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Year: 1873

AS we nearcd the Rocky Mountains,
says a traveller thin blue streak ap-
peared beyond the marshes. 1t was
the Great Salt Lake. Gradually the
streak expanded until the surface OF
the sea was spread before US. A strong
wind came from the northwest, and
caps Of foam danced upon the bosom
OF the waters. They were of dazzling
whiteness Tho lake, however, was
as blue as indigo. In somo places it
was streaked with green as though
vaned with streams Of sulphur water.
We drove along the base OF the Noun.
tans, which throw their rocky spurs
to the shore line. Looking to the
north nothing could be seen but the
water heaving against clear sky. 1t
was like gazing upon the ocean at
Long Branch. The lake stretches
toward the Central Pacific road over
a hundred and twenty-five miles,
Fifty miles west it'washes the borders
Of the great American Desert. 1t q
largo body Of water. Delaware and
Rhode Island might be thrown into
It's depths and there would still be
room for a fair slice OF New Jersey. On
our right was Church Island, noun.
tain etched with sparkling springs and
green valleys, nearly thirty miles
long. A similar island arose on the
left. The lake is dotted with these
mountain islands.


Profile Rock is a cliff which pro-
iects into the lake about twenty miles
from the Tabernacle Black Rock
roars its head from the water several
hundred feet from the foot of the cliff
Thewaves dashed against these rocks
with great fury, creating noise not
unlike the roar of the ocean surf
The beach is white sand, though in
som, places it is ridged with pebbles
of yariegated colors. Along the
marshes the action Of the water has
thrown up breastworks of white sand,
which line the shore for miles. All
tho tories about men riding down to
the shores of tho lake and shoveling
up tushels of clear salt are false. The
sand beyond the reach of the breakers
has a coating of salt, but it is as thin
as asheet of foolscap. Parties, how
eve., 90 to the beach and boil down
the water in large kettles, getting
about 33 per cent of salt; but ii can
only be used for curing beef and pork.
1t must be refined before il is fit for
tablo use. The water tastes like
spoiled brine, and smells like the sea
weed of Long Island Sound at low
ida
Year: 1873

How 1T FEELS TO FALL-"You arc
generally looking ut something very
intcntly when IL happcns-perhaps
you arcsmiling to yourself; then your
left foot shoots out to one side with
suddenness that creates n sickness in
the family. Ice commences TO form
on your spino and perspration on
your brow, and your scalp lifts enough
TO permit streak of cold air to pass
under. The other leg goes out at
this juncture, your head snaps vic.
lcntly to the front, and there is q faint
impression on your mind that tho
world is about to come to an end,with
nobody in charge, Miles Of sidewalk
spin out from you like Lightning;
three.story buildings jump over your
head in quick succession people dis
appear suddenly and with appalling
mystery then your eyes close, your
consciousness wanes, and your soul
goes out with one expiring quivor, and
and you arrive, The hard reality
of the scene is then forced upon you
with unpleasant abruptness. Every
thing is in its place but your spine.--
You get up and move of with siokly
attempt at q smile, feeling at the timo
that the back of your head is laugh.
ing from ear TO car and finding that
the hardest thing ia, not the sidewalk,
bnt to keep from rubbing yourselE--==
Udnbury Neics.
Year: 1873

A CHINESE hAw.-The Chinese of
the western cities have law of their
own in regard to wash-houses. Ac.
cording TO this law there must be at
least eight doors between wash-hous-
es. Sometimes this law gives the &C.
lestials u great deal Of trouble; for
instance, when they have found a suit
able stand for q wash-housc whore
there is not the proper number of
doors between il and tho next wash
house, The Mongolians, however, are
generally equal to tho emergency. A
few days since a party found u site
for wash house, which enited them
in every respect. Whom they came to
count doors, ,however,it was found that
tho next wash-house was but seven
doors distant. For time they were
at n loss what to do but finally they
found vacant bit Of ground between
the place they were about TO open and
the nearest wash-bouse. This ground
they leased and on it erected a little
shanty in which they placed door
no windows or anything else that
should belong TO house except the
door. The door, however, was there,
the requirements Of the law had been
complied with and tho new wash
house could be opened.
Year: 1873

DEATH OF BARNUM's RHINocERos.
During public exhibition in Phila-
delphia, recently, Barnum's large rhi-
noceros gave signs of unusual excite
mont and presently began vigorous
assault upon the iron bars of the cago
vainly endeavoring to break through.
The struggles of the great brute drew
a crowd around the cage, but when
the woodwork began 10 succumb to
to the furious assaults OF the enraged
animal, and it became evident that
there was great danger of its escap-
ing from its confinement, the feeling
of curiosity gave way TO that of fear,
and when the huge monster, with n
terrific snort and powerful upward
thrust with his head, carried away
the Top of the cage, ripping it off as
though it was gauze, the crowd be.
came paralyzed with fear. Women
and children shrieked in terror and
sought safety in fight, while strong
men stood speechless before the dan
ger that threatened them. The strug-
giles of the dying animal were fearful
TO behold, but, fortunately, We're Of
short duration. As it was the cago
was torn and shattered so as to rem.
dor it unfit for further use, and had
the paroxysms continued few
moments longer, loss of human life
might have resulted. The dead ami
NAL was the largest one Of its species
in the county and cost nearly twenty
thousand dollars. We did not learn
the cause of its death, but understood
that il died from a fit. The corpus
will DO sent TO the Smthonian lnsti-
tute for preservation.
Year: 1873

THE ECo-OPERAr1vE Can WoRKs.-The Ok
ford Press sayg-The business Of the car COM
pany in this borough has been somewhat afec-
ted by the general stringeucy in monetary
affairs and no large orders have been received
for cara. The company however have not been
idle Several fats for the Peach Bottom road
are in course Of construction. The material for
several passenger and other cars Is being Oh
tanned. We understand these cars are TO be
built and held ready for sale 10 any road. The
planning mill machinery has been removed into
the new mill lH1ilding and Is now in operation.
A large amount Of work for dwelling houses has
been done in this department and numerous or
ders are now on hand.
Year: 1873

SUPPOSED ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE Dan
iel Gallagher, who lives at 9Th and Windsor
streets cut has arms last night, and bled SO pro-
fusely that it was thought he wonld die A ply
sician was sent for, bat did not succeed in stop
ping the bleeding until late this morning. 1t Is
said Gallagher had been drinking.


Upon further inquiry we learn that the above
report is erroneous and that the cut was by aeci-
dent while attempting to strap razor on his arm.
Year: 1873

plor Class and the Cttonlen przo OF SO for an essay
on some topic connected with Roman law we're both
taken BY c. g. Hamilton, A. B.. OF Windsor, Ca, gra-
duate OF Kings College. The examination for diploma
is fully rigid, and is conducted in the manner
as the annual examinations OF the academic depart
ment This year there were three sessions and c5
printed questions.


Tonight the graduating class holding their supper
down at the Beach House, in West Haven. There
has always been o good deal OF esprit du corps
in this class, and IL eliminates tonight in
a general toastlng and good tine. Next
Fail wi TO all appearances now. and larger Junior
Glass than ever and the next Commencement will send
out a larger number of graduates The tokens all are
that in coming years goody proportion Of those who
mount the commencement stage 20 listen to the caba-


stc Latin Of The President TO bow their bow aud then
file of with happy faces will be the newly Hedged
graduates Of the Law Department Of tho University.
II Is time that this branch Of professional study was
advancing here For years al the foot Of the lad
der hardly known and never spoken Of. Now it will
soon stand with the young Scientific School and


the recenerated Theological Seminary in the circle OF


great schools that make Yale the center OF university
culture.
Year: 1873

SECRETARY RICHARDSON IN DANGER-MrNtSrER JAY


MARKED FOR REMOVAL.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIBCSE.l
LONG Branch. June 2i.-The President, acconpa-
pied by Thomas Murphy, left here to-day for Wash
ington He was visited last evening by several gem
tlemen who urged the removal Of Mr.. Richardson
from the Treasury Department and it is known that
Wal-st is making determined effort TO induce the
President to make this change. +. d. MORGAN Is
urged for the succession, and all these facts and
Others that cannot now be given induce well-in-
formed men here to believe that the Presidents
visit to Washington at this time has ref
erence to this subject. Persons who have
spoken to the President lately on this matter say
that while he did not declare his intention of making
a speedy change in the Treasury Department, they
left his presence with the belief that his decision
was made to do so. 1t is also ascertaned that the
official life of Minister Jay will terminate upon the
close Of the Vienna Exposition. He has long been
marked by the President for removal, and ne would
have been displaced several months ago but for the
fact that his long residence at Vienna seemed to fur
nish a sufficient reason to the Administration for
retaining him and his experience during such an
important period.
Year: 1873

A writer in the Saturday Rericw says:


OF course, one would not like to see
women give themselves to any one, no
matter who he might be, for the sake of
getting married. but the solid things of life
should be taught them as well as its poetic
beauties; and false hopes, false ideals,
nnsubstantial loves, should be vigorously
excluded. A bad marriage or a loveless
life is not pleasant code to that never
acted romance; nor is the disenChantment,
which comes with such cruel certainty on
the heels of the love-sick and unsuitable
marriage, blessing 70 be desired.
Beauty fades, passion cools, the blind
ness of romance gets couched when
seeing is too late: poetry does not pay the
butcher; and gallantry Of bearing of the
long sword. saddle, bride kind is apt to
lose itself in domestic Dad language when
the pot is empty OF pudding and half a
dozen children swarm about the musty
lodgings or dingy quarters to which love
and folly have reduced the gay lieutenant
and his bride. On the whole, Prince
Prettyman is a dangerous fellow, either to
get or wait for. having the trick of Unsub-
stantiality throughout: Romantic girls
would do well to relec: that, if they are to
have only one gown in Il lifetime. they had
better buy one that will wash and wear
creditably to the end, rather than tiimsy
bit of finery that looks well only in the be.
ginning and goes to pieces before the first
wear iS ont.
Year: 1873

Suffering among Unemployed MechRn-


ics and their Families-A Suggestion


for Relief.


Editors Dispatch: There are numbers q!
very worthy men thrown out of emplo;
ment recently, through the stagnation If
trade, some OF whose families are suffering
for the necessaries Of life. 1t will be worse
as the winter draws near. Cannot some
thing be done for them? Let me suggest
something, and ask your aid to give it pub
licity, that the matter may be thought over,
and result in some good: In crisis like
this such of us as are fortunate enongh to re-
tain employment should contribute as libe-
rally as possible to those who stand in need
of assistance. -.


Good can be accomplished by organized
effort; and I propose that the employed me-
chanics in each ward form "Shoulder-to
Shoulder" clubs and contribute so much
weekly or monthly to common fund, to be
placedin the hands of reliable and trust.
worthy person, to be used IN the purchase
of provisions and fuel to be distributed to
those worthy of aid. AS an earnest Of my
intention l leave my name with the editors
of this paper (who know me) and promise to
devote q portion of my salary to the object
named, though have a large family to take
care Of In the mean time, will my brother
mechanics think over the matter, and prob
ably fall on some better plan?


----- MECHANIC OF MARSHALL WARD.
Year: 1873

AN INCIDENT OF THE RICHMOND SWITCH
DIsAsTER.-Wm. ID. Guild, who met his death
at Richmond station, on Saturday last whilst
standing braVely at his post Of duty as engin-
eer, was resident OF that part of Providence
known as ElmwOOd, his house being close to
the railroad crossing. Whenever he passed
this spot, whether in daylight or darkness, he
used TO sound short, peculiar signal ON the
locomotive whistle as a greeting to his wife
and q notification that he was there and ''all
right" Year in and year out this signal never
failed. The regular passengers came to know
It, and on hearing it would say, "There's
Guilds signal to his wife" Saturday morning
she missed 1t for the hrst time, and will never
hear it again.
Year: 1873

A CONNECTICUT LOCAL ITEM.-A retired
clergyman sends us an account of a little
affair that happened in his place. 1t appears
that there was n young woman, a fine spir-
tied girl, engaged at wash tub, opposite
an open door. Just behind her was young
man, as is generally the case, and In the
yard was an old buck that was allowed the
freedom of the premises, which Is not al
ways the case, we are glad 10 say. Well,
this buck came up to the open door aud
looked in, and the young man going close
behind the young woman, pointed his I'm
ger straight at the buck, and the old fellow
recognizing at once the pressing character
of this mute invitation put down his head
and dashed forward, and the miserable
man stepped one side and fed, and the
young woman, all unconscious of the ar
rangement, received the awful shock with
out warning, and passed over the tub, and
the air for an instant appeared to be full of
slippers, and wet clothes, and soap and hot
water aud suds. And the next minute that
goat came flying out of that door at dread
fil speed, bald the whole length of his spine,
and with wild look in his eye. And for
an hour afterward he stood back of the
barn, scratching his chin, and trying TO re-
call all the circumstances in the unfortu-
nate affair.-Danbury Neios.
Year: 1873

A PRUDENT HUsBAND.-When Hon.
member of congress from this State, he was
wont to be visited on his return from the
annual session Of congress, by a simple
minded neighbor, who would sit the en-
tire evening, and sometimes ill twelve
O'Clock, asking questions, until the patience
of Mr.. Bradley was thoroughly exhausted.
On one occasion Mr.. Bradley determined
to be rid of his unwelcome visitor without
doing any violence to his urbanity. When
the visit had been sufficiently protracted,
he said to his friend,


"Mr. A., when l was in Washington one
of the foreign ministers was kind enough
to give me a root, which, when tasted, has
the power of comforting immortality; at
least no one who has ever tasted it has
since died. When you go will give you
a small piece of it,


In few minutes Mr.. A. rose and said
he would go and should esteem it an ever
lasting favor to have small piece of that
root.


Mr.. b. retired and soon brought back a
piece of rhubarb root done up in paper and
gave to his visitor with injunctions to use
great care of it and keep it secret.


Mr.. A. left the room, but in a few mo-
ments returned, and sticking his head in
side of the door, exclaimed, "Mr. B. A
thousand times obliged to you for this root,
but will take it as a special favor if you
will not give any of it to my wife."-V.
Waterman.
Year: 1873

tion y in few months they would have
chuckled boldly over their fat dividends
as the one object Of their toll and sacrifice.


The remedy is simple. The government
must get out of the "protective" business,
and the Improvement" and "subsidy"
business, and the development" business.
IL must let trade, and commerce, and man
ufactures, and steamboats,, and railroads,
and telegrsphs alone. 1t cannot touch them
without breeding corruption. We care
nothing about the wonderful stories we
hear about what can be achieved in the
way Of "promoting industry" by all these
canal aud steamboat and railroad schemes.
Were the material prospects twice as tempt
ing, the state could not proftably NEEDLE
with them, because neither II nor any 9th
er government in the world can command
the virtue necessary to carry them on. This
Is not matter of speculation we know it
as a matter of experience. 1t is almost as
much as this government can do to main
tain order and administer justice. II may
one day be able to do a great deal more,
but not until great change has occurred
in the social condition of the country. We
have gone far enough, heaven knows, on
the road of "protection" and "promotion,"
and have found at every step that II leads
straight to the bottomless pit that for ev-
cry hundred dollars voted by these poor
men to whom we pay scanty wages for
passing bills in Washington, we lessen, and
perceptibly lessen, the stock of individual
honor, of self-respect, and OF public spirit,
of loyalty to ideals. to which, far more
than to any triumphs of material industry,
we must look for continued national great
ness. We are making money fast enough
in all conscience what needs fostering just
now is honesty. The Nation.
Year: 1873

We have visited to-day the old homestead again,
A visit so filled with both pleasure and psin,-
pleasure TO visit each place a. Of yore


But alas for the faces, shall see more.
There's the roomy old yard, so spacious and wide,
The grand old loeusts, our especial pride,
For each tree was planted by our fathers hand,
And all but q few as he left them still stand.
To those that gone few tears gave,
For their empty places seem like grave,
For even In childhood they were dear 10 our heart
And often Of our play made them part;
For when we played "tag" they were always our goal,
And the memory of the pleasure is still dear to soul
As the Brother and paymates that have gone before,
whom we hope to meet on the other shore
A. OF old oer the porch the convolvulus bas crept
To the window Of the whore childhood slept
And above 10 the attc-our "PasAdise Lostt
Earth holds such other know 10 cost
For our heart often aches for those old rainy days
When we met TO keep house in our childish ways,
And drove from their lair each spider and mouse
We converted each corner % q miniature house.
We visited the orchards and the old Bush hfll,
with the pond At its foot, so dark and stn,
The rocks, and knos, and the seat on the shore
Where we often read letters in days Of yore;
Aud the hill in the pasture where the view 80 grand
That you seem almost in His presence to stand;
And last but not least watched the sink to rest
From the brow Of the side hill, the view we love best


DummsTsfon, ~, Sept. 1872.
Year: 1873

1t is not that which we have or what
we have not which adds 10 or subtracts
from our felicity. 1t is the longing for
more than we have, the envying of those
who possess more, and the wish to appear
in the world of more consequence than we
really are which destroy our peace of mind
and eventually lead to ruin.
Year: 1873

While | am ON this matter l will
relate little incident told me by a
well-known steamboat captain. He
said: 81 am an elder in the Pres
byterian Church. made profes-
sion of religion when l was very
young. Vanderbilt employed me to
run one of his boats. 1t was con-
sidered a great thing for person
of my age to have such position.
l was very proud of it, and tried to
do my best. One Saturday the
agent came to me and said: you
must fix up your boat to-day, for to-
morrow We are going to send you
up North river on an excursion l
thought the matter over. was a
young man. l did not wish to lose
my position, and yet could not run
the boat on Sunday. l said so to
the agent in letter, rendered him
my resignation. and prepared to 60
home. l met the Commodore on
the Battery. He said: Come down
and dine with me tomorrow; my
wife wants to see YOU Il cannot,
was the reply, 'for l must 60 home
l have got through on your line.
tWhat does this mean?' said the
Commodore. l then told him my
story. THAT fellow is fool. W.
have got men enough to rnn thai
boat whose principles won't be hurt
You 60 about your business. Il
anybody interferes with your rclig
ion send them to me- '"-Burleigh
in Boston Journal.
Year: 1873

From Dlackwoods Magazine.


He must be dull fellow indeed
who has not something clever to
say when in passion. If man
has any wit III him, perfect unre-
straint brings it out; hence comedy
and farce dep nd much upon tenn
per for their livliest scenes. Passion
makes q man unaffected. Nobody
is more himself than when he loses
himself. Sheridan makes all his
people too witty for nature; but we
acknowledge our kindred with Sir
Anthony in q rage rather than with
Acres in cool blood; his new sys-
tenn Of oaths is beyond us, but we
can recall occasions when we felt it
easy to speak our minds, when pas
sion gave us the feeling of some
thing more like eloquencs than we
had known before, and vocabula-
ry became ours that in our passive
moments we have sought after in
vain. How readily his periods flow,
how expansive his ideas! "Take
care; the patience of saint may be
overcome at last! but mark, l give
you six hours and a half to consider
Of this; if then you agree, without
any condition, to do anything on
earth that l choose, why, may in
time forgive you-if not, don't enter
the same hemisphere with me, but
get an atmosphere and a sun of your
own. III strip you of your COM
mission; III lodge tive-and-three-
pence in the hands Of trustees, and
you shall live on the interest. I'll
d sown you; I'll disinherit you, and
hang me if ever call you Jack
acainw Nor need we consider his
reference to sun and atmosphere rs
beyond the stretch Of our imagina-
ton, if the rage be but high enough
the same attire-the black dress
coat in which he hurried from house
to house in Mayfair. Yet he never
had q serious illness till his last.
There was not a day, probably not
an hour, when he could not boast of
the mems sana in corpore sano; and
without headache or heartache, he
attained the extraordinary age Of
eighty-six.
Year: 1873

Every year the demand for wool increases, and
the price advances, willie large importations
from foreign countries have to be made to sup
ply the demand of the worsted mills and
woOlen factories.


1t is thought by some of our best farmers
that the large acreage planted in peach trees
might be made doubly profitable by pastur-
log sheep in them at certain periods of the
year. 1t is claimed that they do not iniure
the trees, while they keep the crab grass down,
which usually grows up quite rank after the
orchard cultivation is over. This grass it is
also said is highly relished by them and
possesses excellent fattening properties.


Over $l50,O0O it is estimated might have
been added to the solid wealth of this County
from this source alone during the last year-a
sum more than enough to pay the interest on
the whole States Indebtedness.


AS one reason we are informed, and we be-
heve 1t Is the most important one, why farmers
do not keep more sheep is their destruction by
worthless dogs.


1t this be so the matter should be taken
IN hand and remedied at once. The Legisla-
ture is now in session and a similar law for
this County as the existing one in New Castle
County, which has been found to work we'll
might remedy the evil complained Of Surely
so large and profitable agricultural interest as
this will no longer be neglected for want Of
proper protection.