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Year: 1873

On the seventh instant, thirty Mecropo.i
tan policemen from New Orleans. under
command Of Captain Joseph. arrived IN
CovlnSton. They were sent by Acting Coy
ernor Antoine upon requisiti0n from
Judge Newall, who demanded them. we
are told, TO protect him in opening the
parish court on Monday, the eight instant.
Cfcourse. there was no fighting for them to
do; all was perfectly quiet. They returned
on Wednesday.


Any Judge can call for troops, but it il a
grave responsibility that should only be re-
sorted TO III extreme cases. after all other
resources are exhausted. A magistrate
does not have to wait until his head is
broken to take this action, but it is incum.
bent upon him to show the public that he
had undonbted evidence Of a conspiracy 70
set his authority at defiance. and the sherff
w!th all deputies was powerless 20 meet the
issue.


Life is TOO short for this eternal qua,re;ing
ana fusslng. and threatening ami fighting.
We advise both sides TO display little
more moderation. and learn to tolerate
each other. We wilt all be dead before We
get ready TO enjoy what we have got unless
we can find some method OF getting along
II Qeace.-NGnGeriU. Ware,
Year: 1873

A young woman lately committed
suicide in town of New York because
she was too proud to do housework.-
Whereupon a New York journal, the
Erpress, read solemn lecture to GA
merican girls" who are s'too proud to
do housework," and says that such are
''on the highway to swift destruction" :"


A very easy way of disposing of such
tomfoolery is to ask whether editors
who talk in that style are willing for
their own daughters to go out and "do
housework," and if not, do they con-
slider themselves as putting them con
the highway to swift destruction ?" If
they answer that there is no necessity
for their resorting to that vocation for
support, how do they know but it may
become necessary hereafter, in the
event of the death, or other misfortune
of those on whom they are dependent ?
Would they in such contingencies be
willing for their daughters to 60 out
and "do housework ?"


The hypocrisy and humbug of news
papers in such drivel as we have quot
ed are perfectly nauseating. Why not
speak out the plain truth, and say that
going out to domestic service in this
country is looked upon as a menial
and degrading occupation, and hence
is universally avoided by "American
girls?" We do not justify any woman
for putting an end to her life rather
than do such work, but we cannot
blame them for refusing to do it SO
long as society persists in affixing to it
badges of humiliation. Until all that
is changed, "American girls" are only
acting with proper spirit, when they
refuse to be humiliated.


The problem of obtaining suitable
house service is one Of the greatest af-
fictions of modern house-keepers. In
the old days of slavery, the South had
no trouble of that kind. But now ou1
Southern matrons are beginning to feel
sensibly in this respect the great change
which the Northern robbery of ou1
slave property has affected. Here, as
we'll as in the North, the question il
Year: 1873

DON'T Cur TOO Low.-We think
many of our farmers make great mis-
take in cutting their grass very low,
and that this is more particularly the
case with timothy. If cut below the
frstjoint, its roots will seldom send up
shoots again until after the formation
of new side bulbs. Clover and other
deep rooted plants are not so much af-
fected; but we are satisfied that all or
any of them may be, and often are, in
jured by too close cutting. tits fact
well known that if timothy is allowed
to ripen its seed, and then cut with a
reaper or cradle, the second growth
will furnish double the amount of pas
ture as adjoining grass cut for hay
Journal zof the Farm.
Year: 1873

CATERP1LLARs.-Nowi is the time to
look out sharply for caterpillars: They
are busy weaving their nests and strip
ping the leaves off the apple trees. It
is the best way to take them while they
are young and small, for if neglected
till the leaves are fully grown there is
necessarily great injury to the tree, to
say nothing of the destruction they
cause in the process of growth. Fix a
brush upon the end of a long pole, and
go at them. If the trees are kept per-
fectly clean of them this year, you will
have less next, unless some careless
and slovenly neighbor lets all his go
to seed. Caterpillars are sign of
careless farming.
Year: 1873

b.


THE WIFE MARKET PRICES FIRM BUT
No SALEs.-An enterprising married
man named Gelger, a German, went to
Squire Schwolze, in Pittsburgh, the 9TH
er day, and asked his permission to
have an auction in front of the justices
office. The squire asked him what he
wanted to sell, and Gelger replied that
he wished to dispose of his wife to the
highest bidder at public vendue. The
innocent justice thought, of course, it
was joke, and told the unhappy man
to go ahead. The sale was arranged
for the same evening, and the strange
proposition caused good deal of talk
around the office. Accordingly, toward
evening large crowd of people began
to collect in the vicinity to see what
would turn up.


At length, much to the surprise Of
Justice Schwolze and most of the specta-
tors, the man Gelger came elbowing his
way through the crowd leading very
good looking German woman of about 30
years, and apparently of good constitu-
ton, and sound. Then there was fut-
ter of excitement. Gelger turned his
chattel facing the audience, so that the
Year: 1873

Minnie Waltham, alias Kate Stod-
dard, the murderer of Charles Goodrich.
in Brooklyn, on the 2lst of March last,
and who has just been arrested for the
crime, has made a confession, of which
the following is the substance:


She had been living with Charlie, as
she called the deceased, and was greatly
attached to him. He wanted to cast
her off, but she loved him so much that
she could not leave him. She entreated
on her knees that he would allow her to
remain, but he was firm, and in fact,
brutal in his treatment of her, and the
Thursday before the Friday on which
the body was found was the day fixed
for her to leave him. He threatened
her with all sorts of things if she dared
to trouble him further. She had re-
manned in the house in Degrand street
all the previous evening, and in the
morning when Goodrich got up she
again besought him not to cast her off.
He was very angry, and refused her re-
quest, or to hear her at all. He then
went into the basement at the front of
the house, and proceeded to light the
Baltimore heater located there. The
murderess said she loved the man so
much that she could not leave him.
When she saw him determined to dis
card her. she worked herself up to mur-
| der him. She had one of his revolvers
in her pocket. not the one which the de-
tective found lying at the house beside
the corpse, and while Goodrich was
stopping down on one hand and knee in
the act of lighting the heater, she drew
the pistol, and, extending her hand to-
ward him, she said Charlie He
looked up and she shot him three times.
These were the fatal wounds which the
post-mortem examination discovered.
After she committed the murder on
Thursday morning, she waited that day
and night in the house, watching it. On
Friday morning she had occasion to 60 to
New York, and early that morning she
washed the blood from the face of the
murdered man with the towel which she
afterward wrung out, and which was
also found damp by the police She it
was who fixed the corpse as it was dis
covered, and when she had done this
she went over to New York for some
thing or other, and was about to return
to the house on that Friday evening.
She came over the Fulton ferry, and ere
she had fairly put her foot on the street,
she heard the newsboys crying out: "Ex-
tra-murder of Charles Goodrich" She
bought paper and returned to New
York. She states, "I killed him for
love-I couldn't part with him.
Year: 1873

an open book on the nursery floor,


With broken whip beside,
A withercd bloom of forgetme-not


With spray of grasses tied.
And little shoe with knotted string,
And color worn off at the toe,
A chair reversed and all things here
As he left them an hour ago.
The pet bird chrps i'll his gilded cage,
Calls softly and clear and sweet,
Then turns his head and listens long
For the coming of little feet;
Cries loudly and futters with sudden flight
As if in some way he could know
That sorrow has fallen, an agony Come
They are bringing the dead below.
Tiny hands clasping broker string,
Eyes sealed under lids of snow,
Like the faded flowers the floor up stairs,
That were blooming an hour ago.
The silken hair all tangled and wet


Clings close to the forehead fair,
And cold, dark water streams from the robes
That were wrought with such dainty
The baby is drowned and death and grief
Sit still in the darkened place,
While slant sunbeams from the glowing west
Creep in DER the waxen face,
Creep i'll on the nursery floor above


Where the ruined blockhouses lie,
As have fallen the plans for his future life
That were builded so far and high.
The sun drops low and night cometh on
0, the night of sorrow is long
And mothers gather their darlings close


With kisses and lullaby songs!
Oh for the clinging clasp of those arms


And warmth of that baby kiss!
But the angels have him, and God knows best
Why life should be darkened like this.
Year: 1873

Samuel McFaden was watchman in
a bank. He.was poor but honest, and
his life was without reproach. The
trouble with him was that he felt that
he was not appreciated. His salary was
only four dollars week and, when he
asked to have it raised the President,
Cashier, and Board of Directors glared
at him through their spectacles, and
frowned on him, and told him to 90 out
and stop his insolence, when he knew
that business was dull, and the bank
could not meet its expenses now, let alone
lavishing one dollar on such miserable
worm as Samuel McFa aden. And then
Samuel felt depressed, sad, and the
naughty scorn of the President and the
Cashier cut him to the heart. He would
then 60 to the side-yard, and bow his
venerable twenty-four inch head and
weep gallons and gallons of tears over
his insignifcance, and pray that he might
be made worthy Of the Cashiers and
Presidents polite attention.


One night happy thought struck
him; a CLEAN of light burst upon him;
and gazing down the dim vista of years
with his eyes all blinded with joyous
tears, he saw himself rich and respected.
So Samuel McFadden fooled around
and got jimmy, monkey wrench, a
cross cut saw, cold chisel, drill, and
about ton of gun powder and those
things. Then, in the dead of the night,
he went to the fire. proof safe, and after
working at it for while. burst the door
and brick into an immortal smash with
such perfect success that there was not
enough of that safe left to make carpet
tack. Mr.. McFadden then proceeded
to load up with coupons, greenbacks,
currency and specie, and to nail all the
old change that was lying anywhere,
and so he pranced out of the bank with
over a million dollars on him. He then
retired to an unassuming residence out
of town, and then sent word to the de-
tectiyes where he was.


A detective called on him the next
day with soothing note from the Cash.
ier. McFadden treated it with lofty
scorn Detectives called on him every
day with humble notes from the President,
Cashier, and Board of Directors. At
last the bank officers gave MAGNIFICENT
supper to which Mr.. McFadden was in
vited. He came, and the bank officers
bowed down in the dust before him.


Before he drove away in a carriage
that night it was fixed that Mr.. McEad-
den was to keep half million of that
money. and be unmolested ifhe returned
the other half He fulfilled the contract
like an honest man, but refused with
naughty disdain the offer of the Cashier
to marry his daughter.


Mac is now honored and respected.
He moves in the best society, he browses
around in purple and fine linen and
other good clothes, and enjoys himself
first rate. And often now he takes his
infant son on his knee, and tells him oi
his early life, and instills holy princi
pies into the child's mind, and show.
how, by industry and perseverance, nj
tro-glycerine and monkey wrenches
cross-cut saws, and familiarity with th'
detective system, even the poor ma.
rise to afflueuce and responsibility
Mark Tacaim
Year: 1873

A little five year old in Norwich, CT,
was told by her fond and loving father
that their neighbor, widower, was
going to be married again. ''What
does he want to get married again for %
said She ..Oh, he is tired of Living
alone, and wants the companionship of
a loving woman said the fond parent.
The little one laid her curly head on
his shoulder for few moments in deep
thought, and then said, Papa, do you
know what would do if mamma should
die and you should get married again %
NO, my dear, said he, what would
you do in that case p I'D make it hot
for the wife, you bet," said the young
hopeful.
Year: 1873

A recent visitor among the Indians in
Florida gives an account OF tneir mar
riage ceremony as follows: 1.-The COM
pany was composed of the whole tribe,
all of whom were dressed in their best
fnery. A circle was formed, the bride
moved to the center, holding in her hand
an ear of corn. Then the bridegroom
advanced alongside of her, with deers
leg in his hand. A mutual exchange
comprises the whole ceremony. After
the ceremony, the whole company danced
and feasted on bear meat and honey for
two days and nights"
Year: 1873

bidders might see what they were buy
ing, and mounted q chair to perform
auction duty He introduced himself
as Gelger and the woman as Mrs. Gel
ger. He said there was no use in dis
guising the fact that he was tired of his
wife and wanted to get rid of her, nev-
ertheless she was mighty nice and he
thought she was worth $3.50 to any man
of domestic habits and no family.


He had private reasons for thus
breaking up Housekeeping and his fami-
ly ties, the principal one of which was
that he needed just $3.50, and must raise
it. The woman had nothing to say,
DuJ IooKeu ner preUCIcSs anu oocmcu noU
averse to being sold a second time.


But the price was too high. or the
moral sense of that crowd was too strong.
or something was the matter. Nobody
bid, and Gelger would not come down a
cent from the very reasonable price he
had fixed; so, after crying his wife's
virtue and worth for about ten minutes,
he gave it up, and the disguised hus-
band led his wife from the profane stare
of street crowd.
Year: 1873

The melancholera days have come,
The meanest of the year,
When buzzings all about the house
Proclaim that flies are here,


And weakly human nature has
A tendency to swear.
To flies the latch-strings always out,
They bring their baggage, too
They come to spend the summer here,
A speculating crew,
And ah, the meanest thing to boot
Is they will never "shoo!'
The fly is never prone to flee
As the flea is prone to fly
The fly will never seek the f1ue
Or to low quarters HE
One of the few immortal pests
That were not born to die.
They cluster round your choicest wine,
Perch on your goblet's rim,
While half a dozen of them plunge
Into it for swim,
Neglecting to hang up their clothes
Upon hickory limb.
You take an after-dinner nap
And in your face they crawl,
They dance hornpipe on your nose,
And in your ear they squall,
And yet to try to spank them
Isn't any use at all
You try to write your love line
Upon postal card,
(Since love is dear and postage cheap
A cents worth of regard)
But flies more fast than fancies come,
Your vows YOU disregard.
They take the place of raisins in
Your very choicest cake,
They greet you ere the sun is up
Your morning nap to break,
And naught like peace and pleasantness
Can follow in their wake.
Oh, boy, to whom the story books
Have done injustice long
For pulling arms and legs of fires,
I'm sure you were not wrong,
And think you had a master mind,
And well deserve a song.
Year: 1873

A story is circulating which tells how
a fair young thing went to Hartford
drug store and told the man she wanted
some castor oil and to mix it up with
something to take the taste away. The
clerk told her to wait. Pretty soon he
asked her if she felt like taking a glass
of soda-water. She accepted the invi-
tation, and drank the beverage. Pres
emily she asked the roller OF pills why
he didn't give her the castor-oil. The
man smiled a triumphant smile, and
said: MADAM. you have taken it. L
mixed fearful dose with that soda-wa-
terr' She turned pale she sank into
chair; she gasped: Immortal Jove
| wanted it for my mother" Then she
suddenly Went home; and now the drug
gist is not so certain whether his man
nuyre. after all. was SO very smart.
Year: 1873

MURDER BROUGHT TO LIGHT AFTER CON


CEALMENT FOR TwENTY-oNE YEARS.


About twenty-one years ago a travel
ing preacher by the name of Edgil,
whose first name is not remembered
from some place in Ohio, a member of
what was at that time known as the
Campbellite church, came into the viCin-
ity of what is known as Titusville. At
ter remaining for a few days he con-
tracted for a farm, at the sum of $3000
cash, and was making his headquarters
with one Cf his ''tlOck, as the preacher
would term it The day came to pass
the title The reverend gentleman lay
sick at the house of his host. The seller,
willing to execute his part of the con-
tract, and the buyer being too unwell to
attend, consented that the seller should
20 and have the deed executed in due
form, and that at the place of his sick
ness he would prepare bis part OF the
contract Upon the return OF the seller
the purchaser was worse, and the matter
was DELAYED until morning.


In the morning the seller appeared
and enquired for the purchaser, but was
informed that he was better, as suppOs-
ed, as he had been quiet during the lat
ter part of the night, and had not yet
risen. The seller being somewhat in
haste, demanded to be shown to his
room, when the hostess offered her SER
vices to see how he was, and report.
On her return she reported HIM absent,
and supposed that be had risen early and
gone to see the purchaser, which proved
to be false. Many were the conJectures
as to the finale of the missing man.
Some supposed that he had been fOully
dealt with; others Conjectured that he
was a thief, had stolen a horse or other
property, and had departed for other
parts to practice the same thing. Some
of the most suspecting made private
search, and declared that the preacher
had been foully dealt with. During the
stay of Rev. Mr.. Edgil he was called
upon to solemniZe the rites of matri-
mony, which he did in accordance with
the rules of the church which he repre-
sented.


He failed to return the marriage certi-
ficate, as required by the law of our
State, and some months after the couple
procured license, proceeded to the Of
fee of justice of the peace and had
their first work done over, so far as the
marriage ceremony is concerned. Here
the preacher was permitted to remain
nearly forgotten for twenty-one years.
A few days since some workmen engag.
ed in quarrying rock about two miles
from the place where the preacher was
last seen unearthed, or rather unrocked
human skeleton in an advanced state
of decay, which is by all who remember
the circumstances of the disappearance
of the land purchaser supposed to be hi:
remains. The parties who attended The
preacher in his last Illness have nearly
Year: 1873

country when Brunswick city rose in
insurrection in 1880, and was declared
incapable of reigning by the estates of
the petty realm. This scion of the house
consoled himself tor the loss of his duke
dom by singular occupations. He
dressed in the most youthful extrava-
gancies of the fashion, was ''made up"
by his Wallets every morning and taken
to pieces again every night, was addicted
to paint and enamel, drove the fiashiest
of turn-outs, and won fame as the pos
SCISSOR of the rarest collection of dia-
monds in the world. The old ex-Duke
is still living, though his diamonds have
been stolen by an ungrateful hireling;
and is occasionally heard of as oscillat-
ing between Paris and London, in both
of which capitals he is a phenomenon of
fashion, and a character who will be
sorely missed when death removes him.
-BOstOn Post
Year: 1873

Editor Rutland Herald IL recently
consulted that eminent political econ
omist, Hon. Amasa Walker, in refer
ence to the gold now in the hands of the
human race. The information is of so
much interest, and withal so difficult 10
obtain, that / communicate it for the
benefit of your readers. N. An.


hasten to send you what information
/ have in regard to the quantity of gold
now in existence. There is nothing
very satisfactory on the subject, except
so far as the production since 1S48. In
dia and China have absorbed, and win
continue to absorb, the greater part of
all that is produced The general intro
duction of a paper circulation expels
the gold from ChristendOm. If you have
at command either Of the late editions Of
''The Science of Wealth, you viii find
an extended examination Of the whole
subject in the appendix.


GOLD PRODUCT OF THE WORD FROM 1913
Year: 1873

JUDGE NoT.-The Montpelier Freeman
reports the following singular case, from
which we draw the moral Judge not
that We be not judged: A young man
by the name of Herman Straw, an en-
ploye in the Montpelier Manufacturing
Company's works, was charged on Mon
day with taking money [S1I50) from
the pocket of his roommate, by the
name of Hooker Hooker lost the
money, and as it did not appear that any
one else could have taken it, suspicion
very naturallyplaced the theft on Straw,
and so strong were the circumstances
against him, that preparations were be-
ing made for his arrest and commitment.
Straw denied taking the money, but
finally accepted a proposition to settle,
paying over the above named sum, and
in addition thereto, about two dollars as
cost, and then went about his business.
Tuesday, officer Tuttle, who had the
matter in charge, went to Straw and
handed him back tie money, telling him
they had found it on another person.
The Freeman says: ''Straw is a good
natured fellow, and as honest as he is
good natured." We should think, from
the facts given above, that he was good
natured to a fault.
Year: 1873

ACCIDENT ON THE RUTLAND & WASH
INGTON RAILROAD Immediately
after leaving Castleton station, the loco
motive, IF. E. Woodbridge" of Con-
ductor Tolhursts train, due in Rutland
at 4.55 o'clock, on Thursday afternoon
met with rather a singular accident.
When the locomotive was on the first
bridge east of the station, one of the
driving wheels broke square off from the
shaft and rolled off the bridge into the
river below. No one was hurt and nc
other damage was done to the train. A
telegram was Immediately sent to Rut-
land for a locomotive, which was dis
patched and the train arrived in Rut.
land only about one hour late.
Year: 1873

When an enthusiastic editor describes a
bride as bonny, and an envious compositor
set her up as bony, as was done at Jackson
Vile the other day, hope, for season, bids
the world farewell, and freedom shrieks as
the compositor falls at his form, Drained by
the brother of the blooming bride.-Chi-
cago Post
Year: 1873

HAVING PURCHASED THE INTEREST
4 of his former partner, Louis Terry, deceased,
would respectfully announce to the public that he
has a large stock OF Wines and Brandy hand
from one to ten years old. Port, Angelica, Sherry
and White wine. Apple, Peach, Grape and Fig
Brandy, which he will sell at reduced prices for
cash.


Special attention paid to choice old Wine and
Brandy for Medical and Family use