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Year: 1873

We give this morning very full and in
teresting details of the cholera scourge in
our neighboring city of Greeneville. We
hope with the fact now before our medical
friends, and with the additional light they
will get from the reports of their brethren
in Greeneville, that they will be able to
give the public some satisfactory opinion
as to the character and origin of this fear
full scourge. Why such disease sweep
ing from Memphis Nashville and Chat
tanoogo, should jump two hundred miles
from the latter place, by Knoxville. and
break out with such violence at Greene
willie is certainly capable of being in some


way explained. IT certainly seems


reasonable that local causes are at
work. Greeneville is not large
place, and yet from the improper
putrid, foul substances have been
exposed to our frequent rains and hot sur
| to breed the germs that create cholera. II
is all important that the problem should
| be solved, not only that such scourges may


be prevented now and hereafter, but thai
| this and other communities may, will
! some safety, calculate the probabilities o


their escape. We have a strong hope that
| by pFudence and care on the part of on
citizens, we will be spared the scourge
| There have been in the past week many


cases of diarrhea, in a mild form. Every


case has yielded readily to treatment. MAY
| it mot be that in this mild and harmless
| form we are now having this disease


Upon the points indicated we hope to Civ


soon the opinion of competent medica
| men.
Year: 1873

The Charleston NelCs says that when
the Asiatic cholera swept over this coun-
try in 1892 it did not reach Charleston, al
though that city was fully exposed to at
tack. A vessel with cholera on board ran
ashore on Lighthouse Island and was
burned by order of the City Council, the
crew being sent to the Lazaretto. One OF
these men escaped from the confinement,
went to Charleston and died from the
most malignant and presidential form Of
Asiatie plague. Hundreds of curious per
sons visited the body without developing
a single new case Of the disease. When
the cholera revisited this country two
years later, Charleston had but a few
cases and those We're easily controlled. At
this time the cholera ragged frightfully in
Nashville and the journal just referred TO
attributes the cause of the severe visitation
to the use of water impregnated with lime,


and accounts for the singular exemption


of Charleston on the hypothesis that the
cistern water used there is not favorable


to the development Of the disease.
Year: 1873

The President is soon to be pat in more
constant telegraphic communication with
Washington, the wires being aboGa to be
placed in his cottage, by the telegraph
company, without charge to the Govern
ment, so that he can communicate at any
moment with the Capital; and should any
exigency arise requiring his presence there,
in seven hours time he can reach WASH
ington by rail, so that no detriment is like
ly to occur to the Republic through his alb
sence.-NetO York Mail.
Year: 1873

They put an int9xicated woman in the
lsckup at Altoona, Pa, Yesterday, and the
way She did try to commit suicide was
very entertaining TO. the turnkey. She
hung herself up with her ,garters, nrst
lacing herself up so she could not breathe.
The turnkey rushed in after he had watched
her kick few miHutes and 0ut her down.
would not be baffied, and stood on her head
and bracsd heG heels against the grating
and tried to push her head through the
floor. She was stopped in this, when she
gave up and went TO sleep.-Pihs6l99
Leader.
Year: 1873

A few evenings ago as the train was passing
Philsdelphia, woman of i'll fame attempted TO
cross the railroad just ahead of the engine and
her clothing being caught By the flying wheels,
was run over and one of her limbs so badly
mashed that it had to be amputated The rail-
road had her properly taken care of and paid
all eYpenses. s.-Lot2ott .LnnrnnL
Year: 1873

TITUsvILLE, PA, Feb. 10-The Brady's
Bend accommodation when near Scrubgrass
broke rail, and five cars Of oil and the
coach were throWn from the track down
the bank. Ten persons are known to be
wounded. The coach still remains ia the
water, they being unable TO raise it. at
this writing two bodies are discovered
f ostiDg ia the water inside Of the car, but
are unable to be extricated as yet. How
many perish5d is as yet unknown. The
conductor does not know how many were
in the car.


Later.


Several names are added to the list Of
injured at the Scrubgrsss accident. Surge
ons and others were promptly on hand to
relieve the sufferers, and everything is be.
ing done for them that can be. IL is posi-
lively known that there were but three
killed, the news6oy and two unknown
men.
Year: 1873

A Clowns SERMoN.-The Virginia
papers report that during the exhibition
Of II travelling menagerie and circus in II
town in that State where there was at the
sion, the painted jester of the equestrian
ring illustrated his own serious capacity
and greatly affected an audience in which
many church members were present, by
delivering the following homiIy: MY
tlriends-We have taken in $500 here to-
day, more money l venture to say than
any minister OF the gospel in this commu-
nifty would receive lor whole years SER
vices. A large portion OF this money
was given by church members, and II
large portion OF this audience is made up
OF members of the church. And yet,
when your preacher asks you to MD in
supporting the gospel, you are too poor
to give anything. Yet you come here
and pay me dollars TO hear me talk nom
sense. | am fool because | am paid
for it; / make my living by it. You
profess TO be wise, and yet you support
me in my folly. But perhaps you say
you did not come to see the circus, but
the animals. If you came to see ami
mails, why did you not simply look at
them and leave? Now, is not this a
pretty place for Christians to be in? Do
you not feel ashamed of yourselves ?
You ought to blush in such II place as
this" The sensation following II speech


like this, in such place, from such a
speaker, may be imagined. The local
clergy avaied themselves Of the spirit
thus produced a religious revival was
attempted, and n collection for foreign
missions resulted in the sum of four dol


lars and half.
Year: 1873

Two Es.-Pictures themselves
have sometimes curious history. The
story Of two pictures at Florence is old
but not worn out. An artist Mt Rome
saw often playing on the streets, near his
window, II child Of exquisite beauty, with
golden hair and cherub face. Struck
with the loveliness of the boy, he painted
his picture and hung it up in his studio.
In his sadde-t hours that sweet, gentle
face looked down upon him like an angel
Of light. Its presence filed his soul with
gladness and longings for heaven, which
its purity symbolized. "IfI ever fnd,"
said he, "a perfect contrast to this beau
tiful face, | will paint that also, and hang
it on the opposite wall, and the one |
shall call heaven and the other hell"


Years passed. At length, in another
part Of Italy, he visited prison, III
looking through the grated door of a cell
he saw the most hd4ous object that ever
met his sight--a fierce, haggald, fend
with glaring eyes, and cheeks deeply
marked with the lines of lust and crime
The artist remembered the promise he
had made himself, and Immediately
painted picture Of this loathsome culp
rit to hang over against the portrait Of
the lovely boy.


The contrast was perfect. The two
poles Of the moral universe were before
him. Then the mystery of the human
soul gained another illustration. He had
two pictures, but they were Iikenesses o
one and the same person. To his great
surprise, on inquiry into the history O
this horrid wretch, he learned that he wa'
no other than the sweet child with colder
ringlets whom he once knew so we'll, anC
saw so often playing in the streets O
Rome
Year: 1873

A favorite argument with those gen.
tlemen who would discriminate against
female school teachers in favor of the op-
posite sex is, that while male teachers are
scarce, and good ones difficult to OBJ
tain, the supply OF first-class female teach
ers largely exceeds the demand. We
concede the fact, but hold the attempt to
use it as an agument that lady teachers
should receive less wages for like services
than men, as unmanly and unjust. We
might mention several reasons why there
are proportionately more and immesure-
ably better qualified female than male
school teachers, but the chief one is that
while with man of energy, education
and ability school teaching is but II pre-
genial to his tastes, and more profitable
rs business, it is with a woman the
Ultima thule of secular occupation. The
rules of IL society permit her to go no fur
ther.


A young man adopts the profession of
school teaching, as sailor ships for an
other cruise, because necessity compels
him to do something, and he applies HIM
self to the business with which he is most
familiar. But if there is anything in him,
if he is not the passive, lackadasical,
negative gentlemen we too frequently see
in the school teacher, who has no higher
ambition than to teach school, he will
not long wear the badge of the pedagogue.
He will devote his leisure hours to the
study of n profession or business, and
some fine morning the pupils will be sor-
ry to learn that their kind hearted, earn
est, energetic and universally esteemed
teacher has turned lawyer or doctor or
cashier or book-keeper, or adopted some
one of the thousand other occupations
within the reach of II man Of brains and
ambition. 1t is different with the intelli-
gent, educated woman. She adopts school
teaching us the best thing within her
reach and no matter what her ability
and qualifications for other more congo
nial and better paying occupations, they
are beyond her attainment. They are
not open to her as they are to the man.
We are accustomed to laugh at a lady
lawyer, sneer at Il female doctor, and it is
within the memory of very young people
that women have been admitted To even
the most unimportant clerical positions.


A little thought will explain why there
are more female than male teachers
why our schools contain many cultivated,
intelligent, active. efficient lady teachers,
and too many smaIl-brained, narrow
minded, ilibcral, cold natured and re-
pusive. maEnercd male teachers. These
remarks are not intended ~ be sweeping.
There are many cultivated, intelligent
gentlemen, engaged in the Public School
Department, and there are not few in
competent lady teachers who owe their
position to iavoritism rather thnn ability
and qualification. But they are excep-
tions to an almost general rule.-jSdn
Francisco Chronicle.
Year: 1873

"She Works FOR A LIVING" Conn
mend us to the girl of whom it is sneer-
ingly said, "she works fer living" In
her we are always sure to find elements
of true woman-a real lady. True, we
are not prepared to see mincing step, a
naughty lip, fashionable dress, or hear
splendid string of nonsense about balls
and young men, or the new and next
party. No, no, but we are prepared to
hear the sound words Of good sense, Ian
guage becoming a woman; II neat dress,
a mild brow, and witness movements
that would not disgrace an angel.


You who are looking for wives and
companions, turn from the fashionable,
naughty girls, and select one of those
who work for a living, and never-our
word for twill you repent your choice.
You want a substantial friend, and not a
help eat-a counselor, and not a simple
ton. You may not be able to carry a
piano in your house. but you can buy a
sewing machine or a set of knitting nee
dies. II you cannot purchase every new
novel; you may be able to take some val
liable paper. Ifyou cannot buy n ticket
for the ball, you can visit some afflicted
neighbor.


Be careful then, when you look for
companions and when you choose. We
know many foolish man who, instead
OF selecting an industrious and prudent
woman tor a wife, took one from the
fashionnle stock, and is now amenting
his folly in dust and ashes. He ran into
the fire with his eyes wide open. and
who but himself is to blame for it


The time was when the ladies went a
visiting and took their work with them.
This is why we had such excellent moth
ers. How singular would a gay woman
look in a fashionable circle darning her
fathers stockings would not her com
panions laugh NJ her? And yet such a
woman would be prize to somebody
Blessed is the man who chooses for his
wife one of the despised girls "who work
| for living"
Year: 1873

FALLING IN LovE.-One of the most
mysterious and unaccountsble things in
the world is how people fall in love. We
do not mean the gradual and equable
descent by which two long. time acquaint-
ances, steadily becoming more and more
attractive to each other, ultimately grow
to be inseparable. We refer to the sud-
den plunge-the falling off precipice,
MS it were-by which people sometimes
becomes instantaneously absorbed in each
other, and mutually encircled and over
borne by an all engrossing, reciprocal
affection. Love at FIRST sight 1t is COM
monty called.


A man may have been great deal In
society; he may have travelled over the
world he may have seen hundreds of
beautiful girls but no one has ever made
any serious impression upon him. All at
once he meets II glance, he perceives q
female form, he encounters woman's
face, the like of which he instantaneously
feels he has never behed before. He is
fascinated, enthrallod, bound hand and
foot for evermorc.


Why it is he cannot tell--he cannot
imagine. The mystery is unfathomable.
There may be disparity in years, in
what is called social position, in fortune,
and indeed in almost every particular.
For that he cares not or II he cares, his
regrets are imperative upon his feelings,
and vain. He only knows that he has
met an object which, in spite of himself
it may be, he must love and adore.


And women fall in love in the same
inexplicable manner, being wholly unable
to explain even to themselves the reason
OF it-perhaps more frequently than men.


What does it mean There must bs
some magnetic or spiritual influence
which is unknown to any system Of phi.
losophy ever yet discovered.


So il has been from the beginning Of
the world so ii probably will continue
to be to the end of time.


But there is one thing about falling in
love it is not SO chilling or unpleasant
as falling through the ice.-New York
Ledger.
Year: 1873

We do not know when our feeling:
have been so touched with pity as at a
spectacle witnessed Sunday or two ago.
1t was day to tempt even an atheist to
some recognition of Supreme Being
The religiously inclined could not resist
its calm, bright invitation to go up to the
house Of God, and give thanks TO him
for the beauty of earth and heaven. 1t
CHANGED that the Sunday school was in
session as he ertered the nave of an
open church, and while waiting through
its closing exercises, there was an oppor-
tunity for the inviting study of young
children's faces. Looking about among
the rows of sparkling eyes and mobile
features, the vision was suddenly arrest
ed by the ornate toilettes of n couple of
sisters for although strangers, the per-
feet uniformity of their dress indicated
the two to be such. Crimped, and curl
ed, and braided, the hair of the misses
was a marvel of intricate arrangement,
which set one wondering hopelessly how
much patient, irksome labor before the
mirror had been spent in its adjustment.
Mounted above it, and tipped low down
over the forehead was miracle of the
milliner's art of ribbons, and flowers, and
velvets. Their white muslin dresses were
ehborately decorated, and tied with rain
bow hued sashes at the waist, and enliv-
ened with laces, chains and brooches at
the throat. The faces set in the midst
and overshadowed by all this lavish
adornment were small, pale and thin,
and had II suspicious suggestion of pow
der and the putf-box in their alabaster
whiteness. Delicate, dwaried and pre-
cocous, these miniature women looked
no more use in the world than Il couple of
forced fragile flowers. 1t was impossible
to guess their ages from any hint in their
attire or expression. They might be ten
or twelve and they might be eighteen
or twenty. Only one thing about them
that was positive they were fashiona-
bic.


The freshness, simplicity and frankness
Of young girlhood was entirely obIitera-
ted. When they arose at the dismissal OF
school and passed down the aisle, their
bent figures, bumped backs and mincing
steps declared the finishing absurdty of
tight shoes and high heels, while their
conscious mir and artificial manner com
pleted the painful picture. They were
girls of the period.


And multitudes of such are growing up
all over our land, with the expectation in
due time Of fulfilling the destiny OF wo-
manhood and becoming wives and moth
ers. The men who are to marry such
had better think twice and then decline.
chicago Post.
Year: 1873

ORIGIN OF PENNY PosTAoE.-An En-
glish lecturer recently told his audience
that Mr.. Rowland Hill saw poor wo-
man whose husband was away, look ear
nestly ut the outside Of a letter from him
and then decline to take it, as the postage
was too great. He expressed his sympa-
thy, but when the postman was gone she
explained to him that the letter was all
outside her husband and she had agreed
on signs and tokens and variations Of tho
address, so she could thus learn without
fee that he was we'll or i'll, was coming
home soon, or wished her to come to him,
or would send her money next week, and
so on. The future reiormer thought it
pity the poor should be driven to such
shifts and accordingly preached penny
postage. This the lecturer asserted, was
the origin Of cheap postage.
Year: 1873

HERE is curious story Of the old slav-
cry times, which we clip from western
Carolina paper. In the gold mining re-
gions Of Burke county lived an industri-
Gus, well-to- do free colored woman, BY
the name of Nancy Boyce. She was en-
gagged to marry Jack, n slave, and in or
der to have everything pleasant, she put
her hand in her pocket and bought him
of his master. But she was shrewd
enough to take bill of sale of him, for
tunately, as it happened, for Jack turned
out utterly worthless and II perfect sot.
But little need was there for Nancy to go
to the courts for relief by divorce. She
knew better way than that. She owned
her man. and she simply sold him to a
slave dealer, who carried him off to the
iar Southwest, so that the sharp Nancy
was never bothered by him again. Hus-
bands have been badly sold before, tho
not in this particular way.
Year: 1873

For GIRLs.-Si-, do girls know any
thing about housekeeping in these days
Of worldly pIeasurcY I'm afraid not.
All they seem fit for is to be dressed like
dolls, and walk about the streets until q
late hour. II you ask one if she knows
how TO bake, wash, or make pudding,
etc., perhaps she will tell you that heI
mother does all the work she wouldn't
do any, she will be lady. But what
sort of one ? il they are asked 10 dust Il
room, they have 10 get Il pair Of old
gloves for fear of soiing their hands
What foolish pride--as if their hand:
wouldn't wash All l can say is that
pity the mothers Of such girls, for what
help are they7 Now ] hope some ol
you who read this will begin TO help youl
mothers, and you will see the advantage
OF being able 10 keep house at some future
time.
Year: 1873

PLAIN FEATURES. - Plainness of lea-
lures is not at all incompatible with beau
ty. There is a great difference between
persons being plain and being ugly
A person may be very plain, and yet at
tractive and interesting in countenance
and manner, and surely no one could call
such II person ugly. There are no rules
to be depended on for the settlement Of
beauty, and still less can ugliness be de-
fined otherwise than by itself. If we
were asked to define what constitutes an
ugly woman, we could not reply.
Year: 1873

THE BEST HAVE THEIR FAILINGs.-
a painter was once engaged upon like
ness of Alexander the Great. In one oi
his great battles Alexander had received
an ugly scar on the side of his face. The
artist was desirous of giving correct
likeness of the monarch, and ut the same
time. desirous of hiding the scar. 1t was
a difficult task To accomplish. AT length
he hit upon a happy expedient. lie
painted him in reflective attitude, his
hand placed against his head, while his
finger covered the scar. The best men
are not without their failings-their scars
but do not dwoll upon them. In speak
ing of them to others, adopt the painters
expedient, and let the finger of love be
placed on the scar.
Year: 1873

An unusual story of matrimonial misfOitunes
was told yesterday Judge Fancher, in the Supreme
Court Chambers, in support OF an application 10 get
possession OF wife. According to the counscs story
nry j. Salisbury was married in December, 1871, to
the daughter Of Geo. ii. Nash Three weeks after the
wedding young lady went back 10 her fathers house
where she has lived since and the husband IL not
permtted 10 her Mr.. Salisbury got out a writ OF
habeas corpus few days and yesterday the ease
came ,Ip on his motion for order 10 have the VIE
produced which he supports by the statement that she
il under restraint by her parents or che would return TO
him - . .


Counsel flor the father submitted affidavit Of the
daughter that she had TO leave her husband on account
off his inability To support her; that she requires tue
care and support Of her father that she E IN preearons
health and now more than ever needs the care OF her
mother she is under restraint does not want 10
see her husband and never intends to live with nun
again. The counsel for the reatOr raised doubt a. To
whether the affidavit is the voluntary act OF The wife
the husband had letters from her OF abon
the same date affidavit, full OF expressions Of
apdent affection Counsel then proposed that the nus
band and physician OF his own selection be allowed TO
visit the lady and ascertain her state OF health aud
whether she is under restraint The other side would
not II, and finally Judge Fancher selected a
physician and adjourned the rase until to-day.
Year: 1873

The Board of Health, at its meeting, yester-
day received reports in relation TO the health OF the


y the condition OF the streets and the seizures OF
ripe fruit, aud advised by the Sanitary Committee
10 compel the vacation of underground dwellings The
following comparative statement of the contagious dis
eases of the past two weeks submitted:
Year: 1873

~ SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.
Following is Mr.. Casserly's resigna-
ton:


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28.-Hon.
Newton Booth, Governor of CalVor-
nia-Sir: l hereby resign my unex-
pired term in the Senate of the United
States as Senator for California.
This resignation to take effect imme-
diately, so that the Legislature which
meets on the 1st of next month may
fill the vacancy, as my intimate friends
in the Senate and elsewhere well know
1 have long desired to withdraw from
that body, and at the same time to re-
tire wholly from politics and political
life. My public duties on both sides
of the Continent have demanded Of
me and have received so much atten-
ton as to greatly impair my health
and compel me to neglect my private
affairs. The latter consideration Is
not controlling me, but the condition
of my health is such as to lead me to
seriously doubt my strength to dis
charge the arduous duties of Senator
of California. I have deferred carry
ing out my desire until the present
time when both objects may be ac-
complished at once, and when the
Legislature just about to meet may
elect my successor.


Very respectfully,
Year: 1873

nm The tide of immigration is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
new one Of DESMOND. They say there's no
comparison between the two A o