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Year: 1873

THE NEWSPAPER The abolition
Of the franking privilege is at least an
act Of Congress that the whole country
must commend Under the immunity,
worthless printed matter, seeds, laces, let.
ter, photographs, packages Of all sorts
to say nothing about electioneeling mat
ter, and the loan of the frank to every
body who asked 1.-THE postal depart
ment was defrauded out of hundreds OF
thousands every year. That thing now
must stop, and every one who had not
the benefit of this privilege, will raise his
hand and shout for joy:


While the repeal of the frank loses to
the people some Of their privileges as well
as to members of Congress, it shortens the
expenses Of printing and of mail trans
portation. The bill Of MIR. Farnsworth,
puts q uniform rate Of two cents to the
half ounce on all matter which is wholly
or partly in writing, with the exception
Of book manuscript, proof sheets, pOsta
cards, etc. by this bill the postage on
what is now known as mailable matter Of
the second class must be prepaid
Weekly newspaper, as heretofore, will
be free in counties where they are pub
lishcd; but dailies must be paid on before
they are mailed to the persons either in
or out Of the county in which such pa
pers are published. Any matter sent ou
by publisher, except that of his weekly
newspaper, must be paid for before he car
mail it to persons either in or ont Of the
county. He can circulate in his county
free of postage, no newspaper matter
which he did not print himself. Thus
will fall heavy on "pateut out sides.
The provisions of this bill will take eifec
after July next Exchange.
Year: 1873

The most absent-minded man we ever
knew was our friend Gen. Mumm-


He lost one of his legs IN the war, and
he always wore patent artificial leg,
fall of springs and joints. Sometimes
when he started out in the morning he
would get his leg on hind part foremost.
and then go straddling down the street
with one set of toes pointing east and
the other set pointing west. His right
knee would point another way and the
old man would bob up and down liks a
jumping jack worked with a string.
Presently he would meet us and come
jolting up to say that he wished We
would pitch into the highway depart
ment for leaving the pavement in such
a rascally condition that man couldn't
walk straight. Previous TO the war,
while he was down at Cape May, one
summer, he took buff bath early in
the morning, and while in the water he
got to meditating on some abstruse sub
feet, and forgetting himself, he came
walking up the beach, and up the street
to the hotel, dressed in nothing but q
sad, sweet smile, Just as the people were
coming down to breakfast. Only short
time ago he hitched his horse to a bug
gy, with the nose of the animal pushed
close up against the dasher, and started
off backwards without noticing the di-
rection. At the end of the first half
mile the vehicle jammed up against "A
tree, and the general shot out over the
horses tail. If he don't get out of his
coffin at his own funeral and insist on
going as pall-bearer, it viii be remark
able.-Mdz AdeIer.
Year: 1873

Do you know you have asked for the cost


liest thing


Ever made by the hand above?
A woman's heart and woman's life.
And a woman's wondrous lore!
Do you know you have asked for this


priceless thing
As a child might ask for toy?
Demanding what others have died to win,
With the reckless dash of a boy?
You have written my lesson Of duty out,
Man-like you have questioned me,
Now stand at the bar of woman's soul,
Until shall question thee.
You require your mutton shall always be


hot,
Your stockings and shirts be whole;
require your heart to be true as Gods


stars,


And pure as heaven your soul.
You require a cook for your mntton and


beef,


require far greater thing;
a seamstress you're wanting for socks and


for shirts,


A look for a man and a king
king for the beautiful realm called


Home,


And man that the Maker God,
Shall look upon as he did on the first.
And say, ''It is very good"
1 am fair and Young, but the rose win


fade


From my soft young cheek one day
VIII you love me then mid the falling


leaves,


AS you did 'mong the blooms of May?
Is your heart an ocean so strong and


deep,


I may launch my all on its tide?
A loving woman finds Heaven or Hell
On the day she Is made bride.
I require all things that are good and


true,
All things that man should be;
II you give this all, would stake nay life
To be al you demand of me.
II you cannot be this-a laundre-s and


cook


You can hire, and little to pay; ...
But a woman's heart and woman's life
Are not to be won that way.
WoMAN,s HOSPITAL, y. Y.
Year: 1873

the men seemed much relieved to find no
internal machine to blow them into eter-
nifty on going aboard. $3.50 .si.


When supplied with provisions and
coal the Virginius will probably be sent
to northern port. Washington and
Norfolk are mentioned among the prize
officers, much to the disappointment of
some of some of the officers. The Fed
eral courts are now anxiously looking
out for her arrival. She will not enter
the harbor of Key West at all, express
orders to that effect having been received
from Washington. The surrender was
a somewhat tame affair, although con-
Quoted with proper dignity by the Of
ficers, whose duty it was to carry out
the provisions of the protocol. 1t is be-
lieved that the owners of the Virginius
will not claim the vessel, and the officers
of the navy who were present at the
surrender are indulging in the pleasant
hope that inasmuch as prize crew was
put on board the vessel there will be
some prize money to divide.
Year: 1873

walk in the light take lively interest
in the subject of missions. The Apostles
commissioned and sent forth by our
Lord were missionaries. Christianity
was established by missionaries, and the
church was and is extended by the same
means. There is the most encourage
ment now that there ever has been for
missionary effort, the fields are ripe for
the harvest. There is nearly two-thirds
of the world to be yet furnished with
the gospel. We are not all called to be
missionaries, but we all can pray and
contribute to send them. God has called
on our church to furnish the means and
what we do we must do quickly and
with all our might.


After the singing of another hymn


REV. HENRY GRAHAM,


of Burlington, gave an address on the
office of prayer in Christian work. Be
sides praying for laborers already in the
field, we should pray for possible labor
ers. We pray, but don't believe that
God will allow the salvation of men to
depend on our prayers, but our prayers
may determine the future of many labor
ers We have many men, but there are
more needed and our prayers may be
the means of sending them. Our pray
ers can move the arm that moves the
world and thrust out laborers. God is
sending many in answer to prayer and
when we understand that our prayers
means souls, we will pray more.


After singing the hymn beginning
Behold, the heather waits to know


The JOY the Gospel will beSto";
the


REV. W. II. HEEKRR,


of Middlebury, delivered an address on
q few sources of inspiration for mis-
sionary work He considered the Bap-
tism of the Holy Ghost and a saving
knowledge of Christ as necessary for
missionary work. The germ of the mis-
sionary spirit is to be generated and per-
petuated under the tuition of Christ and
the Christian spirit He thought the
| cost was too much considered now. In
apostolic times the cost was never
thought of, but it was: "How can l
save soul ?" Let us wait for the out
pouring of the spirit and then go forth
conquering and to conquer.


After the singing of another hymn,
| BISHOP WILEY


addressed the congregation on the needs
of the missionary service, and very
forcibly and logical demonstrated to a
mathematical certainty that the only
want of the missionary service was
money, and that ffty-fve cents for
every member of the church was all
that was needed for next years mission
ary works, After the address, collec-
ton was taken up, and so forcible were
the points of the Bishop to his hearers
that S51. 80 was collected,


After the singing of Coronation" the
benediction was pronounced, and one OF
the best and most successful missionary
meetings ever held here was ended.


Among the Rutland people present
we noticed Ben K Chase, H. w. Nye,
| and J. B. Meeker.
Year: 1873

to the last franc. This is, of course,
case extraordinary and known 20 but
few. A fig for your sequel of love
affair I'd rather know that some un-
selfish friendship still exists on earth.
Year: 1873

IT is impossible to pass along the streets of Tucson on horseback or in carriage without constantly being attacked by miserable, worthless lot of dogs that were evidently created for no other purpose than to annoy people. This nuisance should be abated in some way; the owners shnnld take care of and keen them ont of
Year: 1873

GEN. ALLEN has his store at Lowell nearly completed, it is Q large and very convenient building. He has dug a well and at the depth of thirty feet found an abundance of pure soft water. He is preparing to make his house a pleasant resort for town people as well as those who live there.
Year: 1873

THERE are many complaints of dull times, but building and improving the town is going on and business is quite as good and money is quite as plenty as we have ever seen it at this season in any previous year. The dullest season is always just before harvest.
Year: 1873

IT has just been discovered in Washington
that the pension of the orphans of men who
lost their lives in the late war, under sixteen
years of age, was increased two dollars a
month each by the late Congress.
Year: 1873

WE regret to learn that that model local
paper, the Bridgton Neacs was victim of the
fire OF Monday night in that village. 1t is
hardly necessary to predict that SO lively a
journal as the Ne,cs will not long lie in the
ashes
Year: 1873

IsN'T it about time that the Maine Ger tral
officers take some measures to break up the
gambling or rather robbing that set of black
legs have so long carried on with perfect i'm
punity on their trains? The fats that lose
their money by three card monte are not to
be pitied but they may have friends who may
suffer by their being robbed. At any rate,
persons travelling on the trains of a we'll
conducted railroad have good reason to take
it for granted that the corporations will pre-
vent them from being robbed. Several con-
ductors on the Maine Central have made it
hot for the blackleg fraternity on their trains,
and it is to be hoped that this disreputable
crowd will be looked after on railroad trains.
They ought to be in Thomaston.
Year: 1873

The result of the election in Connecticut,
Monday, is not so satisfactory as it might
have been, but affords the assumed leaders of
the Republican party lesson, which, if
needed, will be worth several victories. The
result is partially due to the bad faith of the
New Haven Republicans who gave a large vote
to the Democratic candidate for Governor on
account of local jealousy growing out of the
question of the location of State House.
But outside of the New Haven feud there is
evidence thai the Connecticut Republicans
took this course to administer rebuke to
those assumed Republican leaders who engl-
neered through Congress what the people call
the ''saIary steal" This is shown from the
fact that Gen. Hawley runs sixteen hundred
ahead ofhis ticket and that all of the Repub-
ican Congressman have an aggregate major
ity over the Democratic Congressional major
ity of two thousand in the State. The Re-
publicans were determined to show their con-
demnation of Gen. Buffers scheme by de-
feating the State ticket and their appreciation
of the Republican Congressman of the State,
all of whom voted against it. Had Messrs.
Hawley, Kellogg and Starkweather voted
with Gen. Butler, not one of them would
have been elected.


The Connecticut Republicans say to the
bullying demagogu SIN of Gen. Butler and
his associates take back seats. Will they be
made to heed the lesson?
Year: 1873

Full details have been received IN Lon
don concerning the earthquake in Italy on
the 18th of June. Mr.. w. Stark writes
from Venice to the Pail Mall Gazette that
as he was sitting up In bed and awake at
the time, he was enabled to observe. all
the phenomena attending it. He noted
the hour of the morning, the exact time
the undulating movement of the earth
continued, its direction, and the duration
and inclination of each wave and his
statements are exactly borne out by the
authorities at the Royal Observatory In
Venice, their authority resting on the
self-recording instrument used in that
establishment. The sensation produced
by the earthquake itself was most extra
ordinary. The solid earth seemed for a
Time to have been converted into liquid
one, and the houses on 1t were tossed
about like ships at sea, moving up and
down to rapidly-succeeding waves. There
were fourteen movements in all, seven
forward and seven backward. and each
movement occupied a. second, as regular
and even in their beat as he pendulum
of a clock, and with Tne Lass backward
movement there was a sudden and in
stantaneous stop in the eenter-the earth
was firm once more, and the buildings on
it remained upright. If the waves in the
earth had followed each other with more
rapidly, and had not been so slow and
regular, Mr.. Stark thinks the whole of the
Venetian states would have been one mass
of ruins, and the loss of life pIodigious.
Happily, the waves were wide enough,
and slanted sufficiently to carry the houses
with them without any extraordinary
strain on their masonry and woodwork.
The movement in reality was so great and
so prolonged that, not being good sailor,
Mr.: Stark felt land sick, not faneyfully,
but really and simply from the undnla-
ton in the earth.


Mr.. S Baring-Gould writes from Bel
luno that the sensation was as if one were
on board of ship snd the vessel had been
struck midships by q wave. The house
staggered, reeled, and then seemed to right
itself. At Acqua Roma, three miles south
of Cortina, cabinets were thrown down.
At Belluna part of the town was ruined,
nine persons killed, and many injured
the greater part of church tower, with
three of the bells, was thrown down; 3
fragment of the tower and one bell was
left standing.
Year: 1873

Hon. Amasna Walker, of Massachusetts
high authority in financial matters, has
written an able letter upon our paper
money. He claims our currency is too
much expanded for safety to any honest
interest: --.l


"Instead OF circulation amounting to
two hundred million dollars, as we had IN
1861, we have now more than seven hun
dred millions-thus necessarily running
up the price of everything, encouraging
an appetite for speculation, enhcl1g peo-
pie into wild enterprises rather than have
their money idle, creating an unhealthy
condition of money affairs, and lowering
the whole tone of morality as connected
with business circles.


In point of fact every thoughtful mind
is fully sEare Of the moral and financial
dangers growing out of our present un-
healthy financial condition. To have IN
circulation seven hundred millions OF
promises which are daily dishonored, Is
simply converting the American people
into an assemblage of people who live by
authority of law-Who falslfy by virtue
of an act of Congress We are becoming
daily more and more famlliariZed with
falsehood as one of the means by which
this government Is carried on. The very
minister of the Gospel is paid with lies
printed by the Government, for weekly
denouncing falsehood from the pulpit,
OF course falsehood, as all lnlqulty does,
carries with it its own punishment. We
find it all around us IN growing munlclp-
al and individual indebtedness IN Increas-
ed extravaganza in the cost of govern
ment, State, general, county and city IN
the wasteful style Of private. HE; IN
snowy and pretentious private dwelling gs
and business houses, ETC.. ar


We are told frequently that this paper
currency is only temporary expedlent
coming from the war and the resulting
fact that the balance of trade Is against
as. The balance of trade Is q perfect God
send to the advocates of fraudulent cur
rency, from which we are to be relieved
in the good time coming, when under the
care of the protective policy our infant
manufactures will be able to stand alone.


OF course any estimate of what will oc-
cur under our present system some years
hence, must be q matter of the merest
conjecture-a state of things never to be
reduced to reality for if the people will
blindly close their eyes to reason, and
cling closely to the paper-money Idol the
wisdom which will not be drawn from the
facts of Of all past history, Will be vouch-
safed to them by means of the most terri
hc money crash that the world has ever
witnessed, and which will leave all a
wreck, illustrative ofthe age and folly OF
our people.
Year: 1873




A startling piece of news has Just come
to hand-no less than a minute descrip-
ton by more than one crsditable witness
of a volcano bursting forth few miles
north Of us. We were inclined at first to
doubt the statement, but It come so
straight, and the story is 50 well told, that
it seems there must be something in it
The facts are that last Thursday Mr.. Burke
a reliable man of this place, was out pros
pecting near the head of the North Bowl
der. (Your correspondent having been
over that country, is prepared to testify
that IN ages past volcanic eruptions must
have been common Our prospector saw
smoke at distance which be at first at
tributed TO a fire in the woods, but second
thought convinced him that was not pos
sible, as its locality WAS far above the tim
Der line. So, with the usual zeal of a prosl'
pector for something new, he clambered.
up and down and over several ridges Of the
main range, until arriving at the place, he
found himself on the edge of veritable
crater. The place bad evidently once
been the scene Of great and long continued
volcanic. action for there was plainly 10
be traced the rim Of a prehistoric crater,
about enc mile in diameter. Within the
ancient bowl and near the edge the yoang
volcano had commenced operations. Il
did not emit violently while he was there,
but contentedI Itself with an occasional
spasm, the rest Of the time smoking as pa
ltiently as an old tobacconist Bat the
best proofs Of has story are bits Of lava,
evidently of recent origin, and several
Jumps Of scoria. These are now. being
handed about among The boys, and are re-
garded with as much curiousity aud in
terest as is manifested IN the irst rich
strike. A large party win start from
here in few days, determined TO autben-
ticate or disprove the matter. Several
men have already been there, and. all re-
turn with lava trophies. 90 +, 81 sl
Year: 1873

The decision of the Supreme Court, last
May, exempting solvent debts from taxa
ton, fell like wet blanket on the bare skin
Of cold morning, on the people Of the coun-
try. We looked upon the decision at the
time, as calculated to work injustice.
Thousands of the poorer classes were, nm
der this decision. compelled to pay an in
creased rate Of taxes on property for which
they owed, while the richer individuals, the
holder of the note, and, in reality, the real
owner of the property, like the United St ties
bond holder, WAS allowed to pass on in his
brdly career without contributing one cent to-
ward the support of the government. The
deaisisn met with the rebuke from the people
It deserved. They condemned it in such en-
phatic tones and manifested such indigna
tion at the injustice done to them, that our
Supreme tribunal Lave been led to view the
matter in different light, and it is now de-
clared that solvent debts are subject to tar-
alton. And this is right. But then arises
the question Of double taxation, which also
10 an irjustice This can be avoided by
assessing all property for its full cash value
and then deduct the amount for which said
property is liable, holding the property re-
eponsible for the taxes on the amount OF the
difference. Then in turn assess the notes
or mortgages against said property, and you
have an assessment on its entire value, and
will collect taxes on it all once and only
once, and the parties who are worth the
money will pay the taxes. There has been
a bill proposed to amend the principle of
taxation to this basis, and we hope it viii
be put through.
Year: 1873

The accounts of tn Office all have to be
settled in a short time. Let every patron of
the HERALD, whether subscriber or adver-
tiser, who knows himself to be indebted to
this office, come right up and settle, and
save all further trouble. We wish to settle
the entire business of the office as soon as
possible, and then make fresh start, and
hereafter try to keep little more even with
the world, as we think it will be better for
both us and our patrons. The accounts up
to the last of this year will have to be ad-
ninistered upon, ard must be settled; there
fore, those indebted will find it to their ad-
vantage to consult us personally if possible,
if not, by letter, in regard to their accounts,
and settle them with us at once. BY de
laying you may have TO settle with an at
torney, to whom in certain time all re-
naming accounts will be delivered, and we
know you don't like to deal with that class
Of professionals And be assured we don't
want you to. Come and see US. You will
find us disposed to square accounts with
you on the easiest terms possible.
Year: 1873

The Trustees of the Public Library of Ken
lucky and the management of the Gift Concert
announce the postponement of the Fourth Gift
Concert until Tuesday, the 31st of March next


The public will readily understand the causes
which have made this postponement necessary.


The financial panic which has for the last two
months paralyzed the business of every section
of this country and of Europe has prevented
thousands from investing in tickets. The epi-
denies pervading almost the entire South have
cut off large and available market. And, too,
the public judging from the effects of these
causes have expected postponement and have
declined to invest without more positive assur-
ance Of the drawing taking place on fixed day


All interested desire full drawing, but for
the reasons just stated this could not be had on
the Sd of December, but the short postpone
ment now announced will secure it,


The management have met with unprecedent-
ed success. The sales of tickets, the proceeds
of which have already been received amount to
over million of dollars, with number of
those in Europe.


thus drawing (scallng the gifts one-halG,
could be had now, but the management deem it
best to have postponement and .fM dra,cing.


This postponement assures The sale Of all the
tickets and A FULL DRAWING. That this de-
termination will meet with the appreciation of
nearly every one interested is made apparent by
the very numerous tiers received from every
section of this country and the Canadas asking
for postponement.


This action of the management will work no
detriment to any, but will be for the good of all
By it the fortunate ticket-holders will receive
their gifts in fuH, while it will not affect those
who do not draw gifts.


In making this announcement the manage
ment en,phaticaAy state that there shall be no fur
ther postponemert, and to this end all agents will
be imperatively required to close up and trans
NIT their accounts to this office by the 2lst of
March. THOS. f. BRAMLETTE.
Agent Public Library, Ky
Year: 1873

The election of United St ates Senator is
now the all absorbing topic of interest at the
capital. The Legislature has balloted each
day this week since Tuesday, without elect
ing. Our Sacramento letter gives partic-
ulars of first two votes, and at last accounts
the vote stood the same as there recorded.
The wheels of the Legislature are locked
on this question, and we think the threaten
ing course of the onion and some of the
Independents is calculated to do Booths
cause more harm than good.
Year: 1873

LOST COMMERCE Grant proposes in his
message, that an expedition be fitted out at
the expense Of the government, to explore
the Amazon, in hopes of finding the lost
commerce Of the United States.