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Year: 1872

WILL He Do IT?-The jamestown
Journal tells the following, which will do
to go round; There is hymn, among
others sung in our several churches, that
IS very frequently read and sung at-wili
say at the Congregational church, not to
be too articular. 1t is good hymn, the
words and measure being very appropri.
ate to any sermon, and especially adapted
to the choir of that church. The first
stauza alludes to tho duties of the Chris.
Iian. aud very plainly asks whether or
not Shall | be found at Thy right hand2"
on the day which most people regard
with good deal of reverence. The sec
ond stanza considers the probability Of
ones being found in that other place, the
place profane people so often refer to in


their conversation. In the third stanza
there is a strong appeal against beirg
found in that other place in the words,
20 Lord. prevent it by Thy grace" But
as We started out to say, it was Sunday
evening, and the congregation. choir ana
pastor were in their places. The man of
God read the hymn referred to, the choir
struck up and the congregation rose in
body to its feet. The first stanza was
6nished, but scarcely had the echo Of
Shall be found at Thy right hand ?"
died away before the choir struck up 20
Lord, prevent it by Thy grace" A few
in the audience saw it and passed the
blind. The chorister omitted the second
'tauza without consulting the man Of God
being only too anxious to hurry the thing
through without regard to the sense Of
he meeting or hymn. It was sung with
u good deal Of earnestnsss. though.
Year: 1872

The Vallejo (Cal.) Recorder has the
following: A certain husband living
in our neighborhood has a habit of
walking in his sleep, and his wife got
so tired of having him frisk around the
house during the silent watches of the
night that at last she determined to tie
him fast after he got to sleep. She fast
ened string to his ankle and tied the
other end to what happened to be the
most handy, which was her husbands
double-barreled gun, behind the door
in the corner of the room. About one
o'clock the somnambulist arose for the
purpose of taking a ramble around the
room. When he had taken about six
steps, the artillery came out of its seclu-
sion in the corner, with a jerk, the load
crashing through the panels of the
door. 1t soon brought both parties to
consciousness, and they begged for
Gods sake we would not mention their
names. Yesterday hswas busy putting
a new panel in the door, which is far
better than digging a load of buckshot
out of the baby.
Year: 1872

A very pleasant incident in connec-


ton with the visit of the Grand Duke
of Russia to the Massachusetts, Histori-


cal Society rooms is reported by the
Boston Traveller. Just as the party
were leaving, Admiral Poisset took
from his pocket small envelope and
handed it to Mr.. Winthrop, saying that
perhaps the contents would be of suffi-
cient interest to entitle them to place


in the society's cabinet. On opening
the envelope, three oak leaves and a
little twig were found. There were ac-
companied by statement in Russian
that the leaves and twig were taken
from an oak tree in st. Petersburg,
which grew from an acorn planted by
the Emperor of Russia himself, received
from Mr.. George Sumner, of this city,
which he took from tree which shades
Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon.
Year: 1872

drawn out; but it will answer, without
removing them from the barrels, to
store them in an out-building or shed,
covering deeply with straw. So protec-
ted, they may be kept frozen all winter
if desired, and will, when they come to
thaw out, be fresh and sound. We have
even known apples headed up in barrels
and kept deeply covered in straw, but
not 80 deep but they were several times
frozen and thawed during winter, and
yet the following spring they were
sound, and in quality equal to the same
variety kept in cellar. HTr5 - A..


Frozen apples, however, must always
be handed with great care, for when
hard frozen they are unyielding, and if
ratified together they will be covered
with shallow bruises, which, on being
thawed5 first turn brown, and soon after
ward decay.
Year: 1872

Judge Brady rendered a decision, yesterday.
on the application of C. T. Chester for mandsmus to
compel Controller Green to pay saoOo due for erecting
the Fire Telegraph. The Judge says; " The demand
urged in the matter II is conceded s Just and the ev
and wholly free from suspicion and there IL therefore
why IL should pad and with the accr'-
ing interest added The Controller had right TO refuse
pay Il when directed by the Fire Commissioners,
after which IL became like any other Obligation and his
having withheld the payment OF the amount cOmpels
the addition OF the interest"
Year: 1872

A kExEpY.-The following is recommended by
a gentleman experienced in the treatment Of
horses as an excellent remedy for the horse disease
now prevailing to such great extent in this city


Keep the horses warm and dry and give all the
matory nature; always give wet feed and spaIing-
ly: give a lump Of lard three times day about
the size Of hulled walnut. Battle the throat fire.
ouentIy with a mixture Of equal parts of turpen-
tine, sweet oil and spirits Of hartshorn. Give BY
che mouth, thirty drops three times day Of q
tjucture of bsiadonna and tincture Of aconite
leaves. This has been used in Washington, Bal
timore, Philadsphia and New York, and not q
fatal case has occurred. Lard can be used in the
place of sweet oil, ii necessary.
Year: 1872

SUPREME Court OF APPEA1s.-This court
adjourned on Saturday to meet in Wythe-
vile on the 10th June and in Staunton on
the Goth August next. 1t assigned fifty
causes to the Special Court OF Appeals, which
meets here on the 1st July next. A docket
of these causes will beprintel by the clerk
and will be forwarded on, application to
counsel. The homestead " question would
have been decided by the court here hut for
the fact that all the arguments were not in the
hands of the court until the day before its
adjournment, and then there was not time 70
write the opinions. 1t will be decided early
after the meeting in June at Wytheville..
The court disposed of a large amount OF
business here,
Year: 1872

SEWER TRAPs.--Thc President Of the Board
of Health calls the attention of citizens
whose property is connected with public or
private sewers TO the fact that they must
protect such connections by traps to be ap-
proved by the City Engineer. Persons fail
ing to comply with this law (adoptcd by the
City CounciD are subjected to a fine Of 81
per month for the first year after the 1st of
May proXlmo.
Year: 1872

We have no doubt that Hon. R. c.

 Mccormick is the choice of majority

 of the voters of Arizonasfor the next

 Delegate, and also have none that he

 can serve the Territory to better ad-

 vantage in Washington than any man

 this people can send there. On this

 latter point the evidence Is daily ac-

 cunulating. His experience and &C.,

 quaintance at Washington are very

 great, extending over many years of

 activity and gradually increasing suc- cess. He has an acquaintance with and the confidence of all the heads of Departments from the President down. He is on similar terms with very many leading Senators and Represen- tatives. His uprightness and earnest ness secure for him attentive hearings with all classes of officials. His practical newspaper experience puts him in close and sympathetic relation ship with the leading journals which make and break measures for both east and west. His energy is remark able but always so tempered as to be attractive.

 

 We are inclined to the opinion that he will be candidate for reelection, but not certain. If he should be, we shall give him our accustomed hearty support. Being zealcus friend of the gentleman, we are specially chary about advising him in @ matter of such importance to himself. If we had only selfish interests to promote, we should urge him for reelection. All our readers know about the serious loss of his eye, and consequent pros tration of his whole system. Late advices tell of his almost entire re- covery. Of this he knows best, and best of all does he know whether he can safely endure the fatigue and ex- citement of another canvass. Should he decide this question in the. adirma- tive, our voice will be for his bacom- ing candidate for reelection.
Year: 1872

On Thanksgiving Eve Mr. Bernard Reynolds, Of
Bloomfield, N. j., left his home to attend q ball
somewhere in the neighborhood. He had on his
person, 1t is supposed, several hundred dollars.
About two O'Clock on Thanksgiving morning he
started for home, being then in that condition
which wcather-beaten marines describe as "three
sheets in the wind" Until sunday last nothing
was heard or seen Of him. On that day his body
was found floating in the Morris Canal,
near to Bloomfield lock- It had evidently
been In the water some time. The clothes were
torn and the head badly gashed In the pockets
were found only some thirty-nve cents Opinions
vary as to his fate. Some are OF opinion that he
Is undoubtedly victim OF foul play, while others
say that his home route being along the canal he
must have fallen In. There Is also some rumor OF
a disturbance having taken place near the canal
early on Thanksgiving morning. These facts hav-
ing come TO the knowledge OF the county ply


sician he has deemed II proper to order an in
quest which WIN be held this forenoon.
Year: 1872

An attempt was made TO show that the lease was
sold for handsome bonus, but this failed. After
hearing the testimony the Court directed q verdict


Tor s3 TAO IL, being the whole amount claimed with
interest
Year: 1872

A FESTIVAL for the benefit of the two
churches, Episcopal and Presbyterian, at
Dover mills will he held ut that place on
Wednesday. Besides the good things for
tie body, an intellectual treat will he afforded
in an address by Judge Farrlr. Captain
Sub!ett will take those who may wish to at
tend there and back free Of charge.
Year: 1872

PosTPoNED.-Thc case Of Robert Bridge
water was called in the County Court Satur-
day, but as he did not make his appearance
his ba!-bond was declared forfeited and the
trial postponed until the next term of the
Year: 1872

There was considerable frost in this section
last night, but a> the greater portion of the
tobacco crop lad already been housed there
was very little damage done. No damage to
other CrOpS.
Year: 1872

Very large fans are fashionable this
year, and are of gold lace or fringe.


Large silk scarfs, the color of the
dress or pretty contrasting color, are
now universally worn instead of the
lace scarf.


Colored silk hose and high heeled kid
or silk slippers to match the dress is the
| fashionable "foot toilette" for home
wear.


Some very beautiful sacques are made
of the colored guipure laces, in blue,
tan, or pink, with revels and turn over
collar.


The latest style of parasol has the han
die and top made Of Russian leather
mounted in gold.


A new style of overdress for full tot
lette is made f the gaily brocaded fou
lard, having deep skirt, and being cut
low in the neck with short sleeves. The
skirt is trimmed with deep black lace,
and the low corsage has putting and
fall Of lace. A scarf of crepe de chine
of any bright color, as blue, pink or
yellow, may be worn with this polanaise,
being fastened upon the right shoulder
and crossing to the left side. This gar
ment is very dressv made of the pretty
figured grenadines and trimmed in the
same manner, as organdle ana hnlshed
with ruflles of the same.


A very stylish visiting dress of blue
silk is made with the skirt It train, and
without trimming. The waist forms
Lousis XIV vest in front, and has postil-
lion basques at the back; basque of
black silk, tight-fitting, and elaborately
trimmed with wide Chantilly lace. Hat
of blue tulle, with white plumes and
blue bow, and blue strings tied under
the chin. Another stylish walking dress
is made of pale yellow mohair, the skirt
having a deep flounce bousd with ma
room. The basque is trimmed with the
same color. With this is worn n black
silk casaque. richly trimmed with black
gulpure, and bias bands of satin.


Charming little mantles or fchus for
Summer may be easily made by anybody
who possesses either wide flounce of
Chantilly lace or white point. The
flowers may be plated, caught at the
back with bow of ribbon, festooned
gracefully at the shoulders, then crossed
in front and carried to the back may be
arranged so as to form little overskirt,
or 10 fall ea co9u1ie, that is, in spiral
form. A founce of black lace thus ar
ranged is suitable either for the promen-
ade or for indoor toilette, while white
lace fichu OF this style is nn elegant ad-
dition to full dress toilette.
Year: 1872

A woman, Notwithstanding she is the
best of listeners, knows her business
and it is woman's business to please.
| don't say that it is not her business to
VOTE but | do say that the woman who
does not please is a false note in the har-
monies of nature. She may not have
youth, or beauty, or even manner, but
she must have something in her voice or
expression, or both, which it makes you
feel better disposed toward your race to
| look at or listen to. She knows that as
well as we do ; and her first question
after you have been talking your soul
into her consciousness is, Did please ?
A woman never forgets her sex. She
would rather talk with a man than an
angel, any day. Womanly women are
very kindly critics, except to themselves,
and now and then to their own sex. The
less there is of sex about a woman, the
more she is to be dreaded. But take n
real woman at her best moment
dressed enough to be pleased with her
SELF not SO respondent as to be a show
and a sensation, with the varied outside
influences that set vibrating the har-
monte notes of her nature stirring in the
air about her-and what has social life
to compare with one of those vital inter
changes of thought and feeling with her
that make an hour memorable ? What
can equal her tact, her delicacy. her
subtlety OF apprehension, her quickness
to feel the changes of temperature as the
warm and cool currents of thought blow
by turns At one moment she is mi
crOscoplca1lv intellectual critical scrr-
pulohs in Judgment as an analysts bal
ance, and the next as sympathetic rs the
open rose that swcetens the wind from
whatever quarter it finds lis way to her
bosom. 1t is in the hospitablc soul of a
woman that !, man forgets he is a stIang-
er, and so becomes natural and truthful,
at the same time that he is mesmerzed
by all those divine differences which
make her n mystery and bewilderment
o. H. Holmes.
Year: 1872

Mark Twain tells the following stor,


Of carly life in the Sandwich Islands


In the rural districts OF the islands tn,


traveller hourly comes upon parties o.


dusky maidens bathing in the streams ol


in the sca without any clothing on, and


in no very intemperate zeal in tho mat


ter of hiding their nakedness. When
the missionaries first took up their resi-


dence in Honolulu the native women
would pay their families frequent friend.
ly visits day by day not even clothed
with blush. 1t was found hard mat.
ter to convince them that this was rather
indelcate. Finally the missionaries pro.
vided them with long loose calico robes,
and that ended the difficulty, for the
women would troop through the town
stark naked with their robes folded un-
der their arms, march to the missionary
houses, and then proceed to dress. The
natives soon manifested strong pro.
clivity for clothing, but it was shortly
apparent that they only wanted it for
grandeur. The missionaries imported Il
quantity of hats, bonnets, and other
male and female wearing apparel, insti-
tuted general distribution, and begged
the people not TO come to church next
Sunday naked, as usual. And they did
not but the national spirit of unset.
fshness led them to divide up with their
neighbors who were not at the distribu-
tion, and next Sabbath the poor preach
ers could hardly keep countenance be-
fore their vast congregations. In the
midst Of tho reading OF the hymn a
brown, stately dame would sweep up the
aisle with q world Of airs. with nothing
in the world on but "stovepipe" hat
and pair Of cheap gloves snother
would enter with n flourish, with simply
the sleeves OF the bright calico dress
tied around her waist, and tho rest of
the garment dragging behind like pea
cock tail off duty another was attired
in mans shirt q stately "buck Ka-
naka would stalk in with wom0n's Dor.
net on, wrong part before, only this and
nothing more after him would stride
his fellow with the legs of pair of pan
falcons around his neck, the rest OF his
person untrammelled in his rear wonld
come another gentleman simply gotten
up in fiery necktie and striped waist
coat The poor creatures were beaming
with complacency and wholly uncons-
cious of any absurdity in their appears
ance. The spectacle which the congre-
cation presented was so extraordinary,
and withal so moving, that the mission
aries found it difficult to keep to tho
text and go on with the sermon and
by and by when the children of the sun
began a general swapping of garments
in the open meeting, and produced some
grote.que effects in the
course of redressing, there was nothing
for it but to cut the thing short with the
benediction and dismiss tho fantastic
assemblage.
Year: 1872

How TO EAT AN ORANGE.-Brazil is a
great country for oranges, and the Bra
zilians know how to eat the delicious
fruit. To enjoy an orange thoroughly,
says one Of the newspaper corrcspon-
dents in Professor Agnssiz's present cx-
petition, you should eat in Brazilian
fashion: You slice segment of the
flower end deep enough to go complete
ly through the skin then replacing the
segment, thrust fork through it to the
very centre of the orange, if the tines
are long enough. Holding the fork in
your left hand, peel the orange with a
very sharp small table knife, slicing all
the skin of. the segment at the base of
the fork being in this operation a shield
to prevent any danger of cutting the
left thumb. Now. with two cuts of the
knife dissect out the pulp of one of the
pockets and convey it to the mouth
Follow this up, pocket by pocket. and
the skins of the pockets remain on the
fork, like the leaves Of book open un-
til the covers touch. - San Francisco
Bulletin.
Year: 1872

COSTLY CHURCH Music. Mr. Spur
geon and Bishop Littlejohn think alike
about the extravagant sums paid by the
Protestant churches for music. The
bishop stated recently that one church in
his diocese paid more money for music
last year than all the churches combined
paid for missions. And Spurgeon. in the
course of recent sermon, "came down y
on those fashionable congregations who
leave the praise of God TO four or five
high priced professional vocalists.
Year: 1872

Left for clothes, food other than parish


Loaf seeds and sundries. ............ "a 0


The lesson which these figures teach
can be read by any one. If not read it
is felt by the laborer.
Year: 1872

II was not all q dream which made the wife
of Julius Caesar SO anxious that he should
not go to the State Chamber on the fatal Ides
of March; had he complied with her entreat-
les, he might have escaped the dagger of
Brutus. Disaster seemed to follow disaster
in the career of Napoleon from the time he
ceased to feel the balance wheel of Jose
phine's influence on his impetuous spirit.
tions were submitted to him, eften has said
that he should like to carry the subject to his
bed-chamber before he formed his decisions;
and those who knew the clear judgment and
elevated purpose of Mrs. Washington,
thought all the better of him for wishing to
make her his confidential counsellor. In
deed, the great majority of maE who have
acquired for themselves aAgreats and g6ed
name, were not only married men but hap
PLY married-both paired and mar cheds i
Year: 1872

few weeping relatives and dozen strang-
ers composed the funeral congregation at Dr.


Houghton's Little church around the corner
ON Sunday week. Ten years ago, go where
you would, to opera, ball, theatre, or race
course, in the park, on the avenue, at the
watering places, at weddings or funerals of
any note very fashionable dressed young
man, with blonde hair parted in the middle


was sure to be there in all his glory. He was
the best known man in town, and had he died
then would have had every club man, every
stock exchange man, every fashionable person
and every artist male or female, in the city
at his funeral. But, alas! the empty church,
the scarcity of friends last Sunday, attested
how thoroughly he had fallen from his past
greatness. And all this, even his early DEATH


can be attributed to heartless woman. Some
years ago there lived in California a lady of
much personal attraction who early abandoned
the ordinary road set out and fenced in for
tender female feet. But she made such good
time on the highway she trod that quite a
little annuity was paid her by some party to
dwell outside the Golden State, and therefore
New York was favored (and still is) by her
majestic presence. 1t was the fate of this
young man, who was buried on Sunday, to
become entangled with this woman. He was
rich then, and she ran through his fortune in
no time. Then she undertook to sever the
connection. But the man, strange as it may
seem, was devoted to her, and in spite of a
hundred reasons, chung to her fondly through
oil sorts of miserable experiences. His fam
lily, very excellent one, did their best to
wean him from his fatal infatuation, and,
finally, when his mind weakened from con-
stant excesses and awful quarrels and jealous
les, they put him in the insane asylum. While
he has languished there, she has paraded the
streets, not gorgeously as of old, but full as
heartless and gay. / met this unfortunate
gentleman one day this winter in front of a
big Fifth avenue club, of which he was once
a prominent member. He said he had been
permitted to come down town by his physi-
clan. But judging from his appearance, he
had probably taken his own leave. He COM
menced directly talking of the object of his
love, and showed his insanity by insisting
that she really cared for him, for all she didn't
seem to show it much. Sunday last found
him loosed from his suffering and lying un-
noticed and unhonored by the thousands here
who were once his warm, personal friends.
The coffin was not opened, and perhaps there
were reasons the world will never know, why
it was kept securely coyered.-N Y. Corr.
ST. Louis Repnblicdn. ara t'gf 3i
Year: 1872

ToBAooo-BY SMALL BoY.-Tobacco
grows something like cabbage, but l never
saw none of it boiled, although have eaten
boiled cabbage and vinegar on it. and have
heard men say that the cigars that were given
them on election day for nothing was cab
bage leaves. Tobacco stores are mostly kept
by wooden Injuns who stand at the door and
try to foollitt boys by offering them bunch
of cigars, which is glued into the Injun's
hands, and is made of wood also. Hogs do
not like tobacco; neither do /. / tried to
smoke cigar once and it made me feel like
EPSON salts. Tobacco was invented by man
named Walter Raleigh. When the people
first saw him smoking they thought he was a
steamboat, and as they never saw steam-
boat, they were frightened. My sister Nancy
is a girl. i don't know whether she likes to-
bacco or not. There is young man named
Leroy who comes to see her. He was stand
ing on the door steps one night, with cigar
in his mouth, and he said he didn't know as
she would like it, and she said, ''Leroy, the
perfume is agreeable But when my big
brother Tom lighted his pipe, Nancy said
s'Get out of the house, you horrid creature.
the smell of tobacco makes me sick"
Year: 1872

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial
Court has decided that man, who, with
notice and opportunity to meet the charge,
allows divorce to be obtained against him
upon the ground of any condition of mind or
body, or religious Associations, which by law
renders him unfit for the marriage state, is
not to be granted leave by the Court to marry
again without proof that he has changed his
condition in this respect.