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Year: 1873

You can always tell boy whose
mother cuts his hair. Not because
the edges of it look as if it had


been chewed off by an absent.


minded horse, but you can tell it by
the way he stops on the street, and
wriggles his shoulders. When a
fond mother has cut her boys hair,
she is careful! to guard against any
annoyance and muss by laying
sheet on the carpet. 1t has never
yet occurred to her to sit him over
the bare floor and put the sheet
around his neck. Then she draws
the front hair over his eyes and
leaves it there while she cuts that
which is at the back. The hair
which lies over bis eyes appears to
be surcharged with electric needles,
and that which is silently dropping
down under his shirt-band appears
to be on fire. She has unconscious
ly continued to push his head for
ward until his nose presses his
breast, and is too busily engaged
to notice the snufiling sound that is
becoming alarmingly frequent. In
the meantime he is seized with an
irresistible desire to blow his nose,
but recollects that his handkerchief
is in the other room. Then fly
lights on his nose, and docs it 50
unexpectedly that he involuaaAsiily
dodges, and catches the points Of
the shears in his left ear. At this
he commences to cry and wishes he
was a man. But his poor mother
doesn't notice him. She merely
hits him on the other ear, to inspire
him with confidence, and she goes
on with the work. When she is
through she holds his jacket collar
back from his neck, and with her
mouth blows the short bits Of hair
down his back. He calls her at
tention to this fact, but she looks
for q new place on his head and
hits him there, and asks him why
he didn't use his handkerchief.
Then he takes his awfully disfgured
head to the mirror and looks at it,
and, young as he is, shudders rs he
thinks OF what the boys on the
street will say.
Year: 1873

Half the perplexity, annoyance
and trouble that men have in this
world is in consequence of getting
into debt. II seems to be natural
tor some people to buy, and incur
obligations without measure, so
long as they can avoid paying ready
cash. Give one Of this sort chance
to buy on credit, and the questions
of payments are matters that he
cares but little about. But what Il
crop Of trouble springs up from the
seed of debt. How many gray
hairs it brings, and how often it
shortens life; sometimes leading
men to commit suicide or murder.
And yet how easy ii is to keep clear
Of this terrible monster. Every
young man should form fixed and
unalterable determination before
commencing his actual business ca
rccr, not to incur one penny OF
Indebtedness under any circumctan-
ces. Never buy anything unless
you have the money to pay for 1t
at once. Pay 10 attention to the
"splcndid opportunities" "rare
chances" bargains" and the like.
Such arc only traps set TO catch
victims. If you see anything you
would like to accept, look first at
your money pile, and make the
answer depend upon that. Always
pay as you go. If you are short
OF money, gauge your demand ac-
cordingly.
Year: 1873

"A general who served in tho
volunteer army was asked, a few
days ago, "What do you think
ought to be done with the Modocs
to keep them from fighting again !"
Z" Send them TO West Point; thatli
take the fight out of them + was
the prompt reply.
Year: 1873

The latest in the way of self
praise is an Indiana editor, who
played few tunes on an old banjo
under his office window, and then
thankc cd the serenader in his next
issue for delightful music.
Year: 1873

A writer In tho Inter- Ocean saya: "If the
school fund is to DO made an oleemosynary fund
lot uB have an equal distribution, and giyo as
much to tho poor as to those who arc rich enough
to spend fow yoara on travel in Europe It is
to DO hoped that Mr. seammon will tnhc tho
hint from his Own paper and pay up his indebted.
nosa to tho school fund, lest It should become
M eleomosynary fund, and Lost the poor should
donand an equal with thoHo who nro rich enough
to spend few years on travol in Europe.
Year: 1873

THE Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
m9kcs q statement, In which he estimates
the falling oil 10 the receipts Of his bureau
for the month Of October and November
at about 81 .OOOOOO; that Is, less by that
amount than they would have been ex-
cept for the panic. The receipts for the
first sixteen days Of the current month
were 81, ,141 .0ss, against a ,SGSt t420 for tho
corresponding period in tho last fiscal
year. Should the receipts Tor the remain.
der Of this month bear the same proportion
to the receipts for the first sixteen days
as did the receipts from December II to
December 81; 1872, to the receipts for the
first sixteen days of that month, the en-.
tire receipts Of the current month would
be $7,O20,80O. This would seem to show
that the worst Of the financial trouble Is
over, so far as II affects internal revenue,
and that soon receipts will reach their
former average. Had there been no
disturbance in monetary affairs, there Is
little doubt that the aggregate receipts
for the current fiscal year would have
reached $105, 100000.
Year: 1873

HARRISBURG, Pa, Is q regular Charles.
ton Of State Capital. The papers there
opposed the adoption Of the new const-
tuition because biennial sessions Of the
Legislature would take away from the
business Of that city several hundred


thousands Of dollars. That was very
high. toned logic; so high in fact, that the
common voters couldn't appreciate It.
The new constitution went in with a rush,
Year: 1873

a story is told by the Preston ENG
land) G'tardiup, which is, to say, the


least, quite as unpleasant as sensation
al. Anumber of persons being congre-
gated in the kitchen of an inn in that


town, the conversation turned on rats
and rat-killing. One of the company
having boasted that he was in posses
sion of "the largest rat that those pres
ent had ever seen," man named Bar
on, rendered foolhardy by drink, :"
declared he could kill the biggest rat
that could be produced. An immense
old rat was accordingly Withdrawn from
its cage with much difficulty, and, hav-
ing been secured to nail in the table
by piece of string passed through its
thigh. Baron set about his task, and,
contriving to get a hold of the rat with
his teeth "about the middle of his
back killed it, but not before tho in
furiated creature had bitten him severe
ly on the check. He thought little of
the wound at the time, but in a week
or ten days it gave him intense pain,
and he is now iii Blackburn Infirmary,
suffering iron hydrophobia.
Year: 1873

Drinking wine is habit so is drink
ing spirits, ale, cider, coffee and water.
The last is thought a necessity but to
drink much is habit. Some people
drink little, not because their constitu-
tions require less than Others it is
their habit. These people never per-
spire so much rs those who drink more.
The more that is drunk the more water
passes away or the system would suffer.
II is the strain affects it. The skin.
the kidneys, bowels, lungs, all are
drawn upon. The result is, as may be
naturally expected, exhaustion. For
this reason the man who drinks much
water, particularly during the Summer
and in the hottest weather, is less able
to endure fatigue. The water is no
benefit to him-that is, the excess. 1t
must pass away, and this requires an
effort of the system, which is the sweat
ing process. Had he not used the ex-
Gees of water he would not have per-
spired so it would not have been there
for the system to expel. Ii is habit
to drink water so much n false thirst
is created. We should drink only what
is needed. TIE habit of drinking more
will soon be overcome, and the person
will feel much stronger and more capa-
BILE OF being fatigue. In Winter little
fluid is wanted beyond what our food
furnishes in Summer some more, but
not much. Country Gentleman.
Year: 1873

Sunday evening four workmon IN the


employ VI Riohmond's manufaetory


Boston, entered tho tunnel which car


ries the water from the Holly tunnel to


drive the wheel for propelling the cable


which is used for the Union Office, and


for other mechanical purposes, to clear


the passage Of distractions which have


beon long accumulating, and interfere


materially with the passage of the water


10 the wheel. A man WAS left ut the


outside Of the tunnel, to keep the gate


way clear Of the debris, which constant


ly was carried down as the men were


vt work. There was about u foot Of


water in the tunnel ut the time, flowing


through from the canal. The man in


charge Of the gateway. after staying


there upward'of an hour, found it lone


some, and, thinking no harm would en-


sue, started for his home, where after
smoking his pipe he turned into bed.


In the meantime his companions kept
hard ut work in the dark recesses of the
tunnel, the dark gloom being only re-
heved by the light of \ single lantern
They were at work in row, with their
back toward the outlet, those in front
passing the ice and rubbish to those be-
hind. Suddenly, Steiner felt the water
rising; looking behind him, the light
revealed moving wall of water and ice
barring the return to the outlet and
moving slowly but surely onward.
What WAS to be done? Before them
escape was impossible. Behind them
surged that awful food chilling them to
their hearts core with its icy rush.
Now the water reached to their waists.
The lantern was swept from Steiners
grasp, and to add to the horror of their
they found themselves in to-
tai darkness. The nearer they advanced
to the outlet the deeper they found the
water sill this was their only hope.
Steiner was leading. They came to-
gether to the end of the tunnel. Con-
fused, they could not find the ladder.
The water is up even with their chins,
can this be the chill of death that comes
over them? A moment more and it will
be too late, when suddenly Steinerbub- |
bles forth n cry of Joy. He has found |
the steps; he ascends, is followed by |
his comrades, and another moment they |
ind themselves safe, treading the earth I
breathing the cool night air They |
we're chilled to the marrow, but a few |
steps brought them before n roaring
,oal fire, where their drenched garments
we're soon dried and their frigid limbs
to consciousness. This was
indeed narrow escape from what might
lave been a most terrible death Their
adventure in the tunnel will never be
'ffaced from the memories of the par
les, and they will often turn back with
shudder to those few moments when
hey stood, as it were, upon the confines
II eternity.
Year: 1873

All who have real estate for sale or to let


and those desiring to purchase rent such property,
will ynd il to their interest to advertise in TUE TRIBUNE


I aggrega. circulation exceeds that of other news


paper and In addition 10 this ADVANTAGEOUS TRIBUNE
will be found not only in NewYork and all its cities and
villages every State and Territory throughout the
Union The advertisement should be as brief as Will
allow OF the advantages claimed being made clear tothe
rsader We would especially dwell the fact that the
subscrbers the three editions Of THE TRIBUNE DAILY


Weekly and Weekly comprise individuals in every
business profession; consequently advertisements in each
are read by all classes THE TRIBUNE doyotes especial
attention reports OF sales of real estate both in city
and country thus adding greatly 10 the value or its col
unns advertising medium. The charges Tor auyer-
tisng are as follows: DAILY TRIBUNE 80 cents per line


for each insertion WEEKLY TRIBUNE. s. per line; SEM.
WEEKLY TRIBUNE, 25 cents per line About ten words OF
our wide columns yerage line Terms cash in advance
Year: 1873

Foreign exchange has been dull at the opening
Quotations as last night, but later on tho
standard drawers lowered them I at two different
times to the following current closing rates
Year: 1873

A correspondent of the Farmers
Home Journal thus writes on fowls
The public has yet to learn the full
advantage of keeping poultry. Few
seem to appreciate what they may do
among trees in an orchard. Let any
one try them in an orchard OF a
quarter of an acre, where they may
be kept by picket fence four or i've
feet high; put in say l25 fowls and
observe the result, They will avoid
annoyance in the garden, of which SO
many complain, while they work
among the trees, doing just what is
needed, and destroying everything
that can Injure the fruit trees In the
shape OF bugs, worms or any other
insects, and lay a large number OF
egr which are cash articles, to say
nothing of the chickens, which pay
well for raising at present l have
about one hundred fowls, which have
worked admirably among my trees,
keeping the ground in good con-
dltion, keeping off the insects, and
promoting the growth of the or
chard
Year: 1873




1t is not to sweep the house, and
make the bed, and darn the socks, and
cook the meals, chiefly that a man
wants a wife. If this is all he needs,
hired help can do it cheaper than a
wife. If this is all, when a young man
calls to see lady, send him into the
pantry to taste the bread and cakes
she has made send him to inspect
the needle-work and bcd.making; or
put a broom into her hands and send
him to witness its use. Such things
are important, and the wise young man
viii quietly look after them


But what the true man most wants
of a wife is her companionship, gym
pathy, courage and love. The way
of life has many dreary places in it,
and man needs a companion to go
with him. 4 man is sometimes over
taken by misfortunes he meets with
failure and defeat trials and tempta-
tions beset him, and he needs one to
stand by and sympathizs. He has
some stern battles to fight with
povety, with enemies, and with sin /;
and he needs a woman that, while he
puts his arm around he feels that he
has something to fight for, will help
him fight; that will put her lips to
his ear and whisper words of counsel,
and her hand TO his heart and impart
new inspiration. All through life
through storm AMI through sunshine,
conflict and victory, through adverse
and through favorlng winds, man needs
q woman's love. The heart yearns
for it. A sisters or a mothers love
will hardly supply the need.


Yet many seek for nothing further
than success in house-work. Justly
enough, halfOf these get nothing more;
the other half, surprised above measure,
have gotten more than they sought.
Their wives surprise them by bringing
out a nobler idea in marrige, and dis
closing a treasury of courage, SYM
pathy and love.
Year: 1873

There seems to be a great deal ot
controversy in regard to farm life
Now, if people are not pleased with
their station in lite, what possible good
is there in murmnring about 1t? In
the. first place farming as prActiced by
some is indeed a very undesirable call
ing. How often do we see farmers
families sunk into the lowest depths OF
Ignorance never recsiving scarcely any
educationl They are allowed no re-
creation, and they never mingle with
society. What knowledge the pos
sess they have gained from one anoth-
er. They live and die nnheard OF out
side Of the little circle in which they
move. Farming carried on in this
way may truly be called degrading
calling. But farming often is both a
pleasant and probable business.


In every LEGALITY a Distinguishing
feature between farmers themselves is
visible; but not more SO than the DIFF
ference between their farms. Let us
take for instance the class first named 4.
Although they sometimes have good
farms and make money, they never.
tbeIess lack true, rational enjoyment
Their life is one OF toll from the era.
die to the grave Their whole all
seemingly..is to become rich,and the,
would sooner give up their miserabl


existence than to expspd one dollar t


make home happy. Their childrel
iuternarry, and, like the castles Q
India, they associate wholly wit
Year: 1873

The late extraordinary decisioa Of
Judge Green, of the Franklin County
Common Pleas Court, on the Adair
Liquor Law, has attracted some at
tention all over the State. The Ohio
..St,otesnaan, Democratic State organ,


has this to say about the Judge and


his decision. It is plain, independ-


ent, outspoken talk ; ard coming as


it does from the Democratic State


organ will have additional interest


Last summer Judge Green was


ioisted iu!o the Democratic ticket by


an unprineipled ring, whose only OBJ
ject was immunity for those engaged


IN the liquor traffic. We suspected


the fact at the time, bnt now we are


sure of it. This ring would have the


Democratic party carry it through to


victory, bat it is no part OF the busi-


ness of our political organization to


shoulder the iniquities OF any clique.
II has done ;hat kind OF thing to its


sorrow, and the sooner it washes its


hands of of all such connections the
sooner it will be in condition to do
the country some service. The IL
cense party, who are laboring TO re-
establish the old license sytem that
is being discarded everywhere, is one
that has no favor in our eyes, even
though its actions, which we now re-
cord, were not enough to utterly
damn 1t in the eyes Of ell good citi.
zens. Not content with influencing
Judge Green as politician, they
have induced him to prostitute his
high office to the furtherance Of their
ends By some means they prevailed
upon the Judge TO prepare a long,
swelve-column plea for them, in the
shape of a decision upon the merits
Of two Adair liquor law cases that
we're before him in our Court of
Common Pleas, and to publish it on
Friday evening, for circulation as a
political document, with a view to in
luencing the result Of the primary
.lections, ct which delegates were
chosen for the convention that is to
place in nomination candidates for
he Constitutional Convention.


Thus they not only made fool of a
udge of our court, but made him so
n q most shameless and brazen man
Ter, as though common decency and
he rights OF the public were things
hey were under no obligations to
aspect.


The whole case, ss it now stands,
ipon its face, ID that Judge Green is
lie liquor mems c2Ddidote for the !
Constitutional Convention that he |
las prepared an elaborate decision
q their favor that he co-operated |
Eith them in its publication on the
evening before the primary election
hat his and their object in that act
vas to secure his nomination by the
Icninant patty, and that he is under an
implied, ifnot expressed, contract if
elected, to labor Tor them il the Con-
'eT Lion.


Because 81 his age, and infrmities
,Gmind and body, we hayO no 6ispo-
ition TO see the Judge prosecuted |
or his acLion in this matter but if |
here is any law that will reach the
men who have tampsred with our
curt, it should be enforced. The |
,sst thing that Judge Green can do |
gill he TO resign and retire to private
ife. Ifnot before, he viii in the fu
ure be an uEmitigated nuisance in
lis present position
Year: 1873

The question as to what are the Liabilities
of common carriers is one of great interest to
the business classes of the country generally
Some time since, a decision was rendered by
the Supreme Court Of Illinois to the effect
that transportation companies are not respon-
sible for the loss of consignments stored by
them in their warehouses. That decision Is
now overturned by one rendered in the Su-
preme Court of the United States, involving
the same issues. There was, in addition, a
printed condition attached to the receipt for
the goods, given at the date of shipment,
which stipulated that all goods were at the
risk of the owners while in the warehouses OF
the company, unless loss should occur through
its negligence. The court, however, held
that, in the absence Of an express arrange.
ment to that effect by the shipper, he was moi
bound by such condition the decision being
that the carrier is liable to the extent Of hi.
route, and until he has delivered the prop
erty to the next carrier. The decision may
be taken as final settlement Of this impor
tant question.
Year: 1873

"the fall Of gold. There are plenty OF the
'same people to tell us that everything the
Government does is wrong, and that all
conscience, all honor and dignity are
gone. But if you and and the other
people who believe in God and mean to
'.serve him, if we in our places will carry
conscience, honor and dignity inlo the
"work of the city, of the State and Of the
"nation, God will be our helper. and will
"take care of his own


There is much in this last Fast Day dis
course that touches the right chord. There
is in all Of these yearly exhortations a
great deal Of good, so that if we do not
observe the fast as our ancestors did, we
may gain from it wisdom and strength af-
ter our own fashion.
Year: 1873

The facts in the wrecking of the Allan
tic bear hard against Captain Williams.
The vessel was out Of her true course,
and if ever the Captain should have been
at his post it was when approaching the
coast at this inclement season. But he
went to sleep and was only aroused by
the fearful shock that sent his vessel and
hundreds of lives depending upon him to
swift destruction,
Year: 1873

Hard Times In the Goal Rcgions-C0aI
Companies Working Thrce-quarter
Time.


WuKEsBARRE, Nov. IL. 1873.
Thus far In the financial crisis the coal operators
have borne up bravely against the pressure, keep
ing the production up TO the ordinary standard for
the time OF year and giving employment to the
average number OF men. But it is noticeable that
the "hard times" have crept into the coal regions
and the coal corporations indicate disposition to
curta operations for time at least, just the same
as other people are doing. On Monday next the
wilkesbarre Goal and Iron Company, a branch of
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company OF Mauch
Chunk, win inaugurate q reduction in business by
putting their men on


THREE-QUARTER TINE.


This step has been rendered necessary by the
great falling or in the demand for coal incident to
the decline OF the iron interest in the Lehigh Val
ley, and from the fact that the company have no
further room for stocking coal their yards and
wharves being filled to their utmost capacity. The
other companies in wyoming Valley will, no doubt
M sas PecS
intimated that the short time will be but tempo
rary, probably % month or six weeks; put parties


THE COAL TRADE


declare that it is hardly possible that active pro-
March or April. Any decline in the coal business
In this region pr 1duces an immediate depression
In all other branches Oh INDUSTRY, ana IL may pe
said that all kinds Of business in wyoming
Valley are now stale, nat and unproft.
able, ana WIN remain SO for the coming
four or i've months Money is quite as scarce here
as elsewhere, the banks afford no accommodations
worth speaking Of and as tor making collections
on old accounts, that is simply out OF the question
for the present. And yet our people do not appear
to be very desponding under the hard times They
are hopeful and seem


DETERMINED TO nAKR THE BEST OF MATTERS
as they transpre. Moderation and. spirit OF
forbearance prevail, and everybody is calmly
awaiting the advent or better days. The increas-
ing confidence exhibited in the cities and the
prospects that currency will be put in circula-
ton In New York and Philadelphia produce more
cheerful feeling here, and the prospects are that
we shall all get over the winter without much
suEering or any greater business embarrassments.