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Year: 1871

Administrator Bonzano has not, it seems
from what we learn to-day, quite boxed the
compass ON the dog question. Administra-
tor Shaw. at the last meeting of the Coun-
Gil, caused this question to be referred to
the Administrator Of Assessments, and we
now learn that at the next regular meeting
q new dog ordinance will be introduced,
which viii be generally acceptable to those
who are in favor Of the muzzle as we'll as
to the owners and lovers of dogs as valua-
BILE even as Mera of old.


The chief feature Of the forthcoming OF.
dmance is that the dog tax Of two dollars
is to be rigidly enforced. In this respect
there has been terrible neglect some
where, or there must have been frightful
mortality or exodus in the canine family.
This year only $75s were collected for dog
licenses. whereas last year $5746 were re-
ceived for this account.


The next provision is that vicious dogs
must appear both muzzled and tagged out
side Of home. In case of neglect, the
owner to be fined OF imprisoned, OF both,
and the dog killed. -o


The third provision is that all other dogs
shall be declared as contraband and exter-
minated summarily, and in such q manner
as the police board, under the direction of
the Administrator Of Police, may deem
proper and expedient.
Year: 1871

The committee on iron barges, in answer
to numerous inquiries as to their plans, etc.,
present the following as their ideas, and as
q statement of what they think should be
done:


They believe the line can be established
on secure and sound basis with a subscrip.
ton Of $5Oo,00O. Until this is done, it is
useless to ask aid from other cities. Sub
scribers will not be called upon to pay any
thing unless the entire amount is made up.
1t being the determination not to move in
the matter unless success is assured. Should
the subscription reach the required amount,
the company will then be organized, and
officers elected in the usual manner. The
subscriptions will then be called for in in
stalments, as required. Their object is to
present this important enterprise to the
great mass Of people so deeply interested
In the future Of this city in tangible shape
for their concerted action. It is now for
them to say what the result shall be. The
have made the waters move. 1t
is for the great public to say whether the
cripple shall now be carried in, or left to
expire on the bank, victim to our "great
natural advantages"
Year: 1871

Prolific GROWTH OF ORANcEs.-Ho
Peter Harper left at the REPUBLICAN Office
yesterday sample of what the orange
growers of St. Charles parish can do Thir-
teen well formed oranges on one small
stem may be considered creditable alike to
the variety of the fruit and the fertility Of
the soil. And we are informed that St.
Charles parish can chow many cases of like
fruitfulness.
Year: 1871

Last Saturday evening, near PaOli,
Orange country, Indiana, Professor


Wilbur made arrangements for bal
loon ascension. He was to be accom-
panied by Gee rye H. Knapp, editor of
the Orange county Union. Just as
they were about getting into the ball
loon, the cords gave way, and they
made spring for the car, but only
succeeded in grasping the ropes. AS
the balloon rose, Knapp let 90 and
fell from a height of about thirty feet
without serious injury. Professor
Wilbur held on and attempted to
climb into the basket, but was unable
to do so, and the balloon shot up
rapidly, the aeornaut elinging below.
The spectators were thrilled with
horror at the terrible scene, which
ended in a dreadful manner. At the
height Of about one mile the doomed
man lOOsed his hold and came whir-
ling to the earth. At the height he
had attained he looked like a small
stick about foot in length. As be
approached the earth he was coming
down feet foremost; he then spread
out horizontally; then doubled up
and turned over; then straightened
out head dOwnwards. As he struck
the earth he fell upon his head, and
the back of his head was mashed into
an indistinguishable mass, and his
body was bruised and crushed horri-
bly, The conclusion was 90 great
that half q gallon Of elotted blood
was thrown from the mouth. The
body made an indenture in theground
eight inches deep, and rebounded to
about a foot from where it struck. To
add to the painful character Of the
accident, Professor Wilbur's wife and
little daughter were on the ground
and witnessed the terrible affair. The
remains of the unfortunate man were
properly cared for and buried at Paoli
yesterday afternoon.
Year: 1871

Ready for use, using the Iron Paint for 3
basis, combined with pure White Lead and
Ldnseed Oil, and Japan dryer, under the
supervisionof c. c. misunderstanding the
use Of any and all chemicals. and wish IL
distinctly understood that this is not a near
or most distant relative OF any Chemical


Paint but win be known as
Year: 1871

cratic politicians men were put down,
Then a man goes round and gives
them the names they are voting on
each one gets his name and residence
they go and vote, and tAen on to the
next poll, at which they heveanOtheI
residence, and so they are sent round
from poll to poll until they vote per-
haps twenty times. And suppose we
arrest them and take them before d
judge, they are not away twenty min
utes before they are released by writ
of hG6eGs corpus, and at the polls
again.


Now L complain not that individ-
uals have done this great wrong to
the nation and the people, but that
the Democratic party as a whole has
sustained and countenanced this
fraud, and by doing their utmost by
having the polls so prepared and ar
ranged that the fraud could take place.
Men like Belmont, and others who
figured as their great men, are now
very anxious that the money fraud
should cease, but you never heard a
word from them in depreciation or
censure Of those gigantic political
frauds which were just as notorious
as the money frauds now are. They
stood behind them in the Convention
and the Legislature, and everywhere
held the gates open to let this flood
tide OF fraud sweep inand Overwhelm
the honest verdict Of the loyal voters
of the State.


L perhaps shall have to pay one
thousand, DerhaDs two Thousand dol
lars, as my share Of these frauds.
Suppose it be the tenth part Of what
l am worth, but what Of that? /
don't value that consideration one
straw. If 1 lose 1t, if it is stolen, 1
can make it again, and II 1 can not, l
can do..without it /; but the political
frauds by which my right Of suffrage
has been systematically destroyed,
whereby those who have been invited
nay, commanded by the State togo
Year: 1871

AGooD DAUGurER.-Therea are other
minister of love more conspicuous than
she, but none in which gentler, lovlier
spirit dwells, and none to which the
hearts warm requitals more joyfully re-
spond She is the steady light of her
fathers house. Her ideal is indissolubly
connected with that Of his freside. She
is his morning sunlight and his evening
star. The grace, vivac;ty, and tender
ness Of her sex have their place in the
mighty sway she holds over his spirit
She is the pride and ornament of his
hospitality, and the gentle nurse of his
sickness.
Year: 1871

ne ponce Oh ". seem TO be unable to
account fol- the mysterious pistol shooting
by which, during the past year, or two,
several persons in the prominent thor
oughtares have been wounded, and many
windows perforated. The latest case of
mysterious pistol shooting occurred on
Sunday afternoon. when bullet. appa-
rently fred from building in Howard
street. passed through one of the rear
windows on the second floor of No. 440
Broadway, and drilled hole through a
pasteboard box on the opposite side of
the store. Who fired the bullet is at
present a mystery, and the police have
no clue likely to lead to lis detection.


About two years ago two persons were
wounded in Third avenue car, near
Tenth street, by a bullet or bullets,
which came through the car window
The person firing the shot was never dis
covered. Shortly afterward man was
severely wounded in one of his legs
while walking on Broadway. near Canal
street, in daylight. The bullet evidently
was discharged from an air-gun, as no
report was audible. On another occasions
bullet, fred by some undiscovered per-
son, entered the window of :. B. Chit
tendens Broadway store, and wounded
one Of the clerks. Twice within a fort
night a lady living on Third avenue, be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets, had
narrow escape from death.


On both occasions she was sitting at
a window fronting on the avenue, when
bullet crashed through the glass within
few inches of her head. More recent
ly a bullet, discharged in the same mys-
terious manner, passed in uncomfortable
proximity to Inspector Dilks as he sat in
the Inspectors office at police headquar
.ers. Every effort was again made to
discover the psrpetrator of these out
RACES, but in vain Two cases of sim
liar character have occurred within the
past few weeks. Ia both cases the bul,
let entered an open window, and in one
case an old woman was slightly wounded
in the breast, while in the other a man
had a narrow escape from injury.


| Both these cases occurred in the
neighborhood Of Eighth avenue and
Thirty. fifth street. In addition to the
aforementioned cases, numerous win
dows of cars and stages have been broken
by these mysterious air-gun bullets, and
the police are fairly puzzled. The evil
dence is clear that the bullets proceed
from air guns, but the police confess
themselves unable thus far to fathom the
mystery surrounding the identity of the
miscreants who thus wantonly assault
human life.-Cor. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Year: 1871

If you wish to hire labor Of any kind
write and tell us just the help you want
The wages you will pay. The best, and
cbeapest way TO reach your place, and if far
from Philadelphia. you had better enclose
Railroad fare. We will do our best to serve
you and give you all the information we csn
about the person we send. Our desire is to
assist the worthy, and no charges to either
ALEX. SLOAN,


Sup. Employment Bureau,


I23 South 9TH Street, Philsda.
Year: 1871

There is hardly young man that goes
out into life, who does not want the repu-
tation of being smart before he is smart.
There is hardly single circle in which you
see half dozen young men, that you do
not see them aping something; make be-
lieve; putting on airs" as the saying is.
They3wish to have the appearance of a
bravery, position, or something else,
which they have not attempted They are
not willing to creep before they walk
The very beginning of life devolves a ten
deney in men to false appearances to in
sincerity; to an estimation which is radi-
cally unmanly; to desire to have what
does not belong to them; what they have
no right to claim by reason of anything
they are, of what they have been. To be
without pretcnce. to desire to have only
that which you can legitimately claim to,
of praise, of sympathy, of reputation, of
means-to have manly pride by which
you shall be factor of that which is y6ur
own possession-that is thoroughly saluta-
ry. An honest manhood scorns pretense
and appearances These are the signs of
unripeness, not only. but they are vicious,
bad signs in child.
Year: 1871

Success is in striking fast blows, and
hard ones


Lord, Deliver me from evil-for
thine is the powerp'


Men are believed on their word, but
God is not taken at His.


The joy ofthe world is short joy; the
sorrow of the righteous short sorrow.
Year: 1871

Did you ever see chimncy-sweep hav.
ing his shoes blackened?


Did you ever getan omnibus to stop ex.
actly where you wished it?


Did you ever know lady with wasp.
like waist, whose disposition also was not
rather waspish?


Did you ever meet an alderman who
was vegetarian?


Did you ever know baby that was not
considered ''the sweetest ever born," and
$50 like" somebody or other to whom
you can't discover an atom of resemblance i?


Did you ever meet an Englishman
abroad who did not seem to think that he
lost caste by speaking civilly?


Did you ever challenge stranger to
play billiards without mutually asserting
that you hadn't touched cue for upwards
of twelvemonth!


Did you ever hear a modest man pro-
pose toast without regretting that it had
not been placed in better hands?
Year: 1871

The Columbus Crisis says: 1.-The fig
urative affirmation that tiger cannot
change his stripes or leopard his spots is
put to fault by an actull occurrence in
this city-no less than negro changing
from black to white. The man is well
known hotel porter. and the best authori-
ties can attest the fact of his turning from
a man with black skin to man with an
uncommonly white skin. The process of
this change of colors has been going on for
several years. l. commenced by the al
most unnoticeable peeling off of the skin
of his face several years ago, and ended in
the complete TRANSPORTATION of the skin of
his entire body, so that now no one can
perceive save by the features that he was
ever anything but very pale white man.
1t was first thought to be some new dis
ease, but the man has been, and is now as
healthy as any of his fellow mortals. We
believe this is the first case of the kind
known to books or experience"
Year: 1871

A lady advertises in the Norfolk
Nirglnian for lone hundred and fifty
young men, more or less, of all
shapes and sizes. from the tall.
graceful dandy, with hair sufficient
on his upper lip to stuff a barber 5
cushion. down to the little bow
legged, freckled- face, carrot headed
upstart. The object is to form a
gaping corps, to be in attendance at
the church doors at the close of
divine service each Sabbath evening.
to stare at the ladies as they leave
the church. and to Make delicate and
gentlemanly remarks on their per-
Ens and dress"
Year: 1871

Everybody knows E.. b. Hudson, better and
more familiarly recognized as Berry, Well
Berry was a juror at Clinton during the past
week and while he is not the object of particu-
lar spite on the part of any, yet it so happens
that he is not the especial favorite of great
many of that class who are engaged in seeking
to vindicate their rights and redress their wrongs
in the courts of old Anderson. From this, and
perhaps other considerations Berry was ex-
cused from every jury empanneled during the
term, until late Friday afternoon when q case
of vast Importance coming on, to-wit involving
the sum Of three dollars, and the citizens gen
orally having left for home, but ten persons
to serve as jurors could be found when to sur
mount the difficulty and secure the stream of
justice in its unobstructed flow, it was agreed
bv the counsel in the case that Berry"
and old uncle Jack ,an old colored man living in
thevicinity, should be taken on the jury, which
agreement was soon in the course of fulflment,
by tie sheriff rushing the twain into the jury
box, when the Court commanded Swear the
Jury, Mr.. Ci@rk,P and in the twinkling of an
eve, the harness Of the law had involved 'Ber-
ry' in the meshes of that which lie had long
dreaded, and to fight against which he had long
since Joined the Constitutional nion-C -Conserva-
tiVe-Democratic party-Niggcr Equality q


In q few minutes the case was ended, and
Berry was seen emerging from the court
house into the street with his sleeves rolled up,
swearing he could whip any Radical in East
Tennessee.
Year: 1871

Grand Carnival at the Cnpitsline Lake.


At the Capiione Lake, on Tuesday next, there
will be gala time. The proceedings will open with
a grand procession on the ice, headed by band OF
music. The procession VIII form with lead OF ten
horses the riders to be dressed In fancy costume.
Then will come the chariot, drawn by horses, in
which Will sit the queen, followed by attendants.
Those present dressed In costumes to follow and
form the procession. After marching twice around
the square the GROWING Of the queen VIII take
place, after which the procession Will again march
around the rink and be dismissed. The square viii
then be devoted to the OF all who may dressed
In costume. but for none Others The lake is to pe
brilliantly Illuminated, thus lending to the scene the
appearance OF an almost fairy-ke spectacle. The
windup will be grand fancy dress ball In the large
halt OF the lake. Those appearing In costume 10
be admitted free
Year: 1871

No man ever prospered in the
world without the cooperation of
his wife. If she unites in mutual
endeavors, or rewards his labors
with an endearing smile, with
what confidence will he resort TO
his merchandise or his farm, fly
over the land, sail upon the seas,
meet difficulty and encounter dan
ger, if he knows he is not spending
his strength in vain, but his labor
will be rewarded by the sweets of
home! Solitude and disappoint-
ment enter into the history of
every mans life; and he is but half
provided for his voyage who finds
but an associate for happy hours,
while for months of darkness and
distress no sympathizing partner is
prepared.
Year: 1871

When does the toy age really
cease. Look at the rich man with
his establishment; what is it but a
bigger box Of toys? the tin coach
alive; the box of sheep and COWS
developed and better made, able to
walk and bleat low; the trees able
to stand more firmly than those old
avenues, whose trees were all that
one-peaked shape, with the green
ringlets upon them: the toy ship
grown into a yacht; the box of din
ner things with the vanished pro-
visions immovab1e upon them, ex-
changed for those grand dinner
parties, a la Husse: the doll passed
into a wife; the baby nurse into a
nursery; ali, sad if the command
came to lay these in box, and put
them on a shelfin carth's great cup
board for our broken toys. Well,
I grant you, it would be a poor way
to consider of things, to look at
these only as toys, only as ministers
for amusement, and stays for the
whim of the hour. But. it is GER
tain that they who look not beyond
this brief life do thus consider of
them, do thus employ them. The
toy age continues all the life long,
though the heart goes soon.
Year: 1871

There is nothing so beneficial to
a young man as the companion
ship Of sisters. They laugh him
out Of those awkwardnesses ofman-
ner which otherwise might become
habituaL They refine unconscious
y in all matters Of taste and polite
ness. They nip the little buds of
puppyism which under other cir
eumstances, might 1aunt their fiow-
ering before the less partial eyes.
When brothers refuse to wait upon
their sisters, in order to '.go with the
girls let them remember who made
them presentibie and agreeable to
the girls. 1t is better TO be laughed
at at home than abroad.
Year: 1871

I asked Geo. Chesterfield S


s5 wife Of her own heart as


NSS she knelt beside her bed,
her arms upon it and her face hid
den upon them; "can I bear it?-
can 1 bear ftg"


Then her own heart answered,
''You can; for if he does not love
you, you love him"


And she arose and stood beside
her baby's cradle, and saw its IA
ther's eyes look up ather from that,
bis tiny miniature, and took upon
her gentle shoulders the burden she
had never thought to bear.


That morning a letter, accompan-
led by a packet had been received.
The letter ran thus;


"MADAM:-A friend, who does
not desire to see you imposed upon
sends you these, to show you what
man may be. They have been
stolen from the person to whom
they were written, but the good in
tention sanctions the means used
to further it. A WELL-WIsHER."


The wife of two years had read
this, and had opened the packet.
There she found love-letters, writ
ten to some woman who was ad-
dressed as Olivia, and dated one
year before her own marriage-let-
ters that told the story Of a passion
warmer than it was pure, for she
who had awakened it was evidently
wife-letters such as Geo. Ches-
terfeld had never written to the
woman who now read them. Fol
lowing them came. this, dated on
the day before their wedding:


DEAR OLIVIA IL shall write no
more to you. I shall never say a
word of love to you again, for am
about to place myself in a position
which makes it my duty to forget
you. I am to be married to-mor-
row. I have done this to tear my
self more completely from you
You haYe often told me that I
should. You are right. 4 man in
love cannot trust himself For my
sake-may say for yours, also,
Olivia!--I take this step. Ofcourse
1 do not love this girl; but she is a
pure, good woman, and I respect
her. They call her beautiful, also;
but only your face viii be quite
beautiful in my eyes. It rises be-
fore me as I say adieu. 1t viii
haunt me always, but here 1 part
from it. Farewell as though 1
were dying. Perhaps in heaven we
may meet again, and there be all
in all to each other.
Year: 1871

How an Advertisement 0pefates,


There is a good deal Of truth in
the following description of the eff
feet ofan advertisement. Constant
advertising eompels success.


The first time a man looks at an
advertisement, he does not see it.
The second time he does not no
tice it. @
The third time he is di1nly cons
cious Of it.


The fourth time he family remem-
bers Of having seen it before.


The fifth time he halfreads it,
The sixth time he turns up his
. nose at it


The seventh time hefeads it ali
through and says, 'PshawF
The eighth time, he calculates,
Here's that : eOnfounded thine
againe'
. The ninth time he wonders Il
there IS anything in it.


The tenth time he thinks it might
suit some ones case.


The eleventh time lie thinks he
will ask his neighbor if he has tried
it or knows anything about it.



The twelfth time he wonders how
the advertiser can make it pay.


The thirteenth time he ra63er
thinks it must be q good thing.
The fourteenth time he happens to
think it is just what he has wanted
for long time.


The fifteenth time he resolves TO
try it as soon as he can afford.


The sixteenth time he examines
the address carefully and makes
a memorandum of it.


The seventeenth time he feels
tantalizsd to think be is shardly able
to afford it,


The eighteenth time he is pain
fully reminded how much he needs
that particularly excellent article.


The nineteenth time, he counts
his money to see how much he
would have left if he bought it.


The twentieth time he frantically
rushed ont in a fit of desperation
and buys.
Year: 1871

There is something higher in an
unsuccessful ministry carried out
faithfully to the end than there is
in a very brilliant and successful
ministry. Any man can work when
every stroke Of his hand brings the
fruit rafting from the tree 20 the
ground; bat to labor in and out Of
season, under every encouragement
by the power faith, through years
and years, and die as Moses did,
without the sight Of the promised
land-1hatr requires a heroism which
is transcendenk


There is a dreadful rumor that II.
Year: 1871

HEARTY SUPPERs. 1t requires about
FIVE hours for the stomach to work on an
ordinary meal and pass it out of itself,
when it falls into a stage of repose. Hence
if a man eats three times a day, his
stomach must work fifteen hours out of the
twenty.four. But the multitude of me-
chanics who are wildly clamorous 70 son
ly eight hours a day." are the very ones
who, while they are angered at being re-
quired by others to work more than eight
hours day, do not hesitate to impose on
their stomachs fifteen hours work, nearly
double. After nights sleep, we wake
up with a certain amount of bodily vigor,
which is faithfully proportioned out to
every set Of muscles, each its rightful
share the stomach among others, When
the external body gets weary after long
days work, the stomach bears its share
of the fatigue but if when the body is
weary with the days toll, we put it TO
bed, giving the stomach meanwhile five
hours task, which must be performed, We
impose upon the very best friend we have
the one that gives us the largest amount
of earthly enjoyments; and if this over
taxing is continued, it must as certainly
wear out permaturely as the body itself
will, if it is overworked every day. And
if the persons eat between meals, then the
stomach has no rest from breakfast in the
morning, until one, two, three, or four
O'Clock next day; hence it is that SO many
persons have dyspepsia, the stomach is
worked SO much and so constantly that it
becomes too weak to work at all. 1t is to
be hoped that every intelligent parent
will press these things on the attention Of
their children as matter of conscience.
because dyspepsia, like consumption, has
its foundations laid in large majority
of cases during the "teens" of life
Halls Journal of Health.