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Year: 1873




should the two administrations at Washington
and Madrid fail to come TO an agreement, will not
be the nrebrand it would have been two weeks
ago. This is everywhere seen by those who have
talked the past day or two with the Senators and
Representatives already here. Few OF them mani.
fest any desire for the acquisition Of Cuba and 1t
seems pretty evident that the st. Domingo
scheme and the experience or negro rule In
Louisiana and South Carolina have checked the
feeling for the annexation OF territory burdened
with degraded populations. New England as re.
presented In Congress is strongly conservative on
the virginius question, with very strong DISPOSE
ton to settle the rights and liabilities of the vessel
before committing the county to war or other
extreme measures II the case gets before Con-
gress its present shape 1t is quite certain that
ong and tedious debate. going to the bottom OF the
whole subject and involving elaborate views OF the
rights OF belligerents the duties OF neutrals the
customs Of war and the law OF nations will precedc
lany active measures. In the present subsidized
tone Of Congressional feeling. many think the
chances OF q peaceful outcome OF the matter
would be bettered by public discussion at the
Capitol, while Mr.. Fish could still be giving a
listening to modified projects Of settlement.
The utimatum OF the President, as printed
in the HERALD, Is the only one that will
unite the members from the West and South.
and prominent republican Congressman said that
He was satisfied two-thirds OF the members would
support the President in his demand.


THE CONFEDERATE OFFICERS.


who were graduates OF West Point ana resident in
virginia, are, 1t is said, unanimously In favor OF
fighting under the old nag, and viii prove their
loyalty whenever the opportunity offers. 1t is
stated tonight that a bill will be offered immc
diatcly after the organization OF the House to re-
cnfranchIsc the old officers Of the army and navy
who won't into the rebellion.
Year: 1873

HoT WATER FOR FoENDER.-1 had a
horse which was very badly founGeled
with grain. He could not stand for sew
eral days, and was swung with tackle.
l thought his case hopeless, and consid
cred him not worth dollar, but conclu
ded TO dc what could for his relief.


In the first place physiched him /;
then l took tight, strong box, got his
feet in it, and poured boiling hot water
into it as high as the hair on his feet
and in fifteen minutes he was able to
stand ON his fore legs without the assis-
tance of the tackle. I kept up this
treatment for thirty-six hours, when he
was able to go about ahd help himself.
In few days l had his shoes put on,
and in less than fortnight more he was
able to work as well as ever.-Cor. ". Y.
Tribune.
Year: 1873

A SNEAKINe EvAsIoN.-The Tacoma
Tribune says: " Some days ago we charg
ed Brown with telegraphipg from Seattle
batch of lies concerning the late rail
road troubles in this county. We did
not state what Brown did this thing, but
Beriah Brown, Esq, editor OF the DIS
PATCH, assumes that he is the Brown
referred to, and makes quasi denial of
the charge. What we object to is
his assuming to be the only Brown in
Seattle" In nearly half column of
like prevarication the editor attempts to
show that some other individual of the
same name might possibly have been
referred to. He probably considers this
evasion very cunning and very smart,
but he knows, and all his readers know
it is very false in intent. The lie by
inuendo is the meapest, because the
most cowaidly of its kind, and there is
only one degree of poltroonery below
it, and that is the attempt to avoid the
responsibility for the lie by sneaking
evasion of truth. He knows there is no
other man of our name in Seattle who
has ever been associated in any public
way with reports in regard TO Tacoma;
and if he should swear till he is black in
the face tnat his false charge was not
intended to cast reflection upon our
character for veracitv, he knows not
man on Puget Sound would believe him.
We do not regard his "light estimate"
of our Eeracity as at all affecting our
character or social standing in any
community where we are both known:
We ask nothing from any assailant but
facts and fair play.
Year: 1873

E There are some men who are SO
outrageously cultivated that they are
miserable the moment they are away
from all which is exquisite. 1t is pity
that such men were born into a rough
world like this, where God forgot TO fin
ish up rocks and to make tree trunks
smooth and to slope the mountains
down gently to the plains. That is true
cultivation which gives us sympathy
with every form of human life and en-
ables US to work most succe ssfully for
its advancement Refinement that carr
rles US away froD' our fellow men is not
Gods ent.-Beecher
Year: 1873

Of revenue could be more in accordance
with the intellectual character of the
object, than course of lectures calcula-
ted to instruct and cultivate taste for
literary pursuits and recreation. To
this end the committee have taken the
pains TO secure the best ability they
could command, and it is not only the
duty, but should be the pleasure of ev.,
cry citizen to second their efforts.


BOURBON ALLIANcE.--All branches of
the Bourbons recently united in France
for the restoration of monarchy. The
sane policy seems to have been adopted
by the Boulb bons in this country to save
King Caucus from dethronement. The
Portland Bulletin says: Private tele-
grams from San Francisco re ceived here
last evening state that Booth cannot be
elected Senator. For the long term a
Democrat will probably be chosen, and
regular Republican for the short term.
Our advices state that neither Booth
nor Booth bolter can be elected


This statement, with which the BuHe,
in is evidently well pleased. is predicat-
ed upon the understanding that an ALI
ance has been formed between the pro-
fessional politicians of the Republican
and Democratic parties to put down the
Reform movement, defeat the popular
will, and II aintain the-eld party organi-
cations upon the clearly understood
principle of division of spolls. and to
restore the caucus system which has
been SO pregnant with corruption and
the arcana of chicanery and fraud by
which the unscrupulous few govern the
honest masses and defeat all measures
| for purer and better administration of
public affairs.


What other motive could possibly be
imagined fer this unnatural alliance?
If, as both parties profess, they were
divided on principles affecting the pub
lie interests, they both betray their
principles for corrupt consideration
embracing only the spoils of Office, and
betray their constituents no less in each
voting for q man committed to measures
against which they were specifically
pledged. 1t is an open acknowl edgment
that the principles upon which the two
parties are now divided are but a pre-
text for keeping ur, party organizations
with their corrdpt caucus appliances by
which trictsters and time serving politi-
cians worm themselves into office.


The unholy alliance on foot in Cali
fornia may win in the pending election.
bat it will be the death blow to the par
ties contracting. aIhe term "bolter"
has lost its terrors, and can no longer be
effective in intimidating honest voters
into the support of bad men and cor
rupt measures. The ruling power OF
he coming tins has no affinity with the
corrupt and eorrupting parties which
now divide the power between them and
aid each other in maintaing their su-
premacy. Governor Booth, though de-
feated by bargain and sale, will have nc
cause to regret the noble stand he took
for the right.
Year: 1873

SOMEWHAT PEovoKING.--If you see q
widow and five small children shiver-
ing over few embers you pity them.
and you must send them coal; but you
cannot help feeling wrathful contempt
at knowing that they all went to the
photographers recently and had their
pictures taken, after buying couple Of
TWENTY-FIVE cent brooches on the way to
adorn themselves with. The very things
that you yourself would hesitate to do,
on account of expense, people who are
partially dependant on your charity will
often do without hesitation.
Year: 1873

E The Bulletin of the 10th inst. says:
We learned last evening the sad news of
the death of Rev. Gnstavus Hines. He
died yesterday morning at II clock, at
his home in Salem. The funeral will
take place in that city to- morrow. MIR.
Hines was one of the old pioneers of
Oregon, and to him, and men of like
energy and perseverance. are We CT
Oregon indebted for much of what we
now enjoy. During his residence in
the State he has constantly labored as q
minister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He had been i'll for a long
time, and it was known that there was
very little hope os his recovery. His
death will cause many friends to mourn.
Year: 1873

DEsTITUTIoN IN Iowa. There is a SAT.
state of destitution existing in Oscsola
counly, iowa. The peopls Tiers dfe re-
ported to be entirely destitute of food
and fuel. Several persons have already
died from want and exposure. Twisted
hay and turf grass are the only kinds of
fuel which nine-tenths Of the people
have, while their food and clothing are
insufficient for the necessities of life
The settlers of the county have appoint
ed a committee to set forth their condi-
ton. and that committee has issued an
address in which they soy


The most of the settlers came here
last spring with little or no means, and
depending entirely upon their efforts
during the summer to carry them thro'
the winter. Honestly and faithfully
have they toiled. A very large amount
of ground was sown and planted during
the spripg-more than sufficient to raise
subsistence for all the coming winter. if
it had not been for all extremely wet,
backward spring. and the invasion of a
vast army Of grasshoppers, which caus-
ed almost total failure of corn ard
small gram crops, so that they now fnd
themselves on the eve of d long. cold
winter, worse off than in the spring.
without food of the plainest kind, and
without means to purchase fuel to pro
tect themselves and families during the
coming winter. There are hundreds of
families who have not sufficient clothing
and know not where the bread they will
eat ten days hence is coming from, or
their fuel. The same people, relying
on their crops to carry them through
the winter, have labored diligt ntly 'hro'
the summer, ard thousands # acres o.
the prairie have been turned over ready
for crop next yerr.
Year: 1873

ALFRED WALTON. Druggist. No. 2s5 Marks
street. respectfully informs his friend aud the public
in general, that he esps hand all descriptions OF
medicines, and thar q competent person is at all
times ready to prescribe for such sick call at thA
store and that charge is made except the regular
price Of the medicines the same price they would
pay anywhere else; but that ne one is visited at
their residences
Year: 1873

WAGON STOPPED As one of the Jessuus six
mule team, loaded with bales of rays was cross
ing BrandyWine bridge this morning, the load got
caught in the iron burrs forming the ends Of bolts
Of the frame work and blocked up the right wagon
way for short time. No damage was done
Year: 1873




MEMORIAL DAY-The following is an
extract from the general order issued by
Gen. Burnside, Commander-in Chief Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, in ref
ercnce to the observance Of Memorial Day:


ln making arrangements for the observ.
ancc of next Memorial Day, departments
and posts are recommended TO take such
action as will secure the cooperation of
clergy OF the country, in giving greater
effect to the exercises of the day, by
preaching sermon appropriate to the oc.
casion, on the Sabbath preceding. 1t is
thought that this can best be accomplished
by the appointment of committees of in
fuentlal comrades from each post, to wait
upon the clergy in its own vicinity, and
point out to them the opportunity offered
for inculcating most impressive lesson of
devotion and fidelity to the cause of civil
and religious liberty.
Year: 1873

Mn. EDIToR.-"One who has suffered


and knows has made some assertions in


your paper in regard to The Beginnins :


Of Evil" | am glad | awakened one


person on the subject of health. | wish


| could secure thousands with an interest


for themselves, AMI contemporaries which


would lead to an utter humiliation of the
greatest cause of physical suffering. This


writer asserts that "impure air is as iniu-
rious and destructive to the health and
life of woman, as tight lacing" | shall
decidedly take the negative; although
am willing to he convinced, if on the
wrong sidJ.


| concur most heartily in his views Of
the deeterieus effects upon the system of
breathing Impurities. But, | should first
make the lungs capable Of receiDiny the
air. else, the pure breezes may watt here
and there unused, and undivestcd of their
health-giving element. IF the lungs are
SO compressed by fashion and pride that
the countless little air-sells are closed and
completely huddled together beyond the
invasion of =. the most bounteous of all
His glfts," pray tell me how pure air is
going to save the multitudes who are so
tightly laced, that TO breathe is an effort,
beyond all yankee guessing, and seldom
initiates a fourth part of the lungs, natur
ally, for twelve or more hours Of each day?


In order to make use of natures broad
cast luxury, we must have our breathing
apparatus in natural breathing order IF
the garments about the chest and waist
are loose enough to allow the natural ex-
pansion of the lungs and partakes freely
and constantly of fresh air, health will
be sustained by two hand-maids that
would defy the insdious monster which is
coiling around the throat and lungs of the
brightest and most promising of our land.


Consumption would be the exception.
since tubercles will not form where there
is purc and full breathing. When "Onc
who has suffered" contrasts the health of
man and woman, will he also contrast the
style of dress? Let man be pressed in
to almost breathless condition. or in other
words, contract his lungs by tight clothing
so as to even crowd them above the clavi.
Gle, then set him afoat on the sea of pure
air, and what philosophy is there in sup
posing that this priceless oxygen is going
to restore or save an organ it cannot full
ly reach. Would man be more healthful
than woman if they did not dress more
scnsibly? The evils of vitiated air are
many and great allow, but not 1.-THE
of evil"


The breath Of life when breathed
through the noistras OF man would bot
have given life if there had not been
lungs as grand receptacle for the com.
plction of life and action. Lungs first,
air next Hense any thing that causes
abnormal action of the vital organs any
thing that crumbles and dwarfe them so
as 10 unfit them for their God-given work,
will surely cause disease which no remedy
under heaven can cure or make right until
the cause is removed. Then. FIRST, begin
The reform in DRESS; next indulge in an
unlimited amount of unyitiated air, and
The two primary steps are taken toward
health aud long life; toward making bet
Year: 1873




SPRlNG-TlME.


NJ LILLIAN CLARKE.


o spring-tims sweet
Over the bills come thy lovely fret
The earth's white mantle is cast away;
She clothes herself in green to day
And the little flowers that hid from the cold
Are springing anew from the warm, fresh mould.


O Ospring-time sweet
The whole earth smires thy coming to greet
Our hearts to their inmost depths are stirred
By the first spring flower, and the song Of the


bird
Our sweet, strange feelings no room can find,
They wander like dreams through heart and


mind.


Ospring-time sweet
How the old ard the new in thy soft hours meet!
The dear, dead joys of the days long past,
The brightness and beauty that oculd not last,-
Their fair ghosts rise with the ending OF


snow
The springs and the summers OF long ago.


spring-time sweet
How thou once vert dear and fair and Complete!
Nor sweetest words nor music could tell
The gladness that once made my bosom swell
And thou art not the same as the springs OF


yore
For the beauty and blessing that come no more.


0spring-timc sweet
With silent hope thy coming greet;
For all that in winter the bright earth lost
Doth rise, new born, with the ending of frost
Even so shalt thou bring me at last, at last,
All the hope and thejOy and the love of the past


From "OLD AND New" for .Mau.
Year: 1873

blessed and the skies through which il
passed still sweet with its lingering fra.
grance-to its glory as an ever-unfolding
| flower in the blessed garden of God!
Surely, prolonged life on earth hath no
boon like thisl For such mortal lowell
ness to put on immortality-to rise from
the carnal with SO little memory of earth
that the mothers cradle seemed to have
been rocked in the house of many man
sions-to have no experience of q wearied
mind and chilled affections, but from a
childs joyous heart growing up into the
power of an archangelic intellect-to be
raptured as a blessed babe through the
gates of Paradise!-ah this is better
than to watch as an old prophet for the
car Of fire in the valley of Jordan.


Surely, God is wise in all his works.
And even amid our tears will we rejoice
In this harvest-feast, that among US, as
elsewhere, he gathers so largely the
flowers in their season.


And as of flowers, so of fruits in their
order, and after their kind each, "cometh
in in his season" Some fruits ripen early
Scarcely has the delicious June poured
its full glory over earth ere some rare
and delicate species are already ripened.
And some ripen later. There are trees
that do not even blossom till midsummer
And there are fruits that remain hard
and unsavory till God shakes them in
the wild autumnal wind, and treats
them with the distressful ministry of
frost. And SO it is in the spiritual =
souls develop and mature differently
Some are ready for gathering at life's
early summer; some come not to the
caring till the time of the later rain. And
God watches carefully that each shall
come in in his season" We indeed
sometimes talk of untimely deaths of
young Christians, removed too early from
spheres Of usefulness, as if the Omnicient
Husbandman did not know when His
immortal grapes are purple and His corn
in the ear. Surely, God does the whole
thing wisely. gathering each spiritual
growth just as it comes into condition
for its immortal uses.


Oh, thought beautiful and comfortingl
Death is not destruction, but harvesting
the gathering from fields of mortal tillage
ripe fruits in their season. And why
then should our harvest-feast be sad over
garnered Immortality? Why should this
sweetly tolling bell, filling the troubled
earthly air with gentle sound, so startle
and appal the trustful spirit? God
strengthen your faith so to behold this
mysterious thing in light from heaven
that its dark veil shall seem transparent,
and face with soft eyes look forth low
ing and bright as the face of an angel.


Death is not destruction! Death is
not even decay Death is harvesting!
Hear ye this, oh, disconsolate hearts, Ye
parents from whose household sweet
children have been rudely parted, hear
ye this: "The Beloved hath gone down
into His garden to gather liliesm Ye
children who have lost reverend parents,
and whose life is chilled in the shadow of
tho dread thing -orphanage-hear ye
this: LAS a shock of corn cometh in in
his season" so are matured souls gather
ed to the garner of God.-Rev. Charles
WadsacorM
Year: 1873

In his moral tillage, God cultivates
many flowers seemingly only for their
exquisite beauty and fragrance, For
when, hathed ia soft sunshine, they have
burst into blossom, then the Divine
Hand gathers them from the earthly
fields, to be kept in crystal vases in
blessed mansions above, Thus little chill
dren die--some in the sweet bud, some
in fuller blossom; but never too early to
make heaven fairer and sweeter with
their immortal bloom.


Verify, to the eye of Faith nothing is
fairer than the death of young children,
Sight and sense indeed recoil from it,
The flower that like breathing rose
filled heart and home with an exquisite
delight,-alasl we are stricken with sore
anguish to find it's stem broken and the
blossom gone. But unto Faith, eagle
eyed beyond mental vision, and winged
to mount like the singing lark oyer the
fadipg rainbow unto the blue heaven,
even this is touchingly lovely.


The child's earthly ministry was we'll
done. for the rose does its work as grandly
in blossom as the vine with its fruit.
And having helped to sanctify and lift
heavenward the very hearts that broke
at its farewell, it has gone from this
troublous sphere ere the winds chilled or
The rains stained it-leaving the world il
Year: 1873

How ii strikes the Danbury News man
/. appended:


"GoGare generally looking at some
thing very intentlv, when it happens
perhaps YOU are smiling to yourself
Then your left foot shoots out to
one side. with a suddenness that
creates a sickness in the family. Ice
commences TO form on your spine and
perspiration on your brow, and your
scalp lifts enough TO permit a streak of
cold air TO pass under. The other leg
goes out at this juncture, your head snaps
violently to the front, and there is a faint
impression on your mind that the world is
about to come to an end, with nobody in
charge. Miles Of sidewalk spin out from
YOU like lightning. Three-story build
ings Jump over your head in quick sue
eession. People disappear suddenly and
with appalling mystery. Then your
eyes close, your consciousness wanes, and
your soul goes out in one expiring quiv-
er. and-and you arrive. The hard re-
ahty of the scene is then forced upon you
with unpleasant abruptness. Everythin, !;
Is in its place. but Your spine You get
up and move off, with a sickly attempt
a smile, feeling at the time that the back
of your head is laughing from ear to ear,
and and finding that the hardest thing is,
not the sidewalk, but to keep from rub
bing Yourself
Year: 1873

AT a recent tea-party in San Fran cisco, 8 young man who had been re- lating his more than wonderful ex- ploits in various quarters of the globe was not little set back by the remark of an old codger: "Young man., ain't you ashamed to talk so when there are older liars on the ground"
Year: 1873

We will to attempt to compete with the merchant, who to
induce youto buy will sell you leading articles for cost
land doub make up Others against the who deals
with you geny by ndugng you for twelve long months and
sells you gds first at high price and then adds to this large
interest," aid ten if he does not in the end send Mr. Con
stable to attach your cotton No this not do
inc business. WE will sell you
Year: 1873

NHCH DDllaId


& HaddOnl
+ HAVE NOW IN STORE
A Full Stock of Merchandise,


Which will be
SOLD STRICTLY FOR CASH,
and as Cheap as any Goods Of the same quality
by any First Class House
in the Trade.
Year: 1873

DIR. I1BBE1-


DEAR SIR: should be ungrsteful indeed
if / did not make some acknowledgement TO
You, Of the wonderful change you have work
ca in my physical condition during the past
three months treatment Ihavc received from
YOU. BIy heart and lungs were in fearful
condition. was generally prostratcd and
completely broken down. feel now as well
as ninc-tenths of the women my age. lam
sure that your treatment was the cause Of SO
wonderful change. My friends and neigh
bors are loud in your praise. There are emany
in this place and vicinity that are anxious to
avail themselves of your skill, and look for
ward with great anxiety 10 your next visit.
That you may live TO do moro of the good
work you have begun, is the constant prayer
OF Yours,