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Year: 1872

them and did not that oath give 1t the
power to do so? For haunted beyond
doubt they were; whether by the actual
sem mblance Of disembodied spirit, or
by the fantasy of diseased mind and
imagination, made little difference the
effect was the same and until we at
tain to far more lucid theory for such
mysteries than we possess at present,
we must accept the old explanation as
twice as simple and quite as probable as
any other. But the question was now,
what was to be the end?


| started out on my search for Browne
Immediately after breakfast. Not find
ing him at home, thought it probable
he would be at Miss Hammill's, and
thither accordingly | betcok myself.
But he was not there and the servant
who answered the bell told me that
Miss Alice had been growing gradually
worse, and that the doctor gave slight
hopes of her ever recovering her mind.
| have often wondered since whether
she still wore the ring.


So all day long / wandered over New
York, searching for my friend; but
night closed in, and still | had not
found him. The following afternoon,
however, got upon his track, and fol-
lowed him from one point to another
till traced him to the Hudson River
depot. Just before | reached there the
eight P. M. express had lett, carrying
him passenger in the sleeping-car. |
heard the whistle Of the engine as it
rushed away, carrying many a soul on a
longer journey than they had ever be-
fore undertaken: all the world has
heard of the disaster of New Hamburg
Living or dead, never saw my friend
again, nor was his body ever, so far as |
know, recovered. Doubtless it was bet
ter SO he never could have found life
sweet on earth again. But often, in the
evenings, as | sit before my fire, think
of him and Of the gray, crumbling
tombstone in Trinity Church-yard, and
marvel that life should seem so simple
and commonplace.
Year: 1872

We desire to call your attention to the
word high. 1t is term much used. both
by high and low, while Jack and the
game sustain intimate relations thereto.
When only one point is required to go
out, it becomes an interesting question
who is high but if the whole party is
high, the point is sometimes trouble
some one to decide. We trust that none
of our readers ever get 30 low as to take
o hand with those who get high.


High is q word that is used in various
connections, and to express various ideas.
For instance, George Washington was
high in the estimation of the world, yet
it is mortifying to reflect that common
prize fighter was Hyer. Real estate
sometimes goes up very high, but it
cant begin to go up as high as balloon
can. A valuable race horse may go for
high price, but the most worthless old
pelter in livery stable goes for hire, if
he goes at all High high cries the
fast and boisterous youth, as he endeav-
ors to pass all other teams on the high
way, and the most timid and sensitive
maiden will HE the away to my bower,
at loves low signal.


In countries where the nobility thrive
1t is considered great good fortune to be
high born. In this land of equality, how
ever, where one man is as good ms an
other, and two men are as good as half
a dozen, sometimes, we have nobility,
and 10 be high born is simply to be born
in the fifth or sixth story. To such
people it must really be a pleasure to get
down in the world In Spain noble
man of the lowest class is called hidal-
go. The higher you 60 in the scale of
nobility the higher the dalgoes.


Those were rare days when the high
born few ruled the low-born without let
or hindrance, subject only to whiin or
caprice. They rode the hige horse, in
dulged in highfown phrases (if we can
believe the romance of that period, which,
of course, we can't wrote in hieroglyph-
ic than any else ever did, eat high-season-
ed food. and drank hilariously as in
Winter they hibernated. High old times,
were they not !?


And, finally, considering the high pric o
Of composition in this Office, it is high
time that our article ON high be brought
down TO a close. We do not wish to ap-
pear high-percritical or of high-pocon-
driac turn of mind, neither would we
speak in hyperboles, or in any manner
high-pothecate our ideas, but TO the
rising generation who desire to stand high
in the world we would say avoid high
pocracy, high sters, cnltivate the high
drant rather than the beer pump, don't
make high-enas of yourselves in matters
high-meneal-in short, be high-minded
Sacramento Daily Record.
Year: 1872

Marvellous was the story OF the mani
festations Of the spirit John McDonough
to his daughter Agnes. at Virginia City,
short time since, seemingly attested by
people Of high standing. The youth and
simplicity Of the girl discredits with
many the suspicion Of imposture. APP
propos OF that revelation, we quote the
following from The Virginia Chronicle
of the 7th inst


We have the following facts from n re-
liable source : For several days past the
dwelling house of Watty Hall, on North
b street (and, we believe, adjoining the
residence OF Mr.. Masel. where the Nc
Donough ghost is said to have appeared),
has been troubled with rocks falling upon
the roof At first it was thought TO be
the work Of mischievous boys but the
rocks continued to fall upon the roof oc-
casionally, and no boys were to be seen.
At length n man was employed to find
out the author OF the mystery, and, con-
cealing himself in an outhouse, where he
could watch the premises OF both Hall
and Masel he was not long in unraveling
the mystery. He is willing to make affi-
davit that the stones were thrown by
Agnes McDonough, as he saw herplainly
and knows her well. The supposition is
that she was trying to manufacture an
other ghost, for some purpose or other.
and had not the trick been discovered in
time she would probably have succeeded
in getting up another sensation. On the
22d of April last lady died IN the house
now occupied by Hall. and the fact
Year: 1872

doubtless being well known to the girl,
she would probably have called up the
ghost and had it explain the mysterious
stone-throwing had not her plans been
frustrated by the watchman placed there
to detect. OF course she stoutly denies
the soft impeachment, but the man who
detected her is thoroughly reliable and
could not be mistaken. SO fades the
McDonough ghost story from matter Of
fact to a stupendous fraud practised upon
the credulous by an artful and ingenious
girl.
Year: 1872

\ CRYING EVIL THAT MUST BE REM
EDIED.-A meeting of the Bar will be held
i'm the Circuit Court room at noon to-mor-
row to devise plan for the establishment
of what is known in other States as a Su-
perior Court-an intermediate tribunal be-
tween the Chancery and Supreme Courts
TO which appeals are made from the lower
courts, and from which appeals are taken
to the Supreme Court. This movement
has been found necessary as n means of
relieving the Supreme Court of its present.
over-crowded docket.


The meeting will recommend that the
Governor request the Legislature to take
action relative TO the eatablishnlent of
such a court at the called session Of the
Legislature. -. Nashville BdBHcT.
Year: 1872

the good OF all the family, so long AZ
they remain at home.


When they are married, their wives
may pet and wait upon them to their
hearts content; but in case of any slight
illness, and no help at hand, what de-
lighttul independence it gives a man to
be able to get his own breakfast aud put
things neatly away, and leave his wife
nothing TO do but to take care OF herself
and get well again. II is bad enough To
have the wife sick; but any civilized
man who has experienced in addition the
utter desolation of having the house In
complete confusion, and everything at


loose end, without being able 10 rectify
it, ought 10 bs able To appreciate little
practical training III that direction. The
service that the. boys would perform In
the meantime, so long as they remain at
home, would relieve woman's work of
many an extra task, and often render
the remaining work enduraLle, for there
is no fear but that there will be work
enough left to keep woman busy all the
day long
Year: 1872

MUFFLING THE THROAT. What is the
best mode of protecting the throat from
colds, where person is very susceptible
to them? The common way of protect
ing the throat is TO bundle and wrap it
up closely, thus overheating and render
ing it tender and sensitive, and more IL
BILE to cold and Inflammation than be-
fore. This practice is all wrong, aud re-
suits in much evil. Especially is this the
case with children, and when in addition
to the mufiiing of the throat the extrem-
tiles are insufiiciently clad, as is often
the case, the best possible conditions are
presented for the production of sore
lhroats, coughs, Group and all sorts of
throat and lung affections. 1t is wrong
20 exclude cold air from the neck and
if it is overheated portion of the time,
when it is exposed some form of disa-
greement of the throat will occur. Tho
rule in regard to clothing the neck
should be to keep it as cool as comfort
will allow,
Year: 1872

When you see a little fellow mortal,
Without fixed and fearless views,
Hanging on the skirts of Others,
Walking in their cGst-off shoes
Bowling low to wealth or favor,
With uncovered subject head,
Ready to retreat or waver,
Willing to be drawn or led; ;
Walk yourself with tirmer bearing
Throw your mortal shoulders back
Show your spine has nerve and marrow,
just the thing which he must lack.
Year: 1872

CoMPANIoNsHIP OF DoGs.-For child
ren, especially in the country, there is no
better playmate than healthy, young,
and sprightly dog. The good nature of
the animal developes corresponding
brightness and heartiness in children
that might otherwise be puny, and aids
in both their physical and moral develop
meat. Many boy has gained as much
from this lively colnpanionship, which is
full of genuine good nature aud sets no
bad examples, as from any Of his human
Unhappy the child who
leads dogless life. Hearth and Home.
Year: 1872

AN ERRoR.-Last week, in speaking of
Poll Tax, we stated it would become de.
linquent after the first day of October
Auditor Bickford informs US it will not
become delinquent until the second Mon
day of October. We guess there is no
harm done
Year: 1872

There is now and then n person 30 stu


pid a. To believe that advertisements IN
the newspapers are not generally read,
nOJ that money expended in advertising
i, practically wasted. Even such Will
concele tina, if hundred men OF polite
address, of fluent speech and ready wit
were to call daily or weekly each upon
an hundred Others and get the ears OF each
long enough to say John Smith, or ,Jone q,
or Thomp.on at such place, has such
and such goods at such prices, or would
sell farm, or house and lot, or had lost
a horse or pocket-book, or would loan
money, etc. we say such men will con
cede that the services of this one hundred
men would he Of great value To Smith
or Jones, and in some measure adyanta-
geous to the party to whom this state
ment was made. This hundred mel
could not be employed to go from door
10 door and make this statement TO ten
thousand people at less than cost of
several hundred dollars each trip. All
thi, is done by the newspapers at co,t
of few shilIings, or few dollars at
most, and the visits are made week after
week, day after day. The messenger
who travels addresses himself 10 the ear
and takes the party addressed when he
may have his thoughts absorbed in bust
ness or other matters; but the newspaper
reaches the party sought through the eye,
when the reader has his Thought solely
fixed upon the paper before him.


But those who affect to believe that
there is little use in ADVERT ing urge u,
an objection that advertisements are not
read. They can be easily convinced OF
their error in this respect by making IN
quiry. Let them insert an advertise
nent offering to purchase some article
tut is tolerable plenty in the m ret,
aud they will he flooded with offers To
sell before the ink of the advertisement
is dry. An enterprising weekly that has
a circulation of one, two or three thous-
and copies is in position to do the vii
lage merchant great good, and for which,
as a rule, the publisher does not get one
fourth Of what he justly deserves. In
its sphere the weekly is of quite as much
service to the advertiser as is the daily.
and oitentimes it enjoys the privilege of


eing the exclu-ive family visitor, priv
ilege the daily seldom has.-Uhion and
A Irertiser, Rochesicr. \. y.
Year: 1872

Who does not remember Fanny FernY
Who has not read her many charming


ketches of real life, which have noated
upon the sen of literature for year. past


ho has not read Ruth Halll Fanny
Fern is dead, and thus has died one of
the most charming writers of the age il
which she lived. She died in her 6lst
year She was married the lat time to
Mr.. james Parton, of New York, a man
of fine literary atrainmenis, and the best
biographical writer our country has


Many hearts will sorrow AT the death Of
this brave and energetic woman, and
time will meyer obliterate her memory
from tn hearts of the American people.
Few women have lived in this or any
other country who We're her equals as a
peridelneatOr Of the people of the world,
Year: 1872

FARMER-Asks us if he is compelled
to give written or printed notice to the
public, that they are forbidden to hunt
on his lands, in order To maintain an ac-
ton for tre.phss. Certainly not. The
party is liable to the owner of the landl
for damages, when he enters ulon The
same without consent, whether any notice
is given or not, forbidding it. How
ever, we think fairness and honesty de
mand that public notice be given. Al
least we would 50 act.
Year: 1872

The Post-oiiice Department is mailing
new instructions under the revised postal
code. The paragraph in regard to col
lee ing unpaid rates on unpaid letters is
as follows; Letters prepaid under full
rate hall be forwarded charged with the
amount due, tn he collected on delivery
This is still construed by the Postmaster
General to authorize the collection of a
double amount of unpaid rate.
Year: 1872

PARESr-Is anxious to know whether
ornot our female college isunder the con'
troI of any particular religious denom'
ination. We assure him that il il
not, and never will be. We really do
not know the religious faith of either
the Principal or his excellent wife, but we
do know that each of them is well quail
;6ed
Year: 1872

A CuIcAGo editor says: Somebody
having applied to an elitor for a method
by which he might cure his daughter Of
her partiality for young gentlemen, Is
kindly informed that there are several
methods # reform. The best is TO put
her in a well and drop few loads Of
gravel on her head, or to bind her ankles
to an anvil and upset her out Of boat.
Year: 1872

I. o. Q, Eve have met with several gentlemen in this town belonging to the order of Oddfel- lows, and were informed that a good portion of our American citizens are members of this order, but never organized on account of there being no suitable building for a lodge room. Would it not be advisable to assemble together and devise some means by which they could secure the erection of such a building? We believe we have among us men of sufficient means, who would build such a house, if they will engage to lease the upper story for a number of years. The Masonic fraternity is well represented here, also, and we are confident they would CO., operate with them in this move ment. Will not some prominent member of the order take the ini- tiatory step in accomplishing this end?
Year: 1872

The advantages of the Workingmens Ac-
commodation Bank beginning to show themselves


more forcbly business revves and the nor ey Market
beoomes more stringent Thousands of dollars that
have in years past locked in old bank boxes ana
out way place now loaned out to small ana
safe dealers enabling them to increase their business
and thereby the general prosperity of the city Money
makes money-sl0.COO in this city earning more when
judciously invested, than many ablebodied working
and he nee the placing that much in the
market is of much benefit would be the work OF
one more Industrious man. The deposits in the bank
are gradually increasing shares of stock which
are valued and at the rate Of 50 cents
week are being sold The ofiee Ia at NO Camr
street and is Open shows at hours
which afford every mechanic laborer clerk or mer
chant an opportunity of transacting business with it.
Year: 1872

"A Canadian who was engaged last week
on the brow of hill, near PittsfelG, Mass,
in cutting timber and rolling it to the bot
tom, endeavorcd to mani pulate log for
a safe descent, but discovered that it was
getting the better of him. lie was on the
under side, and it wonld not do to
s.let it slide." SO he screamed for help. But
no help came. His strength was surely
and rapidly falling, and there was nothing
to debut to run fer it ;and run he'-did
"a fearful race. The natural philoso-
pliers say that a log gains in rapidity as it
descends. 1t, is otherwise with human
legs on a run even when, as in this case,
the descent is steep and icy. There was no
turning out, and the log gained with ter
rible rapidity on the frightened Canuck
and was now just onihis heel, when luck
lily he spied hollow in his path into
which he popped with bound, but had
barely time to huddle himself into his
hole, when crash crash the log thunder
ed over him, and left him safe, but about
the most badly scared man that ever hal
loed
Year: 1872

1t is not often that the name of Stephen
a. Douglass is connected in our minds
with anything out side of the political
arena, but here is beautiful pocticai cf-
fusion of his which is credit alike to
heart and intellect:


Bury me in the morning, mother,


Oh. let me have the light,


OF one bright day OH my grave. mother,


Ere you leave me alone with Night.
Alone in the night of the grave, mother


Ills a thought of terrible fear;
And you will be here all alone, mother,


And stars will be shining here;
So bury me in the morning, mother,


And let ME have the light A"
OF one bright day on my grave, mother
Ere I'm alone with the night.
You tell me of Savior's love, mother,


feel il is in my heart
But oh, from this beautiful world
- mother. s--r fI.ra.. n.


Ills hard for the young to part;
For even to part when here, mother,
The soul is f;,in TO stay;


For the grave is deep and dark, mother
And Heaven seems far away
Then bury me III the morning, mother,
And let me have the light
OF one bright day on my grave, mother
q Ere I'm alone with the night.
Year: 1872

Intense applause. Their music is sweet
er than French operas. l would that
their mellihucus notes would titilate the
heart of this venerable judge from Ohio
until the seeds of self-condemnation
should germinate into the beautiful How-
ers of repentance, and he should offer on
his own behalf, if not on the behalf of his
client. a profound apology to the defend
ant in this case. = --4 fsr


The complainant's newspaper, the Times
has said that there is no retributiye justice
in New York. Sir, the cocoanuts of JUS
tice hang upon the trees of popular rights,
and the bananas of equity spring from the
gorgeous shrubbery of public sentiment,
which should always be respected. A
man whose heart is undefled with the
toadstools of avarice may pluck these CO.
coanuts and bananas with impunity, with
your Honor's permission Life is short,
but the thistledown of notoriety is ever
dancing above the clover heads of honest
industry and unremittant toll. Judge
Goodlet, your Honor, recognized this fact,
and hence he withdraws from this case
in lurld disgust. There is retributive
justice IN this city, especially when a man
enters the San office and calls one of its
editors liar From now and hencefor-
ward, and until the earth shall appear but
as wart upon the thigh of nature, over
bearing intruders from the land of King
George will understand that it is danger
Gus in the extreme to walk into the SIN
Office snd call one of its editors liar.


A vARIEGATED PERoRATIoN.


Your Honor, we appear before you
backed by the ehccUur dc .frisc of public
opinion and the ramparts of personal
rights. The Gatling guns of selfjustifca-
ton are double shotted, and the Chasse-
pots of intellectually are furnished with
sixty rounds of ammunition. We say
this, not to terrify your Honor, but to
enable you to render decision in this
case based on the rolling prairies of JUS
tice and the broad savannahs of rectitade


Tremendous applause.


JUDGE suANDLEY's DECISION.


Judge Shandley-In the absence of the
complainant a case of this character must
come to an end. The complainant had a
perfect right-a right which pertains 20
aliens as well as citizens-to enter this
complaint, and it was the duty of the
magistrate to entertain the complaint as
presented. At the same time, it is very
annoying and embarrassing to the defen-
dants to be called into court and 60
through an investigation of this nature.
And when the complainant, after finding
his case to be futile and frivolous, with
draws from it, he leaves the defendant in
a very satisfactory position. 1t is due to
the defendant and his counsel to say that
the defendant has been entirely exonora-
ted from any charge made against him.
The complainant has not substantiated the
charge preferred, nor has he shown that
the treatment he alleged himself to have
received was other than deserved. shall,
therefore, dismiss this case, and hOnora-
bly, discharge the defendant. Applause,
which was promptly suppressed by his
Honor


Mr.. Howe-The case is ours. and with
cut Sergeant Joness colored twins.
I Laughter
Year: 1872

Underground railroads are subject
to some peculiar dangers. During a
heavy rain one of the stations of the
London Metropolitan road took in so
much water that the fires of an ap.
preaching engine were put out. The
switches would not work, the telegraph
gave out, an express train was coming.
and there was really: Serious danger. A
new engine was fastened by means of a
chain to the train but failed to pull it
out. During this time the passengers
were unable to leave the cars on &C.
count Of the depth and fury of the tor
rent. A panic seized the railway Of
ficials, and despair the passengers,
many women fainting. By great efforts
a few passengers were removed when
up came the express, hailed by q shout
of apprehension by all who looked on
the scene. But fortunately the water
had gone far enough down the tunnel.
the coming train raised wave before
it, and the fires of that engine were put
out too: It approached to within five
feet of the cars before it.
Year: 1872

The eye in the ]ancelet and the hae


is of the simplest form, consisting of a


nerve termination coated with black
pigment, and capable only of perceiv-
ing the presence OF light. In young
lampreys, while they remain buried in
the sand, the eyes are very minute and
undeveloped; bnt when they reach the
adult period these organs are devel-
oped to an average size. In the major
ity of fishes the eyes are admirably
adapted to the purposes of vision in
water, and in the four.eyed fish of
South America not only are the eyes
very perfect, but they are also divided
into an upper and lower portion, giving
them the appearance of two pupils and
enabling the fish to pursue its prey
when out of as well as under the water,
In the catashes the greatest variety is
found in the size and arrangement of
the visual organs, from the large eyes
on the sides to minute ones placed on
the upper surface of the head. In
some of the members Of this family
they are 80 buried under the skin or en-
cased folds of cartilage as to be of but
little or no use.-Scribner's MopthLv.