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Year: 1873

Sec. 400, p. 116, of the Civil Code says:


Every railroad corporation must provide,
and, on being rendered the fare therefor
fixed, furnish to every passenger desiring a
passage on their passenger cars, a ticket
which entities the purchaser to a ride and to
the accommodations provided on their cars,
from the depot or station on the line of their
road. Every such ticket entities the holders
thereof to ride on their passenger cars to the
station or depot of destination designated, or
any intermediate station, and from any inter-
mediate station to the depot of destination
designated in the ticket, at any time within
six months thereafter. Any corporation
failing to so provide and furnish tickets, or
refusing the passage which the same calls for
when sold, must pay to the person so refused
the sum of two hundred dollars.


All passengers need is to show their tickets
and refuse to exchange them fer checks until
arrived at the end of their journey. Such
tickets are good for six months.
Year: 1873

Now.-If were to give motto to go
through life with, one that would stand for
warning and council in any straight in which
you might find yourselves, l would give it in
this one word "Now."


Don't waste your time and your strength
and your opportunities, by always meaning
to do something-Do IT. Only weakness
comes of indecision. Why some people
have so accustomed themselves to this way
of dawdling along from one thing to another,
that il really seems impossible for them to
squarely make up their minds to anything
They never quite know what they are going
to do next, and their only pleasure seems to
consist in putting things off as long as possi-
BILE, and then rather than begin anything
else. Don't live a single hour Of your l:fe
without doing exactly what is to be done in
it, and going straight through it from begin
ming 70 ond. Work, play, study, whatever
it is, take hold at once and finish it up
squarely and ceanly, and then do the next
thing, without letting any moments drop out
between.


1t is wonderful to see how many hours
these prompt people contrive to make of a
day; it's as if they picked up the moments
that the dawdlers lost. IF you find yourself
where you have so many things pressing
upon you that you hardly know how to be-
gin, let me tell you the secret; take hold of
the very first one that comes to hand, and
you will find the rest all fall into file and
follow after like company of well drilled
soldiers; and though work may be hard to
meet when it charges into squad, it is
easily vanquished if you can bring it into
line


You may have often seen the anecdote Of
the man who asked how he accomplished so
much in his life? "My father taught me, %
was the reply, "when had anything to do,
to do it, There is the secret-that magic
word NOW. ETchange.
Year: 1873

Those who predicted that submarine
cables would be destroyed by the inhab-
itants of the deep sea we're not far from
being right after all, as the cables thus
far laid have suffered more or less from
the attacks of species of teredo, (the
ship worm,) from whales, and from un.
known fish. The use of preparation
of SILICA, in the form of soluble glass,
in the compound, applied outside of all
the cables, is said to be sure protection
from the attacks of the persevering she'll
fish, and the other causes of destruction
to cables are of such rare occurrence
that it is not necessary to provide against
them. The Cuba and Florida cable was
once damaged, it was supposed, by the
bite of some large fish, and similar ac.
cident happened to the China cable. The
species of lance carried by the "saw-fish"
once penetrated the Singapore cable, and
was broken off in the efforts of the fish
to extricate it. A singular accident also
happened to the Persian Gulf cable, at a
point 118 miles from shore, where the
cable hung in a deep loop over subma-
rine precipice. After the manner Of the
hog which scrapes off parasites by rub
bing his hide against a post or rail, a
whale used the cable to free himself from
barnacles that had fastened themselves
to his tail, and he probably by a FLIP oi
his tail, wrapped the cable around hi;
body, and, thus suspended in the water
died. The cable was wound up to the
repair ship with great difficulty, and the
remains of the whale, firmly secured
with two and a half turns of the cable
around his tail, were brought to the sur.
face. The tail measured twelve feel
across, and was covered with barnacles
The cable across the Var in the Isle o


Wight was once broken by bullock
which, falling overheard, got entangled
in it. Such accidents, however, are un.
common, and the only living enemy
which all cables have TO meet is the per
sistent little shell-fsh that bores his way
through wood and gutta-percha in search
of food.-PhiLadelphia Ledger.
Year: 1873

When a woman buys an article of
wearing apparel, it is all right. She is
not counseled to take il back because Vf
this or that defect. She ignores mans
knowledge in the matter, and he is only
too glad to escape to make any protest.
But when he upholsters himself in any
particular, she gives the article examin-
alton, and in nine cases out of ten hur-
ries him right back with it. Between
that mans regard for his wife and fear
of the merchant, he losses a great deal
that rs pleasant in this world. 1t is al
SO little singular what a wonderful
effect the store where you have made the
purchase has upon the fit of the article.
l have known a man to go back three
times with coat. The first time it
pinched him a little under the arms.
The dealer had him try it on; then pull
ed it down in the back, stood off and
squinted at it, and then said, "How
does that feel now?" The man, perspir-
ing at every pore, and feeling that he
was guilty, in some way, of taking un-
fair advantage of trusting fellow-mor-
tai, confessed that it was much better,
and went off


The next day he appeared, with the
impression that there was no wool in the
cloth; his wife said so. The salesman
gave him such a pitying glance, and
whipped the coat over from one side to
the other 80 rapidly, and talked so fast
about texture and wool, that the misera-
BILE wretch was glad to get the garment
back and get out of the store.


Two days later, he sneaked in again
with the coat under his arm. This time
it pinched across the back. The tailor
had him try it on again, and then rub
bed it across the back and pulled at its
front, and said he never saw anything fit
like that in his life; and the man went
off with similar belief. He didn't go
back any more; but he used to stand in
front of that store, when no one was look
ing, and shake his fist through the win
dow at the tailor, and think up the
things he wanted to do to him, which
there appeared no immediate prospect
of doing.-Daubury Nelcs.
Year: 1873

How LONE PINE Was "RuN" NJ
GEORGE WATsoN.-LoBe Pine is q
town in California. II can't be much Of
a town, but appears to be too large for
one man to run It. George Watson had
to leave il months ago on account Of
some numbering he had done there
He made tour of the minds under an
other name and came back TO Lone
Pine with q reinforced opinion Of his
ability to stay there, and some money
in his pockets-the fruit of his wander
ing and theiving operations among the
miners. He was in the habit Of killing
or robbing a man whenever he took q
fancy TO such amusement, and having
been quite successful in these snterpri-
ses he came back to Lone Pine with
arms and ammunition and announced
his intention 10 "run the town. His
FIRST act Of government wAa 10 beat and
nearly kill an inoffenaive Englinh-apeak-
Ing Indian because be was an indian
The same evening, pistol In hand, h
turned all the occupants ont Of a saloon
Year: 1873

A HINT FOR YOUNG MEN.-Not long
ago a young man of this city had fav-
orable opportunity to enter business
house in this State, at a large increase
over his present salary, with prospect
of soon getting place in the arm. His
recommendation were first class, and
the officers of the institution were de-
cidedly pleased with his appearance.
They, however, made him no proposals
nor did they state their favorable i'm
pressions. A gentleman of this city was
requested to ascertain where the young
man spent his evenings, and what class
of young men were his associates. 1t
was found that he spent several nights
of the week in billiard room on Main
street, and Sunday afternoon drove a
hired span into the country with three
other young bloods. He is wondering
why he did not hear from the house
concerning that coveted position
| SprigfeSd Union.
Year: 1873

ON motion OF Supervisor Clerk instructed to
an order on the County Of Newton Foster for the
dollars and cents being amount due him
the nty for taxes he had twice paid


the Board adjourned until seven O'Clock this evening"





Board met pursuant to adjournment Roll called Quorum
present.


The Committee the Report OF the Drain Commissioner sub
mitted the following report which, motion accepted:


Board Supervisors Of the County OF Van
Buren, whom referred the Report Of the
said county would respectfully recommend
the reeng the Scott Lake
ditch surplus funds of said ditch when collected


They remainder of said ditch fund be
appooned by Commissioner the several of said
order the County Treasurer for the amount that due
after the above orders have been satisfied


And further the following
spread the
township respectively by the supervisor
thereof.
Year: 1873

ROUGH ON THE YouNa MAN.-The reason why
a certain young gentleman did not put in his
presence at the Independent speaking here on
Monday night may be briefly stated as fol.
lows; He had made arrangements to GO with
his girl at eight O'Clock. About seven he went
down to the BARRIERS and getting nice shave,
started up to his boarding house to dress. He
put on oil his duds, broadcloth pants, white
vest, ETC., and then reached forth into his collar
box, which horrible to relate, was empty He
had only bought box OF collars few days be-
fore, but several young men who stop at the
same boarding house had gone through the box
that evening while he was getting shaved. Vent
ing little mild profanity upon the collar thieves
he started down town on a dead run for box
of collars. Rushing into store he called for
No. 14Ha linen finish, but the mud headed clerk
chucked him out a box Of 1917 (as they always
do) with q flaming cut of big scarlet fat wom
an on the cover. Inside of three minutes the
young gent was back in his room and trying to
put on collar The first one tore out n. the
button-hoe, and with smothered "dammet
he grabbed another and began to twist it around
his neck until he was almost choked and then
strained to make it connect until the button
came off. Letting off regular broadside of
profanity he took of his shirt at the same time,
and pulling another one from the drawer
Inside of it in about four seconds. Then he
happened to glance Mt the number on the box,
and saw for the first time just why collar 131,
inches long couldn t 60 on 10 neck IA 7, around.
Catching up the box he rushed back to the store.
thinking up long string of curses to sling at
the clerk, and got there just in time to find ii
closed. Then he rushed back to his boarding
house again, cursing that clerk all the way, and
at last by rumaging about in the next room
found collar just his SIZE which hadn't been
worn but once and putting it on struck at


RAPID rate for the house where his lady-lo


lived and found that she had just gone out.


in mad despair he went down town to drown


his troubles and cool off When he got there,
the first oyster saloon he went into, he found
his girl eating oysters with that same cussed
| clerk that sold him the collars, He didn't stay


long He was last seen going up Court street


using familiar Bible teIms such as "mad dog


etc, but like all other naughty boys he would
repeat them backwards
Year: 1873

Walsh Tor lot of fine grapes. Jimmy always
makes his appearance just at time when our


appaites are in condition to relish this lus-


eious fruit. He is now supplying the citizens
OF auburn with the best variety of grapes in
The e'msrket. May success attend the boy who
never forgets the printers
Year: 1873

LIONS Tipping his half-doar didn't elect him


although it did nominate him. The next time
he had better get the people to endorse such
an arrangement if he wants to go to the I.egisla-
Year: 1873

ELECTION day passed off without much noise,
sAnough candidate whisky was plenty. We
counted something less than 991I drunken men,
Out the greater part Of them kept rather quiet.


nS was rather an unusual thing for this place,
IS our candidate forty rods round the corner "
generally put the majority Of the voters of this
peecnct on their muscle But majority Of


WEN voted the Independent ticket this time,


.aa ta1s becarne civilized AND of course behaved


themselves like gentlemen.
Year: 1873

Over the beauty of the plum and the
apricot there grows a beauty more ex-
quisite than the fruit itself-a soft, del
icate plush, that overspreads its blush
ing cheek. Now, if you strike your
hand over that, and it is once gone, it
is gone forever, for it never grows but
once. Take the flower that hangs in the
morning, impearled with dew, arrayed
as no queenly woman ever was arrayed
with jewels. Once shake it, SO that the
drops roll off, and you may sprinkle
water over it as carefully as you please,
yet it can never be made again what it
was when the dew fell silently upon it
from heaven. On frosty morning,


you may see the panes of glass covered
with landscapes lakes, trees,


blendid into beautiful, fantastic pic
ture. Now lay your hand upon the glass,


and by the scratch of your finger, or by
the warmth of your palm, all the deli
cate tracery viii be obliterated. So
there is in youth beauty and purity of
character which, when once touched and
defiled, can never be restored fringe
more delicate than frostwork, and which,


when torn and broken, will never be re-
embroidered. A man who has soiled
and spotted his moral garments in youth,
though he may seek to make them white
again, can never wholly do it, even were
he to wash them with his tears. When
young man leaves his fathers house,
with the blessing of his mothers tears
still wet upon his forehead, if he once
loses that early purity of character, it
is loss he can never make whole again.
Year: 1873

The unanimous vote by which the
Presbyterian Assembly at Baltimore
adopted the recommendation that two
committees be appointed to confer with
the Old School Synod of Missouri aud
the Southern General Assembly, for the
purpose of reunion with those branches
of the church, probably marks the be-
ginning of the end of the political schism
which has divided the Presbyterian
Church of America since 1861. The
Presbyterian Church North and South
divided in that year, on account of the
action of the General Assembly at Pitts
burgh, which declared that the allegi-
ance of citizens was due to the United
States, thereby denying the doctrine of
State allegiance and State rights. The
Missouri Synod has not been associated
with either branch since 1866. Its
separation was the result of the adoption
of resolution by the General Assembly,
in 1866, that every church session and
every Presbytery in connection with the
Presbyterian Church North should ex-
anime every person who came from a
Southern State asking for admission
into any of their churches or Presby-
teries touching his relations to the Fed
eral Government and touching his views
on the slavery question I; and insisting
upon " confession of sin" if the appli-
can't had been guilty of disloyalty.
Year: 1873

A pleasant Partisan gentleman named
Decroire, who appears to have been
wholly given up to the delights of science,
recently prepared banquet for his fell
low-scientists which, Judging from the
bill of fare, could not have been of a
peculiarly appetizing character. The
meats furnished consisted of the flesh of
horses which had died of the glanders,
of COWS which had perished from rinder-
pest, and of a donkey just dead from
hydrophboia. It was, emphatically, a
'Ftest" banquet, and proved the devotion
of its partakers to the cause of science
as it was the intention to demonstrate to
the world that the flesh of animals was
not affected as human food by the worst
diseases, but that the cooking effectually
purges it from all infectious matter.
Undoubtedly M. Decroire is a very esti-
mable gentleman in private life, but we
should hardly like to trust oursef in a
boarding-house of his keeping.
Year: 1873

The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. is making energetic preparationsfor
assuming, on the Doth inst, the duties
heretofore discharged by district asses
sors In relation to assessing taxes on dis
titled spirits and tobacco, the banking
tax and the tax upon legacies and sue
cessions. 1t is already apparent that
the complete knowledge and control of
the brewing, distilling and tobacco man.
ufacturing business obtained by the
Commissioner through the Capitalization
of affairs in his office will result in large
additions to the revenue derived from
these sources.


I'm answer to an inquiry from the Sur
yeyor of Customs of a Western port of
entry, the Secretary of the Treasury
decides that the law and regulations al
low an agent or attorney to make an
entry of imported goods for an import
er and give bond for the production OF
owners oath, only in case of the sick
ness or absence from the port of such
owner or consignee, and then only in
case due power of attorney is fled
therefor. This decision is of general
interest and Importance.


Next September we are to receive
from Great Britain the Alabama indem-
nifty. This period is rapidly approach





whole amount is to be paid in gold, in
Washington, on day named, the move
ment of so much coin is attracting at
tention as a circumstance very likely to
disturb the English market, which can
not be agitated without affecting our
own. It would be well for the managers
of our financial institutions to bear the
near approach of this payment in mind.


The Attorney General has just given
an important opinion to the effect that
the law to abolish the franking privilege
is not to be construed to prevent the
transmission of letters containing cur
rency for redemption. It is the wish of
! the Secretary of the Treasury that as
fast as fractional currency or legal ten
der becomes worn, it should be ex-
changed for new notes. The Govern
ment, on the payment of ordinary
| postage, permits all such letters to be
registered free to and from Washington,
that no one may have any excuse for
repudiating money. An adverse deci-
sion would cut off this privilege, now
availed of to large extent all over the
country.
Year: 1873

The Boston Irareller has for years con-
tended that it is the duty of the Common
wealth to provide an insane asylum for the
insane persons of Boston. 1t would certainly
be far better than to let them roam about the
country lecturing
Year: 1873

Robert Collyer found his match in a coun-
try girl, who would not stop knitting during
his lecture. Robert is great advocate of
womau's rights, but don't like to have any
one at work in the lecture room while he is
speaking.
Year: 1873

An Athol man recently had severe fit of
illness, during which he experienced religion.
One day during convalescence the minister
called and prayed, followed by the sick man,
who then said to the clergyman: 81 am not
much used to praying, and don't know as
that prayer was exactly grammatical.
Year: 1873

India shawls are all the rage-at least
among the fortunate fewwho can afford them.
The more green there is in an India, and the
lighter it is, say those who profess to know,
the more valuable is the article.
Year: 1873

Miss Braddon is detected in an amusing
tapsus in her last novel. The heroine tells
her lover, in an early chapter of the book,
that she has never been to London aud in
later chapter she tells another party of her
visit to that city in her childhood with her IA
ther, and what she saw there Heroines
doubtless do lie sometimes.
Year: 1873

A bright little boy hearing his father say
that man ought to 'sstick to his business"
emptied bottle of mucilage in the old gen.
tleman's Office chair. The old man says he
has not beer stuck so badly since 1857, and
rewarded his offspring by taking him on
whaling trip to the back cellar.
Year: 1873

A lady asked gentleman who had travelled
littlein the Yellowstone country whether he
really considered it equal in scenery and gener
al features to Switzerland, and whether they
had "goitres'' there. He replied that the
very day before he left he saw large flock of
goitres come tearing down precipice, two of
which he brought to bag with his rifle.
Year: 1873

THE subscriber would respectfully announce that
i he is already organized in another Mill and
ready to fill all orders for Bar Mills Oak as promptly
as before the fire.


y2sdtf 4l m l
Year: 1873

yellow-fever, the Exposition has not been al
together so successful as IL might have been,
and DOW they propose TO appeal 70 the good
sense and liberality of the people TO give
them a real benefit on that night. The funds
arising from this concert viii be specially de-
voted to repaying these gentlemen. There is
certainly not such an instrument in the
south; it is great mechanical curiosity, and
is worth visit as such, to say nothing Of its
musical powers. We know that the Old Brass
Band never failed to respond with the very
best music, and on Tuesday night we are sure
they will give the best selection ever heard in
this city. The Memphis Brass Band can't be
beat Already a large number Of tickets
have been sold for that occasion.


The POlIcemen's Ball.


The grand ball under the auspices OF the
officers and patrolmen of the Memphis police
force, will come of in about a couple OF
weeks, and already arrangements are being
made to make the occasion attractive to all
who attend. There is no class Of persons
in the city who better deserve night OF en-
joyment than the members of the police
force, for many time and Oft these faithful
guardians are Drawing the blast, protecting
life and property while the citizens are
warmly enscOnced in their comfortable
homes. A cordial invitation is extended to
all citizens 10 be present. Let, therefore, the
response be liberal.
Year: 1873

ton which are characteristic OF wo-
man. The idea of a man nursing him
was Tepulsive When sick he wanted
a woman whose gentle manner and
soft touch conveyed so much of sympathy
and often calmed and sOothed the suffering


patient. He assured the sisterhood that he


and his congregation would do everything to


advance their school and TO assist them In


their noble mission.


REV. DIR. CARMICHAEL, OF GRACE
Year: 1873

De mOrtuts nj ntsi OOHiBB,
has very properly been amended by
substituting the word Uer1m for 6onuDl,
which would make the legend say,
or the dead let nothing be said but what is


true.


II we follow the latter rendering
Of the sentiment we should nave
little 10 say in commendation Of the late
federal judge. We greatly fear that he
did not recognize the classical personifi-
cation Of Justice woman blind-folded
and holding an evenly poised scales in
her right hand. We apprehend that an
investigation into the judicial career of
this fierce partisan judge would show
him with little claims to


The king-becoming grsces,
As yHSttce verify, temperance and stabieness.
We DO not think the country will go
into mourning for Indge Underwood's s
death, nor that tn. Is any probability
Of his having "a tomb Of orphan tears
shed over him.
Year: 1873

NOTICE--An persons having business before
IN the Levy Court Of New Castle county, are
hereby notified that said Court will meet at the
Court House in the town Of New Castle on the first
TU ESDAY and during the month Of March next, as
q Court Of Appeal uDon the Assessment and the
tFansaCiOn OF other business connected with the af
fairs concerning the county.


By order Of the Court JNO. P. SPRINGER.
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