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Year: 1875

A good joke is told of wealthy New
Yorker with an eye to a good horse, who,
shortly after betaking himself to his
summer residence on Long Island, in
April last, was sitting on his piazza one
fine morning, and noticing a pair of fine
steppers that were being driven on the
road in front of his house. The team
consisted of bay and gray mare, and
the driver was an unassuming, quiet
well-behaved young man. The New
Yorker noticed them again on the fol-
lowing day and was more than ever i'm
pressed with their fine style and grace
full step, and decided at once to buy
them. Accordingly, on the next day he
stationed himself at the gate, and when
the tf,:: t team q came Jogging by he signalled


That's a pretty fair team you drive
said he.


"Yes, they are moderately good step
pers," was the response.


"Are they for sale 2" asked the New
Yorker.


"Well, yes, would sell them" was
the rather hesitating reply.


"Send them along down the road and
back, so / can see how they move" says
the New Yorker.


Up and down they were sent a few
times, and at length the gentleman
seemed satisfied, and signalled the dri-
yer to pull up.


Il like them pretty well" said he,
"and will buy them, if the price is not
too high what do you ask for them p


"Sixty-fve thousand dollars" was
the reply, very coOlly given.


The gentleman opened his eyes and
mouth in establishment, and Charley
Green drove off with Lulu and Eleety
GOlddust at 2:25 gait, leaving the
old gentleman to wonder at the higf
price Of good fair roadsters.
Year: 1875

A ScoTCH GIRLS ANswER.-A coun-
try lass was driving donkey to fair
in Kenfrewshire one fine morning. The
donkey was laggard, and was more in
tent on cropping the roadside herbage
than on going to the fair but the girl
did not put herself about. Pleasant
thoughts Of her sweetheart were passing
through her mind, and she sang gaily
to herself. An Irish labOrer overlook
her, aud as he passed. he said, my
darling. you'er as lively this morning al
if you had been newly kissed. The
happy girl at once answered. "If u
think. Pat. that kiss makes ane lively
| wish ye wad kiss my cuddy, for he'I
unco stiff this morning"
Year: 1875

is very slow; and if you have to put it
out, that is very expensive. And then
there is so much sewing to be done. |
did hope we should find time to make
up your new linen before | left, but it
is not cut out yet, and Lucy will never
get through a dozen of shirts alone. Poor
girl the parish and the baby make such
heavy demands upon her time. | think
she will have to put your shirts out to
be made" And with few pleasant
remarks about the parish and the wealth
er, she smilingly withdrew.


But the good seed had been carefully
sown. The parson, though not other
wise in general, was sharp and shrewd
where money was in question, and knew
the full value of dollars and cents. He
took the matter into consideration. and
nicely balanced the pros and cons. He
knew that Mrs. Briant, in her quiet, la
dy-like way, had been very efficient IN
his family she superintended the cook
ing, and under her direction were pre-
pared the savory meats that his soul lov-
ed. He knew, too, that since her ad-
vent among them his weekly expenses
had been lessened, not increased. He
knew that the liberal board which she
had insisted on paying ever since she
had been with them amounted to half as
much as his salary, while her generous
gifts supplied many needs of the little
household. He knew that she relieved
his wife of much care and labor, and
that her experience during the baby's
troubles in the ivory business, upon
which he had just entered, had already
saved him the fatigue and expense of
many visit to the doctor and all these
loving services were freely given. On
the other hand, if she left, all this must
stop. An additional servant would cost
him So week to begin with; and how
much more in waste and discomfort
And as to putting out washing and sew
ing, those were bugbears of unknown
expense, which he could not estimate.
The parson drew his conclusion-he was
used to that business ''in conclusion"
was his favorite portion of his sermons
so in conclusion, he requested Lucy
to invite her mother to become perma-
nent member of the family; and Lucy,
who in her unselfshness thought dear
Bozzy did it all for her sake, could not
express her JOY and gratitude.


And now you know in what respect
the Rev. Boswell Holland resembled St
Peter. Don't you sec? He had q
Year: 1875




THE ROMANCE OF THE GRAND DUKE
ALEx1s.-The young wife of the Grand
Duke Alexis of Russia, son of the Gar,
has just been divorced by the Tribunal
of St. Petersburg. She was Hessian,
and in that quality had been accepted
by the Empress Maria Alexandrowna as
maid of honor. Her Majesty was rap
idly captivated by her young country
woman, who speedily became her favor
ite. Another conquest of still greater
Importance awaited the young lady in
the Muscovite Empire. Not absolutely
pretty, but endowed with that grace
which bewitches more than beauty, pos
sessing charming figure and an incOm-
parable elegance, she inspired the young
Grand Duke with an irresistible passion.
One evening the Empress saw enter her
apartment the maid of honor bathed In
tears, who, throwing herself at her Maj
esty's feet, avowed her love, and sought
the Czarina's consent to the marriage.
That same night the young lady was put
into a railway carriage, and, under good
escort, conducted to the frontier, while
the Grand Duke Alexis received orders
to rejoin his ship. But the Gar had
reckoned without the determination of
the two lovers. The Prince escaped, re.
Joined his fancee beyond the Rhine and
married her in German territory, not
withstanding the paternal fulminations


and then left with her for America. The
romance lasted two years, and nothing
could bend the determination of the En-
peror nor restore the son to his favor
when the influence of the Empress, be
ing brought to bear on the son, deter
mined the latter to accept his father
conditions. 1t was decided that tn
Grand Duke should consent to divorce
resume his situation in the Russian IA
; Wy, and that an annuity should be set
tied on the heroine of the romance.
! was Immediately after that the Prime
was in London with the Gar The for
: malitles of the divorce were complete
week before last
Year: 1875

wife retrieve the fortunes of a family
when her husband pulled at the other
end of the rope.


/ have seen young man who despis-
ed the counsels of the wise, and advice
of the good, and his career end in pow
erty and wretchedness.
Year: 1875

Some newspaper has lately unearthed
story of mob law in Henry county, Ken
lucky, in 1854 story which will bear
condensation and which should go down
to posterity, describing an example to be
initiated and scene 10 be immortalized.
In 1859 there resided in the county named
several brothers bearing the name Of
Henry, one Of whom was charged with
murder. He was acquitted upon trial,
but the mob was dissatisfied with the
verdict, and demanded that not only the
man charged with murder, but all his
brothers should leave the country. One
of the brothers thus unjustly banned was
slow to leave and in consequence was as
sailed, being shot at and narrowly escap-
ing with his life. His wife and children
were afterward taken to him by young
man named Hunly. Then the mob de-
manded that Hunly should leave the re-
gion. Hunly went to his house and told
his aged parents Of the situation. They
decided not to obey the mob, and barri-
caded the house. On the next day the
mob came, twenty masked men and
numbers of respectable citizens who dare
not resist. The mob rode up to the house
and demanded the body Of young Hunly.
The old mother appeared at the window,
and replied that her son had committed
no offense; be had simply aided an inno-
cent woman and children he would not
be driven out Of the country like crimi-
nal 4; she and her husband were prepared
to die with him. Then she bowed and
retired. The mob crowded forward, but
there was man among the spectators t.
be heard. As the mother ceased talking
he came forward with tears on his face
and said "Of all fortunes in life, there
is nothing like its fortunate ending. A
man should be esteemed fortunate who
finds an answer TO the old Methodist
prayer, Lord, give US good time to get
out Of the world l may live hundred
years without finding another opportunity
to so happily end my life. | am blessed
MY prayer is answered j will die Will


these people !" Then drawing his pistol


the man-his name was Pollard-pIaceC
his back to the door and his face to tn,
mob. The effect was grand. Hesitatnl
citizens, lacking but the nerve to Oppose
ruffianism, rushed to Pollard's support
The mob fed for their lives before the
determined resolve of the men before
them, and Hunly and his family wer,
saved Pollard's name is still synonym
for brave manhood in Henry county, anC
his glorious example has done not littl,
good. Could a grander speech be con
ceived than this one of six clean sen
tences2 And is not the story one to be
come immortal ?
Year: 1875

THE latest anecdote brought to light by
the centennial celebration is rather anus
ing. While the British troops were pass
ing through old Cambridge, one Of them
said jestingly to farmer who was SOW
ing seed You may sow, but we shall
reap" Well, perhaps you may" was
the reply, for am sowing hemp"
Year: 1875

81 TELL you what" said Hoosier
widower the other night, as he finished
washing the dishes, " it's a mighty solemn
thing to think Of Maria Jane down there
in the cold ground instead Of being round
to churn and saw wood and sich."
Year: 1875

A LEAvENwoRTH man told lie and
then said: 81 hope to be struck dead
if ! have not spoken the truth ~ He had
scarcely ceased speaking when he fell to
the Aoor-another man having knocked
him down.
Year: 1875

This compound of
the vegetable alter
atives, Sarsaparilla
Dock Stillingia and
Mandrake with the
lodides of POTASH
um and Iron MAX es
a most eff ctlal cure
of a series of com
plants which are
very prevalent and
Year: 1875

MR.. TWEED continues his efforts to obtain
his release from prison by process OF law, and
we cannot but admire the skill with which his
case Is pressed. At the same time his lawyers
make one great blunder. They should preface
an application for mercy by announcing that
their client had returned to the city the money
he stole from its treasury. Think what an elo-
in presenting this fact to the court. Think also
of the feeling that would thereby be produced
In favor OF the release OF an old man from
prison. We do not object to mercy TO Tweed,
but we should not begin with mercy. Justice
TO New York demands ta at he hrst return to its
treasury the money stolen from it.-N Y.
Herald. 1st,
Year: 1875

On an appeal in the case of Costello against
the Mayor the General Term of the Supreme Court
the question was yesterday eaboraty argued whether
the assistant clerks Of the Board Of Aldermen we're o
employees Costello appointed eighth assist
ant elerk by Clerk OF the Common Council under
resolution authorizing his employment His salary was
fixed at $4,000, and his suit for four and half
months salary He recovered Judgment in the Court
below and the City appealed. The ground OF the ap-
peal was that the Common Council was forbidden 10
create any new Offices, and, therefore. there was
no office for which plaintiff could claim a
salary. The plaintiff claimed that as be
appointed by and held his position at tn pleasure
of The Clerk he not an officer but an employe On
the other contended that salary was nxed
by the Common Council the taking OF the oath OF Office
and the fact Common Council had only power 20
create the question ed that the satu Ute
intended apply this class OF officers, while the fact
that heads OF departments appointed officers whom they
could remove rebutted the argument drawn from the
appointment OF plaintiff by the Clerk The Court re-
served its decision. Mr.. Tru for plaintiff d. j. Dean
for defendant.
Year: 1875

HE 10 6UhELI COMlNGs


BERLIN, Oct. 28.-It has now been posi-
lively decided that the Crown Prince of
Germany will visit Philadelphia during
the Centennial Exhibition next year.


OTTAWA, ONT, Oct. 2S.-The Premier
OF Manitoba had an interview with the
Premier of the Government to-day. The
Government has agreed to suppliment
original allowance to Manitoba by q
yearly grant out Of revenue in order
that current expenses may be met. The
additional grant is to be made with the
understanding that Legislative business
oil the province is to be altered, pro-
badly by abolition of upper Chambers.


1t is also understood that the Govern
ment of the Dominion have agreed to
suspend the outlay ON the Pembina
branch Of the Pacific Railroad beyond
Winnipeg until the Premier has made a
personal visit to the Northwest. The
Premier left to-day for the maritime
provinces to inspect the Inter-Colonial
Railway. The delegation from Manito.
ba will shortly leave for home. They ex-
press themselves thoroughly satisfied
with the result Of their mission. 1t is
said the Government has yielded to their
demands.
Year: 1875

GENERAL B. F. BUTLER is at the pres.
rent time very much like the Irishman, at
Donneybrook fair, with his coat off ready
for anything. The Hero of New Orleans
is no longer a Congressman, and it is said
that he is drifting around with view to
the Presidency. His last assertion on the
financial question is just concise enongh to
contain force. He was invited by the
Grand Army Of the Republic, of New
Haven, to address it on the currency; he
declined, but said he believes that a cur.
rency that was good enough to pay soldiers
for their blood and limbs during the war
and to sustain the widows who were made
so by their husbands loss in war, is quite
good enough for the rest Of the people, es.
pecially the bankers.
Year: 1875

!. HERE is saying among pious old Ia
dies, that take more interest in the affair,
OF the Church than those of the nation
II would rather see my son Methods,
preacher, than President of these whole
United States" But it appears that there
are Others besides the pious old ladies that
think there are callings higher than the
dignity Of being the nations chief mapis.
trate, and would prefer something else ia
such a position. The latest instance is Mr.
Charles Francis Adams, of Quincy, who
prefers to write history to becoming can.
didate for the Presidency. Is not this a
sad state Of affairs when an offer of this
kind goes begging? A man is settled upon
as fit person to become the candidate Of q
party for high Office, and he answers that
he would rather write history. What I.
reflection upon the administration of
Grant. 1t would seem to imply that he
had so far lowelel the dignity of the office
that an intelligent man is determined to
clear his skirts Of anything associated
with it. - 'rs1sm'6'
Year: 1875

y The Bankers Of New Y.rk are deeply


interested in what is to be known as the
# Bankers Department of the Centennial


and committee Of them has made an ear.


nest appeal to the bankers of New York


to make this an especial feature of the
4 Centennial. Their depar tment will in
clude an exhibition of the coinage and
currency, not only of this country but of
!, the world. This would indeed be an in


terestlng feature of the great national exhi-
bltlon, and one that would not only en-.


gage the attention of numismatists but be
OF interest to all. ,... ~
Year: 1875

d The currency is becoming as. it should


be, the leading question Of the day. There


is none which possesses greater interest
with those who study the national govern


ment. We are glad to see that all the af-
ternoon papers Of Wilmington are now


plunging into this yexed question, Tt
Year: 1875

from the congenital sneer of the
Commercial its late articles upon the cur
rency question, are good samples of fair
argument. 1t is too much to expect from
the doctrainaire tendencies of its editor
any great departure from the beaten track
of his party trail.
Year: 1875

From the Minneapolis Euening lfail.


An odd case of somnambulism oc-
CURED on the train Of the River Di-
vision due in this city at 8:05 yester-
day morning. Upon the train, en-
route from Milwaukee to Minneapo-
lis, was Mrs. Wright and two sons.
The elder of the two, a lad aged 16
years, fell asleep in his seat. After
the train had left Weaver Station,
and while it was running twenty
miles an hour, he arose in his sleep,
and being unnoticed walked out the
car door and off the platform.


As soon as the mother discovered
his absence, the conductor was inform
ed, and as the boy was not found upon
any of the cars, the train was stopped
and backed slowly to Weaver. The
missing one was not found, however,
the anxious mother and her remaining
boy were left at Weaver and the train
proceeded.


Waiting at the station for several
hours, they were finally overjoyed by
sight Of the young sleeper, who was
walking deliberately up the track.
He said he knew nothing Of the fall,
bat being awakened by the cold, he
found himself lying upon his side in
the snow. Upon the next train the
family resumed the journey to Min
neapelis.
Year: 1875

Livery years experience more COM
pletely demonstrates the wisdom of
varied agriculture. The farmer who
depends mainly upon one crop, al
though that may be the most import
ant one grown, will find, every few
years, that the supply of that product
will exceed the demand so much that
it will fall in price below the cost Of
production and sale. We use the
latter term considerately, because we
are aware that the producer pays
large commission for the sale of his
products. All the difference between
the price received by the farmer and
that paid by the consumer, after de-
;ducting the legitimate cost of hand
ling, storage and transportation, may
be set down as the cost of selling.


Take the important product, wheat.
We think that large majority of
the farmers, East, as well as West,
will agree with US that the price this
year is too low to pay the cost Of pro-
duction. 1t may be said that the
price Of wheat is exceptionally low
this year, because the yield is good all
lover the world. Yes, that is true;
the breadth of wheat sown every year
is SO great that good crop, univer-
sally or generally, will SO reduce the
price that large share Of the growers
must produce it at loss.


Undoubtedly it is better for the
world that so great a breadth should
be sown in breadstuffs, that a small
yield per acre shall not result in
scarcity, and cause suffering or star
vation, but the instinct of self.preser-
vation should induce farmers to so
economize in farming that the failure
or the over-production of any leading
crop shall not result disastrously to
their interests.


The farmer upon 100 acres, who
has a few acres in wheat, a few in
corn, a few in oats, few in barley,
and few in potatoes and roots, and
then has = liberal pasture and
meadow, keeping a half dozen COWS
and perhaps twenty-five or forty
long-wool grade sheep, will be likely
to come out better, taking one year
with another, than one who devotes
the larger number of his acres to
wheat, or some other leading crop.
f.any enc crop is failure, or sells
Ftoo low to afford any profit, the
others may yield profit enough to
|prevent any serious loss.-Americoa
.Rurat Home.
Year: 1875

L Look at it as we will, advertising
carries with it q certain moral influ-
ence. Most people cannot resist the
impression that man who advertlses
= large stock Of fresh goods, is more
likely to have them than one who


does not do 50. Advertising has at


least one good chance in its favor.
Year: 1875


Out upon it. III have loved =.
Three whole days tossther .a 70
And am like to love three days more.
If 1t prove fair weather.
Time shall moult away his wings
Ere he shall discover
. In the whole wide world again
Such constant lover.
But the spite ont is, no praise
II due ut all to me:
Love with me had made no stays,
Had it any been but she.
Had it any been but she,
And that very face, =,
There had been Ut least ere this
A dozen dozen in her place.


Sir John Sucking.
Year: 1875

When a poor man attempts to rise
attempts to show that there is no
monopoly of genius, and that God hath
given as free and noble soul to the
lowly as to the great-he is rot only
opposed by the class above him, but
envy and scOrn are but too often his
portion among his fellows. They do
not like to see themselves outstripped


by one whom they have reckoned no


better than themselves, and instead
of encouraging, they dampen his ardor,
and grleve his heart with sneers, and
cold, because envious, counsel. The
next class above him love not to see a
man who has naught to boast Of but a
peble soul, no treasures save those of
mind, presuming to take his place
among them, and there is one universal
shout Of, keep him down." This
struggle which the poverty
struck genius has to oendsre-the strug-
gle against prejudice and Eisrepresen-
tation and want-has dauntea many a
mind, and discouraged many a breast,
and has kept many man formed to
be light to the world in poverty and
darkness to the end of his days. Be-
cause of this, many noble spirit has
concealed its own name Of brightness /;
many noble and free men, of whom
the world was not worthy, have gone
down into the grave with all the wis
dom of their souls untold-"haye died,
and made no sign"
Year: 1875

The Avalanche, of the Oath, speak
ing of the approaching Memphis mu-
nicipal election, says:


In this municipal contest we look at
the public debt of Memphis, which is
quite six millions of dollars, with its
credit lost and its resources impaired /;
we look at its wooden pavements. made
at a cost of nearly million Of dollars,
worn out and unpaid for; and to- night
the General Council will be called upon
to vote on the taxpayers of this city
an additional burden of one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars of
taxation, exclusive of regular tax, to
pay for what does not exist, and still
leave unpaid a quarter of a million.
We look at it from the standpoint of
streets apd alleys in the worst possible
condition; of a river landing which is
an oppression to the river commerce of
Memphis, without which Memphis
would be mere trading post or flag
station; we look at it with reference to
our educational interests, to our me-
chanics whose little property is mort
gagged by this crushing debt, and to a
city the center Of the largest cotton
belt in the Union.
Year: 1875

A correspondent of the Indiana
Farmer writes: / have stood in mud
and water three inches deep, for ten
hours day for a week, without feeling
any dampness or having any difficulty
in getting my boots on or of. II you
would be equally successful, before
wearing the boots give the bottoms a
good coating Of tallow aud tar and
dry it in; then oil the uppers with
castor oil, about one tablespoonful
will be sufficient. If the weather
should be rainy, or you are compelled
to work IN water during The day. wash
your boots clean at night, hold them
by the FIRE until quite warm and oil
them while quite wet, and you will
have no trouble about your boots get
ting hard and shrinking up so that you
can not get them on. If the leather
should become red, give coat of or
diuary shoe -blaeking before oiliDg.
The effect Of castor oil is to soften the
leather, while il fills the pores and
keep the wgter from entering.