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Year: 1873

The proposed eight hours strike in New
York is likely to assume very extensive pro-
portions, without counting its operation in
other cities. In New York alone there will
probably be over one hundred thousand men
ION strike,' chiefly carpenters, cabinet
makers, piano makers, and gas men,
They demand reduction of the time of la
Dor from ten TO eight hours per diem without
corresponding reduction OF wages; indeed
in some cases they demand an increase Oh
wages concurrent with the reduction OF time'
thus burning the candle at both ends. Inc
employers are very firm and positive III 'nen
opposition to these demands. Ihey dec'a,e
that they pay as much wages as 'ne 'onu,
ton Of business will permit; tbat tney VIII
close their manufactures and send their uh-
execnted work into the interior for ccmpie-
ton, and then let all operations re Sc un'h
the men are ready to return 10 WORK Oh the
old terms. They have formed comolnations
for mutual protection and support OF SINH
l.- character to the trades unions of the work
mon so that we have strike of combined





All this portends infinite misery, degrada-
tion and want. OF course the laboring n. en-
will actually suffer most, as their accumula-
tions will be soonest exhausted and they will
themselves become demoralized by idleness,
which is sure to lead to vice. If they really
believe, as they profess, that they do not set
under present arrangements, their legitimate
share in comparison with capital OF the pro-
ceeds of their labor, let them appropriate the
large sums which must be expended in main
tanning this immense army of idle men and
their families in establishing co-opera i've
manufactures in which their labor will re-
ceive strictly equitable proportion Of the
p oceeds. The time while the works of the
employers are closed is specially favorable for
the trial of the cooperative system, and all
the above named e nployments are suitable
for the attempt except that of the gas men.
1t is to be hoped that the leading spirits who
control these masses of men may have the
intelligence and honesty of purpose to direct
the power of the combination into good chan
nes tending toward productive industry.
rather than into bad courses of idleness. vio-
lenc. and crime.


There may be tyranny of LABOR quite as
oppressive and danger 'us to the general good
even of the workmen-as any tyranny of
capital possibly could be; and any action
which has for its purpose the destruction of
indus ries without any provision for substi-
tuting better system, is simply an irrational
attempt to establish such tyranny. 1t my
be said that these workingmen have not sufi-
cient intelligence or capital to start co-opera-
tive associations; but men who have brains
enough and can control money enough to Or
ganize and carry through an extended strike
have certainly enough Of both to use for bet
ter purposes if they like. II is indeed won
derful to contemplate the unhappiness which
must result from the general movement which
is proposed, but such thing: will probably con-
tinue until that millennial time when men
will no longer attempt to correct wrongs and
grievances by the perpetration of eliormities
equally deplorable.
Year: 1873

SENATOR CALDWELL of Kansas, is no
more-as United States Senator, he having
rendered his resignation to avoid the igno-
miny of the expulsion awaiting him. He is
now free to again engage in his more original
employment of selling groceries and trnkets
to the noble red men of the western border
with fabulous profits. In this connection it
must be added that there is painful rumor
that the Governor of Kansas will appoint ex-
Senator Pomeroy to fill the vacancy.
Year: 1873

form their essential duties thoroughly and regularly
take dose OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters before
every meal, until your delinquent stomach is resor-
ed TO healthy condition 1t should be understood
that dyspepsia is always complicated with disturb
ance OF the liver and n unnatu al state of the how


els AMI that no medicine which does not reach and
recty these Irregularities possibly cure this
anti-biilons agent and gradual cathar,ie as well
as tonic ana stomaehic, and hence its unaralleed
efficacy in the severest cases of chonc ipdigestion
Year: 1873

If you have a weak Stomach, and wish to make it
weaker, take violent purgations. Th re Is no surer
way render indigestion chronic But if you dys


peptic, and like sensible person desire to strength
en- your digestive organs and compel them to per-
Year: 1873




appreciation of the speech in frequent out
bursts of laughter and applause.


Less poetcal. but replete With good sense
and manly thought was the brief impromptu
talk of the General of the Army, wrung from
him in spite ofthe "safe conduct of the chair
by the importantly of the company. He al
ways talks well and is quite at his ease when
speaking, but as he remarked there seemed to
be something incongruous between Grating
and fighting, which led to a popular belief
that the best soldier of the Republic was
| most gifted for silence.


Chlef Justice Daily discoursed of the poets
and dramatlsts OF Ireland. He has a sympa-
thetic voice, admirably adapted to the recital
| of pathetic and emotional verse, and his
speech evinced the rare culture and extensive
reading for which this eminent jurist, and
ripe scholar is famous. Every New Yorker
likes to hear Judge DAILY. His utterances
bear the impress of sincerity as well of fine
literary taste, and then he has been $50 clear
in his great Office" has sat npon the bench
for thirty years, with so much dignity, purity
| and sbility-has kept the ermine that graced
his shoulders white, when others were max
ing the very name of Judge by-word and re-
proach-and has been withal true Ameri-
can, loyal to the flag, faithful to every duty OF
citizenship, never permitting his traditional
love for the green isle of his ancestors to over
master his pracic ical affection for, and honor
able service to the Republic of the new world
that he is held in reversnt regard, by all men
of all parties and all creeds. At each recur-
ring election ofjudges, amid all the chances
and changes of politics this irreproachable
and eminently just judge, has by universal
consent been exempted from the mutations
of party warfare, and holds his place by pro-
scriptive right aud in unchallenged security.


Your late representative in Congress- Mr..
Lynch has acquired so much of national
reputation during his eight years Of u eful
service in public lie that general crest is
felt hereabouts, and dare say throughout the
Year: 1873

The chase after happiness, or the
pleasure which we dignhy by calling it
Happiness, is generally supposed to be
the common occupation of all the world.
But this is by no means the case. There
are people too apathetic to care about
happiness at all. Some there are who
pursue it in an inverted form, they find
pleasure in being unhappy, and hNppi-
ness in making themselves and all
around them miserable; while others do
really prefer tragedy to comedy, and, if
they can get it in no other way, they
will create tragedy or the illusion of it
in private life. There are few actors,
either good or bad, who have not at
some time believed that their role was
tragedy; and it is thus with these every
day actors on the worlds broad stage.
There is n certain dignity in the claim.
The tragedies of Euripides rank higher
than the comfortable sayings of Horace


81 also have suffered, they proudly say.
g In sorrow only seek for consolation.
Clearly, there are as many ways of be-
ing or doing the one thing as there are
of being or doing the other. To cnlti-
vate habits of ready forgiveness, of
earnest and persistent cheerfulness
about small things, of looking on the
bright side, carries a man long way in
one direction. To such, however, as
choose the oppisito path we volunteer
some well-intentioned advice. Those
who find their pleasure, or, if that be
too strong a word, their sat~3fac-
ten, in developing unhappiness in
and for themselves and others must
bring to their task as much care and
concentration of purpose rs if the OBJ
ject were not only good and wise in it.
self, But in the nature of things abso-
lutely necessary and the means to this
end should be the subject of serious
reflection. A well-sustained arti-
fetal physiognomy or demeanor of any
kind often turns counterfeit into reality.
If man fixes his face for good temper,
he almost compels himself to be good
tempered ; whereas by assuming perpet-
ually peevish expression, peevish
temper is engendereJt But this is D
work of time. OF e the better
and more thorough nla9lled iss to Gre
ate in your own breast the sentiment
yau doeiro to manifest. And this with
pFoetiee becomes b sltBeF ofEFsa host
.gs sss los5fye 81 W HI n 8 i II
SessIst estsISss 93F s
SO Chat "a EepEesautin IN aappiaess yoa
may not appear in the character of des-
pair. Put 4haly Gazette.
Year: 1873




theoretically we eagerly subscribe to
the belief that "there'msno place like
home ;" practicallywe often stultify our
selves by making ghome SO far from agree
able that the beautiful song is true to
our experience in an opposite way from
the one the poet meant. The great trou-
BILE in three homes out of five is that
they are inelastic: there is no room left
in their economy forindividual freedom.
The same &S2bending rule is made to ap-
ply to half dozen people, no two of
whom are precisely alike, and who may
be so differently constituted that what
to one is no trouble is to another n ty-
ranny. For instance, in fit of virtue
such as comes to most morals now and
then, the heads of a house ordaint that
breakfast shall be an hour earlier than
usual. Ali right, if they would consent
to take it themselves and leave the rest
to do as they please. But early rising,
with oil due respect to it, isof the Phar-
isees, Pharisaical, and its votaries sell
dom fail to sound trumpet before them,
which not only proclaims their ownmer-
its but effectually puts an end to sleep
on the part of others. There is no earthly
reason patent TO the unpreiudiced mind
why table must needs be kept stand
ing with the debris of a meal upon it, a
mute but eloquent reminder to the last
conner that he is late or why (Ptfee-
pot may not be set conveniently back
upon range, a saucepan left boiling for
the egg that is cooked just in three lit
tie minutes, and toast or mullins kept
warm at an expenditure of time and pa
tience quite infnitesimal. Could one,
disinclined to rise at the breakfast hour,
feeling the need of ga little more sleep,
little more slumber," be perfectly sure
that he was not keeping the dining-room
in confusion, that the work was going
on, and that pleasant smiles would well
come him by and by to cozy littleside-
table, howmuch more comfortable would
be that last hour of repose There are
sanity beings who darken blinds and
steal round softly in the morning that
tired people may enjoy H5last this sort of
rest but they are, alas rare. Tt is on
triaes, after all, that the JOY of home
living depends. At bottom a family may
be entirely devoted to each others in
terests. the husband aa toll and the
wife may save with ing zeal and
fidelity, and both mas their chill
dren and be willing toSlay down their
lives for them. Yet they may make
each other wretched, and render their
ehildren's lives a burden, by failure in
little courtesies, by lack of little recog-
nitions, by caring more for things that
perish than for the essence that is i'm
mortal. - Hearth and Home.
Year: 1873

Brigham Young is reported to have
expressed himself as follows in one of
his recent "sermons in Salt Lake
City &C. wish my women to under
stand that what I am going to say is for
them as we'll assothers, and want those
who are here to tell their sisters, yes,
all the women in the community. am
going to give you from this time to the
9th of October next for reflection, that
you may determine whether you wish
to stay with your husbands or not, and
then I am going to set every wOman,-9
liberty, and say to them, "now, go your
way" And my wives have got TO do
one of two things, either round up their
shoulders to endure the Affections of
this world, and live their religion, that
is, polygamy, or they must leave for l
will not have them about me. / will
90 into heaven alone rather than to have
scratching and fighting about me. [
will set all at liberty. What, first wife,
too? Yes, iberate you all. want to
go somewhere or do something to get
rid of the winners. do not want them
to receive part of the truth and spurn
the rest out Of doors. Let every man
thus treat his wives; keeping raiment
enough to cover his body, and say to
your wives, take all that have and be
set at liberty but, if you stay with me,
you shall comply with the law of God
in every respect, and that, too, without
any murmuring or whining. You must
fulfill the law Of God in every respect,
and round up your shoulders to walk
up to the mark without any grunting." ;"


PUNCH has q pathetic picture Of q
young married couple on a calling trip.
As they wait at the door where they
have rung the bell, Augustus is thus
cautioned Augustus, love, let me beg
of you DO not give way to any insane
demonstrations of delight. before. the
servant if she says they're not at home.


THOUGHTS seem occasionally to have
q life of their own, Life independent,
sometimes they are even stronger than
the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly
along. They seize hold of outward cir
cunstances with their strong grip.
How strangely a dominant thought
sometimes runs through whole epoch
Of life.-Mtss Thackerg.
Year: 1873

A STRONG alum water is sure death
to bugs Of any description. Take two
pounds of pulverized alum and dissolve
in three quarts of boiling water, allow
it to remain over the fire until thor
oughly dissolved. Apply while hot,
with brush, or what is better, use a
syringe to force the liquid in the cracks
of the walls and bedsteads. Scatter
also the powdered alum freely in these
places, and you will soon be rid of these
insect nuisences which fill one with dis
gust
Year: 1873

Tree Planting on the Public Lands.


At the late session of Congress, it will
be remembered that an act was passed
intended to encourage the planting of
timber on the public lands of the Uni
ted States. The first section of this act
is as follows:


BE it enacted, That any person who
shall plant, protect and keep in healthy
growing condition of five years, forty
acres of timber, the trees thereon not
being more tlaaa eight feet anaHt, aRch
way y!qon aay nssillI
hollands 81 ths Uha6 bs'
entitled to patent of the whole of said
quarter section at the expiration of five
years, on making proof of such fact by
not less than two creditable witnesses.
Provided, That only one-quarter in any
section shall be thus granted"


It will be seen from this section that it
is left somewhat in doubt whether ornot
planter may go on multiplying the
number of quarter sections to be thus
entered and finally awarded. The sub
ieet having recently been brought be-
fore the commissioner of the public
land office, he has decided that, while
the provisions of the first section of the
timber culture act of March 3, 1873,
do not in terms limit qualified person
in the number of entries he may make
Hereunder, yet the policy Of the go2-
ernment, as expressed in the public land
lew generally, is SO opposed to spccu-
lative monopoly of the public domain
that, under the authority vested in him
by the said section of the said act, he
has ruled that an individual shall be al
lowed to make but one entry.
Year: 1873

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The Boston Traveller suggests to the
committee on the reorgRui1ation of the
Ore department. IF tllat city that there
ought to be attached 10 every hose
riage Rbail- block and 140feet Of Q END
ropagnugly coiledup, with the turns care
fully taken out Of it before coiled, and
arranged in such way that a man could
easily carry it on his back up stairs to
the top of building. The Traveller
says: "The whole weight of such coil
need not exceed fifty pounds. Let there
be small hook in each end of the rope,
and hook in the end of the tail at
tached to the block. Manila hemp
rope, being timber, would be the best.
When IN alarm of fire sounds, let it be
the duty of one man to proceed to the
scene of the fire rs fast as possible. If
it should be in high building, and
there is chance to ascend by the stairs,
let the rope be carried up to the mooS
convenient window, shut the room door
to keep the smoke ont, then make fast
the tail-block, and throw both ends of
the rope into the street. Ore end can
readily be hooked around the hose, and
then the crowd below, taking hold of
the other end, could run the hose up to
the top of any building in a few seconds.
There man would be on hand to re-
ceive it, and know how to arrange it for
service without delay. Those who own
high buildings would do we'll to have
such coil of rope themselves indie
pendent of the fire department. But,
as manila rope is liable to swell when in
contact with water, whale line might
be used in preference. This rope would
also be means of escape for the hose
men when they found the place too hot
for them. With the blight of it around
under the arms and the hook over the
rope, man taking hold of the other
part could easily lower himself to the
street, having first sent the hose doWeA
The same process could easily be used
for raising or lowering ladders, or for
taking ont light furniture from upper
stories"
Year: 1873

The most absent-minded man we ever
knew was our friend General Mumm.
He lost one of his legs in the late war,
and he always wore patent artificial
leg, full of springs and joints. Some
times when he started out in the morn
ing he would get his leg on hind part
foremost, and then would go straddling
down street with one set of toes pointing
east and the other set pointing west.
His right knee would point in another,
and the old man would bob up and down
like jumping-jack worked with string.
Presently he would meet US and come
jolting up to say that he wished we
would pitch into the highway depart
nient for leaving the pavements in such
a rascalIy condition that man couldn't
walk straight Previous to the war,
while he lwns down at Cape May one
summer, he took buff bath early in
the morning, and while in the water he
rgot to meditating upon some abstruse
subject, and forgetting himself, he came
walkinglout upon the beach, and up th'
street to the hotel, dressed in nothing
but asad, sweet smile, just as the peo
pie were coming down to breakfast
Only short time ago he hitched hi
horse to snllxy, with the lnimaps nos,
pushed close up against the dasher, ant
started off backwards without noticin,
the direction. At the end of the frs
half mile the vehicle jammed up agains
a tree, and the General shot out over tn
horses tail. If he dosen't get out G
his coffin at his own funeral and insis
upon going as pallbearer it will be sir
gular.-Mdz Adeler.
Year: 1873

Further discoveries have recently oc-
CURED in Solomon's Cave, Ophir Gulch,
Montana, which point to the conclusion
that it was once the hidlng-place of men.
In the words of the .explorer, who was
accompanied by three others, leaning
against the wall was a huge plate of cop
per, fifty-seven inches in length and
thirty-six inches in width, and about
one-fourth of an inch in thickess. This
we took TO be shield, as near the GEN.
tire were two holes, eight inches apart,
used, doubtless, for inserting 3 strap
through which to slip the arm. 1t was
wrought by hand, as the marks of a
sledge or other heavy instrument were
plainly visible on it. About ten feet be-
yond where the Shield was found, and
eight feet from the floor, was a cavity in
the wall ten feet i'm length and over four
feet high. Placing few large stones
one upon another, Barnard climbed up
and held his light in to see the extent
of the opening, bat he Immediately turn
ed towards us with a frightened look,
and it was some seconds before he could
explain the nature of the discovery he
had made. Bot when he assured Us
that in that niche lay q Petrifed giant,
all were eager to look at him. He was
found to be nine feet seven and half
inches in length, thirty-eght inches
across the breast, and two feet deep
He was covered from head to foot with
coating from one to two inches in thick
ness, similar to that found on the roofs
and pillars in a number of places, hard
ar limestone, and along the sides this
casting, as il appeared at first to be, had
united with the rock on which il lay,
leaving this relic of the stone age, or
some other distant age, literally encased


in. A helmet of brass or copper of gigan-
tic proportions was upon his head, which
the corrosive elements of time had seal
ed to his brow. 1t is the most perfect


petrifaction ! have ever seen, the whole


body being as solid as though cut out


of block of marble" The party also
found lots of pictures chiseled in the


walls; also, primitive quartz-crusher
The next time they are going into the


inner chambers of the cave, where they
suppose there are vast deposits of money
Year: 1873

Our monitors are armed exclusively
with smooth-bore guns--a fact which
especially fits them to encounter hostile
iron-clads. 1t is we'll known that when
a rifle-bullet is fred at a window pane it
goes through the glass, making hole
large enough only for its passage. When
the same bullet is thrown by hand the
glass is broken into dozens Of pieces. An
analogous effect is produced by smooth
bore and riAed ordnance respectively
when used against iron armor. The
rife ball, moving at high velocity
simply pierces the armor; while the ball
from the smooth-bore, moving at COM
paratively low velocity, smashes the ar
NOR and the backing behind il into
hopeless wreck. A knowledge Of thu
fact, deduced from careful experiment
led TO the arming Of the monitors will
smooth-bore guns, and instead of regret
ting that they do nOt carry rifles W.
ought to congratulate ourselves upoi
the fact they are armed with the mos
efficient weapons in the world for fight
ing Spanish or any other irOn-clads.
Year: 1873

At the City Gardens yesterday, in ad-
dition to The regular entertainment,
rather an innovation wassintroduced in
the form of some very fine marksman-
ship. During last week certain corre-
spondent of an Eastern paper was ban
tered into allowing another gentleman
to shoot a half dollar from his fingers
with small cartridge rifle, and q after
some practice both gentlemen agreed to
exhibit their nerve on Sunday before an
assemblage. Yesterday they managed
to distance William Tell and his son to
some extent, for one of the gentlemen
eneither of whom wished to have his
name mentionedl held not only half 9
dollar, but quarter and a ten-cent piecs
in his hand, at which the other fired
striking the coin each time, after which
an apple was placed upon the head o
the newspaper man, and the other gen
tleman sent bullet through the centre
A gentleman connected with the cit,
press then allowed the marksman Il
shoot three half dollars out of his fin
gers.--Sdnfraneisc Call.