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Year: 1873

yearly to the cost of transportation, and
| brings more revenue to monopolies than to
the federal government
| 1t means denunciaron of foolish or corrupt
/ legislation in behalf of the Pacific railways,
whereby the people have lost in principal and
interest more than eighty millions of dollars,
in addition TO the donation of an amount of
public domain greater than England, Scot
land and Ireland


1t means manifestation Of public grief
and horror at The spectacle of perjury in the
most pretentiouS statesman of the dominant
party.


1t means an expression of alarm at the
c2ntralizing tendency of the present admins
tration of the federal government, exhibited
in the Louisiana usurpation, and in other
wavs.


1t means demand that free use of the
government credit shall not be pcrpetually
given TO chartered moneved institutions TO be
used as "A circulating medium, for the profit
OF a lew at the expense ut the people.


1t means Indignation at municipal cOrrup-
ton, symbozrd by the colossal thefts of Boss
Tweed.


1, means amazement at the spectacle of
the admilliStraf ors of Il free government be
holding with indifference the inhuman butch





erty within sight of our own shores.


1t means a determination of the people to
rectify the administration of corpora
tions, whereby dividends are exacted on
" watered" stocks and construction ring
steals.


1t means an expression Of disgust at loath-
some exhibitions Of profigacy in public SER
wants, and of licentiousness at the national
capital.


1t means An outbreak of public anger at
The sordid indecency of Congress voting it
self back pay OH the last day of its existence,
and of President eagerly sanctioning the
grab" by his signature.


1t means a burial of old issues by gladly
accepting the logical results of the war, and
by applauding those who heroically fought it
to its close.


II means the restoration in our political
life OF the grand old principles of Jefferson,
of equal rights. Of personal liberty


If there had been no i'll grounded mistrust
of u.s. our victory would have showed ma
jority of one hundred thousand instead of IF
teen thousand. Our future depends upon
ourselves. If we keep our pledges if we are
true TO the principles OF Onr platform, our
success will be overwhelming We announce
ed ourselves as the Peoples Reform Party
Under that banner ~. e have won a signal vic
tory. To that banner we must remain faith
full or we shall perish like the prophets
gourd. Il we fOrSake it, and thus announce
to the people THAI we were deceiving them,
then shall be left like bastard orphans 70
perish unwept and alone in the political
desert
Year: 1873

The only property which has suf-
fered by the financial panic is stocks
and the decline in them has chiefly
been because they were inflated by
excessive speculation. That the fl
nancial trouble was directly the re-
suit OF over speculation in stocks is
apparent by this great decline, The
following table showing the shrink
Year: 1873

Sl22,5 U,bOO


1t is not likely that a single stock
In the list was quoted below It's ac
tual value on the 5th inst. when the
excessive watering of stock is taken
into account. There is as much
property IN the country now and as
much money as ever but stock spec
ulatorS have lost one hundred and
twenty million dollars on a few OF
the leading stocks and large addi-
tI0nal amount on other similar IN
vestmentS. The banks whtch were
carrying the spectators have sut-
tered severely, and every failure in
New York can be traceable 10 that
cause. 1t was Wall street gambling
and not the development of the
country by Northern Pacific or other
railroad enterprises which brought
TIE crash.


fit could be hoped that this great
shrinkage in stocks would check
speculations in the same direction
and cause banks to absolutely refuse
accommodation to stock specula-
tors, the panic would result in some
permanent good and tend to avert
another similar break down.-Sa,nt
Puui Disputch.
Year: 1873

and great many other things too numerous TO men>


ton all of which he will sell che'p Tor CASH


Tire Head Centre himself is the most obliging
in the city and to how goods Is his best hid
lie viii not IN isrepresent uis goods either. uv251l
Year: 1873

Sealed proposals will be also received as aforesaid
for the purchase Of the whole any portion of said
parcel Of fats for cash; the purchaser TO bu, said
sea-wall and do said filling according to sad plans
and specifications. and to perform all the obligations
OF the Commonwealth to the City Of Boston In re-
lafion to said parcel under the Ipdenture of Fur
Parts made between the said Commonwealth, the
Boston and Albany Railroad Company, the Bos on
23d. 1873


The right TO reject any and all proposals is reserved
by the Board of Harhor Commissioners and their ac-
ceptance L. subject to the approval of the Governor
and Council


Proposals must be endorsed proposals in relation
to the south b ston Flts sealed up and directed to
the chairman of the Board.


For the Board of Harbor Commissioners.


5y2od1m JOSIAH QUINCY, Chairman.
Year: 1873

That part of East Tennessee lying east
of Morfistown was visited by copious
showers of rain on Monday night. 1t was
very acceptable, as the dry weather in that
locality was becoming matter of remark.
We had light showers here last night.
which will have an invigorating effect up
on vegetation.
Year: 1873

A good many years ago awealthy
farmer owning several hundred
acres Of land remarked to a neigh


Dor that he wished he could hire,


one or two acres for a buckwheat.


patch. That incident shows the


regard in which the crop has been


held by the best farmers. The good


mans soul yearned for buckwheAt


cakes, but he could not make him


self willing to use his own we'll


titled and productive acres on which


to grow the raw material. IF he


did he could not well SOW spring


grain the following season, and un-


less he sowed buckwheat without
interruption he must some time


lose a crop before the patch could


be again seeded. !Buckwheat IS
popularly considered the poormar's
crop. tits almost always got IN On
the least productive land, ,oftenonly


half prepared, and at the last may


be cut OFT by an untlmely frost.
And yet there are few crops which
will better pay for careful prepara-
ton Of the soil. iese


How TO CURE HAMs,-The hams
of Maryland and Virginia hare
long enjoyed high reputation.
Premiums for these hams were
awarded by a late meeting Of the
Maryland Agricultural Society.
Those who had opportunities ofex-
amining the hams report that they
were Of excellent quality. Thecfol
lowing is the receipt after which
those were packed down which re-
ceived the first premium. For one
hundred pounds of pork take eight
pounds Of pulverized alum, two
ounces of saltpetre, two pounds Of
brown sugar, one and a. half OUNCES
of potash, and four gallons Of wa
ter. Mix the above ingredients and
pour them upon the meat, after it
has lain about two days in the tnb.
Let the hams lea oout six weeksin
pickle, and let them dry off q few
days before smoking them. | gen
orally rub the meat with fine salt
when l pack it down. The meat
should be quite cold before lit is
packed in tubs.


PLANTING ORcHARDs.-H it is de.
signed to plant out an orchard this
fall, preparations for it should begin
as soon as possible. The land should
be we'll and deeply ploughed, and,
if possible, subsoiled. If necessity
imposes the choosing of a location
which is not a favorable one, from
the character of the soil as regards
fertility, some pains should be taken
to improve it. To do this well, rot
ted compost or bone dust may be
used, OF all or either Of these, with
such additional supplies of ashes as
may be procurable. Plow under,
and mingle as well with the top soil
as possible. Do not use fresh green
manure. If you have no other, it
will be preferable to plant your
trees and use the manure as Q top
dressing afterwards. Decide upon
the varieties and the proportions
you intend planting, send your or
ders in time to the nursery, and 90
not depend upon any tree-peddler
to take your order. These are not
the proper persons to buy from,
much less to make selections, OF
kinds for you, even if they send
you what they profess:
Year: 1873

Come list to d song for the harvest;
Thanksgiving and honor and praise
For all that the bountiful Giver
Hath given to gladden. our days.
For the grain and the corn in thei


plenty,
For the grapes that were gathered will


song,


For pumpkins so brave with their vel


low,


They had lived upon suhbeams Sc


long.


For cranberries down in the meadow,
And the buckwhcut that famed OF


the hill,
And bluebcrres tempting the children
TO wander and pick them at will. .1I
For the peaches that blush through


their pallor,


Or glow like pretty quadroon,
As they dream of the sun in the morn


ing,


Or welcome his kisses at noon,
For the sweet smelling hay and the


clover,
That sweeten the breath Of the kline
And the apples that fingered, as dieads


Ing
The air and the light to resign.
And not for the fruit harvest only
We offer our thanks and our praise;
Not less have the leaves and the BIOS


SONS


Made brighter and better the days.
The leaves that delightwith their green
That soften the heat with their shade,
And nestle so crisply in Autumn.
To startle the lover and the maid.
For the blossoms that whiten the May
The ground, as with snow, as they


fall;
For the 'f1owrets that whisper their


meanings


In cottage and hovel and hall.
Ave. thanks for the harvest Of beauty
For that which the hand cannot hold
The harvest ewes only can gather,
Which only our hearts can en1olo!
We have reaped it on mountain ana


moorland;
We have cleaned it from meadow ana


lee; -,
We have gathered it in from the cloud


land; =,
We have bound it in shcavcs from the


sea,
Year: 1873

WEARING FLANNELs.-The value
of flannel next the skin caunot be
ovcrrated, says Dio Lewis: 1t is


invaluable to persons Of both sexes,


and all ages, in all countries, in all
climates, at every season OF the
year, for the sick and the well-ln
brief, I cannot conceive OF any cir
cumstances in which flannel next
the skin is not a comfort and a
source of health. It should not be


changed from thick to thin before
the settled hot weather of the sum-
mcr, which in the Northern States
is not much before The middle OF
June. and often not before the first


of July. And the hannels for the
SIMMER must not be three-quarters
cotton, but they must be all woolen,
if you would have the best protec-
ton.


In the British army and navy
thcy make the wearing of flannel a
point of discipline. During the rot
season the ships doctor makes a


daily examination of the men at
unexpected hours to make sure that
thev have not left off their flanncls.
Year: 1873

SALES or MoNKY.-At the second monthly
meeting of the City Loan Association. Sl7OO sold
at 3SSt per cent premium


No money was sold at the meeting Of the Me-
chanIcs Loan Association, it being devoted to the
purpose of paying Withdrawing loans
Year: 1873

MONSTER VESSEL The keel Of monster
vessel is now being laid in RoAch's yard, Chester.
lhe length will be between four and five hund ed
feet On Saturday some new and expensive ma
chincry was put in position.
Year: 1873

Four parts, by weight, of glue are
allowed to soften in fifteen parts of cold
water for some hours, and then moder-
ately heated till the solution becomes
quite clear. Sixty-fye parts of boiling
water are now added with stirring. In
another vessel thirty parts of starch
paste are stirred up with twenty parts
of cold water, so that thin, milky fluid
is obtained without humps. Into this
the boiling glue solution Is poured, with
constant stirring, and the whole is kept
at the boiling temperature. After cool
ing, ten drops of carbolic acid are add
ed to the paste. This paste is of extra
ordinary adhesive power, and may be
ued for leather, paper or cardboard with
great success. It must be preserved in
close bottles, to prevent evaporation of
the water, and will in this way keep good
for years.
Year: 1873

Even those copper-colored cut throats,
the Apache Indians, have a touch of
delicacy and romance in them. From a
lecture delivered in. San Francisco by
Col. John G. Carmany, we take the fol
lowing account of their courting Gus
toms; every young girl is at liberty to
refuse a suitor for her hand. The
father, mother, and brother are prohib-
tied from interfering in her choice. Her
person is at her own disposal. After a
brief courtship the lover makes formal
proposal by offering so many horses.
Horses are a standard of value among
Indians. As the squaw does all the
work, horses are accepted as an equiva-
lent for her labor. When a young war
rior is enamored, hefastens the horse near
the wigwam of the squaw whose hand
he seeks, where he is left four days. IF
she fails to feed and water the horse
during that time, the master is rejected;
but if she accepts his offer she grooms
and kindly cares for the horse, and then
ties him to the wigwam of her lover, as
much as so say, "I am willing to be
your slave and do your work" At
the marriage the sages and sachems
meet together, and the bride is not un-
frequently loaded with forty TO fifty
pounds of silver and copper trinkets.
Year: 1873

Why is it that everybody likes to cheat
a railroad :? People who are scrupulously
honest with everybody else Will resort to
all sorts Of lodges to avoid paying rail
road fare and people who are opulent
and open-handed with money seem eager
to dodge even the smallest amount for
riding on the cars. They never think of
avoiding bus, stage or ferry fare thus.
1t is peculiar form of kleptomania.


Some of the devices resorted to are
very ingenious and very funny. For in
stance There is a respectable lady who
has occasion to make frequent trips be-
tween two stations on the Oil Greek road
which are about fifteen miles apart She
buys a ticket to station about halfway
between, but does not get off there. On
the contrary, she goes into the saloon"
and stays there until the conductor has
made his round and returns to the for
ward part of the train. Then she comes
out and takes her seat with the appear
ance of feeling better, with all the con-
sclousness OF a good deed performed.
and rides free to her destination


This game proceeded unchecked until
last Saturday. The lady went through
the same performance again, with this
difference when she attempted to come
out of her saving retirement she found
the door tied from the outside with a
strong rope. She pulled, and tugged,
and kicked, but of no avail. The CON
ductor was in the smoking car, the brake
man on the rear platform and the pas
sengers, supposing it was some prisoner
or candidate for Dixmont, did not inter-
fere. Luckily brakeman happened in
just as the train stopped at the station
where the lady wanted to get off and un-
tied the rope. She came out and got off
the train rapidly, looking disguised, even
offended. City Derrick.
Year: 1873

A Washington paper tells of an ele-
gantly-dressed young lady who went into
one of the dry goods stores on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, bought spool of cotton,
and requested the proprietor to have it
sent home. Overwhelmed with the i'm
portant duty so suddenly thrust upon
him, he Immediately procured an ex-
press wagon and detailed clerk, who,
lifting the spool into the wagon, drove
with it to the residence of the young
lady, and, dismounting, rang the bell,
and, when the door was opened, placed
the spool upon his shoulder and carried
it into the hall, and gently placed it on
end, as if it had been barrel of flour,
and then retired. The CONSERVATION of
the family can be imagined. The head
of the house has been lodging in and
out of the dry goods store during the
past week trying to find that clerk.
Year: 1873

More than hundred years have passed
since 1t was struck by lightning and split
from top to bottom, and the plow has
well furrowed the place where it grew.
Before that time the mighty old beech
tree stood, some hundred yards from the
first houses of the village, on a grassy
mound, tree such as one never sees in
these days, because animals, plants,
trees, and men are becoming small and
mean.


The peasants said the tree dated from
the early Christian era, and that holy
apostle had been massacred beneath it
by the false heather that the roots of
the tree had drunk up the apostles
blood, which, rising through the trunk
and branches, had made them so large
and strong. Who knows if the legend
be true? anyhow, there was certainly
one curious fact concerning the tree,
and everybody in the village knew about
it, small and great. Whoever fell asleep
under the tree and dreamt dream, that
dream would surely come true. So,
from time immemorial, it was called the
Dreaming Beech, and no one knew it
by any other name There was, how
ever, a peculiar condition attached to
the dreaming, and if anybody lay down
under the beech with the idea of dream
ing OF some one particular thing, then
the dream was sure to be nothing but
confusion and rubbish and nonsense of
all sorts, of which no one could make
either head or tail Now this was as
suredly rather difficult stipulation, be-
cause most people are so very likely to
of -vho hn d.
consequently, at the time this story
commences not a man or woman had
ever tried the plan with success. Still,
for all that, it was not to be denied but
that the tradition of the Dreaming Beech
was true.


One hot summers day, when not a
breath of air stirred, poor journeyman
came wandering along the road. Things
had gone very badly with him for many
years in foreign parts. When he
reached the village he turned his pockets
inside out for the last time, but, alas
they were empty.


What am to do ?" he thought to
himself. 81 am tired to death, but nc
one will take me in for nothing, and il
is hard to beg" Just then his eyes fell
upon the noble beech tree. on the green
grassy slope and as it stood only a few
yards from the road, he laid himself
down under it to rest. A gentle breeze
sprung up and rustled among the
branches, whilst here and there CLEAN
of glittering sunshine fell as the leaves
were moved, disclosing glimpses of the
deep blue sky beyond. Then the tired
wanderer closed his eyes and slept
Whilst he was thus soundly sleeping,
branch dropped from the beech tree
with three leaves on it, which fell JUS
on his breast He dreamt that he sat a
table, in most cozy room and the


able was his own, and the room, ani
indeed the whole house. At the table
leaning on it with both hands, stood
young woman, looking lovingly at him
and that was his wife. On his knees sal
child, whom he was feeding with soup
and because the soup was too hot, ht
blew upon the spoon to cool it. The1
his wife cried out, laughingly, What {
capital nurse you make p Jumping
about the room was another child, fat
rosy-cheeked urchin, dragging about {
large carrot, to which he had tied {
Year: 1873

"Children's ears should never be
boxed" So writes an eminent surgeon
In the June number of The Popular
Science Monthly. Though the state
ment will doubtless be received by many
a juvenile reader in the light of " self
evident proposition, there may yet re-
main few parents and rural peda-
gogues to whom the reasons for the abo-
interest. eve have seen" writes Prof


Hinton, that the passage of the
ear is closed by thin membrane espe-
cially adapted to be influenced by every
impulse of the air, and with nothing but
the air to support it internally What,
then, can be more likely to iniure this
membrane than sudden and forcible
compression of the air in front of it -? If
any one designed to break or overstretch
the membrane he could scarcely devise
a more effective means than to bring the
hand suddenly and forcibly down upon
the passage of the ear, thus driving the
air violently before it, with no possibility
for its escape but by the membrane Civ
ing way" So reasonable are these con-
clusions that there was not needed even
the high authority of the writer for the
subsequent statement that "many chill
dren are made deaf by boxes on the ear. :"
1t is unfortunate, however, that this and
many other rebukes of the same order
precede the reason, and hence safer
general order might be issued to the in
tent that no child should ever receive
any form of corporal punishment until
the parent or preceptor has stopped to
reason-frst with the child, and then
with himself. .-Appleton's Journal.
Year: 1873

Rain, rain, rain,
NO sun to be seen for many long day. -
Inc nelos erfect mortar a mire the highway
NO cnance Tor crop of rye, wheat, corn or hay -


What will the poor farmer do? "a
Why, SIT the in house and sigh and repine
An ana pour out impatientlF line upon line ~ #f
VI prospective woes, should the sun not soon shine


That's what he's likely to do


Shine, shine, shine,
No cloud to be for many a LONG dav
The fields hard and dry the dusty highway
NO chance for crop OF rye, wheat, corn or hay


1t IS shine, shine, nothing but shine


What will the poor farmer do Z?
Why. wander ibout and moan and comnai,,
Ihat work and no work equally vain
unless we soon have good shower of rain


That's what he's likely to do


Rain shine,
we hear from too many the sad, sad strain
1t is nothing but shine or nothing but rain
Both equally death to the life of the grain


And the cause of many whine


What should the poor farmer do?
why, smile when it shines and smile when it rains
And take it for granted from all his past gains
Ihat God knows what's best for all kinds of grains


That's what he could and should do.
Year: 1873

Next to the sunlight of heaven is the
sunlight of cheerful face. There is no
mistaking 1.-THE bright eye, the un-
clouded brow, the sunny smile, all tell Of
that which dwe4ls within. Who has not
felt its electrifying influence? One glance
at such face lifts us at once out of the
arms of despair. out of the mist and
shadows, away from tears and and repin-
pining into the beautiful realms of hope.
One cheerful face in household will
keep everything bright and warm with
in. Envy, hatred malice, selfishness,
dependency, and q host of evil-passions,
may lurk around the door, they may
even look within, but they can never en-
ter and abide there; the cheerful face
will put them to shame and flight.


1t may be very plain face, but there is
something about it we feel, yet can not
express and its CHEEKY smile sends the
blood dancing through our veins for very
Joy; we turn toward it as the leaves of
the plant turn toward the sun, and it's
warm, genial influence reireshes and
strengthens our fainting spirits. All,
there is a world of magic in the plain
cheerful face! 1t charms us with a spell
that reaches into eternity, and we would
not exchange it for all the soulless beau
ty that ever graced the fairest form on
earth.


1t may he a very lille facei one that
we nestle on our bosoms or sing to sleep
in our arms with low, sweet lullaby
but it is such bright, CHEEKY little face
The scintillations of a joyous spirit are
flashing from every feature. And what
power it has over the household bind
ing each heart together in tenderness,
and love, and sympathy Shadows may
darken around us, but somehow this lit
/ tie face ever shines between and the
shining is so bright that the shadows can
not remain, and silently they creep away
into the dark corners where the cheerful
! face is never seen.


1t may be very a0rinkled face, but it is
all the dearer for that and none the less
brighter. We linger near it and gaze
| tenderly upon it, and say, God bless
this happy facel We must keep it with
US as long as we can, for home will lose
much of lis brightness when this sweet
face is gone"


And after it is gone how the remem-
brance of it purifes and softens our way
ward naturesl When care and sorrow
would snap our heartstrings asunder,
this wrinkled face looks down upon us,
and the painful tension grows lighter,
the way less dreary, and the sorrow less
heavy.


God bless the cheerful face! Bless it
He has blessed it already; the stamp of
| heaven is on every feature. What a
dreary world this would be without this
| heaven-born light and he who has it not
should pray for it as he would pray for
| his daily bread.