made wrong use of
a table luxury. The joke soon spread
through the college, and at last reached
the ears Of the donors of the box. At
Christmas, therefore, the same generous
hearted Iadfes made ready another box of
good things and forwarded it to the same
college. Taking ahint, from the previous
blunder, and believing that perhaps it
was necessary for the intellectual finish
ing up of the Seniors that their heads
should be fashionably anointed, these kind
ladies put in the second box bottle o1
real hair oil. The tbottle, like its prede
cessor containing the gravy, bore no liable
and some of the unlucky Seniors, deter


mined to make no mistake that time
poured the contents literally over theil
plates at dinner, without stopping to tastt
or smell. The odor of bergamot or CHINA
I mon did not at once undeceive them. They
imagined the hair oil to be perhaps an
elegant new French dressing for cold
meat, and swallowed their food with a few
qualms, but with the hearty appetite of
youth.-Lanstng, Mic1., Republican.
Year: 1870

A GENTLEMAN who is now resident OF
East Boston states that after an unsuc-
cessful sojourn in California for several
years he took passage in a bark bound to
New York. She touched at Panama for
provisions and water and having pro-
cured these, her Captain proposed to sail
the next day. That evening the gentleman
wrote letters to his friends, stating ihe
might be expected home in three months


At the usual time he retired to bed and
fell asleep; but about an hour afterward
found himself on deck fully dressed. He
was somewhat startled, but attributing it
to fit of somnambulism, after taking a
turn or two fore and aft, and exchanging
q few remarks with the man who had the
anchor watch, again undressed and went
to bed, Imagine his surprise when he
again found himself on deck, dressed as
before. Thrice he went to bed, and thrice
he found himself on deck. As he had
never before experienced any kind OF
somnambulism, and was an uncompromis-
ing teetotaller, he began to reflect whether
there was not something supernatural in
this new and strange. experience and he


Immediately made up his mind that he
would not proceed in the vessel, but go
home across the Isthmus of Panama.
With this thought in his mind he turned
in the fourth time, and dreamed that he
had decided rightly. Much to the regret
of the Captain, who had been very kind
to him, and who expressed an ardent de-
sire to enjoy his company, he left the YES
sci, and arrived at home in safety. A few
months later he learned from the news
papers that the bark had been captured
by pirates in the straits of Magellan, and
that all hands but one boy had been MUIR
dered by pirates The boy concealed him
self below while the pirates were killing
the rest of the crew, and after undergoing
great peril, succeeded in reaching Valpa-
raiso. This led the gentleman to recur to
the date of hi, experience on board the
vessel at Panama; and after relating the
story to his parents, they told him that in
company with some pious friends they
had made him the subject of special prayer
that very evening, and they regarded his
leaving the vessel and his return home as
an answer to their prayer.
Year: 1870

AN act passed at the last session of the
Dominion Parliament, with the view OF
preventing Canada being made an asylum
Tor thieves and swindlers, goes into opera
ton this year. This act provides that il
any person takes into Canada, or has in his
possession therein, any property stolen,
or obtained by fraud or false pretenses in
any other country, in such manner that
the stealing or obtaining it in like man.
ner in Canada would be felony or mis-
demeanor, then the takingsof such prop
erty there, or having it in possession
with knowledge of its being unlawfully
obtained, shall be an offense of the same
nature and punishable in the same man
ner as if the stealing or unlawful obtain
ance had taken place in Canada.
Year: 1870

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


Is the democratic party an olgarchys Have we
but two men In the democratic party who are suit
able to MI the once Of Comptroller OF the city OF
New York; think there are thousands OF men In
the democratic party in this CITY who are honest,
capable and well able to NIL the Comproller's ONCE
would suggest, as both OF these mon Connolly
and Brennan) have filled this and other ofces they
should retire from seeking the nomination. and
give some other democrat an opportunity of
uniting the party.


TAMMANY HALL DEMOCRAT.
Year: 1870

There was little animation In the stock MARKET
the storm seeming to keep many Of the large ope-
rators away. Prices opened steady, but became
heavy about noon and underwent general Decline
the weak stocks being the Northwest and Lake
Shore the former declining on realizatlons and
"short" Sales and the latter upon absurd rumors Of
an injunction on the dividend, for the payment OF
which the books closed to-day. The feature to-day
was New Jersey Central, which rapidly advanced TO
1o2, and then In the noon decline went or to par,
closing finally at 101X. The bank statement led to
better feeling and an Improvement in oil the list,
except Northwest, which continued heavy and was
pressed for sale. In the express stocks United
States was active and strong.


THE EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS.


The following shows the range OF the leading
stocks to-day
Year: 1870

Oak" said the vine, "bend your
trunk, SO that you may be support to
me-"


MY support" replied the oak, +" is
naturally yours, and you may depend
OIL my strength to bear you up, but |
am too solid too bend. Put your arms
around me, my pretty vine, and will
inanlully support aud cherish you, II
you have ambition to climb as high as
the clouds. While l thus hold you up,
you will ornament my rough trunk with
your pretty green leaves and scarlet ber.
ries. They will be us frontlets to my
head, as stand in the forest ike a olo-
rious warrior with all his plumes. We
were made by the great Master to grow
together, and that BY our union the weak
may be made strong, and the strong
render aid to the weak"


But | wish to grow independently" :"
said the vine. why cannot you twine
around me. and let me grow up straight,
aud not to be mere dependent upon
you"


Nature" answered the oak. "did not
design it, 1t ia impossible that YOU
should grow to any height alone. and if
you try IL, the wiuds and raius, If not
your own weight, viii bring YOU to the
grouud. Neither is it proper for YOU 10
ruo your arms hither aud thither, for
tue trees will begin to say it is not my
vine, It is stranger, get thee gone, /
will not cherish thee. BY this time
thou wilt be SO eutangled among the
different branches that thou canst not
get back to thy oak and nobody win
admire thee or pity thee.


All mel" said the vine, z let me es-
cape from such destiny and with
THIS she twined herself around the oak.
and both grew and hoarished happily
together.
Year: 1870

The method eliminating candidate
into Lodge of Guod Templars Is but a
slight Improvement upnl the same pro
gramme 80 long in vogue by the ancient
and honorable fraternity Of the Sons
Of Malta" A "ehnp" who was taken
from Utica lager beer salonn. where
he got right" without KNOWING that
lager would iitoxiche. was put through
a course Of cold water treatment by the
Good Tempt RS the other evening. He
peaches ou the Templars aud gives the
following expose OF their initiation Ger.
emuny, for which no doubt he will be
putthrougli another course oil cold water
sprouts" at the next meeting Of the
lodge. Ia the first place the victim Of
Initiation is bliudtoldtd. bound hands
and feet, and thrown iuto cider press
and pressed for i've minutes This is
done for the purpose Of clearing his
system Of ''old drunks" lie is then
taken out of the cider press, aud, By
means Of u force pump. is gorged with
oistern water, after which sealing plas


ter is put over his mouth. aud he is
rolled iu barrel four or five times
across the room, the choir Mt the same
time singing the "Cold Water" soEg.
He is now taken out of the barrel, and
hung up by the heels till the water runs
out through his cars. lie is then cut
down, and beautiful young lady hands
him glass of cisierp water. A cold
water bath is then furnished him, alter
which he is showcred with cisiern water


lie is then made u read the water
Works Act ten times, drinking glass
OF cIsteru water between each reading
alter which the old oaken bucket is hung
around his neck, aud fifteen beautiful
young ladies with squirt guns deluge
him with cistern water. lle is then
forced to eat peck Of snow, while the
brothers stick his ears full of ieicles


lie is then run through a cloIhe.
wringer. after which lie Is handed d
glass Of cistern water by beautilu
young lady. He Is then gorged agaii
with clsteru water, his boots filed witt
the same, aud he is laid away in re


lrigerator After remaining in the re
lrIgerator for the space Of half an hour
he Is taken out and given glass o
cisiern water, run through clOthe


wrinscr, and becomes a Good Tenlplar
Year: 1870

WoRTu KNowING.-An able writer
gives the following valuable secret:


4" The looking forward to enjoyment
don't pay. For what ! know Of it |
would as soon chase butterflies for lv-
ing. bottle mooushine for cloudy night
The only way to be happy is TO take tho
drops OF happiness as God gives them
to us every day of our ivls. The boy
must Learn to be happy while he is learn
ing his trade; the merchant while he
is making his fortune. If he fails to
lie IN this ait, be will be sure to miss
his enjoyment when he gains what he
has sighed for"
Year: 1870

The other day Treasurer Spihnef
received al anonymous letter from
Boston Enclosing ten cents, Which the
writer desired to be placed on inters
est until it should amount to enough
to pay the nationrl debt.
Year: 1870

4 dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and effcctual
for preserving the
hair. faded or gray
hdr Is soon restored
to lis original color
riM the gloss and
freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thick
Year: 1870

At the hour named was at the
convent, and found Ia Mere Adele
ready. She embraced me warmly,
surveyed me and said I would do
but must take off my gloves: it
was not etiquette to be presented


gloved to the Holy Father. We
drove across Rome to the Vatican,
descending in front Of st: Peters
under the portico. and found the


Swiss guard at the foot Of the
7 Scala Regia.' They ushered US
up innumerable narrow staircases


and through long passages, until
it seemed to me that we had
traversed half the Vatican, and I
, had no idea in what part of it we
, we're. We were then shown into


large room hung and furnished
in green, with sofas along the wall:


here were seated some dozen per


sons, the gentlemen generally in


uniform, the ladies in black with


wells. Our entry created little


stir as we proceeded to the end of


the room, and several ladies came


forward and spoke to Madam la
Superieure. In q few minutes the
doors were opened aud everybody


walked into an adjoining room


similarly furnished in red. An Of


fetal parsonage in purple dress
Year: 1870

there by loving hands. that the
eye, when raised from paper,
may rest on the beautiful. He
feels a pride. a strength, glorious
heart-rest those who are not earn
es: heart-workers never know.
Ours is not world of chance. It
is the result of plan and labor.


If we live but chance lives, we
float, sink, and are lost. If we
strive to be men, we can all sue
ceed. If we neglect our work, be
it to govern ourselves, to make
others happier, or to bring form
and power out of elements. We bat
leave the bucket with water to
quench our thirst half way up the
well, to fall back when we let 60.


Thousands upon thousands Of
men who are now unhappy, might
be con.entea and full of heart-rest,
if they would only work. Not
alone to build houses but to soften
hearts. To help the poor. To
make others happy. We do not
like selfish people, for their hearts
are not kind-their semblance is
but sham for effect.


Rather do we like the men who
have built something-who have
struggled and won. The boys who
are becoming men. The women
who in their way are doing their
beautiful, quiet work for the puri-
flying of womanhood, and lifting
man from the path of temptation.
We love the workers-for they
point to their work when comes
the nightfall, and people say they
lived to a purpoae.


We build ships for others to
look at and to use. We make
homes for others to look at and
envy. We build railroads, and
equip them to excite the jealousy
of rival lines. We build looms,
and weave garments to dress well.
that others may be attracted to us.
We Try to adorn and beautify our
persons, that others may speak
we'll of US All this work is for
others-but only for their eyes.


Now. if we work to beautify our
hearts, to keep :hem rightly atsun-
ed preserve our manhood-oth-
ers will say we are, indeed good
will follow our example when they
know how happy such work makes
the man, the woman, or the Child,
and we shall thus become such
perfect workmen that, in the beau
tiful Land of the Leal, we shall
rest not in mind, but in heart, and
be with the near and dear ones all
the Eternal Day which follows the
soon coming Saturday Night
T"BRICK" PoMERoY.
Year: 1870

Is o Recent Improvement.
Replaces the use Of the BITTER SULPHATE
QUlNINE, with which all are familiar.


Dose for dose it is


W A r r a TED
Fully equal in every wsy 10 Bitter Quinine,
And, like it, is the ono
Great, Positive and Unfailing CURE for all
DISEASES OF MALARIOUS ORIGIN.
Fever and Ague,
Intermittent Fever,


Chill Fever.


Remittent Fever,


Bilious Fever,


Dumb Ague.
and the long train OF disorders following these
whom noplected
Year: 1870

iIi the early days OF our history as now
when experience has taught to read or
count no account, and for baron barren,
oneis led to inquire whence the feeling
proceeded? {? Was It from an Instinct
Of seIf-preservation that the parents Of
the ladies before mentioned were dis
posed to cover their young with theil
wings, fearing the approach Of the de.
st5oyer. The history Of Miss Patterson
has pointed moral which seemingly
her successors have failed to observe tc
their profit. She was, and is, foremost
in the ranks of those whose ruined
lives have been the consequence of toe
implicit faith in foreign fidelity. An
addition is made to the list Of cases
more or less notable year by year, and
yet the diplomatic corps continues to
pique itself upon being the pride and
delight of Washington, the day-star
fits society, the withdrawal Of whose
beams would bring black night and
Year: 1870

An old lady died the other day at
Uxbridge. ing England, who proved
herself to have been in more ways
than one remarkable person. Not
only had she for many years success
fully defied the inquisitorial gossip of a
country town, but she really had in
early days lived romantic life, al
though her latter years had been passed
i'm the deepest seclusion. Having been
found dead in her bed, at the age Of
ninety-two, an inquest was held, when
it came blight that she was the daugh-
ter of Spanish nobleman of high
distinction. In early life she contract
ed q clandestine marriage with the
Count de Chantal, of France, who was
a general i'm the French army under
the first Napoleon, and who fell al
Waterloo. Exiled from her native
country, as well IS from France, she
took refuge in England soon after the
restoration of peace, and lived on hel
scanty income at Uxbridge in the man
ner described. 1t is supposed that sh'
had lain dead for several days befor'
her body was found, and it would b'
hard to find a case presenting stronger
features of the utter loneliness to which
human being may be reduced.
Year: 1870

One pound of gold may be drawn in-
10 wire that would extend around the
globe.


So one good deed may be felt through
oil eternity. Though done in the first
flush of youth, it may gild the last hour
of long life, and will form the bright
est spot i'm it.
Year: 1870

The Journal of Chemistry gives the
following as a preventative OF horses
being teased by flies Take two or
three small handfulls of walnut leaves.
upon which pour two or three quarts OF
cold water let it infuse one night, and
POUR the whole next morning into n
kettle, and let ii boil for a quarter of all
hour. when cold it will he fit for use.
No more is required than to moisten n
sponge, and before the horse goes out of
the stable. let those parts which are
most irritable be smeared over with the
liquor, namely, between anil upon the
ears, the neck, the flank. etc. Not only
the gentleman or lady who rides out for
pleasure will derive pleasure
from the walnut leaves thus used,
but all others who use horses during
the hot months.
Year: 1870

.FLooD NOTES.-The records of the Dan
vile Railroad Company show that the ori-
ginal level of the track at the cast end OF
their bridge was established seven feet
above the highest water-marE known at
that time about 1S49), which was the fresh
of 1S47.


The highest point reached by ths water
on Saturday last was just six ieet above [ he
high-watcr mark of 1871, us noted below
the bridge oil the wall. Above the bridge
the water was, Of course somewhat higher,
on account OF the obstruction offered by
the bridge itself to its passage.
The fact that the west end of the bridge is
81 feet higher than the east end had been
forgotten until attention was called to 1t by
the partial sublnersing of the eastern span
while the western half was dry.


Before any permanent buildings are put
up on the depot lot in Richmond the COM
pany can, at no great cost, raise the bridge
to u uniform height from the Manchester
side, apd elevate their depot lot to nearly
the height of Cary street at 18th, besides
giving more height for the passage of boats
III the canal than they have now. s,s s..
Year: 1870

WE SURvIvE.-Ihc little organ intimatcs
that this is scurvy paper. his paper
has, it is true, corrected the errors and mis-
statements Of the Stripes on various occas-
ions in vindication of the truth of history and
that the public mind might be disabused
which, of course, is calling to a paper not
willing to be corrected, or to acknowledge
the truth That is an important branch Of
our business in conducting The Herald, and
we intend to continue it in the future as in
the past, and those who suffer by our cor
rectons Of their errors or falsehoods viii have
but themselves to blame. The Stripes say
ing the Herald is a scuryy paper affects us
just about as the forged alidayits which il
published On Governor Haight affected his
election. If the little things memory is short
we may rewrte chapter o. two of history
some of these days for its cdfcation. We
forget nothing
Year: 1870

HUMoRs OF THE SIEGE OF METz-In
the intervals succeeding each desperate sortie
made by Bazaine very amicable spirit pre-
vailed between the besieged and the besiegers.
Between the city and the German lines there
were extensive potato fields, where the
Frenchmen and the Germans were in the
habit of going to dig up their potatoes in
company. But one day a certain Johnny
Crapeau stole wonderful and delightful pat
ent machine for making delicious coffee from
one of the Prusian Jagers. These at once de-
clared was upon the French, and all peaceful
relations were broken up. Any Frenchman
showing his head near the potato patch was
more than likely to have ball put neatly
through it. But the French were hungry,
and at last they determined to have their po-
tatoes at any cost, and so sortie was made
for the purpose of getting possession OF the
potato ground, over which there was five
hours, desperate fighting, when the French
retired without being able to dislodge the en-
emV.
Year: 1870

CADET SMITH AND HIS COMRADES
ing to correspondence from West Point the &C.
ton of the War Department on the verdict of
the court martial in the case of Smith, the COL
ored cadet, has created the greatest excitement
at that post. The general expectation was
that if Smith escaped dismissal he would be
severely reprimanded, and NO one was pre-
pared to hear such decision as has been made.
The cadets are almost all indignant and disap-
pointed. 1t does not seem that they desire to
injure the accuse, nor to glory in his punish
ment; but they assert that he has been guilty
of prevarication and Inconsistency; that his
cadet honor is sullied, and that black or white,
as he may be, while in cadet uniform, he is
identified with the corps and institution. And
that now that be is released from all penalty
responsibility for the past, and in degree pro-
NOTED to the rank OF martyr to color and
race before his sympathizers in the nation at
large, they are mortified beyond measure
Every one in the vicinity of the court martial
was convinced that, with the single exception
OF Gen. Howard the Court intended to place a
penalty equal to the gravity of the offence
against Smiths name. The cadets feel that
Smith has not been justified. and they, as a
BODY, have been wrOnged. The sentiment
against Smith is more unanimously bitter and
intense than ever. The previously adopted
resolution to taboo any in the corps who afili-
ated in any way with Smith will be more rigid
ly observed. Should another collision occur 1t
is plain that the result would be more serious
than before. Had he been reprimanded and
his action declared guilty, the feeling Of preju-
dice would be greatly Modified. With one or
two exceptions the officers, although they dare
not say so, share the same feeling with the
cadets
Year: 1870

Native and adopted. right or wrong,
lost or saved, Americans all. There
let them rest. Let no voice of detrac-
ton insult their reputation, nor rude
hand disturb the repose of their ash
es. They tried for US before the last
High Court the desperate issues of u
common country. They placed con-
fidingly Mt the mercy Of the Supreme
Judge their lives and fortunes, and
they do not murmur because He hes
chosen them, and washed in their
best blood, from tho royal robes of
our Republic, the errors and troubles
of the past. Why should we, who
were not called upon either side, for
the sacrifice Let the flowers of
peace decorate the graves Of all alike.
for the rose of eternity has opened
alike a golden crown over the tomb of
the past. In that sarcophagus there
sleeps no nobler spirit, no braver man
or better Irishman than Pat CIeburne.
With Corcorap and Meugher, and
hundreds of lreland's sons who fell
fighting on both sides of the civil
war, he hns gone to tho silent shore.
With a most Christian Imagination,
we can see them walking hand in
hand the Elysian fields, and wonder
ing perhaps, if there should be any,
thing in their memories to keep alive
the issues of the past. We think not.
We hope not.-Southern Celt