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Year: 1871

An exchange tells a pathetic little
story about a pigeon which became
fastened BIZ long string hanging from
Its leg to a telegraph wire. Two or
three cruel boys wanted to threw stones
ut L.; but kind gentleman. telling them
not to hurt the poor bird, got u ladder
and carefully unwound the string, and
put the frightened, fluttering little crea-
ture tenderly in his bosom while he
decended. The next evening he re
marked that 1t had made much nicer
PIE than he expected,
Year: 1871

How often, passing through the streets do
we hear the words at the head of this article.
They ave generally spoken at the close OF II
conversation when the time comes Tor parting
Yesterday we saw man slightly under the
influence OF liquor, who, alter Il conversation
with friend, WIS bijden take care Of your.
sclt." Rather unsteady in manner. he replied,
In do it, my boy, and went away down
the street


They are about the last words of a nother
when boy makes up his mind to see the
wnrl1, aud is leaving the parental roof
Now, take care OF yourself, says the moth
er. will, is the response aud away, III
many instances goes the youth, too often tC
fight the tiger, aud to learn that the tiger ha
claws, which leave their marks until the day
of death.


lake care of yourself say parents when
the young and the innocent maiden goes folti
into The battle Of lite, and she replies, equally
confident, that there Is no dnger.
One Of the great Greeks, said " Know thy
self and the Great Teacher said, Deny
thyself;' while in this 18th century We have
shaped the philosophy into take care o.
yourself


How many can do so effectually 2-Th,
| pleasures of the world allure youths to danger
They think they arc strong and will dare
They wake up to find that forbidden pleasure
are stronger in their effects than they had cal
culated, and learn, too late, the value of tina
advice given them by their parents.


1t is too often the case that young peopl
despiSe the counsel and warnings of their eI
derS and hence has arisen the rough saying
that young people think old people fools, whll
old people know young people to be sc
Take care of yourself, often spoken, ha
come to have little meaning 1t is often use
in mirth, without any serious intention to col
vey cnunsel, and yet, how much we all stan
in need of the caution. We cannot dc better
in closing the short essays to which TIE seen
narrated gave thought, than by the commo
parlunce of the street " Good bye, take care {
Yourself
Year: 1871

Two San Francisco BARRIERS, engaged to fight
duel, agreed to start aud walk around block,
and when they got within sight of each other
to blaze away. When they turned the corner
nut of sight, both started on a run in different
directions, and one has sent from Alaska for
his winter clothes, and the other has writ
en- to his wife from the city Of Mexico, asking
her 10 send his linen coat and palm leaf hat.
Year: 1871

A funny thing happened at a Presbyterian
church the other day The new steam-heating
apparatus was in use for the first time, and
after service one lady meeting an elder in the
aisle said 6 That boiler ant under our seat,
i,it?" No, was the reply, 1T is under
shall have good man to go ahead of US, ;"
was the reply.
Year: 1871

An exchange tells as that in Columbus
City. Iowa, there is young lady who boasts
that her lovers coll IF almost goes around her
waist The Courier Journal says there IS a
young lady in Louisville whose lovers aim
goes quite around her waist, but she is too
modest girl to boast of it.
Year: 1871

A clergyman in New York, few days since,
explained that science must stop or religion
cannot go on" The Newark AdUertiser Sug-
gests that he stop and allow some wiser teach
er to occupy the pulpit.
Year: 1871

A Swedish preacher out West, who studied
thirteen years at different colleges, is serving
a congregation at $3.50 year. He says his
wife can earn twice as much by sewing as he
can by preaching.
Year: 1871

This policy of the Government we have foreshad-
owed to our friends and the pnblc and it behooves
all holders Of $50 Bonds Of 1869 to decide whether 1t
~ not best to make at once such change Of invest
ment as will enable them to realize profit or add
to their capital tho present average premium of ~
To IA per cent on Five.Twentes, while at the same
time largely increasing their annual income.


To those who wish to take advantage of the present
most favorable opportunity for making the ex-
change suggested. we strongly recommend tho FIRST
MORTGAGE 80 GOkD BONDS Of the NORTHERN PACIFIC
RAILROAD. now selling at par and accrued interest
in currency.


The holder Of q $1,000 Fire Trenty Bond wAo sr.
Year: 1871

The exhibit made by the Receiver OF the tnlonsquare
National Bank is perfect illustration OF the folly OF
attempting conduct bank in great commercial city
like ours upon small capital us s2OO0O suitable
banking room almost of the great thoronghfares
hardly be obtained at less yearly rent than 400"
and il the other expenses in that proportion. the
total would be at least $l2C the interest lat per
cent? Of the entire capital Of two hundred thousand
dollar bank Add to this the losses sure 10 he sustained
by the bad investments OF incompetent managers-and
any is incompetent who supposes success possible
to such an institutionand the result IL certain bank
rptcy in the shortest space Of time Tile Cnionsdlarc
National Bank has been in business only two or three
years. believe, and according TO the Receivers es
mate, has suffered the following losses:


on 9 90
Year: 1871

occupy house which was built century ago. It is one of the most commodious of our residences, and one that attracts atten- ton, on account of its long standing. The Judge is a bachelor, and of great personal popularity, fond of the society of his friends. I attended party at his house, short time since, and listened to the music of Madame Drinckerhoff, who was one of the invited guests. It was most pleasant col lection of friends, and every one seemed pleased with the Judge, his amiable family, and each other ......The concert at Amenia, on Wednesday evening last was well at tended, and tue singing of Madam Brin- kerhoff and pupil, gave universal satisfac- ton. Had a longer notice of the concert been published, Taylor's hall would no doubt have been filled to rcpletion. The Madame is mistress of her profession, and no better teacher of the science of music can be found in any country......Our Base Ball club feel much elated by their victory

 last week over your Salisbury laddies. A,

 them again, says A VISITOR.
Year: 1871



 MIR. ED1ToR.-Such a disgraceful trans. action as the one recently committed at the Ore Hill district in our town, is the arresting of an Irish woman for brutally treating child while intoxicated; calls for censure, especially toward all our good moral and temperate citizens. It cannot be disguised, that in great degree the respon- sibility rests with them as to the sale of liquor in our town. We all know we have IS good Maine law in our State in force, as can be enacted. No man has a right to sell rum under any circumstances whatever, and no local authority can confer this right. Hence no one sells except by sufferance, merely because no one sees fit to stop him. The way to do this is perhaps not for a single individual to go on alone in the ma tier. but for a few in each neighborhood to come together and agree that as body, that they will see the existing law en- forced, and the thing is very simply and easily done. We have aH the law on our side. Only prove before court that man sold intoxicating drinks, and the thing is done. Yes gentlemen, sos only are respon:: sible for every glass of spirits drank here.

 W.J.
Year: 1871

Johnny SherDood. We speak from personal knowledge, when we say that J. c. Sherwood of West Cornwall, whose ad- vertisement occupies an entire column of our advertisement page, is one of the most cnterprising young men in this region. Such is our opinion of him as a man of veracity, that when he says he manufac- lures the heaviest and best kinds of tin ware, we believe it; and when he also says his patent iron clad milk can is the best in existence, we think him strictly honest in his assertion; and that the suction and force pumps sold by him "never freeze" Is undoubtedly an established fact. We wish our country was full of such men. His peculiar trade mark on tin-ware, is a guarantee that it is first-class.
Year: 1871

THE Japanese, as rude and unpoetical
as they seem to be, have fairies, genii, Peris
and imps, answering to these of which
European Juveniles tell such wonderful
tales. Some of these stories are very in
genious, and would bear copying into the
fairy lore of America, while others would
be far from acceptable, owing to the great
difference in customs and religion. [ do
not know that the subjoined tales which
were told by a japanese nurse to the Eu-
ropean children in Hioho, some OF whom
were under her charge, are really part OF
Japanese folk lore, or made up for the
present amusement of the children. But
in either case the children were pleased,
and when they repeated some of the
stories to me they were very enthusiastic
in the praise of the old japanese grand
mother who had thus entertained them.


THE LITTLE BOY WHO PULLED A TURNIP


Once there was little Japanese boy
dressed in a nice suit of black linen, and
he said to himself one day; II will be .
great Daimio, | win have big swords and
fine dress, and my father and mother shall


be happy, with plenty of rice and jewe


rings. But the little boy was poor, anc
all he had was this one suit of clothes
| He was walking on the side OF Fusiyags
one day, thinking how he should be great
when the mountain shook and great smok'
devils came out Of the top. The boy
was afraid until a little fairy, awakened
by the noise, rose up at his feet, and taking
him by the hand LED him from the noun
tain. When the little spirit was about t
leave, the boy said You know how 4
save me from smoke devils, and you mus


know how to make me a great Daimio


Win you tell mei go pull turnip,


said the little fairy spirit as she took he


way back TO the sacred mountain. So tn


the little boy looked about him for a tui
Year: 1871

A Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial writes:


The only cool place in town is the Jail,
and this brings me to the point of ask
ing what in PHYS sake induced Bowen
to urge his application for a pardon at
such season. He was very foolish for
doing it; he was good deal better off in
jail with nothing to do but to drink ju-
leps with friends, and nothing to think
of except the poor devils with one wife
apiece toiling in the hot sun to get liv.
ing. Look at it moment like a Chris.
tian. Here is a man honored by his fel-
low-citizens to a seat in Congress-so
his love of fame is glorifed. He has
three wives-so his love of vanity is
gratifed, and monotony does not weary
him. He is furnished with free board e
so the necessity of personal exertion is
taken away from him. He is furnished
with the coolest quarters in the city, and
is given unlimited time for reflection,
"and yet he is not happy" Does he
pine for more wives2 Does he desire
again to enter the vortex of politics and
sweat himself2 Does he desire again to
rush into the hot sun and cheat some
body out of a living? Does he want to
forego juleps and the reflections they
bring2 If not, what in the name OF the
man below induced him to make such a
stir about getting a pardon?
Year: 1871

From tho London Society.l t..


1t is possible that even the young OF


these sober-minded people fall in love :


Young people do fall in love in the Gus


tomary manner, and the swain makes


his offer without any intermediary assist


ance. A marriage of convenience is an


unheard of thing. Consent of parents,


however, is necessary, for without it the


marriage Of persons, even up to the age


of thirty, may be declared absolutely


null and void; but any one who is more


than twenty-one has legal means Of
bringing a recalcitrant parent to reason.


When all that delightful private arrange
ment has been made and consent Of pa
rents obtained, the engagement soon gets
abroad, and the young couple have to 60
in company to make calls upon his
friends and her friends. The proverbial
slip 'twixt cup and lip is not unknown in
Holland as elsewhere; nevertheless this
system of making formal engaged calls
certainly does ter to prevent a rupture
upon slight grounds; for it is a matter of
no small embarrassment to call upon the
same people second time and ceremo-
niously introduce sweetheart number
two 1t is held to be part Of a lover s
duty to accompany his mistress to par
ties and balls, and also his right and
pleasure to take her to theaters and
concerts unaceompanied by a chape-
rome; but be is seldom asked to pay
a visit in the same house with her for
more than the day. Lovers always
choose the house and buy the furniture
together during the oourtship. When
the time comes the two go together alone
to the Town Hall for the aanteeken-
ing" or betrothal. This is merely
public notice Of the intention to marry,
and is given in writing. The Rotice is
then put into a kind Of box, protected
by brass wire, and placed for time in
conspicuous part Of the hall. Banns /
are also published in church. A runa-
way match is held TO be thoroughly dis
graceful, is accomplished with difficulty |
and seldom attempted. Friends now,
in place Of wedding cards, receive by |
post autographed document announc-
ing the aanteekening. On the first Sun
day afternoon, subsequent TO this, the /
bruid and bruidgom, who are thus called |
in the interval between the aanteeken- |
ing and the wedding day, hold a grand |
reception in the drawing-room of the
father of the bruid. A sofa, sometimes
gayly decorated with flowers and ever
greens, being occupied by the two,
the bruid's relations range them
selves at his right hand, the
bruidgoms at hers. The Druid |
wears her wedding dress, veil and
orange wreath on this occasion, and the
company generally are in gala costume.
Year: 1871

Mark Twain says that according 10 his obser-
.yation the most difficult time to bring up child
rem is in the morning You do sometimes,
though seldom bring them up in the morning
by yelling at them but the effectiveness of this
process dininishes with its repetition, even
when not entirely neutrahzed by the ehildren's
trick of stopping their ears with the bed clothes


The only prompt, effective and absolutely reli-
able method Is to bring them up by the hair.
Z If your child has good, healthy scalp, without
any tendency to premature badness, this meth
cd will work with most gratifying efficiency.
prised to observe how its influence will extend
through thsasix days interval, inspiring your
child with 1ae liveiest possible inter est in the
resplendent pageantry of sunrise To bring up
of some energy and frmness; but no affectionats
parent will hesitate at any little sacrifice of this
kind for the welfare of his offspring. :,
Year: 1871

Every farmer is interested more or less
in this subject. Nine tenths of all our
Western farmers fatten more hogs eve
ry year. and the vast majority Of them do
the work in the same old way and proba-'
bly, will continue to do so till the plan be-
comes ruinously expensive. The usual
plan is to feed corn upon the ground or
in the mud in quantities so large that un-
der the circumstances considerable per
cent. is trampled into the ground and
wasted. When corn is worth one dollar
a bushel, as in the New England States,
feeders cannot afford to waste it in this
way, and they will then learn that pork
can be made much cheaper than IN the
present manner. We suggest, that this
season, when prices are ruling low will be
q proper time to try some of the many
methods for fattening hogs at reduced cx-
pense. We alude to grinding the grain,
stcamng and mixing with Vegetables
Especially do We recommend feeding up
on tight floor and under cover, feeding
at regular periods and in quantities so
moderate that each new supply shall al
ways be attacked with fresh relish and
appetite.
Year: 1871

Of the probable future Of coffee the
New York Commercial aud Financial
Chronicle says: " So completely in the
hands of the leading holders of stock is
the market that there seems ito be no limit
to the advance until figure is reached
calculated to entirely shut off the consump-
tiou. or to draw in supplies from Europe,
though on the latter score but little alarm
is felt, asst isthought that whatever stock
can be spared for this country will all be
used, and command such rates as to fully
sustain the position
Year: 1871

We frequently see miserable, half
starved bovine without particle of flesh
on its bones but what muscles will hold
its frame together. and having hard, un-
yielding skin covered with dirt and scruff,
put up to be fed for the butcher on dry
hay, to which few roots aud perhaps
some grain is grudgingly added Such q
beast will take months of time and a large
consumption of food to bring it up to the
point at which the process Of laying on
fat will commence or, if highly fed ON
corn-ineal or other rich food, will put on
"a layer Of fat just under the skin, with
scarcely any flesh between that and the
bones, and so be worth but little more sf-
ter feeding up than it would fetch as .
store beast.


Then again there arc thousands of beasts
put up to feed for the butcher bofore they
have attained an age at which they can be
profitable fed. Such animals, though they
may be made passabe enough to suit the
wants of the droycr or low class butcher.
can only be sold at low price and attain
but small weights, while. had they beeu
kept on till they had attained their full
growth, they might be made to vie with
the best and command double or treble
the price.


Cattle intended to be winter.fcd for the
butcher should have reached maturity as
regards the development of their muscular
and digestive systems. TO get the animals
in proper condition to be fed up, they
must have the run Of such good pasture
in the summer and fall before being put
up as will bring them into the stalls fall
of flesh we'll laid on at every valuable
poiht. This done. the process of feeding
in order to lay fat on at the right point
and in the proper manner becomes both
profitable and takes but moderate length
of time. Such an animal, well managed,
will bring in much more per pound 1.-Two
weight than one of equal size fed in tho
ordinary way
Year: 1871

The Fair in this city opened on Tues
day under the most favorable circum-
stances, and up to this l1our the prospects
are that the exhibition will be one OF
the largest and best ever had in Wiscon-
sin The stock now on the grounds sur
passes that often seen at the state fair
Up to yesterday evening the number of
entries reached nearly 600, and no doubt
it will be swelled during the week to
500 or 1000


Some of the fastest horses in ;he west
are here, and will compete for the Iiber>
al purses offered The capocious
grounds will be crowded to oyertlowing
tomorrow and next day, for ercyybodg is
coming ~.
Year: 1871

DELLER sells Domcstics at old pri
ccs, notwithstanding the recent rise in
cotton Cal and ascertain prices, and YOU
cannot fail to be convinced that his stock
is superior to almost any stock in the west,
ana his figures at low water mark.
Year: 1871

to the steady progress of the country;


but viewing the mercantile cOmmu-


nifty as a class, il is much to be


doubted whether they are any safer to


sell on credit than they were a wear


ago. The reduction Of expenses and


the decrease in cost OF living have


not kept pace with the decline


In profits, or with the in
creased risks of business. If these
conclusions are correct, it is OBJ
viOus that until some amendment
takes place in the business of the eOun-
try the prOphesy that each decade will
witness a crisis may have a fulfil
ment. JIG must be admitted that the
capital employed i'm business is in
larger proportion to its volume than
at any previous year unaffected by
the war or IFS results; that the inter


nal commerce Of the country is greatly
facilitated by a popular, uniform
and abundant currency, while the
means Of communication and trans
pOTtatiOn and the development Of
numerous resources all point TO an
improved condition in which to trade.


But it is impossible to deny that not.


withst8nding all these advantages
there are two or three elements which
need a close scrutiny. a disposition
to over trade, before referred to, is
everywhere apparent. In almost
every section Of the country the num-
ber of persons engaged in selling goods
is in excessive proportion to the num-
Der buying them, and the profits in
every department Of commerce are
shaved down to the lowest possible
point, while expenses everywhere and
for everything are excessive. The
general habit of the community is
still that of extravaganza, one of
the worst heritages of the war; while
a dangerous expansion of credits is
not improbable unless closely guarded
against. These elements, insidiOus,
and in the end disastrous, If allowed
to influence the trade of the country
in the same growing proportion as
they have been allowed to manifest
themselves in the last two Yeas, will
soon be apparent in the increased
of failures; and, at the risk
of unfavOrable criticism, we venture
to call the attention Of our subscribers I
to their importance.


The following comparative state
ment Cf failures is incomplete owing
to the war of 1S62-j, but the figures
for the Northern States and for the
whole Union before and subsequent |
10 these years are interesting: