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Year: 1873

1t is very well to say occasionally, Place
aur danlss!l but 1t is time to come to the
rescue and tell gentlemen once in while
what to wear and how to wear it. Moth
ing marks the man of taste so much as his
hat The newest hat of the season for
promenade, calling, church, and dress,
possesses high crown and narrow brim, is
made of felt of finest fabric and of faint,
pale gray; the curled brim is only two
inches wide, with an imperceptible roll.
the crown slightly inclined to bell-shape.-
The hat band must be of the same color
These hats are extremely light, being
made on willow frame with cork ventila-
tors; price, $S. Black hats of similar
fashion cost 80. Another hat, suitable for
the races and for driving, is called Derby.
This has high round crown. A business
hat, termed, rather in sarcasm, the Byron,
has high crown, five inches or less, and
comes in gray or black fine felt. A new
invention, promising to be very popular
with tourists, is the Reversible-three hats
by remarkable process, can be turned
into one. You can have in this wise fine
black silk gored crown; if you desire a
gray hat, simply fold back the black crown;
and if storms overtake you, turn back the
gray crown and disclose a waterproof hat
of tarpaulin. For fishing, cunning, yatch-
ing &C., are excellent Mackinaw coarse
straw hats, with an infinite variety of
CROWDS and brims.


Notwithstanding women are returning
to the redundancy of medieval toilettes,
there speaks no voice for man; there are
no embroidered doublets or graceful ruffles
of lace. He is still doomed to black-al
together black for full dress, acc ompanied
by the only neck-tie recognized by fashion,
of perfect and immaculate white lawn. A
delicate vine of embroidery is permissible
on the shirt front, and the gloves must be
of the palest shades imaginable. The vest
is low and rolled, the pantaloons fit easily
and gracefully without wrinkle or strain
The shIpe of the coat remains the same as
that worn all Winter. 1t is not, however,
imperative to adhere to this ceremonious
style: out of town, half dress will answer.
The frock-coat should be black or Nepole-
on blue in armure cloth, with rather wide
braid for binding; and the pantaloons of
gray green mignonette, or pearl with
tinting of green. In the making up of
business suits great tate is displayed. The
coat is the Newmarket style, with single
breasted vest, comfortably large pantaloons
fitting easily over the foot, and corded at
the sides. The suit is made of one piece
of stuff sort of thin cloth, not tightly
woven in the warp, in species of broken
plads scarcely perceptible. 1t is all wool.
As Summer days grow long, there will be
charming suits in delicate grays and what
is called English coatings," in tiny invisi-
Year: 1873

GENERAL ID. Ii. HILL having published
a statement to the effect that numerous
citizens of different sections of the north
have written him an approval Of all he has
said in his controversy with Senator
Brownlow, the vigorous old parson is out
in yet another letter. in which he tells Hill
that, little as he esteems him, he thinks
him better than these "Northern sneaks
and doughfaces," and adds that if he
''owcd the devil debt of one dozen Of the
meanest men in the United States, and
wanted a premium on the payment Of it,
he would turn over to his satanic majesty
twelve Of these northern men," The blunt
old senator is not often very choice in his
epthets, but commonly he leaves little OPP
portunity for dispute as to his exact mean
ing.
Year: 1873

MORE LIGHT NEEDED one Of the
morning papers appears card from Cap
tain George ID. Wise, prosecuting attorney
of the state in the hustings court of this
city, in explanation of one previously pub
lished by w. G.. Wilkinson, superintend-
ent of the chain-gang, relative to bis trial
and conviction before the hustings court ON
the charge of an unlawful assault on one
of the men under his charge, in which he
says :" Another officer Of high standing
in this city made statements to me in con-
nection with the whipping of Nelson which
have not been made public"
What the people want to know is what
was it chat other officer of high stand
ingu knew about the whipping that did not
come out in evidence before the court.
They are curious to know all the details
of that nefarious proceeding.
Year: 1873

ACCIDENT.-This afternoon two
muled coal cart in dumping coal at the
coal-yard of Pitcher, corner of Eighth
and Main streets, dumped the cart and
one mule down an embankment about
twentyfeet deep. The single-tree to which
the lead mule was attached broke and
saved him from going over. After the cart
which fell on the mule was turned over, he
got up and busted.
Year: 1873




THE MAN KILLED ON THE RICHMOND
FREDERICKSBURG AND POTOMAC
RAILROAD IDENTIEIED.-Th man that
was killed by the engine of the mail train
on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac railroad yesterday morning, was
identified to-day at the moIgue by the
brother of the deceased as that of Adolph
Frederick Shultz, who resided on Oregon
Hill, near the penitentiary. Deceased was
native of Prussia, and had been in this
country seventeen years. He was in the
sixty-frst year of his age, and leaves a
family. His trade was that of a wheel
wright, but he had not worked at 1t for
some time, we presume on account of his
age. On the morning of the accident he left
home for the purpose of going into the
country after grapes, and as he was deaf
he did not hear the whistle of the engine
until it was very near ldm, and then, in
stead Of getting off at once, ran little
distance and stepped to one side Of the
track, when he was struck by the bumper
and killed. The engineer blew the whistle
repeatedly as soon as he saw him and
put down brakes, but as the train was
going at the rate Of about thirty-fiye miles
an hour he did not succeed in stopping 1t
within one hundred and fifty yards of tho
point at which the man was struck.
Year: 1873

The Razar is edited with contribution OF tact
and talent that we seldom find in any journal; and
the journal itself is the organ of the great word OF
fashion-BOstOH TTdUeier.


The Razar commends itself TO every member OF
the househud-to the children by drol and pre- ity
pictures to the young ladies' by its fashion plat es
in endless variety, TO the provident matrOn by lis
patterns for the chdrens clothes, TO PatsTtGailifo
by its tasteful designs for embroidered slippers and
luxurious dressing gowns. But the reading matter
of the Bazaar is uniformly of great excellence me
paper has acquired a wide popularity for the fre-
Year: 1873

4 citizen Of this county having
three children, said yesterday he


vas too poor to take a paper. If
this be true, he is too poor, and
Providence never intended that he
should have these children to grow
up in utter ignorance of the ways
and progress of the world. How in
zcomprehensibly stupid the oldest
must appear abroad, and what 3
monkey-show would be fashiona-


bly, dressed woman to that country
pumpkins wife and daughter-One
o. the three children is unluckily a
girl If education must be compul-
sorry, the newspaper constitutes the
proper A B C's of the people and
should be forced into every house
hold. Merchants in this behalf,
should be the great educators of the
country. Each tradesmau can In
duce many farmers to take q news
paper of the city, and thus the mer-
chant and farmer have constant IN
tereouFse with one another. But
beyond all this the merchant be-
comes an active adjutant of the
schoolmaster. He not only furnish
es wares and groceries, but intelli-
genee and good morals through the
paper to his customers. But the
great practical end attained is the
extension of a city's business by ex-
tending the circulation of its news
papers. 1t is confessed by every
merchant that the press OF city
gives it abroad its character. Peo-
pie everywhere judge Of a city by
tic appearance and intelligence of


Is pFcss, and therefore the citizens
should deal generously with their
that these may wear an
attractive and prosperous appear
ance.-CleaUeLGRd Banner. -.
Year: 1873

The St. Louis Democrat calls at
tention to the notable and desirable
change in American journalism, by
the substitution of the paragraph"
for the "article" on the editorial
page. Commenting on the change
it says:


A few years ago nothing less than
q column in length was considered
worthy of the pen of an editor, and
the reader had to face about three
such installments every morning,
or else burst in ignorance of what
the paper had TO say for itself
Now all the leading journals of the
country devote more than half their
editorial space to paragraphinG. 1t
is much more difficult to write a
good paragraph than an average ar
ticle-just as it is much more diff
cult to make good proverb than to
preach an average sermon. The
late James Gordon Bennett had a
good appreciation of the matter
when, in response to an Inquiry as
to what he paid for editorial mat
ter, said, ''I pay at the rate of fifty
dollars for quarter of a column,
twenty-five dollars for half a col.
umn, and ten dollars for a whole
column"
Year: 1873

a good many jokes are told about
a certain distinguished citizen OF
the Tennessee River counties. He
holds one of the most prominent Of
fees in the Barren country, and is
frequently from home weeks at
time, travelling over Perry, Hick-
man, Lewis, Wayne, etc. He holds
that once q week is often enough for
man to wash his face, and prac-
tees what he breaches. For weeks
he has gone without changing his
shirt, although his good wife had
given him several, and he had them
in his saddle-bags. Just before
leaving home, on one occasion, his
wife, who was ashamed Of his neg
Iige, gave him six new shirts, and
begged him to put them on during
his stay. He was gone long time,
and when he returned, his wife
went to his saddle-bags 20 see If he
had obeyed instructions, and she
found not a single dirty garment.
She expressed great surprise at this,
and she was still greater astonished
when she found that he had them all
on. seven in number. Aleck Coop
er having told him that q certain
Young man had one great faust, that
of laziness, this man of learning
and intellect told him that was no
harm, that he himself was born
lazy, and could not help it. He said
he never worked any, and laid down
while he read.
Year: 1873

Some odd genius who very evil
IDENTIFY "knows a thing or two,"
gives the following advice to young
men who "depend on father for
their support"


"COme off with your coat, clinch
the saw, the plowhandles, the ak,
the pickax, the spade-anything
that will enable you to stir your
blood, Fly around, tear your jacket,
rather than be passive recipient of
the old gentleman's bounty Sooner
than play the dandy on dad's ex-
pense, hire out to some potato patch,
let Yourself out to stop holes, or
watch the bars, and when you think
Yourself entitled to a resting spell
do it on your own hook. Get up in
the morning-turn around at least
twice before breakfast-help the old
gentleman, give him now and then a
lift on business, learn how to take
the lead, and not depend forever
on being led; and you have no idea
how the discipline viii benefit you.
Do this and our word for it you wi i'll
seem to breathe a new atmosphere,
possess a new frame, tread a new
earth, wake to new destiny-and
you may begin to aspire TO man
hood"
Year: 1873

It is said that when John &. Cal
ridiculed by his fellow students tor
his intense application to study.
''Why, sir" said he, II am forced
TO make the most of my time that ]
may acquit myself creditably when
in Congress" "DO you doubt II! l
assure you If 1 were not convinced
of my ability to reach the national
capital as a representative within
the three years, L would leave col
lege this very day" Let every
young man thus have faith In him
self, and earnestly take hold of life,
scorning all props and buttrcsses,
all crutches and life preservers. Let
him believe, with PestaloLzi, that
no man on Gods earth Is either will
ing or able 10 help any other man.
Let him strive to be a creator, rath-
er than to borrow. Instead of WELD
ing the rusted sword of valOrous
forefathers. let him forge his own
weapons, and, conscious of the God
in him and the Providence over
him, let him fight his own battles
with his good lance. Instead OF
signing for an education, capital, for
friends, and declaring that ''if he
only had these he would be some-
body" let him remember that, as
Horace Greeley said, he is looking
the wrong end of the telescope, that
if he only were somebody he would
speedily have all the boOns whose
absence he is bewailing. Instead
of being one of the foiled potential
tiles of which the world is so full
one of the subjunctive heroes, who
always might, could, would, or
should do great things is what no
body can understandable him be IN
the imperative mood, and do that
Of which his talents are indicative.
This lesson OF self-reliance once
learned and acted on, and every man
will discover within himself, under
God, the elments and capacities of
usefulness and honor. "Getting on in
the World"
Year: 1873

Cant afford Il; know very well
nv salary won't Justify me in buying
so many clothes; in hiring q livery
rig every day, and such like-but
you know one might just az well be
out Of the world as out the fashion"
said young clerk, who is pinehed In
means, hardly able 10 keep his head
above water, but, withal, 3 willing
subject to all the exactions OF our
''high-toned socity." His noble in
dependence, his keen sense OF prOpri-
ETY., takes the last dollar that he has
to fit him out for the next party; yes,
and ifhis pocketbook IS strapped" !"
his role in society must be played
he runs on his credit for another pair
of kids. a few years of his false life
saps his manhood, and brings him TO
a condition of the most abject slave
~. Why will young persons bar
ter away their individuality or hap
piness, and cater to the Whims aud
demands of extreme formal society,
when their circumstances and COM
mon sense dictate that they should
protest against such follyl We
commend the courage and manli-
ness of a certain young man, whom
we heard say in the face OF these
things: 81 won't knuckle TO all the
exactions of the society in which ]
move when i can't afford TO do it~l
should really be afaid TO appear at
the house of my employer dressed
as some Of my young friends are, for
suspicion would mark me down as
thief II society won't receive me
as I'm able TO appear I'll keep out
off !"


Young friend, ifthe money stand
ard is the one that regulates the so
cial circle TO which you are looking
place your purse and character in
the balance, and then decide wheth-
er that is the place for you. Do not
entertain the notion that you can
draw In advance on your monthly
wages, or borrow an occasional
1ten," to pay for this zine suit' or
that "gold headed cane" and main
tain thereby a worthy standing in
any society. II yOu would make
the most of your time and taleuts,
invoke yourself from the bondage
Of sham life, try 10 be yourself; live
Within your means. cultivate an
individuality that shall be the out
growth of the best qualities Of your
mind; aud your character, thus nur-
tured under these conditions, will
bear the impress of reality and eX-
ert the most potent influences for
Business Monthly.
Year: 1873

20 send out thy light and thy
truth, that they may lead me, and
bring me unto thy holy hill, and to
thy dwelling"


Almighty Lori, before thy throne
bow me down my guilt 20 own,
l plead for merey-let me taste
The comfort Of thy loving grace.
Ny way Is dark no stars appear
Take from my heart this sick'ning isaT,
Make me to feel that thou art near.
Assure my heart that 1t is thine,
Cheer me with thy word divine;
Make thou thy glorious light 10 shine
About my rugged path.


Fill my soul with holy love.
Fix my thoughts on things above,
When / fall-O raise me up
And let me not desplse the cup
That thou hast mixed Tor me,
But IN the spirit Of thy son
Teach me 10 say "Thy viii be done.
Year: 1873

BY aCding together the numbers
at the Top of only those columns in
which s found the number CORES
ponding to the number of years in
your age, you viii find the sum to
be you: age.


For example: Sam tells me that
the fist, third and sixth columns
contain his age; by adding together
the numbers at the top Of those
columns, l find his age to be thirty
Year: 1873

What a difference we have often
seen betwixt our Affections at our
first meeting with, and at our part
ing from them. We have entertain
ed them with sighs and tears, and
parted from them with joy, blessing
God for them as the happy instru-
ments of our own good.
Year: 1873

The ripple which the boys oar
Atlantic goes quivering and rolling
clear across the ocean, and breaks on
the further shore. So the waves or
ripples of influence which our lives
start here, win not be stilled or
stayed till they have broken upon
the eternal shores.
Year: 1873

Paschal says. 1 do not admire in a
man the extreme Of one virtue, as of
valor, if do not see at the same
time the extreme of the opposite
virtue, as in Epaminondas, who had
the extreme of ValOr and the ex-
treme of gentleness. For other
wise this character would not rise.
but fall, by the excess of the one
side. A man shows true greatness
not by touching one extreme, but
by touching both at once, and filling
mp the interval.
Year: 1873

He that is content with just grace
enough TO get to heaven and escape
hell, and desires no more, may be
sure he hath none at all; and is far
from being made partaker of the
divine nature.
Year: 1873

OLD MAIDs.-A recent writer ex-
presses his opinion of old maids in
the following manner:


al am inclined to think that many
of the satirical aspersiOns cast upon
old maids tell more TO their credit
than is generally imagined. Is a
Young woman remarkably neat in
her person. she will certainly be
an old maid Is she particularly
reserved toward the other sex? She
has all the squeamishRess of an old
maid Is she frugal in her expenses
and exact in her domestic concerns!
She is cut out for an old maid.'-
And IL she is kindly humane TO the
animals about her, nothing can save
her from the appeliation OF an 'old
maid In short, L have always
found that neatness, modesty, econ
omy and humanity are the never
falling characteristics of that terri
BILE creature an 'Oid maid.'"
Year: 1873

The Disease Still Hangs On-Number


of Deaths.


The Union City Courier of the 10Th inst.
says:


"This fearful dissa'e still fingers in our
midst, as Il reluctant to leave US. The
weather has been chaDgeable during the past
week, but rather productive of disease.
The general health is equally as good if not
better than at this time last year; the ratio
Of mortality is less than at the correspond
ing period for several years. Business is
almost wholly Suspended, and but few. Of
our people who lad fled from the cholera
have returned. Some few are grad
ually coming back, and a few
are still going away. It has now
been more than six weeks since the
first case of cholera occurred in this city,
lingering longer here than at any other
point either North or South. What tae
cause of this is we cannot tell. 1t cannot
be anything local SO far as we know. The
city is sufficiently rolling TO drain off readily,
so that there Is littls or 10 stagnant water
anywhere near Us. Our people as general
thing are as clean aud neat in their habits,
and keep their premises as well policed as
any town or city in the country; and they
have been prudent in their diet. They
have tried TO follow all the sanitary and
prudential measures and rules of the Wisest
and best physicians Of cur land. How
much longer this scourge will stay among
us no one can tell. Let us hope that its
fury is about spent.


The Whcle number of deaths from chol-
era in the city limits since its first appear
ance to date (Aug. 15), is 81; Of thete, how
ever, there were four cases that were not
considered cholera a. the time, and were re-
ported sumner complaint; but admitting
them to be cholera, il 'ows an average of
a fraction over one per day since the first
case occurred; yet many Of our citizens who
have been much alarmed, report on an av-
erage Of five to ten per day, and many act
ually believe that as high as seventy five
per day have been dying here and the people
burylng them st the dead b ur Of
night. When people become frightened
they lose their senses and are unable TO re-
port the facts as they really are. We admit
that the fac.s are bad enough, yet We dep
recate the exaggerated and false reports
that have gone abroad, and while we believe
that the worst is past, and that all will be
safe in a short time, we would not eDcour-
age our absent friends to return yet awhile,
however no nes.ck the may be-"


The Courier estimates the population OF
Union CITY at 1000, three. fourths of whom
fed from the town on the appearance OF
cholera. This shows the mortality to have
been very great. In addition TO those who
died in Union City, twenty one died Of
cholera in the country.
Year: 1873

special 10 tne LOUISVILLE COurier-J 0urnal.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-A number of
letters received here from members of Con-
gress in all parts of the country indicate
remarkable degree of indecision and uncer-
tainty respecting the propriety Of the in
creased compensation measure of last ses-
sion. They seem disposed to remedy the
obiectional feature of two years. back pay
by reFealiDg the increase for the future. No
doubt there is deep-sested indignation on
the part of the people on the subject of back
pay, but the equalization of the pay of MEM
bers of both houses by making the pay
greater and striking off the farce of mileage
has much to recommend 1t. It Is evident
that some of those who refunded thei: back
pay will let the Country know it next win
ter. 1t will be valU able mine Of political
canital for those who make up their
paucity Of brains by holding themselves up
as specimens of political virtue and personal
pietY. -
Year: 1873

The stringent liquor law in Massachu-
setts had an alarming effect on the
health of some of the cirizens. The State
constables, however, seem to be able to
cure the malady which it has produced,
provided they can get correct dag
nosis of the case. In the town of East
Douglas, two constables visited one OF
the invalids and found him bolstered up
in bed suffering great agony. Some
four gallons of liquor in bottles having
been extracted from the pillows he was
relieved at once. His pain was evident
ly sham.
Year: 1873

GIRLS DoS'r TALK SLANG.-Girls
don't talk slang. If it is necessary that
any one in the ia mily should do that,
let it be your big brother, though |
would not advise him to talk pigeon
English when there is an elegant sys-
tematized language that can be just as
well used. But don't YOU do it. You
can have no idea how it sounds to ears
unused or adverse to it, TO hear Young
lady, when she is asked to go with you
to some place, answer Not much {! or,
if requested to do something she does
not wish, 20 bear say, Cant see it


Not long ago heard young Miss,
who is educated and accomplished in
speaking of young man, say that she
intended to Go for him ! and when her
sister asked her assistance at some work
she answered, Not for Joe !


Now, young ladies of unexceptiona-
BILE character and really good education
fall into this habit, thinking it shows
smartness to answer back in slang, and
it soon slips fippantly from their lips
with saucy pertness that is neither
lady-like nor becoming Il bet or You
bet is well enough among men who
are trading horses or land: but the con-
trast is startling and positively shocking
to hear those words issue from the lips
ofa young lady. They seem at once to
surround her with the rougher associa-
tions of mems daily life, and bring her
down from the pedestal of purity, where
on she is plactE TO their own coarse level