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Year: 1873

He paused a moment, and then catch
ing his breath, continued


81 hated him and loved her, and
knew that while he was in my path
could not win her. 1 determined to
destroy him, and / did it. Ha! what is
that ?" And he fell back fainting, rs,
pushing back the crowd, there stood at
his pillow the man who had saved him
Albert Markham


A drathlike silence reigned a mo-
ment, and then Albert Markham, turn
ing to the crowd, said slowly:


"You heard him! He spoke truly.
He did the deed. knew it, but he had
done his work SO skillfully that 1 was
powerless to prove it and what weight
would my testimony have beside his ? I
was ruined, and not daring to face my
fate, fled. For ten long years | have
been a homeless wanderer, bitterly re-
penting the sins of my youth in remorse
and suffering. Many night have /
slept with no shelter but the heavens,
my last thought being prayer 10 open
my eyes no more on earth. But death
comes not to such wretches as I. A few
months ago wild homesickness seized
me, and urged by power l could not
resist, turned my feet this way, hoping
that outside in my dark desolation
might catch the glow of their Thanks
giving fire, and hear the echo of their
mirth. God knows, hoped for moth
ing more! Can it be that this is real
no dream?"


And Albert Markham bowed his head
in his hands and sobbed like boy, till
soft fingers touched him, and sweet
voice said:


Real, dear Albert, ns the love that
waits to welcome you home again.
Come away from here. We can do no
good, and think how long your fathers
heart has ached ~ And Leading him
like child, they went out together,
and whirled away over the starlit snow
to Markham House. The lights were
flashing brightly from every window,
and at the sound of their bells the door
opened, and Mr.. Markham appeare in
it, the warm glow within falling like
halo over his gray hair. A look of sur
prise came over his face when he saw
the single sleigh containing Mary and
a stranger; but before he could speak,
she sprang from it, and laying her hands
upon his shoulders, said:


by Gods goodness, dear guardian,
/ have brought you q joyous Thanks
giving. Albert home again, with name
unsullied as yorlr own" And he looked
up, to see his son standing with bowed
head before him.


There was no ball in Markham House
that night, but the lamps burned long
and bright, and the hearts within beat
lighter than ever dancers feet to music
There was one shade upon their happi-
ness-Mark injury, and the pain that
faith betrayed ever gives. But even
this was soon wiped away. A late mes
senger brought word that his injuries
we're not so serious, and that he would
recover And he did and by life Of
unfeigned faithtulness atoned for his
past crime.


Mary and Albert were soon married,
and the old house is now bright with
childish faces, which are never so merry
and happy as when they gather around
grandfather on Thanksgiving Day.
Year: 1873

To RENDER LEATHER PLIABLR.-It is
we'll known that leather articles kept in
stables soon get brittle in consequence of
ammonical exhalations, which affect
both harness hanging up in such locali-
ties and the shoes of those who fire.
quent them. The usual applications of
grease are not always sufficient to meet
this difficulty, but it is stated that by
adding to them a small quantity of
elycerine the leather will be kept con-
tinually in soft and pliable condition.
Year: 1873

THE PARIS FIGHTING EpIroR.
Cassagnac is very conspicuous person
age in the street. He is very tall and
broad-shouldered, and he wears a very
large and peculiar looking hat, which he
cocks over upon his left car. So much
does he incline his hat that sometimes
one wonders that it does not fall of.
Monster Cassagnac walks in bold, de-
fiant manner, and carries huge walking
stick, which he from time to time swings
ominnnsly from side to side, as though
just preparing to smash the head Of
some imaginary foe, and at such times
the passe rs-by do not fail to point him
ont very adrniringly. As for the ladies,
they admire Monsieur de Csssagnac very
openly.
Year: 1873

IVORY PAPER.-Ivory paper is thus
manufactured Paste together three
sheets of vellum drawing paper with
liquid glue, and cover with piece of
slate; bend the borders of the paper
ever and fasten to the same. Then
paste three other sheets on the former
and leave dry; afterward polish with
fine glass paper, and to give a gloss
lay on powdered plaster of Paris in So
luton. which on hardening must be
smoothed with glass paper. The ivory
paper is now unfastened from the slate
and cut up according to requirements.
Year: 1873

ABOUT two millions more of the ordi-
nary postage stamps were issued to
postmasters during the month of Octo-
Der than during any previous month in
the history of the Postofice Depart
ment
Year: 1873

corceits, and our Wheeling cotemro.
rary might work them up to advsn-
tage. .....


In a private way, We have always
believed that it was quite disgrsceful for
his Excellency to make as an inyestiga'
tor charge Of peculstion, which he had
not the manhood to test before the
Courts, although his oath and the law,
and above all his henchmen and wor-
shippers most solemnly make him the
faithful defender OF the Treasury. The
public discussion of this charming
point, we modestly remit to the Intsla-
geneer, in the confident belief that were
the editor to bring his brilliant imasi-
nation to bear upon it. with the vigor
and zeal he displays in his leader Of the
2lst instant, the world would be wiser
for his efforts, and his "model states
man." Governor Jacob, much happier
for bis treatment OF the case.
Year: 1873

His name was Bsumgardner. He
was going down to Cape May on the
steam boat, and on the way his tooth
began to ache in the most frightful
manner. Unable to endure the pain
any longer, he determined TO have the
tooth removed summarily. So Baum
gardner got a bit OF copper wire from
the engineer, and twisted one end Of it
around his tooth and when the boat
stopped at New Castle. he fastened the
other end to the walking beam OF the
engine, and waited for the jerk tha,
would remove the tooth. That end ol
the beam, however was on the down
stroke, and the fret thing Mr.. Baum
gardner knew he was proceeding to-
wards the boiler room with frightful
rapidity. The next instant he was
hauled aloft suddenly and ilung fee;
upward into the air. Then he dived
down again, then up, then down, bump
ing against the woodwork, rasping he
legs on the rails, scalping himself
against the machinery, aud punging
about in the most APPALLING manner,
until on final up stroke the tooth
gave way, and Baumgardner was flung
to the summit OF the smoke stack,
whence he was rescued by the captain,
who was going to thrash him for etop-
ping of the draft. He is said 10 have
remarked to the landlord upon Eis
arrival at.Cape May, that while the
low pressure steam engine is undoubt'
edly useful invention, its application
in the practice OF the science OF dentistry
would be calculated to prejudice the
public mind against it.-PhiSddetphid
North American.
Year: 1873




Rattlesnakes.


RoANE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA,


July 81, 1873. J
Editors of Register:


The mails Seem to be so demoralized
and uncertain OF late, that it is only
now and then that we have the pleas
ure of seeing our faithful REaIsrEE
put in an appearance. Certainly there
must be screw loose somewhere in the
governmental affairs of the P. O. De
party and we think it about time the
mail agents were applying the monkey
wrench 30 as to tighten up and put the
machine in proper order again.


For about two weeks we have bad
an unusual amount of rain accompa>
MED by much Lightning and thunder.
1t is feared that much Of the wheat
yet standing in the shock will be DANA.
ged for the want of a few clear dry days
so it could be got into stack or the
barn. A few days OF clear sunshine
would be very acceptable to our farms
ers in general. just now.


Although the corn was mostly plant.
ed very late, it is now pushing on most
rapidly, and bids fair to make an ever
age crop. The prediction made by
croaking spectators in the spring, are
about to vanish (as ususD like the
morning clouds-that we should have
short crops OF all kinds. this year,
owing to the late backward
spring. By the continued favors OF
an allwise Providence, we see nothing
to hepder prosperity, peace and plenty
crowning the labors of the Industrious
enterprisipg tillers Of the soil.


We notice a general spirit o: enter
prise and active energy prevailing the
minds of the people of Roane in the
various avocations Of life. Labor saving
machinery ls being introduced quite
freely, and these are causing quite a
revolution in the manners and customs
of our agricultural department. With
in the last twelve months about sixty
families have emigrated into this
county, and yet there is room" for
many more. Several transfers of real
estate have been made lately. Madi-
son Sargent, Esq, has sold his farm
near Spencer to Mr.. Barr, Of Mononga-
liza county, W. Va, for So, $50, and Mr..
Jefferson Board near Three Forks OF
Reedy to Nathan Lee for $3.50.


We trust the people will do their
duty at the coming election for the
various school officers. For the office
OF County Superintendent we have can
didates not few. Come gentlemen
you must positively simmer down or
the Radicals will elect their man. Let
every voter attend at his proper place
and vote for honest, capable and efficient
men-then may we see our free school
system prove an honor and blessing
to our State, otherwise it will be worse
than q useless nuisance.


A few days ago your correspondent
killed two very large rattle snakes in
one fence corner, a black one and a
yellow spotted one, one measuring four
feet six inches and the other four feet
eight inches long. Who can beat this 7


Now AND THEN.
Year: 1873

Information from the tobacco grow
ing region in Virginia and North Caro-
lima reports the prospects for good
crop unpromising. Some places IN
Virginia it is reported that there will
not be half a crop. while in North


Carolina many Of the tobacco growing
counties have decreased their average
this season and have turned their atten-
ton to the cultivation Of cotton. A
gentleman who has been travelling In


the cotton regions for the purpose OF
collecting data for series of articles on
cotton growth, reports the cotton crop a
good one, and that every inducement
was being held out to the planters who
complain that they have planted too
much this season, and if the crop turns
out as it ia thought, many will be
bankrupt in consequence OF low prices.
Year: 1873

BosroN, July GA Washington
special to the Globe states that advices
from Japan are to the effect that while
the treaty between Japan and China
does not actually impose on these coun-
tries we have an offensive and defensive
alliance. 1t contains one agreement
that China and Japan shall unite to
prevent either of them. 1t is thought
the countries against which the treaty
was more really formed were Russia
and Great Britain.
Year: 1873

Work on the East River bridge, which was
resumed some time SINCE is making progress The
tower on the Brooklyn side has reached hight OF $50
feet above high water and in less than month the con-
tracts for the delivery Of the 1000 cubic yards Of cut
granite face stone requredror the completion OF tins
tOwcr will have been made. The NewYOrk tower is 80
feet above high water The place OF anchorage the
Brooklyn side has been selected, and the work
of the old James-st. Market, which has been torn
down to make room for the masonry. IL is about two
blocks rom the tower. The plot TO be excavaed s 1872
by 100 feet and depth OF excavation will average 2
feet Thirteen thousand cubic yards OF earth 10 be
removed double track railroad has been constructed
from place of excavation to the tower and on this
the sand from excavation will be carried TO the
tower there TO used in construction while the blocks
granite be used in building the anchorage will he
landed from the boats the river and carried by the
railway 20 the place OF anchorage The contract for
manufacturing the wire cables has been given out and
work on them will be begun speedily
Year: 1873

officer, and cspecially 0 Senator OF the United
STATES, by the uEe OF money, and To DO not
believe that tho American Senate WILL
brave the popular indignation by voting
that, to object to or rrohibl- the
election OF mcmbers of that body
By the overwhelming uHs OF money, Is nosol3
deserving against the inevitable. When that
time shall come that seats in that BODY are rec
ocoized as something to be sold to the highest
bidder. then the tirno will have arrived when tho
Senate itself should be abolished
Year: 1873

Several correspondents have taken exception
to remark which occurred the other day 10 notice Of


new bathing establishment written for this paper II
was said that in most public establishments OF this knj
cleanliness was the exception rather than the rule Ths
censure was too sweeping. There several Russian
and Turkish baths In This city about which complaint
can reasonably be made and II be said indeed
the known Of these establishments are al conducted
wi tn great care and neatuess.
Year: 1873

THE ACCIDENT ON THE NORWICH AND WORCESTER


RoAD-A FIENDIsH ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.


NORWICH, Conn, June 16.-ThIee men were
arrested in Painneld last night and in the City
Prison here charged with placing distractions upon the
track OF the Nor gch aud Worcester Railroad Sunday
morning The engineer Sidney p. Cooper Of Preston,
and the fireman. George Harvey, were severely injured
by the escaping steam from the locomotive. plank
was placed on the track just below the depot at Days
vile but was swept off by the cowcatchers About 200
feet further on the engine encountered tie In the very
heart OF the village and swept it some 600 feet to
switch where 1t caught in frog and threw the locomo
tive from the track The whistle blew, down brakes
and every made 70 keep the tram on the roau
bed but speed 30 great that the engine couu
not be stopped, and IL swept the capstones from the
bridge over Five River and the locomotive and three
cars containing l6 persons fell into bog meadow Do
low burying the engineer and fireman beneath the ruins
As it fell the engine turned completely over, striking
the ground with It's wheels uppermost and buried Its
proectng work deep in the EARTH The tender as 1t fol-


lowed came with terrific force, andthe coupling break
ng by the jerk Of the plunge II was hurled completely
over the engine and placed as squarely on ts ehd as
by the hand The fiat car with Its load OF
heavy crates was also thrown beyond the engine, the
fall Of twenty feet crushing many or the strong IRON
bound boxes. The Adams Express car. crowded with
express freight fell upon the engine, turning as 1t fell
and lying with side partly crushed Joseph Langley
| of Walpole brakeman, inextricably jammed be-
tween thel brake TO which ne had gone In answer TO
| the signal and the iron rod OF the next car.
After an hours labor the engineer and remen were ex
trcated badly bruised and scaded They are reported
will recover At meeting OF citizens a reward OF SlQCO
was pledged on behalf OF the town TO be paid on the
conviction Of the guilty rascals The superintendent OF
This vision OF the road also offers $500 reward FOR the
conviction the wretches who placed the plank ana es
the track for the purpose 1t Is supposed oI roDOs
| the wrecked train.
Year: 1873

LATE reports from New Camp Grant state that a garden of about three acres had been planted, and the building of the post was progressing favorably. An express is sent weekly to Camp Bowie for the mails. We hope before long the Post office De- partment will make arrangements to supply Grant, Apache and the new farming settlement at Pueblo Vieio, with better mail facilities.
Year: 1873

and the Territory. One thing more should be looked after as soon as pos- sible: it costs no more to raise good pig, lamb, calf or colt than a poor one. while the value at maturity is often ten times greater; hence every exertion should be made to introduce into Arizona. as soon as possible, the very best breeds.
Year: 1873

MAJOR LARRABEE, Indian agent at the San Carlos division of the White Mountain Reservation writes under date of April 9, "that the Indians were never mon contented or better dis posed" and that they obey him in everything. We are glad to hear SO encouraging reports from these In- dians. Undou otedly the severe chas- tisement General Crook is giving the wrong doers has had Il very salutary effect upon them, ill fact we are in- formed that even Cachise has much more respect for the soldiers than formerly. Major Larrabee nas gone to work with energy to endeavOr to better their condition, he Is al giny irrigatlng canals, opening farms and pre- 5aring to place them in a self-sus- taining position; even the untutored mind" cannot fail to see that he is striving to benefit them. There is no reason why the Indians should not contribute their labor to their own support, and the first efforts of the government should be to aid them ill this direction. It Is but just to the white taxpayers that they should be made self-sustaining as soon as pos sible, and it is only by industry and education that they will be saved from extermination.
Year: 1873

The San Francisco doctors met few
days ago to discuss the Darwinian doc
trine. One Of them is reported as hav-
ing made the mystery clear, in the fol-
lowing style:


For instance, you take the common
amorphoza, and you will all notice that
in a short time it becomes q perfect
stramatopora, and then you will see that
the change to an oleaginous athantha.
spongia is only matter of time. Faint
applause. Now take the class of NAL.
acastraca, or even the graptolidea, and
its development to brachiopoda is as
certain in its conclusion as the passage
of a regular bryozoa into full-grown
and perfectly formed cephalapoda.
Loud applause. Now then, having
once established this fact, the conclusion
is by no means hypothetical one that
a blastoidea can in the same manner
become an echinodermata. Can the
most skeptical deny that this conclusion
is a true one in every respect? En-
thusiastic applause Then, why cannot
an articulated mollusk by similar pro
cess of development, in time become a
lamellibranchiata?"
Year: 1873

ALL classes have their grievances.
great and small, which naturally fnd
expression through the favorite news
paper organs Of the leaders. A pick
pocket addresses this note to the editor
OF the New York Tribune:


"Please advise your readers always to
leave their names and addresses 10 their
pocket books Il frequently happens in
our business that We come 10 possession
of porte-monaies containing private
papers and potogrsphs which We would
be glad to return, but We have no means
OF doing 90. It 10 dangerous to carry
them about, 90 ne are forced to destroy
them. remember an instance where
l met with serious trouble because l
could not make up my mind to DESTROY
the picture Of q baby which | bad
found IN the pocket book OF q gentle
man which came into my hands in the
way OF business on the Third Avenue
Road. had lost q baby myself, the
yesr before, of the same age as this
one, and l would have given all had
for such a picture. There was no name
on the porte-monsie, aud no way OF


iudinI out who was the owner; 50 ike
a TOOL l advertised it. and got shsdowed
for it BY the police Tell your readers
to give us G iair sb ow to be decent-sud
slSsys leave their addresses 10 their
pocket books. We want to live snd
let live"
Year: 1873

tbs cashier OF the Atlantic Bank,
New York, the other day resigned his
position and Acknowledged to defalcs
ton OF SIX hundred thousand dollars,
whpreupon the Herald remarks:


"A d f,it Of six hundred thousand
upon a capital OF three hundred thou
sand rs rather startling, and naturally
gives rise to such perplexing questions
AZ these se:-"How could this thing have
happened unless the absolute control
Of the bank WAS left in the hands of
IN 8 Young and dsShing cashier "
What were the president and directors
dong through all this period in whIch
these embezzlements we're going on Z
What chance is there Tor the deposit
tors whose funds have been sunk in his
srock speculations by this last young
manT What are they going to do
about it?' The case in all its respects
is go astounding and alarming that we
shall unquestonsbly have q searching
and thorough examination and dlsclos-
ure Of the iacts."
Year: 1873

tween McKeesport and Salisbury, and
their suspicious movements at that
place aud subsequent actions have al
ready been detailed above The latest
report from those pursuing is that they
were seen get off q mixed train at the
Pittsburgh d-pot. One Of them is q
medium sized man OF dark complexion,
with a small goate and mustache. He
is a little lame 10 his lett leg, and has
two marks on bis forehead His name
is thought to be Pool. He gave his
name as Misle in McKeesport, aud
asked several persons there to call and
see him al pantshop near the Uaion
Depot.


THE PERsoSNEL OF THE VICTIM.


The child victim OF the outrage and
death was q bright pleasant disposi-
tioned girl, we'll known in the neigh
borhood where she lived and at Nc
Keesport Her father lived at Youngs-
town, Ohio, but her mother died there
several years ago and she WAS then
taken and cared for by Mr. Kline, In
whose familv che remained ever after.
As stated above she was fourteen years
OF age but was somewhat large tor her
age and would be easily be mistaken to
be sixteen When leaving the store of
Shank d Co. TO retvrn home yesterday,
after making her purchases, she turned
round and bsde pleasant gooi-by 10
the clerk who had waited upon her and
appeared in particularly good spirits
Year: 1873

Doctor Vaukirk OF McKeesport was
sC nmoned aud at once DECLARED that it
would hs utterly i'm possible tor her to
I've He also made the discovery that
before the assault the girl had been
outraged. From her condition it was
apparent that struggle had taken
place and that in vile vengeance for her
efforts to retain her grlisn purity, the
murder had been committed Though
she still remained uncon-c GUS, the Ii e
fingered IN the BODY until three o'clock
yesterday afternoon then suddenly went
out.
Year: 1873

The only animal which we have
on exhibition this evening is the
fashionable young man of the per-
iod, and | may be allowed to say
just here that the period seems to
be unusually long.


Step forth, Chawles Augustus st.
John Fitz Doodle, and make bow
to the audience.


This animal, ladies and gentle
men, was not, rs you suppose, cap
tured in the wilds of Central Afri-
ca, but was picked up along Broad
way, where he seems to be in his
native element. There he roams in
wild and untamed state, and like
his celebrated progenitor, the mon
key, is incapable of civilization.


Observe him for a moment. You
will see that he has fine head-of
hair, for the soil upon which it
grows is extremely mellow, and he
keeps it well titled. See with what
mathematical precision it is parted
in the middle, and how it curls!


When this animal was born, they
had run ga corner" on brains, and
the consequence was he didn't get
any, but he gets along very well
without them, and would be lost If
he had them.


Observe what q fine head of side
whiskers he has


His clothes were made over
last. If the tailor didn't give him
fits, he would give the tailor fits.


The peculiar odor of this animal
is jockey club, and you are liable
to get knocked down with il.


He would sooner tolerate a stain