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Year: 1871

FOLLOWING OUR Loves TO HEAvEN.--Ah (!
how many men have found heaven by follow
ing their children there How often it is
that a man wretchedly following after his
companion, has found heaven by standing on
the threshold of it and looking in upon the
loved one that he has lost The brute crea-
t'on can be led and allured by taking their
young ones and carrying them on before
'hem' And where heart loves idolatrously,
ana Is to be trained for heaven and the object
loved Is taken to heaven, how often does it
follow, crying as it goes, as a bird cries out
while it follows the boy that has the nest in
his hand How often have men learned at
the cradle, what they would not learn at tho
altar; and at the grave, what they would not
in the sapctuary.-Beecher.
Year: 1871

JuDGE Nor 1T was discovered after the
death OF a man who was not reputed to pos
sess generous disposition, that he had se-
crety provided for the sick poor and especi-
ally for poor widow, who had refused his
addresses when she was gay and lovely
glrl.
Year: 1871

The place to which yoHr chickens re-
tire ought to have dry floor, and be


kept scrupulously clean; and as the
floor is the coolest part of the room, their
roosts ought not to be more than twelve
inches high, and TO he slanting, which
will keep the warm air iD'the roost.--
Sitting hens can be cured putting water
in vessel to the depth of one inch, put
ting the hen into and covering the top Of
the vessel for about twenty-four hours.
The vessel should be deep enough TO al
low the fowl to stand up. This is the
hes; remedy we have ever tried. Earth
worms are greatly relished by confined
fowls. Take n spade once a day and
turn over theground for our hens. They
will soon run after you when they Sc,
you with the spade and will apply re
ward you for the extra trouble to ac
them by an increased sup
ply of eggs.- Canada Farmer. fr ts'
Year: 1871

The following advice is from n
New York paper: Press on, young
man, press on, young man, though
you be poor. We know a youth
who, with only two hands and a
crowbar started a iewelry store. and
now he is living in a fine stone resi-
dence in Sing Sing.
Year: 1871

outrageous imposition on that nor.
ton that is proposed to be cut off
or thrown away, for no division
can be made that will benefit anv
portion of Greenville County.
And another and by no means the
least objection, is that Whenever
you decrease the property of a
county, you will increase the tax.
es Oh the remainder but if yon
increase tho property of a county
in value, then you decrease the
taxes for all county purposes, to
wit: 8 mills on the dollar will
raise as much revenue on ten mil.
lions OF property as 10 mills will
ON five millions of property. So,
If the people in the lower part of
the County desire a decrease in
their taxes, it would be a better
policy Tor them to try to increase
tho territory aud taxable property
OF the County, rather than to de-.
crease it; and, doubtless, this will
be the policy Of all who desire the
general good and prosperity of ou,
County; and, after mature rcflec
ton, the most ardent supporters OF
the scheme will abandon it as
unwise, unsafe and impracticable,
with no inducements that can i'm
any way warrant its successes.


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Year: 1871

PANIC IN A TOBACCO FAcToRY.--A great
panic was created in the factory Of Mr.. j
b. Pace, on Twenty-Second between Main
and Franklin streets, yesterday, which for
short time gave rise to much alarm and
excitement in the nelghborhood. 1t seems
that In moving some tierces of tobacco in
the third story Of the building some plas-
tering became looSened, and falling on the
heads Of those at work on the floor below,
created apprehension that the building
was falling, and instantly a rush was made
for the front windows, and through these
the whole Of them jumped to the pavement
below, Il distance of fifteen feet, and seat
tered in every direction. There were two
hundred hands employed on this floor,
and every one of them ran for the windows,
prostraling in their flight everything in
their way. One boy ran to the far end OF
the building, and pulling up part of the
floor, descended through it to the floor be-
low. The panic extended to other portions
of the building, and for time all opera
tions were suspended. The excitement
reached even Henrico County Court, then
in session, and every one ran over to see
what was the matter. So far rs our reporter
could ascertain, there were but few casual
ties. One man had an arm broken, another
had his face badly cut by dashing through
the windows. and others were more or less
bruised in their fall.
Year: 1871




saved very poor boy from drowning
A After his restoration lie said to him:


What can ! do for you, my boy =


"Speak kind word 10 me sometimes.
replied the boy, as the tears gushed from
his eyes. Il amt got a mother like
some Of them.


A kin word? Think oft. That farm
er bad it in his power to give that boy
money. clothes, playthings, but the poor
boz ed nothing so much as Kind
word, now and then. II the farmer hal
ever 50 little heart the boy must certain
ly have had the wish gratlicd.


A kind word? You have many OF
them spoken to you daily. and you doa't
think much OF their value; but that poor
boy in your village at whom everybody
laughs. would think that he had found n
treasure il some one would speak kind
word to him. Suppose you speak 1t the
next time you meet him. instead Of laugh
ing at him. Then watch him and see
how lie looks.
Year: 1871

continental railroad sooner perhaps than sntici
pate. San Diego VIII in q short time. become the
terminus Of Southern road, with port upon the
Pacific equal TO that OF San Fraueisco Can cur
city, then, afford to be Indifferent to every trans
continental and interior roadg It should strain
every effort 10 encourage the construction Of roads,
and spare no exertions or money to compel them 70
concentrate here. All the rhetoric expended by
orators, and all the sentiment or indignation to
which the press may give utterance, is pure bosh-
Capital viii protect ITSELF and all that community
can do Is TO endeavor to make the interest Of in
corporations identical with their own interest The
interest Of these now united roads Is TO advance the
population and increase the business Of California
to encourage and develop every industrial resource
in the State, to multiply steamship lines to distant
countries Of the Pacific, and to direct The commerce.
OF Asia TO the port of San Francisco. Every immi-
grant and every dollar brought to this Coast aids
them, and instead Of being embarrassed BY hostile
legislation and annoyed BY unkind criticism, they
should be aided, encouraged, and suatained.-S z.
he,ns Latter
Year: 1871

VIM Moore, a well-to-do citizen of the 9th
district in this county few days ago lett for
parts unknown with the wife of one of his
neighbors. Both parties left their companions
and large family of children behind.


Moore has been for number of years sus-
pected of being an unprincipled man. His first
wife was woman of excellent character and
considerable property. After they had lived
together several years another woman gained
Moore's affections and his wife died rather
mysteriously leaving several children. She
was suspected of having been dosed with poi
son however, it was never proven. Moore was
soon married to the other and lived with her
until within few days.


OF late he has been very intimate with a
neighbor's wife spoken of above, but whose
name, for the sake of the unfortunate husband,
we suppress.


A few days ago she complained of being sick
and her husband brought her to this city for
medical advice, and not thinking her able to
return home, left her at the house of relative
short distance from town.


That night she left and has not since been
heard from. Moore left at the same time and
it is supposed they took the cars at this point.
Before leaving Moore sold large part of his
land, and carried away considerable amount
of cash which he had on hand. He was a man
of considerable property. The occurrence
creates much excitement in the neigbor-
hood where it occurred. As would naturally be
supposed, each family is in a very disconsolate
state of mind
Year: 1871

The MORMON WoMEN.-Grace Greenwood,
now in Salt Lake City, is writing the New
York Times series of letters respecting that
country and its people. Speaking of the wo-
men, she says:


Those have met appear to me, 1 must saw
Ike good and gentle Christian women They
are singularly simple in dress, and modest in
demeanor What saddens me is their air of
extreme quietude, retirement and repression.
But for the children around them you would
think some of thsm were women who had done
with this world. am told that the wives OF
even the highest Mormon dlgnltarles show
little pride in their lords. it were perhaps
difficuit to feel much pride in the sixteenth
mart of a man, as men go. Even the hrst wife
- = Msaltbv saint betrays in her husband and
6o.sebold tbey say, no eIutant Joy of possess
sion An investn ent in Mormon heart and
home must be rather uncertain stock for a
woman am assured, though, that the second
wife is seldom taken without the full consent
of the first. Not only are the poor woman's
religious faith and zeal appealed to, but her
magnanimity toward her sister woman out in
the cold. 1t must be through great SUFFERING
that such heights OF self -abnegation are
reached The crucifxion of the divine weak
ness Of loving woman's heart must be a se-
we're process. But there is some sorry comfort
in the thought that for these poor poiygamous
wives there is no wearing uncertainty, no few
erish anxiety-that they are spared the bitter
est pain OF jealousy, the vague nightmare tor
ture OF suspicion, the grief and horror of the
final discovery, the fierce sense of treachery
and deception. They know the worst. Per-
haps it is the dead certainty" that gives them
the peculiar cold, still look have referred To-
As to the Mormon men whom L have met
mostly leaders in the church, and prominent I1t
WELT do citizens, l must say that they look
remarkably free and even Ty aSe eI


nress;on HOb. three times and Iour sAhes
bannyP' "Well, that is the way they iook'
Year: 1871

A pleasant English writer has lively
paper on the advantages OF being "ran-
,ankerous fool, in which he goes to show
that men or women OF interior moral
palts. little scii.con.rol and great selfish
ness, often acquire IN absolute dominion
over the circle in which they move, mere
" by the exercise Of these traits. Every
one being anxious to please and pacify
them, there /; Il constant succession Of
anxious conpliances and compromises
going on around them; by all of which
they arc benefited in getting their own
will and way.


The one person who will not give up,
and can not be expected to be consideratc
or accommodating. comes at last to rule
the whole circle lie is counted on like
the fixed facts OF nature; everybody else
must tmn out for him. So Lille reignei
in Springdale. In every little social
gathering where she was, the one uneasy
question was, would she have u good
time, anxious provision male to that end
Lille had declared that loud reading was
a bore. which was detiniliyc against read
ing parties. She liked to play and sing;
so that WIS always part Of the pro-
grammc. Lille sang well, but needed q
great deal OF urging. Her throat was
apt to Do sore; and she took pains TO say
that the harsh winter weather in Spring
'alc was running her voice. \ good part
of an evening WAS often spcn; in suppli-
cations before She could he induced TO
make the endcayor - From Pink md
White Tyranny" by Mrs. Store, IN "Old
and NcW" for March,
Year: 1871

Il


Once at q commencement ball !"
given by the members Of the senior
class Of Dartmouth, two Of the class
made their appearance so intoxicated
that it became necessary for the floor
managers to insist upon their retiring
from the room. One of them knew
enough to get out and 60 home. The
other, John Buck, after reeling about
for some time, found himself in the la
dies dressingrroom, where he attempted
to lie down on sofa, but fell. fiat on
the floor, where he lay too much dis
couraged to get up or care where he
was. Soon after he rolled under the
sofa, and Immediately he was fast
asleep. However, he was not destined
to rest in peace, for shortly after, he
was awakened by the entrance of two
young ladies engaged in earnest con-
versation, who sat down on the same
seat under which our friend was lying.
After talking little while on various
subjects, one said to the other, Did you
hear any one say anything about meY
Yes, heard quite a number say that
you were the best dancer in the hall.
But did you hear any one say anything
about me2" Yes, they all said you
we're the prettiest young lady here to-
night" Now John was awakened by
this earnest conversation, and began to
share the interest felt by the young ladies.
Poking out his head from between their
feet he thus delivered himself TO the
horror-stricken couple: D,d-did you
h-h-hear (hic) anybody s-s-say anything
'b-b-b-bout me?" The shrieks Of the
affrighted damsels were their only re-
sponse, as they fed in dismay to the
ballroom, and Johns question remained
unanswered
Year: 1871

The propoftiona Of the human figure
are strictly mathematical The whole
form is six times the length of the feet.
Whether the form be slender or plump,
the rule holds good; any deviation from
it is q departure from the highest beauty
of proportion. The Greeks made all
their statues according 10 this rule. The
face, from the highest point of the fore
head, where the hair begins, to the chin,
is one-tenth of the whole stature. The
hand, from the wrist to the middle finger,
is the sane From the top Of the chest
to the highest point of the forehead is a
seventh. If the face, from the roots Of
the hair to the chin, be divided into three
equal parts, the first division determines
the place where the eyebrows meet, and
tae second the place Of the nostrils.
The hight from the feet to the top of the
head is the distance from the extremity
OF the ilngers when the arms are ex-
tended
Year: 1871

There are at least fifty cases Of low
fever in the borough of West Chester and
the immediate vicinity at the present time.
The unusual unhealthiness of the place is
attributed to the numerous rains, which
have been Immediately followed by intense
heat of the sun. the excessive moisture
and heat induces imperceptible decomposi-
tion in vegetation, and thus produces a
poisonous miasma which has caused the
present sickness.


The Selma, Ala, doctors have agreed
to attend no more families where they can
not get their pay. This is profitable on
both sides, for it makes it unnecessary for
the doctors to run around after unpaid
bills, aud gives the patient chance to die
natural death.


One who is perhaps little too critical
says that the majority of country preachers
could burn quite as well as the old religious
martyrs-they are SO dry.
Year: 1871

EATING GREEN CoRN.-Last autumn
persons who wished to observe " the pro-
prieties,'' inquired of us whether it was
according to good usage to gnaw the corn
from the cob, or if it should be cut into the
plate. Generally, though not always, mat
ters of table etiquette are founded in COM
mon sense. A bird can only be properly
enjoyed by picking it, hence good usage
sanctions the use of the fingers in removing
the flesh from the bones of bird, while
one who should take the bone of beef
steak, or mutton-chop, in his fingers,
would be looked upon as illbred. The only
way to get the full satisfaction out of green
corn is to gnaw it from the cob, and though
the operation, especially to a foreigner who
knows not corn, is not an elegant one to
witness, it is performed at the best-ordered
tables, SO generally is it conceded that
corn should be eaten from the cob, that
slversmiths now make silver greencorn
handles these are thrust into the large
end of the cob, and allow it to be held with
out soiling the fingers. 1t is rather an
awkward matter to cut the corn from the
ear at table, especially if the knives are not
sharp. If it is to be eaten in this way, it
should be prepared before it is sent to the
table. The operation of eating from the
cob is much facilitated by drawing sharp
knife lenghwise of each row, in such man.
her that the hull of each kernel will be
split. When this is done, the digestible,
nutritious contents of the kernels will slip
out, and the often tough hull be left upon
the cob. Those whose teeth are sensitive
OF defective will find this a great help.
Year: 1871

The Seneca Courier regrets to learn that son of
James Nevins, who formerly resided on Deer creek,
i'm Nemaha County, was killed near Humboldt,
Neb the first of last week, in the following man.
ner: He was riding a horse with German boy
aged about nine years. when the horse became
frightened and threw the German boy off and
Knocked him senseless. After recovering he went


in search of his comrade, and found him at a short
distance. dead, his head completely bruised and
jammed into a mass Of jelly. 1t is supposed he
was thrown off at the same time the German boy
was and one of his feet getting caught in the STIR
rup, he was dragged with his head and face On the
ground The boy wa buried by the side Of q sis
ter in the cemetery on Deer creek, nine miles
northeast of Seneca.


The Winfield Censor learns that day or two
since one MrH Trestle. widow lady living about
two miles west of town, WAS found dead in her
bed. She lived alone with several small children,
who could do nothing, but waited until help came.
She died in the evening, and the children slept
with the dead body of their mother until morning.
BY her death six small children are left destitute
and alone.


Mrs. Youngs dwelling house, four miles north
east of Girard. burned on Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Young had gone to see neighbor for a short
time, leaving two small schillren at home. They
got at the matches in some manner. went out in
to the yard and childlike set fire to the grass.
The flames communicated with the house, and it
was entirely consumed with all its contents, the
fire not being discovered until it too late to
save anything. Besides the furniture, Mrs.
Young had stored in the house about fifty bush
els of coal and fifty bushels Of corn that also he
ing destroyed. About SIS in money and 5000 in
district school bonds were also burned. The
bonds will be duplicated.


Colonel Blair, an old settler of Kansas, residing
near Troy, died on the 7th inst, of pnuemonia.
Year: 1871

" SHERIFF CAMPBELL had five hundred Re
publican tickets printed at his own expense, with
the name of J. E. MARTIN for Sheriff, in place Of
MAQuILxEN. These he circulated throughout the
County, for the purpose of deceiving Republican
voters; and doubtless man. were thus deceived
probably this was the way the Doniphan vote was
tampered with. This is the man who held Office
four years at the hands Of the Republicans, and
who asked for Office two years longer. This Is
the man who pledged his word of honor that he
was going to vote and work for the Republican
ticket!
Year: 1871

a We take occasion to inform the Lawrence
Standard that we don't consider ourself match
for the editor of the Topeka Record at scolding,
the editor of the Lawrence Standard at splitting.
If the Standard can't get along without the Chief
of course we'll exchange. But don't lop US of
again, when you get up on your dignity.
Year: 1871

q The Humboldt Usios says that, "recogniz-
ing the Republican principle that the will of the
majority should he the ruling power, we acknowl-
edge the Republican ticket to he beaten in some
of its candidates" Suppose you didn't recognize
the aforesaid principle, how would it affect your
acknowledgment of the insult, with the official
returns before youf
Year: 1871

way H"ttor---Gcts Out with Three


Hats.


Yesterday two we'll dressed young
men entered the store of Burke, tho
halter, corner of Fulton street and
Broadway. One of thom asked to look
at a felt hat A number of hats we're
produced and laid along tho counter.
Among them was very superior arti-
Gle which the shopman said he could
not sell under $8. After looking at
several hats, the young man took off
his hat and III Il careless way placed it
on the counter over the IS one. He
then fitted on - and said he thought
that would do. He took out we'll fill
ell pocketbook and handed Burk's shop
man two dollar bill Then lifting up
his own hat, with the IS hat inside, he
said:


"Say young fellow, give me some
paper to wray my old hat in."


The shopman said, Certainly" and
handed him newspaper. The young
man wrapped up the parcel, and the
two young men left.


AS soon as they were gone, the shop
man put on his hat and followed them
several blocks, until at the corner of
Chambers street he saw u policeman.
Then tapping the young man carrying
the parcel, OH the arm, the shopman
said:


"Excuse me, sir, but think you did
not pay me for that hat"


"Why, of course I did," replied the
young man, taking the hat off his head
and looking at it.


81 don't mean that hat" said the
shopman, 81 mean the hat you have
under your arm.''


Why, that's my old hat" exclaim-
ed the young man.


Il don't mean your old hat, answer
ed the shopman, "but the hat inside
your old hat which you took by mis-
take. The price of that hat, sir, inside
your old hat under your arm, is twenty
dollars at once"


The young man looked at the shop
man, and then at the policeman who
stood at the corner The young man
took out his purse, and with exceed
ing courtesy handed two ton dollar bills
to the shopman.
Year: 1871

Generally the citizen who is robbed
accepts the requirement that he shall
furnish sufficient induccmcnt to The
detective, in order to get his property
back again, and the probability that he
can get it back again if lie furnishes
sufficient inducement, are the settled
facts of the situation, and he either
decides to be bled in this way, or to
abandon his property. Everybody
accepts this as the situation, and re-
signs himself to it as a
thing it is useless to contend
against. But it is situation which
makes the municipality protector
and propagation of thieves, and sharer
in stolen goods. One of the strange
features of our social system is the tol-
Grafton Of these persons who call them
selves detectives We do not believe
that any performed or possible good
can be sufficient to excuse tho existence
of this class of persons, who quickly
become mere go-betweens for the
thieves, and whose interest is against
any thorough dealing with the criminal
classes.


We do not say that there is no such
thin, as all honest detective. Such a
thing may have an existence; but we
do say that the business of detective
is too severe trial for the average vir-
tue of those who are exposed to it, and
that the abolition of the detective force
would be a wholesale reform. As to
the so-called independent detectives,
the police should always hold them in
the category of a suspicious class.
There may be cases in which money is
required to pursue Il detective investi-
CATION, but its expenditure should
be accounted for and subjected to Sc
we're scrutiny. The mysterious demand
that the robbed person shall furnish so
much money, in order to set the dctcc-
tlves at work, or the inquiry how much
he is willing to give, is a practice that
creates in the public mind conviction
that the detectives are in collusion with
the thieves. It leaves the detectives
free from all accountability, and it Gre
ates temptation to which the average
man ought not to be exposed. Cincin-
natl Gazette.