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Year: 1875

large company OF ladies and gentlemen gathered
yesterday in spite OF the wrctched weather. to
the promised launch Of tho frigato Trenton at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard To their annoyance, how
the great hull refused to The failure
was attributed to aduteration OF the tsush'
tallow used to grease the ways, which
found to be chalky instead of having its desired slip
perry quality. AT noon after two hours OF hard labor
by hundreds of workmen, the attempt to launch tho
ship was abandoned for tho day. IL is intended
that her baptism In the shall take place at
morrow, New Years Day
Year: 1875

John A Lewis a cabinet maker, aged hfty-hve
years, a resident of No 4s5a Mulberry street, New
ark struck by the locomotive of the six p NJ Am
boy train at the Thomas street crossing He taken
TO his home, where he soon died
Year: 1875

Getting intoa cold bed, in n cold room,
on cold, night is very discourage
ing to one possessed of sensitive nerves;
and ii the luxury is persisted in for
weeks in succession il becomes rs inonoto-
nous rs getting up cold mornings. a
Third Ward girl, who had been suffering
from this kind of unplcasnntncss, re-
solved to make her resting place moro
tolcrnble by introducing little artificial
heat. \ Indy friend was visiting her on
TINT cold and clustering day, and na the
storm was very severe in the evening, the
friend was induced to remain all night.
Our hostess tlisliked to tender Der visitor
the cold comforts of pair of congeaIcd
linen sheets, and for long time worried
herself over the problem of getting the
bed warm without getting Into and warm.
ing 1t with her own sweet self The an
cicnt warming-pan is an obsolete institu-
ton and was not available; the comfort
able soapstono was snugly slowed away
Ill the bed down stairs, and doing duty rs
foot-warmcr for her beloved parents.


But our Third Ward girl was equal to the
emergency, and the mcrcurial problem
was solved MS she thought of tho gallon
jug in tho kitchen and thc hot wafer on
lie stove. To fill one with tic other was
tllc work OF moment, and Wrapping
piece of flannel around the Jug, she bore
it triumphnntly to that cold room, and
turning down the covers she soon had the
bed MS warm and inviting us could be
wished. Then placing the Jug ut the foot
of the bed, to keep their "fo0tsy -tootsy"
comfortable, the girls disrobcd and re-
tired. All would have been well had Our
hostess not neglected very important
mattcr-shc didn't put the cork in the
jug tight enough. The girls did mt i'm
mediatcly go to sleep, but told their lit
tic storics-of the past and of the to
comc--illustrating with sundry references
to certain pieces Of broadclotli which arc
i'll the lalit Of calling arounI OCCASION
ally. In fit of parOxysmal excitement,
tho visitor gave tho jug somewhat Wig
orous kick, which looscnGd tho cork, and
they struck watcr Immediately. The
girls didn't comprehend the situation for
moment, but tho liquid, finding its level
toward the middle Of the bed, soon forced
them to believe tho IIcnncpih canal was
in active operation, and "that feeder"
grand success. To get out of that was
the work Of moment, but the drying eft
| operation was slow. Donning their day
clothes, the girls took position by the
kitchen stove, and sat II out. Tho next
time thcy warm tho bed with Jug Of wa
ter they will pay especial attention to tho
cork.-and not kick-Stiriing GdEettc.
Year: 1875

not less confident and apparently uner-
ring was the judgment that was falsely
pronounced my own" 4...
We no longer importuncd our fellow
juror, but patiently awaited our discharge
on the ground of inability to agree, which
came Mt last.


The prisoner was tried and convicted
ut subsequent term, and at the last mo-
mcnt confessed his crime on the scafToll
Year: 1875

THE river is falling so rapidly
that fears are entertained that 1t
will go dry. 1t is falling at the
rate Of an inch per hour. The
sand bars are making their appear
ance IN every direction. The de-
posit and slime of decaying vese-
table matter is causing stencil and
sickness. A heavy, drenching rain
is much needed.
Year: 1875

The passion for gambling, when II has
once established a grip upon a man, holds
him with a force second only to that of
alcohol. Like the habit of intoxication,
that of gaming is foster nurse of crimes.
II destroys selfrespect and produces des-
peration. Instances of the dominance it
has achieved over the strongest wills are
not wanting. An incident is related of a
Belgian lady which may show the power
of the fascination. She was a queen in
society, and private gambling at her house
was carried to wild excess. In the alb
sence Of her husband on night not long
ago, three armed and masked men de-
manded the key of her treasure closet.
She handed it TO them, but, on trying the
vault, they were unable TO open it. They
therefore forced her from her bed, refusing
10 give her time to cover herself, and
made her open the vault. As the rou-
leaux Of gold caught their eyes, the bur
glars ran forward TO fill their pockets,
when the lady shut the door and locked
them in. Their insolence gave way 10
entreaty, but the lady, remembering their
coarse jests upon her half naked condition,
would grant nothing. They implored
her 10 save their regulations, but she
would not. 1t then appeared that the
burglars were three noblemen who had
lost enormous sums on that particular
evening. and sought this manner of get
ting their money back Even after this
discovery the lady refused to relent, and
but for the intervention OF an eminent
archbishop the three mobiles would have
shared the fate OF common felons, for
French justice is no respecter of persons,
as the American goddess is.
Year: 1875

HENRY LISDESsrRUrH. an inter
prefer in one Of the New York Criminal
Courts, in a heat of jealousy, shot his
wife in the back OF her head, iniieting a
severe scalp wound. The surgeons found
that the bullet had struck the large CHG
non worn by Mrs. Lindenstruth, and
that this saved her life by causing the
b all to glance and preventing it from en-
tering her skull.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

Says the Burlington Hawkeye A
West Hill minister picked up a frozen
wasp on the sidewalk yesterday, and
with view TO advancing the interests
of science, he carried it in the house
and held it by the tail while he warmed
its ears over n lamp-chimney. His OBJ
ject was to see if wa ps froze to death,
or merely lay dormant during the win
ter. He is of the opinion that they
merely lie dormant, and the dormautest
kind at that, and when they revive, he
says, the tail thaws ont first, for while
this ones head, right over the lamp.
wes 30 stiff and cold it could not wink.
its probe worked with such inconceiv.
able rapidity that the minister couldn't
gasp fast enough TO keep up with it.
He threw the vicious thing down the
lamp-chimney, and said he didn't want
TO have any more truck with a dormant
wasp, mt which his wife burst into ,ears
and asked how he, minister of the
gospel, could use such language, right
before the children, too.
Year: 1875

The American grocer has opened a
vigorous warfare upon the system of
swindling known as short weights, and
which consists of putting leas into q
package than the marks on the outside
represent.


The uninitiated public have little
idea of the extent to which this is done.
Everything that is put in packages is
cut short-so short, in the case OF oys-
ters, that one packer in New York con-
fesses that it is quite common to put up
six, five or even four ounces for o
pound. All canned goods are put up
IN the same way, and the public get
about half the quantity of goods they
bargain and pay for, and take the bal
ance in water.


This affects the people-the consum-
ers but there is another class of goods
where il affects the retailers, who have
much more power of correcting it.
This is in the case of packages that have
to be broken and retailed from, as in
raisins, pork, &c. The grocer has found
a number of retailers who have quit
selling layer raisins altogether, because
they found the packages so short of
what they are represented TO contain
that 1t is impossible to avoid loss in
handling them.


It is useless to attempt any list of the
articles that are thus packed short it
would be about co-equal with list of
packed articles. The evil is one of fear
full magnitude, and has continued to
grow until endurance can endure no
longer.


The grocer recommends as n remedy
that retailers and consumers weigh or
measure everything they buy, and that
a national law be enacted compelling
every packer to put his own name upon
all packages packed by him, forbid
short weights under heavy penalties,
and make every packer responsible for
his goods. This would undoubtedly
remedy the difficulty, provided such q
law were enforced, but there is reason
TO fear that it might fail at that point.
Year: 1875

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press writes: SCI have recently learned
some interesting facts respecting a
manufacture in which every female
head throughout the land is interested,
namely, the preparation of human hair
and its transformation into switches,
ringlets, etc. The largest establish
ment of this nature in the world exists
in Germany. It is situated IN a town
called Wetzlar IN the valley of the
Lain. It is the depot to which the
travelling collectors OF hair bring their
wares to dispose of, and so extensive
are its transactions that their wares are
arranged in bales, each containing
three and four hundred pounds of hair.
These bales each contain a heterOgen-
eOus mass of human locks of every
shade and texture, from raven black to
haxen blonde, from horse-hair coarse
ness to silken fineness. This is the ma
terial IN the rough, and very dirty and
disgusting are often the peasant grown
tresses when brought into the factory.
But fear nothing, ladies fair, respecting
the cleanliness of your alien locks ali
the hair is thoroughly boiled before be
ing placed in the hands of the work
girls, of whom six hundred are en-
plOyed in this establishment. The hair,
when dried and smoothed, is then care
fully assorted according to color and
length. Good brown hair of average
length Is worth about $50 pound the
highest-priced hair is pure white, long
tresses of which are sold, not by the
pound, but by the single hair, each
hair being valued at about half a cent.
The most valuable of the natural hues
is pale gold "a switch of that color was
displayed, valued at nearly 800, even
in that Wholesale market. The greatest
curiosity there was a switch of light
brown hair measuring six feet in length,
and for which 500 had been paid to
the original owner thereof; this unpar-
alleled braid is not to be sold, but Is to
be reserved for exhibition at our Cen
tennial." F"
Year: 1875


o weary days and nights so still, so still
TIC useless sails bang happing stif and slow;
We pine and chafe, and set our helpless VIII
In vain revolt at what to change, TO know
Is not for VIZ. We hear the strong winds blow
And fret as in the east, the west, sFe
Great ships and small 20 sliding fast and free.


u.-ADRIFT.
o fearful days and nights, dark, so cold
The swift waves mock and leap every side;
No rudder steers no mast, no spar, can hold;
We think no ear could hear MS II we cried
We thinE God would not miss us IL died;
We feel forgotten, helpless. cast away;
We shut our eyes and do not even pray.


Uu.-ON sHoRE.
o peaceful days, and peaceful nights whose peace
Cannot be uttered! o green shores Of life
Beyond the body Shall We ever cease
To smile thet through such hot and silly strife
We came? That doubts and fears should grow 50


rife?


That We could fail TO see how Gods good hand
Our anchorings and driftings planned7
Year: 1875

1t is the st. Louis Republican that
does up well known modern character
in package of this shape:


He has reached the advanced age of
sixteen years. Not blighted affection
or lost confidence in ALA has
brought him to it. No! The filthy
lucre of So per week has made him in
love with solitude and rising profess
sion. he gushed with an enthusiasm
of high art when he first took hold of
the rope. He has had hold of it for
six months, and he gushes no longer.
That rope has taken all the gush out of
him. he leans against it a sadder and
wiser hermit of the elevator. When the
hermit is strictly on duty he leans des-
pondingly in the rope corner like a
blighted being as if there might pos
sibly be something in this world beyond
the monotony of continually going up
and continually coming down, if he
could only find it out but perhaps 1t
is not worth the trouble. If you ask
the hermit if there is any fear of the
elevator shooting up through the roof,
he only shakes his head soTrowfully, as
il to say, no such good lack. If you
plunge into the intricities of hydraulics,
or steam pressure, or cog-wheels, he
shuts up like a jack-knife with a wither-
ing look and an inquiry of Which
floor ?" He is the sworn enemy of the
engineer residing in the subterranean
CULTS. If the elevator runs fastor slow,
it is always the engineer. He is a de-
mon. If the hermit caught that engin-
GERS head under the elevator perhaps
he d squeeze it good. We often think
that perhaps it was because of the
worldly friction of this engineer that
the hermit became a hermit OF the ele-
vator. Take the hermit all in all, he is
a simple-minded child of nature. He
sees more ups and downs in this world
than any one else, without being sea
sick, or sick of seeing the same people
forever and forever ascending and de-
scending, and forever and forever ring
ing the changes from one TO five on that
same eternally tinkling bell.


A nHsUer,vr rbn attended,
Year: 1875

A little girl once had q bed Of
Strawberries. Very anxious was she
that they should ripen, and be fit to
eat. The time came. Nov for
feast" said her brother to her one
morning, as be picked some beautiful
ones Tor her to eat.


II cannot eat these" said she, "for
ihcv are the first ripe fruit"


Well" said her brother, call the
more reason for our making a feast,
for they are the greater treat"


"Yes; but they are the first ripe
fruit"


well, what of that ?"


Dear father told us lba, he used to
give God the first out of all the money
he made, aud that then he always felt
happier in spending the rest; and |
wish to give God the first Of my
strawberries too


"Ah. but" said her brother, chow
can YOU give Strawberries to God 4
And even if you could lie would no,
care for them =


30, | have found out a way" said
she. Jesus said, 'Inasmuch as We
have done il unto one of the least o
these my brethren, We have done i,
unto me- and | mean TO 20 with them
10 Mrs. Perkins dying child, who
never sees strawberry, they are SC
poor"


Away went the children to give
them to the dying child, and when
they saw her put out her thin arms
and take the ripe. round fruit in heI
little shrivelled fingers, and wheu
they saw her eyes glisien, and hei
little faded lips smile, they felt as i
they had a far richer treat than i
they had kept the ripe fruit them
selves; and something within them
told them that God had accepted theil
little offcring.-.Suaday at Home.
Year: 1875

Itmatters little what we are during
this brief life, if only we be parlakers
of Gods eternal glory. Ny daughter,
we are journeying toward eternity
one foot is already well-nigh there.
If that be granted Us. what do these
passing trials matter! Is it possible
that We can believe that these tempo
rary tribulations are to work out IAN
exceeding weight of glory for US,
and vet we will not bear them
patiently? BE sure that all which is
not eternal is but vanity The
Apostle said, "God forbid that |
should glory, save in the cross Of our
Lord Jesus Christ
Year: 1875

Corn FOR HAY.-We are glad to
learn that some of the planters and
farmers of Richland parish are begin
ming to turn their attention to the
production of this very remunerative
feed for stock. Now is a good time
to SOW the first crop, in order to make
three, and we hope to see more of them
adopt the plan. The ground should
be bedded in rows ) or 3 feet wide,
opened and the corn sowed thick in
the drill. When it gets in silk cut
the stock down. let it lie two days and
then shock. Plant the second crop in
the middle furrow and work the ridge
down. by this means two Or three
crops of excellent rough feed can be
harvesteA in one year from the same
spot of ground.
Year: 1875

For we care not to bc safe, hut to
be secure not to escape bell, but to
live pleasantly. We are not solicit
Gus of the event, but Of the way
thither, and it is sufficient il i've be
persuaded all is well.
Year: 1875

A red haired lady, who was ambitious of
for her book. A gentleman in Speaking of
her Disappointment, said: "Her hair is red
(read) if her book is not" An auditor, in
attempting to relate the joke elsewhere,
said She has red hair, if her book
Year: 1875

The Key-H0te of Health.


The health and vigor of the several organs
of the body depend upon the simple condition
that the functions which pertain to eacA shall
be regularly and actively performed. If vi
tality is sluggish or deficient, this condition is
not properly fulfilled, and as a consequence
disease is soon inaugurated. Prevent it by a
timely use Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which rouse the vital energies when dormant
and endow the feeble frame with needful
stamina. At the same time that the Bitters
infuse new strength into the system. they cor
rect those functional Irregularities and local
weaknesses which sap the vital power. Dys-
pepsia, bladder and kidney complaints, gout,
rheumatism, fever and ague. biliousness, Con
stipation and nervous diseases are Invariably
overcome by the operation of this standard
Alternative tonic. 13l-eod&w196
Year: 1875

her before magistrate, who sent her to
prison. The bodies of her six husbands
were dug up, and. as marks Of violence
were discernible upon each of them, the
proof Of her guilt appeared SO strong
upon her trial that she was condemned
to be executed. To this circumstance
we are indebted for that useful regula-
ton by which no corpse can be inferred
without legal inspection.
Year: 1875

RIO LET-rHE THREE STORY AND BASEMENT HIGH
soop brown stone House, pos East Thrty-ninth street
In perfect order throughout immediate possession
low to responsible Apply 229 East Forty
Year: 1875

yNANTED-BY A RESPONSIBLE PARTY, FOR A


w small private family, an unfurnished House. below
the Central Park and between Third and Eighth
with modern Improvements in good order 81 200 ioi
with privilege OF renewal Address X box 461
Post flee New; York
Year: 1875

FULLY FURNISHED ELEGANT FOUR STORY
IA high stoop IL rooms: in perfect order for private
family respectable boarding house; moderate In
quire the premises, 303 West Twenty ninth street
Year: 1875

The ghost Of Noah Webster came
to spiritual medium in Alabama,
not long since, and wrote on slip OF
paper: "It is tite times Nah was
right. bat we are sorry to see lie has
gone back on his dictionary.
Year: 1875

i She ran to see, and found It to be
a quaint, plainly.set looking glass.
She began to examine it, and wonder
how it could have got there, when
she discovered that, held in a certain
light. it revealed an inscription which
ran as follows;
Year: 1875

Chicago, Sept. PA Washington
special says that one of the worst
chapters in the history of this badly
governed District, is the recent ex-
posure OF the corrupt management of
the local courts. The Attorney Gen
er,d is doing all in his power to re-
form the evil practices of the courts,
and if given time will bring them up
once more TO the level of respecta-
hility. Some of the friends of young
Fisher visited Mr.. Pierrepont and
tried to persuade him to show some
leniency in the young mans case.
lie, in reply, stated that Fisher must
be prosecuted tn the all extent of the
law. That while the young mans
social position entitled his father to
the fullest sympathy, all considera-
tions of this kind would have to he
foregone with the view of making
an example of a public officer who
would so wantonly prostitute an off,
cial position. The case is now before
grand jury. In the present state of
public opinion nothing but sentence
to the penitentiary will satisfy the
citizens here that the EX-Assistant
District Attorney has received jus
tice.
Year: 1875

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, writing from jackson,
tells how the thing was done In Mis-
sissipri. There Was universal appre-
hension of an outbreak, and great
many families were sent to Vicksburg,
that city having been so garrisoned
with police and special officers as to be
considered safe. All the whites were
armed, and all the negroes knew it.
There wax a general and polite under
standing that too much Republicanism
meant blood; and every one knew that
single spark of trouble would kindle
war, and everyone was careful ac'
cordingly. When a negro approached
the polls with Republican ticket in
his hands, he was met with bantering
entreaties to change it for a Democratic
| ticket, and with the memory Of Cliu
ton fresh in his mind he was ordinarily
easy to convert. A favOrite trick was
to bet with negro that he was afraid
to vote the Democratic ticket-bet hin
50; and pay MIN the money after HI
had won it, as he generally did wheth
er he wanted to or not. AS it was il
Jackson, SO it was all over the State
except In some places where ''chsff'
was discarded to make room for Oper
threat, which served equally well. Th'
State was carried by the Democrats a


much by terrorism rs though they hat
driven the c0lored men to the polls a
the bayOnet's point.
Year: 1875

entertain but little apprehension
about the result of the next President
ial election. The Democratic party is
under the control of the old anti-war
politicians, who sympathize with the
rebellion, and although these men are
trying to talk loyalty, yet the people
have not forgotten their record, and
will not trust them; and l believe that
the Union soldiers and the people OF
the North who took part in putting
down the rebellion, will be better unit.
ed Against the Democracy than they
have been since 1866. The presence of
between eighty and ninety Confederate
officers in the next Congress is fact,
the significance of which is not to be
mistaken. The recent demonstrations
throughout the South in favor of Jef.
Davis and the heroes and principals Oi
the REBELLION have not escaped the at
tention and consideration of the peO.
pie of the North. In short, / am salts.
fed that the people of the United
States are not prepared to trust the ad'
ministration of the government, Its
finances, its honor and its prosperity IL
| the hands of its late enemies who have
for twenty years shown their incapac
ity for everything but crimes and
blunders. l know some of these gen


tlemen now talk very nicely. An In
dtania politician, the other day a.


Philadelphia, Dragged that Indians
had sent 100000 nlen into the army
and the same man said during the wal
that he wouldn't go into the army
himself, OR ask anybody else to do 80
These gentlemen will find that thu
people have long memories.
Year: 1875

From Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Rep.)


1t is, therefore, complete and de-
cisive victory for the Republican cause
well won, too, for it was won in the
face Of the most adverse circumstances.
With a majority of $4,000 against us,
with an enemy flushed with their un-
examplei triumph, with all the power
of the Executive ranged on their side
aided, too, by the prestige of CiIden's
spurious reform not yet .eXpOsed-Our
exultant enemies loudly proclaimed
their intention to carry the State this
time by much larger majority than
they had last year, and vowed that
they would not be satisfied with any
thing short of 10000. Many of our
strongest men, even our trusted lead
ers, were disheartened by the prospect.
1t was Lot easy to persuade our best
men to run the risk of personal defeat
by accepting the nominations. To
speak broadly, the party's heart was
away down in its belly, when the battle
began and for several weeks after. II
took a great deal of hard drilling to put
any fight into it.