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Year: 1873

A leading New York professor of the
Terpsichorean art received the follow
ing letter from Albany: "Sir, being
anxious to learn dancing, [ write to
know how long you would think | would
take to become proficient. You will al
so kindly state your terms, and let me
know if it would not be possible to IN
struct me by letter, as | should not like
simply be for the sake of q young lady
residing here. Hoping to receive an
early answer, believe me, etc.
Year: 1873

We notice that quite q number of our


country contemporaries are adopting


the ''patent outsides." That is to say,


they are having the outside pages of


their papers printed i'll st. Louis and 9TH


er cities. We cannot conceive what


economy they find in this plan, other


than that of labor to the publisher of


the paper. But there is serious doubts


as to whether this may be considered


as actual economy after all. We look
upon this species of journalism as a
sort of imposition upon the public, or in


other words an imposition upon the
people in the communities where these
papers are supposed to be published,
| for this reason: When citizen sub
scribes for his home paper, he reason


ably expects that paper to be devoted
| to home interests and to diffusion of


useful rH information for him. Now, if


this paper is edited and printed in part
| thousands of miles away from the town
| and parish where it purpOrts to be pub
lished in whole, how can it repre-


sent him and his interests to the


world or give him such information as


NAV be applicable only to his locality.
| Therefore, how can man in Missouri
or Illinois edit local country paper for
the people of any of the Louisiana par
ishes2. Instead, then, of the local read
ers of such papers getting selected mat


ter such as will interest them, and ben
eft them in their peculiar callings
! known only to the editor who lives


a neighbor, they get mass OF common


place selections mostly winding up as a
Duff for some patent medicine, publish
ing house or some other things which
interests them about as much as fairy


nursery stories for children. It would


be far better for the press of Louisiana
if the publishers thereof would aban-
don this plan, and edit and print then
own papers. 1t might strain their brain
their nerves and their pockets for g
time, but in the end they would find 6
wider range of influence, q better list
of patrons and above all a confidence il
the home people that they will nevel
gain, but to the contrary lose ifthey eve1
had it, by patronizing the patent out
side system. IF journal wishes or ex
poets to be successful and gain the con
fidence and respect of his own people
he must edit and publish his paper a
home. And all who do not do so ",
. consider to be "penny wise and pount
, foolish. u Baton Rouge Gazet-Comet
Year: 1873

It was 4 cold, dark night in winter.
The wind blew, and the snOwaWhirled
furiously about, seeking to hide itself
beneath clOaks aud hoods, and in the
very hair Of those who were out. 4
distinguished lecturer was to speak,
and, Notwithstanding the storm the
villagers generally ventured forth to
hear him


William Amnesty, buttOned up 10
his chin in his thick overcOat, accom-
panied his mother. IL was difficult
TO walk through the fallen snow
against the piercing wind, and Will
lam said 70 his mother:


"COuldn'C you walk easier If you
took my arm ."


"Perhaps L could" his mother re-
piled as she put her arm through his
and drew up as closely as possible TO
to him. Together they breasted the
storm, the mother and the boy who
had once been carried in her arms, but
who had now grown up so tall that
she could lean on his. They had not
walked very far before he said:


''I am very proud ts-night, moth
err


proud that you can take care OF
e?" she said to him with a heart
gushing with tenderness.


This is the first time you have
leaned upon me,n said the happy boy.


There will be few hours in that
child's life Of more exalted pleasure
than he enjoyed that evening even II
he should live to old age, and should,
In his manhood, lovingly provide for
her who, in his helpless infancy,
watched over him.
Year: 1873

Every one must have noticed the
great dilicfys ,r,H~ = general thing, be-
tween the cOudu.t Of the bstrOthed
man and the young betr0thed woman.
He, the braveT and stOngsT Of the two,
is utterly confused and bashful, and
seeks to make a secret Of the fact.
She, in the contrary tries to parade il,
is proud of it, assumes q certain air OF
prOprietOrship over him, and offers
to her friends little delicate conf
dences as to how nice il is - be Ell
gagged, and how dreadfully Jealous he
is if she looks at any one else. The
cause Of this is jnst one thing-the
man Is in love, the girl is not. have
studied human nature, have looked
into the hearts: I have made man
aud woman the study Of my life, and
J av-: tIst TIE girl in love is rarer
thau u DiackrOse- She simply has
for her lover the same feeling that
the young mother has for her baby.
She is an anxious desire to see t. him
for life, to make sure that he IS COM
Portable, that his buttons are all right,
and that his food is what it ought to
be. She understands that he IS in
love with her, and reJOicss IN the
knowledge. The idea of losing his
love Is madness to her, bat of herself
she does not understand it. a We
man who is not selfish and greedy,
and mean, who dare not smile on any
one who can give her fine clothes
aud grand establishments, OverflOws
with the mothers feeling al her life.
She expends it on her dolls in child
hood, on her poodle, on her kitten,
on her canary aflerward, and when
the time comes, on her lover. Many
a man would lose a great deal Of his
cOnceit and vanity if he knew Just
how the girl whom he supposed to be
IN love with him really felt. She al
50, would be surprised to hear that
she was not in love at all, but only
delighted to have some one in love
with her.
Year: 1873

When I was boy, says a dIstiE-
guished man, my fist saving of ten
cent pieces, earned by Saturday after
noon wOrk-fOr school kept half day
on Saturday then-were expended in
buying a heifer-calf. Then I worked
on, and paid my father a certain sum
each month for keeping. When the
calf was one year old ] traded it for
two steer-calves, and now mad to put
in good and strong to pay i,r their
keeping; but I occupied all my spare
moments in teaching these ealvts to
work In tho yoke, and at one year
old they would gee and haw a. vel
as old oxen, and my father paid me
for their use in leading the team Tor
breaking his two and three Old5.
Again, L had piece Of ground each
year, after was fourteen, thai could
plant and work on shares and, il I
wanted help, why had to give two
days of my time to the hired mans
one day.


I grew inst what my fancy and
reading dictated, and from the pro-
ceeds ] dressed as well Is any of the
boys at the present time. I always
had some time to play, and to read,
and look back, with love and pleas
ant thoughts, to the old farm and the
hand who taught me 20 use tools and
whipped me when I neglected to
drive the team out straight at the end
of the furrOw in blowing. The re-
membrance Of my bOyhood days has
always induced me to favor ali items
of Encouragement at home on the
farm; and believe, if it were more
generally practiced, we should have
more good farmers, and less broken
down merchants or loafing, hanging
on, time-servingc clerks, ready for any
thing except honorable labor and use
fulueSs.
Year: 1873

+ From s private letter TO a st. Loui.


physician We are permitted to extract


TIE following particulars Of a fire in


Munich, Bavaria, witnessed by the


writer. In comparing the system
there practjced with the prompt and


generally successful method en1piOyed


IN this country, the reader cannot but


note the wonderful advantage we en-


Joy over our Bavariau brethren in


this regard:


This evening / head an alarm OF


fire, and seeing q crowd. plunged in
and got there before their engines did.
The fire had the appearance of being
nothing more than that OF 4 chimney


burning, and I turned to go away: but
hearing a shout, looked back ana saw
the Old Dutch machine coming
down like the wolf on the fOld,' pulI-
ed by four heavy horses. The engine


was very deXtrOusly brought 70 a
standstili by the driver running into a
wagon standing near by, knocking
down two Of the horses and nearly uI-
setting the whole business. The blaze
on the roof was slowly mounting
higher, and fifteen minutes after the
engine was on the ground a ladder
was hOisted TO the roof. Down the
streets came = huge form accOmpa-
MED by heavy Tumbling sound, as
of thunder, and as every one was
waiting for the earth to swallow him
up their fears were allayed by peFceiy-
ing that the indistinct mass before
mentioned was only a huge cask of
water on four wheels drawn by horses
and men. The fire was still making
strong headWay. Asmall head-pump
also appeared on the scane, pushed
and dragged by q parcel of boys and
men with brass pots on their heads,
which are intended to represent caps,
and also add to the magnificencs and
splendOr of the scene by the bright
reflection they cast on the admiring
crowd. Fifteen minutes more and
the hose is brought. \ man ventures
up the lad Ter with a hatehet and is
followed by several others who bring
the hose. Rut things are not yet fit
ted to suit TeutOnic ideas Of prOpriety.
Another cask of water is hailed with
delight! Another sound of trumpets!
The military appear and station
guards along the hOse-which is about
as large as a pipe stem-and the rest
push the crowd away about four
blocks. Taking a farewell glance |
had the satisfaction ofat least seeing
a very slender stream Of water play
ing on the fire, which now covered
three houses, just three-quarters of an
hour after the engine arrived. There
is really no need of a fire department
here, land I suppose that is WHY they
have none,) as the walls of the houses /
are all about two or three feet thick |
and of stone and brick, so that uDless
the fire is very large it does not COM }
Year: 1873

$500 men were paid at the navy yard
to-day, most of whom have been employed
since the Virginius outrage. The Spanish
iron-clad Arapiles has not left the yard, but
was painted to-day, and the last work upon
her in the dry dock will be done tomorrow.
Work in the navy yard was going on as
usual this afternoon.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Orders were
received at the Washington navy yard this
forenoon to fit the Shawmut for sea with
all possible dispatch. All the men that can
be employed to advantage will be put to
work both night and day. The Fortunate
was launched this forenoon, and will be
ready for sea in a few days. She viii carry
two 30-pOund rifed guns in addition TO her
| tornado attachmant
Year: 1873

STORY OF MARYsyILIIAN.-Th
tell story of Marysville man-for the
sake of his relatives we withhold his
name-who is inordnately fond of buck
wheat cakes and sausage gravy, and who,
whenever he comes across either of those
dishes at table, never knows when he has
got enough. Some time ago business
called this gentleman to San Francisco,
and he took Sacramento in his way. where
he entered one Of the hotels in the morn
ing TO get his breakfast. On the bill Of
fare he spied his favorite dish and straight
way the obedient waiter was soon travel
ing toward the kitchen for buckwheat
cakes and sausage gravy. The mans
appetite was keen, and the buckwheat
and gravy seemed extra good. And four
times did that waiter carry the empty
plates from his table to return with more
buckwheat and sausage gravy, before the
man finally cried enough. Notwithstand-
ing his breakfast the gentleman from
Marysville managed to reach San Fran
cisco and transact his business, and was
again on his way home. He returned
via Sacramento and it seems unnecessary
to state, went to the same hotel for his
meal. He sat down to the table and the
same waiter approached. lie took one
good look at him, to assure himself that
it was his former customer, and then,
without word, walked back 10 the ktch-
en- and bawled: Buckwheat cakes and
sausage gravy for six that old hog from
Marysville is back here again."
Year: 1873

| A REMARKABLE OPERATIoN.-Ben
min Franklin made his name famous
when he flew his kite and brought down
lightning from the clouds which had been
flying around without paying its way.
Now we not only flash through on wires,
but science has crippled electricity and
used it to perform miracles. The Times
readers will remember when General Kill
patrick returned from Chile, some three
years since, of his having remarkable
operation performed by physician in
New York, who removed large feshy
formation from the Generals neck by
filling it full of needles and then attach
ing galvanic battery to it. Ten min
utes after the current of electricity was
let on, the bunch had entirely disappeared.
A remarkable operation was performed
by Whitehall physician few days ago.
A gentleman who had been suffering from
a superabundance of adipose tissue con-
suited physician, asking relief from
its burden. The doctor told him he could
relieve him if he would consent to a pain
ful operation. The gentleman consented,
and with the medical practitioner entered
the telegraph Office at this place. The
fat man was requested to remove his coat
and vest, after which the physician sur
rounded him with wires, attaching the
ends to powerful battery. AT signal
from the doctor, Manager w. b. Eddy
let on the current. The patient writhed
and twisted when he felt the current pass
ing around him still he stood like mar
tyr. Presently he began to shrek; he
grew smaller and smaller; his clothing
hung in bags about his fast diminishing
form. The doctor felt much pleased at
the result of his experiment, while the
formerly fat mans joy was very great,
although he seemed to be suffering acute
pain. All of a sudden there was heard a
loud clicking at the instrument, as if
Pandemonium' great hall had been let
loose. The operator sprang quickly to
answer the call. He ascertained it was
from the New York office. He quickly
asked, "What's up?" An answer came
back as if some infurated demon was at
the other end of the wire, "What in
thunder are you about? Cut off your
wires quick-you are filling the New
York office with soap grease. - White
hall Times.
Year: 1873

THE FoLLIEs OF GREAT MEN.-Tycho
Brahe, the astronomer, changed color,
and his legs shook under him at the sight
of fox, or hare. DR.. johnson would
never enter room with his left foot fore
most. If by mistake it did get in first,
he would step back and place his right
foot foremost. Julius Caesar was almost
convulsed by the sound of thunder, and
always wanted to get in cellar or under
ground, To escape the dreadful noise. To
Queen Elizabeth the simple word death
was full of horrors. Even Talleyrand
trembled and changed color on hearing
the word pronounced. Marshal SAKE,
who met and overthrow opposing armies,
fled and screamed in terror at the sight Of
a cat. Peter the Great could never be
persuaded to cross bridge, and though
he tried TO master the terror, he failed to
do so. Whenever he set foot on one he
would shrek out in distress and agony
Byron would never help any one to salt
at the table, nor would he be helped to
any himself. If any of the article hap
pened to be split on the table, he would
jump up and leave his meal unfinished.
Year: 1873

BEAUTY.-After all the truest beauty
is not that which suddenly dazzles and
fascinates, but that which steals upon us
insensibly. Let us each call up to mem
ory the faces that have been most pleas
ant to us-those that we have loved best
to look upon, that now rise most vividly
before us in solitude, and oftenest haunt
our slumbers--and we shall usually find
them not the most perfect in form, but
the sweetest in expression.
Year: 1873

SHEEP WAsHING.-Some years ago
the good people of the town Of l.,
Mass. assembled for the purpose of form
ing temperance society. After the
usual preliminaries, the pledge was sub
mitted to the audience for signature. AT
that Deacon Smith arose and addressed
them thus: My friends, | should have
no objection to signing your pledge but
for one thing. l have been accustomed
to having my plum pudding at Christ
mas. Now, you all know that plum pud-
ding is good for nothing without sauce,
and sauce is insipid without little good
brandy in it. Now if you can fix your
pledge so that l can have my brandy
sauce and plum pudding at Christmas.
l will sign your pledge with great pleas
ure." After little arguing pro and con,
clause was added, allowing Deacon S.
his brandy sauce at Christmas, but at
no other time, and Deacon S. signed the
pledge.


Soon after farmer Jones arose and said :
" My friends, | have no objection to sign
ing your pledge if you allow me one
thing. l want liquor in the harvest
field to counteract the bad effects of so
much cold water as is usually drank at
that time. you can fix it so that can
have my liquor in the harvest field l will
sign your pledge"


Again, after considerable arguing, there
was clause added allowing farmer Jones
his liquor in the harvest field, but at no
other time.


After farmer Jones had taken his seat,
his neighbor Bent arose.


"My friends" said he, 81 will sign
your pledge if you will do one thing to it
that is, fix it so that l can have liquor to
drink when coming out of the water af-
ter washing sheep TO prevent the bad eff
fects that arise from standing in it SO
long"


After a good deal of talk, clause was
added allowing farmer Bent his liquor at
sheep washing, but at no other time.
When all had signed the pledge, the
meeting was adjourned for one week.


The next morning one Of farmer BIS
neighbors was passing his house, and the
old gentleman stepped out just then glo-
riously drunk.


4" Why, Uncle John, how's thisP" said
the neighbor, a good deal surprised, 81
thought you had signed the pledge last
night"


$50 did, replied Uncle John, "but
(hic) l wash-ing-ing sheep.p


lie led the way TO the barn, the neigh
Dor following. On arriving there he saw
standing in the middle of the barn floor
big washtub about half full of water,
and the old ram tied to it, wet as he could
be and shivering with cold. Close by
stood two gallon jng. Uncle John,
pointing to the ram with an air oftriumph,
said:


81 (hic) washed that (hic) sheep twelve
times this morning.
Year: 1873

Last year, months before his death,
Horace Greeley said:


have forgiven and almost forgotten
every unkindness and injury that has
been done me; and 1 would rather be
able to recall and be forgiven for every
unkind word and act of my life than to
be the President of the United States
for then could lie down 10 die, as ]
shall soon, in peace.
Year: 1873

MAX Aluef,


We always think of great men as in
the act of performing the deeds which
give them renown, or else in stately
repose, grand, gloomy, and majestic.
And yeti his is hardly fair, because
even the most gorgeous and maguifi-
cent of human beings have to bother
themselves with the little things of life
which engage etheattention of us smaller
people. No doubt Moses snuffed and
got angry when he had sever cold in
his head, and if a fly bit his leg while
he was sitting in the desert, why
should we suppose he did not jump
and use violent language, and rub the
sore place? And Ceasar--isn't it toll
erably certain that he used to become
furious when he went upstairs to get
his slippers in the dark and found that
Calphurnia had showed them back
under the bed so that he had to sweep
around wildly for them with the broom
handle? And when Solomon cracked
his crazy-bone, is it unreasonable to
suppose that he hOpped around the
room and looked mad and felt as If he
wanted to cry? Imagine George
Washington sitting ON the edge of the
bed putting on clear shirt, and growl-
ing at Martha because the buttons were
off; or st. Augustine with an apron
around his neck having his hair cut; or
Joan of Arc holding her front hair in
her mouth, as woman do, while she
fixed up her back hair; or Napoleon
jumping out of bed in frenzg to chase
mosvuito around the room with a
pillow; or Martin Luther in his night
shirt trying to put the baby to sleep at
O'Clock In the morning; or Alexandria
the Great with the hiccups; or Thomas
jefferson getting suddenly over a fence
to avoid dog; or the Duke of Yelling
ton lying in bed with the mumps; or
Daniel Webster abusing his wife be-
cause she hadn't tucked the covers in
at the foot of the bed; or Benjamine
Franklin pairing his corn with a razor;
or Jonathan Edwards at the dinner
table wanting to sneeze Just as he gets
his mouth full of hot beef; or Noah
standing at the window at night throw
ing bricks at cat,
Year: 1873

The opening of the Republican cam
paign by Senator Morton last night,
Was auspicious. He spoke to very
large audience, whose close attention
from the beginning TO the close of a
speech remarkable for its power, was
one of the most noteworthy features of
the occasion. lie addressed himself to
thoughtful people in solid statement
and argument, without resort to the
ordinary platform clap-trap of dema-
gogues, who weary people, or deceive
them with Misrepresentation His
reply to the falsehoods of Senator
Thurman, which he amiably described
as mistakes" that. man could make
unintentiOnally, was conclusive.


We had hoped that Senator Morton
would have struck his tricky colleague
of the Senate still harder blow that
that he had in reserve, but could not
be prevailed to deliver. 1t is a well
known fac. in Washington thut Thur
man speaks upon all questions. He is
on the floor so much that an omission
to say anything on any subject before
the Senate is considered remarkable.
1t so happened that there was con-
spicuous exception last session, that
was the subject of inquisitIve comment.
Pending the salary grab question, Thur
man did not speak at all. This was
also observed, namely: That after
Senator Stewart, Of Nevada, con-
cluded his speech in favor of the salary
grab, Thurman went to him and con-
graduated him, Saying, " You are right,
sisy you are right" Senator Morton
also omitted to say, that in spite of
Thurman's present assumption of
virtue about those who were tardy in
returning their back pay, he (Thurman)
considered from the 4th of March until
the 24th of May before he indicated his
intention to cover his share of the pay
into the Treasury. He took time to
ascertain whether public sentiment
would allow him to pocket the money,
and only returned it under the fear of
popular clamor against it. Senator
Morton might have made his powerful
vindication still more telling by in
forming his audience that immediately
after the adjournment of Congress,
when he went to draw the pay due
him under the old law, he not only re-
flushed to take the back pay, but in
dorsed his refusal and determination
not to take it, upon the certificate then
in the hands of the Sergeant-at-Arms
of the Senate.


Senator Morton might also have
stated that when the test motion of
Senator Edmunds, which he, Morton
himself, had offered and withdrew by
equest--Thurman among those who
solicited him--Mr. Thurman stood at
Morton's right hand, and could not
help hearing his vote. But without
these telling facts, Mr.. Morton's re-
plication TO Thurman was terrific


Dayton Journal.
Year: 1873

One of our exchanges thus reasons
with the man who don't take the pa
pers-except when he takes them from
his neighbOrs: Now tell you, squire,
the day will come when somebody will
write a long eulogy on your life, char
acter, etc, and the printer will put 1t in
type, with q heavy, black rule over and
under it, and with all your riches this
will be done for you as paper. Your
libsralties, wealth and all such will be
spoken Of, but the printer, as he ar
ranges the type, will remark: "Poor,
mean devil, he never took the paper,
and ls now swindling the printer out
of his funeral notice."
Year: 1873

these significant contrasts it should be
remembered that the local and not the
State authorities are responsible for the
amount of local levies. 1t should also
be borne in mind that whenever a
special law is passed authorizing local
tax, it is always done at the request of
the Representative chosen by the DOM
inant party of the county wherein the
tax is to be laid. Most local levies,
however, aye not specially authorized,
but made under general laws, and
their amounts are fixed by the local
jauthorities.-CO. 8. Journal.