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Year: 1872

Two women uncertain as to years, seedy and unsatisfactory as to physical appearance and very much fixed up," with young shoot of the same stock, and plenty of all sorts of loose property. had turned over tho back of the seat next them, and comfortably bestowed themselves and the belongings of three in the space intended for four persons. In the middle of the car stood discon- solate but gentlemanly man, who could not find seat. All the others in the car were filled, and I suppose all the others on the other cars. He went and stood by these women, mutely appealing to their courtesy. They remained stonily unobservant. He stood a long time, and then wearily asked if that seat-indicating the vacent one, upon which travelling bag was bestowed was engaged. Of course the answer didn't reach me, but l saw by the ex- pression of the face of the woman he had addressed that it wasn't engaged, except to hold her travelling bag. The gentlemen stood waiting little while longer, until desperation gave him cour- age to pick up the bag, brush aside the suppressed skirts and drop with 8 de- precating expression into the seat that was rightfully his. But if you d seen the expression of those women's faces you would not have supposed it was. On the contrary, with nothing else to guide you. you would have supposed this tired, well dressed comedy and courteous man was an interruptions ruffian who was trampling upon, and disregarding the rights of these innocent, helpless creatures The woman next to whom he sat behaved with special meanness. He offered to hold her bag in his lap, but she gave him 0 look signifying that she considered him as the dust beneath her feet. and stretched out her hand for it grimly and drew away everything be- longing to her from contact with him as if he'd been leper; and whenever she looked at him she did it as if he was 8 loathsome and offensive object instead of being 8 much more agreeable thing to look at than she could be at the best. In word, she did everything during the hours ride to show that she consid- cred herself mortally insulted by the simple act on his part of taking in 8 consolidating manner what was rightfully his, after she had refused to give 1t up. If the common feminine mind is as mar row as this indicates, reform ought to begin little nearer at home. It seems to me that often the very class who are clamoring the loudest for their own rights have the least conception of the rights of others, even in the simplest matters, as this every day occurrence il- Illustrates. Tho whole thing showed such want of judgement, of discrimination, of self control and such childish pettish- ness in middle aged woman, that l was really ashamed for her and for us all, seeing that she was one of us ~. Y. M0H.
Year: 1872

SADLY FRIGHTENED.-We had an ac- quaintance, some years ago, says an ex- change, who, upon business trip, left the crowded streets of New York, and threaded the then half-wild wastes of Northern Mississippi. While riding along, he heard in the road what he supposed to be a stray kitten, aLd upon examination discovered, among some dried leaves, juvenile wild cat, that could scarcely walk. Without reflection, he transferred the little creature to his coat pocket, where it kept up its cries. Suddenly the gentleman was star tied by growl in hls rear, and to his horror he discovered the infuriated mother, fierce with rage, and ardently bent upon averaging the attempted abduction of her young. Striking spurs to his already jaded horse, he dashed along the road as best he could, the while finding it perfectly impos- sible to pull the kitten out of his pocket, so firmly did the young imp fasten its claws to the lining. Each moment seemed more imminent with peril twice did the "varmint" nearly succeed in fastening upon the launches of the horse, but, as good for tune would have it, the appearance of a plantation, and the sound Of dogs, alarmed the cat, and she beat retreat. It was many months before our friend got entirely over his "scare." ano was relieved of dreams that he was pursued by dread phantom that resembled that terrible cat
Year: 1872

If I were to give you motto to go through life with, one that would stand you for warning and counsel in any strait in which you might find yourselves, I would give it in this word, (Now).

 Don't waste your time and your strength, and your opportunities, by always { meaning) to do something { do it). Only weakness comes of in- decision. Why, some people have so accustomed themselves to this way of dawdling along from one thing to another, that it really seems impossible for them to squarely make up their minds to any thing, They never quite know what they mean to do next, and their only pleasure seems to consist in putting things off as long as possible, and then dragging slowly through them, rather than begin any thing else. Don't live single hour of your life without doing exactly what is to be done in it, and going straight through it, from beginning to end, Work, play, study, whatever it is, take hold at once and finish it up squarely and c1eanly; and then do the next thing, without letting any mo- ments drop out between.

 It is wonderful to see how many hours these prompt people contrive to make of day it's as if they picked up the moments that the dawdlers lost. If you find yourself where you have so many things pressing upon you that you hardly know how to begin, let me tell you 8 secret take hold of the very first one that comes to hand, and you will find the rest all fall into file and follow after like a company of well-drilled soldiers and though work may be hard to meet when it charges in squad, it is easily vanquished if you can bring it into line. You may have often seen the anecdote of the man who was asked how he had accomplished so much in his life My father taught me" was the reply, when had anything to do, to go and do it." There is the secret-the magic word (Now).
Year: 1872

RECEIPT FOR MAKING EVERY DAY HAPPY.-When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day hap py one to fellow creature. It is easily done: kind word to the sorrowful, an en- couraging expression to the striving; trifes in themselves light as air will do 1t, at least for tie twenty-four hours; and if you are young, depend upon it, it will tell when you are old; and if you are old, rest assur- ed it will send you gently and happily down the stream of time to eternity. By the most simple arithmetical sum, look at the result; you send one person, only one, happily through the day; that is three hundred and sixty five in the course of the year; and supposing you live forty years only after you commence that course of medicine, you have. made 14,600 beings happy, at all events, for time.
Year: 1872

PROTECTING TREEs.-The easiest, cheapest, and surests way to protect a tree from rabbits during winter is to wash the lower part of the stem with a thick mixture of COW dung and water or to smear them over with blood or but cher's offal. Either application will turn the stomach of the most shiftless rabbit and do no injury to the tree. Of course renewal will be necessary if the poultice gets washed away. An effectual though more expensive plan would be to fix 8 collar of wire gauge.
Year: 1872

THE POWER OF Wn1-Rev. George H. Hepworth says: "Young men, an earnest will can accomplish anything that is good and anything that is bad, It is the master element in mans nature it is very like omnipotence. It can fix your purpose and keep it fixed until the end is reached no matter how difficult the path may be. He who has a strong will has half won the victory. He who has strong will, and co~secrated one, already feels the laurel on his brow"
Year: 1872

Silence is no certain token

 That no secret grief is there Sorrow which is never spoken Is the heaviest load to bear. Seldom can the heart be lonely, If it seek lonelier still, Self-forgetting, seeking only

 Emptier cups of love to fill. Twill not be fruitless labor,

 Overcome this ill with good; Try to understand your neighbor, And you will be understood.
Year: 1872

We give elsewhere, a number of ex-
tracts from the political press OF all
shades Of opinion, on the Cincinnati
nominees. The New York Journal of
Commerce, strictly commercial journ-
al, takes this view of the situation:


Mr., Greeley has following in New
York strong enough to render the sue
cess Of any other Republican candidate
in this State quite hopeless while he
keeps the field; and if those represented
at Cincinnati cling to his fortune he
will turn the scale also in many another
State now reckoned as probably Repub-
lican. This will place grave response
bility upon theregular Republican Con-
vention to meet in Philadelphia. If
the nomination is then confirmed by
that Eody, and he is elected, it will
throw the whole patronage of the gen.
eral Government into the hands of those
who have heretofore been in a disafec.
ted minority. If his claims are wholly
ignored, and Grant is renominated, the
the running of two such Republican
candidate would almost certainly bring
the Democrats once more into power
Year: 1872

\ somewhat curious incident recent
ly occurred in Gwinnett county, Geor
gia, Mr.. Knight was out with two fox
hounds, They were IN full cry after
reynard, all running to Stone Mountain.
Suddenly the dogs disappeared, and it
was not known what had become of
them. There is a steep, perpendicular
side to the mountain, and later in the
day some parties passing in the valley
below heard bark, and on looking up
saw the two dogs, dimly defined, stand
ing on little crag which jutted out
from the wall, about 1000 feet from the
base. While the men were straining
their eyes, one OF the dogs was seen to
slip, and rs he rolled from the crag all
hope of his safety was abandoned. The
lockers on expected to see him fall a
nangled mass at their feet. But with
surprising agility the hound caught on
erag below, where he crouched as
il determined not to lose his slender
foothold again. The report spread, and
eager crowds gathered to see for them
selves the perilous position of the dogs.
It was on Monday that the hounds got
themselves into the strange situation
but not till Wednesday was any deter
mined effort at rescue made. Several
humane gentlemen climbed to the noun
tain top, and by means OF a strong rope,
tied to q strong cedar, descended 800
feet. Here new rope was tied to an
other friendly cedar and Fernando P.
Julian, Jr. prepared to continue the
perilous journey down the steep declivi-
ty. He pulled off his boots, and, taking
the rope in his hands, walked and
swung himself six hundred feet below
his companions. Here he found the
first dog, and by means Of the rope had
him safely landed above. One hundred
and twenty feet further down he found
the second dog on bench in the rock
wall, several feet in length and about
two feet in width. At first the hound
resisted the rescue, as it is presumed
that hope had died in his heart, and he
was sullen with despair. But by lit
tie coaxing, the intrepid youth overcome
resistance, and the dog was lifted from
his narrow resting place. When they
reached the top, and convinced Of their
safety, the dogs were almost wild with
gratitude. They laid their heads in the
lap Of Mr.. Julian, fOndled Oh him, and
tried to thank him i'll every possible
manner. 1t is presumed that crafty
reynard led the dogs through a crsvice,
and 50 far up the mountain side that
they could neither return nor go for
ward That they had struggled to re-
gain the plain was shown by their feet,
the claws of the hind feet being worn
off A strong wind was blowing when





Mr.. Julian made the perilous descent
which rendered the undertaking all the
more hazardous. His brave act should
endear his name in the hearts of all gal
liant fox hunters of the country. And
those who cry out against field sports
should remember tina such sports make
just such cool, daring fellows as young
Julian proved himself to be- Men Of
his stamp are the country's hope in the
hour OF dangsr.-Inrf Field and Farm.
Year: 1872

A poor Turkish slater of Constantine
pie, being at work on the roof Of house,
lost his footing and fell into a narrow
street upon man who CHANGED to be
passing at the time. The pedestrian was
killed by the concussion, while the slater
escaped without material injury.


A son of the deceased caused the slater
to be arrested and taken before tho Cadi,
where he made the most grave charge,
and claimed ample redress.


The Cadi listened attentlyely, and in
the end asked the slater what he had to
say in his defense.


dispenser of justice" answered the
accused in a humble mood, Sit is even as
this man says; but God forbid that there
should be evil in my heart | am poor
man, and know not how can make
amends"


The sou Of the man who had been kill
ed thereupon demanded that condign
punishment should be inflicted upon The
accused.


The Cadi meditated few ents and
finally said:


'It shull be so.'


Then to the slater he continued


Thou shalt stand in the street where
the father of this man stood when thou
didst fall upon him"


Aud to the acussr he added:


"And thou shalt if it 30 pleases thee
90 upon the roof, and fall upon the cul
prit, even as he did upon thy father. Al
lah is gr"at.".
Year: 1872

OF course, this will cost. Some who
have heretofore taken thc Tribune will
take it no more. That is their right
which we shall never call in question
Others will, in time, be educated into
according TO journalists u liberty tc
praise or blame as may seem to them
fust, which is freely accorded to every
one else. There will always be organs
enough for those who enjoy their mu.
sic, and we presume there will be ads.
quate support for II journal that chooses
to print all the truth rather than cut
and carve it to suit the exigoneies Of any
party. So, i'll this wide, wide world, we
shall probably be enabled to get on.
Year: 1872

How TO BEAUTIFY Your RooMs.-The
first condition of success in furnishing
either large or small room is that
there must be no over-crowding. This
is absolute. When outline is lost, beau
ty, as a matter of fact, is lost also. We
must all know many drawing-rooms in
which, perhaps, the worth and beauty
of each individual thing is indisputable,
on entering which the first thing that
strikes one is a sense of incon9ruity.
What might have been an art collection
is degraded to the level of an old curios-
ity shop. Most women are born with a
love of beauty. But generally, unless
this love is cultivated and trained, it
runs to waste, and fritters itself away
upon small things. Women go into
shop and hover over a counter for an
hour, engrossed in the purchase OF fifty
minute things, each one of which is
pretty enough in itself if taken up IN the
hand ard inspected; but not one of
which can be defined at a distance of
two yards, and not one of which repays
the trouble of the minute inspection.
These are packed away in shining cabi-
nets that are blazing with ormulu SCROLL
work, on spindle-legged what-nots that
seem to be designed for no other earth
ly purpose than to be knocked down at
brief intervals, and on mantle-pieces
that confuse ones vision and muddle
ones brain during the long periods
when the need of being near the fire tor
ces one to face them. 1t is better and
higher system of economy to buy two OF
three good bronzes or marbles, on which
the eye can always rest with pleasure,
than to spend ten times the sum on
heterogeneous mass of the parti-colored
rubbish which many accumulate, :" In
order," they call it, ''to take off the max
ed look of their ROOM Better the max
ed look ten thousand times than the
false decorations.
Year: 1872

HARD on BEAcH.-Surveyor General
Beach quietly stole away from Olympia
a few days before the election, only
those in the secret knowing where he
had gone. 1t is now known that he
went to Utsalady and chartered the
steamer Fayorite to transport voters
from San Juan and the Orcas Islands
to some polling place IN Whatcem
county. He succeeded in loading his
steamer with over a hundred men, all
intending to vote for Garfelde, but
before reaching the main land a storm
came up and the steamer was forced to
put into cove in one of the islands for
safety, and lie there until after the cleo
ton. The feelings of Bro. Beach dur
ing that awful delay can be better i'm
agined then described. This is not his
first miss-go near the British Columbia
line.
Year: 1872

Z. The admission of incompetent
testimony for the successful party, tho
excepted to at the time by the adverse
party, does not necessarily entitle the
latter to a reversal of the judgment. If
the whole testimony in such case be
placed on the record, and it appear to
the reviewing Court that the rejection of
the incompetent testimony could not
have changed the result of the trial, the
error can not be considered as prejudi-
cial TO the party excepting.


Judgment affirmed.
Year: 1872

visit and presented him with very
handsome gold headed butcher, who
grabbed him by the tail, swung him
round, slit his throat from ear to
ear, and in less than minute
the carcass was in the water. There
upon he came forward, and said that
there were times when the feelings over
powered one; and for that reason he
would not attempt to do more than
those around him, for the manner in
which such huge animal was cut into
pieces was simply astonishing. The
doctor concluded his remarks, when the
machine seized him, and in less time
than it takes to write it, the pig was cut
into fragments, and worked up into deli
cious sausages The occasion will long
be remembered by the doctor S friends
as one of the most delightful Of their
lives. The best pieces can be produced
for ten cents pound; and we are sure
that those who have sat so lcng under
his ministry will rejoice that he has been
treated so handsomely"


Taking all things into consideration,
it will probably be generally admitted
that DIR. Nudge had a perfect right to
get mad, and if that newspaper man
had been a candidate for cemetery hon
ors the next morning the verdict ought
to have been-justifiable homicide, in
the first and every other degree.
Year: 1872

What is it that makes all those men
who associate habitually with women su-
perior to those who do not? What
makes that woman who is accustomed
and at ease in the society of men supe-
rior to her sex in general? Solely be-
cause they are in the habit of free, grace
ful, continued conversation with the
other sex. Women in this way lose their
frivolity, their faculties awaken, their
delicacies and peculiarities unfold all
their beauty and captivation in the spirit
of rivalry. And the men lose their
pedantic, rude, declamatory, or sullen
manner. The coin of the understanding
and the heart changes continually.
Their asperities are worn off, their better
natures polished and frightened, and
their richness, like gold, is wrought into
finer workmanship by the fingers of
woman than it ever could be by those of
men. The iron and steel on their char
acters are hidden, like the character and
armor of giant, by studs and knots of
good and precious stones, when they are
not wanted in actual warfare.
Year: 1872

Here is a simple little experiment, by
which we can prove the existence of a
blind spot in our eyes. Shut your left
eye, and with the right one look steadily
at the cross just below, holding the paper
ten or twelve inches from the eye.


o Y


Now move the paper slowly toward the
eye, which must be fixed on the cross
At certain distance the other figure,
the letter o, will suddenly disappear;
but, if you bring the paper nearer, it will
come again into view. You may not
succeed in the experiment on the first
trial, but with little patience you can
hardly fail, and the suddenness with
which the black spot vanishes and re-
appears is very striking. Now, exalni-
nation has shown that, when it disap-
pears, its image falls exactly on the
spot where the optic nerve enters the
eye, thus proving that spot to be blind.
Year: 1872

order to do this, he must make speech,
so he collected together items Of history
and science and blended them in harmo-
nious concord This done to his salts
faction, he committed his speech to
memory, and appeared before the Legis-
laturc AS he arose from his seat an
other member not seeing him, com
menced talking, whereupon the Speaker
of the House said: "The gentleman
from Wayne has the floor" Looking
around upon his fellow-legislators, his
courage failed, his tongue refused to do
the bidding of his intellect Finally he
stammered out; " ] only got up TO spit," "
and sat down amid roar OF laughter
from all who heard it. The next morn
ing this able speech was reported in full,
and the political farmer was never al
lowed to forget this patriotic attempt to
enlighten the lawmakers Of the Empire
State
Year: 1872

This accomplished lady, in card to The Alta, dated June 9, bid an affectionate adieu to her many friends in San Francisco and returned sincere thanks for the kindness shown her. She has been several months on the coast, has visited all the principal places of interest, and has given the world an account of the sights she has seen in her own peculiarly grace full and ever interesting style she has also delivered many lectures to de- lighted audiences, and we sincerely hope has made her sojourn not only pleasant but profitable. The follow ing incident will explain why we feel so deep an interest in her welfare. Several years since the writer of this article had the pleasure of making her acquaintance, and after learning we were from the home of the Apa- ches, she said, 1T have read Fennimore Cooper and other works of fiction descriptive of the Indian character, and now please give me your ex- perience from practical every day life" We did so, as best we could, and her womanly eyes moistened in sympathy for our struggling people. Her great mind seemed at once to comprehend the situation and she said: "Unfor- tunately our law givers are legislat- ing for being of fiction; if the real Indian was properly understood and legislated for accordingly, the end might soon be reached, but as matters now stand, fear it is remote. But" said she, and her eyes sparkled with animation, "one thing I will promise; that. whatever lays in my humble power to do in aid of the noble pio- neers, and to bring about g. speedy and practical solution of this bloody question, will do." Most nobly has she redeemed her promise. She has plead our cause in her lectures from Maine to California, and portions of her letters on this question to The New York Tribune have often been left out because they were not in &C., cord with those who controlled that paper. When the iron horse comes prancing and snorting through Ari- zona and peace is secured to this coun- try, we hope Grace Greenwood will come also; and we believe Arizonans will convince her that we are not un- grateful to the friends who stood by us in the days of our affliction.
Year: 1872

u The Paols Spirit, and other papers that
have worried over the matter, will take notice
that the Jim LEGArE gang is played out. He has
no more power over us than any other person
with whom We are on friendly terms. fhe knows
anything dreadful about us, he is at liberty to
make it known. Therefore, ifthe Spbitcammanas
LEGATE, as it intimates, it had better get him to
tell all he knows, before he departs for the Pacific
slope. The idea that the editor of the Paola Spir.
1t having JIM LEGATE at his command It is like
scab on the end of dogs tail wagging the dog /,


While tho editor of the Paola Spirit is putting
up those big Leavenworth fellows to telling things
We caution him to be careful lest some of them
tell how he made raise to start his paper at Pa
olaf
Year: 1872

u The editor of Republican paper in South
ern Kansas was . candidate for . subordinate Of
flee in the Legislature, and was beaten We arc
told that he thereopon declared himself Demo
crat henceforth, and that he should 20 home and
turn his paper into . Democratic organ. If he
has it that badly, his Republication must have
been on the thin order