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Year: 1875

You know at once BY her general ap-
pearance and the manner in which she
smiled and the giggles she giggled and
the way she talked that this was the first
time that she ever had beau. She was
in fact, very much excited and like a
person stricken with the FIRST shock Of
numb palsy, didn't know exactly how to
use her tongue. The blood rushed to
her head until there was tremendous
buzzing in her ears, and she recognized
all her acquaintance, old and young,
and called them by name in a loud tone
Of voice, and wore at the same time a
very triumphant expression of counte-
nance. 1t was a moment of intense
ecstasy Ito her Ia moment looked and
longed for ever since she got in her
teens; and all the heroes and heroines of
all the dime novels she mad ever read
went trooping across her vision like a
row of bees in swarming time. Apples
and peaches and hollyhocks and mush-
rooms and pumpkins and hedge
fences as they hung on trees or
blossomed on stalks, or grew in
the grass, or tore her new dress
as she swept by them, borne almost
from her feet by an electric force-all
passed as an accessory panorama of
bliss on her way to the circus, that
glorious, grand, never-to-be-iorgotten
MONDAY of her new experience Did
she enjoy the show? Did she remember
how the elephant stood on his hind feet ?
Did she follow the flight Of the great un-
surpassed, unrivaled, wonderful, aston
ishing, most daring bareback rider in
the world as he dived in doubled.up
way through two hoops and alighted on
the horse again right side up? Was the
music the best she had ever heard2 OF
course But somehow these things got
all mixed up in one glorious whirl of de-
light, in the one glorious fact that she
had beau-a nice beau in black cloth
and red necktie and a stovepipe hat,
and who smoked cigar and bought pea
nuts and candy and lemonade every
time the man who sold it came around
and whispered his goods so softly that
the noise of the band aud the best ten
year old joke of the clown was drowned
out of hearing entirely. Oh, how her
little heart went pit-a-pat and trobbyty.
throb and bobbyty-bob on her way that
glorious afternoon.
Year: 1875

Paris Letter,l


Great commotion was created in the
wood of Vincennes few days ago by the
discovery, by o party of promenaders
of the body of we'll dressed ycune
man suspended from one of the branches
of sturdy oak, while his dog, lying on
the ground just beneath his dangling
feet, seemed to watch over the corpse
The terrified plsssure-seakers hastily
summoned one of the forest keepers
who advanced to cut the body down, A
sudden kick from the supposed dead
man sent him staggering in the other
direction, while the dog, with howl oi
fury, fastened his teeth in his leg. This
done the body hung motionless as be-
fore.


Try again" said one OF the by.
ISLANDERS; chat movement was merely
the result Of muscular contraction"


But the second attempt was attended
with the same result, aud then shout
of laughter from the apparent corpse
revealed the secret. The whole affair
was practical joke. The young fellow
was suspended, not by his neck, but by
a cord passed under his arm and he had
the courage and perseverance to remain
hanging in that painful position for
more than an hour in order to success
fully take in somebody. Unfortunately,
the joke will not prove as laughabe q
one as he at first imagined, as he was at
once arrested and taken to the station
house on the two charges Of deiacing
the trees and having kicked a keeper OIL
the forest.
Year: 1875

the matter had gone, to strengthen him
in his resolution aud comfort him in his
desolation. Arrived at Broeket, they
sought the disconsolate husband in vain
in the house and grounds till in a remote
summer-house in'the park he was dis
covered with Lady Caroline, en- ANA
zone, sitting in his lap and feeding him
with dainty slices Of bread and butter,
which she was literally putting into his
mouth; the countenances of the relations
must have been curious to see.
Year: 1875

WILL BUY A QUARTER BOND OF THE
w Industrial Exhibition Company Of New


Each Quarter Bond participates in -Four
deemed.


The following Premiums show what any
Bond may receive. A quarter Bond would
receive one quarter Of the below named pre-
Year: 1875

That all must be clothed point settled, then WfaATTO WEAR, AND HOW AND WHERE TO BUY GSEATEST ADVANTAGE

 larger portion of the public fapers information they desire purchase then examine and prices

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Year: 1875

TIE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL CALLED UP-rACfTCS OF


TIE DENOCRATS-SEVERAL HOURS OF ROLL CALL


OFFERS or COMPROMISE REFUSED.


fey TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


WAsuINGTON Jan. 27.-The House has done no
business to-day, the entire time having been spent
IN tlbusteriug to prevent tho consideration of the
Civil Rights bill immediately after the reading Of
the journal, Gen. Butler got the floor and moved to
reconsider the vote by which the Civil Rights bill
was referred to the Judiciary Committee, and this
being question of high privilege, it was enter
tanned. The Democrats began at Once to make
datory motions, and have kept it up over since
no business having taken place in the last twelve
hours but an incessant call of tho roll Tho
Democrats willing to go on with the ApproprIa-
tion oils at any time, and proposed this afternoon
TO pass them and thea fight out this Civil Rights
question aiterward; but the Republicans would not
listen to 1t. They willing to give reasonable
time for debate of the Civil Rights bill and to
it 70 amendment, but they determined to get it
out of the way before any other business is done
Both sides are in good hum0r, but very determined,
and it looks though this thing would last
several days.
Year: 1875

AREMABKABLE PEr.--A French jour
nalist met with strange pet the other day
when paying visit. While be was talk
ing he noticed something moving on the
carpet which was neither dog nor cat. On
looking again he say that il was finc
lobster, dark gray, spotted with red, and
thought it must have escaped from the
kitchen. The lady smiled, and said, ~
must tell you the history Of my pet. Some
months ago bought lobster, and as it was
not wanted for dinner my cook left il in
the water in the kitchen. ! was going to
ball that night, aud, being ready, l sat
in an easy chair and fell asleep. Sudden
ly | sprang UP from the pain of sharp
bite in my foot, and saw the lobster biting
ID. started up and ran to the kitchen.
No one vas there, and cloth in front Of
the FIRE had caught FIRE. II was soon ex-
tinguished, but have kept the lobster
ever since out Of gratitude" Il has its
basin Of cold water, and seems to recognise
its mistress, and is 30 fond Of music that
ii is always drawn towards the piano when
ever she plays.
Year: 1875


Oh. greenly and fair in the lands of the sun,
The vines of the gourd and the rich melon run,
And the rock, and the tree, and the cottage enfold
With broad leaves all greenness and blossoms all


gold,
While he waited to know that his warning was true,
And longed for the storm cloud, and listened In


vain
For the rush of the whirlwind and red fire rain.
On the banks of the xeni, the dark Spanish maiden
Comes I'D with the fruit of the tangled vine laden
And the Creole of Cuba laughs out to behold
Through orange leaves shining the broad spheres
Yet with dearer delight from his home in the NORTH
On the fields of his harvest the Yankee looks


forth,
Where crook-necks are coiling and yellow fruit


shines;
And the sun of September melts down on his vines.
All on Thanksgiving Day, when from East and from
From North and from South come the pilgrim and


guest,
When the gray-haired New Englander sees round


his board
The old broken links Of affection restored,
When the care-wearied man sees his mother once


more,
And the worn matron smiles where the girl smiled


before,
What calls back the past like the rich pumpkin pie?
Oh fruit of loved boyhood! the old days recalling
When wood grapes were purpling and brown nuts


were falling!
When wild ugly faces were carved on its skin,
Glaring out through the darkness from the candle


within
When we laughed round the corn heap, with hearts


all in tune,
Our chair broad pumpkin, our lantern the moon,
Telling tales of the fairy who travelled like steam
In pumpkin-shen coach with two rats for team.
Then thanks for thy present! none sweeter or bet


ter
Fer smoked from an oven or circled platteri
Fairer hands never wrought pastry more fine,
Brighter eyes never watched DER its baking than


thine!
And the prayer, which my mouth is too full to ex-


press,
Swells my heart that thy shadow may never be less
That the days of thy lot may be heightened below,
And the fame of thy worth like pumpkin vine


grow;
And thy life be as sweet and its last summer sky
Golden-tinted and fair as thy own pumpkin pie!
Year: 1875

Mr.. Justice Brett has Just startled re-
spectacle society by giving lift to the
prize-ring. 1t seems that in February
last two men had pugilistic encounter
in field in the neighborhood of London.
Itwas very stiff fight, though the money
was only FL side; and while the victor
was seriously wounded, the beaten man
died the same night from the injuries he
had received. His nose was broken, his
head fearfully battered, and the cause OF
death was concussion of the brain. 1t
was, according to the rules of the prize
ring, q fair fight, and Mr.. Justice Brett
was led to regard it favorably in contrast
to the cowardly atrocities in the way OF
kicking, of which we have lately had
such shocking epidemic. He said he
could not regard fighting with the fists
as very heinous offense, even though it
did sometimes result in death; it was at
least better that people should use their
fists than knife OF iron-heeled boots.
He accordingly let off the victor in the
fight with weeks imprisonment, his
confederates and abettors being various
ly sentenced to week and three days.
! There is, of course, no reason to suppose
! that the triumphant compatant IN tnls
case had any idea that he was actually
killing his antagonist, but it is thought
that the Judge would have done well to
avoid saying anything in justification OF
what at the best is brutal and danger
GUS sport. 1t is remarkable how rapidly
and completely pugilsm has gone down
since the great fight between Sayers and
Heenan, and between Heenan and Ton
King, which seemed to promise, from
their popularity and the distinguished
patronage they enjoyed, a revival of the
noble art. The sport has now only
fiuctuating existence among the loves
and most obscure classes of the popula
ton, and is scarcely ever heard of by the
rest of the public. Even the sporting
papers have long ago given up taking
notice of what was once one of their ia
vorite pastimes. Correspond
ence Ne,U York Times.
Year: 1875

NJ. DUFAURE, the Minister of Justice
in MacMahon's Cabinet, gets up at three
every morning and goes at his work.
He once accepted an invitation to ball,
and went to it, to keep his word, for
half an hour after he got up next
morning.
Year: 1875

The press on both sides of the British
channel is filed with enthusiastic notices
of Capt. Paul Boyton's last maritime feat.
They regard even his failure as a success
full demonstration of his undertaking to
swim across from Dover to Boulogne,
and as an immense triumph for humanity
and science.
Year: 1875

1t has been said of old that GA bird in
the hand is worth two in the bush" Try
it. Take bird (any bird will do) in
your hand, and hold it securely; then
take passage in the first vessel you can
find (any vessel will do) and proceed to
the Antipodes, sill retaining the bird in
the hand, where the bush is supposed
to be. When you arrive, examine the
bird which you have in your hand and
compare it with any two birds you can
find in the bush. Estimate their relative
value. You will find that the proverb
has led you astray.


Again. It has been said that " It is
the last straw that breaks the camel's
back" Inprimis, how long would a
man go about until he had satisfied him
self that he had found the "last "
straw? But we will grant, for the sake
of argument, that the &c last straw has
been found. Now take your camel (any
camel will do) and cautiously deposit that
straw upon the back of the camel, and
carefully observe whether the spine of
that quadrupedis is dislocated. 1t is to be
imagined not. How then this provorb /!


Once more. 1t has been spoken, and
written, that if you "Take care of the
pence, the pounds will take care OF
themselves. Make the experiment.
Take pence (say three PENCE and place
them in your purse, and put your purse
in your pocket. Button your pocket, d
your pocket is buttonable or deposit
the three pence with your banker, or in
vest them in Canadian oil well. Mex
take a sovereign (anybody's sovereign
will do) and place it carefully on the
pavement (the center of a coal-plate il
not bad spoD, and, after retiring W
the stage and "dissembling," observe
how that sovereign will take care of it
| self.-Punch.
Year: 1875

WE have read of nervous patient, in
the hands of dentist, dropping dead
while losing tooth, but the case was
reversed lately in Hampstead, Texas.
The dentist dropped down ifeless while
endeavoring to extract one of lady's
molars. Probably he was so anxious to
accomplish his task without paining his
customer that he over-excited himself,
and stirred into deadly activity some
morbid condition of his vascular system.
Year: 1875

The steamship Nova Scotia, which ar
rived at Baltimore from Liverpool last


week, reports having passed an immense
ice-ield which was skirted for four hours,


and hence must have been from fifty to
one hundred miles in length. In this
vast field half dozen vessels were firmly
frozen in without any prospect of release
until after the ice field should melt.
Doubtless these were whaling and seal
ing vessels, and they must have been
floating for many weeks, inasmuch as the
iee-ield unquesHonably came from the
Year: 1875

GOLD AS THE ONLY CURRENCY NOT DESlRABLE
TO me Edftor OF the Tribune.


SIR: Why do you attempt to force gold and
silver Oh the people for daily usei Why attempt to
make our pockets sash weights" dangling about our
legsi know and you know. II talk with the people
I'm any community all prefer the light and CON-
pact Government currency to any other, but unlike
the ipdatonists Of the West, want that currency
eoua, 70 gold and silver We want IL exchangable for
gold and silver not that wish TO exchange It, but
shoud be worth something real and tangible, the same
an a draft or q check We prefer O draft or check 10
40 mauy bills but we wish this draft check equal to
bills and We prefer bills rather than gold or silver. but
we wish those bills equal TO gold and silver. And we
have thought this to your position till ately but
now as we have o prospect Of the realization OF this
desire Won get and want Just what none OF
us want and try force TO carry IN our pockets
hmm OF heavy mineral place OF the eonforta-
HE and con yenicnt little packet have. Wll this
logic prevaili And viii the logic prevail that the


noorer currency" will drive out the BETTER provided
that they are both eurrencies, and neither be
merchandiseS Before the war see how the better cur
rency of the drove to the wall the poorer OF the
west how the better State banks Of the West drove
ont the poorer individual coneerns and later row
the Government currency drove out even the secured
nank I.sues of the State Of NewYork The poorer cur
repcy will not out the better provided they are
both currencies In Other words, you make our pres
art currency equal to gold and sver, gold or silver
m anv extet Will be called for into use unless
you force IL into use. aud TINS 10 precsey wnat W.
obiect Il" why force on that which do not want
Is there any reason why tue people snou,u nv, w
pleased IN this matieri 6ANLL E' rA''


T~ou ~ Y Feb 1b, 1875
Year: 1875

will adhere to the original views presented
In the SubC Committees report, and contain recon-
mendation that resolution urging the proper au-
thorites in Louisiana to give the control OF the
lower House to the Conservative members be
adopted by the House. Some of those signing the
report will express their willingness to support
resolution formally recognizing the Kellogg Gov
ernment but this resolution their report does not
urge, for the reason that the rights of Mr. Kellogg
have not been established by any evidence taken
by the Committee but arc admitted upon general
rumor and as the best possible solution OF the pres
ent difficulties.
Year: 1875

A CHASTITY MACHNE.-A strange
clock is said to have once belonged to a
Hindoo prince. In front of the clock s
disk was gong swung upon poles and
near it was pile of artificial human
limbs. The pile was made up of the
full number of parts necessary to con-
stitute twelve perfect bodies; but all lay
heaped together in apparent confusion:
When the hands of the clock, indicate
the hour of one, ont from the pile craw-
led just the number of parts needed 10
form the frame Of one man, part coming
to part with quick click, and when COM
pleted, the figure sprang up, seized a
mallet, and walked up to the gong,
struck one blow. This done, he re-
turned to the pile and fell to pieces
again. When two o'clock came, two
men arose and did likewise; aud at the
hour of noon and midnight the entire
heap sprang up, and matching up to the
gong, struck one after the other bis
blow, making twelve in all; then, re-
turning, fell to pieces as before
Year: 1875

The Second Adventists holding q
series of meeting ip Gloucester county,
New Jersey, to prepare for the end Of
the world, which according to their cal
culation, is to take place or the 18th OF
April next. A cotemporary says that
the people in some portions Of the icoun-
ty are very much excited over the pre-
diction, and that one man has 80 much
faith in it that he has concluded, on
the strength oft, not to work any more.
If concluding NOT to do any work is
evidence of faith in The Secopd Advent
theory, we must have number Of the
faithful scattered around loose every
where The Apostle might choose to
prove his faith by his works, but We
know great many people who prefer
the opposite plan.
Year: 1875




A RAILROAD TRAIN CAPsIzED BY THE
WIND.-A Colorado Springs Letter
Jan. "a, to the Medina co., Gazette
says:


l undertook to go down to Pueblo,
When about five miles out the whole
train was capsized, except the engine,
including the coaches, the baggage and
mail cars and the tender No one was
hurt. The conductor got the passen-
gers in the rear coach, and as many as
possible on the side next the wind.
When we got down the valley, where
the wind had a fair, broadside sweep at
us, we again tipped over. The conduc-
tor was standing beside me white as a
sheet, and wanted to know what was
best to do l advised him to stop be-
fore crossing bridge which was Just
ahead, the longest one on the road; If
we didn't blow over, we would probably
jump the track, for the wheels were
grinding on the side of the rail, as if
we were turning sharp curve. He
pulled the bell rope, the engineer put
on the steam brakes, and just as we
stopped over we went, piling men, wo-
men, children, baggage, cushions, and
everything together For a moment
there was quite scrambling and rat
Ting of glass. About all the damage
done was the breaking of the windows
on the under side of the cars. The con-
ductor and l walked back to meet the
freight train which was following. 1t
took us back to the Springs, where We
waited till the wind moderated, then
took a coach down and brought the
passengers back. Some of them were
among those who had been showed IN
ten days on The Kansas Pacific road.
They thought being blown off the track
was not so monstrous as lying in snow
drift.
Year: 1875

"A general feeling seems to be gradu-
ally growing up among business men,
financiers and others throughout the
country that with the coming OF spring
there will be better times. 1t is Soon
summation devoutly TO be wished
Year: 1875

How little we know of each other;
We pass through the journey of life,
With its struggles, its fears and tempta-


tions,


Its heart breaking cares and its strife,
We can only see things on the surface,
For few people glory in sin,
And an unruffled face is no index,


To the tumult which RACES within.
How little we know of each other.


The man whoto-day passes by
Blessed with fortune and honor and titles,
And holding his proud head on high,
May carry dread secret with him


Which makes his bosom a hell,
And he, sooner or later, a felon,


May writhe in the prisoners cell.
How little we know Of each other!
That woman of fashion, who sneers
At the poor girl betrayed and abandoned,
And left to her sighs and her tears,
May, ere the sun rises tomorrow,


Have the mask rudely torn from her


face,


And sink from the height of her glory,
To the dark shades of shame and dis
' grace.


How little we know of each other!


Of ourselves too little we know!
We are all weak when under temptation,
All subject to error and woe.
Then let blessed charity rule us,


Let us put away envy and spite
For the skeleton grim in our closet,
Nav some day be brought to light.
Year: 1875

DAN RICE A BANKRUPr-For nearly
a quarter of century the famous clown,
Dan Rice, has been known to the peo-
pie of the whole country. After years
and years of acting in the ring and
drawing laughter and applause from the
patrons OF the circus throughout the
States, the Territories and the Canadas,
he is now compelled to ask for the ben
eGts OF the "Act to Provide tor Uni
form System of Bankruptcy" through
out the country. His has been varied
fortune indeed. At one time clown
in circus, then a candidate for Presl-
dent of the United States, subsequently
a newspaper publisher, and now, a
bankrupt.


His petition, as fled in the District
Court of the United States for the Weat-
ern District of Pennsylvania, sets forth
largo amount OF liabilities, yet the as
sets are scarce. After about twenty
years of very active business life, at
one time rich, at another poor, Dan
Rice, whose name is familiar to the
whole people, comes into court and
makes oath that his entire worldly
property consists of one suit clothes,
valued at seventy-fve dollars, while his
liabilities are in the immediate vicinity
of one hundred Thousand dollars.