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Year: 1873

The DEAD.-The moment friend, or
even q mere acquaintance is dead, how
surely there starts up before as each in
stance Of unkindnoss of which we may
have been guilty towards him. In fact,
many and many an act or werd, which,
while he was in life, did not seem to ns to
be unkind at ails now "bites back" as if
it were a serpent, and shows u what it
really was.
Year: 1873

PRovIDINa.-How comfortable for 3
Young wife to feel that her husband Is
bountiful provider, and that she will never
want for the necessaries of lifel A newly
married man was recently directed by his
wife 10 order SINE yeast, ard not having
very defined ideas of yeast himself he
told the baker 10 send up a couple Of dol
lars worth. At nine o'clock next morn
ing three men might have been seen tug
ging and sweating up the frt Mt stairs of
that mans house with q cask OF yeast.
Year: 1873

The Secretary of the Treasury has had
prepared for him the following table
showing the receipts of customs from
sixty eight collection districts daring the
last fiscal year, and the cost Of. collecting
the same. 1t is a very instructive. table:
Statement Showing Receipts from Customs at


small ports during the flscal year ending June


80, 1873, and cost OF collecting the same:
Year: 1873

OUR PAREETs.-Respect to aged per-
sons is one of the virtues. There is no
period in life when our parents do not
claim our attention, love and warmest
affection. From youth to manhood, from
middle to riper years, if our parents sur
viVe, it should be cur constant study
how we may best promote their welfare
and happiness, and smooth the pillow of
their declining years.
Year: 1873

A MODEL SPEEcH.-n ere is a model
speech made by the President Of q Farm
ing and Grazing Society, on presenting a
prize cup to young man:


Now, young man. take that cun: and
remember also to pillow deep and drink
shallow" ~
Year: 1873

ait is serious injury-hal here have
the ball; yes, hope he will live" and Or.
Wells took from the wound a small bullet,
while he continued:


Now he needs the most careful nurs-
ing"


comes Mr.. Jessop," and Immediately after
the carriage drove up, and telling the doc
tor 10 come on with the wounded stranger
to her brothers house, Leone again noun
ted her horse and rode on to have all in
readiness for his arrival
Year: 1873

OUR NEW IMPROVED MACHINE


Stands without a rival, and should find its
way into every family. 1t has reached the
highest state OF perfection of the Sewing Ma
chime yet produced, and its sales are constant
ly increasing throughout the world.
Year: 1873

A MARVELLOUS BEARD.-A Comical
twin story is reported from Dublin.
A barber was waited upon one morn
ing by nice young gentleman, who
desired the hair-dresser's lowest terms
per week for keeping his comely
'caput" in condition. A moderate
sum was named and accepted. There
after the new customer appeared every
day for ''close shave" with frequent
additions of shampooing and haircut
ting, and often twice day. In short.
the barber marveled at the rapidity
with which this young mans beard and
hair grew, and the mystery was only
solved after considerable lapse of
time, when one day "two of him" came
into the shop at once for a shave. The
original customer who had made the
bargain had a twin brother 50 exactly
like him in personal appearance, that
lone couldn't tell tother from which"
and the two had been getting the at
tention of the tonsor for the price
paid for one.
Year: 1873

The season is now at hand when
school committees and school trustees
are engaging teachers for the summer
schools. Why will not those officials
adopt and apply in this work the same
common-sense views and principles that
they do in the various business caIlinVs
in which many OF them are engaged;
In other words, why will they not 20
upon the principle that the best-qualitied
teachers are III the end the cheapest!
In all soberness, it is time that we aban-
don the policy, so common in many
towns, OF employing the lowest priced
teachers, under the impression thai the
lengthening out OF the school thereby
Will be great gain to all concerned.
Now if there is any one fact fully estab-
iished in the minds of those who have
had various and practical experience iii
the management of schools, it is this:
That a good school of eight weeks,
taught BY teacher of skill and tact, is
worth more than poor school, bv an
indifferent teacher, of twice or even
three times that length. Indeed poor
school has little value to speak of, in an
educational point Of view, to the pupil.
Such school NAV and often does result
in more harm than good just as bung
ling mechanic may not only fail to turn
out good piece of work, but may even
spoil whatever he has in hand. What
owner OF a valuable horse will allow
that horse to be shod by an unskilled
blacksmith! Why, then, should the
training of children be left in the hands
of those who have made no special prep :
aration for the work, or whose quail
tications are known to be entirely made
quate! School officers hold a precious
charge in trust for the people. 1t be-
comes them to look well to the manner
in which the, discharge their response
BILE duties. The value of the school de-
pends more upon the character and skill
OF the teacher than upon all other agen
cies combined. The best teachers are
those who are well qualified for their
business. Get the best.
Year: 1873

Profanity never did any man the
least good. No man is richer, or hap
pier, or wiser for it. 1t commends no
one TO society it is disgusting to the
refined, and abominable to the good.
Year: 1873

The trains arriving from the East
are all crowded with passengers, the
inward traffic being considerably in
excess of that during the summer
months. Each train has four or five
sleeping cars in it's list, and of the
passengers many are well-to-do people,
who have fled the approaching SHOWS
Of the Eastern States to spend the
winter in California. One gentleman
arrived few days since from New
York on his fifth winter excursion to
our coast, and declares it his intention
to run away from frozen thermometers
every winter of his life. The increase
over last Fall of Eastern visitors is
very considerable, and it is reasonable
to suppose that next year will see yet
larger deputatiOn from the Atlantic
Coast to the Pacific.
Year: 1873

Ny ancient pedal friend a last farewell
So many days we've footed it together
The lane of life-in fair and stormy weather,
My eyes well-nigh their lid dykes overswen;
1 remember when thou didst encase


My neither limbs with pressure warm and tight
And many oorny twing, from morn till night
Evinced the ardency of thy embrace.
Soon, like the love of a long married wife,
Thy grasp, If not 80 strong, was still as true,
And pleasanter; and as we grew in life,


Thou vert as gentle as plant shoe;
And while on thee trampled every day,
To shield me thou didst wear thy very sole away
Though despise the slander-monger's art,
And scorn the wretch who blackens the fair fame
OF one whose richest fortune is his name,
(The wretch whose steel goes deeper than the


heart),


Yet it has been my daily want, own,
To blacken thy face IN til thy skin has shone
With ebon glow as lustrus as the hue
That form the charm of Guinea's native breed.
But twas not that hated thee; indeed
priced thee so, that when thy sole broke thro',
And let in water, twas my special heed
man of avis thy gaping wounds should sew
And twitching pangs athwart my pocket shoot
To part with thee at last, o worn and faithful


boot!


Shoe and Leather Dealers Reporter.
Year: 1873

A LUCKY HIT.-A man recently
conceived the idea of dipping match
es, alter they were tipped, in paraf
fine, so as to protect them from
moisture. For this improvement he
now receives from match manufac
turing establishment an income oi
about ten dollars per day. Matches
thus prepared are said to ignite read
lily after having lain in a basin o
water an entire night
Year: 1873

They have had a sensation at Charleston,
the capital Of West Virginia. The entire pO-
lice force consisting of a chief and six men re-
signed because a negro had been elected to
the charge of this single negro. The matter
was Brought before the council, when it was
discOve ed that the police all along had been
acting without authority of law, as the new
constitution had changed the mode of appoint
nent and tenure Of Office and the new prOVis-
ion had never been carried out. The negro
policeman, it was also shown, had been elect
Ell by secret ballot, when the law required a
Uiod C0ce vote in such cases, and so he was not
a policeman either.
Year: 1873

Whatever your prosb bects are in life,
Whatever You have to do,
Take hold of the wofk with willing hand
And brave your owl way through.
If farming be the life you choose,
just look to the land You till,
And if you have gfist to grind,
Don't send boy td the mill
If the life of said you wish to have
And sail over the waters blue,
Stand firm at the helm, though storms arise,
And steer your owh way through.
Wherever you're placed on the river Of life.
If the skies be dark for you,
Don'S wait for another to row your boat,
But paddle your own canoe.


: I. A. TYLER.
BAY CITY Nov 8th 1873
Year: 1873

The Movement OF Bullion from Eng


land to tho United states.


According to the report telegraphed from
London up to six o'clock p NJ. Saturday
there was considerable movement to ship
bullion from England to the United States
The amount withdrawn from the Bank of
England for this purpose on Saturday was not
very large, it is true, being in value only
forty thousand dollars, but we are told
that all the available gold in the street
was being bought up for shipment to
America. The Banks raising of the rate of
discount with view to check the outflow OF
specie had no doubt produced some effect, but
outside of that institution the law of demand
and supply was operating in spite of its pre-
cautionary action. There are business
obligations to meet here to and through
the banking houses connected with Eng
land. Besides, our crops of cotton and
grain are wanted. and if sufficient money can
not be obtained on this side to move them
the means, to some extent, at least, will prob
ably be furnished. Of course in all this great
profits are expected We may have to lose
something through our immediate and press
ing necessities, just as all people in distress
have; but the relief afforded will, nevertheless,
be very acceptable. We would rather take the
specie of England just now than the dry
goods There is at the present day always
tendency between and among nations to
restore the financial and commercial equilib-
rum, so closely do the bonds of commerce
make them and their interests connected
Year: 1873

A HERALD correspondent ably describes in
this mornings issue an evening party At
Prince Bismarck's mansion, where the chief
men of the German Empire were assembled
as guests We have seldom had the good for
tune to present picture of Parliamentary life
in any country revealing SO much that is ele-
waiting, 80 much that is serious. These re-
unions of the cultivated men of the Empire
give fashion, if we can so speak, to the
statesmanship which has made Germany
great and powerful. Unlike the fippant as
semblages that gather around the Premiers OF
minor courts, these evening parties induce the
discussion of the gravest questions-not with
all Parliamentary formula, but in pleasant.
conversational way. The subtle Bismarck is
their parent, and he understands we'll their
importance in giving direction to the makers
of public sentiment. But these social gather
ings of the great do not differ in their
character from those Of lesser individuals in
Germany. If the army be taken as an example
it will be found that the officers never assem-
BILE in cafe to discuss wine and women, but to
talk 'tshop," and it is because the German is
always talking ''shop' that he understands
his business, whether it be in war, diplomacy
or literature. The Latin races are not SO
prone to keep the main chance always in view,
even in the midst of festivity Hence, when
they come in contact with the Teuton, they
despise the minuteness of his learning and the
closeness of his logic, and fly to poetry and
opera boufe. We might in republican America
initiate these German reunions, without their
aristocratic paraphernalia, and perhaps gain
what our official society needs most-culture,
refinement and candor.
Year: 1873

The threatened bombardment of Alicante by
the insurgent iron-clads Mendez Nunez and
Numancia was commenced on Saturday with a
salute Of five hundred projectiles, some of
them charged with' petroleum, under q
return fire from the forts and shore
batteries, which obliged the assailants
to retire disabled. We are gratifed
to record this latter fact, for it indicates that
the power in the hands of the intransigentes
is utterly incapable of offering any permanent
stop to the government The vessels cap
tured by the British from the insurgents and
handed over to the Spanish government are
now, it is said, on their way to the relief of Ali
cante The injury to the latter city is reported to
be very great materially, but if the insurrection
is proved by the result of Saturdays engage
ment to have no far-reaching arms, the sacri-
fee will not be too great for the future safety
of Spain. The neutral attitude of the foreign
vessels Of war present at the bombardment is
amply accounted for by the lead of England
in the matter. Strong as is that power at sea,
their ragged schoolboy seamen at Spanish
throats, the government are not at all
willing to help the Spanish republic. The
want of good grace in the surrender Of
the Vittoria and Almansa to the Republic
makes this pretty evident The desire of the
German commander to prevent the lombard
ment would not, we imagine, receive high
commendation at Berlin if it went SO far as to
bring about an engagement, creditable as it
would have been to German pluck and human
ity, and popular as it must have been, with
the German masses. We believe, however
that the Republic, if properly directed. will
be able to settle with all the insurgent bodies
single handed.


On the reassembling Of the Cortes an cleo
| ton for President of the Republic will take
place, with CASTELAR, and Salmeron as the
most prominent candidates. The energy and
directness which Sehor CASTELAR, has recently
exhibited and the successes he has achieved,
will, we imagine, weigh strongly in his favor,
and it is difficult to see how they can do bet
ter than retain him.
Year: 1873

The CONTINUED RAvAGEs OF THE YELLOW
FEVER at Shreveport are appalling to contem-
plate. In proportion to its population its suf-
ferings and losses from this epidemic are
without parallel Twenty-Five interments in
one day for city reduced to less than three
thousand inhabitants is q fearful record, and
the worst Of it is that while the disease shows
no abatement the sufferings and destitution of
the citizens still surviving are daily increased


Movements for the relief of those unfortunate
neople have been undertaken in various cities
Year: 1873

and we believe there are some gentlemen from
Shreveport in this city who have been raising
few subscriptions among their friends; but
we think that some such movement in Wall
street at this time would be profitable diver
sion to bulls and bears and would prove
godsend to Shreveport that would not soon be
forgotten. A word ''on Change" and the
thing ia dOna
Year: 1873

THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
Utica Observer states that the democrats of
Delaware county have chosen one liberal re-
publican and one democrat to represent them
in the Democratic State Convention, to be held
at Utica on Wednesday next. The democrat
is Colonel John r. Fellows, resident of New
York city, but well known throughout the
State. Is this not introducing the rotten bor-
ough system OF England into our politics
Delaware county instructs its representatives to
urge the adoption of resolution by the Con-
vention providing hereafter for three delegates
from each Assembly district. In Rochester q
similar course was adopted. In these instances
the Democratic State Central Committee re-
ceives rap over the knuckles for limiting the
delegation from each Assembly district to a
single person.
Year: 1873

THE CAMPAIGN IN OHIo.-The Ohio papers
state that the political campaign in that State
progresses very quietly. The mass meetings
are few and far between, and not largely at
tended at that Mass meetings in the open air
are said to be decidedly unpopular among the
democrats. The Ohio farmers are probably
busy outstanding their fall crops preparatory
to moving down acres Of rank political weeds
when the proper time comes.
Year: 1873

the sun 10 speers length above the horizon and after


ward receives the OF the >lIslars, the
Grand vizier and others, who bow down and kiss
the hem Of his robe. Afterward they al attend
his Imperial Majesty back TO the palace.
IL takes about an hour for the pro
cesson to pass any point the route, including
the soldiers who accompany it, The childish delight
which the orientals take In gliterng decorations and
bright ooors is very manifest such occasion The
breast Of every pasla is covered with gold lace, and


wide ribbon sash Of bright green passed his
shoulder and fastened with an immense brooch Many
OF the carriages are covered with fregt ornamental
tops wherever be put on and the horse ssre beau


fully eaparisoned. Each member Of the Imperial fam
iy has separate carriage. with outrders in splendid
livery On the present occasion the Sultan could be
plainly His state carriage was drawn by four
magnificent iron gray stations of the purest Aro breed
He is said TO have money invested In horses than
any other in the world The mosques are not iu-
minated during Baram. the feasting is done in the
daytime when all business Is suspended and the Turks
give themselves up 10 enjoyment. Nothing worthy Of
further mention occurs and at the close Of the third day
business is resumed usual at the offices OF the Porte
and Nussulman life flows on in its ordinary course.
Year: 1873

A REVIEW OF THE TWO PROPOSITIONS NOW PEN
DING BEFORE CONGRESS FOR CHANGING THE
TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY.


BY DAVID a. WELLS,
the Revenue Chairman OF the Tal


Commission Of the State Of NeW-iork.
Year: 1873

AN ACTIVE LIQUOR SALESMAN wANTED-FOF
N the city and also for New jersey. by Kentucky
house whose goods stand No to the right kind
liberal arrangement will be made, either salary OF
commission. For an interview address, in confidence
BOURBON, Herald Office.
Year: 1873

RESCUE OF A YoUNG GIRL FROM A
DREADFUL FATE--A naughty Halifax
maiden of the tender age of thirteen
summers, who has been going to the bad
at rapid rate during the last few
months, stole SIS in hard coin from her
father the other day, and left her home
to set up for herself. Her distracted
father, directly after he missed the child,
took police officer and started in pur-
suit, and after long search found that
she was concealed IN the garret of a
house opposite the Wesleyan church. On
entering the chamber nothing could be
seen of the girl who had apparently
vanished as if by enchantment. When
the room had been searched, and the
father and police were about to leave, it
was noticed that small window in the
gable end of the house was open, and on
the sill could be seen small white
hand. On going to the window the poor
frightened child was found hanging by
her puny hands some forty feet from the
ground. The officer grasped her ant
rescued her from the dreadful fate
which her failing strength would sool
have brought to consummation. The ia
ther was so much rejoiced to recover hi
child alive that he administered but


mild reproof.
Year: 1873

Judicious advertising always pays.


If you have a good thing, advertise
it. If you havn't don't.


Never run down your opponents goods
in public. Let him do his own adver-
tising


If you don't mean to mind your own
business, it will not pay to advertise.


You can't eat enough in week to
last whole year, and you can't adver-
tise on that plan either.


A large advertisement at once, and
then discontinued, creates the impression
that the man has fzzled.


It's as true of advertising as of any
thing else in the world-if it's worth
doing at all it's worth doing we'll.


Injudicious advertising is like fishing
where are no fish. You need not let the
lines fall in the wrong place.


If you can arouse curiosity by an ad-
vertisement it is great point gained.
The fair sex don't hold all the curiosity
in the world


The men who advertise only once in
three months, forget that most folks can't
remember anything longer than about
saven days.


A standing advertisement, even though
a small one, is like sign over the store
ever in sight, and constant sugges-
tion to the public of something the pub
lie ought to have, and the place to get it.
Year: 1873

WANTED IMMEDIATELY-MENl The
Star thinks the great want of the age is
men.
+, Men that neither brag nor run. Men
that neither flag nor finch men who
have courage without shouting it.


Men who know their places and fill
them.


Men who mind their own business.


Men who will not lie.


Men who are not too lazy to work, nor
too proud to be poor.


Men who are willing to eat what they
have earned, and wear what they have
paid for.
Year: 1873

l wish to rehearse what I've put into verse
Concerning our makers of laws.
l will show up the toughest, the rascaly toughest,
And say not a word about Dawes
I'll begin with Oaks Ames whom every blames
Because he at last told the truth
To lie he agreed, but did not succeed,
This three score and ten-year-old youth.
Old Oakes had dream, vllianOus- scheme
By which he his pockets could fill;
He would buy and sell votes, like potatoes and oats
And clean out old Uncle Sans till.
He went to James Brooks whom he knew by his IL oks
From swindle or fraud would not run;
He wanted some Credit Mobeler, and hadi
All stand in the name of his son.
Then Patterson came. and put down his name
For several shares in the stock;
This Reverend man, of the Puritan clan.
1t seems, to steal did not shock.
He next went to Schuyler, the veteran smiler
And nveigled him into his net;
He went to the book and his dividend took
AS indeed did the whole of the set.
Pennsylvanias Kelly whose cheeks shook like jelly,
With Garfield went down in the book,
When Wilson saw pelf-he dare not himself
In the Of his wife some shares took.
Then Ames laid in wait with his well-arranged bait
And many Congressman caught
Some nibbled and ran, but for every such man
He pulled i'll dozen he sought
The Union Pacific saw danger terrific
Ahead so they wenti trice
| To General Butler, the Government sutler,
In order to get his advice;
| Old Ben took the hint and gave them squint,
And they thought him the wisest of scholars
| He said he would tell them, 'twould be very well
If they'd hand him out six thousand dollars.
! They gave him check, which, according to Beck,


Was done at the instance of Alley
| But the one who sent Cofax, who, it seems hadn't
| told facts,


Now quietly sleeps in the Valley
Then Fort Fishers Hero disciple of Nero
! Said he, Tell lie and stick to it,
| Now lie every man just all that you can
And you'll not have occasion to rue it!
| But man named McComb who chanced to come home
| And found what they all were about:
He told what he knew, which was every word true,
And III that way the story got out.
But they fbbed and they lied and every one tired


To see which could outlie the other;
| Schuyler went to the grave for witness to save,


And he also called on his wife's mother.
But Poland's Committee, the more is the pity,


Determined they all were too blame
Their votes they had sold for silver and gold


And they all were incuraby lame.
They said to expel them would be very well


And Danish them all from the forum;
But the house didn't dare to eXpel them, for there


Might not be enough left for quorum.


PAUL.


Boston, March 20.