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Year: 1872

II. II. Day, of New York, sends us
circular on the subject of money, land
urging political action to secure the
issue of large amount of long bonds
bearing low ratesof interest, between
three and four per cent, and the re-
demption of ali our national bonds
with them, and thus cutting off the
usurious interest and the. immense
speculations of those who bank on the
nations debts. Perhaps this is the
most direct way to provide cheap
money. but whether it is or not we
are sure the demand of the people for
cheaper capital to aoOyk with, not to
speculate on, must soon be met by
some policy. If the credit of the na-
ton is to be used fer bankers, stock
jobbers and gold-rings exclusively, it
is time we had a change and the great
mass of the laborers had some share
in the benefits of our government and
its credit. Iften men can open bank
and make money with the bonds of
the government. we do not see why
ten working-men cannot open shop
and make shoes or hats profitably on
the same kind of capital, and if there
is a special law for banking we would
have it general law to allow OF man.
ufacturing and farming on the credit
of the nation as capital. Let us have
national currency on which we pay
no interest,", and low rates for ALL
Banner Of Light.
Year: 1872

We are told that the extremes of
both largeness and smallness of stat
ure are not favorable to the strength
of intellect. Giants and dwarfs are
generally deficient in this respect. and
excessive corpulency or meagerness is
seldom associated with mental activ-
ity. Aristotle and Bonaparte howev-
er, were short. Charles James Fox
was exceedingly fat, Daniel Webster
both broad and tall, and Lord Nelson
living skeleton.


A large head is generally the accom-
paniment of great intellect: but a
small one with comparatively extern
sive forehead is quite consistent with
mental capacity. Raphael, Charles
XII, Frederick the Great and Lord
Brougham were illustrations of the
latter fact.


II is said that any nose which is less
than the height OF the forehead is an
indication OF the defective intellectu-
al powers.


The eyes indicate character rather
by color than form. The dark blue
are found most commonly in persons
of O gentle and refined character.
Light blue and gray in the rude and
energetic. Lavater says: "Hazel eyes
are the more usual indications of a
mind masculine, vigorous and pro.
found just as genius, SO called, is
almost always associated with eyes OF
a yellowish cast bordering on hazel
The higher the brows rise the more
their possessor is supposed to be un'
der the influence of feeling, and the
lower the butter controlled by his rea.
son.


A very small eye brow is an indica
ton of want of force of character.


A tolerably large mouth is essentia
to vigor and energy, and q very small
mouth is indicative of weakness ant
Incidence.


In manly face, the upper lip should
extend beyond and dominate the low
er and Heshy lips are often found as
sociated with q volumptuous anG
meager ones with passionate nature


The retreating chin indicates weak
ness, the perpendicular strength, ant
the sharp acutsnsss of mind.
Year: 1872

Superintendent Kclso stated, yesterday, that
he had 10 official knowledge of the issue of the writ Of
habea corpus in the Of william Forester charged
with the murder Of the late benjamin Nathan lnasmuch
as determination Of Forester was postponed In the
Tornm Police Court to next Wednesday by mutual con-
sent Of the DlstrictAttorney and the counsel for tho
accused the Superintendent does not expect to be served
with any legal documents before that time Forester
Is sl imprisoned at Police Headquarters and Oicers
guard the door Of hi. cell day and night He is permitted
10 receive no visitors other than his counsel ana the
Officers No new developments in the case have been
made but the detectives continue busy IN procuring
evidence TO be produced at the examination


Judge Leonard, yesterday adjourned the return 70 me
writ habea corpus In the case OI FORESTER until IJO
O'Clock Saturday morning.
Year: 1872

AS great deal is said and written
against mothers-in-law, it is refreshing to
find one man who can say something in
their defense. This singular character
belongs to Fort Wayne, Indiana, who
says: am not a mother-in-law my
self, but my wife's mother is, and for
her sake | want to say something in be-
half of that much-abused class OF rela-
tives. Since it is become fashionable to
rail at mothers-in-lsw in the public press
and in private life, the great American
people, with that keen sense of humor
peculiar to themselves-and for the pos
session of which good many of them
ought to be hanged--conside it intense,
ly funny as we'll as fashionable. don't.
| recognize the fact that my children 8
grandmother, who is one of their dear
est and truest friends on earth, has a
claim upon my affections, too. There
are doubtless exceptions to this rule, as
there are to most rules under the sun,
but in the main mothers-in-law are en-
titled to ali the respect they receive, and
a good deal more of the same sort Gen
orally the man who speaks insultingly
of his mother.in-law would not be averse
to whipping his wife when occasion
offered, or is mean enough to accept his
mother-in-law' kindly offices when the
children are down with the measles and
give her the cold shoulder afterward At
least it will be safe to say that the man
who insults his mother-in-laws by word
or deed, will bear watching.
Year: 1872

1t is true that the postal system oi
this country is making encouraging pro.
gress, but there is still much to be done
before it can claim an equality with that
Of Brazil For example, there is post
Office at Bahia which performs no less
difficult feat than the transmission of
letters TO heaven and the receipt of an
swers. This Office is connected with the
Hospital of Piety, an Institution Of which
st. Anthony is the patron. At the foot
of large picture of that estimable
saint, there is a box, in. which con-
science-stricken sinners may deposit
confessions of such misdeeds as are be-
yond the jurisdiction of living priests.
The postage is at the option of the
sender, with this condition only, that it
must not be less than fifty cents. Thus
assisted, the letter is delivered promptly
to St. Anthony, and in due season there
comes reply, in which the confessing
sinner is advised of the Nervousness of
his oifense, warned that it must not be
repeated, and finally absolved. 1t is
added that this branch of postal service
in Brazil is considerably more than self
supporting. r I.r t.T
Year: 1872

BEEcHER ON Sp1R1TUALIsM.-The New
York Tribune publishes the following
letter from Henry Ward Beecher


SIR Allow me to say that in the dis
course of Sunday night, portion of
which was reported in this mornings
Tribune, I did not discuss i" Spiritual
ism - as that term is now understood,
but the Scriptural teachings respecting
the Divine Spirit. Modern &c Spiritual
ism " was barely alluded to, but with
out affirmation or denial. If your re-
port shall be interpreted as an express
sion of my views on the modern doctrine
of Spiritualism, I am unwilling to be
responsible for its statements. look
with profound interest upon all wise eff
forts to deduce the scientific truth from
that extraordinary class of phenomena
which have become SO common in our
day, and to which, at length-in Eng
land at least-the attention of men of
the highest scientific attainment has
been seriously turned. But have never
vet been convinced that these remarka-
BILE modern phenomena originated from
the interposition of spirits outside OF
the human body.


HENRY WARD BEECHER.


BROOKLYN, Decem Der 4th.


INDIANS IN KANsAs.-On arriving at
Arkansas City we found the citizens in
the widest state of excitement over the
return of a party who had just arrived
with the remains of one of their number
who had been brutally murdered, scalp
ed and the head served from the body,
besides showing other marks of barbar-
ism about the head and body. The
deceased's name was Floyd, and he re-
sided about fifteen miles east of here
He ard his brother-in-law, were in pur-
suit of wounded buffalo, with team
and wagon, when they were set upor
by party OF Indians, and being some
distance from the main party, Were
cut off, the one being killed and the
other not being found or making his ap
pearance after diligent search. He il
supposed to be a captive, or else that h
shared the same fate and has not ye
been found, or he has been cut off AM
is wandering about ON the plains to di
of starvation.


The party consisting of nine in mum
Der from various sections of the country
The massacre occurred some sevent
miles west of this place, and as there
q party of Usage Indians known to b
in that vicinity, belonging to Big Hill


band. it is supposed they committed tn


deed.-Joau1,al Of Commerce.
Year: 1872

The above Goods, which
are offered for sale at prices
defying competition, were
purchased expressly for the
RETAIL TRADE, and a
close inspection will convince
Purchasers that the place for
bargains is at the
Year: 1872

A WELL CULTIVATED EAR.-One of
the most remarkable illustrations of the
power which a telegraphic operator ac-
quires to distinguish individuals by their
touch upon the instrument has just been


afforded by Mr.. Hampstead, one of the
operators in the Western Union Telegraph
Company's Office in this city. About a
fortnight ago, Mike S. Sherman, formerly
an expert and well-known telegraph opera
tor here, escaped from the Middleton In
sane Asylum, where be had been confined,
and though thorough search was made for
him, he successfully eluded the people who
were on his track until Monday night


While Hampstead was at work in the Of
fice here that night, he suddenly recogniz-


ed among the clattcr of score of messages
passing over the wire, sound which he at
once declared was the touch of the missing
Mike. 1t proved to be message from
Willingford, and an investigation showed
that Mr.. Hampstead was quite right in
ascribing it to the insane man, who was
found there yesterday, he having dropped
into the Office in the former place Monday
night, and taken a hand at his old business
Year: 1872

The more we examine in the batch of
trash foistsd upon the people by the Code
thinkers in the shape of election laws the
more we impressed that the business for
which those law botchers are best suited is
that Of shoveling gravel or rubbing
chimnasel roots


Let us look at few of the provisions of
this absurd law. First, the tickets are to
be four inches in width and twelve inchss
in length. If they vary more than one
eight of an inch either way, from this size,
they are illegal and must be counted out.
Thus tho canvassers will have to provide
themselves with tape measure and care
fully measure every ticket to determine its
Legality. And then ticket a foot long
and four inches wide! The electoral tick
ct will take up space of about two inches
square and here they are required to
vote ticket the size of small circus poster.
Was anything more absurd 3? If voter
wishes to Tx up a ticket to suit himself he
must first send to the Secretary of State for
a sheet of legal paper; for any other paper
not exactly like, in every particular, the
kind of paper prescribed by the Secretary
will not do, and his vote will be ruled out.


Again "No person must on the day of
election, fold any ticket or unfold any bal
lot mark the nice discrimination of the
law it is ticket before it is folded af-
ter folding it becomes 'ballot'-sic \
which he intends to use in voting with one
hundred feet of the polling place" This
will require chalklike circle around the
polls with a diameter of two hundred feet !.
The moment voter crosses the line he
must not show his ticket to any one or ex.
anime it himself, nor swap it off for another,
and the statute might with equal sense
have added, "nor take chew of tobacco,
nor scratch his nose," lest some one might
construe the act as containing some infor-
nation concerning the character of the bal
lot he was about to vote.


The code tinkers seemed to act upon the
presumption that voters did not know their
own minds, and set of ignoramuses and
tools, who needed this sort of legislation to
protect them from the imposition ofelection
sharps. The law virtually deprivss the
elector of the right of choice and personal
independence, and makes him mere voting
machine. 1t might have been we'll to pro-
vide that all ballots should be printed or
written on white paper, and not to exceed a
certain prescribed size-that they should
have no device or popularity whereby the
nature OF the ballot could be definitely de-
termined-that no betting should be al
lowed on the result and no strikers" allow
ed within certain distance from the polls.
This was all the restraint and proteo ton
that was required. What pity the fool
killer didn't happen around about the time
the Code Commissioners were concocting
their nonsense San Jose Mercury
Year: 1872

sometimes look beyond the gateways golden


When sleep comes silently,
And there within the Saviour's arm enfolden


The little ones I see
The little ones that in the glad time oIden


Were kissed by you and me- 80
I see no longing in their tender faces


Upon their dimpled cheeks
No touch of care has left its fearful traces,


No pain tor pity speaks:
The. laugh and sing in happiest of places,


Through all the Sabbath weeks.
I wonder if amid their gleeful singing


Perchance they ever miss
mothers soft caress around hem clinging.


Her frequent, longing kiss;
Or II they wait her coming for the bringing


Of yet q sweeter bliss.
And then, when sleep has fed and with it dreaming
lie with open eyes,
And weep to find so real thing was seeming,


In sorrowful surprise,
Till thro' the darkness there does come cleaning


From out of the smiling skies.
And softly then a voice saith to my weeping,


"Twas not dream you had,
Your little ones are safe within my keeping,


So wherefore, then, be sad?"
And Ger my heart holy joy comes creeping,


Tha. makes me strangely glad.
Year: 1872

Arrival of the Board of Arbitration


at Geneva.


GENEVA, June 14.-Nearly all of the
gentlemen connected with the Board oil
Arbitration under the Treaty OF Washing.
ton have arrived here. tits believed that
the Board will adjourn Immediately after
meeting; but A an arrangement to adjourn
cannot be reached and the meeting is pro.
longed, the session will undoubtedly be
secret
Year: 1872

Mr.. EDITOR AS the City Council
have built Railroad to Troy, on paper,
and some of our citizens are trying to
build one to Tiptonville, we still think
our greatest interest has suffered from
neglect We refer to a connection with
the Iron Mountain Railroad at or near
Charleston.


1t is true that you have frequently
c.lled the attention of our citizens to il,
in the columns Of the COURIER. but they
seem to have passed UNDECIDED, for no
action has been taken, or effort made. to
secure this route, and it is to my mind
Of infinitely more importance to us than
all the other projects; yet l would not
abate single effort made in other direc
tions. In my mind, the single fact, that
we are on a through line. of Railroad
from The great North West to the sea-
board, will Re worth thousands to Us
yearly over being at the end of a switch
The reasons are so numerous. the argu
ments so convincing that We should Sc
cure, if possible, this route and line by
Hickman, that it seems unnecessary to d
rejecting mind but to call their atten
ton to it, and at once efforts would be
made to secure it. 1t will take time, la
Dor and money TO accomplish it, but is II
not worth the effort? Will not our city
Council or our citizens move in this mat
ter? ID.
Year: 1872

There was never an enterprise which
was received with more sincere sympa


thy and good will, than the idea of a
levee and railroad from Hickman to the
highlands of Madrid Bend, by the peo


pie of this community. Yet, with all
this the enterprise hangs FIRE. We want
organization and some earnest practical
work. What is every body's business is
nobody's business. Hence, the work
moves slowly. No one man eau, or
should be expected, to leave his private
interests, aud give the enterprise that
close, practical attention, necessary to
success. With thorough, earnest can


vass. letting the people know exactly
and truthfully what is expected of them,
and how the work is to be done, etc, we
think there can be no doubt Of success


Our temporary organizations should
advance a step further. They should
select some reliable, competent, efficient
man as agent, to devote his whole and
entire attention to the enterprise, solicit
ing stock in private aud public, and to
every general interest, and for which he
should receive liberal and competent
salary, to justify his exclusive attention
to this and nothing else. If the Ken
tucky and Tennessee organizations, can
and employ an undeniably |
active, live, thorough going agent, to
give the enterprise his exclusive atten
ton, twelve months, in our opinion, will
see the Levee and Railroad in operation.
If it is made to wait on the public spirit
of this and that one, it may drag its slow
lengths along to complete failure.
Year: 1872

The SHow.-There is to be a show at
Hickman next Monday. The agent of
said concern left twelve tickets at thi-
office. for which We suppose he expects a
puff suppose he expects US TO
pronounce it good thing" but as we
don't know anything about it, we decline
to do so. We do know, however, that our
people complain of the scarcity of money,
that these travelling shows are heavy
drains upon the people, that they carry
much money out of the country and
return very little. Therefore in view of
these facts, and the sweltering hot weather.
(and it must be insuffe-ably hot jammed
up under one of these show tents on such
days as these,) we suggest, that every
sensible man, stay at home, aud save his
money. Our county willbe several hun
dollars better off if all will so act.
Year: 1872

Glorious and delightful as the Summer
weather is, its tropical heat is a severe
trial to the vital powers. Even the strong
est are sometimes Frustrated by it's effects
The common phrase applied to this condition
of the body is general debility" Now.
general debility arises from and includes
variety Of ailments. The liver is more or
less affected. the bowels are either consti-
pated or too much relaxed. the stomach but
half performs the work of digestion, the
appetite is poor, and the spirits depressed
This is what is called general debility. 1t
lie a general disarrangement of all The phys-
ical functions, and requires as n remedy
medicine that will regulate them all. Hos
letters Stomach Bitt-rs is specially adapt
ed TO this purpose. Its general operation is
not confined TO a single organ. II the liver
is affected it restores it's tone. If the
stomach is torpid, it regenerates it. If the
nerves are tremulous and weak il braces
and reinforces them. If the mind. which
ever sympathizes with the body, is gloomy
and despondent, it relieves the difficulty
and soon brings the whole mechanism of
the body into harmony with the laws of
health.


There is no civilized nation in the West
ern Hemisphere in which the utility of
Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a tonic, cor
rcctiye, and anti billions medicine, is not
known and appreciated Throughout the
Tropics it is considered both by the people
and the profession, the standard specific
While il is medicine for ali seasons and
all climates. it is especially suited to the
complaints generated by the weather being
the purest and best vegetable stimulant in
the world.


Beware of the Bitters made of acrid and
dangerous materials. which unscrupulous
parties are endeavOring to foist upon he
people. Their name is legion, and the pub
lie has guarantee that they are not
poisonous. Adhere to the tried remedy.
Hostetters Bitters, sold only in glass, and
never in kegs or barrels.
Year: 1872

either by wholesale or retail, AS cheap IS
any other house in our city. l will give in
exchange for oil kind Of produce and invite
competition with my neighbor merchants.
and ask all 10 examine my stock before pur-
chasing elsewhere.


To all that owe me- l must say, they must
pay, rs wish to buy for cash exclusively,
and shall adhere strictly Hereafter to the
cash system, believing it tor be best for all
parties.


feb5
Year: 1872

In all horses the neck should be firm
and arched-looking where it joins the
head. Firmness in this locality adds
greatly to the beauty of the horse, and
generally speaks we'll for the purity of his
breeding. The setting-on of the head and
neck should be such as to cause the nose
to project little forward; still it must
not be pushed SO far forward as to consti-
tute "star-gazer."


THE wINDPIPE SHOULD BE LARGE
and rather loosely attached to the parts
over which it passes. This arrangement
Year: 1872

A TUCSON correspondent of The San Diego Union sends us commu- lnication regarding report he made

 to that paper and our reference to it

 last week. He disavcws any inten-

 ton of setting afoat false impression

 reGarding this community, and in th1s

 we Row he speaks truly, and in our

 copments last week we said as much

 i4 his favor. What we justly con-

 Ylained of is, that he did send out 8 false impression when the least amount of inquiry or acquaintance with the public disposition here would have en- hbled him to have said what he did, bnd enough more to have done justice fo the people of Tucson. Our position Is that 8 writer should never blacken the character of community by partly stating case which if wholly and truly stated would be quite credit able. We again acquit the corres- Dondent of other than the best of feelings towards the people of the whole Territory and this place in par icular, but this very fact gives his 'eports most injurious weight when wrong.
Year: 1872

The family of TichbOrne date their
tenure of the manor of that name,
situate near Alresford, in Hampshire,
Eng, from the ninth century. In
the reign of Henry IL, the Lady Ma
bella TichbOrne, who had been bed
ridden for many years, and was then
near to deaths door, beSOught her
husband, the then Sir Roger, to be-
stow upon her such means as should
enable her to leave a bequest of a
loaf of bread to all applicants on the
day of AnnunciatiOn of the Mother of
our Lordl March 25l, forever. In reply,
her husband promised her the pro-
duce OF so much of her property as
she could 90 round, while a brand,
which he caused to be lighted, should
burn. He fancied that by reason OF
her great age and intirmity, she
would get over but little ground, but
being borne to the corner of the park
she made a vehement effort, hObbled
rounC twenty-thTee acres of very rich
land, known TO this day as 1.-The
CraWls,u and was then carried back
to her bed. Presently she called her
hOuskOld around her, and prOphesied
that the TichbOrne family would
prosper 80 long as the dole was con-
tinued to the poor, but that if it was
neglected the family name would be
lost for want of male issue, and that
in such case the baronet of the day
would have seven sons, but that the
next heir would have seven daugters,
and no male children. In 1877 a
crowd Of gypsies, thieves, and other
lawless characters having behaved in
a very unruiy manner during the dis
tributiOn of the dole, the neIghbOrs
made an outcry against it, and it b as
never been given regularly since. In
1903 there was a partial fulfilment OF
the Lady Mabella's prophecy, for IN
that year, the then head Of the family
died and left seven sons, the eldest OF
whom succeeded to the barOnetcy
bat ne died, leaving seven daughters,
whereupon that branch of the family
took the name of Doughty, so thai
the TichbOrne name was actually
merged for time.