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Year: 1873

In the Arcadian there are some sharp
observations on "the parlor of tht
period"


Among those fetishes which we wor-
ship with slavish idolatry, none is more
thoroughly our master than the parlol
of the period. Coming in from the
cheerful glare of daylight, the unhappy
caller is blindly ushered into the mys-
terions chamber of horrors. Cropping
his way to find seat, he hits his knee
against the sharp cornered ottoman
which turks in ambush on his path, OF
catches his feet in the sprawling legs OF
the large easel on which it is now the
fashion to display engravings and paint
ings, or rather the frames which are
supposed to set off to advantage these
works of art. AS his eyes become ac-
customed to the dim twilight, he grad
ually iiscerns chairs scattered around
at regular distances, more ottomans, a
table or two with knick- knacks, and,
looming up far away, grim piano-forte
carefully covered with gloomy pail.
1t is too dark to read, too dark to exam
inc the knick- -knacks, too dark to do
anything but impatiently await the tardy
hostess. Ten minutes of life which
ought at least to share at will in God S
gifts of light and air, are lost every
time we visit friend and are kept wait
ing in the dismal receptacle we call a
parlor.
Year: 1873

A most sanguinary meeting took place
during the war, near Richmond, Va.
The parties to the affair were members
of Mississippi regiment. One OF
them was lieutenant, and the other
had held the same grade of office, but
had resigned to become sutler for the
regiment. The lieutenant had credit
with the sutler, and had purchased sun
dry articles which had been charged
against him. When settling time came
around dispute arose between the two
concerning a tallow candle which was
charged in the bill. They both stub
bornly maintained the positions they
had taken with regard to this trihing
matter, and finally decided to resort to
the code" for final settlement OF
the disagreement. The weapons used
we're Mississippi rifles, and one who was
present says he saw both men stretched
upon the ground, dead, the aim of each
having been unerring and fatal. Life
has been not unaptly likened to Il burn
ing candle. 1t is snuffed out with as
little ceremony, sometimes.
Year: 1873

All that have this day is thine,


A heart whose faith has never falter'd,
a love that knew no other shrine


And through all changes lives unalter'd
Had | thousand hearts to give,
Thine all their love and faith should be,
Had I thousand years to live


I'd gladly spend them all with thee.
There's not a Joy in all the world


Like that Of love beyond deceiving,
Though bolt on bolt be at it hurled


The heart will triumph-when believing.
This day my Joy hath sovereign sway


A joy which but with thee know,
The rapture of first fond love


Which, welded. makes heaven below!
Year: 1873

Walking, says writer in the June
number of the GALAXY, brings out the
true character of man. The devil new
er yet asked his victims to take q walk
with him. You will not be long in find


ing your companion out. All DISCUS es
will fall away from him. AS his pores
open his character is laid bare. His
deepest al most private self will come
to the top. 1t matters little whom you
ride with, so he be not pickpocket /;
for both of you will, very likely, settle
down closer and firmer in your reserve,
shaken down like measure of corn by
the jolting, as the journey proceeds.
But.wa king is more vital copartner-
ship; the relation is closer and SYM
pathetic one, and you do not feel like
walking ten PAGES with n stranger with
out speaking to him. Hence the fastid-
iousness of the professional walker IN
choosing or admitting companion, and
hence the truth of remark of Emer-
son, that you will generally fare better
to take your dog than to invite your
neighbor. Your cur-dog is true pedes-
trian, and Jour neighbor is very likely a
small politician. The dog enters thor
oughly into the spirit of the enterprise;
he is not Indifferent or preoccupied; he


IS constantly shifting adventure, laps at
every spring, looks upon every field and
wood as a new world to be explored, is
ever on some fresh trail, knows some
thing important will happen a little
further on, gazes with the true wonder
seeing eyes whatever the spot or what
ever the road, finds it good to be there
in short, is just that happy, delicious,
excursive vagabond that touches one at
so many points, and whose human pro-
totype in companion robs miles and
leagues of half their fatigue.
Year: 1873

From actual count it appears that
from the first day of January until the
present time nearly $4,000 Cinnamon
have arrived in San Francisco, and in a
few days more some 1000 more will have
landed. The arrival and landing re-
Gently of some l, 300 nearly led to a riot
in the neighborhood of the Chinese
quarters, and would, were it not for the
presence of strong police force, have
led to bloodshed. The working classes,
who are sufferers on account of the en-
ployment of these Mongolians, are
taking the matter seriously in hand,
and popular uprising is on the tapis.
1t appears that 121, 900 Cinnamon are
here already, and that 100000 more
can be spared. These are the poor,
bad, and low of China The women are
mostly degraded, and in several cases
lepers. Daily can they be seen on the
public streets with all the signs of lep-
rosy on them, unclean and hideous.
Year: 1873

Among business men complaints are
now that the new postal cards are dis
grace to the Department in appearance,
that they are made of the very poorest
material, badly printed and designed,
and will be very easily counterfeited
with a fair profit and little chance Of
detection,
Year: 1873

The FREE BRIpGE.-Thc Board of the
James River Free Bridge met the Council
Committee on Streets Generally and Light
Yesterday evening at the Richmond terminus
of the bridge to consult about grading Ninth
street, building Il bridge over the basin at
this street, and lighting the free bridge with
gas. After all examination of the proposed
work the Committee on Streets adjourned to
meet on Tuesday night at O'Clock at which
time the propcrty-holders on both sides of
the street near the bridge and the president
and chief engineer Of the Bridge Company
will be iIvited to meet them, as also will the
chief engineer of the Chesapeake md Ohio
Railroad Company, whose track from Rock
ctts to the Tredegar Works will pass under
the structure near HaXall's mill-racc.
Year: 1873

RICHMOND, February 20, 1878.
Dear Dispatch,-I will leave the following
for you to answer: Do you not think that we
boys had just as well be in cbicken-coopa
to have such strict ordinance as is now in
this city on US boys7 The policemen are for
ever got tbeir eyes on us; but they are not
sharp enough for us, for we know them so
well, and when we see one Of them sneaking
on us we all halloo "Yeast Cake!" and we
make our legs help the body and then you
see him hang his old club on the button of
his pants, where his wife has just lately
scwcd one, and take to his heels for US; but
for no good, as he may suspect, and when he
has finished the chase he looks there to find
the button gone and there is more work for
poor wife. II any of them ask you about
this, tell him to get out, and If they bother
us, one of these days we will put black eye
on one of them. am yours,


Mr.. I-SHAN'T-TELL-YoU,


alias PLAY-BoY.
Year: 1873

HAT FOUND IN THE RIVERA bat was
found in the wreck of the Free Bridge bv
the workmcn yesterday whilst engaged in
getting out Of the river the timbers, &c. 1t
no doubt belonged to one of the unfortunate
men who was drowned by the late accident.
Year: 1873




A "PHANToM TuMoR" CASE At AN Up |
Town HoTEL.-On Monday afternoon, about
o'clock, middle aged man, in company with
young lady, apparently about IL years OF age,
drove up in a carriage to one of the upaown
hotels, and after entering, desired 10 obtain
lodgings for a day or two He registered his name
as fSmith and lady,p and having no baggage the
clerk Of the hetel, who is a very modest young
man, reluctantly told him that the rules OF the
house required persons without baggage to pay
their board in advance. To this the guest did
not ObjSct, and atonce paid up fortwo days. he
was accordingly assigned 10 one Of the best rooms
in the house, and soon afterwards he inquired OF
the clerk here he could obtain physician as
he desired to have ah operation jpeFfOfmed up
on The lady for the removal Of tumor with
which she was afflicted He was directed to the
Office Of one Of the most prominent young sur
grons, and soon afterwards aphysician's carriage
was standing in front of the hotel. ........


The surgeon proceeded 70 the room Of his pa
tient, add began il courteous me inef to5make
his diagnosis, Before proceeding far, however,
he remarked 10 the gentleman who had sum-
moned him to the hotel, that no operation was
necessary, that nature would shortly relieve the
patient The snrmise Of the doctor proved to be
correct, as on Tuesday night there was fresh
arrival at the hotel, fine, bouncing baby. The
gentleman who desired to have the operation
perfoIned was Donplussed at the shape matters
had assumed, and seemed 10 feel very much like
the man who won the elephent. Ihe joyal no,
lei proprietor came to his relief however, and
suggested that if he did not desire to retain the
infant, he could find home for it in an infant
asylum in this city Acting Upon this sugges-
Iion the man, about % o'clock in the morning
took tie child in his arms aud left the hotel, ane
nothing has been seen of him or it since.


The young girl seemed TO be totally ignoran
that such an event was going to transpire, anC
consequently had made no preparations for it
A married lady in the house, however, kindly
came to her relief and from the wardrobe Of be
own children soon Improvised suit for the lit
tie stranger. The young mother is doing as vel
az could be expected under the circumstances
and has had telegraphic dispatch sent to he
mother, The hotel proprietor sincerely hope
there will be response to the dispatch, as b
feels that he too has an elephant upon his hands
t-BALTIMORE Sun, 11 l.a.,
Year: 1873

TINION SQUARE THEATRE


- The ACCOMPLISHED critic OF the Evening Express, DC
tober ~ says"One OF the most gratifying successes ot
the pre- busy theatrical that OF the
Geneva Cross at the Union Square Theatre All the
taste but tells us in lucid numbers of the heart struggles
generous and noble woman, battling with the
duty In opposition TO the power of love- In the
present day when there is dearn Of really good acting
there is certain satisfaction in knowing that 1t has
been imported but is product of the SOIL engen
fairly and prosperously That its popular should
high favor with the public are not matters of special
wonder Notalone Is the play itself OF exceptional excel
encc but Ii receives exceptionally good treatment ut
hands of the company Miss Rose Eytinge is indis
putaby OF the best meodramatic actresses be


fore the public and the emotional intensity OF her per
the character of the heroine fraught with
deep and lasting interest while the manly steadiast Rie
MIR Thorne is fitting companion picture The other
the requsely toned accessories these
principal figures and the result picture full OF
harmony, symme try and grace
Year: 1873

e9~ We learn from an act to amqpd the
charter of the town of Magnolia, approved
April 9th, 1873, that the corporate limits
are described as follows: Commencing at
the mouth of Billiards. creek, thence up
said creek to point where the east and
west line lone quarter Of a mile south OF
the northern line Of section eleven) inter-
sects the creek thence east, along said
line, to the eastern bank Of the 1angipahoa
river; thence down said bank Of Tangipa-
hoa to point where the north and south
line Zone quarter of mile west Of the
eastern line of section twelve) ntersects
said river bank; thence down said line t.
southeast corner of north west quarter Of
northeast quarter of section thirteen
thence west to said river, and thence down
the east bank Of said river TO the point ol
beginning all in township two, range seven
o"ss' n s ~ 4
Year: 1873

Thirty Gold Bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company as well secured and unusually productive.
The bonds are always convertible at Ten per cent
premium n.10 into the Companys Lands at Market
Prices The Rate Of Interest seven and three-tenths
per cent gold is equal now to about s. currency
yielding an income more than one-thrd greater than
u. g. 520s Gold Checks for the semi-annual interest
on the Registered Bonds are mailed to the Post
Office address Of the owner All marketable stocks
and bonds are received in exchange for Northern
Pacilcs ON MOST FAVORABLE TERMS


JAY COOKE & Co.
Year: 1873

William Ward quotes stock privileges as selling
for per cent cash bonus on 30 days time and u to
2 per cent bonus according to value OF the shares
on 60 days, at the following variations from the
market price of the securities named
Year: 1873

In most instances house plants and
growing flower stalks do not receive one
half the necessary supply of water, while
in some cases too much is applied. Every
flower pot and flower box should be pro-
vided with some means of escape for the
surplus water. If the earth is pressed
firmly about the roots the plant will re-
ceive all the moisture it requires before
this escape is made. A space of about a
quarter or half an inch should be left be-
tween the surface of the soil and the rim
of the pot or box, that the water may not
wash the earth over the edges to the floor
or into the saucers, but be allowed to
stand and work gradually down.
Moderately warm water seems most
agreeable to these adopted children of
ours, and surely they thrive best when in
neous has been said of the danger of
watering house plants too freely; but they
suffer more frequently from the opposite
mistake. The earthen pots in general use
are very porous, and evaporation through
them takes place speedily in our warm,
dry rooms. The earth should never be al
lowed to become dust dry; neither should
the water stand all day in pools about the
roots and lower stems, and, thus standing,
become sour and disagreeable, Every
flower pot should stand on saucer or
plate, and there should be hole in the
bottom of the pot, so that the dry soil may
absorb water when it is poured on the
plate. When the soil will absorb no
more, the water ON the saucer should be
turned out.-N, Y. Herald.


- ,o. a,
Year: 1873

THE divorce business is more prosper
Gus in Maine than either the lumber man
ufacturing or ship building A sort OF
connubial cyclone seems to have visited
that region which appears to have intro
duced confusion into domestic affairs. In
York County, twenty-three applications
for the severance Of matrimonial bonds
are pending, and over eighty in Cumber.
land County, The fact is, there is too
much marrying nowadays, and too little
marriage.
Year: 1873

AT a weekly meeting a straightlaced
and most exemplary deacon submitted a
report in writing of the destitute widows
who stood in need of assistance from the
congregation. "Are you sure, deacon"
asked another sober brother, "that you
have embraced all the widowsP" He said
he believed he had
Year: 1873

For sagacAy and intelligence commend
us to the Missouri COW. Not long ago an
educated creature deliberately committed
suicide by rushing into the Mississippi
River near Carondelet, because her bo-
vine dignity had been wounded by some
of her associates; and now we have the
story that one of her sisters deliberately
walks a log fifty feet long, thrown across
a roaring stream, every night and morn.
ing, while going to and from her pas
ture
Year: 1873

The average American citizen of this gen.
Grafton. whose occupation is peaceful, We
take 1t for granted has had about enough of
the military business 20 last him through
lite. and is slightly disposed to watch the
formation of even voluntary militia compa-
mes with some degree Of jealousy. That's
our status. at least. and we have expressed
our opposition to military organization in
the county ut this time As not only unpeces-
sary. but rs calculated to lead to misappre-
henSfOn. The sheriff of the county is
good and conscientious officer. and ha.
hitncrto received promptly ill the support
and assistance called for. The "po>se'' is
safer and more effective for the execution
of law and preservation Of order, exec, in
times Of organized and armed resistance,
ami we therefore give it the preference.
These remarks are prompted by all item in
the last Aullvi!le Times, announcing the Or
canizatiOn of cavalry company in the
Auiivlle nei.EbOriood. We know nearly
all the citizens OF the neichboriood. aud the
fact that the company is ma,ie up of the best
Of them and is offirered by such men As
Captain John Brown and Lieutenant Grove
Youngs. is u sufficient guarantee that 1t Will
be formed on the side OF ord,r right ant,
Justice, ut least whilst it is in the hands OF
the men who now compose and govern it.
Year: 1873

New York, October 27th.-A letter
from Berlin shows that that city has
not only been afflicted by the Amer
lean panic, but is preparing for one
OF its own. Scandal Oh the bourse;
irregularity and insecurity in every
branch of business; prodigality and
waste among the middle classes and
great suffering among the poor; a
swelling tide Of emigration and all
forms of pecuniary distress hang over
the city, and all said to be owing to
notllin. less than specie imitation.
Year: 1873

orchard for long live and sound
trees would be to plant the seed
where you wish the tree to remain
and graft or bud the stock. In this
way you will not have to cut the
tap root or mutilate any of the
roots. Nature designed the tap
root for purpose, and when, yon
cut it off you strike at the life OF
the plant. This root is needed in
time of drought to supply moisture
to the tree, and in winter to go
down below the frost line to bring,
up moisture to supply evaporation.


You may say this way of planting
is too much trouble, and we will
have to wait too long for fruit
True, this may be some trouble in
successful fruit growing. If you
want fruit sooner plant dwarf trees
between your standards, and they
will bear in a few years and be out
Of the way by the time they begin
to crowd each other. I don't know
but there might be more money
made in given time--say twenty
years by planting dwarfs altogeth-
er, or root pruning the standards,
80 as to bring them into bearing
early. and when the trees begin to
show signs of death plant others
between them, and keep up re-
newal system.


In regard to varieties, for q com
mercial orchard, I think one or two
good varieties in their season are
sufficient. The amateur may plant
all the varieties he can get.
Year: 1873

H. K. Vickroy read before the
last meeting of the Champaign
(Ill. County Horticultural Society
a valuable paper on the above sub
ject, from which we extract the fol-
lowing:


The requisites for a healthy and
successful pear orchard are the fol-
lowing: l. Land on which to plant
the trees that is naturally or arti-
ficially underdrained. No fruit tree
will live long where water will stand
around the roots three hours after
a rain. Mr.. Barry, one of the most
successful culturists in the United
States, says, ''It don't make so
much difference about the soil if it
is only dry 2. You must have
healthy pear stocks grated or bud
ded with healthy cions or buds. 8.
That the trees the first five years
be allowed to make an average an
nual growth of not more than eigh
teen inches, and this in the early
part Of the season, SO the wood will
have time to mature well. think
the best way to control this growth
is to seed the orchard to grass, and
if they need any stimulating, apply
manure ON the surface. It is said
the best time to apply this manure
is about the time or little before
they make their second annual
growth, as this is the time the tree
draws upon the soil for nutriment.
The food for the first growth being
stored up in the tree from the pre-
vious season 4. To always have a
sharp knife in your pocket, and
kept there, unless you know how
to use it, and then only in cases of
necessity. If there are too many
branches, and the tree bears. more
fruit than it can mature and mako
a sufficient wood growth, which
should be an average OF four or six
inches, thin the fruit. If trees are
rightly managed the first five years,
they will need little pruning after
ward.


I think the best way to plant an
Year: 1873

There is wide demand that the
tariff on tea and coffee be restored.
It is alleged that we are losing
millions Of revenue by the loss of
tax, while, strangely enough, the
price of these commodities remains
the same. This must be very per-
picking to those free traders who
have been insisting for years that
the tariff on an article always adds
to it's cost, and vice versa.
Year: 1873

Why do not people 60 to church
more? One thinks it is this and
another thinks it is that. You can
open a church in a hovel, and let
voice go forth that has the power
of touching men, and you will find
it crowded and thronged. You do
not want the cobs that used to have
corn. That which man wants is
sappy food, refreshing food. Men
are willing to be dealt WITH, to have
their sins flashed in their faces,
willing to have their consciences
aroused, but do not want to be
handled; they want preacher that
grips and takes hold of them
in some way, and if he can do more
than that. if he can give them that
which every man consciously needs
some men have aspirations, and
some more indulge in superficial
thought-and if he can give him
strength to bear his burden. Men
that are sore in life: men who are
in sorrow; women who do not
know how to bring up their chill
! dren, and who are continually hav
/ ing more and more added to their
flock; people who want to know
where the next hod of coal is com


ing from; people who are afraid of
the sheriff; men who are pricked


with the ten thousand nettles of
human ife-they come to church
and hear a long discussion on the
| fall of Adam. Well, that is not
opportune, but still they are so fat
themselves that they would like to
know something that deadens the
struggle that is going on within


them; they want some one who
will take part with them, a minister
who brings God down to the side
of men, not as an everlasting con-
demner, but one who brings God


down as present help in time OF
trouble,-Henry Ward Beccher.