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Year: 1873

A VERY REMARKABLE SToRY.-There
lived in Brooklyn. not long ago, a man


possessed of the devil. lie had inherit.
ed the devil from his father, in the first
place, and had nursed it until it grew so
strong it took entire possession of him.
The devil was very familiar one, and


its name was Rum. The man had many
noble instincts, and better than all these,
he had loving faithful, brave wife, who
made skillful war upon the demon, her
husbands master. Recognizing the fact
that her husband was under an oyerpow.
ing impulse, that he loDged and struggled


manfully to free himself from the passion


Tor drink, she bent all the energies of her


woman nature to the task of helping him.
She loved and suffered and toiled until at


last the loving and suffering and toiing
accomplished the purpose. She took her
husband by the hand, and shared with
him his struggle, until, after years Of la.


Dor, she overcome his devil, and saw him
a free man again. Her battle with Rum
had been fierce one, taxing and wasting
her strength sorely, but she was conquer
or at last. Her husband sood upon man.
ly feet, and showed no sign of falling
again. Several years passed away, and


the reformed man fell i'll of consumption.


The distinguished physician fror, whoee


lips we have the story, prescribed alco-


holic stimulants as the only means posi-
Bile Of prolonging his life. The poor wife
was in terror, and begged the physician


to recall the prescription. She told him


of her struggle and victory, and said that
she perferred that her husband should die
then, sober man, than that he should
fill drunkard's grave year later. But
the freed spirit of the mao was strong,
and he undertook to take alcoholic liquors
as medicine, and to confne himself ab.
solutely to such times and measures in
the matter as the physician should pre-
scribe. This he did, and during the


months thus added to his life he never


once drank single drop more than the


prescription called for, and he died at last
sober man, as the wife had so earnestly
; prayed that he might. But the end was
not yet. When the loving and patient
woman laid him in his grave, and saw hel
long labors thus ended in the vciory fol
which she had tolod so h~-i -..I 'uiivreu
so bitterly, she turned, in her grief to
the brandy which had been left in the
house, and drinking it, she fell herself
into the power of the devil which she had
fought so heroically. Aud that woman
! died, not many months later, hopeless
J helpless drunkard Hearth nnL Hmm
Year: 1873

The man who never owed mere than
five cents, and that only once, has just
died in Virginia at the age of seventy
nine. 1t was in his early manhood that
he unwillingly contracted the debt Of iye
cents, it bnipg the balance on bill OF
goods purchased, aud he was wont 10
boast aIl his life afterward that he could
not sleep that night because Of it, an!
got up early the next morning, went to
his creditor, and paid him.
Year: 1873

THE LAST SIM was once in circle


of thirteen or fourteen clergymen, engag-
ed in theological discussion. The subject
was the eternal subject of sin, its place
in the system, its origin, and its cure. l
said at last-to one OF the truest men,


and one of the purest moralist, now living
that we we're beating round the bush ;
that it would be much better to speak
from instances than in the abstract to
discuss sins than than to discuss sin.
=" Tell us" said |, "what was the last
sin you consciously committed" The
whole assembly was hushed. My friend
was not startled. He answered immed.
lately, " piH tell you; had it on my
mind as | was speaking before. The last
sin that | consciously committed was the
sin Of staying in bed this morning when !
knew | ought to rise. Voluntarily did
what at the moment l knew was wrong


The confession was received with shout
Of amusement and Of sympathy. And
every mau of the circle acknolsdged that
Year: 1873

A FuxNY JusrIcE.-At Troy there Is
a police justice who, when people are
brought before him .or inebriety, insists
before he will entertain any proposition
for clemency, that they shall take the
pledge. Then he let's them off, or send
them to prison, as seems meet unto him.
If they will not take the pledge for ono
year, the Judge asks them to try for slA
months, and sometimes sends them dowH
for three months in order that they may
strengthen their resolution by the perfect
impossibility of breaking it, at least for
ninety days. Some seem to think that
they are Sold
Year: 1873

a PuzzLE.-The following is bare
faced story of how Dublin chamber
maid is said to have got twelve CONNER
cial travellers into eleven bedrooms, and
yet to have given each separate room
Here we have the eleven bedrooms
Year: 1873

that very sin of lazincss--tho appetite
for little sleep, a little suuber, little
folding of the hands to s'ocp-was tho
special temptation, or sin, which had
pointed his language in the whole discus
sion.
Year: 1873

Indiana has needed the lesson that las
been taught her by public opinion in
the matter Of her divorce laws, and
hereafter married couples. who wish
to be divorced ON short order must
go elsewhere to attain their end, the
Legislature of the State having. re-
Gently passed an act by which the
divorce laws are amended in such u
wly-as. to make the separation OF uan
and wife far less practicable than
formerly.
Year: 1873




About every six weeks we have an
inquiry as to the best method of
tanning shccpskins with the wool on,
for the use of door-mats, rugs, &c.
Here are the directions: Take the
skin upon board with the flesh side
out, and then scrape with q blunt
knife; next rub it over hard with
pulverized chalk uktil it will absorb
no more. Then take the skin from the
board and cover It with pulvcrized
alum double half way over with the
flesh side together; then roll tight to-
gethcr and keep dry for three days.
after which unroll it and stretch it
again Oh a board and dry in the air,
and it will be ready for usc.-[Amer-
ican Artisan.
Year: 1873

St. Joe Gazette says: From very
general inquiry made among the far
mersani others who have Travelled cx-
tensire throughout the northwest, VIC
are enabled 10 say that the prospects
for wheat this year were never more
promising. The winter and the open
ing of the spring have been entirely
favorable to the crop, and if no unto
ward change occurs, heavy yield TO
the acre may be counted upon. The
importance of this prospect may be
estimated when it is considered that
the present exceptional financial
pressure in this part of the country
is mainly to he re erred to the failure
of the crop last year. We regret to
state, however, that the bredth given
Is not believed to be equal to that Of
past years, Il fact which is mainly re-
terable to the scarcity of seed and the
inability of farmers to purchase. The
large anticipated yield to the acre
will, nevertheless, largely compcn-
safe for seeding.
Year: 1873

The defeat of the Conservative ticket teaches
us lesson it will be we'll to remember in the
future We see now that had the advice OF a
certain well-known party been taken the issue
would have been quite different; but il is easy to
be wise after an accomplished fact. The advice
referred to was, that all candidstcs should attire
themselves IN new, Full Dress Spring SUITS
from Mr. Blondheim, Corner of King and FAR
fax streets,) and wear. them up to The day OF
election. We can see now that, had this sugges-
ton been followed, it would have resulted in q
glorious victory both to tho Republican ;, and
Conservative parties, and al persons would nave
>bee1, satisfied Fellow-citizens, do not let this
mistake be made in the future.


S3 NEMo.
Year: 1873

locality INTO the same Cnurcn. 40 NOT undervame
the importance Of uniformity in the early ednca-
tlon OF the children OF country and the conse-
quent Importance OF bringing all races, classes.
conditions and faiths into the same schoolroom.
But this desirable end Is to be reached not through
coercion but voluntarily; not by the power OF
government but by the power OF love. Into work
so purely moral government cannot in,rude itself
without producing disturbance and estrangement
But love prevents and quiets disturbance and
assimates those who feel Its influence. The dis
union OF the people IN respect TO the common
school has not been overcome by government; and
should not be II it could be- No benefits resulting
from such an abuse and perversion OF the powers OF
ever great and however lamentable may be the
disagreements OF the people In respect 10 educa-
ton or religion, government has nothing TO do
with them-the people alone, ana not the govern
ment are responsible Tor them.


Because government had a large and emphati.
cally responsible part in upholding slavery ana
degrading and imbruting our coored race. II did
right to follow up the emancipation oil that race
with provisions for It's education. These pro-
visions IL might verv properly extend. There Is
no danger of its making excessive payment Tor its
great debt TO tDis OUTRAGED, yet patient ana gente
race. recall no other instance where governments
has augnt TO do with education.


There need be no difiicuty In disposing OF the
school mnd. As IL was drawn from the whole
people, so it belongs 10 the whole people,. Hence
the best way to dispose OF 1t Is to use II IN reducing
the debt due from the whole peope-the debt due
from the State OF New York.


close with saying that one OF the great er-
rors of our time is leaving to others to do what we
should do ourselves. We prefer relieving our
sympathles to having them exercised; and 20 DO
by proxy what we have not the heart TO do with
our own hands. We huddie into poor houses such
as we 40 not hike to meet In our daily walks. We
patronize benevolent societies rather than come
ourselves IN contact with human misery; and we
rely ON their machinery to accomplish IN various
forms for. human welfare what we are too lazy or
indifferent to give personal attention to. IL Is not
little In this ukewarm spirit that the Protestants
turn over 10 the State the education OF their chill
dren, and misinterpret the aifectionate spirit
which impes Catholic parents to gather their cnil-


GERRIT SMITH.
Year: 1873

Killing IN Express Messenger.


Coroner Young yesterday held an inquest in the
case OF Mr.. Charles Boardman, late messenger in
the employ of the Adams Express Company, who
was killed corner of Grand and Centre streets on
the evening Of the 2Sth ultimo by baggage car OF
the Harlem Railroad Company coming in collision
with passenger car OF the Grand Street Railroad
Company. considerable testimony OF conflicting
nature was taken, with the view OF shifting the
responsibility from one company to the other; but
alter the evidence was ali in the matter was left
in doubt as to which of the railroad companies
was responsible. The jury therefore found that the
collision was accidental, and they believed the
Grand street car was standing still at the time OF
the occurrence and also that the collision the
result OF q misaDprenension on the part OF the
driver OF the Harlem car in believing that in turn
ing the curve he had room to clear the Grand street
car Mr.. Boardman was standing in the side door
OF the car, with his head outside, and when the
collded the sliding door was closed violently
and dlcatching his head against the jamb of the door,
took the top OF 1t lthe head completely on. thus
causing instant DEATH He lived in Hartford, Conn,
where he left o small family.
Year: 1873

their word by aid and deed to rapidly
forward work so important to the fu-
ture interests of the country at large.


In all respects our Centennial will be
a welcome to the world, and, above all,
to the genius of the world in all the
phases of sentiment, invention, and ina
gination, and hence the competition for
public buildings in the Park is wisely
thrown open to the art of all the civil
lied nations We cannot afford TO be
provincial We must be catholic and
universal, or we dwarf cur preparations
and defeat our purpose. True art, like
true religion, is of no cline or race. 1t
springs from all and elevates all. 1t is
at once pupil and teacher. 1t learns
much from those it leads, and attains
perfection by its knowledge of the vari-
eties of nature and of man.-PhiJGdeI-
71bin Press
Year: 1873

and while doing so, his carriage at the
door was Immediately surrounded by
large and excited crowd who commenced
jeering and denouncing him. Just as
Kellogg was being driven off some one
IN the crown fired pistol. The driver
Immediately piled his whip and drove up
Natchez alley at furious pace.


At Brashear City the the boats have
all been seized by the citizens, and the
United States troops are detained there,
unable to proceed for the want of trans
portation.


A special dispatch from New Iberia to
the Pscayat1ae, Wednesday, said that
sharp engagement took place that day at
St. Martinsville. The police at about
2:15 p. M, made sortie from the town
and attacked the forces of Col. De
Blanch who fell back before them. The
police fired both solid shot and shell
from their cannon, but without effect:
They advanced about mile and a half
beyond the town and made a stand, but
retreated after a brisk skirmish before
the advancing forces of Col. De Blanch.
Year: 1873

THE New YORK & CANADA Kali
RoAD.-A Ticonderoga correspondent OF
the Plattsburgh Republican says:


The work on the New York Il Canada
railroad. the past week has been pushed
forward to a greater degree than any
week since they commenced last August
and Messrs. Harris & CO., contractors,
are driving the work as fast as possible
They are in want of more men. Work
on the tunnel was commenced on the
Gath dav of March, and they are max
ing progress as fast as they can. They
have some twenty-four hundred men on
the line from here TO Whitehall, and If
the weather keeps as good as it has Tor
the past week the work will be driven
to its fullest extent.
Year: 1873




The through train for New York,
which arrives here at 1910 a. m, from
Burlington, met with an accident this
morning just after passing the crossing
on West street. The switch above the
chair factory was set wrong, and the
train was thrown on the Rutland and
Washington track, from which in ran
on to the ties.


The engine, H. E. Chamberlin, was
thrown completely off, and the two cars
Immediately following also ran off. No
one was injured, though all had a mar
row escape, as the engine was stopped
on the edge of a steep embankment. As
soon as the engineer discovered he was
off he promptly whistled down brakes
and succeeded IN stopping his engine
Just in time to to escape serious acci-
dent. They had to wait for the arrival
of the Troy train before the could be
pulled on the track and proceed. The
train consisted of two passenger car
riages, two sleeping coaches and bag
gage car.
Year: 1873

HoRsEs. The horses are sorely af-
hicted in these latter days. A few
months ago they had a visitation of
sickness for which no better name could
he found than the extremely general one
of 'epizootic," and now they have been
attacked in the Eastern States, especial
ly in Boston, ny the ccrcbro-spinal
meningitis much more painful and IA
tai malady. They seem to share fully
in the thousand natural shocks that
flesh is heir to, and yet horse was new
er known to contemplate suicide.
Year: 1873

COVERING CoRN.-I have tried all known
ways of covering corn, the hoe, the plow, the
harrow, and the foot of the dropper, but |
have found none so good as the board, just
such as is commonly used for covering cotton.
1t is quicker by far than anything but the
harrow, and does the work better than that.
1t covers it an even depth, and pulverizes the
earth round the seed. I have. tried it and
found it to work like charm.-S W. B. in
Southern Farm and Home
Year: 1873

We are entirely satisfied that by thor
ough canvass of the city to-day, our peo-
pie will show that they are public spirited
enough to catch this prize now offered.
We can certainly do better than Athens,
Cleveland or New Market! Every citizen
will be benefited by $15O,OOO, which is the
least sum to be annually expended here by
the proposed college. No time now to
wait on our neighbors. Let every one
give as far as able, and the result will be
for our good as a city. f-.l


Many of those already on the list signified
their willingness to double their subscrip-
ton. The Committees will go to work
this morning and let them meet from every
one encouragement. Let every citizen give
something. The payments afeon one and
two years time and no money now asked
for, upon this liberal basis every body can
give. tits only giving something to BEN
eft the city and indirectly to benefit every
citizen. - 7r


The meeting adjourned to meet tonight
at s o'clock to hear the report of Commit
tees. r.4sr e lf-.f ti- - reit atsinI-..'f o
Year: 1873

{Jrinary and Womb Diseases, Gravel Diabetes, Drop


NJ Incontinence of Urine, Brghts disease, Albuminu


and in cases where there are Brick dust deposits or
the water is thick cloudy mixed with substances like
he white of an egg or threads like white silk there
morbid dark bilious appearance, and white Bono
ust deposits and where there is pricking, burning
ensaton and pain the small of the back and along
tha Z Z ~
Year: 1873

In On age when we are busy not only at
disentombing the past but in projecting and
anticipating the future, it is interesting to
prospective drama. The play of the future
will perhaps vary as decidedly from the trage-
dies and comedies of Shakespeare as these do
from the efforts of Eschylus, Sophocles and
Euripides. The one character drama is grow
ing upon the public, and in this respect
almost every new and greatly successful
dramatic endeaver shows something of a Grip
Van Winklo" tendency. Ambitious actors
and actresses stretch out their arms yearn-
ingly to whatever playwright gives them
reason to expect that he can fit to them
part From Mr.. Booth to Mr.. Bonifacs the
shall write q play vital enough to run for
several years, and having all its interests
grouped around single engrossing character.


There is money waiting TO be made by the
successful aspirant. Not q week passes with
out applications being vainly made by sock


and busin to paste and scissors, not .
month without entreaties almost as futile
being presented before brains and literary
facility. The coming dramatist is evidently
to be one who shall take the measure of on
actors temperament and create characters to
order. He shall possess on aptitude for wind
ing himself through the tangle Of individuality
and manufacturing roles as Worth manufac-
lures dresses Hence star acting will Illus
trate, not SO much the assumption of identi-
ties with which the star may be supposed to
have little natural sympathy, as the peculiari-
ties Of the actors temperament under pic
| turesoue conditions. IitAratnra nffA-s frsouept
Year: 1873

THE Two SuLTANs: OF TURsEY AND
AcHEEN-A cable despatch from London
announces that Turkish feet of eight ships
of-war is, at sea for Sumatra, commissioned
to watch over the imperial Ottoman interests
on the island. This news is not only interest
ing, but quite important. Eight vessels of war
ordered to watch over the interests of the Turks
at some few pepper ports But, then, the
interests of Turkey in that direction are of a
Gery ancient date, and the Dutch assaults
against Acheen have tended to revive in Con-
stantinople the memory of gallant deeds
which were accomplished for the Crescent and
the Church of the true believers in the year
1915 and since. The history of the Turkish
interests in Acheen is given in the columns
Of the HERALD. 1t would be curious fact in
the current progress of the day if Holland
should tend to stir up question of the East,
with Turkey and some few of her ancient
powerful allies ranged on the same side against
the King.
Year: 1873

ders committed In that State several years
ago, and for which the local authorities have
demanded the guilty prisoners in the hands of
General Davis. They will unquestionably be
hanged The remaining Modocs-warriors
squaws and pappooses- probably be sent
to some distant reservation and held there
under guard. Practically the results of the
late Modoc war will be the extinction of the
tribe and such is the history of the red man
from the beginning, and such is the ending of
all our experiments to tame him or TO save
him.
Year: 1873

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, it is reported
from Washington, may be put into the hands
of receiver in consequence of the hostility of
leading stockholders to the action of the gov
ernment These stockholders do not like the
suits instituted to recover the large sum of
money due to the government, and hence their
hostility. The Attorney General is consider
ing the propriety of seizing their property in
the way referred to, and we think he could not
do better and ought not to delay action in the
matter The taxpayers have been feeced too
much by the Pacific Railroad, and that
gigantic concern ought TO be compelled to


pay back portion. at least Of the money ad-
vsnosd TO il -
Year: 1873

The CHOLERA in q virulent form, appears
to have broken out recently in various places
in Germany, and it will probably extend dur
ing the Summer from the heart TO the extremi-
ties Of the Continent though not with anything
like the general sweep Of its previous visita-
Year: 1873

pranks of the negro minstrels or Mr. Mast s
caricatures or anything absurd and unnatural;
but to suppose that votes are ever thus affected
is to lose sight of that common sense which is
the dominant element in the American char
acter. The evil is that in nourishing this ap-
petite for the grotesque we invite an i'll name
abroad and encourage belief that we are in
sincere and have no influence as a profession.
If we are told every day that all men are good
who are democrats and all bad who are repub-
licans, that virtue animates one party while
vice controls the other, we pay no heed to
what is said We know there is good as we'll
as evil in all parties, and that whatever there
may be of virtue or vice in political combina-
tions may be easily divided.


The meaning of the HEnALDs new depart
ure, as it is called, is simply this We do
not choose TO wait until some insincere,
scheming politicians assemble and form what
they call platforms and ask US to take one
side or another We do not choose to accept
issues crudely fashioned and hastily thrown
upon us. We do not care to be party to
that spirit OF deception which would lead the
people after unessential questions like free
trade, protection, woman's suffrage, prohibi-
tion-questions that are gradually and surely
ripening from day to day, under the influence
of education and inquiry, while issues of the
utmost gravity are coming upon us unawares.
There are our finances to be strengthened, and
until we do that free trade discussion is as idle
Is the hootino of owls 10 the mid.
Year: 1873

A Sroag.-Tbo Record of Chico,
Cal, furnishes one of those quiet, nm
vanished short stories which seem to
verify the Shakespcarian adagc. Two
sisters were sleeping together in an
apartment. One of them awoke dur
ing the night and beheld, to her
amazement q little girl dressed in
white standing short distance from
her. She awoke her sister, who also
saw the little girl. Instead of scream
ing they struck a light and as the
light increased the object faded. Tho
description corresponded with that of
little girl who had died in the same
room . few months previous. The
family werc afraid Of tho apparently
harmless visitor and moved from the
hopse tho ncxt day.