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Year: 1873

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The most stupid expenditure of human
nature is seen in everything here. There
seems to be an utter want of ingenuity.
Shovels and spades have handles six feet
long as thick at the top as at the bottom,
and twice as heavy as required. on cali
not make workman-or his employer for
that tnlatter-understan that this immense
handle is NJ stronger than Its weakest
point. and that this weak point is just at
its junction with the iron. The scythes
used are nothing but exaggerated bill
hooks, two feet long, six inches wide at
the base, the back being solid mass OF
iron more than half an inch in thickness.
The snaths are perfectly straight, five feet
long and as large as a mans wrist, and one
straight peg a foot long for a handle. But
the best illustration is the process of PLAN
ing board. A small plane, some ten
inches long, and nearly square, has a hole
bored through one end, and through this
hole peg foot long is thrust, protruding
on each side. 1t takes two men to work
this machine. The two seat themselves
astride the board, and one pulls, the other
pushes, and both pause few moments to
rest every time they have to hitch along
the board. In order to plane ten-foot
scantling, therefore, an affair of two min
utes with us, two men work for more than
an hour, Besides-and such incredible
folly exasperates an American-the two
men sit in the blazing sun without think
ing it possible to carry their board to a
place of shelter, perhaps ten PAGES away,
or to put up an awning with the boards
living idle about them And yet Austria
objects to fair patent law, or even to
sanction a fair discussion of the subject
V;ennd Letter. - go
Year: 1873

THERE is said to be in the region of
the Colorado river mountain-of solid
salt 500 feet in hight, and extending fif-
teen miles. The with of the stratum is
not yet known, but it has been pen
etrated through cave to distance of
three miles. The discovery is reported
by a professional man, and until
proper scientific investigation is made it
cannot be known whether this cave is o
ti,ssure penetrating the stratum itself, or
whether its walls are merely an execres-
cence from the great mass. But be that
as it may, the mountain would appear to
furnish an answer to the biblical ques-
ton, 'If the saft hath lost its SAVIOR,
wherewith shall it be melted?'
Year: 1873

If YOU have occasion to use wheel
barrow. leave 1t, when you are through
with il, in front Of the house, with the
handles toward the door. A Wheel
barrow Ia the most complicated thing
to fall over on the face Of the earth.
A man would fall over one when he
would never think of falling over any
thing else; he never knows when lie
has got through falling over II, either.
for It will tangle his legs and his
arms. turn over with him and rear up
in front of him. and just rs he pauses
In his profanity TO congratulate HIM
self, 1t takes new turn. and scoops
more skin Off of him, and he conf
mences to evolute anew. and bump
himself, on fresh places. A man never
ceases TO fall over wheel-barrow un-
til it turns completely ON its back. or
brings up against something It cannot
upset. 1t IS the most inoisensive look
ing object there Is. but it is more dan
gerous than 4 locomotive. and no man
IA secure with one unless he has n tight
hold OF its handles. and is sitting down
on something. a wheel-barrow has
its uses, without doubt. but In its lelS-
ure moments 1t Is the great blightinS
curse on true dignity.
Year: 1873

BoY ran away from school to go
chestnutinS. During the expedition
he fell twice out of one tree to the inn
minent danger Of breaking his neck.
was licked by one of the other BOYS,
whose breath he materially lessened by
stumbling against his stomach, ran
silver into his knee, and was bitten
violently on the neck bya new kind OF
bug. When he got home his father
annointed him with the boss-end OF a
billiard cue, aud the next day at school
the teacher escorted him twice around
the room by his poorest ear. lie says
that chestnuts are so worny this year
that it don't pay to so after them.
Year: 1873

WHAT THE SHELLS DID.-On one oc-
casion, says correspondent writing nom
the Lava Beds, we noticed a shell fall
in the stronghold and Immediately alter
the explosion some twenty or thlIty Ia
dians ran up on top Of the rocks, yelling
aud curing at lively rate. One ln-
dian was SO mad that he fred his gun Of
in the air and jumped from rock to rcck
like lunaticr We have since learned
from a squaw that shell fell close to The
council fire, and that One Eyed Jake
picked it up and ran towards stouchin aud
his nephew. All three commenced DIT
ing tsc shell, and while they were taking
the edge off their teeth the she'll burst
and the Modoc tribe were minus tnrco
warriors.
Year: 1873

all that is bad should be pointed out in a
spirit of such friendiness and courtesy
that they should be glad to read it aud
grateful for it. If many of them be-
come morbid, sour, resentful, impatient
or unpleasantly seli.asscrting, it ought to
be remembered on their behalf that they
have been stung by injustice, and badg-
cred by malice, and made contemptuous
by discourteous treatment 1t is not un-
just to say that all criticism which does
not bear the front OF personal courtesy
aud kindness and tho warrant of a careful
conscience IS curse to literature, and to
the noble guild upon which we depend
for it production.
Year: 1873

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


In perusing your issue OF the HERALD of Sunday.
7th inst. was surprised on reading the letter OF
@. Smith in behalf OF the prisoner Stokes who
now lies in the Tombs charged with the murder Of
James FISK. Icannot keep silent on the matter,
though shall but feebly express my own feelings.
besides representing the views OF the vast ma
jority ofour law abiding citizens. only hope that
my humble effort in trying to expose the attempt
about to be made in order to gain the sympathy Of
the public on behalf OF Stokes shall be successful.
or That it will at least call forth tire opinions OF
some OF our citizens on the case showing that
though we do live IN an age when men have to
obey women more than sometimes is healthy, we
also 1--we in an age when woman cannot tamper
at will with the highest ofilces in our land-I mean
our courts OF justice. The writer asks the uues
ton what benefit II will be to New York n they do
claim the life Of Stokes as penalty fer the lie OF
his victim, but seems TO forget that though the loss
may not be great, we will be obeying the
commands OF q higher authority than either @.
smith or even the highest Court in our land that
he that sheddeth mans blood by man shall his
blood be shed. 1t was u woman brought Stokes to
where he now stands, and think il iii becomes
woman now TO interfere on his behalf By publish
ing this you will oblige an OLD SUBSCRIBER.
Year: 1873

meeting OF the Committee OF the Brooklyn
Committee OF One Hundred was held last evening
in The directors room OF the Academy OF Music, in
Montague street. some time was taken up in
waiting for quorum. At quarter TO nine, finally,
the requisite number being present, Franklin
woodrufT, President OF the association, took the
char. The reading OF the minutes OF the previous
meeting took about twenty minutes The Treas
resolution was offered TO have the sub.committees
send In their reports with the view OF increasing
the number OF the committee TO 250 Mr. Hunter
said he was opposed TO the Increase OF the number
OF the committee. The resolution was adopted.
inc meeting then went into executive session.
Year: 1873

STATE UNIVERSITY. Y.-Contrary to our
preconceived views in relation to the
magnanimity of our neighbors in the
western portion of the State, they have
at last permitted crumb of satisfaction
to drift eastward by making Elko the
point at which to locate the State Uni
versity. Senator j. B. Moore is entitled
to the thanks of his constituency for his
persistent efforts in behalf of this pro-
ject which has Just been crowned with
success. All the bill now requires to
make it law is the Governors sigma
ture, which it will undoubtedly receive,
from the fact that it i, a just one [Elko
Independent.
Year: 1873

OF the eight pounds which a man
eats and drinks in day, it is thought
that not less than five pounds leave
the body through the skin. And of
these five pounds a considerable per-
centage escapes during the night,
while he is in bed. The larger part
of this is water, but in addition there
is much effete and poisonous matter.
This being in great part gaseous in
form, penetrates every part of the
bed-mattress, blankets, as we'll as
sheets soon become foul and need
puriication. The mattress needs
this quite as much as the sheets.


To allow the sheets to be used
without washing or changing three
or six months, would be regarded as
bad housekeeping; but I must insist,
if thin sheet can absorb poisonous
execretions of the body to make it
unfit for use in few days, thick
mattress, which can absorb and retain
a thousand times as much of these
poisonous secretions, needs to be
purified as often as once in three
months A sheet can be washed. A
mattress cannot be renovated in this
way. Indeed, there is no other way
of cleaning mattress but by steam
ing, or picking it to pieces, and thus
in fragments exposing it to the di-
rect rays of the sun.


AS these processes are scarcely
practicable with any of the ordinary
mattresses, I am decidedly of the
opinion that the good old-fashioned
straw bed, which can every three
months be exchanged orfresh straw,
and the tick washed, is the sweetest
and healthiest of beds. If in the
winter season the porousness of the
straw bed makes it a little uncom-
Portable, spread over it a comforta =
BILE or two, or wooden blankets, which
should be washed every two weeks.
With this arrangement, if you wash
the bed covering as often as once in
one or two weeks, you will have a
delightful, healthy bed.


Now, if you leave the bed to air,
with open windows during the day,
and not make it for the night before
evening, you will have added greatly
to the sweetness of your rest in con-
sequence, and the tone of your
health. I heartily wish this good
change could be everywhere intro
duced. Only those who have thus
attended to this important matter
can judge of its influence on the
general health and spirits. [Dio
LAWS
Year: 1873

The Steubenville Herald, at the
close of an article on the late elections,
says:


One thing is apparent, however,
after making all proper allowances
for the "of year" apathy, &c, that
the course of the Republican leaders
in Congress this winter will be watch
ed by the people closer than ever
before. If they prove true to the
principles and the professions upon
which they were elected, the stay-at-
homes this fail will be out in force
next year, ready to cast their ballots
on the Republican side. Very few
indeed, comparatively, desire the
restoration of the old Democratic
party, with it's Bourbon principles, to
power, and only the most glaring
faults and blunders on the part of
those opposed to it could effect this
result The Republican party, of all
the political organizations of the
country, is the only one so far that
has shown itself capable of grasping
and carrying into effect the great
questions and demands of the day,
md the rank and file will hold their
representatives responsible if they be-
tray the trust that has been reposed
in them. Let them see to it, then,
that there be no faltering OF hesitation
this winter in the reforms which are
demanded, and the principal IF which
have been explicitly pointed out.
This done, and there can be but one
result to the elections next fall
Year: 1873

The counsel of the world to the young
man is, ''My son, believe that everybody is
selfish, and wishes to get the better of you. "
Now man could as reasonably live upon a
diet of choke-cherries, and expect to be
well, as live in such faith, and expect to
be morally fresh and sound. Men are very
much what you make them-that is to say,
what you expect them to be. If you ex-
pect man to be mean, he will probably
seem to you to be so; for, however gener-
Gus he may really be, through your mask
of mean. expectation you cannot discover
it. Believe me, there is something very
much worse than being cheated; and that
is, the feeling that everybody wants to cheat
you. And, if you observe closely, you will
find that the happiest people of your ac-
quaintance are not those who always make
the sharpest bargains, and who always ex-
pect to be taken in if they are not on the
alert, but those who deal unsuspiciously,
and who care more for their self-respect,
than for the kind of responsibility riches
buy Curtis.
Year: 1873

WILMINGTON, DEL, November s.


Great excitement was created last
evening by an alarm proceeding from
the residence of the Cashier of the
Bank of Delaware, of this city, caused
by an attempt of five masked men to
gag and bind the family of the Cash
ier, with a view of robbing the bank.
The men gained admittance to the
house through stratagem, seized the
Cashier, handcuffed and threw him
on the floor They then proceeded
to the dining room, where the ladies
we're at tea, and, with drawn pistols,
enforced silence One of the ladies
escaping, gave the alarm, two of the
police arriving in time to see the
burglars escaping. Chase was given,
and one of the police gained upon
the retreating gang. Shots were ex
changed without effect, when one Of
the robbers suddenly stopped and al
lowed the officer to get near him.
He then dealt him q murderous blow,
and the officer fell senseless, serious
ly wounded in the head. The rob
bers so far have evaded arrest.
Year: 1873

The kindly words that rise within the heart,


And thrill it with their sympathetic tone,
But die ere spoken, fail to play their part,


And claim merit that is not their own.
The kindly word, unspoken, is a sin


sin that wraps itself in purest guise,
And tells the heart that doubtng, looks within,


That not in speech, but thought, the virtue lies.
But tits not so /: another heart may thirst


For that kind word, as Hagar in the wild
Poor bani=hed Hagar-prayed well might burst


From out the sand to save her parching child.
And loving eyes that cannot see the mind


VIII watch tn expected movement of the lip:
Ali can We let its cutting silence wind


Around that heart, and seattle it like whip?
Unspoken words, like treasures in the mine,


Are valueless until we give them birth:
Like unbound gold their hidden beauties shine,


Which God has made TO bless and gild the earth.
How sad 'twould be TO see a masters hand


Strike glorious notes upon a voiceless late
But oh what pain when, at Gods own command,
heart-string thrills with kindness-but is mute
Then hide it not, the music OF the soul,


Dear sympathy, expressed with kindly voice,
But let it like a shining river roll


To deserts dry-to hearts that would rejoice.
Oh let the symphony of kindly words


Sound for the poor, the friendless, and the weak,
And He will bless you. He who struck these chords
viii strike another when in turn you seek.
Year: 1873

Not long since we were asked what we
thought of teacher playing checkers with
his scholars. Now we do not propose to
discuss the right or wrong of this question
from moral standpoint, for the game of
checkers has its friends, and not without
some show of reason. We MIGHT saw it is
not game of chance, but of skill on the
other side it is contended that its tendencies
are toward evil practices. We think we can
safely say, that though it may be lawful, vet
1t IS not expedient for the teacher to engage
IN any game with his scholars that can di-
rectly or indirectly lead to those that are
undoubtedly wrong. In late magazine we
find the following:


MANY questions upon which the world
will never agree, while they are discussed
upon the ground of abstract right or wrong,
might be satisfactorily settled upon the
simple ground of erpedieney-a standardto
which st. Paul was not ashamed to con-
form, and which requires a larger measure
of the charity that never faileth, than
where the right and wrong are inherent and
clearly discerned."


But aside from any moral wrong that
might grow out of such practice, the hour
at noon and the recesses are intended for
active, bodily exercise, and should not be
used for continued strain on the mental
powers, and any one acquainted with the
game of checkers knows that it affords no
rest or relaxation for the mind, but re-
quires close and constant thought, to be
successful, and who wants to be beaten at
any hing in which he engages? Rather
let the teacher go out and lead off in the
play, be with his scholars, watch over them,
direct their plays, and by his presence
avoid much of the trouble that is often
brought on during play hours. Some may
say we are boyish and compromise our
dignity, but if we can better accomplish
the great work of preparing our pupils for
the battle of life, let Us pursue the better
way, feeling assured the result will be right.
Should the weather not admit of outdoor
exercise, singing or even laughing and
talking will leave the mind better prepared
for took-work, than any game of chance or
skill.
Year: 1873

[From the New York Herald.l


Nixon was executed. He shot a
stranger in the frenzy of ungovern-
able fury. Gaffney suffered death on
the gallows. He killed a man under
the passion of losses at gambling,
and while temporarily insane through
drink They were poor devils, and
if they had escaped the gallows by
luck and gone to Sing Sing would
have been put to hard labor and
treated to shower baths, blows, and
the solitary cell. Stokes deliberately
and daintily picked off his enemy
while the latter was in a trap, and
genteelly fired off his deadly Derrin-
ger with a gloved hand. He escapes
hanging, and will live ike an impris-
oned lord, or like the young murderer
Walworth at Sing Sing. But his
friends are highly respectable-and
they have plenty of money.
Year: 1873

The coinage at the Mint for the
month of October exceeds in amount
any coinage ever executed there or at
any other Mint in the same time.
There was delivered by the Coiner to
the Superintendent in double eagles
81, 100000, and in silver and base
coin S19,3S5. If we take the double
eagles coined during the month and
string them out in one lire it will
make nearly twelve miles of gold.
Year: 1873

Do all he would, the father of bright
Philadelphia boy could not induce him to
shut the door after him. One day he gave
the youth a severe talk on the subject,
which only resulted in the reply: Its no
use papa; shutting the door belongs to the
lost arts.
Year: 1873

The article on dueling, proposed
in the Pennsylvania Constitutions
Convention, was finally passed in this
form: "Any person who shall fight a
duel, or send a challenge for that pur-
pose, or be alder or abettor in fight
ing a duel, shall be deprived of the
right of holding any Office of honor
or profit in this State, and may be
otherwise punished as shall be pre-
scribed by law"
Year: 1873

The precocious schoolboy, who, quoting
from a distinguished statesman, said he
'slsnew no North nor South, was surprised
to find himself put at the bottom of the
class in geography.
Year: 1873

Now, here comes another of our
grand successes. Never on earth
did nation progress in industry as
ours has in the last twenty years, and
the future, for at least one genera
alton, will be like the past. Now, let
us take a few striking facts. Take
iron for one thing:
Year: 1873

3. OUR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Hereis our grand success. You may
talk of your political economy; your
financial theories; your railroads and
grangers; but it is labor which creates
wealth. 1t is labor only which will
bring you out of difficulties, and it is
the God given law that you shall live
by labor or you are not worthy to live.
Year: 1873

AS wagon loaded with long
heavy table and other articles, was en-
tering the gate of the race course, yes
terday, through the negligence of the
driver, in taking short turn, the
table was driven against the gate
where the special policeman was
standing, who, not seeing his danger,
would have been most probably killed
if the ticket receiver had not warned
him of his peril by shouting to him
''to get out of the way" as it was, the
table jammed his hat against the gate,
with a portion of his hair in 1t. A
man who was sitting on the wagon to
steady the table, was also thrown out of
the wagon with the table on the top of
his legs, but he fortunately escaped
with but slight injuries.
Year: 1873

The only place where the genuine
interchangeable Pebble Spectacles can be
found IL at Fisher & COS Jewelry Store 81
Main street. They are made of the best ma
terial, uniform in density and of high refrac-
tive power. Come, all yc who live for good
eyc-si rht and try them
Year: 1873

No. The tide of immigration Is steadily set
tim, IN, ana the first thing eastern people do
Is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
q new one of DESMOND. They say there Is no
comparison between the two.
Year: 1873

We have the report of the House Commit
tee of Commerce of Congress ut was pre-
sented to the House yesterday upon the pro-
posed several watcr-lines referred to them.
This report gives large space to the discus.
sion Of the Central water-line. A friend
,who has the best opportunities for ascertain
ing the disposition of Congress towards the
enterprise says: "I do not expect that we
can pass our bill in the expiring weeks of a
short session. But the universal opinion is
that it will easily pass by large majority
next session. The sentiment here is uni
versally kind to the State (of Virginia) to tine
measure and to the friends Of the measure"


TIE REPORT.


The committee, after brief discussion OF
the constitutional question OF the right OF
way, which they declare lin the language OF
Governor Hoffman Of New York; "iS the
right Of the Million" proceed TO examine
the merits of the great Central line through
Virginia.


THE OHIO RIVER,


they say, loses its principal value because it
has no outlet of water navigation in the dl-
rection In which western produce moves to
market (eastward}. If such an outlet be sup
piled by the Central lihe, they say that any
expenditure by the Government necessary
for its completion would be justified.


The report gives details as to the mode
Of Improvement and the length of the differ.
ent sections of the great work, which, en-.
larged to the capacity of bearing boats OF 900
tons. would have Il thcoretic power OF trans.
nortaton of 21,6OQ,0QO tons. The report
then sets forth
Year: 1873

who ara disconntened with their party
that they have u safe refuge In our party


Applause. Let us show TO the people,
party that we are the true party OF re
form and if they want to establish pnrit,
and honesty, the means TO do IL Is Il
return 10 their old seats IN the Demo
cratic fold.


4 If we do this. if we show to them thai
the Democratic party is neither dead MOI
useless, but that it is instinct with power
and strength and activity, and courage
and patriotism. we will gather them all
in. This is our opportunity. beg the
Democratic party, and each OF you gen.
tlemen. in his own particular sphere, 10
show that we use il wisely. II we do
the movement that was commenced w
Ohio on last Tuesday. will gain day b.,
day moral and numerical strength; day
by day it will appeal to the honest men
OF MI parties and all shades of opinion,
until they will form AN overwhelming
mass. by means OF which we will achieve
a victory which will secure 10 us power
in the Federal Government and restore
TO our possession the control of the Ad-
ministration. aud bring back rgain 10
The country the days when all our peo-
pie lived in tratcrnal peace, and our
Government was characterized by hon
csty and purity. [Great and continued