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Year: 1875

Livingstone had the greatest possible
contempt tor lions. You talk about the
majesty OF the lion," he said, chatting to
Sir Edwin Landseer at party in London;
"but you do not know the beast, There
is no more majesty about him in the
forest than there is about that poodle. 1t
is all poetry. Lions are arrant cowards-
cowardly sneaking beasts. You can
hardly tell lion from donkey when you
come upon him in the forest, and if you
come upon lion suddenly his first impulse
is to tuck his tail between his legs and
bolt He will spring upon you if he comes
upon you unawares, and can have time to
crouch but if a man has the courage to
look lion in the face you need not even
cock your rife"
Year: 1875

Monday forenoon, the Baltimore papers
say, there was tragical affair in a horse
car in that city. 1t seems a young, lady
like looking woman has been in pursuit OF
Felix Kennedy, the conductor OF the car,
tor several days with the avowed purpose
of executing upon him dire revenge for
fearful wrong upon her with which she
charges him. Kennedy, it seems, had not
been on duty for several days and his
whereabouts during that period We're
probably unknown TO her. At some point
on his route Monday morning she entered
the car and dashed at him with bottle OF
yitriol as he stood at his usual place on
the rear platform. A portion of the fluid
was bespattered on Dr.. Henry A. Rodgers,
a passenger in the car, who was badly
burned on the left check and neck, and
his clothes were considerably damaged.


DR.. Rodgers injuries are very severe, and
his lett eye narrowly escaped destruction.
A colored man in the car was also burned


The woman and Kennedy grappled aud
she was thrown down, not, however, until
she threw q large amount Of the fluid in
his face, burning him in most shocking
manner They had Il desperate struggle
on the floor, during which some Of the
vitriol on the conductors clothes was
sprinkled over the face of the girl The
passengers, of whom there We're four. all
men, fled in terror from the car, and Ken


nedy was left alone with his assailant


After short and sharp encounter he got


the woman on her feet, and elected her
from the car, which proceeded on its
course as if nothing had happened. She
was arrested and gave the name Of Mag
gle bearing, but refused to state where
she lived. She is a girl Of graceful figure
and handsome, regular features. At the
station house she appeared deeply affected
at her disgraceful condition, and choking


with sobs complained of her left eye.
which had evidently received Il portion OF


the burning fluid. Dr. Reynolds was sent
for and pronounced her injuries Of the


most serious character The eye ball was
affected and there is but little hope of
saving the sight Of the eye. The girl told


the old, old story. She had been engaged
to Kennedy and under promise Of marriage


she was, in weak moment, by him be
trayed. He promised to make her his
wife, on several occasions, fixing Tuesday


and Friday of last week as days for the
consummation of the ceremony, The days


came without bringing Kennedy, and in
her despair and madness she appealed to


the wild justice OF revenge" as above
stated. She appeared beside herself with
| griet all the afternoon, and several times


asked to see priest, as if fearing the ex-
| element would cause her death Captain


Lannen OF the station house showed her


every attention in his power, but she still
| remained uncOnsOlable
Year: 1875

The last kiss
Whose fond lips will give it?


The last joy
What blest heart will live it?


The last morn
What bright eyes will see that:
The last man
What poor soul will be that:


The last pang-
Whose sad heart will know it;
The last smile
What fair face will show it,


The last boon
Who will give that kindly:


The last fault
Who will pass that bliudlyf


The last hope
Fancy drops the curtain;


OF things last
only two are certain;


The last aid
This will be true mans;


The last word
That will be Woman's.
Year: 1875

ed and Jedd Pallfry took him in his
arms, and the old mans whole heart was
a prayer-a prayer to him who "tempers
the wind to the shorn lamb


When | have said that terrible dreams
and strange visions never haunted Jedd
Palltry after that night have said all So
is my story done
Year: 1875

"DoNEsTIc EcoNoMY." Miss Sedgwick
has asserted that "the more intelligent a
woman becomes, other things being equal.
the more judiciousiy she will manage her
domestic concerns" And we add that the
more knowledge woman possess of the
great principles of morals, philosophy and
human happiness, the more importance
she will attach to her station and to the
name OF good housekeeper." 1t is only
those who have been specifically educated,
or instructed only in Snowy accomplish
ments, who desplse the ordinary duties of
life as beneath their notice. Such persons
have not sufficient clearness of reason to
see that domestic Economy" includes
everything which is calculated to make
people love home and be happy there.
Year: 1875

On the Fourth Avenue horse cars, New


York, violence and robbery are now of
nightly occurrence, The residents on the
line of the road have had public meet
ing, and threaten that if the city does not
protect them, they will protect themselves.
The plan Of operation is this. Everything
is safe till the cars sweep by the Grand
Central depot. Above this the localities
are very elegant, but the population is
scarce. The time selected is night when
the theatres break up, and ladies are load
ed with Jewels. Four burly fellows, two
back and two front, throw off the con-


ductor and any gentlemen who may be on
the platform, rush into the cars seize q
lady round the neck, strip her OF her watch
jewels and money; each desperate select
ing victim The work is done in flash,
the parties disappear, and the police are
no wiser for their movements. This is an
exact description of what took place on


Madison avenue car one night last week
Year: 1875

Perhaps it is not generally known that
for over fifteen years cranberry culture on
upland has been carried on this island in
certain localities, with, in some cases.
marked success. | find the main cause Of
failure i'll every case is the fact that they
haye tried to treat them the same as on
low land This is all wrong, as they must
either be cultivated OF nourished with
meadow hay, straw, or leaves between the
rows; this is preferable to cultivating
set them in rows three OF four feet apart,
one foot apart in the row; cut off the run
ners, the same as cranberries. The ad-
vantage Of upland cranberries is that they
grow very dark consequently certainly
bring one-third more in market. Another
advantage is they get ripe before any pests
affect them, and if not allowed to put out
runners, but simply thckon up in the rows,
they can be raked at a cost of one tenth
of what it costs to pick them by hand l
cannot say how they would succeed in
other localities, but am very certain that
as far as Long Island is concerned there is
no better business. Cor n. Y Times
Year: 1875

\ PLEASANT CoCGu CANDY. Take two
tumblers. In one place gill of faxseed !,
fill the other with broken bits OF slippery
elm bark fill both tumbers with hot
water, and leave standing for two hours
In saucepan place one and half pounds
Of brown sugar Strain into it through
muslin all the liquid that will pour from
two tumblerulls OF bark and iiaxseed.
Transfer to the fire, and stir until the can
dy seems upon the point Of turning back
To smear When lnls IS seen 10 be the
,,.,e, pour out instantly, and break into
pieces when cold. This candy is surpris-
ingly pleasant to the taste, and found ben
efcial, especially IN the case OF public
speakers called upon to tax the voice
while suffering from hoarsenes7
Year: 1875

THEY LODGE IN NEW CAsTLE-THE Pres
PEST OF THEIR STAYING VERY FINE


NEW AND STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST
THEM.


When Hallaham, Ford d Co., New York
were arrested in this city last week at the
instance of Collector Prettyman, charged
with distributing advertising cards in close
imitation Of certain notes of the United
States, there was considerable sympathy
for them, as it was at that time believed
they were the dupes Of some experienced
counterfeiter in New York. Such sympa-
thies have now given way to the strongest
convictions that they are not so innocent al
was thought. Mr. Prettyman stated to .
representative Of The HERALD yesterday,
that these men had written to the party In
New York whom they said furnished them
with the notes and no answer had come and
furthermore there was no likelihood of any
coming. 1t there was any prospect Of their
coming to relieve them they would certatn-
ly have done SO before this. Another strong
point against them is that they were in
Chester and disposed Of quantity Of the
material there, under different names to
those which they gave when arrested here.
In Chester they also made contracts with
business firms to furnish none but them,
and IN two or three instances violated these
contracts. In Wilmington 1t will DO recol-
lected that they did precisely the came
thing.


Another point against them, Mr.. Pretty
man says, is the one that when they were
arrested they were at the depot endeavor-
ing to take the train for Washington The
prisoners even now admitted themselves
Shat they were cautioned by the party IN
New York from whom they obtained the
article, that they must avoid all large cities,
they were not very good ground to work IN.
This is evidence plain enough that they
knew the penalty attending the traffic in
Which they were engaged. The evidence
against them Is growing stronger day by
lay, and 1t is thought that their chances Of
residing at New Castle for 9 time is very
bright.


Inc notes circulated are Of the denomina-
tion Of note known as Is notes IN exact
tac simile, with the exception Of their
having the figure three instead Of five, and
the absence of signatures. The numbers,
date of issue and seal and portrait are ex-
act counterfeits Of the genuine. The back
Of the note is an excellent imitation Of q
$40 sill United States currency with the ex-
ception Of blank space being left on the
back for an advertisement. The shield on
the note has the words, "Novelty Adver-
tising Company, publishers, Peoria, Ills"
From this place the collector says more
counterfeit money was issued than any other,
and these very limitations which have caused
the arrest of the men Low in New Castle
NAV have been made by party Of counter
feiters in Illinois that have an excellent
counterfeit plate Of q 81 note.
Year: 1875

The Fame Active Association will give q
h)p to morrow evening.
The Washington Fire Company will hold
It's Seth annual ball, February 22d.
Prcbabilh les promises At an early day to
take a rest and stop this great flow Of
water.
Kelly, who buys and sells old rags, says
his earnings are not the "rag" money poll
ticians are raising so much trouble about.


The arctic shoes have been taken out Of
pickle, the elongated ulster donned, and the
average young man Of Wilmington is
happy.


And IT was very fashionable young lady
who stated that the principal character in
The play was taken by Mr.. Humpty Dumpty
Of New York.
/, A Wilmington topper saysit is economy to
sat horse radish with oysters. It saves the
price Of drink. 1t scratches when it goes
, down and that's all drink does.
! A yaller purp, went to meet his little
brothers in dog heaven yesterday, by well
| directed BLOW from the business portion of
q mule on King street. lr
! 1t was all between two boys over game
OF marbles in which five comnons were at
stake, yet there were two bloody noses and
two handsful Of hair pulled out.


It is said ty The police that there is no
, question that the whipping post and villory
serves to Keep many Of those wandering
Gentlemen Of leisure, known as tramps
Av az from Wilmington.
| 1t isksaid that when policeman rouses
up a Wilmington married man who has
| gotten tired and laid himself down upon the
pavement to rest, he invariably remarks
"Oll woman Gtop yer kicking"


A gentleman yesterday stated that he set
| ais watch with Heebner's chronometer,
which reckoned time from the sun. "Then
ron cannot be right" said his companion,
''The sun has not been shining this week.


It Is rather amusing at the depot to hear
:hc whistle sound and the bell ring, and sec
forty men rush out in linen busters, each
armed with a chicken leg and then run back
again, saying, "d-n it, false alarm.


Some ladies attending the water cure In
this city dress in bloomer costume, which
looks quite odd. But this does not excuse
the bad boy who yelled at two of them on
the avenue "shoot the breeches and stab the
coat"


A reporter Of one Of the Wilmington pa
pers who went yesterday to enquire about
The condition of lady who met with an
accident was informed at the door that his
services were not needed. Ono doctor was
enough.


1t was never known before yesterday that
there was any very severe epIthet meant by
the word ''rail," but when one printer told
another that he was a rail spelled back
wards, there was row that knocked every.
thing into pi.


It would be we'll to establish light houses
at the upper portion Of the avenue for the
benefit Of the horse, or rather the mule
cars and pedestrians. The water and mud
make it dangerous for navigation, and on
Tuesday night there was not lamp lit be-
yond the cemetery.


It does appear sort Of thin, as the toys
would say, % see girl sit in the parlor and
play on the piano until about time for her
beau TO come, and then yelling up the stairs
she says "Mah did yo, say l should make
BIZ cult in the morning" How provoking
it is though for the answer to come back.
"No, hssb.'
Year: 1875

In this practical and prosaic age Of ours
the cynic is apt to get the advantage of
the scntimcntalist The ridicuc and sat
ire of the one blights and Crushcs the
pathos Tor bathos) of the other. The world
is too busy, and life is becoming too short,
to spend much time on what is merely
fanciful or tender, which in a material
sense proftcth the world nothing. Yet
now and then an incident occurs which,
though purely romantic and sentimental,
appeals strongly to the sympathy and
pity Of the stcrnest hearted cynic. Such,
for instance, is the story Of that simple
soulcd, self sacrificing, and loving young
Parscc who was recently found floating
dead in reservoir in Lancashire, En-
gland. 1t is often questioned whether
hearts are ever broken for love, yet it is
certain that young Dorabjce Hormusicc
died for love. He went to England not
long ago to study cotton-spinning, and
intended to return to Bombay to set up a
mill among his fire worshiping kindred.
In England he became deeply attached TO
young girl who failed to reciprocate his
feelings. She may not have liked his
dark skin, his broken language, his Oricn-
tai ways, his pagan religion; at least poor
Dorabiee, after such advances as his SIM
pie and poetic nature prompted, came to
see that his cause was hopeless. Forhim,
then, it was just as natural to die
as to love. In his heart there
was no thought of rcproach for the obdu-
rate fair one. He simply sat down and
wrote her respectful, tender and plant
i've letter. and penned on the outside a
request that she would please not show
this to anybody" went up to the reservoir
and, tying his hands behind him, took the
fatal plunge In all the epistolary litora-
ture of love there is no letter. more sweet,
simple, tender and free from seltishness
or guile. than this of, the young Eastern
re-worshiper to his Lancashire lass"
II hope you will excuse me-" he says,
" tor taking liberty for writing to you, but
really cannot help it, because love you
so much, and you must truly believe that
}
lovely and more affectionate like you. !
hope you will be happy, but don't forget
me, because sacrifice my heart to you,
dear. 1 always dreamed about you; l
don't think you hardly believed it that
how l loved you, my dear; but I am at
last disappointed. But never mind, it
cannot be helped; but don't forget me, be-
cause you are the only 1 loved. l don't
think you care much about me, but l did.
Remember me, my dear, remember me.
hope you will be happy" In more
chivalrous time the fate of the hapless
young Oriental in a strange land would
have been celebrated by the odes of
Sappho or the sweet lyrics of Petrarch; !;
now his prosaic epitaph is the Coroner's
verdict, "Died of the result of temporary
Year: 1875

SOME three months ago "a smart English
man, accompanied by a woman who pro-
fcssed to be his wife, came to this city.
Their mode of travel was by the old way,
camping out at night. They had the
usual accompaniment of dogs with them
and the wagon was drawn by an attcnu-
ated mule. The woman was painted up
like an Indian squaw and her occupation
was that of fortune-telling. She claimed
to be halfsister of an Indian chief who
formerly roamed in the Indian reserve of
which this county is part. OF course
she was no Indian, but smart woman
who understood tricks as well as Signor
Blitz The man pretended to be one Of
the old-fashioned root and herb doctors
and prolessed to cure all the aches and
pains that flesh is heir to. He was not
here to practice his profession as muchhs
to gather roots, which he did very large
ly, having in his tent, whose floor was
covered with rich, imported carpet, pots,
a small still, etc. The Englishman was
gentleman who talked as lcarnedly as a
Senator The sequel shows that they
were after an honest mans money, and
they got it. Not a great distance from
the Junction lives wealthy farmer,
whose name is Michael Lock, and who is
in condition that he need not labor any
more on the farm for support. The in
come from his farm would keep him. He
was the man the English party were look
ing for, and they took him in. The story
was that on Mr. Locks farm was buried
100000 in gold. No living person, ex-
cept the woman present, knew of it. She
had the records, diagrams, etc, and could
at any moment unearth it. Fearing to
undertake its removal, and that they
might be arrested if it was undertaken,
she was willing, as the gold was on Mr..
Locks farm, to do the fair thing for him,
and for 5000 in greenbacks would raise
the gold. He accordingly came to this
city and attempted to borrow that amount
from our banks here, but did not succeed,
as they were not discounting any paper.
A letter was given him to bank at In
dianapolis, stating that he was worth
SEC, 900. He offered $500 interest for the
use of the money for sixty days. The
bank officers stated to him that where they
loaned that amount Of money they must
Year: 1875

YOU all love home, | take ii for granted;
that is, if that home is at all lovable. Now
what do you do to make that home pleas
ant? Children are too apt to regard the
keeping of home as a duty incumbent
upon their parents, without realizing that
they have as much to do with its formation
almost as the parents themselves.


Home is not perfect without the help of
every member of the household. 1t has
been beautifully likened to a harp-if all
the strings are attuncd in harmony sweet
melody is the result; but if one is out of
tune it Jars harsh discord upon the senses.
The parents duty is to furnish home
where the comforts of the body are pro
vitlcd: where the mind is educated and
the soul is trained and guided by pure
teachings and holy example. The chill
drens duty is to respond to the efforts Of
the parents to echo, as it were, the atten-
ton and affection shown them.


Do the wee ones, whose little hands are
too tiny to more than pluck the blossoms
by the waysidc, remember that they can
learn to help keep home tidy by picking
up the little things that will get strcwn
about? Whose hands 50 gentle in sooth-
ing away mammals headache or papa'S
frOwn as the little one that knows not its
own strength? The little boy and girl can
do many little tasks dcftly-for boys il is
no lcsscning of dignity to learn to be
handy about the house and help mother
in her numerous household tasks. The
manifest man ever knew personally
takes laughing pride in his knowledge OF
house work, gained when he was a boy,
the help of mother who boasted Of five
boys younger than himself.


Then do not hesitate to engage Ill the
many duties that await you in the home;
and girls, save your mothers every step
you can. BE light of heart and quick of
foot, that your presence may bring real
hcart-sunshnc into the hOmC.ClrCIC. Be
true daughters, true sisters, making all
who enter that home circle love and rely
upon YOU. Do not be afraid of work, lest
you brown or harden your hands; do not
cast upon your mother task because
"shc can do it quicker" you " are just
going out fora little walk" 1t is she who
needs the respite most; it is you who can
give it to her.


Home is not rose lined paradise,
where all can sit and sing sweet mclo-
dies, unruillcd by a cloud Of care. Home
is Il place to love in and place TO Labor
in. The tasty rooms will grow unIovcly,
the ornaments will rather dust, and the
myriad duties Of home life will become
distastciul and mOnntOnOus unless there
is an earnest spirit that gives you courage
to go on, day after day, with these same
unchanging tasks. That courage comes
from a higher love than love of sclf-and
when the right love fills the heart the
cOmmOncst tasks become glorticd and
invested with a beauty we never saw be-
fore.


Then remember, girls and boys, {" do
your part toward making a home. 1t is IL
duty that rests upon each one OF you, and
unless YOU fulfill it ConscicntiousIy you
will lose many moments Of rapture and
will rob the future of many pleasant and
Joyous memories, as also the conscious
ness of having done right.-IR1btc Is
White, in -Youag FoEs' N0nthly.
Year: 1875

sympathy were the hearts of those rich
people until God placed in little childs
hand the GOLDEN key which opened the
iron doors and let the precious trait warm
and glorify that which was cold and hard
before.


Mays next Thanksgiving dawned in
heaven. The tiny feet had "clmbed the
Golden Stair and only the memory OF
her thoughtful little heart remained to
assist Mrs. Lee in her care for the poor
Mary D. Brine, in R,@uL Ne,0 YORKER.