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Year: 1872

Early last Saturday evening Mr.. Silas G. Sea-
man, broker, thirty-fve years Of age, while at
tempting to step on the front platform Of q Belt
Railroad car, foot Of Wall street, slipped and fell
with his left leg on the track. Before he could re-
cover himself the front wheel of the car passed
over IT, crushing the bones OF the leg In terrible
manner. Mr.. Seaman was Immediately taken up
and removed to the Park Hospital, where he died
early yesterday morning. The remains Of Mr. Sea.
man, who was native or this city and unmarried.
will be removed to his late home, in Flushing, L..
l., for interment. Coroner Young was notified to
hold an inquest over the remains.
Year: 1872

IL Is thus he sets himself about the duty he had
imposed upon himself but he forges his diversified
material into shapes as perfect ana forms fitting
ms the mechanic who fashions steel and iron into
parts that make one harmonious whole OF an en-
gne which breathes and snorts with the intellf-
gence OF being No mere blacksmith can make the
cold metal 80 smooth and certain in every move
ment for 1t requires the soul OF the poet az well "a
she touch and skill OF the artist The same euali.
ties characterize Mr.. Hudsons work, and while he
feels the poetry OF journalism he shows the prac-
Aical skill OF the journalist The method OF his
book IL as plain as his treatment OF his subjects is
precise, Beginning with the first newspaper ever
printed In this country--Iubttclc Occurrences is
sued al Boefon In 10e0-he traces the history OF
every newspaper OF importance up to the resent
fmc. not only as so many journals but marking
Ale Growth Of journalism IN this country SIX eras
Year: 1872

A LOVE LETTER. following is q
true copy of letter picked up on the
street not thousand miles from Utica:
Der Miss I reed note from you to
Day with fotograft of Myself and Re-
questing me to send you one that have
OF yours that you had from Lady
friend that Wanted one and you wished
TO give her one and had none for her l
am very sorey that l did not git in time
to you for her accommodation But l am
very sorey to think that You have a
lady friend that you would take you're
pictyer from me and give 1t to anyone
for [ do ashore you that there is none on
earth that Love as | do you seLs the
Death of my wife the furst time ever
saw you have loved you and when /
exchanged pictyers with you l was in
hopes that at some feut1r time that you
and Eye would live in the andloyments
of this life and father my Family are all
welplesed with your fotograft and Bette
has put it in her albumin and fancy my
Babey who is years old Kis it Every
Day and Gales it mama and from these
concider Rations Eye should hate to
give up But will say to you that you are
nv choise from all others and will moi
sen the pictyer until hear from you 9
game Made the swap in good faith But
if you are in earnest Let me no and
will re,ant But do hate to give you uF
Beleave me yours, true lover unit
| DEATH -"
Year: 1872

The New York Journal q C,sHasres,
IN answer 10 a question Of n correspond
ent, what is the secret Of business sue
cess, responds:


II is not genius. All with such pecu-
liar gifts make bad managers Of any
business, and are too cratic for ordinary
executive purposes. Aud II is not high
intellectual attainments. Few scholarly
men vill Law asi,le their devotion to let
tiers for their own sake, and follow the
plodding course by which success in
business is 10 be attained. And IL lies
not in force of circumstances. Some
who might otherwise have been success
ful ON a clear course, have doubtless
broken down in the face OF popular OBJ
stacles; but the man who can bend oc-
casions and conditions to his will can
achieve his triumph in spite Of such adj
verse surroundings. 1t is not luck.
There is less of happy chance in such
success than is commonly supposed. Ii
is true that many tempt their fate and
csc ape as by miracle, but this can form
no rule of life; success in business Is
obedient to law that can be clearly and
ulstiuCll1 lTdCtu tuTouBuout bhc Nupie
of ones career. This law is based on
the principle that everything has lis
price, and they only who are able and
willing to pay it can acquire that which
they covet. Some are unable through
want of nerve, or failing health, or de.
fective Judgment, or other mental and
physical defects, from succeeding in the
struggle. But more who are able fai
because they are unwilling to meet the
cost. They seek the end, but will mo-
Ivy patient self denial employ the means
Present ease, present qualification, som,
form of indulgence not consistent will
the end which has been proposed, offer
"a temptation to strong for them to resist
To morrow they will begin a sterne
course; pext week will turn over anothe
leaf with different reading on the OBJ
serve side; hut to-day let the bands b'
folded and the old incumbrance remains
No man is on the road to success whit
has not already paid part of the pric
and is not now holding out to fortune il


full the next installment that is due.
Year: 1872

Coon MANNERS. Young folks should
be mapnerly. How to be so IS the ques.
ton. Many good girl and boy feel
that they cant behave themselves in the
presence of company. They feel timid,
bashful and self dstrustful the moment
they are addressed by a stranger or ap-
pear in company. There is but one way
to get over this feeling, and acquire easy
and grateful manners; that is, to do the
best the, can all the time at home, as
well as abroad. Good manners are not
learned bu arbitrary teaching so much
as acquired by habit. They grow upon
us by use. We must be courteous
agreeable, civil, kind, gentlemanly and
womanly at home, and then it will be-
come kind of second nature to be SO
everywhere. A course, rough manner
at home begets habit of rouehness
which we cannot lay off if we Try when
we go among strangers. The most
agreeable people we have ever known in
company are those who are perfectly
agreeable at home. Home is the school
for all good things especially for good
| mannerS.
Year: 1872

Duty. Nearly 100 years ago there was
a day of remarkable gloom and darkness,
still known as the dark day, o day when
the light of the sun was slowly extln-
guisbed as if by an eclipse. The Legls,,
lature oil Connecticut was in session, and
as its members saw the unexpected and
unaccountable darkness coming on, they
shared in the general awe and terror. 1t
was supposed by many that the last day,
the day OF judgme t-had come. Some
one, in the CONSERVATION of the hour,
moved an adjournment. Then there
arose an old Puritan legislator, Daven-
port Stanford, who said that if the last
day had come he desired to be found at
his place doing his duty, and therefore
moved that candles be brought so tnat
the House could proceed with its DUTY;
There was quietness in that mans mind
the auietness of heavenly wisdom-an
infexible willingness to obey present
duty. Duty, then, is the snblimest word
in our language.
Year: 1872

THE LIGHTNING ON A SPREE.-The
strange doings of the electric fluid
through the fine old house of Mr.. Jonas
Clarke, at Waltham, Mass, attracted
visitors in throngs. Entering the house
by the side of the front door, the liquid
fire sped deftly along the bell-wire,
cracked or tore the plastering in all the
rooms of the west half of the house,
broke glass, and completely tore out the
western gable, and set the attic on fire.
" itn great presence of mind Mr. Clark
seized bucket of water and instantly
extinguished the flames. The fluid left
the house by the way Of the water pipe
leading from the spring, distance OF
some fifty feet. There were twelve per-
sons in the house at the time, carriage
load of visitors from Boston being aboAt
to leave the house. None of them were
seriously injured, though son OF MIR.
Clarke was stunned by the shock.
Year: 1872

A QUESTION. "A curious controversy
has occurred in an English courtroom
about veal outlet. A gentleman was sum


moned to answer the charge of assau'tand
battery upon a waiter employed In re


staurant The case was briefly as follows:
The defendant, with friend and some
members of bis own family, went to dine
ut the restaurant. Among other articles
ordered we're two veal outlets; but it
happened that three persons partook OF
the outlets. Whereupon, when the bill
was presented, it was found charge
was made for three outlets. When the
gentlemen refused to pay the extra
charge, he was informed that it was a
regulation that no customer should give
to another part of dish ordered by
him without paying for an extra portion.
The indignant customer, however, did
not choose that any one should dictate
to him how the food he had bought
should be disposed Of, and he rendered
the amount OF the bill less the charge fol
the extra outlet. The saloon keeper re.
taliated by ordering the waiter to secrete
the hat belonging to the friend who had
accompanied the party. Immediately
the assault and battery" followed, re


ported to be terrific, but of which NJ
traces could be exhibited by the plain


tiff. The magistrate to whom the cause
was brought dismissed the complaint


fning the plaintiff sixty shillings, will
the addition of forty shillings costs, ant
a severe rebuke for such "o1trageou


imposition" in a first class restaurant.
Year: 1872

COUNTRY ROADS. s.--There are two old
time affairs, says the Watchman and
Reflector, which should be revived and
kept in faithful operation in our country
towns-guide- boards at all blind places
on the public tboroughfares, SO that
stranger can go from one town to
another and make long journeys without
losing his way; there are few things
more aggravating to tired traveller
than to come to fork in the road +"
and find no guide board; try it once
yourself. The other old fashioned GUS
tom is that OF watering-troughs at con-
venient places by the roadside. so that
the weary horse MAJ refresh himself.
These are comparatively small things,
but they are important, and our rural
people Gun scarcely do wiser or better
deeds than putting up guide boards and
watering-troughsi lew trees set out BY
the latter would in short time make o
| grateful shade 10 man and beast
Year: 1872

To SwIMMERs.-A French inventor has
patented an apparatus for swimmers. For
the hands he has large membranous fin,
which is beld in its place by loops passing
over the fingers and strap around the
waist. Their effect is to reduce very much
the effort required to swim without them.
But the greatest ingenuity is displayed in
the form and fitness Of the fins for the legs,
which are attached to the ankles, and are
so formed that they act upon the water
both in the movement Of bringing the legs
together and throwing them back. They
act so finely in threading water" as swim
mers call it, that one can really walk, u
not on the water, at least in it. The old
swimmer has no trouble in using the fms
the first trial, and IS surprised to findIwfth
what ease he can swim without exhaus5
ton,
Year: 1872

The Day OF Atonement and It's Ob1iga-


tions-Removing Stumbling Blocks Out


Of the Way and Doing Good.


Yesterday was the eve OF the Jewish Day OF Atone
ment, as well as their regular Sabbath. The syna-
gogues were consequently crowded, and Thirty
fourth street synagogue especially. The ark and
the scrolls of the Law, the rabies and their reading
desks, we're clothed in clean linen, pure and white.
A large number Of members wore, instead OF hats
white linen caps either trimmed with lace or
almost wholly composed Of that material Tne.s SER
vices were very long, and, to Gentle, not very in
teresting. DR.. vidaver preached on the duties of
men toward God, toward themselves, their families
and mankind generally. His text was Isaiah. vii.,
14-"And He shall say, cast up, cast up, gather
out the stones, remove the stumbling blocks
out Of the way OF my people," This day,
he said has been looked upon as preparation for
the Day Of Atonement. It lies between 1t and the
New Year, and Is, as It were, day Of reconciliation
between God and our own hearts. We must all
to the CALL 'Sct thine house in ORDER for thou must
die. and not nve.n Would to God, he said that
every one who heard he him would listen to this sum.
and learn to anticipate the grave. We are all
destined to the tomb; yet no man wants to die,
whom life is nothing but troubled sea, they do
not wish to die. And why should men want to dIe2
and and Would like 20 see e rosen cor
of life broken them Not one. And in old age
there are elements OF joy in that age, and men
cling to II and don't wish to die The man
OF faith. who knows that this life is but
a fieeting shadow, does not wish to die because
he wants to live 10 bring up his children In the
fear OF the Lord The Doctor then spoke about the
stumbling blocks that have to be taken out of
mems own hearts, out OF the way of their children,
and out OF the way OF their neighbors. He directed
their attention to the kind of education needed for
children and the Kind OF legacy which parents
man gain who should sell his own or his children's
souls for mammOn 2 The true riches are above,
p put 10 . reacn .nem we must cast tne stumbling
Lord. And this must be done not only at this
season Of the year, but at all times How this may
be done was also pointed out by DR.. Vidaver, who


Illustrated this branch OF his subject by very neat
reference. indirectly, to what the late Mrs. Leo had
done for aged Israelites In this city, And he wanted
others TO 90 and do likewise
Year: 1872

Vermont pensioner lately sent request to the
Pension Bureau to have his name dropped from tbs
rolls, owing to tho fact that he was now able to do
as well as ever, and felt that he could do without
the money better than the government could pAN
Year: 1872

4 BEAUTIFUL MANTLE ORNAMENT. "A very
pretty mantle ornament may be obtained by
suspending an acorn, by piece OF thread tied
around it, within half an inch Of the surface OF
some water contained in vase, tumbler or
saucer, and allow it to remain undisturbed for
several weeks 1t will soon burst open and
small roots seek the water; straight and Ia
pcring stem, with beautiful gloss green leaves
will shoot upwards and present very pleasing
appearance. Chestnut trees may De grown 10
This manner, but their leaves are not so beautl-
full as those of the oak The water should be
changed once month, taking care to supply 1t
of the same warmth; bits of charcoal added to
it will prevent the water from sourlng. 1t the
little leaves turn yellow; add one drop of an
monia into the uteusil which holds the water,
and it will renew its luxuriance,
Year: 1872

Some of our Southern editors have
pointed methods Of putting personal
prattle. In recent issue Of one Of
these " non-explosive leader writer's,
he in speaking of a fellow editor in
the same town asks Scan you
bite the bottom Of q frying pan with
out shutting your long nose ?" The
other chap never stopped to work
out the conundrnm in the usual way,
but he loaded himself with bowie
knives, revolvers tomahawks and
shot-guns, and took a position on the
stoop opposite the Office of the con-
undrumist. He has q certificate OF
insanity all made out, and now all
he wants is a square look at his ma
igner.
Year: 1872

Young men, be brave | Many peo-
die imagine that courage is confined
to the field Of battle. There could
be no greater mistake. Even con-
tentions with men-unavoidable con-
tentions-are not by any means linn
tied to the public battlefield. And
there are other struggles in private
life-struggles, it may be, with hab-
its of appetites Of passions-al Of
which require as much courage, and
more Of perseverance, than the grief
exciting encounter Of battle.


Enough to struggle against,
enough to contend with, enough to
overcome, lies in the way Of every
young man. It may be one kind Of
difficulty or it may be another !; but
plenty of difficulty of some kind,
every young man just starting in life
may be sure that he will find. And
the essential thing about it to him is
whether he will have the courage to
to look all difficulties resolutely in
the face, to meet it bravely and to
persevere until he conquers ; in 9TH
er words, whether he will be q cow
ard and succumb, or what the In
dians significantly term " a brave" -
He who never falters, no matter how
adverse the circumstance, always en-
Joys within himself the consciousness
Of a perpetual, spiritual triumph, Of
which nothing can deprive him.
Year: 1872

Then I was going to demonstrate


with the poker, and she told me tc
count twenty-five, and I said I would
not but I did before she had pulled
more than half my hair out. Then
she made me count twenty-five over
and over until I was out of breath
and felt real pleasant and good-na-
tured. So we went to supper. Now,
the cat was curled up in my chair,
but I did not see it until I sat down;
and I did not see it then, but I was
pretty sure it was there, in fact !
knew it was there as well as I want
ed to, and more, too. I felt inclined
to rise up suddenly, but as I gather
ed to spring she brandished the tea
pot and murmured Joshua, your
temper is rising ; count twenty-five
or I'll break head" and that cat was
drawing map Of the Tenth Ward
boundaries marked in my blood. I
rose to explain. and said, My dear
Il" but she caromed on my head
with well shot tea cup. and sprin-
kled my face with a quart Of hot tea,
and I sat down and counted twenty
five !; but it killed the cat. The old
fellow died hard, though. I could
feel him settle as his nine lives went
out one by one.


A few days practice Of this rule,
under the loving instruction Of Maria
has enabled me to conquer my tenn
per completely. Nobody can get me
mad now +; I am in a state Of perpet-
ual calm, and I want to see the man
who wrote that story. I want to fit
him for the hands of an undertaken,
and make demend for mourning
goods among his friends. Then I
can die happy-counting twenty-five.
Year: 1872

The editor of the Utica Herald
says !: My wife had cutan item from
the columns of. some paper wherein
a demented writer told about some
impossible woman who, being trou-
bled with a bad temper, counted
twenty-five every time she got pro-
voked, and thus became asweet, ami
able, and dearly loved ornament Of
the house of her delighted husband.
I read the article, and remarked,
/" Bosh." Maria paid no attention
to me, but unfolded her plan. She
said that every time I got mad I
should count twenty-five, and every
time she got mad she would count
twenty-five. I asked who she thought
would pay our rent while we sat and
counted twenty-five over and over all
day long. Then she said I was al
ways raising objections to her plans
for our mutual improvement, and I
said I was not, and she said I was
enough to try the patience Of a saint,
and I said she was too and she came
for me, and I told her TO count twen-
ty-6ve but she forgot all about that,
and lust tailed one in my left eye.
Year: 1872

The information reaches US that
the ice i'll the Missouri river has be-
gun to break up at Fort Benton,
Montana. As yet we have had no
tidings of the looseniug of the Upper
Mississippi nor even Of the Lower
Missouri. nor in any part the north
western country where the rivers
have been sealed up by the Frost
King.


The Herald took occasion a few
days ago to advert to the climatic
popularity Of the regions extending
from Eastern Montana to the coasts
of British Columbia and Washing
ton, and known as the mild winter
belt. The fact just alluded to, of
the commencing Of the ice dissolution
in the extreme Northwest, where the
rivers might be supposed most solid
ly frozen, is a singular and signi6-
cant evidence Of the just claim of
that country to be regarded as one
of the finest sections west of the
Mississippi. No better evidence of
its mild climate can be given than
the early breaking up Of ice in the
river at Fort Benton. This will
probably be followed at an early day
an extensive movement further South,
and tho Herald's timely warning to
New Orleans may now be repeated
with greater emphasis to that city,
and also to the thoussnd Aourishing
towns and cities that lie scattered
from Fort Benton and st. Paul to
the lower valley of the Father of
Waters. Now is the time to pre-
pare for inundation all along the
Western river valleys. Instructions
have been issued, in anticipation, by
General Myer, the Chief Signal
Officer Of the army to all observers
at stations upon the Western rivers
to make special reports by telegraph
Of any sudden or unusual change in
the rivers. This will be of the ut
most service to steamboat men and
the whole Western country, and
will doubtless greatly tend to the
preservation ofproperty and life, and
immensely increase the usefulness of
the Western Bureau.-M. Y. Herald.
Year: 1872

It is about time the contractor be-
tween here and Vicksburg had per-
fected his arrangements to give us q
regular tri-weekly mail, in accor-
dance with the terms Of his contract.
At the expiration Of last month be
had succeeded in arranging with the
owners of two Of the boats in the
vicksburg trade for the Tuesday and
Thursday mail, but up to this time
he has made no permanent arrange
ment for the Saturday, the most inn
portant mail of the whole week. It
has generally been sent, since the
last Of January, up the river on an
up-river boat, but last Saturday il
was q total failure, and we regret to
learn that the contractor is trying to
have the Saturday mail abolished,
because he is unable to procure a
boat to that service for the price he
offers to pay.


Instead Of having our mail facili-
ties decreased on this route, we
should have daily mail to all points
on the river between here and Vicks-
burg Natchez, having q population
Of many thousand and an immense
trade, has now only two mails q
week. We trust our delegation in
Congress and that our sister State,
Mississippi, will give this matter
their earnest attention, and insist
that this mail shall not only be reg
ularly carried tri-weekly, but the
service be increased to four or six
times q week.-M o. Republican.
Year: 1872

Rdress Of the Democratic
Rtrsl Committee does not
provision for colored rep


in the next Democratic
J. It merely apportions
b among the white men


the Democratic ticket in


haps a few negroes will
On the rolls to be put in


hen the Convention meets.
Year: 1872

Dare OPPORTUNITY -sECoN FLOOR FURNISHED
III complete for housekeeping with every convenience
ballroom closet hot and cold water the Furniture
will be sold at great reduction from cost Can be seen
near Eighth avenue.
Year: 1872


woman ut a recent prayer
de a petition in behalf of


nephew. which, after
his many misdeetls. con-
telling the Lord that he


came home the night
beastly state of intoxica-
llstllng Shoe Fly - and
her meaning that lady
'led that popular mir.
Year: 1872

THROWN FROM THE CARs.-One of those
extremely foolish individuals, who will never
learn TO have more sense than TO jump of
the cars while in motion, received severe
fall, yesterday afternoon. in attempting to
jumping off train at the foot of West street.
He turned several somersaults, and was
stunned so severely that he had TO be carried
into a house close by. He soon recovered
however, and lmped away sadder and wiser
man.


Another unfortunate was thrown from the
anne train and was also severely bruised
Year: 1872

1t annoys your friends as well as yourself
You would like to get rid Of it, but scarcely
know what means to adopt. We will tell you.
Use the fragrant SozoDoNT, il will cleanse and
beautify your teeth, and leave your breath
pure.
Year: 1872

RUBlNsTEIN.- Rubnsten appears.
After all that has been said it is only necessa-
ry to remind our readers that this is the night
fixed for his concert in the Masonic Temple.
Such musical talent never before visited OF r
city, and our musical lovers should testify
their appreciation of his ability