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Year: 1872

A DANGEROUS GHosT.-A letter
from Owsley County, KY, tells the fol-
lowing queer story Of a rattlesnake !;
l went to my upper farm to see my
tenant, and found him preparing to
move. On inquiring the cause, he
told me the house was haunted-some
person swept it every night. He
moved out and moved in-in order
to disIodge the ghost if possible. The
third night, about midnight, the sweep
ing commenced. I arose from my
bed as quick as l could to get light,
and while | was getting light the
cat was whipped pretty quick. | ran
in with a light, and there my eyes
met sight that made my blood run
cold in my yeins-the largest kind Of
a rattlesnake in his coil, twisting and
rafting at fearful rate. He had six
| teen rattles and one button.
Year: 1872

A CORNER" ON MOURNING GOODS
If there is one man in the United
Kingdom who feels that he has a
right to be disgusted with the outra-
geous conduct of the Prince of Wales
in declining to die, when everybody
expected him to and the most perfect
arrangements were made for him to
do so with eclat, that sadly diappoint-
ed man is the London merchant, who,
speculating on that probable event,
sought to discount the death of the
p. of W., and bull the mourning
market by securing all the stylish
sombre goods in Paris. Now that
the Prince is announced out of danger,
the light of his hope has fled, and
bankruptcy stares him in his face.
But for the helpful activity given to
his mind by severe study of what APP
pears to him in the light of conun-
drum-"How did the Prince come to
live when he had so many doctors?"
the poor fellow would probably go
insane.
Year: 1872




THOSE VINO DANCE MUsT PAY TIE
FIDDLER.-The very high-tone committee
of eminently respectable gentlemen who
engineered the great Alexis ball in Bos
ton have found, upon making up their
accounts, that they are just s5.762 81
out on that memorable demonstration
They had each subscribed literally, or
rather had guaranteed the amount of the
expenses, and. when it was over, hoped
that they were well out of it. They
were not, however. Another call was
made on them to walk up to the cap
tain's Office and settle' How much
they had to pony individually we are
not informed, but probably an LX is
about the figure.
Year: 1872

I saw him once before,
As he passed by the door,


And again
The pavement stones resOuhd
AS he totters DER the ground


With his cane.
They say that in his prime,
Ere the pruning-knife of Time


Cut him down,
Not better man was found
By the Crier on his round


Through the town.
But now he walks the streets,
And he looks, at all he meets


Sad and wan,
And he shakes his feeble head,
And it seems as if he said,


"They are gone"
The messy marbles rest,
On the lips that he has prest


In their bloom,
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many ye@r


On the tomb.
Ny old grandmamma has said
Poor old lady she is dead


Long ago
That he had Roman nose,
And his cheek was like a rose


In the snow.
But now his nose is thin,
And rests upon his chin,


Like staff,
And crook is in hislback,
And 3 melancholy crack


In his laugh.
know it is a sin
For me to sit and grin


At him here;
Bat the old three cOrnered hat,
And the breeches, and all that


Are so queer.
And if | should live to be
The last leaf on the tree


In the spring
Let them smile as do now,
A: the old forsaken bough


Where | cling.
Year: 1872

A GLASS OF COLD WATER-Wherei is
the liquor which God the Eternal brews
for all his children? Not in the SIM
mering still, over smoky fires choked
with poisonous gases, and surrounded
with the stencil of sickening odors, and
rank corruptions, doth your Father in
heaven prepare the precious essence of
life, the pure cold water But in the
green glade and grassy dell, where the
red deer wanders, and the child loves to
play there God brews it. And down,
low down in the lowest valleys, where
the fountains murmur and the rills sing;
and high upon the tall mountain tops.
where the naked granite glitters like
gold in the sun where the storm-cloud
broods, and the thunder-storms crash
and away far out on the wide wild sea,
where the hurricane howls music, and
the big waves roar; the chorus sweeping
the march of God: there he brews it
that beverage of life and health giving
water. And everywhere it is thing of
beauty, cleaning in the dew-drop; sing
ing in the summer rain; shining in the
ice-gem, till the leaves all seem to turn
to living jewels; spreading a golden
veil over the setting sun; or a white
gauze around the midnight moon.


Sporting in the cataract; sleeping in
the glacier; dancing in the hail shower;
folding It's bright snow curtains softly
about the wintry world; and waving the
many-colored iris, that seraph's zone of
the sky, whose warp is the rain drop of
earth. whose woof is the sunbeam of
heaven; all checkered over with celes-
tial flowers, by the mystic hand of re-
fraction.


Still always it is beautiful, that life
giving water; no poison bubbles on its
brink; its foam brings not madness and
murder; no blood stains its liquid glass;
pale widows and starving orphans weep
no burning tears in its depth; no drunk
en-, shrieking ghost from the grave
curses it in the words of eternal despair
speak on, my friends, would you e1-
change for it demons drink, alcohol
Year: 1872

A STORY ON SToREY.-It is said that
the first person whom Lydia Thompson
thought of in connection with the great
Chicago fire, after she heard of that Ca
tastrophe, was Wilbur F. Storey, propri-
etor of the Times, whom she cowhided a
couple of years ago, and it is furthermore
related that her generous and forgiving
heart moved her to send him an old worn
out pair of flights, accompanied by the
following letter:


My DEAR WILBUR; Chicago's Storey
is one of misfortune AS you can do a
smaller thing than any other person l
ever saw, l send this pair of tights for
your use. If the material in them will
not make you a full suit, you have grown
wonderfully since last we met.


Tearfully, your friend,


LYDIA THOMPSON.


And according to a Times report
er-Storey wasn't happy
Year: 1872

AN IMpRovEMENT.-Some years since,
DIR. Jewett, while travelling in the Prov
ince of New Brunswick, had his atten-
tion directed by fellow passenger to a
curious sign over the door of a liquor
shop. A rude painting of bee hive
occupied portion of it, and the follow
ing verse the remainder:


"Within this hive we're all alive


Good liquor makes US funny;


As you pass by step in and try


The flavor of our honey


The doctor proposed the following
change, substituting for bee hive the
picture of plucked pigeon, or musk
rat skinned, with the following verse:


''Weve liquors here of every kind,


And sell them cheap, as you shall find


They'll make you feel quite funny


Perhaps they'll sprawl you on the floor;


If so, Wen kick you out of door,


After we've got yonr money.
Year: 1872

RETURN OF THE CoLoR GUARD The Color
Guard will return to Wilmington and will be pre-
scented at the Opera House on the 14th, 18th
and 10th. probably Of May. This will be well
come news to many Of our citizens.
Year: 1872

And thereupon the President Of the JOINT
Assembly declare that John A. Page, hay
ing received a majority of all the votes cast
by the freemen of this State, is duly elected
treasurer OF the State OF Vermont. for the two
years next ensuing.
Year: 1872

Much interest is now felt in some parts
OF the West on the subject of domesticatiAg
buffaloes, and the opinion is generally en-
tertained in stock-raising districts that an
important and permanent increase of the
meat supply of the country may be effected
by this means, with great profits to those
undertaking the experiment. 1t has been
found by those who have made the trial
that the buffalo or bison will fatten under
conditions fatal to ordinary domestic stock
that it is worth more in hide and flesh than
the OK, and can be trained to the per-
formance of any kind of labor for which
oxen are adapted. 1t is necessary, how
ever, that calves should be obtained for the
purpose. The old buffaloes cannot be do
mesticated, and their flesh is so tough as to
be unfit for meat but the old ones are very
much in the way when the calves are to be
captured. They are kept in the centre Of
the droves, and in case of danger the bulls
flank the herd. To capture them, there
fore, it is necessary to break through the
ranks of the hankers and lassO the heifers,
which is difficult and dangerous opera
ton, considering the fact that the herd
sometimes covers a very wide extent of ter
ritory.


No way has yet been devised of captur-
ing the calves that would not be more likely
to kill them than to take them alive
There is reason to believe that this difficulty
viii be surmounted at some time, how
ever, and it is thought by many that the
domesticating of buffalo calves will receive
such an impetus within the next few year.
as to make an important branch Of the
stock-raising business of the West.
Year: 1872

TEE House Of Representative has passed
bill for the payment of 800 bounty TO
soldiers who had been mustered into the
service prior TO the sixth Of August, 1861,
before which date no bounties had been
paid. In case Of the death Of the soldier,
the bounty goes to his widow or orphans.
The bill now goes to the Senate.
Year: 1872

isrepresented by John Pool, z. B. Vance
not having got in yet, and it ID doubtful if
he will There is something the matter with
his record some way, but, to 20 to the bot
tom Of things, the chief objection, away
down, covered up with oratory rubbish, is
the fact that he is Democrat. II he was
truly loyal, he would not find 20 much
trouble in getting into the seat TO which he
is elected. It is . great thing to yell with
the largest crowd. Pool il a native Of the
State, and saw service before the war in the
Legislature.
Year: 1872

A Brilliant Social Entertainment ut Standard


Hall Tor the Benefit of St. Lulxe's Hospital.


Ihe lady managers Of st. Luke's Hospital
have reason to congratulate themselves on the
social SUCCESS Of the entertainment which they
gave for the benefit Of their admirable charity On
Friday evening. Standard Hall was we'll filled
with leading representatives Of society, who
came in their most brilliant attire, fully aware
that the occasion was to be the
most Pretentious Of the kind that
Chicago has had since the fire.
The excellent arrangements Of the Standard
Club House are such as to give social enter
talnment the unusual accessories of ample sup
per, retiring and promenade rooms. The feature
OF the reception, however, was in the general
Year: 1872

There is at least one boy at work at the print
ing trade, who is not above his business lie is "A
correspondent of the REPORTER, and in late
letter he enclosed his card, emitting himself
Printers Apprentice" Most generally the
young men" who have devoted couple of
weeks to mastering the mysteries Of a Degener or
Gordon will, when they print thercards. be salts
fled with nothing less high sounding than Artis-
tic job Printer" or something equally preten-
tiOus. This young man, are satisfied will
learn the business.
Year: 1872

The board OF education of Long Island
City adopted and enforced a bylaw that
Bible reading should constitute the open
ing exercises of the public-schools over
which they had control, aud ordered that
pupils who were not present at these read
ing services should be expelled from the
schools. The parents of some of the
children did not wish to avail themselves
of this additional blessing in the guise Of
education, and refused to comply with
the order. Of course, their children
we're expelled from school and the par
ents appealed from the operation of the
religious regulation The matter was
brought officially before the supernten
dent Of public instruction of the State Of
New York. and he rendered a decision
adverse to this district regulation Of
bG}h 53;f coatfifg 10 Iale and fhe spirit of
public instruction. He announced that
there was no authority Ia the law TO
use, matter Of right, any portion Of
the regular school hours in conducting re
ligious exercises at which tue Attendance
of the scholars is made compulsory
The State does not provide for religious
training, and does not interfere with it
1t leaves these matters exclusively to
churches aud Sunday schools.
Year: 1872

A correspondent of Boston paper
writing from Rome says; Reports are
current in Rome that the Pope's health
is Gailii8G It Is about a mouth sg1.9,6s si bs
Holiness. aud he then had n robust and
healthy Appearance; in fact it was very
difficult to believe that he was about to
complete his 60th year. lie was somewhat
eorpuleut, but his form was erect and
his step firm, and his voice clear aud
sonorous when he made short speech
ia which, with tinge of bitterness, he
denounced the injustice done in this
world, and averted to the possibility that
God might yet repair it. In some of
his recent speeches hs has used very
strong language; but tbs NAV be ex
planned by the circumstances Of the time
and by a not unnatural evaporation.
"i'nout v Its being considered to prove
that his mental vigor aud luc;d;.v a-a on
the decline, whatever may be the state
OF his physical health.
Year: 1872

Paris letters report that Bismarck :
pltimatum vas necessarily accepted BIZ


France, and in accordance herewith the


French army IS to be cut down to three
hundred and seventy Eve thousand men,
and the nation is bound over to keep the
peace. At the moment when the Oft
denied, but nevertheless real ultimatum
was seut from Bismarck to Theirs. the
latter had projected scheme by which
the standing army Of France was to be
composed of seven hundred aud fifty
thousand men, and the President had not
ceased to proclaim his intention of IRE.
venge' The demand Of Bismarck was
that the army should not exceed one half
of this number. and that France should
cease to talk of and to prepare for re
venge. The ultimatum was presented in
such emphatic form that Theirs yielded,
as did also four hundred and sixty two of
the six hundred and ninety members of
the Assembly.
Year: 1872

The June report Of the sialistican of
the Department Of Agriculssre, uon,en
press, is exhaustive in its Treatment of
wheat statistics.


The general average Of condition for
the entire crop Is 81 The department.
estimate for the crop of 1879 was two
hundred and dirty million bushels at
eleven and half bushels per acre, con
silering - bushels an average yield
The area aud the condition Of the present
crop on the first week u June pointed
to a product of two hundred and twenty
million bushels in 1872. The crop of
1869 which was about sixteen per cent.
above an average, and the largest record
ed in ten years, was two hurdred and
eighty seven million bushels as returned
by the census.
Year: 1872

In her last Washington letter to the
St. Louis Democrat, Laura Ream writes
of Andrew johnson


The ex President was quartered in an
elegant suite Of rooms on the first floor
OF the Metropolitan, which he seldom
lie was "; WitGegg59 e 20 t9 bis meals or drive
committee on the business of the missing
records, and gave his evidence with the
utmost caution aud reserve. 1 should
judge he is.an exceedingly reserved man
he certainly IS the most gentle, uuoh
trusive man 10 his manners I ever have
seen outside of a monastery. H moves
about with roiseIess tread, and his voice
IS soft aud low. His face IS not at all
aged by the years Of seciusion since he
was IN Office. but it is marked by a set
tied expression of melancholy painful to
dwell upon. 1t Is plain that sorrow has
been his most familiar guest, and from
what is said I have no doubt he has
been greatly sinned against
Year: 1872

TUESDAY week, the 9Th of July, the
National Democratic Convention, will
assemble, in the city of Baltimore. The
whole country looks with intense inter


est to its action. A very large mejority
of the delegates are instructed for the
Greeley and Brown ticket, but yet it is
feared that violent aud artful minority
may disturb its harmony, and possible
change the anticipated results The
Democracy have it ia their power now
to defeat Grant, if they do not throw
the chance away by dissension.
Year: 1872

How TO DETECT COUNTERFEIT
GREENBAcKs To discover spurious
greenHqcks, or national bank notes, di-
vide the last two figures of the number
of the bill by four, and if one remain
the letter on the genuine will be \ if
two remains it will be B if three, c;
and should there be no remainder the
letter will be d. For example, a note Is
registered 2.641, divide forty-oue by
four, and you will have one remaining
According to the rule the letter on the
note will be \. In case the rule fails be
certain that the bill is counterfeit.
Year: 1872

RED Hor CHAIN SHOT FLYING
Two hundred thousand copies of Sum
ner's speech against Grant have been
printed, thirty thousand of which have
been mailed from Washington, while a
hundred thousand have been sent from
New York broadcast over the country.
Year: 1872

ANTI PRorEcTIoNIsTs and free traders,
can never accomplish anything, without
the assistance of the Southern States
their natural ally. The Greeley move
meuokpromises to relieve the South, and
place her people on their feet again.
Therefore, it IS that free traders support
Greeley, knowing his election viii place
the South in position to help them here
after
Year: 1872

IT will be remembered that Rev.

 E. P. Smith made some remarks on the Indian question few weeks ago at Arizona City, which we heartily approved, and as heartily disapproved some that he did not make which never should be omitted on such occasions, no matter in what latitude and longi- tude they occur. After full explana- ton by General Howard and Mr.. Smith, we are convinced that the lat ter has no purpose to ignore citizen rights and lives in this Indian busi- ness, and it was very unfortunate that when talking at Arizona City, he did not say so. But we understand each other now, and are pleased to know that we can work with him and be consistent. It might be just to our self to say that upon an acquaintance, Mir. Smith frankly says we are greatly misunderstood by our opponents. We are pleased with the reverend gentle mans preaching, and shall try hard to work zealously with him in the h. dian business. We are sure he now sees and believes that all this people want is actual peace and security to life and property and no war on even Apaches if they will behave them selves. But the citizens rights must not be ignored, or their cooperation ill elevating and reforming the Apache cannot and ought not to be expected.
Year: 1872

carry forward the destinies, to promote
the advancement and greatness and glory
OF this country as one united, fraternal
people. To that end / labored. That end
| seek, and | do believe that movement, the
Cincinnati movement, Of which l am an
expositcr and symbol, is calculated to pro-
duce that end. To secure that end I am
individually nothing, but that movement
was right and was not q moment too soon.
(Applause.) l implore the people to take
care and reach It, successful and triumph
ant. Three cheers.)
Year: 1872

Columbus, March 5.-In the House this
afternoon bill was introduced amending
the liquor act OF 1870 so rs to allow the
sale OF Rhine or native wine, ale, beer OF
cider without liability for civil suit.


In the Senate bill was introduced tc
establish pro rGta charges Tor freight or
railroads and TO authorize prosecuting at
torneys 10 bring suit in the name Of The
State Of Ohio Tor violations Of this law.


After u long discussion at tho evening
session Of the Senate a bill to allow coun
ties to build railroads and lease and opcr
ate the same was passed.
Year: 1872

WE have received n letter from young lady
in Mount Pleasant School District asking to be
informed: Dear Sir:-Our school is closed,
and has been so for some time 1t was shut up
by Mr.. Winchester on sudden, and he is gone.
SO we have now no one to look to us-po one to
care for u.s." We would advise this lady to ap-
ply to Mr.. Kinkade, who is proverbial for his
attentions to the fair sex, and we guarantee he
about? They may lose their right to any ap-
portionment of the State School funds in case an
eight months school has not been taught there.
Look out, trustees!
Year: 1872

CATHOLIC FEsTIvAL.-The young ladies con-
ncctcd with the Catholic Church here will give
a grand festival at Music Hall on Tuesday even
ing next, May the 2Sth for the purpose of
raising means to repair the church building.
The hall will be furnished with fancy table,
grab.b4s. post-ofice, Eebecca at the WE'LL ice
cream, and strawberrys etc. etc, all attended by
the Young ladies' and misses. 1t is understood
that auburn Brass Band will furnish music,
and that the festival will wind up with a free and
social dance. The object is laudable one, and
comes from congregation that has not, hereto
forc asked for patronage from our people for
such purpose. and on lis merits and that ac-
count deserves n large, liberal, general and gen.
crous attendance. We trust the hall will be well
filled, that the young ladies will be richly
repaid for their trouble and the church receive a
hountiful and substantial benefit. Admittance
vill BE- free, and general invitation is extended
to all to attend and make themselves welcome.
Year: 1872

CRYSTAL PALACE CIRCus.-This company per-
formed here Thursday night to n large and ap-
preciatve audience. All the seats in both the
pMquette and pit being well and comfortably
hled. The conduct of all the men and women
connected with the company showed them to be
Gentlemen and ladies'. and that the most modest
and faStidious Of society need have no hesitation
IN attending their exhibitions. The clown is
not success-not star in that line but taken
altogether, it is fair average company with
some excellent performers
Year: 1872

The Police CoURT.-This court was pre-
sided over yesterday by Justice William Hall
Grew, Police Justice White being confined
to his room by sickness.


In this connection it may not be amiss to
state that the good order and cleanliness
which prevails ut all times there has been re-
marked upon by many persons who arc in the
habit Of visiting the courtroom on business.
The former is due to Justice Whites excel
lent management. and the latter to the pains
taking ianitor. Mr.. Antilotti, who is one of
the important adiuncts of that institution of
the city government.
Year: 1872

LOST CuTLD.-Policcman Charters picked
up a little girl at the corner of Eleventh and
Main streets yesterday afternoon. The
child was so young that she could not tell
lier liafiie: She is cared for at the Second
police station:
Year: 1872

ley For the past twelve months we noticed
from our Office windows, COW. which steals
from every farmers wagon left standing un-
protected. More stones have been flung at
that COW than would finely macadanlzc the
dirt road to Van Buren, acknowledged to be
the worst road in the State.-Nctc Era.


There must be some mistake about that
cow, for we have not missed her from our
town for a day in two years. And as we cast
our eve out on to the street, we notice her
mounted on a wagon stealing corn. lfpound-
Ing will make tender beef, she ought TO make
splendid eating.
Year: 1872

We wish to call the attention Of ALL in-
debted to this office, that the present Janua-
ry we wish to settle with all-thosc that We
are owing and those owing us. We have some
accounts of long standing OH our books, that
are perfectly good. but through thoughtless-
ness and inattention they have not been set
tied. From the collection of many small ac-
counts due us, we shall be able to pay large
ones; and we trust that no one- kn"wing their
Indebtedness, will hesitate to come forward
and Pay Up.